I am compiling a history of Battle & Langton C.E. School and I need your help!
I was a pupil at B&L during the 1980s - a time of change during which the school moved from its old Marley Lane site to the new school in Market Road.
The wonderful old school embodied over a hundred years of history but was showing its age with its crumbling classrooms filled with flip-top desks (complete with inkwells), outside toilets and many 'temporary' buildings, including the assembly hall / canteen.
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The new school offered a massive upgrade in facilities with the new hall and its permanent stage in the centre of the building, activity areas between classrooms and greatly improved outdoor facilities - it was not however without its faults and has had to be significantly extended since.
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Throughout my time at B&L the headmaster was the unforgettable Tony Eves, now sadly no longer with us. When I began researching the history of the school I met with Gina Doherty, archivist of the Battle and District Historical Society, who kindly gave me access to a collection of notes, photographs and documents relating to the school which had been passed to her by former school governor Margaret Emeleus, who had gathered them with Mr Eves himself as part of earlier research into the history of the school.
With the kind permission of current headmaster, Simon Hughes, I have also collected some fascinating information and images from the school's archives. Now I hope to compile all these scraps of information into a book to ensure that it survives for future generations of B&L pupils, parents and staff - and to complete the work begun by Mr Eves.
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If you're still reading then you must feel a fond connection to Battle & Langton. If you would like to share your memories I would love to receive them and include as many as possible in my book; this could include anecdotes, photographs, favourite teachers, games, songs - anything that makes you smile at the memory.
Please use the 'contribute' link above to drop me a line!
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Ian McGlashan, 2019