Wyre Farm

    • Cerne Abbas

      Towards the end of the summer term 1965, as we finished our third year at the City of Coventry School, we spent a week camping at  the Hillfield Franciscan Priory  Nr Cerne Abbas in Somerset. The aims (according to their site) are … Continue reading →

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    • Cross Country

      Cross Country, as in most schools, was an important PE activity and the school prided itself on its team runners. The school was in no way a borstal but the novel The Loneliness of the Long distance Runner by Alan Sillitoe comes … Continue reading →

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    • Kidderminster Carpets

      Kidderminster was a weaving town, centered on the carpet industry. We had a school trip there c 1966 / 7, possibly Brintons. It was an eye opener that those attractive, spongy, cat-purring front room carpets were produced in a noisy, … Continue reading →

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