(Hello Coral i am depending you ,penny for your song)yes indeed those were some of the songs and many more , too much to mention,that treasure beach used to rock to back in the days.Wear you to the ball,blasting from the speakers of Lee Lee sound (disco) Unity Tone .First monday in august ten o/clock in the morning you could hear music from all corners of treasure beach , the expression then (sound warming-up)all the beautiful ladies (and i mean B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L)of treasure beach will be getting ready ironing their pants and shirts, skirts and blouses with that heavy iron in the wood fire also at the same time the hot comb for the hair will be heating-up ,by around 12 o/clock people will be descending unto Sandy Bank School ,from over the hill , though the lane , across the the cow posture .whichever way .
Reaching the gate ,you will be greeted by the gateman Mr. Havland and the crew,scurity MR Ashman and his possie ,bottle collector Milton a.k.a(yellow back)dont/t remember the cook who used to cook the curry goat and rice,used to be serve with lots of grease,but taste so good no one cares about cholesterol or getting fat.
Yes we will be jamming men dress to impress ,ladies dress to kill ,showing off latest dance move (nuff legs a drop in them days)the music was so good you just could/nt stop dancing and as the evening proceed the young men who been drinking all day become intoxicated , step on a man toe or dance with his girl ,the simplest thing would start a fight and then the police stepin and close dance down,but nothing seriously happen ,it was all fun .
There was

Dem good ole daze...I remember all too well, but you know what? I was just a little girl then, however, there use to be a fair in the day time first, then the dance in the afternoon. We the younger ones use to head on home as soon as the dance began. Later on in the night you could hear all those who got drunk walking by cussing and staggering home. Then you'll hear stories the next day of those who would "bruk bottle and fight" at the dance. All in good fun. Smile

Take me back to those old days - remember them all too well, I was a young girl wishing I could go- my brothers use to make me get wood to to hot the iron to iron those white pants. Man I use to sit and watch for the Billys Bay boys to come up ...man those pleate could cut you in two. Dem good old days can never come back... where is the love and peace gone. Prof how about a reunion dance in Frenchman. I will offer up the land for the occasion.

CANADA.
guess what it was just three days ago i was thinking that we all should have a treasure beach reunion may be this could be the start of something good.will any one else join in

A Treasure Beac reunion sounds very good.A reunion from 1956 to 2007.Sound like fun to me.
All stories would be told.

Hopefully Prof will read this and respond. He is enjoying beautiful St.Kitts.

A reunion sounds pretty fantastic, but will it just fall by the wayside like many things that have been planned before? I think it would really take off if Jakes and Rebecca gets involved and i think many people will back me on this one because, it seems as though Jakes and Rebecca have a big influence on things in Treasure Beach.

Good idea where is Prof lets get the ball rolling for Christmas what a blast of a reunion in Treasure Beach.

a reunion from 1956 to 2007 what music what a dance all shoes would be bottomless we would have the fun of our lives.

Well, Well it all started on June 3,2007 at the TREASUREBEACH FAMILY funday at WAIKIKI in Frenchman.Several of our returning family members enjoyed a six (domino),sip a few Red stripes and watched three very entertaining games of football (players well decked out) in which the TREASUREBEACH VETS (over 35) were victorous in the finals..anyway plans are well in progress for another event in December,will keep you posted.

For those who are thinking of having Rebecca and 'Jakes' (Jason?) take on the responsibility for organising a Treasure Beach reunion, just think about this: Both of them are busy people who have their own lives. While their presence and contributions should be appreciated, they were not born in Treasure Beach and do not themselves share some of the experiences of which you speak. Why should anyone even think of asking them to take on the responsibility of organising a reunion for the people of the community who want to get together?
You either make the effort and do it yourselves or shelve it, like so many other ideas that have been floated on this website!
I have no doubt that if it is properly organised and, in those circmstances they are asked to make a contribution, they would be more than happy to assist. But, please, don't expect them to take on the job of organising an even such as this.
The very thought of asking that of them is embarrassing!

i think the best thing to do is to get in touch with mrs moxam who is the principal for sandy bank school and see what could be done from there.come on every one lets put hands and hearts together and get this reunion going i think we all would have a fantastic time.

Spoke to Prof's peeps last evening. He is keeping it jiggy in St. Kitts. I WILL PERSONALLY CONTACT HIM. He is always the life of the party.

Amazed, getting involved doesn't mean organising!!!

Sounds great bring back the good old vibes to Treasure beach. With sweet reggae music. Come home (by Delroy Wilson)

Let us all do it together. Day time spree for the children.

Hey Guys, I see you all are talking about a reunion, I did not attend Sandy Bank Primary, but I think it would be a wonderful idea for the past student to recongnize Teacher Thompson. Many of you may not know, but he is not well at all, this would be a good time to recognize him and what he has done for you all (even though you may want to forget some of the things, I'm sure it did you all well ). Just an idea for you all to think about.

I always admire Teacher Thompson for his contribution to education at Sandy Bank School and also for his present at function and funeral , he is an adopted citizen of Treasure Beach ,i hope he feel better. (back to the topic )
Reunion with a cricket match and dance with some good old music ,christmas 2008 would be good ,but can The Parent Teacher Association do this all of us would have to contribute and i think will ,so lets get this party started .(Toots and the Maytals BAM-BAM ,5446 )

I think honoring Teacher Thompson would be a wonderful idea, and lest not forget Mrs. Thompson as well. These two people were wonderful teachers, even though we may not have liked the caning and leather belting back then. But believe it or not they helped to lay one of the most important fondations of our lives, and that is the starting point of our education. When you look at it, there are alot of successes that came out of Treasure Beach that started right from that Basic School. So in the mean time maybe a card or a visit probably would cheer them on some. One would be surprised to know how effective this would be for them.

Well said!!!!!!!!!

All talk and no action.

I think we really start to get this reunion on the way.We need to contact MRs.Moxam and ask her to get a planning committee consist of about 6 past student who is reliable.AND GET THE BALL ROLLING.THIS IS A GREAT IDEA DON'T LET IT GO BY.

i will be calling Mrs Moxam and make all arrangement and let everybody know on the site so get ready Sandy Bank reunion will be in force for December,2008.

i will be getting calling Mrs Moxam regarding the Sandy Bank School reunion as soon as the light is back in full force in Treasure Beach so the iron is still in the fire regarding our reunion.

Sandy Bank Old Girl ,thank you for your effort and keep us posted on your feed back from MRS. Moxam , i think we can pull this off ,this is too good for this not to happen ,we will not just only having a good time but also making a contribution to Sandy Bank School.(OH CAROLINA)

Well election is over christmas gone , new year is here so lets us focus an the Sandy Bank Reunion for christmas 2008 ,sandy bank girl promise to get in touch with MRS. Moxam so let get started .

sounds good to me

I will be getting in touch with Mrs Moxam this weekend and i will keep you all posted about the Sandy Bank School Reunion for Christmas 2008.

Why Christmas 2008?

Frenchman why Christmas 2008 is because we always have our fair at Sandy Bank School on Boxing Day and that is a good day to have our reunion and bring back the old days.We have a whole year in advance to prepare.

What a fantastic idea! How do you aim to make contact with past students of Sandy Bank. It might be an idea to post an AD in the Jamaica Gleaner Overseas - USA/Canada/England? How can we contribute to this event? Who are the co-ordinators? I certainly would be one interested Sandy Bank Old Girl

Ballas Well massive leave your email we can talk and it would be very interesting to know who you are.

There are many local Jamaican Radio Programs in NY that can be contacted. Ken Williams, the pioneer as well as Gill Bailey are names that many can relate to.

I suspect that if this is ever going to happen, those seeking to lead the initiative will have to emerge from behind the pseudonyms they are using! Come forward and give your names and proper contact details, then seek to get an organising committee going. Under those circumstances you are more likely to secure the cooperation of the school's principal and staff, the board and the PTA.
Failing that, this is likely to be just another 'hot air' exercise.

Sandy Bank Old Girl - yea lets talk

This idea seem to have gone cold. I think I have an idea as to how this reunion may be achieved. We decide on time,place,Sandy Bank School,heroes day and the Saturday before.The Sunday reserved for church. Advertise the date and whosoever will may come. Music and drinks and perhaps soups(fish & mannish water)will be provided. Drinks will be on consignment and whosoever want to contribute do so when they attend. Open mike so we can all greet each other and learn who and who made it.(I am sure we may all not be able to identify many of our peers) Family members and friends can get together one on one basis. Maybe we could have home-coming week.
I would undertake to organize it along the lines mentioned above, with the help of all community groups, who can use the opportunity to collect pledges/contributions to the various projects in the community.Everyone will be responsible for his /her own meals.This way the whole community will benefit and there is no need for any planning in this area.
I am not able to do this immediately,but I well advise further in due course.
Your feed-back please

There were dances all around Treasure beach.In communities in Beacon and Newcombevalley Mr. Dexter Crowe and Delwerd Manderson had spree and cricket every holiday.Who can remember Wilbert sound system.Everyone had to look their best.