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Category Archives: national camps corporation
Photos 1955 / 56 from Roger McGee
At the Reunion, Roger McGee brought in some photos and material that he rescued from the main hall at the school some time ago. I asked him to send me scans of the material. These are the photos I’ve received so … Continue reading
Times Gone By – Video of the school through the decades by Keith Ison
This was put together by Keith Ison using some of the many photos found on this blog and on Facebook. NOTE – the video below seems to be deleted now but there are some more videos by Keith Ison of … Continue reading
Charles Joyce’s Reunion Pendant.
Charles Joyce, who now teaches engineering skills at Warwick University got his students to make a number of commemorative pendants for the school reunion 2014 using laser technology. Charles can be seen wearing one of these pendants which he gave … Continue reading
1964 Group Photo at Reunion.
The reunion Sept 6, 2014 was quite industrious with some of them having brought in photos and other items to share around, discuss and identify. The group photo of 1964 has been uploaded a few times and people identified but … Continue reading
School Reunion Saturday September 6, 2014, Part 3
And yet more photos by Keely Donald… Tony Booton, Michael Billings, Stephen Donald. The Choppings and Stephen Donald Mick Chopping, ? , Dave Meacham Graham Clarke and Stephen Donald
School Reunion Photos Saturday September 6, 2014 (Part Two)
More photos of the reunion taken, I think, by Keely Donald (Stephen Donald’s daughter) in the Pioneer Centre. Michael Billings, Stephen Donald, Gordon and Dyllis Place Judith Chopping and Tony Booton (and ?) ? / keith Ison / Trev Foreground … Continue reading
Coventry Telegraph Feature on Wyre Farm Camp School
I think some of this information came from this site. It’s part of a feature on Coventry’s Lost schools and Colleges by Lucy Lynch. Thanks Lucy. “Coventry Boarding School In the 1930s government ministers were worried about working class children … Continue reading
List of Pupil Intake Between 1940 and 1950
Lynn Tiltman whose father Lionel John Aubrey was at Wyrefarm School between 1946 and 1949, has contributed a great excel document showing the intake of pupils between 1940 and 1950. You can read more about Lionel’s early memories of the … Continue reading
Wrens Warren Camp School in Coleman’s Hatch, East Sussex. (Pathe news Video)
I think these two videos are of Wrens Warren Camp School in Coleman’s Hatch, East Sussex and have recently been released on youtube by British Pathe news. The similarities to Wyre Farm Camp school will be obvious. The first is … Continue reading
Classroom scene with Mr Langley c 1956 and the Bridge at Ron Hill.
Graham Clark added this to the City of Coventry School facebook page. After some discussion they arrived at the conclusion that it was teacher mr langley in the photo. Graham Clark is front, middle – Blount 37. Graham Clark also … Continue reading