Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 It's done in conjunction with their Berridge history project, Beekay. Ticks a number of boxes on their National curriculum requirements. They can ask questions of us who were pupils over fifty years ago and compare/contrast our experience with their own in the present day. It's a valuable resource for the school and a trip down memory lane for us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Thank you. I often wish Radford Boulevard school did the same sort of thing. Perhaps it's because I left in 1958, that for me, it's just a pipe dream. Many thanks Jill. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 I don't know whether Radford Boulevard school is still in existence, Beekay, but if it is, all you have to do is ask. They are normally very keen to show former pupils around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Jill, the building itself is still there but looks likes it's been unused for ages. The structure has been discussed before on this forum. I've seen pictures of inside on here. I have asked Mr.Google before, as to whether there is anything about the school. There did used to be a 'Radford Old Scholars Association ', but I think this may have fizzled out. In the few years I've been on here, I've never found anyone who went there. However, I do remember quite a few names. So if any of you out there remember "Kingy ". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, Beekay said: I have asked Mr.Google before, as to whether there is anything about the school. There did used to be a 'Radford Old Scholars Association ', but I think this may have fizzled out. I know you aren't a member, but this is the kind of subject which Facebook does very well. There are FB Groups for probably every school in Nottingham (past or present), and also FB Groups for specific areas of Nottingham. Thanks to them, I've been in touch with many people who I last had contact with 50+ years ago. And there's always someone who has photos to prove what you looked like back then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 @Beekay We all said yesterday how fortunate we were that Berridge not only still exists as a building, it is still a working school. Many of similar age have been demolished or rendered redundant by modern rebuilds which won't last nearly as long. Lucky for us! Grimston Road is still there, as well CT. I know because I walked the length of it yesterday before visiting St Peter's church three days before what would have been my parents' 73rd wedding anniversary! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 My eldest brother Keith got married there Jill, back in 1960 (I think). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 11 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said: Grimston Road is still there, as well CT. I know because I walked the length of it yesterday before visiting St Peter's church three days before what would have been my parents' 73rd wedding anniversary! My mother grew up on Grimston Rd, and was married in the church down the road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Was she also a Berridge pupil, CT? My mum was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 No, she went to Douglas Infants & Juniors - living around Willoughby Street, Lenton, in those days. In Secondary years she went to Cottesmore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 CT., I too went to Douglas school, 1948 -1954. When starting at Boulevard, dinners were always taken at parts of Cottesmore school. We also used to have some prefab classrooms there for certain lessons. Us oiks used to think the proper part of Cottesmore was for posh kids. I would have thought your mum would have gone to Lenton primary, which was nearer to Willoughby Street. After all, Douglas would have been a fair old trek for little legs. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 They moved from Willoughby Street area to Grimston Road around 1936-37. That would've coincided with my mum hitting secondary school age. Cottesmore was obviously very close to Willoughby Street so presumably she started there as her nearest 'local'. If they'd moved to Grimston Rd earlier, maybe she would've gone to another school. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 On 6/23/2022 at 1:31 PM, Beekay said: Thank you. I often wish Radford Boulevard school did the same sort of thing. This photo has come via Jill S, borrowed from a Facebook Group for Radford. It's Radford Boulevard School, Mrs Brown's class, in 1952....who appear to be all girls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 I thought this might interest Beekay, among others. This photo dates from around 1952. There are names provided but it isn't very clear which girls they apply to. I would also treat spellings with a certain amount of caution. I reproduce what was given, below: Teacher- Gertrude Barber, though there seems to be some doubt over this. Class 1A Janice Sawdon - row 2, tall girl in dark clothing. Barbara Radford - row 2, 2nd left. Top row- Val Lees, ?, Carlene Harmer, ?, ?, Audrey Hunt, Yvonne Cheatle, Anne Smith, Veronica Wilkinson (Vicky). Others, in no order:. Sandra Lovell, Georgina Wright, Margaret Robey, Elaine Sugarman, Maureen Bradshaw, Diane Addley, Ruth Keetley, Margaret Brown, Ann Whiley and Janice Woodhead. Random checking on a few names I could find suggest this is a mixed age group, born between September 1941 and 1943. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 They were all girls Kev., same building but we weren't mixed. Boys one side, girls the other. Never the twain shall meet. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Since some of these girls are younger than ten years old, I assume this was a primary school, Beekay? Do you recognize any names? Perhaps, now this photo has emerged, it might prompt others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 It were a bit before my time Jill. I think I were still at Douglas. I didn't get to boulevard until '53. My older brother Keith was there though. But he wornt in the girls. B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 963 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Class of 69/70. Jill will no doubt comment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Miss Gertrude May Stockill on the right. Taught at Berridge for many years and still alive, living in her native Yorkshire. No idea who the lady on the left is. This was taken the year after I left. These children were born between September 1960 to August 1961. I wonder whether @mercurydancerIs on here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 963 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 Another from 1969/70 I think. My sister in law Karen Flint is middle row 4th from left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 963 Posted July 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 The same class as the above photo but a year or so earlier so possibly 1968/9. Again my sister in law, Karen Flint is in the same spot, middle row 4th from left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 28, 2022 Report Share Posted July 28, 2022 I think that the first one is the final year 1969/70. Paul Facey, back row 4th from right. Front row, far right, seated, Wesley McDonald, brother of Dennis who was in my year. The second one is indeed 1968/9. Paul Facey in the same place, too. The chairs were from the brand new library at the top of the stairs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 963 Posted July 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 Posting this for Jill who will add some details. Class of 1968/9. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 The above is a photo I've been seeking for at least a couple of years. Final year at Berridge for my year, 1968/9. A list of names has been compiled from various sources, as: Back row: James Scothon, Jeffrey Wiley, * surname Bradley, Christopher Riley, Gary Wood, Christopher Fox, Colin Richardson, *Anthony Franks, Neville Eccles, Gordon Pearson, Stephen Binns, * surname Singh, *Paul surname unknown (possibly Passam?) Middle row:. Martyn Jewers, Trevor Huddleston, Peter Bower, Avis Fowler, Linda Fletcher, Doreth Campbell, Lorraine Seymour, Ann Green, Alex Smulkowski, Adrian Bell, Geoffrey Hollington, Eric Taylor Front row: Bernice Bond, Winsome Eccles, Lynn Bartle, *Elaine Watts, Yvonne Cutts, Debbie Noon, Jane Handfield, Alison Smith, Janice Clark Anything marked with * shows a name I don't know or can't verify. This was the other half of my year but not my class. The class teacher was Alan Parr but, sadly, he's not on the photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted August 8, 2022 Report Share Posted August 8, 2022 Another which has been borrowed from a FB Group. This is described as 'Late 50s'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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