Jim Allcock, aged 60, met three-year-old Sophia Moore at Croft NurserySchool in his first visit in 50 years (pictured). He was tracked downafter head teacher Barbara Breakwell wrote a letter of appeal to theNottingham Evening Post which was spotted by Mr Allcock's sister.
Mr Allcock, who joined the nursery in 1952, told the local paper, 'I'msad that it's closing - it's still a nice, pleasant environment. It'stucked away and quiet. I've known all my life that I was the firstperson on the register. I've often thought I would like to comeback.'
The nursery opened in 1952 to accommodate children born in the post-warbaby boom and has seen 5,168 pupils through its doors in its 56 years ofoperation. It is closing as part of the school organisation programme ofrationalisation by Nottingham council, which says there is a surplus ofplaces in nurseries and schools.
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