Westfield Junior School pupils and staff mentions in the News and Sports Mail, November-December 1976

In The News leading up to Christmas, several Portsmouth schools produced nativity plays and other dramatic activities which were reported with accompanying photos.
However Westfield hosted a 53rd Portsmouth (2nd Paulsgrove) Scout Group paper hat making event as part of a Christmas social evening. This article was buried on the back page of Thursday 16 December 1976's issue to fill a gap between other sports news.

 

Sports Mail, 6 November 1976. Westfield are top of the table in Middle II North Division.

 

This match report below mentioned several Westfield football players for the first time that season.

 

 

Sports Mail, 20 November 1976.
Although league leaders Westfield lost 3-6 against Buckland, Mills, Watts and Wiltshire scored.
Full names: Kevin Mills, Stephen Watts, Alf Wiltshire.

 

Sports Mail, 4 December 1976.
Even though Westfield were knocked out by Milton Park in the first round of the Supporters' Cup (see September-October 1976 entry) they still had another chance of winning a trophy in the Hibbs Cup when they were drawn in the second round away at Buckland.

 

 

Sports Mail, 18 December 1976 (above). Westfield are still top of the table.

 

 

The News, 3 November 1976. Meanwhile, as an example, another cross-country result for Donna Hillyer in the girls' 2500m race at Ruislip. She came in 14th place with a time of 11.19 mins.

Other mentions:

 

Chipper Club's 12th birthday celebrations for November-December 1976: Denise Copplestone, Antony (Tony) Humphries, Wendy Janman, Tracy Moore