Awards for the loudest snorer and the biggest blisters were handed out along with bravery honours at Parkview School in Barrow early in 1993.

The ceremony was held for year seven pupils who attended a residential Outward Bound course at Hawes End, near Keswick, before Christmas.

Head of Year Lesley Parkinson said: "The week-long course is a tradition at Parkview and this is the tenth year it has been running.

"We think it enhances the children's academic career and it also helps the teachers.

"The teachers come back absolutely shattered but we all think it is well worthwhile and helps everyone involved."

The 135 children and their teachers spent the week caving, canoeing, walking and climbing - and, of course, getting blisters and snoring.

Each pupil kept a diary and many wrote poems and drew pictures. Many of those were on display during the awards evening and some were read out by their authors.

There wad also a big collection of photographs taken during the children's stay at Hawes End.

'Parkview School has really set its stall out with a cracking production of Lionel Bart's Oliver!' So stated The Mail's review of the show's dress rehearsal in 1993.

With a strong cast entirely of pupils and an excellent orchestra mainly of pupils the show was all the more remarkable considering the school did not have a sixth form, wrote the reviewer.

Fine, strong singing and some wonderfully passionate acting from Leah Kitchin created a superb Nancy and Tabitha Hudson was a splendidly swaggering Dodger, who could carry a big production number with confidence.

Stephen Storey roused instant sympathy as Oliver, while Andrew Robson was an awesome sight as Bill Sikes with a voice to match.

Dominic Greaves played Fagin with great gusto and all the minor characters pulled their weight, with excellent performances from James Thorp as Mr Bumble, Angela Simons as Mrs Sowerberry and Kevin Corkhill as a magnificently bullying Noah Claypole.

In 1997 The Mail was on hand to take photographs at a fun day held at the school.