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Memory No. 41
From:
David Levy
(@WT 1951>57)

Loads of memories, especially school dinners!!!

Miss Peacock, Miss Billington, Mr.Ellis (very strict), Miss Fitch, THE 11+ !!! Fresh-cut grass on the playing field. Rounders

Memory No. 40
From:
David Hughes
(@WT 1956>62)

Huge playing fields, the long corridor from one end to the other, metal windows, the school orchestra. I remember trying to learn to play the Viola and failing utterly.

Memory No. 39
From:
Sandra Worrell
(@WT 1961>67)

Mr Treadway who taught our class for 3/4 of their Junior years and Mr Cowan who was Headmaster

Memory No. 38
From:
Julie Day
(@WT 1975>80)

My memories of William Torbitt are playing kiss chase and being so in love with a boy called Lyndon Bradley. I was ever so upset when I found out he was moving away. Would love to know what he's up to now!

Memory No. 37
From:
Graham Pike
(@WT 1962>67)

Mr Treadway's blackboard duster!
Mr. Eagland
Mrs Briggs
School Orchestra!
Redbridge Music School (Sat. mornings)

Memory No. 36
From:
Gordon Joyes
(@WT 1955-62)

I remember the playing fields and the goldfish pond and some great unofficial rounders matches in the summer of 62. I also remember all that music practice, still I read lots of comics that I hid on the music stand whilst I was waiting my turn.

Memory No. 35
From:
Tim Oakley
(@WT >1962)

Gorgeous Ms Whitney (was that the married or maiden name, memory doesn't stretch back that far)

I remember crushing my fingers in music stands as I was carrying them up the steps to the hall. Health and Safety Policy? What was that?

Memory No. 34
From:
Robert Tomlinson
(@WT 1958-1962)

I was at William Torbitt between 1957 and 1962. Names of teachers at the time include Miss Skidmore, and Mr and Mrs Bidgood.

I remember that the last school play drew upon a novel new Soap that was gripping the nation at the time. The programme was on ITV and someone was stretchered through the corridors wearing a hairnet as a reminder of the current story line - Ena Sharples had collapsed in Coronation Street.

Memory No. 33
From:
Dinah Williams
(@WT 1958>1965)

Hi there to anyone who remembers me! I was in Miss Perry's, Mr. Treadway's and Mrs. Swonnell's classes.I loved school and most of my memories are happy ones. School plays were the best, what better way to spend your time than messing around in silly costumes with all your mates, beats maths any day! I remember the dinner huts, the field at playtime, the garden, the dreadful toilets and Grant Garwood nearly breaking his neck by jumping down that huge flight of concrete steps!

Memory No. 32
From:
Margaret Peacock
(@WT 1954>60)

The happiest days of my life.

Memory No. 31
From:
Peter Bainton
(@WT >1958)

At the end of July 1958, a number of us from Torbitt went to Guernsey with the Ilford Schools Camping Association. Mr Chivers was the teacher with our group.

I can remember that quite a few were sea sick on the boat from Weymouth. I was ok with the journey, but during the second week I ended up in the Guernsey Isolation Hospital with Scarletfever and a poisonous hand after cutting it on an old farm cart.

Mr Hall, the teacher in charge of the camp, had to stay in Guernsey an extra couple of days to bring me home. This was my final memory at Torbitt as I went to secondary school in the September of 1958.
I remember playing for the school football team for 2 years - first year as goalkeeper and second year as a forward after I let in 11 goals. Mr Davis was in charge of the team.

Our class teacher Miss Fitch married Mr Bidgood and we all went to the wedding.

I remember class mates Roderick Sorrell, Chris Lancaster, Peter Bretton, Geoff Beasley, David Levy, David Aarons and girls Heather Snell, Irene Bethall, Betty Bird and Sandra Touloch.