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BACK TO SCHOOL - THE BEST DAYS OF OUR LIVES


	Go back to school and revisit the best days of your lives. Take a seat in the classroom, try out school dinners, go on a cross-country run, and enjoy a rousing sports day..		Be a living witness and record your recollections. We want to hear your memories and reminiscences about the topics featured on the Nation on Film web site. Simply click here to have your say.

	Eavesdrop on life at Barnard Castle School with the pupils		Find out how pupils made the transition from school to work		Go rose hip picking with your fellow classmates

School Life - Barnard Castle School (1947/b&w/sound)
Life at Barnard Castle School in County Durham. (3 minutes 29 seconds �BBC)

School Dinners - Barnard Castle School (1947/b&w/silent)
A look around the school's kitchens as lunch is served. (2 minutes 16 seconds �BBC)

Cross Country Running - Barnard Castle School (1947/b&w/silent)
A bracing cross country run with pupils from Barnard Castle School on their sports Day. (1 minute 39 seconds �BBC)

Career Opportunities - Jobs for the Boys and Girls (1947/b&w/sound)
Pupils make some big decisions about their future careers - looking at typing, banking, chemistry and other jobs." (5 minutes 15 seconds �BBC)

From School to Work - Jobs for the Boys and Girls (1950s/b&w/sound)
One Teesside school boy makes the transition from school to the workplace in this entertaining film made by ICI. (1 minute 50 seconds �BBC)

Picking Rosehips - Roses and Vitamins (1956/colour/sound)
North East school children pick the rose hips that are destined to be made into Rosehip Syrup. (2 minutes 8 seconds �NRFTA)

The Rosehip Syrup Factory - Roses and Vitamins (1956/colour/sound)
Rosehip Syrup is made inside the factory in North East England. (4 minutes 9 seconds �NRFTA)