South Yorkshire Times, October 4, 1948
Nautical Holiday
Holland Trip for Conisbrough Boys
About 50 boys and several masters of Conisbrough Northcliffe Modern school are to have a”nautical” holiday next year.
Headmaster Mr. A. Young was formerly a teacher in a London Nautical school.
The boys and masters are hiring a 120 ft diesel barge and plan to take it from Rotterdam, through the waterways of Holland, with a skipper and a hired hand helping them.
Mr. Young, practising his knots, told a “South Yorkshire Times”‘ reporter this week that the idea was to teach the boy to fend for themselves aboard the barge on a sea Scout basis.
They hope to spend a week touring Holland during the Whitsuntide holiday next year.