Simon Jones - Johnstons 60-65: “I still remember during Rugby Choir practice if he heard somebody singing out of tune, he would stop the singing and instruct the culprit to sing on their own. He would also stop us during actual performances. He always wanted us to produce our best. Another vivid memory is that he occasionally used to jump up on the desk at the front of the class if he was getting excited about something he was telling us.”

Kevin Cooper - Orwell 80-85: "I will never forget the lesson when he gave us the dangers of smoking. He jumped on the table then on his knees asked for a cigarette. (He knew who the smokers were!!) He said: "I won’t confiscate them." So a boy stepped forward and passed him the said cigarette. He then asked for a light and the same boy turned round passed him a lighter. He puffed away a few drags then reached into his pocket for a tissue, took a few more drags, blew into the tissue and then showed us the tissue: "Here ends the lesson; this is what it’s doing to your young lungs!" Following which he extinguished the fag on the side of the metal bin ......