A
reunion of former pupils from 60 years
of a school's history was a daunting
prospect. Many had moved from the area
and did not see the publicity about
the event. Nevertheless, on a hot and
sunny 20th June 1998 hundreds of people
filled the classrooms, hall and playing
field of William Torbitt School in Ilford,
Essex.
Pupils from the school had been scattered
far and wide in both their secondary
education and their adult lives and
few had kept in touch with their friends
from Infant and Junior school. It was,
therefore, a pleasure to hear the buzz
of conversation and amazed recognition
as people came face to face with long
lost childhood classmates.
Naturally, people were curious about
how their friends looked, what they
had done with their lives and (in the
case of the men - how much hair they
still had!). They also came to re-visit
their memories of the classrooms (how
tiny were those desks?) and, in some
lucky cases to meet up with their teachers.
This was a special pleasure since we
had all benefited from their patient
efforts.
It was a somewhat surreal experience
with unexpected memories, confusion
and laughter. All in all a day to remember.
IF ANYONE WHO
WAS AT THE REUNION HAS ANY BETTER PICTURES
OF THE DAY THEY WOULD LIKE INCLUDED
ON THIS SITE
please
email
Pauline
A
reunion of former pupils from 60 years
of a school's history was a daunting
prospect. Many had moved from the area
and did not see the publicity about
the event. Nevertheless, on a hot and
sunny 20th June 1998 hundreds of people
filled the classrooms, hall and playing
field of William Torbitt School in Ilford,
Essex.
