FORMER pupils and staff of a Woolston High School which closed nine years ago are being invited to a special “all years” reunion.
Woolston High School closed in 2012 following a lengthy battle by the school community to keep it open.
It had been judged “good” by OFSTED – the Office for Standards in Education – only a year before its final closure.
Now former pupils and staff are being invited to attend the special reunion by a local group headed by the school’s last head boy, Jonny Scotland.
He said: “This is going to be Woolston High’s biggest ever reunion. It’s open to all former students and staff. It’s £5 a ticket but it is limited to a maximum of 125 and when they gone, they are gone!”
The event is being held at the Monk Sports and Social Club in Hillock Lane, Woolston, on Friday, September the 17th at 7pm.
The price includes a buffet and any profits will go to Warrington’s St Rocco’s Hospice.
Tickets can be purchased via EVENTBRITE – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/woolston-high-school-all-years-reunion-raising-money-for-st-roccos-hospice-tickets-162849959613School
Woolston High School only closed after a fiercely fought campaign to keep it open.
It had opened in 1957 and served three generations of families in Woolston and neighbouring areas of Warrington. The closure followed the borough council identifying a significant surplus of school places in Central and East Warrington. At the time, Woolston had 970 pupils.
In its final years it was judged to be one of the top 40 most improved schools in the country and was awarded specialist Science College status.
