MANOR PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL
NUNEATON 1950 - 1977
Last Updated 28 March 2024
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MANOR PARK GRAMMAR SCHOOL NUNEATON 1950 - 1977 Last Updated 28 March 2024 |
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"Great book good work. Love it." "Great book. Brings back memories of my time there" "We are enjoying reading it." "really enjoying the book can’t put it down"
Following the success of the first edition,
some 80 pages of additional stories, memories and photographs have been
added to produce 'A Short History' Second Edition 300 pages, hardback Available here or at Nuneaton Heritage Centre
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Not a Third Edition. As promised when the second edition was published there will be no third edition of 'A Short History', but items continue to come to light, often as a result of memories being jogged by the book. 1962-63 Mr. Siddall, a gentleman of the old school of teachers. After presenting ''The School for Scandal'' in Roanne’s theatre a group of the players were strolling back through the empty lamp-lit cobbled streets of the town to the hotel, hand-in-hand with girlfriends. A remark was made about how romantic it was and with feeling George Siddall said ''At least you've got your girlfriends with you. I had to leave my wife at home.'' 1963-64 Mr D. Prior, then head of physics, was responsible for arranging the science laboratories in the new building which opened in 1965: chemistry on the ground floor, physics on the first floor and biology on the second floor. 1968-69 As usual, in May, letters were sent out by Nuneaton’s Education Department to parents of children in their final year at primary school notifying at which secondary school "a place will be |
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70 YEARS AGO
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News of Old Scholars Towards the back of most editions of ‘the Wheel’ there would be a page or two under the above title with news of marriages, graduations etc. In the strawest of polls the last chapter of the new edition of "A Short History" records what a few of Manor Park's nearly 3000 old scholars got up to. Various groups of old scholars meet up (ir)regularly. The "Class of '66" group continues to grow with over 50 now in touch and their latest lunch attended by 27 of them. The next such gathering is planned for July. If you "qualify" (ie 1st year in Sept 1966 or 6th form 1971) and would like to be put in touch contact us here. A reunion in 2024 for old scholars who started at Manor Park in September 1964 has been proposed Contact us to publicise your event here or to be put in touch with any of these groups or individual old scholars. In the interest of data security we can't send out email addresses etc. but we can, on your request, forward your contact details.
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 Second Verse No joy in petty victories deriving – Smug satisfaction, envy, greed and spite – We’d rather lose with honour in our striving Than triumph in a cause that is not right. Grant patient hand and eye, that we may ever Find skill in work that brings its own reward Despite the false and ugly and endeavour To labour for the glory of the Lord! |
And so to school - in Darjeeling After the Covid shutdown Roseberry School has got back into its routine. And there has been good news from their old scholars who have gone onto secondary education with success and have now taken up places in colleges with aspirations to enter the professions. The school was set up by former head girl Helen Jones (nee Goodburn) in 2007 to establish and run a school, for disadvantaged children. Starting in little more than a shed the school has grown to nearly 200 pupils occupying a purpose built, four storey building. The school is now partially self-sustaining, but still relies on donations to continue to provide for the most deprived youngsters. For more information and/or to make a donation, regular or otherwise, contact Helen by clicking on the picture right.
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LINKS Warwickshire County Record Office www.shoreditchcollege.org/pages/history.html Facebook and Youtube There is now a facebook page 'Manor Park Grammar School Friends' https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697762690440002 and Milly Millington has made a video of the school, past and present, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb2Lebor3U8
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