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French Open Tennis Win Kyle Edmund wins boys’ doubles title at Roland Garros Riding High at Badminton Lucinda Cawood competes in the Grassroots Championships Royal Albert Hall Debut Alexandra Dariescu wows the audience with her stunning performance Slave Sculptor Returns Peter Tatham recounts how his time at Pocklington inspired his career The Old Pocklingtonian Note from From the Headmaster’s Desk the Editors

It has been another busy year in the OP Office with increasing numbers of OPs getting back in touch Dear Old Pocklingtonians university and 46% going to Russell Group institutions, with us as the school’s quincentenary approaches. ahead of the Independent School average. We have already had a few big year-group reunions After several years of planning, dinners in fine this year and reuniting with contemporaries in 2014 houses and reconnecting with our rich history, The environment in which Pocklingtonians and their is definitely high on the agenda of many OPs. Joan, our Celebratory 500th Year will commence this teachers interact has continued to evolve in line with David and I are on hand to help you contact your September, culminating in a service at York Minster on our Strategic Plan. We have provided new pastoral contemporaries or to offer any advice if you need Saturday 24 May 2014. Five hundred years on one site areas for the Lower School and the Middle School, it but please help us by organising your reunion well provides a remarkable sense of place and identity and the latter opening up the ground floor corridor, whilst in advance. inspires current Pocklingtonians, as clearly articulated provision of further classroom space in the main building enabled us to remove our first portacabin Hopefully you have already received your in the following letter that a 3rd Year pupil chose to write to the Queen this March: block in the Michaelmas Term. Work is currently under quincentenary ‘blue book’ which provides a handy way to enable Biology to move into the main building reference for some of the key events throughout Your Majesty to form a Science Faculty with Chemistry and Physics. the celebratory year. A number of these events such We will then remove a second portacabin block over I have heard you send letters to those who have reached as Cambridge, York, Pockfest 500, and London are the coming year. particularly suited to year-group reunions, so please 100. My school is going to be 500 next year, and would do think about organising your year-group reunion be honoured to welcome you to the loving and caring There has also been success beyond the classroom. around one of these events. environment of Pocklington School, Pocklington, East In rugby, a greater number of boys have gained Yorkshire. OPs love hearing about other OPs, particularly if they representative opportunities, and in music, there are now three separate evenings in which soloists can were in the same year at school, so please remember I must say that during the 6 years I have attended perform compared to only one such event two years to send us your news and updates and let us know the school I have looked forward to going every single ago. what you have been up to recently. You can contact us morning, and always come home with a smile on my in the traditional way: face. I am in Year 9 and in September go into Year 10. Old Pocklingtonians also continue to inspire our current pupils. We were very proud when Rob Pocklington School has been educating children for 500 OP Office Webber (94-04) was the first Pocklingtonian to be years, through two world wars, and has had famous Pocklington School appointed Captain of the England Rugby Team against pupils such as William Wilberforce and Tom Stoppard the Barbarians. In June, Alexandra Dariescu (01-03) West Green and also my grandpa was evacuated to the school during was the first Pocklingtonian to perform at the Royal Pocklington, YO42 2NJ the war. Albert Hall. Tel: 01759 321307 I am sure you would enjoy meeting my friends and The economic environment remains challenging for Rachel: [email protected] teachers and seeing memorabilia in the school’s archive our pupils venturing into the sphere of employment, dating from 1514 to the present day. I also think William Joan: [email protected] and I continue to be immensely grateful to all and Harry could take a particular interest in our CCF. David: [email protected] Pocklingtonians who have offered advice and I know it is a very big thing to ask and you are very opportunities to current pupils and recent leavers. Or you can post something on the Old Pocklingtonian busy, but we would be so thrilled if you could visit us in These connections are so important when the world Association group on Facebook or send us a tweet our celebratory year, as I believe the pupils and all the of work is currently so competitive. @PocklingtonOPs. teachers deserve it for all the effort they have put in over I do hope that you will have the opportunity to join the many years the school has been running. Hope to hear from you sometime! us at an event celebrating the 500th anniversary. I have the honour to be, Madam, your Majesty’s humble The stronger our community becomes, both within Best wishes and obedient servant. and beyond the school gates, the better for all Pocklingtonians. The academic year started positively with our GCSE results placing us in the top 8% of schools nationally and, more importantly, in the top 5% of schools for Value Added, a measure which takes account of students’ ability and, most importantly for us, reflects Rachel Dare the progress of each individual in achieving their best. Our leavers of 2012 also achieved significant personal Mark Ronan, Headmaster OP Liaison Officer success, with 80% securing their first choice of

1 The President’s View OPA Committee OP Elected President: Tom Nash (68-77) Vice President: Andrew Wilson (89-99) Treasurer: Vacant David Moore (78-82) Duncan Goodyear (80-85) James Sweeting (81-88) Joan Gough (75-77) Henry Mitchell (91-02) Sophie Guest (03-10) Steven Kyffin (70-77) School Appointed Mark Ronan (Headmaster) Rachel Dare (OP Liaison Officer, OPA Secretary) Phil Donaldson (Teaching staff) Trevor Loten (Teaching staff and OP 70-80) Ex Officio Mark East (72-76, immediate Past President)

AGM – 2013 The Annual General Meeting of the Old Pocklingtonian Association will take place on Saturday 7 December The OP President proudly collecting third prize with his sister, Alison King, at this year’s Pocklingtonian Golf Day 2013 from 12.30pm to 1.30pm in the Pavilion at Pocklington School. Come along for sandwiches and Dear OPs, Our attendance numbers at events, networking and drinks and find out about OP activities before watching careers, where we are already responsible for alumni the 1st XV rugby team take on Ampleforth in the This has been another busy year of building our gaining interviews and securing employment, are Webber-Dallaglio Trophy and the 1st XI girls’ hockey active membership base and our range of activities all up and we are helping an increasing number of team take on St Peter’s in the Quincentenary Trophy for alumni. We have been able to share in many sixth formers, undergraduates and graduates move as part of the school’s 500th birthday celebrations. achievements and happy events involving OPs of all forward in their chosen careers. This aspect alone All OPs are welcome. Agenda as follows: ages and year groups and have noted the sad passing has developed more rapidly than I could have hoped • Apologies of a few. for in such a short time and I feel confident that it • Minutes of last AGM will become a tradition for the school over years to In a short period of time we have already seen a come. • President’s/Secretary’s Report complete overhaul of working relationships with the • Treasurer’s Report school. Teachers, Governors, parents and the alumni There is strong evidence of a lifting of spirit, are actively working much more closely together for enthusiasm, pride, loyalty, volunteering, engagement • Approval of Accounts the good of the Pocklingtonian community. and activity from within the whole community, with • Nomination and Election of Committee positive feedback across the board and the timing is We are now able to fulfil our potential as a high- • AOB perfect as we gear up for the 500th celebrations next quality, effective, social, sporting, careers, welfare year. The calendar of traditional and special events and networking group adding value to the school has been published and I commend you to partake Cover Story experience beyond graduation and to allow links with in as many as possible from Cambridge to York to Kyle Edmund (02-06) the school to be fostered and expanded for mutual Pocklington and in London. with permission of Getty benefit. Images and Lucinda I thank the Committee and staff and all active OPs for We have revitalised the website, the database and Cawood (97-06) with all of this and trust that you will enjoy catching up with data management system, the calendar of events and permission of Goldeneye the news in this magazine and be part of the news the ambition, size, setting and number of activities. Photography. Read more yourselves again next year. We have brought to bear, with great effect, additional on pages 9 and 22. staffing and resources, without which much of this Thank you. would not be possible or so professionally achieved. We have quickly seen new levels of engagement with the Association and the school both within and across year groups.

Tom Nash, President Old Pocklingtonian Association

2 The Old Pocklingtonian Welcome to the Old Pocklingtonian Association 2013 Leavers become Old Pocklingtonians!

2012 Leavers’ Destinations: Find out where they went Mustafa Alsudani Northumbria University Samuel Dawson Plymouth University Alexandra Howard University College London Applied Sciences-Extended International Business Biological Sciences Sophie Appleyard Harper Adams with Spanish Rosemary Hull University of Liverpool University College Jeremy Deas Sheffield Hallam University Nursing Food and Consumer Studies Criminology (2013) Hannah Hutchinson University of Birmingham Robert Arnold University of Applied David Dickinson University of York Modern Languages Sciences, FHDW, Chemistry Agnieszka Jakubowska Queen Mary, Bergisch-Gladbach Niall Donnan University of Sheffield University of London Business Management/ International Politics and Medicine International Business Security Studies (2013) Andrew Johnson Gap Year, applying in 2013 Anup Bahik Staffordshire University Katie Donohue University of Birmingham Amy Kendall Oxford Brookes University Marketing Management Theology and Religion Business and Marketing Imogen Barker Newcastle University Sophie Duncan University of Leeds Management Financial Mathematics Theology and Religious Studies Stephanie Kerr University of Chester Joseph Bedford Gap Year, applying in 2013 Sophia Eggleston University of Hull Geography Chemistry with Georgina Beevers Newcastle University Rebecca Knight Nottingham Trent University Molecular Medicine Agriculture Fashion Communication and Samuel Berridge University of Birmingham Samuel Elcock University of Reading Promotion (2013) Film and Theatre Modern Languages Thomas Launders Sheffield Hallam University James Bisson University of Nottingham Michael Evans Newcastle University Product Design (2013) Business with Mathematics and Jeanny Law Chinese University Management Studies International Management of Hong Kong Gerald Fenton Employment Thomas Brown Sheffield Hallam University Nursing Psychology and Sociology Lawrence Fok Durham University Harry Lawton Oxford Brookes University Accounting and Finance Thomas Burke University of Sheffield Real Estate Management History Jake Galley University of Hull (2013) Geography Doruk Canbolat University of Sheffield Serena Leach University of Reading Business Management Guy Harland Gap Year, applying in 2013 Rural Property Management Edward Chappelow University of Birmingham Imogen Henderson University of Leeds Harriet Lord Northumbria University French Studies and Art and Design Applied Sciences Mathematics Emma Hessay York College Extended (2013) Forrest Cheung University of Hong Kong Foundation Diploma Georgina Lucas York College Psychology and Counselling in Art and Design Foundation Diploma Jonathan Chu University of Warwick George Hetherton Assistant technician in Art and Design Economics in a recording studio George Luck University of Westminster Liam Corbally Oxford Brookes University Henry Hetherton Imperial College London History and Politics (2013) International Relations Medicine and Politics Alexander Lyon Northumbria University William Hick Harper Adams Criminology and Forensic Isabelle Cowley Leeds Metropolitan University College Science (2013) University Agriculture with Joshua Male University of Edinburgh Marketing Mechanisation (2013) Computer Science Jake Dale Newcastle Univer sity Simon Hodgson Gap Year Juliet May Gap Year, applying in 2013 Ancient History Matthew Horrocks Northumbria University Ellie McCabe Oxford Brookes University Design for Industry Medical Science

 First Class Honours Congratulations to the following OPs who have recently gained a 1st class honours:

Henry Burn (99-08) BSC (Hons) Geology University of Durham Sandra Daroczi (06-07) BA (Hons) Politics and French with distinction in spoken French University of Exeter Catherine Drake (07-09) BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences (Industry) University of Leeds

Joseph McNelis University of Nottingham Luke Simpson Newcastle University Joe Green (07-09) Physics Agri-Business Management BA (Hons) Business Management Lenoir–Rhyne University, USA Martin McVey Applying to join the Army Georgina Sleigh Gap Year, applying in 2013 John Micklem Cooper Heriot-Watt University Lucy Soanes The Academy of Alice Horne (03-10) BSc (Hons) Veterinary Medical Science Structural Engineering Contemporary Music with Architectural Design Music Business Degree University of Nottingham Iain Moorhouse Gap Year, applying in 2013 Tom Sowersby Harper Adams Christopher James (97-08) Theo-James Moulton Gap Year University College MMath (Hons) Agriculture University of Newcastle Chin Him Ng University of Hong Kong Engineering Alexander Stevenson Gap Year Louis Los (99-10) BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science Oliver Norgate University of Birmingham Sophie Stuart University College London Political Science Pharmacy (2013) Northumbria University Georgia Oddell King’s College London Olivia Swaine Manchester Metropolitan Charles Marshall (98-09) French and Hispanic Studies University MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Criminology/Psychology University College London Elizabeth Oughtred University of Southampton (2013) Mathematics with Physics Ho Fung Tang London School of Economics Patrick McIntyre (02-09) Alexandra Pallier University of Hull and Political Science MChem (Hons) Chemistry Psychology Management University of Reading Lewis Pearson Newcastle University James Tomkinson Northumbria University Sarah Rhowbotham (00-04) Business Management (2013) Criminology MChem (Hons) Chemistry Ryan Phillips Applying to join the Navy Ruth Tyrrell Gap Year University of Leeds Christopher Pratt University of Leeds Sarah Veitch Sheffield Hallam University Lexi Strauss (87-89) Civil and Structural Business and Marketing BA (Hons) Fine Art Engineering Nathan Waddell Aston University Hereford College of Art Charlotte Prescott Trainee Associate French and Spanish Chris Sullivan (01-08) PWC (School Leavers George Wagstaff Gap Year BA (Hons) Fine Art Scheme) Jack Whitlock Bath Spa University University of Cumbria Chloe Rayner Northumbria University Business & Management History and Politics Charles Thompson (99-10) (Marketing) BA (Hons) Geography James Reckitt University of York Anna Wilkinson University of Sheffield University of Newcastle Law Medicine (2013) Laura Reeson University of Bedfordshire Sze Hang Wong Gap Year, applying 2013 Sports Studies Benjamin Woodhouse University of Sheffield Jerome Remblance Charles University, Prague History and Politics Medicine Freddie Wride Gap Year, applying for Thomas Rhodes Gap Year, applying in 2013 Drama School in 2013 Well Oliver Richmond University of Kent Emily Young Northumbria University French and Italian Done! Communication and Thomas Roberts Gap Year, applying in 2013 Public Relations Luke Sewell University of Hull Computer Science Jacob Sherwood Northumbria University French and Spanish (2013)

4 The Old Pocklingtonian Spotlight on Careers Guy’s Engineering Placement comprises of everything at Babcock Last year it was reported that Guy Harland (07-12) secured an engineering placement in Plymouth at top firm Babcock International with the help of the OP careers network and Jerry Caley (61-67), Director of Nuclear Operations at the Devonport site. Here is Guy’s report on what he got up to on his placement: Babcock International is a support service company that has been rapidly expanding, by buying other OP Careers Network Update service and engineering firms, since the millennium. It recently entered the FTSE 100 and works on This year the Old Pocklingtonian Association has everything from fire engines to mining equipment continued to develop the careers network to offer to nuclear submarines in locations as varied as South further support and advice to recent graduates, Africa, Australia and Canada. The Devonport site is a undergraduates and sixth formers. Read the case huge dockyard complex, with over a dozen dry docks studies below to see how the careers network and hundreds of buildings. They build the new fleet helped recent leavers Guy Harland (07-12) and Lucy of RNLI lifeboats here, refit submarines and surface Snowden (06-13). There are also examples featured ships alike, and produce, test and analyse the 4.5 inch in this section of entrepreneurial OPs who have set main gun and Phalanx weapons systems on site. With up their own businesses or won awards for their this much diversity, my two-month placement passed excellent work. very quickly. Another feature of the OP careers network is the My first placement was with the SUBSFAC on Pocklington School Alumni group on LinkedIn. a project to design a pump to bring effluent from The group now has over 350 members and is an tanks inside a submarine up the wall of the dock and excellent tool for securing advice, contacts, business into a tank on the dock side. This project gave me opportunities and work placements for the OP my first insights into the design and planning process community. The LinkedIn group proved to be very of engineering a solution. One of the requirements effective in finding contacts at UBS for Jonny Chu was to have a ‘proof of method’ test, which gave me (08-12) who had a two-week placement with the a good chance to get my brand new white overalls company during the summer. Regular offers and dirty by messing about with a tank of water and some requests for careers help, advice and contacts are also tubing at the bottom of a dry dock. sent out via the monthly OP e-mail news bulletin and Throughout the first few weeks I spent a lot of time Twitter is proving to be a good source of information meeting with managers from around the site in order for job opportunities and advice for students. comprises of everything outside the pressure hull of to get an idea of how the site functioned, the chain of the boat (to clarify, the outside you see on a submarine As well as the regular business networking lunches command in business units, and the specific industries is the outside of the flood tanks, the pressure hull in Leeds and London, the annual OP Newcastle that each area specialised in. One of these areas was is underneath) and so I spent a lot of time crawling Reunion featured a drinks networking event before the CWEW, which specialised in building, overhauling into some very tight work spaces that make up the meal and an opportunity for the OPA committee and testing weapons systems. I worked for just under the catacomb of flood chambers in the metre or to promote the OP careers network to those about a week with the testing lab team (motto ‘if it ain’t so of space between the pressure hull and outside. to graduate and head off to the big bad world of work. broke…then we’ll break it’) which I particularly Shadowing a pair of fitters, I spent a couple of days Over the coming months the committee is planning enjoyed as it amalgamated both the theoretical and connecting high-pressure air canisters outside the to extend the business networking events to other physical sides of engineering. That is to say, we would pressure hull to pipes inside the pressure hull. Most key university towns, so please do get in touch if you break something and then do a lot of maths to work certainly not work for the claustrophobic. I spent can help in any way by providing a meeting room at out quite why it broke! extensive time inside the boat, spending time in the your office for example or suggesting a venue. Keep engine room, the gear box and the missile section. It is Although less mathematically based, I also enjoyed an eye on the OP website for announcements and hard for me to describe working on a project of this a week with the Safety Culture Improvement Team dates of future networking events. size; the simple scale and complexity of everything (or SCIT). This small, busy team specialises in how involved really has to be seen to be understood (the to encourage everyone else to actually follow safety ICBM tubes, for example, are 13m tall, and so would standards and improve the culture of the site so dwarf the main building at Pock). that ‘no one walks by an unsafe act’. The team was incredibly creative, energetic and friendly. I even I would like to thank Rachel, Jerry and the OP network managed, thanks to an invitation from one of them, to for helping me secure this fantastic opportunity and attend a meeting of directors that centred on sharing hope that my success here will be encouragement best practices between the various Babcock Marine to other young Pocklingtonians. I have spoken to the sites across the UK. HR department here and they are willing to offer me summer placements during university if I would like Perhaps the most interesting time I spent in the them and I feel that I now have a much clearer idea dockyards was the period I spent inside ‘9 Dock’, of what a job in engineering actually involves. (Report the controlled-access site-within-a-site that is where by Guy Harland). Grow the OP Network the refit of the V-Class nuclear submarines takes - join the ‘Pocklington place. Thanks to Jerry, I got full access to the site After his placement at Babcock, Guy spent ten School Alumni’ group and was placed under the wing of an ‘external zone’ weeks in Madagascar as a research diver for Frontier production engineer there. With HMS Vengeance followed by ten weeks teaching riding at a summer about half a year into her refit, there was a lot of camp in Texas. From September 2013 he is reading action happening on the boat. The ‘external zone’ engineering at Durham.

5 PR in London for Lucy Lucy Snowden (06-13) came to the OP Office they do is and the volume of information to absorb is towards the end of her upper sixth year to find out endless – which made it great for me! My notebook about work experience opportunities. She wasn’t was glued to my hand wherever I went, trying to sure exactly what career direction she wanted to take, scribble down notes about the knowledge that was but she knew she enjoyed writing and communication being imparted to me! Even after my first day with the and had been thinking about journalism or advertising. company I had a really good feeling about WE and all Rachel put her in touch with Chris Talago (84-86), it had to offer; not only the exchange between lots of an OP who recently moved back to the Yorkshire different people and work on different accounts, but area with his family but still worked during the the sheer amount of free food and drinks available week for a large PR company in London, Waggener was crazy! Edstrom (WE). Chris put Lucy in touch with the HR Healthcare Happenings – In my second week at WE department at WE and she was offered a two-week I joined the Healthcare team. I was guided on how placement during the summer holidays. Here is how to do media monitoring and editorial calendars, and she got on: sat in on meetings and conference calls to really get a to the entire office, and everyone has been so Country Girl, Big City – it sounds like the opening to feel of what goes on in the department. There was a welcoming. I am going to university in September and, a cheesy chick flick, but in fact I’m talking about my lot of terminology I picked up on the way, especially having really enjoyed my time here, I now have a good travels to London’s Covent Garden for my first taste while looking through medical journals for a research insight on where I want to be in the future and I feel of the PR world at Waggener Edstrom (WE). task – I know a lot more about rare diseases than like I could seriously consider a career in PR. I could ever have imagined when I arrived! As for I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in my two weeks. putting what I learnt at school into practice, I found Thank you – I cannot say enough about my My dad was making jibes about being stuck in a my English Language A-level to be really useful. After appreciation for the OP network, because, thanks to cupboard filing for the entire time, but my fortnight at all the different types of media we had analysed Chris, I was given an opportunity that would simply WE could not have been more different. during my A-level course, I felt well equipped to write not have been an option otherwise. I have learnt so Team Technology – I spent my first week working several blogs on various topics – one of which was much at WE but the biggest lesson I will take away in the Technology department, with a great mentor the royal baby! with me is that experience is invaluable. helping me through tasks such as creating media Whistle-stop Tour – I can’t believe how fast these two lists, writing a story pitch, researching for briefing weeks have gone! I can only describe the atmosphere documents and writing a couple of blog posts. What I as fast-paced, friendly and fun. I have been introduced loved the most is how current and constant the work

London Clubs and Networking

Just left Pock? Heading to London? Want to join a private members’ club? There are several cost-effective options for OPs who are thinking about joining a private members’ club for socialising, networking, meeting other like-minded people or just to use as a base for meetings, dinner or a drink. As well as accommodation, the clubs offer a wide range of facilities for members and are centrally located in the heart of Mayfair. Contact the OP Office for more information.

The East India Club The University Women’s Club The Lansdowne Club Membership of the East India Club is available For the ladies, membership of the University Membership of the Lansdowne Club is open to both at the current rate of £350 with nothing more to Women’s Club is available on a similar basis to the men and women. The club’s membership scheme for pay until the age of 25 and no joining fee. To qualify, East India Club. Applicants must be nominated by recent school leavers is called Club 1824. Members membership must be taken up within 18 months of the Headmaster and can apply as a Young Member between the ages of 18 and 20 pay a one-off fee of leaving school and a letter of recommendation from on leaving school or for up to 18 months thereafter. £500. Applications for this category must be received the Headmaster is required as part of the application The membership subscription is a single payment of before the candidate’s 21st birthday and is valid for process. The J7s are full East India Club members, £230, which provides membership up to the January seven years of membership up to the age of 24. As enjoying all the facilities provided by the club including following the member’s 25th birthday. As well as a well as numerous social events and concerts, the a full programme of social and sporting events and range of social events, the club offers the perfect base Lansdowne Club also has good sports facilities and access to cricket at Lord’s, the club’s box at Ascot and for networking, checking emails, meeting for lunch or fitness classes as well as a range of meeting rooms, rugby internationals at Twickenham. Whilst it is male dinner or relaxing with friends over a coffee or a glass dining facilities and accommodation. members only, women are, of course, allowed in at of wine. any time when accompanied by a member.

OP London Dinner featuring a performance

by Alexandra Dariescu (01-03), 22 November 2013. Book Now! 6 The Old Pocklingtonian Spotlight on Careers

applying to a small college in London, Cordwainers, in ecologically sound, well-designed packaging. which specialises in shoe design. I took his advice, they For example, footwear products are packaged in offered me a place and I haven’t looked back.” cardboard tubes which are fully recyclable and can also be reused for children’s craft projects. On her After college, Catherine was headhunted to work at visit to school, the first year pupils led by Catherine Kickers in London followed by Dr. Martens then into and Peter had a wonderful time letting their creative private label and importing. She eventually settled imaginations run riot by making new and exciting in Sheffield, freelancing while bringing up her young objects from the shoe tubes and inspiring the next family. In 2011 Catherine decided to take the plunge generation of budding designers. Watch this space! and set up her own business, Poco Nido, designing and selling children’s shoes and clothing. “The brand was To find out more about Catherine’s business, please created purely out of a need to work, to gain a happy visit the Poco Nido website www.poconido.com, personal work-life balance and to bring an additional follow on Twitter @poconido or like on Facebook income into the family. It was something with flexible www.facebook.com/PocoNido working times to fit in with regular childcare, close to home, and was more reliable than an occasional, high- pressure freelance project.” The aim of the business is to create quality clothing Entrepreneurial OP and footwear in limited runs so customers get in Shoe Heaven functional and exclusive pieces that won’t break the bank. Catherine enjoys the fun-factor of designing for Catherine Lobley (93-95) can pinpoint the moment children and although the business started off small, when, as a pupil at Pocklington School, she was it has gone from strength to strength. She recently “Inspired for life” and Peter Edwards, Head of Art, first picked up her biggest order to date from Taiwan for saw her talent and ignited the spark of interest that 900 pairs of shoes! started her design career and gave her the confidence to pursue her dream. “It was on a beach collecting Catherine returned to school earlier this year to visit driftwood and other materials for an art project to Peter Edwards in the Art Department. Not only is she design a shoe. Later, after I had completed the project, passionate about shoe design, but she also strongly Mr Edwards suggested that I should think about believes in conserving and fully utilising resources. All Catherine’s products as far as possible are sold

No6 specialises in providing home-made sweet and as well as continuing to run the York Gift Hampers savoury treats, local meats, cheese, preserves, a gift service from the shop. hamper service and a range of quality wines and The Old Pocklingtonian Association is pleased to beers. Whilst they continue to offer the most popular announce that No6 is now an official stockist of the items, the family is keen to expand on the variety quincentenary beer, Old Pock Founder’s Ale, brewed of produce available. Chris is a trained chef who by Tom Mellor (70-78) at his Wold Top brewery has returned to his culinary roots after previously at Hunmanby. As well as buying the beer from the working in the motor trade. He said “As a family we shop, the beer can be supplied in a hamper for those love cooking and we’re always experimenting, trying looking for gift ideas. Contact No6 for further details out new recipes and entertaining friends, so this was or to order. really an extension of our interests.” The shop has been given a bit of a revamp although the traditional No6 The Pavement, 6 The Pavement, Pocklington character and features of the shop have been retained. YO42 2AX, [email protected], “Everybody has commented on how light and fresh 01759302149, follow on Twitter @no6thepavement the shop is and the vast range of items that we stock. or like on Facebook www.facebook.com/ Wherever possible we stock local produce but if we no6thepavement can’t source items locally than we make sure we use local suppliers.”

Keeping it in the Family at No6 The Pavement No6 The Pavement Delicatessen and Wine Merchants is fast becoming a familiar name in Pocklington and the surrounding area. Previously owned by former Pocklington School parents, John and Josie Atkinson, and known as Atkinson’s Delicatessen, the shop was taken over at the end of January upon their retirement Rachel is equally enthusiastic about the business by another set of former Pocklington School parents, which now includes a daily range of home-baked Chris and Anne-Marie Salmon, who run the business goods for sale, including quiches, cakes, scones and with their daughter, Rachel Salmon (07-09). Anne- biscuits. “We have invested in a new kitchen at the Marie also continues to teach cookery at the school shop which looks amazing and means we will now be as part of its co-curricular activities programme. able to make twice as much.” This is good news for the family as they also offer a party catering service

 Student Awards for Jess Jessica White (05-10) graduated from Durham University in July and has won two prestigious awards. The first award was the ‘Durham Award’ for outstanding contribution to university life and the second was the ‘Golden Oldie’ award presented by Student Community Action (SCA), the university’s volunteering organisation, in recognition of the student who has contributed the most to SCA throughout their time at Durham. Jessica held two positions within SCA and fulfilled them both excellently. As NEPACS (The North East Prison After Care Society) Project Leader for two years, she helped and encouraged many others to volunteer, whilst also giving hundreds of hours herself as a volunteer. “Her professionalism and dedication on the project has led to a fantastic working relationship with both the volunteers on the project and the staff at NEPACS, which will strengthen our work invaluably in the long term,” commented the SCA. Meanwhile, as the Ambassador for Collingwood College at Durham, she found new ways to engage volunteers and encouraged them to attend a range of social and volunteering activities. Jess was praised for her commitment by the SCA who described her work Sophie Scoops Enterprise Award What is it that makes Top Collar different from its as “inspirational, embodying the best of the spirit of competitors? “I’ve mixed healthy ingredients, aimed at volunteering, and inspiring that spirit in others”. With Animal-lover Sophie Tregellis (07-09) was inspired different stages of a dog’s life, with a fun combination this kind of attitude and approach to life, Jessica is sure to create her own range of dog biscuits after of flavours,” explained Sophie. “My biscuits are also to have a bright future ahead of her as she begins her accompanying her mother to RSPCA dog shows. hand-made with locally sourced, human-grade new job on the Tesco graduate store management Spotting a gap in the market for home-made, ingredients. I know that owners think of their pets programme in September 2013. wholesome, healthy and fun products, Sophie began as family members and my range of flavours, such as making the dog biscuits at her parents’ home and the classic ‘Sunday Roast’ and ‘Full English’, are natural selling them at dog shows. That enterprise may have treats for dogs of all ages.” remained only a hobby, had it not been for a chat with If you would like to contribute an a University of Leeds Careers Adviser. Winning the Sir Peter Thompson Enterprise Award article to the next OP magazine, has been the springboard Sophie needed to get the please contact Rachel in the OP As a final-year philosophy student, Sophie had been business up and running. “Some of the £5,000 prize thinking about life after graduation. In December 2012 money will be used to have the products analysed and Office darer@pocklingtonschool. the Careers Centre advised her to book a business tested so that they meet all the necessary regulations. com. She would love to hear meeting with Spark, the University’s business start-up The biscuits can then be made at a production facility, from you! service. “I hadn’t thought that my dog biscuits could freeing me up to promote the brand and launch the be a serious business proposition but, having told the website.” Careers Centre about my interests, they encouraged me to take the idea further,” said Sophie. Now, only Sophie has been offered a retail space at Handpicked a few months after that original conversation, Sophie Hall, a community of independent retailers in Leeds’ has not only launched her business, ‘Top Collar’, but Grand Arcade, so do pay her a visit if you are in the Follow us is also this year’s winner of the Sir Peter Thompson area, or visit the Top Collar website www.topcollar. Enterprise Award, an annual award given to promising co.uk. entrepreneurs from the University of Leeds worth @PocklingtonOPs £5,000.

8 The Old Pocklingtonian Lucinda Riding High at Badminton Grassroots Championships

Lucinda Cawood (97-06) recently competed in During the 2012 season Alfie and I qualified for the Badminton House. The course was really tough with the Badminton Grassroots Championships with her regional finals by being placed in the top ten per cent a real Championship atmosphere. It included banks, horse Alfie finishing a very creditable eleventh out in an affiliated eventing competition. We then went hedges and even the opportunity to jump into the of sixty-five competitors. Lucinda writes about her on to win our regional finals last September and famous Badminton Lake which was such a thrill! There experience: therefore qualified for the Badminton Grassroots was one moment on the course as we pulled up Championships, something we were over the the hill towards fence ten when I looked round and I think the first and most important thing to dois moon about, especially as Alfie was only six which thought to myself – “we’re at Badminton!” to introduce ‘Team Cawood’, which mainly consists of is relatively young for such a competition. The me, my mum Sharon and my wonderful little horse I’m really excited about how Alfie performed and Badminton Horse Trials is hailed as the biggest and Alfie, along with lots of support from my family. We he showed he is up to tackling the next level, so I toughest three-day event in the world so for the bought Alfie when he was four years old and have plan to move him up the grades with the ultimate Grassroots Championships to be held there during owned him for the past three years. Having attended aim of completing a 1* (the first level of international the same week was very exciting, especially with all of Pocklington School from the age of nine, I competed competition) later this year or early next year. We the British Olympic Team and the Olympic Champion on ponies throughout my time at school before also have a lovely five-year-old horse called Herbie competing in the 4* competition. having a break from the equestrian world in order who I aim to event this year and hopefully bring on as to head off to university. During my placement year We had a busy winter ahead of us with a lot of successfully as Alfie. at HARIBO, I found the pull of the horse world was hard training and preparation and were very lucky To find out more about Lucinda and her eventing stronger than ever and this is when we bought Alfie to be able to secure sponsorship from Manor Farm why not follow her on Twitter @lucindacawood. She with the aim to get back riding again and enjoying the Cottages, Goodmanham and also Fulmart Horse also writes a regular blog for one of her sponsors, sport. I rode throughout my final year at university Feeds. This really helped with the day-to-day running Fulmart Feeds. If anyone is interested in sponsorship before heading home, getting a job in marketing (still of our horses and also meant I could secure some opportunities please contact Lucinda via the OP at HARIBO) and being able to put more time into excellent training, especially in the dressage phase. Office. him. Having produced him and trained him from By the time April arrived I felt primed and ready scratch, I have competed him for the past three years and put everything we had learnt into practice. All in the sport of eventing. of the family came down to watch, including my For those with little or no knowledge of the sport, the fiancé, Jim Stephenson (87-97), my father and my best way to describe it is a triathlon on horseback. It brother, Charlie Cawood (97-06), which really made is an official Olympic sport which consists of three the week even more special. Alfie felt great and this disciplines and is designed to test the horse’s ability, showed as we were lying eleventh out of sixty-five trainability, athleticism, stamina and bravery. The three competitors after the dressage phase. It was good to disciplines are: dressage – testing the trainability of the feel that all the training we had put in through the horse in walk, trot and canter; show jumping – testing winter had really paid off. athleticism, control and accuracy; and cross country We went on to knock one pole down in the show- – testing stamina, speed, jumping and bravery. The jumping phase (rider error!) and then complete a winner is the combination of horse and rider who fabulous clear round on the cross-country course. finish on the least penalties over the three phases. This was particularly exciting as we weaved in and out of the International Course in the grounds of

 Alex’s Royal Albert Hall Debut

Bryony Marshall, Head of English, attended the concert and it was no wonder that the conductor and RPO and writes: “Alex has always been a consummate responded so sympathetically to her every gesture. performer; she lives and breathes her love of music Of course, all this was communicated to the audience and this was never more evident than during her solo and we loved it!” performance. From the moment she stepped onto As well as playing with the Royal Philharmonic Alex the stage, to the rapturous applause from the packed has also played Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 with house and the post-concert reception at Sir Vernon the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Birmingham and Lady Ellis’s Queen’s Gate Terrace house, Alex was Festival Orchestras and performed at the Geneva effervescent in her happiness. It was a real privilege and Verbier summer festivals. Check Alex’s website to be there to witness and share such a wonderful for a full schedule of her concerts or if you are unable event. to see her live why not buy a copy of her latest CD “It goes without saying that her playing was flawless. issued earlier this year and featuring preludes by Alexandra Dariescu (01-03) became the first But she brings so much more than technical brilliance Chopin and Dutilleux? Romanian female pianist and the first Old to her playing – and this has been the case ever since Perhaps the biggest highlight from an OP point of Pocklingtonian to play solo at the Royal Albert Hall she first stunned Pocklington with her renditions view will be the OP London Dinner on Friday 22 when she made her debut at the venue in June with at school assemblies. The winner of numerous November 2013 at the Lansdowne Club. Alex will the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. scholarships, awards and prizes since leaving school, be a special guest of the OP Association at the dinner Alex is enjoying a glittering career as a concert pianist. When Alex Dariescu came to England ten years and will give an exclusive performance for guests She really is an OP of whom we can all feel immensely ago as a Romanian music scholar at Pocklington, she in the venue’s ballroom. Places are filling up fast, so proud; as the critics have said, she is ‘a princess among stated her ambition: to play at the Royal Albert Hall. make sure you send in your booking form as soon as pianists’!” Friday 7 June 2013 saw her realise this ambition by possible. Tables of 8, 10 or 12 are available if you would playing the Beethoven piano sonata No 5 – The Alan Biller (51-60) was also at the concert that like to come as a group with your contemporaries. Emperor – accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic night. He was singing with the Royal Choral Society Further information is available from the OP Office. Orchestra. It was a truly magical evening, attended by in Beethoven’s Choral Symphony in the second half. You can follow Alexandra’s career by visiting her members of the Romanian royal family in honour of He commented: “Alex gave a lovely performance, and website: www.alexandradariescu.com or by following Alex’s achievement. what struck us was her obvious enjoyment at being her on Twitter @alexdariescu. there. She seemed totally engaged with the music

Alexandra being presented to Her Highness Crown Princess Margareta and Prince Radu of Romania following the concert

10 The Old Pocklingtonian Slave Sculptor Returns

know, it is a board sport for the slightly unhinged. be finished in approximately one year and the entire Essentially the oversized skateboard has large wheels exhibition is a five-year project. and is designed to travel down mountains when I would like to take this chance to thank the school there is no snow. My brother David (82-91), myself and certain teachers. All teachers are to a degree and two friends joined forces and ‘noSno’ was born. useful, but for every pupil there will be a few who Before long it was just Dave and me and for the next will have an influence reaching throughout a life- ten years we pioneered the sport which is now one time. For each pupil I am sure these teachers will of the fastest growing extreme sports in the world. be different. Each will hit their own chord. For me We focused on the more extreme end of the market, three teachers have made a huge impact on the way producing top end boards with hydraulic disc brakes I work, the way I create and the way I think. Doug and full suspensions. I have been lucky enough to Wagstaff and his technicians gave me and my brother compete both nationally and internationally, more a passion and engineering ability that has helped us than fulfilling some of my school-day dreams. Aged 38, design a product that was sold internationally. The I still compete and am now five-times World Downhill ‘noSno’ Downhill Mountain Board is recognised Champion – must be those Yorkshire genes! within the industry as the market leader in terms of design and performance. Our team of riders has never lost the World Downhill Championships. This engineering background has also been of huge benefit in the construction of large sculptures. Pete Edwards and the art team encouraged and developed my modelling from my early years at school, creating life-size models of E.T. and spitting image puppets of the leaders of that time. Making big work from a young age gave me the confidence to tackle a life- size figure for the Wilberforce Memorial. Lastly, and unfortunately belatedly, Terry Hardaker for whom all I can say is he made me think. All my work is to a great extent a testament to him and it is and will be the The artist and OP behind the slave sculpture in St best memorial that I can think of for him. Nicholas’ Court, Peter Tatham (83-93), came back to school earlier this year for the 1993 year-group reunion which took place during the OP Summer Reunion weekend in June. Whilst here he revisited the slave, and here he is pictured next to his handiwork. When asked for a bit more background about how he came to do the sculpture and what he was up to these days, Pete replied with a fascinating story which goes like this: After leaving Pock I ended up studying sculpture in Cheltenham. I returned to visit the school in 1996 to catch up with some old teachers, the late (and in my opinion great) Terry Hardaker, Doug Wagstaff and of course Pete Edwards (who I’m sure will be missed having retired this year). Pete Edwards mentioned to me about the school planning a memorial to William In 2009 I decided on a career change and left Dave Wilberforce and I set about researching his work and to run the company (I just get to do the fun bit now putting forward a proposal to the school. Pocklington – riding and competing). I qualified as a teacher and School very bravely took a chance on an OP and planned on teaching sculpture workshops in schools. unknown sculptor, a chance for which I will always However, in 2010 I was lucky enough to be invited be grateful. The sculpture took almost an entire year to work for Pangolin Editions, the largest commercial to make with me modelling it in clay, making the giant sculpture foundry in Europe. They had just started a nine piece mould, casting a wax copy and through lost modelling department and I was asked to join their wax process producing a bronze. My research into team to create work for artists such as Damian Hirst, William Wilberforce and the slave trade was telling Sarah Lucas and Michael Ghaui. For the next three and many of the themes still present in my work years I modelled and worked on life-size elephants, come as a direct result of the Pocklington School huge courgettes and giant mythical creatures. Damian commission. Hirst’s Legend was one of the first pieces I got to After leaving university my life took a sharp work on, remodelling a new set of wings for the ‘life- divergence. I was a very keen sportsman at school but size’ Pegasus. Follow us unfortunately was incapacitated in my sixth form year In 2013 I made the very hard decision to leave when I got M.E. Sport and a great deal of school went Pangolin and set out on my own. Ultimately, modelling out the window. Twenty years on I still live under its other people’s work was never going to be fulfilling shadow, although it is much less intrusive than in my enough. I have just finished making my own purpose- Old Pock Beer school days. I had managed to complete my degree built studio and am now two weeks into my first is now available by mail order and the Wilberforce project when an opportunity piece of work. It is a new life-size figure, the first in a arose to be involved in the start of a new extreme www.yorkshireales.co.uk series which will eventually lead to a complete body sport – mountain boarding. For those not in the of work and solo exhibition. The first piece should

11 Development and School News School Development Update same corridor. As well as teaching ICT, a new GCSE in Happy Birthday Pocklington Computer Science is being trialled by the department As the Headmaster alluded to earlier in the magazine, from September 2013. School! there have once again been several changes and improvements to the school campus over the last Cookery Classroom year as the Estates Development plan continues to be implemented. Here are a few highlights. Middle School Pastoral Area

With History moving to the former School House dorms, Psychology then moved from the portacabin block to the main school to occupy the classrooms vacated by History. This just left Cookery to be Last summer was extremely busy for Premises relocated before the first portacabin block could be The quincentenary is almost here as 2014 marks Manager Matt Partis and his team as they started removed. The solution was to create a new Cookery 500 years since the school’s foundation in 1514. the task of transforming the main school corridor classroom in part of the former Sixth Form Centre The school has produced a quincentenary calendar into the new Middle School pastoral area in record (are you keeping up?!) within the main school. of events modelled on the traditional ‘blue book’ to time. The project involved the removal of several Although cookery is not part of the curriculum, it is a use as a handy guide to some of the main events walls to open up the space previously occupied by key element of the co-curricular activity programme throughout the year. This has been circulated to all changing rooms on either side of the corridor. The and pupils from all age groups within the school, from OPs, former and current parents, staff and the wider dust was immense, but slowly over time (eight weeks the tiniest tot to the tallest teen, use the new facility. school community to help plan which events to to be exact!) the new space began to emerge and, attend. once the fixtures and fittings were installed and the Coming up … decoration was under way, the area really began to Further details and updates about events will be take shape. The final touches included new lockers posted on the Pocklington 500 area of the school and furniture, noticeboards and wall art as well as a website, www.pocklingtonschool.com/pocklington- clock to avoid being late for lessons! The corridor is 500, so don’t forget to keep checking back. Updates now transformed into a bright and functional space throughout the year will also be sent via e-mail, so if buzzing with activity in between lesson times as pupils you don’t already receive the monthly e-mail bulletin get things from their lockers, chat to their friends or from the OP Office it probably means that an e-mail talk to one of their teachers. address is not recorded for you on the OP database or an incorrect one is held. Please get in touch with IT Suite the OP Office so that your e-mail address can be added to the system. Social media will also be used to keep you informed and give feedback about events as they happen, so make sure you follow OPs on Twitter @PocklingtonOPs, join the OP Facebook group (Old Pocklingtonian Association) and the OP LinkedIn group (Pocklington School Alumni). You can also follow the school on As well as the above developments, it has also been Twitter @PockSchool. possible to move Psychology into the main school building allowing for the removal of one of the Please use the calendar to plan which events you portacabins. This area has now been landscaped to would like to attend. A few suggested highlights are create a laurel garden which is much easier on the included with the events listing on the back cover of eye. Building work is currently under way in the the magazine. Of note is the actual anniversary day space vacated by the Classics department last year to which will be Saturday 24 May 2014 when a special provide a new biology lab and allow the removal of a service is being held in York Minster preceded by a second portacabin block in the very near future. dinner in the city for those living locally or staying in York the night before the service – please see the The former School House dorms, which were being back cover for further details. used as Middle School locker areas until the new Middle School pastoral area was created, now house Have we got your e-mail? the History department and a brand new IT suite Don’t get left out. Send us your bringing the ICT department together along the e-mail to receive the latest quincentenary updates! 12 The Old Pocklingtonian Development and School News Quincentenary Bike Ride attention on the school’s big event and to make A Holly Tree for Holly contact with some of the OPs who have perhaps lost touch with school. The plan is to leave school during Sports Day on Saturday 14 June 2014 and return during the Pockfest 500 Weekend on Saturday 28 or Sunday 29 June 2014. “The total distance is about 500 miles each way (according to Google!) and we shall be covering about 70–90 miles a day. The route we will take will depend on OPs, and this is really the point of this article, because we are appealing to Old Pocklingtonians who live along the route to provide us, and possibly a driver, with overnight accommodation. Our stop- off areas will be roughly in the vicinity of: Bishop Auckland, Otterburn/Jedburgh, Edinburgh, Perth, Tain A memorial holly tree was planted and a plaque and Wick, but we could tailor the route to suit offers unveiled at a ceremony to remember Holly Mills of accommodation. (97-03) who sadly died in 2011 after a nine-year battle with variant CJD. The ceremony took place on “We are also hoping to have a support vehicle along Saturday 9 March 2013 at school and was attended the way. The finer detail is being worked out but by Holly’s family and close school friends as well as In 2014 retired teachers Rob Peel (former staff, we will need someone, or several people, to drive Headmaster, Mark Ronan, and teaching staff, both 71-11) and Iain McDougall (former staff, 86-13) it either all or part of the way… so if you are able current and retired, who knew Holly during her are planning a Quincentenary Pocklington to John to help out with accommodation or driving, please time at Pocklington. Also in attendance was OP O’Groats 500-mile sponsored bicycle ride. This is a let Rachel Dare in the OP Office know by e-mail or President Tom Nash (68-77) representing the Old revised version of the Land’s End to John O’Groats phone 01759 321307 as soon as possible. By way of Pocklingtonian Association committee. ride advertised in the bulletin last year so many thanks recompense, the OPA has agreed to provide a special to all those OPs who offered ‘B&B’ along the way but gift to those OPs who are able to put us up or drive who are no longer on the route! However, do read the support vehicle! on… “We are looking forward to this and very much hope Rob explains: “For the older OPs who don’t know OPs will rally round. Training has already begun: last me, let me introduce myself. My name is Rob Peel week I notched up 73 miles in six hours and Iain (aka Bob Peel in some circles!) and I took over from has a long history of racing on two wheels so we Geoffrey Currey as Head of Biology in September are confident we can rise to this challenge. OPs can 1971. Martin Butcher took over that post when I actually be involved in the cycling itself, too, by joining moved into boarding ten years later and is still going us on the first day as we set out from Pocklington and strong. I finally retired at the end of the Summer then returning to school after completing as many Term in 2011 but retain a strong link with the school. miles as they wish; we thought it would be good if Iain McDougall, who has recently joined the ranks of between them OPs could total 500 miles. retired Pocklington teachers, will be joining me on this During the ceremony in St Nicholas’ Court, Holly’s adventure. For those who don’t know Iain, further “There is one more way you can help: we would like, father, Peter Mills, said a few words about Holly and details can be found in the ‘Staff Annexe’ section through sponsorship, to raise £5,000 for the following the happy times and many friends she had enjoyed towards the back of the magazine. charities: DERG (Degenerative Encephalopathy at school, before officially planting the holly tree Research Group supported by the Mills family), and unveiling the plaque with Holly’s mother, Linda. “2014 is a landmark year. The school celebrates its Children with Cancer (which used to be called After the ceremony the family and OPs had a tour 500th birthday - and Scotland votes whether or not Children with Leukaemia), Teenage Cancer Trust and of school led by Rob Peel (former staff, 72-11) and to remain in the UK. In June 2014, Iain (himself very the Lymphoma Association.” Fenwick-Smith Housemaster, Patrick Dare. much a Scot) and I plan to celebrate the school’s Quincentenary by cycling 500 miles from Pocklington We hope OPs will support this novel and challenging Claire Russell (96-03) commented: “Thank you for to John O’Groats and then back again making a total quest for the Quincentenary. If you can help in any organising such a lovely day on Saturday. Despite the of 1000 miles. Our intention is not just to satisfy a way, please get in contact with the OP Office. sad circumstances, it was lovely to see staff and friends personal whim but to extend it to help focus OP and catch up!” Thanks also go to Jenny Brownlee (née Hudson, 97-03) who helped to co-ordinate the event and Pocklington School staff members Paul Wright Friday 23 May 2014 (Head Gardener), Matt Partis (Premises Manager) and Andrew D’Arcy (Domestic Bursar) for their York black tie reunion dinner support with the preparations for the event. hosted by The Old Pocklington Association Saturday 24 May 2014 Founder’s Day Service at Pockfest 500 York Minster followed by the Headmaster’s Reception at Reunion Weekend St Williams College 28 and 29 June 2014 See back cover for details. See back cover

13 Oosterbeek Cemetery Visit Director of Music and Head of Co-Curricular Martin Kettlewell led the biennial Swing Band tour to Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg during the summer. As part of the tour the group visited Oosterbeek Cemetery in Holland where the pupils had a good hour’s visit to the cemetery, finding the graves of three VCs and more importantly laying a wreath at the grave of Old Pocklingtonian William Harold Smith (27-33) of Market Weighton who died at Arnhem on 20th September 1944 aged 29. Martin read a prepared text by Paul Bennett (Bursar), who has been researching Pocklington School’s military history and the war graves, and Tom Baarda performed the Last Post which was followed by a minute’s silence and then Reveille.

Planning to Visit School in 2014?

School Chapel Wedding several reasons why we chose the school chapel for the ceremony. Obviously our family has a long- The first wedding was held in the school chapel on standing connection with the school; my dad has been We hope as many OPs as possible will be able to Saturday 18 May 2013 when Natalie Binks (96- teaching there for almost thirty years and Beth and I attend one or more of the planned events during 03) married Chris Lazenby. Father of the bride and both went right through the senior school and we 2014, either at school or elsewhere. If however you Head of Physics at Pocklington Garry Binks put his lived in the junior boarding house for ten years, so it’s just want to informally visit school, we in the OP exam-marking on hold to walk his daughter down been a massive part of Binks family life for as long as I Office will be delighted to see you. We would ask the aisle in what was once the library and prior to can remember! I was also christened in the old school you though please, if at all possible, to pre-empt your that the gym. The School Chaplain, the Reverend Jim chapel (and I think I’m right in saying it was the first visit with a phone call, e-mail or letter so we can then Roberts, conducted the service and the Swing Band christening for around 200 years?) by the previous plan to give you some time and hopefully make the entertained guests in the Music School afterwards. Chaplain Michael Smith (former staff, 82-07).” Following photos and ice creams, guests left for a occasion that much more rewarding. Term times are reception in Wetherby at the Wood Hall Hotel and Following the wedding the couple spent their busy and hectic but we can, of course, accommodate Spa. honeymoon in Turkey. They live in Helmsley near York; visitors so they can see the school at work and play. Natalie is a school attendance manager and Chris is It was a wonderful occasion and a lovely setting close an architect. to Natalie’s heart. Natalie explained: “There were

14 The Old Pocklingtonian From the Archives

Archive Room Opening A display of pictures, uniforms, magazines and The Archive room is now open for researchers and ephemera was crowned by the Vellum Book, the visitors who might like to look up their time at school On Friday 9 November 2012 a very special gathering school register from 1650, which had been especially via photographs, magazines or other papers. If you of almost one hundred Old Pocklingtonians, staff, borrowed from its home at the Treasure House in would like to come and have a look, please contact volunteers and contributors came together to Beverley. Also on display were the silver cock-fighting the Archivist, Angie Edwards, to arrange a mutually celebrate the opening of our Archives. Chris bells, the Seal of John Dowman’s Guild and various convenient appointment on 01759 321241 or email Solomon (former staff, 68-03), former Head of other magnificent silver cups and trophies. [email protected]. As the Library is a History and early pioneer of the School Archives, was very busy and vibrant part of the school, Angie would Much discussion was generated by the whole-school welcomed back to talk about how he managed to like to be able to prepare for and welcome guests at photographs and the caning book, where some of the gather together such a wealth of important material less busy times. during his time here, and how he managed to put it older guests found great merriment in discovering into such good order. The official opening then took how many times their names appeared! Anyone possessing any items which they may consider donating to the Archives, do please contact Angie. place, with a ribbon to the new Archive room being A book of donors has been bound, and will remain It seems to be the little things – letters home, play cut by honoured guest Chris Webb, Keeper of the in the Archive room for anyone who would like to programmes, unofficial photos (with names!) which Archives at the Borthwick Institute. This was followed come and see their name. The room itself, beautifully elicit the most interest. by an informal evening, which included a magnificent appointed, houses facsimile copies of the school’s spread of food provided by the school’s catering team mediaeval documents, together with translations for Angie Edwards led by Andrew D’Arcy. those who would like to come and spend a little time Librarian and Archivist reading them.

From the Magazine Archives In 1962... In 1987/88... On our delve back into the past we look at what was there was a major epidemic of German measles Head of Art Nigel Billington retired after thirty years in magazines 75, 50 and 25 years ago. which disrupted many Lent Term activities. Mike at the school. He was the driving force behind the Stevenson produced Hamlet with D G Lackie in the initiative for a Design Centre and there were many In 1937... title role. Major Percy Stewart of school and Burnby tributes to his energy and foresight which led to its Hall fame died. In cricket the 1st X1 had the most creation. Peter Edwards, who retires this year, was In Coronation year it is reported that House rugby wins since 1914. Patrick Briggs played for Cambridge appointed the new Head of Art. Ralph Ineson was matches were played with their customary violence! in the rugby Varsity match and was described as Head Boy. Seven pupils gained entry to Oxbridge. (editorial exclamation mark). Tom Pay was appointed the outstanding Back on the field. Athletes took John Nuttall gained his Oxford cricket “Blue” and OP Secretary, a post he filled for many years with seventeen first places in the E. R. Championships and Marcus Wood, playing for the 1st X1, became only enthusiasm and distinction. The staff put on a very the team beat Abingdon and Stamford in a triangular the second boy to score over 500 runs and take well-attended play – “Third Time Lucky”, with the match. The shooting team had wins over Ampleforth, more than fifty wickets. The cross country team won Headmaster, Percy Sands, playing a leading role. In Harrow and Malvern. There was a summer expedition the East Riding championships. The Senior play was sport G F N Pedley won the 100 yds and the long to North Africa and seventeen people went in a “Hobson’s Choice”. Fifteen pupils went on a former jump and in shooting the school beat City of London converted 1½ ton ex-army ambulance. There were “Colonies” trip to the USA led by Keith Robinson. Boys School and lost narrowly to Glasgow Academy. also more conventional trips to Italy and Paris. Jason Carr gained a first at the Guildhall School of Music and also won a musical writing competition about which the judge, Andrew Lloyd Webber, said he was “overwhelmed to hear a major musical dramatist emerge”.

15 Down Memory Lane Photo Mysteries Revealed The Block circa 1982 Thank you to everyone who sent in suggestions for David Moore (78-82) would like help identifying the missing names and those marked with a question mark in the missing names in the 1976 Mixed Hockey Team the photograph below. David says that it was taken in 1982 in the garden of The Lodge (aka The Block) at the photograph which appeared on page 11 of the last end of A-Levels just before leaving school. Can you help please? E-mail [email protected] if you magazine. We can now reveal the team was (unknown can identify any of the unknowns or if you can confirm the names with a question mark by them. players in bold) as follows: (L to R, back row) Nicholas Price (73-78), David Lumley (73-78), Hugh Brumfitt (70-76) (not Alistair Brumfield 71-78 as previously stated), John Hunston (71-77), Chris Smith (71-78), Ranjiv Chopra (75-76), Jonathan Barrass (73-78), Phil Woodward (71-76), Richard Wolstenholme (71- 77), (L to R, front row) Andy Smith (65-76), Sally Pilmoor (née Wilde, 75-77), Phil Lumley (67-76), Jane Millar (née Duggleby, 75-77), James Thornton (73-77). If you don’t still have your copy of last year’s magazine to hand to refer back to this photograph, you can download it from the OP website, www.oldpocklingtonians.com.

(L to R, back row) Steve Chick (72-82), unknown no1, unknown no2, David Pixton (77-82), Russ Gardner (75-82) ?, Mark Duggleby (75-82) ?, Mark Skaife (77-82), Simon Crooks (75-82), Steve Morris (75-82), unknown no3; (L to R, middle row) Simon Kaye (77-82), Tim Dowling (73-82), Jonathan Barden (77-82), unknown no4, Sue Rumbelow, David Rumbelow, Martin Rumbelow (90-97, in arms), unknown no5, Ian Robertson (77-82), Ed Davey (75-82), David Moore (78-82); (L to R, front row) J J Harvey (75-82) ?, unknown no6, Mark Currey (75-82), Sarah Rumbelow (90-92), Elizabeth Rumbelow (91-93), Simon Maddox (77-82), unknown no7, Tim Fisher (77-82).

Rugby Teams Angie Edwards, the School Archivist, would like to know which team, what year and players’ names for each of the following photographs. Please contact [email protected] with your answers.

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A Bridge to Modernity I have already alluded to swimming. During the not have come too soon. But in my opinion the die summer we had to clean the swimming pool twice, was already cast by a forward-looking headmaster My ten years at Pocklington School included significant once at the beginning of the summer and once in and his staff, which consisted of all age groups from changes that brought the school into the modern time for the school sports and Commemoration. We Tom Pay, who graduated before the First World War age in many respects, all under the able headship also tested the water and kept up the chlorine level to Mike Stevenson, who came to us fresh from his of Pitts-Tucker. In September 1946 when I arrived accordingly. We would start training when the water successes on the cricket field and who was brimming at Dolman House as a new boy, Tom Brown would temperature reached 15–17 °C! Some of the squad full of new ideas, and also to Gerry Thornton from have recognised many aspects of daily life from his are shown in the photo taking a break during training Hull, who taught us how to play rugby according to own schooldays. The dormitories were still freezing in the summer of 1955. Of course our modest league rules on foggy mid-week afternoons! cold in winter, food was at best unappetising and the achievements pale into insignificance alongside (Contributed by D. Keith Wilson, 46-56) wartime allotments still bordered the 1st XV rugby those of Duncan Goodhew, but we were very keen field. All sport was compulsory including the dreaded nonetheless. winter cross-country! By the balmy summer of 1956 we had bikes, a choice Robin Skelton 1925-1997 (36-43) of sport in summer and even attended the sixth form – Poet and Writer dance at the Mount School in York, though two years too late to dance with Judy Dench! During that time, James Eggleshaw, who started as Housemaster in Dolman, changed from being the master that I most feared to become a friend to my wife and myself before he left Pocklington to return to his beloved Oxford. Tom Pay taught me to swim and this led me to become captain of swimming at school and later to swim and play water polo for the then British (Can anyone help with names please? We think they University swimming champions – Manchester are: (L to R, top row) Samuel C Rushworth, Stephen University. Mrs Tom Pay introduced those of us who A Bateson, J Roger Chapman; (L to R, bottom row) A Schoolboy Robin Skelton, right, with his sister lived in Wilberforce Lodge to mouth-watering home- K Rodgers and John T Swarbrick) cooked food. I can still taste her delicious shepherd’s Robin was a notable poet and literary scholar from, pie when I try! Nicknames could sometimes be cruel and were always perhaps at first glance, a background that would based on the family name that we bore. Since there normally be associated more with farming than John Derbyshire also helped me to master physics and were many Wilsons I was known as ‘mechanically poetry. He was born in Easington in the East Riding to become the engineer that I had always dreamed minded Willy’ by one J D Jewitt, probably because of where his father was headmaster of the village school. of being. I am still practising as a professional engineer my obsession with Meccano (quite prophetic when After Christ’s College, Cambridge his first post was today, more than 50 years after graduation. you think about it), and named ‘rhubarb Willy’ by the on the English staff of Manchester University. After said James Eggleshaw, once he recognised the part of this and time as Chairman of the Examiners for Outside of school hours I suppose my highlights were the West Riding I came from. English Literature O-level he turned more and more the choir (an excuse to go into town once a week for to writing poetry. During these years he frequently choir practice and to exchange chips with some of the There were others from the rhubarb fields who returned to his roots in the East Riding for inspiration local Guides!), the drama group – or Dramatic Society attended Pocklington School. My cousin on my and made many visits back to school. On one visit in as it was called – and also of course the swimming mother’s side of the family, D A Bradley, followed his the early 1960s, whilst watching an OP rugby match team. It was a great privilege to know Tom Stoppard elder brother C K Bradley to Pocklington in 1939 and on a damp, gloomy autumn afternoon, he encountered (51-54) as well as his brother Peter (49-53) and we all also remained for ten years – long enough for me to a retired member of staff who said to Robin: “You’ve know who else has blessed our TV screens from the see him play in a successful 1st XV. He decided to come back then … they all come back”. The nostalgia origins of that drama group in Pocklington. Charles become a farmer – hardly surprising in view of the generated in Robin by this remark eventually became (Chas) Windsor was the pillar and his wife taught us size of the Young Farmers Club at Pock in those days! the poem “Big Field” which is reproduced below. A all diction and movement. She was a perfectionist to – and after Askham Bryan he farmed in Finghall. His pupil here during the war, he recalls the emotion of our mutual benefit. I only acted until my voice broke. son, Richard Bradley, followed him to school and now listening to young, serving OPs returning for a brief The photo below shows (from right to left) Robert runs the same farm. Derek lives in nearby Leyburn visit and contrasting the hearing of their experiences Moore (46-53), Tim Beard (46-56), Martin Bagnall and still goes to the farm most days. He also delivers with his own early teenage angst on the rugby and (46-54) and self, dressed and made-up for the school papers locally on his way! Another half-cousin, David cricket field. He dedicated the poem to his old school summer play of 1953 – “A Servant of Two Masters“ Wilson, was at Lyndhurst during my later years and friend Alex Engler and his wife. by Goldoni. went on to become a senior executive with Yorkshire Television. He is now retired and lives in Brighton. Big Field For Alex and Corina Engler Of the four of us who survived the Science Sixth Who will read this? Many of them are dead. during that last summer of 1956, I have only kept in touch with Stuart Crossland with whom I still trade The white Pavilion on Big Field is gone, Christmas cards. He and I also sang in the choir, and everything is altered but the heart latterly under the direction of the wonderful and I hurt myself with; even the Drome is done, inspiring Sefton Cottom, later to become a master ploughed-up, forgotten. You’ve come back to look at Pocklington in his own right, of course. Regrettably, the Old School over, then? They all come back. I have lost touch with David Derbyshire (son of said physics master) and Richard Hardy. Even the tireless dead. A smell of sweat It is inspiring in the extreme to see how the school lives in the changing room I crouched in, crying, has grown and succeeded in so many things since these early post-war years. As far as I am concerned with a twisted arm; a smell of piss the transition to co-educational was key and could drifts through the shrill-voiced bogs; my fingers smearing

17 OP Sport dubbin are clagged yellow, gritted, sore; I take the ball and fall; mud claws my nails

and masks my jersey. Stand up! Prove yourself! Prove that you’re not a girl! He grabbed my towel. That was during the Spanish Civil War when everyone backed Franco. Thin and pale, I was martyred small in a narrow bath at ten years old. Shame is a kind of death.

He is a Doctor now, firm-voiced, assured with sicknesses, and not among the dead who came back huge with uniforms, and told new dirty stories, and smoked cigarettes openly in the corridors. On one wall we kept a map of the fighting. When France fell

that summer, I cried, walking to Big Field to play twelfth man in a match that never ended. Boxing Day Rugby That made it 14-10 with the interval approaching It was a hot drugged day. Europe had stopped. before Pocklington pulled clear with a lineout catch The Old Pocklingtonians annual ‘Town v Gown’ Boxing The Gods had lied, and Glory now pretended and drive try from flanker Jack Holbrough (97-07), Day reunion match against Pocklington RUFC was a and an opportunist score from wing Higgins which he that it hadn’t meant it. Dreams went sick. well-contested game until Pocklington pulled away in converted himself. Nobody ever let me get to the wicket; the second half to win 48-10. It was real end-to-end Pocklington’s pack power told in the second half. Tries stuff in the first half-hour as Pocklington’s forwards from prop Chris Morton and flanker Rob Kinnell, I stayed in the outfield always. There two boys held sway while the OP backs were always a threat. augmented by three-quarter efforts by centre Billy Pocklington twice went ahead as pack pressure ended taught me the lesser death. The wind is cold Hardy and fly half Josh Britland took them out of with close-range tries for No 8 Dan Wilson (94-01), across Big Field, and in the Spinney dark sight, Higgins adding another conversion to regain the both converted by wing Billy Higgins (00-07). But the Bottomley trophy from the OPs. trees gather round dark waters. Long ago OP backs immediately responded both times to get I stood here in my world and felt it crack. right wing Sam Knight (01-08) away and he popped After the match supporters and players convened in You’ve come back, then, he said. They all come back. the pass back inside for the school’s back row Rich the clubhouse to enjoy a few pints and a bite to eat Skowronek (99-10) to dive over. from the buffet sponsored by the OP Association. Skelton wrote or edited more than a hundred books and pamphlets including criticism, biography, novels (Report by Phil Gilbank, 67-74) and editions of scholarly text as well as a substantial body of verse, much of it produced by Faber and Faber, publishers of Larkin, Stoppard, Auden and T S Eliot. He later crossed the Atlantic to lecture at Massachusetts University and then became, until 1991, Professor of English at Victoria University, Canada. In later life, prompted by studies of the Irish- Celtic renaissance, he became increasingly interested in witchcraft, producing collections of ancient spells. In 2007 a memorial plaque was unveiled at his birthplace in Easington. We are very grateful to an old friend and contemporary, Alex Engler (39-44), who has recently donated his collection of books by Robin Skelton to the Archive Centre. OPs at Pock 7s Eggleston (99-07), Alex Smith (89-92), Billy Higgins (00-07); not pictured: Lewis Papa (96-03) and Tom Old Pocklingtonians from far and wide gathered Hardy (01-09) at the annual Good Friday Pock 7s tournament Organising a Reunion? again this year. They were not disappointed as the The results of the OP matches were: • Let the OP Office know if you need OP team got through to the Plate final in a ‘Town Preliminary round: help planning your event or contacting versus Gown’ classic against hosts Pocklington. Having York HG3 Harriers 22 v Old Pocklingtonians 12 contemporaries progressed well through their qualifying matches, the Plate competition: OPs continued to give a good account of themselves Quarter-final: • Don’t forget to tell us about the in the final. However, Pocklington’s superior fitness Goole 0 v Old Pocklingtonians 48 reunion however large or small and levels and consistency showed in the end with the Semi-final: OPs losing out 38-17. send us your photos for the magazine Old Pocklingtonians 40 v Driffield 5 E: [email protected] OP team (L to R; back): Ryan Duncan (99-07), Final: Laurence Cowen (98-07), Fergus Purtill (94-03), Old Pocklingtonians 17 v Pocklington 38 T: 01759 321307 temporary sub; (L to R, front): Josh Papa (96-03), Sami Next year’s Pock 7s is Friday 18 April 2014.

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was edged and Adam Iyer took a magnificent catch His century against the YGs aided by Andy Inns at 3rd slip whilst fielding at 1st slip! Mike would have (39), James Hopwood (32 n.o.) and Dan Nuttall’s been happy with the whole day when a typical Pixie (22) first runs for the Pixies accumulated 254 for 5; XI – a mixture of experience and up-and-coming a total which proved beyond the hosts who could younger players – enjoyed an excellent game against only muster 131, with Adam Iyer, Dan Nuttall and Iain a similarly constituted MOD side. Miles Picknett (48) Moorhouse taking two wickets apiece. and ‘AJ’ Clarke (48) were the main contributors to the Earlier in the season, playing against the Town, the Pixie’s total of 184 for 8 and then Dan Atkinson took Pixies won the 25th Worsley Cup for the sixteenth 3 wickets as the hosts achieved their win at 188 for 6 time. Batting first, they made 223-9 which included with an over to spare. Also special mention must go a fine knock of 93 from Jack Bolam and 34 from Phil to Nat’s sister Tilly who subbed for ‘AJ’ for six overs, Balderson in his eighteenth cup appearance. Charles thus becoming the first lady to take to the field for Lambert chipped in with 30 and captain Adam Iyer the Pixies! Will Stephenson played a cameo innings scored 19. on debut and maybe next year Tim will join him, making another father/son to follow recent occasions Pocklington replied with a strong opening partnership featuring the Iyers and the Townends, or maybe the between Andy Anderson and Neil Jackson of 70. Pocklington Pixies 2012 Baldersons will beat them to it? Wickets then fell and it was left to Richard Readman, with an excellent half-century, to make a valiant effort A most enjoyable season ended on a poignant note Jack Bolam (126) scored the first of his three centuries to try and win the game. Jack Bolam took three when the Founder’s grandson, Nat Wyman, made his during the season – a record – against the Yorkshire wickets and was man of the match as Pocklington debut against the Men of Derwent at Woodhouse Gentlemen. On tour he aggregated 339 (avg. 84.75) finished on 183. Grange in September. It was good to see Mike still short of the President’s (Tim Hughes) 1973 tour Stevenson’s widow Biddy and daughter Pam in support aggregate of 400 in six innings averaging exactly 100! Andrew Inns, the chairman, who has played fifteen to see a memorable debut wicket; a flashing drive Jack’s record is no surprise really, as I am constantly Worsley Cup games for the Pixies, presented the from one of the York Senior League’s most prolific reminding people of Wisden – with Alistair Cook top Worsley Cup to the Pixies skipper Adam Iyer. batsmen. Chris Bilton (Alaisdair Swann’s grandson!) of the School Averages along with Jack in the top ten!

OP Cricket Halted Lambert (01-08), Peter Massie (00-10), Josh Miller (99-10), Iain Moorhouse (06-12), Richard Readman A big thank-you to all OPs who came along to play in (97-05), Chris Suddaby (02-10), Hugh Barlow (03- Pocklington Pixies the annual OP v School cricket matches on 23 June 10), Ben Dawes (01-10), Charlie Cawood (99-10), 2013. Although matches did get under way this year, James Lewis (03-09), David Phelan (98-09), Richard the heavy showers that persisted after the first hour Pope (91-93), Peter Tatham (83-93), Sean Houltham Merchandise Online meant that play had to be abandoned. The players (staff). Umpires: David Byas and Mike Newhouse www.allroundercricket.com retired to the dining hall for nourishment and beer! (staff) and Malcolm Milne and David Nuttall (former Those who were playing for OPs were: A J Clarke Plenty of good ideas for Christmas. staff). Thank you to all concerned and fingers crossed (01-09), Daniel Dodds (94-96), Sam Dodds (94-97), for next year! James Flint (00-11), Isaac Green (09-11), Charlie

Records Tumble for Pocklington Marcus Townend (33 not out) as they saw Pixies was inches short going for the second – a tie. to a respectable 169 off 40 overs. In reply Marden A memorable finish to a most enjoyable tour! Pixies on Tour snicked Phil Balderson’s third ball through the slips Finally, thanks go to the thirty-six players and four for four and he finished his over allocation with the officials for all their support and also to the school remarkable figures of 2-5. and the OP Association for their support in a variety Marden needed four off the last over, off Pete Massie, of ways. who had the last man out off the last ball with them If you are reading this and would like a game, contact two runs short. This exciting game then took us to me. Hastings. (Report by M G Milne) Jack Bolam (120) and the unlucky Tom Young (96) set off with a record opening partnership of 199 on a Results beautiful wicket and the rest kept up the run rate to finally total 348 off 45 overs. Twice the opposition 1. Pixies 144 (J Bolam 30, J Hughes 24, A Iyer 22, C Lambert 21). Holmesdale 144-5 (T Townend 3-7). Records were created on the 57th tour by the looked in with a chance of an improbable victory, but twenty-three players (the highest number ever) who were eventually all out for 300. 2. Eastbourne 203-9 (A Iyer 3-9, I Moorhouse 2-26). all played a game or more. Bowling was equally hard in the finale at Ashford and Pixies 206-5 (C Suddaby 68, S Burdett 51 not out, T Scoring only 144 in their opening match at Holmesdale, the fielding wilted as old adversary Liam Tegg, who Young 28, J Bolam 20). was dropped on 13, raced to 172 helping the hosts the Pixies lost by five wickets. However, they bounced 3. Pixies 265-3 (Q Hughes 67, J Bolam 65 n.o., J back against Eastbourne. Adam Iyer took 3-9 as the to 354-1 off the 40 overs. Credit must go to the youngsters Iain Moorhouse and Tom Townend who Hughes 59 n.o., M Atkinson 48). Haywards Heath home side reached 203. Victory was achieved with 177 (A Iyer 3-4, S Burdett 2-13, C Suddaby 2-13, J two overs to spare and Chris Suddaby (68) and Steve had the most economical bowling figures in this run Burrows 2-19). Burdett (51 not out) were the chief contributors. riot. 4. Pixies 169-7 (M Picknett 85, M Townend 33 n.o., Against Haywards Heath the Pixie’s totalled 265-3 The Pixies were determined to at least reach and Andy Inns declared early with Quentin and Joel respectability and an opening partnership of 178 by P Balderson 29). Marden 167 (P Balderson 2-5, P Hughes and Jack Bolam all scoring excellent half- Jack Bolam (104) and Pete Massie (63) set them off Massie 2-26). well. Joel Hughes (51) and Tom Young (52 not out) centuries. Haywards Heath could only muster 127 in 5. Pixies 348-6 (J Bolam 120, T Young 96, S Burdett 40, reply with Adam Iyer’s 3-4 causing the most trouble. were the other main contributors but all players kept up an incredible run rate. Forty-eight was needed M Picknett 25). Hastings 300 (P Balderson 4-48). Then it was on to an excellent game at Marden when off the last four overs and 13 off the last. Two were 6. Ashford 354-1. Pixies 354-7 (J Bolam 104, P Massie it turned out to be veteran’s day. Miles Picknett (85) required off the last ball when sadly Steve Burdett 63, T Young 52 n.o., J Hughes 51). top scored in a ‘memory lane’ partnership of 74 with

19 OP Hockey After days of rain, the weather was kind to us on Sunday 17 March when OPs took to the astros for the annual OP v School hockey matches. Staff members David Byas, Sarah Metcalfe and Peter Horne umpired the games with the OP men’s team playing two halves of 30 minutes and the OP ladies playing three sessions of 20 minutes. The ladies played some challenging hockey with the return of OP regulars Olivia, Charlotte, Laura, Jess, Lydia, Fran and Helen. Sophia and Lucy were playing for OPs for the first time and made a real impact with some good attacking play and a great goal by Lucy. Further goals were scored by Laura and Lydia and some great defensive work by OPs, who were playing without a goalkeeper for the entire match, kept the score at a 3-3 draw on the final whistle. Special thanks to parent Janet Anderson for stepping in at the last minute to play for the OPs. The OP men’s team had some strong individual players in the squad again this year as well as the welcome return of Adam and Ed who have not been able to make it back in recent years. 2012 leavers John MC, Andrew J and Sam made their debut for OPs along with Joe and Tom, adding strength and depth to the squad. During the first half OPs struggled to get into their stride and despite good pressure around the goal area they could not produce a score. After OP Ladies’ Team 2013 a productive team-talk at half-time the OPs were much more organised in the second half and played Lucy Butcher (96-05), Helen Bayram (03-07), Olivia Byas (99-08), Charlotte Flint (97-08), Laura Horne (01-08), some competitive hockey. However, the school side Jess Blake (03-10), Lydia Edwards (99-10), Fran Rickatson (99-10), Sophia Eggleston (04-12), Janet Anderson was too strong in the end and despite some excellent (current parent!) goalkeeping from Andrew J for the OPs, the school team were the victors with the final score standing at 3-0. After the matches everyone gathered in the pavilion for a drink and a catch-up to round off a great morning. Thank you to all those who took part or came along to watch.

Athletics records Our article in the last magazine on school records has created a lot of interest, not least in updating the distances and times we published. Thank you to Geoff Kelly (48-56) and Tim Slater (55-66) for news on the long jump. Tim broke Geoff’s ten-year-old record in 1966 jumping 21 feet, ten and three-quarter inches. In doing this Tim became, and still is, only the third person in the history of the school long jump to hold the record. In 1891, H M St C Tapper, later a Canon, jumped 20 feet and ten inches and this extraordinary distance, for its time, remained unbeaten until 65 years later when Geoff Kelly broke 21 feet. So, a challenge for current pupils: the long jump has had only three record holders in over 120 years. Is there someone who can become the fourth holder? Tim Slater also reminds us that in the sixties the school was formidable opposition in competitions and at one time was unbeaten in forty inter-school matches. The AAA ranked Pocklington third in the country behind Lancing and Denstone. OP Men’s Team 2013 John Skinner (75-82), Mark Robson (93-00), Ed Gale (93-03), Adam Haines (93-03), Stuart Boneham (98-05), Andrew Welton (96-06), Mike West (01-08), Sam Knight (01-08), Joe Michniewicz (98-09), George Pollard (03- 10), Thomas Beachell (04-11), Sam Berridge (05-12), John Micklem Cooper (05-12), Andrew Johnson (05-12)

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OP Tennis Rain did not stop play for the OP tennis matches against School which took place later in the day at the OP Summer Reunion on Sunday 23 June 2013. There was a good turnout of OPs this year and an even number on both sides, meaning that the staff member co-ordinating it, Trevor Loten (70-80), was not able to play this year (sorry Trev!). The ladies were evenly matched against the school pairs as reflected in the final score of 2-2. The men’s team was more mixed with James Bisson and Louis Los, the strongest pair for OPs, remaining undefeated in all their matches. This wasn’t enough to hold back a solid performance from Mark Ronan, Headmaster, and Tom Nash, OP President, present the winning team with the President’s Cup the school team and the final score was 6-3 to school; although, technically speaking, the school was aided Second Annual Pocklingtonian Golf Day by OP and former 1st team tennis player Max Los, who stepped in to play for the school at short notice! Another good day was had by all the teams who (89-00), Anita Beattie, Adrian Glew No hard feelings though! took part in this year’s annual golf tournament at The 2nd Prize: The Oaks – Ed Nutt (95-06), Jack Bolam Oaks Golf Club. The Nutt family once again looked (95-05), Alex Pinion (95-06), Joe Butcher (94-06) OP Ladies’ Team 2013 after us all very well and the weather held out for Sophie Duncan (05-12), Hattie Lord (05-12), Jenny most of the day. Main sponsors S G Petch provided 3rd Prize: All the President’s Men … and a Woman Owen (97-08) and Charlotte Flint (97-08) an entertaining hole-in-one competition for the main – Tom Nash (68-77), Nick Baines, Alison King, Stan prize of a Fiat 500 car on the 7th hole, but despite the Anderson OP Men’s Team 2013 players’ best efforts the car was sadly returned to the Nearest the pin: Dan Atkinson (04-11) James Bisson (04-12), Louis Los (99-10), James garage at the end of the day! Other sponsors were Sweeting (81-88), Ed Sweeting (84-91), Matthew Turners Garage Ltd, Grays & Co and Filplastic. Sixteen Nearest the pin in two: Oliver Smith (07-12) Smith (87-97), Ben Dawes (01-10), plus Max Los teams of four players of all ages and abilities took part Longest drive: Andrew Welton (96-06) (98-09) on loan to the school! in the golf day this year, including many OPs, current and former parents as well as a staff team, all battling it More photos from the event can be found on the Thank you from everyone at the Old Pocklingtonian out for the President’s Cup and having lots of fun and OP website and news of next year’s golf day will be Association to Trevor Loten and Goldie Cosby (née banter along the way! Here are the results: announced soon, so watch this space and hope that Rayley) for their support with the event and for as many OPs as possible will be able to support the organising the teams on the day. 1st Prize and The Tom Nash President’s Cup Winners 2013: D and 3 A’s – Aiden Beattie, Darren Beattie event by entering a team or sponsoring a prize.

Laura Appointed by Rounders OP Golf Society Welcomes England New Players Laura Horne (01-08) was recently appointed by The OP Golf Society would like to welcome some Rounders England to coach the U14 England squad. new players to its ranks. If you play off scratch or better and would be interested in playing for the OPs Laura got into rounders during her time at Pocklington in the Grafton Morrish tournament or the Birkdale and was sent for trials, working her way up through Bucket competition, please contact Alex Lewis (85- the age groups to make the senior squad in 2011. 94) via the OP Office as new players of all ages, but In 2008 she attended a rounders coaching course particularly younger players, are being recruited. On and in 2009 was asked, with another player, to take offer is some great golf on some of the best courses on the U16 South national team. Laura takes up her in the country accompanied by good food, beer and position as U14 National Squad Coach with Sophie banter with fellow OPs. Calvert who will be joining her as Assistant Coach. Each of the coaches are qualified and chosen for their commitment, enthusiasm and motivational skills. Through the season Laura will be using the skills from her coaching qualifications to encourage every player to perform to the best of their ability, to increase their confidence and to deliver skills and tactics training to enhance the team performance.

21 Edmund Wins French Open Junior “It’s a nice feeling to win at any level but after our win at the US Open it’s great to be able to do it again at Doubles Title Roland Garros,” commented Kyle. He also tweeted British tennis hopes for the future were raised back after the match “Thanks for the tweets of kind words! in June when Kyle Edmund (02-06) won the boys’ Very happy I was able to win with Fred” in response doubles title at the French Open in Paris to become to a plethora of congratulatory tweets from the the first British champion there for 31 years. Old Pocklingtonian Association (@PocklingtonOPs), Kyle and his partner, Portugal’s Frederico Ferreira Pocklington School (@PockSchool), OPs and pupils. Silva, added to their US Open boys’ doubles title with Since his win, there has been increased press coverage a repeat performance in Paris, beating the Chilean of Kyle who went on from the French Open to pair Christian Garin and Nicolas Jarry in straight sets compete at Queen’s and Wimbledon. At Wimbledon 6-3, 6-3. Kyle, who also reached the quarter-finals of he got to the semi-finals of both the boys’ singles and the junior singles tournament, is the first British player doubles tournaments and is growing in confidence as to win a title at Roland Garros since John Lloyd’s he continues to gain experience against some of the mixed doubles victory partnering Australia’s Wendy world’s top young players. Watch this space! Turnbull in 1982.

Webber Captains England of the school’s honour at seeing an ex-pupil captain his country. He said: “All of us at Pocklington School OPs and everyone at Pocklington School and are enormously proud of Rob.” Pocklington Rugby Club were delighted that Rob Webber (94-04) was appointed captain of England Rob, who joined Bath last season from London club for the first time in May this year. Bath hooker Rob, 26, Wasps, went on to play in England’s two test matches led his country to a 40-12 victory over the Barbarians in Argentina as part of the summer tour. He has also at Twickenham as they played in an uncapped warm- been selected for the England Saxons which form up match in preparation for their tour of South part of Stuart Lancaster’s 65-man Elite Player Squad. America. Deputy Headmaster Andrew Dawes spoke

22 The Old Pocklingtonian OP Social Events and Reunions OP Events in Photos Over the last year successful OP Association dinners and reunions were held in Leeds, London, Newcastle, Cambridge and at school with each one being unique and thoroughly enjoyable. Read more about them on the OP website (Events > Past Events) and take a moment to look through some photo highlights below.

1977 Leavers’ 35-Year Reunion to other year groups who are thinking of organising Association is also delighted to welcome the very a reunion.” talented pianist Alexandra Dariescu (01-03) who will Joan Gough (75-77) and Jane Millar (née Duggleby, perform at the dinner. Read the earlier article about 75-77) organised two tables of ’77 leavers at the OP Alexandra – you will not want to miss the opportunity London Reunion last year for the group’s 35-year to see this amazing young pianist perform. Early reunion. “A few of us have been going along to the booking is recommended as tables are selling fast! London Dinner quite regularly over the last few years so we thought that it would make sense for us to try and get a few more of us to come along for our 35- year anniversary. Jane and I have been friends since our school days and have always kept in touch so we decided to put ourselves forward to organise it. It helps that I work in the OP Office, but between us we found that we were already in contact with quite a few from our year so we soon filled the tables,” This year’s London Dinner will be held at the explained Joan. “We had such a good night and the Lansdowne Club in Mayfair on Friday 22 November London Dinner was the perfect event to come to and we are grateful to Charles Marshall (98-09) for for our reunion. We would definitely recommend it his help in booking the venue for our event. The OP

1993 Leavers’ 20 Year Reunion The following day a number of ’93 leavers also came along to the OP Summer Reunion at school and Andy Rose (86-93) has done a great job in recent enjoyed reminiscing during a school tour and catching years of keeping in touch with the ’93 leavers and up with former and retiring teachers and their families has organised several gatherings in the run-up to the who were also at the lunch, including David and group’s big 20-year reunion which took place on the Yolande Nuttall, Malcolm Milne, Derek Whilesmith, OP Summer Reunion weekend in June. The focus for Peter and Liz Edwards and Iain, Mary, Iona and Struan the get-together was a drinks reception followed by McDougall. “It was fantastic to see everyone in a meal at local Indian restaurant Sonali in Pocklington Pocklington last week. I can’t believe how quickly 20 on Saturday 22 June. Over 30 OPs came along and a years has gone – and how the banter is just the same guest appearance from Iain McDougall added to the ... I’d be up for getting together at one of the 500th evening. The group had an excellent time with many anniversary events next year, if others are up for it too saying how pleased they were that they had made the and I am sure they are,” commented Andy. effort to be there. Look out... for more OP and quincentenary events in 2013/14 – see back cover for details. 23 1988 Leavers’ 25-Year Reunion people again although we all reverted to type and stayed out far too late for middle-aged men. I look James Sweeting (81-88) stepped up to the plate to forward to the next one!” organise a 25-year reunion for the class of ’88 during the weekend of the OP Summer Reunion in June. James was equally pleased with how the weekend The main event for the reunion was a meal out for went. “It was great to get such a good turnout for the over 40 of the year group at Café Rouge in York on reunion. Once a few people had signed up to come, Saturday 22 June followed by lunch and tours of the it snowballed from there. We had a great time and school for those who were able to stay on for the I would recommend it to any other OPs out there OP Summer Reunion on Sunday 23 June. Julian ‘JJ’ who are thinking about organising a reunion for their Allen (81-88) commented “I am so glad I committed year group, and the OP Office was very helpful.” The to come and it was lovely to catch up with everyone ’88 leavers are now intending to get together again in again. Some had changed a lot and others scarily not five years’ time for their 30th anniversary. at all. It is also really nice to be back in touch with Announcements and Notices Engagements Nick Crossley (89-97) to Jenny Lovel of Hutton Joshua Papa (96-03) to Amy Cranswick, May 2012, at Burythorpe House, Malton. Wong (96-03), April 2013, at Will Cowley (98-07) to Nadia Smith (02-07) Blackbrook in Derbyshire. OPs Christopher Hanson (97-05) in attendance included Best Man James Hill (87-97) to Alexandra Gilmore of Stretton to Elizabeth Watts, April 2013 Lewis Papa (96-03), Ushers David on Fosse at Rochester Cathedral. Daniel Barrett (92-03), Christopher James Hopwood (95-04) to Anna Skilbeck of Escrick Wright (97-04) was Best Man, Barrett (91-02), Fergus Purtill Tom Glover (94-05) was Usher (94-03), Guy Rowe (92-03), Tom Jameson (95-03) to Kathleen Winzoski and Father of the Groom was Bridesmaids Stephanie Wong of Vancouver, Canada Robert Ward (52-62). (00-07) and Anita Wong (98-05). There were also Henry Mitchell (91-02) to Ella Post of Chesham many other OPs attending as guests. David Hill (90-97) to Louise, Lewis Papa (96-03) to Claire Potter May 2013 at St.Andrew’s Church, Amy Pressland (94-01) to Lucy Shinkins (99-06) to Andrew Hardcastle Ham Common, Richmond. Neil Eric Godoy, June 2012, at Hill (90-95) was Best Man. Music Goldsborough Hall, North Charles Smith (98-09) to Paula Coates provided by Matthew G Smith Yorkshire. (87-97) Ed Smith (90-01) to Polly Gough . Heather Rodgers (90-00) James Stephenson (87-97) to Lucinda Cawood (97-06) James Izzard (93-00) to Rebecca to Christopher Burlton, April Poad, April 2013 at Oulton Hall, 2013 at Dunnington Church. Jonathan Sutton (89-92) to Katie Briggs (94-01) Leeds. OPs in attendance were Mark Rodgers (90-01), Natalie Rachel Towse (98-05) to David Davenport of Rugby Alistair McHenry (89-00), Tim Doherty (née Clark 96-00) Brooks (89-00), Emma Larard and Catherine Maitland (92-98) Rebecca Triffitt (96-98) to Andrew Lasota (née Shipley, 95-02), Rob Larard were in attendance. Charles P Wood (88-98) to Melissa Brewer (95-00), Mark Bloor (91-00), of Old Malton David Bloor (91-01) and Daniel Kathryn Stephens (92-99) to Izzard (93-01). James Grandy of Wexford, Ireland, Marriages April 2013, Birdsall Church, North Rob Larard (95-00) to Emma Shipley (95-02), August Yorkshire. Natalie Binks (96-03) to Chris Lazenby, May 2013, 2012, St Peter’s Church, Hutton. at Pocklington School Chapel. OP Bridesmaids were The reception was at Willerby Paul van Dijk (92-03) to Beth Goodliff (neé Binks, 93-00) and Stephanie Manor. James Machin (93-00) Stephanie Welton, September Atkin (98-05). was the Best Man, David Larard 2012, at St. Stephens Church, (92-97) and Michael Larard (97- Newport, East Yorkshire. Best 02) were Ushers and Father of Man was Will Sherwood (92-03) the Bride was Anthony Shipley and Rosanna van Dijk (99-10) (67-72). There were many other was a Bridesmaid. Also present OPs in attendance. were Barnaby Patchett (92-03), Joe Oughtred (93-03), Stephen Orridge (96-03) and Tim Nettleton (98-03) to Neil Readman (74-76). Richard Booth (92-02) to Marion Henley (96-03), May Georgina Chapman (96-06) 2013, All Saints’ Church, Market Toby Vinnell (87-94) to Joanna Wood, May 2012. Carl June 2013, at Sledmere Church. Weighton. Usher was Chris Eden (87-94), Alex King (88-94), Anthony Emmet The reception was at the bride’s Mawer (98-03), Bridesmaids (87-94), Guy Weston (87-94) and Stuart Sykes (87- parents’ farm, Fimberfield Farm, were Emma Nettleton (94-05), 94) were amongst the guests. Fridaythorpe. Bridesmaid was Rebecca Henley (91-98) and Lucinda Cawood (97-06), Ushers Caroline Wheldon (née Henley, Fiona Wassell (95-02) to Stewart Kiddie, September were Mat Webber (94-02), 93-00), Father of the Bride 2012 Henry Mitchell (91-02), Simon Hornby (01-06) and Richard Henley (58-67), Father of the Groom Peter William Chapman (98-04). There were also a further Nettleton (49-58), and MC John Nettleton (78-89). 20 OPs in attendance as guests. There were many more OPs in attendance as guests.

24 The Old Pocklingtonian Announcements and Notices Births the front quad. Upon leaving Pocklington he joined Ford Tractor division and only spent a couple of years Tim Booth (89-99) and in England before working in Athens, Karachi and Amy, a daughter, Kiri Isla Singapore. He retired to North Island, New Zealand. Keddie, January 2013 John Burrans (89-94) and Ella Searle (wife), a son, Hector Peter Searle Burrans, January 2013 Sam Hill (02-09) and Rachel Sellers, a daughter, Mia, a sister for Elle, January 2013 Fiona Kiddie (née Wassell, 95-02) and Stewart, a daughter, Luvinia Catherine, January 2012 Lucy Knock (95-97) and Gabriel Horgan, a daughter, Isobel Hebe Rose, January 2012 Stacey McVeighty (93-98) and Sheridan Ramskill, a Obituaries daughter, Mia, July 2012 Keith Appelbee (42-50) a boarder, brought up in Edward Shaw (84-93) and Lanna, a son, Alexander, Malton, he was a senior prefect, in the athletics team Mark Eliot Fisher (58-65) Mark Fisher was an April 2012 and shooting VIII and stage manager for the Dramatic acclaimed creator of live rock shows. He effectively invented the notion of rock concerts as theatre, Nikki Scott-Somers (née Whatford, 91-98) and Society. He became a Dolman Exhibitioner to St. creating elaborate, spectacular and complex stage sets Alistair, a daughter, Suzanna Jay, July 2013 John’s College, Cambridge where he read mechanical sciences. Whilst there he took up rowing, becoming for artists including Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, U2 a keen oarsman, spending many happy hours on the and Madonna and a multimedia show to inaugurate Deaths and Obituaries Cam. He joined Metro Vickers as a trainee and was the Millennium Dome in 1999. He also designed soon involved in projects such as the construction of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Beijing Keith Appelbee OBE (42-50) the large Indian factory. He stayed with the company Olympics in 2008 and was executive producer for the of Caernarfon, February 2013 (and its successors) for the next forty years, managing London Olympics in 2012. Robert Paul Cherry (55-65) several divisions principally associated with export. His family lived in Lincolnshire and so he came to of Northland, New Zealand, June 2013 During the last ten years of his working life he was Pocklington as a boarder. He was often involved in MD of GEC Alsthom Traction. When he retired Dudley Stephen Doy (54-58) escapades and following a go-karting accident aged in 1993 he was awarded the OBE for services to of Lincoln, December 2011 about fifteen he had his kneecaps replaced with metal Engineering and Export. ones. As a result he could get a magnet to stick on Roderic Field (57-66) One of Keith’s closest friends at school was Gus his knees! of Bury, Lancashire, February 2012 Weeden. They later shared rooms at St. John’s. Gus He became very involved in drama and was soon Mark Eliot Fisher OBE, MVO, RDI (58-65) recalls: “We were both prefects in Dolman when Jim assisting Mike Stevenson and others with stage London, June 2013 Eggleshaw was senior housemaster. We were secret management and productions. The plays included smokers and enjoyed pipes rather than cigarettes. James Brian Gilyead (49-56) Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and Robert However, one evening Eggleshaw detected the of Hertfordshire, February 2013 Bolt’s “A Man for all Seasons”. He also did the sound unmistakeable shape of a pipe in each of our jackets effects for the 450th anniversary “Pageant” and Philip Rodger Green (53-58), 1986 and we were temporarily reduced to the ranks!” held the unofficial title of “Pyrotechnical adviser” of Perth, Australia Practical jokes abounded in their shared rooms at to the Dramatic Society. When he left school Mike Cambridge. These usually involved water – a teapot Brian Sidney Hobson (41-43) Stevenson wrote: ”He will be much missed; his work fixed to the ceiling, linked by string through several of Newcastle, December 2012 behind the stage has contributed enormously to the pulleys into a back room suddenly dispensed a stream success of several productions … china falling from James Richard Hodgson (55-64) of cold water onto Gus as he relaxed in the armchair bookcases, unexpected explosions from the wings of Harrogate, August 2012 with the newspaper. The response some days later and surrealistic sound effects will never again possess was a large saucepan rigged in such a way that as John Leslie Kitchen (42-49) the same devastating violence.” Keith opened a door the pan discharged water, of Chichester, May 2012 saturating him from head to foot. After examining He was also a member of the CCF and Richard Lyon Christopher J Mason (53-61) the contraption Keith pronounced it a mechanical (57-67) and Leon Morris (58-65) recall assisting Mark of Brussels, January 2013 success. with a choreographed display for the annual inspection, where on this occasion fire-fighting skills were going Peter Hopley Massie (42-48) of the Cayman Islands He also found time to be a Governor of the school to be displayed. A building had been constructed for over thirty years and was a strong supporter of Albert Dennis Moody (43-46) of railway sleepers with a corrugated iron roof and the Old Pocklingtonian Association. He was married of Wakefield, January 2013 stuffed full of oily rags. Mark ignited this with a mixture with a daughter and three sons, two of whom, Richard of sodium chlorate and sugar wired up to car battery Christopher William Cotgrave Mossop (34-38) (72-77) and James (81-83) are OPs. terminals. There was a large explosion and the well- of Ilminster, Somerset, March 2013 dressed visiting VIPs and parents were showered with Addison Hedley Pickles (32-36) clods of earth. David Nuttall’s face turned an ashen Robert Paul Cherry (55-65) Paul attended school of Whitley Bay, December 2012 grey but, after a long and pregnant pause, the visiting with his identical twin brother, Simon. He was captain colonel said “Jolly good show,” saving Mark from the John Leslie Silkstone (56-63) of Wetherby, July 2012 of shooting in 1965 when Pocklington School was the Headmaster’s possible wrath. Bisley National Schools Champion. Some OPs may Hugh Brian Geoffrey Vodden (68-76) remember the large silver trophies displayed in the He gained a Distinction in A-level Art and went on of North Ferriby, July 2013 Library (formerly the gym and now the chapel) off to the avant-garde Architectural Association School

25 in London. He eschewed a conventional design career bridge linking two parts of the set, only for Keith but very rewarding. Their sense of humour has not when he left college in the early 1970s, working Richards to respond: “What the f*** do we want that always been mine but they have made me laugh on instead on the set design for the rock musical “Jesus for?” But when Mark returned ten months later with so many occasions.” He was married for forty-eight Christ Superstar”. His break came when he was an animation illustrating the same idea, Richards said: years to Gillian and they had two sons Robin and asked to make an inflatable menagerie for Pink “That’s fantastic; we gotta have one of those.” James. He was also a frequent attendee at Oxford Floyd’s “Animals” tour of 1977, which confirmed the and London reunions. Although best known as a rock venue designer, Mark band as the masters of stadium rock. But it was his also designed the Queen Victoria Memorial stage at design for the ex-Floyd member Roger Waters’ one- Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s diamond jubilee off concert in Berlin in 1990 that catapulted him to Phillip Rodger Green (53-58). We have recently been in 2012; the opening ceremony for the 2010 Asian fame. Waters gave a performance of the group’s 1979 informed of the death of P R Green who sadly died in Games in Guangzhou; and the opening and closing album The Wall at the site of the Berlin Wall in the 1986. His contemporaries, John Harper (55-64) and ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He Potsdamer Platz. To mark the occasion, Mark (with his Pavlik Thompson (56-64), write: Phillip Rodger Green was executive producer for the London 2012 Olympic then partner, Jonathan Park) built the largest set in the was born on 9 August 1941. In the early 1950s he and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies. world from 2,500 styrofoam bricks stretching 550ft sailed with his family to Brazil, where his father was across what had been No-man’s-land. The concert For his work on the Millennium celebrations he was due to take up a post with Reckitt and Colman in featured the demolition of a monumental 60ft wall awarded an OBE in 2000. In 2002 he was appointed São Paolo. In 1953 Phillip and his family embarked by a 100ft helium-filled inflatable pig and cost $16 MVO for his contribution to the Queen’s golden on the “Highland Chieftain” landing at Tilbury on 7 million. jubilee celebrations. “I try to find a narrative thread May 1953. in everything we do and use colloquial visual language For U2’s epic world tour launched in Las Vegas in He started at Pocklington in the 3rd form, boarding to express it. With popular culture, if the audience front of 40,000 fans in 1997, he designed the kind at Lyndhurst. His school number was 232, and he was don’t understand what they’re looking at, the game is of preposterous spectacle that defines the desert placed in Wilberforce Games House. In 1954 he was lost.” With the bespectacled look of a mad professor, gambling city. The set was dominated by a 100ft a boarder at Dolman. he admitted to thinking of himself a rock star manqué golden arch supporting the group’s enormous PA rig. but never took his work too seriously. After all, he Stage-right was a cocktail stick of equally monstrous He was a very successful member of the school would joke, rock set design is no more than “the proportions, on the tip of which sat an illuminated swimming team, and in summer 1956 took the school invention of the unnecessary by the unemployable”. olive, 12ft in circumference. The world’s largest junior record for the 50 yards backstroke with a tie of 41.8 seconds, later that year winning the Donald Tyre video screen, 150ft wide and 50ft high, served as a He died in Hampstead and is survived by his wife, Junior Challenge Cup. backdrop, conjuring images of consumer culture by Cristina Garcia. means of one million separate LED fittings. But the In 1957 he became a member of the senior swimming biggest surprise was a rotating mirror-ball lemon, 35ft team, competing with success then and in 1958. He in diameter that shimmered out along a track into the was awarded a 6th form tie in Lent 1958. He was a audience and opened to reveal the group. “It’s the marksman in the CCF and played in the Military Band. carnival, the circus,” he explained. “The grail is to give He left school aged 16, on 29 July 1958. the audience something spectacular it really didn’t expect.” A note in the summer 1964 Pocklingtonian Personalia states that “he has just returned from 5 years For the central arena of the Millennium Dome at in São Paolo, Brazil, where he has been training Greenwich in 1999, he had at his disposal an area the manual workers for J&P Coates, the cotton thread size of Trafalgar Square, high enough to accommodate manufacturers. He has enjoyed swimming, surf- Nelson’s Column. Attracted by something so huge riding, badminton and has played for Brazil against spatially but physically ethereal he devised a 20- Argentina at rugby. Just before leaving for England minute show in which he completely filled the space he had completed an interesting overland trip to with constructions of lightweight materials. Asuncion, Paraguay, by train, bus, horse and finally by Until the 1990s, rock concert sets were built entirely river steamer.” from scaffolding, requiring gangs of roadies at every Green went out to Perth, Australia, in the late 60s or venue. By the end of the century almost every set was 70s, but it is not known precisely when. Very little is James Brian Gilyead (49-56) was brought up in the assembled from a kit of prefabricated parts rented known of his activities for the last 20 years of his life. town and although most of his adult life was spent from specialist suppliers, halving the requirement for He died in 1986, and is buried in an unmarked grave outside Yorkshire he retained his local links, one casual labour. He recognised that technology had in Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth. Plans are being made of which was as a York City supporter. Indeed, this revolutionised the live music experience, and that by friends and relatives to erect a memorial for him. interest, and an early wish to be a journalist, led to fans spent much more on tickets than they had in JGH and PT. the past. A band like Pink Floyd, for example, might him watching York from the press box for both home play 110 gigs in venues each holding around 20,000 and away matches and then phoning in the report people. With the average cost of a ticket set at £75, immediately afterwards, with the paper then on the Brian Sidney Hobson (41-43) was from Cottingham production and touring costs of £37 million were far streets an hour after the final whistle. But it was where his family ran the Railway Hotel. He spent outstripped by potential ticket sales of £165 million. teaching that eventually drew him and, after training three years at Pocklington, leaving aged sixteen to join “It’s all about economics,” Mark explained. “For the at Westminster College and short-term experience the family business in Hull. He remained very proud sums to add up on a major tour, an artist needs to in a few schools, Brian joined a boys prep school, of the school and for the solid grounding it gave him. play three to four concerts a week, and to keep the Aldwickbury, in Harpenden. He spent thirty-nine years In his later years, although then living in Heaton close price of the set below $1 million per gig. there where he taught history, RS and a lot of games. to Newcastle, he was a regular visitor to summer He introduced tennis to the school and a number of reunions. With the Rolling Stones, he worked most closely with successes were achieved at annual IAPS tournaments. drummer Charlie Watts – himself a former graphic He was the London area organiser for IAPS athletics designer – as well as with Mick Jagger, who considered and was also a founder member of the English Schools set design crucial to how the Stones maintained their Ski Association. In this role he organised numerous ski James Richard Hodgson (55-64) known as Richard, he provocative, contemporary edge. It was not always an trips to the Tirol and Val Cenis. He loved his pupils and came from an RAF family and so his early childhood easy relationship: for the band’s “Bridges To Babylon” once said of them: “Boys come in all shapes and sizes. was an itinerant one. He was a boarder and after tour in 1997, for example, Mark proposed a telescopic They have been pleasant, funny, infuriating, rude, lazy parental postings in Germany and around the UK

26 The Old Pocklingtonian Personalia the family eventually settled near Whitby. He was a Pre-1970 www.ellisweber.com/courtenay.html. He can also be member of the unbeaten 1st XV captained by Jeremy reached at [email protected]. Shaw, playing prop, and was also in the athletics team. Andrew Beckett (62-69) is still enjoying working in John Emms (56-66) is retired after a career as a local He went on to qualify in law and became a solicitor in engineering (signal processing for communications) in government solicitor. Since then he has written and Harrogate specialising in family matters. In later life he Bristol. Beyond this he relishes trips to the Scottish had published a book entitled Local Lawyers: Public decided on a complete change and went into outside hills, where he completed a round of the Corbetts Practice - Solicitors in Local Government 1947-2012. catering and built a business that had contracts with (Scottish hills between 2,500 and 3,000 feet) in June. He describes it as “a serious, not so serious and all the Yorkshire racecourses. Rex Belas (35-40) attended the Old Pocklingtonian occasionally frankly frivolous story of the profession Lodge in April to celebrate the 50th anniversary of – or at any rate, its professional association.” the Consecration of the Lodge of which he is the only John Leslie Kitchen (42-49) Leslie was a Day Boy surviving founder member and also which coincided Brian Fenwick-Smith (43-54) was recently out having from the town. He excelled at athletics and in his final with his 60 years as a Freemason. dinner and quickly discovered that the English couple year won the steeplechase, mile, half-mile and long sitting next to them were Robert and Sheila Nutt, jump. He was also a three-quarter in the 1st XV. He Derek ‘Titch’ Bradley (39-49) enjoyed his visit parents of OPs Ed Nutt (95-06) and Pippa Nutt (97- proceeded to Reading University and spent his leisure to school at the OP Summer Reunion in June and 06). They had an enjoyable evening chatting about the time distance running, becoming the university cross meeting up with a few friends. He is semi-retired now school and Brian invited them for a final nightcap at country champion and winning many races at this at 82, but still goes down to the farm each day to help his apartment. It’s a small world! event in inter-varsity competitions. A horticulturist, his son Richard Bradley (69-79) with the eggs from Brian Haigh (51-55) writes to say he is still alive and he joined the Ministry of Agriculture in Camborne, his c.12,000 free-range hens. He also has a herd of kicking in Victoria, Australia and very much looking where he focused on the development of bulbs and Limousin cattle. His wife sadly died in March 2012 but forward to seeing those of his vintage next year broccoli, also playing rugby for the town side. Known his daughter only lives down the field so he feels very at both the big events (York dinner and Minster as Les to family and friends, he married Anthea in lucky to have family close by. He remarks that school service and the Pockfest 500 weekend). When he is 1958 and they had two daughters. He returned to has certainly changed since he was there!! in Brisbane visiting family he sees his contemporary Yorkshire for a time, based at Cawood, horticulture’s Christopher Dent (61-65) retired in July 2012, after Roger Dutton (47-55) and they enjoy lunch and/or a principal research centre in the UK. This was followed nearly 20 years as vicar of St Andrew’s, Bedford and game of golf together. by a move to the East Malling Research Station in 40 years in ordained ministry. He and his wife Vanessa Kent where he was responsible for experimental have moved back to Kent and are living on the David Hall (47-54) recently resigned as chairman of development in glasshouses. He and Anthea lived in coast at Deal. Vanessa is still in paid employment, so a farming estate in Norfolk and is currently chairman Chichester in retirement, where, not unnaturally, he Christopher combines his duties as a ‘house husband’ of an IT company in Leeds. He describes his sporting immersed himself in his love of gardening. with locum work at local churches, chaplaincy at activity as having descended to watching cricket and Canterbury Cathedral, where visitors ask fascinating second division football and regularly playing flat questions, and being one of the bishop’s honorary green bowls. Peter Hopley Massie (42-48) and his brother chaplains. There is also plenty of opportunity to Robin Hall (53-61) lives near Tower Bridge Alan came to the school during the war from near indulge his interests in history, archaeology and in London. He retired a few years ago from Scarborough. Peter played centre in the 1st XV and natural history. PricewaterhouseCoopers after ten years in Moscow. was gymnastics captain. He served in the Army where He has not retired from music and sings for the he became a major in the Royal Corps of Signals. He Courtenay Ellis (54-63) practises law as a name London Symphony Chorus and plays bassoon in spent a large part of his life abroad in the transportation partner in the international business law firm of Ellis several bands and orchestras. In 2012 he attended industry where he became the Operations Director Weber, 818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, a reception at Churchill College for the unveiling of and shareholder of a large container company which DC 20006, USA, near the White House. A former a plaque commemorating Canon Noel Duckworth specialised in rail, shipping and road transport. He and president of the British American Business Association (58-61) who was a former chaplain at Pocklington his wife Judy retired to the Grand Cayman Islands in of Washington, DC, Courtenay has a long history of School before his time at Churchill College. Noel’s the early 1990s where he continued to be a very working to help British business interests in the US. nephew, James Duckworth (47-57), unveiled the active member of Rotary. He made many friends After leaving school, Courtenay took a law degree at plaque. through other community service organisations and St. John’s College, Oxford, then qualified as a solicitor, clubs and was particularly active in the Hyperbaric serving articles with the London firm of Field, Fisher. David Horner (60-68) is now living in Verbier, Chamber. He also enjoyed shooting, fishing, boating, He then worked at the law firm Farrer & Co in Switzerland. He recently visited Les Marecottes which diving and watching international rugby. He was also Lincoln’s Inn Fields, before emigrating to the United is not far away from his home and is the place Reggie a keen member of the Cayman Radio Society and States in 1970. He requalified as a lawyer in the US, Allan took school ski trips to in the 1960s. He can be enjoyed chatting every day to people all over the taking a Master of Laws degree in Corporation Law contacted at: [email protected]. world. at The George Washington University Law School. He practised as an associate attorney with the major Malcolm Johnson (58-63) continues to practise Washington law firm of Covington and Burling, was a architecture as a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada – he is just completing his own Christopher William Cotgrave Mossop (34-38) was partner for 20 years in the Washington office of the home in Peachland, British Columbia and, with his one of three brothers to attend the school. Their father international law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer wife Sallie, spends half the year in Montagnac, France. was an export agent based mostly in Ceylon which is and Feld, and since 2000 has practised international He will be in England in October 2013 for the 50th where Christopher went to immediately from school. business law with the law firm of EllisWeber of which reunion of Cambridge Architectural Graduating Class He returned to join the Army until 1946 and then he is a founder. of 1963 and is looking forward to visiting Yorkshire went back to Ceylon until retirement beckoned. He Over the years he has handled commercial and and Pocklington again. He still follows YCC and tests settled in Ilminster in Somerset. His brothers (Hugh litigation matters for many large and small businesses on the internet! and John, both 37-40) both predeceased him. in the United States, as well as sovereign government interests. He has served as Chair of the International David Kingham (53-59) attended Sutton Coldfield Law section of the US Federal Bar Association and Art School and Birmingham College of Graphic as President of the Washington Foreign Law Society. Design after leaving Pocklington. Following a career He has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law, in advertising in New York City he retired to the Don’t Forget Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the Charente region of France and started to paint again. World. He played left wing on the all-conquering He exhibited for the first time at an annual Charente Send us your announcement for next 1st Rugby XV of 1963-4! For the ‘Full Monty’ see Arts Exposition, ‘Echallarts 2013’. The exhibition took year’s quincentenary issue of the Old Pocklingtonian magazine. 27 place in August in Echallat near to his home. He Group. He is married and has lived in South Wales for When he moved to London, he met his wife, Gill, in showed ten paintings at the exhibition which was his over 40 years. He enjoys family life with their three Mill Hill. They settled in Tring, in the Chiltern Hills and first since moving to France. He enjoyed the challenge sons and four grandchildren. As a Yorkshireman he is had two daughters, both now married. After school, of communicating effectively with the French audience pleased to say they all have a great interest in cricket! he played rugby for Doncaster, his REME battalion, and making new contacts in the ‘domaine d’art’! A Two of his grandchildren have Wales caps! Bracknell and Harrow, and after marrying he played biography and samples of work are on his website for Tring, covering a period of 25 years. He has sung in Tony Sever (52-62) is now retired after a career davekingham.com. parish church choirs in York and Doncaster for several as a software developer working for International years, and on moving to Tring he and Gill joined the Roger Kohn (64-69) is a micro-publisher, designer Computers (and its predecessors/subsidiaries/ choral society from which they recently retired. Their and author of art books and magazines based in successors). He has recovered well from a quadruple major achievement was Verdi’s Requiem at St Albans Sunningdale, Berkshire. The world of micro-publishing bypass last October and is enjoying life in London Abbey and at Ely Cathedral. They took up playing is expanding rapidly as the greatly improved quality with his wife. He is still solving crosswords, though he bowls some thirty years ago and are still enjoying and eco-friendliness of digital printing has reduced admits not quite as quickly as he did 30-odd years ago it. They have a full social life but also participate in costs for small print runs. Additionally, following the (see http://tony-sever.livejournal.com/). voluntary work for a hospice and for Age Concern success of his book Looking For Orion (O’Brien – all of which contributes to an enjoyable retirement. Press, 2007), a copy of which is in the school library, he is now working on a follow-up, to be published in Phil Wilkinson (64-70) and his wife Philippa are still Ireland and America in 2014, charting the work of his living near Hexham in Northumberland. They are friend, Rowan Gillespie, the sculptor. busy helping their sons Jonny and Mark with Fineside. com, their online sports and outdoor wear company. Ian Leckenby (56-64) took early retirement in 1998 As it is likely to be Jonny’s final season of rugby, they after 18 years with Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong) and have a number of trips to Toulon planned. They also long-haul flying, and moved to France where the enjoy helping Mark and his wife Annette with the family had a holiday home. After major renovations/ grandchildren Mattie and Ben. In his spare time Phil upgrades, he continued to live there in an idyllic rural goes salmon fishing on the Tyne. setting until June 2013. The pull of family ties and a couple of good long-time friends finally prevailed, and Tom Stoppard (51-54) was presented with the Jack Wilson (39-46) has fully retired at the age of 84. he has recently moved back to the UK permanently to 2013 Laurel Award for Screen at The Writers Guild He has renewed his interest in his time at Pocklington an old farmhouse outside Fairford in Gloucestershire. of America awards ceremony in Los Angeles in through exploring his family history and finding that He is still settling in, which he says could take some March this year. The Laurel Award recognises lifetime he was able to spend seven wonderful years as a pupil time after 34 years abroad! He has a vet daughter achievement in outstanding writing for motion there through the munificence of some Yorkshire working in Swindon, another working with Barclays pictures. Tom, who has been a WGA member since charity which no longer seems to exist and which, in Reading, and a son, currently at Harvard Medical 1991, won an Academy Award for his screenplay indeed, seems to have left no record of itself. He was School doing a two-year PhD specialising in plastic for “Shakespeare in Love”. He has also penned the always told that the charity was named the Yorkshire surgery. screenplay for “Anna Karenina” and the television Society of Gentlemen. If anyone has heard of such a series “Parade’s End” which was recently on BBC2. In body Jack would be grateful for any detail they could Michael Long (1945-50), Rev. Canon, has been August an hour-long audio drama written by Tom to let him have. Some good has come of his research, in touch to say he has moved from Norwich out mark the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s 1973 Dark however, since he has made closer contact with the to Cromer where he has an apartment on the Side of the Moon album was aired on BBC Radio 2. school; he attended the Cambridge Dinner and gave windswept seafront. He was previously Canon of York The radio play featured an all-star cast including Iwan a fascinating talk to the diners about how the school Minster and then Honorary Chaplain at Norwich Rheon, Amaka Okafor, Bill Nighy and Rufus Sewell. fared during the war. Best of all he enjoyed meeting Cathedral. In retirement he has taken an appointment several of his contemporaries at the recent Summer in the Quintet benefice of Cromer and surrounding Malcolm J Watson (47-52) born in York, 1935, he Reunion, such as Bryan Scaife (39-46), Gus Weeden villages, usually taking a service in a different venue commuted to school by train as a dayboy and was (42-49) and Peter Blacker (40-46), whom he had not each Sunday. saddened to read in the last magazine of the death seen since 1946. This was a very moving occasion for of one of his travelling friends, Michael Andrews (46- Jim Osborne (59-65) retired last year and he and his Jack which he hopes to repeat during the school’s 51). He enjoyed living in York and also his education wife Darlene are thoroughly enjoying it. They have 500th anniversary. at school, participating in sports including rugby, lived in Victoria, British Columbia for many years which athletics and gymnastics. He would be pleased to David Wood (46-54) retired from the retail motor he says is a beautiful part of the world for recreation. hear from some of his old friends. On leaving school, trade in 1999 and still has an interest in classic cars. Jim was recently visited by Steve Greatorex (57-63) he moved with his family to Doncaster, where, as He and his wife Christine moved from North Leeds and his wife Christine, who have been touring and an apprentice, he built steam locomotives for two to a rural village near Wetherby in 2004. Retirement cruising the West Coast. They stayed with Jim for a years. He then moved to various places around the has allowed them more time to visit their son and few days, before returning to the UK. They had the country, where he learnt about electric railways. At family in South Wales and their daughter and family opportunity to catch up with gossip and old stories the same time, he was studying towards, and achieved, in Sydney, Australia. As a family genealogist he is a (from the Pitts-Tucker/Eggleshaw era when they were an HNC in Electrical Engineering. After National member of the family history group of the Wetherby at school). Service, he moved to London where he participated U3A. He enjoyed meeting several of his school Peter Sawyer (55-66) hung up his laser pointer last in the electrification of British Rail. In 1966 he left contemporaries at the OP Summer Reunion and year after 16 years of lecturing for Wyeth and Pfizer BR and joined a process engineering company. He looks forward to doing so again in 2014! on drug action, critical paper reviewing and topics like was involved in the design, equipment procurement Dr Richard Wray (52-62) is a Deputy Lieutenant Vitamin D, and is now retired although seems busier and construction liaison of various schemes which and finally retired in 2011 after a long career as a than ever! He lives near Thame in Oxfordshire and included a penicillin fermentation plant, trans-desert consultant cardiologist in Hastings and London avidly reads all the OP news! pipelines, UK offshore oil production platforms, and (Kings). He and his wife Julia now spend time in the water and waste water treatment works. This took Lake District as well as Hastings. From 2004 he was W Ian Scarborough (45-52) sings with The Flying him abroad to many interesting places including appointed Deputy Lieutenant for East Sussex. One Shepherds in Monmouthshire, a small group of twelve Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Nigeria, and to a wide continuing interest is music and he organises “live” who specialise in folk and early English music. He gives variety of major equipment manufacturing companies music performances in Hastings (Conquest Hospital) concerts and sings in local churches and Newport all around the UK and Europe, for whom he prepared and Eastbourne (District General Hospital); another Cathedral. His main fundraising activity is for Hope and technical specifications and procurement orders. Homes for Children, with the South Wales Support is gardening in the Lake District at Holehird (the 17-

28 The Old Pocklingtonian Personalia acre garden of the Lakeland Horticultural Society Jeremy Coulson (66-71) is still teaching at a prep Phil Gilbank (67-74) has teamed up with ex member where he works with the Meconopsis team). school in West Sussex. He has two children; one has of staff David Stanton to help raise funds for the just qualified as a quantity surveyor from Reading and Friends of All Saints’ Church in the town. Funds raised 1970-1989 is about to fly the nest and the other is working in will be used to help maintain the building and develop property in London. its heritage through tours and displays. Phil is also Simon Abel (64-75) has been living for the last 15 very active in “Pock 500” and is giving a lecture in the years in Redmond, Washington State (as opposed Martyn Craven (81-88) is Head of Forestry Land School Library in March entitled “The Rise and Fall of to Washington DC!) about 15 miles east of Seattle. Valuation at Telfer Young in New Zealand where he the Dolmans”. Redmond is most famous as the home of Microsoft so has been living for the last 13 years. He lives with his he says he is surrounded by geeks. His job as Director partner Sandra on a 2-acre block 4km out of Rotorua Jeremy Goode (70-79) has just celebrated 30 years’ of Sales for a high technology company takes him all which has a holiday cottage available for UK visitors service with IBM UK. He is currently leading complex over the world. He has three sons, two of whom live if any OPs would be interested if they are travelling IT outsourcing transformation programmes for blue nearby and the third who has just graduated from to New Zealand. chip clients. He is married to Susan and has three Sheffield Hallam with an honours degree in Computer adult sons. He lives in Solihull, West Midlands. Martin Crimp (68-74) Animation. His mother lives in Pocklington so he does has written the libretto for a Andrew Green (73-79) still visit the area and hopes to get back next year for new opera “Written on Skin”. The opera premiered is busy running his own some of the quincentenary events. in Aix-en-Provence in 2012 and received its first UK butchers shop D J Horsley Falsgrave Ltd in Scarborough. performance at the Royal Opera House in London He has four children and two grandchildren. Julian ‘JJ’ Allen (81-88) is running a private security in March. Mark Grigg (77-84) company in Iraq. He is married with two young flies Boeing 777s for British Derek Crumpton (66-74) children and living in Dubai. following a career in IT, Airways on long-haul routes and enjoys exploring directing the operations of medium-sized solution the Far East. Away from work, he flies aerobatics, is Jack Arthurs (82-89) has released his first solo album providers, he now offers independent program a School Governor and takes part in TV quizzes – he ‘Only Dreams Are True’, a collection of acoustic songs management to companies implementing large IT once won The Weakest Link! which have been described as “music to warm your solutions. However he tries to avoid doing this in the Chris Haynes (78-88) has become general counsel soul”’. Hear and find out more at: www.jackarthurs. summer months, preferring the tranquillity of the Lot of FTSE 100 company International Airlines Group, co.uk. region in France where he enjoys cheap wine, good the owner of British Airways and the Spanish airlines food and hosting the occasional B&B guest. This of Colin Bell (84-89) is the CEO of InterBay Commercial Iberia and Vueling. course means that he is out of the UK at the time of a commercial property mortgage lender and lives in the summer OP event and was unable to join other Luke Hirst (82-92) Berkshire with his family and children. moved to Cape Town in 2004. ’73 leavers at the reunion but he sends his best wishes He is married to Lauren and they have three children: Debby Brumfield (77-79) has lived with her partner to those who were there. Callum, Cameron and Freya. He still manages to catch Steve for the past ten years on the South Bayside area up with a number of OPs when he is back in the UK Matthew Durdy (79-84) has spent the last few years in of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia. Currently she or when they are over in Cape Town on holiday. a team creating the £150m Cell Therapy Catapult, an works for a company called APA Group as a Program innovation centre dedicated to the commercialisation David Hoggard (64-71) Administrator within the Major Projects team. is now living back in his home of this strand of medical science. He is now its APA Group is Australia’s largest gas infrastructure town of Malton and has started a new job as Sales Chief Business Officer. For further details visit the business. Leader for a company specialising in commercial social website www.ct.catapult.org.uk or follow on twitter: media platforms. He expects to be in San Francisco Peter Clarkson (68-76) is a Professor of Mathematics @MatthewDurdyCTC. in September 2013 for Oracle World, so if any OPs at the University of Kent and has just been appointed are expecting to be there, he would be glad to share Peter East (73-80) lives in Chesterfield with his wife Head of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and a glass of rubbish American beer! of 22 years, Kathy. They have two children, Charlotte Actuarial Science. His research has applications in (20) who is studying drama at university and Jacob Jon Hornsey (81-86) areas such as “Rogue Waves” which are large and is currently working for UK (18) who is going to university in the USA on a tennis spontaneous ocean surface waves. During the past Power Networks in Bury St Edmunds. After getting scholarship. Peter enjoys golf, playing off a handicap year he has given talks at conferences in China his law degree he drove forklifts for a year or so then of 9.9, and every year he officiates at the Wimbledon (Beijing), Japan (Kyoto and Sapporo) and the USA went into managing distribution centres. At UK Power tennis championships. He works as a chartered (San Diego). Networks he is effectively an internal consultant surveyor. designing and managing a continuous improvement Mike Complin (67-76) left the Army in 2012 after which trains and motivates front-line staff to get great many years, most of them spent travelling around business results. Outside of work he describes himself the world, and is now working for Babcock and living as a fitness junkie running obstacle races, working out with his family in rural north Dorset (his time at in the gym, mountain biking, etc. He also plays jazz Pocklington is still the longest period he has lived in piano. a single place!). During his travels he has met quite a Jason Horsley (79-83) Sebastian few OPs. He says there were at least five OPs at the younger brother of (78-81) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst at the same time in is an author, filmmaker, podcaster and media 1977 and in the 1980s he and Karl Howard (70-77) storyteller. One of his recent books is Homo Sapiens: worked together in Brunei. He was lucky enough to An Occult History of DNA from Eden to Armageddon. serve with the Gurkhas for a number of years, in both His film analyses can be found in magazines and the Far East and the UK and is maintaining his links national newspapers. with them and developing an interest in their history. Simon Hudson (74-81) has a company, Cloud, which When work and family commitments allow he still Adrian Edmondson (69-75) has been busy with is approaching its fifth year and is on track to do runs quite a bit and also spends time sea kayaking. a number of projects including a new series of The its first £1m turnover, which is very exciting. The Dales for ITV and Celebrity Masterchef for the BBC. Chris Corbett (67-74) is the Director of costumed company specialises in advanced intranet, document He has also been touring with his band The Bad historic walks in York (Civil war and Georgian management and business intelligence solutions for Shepherds who are due to perform at Pocklington periods). For more information visit the website business and the NHS. It also supports organisations Arts Centre in December 2013 although tickets have www.musketandmuslin.co.uk. moving onto Microsoft Office 365 and is a well- already sold out. respected Microsoft Gold Partner. The company employs 15 staff; the main office is in Bradford and it operates nationally with an eye on overseas. On a

29 personal level Simon has a new band, Fiction (happy the confidence to set up his own company in 2007 lives in South Elmsall near Doncaster. He is also working to play for any OP events!), his daughter is expecting specialising in natural ingredients: speciality oils and fats, on his dissertation for an MSc in Telecommunication straight As at GCSE and life is good if rather busy. protein and whey products for personal care, health Engineering at UCL. He is married with two boys care, baby food and various technical applications. In and is a Governor at their school. He still enjoys the Ralph Ineson (83-88) 2012 the company pushed into new markets (China/ odd game of rugby but is trying to concentrate on featured in the Channel India) and developed new product groups; for more reducing his golf handicap. He is a part-time wedding 4 four-part political information please visit www.opw-ingredients.com. photographer and enjoys riding his bike as often as he thriller Secret State which In his spare time he and his wife ride their Harley can to offset his other interest in wine! explores the links between Davidson, escape on a mountain bike or on a hike in government, the military William MacKay (67-77) lives near Cambridge the mountains with friends. and big business. He also and works as a specialist in British coins for Spink, took the part of Amycus John Kaye (77-82) works for Glencore Grain UK Ltd the London collectables auctioneers. He is in touch Carrow in Harry Potter as a farm trader buying grain from farms in Yorkshire with Robert Brimblecombe (66-75) who lives in and the Half Blood Prince and North East Lincolnshire. He has been with the Cambridge. They met up through their daughters, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and company since December 2003. In his spare time he Elizabeth and Florence, who are both in the same year Part II. continues to play rugby for Selby RUFC and appeared at school in Cambridge. William is also in touch with in the winning Grain Trade team at Newark in April Tony Broomfield (68-78) who now lives in Australia. Tim Ingarfield (64-73) has been living in Madrid alongside Paul Rhodes (74-83). William’s brother Andrew MacKay (66-74) retired since 1978 and works throughout Spain and South this year after working for Edinburgh City Council and America as a consultant and psychotherapist. He has a Robert Kyffin (70-79) is still in Kenya with his wife is enjoying life doing things closer to his home near daughter, Sara, who is studying psychology at Bath and Tracey who works for the MOD as a Civil Servant Haddington, East Lothian. a stepson, Gonzalo, who is hoping to represent Spain with the Army in Karen, Nairobi. Robert spends a in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics at Skeet shooting. In lot of his time coaching squash, providing IT network Marc Mason (76-85) has recently set up a new his free time he enjoys skiing, sailing and is learning administration support and training on a freelance company based in Beverley, Chauffeur Luxury, which to fly gyrocopters. He can be found on Facebook at and unpaid basis, and being a part-time travel agent to offers clients high-quality transport all over the Tim Ingarfield. friends and visitors. They are not due to leave Kenya UK and Europe for any type of business or leisure until April 2014 which may extend to April 2015. function. After school Marc did French and Business Nicholas Jackson (64-71) worked for 35 years as a GP Any OPs intending to come to Kenya on holiday are Studies at Nottingham University and has previously in villages to the north and east of Peterborough and welcome to get in touch! run restaurants in Hull and Beverley. retired completely from medical work in March of this year with no regrets! He is currently enjoying retired John Lamb (63-70) lives in the US but was able to take Neil Mcgregor (76-81) was one of triplets at school life but seems to be busier than ever. Family includes a few days in March to go on a very enjoyable mini- at the same time. He did a degree in Fine Art at three grown-up children, one currently working in OP tour visiting Kevin Mercer (64-72) in Somerset, Norwich School of Art and was then a lecturer in the USA which gives him a good excuse for trips out his mum Peggy in Lincolnshire, Howard Parham painting and drawing, while continuing to do his there amongst other holidays. He also has a grandson (61-68) in Cornwall, and Daryl Richardson (62-70) own paintings. In 2006 he was appointed Museums whom he sees often as he and his parents live only in Manchester. Howard suffered a minor stroke in Officer for Art at Doncaster Museum and Gallery. an hour away. His hobbies include photography and 2010 but luckily there are no lasting effects. Howard’s His particular passion is modern British prints and flying radio-controlled model airplanes. He is planning amazing railway collection now includes some of the drawings, an area well represented in Doncaster’s to take on some voluntary work later this year but station signs from the Beverley to York line, and some collection. James (76-81) did Fine Art at Manchester has not decided exactly what yet. from their historic 450th anniversary special train and is now Head of Art at Bedford Modern School. journey from Pocklington to Stratford fifty years ago! Keith James (65-71) retrained and went into teaching Ian Moir (77-84) is currently resident in Bahrain in the John and his family are all well and enjoy plenty of after a varied start to his career which included Middle East going into his 18th year. He is in charge of summer visitors on Cape Cod where he is kept busy running his own business and managing three radically the alcohol division of a local company and married otherwise supporting locally driven development different third-sector organisations. He is now head his biggest customer, Karen. They now have three with trips to Central America and Africa. teacher for an independent education business in daughters: Nicole, Lauren and Sophie. Thailand as well as being Head of English in a private Angus Langworthy (77-86) went to Writtle Nigel Montagu (71-76) has left the Army, having school in Bangkok. He and his wife also own their Agricultural College in Essex to study Commercial reached the rank of colonel, and is now the Chief own Thai cooking school and a small food production Horticulture after leaving school. He then travelled Executive of the Institution of Royal Engineers, one of business catering to expats in Thailand. He says he around Zimbabwe and South Africa before working the Professional Engineering Institutions licensed by must be settling down at last as he has now lived for various nurseries and MAFF in the UK. He married the Engineering Council. He still lives in Rochester. in the Bangkok area for longer than anywhere else Angela in 1996 and they now have three children, in his life! Isobel (15), Emma (13) and George (9). He is a David Moore (78-82) has been Director for Thompson Fertilisers Ltd which was a motorcycle instructor from David (Dafydd) Johnston (67-74) is Professor of established over forty years ago and is based in Malton, York to Milton Keynes and back Welsh at the University of Wales and Director of North Yorkshire. The company supplies fertiliser and for the last 15 years. He has also the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in provides advice to its agricultural customers across worked as a civil and structural Aberystwyth. He has published extensively on Welsh the UK. engineer, a bus driver, a contracts literature, including A Pocket Guide: The Literature manager and a delivery driver. of Wales (1994) and Medieval Welsh Erotic Poetry Cecilian Liu (née Ng, 86-88) lives in Hong Kong. However, it’s the bikes he loves (1991). She is married with a 13-year-old daughter and is the most – “The freedom of two currently doing a Masters degree in Psychology at the Onno Jongkind (87-89) has been happily married wheels is like nothing on earth.” University of Hong Kong. to Heidrun since 1997 and is the proud father of The happiest day of his life was his wedding day when Magnus (6). After Pocklington and four years at Hull Mark Longley (69-79) works with Europa Services he married Vicky. University reading European Economics he started Group as Central Services Director. He lives in Julian Morgan (68-76) is Head of the English Section his working life as a management trainee at Yorkshire- Staffordshire with his wife Sarah and daughter at the European School of Karlsruhe, Germany, based CRODA Iinternational. He describes this as Alexandria (14). He is looking to organise a 77/79 where he teaches Latin and Ancient Greek. He has an outstanding learning ground which helped him leavers’ reunion to coincide with the 500th anniversary just released his all-new Latin course on the market. to form a solid base for subsequent senior positions celebrations next year. Imperium comes with three main coursebooks, in the UK and overseas. This experience gave him Stefan Ludewig (81-86) works for BT in Sheffield and a Grammar and Syntax Guide, and a whole set of

30 The Old Pocklingtonian Personalia electronic support materials which include an app would like to find out more. Contact Paul via the OP over eight years. He has now been in Greece for for iOS and Android devices. For details see www. Office or via the Holidays 4 Dogs website. three years where he is responsible for the Greek graeculus.com. subsidiary of a French life insurance company. He Stephen Sellers (65-71) has recently started a has been married to Emi for 17 years and they have Jim Mundell (86-88) lives in Kent. After leaving new not-for-profit enterprise, FarmBuddies, in the two children, William (13) and Henry (10). Richard school he joined the Army as an officer in the Duke south-east. The business promotes Social Farming recently attended the 1988 leavers’ 25-year reunion of Wellington’s Regiment where he served for four (aka Care Farming), which involves introducing in York organised by James Sweeting (81-88). During years. After a three-year stint managing a bar in Val small accompanied groups looking to improve their the summer he visited the school with his family to d’Isère he entered the recruitment industry and has well-being to selected family farms to do half a day see all the recent changes. remained in recruitment ever since. He co-founded a week farm work according to age, ability and Manners Maclean International Search & Selection in choice. This concept is well known in Holland and James Sweeting (81-88) organised a 25-year reunion 2009 based in Covent Garden, London. some other European countries but only started in York for his year group during the weekend of professionally around 2005 in the UK. It is still early the OP Summer Reunion in June. James has also John Nettleton (78-89) is the Land Director for a days for FarmBuddies, but so far over 1,000 individual joined the OP Association committee. He has been retirement village developer, Audley Retirement. He is day placements by disaffected youths and adults travelling a lot on behalf of his company, Lincoln & married with three children and lives near Wetherby. in recovery from substance misuse, financed by York Ltd, looking at coffee plantations around the Chris Nicholas (66-72) left the UK in 1987 and since several county councils, have produced encouraging world including trips to Brazil, Peru, Honduras and then his career in the pharmaceutical industry has outcomes and consequently lifted a considerable cost Ethiopia in the last year. taken him and his wife to live in the United States, burden off council budgets. Stephen is more than Chris Talago (84-86) returned to live in York with his South-East Asia, Brussels and Tokyo. They are now happy to answer enquiries about Social Farming for wife (Melissa) and two boys about a year ago. After dual American/British citizens and are settled in any sector from interested parties. eight years in the Army and another five years in Charlottesville, Virginia. They have three grown-up John Skinner (75-82) is Chairman of North Yorkshire South Africa and America, he retrained in marketing children who are all now pursuing their careers in Girls cricket as well as running North Stainley’s and PR. He is now EMEA regional director for the US. Chris is currently a co-founder and CEO of successful junior cricket section. He continues to Waggener Edstrom and spends time watching his a private biotechnology company which has just seen play tennis for Ripon, squash for the Jesters and boys play cricket and rugby, playing cricket (badly), its first new product brought to market in the US. Thorp Perrow, cricket and hockey, as well as being sailing (with even less talent) and trying to hit a golf Iain Nicol (68-75) is living near Harrogate and has a Governor at Harrogate Ladies College. He met up ball. When he grows up he wants to own a curry been through a few turbulent years business-wise, but with Nick Howdle (77-80) recently, has seen Nick shop with a whiskey distillery in the back garden. is now settled in a new role opening up the European Dobson (75-82) who is a dentist in Ilkley, attended Please email [email protected] if you’d market for a Los Angeles-based software company. the Leeds OP business networking lunch and played like to get in touch. Music still figures highly in his personal life – playing a in OP hockey; he sees Nick Pierson (76-82) amongst Harvey Taylor (84-89) has returned to Thailand couple of gigs a week in North and West Yorkshire as others. His girls U13 team came second in a Lady where he is currently working as IT Director at the the bassist in ‘Rock Train’, a rock covers band. He says Taverners event held at Pocklington during May half New International School of Thailand. that it is not dissimilar to the school band with Ade term. One day he hopes they will win it! Edmondson (69-75), Ian Payne (71-75) and Dave Angus Thomson (82-87) is a Consultant Obstetrician Nigel Skinner (75-78) is currently working as a Ferris (70-75), just older and a bit better! and Gynaecologist in Worcestershire. He is married hypnotherapist and healer in Basingstoke, Hampshire. to Lucy, a GP, and they have three boys (Ben, Joe, and Gerry Orchard (69-75) and his wife Julie have been He also breeds pedigree Burmese cats. Sam). He is enjoying Worcestershire, family and being living in a caravan at an altitude of 800 feet on the Paul Stephenson (69-79) moved three years ago from Clinical Director lead for the department. North Yorkshire Moors since April 2012 whilst their Stratford-upon-Avon to Guildford where he is now house is being totally rebuilt. They are hoping to be Brian Veitch (72-81) has been in Frankfurt, Germany HR Director at the University of Surrey. He enjoyed moving into the house at Christmas. He works for since 1991 working in the private equity industry. a great reunion two years ago with Mark Campbell 3M Northallerton as a Product and Process Specialist Although he studied chemistry at Nottingham (69-79) and Jeremy Goode (70-79), returning to having got a degree in Chemistry and an MBA. He is University and started working at BP Chemicals, Beverley to celebrate their 50ths. an active runner (over 500 marathons completed!) he soon decided that developing glues and fabric and walker and is general secretary of the New Lyke Martin St Quinton (65-75) who is vice-chairman softeners was not for him! He is married to Janet Wake Club www.lykewake.org. of premiership rugby club Gloucester has been whom he met whilst at Nottingham and they have appointed to chair the committee overseeing the two children. Callum is 18 and has just finished his Richard Patchett (64-74) has been living and working financial plans of Cheltenham racecourse’s £45m Abitur and French Baccalaureate and hopes to study in Thailand for the past 15 years, teaching English. He redevelopment. He will bring his own experience in in Toronto and Helena is 12 and goes to a local would be happy to hear from anyone from his era business and finance to work with the Jockey Club grammar school. Brian would love to hear from at school. funding committee as they seek to complete the new people he was at school with. Richard Pearson (81-88) is the Regional Director for and extended facilities in 2015. Martin is also a non- Richard Verow (78-85) after five years as Head of the National Farmers Union in the north-east. He is executive director at Epsom. Legal at Sky Sports, he has recently taken on the married to Polly and they have three children who are Mike Strong (66-76) was married in 2008 to Joanna role of Commercial Director with the company. He all doing well. He really enjoyed the 25-year reunion Holmes, an equine vet. They have two children, Siena is responsible for rights acquisitions and relationships for ’88 leavers organised by James Sweeting (81-88) (4) and William (1), to add to Lucy (26), Theodore with sports bodies in the UK and overseas. earlier in summer – it was good to catch up. (22) and Magnus (19). Mike lives in Hampshire and is Chris Watson (67-77) is Professor of Transplantation Paul Rhodes (73-83) is offering currently employed as Sales Director for Opta Sports at Cambridge, and is involved in kidney, liver and opportunities for dog-loving OPs in London. He still plays golf (for OPs) and squash pancreas transplantation. While at a transplant to become home-based dog whenever possible. He is in regular touch with Martin conference in San Francisco last year he caught up carers with his company Holidays St Quinton (65-75), Larry Lawson (70-77), Chris with Phil Dunning (70-77) who lives over there. 4 Dogs. The company is expanding Pressley (72-77), Dave Morgan (68-75), Charlie its UK national network of home- Readman (74-76) and Tim Wade (72-76). Andrew Work (69-80) is celebrating 30 years working based dog-loving carers and would in telecommunications and the 10th anniversary of Richard Sutton (81-88) left the UK in 1991 after love to hear from any OPs, their his Dutch engineering company, Telecom Synergy. His university and went to business school in Paris. He lived friends or relatives anywhere in the fascination with telecoms started in the 3rd form at there for eight years working for various companies UK who are interested in becoming a dog carer or Pocklington, when he saw a (then) sixth former, Phil and then moved to Japan where he worked for just

31 Dunning (70-77) operating the school amateur radio Heather Burlton (90-00, née Rodgers) is now station. The antenna was at that time (1975/6) strung working as an anaesthetist in Bristol having spent the between the top of the Assembly Hall and the Gym, last two years working in Auckland, New Zealand. and was active on the 3.5MHz/80m amateur band. Whilst at school Heather designed the school clock Andrew is currently working on projects in Europe in the quad with Catherine Cooper (87-88, née and India, although the past 30 years have taken him Stephenson). to more than 60 countries. He lives both in the UK John Burrans (89-94) is now based in Bristol where (5% of the time) and in the Netherlands. Jack Bolam (95-05) has set up his own business ‘on- he has been working for a Business Development Tony Wray (76-81) is still living in Sydney, Australia line’ importing, initially, equipment for boxing and this Agency in the city centre for the last three years. He is with his wife and two teenage daughters. Last year he is now being extended to include a wide range of married to Ella and became a father for the first time sold his financial planning business and is now working sporting equipment. Jack still plays cricket and is a with the arrival of Hector Peter Searle Burrans in for the new owners. He hopes to be back in England regular tourist with Pixies. He played in the OP Golf January 2013 as reported elsewhere in the magazine. in 2014 and get a chance to visit the school again. He Day and his team with Ed Nutt (95-06), Alex Pinion Charlie Cawood (99-10) has just returned to recently caught up with David (Gadge) Cooper (81- (95-06) and Andrew Welton (95-06) were runners- Northumbria University for his final year studying 85) at the first Lions v Australia Test in Brisbane. up. Business with Marketing after finishing a work 1990s to Present Georgina Booth (née Chapman, 96-06) recently placement. He has been offered a graduate job with bought a company called Absolutely Everything hiring unconditional sponsorship through his final year and Richard Abbey (85-94) has been living in Melbourne, out crockery, glassware and table linen for weddings is currently training for the inaugural York marathon! Australia for the last ten years. He is married with two and events. For more information or to hire visit the Paul Christopher (85-90) young daughters and works for a Swiss bank. is based in Hong Kong. He website www.absolutely-everything.vpweb.co.uk or is the Managing Partner of the Hong Kong office of Amie Atkins (née Levitt, 91-95) is the Supervisory email: [email protected]. Mourant Ozannes, one of the world’s leading offshore Nurse at Wicstun Veterinary Group, Market Hannah Booth (92-02) is currently living in London, law firms, having moved there to establish the firm’s Weighton, now in her tenth year with the practice! working as a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. presence in the Asia Pacific region. He recently caught Amie married Rob Atkins in 2004 and they have two She works at a sports clinic, Pure Sports Medicine, up with his old school friend Xavier Pick (82-90) who children, George (6) and Lily (4). She plays hockey treating amateur to elite athletes. Hannah, Ned was in Hong Kong on an assignment. for Hornsea Hockey Club and is also an Independent Mclean (97-02), George Marsden (95-00) and Tom Clark (97-08) Phoenix Trader. graduated from Durham Hamish Marsden (98-03) took part in the Artemis University in 2012 with a BSc in Biology. He now has Emma Baarda (03-10) is at the University of Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon in Scotland for charity a north-Europe-wide role in pesticide research and Gloucestershire studying Events Management. She in July. This involved a swim (1.5km/0.8 miles to the development. He lives in Cambridge and rows for has just completed her year in industry (3rd year) north side of Loch Tay), a run/walk (seven Munros City of Cambridge RC. with Compass Group, one of the largest catering and encompassing the Lawers and Ptarmigan Ridges to Harry Coates (97-08) business management companies in the world. She Morenish, approx. 24km or 15 miles), kayaking (11km has moved into a new role as was based in Cheltenham at the racecourse but was or 7 miles back to Ardtalnaig), a cycle ride (around a Business Development Project Leader responsible constantly on the move around the country doing a Loch Tay 54km or 34 miles) and then slicing a melon for the project management of new coffee project variety of jobs from managing events and functions in two with a sword to stop the clock! launches at Mondelêz International (the new name for Kraft Foods/Cadbury with brands such as Kenco, to assisting HR departments, working as a chef and Richard Booth (91-99) graduated from Loughborough assisting accounts. Among the events she has worked Carte Noire, Tassimo, Maxwell House). The job University with a degree in Management Science. promotion comes as a result of the highly-regarded on are the Olympics/Paralympics, the Henley Regatta Since university he has been with Red Bull where he and Glyndebourne. ‘Values in Action’ award, an in-house award presented currently holds the position of Marketing Manager for to Harry by the Company President for inspiring Oliver Barber (00-11) took part in a 6-week the Indian Sub-Continent working in Sri Lanka and integrity and trust from senior stakeholders within placement after leaving Pocklington with German the Maldives. Mondelêz International for a project Harry was retail equipment supplier and shop fitting specialist Tim Booth (89-99) graduated from Bristol University leading on business forecasts. Harry was nominated Wanzl. This proved to be a success and he and completed a house-vet position at Liphook for the award by the management team within his subsequently began working for the Wanzl UK Group Equine Hospital before gaining a post graduate RCVS department. in September 2011. Shortly after, he was given the certificate in equine orthopaedic surgery. He now Hannah Crompton (00-11) is studying Geology at opportunity to return to Germany’s head offices for works at Shelf Equine Clinic as one of two full-time a 2½ year course beginning in September 2012. The Leeds University and has just started her final year. equine surgeons amongst a team of 14 other vets. He She intends to follow a career in the hydrocarbons plan is to return to the Wanzl UK Group, focusing has also been working as an equine vet at Bramham on the remanufacturing of existing retail equipment industry. She is an Officer Cadet in the Yorkshire and Badminton International 3-day events, the 2012 Universities Air Squadron (YUAS) serving as a in order to provide a more sustainable and cost- Paralympic Games and Wetherby racecourse. He effective solution for UK retailers. reservist, learning to fly the Grob Tutor alongside her married Amy Greenwood in May 2012 and their first university course. In September 2013 she is swimming Amy Bean (90-97) is a physiotherapy clinical specialist daughter, Kiri Isla Keddie Booth, was born in January the English Channel for charity as part of a relay team with Saebo Ltd, provider of rehabilitation products 2013. of eight members of YUAS. See the website for more for stroke survivors and other neurologically impaired Tracey Botha (née Goodwill 90-97) is married with information: www.yuasswimthechannel.com. She is people. She markets the products across the UK. a son, Harry (2), and lives in Elvington near York. After also taking part in a number of other charity events including the National Three Peaks Challenge, the Stella Beaumont (former staff, 94-08) is now retired, a number of years with Findus Foods, she is now an Great North Run, the Royal Air Force Triathlon at although still doing supply teaching. Stella and her Account Director with Young’s Seafood managing RAF Cranwell and the York Marathon. (Phew!) husband Mike are making the most of being able to the company’s frozen food business with the Co-op, holiday in term time with trips to Turkey, Canada for Waitrose and Ocado. Nick Crossley (89-97), whose marriage is announced her nephew’s wedding, Dubrovnik and a Baltic cruise. Sophie Brown (90-96) is Chief Finance Officer at elsewhere in the magazine, is an optometrist working They now have three grandchildren in Australia so try Leeds Bradford International Airport and lives in in Malton and Pickering. His brother James (89- to holiday there when they can. north Leeds. 97) is based in the States where he is a calibration anaesthetist. Helen Black (née Pilgrim, 88-90) lives in Sydney, Australia and works in corporate communications.

32 The Old Pocklingtonian Personalia Abbi Dixon (93-97) was one of the attendees last @taglinequartet. As far as Robert’s studies are going, Ashley Hamer (99-06) graduated with an MA in year at the reception held by Headmaster Mark he has just started his final year studying Music and is Journalism in 2012, winning the Mind Media Student Ronan and his wife in Hong Kong. She works there hoping to go into post-production for TV audio after Journalist of the Year award for her final project. She has for JP Morgan Chase where she is the Executive he graduates in July 2014. since continued freelancing at ITN where she started Recruiter for senior staff. with ITV during the London Olympics. Her ambition James Fowler (88-95) is serving in Afghanistan until was always to work on the Channel 4 News and since Callum Doyle (01-08) is working as a Sports Data November commanding the Warthog Squadron. December she has managed to ‘wriggle’ her way into Collection Executive for Opta Sports, who provide The Warthog is an armoured fighting personnel a relatively steady position, still freelance, on the C4N live and detailed analysis of a wide number of sports. carrier to support Brigade operations against the news desk where she coordinates camera crews, At the moment he is helping prepare for the new insurgents. Despite the drawdown of British bases takes orders from reporters, chases interviewees and football season, where Opta’s information will be and troops in Helmand, the Squadron is still very busy revels in the fact that she sits three feet away from Jon provided for customers including ‘Soccer Saturday’ on protecting the base closures and supporting Afghan Snow! She also operates the script autocue for the Sky Sports News. Army operations. James says the Afghans are doing live C4N 7pm bulletin. In addition to C4, she is helping an exceptional job as they take the lead against the Catherine Drake (07-09) graduated with first class to build a small media company where she and two insurgency for the first time this summer. He plans to honours in Medical Sciences from Leeds University as colleagues develop and pitch neglected current affairs leave the Army in 2014 after 16 years’ service with reported earlier in the magazine. She has now started stories to the likes of Al Jazeera and Australia’s SBS. In the Royal Tank Regiment. her first graduate job at Seven Seas where she will be March she was sent on a shoot to Marseilles where taking on the role of Medical Marketing Executive and Virgil Fung (87-91) has been living and working in she and the reporter spent ten days investigating the Consumer Response Manager. Kingsport, Tennessee for the past seven years as a city’s desperate problem with drug and gang violence. Formulation Chemist in the defence industry (Google For the short-term she intends to stay with both C4 Dan Dummer (84-90) has been working in the “IMX-101” for more detail). He has been married and the “Indy” in the hope that it will lead to training healthcare sector for the last 11 years and is currently for 13 years and his daughter Valerie is now 11. He as a foreign affairs producer and then reporter. Commercial Manager at Mölnlycke. He looks after the last visited Pocklington in March 2009 and was very company’s four largest customers which represent Ed Hamer (02-09) started his climbing year off with impressed with all the new changes since he left in 85% of their business. He is also responsible for new an amazing two months in the Blue Mountains of 1991. He is planning to attend the Pocklington 500 channel development. He has been married to Ellie Australia. This enabled him to sport climb on bullet- celebration event next May and hopes to catch up for six years and they live in Leeds and have a son hard sandstone on superb overhanging, world-class with some fellow OPs and teachers from all eras. called Gray (3). routes. He was lucky enough to climb with some of Amy Godoy-Pressland (née Pressland, 94-01), whose the top Australian and New Zealand climbers who Richard Elliott (85-90) returned to the north of marriage is announced in this magazine met her showed him ‘the ropes’ and the classics. The trip was England two years ago with his wife Laura and lives in Chilean husband Eric while studying Spanish in Chile sponsored by Sherpa, Red Bull and Wild Country and Harrogate. Their first baby is due in September. Prior as part of her undergraduate degree. Since then she kick-started his professional climbing year well. From to the move he spent 15 years in London working has done a PhD in Women’s Studies at York University there he has climbed in Germany and Spain, whilst in finance. looking at the representation of sportswomen in training for forthcoming World Cup and European Jonathan Flint (88-95) is Research & Development British newspapers. She is now working in her new competitions. post as a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manager with Foresite Diagnostics based in York. Sam Hamer (01-08) joined a four-man team in July East Anglia in Norwich. The company develop lateral flow diagnostics for 2013 on a climbing expedition to the Northern healthcare and veterinary organisations. Isaac Green (09-11) leads a very busy life – he is Territories of Canada where they made a successful at the RAC Cirencester and also finds time to play ascent of the 800m route called the Lotus Flower scrum-half for the successful Hull Ionians 1st XV now Tower in the Cirque of the Unclimbables. It is one of promoted to National League 1. the most famous and remote ‘Big’ walls in the world and required a lot of logistics to reach it. Once there Joe Green (07-09) recently graduated in the US with the team made two attempts to reach the summit the equivalent of a first in Business Management as in between some very mixed weather conditions! It reported earlier in the magazine. He is now working in is the first expedition of its kind that Sam has been the US for a large remodelling company called ‘Power involved with and was supported by Berghaus, one Home Remodeling Group’ on their management of Sam’s sponsors. He hopes this will lead to other training programme. He is still playing football similar expeditions to complement his other climbing regularly. This summer he played for the Maryland ambitions which include sport climbing, traditional Bays reaching the regional semi-finals where they lost climbing and bouldering. 2-1. He plays for a team called Christos. Robert Foot (02-11) has started singing barbershop Chris Hanson (97-05) is a trainee solicitor, having Katherine Hamblin (née Flint, 90-97) after a at the University of Manchester with his quartet, secured a training contract in February 2013 with seven-year spell at Morrisons supermarket as a Tagline. The group finished fourth in the national Castle Legal LLP. buyer, Katherine left to start a family and has since quartet competition in their first year of competing started working for herself with food producers in David Hill (90-97) recently got married as reported and were invited to compete in the International the Yorkshire Region. This has recently included the earlier in the magazine and has just moved house Collegiate Competition in Toronto in July where William Jackson Food Group. Her website is at www. in Chiswick. He is currently Sales Manager for the they were placed 24th in the International Collegiate theeastfield.co.uk. Chelsea office of Marsh and Parsons Estate Agents contest (see photo of their performance courtesy and in his spare time plays rugby for Chiswick. of Lorin May, Barbershop Harmony Society, Rob pictured second from the right in the green shirt). James Hill (87-97) is a qualified chartered surveyor Tagline has also been invited to attend a coaching day and has recently been appointed as Chief Executive of for quartets that could potentially help them reach commercial property development company Adalta the top 20 in the world. The group are also hoping to Real PLC based in Oxfordshire. The company works qualify for the competition next year in Las Vegas, and with food retailers to develop both small and large are looking to do some fundraising gigs to help them supermarkets and distribution centres throughout get there. If anyone is interested in booking Tagline the South. for an event, please can they get in touch via the OP Office, the Tagline Facebook page or follow on Twitter

33 Jodie Hill (00-06) qualified as a solicitor in March and owned cider producer, in a new and very different role on maternity leave to have her first child. She lives in works for Milners Solicitors in Leeds. She specialises to support the new product development process East Yorkshire with her husband James. in employment law but also deals with personal injury and non-technical accreditation and compliance Sarah Peterman (née Spencer, 88-98) is now working and commercial litigation. requirements of the business. She is thoroughly in the hospital where she had her two daughters. She enjoying learning about the business and, of course, Simon Hird (83-92) has been working as a sales is in the HR department and is responsible for talent all about the production of cider! manager for a software company near Cambridge for management and learning management within the the past five years. He has been married for six years Patrick McIntyre (02-09) recently graduated from hospital. She celebrated her 6th wedding anniversary and he has a son who has just started school. Reading University with a first in chemistry as in August and five years of living in the States. reported earlier in the magazine. He will be starting a Millie Rae (99-10) is running the Great North Run PhD in biochemistry at Leicester in September 2013. in September for the National Autistic Society. She Raul Miron (07-08) stayed in Romania after his time decided to run for them after working at a local at Pocklington and studied law. In 2012 he took part in primary school on her Thursday afternoons in Lower the Telders International Law Moot Court competition Sixth which opened her eyes to the difficulties both representing Romania with three other students. They the children with autism and their families face. Any won first prize for best written submission and came donations would be warmly received (http://www. third overall. Raul also won a prize at CUIMUN 2012 justgiving.com/Millie-Rae). Millie is studying an MA in [insert photo 100] in Cambridge. He has undertaken several internships the History of Art at the University of Aberdeen and Joe Hodgson (95-02) spent much of 2011/12 and is currently working as an intern for a law firm is due to graduate in September 2014. in Bucharest, NNDKP, in the banking and finance adapting a series of Land Rovers for use in the James Reckitt (10-12) has successfully completed his department. He graduates in 2014 and hopes to opening sequences of the Bond film ‘Skyfall’. In first year studying Law at the University of York with a pursue a career as a lawyer or magistrate. addition to adapting the Land Rovers, Joe was kept 2.1 and is looking forward to learning about property very busy when he was whisked away to Turkey to Tim Nettleton (98-03) is still working as an airline law in practice by doing some work experience with make some last-minute alterations to the vehicles pilot and is now based at East Midlands and Leeds Adam Hastie (83-88) at Schofield Sweeney in Leeds during filming. Originally from Everingham, he is Bradford. His wife, Marion Nettleton (née Henley, this September. based in Maidenhead and has now returned to his 96-03) is a physiotherapist based at Castle Hill John Rhodes (82-92) is currently Principal Architect usual duties of adapting old Land Rovers to unique Hospital in Hull and his sister Emma Nettleton (95- for the specialist sports architecture firm Populous. specification for export to the USA. 05) is working in Beverley as a vet at Peel Veterinary As well as leading the Populous Motorsport team, Clinic. Sarah ‘SJ’ Iveson (88-90) left the RAF in 2010 to responsible for designing Formula 1 circuits such pursue a career in teaching having served for 19 years Emily Newell (03-08) has just finished an industrial as Silverstone and the new circuit for Wales which as an Air Traffic Control Officer. After three years placement year with the pharmaceutical company has just received planning permission, he has been teaching in Lincolnshire, she is moving to Dubai to Pfizer. She is back in Newcastle from September to the leader of the recently opened Leeds Arena. teach in an international school. complete the final year of her Pharmacology degree. The unique 12,500-seater super theatre was tested Jonathan Iyer (98-08) graduated with an Upper by Bruce Springsteen in July with his only arena Second Class Honours degree in Law (LLB) from performance in the last six years, and the only one King’s College London in May 2013. Shortly afterwards on his Wrecking Ball Tour. The official opening is in he began the accelerated Legal Practice Course. He September with Elton John. The building is designed will start as a trainee solicitor for global law firm to create an intimate but large performance space Norton Rose Fulbright in early 2014. right in the city centre. The facade architecture is designed to react to varying performance content. Tom Jameson (95-03), having qualified in 2011, is a Matthew Richardson (88-98) corporate lawyer for Penningtons Solicitors LLP, a , following the multi-service firm based in London. He is due to get completion of the Offshore Pipeline in Papua New married in May 2015 having recently proposed to his Adam Newman (86-91) joined the Parachute Guinea, has relocated his family from Singapore to fiancée Kate who he met on his gap year. He would Regiment after leaving school. A jump accident ended Houston, Texas where he has accepted a promotion be very pleased to be in touch with old friends from his military career so Adam started a new career as as the ExxonMobil Offshore Installation Execution school. a commercial airline pilot. He is now a Boeing 747 Lead, heading up the execution phase of all the Captain for Cathay Pacific Airways based and living large offshore Capital projects (>$200m) for the Alex King (88-94) is a chartered accountant now in Hong Kong. Corporation. working as a fund manager in Jersey looking after Samuel Robinson (84-91) private equity and real estate funds with assets Harry Orr (former staff, 83-99) is still teaching at is still living in New York totalling over ¤25 billion. His parents have retired to Ellesmere College in Shropshire. He recently visited with wife, Liz, and two children (all of whom have the Pocklington area and he enjoys visiting when he Xavier Pick (82-90) at his London studio. He is in visited Pocklington). Seventeen years after joining, gets the chance. touch with a number of OPs on Facebook. he works as the chief administrative officer and head of strategy for Goldman Sachs’ Investment Charlie Lambert (01-08) recently left his job at Joshua Papa (96-03) married Amy Wong (96-03) in Banking Division. Unfortunately he doesn’t get back Mulberry Hall in York to return to student life as he April as reported earlier in the magazine. He recently to Yorkshire often enough. Iain McDougall is the last starts a degree in PE and sports coaching at York St started a new company called UK Property Partners to retire of his great teachers and supporters at John University from September. Ltd offering investment opportunities in property. In Pocklington and he is hugely grateful to him and Iain’s his spare time he still plays rugby for OPs and for his confidence in him in 1990 or so. He wishes Iain and Tom Lee (86-96) lives in Northumberland and is local club West Bridgford. Mary all the best for their next phase in life. married with two children. He works for the NHS and has recently qualified as a gastroenterologist. He Lewis Pearce (98-06) is finally coming back home Leanne Robson (03-08) who graduated in Printed played in the OP Golf Day in a team with his father to Yorkshire to commence GP training in Hull after Textiles and Design at Leeds is one of eight fashion and OP brothers Roger (52-62) and Jeremy Shaw seven years in South Wales. graduates to guest edit an issue of the Fashion (54-64). magazine. Her contribution is mood boards and Lydia Pike (née Kemp, 95-02) is working as a Project fashion features for autumn and winter trends and an Katie Levitt (91-94) left KPMG in January and joined Manager at Arco in Hull (the largest UK health and interview with Fearne Cotton. Following this she has Aston Manor Cider, the UK’s largest independently safety equipment supplier) but is due shortly to go off been made full-time art assistant for the magazine.

34 The Old Pocklingtonian Personalia Charles Rook (87-97) continues as cricket captain Matthew Stacey (89-96) is working as a finance coordinator for foreign students at an education of Londesborough Park for the 2013 season as does director for a national office supplies company consultancy company in York. Matthew Atkinson (85-93) at Pocklington where (Office2office Plc) based in Norwich. No family yet, Isaac Tsang (91-95) studied Hotel and Restaurant Andrew Inns (83-90) is club chairman and Adam Iyer which gives him plenty of time to play golf and spend Management in the US before returning to Hong Kong (96-06) skippers Dunnington. Marcus Wood (82-90), time with his partner and two dogs. He is currently on and then working in Thailand and the Philippines in the for many years captain of York, stepped down last year sabbatical from cricket but hopes to make the annual hotel industry. He currently works as an interviewer to become captain of the 2nd X1 with the purpose Pixie tour in 2014. for the Hong Kong Tourism Board conducting surveys of bringing on the club’s youngsters and he does that Laura Staniford (97-08) has been on the Mountbatten of visitors as they leave Hong Kong at eight different again in 2013. Nick Hadfield (90-06) had another fine Institute program working full time for Euromoney locations across the territory. In his spare time he has season in 2012 with Woodhouse Grange with both Institutional Investor in their Forums division in New many interests including travelling, cars, consumer bat and ball – one weekend scoring successive daily York. She has been involved in Audience Development electronics and food! centuries. for conferences aimed at top financial executives Andrew Welton (95-06) following his graduate Claire Russell (96-03) is a primary school teacher in throughout North America and Europe. She is also traineeship with Redrow Homes Ltd, Andrew is now North Yorkshire and has just started her first Deputy studying on a PGC in International Business. a project manager for housing development based in Headship at a primary school in Ripon. James Stathers (86-95) gained a BSc (hons) degree Wakefield. He played for this year’s OP hockey team in Industrial Product Design at Coventry University but admitted to being more than a little exhausted after leaving school. He went back to uni in 2001 after the match. and was awarded a PGCE in Secondary Education Aimee West (92-03) qualified as a solicitor in 2011 in 2002 from the College of Ripon and York St John and now works for Charles Russell LLP in the London from the University of Leeds. In 2002 he started office close to St Paul’s Cathedral. She specialises in teaching at Howden School and Technology College, litigation involving trusts and high value estates and teaching Design Technology and in 2004 became a assists in cases involving a dispute in the Court of Leading Teacher of Technology at the centre and is Protection where a Deputy has been appointed to Donna Sanderson (née Littlefair 88-97) works with now responsible for the department. James teaches manage the affairs of someone who has lost capacity. her brother Scott (88-98) in the family property Electronic Control Systems, Product Design, Resistant letting business based in York. Together with their Materials, Graphic Products, CAD/CAM, Engineering Gavin Whitelock (93-03) is currently living in father they employ twenty people. She is married and Textiles to 11–16-year-olds. He also mentors Newcastle. He is happily married and has two to Jonjo Sanderson (85-95) the Chief Executive at trainee teachers from Sheffield University who are daughters aged 5 and 3. He has worked for HSBC Wetherby racecourse. training to become DT teachers and for the last nine for five years but has recently been successful in years has also worked for the AQA examination Thomas Scanlon (02-07) is currently working for the joining the HMRC Tax Graduate Scheme starting in board as an external moderator, moderating the German chemical firm BASF in the Crop Protection September 2013 based in Hull. GCSE work for London Schools. business. He was based in Ludwigshafen, Germany from November 2012 to April 2013, and since May John Steer (84-91) has spent the last ten years this year has been based in Milan, Italy. Over the next as Technical Director for a small marketing nine months, he will be returning to Manchester communications company. He is also involved with before taking further delegations to Ludwigshafen his local village hall and recently became a parish Staff Annexe again and Prague in the Czech Republic as part of his councillor. With the youngest of his six children graduate scheme. starting nursery in September life is keeping him very Farewell busy! Tom Screeton (98-09) graduated from Newcastle The school bids farewell to the following staff: with a 2.1 BSc (Hons) in Economics in July and is now Alexandra Stephenson (96-03) is living in Julie Craggs (2009-2013), Learning Support. in New Zealand and Australia for six months doing Aberdeenshire working for Baker Hughes, an oilfield harvest work before returning home to Yorkshire in services company. She is currently renovating a Linda Deadman (2001-2013), Head of Learning the spring to get stuck into the family farm! country house and says she hasn’t had a kitchen since Support, retired, would love to hear from any OPs March! who remember her. Lucy Seddon (00-07) graduated from Sheffield Hallam in Metalwork and Jewellery and has now Christina Stubbins (97-08) recently graduated with a Vicky Edgar (2012-2013), Teacher of English. started her own business, online, selling delicately veterinary medicine degree from the Royal Veterinary Peter Edwards (1980-2013), Head of Art, retired, handmade paper jewellery using vintage paper dating College and started work in July at the Prince Bishop looks forward to keeping in touch with OPs and will back to 1865. Check it out on www.etsy.com/shop/ Veterinary Hospital, a small animal practice in Consett, be attending the London Dinner in November 2013. JustLucyJewellery . County Durham. Ivor Huntingford (1996-2013), Music Teacher, Edward Shaw (84-93) studied English and History at Chris Sullivan (01-08) has graduated with a BA First retired. the University of Dundee. Subsequently he qualified Class Hons. in Fine Art from the University of Cumbria as a solicitor. In recent months he has joined DLA and is now studying in London with Christie’s for a Iain McDougall (1986-2013), Head of Geography, Piper and has relocated from Addleshaw Goddard’s M.Litt in Modern and Contemporary Art. retired, looks forward to keeping in touch with Manchester office to London. In April 2011 he OPs and will be attending the London Dinner in married Lanna and in April 2012 they had their first Richard Talbot (93-00) read History at St. Andrews November 2013. son, Alexander. and was in the 1st XV. He then worked in the Cabinet Office for a while before joining Price Waterhouse Krystina Meinardi (2000-2013), Singing Teacher, Rob Slater (88-98) is living in Shanghai, China, in London. He finds time to play social rugby for the retired, would love to hear from any OPs who producing and directing documentaries; on occasion LSE Old Boys. remember her. with his wife! He is still in touch with his good friend Philip Short (88-98) who recently moved back Victoria Talbot (93-98) did Law after Business Studies from London to the North with his new wife, Sarah at Leeds and now works in HR for the company that Jane. Philip hopes to launch his new company ‘S&S runs Law Schools, including Chester and York. Handymen’ later this year and has his eye on a role in Georgina Tognola (98-09) graduated in July with a BA York’s Conservative Party. Updates? (Hons) in French and Spanish from the University of Send your updates Newcastle. She has now started working as a student for the next magazine to: [email protected] 35 Peter Edwards (1980-2013) I and my two brothers were all in the sixth form when Peter arrived at the school, and I seem to think of him wandering around in scruffy jeans and with quite long hair, something which I’m sure Mr Willet, who was headmaster then, would not have approved of! But in spite of (or perhaps partially because of) his appearance, Mr Edwards was an inspiring teacher, and alongside Mr Billington created a wonderful atmosphere of freedom and creativity in the art block. (Neil McGregor, 76-81) I just wanted to congratulate you on your long service, and say thank you for some very happy art classes back in my day... I always felt the art & design centre was an oasis, where normal school rules didn’t apply, After 33 years of injecting fun into the Art Department Peter has taught me from the age of 8 to 18, and I and you were free to explore creativity without the (affectionately known as the Fun Palace), the effects of worked with him as a resident artist at the school strict discipline and obsession with marks and league Pete’s enthusiasm for all things creative will hopefully for a couple of years. He has been my mentor, a tables that was the order of the day elsewhere in the last long after he has gone. father figure and one of my best friends. His love school. You were definitely one of the cool teachers and respect for the natural world and promoting Peter took on the department after being expertly – I don’t know if you regard that as a flattering label this through the visual arts has had a profound effect trained by Nigel Billington. Peter acquired the same or not! – but you were much appreciated. (Richard on my own development and the career path I have need for all who passed through the department, Loxley was Gibbs, 80-87) chosen. (Xavier Pick, 82-90) whatever their ability, to come away with a sense of having experienced something special, unique. Peter is a great teacher and man. Pock is losing another Subsequently there have been very few students that one of the greats! (Tim Cowan, 95-06) have not left the department with a smile on their Peter was a huge inspiration during my time at Pock face, having had a good injection of humour, fun and, and while I think I made a staunch effort to do the most importantly, creativity! precise opposite of everything he ever advised, I profoundly admired and respected him! (Ashley Hamer, 99-06) Like countless other sixth form students who passed through the doors of the Art Centre, I was lucky enough to be shepherded to Paris twice with Pete and Clare for a few days of travel, culture and subversive drinking! Under Pete’s relaxed stewardship, we survived an attempted mugging by a knife-wielding I saw the notice of your retirement and wanted local, eating horse steak (which has more relevance to pass on my best wishes and thanks. But for you, now than then) and managed to see enough ‘art’ to I would never have seen Moonraker three or four make the trips justifiable to our parents. One of life’s As well as being expertly guided in all matters two- times in the DC – can’t remember now what the true gents and characters. (Steve Towse, 90-94) and three-dimensional, without Peter, many pupils causes were, but that one sticks, as does your coming would not have had the advantage of extending or in the room at various finding their creativity through the digital medium. It points to shout at us to is down to him that the department has moved from be quieter. I remember having a few limited Amigas to a super suite of Apple your drawing on the wall Macs. His love for this form of creativity began twenty of some young mods or or more years ago through entering young film- similar with the tagline maker’s competitions. In recent years this has grown “There’s no Justice – Just into the fabulous staff leaving films and departmental Us”. Strange what one music videos produced remembers after 25 years. for House Music. He will Enjoy your retirement be greatly missed but the (Samuel Robinson, 84-91) department’s personality He was an amazing inspiration to so many of us I never was much of a visual artist but most of my has been shaped forever and always had us in stitches with his anecdotes and good school memories were art ones. You and Boss as its DNA is in every eccentricity. He was a bit of a revolutionary where (Nigel Billington) encouraged us to think artistically one of its staff and pupils education and academia is concerned which I think and be brave. (Ralph Ineson, 83-88) – Peter has made sure of was the reason we all loved his lessons so much. He this! (Clare Swann, Art was a bit like “Citizen Smith” and “up the revolution” Teacher and Head of and also you could draw really close parallels with Middle School) “The Young Ones”. (James Warburton, 78-83)

36 The Old Pocklingtonian Iain McDougall (1986-2013) midnight a quality audit might not have thrown up one or two issues! In his final year Iain has continued to coach U16 rugby, helped with athletics and in the summer took a trip to Tanzania, where he helped local communities and climbed Kilimanjaro. There is no doubt he is a school master of ‘the old school’, having inspired generations of pupils both inside and outside of the classroom. I have had some great times with Iain and although I am sad he is leaving, I wish him a long and happy retirement and look forward to a continuing supply of ‘num nums’ chez McDougall. (Martin Butcher, Head of Biology) Iain McDougall is the last to retire of my great teachers and supporters at Pocklington and I’m hugely grateful to him and his confidence in me in 1990 or so. I wish Iain relaxing with Ops him and Mary all the best for their next phase in life. (Samuel Robinson, 84-91) Twenty-seven years I have known this man, from the naked room-mate, always served to get the day off seemingly timid guy in a grey suit at interview (how to a good start even though this was often followed deceiving first impressions can be!) to the definitely by a diatribe relating to which legs he had put on not timid individual I know now. that morning and did he have the correct number of layers on, “any fool can be cold”. The après-ski Where do I start with a man I have shared such was always good fun with Iain, although I feel that he a glittering array of experiences with? Well, both should not attempt to include clog dancing as one of coming from Celtic nations there has always been his retirement activities! The ski inspection trip to Big a source of great nonsense activities. Watching the Bear resort in California was especially memorable. grand slam decider in 1990, in a bar in a French ski The skiing was out of this world, but I am not sure resort where England lost to Scotland and hence how we ended up in Las Vegas for two nights. Even blew their chances, was a source of great merriment, though Iain is Scottish he is one of the most generous especially as Andy Towner stormed out accusing us of people I have ever met. You seldom entered School being racists! Sport has always been one of Iain’s great House without being offered a glass of something passions, whether it be rugby, running, skiing or cycling usually accompanied by a plate of ‘num nums’, but it and this enthusiasm has spilled over and benefited was not just wine and nibbles that were offered, but the multitude of co-curricular activities he has been also the generosity of spirit that was always evident. part of. There is no doubt my fondest memories are Always willing to chat, he has helped many pupils, mostly associated with the ski trips we ran for many colleagues and OPs, all of whom have benefited years. Having my early morning coffee served by a from his experience and knowledge, although past

Linda Deadman (2001-2013)

Linda joined Pocklington School in 2001 after previous of success were sown in the support offered from posts in East Sussex, Norfolk and York. She has had the their earliest days at Pocklington by Linda and her dual responsibilities of teaching maths and increasing team. and improving the provision of learning support in An enormous part of Linda’s life is her family, the school. especially her husband Kevin who retired last year. As a teacher of mathematics, Linda expected full Linda is relishing the prospect of being able to spend effort from those in her classes, and in return she gave more time with Kevin, their four children and two her full support to her pupils. Settling for a modest grandchildren. We wish her every happiness in the result was never an option for them, and she made years ahead. (John Cullen, Head of Maths) her pupils lift their sights and gave them the belief that they could achieve a higher target. She was also keen to raise her own level of expertise and embraced opportunities to extend her teaching into new areas, under-taking training and hard work to do this. Linda’s dedication to those of our pupils whose academic path is not so smooth has been unstinting. She championed the cause of every one of her special needs pupils, and treated each one of her charges with individual care and attention to bring out their Join us! best, whatever obstacles may have been encountered. Her loyalty was assured, and her delight on hearing of Join the ‘Old Pocklingtonian their success beyond school was obvious. The seeds Linda with 6th form maths pupils Association’ group on Facebook

37 OP Gifts and Merchandise Welcome to pockgifts.com James Sweeting’s (81-88) company Lincoln & York Ltd has produced a new coffee specially commissioned for the quincentenary. Blend 1514 is a medium-to- full roasted Fairtrade Colombian coffee perfect for drinking throughout the day. The special presentation tin features the school’s original pre-Reformation seal illustrating the school founder John Dowman praying. Priced at £4 per tin, all profits from the sale of Blend 1514 will be shared equally between the following charities chosen by the school’s Charity Committee: Louby’s Lifeline, Ataxia UK and Revive. The coffee is available to purchase from the school reception on a collection-only basis. Contact 01759 321200 for OP ties, cufflinks, pen sets and a range of quincentenary more information. gifts and merchandise can now be purchased securely online at www.pockgifts.com and delivered directly to Old Pock Founder’s your door. Plenty of gift ideas for the OP in your life! A sample of each item is also displayed in the school Ale and Glasses shop for those who live in the Pocklington area and would like to have a look at the products before As reported earlier, Old Pock making their purchase at www.pockgifts.com. Founder’s Ale, the unique beer specially brewed by Tom Mellor (70-78) at his Quincentenary Coffee Wold Top Brewery for the school’s quincentenary, is now available to purchase from local delicatessen No6 the Pavement. Pint glasses with the Old Pock logo are also available and can be purchased individually or as are also stocking Old Pock beer, part of a gift pack or hamper. YorkshireStop Ales Press Please contact No6 on 01759 glasses and gift packs in their shop in Snaith 302149 for further details or (near Goole) as well as selling the beer by mail visit the pockgift.com website. order anywhere in the UK from their website: www.yorkshireales.com

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38 The Old Pocklingtonian Forthcoming OP & Quincentenary Events

Annual Pocklingtonian Golf Day 2014 May 2014 tbc Venue and further details tbc 2013-2014 Highlights Quincentenary Spring Music Festival Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May 2014 There is a big year of OP and quincentenary events ahead and we look forward to seeing many Tom Stoppard Theatre, 7.30pm OPs attending them! Below are some highlights of the forthcoming events. To book or for further details please contact Rachel or Joan in the OP Office ([email protected] or goughj@ pocklingtonschool.com). Please also check the OP website regularly for updates on all our forthcoming Quincentenary York Black Tie Dinner events. For a full listing of quincentenary events, please consult your quincentenary ‘blue book’ calendar hosted by the OPA (posted out in July 2013; if you did not get one let us know) or check the Pocklington 500 area of the Friday 23 May 2014, 7.00pm school website where the very latest information on all the quincentenary events can be found. Further details tbc OP Boxing Day Rugby Quincentenary Founder’s Day Service Thursday 26 December 2013, 12 noon at York Minster Quincentenary Race for Life OP XV v Pocklington RUFC XV Saturday 24 May 2014, 10.30am Sunday 6 October 2013, Pocklington Rugby Club, Percy Road Followed by the Headmaster’s Reception morning (time tbc) at St William’s College, York Pocklington School fields, Quincentenary Cambridge Dinner proceeds to Cancer Research hosted by the OPA Quincentenary Pockfest 500 Weekend Saturday 8 February 2014, 6.30pm for 7.00pm Saturday 28 June 2014 OP Northern Business Networking Lunch Party @ Pock November 2013 St John’s College Cambridge Sunday 29 June 2014 Details TBC To include drinks reception at the Master’s Lodge Summer Reunion Quincentenary Rugby Fixture @ The Close Further details to be confirmed All at Pocklington School, further details tbc Wednesday 13 November 2013, 2.30pm kick-off OP Newcastle Reunion Triennial ‘Dinosaur Club’ Lunch Thursday 25 September 2014 Rugby School 1st XV versus February/March 2014 The Bridge Hotel, Walshford, Wetherby Pocklington School 1st XV Further details to be confirmed For OPs who left school 50 years ago or more OP Hockey OP London Reunion Sunday 30 March 2014, Friday 22 November 2013, Quincentenary Finale - Pocklington School 6.30pm for 7.00pm OP ladies’ and men’s teams versus London Black Tie Dinner The Lansdowne Club, School 1st XI teams www.lansdowneclub.com hosted by the OPA Further details to be confirmed Special guest performance by Friday 21 November 2014 Alexandra Dariescu (01-03) Haberdashers’ Hall Price: £45.00 (OP students in The Foundation Play: (Preceded by commemoration full-time education £25.00) The History of Pocklington School’ in St Paul’s Cathedral) Monday 31 March – Thursday 3 April 2014 Further details tbc The Webber-Dallaglio Rugby Trophy Tom Stoppard Theatre, 7.00pm Saturday 7 December 2013, 2.15pm kick off OP Rugby at Pock 7s Pocklington School 1st XV versus Good Friday, 18 April 2014 Ampleforth College 1st XV Pocklington Rugby Club, Percy Road Want updates? The Quincentenary Trophy (Girls Hockey) Saturday 7 December 2013, 2.00pm Send us your e-mail address Pocklington School 1st XI versus to receive the latest updates. St Peter’s York 1st XI

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