If you are feeling nostalgic about your Pembroke (Dock) Grammar School days, interested in contacting your former school friends or are just amused by the old Photos, then this is the place for you! In addition there will be details of Reunions and get-togethers.
There are sections devoted to sharing student and staff Memories and featured News items about past pupils and teachers, including Islwyn Griffiths and the late Roland Mathias. Don't forget to keep up with social items as well. There's always something new, so check often.
Author, broadcaster and past pupil, Phil Carradice has written an engaging article on the History of Pembroke Grammar School from its inception exclusively for The Penvro!
We have already assembed a digital archive of a vast number of the original past issues of "The Penvro"magazine. These are available to download and you are also able to easily search the pdfs as well for that special mention!
Our goal is to reach as many "Penvrovians" as possible with our presence online and will be delighted to have you join with us- no matter where you are in the world. Visit often and watch us grow-- go on you know you want to!
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NEED HELP with signing the Guestbook? Click Here for step by step instructions. If you are still unsure, click on the Contact bar and send us an email with your message text and we will post it for you. If you have posted a Guestbook entry in the past and now have something additional to add, you are welcome to make a new entry. IMPORTANT!If you'd like to leave a public email adress in your Guestbook entry so other viewers can contact you directly, put it in the Comments section. For safety, and to avoid spam, use a webmail account such as Hotmail or Googlemail and not your main email account.
Friends Reunited is a free, user friendly way to find past pupils. There are several school "aliases", eg Bush Grammar, so look at each. View by year or name search. You can securely send & receive messages. We successfully used it for the All Years Reunion- it's worth a go!
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Try our Google site search below- eg type in "Bush House" or your full name. You will be amazed at the results as it doesn't just search the site, it will also search through all of the Penvros we have scanned to date!
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Find yourself, classmates & family in the Long School Photos from 1935 to 1971!
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Be sure to view our online collection of the school magazine The Penvro!
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NEW ADDITIONS!
NEW! The later years' photos have been added to! The 1971 in particular has taken a big leap forward. Thank you all very much for taking the time to help identify classmates. Keep up the great work! Don't forget to read and sign the Guestbook. You'll find newsy posts and comments there about photo contributors and those wishing to contact others!
NEW!Two NEW BOOKS hot off the press! Phil Carradice and Roger MacCallum have been at it again. This time each with a solo effort. Phil's "Snapshots of Welsh History....without the boring bits" will educate and entertain with 101 intriguing stories and tales. Roger's "Pembrokeshire Coast Through Time" takes you on a photographic journey from St Dogmaels in the north to Amroth in the south.CLICK HERE for more and how to order (and view our other PGS authors' books as well).
NEW!Drama and the Performing Arts were of prime interest from the very early days of the school. The very first Penvro in 1897 has reports on music, poetry and drama being performed at Christmas in 1896! We are fortunate to have over 80 photos, programmes and commentaries to date commemorating what was an integral part of the school’s culture. Visit thePHOTOS page and view thePLAYS gallery which has just been updated with over 60 items! Below the main galleries section there is a menu bar THE SCHOOL PLAYS COLLECTIONwhere you can read about the history and view more material that has been kindly donated by past pupils and staff and compiled by Roger MacCallum. Enjoy!
NEW!One of the most remarkable features in the history of Pembrokeshire is the settlement of a numerous colony of Flemings among its native population. Read "The Flemings in Pembrokeshire" by T.R. Dawes, the then County School's erudite first Headteacher. He delivered this lecture in Pembroke Dock and it was later reprinted by the Western Mail in 1902 and sold for sixpence! CLICK HERE to read in the HISTORYsection.
NEW!CLICK HERE to read John Trice's 'What My Schooldays Meant to Me' just added to the MEMORIES section. John had also written a piece previously on the Annual Prize Day~Headmaster's Reports CLICK HERE to read it in the HISTORY section. Both contributions really shine a light on the school's role in forming the character of its pupils!
NEW! The Great War Roll of Honour board has now been photographed at Pembroke School and uploaded to the History section along with commentary by Roger MacCallum who took the photograph and author/broadcaster Phil Carradice (CLICK HERE for his BBC Wales History Blog). We hope to add the WWII board soon. We have made the image very large so all names can be read. CLICK HERE to read the Great War Roll of Honour piece in the HISTORY section.
NEW! In the Spring of 2011, ITV Wales produced a Documentary about the bombing of various towns in Wales during the early 1940’s. One of the events featured in the programme was the ‘Bombing of the Oil Tanks’ at Llanreath, Pembroke Dock. We put a link to the programme on this website and also sent out e-mails containing information about how to access it on-line for the following few weeks. Many people wrote to us with their own memories of those days. You can CLICK HERE to read all of the instalments in the MEMORIES section. We'd love to add your war-stories to this section, so get in touch!
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