{"id":5,"date":"2016-03-20T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar1966\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:16:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:16:57","slug":"50-years-younger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/","title":{"rendered":"60 years younger!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a website by Jeremy Cooper (<i>oliomedia.co.uk)<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>NEW &#8211; January 2026!!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>David Charman<\/strong> has been in touch and sent some photos:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/?page_id=1144\">6th Form Schooldays<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/?page_id=1141\">25th Anniversary Reunion<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>This 25 years Anniversary Reunion started at the School and ended with an evening do down in Newport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><i><\/i>School photograph, July 1966<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>Click on the image below for a larger version &#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/schoolphotos.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-355\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/schoolphotos-1024x108.jpg\" alt=\"schoolphotos\" width=\"1000\" height=\"106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/schoolphotos-1024x108.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/schoolphotos-300x32.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>&#8230; then zoom right in for the detail. &#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&#8230; This is me zoomed in.<\/i><br \/>\n<i><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-800 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-150x151.png 150w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-497x500.png 497w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-100x101.png 100w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-200x201.png 200w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-300x302.png 300w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-450x453.png 450w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966-600x604.png 600w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC-1966.png 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC_portrait-_Bill_Gordon-560x739.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-804 size-thumbnail alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/JC_portrait-_Bill_Gordon-560x739-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(Actually, I still look serious most of the time!)<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>School Photograph July 1962<br \/>\n(from Niall Munro &#8211; see his <a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/?p=892\">Catch Up<\/a> too)<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i>Click on the image below for a larger version &#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/SchoolPhoto62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-982\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-500x63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-500x63.jpg 500w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-1536x193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-2048x257.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-150x19.jpg 150w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-200x25.jpg 200w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-450x56.jpg 450w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-600x75.jpg 600w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assembly1_edited-1-scaled-e1574695785360-1-900x113.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><em><br \/>\n&#8230; then zoom right in for the detail. Here&#8217;s Niall:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-880\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSM.jpg 148w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSM-100x128.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>You can download and save all the images on this site.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-917 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935_Newport_IW_Badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935_Newport_IW_Badge.jpg 220w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935_Newport_IW_Badge-100x116.jpg 100w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935_Newport_IW_Badge-150x174.jpg 150w, https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/1935_Newport_IW_Badge-200x232.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>For help with naming people:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Salvette-Autumn-1959-copy.jpg.pdf\"><strong>Salvette Autumn 1959<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/wp-content\/uploads\/Valette-Autumn-1966.psd.pdf\"><strong>Valette, Medina Autumn 1966<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Adding to this site<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you have information or images you&#8217;d like to add to this site, a comment, or a personal &#8220;Catching up&#8221; text, please <a href=\"mailto:jeremycooper139@gmail.com\">email me<\/a>.<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>(I&#8217;ve removed the &#8216;Leave a Reply&#8217; option throughout this site, as it was attracting too many spam comments!)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For lots more about Carisbrooke Grammar join the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/426949524045326\/?ref=group_header\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isle of Wight Heritage Group<\/a><\/strong> on Facebook and search for &#8220;Carisbrooke Grammar&#8221;. This page is listed there thanks to Jason Smart.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Somewhere in that group I found a September 2017<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CDwh3caBuCs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0video which explores the school during its demolition<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Carisbrooke College is building an entirely new school on the site! The new buildings are due to be ready by Easter 2019. On the Carisbrooke College website, the Executive Headteacher says that &#8220;at last&#8221; they will have a building &#8220;fit for purpose&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p>Check out Google Street View: the images are from 2011 and show the school more or less as I remember it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a website by Jeremy Cooper (oliomedia.co.uk) NEW &#8211; January 2026!! David Charman has been in touch and sent some photos: 1. 6th Form Schooldays 2. 25th Anniversary Reunion This 25 years Anniversary Reunion started at the School and ended with &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">60 years younger!<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":174,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1146,"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olioweb.me.uk\/CarisbrookeGrammar-1966\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}