Hi Peter, Thanks for the reply, yes the school certainly opened before 1969, we moved to 33 Cowpes Close sometime after the end of October 1966 (from Grove Road) and I remember we walked to the bottom end of the close and through a ginnel to Stoneyford Road, and the school was directly over the road, but as I recall, it was just known as Stoneyford Road School at that time. I only attended the school for a short period, probably less than a year, as we then moved back here to the Lincolnshire coast as my father came from Skegness, my mother was from Sutton in Ashfield. I may know of your cousin, but if she was born in 53, she would be a year above me. The only people I really remember from Stoneyford School was a mate (David Morley) and my neighbours on Cowpes Close (Ivan and Eugene Brailsford, both much older than I). I remained friends with the kids I met whilst living on Grove Road and the Hillocks mainly. My cousins also went to Stoneyford at the same time (Also named Morley, as was my mother). I do know that I started my last secondary school here in Lincolnshire in the second year, which would have been after September 1967, (I am awaiting these dates to come from my last school). I would have been 11 in Dec. 65 and I am certain I started Hillocks in September 1966 as you say, and I remember one of our first projects was about the Aberfan Disaster which took place 21st October 1966, so I know that I left the Hillocks after that date. I suppose the key dates I am after are the date I started at Priestsic Road and the date I started at Stoneyford, I could work the others out from what I have. I was not at Priestic Road school for long, we moved there from here either late 1965 or early 1966. We were living in Sutton for only about two years max. It sounds a mess, but really was a very interesting time in my life :-) Unfortunately, my father died in 2010, and he would have known most of what I want to know, my mother is not so good with dates. Regards, David W Pacey All email scanned with Norton Internet Security 2011 ********************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Peter Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 23 September 2011 21:06 To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTT] School Admissions Hi, You would have started at Hillocks in the September after year 11th birthday. Quarrydale school web site says it did not open until 1969, however I am sure my cousin went to Quarrydale before 1969, when they moved to Cowpes Close. She was born in 1953. Therefore I suspect you would have left Priestsic Primary in the July after your 11th birthday, unless you were born in August. regards Pete in Mansfield ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Pacey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: [NTT] School Admissions > Hi Folks, > > > > I have been in contact with three schools recently in Sutton in Ashfield > to > try find my start and leaving dates at those three schools, none were > really > able to help, as they did not think that they still held the records, or > the > right person was not there to help me. > > The schools in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire I attended all gave me the dates > I > needed via return email as they still held the records. > > > > I was referred to the records archive at Nottingham, and was advised by > that > office that they did indeed hold some of the records but I would have to > go > in to view them or pay a researcher to search them. > > > > I was wondering if anyone nearer to Sutton in Ashfield or Nottingham may > have access to the registers and could help me? Or know of someone or > other > method of doing this online. > > > > I am just trying to compile a reasonably accurate documentation of my life > for my descendants. > > > > I am reasonably confident that I was at the Hillocks at the time of the > Aberfan Disaster in October 1966, as I remember the discussion we had at > the > school about it, I also believe that this was my first term at the > Hillocks > from Priestsic Road, and that we moved to Cowpes Close, Sutton soon after, > hence my move to Stoneyford Road. > > > > Schools in question and approximate dates are as follows. > > > > Priestsic Road Primary - 1965 - 1966? > > The Hillocks - 1966 ? > > Stoneyford Road (Quarrydale) 1966 - 1967 possibly 68 ? > > > > I am looking for both admission and leaving dates. > > > > Is there anyone here could help me? > > > > I would willingly offer help in Lincolnshire in return. > > > > Regards, > > > > David W Pacey > > > > All email scanned with Norton Internet Security 2011 > > ********************************************* > > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message