TO mark its 90th anniversary, Boasley Cross Primary School will be hosting a reunion for former students and friends of the school.

Staff and pupils of Boasley Cross Primary School will be celebrating the school’s 90th anniversary on Saturday, July 15 and are inviting any former staff, friends or pupils to join them for a garden party.

The Friends of Boasley Cross School (FOBCS) committee have organised the reunion to give the community an opportunity to come together and share their experiences of the school.

Visitors can enjoy looking around the school and seeing the work of the current students and staff. There will also be a display on the history of the school.

Children will also be welcome and they will be able to play on the school field and make the most of the fantastic play equipment.

FOBCS will be selling refreshments and a souvenir of the anniversary. They are currently raising funds for an outdoor classroom area with some level of weather protection to enable lessons to take place outdoors.

The benefits of outdoor teaching are widely known and the teachers of Boasley Cross are keen to stimulate the creativity of the children and make the most of the fantastic location of the school.

A school spokesperson said: ‘There is a display on the history of the school, so if you have any memorabilia that you would be happy to bring along, please get in touch.

‘If you have any photographs you could lend us or stories you would like share with the children about your time at Boasley Cross School, please leave a message for FOBCS with the school office on 01837 871362, or email admin@boasleycross. devon.sch.uk

‘We would also love to hear from any of the 1997 FOBCS committee members who arranged the 70th anniversary.

Boasley Cross Primary School, which serves the village of Bratton Clovelly and the surrounding area, is part of the Dartmoor Federation which currently includes six other local primaries and Okehampton College.

The school has been on the same site since 1927, although the original building has been replaced and modified over the years.