In late March/early April, the Association arranged an exhibition of selected memorabilia, at the Carnegie Heritage Centre in Hull. The exhibition ran for five days, and was part of our 120th anniversary celebrations (our predecessor, Boulevard Higher Grade School, opened in 1895).
The exhibition included photographs from all eras of the school, school magazines, speech day programmes, and eclectic items such as school trophies, a school satchel, and a boy’s cap! Members of the Association’s Committee were present throughout the exhibition, helping people to find photographs and other items of memorabilia, some of which is stored at Carnegie.
The exhibition was a roaring success, with 70 Old Kingstonians attending over the five days, many with their partners and/or children. Similar remarks were overheard time and time again, such as: “Ooh! I remember her” “Now what was his name?” “That’s me in that photograph!”
The exhibition also turned into a mini-reunion for some of those attending, when they met classmates who they hadn’t seen for years. We even managed to reunite two ladies who were in the same class at Kingston from 1943 to 1948, and who had not seen each other since they left school! What’s more, they recognised each other! As you can imagine, much catching up took place over a cup of tea.
For those who missed the Carnegie exhibition, we will be putting on another, bigger one at the Hull History Centre later this year, from 19th September to 9th October. Nearer the time, full details will be posted on our website and also in our newsletter. At the end of the Carnegie exhibition, Jean Powell (the Association Treasurer) ran a reminiscence session at Carnegie, attended by 20 people.
Chris Pinder (nee Gibson, at KHS 1961-68)
The reminiscence afternoon was a chance to jog people’s memories of their school days. I showed scenes from school life and we talked about our experiences whilst at Kingston High and Kingston mainly. This was the 1st time I had done a presentation but found it very entertaining if a little daunting. My thanks to Rob Wilson for his help in putting the slides together.
Jean Powell (nee Weighton, at KHS 1951-58)