Willows School Holiday in Arran in 1961
Fifty-three pupils including two from Marple Hall, several ex-pupils and six adults attended the first Willows School YHA holiday to the Isle of Arran during Whitsun of 1961.
This holiday record includes a list of participants and a photographic record of the trip.
Arran 1961 - Introduction
Area: Arran
Dates: Whitsun holidays
Hostels: Lochranza, Whiting Bay, Brodick.
Pupils:
| Dennis Bower | Graham Leigh | Edwin Thurston | Christine Crabtree (ex) |
| Edward Cooke | Tony Mason (MH) | David Wright | Barbara Fletcher |
| Philip Eccleston | Raymond Gould-Martin | John Wright | Heather Garson |
| Martin Emmott (ex) | Barrie Phillips (ex) | Keith Worrall | Lindisfarne Hadfield |
| John Fletcher | Gordon Pollock | Eric Williams | Julie Lanyon |
| Peter John Foster | Derek Riley | Michael Young | Hilary Markland |
| David Garside | Trevor Sharples | Victor Howkins | Anne Moorcroft |
| John Gregory (ex) | David Shepherd | Graham Seddon | Rosalind Mullineaux |
| David Griffin | Lawrence Siddall | Stewart Hammond | Erica Osbaldistone |
| Anthony Grundy | John Slack | Richard Stanway | Christine Robinson (MH) |
| Andrew Hadfield | Richard Spencer | Olga Viehoff | Margaret Andrews (ex) |
| Keith Harrison | Andew Tinsey (ex) | Shirley Bower | Ann Yarwood (Astley) |
| David Ketley | David Taylor | Joan Brown | Edith Yarwood |
| Susan Goodwin |
Adults:
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Adults: |
Mr F R Mason |
| Miss R Wood | |
| Miss M McQuillan | |
| Miss C Richardson | |
| Mr Lynham | |
| Mrs Wright |
Cost:
| Per pupil, including all fares and food: | £7 -5s -0d |
| Total cost of holiday for 57 persons: | £378 -5s -2d |
Arran 1961 - Photographs
The following photographs were taken during the holiday in Arran:
WH1961-001 Leaving Fairly pier on way to Arran
WH1961-002 First sight of Arran
WH1961-003 Lamlash
WH1961-019 Arran - 2nd day
WH1961-004 Whiting Bay Youth Hostel
WH1961-005 Goat Fell
WH1961-033 Lamlash, near start of Arran holiday
WH1961-006 Towards Goat Fell
WH1961-007 Glen Rosa
WH1961-008 Glen Rosa
WH1961-009 View of Witch’s Step from Glen Rosa
WH1961-010 Head of Glen Rosa
WH1961-011 Witch’s Step
WH1961-012 Goat Fell
WH1961-013 On Goat Fell
WH1961-014 On Goat Fell
WH1961-015 On Goat Fell
WH1961-016 On Goat Fell
WH1961-017 Holy Island from Goat Fell
WH1961-018 Looking North from Goat Fell
WH1961-020 Brodick
WH1961-021 Leaders at Brodick!
WH1961-022 Brodick
WH1961-023 Brodick beach
WH1961-024 Foot aid - Frank Mason
WH1961-025 Castle of Death
WH1961-026 Castle of Death
WH1961-027 Summit of Castle of Death
WH1961-028 Castle of Death
WH1961-030 Looking towards Goat Fell
WH1961-031 Arran
WH1961-032 Arran
