On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:14pm Female priory student wrote:
Hi anyone on here go to priory from about 1976 to 1980 would love to share stories about school and teachers.
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:22pm Lewesianne wrote:
Yes, me!
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:24pm Lewesianne wrote:
I keep seeing Miss Middlemiss lately and she looks younger now than she did then! Really glamourous.
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:32pm Mark wrote:
Ringmer was the better school in my days 1965-1970
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:34pm zola wrote:
Agreed.Remember John Clarke?
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:36pm FPS wrote:
oh really! bit boring out in the sticks though
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:36pm Mark wrote:
Oh yes I rember John Clarke(rip) gave me the cane a few times lol
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:38pm FPS wrote:
Mr Burgen we all use fancy him use to purposly use to fall in that little stream back o f priory after cross country so he had to lift us up lol!
On 28 Oct 2007 at 2:50pm FA wrote:
I was at Ringmer from 77-82......anyone else /
On 28 Oct 2007 at 7:22pm Chav wrote:
How weird. My dad was talking about his school days at Ringmer today.You old gits are the same age as my old man. He told me to put 'get a grip' to see if any one could remember what teacher said that a lot.
I went to school once. Didn't like it, too many kids.
On 28 Oct 2007 at 8:47pm expat wrote:
Just missed you female priory student, left in 1974, but two younger brothers would have been there. Miss Middlemiss was there then, so she must have been about 12 when she started teaching. Other PE teachers were the scary Miss Pinches and her sidekick. Anyone remember her name?
On 28 Oct 2007 at 10:39pm cleopatra wrote:
It was Miss Pinching and Miss Munn, they were scarey. Your certainly right about Miss Middlemiss she hasn't changed a bit. Still see Miss Danielle around from time to time. Mr Manktalow lives in the house behind mine and his kids are younger than mine!!!! Mr Voight, Knight and Bannerman all still live local. Does anyone remember Mr Sykes and his barn dances, great fun.
On 28 Oct 2007 at 11:02pm zola wrote:
When i was at Ringmer(69-74) We had John(Nobby)Clarke,Michael Fairhurst,Roger Homan,Mrs Senior,Mr Saunders,Mrs Muirhead,Judy Bird,Mr Atkins.Mrs Bliss,Mrs Gerrard,Mr Ward(In his tiny car)Mr Rousham....We had the School Band,really good dramatic productions....Was involved in nearly everything and had a very happy time there.
On 28 Oct 2007 at 11:05pm zola wrote:
Oh and Mr Baird.I've been racking my brains to whoever it was who said "Get a grip"....Just can't remember Chav.
On 29 Oct 2007 at 7:47am Double Yellow Line wrote:
My wife went around that time. She was tghen Jill Burgess, now Mrs J Line.
On 29 Oct 2007 at 9:38am Chav wrote:
On 28/10/2007 zola wrote:
Oh and Mr Baird.I've been racking my brains to whoever it was who said "Get a grip"....Just can't remember Chav.
Mr Armstrong who did metalwork. Not a paedo was he?
On 29 Oct 2007 at 12:14pm zola. wrote:
Mr Armstrong....Forgot about him.Stories used to circulate how he would throw various implements at 'naughty boys' in his metalwork classes...But I never heard any rumours about anything else...
On 29 Oct 2007 at 12:44pm cossack wrote:
hello zola how are you today
On 29 Oct 2007 at 12:50pm zola wrote:
Hi Cossack.Eating brunch,and trying not to spill tea on my lappy.Family all ok?
On 29 Oct 2007 at 7:30pm Mark wrote:
Mr Armstrong was the Woodwork teacher not metalwork and he docked me 15 house points for calling glass paper sandpaper.
Mrs watson was another English teacher there when I was there and Mr Bartlett took pe I belive.
Musn't forget Mr Snelling teaching in one of the cabins there.
On 29 Oct 2007 at 10:16pm lopster wrote:
can't agree - anyone else round hear experience the wonders of the ILEA from '71-'78 - sunny Fulham and Putney?
On 30 Oct 2007 at 4:12am zola wrote:
Ah,Mr Snelling...It;s all coming back now,but there was a science teacher,and it's doing my head in cos i can't remember his name.He always wore a white coat,and he had a slightly wonky chin....What was his name......
On 30 Oct 2007 at 6:06am FA wrote:
Mr Sherman Zola....the mad physics teacher. I used to see him in Tesco until a few years ago.
Not sure if these were there when you were at Ringmer....Mr Errity (chemistry) Mrs Gates (PE) Mr Enters (English) Mr Fitzgerald (woodwork), Mr Benians (design) Miss Flynn (History), Mrs Osborne (cookery) Mr Babb (deputy head)
I'm sure they'll be a few more. Mr Fairhurst was superb and still does a bit of work at the school. He taught me to play the drums and put me in the schools new "Jazz band"....what a geezer.
On 30 Oct 2007 at 7:54am mr wrote:
Not forgetting mrs Harbeson the english teacher. Mr Sherman is alive and well and still lives in ringmer, i saw him last month. Mr Craven the beardy french teacher. Mr Atkins the military type maths teacher and finally follow the bear mr hoskins. Almost forgot mr webster the really bloody stern gepgraphy teacher. Booner :-)
On 30 Oct 2007 at 9:35am chav wrote:
A few more my old man remembers you old retirement waiting for god'ers. Miss Hunt the explosive maths teacher. Mr Burgess the PE teacher, Mr Marsh the Poofter English teacher. My Byers for geography. He can't remember the chick that taught biology but says she was fairly fit and the old bloke that did gardening past the USA? where you could smoke. (sounds like my kind of teacher)
On 30 Oct 2007 at 2:33pm me (mr) wrote:
Opps spelt my name wrong. And geography, turns out that the english that i was taught at ringmer wasn't that good after all :-)
On 30 Oct 2007 at 2:59pm FA wrote:
Mrs Roe, Mr Matthews, Mr Burridge, Mr Houseden, Mr Remnant.....oooooh there's loads. I'm off to get my school year photo out !!!
On 1 Nov 2007 at 9:50am Amethyst wrote:
The Biology teacher was Mrs Thompson - a very good teacher. And it was Mr Hosker not Hoskins - he was my maths teacher in the huts. MR - I haven't heard "Booner" for a long time! What about "Daktari" - Mr Turner in the Library in his safari suits and Mr Armstrong (legweak) taught metal work when I was there. There was also a PE teacher called Mr Tyrel. Seeing all these names brings back great memories.
On 1 Nov 2007 at 9:59am Fa wrote:
There was a Mr Hosker....bald, fat red faced bloke who was always playing pocket billiards...taught maths and Me Hoskins, tall northern bloke who also taught maths and was a decent teacher. he was my form tutor in 1981/82 (5H)
Daktari died several years ago...he was ok really and Mr Tyrell was a decent bloke too....took over from Mr Matthews.
Armstrong was horrible...along with the other two Mr Page and Mr Bennians (Bunians !!!) He's only just left the school and i met him when my step daughters were at ringmer a few years ago....the conversation went
"oh hello lovey" (in that camp voice of his)
"ahhh, mr Armstrong....do you know you made my life hell 20 years ago" as he stood there look at me with a rather petrified look on his face (i'm 6' tall and 18 stone)
We had a laugh about it and agreed that being a teacher in the 70's couldn't have been much fun !!!
On 1 Nov 2007 at 2:43pm me wrote:
Hosker i knew that it was not hoskins, just testing whistle whistle do de do do do!!!!!! Remember reports of someone smoking in the PE block for which us kids got a right royal B**locking for, turns out it was mr tyrell. Mr armstrong now there was a stern b'stard, still not as evil as mr presnell. Not forgetting Big bad John whakely. Mr turner scared the bejesus out of us in the first year when he was the library bloke.
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On 10 Sep 2016 at 10:18pm Andrew Streeter wrote:
I was at ringmer from 81 to 86. These names bring back some memories. Cyril rimmer was the head in my first 2 years then John wakely. Not forgetting Miss Stanbrook the hot English teacher. Mr Featherstone the brilliant history teacher. Michael fairhurst the musical legend. Does anyone know if Mr Babb is still alive? BABOON !!!
On 20 Aug 2017 at 1:26am Nick wrote:
I has a lovely night with Miss Danielle once. She was a lovely teacher