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water, games, and CH!
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:53 pm
by Jude
The Hertford lot only had swimming for half the year ( ie 2 terms out of the 4) in the non swimming time there was a floor laid down for volley ball and other things - I would have preferred to swim than play volleyball..
NExt to the pool was the Gymnasium - or in truth the torture chamber - I was a brilliant swimmer - strong arms and reasonably strong legs - but I could never ever get up that rope - even with all Miss Gravetts yells - I was firmly rooted at the bottom.....
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:08 pm
by Euterpe13
That must have happened just after I left in '70 - we had swimming all year round - the pool was heated, and you stunk of chlorine for the rest of the day.
B
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:21 pm
by Vonny
I remember swimming for 2 terms and gym I think for the other 2 terms. I also remember the old mangle outside the pool for wringing out your costumes
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:58 am
by Great Plum
So they just emptied the pool evry 6 months then?
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:45 am
by englishangel
Euterpe13 wrote:That must have happened just after I left in '70 - we had swimming all year round - the pool was heated, and you stunk of chlorine for the rest of the day.
B
Only swam in the summer all the time I was there although the pool was heated.
didn't have floor over it in winter in my day though.
I too can swim for ever and climb a rope never.
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:45 am
by englishangel
Great Plum wrote:So they just emptied the pool evry 6 months then?
Yes
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:22 pm
by Deb GP
The more I hear about Hertford, the more I am reminded about the Malory Towers books.
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:24 pm
by englishangel
Yes, I read too many of those before I went, and Chalet School.
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:31 pm
by Vonny
englishangel wrote:Yes, I read too many of those before I wentl.
Same here - and the "St Claires" ones as well!
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:21 am
by Great Plum
Deb GP wrote:The more I hear about Hertford, the more I am reminded about the Malory Towers books.
It really does sound like it was stuck in a time warp...
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:32 am
by englishangel
We did stick flowers in our hair in 1967.
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:40 pm
by Vonny
Great Plum wrote:Deb GP wrote:The more I hear about Hertford, the more I am reminded about the Malory Towers books.
It really does sound like it was stuck in a time warp...
It was. Although we just got on with it at the time really. When I look back now I can't believe how we put up with it.
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:28 pm
by Jude
Time Warp? CH???????????????????
Hang on - if you look at the old St Trinian Films that was pretty much us... although instead of black and white - we were in colour!
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 4:41 pm
by AKAP
Pass me JRs blood pressure pills
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:17 pm
by Jude
sorry JR - forgot you are sensitive to the fairer sex!