cheers MGM - memories flooding back now....

The school swimming pool was outdoors and unheated..
As early as march teachers would force us to jump in the deep end.
The theory being - i reckon - a harsh regime to toughen us up in case word war 3 broke out

and we were all called up to join the army ...!!!??

Anyway, that freezing water certainly enhanced the visual appeal of the girls swimming team... 👙

Now I remember.. The best things of PE were climbing ropes and the monkey frame..
even more fun was the gymnasium trampoline..

Once after I'd waited ages for my turn, the PE teacher yelled at me to get off immediately
because my shorts had split and my tackle was swinging and bouncing freely about...

I tried to argue that "Sir, it's not fair",
because it was an all boy's class, was my turn and nothing all my classmates hadn't already seen in the showers.

And besides which, the curtains were already closed - so no girls could see in from the corridor......................

Justice did not prevail, so I was sternly told off for cheek and sent for an early shower...

Though as much as I now hated the PE teachers, and organised PE and games..
the one activity which was so much fun, probably even better than rugby - was British Bulldogs !!!

Legitimised sheer mayhem and gratuitous violence... brilliant... !!!!! 😎