By Isle of Wight Observer
St Helens Primary School celebrated its golden anniversary, with a number of pupils from the original classes in 1974 attending.
Around 150 people attended the event, which included tables full of memorabilia, a rolling video of images from the school, music from 1974, and displays made by the current pupils featuring TV programmes from the time
Entertainment was provided by Sean Goodfield, a parent and Island-wide performer, as well as music from Matt Searle, one of the co-chairmen of the governing body.
The school’s parent teachers association, known as FOSH (Friends of St Helens), provided cakes and drinks for the visitors with £158 raised from donations for the refreshments.
Among those celebrating, were also current teaching and non-teaching staff, governors, parents, and members of the local community, and beyond.
The school has seen many changes over the last 50 years, and continues to thrive, following a ‘good’ rating, with outstanding features from Ofsted in October 2023.
The school thanked Viki Taylor, a local resident and former pupil, who now works at the school. She spent many hours working alongside the community and historical society collecting memorabilia to display on the day.
