OH WHAT fun they had but did it really turn out bad...
The sounds of the 1980s will resurrect at Wintringham Comprehensive's Class of '89 reunion.
Former pupils Clare O'Connell (nee West), Esmee Kimlim (nee Green), Sally Wilkinson (nee Pycroft) and Larissa Wainman want their year to join them in a night of reminiscing.
Organised in the year they turn 40, it will be 24 years since the final school bell rang.
And Clare, a mother-of-two and trained music teacher, hopes no one will play truant from the bash.
She said: "Turning 40 is a real milestone and it got me thinking about school and how I hadn't seen people in 24 years and how lovely it would be to see everyone again.
"This is a great excuse for a party and a good natter. We want everyone to come."
Fond memories of permed hair, blue mascarra and pink lipstick have helped rekindle friendships since the ladies met up to organise the reunion.
Sally, a paralegal at Wilkin and Chapman Solicitors and mother-of-two, said: "The years have flown by. I cannot believe it has been 24 years – I can still remember the smell of the school!
"From the first moment we met again there was no awkwardness we just picked up where we left off. We could have chatted all night.
"I loved school, I remember wishing the holidays away. I wanted to go back to school, I never had days off. We had so much fun together."
The reunion, with buffet, will be held at the Empire Pub, Runswick Road, Grimsby, on Saturday, May 4.
Tickets, priced £5 each, are available from Wintringham Reunion, 9 Florence Street, Grimsby, DN32 0JH. Cash or cheque made payable to C O'Connell or L Wainman.
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