OUR school trip STORIES

For many of us, school trips were the first blast of fledgling independence and often the first time we went abroad. With parents absent and teachers who thoughtfully decamped to the bar, we could try the forbidden fruits of alcohol, cigarettes and kissing boys. We talked to five women about their highlights.

BEANZ MEANS BRUM

I was in the athletics team and excited to be off to Birmingham to represent The FitzWimarc School in Rayleigh, Essex, at the competition finals. It was 1989 and, although a seat belt law came into effect that year, we spent the journey swapping seats and drawing