Breakspear Primary School, Ickenham, celebrated its 21st birthday last (Wednesday) night with a gathering of old pupils, former staff and officials of the school.

More the 300 people saw a performance by the present pupils of an operetta, "Gypsy Gay".  The cast was dressed in colourful costumes.

Afterwards Mr. F. W. Ward, who has been headmaster of the school since it opened, welcomed his old pupils, and former staff and officials, including Mrs. Elsie Meggeson, a former school governor, and Mr. Chris Warman, Uxbridge Road Safety Officer, who was a pupil at the school.

OLD ICKENHAM

Ald. S. L. Meggeson gave a talk on old Ickenham in the days before the school was built.

Mr. F. C. Sabin, Divisional Education Officer, who has been in Uxbridge since the school was opened and has been responsible for it since 1948, spoke of the developments in education in this district since the school was opened.

Mr. Warman spoke of his impressions of the school as a pupil just before and during the war.

Later refreshments were served.

To complete the celebrations the school will have two open days for parents of junior pupils next week and next Wednesday pupils will stage "The Slippers of Cinderella," the first play ever produced at the school in 1938.