John Heffernan
John Heffernan reminisces 29th July 2020 I was at Xavs from 1956 to 1962. I had been at St Annes …
It is now 2026, I have just realized I started this blog way back in 2016, it's the ten year anniversary. I am ten years older, the readers are ten years older and for all I know, may be falling by the wayside. As I left Xavs in 1965 at the age of sixteen and am now 77 going on 78, I am wondering - how long will it be sensible to keep this going?
Do you remember your old school days? Did YOU go to Xaverian College before it turned into a co-ed sixth form college? If so, please drop me a line and we will include any memories in this blog. The opinions expressed in this site are purely personal and hopefully, light-hearted. If you would prefer your contribution to remain anonymous, please let me know and I will include it without your name and this will then remain confidential. Send your memories to: Xavs email
David Challinger
Chuck Sellars – David Challinger remembers… I remember Chuck SELLERS, and am grateful for the passion for music he instilled …
Paris Trip – 1962 and more nostalgia
By Norbet ‘Nodge’ Carnegie Paris, August 1962. I wonder who took the photograph – a copy of which was kindly …
Terry Wain – Memories of Xaverian College 1961 – 1968
“Those of us who had migrated from the Prep School found the new intake of 11 plus boys to be …
I think I’m going back…
A few years ago I visited Xaverian College with a couple of colleagues to view one of their student data …
Paul Jackson (1957 – 1964) Recalls
SO LONG AND SO FAR AWAY OR, ‘THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE THUGLY’ THE JOURNAL OF FUN LOVING BOY …
Peter Burrows
Pete Burrows took me for physics and maths in Lower Five Three. He was a great guy, an all round …
Mr Connolly gets his revenge part I
Because I was having doubts about many of the beliefs of the catholic church, I thought seriously about questions I …
Teachers at Xavs in the Sixties
I have assembled a gallery of teachers at Xavs in the Sixties. The ones I was taught by personally at …
Xaverian College Manchester 1961
Were you attending Xaverian in 1961? If you were, you should be on one of these sections of the school …