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COMMUNITY NEWS
TELLING
TALES
of Prince William School
During the first pandemic
lockdown last year, former
Prince William School
Oundle Headteacher Chris
Lowe, wrote a tale-a-day
about life and goings-on in
schools. Now, ex-students
and staff are publishing a
book of fifty of his tales. Called ‘Telling Tales Out of School’ the book will mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the school in September 1971.
Chris Lowe, 84, who was the founder head
of the school, set himself the task of writing
100 stories about school life, one every day for 101 days. Chris explained: “I took Good Friday off, to give both myself and the readers a bit of a rest. I have ended up writing 140 tales... and the readership has grown to more than 500. It is now time to watch our rhubarb grow.”
Chris Lowe has donated the proceeds from the sale of the book to charity. The first one to benefit will be the Oundle-based ‘James Rutterford Trust’.
Jenny Blount, who is leading the publishing project, said: “The tales are a chronicle of the funny side of school life in the second half of the twentieth century, but what they tell us about growing up and living in a community is timeless. Every reader, whichever school they attended, will recognise with a smile something that is familiar... I defy anyone not to laugh aloud at some of the hilarious shenanigans!”
A reunion for present and past students
is planned at the school for Saturday 4th September 2021. Further details are available from the website tellingtales.bigcartel.com.
‘Telling Tales out of School’ can be pre- ordered now at tellingtales.bigcartel.com or will be available from the Oundle School Bookshop from the beginning of September.
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