Blakenhale School

My first school Blakenhale infants what a great walk every morning with my mom. We left our house in Mickelton Avenue crossed Garretts Green Lane with help from lollipop lady Mrs Reynolds great days. Second school Blakenhale juniors so not much changed. Then failed eleven plus thank god and on to Sheldon Heath comp brilliant times good memories. Mr Dennis form teacher, Mr Tapplin head and so on, any one else remember?

Hi Micky my wife and I went to Blakenhale J+I. Until two years ago I was a Governor there. It's an Oasis Academy now. SB

I also went to Blakenhale Junior and Infants School. I have fond memories of Mrs Jacques, (infants). She gave me a good telling off for trying to bury someone in 2" of sandpit and during the school holidays we all went to "Play Centre".

Junior school was altogether different, although great fun. Mr Lamb always used to wear a white suit and we used to have to stand in line and hold out our hands to have them inspected for cleanliness.

I remember Colin Lamb from Blakenhale, he used to come into our pub with another teacher Mick Harwood. I used to play Badminton with them on Thursday nights in the school hall. About ten of us then off down to our pub.

Cleo we all used to go over to the Blakenhale Play Centre in the summer holidays, that was in the 50s and 60s, there was never any trouble from the local kids. because the were people who kept us busy and cared.

I cleo I remember the summer time play school at blakenhale . Had cycle proficiency class if that's how you spell it. Pc Carter took class this was the sixteys ,football all sorts great fun kept us busy micky boy

Blakenhale was a great school to go to when we were kids. The headmaster was a really nice bloke by the name of Mr Hardingham looking back he was very much like Lord Louis Mountbatten, a total gentleman and most respected.

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Blakenhale was a great school to go to when we were kids. The headmaster was a really nice bloke by the name of Mr Hardingham looking back he was very much like Lord Louis Mountbatten, a total gentleman and most respected.

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Yes they showed proper films too. It was run by the Caretaker Mr Green I think.

Sounds like you were both there at the same time.

I built and installed a heating control panel there in about 1980, never saw it again.

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I built and installed a heating control panel there in about 1980, never saw it again.

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I was a Governor at Blakenhale for a while until it was taken over as an Academy.