THE OLD BRADFORDIAN

The Old Bradfordians Association Magazine

Acclaimed journalist and Bradford Beacon Anita Singh

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2020 Edition 02 03 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Welcome

I would at this point like to give a special thanks to Simon, for his continuing support, and to Lindsey and her team who set about trying to ensure contact with the OB Community was maintained and that older members closer to School remained safe. Lindsey established a befriending scheme with help from a wide range of people associated with School past and present. At Christmas, some small gifts were circulated, and a raffle organised. In addition, a series of online talks were arranged involving Steve Abbott (1972), WELCOME Adrian Moorhouse (1982), Roger Mosey (1976), Richard Nerukar (1982), Dr Amir Khan (1999) and Deborah Sides (2006). I have to admit of all the ... organisations that I am involved with, BGS came out tops in regards to keeping in touch with its members. Congrats Lindsey and her team. ... from the President Initially, I thought what would I write about – well it’s about time I stopped Welcome to the 2020 edition of this fine journal, before I receive my annual reprimand from the editor for too many words! However, before I close, I would like to repeat my thanks to all concerned slightly later than normal, but definitely not in maintaining our spirits through these dark times; my Committee, all cancelled by the dreaded virus. The team has helpers, Simon, Lindsey and the team. The latter team has been marvellous worked hard in ensuring that the ‘spiky’ fellow especially as during the year, Rebecca and Emma moved on as part of their career development. I should like to thank both for all their support to the does not get the better of us – well done team! organisation and wish them all the very best for the future. Their places were taken by Donna, who looks after events and the OB Committee, At the end of the AGM in September 2019, what was my closing statement and Luke, who has a data remit. In the new team, Jess has moved over is now ringing in my ears: “We look forward to another splendid year!” Well, I to communications and marketing. It is wonderful how under Lindsey’s got that wrong! There may be an opening for me in politics! 2020 has indeed leadership, the team has gelled together in what has not been the easiest been a strange, and yet memorable year – but probably not for the reasons of circumstances. Well done and thanks to you all. Dr Ian Holland we would have wished. Finally, I wish you all the very best – try to take care and stay safe as the (1966) The 2019/20 academic year got off to a good start with the Annual Government keeps reminding us and best of luck with your vaccinations! OBA Committee Dinner returning to the Price Hall and a fascinating talk from Detective President Superintendent Helen Millichap (1993) on the issues around policing the capital and the knife epidemic, followed by a sneak preview of her new task – recruiting 20,000 police officers at the start of Boris’s reign. The run up to Christmas was, as always, busy and interesting with an excellent London Club Dinner with guest speaker OB Charlotte Lockley (1985). Representing the OBA at Founders’ Day was an honour, and the Christmas concerts were up to their usual high standards. A highlight of the term was the event to mark 35 years of co-education; Lindsey and her team put together an excellent event, ‘Leading Ladies’, to celebrate this anniversary which was extremely interesting. ... from the At this point, things seemed to be going well and we all looked forward to an interesting 2020. We started the New Year with a lovely service led by the Headmaster Bishop of Ripon to bring the WW1 project to an end. It was at this point that Welcome to this latest edition the rumours from the East became a reality and the coronavirus pandemic was upon us! of ‘The Old Bradfordian’. Life became very different and indeed was a challenge for us all. The determination to succeed kicked in and we adapted to deal with the situation. I write these words on day three of the latest national lockdown. It is 9:35am on Wednesday We all became adept with Zoom, managing to hold a limited AGM and a Dr Simon Hinchliffe 6 January 2021. I expect to hear later a committee meeting, the latter being well attended – future food for thought. BA, MEd, PhD, FRSA confirmation that public exams in England Online Speech Day and Founders’ Day did not have the usual feel, but were Headmaster excellent in that members could keep in touch and showed us we were not will once again be cancelled and there is no succumbing to the ravages of the ‘spiky’ chap. question that the tests facing our country and the world at large are grave. Above all else, I worry about the long-term impacts on our young people. So, what can we do? 04 05 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Welcome

BGS has purpose, strength of character and resilience. By necessity there has been a muscular element to our meeting of the present conditions. But we are kind, patient, empathetic and ultimately supportive of each other too. This balance of qualities will see us through. We behaved The answer: to strain every sinew and do what we possibly can to safeguard compassionately and correctly, and showed of the School’s ethos. There is no more important the wellbeing, education and therefore prospects of our BGS pupils. This is some resolve. In many ways, I believe we are work ongoing at BGS than to embed benefaction what we have done, what we are doing still – exhausting but worthwhile. It is now a better school than we were before the and public benefit, not just in the heart of any a privilege to lead Bradford Grammar School (BGS) through these difficult pandemic struck, and challenges are inevitably given Headmaster, but at the centre of the whole days and I am proud of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. therefore morphing into opportunities for future school community and our shared endeavour. Cycles of lockdown interleaved with direct teaching of whole school and development and growth. This laudable activity is gathering pace and is one specific cohorts, including vulnerable pupils, individual year groups and the Other independent schools nationally are example of the growth and renewed sense of children of critical workers for example, with attendant volumes of instruction reducing their bursary commitments and wider community and common cause at BGS.

and statutory guidance, have presented significant but not insurmountable public benefit work to realise savings to survive, I’m not ready to look back and take stock. There challenges. if at all possible, these times of increased cost, is no sense of triumph or hubris in my words or As the first lockdown loomed, we didn’t have long to prepare. France, borrowing and decreased income. It is only deeds. But there is hope for the future and a job Italy, South East Asia, amongst others, were ahead of the UK in terms of through the visionary support of our benefactors to do with your assistance. the progression of the virus, so we contacted peer group schools overseas that means-tested fee assistance – Assisted Places My humble thanks are extended to Governors, and learned from their initial experiences, readying our resources, workforce, at BGS – can be maintained, an activity that strikes colleagues, pupils and their parents, and of course communications strategy and adapting governance structures – the list to the core identity and ongoing ambitions of our Old Bradfordians and friends for your kind goes on. Business plans had to be rewritten without delay, costs controlled. BGS, our collective mission. messages of understanding, encouragement and Difficult decisions were taken regarding the workforce and programmes A new Development & Old Bradfordians’ Office collegiality, and for your practical support of the of expenditure. was established in November 2018, with the aim School’s ambitions. Please do not underestimate As the first 2020 lockdown began, and remote education took over, we of reconnecting and supporting the community your value or potential to make a difference. adjusted to a new school routine, and quickly too. We were determined early of Old Bradfordians which exists across the world. Collective action must continue for the good of on to sustain pastoral, academic and co-curricular (wider learning) provision, A key pillar of the office’s remit is to work with Old the young people at our School and also for those and mimic as far as was practicable the rhythm of a normal school day. At the Bradfordians who are interested in supporting the who will follow them in years to come. As a parent same time, we understood it would be beneficial to deliver age appropriate next generation of talented pupils. This could be and teacher, I am proud to be part of BGS. programmes, begin steadily with remote learning in order to leave no one through careers and university advice, mentoring, Hoc Age! behind, and build in the opportunity for incremental improvement to keep work experience, or supporting bright but things fresh. We also sought to deliver a degree of flexibility, recognising that disadvantaged children with Assisted Places. both pupils and teachers would be facing many various pressures. All the To enable this and to help launch a new while, our BGS people were falling ill, families and friends were distancing, campaign, The 1662 Fund was established in and we lost loved ones, me included. Balancing professional and personal November 2019. lives was not straightforward, and it remains far from easy today. The task is The 1662 Fund forms part of the School’s an uphill one – educational, operational and commercial, and is ongoing still. accounts and a Development Committee chaired As I write, it is arguably our toughest yet. by Lady Morrison (Chairman of Governors) has been established to support proactive fundraising. The committee comprises benefactors and School Governors. The need to do this vital work is as much about safeguarding the School’s future and academic standing, as it is about contributing to social If you have integrity, nothing mobility in Bradford. Bradford is already the fifth else matters. If you don’t have most deprived area in the UK, with almost 50% integrity, nothing else matters of all children living in poverty according to Alan K Simpson national statistics. BGS receives a huge volume of competitive applications each year but is currently only able to provide funding to 5-10% of all those applicants who request support. We must invest in the talent on our doorstep and stay true to our School’s vision of providing an outstanding education to all with the potential to thrive here, irrespective of background or means. This aim is enshrined in our 1662 Royal Charter and has always been a key part 06 07 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Contents CONTENTS

02 Welcome … ANNOUNCEMENTS 10 Announcements Brian Parker Editor and former NEWS IN BRIEF Chemistry teacher 12 Celebrating the Class of 1975 (1976-2005) & 1976 Assisted Place 13 Major benefactor honoured with OBE 14 Linzi Maybin (2007) 14 Sir Nigel Poole High Court honour 15 David Barraclough (1967) 15 TV doctor returns to BGS Notes from the Editor 16 OB looks to revolutionise student lettings market FEATURES Welcome to the 2020 edition of ‘The Old 30 Bradford Beacon: Anita Singh 16 OB on national magazine cover! 33 Where are they now? Bradfordian’ – the news magazine for the OBA. 18 Schoolmaster in Churchill’s 34 Meet Omar Bahadhur ‘secret army’ 36 Where in the world? Many thanks to all the members of the Old Bradfordians’ Office 20 A passion for Chinese art 42 Transforming lives: who have continued to work at School despite the chaos outside. 21 ‘Whomsoever You See’ Assisted Places at BGS Thank you also to the OBs who have written to me directly. It is 22 ‘Every Day Bradford’ 46 OBs combatting COVID always a pleasure to hear just how well you are doing. 23 Looking back … 1919 50 Tributes to teacher who You may have noticed that this issue is a little later than in previous inspired a generation years. The magazine will now run per calendar year to allow us SCHOOL LIFE to better reflect activity throughout the year, with a springtime 24 Tribute to OBs who fell in WW1 EVENTS publication release, so please expect future issues around a similar 25 Befriending scheme 52 BGS ‘In Conversation’ time. This year, we are publishing hard copies and the magazine 26 Speech Day 2020 will appear online. If there are any OBs who would like a hard copy 53 OBs North America 26 Founders’ Day 2020 2020 Reunion and did not receive one, please contact either myself or the School. 28 Peter Higgins (1981) visits BGS Recently, I had a FaceTime chat with two ex-members of U6BP 29 Beyond BGS: OBs giving back REMEMBERING ... (2001), Kate Lowe and Juliet Raine (who now lives and works in Sardinia). That form of 10 pupils produced three NHS consultants, a registrar and two other doctors, a physiotherapist/ergonomics specialist, and, possibly even more! What a great school BGS is! I also recently received a thank you note from James Ashwell (1993). He even remembered one of my sayings from an A Level Summer Concert Chemistry class 27 years previously! This was followed by an email 17 June from Mark Rigby (1980), a past cross country runner. And lastly, but not least from Professor Phillip Preshaw (1986), who is presently Diary dates Open Science Lecture with Professor of Dentistry at the University of Singapore. I cannot Prof. Andy Carr (1977) – At BGS, we have a varied events programme for all convey the pleasure it gives me to receive emails from past pupils ‘New for Old; a short history members of the BGS family. Giving the uncertainties of surgical replacement of and to see just how well they have done over the past years. around the current COVID-19 situation, we have body parts’ As I write this, I am visited by Matt Wilde, Donna Reynolds and two only published dates for the summer term. We will 21 June Sixth Form students with a Christmas present from BGS. What a communicate any developments with you as and when Speech Day super school this is! we know, and update the website accordingly. 25 June Keep safe, keep well. BGS ‘In Conversation’ [email protected] with British novelist Ross Raisin (1998) 29 June 08 09 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Welcome

A Year in Review: Development & Old Bradfordians’ Office

I hope this edition of ‘The Old Bradfordian’ finds OBs and friends safe and well.

2020 was certainly that most overused of words – unprecedented. In different ways, the past twelve months have presented us all with challenge, loss, and upheaval. Characters have been tested; kindness has won out, and the ties of community have sustained us. Here in the Development Office, we have worked hard to play our part OBs also supported School administration and campaign and ensure that you have felt connected with one another by increasing the number of communications respectively. and to your old school. Above: (L-R) Luke Jones, students who can benefit from I’m sure many OBs will join Donna Reynolds, Lindsey It’s strange to think that 2020 began with what now seems Assisted Places. The new 1662 me in wishing them well and Davis and Jessica Alred rather outrageous: an actual physical event, thanks to the Fund and 1662 Development thanking them for all they did hospitality of OB Peter Mason (1974) who hosted a hugely Committee chaired by Lady for BGS. enjoyable evening in his Leeds bar The Dog House. Sadly, Morrison has ambitious hopes the arrival of COVID-19 just a few months later ensured that for the future; since the Fund’s this was the first and last in-person OB gathering of 2020, inception in November 2019, Though it has been tough, the resilience and as reunions and anniversaries were cancelled with great the Committee has helped to alacrity during March. raise more than £800,000 in the on occasion, downright heroism of OBs has Though it has been tough, the resilience and on occasion, form of endowed and ‘pay as shone through ... downright heroism of OBs has shone through: from the OBs you go’ bursaries. This includes doing their bit to keep the public safe and support the NHS, brand new sponsorship gifts to the fortitude of the Class of 2020, who have missed so and a first for BGS, in the form Upon Emma’s departure, many traditional school milestones (we will correct this of a remarkable year group gift Jessica Alred, previously Events when we can!). from the Class of 1975 and 1976. The whole school community is Coordinator, accepted the Whilst 2020 presented us with great challenges, the deeply grateful to all those who position of Communications BGS family stayed connected. Perhaps one of the silver have generously donated. & Marketing Executive. Jess has linings of life ‘going virtual’ has been the opportunity to a wide range of experience in Committee to deliver and grow strengthen bonds with OBs located across the world, We also appreciate the this area and we were thrilled our events programme – virtual minus geographical or travel constraints: during our North feedback received in response that she accepted the post. Jess or otherwise! – and serve as the American Reunion, or in conversations with OBs based as to last year’s survey. We will oversee the production of key point of contact for OBs. far afield as Hong Kong and Japan. have taken on board your key School publications and comments: the need for more We look forward to working As these pages reveal, OBs did whatever they could to manage the School website varied events, for instance, with everyone and send you all support School and one another: delivering virtual careers and social media output. which appeal across the the best for what will hopefully talks, volunteering alongside current students to reach out We also welcomed our new be a happy and healthy 2021. generations, and will continue Database Officer Luke Jones, to self-isolating fellow OBs and participating in our first Lindsey Davis to learn from you as to how we who is responsible for looking ever online event programme: ‘BGS In Conversation’. With Director of Development & can help you stay connected. after your data and managing Assistant Heads Gary Woods and Paul Merckx serving as External Relations Bradford’s answer to Paxman and Parkinson, we were joined Finally, you may have the technical aspects of by a host of inspirational OBs for some hugely popular noticed some changes in the Beyond Bradford. In September, events. Sincere thanks to all of our guests for offering an Development Office: this year Donna Reynolds came aboard. alternative to Netflix! we said farewell to Rebecca As Old Bradfordian & Events Bull and Emma Wragg, who Coordinator, Donna will moved on to careers in school work closely with the OBA 10 11 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Announcements ANNOUNCEMENTS Professor David Weir (1957) has recently been appointed as Professor of Enterprise and Director of External Engagement at Huddersfield Business School, Huddersfield University.

Here we celebrate some of your good news stories. Further stories can be Local artist Richard O’ Neill found on the School website and our (1989), has recently won a exclusive OB networking platform, prestigious industry award On 1 October 2020, Roger Charnley (1952) and his wife Beyond Bradford. having been voted Digital Judith (née Dunford) celebrated their 60th diamond wedding Artist of the Year for the anniversary. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, they

North of England 2020 by the were unable to have the large party they had hoped for and could To share your stories, please email Corporate Livewire Prestige only celebrate at home on their own! Family and old friends did [email protected] Awards. The judges were pay them a socially distanced visit however to wish them well! Whether it be a birth, wedding, award impressed with Richard’s Roger and Judith were married at Ryan Street Methodist Church, West win or other achievement, we want to personal nature, consistency Bowling, Bradford, on Saturday 1 October 1960. Several OBs comprised of reviews and overall hear them all! the escort on the day. They included John Dawson (1951) as Best attentiveness. Richard recalls: Man, and Raymond Hill (1954), John Peebles (1952) and the late ‘I am truly delighted to have Richard Gillgrass (1953) as Groomsmen. They have remained good won this award in what has friends and keep in regular touch; very sadly, Richard Gillgrass died been a very difficult year for just over a year ago, on 13 January 2020. everyone. It is so gratifying to have all your hard work In October 2020, acknowledged in this way.’ Jonathan Emmett (1989) was named among Richard is a digital artist the 2020 VenuesNow specialising in contemporary Having sat her online All-Stars for his travel art, inspired by the final exams for university, architectural contribution beautiful scenery of his home Melissa Knapton (2017) to the sports industry. county of Yorkshire and beyond. graduated from the University His award-winning designs have Jonathan studied of Warwick with a first Clare Kelly (2010) has featured internationally in books Despite lockdown, architecture at Edinburgh class honours degree in recently been promoted and magazines, large-scale art Rik T Bryan (1990), launched University where he Mathematics, Operational to Creative Manager installations, promotional videos the new Bladder Cancer gained his master’s degree. Research, Statistics and at Universal Music and advertising campaigns. Research Centre at the Having spent an internship Economics, and was awarded Publishing Group in Throughout November and University of Birmingham on year in the USA during the MORSE prize from the London, specialising December, Richard’s work was 1 November. This is the first his degree, he decided Department of Statistics for an in music for Film & TV. also featured on the Bradford dedicated bladder cancer to return and gained a outstanding overall performance Clare sends her sincerest Big Screen as part of the research centre in the UK, and place at The Southern in the MORSE degree. wishes and thanks to all ‘Artist’s Choice’ presentation one of very few worldwide. Californian Institute of Melissa was due to start her the Music, Art and English in Centenary Square. He has Read more about the BCRC Architecture where, in graduate job in September teachers for making her produced a brand-new series at www.birmingham.ac.uk/ 1997, he was awarded 2020, but due to COVID-19, time at BGS so enjoyable. of prints of local Bradford research/bladder-cancer/ The Degree of Master of it was slightly delayed. In landmarks to mark the occasion. index.aspx Architecture. He remains November, she started her role in California and has had Visit www.richardoneillart.co.uk as a Retirement Analyst with the a very interesting career to see some of his work. Willis Towers Watson graduate in his chosen profession. programme in the Leeds team. He is now Design Director She receives one day a week and Principal of Gensler study leave for her professional Architects – a large exams, which she is hoping to practice of some 5000+ take in April, on her pathway professionals networked to qualifying as an actuary across 50 offices (specialising in pensions). throughout the world.

, 13 OBE News in Brief News The Old Bradfordian The Old (1961) with Shears Lyn OBE Chair of the Shears Foundation ‘My particular thanks go to‘My Shears added. ‘The she him,’ much a is very Foundation delighted and I’m affair family the of new generations that It’s involved. getting are family pass on our to so rewarding our to philanthropy ideas of they also that and know family go on to our foundation want perpetuity.’ into Hinchliffe, Simon Dr Lyn’s said of Headmaster, of proud honour: ‘I am very with the association BGS’s and congratulate foundation on her well-deserved Lyn the day I see every accolade. the foundation’s impact of no doubtsupport and have people who the young that remarkable such benefit from it forward will pay generosity One lives. their own throughout legacy.’ no greater can ask for Above: (from top) Daniel McNab (2019) celebrating his A Level success with his parents; The late Trevor Shears

Major benefactor with OBE honoured major School’s Grammar Bradford of One with an OBE honoured has been benefactors list. Honours Year New in this year’s in Trevor, Bradfordian, husband and Old joins her late Shears Lyn her and for Foundation Shears up The setting OBE for an receiving charity. to services BGS at schools and bursaries has sponsored Foundation Shears The and middle- low from enabling 20 students than 12 years, more for whom nine of an outstanding education, receive to families income still in school. are McNab, is Daniel the foundation thanks to excel to student One in his A and one A grade A*s who left school in 2019 with three the at Science in Computer a degree studying for now is He Levels. by sponsored apprenticeship a degree as part of Leeds, of University (PwC). PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2006 and has distributed the Shears up by was set foundation The them of charities, most of range a wide almost £13m to of grants of the Prince by also honoured was Lyn England. of in the North Arts for Medal Wales of the Prince when she was awarded Wales in 2014. Philanthropy exciting and this unexpected receive to humbled ‘I was very Said Lyn: in this honour. join Trevor amazing to news and it feels expect to didn’t we Foundation Shears up The and I set Trevor ‘When ourselves found did it because we we and honours, awards receive back. something give to position and wanted fortunate in a very giving that discovered quickly we starting the foundation, ‘Soon after giving the as much out of get we said that often I’ve you. is good for met have we the years them. Over receive that as the groups grants their hearts and selfless people who give dedicated some incredible, for.’ they work the charities and souls to Bruce said her son-in-law her husband in 2014, Lyn losing Since going. the foundation in keeping had been instrumental Warnes

As we seek to increase the number of Assisted Places at BGS, we welcome similar year group initiatives. Please contact Lindsey Davis, Development Director for more details at [email protected] Congratulations and sincere thanks to the Class of the Class thanks to and sincere Congratulations Age true Hoc in 1975 & 1976, who came together just in Place Assisted establish a brand-new style to Christmas! time for increased faced have families in which many a challenging year After hoped for. have could the best Christmas gift we was this really hardship, Ian established by fund generously a challenge Launched thanks to (1975), and (1976), Mark Hardaker Leechman (1976), Robert Hudson is the Place 1975 & 1976 Assisted of (1976), the Class Philip Hanson otherwise bewould of its kind. A child who to BGS gift year group first 2021. be arriving in September BGS will now attend unable to this campaign will help us to by support generated incredible The so proud are we school community and inclusive the diverse preserve social mobility in to a valuable contribution also make Places Assisted of. grateful extremely are We recipients. of lives the transforming Bradford, act remarkable, and truly their collective, for 1975 & 1976 of the Class to has helped BGS turn the clock who donated Everyone generosity. of funding when lack of era, Grant Direct the of the days back a little to you. admission. Thank a bar to was not Celebrating the Class of 1975 of the Class Celebrating & 1976 Assisted Place & 1976 Assisted

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TV doctor returns to BGS October 2020

A popular doctor from a hit Channel 5 observational documentary show returned Linzi Maybin David to BGS to give a fascinating lecture to staff (2007) and students. Barraclough Dr Amir Khan (1999), who appears on ‘GPs: Behind Closed November 2020 Doors’ and features regularly on ‘BBC Breakfast’ and ITV’s (1967) ‘This Morning’, also enjoyed a socially distanced tour of BGS Community dentist Linzi April 2020 during his highly anticipated visit. Maybin, who launched Sir Nigel Poole (1983) The GP’s lecture was streamed live as part of our ‘In a charity to help special David Barraclough Conversation’ events which have featured lectures from needs children and honoured with appointment was appointed as the many of the School’s inspirational OBs. Under Sheriff of West refugees enjoy happier to the High Court Dr Khan recently published his Sunday Times bestseller, ‘The dental experiences, is in Yorkshire on 6 April Doctor Will See You Now’, charting the highs and lows of his line for a national award. December 2020 2020. 15 years as a doctor. He is a partner in one of the UK’s busiest surgeries and is a GP trainer and honorary senior lecturer at Linzi launched Happy Teeth After being articled with Last Sir Nigel has been appointed a Justice of the Bradford and Leeds universities. Outreach in October 2019 and has Suddards in Bradford, David already supported more than 600 High Court (Family Division) by the Lord Chief practised as a commercial Lindsey Davis, Development Director said: ‘We were delighted vulnerable children. Justice and started his new role in October 2020. property solicitor in Leeds until to welcome Amir back to school and to show him how the his retirement from Radcliffes School’s facilities have expanded and developed since he The charity visits schools and Sir Nigel has had a distinguished career at the Bar for the past 31 Le Brasseur. was last here. Our ‘In Conversation’ events have proven really refugee clinics to screen children in years. He joined Kings Chambers, in Manchester, in 2004, where popular and Amir’s lecture was no exception. We’re grateful a familiar environment, educating he specialised in personal injury and clinical negligence and David is also the President he took the time out of his busy diary to come and see us.’ them on healthy diets and oral enjoyed working on the Northern circuit. Latterly, he was known of the Yorkshire Union of hygiene and giving different types for his tireless work as Head of Chambers at Kings and was Law Societies, Chair of the of free toothbrushes, toothpaste appointed as a Recorder in 2009 and as a Deputy High Court Yorkshire Legal Support and stickers away. Judge in 2017. Trust, and a Director and Past President of Leeds Law Now the charity is one of eight Sir Nigel said of his appointment: ‘It is a great honour to have Society. In October 2020, he which have been shortlisted for an been appointed to the High Court bench. In the short time I have was elected a Council Member ITV National Diversity Award in the been sitting I have already had to preside over many interesting of the Law Society of England Community Organisation Award for and challenging cases including serious medical treatment and Wales, and in December Disability category. decisions in the Court of Protection. I have very fond memories of my time at BGS, from Clock House to the Sixth Form, of the 2020 he received the award Linzi, who works for Bradford teachers, and of the many activities I enjoyed there including for the Yorkshire Lawyer of District Care NHS Foundation Trust, drama, music, sports, and scouts. Whilst at school I had no the Year in the Yorkshire is no stranger to awards, having ambitions to be a lawyer or a judge, but the grounding that BGS Legal Awards. won the British Society of Paediatric gave me has been invaluable in my career.’ Congratulations to David from Dentists’ Innovation Award. Sir Nigel is the second OB to be appointed to the High Court everyone at BGS. Happy Teeth campaigns to improve following Sir Stephen Morris (1976), who sits on the Queen’s the oral health of young people Bench. The pair are two of only 100 High Court judges in with disabilities in Yorkshire, through the country. educational programmes in schools, training and awareness for Lindsey Davis, Development Director at BGS, said: ‘Our parents and dental and healthcare heartfelt congratulations go to Sir Nigel on his well-deserved professionals, including school appointment. Sir Nigel’s success speaks powerfully to BGS values nurses and support staff. of working hard, striving for excellence, and making a positive contribution to wider society. Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/happy-teeth ‘Having two Old Bradfordians as High Court Judges is such an achievement and we’re very proud to count them amongst our community.’ 16 17 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition News in Brief

(for what now I can’t seem to Geology as my third option just remember), but I remember to keep things interesting! the brief being ‘look like you’ve ‘[At the time of writing,] I’m reached a difficult question’, so currently sitting my finals for I’m glad my acting skills – which a degree in Spanish, French I put to good use in the school’s and Catalan at Cambridge 2016 production of ‘Grease’, and University (St John’s College), have since carried forward to and am planning to start an MA Old Bradfordian looks university – came in handy! in Creative Theatre Producing at ‘It also brought back fond Mountview Academy of Theatre to revolutionise student memories of my time at BGS, Arts in September 2020. I guess where I focused my A Level guess theatre has always run lettings market studies heavily on languages in my veins and it’s nice that October 2020 (Spanish and French) with ‘Private Eye’ has noticed!’

Olivia Dovernor (2016) has won the support of the Royal Bank of Scotland as she aims to shake up the student lettings market with her new app. Olivia wants to help fellow students navigate the stressful property Beyond Bradford allows market, initially at St Andrews, home of her former university. She you to expand networks, has crowdfunded the first round to develop her app, The Student offer and benefit from Bubble, and is in talks with consultants behind a major UK property careers support, and stay platform to expand the app’s reach to other university towns. in touch with School. Olivia studied for a degree in chemistry at the University of St Stay Our exciting new app Andrews and, while there, found the private student lettings market also allows you to: was fraught with time consuming application processes and a OB’s younger general lack of transparency. connected • Search a private network to reconnect with old friends After learning to code herself, Olivia pitched her idea successfully to self appears and teachers a front-end app developer, who has more than 140 successful apps on national through • Join an exclusive business and previous experience developing technology in the property industry. The current round of crowdfunding, along with founder magazine directory to promote your investment, will pay for the development of the minimum viable Beyond company product (MVP) and take the app to market. cover! • Share old photos The Royal Bank of Scotland match funded the initial funds with a May 2020 • Access our ‘Willing to help’ setting £2,500 donation under its Backing Her Business scheme, which Bradford and use your experience to help early career OBs to get ahead supports female entrepreneurs. After recognising his – your exclusive Said Olivia, who has just started a PhD in chemistry at the University 15-year-old self on • Post job opportunities of Cambridge: ‘It’s great that RBS has backed the project and myself the cover of national networking app • Create a new group and as a young female entrepreneur. Our plan is for the app to help publication ‘Private invite members to it future students at the University of St Andrews initially and then look Eye’, Old Bradfordian • Share memories or organise to expand into other similar university towns across the UK.’ Ed Paget (2016) reflects a new group or event through a real time news feed Olivia has also received support from OBs via Beyond Bradford, on his time at BGS and our Old Bradfordian professional network. recalls the photoshoot This is your platform, and To read the full story, visit http://bit.ly/BGS-OB-OliviaD where it all began. exclusive to OBs. Sign up is quick and easy https:// ‘It was a bit of a shock seeing myself at the tender age of beyondbradford.com 15 on the cover of a national App available on Android publication. I remember a well- and Apple devices staged photoshoot taking place 18 The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition

Left: Former BGS schoolmaster, Harry Rée, served as an undercover agent during the Second World War

Harry’s life as an agent was only discovered by his son He wanted people to know Jonathan, an author, historian how ordinary and modest and philosopher, in 2016 when the real heroes of the he was contacted by a French Resistance were soldier who was keen to track down relatives of the prominent resister. Message from Lesley Jonathan soon found himself on a train to France where, at an Purcell, Clarkson impressive civic ceremony to Library Manager rededicate a memorial plaque, ‘He would have hated to have been portrayed as a hero. He always Spurred on by the publication he was astonished to discover praised the ordinary unheroic deeds of the men and women of of ‘A Schoolmaster’s War: his father’s role in the fight France who enabled him to be part of the Resistance, people who Harry Reé – British Agent in BGS schoolmaster’s against Germany. had risked their lives for him. the French Resistence’, we are seeking a copy of the book Said Jonathan: ‘He worked ‘He must have been deeply affected by tragedies, such as the death Harry penned about his war double life in Churchill’s directly or indirectly with around of his devoted assistant Jean Simon, who was gunned down in their years. Reé wrote ‘Jours de 400 supporters, including favourite café, or the retired schoolmistress Marguerite Barbier, who Gloire’ under the pen name ‘secret army’ women and children, not just loved him like a son and died in a concentration camp.’ Marcel Pavigny. Written in July 2020 men, and became extremely Harry fled France with stomach wounds after being shot by a French, it proved useful to close to them. Almost half were German military policeman who had found his safe house. He spent Harry in getting his pupils to A new book has unveiled the double life of a former arrested at some point, and in five months recovering from his injuries in Switzerland at the same study the language, as they BGS schoolmaster who served as an undercover many cases imprisoned and time as coordinating activities back in Franche-Comte. were all really keen to read of tortured, while dozens were agent for Churchill’s ‘secret army’ during the After the War, Harry received the Médaille de la Résistance Francaise his exploits! Second World War. executed or deported to camps in Germany from which they and Croix de Guerre, and was appointed DSO, OBE and Chevalier de The book only comes up Former BGS languages teacher, Harry Rée, told relatives his eight were unlikely to return. I can la Légion d’honneur. for purchase very rarely and months spent in France, in 1943, had been like a ‘glorious summer see why he didn’t want to talk He went back to his teaching career, joining BGS in 1949 where he is difficult to get hold of holiday,’ where he cycled around and enjoyed people’s hospitality. about it.’ worked until 1951. He later become Professor of Education at York since the publication of this latest book. We are therefore But he was actually an agent in Churchill’s Special Operations Jonathan, of Oxford, read University and retired to an old farmhouse in Ribblehead, in the asking if anyone from the OB Executive, known as Churchill’s Secret Army or Ministry of dozens of histories and Yorkshire Dales. community has a copy that Ungentlemanly Warfare, where he was tasked with sabotage and memoirs and looked through After his extensive research, Jonathan captured his father’s story they would be willing to part subversion behind enemy lines. piles of family papers. He in a book ‘A Schoolmaster’s War: Harry Rée – A British agent in with for the School to preserve Harry was parachuted into France in April 1943, after training in travelled around France to talk the French Resistance’. He says his father intended to write his in the archive. We promise sabotage and silent killing and how to pass yourself off as a native to people who had known autobiography but died in 1991 age 76 before he got the chance. that if a copy is offered, it will Frenchman. He went on to devise a system for smuggling messages Harry and found pages and ‘I think he would have thought, if there had to be a book, he would be treasured. Students today to London, organised dozens of parachute drops and gave pages he had written on have liked it to have been like this one,’ he says. ‘He wanted people would certainly be interested instruction in sabotage techniques. He directed operations with the his return, most of which to know how ordinary and modest the real heroes of the Resistance to find out more about such an French Resistance against railways, canals, warehouses, electricity were either unpublished or were. He never forgot them and never forgave himself for his part in interesting former BGS teacher, supplies and factories. anonymous. Slowly, he began what happened to them. He never ceased to wonder at his absurd especially the historians, and to piece together the dangerous One of the charismatic teacher’s greatest successes was in persuading good luck at getting out alive.’ languages students. reality of his father’s war. Rodolphe Peugeot, the son of the Peugeot factory owner, to sabotage If you are able to help, please the family premises at Sochaux, which had been commandeered to Said Jonathan: ‘He had actually email oldbradfordians@ make parts for Nazi tanks. In return, Harry persuaded the RAF not to signed the Peace Pledge at bradfordgrammar.com carry out another bombing raid on the factory by making a pact to university and was in a reserved keep up with regular sabotage operations. occupation as a teacher, but he later reconsidered his position. 20 21 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition News in Brief

Below: Robert Stanley Hope Smith (1928) ‘Whomsoever You See’ pictured with his wife and son By Dick Hazlehurst (1964)

The COVID-19 lockdown of 2020 has provided We sold copies to various many people with the opportunity to sort through organisations – the one I most drawers full of old papers and shelves full of old vividly remember was the Metropolitan Police Training books and publications. In my case, these items School at Hendon where I, as included back issues of ‘The Old Bradfordian’, a shy and over-awed 17 year notably the Summer 2010 issue. old, was entertained to lunch by several fairly senior officers, before we had a showing of the film, which they then

agreed to buy. The Film Society which had produced the masterpiece ‘Strike Action’ had been decimated by the departure from school of the entire production team, notably the A passion for Chinese art three David’s: Barker, Brown Unknown to anybody apart from close family and Illingworth (I think they members, Old Bradfordian Robert Stanley were). I was a year below them From top: A dish made during the Hope Smith’s (1928), passion was collecting and found myself almost the reign of the emperor Yongzheng only remaining member of the (1723-35). It had a crack in the middle Chinese Art. Society, when they left. For the of it, but it’s extremely finely painted and could well have been made for Stanley began collecting Chinese art pieces in 1946 from local planning, filming, and editing the royal court. Stanley bought it with auction houses, shops and privately. His wife, Joan also shared of ‘Whomsoever You See’, I was the crack … it didn’t bother him (the On page 15, I spotted a his passion and they made further purchases on weekend trips helped considerably by Paul belief in Kintsugi is that objects column entitled ‘Strike Action’. become more interesting and to antique fairs. Stanley was partially disabled; having suffered Dobson who was in the year Towards the end of the article beautiful by their scars). Its presale from Polio as a child, he walked with a cane and wore a leg below mine. We received a estimate was £3-5,000 but it sold for was reference to at least two brace. A lot of the Chinese porcelain he bought was not in good review in Films User; I still above £200,000 even in the condition more films (‘Tell Tale’ and it was in. It went back to mainland perfect condition, but Stanley somehow related the items’ have a copy of that issue. ‘Explosion’) produced in the China to a major collector. imperfections to his own disability. He did, however, manage to sixties. There was at least one My school days at BGS were A Junyao purple-splashed dish, Yuan buy some pieces with great provenance irrelevant of condition. much too busy to allow time for Dynasty (1279-1368). It had previously further film produced by the In 1950, he was elected a member of the Oriental Ceramic Classics! To my parents’ dismay, belonged to the collector George de Above: (from top) Dick BGS Film Society during that Society (OCS). Menasce. It has a presale estimate of Hazlehurst (1964); 1962 class time, however. I know because I only managed ‘O’ levels £1,500-2,000 and sold for £35,000. Family members were the few fortunate enough to see the photo –Dick Hazlehurt is in Latin, Greek and Ancient seated on the second row, I produced it, with help from This vase is probably from the period History. So I left BGS and went porcelain collection displayed in their back room. Stanley in the centre a few others. It was called of Shunzhi (early 17th century) and the passed away in November 1979 and Joan remained a member to Bradford College for two beginning of the Qing Dynasty. It was ‘Whomsoever You See’ and we also very rare and did well even of the OCS for the rest of her life. Her grandchildren remember made it in partnership with the years to study A Level Physics, considering its condition issues. her teaching them about the Chinese dynasties while referring Wyke Amateur Lifesaving and Chemistry and Zoology – just Estimate £1,500-2,000 and sold to the pieces still on display. Joan died in 2000, and the family well enough to allow me to for £29,000. Swimming Club. then decided to sell some of the pieces at auction. study Pharmacy at what was After reading the article, I tried then the London School of The story of the unknown Yorkshire collector caused a few the wonders of modern science Pharmacy (now part of UCL), ripples in the Chinese Art markets – the 31 pieces sold for more and Googled ‘Whomsoever You becoming only the second OB than their pre-sale estimate, with a combined total of more See’. Imagine my astonishment to go there, the other being than £630,000. It is amazing that through his passion, an OB when the very first result came Professor Tony Fell (1960). If I who died 41 years ago now comes back to life with his name up: https://www.yfanefa.com/ had not done that, then I would mentioned on a list of last century’s Chinese Art collectors and record/7773 not, 52 years ago, have met my will be a reference for future collectors. The Yorkshire Film Archive wife, Judy, and things would website includes a detailed have been very different. summary of the content of the film, together with the text of the entire dialogue. It was an instructional film about techniques of life saving. 22 The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition

The most important stories, of course, relate to a long list of distinguished alumni, starting with Archbishop Sharp of York, Looking back … 1919 close friend of Queen Anne It isn’t the first time the BGS community have faced preaching at her coronation (1702) to David Hockney (1952), a global pandemic. The Spanish flu pandemic of one of the world’s most 1918 and 1919 killed millions of people worldwide, celebrated artists, receiving the including approximately one million First World War Above: Former BGS teacher, prestigious Order of Merit from Reginald Lloyd (left) featured servicemen. Former BGS teacher Private Reginald in the ‘Telegraph & Argus’ in ‘Every Day Bradford’ the current Queen in 2012. Lloyd was one of the victims of this fatal illness and April 2020 (right) Bradford’s rich history presented in a OBs include the 18th century died just before the rugby match of his lifetime. astronomer who later gave his unique way – a memorable story As reported in the ‘Telegraph & Argus’, April 2020 for every day in the year. name to a crater on the moon, the 20th century astronomer Quarantines and temporary hospitals were set up across the district By Martin Greenwood (1964) who invented the ‘Greenwich when the pandemic reached Bradford. Many of the patients were pips’, the historian who was the returning soldiers from the war, including Private Reginald Lloyd, It is now over fifty years since I left Bradford, leading biographer of Adolf who had served with the Army Service Corps as a motor driver. but it still has a strong hold – I have now just Hitler, the heavyweight politician Reginald arrived at Bradford Grammar School in 1912 to teach published a comprehensive history. This new described by many as ‘the Classics and English, and to assist the boys with rugby, having been book is no conventional narrative of Bradford’s best Prime Minister we never captain of his Oxford college rugby team in 1909-10. history. It celebrates each day in the year with had’, the bacteriologist who some important stories from 1212 to 2020. One of prevented the ‘Bradford disease’, Retired head of history, Nick Hooper, researched Reginald as part Bradford’s oldest institutions that has survived and the high-flying civil servant of his study of OBs in the First World War. His story is particularly thrived over the centuries is its Grammar School. and renowned poet recited poignant as the deadly disease ended his life just before what would have been a match of his lifetime. BGS figures in many stories from the first known at each Remembrance Day, date, when it was granted a Royal Charter (1662) the satirical weekly columnist After being examined on 23 January 1919, Reginald went on to the arrival of a government inspector (1870). published every week for nearly demobilisation leave. ‘Two forms in his Service Record note that he Then, it was a failing school, but new legislation and 50 years, the inspiration behind was discharged “for Cough” – this may be the first sign of his fatal the appointment of a new headmaster (1872), the the regeneration of Saltaire and illness,’ says Nick. the oarsman who has won the legendary Rev WH Keeling, turned it round to make ‘He returned to Bradford and clearly his return was noted, for on 15 most Boat Races. BGS one of the leading schools in the country. February the Yorkshire Rugby Union selection committee picked him In short, this new book to play as a three-quarter against the New Zealand team at Bradford provides a unique record of on 8 March, alongside FE Steinthal OB, of the Ilkley club and a pre- BGS’s contribution to the war England international. development of Bradford and ‘Sadly, Lloyd may already have been too ill to be aware of this to national life. selection. The doctor who attended him stated ‘My opinion is that ‘Every Day Bradford: a calendar this condition was undoubtedly brought about by his service in the of stories that shaped a city’ can army’. He died from cardiac failure brought on by influenza and this new book provides a unique record be ordered from most UK book pneumonia and was buried at Scholemoor. His funeral was attended of BGS’s contribution to the development outlets and online stores. by representatives of masters and boys from the school.’ of Bradford and to national life Follow on Twitter @BradfordBoy To view the full ‘Telegraph & Argus’ article visit http://bit.ly/PrivateReginaldLloyd

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School Life School The Old Bradfordian The Old Befriending scheme School launched a lockdown, of the wake In amongst social isolation combat campaign to Bradfordians. Old self-isolating school recent students, – current volunteers trained Twelve offer chat, the phones to to – took and a BGS parent leavers, 65s. amongst the over loneliness support, and alleviate practical period, calls during a four-week received 150 OBs than More a call. receive to they were amazed’ rather ‘really how speaking of as the these connections maintain did their best to Students in a Christmas drop- culminating crisis continued, coronavirus to Winter Chef Dean Executive by our of goodies made off based OBs. locally Christmas messages written also sent were than 220 OBs More launched informally have which seems to our students, by written have OBs Many a pen pal arrangement! of something school and offer their memories of share to students back to besides! and more the universe, about life, and perspectives advice lockdown, the 2021 national into campaign continued This – our students of and enthusiasm the dedication thanks to them. came before support those who to all keen the phones to 12 took Year of 2021, members February In the time At OBs. more with even connecting with the aim of calls, sharing warm taken have than 400 OBs writing, more of Students in touch. staying School for thanks to and appreciative deal and learned a great the experience enjoyed really have spirit in action! Age Hoc True about BGS history.

They went on to provide a large provide on to went They for the officers of proportion men into leading Pals, Bradford trenches.’ the from battle ceremony final The all those from remembered School communitythe up in the caught who were events but tragic courageous those War: World the First of killed in action, orwho were disease, the subsequent by the families the lost, bereaved, which and those were shattered, unspeakablewho held in silence warfare. memories of been a ‘It’s continued: Trevor from project emotional very thethe start, recognising and heartache suffered suffering and BGS parents many by BGS community The families. crafting tirelessly has worked and crosses commemorative biographiespersonalising soldier each and every for – no small undertaking, but powerfulone which gives the contribution to expression and BGS made Bradford that alsoWe have the war effort. to learned so much about people’s in the City as it developedlives andin the period leading up to during the War.’ Simon BGS Headmaster, has been said: ‘This Hinchliffe a act of and poignant remarkable and Nick led by remembrance together has brought It Trevor. the Bradford of all members and current family, Grammar and staff, pupils, parents former prominent many and a great civic figures.’ together come have ‘We as aand commemorated deeply Profound, community. has that and a project moving the School andconnected in moments our friends to history.’ our shared

Final WW1 ceremony paysFinal WW1 ceremony fallentribute to over 230 Old Bradfordians 2020 January over to paid its last respects project A remembrance in their country serve to their life who gave 230 OBs 1. War World Old School’s Grammar Bradford years, and a half the past five Over with the School’s has collaborated (OBA) Association Bradfordians’ and the identities reveal to Hooper, Nick History, of Head former War. World died during the First pupils who those former of stories Rt The and led by Mayor the Lord by attended the last ceremony, At the School specifically Ripon, of Bishop Hartley, Helen-Ann Dr Revd and Priestley Leslie Charles Jolly, Woodhead, Harry remembered injuries or diseases. their die from the last to who were Smith, Maurice project the OBA, said: ‘The Manager for the Project Smith, Trevor their of men on the 100th anniversary the each of to has paid tribute Edward Jonathan Captain to die was former pupil first The deaths. the – he was possibly Mons 23, 1914, at aged 32 on August Knowles war.’ in the to be killed officer British first the of be because many to is believed toll high death School’s ‘The corps startedtraining an officer still pupils at while men had trained Territorials. Bradford with the war or previously of the outbreak at

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New traditions were welcomed, Day with the BGS family far and such as a representative from wide. All students across Junior each Junior School year and Senior School watched attending the service. The the service in classrooms with pupils were mesmerised by their tutors and we shared the Left: Enzo Cilenti (1992) the greatness of the cathedral video with OBs worldwide. and captivated by the musical The feedback we received was performances and readings; heart-warming – it definitely left it was wonderful to introduce me with a great sense of pride our younger BGS pupils to that I am too now part of this Founders’ Day. amazing BGS family. Although the service was shorter and the audience Speech Day 2020: smaller, the ambience was perfect and special. We also going virtual recorded the service, which is June 2020 something we have never done before. In a world where virtual Speech Day is an historic and regular fixture in events are now the new normal, the BGS calendar, providing a chance to celebrate we were able to share Founders’ student achievements and reflect on the school year. Not even a global pandemic was going to stop us from observing this milestone. As Founders’ COVID-19 continued to confound the world, we took the event virtual. Day 2020 Chairman of Governors Lady Morrison and Headmaster Dr Hinchliffe By Donna Reynolds, were joined by Heads of Year in celebrating the resilience of the Old Bradfordian & BGS family during lockdown, thanking staff for their efforts, and Events Coordinator commending students on all they continued to achieve. As in typical Make your years, students also made their own contributions: Head Prefect, An iconic day in the Emelye Gill, delivered a lovely speech and introduced our guest School calendar, one mark … Remembering BGS in speaker, and students, Kate South and Lydia Crabtree, provided that usually fills Bradford your will is one of the two incredible performances. A montage of images from the year Cathedral with so many most personal and demonstrated that Hoc Age spirit was in no short supply during the ... Help them significant ways you lockdown, showcasing an array of academic and extracurricular people from the BGS student activities. community, Founders’ can help to safeguard the future of talented We were very grateful to our guest speaker, Old Bradfordian and Day took a a very make theirs star of stage and screen Enzo Cilenti (1992), who ‘joined’ us for the different turn in 2020. young people in occasion. No stranger to the camera, having appeared in ‘Game However, it was still as Bradford, and that of Thrones’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Luther’, Enzo delivered special and memorable of BGS itself. an inspirational turn which included a beautiful oration of Max as in years gone by. Ehrmann’s poem ‘Desiderata’. An affecting work at the best of times, All legacy gifts, regardless the poem bore particular resonance for the Class of 2020, whose As the newly appointed of size, help us to pass on final year at BGS was marked by so much external disruption. Old Bradfordian & Events the transformative gift of Coordinator, this was my first big a BGS education. The event was streamed to students, staff, parents, governors and event. Having never attended a VIPs on 26 June, and it’s fair to say, there was nary a dry eye in the To learn more about making Founders’ Day service before, house as we came together, whilst apart, to reflect on the most a bequest to your old school, it was all new to me and with unusual of years. please contact Lindsey Davis, COVID-19 rearing its head, we Director of Development & knew the service would not be External Relations. able to take place in the usual [email protected] way. Social distancing, track and 01274 553710 trace, face mask wearing and reducing an audience from 650 attendees to 36 were the new challenges ahead. 28 29 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition School Life

Beyond BGS: Old Bradfordians giving back In Spring 2020, we launched Beyond BGS: our new online Higher Education & Careers programme. Beyond BGS complements our Old Bradfordian professional networking site Beyond Bradford, by giving current students the opportunity to hear from OBs at critical points during their time with us: before making decisions about A Levels and post BGS destinations. Thank you to all those OBs, friends (and in some cases, wives!) who participated. Speakers delivered lunchtime sessions on Microsoft Teams, taking questions from BGS students in Years 11, Peter, co-founder of Charles 12, and 13. It was a fantastic way to augment as ‘normal’ a school Tyrwhitt Shirts and a trustee of experience as possible, during the most abnormal of times. the charity Mary’s Meals, spoke Following our initial call to action we were inundated with to students about Mary’s Meals, generous offers of support from OBs and members of the which helps to feed children wider BGS family. Powered by that indefatigable Hoc Age spirit, in some of poorest countries OBs saw lockdown as a challenge to be surmounted, rather in the world across Africa, than an obstacle! Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, by building schools Old Bradfordians gave students insights into a range of sectors, where a school dinner is offered from musical theatre and retail to medicine, policy making, as well as an education. The consultancy, and law. Speakers came from as near as Ilkley Peter Higgins (1981), average annual cost of feeding and as far away as Paris. a child in one of these countries An incredible 24 OBs generously gave their time co-founder of Charles is £15.90. Mary’s Meals helps to school between May and December, with more children whose families are not sessions booked for the rest of the school year. Tyrwhitt Shirts and trustee able to access schooling and If you’d like to be involved in a future session, please who are struggling to feed them contact [email protected] of Mary’s Meals visits BGS without help. In December, we were delighted Thank you, Peter, for taking to welcome back Old Bradfordian the time to visit us and for supplying the Junior School Aiysha Puri • Andrew Hoffbrand • Anthony Yeung Peter Higgins, who joined us for a day of pupils with the Mary’s Meals assemblies and student talks at the Charles Ross • David Morris • Dominic Cox iconic blue mug collecting Edward Hainsworth • Emma Williams • Fran Young Junior and Senior Schools. boxes. At the time of writing, Hannah Rawson • James Newton • James Wood we have exceeded the target Jonathan Heap • Kudsia Ali • Laura Ogden we set to achieve by the end of Linzi Maybin • Lizzie Ayre • Matthew Denby the school year, and have raised Monica Duggal • Olivia Thomas • Omar Bahadur over £20,500. Peter Higgins • Saravanan Chettiar • Simon Sammons If you would like to make a donation, please follow this link http://bit.ly/BGS-MarysMeals 30 31 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features FEATURES

Bradford Beacon Anita Singh (1992)

She may have spent more

time listening to the band The Stone Roses than being a member of the debating club or playing sports, but for this year’s Bradford Beacon, Anita Singh, the essay writing taught at BGS paved the way for a successful career in journalism.

With most of the country in lockdown as we type (January 2021), the arts industry is just one which has been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For Anita Singh, arts and entertainment editor at ‘The Telegraph’, gone, for now, are the art exhibitions, book launches and engaging theatre visits which were a regular feature of her working life. In their place, have been months working from her North London home amid bouts of home schooling for her children, aged five and seven. Fortunately, the British public’s obsession with box sets and increased screen time means the TV critic has had plenty to keep her busy. ‘I’m lucky in that I write about TV as well as covering the arts,’ she says. ‘TV viewing has really grown over the past few months and it’s not showing signs of slowing down. Also, my job remit includes covering the BBC, which has been at the centre of much political debate this year, so that has kept me busy. In terms of the arts, my coverage has focused on the people who work in that industry – highlighting how tough this year has been for them without jobs and trying to keep Bradford up pressure on the Government to help them.’ Like many Old Bradfordians, Anita may enjoy living in London, but she remains a true Northerner. She joined BGS in the Sixth Form after attending Bradford Girls’ Grammar. ‘I really loved my time at BGS.’ she recalls. ‘I studied English, Politics Beacon and History and the teachers really taught you to think for 32 33 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

Liz yourselves. One of my favourite teachers was Dr Sisson, my Liz left BGS in 2014 and Heard English teacher. I can remember he loved ‘Tom Jones’ by Henry completed a degree in (2014) Fielding and he would play bits of classical music to us and talk Biological Sciences at Oxford At the time of writing to us, about trains because he loved trains. He was eccentric, and University. After university, Blaine was more than halfway definitely didn’t stick to the syllabus, but he taught us so much. she followed her passions for through his first term at He used to say, ‘you have to have flair in all that you do!’ conservation and education, Oxford, having only left exploring various careers BGS earlier in the year, and ‘I also remember our history teacher, Dr Devlin, who was ‘We drove past BGS only a few ranging from a marine wildlife he could not believe how completely the opposite. He was terrifying, and we would months ago and he said: “It’s guide, to education tech, fast time had gone. stay up late doing our homework because the thought of not just like Hogwarts!”,’ she recalls. tropical research scientist and Oxford is, in many ways, exactly handing it in to him made you feel sick. I don’t think I ever got She’s delighted with being even wine journalism! what he expected: historic more than 16 out of 25 for an essay. But I had a lot of respect for named a Bradford Beacon and him and the way I write now for ‘The Telegraph’ owes a lot to the Throughout university and buildings, fancy halls, lots jokes that she’s waited 25 years beyond, Liz volunteered for of traditions and an intense way he taught me to write.’ for the honour. several environmental causes, workload. In other ways Unlike some of her peers, Anita wasn’t an avid fan of BGS’s many ‘Seriously,’ she adds. ‘I was including the non-profit Planet however, it has been very extracurricular clubs. totally thrilled to hear about Patrol whose mission is to different to what he imagined: ‘I would love to be able to say I was one of those people who it. My mum still sends me ‘The clean up the planet and (re) ‘For all the Oxford specific was in the debating club or doing lots of sports … or was a Old Bradfordian’ magazine. connect people with nature Blaine terminology, matriculation prefect, but I really wasn’t,’ she says, laughing. ‘It was the 90s, She’ll want to get a few copies through community action. ceremonies, formal dinners so I was into The Stone Roses and walked around in DMs.’ of this one!’ This volunteering was rewarded Thomas and punting, Oxford is less After Bradford, Anita moved North to study English at Newcastle with a full-time position at (2020) intimidating than I had thought. University before heading straight to London. She had a brief job Planet Patrol, where she sits at You quickly get used to these in advertising (‘I realised it was awful, and we parted by mutual the helm of delivering Planet Oxford customs and there is, agreement’) followed by a couple of years temping in a hospital. Patrol’s global campaigns. surprisingly, something quite She is involved in everything enjoyable about dressing up in ‘I was on reception in a unit for older people and it turned out from research and strategy subfusc at the end of your first to be a really good grounding for interviewing people when I Could you development, to creative week and parading the streets became a journalist,’ she says. ‘I’d always harboured an ambition direction, partnerships, of Oxford before celebrating to be a journalist – from a young age I loved magazines and be our next fundraising and management being an official Oxford student newspapers. It just took me a while to get there.’ Bradford of a network of 100+ reps with drinks outside the Radcliffe Anita took a course in journalism at the London College of delivering clean ups globally. Camera’ Blaine recalls. Printing (now the London College of Communication) and cut Beacon? Find out more about Planet Life at university with COVID has her teeth working for a news agency in London. One minute Patrol: https://planetpatrol.co definitely been difficult at times she would be covering court cases at the Old Bailey, the next We want to share stories of but Blaine has still managed door-stepping the Hollywood actor Hugh Grant for a story for Old Bradfordians like Anita to make friends from not just ‘The Sun’. She later joined the national news agency, the Press Singh, whose achievements across the UK but across the Association, and worked with them for five years in roles ranging in their chosen field inspire world. He has made the most from being on the news desk to showbiz correspondent. others to succeed. This is of all the opportunities available, your chance to celebrate OBs After five years, Anita joined ‘The Telegraph’ as its entertainment joining the African-Caribbean who embody the BGS values editor, where she works today. She’s also written a book, ‘The Society, the Law Society and of excellence, service, and Story of the Great British Bake Off’, a behind-the-scenes-look at the Oxford Union. Evening that quintessentially northern the popular TV show, which she says was fun to write. meet ups with friends and walks characteristic, ‘grit’. One of her favourite interviewees, she says, was fellow OB and around the University park To make a nomination, Where have provided relief from the artist David Hockney (1952). ‘Everyone was talking to him about please email Lindsey Davis, art, but I was like “hey we went to the same school!”’ she says. impossibly long reading lists he Development Director at gets each week (although he It’s clear, like Mr Hockney, that she’s a proud Northerner. (Her [email protected] does love his subject!). Being Twitter biog reads: ‘Daily Telegraph’ arts and entertainment awarded the scholarship by editor. TV critic. Bradfordian …) Pre-COVID, Anita would regularly are they Eversheds Sutherland was a return to Yorkshire to visit her parents in Allerton with journalist great way to mark the halfway husband Martin, the last time being when she chaired a talk at line of Michaelmas Term and the Bradford Literature Festival. Blaine looks forward to the now? rest of the year ahead. We caught up with two recent leavers to find out what they have been up to since becoming Old Bradfordians! 34 35 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

Don’t be afraid to fail, What advice would you experiment give to other would-be entrepreneurs? Working in a sales job will equip or reach you with invaluable skills when launching your business while out for help. earning much needed money to be able to invest. A business Know your can be very cash hungry, so try stay employed for as long as strengths possible before going full time on the business. A brief business What led you into the plan will force you to think energy drinks market? and about the many key aspects of My reservations with energy drinks starting your business. Don’t were with their impractical packaging weaknesses. be afraid to fail, experiment or that couldn’t be resealed, artificial reach out for help. Know your ingredients, and their high sugar strengths and weaknesses. content. My engineering background sparked my problem solving and What challenges have you faced along the way? What did you take away Omar creativity. I thought ‘what can I do I’ve faced challenges from all aspects: the recipe, packaging, supply from your time at BGS? to address these issues?’ The result chain, legal and sales. Our initial packaging iteration was a glass Focus, resilience and harnessing was Faraday. bottle, but while the focus groups appreciated the resealable merits, collaboration in a diverse they disliked the fragile and cumbersome nature of it. We went back atmosphere. Bahadhur How did you build to the drawing board and ended up with an aluminum bottle. The your brand? recipe has taken more than 100 iterations to get right – masking the What plans do you have After graduating in Mechanical bitter caffeine while maintaining low sugar and natural ingredients for the future of Faraday? Engineering from the University of was no small feat. Meanwhile, it took almost a year to register the Faraday is currently in a proof- Bradford in 2018, my first job was a US trademark for Faraday and countless emails to find the right of-concept phase. We’re selling Omar Bahadur (2014) is looking trainee car salesman (sales is a crucial suppliers. During our first production run in July with the Glasgow the Faraday cases via our part of entrepreneurship) prior to factory, our cap applying machine failed, causing us to fill less than website faradaydrinks.com to achieve global success with progressing to two further jobs before expected. Sometimes you have to make the best of a situation! and offering free UK delivery. his caffeinated water concept, going full time on my business. I would We’re also stocked in 10 How has the COVID-19 pandemic Faraday. He talks about his work on Faraday in the evenings and independent stores throughout weekends. One minute I’d be liaising affected your business? West Yorkshire including a entrepreneurial journey and with food scientists, refining the right The pandemic has been fairly positive for us. We secured a couple of petrol stations in the plans for 2021. flavour, and the next the graphic bounce back loan and had a new website designed courtesy of a south. For the future, we’re designer to perfect the packaging and professional agency that donated the fees of building it to charity. in the process of developing branding. In July 2020, we had our first further flavours, filling our next production run after two years of the run of Faraday into a resealable R&D phase, investing countless hours can and offering smaller pack in the lab. I named the brand Faraday sizes with free delivery. paying homage to Michael Faraday, Watch this space! the great British inventor. In physics, the ‘Farad’ is a measure of the ability to store charge, it could be said: ‘Your ability to store charge is fulfilled with each serving of Faraday, helping you reach your potential!’ 36 37 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

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Running was always a big part of my BGS experience, so in Singapore I joined the Park Henry Walker Ian Runs community with my son Edward. I remain the ‘plodder’ & Ravi Prasad (Both 2012) Walker (1995) that Selby Brock referred to in the Old Bradfordian Old Bradfordians Henry Walker and Ravi ‘In 2016, I left teaching at BGS and magazines of the past; my son on the other hand has quickly Prasad now find themselves working in departed on a new adventure overseas developed into a faster runner the sunny climes of Singapore. as Head of Physics at Dulwich College than me. It was great for him to meet two legends of BGS Andrew Henry studied at the University of Bradford graduating Singapore (DCSG). I have now returned running whilst in Singapore. in Business Economics, including a year working as an to Yorkshire after four fantastic years. Michael McCartney paid us Devine (1995) Economist with the Department for Work and Pensions. Following university, Henry moved to Singapore and a flying visit in every sense of Professionally I was well prepared by my experiences as a the word. Michael was only joined Trafigura, a leading global commodity trading member of BGS staff to establish a new physics department Andrew moved with us for 24 hours, but in house. Initially as a graduate recruit, Henry completed at DCSG. From the first day I built positive relationships true ‘Macca style’ managed to abroad after rotations in operations and trade finance. He then spent with my students and supported them in striving for fit in the West Coast Park Run, graduating from two years in Geneva managing a fleet of oil tankers excellence. It was challenging to construct a physics finishing first, alongside visits as a junior Charterer, before returning to Singapore in department from scratch, but I reflect that BGS helped me Edinburgh University to some of my favourite food January 2020 to launch the Asia freight trading business to be able to just ‘get on with it’. I started as the lone physics and drink outlets across the in 2001. for Trafigura subsidiary Puma Energy. Henry’s role teacher and have left behind a successful department island. Edward and I also went involves managing commercial shipping activities of five teachers alongside a full-time technician. During ‘I didn’t have a plan; I just to watch Jonathan Brownlee for the company, East of Suez Canal. my four years, I introduced the IGCSE and IBDP course, wanted an adventure – and (2008) win the 2018 Singapore with the department achieving 92% 9-7s in the first three to delay what seemed like an Ravi studied Economics at Cambridge University. After a Super League Triathlon. We IGCSE cohorts and students obtaining offers from top UK inevitable move to London’, stint in investment banking in London, he moved to China, were sat right by the transition universities to study science and engineering. Andrew recalls. initially to pursue a master’s at Peking University. Following area and Edward was lucky that, Ravi joined the UK Foreign Office, and spent a further Singapore was a very fulfilling experience, both Andrew ended up in broadcast enough to spend time with two years in Beijing working on UK-China Trade Policy at professionally and socially. Whilst in Singapore, I was journalism after a stint in Jonathan after the race. the British Embassy. Last year he moved to Singapore, still delighted that I maintained my links with BGS. This all advertising/PR. He got some Working overseas was a with the UK Foreign Office, but now covering South East started with assistance from the OBA who put me in touch freelance work at Deutsche fabulous opportunity for Asia. His role involves strengthening the UK’s economic with David Hug (1986). David welcomed me to Singapore, Welle (Germany’s equivalent myself and my family. The BGS and trade links with this rapidly growing region including and we enjoyed meeting up to discuss our common of the BBC World Service) and network around the world can through Free Trade Agreements. associations of BGS and the British Army. It was David went on to help them set up a help make that experience who involved me with the Sandbag Veterans’ community 24/7 rolling news station in 2015. Both Henry and Ravi continue to enjoy life in Singapore, possible and more enjoyable. whilst in Singapore. Our actual first visitors were Stuart and He is now the deputy head of TV which is a melting pot of different cultures, food and Caroline Taylor. Stuart remains the Head of Design and I encourage OBs to use the news in Berlin where he runs a people. The island nation also positions itself as a Technology at BGS. We enjoyed an evening in our new OBA. Henry Walker (2012) is newsroom reacting to breaking gateway into South East Asia, presenting exciting work condominium; though admittedly with limited furnishings now the OBA link for South global events. and travel opportunities (in a normal year!). Both OBs and having to enjoy drinks from the only mugs we had! East Asia, so, when travel ‘This is perfect for me because meet up regularly, most recently for drinks at Singapore Stuart was not the only Design and Technology teaching allows it, make contact. Finally, I’m an absolute news junkie. It’s Cricket Club – one of Asia’s oldest and premier sporting OB I met in Singapore, Andrew Carruthers (1995) also it would be remiss of me not also given me the opportunity clubs – where they reminisced about many glorious BGS visited DCSG with his design and technology students. to mention one other OB that to meet some incredible people cricketing victories on the Colts Square! I met up with several times When I started at DCSG, the Head of Mathematics and to work on special projects They are planning a wider OBs in Singapore meet-up in Asia, New Zealand and was Nolan Brook (1984). Sadly, Nolan was very ill, and like developing new TV shows in 2021 and would be happy to offer advice to any Australia. That of course is my subsequently died during my first year at the school. Before for young audiences in Africa current BGS student or OB considering a move to sister Claire Bowles (1996) – his death, we shared several conversations reminiscing of and Asia’, says Andrew. Asia, either for study or work. They can be reached she now lives in Melbourne experiences of being taught by Dr Andrew Jobbings. We Andrew would encourage at [email protected] and and is the Sustainability Lead shared our love of both our subjects and education for anyone considering working [email protected] for i2C Architects.’ its own sake; not just for the passing of qualifications. He abroad to go for it. ‘Even though was a tragic loss, taken from his family and the education it can be tough at first, young community far too early. It was my privilege to be his son people in particular have so Steven’s form tutor and physics teacher. Upon Nolan’s much to gain and so little to death, the OBA were able to share articles with Steven and lose from the experience.’ I about his father from old editions of The Bradfordian. I am delighted that Steven is now commencing his university studies of the Natural Sciences back in Yorkshire. 40 41 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

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Lila was recently named It is now 50 years since Simon started Interim Managing Director of learning geography with Mr Eggleston American Lyric Theater, the company who brought her and then with other teachers, including Lila to New York. She is currently Mr Parker at O-Level. He never expected labour issues. After leaving (2003) facilitating a major diversity that he would live and work in the Palmer and equity initiative, alongside BGS in 2008, Yuan studied a strategic rebranding. Philosophy, Politics and countries that he learnt about. Anglo-American Lila Palmer has been Economics at Balliol College, Taking the opportunity But Simon’s life and career in the bakery and ingredients Oxford. bouncing back and forth between North afforded by living without industry, has led him to living in ten countries, across three

America and the UK her whole life; in fact her suitcases by the door, in Her first job after university continents, including ones that when he was at school were unheard of and hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Simon has the pandemic has been the first time November 2020 Lila married was working as a full-time Indian-Canadian conductor representative of the Oxford experienced the Mediterranean (Turkey, Spain, Israel and she’s not been back in England at least and early music specialist University Student Union, Greece), the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Lithuania and Latvia) as well every six months. Joshua Anand Slater in a five where she was Vice- as Asia (Malaysia) and now the USA. person Anglican ceremony President, focusing on the ‘People often ask which was my favourite, and the answer ‘It’s the Betty’s withdrawal and family still settled in the Dales in Boston, Massachusetts. problem of sexual violence is that I don’t have one, as each is different in its own right’ that bring me back’, she recalls. But since upping sticks Composers John Corigliano on campus. After being recalls Simon. ‘On my first overseas position in Turkey, my from London for New York in 2017 to take up a coveted and Mark Adamo witnessed. convinced by the ongoing boss gave me the following advice. He said that whilst you fellowship in the triennial Composer Librettist Development The couple hope to have debate over higher education will always have difficulties and challenges, in every place Program run by American Lyric Theater, the former opera a blessing at Southwark funding that economists you will meet good people and have good memories – singer has gone from strength to strength. Cathedral, where Lila remains are listened to more than remember those. Lila is a librettist and producer who specialises in a member, in August 2021. philosophers, she studied Living overseas has pros and cons. ‘The benefits are that concealed or historically overlooked narratives, with an They currently reside in an MSc in Economics at the you get to see and learn about the world 365 days a year, active secondary practice in creating activation events Manhattan with their London School of Economics. and not just in a few weeks’ holiday. You get a deeper for museum interpretation, including the London Transport rescue English Mastiff. She then founded the charity learning and perspective, seeing many things from the local Museum, Museum of London and many others. Despite Rethinking Economics, point of view, learning about culture, religion and politics, being grounded by pandemic restrictions, 2020/21 now headquartered in and spending time in the local homes of colleagues and has been something of a banner year for Lila, after Manchester, and which friends. The children experience different cultures and have a globetrotting 2019 saw her hosting Medici TV’s campaigns for curriculum friends of a really global nature. coverage of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in reform in economics. She left St Petersburg and partnering with the British Army on a new Rethinking Economics for ‘On the downside, you lose stability and contact with work exploring the intersectional experiences of female an internship, writing about family. With respect to my case, stability is lost due to soldiers, ‘Dead Equal’. development economics at relocation every few years. However, when you live in an international environment, even if you stay put, your Harking back to her early career as a children’s book editor, ‘The Economist’, and then friends and your children’s friends move on. With respect to Lila’s adaption of Wilde’s fairytale, ‘The Selfish Giant’, with joined the ‘Financial Times’. contact with family, a lot has changed since living in Turkey international jazz star Clarice Assad will premier this season Yuan has been COVID- with one phone call per month and plenty of letter writing, at Opera Saratoga. ‘Splintered’, a Nutcracker fantasia with Yuan stranded in Beijing for the past compared to today when we have Zoom, FaceTime, email Justine Chen and Jorge Sosa is also in development at year and unable to see her (2008) and YouTube. You need to find the balance between return American Lyric Theater. ‘Opera Murder Club’, an installation Yang parents in the UK. However, trips to the UK and using the time to explore the countries opera with Tamar-Kali Brown is in production for ‘LA Opera’ she is happily able to roam and sights around where you live. We have been in Upstate and ‘American Apollo’ her opera with Damien Getter about Yuan Yang has been more or less freely in China New York for five years now and as a family have still to John Singer Sargent and his African-American muse, given the low incidence of working in Beijing for cross the Mississippi.’ Thomas McKeller, will also debut at The Kennedy Center the past four years, COVID-19 cases now. She in April 2021, along with ‘This be Her Verse’, a song cycle is also a member of the Whilst many people work in the same place for most of commissioned by South African soprano Gold Schultz where she is now WeChat social messaging their lives and then look forward to travel in retirement, (2020 Last Night of the Proms). the deputy bureau group ‘Yorkshire in Beijing’, Simon is looking to stay put when in retirement. ‘We have a house in Greece and a farm in Lithuania and that sounds British audiences will be able to catch the rescheduled chief of the ‘Financial and would be very happy to organise a meet-up with any just fine!’ premier of her children’s cantata, ‘In Her Own Valley’, with Times’. Grace Evangeline Mason for the Liverpool Philharmonic Old Bradfordians who venture later this year. She writes mainly on the her way. intersection of technology, society and geopolitics, with a particular interest in 43 The Old Bradfordian Features

Providing an inclusive and diverse environment in which young people can thrive is integral to the BGS mission. Throughout the centuries, BGS has been a true lever ‘The generosity of the of social mobility for bright children from modest donor who sponsored my backgrounds to reach their potential. Assisted Place allowed me

Our 1662 Royal Charter. to obtain a high standard The transformations wrought by headmaster WH Keeling of education, gain valuable during the Victorian era. The Direct Grant system (1944-79) experiences, and pursue and subsequent government Assisted Places scheme. They the career of my dreams. are the foundations on which we continue to build. I hope one day I am in When government Assisted Places were abolished in the financial means to support late 1990s, Old Bradfordians someone else and give Transforming were determined to preserve BGS’s egalitarian spirit in deed as well as word, giving generously them the opportunity to the Hoc Age campaign. you kindly gave to me.’ lives: Today, many hundreds of BGS pupils have benefitted from Old Bradfordian and recipient of the a free or partially subsidised Roger Bowers Assisted Place, (2020) Assisted education here. Assisted Places enrich our school community, city, and the wider world. BGS spends an Places at average of £900,000 annually on Assisted Places, enabling around 10% of our student population with funding. We BGS are grateful to the friends and benefactors who provide Ruby Hendry (2017) Blaine Thomas (2020) around a third of this support. ‘Without funding given to me Recipient of the Sir Ken We hope that our new 1662 by BGS, I feel certain I wouldn’t Morrison Assisted Place Fund, will, with your help, now be following my dream ‘I’ve wanted to go to Oxford double the number of talented of becoming a professional since I was 11, but I never children on Assisted Places here. opera singer – I received truly thought when I lived on a Children who would otherwise inspirational support and council estate, that I’d ever get be unable to attend BGS. opportunities from the to go. I can’t stress enough music staff at BGS.’ how important I think it is that As the stories which follow institutions like BGS continue demonstrate, Assisted Places to contribute to social really do change lives. mobility. One day, I hope to be bradfordgrammar.com/ in a position to give back, so support-bgs someone can have the same enriching experience I’ve had.’ 44 45 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

Mark Learmonth (1982) Barrie Scott (1980) ‘My parents could never have ‘My parents struggled to keep afforded to send me to BGS. both me and my brother at BGS The education I received at when we both ended up there BGS as a result of an Assisted at the same time, but a bursary Place, established a trajectory made a world of difference.’ Paul Murphy (1981) Dr Linzi Maybin (2007) Natalia Dannenberg- to Oxford and an international Spreier (1999) ‘I won a Bradford City Council scholarship to BGS. BGS offered ‘BGS was the launchpad to career which, almost 40 years an environment where most people were at least as bright as me. developing me into the person I ‘Access to BGS allowed later, I am pleased with. I am Richard Haigh (1994) This competition spurred me on and gave me the first taste of the am today. I was given a bursary me to flourish, and the grateful for the outstanding ‘My Assisted Place provided Hoc Age spirit. Teachers like TJ Harrington, BB Parker, L Butler, R to attend BGS, as I am from education and confidence education I received.’ access to a world class Thompson and others encouraged me, a working-class boy, to a low-income single parent I got from studying there education that was otherwise sharpen my critical thinking, express my fledgling ideas and gain family. I would never, and I has set me up for life. The not affordable to our family. It confidence in sharing my opinions. I left BGS shortly after my 17th mean never, have gone to friendship group that I have Andrew Meehan (1973) took me from the back streets birthday, as the first person in my family to win a place at university. university and got to where I from the school has also ‘There is no doubt that receiving of Bradford to heading a major am today without the incredible been a huge source of The importance of a broad education, neither polarised towards a City Council scholarship to public organisation with the teachers and support from BGS. support along that journey. exam hothousing nor unfocussed experientialism, made it easy to BGS changed my life. These education and grounding BGS Now a dentist, the determination I am currently based in justify sending my son to a private school (it succeeded in its task; were abolished shortly after offered me.’ and drive I learnt at BGS has Bonn, Germany, where Dan graduated in Medicine from Oxford and as I write is working in I left, but the decision by the endured. Last October I set up I work as Head of Brand A&E in London). school to continue the same a charity called Happy Teeth and Engagement at the ethos of helping children from Tymoor Khan (1999) I’ve been reasonably fortunate in my career, and attribute this in no Outreach, which educates International Paralympic less affluent families to enjoy small part again to Hoc Age and the attitude – built on the rugby trainee dentists and provides Committee.’ ‘Coming to BGS was the the same experience as I did is pitch and in the classroom – of ‘put your head down and get it special dental support to best experience I could have one I fully support. My wife and done’. I have mixed with industrialists, academics, politicians, and children with special educational imagined. It has really set me up I are proud to sponsor others who have excelled in their fields, and continue to express my needs or who are affected by for life and really taught me that children at BGS.’ (by now hopefully somewhat better formed) ideas and opinions with the refugee crisis. In 2020, the not only can I compete with sincerity and enthusiasm. charity won a national award for the best, I can also become outstanding innovation. None of the best with hard work and I’ve been lucky to work and live outside the UK, in Germany and Robin Bell (1960) Switzerland. The idea of leaving my homeland, while somewhat this would have been possible determination.’ without BGS.’ ‘Thanks to BGS I developed all- scary, allowed me to draw once again on Hoc Age and make it Gary Thornton (1975) happen. While this makes it more complicated to attend OBA events, round: in Modern Languages, ‘My time at BGS was life I’m still proud that some of my strongest, most enduring friendships rugby, and swimming. I got David Whitlam (1978) changing. When I joined as were made at BGS. Most of us strive to belong to something, be a Hastings Exhibition at The ‘Being awarded a free place at an 11-year old scholarship it a political party, a religion, a sports team or a community. I still Queen’s College, Oxford. I then BGS in 1970 changed my life. kid from a council estate I believe that I belong to the BGS community and have a bond with worked in Export Sales for over thought I knew everything; I enjoyed captaining the Cross- thousands of people I will never meet – people who attended the 25 years with ICI Plc.’ I quickly realised that I Country team, singing in the same school and learned the same values. Long may that bond didn’t. I made some lasting choir, chairing the Modern continue, socially and professionally.’ Saffah Farooq friendships and we still Languages Society but, more Upper Sixth student at BGS David Bate (1962) regularly get together than anything, I revelled in the and recipient of a Sovereign ‘I was fortunate to secure a 45 years later. excellent language teaching. Health Care Assisted Place West Riding County Scholarship As a mad linguist and a very I’ve had a varied and ‘I was so happy to get a place. place. Although, like many studious one, I collared the rewarding international I never thought I’d study at a youngsters, I found some amazing Courtenay Lloyd for John Hamer (1987) career as a Chartered private school and it brought a lot aspects of school life lunchtime Norwegian lessons, Engineer. I have developed ‘I was fortunate enough to of happiness to all of my family, irksome, as the years have followed by O level and A and managed projects in get an Assisted Place at BGS. especially my dad who’s had to passed, I have become Level Russian. From BGS, I the USA and across Europe I remember the mix of pupils from endure chemotherapy and has more and more aware progressed to Oxford to read and was the first non-US all backgrounds was beneficial been in and out of hospital. of what an excellent Russian and German. to everyone, exposing us to person to be accredited by rounded education Ian Hudson (1975) the widest range of characters, I was nervous before joining the US Department of Energy I had.’ My subsequent career has taken ‘Having myself benefited attitudes, beliefs and experiences. but the people were really as a Data Center Energy me across the world, including from an Assisted Place, and You had to learn to communicate welcoming, and the teachers Practitioner (DCEP). a short stint living in Russia. This were all nice. You get a lot of most definitely has its origins in understanding the important and get along with people from BGS opened my eyes to role that BGS played in my all those different backgrounds. support from the teachers to gaining that free place.’ help you succeed. a world of possibilities; it life on so many fronts, I feel I think that’s a really important part taught me how, not what, to very strongly that I should of any good education and it has With everything going on with dad learn. I loved every minute.’ try to give others the same been invaluable in later life, both it’s made me even more certain opportunity in life.’ personally and professionally.’ that I want a career in medicine.’ 46 47 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

Lucy Wellings (2009) From 3D printed visors to and Charlotte helping NHS staff and key Sumner-Bedford (2010) workers with a bike May 2020 scheme, OBs have given Two enterprising friends helped NHS and other essential workers secure bikes to travel back to society during the safely as part of a national campaign.

Lucy Wellings, a nurse on London’s COVID-19 hospital wards, COVID-19 pandemic. Here and friend Charlotte Sumner-Bedford, set up the Tour De Thanks at BGS, we give thanks to scheme, where they encouraged people to donate or lend much- our NHS heroes. needed bikes to NHS staff and other key workers. The campaign launched when Lucy had her bike stolen. The 28-year-old, who would normally work as a paediatric and adolescent research nurse specialist at University College London OBs Hospital, was reassigned to a COVID ward and needed her bike to get to work. The nurse eventually tracked down her stolen bike, which had been sold online, but the experience made her realise how reliant she and her colleagues were on bikes as safe modes of transport during the pandemic. combatting Greg Lucy’s school friend, Charlotte, was keen to help after being furloughed from her work as assistant manager at Albert Hall Cox (2015) in Manchester. She created the artwork for Tour De Thanks and connected people and bikes via Twitter and Instagram. May 2020 To donate or lend a bike, find Tour De Thanks on Twitter Enterprising OB and Instagram. Greg Cox and his COVID Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/tourdethanks two university friends launched a venture selling PPE masks for the public (2017) Joseph Hill at cost price. May 2020 Greg, originally from Ilkley, The friends were shocked at They make enough money Joseph Hill (2017) was thanked by grateful Cogan Wade, and Frederik Filz, the price gouging which was to cover their costs, such as NHS staff after making almost 100 visors met at St Andrew’s University happening and launched Mask website and advertising fees, on his 3D printer. and were shocked when they Bros in response. They sourced by charging a flat shipping rate. saw the mark-up was as high the high-quality masks from For more information log onto: Joseph, originally from Brighouse, is studying electronic and as 500pc on some masks and contacts in China and Hong http://www.maskbros.co.uk computer engineering at Brighton University, and initially other protective equipment. Kong and in less than two weeks, Read the full story here: wanted to help his mum and her NHS work colleagues have the trio had already sold more Greg, who left BGS in 2015 http://bit.ly/maskbros access to comfortable PPE equipment. and is studying for a Masters than 145,000 pieces, having reduced the price from £1.45 to Joseph has owned a 3D printer for more than two years and in African Studies at Oxford approximately 26p per mask. said he had seen the amazing things it could create. University, said they started their initiative, Mask Bros, after The friends had originally been The first visors were basic, but after tweaking the settings to the volunteering charity they distributing the masks from improve the equipment, Joseph was able to print the visors had founded, Students Against their flat in St Andrew’s, where in under 40 minutes each, instead of two hours, and save on Corona, needed to buy PPE they had been staying since cost and weight. equipment. lockdown began, but since Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/josephhill found a fulfilment centre. 48 49 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

... it’s fair to say that poems write me because they pop up and happen as John Lennon put it, while you are planning other things. Michael Groth (1971) April 2020 The collection, called Viral Verse, features 120 poems – almost all TV presenter and musician, Michael Groth, of which were written specially kept himself busy during lockdown by writing for the volume – expresses and performing a song for our frontline memories of loss, struggle and renewal, and captures moments workers. Titled, ‘Strong Enough’, Michael of humour and sadness of people wanted to express his thanks to the NHS and living through the pandemic. also help to raise some money. Professor David had three poems published in the book, titled ‘Starling Dance’, Michael, who used to present the TV show ‘That’s Life’ with Esther ‘Journeyman’ and ‘Bovine Social Rantzen, said: ‘I created the video because I was, like most of us, David Spacing’. really moved by the bravery, devotion and caring of all the nurses and key workers battling on the frontline of the health and care Weir (1957) Said David: ‘I wouldn’t be so services. To see how many were losing their lives, I felt we as a grand as to call myself a poet. country were failing them – there was a lack of PPE and support.’ September 2020 But I started writing poems Professor David Weir during my BGS days in the 1950s The song features different vocal treatments to switch between and since then have presented a patient and a nurse. Michael added: ‘I tried to offer a degree of has had a selection of my work regularly over the years hope with the line “nothing lasts forever, nothing lasts for long” his poems published in venues like folk clubs and I did and convey the need for strength from both the health workers in a new book once win a competition called and from the public to beat this dreadful disease.’ As well as sharing ‘Bards in the Bog’. But it’s fair to his song, Michael is raising money for the NHS with the money reflecting on the say that poems write me because generated from purchases. Coronavirus crisis. they pop up and happen as John View Michael’s song on You Tube at https://bit.ly/michael-groth Lennon put it, while you are David is one of a selection of planning other things’. Download the song at http://bit.ly/strongenough-download contributors to feature in a book of poetry capturing the All profits from the book will be mood and emotions of people donated to the NHS Charities caught up in the Coronavirus Together COVID-19 Appeal. pandemic which was published For more information on the thanks to a University of York book, visit www.viral-verses.com professor. Professor Stephen Linstead brought together more than 50 poets and 30 illustrators from York, Yorkshire and beyond to create a unique and unparalleled volume in aid of the NHS Charities Together COVID-19 appeal. 50 51 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Features

Tributes Selby Brock, who died on trial in Lister Park, or on the ‘I think the word legend can Sunday 12 July 2020 at old school track and would be overused, but in the context Bradford Royal Infirmary, drive students on Saturdays of schools and what education following a short illness, to fixtures all over England. is all about, I can’t think of a inspired generations of runners Said Mike: ‘It was this better one when I think of what to A at Bradford Grammar School enthusiasm and level of Selby has achieved and the (BGS) where he taught maths dedication which helped massive influence he had on and history for 36 years. Selby and Tony build the most so many people. I know he

His former colleagues spoke successful school running club will be sorely missed.’ of his personal warmth and in the country. It produced Dr Simon Hinchliffe, teacher who commitment to BGS running, countless runners who were Headmaster, said: ‘Selby will be which saw him build one of the awarded representative remembered fondly and with best school running clubs in honours for Yorkshire, who great admiration by many BGS the country with fellow teacher ran at a national level or like colleagues, Old Bradfordians Tony Kingham. Old Bradfordians Richard Nerurkar, went on and their families. He devoted recalled how he encouraged to represent Great Britain in much of his life to BGS and our inspired a students of all running abilities the Olympics. Cross Country Club and his to try their best and that they still ‘In an era before “sport for all” influence cannot be overstated. run today because of him. became commonplace, Selby He will be greatly missed.’ Mike McCartney, lead teacher made running fun, whatever An online Book of for cross country at BGS, said the ability level. He was very Condolence can be viewed generation Selby’s passion for cross country much the quintessential, at http://bit.ly/selbybrock July 2020 Old Bradfordians and teachers mourned remained undimmed, even after old style school master who the loss of Selby Brock, who encouraged he retired in 1997. He could managed to combine his often be seen overseeing a time running commitments with many young athletes, among them Team GB a full teaching timetable and members, to excel in their chosen sports. duties as a form tutor.

Right: Selby Brock inspired a generation to fall in love with running 52 53 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Events EVENTS Old Bradfordians

We would like to North America thank our inspirational Old Bradfordians 2020 Reunion for taking part: Film By Sam Craig (1994) producer, Steve Abbott (1972), Olympian, An in-person reunion scheduled for Seattle Simon described the school’s Adrian Moorhouse was destined not to happen in 2020. long-term strategies as two- (1982), Former Head fold. First, to refresh the Junior of BBC News, Roger Undeterred, the endlessly enthusiastic North School, with a Junior School

Mosey (1976), globally American alumni leadership team of Len Headmaster, Richard Ribeiro, BGS ‘In renowned marathon recently appointed. Second, Audaer (2004), Brian Cousins (1969), Dave runner, Richard Development, which reflects Conversation’ Nerurkar OBE (1982), Huggins (1956), and Russell Taylor (1972) the School’s public benefit to TV GP, Dr Amir Khan determined it was time to test collective its surrounding community. He 2020 saw our events (1999) and Team GB technology skills with its first ever virtual highlighted the Development programme change Analyst, Deborah Sides Office that was reimagined in (2006). meeting, taking place on 15 October 2020. dramatically. In May 2020, 2018, followed by the launch of Please get in touch The 1662 Fund. The 1662 Fund we launched our virtual ‘In at oldbradfordians@ It was very encouraging to have over twenty OBs attend, was launched with the backing Conversation’ event series, bradfordgrammar. several for the first time, calling in from all across the USA and of significant benefactors and which has been a com if you’d like to be Canada. The North American alumni leadership team were all the School’s governors, with the involved. We will be in attendance, and the group was joined by guest of honour, aim of doubling the number of great success! continuing throughout Headmaster Dr Simon Hinchliffe, and Lindsey Davis, Director students offered Assisted Places. 2021 and beyond. of Development & External Relations. Sam Craig (1994) served An open discussion ensued with as master of ceremonies. questions regarding diversity, If you missed out, or technology and ways OBs would simply like to The meeting served as a chance to reconnect with fellow OBs can help the School. Various re-watch these talks, and learn about the School’s latest activities and achievements. OBs shared their experience they are available via Sam began by providing an update on known North American of supporting Assisted Places our YouTube channel OBs, with the combination of the group’s historical database and at BGS and encouraged the http://bit.ly/YouTube- the more recent Beyond Bradford North American Membership group to support the School’s BGS group indicating close to 300 active members. Members included those located not only in the USA and Canada, development efforts. but also members from Central America and the Caribbean. Sam highlighted the School Sam thanked the Headmaster for giving up his evening and website as an excellent resource invited him to address the group. Simon began by updating the to become reacquainted with group on the School’s academic and sporting achievements prior the School and its activities. to the COVID-19 outbreak. He went on to highlight the financial This included a virtual video challenges encountered by independent schools generally tour to see what the School across the UK against an increasingly challenging economic looks like today. For US and political environment in recent years, reassuring the residents, Sam also mentioned audience that BGS remained in a stable financial position. it is possible to tax efficiently donate to the School through Simon then provided an insight into how the School had to its affiliation with the US-based shift in March 2020 in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. British Schools and Universities It pivoted quickly, providing a virtual learning environment for Foundation. pupils, also providing pastoral care and financial assistance where needed. Support was also given to the local community through Sam thanked all those in Adrian Moorhouse • Dr Amir Khan foodbank donations, PPE production and as a hub for education attendance and confirmed Deborah Sides • Richard Nerurkar for essential workers. While the School had endured many plans to host an in-person OB Roger Mosey • Steve Abbott challenges, he explained, he was proud of its achievements and reunion in Seattle in October felt BGS had emerged stronger through it all. 2021, travel permitting. The meeting concluded with a collective Hoc Age and well wishes to all. 54 55 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Remembering ... REMEMBERING ...

We record with sadness the deaths of the following Old Bradfordians and offer our deepest sympathy to their families and friends.

Obituaries in the charity sector. Tony Fearnside Graham during the Headmaster and not his Keen on sport, he (1953) Second World War, family but was cancelled With thanks to John Bennett (1973), played squash to county moving in 1949 to due to the fall of Japan. Obituaries Editor level in Lincolnshire, ran 28 June 1934 - Frizinghall as a senior

a few marathons and 18 April 2020 pupil. A keen rugby was a team member for Following school, Tony player, he was in the Bradford Bridge Club, graduated with a BSc First XV and attended playing in the Yorkshire in Forestry from the Drebley to which he was league. He was a keen University of Wales in to return as a master. supporter of Bradford 1959 and the following After National Service City FC, holding a year emigrated to he studied English at the Barry Hoffbrand season ticket for many University of Sheffield, Australia. He worked (1952) years. Michael assisted for almost 60 years then after three years in writing a number of in the forestry sector at Wellingborough 18 March 1934 - articles in the Telegraph in countries including Grammar School he 23 September 2020 and Argus and Bradford returned to BGS under John Bernard (Ben) he advanced his career of Northern. In 2002, Nepal, Italy, Solomon Barry Hoffbrand grew City including research Islands, Bhutan, China, the direction of his Bairstow by moving to Tanzania he joined the Strategic on his maternal former English Master up in Bradford, the son (the former Tanganyika) Rail Authority and Ethiopia, Papua New of a tailor whose parents (1952) grandfather Harold Guinea, and India Ken Grose. As other followed by Australia then the Department Hartley who served young teachers were had fled Latvia in 1901 25 March 1933 - and then Christmas for Transport. Despite and was awarded the and whose service in the First World War Medal of the Order of to find, BGS was a 30 January 2020 Island. They enjoyed reaching these heights, with the Bradford Pals, natural steppingstone during the First World an active retirement, he remained in touch Australia (OAM). He was War included sewing Born in Denholme, becoming a Lieutenant for promotion – to both being active in with his roots, giving a life-long member soldiers’ uniforms. the fourth child of a in the West Yorkshire head of department in a the Uniting Church and talks and slide shows to of the Theosophical Barry’s first school blacksmith, he started Regiment. Wiltshire comprehensive local community clubs groups in and around Society and President was the state primary, school at the Thornton school. He kept his and enjoying cruise Bradford. He personally of the Canberra Branch. Green Lane but in Infants School and won BGS links, attending ships. Ben maintained ordered the new When diagnosed 1944 the family moved a government-funded OBA Annual Dinners. a lifelong passion Sheffield Tram-Train Nick Emmott with Parkinson’s from the centre of scholarship. At the During retirement John for stamp collecting, from Spain. In October (1993) Disease in 2008, he Bradford to just beyond end of his first year at continued to live in leaving a sizeable 2017, he suffered a joined Parkinson’s Frizinghall. Together the Senior School, he 25 September 1976 - the Wiltshire village of collection. severe stroke from ACT, becoming a with his younger was moved into the 4 January 2020 Hullavington, remaining which he never really committee member brother Victor, he then Classics stream, and active, taking charge of recovered, losing Nick attended BGS and bulletin editor. He attended Albert the course of his life various U3A courses in the battle in from the age of 11 until endured various health Road Primary School in was set, culminating Stuart Baker OBE English literature. November 2020. 1993 when the family ailments for many Saltaire. Both brothers in a Cambridge Open (1972) moved to Sussex. He years with fortitude obtained scholarships Exhibition reading 1 April 1954 - went on to have a and determination. A to BGS, starting at Classics. National 3 November 2020 successful career in summing up of Tony’s Richard Hardy Thornville, progressing Service was still Michael Berry the restaurant trade life would be that he (1945) in 1946 to the senior mandatory. After service Stuart used the train to (1969) including Mosimann’s, was a true Renaissance school in Manor Row in the Royal Horse get to school, getting 22 September 1927 - 26 November 1951 - Quaglinos and Marco man. and then in 1949 to the Guards, including an off at Frizinghall and this 5 December 2020 26 November 2020 Pierre White’s Titanic. Submitted by Tony’s life new building. From 18-month posting to may have influenced More recently, he was partner Janet (Janice) Richard won an Open 1952 Barry studied at Cyprus, he decided his choice of career. Michael was in, not only General Manager at Scarabottolo. Scholarship to Trinity The Queen’s College to become a teacher. After graduating from the 1st Cricket Team, English’s and was given College Cambridge Oxford and University His first permanent Oxford in Chemistry, but also the School’s the opportunity to open to read Classics and College Hospital, teaching position was in he began as a trainee at successful winning the new Bistro Pierre his daughter Fiona London qualifying the Classics Department Barrow Hill in a smart senior team for Cross John Greenwood in Eastbourne. He died Crutchley tells us that in medicine in 1958. at Ilford County High uniform with peaked Country. He continued (1951 and English unexpectedly, leaving the whole school was He was appointed School for Boys in cap before going on Classics at Hull Master, 1959-1965) behind a young family. given a day’s holiday to Consultant Physician 1959. That year he met to manage Preston University, graduating His sister Lyndsay and 6 April 1933 - mark this achievement. to the Whittington Dorothy Bent, who was Station, followed by in 1973, then went to parents Bob and Carole 22 September 2019 She also reports that he Hospital in 1970 and teaching at the Essex York. After this, he Leeds University for a passed this information had been selected to later directed its major County High School for moved into senior teaching course. He John began at the via a long-standing go to Bletchley Park postgraduate teaching Girls, and they married. management, first with taught Classics at De Manor Row site, where friend Genevieve to help with studying course as well as editing He was commissioned what is now LNER and Aston School, Market he participated in Youldon. Japanese. This was both the Postgraduate into the RAFVR as a then with one of the Rasen, Lincolnshire until the farming scheme something known to the Graduate Medical pilot officer. In 1966, many predecessors early retirement to work instigated by R B 56 57 The Old Bradfordian The Old Bradfordian 2020 Edition Remembering ...

Journal and the Journal (co-authored with his and Theology at St He finally represented into Bridlington, he got enthusiastic member of Phyllis Sanderson Miss Fisher, advancing of the Apothecary younger brother Jeremy Catherine’s College an Association formed to practice his dancing Richmond Rugby Club through the school in Society. He founded [sadly deceased]). Cambridge, where to commemorate the in the town’s dance (where another OB, 1932-2020 the Classics set. In the the Nephrology Tony was blessed with he met his wife Pat, Squadron his father halls, and to sample the the late Tony Gadsby Younger OBs will Sixth Form he switched Section of the Royal the most incredible who was reading once served in. He was odd under-age pint. Peet, was President), remember Phyllis to History under Reg Society of Medicine memory. This rare maths. He went to a member of Shipley This early taste for beer the RAC Club in central presenting the cricket Petty. His height, where he served as talent allowed him to Headingley Methodist Golf Club for 36 years, continued into later life, London, the MCC at trophy and attending solid frame and quiet Vice President and internalise a whole Theological College, becoming treasurer in with his appreciation of Lord’s, and the Yorkshire concerts in recent years. determination made was a member of the mass of facts, anything gained a PGCE, and after 1985. As a member of the finest liquid products County Cricket Club She was the wife of him ideally suited for Council, Royal College from, Thucydides on ordination, taught at the the Old Bradfordians of Timothy Taylor, the Supporters (Southern former BGS teacher, rugby, enabling him to of Physicians. At BGS the Peloponnesian War, Methodist Secondary Association since leaving Keighley-based brewer. Branch). On 12 January Jack Sanderson. Older represent the School 2021, at the age of 85, Barry won the Henry the songs of Gerry and School, Sarawak, East school, he joined the In 1952, aged 16, Bill OBs might have met at each age group Bill finally succumbed Maufe art prize; David the Pacemakers, and Malaysia, for ten years. committee in 1984 left the School to study the seven grandchildren including the First XV. to the effects of chronic Hockney was another including the weekend’s From 1974, David taught as Assistant Treasurer, textiles at Bradford who attended the He read law at Jesus obstructive pulmonary winner. After retirement, football results for all at Sevenoaks School, becoming Vice President Technical College. school (Sophie was College, Cambridge, disease (COPD), which he developed his talent matches, delivered with Kent, (an international in 1988, President in He was called up for the first Head Girl) and playing in the College had increasingly as an artist and also panache every Monday school), computerising 1989 and an active National Service in the remember Jack from First XV. Following troubled him over wrote learned papers morning at the Hutton and running the school committee member Army (RAOC) from Clock House. Phyllis Solicitors’ Finals, he several months. He on aspects of medicine door. He was also good library. Retiring to into the 1990s. 1954 to 1955, which he not only helped Jack in returned to Bradford to passed away in the he detected in paintings enough to get a trial with Ullswater with Pat, his completed at Bielefeld, his directing swimming become an articled clerk Wellington Hospital, by Hogarth and other Huddersfield Town and wife of 59 years, he in West Germany. but also accompanied with Ralph C. Yablon, St. John’s Wood, NW famous artists. was a fanatical supporter enjoyed numerous class William (Bill) Following discharge the tours to Weston Temple-Milnes and Carr, London, which ironically of Burnley FC. reunions. He died of Morrell from the Army, Bill Super Mare. What might which incorporated his Parkinson’s Disease. is about as close to father’s firm, Browning, Tony leaves wife, (1952) had a varied business be less apparent is the Lord’s Cricket Ground Pamela, four children, career, travelling the UK connection with Victoria Oliver and Smith. He as one can get without Daniel, Emily, Anna 14 September 1935 - working in the textile Park School (which became a partner and paying to go through and Sophie, and two John Gordon Lodge 12 January 2021 trade, and then selling fed into Clock House) spent the whole of his the turnstiles. Sadly, and the hosting of professional life working younger sisters, Moya (1961 and OBA Past Bill was born on 14 for Carreras Tobacco. for Bill it was the off- bridge evenings (helped in Bradford, retiring in and Maeve. President, 1989) September 1935. His He moved to London in season. Bill was a most by three daughters) 2011 to indulge his love Anthony (Tony) family home was in the mid-1960s, where 9 May 1944 - charming, generous, where guests included of archaeology and Hawksworth, near he was a salesman, and John Beresford 11 August 2019 loyal and proud Thornville masters such geology. He was very Guiseley. He entered later a wholesaler, of Hope Yorkshireman, who will as Messrs Roscoe- much a family man, Gordon won a Thornville in 1944, and decorative lighting. He (1963) be greatly missed by his Jones, Heaton and enjoying holidaying scholarship to Bradford in 1947 progressed met Jackie, his wife, in family and friends, and Haigh. The music master with his wife Beverley 16 August 1945 - Grammar School, to the senior school, 1967; they married in by all OBs who had the Leslie Walsh also came, and extremely proud 26 December 2020 following which he located at the time on 1974, and were together privilege of knowing but probably had little of his children, Daniel became one of the Manor Row, and from as a devoted married Tony died peacefully at Rev David Michael him. To his dying day, influence on daughter and Victoria, and his youngest Assistant 1949 on Keighley Road. couple for 46 years. He home in Manchester he adored his county, Linda finally ending up stepchildren, Amy, Johnson Branch Managers of He studied modern finally retired at the age on 26 December 2020. its cricket team, and in charge of the Leeds Laura and Jonathan. (1954) Bradford and Bingley languages and played of 75. Bill was President Tony studied classics at everything connected Piano Competition – Building Society. He rugby and cricket. of the Old Bradfordians BGS, and after leaving 29 May 1935 - with Bradford Grammar bridge was played in the quickly progressed During the summer, Club (London) from school spent five years 11 August 2020 School. He is survived room where the piano through the ranks outside school time, 1988 to 1990, and a very working as an articled by his beloved wife, was, so practising had David became deputy to achieve his final he enjoyed watching faithful and unfailing clerk with Rawlinson, Jackie, and his younger to stop. head boy, and captain of position as General the Yorkshire XI, and attendee at the Club’s Greaves & Mitchell. He brother, John - also both cricket and rugby, Manager. Relocation the England cricket monthly dinners. He then went on to take an OB, to whom we being commended came with the job; from trials at Headingley. He was there at the drinks business studies degrees offer our sincerest by Headmaster R B Bradford, Northampton, maintained a passion for event in January 2020, John Robert in various universities condolences. Graham as ‘an excellent Blackpool, Morecambe, the sport throughout his chatting to much Shelton Smith and business schools, captain of cricket’. Hull, Bristol, Wokingham life. He also worked on more recent school Submitted by Mark including Liverpool, (1967) His enthusiasm for and finally returning a farm near Sledmere leavers, and at our last, Lawrence, President, the London School 9 September 1948 - cricket continued to Bingley in 1983. He in East Yorkshire, as part pre-COVID lockdown, Old Bradfordians Club of Economics, and as he captained the retired in 1997 at 53, of a popular scheme dinner in February 2020. (London). 18 October 2019 Manchester where Yorkshire Under 19s, following 37 years’ employing boys from He also travelled back to he was appointed After Baildon Church of played for the Navy, service. He continued his urban schools to help Yorkshire for OB dinners professor. In 1996 he England School, John later for Sarawak and role in 57 Squadron (East out with the harvest. and decade reunions at published ‘Transforming started Thornville under coached at Sevenoaks Kirkby), becoming pivotal On Friday night forays the School. Elsewhere the Bottom Line’ the watchful eye of School. He read Classics to the annual reunion. in London he was an

(1953) Richard Gillgrass (1945) R KFearnley (1948) Geoff Drake (1949) Paul Dickinson (1956) Geoffrey Cawthra (1951) David Cainer (1961) John Buchanan (1959) Brayshaw Jonathan former master) (1955 and Bruce (Ian)Bentley (1950) John Armitage who have sadly passedaway thisyear: We alsoremember thefollowing Old Bradfordians 2020 Edition The OldBradfordian 58 (1949) Leeming Dr Andrew (1943-1948) Derek Lawrence (1940-1948) Alan Holmes (1956) John Holdsworth (1954) Michael Hitchen (1939) David Hinchcliffe (2012) James Griffett (1951) Eric Gornall

(1951) David Wilman (1957) Watson Peter James (1952) Geoffrey Taylor (1949) Barry Taylor (1958) Peter Smith (1948) John Siddle (1933) Col HenrySaville (1964) John Runham (1944) J Robinson (1937) Godfrey Priestley (1965) Rex Power (1962) Kenneth Myers (1947) Roger Marchbank (1965) Peter Lilley

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