JRGS Archived News/Activities pages

Archived News/Activities

Dec 2001 thru current date

Archived News/Events Page 49 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Maurice Whitfield (JRGS 1959-66) visits Shirley Hills and the famous Windmill ...
John Heath (JRGS 1969-71) recalls sixth-form life and teachers in the late-Sixties ...
Clive Whitehead (JRGS 1950-52) explains Anne Smith's recent claim to fame ...
David Anderson (JRGS 1964-71) discovers that parakeets are attacking The Mill ...
Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls his father's European school field trips ...

Archived News/Events Page 48 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Tony Almond (John Newnham 1957-61) adds more information about Mr. Myers ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reviews the Aug and Sep issues of Your Croydon ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) uncovers Ruskin Square development for Croydon ...
Dan Lambert (JRGS 1947-51) recalls post-war school teachers and The Windmill ...
Geoff van Beek/Downer (JRCS 1962-69) meets a fellow Ruskin Alumnus...
Bryan Burchett (JRCS 1941-46) recalls war-time teachers and contemporaries ...

Archived News/Events Page 47 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) uncovers an Olympics link with Dorothy Tyler ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reviews the June and July issues of Your Croydon ...
Anne Smith (JRGS/JRHS teacher and principal 1970-99) reveals some sad news ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) attends this year's Bromley Motoring Pageant ...

Archived News/Events Page 46 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

John Cobley (JRGS 1958-65) recalls his grandfather, Frederick Griffin ....
Ken Couchman (JRGS 1942-46) recalls more of wartime life at our school ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reviews the Apr and May issues of Your Croydon ...

Archived News/Events Page 45 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Ken Couchman (JRGS 1942-46) recalls two teachers from World War II ..
Frazer Ashford (JRGS 1962-69) reflects on his career in the current Croydon Life ...
Glenn Pacey (JRGS 1966-71) recalls Sixties school life and our teachers ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reviews the Feb and Mar issues of Your Croydon ...

Archived News/Events Page 44 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Frank Feates (JRGS 1943-49) recalls wartime experiences at JRCS ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-66) reviews "More Memories of Croydon" ...
Tony Almond (John Newnham 1957-61) recalls Mr. Myers, a former JRGS master ...

Archived News/Events Page 43 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) profiles the post-Ruskin career of W. L. Powell ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) considers the December issue of "Your Croydon" ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) spots an article about two football managers ...
Cliff Cummins (JRGS 1956-62) unearths a School Concert photo from 1957 ...
Clive Whitehead (JRGS 1950-52) meets former teacher Mr. Charles Smith ...

Archived News/Events Page 42 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Paul Jeffery (JRGS 1966-68) recalls sixth-form life and musical activities ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reviews the current issue of "Your Croydon" ...
Geoff van Beek (JRGS 1962-69) recommends a book from a prominent atheist ...
Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) researches the wartime death of William Powell ...
Frazer Ashford (JRGS 1962-69) bring us up to date with his photographic career ...
Robert Lisney (JRGS 1958-65) reports on a JRGS reunion at his recent wedding ...
Charles Smith (JRGS teacher 1942-78) shares with us two fascinating images ...

Archived News/Events Page 41 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Brian Dunning (JRGS 1947-52) recalls Mr. Smith's mathematical memory aid ...
Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) reminisces on gramophone records of the era ...
Colin Marsh (Selhurst Grammar 1959-66) fondly recalls some JRGS teachers ...
Geoff Lavender (JRGS 1962-69) discovers The Mill website, with fond memories ...
Victor Ross (JRGS 1961-68) discovers a Venice hotel with Ruskin connections ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) encounters a train named John Ruskin College...
Alan Wilson (JRGS 1957-62) attends a reunion with former teacher Desmond May ...

Archived News/Events Page 40 has been moved here, or click on the following link to access a specific item.

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) attends the recent Bromley Motoring Pageant ....

Archived News/Events Page 39 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Derek Peasey (JRGS teacher 1956-59) recalls a visit from Richard Baker ...
Peter Wilson (JRGS 1956-63) recalls playing Second Witch in "The Scottish Play" ...
Maurice Whitfield (JRGS 1959-66) recalls school life in the early-Sixties ...
John Peet (JRGS teacher 1961-65) spots a news story about Timothy Workman ...
Alan Wilson (JRGS 1957-62) affectionately recalls former teacher Ronald Pearce ...
Derek Peasey, a JRGS master from 1956 to 1959, discovers The Mill website ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reports on an Alumni Meeting in Kings Cross ...

Archived News/Events Page 38 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Peter Eades (JRGS 1963-69) discovers The Mill website, and recalls Mr. Smith ...
John William Sheppard (JRGS 1950-52) locates a sixth-form photograph ...
Charles Smith (JRGS teacher 1942-78) shares personal memories of school life ...
Daughter of Richard Jones (JRCS 1920-21) locates a school swimming certificate ...

Archived News/Events Page 37 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Ernie Clarke (JRCS 1935-39) recalls more aspects of pre-War school life ...
Geoffrey Downer (JRGS 1962-69) reveals his illustrious career in Holland ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) follows an Internet thread to Addington Golf Club ...
Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) recalls former teacher Arthur Charles Warne ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) discovers origins of Redwing aircraft factory ...
Ernie Clarke (JRGS 1935-39) recalls aspects of pre-War life at the school ...
David Anderson (JRGS 1964-71) uncovers some interesting maps & aerial photos ...

Archived News/Events Page 36 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Neil Graham (JRGS 1967-74) unearths some Seventies-era GCE exam papers ...

Archived News/Events Page 35 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) shares more school memories ...
Harold Fish (JRGS 1951-56) reflects on his schoolboy days ...
Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) visits the John Ruskin Sixth Form College ...
Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) has unearthed his parents' Letter of Acceptance ...

Archived News/Events Page 34 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Terence Morris (JRCS 1942-50) recalls several school friends from the Fifties ...
Paul Graham (JRGS 1958-66) profiles Leonard Walter Chaundy, MA MSc ...
Desmond May, a JRGS master from 1956 to 1960, recalls school life in the Fifties ...
John Byford (JRGS 1959-66) discovers an interesting appreciation of Croydon ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) shares more info on Croydon secondary schools ...
John Graney (JRGS 1962-67) remembers 1924 Squadron ATC (The Vale, Shirley) ...

Archived News/Events Page 33 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) reports on the recent Bromley Pageant ..
Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) discovers that The Windmill has been spruced up ..
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) analyzes the fate of Croydon secondary schools ...
David Anderson (JRGS 1964-71) discovers a book about life in the Sixties ...

Archived News/Events Page 32 has been moved here, or click on the following link to access a specific item.

Anne Smith, a former teacher and principal, recalls 29 years at the school ...

Archived News/Events Page 31 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Peter Hurn (JRGS 1967-73) recalls an Alumni reunion last February ...
Eric Webster (JRGS 1962-67) unearths a 1965 image of 1924 Squadron ATC ...
Terry Weight (JRGS 1959-65) analyses where The Alumni currently live ...
John Byford (JRGS 1959-66) meets with Roy Hodgson, Finnish national coach ...
Mike Beaumont (JRGS 1955-60) recalls his form teacher, Mr. "Des" May ...
Chris Green (JRGS 1955-59) discovers some 50-year old exercise books ...

Archived News/Events Page 30 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Ian Butterworth, a JRGS/JRHS master from 1963 to 1980, offers choir photographs ...
Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) shares various images of Fifties/Sixties vehicles ...
Raymond Brett (JRGS 1959-66) discovers the website via FriendsReunited.co.uk ...
Chris Green (JRGS 1955-59) recalls school life in the late-Fifties ...

Archived News/Events Page 29 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) unearths images of Croydon & London in the Sixties ...
Neil Graham (JRGS 1967-74) recalls Mr. Richardson's 2R class of 1968 ...
Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) provides images from last year's Mill Heritage Day ...
Cliff Cummins (JRGS 1956-62) has located some unique images of the Shirley site...
Keith Looseley (JRGS 1958-65) brings us up to date with his long RAF career ...

Archived News/Events Page 28 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) remembers media icons of the 1950s ...

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) reflects on the hand feeding of wild animals ...

Anne Smith, a former JRGS/JRHS teacher, adds some historical staff details ...

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) re-discovers "Bygone Croydon" memories ...

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) delivers the promised "Trouserless Prefects" image ....

Archived News/Events Page 27 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) unearths some more interesting black & white images ...

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) hears from the webmaster of the Selhurst OCA site ...

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) has unearthed some unique black & white images ...

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) reveals secrets of "The Fantail" ...

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) has been rummaging through his vintage color slides ...

Archived News/Events Page 26 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) shares a postcard from the Shirley Windmill ...

Kent Sadler (JRGS 1969-76) is looking for anecdotes about the school ...

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) has been researching the fate of two masters ...

Stuart Frier (JRGS 1952-56) remembers an Easter Field Trip to Wales ...

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) provides scans of the March 1958 school magazine ...

Robert Sageman (JRGS 1950-55) finds himself in various school photos ...

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1956-63) recalls meeting Donald Campbell and his Bluebirds ...

Archived News/Events Page 25 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) investigates a cherry tree from the school era ...

Kent Sadler (JRGS 1969-76) has been visiting with former teacher Martin Nunn ...

Dudley Wolf (JRGS 1943-48) offers an insight into university applications ...

Clive Whitehead (JRGS 1950-52) investigates the role of the 11-Plus exam ...

Clive Whitehead (JRGS 1950-52) investigates the school's origins ...

Archived News/Events Page 24 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Derek Charlwood (JRGS 1958-1964) finds himself in various school photos ...

David Anderson (JRGS 1964-1971) visits the Upper Shirley Road school site ...

Chris Horrobin (STHS 1959-66) offers us some remarkable images ...

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) locates images of the Upper Shirley Road site ...

Archived News/Events Page 23 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mike "Jack" Horner (JRGS 1959-64) fills in the gap - after 41 years ...

Ken Sadler (JRGS 1969-76) offers updates from "Friends of Shirley Windmill" ...

John Byford (JRGS 1959-66) shares fond football memories from the Sixties ...

John Murray, son of Mr. Alan Murray, unearths some fascinating photographs ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-1955) visits Croydon and the Tamworth Road site ...

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) recalls Mr. Murray's comments on a history essay ...

Archived News/Events Page 22 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Michael Howard (JRGS 1963-70) recalls masters and school staff from the Sixties ...

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1955-63) recalls John V. Jestico and a chess tournament ...

Former JRGS Chemistry Master John Peet recalls school life in the Sixties...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) remembers Mr. Whellock, Biology Master ...

Peter Oxlade (JRGS 1940-44) reports on a recent visit with Charles Smith ....

Archived News/Events Page 21 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) reports on Alan Murray's Thanksgiving Service ...

Peter Oxlade (JRGS 1940-44) goes in Search of a Legend, Charles Smith ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) looks for John Ruskin's memorial stone ...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) recalls John Ruskin boys and Croydon cinemas ...

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) recalls the fashionable Windsor Knot ...

Ruskin teacher John Rowlands reports the sad passing of Alan Murray ...

Chris Bennett from The Croydon Archive looks into the school name mystery ...

Archived News/Events Page 20 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Dudley Wolf (JRGS 1943-48) recalls a school game - "British Bulldog" ...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) recalls school religious instruction ...

Kathryn Vincent (JRHS 1982-89) recalls pupil/teacher/writer Allan Cubitt ...

Peter Oxlade (JRCS 1940-44) recalls the genesis of the Sixth-Form College ...

Ian Castro (JRGS 1958-65) recalls 1961's 5U and physics in the sixth form ...

Terence Morris (JRCS 1942-50) recalls a letter to Mr. Lowe sent 50 years ago ...

An Obituary: Arthur Reed (JRCS 1939-44), who passed away in January ...

Archived News/Events Page 19 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Peter Oxlade (JRCS 1940-44) vividly recalls wartime life at the school ...

Eric Webster (JRGS 1962-67) reveals his Antipodean Memento from Shirley ...

Vincent Denham (JRGS 1965-70) recalls his fourth- and fifth-form master ...

An Obituary: Nicholas M. Goy (JRGS 1963-70), who passed away last year ...

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-65) recalls Mr. Hancock, music head and form master...

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) offers news of a TV show written by Allan Cubitt ...

Archived News/Events Page 18 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

John Brigden (JRGS 1959-64) has spotted a story about Routemaster buses ...

Les Peagam (JRGS 1951-56) is well on the road to recovery after recent surgery ...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) remembers Mr. “Spike” Hancock, music master ...

Les Peagam (JRGS 1951-56) wonders if this "home computer" will ever catch on ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) has uncovered an interesting website on Croydon trams ...

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) visits the City by the Bay .. and Martin Preuveneers ...

Archived News/Events Page 17 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) remembers Mr. “Vic” Gee, school art master ...

Roger Fuller (JRGS 1951-56) identifies his Fifties schoolmates ...

Peter Oxlade (JRCS 1940-44) recalls the 1943/4 First XI football team ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) recalls a temporary English teacher ...

Phillip Tidd (JRGS 1964-71) recalls teaching staff, particularly Mr. Charles Smith ...

Archived News/Events Page 16 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Cliff Cummins (JRGS 1956-62) recalls 5G's footballers from the Sixties ...

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) has spotted an interesting "Croydon Guardian" story ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-1955) unearths a book prize for Senior Handicraft ...

John Cobley (JRGS 1958-65) unearths a fascinating biology text book ...

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) discovers Steve Kember's new website ...

Archived News/Events Page 15 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-65) has also been looking through his bookshelf ...

John Cobley (JRGS 1958-65) has been exercising his little grey cells, book-wise ...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) reminiscences on Ruskin boys and clothing ...

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) adds to our cricketing memories ...

Archived News/Events Page 14 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Steve Lillyston from Malory School recalls several ex-JRGS teachers ...

Mike Briggs supplies images of his grandfather and a fascinating certificate ...

Mike Etheridge (JRGS 1963-65) recalls our strong cricketing heritage ...

Grant Harrison (JRGS 1959-66) discovers some more Army Cadet Force pictures ...

Martin Loveday (JRGS 1959-66) recalls his post-JRGS musical experiences …

Mike Marsh (1949-1955) supplies an image of the Ruskin Memorial in Cumbria ...

Colin Wood (1961-1968) has reincarnated the old school song ...

Archived News/Events Page 13 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Phil Terry (JRGS 1971-1977) recalls the last of the selective intake...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) reminiscences abut the fair sex...

Trevor Adcock (1967-1972) updates the caption for his 1968 lacrosse photo...

Ian Macdonald (JRGS 1958-65) unearths a fascinating image from 1965 ...

Roger Hall (JRGS 1959-66) recalls the unrivalled joys of Latin ...

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) has been practicing his French translation ...

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) looks back at GCE O/A-Level successes ...

Brian Thorogood (JRGS 1951-56) recalls extra-curricular activities ...

Mike Briggs provides two recordings of his grandfather, an original Ruskin pupil ...

Archived News/Events Page 12 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Grant Harrison (JRGS 1959-66) recalls the school's Army Cadet Force

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) meets with Chris Bennett at the Croydon Archives

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-66) suggests a possible use for those Xmas book tokens

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls a School-versus-Masters match from 1968

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls a four-day hike to the South Downs

Brian Dunning (JRGS 1947-52) admits to an unauthorized growth

Mark Dymond (JRHS 1978-81) recalls life at the school during the early Eighties

Archived News/Events Page 11 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) has been rummaging through his photo album

John Cobley (JRGS 1958-65) recalls three Drama Society productions

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) has been visiting the Croydon Archive

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) recalls Mr. R N Alexander

Stephen Cruickshank (JRHS 1977-1981) has scanned the 1981 School Photo

Archived News/Events Page 10 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) recalls his teaching experience in Suffolk

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) has spotted some historical images on The Internet

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) took his digital camera on a recent trip to Croydon

David Wheeler (JRGS 1945-53) recalls life at Tamworth Road

Trevor Adcock (1967-1972) shares an image from his photo album

Roger Adcock (1963-67) opens his vintage & contemporary photo albums

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) scans July 1920, May 1943 and June 1945 mags

Nick Goy (JRGS 1963-70) and Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) have unearthed
some fascinating documents at the Local Studies Library and Croydon Archives

Clive Whitehead (JRGS 1950-52) recalls JRGS life as both a pupil and a teacher

Archived News/Events Page 09 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-65) catches up with some interesting reading

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1955-63) affirms his admiration for Judith Durham

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) has been corresponding with Neville Graham

David Wheeler (JRGS 1945-53) recalls life at Tamworth Road

Stephen Turner (JRGS 1958-62) bring us up to date with his career

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls ACF membership

Stephen Turner (JRGS 1958-62) recalls a popular little ditty

Colin Peretti (JRGS 1955-60) gives a cheer for New Addington

Roger Hall (JRGS 1959-64) recalls a favourite Chemistry Master

Archived News/Events Page 08 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Derek Falkner (JRGS 1954-61) has unearthed some documents from the Fifties

Brian Dunning (JRGS 1947-52) has uncovered some school images from 1950

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) has been reading a new book about Shirley

Brian Dunning (JRGS 1947-52) recalls teachers from the early Fifties

Terry Weight (JRGS 1959-65) is off to a new job with Shell in The Hague

Nick Goy (JRGS 1963-70) has been investigating the fate of the school organ

Archived News/Events Page 07 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Colin Peretti (JRGS 1955-60) recalls a nickname for a favorite JRGS teacher

Andy Barber (JRHS 1985-87) recalls the fate of the Shirley school organ

Steve Kember (JRGS 1959-63) named Crystal Palace's First Team Manager

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1956-63) recalls his form's nickname for Mr. Dobson

Phil Barber (JRHS 1990-92) recalls the Shirley site being demolished

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1956-63) poses an interesting challenge

Archived News/Events Page 06 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) reports on "The Middle-Aged Posse" - 1967/8's 5G

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) delves deeper into the photo album

Maurice Lees (JRGS 1964-71) has unearthed some unsettling images

Paul Winter (JRGS 1959-62) signs in as our second Alumnus school master

Maurice Lees (JRGS 1964-71) recalls the U-Stream and Mr. Rees

Mel Lambert (JRGS 1959-66) has been foraging on the bbc.co.uk website

Nick Goy (JRGS 1963-70) recalls bulb planting and nature study lessons

Dudley Wolf (JRGS 1943-1947) has unearthed an early sketch from Shirley

Archived News/Events Page 05 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Neil Henderson (JRGS 1964-71) reveals details of an April Fools Joke

Colin Taylor (JRGS 1959-64) recalls the late Ian Green

Frank S. Feates (JRGS 1943-49) has unearthed a post-war staff list

David Wheeler (JRGS 1945-53) has unearthed another fascinating image

Norman Day and Mike Marsh offer some thoughts about gym teachers

Roger Hall (JRGS 1959-64) recalls Latin lessons from the mid-Sixties

Neville Graham, a teacher at JRGS during the Sixties, brings us up to date

Archived News/Events Page 04 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Derek Benson (JRGS 1962-67) came across an interesting item on eBay

Bob Wane (JRGS 1945-53) has been rummaging through the photo album

Kevin O' Brien (JRGS 1962-68) delves deeper into his memories

Kevin O' Brien (JRGS 1962-68) recalls his humble origins

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls a family connection

Jim Hawkins (JRGS 1954-61) recalls a school production of "Macbeth"

Bob Wane (JRGS 1945-53) offers more memories from the early Fifties

Roger Hall (JRGS 1959-64) recalls school in the Sixties and his career with BT

David Wheeler (JRGS 1945-53) has unearthed a 1950 class photograph

Bob Wane (JRGS 1945-53) recalls his first day at Tamworth Road

Derek Charlwood (JRGS 1958-64) recognises a face from the 1961 school play photo

Neil Henderson (JRGS 1964-71) realizes that it is indeed a very small world

Archived News/Events Page 03 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Cliff Cummins (JRGS 1956-62) has been raiding his photo album again

Andrew Simmons (JRGS 1965-71) recalls his school days with affection

JRGS Alumni Meeting in Victoria, London

Roger Adcock (JRGS 1963-67) recalls Mr. Lowe's School Rules

Paul Graham (JRGS 1959-66) recalls a famous Alumnus

Norman High (JRGS 1928-33) has unearthed some fascinating cuttings

Peter Wilson (JRGS 1956-63) updates his future chess commitments

John Dearing (JRGS 1955-60) vividly recalls his first day of school

Trevor Neckles (JRGS 1966-72) recalls dramatic changes

Peter Wilson ((JRGS 1956-63) discovers www.friendsreunited.co.uk

Archived News/Events Page 02 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Peter Otway (JRGS 1938-1942) recalls wartime JRGS

Mike Marsh (JRGS 1949-55) shares log tables and Mock GCE Maths exam from 1955

Cliff Cummins (JRGS 1956-62) discovers school reports from 1958/59/60

Cross Country in early Sixties, scanned by Cliff Cummins

JRGS Football XI from early Sixties, scanned by Cliff Cummins

JRGS Alumni Meeting in Richmond, Surrey

Background to the JRGS school master photograph from 1954

Kent Sadler reports on AGM of "Friends of Shirley Windmill"

Archived News/Events Page 01 has been moved here, or click on the following links to access a specific item.

Derek Smith recalls Latin lessons in the Sixties

Norman Day has unearthed a membership card

JRGS Alumni Meeting in Croydon, Surrey

A clipping from "The Croydon Advertiser”

Short essay from Cliff Preddy, and JRGS 15 Society

And the ties, they keep a coming

Maurice Whitfield has unearthed an interesting image from infants school

JRGS Staff Cricket XI, 1958, from the school magazine of that year

JRGS Door Name Badges

Programme for "Toad of Toad Hall," 1960

Mike Marsh has unearthed an image from 1949

JRGS Alumni Meeting in Oakland, Northern California

JRGS Alumni Meeting at The Sandrock, Shirley

MESSAGE FROM DAN MOORE, who attended JRGS from 1966-1972: "Through the Friends Reunited website I have made contact with about eight long lost friends, some of whom I haven't seen for nearly 30 years. We are arranging a reunion soon but amongst old friends we are still trying to trace is Julian Wells. I can only tell you that he had Welsh roots and may have moved back there. He lived just off the Addiscombe Road. If anybody can help I would be grateful; Many thanks." [email]

MESSAGE FROM JAN RANCE: "I am trying to make contact for my father, David Hewson, with anyone who went to John Ruskin Central School between the years 1927-31. I realize this site's involvement is primarily with the school during its Grammar School days, but would be grateful if anyone could supply us with any information that could take our enquiry further." [email]