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Three Photos from Chris Harden c 1958 / 9

Photo courtesy of Chris Harden Steve Webb I can identify just 3 of the subjects on this photo. Reg Morris, (headteacher,) of course is back row on the left: teacher Wally Clark is back row on the right: the guy on … Continue reading

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Terry Walker’s Riley Imp

Art teacher Terry Walker Art teacher Terry Walker, who started teaching at the City of Coventry Boarding School c 1962 was renowned for his ‘Racing green’ Riley Imp. Riley was a Coventry firm  – http://wikicars.org/en/Riley ” Riley was a British motorcar and … Continue reading

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Snow Milk Today – School Milk

Charles Joyce suggested “ I thought we could do theme on the school milk , Perhaps the history when and why it was introduced in the 50s. I think it was stopped by Maggie Thatcher in the early seventies, 1/3 of a … Continue reading

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A Stairway to Wyre Farm – Robert Plant and Black Sabbath

Little Wyre Cottage can be seen Top right Aileen Parker related a story she had heard while she was studying in London in the early 70’s. She wasn’t quite sure of all the details so we began to research the … Continue reading

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Sergeant Pepper in the Head Master’s Cottage!

Aileen Parker (left) with Rosemary Webb-Rehill c 1969 in Oliver. In June 1967, a group of us (mainly I thinking from Mortimer Seniors in the ‘New’ block) were invited one evening to the Headmaster’s cottage the head’s daughter – Aileen … Continue reading

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School Trip – “Mullers’ are not for eating”

Muller England with its headquarters at Cleobury Mortimer, South Shropshire, was a rapidly expanding engineering company manufacturing precision machined components and assemblies for both the Domestic and Export markets primarily servicing the Automotive, Hydraulic, Electrical, Medical, Defence and Dental Industries.  … Continue reading

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The Boarder – July 1961 – Editorial and Various Articles

These are from The Boarder Issue 4 1961 EDITORIAL Since the publication of the last issue of the The Boarder, the school has suffered the loss of its headmaster, Mr RT Morris. In the Autumn term, at a performance of … Continue reading

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“Keep on Running” A Charles Joyce Cross Country Special!

KEEP ON RUNNING…… Charles Joyce recalls the rigors of Cross Country running at the school with a new display…. Not quite Cross Country Running in this video but it was the mid 60’s when Charles and I were at the school and … Continue reading

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Up the Creek without a Paddle – Canoeing on the Wye

Pic from Shropshire Star – Lads with their Canoes  Canoeing was an activity some of the lads look forward. They even made their own canoes in the woodwork shop, guided by Gordon Place, the woodwork teacher. However it wasn’t all … Continue reading

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International Youth Service (Pen Friends) 1960

This article is from The Boarder Issue 4 1961 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE The International Youth Service is commonly known as the Pen Friend Service. It’s headquarters are in Turko, Finland and it has connections with a large number of countries in both … Continue reading

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