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ST MARY'S REUNION 2009
REUNION AT THE RAVENSER 4th MARCH 2009
EX PUPILS WHO ATTENDED THE NIGHT
A BREEN;E ARKSEY; M ANDREWS: G ANDREWS; T AVEYARD;L BARLOW; RAY BARLOW; ROY BARLOW ;P BRADY;
R BENSTEAD; J BENSTEAD ; I BISBY;
A BRODEN ; M BICKERSTAFFE ; M BULLOCK ; M M COOK; M CRESSEY; C COOPER; E DAY; P DENTSTON; T DAVISON;
C FRANKLAND; M FRANKLAND; P FRANKLAND; D FRANKLAND; D FRANKLAND; E FULERTON; B GRANNON;
M HILDYARD; B HARTLEY; G HOLBORN M HOLBORN; B HILL; H HUDSON; A HUDSON ; M HUDSON ; GEOFF HARDY ;
R JOHSON; J KEEN; S KEEN; C KENNY; E KNOX;
M LANCASTER; P LANCASTER; M LANCASTER; L LANCASTER; N LANCASTER; ; I LYONS; E LYONS; M LYONS; D MARR;
C NEWLOVE; T NEYLON; T O'NEIL ; C O'CONNER ; P O'BOYLE ;T.BOYLE ; S REID; A ROOMS; B ROOMS; S ROSS;
ANGIE ROCKETT; M STEPHENSON ; I SADLER; J SEAGER ; PHIL SMITH; E TERRY; M TERRY; S TERRY; D WARMsLEY;
M.WHITTAKER; R WHITING; P WHITNEY
TEACHER ; J MILNE
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOUR NAME IS MISSING ,IF YOU ALSO REMEMBER THOSE THAT ARE NOT LISTED PLEASE ALSO LET ME KNOW THANK YOU
RE-UNION
What a truly amazing night with over a hundred people turning up from around the UK to attend the School Reunion the atmosphere in the room was buzzing and a wave of happy emotions filled the air. Can you believe that Angie Moor traveled all the way from Inverness setting of in thick snow so that she could be at the night to share her photos stories and memories of her years at St Mary’s and what stories there where to share has all the many photographs were passed around the room.
Each photograph opening a window to the past we had all shared at some time in the school years It was great to see the friendships rekindled has school friends of long ago meet up once again and many a phone number was exchanged to keep those friend ships alive in the future
What a wonderful sight to see so many people sharing their memories of the school and while some of those memories may not have been good ones it was clear to see every person was very happy been able to talk with people who could relate to them “the Ravenser” was truly
“AN INN OF HAPPINESS”
I myself was so happy and a tear came to my eye when Christine and Marie presented me with a plaque which contained your lovely messages and signatures. It is a treasure l will always keep reminding me of the night It was certainly a “Night to Remember” and the icing on the cake was when Mr. Joe Milne one of our old teachers turned up.
The night could not have happened with out the hard work put in by Christine and her family so l would like to say a big thank you to them because l did not deserve the all the credit given to me. The donation box was opened in front of the bar staff witnesses and found to contain 94 pound and 54 pence this figure was passed on the gentleman who had so generously Donated the buffet
l would like to thank that gentleman has with out him the buffet could not have been laid on Finally l would like to thank you all for attending the night, your photograph s stories and memories once again brought St Mary’s back to life,however l do hope that we don't wait 20 years for the next re-union
THE RAVENSER 4th MARCH 2009 I met so many unexpected people and exchanged some great stories.Also people had some
outstanding photographs.My brother Ray recently posted a photo of the him at the Boxing club and last night
met up with the "lad" that was stood next to him on the photo!
I had a really memorable evening, made all the better by Hull City "thrashing" Fulham!
Now that the reunion has taken place,we must not leave it at that but continue to use this wonderful site
to exchange more memories/photos etc and keep the momentum going forward.
Liam Barlow
Hi to you all,I am away on a visit at present so am bit behind with my mail, but just had to say a big ,big thank you to ever one who turned up for the St. Mary's reunion. So enjoyed meeting everyone.
It was so fantastic to be able to thank the members who have shared their photos with us. Liam what an opportunity for Ray to meet the person on his boxing picture.
I saw some real treasures and just hope they get put on the site.
One in particular was a picture of Mrs. Monk's classroom. It would be great to have a copy of that one. There were also some memorable shots of St. Mary's Church and school before and during the time it was being pulled down.
What a bonus if they appeared.
To all our members, old and new it would be so good if you could fill in your profiles. We could learn so much more about our school and pupils.
For us all, come on, turn out those old shoe boxes and biscuit tins and see what photographic treasures we have hidden away.
What a super night. MARIE HILDYARD
For names-and text please move cursor onto photograph
ANGIE MOORS SAYS
Thank you for the reunion, a great night and brilliant chance to catch up with friends I havent seen for 47 years or more. Also Harry Hudson (82) who I never expected to see again. I hadn't realised that he was one of the old school even though he was always involved with my family . Well done for turning up Harry. to margaret and Ann, It was truly great to see you both after all this time. will get in touch again soon.
RITA WHITING
I have just had the most enormous pleasure in looking back... the reunion....all the pics and what people have written. I didn't go to St, Mary's but new some of the people that were at the reunion. I loved it. Thank you so much (Christine too!) for including me... I was very honoured!
You all have this special bond... more than a family.... a closness that you all shared .. you made so many people happy... including me.
Well done to you and all that put the experience together.
So sorry that I missed anniann!
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| RosemaryOldridge | New to the site! | 2 | Oct 2 2009, 7:23 PM EDT by JoanStephenson | ||
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I lived across the road from the school at number 8 Wilton Street and was still late most mornings!
I have so many happy memories I don't know where to start. St.Mary's was a great school with excellent teachers and a real sense of community. Discipline was accepted as part of school life and we respected our teachers - that's how things were then. I remember my very first day at school, when I was five - I couldn't reach the coat peg and a boy called Bill Cunningham who seemed so tall to me hung my coat up for me! I thought he was wonderful! Where are you now Bill? I also remember wetting my knickers and one of the nuns sat me on the big heating pipes to dry and feeling so humiliated even at that age!!! My uncles and aunties lived at number 12 Wilton Street and Uncle Frank was involved with the boys' boxing club for many years and also ran the St. Mary's Social Club. My Mum used to sew dresses for the May processions and items for the Sale of Work. Mum also went to St. Mary's as well as her brothers, sisters and cousins. One of her teachers was Miss Ryder and she used to walk up and down between the rows of desks picking bits from the students clothes as she passed. One day, a lad in the class shredded some cloth and stuck the threads all over his jumper! I think he probably got the cane for that! Miss Ryder was such a smart lady and regularly after Sunday Mass everyone would gather outside to chat. One day my brother Steve, who was about seven at the time, had sneaked a "whoopee" cushion out that he had got for Christmas and just as my Mum and Miss Ryder were chatting he sat on it and everyone turned and stared - Mum was so embarrassed! Sadly, Steve died of a duodenal ulcer a couple of years ago - I miss him so much - he aways had a geat sense of humour! Anyway - let's see if this has stirred some memories! |
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| christinekenington | reunion 2009 | 1 | Aug 29 2009, 6:30 PM EDT by chris_k | ||
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I was pleased to see the photos of the reunion. I rememeber the Lancaster sisters very well. I also remember Bernard McIntyre. I get to know a lot from my cousin Marie Hildyard who is more computer literate than me. My maiden name was Christine Bell.
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| annieann1948 | nice | 0 | Apr 19 2009, 8:10 PM EDT by annieann1948 | ||
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it was so nice to see these photos . look at you all . christine kenny rosemary bensted i remember them so well . its amazing . the barlow brothers .im just so happy to see them .
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