A second reunion is to take place for former pupils of Helston’s ‘Green School’ – and this time they will be joined by two past teachers.

The Helston County Secondary School, at 3 Penrose Road, was known as ‘Green School’ because of the colour of the uniforms.

The building is now run by the charity CAST, which manages it as artists’ studios.

Former pupils now have the chance to explore their old school and exchange memories, plus meet with former teachers Betty Pascoe (nee Thomas) and Lloyd Williams.

Mrs Pascoe was both a pupil and a teacher at the school. She married the deputy head, Mr Pascoe, in 1958 and |has vivid memories of the room in |which she taught biology, assisted by pupils eager to bring in unusual specimens. She moved on to Gweal Helys when it opened in 1960.

Mr Williams joined the staff of the school as a very young teacher, immediately after graduating from teacher training college. He too moved ‘up the hill’ to Gweal Helys.

The informal reunion will take place on Monday, October 6 from 6.30pm until 8.30pm. The last evening in July attracted some 40 pupils.

The trustees of CAST hope that these events could lead to an oral history project, looking back at the history of the school and the lives of those who were pupils there.

They would especially like to invite ex pupils who travelled into school in Helston from the Lizard Peninsula villages and other outlying areas.

Lloyd Williams remembers the hardships of pupils, many of whom had to walk three miles before catching the school bus and would arrive at school drenched.

“There was always a lingering smell of wet clothes in the building,” he said.

For more information on the reunion email info@c-a-s-t.org.uk or phone 07968009087.

Originally built in 1897 as a School of Science and Art, the Passmore Edwards building became a secondary school in 1905, when a new wing was added. A second extension was added in 1914, but the school eventually closed in 1972 when comprehensive education came to Helston.