Passed my 11 + exam , which at the time was the future course for education , bragging rights then .
I was chuffed ,and my family proud of a council house boy getting a place at one of the most prestigious Boys Grammar Schools in the area , Gowerton .
From the outset , a headmaster there , who loved mentioning he was a Cambridge Blue and took delight In looking down on any pupil who was not interested in rugby , myself included , was very keen to get the bamboo cane out , flex it before giving the victim some whacks over the palm of the hand , i was one of them .
Keep in touch with a good old mate , both of us rebels then , we still laugh about the cane which we both recieved after standing in line outside his study for our punishment .
Looking back at them days it does make you think .