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Dear Peter

Just been on your website for Linton Residential. I just thought I would commend you on the site. I have noticed that you are bringing it more and more up to date. I was at the school from 1973 – 1976 and I recognise quite a few people on the photographs my Maiden name was Clark and I went out with Norman Goodall from 1974 – 1978. We lost contact after that but he managed to locate me through Friends reunited. One of my most vivid memories was Mrs Robson teaching us girls ballroom dancing for xmas and also when Sir Fred Truman came to the school dance and managed to stand on my foot, least he was a better cricketer than dancer lol. I think you may find that the majority of pupils during the 1970s would agree they were the best years of their lives. I can’t help but notice there is no mention of Mr and Mrs Lloyd, Mr. Ramsbottom.  Of the pupils that I do remember there is the Goodall brothers, and an incident when David managed to fall down Kilnsey Crag much to all our horror. The summer of 1976 was the best not just for the weather! I also remember the camping trip we were taken on and singing to all the songs (lol if you could call it singing). I have eventually spotted myself on one of the photos of the girls outside the dorm painting I am the one with very curly hair (spent years trying to straighten it). I remember Mr Mckenzie very well, and was only talking about him to Norman Goodall the other day, when you have contact with him please pass on my kindest regards and thanks.

Keep up to the good work

Sue Buckby (nee Clark)

The following postal address is one from the recent past, including the old telephone number!

LINTON CAMP SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

LINTON in CRAVEN

GRASSINGTON

Near SKIPTON

WEST RIDING.

(Tel. Grassington 249)

On these pages I will  include a selection of my memories of days spent at this school, some from 1957/8 and a second stay in 1960 until I left school in July 1964 age 15. I will include some of my own photographs to illustrate, I have some pictures from the early 1960's right up to date.

Since closure, a number of plans have been submitted to build on the land occupied by the school, ranging from homes, to timeshare holiday lets. It seems to me that what is left, should be retained, and the latest application reflects that view, rebuilding existing buildings and upgrading to meet present legislation. There are few of the pre-war National Camps properties still standing, and if the latest plans for Linton Camp School, are accepted, then further use could be made of an interesting and historic site, perhaps providing some useful local employment. If the site is left to further decay, the pressure to return to farmland, of which we have an abundance of right now in the UK, and a lot not very productive, will gain added momemtum. The Yorkshire Dales is a trully wondeful landscape, and Upper
Wharfedale is no exception, these school buildings have been standing for nearly 70 years, would it be too  detrimental to the area, to refurbish, and to reuse? I think not!

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