Tag Archives: Woodingdean Primary School

Searching for old friends – Karen Slade

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

I am trying to find my old friends, and one of these is Karen Slade. She lived a few doors away from me in Farm Hill and was a year or so older than me. We both went to Woodingdean … Continue reading →

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It can’t be Half a Century ago?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

But time tells me it must be. Where does the time go? Thank you to Sheila for leaving a lovely message for me on here. She spotted herself in the nativity photograph I posted before Christmas. Here it is again: … Continue reading →

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Old School Photographs

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

I’ve been sorting through some old photographs, trying to make some sort of order – do I keep them in date order, put them in groups – weddings, places, schools? At the moment I am scanning them into my laptop, … Continue reading →

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Using Prompts for Inspiration

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Blogging 101 Day Eleven Today the blogging lesson is all about ‘Prompts’.  These are things designed to help you write when you get a bit lost for inspiration. I chose a prompt from http://www.dailypost.wordpress.com. The idea is to choose a … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1960s Style

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

The Nativity Play One of the traditions of Christmas is the school Nativity play where everyone in the school takes part. Here is a photo that appeared in our local newspaper in 1968. Woodingdean Primary School’s nativity of that year, … Continue reading →

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Chris Carter – The Running Policeman

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

I wrote earlier about Chris Carter here https://jackiedinnis.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/autographs-school-visitors/  He visited my school, Woodingdean Primary School in 1969. He was called ‘The Running Policeman’ because he had taken part in the Olympics, and he was a policeman! I didn’t have much detail … Continue reading →

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The First Poem I Loved

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

The first poem I loved was ‘Leisure’ by W.H. Davies. I like it so much I have it framed on my (rather boring) bedroom wall (see above). It was the poem read out to us frequently at school assemblies by … Continue reading →

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Woodingdean Primary School Prizegiving 1968

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

Tucked away at the bottom of one of my boxes of memories I found this 8 page leaflet from Wednesday 17th July 1968, the end of year prizegiving ceremony was in the School Hall at 2.30pm that day. It’s good to … Continue reading →

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Playing in my Neighbours Garden

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

It is said that children these days don’t play outside in the street as much as they used to. I was very lucky growing up in a cul-de-sac, a secluded half circle of about eight houses. This meant I could … Continue reading →

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Autographs – School visitors

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Jackie Dinnis

When I was at primary school, aged between 7 and 11, we would sometimes get famous people visiting our school  (Woodingdean Primary School).  This proved an ideal opportunity to collect more autographs. First up is Chris Carter, and I remember him … Continue reading →

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