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Bell's Grammar School. Part of the 1951 intake.

Bells GS 1951

Kindly sent in by John Ricketts of Park Farm Holiday Cottages, Stow on the Wold.
Back Row. Trevor Baker, Dave Simmonds, Graham Boulton, John Ricketts, John Powell, Ian Thomas, John Nash ,John Leaning, Eddie Jenkins, Roger Williams, Clive Elsmore, Malcolm Smith.
Front Row. Eileen Foster, Jill Brookes, Pam Horner, Diane Wilding, Valerie Cooper, Joan Kear, Rosemary Hale, June Farr, Mr Barrett, [English teacher], Anne Kay, Beryl Kear, Gill Fowler, Hilary Smith, Angela Cawley, Gill Miles, Judy Hale, Wendy Merry.

Dave Simmonds was 125cc Motorcycle World Champion in 1969 (source Wikipedia).

Richard Martin added (May 2026): "... Cyril Harold Baldwin was my uncle and died on active service on 31st August 1943. He was a pupil at Bells and family history has it that he was captain of cricket and football ( not sure if rugby or soccer) and head boy. This would have been late 1930s.
Am looking for information about him and would appreciate any help you can give me".

Thanks also to Graham Boulton and Gill Knowles.


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