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Mazlin Mar 2020 3:06pm, 3 Mar 2020 8,019 posts	Quote Pin Mazlin According to Wikipedia, Elizabeth Beresford, creator of the Wombles, also went to my old school. More importantly, they seem to have changed the school name AND the motto. WTAF. No one informed me. I only left 20 years ago.
Roberto Mar 2020 3:10pm, 3 Mar 2020 1,005 posts	Quote Pin Roberto Ben stokes was in my class at school. Then theres also a radio news reader for global radio in the north east who was also in my class.
Wriggling Snake Mar 2020 3:43pm, 3 Mar 2020 25,710 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake Motto now it is Aspire, Commit, Succeed, very anodyne if you ask me.
panad Mar 2020 3:51pm, 3 Mar 2020 1,516 posts	Quote Pin panad Had to consult Wikipedia as well but: Dame Karen Dunnell (National Statistician and Registrar-General) Carole Goble (prof of computer science at university of Manchester) Alison Noble (professor at Oxford University) Lizzy Yarnold (two time gold medalist skeleton racer) Mia McKenna-Bruce (actress and dancer in ‘The Dumping Ground’) - the only one of these I knew before looking at Wiki was Lizzy Yarnold! DeeGee - an Old Maidstonian I take it? I went to MGGS! My mum was an old school friend of (and remained in good contact with) Miriam Margolyes (actress).
Cerrertonia Mar 2020 3:51pm, 3 Mar 2020 12,048 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia Jack Ashley - left school at 14, ended up at Cambridge university, became a Labour Minister in the 1970s and worked tirelessly for rights for disable people, including things like persuading the BBC to subtitle programmes. Also, at least 5 Great Britain Rugby League internationals.
Goofee Mar 2020 3:55pm, 3 Mar 2020 3,077 posts	Quote Pin Goofee Only one I know without checking is Neil Webb, Man Utd & England footballer. He was in the same year as me.
Minnie Mad Mar 2020 4:06pm, 3 Mar 2020 2,038 posts	Quote Pin Minnie Mad Sheridan Smith, although she left 10 years after me! Also a boy called Jon Paul Murray in my year who starred in the ill-fated El Dorado!
McGoohan Mar 2020 4:09pm, 3 Mar 2020 43,659 posts	Quote Pin McGoohan WS - my school's motto is Care, Aspire, Succeed. I think they must have gone to the same poundshop as yours did.
Lizzie W Mar 2020 4:11pm, 3 Mar 2020 22,355 posts	Quote Pin Lizzie W Same as PenW (no relation ;-)); plus at least 1 member of Suede went to our 6th Form.
DeeGee Mar 2020 4:14pm, 3 Mar 2020 19,219 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee Yes Panad, indeed I was! I still have the tie and everything.