ContentsArts The Foundation Head of Foundation’s of King Edward VI Report 2 or The King’s School Hail & Farewell 3 in Macclesfield, Cheshire Arts 7

Founded by Sir John Percyvale, Kt, Sciences 11 by his Will dated 25th January, 1502-03. Re-established by Charter of King Edward VI, School Trips 14 dated 26th April, 1552. Governing Body Variae 18 Chairman: W A Bromley-Davenport Esq Creative Work 21 Vice Chairman: R F May Esq Rugby 29 Co-optative Governors: W A Bromley-Davenport Esq, The Kennels, Capesthorne, Macclesfield Hockey 32 J P Broomhead, Withinlee, Withinlee Road, Prestbury, Macclesfield Mrs H D Densem, BA, Old Hall Cottage, Birtles, Macclesfield Cricket 35 M G Forbes Esq, 26 Butley Lanes, Prestbury, Macclesfield J D Gartside Esq, BA, CEng, 19 The Mount, Congleton Other Sport 38 Dr G C Hirst, MB, ChB, White Cottage, Upcast Lane, Alderley Edge Swimming & Biathlon 38 R F May Esq, BA, Long Ridge, Sutton, Macclesfield Junior Football 39 J D Moore Esq, Fairfield, 12 Undercliff Road, Kendal Mrs A E Nesbitt, The Hollows, Willowmead Park, Prestbury, Macclesfield Junior Netball 39 Mrs A A Parnell, Paddock Knoll Farm, Rainow, Macclesfield Junior Rounders 39 C R W Petty Esq, Endon Hall North, Oak Lane, Kerridge, Macclesfield J K Pickup Esq, BA, LLB, Trafford House, 49 Trafford Road, Alderley Edge Appendices W Riordan Esq, BA, 1 Castlegate, Prestbury, Macclesfield 1 Staff List 40 Ex-Officio Governor: The Worship the Mayor of Macclesfield 2 Examination Results 43 3 Higher Education 46 Representative Governors Appointed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Chester 4 Awards & Prizes 48 Sir Richard Baker Wilbraham, Bt, DL, Rode Hall, Scholar Green 5 Music Examinations 51 Appointed by Cheshire County Council J P Findlow Esq, LLB, Kandersteg, Broad Walk, Prestbury, Macclesfield Appointed by Macclesfield Borough Council Miss C M Andrew, 17 Madron Avenue, Macclesfield Mrs D M Millett, 3 Orchard Crescent, Nether Alderley Appointed by the Rt Revd the Lord Bishop of Chester D Wightman, The Old Rectory, 12 Ryles Park Road, Macclesfield Appointed by the Council of the Victoria University, Manchester Professor F M Burdekin, MA, PhD, F Eng, FRS, 27 Springbank, Bollington, Macclesfield Officers of the Foundation Director of Finance and Clerk to the Governors: J M Spencer Pickup BSc, ACA Solicitors: Messrs Daniels, County Chambers, 6 Chestergate, Macclesfield Auditors: Messrs Josolyne & Co, Chartered Accountants, Macclesfield Front cover : Bankers: King's Wildlife and Environmental Study Area. National Westminster Bank PLC, Macclesfield Photograph by Michael Patey-Ford Back cover: photograph by Stephen Coyne

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If 2003 was the year dominated by the mainly by managing three top scores the year group) at the school obtained BBC Songs of Praise Choir of the Year at A Level with two extra qualifications nine A or A* grades as a result of their award, then this was certainly the age at AS. Among these, David Illingworth papers. of Paperclip Physics. The school team obtained one of the top five marks The school also had very creditable not only won the national competition, out of almost 6,000 candidates in his Key Stage 1 & 2 SATs results, although they also became media regulars as Computing examination, a feat matched the latter are now taken internally and they were interviewed more than once by Lizzie Harrison who scored one of are not reported externally. Again, for radio on the same subject. We are the top five marks out of nearly 13,000 none of this success would have been very proud of them and pleased with candidates in her Biology paper. Lizzie possible without the dedication, enthu- their achievements. None of this kind achieved the same feat at GCSE two siasm and hard work of the teaching of success would be possible without years ago. staff and I am happy to pay tribute to the great commitment of the teaching At GCSE, seven students obtained their efforts. Personally, I am also very staff who give up so much of their nine A* grades each. This is a school fortunate in being supported by such time outside the classroom. It is the record by some distance. 53% of the an able senior management team and time that they sacrifice at lunchtime, grades at King’s this year were at A/A* I continue to be grateful to them on after school and at weekends towards level, with 23.8% of pupils obtaining a day to day basis for their vision and extra-curricular life that makes King’s 9 A/A* grades. The school recorded a commitment to our pupils. such a special place. pass rate of 95% at A*-C grades. The As if this was not enough, I have the We said goodbye this year to some Girls’ Division had a spectacularly good pleasure of working with a very com- special people who have been of serv- year, with a high percentage of A and mitted set of governors who regularly ice to King’s for many years. It is not my A* grades and very few not achieving give of their time for the benefit of our normal practice to mention retirements an A*-C pass in any subject. Katherine students. They have been particularly in my introduction but the contribution Harrison managed to get one of the top helpful in setting up the Quincentenary of some of our staff has been immense five marks in the country in three of her Bursary Scheme and the first three and cannot be ignored. Ian Wilson has examinations, another school record. pupils who benefited from this ar- been at the school for thirty-six years This was out of 63,000 students in the rangement have just graduated from the and has distinguished himself in many nation sitting the German examination, Sixth Form. It is a great pleasure to see ways. He has been involved in 1st XI 19,000 taking Biology and a massive the school holding strongly on to the cricket for thirty years and is nothing 163,000 who took the GCSE French traditions of its founders by providing short of a legend with the sportsmen. examination. This is an outstanding education for able pupils in the area Alan Brown, the Deputy Head, and achievement and it has been an excel- whose families are of limited means. I David Smith, the Bursar, have also lent summer for the Harrison family. am pleased to report that three more retired after many years' service. I am Rosie Campbell, Kay Doncom, Kath- pupils have joined the Sixth Form under indebted to both of these colleagues erine Harrison, Ben Illingworth, David the auspices of this scheme which is for reasons too numerous to mention Kennerley, Anna Seeley and Samantha continuing to flourish. here. I have worked closely with both Whipp were the students who obtained I hope you can see that this has of them and they will be sorely missed. nine straight A* grades, so it was also been another special year at King’s and I would like to take this opportu- a good time for the Illingworth family. I hope that you enjoy reading about it nity to welcome Mr David Pook from Forty-two pupils (nearly a quarter of in these pages. Churcher’s College, Hampshire, as the Deputy and Director of Studies, and Mr Stephen Coyne Jonathan Spencer Pickup as Director of Finance. King’s also welcomes three new Vice Principals this year, two of them in the Junior Division. Among them, Mrs Emma Warburton has been appointed Vice Principal (Infants) – a new title – and takes on the role of Head of Infants. We implemented this change of name in the light of one of the recommendations of the inspection team who were so impressed with the good work of this division a year ago. On the academic front, King’s has had another very good year. At A Level, one in every three papers achieved an A grade and the pass rate was a very pleasing 100% for the second time in the school’s history. Matthew Beardmore managed A grades in his A level papers for French, Chemistry and Mathemat- ics. He also obtained A grades in his AS examinations in Biology, German and General Studies. This makes half a dozen A grades at this level. Four more pupils obtained five A grades,

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and studied for her PGCE at Manchester as music, she enjoys the theatre and Hail... University. As an NQT, she completed sport. Welcome to the following members most of her teaching practice at Bury of staff who joined King’s during the Grammar School for Girls. She enjoys Mrs Lisa Snook is an Administrative academic year 2003-2004: hiking, skiing and the theatre. Assistant and works in the library at Cumberland Street, having previously Miss Heidi Bader joined the Modern Mrs Helen Leeming joined the IT worked voluntarily as librarian at Prest- Languages Department as an NQT, Department on the promotion of Chris bury C of E Primary School. She has a teaching German and Spanish. A Ger- O’Donnell. With a degree in Mechanical particular interest in children’s literature man national, she graduated in Spanish Engineering, she completed her PGCE and is also involved in children’s work with English and European Studies in ICT at King’s College, London. She at St Peter’s Church, Prestbury. from London Guildhall University. She previously taught at Croydon High enjoys singing and playing the guitar School, having had a successful career Gap Students and recorder. in industry. Her interests include theatre Mike Newell, from Christchurch, New production, music and gardening. Zealand, together with Ben Tatti and Mr Paul Bartle came to us from Rugby Lyndsey Simcoe from Melbourne and School to join the Chemistry Depart- Miss Ruth Pownall, a graduate of Man- Canberra, Australia, were the first Gap ment. A graduate from Loughborough chester University, replaced Colin Kin- Students to be recruited by King’s. Their University, he plays rugby, amongst shott as SST for Maths. She previously presence in the school, especially – but other sports, and also enjoys surfing taught at Manchester High School for not exclusively – on the sports fields, and skiing. Girls, where she also coached netball, has been enormously successful. Thus, and likes travelling and sport. the practice will continue in 2005, with Mr Graham Crawley, who joined three more Gappies from the south- us as a part-time hockey coach, is a Mr Andrew Reeve, Head of Economics ern hemisphere. Ben and Mike both medicinal chemist at AstraZeneca and and Business Studies, graduated from coached cricket in the summer; in the enjoys cycling and photography. He York University and has an Advanced winter Ben concentrated on hockey and is a qualified coach and has played Certificate in Careers Education from Mike on rugby. Lyndsey worked mostly hockey for forty years. the University of Kent. He relinquished at Fence Avenue and was especially his post at Cheadle Hulme School, valuable on the netball courts. All three Mr Ian Dalgleish replaced Conn where he was also Head of General assisted with administration and Form Anson-O’Connell in the French De- Studies. He has written many articles for Tutor duties and were particularly help- partment and is also Head of Modern Economics Today and other journals. ful in the Junior Division where they Languages. An Oxford graduate, he offered classroom assistance. Mike is was previously Head of French at Mrs Rachel Richards became SST staying on in Macclesfield to complete Chigwell School in Essex. His interests for Art and Design on the promotion the rugby season with the town team, include music, playing the piano and of Debbie Inman, having been Acting whilst Ben and Lyndsey will be back organ, and singing. He also likes sport Head of Art at Parrs Wood Technology home in time for Christmas. They have and travel. College. She graduated in 3D Design been excellent ambassadors for their from Buckinghamshire Chilterns Uni- countries and for their schools and, Miss Kate Easby, in the Classics De- versity and enjoys keeping fit. as Gap Student pioneers, will be the partment, graduated in Classical Studies first in a long line that follow them. from the University of Manchester. As Mrs Kim Davies joined the Infants’ They will be a hard act to follow. We an NQT she completed her teaching Department as a Teaching Assistant and wish them every success as they return experience at The Winston Churchill job-shared with Nicola Few. Recently Down Under. School and Grey Coat School in Sur- qualified, she completed her placement KLP rey. Her main interests lie in the arts at King’s. and travelling. A warm welcome to Dr Janet West and Mr Ian Robertson took over as also to Isabel Garbett, Chris Perez and Miss Zoe Hall replaced Robin Hidden Principal of the Boys’ Division, hav- Alan Tennuchi, who all joined us on in the Art Department. She graduated ing been Pastoral Director at Bolton a temporary basis to cover for illness in Textile Design from Manchester School (Boys) and having also taught and maternity leave. Metropolitan University and previously at Cheadle Hulme School. He is a taught at Manchester Grammar School. graduate in Biological Sciences from Apart from Art, she enjoys travelling, Birmingham University and a cricket playing the piano and sport. coach. He enjoys fell-running.

Miss Michaela Jautz is another new Mrs Nicola Squares, a new member of recruit to the German Department. A the Junior Division, is a music graduate German national, she graduated in from Cardiff University and has taught English, French and Italian in Germany at Chetham’s School of Music. As well

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1998, Vice-Principal (Junior Division), in staff development, and spent many ... and Farewell taking key responsibilities for the first years working with student teachers and our best wishes for the future to: two Junior School years. Here she took doing their PGCE teaching practice at the lead in planning and delivering the Kings, with NQTs starting their career Trevor Adams curriculum, her experience proving and with the school’s own Professional Trevor Adams came to King’s in 1977 inspirational to a number of young Development Programme for the staff. from King Edward’s Aston. As Head teachers who have worked with her He was also Careers Master for many of History from 1977 to 2000, Trevor as mentor. years, and spent a lot of time with passed on his enthusiasm and great The outstanding level of visual Friends of Kings. Almost certainly, knowledge of the subject to several display that is always evident in the however, he is going to be best re- generations of students at all levels from Junior School is directly attributable to membered for his massive contribution Year 7 to the many Year 13 students her inspiration, as commented on most to school hockey. He established the who he successfully taught to Oxbridge favourably by two inspection teams, as sport in the school more or less sin- entrance level. His commitment to the well as countless visitors. She also made gle-handedly, ran the first XI for years highest academic standards was central significant contributions to drama by and years, highly successfully, with to the success of the History Depart- producing The Factory Children and many unbeaten seasons and England ment during his time at King’s. The Evacuees as well as co-producing International players. He also set up an Trevor organised a wide variety of (with Alison Lea) Joseph & His Amazing active and successful Old Boys’ team. history trips over the years, such as Technicolour Dreamcoat, Oliver and Hockey as a sport in the school today the Sixth Form visits to Paris to study Annie, amongst others. She is also a is largely down to Martin Badger. the French Revolution and the GCSE talented musician and her skills were Martin Badger is part of a dying visits to the First World War battlefields, utilised as she assisted with string en- breed. He was always a real King’s together with one-day trips nearer semble rehearsals and performances. man, continually driven by whatever home to places such as Conway Castle, First and foremost, Pennie is an he considered to be in the best interests Bosworth Field, the English civil war outstanding Junior School teacher who of the school. He was also a people battlefield at Edgehill, Coalbrookdale, set high expectations for her pupils in person, friendly and approachable, RAF Hendon, the National Army Mu- academic work, behaviour and extra- and always had time to talk. All wish seum, the Imperial War Museum, the curricular activities. She has truly been him a long and happy retirement. It is Royal Armouries and many more. All an inspiration to many. In a typically truly well deserved. this helped to bring the subject alive generous gesture, Pennie gave to the for his students. school a beautiful new glass award Jo Blackshaw As a middle school tutor throughout his to be presented annually to the out- Jo joined King’s in September 2001 twenty-seven years at the school, Trevor standing artist in Year 4, an area of the and quickly established herself as an looked after the welfare of countless school very close to her heart. She left excellent classroom teacher of both numbers of boys. He carried out his King’s at the end of the Autumn Term Biology and Chemistry and as someone pastoral duties with great friendliness to become Head of Junior School at who genuinely understood the role of and commitment and is remembered Cheadle Hulme School from January extra-curricular activities in an all-round with affection by many old boys. Trevor 2004. However, there will always be a education. In fact, in her first ever staff coached both school cricket and rugby part of her heart that remains at King’s meeting she produced the idea that for twenty years and, in addition, ran a Juniors. led to the Fence Avenue 500 year an- most popular school aviation society. niversary staff production. In her first He also devoted much time to the Martin Badger year Jo coached the Year 8 netball team work of the Common Room Commit- Martin Badger served the school for and helped run the Duke of Edinburgh tee. In his later years, Trevor took over thirty-six years as a Geography teacher Bronze group. However, Jo had much responsibility for School Prizes. and generations of pupils have ben- higher aims and in September 2002 she Above all, Trevor will be remembered efited from his knowledge and enthusi- started the Girls’ Outdoor club. In her as a fine schoolmaster who made an asm. His professionalism was complete first year alone the girls did activities invaluable contribution to the educa- and he was much liked by his classes. ranging from walking and mountain tion of thousands of boys and girls Pupils around the school could often biking to caving, gorge scrambling and over many years. A lifelong supporter be overheard saying, ‘Hey, it’s good surfing. The club was a great success of Stoke City football club, Trevor will being taught by Mr Badger.’ He was and brought together girls from across now have more time to follow their prepared to give up his time for the the years, introducing them to the joys fortunes. He will be sadly missed at department, going on many fieldwork of cooking and washing up, as well as King’s and we wish him a very long days and on longer trips, both locally the great outdoors. In 2003 Jo qualified and happy retirement. and further afield. He also served over as a Mountain Leader and continued thirty years as a popular form master, to be involved in all areas of outdoor Pennie Aspinwall mostly in the Sixth Form. pursuits at King’s. At the end of the year ‘Mrs A’ joined the staff at King’s Junior Martin’s extra-curricular contribution she was appointed leader of the Duke School in September 1992 as a class to the school has always been so huge of Edinburgh Bronze Award. teacher for Year 3 children. She had that any attempt to list everything he did Throughout all of this Jo was very previously taught at Barton Clough PS, would almost certainly run foul of error active in the pastoral system, firstly as Stretford. In September 1993, Pennie by omission. However, it must not go a Year 7 tutor and then as a Year 10 became a Year 4 class teacher and, in unrecorded that he took a great interest tutor. In this area she helped a lot of

4 Hail & Farewell students into the school and supported outstanding report in last year’s ISI teaching career in the UK and abroad. them through the difficulties and activi- inspection. For her final two years of While at King’s she taught Latin and ties that Year 7 brings. teaching, she very bravely took on the Classical Civilisation in the Boys’, Girls’ With all this, it is a testament to her role of Head of Infants. Maureen threw and Sixth Form Divisions and proved teaching ability and the relationship herself totally into her first managerial herself to be a competent, enthusiastic she had with her students that it is as role and continued to develop the most and caring teacher and a supportive and an exceptional teacher that she will rapidly expanding part of the King’s reliable colleague. So inspiring was she be mostly missed. There is a long list Foundation with great energy, whilst that several of her Sixth Form students of students in Biology and Chemistry still maintaining her close and caring successfully applied to study Classical who achieved very high grades due to stewardship of the tinies in R/MD. Civilisation at university. She was an the time and effort Jo put in, both in A special tree was planted in the active member of the department and and out of the classroom. Gingko Meadow in a moving ceremony accompanied trips abroad to Greece Jo has moved on to become a full- during the final hectic week of the and Italy. Her association with King’s time outdoor instructor, which was Summer Term, a permanent reminder spans many years as her grandfather always her dream. She will be massively of Maureen’s vital input into the brief was a scholarship pupil here, so she missed at Fence Avenue and leaves history of King’s Infants. She retired obviously will remain in contact with a large hole in all the areas she was at the end of the term to spend more the school. All wish her a long and involved in. She will be remembered time with her husband, Barry, and her happy retirement. as someone who has a genuine love family but we shall no doubt be seeing of teaching and understood the true her at future Infant School events. David Smith meaning of a broad education. David Smith, often known as DOS, Ros Marcall joined the school as Bursar in 1977 from Alan Brown Ros joined King’s in 1992 as a part-time King Edward’s School in Birmingham. Alan Brown taught at King’s for thirty teacher of German. During that year she He was responsible for introducing years. He came from industry and helped set up the German Department the first computerised systems into the brought with him a wealth of chemi- at Fence Avenue and also taught at the school for keeping parental records, cal knowledge. He has always been Boys’ Division. For the next twelve and also very involved in the trans- a first rate teacher, keen to try new years she contributed enormously to formation of King’s from a direct grant approaches. As Head of Chemistry, the German Department, helping to school into a truly independent school. Alan worked very hard and ran a suc- build it up from relatively low numbers He went on to lead the negotiations for cessful department. He used IT before to a thriving department with a high the acquisition of the Fence Avenue site it was fashionable. For many years, uptake in Year 10 and thereafter in the and the subsequent refurbishment of he ran the Venturers and established Sixth Form. the facilities there. This was a significant the tradition of outdoor activities that She always gave above and beyond contribution to the development of the King’s has today. the call of duty, giving generously of school in its present structure. It could In 1994, Alan made the difficult her time and always helping others not have happened without his vision, transition to senior management. He when she could. When snow was on attention to detail and financial acumen. has worked with two different heads. the ground and staff were finding it He was a well respected member of I have no doubt that he could tell us hard to make it into school for the the Senior Management Team, with a all sorts of stories about both, and no Entrance Examination, Ros was the keen sense of humour and unfailing doubt that he won’t. Being a Deputy first to appear, even though she was politeness, and all the staff wish him Head is a huge job and Alan did it very not scheduled to invigilate. Her con- well in his retirement. efficiently and had a reputation as a tribution to the German Exchange has tremendously hard worker. He always been immeasurable. She has hosted Kris Stutchbury maintained the highest professional German staff almost every year, and Kris Stutchbury joined King’s in 1994 standards and never shirked from re- has accompanied the exchange to as the Head of Science and Chemistry. sponsibility; a fact that earned him a Memmingen on many occasions. It She brought new ideas and drive to a lot of respect. was difficult to believe that Ros was traditional Chemistry Department and In short, Alan was a consummate a part timer as she was always there created a modern dynamic department professional who will be sorely missed when needed. Her role as part of the that was continually improving and at the school. All at King’s wish him German team will be difficult to fill, looking for new challenges. Kris cre- and Christine a long and happy retire- but in the wider school she will also ated detailed records of results and test ment. be sorely missed. scores which enabled the department Every school needs a Ros, and we to track students’ progress over their Mrs Maureen Denovan are sorry to see her retire, but hope entire school career. This, coupled with Maureen Denovan joined King’s in she is now finding time to do all the Kris’s practical based schemes of work, September 1998, having gained much activities she looked forward to. meant that results and numbers at A experience in a variety of local pri- Level improved massively in her time mary schools. She initially took over Jackie Murphy running the department. the Nursery class but, after one year, Jackie returned to her native Cheshire Kris was involved in a wide range moved to Reception and developed when she joined the expanding Classics of activities. Within the department this important area of the school over Department at King’s in 1999. Prior to she provided science clubs, the Crest the next five years, culminating in an that, she had enjoyed a rich and varied awards, lecture visits and numerous

5 Hail & Farewell other events that both increased the Form. She was a major influence in staff turned to for support and advice students’ appreciation and enjoyment developing a pastoral system that could when times were tough. Many staff, and of science and raised the department’s bring out the best in the students. Her even more boys and girls now lead- profile. efforts on their behalf were unstinting, ing highly successful lives, owe Ian a Outside the department, Kris was and students have praised Gill’s con- great debt for his urbane, balanced and heavily involved in the Duke of Edin- tribution to their Sixth Form life many mature opinion. His leadership of the burgh’s Award Scheme. She became a years after they have left the school. Staff Salaries Committee demonstrated fixture on the Scottish mountaineering Gill ran the Sixth Form committees and these qualities. Ian was the vision and trip and helped out at Thorpe Farm organised the prefects. She pioneered driving force behind the development and Edale. the Peer Support programme, in which of the Sports Tours programme and the Kris will be remembered and much Sixth Form students help Year 7 boys associated fundraising. Many tourists missed. She brought a genuine love to adapt to their new school. She took have much to thank him for. of education to the school. She left to charge of the Community Action pro- For twenty-five unbroken years Ian move with her family to Cambridge, gramme, greatly to the advantage of ran U13 rugby – all alongside John Mel- where she is pursuing a Masters de- the students involved and of the wider ling – and mostly in suit, rugby boots gree in Education, but is still attending community. She played a key role in and with trousers tucked into socks. He outdoor trips at King’s. Sixth Form social events, ensuring that established girls’ rugby at King’s, was they would be remembered for all the a prime mover in the establishment of Helen Taylor right reasons. the Junior Festival and coached King’s Helen came to King’s in 1997, after Many will associate Gill with the to success in the Independent Schools having lived in Britain and abroad charitable events that she inspired and Rugby League Cup. – indeed she had spent some time in promoted. The Fashion Show is an es- He did, of course, run the cricket at Perpignan building an enthusiasm for tablished event in the King’s calendar, King’s for years, established the Festival the things of the South of France. She hard work but hugely enjoyable, and and has umpired 1st XI matches for taught both French and some Ger- consistently raises very large amounts three decades. He can run an intel- man at Cumberland Street and Fence of money for charity. ligent, complex conversation at deep Avenue and her pupils appreciated the Gill’s colleagues remain determined square leg whilst scoring, counting knowledge and insight she brought to that all she has achieved here must be the balls bowled and adjudicating run the job. She was involved outside the continued. All wish Gill and Chris every outs. His absence will leave a big gap classroom too, being involved with the happiness in their retirement. on the front field. His massive contri- exchange programme and helping set bution to the success of King’s Cricket up the Sixth Form Chateau trip which Nick Williams was celebrated when twenty-two past was to become so popular. All wish Nick has left King’s to take up a post captains, including his son, returned in her well in her new post as Head of as Head of Physics at John Beddoes his honour in the summer. Department at St Catherine’s School in School. He taught Physics for three As well as this, Ian was also an in- Guildford and for her future career. years in the Girls’, Boys’ and Sixth spirational teacher, an author, rugby Form Divisions, bringing much energy league journalist, principal examiner Gill Turner and many new ideas to his classes. He for OCR, pioneer of A Level Business When Gill Turner joined the English also contributed to a very wide range Studies, Head of Department and Sixth Department at King’s in 1990, she taught of activities, including science club, Form Principal. He ran the Challenge across the age range, girls and boys, running and tennis. He produced the of Industry Conference and Young from Year 7 to A Level. As Senior Subject internal examinations timetable for Enterprise for years and next year will Teacher, she set up the English Depart- Fence Avenue and also managed the be the Treasurer of the Economics ment at Fence Avenue, in preparation PSE on that site. The girls came to ap- Society. He has been active with the for the opening of the Girls’ Division. preciate his rather off the wall sense of Former Pupils’ Association, editing The skill and energy that she brought humour and he will be much missed their Gazette and running the Oxbridge to this work quickly established a thriv- by staff and students alike. Dinners, and it was he who initiated ing department in the Division, and the Christmas Sports and Reunion for Gill’s first-rate organisation has been Ian Wilson Younger Former Pupils. King’s has lost of continuing value to her successors How will Ian be best remembered: not only a valued schoolmaster but also in the role. Her contributions to the technocrat, pioneer of the palm-top a friend. English Department have been felt computer and the six-point micro also in other areas. Gill was notably processor? I doubt it. Only Wizzer Best wishes also to Heidi Bader, generous in sharing her excellent ideas could run a Division, a department, Michaela Jautz, Isabel Garbett, Chris with colleagues, and the whole depart- a major sport and a hectic life from Perez and Alan Tennuchi. ment gained much from her input. Lilliputian scribblings on the back of She was a particularly strong force in a Park Drive packet. the introduction of English Language Known to generations of students A Level and the development of suit- as The Wiz – not just a nickname but able schemes of work and resources also a term of genuine affection and in the subject. respect – he was a true wizard of quiet In 1997, Gill re-crossed Macclesfield diplomacy and champion of the under- to become Vice-Principal of the Sixth dog. Ian was also someone pupils and

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8 girls’ work, based on Aboriginal Art, In July, Year 12 artists spent four Art and Design at the Birley Gallery, Manchester, as part days at Trigonos, an artists’ centre at The year 2003–2004 heralded a new of a North-West Schools exhibition. the foot of Mount Snowdon, where era in the Art Department. Miss Inman they painted, sculpted and gathered moved from Fence Avenue to Cum- Trips and Visits information in preparation for their A2 berland Street as the new Head of Art In December a very stylish group of work. The trip was a great success and and was joined by two new members Year 10, 11 and Sixth Form girls and all students came back with a wealth of of staff: Mrs Richards as Senior Subject boys went to the NEC in Birmingham information. The group was also lucky Teacher at the Girls’ Division and Miss for The Clothes Show Live. They were enough to see an exhibition of Alice Hall at Cumberland Street. All three are able to see the work of top designers Kettle’s incredible embroidery work at now contributing their expertise to the up close and investigate careers in Ruthin Craft Centre en route and they Boys’, Girls’ and Sixth Form Divisions. the fashion industries via the College spent a delightful afternoon playing With the staff changes came new and Forum exhibitions. The highlight was football on the beach at Caernarvon, exciting experiences in Art, alongside undoubtedly the Catwalk Show, pre- led by the ever sporty Miss Hall, which many familiar events. sented by Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and mainly involved losing balls in the Menai Brian Dowling, which gave some of Strait! Exhibitions the Sixth Formers excellent ideas for In October, several pupils exhib- their own charity fashion extravaganza Other Events ited work at the Portico Gallery in in school. Pupils in the Boys’, Girls’ and Sixth Manchester at their annual Schools’ Year 10 boys spent a very produc- Form Divisions were involved in creat- Exhibition. Of those exhibiting, Chris tive day at Leeds Armouries, gather- ing some spectacular environments to Weight was awarded a major prize for ing research and drawings from the support this year’s drama productions. his photographs Images of War and vast range of armour, weaponry and At Fence Avenue, the production of My Katie Grundy was awarded a special artifacts on display. This will be used Mother Said… was accompanied by Judges Commendation. Additionally, to develop some exciting costume some superb interior and outside sce- Tom Brown sold his exhibited piece, and wall-hanging pieces for their final nic panels, and the Cumberland Street a dramatic landscape, and followed year’s work. Year 11 girls spent a day production of The Rivals had an ingen- the experience up with a solo exhibi- at Manchester Museum of Science ious system of revolving toblerones, as tion at the Bollington Arts Centre in and Industry, drawing and recording they were christened. These provided March, a remarkable achievement for information as a basis for Year 11 sets ranging from an authentic Geor- a 16 year-old. coursework. The girls also benefited gian Terrace, typical Georgian interior This was followed by three pupils from a talk by Artist-in-Residence, scenes (created by Ben Arnold in Year being selected for the Living Edge Sally Williams, explaining her highly 9 and a team of Year 7 boys) and a 24 exhibition at the Lowry. Gemma Lord individual digital photography. Year ft long woodland scene, created by the represented the Under 13 age group, 7 girls’ Gargoyles project was greatly prolific Tom Brown, which was met Lily Dunlop Under 16 and Sarah Levitt enhanced by examples of these fantasy by gasps of approval at one particular the 18 and Under group. All the work creatures observed first-hand during performance was very positively received and the the History trip to Chester Cathedral, The year was rounded off to great three pupils were awarded prizes of which Mrs Richards accompanied. effect with a combined day for Year art materials. Other highlights of the This subsequently formed a wonderful 9 boys and girls, during which pupils calendar included an exhibition of Year display in Fence Avenue Hall. worked in mixed groups to design and

7 Arts create extraordinary sculptures, based Jack Beeby and Leo Thompson as 9 and 10 September to record the choir on natural plant and flower forms and the eccentric Sir Lucius and Bob Acres for two further appearances on Songs of made entirely out of recycled materials. played their larger than life rustic char- Praise. This involved the choir learning This took place in the Ginkgo Meadow acters with gusto, while Coral Briggs new repertoire in the space of a week! at the Junior School and the sculptures fluttered affectedly as the romantic, The decision had already been made, provided a striking temporary focus book-loving Lydia Languish. Richard however, to split the Foundation Choir in the beautiful natural environment. Hedley and Catherine Kidd made the into two: a new, auditioned choir of Prizes were awarded for the best most of the opportunities afforded boys and girls from Years 7 and 8, with group’s work. them in the roles of Faulkland and Julia the Foundation Choir involving Years DI and were ably supported by a talented 9 to 13 and various staff. This would ensemble of actors and singers in the prevent the one choir becoming too minor roles. large, while providing a better train- Drama As usual, Mr Illingworth supervised ing ground for the younger singers, This year’s Senior School production the excellent technical crew and the with repertoire to suit them and their was R B Sheridan’s The Rivals. Beauti- production was directed by Mr Walker. own identity, complete with their own fully costumed in authentic eighteenth- The director and cast would like to foreign tour. The new choir, which century dress, with elegant wigs and thank the anonymous sponsor whose rejoices in the title BFC (eat your attention to period movement and man- extraordinary generosity enabled our heart out, Roald Dahl), was created ners, this was a production very much production of The Rivals to be so styl- in September and performed in the faithful to the spirit of the original. The ishly and beautifully staged. Christmas Concert in late November, sets, designed by Miss Inman and Tom FW a King’s Sings for Christmas concert Brown, were ingeniously arranged on and in the Family Carol Service at the revolves to be moved by the footmen end of term. The Spring half term saw and servants in between the scenes to Music the BFC travelling to Paris to give two suggest the many locations demanded splendid concerts, one in a beautiful by the play. Senior School church in the city, the other on the Janet Wilson and Robbie Unterh- Last year’s report was dominated, for Fantasy Stage in Disneyworld. With alter as Mrs Malaprop and Sir Anthony very good reasons, by the success of its own King’s Sings concert in June, Absolute gave wonderfully assured the Foundation Choir becoming the in conjunction with the Girls’ Division performances, conveying all the hu- first BBC Songs of Praise Senior School Choir, and a trip to Bruges already being mour and wit of Sheridan’s elaborate Choir of the Year, the television suc- planned for Spring 2005, the BFC has language with apparent ease, clarity cess leading to many appearances in become an exciting part of the musical and mature understanding of character. prestigious venues up and down the life of King’s. The marathon role of Jack Absolute, country and a number of further televi- What of the prize-winning Founda- which virtually holds the plot together, sion and radio appearances. The new tion Choir? The choir has gone from was undertaken by Justin Perring, who academic year was hardly under way strength to strength since relinquishing played the part with flair, ensuring before the BBC team of engineers, its title (with some relief). Christmas that the production zipped along at a cameramen and producers arrived on was as busy as ever, with the concerts cracking pace. and carol services, this year in the new

8 Arts venue of the United Reformed Church deserve special mention. The Big Band part of the large family that is Music at in Macclesfield, as our traditional home has already produced two CDs and King’s. of St Michael’s was being renovated. featured on Jazz FM, as well as giving AKG The choir sang beautifully, as all who many concerts for local charities. This snapped up the first printing of 500 year they were joined by the Training CDs issued in the Autumn (Spread a Big Band to give a splendid concert Junior School Little Happiness) would have expected. together, a Big Bands Bonanza for The first musical event was the Year Building a new repertoire to take on Macmillan Cancer Relief, at the begin- 3/4 pantomime in November. This tour to the Italian Lakes in July was ning of March. The main Big Band then year the fairytale chosen was Hansel exciting, and the King’s Sings Again went on to perform as guests in the & Gretel, a sombre tale of unwanted concert in the Macclesfield Methodist Wigan Youth Jazz Festival at the end and abandoned children and a witch Church in the last week of the Summer of March, the second time they have with cannibalistic tendencies. However, Term showed the capacity audience been invited to perform in this most the King’s Junior version was far more just what the Italian audiences were in prestigious jazz festival. The King’s Big lighthearted in tone. Hansel, a rather for. The tour was just as good as the Band remains the only single school dim-witted and greedy boy, was played Barcelona trip two years before, with band to be invited to play at this event. very convincingly by David Moores, spectacular venues and scenery, great The pupils stayed overnight and ben- especially so as he is neither of the music-making and camaraderie, fun efited from some exciting seminars led and friendship. The audiences were by eminent jazz professionals. ecstatic and we received more stand- Strings are a less obvious choice of ing ovations than ever before: what musical instrument for young people an excitable lot these Italians are! The to choose to learn, but King’s has quite Chamber Choir had a memorable op- a number of up-and-coming young portunity in May to perform one of the violinists, cellists, etc, who now en- major choral works in the repertoire, joy a twice-yearly visit to Trigonos, a Fauré’s exquisite Requiem, in the Herit- wonderful centre in Snowdonia, where age Centre, with Rebecca Lea singing they have weekends of fun, fabulous the lovely Pie Jesu, a famous bass food and rehearsal. soloist and the professional Northern The Summer Term ended not only Chamber Orchestra. The choir excelled with the choral concerts and the Foun- themselves by matching the quality of dation Choir jetting off to Italy. The the professionals in every way. How culmination of the Years 7 to 9 House fortunate King’s is to have this long- Music Competition was a wonderful standing performing relationship with Music Festival, an evening of winning aforementioned! Megan Bailey gave a the NCO. performances. gutsy performance as the bossy Gretel, Music at King’s is not just about It is always good to host concerts with the children’s drippy father and singing, however. The constant aim by visiting performers and two stand scheming stepmother played by Alex is to provide as many opportunities out this year: pupils and staff from Quinlan and Katie Powell respectively. as possible for all the musicians and Chetham’s School of Music gave a Lara Knowles was a very wicked witch, to achieve the highest standards that quality concert in November in aid of with her more practical cat played by young people are capable of, while the East Cheshire Hospice. In Febru- Hattie Lasman. A beautiful backdrop imbuing their experience of music with ary the school’s Steinway piano was was painted by Mr Atkinson and this in- the combination of discipline and the put through its paces by the concert spired all the children to sing and dance sheer joy of music-making which has pianist, Richard Meyrick, performing as enthusiastically. Year 4 danced When become a hallmark of King’s concerts. part of a national tour to celebrate his the Sandman Comes and The Candy- Some outstanding young performers return to the concert platform after ten man and Year 3 classes performed Run gave a Diploma Recital in November. years fighting cancer. His playing was Rabbit Run, Blue Skies and I’m Tired Rebecca Lea, who had already received staggering in its command of phenom- of Being a Witch. A team of Year 3 & the highest mark in the country for her enally difficult music and the audience 4 mums produced fabulously colourful GCSE Music and was aiming to study demanded many encores. Here is a costumes and the evening’s entertain- languages at Oxford as a Choral Scholar, pianist I am sure will be returning to ment was much appreciated by the was presenting the programme with King’s. audience of family and friends. which she would obtain her Diploma As usual, the end of the year saw the The Christmas concert could have in Piano Performance. Large numbers of public examinations, with Music results been rather a sad affair as this was the instrumentalists and singers performed being outstanding once again. This occasion when we said our farewells superbly in the Christmas Concerts, was a fitting way to end an academic to Mrs Aspinwall. She has always been given twice because the audience year that had begun with a school in- involved in and supportive of Junior was too large to fit in the hall on one spection which had labelled Music at musical activities, being a fine violinist night. The Spring Term had a lovely King’s as outstanding. It is always good herself. She had produced the Junior Musical Soirée, with some excellent to receive praise in this way, but the musical for many years and was al- soloists and ensembles. All the school’s chief measures of success remain the ways supportive of all musical events. orchestras and bands joined in a Spring quality of performances achieved, the However, although our farewells were Instrumental Concert in March, leaving huge enthusiasm and enjoyment of the tearful, the concert itself was a joyful oc- the choirs to prepare for their concerts pupils involved and the large numbers casion. All the Junior groups performed: in the Summer Term, as described of former pupils who return from their wind, brass & percussion, flute group, above. universities and jobs to join concerts junior strings and guitar ensemble. The Two further instrumental groups and carol services, still wanting to feel Year 3/4 Choir’s performance of a song

9 Arts in an Irish folk-style was accompanied hausted by the end of the run of the being the prize-giving presentation, by a group including violins, cello, musical, the children and staff had a when the audience was entertained by flute, recorder and bodhran. We were lot of fun staging it! Year 5 instrumentalists and singers. entertained by several talented solo- Spring Term came to a close with The evening Summer Concert fea- ists and also by a staff musical group an Easter Service led by Years 3 and 4. tured Year 6 winners, as well as all which gave a special performance of The children presented the Easter story instrumental ensembles: wind, brass Chopsticks blown on an assortment of through a sequence of songs and read- and percussion, strings, Mrs Barratt’s bottles. After initial difficulties with tun- ings. Revd Jeremy Tear reminded us of saxophone group and Mrs Hunter’s ing the ensemble, which necessitated the Easter message, using Easter eggs as flute ensemble, as well as all Junior Mrs Lea having to drink some of the his visual aids, and three lucky children vocalists. The singers really lifted the contents of one bottle, the performance were able to take them home. roof and the Year 5/6 Choir’s perform- received tumultuous applause. The The Macclesfield Music Festival was ance of the Broadway version of songs staff are now practising their musical to have been held at the Leisure Cen- from The Lion King, with percussion saws for next year’s concert! The Year tre at the end of March. However, the accompaniment provided by Sam 5/6 Choir gave a delicate performance Leisure Centre suddenly closed and it Jones, Michael Barratt and Matthew of two haunting American folk-songs became clear that it was to remain so Arnold, was especially enjoyed by all. and also two Christmas songs. All the indefinitely. King’s presented its own The concert was a fitting ending to a performers joined together to sing a re- Music Festival in school and invited busy and successful musical year. written version of My Favourite Things, Bosley School to join in. After a few AJL which reminded us of the qualities and frantic, last minute rehearsals, the chil- talents of Mrs Aspinwall that we will dren were again excited and ready to Infant School miss. perform. The concert included three The first Infant School presentation was The term ended with a Carol Service fun songs with actions and three well- the Harvest Festival. The Reception, at St Paul’s Church. The service began known Beatles’ songs. The children Year 1 and Year 2 children sang songs, with a carol by the Year 5/6 Choir and also performed The Pyramid, which is with additional props and actions, that the Christmas story was told through a set in ancient Egypt. For this, Bosley encouraged all to be thankful and sequence of songs taken from Mary, narrated and King’s mimed the story share with others. Revd Tear, Vicar of Mary by Sheila Wilson. Bible passages and performed dances and a percus- St. Paul’s, told the children about Fair and Christmas stories were read by sion accompaniment. An assortment Trade and encouraged them to buy Year 6 children. of banners, flags, leaves, hats and their products to help others have a The Year 6 musical was the well- submarines were used as colourful better life. known Fiddler on the Roof. This work props during the evening’s entertain- The Christmas Musical was the tells the story of the dairyman, Tevye, ment. Some of our talented Year 5s Santa Special. All boarded a magical his wife Golde, and their five daughters. also played instrumental solos. It was train which went back in time and It is set in Anatevka, a small Jewish vil- a wonderful Music Festival. showed some of the traditions and lage in Russia, at the start of the 20th Thirty four Year 6 singers travelled customs of Christmas, reminding all of century. Tevye has to come to terms to Alderley Edge Music Festival to the true meaning of the festival. 2JTS with a changing world as his daughters compete in two classes. The Compe- acted out the various parts, including flaunt tradition and choose their own tition Choir sang Song of the Music Druids, Santa Claus, Queen Victoria husbands. There are also dangerous Makers and a lovely arrangement of a and Prince Albert, Postmen and Mary forces threatening to destroy the village traditional folksong called The Swallow. and Joseph. All the children danced itself. This is a thought-provoking musi- The children sang exceptionally well and sang and it was a very happy and cal and the children gained much from and were very pleased to be awarded colourful concert. preparing for their performances. They second place. It was a large class and An exciting first for the Infant School also learned more about the customs there was some good competition, this year was the setting up of a choir for and practices of the Jewish religion. so all were very proud to receive a the younger children. Led by members The musical has much humour and certificate for third prize. To enter two of the Infant Staff and accompanied by this was exploited to good effect by the classes and be placed in both was an Miss Smith, a large group of Year 1 and children, who gave very mature per- excellent achievement. 2 children enjoyed singing after school formances. Jonathan Downs was very Founders’ Day was celebrated in each Wednesday. One benefit of this impressive as Tevye, with Katherine June. The Upper Juniors sang a gen- was having items performed by them Edgar as a suitably long-suffering and tle version of The Lord’s My Shepherd in our Summer Concert. The main choir sarcastic Golde. The older, rebellious and the Lower Juniors performed the sang the well-loved Supercalifragilistic daughters were performed by Victoria rousing Gonna Rise up Singing. Bible and Doh a Deer, and the smaller choir May, Sumaiya Salehin and Hannah readings were about the dreams of performed the gentle Stay Awake, from Higham and their suitors were played Old Testament characters, as was Dr Mary Poppins. Infant pianists and a by Michael Barratt, Hugh Roberts and Coyne’s address. violinist then performed solo items. Sam Barratt. Isabelle Byrne gave a won- The Annual Music Competition fea- The musical play for this concert was derful character performance as Yente, tured a variety of instruments, including The Pied Piper and it was the turn of the interfering matchmaker. All the tabla, and, a first for the school, the bag- 2AGE to act out this well-known story. children sang, acted and danced with pipes. King’s definitely benefits from The nursery joined in for this perform- great enthusiasm and ability. Again, the children beginning instrumental lessons ance and the little ones were very well set was painted by Mr Atkinson and in the Infants and this is reflected in behaved rats! Other classes were the many mums, dads and grandparents, the large numbers of competitors, citizens and children of Hammelin along with all the Junior staff, dealt with especially in the piano class. Many of and we all were reminded to keep the huge demands of costumes, props the Upper Junior winners performed promises. and stage-management. Although ex- in the end of term concerts, the first AL/JB

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at Manchester University, but this time neers. We then split into groups to do Biology Department for a smaller team of pupils in Years 7 an activity in the afternoon. We looked Membership of the Biology Club has to 10. After passing through the quali- around the laboratories at Birmingham, remained at full strength and a waiting fying round, the team were invited to talked to some of the foreign students, list is in operation. The thirty members attend the regional round consisting and learnt about some of the current include boys from Year 7 to Year 10, and of a Chemistry quiz. projects they were working on. After older students are acting as mentors for Every Wednesday lunchtime, numer- looking around the labs, we looked new members. A talk on the keeping ous Year 9 pupils could be found in Dr at the biochemical area, and tested a and management of hens provided a Pinkham’s lab eagerly waiting that day’s batch of fermented yeast, using some lot of interest. activity in Chemistry Club. Explosions of the university equipment. The Biology Garden has provided proved to be very popular, and pupils The third day was spent at various a huge amount of interest and has never tired of bangs and whooshes. The companies, in and around Birmingham, been used throughout the summer as idea that chemistry is fun was certainly to give us the feel of engineering in a meeting and discussion area. Birds conveyed to these students. Four Year action. I was in a group looking around are returning to the garden in ever-in- 10 pupils – Matthew Falder, Mathieu the HP sauce factory at Aston. There creasing numbers and their activities Jackson, Ben Parton and Peter Tutton were more laboratory projects on the are being monitored. Plans to plant a – successfully completed a CREST fourth day, and I spent the afternoon variety of bulbs to cheer everybody up project for their silver award. The making a loudspeaker in the materials in the spring are in place. project, entitled Battle of the Bleaches and metallurgy department. We were The trip to the Isle of Man was a – Eeny Meeny Meaner Cleaner, was an also given the chance to make strong, great success. A guided tour of the investigation into the most cost-effec- permanent magnets, which was a new Calf of Man by Dr Pat Cullen, a local tive household product. In Activities experience. In the evening, we all went bird expert, proved to be one of the Week, a number of pupils from Years to a conference dinner, then to a disco highlights. Visits to the Curraghs, a 10, 11 and 12 attended the spectacular afterwards. On the final day we were wildlife centre and a local fish smoke- John Salthouse biannual lecture, Bangs split into groups to give a presenta- house provided material for the new and Flashes, at Manchester Univer- tion on what we thought of the week, photographic library and a possible sity. Before UCAS applications were where we had been and what we had competition. Students enjoyed fishing complete, Year 13 pupils attended a for crabs and mackerel and one suc- lecture held by the Institute of Chemi- cessful student persuaded the hotel to cal Engineers, designed to encourage cook his catch for tea. On the return study of the subject at university and journey a visit was made to the Blue to highlight potential careers within Planet Aquarium, which rounded off the profession. the trip perfectly. Both the teaching and hotel staff were delighted with the positive and co-operative attitude Physics Department of the boys and girls. Laura’s Insight CJB After attending two Smallpiece Trust engineering courses, I thought I had some idea of what to expect at the Chemistry Department Insight engineering course. They were Thirteen Lower Sixth students took all courses aimed at promoting engi- part in the Analytical Measurement neering to High School and Sixth Form Proficiency Competition, which is run students, so I thought they would be in conjunction with the Laboratory of quite similar. Or maybe not. the Government Chemist. Competitors The week-long Insight course I went were required to work as part of a on was held at Birmingham University. team to analyse a sample of acid and It was a completely new experience for determine its concentration. The exer- me. It was aimed at women, showing cise gave students a chance to improve them all the exciting opportunities the their practical skills and experience a world of engineering can open up. Eve- real life application of Chemistry. All ryone was really friendly, and from all competitors received a certificate of over the UK. It was wonderful meeting distinction for their efforts. new people in a new and unfamiliar The RSC Christmas Lecture was environment, just like real university attended by pupils from Years 9, 10 life. The best part about making friends and 11 at the Albert Hall in Bolton. during the week was knowing there The lecture, entitled From Sellotape to was a possibility of ending up at the Fireflies, explored the fascinating topic same university, possibly even doing of chemi-luminescence. The Salter’s the same course. Chemistry Competition was held at A lot of the first day was spent in a Manchester University and attended by lecture hall, where we met postgradu- a team of Year 7 and 8 pupils. Pupils ates representing each area of engineer- were given the chance to solve a crime ing, and they were more than happy to using techniques practised in analytical talk about their particular aspect. The and forensic science. The RSC Top of second day was spent in the lecture the Bench Competition was also held hall in the morning, with female engi-

11 Sciences learnt. tasks equally so that we could finish The course was a very valuable ex- our project in time for the presentation perience, and gave me a real insight of the design to the other groups. In into women’s roles in engineering. I between design studio work we went would recommend it to anyone who on visits to Wessex Water and to two has even a slight interest in engineer- bridges over the River Severn. ing. I would definitely recommend the Laura Cockitt Headstart courses: they give you a real insight into university life as you are Joe’s Headstart actually staying there as a student. On 28 June I arrived at Bath University Joe Durrant to start my Headstart course. The trip gave me a chance to get Robert’s Headstart a really good look at a university and In July 2004, I attended a Headstart sample what life might be like staying Natural Sciences course at King’s Col- in a hall of residence. We went to a lege, Cambridge. My room in the col- meeting where we were given a talk lege overlooked the river Cam and had about the design project work that a view of the chapel. This was a great we would start in the afternoon. We opportunity to see what student life is also had a chance to talk to university like, and during the five days we ate students and lecturers. Later we were meals in the Great Hall, toured the city, given a lecture on lightweight structures played poker until the early hours of to help us with our design project. In the morning in the large bar and made found. My group’s presentation was the evening we had a barbecue, which some great friends. on the work of James Clark Maxwell, gave us an opportunity to get to know Of course we did do some work: whose formulation of electromagnetism everyone. the course was split up into Chemistry, calculated the speed of light. In order We were given talks by the sponsors Physics and Material Sciences. We were to demonstrate this (in a fun way) we of the course about the opportunities introduced to PhD students, who talked used a microwave to melt marshmal- they offer in the field of engineering. to us about their current research and lows (or what was left of them) and Most talks about careers are very general we carried out undergraduate experi- ended up making a very sticky mess. but this was specific to engineering and ments based on the lectures that we During the week we were also told was very helpful in aiding my choice had, where our brains were stretched about the Year in Industry scheme and of course and university. Each day we to the limit. Furthermore, we were split were introduced to graduates who told continued developing our ideas and into groups of four and were asked to us what they had done since graduating. making a 1:25 scale model of our design. research a Cambridge scientist and then It was great fun and is definitely to be We had to work as a team and delegate give a presentation on what we had recommended. Robert Fett

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Paperclip Physics Competition In early October, Mr Warnock visited were presented with their Engineering Competing against 207 teams from 133 the school to outline the nature of the Education Scheme certificates. schools across the UK and Ireland, a problem. The team also attended a CPH team of five students won the Paper- Launch Day at Liverpool University, clip Physics Competition at the end of where the students were given more Girls’ Division the Spring Term, while a second team details about the scheme and provided Hannah Lock and Nicola Hayes were were highly commended in the re- with some advice and guidance. A chosen to represent King’s Girls’ at gional finals. This annual competition, few days later the students visited the the AstraZeneca Science Prize regional organised by the Institute of Physics, AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield to gain final in June. They presented a project challenges Sixth Formers to produce a some first-hand experience. at bronze level and received three ro- five-minute presentation on a principle Pharmaceutical drugs are manufac- settes. Elizabeth Conway, Nicola Bridge or application of physics, illustrated by tured in reactor vessels. At the end of and Sophie Sutton presented a project the use of objects no more sophisticated the manufacturing process the drug is at silver level and will be carrying on than those commonly found around drained from the container by opening their research to gold level this year. the home. a bottom run-off valve (BRO valve) in Caroline Vass and Amy Cotterill pre- Teams are asked to deliver their the bottom of the vessel. Following the sented their silver CREST project at the presentation in terms that can be manufacture of a batch of a particular Salford SATRO regional exhibition at understood by a non-scientist. At the drug, the BRO valve and housing, Salford University. They spent a day London finals, Colin Dexter, author which weighs approximately 650kg, in February in the Physics Department of the Inspector Morse stories, was must be lowered about 50cm, so that at Manchester University, where they the principal judge on a panel which seals can be cleaned and inspected. could complete their experiments on included a professor and a Physics As the housing is lowered, a piston liquid crystals, using the more sophisti- teacher. Colin congratulated Rachel runs down a close fitting, glass-lined cated equipment there. They have been Alston, Robert Fett, Lee Greenwood, pipe. The reactor vessel is high above highly commended by the university Vicky Howarth and David Johnson floor level and therefore access to the staff for their work. (standing in for Chris Clark who un- BRO valve is achieved via a gantry. AC fortunately could not attend the final) Unfortunately the gantry is not able to Physics Club on their enthusiastic explanation of support the weight of the BRO valve Year 9 students attended Physics Club the evidence for the expansion of the and housing. and carried out many fun Physics ex- universe, which used little more than The task was to design and construct periments. They designed and made a toy xylophone and a party balloon. a prototype system capable of lowering electronic games and investigated the After all their preparation, the students and raising the BRO valve and hous- physics of divers. A few students dem- were delighted to be able to answer ing without damaging the valve seal onstrated what they had made at Open the judges’ questions on the Doppler or the glass lining of the run-off pipe. Morning. Later in the year they made shift and the curvature of space, then Space is limited on the gantry and so a radio. The students developed their go on to win. the system needed to be portable to be interest in Physics out of the classroom The team’s efforts were rewarded stored elsewhere. Finally, the system in a less formal setting. with star treatment. Earlier that morn- had to comply with all health and safety SJH ing, John Humphrys interviewed mem- regulations. bers of the team on Radio 4’s Today Over the next few weeks the team programme. The day’s competition was considered various designs and ex- Science Department recorded by a professional film crew perimented with different ideas. In mid Pupils in Years 7 and 8 investigated and, on winning, each student was December they attended a residential burning and a spinning helicopter presented with a palm top computer. project development workshop at Liv- respectively. They were then required Finally, a live link to GMR radio allowed erpool University, where they were able to present their findings in the form of the students to be congratulated on air to build a prototype and give a short a class poster, for which they received and give a further explanation of their presentation on progress. The team had a certificate from the ASE. To celebrate work. to complete the project and produce the Watson and Crick 50th Anniversary, PI a written report for submission to the the four Houses at Fence Avenue got assessment panel. In mid April the together to build a giant model of DNA, Engineering Education Scheme team visited AstraZeneca, where they which was suspended from the ceiling The scheme, intended for Lower Sixth gave a presentation to an audience of in the library. A few more enterpris- students, is part of the Engineering Edu- senior managers. The team also had to ing pupils even set up their own DNA cation Continuum and is co-ordinated field a number of searching questions, websites. The project was shown to by the Royal Academy of Engineering. which they dealt with in a confident representatives from AstraZeneca and The aim is to encourage the UK’s most manner. highly commended. able students to consider engineering The culmination of the whole project as a career. A professional engineer was the Presentation and Assessment from a local company liaises with, and Day, held at Runcorn in late April, advises, a small group of students and and attended by all the schools in the they work as a team on a real industrial region who had participated in the problem for which the company needs scheme. During the morning each team a solution. The students selected were had to set up a display stand, give a Victoria Howarth, Robert Fett, Laura presentation to the assessment panel Cockitt and William Arnold. The profes- and face a question and answer ses- sional engineer was Mr Scott Warnock sion. The King’s team was successful from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. and so in the afternoon the students

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trip and I thank those accompanying German Rhineland Trip members of staff for their support: Mrs Classics Trip to Italy At 5 am on Monday 28 June 2004, Costello, Mr Richards, Mr Hallett and A group of fifty staff and pupils spent nineteen boys and twenty-three girls Mrs Agour. Here’s to next year! a week touring the beautiful Mediter- departed with five of their teachers for MT ranean island of Sicily. Highlights in- Koblenz in the German Rhineland. The cluded the Greek temples at Agrigento, purpose of the visit was to provide pro- Segesta and Selinunte, Greek theatres vision for Years 8 and 9 to visit Germany, Sixth Form Château Trip at Segesta, Syracuse and Taromina, and to enhance their understanding of the During the Easter holidays, eighteen Roman mosaics at Piazza Armerina. culture and life of the country. Sixth Form students and staff spent The pupils were also introduced to We travelled by coach and took the an enjoyable week at le Château de the unique Arab-Norman architecture Eurotunnel shuttle from Folkestone la Baudonnière, near Avranches in of Palermo, and experienced a visit by to Coquelles near Calais. We arrived Normandy. The Easter revision course jeep to the recently erupted peak of at around 2 pm and continued our focuses primarily on perfecting the Mount Etna. Mr Brown was responsible journey through France and Belgium students’ spoken French immediately for early morning runs on the beach, into Germany. We arrived at our hotel, prior to the oral exams. Mrs Taylor made sure the pupils tried the Scholz, in time for dinner. The château is set in beautiful out all the delights of the local cui- Tuesday’s activities offered a taste grounds which include good accom- sine, Mrs Inman encouraged them to of the traditional Rhineland. In the modation, a lake, an animal pen and paint and draw at the frequent beauty morning we took a boat cruise along an all-weather basketball court/football spots and Mr Houghton spoke Italian the River Rhine to Braubach, where pitch. All were warmly welcomed at when necessary. The week finished lots of photographs were taken of the the château by the team of animateurs, with a knee-deep walk in Wellingtons beautiful Rhine valley. After lunch we who looked after students and helped along the breathtaking ravine of Gola enjoyed an impressive falconry display with their French. Carrying out a sur- dell’Alcantara in the foothills of Mount at Burg Maus in St Goarshausen, and vey in the town of Avranches proved Etna. The teachers thanked the pupils had a guided tour of Marksburg Castle, very beneficial, as the questions asked for their excellent behaviour and enter- with its famous torture chambers. After were those covering the AS and A2 taining company during the week. returning to our hotel for dinner, staff topics. A visit to la gendarmerie and organised outdoor team games for the les sapeurs-pompiers included a very pupils, including a five-a-side football exciting ride in a fire engine. These, as Girls' Morocco Trip match, which kept excited spirits well as visits to the mayor of Granville During October half term fourteen high. and the social security office, helped to girls from years 9-12 spent eight days On Wednesday we experienced improve knowledge of French society in Morocco exploring the remote Jebel something of a change of pace, with as well as speaking and listening skills Sarharo region which nestles between an all-day visit to Phantasialand, one of because all conversing was done in the mighty Atlas Mountains and the Europe’s leading theme parks. Pupils French. vast Sahara desert. The main part of and staff enjoyed the thrills and spills However, not all the time was spent the trip involved trekking for over 45 of the day. The evening’s entertainment working. Evening entertainments in- miles in three days through flat plains encompassed a fancy-dress show with cluded a trip to the local cinema to containing huge sandstone stacks and music in the hotel. Thursday again of- watch Les Choristes (en français, bien over 7000ft passes. To get to the start fered a different atmosphere – this time sûr), a visit to le Mont St Michel and involved a mere twelve hours in a mini- that of a large, bustling German city. a night ten-pin bowling, where one bus travelling through the imposing In Cologne, we visited the magnificent member of the party managed to go all Atlas Mountains around hairpin bends cathedral, the Kölnisches Wasser exhi- the way back to the château (a forty- and washed away river bridges. This bition (the home of Eau de Cologne) minute journey), before realising she was not your usual school trip. and satisfied our chocolate cravings was still wearing her bowling shoes! Accommodation was in tents and with a delicious visit to the Chocolate The final day was spent with a visit washing and toilet facilities were au Museum, then burning off the calories to Caen, where William the Conqueror naturel! If you have never washed your with a visit to the interactive Sports and is buried. This included a visit to the hair in a flowing river you have not Olympic Museum. Of course, any spare university and shopping. The five-hour lived. Food was eaten under the stars time was taken up with shopping! The return ferry crossing was for most spent and the evenings were spent singing evening was again spent outdoors, us- on the sundeck enjoying the April and dancing around the campfire with ing up any excess energy. sunshine. our guides and muleteers, although The return journey on the Friday was King’s was accompanied at the following a 1000 year-old Arabic love taken via the Dreiländerpunkt – the château by a Sixth Form party from song with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star meeting point of three countries. Pupils King Henry VII School, Coventry, led did not give the best view of English experienced being able to stand with by former Head of French at King’s, culture. a foot in Holland, a foot in Germany Conn Anson-O’Connell. Many thanks Highlights of the trip included climb- and a hand in Belgium! We arrived back to the staff who organised and came on ing a 500ft high sandstone pillar, riding at the Rock Block at around midnight the trip: Mrs Darch, Mr Dalgleish, Mr camels across the Sahara desert and that evening, tired but happy. Bachelor and Dr Hollis. The trip was a sleeping outside under the stars in an The German Rhineland Trip 2004 great experience of French society for oasis. The trip was a fantastic mix of proved a great success, with no prob- all who went and the intensive speak- adventure and culture that gave all the lems to report. The pupils behaved ex- ing of French during the week proved students an opportunity to discover cellently on excursions and in the hotel, very beneficial in both the AS and the hidden talents and strengths as well as and were a delight to spend a week A2 orals. letting them get a feel for adventure with. In all, this was a well-organised Richard Madden travelling.

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The next trip like this will run in 2005 and there are many outdoor style ac- tivities that run every term for those who feel that their life needs a bit of adventure. JS

World Challenge, Mongolia From galloping on horseback across the Mongolian steppe and climbing 10,000 foot mountains to watching the sun set over desert sand dunes and or- ganising activities for a hundred street children, this year’s World Challenge group had a very busy summer. Fifteen students, accompanied by two staff, spent a month in China and Mongolia camping under the stars, cooking on an open fire every night and braving temperatures ranging from 33 to minus five degrees – as well as the local milk vodka. The entire group spent a lot of time interacting with the Mongolians and will leave with memories of a

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before joining a group of mummers huge empty country full of beautiful Blackpool, and MacDonald’s for 28! for a play about the seasons. Colourful scenery and incredibly friendly peo- Food was polished off in record time banners added to this, as did Mrs Ord’s ple who were always willing to share before wandering along to the Premier performance of the part of Summer. everything they had with you, even if Bowl. The B team secured a win at ten At several points Ned reappeared and it was roasted marmot! pin bowling. demanded help in searching for his lost The trip lasted thirty days and includ- Throughout the weekend points pig, or ale, or medicine, but he really ed a visit to Beijing and the Forbidden were awarded to the three teams for looked as if what he needed most was City. Once the group reached China, sporting success, good manners and a good hot bath! the students took over the day to day general knowledge. Points could also JC running of the trip, which ranged from be lost for unsportsmanlike behaviour booking accommodation to liaising and keeping Mr Jones awake at night. with taxi drivers who spoke not a word Despite the action-packed day, it took Prestbury Methodist Church of English and bartering in the local a long time for the children to get to King’s Year 2 pupils were welcomed to market for vegetables that no one knew sleep. Yet, seemingly a few minutes the church by the new Minister, John the name of. The time in Mongolia was later, they were up. Squares. He showed the children the split between four days on a summer At Arnold, the girls played indoor different symbols which have special camp for abused/orphaned children; hockey and netball but sadly lost 0-1 Christian meanings. The main sym- a six-day journey via the desert and a and 3-4. At football, the A team won bol is the wooden cross, high on the number of lakes; a three-day horse trek convincingly but the B team’s unbeaten wall above the altar. The open bible alongside the Great White Lake; and run came to an end. Great fun was had symbolises how the story of God is a six-day foot trek through numerous by all at Blackpool arcade, especially open to everyone, and the altar rail valleys and over 10,000 foot peaks to on the penny falls! Churchill announced represents the sharing of the sacred return to the Great White Lake. The that the team of the weekend was the altar area with the people. As the visit group then returned to Ulan Bator via football A team who won and lost the was in December, children also saw a night in a ger tent by the side of hot most points by far! All the children the Christmas tree and Advent; a holly springs and tea in an English restaurant and staff (Mr Jones, Mrs Baker and Mrs leaf with three berries symbolised the that sold carrot cake! The trip was a Cole) had a great time. Holy Trinity. Revd Squares told the great success and all involved had GDJ children that the design of the church an experience that changed them for building was based on Noah’s Ark, but the better. The next expedition is to upside down! Ecuador in 2006. Bramall Hall AGE JS On a crisp, cold December morn- ing Year 5 set off to Bramall Hall by coach, accompanied by Mrs Cole, Mrs Library Theatre PGL France Squares, Mrs Ord, Mrs Soutter and Mrs This year’s Junior trip was to the Library Forty four Year 5 and 6 children and four Barber. While Group 1 disappeared Theatre, Manchester, to watch The staff fled the last vestiges of inspection off into the Hall, Mrs Cole led a tail of Ghosts of Scrooge, based on A Christ- week (lucky them!) to travel to North- young Tudor nobles around the fine mas Carol by Charles Dickens, with ern France for the annual PGL France gardens, down to the stream and fish the action being brought to modern holiday. A thoroughly busy activity ponds and through the woods. Despite times. The story captivated the children programme was enjoyed by all. Disap- keeping a sharp lookout, there were as Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by pointingly, the fine weather broke on no local peasants, just a few ducks the traditional ghosts, including Jacob the final day, causing the cancellation who seemed a little puzzled by the Marley’s ghost who exploded out of a of a visit to the Bois de Boulogne. The ice covering half their pond. By this filing cabinet, making the whole audi- exemplary behaviour of the children time pupils had viewed the outside of torium jump from their seats! As ever, was once more commended by the the black and white Tudor hall, noting this was a very professional production staff who attended, making the trip the patterned glass windows and fine which proved to be a most enjoyable enjoyable for them too. chimneys, which made it clear that the experience. Davenport family was both wealthy and prosperous. At the front door of the Sports Tour to Blackpool Hall, pupils were somewhat startled to Viking York Sixteen boys and nine girls travelled to be approached by a rough, common Year 4 children spent a day in Viking Lytham, arriving earlier than expected looking, very dirty fellow called Ned, times at Houlgate village near York. The despite a guided tour of Preston by the pig man. He was disappointed to day’s purpose was to take the children Churchill, our on-board entertainer, hear that the children had not seen a back to those times and to give them a and enjoyed the unseasonably warm pig in their travels! All began wassail- feel for what life would be like. They weather with a walk along the nearby ing as they approached the hall door were expected to wear Viking clothes sand dunes. Our first fixtures went and then played on recorders. Mistress and to work for the village in tilling the well, with the football teams both Constance opened the small door and soil, grinding the wheat and defending recording victories. Jack Purdham’s bade the children enter with care. She the village against marauders. Even the goal for the B team was described as taught the young ladies and gentlemen staff were put to work as slaves! ‘one of the best goals I’ve ever seen’ how to bow or curtsey. The visit con- by the referee. The girls unfortunately tinued with a rehearsal of the Boar’s Tatton Park lost 0-5 at netball, despite being level Head Carol and a trip to the Still Room Mrs Eardley’s class spent a day at Tat- at half-time. All then headed to The to make nosegays. The children played ton Park re-creating life during World New Guilderoy Hotel at North Shore, Tudor instruments and sang Rose, Rose War II. They came to school dressed

16 School Trips as evacuees and learned a great deal significant contribution to the overall would be able to complete the demand- about what such children had to endure success of the trip and other people ing route but, after a refreshment stop in those days. using the hotel and the resort com- at the car park at Tegg’s Nose, they set mended the King’s pupils on their off on the home leg in relatively good behaviour on a number of occasions. spirits. Conditions were a little better Ski Holiday to Le Corbier Parents would have been very proud on the final stretch and, typically, the From Manchester Airport, twenty-three and possibly surprised to see the way weather fined up during the afternoon pupils, accompanied by two staff and their sons and daughters coped with when all were inside enjoying enter- two parent helpers, embarked on a the demands of a week away. The tainment from their peers in the now week-long adventure in the French special atmosphere within the group traditional Talent Show. Alps via a flight to Turin. was epitomised during the final edition The hotel was very welcoming, with of le gossip, where the successes and comfortable and clean en-suite rooms, some of the excesses of the group were PGL Boreatton Park Holiday all with balconies and stunning views. celebrated in fine style. On the coach Year 5 children sang Sadly, there was a worrying lack of GDJ/DCB songs, led by Mr Shaw, and regaled snow in the resort and the cannons Mrs Ord with a repertoire of dreadful had obviously been working overtime: jokes. spring snow conditions at their worst. Macclesfield Heritage Centre After arrival, the first evening ended Blue skies and warm temperatures were Year 2 visited the Victorian schoolroom with a campfire which, because of the not helping the situation but the ski as part of their history topic, arriving at rain, took place indoors. groups worked hard and all had made the centre after a long walk into Mac- Each morning the children were progress at the end of the afternoon clesfield. The girls put on mobcaps and involved in group activities. These session. aprons and the boys donned waistcoats ranged from Nightlines to Bivvy Builds. Evening entertainment proved to be and caps to start their morning in a Saturday found the children undertak- an exciting and eagerly anticipated fea- Victorian schoolroom. ing a variety of challenges: abseiling, ture of the holiday. Mr Jones’s evening The teacher was very strict and she IEs, rifle shooting, quad bikes and zip le gossip slot including the presentation made the children sit up straight with wire. The evening activity consisted of of the cheeky chipmunk earmuffs to a hands behind their backs and they were a Star Auction. The children showed worthy winner and always meant that forbidden to talk. She had a cane in they had lots of talent and extremely things got off to a good start. Pupils her hand but luckily didn’t use it! They strong vocal chords! enjoyed a variety of evening activi- learned to write with dip pens (very Sunday morning saw some of the ties, including a treasure hunt, a quiz, difficult) and drew an Asian elephant children pony trekking, while others ice skating at the outdoor rink next on the slates. After lunch they had tackled the low ropes and zip wires. door, and bingo. Possibly the piece de great fun making ragrugs. The children The Tarzan-like call that rang out over resistance, however, was the sledging loved it and their concentration was the lake belonged to Mr Shaw as he activity on the Friday evening. Kate amazing. shot across the water on the zip wire. Dewhurst, Annabelle Roberts, Sarah JTS After an afternoon of quads, rifles and Ollier, Yiyu Xiang and Mr Jones showed trekking, the children still had enough particular daredevil tendencies and energy to take part in the Egg Race. The the whole group took the challenge Chester Zoo noise they generated was phenomenal of beating Mr Jones and Mrs Baker Both Year 1 classes visited Chester and all agreed it had been a great day. very seriously. A cup of hot chocolate Zoo. Miss Smith’s class complemented Before bed Mr Shaw joined some of the rounded off the evening nicely. their work on rainforests by attending children for a game of what seemed It was magical to wake up on Day a tropical rainforest workshop where like twenty a side football, whilst Mrs 2 to a metre plus of fresh snow. The most of the children (and adults!) held Turner and Mrs Ord joined in a game resort was transformed and with it the a hissing cockroach. They also studied of hide and seek in the woods. quality of the skiing. What a treat to rainforest plants and skeletons, being The final morning saw all the children, have winter snow conditions in spring reminded of deforestation issues. Mrs joined by Mr Shaw, in open canoes. temperatures and Wednesday offered Whelpton’s class learned about living Everyone got very wet and the river the perfect combination of brilliant things and talked about how they know echoed with the delighted screams and blue skies and fresh powder. if something is alive. Again most chil- laughter of happy children. It was a treat for the intermediate dren and adults held a cockroach and On the return journey to Macclesfield, it group to set off on a longer trip at also stroked a corn snake and a rat! was a pleasure to reflect on how won- the end of the week and explore the Other highlights of the trip were the derfully the children had behaved. They neighbouring resort of La Toussuire. visit to the Twilight Zone and some of settled well, ate well, played well, and The beginners group was able to make the larger animals. Both classes were above all, made it a great experience it to the top of the mountain to complete exceptionally well behaved and a credit for the staff that accompanied them. their week. It has to be said that they to King’s Infants. did not necessarily all enjoy the descent ES SEO but hopefully all were pleased to say that they had done it when safely at the bottom. The constant encourage- Junior School Walk ment, patience and picking-up duties The annual Junior School walk began (skis/poles/children!) of Mr Macfadyen in the rain, with conditions particularly during his week with the group were miserable during the ascent to the high- very much appreciated. est point at Tegg’s Nose. Many of the All who went to Le Corbier made a younger children doubted whether they

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the term in preparation for the practice strong winds battering the summits. Outdoor Activities Club expeditions in the Spring Term and the One main trip took place in the Having had a dry autumn in 2002, it assessed trips in summer. Summer Term as it was relatively short, was felt that luck would not hold for The year began with an all-girl trip prior to exam commitments. A group yet another year. However, it was even on a circuit of Pendle Hill but, sadly, the of sixteen pupils and three staff, boys drier and possibly brighter than before, excellent café at Barley was closed so and girls, travelled to North Wales in which allowed many activities to take no famous broth and dumplings were mid-May and, after a quiet but midge- place. An early trip to Kinder became had in January 2004. Luck was better ridden night in Beddgelert, sought transformed into rock climbing at Stan- the next weekend, when a mixed group sanctuary high in the hills. After pre- age in warm sunshine under blue skies. of about twenty went to Helvellyn placing minibuses, everyone gathered This was followed by a very successful youth hostel. On Saturday a traverse of on the shore of Llyn Llydaw before weekend in the Lake District, based at the Dodds was undertaken and some traversing Lliwedd in fine sunshine Coniston youth hostel. Summittreks of the group enjoyed the challenging and continuing on to the summit of again assisted with gorge scrambling on weather so much that they stayed out Snowdon. Those who had not been Sunday in Langdale, whilst on Saturday as it got wilder and then helped one or before were welcome to join the hoards, the group tested themselves on the two lost members of the public back whilst the cognescenti stayed below and orienteering in Grisedale Forest. After to safety. Sunday morning dawned waited for their return. Then a tricky half term the first trip was to Yorkshire clear, but with a poor forecast for the descent was undertaken into a small for caving and hillwalking. Some excel- afternoon, so an early start allowed cwm to the north where a camp was lent little caves near Ribblehead were half the group to traverse Striding and set up. It was a magnificent evening explored by the younger pupils and Swirral edges in fine winter condition, and the camp was in full sun. After an then a fine through-trip to Browgill- before descending back down past early supper a small band elected to Calf Holes was undertaken with the Red Tarn and to the hostel as the rain go with PME and JAF to traverse the seniors in the afternoon. A cold, starlit began. The rest crossed High Street Crib Goch ridge in the setting sun. It evening greeted the group on emerg- and got blown back to base. was a fast journey and the return to ing. On Sunday, some sporting caves After half term an excellent day trip Garnedd Ugain was only completed in Chapel-le-Dale were explored and over Black Hill and into the Chew val- just in time as the dusk fell. It was in the customary late lunch was taken at ley was made by an all-boy group. The almost darkness that the party returned Inglesport. The cavers alternated with weather was kind, with much sun, and to camp and star-gazing. The following walking and during the weekend all snow on the ground led to a rolling day was more cloudy but improved to of the Yorkshire Three Peaks were snowball fight for much of the day. sunshine as the group traversed to the climbed by a variety of routes. The final The Duke of Edinburgh Silver north and eventually arrived at the café trip was a weekend at the Cheshire practice expeditions came next, with in Llanberis. A memorable trip for all, outdoor centre on Anglesey, where demanding conditions of extreme including the staff. pupils undertook gorge scrambling on winds and some showers. The groups The Duke of Edinburgh assessed Saturday in the Conway Valley and went coped admirably – another school did expeditions also took place in the into Snowdonia on Sunday. not fare so well and had to be rescued Summer Term, with the Bronze groups Duke of Edinburgh training for expe- from Kinder Scout by helicopter. camping out overnight in the Peak ditions went on each week throughout At the end of the term ten pupils went District around Gradbach whilst the to Glen Nevis for Silver and Gold groups battled against a taste of Scottish poor weather and rising floodwaters to winter conditions complete theirs in the south-west Lake and found plenty. District at the start of July. Creag Megaidh was PME first summitted in poor weather, then a traverse of the The Duke of Edinburgh’s Grey Corries and Award Scheme Ben Nevis was This year twenty-six candidates took undertaken with the Bronze award. Between them their an intermediate activities ranged from surfing and clay high camp. This pigeon shooting to Mediterranean cook- was a demanding ery and dancing. After a lot of training challenge for all both in and out of school, including all but undoubtedly the group becoming trained First Aid- satisfying, with a ers, the group completed two weekend sunlit descent in expeditions. Both took place in bright the evening back sunshine and, with a few wrong turns to Glen Nevis youth excepted, all the groups successfully hostel. The last found their way to the finishing points. day saw the party All twenty-six candidates have now take on a traverse finished their Bronze award. of the Mamores Twelve girls and ten boys took part from Kinlochleven, in the Silver award expedition this year which, although in to the Lake District. They covered a sunshine, mostly considerable distance over mountain- had to cope with ous terrain and impressed all with the

18 Variae way they dealt with the conditions interpersonal skills with children in a former pupil doing voluntary work and the hazards that this presented. mainstream or special schools, sup- in Afghanistan. The groups were generally mixed and porting the Mayfield Centre, The Drop King’s is proud of what it has many new friendships were formed In Centre and East Cheshire Hospice, achieved, and continues to meet the between the boys and girls involved. as well as visiting elderly patients in challenges represented by a commit- Every one completed the expedition Macclesfield Hospital. ment to charity. successfully. Six students attended a national AH One hardy group of explorers took conference in October, where they part in the Gold award this year through had the opportunity to attend lectures Sixth Form Charity Fundraising the school. They took on a trek from and workshops on topics such as Deaf Once again, students showed both the coast in Cumbria to the top of a Awareness, First Aid and Working with willingness and enthusiasm for raising mountain in the Lake District, plac- the Elderly. A second conference was money for others, starting the year with ing a small rock there as a symbol of also attended at Stepping Hill Hospital. individual collections for Barnardos their achievement. Along the way they Links with Macclesfield Rangers contin- after a moving assembly presenta- explored the valleys and the hills, look- ued to flourish, both for the pleasure of tion. Similarly, a talk by the Professor ing at how glaciations had helped to working outdoors and the opportunity of Cerebral Palsy from Wythenshawe form this beautiful part of the country. to experience Land Management. The Hospital led to generous contributions On their return they put together an Rangers also came into school and in the sale of silk roses for Valentine’s excellent presentation for the Open made a presentation to students about Day (£686). Evening, with all the group members careers in conservation. Record amounts were raised by mod- playing their part. The Peer Support Scheme was more els and dancers in the Fashion Show in Following the success of last year’s firmly established this year, with over December for Christies against Cancer expeditions, King’s has record numbers forty students volunteering to be trained and Cancer Research UK (£2,600) while taking the award at all levels this year: in listening skills, and to offer support vast amounts of toiletries were collected 54 Bronze, 40 Silver, and 23 Gold. to Year 7 boys. Surveys conducted and sent to the Lifeshare Christmas This is a reflection on the enjoyment with the boys revealed how much they project for homeless people. and challenge of the reward and the value this weekly contact with Year 13. GDT excellent group of staff involved over students. the years. GDT Junior Charity Fundraising JPB Families donated generously to the appeal for harvest boxes, many beauti- Charities fully and thoughtfully decorated. Most Orienteering were donated to Macclesfield Care It has been a very successful year for Foundation Charity Fundraising & Concern, who look after troubled the Orienteering Club, with twenty Each Division in the School has been youngsters who are in need of a roof events as far away as North Yorkshire involved in work for charity. Non-uni- and a meal, whilst several were kept and the West Midlands. The highlight form days have supported Comic Relief back to deliver to local old folks at of the year is always the British Schools and Jeans for Genes, whilst Operation nearby Winlowe Flats. As always, this Championships and this year it was Christmas Child drew contributions visit was very much enjoyed by the held at Delamere Forest. There were from across the whole Foundation. old people and children alike, bright- many excellent individual results, no- Students and staff have found ingen- ening up the day for the residents as tably Sarah Gales who came ninth and ious ways to raise money; particularly they enjoyed chatting to their young Dominic Hall who came tenth. In the memorable was the Year 11 sponsored guests. Major Collins from the Salva- team categories, the best results were twenty-four hour fast which raised tion Army attended the Infant School’s recorded by the Year 8 girls’ team, nearly £1,000 for Shelter. The English Harvest Service and gratefully accepted which came fourth, and the Year 9 Department’s Readathon continues to the gifts on behalf of her organisation. boys’ team, which won a bronze medal. sponsor two Third World students via Over £330 was raised for UNICEF from The school came tenth nationally. In Actionaid. the casual dress in October. the other fixtures there were numerous The Sixth Form contributes enor- One of the busiest areas of the individual victories, with the best per- mously to the charity work at King’s. Junior Division on Open Morning formances coming from Dominic Hall The Fashion Show, Valentine Roses was Le Café des Rois, sited within the and Elliot Malkin. It was particularly and Lifeshare donations are illustrations Infant Hall. Madame Johnson and her pleasing to have so many orienteers of students’ commitment. They give Year 5 assistants served coffee and from the Girls’ Division and the Junior generously of their time to help fellow patisseries throughout the morning, Division attending events. pupils, and work with members of the raising over £120 in the process. This COD community outside school. year the proceeds were given to sup- The causes supported range from the port UK Friends of Togo, a charity big national charities, such as Macmil- which helps struggling people in the Sixth Form Community lan Cancer Care, to the local Drop In poor French-speaking African country. Action Centre. Students are often instrumental During Operation Christmas Child 420 Community Action continued to at- in selecting where the money is sent boxes and £974.53 were sent to poor tract interest from many students, and but reserves have been drawn upon to children in neglected parts of Eastern some students, who had already visited answer two specific appeals. A dona- Europe. The second non-uniform day disabled children at Park Lane School tion was sent to Banalule School in of the term came in support of Children and elderly residents in lunch-times, Uganda to help replace precious basic in Need. Several individual fund-rais- clearly wished to extend this valuable materials which had been stolen and ing efforts swelled the final total to a experience. Others wanted to develop a donation to SERVE helped support splendid £520.61.

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three stones – one to remind her of The Junior School’s charity during Senior Citizens Tea and the children, one the parents and one the term was the Leukaemia Research Concert her colleagues at King’s. Fund. Weekly assembly collections The Infant School entertained around The organisation is indebted to many raised over £140, the Year 4 Christmas sixty senior citizens in the Main Hall parents who have worked tirelessly Post Office brought in £108 and the Year in the first event of its kind. All the on the school’s behalf, none more so 6 Christmas Shop over £140. The total children took part in songs or dances, than Mrs Jackie Barber, who served five sum of £400 was accepted at a Junior many taking the old folks back to their years on the committee, four as chair. School assembly by Mrs Janaway, a younger days. The children and staff The school is greatly in her debt for representative of the Leukaemia Re- also served their guests with afternoon the tremendous support she has put search Fund, from Isabelle Byrne who tea, to round off a special afternoon for in. A special presentation was made to suffered from leukaemia whilst in the all concerned. The visitors consisted of her during the prize giving at the end Infant School and who has made a lot many grans and granddads, as well as of the school year. of effort to raise funds herself. visitors from the local Winlowe Flats The major charity for the term was and from the parish of Bollington the Macmillan Cancer Relief Fund. On Methodist Church (courtesy of Revd Clubs and Societies February 13, the Junior School took and Mrs Squares). part in a sponsored silence (known as Chess Club the Big Hush) which raised over £3000 The Chess Club met weekly through- – a record amount raised by a Junior Friends of King’s Juniors and out the Autumn and Spring Terms, School appeal. The total amount raised Infants with attendance this year mainly of throughout the term was in excess of The first events of the year were the Year 7 and Year 11 students. There £3500. Infant Fun Night (exhausting for all were, however, competitive inter-form A cake sale arranged by Mrs Cook- concerned!) and the Juniors’ Bingo matches for Year 8, as well as Year 7, son and her class raised £180 for the Evening which were, as usual, very well and Mr Laurence had to work hard at charity, Advance. This is a specialist attended and enjoyed. The annual ball times to fend off the challenges of the organisation helping children with cer- held at Adlington Hall, proved to be an younger pupils! ebral palsy. The charity was chosen as enjoyable evening. The Summer Fair GL the brother of a child in Mrs Cookson’s took place on a disappointing day for class attends the local centre. weather, with intermittent rain ensuring First Lego League that most activities took place indoors. A group of boys and girls from Year The sports hall and dining hall were 7 through to Year 11 worked with the UK Junior Mathematical filled with games of fun and chance Design and Technology Department Challenge 2004 and the bouncy castle proved to be a on the First Lego League project, called Several Junior School children did su- big favourite. Sir Nicholas Winterton Mission to Mars. The task involved perbly in this national Maths contest joined in the fun, too, which also designing and building a Lego robot aimed at Years 7/8 in Senior Schools. included the house cricket and round- that would carry out missions on a Karan Deepak, Sean Malkin, Katie Holt, ers competitions, played out in dreary simulated Martian landscape. Among Charles Gilman and Yiyu Xiang gained conditions. other tasks, the robot had to descend a bronze award, Sean Wilson a silver During the year, a digital camera was a starting ramp, sweep clean a solar and both Sam Barratt and Christopher presented to the school by the FoKJI, as panel, join habitation pods, collect Smith achieved the superb distinction well as some large play bricks for the ice cores and fire some test missiles of reaching the gold standard. Nursery. The dictionaries for the Year to analyse the atmosphere. Alongside 6 leavers were also purchased from building the robot, the pupils had to the organisation’s funds. A collection learn how to programme it to perform Chess for a leaving gift for Mrs Aspinwall was tasks. In addition, the pupils had to Charles Gilman (6AER) was selected to also arranged, totalling £450, some of present a research topic to a panel of represent the North of England Chess which she spent on a ring containing judges on the theme of Life on Mars, team. Charles has represented Cheshire plus a technical presentation on their for some time now and has regularly design. played in high-level competitions. He The competition was held at Astra was the winner of the U11 chess com- Zeneca’s sports centre at Mulberry Park petition, with the U10 award going to and lots of teams from all over Cheshire Yiyu Xiang. competed. The team did well to reach the quarter-finals and were awarded a trophy for the best robot design.

Other Design and Technology Clubs The department also ran Micromouse and Technogames Clubs during lunch times. These were aimed at encourag- ing pupils to take part in competitions and to begin to understand engineering as a practical concept.

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Mandy and Bubble Land Harry (Who Can Never Stop Talking) Hamlet’s Castle “There’s an awful storm brewing up!” Harry loved his mum, but he was still As I walked up to the tall, dark lonely Mandy said to her dog, Poppy. “We’d a very naughty boy. One beautiful castle, I felt the wind pushing me for- better get home quick!” They had just sunny summer’s morning Harry’s mum wards as if it was guiding me. Near the been rock climbing with her friends Milly was doing the garden, until Harry castle, the sea crashed on the rocks like and Molly. Leaves were swirling about, said, “There is a bear behind you!” a herd of bulls all in a line charging at and the wind was howling and whistling. She turned around sharply. She was people. I heard crows cawing in the Mandy picked up Poppy and jumped very angry there was nothing there. distance. As I tasted the sea, salt touched into her pink car, but it was too late. The very next day Harry’s mum was in the tip of my tongue. My entire mouth Trees had come out of the ground, and Harry’s bedroom tidying up; it was as was frozen in the cold night air. other cars were already blowing about clean as a whistle. On the way out of I could feel the wind seeping amongst the deafening wind. “Oh, no! the room Harry stood just outside the through me as I smelt the emptiness It’s a hurricane!!” Mandy yelled above door and he shouted, “Bear! There is a and loneliness of the castle. It was the racket. She held Poppy tightly to bear behind you!” She turned around as if the castle was crying for help as stop her from running away. The sky as quick as a dart. “Where?” she cried. the trees leant toward the heart of the was dark grey and just as the car lifted Harry ran off laughing. castle. I was now standing face to face off the ground, into sight came a huge, Two days later Harry’s mum was with the stone castle wall. I touched swirling, twisting tube, moving from cooking tea; suddenly Harry said, it. The rough wall stared back at me. side to side like a cobra. It got closer “There is a big angry bear behind The coldness of the wall wrapped itself and closer, a huge howling black tunnel you!” She just kept on cooking. “I am around me tightly and pulled me close, into the sky. An earthy smell filled the being serious now” said Harry. So she like a snake dragging me in. air. “Help!!!” Mandy screamed as they turned around and there was nothing Carys Ward, 8LB were lifted into the twister. there. She said, “Have your tea and go They started to float gently around to bed.” Now she was really angry. inside the twister. The wind had calmed down, but it was still whistling softly. When Harry woke up he asked if he Assassin Poppy’s bark made Mandy wake. “I could go for a picnic. “Yes,” she said, There’s a shortage of knives: must have fainted” she said shakily. “Come on.” They decided to go to the It’s all forks and spoons They looked out of the window and forest for their picnic, they sat down In the cutlery drawer. saw her friends. They too were looking and set the picnic up, he was about to nervously out of their car window. eat until he saw a big giant bear. He Sparkling shards of starlight They waved at each other frantically. shouted, “BEAR! There is a big bear Stuck the stone-walled stockade; “At least there’s somebody I know!” behind you!” but his mother ignored She was constrained to the Mandy said calmly. Suddenly Mandy’s him. So the big bear ate Harry’s mum Shroud of shrinking shadows. horse floated past. “Oh no, Taffe!” she and Harry went running back home. cried helplessly. Next, five fish drifted Don’t tell lies because you don’t He’s flickering round the room past. “They must have come from our know what might happen. Like images Conjured by a crackling radio. stream1” Mandy shouted, surprised. The Gabriella Brough, 6CHM wind was rising. Suddenly they head a loud thump, She dissolved into brick then silence. “We must have stopped!” As though by osmosis. Mandy cried, happily. She opened the The Storm In her pocket it chinked car door, picked up Poppy, and stepped I stood on the fatal battlements, above And clinked like the cries of out. “Look at all the colour!” Mandy said. the pitching waves. I was swaying Defenceless tin soldiers. It was unnaturally colourful compared slightly on the stone wall, slick with to the blacks, greys and muddy yellows water. The wind howled and shrieked How can six pairs of hoary of the hurricane. Now she noticed that at the sky. Rain attacked in droves like Boxers turn red in a everywhere was filled with bubbles! lines in the army. Clouds skidded across Whitewash? Even the trees had bubbles for leaves. It the bruised sky. Spray was whipped felt very floaty and relaxing. Even when up, until the taste was too much to Sliding like a reptile, Mandy reached out to touch them they bear. The noise was terrific; crashing She makes no sound over did not pop. She also noticed that there waves, booming thunder, petrified Slimy cobbles, saw a were lots of little white rabbits hopping animals and rain colliding with every Semi-silent hissing. around, much to Poppy’s interest. She surface possible. was speechless. Suddenly a figure appeared, shining Paintwork’s shoddy: must ring Olivia Soutter, 6DGJ like a beacon in the horrific storm. No The painters up, rain seemed to bound off the strangely Get them to do it again. transparent figure. Terror pierced me like a sword slung at his side. The Messy, lies their ketchup; Grandad frenzy began to die down and the fig- Glass smashed into infinite My grandad has a walking stick ure disappeared with it. Only the rain Pieces; the crash resounded He is really nice. remained, innocently trying to convince Among the hushed hedgerows. Unfortunately he’s lost his teeth me that it was all in my mind. But he can still eat rice. Laura Chatwin, 8LB Our ears smart, our minds flinch. Annabelle Roberts 6JEB Peter rises and the ink and Jonathan Treece 6JEB Of his newspaper slides off the

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Page, seeps into the rug. Peter the sky, ruled by the overriding smell of Stumbles away. disinfectant. Anglesey I look up at the calendar on the wall: Some of my earliest memories are of He scowled like he was 21st June, the longest day of the year. My Anglesey, its freezing, rolling seas, Innocent; she caressed heart is beating too fast. I lean back, trying sheer rock faces flowing into soft, sandy The black metal like a to relax, resting on the beaded cushion beaches, its funny weather – thunder and Reluctant lover, and my granddaughter made for me; everyday glorious sunshine in one day and most Prompted the avid trigger. I pretend not to notice the sharp ovals of all, its culture. People were always biting into my back. friendly, always glad to help (except the I see before I hear: Someone knocks at the door and grumpy old people who worked on the Peter floundering in oxygen; enters. He looks like an angel. His hair caravan site). A jagged crack. is not golden but slate grey; an old-fash- I’ve been going there all my life, and Motionless, I observe the woman. ioned goatee sticks our from his chin. I my mum nearly all hers. My Nan rents She reach for my glasses but I know it is no a caravan there, by the sea, and we visit Walks away as shadows flow. use: he has no wings. I squint, and see for about three weeks each year. The a small cluster of corkscrew-shaped hairs caravan used to look quite big to me, but not so much now. It’s quite a squeeze Emily Middleton, 10VCo protruding from his chest. My eyes widen, and so do his, at the sight of me leaning sometimes, with four people and a blind, back in an NHS wheelchair, my leg a stiff diabetic dog trying to do different things as doll’s. His face is divided like cracked all at once. It has a big window at the Angels pottery by wrinkles, which deepen as he front, looking out over the site, the beach It was the longest day of the year when I grins. I smile back, encouragingly, with and the sea, and to the mainland on a saw an angel. It looked nothing like the jerky, uneven footsteps he shuffles slowly clear day. When I was small, I used to toilet paper rolls and thick, yellow wool towards me. sit in a window and gaze out over the of infant school models, nor the stained He holds out a hand. ocean, thinking about the enormity of glass beings in churches. No, this angel everything. was different. It was not ‘real’; it had none Emily Middleton, 10VCO We made the trek across the site to of the solidarity of the cardboard creations the beach nearly every single day, along of my childhood. Yet it seemed more real with buckets and spades and sometimes than any angel has ever seemed to me, Painting a ball. These were our tools in the ev- for I have seen no angel since. erlasting struggle against the stream that I was twenty-three and leaving the Lying, as if in play intersected the beach. We would make cool interior of a café for the hot summer Lion, sleeping, waiting to be cosseted by dams in ever more complex patterns to air when I saw a man I thought I knew. Fluid fingers, tracing one line try and halt the eternal flow of the water (The café is derelict now, its windows are The sketch that is your living that trickled off the hills and through the smashed and have never been repaired, The length of your spine cliff face. We tapped into the flow of the they look like gaping wounds that will It shivers water, making twisting and turning paths never heal). A gathering storm and pools along the shore and eventually I desperately wanted to speak to the Pretentious one you know it’s no game to the sea. However, the stream would man. He had golden spikes arranged And still you play always prevail, and on returning the delicately to form the fashionable out-of- Why now turn your face from my eyes next day we would find all our work bed look; his cherubic lips were slightly As if by one concealment you can hide demolished by its power, only to start parted. And as I knew from a not-so- A lifetime’s work building again. Hours of fun. distant memory, there would be a small Yourself The caravan site itself isn’t all that ex- cluster of golden, corkscrew-shaped hairs Each stroke, each brush, each smattering citing. Occasionally a man would come poking shyly from his chest. Every line of vibrancy round advertising a donkey derby, and he I hobbled across the road as quickly You worked at, my deep minded, my sharp would usually meet with the reply, ‘Sorry as my new, tight-fitting stilettos would tongued we can’t come; we’re leaving tomorrow,’ allow. I was in the middle of the road which we obviously weren’t. Late night when something yellow and black Wake, my inverted being, for you do not entertainment came in the form of losing zoomed towards me (the colours of a sleep all our coppers at the arcade at the back bee, I thought) and stung me in the side. You, the one who invents of the chip shop, or watching our Nan Its poison riddled my body, and knocked Do not cut with cold mind, as you getting blind drunk at the ‘Golden Sands’, me to the tarmac below. Craft it all so carefully a not-very-golden hotel down the road. It was as though a vital spider’s web had To concentrate, you close your eyes and Sometimes we would decide to been broken with a single iron raindrop, Do not see my shredded skin venture further afield. I have a lot of disintegrating the fine intricacies of time memories of a place called Pili Palace. and space. An angel stood tall before me, Wake up my lion, pretentious one It was a warehouse type of building on its two muscular wings glistening in the In your masterpiece of seeps and strokes the outside, but a magical forest on the summer sun, the bright light illuminating I know that you erase things too inside. It was full of beautifully coloured its perfect face Slash at them with claws of shame butterflies along with other magnificent The angel offered a hand and I took No-one is looking, fearful pretender insects. If you stood still for long enough it, touched its smooth skin, void of any To judge by the artwork you have painted one of the butterflies would flutter down blemishes. It pushed me downwards, and land gently on you. As a hyperactive and in the whisper of a second I was Wake, sleepless soul; I know you hear me child though, this rarely happened. plunged into an icy world of crisp, white Just as I see you. One place I really enjoyed going to was sheets and concerned, frowning faces in Natasha Bell, 10VCo Beaumaris. We prepared stinking bags of sardines and old bacon beforehand 22 Creative Work to catch crabs with. Crabbing was one of the best activities to do at Anglesey. Snorkelling on a Coral Reef Shell Bombardment We stood in the freezing cold for hours, During the summer holidays I went to I remember the first shell bombardment reeling in literally hundreds of crabs. the Bahamas were I did many exciting I had to endure. It was a hot sticky day Others were petrified of them, but we things: I went parrot feeding, I held a in July 1915 and I was on guard duty. were experienced and picked gigantic Bahamaian Boa Constrictor, I went and We were stationed just outside Ypres ones out of the writhing bucket to show had my photo taken with marching and were trying to stop the German them. Then we would pour them back flamingos and I went snorkelling on advance. As I looked out over the misty into the ocean, and count our catch. It a coral reef. plain, I saw the barbed wire looped sounds sad, but it really wasn’t to us. I went to get my gear from the up before me, shrouded in morning This type of holiday might not appeal snorkelling hut and found that we had dew. My fellow soldiers snored softly to others. They would rather go to luxury to wear fluorescent orange lifejackets, behind me and I wished I could be apartments in the Mediterranean than go flippers, a tight fitting face mask and sleeping there with them, but I knew to a confined space in north Wales. But had to breathe through a tube. (This my duty was to be on guard and if I it’s sentimental. When I think of Anglesey, took some getting used to). were caught asleep then I would face a I recall fond memories of fish and chips The snorkelling was amazing, a once court martial. It all seemed so peaceful on the beach and many days of fun. I in a lifetime experience. I had only just across no man’s land and if there hadn’t have returned to that place every year left the seashore and looked underwater been any barbed wire then I could have of my life and I hope that I will carry on when I saw thousands of tiny little fish forgotten all about the war. returning there in the future. all staying together in a huge school. Suddenly a flare shot up into the I swam for a bit longer and just be- sky and loomed overhead as it tried Elliot Malkin,9JAD fore I arrived at the coral reef I noticed to break the morning mist. I bellowed some larger and more frightening fish. to my friends to take cover and they They were a shimmering silver colour woke immediately. They saw the haunt- with long black fins. What was scarier ing flare floating up ahead and they What is Green? though was the fact that these fish were all knew what was going to happen. approximately nine inches long and They all raced for as much protection Green is a football pitch had a fin span of about twelve inches, as they could find. We all sat crouched Or lively leaf of spring so they didn’t care whether they went down waiting for the first explosion And a juicy green apple close to a person or not. and after about a minute, it arrived. In a peaceful orchard. When I slowed down over the coral It landed about one hundred yards A single blade of grass reef I saw millions of different varieties away; it must have been a range finder. In a mass of green of fish, some minute some massive. The I knew they would get closer and closer A gigantic canopy coral was in many different shapes and until… Over a rainforest below. sizes and were all the colours of the Another one hit, fifty yards now. A carpet of ferns spectrum. Blues, yellows, oranges, reds They were getting closer, and I heard On a woodland floor all the colours were there all assorted more whistling as four or five shells A plate of peas with thousands of fish gliding through were sent up. They landed about thirty Rolling about on a plate. the holes and crevasses. yards away, directly on the barbed A green tomato The fish were staying low over the wire. The wire was thrown everywhere Waiting to ripen coral reef, bristling past it swimming and a piece lodged itself in my leg. I A ferocious holly bush through what seemed to be an under- screamed out in pain but nobody heard Standing tall by the path. water maze for them. I saw an absolutely me as the whistling from fifteen more A thick soaring stem huge fish. It was about 18 inches long shells screamed overheard. The shells Holding up a golden sunflower and had many multicoloured scales. landed about two hundred yards away, A determined caterpillar The fish’s main body colour was red, further up the trench. I don’t know if Munching its way through cabbage. although it had many oranges, yellows, it took a direct hit. blues and greens on it’s long, stunning I looked around at my friends to see Kester Banks, 7BE back. them wide-eyed and very frightened. The red fish seemed to follow me I was frightened too. I thought about around the coral reef. It came between how one shell could land in our trench coral reefs, through crevasses and nearly at any moment and kill us all. All that back to the shore when I saw the malice hard training we had all had and one in its eyes. Its black beady eyes were explosion could end it all. looking me straight in the eyes. I tried I didn’t have much time to think as to weave away from it, but it persisted another, even larger, barrage exploded to follow me. His teeth were long and nearby. I saw a single tear roll down sharp and it had them sticking out, as if a friend’s face as he clutched his cross it were pointing them in my direction. around his neck. It then managed to catch up with me I felt a wave of sadness pass over me and pierced my skin with its grinding as I thought of home and my family. I jaws. thought of all the good times we had The ordeal has left me with many had together. My brothers were also memories and a scar where the fish bit fighting somewhere in France. They me. I will always remember to feed my could be dead for all I knew. fish at home now. After all, I know the Now the shells were dropping more consequences. and more frequently all around us and Francesca Chiorando Yr 13 Michael Dodd, 8GT 23 Creative Work mud was thrown everywhere. The with adrenalin, and before I know it our noise was deafening and I couldn’t coach gives the team talk showered by Down, Down The River hear myself think. I thought back to my the odd curse for the opposition. We start training when we were told that war to shout with confidence partly to scare Down, down the River, is so exciting and all we would have the opposition, ‘Come on Wilmslow’ and It just keeps going. to do is pick off a few disorientated ‘We can beat these’. I feel like nobody The water likes to quiver, Germans as we marched on into Berlin. can touch me when I get out on the As I stand here, by the river. They lied. It’s hell. field, and when I run with the ball, that’s With all the shells dropping, I knew what I live for. Sometimes the rivalry Up, up the River, that afterwards there would be a Ger- inside me scares me, I want to win, but As the salmon leap, man attack and I would have to kill anyone that watches the sport seems to The fish come hither, again. It was so easy. They had no get carried away too. As I sit here, by the river. chance running across no man’s land Face off begins, Wilmslow wins the with little cover. We hardly had to aim. ball and as I’m the left-sided attacker I Down, down the River, It was terrible to see such a waste of have to collect the ball. I run into trouble As I look at its great beauty, young life. I had no hatred towards the and so reluctantly I’m forced to pass it. As it gets cold I shiver, enemy, only towards the people who The excitement of the game seems to As I walk, by the river. were sending us to our deaths… numb any fear I once had. The ball races With a great boom a shell exploded past me and into my stick. The passing Up, up the River, twenty yards away, right inside the is sublime as I assist George’s first goal I run to my home, trench. I was thrown backwards. I saw of the match. The joy glows in my body I stopped and shivered, someone screaming out in pain. He but we have to start the match again I dropped something by the river. was barely recognisable but I knew it and I hide my excitement. The match was Paul, one of my best friends. He has certainly not finished yet, not by a Down, down the River, was losing a lot of blood and both of long way. The opposition strikes back My poem flowed, his legs were missing. There was also with an equaliser and I am helpless as The river quivered, a huge gash across his stomach with I’m not allowed out of the attack zone. As I ran to my home, by the river. blood gushing out of it. I knew he was This infuriates our attackers and leads going to die; the medics would never to a goal from Wilmslow. The first half’s Ben French, 8KEE get there in time. There was only one over and it has finished four goals to thing I could do. I drew my pistol two in Wilmslow’s favour, but I have and raised it to his temple. Everything to tell myself the game isn’t over yet. seemed to go quiet all around me Another half is to be played with more Daily Routine Recipe and the shells seemed insignificant. goals to be scored to secure a win over He stopped screaming and looked Mellor. In the third quarter it seems to Take 3 children and cram them into a me straight in the eye. He gave me go wrong. It’s four all with everything to small, red, car. a blood-soaked smile, which looked play for. The ball drops down to Nikki Then take them to school. terrible because hs face had been so who passes it to George who throws it When settled into the house, add a distorted. A wave of more sadness to me. I am on the crease of the goal, bottle of wine, a packet of crisps and came over me and I could feel my the goalie comes to check me but I a soppy film. eyes welling up. I quickly pulled the have already shot the ball. It seems to Leave for 3 hours. trigger before I changed my mind. He go in slow motion ………………….I When ready, pour into supermarket died instantly. He did not have to suffer can’t believe it, goooaaaaaaaallllll! In and wait for 1 hour. anymore. Lucky man. the dying minutes I have inevitably won When cold, put in motorway traffic and a pinch of stress. Nick Petty, 12REM the match, the feeling is powerful and I celebrate with the whole team. Make sure to mix. The feeling of playing in a team is Make your way over to the school and unbeatable and that’s why I can’t wait pick them up. Lacrosse: Can’t Wait Till until Saturday. Maybe serve with a dollop of tired hus- band on a scoop of screaming baby. Saturday Ben Taylor, 9JPB Quarter to nine on a blustery Saturday Michael Waters, 9JPB morning, whilst half the country is still asleep. I start to shake with anticipation of the big match. I rush into the car with expensive lacrosse paraphernalia and set off to Styal, where we play. The pitch braces itself for the game as the early rising groundkeeper gives the field its make up. The team gath- ers in the old bedraggled clubhouse, where the distinctive smell of smoke comes from. The lacrosse jerseys arrive washed and sparkly, and there is a hug scramble Francesca for the numbers seven and twelve, but as Chiorando long as I play lacrosse it doesn’t matter Yr 13 to me. As face off looms my body fuels

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Charlotte’s Web weave by Sam Butler (Year 5)

Canvas by Helen Martin (Year 13) Exploring a theme of childhood memories inspired by the work of Jim Dine and using mixed media tech- niques from solvent transfer to latex and varnish

Iron Man sculpture by Thomas Slater (Year 5)

Coffee Table by Sarah Barber (Year 11)

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Kate Garnett and Lara Hogan (Year 4) Artwork inspired by Joan Miro

Kanza Khan (Year 6) Observational drawing

Figure of a Girl by Meredith Bloom (Year 11 GCSE Coursework) Influenced by the life-sized figures of artists such as George Segal 26 Creative Work Silk Scarf by Hannah Smithson (Year 10 GCSE coursework) Inspired by Art Nouveau flowers and motifs

Lamp and Drawings by Katy Ward (Year 10 GCSE coursework) Inspired by natural forms, layers of tissue paper, wire and skeletal leaves have been used to give the lamp a transluscent glow when switched on

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Jacket by Carley Williamson (Year 11) Using a theme of Architecture and ex- ploring the properties of crumbled and ruined sandstone buildings in Greece.

Egyptian Embroidery by Jack Hammersley (Year 4) 11) Child’s Chair by Kay Doncom (Year

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had their strongest side for many years of the season, to give a playing record 1st XV and were to eventually reach the semi- of played 17 won 11. The 2003/4 1st XV was again a very final of the Daily Mail National Cup. The Sevens season saw considerable young one, with Jimmy Byers, Nick In the first half, the huge Lancaster success. The U16s, several of whom Lloyd, Tom Green and Robbie Unter- forward pack dominated, but at half played in the 1st XV, were awarded halter the only Year 13 boys to make time King’s were still in the game at the Ridac Cup for the outstanding regular appearances in a starting XV. 0-13. A fantastic second half revival school team in all sports after winning The XV was initially led by Ben Hard- saw King’s then score under the posts, the Warwick, Cheshire and Stonyhurst ing, who was unexpectedly returning only for David Jones to miss the con- Sevens titles, where an outstanding to school; however, his spell as captain version to make the score 5-13, and victory over a strong Sedbergh VII was cut short after he damaged his an- then, in injury time, Jordan Griffiths’ saw King’s become the first school to terior cruciate in the third game away charge down and gather led to a try retain the title. They then went on to at QEGS Wakefield. again under the posts 12-13. From the reach the quarter-final of the Rosslyn Thirty-five boys began pre-season restart Lancaster, however, regained Park National Schools Sevens, beating with a trip to the South of France, possession and their fly-half coolly Colstons en route, only to narrowly lose where we were guests of the people of dropped a goal to signal no time, a to Wellington College, Berkshire. The Marvejols, a small town twinned with 12-16 defeat, but the King’s side had senior VII meanwhile won the Solihull Cockermouth in the Lake District. Mar- shown a lot of resolve. Wilmslow were Sevens, beating the hosts 12-10 in the vejols had over the last eighteen years beaten in comfortable fashion as the final, were defeated 7-10 in the semi- hosted North of England representative XV played particularly well against the final at Stonyhurst by the hosts, were sides and in 2001 won the top Europe wind, with Ben Griffiths having one runners-up to Wirral GS in a fantastic Award for twinning. All the boys were of his best games, though this was final at the Cheshire Sevens, and were hosted with French families, an invalu- followed with a disappointing 15-29 narrowly defeated 10-5 by QEGS Hex- able experience, and we were treated defeat against Dulwich at the Rugby ham in the final of the plate tournament to four excellent games against Mont- Club, where the side struggled to win for group runners-up at the North of ferrand and Beziers U17s, two clubs any lineout ball. England Sevens. Here King’s defeated whose senior sides regularly compete Victory against Adams GS followed Stonyhurst in their group and put forty in the European Cup. after half term in a game that was not points on a Lymm High School that After victories over an Old Boys allowed to flow by a poor referee, and contained four county players. Nick U21 side 21-7 and Bishop Veseys 12-3, a depleted XV were comfortably beaten Barker was outstanding during the the side went down narrowly 12-17 at at Wirral GS 8-29. Needing a win, and Sevens season. QEGS Wakefield. After the disappoint- perhaps inspired by one J Wilkinson’s After the Sevens, the squad then ment of defeat at Wakefield the side, injury-time drop goal, the XV reserved travelled to Sedbergh for the prestigious now captained by Johnny Lee, looked their best performance in defeating Sedbergh Tens, where notable victories to correct several recent reverses in the Trent College 18-3 – against a strong were recorded over Brighton College local derby against Manchester Gram- forward pack all the scores came in the and Llandovery. mar School with a strong performance, first half as the XV defeated resolutely, With forty-four boys travelling to winning 22-12 on a day when Man- with Jordan Griffiths, in particular, South Africa, all of whom should be chester did not win any of the eleven outstanding. returning to school, next year’s 1st and games. Against a stronger than aver- The high of the Trent College game 2nd XV should be very strong. age Birkenhead side the 1st XV came was followed by the low of defeat at Finally, a thank you to all Year 13 out narrow 5-0 victors, which led to Arnold (15-19) as the XV showed little leavers and colleagues who put in a the Lancaster RGS fixture at the start composure. This was certainly a big tremendous amount of work to make of October. Lancaster, like Wakefield, disappointment. King’s rugby as competitive as it is. always prove to be testing opposition Nevertheless, Nottingham High AR/RGD and this year was no exception as they School, who were regarded as hav- ing a strong Year 12 age group, were smashed aside in a one-sided first half Tour to South Africa as the XV ran out 22-8 winners to end On 11 July 2004, forty-four pupils and the term on a high. eight coaches assembled at Manchester After Christmas, Lytham were com- Airport to embark on the first leg of fortably beaten 30-5 before the visit of their nineteen-day rugby tour of South Bradford GS who had a huge forward Africa. After eighteen hours of travel- pack and had beaten Lancaster at Lan- ling, the party arrived at Johannesburg caster. For much of the first half, the Airport, from where they were taken by BGS pack dominated though were very two buses to Lesedi Cultural Village, a limited in the back line. However, as collection of traditional South African the game progressed into the second settlements. half, King’s came back into the game The boys were hosted for the first and had a penalty kick to win the three nights of the tour by rugby players game. Unfortunately BGS, with Andy from St John’s College in Johannesburg, McGeorge sin binned, pressed upfield who also provided the opposition for and scored from a turnover as King’s the first two matches. Both King’s sides chased the game in injury time 3-12. were victorious, the 1st XV winning Victories were then achieved over a 13-12, with a last-gasp drop goal from good St Edwards, Liverpool, side 15-8 fly-half David Jones. and then Stockport GS in the last game After a day trip to take in the main

29 Rugby attractions of Pretoria, the next stop party was embarking the next day on by the local school. On the first night, was also in Johannesburg. Playing at an exhausting rugby schedule – four the team met their opposition for the the grounds of St Benedict’s College matches in seven days! following day’s matches for a game of in Johannesburg, the squad recorded Every team which tours South Africa touch rugby and enjoyed another braai two more victories against sides from is required to play a township side, so and an early night. Breakfast with the St Stithian’s. After four victories on the the next match was scheduled against opposition was a half-hour bus journey trot, the lads were ecstatic and in the Young Collegians RFC. An eye-opening away in nearby Matjiesfontein, which mood to celebrate, so took the short tour of the area revealed the terrible only has a population of around 400 trip to sample the restaurants and bars conditions in which some of the people but turned out to be one of the most of the entertainment complex, Monte live. It was with some surprise that the interesting places the party visited. It Casino. game was played at a very respectable was a stronghold for British troops dur- The party was now ready for a well looking ground. Another shock was ing the Boer War, with 10,000 soldiers deserved break and took the two-hour the size and speed of the opposition, stationed there. It was also the venue coach journey from Johannesburg to and there were some apprehensive for the first ever international cricket Sun City. After an hour to get acquainted faces before the games. However, both match between South Africa and Eng- with their rooms, the boys enjoyed a King’s sides proved too skilful for their land, which South Africa won – the cup fantastic game drive at the Pilanesberg counterparts and recorded two more still resides in the town’s only hotel. game reserve, a wonderful experience. victories. The party was treated to some The teams travelled back to Laingsburg Halfway through the drive, the boys traditional South African food by the to play the next two matches. The 2nd stopped for a bush braai (barbecue) be- club, and the boys were left to enjoy XV lost a thrilling game, the first defeat fore arriving back at the hotel to sample the evening in Port Elizabeth. For many of the tour, while the 1st XV easily the very impressive Sun City nightlife. pupils, this day was the most touch- despatched the Laingsburg High School Another game drive was available the ing part of the tour, as it showed the 1st XV by more than 40 points. next morning and the boys spent the stark contrast between rich and poor Cape Town was the final stop and remainder of the day at a water park. in South Africa, and was a reminder the destination for the next day. The All enjoyed Sun City, as it was so far of the apartheid years. party stopped to enjoy the spectacu- removed from anything they had ever The following day included a long lar panoramas from the top of Table experienced before. drive, but one which was filled with Mountain, before meeting their hosts, After a quick breakfast, the boys and some exciting opportunities, as the boys pupils from Bosmandam High School the coaches (some with considerably and coaches had the chance to bungee in Cape Town. After a night spent with lighter wallets!) left Sun City en route jump, go whale- and dolphin-watching, their hosts, the teams lined up for the to St John’s College for a quick train- and play on the beach. The destination penultimate set of matches. Against the ing session before an afternoon flight for the day was the picturesque town breathtaking backdrop of Table Moun- from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth of Knysna. tain, both King’s sides played brilliantly for the second part of the tour. Here, The next stop on the tour was a small to gain narrow victories against U19 they met with another bus and an town, Laingsburg. The boys were put opposition. Another night was spent omniscient tour guide, Anton. The up in boarding houses usually used with the hosts, and all were up bright

30 Rugby and early for the next morning’s trip The three losses in the season were The large squad of enthusiastic young to Cape Point. away, at the hands of QEGS Wakefield players have made great strides this After the trip in the morning, the and RGS Lancaster, and, in the only season, which has been reflected in party travelled back to Cape Town, to poor performance of the season, at their much improved results. Turn-out their final hotel. The final matches of home to St Bedes 1st XV. However, at training has been excellent through- the tour were against Kassevlei Senior all three losses were by less than seven out the year, resulting in an increase Secondary School in the Langa town- points and could be considered to be in skill levels and a greater knowledge ship. In two exciting games, the 2nd XV particularly difficult games. and awareness of the requirements of was beaten by a very professional side, The wins encompassed some out- the game. whilst the 1st XV produced a wonder- standing performances, including a A difficult start, with fixtures against ful finish to the tour by defeating their battling away win at Wirral and 50-point a very powerful QEGS Wakefield team opponents, who boasted a number of destructions of Bradford, Nottingham and an equally impressive Lancaster Western Province youth players. The HS and St Edward’s Liverpool. RGS, did not deter the squad from squad was treated to a post-match The season started in slightly patchy producing outstanding results against dinner, before returning to the hotel fashion with alternate wins and losses, Manchester GS, St Ambrose College and for an end of tour meal and enjoying with the early season challenges of Adams GS, turning round last year’s their last night of the trip around Cape Lancaster and Wakefield being too defeats at both A and B level. Town. great. Nevertheless, the side were The poor weather decimated the The final activity of the tour was a playing sound if not sparkling rugby post-Christmas programme, with trip to Robben Island, where Nelson and clearly had too much power for matches against Bradford GS, Merchant Mandela was imprisoned, and this was the majority of second XVs. However, Taylors’ Crosby and Marple Hall all a very moving and appropriate end to as often happens, the twin instigators being cancelled. The Festival at Derby the tour. After this excursion the party of improvement were adversity and Fields produced a grand finale to the checked out of the hotel and drove to positional change. Half backs Baker season, the team losing in the semi-final Cape Town Airport to catch the flight and England secured their places and to the eventual winners, Lymm HS, by to Heathrow. Another eighteen hours Byers moved to full back. At the Wir- 17-10. later, the squad arrived at Manchester ral game, Smith emerged from the AMcI/DTB Airport. The tour was over, but every- third team as a genuine number 8 one had some fantastic memories of and thus allowed Roddy-Webster to this once-in-a-lifetime trip. concentrate on lineout and pack leader U12 XV Robin McArthur duties. These changes, coupled with The U12 XV enjoyed an outstanding the honesty and hard work of props season, losing only one match, against Keelagher and Tutton, outstanding Lymm High School in the final of the U15 XV flankers Robertson and Wallace, and Junior Festival in March. Probably the The season was a little up and down the lineout work of hookers Ridgeway high points of the season were hard- for the U15s last year. They were a side and Rhodes, together with the excel- earned victories over RGS Lancaster and with huge potential. The forwards were lence of second row jumpers Moss and QEGS Wakefield, who are traditionally extremely strong, with a significant McArthur, created a mobile and rugged two of the strongest schools in the number representing Cheshire at the pack. north of England. U15 level. A couple of new players In the backs, centres Green, Taylor The team was captained by Tommy joined the side at the start of the year and Watts invariably had too much pace Taylor, who led by example with hard and added some real bite to the perfor- and power for the opposition, whilst tackling and maintained morale with mances. Most noticeable of these was wings Hart, Brassington, Madden and encouraging words for all the boys. The Alex Waddingham, whose never say Newham had the pace to finish try team were eager to learn and played never approach kept King’s in several scoring opportunities. with a determined enthusiasm that was games that could have been lost. Other All in all, this proved to be a very impressive to witness. They have the notable performers were: Ali Fullerton, satisfying season in which a team potential to do very well at national at prop, open side flanker and centre, developed and produced high qual- level as they move through the school, James May, a much improved second ity rugby. Great credit must go to the so long as their hardworking approach row, Andy Laing in the centre, and senior players, notably captains Green remains. Henry Swailes at full back. A sign of and Byers, as well as senior forwards During the course of the season the the strength of these players was the Roddy-Webster, Keelagher, Tutton and U12 XV scored almost 500 points and number of them invited to tour South Robertson, all of whom consistently set conceded fewer than 90. Africa with the senior side over the the appropriate mental and physical summer. All of the boys stepped up a standards. PJP level in their rugby on this tour. U11 XV JPB The squad, coached by Mr Halewood, gained two overwhelming successes in the Autumn Term against Beech 2nd XV U13 XV Hall School. The only competition of P W L A Team the season saw King’s U11s reach the 15 12 3 P W L F A semi-final stage of the AJIS tournament, As can be seen from the above results, 17 9 8 282 298 before losing to hosts St Ambrose (Hale the second XV completed an excellent B Team Barns). In previous rounds they defeated season, playing, for the most part of the P W D L F A teams from St Edward’s Liverpool, Orme season, dynamic attacking rugby. 15 9 1 5 282 275 House Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Liverpool College.

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season, which resulted in a convincing Boys' Hockey U16 XI 4-2 victory. P W D L F A The success of the team centred 1st XI 14 9 3 3 44 22 around the distribution of Lyam Hol- P W D L F A This was an excellent final season for lis, captain, and Scott Mason, the solid 21 4 2 15 26 80 the team as a year-group side, improv- defence of Joe Bryant and Hollis, the The 1st XI was a young, inexperienced ing on all but one of their results from brave goalkeeping of Tom Wall and the team, playing week in week out against the previous season. The only real dis- prolific goal scoring of Alex Hall who, the strongest opposition in the North appointment was to lose the Cheshire with 21 goals, has well in excess of a West and North Midlands. 1st XI hockey Cup Final to a strong Altrincham side goal a game. Other notable perform- came as a shock to many but what was that was largely made up of club play- ances came from Matthew Shribman, most pleasing was the way in which ers; hopefully the majority of the side Jamie Kavanagh and Alex Garlick who players stuck to their task and devel- will get the chance to avenge this defeat comprised the team’s left flank and oped their teamwork as the season in next year’s competition. Andrew Gales who developed notice- progressed. This culminated in a most Nick Petty captained the side well, ably at right back. With the right ethic successful tour to the Bath Festival, leading by example as well as accepting to improving their skills, this group of where two excellent victories were the responsibility of organising the team players should enhance the reputation recorded against strong opponents. on the pitch. The side proved strong in of King’s hockey over the coming sea- During the regular season it was all areas. Two quality players in Ben sons. nine matches before the first win was Illingworth and Alex Haynes competed recorded but this did prompt a strong for the keeper's spot. Patrick Geake, U14 XI Cup run, where the team was only Chris Yeates, and Jeremy Done held the The U14 hockey squad have had a defeated 2-0 in the Cheshire final by defence together. Matt Dunne, James challenging season. At the start of Birkenhead School who went on to be- Crawley and Khalid Sawas dominated the season confidence was not at its come North West Division champions. the midfield. David Kennerley, Simon highest. Consequently the first few In this match, a strong game plan was Kirkham and Jake Reynolds all played matches, although close, were lost. executed almost to perfection, with well in attack. Alex Howick, Andrew In spite of this, morale was growing all the team playing at the top of their Billington and Lyam Hollis (when not and great improvements were shown game. playing for the U15s) all played well by players such as Ben Allsopp, Rick The regular Upper Sixth players in various positions. Birtles and Robert Wregglesworth. As gave their all in every match during George Maudsley played well in the season progressed, the skill of the the season. Alastair Pattrick, Bradley defence, midfield and attack, always players improved dramatically. For Hawes and Michael Topalian are to be skilful and willing to play in any posi- the second half of the season the hard congratulated on the work they did at tion. Tom Parfett-Manning joined the work began to pay off and the team their game and the performances they side mid-way through the season from really came into their own, winning gave. Alastair’s goalkeeping developed the rugby squad and soon proved to be several of their matches and playing as a result of his dedication to his a regular; his pace on both wings and some nail-bitingly close games against game and the team. Bradley worked his ability to score goals from anywhere Sandbach and Cheadle Hulme. Over the tremendously hard in every game to made him an invaluable member of the season Joe Ollier, Oliver Cowan, Ben drive the team forward and was a most side. Arnold and Jake Rathbone played well effective short corner striker. Michael An extremely hard working and like- in defence and Fergus Lowry, Oliver worked very hard at his individual able side; most of the players should Kirkham and Jack Edwards made up skills and used these to supplement go on to form the backbone of a strong a strong front line. Goalkeeper Rob- his good tactical awareness. 1st XI for the next two years. bie Smith improved enormously over There is much potential in the SM the course of the season and is now Lower Sixth players. Rob Barker, Jon training with the Macclesfield team. Close and Matt Horton are dependable U15 XI Significant improvements have also defenders. Neall Hollis, Lewis Mellor P W D L F A been made by Christian Bridge, James and Jamie Wesley have strong creative 15 13 1 1 55 16 Fitzgerald, Chris Kennerley, Jack Parr midfield qualities. Sam Baker and Cal- By any standard this was an exceptional and Jo Worrall. Overall, this year the lum Hepworth have the pace to deceive season. Out of fifteen games played, team were on a steep learning curve, opponents and, when they are on their they failed to win only two and these, with a few disappointments at first but game up front, they can combine to against Newcastle-under-Lyme and peaking at the end, which has left a score very good goals. There is much Birkenhead, were rectified with deci- positive frame of mind for next season. to look forward to next season where sive wins in the return fixtures. Thanks go to Ben Tatti who helped out the competition for places will be in- With no major tournament in this age at our training sessions and spent a lot tense. The team will reap the rewards group, the objectives for this year were of time working on defensive strategies of their determination this season. to consolidate the progress made last and tackling. Thanks go to all the players for their season and to build a squad capable KHH commitment and to Ben Tatti who was of performing with distinction in the able to use his enthusiasm for the game National U16 Tournament next year. U13 XI in supplementing the coaching of the Team play was based on a passing P W D L F A team. game, with emphasis on ball retention 6 3 1 2 9 8 JAD and moving into space. This was amply The team had a successful first year demonstrated in a number of games together, with an impressive record and but particularly away to Calday Grange, some notable individual performances. perhaps the best performance of the Throughout the year they showed a

32 Hockey good spirit of togetherness and notable Wirral GS Lost 1 2 signs of improvement the longer they Liverpool College Draw 3 3 proved to be a great start to the season worked together. Alex Reeve was a Denstone College Lost 1 4 in September. The intermingling of solid and reliable captain while James Repton School Lost 0 9 every year group from U13 upwards to Gibson was possibly the most improved Birkenhead School Lost 0 9 1st XI produced ten seven-a-side teams player, showing a great deal of promise. Rossall School Won 2 1 and provided valuable experience for The team’s attitude was epitomised Merchant Taylors’ Lost 1 2 everyone. Each team was ably led by when they played Rossall School Calday Grange GS Draw 4 4 a 1st team player and watched with in Blackpool without a goalkeeper. Sir John Deane’s (mixed) Won 4 2 interest towards the end of the tour- Despite the obvious disadvantage the nament by the new Year 7 talent after team rallied and the 3-3 draw felt more Hockey Association National their training session with Mrs Baker. like a victory. Youth Cup Empathy, positiveness and encourage- ZH Cheshire County Finals ment were qualities which exuded Opponent Result For Against during the morning’s play. Mixed Team Cheadle Hulme School (semi-final) The Tournament winners were the The hockey season ended with the Won 3 2 Mavericks (below), captained by Jay annual mixed game against Sir John Birkenhead School (final) Mosedale. The team consisted of Sa- Deane’s College. In spite of not playing Lost 0 2 rah Evans, Michelle Greaves, Hannah together before in a competitive match, Beard, Lucy Askey and Becky Mellor. the boys and girls combined excellently Bath Festival Grateful thanks went to the umpires to produce some great hockey and Opponent Result For Against without whom the competition could defeat the far more experienced op- King Edward’s School Lost 0 5 not have taken place – Mr North, Katie ponents by two goals to one. It was a John of Gaunt School Won 4 2 Riddell and Robert Barker. fitting end to the season, with everyone Merchant Taylors’ School Lost 0 2 The second half of the season was enjoying their success. Sharnbrook School Won 2 1 very disappointing for several reasons, JAD not least being the ground conditions Indoor Team which rendered the red and black gras Indoor Team Hockey Association National Youth Cup (Indoor) unplayable for a considerable time. A committed group of U16 and U15 North Finals Practices were restricted and some players, supplemented by a few 1st XI Opponent Result For Against matches cancelled. The committed players, trained regularly at Maccles- Bradford HC Lost 0 1 players did their best under sometimes field Leisure Centre each Friday after Birkenhead School Lost 1 2 difficult circumstances. However, all school during the season. Their indoor Sheffield HC Lost 0 1 was not lost. The House Hockey Tour- skills and tactical awareness developed City of York HC Won 3 1 naments produced some great hockey to the extent that they were entered into and demonstrated encouraging matu- the North of England Indoor Tourna- rity and understanding from the school ment. At the event, held in Hull, they Girls’ Hockey team players for the less experienced played mainly against experienced ones. The final winners for each year club hockey teams from Yorkshire. The Aiken Cup Tournament yet again group were: The King’s players started slowly and, in very tight, close matches, found the going tough but did improve their game as the tournament progressed, rallying to achieve a notable victory in their final game. Continued determination next season should see them improve their standing in the tournament. Alex Haynes has great indoor reflexes. Lyam Hollis is an excellent defender. Jeremy Done and Khalid Sawas are solid, crea- tive players. George Maudsley and Jake Reynolds are strong in front of goal. Captain Nick Petty has a great all-round game but, in particular, opponents simply cannot get past him. JAD

1st XI Boys Results Opponent Result For Against Sandbach School Lost 0 6 Merchant Taylors’ Lost 3 7 Knutsford Lost 0 2 Birkenhead School Lost 0 4 St.Anselm’s College Lost 1 6 Warwick School Lost 1 5 Newcastle-under-Lyme Lost 0 2

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Their communication and support Player of the Year and Player of the Year 7 (7 aside teams) was excellent. The midfielders worked Year is Helen Alston. Helen must also Capesthorn A League with constructive anticipation, feeding be congratulated for her dedicated lead- Gawsworth B League the forward line who were always goal ership of the team and well deserved Year 8 Adlington A League hungry but were so often thwarted. divisional colours. Gawsworth B League There were some wonderful mo- DMB Year 9 Adlington A and B Leagues ments of play, exciting goals scored Year 10 Capesthorne (XI aside) and yet times where luck just was not U13 XI Year 11 Capesthorn (XI aside) on their side. Opponents seemed to The girls were involved in two seven- have the upper hand and were able to a-side tournaments during the season. Overall winners: Capesthorne convert their rare opportunities when Teamwork improved over these games DMB they arose, sometimes after long periods and Sarah Broadbent scored all our goals of intense pressure from King’s, and the in the Cheshire mini-hockey. 1st XI inevitable happened – a loose ball up In eleven-a-side games, Rebecca Opponent Result at the other end was taken advantage Bamford developed as the mainstay Wilmslow Won 2 – 0 of.. of midfield, often controlling matches (C Rice, N Mortimer) The U16 tournament in November against less strong opposition. The St Edwards Lost 1 – 3 saw them at their best. With just eleven highlight of the season was a 1–0 win (L Kenyon) players available they showed they at Denstone College, where the defence Lady Manners Lost 5 – 0 meant business. Tense, hard matches held on against a team who had played Newcastle-under-Lyme Lost 1 – 0 resulted in two wins and two draws, many more matches than us. Lymm Lost 6 – 1 which qualified them as section winners The state of pitches meant that a St Edwards Lost 7 – 0 to play in the County finals in March. number of matches were cancelled Wilmslow Drew 1 – 1 Unfortunately, by then the weather had but the number of players who were NULS Lost 1 – 3 had disastrous effects on the red and interested and involved is most encour- Queens Chester Lost 0 – 1 black gras, so the girls went into the aging. Lymm Lost 0 – 5 tournament with little match practice. Katherine Baker (captain) and Sara Needless to say, they put up a very Broadbent were chosen for the Cheshire U19 Tournament admirable effort but did not reach their team. Potentially this is a very good set Opponent Result potential. of players who, given more matches, will Upton by Chester Lost 3 – 0 Katy Massey and Kay Doncom must achieve very good result in the future. Wilmslow Won 2 – 0 be congratulated on their selection TGN (C Rice, N Roger) again for County representation, Carly Queens Chester Drew 0 - 0 Williamson for Most Improved Player U12 XI and Meredith Bloom for Player of the A very enthusiastic and committed group Unfortunately, the 1st XI girls lost Year. of players trained hard and made great the majority of their matches but in real DMB improvements as the term progressed. terms their performances improved with The squad remained large throughout every game. Often the scorelines were U15 XI the season and there is certainly strength not a reflection of the excellent standard Unfit pitches and lack of opponents in depth at this age group. of hockey or the exciting nature of the rather limited the U15s’ progress this Confident and effective defending games. year, but those matches that were played came from Yasmin Lavassani, Ellie Smith Captain Laura Tunwell did her utmost demonstrated what exciting potential and Sophie Fox, supported by strong to rally the team under invariably quite they have. Of the six matches played, mid-field work from Sarah Branley and challenging times. She could always be they won four, drew one and lost one, Sarah Stewart. Victoria French, Natalie relied on to encourage the team to never scoring fifteen goals, nine of which cap- Lo Piccolo and Katie Burgess were give up. The absence of a regular goal- tain Helen Alston scored. They practised particularly successful in attack and keeper was a major factor of frustration and trained with dedication and focus. showed skill and energy in front of goal. for the team. Throughout the year they Despite the lively nature of some play- The strength of both teams, however, were faced with the same problem of ers, there was a mature understanding lay with their teamwork and support who would volunteer to go in goal next and cohesion between them all. play and all who were involved in the match. Most players padded up at least Just as the forwards found the goal, teams made a valuable contribution to once, yet it was obvious that with an the team goalkeeper at the other end the successes of the season. experienced goalkeeper as last line of was intent on ensuring nothing went Victoria French received Most Im- defence the scorelines of all the matches past her. Her performance for the U16 proved Player, with Player of the Season could have been so very different. B team at the Altrincham minis was going to Sarah Branley. DMB outstanding. It can now be said that DCB she has definitely come of age. The U16 XI midfield worked hard, ably supported Junior Hockey The results this season have defied by defenders. This was a season of mixed success for belief. The U16s were a dedicated, hard- An unusual feature this year was both the boys’ and girls’ hockey teams. working group of players who respected the presence of a reserve goalkeeper, There were some good individual and each other’s talents and interacted with Alison Madley. She has developed out team performances against local inde- great maturity. The defenders played of all recognition in her confidence and pendent schools, with many players with strength and concentration with the presence on the pitch. She must surely showing promise for the future. security of Kay Doncom as sweeper. be credited with the Most Improved

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well. Tom McIlvenny scored a fine 43 4 for 22 against Edinburgh showed the 1st XI on debut and an invaluable 43 against value of having three quality seamers School cricket often runs in cycles. Two Ipswich in the festival. Elliot Purdom’s in the side. good years are often followed by a dis- 69* against Lancaster was one of the Jonny Lee’s 7 for 24 was probably appointing one when experienced and highlights of the season, with the ball the individual highlight of the season key players leave the school. The 2004 flying to all corners of the ground. but watching the two spinners bowling season could easily have been one of Ben Harding scored a fine 49 when together from either end was hugely those re-building seasons but, in fact, he was promoted to open the batting enjoyable. Both bowled consistently it was another very good year. against Cheadle Hulme and a resolute well and at times very well; they com- The young players in the side 35 against Ipswich when it was his plemented and competed with each grasped their opportunities and the partnership with Tom McIlvenny that other. They took eight wickets between older players accepted their respon- helped to win that game. them against Merchant Taylors’, nearly sibilities. The captain, Justin Perring, It was always likely that the spinners forcing victory from the brink of defeat, took to his task extremely well. He would dominate the bowling; indeed and eight wickets between them against had a good season with the bat and James Barratt (playing in his third sea- the Old Boys to help keep their score captained the side well throughout son with two still to go) and younger within reach. James’ best bowling came the season. He made astute bowling brother Jonathan (playing in his first in two of the biggest games: against changes when required, he was always season with four still to come!) led the Manchester GS and the MCC he bowled the man in charge on the field and he wicket takers with 59 wickets between 46 overs in total, taking three wickets helped ensure the game was played them. The emergence of Jonny Lee as a in each game and conceding just 140 in the right spirit at all times. genuine quick opening bowler and the runs (25 of those runs coming in his Justin, Tom Parfett-Manning and consistent support of Alex Jackson and last two overs against MCC when the Khalid Sawas led the batting with nearly Oliver Kenyon were key factors too in ‘slog’ was on). 1600 runs between them. Khalid, with the bowling success. Jonny had the best The fielding was on the whole good. a fine century against Bangor, was the return of the season with a fiery 7 for Andy McGeorge finished with nine only player to reach a hundred; Tom 24 against Newcastle (the best return stumpings and will almost certainly twice got into the nineties early in the for several seasons) and was unlucky get more chances next season. Jonny season with fine knocks. Both have not to get more wickets through the Lee finished with seven catches in the two seasons left in the 1st XI. season as a whole. Oliver with 4 for 14 outfield and his aggression (and that of The rest of the middle order all batted against Cheadle Hulme and Alex with Ben Harding) in the field was a great example to the rest of the team. Tom Parfett-Manning, Khalid Sawas and Tom McIlvenny look naturally talented New Zealand test star Daniel Vettori who, as fielders. Captain Justin Perring finished part of his rehabilitation from a hamstring with six catches and ensured that the injury, played for the school. momentum in the field was never lost. It was good to see that in the final match of the season, in a game that we were almost certainly losing, all the team were encouraging each other and effort levels had not dropped even in the final two overs. The season as a whole was badly disrupted by the weather, with five games cancelled and one abandoned. Of the seven victories, a win by 170 runs against Edinburgh was the most comprehensive and a sixth win in a row against Nottingham probably the most satisfactory. Of the five draws, King’s Chester (eight wickets down still need- ing 91 runs), Merchant Taylors’ (nine wickets down still needing 60 runs) both held on and against Manchester GS King’s fell agonisingly short, need- ing just three runs for victory with six wickets in hand as time ran out. Defeats are always disappointing and losing to Bangor GS, having posted a good total of 220 for 2 was certainly that. So was defeat to Brighton in the final game of the season, when, for the third year in a row, against probably the best schoolboy cricket side in the country, the team failed to perform and lost by six wickets. The third defeat was to a strong MCC side in a game

35 Cricket made almost surreal by the appearance looked vulnerable. However, the bowl- ing accurately, hitting the stumps on of New Zealand test star Daniel Vet- ing and fielding were both well above eight occasions! With the only real tori who, as part of his rehabilitation usual second team expectations and fight being put up by Ben Gwatkin from a hamstring injury, played for the it was in these departments that the towards the end of the innings, the school. Daniel bowled ten tight overs seeds for success were sown. The guile team proceeded to collapse to all out (Ian Wilson probably enjoyed umpir- of Billy Maddocks flummoxed many for 60. Although the weather failed to ing those ten overs as much as any opposition batsmen as he topped the improve for the second innings of the other in his 32 years experience) and averages, closely followed by Nick match, Newcastle applied themselves scored a quick 50 opening the batting Barker. Consistent support was pro- well and batted sensibly, winning by for King’s. It was a real pleasure for vided by Chris Roddy-Webster, Joel nine wickets. the boys. Daniel was very encouraging Kennedy, Matthew Horton and George For the second year running, the in the field, giving tips to fielders and Maudsley. team managed to get themselves into bowlers alike. The team’s batting was unpredict- the final of the Cheshire Cup, beating It was a pleasure to be with the able and while many players made teams like Stockport and King’s Chester. 1st XI all season. They were happy, occasional significant contributions, When it came to the final in the first determined and always played in the there was no continuity or reliability, week of the holidays, however, King’s right spirit. This year’s leavers, Justin and batting consequently became had an under-strength side, with only Perring, Ben Harding, Oliver Kenyon something of a nerve-wracking affair. ten players! Despite this, the team put and Alex Jackson, will all be missed Nick Barker top scored for the team, up a good fight, though it was not but there should be enough talent left closely followed by Matthew Horton, enough to stop the good Birkenhead for another good season next year. Also Robbie Unterhalter, Tom McIlvenny and side from taking the victory. leaving this year are Robbie Unterhalter the hard-hitting Tom Petty. A cameo Despite the two defeats in the Cup, and Chris Roddy-Webster; both played 48 from David Jones against Lancas- the rest of the season went fairly well most of their cricket in the 2nd XI but ter gave a glimpse of a talent for the for the side. Stuart Parks, Chris Robin- both proved to be exceptional squad future. In the other defeat by Chester son, Shamas Bedi, Nik Lee and Henry members. They played well when Clergy and in the drawn game against Swailes all put in good performances required and never grumbled when Nottingham, the team’s batting frailties with the ball, whilst Ben Gwatkin, An- they were left out. I know they would were exposed, while Bishop Vesey’s, drew Kimber, Andrew Laing, Andrew both have liked to have played more with nine wickets down, held on for Gales and Lyam Hollis all played well 1st XI cricket in their final year; they a draw. with the bat. The team came close to both typified what is best about school There was an excellent esprit de beating sides like Manchester Gram- cricket and Chris deservedly won the corps in the team and they played mar, Nottingham High and Lancaster Tim Greaves Trophy. with a commitment and determination Grammar, falling just short on the final Final mention goes to Ian Wilson, which is not always found at second hurdle, though they claimed good who now retires after 32 seasons in team level. They seemed to enjoy their victories against King’s Chester and King’s School cricket. This year’s Old cricket and it is to be hoped that many Newcastle-under-Lyme. On the whole Boys day was a tribute to his dedication will move on to greater things. the team had a good season, getting into and commitment to cricket when two the final of the Cheshire Cup, and the teams, one from Ian’s era as head of last sixteen of the national competition. cricket and one from Mark Harbord’s U15 XI Although there is still a lot of room for era, played in the morning and the improvement, all of the team applied recent leavers played the school in Following the success of the previous themselves well and can look forward the afternoon. It was a great day for year, when King’s won the Cheshire to the step up to senior cricket next the school. It is impossible to over- Cup, the U15 cricket team found them- summer. emphasise Ian’s contribution to King’s selves facing Manchester Grammar Lyam Hollis and Stuart Parks cricket and he has promised to be back School in the first round of the national umpiring next season for the 1st XI. competition early in the season. Having lost the toss, Manchester put King’s in U14 XI to bat first, and Khalid Sawas and Ben P W D L Parton quickly asserted themselves at 11 4 1 6 2nd XI the crease, with Parton making 30 and P W D L Sawas an impressive 50. Following this, After a promising start, King’s found it 10 6 2 2 Elliott Purdom also scored well. King’s hard going for most of the season. The went into the field confident to defend batting proved very frail. The potential The 2nd XI had a generally success- a total of 180, Henry Swailes soon dis- is there but the temperament required ful season, even though a third of the missing Manchester’s star player, after a for batting more than a few balls was fixtures were unfortunately lost to the catch from Chris Robinson. A flurry of questionable. As a result, scores were summer’s inclement weather. Under wickets followed, as Robinson, Sawas, very low, leaving the bowling with too the authoritative leadership of Chris Stuart Parks and Lyam Hollis claimed little chance of securing a win. The Roddy-Webster, the team put in a wickets, in an outstanding bowling season was also marred by unavail- number of confident and convincing performance. ability, which hampered continuity performances in defeating Chester, In the next round of the competition, and practice. It did, however, allow Wilmslow, Denstone, Merchant Tay- King’s faced Newcastle-upon-Tyne on other players to take part and they lors’, Newcastle and Manchester GS. a cloudy day. The opposition soon did well. The bowling was generally By the standards of previous years, proved themselves to be very good, quite encouraging, apart from the large the batting at times looked somewhat as they used the weather to their ad- number of wides. fragile and some of the King’s scores vantage, swinging the ball and bowl- The fielding was fair with some good

36 Cricket catching and throwing. The team was times by a considerable margin, and A visiting team from Kent College well captained by Ben Allsopp, who recorded ten victories in total. Four in- provided the most exciting game of learned fast and gained the respect of dividual batsmen, Taylor, Thorneycroft, the season as the visitors generously his team. The bowlers and he need to Holt and Kennedy, made half-centuries. declared on 100 for 6. King’s, fielding learn the normal field positions ap- Kennedy scored particularly heavily a weakened team because of a clash propriate to each type of bowler. whilst usually captaining the team with a county match, slumped to 45 CJM and often also keeping wicket. The for 7 before a rearguard action led by bowling was slightly less productive, Tom Livesley and Alex Stobart brought with Ferdani and Plowright later in King’s to within 15 runs of the total U13 XI the season being the most consistent, before the ninth wicket fell. In walked A Team whilst Parton, Waters, Barratt, Townley volunteer 12th man, Ross Elliott, to the P W D L and Coteman performed ably on occa- crease – no pressure! Fast but wild 12 5 1 6 sions. Most of these also made useful bowling from the visitors meant that B Team contributions with the bat. King’s crept up to the century mark. P W D L The final three weeks of term, from a However, after a typically brave effort 5 4 1 0 cricketing point of view, was disjointed, from Ross, he was bowled – with the with examinations and educational total on 99! What a great match. The U13 team had a mixed season in visits, and this was reflected in less The AJIS semi-final was away at 2004, largely as a result of below-aver- convincing performances on the field. King’s, Chester. King’s made a sluggish age batting performances. A succession The loss in the county final to a useful start before late acceleration from Will of low scores gave the bowlers little Sandbach team was disappointing as Hudson (22) and a cavalier 39 from room to manoeuvre until well into the the team did not do itself justice. Tim Saxon gave King’s a respectable season but three victories at the end The B XI started their season with total of 102 for 6 in the allotted 25 showed what can be achieved when an outstanding victory over Bishop overs. However, it proved not to be the batsmen produced sizeable targets. Vesey’s, where they scored 180 without enough as Chester coasted past the Two boys reached 100 runs for the sea- the loss of a wicket, a number of bats- target with almost five overs to spare. son; Matthew Murray, with 71 against men being retired. Unfortunately, due Wounds were quickly healed and the Chester and 49 against Wilmslow, to- to poor weather, their next match was team convincingly beat Altrincham Prep talled 208 at an average of 20.8. not until five weeks later when they by nine wickets in the final 11-a-side Generally the bowlers performed defeated Birkenhead. Their lone defeat match of the season. The highlight of well. Joe Standley produced good pace was at the hands of King’s Chester. this match was a dashing 37 not out and earned 19 wickets for 221 runs, from Jake Knowles. However, Altrin- including 5 for 15 against Birkenhead. cham got their revenge when excellent Peter Board included 5 for 6 in his haul Junior Cricket running between the wickets put paid of 11 wickets. Franky Bryant, 14, Greg to King’s hopes of progressing in the Dunne, 10, and Jimmy Lomas, 10, also The first match of the season was an Stockport 6-a-side competition. This reached double figures. Jordi Heginbot- AJIS Cup match against local rivals came after an exciting last ball win tam proved to be a highly competent Cheadle Hulme. The match was played over Bury GS, thanks to some quick wicket-keeper through the summer in drizzly, damp conditions but King’s thinking from batsmen Tim Saxon and and, particularly in the early part of the bowlers made light of this and, thanks Jonathan Marsden. season, some excellent catches were to Jo Seddon’s 4 for 5, quickly skittled The season ended with the house taken in the outfield. the visitors out for 14. The game was cricket competition on the final Satur- By contrast the B team were very made more interesting by losing three day of term. Adlington and Gawsworth successful in their limited season. There wickets in pursuit of the target! One of progressed from the semi-finals and a were several outstanding contributions, the worst displays of the season fol- close contest was anticipated. However, most notably Josh Williams’ 112 against lowed at Bolton School. They scored an all-round team performance from Chester and Tom Gradwell’s scores of 72 for 8, with top scorer being extras. Adlington (which included a hat-trick 42 v Wilmslow and 50 v Lytham. King’s were never in the hunt and from U10 Hannah Gradwell!) saw closed on 39 for 8. them gain an easy victory. The new As the weather improved, so daily cup, called the Gatehouse Antiques U12 XI bowling practice on the field became Trophy, was presented by Mr Livesley, A Team possible. In the local derby against along with three runners-up trophies. P W D L C Stockport, excellent fielding and Mr Livesley has donated these trophies 14 10 1 3 3 much-improved bowling restricted to the school and we thank him for his B Team the opposition to 85 all out, with five generosity. P W D L C wickets claimed by run outs. Despite Congratulations to Karan Deepak 4 3 0 1 2 an England-style mid-innings collapse, and Charles Gilman on their selections Will Hudson steered King’s home with for the Cheshire Cricket Development A strong squad of forty boys enjoyed a 21 not out in a three-wicket victory. squad and well played to all squad successful season. The enthusiasm for The next round of the AJIS Cup brought members. Finally, thanks to those mums the game was evident by the number visitors from Birkenhead Prep to the and dads who supported through thick that wished to pay and it was a problem Fence Avenue field. Drier conditions and thin, rain or shine throughout the to find enough B XI matches for the allowed Karan Deepak to mesmerise season. boys who wished to compete. the Wirral players with his tantalising GJS The A XI was one of the strongest spin bowling, finishing with 4 for 12. at this age level for a number of years. He also carried his bat with 29 not out They won their first seven matches, at in a winning total of 61 for 5.

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Biathlon The 2003-2004 season proved to be another successful season. Many of the competitors were part of our swimming team, with the addition of some of our stronger cross-country runners who had made great efforts to improve their swimming times. Of the seventeen competitors entered for the Midlands Schools Championships, ten reached the top ten places in their age groups, notably: Alice Bailey, Year 5 (sixth position); the Year 7 team of Vicky French (fifth), Caroline Shor- land (ninth) and Sophie Fox (tenth) who finished in equal first place with impressive 4 mins 10.29 secs for the Wymondham College; the Year 8 team 1000m in the morning, and was able to (pictured) of Katherine Baker (fourth), sustain her form, securing a personal Sarah Gales and Hannah Hill who fin- best time of 39.51 for the 50m swim in ished in bronze medal position. In the the afternoon. After both events, Alice Nationals, the only Year 7 boy, Daniel was placed fifteenth, a great achieve- Cotterill, finished in third place in his ment in such a quality event. first ever biathlon and Robert Moxon, The staff team won overall first place, Year 11, gained seventh place, just out with Miss Collette Buckley 2nd, Mrs of the placings for qualification for the Clare Bingham 5th and Mrs Di Barker National Finals. 6th. All the top six individual and the Alice Bailey (5NS) qualified for the top three teams competed in National British Schools Biathlon Champion- Finals in March. The staff team, which ships in October 2003 and was one included Miss Lindsay Simcoe (re- of 38 girls who competed in the G5 placement for the injured Mrs Barker), class on Sunday 7 March. Alice ran an completed the course in a convincing manner, to be justly crowned National Staff Team Champions. DMB

Swimming It is always disappointing that we can- not offer the swimmers more galas. The local clubs supply us with talent which does the school proud in the limited competitions that it is able to enter. Unfortunately, due to the departure to university of most of the older swimmers, the team strength was significantly reduced this year. Without four competitively trained swimmers in each age group, it is difficult to enter the major competitions. However, King’s still had one or two experienced swim- mers and a whole bunch of enthusiastic and keen youngsters. The Macclesfield and District Lions Club Swimarathon is always a fun, yet worthwhile fundraising event at the start of the season. The two mixed teams raised several hundred pounds, the A Team just beating the Tytherington High School team by 1.25 laps. The Newcastle-under-Lyme annual invitational mixed relays was again an extremely well organised and high powered event. Unfortunately, a similar gala at St Edward’s College Liverpool was cancelled this year. The sudden closure during the Spring

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Term of the Macclesfield Leisure Centre winning six and drawing one of their swimming pool led to the cancellation seven league games and reaching the Rounders of our Girls’ Inter-house Swimming final stages of the six-a-side competi- In a short rounders season, the girls’ Gala and, needless to say, caused great tion. King’s again entered the Frosties team recorded mixed success in the disruption to training regimes. six-a-side competition organised by AJIS tournament but lost their other DMB Macclesfield Town, winning all the games against local opposition. The games and going through to the final. mixed team recorded a very exciting This was held at the Moss Rose at half success (5-4) against St John’s Junior Junior Swimming time during a match against Hudders- School before losing to Marlborough Early galas against QEGS Blackburn, field Town. In a tight game, King’s lost Junior School. Cheadle Hulme School and Merchant to Marlborough on penalties. Sadly, Taylors’ provided an opportunity for Marlborough repeated their penalty these swimmers to enjoy some friendly shoot-out prowess in the semi-finals but very competitive races and the of the eleven-a-side cup. King’s finally famous King’s team spirit was very got the silverware they deserved in the much in evidence on poolside! The Ciba 7s competition. After qualifying younger swimmers were always very for the finals, they beat Upton Priory well supported and encouraged by 1–0 in the semis, before beating Puss the more experienced children and Bank 2–0 to win this competition for the mixed year canon relay, involv- the first time since 1998. ing a total of twelve swimmers from The team’s success was built around three different year groups, seemed to a number of fit and athletic players. Sam epitomise this. Rodman emerged as an outstanding The AJIS competitions provide a plat- keeper and, in front of him, Andrew form for the most talented swimmers Taylor and Greg Mellor had the ability to compete with other top performers to read the game and hold a defensive from sixteen schools in the northwest. position. Jonathan Marsden’s trickery The boys’ Year 6 team was exception- and strength caused defences problems ally successful this year and was repre- all season, whilst Will Hanson’s skill and sented in four finals. Congratulations to pace up front resulted in him ending Chris Smith, Sam Barratt, Will Hudson, the season as leading scorer with 50 Jake Knowles and Harry Thompson, goals. who all swam brilliantly on the day. The U10s performed well in their Katherine Edgar made sure that the games, a 4–1 victory away to Redcourt girls didn’t come home empty-handed perhaps being the highlight of their from their event later in the term. season. The season did finish on a high as The U9s played two friendlies and King’s became the Macclesfield and performed well in their two tourna- District Swimming Champions again ments. We also fielded a team of Year back in March and this proved to be 3s in our own U9 five-a-side tournament the last event of the year. who more than held their own. DCB GDJ

Junior Football The 2003–2004 season was one of the Junior Netball busiest ever. King’s fielded three teams The U11 netball players endured a at U9, U10 and U11. Over eighty chil- tough start to the season, with de- dren represented the school over the feats against strong local independent season in ninety-four matches. schools. Matches against local junior At U11, King’s competed very well schools did, however, provide a chance against other independent schools. Un- for the improving squad to get on to fortunately, despite dominating games, winning ways. Indeed they ended the they sometimes struggled to turn these season as runners-up in Division 2 of into victories. There were wins against the local league. They also performed The Grange (1–0), Redcourt (5–0), creditably in both the AJIS and Mac- KEQM Lytham (3–0), Arnold (7–1) and clesfield PS Cup tournaments. Increas- Altrincham Prep (4–1). Draws were ing numbers attending the weekly achieved against Stockport Grammar practices has been a very encouraging (3–3) and Bolton (2–2), King’s Chester feature of this year’s netball which will being the only team to beat King’s in no doubt lead to further successes in a friendly (2–4). However, the run in future years. the AJIS Cup was short-lived through being beaten 3–2 by St Edward’s. In the local leagues King’s hit form,

39 Appendix 1 Staff 2003/2004 D T Browne, BA (Open), Mathematics, Certificate of Teaching Staff Education, Durham J R Doughty, MEd, University of Leicester, Teaching Cer- Head of Foundation: Dr S Coyne, PhD, BSc Hons, tificate, City of Sheffield Training College University of Liverpool, Chemistry, wMEd, University of Manchester, PGCE, Chorley College Ms G Taylor, BA Hons, Middlesex Polytechnic, English, PGCE, Liverpool Deputy Headmaster: Dr A Brown, PhD, MSc, BSc Hons, University of Manchester, Chemistry J A Dodd, BSc, University of Liverpool, Mathematics, PGCE, Liverpool Principal of Sixth Form Division: T H Andrew, MA Hons, Exhibitioner of St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, Mrs R S Hardman, Certificate of Education, I M Marsh English College of Physical Education, Liverpool Principal of Staff Development: W D Beatson, BA P F Halewood, Certificate of Education, Sunderland Col- Hons, University of Lancaster, Biological Sciences, MEd, lege of Education, University of Durham University of Keele, PGCE, St Martin’s College of Educa- Mrs G D Turner, BA Hons, University College of North tion, Lancaster, C Biol, MIBiol Wales (Bangor), English Language and Literature, PGCE, Principal of Girls’ Division: Mrs S E Spence, BA Hons, London University of Leeds, English, PGCE, Leeds F Walker, Certificate of Education, Licentiate London Principal of Boys’ Division: I J Robertson, BSc, Academy of Music University of Birmingham, Biological Sciences, PGCE, P Williams, BA Hons, University of Loughborough, Physical Manchester Education, Sports Science and History, PGCE, Cardiff M Badger, BA Hons, University of Manchester, Geography, P M Edgerton, MA Hons, Exeter College, Oxford, Geol- Diploma of Education, Nottingham ogy, PGCE, Manchester I A Wilson, MA Hons, Jesus College, Cambridge, Econom- M Patey-Ford, BA Hons, Ravensbourne College of Art & ics, BA (Open) Design, Graphic Design, PGCE, London B Edwards, BA Hons, University of Liverpool, Philoso- Mrs R Marcall, BA Hons, University of London, English phy and Modern Languages, PGCE, London L A Batchelor, BA Hons, University of Dublin, French and P J Percival, BSc Hons, University of Aberystwyth, Envi- Russian, Higher Diploma of Education, Dublin ronmental Science, PGCE, Leeds A J Hallatt, BA Hons, University of Wales (Swansea), Mrs C H Bingham, BSc Hons, University of Sussex, Ge- English, Certificate of Education, Southampton ography, PGCE, Reading A K Green, BA Hons, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Mrs V Costello, BA Hons, University of Leeds, German, Music PGCE, Leeds K L Perriss, BEd Hons, University of Nottingham, Phys Ed Mrs G Green, BA Hons, University of Keele, French and and History, Certificate of Education, Loughborough English, Certificate in Education, Keele D M Harbord, BA (Open), Educational Studies, Certificate Miss D Inman, BA Hons, Liverpool Polytechnic, Fashion of Education, Loughborough College and Textiles, PGCE Art & Design, Liverpool T J Adams, BA Hons, New College, Oxford, History, Teach- C O’Donnell, BSc Hons, University of Birmingham, Soft- ers’ Training Diploma, St Peter’s College, Saltley ware Engineering, PGCE, Leeds G Laurence, MA Hons, New College, Oxford, Mathemat- Mrs D M Barker, BEd Hons, I M Marsh College of Physi- ics, Certificate of Education, Oxford cal Education, Liverpool C J Buckland, MSc, Plymouth Polytechnic, Applied Fish C J Maudsley, MSc, BSc Hons, University of Manchester, Biology, BSc Hons, Chelsea College, London, Microbiol- Mathematics, PGCE, Cambridge ogy Mrs K Stutchbury, MA Hons, Brasenose College, Oxford, M G Hart, MA Hons, Scholar of Keble College, Oxford, Chemistry, PGCE, Oxford Geography, Certificate of Education, Oxford Mrs V B White, MA, University of Liverpool, History, BEd P Illingworth, BSc Hons, University of Birmingham, Hons, University of Durham Physics, PGCE, Manchester, CPhys, MInstP Mrs L Booker, MMedSci, Sport & Exercise Science, Uni- D Gee, Certificate of Education, Alsager Training Col- versity of Sheffield, BA Hons, Liverpool Institute of Higher lege Education, Phys Ed and Geography, PGCE, Leeds Dr C P Hollis, PhD, BSc Hons, University of Leeds, Phys- Dr A M Cohen, PhD, University of Manchester, Radio As- ics, CPhys, MInstP tronomy, BSc Hons, University of Exeter, Physics, FRAS T G North, BSc, University of Bath, Mathematics, Certificate Mrs K Griffin, MA Hons, University of Dundee, English, of Education, Brunel MEd (Open), PGCE, Aberdeen R G Davenport, MA, University of Leeds, Phys Ed, BA, Mid- Mrs C A Harrison, BSc Hons, University of Sussex, Math- dlesex Polytechnic, General Arts, PGCE, Loughborough ematics with Physics, PGCE, Manchester Mrs J Beesley, BA Hons, University of Bristol, Music, M T Houghton, BA Hons, Worcester College, Oxford, Certificate of Education, Cambridge Classics P Murray, BA Hons, Scholar of Trinity College, Cam- Dr J R Pattison, PhD, London School of Hygiene & Tropi- bridge, History and Theology, Certificate of Education, cal Medicine, Immunology, BSc Hons, Imperial College, Manchester London, Biochemistry, PGCE, London 40 Appendix 1 Staff 2003/2004 Mrs L F Adams, BA Hons, University of Nottingham, Ms J M Blackshaw, BA Hons, University of Oxford, Bio- Classics, PGCE, Cambridge logical Sciences, PGCE, South Bank University Miss N J Chadwick, BA Hons, University of Nottingham, Dr J M Pinkham, PhD, BSc Hons, University of Birming- English, PGCE, Nottingham ham, Biochemistry P J Colville, MSc, University of East Anglia, Theoretical A Rice, BA, University of Manchester, Sports Studies and Mechanics, BSc Hons, University of Leicester, Mathematics Sociology, PGCE, West London Institute of Education, PE and Astronomy and Special Educational Needs Mrs E P Olsen, BA Hons, University of Hull, History, J Street, BSc Hons, Imperial College, London, Chemistry, PGCE, De La Salle College, Manchester PGCE, Bristol Mrs C L Pyatt, GRSM, LRAM, Royal Academy of Music, Miss M Turner, BA Hons, University of Liverpool, English London, PGCE, Manchester and German, PGCE, Edge Hill College of Higher Educa- Miss H C Taylor, BA Hons, University of Wales (Aberyst- tion wyth), French and German, PGCE, Bristol N A Williams, BSc, University College, London, Anatomy, Mrs J T Barratt, GTCL Hons, LTCL (Pft), Trinity College of PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan University Music, London, PGCE, City of Birmingham Polytechnic Mrs K Darch, BA Hons, King’s College, London, French, Mrs A E Mitchell, BSc Hons, University of Birmingham, PGCE, Keele Mathematical Sciences Dr S J Hartnett, DPhil, BSc, University of Sussex, Phys- A McInnes, Diploma of Loughborough Colleges, Phys Ed, ics, PGCE, Exeter Ministry of Education Teaching Certificate with distinction Mrs K H Hinds, BSc Hons, University of Wales, Psychol- in Mathematics, University of Nottingham ogy, PGCE, Edge Hill Mrs H L Broadley, BSc Hons, University of Nottingham, Mrs J S Locke, BSc Hons, University of Durham, Chem- Zoology, PGCE, Worcester College of Higher Education istry, PGCE, Nottingham M J Brown, BSc Hons, University of Sheffield, Physiology, J Nichols, BEd Hons, Crewe & Alsager College of Higher PGCE, City of Birmingham Polytechnic Education, CDT Mrs A J Murphy, MA, McMaster University, Ontario, Mrs K M Robinson, BA Hons, University of Liverpool, Latin, BA Hons, University of Leicester, Latin with English, English Language and Literature, PGCE, Liverpool PGCE, Nottingham, TEFL Certificate, Academy of Educa- Miss E Schué, BA, University of Nanterre-Paris, English tion, Dublin Literature, History and Linguistics, PGCE, Reading Dr L C Palazzo, PhD, University of Durham, English, MA, Miss H Bader, BA, London Guildhall University, Span- University of Natal, Durban, English, BA, University of ish with English and European Studies, PGCE, University Durham, General Studies, BA Hons, University of Natal, College, Chester Durban, English, Laurea in Lingue e Lettere Straniere, University of Bari, Italy, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan J P Bartle, BSc, University of Loughborough, Chemistry, University PGCE, Loughbough Mrs C P Thompson, BA Hons, Middlesex Polytechnic, I E Dalgleish, BA, Merton College, Oxford, English and Performance Arts, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan Uni- Modern Languages, PGCE, London versity, Advanced Teaching Certificate and Diploma in Miss K E Easby, MA, BA, University of Manchester, Clas- Teaching Studies, Manchester sical Studies, PGCE, St Mary’s College, Twickenham Dr G N Banner, PhD, MA, BA Hons, University of Shef- Miss Z Hall, BA, Manchester Metropolitan University, Tex- field, English Literature tile Design, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan University Dr J A Fitzgerald, PhD, MSc, University of Sheffield, Miss M Jautz, BA, Albert-Ludwigs Universitat, Germany, Palynology, BSc Hons, University of Manchester, Geology, English, French, Italian, PGCE, Manchester PGCE, Liverpool Hope University College Mrs H Leeming, MEng, University of Birmingham, Me- D R Marshall, BSc, University of Manchester, Computer chanical Engineering and Management, PGCE, London Science, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan University Miss R E Pownall, BSc, University of Manchester, Math- Mrs E Pentreath, MA Hons, University of St Andrews, ematics, PGCE, Manchester Greek and Moral Philosophy, PGCE, Didsbury School of A P Reeve, BA, University of York, Economics and Eco- Education nomics History, PGCE, York C A Richards, BSc Hons, Brunel University, Design & Tech- Mrs R A Richards, BA, Buckinghamshire Chilterns nology with Education, Certificate of Education, Brunel University, 3D Design, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan Mrs M A F Gartside, BSc Hons, University of Birmingham, University Chemistry, PGCE, London Miss C Buckley, HND Leisure Studies, All England Netball Association Tutor of Tutors Junior Division Staff Mrs R A Agour, BA Joint Hons, University of Leeds, Arabic and Religious Studies, PGCE, Manchester Metropolitan Principal of Junior Division: G J Shaw, BSc Hons, University University of Leeds, Mathematics, PGCE, Leeds M K Barlow, BA Hons, University of Manchester, Theol- Vice-Principal of Junior Division: Mrs P J Aspinwall, ogy and Religious Studies, PGCE, Glasgow BEd Hons, Homerton College, Cambridge

41 Appendix 1 Staff 2003/2004 P J Atkinson, Diploma of Teaching, Victoria College, Mrs C Frankish, Bursar’s Office Melbourne Mrs J Illingworth, School Office Manager/Admissions Mrs J E Brown, MSc, University of Strathclyde, Forensic Mrs T Dukesell, Foundation Office Science, BSc Hons, University of Leeds, Microbiology, PGCE, Manchester Mrs L Hollis, Foundation Office Mrs D Hartshorn Mrs A Lea, BMus Hons, University of Manchester, Diploma , Foundation Office in Orchestral Studies, Goldsmiths College, London, PGCE, Mrs G S F Westall, Junior Division Secretary Manchester Mrs M E Connor, Girls’ Division Secretary Mrs J Cole, BA Hons, University of Exeter, History, PGCE, Mrs J M Wheeler, Boys’ Division Secretary Christ Church College, Canterbury Mrs V Kendal, Sixth Form Division Secretary Mrs L Turner, BEd Hons, University of Nottingham, Cer- Mrs J Diamond, Sixth Form Division Secretary tificate of Education, Matlock College of Education, ASA (Swimming Teacher’s Certificate) Mrs C Lasman, Infants’ Secretary Mrs K Wells, BA Hons, University of Leicester, Politics, Mrs P J Percival, Reprographics Foundation Art Certificate, Bourneville School of Art, Mrs T L Elliott, Head of Foundation’s Secretary PGCE, Manchester Mrs L Green, Admissions Secretary Mrs A M Johnson, BA Hons, University of Hull, French Mrs A P Powell, SRN, SCM, Foundation Nurse Studies, Certificate for Teachers of the Deaf and PGCE, Mrs S J Bream, SRN, School Nurse, Fence Avenue Manchester Mrs A Gierc, Teaching Assistant G D Jones, BA Hons, Anglia Polytechnic University, Music, PGCE, Leeds Mrs G N Barber, Teaching Assistant Miss A E Rivers, BSc Hons, Edge Hill University Col- Mrs N J Few, Teaching Assistant lege, Geography and Biological Science, PGCE (Upper Mrs J Williams, Teaching Assistant Primary), Edge Hill Mrs S Searle, Teaching Assistant Mrs S E Ord, BA Hons, Manchester Metropolitan Univer- Mrs E Welsh, Teaching Assistant sity, English, PGCE, Manchester Miss V Mauro, Teaching Assistant Mrs D C Baker, BEd Hons, Bedford College of Higher Education Mrs R E Forster, Teaching Assistant Mrs K Davies Mrs V F A Atkins, BSc Hons, University of Bath, Math- , Teaching Assistant ematics, PGCE (Primary), Bath Mrs M E Smith, School Shop Manageress Mrs C J Hulme-McKibbin, BEd Hons, University of Mrs B Ault, School Shop Assistant Cambridge, English Mrs G Parry, BA (Open), ALA, Foundation Librarian Infants’ Section Staff Mrs J Laidlaw, ALA, Librarian, Boys’ Division Head of Infants: Mrs M A Denovan, Primary Teaching Mrs L Wilson, Library Assistant Certificate, Glasgow Mrs C Caton, Library Assistant Mrs R Cookson, BA Hons, South Bank University, London, Mrs L Snook, BA, Manchester Metropolitan University, European Community Studies, PGCE, Bristol Information and Library Management, Admin Assistant Mrs A Eardley, BA Hons, Manchester Metropolitan Uni- C F Potter, ACIOB, Estates Manager versity, English and History, PGCE, Manchester Mrs S E Raw-Rees, Estates Office Mrs J Hankinson, Teaching Certificate in Early Years, Coventry Teaching College M Lawlor, School Engineer Miss E Smith, BA Hons, University of Wales Institute, B Cooper, School Porter, Cumberland Street Cardiff, Primary Education K Dunkley, School Porter, Fence Avenue Mrs J T Sykes, Certificate of Education, Mary Ward Col- S Moores, Commercial Manager, School Groundsman, lege i/c Cricket Mrs C Whelpton, BSc Hons, University of Loughborough, S Leah, AVA Technician Social Administration, PGCE (Primary), Newcastle P Jackson, Senior Science Technician Mrs N Squares, MA, University of Cardiff, Music, Culture Mrs C A Walker, ONC, HNC, BA (Open), PGCE, Biology and Politics, BMus, PGCE, Cardiff Technician M H Jeffrey, Physics Technician Support Staff Mrs A Major, HNC, Technician, Girls’ Division Mrs A Woods, BSc Hons, Technician, Girls’ Division D O Smith, MInstAM, MIMgt, Bursar Mrs J Rodgers, General Science Technician J M Spencer Pickup, BSc, ACA Director of Finance and Mrs A Page, Laboratory Assistant Clerk to the Governors A Knowles, Art/Technology Technician Mrs S Appleton, BSc (Open), DMS, Deputy Bursar Mrs M Kyrantonis, Catering Manager, Cumberland Street M Butterworth, ICT Manager Mrs J Quoroll, Catering Manager, Fence Avenue S Barber, ICT Technician

42 Appendix 2 Examination Results

Green T R M ...... BStd, E, Phil, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) A2/AS Results 2004 Greenough S L ...... B, C, M, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Halewood R A ...... Geol, G, IT, BStd (AS), GStd (AS) Key: A&D: Art & Design; B: Biology; BStd: Business Studies; C: Chemistry; CC: Classical Civilisation; Comp: Computing; Harding B J ...... BStd, Ps, SpStd, GStd (AS) D&T: Design & Technology; D: Drama and Theatre Studies, Harrison H E ...... B, C, Ger, M Ec: Economics; ELang: English Language; E: English Literature; Hart R A ...... E, Ger, Phil, RStd F: French; FM: Further Mathematics; GStd: General Studies; G: Geography; Geol: Geology; Ger: German; H: History; IT: Infor- Hasbullah N ...... F, M, P, E (AS), GStd mation Technology; L: Latin; M: Mathematics; Mu: Music; Phil: Hawes B C ...... A&D, M, P, C (AS) Philosophy; P: Physics; Ps: Psychology; RStd: Religious Studies; Hayward A C ...... Comp, G, IT, B (AS) SpStd: Sports Studies. Hedley A R ...... ELang, H, Phil, RStd, GStd (AS) Abbotts C ...... C, D, E, B (AS), GStd (AS) Hepworth R A ...... ELang, Geol, Ps, G (AS), GStd (AS) Ardern K R ...... C, M, P, GStd (AS), Ger (AS) Holden E L ...... A&D, ELang, Ps, Phil (AS), GStd (AS) Barker R S ...... B, Geol, G, BStd (AS), GStd (AS) Hope L E C ...... E, H, Mu, F (AS), GStd (AS) Barter J A ...... B, C, G, GStd (AS) Hussain O A ...... B, C, Ps, G (AS), GStd (AS) Bates C E ...... BStd, ELang, Ps, GStd (AS) H (AS) Illingworth D M ...... Comp, E, Phil, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Beardmore M D ...... C, F, M, B(AS), Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Jackson A R ...... BStd, G, Ger, SpStd (AS), GStd (AS) Beeby W J ...... D, ELang, H, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Jamison S J ...... A&D, IT, Ps, ELang (AS), GStd (AS) Beech A S ...... D, ELang, Ps, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Jones J C ...... B, M, Ps, C (AS), GStd (AS) Bell T W ...... B, G, Ps, IT (AS) Kazmierski N C ...... D, ELang, Ps, BStd (AS), GStd (AS) Birch C A ...... BStd, ELang, Ps, E (AS), GStd (AS) Keelagher M J ...... BStd, Ec, IT, GStd (AS) Boston A E ...... ELang, IT, Ps, G (AS), GStd (AS) Kenyon L M ...... ELang, G, SpStd, Ps (AS) Bradbrook A ...... ELang, E, Ps, H (AS), GStd (AS) Kenyon O J W ...... BStd, IT, SpStd, Bradbury K L ...... E, Geol, IT, BStd (AS), GStd (AS) Kidd C L ...... D, ELang, F, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Briggs C L G ...... D, ELang, IT, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Knight A L ...... G, M, P, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Brooks S L ...... B, E, H, C (AS), GStd (AS) Langstreth B G ...... BStd, Ec, IT, M (AS), GStd (AS) Byers J M ...... BStd, G, Ps, GStd (AS) Lea R J ...... F, Ger, Mu, E (AS) Chevalier D S ...... Geol, G, Ps, GStd (AS) Levitt S L ...... A&D, CC, ELang, D (AS), GStd (AS) Chiorando F ...... A&D, D, ELang, Ec (AS), GStd (AS) Lisser F L ...... CC, IT, ELang (AS), GStd (AS) Clarke-Williams A ...... G, IT, M, C (AS), GStd (AS) Livesley A ...... F, Ger, Ps, RStd (AS) GStd (AS) Collins J ...... A&D, E, M, IT (AS), GStd (AS) Lloyd N J ...... B, C, M, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Collins K ...... A&D, ELang, M, IT (AS), GStd (AS) Love D J ...... BStd, ELang, Ger, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Colville R J ...... C, G, P, M (AS), GStd (AS) Maddocks W J ...... Comp, IT, P, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Covey C H ...... E, B, Ps, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Marten H E ...... A&D, E, Ger, B (AS), GStd (AS) Davenport A R ...... B, C, Comp, M (AS), GStd (AS) Marten K A ...... C, E, M, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Davenport L A ...... B, G, SpStd, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Massey E L ...... E, H, Phil, F (AS), GStd (AS) Davies S E ...... BStd, F, Ger, M (AS), GStd (AS) McConnell O P ...... B, C, Comp, M (AS), GStd (AS) Diamond C M ...... BStd, ELang, IT, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) McDonnell R D O ...... Ec, H, IT, E (AS), GStd (AS) Dillon J A ...... BStd, Ec, Ps, SpStd (AS), GStd (AS) McKenna T E ...... BStd, E, G, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Doncom A R B ...... B, C, Ps, GStd (AS) McMahon S S ...... BStd, F, H, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Edmunds C L ...... CC, Geol, Ps, Phil (AS), GStd (AS) Miller C D ...... C, Ec, Ps, ELang (AS), GStd (AS) Elkin R M ...... B, E, Ps, C (AS), GStd (AS) Moran R M ...... ELang, Ger, Ps, GStd (AS) Ellis W R H ...... BStd, Ec, G, GStd (AS) Mortimer N A ...... E, H, Ps, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Evans R A M ...... IT, Ps, SpStd, B (AS), GStd (AS) Moussallati M ...... BStd, C, M, IT (AS), GStd (AS) Fitzgerald E L ...... C, CC, Ps, BStd (AS), B (AS), IT (AS), Newham W G ...... B, C, Ps, IT (AS) GStd (AS) O’Connor A R ...... E, H, IT, G (AS), GStd (AS) Flattery J S ...... BStd, E, H, L (AS), GStd (AS) Parks G N ...... G, Ger, IT, SpStd (AS), GStd (AS) Foster E D ...... CC, ELang, Phil, L (AS), GStd (AS) Pattrick A W ...... C, G, M, Ger (AS) Gathercole R S ...... B, C, M, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Percival R C ...... B, C, Ps, P (AS), GStd (AS) Gibbons G E M ...... A&D, ELang, Ps, B (AS), GStd (AS) Perring J S J ...... E, H, Phil, Dr (AS), GStd (AS) Gilham K A ...... A&D, Phil, Ps, B (AS) GStd (AS) Petrie J D ...... BStd, Ec, Ps, SpStd (AS), GStd (AS) Goodsell L S ...... B, C, M, P Potter S F ...... B, C, H, M, GStd (AS) Green C-A ...... BStd, ELang, Ps, Mu(AS) Ravikumar K ...... B, C, IT, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Green C ...... ELang, G, Ps, B (AS), F(AS), SpStd (AS), GStd (AS) Reynolds C L ...... A&D, IT, Ps, Ger (AS), GStd (AS)

43 Appendix 2 Examination Results Rice C L ...... B, H, Phil, C (AS), GStd (AS) Crossley H ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, H Richards C D ...... Comp, M, P, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Doncom K E B ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, CDT Richardson L ...... A&D, Phil, Ps, ELang (AS), GStd (AS) Dorries J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, H, RE, D Roddy-Webster C J ...... BStd, ELang, SpStd, GStd (AS) Dunlop L V ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, A&D, D Roper N A J ...... B, C, M, G (AS) Edwards P L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, A&D Rukazenkova N ...... B, C, M, FM Evans S L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, G, CDT Savage R F E ...... E, Phil, Ps, Ger (AS) GStd (AS) Farrell K J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, G Seddon J H ...... F, Phil, Ps, E (AS), GStd (AS) Fleming A L ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Sidebottom J C ...... BStd, G, Comp (AS), Geol (AS), GStd (AS) French E J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, D Slade A G ...... C, M, P, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Friday C S ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, D, Mu Swinden J L ...... Comp, H, M, P (AS) GStd (AS) Goldstone P J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G, D Tenwolde M N ...... ELang, E, H (AS), GStd (AS) Greaves M D ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, CDT Thorley E J ...... C, IT, M, BStd (AS) Grimes C A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, CDT Topalian M E C ...... B, M, P, A&D (AS), GStd (AS) Harrison E K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, H Trotter V E ...... H, IT, Ps, E (AS), GStd (AS) Herald E A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, G, L, H Tunwell L J ...... B, G, SpStd, Ps (AS), GStd (AS) Ingram C L ...... E, EL, M, B, P, Ger, H, G Tutton A B ...... B, C, M, Ger (AS), GStd (AS) Kirkham V ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, RE, D, Mu Unterhalter R W ...... CC, E, H, L (AS), GStd (AS) Knowles E ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, A&D, CDT Waite S M ...... BStd, ELang, IT, Ger (AS) Lamb C H R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, H Weight C J ...... A&D, M, P, F (AS), GStd (AS) Lau K L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, G Werrell E F ...... B, C, M, P (AS), GStd (AS) Livesley J A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, RE, D Williams H J ...... B, C, G, M (AS), GStd (AS) Lloyd J R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, Mu Wilson J P ...... D, F, Ps, E (AS), GStd (AS) Long A J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, G Wood E J C ...... A&D, C, M, P (AS), GStd (AS) Macleod L A K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, A&D, D Wood J G E ...... M, P, Phil, GStd (AS) Marsden S C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, Mu Wood L E ...... ELang, F, Ger, E (AS), GStd (AS) Marten L S ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, D Massey K E ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, RE McCormack G A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, RE GCSE Results 2004 Mellor C J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, CDT Mitchell L M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, G, A&D, CDT Key: A&D: Art & Design; B: Biology; C: Chemistry; CDT: CDT; Murdy H K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, RE D: Drama & Theatre Arts; E: English Language; EL: English Lit- Murphy C ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, A&D erature; F: French; G: Geography; Ger: German; H: History; IT: Information Technology; L: Latin; M: Mathematics; Mu: Music; P: Olsen Rong T S ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, G Physics; RE: Religious Education; Sc: Science Dual Award. Parrish C K L ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G, CDT The following candidates gained grades A*-C: Patterson A C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H Girls’ Division Ravikumar R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, G Read E ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, A&D Bagnall K ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, RE Richards H L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, G, D Barber S K ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, G, CDT Richardson R E ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, RE Bellamy F J L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, RE, D Robinson N K ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, A&D, D Bingham F ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, G, D, Mu Rosson A J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, D, Mu Bloom M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, A&D Russell E D ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, A&D Bradbury J E ...... E, EL, M, Sc, H, RE, D Seeley A E ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, D Bradbury V C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, RE, D Shaw S A ...... E, EL, M, P Bridge N K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, H Sherratt J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G, CDT Brocklehurst R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, L, D, Mu Smith C S L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, A&D, Mu Brookes L L ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, G Stanford R J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, D Bulcock A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, Mu Sutton S C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, G Campbell R E J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, RE, Mu Swetman J E ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, G, CDT Colville J A ...... E, EL, M, B, C P, Ger, RE, A&D Turner R J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, RE, A&D Conway E A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, H Usher K C ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, RE Coombs F L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, A&D Varney S R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, A&D Cooper C M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, G, CDT Vohra C E ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, Mu Cox E R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, G Walker H L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, G, RE

44 Appendix 2 Examination Results

Wallis A C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, A&D Kennerley D T ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, Mu Watts K J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, G, CDT Kenworthy D J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, G Whipp S J J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, G, A&D Kenyon A K ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, G, D Wilkinson L M ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, G Kirkham S M ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, A&D Williams A J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, G, D Lane A M J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, H, A&D, CDT Williamson C A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, G, H, A&D Lawton D A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, RE, CDT Wilson F J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, RE, D, Mu Ledger G ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Wilson S J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, RE Leslie R A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, G, A&D, D Littler G H ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Boys’ Division Loughran M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, G Ahmed F H ...... E, EL, M, C, P, F, RE Maudsley G D ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, RE Barker F O ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, G, CDT McArthur R J L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, G Barratt J D ...... E, EL, M, Sc, H, RE McCormick A J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, A&D Beardmore C E ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, G McCormick C T ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, RE Beeby T P ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, D McGrath M P ...... E, EL, M, Sc, G Begg D R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, D McIlvenny T R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, A&D Billington A J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, RD Morris J S ...... E, EL, M, Sc, CDT Birch A R J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, A&D Moss T I ...... C, P, F Black P J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, A&D, CDT Moxon R J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, A&D, CDT Blease T E ...... E, EL, Sc, G, A&D, CDT Murphy S C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, A&D, CDT Bradley W ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, A&D North D T ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, L, H, CDT Bromley O J S ...... E, EL, M, B Nowrouz M A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, RE Burgess A R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, G, CDT Oza N B ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, G Child J E ...... E Parfett-Manning T J ..... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, CDT Clarke-Williams ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, G, Parker S ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, G, D Cowan C A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, RE Petty N E P ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Crawley J F ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, D Raine A J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, G Dempsey A M ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, A&D, CDT Reade A R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, G, A&D, CDT Done J C ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, H Reynolds J X ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H Dunne M S ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G, CDT Rhodes J G ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, A&D Fairbrother G A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Ridgway K W H ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G, D Ford G H ...... E, EL, M, Sc, G, A&D, CDT Roast A G ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, A&D Foster R W ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, H, G, D Roxborough C P ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, L, H, D Frost-Danson O C ...... E, EL, M, Sc, D Savage P G M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, RE, A&D Geake P M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, G, RE, A&D Sawas K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, CDT Green D G D ...... E, EL, M, F, H Sependa G H A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, Mu Griffiths B R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, G, RE Smith A J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, A&D Hart I A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, G, CDT Smith R L ...... E, EL, M, Sc, H, G, CDT Haynes A P ...... E, M, Sc, F, H, G Soutter W J J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, Mu Hession C A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, A&D, CDT Strivastava A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Hill T C ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L H Swain W M ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H Holland D J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, G, D, Mu Tenwolde A A R ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, A&D, CDT Howe M E ...... E, EL, Sc, G, A&D, CDT Topalian R S ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, L, H, A&D Howick A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, D Turner E L F ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, L, G, D Howsley D J E ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Vere-Hoose T D ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, H, A&D Illingworth B J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, H, Mu Wallace J K ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, H Innes K ...... E, EL Walsh H M A ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, L, A&D Jairath A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, A&D Warner A P ...... E, M, P, A&D Jeans T P ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, G, A&D, CDT Werner T ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, Ger, H, CDT Jervis D S ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, Mu Weston M J ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, Ger, H, G Jones B J A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, A&D, D Whiting R T ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, G, RE, A&D Jones D A ...... E, EL, M, Sc, G, A&D, CDT Williams D R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, F, L, H, G Jones D R ...... E, EL, M, Sc, Ger, H, A&D, CDT Yeates C T ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, F, L, Mu Kennedy J ...... E, EL, M, B, C, P, Ger, G

45 Appendix 3 Higher Education

Pupils Admitted to Higher Education 2004

Name Destination Subject Abbotts C ...... Hull University ...... English Ardern K ...... UMIST ...... Aerospace Engineering Barker R S ...... Royal Agricultural College ...... Rural Land Management Barter J A ...... Lancaster University ...... Biological Sciences (05) Bates C E ...... University of Wales, Bangor ...... Psychology Beardmore M D ...... Manchester University ...... Medicine Beeby J W ...... Leicester University ...... History Beech A ...... De Montfort University ...... Dance (05) Bell T ...... Hull University ...... Marine & Freshwater Biology Birch C A ...... Sheffield University ...... Psychology Boston A ...... Goldsmiths College (Uni of London) ...... Sociology & Cultural Studies (05) Bradbrook A ...... University of Greenwich ...... Psychology Bradbury K L ...... Leeds University ...... Chinese Studies (Modern) Briggs C L ...... Applying 04/05 Brooks S L ...... Applying 04/05 Byers J ...... Nottingham Trent University ...... Business Studies (05) Chevalier D ...... Stockport College Chiorando F ...... Leeds University ...... Art Foundation Clarke-Williams Alexander Glasgow University ...... Computing Science Collier L E ...... St Andrews University ...... Medical Science Collins J ...... Huddersfield University ...... Architecture/Architecture (International) Collins K ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Clothing Design & Technology Colville R ...... Cheshire County Council ...... Trainee Engineering Technician Covey C H ...... Manchester University ...... American Studies (05) Davenport A R ...... Manchester University ...... Biological Sciences Davenport L A ...... Harper Adams University College ...... Rural Enterprise & Land Management Davies S E ...... University of Wales, Bangor ...... Accounting & Finance Diamond C M ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Business Studies Dillon J A ...... Salford University ...... Construction Management Doncom A ...... Keele University ...... Biology & Psychology Edmunds C L Y ...... Manchester University ...... Art & Archaeology of the Ancient World Elkin R M ...... Cambridge University ...... English with Education Studies Ellis W R H ...... Oxford Brookes University ...... Hotel & Restaurant Management Evans R ...... University of Wales, Bangor ...... Psychology & Neuro Psychology Fitzgerald E L ...... Aplying 04/05 Flattery J S ...... Leicester University ...... History Foster E D ...... Manchester University ...... Art & Archaeology of the Ancient World Gathercole R S ...... Southampton University ...... Medicine Gibbons G ...... Leeds University ...... Art Foundation Gilham K A ...... UMIST ...... Textile Design & Design Management Goodsell L S ...... UMIST ...... Biological & Computing Science (Bioinformatics) Green C ...... Birmingham University ...... Law Green C J ...... Sheffield Hallam University ...... Psychology Green T R M ...... Sheffield University ...... English Literature Greenough S L ...... University College, London ...... Medicine Halewood R A ...... Nottingham Trent University ...... Human Geography Harding B J ...... Sheffield University ...... Sport & Leisure Management Harrison H E ...... Jesus College, Cambridge ...... Medical Sciences Hart R ...... New College, Oxford ...... Philosophy & Modern Languages Hasbullah N ...... Birmingham University ...... French Studies/Mathematics (05) Hawes B ...... Mercedes ...... Mechanical Apprenticeship Hayward A ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Computing Hedley R ...... Durham University ...... Philosophy & Politics Hepworth R A ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Primary Education Holden E L ...... York University ...... English Language & Linguistics Hope L E C ...... Applying 04/05 Hussain O ...... Queen Mary University of London ...... Biomedical Sciences Illingworth D ...... Worcester College, Oxford ...... English Language and Literature Jackson A ...... Hull University ...... Business & Financial Management

46 Appendix 3 Higher Education

Jamison S J ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Consumer Marketing Jones J ...... York University ...... Psychology Kazmierski N C ...... Employment (Musical Theatre); Applying 04/05 Keelagher M ...... Nottingham Trent University ...... Business Studies Kenyon L M ...... Hull University ...... Sport Science with Geography Kenyon O J W ...... Applying 04/05 Kidd C L ...... Manchester University ...... Linguistics (05) Knight A L ...... Liverpool University ...... Geology & Physical Geography Langstreth B ...... Oxford Brookes University ...... Business Economics Lea R J ...... Queen’s College, Oxford ...... Modern Languages Levitt S ...... Leeds College of Art & Design Lisser F L ...... Applying 04/05 Livesley A ...... Sheffield University ...... French Studies Lloyd N ...... Bristol University ...... Biology Love D ...... Liverpool John Moores University ...... American Studies & Media & Cultural Studies Maddocks W ...... Leeds University ...... Information Systems –Management Studies (05) Marten H E ...... Applying 04/05 Marten K A ...... Sheffield University ...... Psychology Massey E L ...... Leeds Metropolitan University ...... Social Sciences McConnell O P ...... Manchester University ...... Medicine McDonnell R D O ...... Surrey University ...... Economics McKenna T ...... UMIST ...... International Management with American Business Studies (05) McMahon S ...... Birmingham University ...... Philosophy Miller C D ...... Manchester University ...... Psychology Moran R ...... University of Wales, Bangor ...... Psychology Mortimer N A ...... Birmingham University ...... English Moussallati M ...... Manchester University ...... Accounting and Law Newham W G ...... Leeds University ...... Biology O’Connor A R ...... Liverpool University ...... History Parks G ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Primary Education Pattrick A ...... Manchester University ...... Mathematics Percival R C ...... University of St Andrews ...... Medical Science Perring J S J ...... Applying 04/05 Potter S ...... Homerton College, Cambridge ...... Natural Sciences Ravikumar K K ...... Leicester University ...... Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) Reynolds C ...... Leeds University ...... Art Foundation Rice C L ...... Durham University ...... Philosophy Richards C D ...... UMIST ...... Civil Engineering Richardson L ...... Lancashire University ...... Psychology Roddy-Webster C J ...... Nottingham Trent University ...... Sport (Science & Management) Roper N A J ...... Magdalen College, Oxford ...... Biological Sciences Rukazenkova N ...... St Catharine’s College, Cambridge ...... Natural Sciences Savage R F E ...... Salford University ...... English with Cultural Studies Seddon J H ...... Liverpool University ...... Philosophy and French Sidebottom J C ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Geography Slade Adam ...... Applying 04/05 Swinden J L ...... Bath University ...... Business Administration Tenwolde M N ...... Salford University ...... HNC Surveying Thorley E J ...... Manchester University ...... Mathematics Topalian M E C ...... Leeds University ...... Mathematics with Finance Trotter V ...... Manchester Metropolitan University ...... Humanities/Social Sciences Programme Tunwell L J ...... Cardiff University ...... Marine Geography Tutton B ...... Bristol University ...... Biochemistry Unterhalter R W ...... Applying 04/05 Waite S M ...... Nottingham Trent University ...... Business Studies Weight C J ...... Leeds University ...... Mechanical Engineering Werrell E ...... York University ...... Biochemistry Williams H J ...... Applying 04/05 Wilson J ...... Applying 04/05 Wood E J C ...... Glasgow University ...... Architecture Wood L E ...... Manchester University ...... French and German

47 Appendix 4 Awards & Prizes

Distinctions in Public Examinations King’s School Awards A & AS Level T U Brocklehurst Awards Robert Unterhalter Pupils with three A grades Nicola Roper David Illingworth Coral Briggs Katherine Marten W D Brocklehurst Awards Laura Davenport Rachel Elkin Mohammed Moussallati Matthew Beardmore Jonathan Flattery Alastair Patrick F D Brocklehurst Awards Rebeca Lea Carrie-Anne Green Justin Perring Claire Percival Osman Hussain Edward Thorley William Barnett Award Sarah Potter Nicholas Lloyd Michael Topalian Helen Marten Lauren Wood Pearson Award Richard Hedley Goodlad Dobson Award Robert Hart Pupils with four A grades Luke Goodsell Oliver McConnell Special Prizes Sarah Greenough Naomi Mortimer Elizabeth Harrison Claire Percival Head of Foundation’s Prize Robbie Unterhalter Robert Hart Sarah Potter Former Pupils’ Association Awards Naomi Mortimer Nabila Hasbullah Nicola Roper Alastair Patrick Richard Hedley Natalia Rukazenkova Rebecca Lea Ben Tutton School Prizes (all age groups) Sainter (for scientific research) Joint Pupils with five A grades Prize & Middle School Prize: Physics Elizabeth Conway Sainter (for scientific research) Laura Davenport Elizabeth Werrell Joint Prize & Middle David Illingworth Emma Wood School Prize: Mathematics Nicola Bridge Sainter (for scientific research) Pupils with six A grades Joint Prize Sophie Sutton Matthew Beardmore Maimi Wright for Computing & Upper School Prizes: GCSE General Studies (T B Cartwright), Pupils with at least eight A*/A grades Philosophy & Joint Senior Choral David Illingworth Ben Davies (Poetry) & 9NAW Form Katie Bagnall Alexandra Long Prize Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Emily Middleton Sarah Barber Laura Marten Selwyn Russell Jones Sports Prize Ben Harding Francis Barker Katy Massey Thornber Chemistry Development Prize Polly Edwards Meredith Bloom George Maudsley Year 7 Endeavour Cup Helena Loynes Victoria Bradbury Robin McArthur Year 9 Achiever Cup Emily Nesbitt Nicola Bridge Gabriella McCormack Victrix Ludorum Cup Amy Cotterill Rachida Brocklehurst Christopher McCor- Rox Marcall Prize for Endeavour Gayle Parks mick Lauren Brookes Carly Mellor Upper School Prizes Anika Bulcock Charlotte Murphy Rosemary Campbell David North Art (Selwyn Russell Jones) Sarah Levitt Elizabeth Conway Nicholas Petty Biology, Mathematics: Mechanics & Year 13 Development Trust Scholarship Nicola Roper Charlotte Cooper Ramya Ravikumar Business Studies Mohammed Moussallati Christopher Cowan Holly Richards Chemistry & Mathematics: Statistics Matthew Beardmore Eleanor Cox Rose Richardson Classics (Wilmot) Edward Foster Kay Doncom Anna Seeley Design Technology Christopher More Matthew Dunne Austin Sependa English Language & Polly Edwards William Soutter German (J O Nicholson) Lauren Wood Sarah Evans Catriona Smith English Literature Helen Marten Anna Fleming Rebecca Stanford French (William Broster), Music & Emma French Sophie Sutton Joint Senior Orchestral Rebecca Lea Michelle Greaves Jennifer Swetman Geography & Sports Studies Laura Davenport Katherine Harrison Katie Usher Geology Rachel Barker Eleanor Herald Sarah Varney History (C A Bradley) & Joint Ben Illingworth Charlotte Vohra Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Richard Hedley David Kennerley Heather Walker Mathematics Double Natalia Rukazenkova Ka-Lok Lau Samantha Whipp Physics Nabila Hasbullah Gary Ledger Carley Williamson Psychology Rachel Elkin Gareth Littler Fiona Wilson

48 Appendix 4 Awards & Prizes

Joint Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Awards Ted Cawson & Joint Senior Choral Robert Hart Dhiraj Kapoor Senior Choral Joint Prize Victoria Kirkham Michael Wong Senior Choral Joint Prize Ben Illingworth Robert Winstanley Simon Schuler Trophy Chris Clark Stuart Parks Theatre Arts Joint Prize Justin Perring Theatre Arts Joint Prize Janet WIlson Middle School Prizes (Girls’ Division) Macclesfield High School Middle School Prizes (Boys’ Division) ‘Best All-Rounder’ Cup Rebecca Stanford Deryck Siddall Cup, Chemistry & Art & Design Lily Dunlop Mathematics Nick Petty Biology & Staffordshire University Prize Theresa Olsen Rong Art & Design Richard Whiting Chemistry & History Anna Seeley Biology Gary Ledger Design Technology (Resistant Materials) Kay Doncom Design Technology (Graphic Products), Dual Award Science & English Rosie Campbell German & Physics Matthew Dunne French Katherin Harrison Design Technology (Technology) Teodor Werner Geography Lauren Brookes Dual Award Science David North German Katy Massey English Robin McArthur History Chloe Mather French & Year 10 Major Research James May Latin & Music Charlotte Vohra Geography, History, Music & Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Katie Usher Staffordshire University Prize David Kennerley Theatre Arts Emma French Latin Gareth Littler Middle School Reading Natasha Bell Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Chris MCormick Joint Anne Craig French Prize & Theatre Arts Leo Thompson Year 10 Research Award Hannah Williams Middle School Reading & Joint Anne Craig French Prize & 9MTH Form Prize Jack Edwards Year 10 Major Research Award Charlotte Green Jenny Lee Mathematics Prize Stephanie Lowndes Lower School Prizes (Boys’ Division) Junior Choral Benedict James Lower School Prizes (Girls’ Division) Junior Orchestral Allie Potter Junior Choral Amy Matthewson Junior Orchestral Anna Beesley Form Prizes (Boys’ Division)

10AH Lyam Hollis Form Prizes (Girls’ Division) 10DG Jonathan Newham 10GNB Abigail Macleod 10FW Edward Beesley 10JMH Sarah McArthur 10JRP Simon Withington 10MPF & Year 10 Research Award Alison Madley 10PW Alex Waddingham 10RAA Claire Ainley 10SJH Peter Tutton 9JSS Sarah Falder 9AR Robbie Smith 9LB Hannah Lock 9KLP Christian Bridge 9NAW Priya Sodha 9MKB James Fox 8LFA Katherine North Religius Studies (Thorneycroft) Matthew Sumpter 8REP Hannah Hills 8DMH James Hay 8RSH Charlotte Bailey 8JAD Johnty Marshall Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Sarah Gales 8KDa Michael Strother 7Esc Victoria French 8PI Alex Reeves 7RAR Naomi Gibson Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Jonathan Burman 7LCP Anna Beesley 7BE Joshua Hearn Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) Rosanna Jacot 7GT Michael Dodd 7KEE Max Elliott Year 10 Research Projects (Girls’ Division) 7ZH Matthew King Religious Studies (Thorneycroft) James Boardman Major Awards Heidi Hughes Charlotte Tighe Year 10 Research Projects (Boys’ Division) Katy Ward Charlotte Perry Major Awards Matthew Falder Anja May Sam Lea Samantha Whipp David Bexon Kaila Hall Matthew Green Dominic Hall

49 Appendix 4 Awards & Prizes

Awards Eleanor Page Second Form Prize Lizzie Moors 5JC Sam Thomas Sophie Cochrane 5NS Olivia Soutter Hannah Beard 5SEO Eleanor Strutt Katie Stretton 4CJH Maddie Coutts Libby Coper 4VA Lara Knowles Mandy Chadwick 3KW Jack Brierley and Anoshe Waheed Edward Laughton Heather Shribman 3LT Raoul Sheikh Hanna Williams 3PA Liam Hadfield Charlotte Murray Endeavour Prize Other Prizes 6AER James Board* 6GDJ Rebecca Higginson* Robert Batchelor Prizes Yasmin Lavassani 6JEB Tilly Thorneycroft* Matthew King 5JC Hannah Marlow John McGowan Fazakerley 5NS Matthew Self Rebecca Cann 5SEO Tommy Wakeham Retiring Prizes 4CJH Ben Mason I A Wilson James Barratt 4VA Alex Quinlan G D Turner Joint Prize Sara Brooks 3KW Charles Cockburn G D Turner Joint Prize Samantha Waite 3LT Thomas Cann A Brown Victoria Howarth 3PA Alex Richardson * denotes Broome Endeavour Prize Junior Division Prizes

Subject Prizes (Year 6 only) Ridings Best All-Rounder Prizes: Jake Knowles and Subject Prizewinner Sumaiya Salehin English: Reading Christopher Smith Robert Batchelor Prizes: John English: Speaking Isabelle Byrne McGowan-Fazakerley English: Writing Hannah Sugden and Rebecca Cann Mathematics Sam Barratt Year 4 Young Artist Award (Mrs P J Aspinwall Trophy): Eve Worthington Science Sean Malkin Geography Jonathan Sampson History Alice Taylor French Hannah Higham Art Jack Purdham Music Katie Holt Technology Jilly Clifford Information Technology James Spencer Religious Education Jonathan Downs Physical Education Michael Barratt Swimming Katerine Edgar Games: Boys William Hanson Games: Girls Felicity Kimber

Form Prizes First Form Prize 6AER Jake Knowles 6GDJ Jilly Clifford 6JEB Hannah Sugden 5JC Ben Spencer Pickup 5NS Sean Wilson 5SEO Elizabeth Bell 4CJH Christopher Hanak 4VA David Moores 3KW Edward Nathan 3LT Ellamae Blackaby 3PA Hatti McCance

50 Appendix 5 Music Examinations

Autumn Term 2003 Spring Term 2004

Associated Board Practical Examinations Associated Board Practical Examinations Sixth Form and Boys’ Division Sixth Form and Boys’ Division Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Edward Beesley ...... Piano 7 135 Dist Peter Mills ...... Oboe 4 127 Merit Michael Buckley ...... Piano 2 123 Merit Chloe Mather ...... Piano 6 112 Pass Christopher Kennerley Saxophone 4 124 Merit Ben Parton ...... Piano 4 103 Pass Elliot Malkin ...... Guitar 2 126 Merit Helen Wood ...... Flute 8 116 Pass Robin McArthur ...... Saxophone 4 107 Pass Jamie Wesley ...... Clarinet 5 120 Merit Sam Lea ...... Percussion 6 137 Dist Matthew Murray ...... Guitar 2 114 Pass Matthew Shribman ....Percussion 2 133 Dis Richard Mayers ...... Piano 8 111 Pass Thomas Charlesworth Piano 1 108 Pass Chris Gibson ...... Saxophone 4 112 Pass Sam Lea ...... Oboe 7 124 Merit Daniel Bowman ...... Piano 1 116 Pass Danny Brown ...... Piano 1 133 Dist Richard Marlow ...... Flute 1 116 Pass Edward Turner ...... Clarinet 2 128 Merit Danny Lawrence ...... Saxophone 3 123 Merit Joe Hanson ...... Piano 2 109 Pass David Jervis ...... Piano 7 114 Pass Ross McNeill ...... Singing 4 118 Pass Thomas Coleman ...... Singing 2 123 Merit Girls’ Division Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Girls’ Division Laura Boyd ...... Flute 6 104 Pass Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Hannah Williams ...... Flute 5 117 Pass Rebekah Overton ...... Piano 2 125 Merit Naomi Gibson ...... Flute 3 105 Pass Jenny Campbell ...... Piano 4 121 Merit Priya Sodha ...... Clarinet 6 130 Dist Katherine North ...... Violin 3 120 Merit Gemma Lord ...... Guitar 1 118 Pass Nicola Keys ...... Piano 6 104 Pass Amy Cotterill ...... Guitar 3 100 Pass Amy Keen ...... Piano 2 110 Pass Sophie Macfadyen .....Saxophone 2 125 Merit Adie Cook ...... Flute 5 111 Pass Hannah James ...... Flute 1 118 Pass Sophie Vohra ...... Guitar 1 132 Dist Charlotte Murray ...... Piano 3 128 Merit Charlotte Ashworth ...Flute 2 120 Merit Carys Ward ...... Flute 3 108 Pass Fiona Wilson ...... Piano 6 108 Pass Sophie Vohra ...... Violin 2 128 Merit Sarah Gales ...... Piano 3 128 Merit Georgina Harmsworth Flute 4 104 Pass Abigail Johnson ...... Piano 3 113 Pass Nicola Deakin ...... Piano 3 120 Merit Josephine Mills ...... Piano 3 121 Merit Hannah Hills ...... Oboe 3 121 Merit Naomi Stanton ...... Clarinet 4 102 Pass Hetty Adams ...... Flute 5 109 Pass Laura Powell ...... Clarinet 4 113 Pass Hannah Wood ...... Piano 2 122 Merit Hannah Wood ...... Clarinet 2 132 Dist Holly Parrish ...... Piano 1 100 Pass Zoe Wolstencroft ...... Piano 1 130 Dist Natalie Gildert ...... Piano 2 127 Merit Amy Beard ...... Clarinet 1 115 Pass Amy Matthewson ...... Saxophone 1 130 Dist Koryann Stevens ...... Piano 1 143 Dist Sophie Macfadyen .....Piano 3 112 Pass Heidi Hughes ...... Piano 6 118 Pass Zoe Wolstencroft ...... Flute 1 120 Merit Ellen Clark ...... Piano 5 108 Pass Nicola Keys ...... Flute 6 116 Pass Kate Holroyd ...... Singing 3 121 Merit Rosie Jacot ...... Piano 5 122 Merit Nicola Deakin ...... Singing 3 138 Dist Anna Beesley ...... Piano 5 127 Merit Alison Smith ...... Singing 3 121 Merit Georgina Rae ...... Singing 3 120 Merit Junior Division Jenny Campbell ...... Singing 3 120 Merit Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Charlotte Murray ...... Singing 5 141 Dist Charlotte Banner-Smith .Des Recorder 1 112 Pass Eve Worthington ...... Flute 1 112 Pass Junior Division Hannah Higham ...... Flute 2 109 Pass Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Elizabeth Bell ...... Flute 2 122 Merit Michael Barratt ...... Clarinet 2 114 Pass Felicity Kimber ...... Flute 1 117 Pass Georgina Swain ...... Piano 1 100 Pass William Connor ...... Singing 1 111 Pass Ben Spencer Pickup ..Piano 1 111 Pass Clare Mckinnon ...... Piano 2 122 Merit Olivia Soutter ...... Piano 2 130 Dist Charlotte Duncan ...... Flute 2 108 Pass

51 Appendix 5 Music Examinations

Jim Lock ...... Flute 1 107 Pass Helen Mills ...... Piano 7 100 Pass Aswad Khan ...... Flute 1 109 Pass Sarah Pickering ...... Flute 4 108 Pass Eleanor Strutt ...... Singing 1 130 Dist Rebecca Bamford ...... Saxophone 3 106 Pass Richard Barratt ...... Singing 2 118 Pass Hugh Roberts ...... Piano 1 100 Pass Junior Division Sumaiya Salehin ...... Flute 2 118 Merit Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Sumaiya Salehin ...... Piano 2 108 Pass Elliot Hanson ...... Guitar 1 105 Pass Jake Knowles ...... Saxophone 1 117 Pass Sam Barratt ...... Guitar 1 100 Pass Harrison Blackaby .....Flute 2 118 Pass William Connor ...... Flute 1 107 Pass Kate Dewhurst ...... Des Recorder 2 116 Pass Bethany Tallents ...... Piano 1 134 Dist Laura King-Smith ...... Piano 1 120 Merit Sophie Branley ...... Piano 1 125 Merit Summer Term 2004 Maddie Coutts ...... Piano 1 106 Pass Charlotte Sampson ....Piano 1 120 Merit Associated Board Practical Examinations Kim Lawrence ...... Cornet 3 121 Merit Sixth Form & Boys’ Division Kanza Khan ...... Singing 1 127 Merit Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Sarah Winstanley ...... Flute 2 111 Pass David Bexon ...... Trumpet 8 120 Merit Elizabeth Marshall .....Viola 3 114 Pass Peter Mills ...... Piano 4 122 Merit Eleanor Lasman ...... Flute 3 117 Pass Thomas Gradwell ...... Trumpet 1 137 Dist Chloe Jackson ...... Flute 2 100 Pass Sebastian Sheratte ...... Saxophone 3 106 Pass Leigh Paton ...... Flute 2 111 Pass Ross McNeill ...... Singing 5 109 Pass Jonathan Sampson .....Saxophone 1 131 Dist Matthew Shribman ....Singing 5 115 Pass Olivia Soutter ...... Violin 2 130 Dist Jack Vlissidis ...... Trumpet 5 117 Pass Katie Holt ...... Violin 3 127 Merit Henry Williams ...... Saxophone 3 115 Pass Rosie Rodman ...... Piano 1 118 Pass Matthew King ...... Piano 4 100 Pass Alice Bailey ...... Piano 1 114 Pass Elliot Malkin ...... Guitar 4 101 Pass Megan Bailey ...... Piano 1 109 Pass Joshua Berry ...... Piano 2 122 Merit Sean Malkin ...... Piano 2 110 Pass Girls’ Division Rachel Bates ...... Singing 2 114 Pass Sean Malkin ...... Saxophone 3 113 Pass Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Flora Woodruff ...... Piano 1 117 Pass Wangui Wanjau ...... Flute 2 112 Pass Helen Kershaw ...... Clarinet 2 105 Pass Olivia Howick ...... Singing 3 131 Dist Trinity Exam Successes Emma Mycock ...... Clarinet 4 110 Pass Sukanya Javle ...... Singing 3 121 Merit March 2004 Alex Smith ...... Piano 1 120 Merit Boys’ Division Katie Mycock ...... Violin 4 111 Pass Name ...... Instrument Grade Result Alexandra King ...... Flute 3 121 Merit Simon Main ...... Keyboard Grade 3 Merit Charlotte Murray ...... Clarinet 5 112 Pass Laura Holland ...... Trumpet 5 117 Pass Girls’ Division Yasmin Lavassani ...... Flute 5 112 Pass Rocky Banks ...... Flute 3 120 Merit Katherine Lob ...... Keyboard Initial Pass Sophie Woodley ...... Flute 2 116 Pass Amy Sumpter ...... Keyboard Initial Distinction Jenny Campbell ...... Guitar 3 112 Pass Genevieve Young-Southward ...... Keyboard Grade 1 Merit Sukanya Javle ...... Violin 3 133 Dist Abigail Johnson ...... Violin 4 117 Pass Junior Division Alison Smith ...... Singing 4 130 Dist Sarah Naden ...... Piano 1 111 Pass Kanza Khan ...... Keyboard Grade 1 Merit Sarah Bailey ...... Piano 2 110 Pass Victoria May ...... Keyboard Initial Pass Rebekah Overton ...... Piano 3 116 Pass Andew Taylor ...... Keyboard Grade 1 Merit Katie Burness ...... Flute 1 126 Merit Anna Beesley ...... Violin 6 126 Merit Summder 2004 Georgina Rae ...... Singing 4 122 Merit Ben Rees ...... Keyboard Initial Merit Charlotte Bailey ...... Clarinet 5 108 Pass Priya Sodha ...... Piano 6 126 Merit

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