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I started attending Bardon Hill Primary School when we moved into the village in l936, recalled Bernard Dean. Our teacher at that time was the formidable Miss Kitty Cook, who tried very hard to get all her pupils to pass the scholarship examination to take them to a grammar school, something she was quite successful at.
There was a board displayed in her classroom, listing all the successful pupils from previous years. She was a rigid disciplinarian, and any misdemeanours were punished by having to write out multiplication tables, umpteen times, instead of the more usual lines.
But this was a good ploy because the naughtiest children became the best at maths, because we knew the tables so well, and for many of us it has proved a valuable asset throughout our lives.
Yes, I did pass the scholarship exam, at Bardon Hill School, and then went on to Broom Leys School. I have fond memories of Bardon School, and I also recall the vicar of Bardon Church, the Rev. A.N. Crane, a highly regarded and respected figure.
In those days, there was no television, and we spent many happy hours at the quarry field watching the village cricket and football teams.
After leaving school at l5 (earlier in those days) my first job was at the Westminster Bank, where I stayed for three years until I joined the Army.
I was firstly trained as a driver, then in Air Despatch, then went to Egypt for three years, mainly in transport, but also again did Air Despatch, and for a short time in a Water Transport Company.
After demob, I returned to the bank for 12 months, then went to work for the Gas Board, and was with them for many years.
Bernard Dean, Leicester, 2001
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