Received feedback from Mr/Ms Lorimer nee Marsh.
First name : Brenda Last name : Lorimer nee Marsh E-mail : brendalorimer@sky.com
Comments : I attended Up Holland Grammar School from 1950 - 1955. I began at the old school in 1950 and we moved to the new school in Winstanley Road approximately 2 years later. I would love to hear from anyone who was there at that time.
Email received from John Gaskell - pre 1960's
E-mail : rmoralmesa@yahoo.es
Comments : anyone out there living from the 47 to 53 epoch? i would be pleased to receive news and photos. not to worry my heart is in good condition.
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Anybody recognise this mad racer !
Yes it's Dave Carter a bit hairier than his school days!
It's surprising where old pupils pop up! I was watching Countdown a few years ago and suddenly thought " I know that contestant". It was "Harry" Holcroft showing off his word skills and eyeing up Carol's numbers ! More recently in January I was relaxing in bed with an early morning coffee watching BBC News24 reporting on the problems taking place on the Queen Mary 2 which had damaged a propulsion unit whilst leaving Florida. The news item went to interview a passenger and there was my old pal Peter Normanton. Peter and his wife were on the QM2 for a Carribean cruise. Unfortunately because of the ship's problems it was stuck in Florida for a few days and then went straight to South America missing out the Carribean. Peter achieved even more fame by doing a report from the ship for BBC's Watchdog programme. Despite the problems Pete informed me that they enjoyed their stay on the Queen Mary 2.
On the subject of cruises, I have recently been in contact via webcam (new toy for me !) with another old school friend Terrie Haley. Terrie is a hair stylist with a salon in Melbourne but spent the summer of 2005 working on a cruise ship, the Regal Princess, in America - cruising up to Alaska. Terrie thoroughly enjoyed the experience, had a great time, and was very popular with the passengers and received a certificate as employee of the month. Obviously her UGS schooling paid off !
Terrie
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Steve Clarke went from school uniform to RAF and lifelong love of flying.
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Curly headed Tommy Derbyshire - at school his long hair often led to clashes with Mr Kilner!
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The Sixties - How did we survive.
If you lived as a child in the 50's and 60's, looking back ,it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have
As children we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Our cots were covered with bright coloured lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids or locks on medicine bottles, doors, or cupboards.
When we rode our bikes we had no helmets.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors!
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the street lights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. No mobile phones. Unthinkable!
We got cut, and broke bones, and broke teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame, but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black an blue and learned to get over it.
We ate patty cakes, bread and butter, and drank cordial, but we were never overweight - we were always outside playing. We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one died from this.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-boxes, video games, 99 channels on pay TV, DVD's, surround sound, mobile phones, Personal computers, Internet chat rooms. We had friends. We went outside and found them. We rode our bikes or walked to a friends home and knocked on the door, or rung the bell, or just walked in and talked to them. Imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent! By ourselves! Out there in the cruel world! Without a guardian - how did we do it?
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls, climbed trees, ate fruit we found on the bushes, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did we die from poisoning.
Football, rugby, hockey and netball had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment .
Some students weren't as smart as others, so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade. Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. No-one to hide behind. The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law - imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever. The past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.
And you are one of them. Congratulations!
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