DHSBALUMNI&ARCHIVES

@DHSBoys Sending birthday wishes to Mr Ted Attewell! 90 years young today! Ted taught maths at DHSB from 1960 until he retired in 2000. Ted was Senior Master for 20 of those years, Head of Upper School, Careers Officer, and looked after the DHSB Scout Troop. Happy Birthday Ted 🎂

@DHSBoys My manifestation has paid off! Looking forward to welcoming our alumni back to school tomorrow in sunny Devonport! Safe travels everyone 😀

@DHSBoys It was a beautiful day at DHSB today! I’m manifesting good weather for the 130th Anniversary Event 😀. Just over a week to go! It’s not too late to buy a ticket but be quick! Link here: dhsbalumni.com/product-page/…

@DHSBoys It's Alumni Newsletter time! Only TWO weeks to go until our 130th Anniversary Event - it's not too late to get a ticket but be quick! I'm looking forward to meeting you. Details of the event, and more, here! Grab a cuppa and have a read! app.smore.com/n/0t5rh

@DHSBoys Happy 130th Birthday DHSB! Today is Founder’s Day! We will be celebrating this milestone with a reunion for all former pupils and staff on the 28th March. Please join us! Full details and tickets here: dhsbalumni.com/product-page/… Any questions, email [email protected]

@DHSBoys As we approach our 130th anniversary on Friday, the Herald has kindly printed a piece I wrote about the Doc, our sixth headteacher, from 1953-74, in today’s edition. My thanks to Chris Robinson too.

@DHSBoys Panto was doubly exciting as, for the second year,two of our alumni were involved. It was fantastic from start to end!Samuel Holmes shone as 'The Spirit of Bow Bells' & Duncan Waugh is the talented Musical Director.It was great to meet them - oh yes it was 😄

@DHSBoys A big thank you to Beverley, Joanna, Jenny, Audrey and Isa for providing the refreshments at the DHSB Christmas Concert. Our urn warming the mulled wine suddenly stopped warming the mulled wine! Luckily a replacement urn was sourced! Crisis averted and calm restored 😄

@DHSBoys We are excited to invite you to our DHSB@130 Celebration Event on the 28th of March. Tickets cost £20.00 and include a delicious buffet lunch, a tour, and a history talk by former student and now staff member, teacher, Dave Riggs. A bar too 😄. dhsbalumni.com/shop

@DHSBoys Happy 100th Birthday to alumnus Charlie Trevethan. I had the pleasure of first meeting Charlie in 2023.  If I had to describe him in one word, it would be ‘POSITIVE!’ Time spent with Charlie is truly a tonic! Read more below: facebook.com/share/17iNsRHt4…

@DHSBoys Alumni can you help please? Can you host a student for Work Experience? 💼 @DHSBoys needs placements for 180 Year 10s from 24–28 Nov 2025! 🙌 ✅ 2–5 day options ✅ All paperwork online ✅ Huge impact on a young person’s future 🌟 👉 go.dhsb.org/registerforwex Thanks 😄

@DHSBoys On this day in 1942, whilst the school was evacuated to Penzance, there was a terrible incident in which headmaster Mr Buckley feared the worst after six boys were in a shelter which took a direct hit from the Germans. Read more here: facebook.com/share/p/168xGfo…

@DHSBoys 80 years ago today DHSB moved into the disused Stoke Military Hospital. Click below to read a first hand report from Barrington Cross - he started at DHSB on the 10th September 1945 and he has kindly documented his memories for us. drive.google.com/file/d/18vR…

@DHSBoys Not one, but two of our alumni, are competing in this match tomorrow! Wishing Pieface and Woody (from band Bastille) the best of luck ⚽️🥅🏟️ facebook.com/share/p/1DAq3LC…

@DHSBoys More to read here about the DHSB evacuation to Penzance in the war - too many words for X 😄: facebook.com/share/p/16hLxFh… Also another fascinating account of the time from wife of school master Mr Hodgson: drive.google.com/file/d/1gBt…

@dhsb 80 years ago today, pupils returned home to Plymouth on a ‘special train’ for DHSB, Stoke Damerel High School for Girls, Plymouth High School for Girls and Sutton High School for Boys. They were evacuated May 1941. Read Tony Cross’ memories here: drive.google.com/file/d/1SSL…

@DHSBoys If you are able to help with this (foreign diplomacy, international NGOs etc), please email Paul Scott - [email protected] It is needed for week commencing 23rd June, apologies as it is short notice. Thank you in advance 😄

@DHSBoys On this day 84 years ago, our boys were evacuated to Penzance. This was their home until July 1945. Hard to imagine now! My thanks to Andy Reburn for sending these images of his father Michael Reburn, one of those evacuees. Read more here: facebook.com/share/1Bz8Rby4C…

@DHSBoys Very proud to see alumnus Mike Dixon leading the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall VE Day 80 concert! facebook.com/share/v/1E2YRY6…

@DHSBoys A week ago today we had a lovely reunion for our former neighbours, Tamar High School. Just short of 250 came, from near and far: New Zealand, America, Germany, Edinburgh and Molesworth Rd🙂 More details here: facebook.com/share/1FUZQZWGa… Thank you for coming Tamaritans 😄