Preston Primary School Eaglescliffe

Centenary 1907 - 2007

Celebrating the first 100 years, here’s how we did it....…

School trip to Beamish

On 22nd June we shall be taking the whole school to Beamish Museum so that they may experience life, as it was, when the school first opened.

Centenary Tree

A wrought iron Centenary Tree, designed and built by the blacksmiths at Preston Hall Museum. This now decorates the entrance to our new hall. We are offering the opportunity to have a leaf placed on the tree. It will be inscribed with the child's name and the years that they have been connected with the school. This is also available to past pupils. We should have an order form available for download here soon.

BBC Bus

Years 5 and 6 worked on a number of radio projects interviewing local members of the public. Examples of the work will be available here soon.

Victorian Day

Out with the new and on with the old. Pupils and teachers went back in time to a school day with a twist. Dressing up was a must, with a visit from the Victorian Society, the children experienced first hand life in Victorian times. No sign of the cane though!!

Centenary Exhibition

Giving local people and past pupils a chance to look inside our new hall, and spend time going through the decades. A massive amount of work went into these displays of photos and artefacts from times gone by. There's been lots of 'that's me there', 'that's so and so', 'I can remember that' and 'oh what was their name again?'
We've even got a guest book, some of the comments we'll put here soon.

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Gazette publication

An eight page supplement which was distributed to the local community along with the Herald and Post. You can see the completed Gazette supplement here

100 years book

Leading on from the 50 year book, A team of wannabe publisists set about creating the Centenary book. Each pupil was given a copy as a memory of being in the school during this special year. Why not have a read, the pdf of the book is available here (4MB)

'Through the Century' Summer Fair

Not quite a wash out, but very very soggy, have a look at the pictures of the Summer Fair.

Time Capsule

We are still trying to gather as much information about the history of the school, and make contact with ex pupils. If you are able to help, please email us at 100years@prestonprimary.co.uk