Giggleswick School Chronicle 1987

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The Chronicle 1987 Contents E d i torial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Year

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The departure of H. R. H. the Princess of Wale from the chool Cricket Field on 25 eptember 1986.

Editorial Staff Editor:

M . l . l . Day, Esq.

Business Manager:

N . l . M usset, Esq.

D.G. News:

D . E . W . M organ, Esq .

Photographic Editor

P . D . O ' Flyn n , Esq .

Photographic Credits:

Stephen George-Powell, Ken lelley, Esq . , Alan King, E sq . , Paul O' Flynn, Esq . , M rs . Barbara Rigby, lan Shevil l , Esq .

Editorial Comment The year at Giggleswick has had an aeronautical flavour : at the beginning o f it, the Princess of Wales soared into the blue wash of a beautiful late-summer sky with h undreds of well­ scrubbed Giggleswick faces t urned helicopterwards like a (cricket)field of sunflowers; at its conclusion, the Catteral Airways plane sat stolidly in the prep school's back yard while i m aginations soared along the flight paths of a high summer heaven . Between these two blue but happy days,Giggleswick was often flying high . Fasten your seat-belts and prepare for take-off . . . .

The cover shows members of the Lower Sixth in The

Crucible, photographed in the school grounds by Paul O' Flynn, and wearing costumes by Birte Petti t .

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The School Year School Officials e . S . H . Parry

Head of School: Deputy Heads of School:

C . C . Haward C . E . Rigby C . l . Parker

Heads of Houses:

(Carr)

R . l . Ashworth

(M orrison)

1 . K . I ngham

(Nowell) ( Paley)

M . K . Gray

(Shute)

S . M . H ollies A . D . W Snape

(Style)

Other Praepostors:

R . M . Bagshaw, C . E . Ford, M .e . Mansie, 1.1. Newton,

Captains of Games:

C . S . H . Parry

( Rugby)

1 . K . I ngham

(Fives)

G . N . Toplian

(Soccer)

M . l . Stenton, A . K . Taylor, D . e . White

S . l . Brookes

( H ockey)

C . C . H award

(Cricket)

1 . K . I ngham

(Athletics)

A . T. Gaynor

(Boys 'Tennis)

S . l . Brookes

(Girls' Tennis)

C . l . Parker

(Swimming)

A . M . Bibby

(Golf)

(Canoeing)

A . F. Shevill

Secretary of the Games Committee: C. C.P. Under Officer: Chief A ssistant Librarian: Secretaries:

R . M . Bagshaw 1 . K . I ngham R . M . Bagshaw R . E . Gapud

(Computer Society)

1 . P . Spencer

(Ski Club)

1 . M . Thornton

( Fencing Club)

R . M . Caladine

Art Club

S . M . George-Powell (Photographic Club)

Captains:

Leader:

R . P . Manfield

(Clay Pigeon Shooting)

A . l . M . M itchell

(Fishing Club)

M . l . Stenton

(Concert Band)

C . Pearson

(String Orchestra)

Go vernors The Chronicle records with sadness the deaths of Kenneth Robinson, former H eadmaster of Bradford Grammar School , who retired as a Governor in 1 984, and of G . D . Cucksey, O . G . (Nowell) , a member o f the governing body from 1 956 until 1 982, on 29th September 1 987 , aged 82.

T. Adams, Esq . , A . C . ! ,!"

has joined the Governing Body.

Common Room It is with sadness that we re�rd the death of Stanley Simpson in April this year.

We congratulate Linda and Dave M i l l i ngton on the birth of their daughter Ruth . Dave has become

Librarian in succession to M r . M ichael Day, and Linda has become a H ouse Tutor in The Green extension .

M iss Kay Askew leaves the School to retu n to Rome, and M rs Birte Pettit leaves to join her husband in Oman. M r . Peter Clay takes up the post of H ead of C DT at Lord Mayor Treloar's School in H amp­ shire. M r . lohn Slater also moves south , to Cranleigh lunior Schoo l . Mrs. Alice Fawcett and Mr. Hugh Stalker both stand down as visiting teachers of piano.

Mr. David Black burne has become H ousemaster of Carr in succession to Mr. Don Hutton, and M r.

Geoff W igfield had become H ead of Outdoor Pursuits in succession to M r . David Blackburne; they are

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We welcomed the following new colleagues to the School in the course of the year: in January, M r .

H oward Lorriman to teach Brass; in April , M r . R obert K idd to teach English, a n d from September to be Resident House Tutor in Nowell in succession to M r . Michael Day; in September, M r . David Rouse as H ead of CDT, M r . Tim H arvey as Organist and Teacher of Piano, M iss Christine Ryder in charge of the Home Economics Department and Resident H ouse Tutor in Hollybank, and, in Catteral H a l l , M r .

Alex Jameson to teach Art, M r s . Katie J ones t o teach General Subjects, a n d M r s . Eileen Bamford to move from Games Coaching to ful l-time teaching of General Subjects. We wish them all happy and successful careers at Giggleswick .

Non-Teaching Staff J ohn and Penny McCartney have left the Catering Department after eight years to set up in business on t heir own . We wish them every success. M r . M ichael H awk hard has taken over as Caterer.

M r . Tony Sparrow has left his post of Projects Manager and takes up a position in Coventry.

Miss Sarah Scarr has become an Assistant Matron in Catteral H a l l ; Mr Martin H odgson joins t h e C DT Department a s Technicia n ; a n d M r . C o l i n H unter is assisting in the Computer Department on a YTS project .

Stanley Simpson School and friends were deeply shocked to hear of the sudden death on April 1 1 th of Stanley Simpso n .

H e h a d been on the staff of the Woodwork a n d Metalwork department for 1 5 years a n d in the Memorial Service held in Chapel on Thursday, 20th April, J ames Siddall spoke movingly in tribute to his former colleague.

I n his address he praised Stanley's many qualities which endeared h i m to a community which will re足 main in his deb t .

B o r n in 1 932 locally, he was the s o n of a Settle cabinet-maker, whose workshop a n d the adjoining

engineering premises proved to be early influences in developing his subsequent love of wood and metal

and his ability to create beauty in them. H is i nterests did not end in this sphere however, as he was original足 ly apprenticed as an electrician, thus adding yet another talent to what was to be a very ful l repertoire.

He was a skilled photographer and delighted in producing local studies of real merit . He had a deep love of books, an insatiable curiosity and, where music was concerned, he excelled at the trumpet and had played in one of the great bands of t he Royal Air Force. Not surprisingly, considering his sure grip and accuracy, he became an outstanding rifle-shot and represented the R A F at Bisley in the I n ter-Services Championship of 1 952.

I n spite of these achievements Stanley remained a modest, shy, kindly man who preferred to remain in the backgroun d , but he still had a great sense of humour and was always ready to help and advise . H e w i l l be deeply missed as a man o f many parts.

John and Penny McCartney I n a boarding schoo l , food is of paramount i mportance in keeping up the morale of all who live there.

We at Giggleswick School were, therefore, fortunate indeed to have had the services of our caterers, John and Penny McCartney, for eight years.

They are professionals, who demanded high standards from themselves, from their staff and from those they served . I nfinite care was taken to provide a varied healthy menu with choices day-in and day足 out, no mean feat when catering for large numbers. Their salad counter at lunch was second-to-none.

John's apparently 'crusty' exterior hid a sense of humour, immense patience and a dedication to those he served. He coped manfully on occasions with wrong numbers, forgotten numbers, last-minute numbers for meals or packed lunches. Penny's equanimity, her desire to please the 'customers' and her many kind足 nesses will not be forgotten. On the Food Committee she made every effort to listen to complaints and suggestions and act on them when possible. H ow much she also appreciated the thanks the catering staff received at many meetings !

The McCartneys, however, really surpassed t hemselves on special occasions . We well remember the national days they organised, when t hey produced, not only the food of a particular country, but visual effects and music as wel l . Many were the smiles on the faces of the pupils on those days !

Their efficiency, professionalism and high standards were also in evidence on 'state occasions ' , be they receptions, buffets or dinners. Those organising the event could relax in the k nowledge that the catering would be pleasing both to t he eye and t he palate.

For their i mmense service to the School we thank John and Penny and wish them every success in setting up in business on t heir own . They can always be assured of a warm welcome at Giggleswick .

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Eva Williams I n 1 95 5 , at the height of a particularly violent flu epidemic which decimated most sections of the School ,

Eva Wi lliams was asked if she would provide some domestic help in the Headmaster' s house 'for a week or so . ' Now, thirty-two years later, she has retired . This is a wonderful example of the loyalty that t he School evokes; and it is wort h recording here t hat three ot her mem bers of the current non-teaching staff have served Giggleswick over a similar length of time.

Obviously Eva got more than she bargained for ! So, for that matter did the School, for in t he in­ t ervening period , she has looked after no fewer than six Headmasters and their wives, becoming rather like a member of each family in the process. Whatever has been needed by way of cleaning, polishing, hoovering, dusting, scouring, washing and all the thousand and one jobs that go to make a home look spick and span she has done. Many visitors to the H eadmaster's Study, including many would-be members of staff, had had their first cup of coffee at Giggle wick made-all u n k nown to them-by Eva. M oreover, in recent years, she has attended to the main office area as wel l . There t oo , her friendliness , dependability and effort have been much in evidence and much appreciated-and will be very m uch missed by the staff she pampered !

Eva has made a significant contribution to the smooth running of the H eadmaster's house and to the offices-and t hen to Giggleswic k . We wish her a long and enjoyable retirement ; she certainly deserves it !

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Pen die Hill and the Chapel from Schoolboys' Cairn.

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Speech Day A fter the sweeping rains of a typical 1 987 summer morning, the weather gods relented, the skies cleared, and the sun shone out brilliantly, to the great relief of all concerned, not least the caterers whose efforts add so much to the enjoyable nature of Speech Day. The sermon at the Commemoration Service was preached by the Chaplain of Pembroke College, Oxford , Or. J . Platt, O . G . A varied range of Exhibitions and Demonstrations provided interest over lunch-time, and the newly-named Concert Band entertained with gusto. After presenting the prizes, the Guest of H onour, Lord Hanson, spoke on the subject of Wealth Creat ion . The Headmaster's Review of the Year (printed below) followed , then, with the weather still favourable, tea on the School lawns, with the diversion of gymnastics to music, brought t he session to a pleasant-but for some, bitter-sweet-close.

The Headmaster 's Speech My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome our two principal guests to Speech Day this year, Lord Hanson and Or. Platt, our Commemoration Service Preacher. You, sir, represent with outstanding distinction the world of business and industry, whilst Or. Platt returns to his old school as Chaplain of Pembroke College, Oxford to remind us of the abiding truths of religion and scholarship-a happy blending of the needs of the mdoern world with traditional values, that mix essential for a suc足 cessful school, a suitable theme, ladies and gentlemen, for my report upon the year ending and upon what the future may hold in store for Giggleswick.

Your visit here today, gentlemen, marks the culmination of a special year in the history of this school-for September 1986 saw the all-too-brief visit of H. R.H. the Princess of Wales, December the outstanding generosity of Mr. Norman Sharpe, to whose legacy the Chairman has already referred. I can also announce today that the Giggleswick '84 Appeal has passed its target of BOO,OOO-and our thanks are due to all those friends of the School, O.G.'s, parents and pupils (who made a splendid contribution) for their generosity-the final assault being substantially helped by two particularly kind gifts, one from Lord Hanson, the second from the estate of a former Chairman, Stanley Westhead. Special thanks are also due to Mr. Richard Whiteley and to Mr. Sparrow, our Projects Manager, who will be leaving us at the end of August.

And in 1986/87 the Senior School has enjoyed the best '0' Level results on record: 84070 pass rate, 58% at 'A' or 'B'

Grade, outstanding Drama and Music (including two television appearances), an unbeaten 1st XV tour of Yugoslavia and a first-ever Girls Hockey Xl tour. Catteral Hall has provided us with an unforgettable production of Bugsy Ma/one and the

splendid Yorkshire Prep Schools Music Day, when it was our privilege to host the world premiere of Mr. Andrew Carter's

Gal/aping Godiva, specially commissioned for the day and shortly to be published by Oxford University Press. ( Incidentally

Catteral were delighted to welcome Andrew Carter back last week-end to conduct this work again in their own concert).

Mr. and Mrs. Caithness and their staff will also be receiving at least 130 pupils into Catteral in September, a significantly striking increase in numbers and a tribute to all their endeavours.

Another remarkable feature of Catteral this term has been the Airways Project-the brain child of Mr. John Slater, and also his swan-song. He leaves us today to further his career in the Art and Craft world at Cranleigh Junior School.

We wish John and Kate well and thank them for their contributions here-but may I advise John to remain aboard his plane and to take no further recourse to parachutes!

This year has also seen the opening of the Green extension, the Home Economics Room and the fast approaching com足 pletion of the Craft, Design and Technology buildng. This last is a bold statement of the importance we attach to these sub足 jects. It is a project close to Lord Hanson's heart-and it is indeed generous of you, sir, to have directed your appeal donation to the cost of this building.

Many people have been involved in its design-there will be another time to recognise their efforts-but one of them, Mr. Peter Clay, our Head of Craft, leaves us today to become Head of C.D.T. at Lord Mayor Treloar's School in Hampshire and we wish Peter and his wife, Pauline, every happiness as they return to the South.

A rather different but no less remarkable a triumph of technology and craft is the quality of catering enjoyed by all of us each day at Giggleswick. This is due to the efforts of every member of the Catering Department, but especially to those in charge, John and Penny McCartney. It is therefore with great regret that we have learnt of their decision to leave us at the end of the month to set up a business of their own. They will be sorely missed for their professional expertise and for themselves as people.

A newer development in a similar area has been the Home Economics Department whose establishment owes much to the expert knowledge of Mrs. Birte Pettit. We are therefore sorry that she will be leaving us this term to rejoin her husband in the Middle East now her sons have left school. She has our thanks and best wishes for continued good health and happiness.

Those at last night's concert were able once again to appreciate the quality of our Music. Much of the pupils' musician足 ship and keyboard dexterity has been due to the services of Mrs. Alice Fawcett and Mr. Hugh Stalker who stand down this term after many years as visiting teachers. We thank them for their skilful tuition and hope that they will still attend many of our musical occasions which would not be the same without them.

Earlier this year, Mr. Don Hutton informed me of his wish to relinquish the Housemastership of Carr after many years of Pastoral work at his previous post and at Giggleswick. I am sure that all members of Carr and their parents will wish to pay tribute to Don and Dorothy for six years in Carr in which they have been devoted to the welfare of each boy and girl in their charge, and have opened up their own family life to share it with all their boys, girls and parents.

Mrs. Eva Williams has looked after Headmasters and their wives for over thirty years. She retires this month with very best wishes from them all.

Last autumn we were all saddened by the sudden death of Marcelle Rowe-and today would not be complete without an extension of our sympathy to Owen Rowe, former Headmaster, for her loss.

More recently we have all again been saddened by the sudden death of Stanley Simpson, technician for fourteen years in the Craft Dept., and a much respected member of the school and village community. We are delighted that his wife Pat, his son Stuart, and his daughter Maxine, are here with us today when Lord Hanson will present a new prize to record our appreciation of Stanley as a man, a colleague and person dedicated to the highest standards of Craftmanship.

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One of the guests we are pleased to welcome here today is Mr. David Curry, the new Member of Parliament for Skipton and Ripon, who reminds us that we have just endured a General election, one of whose principal issues was said to be educa­ tion. Certainly the Independent Schools took the possible threat to their existence seriously enough-feeling that there were already quite enough upheavals in education today. Although there is much to commend in all the initiatives of an innovative Secretary of State-G.C.S.E., A/S levels, C.T.C.'s, a National Curriculum, the opportunities for Maintained Schools to go it alone and the prolonged negotations over teachers' pay and conditions-most headmasters would urge Mr. Baker to guard against a piecemeal approach. G.C.S.E. is off to a vigorous start-but what of links with Common Entrance and' A' Level? A/S levels offer welcome breadth in the Sixth Form, but what of the cost and the reactions of University Admissions Tutors? Let subjects be relevant to modern needs by all means, but let us not allow this to produce any loss of standards, any loss of academic excellence. A proper balance and clear overview is required. The ancient playwright Sophocles knew his watch word-nothing in excess!

Yet in the midst of these upheavals Independent School

flourish-though conscious too of the new threats to which

the Chairman has referred. Why should this be so? One reason may be because they offer parents the basic freedom to educate their children in schools of their own choice, which offer good teaching and facilities, sensible discipline, a concern for tradi­ tional values and also the needs of contemporary society. They have the great advantage of their independence-how wise was Mr. Sharpe whose only stipulation in his will was that his generous legacy could be used by the Governors as long as Giggleswick remained independent.

How then, ladies and gentleman, do we at Giggleswick propose to meet those challenges facing us today, and follow the strictures of our benefactor? What do we stand for here? what lies ahead? how will we achieve our goals?

I have already referred to our excellent '0' level results and our positive start to G.C.S.E. These provide a basis for

a determination to raise academic standards. It is essential for boys and girls to leave school at 18 with exam qualifications that match the best of their abilities. This year, I have stressed the importance of the Lower Sixth year, introduced the new conferences for Lower Sixth and Fifth Form pupils with their parents, strengthened our University and Careers advice and

extended the range of our entrance scholarships in the Senior School and in Catteral Hall, where the creation of a Director of Studies highlights the importance attached to academic standards in the foundation years. I look for a continuation of these thrusts for higher aspirations, for a still greater sense of work in the evenings, for greater use of our lovely Library, and still better '0' and ' A' Level results.

Whilst the classroom should have pride of place in a school, I am a great believer in a whole education. One of the great privileges of teaching in a boarding school is the opportunity to be involved in all facets of a boy or girl's development.

We seek to sustain the excellent opportunities here for Art, Drama and Music-to use our new building to promote Com­ puting, Craft, Design and Technology further,-to maintain our tradition for outdoor education and to lay proper emphasis on our Sport. I have been heartened by the attitude of our teams this year and would like to strengthen their coaches, facilities, and numbers from which to choose.

The proposed tour to Australia next year appears to me to epitomise Giggleswick's commitment to a whole education­ may I thank parents who have already supported our fund raising and wish David Fox, Allan Myles and everyone involved well in this exciting project.

It is a cliche to say that young people today are growing up under difficult pressures from Society, but they need as much as ever assistance from home and school to develop their strength of character their personal values, their ability to cope with relationships and their self-discipline. I am proud of the happy, friendly, family atmosphere of this community and would wish to sustain this within a framework of clearly defined, sensible, fair but firm discipline. It is most gratifying to receive tributes from visitors about the good manners, courteous and natural friendliness of the pupils, and I would like to pay tribute to their particular support as guides to prospective parents and on major school occasions.

All these targets will be influenced by the quality of our environment and our buildings. As Lord Shuttleworth has said, the completion of the C.D.T. Building marks the end of a major capital programme, and the opening of a new thrust to make the best use of our original buildings and to catch up with our routine maintenance work. We wish to bring the less attractive areas of the school up to the standards of our latest projects, above all to improve the quality of boys' boarding accommodation and to set to work on the main hostel block.

Perhaps the most significant recent step in our history was the decision in 1983 to admit girls at all stages. This has been a complete success. 90 out of 320 Senior School pupils are girls and Giggleswick has already achieved a happy blending of the sexes. However, the demand for girls' places which has produced a growth in overall numbers, has led to an uneconomic use of our boarding accommodation and an undesirable imbalance between the quality of the girls' hostels and the boys' studies and dormitories.

The time has come to rationalise the whole of this aspect of the school. We have a number of guiding principles upon which to base new arrangements. We wish to provide equal status for boys and girls. We wish to offer them even better pastoral care and clearer supervision. We wish to improve the boys' quarters. We believe that the sleeping accommodation for boys and girls should be under separate roofs. We also seek to provide better conditions for study.

With these thoughts in mind we are now drawing up a new plan which will not only rationalise our existing accommoda­ tion but also avoid such last-minute, although undoubtedly successful, building operations like the Green Extension. Moreover, it should enable us to carry out these improvements hand in hand with catching up with general maintenance requirements.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am confident that when these plans have been fully worked out, costed and presented to you all, you will see a most exciting programme for 1988 and beyond, which will give Giggleswick a living environment more than a match for all our academic and pastoral goals.

It will also, of course, demand hard work, careful planning and money. My confidence in its being admirably achieved rests in the team already involved

rh its preparation-and this provides me with a suitable opportunity to pay tribute to their

services to the School. Our Bursar, Mr. Coote, for his financial shrewdness, our Second Master Mr. Brookes, and Senior Mistress, Miss Ritchie, for their experience and tireless dedication, our Properties Manager, Mr. lones, for his imaginative plans, Mr. Fox and his fellow Housemasters, the governing body-(too rarely praised)-not least the Executive Committee whose zeal for Giggleswick is manifested monthly at meetings legendary for their length. May I couple with these praises my thanks, on your behalf, Ladies and Gentlemen, to all the teaching staff and various departments of the School, such as Graham Lilley and his ground staff who have the place looking so beautiful today, for all their endeavours which are fundamental to our daily business and our ultimate success. I thank them all most sincerely.

Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I have outlined our aims, I have mentioned an exciting programme for their achieve­ ment, and I have indicated reasons for my confidence in their being attained. I would like therefore to conclude my report with my assurance that Giggleswick will continue to provide its pupils with that happy blend of traditional values and con­ temporary needs so that we and they can look forward to the challenges of 1988, 1989, and the 1990's.

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Prize List Third Forms Form Prizes I st Prize

3A J. Swainson L. Swainson L. A. Smith A . C . Myles A. C. Myles

2nd Prize Drama Music Craft, Design and Technology Art Pottery /Sculpture

C. E. Barker J . M. Sutcli ffe

Fourth Forms Form Prizes I st Prize 2nd Prize ingram Divinity Music Metalwork Drama Art

4A L. J . Dabinett C. Parker M. D. Fox G. A. Burnett K. S. von Rugemer T. S. Hedges J . P. Ackinclose

3B1 A. C . Myles

3B1 S. A. Shorter

A. N. Bamber

J. J . Ratcli ffe

R. A. Misra, A . O. Fall, C. E. Barker

4BI M. G. Deans M. J. O' Donovan

Fifth Forms

Waugh English H owson Modern Languages Hurst Geography M oore H istory H owson Classics Turnbull Chemistry Style Mathematics AlIan Physics Biology Technology Art Metalwork

H. E. Stenton B. E . I ngham R. S . Wellburn R. S. Wellburn R. I . Shelley R. i. Shelley R. P. Leadbeater C. J . Leadbeater C. R. H. Fell C. R . H . Fell L. A. Foster J. S. Waite

L ower Sixth Forms

Waugh English H owson Modern Languages Hurst Geography M oore History Style Mathematics Business Studies AlIan Physics Turnbull Chemistry Biology Music Art

G. E. Hughes N. J . Oddy S. J . Brookes J . R . Jackson Y . K. C. Law Y. K . C . Law M . F. Elliott C . H. Wong E. J . Westmoreland E. M. Fox P. H . White

Waugh English H owson Modern Languages Hurst Geography M oore History Style Mathematics Turnbull Chemistry AlIan Physics Technology Biology Art Woodwork Metalwork Business Studies

T. T. A. R. N. N. S. S. L. R. K. R. S.

Upper Sixth Form

K. Edwards K. Edwards J . M. Mitchell M. Bagshaw J . Leadbeater J . Leadbeater B. Moodie B. Moodie C-K . Chiu M. Caladine J . Parker C. Fall M. George-Powell

Open Prizes Duke of Edinburgh's Scheme (Gold Award) Drama Prize Butler Literature Prize Beaver Woodwork Prize Stanley Simpson Prize for Craftsmanship Brocklebank Photographic Prize Farley Cup (for Cricket) Marshall Memorial Prize (for Sporting Achievements) Michael Sutcli ffe Memorial Prize (for Achievement in the C . C . F . ) Peacock Memorial Prize (for General Merit) J ohn Williams Memorial Prize (for General Merit) Style Memorial Prize (for High Endeavour) Headmaster's Prize

4Bl H. K. Patel P. H . Shackleton

J . M . Robinson

C . E . Rigby

c. S. H . Parry, M. J . Stenton

D . Keoghan, D. C . White R. M. Bagshaw S. M . H ollies K. S. von Rugemer S. M . George-Powell M. P. Kaye C. C. Haward C . S . H. Parry, R. J . R iley C. E. Rigby, C . C. Haward M. J . Stenton R. M . Bagshaw C. S . H . Parry

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Photographs by Stephen George-Po well Winner of the Brocklebank Photographic Prize

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H. R. H. The Princess of Wales at Giggleswick For Giggleswic k , Thursday, September 25th, 1 986, was a Red Letter day-or perhaps one should say a Red Letter D i . For Her Royal H ighness, the Pri ncess of Wales, took off from the Chapel Field after com­ pleting her visit to Green foot and Castleberg H ospital . It was entirely appropriate that a Royal visitor should be present in the grounds of t he Chapel built to commemorate Queen Victoria, containing the statue of Edward VI who granted the School its Royal Charter.

I f it had been possible to order the weather, one could not have asked for more: a brilliant cloudless autumn day, warm , windless and crystal clear . The school and its surroundings appeared at t heir very bes t .

The grass o n the t o p field, clipped a few days before to avoid the cuttings being showered over everyone by the downdraught of the rotor blades, looked positively polished, not to say manicured.

A few days earlier, the R . A . F . had been to recce the landing site. The W i ng Commander in charge ran his eye approvingly over the first XI square, but when it was pointed out to him t hat not even The R oyal Helicopter could be permitted on the sacred turf, he sportingly agreed to land just off t he wicket .

He asked rather innocently if we had ever had any helicopters on Chapel Field before and we were able t o say that , a few years ago, the Pope's yellow and white helicopter had landed there (bringing the Papal Nuncial on a visit to the R oman Catholic Church in Settle) and that had not been al lowed on the first XI square either ! The Wing Commander was slightly phased by this information not k nowing whether it was true (it was ! ) .

When the visit was first confirmed, a rather daunting list o f things that might well b e painted, polish­

ed, creosoted or cut down was compiled by t he P roperties Department. All was accomplished, the final

touches being added on the morning of the 25th . The entire School community was li ned up along two arms of a giant V leading to the landing site. Pupils were even more than usually wel l groomed-and more t han usually happy, not just at the prospect of seeing Her Royal H igh ness, but also at missing lessons !

Many other people watched from t he H igh Rigg Road. Security was actually intense, but fairly unobtrusive, t hough one assumed that the dark figures in the distance on the hill beh ind the pavilion were actually on our side ! An ambulance and fire-tender were discreetly positioned.

The Royal helicopter, its red fuselage so highly buffed that it clearly reflected the surroundings, land­ ed in a flurry of rotor wind and the wisdom of the Second M aster' s injunction that everyone should carry a comb was now appreciated as people hastily tidied up t heir hair. It is now thought that there was no truth in the rumours subsequently spread abroad that the only person on top pitch without a comb was the Second Master !

Spot on schedule, the Royal Cavalcade swept up Chapel H ill-the road being closed to prevent anything sweeping down at the crucial moment-and through the Gate H ouse arch . Her R oyal H ighness, looking at her most stunningly beautifu l , dressed in a k nee-length fawn coat, with her then new short hair style, seemed happily at ease as she alighted from her car. She was presented by the Deputy Lieutenant for North Yorkshire to the H eadmaster, who warmly welcomed her to the School, to M rs . H obson and to the H ead Boy, Colin Parry. Then she strolled by the pupils chatting to members of Paley and Style. She was ap­ parently slightly surprised at the fact that the first few sixth formers to whom she chatted had American accents and manifestly did not hail from the North of England , but her great good humour, spontaneity and rapport with pupils were i mmediately apparent . The H ead of School called for three rousing cheers as H er Royal H igh ness reached the helicopter. Farewells were said and all too soon the helicopter was air­ borne. What a wonderful day it was for H er Royal H ighness to view the Craven countryside on the way to Leeds/Bradford Airport . There she transferred to the brand new H . S . 1 46 on its first day in use in the Queen 's Flight , to return to London . Some members of Paley to whom Princess Diana had spoken took rather longer to come down to earth than t he Royal helicopter.

The visit was a most memorable event in the Settle and Giggleswick area: it made people in the com­ munity happy, put a smile on their faces and a spring in t heir step. The School was honoured by the presence of t he Princess, and many cameras recorded the historic visi t . Sadly, on this day of all days, the A V room video camera chose to develop a fault and thus we were unable to obtain a video library film of Her Royal H ighness at School to lodge in the Brayshaw Library.

The instigator of all this was a notable friend of the Schoo l , Russell Harty, who accompanied H er R oyal H ighness on t he flight back to Londo n . To h i m , t he Settle and Giggleswick community in general and the school in particular had cause to be extremely gratefu l . The co-ordinator of the arrangements at Castleberg and Greenfoot was the School Doctor, Barry Brewster ( O . G . ) , and technically, whilst here, P rincess Diana was his patient, should she be taken ill. H appily, his services were not required !

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The Million Pound Legacy Christmas, 1 986, will be remembered at Giggleswick for

the

magnificent

present

which

the

School

received-the legacy of over one million pounds from an Old Boy, Norman Sharpe. This is the most signifi­ cant gift to the School since Waiter Morrison presented

the

Chapel

to

commemorate

Queen

V ictoria' s Diamond Jubilee.

Norman Sharpe was a dayboy whose family liv­

ed for a while at Little Ban k , Rathmell. He entered

Town H ouse (as the dayboy H ouse was then k nown) in

A p ri l ,

1 92 1 .

H is

career

at

School

was

unremarkable and he left from the Sixth Form four years later. Yet, although he was an infrequent visitor to the area, he obviously retained a warm affection for Giggleswic k .

Later he entered Sharpe's Cards, the well-known Bradford firm established by his grandfather, and later became its Chairman and Managing Director.

This remained a family firm until its recent take-over

by Hallmark of A merica. Norman Sharpe was a suc­ cessful businessman in the traditional, West Riding mould, scrupulously honest and fair. At the time of

Norman Sharpe.

the take-over he went out of his way to safeguard the positions of his employees, many of whom also benefited from his will.

He was awarded the O . B . E . and the American Legion of Honour during the War, but it was typical of his modesty that he was never k n own to discuss the services he had rendered to earn these honours.

His hobbies were gliding (he was a past-President of the Bradford now Yorkshire Gliding Club) and playing the organ-he had one installed i n his house. H e created a Charitable Trust from which all sort s of institutions in the Bradford area, includ i ng his local church, benefited .

N orman Sharpe was a bachelor and is survived by his younger brot her, Donald, who is also an Old Giggleswick ian .

At the time when the bequest was announced , the H eadmaster, M r . H obson, sai d : "This bequest has come as a totally unexpected piece of good news for Giggleswick . Everyone here will be deeply grateful to M r . Sharpe for this marvellous demonstration of fai th in his old school and his belief in independent education . We have not yet decided how to use the legacy. H owever, I am sure that , above all, it will allow us to make investments to further guarantee the long-term security of the School; we shall t hen in due course consider other possible benefits for present and future generat ions of boys and girls. This news i most exciting. Giggleswick can now face the future with even greater confidence. We are now in an even stronger position to make a substantial contribution to the future prosperity of i ndependent education i n the North of E ngland " .

The Chairman o f the Governors, Lord Shuttleworth, i n a letter t o all parents sai d : "Clearly it i s too early to take any firm decisions, but t he Governors' i n itial t houghts are that this unique gift must be used as an opportunity to provide Giggleswick with further long-term financial security as well as to develop even higher standards in every part of the School. In t he com i ng months, we shall consider most carefully how best to apply these funds for t he Schoo l ' s benefit " .

W HB

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The Challenge of Industry Conference What is a Challenge of I n d ustry Conference?

A Challenge of I ndustry Conference is a two-day event for sixth formers run by the I ndustrial Society.

Its purpose is to bring practising managers and trade unionists into schools where they can establish con­

tact and provide students with an opportunity to discuss many issues facing industry. Such issues are rele­ vant to all students, whatever careers they intend to follow. The conference is not designed as a recruitment exercise, but by presenting the rewards and achievements of management and trade unions in a positive light, it is hoped t hat greater numbers of young people with ability will consider a career in industry as stimulating and worthwhile.

The Aims of a Chal lenge of I n d u stry Conference.

1.

To increase understanding of the necessary place of i ndustry and commerce in the creation of the nation ' s wealth and the need for a positive and open-minded attitude t owards industry.

2.

To present the need for able young people to tackle t he challenges in industry and to make a contribution to national prosperity.

3.

To emphasise that i n a free society there i s a need t o manage by persuasion; t o unders­

4.

T o build a closer relationship between schools and industry.

tand t he right of employees to have their i nterests represented by trade unions.

The Conference at Giggleswick 13th- 1 4 t h Novem ber 1 986

We hosted the second of such conferences at school in November 1 986. A team of industrialists and trade unionists headed by Andy Johns, a young Shell executive, encountered our Sixth Form, who had been divided into groups, each group headed by a visiting team leader. Amid a plethora of group and plenary sessions the students were introduced to the challenges of modern-day industry . I n both formal and informal ses­ sions, a very rewarding conference was hel d , and I very much hope that this will be a regular biennial event at Giggleswick.

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Mackinder Club With the arrival of the new G . C . S . E . Geography syllabus, the emphasis on visiting speakers has been towards topics of academic rather than general i nterest . As a result, talks relevant to t he Fourth and Fifth Form Geography course have taken place during the afternoon timetable.

On the subject of Water Resources, representatives from the North West Water Authority discussed a variety of issues relating to ground water, Giggleswick School ' s water supply, and water and sewage treat­ ment. On a later occasion the Chief Site Engineer for the SettIe-Giggleswick by-pass gave an extremely

informative lecture on the planning, construction and possible consequences of the A65 " by-pass opera­ t ion " . This talk attracted pupils studying Design and Technology as much as i t did Geographers, as well as members of staff who, as ' locals ' , took the opportunity to learn about a project which will affect daily l i fe in and around Settle and Giggleswick .

I n the traditional Mackinder Club vein of informative entertainment for the long winter evenings, Keith Broo k , with his wife Gill as audio-visual assistant , talked about their 1 985 expedition to Iceland. This was

organised by the Brooks whil st at their previous school in Bristol and was primarily a canoeing expedition in a remote coastal area. With a superlative selection of slides, cleverly supported by apt music and ' live'

tape-recordings, as well as video-recordings of HTV's news reports of their trip, the audience was transported to the ' Land of Ice and Fire' to witness the rare and wonderful sights and sounds that make Iceland unique­ and even other-worldly. It stands as testimony to the quality of the presentation that the talk was repeated later in the year in response to public demand !

At the time of writing a full and varied programme of talks and outings has commenced and promises to make the 1 987-88 season for the Mackinder Club a busy and fruitful one.

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The Sixth Form Social Centre A nnual Report Stardate 1 2474.37 (No real significance except it's the number of drinks sold this year. O . K . own up, who had the ' . 37 ! ? ) Starring: G . Wigfield as - Kirk J. Wigfield as - Spock The Sixth form as - Members and various assorted drunks A n nou ncer: This is the Tale of the U . S . S . Beverage, whose one-year mission was to boldly explore the bounds of Sixth Form Drinking.

Scene 1. (Sports Hall Balcony) A group of thirsty Sixth formers . . . . A bar's not a bar with only soft drinks . . . . mumble . . . mutter . . . Wha t ' re we going to do . . . who can save us from the dreaded alchohol draught. (Cue Ca pt . Kirk . ) I t 's O . K . Men . . . and Ladies, I 've solved t h e problem; Spock and I beamed down to t h e courts and recap­ tu red the Licence from the Klingons who were cleverly masquerading as Judges ! ! !

SHOCK !

A stunned silence followed, and then i t , was followed by cheers and shouts (where they went we're not quite sure).

H urrah ! good old Janet and Geoff-get the beer/wine in, . . . bevy time is here again.

Scene 2: cue to young athletic-looking chaps-Sports Hall Sportsman 1 : Good idea playing basketball during bar time .

Sportsman 2: Oh yeh! But I shouldn't have had that last pint of Theakston 's: my stomach 's wrecked.

S u mmer Time (At Giggleswick? !

* ! ?) .

Scene 3 One of t h e famous bar meetings-the A . V . room.

Kirk-You ' ll all be glad to k now I 've put back opening time (shout of 'what ' . . . 'Oh No ! ') . So you can all enjoy the summer weather.

Scene 4 Members sitting outside on Flat . (cue. Rai n, sleet , snow) 1 st Bar member: H ey, look I 've gone red, must be sunburn, Geoff did say it was summer.

2nd Bar member: More li kely to be frost bite. God, they thought it was bad last year; at least they were allowed inside to freeze to death.

(Fade in Star Trek theme song) Announcer: Good evening, this is the B. B.C. The present series of Star Trek on the U . S. S . Beverage is now

coming to an end; however, it will return with the old favourites Spock and Kirk and a whole group of inex­ perienced young cadets . We wish it all the best in the years to come.

P . S . God help the person who is conned into writing this report next year; it's harder that it look s .

Signed. A n Ageing Newcastle Brown Addic t .

Film Society The Film Society continued its residence in the A. V. Room this year, using V H S video and projection TV to present a programme of eight films spread over the first two terms and designed, as usual, to appeal to a reasonably

wide age range wit hout descending to the puerile. The season opened with ' Desperately Seeking Susan ' , a predic­

tably popular vehicle for the pop star Madonna in which a fairly tortuous plot involving mistaken identity and crime at least gave Madonna the opportunity to prove that she is competent as an actress, if not perhaps as a si nger ! This was followed by 'The Emerald Forest ' directed by John Schlesinger, an ecologically sensitive film

which examines the plight of the Amazonian I ndians in their rapidly shrink ing homeland and culminates in a spectacular Armageddon for the white man 's latest project , a massive dam . 'The Purple Rose of Cairo ' , a Woody A lien film which followed, is an odd ball type of film, funny if you like that sort of nostalgic quirkish humour, less than funny if you do not . It did not rate as high in t he popularity ratings as the Christmas treat ' G rem lins ' , another Stephen Speilberg film, which involves cuddly furry creatures turning out to be not quite as nice after all-this is something of an understatement . ' Letter to Brezhnev' was a wholly British success, and a merited one, a delightfully simple plot deliciously interpreted with true Liverpudlian panache by the lead actresses and their ' Russian' boyfrields-a little silly in places, but funny enough to forgive the odd lapse. 'The Little Drum­ mer Girl' , taken from John le Carre's novel, was rather turgid with too much confusion and not enough oppor­

tunity to relate to the characters involved in the murky world of Arab-Israeli terrorism. 'The Bounty' was beautiful­ ly photographed but not well received, and I was one of the few to enjoy the final film of the season, ' Wit ness'

with Harrison Ford, a fine story of a New York murder investigated in the heart of the Amish community of America by a very resourceful detective.

The season was an overall success, with junior pupils still very much outnumbering the senior ones .

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Music Notes W e bade farewell to M r . Guy Bennett i n January. Having been our resident brass specialist for j ust over six years, he has moved to Bedford School as H ead of Brass . We are most grateful to him for his work with the brass, the wind band, and many other aspects of Giggleswick music. We shall miss him together with Philippa and the children and we hope they will be very happy in their new life in Bedford . M r . Howard Lorriman has succeeded Mr. Bennett and has already made a considerable mark in his first two terms with us.

I n July, M rs . Alice Fawcett and M r . H ugh Stalker retired from the visiting music staff. M rs . Fawcett has been a devoted piano teacher and accompanist here for over twenty years and M r . Stalker, a former D irector of M usic here, has been of enormous help for the last five years teaching the piano and accompa­ nying both in Chapel for 'state' occasions and in school for advanced pupils. Their place will be taken

by Mr. Tim H arvey who, in September, takes up a newly created resident post specifically for keyboard work .

This year has been a most exciting year for m usic in the schools with much development in several directions. Apart from t he competitions, our instrumentalists have been involved in t he E lgar concert given in Chapel on J u ne 27th for the visit to Settle and Giggleswick of members of the London branch of the E lgar Society; the band day organised by M r . Lorriman and i nvolving the visit of the Lewington Yamaha Brass; a concert at Belle Vue School, Bradford who were celebrating the silver j ubilee of their own concert band and in which our own concert band combined with t heirs to make a very splendid sou nd; and the traditional Eve of Speech Day Concert. I n all these concerts many of our talented soloists performed, i n addition to o u r ensembles, band a n d orchestra. T h e increasing quality of o u r string, w i n d a n d brass play­ i ng is perhaps well demonstrated by our Associated Board results for this year in which j ust under two­ thirds of all our candidates passed with distinction or merit. This may be compared with the national average of j ust over one-third .

C horal music-mak i ng has been equally exciting. The Choral Society provided the choir for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, and on J u ne 7th gave a performance of Mozart 's ' Requiem ' in Chapel . This was much enhanced by the excellent orchestra gathered together by Mr. Swainson and led by Mr. Christopher Rowland . Christopher Rowland and J onathan Price j oined with our own Giggleswick String Trio of M r . and Mrs. Swainson and M rs . Cawood t o give a most moving account o f Schubert 's String Quintet in C in the first half of the programme. Our String Trio, incidentally, will become the Giggleswick Piano Quartet with the arrival of M r . H arvey, giving a much greater scope in repertoire.

The Chapel Choir has had a very busy year. In addition to providing music every Sunday of the school year, the choir i n November recorded and filmed John Ritter's 'Candlelight Caro l ' for 'The Russell Harty C hristmas Party' which was broadcast on BBC2 on Christmas Eve. They also sang ' Away in a Manger ' with Colin Bailey as soloist, this being used in the programme for the closing sequence. The choir was honoured in being selected as one of about 1 20 choirs around the world out of the 6000 or so affi liated to the Royal School of Church M usic to take part in the service celebrating the Golden J ubilee of the Royal School held in the R oyal Albert H al l i n the presence of H er Majesty the Queen on J u ne 2 1 st . Each choir invited to take part provided six singers for the massed choir of 800. Our representatives were Sophie Brookes, E lizabeth Fox , Sarah Goodliff, Charlotte Pearson, Ross Carpenter and Jeremy Oddie. The other members of the Senior School section of the choir j oined t hem i n London for the day attending the service in t h e evening. T h e service was recorded a n d was shown on B BC 1 the following Sunday. M r . H arvey will b e tak­ ing over as accompanist to t he choir in September and we are most grateful to M iss West on for her ex­ cellent organ playing in the choral services over the last four years.

M iss Baulard organised a most enjoyable concert given by all her singing pupils and held in Giggleswick Church on J u ne 28th in aid .of the Roof Appeal .

Catteral musicians have been well represented in the choirs and the concert ban d . The main m usical event in Catteral Hall this year was the Yorkshire Prep. Schools' M usic Day on May 24t h . The highlight of this day was the first performance of Andrew Carter's ' Galloping Godiva ' , commissioned by Catteral Hall and shortly to be published by Oxford U n iversity Press . The piece was repeated by the Catteral choir and again conducted by the composer during the Sports' Day Concert on J uly 4th . Catteral presented ' Bugsy Malone' in March, the musical side of it directed by Miss Weston being as i mpressive as all the other aspects of the production . With the Senior School performing 'Oklahoma ! ' during the final week of the Christmas Term as well , it has been a tight ly-packed year for music, full of variety.

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A ssociated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Sixty-eight candidates were entered o f whom sixty-five passed, fourteen with distinction and a further thirty with merit .

Those gain i n g distinction and merits were: G rade 8 Grade 7

Grade 6

Grade 5

Grade 4

Grade 3 Grade 2

Grade I

Distinctions Merits Distinctions

Merits Distinction Merits

Distinctions M erits

Distinction

Merits

Distinctions

M erits

Distinction

M erits

Distinctions Merits

Gemma Burnett violin

Charlotte Pearson (violin) Ann-See Yeoh (Piano) Gemma Burnett (piano) Elizabeth Fox (flute)

Sarah Goodliff (piano) Fiona Shevill ( flute) Lindsay Smith (violin) Sarah Fox (piano) Alison Myles (piano) Jeremy Oddie (flute)

Kate Swainson (flute) Louise Wright (piano) J ohn Bates (trombone) Annette Galloway ( flute) Meri Rigby (singing)

Colin Bailey (singing) Ross Carpenter (oboe) Sarah Fox (oboe) Sarah Goodliff (tuba) Hilary Shevill (singing) J oanna Swainson (violin) Louise Wright (organ) Meri Rigby (singing)

Matthew Benson (violin) Vicky Hague (clarinet) John I ngham (piano) Georgina Tate (saxophone) Christopher J ones (piano) Jodie White (horn) Clare Rimmer (piano) Jane Templeton (piano) Colin Bailey (piano) Nicola Day (piano)

Robin M isra (piano) Jane Templeton ('cello) J ames Wright (piano) Jason Birch (violin) Katherine Lomas (piano)

Anurag Sinha (piano) Bandar Abdul-Jauwad (piano) Jayne Adams (piano) Andrew Bamber (piano) Clare Rimmer (violin)

The Music Competitions The music competitions provided their usual entertainment and quality. The I ndividual Competition was held on 1 9t h October and the adj udicator was the distinguished conductor, N icholas Braithwaite.

The competitors placed in the various classes were: Beginners

1 st Jane Templeton ( ' cello), 2nd James W right (piano), 3rd Jane Templeton (piano)

J unior Piano

1 st Dominic H iggins, 2nd David H a w k i n

Senior Piano

1 st Louise W right, 2nd Sarah F o x , 3 rd J eremy Oddie

J u nior W i nd

1 st R oss Carpenter (oboe), 2nd Elizabeth Colligan ( flute)

J unior Brass

1 st equal Dominic H iggins and David M agee

Senior W ind

1 st Carolyn M oat, 2nd E lizabeth Fox, 3 rd Kate Swainson ( flutes)

Senior Brass

1 st Paul H aw k i n (cornet)

S i nging

1 st Colin Bailey, 2 nd Meri R igby

J unior Strings

Senior Strings

1 st J ames W right ( 'cello) 1 st equal Gemma Burnett and L indsay Smith (violins)

The E nsemble and H ouse Choirs Competition was held o n 1 4t h February and was adjudicated by M r .

J o h n Cooke, N orthern Commissioner for t h e R oyal School o f Church M usic. For t h e first t i m e this yea r , a prelim inary r o u n d for the ensembles w a s held. The eventual winners were: Firs t : Secon d :

Carolyn M oat, H elen Stenton and A nnette Galloway ( fl utes) playing K ro m mer's Romance Gemma Burnett, Charlott Pearson (vlns) D u ncan McKay (via) a n d Sarah Goodli ffe (cello) playing M ozart ' s D i vertimento in D

Third:

The Brass E n semble playing Banchieri's Echo Fantasia.

The house choirs were as enjoyable as ever. Style were placed first with a very clever compilatio n en­ tit led ' M usic by N u m bers' starting with ' W hen I ' m sixty- four' and proceed i ng by stages t o ' O n e ' . Paley were second with a select ion based o n the seasons and Carr third with ' All creatures great and small ' .

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Concert Ban d M r . Lorriman j oined us at the beginning of the Easter term after the departure of M r . Bennet t . A band captain was appointed, M ark Stenton.

Our first ' o fficial engagement" was the day-long visit of Lewington Yamaha Brass-for whom M r .

Lorriman plays the euphon i u m . I n t h e morning, a master class was held, when Lewington played a selec­

t ion of pieces and their conductor-David H i rst-spoke of the history of the brass band and of the in­

dividual i nstruments. Then the two bands played together i n a number of pieces and the enj oyment was evident on many faces . The afternoon was spent by ' friendly' cricket and five-a-side football matches, then i n the evening Lewington Yamaha gave a concert to round off a very successful day.

The next concert was at Belle Vue School i n Bradford . After a quick rehearsal, the concert began with

Bel le Vue playing t heir repertoire-warmly applauded by the audience. The second half comprised of the two bands playing a selection of m usic together. The response from the audience at the end of the perfor­ mance was quite astounding-not far short of a standi ng ovation . After several encores the band departed

with spirits running high .

T h e climax of the term was the Eve of Speech Day Concert when the band was to appear for the first time with a new i mage, stand banners and a l l . The programme was varied, with a solo by M ark Stenton inserted , and again the band played very well and the reception from the school was one which we had never encountered from them before-we had finally made our mark .

Our last duty was to perform on the Flat before speeches. The occasion was sligh t ly more refined and the applause m ore conservative than the cheering and whistling the night before, but it provided a fitting end to two very enjoyable terms.

H . Stenton

The following article appeared i n the British Bandsman of 4 J u ne 8 7 : Y A M A H A A I DS G I GG LESW I C K SCHOOL

L ewington Yamaha spent a day with brass and wind pupils of Giggleswick Grammar School , when m usical tuition was combi ned with a n afternoon of vigorous sport .

The teach-in was put together by H oward Lorriman, euphonium player with Yamaha, who is head

of brass at the schoo l .

I n t h e morning, resident conductor David H irst , before taking the band i n a few demonstration pieces, spoke about the i nstrumentation of a brass band and the evolution of t he various i nstruments. Afterwards the pupils sat in with the band for a short rehearsa l .

I n the afternoon there were various sports activities, including cricket ( t h e band just managed to beat the pupils) and five-a-side footbal l . Repiano player Pamela Whitehead was 'carried ' off the field of play with a leg injury, and has been told to rest for a couple of weeks.

In the evening Lewington Yamaha gave a concert to round off a very successful day.

The Concert Band performing on Speech Day, 1 986.

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Eve of Speech Day Concert -

July 10th 198 7 PROG R A M M E

ST R I NG QUARTET

STR I NG O R C H ESTRA A llegro d i Molto (Symphony in G Major)

C.P.E. Bach

A l legro (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik)

Senior Group Passacaglia (Little Suite No. 2 for Strings)

Kenneth Plaits Elgar (arr. W. H. Reed)

Chanson de Matin

Mozarl

Gemma Burnett, Lindsay Smith (violins) Duncan McKay (viola) Sarah Goodliff ('cello)

Full Group

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* . * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

F LUTE DUET

B A R B E R SHOP SEXTET

A llegro (Concerto i n G for Two Flutes)

Cimerosa

Bye! Bye! Blackbird

A nnelte Galloway and Kate Swainson

I got rhythm

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Tea for Two Rose of Tralee

C H APEL C H O I R Two Part-Songs

Gospel Train

Elgar

all arranged by J WC who is joined by KDB, MC, DPF, HJL and JRP

M y love dwelt in a Northern Land Love's Torment * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

V IO L I N SOLO

Mozarl

A l l egro (Violin Concerto in D)

CONCERT BAND

Gemma Burnelt

Fanfare ( from ' E . T . ' )

John Williams Henry Mancini J. A . Green wood The Acrobat (solo by Mark Stenion-trombone) arr. Edmondson Basin Street Blues (Mark StenIon, John Bates, Richard Smith-trombones) Hootenannay Harold WaIlers

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Pink Panther

W I N D Q U I NTET M i n uet and Gigue

Elgar

Elizabeth Fox and Carolyn Moat (flutes) James Northen (oboe), Matthew Bould (clarinet) Joanna Swainson (bassoon)

A n Elgar Concert -June 2 7th 198 7 PROG RAM M E

PurceJl

Rejoice in the Lord

T h e Spirit of t h e Lord (The Apostles)

Colin Bailey (alto) David Fox (tenor)

Chapel Choir

Howard Lorriman (bass) Chapel Choir

Letter: Edward Elgar to Dr. Charles Buc k , 6th Oct., 1 889

Charlotte Pearson and Gemma Burnett (violins) James Swainson (viola) Sarah Goodliff ('cello)

Salut d'Amour

Gemma Burnett (violin)

Letters: Edward Elgar to Dr. Charles B uc k , 3 1 st Aug., 1 890 Oct . , 1 904

M inuet and Gigue

Elizabeth Fox and Carolyn Moat (flutes)

Organ Sonata (First movement)

James Northen (oboe) Matthew Bould (clarinet)

Hugh Stalker

Joanna Swainson (bassoon) Chanson du Matin

String Ensemble

Letter: Edward Elgar to Dr. Charles Buc k , 1 0t h Aug., 1 88 5

Letter: Sir Edward Elgar to Dr. Charles Buck, 1 9th Aug., 1 93 2

Gavotte (dedicated to Dr. Buck)

T w o Part Songs: My Love dwelt in a Northern Land

Charlotte Pearson (violin)

Love's Tempest

Chapel Choir

Letter: Edward Elgar to Dr. Charles Buck , 6th April, 1 890

Readers: Michael Day, Roderick Bagshaw Organist: Hugh Stalker

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Drama 1986-8 7 1 986-87 saw what m ust have been one of the fullest sessions of drama at Giggleswick : in all, twelve plays were produced, half of them by pupi ls. In the course of the M ichaelmas Ter m , members o f the Sixth Form in each H ouse produced a one-act play for a J unior Play Fest ival, the first o f its k i n d . For M orrison, Rod

Bagshaw dramatised and, with Richard Ashworth, produced The Secret Life of WaIter Mitly: Duncan White

a n d Stefan Taylor produced the zany Arthur for Nowell ; Debbie Keoghan adapted and produced Winnie

the Pooh for Carr; Style fielded a huge cast for School for Witches, produced by Charity Rigby and Paul Snape, with original music by J eremy Oddy; Andrew Kay and Dale Caton produced The Horse of the Decade

Show with Shute j uniors; and J ulia Fell et al. were responsible for Paley ' s melodrama, The Bodysnatcher.

H ow refreshing to have an eveni n g of H ouse events that was non-competitive !

A l ready at the beg i n n i n g of term rehearsals for Oklahoma! were u nderway, with producers Bess M or­ ris and J ack Pennell, musical director Peter Read, and choreographer Stephanie P h i l li ps ; the fin ished pro­ d uct at the end of the term was a musical of polish and panache.

After Christmas, five productions went i nto rehearsal simultaneously: t hree J unior Plays, collect ively called Modern Versions, and cast ing a contemporary eye on the legends o f Robin H ood (3rd Form), Dr. Faustus (4A), and The Pied P i per (4B); a Catteral Hall m usica l , Bugsy Malone; and a Lower Sixth presen­ t ation o f the Crucible. These five plays were all presented in a period o f less t han a fortnight at the end o f the Lent Term .

A cting Honours The J u n ior Drama Prize went to Tim H edges and Alison Myles, both of whom showed considerable talent i n both the J unior P lay Festival and the Easter J u nior Plays, whilst Duncan White and Debbie Keoghan shared the Senior Prize. Du ncan was one o f a group o f U6 stalwarts who have contributed a great deal to Giggleswick drama; especially deserving mention are Rod Bagshaw, Chris H award, John I ngham , Charity R igby, Mark Stenton , and Aidan Taylor, all o f whom can include among all their other d ramatic credits

appearing i n Hamlet at E lsinore Castle in 1 985 .

D u ncan ' s first appearance on stage was as a workhouse boy in David Fox ' s production of Oliver eight years ago; s i nce then his sense of t i m i ng and talent for comedy have helped him make his mark in many plays, notably as Osric i n Hamlet and Will i n Oklahoma!

Debbie Keoghan is one of those talented actresses who, u n fortunately, come to us only in the Sixth Form so that we have no more than four terms at the most i n which to make use of them . Debbie showed her versatility by shining in tragedy as C lytemnestra, in farce as Clea in Black Comedy, and in a musical

as Ado Annie in Oklahoma! I n her final year she adapted and produced Winnie the Pooh with her H ouse j un iors, and then was content to be an e fficient Production Assistant for The Crucible.

One of the homes of British drama, Strat ford-upon-Avo n , is the scene of two other Giggleswick Drama successes this yea r : the highest grade in the South Warwickshire College of Further Education one-year Theatre Studies course went to Deb Callan , O . G . ; and a former pupil of Catteral Hall, A k i m M ogaj i , is one o f the youngest-ever members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Some O . G . ' s will remember ' M og ' as a twelve-year-old Mark Antony a t Catteral giving a performance described b y P h i l i p Curtis i n t h e Cat­ teral Chronicle as ' quite remarkable i n range and quality ' ; this and a ' brilliantly comic' part played the previous year, earned h i m the Catteral Drama Cup before h e left to continue his schooling i n Liverpoo l .

P a r t o f a letter from ' Mog' appears i n the O . G . N e w s section of the Chronicle, and visitors to Stratford this season have a chance to see h i m appearing in fou r or five plays there.

Theatre Visits H ow fortunate we are in Giggleswick to have so many excellent and reasonably priced theatres within two hours' journey . This session we have taken full advantage of this fact , with trips to the Royal Exchange to see The A lchemist, Edwartl I1, and Oedipus (comprising Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus); to the Contact Theatre, also i n Manchester, to see To Kill a Mockingbird and A nthony and Cleopatra; to the D u k e ' s , Lancaster, for Twelfth Night, The Lady from the Sea, a n d a memorable 3 Yi hours outdoor Mid­ summernight 's Dream; to Leigh College, Wigan, to see The Tempest. Further afield, we have visited the N ational Theatre in London to see King Lear, and Stratford for Richard I1, A Winter 's Tale, Every Man in His Humour, Julius Caesar, and A Midsummernight 's Dream (twice). But perhaps the most memorable theatre trip was that made by the Upper English Sixth to the Palace in M a nchester to see the newly formed E nglish Shakespeare Compa n y ' s epic version of Henry IV Part One, Henry I V Part Two, and Henry V, all three plays being performed in a single day, from 1 1 a . m . to 1 1 p . m . This was drama on the grand scale, q u ite sim ply u n forgettable.

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Costumes W ith Birte Pet tit's departure for tropical climes, the School loses a very skilled and experienced costume designer and wardrobe m istress, who was responsible for the stri k i n g costumes for both Agamemnon and

The Crucible. The fact that she has work ed professionally both in this coun t ry and abroad and that her work has been seen on BBC Television will come as no surprise to those who have worked with her and seen the end results of her needlewomanship. Our most grateful t h a n k s go with her to Oman .

H owever, we are lucky in Giggleswick to have had the services of another very talented designer for several years, and all those for whom the beautifully realised period costumes for Oklahoma! and Bugsy

Malone contributed greatly to the overall appeal of these shows have cause to be grateful to Barbara Rigby, who has also designed splendid sets for various school productions in conj u nction with the Art Depart­ ment . At the time of going to press Barbara has costumes for A Midsummer-Nighl 's Dream and The Boy Friend on the drawing board , if not on the ironing board ! Many than k s to you both , Birte and Barbara.

W hen stage resources are limited cost umes become of great importance.

There is consequently a continual need for material for costumes, when several hundred can be needed in a yea r . I f readers can help out with such things as unwanted costume j ewelry, clothes of any sort, shoes hats, curtains, sheet s , material of any k i n d , all contributions will be seized upon with enormous gusto and gratitude! Contact the Dramatic Society at the Schoo l .

O. G. Dramatic Society Noises off have been heard on this topic . Any O . G . thespians should contact M ichael Day, Giggleswick School Dramatic Society, at the School , if interested.

'The Crucible ' costumes designed by Birte Pettil.

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Drama in the A utumn A ccounts by two of the Producers: P aley ' s e n t ry : ' T h e Bodysnatcher' Cast

Dominic H iggins Carolyn Moat Alex Holmes Simon Sunderland Stephen Wilson

Peter MacDonald Oliver Fall Anthony Marsden Emma Watters Jonathan Acki nclose

Dr. Hallows M i llie Pipkin Henry Noble Seth Grovel Ben Trowel

Silas Mould Constable Boots Sergeant Thickwit Mrs. Trotwell Jack Clutch

W hen J enny Magarity, Ruth Caladine, Rik Colligan and myself set out to produce this play, we had little idea of what to expect . We did, however, discover considerable talent among the Paley 3rd and 4t h years which will doubtless prove useful to the Dramatic Society in years to come. Rehearsals were also a shock because trying to make the aspiring you ng Paul Nimmos say the lines as we thought they ought to be said was not as easy as we expected ! By 'the nigh t ' we hoped that we might scrape a passable perfor­ mance . As it happened we need not have worried because it went more or less like a drea m . Simon

remembered his lines, Carolyn and E m ma achieved their loudest screams ever, Emma's facial expressions were unforgettable, Anthony didn ' t prop Ollie and Ollie managed not to laugh. Steven and Pete were perfect and received some of the best laughs of the evening, Jonny was an authentic murderer, Carolyn was the real Victorian perfectly suited to Alex who made a great mock hero. 'Wiggins' was very good giving a convincing portrayal of t he evil D r . H allows and showing great promise for the future. The only mistake of the performance was the brilliantly mistimed gun shot which provided a laugh for everybody! Altogether ' The Bodysnatcher' demonstrated u n k nown talent as well as contributing to what was a pleasant even ing's entertainment . We were proud of our j u nior members of the house.

J u lia Fell

N owell J u n io r Play: ' A rt h u r ' A term before the evolution of the j unior play festival Nowell J uniors, o n t h e advice of their house t utor, began rehearsing A rthur for a premiere in a W holly Nowell extravaganza. H owever, owing to extra­ curricular mayhem this fell t h rough and the project was shelved.

Prior experience of the play and the suitability of many of the parts to the people available then, made it t he obvious choice.

The play concerns itself with the change in a young man, Arthur, while being encouraged to be totally rebellious by his mad-cap Auntie Alice. The plot takes place over many short scenes. The scenes were so n umerous t hat a few had to be cut out and speeches shortened by the co-producers, Stefan Taylor and Duncan W hite (Spielberg and Landis I I ) .

B u t to return to t h e plot ; t h e house where Arthur and h i s Auntie live is set o n fire a n d burns down . . . and burns down . . . AND B U R NS DOW N ! Enter the fire brigade (a mad bunch) along with an array of female police. I n termingled with t hese is a scout chief as well as a corrupt mayoress.

Now let us get onto the performances and boy, were t here some crackers (to coin a cliche) !

M !chael Fox as Arthur was impeccable: confident , clear, convincing, he commanded the stage with the ability of a seasoned professional . Aunt Alice, meanwhile, played superbly by Kerry M urray in what was an extremely well controlled display, showed us the crazy side of the plot . The Firemen and Policewomen were funny-eventually-and ably led by Ailsa J osland and Rachael J ackson.

A final word must be g(ven to Richard England who was a superbly zany fire chief. The entire cast

are to be praised for their commitment and enthusiasm as well as Paul Nimmo, of course, for dramatic i nspiration.

Duncan W hite

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Drama at Christmas Oklahoma For sheer enjoyment and wholesome family entertain­ ment it would be difficult to fault t his production by Bess M orris and Jack Pennell : t hese two 'old hands' at stagecraft, turning t heir attention to a new medium for t hem , the American M usical, did so with conspicuous suc­ cess. W hat fun we all had , Cast and audience alike.

Giggleswick audiences have been spoiled in recent years with treat after treat in our small H a l l , either on stage or in the roun d . 'Oklahoma! ' was no exception .

Eleven years ago one of the first girls ever at Giggleswick played the female lead in ' H M S Pinafore' ( 'oldies' on the staff will remember her ! ) . Now we had 23 of them , singing, dancing, and, in t he case of the t hree Principals, acting with real s k i l l . Add to t hese some well k nown rugby-playing men, several of them also veterans of many productions, t h ree members of staff, a larger number t han before from school in the orchestra, and of course the Chaplain (never to be omitted from things musical?), and t here were all the essential ingredients. To mix them and provide the icing on the cake, the producers were fortunate again to be able to call on David Hicks to design and manage a superb set; Celia King and her troops to paint it; Barbara Rigby and Damaris Holmes for truly outstanding costume design; Stephanie Philli ps for some appropriate choreography and Peter Read to control everyone so precisely with t he baton . This of course is the great joy of producing a musical; it involves so many in such a variety of activity-about 1 00 people in all for 'Oklahoma! '-and t hey m ust all work closely as a team to bring it all together 'on the night ' .

H ow well t he Cast responded . There were blemishes, naturally only to be expected from a n amateur cast of young people, with so much else on t heir minds, who have only 1 0 weeks to rehearse. Occasionally i ndividual voices were not quite up to the tas k ; here and there words were hard to hear; and a few of the Chorus forgot sometimes that t hey can be seen every moment t hey are on stage and so should act and react all t he t i me . But then such criticisms could be made of some professional productions your reviewer has seen. The overwhelming impressions, however, were of tremendous enthusias m , enj oyment, involvement and considerable talent .

A l l seven major Pri ncipals showed confident stage presence and acting ability, good timing and clear

characterisation . Not many blurred edges or fudged lines here . Perhaps Chris H award and Sophie Brookes had t he most di fficult roles. J udd Fry is so di fferent from any other character on stage, maybe representing the evil over which good must triumph in t he end . A sad man, a loner, whose loneliness turns him sick and unpredictable, his menace is somehow always there to spoil the fun . Chris H award handled this so well , never once letting his character drop and handling t he most difficult song in the show more successfully t han h e feared. H is scene with Curly in The Smoke House was particularly well done.

Everyone else in the story was enjoying themselves and Sophi'e Brookes got us off to a fine srar t . I t

i s not easy t o play ' a buxom , hearty woman about 50' , but here was a jolly good attempt, full o f clarity,

with the ability to hold her audience and put them at ease. A good voice came across wel l , as did the ' chuck lesome ' firm and sympathetic personality Aunt Eller was meant to be.

The ' A ll-America n , peaches-and-cream, home-cooking, wholesome-living' part of the plot was pro­ vided by C urly and Laurey: he, utterly honest , likeable, strong, yet na·ive and oh-so gauche (especially when he finally wins t he girl h e has fallen for so completely); she, the perfect foil-purty as a picture, trying t o play hard-to-get and nearly landing herself in an awful lot of trouble as a result , teasing and flirting.

Gareth Callan-a fine baritone voice here-and Charity R igby gave two very convincing performances; ' The Surrey with the Fringe on Top' was beautifully done.

A l l t he real fun and laughter came from Ali, Will, and Ado Annie. Once he settled on his accent , David H edges was an excellent Ali , t he slippery shark , travelling around the country peddling his rubbish for as much as possible, t hen moving on fas t . David was the only one of the Principals always on the verge of going ' over the top' in his acting. Fortunately he managed to curb his instincts most of the time! Perhaps, for me, Will and Annie stole the show when they were on stage, especially when toget her. Here were two talented young performers, totally in command of t heir roles, with a wonderful sense of timing, a genuine ' feel' for stagecraft . They spoke well , sang wel l , and exuded confidence. Debbie Keogha n ' s face and body 23

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movements were particularly good-a complete performance-and Duncan White's finale at Giggleswick could hardly have been bettered . 'I Cai n ' t Say No' and 'All Er Nuthin' were both sheer enj oyment .

But if a show is to be absolutely convincing, then the minor Principals and the Chorus m ust also do their work well. Here there were few problems. I ndeed, probably the show-stopper supreme was 'The Farmer and The Cowman' which opened Act 2. Stupendous stuff! Almost 50 on a small stage, constant interest and movement, lusty tu neful singing, super little individual 'cameos' going on everywhere-stage direction at its very best . The dancing was good, especially in the ' Kansas City' song and the highly effective Dream Ballet , so difficult for any Company to sustai n . I mpressions stand out in my m i n d , such as Helen Lee ' s Gertie, with t he loud voice a n d awful laug h ; Norman Daniels a s Andrew Carnes, whose accent moved from Ok lahoma nearer to the Ormean Road as t he show progressed; t he Persian good-bye and Ok lahoma hello ! .

t he vitality of 'Oklahoma ! ' towards the end . I n fact vitality is a good word to sum it all u p . Everyone i nvolved deserves our thanks and congratulation s .

DPF

The Cast A u nt Eller:

Sophie Brookes

Curley:

Laurey;

Charity Rigby

l ke:

Gareth Callan John l ngham

Slim:

Mark Stenton

Will Parker:

Duncan White Debbie Keoghan

J ud Fry:

Chris Haward

Ado Annie:

Gertie:

Helen Lee

Ali H a k i m :

David H edges

Fred:

Jeremy Oddie

Andrew Carnes:

Norman Daniels

Card:

Aidan Taylor

Ladies' Chorus:

Carol Barton, Elizabeth Colligan, Rebecca Cowell, Tracy Edwards, Caroline Ford, Lisa Foster, Elizabeth Fox, Louise Greenwood, Kate Hallam , Damaris Holmes, Michelle Mansie, Allison McCall, Sara Means, J ulia Newton, Shauna Oldroyd, J essica Robinson, Helen Stenton, Angela Sutcli ffe, Kate Swainson

M e n 's Chorus

lain Bamford, Tom Bell, Michael Day, Craig Fell, Robert Forsyt he, 10nathan Foster, Paul Greenhalgh, Martin Kaye, Myles Nixon , Michael Pee k , Jack Pennel, Stefan Taylor.

The Orchestra First Violins

Suzanne Bareau (leader), Charlotte Pearson

Second Violins

Tony Wilkinson, Gemma Burnett

Viola

James Swainson

' Cellos

Mary Cawood, Sarah Goodliff

Bass

Paul Greenwood

Flute

Frieda E teson

Oboe

Jane Paige

Clarinets

Alan Parkinson, James Power

Trumpets

David Pratt, Raymond Briggs

Trombones

Guy Bennett, Christopher Morrow

Timpani

Len Haley.

Backstage Stage Crew: Rachel Cooke, lain Edmonson, Jenny Magarity, lan Mea k i n , Chris Parker, Steven Taylor, Danny Schraibman, Tim Widdop. Costumes: Damaris Holmes (Designer), Barbara Rigby (Designer), Eileen Bamford, Rachel Cooke, Diane Hicks, Birte Pettit. Set Designed by David H icks, and built by members of the stage crew. Set Painted by Celia King, and members of t h e Art Departmen t . Props Manager: Kay Askew. Props: Chris Pee k , Nick Rose. Programme and Poster Designed by Roderick Bagshaw. Front of House: David Blackburne. Stage Manager: David H icks. Production Manager: Michael Day. Choreography

by Stephanie Phillips. Musical Director and Chorus Master: Peter Read. Produced by Bess Morris and Jack Pennel!.

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Oklahoma!

Drama at Easter Bugsy Malone Take one hundred and nine pint-sized guys and dolls, add music and sets of profes ional standard, mix under the direction o f an experienced producer, and it i s difficult to imagine that a j u nior school anywhere in the country could lay on a finer feast of musical comedy than did Catteral H al l with Bugsy

Ma/one

at Easter.

During the Lent term o f 1987 the whole school bubbled with enthusiasm for t he play that was under produc­ tion and, as every pupil was involved, no-one felt left out o f t he fu n . Nor did i l lness strike the cast as has o ften happened i n the past with plays mounted at Easter: that is, not until Scott H i bbert, playing the role of Oscar the i mpresario, was rushed away to A iredale H ospital with malaria. With the stoic approach forged by past occasions when plays lost half their casts owing to the onslaught of massed streptococci, Be s Morris calmly rehearsed Richard J ones in the role for the few hours before curtain up.

W hen the curtains parted the audience wa

t reated to the sight of undoubtedly one o f the finest sets built

on the stage o f Giggleswick School, cleverly constructed to make full use of the lim ited faci lities. This reviewer was reminded of a designer of university revues who used to tell the cast at the end of the dress rehearsal: " I t h i n k that y o u are good enough to act i n front of my sets . " T h i s m ust have been an inspiring set to act in front of; the audience-eye-view was certain ly stunning : alpha plus to Barbara Rigby, M argaret Barker, and their team.

Were those hu ndred and nine actors good enough? U nquestionably yes ! We saw a hu ndred and nine per cent commitment on their part to bringing alive what is rather a sketchy story. Bugsy Ma/one was conceived, of course, first as a fi lm, then the "book of the fi l m " was written, and some ten years after the premiere of t he film a stage version opened to not altogether flattering reviews. The problem is, I feel , that this is not a play for professionals, nor is it a musical for amateur adults, nor, worse still, for a m ixture of adults and children: it works best as a vehicle for the talents of a large bunch of i ngenuous, energet ic children playing at being grown-ups. And this enor­ mous cast flung themselves into their roles with obvious enj oyment. Some outstanding performances worthy of mention were those o f Anil Dewan as Fizzy, an appealing waif mopping the floor and singing his bitter-sweet song; Paul Feenan as a gesticulating Fat Sam who seemed so extraord inarily well fitted for his role; Vicky Hague as Velma, the graceful dancer; Hemen Tseayo as the splendid trainee boxer Leroy Smith flooring Big Ben; many delightful cameo roles- Louise Wright as the frightful Bangles, Colin the Conj urer, Sally Potter as Lanky Louella, Richard Agnew as a vicious Babyface-that gave the musical Dickensian sense o f teem ing and eccentric l i fe; above all Jane Templeton, Meri Rigby and David Greenhalgh as Tallulah, Blousey and Bugsy, a most accomplished trio who acted and sang their way into the audiences' hearts. Nor must we forget the melodic singing group-Col i n Bailey, Sarah Fox, Jamie Snape a n d Louise Wright-who warbled a n d swayed downstage righ t , the musicians tucked away upstage, led by Swingin' Sophie, playing with gusto Howard Lorri man's splendid realisation of the score, and the dancers superbly choreographed by Stephanie Phillips .

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Special guest gangster Mark Curry splurged by the Mob. The final evening took the form of a gala performance with t he audience appropriately attired, and with the original film Oscar, TV presenter Mark Curry, joining the fu n . Congratulations to producers Bess Morris and Paul O'Flynn, and to all on stage and behind it who gave us what was the best Catteral drama this reviewer has seen.

MJJO Characters in order of appearance

Joe Baby Face Dancers

Singing Group

Colin Bailey, Sarah Fox, Jamie Snape, Louise Wright Bugsy Malone David Greenhalgh Jody White Bronx Charlie Roxy Robinson M ichael Dawes Blousey Brown Meri Rigby Pop Becker David Macdonald Fizzy Anil Dewan Fat Sam Paul Feenan K n uckles J ulian Searie Paperboy Richard Weeks Fat Sam's Gang Matthew Boot h , I k e Eneli, Ben Myles, Jonathan Stead, Simon Taylor Wait ress Katherine Lomas English Reporter Jeremy Taylor French Reporter James Wright Dutch Reporter Stephan Kerkvliet Louella Sally Potter Dandy Dan Mark Beardsworth Butler Sam Potter eil Dandy Dan's Gang Kurt Atk inson, Ben Mitchell, Parkinson, James While, Oliver While Tillie Mia Pejcinovic L oretla Sarah Fox Dottie Kale Bentley Louise Wright Bangles Velma Vicky Hague Tallulah Jane Templeton o car Scott Hibbert/Richard Jone Opera Singer Claire Rimmer The Great Marbini Colin Bailey Ventriloquist Francois Eyer Dummy James Crockard Lena Jenny Wadsworth Seymour Scoop Christian Atkin on O' Dreary Peter Richmond Captain Smolsky Nick Salem Violinist Kate Bentley Shady Robert Smith L ooney Bergonzi Philip Mallaband Leroy Smith Hemen T cayo Paul Hawkin Cagey Joe Pickett Richard Parker

Myles Uren Richard Agnew Vicky Hague, Kate Bentley, Ilena Hodge, Mia Pejcinovic, E lizabeth Wrigley.

Other Parts taken by: Bandar Abdul-Jauwad, Denny Abreu, Jayne Adams, Anthony Bamber, Edward Bank, Joachim Bebbinglon, Jason Birch, Matthew Brindle, Mark Brown, John Cass, Jeremy Cox, Damian Farrer, Stuart Gordon, Adrian Grimshaw, Chris Hartley, Jacqueline Healon, Oliver Hill, Esther Hibbert, Chris Hodgen, Rex Hornby, Andrew Hunt, Richard l ngham, Fiona I nglis, Adam John ton, Rachel Jones, Richard Jones, Zafar Khan, James Kidson, Christian Lilley, William Lockwood, David Lomas, Gordon Marsden, Jame Mu rray, Stephen M u rray, Dominique Peckett, Joy Ratcli ffe, Neil Ratcliffe, Martin Rathmell, Sonya Rathmell, Charles Roberts, Duncan Roberrson, Howard Shaw, Rohit Singh, A n u rag Sinha, Robert Staveley, Simon Sutcliffe, Simon Taylor, Bassanio Tsang, M ichael Wade, Alex Wadsworth , icola Walker, Ben Weeks, Jonathan W e twood, Elizabeth White, Ben Whit field, Robert Wilson Orchestra

Make-up & Hair Boys' Costume Girls' Costumes Assi ted by

Sophie We ton, Paul O'Flynn, Peter Yates, Howard Lorriman, James Power, David Pratt

Chri tine Short Sarah Scarr Barbara Rigby Jane Caithne s, Diane Hague, H ilary Richmond, Janet Wigfield Set . . De igned by Barbara Rigby Built by Margaret Barker, Magnus Caithness, John Slater Props John Slater. Carole Wil on L ighting Step hen Heap. Chri Ro e Sound Ray Pedley B u iness Manager Ray Jones Choreography Stephanie Phillips Assisted by Eileen Bamford M u ical arrangements Howard Lorriman M usic & Singing Director Sophie Weston Produced by Be s Morri and Paul O'Flynn

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Third and Fourth Form One-A ct Plays Form 3 present ROBBY N U D O Robby Nudd

Dan Hagen

Little John

Will Scarlet

Andrew Bamber

Alan-a-Dale

Mark Huddart

Thomas

Alistair Brown

Little'Un

Paul Wood head Alison Myles

Paul Malone

Friar Tuck

Carolyn Moat

Marian

Bridget

Georgina Tale

Deborah

Lucy Swainson

J ane

10anna Swainson

Shirley

Kay U n sworth Janet Hoyle

Glenda

Joanne Marsden

Christine

Christine

Janet Hoyle

Sheriff of Nottingham

Dominic Higgins

1 st Deputy

Edward Downham

2nd Deputy

Andrew Butterfield

3 rd Deputy

David Hawkin

4th Deputy

(rfan Yazdani

I SI Stallholder

Katherine Shelley

2nd Stall holder

Claire Barker

3rd Stall holder

l u lie Holmes

4th Stall holder

Sarah Hodgen

Producer

Dave Millington

Teacher

Stephen Whiteley

Costumes

Caroline Procter

Props

Mark Bamford

Backstage

Form 4A present THE SEVEN DEADLY S I N S Tom Bentley

L ucifer P R I DE Percy

Ross Carpenter

Pupils

Matthew Bould Tim Hague Du ncan Rose

COVETOUSNESS Conrad

Duncan Rose

Kevin

Glenn Ca ton

Friend

Richard England

Bad Conscience

Alex Holmes

Good Conscience

10n Ackinclose

S LOTH Silas

Martin Eriya

PE Teacher

Richard England

Gigg U I 5s

Tim Hague,

Opponents

Glenn Caton

Duncan Rose,

Stephen Whiteley

M ichael Fox,

10n Ackinclose

M at t hew Bould

Nick Verrier Alex Holmes

ENVY E v e Envy

Nicola Day

Lady Macbeth

Matt hew Bould

Macbeth

Duncan Rose

Scarecrow

Matthew Bould

Lofty

Richard England

G L UTTONY G reed

Michael Fox

A NG E R Teacher

Stephen Whiteley

L EC H E R Y Louise

Ailsa J osland

S trip(3er

Alex Holmes

Stagehand

Max Paget

Costumes

Cindy Parker

M usic

Sarah Goodliff

Lighting

Nicholas Verrier

Script

4A

Producer

Kay Askew and 4A

The Rats

Colin Brown

Form 4B present TICKET TO H ITSV I L L E Ed Piper

Tim Hedges

Mayor

Fhilip Shackleton

Chris Daws

Councillor

Michael Reader

Nigel Hooker

Alistair Searle

Chris 1 ackson

Robert Thomas

James White

David Wood Mothers

Kids

Rachael 1 ackson

Angela Hargreaves and Robby N u dd cast

Kerry-Lyn Murray Jenny Ridgway

Backstage

Barry John Morgan

Emma Watters

Scott Parker Producers

M hari Wilson Fathers

Stewart Kidson

H ilary Shevill

Paul Higginbottom

Christine Peek Michael Day

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The Crucible [ n this powerful and moving play, written at the time of the M cCarthyite anti-Com munist persecutions in the U S , Arthur M iller creates an impression of the panic that struck the little town of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1 692 , when the inhabitants feared that t here had been an outbreak of witchcraft in their midst and the authorities took drastic measures to locate it and stamp it out . The Crucible shows t hat superstition and fear, feeding on petty rivalries and mistrust among ordinary people, can become fanaticism and cruelty, disrupting an entire community.

The play is set in four acts, and the setting for each act is intended to repre­ sent a small space that leads to a larger area outside the confines of the space on stage. The audience must feel the presence of this larger space which it does not see, because many important activities take place outside the playing area. The producers chose to present this production in the round, with the actual stage area in the shape of a cross, thus introducing symbolism to the audience before the play begins. Plain wooden benches, a bare table and two chairs were the only items of furniture used , and a minimum of props, very effective lighting and introduc­ tory music reinforced the stark setting which was heightened by the lovely black , grey, brown and white costumes, designed and made by Birte Pettit.

Dale Cato n , as J ohn Proctor, dominated this production. H e showed P rocter to be a man of principle, a blunt, stubborn countryman given to speaking his mind, rough and not excessively sensitive, yet capable of tenderness. This was an ex­ cellent performance. Dale was John Procter, and the tears in his eyes as he spoke his last words to his wife : "G ive them no tear! Tears pleasure t hem ! Show h o n o u r now, show a s t o n y heart and sink them w i t h i t ! "

were mirrored b y t h e tears in t h e eyes o f many members o f t h e audience a s they watched him being led away to his death .

A s Elizabeth Proctor, Charlotte Pearson achieved the dignity and quiet wisdom of this character, and her carefully understated performance made us believe totally in her devotion to her husband and family, in her seriousness and strength of mind .

A bigail has to be a convincingly human and yet frightening character and Jessica Robinson achieved this effect with a beautifully clear voice, piercingly prob­ i ng eyes and an arrogant carriage t hat demanded obedience from the younger girls.

Danforth is an intelligent man and is determined to do what he believes is his duty. At the same time, Guy H ughes was able to show us t hat Danforth does not always k now what is happening, that at times he is flustered by the speed of developments, and even while we were hating this character, we were made to ap­ preciate, through some fine acting, that Danforth is not completely devoid of decent feeling .

Gareth Callan invested Parris w i t h the weakness he m ust have. Parris is con­ cerned only with self-protection, which he mistakes for principle, and Gareth made us u nderstand that Parris's final change of heart is more a matter of fear than enlightenment .

The Rev. John Hale, init ially convinced of the reality of witchcraft, becomes the only one of the prosecutors who is genuinely persuaded of the innocence of t he accused. This is a d i fficult role to portray, but [ an Smith managed it by a per­ formance which was sensitive and sincere.

Carol Barton, small in stature anyway, seemed to shrink visibly as she was t h reatened, and she portrayed very well the sense of panic and bewilderment of M a ry Warren .

There was some excellent chorus speaking from Jill H olmes, Charlotte J u ry and Vicky Ackinclose as the girls under Abigail's spell, while Shauna Oldroyd made us believe in Tituba's terror. E lizabeth H ughes was Ann Putnam, and we credited her naive belief in magic and her suffering at the loss of seven children , while Jason J ackson overcame his rather too-youth ful looks with a commandingly cold voice as he put over the intolerant dogmatism of Thomas Putnam.

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W ilH am Mo in ch ara cte r t h ro

a Gil es C O'Y . ad oP led Ihe lO op an ugh o u t the d ma n neci pla m of ag e. y.

O lhe c pa n s a nd 'Om ain we'O played ed m agn i fic by E enl ly Hzabe l h Fox . an d Nic ola A n d'O w K Cox . M a rk ay. R oben F PerCival w ocsYl he. Ca as in ch arg J U S l l w o we me mn Day. e of lig h t i eks befme ng.

AH " ec B o u ld Ihe fie I pe,f ha d ha d . w o, m an ce I h e pm e'O le m p led d u cec de p 1 0 ca nce l e'a le a l l h e l h i s pm d u cU UCCe a nd Iha n k lac k of 'Oh e on . We m u a, al U m e I h Mic ha el Day I be gla d I ha ey an d Jac k Pe l l h ey decid n n ell fo, a ed 10 old iec m em o,a ble on 1 0 s uch Ihea l d cal e xpe de nce.

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B elly Parr i . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J i l J H olm R everend e Sam uel Parri s . . . . . . . .

Gare t h Cal Titu ba . . . . .

Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A bigail WilJi hau na Old roy am . . . . . . d . . . . . . . . .

Susann a W Jes ica Rob alcou . . . . . ins on . . . . . . . . . .

M r Ann Cha rlo ue J u Put nam . . . ry . . . .. . . . . . . Liz Hug T h oma Pu he t nam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ja on Jac k M ercy Lewi s . . . . . . . . on . . . . . . . . . .

M ary Warr Vick y Ack in clo e en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rebecca Carol B an on ur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Dal e Cat Gil e Co rey on .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .

R everend Elizabeth F Joh n H ale ox . . . . . . . . . . .

M r Elizab lan Sm ith eth P roc ter . . . . . . . . . .

F ran cis Nu Cha r/o lle P r e . . . . . . ear on . . . . . . . . . . . And rew E zek iel Che K ay ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

M ars hal He R oben F orsyth e rric k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

J u dge Hat Ca m eron D horne . . . . . ay . . . . . . . . . .

D epu ty-G Alist er B oul overn or Da d n fOrth . . . . . Gu y H u Sarah Goo ghe d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

B ack stag e icola Cox . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . M asood B ok hari P hilip M alo ney Lig hti n g . .

Chris Sou thw . . . . . . . . .

Ort h . . . . .. . .. . . M ark P COs t u mes . erci val . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .

P roducers Birte P eu it . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

M ich ael D ay an d Jac k Pen n elJ

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Charlotte Pearson as Elizabeth Proctor.

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House Speaking C a ptains of Speaking

Carr: M orrison : Nowel l :

Tracy Edwards and Aidan Taylor Rod Bagshaw Duncan White

P aley:

Andrew M itchell

Shute:

Colin Parry

Style:

Charity Rigby and Paul Snape

House Speaking Competition-Saturday 20 No vember 1986 Adjudicator : Malcolm Woodruff Esq . of Pockli ngton School

P rogra m m e

Style:

' Equality'

Nowell :

' Hear here'

Paley: Shute:

I ndividual Speech

Paul Snape and Sophie Brookes Stefan Taylor Shauna Oldroyd

'A W hiter Shade of Paley'

Colin Parry

' Pests-or Ver m i n ? '

M orrison :

'Crime ! '

Rod Bagshaw

Carr:

'Only 2 1 Shopping Days'

Andrew Gaynor

The competition was held for the second time in the Sports H a l l . Feelings about the use of this venue are necessarily mixed : it is splendid for parents and other guests to attend what is one of the highlights o f the school year, but since the auditorium is not raked , those u n fortunate pupils who are chosen to sit at the rear of t he hall see very little of t he proceedings; consequently, this is a school occasion at which some of the members of the school are unable fully to participate. Maybe we should return to the claustrophobic i nt imacy of Big School Hall . . .

The standard of the competition was again high, although perhaps not quite of t he excellence of the two previous years, and t h e adjudicator confessed to finding i t impossible to place any of the houses more t han one mark above or below their i mmediate rivals . But a decision had to be made, and the unbearable tension relieved : Style, second last year, were again placed as runners-up, whilst Carr moved up from t hird position in 1 985 to win the competition and the Sir Douglas Glover Trophy.

L iterary Society The session 's meetings consisted of Sunday lunchtime poetry readings and Thursday evening play readings.

The former were i n formal meetings t hat took place in conj u nction with the opening of the Sixth Form Club on t he Sports H all balcony for drinks before lunch on Sundays ; on these occasions Sixth formers could enjoy pre-prandial poetry as well as pints : a not u ncommon coupling. ' War' was the topic treated most successfully, j ust as Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest occasioned t he most enjoyable T h u rsday evening play reading, with Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park running ( ! ) a close secon d .

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The First Home Economics Unit U nit H eadquarters is hard to find. The easy approach along the counterscarp past Shute has been blocked by the new technological workshop, and it can now be reached only by a hazardous traverse of the south­ east face of the Sanatorium .

O nce inside however, you are as snug as can be, as the boiler in the Unit's coldstore makes this the warmest room in the school (We have two fridges and a freezer for stores and refreshments). The Unit has facilities-6 stoves, 1 microwave and a food processor-for 1 2 trainees at a time; and 50 recruits a week come to use t hem .

And what recruits ! Leading H ome Economists Emma Watters and Rebecca Scoon have already car­ ried out two of the perilous prescribed assignments: feedi ng fickle teenagers, with non-Unit young persons as guinea-pigs; and providing provender for pregnant lady and a toddler whose precocious appetite out­ tucked that of the teenagers. More, and more difficult is to come; but confidence that t hese two fourth­ formers will eventually penetrate G . C . S . E . defences is growing.

N o less intrepid are t he 3 rd formers. The new training manuals emphasize the experimenta l . You may always have raised your cakes with baking powder, but if budding H . E . 's think it would be interesting to try it with Paracetemol t hey are free-well , fairly free to make the trial . The results of this, and other more and less fanciful variations, are devoured by the 3rd Form Scavenger Squad , which has so far bau l k ­ e d at nothing; though some members were disappointed a t n o t passing o u t , after t w o weeks, a s gourmet food processors.

The same 3rd Formers assisted Catterall Hall 1 st and 2nd in laying out a fantastic spread on bu ffet and cakestall for the Christmas concert, and making decorations and invitations. About £ 1 00 of the £300 raised for the Save the Children Fund came from t hese efforts. The two 4th Formers batch-baked cakes­ over l OO of t hem-for the Rev. N. Daniel's hockey-tour fund-raising, and also gave coffee and m ince pies at Christmas for representatives from teaching, office, san, laundry, sewing, catering and cleaning staff.

All other trainee groups held their own Christmas parties with M ichaelmas Term-accu m u lated goodies .

I n spite of this gargantuan despatch of stores, no-one has yet had to retire next door to the san as a resul t . Nor-no doubt because of its isolation-does t he U nit suffer from abundance of visitors: no H ead­ masters heading, Bursars bursing, Architects arching or English teachers looki ng for cups of coffee have ever disturbed i t .

Parents, though n o n e ever found t heir way over the formidable terrain to its occasional exhibitions, have been extremely generous in response to an appeal for u nwanted cookery books, and the Unit now has a 6 ' shelf of books (that is 3 x 2 ' ) for reference. The reader, remembering that many cookbooks are not much t hicker t han pamphlets, may work out an approximate number .

The U nit's visitors for the year, then , were: one black and white Friesian cow, a later-to-be-abandoned form of milk delivery; one duck, which did n ' t quite stay long enough to become sweet and sour ; and a k itten and a bird which were seen to come i n , but not depart .

Zero minus 3 : No photographs, folks. The distinguished photographer summoned to record t he Unit's gaiety came during the most serious operation of the year (flipping pancakes), and failed to capture any j oy .

Zero minus 2 : M odified recipes for t hose of di fferent religions a n d diets- H indu, M oslem , vegetarian and diabetic-are available from t he Unit.

Zero minus I : Part-time Captain M rs Petti t , temporary Commander, leaves at the end of this yea r .

T h e Unit hopes to continue next year a s a Department u nder a n e w permanent leader.

Final Communique. (Selection Procedures) Candidates will be assessed on their ability to make the transition between abstract ideas and practical outcomes . These activities i nclude: doing; making; or being i nvolved in producing an appropriate conclusion or an end product, or bot h .

BP

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c. C. F.

Report

Cadet U nder Officer: J . K . I n gham

W e have had a successful and enjoyable year, encouraged by the fact that for the first time this decade most of the fifth formers opted to remain in the CCF beyond t heir basic year. At one time our strengt h t otalled one hundred and forty-one, sixteen above our establishmen t .

T raining

F i fty-two of the seventy recruits (including five new L6 formers) passed their APC (Army Proficiency Cert i ficate) during the year, and twelve qualified for the Advanced APC, gaini ng passes in two or more of the thirteen listed subjects, of which nine are on offer at Giggleswic k . Numbers gai ning each subject are: N . C . O . s Cadre

9

Canoeing

3

Advanced I n fantry

3

Life Saving ( Bronze Medallion)

4

Signals First Aid

5 13

D. of E . Silver

D . of E . Gold

The system of two years' obligatory training, operating in conj unction with the outdoor pursuits pro­

gramme, was established in 1 970 and is continuing to prove highly successful and rewarding for t hose who participate ful ly within it and make use of all the opportu nities offered .

Bridgadier W . R . M undell, O . B . E . , Deputy Commander, North East District , visited the school on 24th November .

With the appointment of L t . Col . John Down ham as C . O . of the 3 rd Yorkshire Volunteers, t he link with our Sponsor Unit has been substantially strengt hened . On 1 1 th May, Colour Sergeants Maltby and M eade led teams providing SLR shooting and signals command post duties for members of the Advanced I n fantry and Signals Sections respectively. Members of No. 9 Cadet Training Team have taken over from

N o . 1 0 team and, led by wor Slater, have involved t hemselves closely with running the Cadre course, lay­ i ng on a night exercise i nvolving ambush drills in t he area of Littlebank (again , by kind permission of the Fraok land family) and testi ng recruits on weapon handling and safety. At t he end of the summer term , an introductory lesson was given on t he new cadet General P urpose R i fle. The school had a Presentation from the Royal Artillery on 28th January.

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Warcop Camp: Brigadier Mundell is given a ride in an assault boat.

C o m petitions

1 2th October:

"Colts Canter" at Catterick . The team com prised J . K . I ngham , C. Parry, M. Stenton, G. Calla n , D . Coo, R. H i ll and I . N . Smit h .

1 9th October:

No . 4 R i fle Match , Strensall. The team comprised J . Thornton, R. Riley, N. Rose, M .

Etty, J . Kellow and P . Shipley . Weather conditions were appalling .

1 3 June:

Assault Course a n d SMG firing. Warcop, when a party of seven NCOs a n d cadets, com­ prising C . Parry, P . Shiplee, C . Jackson, A . Searle, J . Smith, S . Sunderland and C . Tseayo , also took part in firing the 1 05 m m Light G u n . The party made up two teams, " B" and " A " , and they came 1 st and 2nd respect ively out of eleven schools compet ing.

In our own " Marksman of the Year " Trophy, the results in the finals were: 1 st .

J . M . Thornton

1 63 points (max. 200)

2nd.

J . S . Waite

1 48 points

3rd.

A . J . Kay

1 29 points

In the interests of conservation, our shooting this eason was restricted to small-bore r i fle and pistol details.

The Sutciiffe Memorial Prize for Achievement in the CCF was awarded j ointly to Staff Sergeants Col­ in Parry and Russell Riley.

Cou rses

A . R . Bould L t . M . E . Peek Capt . I . Shevill

UKLF Leadership Course, Norfol k . Apri l .

R N Acquaint . H M S Sea Hawk , J u ly .

HGV Driving, Leconfield . January.

Signals, Blandford . J u ly .

I t would b e good to see more cadets attending courses sponsored b y the Army a n d Royal Navy during the Easter and Summer holidays . They have often been very popular in the past and have proved to be a rewarding experience. Details are always posted on the CCF Not ice Board when publ ished in the aut umn .

A n nual Camp

T h ree officers and nineteen cadets attended camp at Warcop near Appleby from 1 3-20 July, and a separate report of this venture has been written by Gareth Callan .

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Warcop C. C. F. Camp - an N. e. O. 's view M onday

Being a veteran of four previous camps, I was pleased to find Warcop a highly-civilised set-up, in­ finitely superior to last year's Cultybraggan, which was a former POW camp for top Nazis ! After a good t rip over the Settle-Carlisle line to Appleby, troop morale was high. Cont rary to the scheduled programme, we played volleyball in the afternoo n . The first day at camp is quite an experience for all newcomers : (i) contract catering ( I f armies are supposed to march on their stomachs, then our cadets would crawl ! ) (ii) the NAAF I . Owing t o (i), most cadets eat their main meal o f the day in this establishment .

T u esday

R eveille 0600hrs ( means getting out of bed at 0640hrs).

Breakfast 0645hrs (disappointing)

We became fully involved in the main event of camp, namely the all-day exercise " Warcop Wanderers " , for which w e had to j oin with a section from Wellington School, Somerset . T h e afternoon found us slaughter­ i ng various camp staff acting as enemy in three mock attacks using blank ammunition, smoke grenades and t h underflashes-all great fun if you can stand the pace.

Wednesday

Adventure Training day . The troops were faced with a choice of canoeing, climbi ng or hill walking.

I chose hill walking, which i nvolved a strenuous walk up H elvellyn in cold, driving rain . Life was a bundle of laughs in sodden k it !

T h u rsday

We were on water crossing t h is morning. This entailed buildi ng a raft and, after a swim test, pushing the raft around in the water followed by paddling the assault boats. Here, eight cadets paddled the craft whilst a Sergeant called the time like some V i k ing warlord in his longboat-very enjoyable until you had to be " man overboard " ! Brigadier M u ndell visited the Contingent as we were packing up and drying out and he was taken for a tour of the tiny lake by four NCOs. In the afternoon, thirteen of the fittest cadets took part in the " M arch and Shoot " competition, which began as a " Sprint and Shoot" and ended as a "Crawl and Shoot " .

Friday

The Battle I n itiative Tests occupied us in the morning and we split up into two teams for the timed circuit race, solving problems en route. Clay Pigeon shooti ng took place later; most of us were beginners t o the sport , but performed well . Whatever happened to the girls?

S a t u rday

W e were scheduled to spend the day on the open range at Barnard Castle, but u n fortunately it was cold and rained heavily all day and due to an accident at Wathgill Camp , we were not allowed to fire the N o . 4 rifles. This left us with one Bren L M G to fire off 840 rounds ! Considering the appall i ng conditions, we did well to get through as many cadets as we did and fire off just over half of the ammunition . Shauna Oldroyd and M hairi W ilson obtained maximum scores on the Bren Classification Test, and in all, eight Marksmen and two First class classifications were obtained. There was a short signals lecture on our return t o camp .

S u n day

The Officers redeemed themselves by arranging some extra shooting instead of walking in the high Pennines. Firing the SLR proved to be a fitting c limax to an excellent camp; two marksmen, one First

Class, ten Second Class and two passes were obtained.

In conclusion, Honours go to J. K nighton and S . Sunderland (the two great enthusiasts), M . Fox (owner

of the most unpopular alarm clock), the four female cadets (for enduring our male chauvinistic comments),

and Phi I " Du rabrief" Shackle ton (who managed to last four t imes longer than normal cadets). Our thanks go to all the Officers involved in the organisation of an enjoyable camp .

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Warcop Camp: Assault Course.

Warcop Camp: Instruction on the 7. 62mm SLR.

Outdoor Pursuits The caving scene has continued to flourish and there is a perpetual demand for more trips. Beside our annual trip down Gaping Gill some of t he fitter members abseiled down the 1 20-foot pitch in Bar Pot and t hen laddered back out-demand for a chance to do the 350-foot Main Shaft Pitch has diminished con­ siderably as a result ! We have welcomed several new members of staff to our rank s : K D B , FRG and POF have all sampled the j oys of l i fe u nderground and have also provided a boost of new ideas and techniques to the training sessions on M onday afternoons. H owever, we have had a very quiet year on the climbing front , partly owing to the low level of interest at the momen t , but also not helped by a great deal of cold weather.

Duke of Edinburgh's Award activities have continued to flourish with Adult and Basic First Aid Courses

and a Police Service Course . The Adult course was again run as an internal course with Brian Boardman from Settle as instructor, and attracted over twenty L6 and 5th formers and t h ree staff. Together with a policy of giving all 4th formers t raining in resuscitation with our newly purchased dummy this should mean a high level of First Aid expertise in the school, and it was good to find that one member of last year' s Adult course was first on the scene of a potentially serious accident and dealt with it quickly and e ffectively.

Colin Parry and Mark Stenton have followed on from t heir excellent Gold Expedition i n the Pyrenees last summer to complete their Gold Awards and are soon to be visiting the Palace to collect their certificates.

Congratu lations to t hem and to Shaun Pullan and Arend Merrie who have also recently completed t heir Gold Awards . This serves as a reminder t hat one does not have to complete one's Award at schoo l , only before the age of 2 5 . It is also i m portant to remember that the aim of the Award is to encourage initiative and self-reliance as well as broadening one's interests, and so it is up to t he individual candidate to get his or her book signed up, to turn up to courses, and to arrange act ivities. In that context it is good t hat the first 4th formers to complete t heir Bronze Awards this year, Matthew Bould, Max Paget and Duncan R ose, are already starting to plan their Silver Expeditions for early next year.

We have again taken a party to j oin the U N I CEF Sponsored Walk in the Grizedale Forest , and hope to beat last year's total of ÂŁ200 raised .

The Mountain Rescue U nit has helped with the organisation and running of the Game Fair at Broughton H a l l , the profits from which are partly to be given to t he Cave Rescue Organisation to which we are

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R ock Climbing on Hostel Rocks.

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affiliated . There have been several callouts this yea r : to help carry stretchers for two simultaneously

broken

legs on

Pen-y­

ghent; carry off a heart-attack casualty also on Pen-y-ghent ; to act as a hauling party for a casualty at Gaping Gill Main Shaft ; and to j oin several other searches for over­ due or missing people. There have also been the regular attendances at the Three Peaks' Race and local Galas , and we have contin ued to help with the training of local search and rescue dogs, one of which was featured on a recent TV programme. W e also held an extended sweep search and stretcher-carrying practice.

As always my thanks are due to t h e 6th form inst ructors w h o h e l p on Mon­ days, to all the members of staff who in­ struct, assess and transport pupils at all hours and in all weathers, to John McCart­ ney and his team who so willingly provide expedition food at short notice and late teas at even shorter notice, and to all those in and out of t he school who help with all the varied activities of t he D . of E. and a . p .

A s I take up a new challenge I ' m sure the department will continue to flourish and provide an opportunity for more pupils to broaden their horizons and sample the manifold pleasures of the 'great outdoors' .

DHB

Pot Holing at Bar Pot.

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Mountain Rescue Unit Practice.

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Can oe Club

Peter Richmond. Canoe Club at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.

The tail-end of the 1 986 season proved quite successful for the C l u b . In particular we acquired a bigger representation in Division 3 than we have had before. Robert Leadbeater and Alister Bould finished 1 st and 2nd in Div 4 at West Tanfield , and were promoted ; Jonathan Leadbeater, Steven Butcher and Cindy Parker all achieved end-of-season promotion . In the Canadian classes Andrew Edwards was promoted to Div 3 in C l , and with Robert Leadbeater had end-of-season promotion in C2 to Div 3 .

N ot that that left Div 4 empty: Gavin Butcher and Peter Richmond went u p i n kaya k , J onathan Leadbeater/Richard Shelley in C2, and Robert Leadbeater in C l . For R obert in particular this was a very satisfactory season , with five promotions in three classes. And Fiona Shevill managed-comfortably­ end-of-season promotion to Div 2. All in all a most satisfactory season.

And this progress has been continued in the first part of the 1 987 season . Already by J u ly members had won more prizes than were won in the whole of the 1 986 season ; Fiona Shevi l l , Robert Leadbeater (in both K I and C l ), Gavin Butcher and Peter Richmond had reached the percentages they need for end­ of-season promotion; Richard Shelley went up to Div 3 ; and two of our new Novices -the youngest, Myles U ren (CH2) and Joach in Bebington (CH 3)-had become the first members of Catteral to be promoted before reaching Form I .

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All this has been achieved despite the fact that an abnormally high proportion of the Club, being in

5th and Upper 6t h , have had their paddling reduced by the needs of 0 and A Levels, and have not really got going yet .

Fi nancial contraints mean that we are still one of the scru ffier Canoe Clubs on the circu i t , but we have been able to cont inue updating our fleet this year; t h ree Extras have made their appearance, as well as two Ziggy Firsts for the smaller ones; and four of the oldest boats have been sold off. But there is still some way to go before our equipment matches that of our competitors.

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Canoe '8 7 I t was obviously a great disappointment to me that the Alpine Canoeing Expedition contained such a small proportion of t he Club: not only are these trips great fun , they are also very good for your canoeing. I t i s worth pointing out, for instance, that half o f the non-members who have been with u s on previous trips have gone on to represent Great Britain at Under- 1 6 level and above; and that in previous years virtually all participants have been promoted between their return and the end of the season. I hope therefore that for the two-thirds of the present membership of t he Club who will still be in the School in J u ly 1 989, two years will prove long enough warning: keep the first three weeks of the Summer holidays of 1 989 free from the next trip.

And I hope that some features of this year's Odyssey will not recur . In particular, I have no desire to be washed out of my tent by a tidal wave agai n . A bit more harmony might be good idea . . . Maybe we will give the Ardennes a miss, and thus prolong the life of our boats . . . And will my enormous supply of

sun-tan cream have passed its ' use-by' day by then?

We crossed our fingers and the Channel by Townsend-Thoresen to Zeebrugge; and reached Trun, on the Upper Forderrhein valley, around midnight, a mere sixteen hours of continuous driving later, about twenty minutes behind schedule (congratulations to Sturgess Supertravel) . Tent-pitching had to wait until t he morn­ ing: we slept either in the bus, or on the floor of the restaurant.

The first day saw us make acquaintance with Hans Kaiser, who was to look after us for t he duration of Swiss Wild Water Week. Sixty-four years old, but you would never think it to see him paddle. We paddled the usual introductory section, Compadials to Trun on the Upper Forderrhein, Grade 3 (Lawrence said Grade 1 , the Swiss call it Grade 4-a problem that recurred almost every day . ) The water was noticeably higher than in previous years, owing apparently to the lateness of the snow-melt: but almost everyone got down without trouble.

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The next day saw the start of the serious stu ff, as we set off over the San Bernardino Pass to paddle the M oesa. In previous years only part of the party had paddled what I have always referred to as the upper part , from the bottom of the Steingarten down to the factory. That was my intention this year also: a quick burst of Grade 5 for the few , followed by a long pleasant Grade 3 for all . But I did not quite get my inten­ tions over to Hans; so two-thirds of the party paddled the Steingarten itself-two miles of very serious and sustained Grade 5 ; with everybody joining in for the last bit of Grade 5. Apart from Chris making his usual efforts to hand-rol l , and thus losing his paddle for a time, all passed with great aplomb, and the Swiss began to look at us with great respect, making remarks about paddling slalom-style which certainly hurt Lawrence' s feelings: he does not regard himself a s a slalom paddler, and in any case thought it was only Grade 3 .

T h e next day w e d i d o n e of o u r classic runs: down t h e Vorderrhein from I lanz, through t h e Black H ole (Grade 4), and on to Reichenau. Magnificent limestone gorge in the Rheinschluss; water travelling at about 20 mph the whole way; Proviciency testing at the end for those who were taking it (all successful); and for those waiting around, a magnificent playing-wave on which even I managed an (involuntary) loop. Hans and his German friend Erich scratched their heads and wondered why we all spent our time getting so wet .

So t he following day they thought t hey would take us to a stretch new to me, on the Splugenrhein. When we got there it was very high, and parts of the top stretch capsized almost all t he Swiss who tried it, and several swam . But we had been misled: the really tricky stretch was down at the bottom , where we had not been able to inspect; two miles of sustained stoppers t hat even Lawrence admitted might have verged on G rade 5, and a swim would have been very nasty. Rolls there were; swims there were not .

All t hat day it had rained; it continued all the way through the evenjng, as we entertained Hans and his wife, and Jan Kriz and Barbara, to dinner in a local hotel . So it was no great surprise when we got u p t he next morning t o find that the river was twenty-five feet u p , brown and full o f trees being whirled along at high speed . Not the greatest of days for a paddle. It was t herefore decided that t he other John and Hans would take the lads down to Chur for t he day to be tourists in the driving rain, while Lawrence and I did a bit of sleeping-bag drying and tent re-pitching. By about 3 p . m . we had done what we could; it was still raining; and the river had come up another five feet , to j ust below the wall next to the camp-site. So Lawrence and I decided to have an hour's nap . Great sang-froid.

We therefore mjssed the air-raid sirens; and missed the police going round the camp-site with loud-hailers telling everyone to get out in a hurry: perhaps, looking back on it, we were a bit tired . But not too tired to be woken by the two-foot high tidal wave that entered the tent at 4 p . m . , as a result of the bank being undercut and collapsing i nto t he river further upstream . Lawrence tells me that t he first thing I reached for was my cigars and lighter: very sensible, I think . We then spent quarter of an hour or so getting as much stuff as possible onto higher ground, and mentally congratulating those who had , as advised, kept all their gear in rucksacks inside plastic bags. It stopped us from wondering what would happen if the wall wen t , a s w e were effectively trapped against it o n o u r little island; the stream that separated u s from the village was moving quite fast, and within three inches of the roof of the parked Volvo through which it was flowing.

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That particular stream-though not t he river-then subsided; and the police came back to tell us to get out . At which stage the ful l refugee thing went into action : refuge in a hotel; issue of red cross blankets;

a nigh t ' s accommodation in a Swiss Army barracks-actually t he dusty attic above the local schoo l . The tourists were unable to get back to us, as the village was by t his stage cut off from the outside world by landslides in both directions, and t he dangerous undermining of t he bridge j ust downstrea m . So Hans in some miraculous way managed to commandeer an empty children 's holiday hotel for them in the next village;

and even more wondrously, managed to talk his way back over the barricaded bridge to tell us that everything was O K .

I t was twenty-four hours before t h e party was re-united, a n d w e were allowed back onto t h e camp-site to collect our effects . Little, fortunately, had been lost , although almost everythi ng was clarted in evil­ smelling mud. We spent a further forty-eight hours in the holiday centre cleaning, hosing, and drying, before we could proceed . By that stage t he ful l extent of the disaster was appare n t . The floods had gone a metre above the previous record level of 1 927 ; the railway up the valley to Zermatt may well not be repaired by the winter; over the San Bernardino in t he Ticino twenty had been k i lled when a flood struck a camp­ site; bridges had been swept away all over t he valley ; several villages had been struck by mud-slides t hat we passed on the way out: m i ni-Aberfans. So all in all we got away quite softly.

I t did mean, however, that there was no point in our proceedi ng, as planned, to Western Austria: the rivers t here would also be flooded and u npaddleable. So we went straight to Augsburg . The water t here l ooked pretty terri fying as wel l ; but t hen it is meant to; it was built for the 1 972 Olympics and has been used for World Championships and similar events since. But for most people the terror wore off fairly q uickly; and during the three days we paddled on the Eiskanal, did steadily sillier and sillier t hings. I can­ not imagine why people should compete to see how many times t hey could capsize doing silly t hi ngs : but t he n , having a phobia about gett i ng my head or my feet wet , I would never take part in a no-hands race down water like t hat.

As a result of the change in our plans we were at Augsburgh longer than planned. But t hree days of

paddling t here is about as m uch as is good for anybody; so on the Sunday we watched most of the com­ petitors from the previous week ' s World Championships perform in an I nternational; and we also took days off to paddle t he Argen-an idyllic Grade 2-and the Ammer-which at least at the Scheibum and the fall below was certainly grade 4, being in spate . We paddled this in two groups, which gave m e a chance to practise the 'Continental style of leadership' t hat Erich and H ans had constantly preached at us: drift d own the river, take no paddle strokes, in order to conserve strength to fight t he stoppers, and to survive the swims t hat result from failure. I nteresting. But lazy as I am , I would still prefer to use some of my s t rength to paddle round the stoppers ! And t hat is what the Swiss refer to as paddling slalom-style.

For our final two days we decided to try somewhere completely different : some of the rivers in t h e Belgian Ardennes, to which we h a d a m u l ti-lingual map. We tried t w o rivers t hat it referred to as excellent sporting Grade 3 ' s . Lucky we had plastic boats; because while t here was q uite a gradient , even at above­ normal levels there was n ' t enough water to float in most cases . l n fact t he real sport lay in getting boats by various methods over submerged tree-trun k s . I do not t h i n k t hat we will be going t here again .

So, on balance, a difficult trip; and not all o f the difficulties were necessary consequences o f the weather.

But everyone should have learned something; some will have learned a lot ; and t hank heavens we had Peter, M a r k , Chris, and Richard to keep us sane. Richard? Sane? H e certainly did, without complaining, as m uch work as any three others.

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Junior Canoeing O nce a member of t he Giggleswick Canoe Club, you attend weekly session to prepare you for white water, and event ually slalom s . When you are ready you are taken to Halton Rapids and are taught the basics of paddling white water. You t hen decide whether to continue or not . I f you continue you will visit H alton on a regular basis until the slalom season starts . The advantage of learning at Halton is that most slaloms that you will visit in your first years are flat in comparison . Our slalom weekend starts on Saturday after­ noon and finishes on Sunda y evening . On arrival we pitch the tents . After setting up camp we get on and

practise the course. When we are satisfied that we can do the course well we go back to camp and prepare tea, which consists of stewing stea k , vegetables , and mashed potato. We get up early on Su nday morning for a break fast of porridge fol lowed by bacon and eggs. The runs usually start at ten o'clock and your second run is usually two to t hree hours after your fi rst . After all t he runs are over, late in t he afternoon, t he prizes are given out to the best couple in each category. We arrive back at school between five thirty and six thirty. Some of us, when advanced enough, may go and j u dge at a higher level event which is usual ­ ly on rougher water. Every two years a trip is held, in the summer holidays, which goes to big rough rivers in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.

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Gigg Ski '8 7 On January 3 rd 1 987, twenty-four pupils led by Or. and M rs. Nicholson and Mrs. Fox arrived at the H intertux Glacier in the Austrian Tyrol for Giggleswick School's annual skiing tri p . We were very fortunate in hav­ ing six days of good skiing in clear but very cold weather.

D uring the week we indulged in a variety of other leisure activities, including ice-skating, bowling and swimming, and for apres-ski we visited Mayrhofen for shopping and sight-seeing.

The highlight of t he final evening was the presentation of Aust rian ski school race certificates. J eremy Spencer achieved first place in the slalom com pet ition which was open to all corners on the final Friday , for which he received a magnificent lead crystal t rophy-a feat which won h i m publicity in the local press on our return.

The food , the hotel and the hospitality were all excellent, matched by the quality of the skiing and the ease of ski-lift queuing. All in all this year's holiday was so enjoyable in every respect that we intend to return in January 1 988.

J DN

Jeremy Spencer, winner of the Open Slalom Competition.

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Rugby 1st X V Report The season started and finished on a high note. I t began with an enterprising game against the Old Boys when the school registered forty points in a manner and style gleaned from a hard training week . After this game it was plain to see t hat we could not match other schools physically on t he front five. This was emphasised at St. Bees and against Durham; in this latter game the opposition possessed a rather large pack with an aptly named prop-den t . But much to our credit we for a change out-t hought and outplayed them , mai n ly t h rough a large tackling stint by t h e whole X V , especially the back-row.

After t hese narrow reversals, a three-game winning streak began, the highlights of this being hard­ earned wins against Crossley/ Heath and Ashville. The trip to the I sle of Man was an experience we won ' t forget quickly; after winning the game played i n a force ten gale, w e found t hat our departure was delayed twenty-four hours owing to the ferry breaking down. This didn ' t seem to trouble the XV in any way who t ook this in t heir stride. But it didn't quite suit Mr. H utton who was air-lifted back to Giggleswick on the Saturday. After arriving back in Giggleswick at two o'clock in the morning, we had the prospect of facing Ampleforth the next day. Our sea legs seemed to be holding out as we were trailing only 1 1 -7 at half time but we went to sleep in t h e last fifteen minutes, conceding two late tries.

The tail end of t he season was disappointing: we came second three times out of t hree. Here we suf­ fered a few inj uries which caused problems in a small squad . But we did manage to boost the points dif­ ference of Leeds, Barnard Castle, and Silcoates.

Overall the strength of t he XV revolved around the back-row and half-backs. The q uick ruck ball and good support play were the key to our successes. These strengths were reflected in our tour games in Y ugoslavia , but were made slightly more difficult by the lack of volunteers for t he number one and t h ree shirts, although at the end we made light of such difficulties to record t h ree hard-earned victories.

Finally the season would not have been such a success without the efforts of t he captain C . Parry who led from the front and was never afraid of hard work . Allied to t his was the conscientious work of C. H award and M . Stenton . The l im itations of the team were overcome with determination and t he right approach to the game . In my first year as coach it was a pleasure to be associated with t his team, and to thank D H for his work off the field and ALM for his efforts with the first set.

NG Results 1986-87 1 st XV

Opposition

2nd X V

3rd XV

UI5

UI4

Old Boys

W 40·6

S t Bees

L

4- 1 9

W 30-0

E rmysted's G . S .

L

8- 1 2

L

7- 1 3

W 59- 1 4

L 1 3-26

Durham

L

6-9

L

7-17

W 30-0

L

K irkby Lonsdale

W 24-0

Ashville College

W 1 5- 1 2

W

9-6

L 23-28

L 1 2-34

Crossley/Heath

W 1 2-0

W

8-3

W 28-0

L 1 0-62

W 1 6- 1 0

L

3-10

W 28-8

L

0-39

L

9-38

L

W 1 3-6

A m pleforth College

L

8-46

6- 1 2

7-2 1

W 12-10 L

0-4

M orecambe H . S .

W 20-9

L eeds

L

3-26

W

9-8

Barnard Castle

L 1 3-38

L

7- 1 6

S ilcoates

L

0-32

D 1 8- 1 8

D

4-4

L 0-44

W 20- 1 2

Y u goslavia Tour Napa (Split)

W 1 3-7

E nergoinvest

W 44-4

Dalmatian Select U 1 9

W 1 6- 1 2

Playing Records F

AG

1 st X V

17

9

0

8

241

233

2nd X V

I1

6

0

5

1 16

3 rd X V

6

5

0

1 50

36

I

8

1 37

313

0

5

1 38

1 36

UI5

10

U I4

9

L 1 4-24 L

6-36

W 1 6-4

R ipley St. Thomas

p

W 26-8

W 54-0

W 50-0

6-27

Stonyhurst College K i ng William's Isle of Man

L

W

D

4

44

L

93 .

L

0-6

W 1 0-6

L

0- 1 2

4)

xxx This was the best year for the 2nd team for a long time. What we lacked in the size of the pack we made up for with speed and determination . At an early stage in the season we realised t hat we would struggle in scrummaging against teams with heavy forwards. H owever, we battled away, winning a lot of posses足

sion owing to our speed around the field, and allowing the t hree-quarters t he chance to run at the opposi 足 tion. Our backs were both quick and s k i l fu l , proving a handfu l for the majority of teams that we played .

The high point of the season was our 1 6:4 win over Ampleforth , and it will be long remembered by all

who took part .

Team spirit was always high and much of t his can be attributed to the efforts of Andy M ajzli k , our coac h . The whole team wishes to thank him for a most enjoyable and successful season.

P . R . T . Boyle (Captain)

Under 15 Rugby This was a most disappointing season , in which in the main the poor results reflected lack of commitment and determination rather t han lack of talent or physique. No more than five or six players were prepared to make the sort of commitment either in training or during the matches t hat is necessary-and they were by no means the largest or the strongest . Too many of the others seemed to find coaching offensive, in t hat it suggested that they were not yet marvellous.

As a result too m uch pressure was put on the few who really did try; this was particularly u n fort unate in that it led to serious inj ury problems for the two committed forwards, Stuart Kidson and Robert Thomas .

This in turn put heavy pressure on the half-backs, R ichard Smith and the captain lames K nighton , who had to spend most of their time without the ball , -defending.

It is ironic that this year many of our opponents also had poor years; there was a string of matches足 particularly Ermysted ' s , Ashville, and Durham-where neither side went out expecting to win; in each case it was our opponents who first realised the situation, and went on to win.

Regu lar select ions when fit : lames K n ighton (Captain ) ; Richard Smit h ; Robert Thomas; Stuart Kidson;

Anthony Marsden; Tom Bentley; M ichael O ' Donova n ; David Wood ; David Keoghan A lso Played : Brown ; Cato n ; Dawes; Eriya; H ol mes; H ooker; Searle; Shackleton ; l. W. Smit h ; Speed;

Sunderland; Verrier; Whiteley lS

C!nder- 14 Rugby P layed 9, Won 4, Lost 5 . Points for 1 38, against 1 30.

The season was generally a very successful and enjoyable one. I t began with a convincing win over St. Bees but was followed by a disappointing first-half performance against Durham. The score at hal f time was 30:0 but with an amazing swing in fortune, the points were shared in the second hal f. The team suf足 fered at the hands of a much bigger Ermysted 's side, but then had a very exciting match against Ashvil l e .

T h e hard work a n d enth usiasm t h a t the team p u t into all their practices t h e n began to reap benefits in the last five matches, t hree of which were won . The backs lacked size but not pace, and tackled well towards the end of the seaso n . The forwards also lacked size but made up for this by speed and fitness.

Paul Maloney was an excellent pack leader and team captai n , and his steadying influence was one of the major contributing factors to the success of the side.

KDB H eight a n d strength were t h e only things that t h e team lacked , a n d w e often made u p for this with skill and speed . Overall we had a good season but a lot of improvement still needs to be made next seaso n , in the U I 5's.

Paul Maloney (Captain) 46

XI Soccer Captain G . N . Topalian. M aster in Charge M . E . Peek . v

Stonyhurst

(A)

won

5-3

v

Bentham G . S .

(H)

won

5-1

Kaye 2 , Wills, Maloney, Boyle

v

QEGS Blackburn

(A)

drew

2-2

W i l ls, Boyle

v

Heysham H . S .

(H)

won

1 0-2

v

Bentham G . S .

(A)

lost

3-4

Resulls:

Kaye, Topalian, Maloney, Boyle, Larkin

Wills 3, Maloney

3, Boyle 2 , Topalian, Stephen on

Larkin 2, Wills Cancelled

v

Bury G . S .

(A)

v

Clitheroe R .G . S .

(A)

won

7-0

Kaye 2, Maloney 2, Boyle, Wills, Haward

v

Stonyhurst

(H)

won

2-0

Kaye, Larkin

v

Bolton School

(A)

lost

0-8

v

Hebergham H . S .

(A)

won

3-2

Wills, Kaye, Maloney

v

Ripley S I . Thomas

(A)

won

4-2

Kaye, Wills, Maloney, Topalian.

The following p u pils represented the XI: P . R . T . Boyle, A . R . Crawford, M . R . Fisher, M . P . Gray, e . C . Haward, l . K . I ngham, A . lones, L . T . Lark i n , P . Maloney, I . N . S m i t h , A . D . W . Snape, e . Stephenson, A . R . Taylor, G . N . Topalian, D . e . White, l . e . Wills.

With a good number of players with con­ siderable XI experience, we felt that our chances of a successful season were high . The advent of Rugby sevens as an alternative to soccer meant that we were weakened in a few games, but newcomers to the team played well , and helped to ensure another good run of victories.

Our forwards led by M artin Kaye managed to find the goal regularly, and alt hough we were rather weak in the air, James Wills, Phi I Maloney and Martin Kaye ended with high goal tallies t hanks to an ability to be in the right place at t he

right

time,

coupled

with

some

skilful

breakaway moves. The attack only let the team down

on

one

occasion,

against

Q.E.G.S.

Black burn where w e were b y far the better side, but failed to put away numerous chances.

Defensively we were rather weak at the start of the season , but Greg Topalian and Adrian J ones in the centre of t he back four gained in confidence with every game, ably assisted by their full-backs who used their speed to cover well. Paul Boyle shone in mid-field and his com­ bination with Chris Haward was particularly effective.

Games that stand out particularly are the ex­ cellent all-round performance against Clit heroe, where we defended well in the first half against a strong wind, and then turned the screw by scor­ ing SIX goals after the interval . The other game,

against Bentham away, taught the team to accept the referee's decisions no matter how wrong; our efforts to regain the lead after going behind 3 - 1 , mainly through circumstances beyond our control, were commendable.

Towards the end of the season we were outclassed by Bolton School, who fielded four England Boar­ ding Schools players against us, but we learned a lot , and never gave up in what was an uphill bat tle from the start .

Our final two games cr�ated t he most excitement ; against a very well organised Habergham side we fought hard, and had a greater will to win than our opponents. We came back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 , t hanks to some excellent play by Martin Kaye coupled with stalwart defending. We came from 2-0 down to beat Ri pley St. Thomas and rounded off a good seaso n . In the final game of the season a XI made u p of U pper V l th players only, held the Staff t o a 'tact ical' 2-2 draw . I would like to t hank G reg Topalian for his captaincy, and M r . Gemmell for his assistance and encou ragement on the coaching side.

Style won both indoor compet itions.

Carr won Senior Dor m .

Shute w o n J u nior Dorm.

M asters drew with the X I 2-2.

MEP 48

Cricket

1st XI 198 7

I n this review I feel that I should first of all extend my apologies to anyone expecting to read another of John M ayall ' s masterpieces. I t if is any consolation I shall miss reading J o h n ' s report j ust as much as anyone else.

On the cricketing front , we had seven regular members of the 1 986 Eleven returning and consequently felt quietly confident about our prospects for the season .

H owever, warning clouds did appear very quick ly at the pre-season ' s indoor nets when flaws in basic batting technique were all too appare n t . U n fortunately many o f t h ese faults remained throughout t h e season .

This resulted in the overall performance of the team

being rather undistinguished with the exception of the outstanding cont ributions made by Martin Kaye with

both bat and bal l . H is record-achieving 536 runs certainly

deserved better rewards in terms of the team 's resul t s .

I f other players had followed h i s lead and shown t h e same determi nation to i mprove then the whole season could

have been entirely differen t .

I recently read a book of Peter Walker conversations

in which he interviewed Ray I IIingwort h . During the course of the interview the following phrase occured足 "An honourable draw in Yorkshire carries almost as m uch prestige as a convincing wi n . "

To m e this tended t o sum u p our performances t h roughout the season . At times it was disappointing as I felt t hat a more advent u rous approach might well have made our playing record more presentable.

I do feel that this safety-first approach is mak i ng it difficult to get a result in anyt hing other than

a full day's game. There seems to be a general fear of losing a game even i f it does mean a more exciting game.

H aving said this we did make life d i fficult for ourselves by dropping an i ncredible number of catches t h roughout the season . I n our first game at Oakwood we had dropped both their openi ng batsmen after only four overs . I thought t hat t hings could not get worse, but t hey d i d . I cannot recall a single game when we did not drop vital catches and this often resulted in the bowlers' losing heart .

Our opening attack of H award and Topalian always promised more t han t hey act ually achieved . Their figures of 1 8 wickets at 3 3 . 06 and 14 wickets at 3 3 . 36 were extremely disappoint ing in view of their ex足

perience. Both fai led to acq uire the consistency in line and length necessary to worry competent batsmen .

M oss was a useful change bowler and probably deserved more than his t h i rteen wicket s . I hope he will develop into a l ively opening bowler next season . Fielden , our other quicky, was not used as much as I

would have li ked . H i s pace off the pitch caused batsmen problems, but like the others he did lack con足 sistency . Nevertheless, we will certainly miss him next year. The spin bowling was done by Martin Kaye and after his 1 3 wickets in the first two games he certainly appeared to be a potential match winner. U n for足 tunately as the season became wetter the wickets got too slow for him to be really effective.

I have already mentioned my worries concerning batting technique and these were clearly j ustified .

It was a great pity that only Caton was able to provide consistent backing to Kaye 's excellent effort s . The i r record breaking unbeaten opening stand of 207 against H ipperholme G . S . proved to b e the major highlight

of the season. The other batsmen did not really show the necessary commitment to overcome the flows in their technique. It was a source of constant d isappoint ment t hat players frequently got out playing the same bad shot time and time aga i n . Few of t hem had t he temperament to cope with the slower wickets

where the ball did not come onto the bat . Callan, at ti mes, showed that he is capable of scoring runs. He is a superb striker of the ball and I expect more runs from him next season.

What of the fut ure? Next season's tour to Australia should be enough to create t remendous interest in cricke t . I think there are more talented players in the School at the moment t han we have had for some time. It remains to be seen whether all will fulfil their potential . M uch will depend upon how strongly they want to improve, and whether t hey are prepared to put in the necessary hard wor k . I would certainly like

to see more of our boys joining t heir local clubs and learning from the compet itiveness of league cricket .

Next season we will be looking for a couple of q u ick bowlers from last season's Colt 's side. I hope they

will prove to be more consistent than this year 's bowlers.

I would finally like to express my thanks to all who helped during the season, Derek Seed , John Saffery and coach Dave Gi lbert . John Mayall will be pleased to k now that Jessica Robinson and Shauna Oldroyd

were able to radiate decorative charm from the scorebox this year !

49

RCG

XI Cricket Results 198 7

XI Batting A verages 1 98 7 N.I.

N.O.

H.S.

RUNS

A VE.

X I v Oakwood ( A )

Kaye

15

3

1 20'

536

44.67

Oak wood

1 47

Cryptics CC

1 36

Caton

15

3

71'

264

44.67

Giggle wick

1 20-6

Giggleswick

1 32-7

Callan

9

2

34

1 28

1 8.43

M atch drawn

XI v Cryptics CC ( H )

Match drawn

H award

12

I

49

1 85

1 6. 8 2

X I v XL Club ( H )

XI v Stonyhurst ( A )

Topalian

5

3

11

29

1 4. 50

Giggleswick

1 8 1 -9 dec.

Stonyhurst

1 62-7 dec.

13

I

36

1 48

1 2. 3 3

XL Club

1 40-6

Giggleswick

1 1 7-5

9

2

43'

82

1 1 .7 1

M atch drawn

1 13

1 1 . 30

XI v Ermysted's GS ( H )

XI v Ros all (A)

33

1 1 .00

E rmysted's G S

1 50-6 dec.

Giggleswick

1 3 5-9 dec.

6

6.00

G iggleswick

38-1

Ro

85-4

Boyle Day

12

2

20

Fielden

7

4

13'

Keoghan

I

0

6

Mo s

Match drawn

all

10

I

22'

50

5.56

M atch drawn

Taylor AK

3

0

5

10

3 . 33

XI v CR Davies' XI ( H )

Leadbeater

8

4

3'

10

2 . 50

C R Davie ' X I

1 88-6

S t Peter's

1 56-6

Shackleton

I

0

2

2

2 . 00

G iggleswick

1 40-5

Giggle wick

51

2

I

2

2

2 . 00

M atch drawn

White

Elly

Match drawn

XI v MCC ( H )

1 44-3 dec.

MCC

1 75-5 dec.

G iggleswick

71-1

Giggleswick

1 57-9

Match drawn

XI v Leeds GS ( A )

X I v Old Boys ( H )

Fielden

o v.

MDN.

R UNS

WKS.

A VE.

37

9

121

9

1 3 . 44

t Peter's ( H )

Ashville Match drawn

XI Bo wling A verages 1 98 7

v

Lost by 1 05 runs

XI v Ashville ( H )

( A fter 1 5 matche ) â&#x20AC;˘ Not OUI.

XI

Old Boys

1 16

Leeds GS

1 95-7 dec.

Giggleswick

83

Giggleswick

1 49-8

Lost by 33 runs

Match drawn

XI v H i p perholme G Giggleswick

(H)

207-0 dec.

XI v Woodhouse Grove (A) Woodhouse Grove 1 58-2 dec.

95

13

319

13

24.54

H ipperholme GS 1 30-4

Giggleswick

Haward

1 74

25

595

18

3 3 .06

M atch drawn

Match drawn

Topalian

18

3 3 .06

Moss

1 62

25

595

Bentley

3

I

5

W hite

I

0

6

o o

XI v

t Bees ( H )

Giggleswick

1 48

S t Bees

1 49-4

Lost by 7 wickets

( A fter 1 5 matches)

56-6

Played 1 5 ,

Won 0,

Drawn 1 2 ,

Lost 3 .

U15 Cricket 198 7 The pre-season optimism for t h e 1 987 Colts was not realised . The early los t h rough i nj ury of Glenn Caton severely limited our bowling options, and the absence of Col in Brown for reasons sadly far different , put an u nnecessary strain on t he early batsme n . The surviving 'senior' elements deserve credit for their attitude after the departure of t hese two potential match winners. Too many games in the early season meant t hat prolonged practice time was at a prem i u m , but it was at least a pleasure to wit ness the regular athleticism in the field of Tom Bentley, David Keoghan , lames K n ighton and M ichael O ' Donova n ; some fine catches were taken and some dazzling runouts achieved .

W hereas at ' full strengt h ' , the Eleven seemed capable of a regular 1 50- 1 80, there was always the fear that a lack of penetration in the bowling would allow better sides to score easily against us; and so it proved despite the gritty performances of Tom Bentley. M ore accuracy and self-discipline will be needed by all the bowlers i f they are to blossom next year; David Keoghan ' s excel lent early overs against RGS Lancaster gave a hint of what might have been achieved.

For any batsman with ambitions to score highly, the ability to despatch bad bowling must rank high on the priority list . David Keoghan , who will admit there are obvious weak nesses outside the off st u m p t o good bowlers, excelled in this departmen t ; Alex Holmes and lames K nighton also occasionally took good advantage of h umble deliveries. Our 'anchor man ' , Phi lip Shackleto n , deserves much praise for t h e m a n y steady starts he gave to an innings; h i s prolonged occupation of the crease dulled the edge of many bowlers. W hen h e finally gives u p his obsession with the premature forward movement of his left foot , he too will be able to punish the long hops and full tosses; Richard Smith and Michael Fox bot h had their moments and will u ndoubtedly improve as t hey mature physically.

Alex H olmes, plunged into the unenviable position as captain , was always ready to accept criticism, and although showing a to@' generous innocence about field placing to hard-hitting batsmen, he learned m uch d u ring the season . Mainly competent behind the stumps, he took the brunt of the opening salvos by going in firs t , with some solid successes, and his stoical attitude served to maintain a disciplined calm when the E leven were under pressure.

H eavy defeats were incurred against the mature Ermysted's and St . Peter's X l 's, here again the regular club cricket of our opponents showing how sad it is t hat so few of our cricketers play the game out of school . A h undred partnership between Shackleton and Keoghan produced a fine win against Stonyhurst and later an easy win was achieved against a weakened Wood house Grove X I . The other five games were d rawn , most in our favou r . There is m uch potential in this team and I look forward to witnessi ng their developing skills over the next few years.

50

P layed in t h ree or more games: A . G . Holmes (Capt), T . ! . Bentley, C . A . Brown, A . G . G . Caton, R . P . England, M . D . Fox, P . T .

Higginbottom, N . W . Hooker, D . M . Keoghan, J . J . E . Knighton, M . J . O ' Donovan, P . H . Shackleton, R . J . B . S m i t h .

Results Sedbergh

I S4-S dec.

1 4 1 -8 Draw

Giggleswick (AG Holmes 48)

Stonyhurst

1 4S-S dec.

Giggleswick

1 50-3 won

( DM Keoghan 90 N . O . ) Giggleswick

I SO-7 dec.

Rossall

1 02-8 Draw 98-4 Lost

(PH Shackleton 47: CA Brown 5S) Giggleswick

97

St. Peter's, York

RGS Lancaster

1 4S-7 dec.

Giggleswick

1 03-3 Draw

R ipley St. Thomas

1 34-9 dec.

Giggleswick

63-2 Draw

G iggleswick

54

Ermysted's

55-0 Lost

Leeds G . S .

206-S dec.

Giggleswick

1 47-9 Drew

1 34

( J J E Knighton 44; DM Keoghan 38) Won Giggleswick 1 36-5

W oodhouse Grove

ARM

( DM Keoghan 39: AG Holmes 36)

Under 14 Cricket Although 3 wins from 1 1 matches does n o t appear to b e a wonderful record, a closer look a t t h e results will show that many of the matches that we lost were very close. For example, against Oak wood and Rossall two very fair Giggleswick declarations resulted in very exciting cricket where we lost both matches in the last over.

The team's performances never lacked spirit and only in the match against Ermysteds did they underper足 form . Their determination and refusal to believe t hat any match was lost u ntil the final run or wicket was t aken, paid dividends in the match against St. Peter's York . This was an excellent game of cricket, played in fine conditions, and for three quarters of the match it really appeared to be going St. Peter's way. However, having reached 52 for 2, St . Peter's found the slow bowling of Andrew Nesbitt d i fficult to score off, and the wickets started to fal l . The fielding of the side was always of a high standard throughout the season and in this match it was even better than usual . The catches were held and eventually, in a very exciting climax, the last St. Peter's wicket fel l 2 runs short of their target.

Ross Maconchy, although technically not very secure, hit the ball extremely hard, and ended top of the averages. M u nther EI-Ebrashi showed that he is a very promising quick bowler and he put in several very fine performances. Without doubt, the two most i mproved players t h rough the season were the two Pauls-Storey and M aloney. Andrew Nesbitt was probably a little disappointed with his overall perfor足 mance with the bat , but he is obviously a very fine all-round cricketer and topped the bowl i ng averages.

I was delighted with the way that he developed as a captain t hrough t he season, and I would like to thank h i m for the hard work that he put in. Many thanks also go to FRG for his help and invaluable expertise.

KDB Team from: A . Nesbitt (Capt), A . Armstrong, M . Bamford, M . Benson, A . Butterfield, S . Burton, M . EI-Ebrashi, O . Fall, D . Hawkin, P . Macdonald, P . M a loney, R . Maconchy, P . Storey (wicket keeper).

Through the season there were some good batting performances from various members of the team : . Ross Maconchy hit 50, Paul Maloney 5 2 , and Paul Storey 65 . In bowling; M onther EI-Ebrashi 8 for 24 and Andrew Nesbitt 7 for 2 5 .

Overall it was a good season w i t h room for i mprovement, mai n ly o n t h e batting. Bowling was general足 ly soun d , the fielding not too bad . Any success resulted from a good team effort which shows great pro足 m ise for the future.

Andrew Nesbitt (Capt . )

U 1 4 Cricket Results 1987 U l 4 v Stonyhurst (A)

U14 v Sedbergh ( H )

U 1 4 v Oakwood ( A ) Giggleswick

1 0 1 -9 dec.

Sedbergh

1 32

Giggleswick

59

Oak wood

1 02-8

Giggleswick

96

Stonyhurst

6 1 -6

Lost by 2 wickets

Lost by 36 runs

U 14 v Rossall ( A )

U l 4 v St Peter's ( H )

Lost by 4 wickets U14 v Lancaster RGS ( A)

Giggleswick

1 20-7 dec.

Giggleswick

1 14

Giggleswick

68

Rossall

1 2 1 -3

St Peter's

1 12

Lancaster RGS

69-9

Lost by 7 wickets

Won by 2 runs

Lost by I wicket U 1 4 v SI Mary's College ( H )

U 1 4 v Ripley St Thomas (A)

U l 4 v. Ermysled's GS ( H )

Ripley St Thomas

1 1 5 -4 dec.

Giggleswick

1 6 1 -8 dec.

Giggleswick

67

Giggleswick

6 1 -3

St Mary's College

55

Ermysted's GS

68-4

M atch drawn

Won b y 1 06 runs

U 14 v Leeds GS ( A )

U l 4 v St Bees ( H )

Lost by 7 wickets

Leeds G S

1 99-9 dec.

St Bees

1 26

Giggleswick

1 24-5

Giggleswick

1 24-5

Won by 6 wickets

Match drawn Played 1 1 ,

Won 3,

Drawn 2,

Lost6.

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Squash I n the previous two editions o f the Chronicle at least t here has been no mention of squas h , which perhaps in­ dicated the game's relative unimportance and mi nor-sport status within the school . To a newcomer , this i s sur­ prising i n view o f t he game's popularity in t he country and also because i t can be played by both boys and girls.

Next year more school fixtures will be arranged and J u nior Dorm H ouse Competitions for boys and girls will be int roduced to t ry to boost the sport , especially at j u nior level .

This season, Chris H award has been the outstand i ng player, w i n n i ng t he I ndividual Boys' Champions h i p , leading Nowell to victory i n t h e H ouse Competit ion a n d captaining t he School V . T h e t h ree school matches were all los t . At Sedbergh , the o n ly other school we played, we did not win a game, w h ich rather reflects our own low standard s . Technique i s all-important i n squash and a lot o f coaching and practice will be necessary if we are to compete eq ually with other schools. H owever, in R ichard Sm i t h , who recorded t h e only win against Settle Squash Club, Ross M aconchy and Mark Bamford, we have some prom ising j u niors.

Results School V

v Staff v Sedbergh

(H)

Lost

3-2

(A)

Lost

5-0

Boys : Nowell beat Morrison

3-1

v Settle Squash Club

(H)

Lost

4- 1

Girls : Style beat Carr

4- 1

Inter-Ho use Cup:

I ndividual Championship Finals Boys : C . Haward beat P . West

3-0

Girls : S . Brookes beat A.S. Yeoh 2- 1

FRG

Fives Retrospect The fives teams had an extremely busy season and met with a fair measure o f success. Enthusiastically captained

by J oh n I ngha m , the I V had some notable victories ; perhaps the best ones were the away wins at Denstone , which we visited for t he first time, at Durham, and the defeat of a strong side from M anchester captained by Bob H olland; O . G . Victories over Sheffield U n iversity and M a nchester U niversity (captained by R ichard Lowe , O . G . ) were also welcome. There were some less confident performances against the R ugby Fives Association and Sedbergh.

U n fortu nately, o n our bien nial visit t o Scotland, J oh n I ngham was out of action and a weakened IV was wel l beaten at Loretto and very narrowly lost at Merchiston after an heroic effort by Mart i n Kaye.

A new venture t h i s year was a visit to Bristol where we found Colston's School I V rather easier to defeat than their Old Boys. I n Edi nburgh and Bristol , the hospitality provided by our hosts was very much appreciated .

The I V expended a tremendous amount of energy, determinat ion and s k i l l in practice-perhaps too m uch so, for possibly as a result o f all their efforts there was more t han t he usual crop of bru ised hands, which certain­ ly affected play in the later stages of some matches.

T he Colts I V , of varied membership, had th ree notable away victories wh ich were very hard-earned and certainly showed that m i x t u re o f athleticisim and patience w h ich fives requi res rather than j ust brute strengt h .

M r . Brook has proved t o be a most valuable addit ion to the fives players o n t he staff. H e has helped with the coaching o f all age groups , but i n particular has produced a promising group of U . 1 4 players . A n U . 1 4 I V went on the visits t o Edinburgh and Bristo l , and they obviously ' t ravelled well ' , w i n ning all t heir fix t u res by a wide marg i n .

WHB. Results IV

v . Manchester U niversity

(H)

Won

1 1 7-69

v . Durham School

(A)

Won

1 03-72

v. Sheffield U niversity

CH)

Won

1 20-52

v. Loretto

(A)

Lost

5 5 -99

v . Merchiston

(A)

Lost

90-95

v . Rugby Fives Assoc.

(H)

Lost

v . Denstone

(A)

Won

92- 1 06

v. Sedbergh

(H)

Lost

61-1 19

v . Old Colstonians

(A)

Lost

1 28- 1 45

v . Colston 's School

(A)

Won

1 48-87

v. Manchester Y . M .C . A .

(H)

Won

1 0 1 -88

1 2 1 -66

(Tea m : J . K . Ingham; W . P . D . Moss; M . P . Kaye; C . B . Day) Colts I ¥

v . Durham School 2 n d I V

(A)

Lost

80-1 1 1

v . Loretto

(A)

Won

90-83

v. Merchiston

(A)

Won

96-79

v. Sedbergh

(H)

Lost

v . Denstone

(A)

Won

5 5- 1 20 1 06-86

(Team: T . e . Widdop; A . R . Taylor; P . J . Shiplee; T . S . Hedges) U . 1 4 1V

v . Loretto

(A)

Won

88- 1 1

v . Merchiston

(A)

Won

60- 1 6

v . Colston's School 'A'

(A)

Won

60- 1 6

v . Colston's School ' B '

(A)

Won

70-50

(Team : M . M . K . El Ebrash i ; P . G . Storey; A . D . Nesbit t ; J . K . West) Eskrigge Cup for Senior Singles Fives: M . P . Kaye beat W . P . D . Moss 1 5-7 , 1 5- 1 ! .

Vaughan Cup for J u nior Singles Fives: M . M . K . El Ebrashi beat P . G . Storey 1 5- 3 , 1 5-0.

52

Cross Country The first competition of the season was the Claro/Craven Championships, held at Ripon on J an uary 1 7t h .

The J u nior Boys finished second in t h e team event and Peter Macdonald and Paul Storey d i d well enough

to be selected to represent the Area in the North Yorkshire Chammpionships. Carol Barton (Senior Girls)

and D uncan Coo (Senior Boys) were also selected for t heir respective Area teams. In the County Cham­ pionships, held at Catterick , Peter Macdonald finished 5th, Carol Barton 1 2th and Duncan Coo 1 3th in t heir respective races and Peter and Carol thus gained selection for English Schools Championships.

We took part in two inter-school matches against Durham , where both J unior and Senior matches were lost, and against Woodhouse Grove, where both matches were won . In the latter contest our J unior team did extremely well by finishing 1 , 2, 3 and 4.

Scarrig was held on the 23rd of March in good conditions. This year, because of the construction of

the Settle By-pass, the Senior race was run on a completely new course close to school . Reaction to this

from competitors was mixed , but from the spectators' point of view the new course enabled them to see much more of the race. the results were as follows: Senior Boys

Senior Girls

D . Coo

(S)

I . Smith

J u nior Boys

J u nior Girls

L . Mansie

(St)

P. Maedonald

(P)

A . Myles

(St)

(St)

V . Knighton

(N)

P. Storey

(N)

J. Hoyle

(St)

M. Fisher

(St)

c . Rigby

(St)

R. Thomas

(St)

R. Mansergh

(P)

M . Kaye

(N)

C . Metealfe

(N)

M. Bamford

(N)

R . Seoon

(P)

L. Larkin

(M)

M. Mansie

(St)

D. Wood

(S)

1. Swainson

(C) (St)

P. Maloney

(C)

A . Galloway

(C)

R. Smith

(S)

H. Shevill

G. Callan

(N)

H. Stenton

(St)

S . Sunderland

( P)

L . Swainson

(C)

A. Firth

(S)

J. Fell

R . Jaekson

(N)

J . West

(P)

(St)

Inter-House Championships Senior Boys

Senior Girl

Junior Boys

J u n ior Girls

Shute

1 48

Style

16

Style

1 09

Style

20

Style

1 62

Nowell

27

Nowell

1 80

Paley

37

Morrison

171

Paley

36

Shute

1 90

Carr

37

Nowell

242

Carr

47

Morrison

209

Nowell

48

Paley

257

Paley

223

Carr

295

Carr

turn over for the real athletes . . .

53

A thletics 198 7 The first competition of the season was the Claro-Craven Trials and from these 20 ath letes were selected to represent the Area in the North Yor k s h i re Championships at Cud worth on J u n e 1 3 t h . At the championsh i ps most of our a t h letes acq uit ted them selves well and David Sanderson, Peter M acdonald and A i lsa J osland were selected to compete for the County i n an i n ter-cou nty fixture on Merseyside on t he 2 1 s t o f J u ne. I n all we gained two first places, seven second places, and three t h ird places.

Our County Champions were Stephen George-Powell (Senior boys' long j u mp) and David Sanderson ( I n­ ter. boys tri ple j u m p and a North Yorks record) but possibly the best performance was by Peter M acdonald who achieved an E . S . A . A . qualifying time i n the j u nior boys' 1 500m.

Sports Day was held on M ay 2 1 st when some good performances were put up, but a strong wind in t h e fi nish ing straight meant t h a t there were few records .

Sports Day Results Boys' Events

Girls' Events Senior H . Stenton l OOm H. Stenton 200m BOOm L. Mansie V. K n ighton 1 500m A. Galloway H u rdles H. Stenton .

H igh J ump Long Jump J. Magarity L. Foster Discus Shot S. Brookes J avelin S. Brookes Style 4 x l OOm Relay W i n ners of I nter-House Challenge Cup: Style.

1 0t h J u ne v Lancaster R . G . S .

J u nior

I n termediate

Senior

I . Bamford l OOm I. Bamford 200m M . K . Gray 400m D . Coo BOOm D. Coo 1 500m/Mile S. Hollies H u rdles H igh J ump J. Parker Long J ump S . George-Powell Triple J u mp S. George-Powell Shot C . Parry M . K . Gray Discus S . EI-Ebrashi Javelin 4 x l OOm Relay Nowell Nowell 4 x 400m Relay(Open) Winners of I nter-House Challenge Cup: Nowel ! .

W i n ner of I nter Boys Events Cup: D . Sanderson

1 2 .Bs S . Wilson 1 1 .9s T . Bentley 1 1 . 7s 29.3s 27.5s K. Fenech 2 5 . 2s S. Kidson 5 7 . 2s 6 3 . 9s 60.2s T. Hedges A. Firth 2m 1 3 . 6s 2m23 2m20.0s P. Macdonald L. Lark i n 4m52s P . Macdonald 4m59s 5 m l Os L . Larkin 1 3 . 7s T . H edges 1 7 .9s C . Percy I B .Os 1 .53m S. Wilson 1 . 65m R . Carpenter 1 . 79m· 5 . 1 4m S . Wilson 5.53m D . Sanderson 6.05m 1 O.9m P . Macdonald 1 2 . 37m D . Sanderson 1 2 . Bm 9.40m T . Hedges 1 2 .69m G . Stancombe 1 0.94m 36.70 2 3 . 7m 36.57m D . Keoghan A . Gray 32.55m 39.64m P . Maloney G . Stancombe 3B .4Bm 56.4s 5 1 .6s Carr Morrison 47.7s 3m49.5s· Winners of I nter-House Relay Cup:-Nowell .

(S). Winner of Junior Boys Events Cup: P. Macdonald; T . Hedges; S . Wilson.

1 4.Bs 1 4.Bs 2m5Bs 6m l 5s 1 4.2s 1 .23m 3 .93m 1 1 9. 7 5 m B.20m 1 6. 5 5 m

Junior S . Hodgson S . Hodgson A. Myles A. Myles J. Hoyle J . Hoyle G. Tate G . Tate A . Josland J. Jones Carr

1 4.7s 1 4.7s 2m54s 6m 1 2 . 3 s 1 5 .2s 1 . 3Bm 4.3 1 m I B.55m B. l l m 24.23m • New record .

Third Form - lost 57-89 Fourth Form - lost 68-78

4th J u ly v Lancaster R . G . S .

I n ter ( U I 7) - lost 66-80 Senior ( U -20) - lost 58-88 .

The final event of the term was the I n dependent Schools Championship in Londo n . We sent ten ath letes to t hese championsh i ps and all performed well considering t hat we left Giggleswick at 5 a . m .

School results were a s follows : I nter. Javelin : G. Caton 5 t h

Senior Long J u m p : S . George Powell 7th

I n ter. Discus : A. Gray 1 0t h

Senior 200m : 1 . Bamford 4th

J u nior 1 500m : P. M acdonald 1 st I n ter . Triple Jump: D . Sanderson 3rd Peter. M acdonald is to be congratulated on his performance.

In concl usion I would l i k e to express m y s incere t hanks to M essrs. M il l i ngton and Kidd for their assistance during the season, and especially to J o h n I ngham and Carol Barton, captains of boys' and girls' at h letics respec­ t ively, for t heir mon umental efforts in running the " Standard s " competition and i n admin istration of ath letics in general .

DT

Girls ' A thletics G i r l s ' athletics is becoming i ncreasingly popular and t h is year for the first time a girls' captain was appointed.

On Sports Day the girls competed i n an almost fu l l programme o f events, The house compet ition being won

by Style (92 poi nts) from Carr (79) Nowell

(SS)

and Paley

(SO).

At the Claro-Craven Trials the girls were strongly represented i n the j u nior age group and four of t he five girls competing quali fied for the North Yorkshire Trials. These were held i n Barnsley on J u n e 1 3 t h and showed pleasing results . Ailsa Josland ( I ntermediate shot) and our captain Carol Barton (Senior 800m) both came se­ cond i n their event thus winn ing a place i n the County team .

Congrat ulations to them both and also Georgina Tate ( J u nior Long J u mp) who was 3 rd , and Carolyn M oa t ( J u nior shot) placed a very creditable 6th after only a few weeks o f shot putting. These very encouraging results will provide a good base upon wh ich we are very keen to i m prove next year.

Carol Barton 54

Boys ' Tennis The boys' tennis team followed the same fortunes as the British men at Wimbledon this year, in that we flattered to deceive and the best result of the season belonged to the mixed team. But to j u dge in terms of results would be harsh, for the opposition treated the sport as a major one.

But on our travels we did develop a team spirit unsurpassed by anything else especially concerning team tactics. Overheard on court one day a comment by one of the McEnroe brothers ( J . Wills and S. Burke) to the other: " Just get the ball over the net . " The players were up against high quality opposition, shown clearly at Rossall where the opposition first pair ' k nocked up' with their wrong hands and still looked better than any of our pairs . It was a long­ d rawn-out season in which all that was asked was usually tried, to some extent . But t here was sadly missing any consistency in team games. On a happier note there was an i mprovement in the standard of J u niors playing tennis, reflected in their one game of the season. This all bodes well for the future.

Finally I would like to thank Andrew Gaynor for his efforts as captain and t he long-serving efforts o f J . Wills and D. H edges who have represented the school at tennis since the fourth for m . If there were a cup awarded for optimism before a match it would undoubtedly go to the tennis tea m .

NG

A ppearances. S . B u r k e 7 , A . Gaynor 5 , C . Percy 5 , J . W i l l s 5 , A . M o s s 5 , D . Hedges 4, A . R ussell 4,

J. Armitage 3 , M. Whalley 2 , T . Brulle 2, R. Smith 1 , H . Patel 1 .

CA)

L

4-20

1 6. 5 . 87 v Rossall

CA)

L

2- 1 0

30. 5 . 87 v St Peters

CA)

7 . 5 . 87 v Sed bergh

L

3-6

1 3 . 6 . 87 v Durham and King ' s Tynemouth

(A)

(H)

L

2-6

6 . 7 .87 v Leeds G . S .

(H)

L

1-1 1

8 . 7 . 87 v Woodhouse Grove

(A)

L

5-7

on sets

Match score: King's Tynemouth 7 , Giggleswick 4, Durham 4

2 7 . 6 . 87 v Old Boys

U15 Tennis Tea m : R. Smith (Capt), M . Whalley, A. H ol mes, H . Patel, R. Speed , P. Gallagher.

1 3 . 6. 87 v D urham

L

7- 1 1

Mixed Tennis T he mixed team fluctuated greatly in performance during the course of the ter m . Two of the matches saw them outplayed against Q . K . S . (Kendal) and out-thought against the staff. I n the former poor serving was a feature of the match , in the latter the never-say-die nature of the staff, notably the formidable Brookes partnership proving very effecting in driving rai n .

I n contrast t h e performances in t h e other t w o games were heartening w i t h a comprehensive w i n over

I

Bentham to end the term . To their credit the team adapted well to the number of changes in personnel d u ring the ter m .

I would like to thank a l l members of t h e team for t heir efforts a n d also t he contributions of M rs Fox and M rs Parfitt.

NG

M e m bers o f t h e m i xed t e a m were: A . Gaynor, D . Keoghan, D . Hedges, S . Brookes, J. Wills, S . Means,

S. Burke, H . Lee, A . R ussell , R. Cowell, A. Moss, J . H olmes, R . Smit h .

Results:

1 2 . 5 .87 v Q . K . S . Kendal

CA)

Lost 20-43

on games

1 8 . 6 . 87 v Sedbergh/Casterton

(H)

Lost

on sets

2 8 . 6 . 87 v Staff

CH)

Lost

2-6

(A)

Won

6-2

7 . 7 . 87 v Bentham

Boys ' House Tennis Results

5-1 1

(on sets)

1 st Round

2nd Round

Final

Carr 4 (38 games)

Carr 6

Carr 5 Style 1

Nowell 4 (33 games)

Paley 0

Style 5

Style 2 ( 1 9 games)

M orrison 2

Shute 2 ( 1 8 games) 55

Girls ' Games Senior Hockey 1 sI XI Results Result

Opponents St Bees

Drawn 2-2

Durham

Drawn 0-0

Goalscorers A Galloway, L Smith

Ripley St Thomas

Drawn 2-2

S Brookes 2

Casterton

Drawn I - I

L Smith

L a ncaster

Lost

0- 1

St Anne's W indermere Won

8-0

S Brookes 4, C Rigby 2, L Smith, A Galloway

Bentham

Lost

Barnard Castle

Lost

0-2 2-3

S Brookes 2

K irkham GS

Won

4-1

S Brookes 2 ,

Indoor Results

C Rigby, OG K irkby

Won

2- 1

Lancaster

Lost 0- 1

Queen Katherine's

Drawn I - I

L Smi t h , S Brookes L. Smith

S u m mary Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals for

Goals against

12

3

5

4

22

15

Goalscorers S. Brookes 1 1 , L. Smith 5, C. Rigby 3, A. Galloway 2,

6-3

Giggleswick A v Durham

Won

Giggleswick B v Durham

Won

5-2

Giggleswick A v Bamard Castle A

Won

4-0

Giggleswick B v Bamard Castle A

Won

5-2

Giggleswick A v Bamard Castle B

Won

9-0

Giggleswick B v Bamard Castle B

Won

7-2

Summary

OG I .

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals for

6

6

0

0

36

Goals Against

9

The Hockey XI enjoyed an eventful and varied season , which was, on the whole, successful. The squad is still a young one, with a large proportion of the players in the V and Lower VI forms, a state of affairs which augurs well for next year. After a start to the season which resulted in a string of hard fought draws, there were some notable performances, even though on three occasions, the School were unlucky to be beaten by the odd goal.

The opening fixture against St. Bees saw two teams that were not at their best owing to lack of practice.

Nevertheless it was an entertaining game, though with a somewhat bizarre pattern . Giggleswick totally dominated the first half but could only score one goal and almost on the stroke of half time St. Bees scored a 'soft' goal which was only their second incursion into their opponents' half of the field . I n sharp contrast St. Bees totally dominated the second half but could only score one more goal, leading 2- 1 , until two minutes from time a rare Giggleswick attack forced the equaliser.

The match against Durham, away, was very disappointing. Owing to an administrative mistake the pitch was only available for 1 5 minutes and the fixture was something of a non-event .

The match against Ripley St. Thomas was a very entertaining game of high quality which ended justly in a draw, since neither team deserved to lose. The draw against Casterton was another very good performance.

I n difficult conditions both teams exhibited a high degree of skill and endeavour and a draw was again a fair result .

I t was rather unfortunate that one of the best performances of the XI saw them lose by the odd goal

to a very fast and skilful Lancaster side, a result that was repeated later in the season, when the XI again lost ·by one goal to nil, though on this second occasion Giggleswick had enough chances to have secured victory.

I n spite of the 8-0 scoreline, the game against St. Anne's was not the best of team performances. Perhaps it was because of the weakness of the opposition, but the team attack lacked cohesion and the game degenerated into a series of individual efforts while the defence had little or nothing to do.

The game against Bentham was our most difficult of the season and against a very fast and skilful Ben­ tham side, Giggleswick did well to lose by only two goals.

I f the game against Bentham was our hardest, then the away fixture against Barnard Castle was our most disappointing. We dominated the early play but were unable to convert our superiority into goals. Then an injury to Sarah Means disrupted the rhythm of the side and we lost a thrilling game to a goal with the last hit of the match.

The game against Kirkham was a thoroughly competent performance. The XI were in control from the beginning and proved worthy and convincing winners. The fixture against Kirkby was another fine perfor­ mance. The XI were sound and at times exciting in attack and also very competent and hardworking in defence, while our final fixture against Queen Katherine's was another fine game which neither side deserved to lose.

Hockey at Giggleswick has gone from strength to strength and I am firmly convinced that, with the talent and enthusiasm that we have at our disposal, we should have an even better season next year.

56

ND

Junior Hockey 1986-198 7 Under Fifteen Xl T h e season started with the long journey to ST. BEES. Stalwart defensive work restricted the home team to a single goal and hopes were high when a fine individual run by Rebecca Scoon saw the score standing

at I - I at half time. H owever in the second half our lack of teamwork amongst both forwards and defence left far too many gaps and St. Bees took full advantage to turn out win ners 5- 1 . CASTE RTON again prov足 ed to be too strong, winning 3 - 1 against a team which continued to play as individuals. A welcome first time visit by ST. A N N E ' S SCHOOL, W I N DE R M E R E , on Open Day gave our team a much needed boost with Rebecca Scoon having a field day scoring five goals well supported by M h airi Wilson whose talented stickwork wink led a sixth goal . Back to earth again against QUEEN E L I ZABET H ' S SC HOOL, K I R K BY LONSDALE on the 1 st X I pitch at Eshtons-what a joy to play on a flat, good-sized pitch ! Ailsa Josland bravely agreed to be substitute goal-keeper and played so well t hat she was event ually selected to travel with the I st XI on tour the following Easter. She was ably supported by the solid defence of Gemma Burnett, H ilary Shevill and Cindy Parker. Once again though despite good runs and well timed cross passes by the two wings, Ruth M ansergh and Angela H argreaves, the other forwards found great difficulties in combin足 ing together and continued to hit run and hope as individuals. Event ually we lost 2- 1 , a pattern repeated against K I R K H A M G . S . and we finished off a not very successful first half of the seaso n .

The i nclement weather after Christmas resulted in cancellations and postponements being the order of the day. Further efforts to work together as a team and have confidence in each other began to pay off when we visited LANCASTER G . S . A closely fought match with much frenzied activity from one goal circle to the other, then a goal up at half-time perhaps a win was in sight ! H owever Lancaster quickly equalised and up until the last minute when an opportunist goal saw us finish as win ners 2- 1 .

QUEEN CAT H E R I NE ' S , K E N DAL, provided strong opposition, but at last some teamwork, intelligent play and a goal apiece from Rebecca Scoon , Cindy Parker and Nicola Day resulted in a 3-3 draw .

Ruth Mansergh delighted everyone by her skilful unselfish play and tremendous enthusiasm, scored two goals and BENTHAM were beaten 2-0. The last match of a rather disjointed season was against U P P E R W H A R F E DALE-newcomers t o o u r fixt ure list-and on a sloping pitch a n d cold wet d a y goals came easi足 ly, six in all against the inexperienced but enthusiastic opponents. Kerry Lynn M urray in goal seemed to have spent the season either constantly busy or frozen solid behind her pad s !

Team from: C. Parker, A. H argeaves, M . Wilson, S. Goodli ffe, A . J osland, J. Ridgway, K . Lynn M urray, R. Jackso n , R . Scoo n , G . WaIters, G . Burnet t , N . D a y , H . Shevi l l , R . M ansergh .

P layed 9, Won 4, Drawn I , Lost 4.

Under Fourteen Xl This must surely be the u n luckiest team of the seaso n , matches cancelled, postponed , rearranged and final足 ly in desperation we drove up into the dales to play against U P P E R W H A R FE D A L E with snow drifts lacing the pitch , rock hard turf and a wicked north wind blowing. Struggling to keep their balance, blasting the ball t h rough the snow, having 95 <IJo of the play, they were so unlucky to draw only I - I , but a great deal of skill and enthusiasm was shown and I look forward to next season when, weather permitting, we shall play LOTS O F M ATC H E S !

Team from: Z . K nights, M. Robinson, C. Bower, S. H odgen, L. Swainso n , J . H oyle, S . Shorter, A . Myles, C. Moat, K. Shelley, J. M arsde n , R. M anserg h , J . Swai nson, L. Smi t h .

Under Sixteen Xl I t was good to have an U . 1 6 fixture as so often having played lots of U . 1 5 matches the transition to senior hockey means that the opportunity to play for the school at that level is not readily available. The team p layed with plenty of vigour and skill against U P P E R W H A R FEDALE and won by 4-0. I t is hoped that next season we will be able to arrange more U . 1 6 matches and so maintain the i m petus from J unior to Senior level .

JP 57

Seventeen Go Mad in Europe S u nday 22nd March The hockey tour squad were assembled outside Beck H ouse at 4 . 30am, all ready to leave, only to d i scover t hat neither M r s . Fox nor the driver was up. We finally left at 4 . 50am with snow falling on Giggleswick . The ferry crossing was relatively uneventful and we arrived at the H ook at 7 . 30pm . We drove down to Amsterdam t h rough a sea o f greenhouses only to find that our bus was too big for Amsterdam and our luggage had to be carried the last quarter o f a mile to the hotel . This was not too d i fficult if the sui tcase had wheels since they could be lodged i n the tram trac k s , given a hefty k i c k and would arrive at the hotel o f their own accord ! The Dutch were all extremely friendly and offered to carry (or steal?) our cases, but we managed to arrive at the hotel intact.

As for the hotel-no comment ! ! No bat hs, sink plugs, carpets or food either. So seventeen English schoolgirls j u mped at the chance of a MacDonald ' s much to the delight o f all the waiters. Amsterdam looked absolutely magical by night but most o f us still managed to get to bed fairly early ready for tomorrow's match .

Monday 23rd We break fasted at 9 . 00am in the hotel and were t hen free to tour the city. So I and four others set off to 'do' Amsterdam . We visited the Palace, Ann Frank ' s H ouse, several diamond centres, Madame Toussauds and walked round endless beautiful streets before finally being overwhelmed by our cult ural overdose and retiring for l u nch to a tiny but wonderful back street Dutch cafe. In the afternoon G iggleswick had a triple first: our first flood l i t match, first match on astroturf a n d first win abroad ! We played excellently for a final score o f 2 - 1 a n d celebrated that evening i n an I ta l ian restaurant-again much to the delight of the waiters .

Tuesday 24th Our room was woken at 2am by Ken (the bus driver) who was sharing a room with Mr Daniels. The Rev was snoring so loudly that people from the other end o f our corridor had been banging on the door complai n i ng that they cou l d n ' t sleep ! H aving composed ourselves from our i n i t ial state of hysteria, we tried wak i ng t he Rev (an impossible task) and rol l i ng him over (too m uch for u s when helpless with laughter at 2 . 30am) before Ken moved out to a d i fferent floor and we laughed ourselves to sleep with cotton wool in our ears. News spread fast t h rough t h e hotel and by brea k fast the Rev came in for a lot of leg p u l l i ng from complete strangers as well as the squad !

Despite t h i s , he was still w i l ling to take us on a canal cruise for t he morning w h ich is easily the best way to see the beautiful old city. Plenty of photographs for the parents here as there were at the the clog and cheese factories t hat w e visited after l u nch . Then i t was off t o our next match against Gouda, which we were u n lucky to lose 1 -0 on a rather rough

grass

pitch .

Our

first

defeat did

nothing to dampen the team spirit and we spent an i nteres t i ng evening i n a Chi nese restaurant wrestling with bamboo shoots and chop sticks. After the meal several of us spent an hour or so in the very old, very D u tch bar i n the hotel before ret iring to our b u n k s .

Wednesday 25th Our all t o o brief stay i n Amsterdam over, we departed for H am burg at 9 . 00am, almost sorry to leave the friendly, but somewhat un足 comfortable hotel . A few near accidents were caused on the autobann as the squad chang足 ed i nto t heir tour u n i forms w h i lst still ' i n t ransit ' b u t w e arrived at t h e hotel Panorama at 4 . 30pm . ' H ave we got the right place?' was the first question to be asked. The rooms were practically suites, each with a bathroom, television, radio, telephone, d r i n k s cabinet and lots o f space-a far cry from t he six-in足 a-room Amsterdam but somewhat lacking in atmosphere (i.e.

we could have been i n

E nglan d ) . Not want i ng t o break our eating habits, the squad disappeared to a nearby German restaurant for a meal before myself and four others, being unable to resist the at足 t raction o f bright

lights,

leapt onto the

underground and rode i nto the city centre 58

w here

we

d i scovered

a

massive fai r ! Finally col ­ lapsed

into

bed

around

midnight-big meals and late

nights were rapidly

bec o m i n g

standard

preparation

for

hockey

matches !

T h u rsday 26th A

huge

German

break fast

in

bu ffet

the

hotel

preceded a trip t o t he city centre where we walked round the main square and shopping centre. Alt hough n ot i n the same league as Amsterdam, Hamburg did have its moments (adm i t ­ tedly, few a n d far between) but it was a far cry from t he

dazzling

raucous

lights

nightclubs

and of

downtown Wiggleswort h !

This leg o f t he tour was organised with typical German efficiency and a t 1 . 00pm precisely Herr Peterson (our guide) arrived to take us on a tour of H am burg-luckily on the coach since none would have survived on foo t .

Then i t w a s on t o o u r first indoor hockey match agai nst o n e o f H amburg ' s many hockey clubs. T h e exhausting roll-on/roll-off hockey was o f a high standard and we played excellently to lose 9-5 to a more skilfu l side. Another German meal followed by endless games of cards i n the hotel rounded off yet another wonderful day.

Friday 27th The morning was spent touring the harbour on a small boat, which was definitely more i n teresting than i t sounds to someone not particularly riveted by ships. We then bravely marched onto t he astroturf t o face our toughest match against the German U 1 5 champions (3 o f whom played for t he German U 1 5 team i tself). A superb game with both sides showing great s k i l l saw Giggleswick lose 2-0, alt hough against such a strong team t hi s may be considered a draw !

A fter t he match we had a meal with t he opposit ion who were very friendly and gave the Rev an opport u n i t y to embarrass us with h is 'colloquial ' German ! The evening w a s spent mak ing ourselves i l l on the fai r and despite get t ing stuck for half an hour w h i lst in m i d - flight on the roller coaster (apparent l y due t o fau lty brakes ! ) we managed to catch the last t u be back and were safely tucked up i n bed by 1 . 00am-aga i n , the team showed t r u e dedication i n preparing for t he following day ' s match.

Sat u rday 28th By now the wonderful social l i fe on the tour was beginning t o take i t s toll on the players (and coaches), and the morning match proved too much . The older German tea m , with t heir intricate stick work and speed on the i ndoor surface managed to out play Giggleswick (although we by n o means disgraced ourselves). U n fortu nately (fort u nately?) [ appear t o have no record of the final score . . . .

The afternoon was spent buying last minute presents for forgotten parents/grannies/brothers/sisters before we h i t t he fair one last t ime and said 'Goodbye' to H a m burg. By the t ime we arrived back at the hotel t here was just nice t i me for a shower and to pack our t h i ngs before our 3 . 30am departure. U n fortu nately, this had to be put back due to t he Rev being i n another deep t rance , - t h i s t ime wak i ng t he H amburg H otel w i t h h i s Olympic-quali t y snori n g ! Despite seventeen schoolgirls k nock i ng on the door and recept ion leaving h i s phone ringing, i t took twenty m i n utes t o wake h i m . (Mrs Daniels, we're proud o f you ! ) Alt hough when seen on a score sheet t he results are none t o o i m pressive, t h e squad played excellently against much stronger sides. The experience gained , particularly i n t he i ndoor matches, will be inval uable to u s nex t season . Everyone t horoughly enjoyed a t ruly t remendous tour and I ' m sure would join me in thank ing not only M rs Fox and Reverend Daniels for every t h i ng t hey did, but Ken for being our faithful supporter and Mrs Cowell for designing our u n i forms wh ich caused comment t h roughout Europe ! !

A l l t hat remains i s t o ask 'where t o next year, Rev ? ' !

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Netball 1986- 8 7 U 1 4 : Won 4, Lost 4 .

Senior: Lost 3 .

U 1 5 : Won 4, Lost 2 .

Senior H o use C o m p

J u nior H o use Comp

Pool A

Style v Carr

5 -4

Pool A

Nowell v Paley

2- 1

Pool B

Nowell v Paley

4-5

Pool B

Carr v Style

4-3

Carr beat Nowell

7-6

Final

-

Style beat Paley

9-4

Final

-

The first half of the term saw a fine start by both the U I 4 and U I 5 teams. In the first term, t he U I 4s played 5 matches, of which t hey won 3 , narrowly losing to Ashvil le College (in gale force winds ! ) by I goa l .

T h e U I 5 team w o n both their matches, but in the Lent t e r m , fortunes were rather mixed.

Settle H igh School and St Anne's W indermere proved far more skilfu l in passing and positioning and we were definitely outclassed.

The U 14 team show m uch promise and all deserve a special ment ion : Sihan Shorter and J anet Hoyle for good defensive play, J oanna Swainson and Alison Myles for some excellent shooti ng and Lucy Swain­ son, Georgina Tate and Lindsay Smith for u nt iring efforts in the Centre Court.

The following also played in at least one match-Kay U nswort h , J oanne Barker , Ruth M a nserg h .

T h e U nder 1 5 s played with great enthusiasm if n o t always with skill ! Since most of their time was given over to H ockey, it was not surprising that positional play and teamwork were sometimes rather ragg­ ed . However, all are worthy of mention-Cindy Parker, Rebecca Scoon and Sarah Hodgen for their shooting, H i lary Shevill and Ailsa J osland for defence work and Gemma Burnett , Jenny R idgway and Kerry-Lyn M urray in the Centre Court.

H elen Lee captained a keen Senior squad, but the lack of practice time was reflected in their results.

Netball colours awarded to H elen Lee. Senior Team- Helen Lee, Shauna Oldroyd , Carol Barton , M ichelle Mansie, Audrey Zau, Vicky K nighton.

Senior Girls ' Tennis Tennis V I

Won 5 , Lost 2

1 987 Resu lts:

G I RLS V I

v Bentham

(H)

Won

v Rossall

5-4

(A)

Won

5-4

(H)

Lost

1 -7

(A)

Lost

9-0

v Casterton v St Peter' s York v Staff

(H)

Won

v W oodhouse Grove

(A)

Won

v St Bees

(H)

Won

6-3 1 0-2 6-6

(52-46 games)

The season got off to a good start with fine weather and the opportunity to play on grass t hroughout April

and May-a rare occurrence at Giggleswick ! Four of last year's team remained, and, j oined by Becky Cowell and J i l l H olmes, it looked like being a strong side.

The first two matches produced victories for Giggleswick but the standard of tennis was very variable and no-one produced her bes t . Sophie Brookes and Debbie Keoghan looked t he most confident but away at Rossall , it was Sara MeaRs and Helen Lee who won all t heir sets, mainly because of some good volleying on the hard courts.

Sophie was Captain for a second season , until her u n fortunate inj ury in the match against Casterton .

This was very sad for her personally, and for the whole team, as she was u nable to play for the rest of the season . Thankfully we shall have her for one more year before she leaves! Sara Means took over as Captain and did an excellent job, playing with confidence and being extremely efficien t .

A s t h e season progressed t h e standard of tennis i mproved and it was only in t h e matches against Caster­ ton and St Peter' s , York , that we were defeated . In both t hese matches we were completely outclassed , but it did serve to show the standard that can be achieved by professional coaching and the opportunity to play throughout t he winter. H opefully t his is something that will soon be possible at Giggleswick .

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The matches against Lancaster and Durham had to be cancelled because of appalling conditions but the last three matches of the season were played in excel lent weather and the now traditional strawberries and cream, after the staff match , were enjoyed by all, in brilliant sunshine. We finished the season in fine style, with an easy win over Woodhouse Grove, and a very close game against St. Bees, played in good hu mour and with some of the best tennis of the summer.

Jill Holmes and Becky Cowell have by now established themselves as a hard pair to beat and they will be a vital part of the team next year. Thanks m ust also go to a number of other players who helped

the regular six : Beverley Flint and Audrey Zau for some steady and consistent play; Alison McCall for some fine individual performances (between the shrieks); and to Annette Galloway, Kate Swainson and Lisa Foster for some very promising tennis. Sadly, Debbie , Sara, Helen , Audrey and Alison are leaving us, but we hope to see them back as 'Old Girls' next yea r !

T h e Team was chosen from :

S . Brookes, D. Keoghan, S. Means, H . Lee, R. Cowell, J . Holmes, B. Flint, A. Zau, A. McCall, A. Galloway, L. Foster, K. Swainso n .

Tennis colo u rs re-awarded to: S . Brookes, D . Keogha n , H . Lee, S . Means.

Tennis colo u rs awarded t o : R. Cowell , B . Flint , J. H olmes.

MF

Girls ' Inter-House Tennis 1 987 saw the first J unior and Senior I nter-H ouse tennis competitions.

J u n iors

Seniors

1 st Round

1 st Round Final

Style beat Nowell

1 st Round

Paley beat Carr

1 st Round

P ALEY beat Style

Final

Style beat Paley Nowell beat Carr P ALEY beat Style.

Junior Girls ' Tennis v

St A n nes, Win dermere

U 14

Lost

6-3 sets

U15

Lost

7-2 sets

v

v Ben t h a m

UI4 UI5

Won

4-0 sets

Won

4-0 sets

Casterton

U14

Lost

5-4 sets

There is a wealth of potential talent amongst t h e j unior age group, b u t t h i s will n o t b e realised until we have many more tennis court s . Both the U I 4 and U I 5 teams acquitted t hemselves very creditably, bearing in mind the lack of courts and coaching.

The U 1 4 team was : Alison Myles and Lindsay Smit h , Lucy Swainson and Siham Shorter, Joanna Swainson and Sarah H odge n , Georgina Tate and Jacky J ones .

Alison and Lindsay won all their sets against the Casterton three couples and batt led well against the more experienced Wi ndermere girls. They enjoyed an easy win against Bent ham , as did Siham and Lucy and Joanna and Sarah. Jacky and Georgina both gave of their best , though lacking in confidence.

We hope to organise some indoor coaching this winter-vita l , i f the girls are to start the summer term

with confidence.

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Girls ' Swimming G iggleswick-Ashville

Four teams set off for Ashvi lle College, Harrogate, somewhat inexperienced and u nsure of what to expect.

On arrival we were greeted by members of staff and taken into t he large sports complex to change . The pool was an impressive sight compared with our own and t he opposition gave the i mpression of confidence,

which was to be expected as t hey were on home ground . H owever the Giggleswick teams showed t hat they

were faster, stronger and generally more enthusiastic than the Ashvil le teams. It t urned out to be a very close match in the U nder- 1 4 age group , with the outcome dependent upon the final relay which Giggleswick j ust managed to w i n . The Seniors surprised themselves by outswimming Ashvil le i n many event s , to win 55 points to 43 .

Catteral Hall teams swam their hearts out, but their lack of depth in numbers and competitive inex­ perience resulted in their being out-swum in most events. However their enthusiasm and team spirit thoroughly made up for their losses.

The overall scores were:

Ashville College

1 73 points

Giggleswick

1 49 points.

This was our first swi m m i ng match and everyone acquitted herself very well . Special t hanks are due to the girls who stepped i nto the team at the last m i nute and to the relay squads who snatched the final vital points.

S . L . Oldroyd

Rounders 1986- 8 7 U 14

Won 5 , Lost 3 .

V15

Won 1 , Lost 6 .

I n spite of t heir disappointment at not being able to use the Tennis Courts very often , the j unior teams set to with determination to win a place in their respective teams.

The V l 4 team battled with more aggression than we have seen from teams i n the past-honours for top scorers go to Alison Myles, Joanna and Lucy Swai nson . This combined with some fine catching by R u t h Mansergh and Lindsay Smith and mostly intelligent fielding by the whole team (with special mention to Siham Shorter) made certain of some convincing victories.

Georgina Tate, Jacky J o nes, Sarah H odgen and Katherine SheJley all helped to make this a successful season for t he U 1 4s . Colours awarded to A l ison Myles, Joanna and Lucy Swainson .

The V 1 5 results belie t heir brave efforts on the Rounders pitch . With a depleted team, t hey struggled to contain some very experienced and skilful play from other schools. Their overall weakness (shown last year) was again the inability to hit the ball with any aggression ! It proved once and for all t hat no matter how efficient the fielding, you have to score rounders to win !

Gemma Burnett captained the team well with plenty of encouragement . . . most of the t i m e .

S pecial mention to Gemma, Joanne Marsden a n d H i lary Shevill for excellent fielding a n d congratula­ tions to the above and Rachael Jackson, Cindy Parker, Kerry-Lyn M urray, Sarah Goodliff and Jenny R idgway for gaining their Rou nders colours.

M hairi Wilson , Janet Hoyle, Ailsa Josland and Rebecca Scoon also played towards the end of the term.

H o use Co m petition Senior

J u n ior

Pool A

Car v Paley

Pool B

Style v Nowell

Final-Style beat Carr

8 V2 - 1 Y2 6 V2 -Q 8-3 V2

Pool A

Style v Paley

Pool B

Carr v Nowell

3- Y2 2 Y2 -I Y2

Final-Carr beat Style in extra time 1 V2 -O

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Team Photographs 1986-198 7

Yugoslavia Tour Party Back row: A L M, S. Hollis, J. Jackson, P. West, G. Callan, R. Fall, M. Percival, M. Kaye, P. Boyle, C. Day, RP, NG, Seated: D. Coo, J. Ingham, Marlin Gray, M. Stenton, C. Parry, C. Haward, A . Jones, S. EI-Ebrashi, R . Cra wford.

Front row: I. Bamford, I. Smith, P. Maloney.

Rugby X V Back row: P . Maloney, M . Kaye, C . Day, S . EI-Ebrashi, G . Col/an, l . A rmitage, I . Smith. I . Bamford, NG, Front row: A . lanes, Martin Gray, C. Ha ward. C. Parry (capt.), M. Stenton, Malcolm Gray, D. Coo.

'r

2nd X V Rugby S. George-Powell, D. Colon, P. Wesl, A . Taylor, R. Hill, C. Parker, I. Smith, P. White, A L M, R. Fall, S. Fowler, J. Jackson, P. Boyle, A . Gaynor, R. Cra wford, S. Hollies.

U. I4 Rugby A RM, E. DOlVnhom, D. Magee, S. Ing/is, S. Wilson, K. Fenech, R. Misra, M. Bensoll, D. Hawkin, P. Storey, KDB, A . BUllerjie/d,

1. West, M. E/¡Ebrashi, P. Ma/oney, A . Nesbill, I. Yazdani, M. Bamjord.

A . Bomber, D. Hogen, P. Macdona/d, M. Briggs.

Before . . .

I

. . . and moments later.

Soccer XI C. Stephenson, L. Larkin, I. Smith, J. Wills, M. Kaye, P. Boy/e, MEP, J. Ingham, A . Jones, G. Topa/ian, C. Ha ward, P. Ma/oney, A . Snape.

V. 15 Soccer G. Caton, A . Marsden, P. Ma/oney, A . Ho/mes, N. Hooker, P. Macdona/d, P. Storey, MEP, R. Thomas, M. O 'Donovan, T. Bent/ey, C. Brown, A . Nesbill, R. Smith.

Netherlands/Germany Hockey Tour Team.

M.F., C. Rigby, A . Jos/and, L. Mansie, C. Jury,

H. Stenton, E. Colligan, R . Co well, ND,

G. Menary-Slllith, L . Whiteside, J. Robinson, S. Means, S. Brookes, L. Smith, N. Cox, F. Shevill.

"

Senior Hockey.

Mixed Hockey.

U. 15 Hockey.

I

U. 14 Hockey.

f

Senior Netball.

V. 15 Netball

1. Ridgway, C. Parker, K-L. Murray, MM, H. She viII, R. lackson, S. Hodgen.

V. 14 Netball

1. Hoy/e, L . Swainson, K. Vnsworth, S. Shorter, MM, L . Smith, A . My/es, 1. Swainson, R. Mansergh.

Martin Kaye and Dale Caton on the day of their record-breaking opening stand.

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Cricket XI R CG, D. White, A . Tay/or, G. Cal/an, A . Fie/den, N. Leadbeater, P. Boy/e, S. O/droyd, J. Robinson, G. Topalian, D. Caton, C. Haward, M. Kaye, C. Day, W. Moss.

Cricket XXII S. Bokhari, N. Rose, I. Edmondson, M. ElIy, M. Elliot, J. Spencer, J. Waite, J. Jackson, I. Meakin, P. Ma/oney, L . Larkin.

U. 15 Cricket A RM, R. Smith, M. O 'Donovan, P. Higginbollom, A . Nesbill, R. England, M. Fox, D. Keoghan, J. Knighton, A . Holmes, P. Shackleton, T. Benlley.

U. 14 Cricket FRG, P. Macdollald, D. Higgins, R. Maconchy, M. Huddart, S. Burton, A . A rmstrong, A . BUllerjield, P. Storey, M. EI-Ebrashi, A . Nesbill, P. Maloney, M. Benson, M. Bamjord.

0 Fall, KDB,

Senior Boys ' Tennis

A . Moss, A . Russell, S. Burke, NG, J. Wills, A . Gaynor, C. Percy.

Senior Girls ' Tennis J. HO/llles, H. Lee, R. Cowe/l,

D. Keoghan, S. 8mokes, S. Mean

Senior Mixed Tennis

U. 15 Tennis

A . Gaynor, S. Means, A . Russell,

M. Wi/son, C. Parker, J. Ridgway, K-L. Murray, H. Sheviii, A . Jos/and, R. Scoon.

D. Keoghan, R . Smith, H. Lee.

U. 14 Tennis L . Swainson, J. Jones, J. Swainson, L . Smith, S. Hodgen, A . My/es, G. Tate, S. Shorter.

U. 15 Rounders S. Good/ill, M. Wilson, G. Burnefl, R. Jaekson, C. Parker, K-L. Murray, J. Marsden, H. She viII, R. Seoon, A . Jos/and, J. Ridgway.

U. 14 Rounders J. Jones, J. Swainson, L . Swainson, J. Hoy/e, G. Tate, S. Shorter, K. Shelley, A . My/es, S. Hodgen, L. Smith, R. Mansergh.

Canoe Team Standing: P. Richmond, R . Shelley, J. Cooke, G. Butcher, M. Newton, JS, Seated: J. Leadbeater, P. Bebbington,

F. Shevi//, A . Edwards, A . Bou/d, R. Leadbeater,

J. Bebbinglon, J. White, M. Uren.

Original Contributions

Mozart 's fifth symphony And for you, sir?

I nq u ired the alternative waiter Someth i ng to fit the occasion I think The piano player coolly replied A vodka and orange-shaken not stirred a glass of water a barrel of petrol a box of matches an axe an automatic rifle a bottle of your best champagne and oh . . . the sun Anyt h i ng else, sir?

No t hat will be fine And with this he proceeded to slaughter all of this parliamentary di nner H e k illed t he secretary of agriculture he axed the secretary of state he beheaded the leader of each of the parties And finally H e shot the president Then with a wry grin and a movement from M ozart ' s fifth H e burnt down the Whitehouse At thi

very moment the sun shone for the whole world it shone in the hospitals it shone in the prisons it shone on the television

and t h rough the wireless as the factory worker sat over his cornflakes W hen t hey began to glow too It shone for those on st reet corners with their plastic bombs for those at war for those at peace for those who had work for tho e who did not for those who looked for happines and for tho e who had found it for those who h u ng on to l i fe with a thread and for those who peacefu l ly awaited death But most i mportantly of all It will shine tomorrow and on t he fol lowing day . . . and on the day after that . . . lain Bamford

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Reflections of Childhood " H ere y o u a r e a t t h ree days And again at

even mon t h s .

Oh look ! Aah !

Do you remember that party­ The chocolate cakeAnd the mess all over your dress?

First day at school .

Brownies . . . .

"

There they were with the photograph box Looking at me.

Di fferent facesLaughing, crying. Was that really me?

Di fferent placesPlayground, garden, fun by t h e sea.

Times remembered, ages . . . . stages Of childhood .

I magination stirs. The sunlit shimmer Of t he copper beech outside the window.

Shapes from shadows formed a witch In the dressing gown behind t he door.

No na'ivety now . Too old perhaps?

Surely not .

But realities crowd out t he reflections Of childhood.

Will my children bring t hem back?

Elizabeth Fox

Sweet Lavender I t was as she had left i t , I could smell t h e sweet lavender, H er dolls smi led at me With unmoved expressions .

The bed was tidily made,

Sunlight shone t hrough, pi nk .

This was the room where I had pulled her hai r, The room where we had played t oget her: A curtain fluttered,

There was l i fe, but N ot for her.

Somewhere I could hear her giggling, Was she hiding?

I walked to her mournfu l bed ; I t breathed once, A nd I was almost sure That if I pul led back the cover She would be there, Asleep.

Jason J ackson 82

Ignis Fatuus, the Fair Maid of Ireland Barn storm I t was a pagan ceremony. With the per fection bred of ritual he seized the sleeve of my coat, pul 1ed me firmly into his arms, and carried me into the damp-smel1ing darkness. The barn threshold was my Ru bicon .

H e held me close enough to feel my fear . " Don't panic, I ' ve got some candles . " H is sil houette searched through the picnic-bag at the doorway, and event ual1y he found his matches. With them he lit a cand le.

The light seemed to pul1 in the wal1s and also returned to me the sense of soun d . Only in the flickering light of the lonely flame could I hear the drip of water from the gibbet- like beams onto the muddy floor,

and the ghostly sigh of wet l i mestone. He passed me the first candle whi lst he tried to persuade the wick

of another to catch. Our fingers touched, and I jerked away. H e waited until six candles were burning before he spoke. "What are you so frightened of? Me? " He laughed at my embarrassment , but not unk indly. " Too sensitive ! " There were hay-bales arranged in a vague imitation of furniture, so I sat on what I supposed to be a chair. " Welcome to my Thoor Ballylee. Ever read Yeats? " H e had a habit of begi nning conversations with q u estions. " Not much , hardly anything. He was I rish was n ' t he? " " Very. H e built, or rebuilt, a tower in Galway called Thoor Ballylee. It was n ' t a dream-house . . . well , perhaps i t was . H e could hide in t h e oak-panel1ed study with h i s m usty library of mi ldewed-leather legends, and live in some past epoch that cou l d n ' t acknowledge the decline of Romant icism . I t was a museum to make his m ind feel at home . " H e looked towards me and I forced a smile. " H ave you any real ambitions? " " Not many. To be rich, famous, loved , all the old cliches . " " Nothing idiosyncrat ic? "

" To k now the meaning of al1 long words ! " H e laughed again. "Are you hu ngry? " To my nod he continued. " I ' m afraid I plan ned on the day being fine. Cucu m ber sandwiches and cottage cheese don ' t really suit continual rain . " Carefully he remov­ ed half a dozen plastic containers from the bag, and handed me a paper plate. " Help yourself. I can ' t remember exact ly what everyt h i ng is. Y o u ' l l have more fun guessing. Champagne? " "Champagne? "

" Y es . " H e looked suspectly at the bottle. " You do like the stu ff, don ' t you ? " " Love it . " T h is answer seemed to please him since he poured two generous plastic-cups, and placed one on the "table" in front of me. "Cheers. "

An appearance is only as deceptive as you al10w it to be. My brother had described William as,

" moderately different whilst immoderately bori ng. " H owever, he based his blinkered opinion on only the superficial lunchtime conversation they reluctantly shared as members of the same year at school, and the strik i ngly " norma l " mask that William wore for popular consumption . W hen I told him of the descrip­ tion , W illiam smiled, and said that his ambition for school was to magically transmogrify into a " livi ng­ rumour " so that his presence was made obsolete. I like to flatter myself that it took the caring and percep­ tive stare of a woman to realise that the blind glaze that sometimes covered his deep-brown eyes was not lack of interest , but the same "glassy s k i n " t hat Wordsworth claimed shielded Keats' fragile genius from the s u n . M oreover, in the candlelight the structure of his timid face with the brittle, high cheekbone was very similar to the early paintings of the Romantics: It had the same quality of nature deliberately disguis­ i ng sensuality.

The W illiam who made me laugh over lunch was so di fferent from the boy I had met the day before

at a Rugby match. H i s loyalty was to the school, mine to my brot her. In fact, t hen , Wil1iam ' s man ner

had been almost as cold as he looked wit hout gloves or scarf, merely shrouded in a lead-grey ' m ac. ' H e h a d o n l y escaped appearing r u d e b y being u ncomfortably polite in a rigidly formal sense . I ' m sorry to ad­ mit that I considered myself beautiful enough, then, to take adulation for granted . Eccentricity is a potent aphrodisiac and I was immediately attracted by the fact that he was not . On a spurt of i m petuosity I invited h i m to tea the following Saturday. W it hout even offering an excuse he declined the invitation, and with incredible self-confidence that bordered on conceit he declared, " I f you are determined to see me again then I suggest a picnic, tomorrow. I ' ll bring the food. I ' ll expect you on the bridge, j ust before noon . " I could have easily taken this peacock-style display o f arrogance as an affron t . That I did not, and

in fact pandered to every conceivable vanity purely to i mpress him, does not mean that I was either total1y without pride or irrecoverably pierced by Cupid's random dart. Really I was spurred on by an u nexplai nable curiosity. I t was the same sort of morbi d , almost masochistic, fascination that hypnot izes children when they gaze at poisonous snakes. I was bored of the boas that longed to hug me to deat h , and sought the tingling-ecstasy of embracing a viper. When I tried to explain, Wil liam termed it my "Cleopatra complex . " 83

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The title fitted in with my venomous metaphor and his fatalistic ideas about the inevitability of tragedy.

His conversation suggested that he blamed Desti ny, a deity of his own creation, for everyt hing. She was even responsible for the fact that we were shivering on hay-bales in a candlelit barn, sipping champagne and eating cucu mber sandwiches, somewhere high in the fel ls above the town. H e had looked du biously at my cornflower blue shoes before we set off and asked if they were expensive, but I lied. Now I could feel my feet wrink ling in my soaked ankle socks.

With uncanny timing he said, "Take your shoes off if they' re too wet . " My hesitation prompted him to add, " I ' l l take mine off if that ' l l make it feel easier. " I slipped off my shoes. For the first time there seemed t o be nothing to say, and he was watch ing my feel with shock ing intensity. Then he began his soliloquy.

"I misled you when I mentioned Yeats earlier. I made you think I admired him, when act ually I hate h i m . " H e stood up t hen sat down agai n . The candle seemed to flicker more, and r noticed a moist shine on his forehead . "You see, Yeats was involved in the occult. He wasn't an all-in devil-worshipper or anything, but he went to seances and became a member of a way-out sect called 'The H ermetic Order of the Golden Dawn . ' I know it sounds fanciful but truth is often more marvellous than fiction . A nyway, with all his belief in fluid-souls and th ings he made a contract . He agreed to uphold all t he mist-blurring mythology

of I reland and the Celts if he could return to earth when a perfect soul-carrier was born. Look . " He walk­

ed over to a shelf on the back wall where there was a pile of about four books. Carefully, he pul led one from the bottom and brought it to me. On the cover was a photograph that was almost a perfect likeness . " I ' m a lookalike. I was born on the same day at almost exact ly the same time. I checked it all up in his fat her's diary: pretended I was looking round Dublin University but went into the I rish li brary and told them I was writing a book . I even had the same d iseases when I was a child ! " H e looked restless and unsettled. The comic panache that had charmed me had been stri pped away by his revelation . H is finger nails scratched noiselessly at each other until the silence reached an intolerable i ntensity. " I s this some kind of joke? " I slipped my shoes back o n .

"No. No ! " H e looked a t the book I was holding. "Go to the door . " From another shelf he produced a sheet of paper and a fountain pen . " Watch, watch if you don ' t believe. Now turn to page one hundred and eleven . "A frantic note had intruded on his voice. "There's a copy of a manuscript of An I rish Airman Foresees his Death . Read the .first line. " H is brown-eyes were totally glazed, and his bottom lip qu ivered as he spoke. " Please, read it . " " ' I k now that I shall meet m y fate. ' " " ' I k now that I shall meet my fate. ' " H e echoed the line in a wretched whisper as he wrote. H is hand­ writing was an exact replica. " ' Somewhere amongst the clouds above. ' " " I t ' s among, not amongst ! " H e recited the rest of the poem, and even a hint of an I rish accent seemed to bubble through his chant.

I began to cry and tears m ingled with raindrops on my cheeks. What had smelt damp began to smell rotten . The taste of the champagne haunted my tongue, lingering as a bitter memory. I felt I was caught in a storm, but it was probably the passion of my imagination rather t han a divinely inspired cloudburst . " I wrote it for a lady friend. Her son, Robert , was k i l led over I taly in 1 9 1 7 . He was i m pu lsive, and happy to volunteer. The I rish warrior thrived in his Galway blood . " "Take m e home. " H e bit his top lip in response to my whimpering plea . There was gen uine sympathy in his tone when

he ' next spoke. "Step inside whilst I pack the bag, again . " I heard the plastic boxes fall into the bag and smelt the dying smoke of the blown-out candles. I could feel him behind me before he touched my elbow and sai d , "Come on, then . " Nothing else was said as we retraced our steps. Sometimes he offered a hand as I slit hered on the surface mud; once he l i fted me gently over a wal l .

Ouside my house h e caught my sleeve again. " I bought you this . " He looked in t h e bag a n d removed from one of the plastic boxes a single red rose. The time was so unsuitable and he blushed so vehemently that I had to smile. " I wrote some poems about a rose. " I n front of my dressiog-table mirror, gazing at my wet hair and smudged make-up and conj uring up a spirit of self-pity I plucked his presen t . I t was not anger or spite that motivated me, but t he wonderful feeling as the petals yielded to a slight pull.

Party Peace H is foot brushed against mine under the table. He put down his half-empty glass of red wine and asked , "Tired or bored ? " We had not spoken since the picnic, but i t would b e a cowardly l i e i f I pretended that I had forgotten h i m . The ideas that had been mere buds in a dank barn had blossomed in a fertile silence. The " frien d " 84

who had escorted me to the party, reluctantly, was sprawled in a pose that was u ngracious if not indecent

u nder the billiards table, his j acket creased by sleep and his shou lder acti ng as a makeshift pil low for a busty girl who wore too much make-u p . " Bored . "

" Follow me. " I was a hybrid of i m perative and invitation . He held the door and closing it q u ietly when I was in the hallway, he reached for my coat .

"Outside? "

" R hododendron s . " He smiled. "The sky is fu ll of stars, the moon nearly fu l l . I t ' s perfect for a mid­ night stroll in the woods. All we need is a melodious duet o f hearts to make it i ntensely romantic . " I t was cold, but I could smell the sickly perfume o f massed rhododendrons. A fter the choking cigar smoke and almost erot ic, but certainly revolting, blend of after shave, Paris scents and part ially-disguised sweat it was marvellous. Escape is a luxury. At parties like that one we played our own version of primary school " m u m m ies and daddies . " Our game was " Let 's pretend to be aristocrats . " I t was all so false when contrasted with the sensations of a forest by starlight .

"Orion's Bel t . Square of Pegasus. Cancer, the Crab. That 's my sig n . A real M arch sky. " He took m y hand. H is grip was warm and reassuring. As we walked away from the light o f the house and the fadi ng rhyt hm of a distant ly-slow dance I felt a twinge of pleasure. The wet leaves gave like sponges under our feet . W inter had turned them to brittle skeletons and earthy humus.

" I ' m sorry about last time. I guess I ought to have warned you . But I ' ve never told anybody before. " I do not su ppose I deserved an apology and I defin itely did not want one. I wanted to tell him it was all my fault but could not find the right words. "Still, I ' m afraid you ' l l have to su ffer i t i f you decide you want to keep with me. You must n ' t get too jealous j ust because you can ' t have me all to yoursel f. " " You're a poet who died fifty years ago ? " " I have h i s sou l . " " I t ' s unbelievable. " H e smiled, and squeezed my hand.

"Still, i f you are Yeats, at least I 've got a famous boyfriend . " "You must n ' t tell anybody ! " H e seemed alarmed. "They'll lock me u p ! " H is eyes moved from look-

i ng towards me. " What are you doi ng at Easter? " " Nothing really, Why?" " I ' m going to I reland. I'm going home. " " But why? "

" I have to give the spirit a chance to depart . I m ust take it back to its womb . I must surround it with

I rish folklore and Celtic heroes then abandon it with its friends. I t ' l l be a form o f exorcism, and I ' ll need support . " "Oh William, you 'd be so lovable if it wasn 't for your ridiculous obsessio n . Yeats is dead and buried.

He's not in you . "

" Bi rthday, face, handwriting, Christian name: coincidence ? " "Coincidence a n d a product of your imagination. W h a t about all the aspects of Yeats that you aren ' t .

W ri t e poet ry! "

" I t would become obvious. I 'd write the same poems . " W e stood at the top o f a steep bank and looked down onto a small pool. The water was a perfect m i rror and we could see our own frail silhouettes against the skeletonic trees and the star-flecked deep­ purple sky. W il liam picked up a stone and hurled it high into the air. It seemed to dissolve against the night then reappeared and smashed the placid surface. The sound of its i m pact and the displaced water splashi ng downwards echoed through t he ruined silence, and a silvery moonlight t ick led the tops of the ripples as they rushed in hoops away. The scene was like an idyllic fairy-glade, a clearing in the enchanted forest .

" I have a sudden urge to swim . " Letting go of my hand he slid down the ban k . H e pul led at his bow­ tie and let his dinner-jacket fall from his shoulders. I should have been outraged but his fantastic sugges­ tion was apparently serious. He undressed viciously and quickly, then plunged into the poo l . H is splashing body shattered the serenity of the magical clearing, and he began to s i ng as his limbs whipped the water to a violent foa m . " Come in, I 'll close my eyes u n t i l you ' re in the water . " He sent an arm's swing of cold pond towards me, and laughed .

I crept down t he bank, catching at the smooth barked trees to hold myself u prigh t . The moon caught William's face the same way the candlelight had in the barn except now he looked perfectly like the picture of Yeats.

With hist rionic gesture he turned away, shieldi ng his eyes, and possessed by a demon-spirit o f adven­ tur"e I removed my clothes and t imidly lowered myself into the icy water, gasping at its frozen touch. My spine t i ngled with the chill, and I tasted the rott ing-leaf smell of last autumn's fal l , but I also felt a shrill 85

crescendo of nervous ecstasy. Everyt hing seemed to be released by the cold and the pure beauty of the moment . " I f I 'd k nown it was going to be this temperature I would n ' t have been so eager. " " I never expected this. " " I t ' s beautifu l . " We swam opposite each other. " I ' m dreadfully ashamed that i t ' s taken me this long

to realise how beautiful you are too. "On his lips the sincerity was too painfu l to laugh at . " W e ' d better not stay in too long: j oint pneumonia would be suspiciou s ! "

H e pulled himself out , offered me a hand and smiled . H is smile said s o much more t han any words

could have done. " Run to get d ry . " We chased, naked, around the magic poo l . Sometimes he changed directions, once he stopped in the shadows and waited . Then he caught me. In a patch of moonlight he stood so close, with his hands on my shoulders, that I could feel his breath on my forehead. The pleasure and freedom of the previous minutes evaporated . "I meant it when I said you were beautifu l . " He spoke slowly, weighing each word to check it was not too generous. I sensed his hand moving towards my cheek .

I rrational anger drowned me and I hit him hard with my open hand. He yelped like a whipped dog, and I cried through closed eyes. He crawled away t h rough the shadows and silently pulled on his clothes.

I dressed too, and wanted to apologize, to take back the gesture and return to the Elysium I had destroyed. The stars were u n friendly and the afterglow warmth of my body was masked by the u ncomfor­ table touch of my wet hai r . " Ready? " H e h e l d up my coat for me to p u t o n . " T h i s way . " W e scrambled up the ban k , but h e d i d n o t t a k e my h a n d a t the top. H is voice was hollow, a n d contained nothing. "Yeats saw Byzantium as a perfect world ruined by the irrationality of men . But this world had gaudy colours and silk and spice.

All that ' s beautiful in its way, but i t ' s too contrived for me. Purity is the quintessence of art . No goldsmith can fashion anyt hing as beautiful as a human smile, or composer score music like laughter. The decorative beauty of Byzantium actually suited the decadence inspired by the M uses . The gilt was not tarnished by the guilt . The gold was not corroded by corruption . For t hem cleanliness and purity were synonymous with sterility: nothing lived . You sacrificed a utopia of purity there, to a God of normality. I can ' t blame you .

I t must have seemed an unnatural, perhaps supernatural, situation. But, even if I did behave oddly, perhaps badly, I still need you . " He paused in his stride. " W i l l you come to I reland with me? . . still ? ? " H i s voice was so tender a !1 d melancholy a t the e n d of the speech that I almost agreed . H e nearly seduc­ ed the answer he yearned for with his caressi ng, lyrical plea. But I couldn ' t have gone. "No. " I imagined his distress, his incomprehensio n . H i s eyes were glazed not with Keats' "glassy skin" but with human tears.

We walked o n .

I heard a sudden snap. H e probably j ust stood on a brittle branch a n d i t broke beneath h i s step, b u t

it made me j um p . " What was t hat ? "

Nervously, he sniffed back a laugh . " J ust another heart breaking . " I cou l d n ' t prevent myself from crying, and t hrough t h e cleansing tears that washed us back t o t h e heroic age of purity I heard myself m u r m u r , " O f course I ' ll come to I reland . "

Isle Morning The long coach j ourney from Dublin to Sligo took nearly four hours. By t he time reluctant taxi-driver pu.lled up outside the West Glencar H otel the sun had sunk behind the bare reaches of K nocknarea, leaving only a blush of pink in the cloudless sky. Even if the scene was peacefu l , my heart fluttered with excitement as I stopped u nder the low door and abandoned the crisp lullaby of twilight birdsong for the lilting tones of Mr. Rolleston, t he landlord. H e recognised us at once, although it was probably the suitcases rather than anyth i ng particularly English about our appearance. In fact , whilst William signed the register, M r .

Rolleston asked him if he had any I rish blood in h i m .

"There's a certain hint of good Celtic stock in your face . Y o u m u s t have h a d a n I rish grandmother or something . " William smiled .

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" And that ' s a real Sligo smile . " H e passed the register to m e . I half-expected to see the names M r . and Mrs. Smith, but we seemed to be signing our real names . I could feel my hand wobbling as I wrote. There was a gorgeous air of excite­ ment thrilling me. All t he poems and ballads I had read, eating the words like a greedy gourmand, seemed to swell with fresh life in the claustrophobic atmosphere of anticipation . William was clearly nervous, his fingers twitched and h is feet shuffled-even in the taxi he had remained silen t , t rying desperately to cover his agitation-but I felt elated . Oisin was dancing a wild-eyed Gaelic fling with Deidre. Naoise held E lenora in his muscle-warped arms. Conchobar and Fingal sat side by side in thrones of polished basalt , thronged

by servile satyrs, nymphs and proverbial leprechauns, all kowtowing and bowing to the demands of 86

sycophancy. The scene was I relan d ' s undefiled and pure Byzantium. M usic was a delicious blend of plain­ tive melody, quick-stepped dances and passionate songs, and amidst the gaudy laughter sweet delicacies were served, still warm from the oven or cool as the pure night air, from pewter platters. M ythical I reland was not necromanced by the ominous shape of the hills against the fading light but in the carefree ceilidh of my imaginatio n .

" I hope you don' t m i n d me asking, b u t what are you doing in Glencar? I t ' s not that you ' re unwelcome, but j ust usually the tourists pass straight through . Sometimes the Americans stop for a dri n k , but no good ever comes of i t . All t hey want is, Yeat ' s house, Yeat ' s school, Yeats' tankard, Yeats' hik ing boots, and

a car sticker to show their friends back home. r know for a fact that those boots never went near Yeats '

bloody holy feet, and when t he I rish start outsmarting people then you know there ' s trouble. There' s peo­ ple in the village now who'll curse by Yeats for the trouble he's brought . " " Well , we' re not interested i n the hiking boot s ! "

" Yes . " H e nodded sagely. ' ' I t ' s irony really that Yeats li ked it all quiet and pacific and historical , but i t ' s changed because of h i m . Legacies are rarely what you intend . " He looked u p . " But I ' m boring you . Yours are the last two at the top of the stairs. The bathroom is t he second on the right . " "And the boat ? " " You ' ll not b e wanting the boat tonight ? " H is rot und face creased with amazement, and for a mo­

ment I thought he was going to throw us out, condemned as lunatics . " No , but early tomorrow morning . "

"She's tied down on the jetty and there's a set of oars in the k reosoted cabin. She's called "The Countess Cathleen . " " H is smirk showed that t his was obviously a local j oke, and William gri nned . I wondered how recent the christening had bee n . " Where are you taking her anyway ? " " T h e Lake I sle of I n nisfree . . . " " Does it exist? " I had read the poem but never believed in the place. William had been vague about his intentions and I had agreed to trust his j udgement rather than risk a confrontation .

The landlord, who was clearly surprised, but for different reasons, answered. " Yes, but there's nothing m uch t here: Bracken, heather, a few trees. Good for a picture postcard to sell to the tourists, but not much else. " Wi lliam looked at his watch. " I think we'd better retire. "

" I can ' t tempt you with a drop of nightcap? With the Americans we call it Yeats' Malt and charge

them double for the privilege. They appreciate it more if they think they' re drinki ng history ! " We both declined.

The Lake I sle was where his mind placed the spirit he soug h t . We were two pieces of flotsam float ing at the whim of Destiny's u ncharted current . We were drifting on a tide of dreams and searching for the ship of hope that had abandoned us. In the early morning ' s shrouding mist the I sle had a ghostly presence.

William rowed slowly, almost to the metre of the poem that swirled , like the bladed-vortices of water, in­ side my head . The dawn chorus of birdsong was more anxious than the night-before's offering, and the taste of t he well-spiked coffee, provided by the portly M rs . Rolleston, echoed in my throat . " M oderately eccentric whilst immoderately boring. " The description seemed too bizarre for the soul that had terrified me in a dank barn, swum naked with me in a mid night poo l , and was now rowing me across some little-known I rish lake, hoping to confront the u nseen spirit of a dead I rish, slightly-better­ known, poet . The catalogue of our j oint adventures was like a chronicle of madness . It owed nothing to normality except a bruised cheek he had nursed after the party. We were intimately bonded by an unex­ plainable force in the quest for ourselves, the chance for him to escape from the shackles of his soul and

for me to remove myself from the tedious manacles of superficiality. On the lake, as in the pool, I believed in William , and all t hat he represented.

He vaulted into the shallow water and pul led the boat close enough to shore for him to tie the painter around a young beech tree. Taki ng the offered hand I j u m ped onto the grassy ban k . The grass was j ust like any other grass. There was no welcoming chorus of m yt h ical heroes. In fact , as Rolleston had sug­ gested , it was rather an anti-climax.

"Can you feel anything? " H e shook his head . " Where would you build a cabin on this? Let ' s go to the top and look dow n . " H e strode purposefully inland. First w e moved through a labyrinth of rhododendrons a n d silver birch , but the once-pink petals had curled to a papery-brown. We crossed a small stream that bubbled over smooth­ rounded granite boulders and t hen climbed t hrough a k notted carpet of crac k li ng bracken. W i lliam walked q uicker, and when he reached the summit I was only j ust entering t he heather region that indicated the last two hundred metres. I watched him turning on the skyline as if he was fastened to some aeolian carousel .

My fancy told me that his eyes were glazed, but when I reached him they were not .

" There ' s nowhere to build a cabin and plant beans. There are no honey-bee glades. It was a frau d . " 87

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" Or there. " The place that I pointed at was a small almost-flat area to the left of the st ream out of the woods. " Are you bloody deaf? I said, ' I t ' s a fraud ' . " A nger made h i m seen contemptible. "Then why did you not know? W hy did you , t he great I rish poet , have to come all this way to discover that ? " I hated his deep-brown eyes. " Yo u ' re a fraud ! You put on a stupid act to try and impress me . . . " M y accusation had stung him worse than any poetical honey-bee could have done. " Do n ' t flatter ,

yourself! '

" Your game went out of control . You learnt a poem and practised some handwriting to i m press me

and end u p petrifying me, and t hen you can ' t get out ! You have to continue with t he charade. " "And what about my face? "

" Coincidence, a passing li keness. Surely the landlord would have k nown i f you looked like Yeats ! " " And my birthday? And my name? " I t was too much for pure chance. " O h , I j ust don ' t understand . " I n my frustration I t ried to hit h i m : swung my fist towards his ches t , but he caught it in his hand. His grip soaked up my fury, and I was on t he verge of crying, yet again , when he spoke.

"That 's t he problem . W e cannot understand . Conflicts and soul migrations are the terminology of amateurs. The art is like alchemy: technically dubious, gloriously complicated, plagued by cheats and u l timately hopeless. The secret is not to want to understand. I gnorance would be blissfu l , but if we learn even that lesson the spell is shattered . " H e took my other hand . " I f I ' m Yeats, t hen I ' m not Yeats fifty years ago, but Yeats today, and I 've realised my m istake. The chance to live on I nnisfree was a chance to escape from normality and really live. He rejected that offer and wasted his years t rying to attain i t for himself through changing normality. H e wanted to play the game a n d win , when to w i n you must not take part . " He smiled as he had in the clearing by the enchanted pool . " Can you u nderstand that ? " " No , " I sighed . " But I don't k now that I want to. " H e released my hands and turned around aga i n . The lake shimmered below us, and beyond it to t h e west l a y the vast blanket of the Atlantic Ocean . " S o w e did find what we wanted o n I n nisfree. All we had to do was not to look for i t . " The snake that I had gazed curiously a t , had bitten deep into my breast . H owever, i n t h e violent pas­ sion of its fangs piercing the flesh it had metamorphosed into a human being. After all, in some mythica l , m agical, heroic age, Saint Patrick had charmed all t he snakes from I reland.

Rod Bagshaw

R oderick Bagshaw

from Hurworth-on- Tees, writes about his home village in his local newspaper, Country Times.

L ast Years of Frolic I n 1 908, Edith Harper, a notable citizen of Hurworth-on-Tees, wrote "Village life is very rapidly losing many of its most picturesque characteristics, and modern 'education' is playing such havoc with the dear old peculiarities of dialect and local lore that, in a few years everyone being able to read, no one will be able to remember anything ! " The few years passed long ago, but the modern education that I have enjoyed has been one that stresses the importance of remembering the past, and using it, where possible, to improve the present . At Giggleswick, where I am at school, all pupils are encouraged to learn some local history, and to rediscover for themselves the magnificent characters and marvellous stories that develop wherever there are people. Probably the greatest pleasure for me, living on Hurworth's Green, is the exciting sense of the past.

Goat hungry for news Originally all the area from All Saints' Church to the Tees at Ringfield was common land. The settlement developed along the road that ran on the higher ground above the river, and was developed by several local gentlemen who took advantage of the Enclosure Laws to obtain building land. Slowly the number of animals on the Green declined, until in the early days of this century the only full time resident was a goat of dubious disposition .

The creature was allowed to roam free, since these were the days before the rally-driving ambitions of trans­ Hurworth traffic became apparent, but it was always regarded with extreme caution.

At the same time however, the village had an open reading-room in the library of the Old Parsonage, and unfortunately the goat had a taste for paper . Many an unsuspecting reader was surprised by the sudden 88

charge of the creature, h u ngry to digest t he morning news . Moreover, the locals were especially annoyed t hat the a n i mal displayed a notable preference for the Northern Echo: a phenomenon that led to m uch amateur experimentat ion !

L ost years of frolic E nglishmen, generally, appreciate the eccentric, and hence W i l l iam Emerson ( 1 70 1 - 1 782) has to be rated as the most interest i ng native o f H u rwort h . H e was the son o f the schoolmaster, husband of the Rector's niece, patron o f the local brick layer, and entertainer of everyone. To begin with, his manner o f dress was extraordinary: he often wore his shirts back to front to avoid get ting a cold chest, and never did up more t han t h ree buttons on his gaudy waistcoats. H is hats showed no regard for current fashion and served merely to cover his unkempt wig. He regu larly sported t he hessian 'shin-covers' he invented to protect his legs when sitting too close to the fire.

His ant ics, however, were even funnier than his clothes. L i k e most people he was a victim o f sudden pas­ sions, and u n l i k e most people he had a dangerous sense of curiosi ty. H i s first noted passion was an overw helm­ i ng desire to design and build sundials. He erected well over t h i rty varieties around the village and spent in­ n u merable hours testing them for accuracy. The o n ly gen u i ne Emerson sundial still i n H urworth is reputed to be on the Bay H orse, and is dated 1 739.

A not her passion was sai l i ng and struck w h i le he was working on his Treatise on Navigat ion . A l ways a prac­ t ical man, he em ployed the help of his pupil John H u nter and several younger friends to build and crew a vague­ l y waterworthy craft which t hey floated i n the Tees below the Churc h . Nobody was act ually drowned, but the vessel proved a litt le too eager to capsize, and t he spectating vil iagers were kept amused by a wave of spirit­ damping accidents.

A safer passion was with the stars, wh ich he observed with a homemade telescope. This, though , coupled with some o f his other act ivit ies, led some villagers to endow his reputation with magical powers. A wonderful story evolved that Emerson had, using his witchcraft, kept a young fruit-thief imprisoned i n the top branches of his cherry tree for a whole Sunday morning. The mathemat ician, however, gave the more m u ndane explana­ tion that he had been standing below the t ree with a hatchet, swearing that he would engage i n some amateur amputation if the lad ever dared to descend .

The rumour was in fact used very cleverly by h i m . When he was told that a young woman had been robbed of her washing he annou nced that if it was not returned t hen the culprit would be imprisoned at the top of t h e cherry tree. T h e next morning t he clothes were on the original owner's doorstep.

Despite his local fame as an eccentric, he enjoyed national success as a near-genius, but refused all honours from the Royal Society. H is most famous mathematical adventure i n H urworth occured when a deputat ion was sent from t he U niversity of Cambridge to see i f he could solve a problem. The two dons found h i m helping t h e local brick layer, John H u nter, whom Emerson invited to solve the question . The man did so on the brim o f his hat , which Emerson cursori ly checked, and gave to the dons.

Emerson's house was considerably rebuilt, but a small plaque marks its site. O f more interest is his grave i n the grounds o f A l l Saints ' .

Today it 's quieter The Green certainly acted as a home for some wonderful characters, but sadly its own character has d i m i n ished .

New housing development and the Com munity Centre have dragged t he focus of v i llage l i fe from it . Further­ more the i ncreased mobility o f our 'en lightened' age has k i l led the individuality of H u rwort h . Such progress obviously brings benefits as well as losses, and it is poi nt less to long for days gone past , si nce distance lends most of the enchantment to the view. H owever, there are many customs that it would have been better to have kept.

For i nstance, H u rworth was famous for its Christmas sword-dances and m u m mers plays when the happy­ hearted young men entertained t he vil lage with their act , then demanded a fee of k isses from the watching girls.

August Bank H ol i day was t raditionally the date of the annual bean feast , and t h e Green would be covered with stalls and shows, shooting galleries and rou ndabout s . M oreover, the celebration of t h e bean harvest would be endorsed by every family eating beans with their evening meal on the first Sunday o f August .

I n recent years, th ough , even the Bonfire Night celebrations on the Green have ceased, and the elect r i fied Christmas t ree displays l i t t le seasonal spi r i t . Even games like cricket on the grass have become rare, because o f the dangerous cars and ubiquitous guide-dogs (One can only assume that they are gu ide-dogs since their owners seem totally unable to read t he by-laws ! ) .

Never again w i l l t he Green see celebrations l i k e those t hat heralded t h e diamond j ubi lee o f Queen Victoria in 1 897, and this is not because o f the decreasing longevity of monarchs. The n , a l l the wealthy houses flew flags, and those without them h u ng curtains and shawls from broomsticks out o f t heir windows. Trees were planted and sports were held . After the races tea was served, and each c h i ld was presented with a commemorative mug t o t reasure. The celebrations were brought to a climax with a giant bonfire and spectacular fireworks, from where the party retreated to the highest point on Blind Lane so as to admire the distant glow o f the beacon on Roseberry Toppi ng.

The Green has none o f these great events any more, but it rejoices i n a subt ler atmosphere o f contentmen t .

I t i s still a beautiful street to live o n , where the varied architecture bears wit ness to t h e history even though the characters and customs have gone, and I sincerely hope that we will never reach a stage where "no one will be able to remember anyt h i ng . "

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H o n . Treasurer: W . l . Lambert

O . G . Commit tee

M . B. Ainswort h , O . W . M . Allison, C. H . Bean, Or O . H . Berry, Or B . S . Brewster, B . Duckwort h , L . P . Dutton , W . S . Edwards, C . W . Harwood , P . H obso n , W . H . l . M ordy, R . M . Shaw, 1 . W .

Walsh , T . l . Wilman.

H on orary O.G.'s

(as on 2 7 June 1 987)

R .S . Batty, Revd W . Byron-Scott, P . O . Beale, D . H . Blackburne, M rs Burrows, C. Boswell , W . H .

Brookes, L O . Burgon , 1 . W . Caithness, O . W . H . Cheesman, P . Cook , K . Coote, M rs 1 . Crompton, Revd P. Curtis, M . l . l . Day, 1 . M . Dea n , M rs 1 . Dutton , L . P . Dutton , M rs A . Fawcett , D . P .

Fox, R . W . B . Fuller, L B . Oaskel l , K . H . Oree n , R . C . Oreen, M rs S . Oree n , C . Harrington, M iss P. Harriso n , R. H arty, P. H aswell, P. H obson, Or D . B. H yslop, D. Hutton, R . M . 1 0nes, M rs A . C . Lilley, A . L . Majzlik , R . A . C . Meredith , 1 . Mayall, D . E . W . M orga n , R . E . Moss, M rs B . R .

M orris, P . L . Mortimer, 1 . Pennell, N . l . M ussett, A . R . Myles, O . R . Noakes, M . P ee k , P . Read , O . l . T . Rowe, A . R ussel l , 1 . Saffrey, D . Seed , I . Shevil l , 1 . S . Siddall, H . Stalker, 1 . Sturgess, R . E . S . Taylor, E . O . Tancock, D. Thornton , L. Wardle, O. Wigfield, M rs W. W i l k s . All Oover­ nors during their term of office.

O . G . Fu nctions 1986/87

The pattern of the 0 . 0 . Club functions was repeated this year and showed that many O . O . ' s continue to derive lively pleasure from their association with former colleagues in the School . H owever, t he 0 . 0 .

Committee would much l i k e to see more female Old Oiggleswickians a t t hese regular events.

0.0. Day, 28th lune 1 986, was, as usual , a quietly enjoyable event with various friendly games being

played-cricket, tennis, etc. The victory of the 0 . 0 . XI was well deserved . The P resident ' s Reception was held in the Sports H a l l , probably a more suitable venue not subj ect , as was the Headmaster' s Lawn (an idyllic setting no doubt), to the vagaries of British weather.

The Autumn R ugby Match between the School and the 0 . 0 . XV saw a rousing victory going to the

Schoo l !

Thanks to the efforts of 1 0hn Mordy, the Bradford Dinner was w e l l attended by 55 guest s . T h i s was

the first 0 . 0 . Dinner that the present Headmaster, M r Peter H obso n , had attended and his speech describ­ i ng developments at the School was very much appreciated-as was the excellent meal .

At P leasington Oolf Club, Blackburn, Brian Duckworth again regaled a ful l house with the caustic

wit that contributes so much to the relaxed and jovial atmosphere of the Lancashire 0 . 0 . Dinner. The meal itself reached its customary high standard.

The A nnual Dinner at School on 1 5th March was attended by 85 guests, both male and female. Despite serving problems at the bar, this was a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Thanks to Mr and M rs McCart ney ,

the meal was excellent and enhanced by speeches that reflected 0 . 0 . support for the School and gave a ful l review of Oiggleswick l i fe. The decor was i mproved by M rs Burgo n ' s flower arrangements and the elegance of the menu cards printed by M r Shevi l l .

The 0 . 0 . M a y Ball was held a t t h e Parkway H otel , Bramhope, Leeds, a n d t h e M ay Ball Committee

and O . W . M . A llison and C . W . H arwood are to be complimented on the smoothness of t he arrangements

and the high standard of the cuisine and service which over 1 50 guests enjoyed that nigh t . H owever, an

increase in the number of younger O . O . 's attending would be welcome. Oenerally it was felt that the new venue would increase the popularity of the May Ball .

D ates of O . G . F u n ctions 1987-88

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0 . 0 . Day 27th lJme 1 987. Events-O . O . Committee Meeting 4.45 p . m . , A . O . M . 5 .00 p . m .

Rugby Match, School v . 0 . 0 . X V . Saturday 1 2th September 1 987.

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Wessex Lunch , Blandford. Saturday 1 0th October 1 98 7 .

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Yorkshire Dinner, Bradford. Wednesday 2 1 st October 1 987.

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Lancashire Dinner, P leasington Oolf Club, Blackburn. Thursday 1 2t h November 1 987.

0 . 0 . A nnual Dinner at Schoo l . Saturday 1 9t h March 1 988 (O . O . 's and H o n . O . O . ' s only).

M arriages

A n thony R. Duckworth ( S . 1 969-77) to Christine Margaret Tidy.

Brian Stubbs (N. 1 970-78) to Catherine M itchell .

Both marriages were solemnised in A ugust in t h e School Chapel.

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Report from the 'Craven Herald ' 28th A ugust 1987: Francmanis-Larkin. Accountant Mr Paul Martin Francmanis married local government officer Miss Margaret

Elizabeth Larkin at St. J osep h ' s Ch urch , Highgate , Londo n , recentl y . The bridegroom is the younger son of Settle cou ple Mr H . Francmanis, and his wife, Audrey, whose late father John Sidwell had a bakery in Cheapside. He is a former pupil of Giggleswick School and a graduate of Bradford University. H is bride is the third daughter of M rs and the late Mr J . Larkin, of Shercoc k , Co. Monaghan , I relan d . Best man was the bridegroo m ' s brot her Mr John V. Francmanis, groomsman was the bride' s brother Mr J . Lar k i n , and ushers were Messrs A . M . Davidson a n d M . P . Newhouse. Their future h o m e will b e in North London.

Deaths

O. G. 's will be sorry to hear of the deaths of the following club members: 1 0th J uly 1 986 1 4t h J anuary 1 987

Stanley Westhead The Revd Canon C . H . Bostock, Cannon Emeritus of W inchester

J une 1 985 20th April 1 986 1 4th August 1 986 24th December 1 986 J an uary 1 986 1 st April J u ne 1 980 1 st September 1 984 1 980 1 9t h J u ly 1 986 1 94 1 1 5th March 1 983 Y ear u n k nown probably c . 1 976 1 3th October 1 98 1

J u dge Paul G. H ughes I smay Urmston (Nowell) 1 9 1 8- 1 923 John Urmston (Nowell) 1 92 1 - 1 925 N . D . H odgson 1 926- 1 930 W . A . Metcalfe George Michael Baker 1 920- 1 923 J . A. Broady 1 922- 1 925

George Royston Ryder (Town) 1 926- 1 93 1 Colin G . Langford (Shute) 1 948- 1 952 Henry Morton Maudsley (Town) 1 923- 1 929 J . H . Webber ( Paley) 1 929-3 1 E . J . Croft (Carr) 1 929-30 T . P . Hall ( Paley) 1 940-45 M . T . Good (Carr) 1 947-52

Report from the ' Yorkshire Post ' 1 9th September 1 987: Father dies after wedding. A Calder Valley man who was suffering from cancer has died in hospital after

ret urning home briefly last weekend to give away his youngest daughter at her wedding. Mr Peter Walton Sutcliffe, 65, of Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, near Halifax, was the managing director, until a few months ago, of the British Picker Company Limited, Todmorden , which pioneered an artificial ice skating surface.

Mr Sutcli ffe left Withington Hospital, Manchester, last Saturday to escort his daughter Louise down the aisle at St. Mary's Church , Luddenden, Halifax, to marry Mr Martin Talbot . He attended the reception and returned to the hospital on M onday. Mr Sutcli ffe was a Freemason and founder and past captain of Mount Skip Golf Club, Hebden Bridge. H e leaves a widow, t h ree daughters and a son.

Correspondence Old Giggleswickian Golfing Society . The H o n . Secretary and Treasurer of the Society has written to ask

if we would be kind enough to publicise its composition and activities, and in view of the strong i nterest in golf we are only too pleased to do so. The main points are: I.

The Society was founded in 1 929, the first Captain was A . E . Swaine and this year's Captain is M . J . H artley.

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Matches are held each year against t he School, Old Oundelians, Old U ppinghamians and Old Sedberghians, and members compete for seven Society trophies t h roughout the summer mont h s , on fine g o l f courses in Yorkshire a n d Lancashire.

3.

For many years the Society has competed in a Joint Weekend for the Birkdale Bucket and at

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A l l O . G . 's with a handicap from a recognised golf club are welcomed a s members, a n d the cur­

Barnton for the Queen E l izabeth Coronation School Trophy with many other public schools . rent Secretary and Treasurer is H . Brian J ackman, 'Trensanton ' , Foxhill Drive, Leeds LS 1 6 5 PG , 5.

w h o will b e pleased t o supply detail s .

M ost o f the competitions are on the handicap basis, but we were particularly pleased last year to be joined by Gary Wolstenholme ( Paley, 1 972-76) t he only + 1 golfer who can be traced in t he Society records.

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Gary was a q uarter finalist i n both t he English and British Amateur Championships, i s currently

the M i d land Amateur Champion , and after three years of successful competition at the highest levels of amateur golf is close to selection for England .

T h e Old Peterite C l u b . We were very pleased to receive a copy of the Centenary Souvenir Programme from

the H o n . Secretary and Treasurer of the Club, M r R ichard D . Harding and agree wholeheartedly with h i s suggestion t h a t an exchange of i n formation o n the nature a n d functioning of Old P u p i l s ' C l u b s might be to our mutual advantage. We intend to follow this up and discuss how we run our Clubs.

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O . G . in Royal Service. The following notes have been received from Philip Weston :

Brigadier R . A . Weston , R . E . M . E . ( 1 948-5 1 ) . Appointed A . D . e . to H . M . The Quee n , 1 st J une 1 98 7 . At present Commander Maintenance H . Q . British Corps in Germany .

On leaving School served his apprenticeship with Rolls Royce, Barnoldswick . After National Service

obtained a Regular Commission in R . E . M . E . (A . A . e . ) in 1 95 7 and served in Gibraltar and Malaya . H e saw active service i n Brunei and the Persian G u lf, where h e specialised i n helicopters. H as served a t least six periods in Germany and while there as a L t . C o l . R . E . M . E . in 1 978 was awarded the Queen 's J u bilee Medal.

D a n is h O.G. Extract from letter from Anders Moltke-Let h (Nowell 1 984-86):

I ' ve j ust finished eight months at Sergeant School in Southern Denmark , and am now starting as a Sergeant teaching new recruits. In November I start at Officer School in Jutland where I have to spend four months . . . .

You can tell M r Brookes that I still keep up with my history, because I help out at the National M useum in Copenhagen in the section specialising in European H istory, which I find very interesting.

Very best wishes to all at school , Anders.

N o rwegian O.G.

(the first one?). The following article was received from Peter Straumann , age 1 5 , of Oslo,

who spent the Summer Term of 1 987 in Nowell :

My Summer Term a t Gigg

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I was dissatisfied at school in Norway, and I wanted a more challenging school situation. M y knowledge of Giggleswick , which 1 had partly got through Mr Day, made me eager to apply to Gigg. My contact with Mr Day I got through M rs Magnaes who is Deputy Head of Berg School here in Oslo, who have connec­ tions with Giggleswick .

When I arrived in Gigg I felt there were a lot of nice people arou nd me, and they helped me with all the t hings I did n ' t k now about , such as when and where all my lessons were. There were some practical problems , but I soon found my way on my own .

Boarding schools hardly exist in Norway and we don't wear uniform at a l l . But I think this is a good system , and you get to k now many people really wel l . Sharing a dormitory with three other pupils was u n usual for me, but I thought this was nice because you got closer to your room-mates, and I learnt more about how English people live. By living so close together a loyalty was developed in t he forms, too.

In some subjects you in England were further ahead in your syllabus, and I had to drop the chemistry because I didn ' t u nderstand anything, and I had to drop French too as I didn ' t have it in Norway. In Ger­ man I had problems in translating first from German into Norwegian and then into English !

I think it is a good idea with all the activities which are part of the school l i fe . I was fascinated that t h e school had its own tennis courts, squash courts, and cricket fields and a big athletics groun d . And when after a while I understand a bit about cricket I enjoyed it very much , and I got both a cricket bat and

a cricket ball to bring back home to Norway. Over here, both sports and activities like drama take place in private clubs, and they are seldom run in connection with the school .

I feel I have learnt a lot, both about the English language, and about the English way of l i fe, and

a bit about the various school subjects too. I can with great pleasure recommend others in my situation t o enter Giggleswick School . I want to thank the school, and especially Nowel l H ouse and my friends there for a short but enjoyable summer term, making my first visit to Britain so successful .

Yours, Peter B . Straumann.

A Year Off. The following letter has been received from Paul Nimmo (M orrison 1 98 1 -86) who, between

leavi ng school and begin n i ng a B . A . course in E nglish at Queen Mary's College, London, has been widen­ i ng his horizons at home and abroad . Maybe his thoughts on tak ing a year off will be of interest to pupils still at school who are considering doing somet hing similar .

A Year Off One hears the stories and one forms one's image: stories of strapping lasses plunging up the Amazon Basin, of thin bespectacled males toboganning down Everest, of an O . G . work ing as a petrol-pump attendant j ust outside Kirkby Lonsdale (sorry, James) and even something about yours truly as a Bingo Hall bar­ man . . . t he image is one of .glamour, of adventure, of far-away places-small wonder that I was attracted to taking a year off! For me it represented an opport unity to experience 'the real world ' , and to step out­ side the academic progression of school-university into which one is channelled while one enjoys 'the hap­ piest days of one's l i fe ! ' (and during which time one learns the use of 'one' as a pronoun . . . ) . Some (and they shall be nameless) might see it as a sideways step, but 1 , having taken it, and being therefore in a position to j udge, believe that it has been of enormous benefit . Here follows what happened .

During the summer holidays I worked as a barman , as a lawnmower* for the local police, and as a ' handyman ' at (of all places ! ) Giggleswick School. I hope there are no sniggers at this last job description; I took my work at least as seriously as my colleagues on the ' maintenance staff' . But it did provide, over a th ree-week period , a foretaste of the practical tasks which I would be facing in the near fut u re .

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I have M ichael Day to thank for fixing me up with a job in Norway. My chances of working a

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tudent teacher, as I had hoped , were looki ng increasingly slim , when he informed me, in August , that I had been offered a place by one J on H olden . The latter, a farmer, had been my host during the final part of our Hamlet tour in 1 98 5 , and now I would be going back to Norway as a fledgeling farm labourer.

NaturalIy, there was drama even before I had officially entered the country, or rather it was my entry on which the d rama was centred : ' What is the purpose of your visit ? '

(meek ly) 'To stay with friends . ' ' For how long? ' 'Three months . '

' How much money d o you have ? ' I h a d the equivalent of fifty pounds . For three months . I t was t h i s t h a t aroused suspicion; I became one of those people one regards with mi ngled apprehension and self-righteousness as I was si ngled out and told to wai t . Fortunately, I had only to explain my case once more and I was i n .

Before venturing forth t o Valdres, t h e region in which t h e H oidens lived, I stayed a night with Bjorn and Ann- Mari M agnres, themselves old friends of M ichael Day and also Giggleswick . They were superb h osts; a delicious meal was followed by a night at the opera and champagne on our ret u r n . During the day, I had wandered around Oslo, walIowing in memories recalIed from my previous visit . The folIowing afternoon I watched the famous Norwegian landscape of mountains, pine-forests and lake-filled valIeys unfold as t he train took me inland, to Valdres.

On starting wor k , I was struck im mediately by how little I k new, and how little I could do. Any delu­ sion of intelIectual grandeur fomented by A-level success were rapidly dispelIed by my first few days at the Hoidens' farm. I had much to learn ; but I discovered, during the course of the year, that the process of acqu i ring new skilIs and stepping into u n familiar fields of knowledge was a particularly enjoyable one.

I t is easier to pick things u p , of course, i f one is content with one's situation, and, most i mportantly, if the teacher is effect ive. J on and I developed a very useful understanding and friendship; he was a good teacher, so I was wilIing to learn.

The first things that I began to comprehend were the systems and cycles which make up farm l i fe .

There were cows (about twenty) to b e milked, morning a n d evening, a n d , before t h e advent of t h e snow , t hey had to be taken out to graze. I , by the way, did not do the milking ; only once did I have that pleasure.

While others milked, I provided the beasts with food, and it was not long before my initial nervousness among them turned to effortless mastery. One of them was calIed Sammy J o . My other role in this bovine field ( ! ) was feedi ng the calves: alIow me to shatter any delightful i lIusions about these monsters ; when st ruggling for grip in a mire of manure, winded by the merciless butting of the hungry animals, and with clothes soaked in warm, sour milk , one is somewhat hard pressed to appreciate the more endearing qualities of young calves ! They are particularly disgusting when they have j ust been born, though at their least ir­ ritati ng at this stage.

When I began work at the farm the barley was being harvested, and one of my first jobs was to take trailers back and forth to the field where work wa i n progress. This, of course, entailed driving a tractor , and thus the acqu isition of another new 'skilI' . I had been there less than a week when I was calIed upon to drive a fulI trailer of barley to the town of Fagerne , ome ten m iles away; though it seemed an adven­ t u re at that early stage, it was considerably less exciting when, two months later, I did it about six times­ tractors go rather slowly on the roads, you may have notice d . It was not until my penultimate week there, however, that I finalIy ma tered reversing with a tractor and trailer.

The process which folIowed the harvest concerned the huge cyli ndrical bale which are now a common sight i n agricultural areas. Once t hese had been made by a tractor-towed machine, I went round the field on another tractor and colIected them up with a set of hydraulicalIy-powered prongs fitted to t he front .

The bales were arranged in a line and later I assisted with the sealing of them in giant turquoise plastic

bags as welI as with the boosting of their nitrogenous content . The end of the process came when such a bale was either used for feeding t he cows, or wa

sold .

Foxes , bred purely for t heir pelts, were the only other animals on the far m ; t here were about five hun­ d red of them , ranging from a few wild red ones which had been caught, through pure white, grey, black, silver and blue, to numerous combinations of t he e . They created a revolting smelI and made a tremendous noise; these factors , along with my tacit moral objection to the whole business, made me detest having to feed them (their food was disgusting too ! ) or provide t hem with water, as was necessary when t heir piped supply froze up. Duri ng my last two weeks there, the slaughter began, with about fifty foxes a day being jerked into a quick death by an electric current . M ost disturbing was the tendency of the corpses to gasp as I picked them up. I was also privileged to be able to witness the entire

kinning process, the gory side

of which I had been prepared for by t he sight of a pile of carcases outside t he building. I did not ask to have a go .

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I managed to complement my farm labours with occasional appearances at the local school (ten- to

sixteen-year-olds); I tal ked to various classes about what I was doing, my school, and E ngland in general .

For t he senior group I even did a variety of British dialects to keep them amused . Boredom and lack of incentive have created severe discipli nary problems t here, and I must confess to having been shocked at t he lack of both respect and self-respect . The sight of one boy 'gone' to the crash of his Sony Walk man while 1 was speaking to him was certainly a memorable one ! The opport unity of giving my ' lect ure' t o classes at t h e senior school also arose; there, t h e pupils were considerably more interested, a n d more i n ­ teresting. I t should b e added t h a t I w a s very generously paid b y both schools for somet hing which had been a pleasant change from manual work .

One of the teachers at the 'gymnas ' , or senior school, had been to Gigg the previous summer; he was

called Frode Berge. A few weeks after my arrival in Norway he had invited me to take part in a cross­

country running race over eleven kilometres . 1 cheerfully accepted the offer and found myself struggling round a course which started on tarmac, crossed fields, wound t hrough woods and led along a river-bank before reaching its welcome conclusion . I finished about halfway up (or down) a mixed field, but was soundly beaten by Frode, a man almost thirty years my senior ! The pain from my overworked m uscles remained with me for nearly a wee k ; I was consoled only by the die-cast medal I had been awarded (as had everybod y ! ) .

About halfway t h rough my stay, I returned to Oslo to meet up w i t h l ames A t k i n s , w h o w a s working in Denmark at that time. We stayed with the M agnreses, who once again surpassed t hemselves by taking us to see ' Cats' (little being lost in translation, in my opinion), providing sumpt uous repasts and letting the champers flow. lames and 1 had a hilarious time; t he only doubtfu l moment came when , while we were sitting on a benc h , a man of somewhat disreputable appearance approached, held a brick over our heads and . . . ' I must have money for d rink ! ' he enunciated (in English too ! ) . H e looked so u nsteady already that , personally, 1 think we could have bolted before he even remem bered that he was holding a brick ; we played safe, however, and handed over some coins. His accomplice staggered off to buy some beer, and he sat down and told us about the careers of h i msel f and his sister (sadly absent) as bank-robbers . On my return to Fagernes , 1 was able to see the second half of Hamlet, in the very same buildi ng where we had given the final performance of our Scandinavian tour. Alt hough in Norwegian t his time, it was a pleasure to be able to follow almost every word. ' It is perhaps rather shame ful to admit that while in Norway, I learnt hardly any of the native language, but the H oidens spoke English so well that the spur of necessity was removed . Living with the family was very enjoyable because they were friendly, good-humoured and intelligent people, Their fourteen-year-old son, Oyvind, was always good company and , in addition, proved to be t he most lively pupil at t he local schoo l . lon and I became good friends, such that I cannot express the mortification when, on a couple of occasions, 1 let him down badly. 1 was most grateful to him for two t hi ngs: firstly, for helping to open my mind further; secondly, for the trust he placed in me and the responsibility he gave me as a consequence.

When the time came for my departure , I was particularly sorry to leave the magnificent Norwegian landscape, which I had seen pass from burning autumn colours to the typically picturesque when shrouded with snow . The road up out of the valley led to a plateau of savage beauty, above which groups of moun­ tains rose in raw and naked glory, It was so harshly wild , yet so pure, Before my return to E ngland, 1 stayed once again , with the M agnreses for a couple of nights ; this time 1 was treated to a trip to the ballet one night, followed by 'My Fair Lady' on my last night in Norway, The disarming kindness and superb hospitality of these people reflected the interested friendliness and

generosity that 1 had found wherever 1 went, and I was delighted to be able to affirm that the first part of my year off had been a great success.

H ardly so the second part . With m y application for a j ob in the Alps having been rejectd while I was in Norway, I was forced to seek employmment on a more m u ndane, local leve l . I should point out that , a week after my coming home to Skipton we moved Sout h , and took up temporary residence in a small (nay, minute) cottage j ust outside Banbury. Yet within a week 1 had landed an enviable part-time post : t hat of barman at Zetters, the local bingo hall and social clu b . Somehow, there j ust isn't as much to write about this bit . Of course

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was interesting at first : what with a (very) wide variety of new faces, of all

ages over eighteen: the resurrection of my ' bar skills' (such as ' putting a head on it'): observing how seriously the game was taken (and why not when there was a top prize of ten thousand pounds ! ) , and learning something of how the place operated as a business. The latter 1 gathered from listening to the manager, a decent sort with a good line in j okes. I was soon j oined behind the bar by a rather officious little man with a dirty mind and a dirty smel l , who systematically proceeded to make it his by moving everything

around and taking over the (weighty) responsibility for cashing up.

I was disappointed to find that the caller wasted no time following famous numbers such as ' eighty­

eight ' with 'two fat ladies ' , but no doubt this was to avoid offending the sensibilities of the numerous port­ ly females present every night . At the bar, lemon and lime and cups of tea sold as well as pints of lager, and lOO

strident over-made-up women outnumbered the meeker males . I was not too bored to appreciate, however, that this, too, represented something of an educat ion; patience was req uired both for the wai ting (while the bingo was played ), and for the customers them elves, who often needed di plomatic handling. But one did, in time, become accustomed to being referred to as 'my duc k ' (this being the regional equivalent of 'Iuv ' ) .

T h e disappointment of another preconception concerned t h e shout ing of ' Bingo ! ' when one's card was complete; at Zetters, it wa usually a piercing 'yeeeessss! ! ' instead , or ometimes an "ere you are! ! ' , or even a 'That ' l l do for me, Tommy ! ! ' . There was a house game, a regional one, in which the old cinema would be lin ked by radio to other nearby Zetters out post , and fi nally, the national competition . Banbury never had a major winner of the latter while I worked there.

In January, attendances were adversely affected by adverse weather condit ions: what an advantage I found it to have already driven on Scandinavian snow and ice. I nevertheless managed to leave the lights of our Renault 5 on one evening, thereby completely draining the battery. Which reminds me of the Renault 5 that I drove in Norway (pardon the digression) whose battery was always flat , which meant having to park it on a slope (and sometimes the handbrake lipped . . . ) and bump-start it. Then when the clutch was depressed, the engine would usually die. When I first drove i t , I was unable to find reverse gear and was forced to push it backwards out of its park i ng place; I became accustomed to pushing the accursed thin g .

Both of the farm tractors al 0 had flat batteries; the only reliable form of transport was the magnificent four-wheel-drive Toyota.

I learnt something about plumbing systems too while we lived at the cottage; in common with those of many, our pipe froze up, and I spent a great deal of time hobbling about in the loft with a fan-heater, on the end of several extension flexes. We left the loft hatch open in order to let as much heat as possible enter, but this turned the upper floor into a frozen waste, and a bath into a very bracing experience !

During my time of employment at Zetters, I wrote to several French farms, hoping to secure a j ob

for the rest of the year; I am grateful to M iss Ritchie for lendi ng me the book from which I took the ad­ d resses. H aving also responded to an advertisement in the paper for a job at Foyles Bookshop in London, I went for an interview , which lasted about a minute, and was offered a place, dependent on my being able to find some accommodation in the capital . Amazingly, through the friends of some relations, I did find a flat, and began work at Foyles halfway through February. J ust a week before, the manager at Zet­ ters had asked me if I wanted to be a caller; furthermore, I had received several positive rep lie from France.

After a cold and monotonous winter, t hi ngs, as t hey say, were look ing u p .

Foyles, i t s slogan claims, i s 'the greatest bookshop in t h e world' : having worked there, I can o n l y vouch

for the unrivalled size i m plied by the statement , and not the u n paralleled excellence which might be i n fer­ red . On February 1 6th I signed a contract (for the first time in my l i fe ! ) and was placed in the 'Art Depart­ ment ' , supposedly j ust for the day; I remained there until my departure at the beginning of M ay . 'Art Department ' , by the way , is a vague, all-em bracing title: subjects coming under its auspices range from needlework to antiques to architecture.

On arrival, I was shocked by a variety of things: a 'des k ' with a surface of less than one square metre;

the appalling condit ion of most of the books ( ' Where are the new books? ' was a frequent question); the lack of organisation and efficiency; not least, the antiquated system of payment . The latter is worth ex­ plaining j ust to convey what we are dealing with here . The customer selects her boo k ; she takes it to the 'desk ' ; the assistant takes t he book, and place it on the ' desk ' ; he writes his initials, his personal number, the department number and the price of the book on a bill, wh ich is in two detachable parts. Handing this bill to her, he directs the customer, who is profferi ng her cri p sterling, to a cashier' s box (very similar to the change booths in fruit-machine arcades), halfway across the shop; the customer picks u p her boo k , a n d t hen has to b e i n formed that

he cannot act ually take i t u ntil s h e had paid for it ( ' W e ' l l keep i t here

for you and put it i n a bag. ' ) ; she wanders off, eventually finds the cashier 's box, pays, has her bill stamped and half of it detached and t hen returns to a bewildering array of brown paper packages. The assistant , if he is awake, hands over the correct package, and the sati fied customer leaves. Easy.

P roblems arise in many areas of the above process (hardly surprising in view of its absurd lengt h ) : for example, there is no computer o r microfiche t o consult should there be no price on t h e book . I nstead , t h e a si tant must earch through volumes of ' Books in Print ' u nles he is very lucky, and there is another copy which does have the price in it. I f he is very un lucky, he will be u nable to find t he price anywhere, and barter begins. There are no facilities for paying by credit card, which shows a contempt for modern technology mirrored by t he absence of electronic tills and, of course, computers.

All this meant t hat working at Foyles, while being rather farcical , wa

fun ; it also meant t hat more

stress was placed on the human factor, which con tituted a u eful challenge for a novice like me. Once again I was learning, not only about public relation , human psychology, book- elling, publishing and art , but also by attempt ing to memori e the names of over ten t hou and books, along with their publisher and authors. A typical customer required good manners, diplomatic handl i ng, 101

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philosophical sense of humour from the assistant, as well as vehement agreement with complaints which he was, regrettably, powerless to remedy (madam).

The H ead of the Art Department (an empty title, his job differing from mine in that he took respon­

sibility for ordering t he books) was called Freddie Seth-Smith, and was a better chap than perhaps his name suggests. A Cambridge Graduate in H istory, he had worked as an interior decorator and a removal man before becoming, as he put it, 'a humble bookshop assistant ' . We shared an essentially humorous attitude to our roles and managed to build up a complementary k nowledge of the Art Department stock . Though

we often ridiculed our situation, I think we both took pride in being able to delight clients by wordlessly producing the volume they had despaired of ever finding.

H aving been there for several months, Freddie had some good Foyles anecdotes, the best one of which went as follows: Tall , long-haired, laid-back student-type swans up to him and says ' Hey, where' s R . S . ? '

Freddie, baffled, asks ' R . S . ? W hat ' s that ? ' ' R . S . ? ' repeats the fel low i m patiently, ' Religious Studies of

course ! ' Freddie thinks fast-'Oh yes, that's U . S . ' he says dismissively. ' U . S. ? ' ' Yes U p Stairs , of course ! ' And by the time I left, I too had some stories to tel l . Like the one about the t h i n , leather-covered female who was seeking a book on gypsy art because ' I ' ve j ust bought t his gypsy caravan , see, and I wanna do the right thing by it . ' Or the one about the woman i n her sixties who wanted a book about bodybuilding in I talian . Or there was the woman (so many women ! ) who demanded a book on ' belly ! ' : to my bewildered ' pardon? ' she replied ' You k now, belly, belly-dancing ! ' But then, she was , in common with the majority of Art Department visitors, a foreigner; unlike most of them , however, she did not have rancid breath .

Security was another joke: one store 'detective' for four floors and over four m i llion volumes. One week the former was on holiday, and somebody else took over, whom I suspected of shop-lift i ng u ntil I was t old who he was !

There was no shortage of characters at Foyles: M r Stimac (say 'Stee-mac'), the Y ugoslavian manager with the face of an English bulldog, who drifted menacingly around in a choking cloud of cologne; J i m , t h e afore-mentioned security m a n , a failed policeman who was horribly conspicuous in h i s ' plain clot h es ' ; Giles, t h e mad professor from ' English a s a Foreign Language' (EFL to you, mate ! ) , who had been 'down i n that basement for twenty-five years ' ; and, of course the oft-mentioned, but seldom . see n , proprietress,

dear old Christina Foyle herself.

My time in London was particularly useful for what it taught me about living in the capital , an educa­ tion which will doubtless prove invaluable to me when I go to university there t h is September. London is a tough, greedy and merciless place. I saw someone get beaten up on the bus as I was going home one evening. On the other hand, I was able to lead a full cultural and social l i fe , seeing friends, eating out and regularly going to the theatre or cinema. Once I had finished working at Foyles, I returned to the Ox­ fordshire countryside for a week 's holiday. And then I went to France.

I had chosen a farm in Brittany, so travelled over by ferry, in the second week of May. Bernard Dechosal kept about five h undred chickens, thirty sheep, and t h ree goats, and had a few fields of cor n . The emphasis was strictly on pure agriculture, wit hout the use of chemicals or fertilisers. Madame Dechosal was a psychiatrist , and there were several grown-up children, all of whom were older t han me, and all of whom lived elsewhere. The farm was situated in a sort of basin of land, and was bordered by a tidal river; the countryside was very beautiful, and teemed with a wide variety of wildlife .

U n fortunately, t h e farm was n o t r u n in such a dynamic way a s t h e o n e on which I had worked in Norway, and it tended to suffer in the inevitable comparisons I made. There really was very little for m e to do-sheep a n d hens need very little attention-and boredom led t o complacency, which led to mistakes.

For' these I was reprimanded, and t hough I tried harder, t hings seemed to get worse. This was the lowest point of my year off, brought about chiefly by my own negative attitude. Eventually I came to u nderstand that though my tasks on this French farm were very simple, it was nevertheless i mportant that they be done well .

T h e novelty of t h e hens q uickly wore off a n d I soon despised them , thanks t o their incessant row and abysmal stupidity. I had to clean their water-dispensers, fi ll their food-hoppers and collect t he eggs t hey laid , every day. Then the eggs were calibrated, by weight , on a small machine. And that was it . When the Dechosals went on holiday--(for the last three weeks of my stay) I took over the business side, telephoning shops for their orders and delivering the eggs accordingly. Following my initial errors, I was relieved that Bernard trusted me enough to give me this responsibility.

M y only other daily j ob was to walk out to the field where the sheep were grazing, which I enjoyed, because it afforded me the opportunity of a pleasant perambulation t hrough the woods . I assisted with the sheep-shearing (that is, I helped to catch sheep and hold them), and also when Bernard administered a form of medicine to the entire flock, to kill off internal parasites. One morning, when he was on holiday, I found a ewe trapped in a boggy inlet beside the river , its legs entirely submerged in the m u d . That day, a high tide was due to flood the very area, but all my efforts could only release t he legs of the sheep and turn it on its bac k . A neighbouring farmer then came and pulled it out with some rope. The goats were 1 02

t ied up near the farm , but had to be moved around because t hey devastated the greenery wherever they went . There was also a mischievous kid, which I saw double in size while I wa t here, and which had j ust discovered the flower-beds when I was ready to leave.

About halfway t hrough my stay, I was very generously granted a week 's holiday in which to go and visit J ame Atkins, who was now teaching in the Loire Valley. Limited funds forced me, for the first time in my life , to hitch-hike the entire six hu ndred k i lometres to Blois, and it i not an experience that I wish

t o repea t , nor to reco u n t . Su ffice to say that I arrived (safely) in Blois, where I was soon horrified by the almost savage nature of the chi ldren J ames was teaching . I would not have believed that indiscipline could have been worse than that which I had wit nessed in Norway, but t his was. I pitied J ame .

I spent two nights in Blois (a room was kindly provided by James's hosts); on my second day t here , we borrowed bicycles and rode to a nearby chateau, where we met a very friendly middle-aged American couple. The same evening we encountered a whole horde of American students, and spoke to one called Peter for about two hours; both of us were shocked at his clearly conditioned prej udice against, and paranoia abou t , the Soviet Union .

The following day we went to Angers where we met many interesting people: some French youths of about our age; a busker from Bristo l ; two American girls; a French furniture designer; a young Australian couple who were touring France by bike; and one of a number of E nglish motor-racing enth usiasts who were there for the Le Mans Twenty-Four-Hour Race. This last was a man of enormous bulk who, on his informing us that c . two hundred and fifty thousand meals had been prepared last year at Le Mans, had,

we quickly concluded, eaten every one. A few weeks after t his, James and Simon Proctor came and visited me in Brittany for a few days, and we became unashamed beach boys.

I had the use of a Renault 4 van (a far cry from Jon H olden 's Toyota Landcruiser ! ) at the weekends , and managed to visit several towns and places of interes t , among them the famous M ont S t . M ichel . Stan­ dards of driving lived up (or down ? ) to their horrendous reputation, while the typical diet , t hough spec­ tacularly unhealthy, was certainly an enjoyable one. And of course t here was the language; I found myself frequently surprised at the n umber of expressions which translate directly from English into French , while I al 0 acquired t he habit of listening and concentrating hard . I t was interesting when James and Simon

were at the farm to realise how fluent James was, relative to me, but similarly, how confident was my command of the language when compared to Simon ' s .

I retu rned gratefully to E ngland in J u ly . While in France, I h a d appreciated letters more t h a n at any other time of the year, and I also came to realise how much more intensely one lives in the company of ot her O . G . s . I t would be difficult to summarise the advantages of having taken a year off; no doubt you will have realised that I am most concerned wit h , in general terms, learning, k nowledge and experience,

as well as human relationships and lifestyles. One definite benefit is that my appetite for an academic challenge has been well whetted , and of course I look forward enormously to all the new opportunities and friend­ ships promised by university l i fe . A yet , I have been u nable to discern any di advantages, and thus would not hesitate to recommend such a move to anyone who approaches it with a positive attitude.

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O . G . in R . S . C . The following letter has been received from Akim Mogaj i , who left Catteral Hall in 1 980

after stunning performances in plays there, about which more i written in the Drama section of the Chronicle.

M y family had the vague idea of my studying Law or Bu iness Studie at the University of Geneva, but I had kept up my interest in music and acting from Catteral Hall days and had taken A level in both subj ects. 1 therefore applied to and was accepted at the Gui ldhall School of M usic and Drama to study both the e ubjects. After a year and a half of the course I was offered a job with t he M6 Theatre-in-Education Company t h rough which I could obtain my Equity card . Through this I wa int roduced to Lou Coulson , now my agent in England, who contacted me about a main role in a B BC-tv dram a . I was accepted by

the BBC and offered the role of Snapper in Brick Is Beautiful which we filmed in Manchester from Oc­

tober to December 1 985 and which was consequently screened on 23rd J u ly 1 986 (Royal Wedding N ight ! ) o n BBC2.

I was then fortunate enough to go traight to the Young Vic with a play called Billy the Kid in December

and January, then returned to BBC M a nchester to film agai n , this time in a programme a a heroin addict ,

t he plot centring on this character and his gradual decline to deat h . Entit led Too Nice By Half, and ba ed on fac t , this programme was screened four times in 1 986 on BBC2.

In March and April 1 986 I per formed my first professional Shakespeare-a modern interpretation of

The Merchant of Venice-in the role of Shylock , at Liverpool Playhou e . Then , staying on in Liverpool, m y next play was Dog Day Afternoon (from the fil m ) playing a trans-sexual . After a break of t h ree weeks, m y first period out of work , 1 was offered and accepted the part of Boulot in A Little Hotel on the Side at Leed

Playhouse. This ended at the beginning of October la t year, then November to January 1 987

aw me in Dawn of the Firefawn at Leicester, a Tolk iene que fantasy which 1 found very di fficult , a 1 03

both writing and direction were very weak indeed ! H owever, during this period I was auditioning for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which at least kept my mind from ceasing to fu nct ion. M y first audition ,

for the Casting Director, went very well , but all I expected was a ' play-as-cast ' contract ( i . e . as a spear­

carrier) which I intended tb refuse. Luckily, th ings t urned out di fferently, and my agent called me on 1 5th J anuary this year to say that a panel of RSC directors wished to see me the following M onday.

Preparing my two pieces over the weekend, I ventured to the Barbican on the M onday in sheer terror .

On walking into the audit ion room I wanted to turn back , for in front of me were Terry H ands, Trevor N u n n , and Bill Alexander . . . No matter, I stayed , auditioned, and was that evening asked to j oin the Com­ pany, as a medium-leading actor .

M y first play at Stratford is Fashion, which opened at The Other Place on 7th April; I play Robin

Gingham, with the cast including Brian Cox and Alun Armstrong. Then I ' m also in The Merchant oJ Venice a t the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, with Antony Sher as Shyloc k , and The Revenger 's Tragedy in the Swan Theatre, again with Antony Sher, this time as Vendice. Thereafter Cymbe/ine and Measure For Measure, But I ' ll be in touch as I find out more news. Plea e give my regards to everyone.

Yours, Akim M ogaj i .

Since this letter was received earlier i n the year, A k i m has met a Catteral H a l l group w h o travelled d own to Stratford to see Ju/ius Caesar, and the Upper English Six t h , who are going to see The Revenger 's

Tragedy at Half Ter m , will be meeting u p with him and , it is hoped , other members of the Company, to learn about this play which t hey are st udying from the actor's point of view . Such a contact in one of t h e world 's great theatre companies i s a very welcome once as far as school drama is concerned . A n d it is cer­ tain, from the reviews t hat Akim Mogaji has received , that here is an O . G . actor who is going places ! We wish him every success in his career.

O . G . M iscellany G iggleswick Sch o o l Register

( 1 920- 1969)

A Review. The Register was first published in June 1 986 after some 3 years of gathering and sifting infor­

mation and producing it in as accurate and attractive form as possible. It contains t he records of some 2800 O . G . ' s who entered the Senior School between 1 920 and 1 969, some detailed but many regrettably incomplete. It is to be regretted too t hat t here are inaccuracies and omissions due to a combination of fac­ t ors. I t is intended to redress t hese errors by issuing corrected and addit ional items to all those O . G . 's who have purchased a Register . An up-to-date list of new addresses will be included as t hey become available .

Sales By the end of April 1 987 j ust u nder 200 Registers had been sold, a number which greatly exceeded

one's expectations. At the cost of £ 1 0 per Register, i ncluding packaging and posting dues, this leaves us with a healthy bank balance, irrespective of the generous donation of O . E. Wilson Esq . , O.G. The cost of producing hardback copies and stitch-binding would have been too prohibitive.

F u t u re It is not intended at this stage to produce a second edition or a large number of further copies of

the present edition without a reasonable demand . In addition to the records of O . G . 's the register includes a n outline account of the progress of the School from 1 920 onwards with many interesting other features.

If finance permits, it is hoped to add a supplement of the l O-year period , 1 970- 1 979, in 1 989 and to make t he Register a continuing process.

I f you would like a Register, please send a cheque for £ 1 0 made out in favour of Giggleswick School , to W . M iddleton, 2 Twisleton's Yard, Settle, N . Yorkshire. Tel No. 07292 3249.

Wessex Lunch

David Angus O . G . organised a lunch at t he Crown H otel , Blandford Forum, Dorset , on Saturday 1 0th October 1 98 7 . The H eadmaster and M r s Hobso n , M r and M rs Dutton , and a considerable number of West Coun t ry O . G . 's attended ; other O . G . 's were of course welcome, and Mr Angus will be pleased to hear from all O . G . ' s who might be expected to be in the Blandford area for next year's funct ion . Please write to David Angus, The M o u n t , St. Leonard's Avenue, Blandford, Dorset , DT l l 7 P B .

O . G . Reunions

The O.G. Committee has approved the suggestion made by the Headmaster that O.G. Reunions be organised at school in 1 987-88. Thei" aim would be: (a)

to demonstrate the School's gen uine interest in its former pupils and staff;

(b)

to enable O . G . 's to meet their contemporaries again , and to bring wives , girl friends, husbands and boy friends to see the School and former teachers;

(c) (d)

to allow O . G . 's to see recent developments and to meet the present generation of pupils and staff; to develop an important promotional arm of the School capable of spreading the word about Giggleswick .

The programme might consist of coffee and a welcome from the H eadmaster, guided tours with pupils, sherry and bu ffet l u nc h , first team games, and other afternoon activities to view . The events would be held on Saturdays in October and M ay, and O . G . 's would be invited by decades.

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O . G . Record-Breakers

S i nce last year 's Ch ronicle went to press, a Giggleswick world record has been confirmed, and two new O . G . ' s , Chris Haward and John ] ngham (Nowell 1 982-87 ) , have earned a place in the Gui nness Book of Records. ] f you have one, look them up! As reported last year, they played Fives continuously thirty-six hours to break the record ; they also earned over ÂŁ500 for the School A ppeal.

M asonic Notes

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At the Lodge meeting on 8th September, 1 987, F . J . Swinnerton (Style 1 95 5 - ' 6 1 ) was elected as M aster for the year 1 987- ' 8 8 . He will be installed on Tuesday 1 0th November at 3 . 45 p . m .

The Lodge will b e most pleased t o welcome any Mason at any meeting o f the Lodge, and i n particular those with an association with the school . Regular meetings are held on the second Tuesdays of March, M ay , September and November at the Masonic H a l l , Set tle.

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A mple car parking

T ea/coffee making facilities

Brochure on request

Prop. Don

& Dorothy Hutton

MOOR L A N E

LONG PRESTON SETTLE

NORTH Y O R K S H I R E

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RANGE ROVER

G . N O W E L L (Builders) LTD. B R I D G E E N D YA R D S ETTLE N O RTH YORK S H I R E BD24 9DE

Tel . Settle ( 0 7 2 9 2 ) 240 1 •

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Ribblesdale Motors Ltd P hone

2323

SETTLE

S P E I G HT a n d WATS O N Ne wsagen ts and Booksellers D U K E STREET. SETTLE We have a n interesting country store .

Why not look round

A ll types o f building work undertaken A ll trades a vailable

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Second hand Book seller GIGGLESWICK. SETTLE. NORTH YORKS. B 0 2 4 OBA 0 7 2 92 3438

when you are i n tow n ?

1 0.000 Books on many topics. especially mountaineering. caving. local topography.

Large selection of:

Quality books required for extended

Books of local interest. Maps. Paperbacks.

shop premises.

Greeting Cards. Pictures. Toys and Gifts

Self·catering spacious accommodation above the book

Books sent by post with pleasure

shop available throughout the year.

Tel 2504

0 . 5 . Maps

,'r Postcards

Gilt vouchers prepared on request

S TA N J O R DA N S O WARTH I N D USTRIAL ESTATE

M A R KET PLACE

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S ETTLE

Tel 3 6 4 1

Tel . 227 7 L icensed t o sell

For Hire E x cavators

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Tippers

4-wheel-drive Dumpers Cement M i x e r

Pe p pe' s Pl ace

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Stone S a w s

Vibrating R o l l e r s . etc

A lso For Sale Fencing Panels and G a rden Pea t

Bee r. Wine a nd Cider

T ra d it i o n a l I tal i a n Food O pen

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p . m . - 1 1 p. m .

Closed a l l day Wed nesday