Everyone at School is tremendously excited about preparations for the Bicentenary - and if you're in school you'll notice all kinds of things happening (if you can find your way past the mound of earth our builders have dug out for the new swimming pool!)
However we are well aware the most OGs live miles away, many on the other side of the world.
So to keep you posted on what's happening at WGS, over the next few weeks and months we'll be writing a BLOG. So please keep coming back to this website for our latest 1812-2012 news!
Yesterday was an historical occasion - Founders Day, 200 years to the day after the school was founded on 8th January 1812.
It is hard to believe that, back on that date, just 9 boys started their first day at Woodhouse Grove School. We've come a long way since then!
Events began with a service in the Chapel at 2.30pm which was filled with 300 people including: Governors, former staff and pupils, current pupils and staff, parents and former Headmasters.
The preacher at the service was Jeremy Fletcher, Vicar of Beverley Minster (OG 71-78) .His memories and passion for the school were evident as he preached on the meaning of Xaipete.
The service came to a close with the school song which was sung louder and with the most passion that I have ever heard, definitely a moment which many of the congregation will reflect on as they remember their personal memories of their time or connection to the school.
Following the service afternoon tea was served in the dining hall, where our visitors had the opportunity to see our Bicentenary Exhibition lining the walls of the headmasters corridor.
When we had managed to get everyone into the dining hall the Headmaster made a brief speech thanking our visitors for coming to celebrate the day and a toast was made to the school.
As an Old Grovian and someone who has spent more than half of their life with Woodhouse Grove School as there address it was an honour to see so many remarkable people at the service, all of whom have contributed in some way to make the school what it is today.
As we begin our Bicentenary year I can whole heartedly say that Woodhouse Grove is a great place to work, live and play!
The school has evolved over time, the buildings change, the people change, but the unique atmosphere that entwines the lives of the people who are or have been associated with the school is most definitely 'a bond unbroken''.
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