I remember all of this very well too, we all must have swung from that pipe at some point. I was sent to the main entrance once for flicking water from the dripping taps in the dinner queue. Do you remember the 'ghost of Maria Fitzherbert'? Sports day was always such a great competitive event - we had such an excellent field etc. It was Mrs Copley not Cropley though, she was brilliant. Mrs Carroll is my auntie and Mr Hoare my brother in law.. ha ha will certainly get him to look at this page. I must have left there in about 1981. Happy memories.

Hi Claire Allum, I also used to study at Fitzherbert School between 1981 and 1982. Then I went to Cardinal Newman School. I remember the headmaster Mr Finnie very well. I also had a teacher called Mrs Frogett or something like that. We probably neve met, but I am looking for some old classmates like Richard Walsh, Fabian Bitzenbert, Anna Lashmar and Dominic. I also have some pictuers I will download later, If you can help me in any way, I will be very grateful.

Hi Sam and Jose, how nice to hear from you both. Funny how you hear names like Frogett and Copley and you do suddenly remember them just that little bit more. I think my sister Charonne Allum was in the same year as you Jose and i do remember the name Anna Lashmar. Very funny to see that Mr Hoare is your brother-in-law Sam! Small world. All the best to you both, hope you find who you are looking for. Very happy memories for me too.

H Claire it's Sharna. This has bought back so many memories, some good, some bad. The PE teacher brownhil brings back the worst memories. She was such a cow. Apart from her the rest was cool. Do you remember the story of the nun (well scary) in the needle work room?

Hello to everyone
It was great reading through your comments, not sure I remember all the names but a few that have been mentioned ring a bell. I started Fitzherbert in 1984 with my brother John Connelly who probably is more memorrable than me and left there to go to Cardinal Newman in 1986.
All the very best everyone xxx

Hi, I do remember some of your names. I hung around with Noel Culinane and John Olocklin (I think that's how you spell it). You can find me on Facebook. Do you remember us?

Hi all, I went to Fitzherbert in 1980-82. My sisters were also there: Helena and Andrea Hall. I too recognise the teachers above and have good memories of the school. I am now living in Australia but am trying to track down my best friend Joseph O'Mahney (I think that is how you spell it). If anyone knows him I would love to get in touch. Thanks.

Hi I remember Sam. You were in the year above me, and I remember Ronald Hall as well. You were in my class when we were in St Joseph's together.

Hi Sharna! How lovely to hear from you. I am sorry for not getting back to you earlier, I don't really get a chance to get on here, I am on facebook, look me up we could have a chat! Very funny reading some of the comments on here. That blooming needle work room used the scare the living hell out of me! I hated it. I still see Mrs Gregan sometimes and Mrs Brownhill lives down the road from me and she remembers my name, aaarrrgghh!

Hi Sam Carroll, I remember your auntie Mrs Carroll, used to be in charge on the school bus, is she is alive? I used to be Bridget Dowds, and went to Fizzy from 1973 to 79.

hi Everyone, those names ring a bell. Claire I must have been in your year, I remember Donna Crankshaw, wasn't she friends with Rebecca Haywood? And Carl Gillespie is another familiar name. As for teahers, they were great. Does anyone remember miss Wildman, she was lovely and mrs Copshaw? I think we had mr Robinson in the 4th year. I have fond memories of the old Southdown buses lining up outside waiting to pick us up at the end of the day; in the mornings we would come up Wilsons Avenue on the Whitehawk/Kemptown bus and would try and beat the bus coming along Warren Road from the Elm Grove area. Does anyon remember the name of the lady on the Whitehawk bus? Lovely to hear all your memories, such good times.

OMG, wish I was back at fizzy-sherbert, what an amazing school it was, such a shame they knocked it down. I see some names here that have brough back memories - good and bad. Miss Brownhill still haunts me, she hated me and the feeling was mutual! HEY SHARNA! Look me up on facebook! x

Hello all, especially you Janine Deakon as I used to fancy you like mad! I was, and still am, Michael's brother and I remember most of the names and all of the teachers. I should think that the teachers are still trying to forget about me.

WOW, just found this page. I was at 'Fizzy' early 80s and remember Carl Guillespe and Richard Gilburt. Me and my twin sister (Michaela) were there together and absolutly loved it. Had my first kiss with a girl called Hannah and remember doing some home econimics in the cooking/ sewing rooms upstairs and found the secret door that led to a flight of stairs down to the playground (haunted apparently!). Played football for the school and we were rubbish but got aftenoons off school to do it - FAB. The school bus was probably my best memory Mrs Carol (I think her name was) the bus monitor, made me wash my mouth out with soap (literally) for swearing on the bus while trading football stickers. If anyone remembers me or my twin sister (she had a big afro of hair then) then contact me at treakle2@sky.com.