LdeMain Nuneaton, Warks All posts by this member | 1 of 5 Fri 22nd Feb 2013 11:34pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:36 We lived on Torcross Avenue and all our friends and neighbours went to Wyken Croft, I remember a huge gang of us including mums and prams trapsing up the hill every morning. I have fond memories of Wyken Croft, from rolling down the 'banks' at playtime and being chased by lads with daddy long legs! I remember the big fire which meant for ages we had to go to the infant school to eat lunch. My teachers there were: Mrs Allen, Mrs Irving, Mrs Pratt, Mr Norbury, Mrs Bell, Mrs Athey and the Head Teacher was Mr Jelley.
I also have a vague memory of Bob Geldof coming to the school and we all tried to squeeze in behind him so we could appear on the news. And a charity event in which we all sold strips of paper which eventually became a paper chain that stretched from the school gates all the way down to the Risen Christ church!
So many happy memories! |
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DHh2Z Chorley All posts by this member | 2 of 5 Thu 29th Jan 2015 11:55pm Member: Joined Jan 2015 Total posts:2 I too have happy memories of Wyken Croft school, but in the era of Head Master Mr Hall, and teachers Mrs Stevens, Mrs Ward, Mrs Lee, Mr Crampton, Mr Norbury, Mr Perks and Mr Rushworth.
Also remember the Daddy Long Legs, but that must have been a Crofty thing, as I was there at a different time |
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bohica coventry All posts by this member | 3 of 5 Fri 30th Jan 2015 10:33am Member: Joined Apr 2012 Total posts:222 Those daddy long legs must indeed have been a 'Croft' thing. I was at Annie Osborn at the other end of the Croft, and we were over run with the damned things. |
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wykenbairn Dorset All posts by this member | 4 of 5 Tue 16th May 2017 12:53pm Member: Joined May 2017 Total posts:1 Happy memories of Wyken Croft Infants/Juniors in 1950's/60's. Living in Torcross Avenue - Happy Days. I wonder if anyone remembers any of the girls in the photograph on a school trip to Stratford?
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gel shropshire All posts by this member | 5 of 5 Sat 24th Jun 2017 12:30am Member: Joined Oct 2012 Total posts:10 I went to Wyken Croft school, 1950/1960, Mrs Bell was headmistress, we called her 'dingdongbell', she told us stories every Tuesday morning in 'long assembly', lovely lady, I remember she had a false leg. Teachers I remember were Mr Rushworth, Mrs Bibby and others. Those were my happiest school days - wasn't crazy about the dinners or the school nurse but I'm guessing others felt the same. |
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