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Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

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<p>Anne Boak and Ann Richards at Fairbourne beach on a weekend outing.
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Outing to Fairbourne

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1960s weekend leave Barmouth outing

<p>The annual guide camp was led by Miss Salway, the guide captain, assisted by Miss Beryl Rees, the school secretary. In Upper IIIrds (age 11) I was delighted to be able to join this trip, to be held in the summer holidays in Belfast.
As I was holidaying in Pembroke my parents put me on the train at Carmarthen to face a long journey up to Liverpool where we all met up with Miss Salway.
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<p>We caught the night ferry to Belfast snatching some sleep on deck on wooden deckchairs, and even though quite tired, we were full of excitement when the ferry came in to port.
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<p>I can remember going through Belfast on the coach noticing the cobbled streets and a policeman on points duty waving to us. We were thrilled to hear that our camp was based in a village called Holywood, which sounded very glamorous. The campsite was beautifully situated, the tents were large bell tents which presented no problems to us, being used to sleeping in dormitories. Cooking was hard work but it was great fun singing round the campfire in the evenings.
This is a collage of images of a guide camp in Belfast in the 1950s taken from an album which is held by Dolgellau.com.

Guide Camp in Belfast 1950s

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<p>This photo shows a group of girls having a picnic on the beach at Fairbourne in the 1930s, showing them sipping tea from cups with a teacher in their midst. It was donated by Gillian Humphreys, whose photos have been used throughout this site.
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Tea on the beach 1930s style

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picnic Fairbourne 1930s beach swimming outings

<p>A group of pupils enjoying a picnic after a swim on an outing to Friog from an album at Meirionnydd Archives
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Picnic at Friog

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Friog beach swimming picnic 1930s

<p>This picture was in an album donated to Meirionnydd Archives of photographs taken in the 1930s. The school had a beach hut at Friog which the pupils could use and here they are being driven back to school.
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Outing to the beach at Friog 1930s

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<p>This photo was in the 1959 school magazine with an article by an Upper IIIrd pupil (equivalent of Year 7 today), here is an extract:
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<p>"We couldn't decide what we wanted to see first as the roaring of lions, chattering of monkeys and splashing of seals were very alluring and exciting. In the end, after a lot of indecision, the lions won and we set off for their enclosure, passing brightly coloured birds and white, fuzzy bears on the way........The elephants towered over us and we felt minute by the side of them, one of them ate a book that some boys were looking ar. We all hoped he got indigestion for being so greedy.
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<p>All the parents were sure of one letter that week, and the postbox was filled with postcards the next day.
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Upper IIIrds visit to Chester Zoo, July 1959

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Chester Zoo trips outings upper IIIrds 1959

Random Bits and Pieces from Gladys Dutton

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Nightingale Alexis

<p>Nesta Roberts and friends enjoying the sun at Fairbourne - and not a boy in sight! How the boarders envied the local girls' freedom
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<p>l-r: Pat Wharton, Gwenda Edwards, Helen Parry, Jennifer Thomas
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Summer 1965 Fairbourne - outing

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beach daygirls and freedom

In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

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Alexis Aladin Eisteddfod Miss Nightingale uniform church games picnic

<p>Miss Orford and Miss Lee, visited the guide camp (led by Guiders Miss Salway and Miss Rees) in July 1944. Miss Lee (deputy headmistress) is seen here in the flowery dress and with glasses. Miss Orford (headmistress) stands to the left of what appears to be a flagpole.
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Guide Camp at Minffordd (above Portmeirion) July 1944

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1940s guide camp Miss Lee Miss Orford

<p>Visit to the Guide camp at Minfford (above Portmeirion) in July 1944 by Miss Orford (headmistress - back row second from left) and Miss Lee (back row far right). Miss Salway and Miss Rees were the Guiders - we had a glorious week weatherwise
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Guide Camp at Minffordd, July 1944

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Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

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Guide Camp in Belfast 1950s

Tea on the beach 1930s style

Picnic at Friog

Outing to the beach at Friog 1930s

Upper IIIrds visit to Chester Zoo, July 1959

Random Bits and Pieces from Gladys Dutton

Summer 1965 Fairbourne - outing

In conversation with Gillian Spencer, a boarder in 1929 at 8

Guide Camp at Minffordd (above Portmeirion) July 1944

Guide Camp at Minffordd, July 1944