The Original
Eastcote Lane Schools Guestbook
August 21st 2004
04:39:48 AM
What is your name?
John Paulling
What years did you attend the school?
'44 - '49
Where are you from?
Raymond Terrace NSW Australia
Do you have any comments?
Just back from a holiday, where I met up with an ex pupil :- Louise Samuel (nee Hart) who left Eastcote Lane Girls School in 1948. Anybody out there who knows her can make contact through me. I also had an email from my old school pal John Dowling,who left in '50, through Friends Reunited,
Email
August 8th 2004
09:54:26 AM
What is your name?
Barry Marshall
What years did you attend the school?
1957-1962
Where are you from?
South Harrow - still!
Do you have any comments?
Where did the intervening 40 years go! My father, and also my children also went to the school : but my daughter was not having HER children educated there - it had changed since my (enjoyable) time, apparently...
Email
July 1st 2004
02:25:06 AM
What is your name?
Lily May Lee nee Smith
What years did you attend the school?
1944 -1948
Where are you from?
Formely of Malvern Ave...now Rockingham Western Australia
Do you have any comments?
Would love to catch up with old friends...Ann Mckay James...etc;
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October 2nd 2003
01:42:44 PM
What is your name?
Michelle Rass - nee Elvin
What years did you attend the school?
1955 - 1966
Where are you from?
Carlyon Ave, S. Harrow now living in southern Germany
Do you have any comments?
I was also very happy to leave Roxeth Manor. Was in 5 and 6 Com, worked around London area until 1971 when I took off for Libya, met and married a German and have been living between the Persian Gulf in the middle east and Germany with our 3 sons since 30 years. Can remember Raymond Revel, Ray Webster, Jackie Bland and many more names.
Email
September 5th 2003
05:18:11 PM
What is your name?
barry halsey
What years did you attend the school?
1959 till 1964
Where are you from?
hamilton crescent south harrow
Do you have any comments?
now living in north devon driving busses and coaches for a living
Email
July 30th 2003
07:48:25 AM
What is your name?
Trevor Evans
What years did you attend the school?
1968
Where are you from?
Rayners Lane, Harrow. Now living in France and Germany.
Do you have any comments?
I was a supply teacher at Roxeth Manor (boys) School teaching Maths, Physics and General Science as well as one class of RI.
As I was only there for one term, from September to December 1968, I doubt if anybody will remember me.
Email
July 28th 2003
11:59:05 AM
What is your name?
Debra Patch (Nee Wilcock)
What years did you attend the school?
1977-1981
Where are you from?
Hertfordshire
Do you have any comments?
Had a great four years at R.H.H.S. Made some great friends, lots of whom I've re-found on Friends. Had some brilliant teachers (Mr. Thomas - what a laugh) and some not so brilliant. Moved from South Harrow to Mill End about 3 years ago and find myself working in education. Who'd have thought I'd go back to school!
Email
July 10th 2003
10:53:13 AM
What is your name?
Ian Dines
What years did you attend the school?
1995-1999
Where are you from?
Carlyon Ave, South Harrow. Now living in Hampstead
Do you have any comments?
Had a great 4 years at RH. Teachers were great.
Email
January 16th 2003
07:42:18 PM
What is your name?
Pat Graham (nee Richardson
What years did you attend the school?
1940 to 1947 Infants and Primary.
Where are you from?
Somervell Road South Harrow now living in Sydney Australia
Do you have any comments?
I came to Australia in 1955 then returned to England in 1957. Married an Australian. One son born in England and two daughters born in Australia. I have two granddaughters and two grandsons. Widowed and semi-retired. Would love to hear from any one from my era.
Email
November 30th 2002
06:27:04 PM
What is your name?
Jo Osborne (Farrell)
What years did you attend the school?
Through all three schools until leaving at christmas 1955
Where are you from?
Now living in Essex
Do you have any comments?
Hi
what a great site, I lived with my nan in Walton Avenue until moving to Harrow in 1954. Married in 1961 have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. But I still haven't forgotten Mr. Beaks from the Junior School & Miss Gleason from the Senior school. Boy did I get into some rucks with her. Anyone else remember either of those teachers. Wasn't very good at school finished up in class 4S and left Christmas 1955. Irony I now teach, all be it in our home.
November 30th 2002
10:47:01 AM
What is your name?
Marvin Dawn and Brian
Do you have any comments?
Christmas greeting from the Great State of Texas,have a Merry Christmas and a Happy safe new year
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November 22nd 2002
04:21:58 PM
What is your name?
Margaret Hetherington Noren (Marilyn)
What years did you attend the school?
1938 - 1947
Where are you from?
South Harrow now Minnesota USA
Do you have any comments?
Just wanted to say what a great time we had at the reunion and also the following weekend getting together with others from Eastcote Lane and visiting the school and being shown around. I travelled around England before returning home and met several old friends and relatives and it was fun to meet up again after so many years.
Email
November 16th 2002
03:15:47 AM
What is your name?
Richard Flaum
What years did you attend the school?
1964-1968
Where are you from?
Harrow,Middlesex.
Do you have any comments?
Very keen to make contact with any members of the cast of the operetta Once Aboard The Lugger.Written by Richard Rodney Bennett & Alec Rowley.I was a member of the cast of this Roxeth Manor Secondary Boys School production of the mid '60s,(1964 or 65)?The main characters were:Captain Macgregor(of the Nutcracker),Mr.Higgins(his Mate),The Bosun,
Tom (the Cabin Boy),Mr.Heeney(Chips,the Ship's carpenter),
Sludgy Meagles(alias Misery,a Sailor).If this jogs anyones memory, do please contact me."Good memories never die."
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November 15th 2002
11:01:54 AM
What is your name?
Anthony (Tony) Knight
What years did you attend the school?
1950 - 1954
Where are you from?
South Harrow - now living in Swindon
Do you have any comments?
I have registered onto the Harrow County School for Boys website, and have found this one to just as good. I can remember finishing at Roxeth Manor in Class 4A, who had a Mrs Weekes as a teacher. I believe that she had a particularly good record of 11 plus passes. I can also remember the Head Mistress, a Miss Lewis, and also a Mrs Allison. I think that there was a Mr Beek, who was teaching us what was going to be the new international language, Esperanto.
I have lived in Swindon for 33 years, but would welcome contact from anybody of my era.
November 14th 2002
02:22:49 PM
What is your name?
PAUL LEWIS
What years did you attend the school?
1970-1975
Where are you from?
88 EASTCOTE LANE
Do you have any comments?
I HAVE BEEN BACK TO VISIT THE SCHOOL A FEW TIMES AND HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED THERE! ALBEIT AS PART OF MY PATCH WHEN I WORKED AS A GARDENER FOR HARROW COUNCIL(HELLO JOHN FLOOD)CAN'T SEE ANY FAMILIAR NAMES ON THE LIST, BUT IF ANYONE RECOGNISES MINE DO GET IN TOUCH.
I AM NOW LIVING IN LOUTH, LINCOLNSHIRE WITH MY WIFE CAROL AND OUR TWO DAUGHTERS SARA AND ROSE. I DON'T HAVE ANY TIES WITH SOUTH HARROW ANYMORE SINCE MY MUM MOVED TO DORSET TO BE NEAR MY SISTER, BUT I HAVE NOTICED HOW ROUGH IT'S BECOME OVER THE YEARS(ANY COMMENTS?)
I HAVE GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD MEMORIES OF MY YEARS AT ROXETH MANOR/ROOKS HEATH (YOU TRY BEING A SHORT FAT KID WITH GLASSES!!)BUT HAD A FEW GOOD MATES THERE. GOOD TIMES, TECHNICAL DRAWING. BAD TIMES, P.E. (I'M BUILT FOR COMFORT NOT FOR SPEED!)
HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON(PROVIDING YOU'VE NOT TURNED INTO A HOMICIDAL MANIAC)
ALL THE BEST
PAUL
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November 11th 2002
01:26:50 AM
What is your name?
Gemma Johnson
What years did you attend the school?
1994-1998
Where are you from?
Harrow
Do you have any comments?
I left Rooks Heath in 1998. What can I say? We all loved Mr Walton. I think it was because he let us get away with murder. I think that we were the only year group not to have a year 11 photo. They tried twice but the film wasn't in the camera or when they developed the film, there was nothing there. Were we the cursed year? Many think so! We didn't even have a prom to say goodbye properly.
Email
November 8th 2002
05:57:23 AM
What is your name?
John Jones
What years did you attend the school?
1942 to 1948
Where are you from?
Still in Harrow but on the way to Louisville KY USA
Do you have any comments?
Born at 127 Walton Avenue in 1937. Attended Eastcote Lane Infants and Junior schools. I remember Miss Freemantle from the infants and Miss Gleeson from the juniors. Also getting the cane from Miss Lewis (crime..dipping girls pigtails in my inkwell..Sorry whoever it was!!!) Remember well the fields by the Eastcote Arms and the fish and chip shop in Eastcote Lane and Knights the bike shop. Was a member of the St Pauls Corbins Lane cubs and scouts. Did 2 yrs National Srvice in the RAF but spent most of my adult life working at Kodak...Now retired and widowed but going to be married again in the near future and take root in good old Kentucky USA..I wonder if anyone remembers me...I doubt it
Email
October 27th 2002
02:55:37 AM
What is your name?
Robert Spearing
What years did you attend the school?
1978 - 1982
Where are you from?
South Harrow
Do you have any comments?
Living in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, married to Vicky, have 3 children. Anyone who remembers me, give me a email
Email
October 27th 2002
02:51:37 AM
What is your name?
Vicky Brooker (now Spearing)
What years did you attend the school?
1980 - 1985
Where are you from?
South Harrow
Do you have any comments?
Moved to Buckinghamshire in 1997, have 3 children and married to Robert Spearing (Rooks Heath 1982 leaver).
Lovely to hear from anyone
Email
October 25th 2002
08:02:14 AM
What is your name?
Marvin Dawn and Brian
Where are you from?
Texas U S A
Do you have any comments?
On behalf of the Texans,who went to the reuion for Eastcote Lane School,we would like to thank Syd and Joy Dean,for all the hard work they put in,Sue at the Hotel and her staff,made us feel very welcome,the kitchen staff fell over backwards to cook for us (fantastic food)The dance band was out of this world,we hope the battle of the flags was enjoyed by all,our flag now flys on a barge on the many canels in and around Harrow,so if you should see it,remember the Texans were there,and we will see you all at the next school reuion,thanks so much Syd and Joy,the stars at night do shine big and bright over England and Texas.
Marvin Dawn and Brian