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News
Sad
News!
With a sad heart I have to share with you
that in recent years we have lost a number of Old Uffs and former members of
staff, including:-
Beryl Flynn nee Wheals (1958-63)
Chris Page
Brian Fuller (pupil & teacher)
Ray Green (years
unknown - details see Guestbook)
Alan Thurlow (1956-1961)
Peter Dignam (years unknown)
Bernard Frost (years unknown)
June Swatton nee Bertram (1941-?)
Barbara Joyce nee Goodchild (1941-47)
J Langley (1925-30)
Reena Bhavnani (1960-67)
Sheila Muller nee Irons (1945-49)
Marjorie Violet Olivant nee Stephenson
(1927-32)
Keith Harlow (1950-58)
Marjory Davies nee Chambers (1932-39)
Peggy Deane nee Hunt (1934-39)
Miriam Sylvester nee Rosenthal (1958-65)
Doris Weston nee Mudge (1924-30)
John Burfitt (1958-63)
Olive Freeman (1930-35)
Peter Sills (1951-56)
Emrys Edwards (staff 1941-81)
Eileen Coxon nee Moffatt (staff 1945-75)
Stephen Barnett (1958-63)
Ray Broughton (1944-51)
Joe Kennedy (staff 1948-56)
Hazel Long nee Orbach (1954-60)
George Witham (1959-65)
Norman Guthrie (1947-55)
John Bowerman (1957-64)
Betty Hannaford (1929-34)
Sue Bartlett nee Brilliant (1944-51)
Ted Brown (1943-51)
We will miss them all.
Old Uffs Chairman
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Doris Weston
nee Mudge, former pupil (1924-30)
It is with regret also
that we have to inform you that Doris Weston died earlier this year at
the age of 96. Doris Mudge, as she was then, attended Willesden
County from 1924-30. Doris joined the school on its opening day and
appears in the first School photograph in 1926! She was an active
participant in most sports while at Willesden, particularly tennis and
hockey. (Indeed we have photographs of her in hockey teams for the
School and the Old Uffs!)
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Olive Freeman nee Ives, former pupil
(1930-35) and School Secretary
It is with regret that
we have to inform you that Olive Freeman, former pupil and School
Secretary passed away in July. She always spoke highly of the
school, particularly about her old Headmaster Mr Wallace who by all
accounts was ahead of his time in education thinking. Among other
things, it was fascinating to hear her talk about the wartime evacuation
of the School to Northampton. She also derived great pleasure from
being in contact with the Old Uffs in recent years and was delighted to be
able to get to one reunion in 2004. Her only regret on that occasion
was that her husband Ron, also an Old Uff, had not lived to see it.
Indeed we have a number of references to Olive on the website:-
The School
Secretary's Memories in the Old Uffs Section
Miss Snell's
1931-32 Class in the Class Section
1960 Mr Wallis'
80th Birthday Party in the Class Section
2004 Old Uffs'
Reunion in the Old Uffs Section
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Letter to 'The Mail On Sunday' supporting Grammar
Schools*
A letter, written by Old Uff Maggie Morse to The Mail on Sunday on Sunday
May 27th 2003
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Mail on
Sunday
May 27th 2007
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Sunday Times' Article
on City Academies*
An article, written by Robert Booth, covers
Lord Foster's involvement in the development of City Academies.
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Sunday Times May 21st 2006
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Teacher's Comments on City Academy*
For comments on the years leading up to
the City
Academy in Willesden as printed in the Newstatesman on June 13th 2005
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Teacher Comment 2005
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New Headmaster's Comments*
To read the Head's comments on Capital City
Academies as printed in the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday May 11th 2005
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Headmaster Comment 2005
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Forthcoming Events
Previous Events
The Annual Old Uffingtonians (1994) AGM/Reunion took place on Sunday 5th October 2008 at the Metropolitan Police
Sports Club, Bushey. For more information contact
=====> Janet Baggett
WCGS Bus Pass Reunion
Saturday November 24th 2007 at South Hampstead Cricket
Club - for more information,
contact
Graham Burt
The Annual Old Uffingtonians (1994) AGM/Reunion: Sunday 28th October 2007 at the Metropolitan Police
Sports Club, Bushey.
For pictures of the reunion ===>
2007
Bushey Reunion.
Year 1958-65 '60th' Reunion
Saturday May 19th 2007 at The Noke, St. Albans - For more information,
contact
Tony Samson
The Annual Old Uffingtonians (1994) AGM/Reunion: Sunday 22nd October 2006 at the Metropolitan Police
Sports Club, Bushey.
For pictures of the reunion ===>
2006
Bushey Reunion.
The Annual Old Uffingtonians (1994) AGM/Reunion: Sunday 23rd October 2005 at the Metropolitan Police
Sports Club, Bushey.
For pictures of the reunion ===>
2005
Bushey Reunion.
The Annual Old Uffingtonians (1994) AGM/Reunion: Sunday 24th October 2004 at the Metropolitan Police
Sports Club, Bushey.
For pictures of the reunion ===>
2004
Bushey Reunion.
Year 1958-65 Summer Reunion: Saturday September 13th 2003
from 12.30pm
We
have booked our usual rooms for a buffet lunch and refreshments for the
Summer 2003 Reunion at 'The Archduke' Restaurant and Bar, by the Royal Festival
Hall, London. For more information,
please contact
Tony Skellett
or visit the Old Uffs 1958-65 web site
Old Uffs 1958-65
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Farewell
Celebration at Willesden High School:
Saturday 19 July 2003 from 2.00pm onwards.
For ex-pupils/teachers and friends of Willesden High School
(WHS), you may be aware that WHS will cease to exist in July 2003 and will be
replaced by Capital City Academy. The old WHS building will be demolished
in September of this year. In order to appropriately say our goodbyes to
the old school we would like to commemorate WHS by having one incredible
farewell.
This will happen on Saturday 19 July 2003 from 2.00pm onwards. The main
event will take place in the evening when a special performance/presentation
will take place in the Main Hall.
For more details, the school contact is
Aniela Czuczelowicz.
Reunion - All those 11 y.o. in 1965: Saturday Evening May 31st 2003
from 6.30pm
The reunion will be held at a West London Hotel close to the M40 and M25 and
opposite a London Underground station. The Hotel has ample parking and offers a
room rate of £49 for those wishing to stay over. Attendees will be asked
to pay to the organisers £20 per head in advance, to cover the cost of a meeting
room and a buffet supper. If you wish to stay the night, we will give you
information allowing you to contact and pay the Hotel direct.
All pupils who attended Willesden County Grammar School and were aged 11 years
old in 1965 are invited to attend.
We will circulate this information to as many known pupils as possible.
Please help us to inform everybody who may be interested, by contacting your old
school friends and make sure they are aware of the event. If you would
like to attend or would like further information, please contact
Ralph Goodson
, daytime telephone 020 8866 4400.
Classes of '64 Reunion: Saturday 12th April from
4:00 at
South Hampstead Cricket Club
Based on the School photograph of 1964, a further re-union has been arranged for
Saturday 12th April at South Hampstead Cricket Club (half a mile from the
School); starting at 4 o'clock and going through till midnight.
Over 150
people have shown an interest, and to cater for this number, a marquee is to be
erected on the outfield next to the clubhouse. To pay for the marquee, we
have had to set a ticket price of £20; which will also include a buffet, music,
quiz, and the chance to renew friendships from almost forty years ago!!
We have details of the Ibis hotel which is equidistant between Wembley Park &
Wembley Central stations and has rooms at £40. The last date for
purchasing tickets is now the end of March. All requests for tickets should be sent to George Witham at
'Badgers' off Higher Bullen, Stoford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 9TZ.
Cheques made payable to
George Witham. Could you please state how
many tickets you require, your address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
Your form in 1964, and location, if known in the photograph (to view, see the
Schoolphotos page and be embarrassed !!) who you will be arriving with (again
names and form would help), and whether you require details of the Hotel.
For your information: The Summer 1964
School Magazine has been added to the Magazines Page.
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