Our final offering with the Maypole dancers in 1981. Even the United buses were not allowed to disrupt the performance; turning round at the bottom of Grove Road! Marilyn Vodden advises: “I don’t know the names but I know my dad Charlie Vodden built the maypole out of a telegraph pole and I remember dancing round it” Only two pupils have been identified, centre front (blue jumper/shorts) Peter Hicks; whilst Tracey Sayers tells us: ”I think I’m in the brown coat and sandals, Tracey Money and my sister Diane is in the orange dress behind me. The teacher was Mrs Troughton.” Ann Jackson has added: “I remember Mrs Troughton she taught at Loftus (Rosecroft) school. We used to do May Pole dancing at Moorsholm school on May Queen pageant.” Andrea Foord has assisted with: “This photograph was taken at the May Day Maypole dancing in the Square in 1981. The children dancing were in the Nursery class with the teacher being Mrs Troughton. I am in the background holding my baby daughter Joanna; with my mother holding my eldest child Rebecca. The children would practice in the hall of the Nursery/ old school for weeks before and a May Queen would be chosen and crowned by a ‘dignitary’! I had taught the Infant class prior to Rebecca’s birth and later returned for 3 years as a part time teacher in 1983.”
Can anybody assist with other names?
Image and identified pupil courtesy of Kathleen Hicks and Tracey Sayers; thanks Andrea Foord for assistance with a date, also to Ann Jackson and Marilyn Vodden for the updates.
The gentleman sorting out the music is Brian Cowgill, deputy headteacher of Skinningrove Primary School at that time. He left to be Headteacher at Lingdale is round 1985 I think.
Andrea, you wouldn’t happen to be an adept piano player at Lingdale around the same time? I was there 89 to around 94.
I popped in to see Brian around 1999. I hope you and Brian are both well. I heard Mr Nelson passed, I used to see Mr Whittinghan around Redcar around the same time too.
Regards