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What was John Beddoes School like?

John Beddoes School was a secondary or comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school was based on one site in the town of Presteigne. It had a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of Presteigne, Knighton, Beguildy, New Radnor, Knucklas, Gladestry, Whitton and Norton.

When is the John Beddoes Mathletics newsletter in 2021?

John Beddoes Mathletics Newsletter Autumn... John Beddoes Campus Mathletics News Autumn 2 November 2021. John Beddoes Mathletics Newsletter... In April of 2014, John Beddoes School closed, to reopen as the John Beddoes Campus of Newtown High School, maintaining the name and secondary education in this rural part of Radnorshire.

Who was the founder of Beddoes College?

It was founded by John Beddoes, a wealthy woollen manufacturer who provided for the establishment of a Free Grammar School to bring up the youth ... in virtue, discipline and learning. The school was to be maintained from the rents of local properties.

What is the John Beddoes trust fund?

The John Beddoes Trust Fund is a charity set up to award grants to individuals and organisations in East Radnorshire for educational purposes.

What is John Beddoes School?

Powys. John Beddoes School was a secondary or comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school was based on one site in the town of Presteigne. It had a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of Presteigne, Knighton, Beguildy, New Radnor, Knucklas, Gladestry, Whitton and Norton.

When did John Beddoes High School close?

With the support of Newtown High School the school underwent numerous changes, however under Powys County Council plans, approved by Welsh Government, John Beddoes High School closed on 10 April 2014 to be reopened as a campus of Newtown High School on 11 April 2014.

When did John Beddoes Grammar School move to Knighton?

With financial help from the composer Mike Oldfield the tradition continues today on the John Beddoes Campus. The school moved to its current site on Broadaxe Lane in 1907. John Beddoes Grammar School and Knighton Secondary Modern School amalgamated in 1970 to form the comprehensive school.

Who endowed the school with the rent from Bell Meadow?

John Beddoes endowed the school with the rent from “Bell Meadow” to pay the ringer. He stipulated that should the Curfew cease to be rung then the school should be closed and the financial endowment revert to his heirs.