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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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Recent Visits to Cleobury

  Ray on the left and Tom Sterland on the right and Tom’s mom in the centre.  Wayne Carter at the School gates Colin Davis, Bill Partridge, Pete White, Paul Blundell, Dave Irish, Pete Melhuish.

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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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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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Conversations with Colin Partridge – Literature Teacher

Conversations with Colin Partridge – Literature Teacher c 2012 I had the privilege to correspond by email with a English teacher -Colin Partridge from the school before I joined. It’s a little bit surreal therefore, but very interesting.  It was a fascinating … Continue reading

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Sarah Baker -School Photos from 1968 – 72

Sarah Baker got in contact recently to share some of the material belonging to her father, Mr Baker a teacher at the school c1968 – 72. It will take a while to sort out her material but watch this space. … Continue reading

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“Reader shares incredible school photos from Wyre Farm in the 1950s” Coventry Telegraph

“Reader shares incredible school photos from Wyre Farm in the 1950s” New article in the Coventry Telegraph ByLeigh Mencarini  29 MAR 2018  – https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/history/wyre-farm-camp-school-photos-14470178 “George Martin, known as Bert, shares old photos of his childhood pals from the camp that became … Continue reading

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