School Reunion

School Reunion 2004
My old classmate, Richard Galliford, suggested a school reunion and we did this on 2nd June. I can't say it was a big success in terms of numbers but even so we had a very pleasant evening reminiscing about the old days and catching up on news of what people were doing.

reunion group reunion group

Present were: George Punt, Dave Bailey, Christine Shale, Maureen Taylor and daughter Helen, Yvonne Rushton, Dave MacKrill, Richard Galliford and myself (maiden names here). Others would have liked to be there but had other committments. I was particularly pleased that Councillor Punt (my form-teacher) was able to attend. It was good to chat about the old days, how we had grown older, especially about the quirks of various teachers and pupils.

The Rose and Crown staff looked after us well by dressing up for the occasion and providing heaps of food but I'm afraid that I rather oversold the occasion to them by suggesting that more people would turn up. My thanks to everyone involved for making it a good evening.

George Punt
George passed away in 2006. He will be remembered with great fondness as a respectable member of the community and a long-serving member of Penistone town council. Many local people will remember him as a teacher at Penistone Grammar School.

PGS Class Pictures from 1965
Many of these can be found at the 'Friends Reunited' website. Look around 1967 ± 1year.

2F

Class 2F

Top Row:
Trevor Hill, James Matthewman, David Bradwell, Ian Hutchinson, Jack Briggs, Kevin McShane, Rodney Wood, Gordon Walsh, Stephen Miller, Brian Harrison, David Bailey, John Knox and Richard Galliford

Front Row:
Ruby Green, Susan Hodgett, Jackie Pearson, Jocelyn Turner, Christine Hoyle, John Ward, Lynn Harley, Susan Sawtell, Maureen Taylor, Vivien Grice and Angela Smith

2D

Class 2D
This large class was later split into two.
(Thanks Christine for lending me the photo)

Top Row:
Peter Kennedy, Alwyn Corkett, Michael Maxfield, Steve Hoyland (never ages), Paul Taylor, Richard Penning, David Morton, Peter Smith, Christopher Sanderson, Gordon Jagger, David Brown, Dave MacKrill and Michael Goodliffe

2nd Row:
Richard Tyas, Peter Tazzyman, Barbara Coldwell, Janet Taylor, Rosemary Hemingway, Josie Wortley, June Speight, Lynn Dyson, Barbara Tutin, Barbara Pell, Valerie Smith and Denis Fish

Front Row:
Margaret Gray, Brenda Crossley, Yvonne Rushton, Susan Froggatt, Margaret Hardy, Christine Shale, Carol Kenyon, Vicky Jubb, Linda Grange, Ann Mitchell and Anne Kenworthy

Other Reunions
As a spin-off from the PGS's 1392 - 1992 school anniversary, Lynn Harley (aswas) arranged several successful reunions in a local pub before she flitted to the sunny shores. An impromptu meeting sprang up again in 2003, when the nomadic Maurice Walsh returned from his world travels. It was hastily arranged but there was Dave Bailey, Maurice, Kevin McShane, Richard Galliford and myself, with a fleeting visit by Dave MacKrill on his way from the Indian take-away.

Spring Vale School also had a big reunion in October 2005, prior to demolition.

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