tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696674403628863997.post6471489870490978671..comments2023-09-21T14:28:38.150+01:00Comments on Summervale: REUNION??????JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03424300403665046556noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696674403628863997.post-72241562002543161742011-08-22T00:15:07.739+01:002011-08-22T00:15:07.739+01:00Hi Jean and Peter, hope you are well and thanks fo...Hi Jean and Peter, hope you are well and thanks for the e-mail regarding the possible Summervale reunion. I will be passing on the information to my mum Edith (known as Edie and Ede) Drayton who was 89 in July - she has been poorly after breaking her shoulder in a fall and then contracting the Norwalk virus in hospital but is no recovering well. I will also let me brothers know - the oldest is Derek and the middle brother Michael - I am Robert, the youngest of three children. My dad Dennis sadly died seven years ago and we lived at Number 15. In fact I was born there in 1951 - a true Summervale boy then!<br />Just a few comments regarding some of the request on the blogs:<br />The photo of the children immediately below the photo of the ladies in the sack race - I believe it is brother Derek top left (I will check when I see him next).<br />Regarding Derek Johnson, I vaguely remember that he passed away a few years back but will try and check that also.<br />North Street School: this was the home for the infant boys and girls and the junior girls - the infangts went through the lefthand door and the junior girls throught he righthand door; when the infant boys were old enough they transferred to the junior boys school in Ditton Street (headmaster in my time was Tom Wade), the infant girls moved over into the junior girls section. After that, they would all go to either the boys grammer school in Silver Street, girls grammer school in Cross House behind the Minster, or the secondary modern in Ditton Street; a few might have gone to he convent in Chard. One of the teachers I remember at North Street was Mrs Kierstan - her son Richard (deceased) was in my class and he had a sister Peta; father Steve Kierstan was chief bull stockman at Horlicks cattle breeding centre. I also remember another teacher at Ditton Street junior boys was John Chislett.<br />I hope that brings back a few memories - I have been writing a book about my life and times at work and play in Ilminster which I will get around to publishing some time and reading the blogs is great fun.<br />Many thanks for reading and best wishes to one and all.<br />Rob Drayton (incidentally, I became a grandad two months ago - I prefer to call myself grandude)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1696674403628863997.post-4735073447480824962011-08-15T09:08:31.149+01:002011-08-15T09:08:31.149+01:00From Bobby Chambers
"Hi everyone - just foun...From Bobby Chambers<br /><br />"Hi everyone - just found blog - better late than never!<br />Thrilled to bits to rediscover you all!<br />Up for any reunion!<br />Regards<br />Bob"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com