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Meeting the Goose in Grantham

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Kings School Year 11 pupils with JYSK goose at Market Place marking the opening of their shop on London Road
From left Isabelle Shanning Lauren Scott Alex Cook and Lauren Chappell all 16 from Grantham with JYSK Goose as he steps out of The Goose at Grantham

Can you add the missing names in this Grantham school photo?

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Boys Central in 1979? It was submitted by Steve Moore. back row – Martin Chambers, Marvin Ward, B3, B4 ,Richard Shepard,B6, Martin Harvey,B8, Mark Landers, Mark Garton, Andy Ryder, Steve Hall, Ian Atkinson, Nick Dolby, Pete Knight,B16 ,Paul Johnson. Middle Row , Pete Atkinson, Graeme Yates, Steve Allen, Graham Sumner, Carl Wood, Graham Manning, Chris Eales, Ian dowsett, Nick Read, Steve Knight, Andy Kay, Dale Scothern, Pete Houghton, M14, M15, Mark Bainbridge, Steve Moore, Graeme Waldren. Front – George Simmons, Carl Selby, Stefan Money, Ian Doran,Tim Lau,Mr Winters, Mr Hall,? F8 , F9,Steve Bilner, Rob Thompson, Kev Charles.

Another popular Grantham shop

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Christopher Watkin says…. In the picture – taken in we think the early to mid 1930’s is William Watkin (1st generation Watkin Butcher) – the chap with the Germanic mustache in the middle (and my Great GrandFather) and the lady in the wavy blond hair standing next to him is Great Grandmother. My Grandfather (Phil) is standing under the door (the tall one) and he is the 2nd generation Watkin’s (standing alongside his Brother Louis who took over the Watkin’s in London Road)

Grantham ladies keeping fit

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Ladies Keep Fit Class at the demolished Swimmingpool/Leisure Centre, Union Street. Taken in approx 1980, Yes I am in there somewhere 5th on the left. I can remember when this place was first built, most people who worked in Grantham had to contribute to the building of this. I worked at Malimson & Pert (Solicitors) at the time think we had 2/6d a week deducted from our very small earnings, think this was until we had paid, (if I remember rightly) about £2.00. Veronica Reedman

Grantham school’s first computer

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This was 1977/78, at Kings School Grantham . Local firm donated a computer to school – teacher was Mrs Timperley Computer Studies – I went to KGGS but we could take lessons at Kings in sixth form. Main computer at the back lifted off with ropes ! From Bev Clayton

Grantham’s newest estate – 35 years ago

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Some pictures of Winchester Road, when it was a new-build estate by Bococks of Lincoln.

1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate
1983 – Winchester Road, off Barrowby Gate

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