West Jesmond School

Where Has My School Gone? A community film by Sharon Barbour - about West Jesmond Primary School. “An extraordinary portrait of British school life over the past century - and of children’s lives - before iPhones’ Teachers recall the day the King died, pupils remember homes being bombed during WW2, and the evacuation of lone children to Cumbria. The setting for the globally famous Jackie magazine, West Jesmond Primary School stood at the heart of Newcastle for more than 100 years. Among the tens of thousands of its students was Viz Comic Founder Chris Donald. He remembers his school days clearly: lunch times, the day of the worm, his best friends, and his favourite female teacher.. Produced for the UK’s Community Channel, using original footage, This is history of the story of the grand school before it faces demolition - amid desperate bids to save it. #History #School #Newcastle #Documentary #free #britain #northeast #Jesmond #Viz #memories #friends #community #childhood #northeastnews