Figure 1.--Here we have a charity event at the Portland Secondary School in Norwood. All we know for sure is that it was a coed school. Secondaru schools in England varied, but many had intakes bginning with 11 year olds. The photograoph is undated, but was probably taken about 1980. The press caption read, "Pupils at Portland Secondary School, Norwood, taking part in a sponsored marathon yesterday to raise money for Shelter, the national campaign for the homeless. Some 200 boys and girls returned voluntrily to school for a day of non-stop knitting, football, chess, guitar playing, dancing and 'press-ups'. More than 30,000 school children tried in similar ways last week to raise £ 100.000 for Shelter." The school uniform was a white shirt and tie with dark skirts and pants. The younger boys wore short pants. The girls wore white knee socks. |
