• 6 months ago
The heartwarming tale of former Pennywell Comprehensive pupils who have never lost touch with each other
Transcript
00:0050 years and counting. That's the pupils of Pennywell Comprehensive who still get together
00:06five decades after they left school.
00:10Students of 1969-1974 are a close-knit lot who will be getting back together for a reunion
00:18on June 28th at the Chesters in Sunderland. Up to 50 of them still get along and some
00:25come as far as Canada. Ex-pupil Ian Howard is among them and he puts the success down
00:32to the fantastic community which existed at the school.
00:37Here are some of the faces from the school photos back in those great days.
00:41If you want to find out more, visit the Pennywell Comprehensive School Friends group on Facebook.

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