Hi. Were you a boarder at Styal Residential Open Air School ?I would like to hear from anyone who boarded thete. I was there between 1957-59 in Peter Pan House. It would be great to hear from anyone regarding their stay and experiences. Girl or Boy. Thanks Barry.
Hi my names Norman Edwards I was in styal around 1964/1969/70. I found the homes and the staff so nice even though I was only about 7 or 8. Wythyboy I remember nurse Lyons she lived in admin when I was there did she wear a nuns outfit and like a grey vail? I remember she was very strict but fair but she left not long after I got there. I went there with my two sisters Christine and Julie Edwards. I remember a lot of the nurses that were there at the time like. Nurse Jones,hall,hill,Miller,Potts,Smith,hodgetts Everington,school teachers I think his name was Mr Kingsley I think he had a false leg and played the banjo. Miss Curtis wow was she strict lol. I absolutely loved this place in fact when I had left I went back a couple of times when I was about 17 and there were still nurses still there and they even remembered me especially nurse jones lol she introduced me to Tom Jones and I still like him now. I also remember a sad occasion where a young boy drowned in one of the woods we went to either styal or bluebell woods. I wasn’t at the woods but I remember being in the telly room and the nurses closed all the curtains so we didn’t see all the police cars outside. I do remember the poor boy who tragically died he was a friend so so sad I know nurse Potts and nurse hall tried to save him but to no avail but they did save two other children. Anyway that’s it for now I would just love to hear from other children although adults now lol who went there around the same time I’ve always wanted pictures of the houses children and staff who were there at the time so if anyone has any and would like to share them with me or just send me a message and that’s from anyone I would love to hear your experiences of the homes thank you for reading this I do hope I hear from my fellow residents. But for now take care and hopefully speak soon. Norman