1984-85
The last 'Old Boys' Hockey match was played, and sports day was still on the far field.
September 1984 - Britain and China finalised an agreement which will end more than 150 years of UK rule in Hong Kong.
October - there was a direct bomb attack on the British Government at the Conservative party conference in Brighton.
November - quid notes out - pound coins in.
December - Britain signs over Hong Kong to China in.
January 1985 - Safety concerns over electronic trike, the Sinclair C5.
February - Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting has resigned from his post.
March - saw the miners call off year-long strike.
May - English teams banned after Heysel.
June - Hippies clash with police at Stonehenge.
July - Live Aid makes millions for Africa.
August - The controversial athlete, Zola Budd, broke the world 5,000m record, in bare feet.
