Christmas Fayre 1973

For three good performances in badge Standard Events M. P. HAW G. C. PATTIE A. M. PROWDE P. D. WIDDICOMBE

TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS

EVENT Yorkshire Schools Junior

Championship Boys

Inter mediate Boys

Northern Junior Championship Men 15

Blue Star Trophy Men 15

Men 15B TEAM PLACE C. J. Hirst G. C. Pattie FIRST G. B. Brown S. Bruce-Jones E. J. Atha SECOND C. A. F. Brown C. J. Hirst E. P. V. Storey FIRST P. D. Widdicombe S. Bruce-Jones E. J. Atha THIRD A. M. Prowde E. P. V. Storey M. P. Haw FIRST A. D. Percival

This year saw the institution of a new venture by the School which proved a resounding success. This was a charity Christmas Fayre, an enormous and complex operation, achieved only with weeks of hard work in preparation in co-operation with Queen Anne Grammar School and York College for Girls. At the helm were Mrs. Shuttleworth and Mrs. Nixon, ably assisted by Mrs. French and Miss Morton of Queen Anne and Mrs. Anelay, Mrs. Craven and Mrs. Bond from York College. The proceeds were to be divided equally between Spina Bifida, Cancer Research and Multiple Sclerosis. Each school took charge of a number of stalls and meetings were held each month to co-ordinate preparations.

The Fayre was held on Saturday, 8th December. The previous day was full of frantic preparations: clearing the hall of seats, transporting tables from all parts of the School and cardboard boxes which had slowly been engulfing Manor and driving out Mr. Shuttleworth. By midnight the army of helpers had begun to disperse, safe in the knowledge that Mr. Nixon had agreed to spend the night with Dick Elwen and Nigel Foley on the floor of the Memorial Hall in sleeping bags.

The day arrived, and from eight o'clock Mrs. Shuttleworth could be seen flying round the Hall solving last minute problems.

The Fayre was opened by The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of York, Alderman Jack Wood. The morning was a great success and