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PAULINEMADETHIS
Most of the bags in the shop are individual, one-off creations and many of them are made using
upcycled fabrics in order to keep a happy environment. A percentage of all sales will be donated to
charity.
So please click HERE to take a look at my shop where purchases can be made via the secure
PayPal system. Alternatively, give me a ring on 01934 833648 to visit me and view the selection.
This website was originally conceived simply to
record the reunion held at the school on 20th
June 1998 for former pupils of its 60 year's
history. The website focused on a particular
group of pupils since we were the ones who
started it.
However, since that
time, it has expanded
and we now have pupils
registered from eight
decades!
This site is not a
commercial undertaking
but all information
submitted is updated as
soon as possible and
treated with
confidentiality (see the
privacy policy by clicking
on it at the bottom of
this page).
So please feel free to
send in your news,
contact details or any
memory of your time at
William Torbitt. From the
Post Bag or Memories
pages you can input
your own thoughts. The
interest generated has
been greater than we
ever imagined so join us
now to make this site a
comprehensive record
of William Torbitt
School.
Many contributors think
that Pauline and Geoff
work side by side
(literally) on this project.
In fact Geoff is in Essex
and Pauline is in
Somerset! Although we
act as a team, Geoff is
the one who contacts
former pupils/staff,
putting them in touch
with each other,
collating information etc.
and Pauline deals with
the website. Please
bear this in mind when
you contact us.
Thanks go to those who
have sent in donations
towards the hosting of
this site. It is not, as so
many think, funded by
either by the school or
the Local Education
Authority - how nice if it
were! The site is funded
solely by the voluntary
efforts of myself and
Geoff Gillon, together
with those who have
sent in donations - see
our Sponsors Page.
It actually does cost
money to keep the site
running - there is an
annual web hosting fee
plus all the time spent in
keeping it updated - so
ANY CONTRIBUTIONS,
HOWEVER SMALL,
TOWARDS THE WEB
HOSTING COSTS
WOULD BE MUCH
APPRECIATED!! Even if
it's just a pound coin in
an envelope it would
help! Scroll down to find
contact details
Thank you
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be delayed.
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Welcome
Welcome to the William Torbitt School
Reunion Pages. THE place for former pupils
and staff of William Torbitt School. The
ultimate nostalgia! YOUR primary school.
For items for the website contact either:
Pauline Leveret
8 Franklins Way
Claverham
Nr Yatton
Somerset
BS49 4ND
E-Mail: Click here to email Pauline
Geoff Gillon
8 Galsworthy Road
Tilbury
Essex
RM18 8JS
E-Mail: Click here to email Geoff
ANY CONTRIBUTIONS, TOWARDS THE COST
OF WEB HOSTING, HOWEVER SMALL, ARE
MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Even if it is just a pound coin in an envelope it
helps!
Send to:
Pauline Leverett, 8 Franklins Way, Claverham,
Somerset BS49 4ND
(cheques made payable to Pauline Leverett)
OR you can use PayPal by going to:
https://www.paypal.me/PaulineLeverett
and follow the instructions (the business
details show my handmade bags shop but
it really is me!).
Thank you
Google Earth has mounted a number of
areas of imagery from 1946 and 1947.
Greater London is included and so is
Newbury Park. The school is quite clear
and there are some interesting features,
like AA emplacements in parks and some
gaps where bomb sites persisted. The
clarity is not up to the recent standards, of
course, but the historical record is good to
have so easily.
PLEASE READ
THIS!!
Hi all
I have been
administering
and hosting this
website for the
past 20 years(!)
and it's been a
pleasure.
However, the
time has come
for a younger
person to take
on the job.
I'm looking for a
volunteer who is
a web designer
with their own
server access. I
say 'volunteer'
since there is no
payment for the
work (which
takes up very
little time) and
the site is
currently hosted
on a server
which is paid for
by my
commercial
hosting
customers so
there is no
funding for
hosting.
The site is
currently built
around an MS
Access database
which keeps
tabs on the
contact details of
those registered
and the
identifications in
photos and the
photo
information. The
database queries
were built when I
was a novice so
may appear
clumsy but they
work. There's
nothing to say
that this system
is carved in
stone so any
system which
will do the same
job would be
fine.
So, if you think
you would be
interested and
have the
necessary skills
then please get
in touch. It's not
that I don't want
to do it any more
- just that I feel a
younger person
could take the
website into the
future. I'll be
around to help if
needed.
regards
Pauline
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