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Vaughan Melzer recalls. I was a reluctant member of his field trip to Bally castle 1957? I returned an enthused Geologist (bought a real geological hammer) and dashed off again with him to Cheddar a week later. Two field trips never to be forgotten. A wonderful, mad enthusiastic teacher.

Bob Wilkinson writes. On a field course to Norfolk when visiting a trawler in Yarmouth he leant over a rail in the engine room for further inspection, managed to let his pipe drop out of his mouth and into the bilge. There was great hilarity all round. Some years later, I recall a picture of him in one of the 'dailys' posing in front of his wrecked car which unfortunately was buried under a collapsed brick wall. What a character.

Clive Jones 1969-74 writes:- "Oh for the chance to tell my old Engineering Teacher Mr Watson that the hours after school in the workshop actually did help and more than he will ever know; with his help I went through college and wound up working on the Space Shuttle at NASA."

Started as History around 1972, became Deputy  Head by 1983  In 1989, she was appointed as Director of Education of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, a post which she held until her retirement in 2002.

In the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours, June 2002, Christine was awarded a CBE for her services to education."

Closest Photo taken at at the 30 years reunion in 1986

We sometimes drew lots to ‘discover’ Matida’s hiding place and whoever found her and suffered her stinging kiss would generate a degree of peer group kudos. Mr Wife knew this and would allow a degree of Russian Roulette to be played to break the boredom. He was a big chap and rather larger than life".

Now lives with Wife Jane, in Cairns Queensland. Picture taken in 1957

Head of the Elliott Central* School for Girls from 1949 Became Deputy Head when the school moved to Putney and became comprehensive. Left to become Head of Ensham School, London by 1961

Olive Collins (nee Pulham) recalls "Mrs. Williams came to us originally as Mrs. Thompson, she later married Mr. Williams who at one time was head of Riversdale" (the junior school next door).

* Central was one step below Grammar and above Secondary Modern in those days.

Graham Holley says "I have many memories of Stephen Willink, who used to take some of the older lads to the Green Man for a pint after school - and pay!"