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The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

This series relates to the history of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme at Oakham School since 1973. Most of the collection focusses on the 1000th Gold Award celebrations in 2000 and the visit of Prince Philip.

Oakham School

Publications

This sub-series focusses on any publication, including press cuttings, relating to the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme at Oakham School and royal visits.

Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Official Critic Among Oakham Cadets

A photograph from the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury of the 1959 Annual Inspection of the C.C.F. on Doncaster Close.

Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Duke's Scheme visit to Oakham

Newspaper cuttings (A and B) from the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury reporting on the Duke of Edinburgh visiting schools in Rutland in May 1973.

Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Ashburton Shield, 1987

This sub-series relates to the success of Oakham School Shooting VIII at Bisley in 1987, including in particular press cuttings.

The Daily Telegraph

Annual C.C.F. Inspection, 1959

This sub-file contains photographs of the annual C.C.F. inspection on Doncaster Close by Colonel J. Eaton, under the Headmastership of John Buchanan., in 1959.

Photo-Reportage Ltd

Oakham School Chalks up Shooting Record

A photocopy of a newspaper cuttings from the Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury reporting on Oakham School success at Bisley and winning the Ashburton Shield in 1987.

Lincoln, Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Shooting

This series relates to the History of Shooting at Oakham School. The collection is made of team photographs, score books and ephemera relating to successes at Bisley. The collection spans from the 1950s to 1980s.

Oakham School