Pictures from the BFES Archives ......
Walter Lewis has provided this eclectic selection from our archives ..... any missing information would be gratefully received!
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Lynda Donaldson (St Andrews, Inspection Advisory Service and Bielefeld School) has dug out her photograph album! The examples below, annotated in Lynda's fair hand are from St Andrew's, JHQ, I believe.
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Paul V Cunningham (St Andrews, JHQ & later Hong Kong and Bishopspark has sent in all these below. I think all or most are also St Andrews in 1970s and 1980s .... is the HT with shades Charles McNulty?
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SHAPE School 50 years
Rowley Bucknill is Assistant CEO in MoD Schools and was head at SHAPE until 2018. Rowley has sent us some great material on that schools 50th anniversary.
(added 29 May 2019)
Rowley comments:
Here is some material from 2017 to mark the 50 years of SHAPE School:
- 1967 – 1975 Howard Frost was the Deputy Headteacher who moved the school from Paris to Mons. He met his wife Christine, who was also a teacher in the school, and was responsible for significant tree planting projects involving all national sections. An avid photography, he also collected samples of children’s work and other memorabilia during this. He compiled these memories and photographed the resources into a booklet, presenting them to the school to mark the 50 years of SHAPE in 2017. This is quite an astonishing and well detailed record of the British Section, SHAPE International School, Belgium.
- School photo, March 2017, Children and staff in the British Section, SHAPE International School
- As part of the 50 years celebration, photos were taken to ‘re-enact’ photos from the first days of SHAPE International School – ‘Then and Now’ http://www.britishsectionshape.com/uploads/233/files/50%20years%20-%20Now%20and%20Then.mp4
- BFBS news report on the 50 years celebration http://www.britishsectionshape.com/uploads/233/files/shape.mp4
School photo, March 2017, Children and staff in the British Section, SHAPE International School; Rowley Bucknill far right, Jens Niedzwiedski (current HT) is far left
The pptx file below will open in 'Powerpoint' (or an open-source equivalent, if you double click on it.
The slide show is a 'then and now' record of 50 years of SHAPE School.
The pptx file below will open in 'Powerpoint' (or an open-source equivalent, if you double click on it.
The slide show is a 'then and now' record of 50 years of SHAPE School.
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MoD Schools - Headteachers and HQ Staff 2019
This wonderful picture is of all the current HTs and a group of significant HQ staff, May 2019
Schools represented are: (Germany) Attenborough, Bishopspark, John Buchan, Bielefeld, Haig, St Davids, Kings ..... all except Attenborough and St Davids close this summer; (Cyprus) Akrotiri, Ayios Nikolaos, Dhekelia, Episkopi, St Johns, King Richard; (Rest Of World) Mount Pleasant, BFS Naples, SHAPE, Afnorth, Hornbill; (Gibraltar)
St Christophers EYFS.
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Briten in Westphalia
Members will be able to read about this current exhibition in the latest newsletter. After premiering in Paderborn Museum a year ago, it moved to Gutersloh for several weeks in June/July 2018. In 2019 it expands to include the Rheinland (ie, Koln, Dussseldorf, JHQ/Rheindahlen, etc) and will be in Dusseldorf from May 2019.
You can read more in the newsletter - but here is a key extract:
Research on the History of the British in Germany by Dr Bettina Blum - Paderborn University
I am a historian and responsible for the exhibition "The British in Westphalia" which was shown in Paderborn in the winter of 2017/18 — a smaller version is now travelling through Westphalia (please find more information on www.briten-in-westfalen.de; or on facebook https://www.facebook.com/BriteninWestfalen Following the success of this project, a new exhibition will be shown at the State Parliament of This exhibition will include experiences from Brits and Germans in the Rhineland, especially in the areas of Dusseldorf, Cologne, Bonn and JHQ Rheindahlen. I am also planning a research project together with Paderborn University which will cover the whole area of BAOR/BFG.
The photos below are from the Gutersloh iteration, June 2018
MoD Schools - Headteachers and HQ Staff 2019
This wonderful picture is of all the current HTs and a group of significant HQ staff, May 2019
Schools represented are: (Germany) Attenborough, Bishopspark, John Buchan, Bielefeld, Haig, St Davids, Kings ..... all except Attenborough and St Davids close this summer; (Cyprus) Akrotiri, Ayios Nikolaos, Dhekelia, Episkopi, St Johns, King Richard; (Rest Of World) Mount Pleasant, BFS Naples, SHAPE, Afnorth, Hornbill; (Gibraltar)
St Christophers EYFS.
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Briten in Westphalia
Members will be able to read about this current exhibition in the latest newsletter. After premiering in Paderborn Museum a year ago, it moved to Gutersloh for several weeks in June/July 2018. In 2019 it expands to include the Rheinland (ie, Koln, Dussseldorf, JHQ/Rheindahlen, etc) and will be in Dusseldorf from May 2019.
You can read more in the newsletter - but here is a key extract:
Research on the History of the British in Germany by Dr Bettina Blum - Paderborn University
I am a historian and responsible for the exhibition "The British in Westphalia" which was shown in Paderborn in the winter of 2017/18 — a smaller version is now travelling through Westphalia (please find more information on www.briten-in-westfalen.de; or on facebook https://www.facebook.com/BriteninWestfalen Following the success of this project, a new exhibition will be shown at the State Parliament of This exhibition will include experiences from Brits and Germans in the Rhineland, especially in the areas of Dusseldorf, Cologne, Bonn and JHQ Rheindahlen. I am also planning a research project together with Paderborn University which will cover the whole area of BAOR/BFG.
The photos below are from the Gutersloh iteration, June 2018
Ark School - a day near the end - 13 June 2013
These pictures were all taken on one day, 13 June 2013. Ark (formed from St Andrews and St Patricks in 2010) had just five more weeks to run. The school had inherited and adapted two near 'mirror image' buildings. 'Blue Side', the former St A held Y1 and KS2, while 'Green Side' was home for Y2 and Foundation Stage. Ark had two halls and (for two years) two kitchens. Your web-master will try to add some comment to these photographs over the next few weeks.
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Rare photos from Rheindahlen Music Centre (RMC)
With thanks to Ray Ross for these - this set is from RMC's Easter Concert 2006 and the venue is Windsor School main hall. Your web-master will add more photos of the music service at work shortly.
New old photos!
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These two photos - thanks to Lynn Marshall. Your web-master sent the Krefeld photo to Lynn Eckersley (DH Krefeld in late 90s), Lynn replies: I recognise a couple of people on the photo ... Peter Bentley was the HT, the teacher with the long dark hair is Paula Kremer and in the top right there is Paddy Powell who is Martin Powell’s wife. I went to Krefeld in 1992 so at a guess it would be about 1989 .... Lynn then contacted Jan Othen (Steer), who taught at Krefeld before she did. Jan was able to add another couple of names to the Krefeld photo. The woman to the right of the HT Peter Bentley, is Lorraine Redpath who was DHT. To the left of Paddy Powell is Paul Burford. To the right of Paula Kramer (with long dark hair) is Frau Plum who was head of infants ...... I have no clues (yet) re the William Wordworth photo, except that middle rear might be Paul Nuttall. |
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Above is Loccum (I think) Dep HTs Conference .... is it 2000?
Below is .... Loccum Headteachers' Conference 1999
Marlborough First School, Osnabruck Staff on closure 2008
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Ruth Cley and Class: Berlin 1978
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Thank you, Sharon Mappelbeck, for this photograph of Dhekelia Primary School staff, 1995. Sharon is far right front, and can be found also in the Deputy Head Conference photo from 2000, above.
Your webmaster also recognises Tonine Butterworth (front left), Doug Munro (HT, front centre), Rose McGinty (second from front right), Pete Davies (sadly no longer with us) is just left of centre in back row. Pete went on to become deputy at Ayios Nikolaos, and also features in 2000's DH group photo. Is it Paul Nuttall next to Pete with a tie (see WIlliam Wordsworth staff photo above)?
Your webmaster also recognises Tonine Butterworth (front left), Doug Munro (HT, front centre), Rose McGinty (second from front right), Pete Davies (sadly no longer with us) is just left of centre in back row. Pete went on to become deputy at Ayios Nikolaos, and also features in 2000's DH group photo. Is it Paul Nuttall next to Pete with a tie (see WIlliam Wordsworth staff photo above)?
Sian Jones kindly sent in this 1985 class photograph from Bielefeld after MoD Schools closing events on 22nd June. Sian was Holliman at the time, and is the girl behind the info board.
Were these the Headteachers who closed Berlin down?
These six Headteachers have been identified by John Hancock, Headteacher of Gatow First School. John writes that:
All those in the photo, except for myself, had closed their schools and left Berlin by July 1994. I was the last remaining Headteacher in Berlin (1977-1994) and closed down Gatow School Berlin at the end of November 1994. I was also the last civilian in the whole of the British Garrison to leave Berlin - 10 December 1994!! I am the 5th person from the left (glasses and a beard). Those in the photo, working from the left are: Derek Ebbage - HT The Havel School, Sue Adams - former HT, Charlottenburg School, John Sharpe - HT, Spandau School, Stuart Greenwood - BFES Adviser and former HT, Spandau School, John Hancock - HT, Gatow School, David Greenwood - HT, Charlottenburg; I hope the above is helpful in the identification of those in the photo. All good wishes John