Old Photos Year: 1957

EBBW VALE v DOVER GRAMMAR 1957

“I was looking at the Ebbw Vale School website and saw a link to you. I read with great interest the article about the trip by the rugby team to Ebbw Vale in 1957 (The Pharos No 123)
During the war (1939 – 1945) boys from Dover Grammar School were evacuated to Ebbw Vale and one of them (a boy called Gordon) stayed at our house for a number of years. We lost touch with him. I was only about four years old at the time.
During the season 1956/57 I was vice captain of the rugby XV (the captain was Graham (WG) Davies, a Welsh dragon who went to South Africa – the big fellow described in the article in Pharo). I was also the Secretary and in fact was instrumental in getting your visit off the ground.
It was indeed a very enjoyable experience and I forward a photo of some of the participants. I am seated in the front in the centre.

Allen Cross.”

1957 RN Section summer camp at HMS Ganges, near Ipswich

Many thanks to Peter A (Jim) Green for this photograph. (15th Feb 2007).

More information from Peter Piddock (4 Mar 2007)

Also Jim Duffy (17 Jul 2007)

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ATHLETICS 1957

Many thanks to A W “Scotty” Gardiner for this photograph and information (19 July 2003).

Back row: Richard Wheeler, Norman Thacker (I think), Michael (Ike) Graham, ??, ??, Michael Hudsmith.

Middle row: Mr Salter, Peter Mercer, J. Burkinsher, G.W.Groombridge, Ian Crouch, Ian Murton, ??, Richard Steer, S.W.M( Tim) Padfield, Ken Ruffell.

Front row: Mr J.C. Booth, Mr Arthur Elliott, David Brady, Alan McCaig, Eric Southern, Alistair Gardiner, Mr Nigel Horne, Mr A.S. Pitkeathley.

Also Peter Mercer (6 Dec 2004).

Also Alistair “Scotty” Gardiner (16 October 2021)

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