Dear Sir/Madam,
Here is a proposal for an article for the community
Woodbridge, Melton & District News:
I would be fascinated to hear any stories from past
students of the old Melton school. I would love for
the past students to visit the school. Eventually I
would have a meal that previous students could come to
if they wished. Here are some of the things I have
learnt so far:
The history of my studio’s kitchen, the dentist’s
drill had gone in the corner, a little boy had
locked
himself in the space that is now Emma’s studio, but
used to be a cloakroom. The patch of brambles in the
builders yard outside my back door, that used to be
the playground, where Maureen remembered playing
marbles.
The recorder practise in the room that is now the
store room. Frozen milk popping off the bottle tops,
the glass blowing out of the windows in the war. Tap
dancing lessons on the flagstones in the kitchen.
Mrs Dee hiding behind the stack of coke in the place
where I park my car. Dinners being made in the
infants,where a wood saw now stands.
I am an artist, my studio is in the old school,
Melton. I think it’s a beautiful and characterful
place. I am studying for a PhD at present, the
subject of which relates to memory.
Annabel Dover
