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Celebrating 36 Years

RB — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:27:51 +0000

Thursday the 15th July brought around both the privilege and honour for myself and my wife to attend the retirement of Mrs Kay Price, Headmistress of Southwold Primary School, Radford Nottingham.

Mrs Price has enjoyed a very long teaching career spanning a staggering 36 years, with the last 14 years being at Southwold.

I myself have given talks at the school and have always been met with a very warm welcome from both staff and children alike.

Myself and my wife would like to wish Kay the very best for the future and a very happy retirement.

Mrs Kay Price & Ron Booth

Hollygirt Girls School

RB — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:01:28 +0000

On May 20th 2010, I had the privlege to be invited to the Hollygirt Girls School, to give a talk on Victorian coal mining. The girls were between six and seven years of age. On that morning they had been doing the washing and the playing of the victorian children.

When I arrived all the children and Mrs Straw their teacher were dressed in Victorian costumes. I was greeted with politeness, and they were thrilled listening how the children in the Victorian times, worked in the local colleries.

Some came to the front and dressed up with a miners light and knee pads. They all had a great time, including myself, and I gave each of the children a Yo-Yo to practice with at home.

A thank you present for being attentive.

I was given a bottle of wine and a school pen, by the staff and the children.

Kemet FM Interview

RB — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:39:45 +0000

I was recently asked to talk on the local Radford radio station Kemet FM about my memories of the newly renovated Tennyson Hall, now simply called Tennyson, which I myself remember being called Windley School and even All Saints School.

You can hear my interview and listen to my memories by simply clicking the link below:

Ron Booth Kemet Interview

Open Day

RB — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:51:10 +0000

I recently went along to take part in, and support, an open day being held at the newly refurbished Tennyson Hall, now simply called Tennyson and home to a number of local charities.

Tennyson is a place very close to my heart as it was the school that I attended as a young boy so I have many memories of the building and surrounding area.

I also had the pleasure of presenting a cheque to local charity the Partnership Council as a token of my feelings for Tennyson, it’s fantastic to see it being put to such good use and helping people in the local area and beyond.

Ron Booth & Partnership Council Chairman Mick Stringer

Basford History Society, Living through the Second World War

RB — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:33:01 +0000

The speaker for the night, phoned to say that she would be unable to attend the meeting, as she was stuck in a traffic jam. Stan Smith, the President of The Basford History Society, asked me if I would mind giving a talk to the members, of living through the Second World War. I had with me some artifacts, a Gas Mask, shells, bullets, and service men and women’s hat.

The meeting went very well, with stories of the Black out, discipline in the schools, and stories what children got up to. I was thanked by Stan and the thirty members of the Society for stepping in at short notice.

Blidworth Oaks Visit

RB — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:46:02 +0000

Mr Ken Cumberpatch and myself, were invited to give a talk to the children of Blidworth Oaks Primary and Nursery School on February 11th 2010, about living as children through the Second World War. We were greeted with politeness and enthusiasm from the Staff and the children.

We were amazed at some of the questions we were asked, and this was down to the teachers who were involved in the teaching the children of the Second World war.

In the afternoon we were invited in the School Hall to listen to the children singing some of the War time songs, and the speeches of Stanley Baldwin, and Winston Churchill.