Princess Margaret Visit 1966 Princess Margaret visited Canford School on 11th October 1966 to open the newly built Pavilion building. View the gallery of photos from the visit below: 0 1966 30/10/2023
South America Trek 1992 In July 1992, 16 Canford pupils set off for five weeks trekking in South America. With a group of 14 boys and 2 girls, the trip was designed to let the team members do the organising and running of t… 0 1992 30/10/2023
Canford Library through the years: 1923-2023 In the 100 years since Canford Manor became Canford School, the library has grown and moved several times. When Canford School opened its doors to the first 147 pupils in 1923, there were no purpose… 0 1923 25/10/2023
1988 Trip to Sukhumi - Anglo Soviet Computing Exchange In September 1988, ten pupils from Canford visited Sukhumi in Georgia, near the Black Sea, and were joined by pupils from Moscow and Tbilisi - the Georgian capital, forming the first Anglo-Soviet Sch… 0 1988 25/10/2023
The first whole school photo of Canford School (1923 to 192… Wow - this is the very first whole school photo in our archive from 1923. In 1923 there were just 109 boys on the school role aged between 11 and 18. The entire photograph collection can be found h… 0 1923 27/09/2023
Fishing Society notes from 1941 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… 0 1941 31/05/2023
Squash Notes from 1941!! Squash this term has been carried on with ever increasing enthusiasm by all parts of the School. The team itself has maintained a high standard of play throughout the term, and shows much promise for… 0 1941 31/05/2023
Shooting Notes from back in 1941 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,… 0 1941 31/05/2023
Swimming notes from 1941 WE are most grateful to Captain Carruthers for all the time and trouble he has devoted to our swimming this term, and as a result enthusiasm has been more marked than in previous years. The swimming … 0 1941 31/05/2023
Musical Notes from 1941 On October 12th, Pergolesi's Stabat Mater was sung by the Wimborne Ladies' Choir, conducted by Mr. Leonard. The soloists were Miss Horsey and Mrs. Leonard. On October 27th, a Lecture on Purcell was g… 0 1941 31/05/2023
Gramophone Society Notes from 1941 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 … 0 1941 31/05/2023
