Post by Les on Oct 27, 2017 23:10:55 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well:
Love all the memories of Maidstone past,I was born ,bred and stayed in Maidstone,lived my youth in Shepway educated at both Oxford road schools and finishing up at Southborough school for girls,sadly now long gone.Miss CHAMPION (head of infants),MARION ??(head of juniors)and Miss Pethybridge (head of secondary)the latter and her team!!!Mrs White (english)Miss Hobson(science)Mrs Macmillan and Miss Sayer (sewing etc) Miss Godden (cooking)and finally Miss Horsfield (maths)
Who is still going strong! saw her JUNE 2011 and she still has that way about her that you would give her the utmost of respect,what a teacher she was,one look from her and you felt you'd been given a spell from a HARRY POTTER!!!A very strict school I felt but it did me good.
Who remembers the SAUSAGE HUT & THE MANOR YOUTHCLUB at SHEPWAY?What about the OTHAM 500 club? run by COLIN BENNETT.Is he still living in LOOSE? I know Sarah passed away sadly a few years back.
Does anyone know what happened to REG NICHOLLS,banqueting manager of the STAR BALLROOM ?he was quite a character !My dad worked for REEDS PAPER MILL for many years so therefore I was able to go to the xmas parties and outings,my mum worked at Foster Clarkes,a cleaner at the ABC cinema(now BOOTS)and lastly at Paynes fruit and veg week st.
Lastly someone wrote re memories of KING ST,my grandfather lived and worked(paper seller) opp the old POST OFFICE that was,his name was JOHN SNASHALL can anyone remember ? and finally for all you SENIOR footballers out there does anyone remember MICK SHIRLEY?he was involved with lots of players in Maidstone,he is alive and well living in BOURNEMOUTH and sends his regards.