Monday, 27 September 2010

POST NUMBER 181 ~ lots to read!

Teaching for 37 years means meeting thousands of pupils over that time:

Some had unusual names:
Annette Curton...........Ruth Tyler...........Honor Way

Paul Tutheran...........Mark Book..........Barb Dwyer

Teresa Green..........Eileen Dover...........Peter Sowt

Chris Pacquet..........Neil Down..........Philippa Buckett

Peter Sowt..........Rhoda Tandem..........Hans Hoff

Ivor Longman..........Dennis Ball..........Jess Player

Shirley Knott.......Cherry Stone........Iona House

Danielle Sloughedly......Fiona Friend......Cliff Walker

Freda Krimnal.......... Linda Satenna..........Carrie-Ann Campion

Lyndsey Doyle............Robin Hayter (Bristol Rovers fan)

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Plan ahead ~ IWCouncil motto.

Great foresight Samantha ~ plan ahead ~ are you sure you'll be around in 2111?

Drunk on air!!!!


Sarah ~ if you could get drunk on air, then we wouldn't need alcohol.
Well she is blonde I hear you say.

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Thanks to the council.

I, along with scores of holiday-makers, would like to thank the Isle of Wight council for warning us about the closure of this footpath.

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Not serious enough for me.

I wonder how you view this woman's outlandish hair-do for what was a very serious presentation at Osborne House.

An old Lake pupil

It's always good to hear that one of my old pupils is making his mark in the world, shame about the spelling (I taught him maths).
Gloucestershire county council was impressed enough to give him a job with them. I believe that this very pupil told his English teacher that he "wanted to be a writer and perhaps, one day, make it to The Telegraph" ~ well he has now.

Monday, 13 September 2010

Sign in Fremantle, Western Australia [Been there!!!]


What nice instructions! Hardly encouraging when they tell you to go abroad instead.

About Me

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My first 21 years were in BRISTOL, Monks Park until I was 18, 3 years at Redland Teacher Training College then off to the bright lights of London for 10 years. Living in Horfield from the early 50s my dad took me to Eastville to watch the Rovers regularly, the first team mainly but often to see the reserves as well. I joined the supporters' club in the mid 60s and was membership secretary of the junior club, eventually taking over as chairman after the famous Gordon J Bennett left. In 1969 I moved to SE London to start my teaching career.I taught at Crown Woods, Eltham and Thomas Tallis in SE London and the next 27 years at Lake Middle School on the Isle of Wight. My main subject was mathematics and I taught a lot of PE concentrating mainly on football. Whilst in London I played football for Ramsgate, Faversham Town, Carshalton Athletic and Corinthian Casuals. My wife bought a half share in STROLLERS beach cafe in 2006 and I spend a lot of time with the customers. Viewing some of the pictures on this site will give you an idea of how I spend my leisure time.

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