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Fred John Dickson (1949 to 1954)
Fred John Dickson (1949 - 1954) It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Fred John Dickson, a former pupil at Holloway School from 1949 to 1954, died on 1st September 2024, in Redditch, Worcestershire, aged 86. John was a stalwart supporter of the Old Camdenians and for many years was a member of the George Ives 50+ Club, Indeed, John wrote an article in our Spring Newsletter 2024 to encourage [...]
Newsletter Summer 2024
You are reading the online edition of the Old Camdenians Newsletter, Summer 2024. Alan Streeter President and Beacon High Headteacher Dear Old Camdenians I had the privilege of being invited to speak at the Dorset Education Conference last week as they were keen to hear the Beacon High journey towards becoming an inclusive school, an indication of our growing national reputation. I was honoured to meet so many dedicated professionals who, like [...]
Newsletter Spring 2024
You are reading the online edition of the Old Camdenians Newsletter, Spring 2024. Alan Streeter President and Beacon High Headteacher Dear Old Camdenians As always it has been a very busy term at Beacon High, including defederation, which means that Beacon High is once again a stand-alone local authority school. Thank you to Panos Nicolaides for joining our new Governing Board as a co-opted Governor and OCC representative. We had a focus [...]
David Smith (1943 to 1950)
David loved steam engines and is pictured here with 'AXE', a Kerr, Stuart & Co. Ltd., No.2451, a 1915 narrow gauge steam locomotive (Pauline Davies) It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that David Smith,, a former pupil at Holloway School from 1943 to 1950, died on 11th January 2024, aged 91. David was a stalwart supporter of the Old Camdenians and for many years was a member of the George [...]
Newsletter December 2023
You are reading the online edition of the Old Camdenians Newsletter, December 2023. Alan Streeter President and Beacon High Headteacher Dear Old Camdenians I want to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy holiday season. It has been a very long term and our staff and students need some time to rest and recuperate. With all the terrible things happening in the world at the moment it is really important [...]
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