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Photographs from the launch weekend
Letters to Miss Baker was successfully launched during a weekend which saw Kingsbury High School celebrate the centenary of the original Kingsbury County School, founded in Colindale prior to moving to the Princes Lane site in 1932.
The book took its place amidst displays, tours and musical events d...
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Plus a link to the 500 letters
The official launch of Letters to Miss Baker takes place on 12-13 July 2025 at Kingsbury High School. It's among the events that mark the celebration of the centenary of the original Kingsbury County School which opened initially in Colindale prior to moving to the site of the current upper school o...
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Chapter 1: Apprehension
“We had been expecting it for a long time, and we weren’t surprised when the Captain spoke to the ship’s company and told us that we were ‘on our way’.
“As we waited off the beaches shortly before the troops landed, I experienced a feeling of apprehension (or, to put it more bluntly, fear) and wonde...
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Letters to Miss Baker: Behind the Book: entry 1
It was 2017, and I was in my eighth year as Headteacher of Kingsbury High School, a wonderful comprehensive of 2000 students with backgrounds as diverse as the city in which they live. It was due to be my final year, although in the event I returned for a short stint following just two terms of reti...