In 1991 pupils from the school had been making their own version of the Bayeux Tapestry and it was on display in the town's library.

Around 15 youngsters from Miss Bottomley's class had made the artwork as part of their national curriculum work, combining technology and design with history an geography.

SPORT: Infant pupils at Grange Primary School's sports day in 1990 get to grips with the intricacies of hoop-rolling in front of an admiring audience

In 1992 when class five at the primary school entered a patchwork hanging in a national magazine competition they had it all stitched up.

The pupils were delighted to win first prize in the under-16 group in the contest.

The stunning handiwork depicted the 500th anniversary of explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus' discovery of America.

Pupils of three classes at Grange Church of England Primary School were set to become television stars when they appeared on Granada Television's programme 'This Morning' in November 1989.

A Border Television crew was at the school in October that year making the film for Granada.

It filmed classes 3, 5 and 6 producing handicrafts using traditional skills.

AWARD: Brian Blake, deputy director of education for Cumbria, presents Joanne Coles with her bronze certificate award when he attended Grange Primary School in 1984 to present six of the awards to pupils who had taken part in a nationwide scheme run by

AWARD: Brian Blake, deputy director of education for Cumbria, presents Joanne Coles with her bronze certificate award when he attended Grange Primary School in 1984 to present six of the awards to pupils who had taken part in a nationwide scheme run by

In the background was the Grange wall hanging, which had recently been completed by the pupils, which was a series of patchwork pictures showing life in the seaside town.

Marie MacIver, of Border Television, interviewed headmaster Collin Milner, who spoke of the value of teaching traditional skills.

Mike Dodd, of TV Times, took photographs as the children worked and Border Television donated £30 to the Friends of Grange School.

DRESS UP: Jonathon Melling, eight, as one of The Three Musketeers and Lucy Stubbs, seven, as Mildred

DRESS UP: Jonathon Melling, eight, as one of The Three Musketeers and Lucy Stubbs, seven, as Mildred

Pupils of Grange C of E Primary School received a cheque for £750 from Pilkington Commercial Properties in 1990.

The money was presented during a break in rehearsals for the pupils' performance of the musical Jack Frost.

It was given to the school as a gesture of goodwill by the company, which was redeveloping the former Crown Hotel in Grange-over-Sands. It would be used to buy a new gymnastic climbing frame.

ENTERTAINMENT: Michelle Charles, from BBC TVs Byker Grove, opened the Grange-over-Sands Junior Schools summer fair in 1993. She is pictured at the duck apple stall run by Marion Turner with some of the pupils who attended

ENTERTAINMENT: Michelle Charles, from BBC TV's Byker Grove, opened the Grange-over-Sands Junior School's summer fair in 1993. She is pictured at the duck apple stall run by Marion Turner with some of the pupils who attended