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Harry Dack Infant School (1973/4/5)

Another real query; we could identify the teacher as Mrs Wilson, but which class and although most of the class is now named, can anybody help?

Back Row: Amanda Partridge, Andrea Fenwick, Sharon Smith, Alison Smith, Katherine Hicks, Janr Orange, Sharon Pascoe, Sharon Oglesby, Cheryl Stevenson, Judith Powell, Sarah Jayne Cottle.

Third Row: Richard Leybourne, Kate Hutchinson, Mark Yeoman , Kirsten Hoyle, ??, Richard Kashel, Kaye Forrest , David Stephenson.

Second Row: Steven Hill, Andrew Bacon, Steven Gill, Wayne Smith, Gary Adamson, Malcolm Dickinson , Elaine Lightfoot, Malcolm Garbutt, Susan Todd, Alison Dohring.

Front Row: Gary Wassell, Martin Preswick , Glen Urban, Stuart Urban, Robert Urban, Richard Jefferson.

Image courtesy of Joan Jemson and thanks to Mark Yeoman, Pauline Magor and Kate Hutchinson for assistance with names.

Loftus County Junior School (1992 – Class 9)

Back row: Richard Sussons, Stuart Rouse, Ashley Maynard, Dale Hopper, James Walker.

Third row: Phillip Williams, Steven Henderson, Michael Randall, Matthew Arkless, Ewan Thomas, Craig Morrison.

Second row: Kimberley Imelia, Kirsty Peel, Rachel Ward, Mrs Thomas ( Teacher Class 9), Anna Dunston, Hannah Heart, Emma Tyreman.

Front row: Lindsey ? , Adele Neesham, Andrew Evans, Daniel McConnell, Sarah George, Cheryl Turford.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson.

Loftus Junior School (1973 – Mr Colam’ s Class)

Back Row: Mr Colam, Martin Sissons/Prestwick? , Stephen Hill, Mark Lindsey, Kiri Sakelaropoulos, Wayne Smith, Mark Elliott, Michael Laity, Sean Parry, Andrew Bacon.

Third Row: Karen Marsay, Pamela Hird, Lorraine Wheatley, Deborah Taylor, Linda Cocks, Kay Battersby, Jane Nicholson, Paula Smith, Deborah Trattles, Elaine Boocock.

Second Row: Amanda Stark, Claire Hodgson, Alison Alderson, Louise Toms, Ann Marie Park, Hazel Brown, Lisa Hamilton, Kirsty Hayles, Alison Dohring.

Front Row: Gary ? , Mark Woodall, Ray Fishlock, Glen Urban, Garry Adamson, Malcolm Dickinson, Sharon Pascoe, Joy Douglas, Joanne McKay.

Lorraine Wheatley suggests: “He (Mr Colman) was the best teacher at Loftus Junior School; The lad between Mr Colman and Stephen Hill is Martin Sissons or Martin Prestwick and I think it’s Glen Urban?”.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Lorraine Wheatley for the names update

Harry Dack Infant School (Class 4 – 1992)

Back Row: Nathan Ramsay, Kelly Britton, Christopher Williams, Amy Cox, Glen Morrison, Victoria Scarth, Mark Noble.

Third Row: Andrew Sawdon, ??, Liam Dolan, Nicola Cowling, John McGrath, Nicola Hodgson, David Nixon, Mrs Christine Shaw.

Second Row: Kelly Taylor, Paul Gell, Kimberley Sanderson, Lee Easton, Lynsey Appleton, Steven Phillips, Adele Lyon.

Front Row: Emma Whitney, Claire Gladders, Emma Davies, Sarah Patton, Joanne ? , Holly Kentfield.

Any help with the missing names would be appreciated.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Nicola Cowling for the name update.

Harry Dack Infant School (Class 8 – 1989)

Back Row: Kimberly Imelia, Gary Welford, Anna Jane Dunston, Darren Matthews, Amie Wells, Phillip Williams, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Mrs Beedle.

Third Row: Mark Stonehouse, Stuart Rouse, Rachel Robinson, Gareth Raspison, Lisa Marsay, Daniel Thorpe, Stuart Taylor.

Second Row: Christine Barnes, Richard Stockdale, Katie Andre, Jesse Jacklin, Sharon Cuthbert, Steven Todd, Laura Byrski, Lee Kentfield, Vicky Nixon.

Front Row: Craig Morrison, Jamie Patton, David Himsworth.

The Archive has been advised that missing from the photograph session were Hannah Greco and Rebecca Lightfoot.

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson.

Loftus Junior School – Mrs Freeman’s Class – 1968

Back Row: Philip Barnes, David Havelock, Paul McLaren, Mike Mussett, Paul Lindsey, Martin Byers, Stephen Bradley, Colin Dixon.

Middle Row: ? McGill, Ken Danby, Kay Fletcher, Denise Agar, Angela Verrill, Julie King, Susan Hambly, June Pearson, Alison Garbutt, Paul Harrison, David Cuthbert, Leslie Harrison, John Barry.

Front Row: Susan Keeler, Christine Alderson, Gillian Young, Susan Wilson, Kath Jobling, Mr Oliver, Rebecca Davis, Stella Brittain, Barbara Burton, Cheryl Howse, Karen McGuire.

The class teacher Mrs Freeman was absent this day so class is pictured with Mr Oliver the Head Teacher, can anybody remember this? Sheila Alderson tells us: “Second from the left on the bottom row is my sister Christine Alderson (now Bradley), my dad Jim Alderson was the Caretaker at Loftus Junior School for many years, brings back memories for me thankyou!”

Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Sheila Alderson and Rebecca McConnell (nee Davis) for the updates.

Loftus Junior School – Mrs Waller’s Class – 1968

Back Row: Tony Robinson, David Legg, Keith Bowers, David Bowers, Nicholas Whitlock, Stephen Pressick, Christopher Marley.

Middle Row: Michael Hopper, Brian Hart, Michael Gowan, Janice Todd, Anne Bird, Julie Forrest, Margaret Walker, Fiona Smelt, Diane Havelock, Gary Breckon, Anthony Sherwood, Peter McGill.

Front Row: Jane Middleton, Ruth Jackson, Karen Hill, Dawn Bainbridge, Kelly Davies, Mrs Waller, Karen Husband, Lynn Hall, Eunice Ebbs, Christine Sparrow, Julie Cartwright.
Image and names courtesy of Marian Toulson.

Loftus Junior School (1977 – Class 1)

Back Row: Mrs Bennett, Jackie Thomas, Catherine Hicks, Dean Brown, Val Marsay, Nicola ? , Kirsty Harker, ??.

Third Row: Peter Matthews, ?? , Gary Kentfield, Simon Bell, Andrew Gibson, Lee Peart, Terry Hume, Gary Walker.

Second Row: Neil Pearson, Shaun Morrison, Derek Coverdale, Stephen Gill, John White, Robin Bowman, Catherine Samway, ? Williams, Joanne Stonehouse.

Front Row: Melanie ? , Katherine Stone, Wendy Phillips, Michelle Ainsley.

We have been told: “All these pictures were taken to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee in 1977. All have the same background; to the right of picture is the canteen. The food was delivered in large tubs from the food canteen situated at the bottom of High Row, Loftus and is now houses.”

Please help with precise date and missing names.

Image and some names courtesy of Marian Toulson.

A Loftus Parade

Loftus Junior school parading in the Market Place Loftus with a banner to Their Majesties, I would think that is would be the coronation of George 6th in 1937. The Archive would welcome any comments or memories of the event; perhaps you were there?

Junior School Award 1939

Winning an Eskdale Tournament of Song Certificate in 1939 gives us this excellent view of the Junior School Choir. Can anybody assist with the missing names?

Proudly showing their Eskdale Tournament Of Song award; some of the pupils are:-

back row: Joyce(Peggy) Adamson,  ??,  ??,  Geoff Turner,  Geoff Robinson, ??,  Freda Rouse,  Doreen Anderson.

2nd row:- Betty Robinson, Emma Stewart, Sheila Breckon, Sylvia Waller, Iris Roberts,  Nancy Sanderson.

3rd row:- Joyce Hore, Lilian Hodgson, Joyce Markham,  Sylvia Atkinson,  Mary Skilbeck, ??,  Pam Dohring,  Doreen Natrass, ??, Betty/Jean Maughan (twin 1).

Front row:- Hazel Wood, ??,  Jean/Betty Maughan (twin 2), Doreen Noble.

Do you know the names of  any of the remaining children?

Image and names to date courtesy of Joyce Hore.