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To Jeremy Yes it is true Pierce Brosnan was here and you can find a bit more in some of the old emails. Other celebrates were Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) and...
Hey thanks Andy I do remember "Irish" just and of course we had Andy Fraser of the Group Free and I think for a short time Paul Kosoff also of free. Anyway...
... And, of course, *I* was at Elliott! ;-) ... Colin ... Colin Mansfield http://colinmansfield.home.comcast.net/ http://www.ampcast.com/colin albums for sale...
The two that I know of are both from the Pirates, John Spencer and Frankie Farley. John made the re-union last month sadly Frank was not well enough I believe....
You're obviously too young to remember Andy, but in my day (late 50's) Colin Peterson was at the school. Colin was then the star of a film called "Smiley". He...
Re later musicians the Guardian ran a piece a few months back on "Elliott bands" which I'll see if I can track down. There are a number of pupils from the late...
Ok you lot I have done my bit at http://www.geocities.com/elliott_school_net/ You will find a new page 'Famous Pupils'. I have started the ball rolling, now...
For what it's worth, the Max Bygraves played a school teacher in the 1963 film 'Spare the Rod' with Colin Petersen in the cast. The title has since been ...
That was great reading your email Edmund, the whole office heard me roar with laughter. The picture I have in my mind of 'SIR' in front of a computer is great....
Thinking of Max Bygraves as a porn star anybody else remember going down to the swimming pool on the Upper Richmond road at the junction with Priory Lane in...
... Maybe there will be a documentary of her life, as there was for Diana Dors? Will we learn her family name at last? Colin <== wondering how much water they...
OK then. [nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more...] ;) ... Colin ... Colin Mansfield http://colinmansfield.home.comcast.net/ http://www.ampcast.com/colin ...
Hi Geoff: Roehampton Pool (Priory Lane) was my hang-out in the old days. It was a meeting place, particularly at weekends, to meet old friends and make a few...
By the way I know this doesn't count but I did work with Genesis, Nazareth and Lindisfarne for 6 years............. [Non-text portions of this message have...
Why are we so obsessed with so-called famous ex-pupils? I expect that none of them are the least bit interested in us or (dare I say) proud to be old...
Not being a "party pooper" are we Michael? At least my humble enquiry about famous ex-puplis has re-charged the chat, because the mailbox went very quiet after...
Gosh folks. Good to see that the old Elliott spirit is still alive and kicking. I have to say that I asked the question re "Mr Bond" as I was in his year. It...
Who are Genesis, never heard of them is it something from outer space i don't know please could somebody inform me? Please remember i go back to the 1950s with...
Rex, I'm very pleased that you enjoyed the day. For me it was a great way to finish my time at Elliott. Excuse me if I bore everyone for a moment but I thought...
Alan I am still here. I have just come back off holiday and catching up with the messages on the site. Your freelance work sounds interesting. I am still...
Hi Barbara, it would seem that Learnthings aim is indeed to provide resources for teachers and parents covering all subjects and Key Stages in one easily...
Hi Rex, Genesis was a band popular in the '70s and '80s. they started out as a very "artsy" band (and were very good in that style) then matured into a more...
Dear Alen, thanks for the reply maybe you will come back as we need people you, the Ford Motor Company called me back so there you go. Anybody that supports...
Dear Colin, thanks for the info as im a classical music man so many apologises to Genesis & all their fans i hope i did not offend anybody but its nice to hear...
Sorry Rex, there hasn't been a motor mechanics course at Elliott for probably 20+ years. A number of practical courses of that kind disappeared with the...
Dear Alan, sorry to hear that the old motor mechanics course has finished it certainly put me in a good position. The Routemaster bus is being withdrawn (i...
Hi Everybody, My thanks to John for putting me out of my misery! I'd been wracking my addled brain trying to think of my physics teacher's name and now you...