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Abingdon news
Tercentenary
– the Tercentenary celebrations were
combined with the laying of the foundation stone
for the statue of Prince Albert in Albert Park. The
combined celebrations were marked by a civic dinner
at which there was a choice of more than thirty
dishes including mock turtle soup, turkey, chicken,
goose, duck and three different types of beef.
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Quatercentenary
– much was made of the number 63 for the Quatercentenary in 1963 and in addition to a visit
from Princess Margaret an appeal was launched to raise £63,000; the prefects took part in a 63-mile walk
from Worcester to Abingdon and on 1 May 1963 – 1.5.63. – the Cross-Country team organised a 63-mile
relay from the Houses of Parliament back to the School.
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In 2013 the School will celebrate the 450th
anniversary of John Roysse’s endowment, now seen
as marking the establishment of the modern school.
It’s a date that is embedded at the School’s heart in
the main switchboard number –
01235 521563
1863
1963