Hastings Forum

now the blue bells are out reminds me of when the nuns used to take us to bluebell wood and in the summer to fairlight glen which i loved ,it was so magical.in the winter just before advent we used to go to church in the woods to collect yew.sister mary then made it into a big wreath with 4 candles ...

lynda rann wrote: it started life as a convelascence school for girls with chest problems than i believe it went to a school for girls with behavoural problems. i stopped living there as a boarder in about 1973/4. i remember the umbrella ride by the side of the tennis court and the gardeners tool s...

i have just been into friends reunited,it was nice to see the school but i didnt reckognise anybody as i was there 58 to the end of 61. we had three dormatries. one for the infants which was above st knox ,one for the juniors which was above the playroom next to the chaple and the senior girls were ...

i have just heard from sister winifred,she was at the school three times, the 70s 80s and 90s,she said that the school changed fron an oas to a school for difficult girls with all sorts of problems.in the 80s they didnt have the sisters to staff it and it became more evident that the lay staff were ...

[quoted] lynda rann wrote: we didnt mind the extra tuition really, they hadnt been doing them for many years. i dotn remember green ice cream lol. we never had matches with any other schools infact it was a rare occasion that the netball court ever got used, no of us was fit enough to run far. i do ...

yes the sick bay was over the kitchen.fancy having to do extra hours to get your cse,but at least you came away with something.i always felt my education came to a halt while i was at the school. when i left i trained to be a florist i was better with my hands than brain,and thats what i did most of...

[quoted] lynda rann wrote: we had sister catherine as our home economics teacher in the end classroom with the set up of a flat at the side of the class room. i see they have removed the roundabout in the middle of the drive. we used to do fashion shows on the grass outside the class rooms in the su...

you were at the school a long time.iwas in hospital for 6 months befor going ot st vincents.i felt realy well while i was there,but as soon as i went home for the holidays my asthma started up.the doctors said it would go but it never did.one day sister mart turned up with a puppy which was strange ...

i have just seen the new photos and its hard to make out some of the rooms .ihavnt seen any photos of the dormatories.seeing the entrance to the kithen reminded me of the tramps that used to call and sister gabriel used to give them piles of jam sandwiches and tea in a tin mug.we were never aloud to...

hi deidre, i was at st vincents 1958~1961. I still cant get over what has happened to the school. my mother might have some idea.one she met one of the nuns who was on a visit to her church.sister vincent was a strange one,she was always eating sweets but wouldnt let us.i always wondered why the nun...