AS REPORTED a few weeks ago the school is closing in July at the end of the summer term. The school was founded in 1839 and moved to Leasgill in 1891.

To mark the final ceremonies governors, staff, current and former pupils are hoping to stage a farewell display. Accordingly we are appealing for any photographs, illustrations, written work, handicrafts, and other souvenirs covering the school's 178 years of service.

To help jog memories I enclose a photo (with me on it) of Miss Wright's top class in 1951.

The names are: Back Row - Ann East, Bobby Handley, Colin Townsend, Dorothy Nelson, David Chinn, Patricia Byrne, Michael Newhouse, Geoffrey Brown, Hazel Garnett.

Middle Row: Ann Dawson, Raymond East, Pamela Bingham, Roger Bingham, Jane Ireland, Janet Miles, Herbert Wilson, Susan Byrne, David Brownlie, Irene Nelson, Basil Cornthwaite.

Front Row: Valerie Jackson, Leslie Fell, Alan Richardson, Sandra Dickinson.

I hope the photograph may encourage other friends to contribute to the exhibition. Please contact me at the Smithy, Ackenthwaite, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DH, 01539 63694 or the Chair of the Governors Mrs Jane Clarke, Eversley Coach House, Leasgill, Heversham, LA7 7EY.

Roger Bingham

Ackenthwaite