Thought It Was Bigger Than That

[STATION LAD]

On my days off, I drive for a bus company, usually school runs..Today I did a baths run, from Bedlington Station to Ashington baths..Now, I used to go to the station school, and the playground then seemed gigantic, seen it today, its so, so small, could hardly believe it..Dont things seem big when your a kid? Mars bars were twice the size, summers were hotter, and lasted forever, and when it snowed the snow lay for weeks..

Did anyone else go to that school, when Mrs Muter was there, And Miss Scott was the head mistress, Mr Gorman, Mrs Foreman

[Cympil]

On my days off, I drive for a bus company, usually school runs..Today I did a baths run, from Bedlington Station to Ashington baths..Now, I used to go to the station school, and the playground then seemed gigantic, seen it today, its so, so small, could hardly believe it..Dont things seem big when your a kid? Mars bars were twice the size, summers were hotter, and lasted forever, and when it snowed the snow lay for weeks..

Did anyone else go to that school, when Mrs Muter was there, And Miss Scott was the head mistress, Mr Gorman, Mrs Foreman

I used to go sometimes..i think me record was a full 12 days out of the year

I can`t remember any of them teachers though, i probably didn`t stay long enough to find out their names

[Pete]

On my days off, I drive for a bus company, usually school runs..Today I did a baths run, from Bedlington Station to Ashington baths..Now, I used to go to the station school, and the playground then seemed gigantic, seen it today, its so, so small, could hardly believe it..Dont things seem big when your a kid? Mars bars were twice the size, summers were hotter, and lasted forever, and when it snowed the snow lay for weeks..

Did anyone else go to that school, when Mrs Muter was there, And Miss Scott was the head mistress, Mr Gorman, Mrs Foreman

I went to Barrington but I remember Miss Scott, she was originally the Headmistress at Barrington and then moved to the Station school. That was in the fifties. She swooped places with Miss Topping as I recall.

[stu]

On my days off, I drive for a bus company, usually school runs..Today I did a baths run, from Bedlington Station to Ashington baths..Now, I used to go to the station school, and the playground then seemed gigantic, seen it today, its so, so small, could hardly believe it..Dont things seem big when your a kid? Mars bars were twice the size, summers were hotter, and lasted forever, and when it snowed the snow lay for weeks..

Did anyone else go to that school, when Mrs Muter was there, And Miss Scott was the head mistress, Mr Gorman, Mrs Foreman

Which station school you on about?High school or another one?

[Denzel]

I went to Barrington but I remember Miss Scott, she was originally the Headmistress at Barrington and then moved to the Station school. That was in the fifties. She swooped places with Miss Topping as I recall.

Did they have schools in those days Pete?

[Pete]

Did they have schools in those days Pete?

Yes Denzel, they were reform schools, you had to polish your shoes every morning or you lost house points.

[STATION LAD]

Which station school you on about?High school or another one?

Another one

[stu]

Another one

[Denzel]

Yes Denzel, they were reform schools, you had to polish your shoes every morning or you lost house points.

I bet your first pay packet was a bag of salt.

[Blank]

Another one

Bedlington Station first school?

[Pete]

I bet your first pay packet was a bag of salt.

No money was good in them days, it was five guineas a week.

[stu]

No money was good in them days, it was five guineas a week.

Guineas????? They're little piggies them,did you eat them or stuff them pete

[Denzel]

No money was good in them days, it was five guineas a week.

Guineas my !*!@# , I bet they were groats. Or pieces of eight.

[Pete]

Guineas my !*!@# , I bet they were groats. Or pieces of eight.

No honest Denzel they were guineas, that was at the pit. Never did find any of Long John's pieces of eight down there only black gold.

[Pete]

Guineas????? They're little piggies them,did you eat them or stuff them pete

Yes but they were nice with chips and a bit of tomato sauce.