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Dates for your diary

Friday 8th April 2016 Lunch at Christ’s College, Cambridge

Saturday 7th May 2016 Lunch at the Beachlands Hotel, Weston Super Mare

Saturday 4th June 2016 Curry Lunch at the Gurkha Mess, Winchester

side reserved for Northern Army Group (NORTHAG) and the other for the Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2ATAF). There was also room for the Royal Navy and the Flag Officer Germany, however the Navy soon decided that they had no need to be situated in the HQ. The space made available was however quickly filled by BAOR and RAF(G).

Because NORTHAG and 2ATAF were multi-national HQs, the camp at JHQ had a wide range of service personnel stationed both at JHQ and in the surrounding areas. British, American, Canadian, German Dutch and Belgians made up the original manning of the HQ.

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The departure of the ARRC for Gloucestershire in 2010 saw the beginning of the end for JHQ though it freed up office space for HQ SCE in the Headquarters’ Building.

Down to some 18 personnel in September 2013, JHQ was formally handed over to the German Authorities on 13th December 2013.

A 60 page photo book (with appropriate quotes) compiled by Tom Nielsen-Marsh documenting the final 15 months of JHQ is available at a cost of £49 including UK postage. Further information from bfes_scea_newsletter@yahoo.co.uk

A Blast from the Past Tropical Depression Keith

As we approached October 2000 the end of the hurricane season was in sight and it was quietly felt that there would be no further excitement in store for us weather-wise. That was until the last weekend of September!

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Wilma Simpson taught in BFS, Naples, (1983-1986); Pergamos, Cyprus, (1986-1988); Talavera, 1989-1994); Bishops Park, (1994-2000); Heidelberg, (2001-2002); Bishopspark (2002-2003) and HT at W Wordsworth, (2003-2015) Wilma lives in Perthshire.

David Wordsworth taught in Cornwall School, Dortmund, (1975-1993); Gloucester School, Hohne, (1993-95) David and Carol live in Huntingdon.

Membership

Membership of the Association costs just £10 per year (£12 for those who live outside the UK and who do not have a BFPO address).

Membership is open to anyone who has served with BFES, SCS(NWE) or SCE, or indeed is still teaching in one of the remaining SCE schools.

The membership year runs from 1st January to 31st December and payment can be made by Standing Order or cheque.

Weston-super-Mare Lunch Saturday 7th May 2016

Your Committee is keen that all members have opportunities to meet up with friends and colleagues each year and hope that arranging reunion lunches at various prices and in very different venues will assist.

This is your opportunity to attend a Saturday Luncheon Reunion in sunny Weston-super-Mare! The Beachlands Hotel, Uphill Road North, BS23 4NG is one of the best in this seaside resort and dining there is a pleasure.

Curry Lunch at the Gurkha Museum, Winchester Saturday 4th June 2016

The Gurkha Museum commemorates the service of Gurkha soldiers to the British Crown, a relationship that has endured since 1815. It is located in Winchester and is part of Winchester's Military Museums’ complex in Peninsula Barracks (Post code for SatNav is SO23 8TS).

Drinks and Nibbles will be served in the Library from 12.30 (cash bar) and Lunch will be served in the Gallery at 13.00 with a choice from:

Khasi Ko Ledo Bedo (Lamb); Naram Charako Masu (Chicken); Mix Mas (Vegetable); White Rice, Naan Bread and Salad. To be followed by Fruit Salad and Cream, Tea/Coffee and chocolates.

Early arrivals may wish to visit Winchester Cathedral and the Great Hall or avail themselves of the coffee shop located near the barracks’ entrance.

A Booking Form is enclosed with this newsletter and the cost will be £30 members/£33 guests.

Annual Reunion Lunch and Annual General Meeting Saturday 8th October 2016 at the Royal York Hotel, York.

The BFES- SCEA Association cordially invites all members to an Annual Reunion Lunch and AGM to be held on Saturday 8th October 2016 at the Royal York Hotel, in York.

The AGM will convene in the Minster Room at 11.30 and will be followed by luncheon at 13.00hrs. Members and

guests are welcome to remain (over coffee and tea) until 16.00hrs.

Cash Bar facilities will be available. The cost of the meal is £41 per head for members and £43 for non-members. Car parking, at £15 per vehicle, is available at the hotel.

Members (and guests) are invited to make their menu selection using the enclosed booking form and to make their payment by September 1st. Numbers are limited to 50 therefore early booking is advised.

The Royal York Hotel is a magnificent Victorian building, recently refurbished to a luxuriously high standard, standing within its own beautiful grounds. It is within walking distance of many places of interest.

The hotel is situated adjacent to the railway station and is thus easily reached by both train and bus.

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A membership application form/membership renewal form is available from;

Membership Secretary, 94 Headcorn Drive, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7TX

* The Grigg Committee of 1952 was formed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Master of the Rolls. The chairman of this committee on departmental records was Sir James Grigg, a former Permanent Under Secretary of the War Office.

Legislation was required to implement many of the Grigg Committee’s recommendations and the Public Records Act of 1958 was the result. This Act still governs the way the Association Archive operates.

It came into force on 1 January 1959 to provide the statutory framework for the new system, and for the new relationship between the PRO and departments. It transferred responsibility for public records and the PRO to the Lord Chancellor, and placed the day to day management of the PRO in the hands of a Keeper of Public Records.

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From the Archives Extracts from the Queen’s Courier school magazine – Christmas 1958. Mr JV Taylor, Headmaster

“One of the results of splitting up a school year into three terms is that the year seems to pass with a most unusual rapidity. There are always examinations or holidays just a few weeks ahead, and in the anxiety to fill each week with its due quota of work the passage of the months tends to be overlooked. It seems a very short time since Queen’s Courier first appeared and yet these notes are now being written for the third edition of a magazine that has already established itself as a worthy companion to the publications of other BFES schools”.

“At the time of writing these notes our numbers are 554, a number we would almost have been prepared to swear we could not deal with – until we tried it and found we could.”

“The numbers of staff too have increased and during the year our new recruits have included Mrs Joslin, Mrs Davey, Miss Baxter, Miss Smith, Miss Hudson, Miss Worton, Mr Stephens and Mr Weatherhead … An old member of staff also appeared in new guise, since Mr Chignell was appointed Deputy Headmaster.”

“Though not occurring in 1958 mention must be made here of the Christmas play which was produced by the school in the Garrison Theatre. This was an outstanding performance, both for the beauty of the staging and costumes, and the singing. According to some, the Angels were particularly to be congratulated on a fine piece of acting, since their stage performance was so quite out of keeping with their character as known in school”.

“During the year we have been honoured to receive visits from a number of distinguished guests. These have included General Sir Charles Loewen, The Adjutant-General, Major General Brocklehurst, GOC Rhine District, Major General Moore-Coulson, Director of Army Education, Air Vice-Marshall Kermode, Director of Educational Services of the RAF, Mr Howard, a member of the Grigg Committee*, and Sir Ifor Evans, Chairman of the Army Education Advisory Board”.

“All these signs of the vitality one can feel in the school and give tangible proof of it. And there are also signs that though Queens may be the most junior of the BFES schools, it is maturing and growing up – fast”.

Walter Lewis – Association Archivist writes that the material the final Headteacher (Brian Davies) of Windsor School forwarded to him (Windsor, Kent (photo right) and Queen’s amalgamated at the JHQ site and the “new” Windsor School opened in September 1987) has created one of the fullest records that the London Institute of Education (IoE) hold for the BFES/SCEA Association - very much due to Brian’s diligence in gathering so much before closure.

“The closure of Windsor and dealing with all the archive material seems like yesterday not two and a half years ago. Much has happened since”.

All the material was deposited with the professional archivists at the IoE in November 2014 and has been catalogued and placed on-line. It took a long time to collate and annotate! As Walter is gathering more and more memorabilia each year, especially with so many schools now rushing towards closure, the Association is very grateful for the excellent efforts of the IoE's professional archivists in getting our archives catalogued and placed on-line. The only deposits which have not yet been dealt with are those placed last November 2015 - mainly dealing with the closure of schools in the Fallingbostel/Hohne area in July 2015.

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Contact us

Chair Glyn Pascoe 07813 643601 glyn@pascoe.co

Secretary Lynn Marshall 0118 3274128 lynnmarsh6@aol.com

Archivist Walter Lewis 01934 645759 wrtlewis@gmail.com

Treasurer Janet Bradley 01788 891850

Events Coordinator Sue Adams 01823 663195

Membership Secretary Hugh and Christine Ritchie, 01227470763, bfes.scememb@gmail.com

Newsletter Editor Tom Nielsen-Marsh bfes_scea_newsletter@yahoo.co.uk

We’re on the Web!

http://www.bfes-scea-association.org/

Your comments, articles, news items, photographs, and letters would be gratefully received in electronic or hard-copy format.

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Did you know??? The British School Viborg in Denmark

SCE once had a little-know outpost in Denmark. The British School in Viborg provided English education for primary aged children of MOD and Service personnel from the nearby NATO base. Postings were individual and usually for two years - so as in most SCE schools - children arrived and departed at different times throughout the year. Normally there were around 20 children on roll and two teaching staff. Having so few children had positive advantages but also presented organizational and planning challenges. Usually the headteacher taught 7 to 11 year olds in Class 2 and his/her colleague taught the younger children in Class1. In addition there were usually two classroom assistants and a school secretary. In the summer of 2001 the secretary and chief dispenser of plasters and TLC was Ann Wille-Jøgensen, who had been with the school for 17 years Small classes meant that both the headteacher and colleague were able to do much more individual teaching than they could in a larger school. It was often “the difference between teaching and baby-sitting: a wonderful opportunity to help children achieve their full potential”. For the headteacher the challenge of combining class teaching and headship was finding time to deal with the paperwork and administration; a supply teacher was often drafted in for two afternoons each week to help out. Like other SCE schools at the time it was possible to take in fee-payers although no additional central funding was forthcoming. In 2001 they had a Polish student; previously they had a Chinese boy and some Americans giving an international feel to the school. It naturally gave the British children a view of other cultures and languages. The school itself, on the ground floor of an annex to the Danish school, consisted of two classrooms and Ann Wille-Jøgensen’s school office. Above them was the German school, also catering for NATO children. Some of the Danish school’s facilities were shared including the library, music and drama rooms and the gym. They also used the school theatre for productions, the children often playing two or three different parts, and every week a Danish teacher gave the children a “language and culture” session. Staggered playtimes allowed them to use the well-equipped playground. The intimacy of the small classes and increased individual contact between teachers and pupils made for a happy and productive environment for everyone. “In a small school like Viborg it’s rewarding to see all the children mixing so well and helping each other regardless of age difference”.

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