Halcyon Days

A Memory of Little Sandhurst.

I was at both the old and new Scotland Hill school, left in 72. Mr Shanks was a fearsome character, with some relief when he retired.

I use to go to Mrs Huddles house occasionally as she lived in forest end. Kind lady. Mrs Culbert lived opposite me in Hearts Leap Road, I remember her driving a light blue bubble car, always had a serious look about her.

I still have our schools football photo with Mr Fowler and Mr Jones standing proudly along side.

And finally the trip to Belgium and Holland accompanied by Miss Lovell and Mr Jones. We all thought they had something going between them.

The new school has changed a lot. It use to have a swimming pool, unheated but it was where I learned to swim. My first year at the new school we all took turns as a class to walk the new football pitch and collect all the large stones in preparation for being seeded with grass.

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