The National School Reunion 1978-2008

And Finally....more photo's courtesy of Sharon. The Sharon & Michele Show!

2008-06-21T00:18:00.000-07:00

Joanne & Julie

Joanne, Julie & Michele

Michele, Sharon & Joanne

Joanne, Lynne Seagrave & Julie

Linda Severn & Sharon

Christine Wheatley, Ashlie & Alison

Sharon & Karen White

Julie, Sharon & Karen

Caroline Sadler & Joanne Piddock

Tracey Tooley

Michelle & Colin Rogers

Joanne, Colin & David Edwards

John, Mark Blacknell & Carl

Steven Martin, Ashlie Hurt & Chris Hayes

Linda, Lynn, Sharon & Carl

Carl & Michele

Sharon & Carl

Sheila, Linda, Lynn, Michele & Sharon

Linda, Lynn, John & Michele

Lynn, John & Sharon

Hugh Shepley, Michele & Steven

Hugh, Sharon & Steven

Michele, Hugh, Marc Saint & Steven

Hugh, Sharon, Marc & Steven

Michele & Hugh

Mick Morton, Sharon & John

Mick, Simon Rhodehouse, Michele & John

Sharon, Simon & Paul Johnson (with Tracey peeking in at the back)

Sharon & Paul

Michele & Paul

Joanne, Dawn Grainger, Alison & Christine

Sharon, Joanne & Michele

Colin, Karen & Michele

Michele & Simon

Simon & Sharon

Julie & John

Sharon, Tim Johnson & Michele

Mark & Michele

Sharon & Mark

Mark & Steven

Colin, Mark, Michele & Joanne

Mark, Michele, Sharon & Joanne

Martin Skeavington & Dave Thomas

and a few more!

2008-05-06T08:11:00.000-07:00

Ashlie, Julie Cope & Joanne Cocker

Carl Walker, Tracey & Mark Blacknell (why all the empties, Trace?)

Martin Skeavington, David Thomas, Tracey, David Edwards & Paul Maltby

Marion Buchannan & Caz Sadler

David Edwards, Marc Saint & Simon Rhodehouse

Joanne Piddock, Simon Rhodehouse & Karen White (no need to close your eyes Simon!)

Alison & Joanne Cocker

Karen White & Christine Wheatley (sorry about the blur!)

Tracey, Alison, Ashlie & Susan Taylor

Hilary Weston & Joanne Cocker (she gets everywhere, lol!!)

Karen White & Ashlie

A few more pictures!

2008-05-06T07:45:00.000-07:00

The Gang's All Here!

(see I told you David Edwards had 2 drinks in his hands all night!)

The Lads Having a Laugh!

Ashlie & Tim Johnson (looking very smart!)

Julie Cope & John Dutton

Martin Skeavington & Paul Johnson

David Edwards & Joanne Cocker

Lynn Applegate (with Joanne Piddock)

Alison & Sheila Nicholls

Wendy Friend (with Hilary Weston, Marion Buchannan, Caz Sadler, Fiona O'Loughlin & Angela Stout)

More Pictures

2008-04-28T05:00:00.000-07:00

Sheila Nicholls

Dawn Roe (with Ashlie lurking in the background!)

Joanne Piddock

Linda Severn & Lynn Applegate

Lynn Applegate, Linda Severn, Sharon Chamberlain & Michele Scothern

Lynne Seagrave, Fiona O'Loughlin, Wendy Friend & Joanne Cocker

Oooooerr Missus!

Caroline (Caz) Sadler & Joanne Cocker

Dawn Roe & Dawn Grainger

'That's never me!'

Julie Cope, Sharon Chamberlain & Karen White

Martin Skevington, Paul Johnson & Mark Blacknell

Tim Johnson & Hugh Shepley

Dawn Roe & Chris Hayes

Ashlie Hurt & Susan Derbyshire

Marc Saint

Simon Rhodehous & Joanne Piddock

Fiona O'Loughlin & Mark Blacknell

David Edwards, Ashlie Hurt & Dawn Roe

Mark Blacknell, Joanne Cocker & Carl Walker

Carl Walker & John Dutton

Carl Walker, Joanne Piddock & Marc Saint

Steven Martin

The Class of 1978 in 2008!

Phew - It's All Over!

Tracey Tooley, Alison Green & Ashlie Hurt

What a Night!

2008-04-28T04:00:00.000-07:00

We arrived at the Chequer's Inn at about 6.30pm to get the room ready and I think we were all feeling a little nervous and full of trepidation!! Would anyone turn up? We set to and put up banners, balloons and a few old photographs and with a few minutes to spare we ventured downstairs to treat ourselves to a well earned drink and to await the first arrivals.

Dawn Roe arrived first, closely followed by a rather nervous looking Steven (Catlick) Martin and then Sheila Nicholls, who'd travelled all the way from Leeds. It was then the turn of David (Eddie) Edwards who seemed to have two drinks in his hands all night!! Eventually, a few more people started arriving, mainly the girls, think the lads were partaking in a bit of dutch courage downstairs!! Before long the room was buzzing with people greeting long lost friends accompanied with lots of laughter and a few gasps as old school photographs made an appearance and were passed round!!

It was a fantastic event and I don't think Ashlie, Tracey and I could stop smiling all evening, maybe a little out of relief that it all worked out, but mainly because everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there. It was fantastic that some people came a long way and we hope that they thought it was a trip worthwhile.

The first lot of photo's from the evening are below, more to follow.

Alison & Ashlie

Steven (Catlick) Martin

David (Eddie) Edwards

It Started in the Pub - Where Else!!

2008-04-25T10:41:00.000-07:00

This year sees the 30th anniversary of the time 'The Class of '78 left secondary school!! The school, Hucknall National Comprehensive School, as it was known then.

Some time last year, on a rare night out, and after a few drinks, a few of us oldies had a brilliant idea of holding a school reunion!

We, Ashlie, Tracey and myself, Alison, started the mammoth task of tracing 'The Class of '78' a couple of months ago. We first placed a letter in the local paper to gauge the interest. The feedback was good, but not as much as we expected. So, began the difficult part, firstly trying to remember names and then trying to locate them. Eventually, after many phone calls (some to complete strangers) we ended up with a contact list of approx 80 people, out of a possible 120!! The initial response to the idea was great, with only a few people declining any involvement. The next stage was to pick a date and a venue. We finally, after many enquiries, chose the venue, The Chequer's Inn, a well known and very popular hostelry in the centre of Hucknall!!!! The date was set for the 26th April 2008. There then followed another round of telephone calls, messages being passed to inform everyone of the details. Tickets went on sale a couple of weeks later.

So, where are we now? We have been selling tickets frantically and spreading the word to as many ex-pupils as possible! The reunion is tomorrow night and we are expecting between 40 and 50 people to turn up. People are coming from as far away as Cornwall, Cambridge, Leeds and other parts of Nottinghamshire, there may even be a few teachers making an appearance!!

I am sure that we will all have a great evening chatting and catching up with each other and I am sure that most of us will be wondering 'Where have those 30 years gone?'