Quote Originally Posted by kevin View Post
Five years behind me but spot on.
Collinson was known as Collywobbles - really nice man who struggled to deal with the rougher kids.
Gertie - my mum would never believe what a monster she was until my sister started work, as a nursery nurse, at the kids home Gertie also ran. Tales of violent abuse were common.
How about Mr McGarvey (head - lovely man who saw good in everyone), Mr Galea (Maths - another sadistic *******), Miss Dunn (English), Mr Slattery )Science - hard but fair), Mrs Ahmed (Art - like a young Elisabeth Taylor).

Couple of people in my class who I remember and were from Garston. Michael Axworthy (great footballer - went to Man U then Everton but don't think he got past the youth teams), Michale Powney (another good footballer), Imelda Longhurst, Frances Fanning. Names beginning to fade now - boy I'm feeling old!
Oh yes I remember Miss Ahmed and
Sam Mcguinness, Nice man, Sex Education lesson " To Make a baby Think of it as a Triangle...God on top..Man and woman each side, when all joined together Babies can be made" here endeth the lesson how things have changed Sam frequents St Bernadettes social every weekend

I was only at St Johns for a short time before I went out into the real world