Blackman

Alan Blackman in schooll uniform, "School dinners were delicious, cooked by Mrs Kille who always gave out ‘seconds’. The playground, long and narrow, lay to the west of the school building with a coke pile at the end to feed the tortoise stoves. The Vineyard, when not being used for games, became the temporary home of the Dentist’s Caravan. On being told by a (mischievous) older cousin that, once inside this vehicle, you could be put to sleep, never to wake up again." Alan ran off to the top of Park Hill. Even being dragged down through stinging nettles by Mum and sister failed to break Alan’s resolve, and he never did darken the Dentist’s door on that occasion.