For this week’s Bracknell Nostalgia, we will be looking at the fresh-faced pupils who started their educational journey way back in 1997.

When we were going through our archives, we found some photos of students posing for their first school pictures 25-and-a-bit-years ago.

In a short blurb that was published in old edition of the Bracknell News nearly a quarter of a century ago, it read: “Introducing the third in our series of the very classes of 1997.

“Pictured on these pages and in weeks to come are the youngest and newest members of infant and primary schools around the area with their fellow classmates.”

The initial piece from the Bracknell News back in ‘97 consisted over more than 10 images showcasing the new students enjoying their new surroundings.

In the photos we have chosen for this week, the children were from Whitegrove Primary, Wildridings Primary, Winnersh Primary, Hawthornes Primary, Hatch Ride Primary and St Michael’s Primary School respectively.

Each of the children that started their time at school would have been four/five years-old now.

The then youngsters are all in their early 30s, and most probably have young families of their own.

It was an iconic year as these pupils began their school lives in what was a jam packed 12 in the world of news, specifically in September - the month that they started.

September 1997 saw Athens get named as the city to the 2004 Olympic Games, Mother Teresa passed away, the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales took place and was watched by an astonishing two to five billion people world wide.

It is one of the most events in television history.

Other big events that happened across that year included the launch of Google.com, and Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Inc, returned to the company and saved it from bankruptcy.

His comeback to Apple rejuvenated the business, as the creations of the iPod, iPhone, iMac and iPad all soon followed.