LEGSREUNITED
The Long Eaton Grammar School (Reunited)
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09.30 : School open for visitors. Please try to arrive by 9.45 to be able to hear the welcome speeches.
10.00 : Welcome by Neil Calvert (Headmaster).
10.05 : Official Opening by Roger Graham.
10.10 : Address by Baroness Campbell: : Chair of UK Sport and
Youth Sport Trust (Sue Campbell LEGS 1960-67).
10.15 - 1030 : Time Capsule to be buried in Sensory Garden
Throughout the Day: Meeting Area, coffee/tea and photo displays
in the 6th Form Common Room.
From 10.35 commencement of:
12.00 - 12.45 School Dinner in the Dining Hall.
1300 - 1330 Reminiscences of LEGS in the 1950's ( Paula Hammond
) and in the 1960's (Richard Guise, author of Lead Us Not Into Trent Station.
From 13.00 commencement of:
Throughout the Day 09.30 - 16.00: Meeting Area, coffee/tea
and photo displays in 6th Form Common Room.
From 10.35 commencement of:
12.00 - 12.45 School Dinner in the Dining Hall.
From 13.00 commencement of:
NOTE FOR BOTH DAYS: If you are not booked for a school dinner, but would like to stay on in the Sixth Form Common Room - to meet other people - you are very welcome to bring a packed lunch.
The School Open Days 16th and 17th July 2010
Thank you to all those that have sent off for tickets for The Long Eaton School
Centenary Celebrations.
Tickets have been posted please contact Kath Hall if they haven't arrived.
Requests for tours of the old school buildings have been very popular and are
now fully booked on the Friday. However, if you have not previously applied
for tickets and would now like to come, then some places are available on the
Saturday Afternoon. It is free and all you need to do is phone or email Kath
at the school to book your place. However, if you require lunch, please send
your cheque as soon as possible. Anticipating demand we have over ordered Centenary
mugs and the special Centenary edition of the Gossamer and there should be plenty
left for purchase on the day.
The renovation of the old school is most interesting and in my opinion has been
done very well and still retains the atmosphere of an old school. Rooms have
been refurbished retaining many of the old features such as black boards and
built in cupboards. Interestingly, former pupils Roy Wheatley (1965 - 6th) and
Geoff Carter (1969 - 6th) have moved their businesses into what now is The Mohan
Centre. Roy moved his printing firm - Mathewson's into the old woodwork room
(10) on the ground floor and Geoff moved his Architects practice, Cullen Carter
& Hill into the Art Room (11) on the upper floor above the girl's entrance.
Both are very pleased with their accommodation and Geoff even shows off a picture
of two fighter aircraft he painted in that very same room over 40 years ago!
Please note that these celebrations, including the tours of the old school buildings
have not been organised as a reunion, although you may meet up with people you
know and want to chat. The sixth form common room at the new school has been
set aside as an area to meet and view the photos and memorabilia. Tea, coffee
and biscuits will be available.
regards John Simpson
On behalf of the organising committee: Barbara James, Roger Graham, Paula Hammond
nee Barsby, Keith Reedman, Geoffrey Kingscott, Judy Kingscott nee Smith, Kevin
Palmer, David Driver, Andy Hunt and Roger Smith.
For Tickets or to reserve places, please contact Kath Hall at:
Tel: 0115 9732438
Fax: 0115 9737349
E-Mail: khall@longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk
The Long Eaton School
Thoresby Road
Long Eaton
Derbyshire
NG10 3NP
Times quoted are subject to variation. Please try to arrive before each session
starts.
| Friday Morning Session: | 10am to 12 noon | |
| 10.10 | Official Opening by Baroness Campbell | |
| 10.20 | Time capsule burial | |
| 10.45 | bus leaves for tour of old school | |
| Fri Lunch Served in the canteen | 12 noon - 1pm | |
| Friday Afternoon Session | 1pm - 3pm | |
| Saturday Morning Session | 10am to 12 noon | |
| Sat Lunch Served in the canteen | 12 noon- 1pm | |
| Saturday Afternoon Session | 1pm - 3pm |
If you bring a packed lunch you may eat it in the sixth common room.
To be held Friday 16 and Saturday 17 July 2010 at the new School buildings at Thoresby Road, Long Eaton.
The Thoresby Road Site is the quarter circle of buildings on the above map. The Railway Station is at the bottom of Wilsthorpe Road at it's junction with Tamworth Road.
The itinerary for each day will include a tour of the new school, an exhibition
of photographs past and present, a presentation by teachers showing the
differences between old type lessons and current ones, sports activities such
as a tug of war, football match between staff and local police, plus steel pan
music, have a go tai chi or mandarin. There will also be conducted tours of
the Old School buildings. Lunch and souvenirs will be available by pre-paid
ticket.
Please note that the Grade 2 listed building on Tamworth Road is now privately owned and is part converted into office suites. The ground floor is fully occupied by working businesses and cannot be accessed without a ticket. We have arranged with kind permission of the developers, to allow small groups to have conducted tours of the building. This will be on a first come first served basis and a mini bus will be available for transport to and from the old school buildings.
Please open the PDF 
to read the invitation letter and print off the application form.
All application forms for tickets to be returned by Friday 18th June 2010, to:
Mrs Barbara James
The Long Eaton School
Thoresby Road
Long Eaton
Nottingham
NG10 3NP
Tel: 0115 9732438
Fax: 0115 9737349
E-Mail: BJames@longeaton.derbyshire.sch.uk
For those unable to make this celebration you may be interested to know that we are thinking about holding a reunion event either on Friday 29th or Saturday 30th October in the Old School Hall in the Grade 2 listed building.
The Long Eaton School unveils its iconic ‘Vision’
Since 2006, when The Long Eaton School moved from its old buildings on Tamworth Road and Ash Grove to its new premises at Thoresby Road, scholars from the old Long Eaton Grammar School have wanted to sponsor a sculpture at the school. The sculpture should somehow link the past with a vision for the future.
Mr John Eley, Head of Art at the School, suggested creating a simple iconic image of an eye. This could take the form of a mosaic (based on an original he had seen in Rome). An eye would symbolise the “Vision” of the new school. In the words of famous typographer David Jury –
“What I see I remember, What I do I understand”.
The Grammar School scholars were delighted with the idea and the School commissioned Zantium Studios to design and install the eye mosaic outside the front entrance of the school. This was laid out on the School Environmental Fun Day on 1st May 2008. Guests from visiting schools, members of the local community as well as students and staff from the school all placed a single pebble into the mosaic and the completed EYE was finished by the end of the day.
The foundations for the piece were laid by Mr Russell Godber, construction teacher, and students from the school’s construction team. The paving was donated by Marshalls plc of Sawley and laid by Groundwork Derby & Derbyshire.
The EYE will be officially unveiled by Mrs Paula Hammond (Old scholar’s reunion coordinator) on Thursday 10 July 2008 at 1.30pm. Old scholars of the old Long Eaton Grammar school are invited to attend.
For further information please contact Mrs Barbara James – email or phone on 0115 9732438