Post by Les on Nov 9, 2017 10:02:47 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well: Nice to hear that Trevor Miles is still about. I am looking forward to hearing his memories of Vinters.
Trevor, Keith (Kidso) Horton, David Pell and myself were good mates in 3A at Vinters in 1959.
We used to be a "laugh a minute". Anything from calling a certain person (who shall remain anonymous) "ape-man" to pinching Mr Pickstons(RE teacher) pipe and waltzing around the school pretending to smoke it, and imitating his voice.
I remember Mr Kirby (English Teacher) actually giving me a cigarette at the end of term due to a wager he had lost.
Then there was Mr Huggins throwing a marking gauge at me, missing, and scratching a nearby, Norman Kleiser.If it had hit me it would have taken my eye out easily. Happy Days!!
Mr Huggins also took us for Technical Drawing. I was known as "Name-sake", Kidso was known as Horion, due to a lapse in spelling his name.
We used to get "old-stock" sweets from Charlie Hood in Union Street, penny drinks and ice-lollies from a shop in Wheeler Street and stale buns from Telfords in Union Street. Sometimes, Lindridges in Week Street would provide us with some "Specked-fruit"
Saturday morning pictures at the Ritz in King Street provided light relief from a week of school. It used to be sixpence to get in.
In the afternoon we used to go to the Athletic ground to watch Maidstone United. This was a place where you met all your other mates and even saw your neighbours enjoying the football.