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Recent Views of Clee Hill

 Photos by Keith Ison This one is obviously not Clee Hill but part of Keith’s collection – Cleobury Church.

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The Welcome and Index

Hello and welcome to this blog about The former City of Coventry boarding school at Cleobury Mortimer, also known as Wyre Farm Camp School.  The former school is of course now known as the Pioneer Centre.   The school is part … Continue reading

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Aerial View of the City of Coventry Boarding school and the Pioneer Centre

 Thanks to Jake Nicholls of the Pioneer Centre we now have an aerial view of the Pioneer Centre. Aerial view of the City of Coventry boarding School 1967 Aerial View of the Pioneer centre 2023

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Various Photographs from the Facebook Page 2023

  Photo by Bal Singh “our trip to play football in Holland it was great trip. Met some wonderful people and had some great games. We were in 4th year then 14 or 15 years old before final year 1977 / … Continue reading

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The Customary raiding of the Staff Room!

 Photos from Pete White An actual raid. Laurie Lindsay 4th from left. Front Right Looks like Victory Preedy, next to him Roi King. Cannot identify the next one, Looks like Corny Hale. Lynsay, Dave Irish! Haycock. Thomas & Southerton Peter White says … Continue reading

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School Letters and Documents from Phil Hawkes c 1972 / 75

 Phil Hawkes shared these documents to the Facebook Page City of Coventry school – they relate to the 1972 / 73 period I think.

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An Anthology of School Plays 1950 – 1980

An Anthology of School Plays 1950 – 1980 This is a collection of photos, brochures, comments and information about the annual plays at the City of Coventry Boarding school. As there is so far no information available on any plays … Continue reading

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BIRTH OF THE NEW SCHOOL BLOCK 1965

BIRTH OF THE NEW SCHOOL BLOCK 1965 Put together by Trev Teasdel The New School bottom left as of 1966 “Mr Morris wanted new buildings – class rooms, house blocks, dormitories and a new gymnasium.” 1957 He intended to build … Continue reading

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“Willingly to School!” The Rowland Years.

  “Willingly to School!” The Rowland Years. Put together by Trev Teasdel. Robert Vickers Rowland Headmaster 1961 – 64 In the last issue of The Boarder (School magazine No3 July 1961) the editors wrote –  “We look forward to a new … Continue reading

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WYRE FARM CAMP SCHOOL TO CITY OF COVENTRY SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOL 1957 – 58.

  WYRE FARM CAMP SCHOOL TO CITY OF COVENTRY SECONDARY BOARDING SCHOOL 1957 – 58. Put together by Trev Teasdel Sweeping operational changes were made to Wyre Farm Camp School in 1957 which saw the school rebranded in the press … Continue reading

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