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1949 with One week trip organised by
Mr Cheale, with Mr. Sparrow, Mr. Feldman
1. Switzerland & France 1953
Photographs in Miss Bavin's Scrapbook p161 & p229
2. Austria 1954
Since Mr. Cheale introduced the annual holiday abroad scheme four years ago
parties
have been to Paris twice and last year to Switzerland.
Each year the popularity of
the trips has increased. The idea is to give the boys as wide an
experience of the
world as possible, while enjoying a holiday at the same time. (Newspaper
report 1954 scrap book p164)
3. France, Nice 1955
"British Railways come off second best when compared to the French"
A newspaper photograph of this is in Miss Bavin's Scrapbook p183.
4.
Italy
1956 Photo supplied
by Bob Debanke
Photos on 1952
Web site
5.
Spain
1957
"Sixth successive trip to Europe" Bull Fighting: "They
came away thinking that
this was not their idea of sport and that bull-fighting was much over-rated."
6. Norway
1958
Photos on 1952
Web site
7.
Rome and
Naples
1959
"Ninth trip.. Parties of boys have visited France three times, Italy twice,
Switzerland, Austria,
Spain and Norway"
day trips along
Amalfi coast, Pompei., and Capri.
Photos on 1952
Web site
8.
Paris & Switzerland 1960
(Interlaken).
Information
for Boys
1964? Italy and Switzerland
Mr.Cheale and Mr. Wrenn 50 boys and 2 masters Album p269
1965? Paris Montreux, Switzerland
Mr.Cheale and Mr.Wrenn Album p294
1967 Germany (Schwäbische
Halle & Boppard), Aug 14th to 25th
Germany Mr.Cheale and
Mr.Wrenn Album p324
1968 Switzerland, Tesserete (or Locarno)
and Interlaken (Hotel Krone) Aug 15th to 26th (?)
1969 Italy, Chiavari, Hotel Maremonti, Aug
12th –22nd
1970 Switzerland, Davos, Hotel Lohner, Aug
12th-21st
12 day trip to Tyrol Mr.Cheale and Mr.Wrenn 75 pupils Album p364
1971 Austria, Rattenberg-Radfeld,
Innsbruck
Hotel Kaiserblick,
Aug 11th-22nd
album
p348
Does anybody have photographs taken on these or subsequent trips?
Obituary to Charlie Ward written by Ivor Cheale: I got to
know Clem most of all when, in 1952, with his wife Ethel he joined my wife and
myself in organising and accompanying the School foreign tours until he left us
in 1962. Some hundreds of boys went on the tours in this period and their
willingness to reminisce on their enjoyment of their experiences is itself a
fine tribute to Clem’s ability to plan, to forsee snags in good time and to
present total good humour and cheerfulness whatever might occur.
Such little incidents as returning to Wellingborough at 11.30pm with one
party and leaving the next day at 4am with the next; turning aside the wrath of
rail staff finding boys’ stretched out asleep in first class compartments;
illness of almost epidemic proportions with 36 running high temperatures out of
a party of 60 and, perhaps finest of all, getting a whole party’s packed meals
by rushing, with Ethel, through the passport control at Basel, without
passports, of course! Clem coped with them all.
Martin Cheale
Obituary to Ernie Bryan: Many old WOG's
will remember Ernie The Gardener (circa 1950 - 56 ish). Ernie Bryan was very
popular with both pupils and staff and, accompanied by his charming wife, went
on the fabulous foreign holidays organised by Martin Cheale and (wife Poppet).
During the long rail journeys I remember Ernie's spell binding accounts of his
war service with the Baltic Fleet, the stories were horrendous.
More recently memories of Ernie
appear in the book "Wollaston Remembered by Ernie Bryan" [author E. Phyllis
Tubby, printed by 'Allison Printers', Thrift Street, Wollaston ] of which I
possess a signed copy. About a year ago he was mugged of his pension at
Wollaston. Sadly Ernie passed away about a month back, nearly surviving to
a century. (2005) Barrie Tall added: "Ernie was always
considered to be a 'teacher' on the school trips abroad"
Norway 1958 3
Photographs (First repeated with numbers); second by Bob de Banke,
third Barrie Tall (1955)
The names in the first photo were primarily given by
Richard Frost, Bob Gibson, Robert Clarke and a few by myself.
Sixth Row: 32=David Underwood, 33= Michael Coles, 35=Nicky Butler,
36= John Hobs, 45=John (Fred Nutt), 48=Gerald Woodhams,
49= Richard Sugars, 52=Selick Norsworthy, 55=Michael Drage, 56=John Dickenson,
57=David Page, 58=Barry Clarke
Fifth Row: 21=Nigel White, grinning face between 21 & 22=Sam
Harris, 22=Roy Tomalin, 23=
Barrie Tall.,
36=John Green, (41=Colin Barber, 50=Max Bayes and 43=Alan Kitto-Recheck
these Dick - named before you gave numbers).
Fourth Row: 28= Fert Denton (???),
31= Bob de Banke.
Third row:
12= Peter Catlin,13=Roger Brown,14=John Linnet,16= John Wittering, 17= Richard Frost , 20=David Holder,
Second Row 1= Ike Waltons twin/Peter(John Linnet's twin), 2=Michael Ginders, 3=Dick
Britton,
4=Brian Larkins, 5= Stephen Dobney, 6=Bob Gibson, 7=Peter
Clarke, 8=Geoff Hodgkins, 9=Jimmy
James,10=John Cousins, 11=Ike Walton.
Front Row: Ivor (tour guide), Ivor Cheale, 2 women, Charlie Ward, Sheila
Sands, Jane
Richard also commented: Because it was trip changeover day, trip 1 are in
casuals, trip 2 in uniform.
Bob de Banke
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From
left:
Pete Jackson, Sam
Harris, Whiskers Payne, Bob de Banke, Cabbage Green and Jammy Holder (Pete
Jackson identification)
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Barrie Tall Barrie Tall, Robert Gibson - can you name the
other two?
