I came across the St Edmunds Homepage by chance and thought i would like to let you know my memories of the years i spent at St Edmunds. I have some very fond memories of St Edmunds which both my sister and brother attended - i was at the school from 1966 until 1971 and left with 3 O Levels and 2-3 CSE’s. Headmaster in those days was Mr Alban Kelly, who like me lived in Waterlooville and his Deputy Mr Cassidy. I remember being taught Maths by Mrs Cripps, then quite an old and very strict lady who lived on the seafront in Southsea. English was with Miss Mahoney- always in a Miniskirt and wearing John Lennon glasses, PE and swimming with the 2 Mr Dyers (Young one and Old one). I had special tuition in German with Mr Kelly as I had previous Knowledge( having a german mum) and was too advanced for the normal class. Mr Kelly spent some years teaching in Hamm in Germany and seemed happy to have me 2-3 times weekly in a private audition in the headmasters office! I remember Science/Chemistry and religion with Miss Medd, Cooking with Mrs Grant and Sister Mary Bernadette who used to travel to school daily from the Isle of Wight. Other Teachers I had were Mrs Finlay and Mr Gilbert (French), Mr Jeffries (Woodwork) Mrs Hobbs (Geography) who was a big Canada Fan. My class teacher for some years was Mrs Norton (Mr Norton was also a Teacher at the school) and Mrs Moriaty. Mr Fitzgerald taught Maths and Science In those days we had 2 Prefabricated buildings out in the playground to accommodate the growing size of the school. The School entrance was down the steps in upper Arundel Street. I spent some years as a Librarian in the days when Mrs Lister ran the Library. Sometimes we went out to the playing fields on the Eastern Road near the old Airport (on a Portsmouth Corporation red Doubledecker Bus) to play football or running lessons. In those days the classes were known as 1 Alpha, 1 Beta etc. I left St Edmunds in July 1971 and have made my home in the black forest in Germany and have my own travel agency. In the meantime I am 61 and father of 2 Children and Granddad to an 8 and 6 years.