Name of your class in exam year: Now I don't remember but my first class was 1F

Names of some classmates: Alistair Curry 

Favourite teachers: I remember Shaun Ferguson who was our 1st form teacher and if I remember correctly our Physics teacher. Also John Hammond who taught music but as your site says was one of the typical hippy guys!

Education after Trinity: City and guilds telecomms, HNC Business Studies and BSc

Career to Date: Started working as an apprentice with the Post Office Telecomms then became BT. Now Commercial Director for BT Ignite.

Where do you live now? Ashton in Makerfield, Lancs

Details of spouse / partner, kids etc: Brenda, went to Harraby, two Children - Vick and Nicola

Old school friends you'd like to trace: Any one who started in that very first year of Trinity

Best thing that ever happened to you at Trinity: The summer camps at Underheugh even though they were basic they were fun. I also think we went to Caldbeck but in a house as opposed to tents but some of the walks were long!!!!!!

Christine writes: "I was informed of this site by Andrew Fleming. My name is Christine Byers, now Cronin. Like Andrew, I was one of the first "Trinity" pupils, starting in 1968, in Shaun Ferguson's class, 1F, my other classes were 2R - Mr P Rae, 3WA - Miss Wainwright, 4F - Mrs Fell and 5M - Mrs Moses. I can remember a few from the school, I used to be friends with Diane Ross, Sandra Galloway, Hillary Barling, I can remember after we had sat our exams we used to play scrabble with Brian Farish a lot of the time - he still works in the railway station. 

When we were in the second year, at St Johns in the Vale, I can remember slipping on rocks above a long drop and Mr Rae, my then form teacher saved me by grabbing my hair! I used to go to the dinnertime discos run by Maxi and Macca, they used to play a lot of motown! I left the school in 1973, going to the Technical College to study Pre-Nursing course and Cadet Nursing before starting my Nurse training at the Cumberland Infirmary. I worked at the City General, until 1988 when I moved to West Cumbria and got married to Jim my husband who is from Aldershot. I have two boys; Alex (12) and Matthew (10). I am presently working as a practice nurse in a local doctors surgery. The photos jogged my memory and the comments had me in stitches, this is a brilliant site, I am also currently registered on Friendsreunited.co.uk where there are a few others from the school registered who are not here. Regards, Chris Cronin" 

Names of some classmates: Keith and Neil Johnson, the identical twins, Ian Dalgleish (great cricketer), Patricia Graham, Linda Grey (I think), Michael Fendley, David Carruthers (name is right, not sure if same class or not), Andrew Dalton, Jane North, I think (a good swimmer), Margaret Irons.

What was your nickname at Trinity? Titch - I was smallest in the 1st year

Best things about the school: No real thoughts on this one

Worst things about the school: Again nothing really stands out

Favourite teachers: Totally hopeless on names. I remember Spike Morlin with his black graduation gown, Eric Haugh, especially with a purple tracksuit and his love of cross country in Winter for us all, Frank Armstrong who loved to throw a wooden chalk duster at miscreants.

Education after Trinity: Biochemistry degree then Ph.D. in same at Liverpool University (given my Biology grade 6 at O level and D at 'A' level, it would probably surprise some teachers and fellow pupils!

Career to Date: I run my own small but internationally successful (well we are still in business!) Biotech company for the past 14 years. Anything to do with DNA, human genome, cloning and for fun, bacteria which grow in hot springs or deep sea Black Smokers! Good excuse to go to US, Iceland, Azores, Sicilian islands etc. :-)

Where do you live now? Camberley, Surrey

Details of spouse / partner, kids etc: Married to Angela for 21 years with two daughters, eldest currently doing GCSE mocks :-(.

Old school friends you'd like to trace: I'm curious as to what happened to some I remember from the 6th form i.e. Andrew Sutherland (utterly brilliant with 1's in all 'O' levels and A's at A and S level), Lesley Richardson (linguist who went on to Cambridge), Patricia Graham, Caroline Carmichael (I think possibly in Jersey), both did Pharmacology at university, Margaret Armstrong (daughter of Frank, maths teacher).

Any other details you'd like to go on the site? A few memories:

• Camping in the rain (for the whole week) with Mosqitoes near Gilsland.
• Outward Bound at Lakeside in the second year.
• Something, sometime at Caldbeck.
• Climbing Skiddaw or Scafell in superb weather in either lower or upper sixth with a few others during summer term time, with a chemistry teacher with a large ginger beard and fearsome reputation. Not a clue who. Deserved pub at the end :-)
• Roger Beck, young Biology teacher with a brand new purple MGB GT, started 1976 or thereabouts?
• Death of a guy called I think Craig, an extremely good fisherman - if there was a fish there he would catch it, drowned whilst fishing in the Eden off some wooden piles on the stretch that ran from the playing fields. 2nd or 3rd year in Winter. Such a waste.
• Another one was a major major fight in the 4th year that saw Gowie (can't remember his real name but at the time trouble to be avoided) getting taken apart by a lad, called I think Kevin from another form in the same year, during one of the standard lunchtime football knockabouts. Gowie had been looking for a scrap and the outcome was very unexpected. Gowie got totally totally beaten up. Kevin came out without a scratch other than sore knuckles and Gowie's face was a mess. I remember us all waiting outside metalwork, before we were let in, for both to turn up after seeing the head. I don't think anyone was sorry about the actual outcome of the fight, kind of just reward for past grief

Note : Duncan's e-mail signature is "Support bacteria. They are the only culture some people have".

My time at Trinity was at the very start of the school's life as I was a member of the first year intake in 1968. I loved every minute of my time at the school. In my early days Mrs. (Ziggy) Harper was head of Lower, Mr. Wilson was head of Middle with Mr. Williams head of the whole school, my form teacher was Mrs. Stephenson in my first year, I have great memories of St John’s in the Vale in that first year with Mrs. Stephenson’s Husband who walked the legs off us all. My classmates included Steve Watts, Andrew Birks, Colin Thursby, Jim Goode, Steven Sanderson, Stephen Kelly, Joan Cherry, Margaret Ferguson, Rosemary Earl, Judith Mawhinney, Christine Sewell, Pauline Fisher, Lucija Cablis, Jacqueline Coupland, Francis Anderson, Paul Thirtle & James Clapperton. Other people I remember were Brian Wynne, Mike Tattersall & Derek Laurie who still today remains a great friend of mine and is the only one I still keep in contact with. My fifth year form was 5H (Eric Haugh). I can remember Mr. Ferguson (woodwork), Phil Towers, Joe Roe, Frank Armstrong, Ian Young, Bert Clulow, Freda Quan, Shaun Ferguson & ? Robinson (Big man Rob).

After Trinity I attended Carlisle College and worked in the building trade for three years then worked for John Menzies for three years before moving to Carlisle Web Offset where I stayed for 20 years until being made redundant in 1999 because of its closure. I am married to Claire (Willis ex Trinity 1976), and we have three grown up children and we have one grandchild.

I would like to here from anyone who remembers me!

Name of your class in exam year: Left in 1972 without taking exams.

Name of your class in exam year: 4r ????

Names of all the classmates you can remember: Christine Lawson, John Mccloud, Paul Maleney, Susan Boyd, Barbra Armstrong, Christine English, Malcom Brodie, Ian Lee, David Dodd, Geoff Lawson, Tim Armstrong, Nigel Heaney, Kevin Scott, Mike Meekley, Pete McCrone, Chris Patrickson, Marjorie Howe, Lesley Thompson, Glenis Osborne and Christine Sewell

What was your nickname at Trinity: MAXI

What were the best things you remember about the school: Friends, School Trips, Some teachers

What were the worst things you remember about the school: Some teachers

Who were your favourite teachers: Sid Blackmore? Ronnie Ronney, Dot Edgar, Joe Roe

What is the one lasting memory you have from your time at the school: My last day at school

Details of your education after you left Trinity school: various courses within the MOD system including computers

Details of your career to date: Started as a Bricklayer from school for a couple of years and at 18 got a job with the MOD and have been with them for 29 years now working with the Army running a Adventure Training Store

Where do you live now: Morecambe, Lancashire

Family details - spouse, children etc: My Wife is called Ruth been together 25 years next year, we have two children Thomas and Charlotte who are 19 & 18

Old school friends you'd like to trace: Any one who I have not details of hope to have a reunion in 2007 when our year will be 50 year olds had a reunion this year it was a good night hope to better it in 2007

Best thing that ever happened to you at Trinity: Meeting the people I got to meet

If you could have your time again at Trinity, you would.....: Work Harder in lessons and take advantage of the free education.