Wyvern College, Eastleigh had to travel to and from by bus. Originally, the new school was known as the Eastleigh Secondary School, but within a year the new Headmaster, Robert Blachford, chose the distinctive name of Wyvern with the motto "Advance". This heraldic dragon has been connected with Wessex since Tudor times and formed the crest of Sir Francis Drake; it also featured on the badge of Mr Blachford's Wessex regiment. However, accommodation became a problem at the Wyvern County Secondary School, and in 1966 the Wyvern arose again at Fair Oak, in the centre of the catchment area which also included the
Heraldry Council from a commercial design studio. The Heraldry Committee, made up of selected Council members and, since 1984, the National Herald "ex officio", was originally set up to deal with matters referred to it from time to time. Since 1984, it has also been responsible for considering objections to applications for registration. 1963-1968 1968-1975 1975-1984 1984-1989 1989-1995 1995-1997 1998-2003 2003-2008 2008-2011 2011-2015 Heraldry Council The Heraldry Council is part of the South African heraldic authority, established in Pretoria in June 1963, in terms of the Heraldry Act. It is the governing and policy-making body for the Bureau of Heraldry and consists