Pupils and staff, past and present, of Alfred Street Junior School in Rushden have gathered to mark the 150th anniversary of their beloved ‘Alfo’.
As well as tours of the school, guests were serenaded by the school choir, treated to a display of Maypole dancing and shared memories of their school days.
Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Northamptonshire Morcea Walker planted a tree in the school’s memorial garden helped by current headteacher Kelly O'Connor and former heads, Harry Curtis and John Kidney.
Mayor of Rushden, Cllr Melanie Coleman, cut a celebratory cake that was shared by the visitors.
Children partied in their classrooms and drew pictures for a time capsule to be buried on the site.
A reunion for ex-pupils will be held this evening (Thursday, March 31) .
5. Alfred Street Junior School Rushden 150th anniversary celebrations
Pupils show off their dancing skills with a Maypole dance Photo: Alison Bagley
6. Alfred Street Junior School Rushden 150th anniversary celebrations
l-r Former Alfred Street Junior teacher Sue Johnson-Hill who taught from 2006 to 2019 "Every child was encouraged to achieve" , with former pupils Pat Hart and Anita Sackett - "We loved it". Photo: Alison Bagley
7. Alfred Street Junior School Rushden 150th anniversary celebrations
Alfred Street Junior School Rushden Photo: Alison Bagley
8. Alfred Street Junior School Rushden 150th anniversary celebrations
l-r Megan Graham and daughter Yvonne Adams both attended the school. Mrs Graham remembered the bomb that hit the school in October 1940. She remembers the school's dentist chair hanging on the edge of the blast-damaged wall. Yvonne remembers learning to swim with an American teacher called Miss Phillips. Photo: Alison Bagley