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School Report

Mick Powers shared some pages from his school report with us on Facebook –

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Rhyl – Coventry Co-op Holiday Camp

Some of you have mentioned that you went to the Coventry Co-op holiday Camp at Rhyl. Many Coventry people did from the 50’s onwards. I think it’s closed down now. Even Pete Waterman mentions going in the early 50’s in … Continue reading

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More Sports Pictures via Peter Dawson

These are from Coventry archives who gave kindly gave permission to Peter Dawson to copy them. Some of these might be better versions of the ones Peter contributed a few posts a go but some are new ones. 1970’s George … Continue reading

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Recent Photos of the School / Pioneer Centre by Simon Peter Shirley

Tony Booton – now but has worked at the school / camp since the mid 60’s. Inside the Assembly hall today – it’s changed a bit!! Peter Cobham remember sitting in there watching “Ice Station Zebra” one year when waiting … Continue reading

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Photos from Simon Peter Shirley

Trev Teasdel c 1965 / 66, in our 4th year we moved into the new block aka Senior house. The old cedar wood dorms originally had bunk beds but with the seniors now in the new building, they could spread out a … Continue reading

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Mixed Photos from the Archive

Peter Cobham In the check Jacket was I think Peter Germaine, Rosemary Webb Rehill Yes it is! George Parker, Dilys place and Pete Germaine Gary Marks Who else in a jacket like that lol Trev Teasdel A regular visitor to … Continue reading

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Games People Played – by Charles Joyce

Charles Joyce has come up with yet another creative contribution to the site as he takes a side-ways glance at a few of the games we played. John Hesketh 1964 – Coventry Standard Charles Joyce and Ian Woolridge playing Conquers 1966  … Continue reading

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Fifth Form July 1965 (from J. Starling Spadge’s Collection)

Paul (Julian or Spadge) Starling passed away. his wife Sandra shared a photo with us that Spadge had been trying to find. I’ve cleaned it up a little as the original had lots of cracks and folds in it. L … Continue reading

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School Photos from the Archives

Again, thanks are due to Peter Dawson, who managed to get the permissions needed to access these photos from Coventry archives, to whom we are most thankful. These were taken quickly via Peter’s Mobile and will be replaced when Peter has … Continue reading

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Sports Photos via Peter Dawson

Ex pupil Peter Dawson managed to negotiate permissions to copy the following photos from the Coventry Archives dept. for which we are thankful. The photos were taken on Peter’s phone quickly but he hopes to get better versions later via a camera. … Continue reading

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