Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates from 1972

1966-1973 Susan Carol Luxford living at Elm Tree, Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Keen, Miss Agnew. Vicar- Rev Houghton. Toilets inside. Punishments- detention, lines, in corner. School uniform. Sports - none. Played Chase, British bulldog, French elastic. Father Alan Luxford at this school.

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1966-1972 Tim Walker living at Northlea, Lower Road, LR. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Stanstead, Mr Keen. Vicar Mr Houghton. Toilets inside. School uniform-yes. Sports- cricket, rounders.

Additional Information. Remember playing marbles into the dent in the tarmac near the climbing frame. The opening of the swimming pool. The old canteen building.

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1966-1969 Ianthe Brownrigg living at The Salmon, LR. Head Mr Anthony with Miss Agnew, Mrs Stansfield. Vicar-Rev Houghton. Played British Bulldog, French skipping, Grandmother's footsteps.

Additional Information. Came last in the egg & spoon race on sports day.

My first teacher used to keep a tin of sweets. If you did something good you would stand on a chair at the front of the class & choose a sweet.

Knocked out my two front teeth falling over in the playground - a traumatic childhood memory.

Hand writing lessons were always a worry to me. We used nibbed ink pens and as I am left handed I broke a lot of nibs in my time!

My mother would collect me from school in our Mini Traveller. I remember the number plate - PPP257D. If I couldn't find the number plate by the end of the line of cars I'd burst into tears and start my walk back to Loosley Row.

I have vivid memories of my first few days at school. The head teacher, Mr Anthony would have to carry me in kicking & thumping over his shoulder!

This all sounds a little bit on the negative side but I have very many happy memories of friends and games, especially British bulldog which the whole school seemed to play at lunch break. And very fond memories of my teachers.

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1967-1974 Rebecca Glyn Jones living at Cairndale, Main Road, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Mr & Mrs Keen, Mr Caudery, Miss Agnew. Vicar Rev Houghton. School uniform-yes. Sports netball, rounders, athletics. Played French skipping, jacks.

Additional Information. On Wednesdays Miss Agnew took us for 'nature'. Every morning Mr Keen set a test of 5 questions.

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1967- 1969 Tom William Tagg living at Chippins, Main Roag, LG. Head Mr Anthony with ? Vicar Rev Houghton. Sports- football.

Additional Information. I remember enjoying my time at the school but obviously from above have a poor memory of detail!

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1967-1970 Daphne Beatrice Tagg living at RAF Bradenham then Chippins, Main Road, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Keen, Mrs Stansfield. Vicar Mr Houghton. School uniform-yes.

Additional Information. I remember the swimming pool being dug by parents - although not swimming in it.

Also Mr Keen (I think) railing against Enid Blyton and reading us 'Five Children and It' as an example of a really good book.

I remember the morning we sat the 11+ and the feeling that life would be ruined if one didn't pass!

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1969-1975 Elizabeth (Liz) Pushman living at Umtata Naphill Common. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Keen, Mr Bains, Miss Perkins, Mr Caudry, Miss Agnew. Vicar ? Punishments -detention, writing lines. School uniform-yes. Sports Netball. Played chaintag, British bulldog, running games.

Addition Information. A group of us did a batik for some celebration at the church - it hung in the church for years - what happened to it?

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1969- 1976 Jane Wright living at Lone Pine. Bradenham Wood, Walters Ash. Head Mr Anthony with Miss Agnew, Mr Caudrey. To school mainly by car, sometimes by bike. School uniform-yes. Trip to Shortenhills. Sport Netball, running. Played French elastic.

Added Information. All very happy memories.

Both my younger sisters Kate and Sophie also went to St. John's. We are all still in contact with friends from the school, even though we have moved away from the area.

I remember the huge playing field, sports days and the teams we had - hawks, kestrels, falcons and eagles. I was kestrels (red).

The vicar 'lecturing' us about stealing and quoting an incident from his childhood when he stole chocolate! I think we heard that story more than once!

Mr Keen getting your attention by holding your hair!

Mr Caudrey's woodwork classes & I think we all made fish on sticks.

School Assembley - favourite hymns were 'Onward Christion Soldiers' ( we stamped in time) and 'All things Bright and beautiful'.

Sponsored litter walks

Miss Agnew telling the boys to tuck their petticoats (shirt tails) in and telling us off for having 'mother's meetings' (chatting)