I was at Claremont Comprehensive School for Boys (as it was called when I was there) from '81 to '86. I think it was about '83 when it amalgamated with Manning Girls school - all downhill from there! Had a competition to name the new school and ended up calling it 'The Forest School'.
My first tutor was Mr Scholes (fascinating plastic eye, lived on Vernon Avenue) then Mr Macpherson (very tall, thick small glasses) and then possibly Christine Page (serious crush on her back then! music teacher, Mr Jones always leching after her).
I can't remember the other two years tutors! I do remember Eric Dibb though, what a character! He had a Jaguar when I knew him. In 1982 there was the 'Link Up' event with the local police force culminating in a display on Forest Fields (I think?) and in prep for that me and a couple of other lads got a lift in his Jag to help him pick something up from his home (big house in the grounds of Woburn Abbey). I remember on the way back he stuck his foot down and said 'there you go lads....we're doing a ton'.
He was a very eccentric character with a fierce temper (and I do mean fierce!) but of all my teachers I remember Mr Dibb with the most affection. But then I've always liked characters!
Friends at school were;
Stephen Mason - we sat together on the very first day as 1st years and that was it. We looked identical! Black uniforms and grey/blue canvas rucksacks - always stuffed to the gills with anything but school work. Mr Scholes called us the two snails (always late and carrying our homes on our backs).
Carl Freeman - paid him my lunch money in installments to buy a Dungeons & Dragons basic set off him. By the final payment we were mates. In the 4th/5th years he wore an ankle length flourescent green trench coat from H&M. Ahhh...the 80s..... He was a big guy and didn't take any crap so I was very glad he was my friend! I'm sure I dodged a few fights because we were mates!
Carl Eustace - he moved into the area and school in the 3rd or 4th year. I remember him growing his hair for weeks so he could have a wet look perm - remember those?!? - and it drove him wild while growing it! Every gust of wind got him swearing and wondering it it was all worth it. We were soul mates at school. A really lovely guy.
Tom Harrison - didn't know Tom long. We were 4th years and he was 1st or 2nd - and I can't remember how we became friends! But he was mature for his age and we played Dungeons and Dragons/ Carwars etc every lunchtime for what seemed like years! He was involved with the Central Television Childrens Workshop if I remember correctly. He was a bit upper class (I definatly not!) and I often wondered what his mum thought when me (older, long haired yitney) arrived with her fresh faced son to sit round her kitchen table for lunch.
Fantastic days at Claremont! Many, many happy memories. Anybody here there at the same time?
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Hi all,
I was at Claremont Comprehensive School for Boys (as it was called when I was there) from '81 to '86. I think it was about '83 when it amalgamated with Manning Girls school - all downhill from there! Had a competition to name the new school and ended up calling it 'The Forest School'.
My first tutor was Mr Scholes (fascinating plastic eye, lived on Vernon Avenue) then Mr Macpherson (very tall, thick small glasses) and then possibly Christine Page (serious crush on her back then! music teacher, Mr Jones always leching after her).
I can't remember the other two years tutors! I do remember Eric Dibb though, what a character! He had a Jaguar when I knew him. In 1982 there was the 'Link Up' event with the local police force culminating in a display on Forest Fields (I think?) and in prep for that me and a couple of other lads got a lift in his Jag to help him pick something up from his home (big house in the grounds of Woburn Abbey). I remember on the way back he stuck his foot down and said 'there you go lads....we're doing a ton'.
He was a very eccentric character with a fierce temper (and I do mean fierce!) but of all my teachers I remember Mr Dibb with the most affection. But then I've always liked characters!
Friends at school were;
Stephen Mason - we sat together on the very first day as 1st years and that was it. We looked identical! Black uniforms and grey/blue canvas rucksacks - always stuffed to the gills with anything but school work. Mr Scholes called us the two snails (always late and carrying our homes on our backs).
Carl Freeman - paid him my lunch money in installments to buy a Dungeons & Dragons basic set off him. By the final payment we were mates. In the 4th/5th years he wore an ankle length flourescent green trench coat from H&M. Ahhh...the 80s..... He was a big guy and didn't take any crap so I was very glad he was my friend! I'm sure I dodged a few fights because we were mates!
Carl Eustace - he moved into the area and school in the 3rd or 4th year. I remember him growing his hair for weeks so he could have a wet look perm - remember those?!? - and it drove him wild while growing it! Every gust of wind got him swearing and wondering it it was all worth it. We were soul mates at school. A really lovely guy.
Tom Harrison - didn't know Tom long. We were 4th years and he was 1st or 2nd - and I can't remember how we became friends! But he was mature for his age and we played Dungeons and Dragons/ Carwars etc every lunchtime for what seemed like years! He was involved with the Central Television Childrens Workshop if I remember correctly. He was a bit upper class (I definatly not!) and I often wondered what his mum thought when me (older, long haired yitney) arrived with her fresh faced son to sit round her kitchen table for lunch.
Fantastic days at Claremont! Many, many happy memories. Anybody here there at the same time?
Stu