Five heroes of the Oxford School blaze receive awards from Chairman of the Governor, Mr Fred Ingram. – Vintage Photograph

On December 31, 2008, five heroes of the Oxford School blaze were presented with awards from the Chairman of the Governor, Mr Fred Ingram. The fire, caused by vandals who had broken into the building, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Mr Ingram praised Temple Cowley School pupils Simone Palmer, 12, and Sharon Owen, 13, for raising the alarm and quickly alerting three workmen – Don Jones, 47, Leslie Marsh, 16, and Raymond Hambridge, 29 – who grabbed fire extinguishers and tackled the blaze. All five were invited back to the school to be commended at a morning assembly.On December 31, 2008, five heroes of the Oxford School blaze were presented with awards from the Chairman of the Governor, Mr Fred Ingram. The fire, caused by vandals who had broken into the building, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Mr Ingram praised Temple Cowley School pupils Simone Palmer, 12, and Sharon Owen, 13, for raising the alarm and quickly alerting three workmen – Don Jones, 47, Leslie Marsh, 16, and Raymond Hambridge, 29 – who grabbed fire extinguishers and tackled the blaze. All five were invited back to the school to be commended at a morning assembly.

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r UEF e d 31 BEN School fire fighters receive awards from chairman of the governor Mr Fred Ingram. The nre, started by vandals who broke into the building, caused thousands of pounds worth of damage. Mr Ingram gave pens to Temple Cowley School pupils Simone, of Hollow Way, Cowley, and Sharon, of Fletcher Road, Cowley. Mr Jones, a groundsman, of High Street, Wheatley, Mr Marsh, a school- boy on work experience, of Moorbank, Blackbird Leys and tractor driver Mr Hambridge, of Druce Way, Blackbird Leys, were all given wallets. Back (left to right) Don Jones, Raymond Hambridge and Leslie Marsh. Front: Simone Palmer and Sharon Owen. Headmaster Mr Bernard Durbin praised the swift action of the girls and workmen and all five were invited back to the school to They dashed across the road to three workmen, Don Jones, 47, V and Radio 3, News Roundup 4, Local News 4,5,7, Miss Oxford 6, Boys’ S HEROES of an Oxford school blaze were praised for their quick-thinking actions at a morning assembly presenta tion. Schoolgirls Simone Palmer, 12, and Sharon Owen, 13, raised the alarm when they spotted smoke billowing from the head- master’s study at St. Christo- pher’s First School during half term. alive.” 4 Leslie Marsh, 16, and Raymond Hambridge, 29, who grabbed fire extinguishers and tackled the burning pisfalud omies at the school in Temple Road, Cow- ley. 38% SAT but vul