These are two pages from a Billingham school magazine, I am sure there will be many people who remember the companies who advertised in these pages.
The magazine contains an editorial, a letters page, some photographs, articles written by pupils and a couple of quizzes, I think it is an excellent example of social history and well worth reading.
Download the complete magazine in PDF format
My thanks go to Mike Atherton who loaned me the magazine. Details courtesy of Bruce Coleman.
I was in the same year as Mike Atherton at “Stevo”. Please say hello to him from Kevin McGowan next time you see him.
Hello Kevin McGowan I was in your class as well Liz Stonehouse
Bob Caygill, his daughter Anne married young Bob Chapman and lived on Saltholme farm where I worked for many years.
Were these magazines given to every pupil? I attended Stephenson hall from 1959 until 1961, and can’t recall ever having one. I do remember Caygills in Windleston Road. If every pupil was given one, it would have resulted in a good local spread of advertising.
Yes, I have the same one. Caygills newsagent must have been the biggest supplier of delivered newspapers in the country, an absolute goldmine.