Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates from 1972

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 click Lacey Green School Reunion 2000 leave dates 1936 - 48.

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 see below :-

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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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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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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)

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1969-1976 Patrick Molesworth living at Pedlars Patch, Foundry Lane, LR. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Keen, Mr Baines, Mrs Ratcliff, Miss Skinner, Miss Stratton, Miss Agnew, Mr Caudrey, Alistair McBurney, Mrs Adcock, Mrs Glanders. (dinner ladies Mrs Stevens, Mrs Ginger) Sport - football. Played bulldog, red rover.

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1970-1977 Vanessa Jane Colsell living at Jumari. Loosley Hill,LR. Head Mr Anthony with Miss Agnew, Mr Keen, Miss Pritchard, Mrs Searles, Mrs Stratton, Mrs Gifford, Miss Skinner. Vicar Rev Houghton. The new school building was starting to be built. School uniform-yes. Sports- netball & rounders. Played elastic, skipping, jacks. My father Dudley Stevens and my gran, Mrs C stevens went to this school.

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1971-1978 Lucille Attridge living at Charmwood Cottage, Main Road, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Miss Agnew, Mr Caudrey, Miss Acock, Miss Gillanders. Slap on hand or stand in corner as punishment; stars or being a monitor as rewards. School uniform-yes. Trip to Wycombe Chair Museum & Natural History Museum. Sports- Netball & running. Played hopscotch, jacks, what's the time Mr Wolf.

Additonal Information. Being moved to an old school in Bledlow for a year whilst the new part of the school was being built. It had outdoor toilets and the school dinners weren't as nice. It felt strange when we came back.

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1971-1983 Lois Glyn Jones living at Cairndale, Main Road, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Caudrey, Mr & Mrs Keen, Miss Lacey, Mrs Stanstead. Trip to Shortenills. Sport-netball. Played French skipping & '7'

Additional Information. I remember getting a rubber stuck up my nose & Mrs Keen being very kind.

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1973-1975 Emma Jane Knight living at Wimble End, Church Lane, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Searle, Miss Price, Miss Agnew. New building- yes. School uniform-yes. Sports- gym, country dancing. Played Tarzan & Jane, skipping.

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1973-1980 Sandra Jane Luxford living at Elm Tree, Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough. Head Mr Anthony with Mr Caudrey, Mrs Holt, Miss Lewis, Mr McBurnie, Miss Agnew. New Building -yes. Trips to Shortenhills (Amersham), Camping -Scotland & Oxford. Sports- netball. Played Bulldog, red rover, skipping. Father Alan Luford & grandmother Gladys Ing at this school.

Addiional Information. April Fools Day, swapping the sugar for salt in the staff, Miss Agnew took he most sugar!

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1973-1979 Caroline Mckee living at Copper Beech, Allan Drive, Naphill. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Stratton, Miss Price, Miss Ellis, Miss Agnew, Miss Lacey, Mr Caudrey. Punishment- stand outside Mr Anthony's door. School uniform-yes. Sports- rounders. played skipping, British bulldog.

Additional Information. I will never forget the spam fritters for lunch or the chocolate sauce served with the semolina!

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1974-1978 Steve White living at Moomins, Moses Plat Lane, Speen. Head Mr Anthony. School bus from Speen. sports- football. cricket. Played British bulldog.

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1977-1981 Ian Peart living at Grimms Meadow, Walters Ash. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Holt, Mr McBurnie, Studied- 3 R's, woodwork, pottery, music, technical drawing, sewing, swimming. Trip to Shortenills Environmental Centre. Sports- football, athletics. Played football in break.

Additional Information. I can remember the outdoor swimming pool and having lessons in there when the water was so cold you couldn't feel your hands and feet when you got out!

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1979-1981 Louise Grafton living at 14 Woodfield, LG. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Hatt, Miss Agnew, Mr Caudrey, Mr McBurnie, Mrs Rodbourne. Vicar Rev Houghton. School Uniform-yes. Trips to Shortenills & Hadrian's Wall. Sports- tennis, swimming, netball. gymnastics. played skipping.

Additional Information. Getting married & divorced at age 11 years to Graham Stansfield, on school trip to Gretna Green whilst at Hadrians Wall

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1981-1985 Chantel Stokes living at Iran House, Stocking Lane, Naphill. Head Mr Anthony with Mrs Rodbourne, Mr Oldfield, Miss Agnew, Mrs Holt, Mr Brown, Mr Caudrey. Vicar Mr Hourghton. To school by car. School uniform-yes. Sports netball, gymnastics. Trips to Science Museum Aylesbury, Swimming Pool, Gym Tournament.

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1983-1987 Ellen Baker living at Hampden Lodge, Parslows Hillock, LG. Head Mr Green with Miss Agnew, Mrs Beagley, Mr Brown, Mrs Rodbourne, Mrs Holt, Mrs Stansfield. Vicar Rev Maynard. Trip to Swanage, Somerset. Sports netball, gym, rounders. Played Red letter, skipping, tag, marbles. My father Geoff Baker at this school.

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1984-1990 David Stacey living at 8 New Road, Walters Ash. Head Mr Green, Mrs Newbold with ? teachers. Sports- football. cricket. Played Kiss chase. Trips to Ironbridge & Swanage.

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1986-1990 Nancy Baker living at Hampden Lodge, Parslows Hillock LG. Head Mr Green, Mrs Newbold with Mrs Stansfield, Miss Agnew, Miss Roe. Vicar Rev Maynard. Milk- no. Trips to Swanage, Somerset, Norwich. Sports- Netball, Gym, Cricket, rounders, lots of athletics. Played scramble, sausage machine, marbles, skipping, elastics. My father Geoffrey Baker was at this school.

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1986-1992 Fiona Pomeroy living at 5 Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough. Head Mr Green with Mrs Stansfield, Mrs Hamilton. Vicar- Rev Houghton. Milk- no. Trips to Swanage & Ironbridge. Sports- netball & rounders. My mother Linda Dell was at this school.

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1988-1995 Amanda Robinson living at 231 Hithercroft Road, Downley. Head Mrs Newbold with Mr Coleman, Mrs Davis, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Rodbourne. Vicar- Mr P Hale. Studied- Topics, Science, History, English, French, Geography, Maths, Music, R.E. Uniform-yes. Milk-no. Trips to Norwich, Swanage. Sports- Netball, Athletics.

Addition Information. I remember breaking the 100m school record which my sister had 5 years before me.

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1991- 1997 Leonie Brooker living at 46 Manor Park Avenue, Princes Risborough. Head Mr Coleman with Mrs Hamliton, Mr DeWolf, Mrs Rodbourne, Mrs McGinty, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Stansfield, Miss Harrison. Vicar- father Richard (Maynard). Uniform-yes. Milk-no. Trip to Swanage. Sports- netball, rounders.

Additional Information. Special memories of Sports Day, Trip to Swanage, Netball Matches year 7.

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1991- 1998 Patricia Grasham living at 5 The Orchard, Naphill. Head Mrs Newbold /Mr Coleman with Mrs Davies /Hamilton /Shaw /McGinty. Vicar- Mr Hale/father Richard. Studied- Science, Maths, English, Technology, Pottery, History, Geography, Music, French. Uniform-yes. Milk-no. Trips to Wye, Ironbridge, Hazard Alley. Sports- netball, rounders.

Additional Information. HAVING FUN !!

Remembering Iron Bridge - The hard beds!! Abigail's bobble hat! Rounders (in the car park) The games room

The China Museum- making our own personalised mugs.

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1992?-1995? Melonie Hames living at Hillborough House, Chapel Hill, Speen. Head Mrs Newbold with Mr Coleman, Mrs Davies & more. Vicar Rev Hale. Trips- Swanage, Norwich, Chiltern Open Air Museum. Sports- netball, bench ball?

Additional Information. School concerts. My 1st public performance, Mr Higgs.

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1992-1997 Emily Brown living at Treswell, Picts Lane, Princes Risborough. Head Mr Coleman with Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Davies, Mr DeWolf, Miss Jeffries, Miss Harrison, Mrs Shaw, Mrs McGinty, Mrs Rodbourne. Vicar father Richard (Maynard). Uniform-yes. Milk-no. Trip to Swanage. Sports- rounders, netball.

Addition Information. Special memories of Sports Day & trip to Swanage year 7.

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1992- 1996 Lucy Wood living at Speen Cottage, Chapel Hill, Speen. Head Mrs Newbold/Mr Coleman with Mrs Rodbourne, Mrs Jones, Mrs Hayes, Mr Higgs, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Davis, Mr DeWolf. Vicar Rev Hale. Trips to Greenwich, Norwich, Ironbridge. Sports- netball, hockey, rounders, swimming.

Addition Information. Remember the freezing shallow swimming pool & School trips.

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1996-1997 Cara Bolton living at Holm Lodge, Church End, Bledlow. Head Mr Colman with Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Rodbourne, Mr DeWolf, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Davies, Mrs McGinty. Vicar- Father Richard. Uniform-yes. Milk-no. Sports- netball, hockey Trip to Swanage.

Additional Information. Special memories of trip to Swanage year 7.