ALMOST 65 years after setting foot through the gates of Cleethorpes Girls Grammar School for the first time, a group of former female pupils reminisced about their schooldays.
More than 20 members of the class of 1950 gathered for their annual summer reunion at the Kingsway Hotel in Cleethorpes.
The group has been getting together twice a year for almost 20 years now, meeting during the summer and every Christmas.
Organiser Eileen Darnell said: "We have been doing this for 19 years now, and we always make sure to meet up twice a year.
"It's great to get everybody together, as we're all from the same year and we all like keeping in touch. We get people coming from all over the country.
"We don't get as many as we used to before, but for those who are still here it's important to us to stay close."
Eileen added it was a good way for the group to keep social, as a lot of them now live on their own.
She added: "Before this started a lot of us had lost touch, but it just took a few of us to get together and it all went from there really.
"Events like these are absolutely brilliant and we all enjoy them. A lot of people are on their own at our age, so it's good for them to get out and mingle with people they know.
"There are quite a few who are widowed, so it has helped them. It's helped us to come together and it helps us all to boost us during the bad times."
Fellow member Rita Westerman added: "I love it here. We're all women, no men are allowed!
"We all look forward to the event throughout the year. Not everyone comes to every event we have, but it's nice for them to have that option if they want to. And it's good to see them when they do pop down.
"Some come from quite far away, too, so they must be having fun. All we seem to do is talk, talk, talk – or maybe that's just me?
"But no, in all seriousness we all enjoy it and there are a lot of lovely people here."
