King's Lynn Highgate Infant School Gaywood teacher Edna Fysh tribute plus Linnets, Denver, Fairstead, Terrington, Wimbotsham and Heacham in Memory Lane
A stalwart of Lynn life was remembered in July 1997 with a pair of benches at the school where she taught for 33 years.
Miss Edna Fysh, who lived in the West Norfolk area all her life, had died at a Lynn nursing home in the previous September at the age of 91. She taught the reception classes at Highgate Infant School, Gaywood, between 1933 and 1966 – and was well-known for going to school on her motorbike.
Pictured with the seats dedicated to Edna Fysh are, from left, former colleague Jeannie Daisley, Betty Backshall, head teacher Anne Wilkin, Margaret Jervis and Joy Billings, with some of the school pupils. Photo: MLNF-9707129
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ALL OUR YESTERDAYS:
July 2001: The new Linnets first team shirts went on show for the first time at a special sponsors’ reception. The Lynn News were backing the first team and John Grose were sponsors for the reserve team strip. Pictured at the front are, from left, Lynn News publishing director David Dixon, Linnets commercial manager Peter Langford and John Grose business manager Mark Bobbins. MLNF-0107614
All Our Yesterdays features Lynn News lookback pictures. The theme this week is "Good Sports".
July 2001: Denver Cricket Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with a match against the President’s X1 – but lost by the narrow margin of 14 runs. The history of the club was put together in a yearbook which went on sale throughout the village at £2 a copy. Back row from left: Graham Judd (scorer), Jonathan Black, Simon Brooking, Giles Lewis, Pete Marshall, Paul Morton (club vice-chairman), Stewart Thulbourne (umpire). Front: Andrew Gross, David Gent, Mike Linford, Mike Hastings (captain), Justin Lewis, Martin Palmer, Mick Britton. MLNF-0107342July 2002: Terrington-based netball side All Saints, who played in the Wisbech Youth League, received a £1,500 grant from the Cover Community Champions Award. The money was spent on new kit and training equipment, which the girls proudly show off. They are joined by club coach Rachel Harwood (back, third from left) and secretary Ann Canet (back third from right). MLNF-0206766July 2002: Lynn’s Fairstead County Primary School was the venue for the launch of an initiative to get more girls playing football and basketball. The scheme – Active Communities – was to run in North Lynn, South Lynn, the Walpoles and Fairstead during the summer holidays for girls aged 6-14. Joining the successful Fairstead girls’ football team were borough council representatives, community leaders from the four areas, basketball coach Lorna Turnbull, Andrew Gedge and Mark Reavall from the College of West Anglia, Mark Bobbins from sponsors John Grose and Fairstead headteacher Martin Neave. MLNF-0207440July 2006: Wimbotsham Chequers darts team rounded off a successful season by completing a league and cup double in the Downham and District Country League. The team also won the Ely Friday Night League and cup. Pictured (from left) are Les Garner, Ricky Bywater, Jack Bywater, Peter Bishop, Ted Richardson and Gary Smart – and they generously donated their winning prize money of £120 to Papworth Hospital. MLNF-0607367July 2006: Heacham Primary School youngsters show off their certificates at a presentation following their sponsor day as part of the Lynn Community Football initiative. At the back are coaches Jess Ibrom (left) and Elliott Kempton. MLNF-0607506
In chronological order above are photos from the month of July in 2001, 2002 and 2006 – as shown in today's (Tuesday, July 26) Lynn News – the captions are within each photo.
