I have enjoyed the various postings about the Henry Mellish Grammar School which have brought back many memories, both good, bad and amusing.
In 1961 I was sentenced to five years at this noble institution, where bullying and violence were endemic, both from older pupils and some members of staff. I dread to think what todays ofsted would have made of it all.
Does anyone recall school dinners and queueing to take back the used pots and plates?. By the time you had been prodded and nudged by the tray behind, there was often more custard and gravy on the back of your black blazer than
