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Extracted from "Tennyson Road CM School 1949-1957"
by kind permission
Highlights of the School Year 1956 - 1957

September
27th
1956
Over 60 parents attended the AGM of the PTA
October
17th
1956
The East Midlands Gas Council showed films to the junior school
November
1st
1956
Forms 2A and 1B visited the Missionary Exhibition of Life in Other Lands at the Baptist Schoolrooms
15th
1956
Form 4T visited Higham Ferrers Church and Chichele College
22nd
1956
Annual Prize Giving, Guest Speaker Mr.S.Parsons, Principal of Wellingborough Technical College
26th
1956
36 boys took part in the County Road Safety Test
29th
1956
Form 4T visited St.Mary's Church, Mr.D.Jenkins i/c
December
12th
1956
The Aims of Industry Ltd showed films to the junior school
14th
1956
First Year Christmas Party
17th
1956
Second Year Christmas Party
18th
1956
Annual Carol Service at St.Peter's Church
Seniors Christmas Party
January
16th
1957
Cycles inspected by Police Sergeant Kirk
February
8th
1957
Form 4G visited Strong & Fisher Ltd, Leather Processors
14th
1957
10 boys from Form 4G visited St.Mary's Church to inspect the pipe organ
20th
1957
Mr.A.Millar, Surveyor and Water Engineer for Rushden UDC spoke to the Senior School
March
13th
1957
52 boys visited the Northampton Repertory Theatre to see "The Merchant of Venice"
21st
1957
Form 4G visited Eaton & Co, Boot & Shoe Factory
28th
1957
Easter leavers visited British Timken
April
4th
1957
The former nursery (E Block) was demolished today
30th
1957
School opened in the new extensions with 315 boys on roll
May
9th
1957
23 boys from the fourth year visited British Timken at Duston, Northampton
24th
1957
Special Empire Day Service
June
4th
1957
Annual District Sports at Raunds
5th
1957
Form 2A visited Rushden Boot & Shoe College
17th
1957
32 boys left to visit the Royal Naval Dockyard, Portsmouth, for 3 days
27th
1957
Form 2A visited Wellingborough Railway sheds
28th
1957
20 fourth year boys visited Stewarts & Lloyds at Corby
Form 2B visited Wellingborough Railway sheds
29th
1957
School Annual Athletic Championship won by Chichele house
July
4th
1957
Annual Fishing and Sketching Competitions
15th
1957
School XI beat Fathers XI at cricket by 6 wickets
24th
1957
Annual Prize Giving and official opening of the new extensions by Mr.W.Penn, Chairman of the Northants Education Committee
25th
1957
Staff beat Boys at cricket by 6 wickets
Mr.L.J.Wilce, headmaster, transferred to John Lea School, Wellingborough. He will be succeeded by Mr.H.W.Catlin


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