Where are they now? - Photographs courtesy of Derek Edwards
Derek Edwards sent in some old photographs of the Harvest Festival at Hetts Lane Infants School during the 1950's. Do you recognise anyone? Are you on a photo or is your Mum, Dad, Aunt or Uncle? If you're in your fifties now and went to Hetts Lane School - Look closely!
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wait for the picture to download...... Hetts Lane Harvest Festival 1954
What a
likely looking lot! I wonder what happened to them? How many still live in
Warsop and what are they doing now? If you have any information let us know.
Perhaps we can put you in touch with old school mates. E.mail
us >>>
Derek admits to being on the next one - do you recognise him?
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wait for the picture to download...... Hetts Lane Harvest Festival 1955
My own memories....
I'll bet Mrs Gabitas was the headmistress then! I remember her well but this was a little, er, I mean a lot before my time. Do you remember having to hold up your hanky in morning assembly to prove you had brought one?
Remember the old huts that the first years had lessons in, with the wood burning stove in the middle? That's what you call central heating. My first teacher was Mrs Rogers, I liked her! Things got worse though. In my last year I had Mrs Whittle, who ruled with a rod of steel and whom I upset from the start! We just didn't like each other! She made me stay in at play time for cutting my fringe with a pair of craft scissors and she shouted at me for whispering the answers to Ruth Bower when she got stuck reciting the five times table. She always made me shut up and never let me get a word in!
Well, now here's a story. They say, 'what comes around goes around' and I got the chance to get my own back a couple of years ago when she joined one of my evening classes! OOh, I remembered her well, she hadn't changed a bit in forty years. But I was the teacher now!!!! Mmm! Yet, isn't it funny how things look so different when you're grown up! Perhaps I shouldn't have cut my hair, or tried to cheat a Maths test, or given any back-chat, or done any of those horrid things a know-it-all seven year old, pigtailed girl does!
June Whittle was one of the nicest students I've had the pleasure to teach and I hope I re-payed her a little for all that she taught me. - Thanks June - Carol xxx
Another photo that Derek found and scanned for us! - Hetts Lane Harvest Festival 1954
Does this bring back memories for you? Let me know >>>>
You can contact Derek by e.mail - MONDEG@chucklebros.freeserve.co.uk
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