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Steve Coffin	Good mormng all Well, things are moving on at a pace! Welcome to all new members who seem a lively bunch. Do you remember me Chris (Cronin) as we used to meet regularly in detention if I remember correctly. I was fortunate that on the day of the 'railings' incident I was late back from lunch otherwise there is no doubt that I would have been involved but I do remember it. It seems to me that the top-ten on the detention list are now members!!! I remember that different teachers would supervise the detention class in their own way. Some would let you do homework, others would make you sit still and quiet for exactly one hour (difficult!) or make you write 'lines'. I think this was Joe Cannon's preferred method and soon as you finished the required amount you could go. Sometimes you could be out in 25 minutes. I was always late for my evening paper-round. That's another story, paper rounds!. The weather here is cooler now with daytime temp max of 25C and the nights cooling down to around 12C. Still blue skies and sunshine. I have some more memories of probably 3rd or 4th year at Brougham Hayes. You will recall that only first years had a milk allocation and this was dropped off at the main gate. On the way into school in the morning we would fill our bags with this milk which meant that the dear little first years were not getting their milk!! I think Bill Hayman read the riot act again in assembly and a prefect was appointed to 'guard' the milk. We also gambled our school dinner money by getting together an odd number of boys. We would then spin a coin and allow it to land on the back of the hand and promptly cover it up. All would reveal the heads or tails. If there was an odd one out then he was a winner and duly collected all the coins. No odd one out then no winner. I remember a crazy game we used to play in the breaks. It involved the victim holding out in front of him a coin. The idea was to stare at the coin and spin around a number of times (cannot remember how many). The coin was then dropped to the floor and the victim had to stand on it for 10 seconds. The results were hilarious and nobody ever managed to complete the game. There was a degree of difficulty in actually standing let alone standing still on a coin for 10 seconds. Who needs Nintendo! Do you remember and were you one of those that tried? Sorry there has been no mention of buses, motorbikes or bloody canals!!! Cheers for now. Steve Nov. 12, 2009 (Edited Nov. 13, 2009) Delete post

Francis Williams	Hello Steve, Marbles and "flicks", can remember the sessions with the cigarette cards quite well. The aim was to get the card as close to the wall as possible (preferrably covering any other close card). I seem to recall losing a whole football team one lunch time. Marbles, there was always one with a "steely", a huge ball bearing that smashed away everything in its path. On occassions the "big guns" would come out, blue and white, solid colous, and swirly coloured ones about 3/4in in diameter ... very serious stuff. Teignmouth has a "house of marbles" outlet if you have a hankering for reliving your youth, or check out your skills again with your grandchildren. ( good indoor game on a wooden floor, who needs "Wii" eh? ..oh bugger, I do .. catch you later. Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Stuart Stickler	Similar one to the cigarette card flicks was flicking a penny against the wall, as I remember it had to bounce off the wall and the one left closest to the wall won the pot. Stu Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Steve Coffin	Hi Stu Have you and Bill been at the bottle again? I did not mention cigarette cards, flicking pennys or marbles!!! Cheers Steve Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Stuart Stickler	Wot do you mean again? Steve. Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Steve Coffin	Again and again Stu. Lovely innit! Cheers Steve Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

John Stickland	Seems a shame to interrupt, but stop it! You're making me smile again, well more of a belly laugh actually. Bi John. Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Someone	Hi Steve I've just had a look at the '62 photos & I think I can place you but 48 years is a loooong time. Nice to hear that someboby recalls the railing incident ( thought I was going senile - although I probably am!) On another tack; what happened the Bill Hayman? (he's got a live 303 bullet of mine, I pinched it at army cadets) regards Chris C Nov. 12, 2009 Delete post

Anthony Eccles	Hi Chris, this may help you locate a few faces on the 62 whole school photo ? Whittle--13th from right, 2nd row from back. Chris Cronin--14th from right, 2nd row from back Steve Coffin--8th from right, 3rd row from back. Herbie Buhre--10th from right, 3rd row from back. Julian Chard--19th from right, 3rd row from back. Stu Stickler--24th from right, 3rd row from back. Trevor Bond--26th from right, 3rd row from back. Chris Handscombe--27th from right, 3rd row from back. Francis (Bill) Williams--28th from right, 3rd row from back. Brian Trunks--34th from right, 3rd row from back. Tony Eccles--35th from right, 3rd row from back. Doug Gray--36th from right, 3rd row from back. Nick Gibbs--14th from right, 5th row from back. Terry Norris--21st from right, 5th row from back. Rodger Bayes--22nd from right, 5th row from back. Humphey Dowling--2nd from left, 5th row from back. Barry Cannall---above Ray Jones right shoulder. Nov. 12, 2009 (Edited Nov. 13, 2009) Delete post

John Stickland	Hi Chris. You are doing it again, all this smiling has to stop or I shall be ruining my reputation as a miserable old sod. The 303 bullet mention did tickle me somewhat though. At risk of repeatng myself, which I am as I have mentioned this before back when Moses was a boy. It would have been about 1958 when a certain pupil was suspended for firing a 303 bullet through the bogs at Weymouth House. Said building was a long low affair, built as a lean-to along one wall of the yard, yes you had to go outside to use the bog. It had a door at either end with all the cubicles sited against the back wall and a long urinal against the wall facing the yard. This meant a clear view from door to door. So, said pupil wedged the bullet into the latch hole of one of the doors facing inward, and then proceeded to hit the cap end with a stone. Needless to say the thing discharged eventually, the projectile passing through the entire length of the building and the closed door at the other end, in fact the business end was never found. It could easily have killed or maimed someone, but fortunately the only damage done was to the bog door! Nothing to do with me, not guilty yer honour, but I was around when the incident happened and wondered what the bang was. We all pretty soon found out. The powers that be were definitely not happy! Have to go now. Sticky. Nov. 13, 2009 (Edited Nov. 13, 2009) Delete post

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