Edwardian Newsletter Winter 2012

Issue 14

Preparing for London 2012 Forthcoming Reunions

Rob Moore (KES 94-99)

Bristol, Bath & Cardiff Universities Reunion Friday 27th April 2012: The Grand Hotel, Bristol Poole Veterans’ Luncheon Sunday 17th June 2012: Dining Room, KES Pre 1939 Leavers’ Luncheon Friday 29th June 2012: Hospitality Suite, KES Rob Moore competing at the Beijing Olympics

Edwardians v 1st XI cricket Wednesday 4th July 2012: Hill Lane Sports Field, KES Edwardians v 1st XI girls’ hockey Saturday 8th September 2012: Wellington Sports Ground, Stoneham For further details of any of the above events, please contact edwardians@ kes.hants.sch.uk or ring 023 8070 4561

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At the age of 16 whilst playing a hockey match for KES, the coach for the opposition, who just happened to also be the under 21s coach for England, spotted Rob’s natural ability and invited him to an England under 21s trial. The rest as they say... is history!

Rob made the England Under 21s team the summer of the trials in 1998, and that August was selected for his first tournament; the Under 21s European Cup in Poznan, Poland where the team picked up a silver medal. Since then his career has gone from strength to strength with Rob making his Senior International debut in 2003. Rob has racked up over 200 caps for England and Great Britain in tournaments including the last two Olympic Games in Athens Greece (2004) and Beijing China (2008) and a European Gold medal in 2009. This was the first time England had ever won Gold at this event and was the first major international title since Gold at the 1988 Olympics.

Now the focus is on training and selection for the London 2012 Games.

Despite recently getting married and having a young son, Rob trains six days a week and is often away from home for big chunks of time playing overseas in tournaments. Just recently he was selected to play for England in the European Indoor Hockey Championships. Speaking about his squad selection, England Men’s Indoor Head Coach Andy Halliday said, “With the Olympic Games only 200 days away, we are utilising the short indoor season to support our London 2012 preparation. The European indoor competition is an ideal opportunity for players in the Olympic training group to develop and hone tight skills in a pressured environment.”

Hockey gets its name from the French word ‘hocquet’, which means ‘shepherd’s crook’ In May the Visa International Invitational Hockey Tournament will take place at the brand new Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park and will feature the men’s Australian and German teams, currently ranked number one and two in the world (England are currently ranked 4th) as well as both the men’s and women’s British teams. The event will be used by the London 2012 Organising Committee to test key operations ahead of the Games...

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From the Editor

2011 - Another outstanding set of examination results Last August pupils again achieved an outstanding set of A level and GCSE results. 88.6% of King Edward’s students in 2011 passed their A levels with grades at A*, A or B with over 25% at A*. 47% of students gained 3 A grades or more. 9 students, 11% of the applicants obtained places at the universities

Last term saw the launch of a new and exciting collaborative fund-raising initiative between the 1956-63 cohort and the KES Development Office.

The School has been absolutely delighted at the enthusiasm of this year group to leave such a lasting legacy to the School in its aim to raise £300,000 for the King Edward VI Foundation and it is hoped that this initial project will encourage other cohorts to take up the gauntlet of exceeding this total.

of Oxford and Cambridge and over four fifths have proceeded to Russell Group universities.

At GCSE, 99.3% of grades were at grade C or above with over 40% of all awards at A* and over 76% of all grades at A* and A. 95% of all grades were awarded at A*, A or B. 100% of students obtained the minimum 5 GCSE passes including iGCSE mathematics and English.

It is always a pleasure to welcome back alumni to the School and in November the Class of 2001 assembled for their 10 year reunion. 2001 was the first year group in which girls had joined in the First Year and many of this year group returned to catch up with old friends and classmates. There was even one married ‘KES’ couple amongst them! We are now looking forward to our next event in April when we will bring together those currently studying at university in Bath, Bristol and Cardiff for a formal dinner at the Grand Hotel in Bristol. We hope to see as many of you as possible.

This next six months will see the current school community focus on the Olympics in many ways.

We will also continue to avidly follow the Olympic hopes and dreams of our alumni who will be participating in the games and wish those former pupils, such as Rob Moore and Iain Percy, the very best of luck in the run up to London 2012.

It has been fascinating to hear your news (large or small) since the last edition and we continue to welcome any snippets of information that you would like to share with the Edwardian community.

Please keep your emails coming to edwardians@kes.hants.sch.uk Happy Reading!

Suzanne Hooper

Development Officer

Mike Ellis obtained 4 A levels at A* and another at A. He was also awarded a distinction in the Advanced Extension Award and will proceed to Fitzwilliam College at the University of Cambridge to study mathematics.

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From the Head Master The New Year launched the term with storms, wind and rain. We hope this is not a metaphor for the wider world as we enter uncertain times! King Edward’s, however, remains in remarkably good fettle in spite of the troubled economy. We began the year with over 960 students on roll and excellent academic results reinforced by another strong set of Oxbridge offers.

It was a particular privilege to have Dr Rob Summerhayes here to present the prizes at Speech Day and it has been pleasing to meet Edwardians of all ages over the past term, not least the 56-63 cohort who have done so much to raise funds for bursaries at KES. I look forward to meeting more former students at the occasions advertised - not least through the increasingly popular Facebook site.

There was one farewell to note in December. Mr Tasker retired, having taught at KES for over 20 years; he is a biologist of distinction and a fund of obscure knowledge; few men in my experience have such a wide range of interests with genuine expertise in everything from bees and gardening to antique pens and trains. He has also had a key role in Duke of Edinburgh, was a member of the charity committee and even ran a school tuck shop at one stage of his career. We wish him well.

The King Edward VI Foundation continues to provide support for children from disadvantaged backgrounds so that they can benefit from an education at King Edward’s. Further details may be obtained from the School through Ms Hooper and Mrs Millar or via the website. As ever, we are grateful to the OE Association for its support of the School’s activities and to our staff who organise reunions of various sorts, particularly Ms. Hooper our Development Officer.

AJ Thould

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News from the School Speech Day On Friday 23rd September, the whole school community gathered for Speech Day and prizegiving at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. The guest speaker was Dr Robert Summerhayes (former KES pupil who left in 1998) who gave an interesting and inspiring talk about his long cycle home from South Africa, accompanied by his wife Polly, across 18 countries covering 9400 miles to raise money for charity. An incredible journey!

KES girls become County Champions In the autumn term both the girls’ 1st XI hockey team and the U16 netball team emerged victorious from their respective Hampshire Cup Tournaments to become County Champions.

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KES around the globe Summer 2011 saw KES students taking part in several challenging and far-reaching expeditions to various countries and continents of the world.

In July, the 1st XI cricket team embarked on their long-awaited cricket tour of Sri Lanka. The team had a fantastic trip playing some great matches whilst away from the performances, the group were privileged enough to meet, and be coached by, some of the best cricketers in the world. Particular excitement was reserved for the sessions by Mahela Jayawardane, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan. Off the pitch, the boys experienced a slightly chaotic Tuk-Tuk drive around the stunning city of Kandy, rode elephants, played a round of golf at an outstanding resort and more importantly experienced a little of what Sri Lanka has to offer.

In August, sixteen Lower Sixth students ventured to South Africa for the annual visit to the Goedgedacht farm, north of Cape Town. This visit was the culmination of a year of fund-raising activities and the students were able to donate a substantial sum of money to the trust in support of a youth worker.

The two-week trip included a brief safari visit to Johannesburg, followed by a week’s stay on the farm where the students participated in a number of activities, including helping out at the local preschool, performing plays at the local Pathway out of Poverty centres, working on the climate change path, entertaining and working alongside the local youth, as well as spending a full day renovating the new centre. The final leg of the tour was centred in Cape Town itself which allowed the students to conduct their own research into the political history of the country and included a visit to Robben Island and a tour of District Six. Alaska was the destination for another group of fearless Sixth Formers. The trip included trekking, glacier climbing and kayaking and despite some poor weather on the glacier and a 30 hour journey to reach their destination, the group had an unforgettable experience.

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Edwardian judges annual music competition Congratulations to all the pupils who took part in the 2011 music competition which was judged by former KES star musician Anke Batty. Anke commented that the standard of playing was extremely high and awarded winning cups to: Grade I-III

Lucy Coles (Cello)

Grade IV-VI

Josh Blunsden (Voice)

Grade VII+

Bi Jia Wu (Piano)

Farewell to Mr Tasker Paul Tasker retired in December 2012. He taught at KES for over 20 years during which he proved to be a biologist of distinction and a fund of obscure knowledge. Few men have such a wide range of interests with genuine expertise in everything from bees and gardening to antique pens and trains.

Paul also played a key role in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, was a member of the charity committee and even ran a school tuck shop at one stage of his teaching career. He was also an Upper School tutor, PGCE mentor and was involved with photography for A level students before the arrival of Mr Piggott. He has many interests outside the school, not least his collection of vintage cars, so there is much to keep him occupied in his retirement.

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Farewell to Mr Winter Frank Winter retired at the end of the 2010-2011 academic year having taught countless numbers of Edwardians over his 26 years teaching at KES. He joined the school in 1975 and quickly established himself as an outstanding teacher of mathematics. Equally at home teaching Oxbridge candidates or weaker, Lower School, pupils his style of teaching appealed to pupils of all abilities as he brought his own brand of humour and repartee to his lessons, so that they were never dull. However, his talents were not confined to the classroom. A keen sportsman who was brought up on the terraces of Stamford Bridge, Frank played rugby for Hampshire and a local club cricket. His interest in sport was transferred onto the games fields of KES where he was immediately involved in coaching junior rugby teams. He played for the staff cricket team and on one memorable occasion he was unbeaten on 99 against the School’s 1st XI, when the captain of the staff team declared our innings closed. He has also coached school cricket teams and taken hockey sides at weekends. As well as accompanying numerous trips abroad, Frank has also spent many a weekend on Dartmoor helping out with the Duke of Edinburgh Award and rather than spending a comfortable night at Lovaton he has always preferred to be under canvas.

Frank’s pastoral skills were quickly recognised and it was not long after he had arrived at KES that he was appointed to his first major role as Head of First Year in 1982. This was followed by his appointment as Head of Upper School, a position that he has held since 1985. In his 26 years in that post, hundreds of Upper School pupils have passed through his doors and have benefited from his thoughtful and helpful advice. Many a recalcitrant pupil can be grateful for the quiet words that Frank has given in a time of crisis. Not one to seek the limelight, much of his work has been done behind the scenes, making sure that pupils fully understand the boundaries that have been set, dispensing sound advice in corridors and locker rooms. Difficult situations and confrontations have been diffused by his humour, which will be missed.

Frank has given generously of his time to both staff and pupils and all have enjoyed his company, and whilst teaching is a serious business, it doesn’t mean that it can’t be fun and when Frank was around, there was always fun to be had.

Mr Putt

Can you spot Mr Winter or indeed recognise any other member of KES staff?

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The Best Possible Start fund-raising initiative On October 8th 2011, the 1956-63 cohort reunited in the Hospitality Suite at KES - for some this was the first time returning to the School in over 45 years! Those attending were surprised and also a little nervous at their report books being ‘unearthed’ from the School archives.

Significant changes have occurred in the interim years since 1963 including the admission of girls and new buildings, but the ethos of KES remains the same. However, back in 1956 those entering the School did so having passed the 11+ examination and received a free grammar school education, whereas today KES is an independent fee-paying school.

The idea Inspired by Peter Feltham, a small group of the cohort decided that they owed a huge debt of gratitude to the School for the education they received here and the way in which this has shaped their lives and successes and set about planning on how they could in some way put something back in to the School. The King Edward VI School Foundation seemed the ideal way to do this and together they have launched a special fund-raising appeal focused solely on their year group with the aim of raising £300,000 before the end of 2012. By raising funds from their own cohort, they hope that succeeding cohort year groups will want to follow this initial appeal and see it as a challenge to raise even greater amounts. King Edward’s is a school with an outstanding academic level of achievement and provides a learning environment in which talented children can flourish. When the cohort reaches its £300,000 target then they will have raised enough to fund a bursary in perpetuity for future generations to benefit from a King Edward’s education.

The way to help On October 8th those who attended the reunion listened to the Head Master explain how bursaries can be ‘life-changing’ for some children and can sometimes mean the difference between success or failure in life. If you were not able to be there on the night but feel you would like to support the project then your donation either now, or as a legacy in your Will, can really make a difference - however large or small.

There is a page on the School website dedicated to the appeal that also displays a running total of progress towards the target. On this page there are also documents explaining the various tax efficient ways of giving to the Foundation via a legacy. Alternatively you may like to make a donation now and this can be done via the Virgin money giving website or by writing a cheque.

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?uniqueVmgCharityUrl=kes 8

The King Edward VI Foundation Your gift to future generations If you are not part of the 56-63 cohort but would like to support the King Edward VI Foundation either by leaving a legacy or making a lifetime donation or would even just like to talk through the options informally, then please contact the Development Office on 023 8070 4561 or email edwardians@kes.hants.sch.uk.

All donations and legacies are used in their entirety towards the Foundation. Your gift really can make a real difference to a child and provide a lasting legacy to a new generation of King Edward’s students.

Class of 2001 reunion On 26th November, the class of 2001 met in the new KES Hospitality Suite for their 10 year reunion. Approximately 40 former pupils and staff spent an enjoyable evening catching up on the past ten years and finishing with a tour of the School for all to see how it has changed in the past decade.

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Sport Rugby The Cronk Cunis National U21 Rugby Tournament has become something of a tradition for Old Edwardians in recent years. It is an opportunity to get some game experience before heading into university rugby seasons and to catch up with those who have just come back from gap years or their first year at university. Preparation for the tournament consisted of a run out on Southampton Common. We all showed early signs of post-summer fitness but nonetheless we managed to run through a few backs moves despite the best efforts of Alex Townson to adapt our entire game plan to his cross-field kicks.

Thus, in a state of ‘almost’ professional readiness we convened at school at 7am on Monday 29th August to play our last ever game for KES. Possibly due to the realisation of the unspeakable time at which we would have to get up, we had a few late drop outs but got just about enough players on the coach for a team. Upon arrival we got changed into our fetching blue and purple kit and discovered that our first opponent was none other than - Millfield School. We had gone into the tournament in the hope of recording KES’s first win at the tournament but it did not get off to a good start. The score of 25 – 0 to Millfield does not however reflect the amount of commitment given in that first game. In the midst of desperate defence we had two injuries that were to affect the rest of our tournament. Nick Kaderbhai has had a chequered injury record for the School, managing to turn a dead leg into a year-long injury problem. Despite his protestations of his new-found resilience, he lasted just a half before “breaking” his ankle. After the game he was whisked off to hospital to be informed there was no break but was given a walking stick (upon request) to show that he was injured. Similarly, Jamie Judd, in a valiant last-ditch attempt to stop a try, left most of his right eyebrow on one of the opposition player’s studs and had to go off to get stitches right at the start of the second half. Whilst most of the boys were of the opinion this had actually improved his looks, the medical team banned him from playing any further part in the tournament and we missed his industriousness in the contact area.

Despite this inauspicious defeat, there was a belief in the team that if only we could get the ball, then our backs would be able to slice through our opponent’s defence. Initially this proved to be the case against our next opponents - St. Edward’s College, Oxford. A flowing backs move, off some great forward play by Jonny Simpson, Mick Warner and James Wilkinson, allowed Charlie Kickham to touch down in the corner. However, this was the zenith of our match performance. Some slack defending allowed St. Edward’s to build a 10 point lead despite the heroic defensive efforts of Rob Lewis and James Protheroe in particular. At the end of 10

the match we began to tire and despite coming close several times, we just couldn’t get the ball over the line and were hit on the counter-attack repeatedly.

Having lost our first two games, we were entered into the bowl competition and, as the organisers had run out of types of crockery to award, this was our final hope. We came up against Radley College and everyone really gave their all in the first half. Again we went ahead early on when Henry Page and Freddie Lindesay combined well to set up Josh Thould for a Jonah Lomu-esque try that we converted. The rest of the first half was spent camped in the opposition 22 but again we lacked that decisive pass to break through the defensive line whilst a great piece of back play from Radley saw them score. The half time score was 7 – 5 in our favour and we were unlucky not to be further ahead. At the start of the second half a great lineout steal by Mink Warner allowed James Wilkinson to break through three tackles before offloading it to Matt Barrett who managed to run it in for another score. It was at this point that tiredness kicked in, however, and Radley kept possession well to ensure there was no respite.

A cursory look at the results does not do the day out justice.

It was a great opportunity to catch up with friends in other years and at points the level of rugby was of quite a high standard. KES has always taught us that it is the taking apart that is important. Never has this been more true than seeing the smile on Alex Townson’s face when he achieved his lifelong dream of playing at number 10 at the end of the game.

The tournament is a lot of fun and whilst the results didn’t go our way it was a great day out.

Matt Barrett

Opposition Result Millfield

L 0 – 25

St. Edward’s College, Oxford

L 5 – 32

Radley College

L 12 – 42

Top row: Josh Thould, Freddie Lindesay, Rob Lewis, Jamie Judd, Alex Townson, Mink Warner, Nick Kaderbhai. Bottom Row: James Protheroe, Matthew Barrett (c), Jonny Simpson, Charlie Kickham, Henry Page, James Wilkinson.

Golf Wally Kemp 2011 Only 10 golfing stalwarts competed for the Wally Kemp Championship on a beautifully prepared Stoneham Golf Club course on Friday 15th July 2011. Two previous winners, Jo Sach and Andrew McNaught (playing in the last two matches respectively) were the only players to beat par. Andrew managed to retain the trophy by two points (39) from Jo (37). Everyone was absolutely delighted to see Pam & Ray Paull join us in the bar for the prize giving.

Ray presented the trophy to the worthy winner. In his acceptance speech, Andrew promised to give the trophy its annual polish and to return next year to try and make it three wins in a row.

Results Table Andrew McNaught (16) 39

Guy Bewick (16)

32 (OCB)

Joe Sach (6)

37

Duncan Sykes (10)

31

Jonathan Porter (9)

35

Peter Steward (9)

27

Peter Feltham (19)

33

Colin Cross (15)

23

Rob Horton (6)

32

Howard Hilliker (11)

n/r

New Golf Organiser Following the presentation at the Wally Kemp, Peter Feltham (KES 56 - 63) was nominated and elected unopposed to succeed Ray Paull as the next OE Golf Organiser. Peter paid tribute to Ray for the inimitable way in which he had organised the Wally Kemp and selected and played in the annual Triangular match with Old Tauntonians & Old Symondians. Ray’s light touch, friendly approach and efficient organisation had given many OE golfers huge pleasure over the last two decades. Peter promised to try and Ray Paull (left) presenting the Wally Kemp Cup to Andrew McNaught (right)

justify his election as Organiser by continuing the style and manner of his predecessor.

New Events for 2012 Ray Paull has agreed to lend his name to a new annual event. Ray has expressed a wish that the event to carry his name should be a medal competition! Full details will be announced in mid-summer 2012. The inaugural event will be played in early October 2012. Darren Cooper (KES 92-94) of Peter Cooper Volkswagen Group has kindly agreed to sponsor the two new competitions trophies and all the prizes for 2012 golfing events. Darren will be eligible to win back the trophies in the forthcoming events!

Darren Cooper handing over the new trophy to Suzanne Hooper, KES Development Officer

2012 Schedule Date Event

Venue

Entry

Tuesday 1st May

Inter House Team Challenge

Rowlands Castle Golf Club

Open to all

Tuesday 12th June

Triangular v OTs & OSs

Hockley Golf Club

By selection

Friday 13th July

Wally Kemp Championship

Stoneham Golf Club

Open to all

Early October

Ray Paull Medal Championship

tbc

Open to all

Wanted: more OE golfers and our first lady members If you would like to receive details and potentially play in any OE golf event, please forward your e-mail address to the Development Officer at KES on edwardians@kes.hants.sch.uk

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Cricket: Edwardian victory!

The 1st XI v Edwardians game was reintroduced for the first time in a few years in 2011 and pitted former 1st XI Captain Tom McCormick-Cox against his younger brother and current incumbent Simon McCormick-Cox. The Edwardian team contained several former captains and coaches and they put on a strong batting display assisted by some poor fielding.

Nevertheless the KES 1st XI bowled extremely well to dismiss the Edwardians for 170 with Simon Knott top scoring with 46. The Edwardians then bowled extremely well at the start restricting the runs and making it very difficult to keep up with the scoring rate. The 1st XI had Simon McCormick-Cox to thank for an excellent batting display scoring 85 out of the school’s 155 all out. With a little bit more concentration and discipline the game could have gone the School’s way.

This was an excellent game played in the right spirit and bragging rights ultimately going to Macca Snr. This year’s rematch is planned for 4th July.

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Preparing for London 2012 Rob Moore (KES 94-99) ...continued

The England hockey team at the Beijing Olympics

Continued from front page From now until then, it’s a busy training schedule and an impatient wait for Rob to find out whether he has made the squad selection for Team GB for London 2012. If he does, he will join the GB hockey squad of 16 players who will compete from 29th July to 11th August. The 12 participating Olympic teams will be divided into two pools of six, with each team playing every other team in their pool. The top two teams from the groups will qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners going head-to-head for the gold, and the losers the bronze.

This year will undoubtedly be one of the busiest and possibly the best for Rob Moore in terms of his hockey career. There are only a very few top athletes that get the opportunity to compete for their nation at the Olympics on home soil. We will watch with bated breath!

In the net….

On Thursday 5th January a group of Edwardian basketball players returned to play a match against the current senior team. It was a very close, fast and fluent game played in an excellent spirit in which the teams were within one point of each other at the beginning of the final quarter. However the Edwardian team pulled away towards the end of the game registering a victory against the school team.

Final Score: Edwardians – 74; KES Senior Team – 64 Edwardians who played (including Sam Capper and Jack Kelsey who were ‘lent’ to the KES Senior team) were Chris Ratcliffe ©, Ashley Carter, Matt Hillier, Adam Wilkinson, Chris Baker, Jonny Polton and Will McPartland

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Obituaries Alfred Crook (KES 1932-1939) Brian Cunio (KES 1947-1954) Andrew Drummond (KES 1955-1962) Andrew sadly passed away in July 2010. He was the first boy at King Edward’s to win a Scholarship to Oxford before taking his A levels. His particular interest was in Classics and he went on to have a distinguished academic career at Sheffield and Nottingham Universities, before taking early retirement due to cancer.

Michael Gay (KES 1956-1963) Michael passed away in 2011 after a battle with cancer.

Upon leaving School he went to work for Hovercraft Development Ltd where, aged 21, he became the youngest ever test pilot. Michael studied at the University of Manchester and returned to work there as a post graduate. He worked with John Latham on his laboratory work in atmospheric electricity in the early 70s specialising in the terminal velocities of drops in electric fields. He became semi-retired in his 50s but continued to work in his own business until earlier in 2011. He leaves a partner Rosemary and a sister Liz.

1961 KES Monitors

1928 Sea Cadets

Michael James (KES 1942-1948) Upon leaving school Michael worked in the Public Health Laboratory Service until he was called up for National Service and was assigned to the RAF. Having joined the RAF, originally for 3 years as a Junior Technician, he was later commissioned and retired as a Squadron Leader after 33 years of service serving in Germany, Malaysia and Cyprus. During his service he continued to study and became qualified in Microbiology, Virology and Haematology achieving the status of Fellow of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences. He loved running, became an RAF cross country champion, and completed 9 marathons.

Michael also enjoyed Amateur Dramatics. He leaves his wife Lorraine, son Mark and daughters Ruth and Margaret and their families.

Professor Basil George Mitchell (KES 1928-1935) Basil Mitchell died on June 23rd 2011 aged 94. After leaving King Edward’s Basil was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford and after his wartime service in the Royal Navy, he became tutor in Philosophy at Keble College, Oxford moving to Oriel College in 1968 to take up his chair. Basil was a champion of the place of religious debate in public debate and prominent critic of liberal humanism. He lectured widely in Britain and in America and published several books. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1983. Basil married Margaret in 1950 and they had four children.

Mark Morgan (KES 1979-1983) Francis Reavey (KES 1932-1937) Dr Alan Eric Sensier (KES 1969-1977) Dr Alan Sensier died suddenly in October 2011 at the age of 53. Alan studied medicine at Cambridge and moved to Spennymoor as a trainee doctor in 1984.

He worked in Sunderland, Northallerton, Bishop

Edwardian Merchandise

1933 Speech Day pupils

Auckland and Shotley Bridge before returning to the town in 1987 as a partner in the practice where he later became senior partner in 2009. Alan also held several Primary Care Trust roles, had a particular interest in diabetic services and worked for insurance companies and the Department of Work and Pensions. He leaves a wife Brenda and three children, Francesca, Alex and Lizzie.

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Gavin Turner (95-02) was selected to play at ‘inside centre’ in the Varsity Match for Oxford University V Cambridge University on December 10th 2011. He is currently teaching Geography at Marlborough College whilst completing a Masters at Oxford University.

Luke McMillan (94-01) is currently just about to start his PhD and is the project manager of the Utila Marine Research Project (Honduras); undertaking shark, turtle and coral reef sampling/surveys.

Hugh Thomas (04-11) has been awarded an IMechE Scholarship.

Joanna Maher (05-10) spent 10 weeks last summer on a mission field in Peru.

Lawrence Carter (05-10) has been awarded a Camborne School of Mines Scholarship by Exeter University.

Victoria Shaw (07-09) climbed Kilimanjaro for Meningitis Research foundation in 2011. She summited to watch the sunrise at 07:50 on 2nd July!

Mark Stickley (93-98) and Rosalind Turner (96-98) got married in August last year.

Iain Brunnschweiler (91-98) has ended his 20-year association with Hampshire Cricket Club to work for England’s development programme. He is now based in Loughborough as head coach of England’s Under-16 and Under-17 age groups.

Kieran Fox (90-97) recently spent 7 days trekking 80km across the Langjökull ice cap, climbing to 1,300m as temperatures dropped to -15°C, in his role as BBC sports reporter. He was following Belgium’s identical athlete twins - the Borlées - on a team-building exercise with seven other potential Olympic relay team-mates from Belgium.

Bronwen Steer (92-94) married Simon Coe (87-94) in 2004. They have two sons and have been in New Zealand for 6 years. Simon is a science teacher and Bronwen is a qualified physiotherapist.

Viktas Gupta (84-91) works as a security attaché for the FCO and is currently living and working in Buenos Aires.

Mike Constantinou (01-08) attended the ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot Licence) course at Oxford Aviation Academy from Dec 2009 to June 2011. In August he gained employment with easyJet as a pilot on the Airbus A319 and A320 and is currently based in Gatwick.

Henry Womersley-Smith (03-08) is a member of the British University Equestrian Squad and competed for Great Britain at the University Equestrian World Finals near Leicester from 29th December 2011 to 1st January 2012.

James Billet (00-07) now known as Murray James supported ex-Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher at the HMV Forum in London, Sunday 30th October.

Maddy Jones (99-06) is living and working in France where she owns and runs a mountain chalet business in the French Alps. www.bluebirdchalets.com Sebastian Pillon (95-02) graduated in Medicine in 2008 and currently works in Manchester but will be starting GP training in Bolton in August.

Mark Brayshaw (81-88) has been working for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (www.durrell.org) for the past 20 years. Based in Jersey at their Headquarters, he is currently Head of the Animal Collection.

Professor James Drummond (62-69) is now the Canada Research Chair in Remote Sounding of Atmospheres at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia and is one of the world’s leading experts on Atmospheric Physics. His latest project is working on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter which is scheduled to blast-off for Mars in 2016.

Glyn Meek (61-68) writes a blog and regular bi-weekly column for ComputerWorld magazine blogs.computerworld.com/user/189 Lionel Coates (59-67) has recently been awarded the title of Commander in the Companionate of Merit (CMLJ) to go with his earlier award of Knight of Grace (KLJ) in the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem. He lives and paints on Gozo, Malta.

Jon Quirk (56-64) lives in South Africa where most recently he has been heavily involved in trying to save our wildlife, extending one of the World’s great nature parks, the Kruger, and taking over the Cheetah Outreach programme.

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