Recognise yourself? HAAC photo 1981-82

[radar]

Anyone still got a copy of Crop Production by Maurice Eddowes, who taught Roy everything he knew? I have, and bought from the travelling Landsman bookshop.

PS Not opened it in 45 years!

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Do students at Harper Adams and other Farm Institutes ever get over the trauma of failing to get into Newcastle?

Just wondering.

For an HND Agric like me what use was Newcastle (or Reading)?

 

[An Gof]

Do students at Harper Adams and other Farm Institutes ever get over the trauma of failing to get into Newcastle?
Just wondering.

No we just feel sorry for you
Remind me where Newcastle comes in the Sunday Times list of esteemed educational establishments in comparison to Harper?

 

[Drillman]

I never even looked at Newcastle as an option before I went to Harper

 

[An Gof]

I never even looked at Newcastle as an option before I went to Harper

Why would you?

 

[jendan]

No we just feel sorry for you
Remind me where Newcastle comes in the Sunday Times list of esteemed educational establishments in comparison to Harper?

Newcastle University in general is quite tough to get into,and is up there with some of the best in the Country.Its not a bad city really,and as a young student,i could think of plenty cities no where near as good to spend your university years in.Just ask Charlie Flindt.Its compact as well,you can easily walk from the north university end to the south/quayside/railway station in just a few minutes.And theres always the footy.Great atmosphere on match days,almost right in the City centre.

 

[Charlie Flindt]

Newcastle University in general is quite tough to get into,and is up there with some of the best in the Country.Its not a bad city really,and as a young student,i could think of plenty cities no where near as good to spend your university years in.Just ask Charlie Flindt.Its compact as well,you can easily walk from the north university end to the south/quayside/railway station in just a few minutes.And theres always the footy.Great atmosphere on match days,almost right in the City centre.

You're out in the fabulous sticks in no time, the locals are amazing, although in my time there you could still get a good thumping in for sounding like a Hampshire public schoolboy. Yah rarely. My boy's up there now, and doing part-time work in the hipster cafe near the quayside. Never had any of that barista nonsense in 81-84.

 

[B R C]

Must have been there same time as you, I was 90-93 Ag Eng, I remember that review!
The Summer Ball was always a cracking night, in my final year we built a pneumatic dinosaur that rose out of the swimming pool. Cant remember which band was on that year but Bad Manners played while I was there.
Anyone remember the late Geoff Wakeham? He used to tell us we were 'Waiting for the real world', and 'Living is a fools paradise', which a few of us had on our jumpers if I remember correctly.
Happy days.

@Juggler
Said dinosaur in the making, and Bad Manners was ‘91

 

[Bald Rick]

@Juggler
Said dinosaur in the making, and Bad Manners was ‘91
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Bad Manners played HAAC in 1984 for the leaver Summer Ball too.
SU had gone to the trouble of getting in a small funfair including dodgem cars.

Never in the history of mankind has a dodgem gone backwards so quickly than when it is hit by Buster Bloodvessel (even two up)

He was considerably larger than in your photo too

 

[Juggler]

@Juggler
Said dinosaur in the making, and Bad Manners was ‘91
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Bloody hell there's a blast from the past!