New Posts For Thread: When did British schools begin having 'proms' ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-promsI can only endorse kenny's comment.Great post screaming.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552278505#552278505I can only endorse kenny's comment.Great post screaming.Wed, 05 Jul 2017 04:39:40 -0500I first heard of them when a neighbour's son opposite had one when he was 16 and a stretched limo turned up outside their house and 20 of his friends got in.So I guess it was 2009 when I first came across it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552277547#552277547I first heard of them when a neighbour's son opposite had one when he was 16 and a stretched limo turned up outside their house and 20 of his friends got in.So I guess it was 2009 when I first came across it.Tue, 04 Jul 2017 18:20:17 -0500Just after Halloween kicked in,takeaway pizzas Big Mac etc etc.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552271025#552271025Just after Halloween kicked in,takeaway pizzas Big Mac etc etc.Mon, 03 Jul 2017 16:56:44 -0500Pretty sure Proms are only held in mixed sex schools.Glorified school disco's IMO.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552265155#552265155Pretty sure Proms are only held in mixed sex schools.Glorified school disco's IMO.Sun, 02 Jul 2017 19:44:21 -0500loverly post screamer..https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552265077#552265077loverly post screamer..Sun, 02 Jul 2017 18:34:18 -0500I don't know what we would have done at Slough Grammar School for Boys, had these prom things existed in those days. Sat around a Watney's Party Seven reading the Mayfair letters page, I suppose.All I wanted to do the day I finished school was turn ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552265073#552265073I don't know what we would have done at Slough Grammar School for Boys, had these prom things existed in those days. Sat around a Watney's Party Seven reading the Mayfair letters page, I suppose.All I wanted to do the day I finished school was turn aSun, 02 Jul 2017 18:31:53 -0500just thought took loads of drink and drugs and got pregnant. even the boys.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552263919#552263919just thought took loads of drink and drugs and got pregnant. even the boys.Sun, 02 Jul 2017 14:45:39 -0500Same thing, I suppose. Everyone promenades/walks in front of the Head and gets their certificate. If that's not what happens at these things, then I haven't a clue.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552263609#552263609Same thing, I suppose. Everyone promenades/walks in front of the Head and gets their certificate. If that's not what happens at these things, then I haven't a clue.Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:52:52 -0500also, what does prom stand for ? i know prom in ingerland as in last night of is short for henry wood's 'promenade concerts', but what does prom mean ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552263379#552263379also, what does prom stand for ? i know prom in ingerland as in last night of is short for henry wood's 'promenade concerts', but what does prom mean ?Sun, 02 Jul 2017 12:58:43 -0500Vubiant 01 Jul 17 22:22 The abuse of language in these matters is appalling- a result of warped PC mentality.What's next ...prisons to be re-designated campuses or maybe Rehabilitation Institutes?The University of Life and Hard Knocks (Wormwood Scrubhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30896343/when-did-british-schools-begin-having-proms?post_id=552262859#552262859Vubiant 01 Jul 17 22:22 The abuse of language in these matters is appalling- a result of warped PC mentality.What's next ...prisons to be re-designated campuses or maybe Rehabilitation Institutes?The University of Life and Hard Knocks (Wormwood ScrubSun, 02 Jul 2017 11:11:53 -0500