Mr Broom was my form teacher when I was in top Juniors (1967/8) He once smacked my mum on the bum and told her to get back to her class. He was mortified when he realized that he had just smacked the school secretary! Lesley Knight (née Benton) Tollgate Primary School
being bent over the teacher’s knee and smacked a few times i remember that very well and then running home and that was in the first class
Margie Jennison (née Duthie) Meadow Well Primary School
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