What Do You Remember About School Trips

[josaphine32]

I was just watching urban jungle, and when they did the moth bit, it so reminded me of a 3 night school trip to juniper hall, I could have only been about ten, but remember it as though it was yesterday, setting up all the moth traps putting in news paper and cardboard, I can not believe this place is still going 30 years later and still educating school kids, what trips do you remember, I also remember going to devils bridge, havent a clue where it is, but the weather was warm and the teachers let us call off in a lake, we loved into until we realised there were slugs attached to us, 30 kids screaming there heads off we were covered in leaches.

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[rockyracoon]

I went to Butlins in Minehead with school when I was about 10, mostly I remember the disco where Racey's, Some Girls Will was played all night and going to get soup at about 10 o clock in the evening, I thought that was very cool.

[Frank97]

Amongst others, I remember a week camping in the Brecon Beacons, mainly because I hated it at the time, but looking back, the day all the kids were taken to the police station on suspicion of shop lifting was rather amusing, the teachers were mortified of course and banned us from mentioning it for the rest of the week, they were especially insistent on us not talking about it when we got home, I suspect because they would have been in more trouble than us.
Happy days! :-)

[bibblebub]

Skiing holiday in Austria and one of the teachers broke his leg on the first day there. Also an educational cruise around the Mediterranean visiting places such as Venice, Knossos and Ephesus but we couldn't go to the Pyramids as planned because the weather made the minefield outside Alexandria too dangerous to navigate.

We weren't rich (far from it) and I'm sure I didn't realise just how much of a financial outlay that was for my parents.

Also in 1966 I went on a camping holiday in Wales organised by the sunday school that I attended then (sign of a misspent youth), which combined with no interest in sport meant that I was one of the very few in the country not to watch England win the World Cup.

[josaphine32]

Bibblebob, sunday school, I used to love that, I remember my dearly departed dad, playing rounders it was parents against teachers, he got disqualified by cheating, if he was still alive he would say he didn't cheat, which everyone new he did, dad always said if you can't win cheat, playing cards was a nightmare, we started with 52 cards but you could guarantee after 3 games the pack would have gone down to 45,

[TWR]

Type Your Answer Here...The trip was to Dublin & cost " one pound one shilling" I cut firewood to sell, paper rounds, errands, did I go, no, the family cound not afford it at that time, how times have changed.

[granny grump]

I remember Hampton Court; trip on the river to Runnymede; London Airport - I think that there was only one then; and Lullingstone Roman Villa.

My grandson is going to New York for 4 days - surely there are enough places of interest in this country - needless to say we will help to pay for it

[DSJ]

My one & only school trip was in 1954 to Nesselwang, Bavaria, for 10 days. We travelled across Belgium, France & Germany by train, trying to sleep as best as we could.

There were about 25 of us, all girls, with 3 female staff members. The trip was amazing, a real adventure for us so soon after WW2. My grandmother was very worried that 'her little maid' was holidaying in what she still thought of as enemy territory!

I have been back to Nesselwang since with my husband & children. The visit brought back many happy memories.

[josaphine32]

Granny 4 days is not enough, my daughter went to ny, washington, philli, 9 days in total, jet leg would put you back a day, 10 hour flight, and the cost, that is mad,

[granny grump]

I agree josaphine I'm sure it is 4 days - but I might be wrong - I usually am!!

[boxtops]

I remember Juniper Hall very well, I used to live near there and went to primary school in Mickleham. Nice to know it's still there and going strong.

[cupid04]

There was always a fight for the back of the coach. The boys sung rude songs.

[tonyav]

Hey cupid, was you on our coach ?.

[cupid04]

I never knew the words, I was a good girl. I bet you remember the songs, tony!

[tonyav]

LOL, of coarse I do, cupid.

[cupid04]

The teachers would sit there with silly grins. Probably done that, been there, got the t-shirt!

[cupid04]

I know you're coarse of course!

[tonyav]

Dinah Dinah show us your..........................

[DaisyNonna]

Remember as staff member taking part in trip to Chester Zoo. Little oiks tried to smuggle a penguin onto the coach going home.

[cupid04]

Weren't me I was a late developer.....truly!

[tonyav]

Would that be the little oiks from Frank F Harrison, Daisy ?.