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The Original Old Centaurs Site

The most extensive collection of memorabilia for Derby Central School to be found anywhere on the internet. The content was "frozen" some years ago when time and money meant I could no longer sustain this as its own domain. If you find broken links let me know and I'll fix them.

The REAL End of an Era as Jimmy Lingard Earns His Rest. The details are few, but Brian Skeldon reported on April 2nd that Jim was found at home by his son after not having heard from him for a couple of days. Our sympathies go out to the family at this sad time. We Old Centaurs remember him with great affection for his indefatigable energy and the sheer clarity and exuberance of his story telling. You will find pictures of Jim in the Sports section of this site. April 3rd 2009liceman ends   Elsey kicks the ball Our first action soccer picture - from 1947. The school beat the staff. Harold Simpson and Geoff Poole also on the field! Full picture with story. ID Cards and Gas Masks in Courtyard Reunion - July 2007 Full story as recently published in the Derby Evening Telegraph.   Listen to the Music Did you know you can listen to the music of both School Songs and the School Hymn right here? And read the words! See the permanent link in the index - left. TRY THE SEARCH ENGINE, BELOW, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. YOU MAY BE SURPRISED!	COMMENT If you can keep me posted with Central School news we can share it with ALL the Old Boys who love to come back here just to have the precious sense of belonging - Ed. TIP: Refresh your browser when you come to this page to pull the latest version from the server. The Great Freeze of 1946-47 School Captain Arnie Parr recounts tales of treacherous ice and sledging bravado. By John Garratt. SEE ALL THE LATEST NEWS A Dismal Day at Darley Frank Irons gives a graphic, and very funny, account of his journey to school and the boredom he endured under the tutelage of  Harold Simpson ... I have been traduced! Ted Harrison recalls our Frank Appeal for old School Magazines The old School Magazines contained a wealth of history and entertainment. And we now have SIX! It would be great to make them available again - shared through this website. Thinks! Now where did I put them? Passing thoughts The Origin of the Centaur. Were we really like this?
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