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Entry Number: 92
Date: 18-OCTOBER-2002
Author: Geoffrey Gillon
Subject: Mavis Nelson
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Perhaps Mavis would contact me- geoffrey.r.gillon@talk21.com in connection with the many interesting memories in message no.91 posted 13th October.
We have news of Miss Billington whom you remember so well and you may wish to write to her? Terry Morgan became a ballet dancer. We have a history of the Dick Turpin which could be sent by e-mail to you and we wonder if perhaps you feature on the photograph of the children as they were transferred from Downshall to Torbitt? We have amongst our members quite a few pupils from your era.
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Entry Number: 91
Date: 13-OCTOBER-2002
Author: Mavis Nelson
Subject: the war
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I was a pupil at WTS when it first opened in 1937.
I transferred from Downshall school Meads Lane in September of that year. I remember with fondness dear Miss Ball and Miss Billington.
Miss Billington taught me an hour a day school when the schools were closed due to air raids at the beginning of the war. She taught me to do 'real writing' in the cookery room of the old Downshall School.
Miss Ball taught me in Class One and she was a very sweet lady - one of the old school with her black hair tied in a bun behind her head. She was quite tall and I adored her, as I did Miss Billington - not forgetting Miss Henshall and Miss Day .I remember the mornings in the hall when we had the BBC broadcast for children to do P.E.
I also remember my mother dressing me up as Bo-Peep in the fancy dress and party at Christmas. I remember Terry Morgan was the Pied Piper in the school play - I understand he took up the theatre when he grew up.
I read on a previous message that it was Roy Perkins who was killed when the V2 fell on the Dick Turpin - in actual fact it was Phil Perkins, Roy's brother, and when it was rebuilt Roy Perkins took over as governor of the Dick Turpin for many years.
The war unnerved all the children. I stayed home in Ilford until 1944 when I went up th Doncaster for a while, when the Doodle bugs started, but came home the day the first V2 fell. I then attended Downshall School and enjoyed my time there,
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Entry Number: 90
Date: 3-OCTOBER-2002
Author: Simon Lewis
Subject: Reunion
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We are arranging a reunion for pupils, (and staff) if they wish to attend for the leavers from 1978.
IF anyone is interested in attending on 9th November 2002 please email me on:
simon.j.lewis@tesco.net.
Furthermore if anyone has any information or last known wherabouts of Miss O'Keefe then please email me.
Not sure if maybe Mrs French knows as I know she has provided some info for this site.
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Entry Number: 89
Date: 30-SEPTEMBER-2002
Author: Richard Sherman
Subject: Our class of Torbitt - check this site out!!!
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Click this link or enter it in your web browser
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Torbittclassof78/
Thanks to everyone for your support.
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Entry Number: 88
Date: 28-SEPTEMBER-2002
Author: Colin Wookey
Subject: Class Photo updates
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Hi to all those who may remember me ! I can help with a couple of names in some class photos - before the grey matter packs up completely !
Ref: 58008 - Miss Heard 1958. 2nd row: David Kent,?,?,?,?,Colin Wookey,Colin Pazera,John Lovell
Ref: 59005 - Mr Eagland 1959. 2nd row: Susan Christie,Colin Pazera,Colin Wookey,(etc).
Ref: 60006 - Mr Bidgood 1960. Top row, 6th from left Colin Pazera. 2nd row:Colin Wookey, (etc).
Ref: 61003 - Mr Bidgood 1961. 2nd row, far right, Colin Wookey.
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Entry Number: 87
Date: 15-SEPTEMBER-2002
Author: Andrew Williams
Subject:
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Can't find anybody else from my class(es) on here, but I remember Peter Machin, Lee Dunbar, Hakim (who's Dad ran the shop opposite the school), Lynden Bradley, John Rogers. If anyone knows or recognises these names please let me know.
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Entry Number: 85
Date: 29-AUGUST-2002
Author: Colin Jones
Subject: Hallo to anyone who knows me.
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Just to let you know that I am still living in Newbury Park, been married for 32 years to someone in the same class as me when at William Torbitt at the age of 8 years old. Anyone who knows me must remember Janet Morgan. Anyone know where Ann Terry, who lived in Cheviot Way, Newbury Park is now? Would love to hear from her as the three of us were always together.
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Entry Number: 86
Date: 23-AUGUST-2002
Author: Janet Jones
Subject: Where are you now.
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I attended the last two years at William Torbitt and left in 1959. My maiden name was Morgan and still live in Newbury Park. I married Colin Jones while he was in the army and have had two girls, and now have a grandson. I remember quite a few class mates and perhaps someone out there remembers me and Colin. Where for instance is Ann Terry, Mavis Bristow, Susan Bush, Richard Diwell, Michael Baker, Barry Burras, Bruce Walker to name but a few. We are in contact with Sandra Moore. Does anyone know Colin's sister Christine Jones who was in the year below us. She married an Irish man and has recently moved to Ireland. Frantically looking for photographs to add to the scrapbook.
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Entry Number: 84
Date: 7-AUGUST-2002
Author: David Bushell
Subject: Missing Years!
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I was at William Torbitt from 1966/67 until 1973
Best friend was Gary Golder- still best mates after 35+ years! - Still see Jenny Rudge. Remember Nicola Duke, Russell Haydon, Robert Cornhill + loads more!
Brother - Daniel Bushell went to Torbitt from 1971/72 until 1977/78 - was friend with Stephen Owen - among others.
Cannot find any school photos of those Halcyon days.
Contact me if you remember me or my Brother: davidb@roneo.co.uk
Wonderful site, brings back good memories.
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Entry Number: 80
Date: 26-JULY-2002
Author: JANE HUNTLEY
Subject: MR COWAN
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I remember Mr Cowan very well as he used to carry me out of school assembly when I fainted! He used to do a handwriting check and hand out gold stars for the neatest and your name went in the black book if it was messy. Three times in the black book was supposed to have meant the cane but I don't know if anyone actually got it.
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