do you ever wonder what happened to your schoolmates?

I though it was sitonmyface !

I've got lots of new friends.

i see most of mine on tv to be fair

Crimewatch?

Doanwin2easy, list of old schoolmates.


Rolf Harris,Dave Lee Travis, Stewart Hall, Jimmy Saville and Garry Glitter.

no Tristram Hunt (shadow education minister), Gordon Corera (BBC security correspondent), Mark Dolan (documentaries and tv shows) all in my year, amongst others.

Nigel Farage was head of my house, another who I won't name wrote Maggie Thatcher's speeches for her.

Is, Tristram Hunt, his real name or is it rhyming slang?

Jeffrey?

^ to Slippy?

no moves - not my cuppa tea at all. Gordon was a decent bloke.

I'm not saying TL.

Peter Lilley....after a bit of googling

Doanwin2easy, one question.....Harrow or Eton?

Not until recently. Then started thinking about them. Discovered one had been knocked off his bike and killed 2 years ago. Life is short. Live it!

Meet up once a year with a dozen of then for a meal and a catch up. Am still pally with another 2.

3 lads from my year or  thereabouts did well.

Mick Jackson became bass guitarist for The Love Affair pop group, of Everlasting Love fame.

Bruce Bould became an actor and appeared with Leonard Rossiter in Reggie Perrin.

David Bairstow (father of England wicket-keeper Johnny) played for Yorkshire and England at cricket. Sadly he killed himself.

Have never thought about it until you posted this. Can only recall a few and only one I'd like to know how her life developed.
She was my first girlfriend.

"3 lads from my year or  thereabouts did well!.


'David Bairstow (father of England wicket-keeper Johnny) played for Yorkshire and England at cricket. Sadly he killed himself'.


Obviously he didn't think so.

my older brother went on holiday to Australia was staying at his girl friends grandmothers house

when into the garden next morning turned out this fella from the house next door was my best mate when we were at school.

I can look at my school photograph from 1962, taken when we were 11-17 and still name about 75% of the 100 or so who were in my year.

i cant really remember any of their names. seems like 5 lifetimes ago.

Kenny I went online and viewed an old school photo from 1964. The names were listed underneath but even then I couldn't remember many of them.
I've bumped into a few over the years but never really felt any great connection with them. Life moves on I suppose.

I had no mates at my senior school, they were just boys in my class, I never saw them after school finished for the day. None of them came from where I lived, almost two miles from the school, which was a huge distance to travel to school in east London. The rest of the school all came from the north of the borough. How I got to got sent there was beyond me. Other mates from junior school who passed the 11-plus all went to schools near where we lived. 

Senior school kids where I live now have to go 10+ miles to school, but I was the only one at my school for 4 years to come from two miles away, down near the docks.

There were 19 other boys in my year (10 in each class) only 4 were on Friends Reunited when that started, all high flying executives now. We exchanged greetings and that was it. When Facebook emerged, 2 of the 4 appeared, but I didn't bother contacting them again.

Still in moderate touch with about 4 or 5 mates from where we lived, but we're all over the UK now.

The only exception is my best mate, we have known each other for over 40+ years. We went to different junior schools and different senior schools, but we just 'clicked' when we met via one of his brothers.

Don't think much about it these days but did have a look on "Friends Reunited" years ago, but not that many on there.

My good friend Pete Jennings became an architect but committed suicide.

Wouldn't have known this, but met an old friend and she told me that my next door neighbour, same age as me,
also committed suicide with a shotgun.

Did jury duty back in the '70's, and whilst waiting for our case to come up, Granville Rooley walked passed wearing a gown,
and with a massive pile of books under his arm.

Friend from the youth club committed suicide, as he was paralysed after diving into the pool from the balcony.

Steven Battye, co founder of "Skopos", made it big-time, but like so many lost his fight with "The Big C" in his fifties.

The gorgeous Stella from Grammar School, with whom I was besotted, married a farmer but parted long ago.

"only 4 were on Friends Reunited when that started, all high flying executives now."

Strange that nearly everyone on "Friends Reunited" are mega successful, and living in exotic places!!!

Strange that nearly everyone on "Friends Reunited" are mega successful, and living in exotic places!!!

^^^^ Not me, I don't tell lies, on here or in the real world.

Working class and proud of it.

I checked (as you do) my 4 old class mates. One is a barrister, the others have their own companies, one in civil engineering, the other two are solicitors. I was told that one sad facker, who must have loved the place, went back to our school as the Headmaster some years later!! 

The case of Ms C. Barratt.
A girl from our school, one Constance Barratt, was an early member of Friends Reunited, and decided to tell the world how well she had done. She was now an exective of a large pharmaceutical company and flew all over the world, first class, naturally, on business trips. 

About a year later, another girl who had just joined posted that there was an uncanny resemblance between the high flying executive Constance Barratt, and Connie Barratt, who worked behind the sales counter at Boots the chemist in Romford.

Ms C. Barratt vanished from FR, and was never seen again.

Jul 27, 2014 -- 6:00PM, no moves wrote:

Doanwin2easy, one question.....Harrow or Eton?

ha. no, UCS in Hampstead, North London. Mum taught there so I got a free education. Bit of a fish out of water for me really.

Been best mates with my best mate since we were 11, despite going to secondary schools which were miles apart. Been mates now for 20 years...

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Kenny I went online and viewed an old school photo from 1964. The names were listed underneath but even then I couldn't remember many of them.
I've bumped into a few over the years but never really felt any great connection with them. Life moves on I suppose.


I can remember all sorts of numbers, faces etc. I must have about 100 phone numbers, passwords etc. No need to look them up.

I didn't stay in contact with anyone from school.  I'm not interested in reading on Facebook etc about people's wonderful jobs, family etc I'm more interested in those who ended up in prison, commited suicide, went bankrupt, ended up in the nuthouse etc. Unfortunetly people don't usually stick that sort of stuff online.

The most successful person I'm in touch with out of everyone got a scholarship and used to get dropped off by his Dad, who was a binman, in the council wagon.

was having that conversation with someone the other day Slippy. It's often the ones that don't do well at school or from more modest backgrounds that go on to be the most successful.

I think you might have gone to the same school as my wife Slippy, 6 letters, "Ginnel runs from pole to pole"?

She was on a scholarship and was one of the poorest ones there, then she went on to marry me. Kind of proves doantwin2easy's point imo.

tt for Slippy

P.S. : Peter Lilley, who wrote speeches for Lady Thatcher long before joining her Cabinet, says Lady Thatcher was ......

Was him, wasn't it ?

The only person that I knew from my school days who went on to make 'something' of himself was a well known gangster
Last had contact with him when I was 17. You could have knocked me down with a feather when he was unmasked in the press.
Was (died a few years back - not AT) a major player in Glasgow.

The Leopard makes use of his time on the Chit Chat Detective Agency.

That is ambiguous.

Bah, that's why no answer, I got the clue wrong:

"I think you might have gone to the same school as my wife Slippy, 7 letters, "Ginnel runs from pole to pole"?"

Must have been TL akabula, and not the leopard

...... if you had stuck with him, you could have been an enforcer

.... The Don of Portobello

Not quite on-topic but I imagine all my old teachers will have retired, and many died.

Spot on Mac. After reading a few books on him I think his wife M was the brains of the operation.

Was never a mate Mac but our paths crossed on many occasions.

Just seen Johnny Bairstow talking about the book he has out, in which he speaks about his dad's suicide for the first time.

I was at school with his dad, although slightly older, also played in the Boy's Brigade football team with him. Bradford 8th company.

A likeable bloke, if somewhat boisterous.

I remember a funny moment about David, Chris Old and a Bradford disco, mid 70s. You had to be there I reckon.

I saw some of your school-mates on telly Kenny, Time Team I think it was.

That's very funny Ken, and totally unexpected.

my older brother went on holiday to Australia was staying at his girl friends grandmothers house

when into the garden next morning turned out this fella from the house next door was my best mate when we were at school.


Such a good mate he fxxked  off to the other side of the world to get away from you mr crisp

Ken D.C. was an all boys school. They did try and introduce female students at 6th form to take 'A' levels in the early/mid 80's but they binned that project after a short trial basis. I met an old schoolmate via fb earlier this year who has moved back to the area, we had not seen each other for 32 years and spent all afternoon in the pub reminiscing about yesteryear. It was really good to see him again.

In a word, NO,  do I f***

my school was full of a**h**ls.   

I do however sometimes still wonder about one of my teachers, proper sort she was, and handy with the cane

My brother taught the actress Molly Sugden when she was in primary school, he was also good friends with the actor Arnold Ridley

The trouble with school reunions is the cost of hiring the sports car, buying the designer clothes and paying the supermodel to pretend to be your wife.

Crisp.

Funny you should ask .. 6 weeks ago I paid FinderMonkey £249 to try to find my old school, teens and twenties mate. They phoned me this morning to say no joy. I'm certain they earned their money, treated me very well, great comms, I'll post a 5* review on TrustPilot. So, he's either left the country, possible, or more likely, he's no longer with us. I left it too long, sadly

I recently found out, one kid in my class went to prison for diddling little boys. He was the weirdest kid in the class, very poor at socialising. He would walk home in the same direction as me, and used to catch up and walk with me. I was basically the only kid in the class who would talk to him. A rather sad character to be honest.

Another kid I was friendly with went on to be quite a famous male model. I hear he still appears in UK TV ads. He was a good looking charmer.

One became a TD and government minister (wasn't top of the class).

Did'nt know ken Polish

Mr Sheen yes

If my old mate was deceased they'd have found the death certificate, as long as he died in the UK, of course. There's also the possibility that he keeps himself very private, no online presence, no mortgage, no family etc etc

I contacted a couple of old school friends through LinkedIn and FB earlier this year, whom I last saw in 1990.  I moved to London as a 19 year old (250 miles away) and kept in touch for a few years after, but then lost all contact as you do.  I met up with them in July, they still lived in the same village/town and were still the best of friends, best men at each of their weddings.  I had a really good evening and think we really hit it off, but it certainly made me aware of what I'd lost out on.

prison/dead/alcoholics/drug /gambling addicts   probably make up the bulk . Quite a few  dead by 30/35  though .

some did get married and stayed on track as it were but they make up the minority . Very few folk achieve any form of success in life  tbf ,it's usually a long line of disappointments for most unless you are very lucky .

* deaths mostly either drugs/motorbikes/car  accidents  etc

Not a mate but a lad in the same year, complete wrong un.

Got shot dead in a pub, bloke walked in, cycle leathers and crash helmet, shot him and his mate.

Other guy survived.

No one caught.

A friend of mine set up a hedge fund about 20 years ago.  He's got a beautiful garden.

was that a Privet hedge fund?

I am meeting two friends I schooled with for 10 years this Friday. One, I have not seen for 25 years the other I see once every other year on averaged. I dare say we have all filled out a bit and gone a little grey!

Christopher Nolan was in the year above me at prep school. I remember him making short films with a basic camera...who would have thought?!

My best friend at Primary School lives half a mile from me, in the same village where we both grew up. We lost touch for several years when we went to different senior schools and after I got married. Caught up when I moved back to the village. Friends, over sixty years later.

I am still very close to my best friend from senior school; they sat us together on our first day. A serious tactical error for the smooth running a school.  We are still close - I am still in Sussex and he is in Cumbria. See him 4 or 5 times a year.

Wish I had tried to stay in touch with others over the years. As others on here have realised, those early friendships are far more important than you ever think they will be.

Good and worthy thread!!!

I brought it back after 3 years especially for you, blackbarn. Knew you'd like it.

The only old school friends I'm interested in hearing about are those who are having a crap life eg death, disease, divorce, prison, suicide etc  Nobody wants to hear what a wonderful wife, kids, job etc people have...although they wouldn't admit it.

they're all famous and successful, except for me?
i'm just happy.

Good stuff blackbarn

I'm just glad I didn't go to school with Aunty Post!