Jenny Crook asked: My father, Richard Reeves, was a metalwork teacher at Mayfield from 1951 to about 1976. I seem to remember he told me as a teenager that E. R. Braithwaite taught at Mayfield briefly and used the experience in writing his book ‘To sir, With Love’. Is this true?

Jacki Terry asked: Around 1964 the boys and girls schools combined to produce an operetta, ‘The Bartered Bride’. The chorus was pupils, the leads were teachers, and the orchestra was made up of participants in the music programs from both schools. Led by Doug Shaw, it was lots of fun. I was in the orchestra, and I remember that later on Doug organised a music school which I attended for a while. Does anyone else remember this?

Roy Tyzack asked: Does anyone remember the ‘Tape Recorder Club’? It was run by Glyn Summers, probably around 1962/3 and we used to meet, after school, in the library. The idea was to act out plays and record them on the large tape recorder owned by the school. I don’t think it was terribly successful (probably just terrible!). I remember, in one play, it required one of us to sing ‘Shenandoah’. I volunteered and gave it my best shot but I seem to remember, having listened to my efforts, that Glyn decided the play would survive without the ‘vocal refrain’! I would love to hear from anyone who remembers that club.

Alan Thompson asked: Does anyone remember the House Drama Competitions? I was in one for Wood House playing the part of Kysh, the cockney manservant, in a short story called ‘Shivering Shocks’.