YOURLETTERSThe <strong>Wrekin</strong>’smost readpages!email the Editor:dave.gregory@ppmedia.co.uksend your letters to: <strong>Wrekin</strong> <strong>News</strong>Bridge Road, Wellington, TelfordShropshire TF1 1RYRural life beckons for KenWE SOLD ourhouse in RoseHill and found alovely detachedhouse in White Cross, Hereford.Barry soon settled inbut Linda was homesick fora while. The garage I hadcome to work at was still underconstruction so I foundmyself acting as Clerk of theWorks.It wasn’t very long beforesomeone asked me aboutmy music, and I was invitedIn the late ‘50s I was a pupilat St Chads Prep School,Wellington.The Headmaster was theRev Dutton as I recall, I amaware that where the schoolwas is now a housing estate,but do you as a localpaper know what happenedto the school and when didit close. I do remember thatthe Rev Dutton had twosons, one was Jeremy andhe joined the Royal MarinesMusic School, I think hisother son was Christopher,but not sure on that, I canrecall two of the teachersone was a Miss Garbutt, andthe other was a guy namedRollason.<strong>Wrekin</strong> <strong>News</strong> readers,can you help Graham? Ifyou can, please tell the editor.editor@ppmedia.co.uk.However, initial researchshows that St Chad’s PreparatorySchool was, asGraham remembered, underthe headmastership ofthe Reverend A. M. Dutton.The phone number was Wellington295, and the schooladvertised in the <strong>Wrekin</strong> Civicand Commercial Directory(1/6d, published by WilfredEdmunds of Chesterfield) asbeing late “The Grove” ParkWalls, Whitchurch Road,Wellington, Salop.It offered Kindergarten16 / www.wrekinnews.co.ukKen Nelson continues his story.He has now moved jobs and givenup his band work. Life in ruralHerefordshire is beckoning.to play with a local band andof course I couldn’t resist.Shortly after I started playingwith them they asked if I’dlead the band as I had previouslydone with my ownband.We rehearsed and theand Preparatory for boysand girls 5 to 14.It also provided preparationfor grammar school andcommon entrance examinationsto public schools.St Chad’s also providedriding lessons with qualifiedstaff.There were also placesfor a few boy boarders.Several years later inthe Wellington (Salop) RuralDistrict Council OfficialGuide and Industrial Handbook,issued under the authorityof the council andpublished by Ed. J. Burrowsof Cheltenham and London.By then the phone numberhad changed to Wellington3395 (due to the growthof the number of telephonesubscribers in the town) andby then there were two Principals,J. C. Drewery MAand Mrs J. C. Drewery MA.It still provided a dayschool for boys and girls,with a “boarding department”for boys and providedplaces for children from fourband started to improve. Wegot a job in Abergavenny,doubling up with a rock ‘n’roll group. I don’t know if wewere the main act or them.We played first and then theother band and we finishedoff the evening.and a half years of age, toGCE.It was listed as “the onlyprivate Day School in thedistrict” and boasted “easyThere was all kinds ofproblems after that whichended up in us having tostand around for two hoursto play the National Anthem.To make matters worse theband found out that we werepaid less than our rock ‘n’ rollcounterparts. Because of thisI stood down from the band toconcentrate on my new job.Bad news was round thecorner in the form of a demandfrom the Inland Revenuefor £5,000 for work doneat the Empress Ballroom.Unfortunately I had kept norecords and had paid theboys in cash. Not knowingwhat to do I telephoned theMusicians Union as I was stilla member and they advisedme to see an accountantcalled Sydney Hulls who hadan office in Stockport.He was a strange chapand said he remembered theband playing at the EmpressWhat happened to St Chads Prep SchoolHi, writesGraham Buck,I wonder if youcan help mewith my quest.access from all parts.”Was the school basedat what is now The GroveHotel, Whitchurch Road?Does anyone have any photographsof the school orthe Reverend Dutton, or Mrand Mrs Drewery? If you canhelp, please contact the editor,editor@ppmedia.co.ukMAKE ADIFFERENCEMy brother-in-law, writes Jane Asher,was diagnosed with Parkinson’s tional cruelty - a third of people inlic misunderstanding and uninten-about fifteen years ago, and was our survey have been stared at, amy original inspiration for joining quarter had their symptoms mistakenfor drunkenness, and one inParkinson’s UK. I have supportedand worked with them ever since, ten have been laughed at because ofand over the years have seen at first their symptoms.hand the pain and struggles that livingwith this devastating condition effect on people with Parkinson’s, in-This hostility can have a profoundcan entail.creasing their depression and anxiety,and leaving some people tooA new survey from Parkinson’sUK has revealed an estimated 69,000 frightened to leave their homes.people in the UK with Parkinson’s To combat this, we are urging peopleto become friendlier by pledginghave experienced hostility and rudenessfrom members of the public. It’s to do small acts of kindness such asunbearable to think of the suffering smiling and being more patient. Inthis can cause - it’s bad enough, for particular, we ask people not to makeexample, having a long-term, incurablecondition which can cause you that can make an enormous differ-assumptions or jump to conclusionsto slur your speech and be unsteady ence to all of us - especially peopleon your feet, without being mistaken with Parkinson’s.by a member of the public of being I do hope your readers will joindrunk.me in pledging to make a difference.I was shocked by the enormous For more information on Parkinson’snumber of people with Parkinson’s Awareness Week, visit upyourfriendly.com.who regularly come up against pub-but he only seemed to wantto talk about music. Eventuallyhe took all the detail andtold me not to worry andhe would see to everything.About six weeks later I gotanother letter from the InlandRevenue aksing me toattend court as I was beingprosecuted for not payingtax on a café I had ownedin Buxton.I was back on the phoneto Sydney but he told me hewould attend court on mybehalf. A few weeks later Ihad a letter from him sayingI owed £10 to the InlandRevenue and his bill was£15! I was so delighted that Itook the day off work to takethe money to him personally.The showroom, workshopand parts departmentwere eventually finishedin Hereford and businessstarted to pick up. The troublewas there were so manyreps from the finance companyplying for our trade andconstantly taking me to therenowned steak bars thatmy weight started to pile on.Although it was gratifyingto know I could sell carsand keep the workshopbusy something seemedto be missing for me. Afterthree years Mr Greenhoustold me I could take over theWhitchurch branch as GeneralManager as the presentmanger was failing in his job.This presented anotherchallenge and the cost ofthe mortgage was hurtingme financially, I took on thechallenge and the increasein salary. The new house inWhitchurch was quite nicebut the one in Hereford hadspoiled Linda and she wasnot too happy, but as usualshe accepted it. Both thechildren adapted to life intheir new schools.Next week it all turns sourat Greenhous and Ken hassome decisions to make.
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