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Post by Ex Student on May 6, 2007 18:18:46 GMT
I also have to agree with the other ex pats of SWR, as i too left last year!! thank god.
SWR has really gone down the tubes, it started when i was in year 9 and has gone down hill ever since. The old logo and houses were part of the school when it was founded in 1610 and i was astounded that they had been changed! when SWR was struggling last year they had to lay off a large number of GOOD teachers and kept the bad ones, personally i feel this was because of the cost of paying for good teachers was too much. If you ask any ex student or current student they will give the view of what SWR is really like, if you want my reccomendation i suggest if you have kids send them to Malmesbury or Deer park!
Ex Student of SWR
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Post by Mucker on Jan 5, 2009 15:43:24 GMT
For what its worth (we moved here mid 90's from up north).  On the subject of the school, when it was time for our son to choose a senior school, we didn't hesitate to get him through the entrance exam and pack him off to Marling. Reason? ...SWR reminded me too much of the lawless youthclub that I did my time in. Having met a few locals prior to that and forming the opinion that they were bascially good folk but slightly down at heel, with a minority prone to boredom-driven troublemaking, that was it. I have also never shaken the initial impression that Tetbury is a kind of Jeckle and Hyde town - with one face consisting of estate agents, antique-buying (waxy jacket wearing) weekenders, and well-to do horsey types ...the other working in small industry living on the estates around the school and enjoying a good drink and game of skittles. On the subject of economic / class apartheid, take a swoop over the area with google earth and check out the swimming pools lurking behind big houses in the country near here, then the new Audi garage on the Ciren side of town, and you begin to understand the underlying 'tuffs and toffs' social scenery. Oh, and it kind of goes without saying that most young people will not be able to afford to live here once they leave school / uni. They know this perfectly well when you talk to them and they (understandably) resent it. This explains why it is often not 'real' locals who provide the oomph when it comes to local events / initiatives. They cannot committ themselves to the place. Apart from that - its a far nicer place to live and commute from than Gloucester, Stroud, Bristol, (Malmesbury?!), Swindon, etc etc... |
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Post by Philip on Jan 7, 2009 11:13:37 GMT
I’m from Australia; however I visited Tetbury a long time ago in 1977. My Grandfather owned the “White Hart Hotel” for a time during the 1920’s. My Father and his 2 brothers went to school in Tetbury, and my Aunt was actually born in the White Hart Hotel in 1926. I stayed 3 nights at The White Hart in 1977, and drove all around Tetbury and the surrounding country side. Loved Tetbury, especially due to my Family ties to the area. My Great Grandfather had the Bear Hotel in Hungerford.
In the 1920’s the White Hart Hotel had a Cinema, my Grandmother used to play the piano in sync to the silent movies.
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Post by leigh on Jan 10, 2009 12:30:12 GMT
hi, i'm another one wanting to live near tetbury and wondering what its like these days! Stroud is another possible, but on face value tetbury seems to have more going for it. i have a 4 yr and a 1 yr so would like to know if theres any toddler groups/friendly mums cos I really dont want to be isolated. I'm also I'm an artist/portrait painter by trade so am wondering if there are any life drawing classes/art groups or interest generally, partly to find like minded types, but also, well, a girl needs to earn!
really look forward
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