Bideford Grammar SchoolA Selection of News Articles Related to Bideford Grammar School
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School Certificates
24 September 1946
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It is regretted that, inadvertently, some errors occurred in our report, published last week, of successes by pupils of Bideford Grammar School in the recent Higher School Certificate and School Certificate examinations.
The complete list, corrected, is as follows:
July, 1946, Higher School Certificate: R G Berry, P C Fulford, R M Johnstone, R E Sawtell.
Fourteen boys gained School Certificates: D G Bradshaw, T Bromell, R Crisp, R Friendship, B P Harris, V W Harris, J G Husband, K O Johns, B V H Lesslie, W G G Mills, P A Newbury, A G Pidler, R
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Inquiry
1800s
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The Bideford Town Council resolved that in consequence of no boys being allowed to attend the Bideford Grammar School on the foundation, according to the terms of the endowment, the Charity Commissioners should be informed of the facts, with a view to an inquiry into the subject.
Western Morning News, 2 May 1871
Bideford Town Council meeting - It was reported that no reply had yet been received from the trustees of the Bideford Grammar School in reference to the misappropriation of the endowment, which led to strong expressions of dissatisfaction, and the Clerk was requested to give his
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Retiring from Grammar School
July 1970
Read MoreOne of the gifts from the Old Boys of Bideford Grammar School
being handed over to the retiring headmaster, Mr C W Stephenson, by the president of the Old Boys Association, Mr Tom Bonetta, at a social gathering.
The staff presented Mr Stephenson with a picnic set and, at morning assembly, the last day of term, boys of the school gave him two picnic chairs, a picnic table and a pair of garden secateurs.
The gifts were handed to him by school captain John Duncan.
Gazette article dated July 1970
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