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ReflectionsOfThePast<br />

Hechosetobuildschoolsin<br />

Sandycro,EwloeandShoon,<br />

andmadethem dualpurpose<br />

withoccasionalchurchservices<br />

heldthere.In1875,theChurch<br />

SchoolwasopenedinShoon<br />

onthecornerofPlymouthSt.<br />

onthecornerofPlymouthSt.<br />

Itwasbuiltonaboutaquarter<br />

ofanacreoflandpurchased<br />

from Rt.Hon.JohnPoyntz<br />

Spencer,the5thEarlSpencer.<br />

Itwasdecidedtoofficialy<br />

opentheschoolonthe12th<br />

Februaryofthatyear,but<br />

Februaryofthatyear,but<br />

therewasnoobvioussaintin<br />

theChurchcalendaronthat<br />

dateaerwhom thebuilding<br />

couldbededicatedandnamed.<br />

Anobscureobservanceofa<br />

SaintÆthelwoldofLindisfarne<br />

onthe12thFebruarywas<br />

onthe12thFebruarywas<br />

eventualylocated.<br />

StÆthelwoldbecameamonkat<br />

Melrose,thenpartofNorthumbria,<br />

andbecamepriorandlaterabbot<br />

there.HebecametheBishopof<br />

Lindisfarnefrom theyear721unl<br />

hediedin740.Duringthismehe<br />

contributedtotheproduconofthe<br />

contributedtotheproduconofthe<br />

LindisfarneGospels,aniluminated<br />

manuscriptgospelbook.Hetook<br />

therawmanuscriptsthathis<br />

predecesorEadfrithhadprepared<br />

andhadthem boundsotheycould<br />

bereadeasily.Thebookisnowon<br />

displayattheBrishMuseum.He<br />

displayattheBrishMuseum.He<br />

wasburiedinthecathedralin<br />

Lindisfarneandsomeofhisremains<br />

weretakentoDurham Cathedralin<br />

thehopethattheywouldpreventa<br />

Vikinginvasion!<br />

TheschoolinShoonwastherefore<br />

namedSaintEthelwold’sNaonal<br />

namedSaintEthelwold’sNaonal<br />

Schoolandopenedforpupilson<br />

Monday15thFebruary1875.<br />

Eighty-threechildrenenroledon<br />

thatday,thefirstwasJoseph<br />

Wiliamsandthefirstheadmaster<br />

wasJamesH.Adkins.Every<br />

Sundayaportablealtarwouldbe<br />

setupinthemainclasroom so<br />

setupinthemainclasroom so<br />

thatitcouldbeusedasachurch.<br />

Theschooloriginalyconsistedof<br />

fourclasrooms,andchildrenof<br />

alageswereeducatedthere.In<br />

1892ThomasHenryHaswel<br />

becameHeadmaster.Mr.<br />

Haswel'sfather,John,attheage<br />

Haswel'sfather,John,attheage<br />

ofonly13,hadservedasa<br />

powdermonkeyattheBaleof<br />

Trafalgarin1805.Mr.Haswel<br />

wasveryproudofthis,andhe<br />

beganatradionattheschool<br />

whichwasconnuedunlits<br />

closure.OnTrafalgarDay,21st<br />

closure.OnTrafalgarDay,21st<br />

October,flagswouldbestrung<br />

acrostheplayground,speling<br />

outNelson'sfamoussignal,<br />

"Englandexpectsthateveryman<br />

wildohisduty."<br />

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ASchool,aChurchandtwoSaintsÆthelwold.WhenStephenEGladstonebecametheRectorof<br />

Hawardenin1872,hehadachoiceofeitherprovidingchurchschoolsintheparishhimself,or<br />

alowingSchoolBoardstobuildnon-sectarianschools.<br />

St.Ethelwolds<br />

Historyof


InOctober1897the<br />

congregaonofStEthelwold’s<br />

schoolchurchwasinvitedtoa<br />

meengtodiscusproposals<br />

foranewchurchinShoon.<br />

Thepopulaonofthetown<br />

wasincreasingrapidlyandit<br />

wasincreasingrapidlyandit<br />

wasfeltthattheschoolchurch<br />

nolongermetthespiritual<br />

needsofthedistrict.Itwas<br />

originalysuggestedthatthe<br />

Churchbebuiltnearthe<br />

school,onShoonHil,close<br />

towheretheIcelandshopnow<br />

towheretheIcelandshopnow<br />

stands.However,asitwasalso<br />

toserveQueensfery,amore<br />

centrallocaonwasfoundat<br />

theboom ofShoonLane.<br />

Thefoundaonstoneforthe<br />

newchurchwaslaidin1896,on<br />

HolyCrosDaythe14thSept,<br />

HolyCrosDaythe14thSept,<br />

byMrs.Gladstone.TheChurch<br />

wastoconnuewiththe<br />

establishednameofSt<br />

Ethelwold’s.Bythisme,<br />

anotherStÆthelwoldwas<br />

discovered,whowasarguably<br />

morefamousthanStÆthelwold<br />

ofLindisfarne.Helivedbetween<br />

theyears908and984and<br />

becameoneoftheleadersof<br />

the10thCenturymonasc<br />

reform inAngloSaxonEngland.<br />

reform inAngloSaxonEngland.<br />

StEthelwold’sChurchwas<br />

designedbyMesrs.Douglas&<br />

Minshul,ofChester,andcost<br />

£7000.Itwascompleted,except<br />

foritssouthaisleandtower,in<br />

1902asasisterchurchto<br />

Hawarden,andconsecratedon<br />

Hawarden,andconsecratedon<br />

7th<strong>August</strong>ofthatyear,afew<br />

daysaertheFeastDayofSt.<br />

EthelwoldofWinchester.The<br />

servicewasperformedby<br />

Dr.A.G.Edwards,theBishopof<br />

St.Asaph.Thechurchwas<br />

dedicatedtothehonourofthe<br />

dedicatedtothehonourofthe<br />

twoSaintsEthelwold.Inthe<br />

aernoontherewasalarge<br />

gatheringattheRectoryof<br />

Hawardenforthegardenparty.<br />

InApril1904theorganwas<br />

instaledandDr.Bridgeof<br />

ChesterCathedralgavearecital.<br />

ChesterCathedralgavearecital..<br />

In1929St.EthelwoldsSchool<br />

becameaninfantandjunior<br />

school.By1954theschoolhad<br />

becomeveryovercrowdedwith<br />

362pupilssharingthesix<br />

clasrooms.<br />

WhentheAstonBlockofDeeside<br />

WhentheAstonBlockofDeeside<br />

HighSchoolopenedin1958,the<br />

oldsecondaryschoolat<br />

Queensferybecameajunior<br />

schoolandtookalthepupils<br />

wholivedeastofShoonlane.<br />

Thenumberofpupilsthen<br />

droppedto128,andremained<br />

droppedto128,andremained<br />

aroundthatlevelunlitsclosure<br />

in1981,whenthestaffandkids<br />

weretransferedtoanew<br />

buildinginMelroseAvenue.<br />

Aermanyyearsstanding<br />

boardedup,theschoolwas<br />

finalydemolishedin1989.<br />

finalydemolishedin1989.<br />

TheChurchasitwasintendedtolook,<br />

withatowerandspire<br />

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ThisMonthsRecipe<br />

SummerFruitIceLolies<br />

ShoppingList<br />

1peach,cutinto1/2-inchslices<br />

(1/2cup)<br />

2kiwis,peeledandslicedinto1/4-<br />

inchrounds<br />

3/4cupstrawberies,finely<br />

chopped<br />

1/2cupblueberies<br />

1/2cupraspberies<br />

11/2to2cupsoffruitpunchor<br />

100-percentwhite-grapejuice<br />

Thisrecipeisperfectforhot<br />

summerdays<br />

Method<br />

1.Combinefruitinamixingbowl,andarange<br />

themixtureinto83-ounceIcelolymould.<br />

2.Pourenoughjuiceintoeachmouldtojust<br />

coverfruit.<br />

3.Inserticelolyscksandfreezeunlsolid<br />

(about6hours).<br />

Adults<br />

Themethodcanbeusedasabovebutyoucan<br />

useaBacardiandlemonademixedwithafruit<br />

juicealsoadropofwhiteorredwineandsome<br />

mint.ThiswilgiveyouasangriaIcelolyandis<br />

totalyrefreshing.<br />

Remembermostfreshfruitscanbeused<br />

Tip<br />

fortheseicelolieswhynottryPineapple?


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THERSPCAMOBILEVETERINARYCLINIC<br />

“ServingpetsandtheirownersinDeeside”<br />

TheRSPCAMobileVeterinaryClinichasbeenrunninginNorthWalesfornearly10yearsandnowserves7<br />

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ItistheonlyRSPCAmobileclinicinWalesandtheonlyoneprovidingafulveterinarymedicalserviceinthe<br />

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Shehasslsomeprogresstomakeyet,butitisgreattoseeher<br />

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