Happy memories of past and recent visits

Visiting a number of schools recently (for school productions, dance shows etc) I have been very moved as a number of people have come up and said ‘hi’ as they were a pupil at a local school years ago.

So, I wanted to say a huge thank you to any former pupils and staff reading this from the schools listed below.

Most of the assemblies and lessons I have taken over the past 35 years I first learnt as a child growing up in East London when I attended The London City Mission Central Hall in Leytonstone in the 1970s.

This was led by Jim Wyper who sadly died recently.

I was asked to give an address at his thanksgiving service in Torquay where he and his wife, Yvonne, retired many years ago. Jim was 95.

Often in schools there is a Q&A section with pupils and I am often asked how I got first got involved in visiting local schools. What is my journey?

I talk about growing up and I say that

MOST of what I now talk about in schools I first learnt as a child attending what was called Jucos and Covenanters.

Jim was key to this and over recent years it has been great to ring him up or he would ring me up and we would chat about schools, church, Jesus, football (he was a Motherwell supporter and me being an Arsenal fan.)

I am going to miss those phone calls! We never stop learning.

So if you were a member of staff or pupil at these schools I want to say a huge thank you for the warm welcome and reception you gave when I visited your school to talk about Jesus, whether it be with the Zach Rap or something else.

Thank you and my very best wishes to you for the future (and all the current staff and pupils in these schools which I hope they already know!) Happy Easter!

Secondary and middle schools:

Altwood, Baylis Court, Beaconsfield High, Beechwood, Burnham Grammar, Churchmead, Claires Court, Cox Green, Dedworth Middle, Desborough College, Ditton Park Academy, Eden Girls’, Eton College, Furze Platt Senior, Herschel Grammar, Holyport College, Kendrick, Langley Academy, Langley Grammar, Newlands Girls’, Slough & Eton,

St Bernard’s Grammar, St Edward’s Middle, St. Joseph’s, St Peter’s Middle, Trevelyan Middle, Upton Court Grammar, Westgate, William Borlase, Windsor Boys’, Windsor Girls’ and Wycombe High. Plus all the first and primary schools (from All Saints – Wexham Court) that have been visited for ‘It’s Your Move!, ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ and, these past two weeks, ‘Easter Cracked’.

WAYNE DIXON Christian Connections in Schools (CCiS)

Slough, Windsor & Maidenhead