Comments on: Waiting for the School Bell http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Karen http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-4161 Karen Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:38:57 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-4161 My primary school had a hand bell. It was kept in the 6th class' room and somebody from 6th class got the job of ringing it. Every week somebody new got a turn. My primary school had a hand bell. It was kept in the 6th class’ room and somebody from 6th class got the job of ringing it. Every week somebody new got a turn.

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-3316 Big Boo Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:15:26 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-3316 A siren eh? The only other kind of school bell I've come across was the beeping one they had on Grange Hill. Kind of related, I remember during lunchtimes at secondary school we would sometimes hear the strains of an air raid siren making their way from Greenham Common airbase (even though it was a few miles away from our school). It always sounded very eerie, and knowing they had nukes there we used to nervously joke about WW3 starting... A siren eh? The only other kind of school bell I’ve come across was the beeping one they had on Grange Hill.

Kind of related, I remember during lunchtimes at secondary school we would sometimes hear the strains of an air raid siren making their way from Greenham Common airbase (even though it was a few miles away from our school). It always sounded very eerie, and knowing they had nukes there we used to nervously joke about WW3 starting…

]]> By: Philip Ayres http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-3315 Philip Ayres Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:40:28 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/06/16/waiting-for-the-school-bell/#comment-3315 Actually my infants school *did* have a hand bell. My junior school was an automatic bell on a wall thing, where as my secondary school had a siren ! Actually my infants school *did* have a hand bell. My junior school was an automatic bell on a wall thing, where as my secondary school had a siren !

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