In 1972 the children then at the old school were taken out into the meadow to draw pictures of the large yellow diggers that had arrived to start to dig the foundations for their new school. In 1973 they moved in to the spaciousness of four classrooms, “music room” (although it always seems to have been stuffed with music stands and instruments there was certainly no room to play any music in there), a large dining and assembly hall, smaller secondary hall and school offices – and indoor toilets! Here the school has resided ever since and flourishes today (see the school website).
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Back row: Mrs Kemp, Stephen Wyatt, Adam Norris, Trojan Brand,David Homer, Philip Cranwell, Michael Wiseman, Stephen Starr, Kenny McQuirk, David page. Third Row: Paul Heath, Gus Kimber, Amanda Pyle, Jo Cranwell, Kate Bayer, Hilary Garrett, Amanda Dyer, Tracey Starr,...
Chrishall School Official Opening October 29th 1973 The new school at Chrishall was opened on 29th October 1973 by The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev John Trillo. (We have done our best naming these but quite a few are currently unknown so if you can help please let...
Noel Dyson was an actress who lived for some years at Duddenhoe End. She starred in Coronation Street and Father, Dear Father among many other roles. You can read more about here on the Wikipedia entry here. She would come and support school events and the...
Back row: Susannah McGuirk, Jane Stroud, Janet Potter, Kevin Lake, Jonathan Stigwood, Andrew Duerden, Stephen Treadwell, Ruth Macadam, Sarah Watson, Rosannah Stubbings. Middle row: Deborah Laurence, Theresa Wallage, Alison Garrett, Paul Homer, Clive Smith,...
Mrs Kemp's Class 1975 Back Row L-R: Mrs Kemp, Christopher Funston, Gerald Cranwell, Ian Wallage, Pamela Brooks*, Jennifer Page, Lisa Durden, Gregor MacCadam, Gary Pyle, Ian Rogers Middle Row: Nicola Sparrow, Rosemarie Davies, Lee Flack, Simon Camp, Mark Cage, Andrew...
