Guestbook

What a wonderful school, and great comments!
Great work in keeping everyone positive, and securing it's future.
Well done to Ms Thomson and all the staff!

hiya we are glad to be back to school

Gonna miss the P7s bye...bye...:(

I LOVE VIKKY MRS AVARY IS THE BEST MISS LOUISA EVE STOER CLAIRE ALEX NAZ NAZ ALL THE REST

I have to put this comment in. Victoria has done wonders for my nephew when i could do no more to help him, they took over and put my mind at ease, shutting this school would be a tradegy. The teachers and support staff are top class. Thanks for all you have done for my nephew xxx Lea

i've been goin to victoria for a while now its great! mrs Avery is the best!!!

Heeeeey
its claire and alex here
we lovee vicky school
mrs avery is the best teacher ever !!!!

vicky is amazzzzzzzing mrs avery is da best

I went to Viccy primary from 1975 and have great memories of it. I now live in Thailand (for many years now).
Is the anchor bakery still near? and the chip shop along the road? Is Tony's and Sissons still at the bottom of the hill?

Dont close it!

Philip :)

Hi,
I'm hoping to join this school after easter and after reading the comments on this site i really can't wait to meet you all!

I'm not sure if i'll be in class six or seven but either way im looking forward to it!

See you soon Afrika x

hi i love this schooool its da best am in p7 ms avery is the best some o the best 7 years o ma life hope it doesnt close luv this school

hi

i go to this school & i love it
the people are nice and the teachers are great

katherine

i love vickyyyyyyyyyyyyy and mrs avery is the best teacher in the world i hope she is there when i am in p7

hey i am lisa i used 2 go 2 this school but i moved in p6 anyway it was a great school filled wi great ppl . :) :P :D

Helloo!x
I am in p7 and this has been the best experience of my life and I will never forget this school!x
Comment on the page please dudes!
and new people come to my class coz it will be much better!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
love uu schooool!x
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We moved from South Africa to Scotland and because of the care and support of the Victoria Primary School staff my 2 children are happy and love being at school. Thanks Laura and teachers

i am glad to see victoria busy with all the kids,i was sad at the thought of it closing, as i have my two girls there now who are now the third generation of my family to attend the school i hope it stays open long enough to see another generation go through the doors

hi

i go to the school with my sister



we love it as long as long as it stays

open

i attended this school from 1961-68 my teacher all the way through was mrs graham. i still visit my mum in edinburgh and walk past the school everytime great memories all the best

this is the best school you can ever go to its small and has a history

l loved this skl xox miss us all

I did my work experience with the P6/7s and it was definitely the best week of school. Both Miss Thomson and Mrs. Avery were very kind and accommodating and gosh were the P6/7s really friendly. I’m so happy we are getting the Victoria Primary P7s. I'm sure I will go and visit the new P7s soon.

Hey,
I went to this school a while ago and was wondering what happened to Mrs Farrell, Miss Macgregor and the old head teacher?
Victoria is by far the best primary.

heyah!

Just to say we both think this is the best school ever!

And we love Ms Avery, she is a very good teacher We LOVE her

I would like to say HI to Miss Thomson who used to teach at my school and I hope she is enjoying her new job as head teacher hope your having fun

Heyloo
We're going to camp in two weeks can't wait

Byeee

I LOVE THIS SCHOOL AND ALL THE TEACHERS IT IS THE BEST SCHOOL I HAVE EVER BEEN TO

i loved my old school it was great fun...lots of the teachers are new but some true oldies from my day ;) almost 16 now and still live only 10mins away ill be going to the next open day!!

this school is a good school for knowing everyone friendly,calm.

vikky is the best
dan dan dan dan
better than all the rest
dan dan dan
better than any school
better than all the rest
WE'RE SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

heyyyy im in p6/7 and Mrs Avery is the best teacher ever!!!!!! we are going to camp soon and i cant wait!!

love you vicky

psychedelic rubbers ducks, teddy bears, and dollies.Fast food containers and thow away spoons!

Bet you dont remember that song!

hi i went to this school from 2001-2005
that was p1-p4 but i do kind of miss the school
and sorry to hear that last year 16 childern moved school like me

I attended Victoria, during the mid sixties, the highlight for me was when our class won a competition against other Edinburgh Schools. We had done a project on Newhaven and its history. If my memory serves me right we won a cash award for the school, got our picture in the local paper, and ultimately brought the idea of an actual Newhaven Museum onto the agenda which i'm happy to say became a reality some years later. Who remembers Mr Glendinning.

I was a pupil from 1943 to 1948. Loved the school. Mackie Cup (football) won during this time. Girls good at 'overhead ball'. Forefront in teaching methods using system of 'assignments' whereby if you finished your assignment you could do what you wanted (within reason). Would be a shame if the school were to close.

we love are school we hope it wont close
it has been open for 163 years
please come to our scool

I attended the school in the 70`s and lived in Newhaven, i have very fond memories of the school and would hate too see it shut. I now live in Brighton, but often think of Newhaven!!

i go to victoria school i dont want it to close

My maiden name was Gear, and both myself and two sisters attended the school in the late 60's and 70's. We all live in Southern England, but have never forgotten our roots nor the special time at Victoria School. Newhaven needs to retain its sense of community, and the school certainly keeps that going. Good luck, keep the school open so that it benefits future generations.

I am very unhappy at the decision to close Victoria Primary School. I know that it is a popular local school, at the heart of the community. As the local MP, I would like to express my full support for the campaign against the closure.

i went to this school between 1986 - 1993 and i would be very disappointed if it was to close down as i have very happy memoried of this school.

Beautiful old school - well staffed - keep it going

Please keep the school open I now live Hobart Tasmania I lived in Annfield and went to Victoria School along with my brother so much of Newhaven of has already gone it would be a shame to see the school as well.

We must keep the school open, the two churches are now closed and we are going to lose our community if we don't fight for the school to remain open.

I attended Victoria primary school in 1946,the standard of education even then was very high,it shaped me and made me what I am today.Please do not close the school and deprive others of a high standard of education.

I attended Victoria Primary school in about 1958 for 3 years. I have fond memories, but I do remember receiving the belt a few times from Mr Glendinning ( ding dong as he was known).
I remember at playtime sliding down the huge boulder outside the old Peacock Hotel. In reality its not really that big.
I am now 57 and have run my own company for over 30 years building new houses.
I hope Victoria is not shut down and I would have thought that with all the new houses at Gregor Shore that keeping it would have been essential.

Hi can you leave the school alone i was at that school i am now 58 and my kids went to that school it's a very good school it very sad to se it go hope this helps.

Victoria Primary School should be kept open for the children of today and our future, I have a 10 month old, who I would love to attend a school such a school.

Keep the school open - I am sure there are many other ways of cutting costs which will not have a direct hit on quality of schooling for children.

Please keep the school open

HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT

Victoria Primary School in Newhaven has been the locus of two of my grandchildren who have both benefited from the reduced class size and excellent academic environment which the school provides. To dispence with this excellent facility would be most irrational and short sighted in the extreme. The facilty which the school provides, close to where it is required, is something which should not be abandoned lightly and further more would benefit from an intake from less successful schools adding to the educational needs of other children which have not enjoyed a quality of education which Victoria Primary provides.

Keep the school open

Keep the school open

in response to a petition request im visiting, i attended victoria for only a few months when i was 5 years old and just moved to edinburgh, must have been 1981? i remember being welcomed warmly and making friends quickly! i want local schools with small class sizes to be prioritised not marginalised! good luck!

I have just become a father and am expecting to send my little girl to Victoria School

ur website is very good!
keep up the good work victoria

hi all
I went to victoria primary from 1972-1979 and have fond memories especially of the janitor Mr Merryman, after retiring from the royal navy I like him have taken up the sedate life as facilities manager of the new PPP school inverkeithing primary.
if anyone knows what happened to him please get in touch.

regards
Gwyn Malcolm

ps glad to see the old school is thriving

hiya everyone thats at Victoria
My dad is Graham Steele my auntie is Ann Steele and if you know my uncle steven steele well i am grahame steeles little girl you might not know who he is but he came to this school 20 odd year ago. If you want to go on Balgreen website go on the Edinburgh school websites there is a whole row of the diffrent schools there so go on balgreen bye bye x

I love my school

I think this website is amazin i love victroia I HOPE WHEN COME ON THIS WEB SITE U MOVE SCHOOL AND COME TO VICTORIA PLEASE!!!!! MY BEST FRIEND IS EVE AND ADELE SO DONT FOGET MY NAME AND MY COMENT OKK !!

I love our school website and my school it is a great school.

my twin brother stephen, and i attended victoria primary,from 1961-1967.we have fond memories of our time there,especially the patience of our kind teacher vivian graham.

We think that the website was fab by Zac, Declan, Miss Herbert, Lewis, Lewis, Sophie, Courtney, Saba, Jessica & Julia.
We love looking at the website on our new computers.

Hi ... I am so pleased to see the old school is thriving and serving the community well. I did wonder over the years if you still existed, and thanks to the internet my question has been answered.

I was a pupil there in the 1960's and still have fond memories of my time there. Mrs Frazer was my teacher, and Mrs Robinson and also, i think, Mrs Steele were headmistresses. Keep up the good work kids ... its great to see.

Kind regards

John Henderson

Fabby website love the Fish & water theme and the pictures of the Staff.

I like your website! It is verry good :)

Hello!
My name is Roy Alexander and I have been responsible for the initial set up of this web site for Victoria Primary. Im keen to hear from anyone who is involved in and around the school with any ideas or suggestions that they think the website could be used for.
You can email me by clicking on my name above, so say you are perhaps a pupil and you've done something really cool at school and you want everyone to read about it, then let me know, or if anyone parents, teachers or whoever thinks they got a good idea about anything to do with the school then I'm keen to hear from you
Thanks
Roy

im from abbeyhill

Excellent website