This photo was thought to date from about 1980, but recent information puts it at school year 1981-82 and it seems to be a whole-school photo - one of the last before St Mary's Infants School left Church Street and moved to the High Street/Latimer Close site.

Staff: Back row: Sue Watts, Jessie Austin, Mrs York, Jennifer Mossop, Jarmila Tajzler, Mrs Link, Sylvia Fiske, Ruth Tilton.

Pupils:  Standing: 1. Wendy Lilley, 2. Sally Bowman, 3. Kirsty Panter, 4. David Jempson, 5. Carl Wallington, 6. Stephen Knibbs, 7. Joanne Young, 8. Yukin But, 9. Simon Wright, 10. Mark Wilson, 11. Lee Beeby, 12. Jamie Benzie, 13. Anthony Loveridge, 14. …Mathew Faye, 15. Matthew Farr, 16. Jamie Taylor, 17. Martin Billy

Third row: Seated: 1. Matthew Ostle, 2……….? 3. Jimmy Simpson, 4. Lorna Mitchell, 5. Kate Becker, 6. Suzanne Edwards, 7. Daniel Chester, 8. Simon Gamblin, 9. Will Burdett, 10. Anette Woolston, 11…..…….?, 12. Ann Knighton, 13. Claire Seabrook, 14……….? 15……….?

Second row seated: 1. ..…….?, 2. ..…….?, 3. Beverley Knibbs, 4. Lindsay Wheatly, 5. ……..….?, 6. …..…….?, 7. Niccola Batten, 8. Annabelle Keach, 9. ..…..….?, 10. Keith Nichols, 11. ……..….?, 12. Nathan Wallington? 13. Roger Burns, 14. Carrianne Beeby, 15. Merryn Weston

Front row 1. Laura Faye, 2. Karen Roberts, 3. Clare Warman, 4. Teresa Coleman, 5. Sarah Ellerby, 6. Shivhaun Austin, 7. …..…….?, 8. Andrew Wright, 9. Kevin Reay, 10. Daniel Humphreys, 11. Michael Bodsworth 12. Matthew Bryan, 13. Patrick Kearns, 14. Thao Panter

We have recently been given most of the previously missing names for the pupils standing in the back row, and our thanks also go to Michael Bodsworth for giving us corrections and another half-dozen missing names. If you can help us with any more of the names we need, please get in touch!

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