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.
I have referred to the group as Wolf Cubs, their name did not change to Cub Scouts until 1967. Pictured with their Akela Mrs Mary Shaw (now called a Cub Scout Leader), interestingly she is portrayed at the top of the ”heap”! Dating this photograph has ‘warmed’ some memories up! Martin Gibson believed the image was from 1966; but Richard Watson advised: “I went to Rosecroft in the summer of 1966, Mrs Shaw would not let me join the Cubs when I was 10 years, but Norman Pass (Scout Leader) let me go straight into the Scouts in 1965/66. and Richard Martin, Pete and Rob Jackson, Pete’s younger brother were all in the Scouts then. So for Richard Martin to be in the Cubs, it must have been 3 or 4 years before 1966.” Malcolm Covell adds: “Back row far right is myself as Senior Sixer (3 stripes on arm). In 1961 I went to Guisborough Grammar school (at 11 years) and you moved from Cubs to scouts at 11 so it is before 1961 and I would put it at 1960 possibly very early 1961, as I was 11 in the April. Those were the days!”
Michael (Mick) Hill tells us: ” I am third from right, if I recall correctly am wearing the fur lined boots. I have been trying to recall one or two memories of my days in the Cubs. I was Tawny Six and recall visiting Hummersea one evening for swimming [paddling], rather a chilly night! I recall trying to change on shingle and rock not easy. Also tracking on the old railway and on one occasion each Cub had to take a girl along for what reason I cannot recall. At that age boys didn’t like girls!”Mick has followed up with: “Following my discovery of myself on the photograph with the Wolf Cubs circa 1960/61, l keep referring back to see if any further information has been forthcoming. One or two further memories of my time in Loftus are: walking to what was then the Youth Club for school dinners, also I remember being a member of the RSPCA. I believe this may also have been run by Mrs Shaw – Akela at Cubs – but will stand corrected on that. One name I can recall is Bernard Dobson who lived at South Loftus, when I first moved there as I remember he shares the same birthday and is the same age as myself. Good to remember the old days.”
Back row: ?? , Keith Danby, ?? , ?? , Michael Lindsay, Peter Collinson, Malcolm Covell.
Middle row: ?? , Martin Gibson, ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? , Peter Jackson, ?? , Richard Martin.
Front row: ?? , ?? , ??, Brian Lightfoot, Geoff Covell, ?? , ?? , ?? , Michael (Mick) Hill, Robin Middleton, ?? .
Can anybody help with more names?
Thanks to David Archer for Akela’s name, Martin Gibson, Richard Watson, Martin Covell, Mick Hill and Barbara McBurney for the names and updates.
Lots of chains to be seen taken in the main hall at Loftus County Modern School (latterly Rosecroft School), Eric Jackson advised that it was “the Chairman’s Ball”.; however we are unsure of the date and are still missing names, can you help?
Back row: Peter Collins (Chairman Saltburn and Marske U.D.C.), ??, Robert (Bob) Brunger (Chairman Skelton & Brotton U.D.C.), Richard Wastell (Whitby U.D.C), Norman Lantsbery (Loftus U.D.C.), ??, ??, Stuart Clark (Chairman Guisborough U.D.C.), Tim Ellison (Clerk to Loftus U.D.C.).
Front row: Audrey Collins, ??, Margaret Brunger, Hilda Barwick, ??, ??, Nancy Clark, ??.
Image courtesy of Loftus Town Council and many thanks to Roger Barwick and Eric Jackson for the update on names and titles. Also thanks to Peter Appleton for pointing out the naming error!
A view of Loftus Station, looking towards Liverton Mines from the Rosecroft Lane bridge, visible in the previous post. Today the station is a private house; with only a single rail track running past the buildings.
Mr. Foster was the teacher here and this was the final year for the pupils before going to Rosecroft School.
Back row: Stuart Housam, Karl Jemson, Andrew Penney, Darren Watson, Paula Snowdon, Kath Simpson, Bernadette Grayson, Andrea Gorman, Kerry Taylor, Dale Gordon.
Middle row: Sean Mellor, Paul Mann, Simon Lodge, Andrew Walshaw, Wayne Boyes, Mark Byers, Akelda Barber, Kerry Robinson, Cheryl Smith, Kath Teesdale.
Front row: Gillian Clarke, Susan Jones, Sue Pearson, Michelle Easton, Kevin McConnell, Michael Radford, Andrew Tabner, Sean Thomas, Michael Breckon.
Image courtesy of Marian Toulson and thanks to Andrew Penny for the update.
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