Sooooo, you've typed 'Beenham Lodge' into your browser and you've found this blog EH?
Well I'm Pete Moring otherwise known as Fred and I was at Beenham Lodge from November 15th 1964 until late June 1967.
If you were there during that period please comment below and share your memories, photo's, whatever (especially your grumbles).
Even if you were there before or after it would still be great to hear from you and share your experiences.
Personally, I loved the old place. Didn't really want to leave, but needs must when you're in care, you do as you're told (most of the time) and I was told to leave school and become an apprentice Chef. Probably because I had the job of chief cook and bottle-washer a lot of the time, amongst Beeston duty , Shoe-cleaning in the cellar every night and gardening at week-ends :-)
I admit I had it a lot easier than most there because I assumed a lot more authority and trust from Mr Charles Usher (the super') in particular. It seemed that if you could stay in the top stream at school you got rewarded for your efforts, and as I had a natural ability to do just 'that' it all came a bit easy.
I hope I didn't rub too many of the other lads up the wrong way as a result, (but I know I did ;-)
Anyway, I shall be posting more stories and photo's here on a regular basis, so please call back. Subscribe using the widget in the sidebar or footer and pleeeeease add your own two-penneth in the comments below.
It can be a favourite memory, 'Good or Bad' and if it's a good'un I'll publish it as a Post here (Not a Comment).
Cheers ...... Fred :-)
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