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Yahoo
03-08-2025
- General
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Reunion for pupils and teacher after 60 years
A reunion has taken place for the pupils and teacher of a Kent primary school class after almost 60 years. Former classmates from Loose Primary School, near Maidstone, got together to reminisce and retake their school photo from 1966. It took two friends a total of five years to trace 20 of the 36 pupils shown in the original photo - 14 of whom turned up for the reunion. Lynne Higson, who helped organise the event, said it was "wonderful to catch up and find out what everyone had been up to". She hatched the reunion plan in 2020 with former school friend Sue Brattle after re-connecting on Facebook. Ms Higson, who now lives in Aldwick, West Sussex, told BBC Radio Kent: "I still had the class photo from 1966. "We're not in school uniform, but it was the whole class." The pair put the photo in a local community group on Facebook and people responded. John Halls, one of the ex-pupils who got in touch, turned out to be a former detective "which proved useful in tracking down others", Ms Higson said. The former classmates gathered in a hotel in Maidstone for the reunion, along with their teacher Shirley Arnold, now 86. She said was "thrilled" to be there and was presented with a book filled with what her class had been up to over the past 60 years. "It has really made my day," she said. "I have looked forward to it and it was great to see so many smiling faces." Ms Higson said Ms Arnold was "absolutely wonderful". "She was really strict, kept everyone in their place, but was lovely," she said. "She really grounded us. We wouldn't be the people we are today without her." Follow BBC Kent on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. More on this story 'We've been friends since 1959 and still meet up every year' The mates who have met for a pint every Thursday for 56 years 'We still have each other's backs 50 years later'
BBC News
03-08-2025
- General
- BBC News
Reunion for Kent pupils and teacher after 60 years
A reunion has taken place for the pupils and teacher of a Kent primary school class after almost 60 years. Former classmates from Loose Primary School, near Maidstone, got together to reminisce and retake their school photo from took two friends a total of five years to trace 20 of the 36 pupils shown in the original photo - 14 of whom turned up for the reunion. Lynne Higson, who helped organise the event, said it was "wonderful to catch up and find out what everyone had been up to". She hatched the reunion plan in 2020 with former school friend Sue Brattle after re-connecting on Facebook. Ms Higson, who now lives in Aldwick, West Sussex, told BBC Radio Kent: "I still had the class photo from 1966."We're not in school uniform, but it was the whole class."The pair put the photo in a local community group on Facebook and people responded. John Halls, one of the ex-pupils who got in touch, turned out to be a former detective "which proved useful in tracking down others", Ms Higson said. The former classmates gathered in a hotel in Maidstone for the reunion, along with their teacher Shirley Arnold, now 86. She said was "thrilled" to be there and was presented with a book filled with what her class had been up to over the past 60 years."It has really made my day," she said."I have looked forward to it and it was great to see so many smiling faces."Ms Higson said Ms Arnold was "absolutely wonderful"."She was really strict, kept everyone in their place, but was lovely," she said. "She really grounded us. We wouldn't be the people we are today without her."
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Were you in the Class of 94 in Bolton? See if you can spot yourself
Ah, the good old class photo. A record of your schooldays and something that always makes the kids chuckle. In 1994, the Bolton News sent a photographer around the primary schools in Bolton to capture the latest intake. We have put together a selection of those class pictures. If you were in the Class of 94 see if you can spot yourself or recognise someone.
