Mansel Dinnis (ex Head Boy) Project

Access to the site where Mansel Dinnis help his BGS photos is no longer available and Mansel has not responded to the eamil I sent him a few months ago.  

Alan,

Are you still posting content?

Keith Harle

18 hours ago, Keith Harle said:

Alan,

Are you still posting content?

Keith Harle

Yes, still posting within this group when antyhing hew turns up

Alan,

Thanks for your response. Out of interest, have you any idea what has happened to Mansel Dinnis. I note that he did not respond to your email of a couple of years ago. I've checked Google, but nothing recent comes up about him.  The photo 1970c Teaching Staff.jpg may well be 1965 Teaching staff.jpg as claimed by Mr Dawson's son. In 1966/67 Mr Shivas, Miss Elliot and Miss Patterson were seriously ill and Mr Shivas died in November 68. Miss Patterson died a couple of years after that. Miss Elliot took early retirement and ,I think, recovered. Mr Wealleans did indeed teach history. He was an excellent teacher as was Mr Hedderly, Mr Cave and (not in pic)Miss Lowes ( Maths). In this photo, Miss Smith and Mr Hedderly are the deputy Heads.

From 1971- 1972, I was a student on a course, at Newcastle Polytechnic with Kevin Tanney. He was a very affable individual.       

Keith  

58 minutes ago, Keith Harle said:

Alan,

Thanks for your response. Out of interest, have you any idea what has happened to Mansel Dinnis. I note that he did not respond to your email of a couple of years ago. I've checked Google, but nothing recent comes up about him.  The photo 1970c Teaching Staff.jpg may well be 1965 Teaching staff.jpg as claimed by Mr Dawson's son. In 1966/67 Mr Shivas, Miss Elliot and Miss Patterson were seriously ill and Mr Shivas died in November 68. Miss Patterson died a couple of years after that. Miss Elliot took early retirement and ,I think, recovered. Mr Wealleans did indeed teach history. He was an excellent teacher as was Mr Hedderly, Mr Cave and (not in pic)Miss Lowes ( Maths). In this photo, Miss Smith and Mr Hedderly are the deputy Heads.

From 1971- 1972, I was a student on a course, at Newcastle Polytechnic with Kevin Tanney. He was a very affable individual.       

Keith  

@Keith Harle - the year 1965 did confuse me as I left BGS in 1965 and Ican't remember Maths teacher Mr PJ Cook - French teacher Mr Knox - Music teacher Mrs Simpson - History Mr Whelans - English teacher Mr Robertson - Mrs brown - Miss Garforth - Miss Elizabeth Smith - or Miss Labarre. But thats noy unusal these days.

I never did hear bak from from Mansel and could only assume that he was no longer with us. The last hoto posted in the album is the reunion held in Ashington c2004. 

I am told that Mansel was not debuty head boy but unfortunately members are unable to edit text posted after 10 minutes from the initial posting has passed.

Mr Dawson's son, Thomas, never got bnack to me so no conmcrete confirmation of the year the photo was taken. I will ask on the Bedlington remembered Facebook group if any of the former pupils that re members can remember what year he retired and I will update the year base on the response + what you have said

Alan