Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 271 of 282 Thu 26th Nov 2020 9:37am Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
On 1st Nov 2020 12:57pm, Kimbo said:
Only just noticed this too.
Colin took me for Art in the third, fourth and fifth years (1967-on).
I think it fair to say (no disrespect) that we never saw eye to eye!
Sorry to belatedly learn of his passing though.
Should your "eye to eye" comment not refer to a teacher I remember called Flitcroft (cannot remember his first name)?? |
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Prof Gloucester All posts by this member
| 272 of 282 Thu 26th Nov 2020 9:50am Member: Joined Jul 2014 Total posts:1531
Flitcroft was also an Art teacher, and taught 'Social Studies' (a modicum of History and Geography)! |
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Suitably Chastised Where the Teacher can see me All posts by this member
| 273 of 282 Thu 26th Nov 2020 11:03am Member: Joined Jul 2011 Total posts:156
On 26th Nov 2020 9:37am, Mick Strong said:
On 1st Nov 2020 12:57pm, Kimbo said:
Only just noticed this too.
Colin took me for Art in the third, fourth and fifth years (1967-on).
I think it fair to say (no disrespect) that we never saw eye to eye!
Sorry to belatedly learn of his passing though.
Should your "eye to eye" comment not refer to a teacher I remember called Flitcroft (cannot remember his first name)??
I think his first name was Eric?
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 274 of 282 Thu 26th Nov 2020 11:11am Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
Don't really remember, as a kid it was always Old Flitcroft!! |
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 275 of 282 Fri 27th Nov 2020 9:46am Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
On 22nd May 2014 11:49am, Woodlands Escapee said:
. . . I was in Stringer house, where the Housemaster was Jock Edney (later to become some kind of spiritualist minister) and his deputy Clive 'Batman' Bentley, a former Head Boy who just couldn't leave... or get the underarm stains from his shirts, ISTR. . . .
The former Head Boy who just couldn't leave was Jack Naggington. He was in Spencer house (went on to be Ellis House). |
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 276 of 282 Fri 27th Nov 2020 9:49am Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
On 22nd May 2014 11:53am, Woodlands Escapee said:
BUT....does anyone remember Sue Underwood? - 1st female teacher at Woodlands . . .
I do not think that Sue Underwood was the first female teacher at Woodlands. There was one female teacher when I started in 62, she is mentioned in a previous thread, but cannot remember her name?? |
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CliffB Coventry All posts by this member
| 277 of 282 Fri 27th Nov 2020 8:59pm Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:51
A Sue Underwood tale.
One dark winter night I was helping collect jumble for the 21st scout group in Eastern Green, a few of us were going door to door in Hockley Lane and I found myself at the flats in Garrick Close. Imagine my surprise when one door was answered by Sue, after getting over my embarrassment I managed to explain why I was there. Sue recognised me as one of her maths pupils and invited me in while she looked something out, I was there about 10 minutes before she gave me a box of single records. I was quite the hero next Monday at school.
PS, I never did hand the records in and still have some in the attic including ‘Hey girl don’t bother me’ by The Tams, IIRC.
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 278 of 282 Mon 7th Dec 2020 5:09pm Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
Just finished reading through all of the Woodlands posts, do not know if I have missed it, but cannot find any mention of B cubed, the dreaded games master.
Also, who remembers playing football on the pitch with the permanent wave? |
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Suitably Chastised Where the Teacher can see me All posts by this member
| 279 of 282 Mon 7th Dec 2020 5:58pm Member: Joined Jul 2011 Total posts:156
Known as the Municipal Field.
Spent several evenings after school in the company of Lofty Lee litter picking off that field as a punishment for talking just as House assembly was about to start.
I can still see him standing on the wooden platform at the front of the house with a scrap piece of paper and pencil, saying he was looking for volunteers for lawn cleaning after school
Detention!!!! |
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 280 of 282 Mon 7th Dec 2020 6:13pm Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
Forgot all about detention. But now that you have mentioned it, I can remember being offered one wack of the stick instead of serving detention |
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Mick Strong Coventry All posts by this member
| 281 of 282 Sat 12th Dec 2020 1:20pm Member: Joined Oct 2020 Total posts:368
I was in Stringer house at Woodlands. Also in Stringer was Bobby Arthur jnr, at that time he was a schoolboy boxing champion. I was in the first year as he was in his 4th. Being a cheeky chap, I gave him some lip one day over something and therefore got a battering. Unbeknown to me, this was seen by the Riley twins (Mick and Dave), they were 5th form prefects. Needless to say, they sorted out the bullying in their own way and then took me under their wing for the rest of their time at Woodlands.
They lived in the railway house that was next to Canley crossing, and we remained friends for many years. |
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Kimbo Leicestershire All posts by this member
| 282 of 282 Sun 13th Dec 2020 10:00pm Member: Joined Feb 2012 Total posts:80
On 26th Nov 2020 9:37am, Mick Strong said:
On 1st Nov 2020 12:57pm, Kimbo said:
Only just noticed this too.
Colin took me for Art in the third, fourth and fifth years (1967-on).
I think it fair to say (no disrespect) that we never saw eye to eye!
Sorry to belatedly learn of his passing though.
Should your "eye to eye" comment not refer to a teacher I remember called Flitcroft (cannot remember his first name)??
No, definitely Colin Dick. I recall Flitcroft by name, but never in one of his sets.
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