Normal for Norfolk
My wife got chatting with my aunt (by marriage and much younger than my uncle) anyway turns out they both grew up in Cambridge and went to the same schools and colleges at slightly different times and then both ended up living in rural Norfolk and both ended up marrying into our family. They pointed out people they both know on school photos
Just to contradict myself Mexican, I actually work with one guy who started at Avenue Infants on the same day as me way back in September 1966 !
It wasn't the Netherhall School by any chance...
I was there in the mid 80s
Here's a few more names for you Mexican from Middle School, you may even be one of them ?
Richard Minkler, Alexis Hitchins, William Wallace, David Hill, Alec Baldwin (RIP), Andrew Todd, Andrew Lake, Richard Bond (a la BBC Look East fame), Dale Wiseman and Me ???
And the teachers; Miss White (babe), Mrs Liss, Mrs Garrett, Mr Kite (who could forget him?), Mr Bug, Mrs Pigney, Mr Carmichael, Mrs Bean and The Head Mr Robinson
Anyway mate, it's getting late back here in Old Blighty, I'll catch up tomorrow
I actually became quite good friends with William Wallace when we both went to the Hewett School. You're right he was eccentric, he used to keep his pet mouse Charlotte in his top blazer pocket. Every now and then it would pop it's head out. It used to freak the teachers' out and he was forever getting disciplined for it ! But just like all of the others I lost touch with him, God knows what he's up to now ? My best mate after leaving Avenues was Gary Wear, don't know if you recall him ? Unfortunately he's had, let's just say, grave issues and we haven't spoken now for about two years it's all very sad.
You are correct, indeed Valerie Ives father was the vicar at St Thomas's. Remember the name Kim Lancaster but not the face and yes I also remember Gary Wear. Talking of strange, do you remember Melvyn Moore. Never been married or had kids and apparently is living at home with his parents. i have trouble recalling names but when I see them I remember. I am sure we know each other. I was always with Patrick, Joe Evans, Keith Lambert, Clifford Stringer and various other n'er do wells. I was often in trouble with both Mr Allen and Robinson (who was a total c**t) but i did play football for the school and represented the Middle school for 5 years at the city sports (often in trouble but never lazy). Always had a little bad boy charm that the girls likedLOL
A couple of the girls I remember, (probably because I fancied them at the time), were Valerie Ives, (I believe her father was the Vicar of St Thomas' Church at the bottom of Caernavon Road), and the Aussie girl Kim Lancaster. Kim actually 'went out' with our 'friend' Carl Grapes when we were all in Mrs Bean's class together.
This is weird mate, strange thing is Avenues was a fairly large school so although we both remember a lot of names we may not even remember each other ?
Keep wracking your brain, you can do it. Tell me a few of your friends, might give me a clue.
You are correct, indeed Valerie Ives father was the vicar at St Thomas's. Remember the name Kim Lancaster but not the face and yes I also remember Gary Wear. Talking of strange, do you remember Melvyn Moore. Never been married or had kids and apparently is living at home with his parents. i have trouble recalling names but when I see them I remember. I am sure we know each other. I was always with Patrick, Joe Evans, Keith Lambert, Clifford Stringer and various other n'er do wells. I was often in trouble with both Mr Allen and Robinson (who was a total c**t) but i did play football for the school and represented the Middle school for 5 years at the city sports (often in trouble but never lazy). Always had a little bad boy charm that the girls liked
Ok, a few more names Alistair Thomas, very clever guy. Philip Durban, Jonathan O'Byrne and me went to the same school after the Avenues because although often in trouble I was quite clever.
I think if you were friends with William Wallace then maybe you stayed away from the likes of me. If you cannot guess who i am then i will let you know. I think it is just a case of distant memories.
I mean how many people do you bump into from Middle school??? Most of the girls will be fat and ugly and the guys fat and bald (please excuse me if you are fat and bald) me no, still have all my hair and teeth and almost no gray
I hope to be back to the UK sometime in the next 6 months (work permitting) catch a game (my brother has season tickets) and catch up with some old friends, maybe we can meet up for a beer.
I suppose my best friend at the time would have been Andrew Todd as we grew up together on the same street, I haven't a clue where he is now ? Do you remember the Adjosi brothers ? (I think that's how you spell it),they were quite unique at the time seeing as they were the only black kids at school. Me and Nick Adjosi were the first kids on our street to have skateboards !!!! We also used to hang around with a girl called Elizabeth, I think her surmname was 'Bale' although memory escapes me. I have also had business dealings with Nick in recent years too. Do you remember the school dinners with that awful bloody mashed potato served up with an ice cream scoop and that hot tomato 'sauce' they used to pour over the cheese flan ? 
Just realised who you are (it was the sphinx thing) came to me this morning
Just realised who you are (it was the sphinx thing) came to me this morning
Really ?, Ok then send me a PM on here with who you are mate
In the unlikely event dave is right Mexican, I've just sent you a PM.
Click on control panel then 'inbox' , 'read message' then 'reply to private message'
As I say, I'm sure dave is wrong and that this is like telling your Grandma 'how to suck eggs'
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