Courtesy of John Warner - 1961 to '66

Just a few more recollections shaken loose! Ian Brearley’s Memories stirred a couple of things in my mind. I was a contemporary of Ian and I was in Forms 1M, 2B, and 3B, and I think Ian was in these forms too. I went into 4A and Ian into 4T. It may be my memory playing tricks but I thought that I had Mr A.P. Burton for French whilst in 1M and Ian had Mr Hewison. H.W.Panter did indeed take us for Maths. in 2B and I think 3B. He was scary to me at that age. Whilst I remember the names of some of my classmates from 4A I also remember Frank Gibson who was one of Ian’s classmates in 4T. Frank was a member of the 4 and 5^th Year rugby team as was I. Frank was a good player, I was middling.

I also remember the school sailing holidays on the River Orwell and the walks through the woods to the pub, The Butt and Oyster, where we used to partake of the local cider in the evening. I suppose Messrs Burton and Boyd must have known about our little outings but I don’t recall any reprimands. Accommodation was in tents which slept 4 to 5 boys. I was not a natural in a dinghy, or any other sort of sailor, and failed to qualify for a certificate of competence, but the chance to get away from home for a week was not to be missed!

If my memory serves me correctly, to reach Pin Mill we went by the train from Wycombe to London, onto Ipswich, and then a bus to Chalmondiston near Pin Mill, and then a short walk to the sailing centre.