Having lived in Wymondham all my life, I look back on my childhood with great fondness and remember the wonderful times we shared as children.

We spent hours fishing in the River Tiffey, walking for miles across open farmland, and exploring derelict farmhouses left behind after the farming recession of the 1960s. Most days were filled with football on the school field using jumpers for goalposts, and climbing the tree stores at Briton Brush before they were turned into brushes, along with many other adventures.

I attended Browick Road School, Robert Kett Middle School and later Wymondham High School, and I enjoyed my education at all of them. However, it was Browick Road School that holds my fondest memories.

My first teacher was Mrs Chusion, who was a truly warm, kind, and caring person. This is why Browick Road School remains so special to me. She was more than just a teacher — she was like a mother figure who treated every child in her class as if they were her own.

Because of her, my earliest school days are remembered with great affection.