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I did my final teaching practice at Singleton School in January and February 1951, wrote Mrs June Stone (nee Broadbridge), who did her teacher training at Bishop Otter College, Chichester.
The head teacher at Singleton was Mrs Davies and my class consisted of children of upper junior age. This was some years before the opening of the modern school building and Mrs Davies lived in the schoolhouse adjacent to the old school.
The school had such a happy, family atmosphere and Mrs Davies made my fellow student, Mavis Brown, and me very welcome. Mavis taught the infants' class.
I remember that part of the school playground was being dug up at the time, for drainage works I believe. The college therefore arranged for us to take our P E lessons in the yard of the Fox and Hounds.
June retired in the 1990s after spending the 43 years of her teaching career in East Sussex.
Where are they now? Singleton C of E School pupils pictured in February 1951 by trainee teacher June Stone on her box camera.
L to R Standing: Sheila Whitmarsh, Marian Extance, Kenneth Eade, James Finlayson, Michael Kerridge, David Hall, head teacher Mrs Davies, Geoffrey Lambert, John Saint, Richard Cook, Fred Clark and David Osborne.
L to R kneeling: Irene Shears, Mary Billingsley, Suzanne Dinsmore, Christine Andrews, Eileen Wingate and Colin Smith.
Two were absent on that day: Joan Wingate (Eileen's sister) and a girl whose surname was Lashley.
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