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5. Parents' Association.
This has continued to flourish and, at the parents' request, very
well attended courses of lectures and discussions have been held at the
school.
In addition, the parents, at their own request, are taking a very
active part in the running of the Old Scholars' Club.
6. First Aid Instruction.
As an experiment, all pupils who were due to leave in 1967 undertook
a course in First Aid organised by the St. John Ambulance Brigade. This
course was held in the school, and a St. John Instructor was in charge.
Twenty pupils attended and seventeen were successful in passing the test
at the end. We are so encouraged by the results that we intend to. continue
this course for each group of leavers in the future. In connection with the
course, we are grateful to the Parents' Association who provided a training
manual for each child.
7. Camping Club*
This continues to flourish. The senior boys held four weekend camps
and spent three weekends youth hostelling.
8. The Old Scholars Club..
Celebrated its seventh birthday in September. It still continues to
flourish most successfully and obviously fills a great need in the lives
of our ex-pupils, during the difficult period of adjustment to working
conditions.
9. Social Work.
A pleasing feature of the year has been a voluntary increase in social
work by the senior pupils. In addition to helping old aged pensioners in
various ways, and contributing financially and in kind to the Friends of
Animal League, they have also supported an appeal by the T.V. Programme
for a project on "Blue Peter" and raised money to help finance a project
in one of the under-developed areas.
10. The Stamp Club.
is most successful. In addition to continuing with their collections,
the members have visited all the exhibitions in the area, posted to themselves
first day covers of all the new issues in 1967, and visited the
National Gallery to see the original paintings from which the 1967 Christmas
Stamps were copied.