50 Years @ Silverdale

The celebrations in July were a fabulous success, thank you to all those who came along and took part, it was wonderful day for all involved. With music from students and staff past and present and all sorts of events including a balloon race (more news about that coming soon) it brought back some fond memories for those revisiting their time at Silverdale and made new memories for those who will look back with that same fondness in years to come.

Although the festivities might have come to an end, the dust hasn’t settled just yet and we’re going to be uploading video and images from the open day in July. In the meantime please feel free to add your comments to the articles below. We would also like to draw your attention to the 50th Anniversary edition of The Voice, which you can access and download as a pdf document by clicking here or on the image to the right. Those of you who left your address in the visitors book should have received a copy in the post. If you didn’t leave your address or couldn’t make it and would like a copy of The Voice then please contact the school either by emailing us at 50years@silverdale.sheffield.sch.uk or via the traditional methods:

50 Years @ Silverdale
Silverdale School
Bents Crescent
Sheffield
S11 9QH
Tel: (0114) 2369991

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As a former pupil of Silverdale school could you support us as part of the 50th year celebrations.

The Frock ‘n’ Roll Golden Ball @Baldwin’s on Friday 28th September.

Four course meal, auction, live music and disco. Tickets are £40 with all proceeds going to school funds.

We insist that the money goes on extras for the pupils, not just into a black hole.

Please contact the school who will forward your details to the organising committee.

Great Past Bright Future Work has begun on site to construct the new school building,

Silverdale School is looking forward to a bright future. It is almost exactly fifty years ago, on March 14^th 1957, when HRH Princess Alexandra opened the existing school building. It is our intention to mark this occasion with an exciting “Activity Day” for all teachers and pupils in school on the fiftieth theme (Friday 13 July). Then on Saturday 14th July 2007we are holding a Summer Festival Open Day.This will give the community and ex-Silverdale pupils a chance to meet up with old friends and have a last look round the building prior to its demolition in 2008-09. The day’s activities will include,

• Guest of Honour-The Lord Mayor of Sheffield.
• Balloon Release by the Head Girl from 1957 and a year 6 pupil.
• Presentations from ex-pupils.
• Childrens play area.
• Barbeque and Drinks Marquee.
• 5 a-side football tournament.
• Relive your childhood with fun activities,Bouncy Castle, Rodeo Bull and Bungee Run.
• Live Music on Stage.Featuring Badge, the Amazing Mr Benn and others.
• A special commemorative edition of the school magazine, “The Voice”, which will be available free at the Open Day as well as being sent out to existing pupils and parents.
• The Wall of Memories.
• Plus many other fun activities.

More details about all the above will be posted on this website over the coming months.

The photograph below is the Under-16 Football Team of 1963-64 … possibly Silverdale School’s most successful football team? During the season they won all their 20 inter-school matches scoring 122 goals for and only 17 against. This was the first time that the School won the Sheffield Schools City League.

Back row: Stephen Lilley, Roger Denton, (Mr Glen, Head of PE), John Kirk, Malcolm Fielding, Rocado Modini.

Front Row: Terry Underwood, Robert Parker, Peter Warman, Christopher Etches, Roger Purdy

The school is looking to celebrate its birthday with a wall of memories – literally – collected from the many former and current pupils who have attended the school over five decades.

Please spread the word and feel free to contribute your memory, thoughts or opinions by commenting below. You can also supply memories by emailing them to 50years@silverdale.sheffield.sch.uk, or by writing to us. Please feel free to accompany any photography or visuals. Merely send your contributions including your name and dates of attendance plus contact details to :

50 Years @ Silverdale
Silverdale School
Bents Crescent
Sheffield
S11 9QH

Silverdale School secondary school is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and is looking for former pupils to get in touch and share their memories of life at the school.

Silverdale, sited in Bents Green, has come a long way since its grand opening by Princess Alexandra on 14th March 1957. The school has doubled in size from its original intake of 600 pupils and the building has spread over its site in an effort to cope with the subsequent increase in demand. Read the rest of this entry »