School closed for blackberry picking.

20/09/1917 to 20/09/1917

Attendance very poor. Many girls potato picking

30/09/1917 to 30/09/1917

Mrs Braddock absent by permission. Her husband is on 14 days leave from the "Front"

08/11/1917 to 08/11/1917

School closed in afternoon for teahers to assist with Local Scheme for distribution of food

27/02/1918 to 27/02/1918

Day's holiday given to children of Council School as over £1000 subscribed in War Savings Certificate

04/03/1918 to 04/03/1918

Teachers helping out at Food Control Office with making out new ration books

11/07/1918 to 11/07/1918

School closed for 4 half days for blackberry picking.

01/09/1918 to 01/09/1918

School closed for one week for midterm holiday to enable children to hep with potato picking

04/10/1918 to 04/10/1918

School closed for 2 weeks on order of MoH because of epidemic of influenza

01/11/1918 to 01/11/1918

School for for another week because of influenza

18/11/1918 to 18/11/1918

Armistice Day observed. King's letter read out and period of silence and remembrance passed on their

11/11/1919 to 11/11/1919

Mrs Braddock absent. Gone to Nottingham with her invalid husband to be examined by Medical Board Spec

02/07/1920 to 02/07/1920

150 boys joined League of Young Patriots

14/09/1914 to 14/09/1914

Nearly 250 boys have joined Army or Navy, many already being at the Front.

18/09/1914 to 18/09/1914

Geography syllabus altered. Boys studying Europe from maps appearing in daily papers and "the causes

22/10/1914 to 22/10/1914

Old boys now serving in Army & Navy 300. 4 killed, 14 wounded, prisoners or missing. Nearly one third

19/11/1914 to 19/11/1914

Commenced teaching Belgian National Anthem

12/01/1915 to 12/01/1915

Belgian refugees visited school to hear boys singing. Belgian National Anthem was encored by them.

04/03/1915 to 04/03/1915

85 boys who had surrendered the value of their prizes to the War Relief Fund were given cards

02/03/1915 to 02/03/1915

6 rolls of honour received from Director of Education, framed & glazed, for names of old boys who hav

24/03/1915 to 24/03/1915

Several boys absent potato picking, some employed in Leicestershire

08/10/1915 to 08/10/1915

Cecil Roy Pike, Assistant Master, called up for the War, under group 6 of Lord Derby's Scheme

04/02/1916 to 04/02/1916

H. P. Hyde, student teached called up to serve in HM Forces

05/05/1916 to 05/05/1916

Whit Monday. No holiday this week. First experience in 50 years service

12/05/1916 to 12/05/1916

War Savings Club established with 33 members

03/07/1916 to 03/07/1916