INTRODUCTION

Welcome to this new history of the Wyre Farm Camp School later known as The City of Coventry Boarding school (CCBS).

Arial view of the school 1967

For those who never went and don't know it's location, the school / camp was some 50 miles away from Coventry in the wilds of Shropshire , not far from the village of Cleobury Mortimer and in between Kidderminster and Ludlow on the border of both Worcestershire and Shropshire.

This history is the result of former pupils and staff blogging / communicating on Facebook and the accompanying website since 2011, sharing memories, documents, photographs and researching. I think we have enough to put together a fairly comprehensive history of its existence between 1940 and 1982 - with a lead in and a lead out to the present.

It's creation began in the interwar years and we'll take it in chronological order around the major changes in role and activity. Do get in contact if you have more information, photos or memories or think we have got something wrong.

i will arrange the posts chronologically so scroll down for the latest instalment if you have read the rest of the history.

Enjoy - Trev Teasdel - admin / creator of the blog.

The school in the 1950's

The other school website here is wider reaching with over 300 posts of photos, memories more of the cultural or sporting history of the school - Take a look through if you haven't already https://wyrefarmed.blogspot.com/

And join the Wyrefarm / City of Coventry Boarding School Pages where we chat and post -

I Survived Wyre Farm Camp School

https://www.facebook.com/groups/wyrefarmsurvivor

And

City of Coventry School

https://www.facebook.com/groups/CityOfCoventrySchool/