b'Interview with Mrs Fisher10 July 2003, Barmby MoorMrs Fisher at Bishop Wilton School in 1950Back Row (l to r): Joy Wilson, Mary Eastwood, Shirley BrentMiddle Row: Pauline Loft, Janet Sissons, Judith West, Vera Robson, Hazel Robinson, Shirley Stead, Brenda Rivis, Nancy Toes, Barbara LoftFront Row: Sydney Johnson, Peter Robson, Robert Sefton, Edward Beaulah, Brian Toes, Barrie BrighamM rs Jean Fisher married Kenneth Fisher ofof their own. They came from the Newcastle area Bishop Wilton, whose parents, Philip and Violet, Mrs Fisher recollects Mr Iredale singing geordie lived at No 31. She came from a small village nearsongs to the children at Christmas time. The previous Cleethorpes where her father was the headmaster ofteachers had been Mr and Mrs Rhodes, a very the school, and her mother a teacher; Kenneth waspopular pair who had retired to Scarborough. The in the RAF when they met. She moved into BishopHead who followed Mr Iredale was Eric Nicholson, Wilton before she married, lodging with Mr and Mrswith Fred Brook teaching the Middle School; he was Charlie Wilson at No 6, nearly opposite her futurereplaced by Mr Owens, who was Headmaster when in-laws; in fact she and Kenneth stayed on at theMrs Fisher left.Wilsons after they were married, renting a sittingMrs Fisher taught the Infants until 1955, leaving room downstairs and a bedroom upstairs. Later theyonly 3 weeks before her son David was born. During moved in at No 31, and then up to 5 Vale Crescentthat time her classes were fairly smallabout after her father-in-law died in 1955. They stayed there1215 pupils. She remembers the school dinner until 1959, when they moved away from the village. Atservice starting, with hot food being delivered from No 31, a terraced cottage just up from The Chestnuts,Pocklington, and all the children trooping down to there was a verandah which ran along the backs of allthe Mens Institute in a crocodile, to be served by 3 cottages, housing the wcs. Nancy Hutchinson. Woldgate School started while Mrs Fisher moved to the village in 1947 to take upshe was at Bishop Wilton, which made a tremendous the post of Infant Teacher at the School. Mr Iredaledifference to the village school, taking away the 12 to was the Headmaster, teaching the Seniors up to the14 year olds.age of 14 when they would leave, and Mrs IredaleThere was a big coke stove in the Infants room, taught the Middle School. They were both very goodwith a big iron fire-guard where they used to dry all the teachers, good with the children, but had no childrenhats, gloves and scarves. At milk time they used to BULLETIN 5 59'