I travelled by bus each day from my home in Chester-le-Street and met many of my co-collegates each morning. including Malcolm Vickers and Irene Barnfather........
I soon learned the ropes and found myself part of a pleasant group including Coralie Bunker, Astrid Wild and Rob Pearson plus Alan Oliver and Harvey Bergson,,
I was 6 feet six tall in those days and became friendly with the Norwegians who were studying Naval Architecture and a group of Greeks who included Efthimios Makis Mitrpoulos who rose to high level in the Greek Navy
We knew the girl from Hylton Castle who ran off with Yanni to Greece. I met Edna Cairns who I met again in 1980s.
We celebrated RAG DAY and I was Caesar on the float
We also went to the Star Inn next to the College and I sat in with Rod Porters Stompers Jazz Band playing my ex-Salvation Army trombone. Someone walked into the bone and it split my lip-- I still have the scar!
We spent a lot of time in LOUIS CAFE
I passed my exams and went on to hospital life and research in the labs.