I was there the same time! Until 1990 with sixth form!

@@kevinmoore8896 ... yes, I remember I think... hello?!

Mr. Newman the sports teacher, mr. Bonny the headmaster, memories 😊

Hello Sheena. One of the teachers gave me copies of these and said I could upload them to KZfaq. I was informed that one of the teachers made these films... very interesting to learn otherwise. (I won’t post the teachers names without their permission )

@@JulieBulieJewels Hallo Julie, This is Howard here. Lovely to be in contact with you. I thought the films had been lost forever and was delighted to see them again after all this time. The confusion about you being told that a teacher made the films could be that I was certainly aware at the time of making ours that there had been another film made before ours. I'm pretty sure that it was made by an art teacher. ( I have a name as well). Some of the clips in the films made me laugh because I can remember the edits made just before various 'friends' pulled faces and know what happened next. These clips I still have somewhere. At the time my friends and me made our own personal 'action' films and Mr. Bonney gave us permission to film in and around the school on a weekend. That would never be allowed now! We turned the sixth form dining area into a betting shop for one scene. Mr. Bonny was very supportive in my film adventures. He gave me, Tim and Neil some vouchers as thanks for the film making and I remember him well. I wasn't the most academic of students but he always encouraged me in my hobbies. Do you have the films still? I ask because I would be interested in paying for a copy of each film on dvd. Thanks again for uploading these films. It made my day yesterday. Are you, like me, a former pupil? Regards, Howard

Hallo Julie. I've resolved the issue of copies. regards, Howard

Hello Howard. Yes I too am a former pupil. I enjoyed my time at Gaynes. Yes it was the art teacher (I’m sure it’s the same one) that I was informed had filmed these. I loved hearing your recollections. 😊

Hi Sheena and Howard. What a lovely surprise to find this by chance today and see all the faces from my pastimes at Gaynes. Very happy times. I’ll pass this on to Lindsey H in Australia. Much love to you both and anyone else from the 6th form of 1977 featured. Lynn Copland now Lyndsay Wise.

I stand corrected by Sheena...1978 then. Julie T-M: who are you? Another former pupil or member of staff?

Dear Miss French - I don't wish to alarm you, but to paraphrase that antediluvian band The Eagles, I think you'll find that although one day you will officially 'check out' of Gaynes School, you can never leave. I know I haven't. Ask Howard.

I'm in year 7