Monthly Archives: September 2011

How jars of jam helped make life a bit sweeter for Wyre Farm evacuees

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/yourspace/2010/07/12/how-jars-of-jam-helped-make-life-a-bit-sweeter-for-wyre-farm-evacuees-92746-26836645/ Read More From the Coventry Telegraph July 2010 PENSIONER Bert Gummery Bert, aged 82, who lives in Bonds Court in the city centre’s Hill Street, was one of the first evacuees to arrive at the school in 1940 as bombs … Continue reading

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Random Photos of Cleobury and area on Photobucket

Cleobury photos from this photo bucket http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg60/julesAT/JulesEnglandshots1/ludlowmynd004.jpg Clee hill Village

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Cleobury Mortimer Revisited

Keith Ison and Mick Gajic, once again, return from Cleobury with some documentary evidence of our misspent youth!! More to follow as the lads upload them…

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Nursing Old Memories with The Choppings

Caught on camera – Keith Ison and Mick Gajic dropped in on the Mr and Mrs Chopping today Mick (Dragan) Gajic with the Choppings Keith Ison with the Choppings And as well all remember them in the 60’s Taken from … Continue reading

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Something Fishy in the woodwork!

Gordon Place Gordon Place more recently awaiting his fish n Chips!  Photo courtesy of Rosemary Webb-Rehill David Partridge Gordon made a dining table and six chairs as a wedding present for them both. They were absolutely marvellous. I bet he’s still got … Continue reading

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BORN IN THE 50’s – A COVENTRY TALE – A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS

I wrote this for my Coventry Music Archive site – Hobo – named after a music magazine I ran in Coventry in the early 70’s. Although its not directly related to the school, it should resonate with those of you … Continue reading

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Graham Spencer and a Sponsored walk

Someone also mentioned Graham Spencer on the school Facebook page. Graham was my table head at school and a musician – trumpet and guitar. After school Graham became an apprentice electrician at DF Gibbs (next to the General Wolf on the Foleshill … Continue reading

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Brian Duynstee

Keith Ison mentioned Brian Duynstee the other day in conversation. I remembered I had a photo of Brian. It’s a great photo of him and shows off his sideburns which he first grew at school and which didn’t get removed … Continue reading

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Cleobury Mortimer – video

More photos from Keith Ison in the form of a video.

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