I was researching Hebburn evacuees in WW2 a while ago & Bob Noble sent this piece below. Hope you find it interesting.
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FROM PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FIRST DAYS OF CLEGWELL SENIOR SCHOOL (BOYS) LOG BOOK PAGES. FROM BOB NOBLE.

SCHOOL OPENED 28TH AUGUST 1939

BOYS DRAWN FROM:
HEBBURN NEW COUNCIL SCHOOL
QUAY COUNCIL SCHOOL
METHODIST DAY SCHOOL
ST. OSWALD’S CofE SCHOOL

436 BOYS ON ROLL

EVACUATION : CLEGWELL : 67 BOYS all over 11+
Younger children from other schools see below*

TEACHERS: Misters:-
JENKINS
LAWSON
BURTON
DOBIE
GASCOIGNE
LEES & LAMB

HELPERS: Mrs:-
DOBIE
LAMB
LAINE
CRAIG
PATTERSON
BRAMWELL

CHILDREN *
24 New Town
21 Quay
02 Colliery
08 St. Oswald’s
03 Clegwell senior girls TOTAL : 58
67 Clegwell boys WHOLE PARTY TOTAL : 125

BOYS FROM CLEGWELL also went with other schools as follows:
02 New Town
12 Quay
07 St Oswalds
00 Colliery
04 Clegwell girls TOTAL : 25
i.e. + : 67 from above
GRAND TOTAL : 92 boys

It was known of 17 boys who were to be ‘self educated’ but could have been more.
Clegwell party was billeted as follows:

A. Stainton (near Barnard Castle) Mr. JENKINS + 9 children
B. Toft Hill (near Bishop Auckland) Mr. LAWSON
   Mr. CRAIG + 18 children
C. Woodland (north of Barnard Castle Mr. GASCOIGNE
& west of Bishop Auckland) Mr. LEES
Mrs BRAMWELL + 25 children
D. Ingleton (west of Darlington) Mr. LAMB
Mrs.LAMB
Mrs. PATTERSON +28 children
E. Bolam (north west of Darlington) Mr. BURTON
Mrs.LAINE + 15 children
F. Gainford (half way between Mr. DOBIE
Barnard Castle & Darlington) Mrs.DOBIE + 22 children

Between 15th & 19th September:
“ Evacuation Bulletin No. 1” was published today. This bulletin, giving news of the school & the evacuees in their scattered groups, has been issued to all parents & also to each evacuated group. It is hoped thus to keep the party in touch with each other.”

19th September: “Some 7 boys have been brought home by foolish parents ....”
29th September: The school “Evacuation Bulletin No.2” was issued today
18th October: The school “Evacuation Bulletin No.3 was issued today.
“This third number concerned itself principally with stopping any tendency
to drift home again.”



G. Gainford (half way between Mr. DOBIE
Barnard Castle & Darlington) Mrs.DOBIE + 22 children
South of Ingleton 1.Isobel YOUNG
2.Muriel YOUNG