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I attended two primary schools (the first one from the age of 5 to 6 and the second one from 6 to 7 years – 1969 to 1971). Although no uniform was specified, I wore grey shorts and white nylon shirts. I then attended a boarding School (aged 7 to 10 years). Again, no uniform specified which was unusual for a boarding school. The majority of pupils, however, wore white nylon shirts, including myself. I was a keen Cub. I wore grey shorts and a bottle green top. I attended another boarding school (aged 10 to 14). The uniform specified for the boys was a grey cotton shirt (the girls wore white nylon blouses), grey trousers, a black and red striped tie and a navy blue pullover. The white P.E. shorts were made of nylon. White nylon shirts were only worn by boys on special occasions, such as church services, sports days etc. As a child growing up in the 1970s, I can recall the comprehensive school uniform that me (I was 14 to 15) and my younger brother (he was aged 12 years) had to wear. This consisted of black trousers (with white nylon linings and pockets), a blue or grey v-neck long sleeved jumper, an orange tie, and a white shirt. Our white shirts were made of 100% nylon and despite people's complaining that they were unpleasant to wear, my brother and myself found these white nylon shirts very comfortable. At one time, our shirts were made of a particular type of white nylon, which was similar to that of the nylon used for football shorts or lab coats. This was a bit embarrassing when we took our jumpers of because the massive squeak caused by the wool brushing against the nylon. Anyway, these were fond memories.

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