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Tollemache School.

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Originally Posted by kimpri1
Tollemache School.


thx for that, wow seems not so long ago, but the photo look well old!!

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My other half went there for a couple of years when his family moved back her from Oz. Think he went there 84-85.

Just another quick note...We used to call it Birkenhead Idiots... grin

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hubby went there ....he loved it


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My brother went to BI when it was on Tollemache Rd - hated it I think left in '84

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I also went to BI in my youth. I was sad to hear that Lenny Malcolm who I am sure many old boys will remember pasted away last year. I can use his, for want of a better expression, catchphase of "I`m sorry but if this happens again there will be trouble" to this every day. He was known as being a very strict man but a fair one.

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I was there 54/58 and I remember Lenny, like the man said, hard but fair. Not many schoolies there took any stick. I still value the education I got there even though I didn't complete it, like a prat.

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Originally Posted by Reremnart
I also went to BI in my youth. I was sad to hear that Lenny Malcolm who I am sure many old boys will remember pasted away last year. I can use his, for want of a better expression, catchphase of "I`m sorry but if this happens again there will be trouble" to this every day. He was known as being a very strict man but a fair one.


I had physics lessons with lenny ,definatly old school teacher and being honest, so long as you took an interest in him and the subject all was ok , like the saying goes today take the p*ss and watch out ...sad to here hes gone RIP

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Len Malcolm was an xcellent teacher at the BI, and sad that he is no longer with us. For anyone interested, please see my BI history web site, and more about the BI teachers, at:-

http://biwirral.webs.com/

There are also many BI photos and images at the BI FLICKR site:-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/birkenheadinstitute

There are many pictures and comments from former BI staff and pupils on the history web site, so please have a look.

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Bet that picture brings back some memories for some, love old pictures.

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Pepper did you get my text just now or have i sent it to wrong number

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Originally Posted by gypsyjune
Pepper did you get my text just now or have i sent it to wrong number


Will check that later June.

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i went to B.I 1984 to 1989 best school ever met a lot ove good lads in ther sad its no longer with us


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hi used to go to that school from1984 to 1989 if any one has any old pics was in davis house

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you must have started as i was leaving .there are some pictures on here i will find them and let you know

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