web page gone awry

hi members of the list,

it is saturday 8th September, and the welcome page seems to be corrupted, I hope that it cures itself, if not I'll have to redo it,

regards,

jim wishart, list manager,

web page gone awry

hi members of the list,

it is saturday 8th September, and the welcome page seems to be corrupted, I hope that it cures itself, if not I'll have to redo it,

regards,

jim wishart, list manager,

english homework with a difference

Hi Jim

 

Do you remember the "alternative" english homework set by Mr Priestland from time to time, in the form of "50 Up", "60 Up or even "100 Up" questions.   Up to 100 general knowledge questions, with instructions to find the answers by asking parents, relatives, friends or looking up in libraries, encyclopaedias etc.  So much better and more interesting than learning lengthy, uninspiring Shakespearean speeches by heart, or analyzing grammatically some rather dry and obscure sentences.   Here were instead some nice, gentle brainteasers,  of relevance to the real world, and although we did not know it then, very good practice for all those yet to come radio and tv quizzes; pub quizzes; Trivial Pursuit-type games etc.   Mr Priestland was perhaps a generation too soon and missed out on a possible career as a game-show host on TV, or at least as a question setter!   Certainly now much more financially rewarding than being a school teacher.

 

Regards

 

Peter 

english homework with a difference

Hi Jim

 

Do you remember the "alternative" english homework set by Mr Priestland from time to time, in the form of "50 Up", "60 Up or even "100 Up" questions.   Up to 100 general knowledge questions, with instructions to find the answers by asking parents, relatives, friends or looking up in libraries, encyclopaedias etc.  So much better and more interesting than learning lengthy, uninspiring Shakespearean speeches by heart, or analyzing grammatically some rather dry and obscure sentences.   Here were instead some nice, gentle brainteasers,  of relevance to the real world, and although we did not know it then, very good practice for all those yet to come radio and tv quizzes; pub quizzes; Trivial Pursuit-type games etc.   Mr Priestland was perhaps a generation too soon and missed out on a possible career as a game-show host on TV, or at least as a question setter!   Certainly now much more financially rewarding than being a school teacher.

 

Regards

 

Peter 

the prison

Winchester Prison stands on the horizon when viewed from the school. Does anyone remember the gruesome significance it seemed to take on when there was to be an execution and how we watched the clock as the time drew near?

 

jim wishart, list manager,

the prison

Winchester Prison stands on the horizon when viewed from the school. Does anyone remember the gruesome significance it seemed to take on when there was to be an execution and how we watched the clock as the time drew near?

 

jim wishart, list manager,

Doc Freeman's car

I can remember the registration DOR 10 - used to haunt me.  It seemed whenever I was up to no good, it would appear out of nowhere, which meant I quickly had to adorn my cap and raise it nonchalantly

 

I beleive it was a Wolsey of sorts ?

 

Regards

 

 

Brian Gates