On Saturday, 15th October 2011, nearly 30 ex-Alfred Street School pupils and guests met up to undertake a tour of the school, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of moving up to the "big school" and to relive some memories from those days.

The tour was organised by Mr John Kidney, the present Head Teacher who opened up the school for the visitors. This included a visit to all the classrooms and the memorial gardens, opened to commemorate the deaths of the pupils of the school in 1940.

It must be said that the decor and cleanliness of the premises were a credit to him and all his staff. How could they have ever considered closing it down?

The group continued the afternoon at St Mary's Church Hall, Rushden, where they enjoyed a splendid light tea provided by Norma Horn, accompanied by some lively chat and a short talk on "times gone by" by Mike Neville.

It was a really enjoyable experience for those present, some of whom had travelled from as far afield as Lancashire and London, and it helped to make it a really special event for the Class of 1951.

Most appreciative of our efforts was Greville Watson (History Society's Chairman) who was more than happy to let someone else do the organising for a change!!