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The various incarnations of the tuck shop went as follows. | The various incarnations of the tuck shop went as follows. | ||
* The first tuck shop was run by the [[Model Railway Club]] in [[Haven House]] to raise club funds in the early 70’s, [[John Gray]] was one of the organising team. A hectic 20 minutes at break time, and Len Saunby was not very happy with the competition | |||
* Tuck shop in old school house, [[Number One South End]] with [[Paul Van-Tam|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]], [[John King|Revd John King]], [[Brian Dawson]], [[Richard Anderson]] as regular servers at break only (during the era of [[Philip Johnston]] as headmaster) | * Tuck shop in old school house, [[Number One South End]] with [[Paul Van-Tam|Paul Nguyen Van-Tam]], [[John King|Revd John King]], [[Brian Dawson]], [[Richard Anderson]] as regular servers at break only (during the era of [[Philip Johnston]] as headmaster) | ||
* [[Charity Club]] Table in the [[Quadrangle|Quad']], established by Richard Anderson and student, [[Mark Locking]] (during the era of [[Arthur Shrimpton]] as headmaster) | * [[Charity Club]] Table in the [[Quadrangle|Quad']], established by Richard Anderson and student, [[Mark Locking]] (during the era of [[Arthur Shrimpton]] as headmaster) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:48, 10 April 2025
A tuck shop is a small retailer selling food, especially when it is within a school.
Prehistory
Before a tuck shop was set up within Boston Grammar School, students gave that name to Saunby's shop, owned by Len Saunby, which was near the school gate on South End. It was also known at some time to students as "The Red Shop".
Tuck shop chronology
The various incarnations of the tuck shop went as follows.
- The first tuck shop was run by the Model Railway Club in Haven House to raise club funds in the early 70’s, John Gray was one of the organising team. A hectic 20 minutes at break time, and Len Saunby was not very happy with the competition
- Tuck shop in old school house, Number One South End with Paul Nguyen Van-Tam, Revd John King, Brian Dawson, Richard Anderson as regular servers at break only (during the era of Philip Johnston as headmaster)
- Charity Club Table in the Quad', established by Richard Anderson and student, Mark Locking (during the era of Arthur Shrimpton as headmaster)
- Charity Club Table under stairs of the Link Block (during the era of Arthur Shrimpton as headmaster)
- Charity Club Shop in the Library lobby (where a former library bookcase acted as the counter) (during the era of John Neal as headmaster)
- Charity Club Shop in the Pavilion, originally set up by Richard Anderson and student, Anthony Brooks who is now Head of PE at The Deepings School. (during the era of John Neal as headmaster)
- Charity Club Shop in part of the Pavilion Classroom, the rest of the room having been converted into an art store (during the era of John Neal as headmaster)
The Pavilion was renovated around 2011 and the tuck shop was not relocated to a new home despite promises at the time, possibly because of Health and Safety regulations. (during the era of Paul Marsh as headmaster)
The tuck shop helped to raise £100,000 between 1972 and 2011
The building which housed Saunby's shop. Note Number One South End on the left of the upper image.
The first incarnation of the tuck shop, at Number One South End.
External Links
- Tuck shop (Wikipedia)