Not-So Old Boy....
Greetings all..... Drake house from 1985 to 1990....Some good memories, and some not so good - as for most I suspect!Working as a Paramedic in Surrey..... who would eva have thought that being a...
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Welcome NeilGood to see some younger blood creeping in, round up some more for us (but keep the surgical gloves and ,mask on while visiting!)
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Welcome Neil - You may well need your skills around here, some of the comments can be quite cutting, and there have been cases of shock after some piccy postings by ScrrrrumDrum!ST EW.
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Welcome Neil could have used your skills last week when I lost my head thanks to Srumdrums PicsMickoffP.S. Ambulance work is easy peasy, all you need is a barrel of Gentian Violet.
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Hi Neil,A warm welcome to the board.Tell us about your era at school. Cheers!Rod
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Greetings yet again to all and everyone....sorry for the delay in replying to posts - been busy don't you know!! (yes, yes - we do occasionally work in the NHS!!!)Joined Drake in 1985 with a husband...
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A belated welcome from me Neil. Your comments leave me wondering; when were Badge boys replaced by prefects ?
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Quote:Looking back now the school was very very strict with an awful lot of freedom given to House & School Prefects - maybe not such a good idea with hindsight .Neil,Further to Nicks question,...
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Morning All......bit quicker on the response this time!!From what I rememebr all APO's / PO's / SPO's / CPO's were lossely termed Badge Boys... however when they opened up Nelson as a 6th form only...
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Probably one black speck per trivial punishment handed out by all them badge boys and chiefs down the years, nay, generations.Oh, before I forget, GREETINGS!!
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The Prefects of latter era's seem a little similar to the "Class Leaders" of my time. These were appointed by the Form Master, the duties of Class Leaders being to maintain order between lessons and...
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Your last post was very interesting Norm. Class Leaders ? I was just behind you in years, joining 1958 and have absolutely no recollection of them.
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Certainll had them in '64 when I joined Nick.Whether this was something pesuliar to all classes or just the whims of some masters I would not like to say. I went into 1U with Les Burbidge as form...
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Guys,Like Nick, I also have no recollection of class leaders. Now I do remember the class ............ (every village has one), but he was self appointed. Talking of dicipline and punishments, no one...
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Moxey, that explains it then. As a born natural leader, spotted immediately when I joined in '58, I fulfilled the role until I left just before you joined in '64. There simply could be no other...
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Talking about hoeing, Rod. When Yorky took over as Head Master, in the fifties he introduced a scheme; he called Pioneering, which a group from each House would do hoeing & weeding etc to the...
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Welcome Neil, Ive got a lot of respect & admiration for you Ambo guys.Hi Norm, I do remember the class leaders; I think it was unofficial though. Patterson from Nelson, was ours. Once we got up a...
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Hi Col,Not sure I should be talking to you in the Senior Drake Day Room. Yes I remember "Pioneering" there was a lot of rumours at the time as to what we would be asked to do, from levelling the...
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