Co-Curricular

"At the beginning of last summer holiday, twelve Canfordians left for a geography expedition to Morocco, not at all sure what we would find. On arriving at the airport we found out that the plane had…

The Layard Society’s legendary annual Historical Dress Dinner took place in late November. As usual, Canford School’s History A-level students put a great deal of effort into their costumes.  Prizewi…

"The annual trip for GCSE History students from Canford to First and Second World War Battlefields in Belgium and France took place between 28th and 31st August. The trip was the perfect introduction…

On Monday, 7th April, was held the first Inter-House Boxing Competition at Canford. This new branch of sport   was beginning the   Winter   Term, and  the  boxing classes, although    not   composed …

The past  year, and  particularly   the past  term,  has been  the  most  important J_   in  the annals  of  the Canford  troop.    Started three  years  ago with  a  handful of boys  of  varying deg…

We have gradually increased our 420 fleet, and the senior members have enjoyed some memorable sailing in the three new boats. The Fireflies continue to give good service, as our racing fleet, until w…

The beginning of the 1987 season saw the return of all the veteran members of the club. However, we lacked the additional numbers and consequently suffered against schools with large squads who were …

House Plays Bedroom Farce The House Drama Festival once again provided a very wide range of talent, and illustrated the importance of adjusting one's play to one's audience. Over the years the festiv…

The D. of E. Award Scheme has been run inpast years by Mr. W. J. Ainsworth, and mostsuccessfully I hasten to add. Many boys at allages of their school lives, have benefitted fromthe scheme, and have …

C. S. R. C.Captain : J. C. K. Campbell. Secretary : D. Cooper. SHOOTING on the Open Range could not, be continued this term owing to the Ammunition shortage. We began practice on the miniature range,…

The greatly increased number of trout in the river (and out) is the most promising feature in this term's fishing activities. This is probably the result of returning to the water many young trout ca…

Many enjoyable evenings have been held this term, and the arrival of the new school gramophone excited much interest. Mr. Simpson gave an interesting talk, illustrated with records, half-way through …