RALPH Naylor was 12 -years- old when a photograph was taken of his class at Longcar Central School in 1948.

He cannot remember the names of the girls, but he has been able to name some of the lads.

They are second row from the back, left to right: Jimmy Hyde, next two believed to be Miller and Dalton, not known, Hadwen, Dennis Hesford, Ralph Naylor.

Next to front row: George Brown (standing), not known, Noel Talbot, Herbert Dunk, believed to be Brown, Robinson, Keith Ellis, not known, Brian Hirst (standing).

Hadwen's parents ran a school uniform shop in Agnes Road.

A year after this photograph was taken, Mr Naylor and some of the other pupils went to Scout Dike Camp, a popular destination for school holidays.

The camp consisted of three or four rows of Nissen huts, the sleeping quarters. They had long rows of beds down each side and a brick-built canteen.

"We went on several long walks to well-known landmarks. One of them was called the "Pepper Pot" and another Tinker's Monument near Ingbirchworth.

"We also went to Gunthwaite Mill but a pal and I purposely dawdled until we got left behiind. We tried tickling trout in the brook and had a wonderful day and rejoined the party unnoticed when they returned.

"Unfortunately, back at school the following week we had to write an essay on our visit to Gunthwaite Mill so it put us in a bit of a predicament."

Mr Naylor said that on the last night the children had a midnight feast followed by a walkabout in their pyjamas in the moonlight.

"Someone or something frightened us and we ran back to our hut, climbed through the window and jumped straight into bed.

" But, to my utter dismay, I found I had jumped into a cow-pat in the dark and it was all over the bedding."