Category Archives: School History

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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WYRE FARM CAMP SCHOOL – THE WAR YEARS.

WYRE FARM CAMP SCHOOL – THE WAR YEARS. Researched by Trev Teasdel You can download this article as a PDF file. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q0ffylOZ9iMxijtZdnsoFZrVyGPjCjI9/view?usp=sharing Following on from The National Camps Corporation article, I want to take you back, through the eyes of … Continue reading

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IN THE BEGINNING – THE NATIONAL CAMPS CORPORATION.

IN THE BEGINNING – THE NATIONAL CAMPS CORPORATION. Wyre Farm Camp School was one of over 30 almost identical camp schools around the country formed by The National Camps Corporation. Some were featured on Pathe News. Here’s some background. Note … Continue reading

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Tony Booton in the Cleobury Clarion 2012

  The full magazine on pdf http://www.cleoburyclarion.co.uk/current/files/downloads/Clarion%20January%202012.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1bn0KQTDslNv_L-UpJ3OWJlu6I1xKS9wF2KYHwD5WZiSZoiyo7bxyVwI8

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‘Willingly to School’ Coventry Express Article 1963

  ‘Willingly to School’ Coventry Express 1963 – Mr Rowland was Head Teacher. WILLINGLY TO SCHOOL Reporter Ashley Walton and photographer Mick Thorpe Visit the City of Coventry Boarding school. “We are not fighting pictures or the telly every night” … Continue reading

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An Experience not to be Forgotten…

Every now and then a Google search throws up something I haven’t seen. This is from an article in the Coventry Telegraph c2018. Some of you from the 70’s might know the guys mentioned. – An experience not to be … Continue reading

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The Boarder – Second Issue of the School Magazine July 1959

 The Boarder – Second Issue of the School Magazine July 1959 Thanks to Gordon Wood we now have issue 2 of The Boarder from July 1959. For this issue they went professional – typeset and printed on an offset litho machine at … Continue reading

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DIARY OF A YOUNG SCHOOLMASTER

Sarah Baker says…… (on the Facebook page ‘I Survived Wyrefarm Camp School’) “When I first joined this group I said I had found my late Father’s (Philip Baker, geography, history and games master 1968-1972) diaries for the period of Autumn … Continue reading

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