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I Survived Wyre Farm Camp School  is now the main forum on Facebook - lively discussions and photos and the source of a goodly part of this blog.
City of Coventry Boarding School is another popular school Facebook page. Most people join both - why not!

PHOTO GALLERY

There is a photo gallery on Pinterest - this has not been updated for a while though.

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School Brochures

Wyre Farm Camp school Brochure 1947 - 61

Wyre Farm camp School Brochure 1955

City of Coventry School Brochure 1962

Pioneer Centre Brochure - Current (Form)

SCHOOL MAGAZINE - THE BOARDER

The Boarder Issue 1 - School magazine 1957 - 58

Second Issue of the School Magazine July 1959

The Boarder - July 1961

NEW INDEX TO THIS SITE ( As of 2021)

These are in descending order - at the top the latest posts. Posts go back as far as 2011

Welcome Page

297 Black and White Photos (Mostly)

296 Two Newsletter 1973

295 Recent Visits to Cleobury

294 Tony Booton in the Cleobury Clarion 2012

293 More School Plays 1970's

292 Sports Teams 70's (Uploaded to Facebook Recently)

291 'Willingly to School' Coventry Express Article 1963

290 1950'S SPORTS TEAMS

289  'An Experience not to be Forgotten' article / photos Coventry Telegraph 2018.

288  'Neen Savage 2020' Gill Guest - New Book which mentions the school.

287  Recent Material added - Hazel and Neil O'Connor / Oliver / Swimming Pool / 

Mawley Hall / Initiative Tests / Old School photos and comments /Martyn Hawthorne / Clothing letters.

286 The Boarder - Second Issue of the School Magazine July 1959.

285 Photo from Paul Norman - Rugby team with Mr Thorne 1960's

 

284 Miscellaneous Photos From Our Facebook Page - A real mix!

283 Photos from Gordon (Corgi) Wood c 1954 - 1960.

282 DIARY OF A YOUNG SCHOOLMASTER - Sarah Baker (1970's) PDF file

281 Conversations with Colin Partridge - Literature Teacher late 50's early 1960's

280 Dave Mansell's Photos 1960's

279 Sarah Baker -School Photos from 1968 - 72 - includes Oliver.

278  "Reader shares incredible school photos from Wyre Farm in the 1950s" Coventry Telegraph. headmaster Mr Morris - Mr Martin

277  Sonia Tranter - Sad News about Stuart Tranter. Photos 1960's.

276 Photos from Paul Blundell c1966.

275 Recent Uploaded Photos of the School. Real Mix of decades.

274 Michael Parker - Headmaster's son - Renowned Musician, Songwriter 1958 - 2017

273 Reverend David Albert Williams (DAW) - Time Line for The Frugal Minister.

272 The transition between the school closing in 1982 and the 1985 arrival of British Youth for Christ,

271 Dennis Elmer - Passed but not Forgotten. Photos of the school.

270 Paul Rees - New Novel - When we say Goodbye.(A dark romance!)

269 Radford House 1951

268 Pete Anderton old Austin A50

267 School Canal Trip 70-71 - from Dill Holmes

266 SS Uganda - School Trip 1970's

265 Photograph from Stuart McDonald Dudley 1963

264 Ray Smith - A Tribute by Adrian Adams

263 Group Photo from Stuart McDonald c 1966 

262 Class of 65 Stage Reunion at Cleobury Mortimer Golf Club.

261 Two Cuttings from the Coventry Telegraph from Reg (Vince) Holliday.

260 Michael Edwicker (aka Mist at School) Sound Engineer at Strawberry Studios, Stockport.

259  Vince Martin and the Vampires - Coventry's First Ever Rock n Roll Band - Vince went to Wyre Farm! This is Reg Holliday - later known as Vince Holliday and Vince Martin

258  A Right Charlie!! A Charles Joyce special!!

257 ATV Today - City of Coventry Boarding School - Footage (via MACE) from 3.4.1969 TV film of the school 1969.

256 John Billing - Former Pupil and International Lyre Player.

255 Dennis Crowther - Clee Hill Poet and Folk Musician

254 Mark Jeffries - Ex pupil and Ballroom Dancer

253 Wyrefarm Boarding School Brochure 1955

252 Photos 1955 / 56 from Roger McGee

251 Times Gone By - Video of the school through the decades by Keith Ison

250 Charles Joyce's Reunion Pendant.

249 1964 Group Photo at Reunion.

248 School Reunion Saturday September 6, 2014, Part 3

247 School Reunion Photos Saturday September 6, 2014 (Part Two)

246 School Reunion Photos Saturday September 6, 2014

245 Coventry Telegraph Feature on Wyre Farm Camp School Senior Block

244 List of Pupil Intake Between 1940 and 1950 PDF and early photo

243 Wrens Warren Camp School in Coleman's Hatch, East Sussex. (Pathe news Video) Another of the National Camps Corporation Schools.

242 The Leaning spire of Cleobury - Two Photos by Raymond Bothwell

241 Ludlow - Some New Photos from Raymond Bothwell

240 Classroom scene with Mr Langley c 1956 and the Bridge at Ron Hill.

239 Lionel John Aubrey - At Wyre Farm Camp School 1946 - 49

238 James Lovatt - Music and R.E. Teacher - City of Coventry Boarding School

237 Cleobury Mortimer - Stephen Donald's Video and stills from it.

236  Stills from Stephen Donald's Video Part 3

235 Stills from Stephen Donald's Video Part 2

234 Stills from Stephen Donald's Video Part 1

233 Stephen Donald's Video of the School 2014

232 The Cricket Pavilion - Lower Field

231 Stephen Donald Photos - School Visit Jan 2014

230 Fantasy Mariner Display - Charles Joyce

229 Assembly Hall as it is Today

228 Sports Teams 1977 from Andy Winters

227 The School Christmas Tree and Wyre Forest

226 Leaving the Gates (Leaving School)

225 Old Photos from Pioneer Centre Archives

218 Reunion Photos from Paul Williamson

217 Reunion Video by Keith Ison - 10th Aug 2013

216 From Old Boys Association to this Blog - How it got Started.

215 Press Cuttings from the War Years

214 Wrens Warren Camp School (National Camps Corporation) Lost of similar camps.

213 Cleobury Area - Reunion 2013

212 Neen Savage Church - 2013 (by Trev)

211 Trev's School photos - Reunion 2013

210 The Headmaster's Cottage in 2013!

209 School Reunion August 10th 2013 - Pioneer Centre

208 Rosemary (Bursar's daughter)

207 Tributes Donald Worsley and Brian Duynstee

206 Photos of Mr Alger from his daughter Helen Heenan

205 Photo from Martin Hull - School XV Autumn '73

204 Photos from Colin Tattersall - 1951

203 Geoffrey Barber - Two School Photos 1955-56

202 The Happiest days of Your Life (School Play) by John Dighton

201 Cleobury Mortimer Pics

200 1964 Panoramic School Group Photo - City of Coventry Boarding School

199 Old School Photos Given by The Pioneer Centre

198 Even More Photos! From Pioneer Centre

197 Michael Billings -School Reports 1955 - 58

196 More sports Photos 3  From Coventry History Center Archives. Team Pics Peter Dawson

195 More sports Photos 2 From Coventry History Center Archives. Team Pics

194 More Sports Photos 1  From Coventry History Center Archives. Team Pics

193  Assorted Photos from the Archives various - scanned by Peter Dawson 

192 Mr Martin - Headmaster 1942 - 52 Photo / text

191 The Boarder Issue 1 - School Magazine 1957 - 58 PDF

190 Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway

189 Wyre Farm Camp school Brochure 1947 - 61 PDF

188 Pioneer Centre Brochure

187 'A Wartime from Home' - Evacuees at Wyre Farm

186 More School Certificates - Michael Billings

185 School Reunion 1989 - 90 - via Michael Billings

184 School Plays 1970's from Nigel Tuckey and Michael Breslin

183 School Report Mick Powers School report

182 Rhyl - Coventry Co-op Holiday Camp

181 More Sports Pictures via Peter Dawson

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

179 Photos from Simon Peter Shirley Black and white photos of the school 

178 Mixed Photos from the Archive Different decades

177 Games People Played - by Charles Joyce

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

175 School Photos from the Archives from Coventry archives.

174 Sports Photos via Peter Dawson

173 Clee Hill - Recent Photo from Ralph Aldhous

172 "It's a Knockout" 1970's and School Badge

171 Proposed Reunion in Cleobury Mortimer

170 Photo from Mr Thorne's funeral

169 Charles Joyce Art Engineering Display - for Terry Walker

168 Remembering Stephen Tearse

167 Motor Mechanics - by Charles Joyce

166 Food for Thought ( School Meals ) 1st course - by Charles Joyce

165 Back in time to Schooldays at Wyre Farm - Coventry Telegraph

164 Wyrefarm's First Headmasters - Mr Donaldson and Mr B.Martin

163 'Lets Rock n’ Roll' - by Charles Joyce

162 Alf Jenkins - Titterstone, Clee Hills

161 New 70's Sports Photos from Michael Breslin

160 New Photo Gallery - Cleobury Mortimer Local History Society

159 A Dialogue with Colin Partridge - Teacher Extraordinaire!

158 Last Orders ; Time Gentlemen Please - Photos and Text by Charles Joyce

157 Photos of the 70's from Michael Breslin

156 Cleobury Rugby Team c1974 - Photo from Gary Marks

155 All change - The School in the 70's - Michael Breslin

154 School Uniform - The verdict!

153 The School in the War and Post War Years - memories from Pat Bryan and Ron Brookes

152 Tanky Thorne’s Treasure Trove by Charles Joyce

151 Photos from Sarah Williams

150 Cleobury Mortimer Cinema and School Film Night

149 School Fees and Laundry List!

148 Sometime in the late 70's - Photos from Peter Molesworth

147 Echoes from the Past - Three photos from 1967

146 Initiative Tests - Thumbing around Radnorshire

145 The Literature Club - Colin Partridge

144 Staying Alive by Colin Partridge

143 Three Photos from Chris Harden c 1958 / 9

142 Terry Walker's Riley Imp

141 Snow Milk Today - School Milk

140 A Stairway to Wyre Farm - Robert Plant and Black Sabbath

139 Sergeant Pepper in the Head Master's Cottage!

138 School Trip - "Mullers' are not for eating"

137 The Boarder - July 1961 - Editorial and Various Articles

136 "Keep on Running" A Charles Joyce Cross Country Special!

135 Up the Creek without a Paddle - Canoeing on the Wye

134 International Youth Service (Pen Friends) 1960

133 Youth Hosteling in the Peak District - 1961

132 France 1960 - Description of a School Trip

131 Shows and Musicals 1960 - 61

130 School Clubs and Activities 1960-61

129 The NEW school (1966) / Forest Lodge demolished 2010

128 Critics Corner - Reviews of Exhibitions from The Boarder 1961

127 Parents Teachers Association

126 The Demise of the Mawley Oak

125 Dudley, Blount and Mortimer - School House Reports 1961

124 Crystal Radio Sets and Radio Luxembourg

123 National Camps Corporation (NCC) The origins of the School

122 City of Coventry School 1962 Brochure

121 Athletics 1961

120 Cricket 1960

119 Association Football - 1961

118 Rugby Football - A New Game at the School in 1960

117 Creative Writing from The Boarder issue 4 July 1961

116 The Boarder - Issue No 4 July 1961 (Magazine of City of Coventry School)

115 Paul Williamson - School Cross-Country Champion

114 The first few days at the City of Coventry Boarding school (a description)

113 D Di Mascio - Coventry Ice Cream Vendor

112 Geoffrey Leech - Professor and Specialist in Stylistics - Cleobury Days

111 Rev. John Moultrie (1799-1874) Poet and son of George Moultrie, Rector of Cleobury Mortimer

110 Hobsons Brewery, Cleobury Mortimer - Postman's Knock. Tribute to Simon Evans!

109 The Changing Coat of Arms on the School Sign

108 The Rev DA Williams - Charles Joyce Virtual Museum Theme

107 Mr & Mrs Chopping and Mr & Mrs Walker - New staff photos!

106 Dean Revell - 4 More photos

105 Photos from the 70's early 80's

104 Photos of the School 40's 50's and very early 60's

103 Simon Evans - Cleobury Poet Postman Writer and Broadcaster

102 Wyre Farm Camp School During the War

101 The Girls of the Boys School c 1964/5

100 Wyred For Sound by G String!

99 The School Orchestra 1960

98 Looking Cool by the Swimming Pool

97 Time Travelling Cleobury!

98 Wyrefarm Campus

97 Research Alert - School register 1940 - 50

96 Down in the Science Lab

95 Visual Vignettes

94 Woodwork by G Clamp.

93 Learning Curves 2 - Trev Teasdel

92 Learning Curves by Trev Teasdel

91 "Hello Muddah, hello Faddah Here I am at camp Grenada" Letters Home

90 Carry on Camping Clee Hill Style and Mr. Chopin’s Chisel!

89 Every Picture Tells a Story - by Charles Joyce

88 Photos from Charles Joyce

87 Vignettes of Boarding School Life

86 Food, Glorious Food!

85 Maintenance / Domestic Staff

84 Cars, Boats and War - Conversations from Facebook

83 The Great Halloween Staff-Room Raid! - A Short Story by Trev Teasdel

82 Coventry - 14th November 1940 - Poem by Sarah Williams

81 Basket Ball (1966-9) and Cross CountryTeam 1981

80 Dean Revell - New Photos

79 The Old school Ties!

78 Sports Certificates - Jon Andrew Steane c 1979 / 80

77 House Name Plates - Blount and Dudley

76 This and That - Songs and Choruses March 1967

75 Mr Morris - Headteacher 1953 - 1960

74 Ralph Aldhous - Recent Photos

73 Texas Dave McGarry

72 Dean Revell's Memories

71 Summer in Spain - with Mr Harper

70 An Arial Photo of Cleobury Mortimer 1963

69 Robert Vickers ROWLAND - Headteacher to 1964

68 More Photos from Paul Norman c 1966

67 The 'New' Building c 1966 - Photos

66 City of Coventry School - October 1980 Group Photo

65 Research Material

64 Snow Scenes in Cleobury

63 The History of Cleobury Mortimer

62 Two Photos from Paul Norman

61 Coventry Archives - The Wyre Farm School Files

60 How jars of jam helped make life a bit sweeter for Wyre Farm evacuees

59 Random Photos of Cleobury and area on Photobucket

58 Cleobury Mortimer Revisited

57 Nursing Old Memories with The Choppings

56 Something Fishy in the woodwork!

55 BORN IN THE 50's - A COVENTRY TALE - A STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS

54 Graham Spencer and a Sponsored walk

53 Brian Duynstee

52 Cleobury Mortimer - video

51 Even More Clee Hill

50 War Years

49 Photos from Friends Reunited etc.

48 The School Webb-Site!

47 More Places Around Cleobury

46 Reports and miscellaneous material - Michael Billings

45 Michael Billings - More School Photos

44 Mr J. Lowe - Deputy Head in 1950's

43 Dragan Gajic - Dudley House 1962 - 64

42 The Girls - Happier Times

41 Susan Rowlands - Very Sad

40 School Group Photo1964

39 School Group Photo of 1976

38 Pool Meadow - Back to school!

37 Clee Hill (Again)

36 More Photos from Keith Ison and Dragan Gajic

35 Huge Snow Drifts 1963!

34 New Photos by Keith Ison and Dragan Gajic

33 Paul Doyle - Artist and former pupil at Cleobury

32 Raj Gosai - Two Tone Artist and former pupil at Cleobury.

31 Close Up on Cleobury

30 Herman the German

29 Castle Toot

28 The Pioneer Centre

27  William Langland - Piers Plowman

26 The Cleobury - School Triangle

25 Dean Revell - Recent Photos

24 The Cooked Spire - Cleobury Mortimer

23 Kidderminster - Sugar Town

22 The School Tannoy Feels Fine!

21 Mawley Hall

20 Ghost rail on the school playground

19 Cleobury Mortimer - The Wells and typhus and cholera!

18 Oliver

17 Cleobury Mortimer - Pictures

16 Cleobury / Ditton Priors Railway

15 Neen Savage

14 Clee Hill

13 Bewdley Bridge and Caps

12 Clows Top Mission

11 Lady Godiva and Kinlet

10 Cerne Abbas

9 Cross Country

8 Kidderminster Carpets

7 Swimming Pool

6 Ludlow

5 Wyre Forest

4 Graham Baker's Band

3 Cleobury - A musical - Photographic Video

2 Neil O'Connor - Musical History

1 EMF - Tony Morgan's Ska band