Brew 5,378 Posted May 14, 2021 Report Share Posted May 14, 2021 When I was there the French teacher was Dr Chapman, presumably he had moved on before your time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 I remember all those names from my time at Fairham. I must've seen you Yvon Leon. I was taught French by Keith Murray and Geoff Rogers. I started with Dr Chapman but he left during my 1st year. And I also remember Clemo, but was never taught by him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bing 78 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 Dr (Bill) Chapman was a wonderful teacher. He once told me I spoke French like a Spanish cow! He was probably right. He had a good singing voice and sang as the Pirate King in the school production of The Pirates of Penzance. I last saw Doc Chapman at the City Ground years later. One of the teachers I remeber fondly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted May 31, 2021 Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Bing said: He had a good singing voice and sang as the Pirate King in the school production of The Pirates of Penzance. That's brought back a few memories. I went to that production with my parents. It was a year or two before I actually started at Fairham so I'm not sure how they knew about it in the first place. As you say, Doc Chapman was a very good singer and almost-over-acted.....but held your attention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metal 3 Posted June 16, 2021 Report Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hi just picked up this thread. I also was in Stan Bullard’s group who made the penny farthing as a CSE project, which we measured up off a vintage one at Nottingham Castle museum. Stan was a really good down to earth teacher, giving great support. He started my interest followed by my subsequent career in engineering. I remember he was very much into wild birds and he netted and ringed them just outside the metalwork class. We even took the penny farthing on a ride after it had been assessed for CSE, was interesting getting on and off but great fun to ride! As I recall we were a small group, maybe three or four of us who built the penny farthing so quite something to come across one of the team! Got a photo somewhere of three of us standing next to it So there was a bit of fun mixed with the daily grind! Also remember one of the teachers made a couple of go carts which we raced around the small playground near the metalwork and craft classes after hours. Proper carts with wide wheels and petrol engine powered and quite fast. No helmets or safety gear mind you but great fun. He also made a mini tractor which one of the lads drove of at pace and managed to prang another teachers car! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Metal said: Hi just picked up this thread. I also was in Stan Bullard’s group who made the penny farthing as a CSE project Welcome to Nottstalgia Metal. I'm a few years younger than you but I have a photo of that penny farthing on one of its excursions into the real world. I thought I'd posted it on here but can't find it, so I'll dig it out again (unless you have one). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metal 3 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hi Clif Ton Thanks to my dear old mum I have a copy of the school mag would you believe - I put a few words together about our exploits with the penny farthing. Appears there were actually 8 of us involved in making the bike. Though don’t think it politic to mention names here. found a photo of me riding the penny farthing would be good to see other photos if you have them 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 This is the photo I mentioned. I think I grabbed it from Friends Reunited. I had no involvement with the Penny Farthing; it was a few years before my time. The location is still recognisable today; down the side of what was then the Town Arms at Trent Bridge. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Metal 3 Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Thanks for that, I’m on the left in the specs, we went for quite a trek don’t remember much about the route but remember we called in at Stan’s house to make repairs to the rear wheel! Obviously Stan in the saddle, good to see him and the rest of the team - takes me back great to see the photo many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coeur de Lion 0 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 1/31/2020 at 11:35 PM, Veetwin said: Does anyone remember an English teacher called Robert “Bob” Cartman? or do I have his name wrong? in the little L block next to the Birdman I remember him, dark frizzy hair took me for English 1st & 2nd years. Cartman was his name Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coeur de Lion 0 Posted August 9, 2021 Report Share Posted August 9, 2021 Cartman is right. He took me for English in the first two years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sirius 0 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 lovell house great memories not the best pupil but it never held me back started and ran my company for 35 yrs you can achieve in life what you want if you work hard i now live in co Durham have a large catamaran and sail the oceans you need to believe in yourself never kept in touch but send the very best wishes to anyone who know me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Looking back at this thread, it has an unusually large number of posts from people who appeared for a few days and then vanished for ever. I've had email/online contact with people I knew from my school days, but so far I've still never met (in person) anyone I knew at school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakey 1 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 Be nice to make contact with old mates Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 @Blakey, I agree wholeheartedly , but in my case, it's finding the buggers. It would appear nobody went to my school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 23, 2023 Report Share Posted March 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Blakey said: Be nice to make contact with old mates Are you on Facebook ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakey 1 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Don't really do social media - was on facebook yonks ago but ran out of interesting pictures of meals to post. Tried friendsunited but it closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 I know what you mean about photos of meals, but you need to dig a bit deeper. There are a lot of Facebook Groups dedicated to specific subjects, in which you’ll only find posts on that topic; and they’re moderated, which hopefully cuts out the moron element. I’m in a number of Groups on various subjects, and you can learn a lot there, without having to scroll through idiot posts. In your quest to find ‘old mates’ there are several Clifton-based FB Groups where you would definitely find familiar names. One is dedicated to old Clifton School Photos, and the other is specifically Fairham Comp. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 I held out against joining Facebook for years but eventually did so to find photos and information relating to my old primary school. It has been worth it, although I have to say I'm not keen on Facebook and much prefer this site. Facebook can be brilliant for finding people. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 Nottstalgia is good because it's more low-key and personal. Unfortunately that is also its weakness because it will never have the reach and scope of FB, so the chances of finding an old friend are much less on NS than on FB. As an example......only a few days ago on the Clifton School Photos Group someone has posted a class photo showing my first teacher at infants school. I've been waiting for years for such a photo to turn up, and it's the first time I've seen her since the early 1960s, although she's probably changed a bit since then. That's what FB is good at, and the chances of that photo appearing on NS are very slim. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted March 24, 2023 Report Share Posted March 24, 2023 I already had a copy of my first school photo but the teacher, Miss Walters, isn't on it. I hoped to find others which showed her but never have. It may be that she wasn't there very long. She was quite young and there was an enormous attrition rate of young female teachers getting married and leaving. However, I've mentioned her to quite a lot of people who were at the same school at the same time and no one else seems to remember her at all. I live in hope. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakey 1 Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 Followed Cliff Ton's advice found some photos on FB - one of Mrs Stapletons class at Whitegate with what i think is me in it - never realised i was ever that young Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 I looked at the Facebook Whitegate page recently. Two of my teachers from Berridge taught there in the 70s and I found some photos of one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted March 25, 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Blakey said: Followed Cliff Ton's advice found some photos on FB - one of Mrs Stapletons class at Whitegate with what i think is me in it - never realised i was ever that young That's something I've come across that I never previously realised; some people don't recognise themselves in very old photos if they'd never seen that photo before. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blakey 1 Posted March 26, 2023 Report Share Posted March 26, 2023 Bit more digging found Mrs Evan's class at whitegate defo me on the back row and can put names to a few others as well - god it makes me feel old. Too big to add the photo here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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