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Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

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<p>An annual swimming gala in which the four school houses, all named after local lakes, competed for a cup. I don't think we did compete as Houses very often - just sporting occasions.
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<p>The editor recalls doing a back dive off the top board for her House one year. As she had never done this dive before, at any height, this did not turn out to be a good move.....
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<p>Click on Related Items to see more pictures and stories about swimming at the school.
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The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

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<p>Lots of swimmers are watched by the rest of the school. What they are doing exactly is a mystery! Meanwhile, the audience relaxes on the bank, all in their candy striped summer dresses. A blackboard, desk and chair, on the far side of the pool, suggest that this is the annual House Swimming Gala. It looks like it was the perfect day, as far as the weather was concerned. In the background can be seen Tremhyfryd and the school playing field. The field was the scene of many a cricket practice in summer under the watchful and sometimes exasperated eye of DBL, a keen cricketer herself in her time.
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Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

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<p>Group standing in front of Tremhyfred, the staff house - Ann Taylor, Ann Richards and Nesta Wynne Jones. Ann Richards Is holding Jack - a jackdaw who she raised from a real baby when he was found having fallen out of the nest. Eventually he flew free.
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Rescuing a jackdaw

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1960s jackdaw nature Tremhyfred

<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 photograph was shared with Hilary's family after a family member requested information about her via this website. The family knew very little about Hilary Stelfox, other than that she had died in Dolgellau aged 17 and they thought she had been a pupil at Dr Williams' School. After a spot of 'Old Girl' networking and checking school records, Alex Wotherspoon, an old friend of Hilary's remembered she had this photograph. It shows Hilary smiling while leaning on her friend Moira. The other friends in the foreground are Jackie and Sue. Today Jackie lives in Australia, Moira in Canada and Sue in the USA.
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<p>To read the family story about their aunt, Hilary Joan Stelfox, click on Associated Upload
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Hilary Stelfox with her friends by the tennis courts 1953-4

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Hilary Joan Stelfox 1950s

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Hilary Joan Stelfont epidemic sport

<p>This photograph shows groups of girls sitting and standing in the grounds adjacent to a part of the building then used as a hall. In later years this was to become a gymnasium. The new school hall and library extension would not be added until 1939. For now a tennis net is set up on the patch of grass that would one day be occupied by Miss Nightingale's splendid oak panelled hall and library.
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Girls pose outside the school,1903 prospectus photograph

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Prospectus 1903 tennis hall gymnasium

<p>The centrefold of the 1903 prospectus shows 15 girls dotted around a field playing hockey. The girls are all wearing hats,long sleeved blouses and long skirts.
Cattle can be seen in the picture too. Presumably the livestock were separated by a fence from the players.
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The hockey field with players, 1903 prospectus photograph

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<p>Inside this cover is a list of debates and lectures for 1905-6. This cover includes the names of the committee,the price of joining (four shillings a session)and the rules for participating in debates.
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DWS Literary and Debating Society programme cover 1905-6

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Literary and Debating Society rules programme

<p>This is the Literary and Debating Society programme for 1905-6.
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<p>In 1905 the society also debated 'Which has the greatest influence on character, books or people?'and 'Was the execution of Charles 1st justifiable?'
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<p>In 1906 there was another debate about whether an execution was justifiable, this time it was that of Mary Queen of Scots. The other subject for debate that year was 'Is the English race declining through over civilisation? The lecture on architecture was illustrated by Lime-light views.
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'Is the Modern school girl degenerating?' - Debate 1905

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<p>Rangers on the field by Tremhyfryd in 1944 with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne. The main school can be seen in the background.
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Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944

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Playing Cricket at DWS 1965-1972

The sun shone at the annual swimming gala in 1965 or 1966

Swimming gala, school pool on a sunny day summer 1965-66

Rescuing a jackdaw

Guide Camp in Belfast 1950s

Hilary Stelfox with her friends by the tennis courts 1953-4

Hilary Joan Stelfox 1950s

Girls pose outside the school,1903 prospectus photograph

The hockey field with players, 1903 prospectus photograph

DWS Literary and Debating Society programme cover 1905-6

'Is the Modern school girl degenerating?' - Debate 1905

Rangers with Miss Mayo and Miss Payne near Trem 1944