Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates 1936 - 48

89 former pupils described their time at Lacey Green School in questionnaires at a school reunion organised by the Local History Group in 2000.

For pupils with leave dates from 1922- 1935 click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000.

For pupils with leave dates from 1936- 1948 see below

For pupils with leave dates from 1949- 1958 click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates 1949 - 58.

For pupils with leave dates from 1959 -1971 click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates 1960 -1971

For pupils with leave dates from 1972 click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates from 1972

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Below are the leavers in 1936-1948 (Leaving age was normally 14 years, earlier if you could pass the labour exam to read & write).

Joan Biggs, Phyllis Adams, Edwin (Ted) Biggs, Leslie (Les) Rixon, Winifred Rose Rixon, Paul Oakford, Harold Robert May, Jean Lawrence, Paul W Claydon, Alan Luxford, Linda Ruth Claydon, Vera Smith, Gordon May, Bernard George Luxford, Douglas Tilbury,

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1927-1936 Joan Biggs living at Wayside Cottage, Main Road, Lacey Green. Head- Mr Aldridge, Miss Norris, Mrs Gurney with Miss Jarvis and Miss Janes. Vicar- Rev Morton. No new building. Toilets outside. No uniform. Sports played rounders Played Farmers in his den, hopscotch, skipping

Additional Information We celebrated Empire Day (Remember singing Rule Brittania) and May Day when we danced round the maypole. We had to practice for concerts held in the Village Hall. We had Sports Days. Did entertainment for the church fetes held in the Vicarage garden, remember being in a pack of playing cards.

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1929-1938 Phyllis Adams living at "Belle Vue" Main Road, LG. Head Mr Aldridge & Mrs Guerney with Miss Janes & Miss Jarvis. Vicar-Mr Morton. No new building. Toilets outside. No uniform. Sports- netball. Played rounders & tag. My mother Minnie Adams nee Brown went here.

Additional Information. I think the saddest memory I have of the school was my leaving the school. I remember walking round the school hand in hand with my friend Elsie Bedford to say goodbye to the teachers with tears streaming from our eyes.

I also have some happy memories - dancing round the maypole, playing netball for the school, etc.

This was not to be my last connection with the school because when my children were attending St. Johns, I was asked to serve on the P.T.A. This invitation I accepted with the greatest pleasure. Later I was secretary & what fun & joy it was working with such a wonderful band of mothers, organising jumble sales & fetes, etc., to raise money for the school. But the greatest pleasure I had was

when we had raised enough money to provide St. Johns with their swimming pool.

Click Bill & Phyllis Dell for more about Phyllis. Click Adams for others in this family. click Dell for others in this family

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1930-1939 Edwin Biggs living at Wayside Cottage, Main Road, LG. Head- Mr Aldridge-Mrs Guerney nee Norris, Miss Jarvis, Miss Janes. Vicar-Rev. Morton. no new building. Toilets outside. No uniform. Sport-cricket, football. Played-kick tin. My father Ralph Biggs was pupil here.

click Ted & Audrey Biggs for more about Edwin. Click Biggs for others in this family. Click Ralph & Jessie Biggs for more of Ralph Biggs

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1933-1942 Leslie Rixon living at Cromleigh, Main Road. Head F Norris, (became Mrs Guerney on marriage) with M. Janes, E Jarvis with relief teachers Mr Newby & Mrs M Beaumont. Vicar Sharp then Steward. No new build. Toilets outside initially not connected to flushing water.  Cane for punishment. No uniform. School meals not available. Sports cricket & football. My father Gerald Rixon was at school.

Additional Information. I lived in a bungalow (no longer there) next to the school and the garden fence was within 6-8 feet of the school building.   I was forced to take my gas mask to school – the teachers said it would take to long to get it.   I’m sure I could have got home quicker than it took the vicar to get into the church to ring the bell to give the warning of a gas attack!

Click Rixon for others in this family. click Gerald & Elsie Rixon for more about Leslie's father Gerald

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1928-1942 Winifred Rose Rixon living at no 2 Currells Row Main Road LG.  Head Miss Gray then Mr Aldridge with Miss Jarvis, Miss Janes & Miss Norris.  Vicar Rev Morton then Sharpe. No new build. Toilets outside.  No rewards. Punishments- slaps & cane. Own clothes.  Free milk-latter part. School trip once to West Wycombe Hill. Sport – netball. Played kick can. My father Gerald Rixon started school at Loosley Row, presume he went to Lacey Green later.

Additional information. My mother was the school caretaker, we had to help her, so we sometimes stayed behind or went home for tea first.

click Peter & Winnifred Carter at Mistley, for more about Winifred Rose. click Rixon for others in this family. Click Gerald & Elsie Rixon for more about Winnifred's father Gerald

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1936-1943 Paul Oakford living at Woodview, Redland End, Speen. To school by Farmers Bus. Head-Flo Guerny with 'Pouty' Janes and Miss Jarvis. Vicar Mr Steward. Toilets outside. No school meals. Free milk- yes. Sport- Rounders.

Additional Information. I was purported to have kicked an evacuee (Margaret Nielson) and sentenced to have my feet chained together every playtime for one week!

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1935-1944 Harold Robert May living at Darvills Hill. Head- Mrs Guerny with Miss Janes. Vicar Steward. No new build. Toilets outside. No uniform My mother Doris Rixon was at the school.

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1936-1945 Jean Mary Lawrence living at Hill Croft, Loosley Hill Road, Loosley Row. Head Mrs Guerny with Miss Janes & Miss Jarvis. Vicar- Stewart. No new build. Toilets outside. No school meals. No free milk. No uniform. One trip to cinema in High Wycombe. Sports- netball & rounders. Played skipping & hopscotch.

Additional Information. One occasion I remember My father Mr Lawrence who was the milkman bringing a churn of milk into the school then I was measuring it out in cups for the children and then making tea for the teachers

click Lawrence for others in this family. click Hillcroft Farm & Post Office for story of Jean's home.

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1944-45 Paul W Claydon living at Kiln Cottages no 2, Kiln Lane, LG. Head- Miss Janes ? Vicar- I always thought it was Mr. Churchill because he came from the church. no new build. Toilets outside. No uniform. Sports- Soccer when we infants could get a kick at the ball. Played - I wrote a letter to my love and on the way I dropped it. My father Albert Claydon was at this school.

Additional Information. Walking to school was most concerned about passing old Mrs. Carter and her six poodles each with a different coat cut. My parents took our family to Canada.

Click Claydon for others in this family. click William & Lily Ruth Claydon for Paul's grandparents. Click Harold Edward & Eliza Carter for "old Mrs Carter (now a widow living at Gracefield, and her six poodles"

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1936-1945 Alan Luxford living at Willow Cottage Main Road, LG. Head- Mrs Guerny with Miss Janes & Miss Jarvis. Vicar- Rev Steward. Toilets-outside. No uniform. No school meals. Free milk- Yes. My mother Gladys Ing was at this school.

Additional Information. I remember the building of the air raid shelter. The issue of & the carrying of gas masks. Picking up potatoes at Widmer Farm = (war effort).

Click Luxford for others in this family. click William and Gladys Luxford for more about Alan's mother Gladys.

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1945-1946 Linda Ruth Claydon living at Kiln Cottages, Kiln Lane, LG. Head-? Teachers? Vicar-? No new build. Toilets outside. Played tag. My father Albert Hawes Claydon was at this school. We emigrated to Canada when I was 8.

Addition Information. I remember on May 1st having streamers from the maypole and holding to the end of a streamer and circling around to wrap the pole. I remember going on a little hike to the countryside to see spring flowers and song birds. I remember getting "Canada Cocoa" in a bag from school to take home.

click Claydon for others in this family. click William & Lily Ruth Claydon for Linda Ruth's grandparents

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1938-47 Vera Smith living at Church Cottage, Church Lane, LG. Head-Mrs F Guerny with Miss Jarvis & Miss Janes Vicar- Rev.J. Steward. No new build. Toilets- outside. No uniform. No school meals. Free milk- Yes. Sports- Rounders.

click Smith for others in this family. Vera married John Randall in 1953.

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1938-1947 Gordon May living at Darvills Hill, LG. Head Mrs Guerny with Miss Jarvis, Miss Janes & Miss French. Vicar- Rev Steward. No new build. Toilets outside. No uniform. Free Milk- yes for a time. Sports- Rounders. My Mum Doris Rixon was at this school.

Additional Information. I remember Mrs Gilbert coming into the school about 3 pm May 8th 1945 shouting the war was over.

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1938-1947 Bernard George Luxford living at Willow Cottages, Main Road, LG. Head - Mrs Guerny with Miss Janes & Miss Jarvis. Vicar- Rev. Steward. No new build. Toilets-outside. No uniform. No school meals. Free milk- Yes. My mother Gladys Ing was at this school.

Additional Information. The field behind the school was used as an airstrip for Bomber Command during the war years.

click Luxford for others in this family. click William and Gladys Luxford for more about Gladys Ing

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1939- 1948 Douglas Tilbury 1 Hillock Cottages, Parslows Hillocks, Lily Bottom Lane. Now 2 Hillock Cottages Parslows Hillocks.  Caught Farmer’s Bus or walked to school. Head Mrs Guerney with Miss Janes & Miss Jarvis. Vicar Rev Steward. Studied maths, English, art, R.E., music, knitting! No new build. Toilets outside.  Approx 30 in class. No rewards. Punishment -? lots of shouting. Second-hand clothes (from USA, wartime)  School meals-yes, enjoy?-yes. Free milk-yes. Trips-none. My father Reginald went to this school.

Additional Information.  Remember Chilblains. About 30 children came into our school, bringing the number up to 60 plus, also a new teacher - Miss French to assist Miss Janes and Miss Jarvis (my favourite). Somehow our mother managed to pack sandwiches for our dinners every day - 6 of us. Also bus fares for Farmers 20 seater bus. On one occasion the Canadian Red Cross sent us some powdered chocolate, also free wellington boots. Played football with RAF (after school) at the airstrip behind the school. The summers were hot! The winters were cold!

click Tilbury for others in this family. click Doug Tilbury for more about Doug. click Reg & Lucy Tilbury for more about Doug's father Reginald.