Rocking Ros posted:

Baz posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

We used to bash the back of the hat in ....of course it was against the rules 

Bash it, I would have binned it 

We had velour ones in winter ...but had choice of beret ...but no choice in summer ....and members of public used to report us if we were seen without our hats on ...and then we would get pulled up in assembly ....would all the girls catching the X number bus please stand up 

school was like that before I got there apparently

Sprout posted:

At least my senior school was within walking distance of where I lived and we used to dodge round the garages belonging to the housing estate (but that weren't near the houses) 

my school was over two miles away, walked in summer and bus in winter 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

We had velour ones in winter ...but had choice of beret ...but no choice in summer ....and members of public used to report us if we were seen without our hats on ...and then we would get pulled up in assembly ....would all the girls catching the X number bus please stand up 

 

my name was called out on a regular basis  but we never were malicious, it was all pranks...like the piano key, the cupboard where the light switches were and stuff  

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

We had velour ones in winter ...but had choice of beret ...but no choice in summer ....and members of public used to report us if we were seen without our hats on ...and then we would get pulled up in assembly ....would all the girls catching the X number bus please stand up 

 

my name was called out on a regular basis  but we never were malicious, it was all pranks...like the piano key, the cupboard where the light switches were and stuff  

You! You were ebil 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Sprout posted:

At least my senior school was within walking distance of where I lived and we used to dodge round the garages belonging to the housing estate (but that weren't near the houses) 

 

my school was over two miles away, walked in summer and bus in winter 

Mine was over 3 miles ago ....bus to school and often walked home in evenings so I could spend the bus fare on sweets 

Baz posted:

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

I could go home for my dinner  

Waders! 

Baz posted:

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

My friend once told us our art class would be held outside by the river because it was a hot day....I was full stretch sunbathing for 30 minutes before old Mr Marriott came dithering over shouting his head off...she got me into so much trouble 

Baz posted:

Mine was over 3 miles ago ....bus to school and often walked home in evenings so I could spend the bus fare on sweets 

we got bus fare all year, summer we would walk and keep it 

Sprout posted:

Baz posted:

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

 

I could go home for my dinner  

We had to have school dinners ...or sadwiches ...either way we weren’t allowed out of school 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

My friend once told us our art class would be held outside by the river because it was a hot day....I was full stretch sunbathing for 30 minutes before old Mr Marriott came dithering over shouting his head off...she got me into so much trouble 

Rofl 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

Ditto Dame ...the worst we ever did was sneak out of school at lunch time for fish and chips 

My friend once told us our art class would be held outside by the river because it was a hot day....I was full stretch sunbathing for 30 minutes before old Mr Marriott came dithering over shouting his head off...she got me into so much trouble 

Anyone remember making a games skirt and gingham cookery apron the first year of seniors? 

Baz posted:

We had to have school dinners ...or sadwiches ...either way we weren’t allowed out of school 

we had to have special permission......... but considering the many ways though woods into our school no wonder the canteen was empty 

Sprout posted:

Anyone remember making a games skirt and gingham cookery apron the first year of seniors? 

yes and a peg bag for your PE kit 

Sprout posted:

Anyone remember making a games skirt and gingham cookery apron the first year of seniors? 

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Sprout posted:

Anyone remember making a games skirt and gingham cookery apron the first year of seniors? 

 

 

yes and a peg bag for your PE kit 

Oh yeah , made one of those 

Waders 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

We had to have school dinners ...or sadwiches ...either way we weren’t allowed out of school 

 

we had to have special permission......... but considering the many ways though woods into our school no wonder the canteen was empty 

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

Baz posted:

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

ours was maroon with knickers to match, we couldn't wear shorts 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Sprout posted:

Anyone remember making a games skirt and gingham cookery apron the first year of seniors? 

 

 

yes and a peg bag for your PE kit 

I don't remember doing that. Maybe we bought them. I dunno *shrugs* 

back-changed servers

Sprout posted:

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

we didn't have a fence, we had many acres of land and it was next to the old squires manor which was set in wood and the main river running through it....so many ways into school it was and still is easy to sneak in  and out of 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

ours was maroon with knickers to match, we couldn't wear shorts 

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

Rocking Ros posted:

back-changed servers

Sprout posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

We had to have school dinners ...or sadwiches ...either way we weren’t allowed out of school 

 

we had to have special permission......... but considering the many ways though woods into our school no wonder the canteen was empty 

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

Baz posted:

Sprout posted:

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

As I remember, we did have some 'well built' lads 

and this is where I was supposed to be doing art

old manor house that was next to our school that was left to go to ruin..was still in excellent condition well into the 70's

Sprout posted:

Baz posted:

Sprout posted:

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

As I remember, we did have some 'well built' lads 

Ours was an all girls school ...boys school next door 

Sprout posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

ours was maroon with knickers to match, we couldn't wear shorts 

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

green knickers but they did bring  in  a skirt just as I got there but communal showers and ticked off on a register  off after you showered-kids wouldn't do it now

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

 

 

and this is where I was supposed to be doing art

 

old manor house that was next to our school that was left to go to ruin..was still in excellent condition well into the 70's

 

Sprout posted:

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

pink 

Oh, now see, that looks a nice setting. Nowt like that for us. Ours was over the road to a hospital depending on which entrance you went in 

Rocking Ros posted:

Sprout posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

ours was maroon with knickers to match, we couldn't wear shorts 

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

green knickers but they did bring  in  a skirt just as I got there but communal showers and ticked off on a register  off after you showered-kids wouldn't do it now

We never had an showers ...we just had to smell 

Baz posted:

Sprout posted:

Baz posted:

Sprout posted:

Haha! Someone made a 'gap' in our metal fence that surrounded the school so we didn't have to go the long way round. They must've been hellish strong 

As I remember, we did have some 'well built' lads 

Ours was an all girls school ...boys school next door 

mixed ours -was allowed out in 6th form and had our own common rooms

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Sprout posted:

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

 

pink 

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros posted:

Sprout posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

I made an apron ....but we had to buy games skirts ....or rather those skirt short things 

ours was maroon with knickers to match, we couldn't wear shorts 

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

green knickers but they did bring  in  a skirt just as I got there but communal showers and ticked off on a register  off after you showered-kids wouldn't do it now

We never had an showers ...we just had to smell 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Sprout posted:

See, now I'd have liked those colours.   And do you know what colour our cookery aprons were? 

 

pink 

Pink and white gingham checks     Maybe that's why I hate the colour now  

Rocking Ros posted:

green knickers but they did bring  in  a skirt just as I got there but communal showers and ticked off on a register  off after you showered-kids wouldn't do it now

we had same communal showers all through school, your mates seen all your bits up until 16 or later   

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros posted:

green knickers but they did bring  in  a skirt just as I got there but communal showers and ticked off on a register  off after you showered-kids wouldn't do it now

We never had an showers ...we just had to smell 

     Even we had showers after PE and stuff