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Logbook

1 Feb 1933- 24 Apr 1974

From: 1933 To: 1974

Note on condition: Lock broken on book. There is an entry related to when this broke within the book: 13 Mar 1941 - The lock of the Log Book having broken it has been removed Beginning of Book A-Z Index at beginning of book listing key names and page references. Unknown author. General Themes - Pupil admissions, attendance, absences, sickness etc. - Staff employment, probation, leaves of absences etc. - School improvements and repairs - School equipment (P.T, TVs, Radios, Typewriters etc.) - School Inspections and Reports - World War Two – Including farming, cooking, evacuees, air raid warnings, modifications to the school (shelter / blast wall) - Coronations, Marriages and Deaths within the Royal Family - Reference to the Archives and providing school log books to the archives - 11+ scholars going to a different school 1933 26 Jul: Outing to Leicester to view Chilprufe + Pulsynetic Works 26 Oct: Health talks to both boys + girls 06 Nov: 2 dual desks 1934 28 Mar: Heating apparatus re-constructed during holidays 13 Jul: Outing to Clacton-on-Sea 21 Sep: Head Mistress attended the National Savings Conference at Cambridge 29 Nov: School closed for the marriage of the Duke of Kent 1935 06 May: School closed for King’s Jubilee 03 Jun: Elementary School Sports, 7 children competed, 4 reached the finals, 1 won the 220yds flat 06 Nov: School closed for the wedding of the Duke of Gloucester 1936 21 Jan: Children spoken to about the death of H.M.The King. 29 Jan: School closed for the funeral of his late Majesty, King George Vth 23 Jun: Special lesson on Sea Plants, The Rock pool etc. was given in view of the outing to Hunstanton 10 Jul: Sanitary Department and Dr instructed pens, pencils, rubbers, raffia work and needlework burned. Desks, chairs, tables scrubbed with strong disinfecting fluids. 29 Jul: Boys making a garden on the school bank 1937 02 Mar: Outing to Boy’s Modern School to see replicas of the Royal Regalia 14 Apr: A man asked for old clothes in exchange for a gold fish – Head Mistress went to the Post Office to report it 22 Apr: Commentary on the Omnibus Strike 22 May: Children went to see the Coronation Film at the Granada 1938 10 May: West school gate will be kept shut due to increased traffic 05 Sep: School painted inside and outside 03 Oct: Girls indexed cards for A.R.P 05 Oct: Class I fitted with respirators 1939 21 Feb: Serious fire in village and children absent 25 May: A talk on Gas Masks 23 Jun: H.Ts conference on schemes for the evacuation of children and A.R.P 13 Jul: A meeting for Mother’s on A.R.P arrangements 14 Jul: A.R.P practice for dispersal (Church End) 11 Sep: 8 evacuated children admitted 25 Oct: Gas mask drill 18 Dec: Air raid drill 1940 30 Jan: Class I knitting for Radio appeal for army comforts 07 Feb: Children warned against Toy Balloons dropped by the enemy 05 Mar: All boys in Class I gardening 19 Jun: Girls over 11 attended wartime cookery lecture 12 Aug: School re-opens with 41 evacuees and 39 Renhold children, temporary time tables in place as lots of organisation to be done 19 Aug: Total number of pupils is too large for the Refuge room so splitting the children into sessions during the day 02 Sep: An air raid during the night *first mention 03 Sep: A public air raid warning at 10.55am. children assembled in Refuge room. *first mention 19 Sep: Class I boys – weighing and bagging carrots, parsnips and potatoes 1941 06 Jan: A blast wall built outside the girls cloakroom 28 Jan: Making Posters for Competition in Bedford’s War Weapons Week 13 Mar: The lock of the Log Book broke and was removed 14 Mar: Xmas boxes for the evacuees received from the Junior Red Cross (USA) 05 Jun: First Aid Class and Lecture on Herbs (collection and drying) 24 Jul: Boys making brushes for fire fighting 30 Sep: Closed in the afternoon for gathering blackberries for W.I Jam Committee 20 Oct: 6 boys helping pick up potatoes 24 Oct: Defective central heating and boiler fetched away 05 Dec: Needlework – Sandbags, Gas mask covers 22 Dec: Ministry of Information film in the recreation hut 1942 16 Feb: Making posters for Warships Week 05 Jun: 7 evacuated children from S.E.London 23 Jul: Air raid warning. Bombs dropped. 14 Sep: Talk on The Care of Boots and The Danger of Souvenirs from bombs 29 Sep: Talk on the danger of touching strange objects 15 Oct: School closed for potato picking, when re-opened weighed and measured children for extra clothing coupons 1943 06 Jan: List and weight of all the produce grown in the school garden 29 Mar: Renhold Records on view at the Shire Hall, 28 children went to see them 13 May: First Renhold pupil to be awarded a Special Place at the Modern School 11 Nov: Older children left school to see films by the Ministry of Information 25 Nov: A talk on Thanksgiving Day 1944 06 Jan: Girls attended a Make Do and Mend Class 20 Mar: Read letters from a local resident about her journeyings in South Africa 28 Aug: 3 evacuees admitted. 06 Oct: School closed for two weeks – Potato Harvest 21 Dec: Christmas Dinner of Roast Beef, Plum Pudding and Mince Pies 1945 15 Feb: Crack in ceiling of classroom making it unusable 06 Apr: Ceilings of both rooms colour-washed and the walls washed down 27 Apr: Attended a Demonstration in Gardening and Food production by the Beds War Agricultural Department 08 May: School closed for VE Days 12 Jun: Nature walk to return a young woodpecker to the nest 1946 30 Apr: Brick wall in playground rebuilt, flag pole and fence repaired and repainted 02 May: Visitor to the school gave talk on his experiences in Burma during the Second World War 31 May: Received a photograph of His Majesty King George VI. 31 May: Victory Celebrations being organised 06 Jun: A tea was held followed by games etc. Each child was presented with a shilling 1947 07 Mar: 4ft snowdrifts 13 Mar: Floods following the snow, floods rising so children dismissed early 25 Jun: Eleven plus scholars to attend Goldington Road Secondary modern school from Sept 8 1947 23 Jul: Overseas Gifts (Food) received from the Schools Patriotic Fund of South Australia with greetings from the children of Port Vincent School 08 Sep: Re-organisation to take effect from 15th September, 1947 and from which date the 11+ scholars will attend at Goldington Road (Temporary) Secondary Modern School 15 Sep: Renhold Junior Mixed School Vol. Primary opened 20 Nov: A whole day’s holiday for the wedding day of H.R.H, the Princess Elizabeth 1948 16 Feb: More gifts received from Australia (tins of vegetables, jam and toilet soap) 19 Feb: Visit re the question of dried milk powder 15 Dec: A card storage unit for the filing of the medical records received 1949 13 Jun: Introduction of a swimming programme at Newnham Baths 1950 05 Dec: Electric clock for the school 1951 01 Sep: A telephone installed at the school 1952 15 Feb: Memorial service for King George 26 Feb: R.S.P.C.A gave a lecture 02 May: First Aid Cabinet delivered 24 Jul: County Archivist called to see log-books 25 Jul: Received a receipt for two log-books now deposited in County Record Office 1953 22 May: School closed for Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 11 Jun: Bell turret and roof repaired 24 Jul: School playgrounds repaired and resurfaced – drains repaired 19 Nov: An appeal for Christmas donations for the National Institute of the Blind 1954 06 Jan: School re-decorated during holiday 19 Feb: Radio arrived 26 Feb: Boy whose father was in the U.S.A.F leaves the school to return to the US 08 Nov: A record player supplied to the school 1955 03 May: County Architect called in connection with a gate to close gap in the back-fence 29 Jun: Plaster plaque of Queen received for display in school 01 Sep: Ten gallon electric water heater installed in the school 1956 09 Apr: Canteen kitchen re-decorated 03 May: The County Organiser for Rural Studies visited and talked to the children on trees and birds. 1957 31 Jan: Glass splinters found in a bottle of milk (Includes newspaper clipping) 22 Feb: Film show in connection with Road Safety 22 Feb: Plot of ground formerly used as a school garden proposed to be given up 26 Feb: P.T apparatus – 2 prisms, 2 poles, and 1 ladder 1958 21 Apr: Repairs to the roof (lead valley) were completed 04 Dec: Road Safety Certificate with booklets, games and handkerchiefs given to the children 1959 24 Jul: Outside of school painted 04 Dec: Arrangements for meals in school, use of hut discontinued 1960 06 May: School closed for wedding of H.R.H Princess Margaret 06 Sep: New floor in infant’s room 09 Dec: Christmas conjuror’s show 1961 09 Jan: Interior redecorated 15 Feb: Survey of the site for future development 16 Sep: Police lessons on cycling training proficiency 1962 15 Oct: Talk by R.S.P.C.A 05 Dec: Talks on the Care of Teeth by representatives of the School Dental Service 1964 13 Apr: Building of the new toilet block and scullery. Girl’s porch, bicycle shed and coal store have been demolished. 25 May: Large window removed and replaced by a service hatch and two smaller windows 1966 07 Sep: Baird TV set delivered to school 1967 07 Jul: School connected to main sewerage system 1969 21 Apr: Mobile classroom erected in the playground during the holidays 25 Apr: Infants class moved into mobile classroom and Village Hall vacated 1970 23 Mar: A German student spent the morning in school 1971 11 May: New school piano 1974 16 Feb: Letter box put in front door of school 27 Mar: New type-writer delivered to school

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