Experiences on the wrong side of school discipline in the 1950s... I was at Arnold Grammar School, Blackpool 1951-1956. At that time it was a fee paying Public School for boys, but, fortunately for my parents I was granted free admission having passed my 11+ exam. In line with other local Public Schools, such as Rossall near Fleetwood, and Stoneyhurst near Clitheroe, Arnold was a Rugby School. The majority of scholars were Boarders. To keep the boarders out of mischief  at w

Some coincidences are small and others are eerie!!   As a matter of interest I highlight a few that relate to my wife Marjorie and myself. It was as if we were destined to be together and have so much in common.