Arty receives top prize for CND film
1915 ledger reveals kitchen secrets!
An old ledger unearthed by school archivist Mike Finch has revealed some of the secrets of Sibford’s kitchen during the First World War. In 1915 the school spent an
A short film made by former Sibford student, Arty Hunt, has been awarded top prize in a nationwide competition. Run by Bristol CND, the competition ‘Chance of a Lifetime OR a Lifetime of Chance’ challenged students to answer the question ‘what does nuclear disarmament mean to you?’ Judges, including Aardman Animation’s David Sproxton, announced the winners at a special celebration held at the Watershed in Bristol. Arty’s film ‘What If?’, which combines animation with footage shot in Oxford City Centre, was named winner in the17-18 years age category and, in addition to being screened in Bristol, was also shown at the opening event of the ‘We the Peoples Film Festival’ which took place at the British Film Institute in London’s Southbank in November. Arty left Sibford in 2011. After enjoying a gap year he has accepted a place at the University of Western England in Bristol where he is studying film making and creative media.
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annual budget of £532-11s-2d feeding 88 pupils, plus 22 others, comprising ‘five in the Head Master’s family, three Masters, five Mistresses, a Housekeeper, Matron, Lady Clerk, Cook, four Maids, and a children’s Nurse’. In addition, ‘washerwomen and charwomen’ were provided with ‘40 meals weekly’. The ‘Children’s Menu’ featured
for breakfast ‘Porridge, treacle or sugar, milk and bread with Mapleton’s Nut Butter’ ... except on Sundays and Wednesdays when it was just milk, bread and butter. Bread was back on the menu at dinner time served with: cold beef, potatoes and beetroot on Sundays; soup on Mondays and Thursdays; mince, potatoes and cabbage on Tuesdays; roast mutton, potatoes
Discovery of the ledger inspired the current catering team at the school to turn back the clock and replace the normal lunchtime menu with a typical 1915 menu. A WW1 lunch was
served up on Armistice Day and to add further authenticity, staff and pupils were encouraged to pay to come to school dressed in period costume … with money raised being split between the Royal British Legion and the Peace Pledge Union. Pictured right are Sibford
catering staff Kathy Morris and Mark Higgins.
and cabbage on Wednesdays; more mince and potatoes (but no cabbage!) on Fridays; and roast beef, potatoes and cabbage on Saturdays. Desserts included ‘apple pie, steamed pudding & custard, rice & jam and ‘Blanket & treacle’. At teatime there was yet more
bread ... served with butter on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays; dripping on Mondays and Thursdays; and jam or treacle on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In total the school purchased 155
loaves per week ~ 35 for staff and the remaining 120 for children. A closer look at the weekly shopping list reveals some ingredients that only saw light of day on the staff menu ... these include eggs, cheese and marmalade. Pupils were expected to assist with chores in the kitchen and the ledger states: ‘The regular duties of the boys and girls, when done promptly, take 150 hrs per week’.
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