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1951-06-15 |
Death of Frank H. Graham, headmaster of Corsenside Church of England School, ?after many years of conscientious service.? Compare 27/07/1951. |
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1952-08-08 |
Thorneyburn School may close with the retirement of the headmistress. |
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1956-11-30 |
(25 YEARS AGO) Closure of Plashetts School on 18th December 1931 because, after the colliery closed about four years ago, there were only three pupils ? and one of these was about to leave the district. |
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1958-05-23 |
Northumberland county education committee confirmed plans to close Lilswood School, 1,000 feet up on the fells of Hexhamshire. The school, one of the smallest in Britain, had only five pupils. |
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1958-07-25 |
Tiny Lilswood Primary School, 1,000 feet up on the Hexhamshire fells, closed its doors after a proud history dating back to 1875. The headmistress for the past 26 years, Elizabeth Jobson, also announced her retirement. |
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1959-05-01 |
A school opened at Byrness, a forestry village then six years old, on Monday 27th April 1959 saving children travelling to Otterburn. The school had 41 children aged between 5-11. The headmaster was Mr. F. Young. |
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1959-05-15 |
Owing to population drift from rural areas, the Hexham area was to lose 46 schools, including Wall, Colwell, Chollerton, Simonburn, The Hott, Thorneyburn, Elsdon, Beltingham, Melkridge, Featherstone. Compare 08/05/1959. |
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1959-07-03 |
Hillbrow Boys? Preparatory School, Featherstone, celebrated its centenary, having come to Featherstone from Rugby at the beginning of the Second World War. |
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1960-03-18 |
Objections to the closure of Matfen School. |
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1960-05-07 |
Nine schools were earmarked for closure because their quota of teachers was inadequate. The schools were in Allendale, Colwell, Dalton, Featherstone, Healey, Knaresdale, Melkridge, Minsteracres and Shotley. |
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1960-11-25 |
Hillbrow and St. Nicholas Preparatory Schools were to merge. |
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1961-01-01 |
(1961 Date unspecified) The closure of seven Tynedale primary schools was announced, the victims being those at Healey, Minsteracres, Featherstone, Melkridge, Colwell, Shotley Low Quarter and Dalton, near Stamfordham. Those at Knarsdale, Beaufront and Herdley Bank, near Coanwood, were reprieved. |
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1961-01-01 |
(1961 Date unspecified) New secondary schools, now middle schools, were opened at Allendale and Haltwhistle at a combined cost of ?254,000, and a ?9,000 new primary school was unveiled at Birtley, near Wark. |
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1961-01-13 |
Northumberland County Council announced that it was closing the schools at Colwell (Roman Catholic), Dalton, Featherstone, Healey, Melkridge, Minsteracres and Shotley. Knaresdale was reprieved. |
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1961-01-28 |
Plans were unveiled for a new school at Lanehead to supersede existing schools at Thorneyburn and the Hott. |
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1962-08-17 |
Deanraw School closes. |
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1963-11-01 |
A list of Village School closures. |
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1963-11-08 |
New schools for Slaley and Falstone. |
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1963-11-29 |
Melkridge School has been empty for two years but no decision has been taken on its future. Compare 12/08/1960. |
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1964-07-17 |
Pupils at Haydon Bridge Technical School try out the new computers in the progressive teaching of mathematics. With picture. |
