Mexborough and Swinton Times May 27, 1938

Appointment of Headmaster as Headmaster

Mr. J.C. Wilkinson of 10, Racecourse Road Swinton, who was appointed Headmaster of the Swinton Bridge Evening Institute on Tuesday, is headmaster of the Kilnhurst National , School.

He is a popular Swintonian and is actively connected with many organisation outside work. He helped to organise the recent Scout ,reunion dinner: is captain and president cif the Kilnhurst Cricket Club, captained Swinton men’s hockey team for five years, is chairman of the Jubilee Trust Fund. and was entertainment secretary to the Jubilee and Coronation celebrations.

He is also a co-opted member of the Library committee.

Since 1927 he taught at the Swinton Fitzwilliam School, the Armthorpe Mixed School (where he inaugurated and organised the present dramatic society) and he succeeded Mr. C. R. Green as head of the Kilnhurst National School in 1902

He has taught at Wombwell, Armthorpe and Swinton Bridge Evening Institutes.