| August 22nd 1872 |
Edward Neville
died from softening of the brain
aged 6 years. |
| November 22nd
1872 |
Another infant
Mary Ann Bath died this week. |
| January 17th 1873 |
Mrs. Arblaster
visited the school and brought the
children a packet of sweets. |
| June 28th 1875 |
The school is now
very full, the children rather
noisy. |
| July 14th 1875 |
Gave holiday on
Monday. The teachers and choir went
to Rhyll. A very small school since. |
| August 27th 1875 |
Two little
children Harry Hall and Holly
Hopkins have died from Scarlet fever
which is prevalent here. |
| September 15th
1879 |
Commenced school
after the holiday with a good
number. 105 children present. |
| October 7th 1886 |
Five children had
to be sent home this week suffering
from a scurvy complaint. |
| January 15th 1898
|
Bessie Walker
left school for an orphanage. |
| June 9th 1899
|
Attendance not so
good owing to Rugeley pleasure fair. |
| November 22nd
1907 |
Gave a
half-holiday on Wednesday morning in
order that the scholars may go to
see His Majesty the King. |
| December 1907 |
A visit from His
Majesty’s Inspector who reported:
‘A new timetable must be drawn up
for the Infants. Their lessons at
present are far too long. The main
room is very narrow, badly lighted
and ill ventilated and is wedged in
between the Teachers House on one
side and some farm buildings on the
other. I understand that at times
there is a most offensive smell from
some neighbouring premises.’
|
| March 21st 1910 |
Disinfected the
school. Received notice to close
school until April 4th owing to
outbreak of measles. |
| June 21st 1911 |
Many scholars
absent today preparing for King’s
coronation and festivities in this
village. |
| January 12th 1912 |
Mrs. Orgill
visited the school on Monday and
gave each child present an orange. |
| 10th May 1915 |
Took a census of
occupation of parents as follows:
‘Farm workers 54%, Pit workers 17%,
Various trades 30%. |
| 1st February 1917
|
Time table will
be varied during next few months in
order that many additional gardening
lessons may be taken for the purpose
of cultivating waste land. |
| 7th January 1918 |
Mr. J. Price, Bee
expert, called to examine the school
hive. |
| 19th August 1918
|
Headmaster will
be absent tomorrow for examination
by Army Medical Board. |
| 21st August 1918 |
Commencing today
children will be frequently engaged
in Blackberry picking (National
scheme). |
| 4th November1918 |
Special Holiday
to commemorate victory by
Staffordshire Regiments on St.
Quentin Canal. |
| June 14th 1921 |
Three scholars
did not turn up until 9.25 a.m. They
had been to breakfast with children
of the unemployed at Armitage. |
| 18th March 1927
|
Gardening class
will be allowed to attend the
Pruning Competion in Mr. Jones’s
orchard opposite the school at 2.00
p.m. |
| 1st September
1938 |
During the
Holidays electric lighting has been
installed throughout the school and
outbuildings. |
| 26th May 1939 |
'Emergency
Supplies S’ arrived today and have
been duly stored without opening. |
| 4th September
1939 |
In consequence of
war having broken out, school did
not re-open this a.m. Head teacher
attended a meeting at Lichfield this
afternoon at the request of the
Staffs. Ed. Comm. Re: evacuated
children from West Bromwich. |
| 3rd June 1940 |
Ten evacuated
children from St Saviour’s School,
Westgate-on-Sea have been admitted
to school today. |
| 25th June 1940 |
Five more
evacuated children arrived at school
at 2.45 p.m. They were subsequently
taken to billets at 3.15 p.m. |
| 30th August 1940
|
Officers and men
of the R.A.M.C., stationed at
Brereton, examined the school with
the object of its being used as a
possible dressing station in case of
emergency. |
| 17th September
1940 |
Air raid siren
sounded at 3.15 p.m. Children were
in shelter until 4 p.m.
Air raids were logged
on eight subsequent occasions up to
December 1940. |
| 3rd September
1941 |
Two groups of
children under charge of Head
Teacher and Miss Dutton went
blackberry picking. The fruit was
subsequently weighed and delivered
to the local Drink Preservation
Centre.
Blackberries were picked on two
subsequent occasions, in addition to
elderberries and rose-hips. |
| 8th May 1945 |
V.E. Day. Today
and tomorrow regarded as National
Holidays, so school remains closed
these two days. |
| 19th November
1947 |
School closed
this p.m. for one day’s holiday.
Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lt
Philip Mountbatten. |
| 25th February
1949 |
A new wireless
set – His Master’s Voice model – was
received at close of school. |
| 25th June 1953 |
A half-day’s
holiday has been granted for 64
children and three teachers to
attend Rugeley Plaza to see the
Coronation film ‘The Queen is
crowned’. |
| 27th October 1953 |
School closed for
one day on the occasion of the
opening of Blithfield Reservoir by
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
The teachers and thirty six children
were invited to the site. |
| 26th September
1962 |
Miss M. Pasucci
commenced duties as student teacher. |
| 7th January 1964
|
During holidays
toilets have been installed and
connected to main sewer.
Outbuildings demolished. Playground
in process of being re-laid.
|
| 5th February 1965
|
Television set
delivered by Granada Television. |
| 30th March 1965
|
Work began on
levelling and seeding of school
playing field. |
| 28th April 1969 |
On arrival
at school I was informed by the
Caretaker that, during Sunday night
the school rabbits had been stolen.
The police were informed and a
policeman took statements. |
| 9th December 1970 |
Parents informed
that it may be necessary to send
children home if school became too
cold as a result of power cuts due
to Power Station workers ‘go slow’. |
| 4th July 1990 |
Governor’s Report
to parents at 7.30 p.m., same
evening as England play West Germany
in World Cup soccer semi-final (W
Germany won penalty shoot out). Just
one parent came. |
