Woodlands School

My sister lives in New Zealand so we've visited several times. It's a beautiful place. My favourite thing is that you can visit the far North for the tropics and experience ice caves in the extreme South in. Small towns abound with lots of good food and coffee houses to enjoy- oh the pies! Around the Lake Taupo area there are the natural thermal waters you can enjoy. Napier is a stunning city which was almost totally rebuilt after and earthquake in 1939. The people in charge looked around the world for ideas and built a gorgeous Art Deco city by the sea. With their summer occurring at the same time as our winter it makes a great seasonal break.

Hi, glad you enjoyed your visits to NZ. It is a beautiful country, there is something for everybody. and you can get a whole meal inside one of those pies you mentioned. The most difficult transition takes place in December. I'm sure everybody in the UK would love to experience a Kiwi xmas, bbq and the beach, but it just doesn't feel like xmas. It has taken us over 30 years to adjust, but I suppose someone has to do it.

Hi Marcus, welcome to the forum

Hello everyone, I'm currently working on the refurbishment of Woodlands school in coventry and I'd love to organise a guided tour for everyone to have a little blast from the past if anyone on here would be interested!

Welcome to the forum Brook That's a very kind offer that will interest a few members. Though you might need to enable contact. Don't worry, people won't see your real email unless you give it to them. The mail system uses dummy email addresses.

Please count me in.

Add me to the list please

Yes he taught me English & French, always got on with him, and gave good marks..

Yep, I'm up for it so long as you don't make me walk all the way back from Hawthorn Lane gate to Brook and Sparkes because I ran down the path.

Yes welcome Brook - I hated my time there - would bring me nightmares! What are they doing with the place now?

Please add my brother to the list, neither of us had fond memories whilst there but would still like to go !!!!!!!!!

Me too NeilsYard the place was a cesspit for bullies both pupils and 'masters'.

Hello, Many schools have & have had serious issues, arson at the school near me years ago. One pupil from Woodlands was jailed for murder around the millennium time, but like the high profile case in Yorkshire last week, had also committed serious violence in school. Questions! We've closed the secure institutions for the depraved so the state can save money, should they now be brought back? Should such folk, no matter what age, be detained in those secure institutions indefinitely? In answering, please remain respectful, folk from all sides are hurt by these tragic events, I like to think that we are here to help. Have a good day all.