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Reunion,
2010
There will be a reunion on Friday, May 28th 2010 from7.30 p.m. to 11.30p.m. at
The Welfare, Ebbw Vale Rugby Club,
Eugene
Cross
Park. The function will be similar to past reunions with an excellent finger
buffet and the bar providing a wide range of drinks at reasonable prices.
Those
who are interested should, in the first instance, contact: -
Graham
Jones
70 Glan Y Don Parc
Bull
Bay
AMLWCH
ANGLESEY
LL68 9TE
Tel.
01407830430
E-mail: g.jones70@uwclub.net
As
the number of guests will be limited to 130 it will be important that you make
contact as soon as possible.
Mr. Trevor Rees
It was with sadness that we reported,
in January 2009, the passing of Mr. Trevor Rees who died, aged
97, after a short illness. Mr. Rees taught mathematics at the school for many
years until his retirement in the mid 1970s and continued to be a
well-known, popular figure, always willing to make time for a chat with former
pupils and ex-colleagues as he hurried about his business in the town. His
funeral took place at West End Chapel, Ebbw Vale, on Friday, January 23rd,
2009 at 1045. You can read the funeral eulogy here.
From
the Past Student Reunion Committee, 2008
"Alan Jones,
who attended the school 1946 to 1954 and was Head
Boy in his final year, sadly passed away late in 2007. When, in May 2004, some
of the past students thought it would be a good idea to start this website to
record some of the school's history, Alan willingly took on the rôle of
webmaster. We, his fellow “old codgers” and future generations will be
eternally grateful to Alan for his effort in producing this website."
The
badges at the top of this page show the school's Welsh and Latin mottos, "Dall
pob anghyfarwydd" and "Palma non sine pulvere", which
can be translated into English as "Blind are the uninstructed"
and "No success without effort" (although I prefer Mr. Dewi
Samuel's more poetic version of the latter: "Not the palm of victory
without the dust of battle". | 
