David Goodall

Thanks for the info Ronnie. My Nickname was Gus.

Hi FoxR Yes I did play the Double Bass, and the Sax for a short while. I did gigs with the Bass. What is your real name?

Hi Gall Yes, Could have been Michael Welbourne, but not sure! The name seems vaguely familiar after 55 years! Someone mentioned Paling, it was Terence Palin, who lived in Hucknall.

Hi Gall Times certainly change! Did you go to Eastwood Tech? I remember being in a class teaching Chemistry, and the teacher, who was, I think Mr Whitaker instructed us to use an ignition tube to heat Mercuric Oxide up and notice the mercury being distilled at the top of the tube. Talk about health and safety! I guess the standards were completely different then. The chemistry teacher at ACHS was Mr Hind, who used his index finger/fist to press into your arm to enforce discipline. Good teacher though. Some pupils I remember: Pete Pelling, who I last saw around 23 years ago, when I owned a ZZR

Hi Gall. Yes, I remember you. Didn't you leave your bike at our bungalow (Rolleston Drive/Eaton Avenue) and go to school from there? Sorry to read in an earlier post about smoking damaging your health; I remember you smoking on the way to school. I was good/brilliant at chemistry, but lost interest after my last "incident". I was also in Aylward House.

My first post. My name is David Goodall and I was at ACHS from 1959 when it opened, to 1963. I attended Eastwood Tech until the school was ready. Anyone remember me?