Post by Les on Dec 12, 2017 2:43:52 GMT
Maidstone I remember it well:
Hi Boo, Tell you what I thought I remembered the teachers at Oldborough but Hugh reminded me of several I had forgotten, several of the male teachers would be in big trouble nowadays for the way they dished out the punishment.
Remember the slipper dished out whilst the teacher took a run at you to increase the impact, the flying blackboard rubber thrown with power then there was the pulling of the sideburns, clip around the ear, rap across the knuckles with the edge of the ruler and one I remember was a brilliant slap around the face because I was being too friendly with a certain female pupil.
You Boo I am right in saying was actually a witness to that one, I was sent to wait outside the heads office to await my fate, so thinking fast I bit the side of my mouth and made it bleed when Mr M saw the blood he panicked thinking he had caused it and sent me back to class telling me to think myself lucky, but that was a close one.
Serving in the tuck shop under the stairs was a good skive as was volunteering digging out the swimming pool just to get out of lessons, we saw it completed but was unheated and a bit on the chilly side most of the time, then several years later it was filled in.
One to rare lesson I really looked forward to as I am sure you did Boo was the game of Pirates in the gym, the object was to stay on the mats and apparatus and avoid losing the tag tucked in the rear of your waist band to those chasing you, it was a great laugh remember we always tried to climb the ropes and sit on the window cills some 20’ up then pull the ropes up after us so they had no way to get us. (Bet health and safety has put paid to that most enjoyable game mate)
I must admit I hated school even so I had some really great times and am still in contact with several class mates including Terry Reynolds, John Bolton, Pete Wallis, Roland Wigman (Wiggy) John Collier, Dave Swandale and of course you Boo.
Look forward to more memories from you Oldborough boys and girls.
Take care all
Yeep sounds as if you had it pretty easy there Stan