MANY former pupils at Kingsteignton Infants’ School, Kingsteignton Junior School and Rydon Primary School were no doubt saddened to learn of the passing of Esther Sellman, writes Steve Harris.

Mrs Sellman was teaching at Rydon School when I started there in 1989 and taught for a while at the junior school when my dad was there.

Delving through the archives of old pictures I stumbled across one of the staff at Kingsteignton Junior School possibly taken at Christmas time in 1962 and, by the look of it, imbibing something which would not have been shared with the pupils!

Holding the cake is headmaster Mr Bath who many former pupils will remember not least for his efforts in obtaining a swimming pool for the school.

Seated are Mrs Whiting, the school secretary, Mrs Sellman and Mrs Neale. Mrs Neale left in 1963 to be replaced by Mrs Jones.

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