Many children late to school watching soldiers parade

25/01/1915 to 25/01/1915

Whole school marched to the Attleborough Road to watch troops. Over 4,500 men from Royal Fusiliers, L

12/02/1015 to 12/02/1015

Top class girls writing letters to the wounded soldiers at Kenilworth hospital.

11/06/1915 to 11/06/1915

Sgt Hodgson visited school (2nd Canadian Contingent, St Johns, NB). Brought greetings from his 4 chil

05/07/1915 to 05/07/1915

Farewell letter from Mr Halliwell. About to proceed to the Dardanelles.

09/07/1915 to 09/07/1915

Six boys from Class 1 allowed to help local farmer Mr Ward in potato picking. Leave not to exceed 10

07/10/1915 to 07/10/1915

Headmaster attended Recruiting Office to attest and join under Army Reserve Class B

09/12/1915 to 09/12/1915

Fresh eggs for wounded soldiers brought by children and forwarded to the collection station at Nuneat

13/12/1915 to 13/12/1915

The Society for the Collection of Eggs for the Wounded have asked for more eggs.

24/01/1916 to 24/01/1916

Zepps passed over school at 8.40 p.m. and 1.10 a.m.

21/01/1916 to 21/01/1916

Headmaster comments on the difficulties of staffing and absence of male teachers

01/02/1916 to 01/02/1916

Education Committee has asked for economy with regards to school stationery

07/03/1916 to 07/03/1916

Education Office asked by the Recruiting Office to obtain a Boy Scout from the school to attend Recru

31/03/1916 to 31/03/1916

Scheme organised for collection & selling of waste-paper & bottles. Money to go to Red Cross and othe

03/04/1916 to 03/04/1916

Weekly collection of eggs continuing with name and address of donor written on each egg.

07/04/1916 to 07/04/1916

Leaflets to be distributed about the National War Savings Scheme.

11/05/1916 to 11/05/1916

Two boys granted exemption from school for agricultural purposes although only 12 years old.

15/05/1916 to 15/05/1916

A skip of goods sent to local Red Cross Hospital "Pound Day"

18/05/1916 to 18/05/1916

Empire Day celebrated. Address from headmaster about defence of the Empire.

24/05/1916 to 24/05/1916

Owing to shortage in paper materials, lessons in paper-folding, crayon-work and brush work to be redu

29/05/1916 to 29/05/1916

Address to children about Thrift and War Savings Scheme. Leaflets distributed for parents. School clu

09/06/1916 to 09/06/1916

Letter from Weddington Red Cross Hospital thanking children for subscribing £2-12-2.

20/06/1916 to 20/06/1916

No supply teachers forthcoming. Now a "serious state of affairs". Head responsible for 120 children.

27/06/1916 to 27/06/1916

Numbers on register continue to decrease. Several families are leaving to live in the munition coloni

30/06/1916 to 30/06/1916

First old boy to fall in war. 18904 Private Harold Hodson, 8th Battalion, South Lancs killed in actio

30/06/1916 to 30/06/1916