Newbold Verdon Primary School Newspaper Report On The School Plays 1979

Newbold Verdon Primary School
Newspaper Report On The School Plays 1979

Many thanks to Steve Newman for providing this newspaper cutting from 1979

Newbold Verdon Primary School The Queen's Visit To County Hall 1980

The Queen's Visit To County Hall

In the spring of 1980 the Queen visited Leicestershire's County Hall buildings in Glenfield.

Many children from various schools boarded buses on a very wet morning and stood on the grass facing the balcony awaiting her majesty to make an appearance.

By the time of her majesty's appearance the grass frontage was quite a quagmire and everyone was truly soaked.

Here a newspaper photograph captures various Newbold Verdon Primary School pupils outside a Reliant bus.

Visible from left to right: Gillian Pape, Pip Pateman, John Spencer, Nathan Vesty, Andrew Finn with Steve Newman and Anita Roach behind him, Graham Preston, Andrea Wright, Nick Reed

Many thanks to Steve Newman for providing this photograph.

Newbold Verdon Primary School Mr.Staunton & The Football Team 1989

Newbold Verdon Primary School
Mr.Staunton & The Football Team 1989

1989 was a very successful year for the primary school football team. They won every competition they entered and lost just one out of fourteen matches. They won the Hinckley & District Cup, Coalville & District shield and were runner up in the Hinckley & District six a side cup.

Many thanks to Gail Horsely for providing these photos and new-clippings dating from 1989. 

The Christmas Play 1977

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'Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs' The Christmas Play 1977

Standing: Richard Barnes, Scott Taylor, Stephanie Duffin, Katrina Allison

Seated: John Mitchell, Karen Shaw

Many thanks to Stephanie Goldby nee Duffin for this photo which was taken for the Coalville Times.

Halloween Letters To The Leicester Mercury - October 1982

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Leicester Mercury Halloween Article – October 1982

The Leicester Mercury’s Junior Page 4 feature which shows pupils who had written in with Halloween letters.

Back Row: Alison Herrick, Claire Murray, Sarah Boswell

Middle Row: Rosamund Austin, Sarah Bollands, Susan Freeman, Hannah Gayton, Victoria Hutt, Stuart Garlick, Sara Hales

Front Row: Alexandra Francs, Louise Kelham, Jennifer Aird, ?, Paul Redshaw

The Quest - The School Play December 1978

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The Quest - December 1978
As featured in the Coalville Times 23/02/1979

Quite difficult to break this one down but as a rough guide:

Back row: 11 people
Third row: 15 people
Second row: 15 people
Front row: 14 people

Where people are not known there is just the number stated. Where it possibly might be someone there is a question mark after their name.

Back row: 1, 2, 3, Wayne Beck, 5, 6, 7, Adrian Spencer, 9, Yvonne Beck, Pip Pateman

Third row: Alan Hay (you can just see the top of his head), 2, 3, 4, Diane Pennington, Sue Draper, Wendy Gulliver, 8, 9, Susan Needham, Lesa Webb ?, 12, 13, 14, John Spencer

Second row: Tracey Bayliss, 2, Joanne Bunn, Susan Davies, 5, 6, 7, Phillip Stott ?, 9, Carl Aris ?, Morag Childs, Suzanne Smith, 13, 14, Nicholas Field

Front row mixed with kneeling : 1, 2, 3, 4, Emma Passfield (circled), Louise Piggott, Liane Ward, Rachelle Gerrard, Mark Daines, Paul Kendall, Sharon Ryder, 12, Rosemary Langton?, 14

The Quest was a Nativity themed play written by Vicki Heath.

The Christmas Concert 1979

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Christmas Concert 1979
As Photographed By The Leicester Mercury

Back Row: Simon Lane, Steve Cawrey, Jason Hutt

Third Row: Yvonne Beck, Rosemary Langton, Paul Barnes, Joanna Hayes, Rebecca Lane, Karen Shaw

Second Row: Tracey Ball, Barbara Blackery, Joanna Hitchman, Michelle Hammond, Emma Taylor, ??, Emma Passfield, Gillian Pape

Front Row: Georgina Coles, Sharon Coles, Pamela Johnson, Hayley Rhodes, Tracey Kendall

In the background - Andrea Billsdon, Gail Johnson, Zoe Stephenson

Cycling Proficiency

Coalville Times Report On Cycling Proficiency Test 1983

The Mini-Bus Fund Raising Campaign - April 1979

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The Mini-Bus Fund Raising Campaign April 1979

Hinckley Times Feature 13th April 1979

Over 1,000 people attended Newbold Verdon Primary School’s Spring Fayre, boosting their fund for a new mini-bus by £850. This brings the total amount so far raised to £2,000.

The fayre was one of a number of fund raising events held since last November at the school to collect money to buy the mini-bus.

Stalls selling plants, toys, hand-made crafts, groceries and refreshments were tremendously successful.

The bus will be used for transporting the children in the school to the various places of interest in the locality.

The school are already looking round for a suitable vehicle.

In the top picture left to right:

Tracey Kendall, Clare Austin, Mrs.Swann?, ?, ?, Mr.Swann?, Vicky Ryde, Liz Bird

The Falklands Appeal Concert - 3rd.December 1982

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The Hinckley Times Report On The School Concert Held In Aid Of The Falklands Appeal Fund – 3rd.December 1982

Left to Right: Avril Woolerton, Keith Petcher, Malcolm Mould, Norman Smith, Mark Deacon, Lisa Preston, Jane Statham

The Coalville Times Newspaper Report.

Left to Right: Jayne Statham, Rosamund Austin, Keith Petcher, Neil Hay, Malcolm Mould and Norman Smith

The School's 75th Anniversary 1985

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Leicester Mercury News Report On The School's 75th Anniversary In 1985

Seventy-five years of school history were commemorated at Newbold Verdon with an exhibition and evening of entertainment.

Staff and pupils of the primary school managed to trace people who had been connected with the school since its opening day in April 1910. Their memories and mementos featured in the week long exhibition which attracted hundreds of visitors.

The anniversary celebrations proved to be a great success, said Headmaster Mr Malcolm Mould, and many asked that it be made a regular village attraction.

The final event of the week was an Old Tyme Music Hall on Monday night which played to a packed house with some in appropriate period costumes.

Items in the show, which was staged by members of the school staff and local community, included comedy sketches, a monologue, magic show and a Victorian melodrama.

Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Mr John Gates of The Verdon Players Drama Group.
And to round off the anniversary, a special baked cake was cut with each pupil at the school receiving a piece.

Commented Mr Mould: “The whole thing has been a marvellous success, it has been worth every minute of the hard work involved in putting it all together”.

Top picture: Authentic school furniture and a dreaded cane featured in the exhibition and re-living a scene of the past are Headmaster Mr Malcolm Mould, his “victim” Richard Hughes (11), Judith Nix, Ruth Veal, Simon Bates, Linda Austin, Jackie Dexter and Averil Woolerton.

Lower picture: St Trinians recruits pictured at the Old Tyme Music Hall
Back row: Linda Austin, Vicki Heath, Averil Woolerton, ?, Ruth Morrell, ?
Front Row: Jesse Twycross, Nancy Argyle, Judith Hatson, ?, ?