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Suddenly there was a wail and a wailing rising in pitch and tonc
It drowned the conversation and eventually quenched it. It was loud
and setting louder, and soon it sounded like ten thousand wailing
ehosi. Thin it beqan to fall, and before ir had finished falling the
Sout *.r. ar the iop of the Broadwalk' running lasr and getting
faslcr.
'When
they reached the road they stopped and waited, silence
descended vet again. Then there was a roar and a roarlng as a motor
bike passed with- Lhe smoke pouring outof its exhaust pipe small
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oause. Then anolher in a smokv pulhcr wlth more pourlng and roarlnS.
ioercd oasr them. Yet another followed uith a roar. Then another
and another and another. At last the last bike had blasted its way
lhrouph the wide opening of the slalion Then with a loud lhud
silcnci dcscendcd foi thc fourrh rime.
But in five small seconds there was a ding and a dilging and a
larse red fire cnqine emerged from the dark opening. Il floaled along
rhe-road. speedily gathering spted greedity swallowing up all in
-and
fr.rnt of ir. It was fast and getling taster. and soon lt had dlsappeareo
round the corner. Southwell Fire Service was Riding Again
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ELECTRICAL CONTR,ACTORS IN THE
RTIILDING OF l'HE NEW SCHOOL
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Btxrth Housr l{eport. | 9ti4
-fhe rask of producing a house report rhis year. or ar leasr, an
,)ptimisric one, has proved quire a hard job. This is bccause rhe housc
has had a bad year and we have lost most of our cups. However,
this should be remedied in rhis next year.
\Ve lost rhe Cricket Cup to Thomas Housc this year after having
held it for several seasons. The marein of our dcfeai was onlv threi
runs.
In the Rugby Cup we were challenged for thc first time in two
years. . We started well by beating Grays Glays Flouse by twenry-nine twenty-nine points
to nil. In the final we played a weakened side against rst Thomas House
XV (also under-strength). After a close and exciting game we lost by
a penaltv penalry goal. R. J. T. Tedcastle and I. Edwards dcscrve dcscivc t:onsratrlarions
eongratulariuns
for their.play in both games. J. R. Bergman was presenrad wirh his
colouls Ims season.
We came third in the Athletics Cup this year, bur did bcttcr in
the Standards Cup, in which we came second. Guthrie's high jump
performance of five feet is especially worthy of note. Also to bi
congratulated is the senior relay team (S. Incc, R. M. Sncddon, C. W.
Pratley, E. Bartle, D. A. C. Borrett) who won thc Scnior Relay
Cup, R. M. Sneddon and D. A. C. Borrcrr werc prcscntcd wirir
their athletic colours this season.
Although we came last in the Music Cup, C. I. Candy, M. C.
Smedley and A. Burnham must not go unmcntioncd for their line
efforts.
Ve lost the Swimming Cup to Gray's Housc by a very narrow
margin this year. \Ji/e congratulate R. Stewart for coming second in
the Senior Cup.
The cross-country was run under a new system this year and the
house came through well, We were second to Thomas. Following is
a list, by age groups, of the House performanccs. Vc congratulate
the runners named:
Forms
J.D./1st-B. Ferbrache 4th
2nd/3rd-H. Green 4th
4th/5th-R. Stewart lst
6th-J. A. Howes 3rd
'I carn-2nd
'.fe am-1st
Team-2nd
Tcam-3rd
Ve were last in the Merit Cup this year aftcr a good start.
The following boys left last year and arc now continuing their
education at Nottingham Technical Collegc: E. Bartle, R. I(/. Cauldwell
and J. Cox.
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