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Marsh Green Junior School 1960 or 61
Marsh Green Junior School 1960 or 61
Photo: Brian Hitchen
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Item #: 12802
The first school trip to the Lake District 1960/61
Back row
Christine Robinson,Sandra Holden,?,Christine Hewlett,Olwyn Moran,Pauline Jackson,?,
Middle Row
Brian Hitchen,Harold ?,Beryl Hitchen,Elsie Armstrong, Florence Shaw,?,Billy Harrison, David Hales,
Front Row
Yvonne Winstanley,Mr Green,Mrs Farrimond,Ted Hickey,Barry Grinley,George Hunt,Mrs Green,MrFarrimond,Hilary Houghton
Can anyone fill in the question marks.

Comment by: Jem Glover on 9th December 2009 at 05:21

Brian I take it your going right to left,that's you far right on middle row.Beltin photo,all a bit older than me.

Comment by: Jem Glover on 9th December 2009 at 05:44

The lad next to you is it Harold Foster,

Comment by: Brian Hitchen on 9th December 2009 at 09:44

Names going right to left as you look at the photo.
Elsie Armstrong now Elsie Hitchen.

Comment by: 1934granada. on 9th December 2009 at 19:45

Is the Ted Hickey in the photo the same guy what used to live in Gidlow Lane? If so I spoke to him today, before I saw this photo!

Comment by: Brian Hitchen on 10th December 2009 at 09:46

Yes it is the same Ted Hickey,Remember me to him if you see him

Comment by: frank a on 16th December 2009 at 14:25

Were Mr and Mrs Green and Mr and Mrs Farrimond all teachers?
Derek Farrimond was in my class at Wigan Grammar school but I believe that he died a few years ago.

Comment by: Brian Hitchen on 20th December 2009 at 19:04

The teachers where Mr Green and Mrs Farrimond,

Comment by: George Hunt on 25th December 2009 at 11:11

Good photo this. Podge is still going strong!

Comment by: Linda Green (nee Wood) on 27th November 2010 at 12:50

The girl far left top row is Kathleen Winstanley and the girl third from left middle row is Susan Topping

Comment by: gringo45 on 17th January 2011 at 15:24

were was the picture taken , doesnt look like the marsh green junior i went to an BARRY GRINDLEY in the middle still going strong lol , he my big brother

Comment by: Pat Morris nee Wilding on 22nd February 2011 at 09:42

Front row 3rd person is Miss Grass 7th is Mrs Farimond and 8th Mr Green

Comment by: Pat Morris nee Wilding on 23rd February 2011 at 09:48

Following on from yesterdays comment there was also a teacher called Miss Meadows who isn't in the photo.

Comment by: Brian Hitchen on 17th March 2011 at 11:35

The photo was taken at a Youth hostel near Keswick were we stayed for s week (Derwent water),it was the very first outing from Marsh Green school. The lady in the front row 3rd Left is Mrs Green the wife of Mr Green one of the teacher's

Comment by: Derek Lancaster on 17th September 2011 at 17:15

The Girl on the back row third from right is possibly Evlyn Clark

Comment by: Brian William Hitchen on 21st December 2011 at 10:01

Just to clear up the confusion about the teachers, There were only two teachers on this trip Mrs Farrimond and Mr Green both sitting together on the right of the photo, the other two adults were there respective husband and wife.
There was no Miss Grass or Miss Meadows on this trip.
Also this was the first ever school trip from Marsh Green Primary school.

Comment by: Kath Pressey on 24th March 2013 at 15:03

that's me - back row 1st on the left. i was kathleen Winstanley then. i thought this was a year later but I think you're right

Comment by: Brian Hitchen on 8th May 2013 at 10:31

Thanks for the info Kathy, The trip took place in the summer of 61, at the end of our last year at Marsh Green school, great times.

Comment by: june on 19th May 2013 at 13:42

i was in the first intake,mr green was my teacher,we moved up marsh green,when there was farms,fields,were children enjoyed their chiilhood.Only eight in our form

Comment by: gladys sykes nee leigh on 23rd October 2013 at 20:57

half a dozen of them went to st marks school secondary iknow podge and hitchen used to mate with them when we went playing at marsh green happy days

Comment by: Andrea holt on 13th November 2013 at 19:37

Wow that's my mum beryl hitchen she hasn't changed apart from wrinkles lol xx

Comment by: Florence Farahani on 17th June 2023 at 12:53

I have the same photo at home Florence Farahani nee Shaw
It was great, it was the first time any off us had been on a school trip.
I even have the photo where we stood in front of the old fashioned coach before we left for the trip

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