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2008/2009 - NEW
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Diary
of an Edwardian School
Maurice R. Western
Slade School has gone through many life-changing moments,
since it was first given birth in 1904. From the euphoria
of success to the heartache of loss, the school has continued
to endure, undeterred by the educational changes that
have been thrust upon it through the ages. It is to be
hoped that, captured within these pages, all scholars
may learn, in as entertaining a way as possible, the life
of a school as events unfold through the disparate decades
of the twentieth century...
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The
Gentle Rebel
June Picken
June Picken describes her eventful upbringing in pre-war
Birmingham and life as a Land Girl in the Warwickshire
countryside in 1943.
She tells of how in early childhood she was inquisitive
and headstrong, reaching her mid-teens with the desire
to leave school early and enter the workplace. Once in
the office, though, life was disrupted by the outbreak
of war...
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Content
to Conserve
C.T. Wareing
Tom Wareing’s first public appointment was to the
governing body of Dingleside Middle School in 1970, since
when he has served as chairman of the governing body.
C.T. Wareing was elected to Redditch Urban District Council
in 1972, followed by election too in 1973, to Hereford
& Worcester County Council; serving with short breaks
since on Redditch Borough Council and since 1997 on Worcestershire
County Council, retiring in 2005. This book is an account
of the very busy years on the W.C.C....
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My
River of Life
Ron Jones
Ron Jones describes his early childhood in Birmingham
and the difficult times for his parents who nevertheless
instilled into him the qualities of honesty and respect
for others.
Called up for the army and, after primary training, sent
to Scotland, he was posted to the ‘Kings Shropshire
Light Infantry’ regiment. Here is described the harsh
and difficult training for the secret objective of landing
on the coast of France on June 6th 1944, D-Day...
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