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• Re: 1980's supermarket by Stephen walton (Member 10239464) on 5-Aug-2009
  I think it was called Mac market but I may be wrong as there was also a supermarket where Argos is

• Re: 1980's supermarket by sarah hayward (Member 10238557) on 6-Oct-2009
  it was international

• Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009
  Hi, this is Tony (Antony) Bradbury, and my older brother, Peter and I, too attended Riland Bedford in the same period as yourself. I contacted the school (it has a new name) and they had no records for any old boys or of school activities. This is a crying shame. I did make contact with Robert White, but, sadly, he died of lung cancer last year. Names I recall...
  Malcolm Bradbury; Trevor Foster;
  Barry Peace; Greg Hernden (He is a postman in Mere Green) Alan Harrison, (My cousin, and lost touch) David Telling; David Broughton; Steven Willson... We were all in 3G for a while. I recall faces, but cannot,for the-life-of-me, put names to them. As they come to mind, I shall tell you who they are.
  
  As for my, I now live in Damascus Arkansas, in the good old USA... phone 0011-501-472-8233
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• Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Bob Straughan (Member 10236408) on 14-Apr-2010
  Hi Tony like you I would probably recognise your face. Fellow pupils John Beadman, Roger Hoult, Dave Edwards (came to school on motorbike with sidecar), Andrew Waller to name a few we all had hair and aspirations then, now we are old grey and balding and reminicing how sad are we? My memories of some the staff are quite clear, Jack Brooks engineering, Bert Hickin RE and maths, 2nd Headmaster was M
  cGinn, Gardner (Popeye) english we tormented him terribly. An extremely attractive french teacher who had me wanting to leave for France. Thomas was PE,
  We all obviously benefitted from our stay there and am now looking forward to retirement in South Wales. I visited Sutton a few months back it has certainly changed the parade has become a shopping complex, but the main areas outside of the centre seem mosty unchanged. I used to attend the church choir and bell ringing played rugby (as prop) I now have the right shape but not the energy! The cricket club in Rectory park was a spring / summer activity, grass cutting, match scoring etc.
  Anyone remember me please make contact.
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• Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 28-Dec-2010
  Hi Bob. yes, Indeed, I recall everyone, just putting a few names to face is a pain (getting old).
  Happy, halsien days.... or were they?
  By the way, my wife and I have a facebook page
  >> mariashomemadecountryfare > g6ypk << you might get a few more with pictures of where I live etc., It's my personal page.
  have a happy new year... Tony

• Re: Old friends from Sutton. by james (Member 10257755) on 8-Feb-2011
  I went to riland bedford 1959-63. I remember all of your names but I doubt you will remember me, james (jim) walker. I never really felt I fitted in.was a bit of a loner but hung around with dennis waterhouse and richard (ricky) franks. was pally with roger tidmarsh (tiddles)and I used to help out in the tuck shop. remember birt hickin (you blithering idiots) pop eye (english) teddy brookes (rugb
  y and re i think)mrs rudge (french) and her loopy brother the music teacher (woolstenhien or swomething similar)mcginn was head,thomas and llewelin pe. my only claim to fame was to play alice in scool play (maybe that was where I went wrong lol) roger haupt was the griffin, I was crap! Paul jonstone is another name that springs to mind.
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• Re: Old friends from Sutton. by David Lamb (Member 10262301) on 11-Jun-2011
  I left RB in 1959, Hung out with Norman Matthews, Peter Lightwood.....would be interested in knowing what happened to them...
  I currently live in Sydney Australia..
  I was David Lamb but changed name by deedpoll in 1981 to David Simons which was my Stage Name..I am an Entertainer and still performing..

• Re: Joan Chapman by Wendy (Member 10230364) on 30-Mar-2009
  Happy 68th. Birthday, Joan.
  From Wendy (Cross)

• Re: sutton park girl by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 7-Oct-2008
  Yes, she is still there; she was my sister, and I used to send her out to earn fish and chip money..

• Re: Old Sutton Coldfield by Iain Sanders. (Member 10249107) on 27-Jun-2010
  If it was a house called 'The Highlands', lived in by Mr & Mrs Pickering - although I visited often I don't remember just where it was. Mr P. was a Leader in The Crusaders Sunday school, so if you can contact them (or indeed look in a '60's phone book), you could get the address. It was a big house with a very large garden.

• Re: looking for ex pupils arthur terry by Nicholas Ian Bradbury (Member 10220939) on 6-Feb-2008
  Hi, I wemt to arthur terry 1976 to 1979, I know its not realy what your looking for but hey Im trying.
  Nick.

• Re: looking for ex pupils arthur terry by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 6-Oct-2008
  Hi Nick, I was at Author Terry with you, but you won't recall me, but I recall you, you were the one that liked mashal arts.
  You never even looked at me, but I fancied you and your other brother, the married one, but I don't remember his name.
  I live in New York now, and I'm married to a airline pilot. I fly over to stay with my mom in Mere Green twice a year. Do you still live there?
  Best wishes.
  Mo.

• Re: looking for ex pupils arthur terry by Nicholas Ian Bradbury (Member 10220939) on 30-Jan-2011
  Hello Mo.
  Sorry but it vseems that The last time I lookes at this bulliten board was 2009.!!
  Wow how times fly.
  I am sorry that I did not look at you.
  I guess I had other things on my mind.
  Yes I did do Karate, how wonderful that
  some one
  rembers me. I feel a little humbled.
  I have been in Afghanistan for a while and so have not had the chance to read this board.
  New York, well look at you.
  I was hopeing that I could find photos of Arthur terry and Leyhill but it looks like it will be a fruitless search.
  Its all changed now, pity.
  I was just reading my brothers Blog, he sounds normal. Havent seen him in while. well none of them.
  I havent seen another Arthur Terry Pupal for about 8 years.
  I guess we are dieing out.
  Most have moved to new climbs.
  Any way keep in touch.
  N.I.B.
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• Re: Riland Bedford by Anna Bolic (Member 10196912) on 5-Nov-2006
  John died in '74.

• Re: Riland Bedford by clive mitchell (Member 10199996) on 30-Dec-2006
  Mike, I remember John Dillon and Roger Thomas, Alan Weaver, John Griffiths.
  Roger, you and I were members of the first ever Riland Rugby team

• Re: Riland Bedford by Bob Harlond (Member 10128872) on 16-Feb-2007
  Not much to add but I belive I was there from 1956 - 1960 are thereabouts. Remember Bert Hickin and his flying chalk and board rubbers and a few of the other male teachers. Bill Roberts the old headmaster who went on to John Willmot was a really good guy - his replacement was a bit of a sop.
  
  Still in touch with Pete Bromwich and remmeber many guys and a few gals (too many) pretty well too. Now
  living in Canada in beautiful British Columbia and have been for 26 years. There were some amazing people at the school at that time and it would be fantastic to hear from some of them. Best Regards Robert Harlond (Bob)
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• Re: Riland Bedford by Charles Kallay (Member 10209279) on 11-Jun-2007
  I was there 55 to 62 one of the first 4 to take A leveles I remenber Sid Luck and Bert Hitchin the eraser thrower / math teacher

• Re: Riland Bedford by Alix Morgan nee Norton (Member 10130672) on 28-Jun-2007
  Have been trying to contact Charles Kallay who left a message on Riland Bedford board.l lived in Holly Lane and you wrote to me many years ago and l,being unwell at the time,never replied.Would love to know how life's treated you.My parents are now both dead and my younger sister,Mary-Ann,died suddenly in April 2006.My brother,Euan,lives in an old bus in a tepee village in Wales.

• Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007
  iWEHT TO RYLAND BENFORD 1952-1956 ANYONE OUT THERE REMEMBER THOSES DAYS

• Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007
  REMEMBER BERT HITCHIN AND PUNCH BROWN MY FORM TEACHER WAS PALMER

• Re: Riland Bedford by CHRISTOPHER BARTON (Member 10213265) on 2-Sep-2007
  ANYBODY KNOW WERE MARGRET BISHOP OR CAROL BISHOP ARE NOW RYLAND BEDFORD 1952-- 1956

• Re: Riland Bedford by steve darby (Member 10229476) on 21-Jul-2008
  steve darby riland bedford 56_60 i remember lots of your names now living in devon

• Re: Riland Bedford by Mo Blank (Member 10232512) on 6-Oct-2008
  Hio there. I remember Burt Hickin, too, and of course Punch Brown, Smiler, Llewellin (gym and sports), and the other gym teacher, the Scots guy (yup). Who was the head, why it was Jim Maginn. I can see his face as he canned my backside...och! Then there was Brettle, the woodwoork master.. Peter Day the music teacher (boy did he ever have a bad temper!) Then there was the skelleton who tought Techi
  ncal drawing, he was always scatching his crotch! I took the vaginity of the metal work teacher's daughter HA!(name I have now forgotten).
  
  I would like to get in toutch with thye following.. Barry Peace, Bob Wite, Stephen Cook,
  Trevor Foster.
  
  I now live in the USA and own a store with my wife. www.mariashomemadefare.com
  email me at mo.blank@yahoo.com
  
  
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• Re: Riland Bedford by Robert Jagger (Member 10234800) on 25-Jan-2009
  I remember the school well. Was there from 1970 to 1977, I left the 6th form for the navy but for the past 19 years have been in Germany where I married. If anyone remembers a boy called Robert Jagger, it would be great to exchange experiences.

• Re: Riland Bedford by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009
  * Re: Old friends from Sutton. by Tony Bradbury (Member 10242981) on 9-Dec-2009
  Hi, this is Tony (Antony) Bradbury, and my older brother, Peter and I, too attended Riland Bedford in the same period as yourself. I contacted the school (it has a new name) and they had no records for any old boys or of school activities. This is a crying shame. I did make contact with Robert White, but,
  sadly, he died of lung cancer last year. Names I recall...
  Malcolm Bradbury; Trevor Foster;
  Barry Peace; Greg Hernden (He is a postman in Mere Green) Alan Harrison, (My cousin, and lost touch) David Telling; David Broughton; Steven Willson... We were all in 3G for a while. I recall faces, but cannot,for the-life-of-me, put names to them. As they come to mind, I shall tell you who they are.
  
  As for my, I now live in Damascus Arkansas, in the good old USA... phone 0011-501-472-8233
  
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• Re: Riland Bedford by Coliin Gittins (Member 10253800) on 2-Nov-2010
  Well bless my soul. I am proud to be an associate of the old boys and girls of Riland Bedford. I was a member of 1a 2a 3a and 4a before leaving in 1957 to eventually join the Ryal Navy. Bill Roberts was the Boss, Bert Hickin was the Maths Guy and also Deputy to Bill. I believe they served together in ww2 RN I thunk. Does anyone remember Bert's pipe.,.. he dropped it one day on the way to lunch u
  p the stairs and winced every time it hiot the floor. He did throw chalk and the occasional board rubber but we loved him...his teaching ability was profound I still remember a lot of his sayings even today....Logs for division "Change the sign of the lower line and add up in terms of bobs" Science for me and RE was a little guy who derived great respect his name escapes but I can see him now in my minds eye. My final form master was a taff Davis I think he hated me but I respected him. The Hawk Harris was mechanics and geometry I remember he was OK and also a chalk tosser. English for me was Pobble he had no control of the classroom but I remember yet his reading of 39 Steps. I spent a lot of 57 helping set up the Boy Scouts Jamboree in Sutton Park. I spent my whole school life Mere Green and Riland Bedford sitting next to a great friend Dave Baxter now for some reason I'm persona non grata I still think he was great guy.
  
  My wife since December 1963 was also a Riland Bedford girl Gillian Hatton now Gittins.
  
  Did 23 years in the RN, 10 years in the defence industry and the rest running my own international consulting company. Now age has softened me and greyed my temples but memory is still bright of school days and summers that were always spent under sunny skys. Anyone out there remember me?
  
  regards
  
  Colin Gittins
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