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The other event which is one of many that warrant mention was the organ recital given by Daniel Moult, ‘Hands, Feet and Pipes,’ which was the brainchild of John Hammond. It was seen as an opportunity to encourage pupils to take up the organ. I must say a great time was had by all and some amazing sounds heard. The standard of music at school goes from strength to strength and it is always an honour to attend concerts and performances. Sorry sportsmen and sportswomen, I have not mentioned WELCOME your interests, but I think we shall be hearing more from these quarters as the sports centre develops. However, congratulations to all the school ... teams, you do a splendid job! As those who know me appreciate, my ‘build’ is not that of a sporting physique. ... from the President In order to avoid the wrath of the editor, I must draw this rambling to a They say that as you grow older time moves faster close but not before making a plea for the membership to get involved with its Association. This, of course, refers to both the gentlemen and the and this year has been no exception. It has been a ladies. I have been delighted this year to welcome Helen Haigh onto the good year and there have been changes particularly committee. In the meantime, your committee is here and happy to receive in the way we manage the OBA Committee. ideas and comments, and looks forward to another great year working with the school and Lindsey’s team for the benefit of all members, both past and present. In doing so, we will carry forward our traditions, but we The autumn term saw the appointment of a new Director of Development must always be aware that as we move through the century we continue and External Relations, Ms Lindsey Davis, who has re-organised the ‘front to adapt to the needs of future generations. We face some uncertain office’ so we now have a Development and Old Bradfordians’ Office. The challenges in the coming years, but I have confidence that working team (Lindsey, Rebecca, Emma and Jess) do an absolutely wonderful job together we can overcome these. of promoting the school and events. This has made my job easier and more I should like to thank the school and Simon for his support and for the Ian Holland enjoyable. wonderful help received from Lindsey, Rebecca, Emma and Jess. Thank (1966) The year started off with the Annual Dinner at the Midland Hotel where my you for reading this ramble and I look forward to meeting some of you in OBA Committee brother, Mr Stuart M. Holland (1969), entertained us all with veterinary tales the coming year. President – a most enjoyable evening, the only disappointment being a rather poor attendance. This, I am told, was primarily due to the function not being held in school – it is sad to realise that the school building is more important than fellowship with old friends. The Church tries to impress upon us that it is the people who are the relevant body, though I have to admit some buildings do claim the limelight! The good news is that in 2019 we returned to school, courtesy of the Headmaster, Simon, and we welcomed one of the first girls to attend BGS, Helen Millichap (1993), as our guest speaker. It was a great evening! On the subject of dinners, I was also able to attend the 2018 London Club Dinner, ... from the which was, as always, a great success with all seats occupied and some Headmaster interesting comments from the member of the New World! During my first year, I did my best to attend as many functions as possible, from Founders’ Welcome to the latest edition Day and Speech Day to a lecture from the Commonwealth War Graves of the Old Bradfordians Commission (CWGC). However, the functions I should like to highlight are the re-vamped 40s/50s reunion and the organ recital given by Daniel Moult. Association magazine. Firstly, the reunion was moved to a ’school day’ and this coincided with the 70th Anniversary of the School moving into the present building, allowing Dr Simon Hinchliffe I hope you enjoy reading all that follows as members to attend the celebration and join the school at work. A superb BA, MEd, PhD, FRSA much as I did. Many thanks to everyone, OBs buffet was enjoyed in the Douglas Hamilton (DH) Room and everyone was Headmaster and BGS colleagues, who make this excellent fascinated by the exhibition put on by Lindsey’s team – well done team! publication possible. BGS is in great shape. Students are respected and their welfare is our priority. Exam results are 04 / 05 The Old Bradfordian

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strong and improving. Co-curricular programmes Perhaps, however, there is one fixed trait? are thriving and the attention we devote to A characteristic of the north, of Yorkshire, that personal development reflects our liberal values

reaches full expression in the bedrock of Bradford and keen sense of proportion. We continue and BGS: our motto ‘Hoc Age’. Translated roughly to nurture capable, decent young people of as ‘get on and do it’ – no nonsense, unfussy – it character: individuals ready to play a full role Lindsey is well known to many OBs. In April, she guides us still. Change … but continuity too. In in the world beyond our gates. and her team organised a hugely successful Old many senses, our ambition to embed benefaction At this year’s Speech Day, I shared the belief of Bradfordians 1940s Reunion, during which OBs and assisted places at the heart of BGS for the long everyone at BGS that an inspiring education mingled with Governors, teachers and pupils. The term is very much a ’back to the future’ moment, changes lives. It kindles intellectual and emotional occasion provided a chance to celebrate the 70th as we invoke the direct grant days of yesteryear, curiosity, fosters physical and mental wellbeing, anniversary of the opening of the current school a time when schools like BGS were characterised and provides the tools, moral code and good campus by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. as engine houses of social progression. We would manners to make a valuable contribution to society. Conversation flowed, memories exchanged, see those days renewed. BGS aims to equip young people with the and music, fine food and drink were enjoyed. It remains a rare privilege to lead Bradford aspirations, confidence, and resilience to make a As if this weren’t memorable enough, it being a Grammar School. This past year I have once difference at school and in later life. There is no ‘normal’ school day, OBs were once again able again enjoyed the robust good company of OBs more powerful expression of this than the positive to experience an end of term assembly in the and friends of BGS in the UK, mainland Europe impact OId Bradfordians make in the wider world: Price Hall. 2019 also marks another significant and North America. The warmth, fellowship and internationally, domestically and much closer to anniversary: 35 years since girls entered the Sixth common good sense of the wider BGS family is home – not least here in Bradford. Form and twenty years since BGS became fully something that I cherish. The challenges faced by co-educational. We are proud to offer such a rich and empowering UK independent schools like BGS are increasingly education and remain sincerely grateful to our The anniversaries illustrate how schools can acute. Nevertheless, we stay true to our heritage benefactors, whose generous support enables us evolve whilst remaining true to their core values. and community, champion the virtues of to extend such transformative opportunities to the In my speeches (by now some lucky readers good learning and strive to be an asset to our widest possible cross section of families. We are will have sat patiently through a few of these!), community. In so doing we continue to enact always seeking to make a difference by fostering I characterise BGS as defined by both our heritage our shared vision for BGS. Hoc Age! needed social integration and mobility in Bradford and forward-looking approach: this is physically and the north: to ‘light fires’ and invest in the future articulated through the walk from the Price Hall of our school, county, and country. to the Clarkson Library. BGS is traditional in many respects, but never afraid to innovate. Our forthcoming co-educational anniversary BGS aims to equip young people with the aspirations, signals that BGS has never been squeamish confidence, and resilience to make a difference at about moving forwards. school and in later life I am lucky and enjoy the privilege of meeting Old Bradfordians of varied vintage. The school Simon Hinchliffe, Headmaster they remember has not stood still. OBs recall subtly different schools, each of their era. Collectively, they describe a pattern of informed Lindsey Davis, our new Director of Development growth, sensitivity to external context and and External Relations, is currently preparing responsive educational vision. This is why, initiatives to increase the number of assisted places after nearly 500 years of history, BGS remains at BGS. This is laudable work, building on a relevant and important asset to UK economy, the successes of previous fundraising campaigns. polity and culture. We intend to establish a transformative Assisted Places Fund, offering sustainable and long-term funding opportunities for deserving pupils. 06 / 07 The Old Bradfordian

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Jed Boardman Deputy Head CONTENTS 02 Welcome …

NEWS FEATURES 11 OB teams up with Ed Sheeran and events 37 Could you be our next 13 Internationally acclaimed ‘Bradford Beacon’? cricketer inspires students 38 Bradford Beacon: 14 Leading Ladies marks 35 Tim Bateson Diary dates years of BGS co-education ... from the Deputy Head 41 Simon Preston (1973-81) New Year Drinks 16 Meet Helen Haigh 8 January 2020 writes … I have worked at Bradford Grammar 18 Meet Martha O’Sullivan OB vs BGS Swimming 42 Old Bradfordians North School for more than 20 years and and Water polo 20 Meet Megan Kinsey America 2018 Reunion 21 March 2020 took on this new and exciting role in 22 BGS wins national 43 Richard Birkett Memorial April 2019. Class of 1994 Silver Reunion engagement award Match 2019 21 March 2020 24 Former teacher – who 44 BGS’s victory over Ruthin OBA 1940s and 1950s Reunion I began my career as a police officer in Manchester before taught spies after the war School on their Welsh tour Friday 3 April 2020 moving into teaching. I taught physics at St Peter’s School – turns 100 in the 1962-63 season BGS Cross Country Reunion in York, for three years before becoming Head of Physics 26 OB decoded Anne Lister’s 44 Southampton City Art 4 April 2020 at Fulneck School, in Pudsey, where I stayed for five years. (‘Gentleman Jack’) secret Gallery: ‘Eurich Family’ I joined BGS 20 years ago and have held various positions Bacchus Cup Golf Competition diaries exhibition including Head of Year 7, Year 10 and Year 11, and Head July 2020 30 A remarkable friendship 45 BGS vs Old Bradfordians of Physics. OBA Annual Dinner Swimming and Water polo 26 September 2020 I’m delighted to take up this privileged position. BGS is a 46 Cross Country reunion great place to work. It provides a world class education for its Please visit beyondbradford.com 48 Remembering … students and all the staff members, both teaching and non- for further details teaching, form a first-class team. The teachers are specialists in their fields and are passionate about the art of teaching. BGS students are fantastic. They are academically and emotionally intelligent and have a genuine thirst for knowledge, coupled with a desire to succeed. I am extremely proud of BGS and look forward to bumping into many OBs over the coming years. 08 / 09 The Old Bradfordian

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Brian Parker (1976-2005) Hello from BGS Editor and former A year passes very quickly – more quickly, in schools! A new Chemistry teacher Development Director spends much of their first year in post planning and strategising; the counter to this desk-bound work is, without doubt, making new friends and connections. Thank

you for making me so welcome! The newly badged Development and Old Bradfordians’ Office is The educational and social much more than just gift wrap – it testifies to the school’s deep reform triggered by Bradford appreciation for all that Old Bradfordians do for BGS. It is also a call MP WE Forster’s 1870 to arms. We want to maintain our strong ties with you, wherever you Education Act saw BGS at the are! I’ve met OBs who have visited school from as far afield as the forefont of change – where antipodes and others who are just down the road in Shipley. Some else?! Forster himself endowed Notes from the Editor of you can still remember the Manor Road Building(!), others can a scholarship and prize here, speak to recent experiences of university life at networking lunches. deeming BGS ‘an institution Welcome to the 2018-19 edition of ‘The Old What connects you all is the pride in your faces when you step back fraught with the greatest Bradfordian’ – the news magazine for the OBA. into the Price Hall (plus something of the childlike awe you must possible benefits to all classes’. have first experienced). It is now over to us to pick up where he left off. Through the Many thanks to everyone who has helped, especially Rebecca Former teachers are another important part of the BGS family, as our myriad contributions OBs make who has sent me reminders and ideas and Emma, who has piece on Courtenay Lloyd demonstrates. It is said that it is the people to school life, our community collected articles for the magazine throughout the year. who make the place, and nowhere is this truer than at BGS. Please do stay in touch and keep an eye on our new events webpage to partnerships, and working to 2018 was the second year the magazine went digital with only have a look at our fast-expanding events programme – we’d love to preserve our school’s historic 300 copies being printed. I would be very interested to hear from see you at our New Year drinks in Leeds, in January. mission: to be accessible to all OBs on this topic. Also, if there are any OBs who did not receive with the talent to thrive here. a hard copy and would like to, please contact the school or me. Recent events have proven extremely popular. We celebrated two I look forward to working with The full magazine is available to read on the school’s website. It is significant anniversaries this year: our 70th anniversary at Frizinghall you to strengthen and grow the nice to know that some people read my little piece as the article tie-in with the 1940s and 50s Reunion was a sell-out, and we were Old Bradfordian community – from Simon Preston (whom I last taught in 1981) shows. thrilled to welcome female OBs back to school for our Leading Ladies event marking 35 years since girls entered the Sixth Form and to ensure that successive I look forward to receiving articles from OBs for next year’s magazine. and twenty years since BGS became fully co-educational. generations of Old Bradfordians I attended a Physics lecture at school in June by the speaker follow in your footsteps. Of course, you can’t always be here in person. Which is why this year Professor Paul Brown from Nottingham University. His talk was Lindsey Davis we took the decision to rebrand our professional networking site, essentially about how a very small object can now be observed. Development Director BGS-Alumni, as Beyond Bradford. Membership now stands at over He concluded with several pictures showing the school logo 1,600 members strong, thanks to the site’s new and more interactive [email protected] on a human hair, one is shown below! functionality, so please encourage others to sign up if they haven’t 01274 553712 [email protected] already – it’s a great space to share photos, work opportunities, and keep up-to-date with school news! Speaking of news … thank you to everyone who completed our recent survey. I look forward to sharing the results over the coming months. Looking ahead, we aim to share more details about our Right: The BGS crest fundraising plans for assisted places. on a human hair 10 / 11 The Old Bradfordian 2018-19 Edition NEWS

International pop star Ed Sheeran has

teamed up with Old Bradfordian, Will I have worked at BGS for four years, leading on the school’s marketing and communications Baugh, to produce a range of affordable strategy. Working closely with Lindsey Davis, acoustic guitars which will inspire more our new Director of Development, my role is to young people to play music. increase BGS’s public profile and engagement with key stakeholders, locally and nationally. It was a pleasure to work on our recent ‘Leading Will began working as a Ladies’ campaign and event. We have seen part-maker at Lowden Guitars women’s movements exert their influence as OB teams up with two years ago after moving powerful agents of change, something that BGS’s to Northern Ireland from heritage also reflects, with its innovative and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It forward-looking approach. As part of my role Ed Sheeran involved processing timbers within the Development Team, I am responsible I am the school’s first port of call for our Old from around the world to make for all BGS publications. Bradfordian Community and work closely with all the small components that the Old Bradfordian Association Committee. are needed to produce the This magazine is truly unique. We take great pride I look after the contact database, Beyond incredible Lowden Guitars. in thanking our OBs for contributing much to the Bradford, and the OB section of the website. school’s development. ‘The Old Bradfordian’ ‘During this time, I also worked We are thrilled to have welcomed Old Bradfordian honestly reflects the positive impact they have at The world-famous singer- on some limited-edition guitars BGS and with the wider community. speakers this year for both our Senior and Junior in a project with Bushmills Speech Days, Ashley Metcalfe (1982) and Hamish songwriter was approached I hope you enjoy all that follows and do get in by the County Down guitar whisky, inlaying the actual touch with your ideas for our next edition – Irvine (2014). We are currently working on a full copper from the whisky stills programme of Old Bradfordian events for 2020 – firm, Lowden Guitars, where we’re always looking for fresh content! OB pupil Will Baugh, now an as artwork on the guitars. This it’s a really exciting year with key anniversaries of latest project, ’Sheeran by Emma Wragg eminent product and furniture the school becoming co-educational (35 years for Lowden’ has been our biggest Communications Manager designer, works. the Sixth Form and 20 years for the whole school). challenge but in many ways [email protected] Please get in touch if you would like to visit the Will said: ‘George Lowden has has been the most rewarding,’ 01274 553709 School, if you have any news or suggestions for been friends with Ed Sheeran said Will. the OB events programme, or if you’d like to offer for a number of years after designing and making a small The partnership was confirmed to speak or support our careers support at the National Association of programme for pupils at BGS. unique guitar for Ed called ‘The Wee Lowden’. The aim of the Music Merchants 2019 show in Rebecca Bull collaboration is to get really California, where Sheeran gave Alumni Relations Officer great, affordable guitars into a surprise performance at a private event and the ‘Sheeran [email protected] the hands of aspiring, young by Lowden’ was revealed. 01274 553710 (and old) musicians! With that in mind, we had to start from Will continued: ‘During my the ground up, re-designing design career, I’ve been lucky a new workshop along with enough to exhibit at trade all the tooling and fixtures to shows in New York, where enable us to make this new my work was recognised range of guitars.’ by the Museum of Modern 12 / 13 The Old Bradfordian

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provided me with a solid foundation for camaraderie and team spirit. I can see this at BGS. The sport also gives their students the self-confidence to learn from their mistakes and adapt quickly to changing 2 circumstances. This instils resilience, both physical and mental, which is invaluable for adult life.’ After leaving BGS, Ashley played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1983 to

Internationally 1995. He won his Yorkshire cap in 1986, the year he was acclaimed voted the Cricket Writers’ Club ‘Young Cricketer of the Year’ Art and the Guggenheim. I’m very proud that they now stock and scored a half century some of my product range. However, more recently it has been cricketer inspires in his only appearance for a real achievement to hear the first Ed Sheeran guitars have been England Young Cricketers in produced using this new production line. students 1983. His professional playing ‘As a child, I was always fascinated by the things my Grandpa would career saw him amass 11,938 make in the garage at home, and wherever possible, I would try and runs for Yorkshire and latterly help. This enthusiasm grew through my years at Bradford Grammar Nottinghamshire. School, and with the support of some great teachers and lecturers Acclaimed former ‘woke up every morning and I believe the most Returning to his Yorkshire at Northumbria University, I was inspired to pursue my career as a chose her own attitude’ – she valuable things I Yorkshire batsman roots, he said: ‘It was a great product and furniture designer.’ chose to be positive. I think learnt were drive and OB told BGS this is very powerful, that honour to be back at Bradford Head of Design Technology at Bradford Grammar School, Stuart and discipline ... you can chose to maximise Grammar School and a real Taylor, said: ‘Our students have good, really interesting careers ahead students to ‘work Will Baugh opportunities and you’re in the pleasure to see how the school of them, just like Will, where they can make a real difference. They hard, learn the value driving seat. has developed over the years, can end up travelling and working abroad on fantastic projects and particularly the new sporting of resilience and ‘I’ve always found the notion with innovative companies. Design technology gives them a flavour facilities. It was lovely to speak enjoy life’ during of success interesting. It means of that.’ to such genuinely enthusiastic different things to different Will reflected on his time at school: ‘The skill set and experiences I Yorkshire Tea National students.’ people. To one person they gained throughout my time at BGS have proved invaluable to my Cricket Week. may associate it with career Simon Hinchliffe, Headmaster, career. The amazing DT facilities, and the opportunities that I was progression. Personally, I like to said: ‘We were delighted to given, really allowed me to pursue my goals with incredible support Ashley Metcalfe, a renowned leave a business in a stronger welcome Ashley back to from the staff. former first-class cricketer, position than when I first BGS. His visit has been a great ‘I believe the most valuable things I learnt were drive and discipline, and current chief executive of started – to build something. success with overwhelmingly while balancing my subjects and extracurricular activities with rugby British Weightlifting, spoke to an If you can learn to deal with positive feedback. He is a training at lunch! These values have kept me focused and given me audience of students, parents failure the same way you deal compelling speaker with a direction throughout my design career.’ and staff during Bradford with success, then the world’s wealth of experience and wisdom drawn from his Lowden guitars are sold across the world. Grammar School’s prestigious your oyster.’ professional and personal life.’ annual Speech Day. The school has recently seen Ashley said: ‘When I was asked major upgrades to its cricket, by the headmaster to talk about netball, tennis and hockey the advice that really made a facilities as well as a new sports difference to my life, I referred enclosure. to a colleague who said she Ashley added: ‘I can see this is an exciting time for sport at Above (L-R): Michael Bradford Grammar School. My Morgan, George Lowden, Ed years as a professional cricketer Sheeran, John Moore, Colin Marren and Will Baugh Above (L-R): Head Girl Emily Fewlass Jones, Headmaster Simon Hinchliffe, Cricketer Ashley Metcalfe and Head Boy Tom Austin 14 / 15 The Old Bradfordian

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Lindsey Davis, Director of Development, said: ‘There are so many inspirational, strong women who have forged great careers and lives following their time at Bradford Grammar School. We’re looking forward to celebrating the role they’ve played in school life this year and marking their significant achievements through our programme of events.’

Simon Hinchliffe, Headmaster, said: ‘Successful schools move

with the times and BGS is one such example, with a school community today balanced between boys and girls. The Leading Ladies event was a great way to celebrate the role that women have played in school life, both at BGS and in the wider world. It was wonderful, personally, to meet so many female Old Bradfordians and see how they have embodied EVENT markS the school motto ‘Hoc Age’, 35 years of BGS meaning ‘get on and do it.’ co-education

Leading ladies from across Yorkshire were guests of honour at a special event held to mark 35 years since Bradford Grammar School (BGS) first welcomed girls through its doors.

The school saw girls enter the Sixth Sabbiyah Pervez Form in 1984, before going fully BBC Look North’s Communities co-educational 15 years later. Many Reporter female Old Bradfordians have gone Abby-Mae Parkinson on to have thriving careers and Team GB Cyclist lives following their time at BGS. Helen Haigh To mark the start of a year of Army Reserve Captain and celebrations, the Leading Ladies Senior Project Manager event saw six Old Bradfordians and Suzanne Watson Bradfordians take part in a panel President of Bradford Chamber discussion in the school’s historic of Commerce and owner of Price Hall in front of an audience of Approach PR more than 66. Jane Chapman The panel, which had ‘What Makes BGS’s Assistant Head (Pastoral) a Leading Lady in 2019?’ as its Jaya Krishna theme included: BGS Sixth Form student and women’s rights ambassador 16 / 17 The Old Bradfordian

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Old Bradfordian, Helen Haigh

Helen has led major projects during her career, (2000), spent ten years in the from the planning and delivery of transport readiness for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Armed Forces. She is a Captain in Glasgow, to ensuring the safe passage of in the Reserve Army and project deliveries on the main supply routes through Afghanistan as an Engineer Intelligence Officer. manager for WYG.

How have you found working in such male dominated industries? I grew up surrounded by brothers, so I’ve

never felt uncomfortable working in a male dominated environment. To me, the workplace has been a place with equal opportunities and people treating you with respect for doing a good job. In the Army, a lot of it is about being fit and strong. I’ve always enjoyed the fitness side and found I could always hold my own. I never witnessed sexism as such because I kept fit and active so I was seen as an equal. I’ve had great male and female line managers in the Helen military, and you take what you want to learn from each of them. I think naturally there’s always a pecking order with promotions and how you’re noticed and it’s about keeping abreast of healthy competition. There are always particular people who will help you or hinder you. Haigh What are your thoughts on gender balance in the Armed forces? As of October last year, all roles are now open to women in the Army. Seeing more women in top positions is not going to happen overnight but, in time, it will happen. It’s a big old wheel which needs to turn. There’s always going to be pauses in women’s careers if they have children but that’s not to say they can’t come back afterwards and, over time, slot back in. Having equality with men means there’s more opportunities for them to take paternity leave, for example.

What makes a leading lady in 2019? To me it’s about being a leader rather than a leading lady. My niece is eight now but when she was three I remember running with her around the field and saying ‘keep going, never give up, don’t doubt yourself, always believe in you…’ If you allow yourself to think you can’t do something, then you never will. 1018 / 1119 The Old Bradfordian

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to know I had the ability to run and develop such groups too. Overall, BGS prepared me well for what I’m doing currently, as it proved to me that I was capable of balancing work with music, maintaining a high standard in both, and never letting one slip

to benefit the other. What are your fondest Schools and colleges memories of BGS? Schools and colleges very very rarely allow rarely allow students to explore their extra-curricular activities as students to explore much as BGS does. Tell us a bit about your their extra-curricular They usually concentrate on musical achievements the academic side of a child’s at Leicester ... activities as much education and nothing else. My I was Principal Clarinettist weeks were so busy with music from my first term in the first as BGS does rehearsals, hockey training and year where I got to play the trying to get something that ‘Rhapsody In Blue’ solo in the looked halfway artistic to my first concert. art teachers, but things like that Martha I have since performed the are so good for your mind. Yes Bruch Concerto and Mozart’s I was busy, but I was busy with Clarinet Concerto with them things I loved, which made my too. I have just started my third What is your biggest How did BGS prepare brain healthy and ‘ready to go’ O’Sullivan year as President of the Big achievement to date? you for all this? in my academic lessons. Band, which plays at corporate Getting our Big Band to play I played in the orchestra I have to mention my events across the city and The Royal Albert Hall and close concert band and big band at wonderful Biology teacher regular gigs at well known the Youth Proms! BGS for seven years, and joined of four years, Mrs Dunn, if Martha has just completed her music venues. We have twice It’s entirely student led and the saxophone group when I I’m talking about my fondest taken to the stage at Gent Fest was ‘old enough’! memories. What a fantastic, undergraduate degree at the student run; none of us study where we have shared the music so we get no external As much as I moaned at the inspiring teacher she is. She University of Leicester studying line up with the likes of Tom help. The buzz around it was time, I also enjoyed singing in sees potential in every student Genetics, during which time she Jones, and our most recent incredible too. I am now a the choirs on Founders’ Day that walks through her door achievement was playing at frequent guest on BBC Radio and the carol service etc. In and will work with each one has led the university’s incredibly The Royal Albert Hall as part of Leicester and because of the my last two years, I started to make sure they do the best successful Big Band. the Youth Proms. group’s success under my up a Soul Band at the school they can. I wouldn’t be where I I organised a 12 hour live presidency, I have made a lot that had players right from am today had she not been my music marathon last year, of important connections with Year 7 through to Upper Sixth. teacher – meaning I wouldn’t which involved more than 200 people not only in the music Being involved in the music be studying Genetics at a students, and we raised more industry, but across other department at BGS for so long fantastic university, but I also than £1,000 for Myeloma UK. fields too. meant I was used to working wouldn’t have the drive that I I have also made connections with different groups of people. do, that she instilled in me. in Leicester which have This gave me the skills to search allowed me to play for shows for groups when I left the area and other orchestras, in a and gave me the confidence successful functions band and play on tracks for independent recording artists. 20 / 21 The Old Bradfordian

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I’m working as a Programme Adviser, focusing on education, on the Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) Programme. GESS is a programme to transform the lives of a generation of children in South Sudan – especially girls – through education. It’s an initiative of the Ministry of General Education and Instruction of South Sudan and funded by the UK Government.

How did BGS prepare As soon as I finished school, I did the Trinity Certificate in Teaching you for this career? English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL) Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification. Before going As a pupil at BGS, I was inspired to the University of St Andrews to study English Language and by my teachers and other Literature, I spent a year working as a Kindergarten Teacher at pupils to realise how important Dulwich College Beijing, in China. In my university holidays, I taught education is. in Cambodia, and took a leave of absence in between my second Both as a teacher and as an and third year to teach in Colombia for a year. Education Adviser, I often As I gained more teaching experience in different countries, I felt look back on my time at I could increase the impact I was having by working higher up in BGS for examples of good the education system. I also decided that I wanted to work in low- What advice would teaching practice and a income countries where improved education systems would impact you give to current model of how to create an the lives of the most marginalised children. I went on to do a Masters pupils at BGS? effective learning environment. in Education, Gender and International Development to build on Dream big and take advantage My teachers at BGS also my practical experience and improve my understanding of the of everything BGS has to offer! encouraged me to follow my education and international development sector. interests and gave me a lot of You don’t already have to responsibility. I learned good What is your biggest achievement to date? decide what career you want time management from an Conducting research with children with disabilities in very remote to follow after school. Get as early age, through participating locations in Sierra Leone. much experience as you can in multiple extra-curricular in different areas; it will all be I investigated how their experiences of gender and disabilities activities and keeping up with good learning and helpful for affected their experiences of formal education. There is still very little studies. This helped me a your future. research on children with disabilities in Sierra Leone. My research lot at university, when I had enabled a Disabled Person’s Organisation to create interventions to balance my degree with that enabled children with disabilities to access quality education multiple part time jobs, and has and reduce social stigma. helped me in my career. Another big achievement has been working alongside the GESS programme that has enabled me to contribute to the fantastic achievement of reaching 1.6 million enrolment of learners in South How did you get to Sudan in May 2018. This is a record for South Sudan, and has been where you are today? achieved despite the consequences of conflict that have left four I believed in the importance of million people displaced, and more than half the population food education from very early on, insecure. There has also been a positive trend in female student and when I was in school, my enrolment; as of July 2018, girls made up a record proportion of ambition was to become an total enrolment, currently at 46.06 percent, compared to 39.96 English teacher. percent in 2014. Megan What are your fondest memories of BGS? It’s hard to choose one memory in particular as I really enjoyed my years at BGS. I had many different extra-curricular interests, and was encouraged by teachers to take part in as many activities as I wanted. I really enjoyed being part of different music groups: the orchestra, Kinsey big band, string quartet and a baroque ensemble. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to perform in the string quartet at the 2006 ‘Delius Inspired’ Festival, where I met Tasmin Little and Julian Lloyd Webber. 22 / 23 The Old Bradfordian

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BGS wins national engagement award

The IDPE judging panel said: ‘It was a remarkable ‘Happiness reflects the strong commitment In 2019, BGS won a national programme that successfully captured interest on of everyone in school to the wellbeing of our an important topic from new audiences. While it students and the local community. In an age of award for its ‘Happiness’ raised the profile of the school, this engagement growing fears about the pressures put on young campaign also provided a platform for continued people to succeed, this award helps to highlight campaign, designated to promote positive engagement within the school’s wider and lead the way in combatting the stigma that wellbeing among its students, community.’ still surrounds mental health.’ Simon Hinchliffe, BGS Headmaster, said: ‘We’re The IDPE Development Awards recognise staff and local community. acutely aware that members of the public, young innovation and creativity in the schools’ people, parents and teachers, all have important development sector. stories to tell about happiness and wellbeing in The campaign has also been shortlisted for school, and in their everyday lives. We wanted the wellbeing initiative of the year award, in Bradford Grammar School scooped the IDPE to play our part by sharing our voices, through the 2020 Tes Independent School Awards. (the Institute of Development Professionals in this public resource, to benefit everyone and to Find out more about Happiness at Education) Engagement Campaign of the Year help raise awareness within our local community, happiness.bradfordgrammar.com Award for its Happiness campaign, which tackled Yorkshire and nationwide. mental health issues in young people by providing ‘We were delighted to receive this award in resources and tools to promote wellbeing. recognition of our work to foster wellbeing at Right: Receiving the award (L-R) John Batistich The campaign brought together more than 35 BGS. Lots of colleagues, students and BGS families Sponsor of award, Lindsey Davis BGS Development leading national charities including Time to Change, supported this activity which has made a lasting Director, Emma Wragg BGS Communications Manager and Comedian Dominic Holland Rethink Mental Illness, Anxiety UK and No Panic and positive difference to our school community. A was praised for making an important contribution special thank you goes to colleague Emma Wragg to the school’s wider community. At the heart of the who led on the campaign and produced the campaign was a publicly available website which supporting materials and media.’ featured mental health stories told through the Lindsey Davis, BGS’s Development Director, said: voices of parents, pupils, teachers and staff. ‘We’re absolutely thrilled and honoured that such a meaningful campaign has received such recognition – not least, because this award was voted for by peers from across the UK’s school development community. 24 / 25 The Old Bradfordian

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In his 100 years, genial English gentleman Charles Courtenay Lloyd helped to liberate Norway from Nazi invasion; trained Cold War spies; married a penniless Russian princess and taught foreign languages to generations of Yorkshire’s youngsters.

The veteran officer celebrated his centenary in Madrid, where

he now lives, but was nowhere more at home than wandering Former the hills of his beloved Ilkley He signed up as a seaman in It was after this that he joined Moor during his time at 1940, but was made a British the JSSL, before he took up his Bradford Grammar School. Liaison Officer of the Royal post as a languages teacher Navy on board the loaned at Bradford Grammar School His daughter Masha Lloyd has HMS Mansfield in Norway. between 1964 and 1983, living spoken of her pride at her father Mr Lloyd’s job was to pass on in the city until his departure to still being able to celebrate teacher messages and instructions Spain in 2005. His wife died in his birth on what is the 80th from the British Admiralty to 1999. anniversary year of the Second the Norwegian Navy and later World War beginning. Mr Lloyd is a great fan of took part in a raid on a fish oil Charlotte Bronte and his family, ‘There are so few (of them) left factory in German hands near who lived in Heaton Grove, to tell the story,’ she said. ‘For Hammerfest, for which he was often visited Haworth. who me, the most important thing awarded the Liberty Medal from about reaching his century is to King Haakon VII. get him recognition for what he He then helped supervise the did in World War Two.’ surrender of the enemy forces But also noteworthy is his in Norway before working as taught part in the Cold War, when he a post-war intelligence officer became a teacher of Russian in Germany between 1946 at the Joint Services School and 1948. of Linguists (JSSL), which The polyglot – who speaks taught thousands of National German, Russian, French, Service conscripts languages Norwegian and Spanish, and is spies to meet the needs of Britain’s well acquainted with Icelandic, intelligence operations. Finnish, Dutch, Swedish and The Russian-language State Danish – returned to his Security Committee (KGB) university and in 1953 achieved dubbed it ‘the spy school’ and an MA in modern languages after it was where Mr Lloyd met his with a distinction future wife, Elena Von Lieven, a in Norwegian. princess whose family had fled the Russian Revolution, said his daughter Masha, 62. Charles Courtenay Lloyd Born near Tamworth in what – often referred to as the war is now Staffordshire, Mr Lloyd ‘Clarence’ by his pupils was later a day boy at Clifton (Former teacher, 1983) College in Bristol. He went on to read modern languages at Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 1938, but his studies were turns 100 halted by war. 26 / 27 The Old Bradfordian

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Extract from ‘The Life and Loves of Anne Lister’ By Rebecca Woods, BBC OB decoded

In the 1890s, reading by candlelight inside one Anne Lister’s of Shibden’s many dark, oak-paneled rooms, John Lister stared at the rows of unintelligible squiggles spread across the leather-bound book before him. The key to (‘Gentleman the strange code that littered his ancestor Anne Lister’s journals had evaded him for years. Tonight he was resolved to crack it. Jack’) secret He had enlisted the help of a friend, former BGS teacher Arthur Burrell. After borrowing some of the diaries he was confident he had worked out two coded letters – h and e. A tiny bit of diaries paper, scribbled on by Anne and found hidden behind the manor house’s deeds, confirmed his suspicions. ‘In God is my …’, it began, the final four-letter word in code. ‘We saw at once the word must be ‘hope’; and the h and e corresponded with 28 / 29 The Old Bradfordian

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Until then, clear evidence of sex between women With these four INDIVIDUAL letters almost had been absent from the historical record. certain, we began very late at night to find Anne’s journals detailed a lesbian lifestyle the remaining clues ... many thought had not existed in the past. Her promiscuity showed not only that women found her attractive but that sexual lesbian desire had been far more commonplace than was thought. Anne’s diaries and their explicit sexual details

were so shocking that some even believed they were a hoax. my guess,’ Arthur later recalled. ‘With these four letters almost certain, we began very late at It was no exaggeration when the writer and night to find the remaining clues.’ A few hours historian Emma Donoghue described the Lister later, the shocked men learned what Anne Lister diaries as ‘the Dead Sea Scrolls’ of lesbian had been hiding from the world – her detailed history. ‘Anne leaves us this voluminous record and plentiful accounts of sex with her friends. that’s quite difficult to work with but tells us so much about lesbian life in the 1800s,’ says Dr As she gazed at the microfilm she noticed ‘Hardly any one of them escaped her,’ an Caroline Gonda, of Cambridge University. appalled Arthur later recalled. He implored the code sometimes filled entire pages. On his friend to burn the diaries to avoid bringing other occasions it would be interspersed with ‘She tells us about relationships that don’t fit the scandal on the proud Lister name. But while sentences in English. ‘I was hooked,’ she says. idea of ‘romantic friendship’ in the 1800s – it’s dismayed at the contents, which would humiliate ‘What was she hiding?’ A library worker gave not all chaste hand-holding, pressing flowers his family if published, John could not bring her a photocopy of Arthur’s code. This time, no- and braiding each other’s hair. It’s so important himself to destroy them. one requested to scrutinise what Helena might that she goes into so much detail about her discover. She took home Anne’s 1817 diary to sex life. Women’s sexuality has always either Instead he hid all 26 volumes on shelves defined us entirely or been thought to be begin unravelling the mystery. It was when Helena deciphered the passage concealed behind Shibden’s wood panelling, completely absent.’ where they remained until his death in 1933. In Modern understanding of lesbian history – and of 12 December 1817, when Anne was in York the following years, with the hall now in public the next four decades of Helena’s life – would to see Mariana for the first time since her But what is also crucial about Anne’s story is ownership, Anne’s diaries were discovered be shaped by what she discovered. The work honeymoon and had crept into her room, that that she was not alone. and gifted to Halifax Library. A reluctant Arthur was painstaking. In 34 years, Anne had written her secret was revealed. ‘I took off my pelisse ‘People say she was a one-off but there’s a Burrell, by then in his 80s, decided he was an exhausting five million words in 26 volumes, and drawers, got into bed and had a very good community there,’ says Dr Gonda. ‘She’s not the honour-bound to give the council details of with a further 14 travel diaries on top of that. kiss, she showing all due inclination and in less only gay in the village. Although Anne is a bit the code. About a sixth of this was written in cipher. than seven minutes, the door was unbolted of a bad lass, a bedpost notcher, and a terrible and we were all right again,’ Anne had written. ‘My copy of the clue will be burnt later,’ he At first, there were only subtle clues to the snob, she tells us so much about sexual desire Helena realised that ‘kiss’ was in fact code for told them. In the decades that followed, a small nature of Anne’s secret. In a coded passage in lesbian history.’ sex, while a Q with a curl denoted a sexual number of researchers studied Anne’s letters in 1817, Anne confided she was wearing experience. and journals. However, a council committee ‘gentleman’s braces’ to hold up her drawers. demanded to see their work first to remove any Other hidden sentences were about money She deduced that ‘incurred a cross’ was a ‘unsuitable material’. The academics acquiesced issues. Mariana’s name began to appear in code, reference to Anne’s orgasms, which were to the cover-up, leaving the secret hidden. and while it was obvious the women had a deep frequently marked in the margins with an X. friendship, the true nature of their relationship The depth of Anne’s relationship with Mariana In a room in Halifax Library, the hefty microfilm was unclear. had become clear. Anne also often referred in machine whirred into action. It was 1982 and detail to ‘grubbling’– or groping – a word that Helena Whitbread, a 52-year-old teacher, was appeared time and again. ‘Of all the things I Above: staring at line after line of tiny, unfathomable thought she was hiding, it wasn’t sex with other (Top) Former BGS teacher symbols flashing before her. Helena, who Arthur Burrell women,’ says Helena. ‘I think the feeling was ... had recently completed a history degree, had (Bottom left) OB John Hollingworth as “Oh my God – here is an absolutely truthful – I’m been looking for a subject for a book and was Mr Abbott in ‘Gentleman Jack’ sure it was truthful – account of lesbian sex”.’ intrigued by Anne’s story. (Bottom right) OB Vincent Franklin as Christopher Rawson in ‘Gentleman Jack’ After five years spent poring over diaries written between 1817 to 1824, Helena published a book detailing the fraught relationship with Mariana and Anne’s tangled web of lovers across Yorkshire. When ‘I Know My Own Heart’ was published in 1988 it caused a sensation. 30 / 31 The Old Bradfordian

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A remarkable friendship By Richard Stroud

I would like to share with you a remarkable story, which I’ve always believed would make a great Above: ‘I would like to share with blockbuster movie. you a remarkable story, which I’ve always believed would make a great blockbuster movie.’ It is a tale of true friendship that was formed between two young boys from Bradford ... one the grandson of the first Rabbi in Bradford and the other, the eldest son of a Protestant Christian Knight of the Realm. The boys, one being my late father Roy Stroud and the other Bill Bulmer, met at the age of eight in 1928, at Thornville School, in Bradford. I quote Bill, when he kindly wrote the forward for a book about my father, saying: ‘We were both fit and rather chubby and we liked each other instantly’. As their friendship blossomed, they coincidentally both came to live as neighbours on Park Drive, in Bradford, and attended Bradford Grammar School together. They parted company at 13 to attend their respective boarding schools. However, they did maintain their friendship by frequently meeting during the school holidays playing squash at their local Tennis club, rugby at Bradford Lidget Green and other pursuits. They had both been in the Officers’ Training Corps at school and as war approached, they joined the Territorial Army Gunner Unit, in Halifax. 32 / 33 The Old Bradfordian

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It was only later that we realised the cigarette case had a bullet dent in it, and that this had saved his life. We still have that cigarette case today ... According to my father they both grew bored as there was nothing but marching drills and no guns. This spurred them into volunteering for the Royal Artillery Supplementary Reserve and were

Commissioned 2nd lieutenants for a full time course. Bill was sent to the 7th Field Regiment RA, at Catterick, and my father his father was in his left breast pocket. It was only later realised this to the 19th Field Regiment RA, at Borden. One day, in late August had a bullet dent in it and that this had saved his life. We still have 1939, my father’s commanding officer informed him he was being that cigarette case today. posted to the Middle East and he was to report the next day to the It is hard to imagine a 21 year old lying in a machine-gunned docks at Greenock and it was top secret. As Bill later wrote: ‘Roy was ambulance with three dead men around him in the middle of the He was to go home, pack and depart immediately without time under attack by German tanks. desert. Fortunately, he wasn’t conscious and again, by miraculous to say goodbye to his colleagues or friends. That evening, after I spotted him through my field fortune, he was found by British troops. The field hospital couldn’t speaking with his parents, he walked up Park Drive to say goodbye glasses with his head phones deal with his wounds so he was taken by train to Cairo and then to Bill’s parents and, low and behold, he met Bill on his way to say on leaning into the back of the subsequently moved to South Africa for rehabilitation, which took goodbye to my grandparents, Ossie and Clare Stroud. 8cwt truck. There was a shell 18 months. explosion on the back of the These two young teenagers discovered by an incredible twist of truck and I thought, so sadly, He suffered the consequences of those wounds for the rest of his fate that they had both been given identical travel orders! So early farewell best friend’. life but with a very positive attitude and never complaining. He still the next morning, they travelled by train to Greenock where they had shrapnel in his body when he died and, incidentally, could never boarded the cruise liner, SS Orion, which had just been equipped Fortunately, Bill later discovered go through an airport x-ray without setting it off! for a five Star cruise to the Far East and was now commandeered by that my father had survived the War Office for about 2,000 troops and nurses to be taken to the the attack. However, it was In 1944, he re-joined his unit and was posted to Europe as a staff Middle East. some years before they were officer ending the war in Germany with the rank of Major. Bill spent to meet again. During this 18 months as a prisoner of war at an empty monastery in Italy. Bill and Roy as officers shared a luxury stateroom and, at the battle, where my father was By September 1943, he was in a POW camp at Bologna, which the innocent age of 18, danced their way to war in luxury. War was severely wounded, a British Germans had taken over with the firm intention of transferring the declared on 1 September 1939 as they passed Gibraltar. They army ambulance managed to British offices to camps in Germany. disembarked at Alexandria and both men were put in a top hotel in get to him and his badly injured Cairo before eventually being posted to their regiment. Above: Michael ‘Towards Bill took part in a mass escape, with four brother officers. They spent second in command as well as the end of May 1943, they the night hidden in the roof space over the wash rooms sleeping In the dawn of war they decided, whilst waiting for their posting, that reached the British lines one of his gunners. on concrete beams only nine inches wide and the next evening, at they would jointly buy a car. So, for £35 they found an old Bentley and with 130 other The Green Goddess escapees – among them dusk, they made a run for it, forcing their way under the perimeter and the two young British officers travelled around Cairo enjoying ambulance, with Red Crosses Jewish refugees and wire fences without being spotted by the sentries. With the help of a themselves. Eventually, after several weeks, they were given their German deserters – on it and with no escort, set off band of Yugoslav escapees from a forced labour camp, they robbed units and reality appeared as they fought together as part of the 8th climbed up the ramp of a for the safety of British lines but, British landing craft and set banks and raided the houses of prominent fascists believed to be Army, against the Italians and Germans in the North African Desert in complete contravention of off for Térmoli ...’ collaborating with the Germans and took their weapons and vehicles. when the allied troops were heavily outnumbered in soldiers and the Geneva Convention, it was equipment. Towards the end of May 1943, they reached the British lines and with machine gunned by German 130 other escapees – among them Jewish refugees and German In 1942, during a battle in the desert against Rommel’s troops, they and Italian troops. deserters – climbed up the ramp of a British landing craft and set off parted company ... both believing at this point that it was forever. My The ambulance driver, my for Térmoli, some 100 miles to the south and safely behind the Allied father was the commander of D Troop, and responsible for around father’s second in command lines. Bill was demobilised in 1945 having been promoted to Captain. 100 men with artillery guns, and Bill was only half a mile on his right and the gunner, were all killed. flank commanding A Troop. They were operating behind enemy Reunited after the war, in Bradford, my father and Bill worked for My father was left for dead lines attacking their troops and tanks. their family textile businesses both started by their respective fathers suffering multiple machine after the First World War. In the evening, they studied together back gun wounds, on top of his at the Bradford Technical College. As you can imagine this was a previous horrendous injuries. real culture shock and a far cry from the incredible journey they had But, miraculously, a small metal been on. cigarette case given to him by 34 / 35 The Old Bradfordian

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My father said at the time: ‘I was one of the youngest Majors in the British Army with battle experience, given up for dead by Rommel, survived several operations in hospitals in Egypt and South Africa and survived a war where I lost many of my friends. However, I realised I had a lot to learn about the textile industry and had to start at the bottom so I went back to technical college with Bill and we started on a weekly salary of £5.’

In that time, Roy and Bill both met their respective wives, Reka and Betty. Eventually Roy was best man for Bill in Malham Church and, sometime later, Bill returned Bill returning the compliment for Roy in the West London Synagogue.

Army officers. Both men Above: Michael ‘Their gave unstinting voluntary friendship was truly remarkable and their commitment and dedication ... Bill and Roy started a discussion group to interlinked lives quite rekindle their social relationships with their to what they did. My father was incredible. In the words President of the Bradford JIA, of Bill when speaking about other friends that survived the war ... my father, he said: ‘A best Honorary member of AJEX friend is a rare asset which and Chairman of the Bradford should always be cherished’. Magistrates as well as a keen And until the day they died they truly did.’ painter, swimmer and golfer. In 2010 I remember Bill visiting Later, Roy became godfather to Bill and Betty’s son, James. Bill and Their strong friendship my dad. He was showing him Betty established a very strong friendship with my parents and Betty remained throughout the his latest mobility electric bike and my late mother, Reka, shared a wonderful friendship of their years and their amazing with all its gadgets. They were own. In 1950 Bill became godfather to my brother Robert. determination to see one so both excited, giddy 80 year another continued, even, olds, and it made me think of During their long involvement of more than 40 years in the textile though they lived so far apart, how similar the picture must industry they had almost daily contact and served on many of the as Bill moved to Jersey on his have been when they bought industries organisations, working together to make sure the industry retirement. Taking it in turns to their first car in Cairo when they was heard in Whitehall and the Government. In those days, the wool call one another, they spoke were 18. Sadly, that was the industry was one of the top four exporting industries in the UK. religiously every Saturday last time they were to see one How things have changed! morning at 10 o’clock. another. They both passed on In 1946, Bill and Roy started a discussion group to rekindle their shortly after, both in their 90s. social relationships with other friends who survived the war. Over a Their friendship was truly period of 50 years they met every month in one of their homes to remarkable and their interlinked discuss the industry and politics, usually with a guest speaker. Then, lives quite incredible. In the once a year, they took their wives to the Langdale Chase Hotel, in words of Bill, when speaking Windermere for a weekend away to thank them for all their support. about my father, he said: ‘A In 1974, Bill was knighted and Roy received an OBE for their work best friend is a rare asset which in the textile industry. In 1984, Bill was appointed by The Queen should always be cherished’. Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire and Roy was appointed Deputy And until the day they died Lieutenant. they truly did. In 1996, ‘The London Gazette’ announced that the Queen had awarded Capt Bill Bulmer and Major Roy Stroud the Emergency Reserve Decoration (ERD) for their heroic services as British 36 / 37 The Old Bradfordian

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EVENTS Each year, we want to take a moment to honour distinguished and inspirational Old Bradfordians ...

Could you be our next ‘Bradford Beacon’?

We want to share stories of Old Bradfordians like Tim Bateson, whose achievements in their chosen field inspire others to succeed. This is your chance to celebrate OBs who embody the BGS values of excellence, service, and that quintessentially northern characteristic, ‘grit’. Bradford Beacons will be selected directly by the Old Bradfordian community and featured in annual editions of the Old Bradfordian magazine and on the Old Bradfordians’ webpages. Nominations are open across all sectors and generations, and can include individuals or groups of Old Bradfordians who have collectively made a positive contribution to their community. If you would like to make a submission, this must include the name of your nominee(s), the name of the nominee(s), the year they left school, and their current occupation. This should be accompanied by a written summary of their achievements (maximum 200 words) explaining why you believe the nominee should be selected as a Bradford Beacon. 38 / 39 The Old Bradfordian

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By Jane Chapman, Assistant Head (Pastoral)

Tim lingered in Oxford beyond his four-year course, doing postgraduate research into Magic in Roman Egypt, and learning Coptic en route, before the call to return to his roots proved too strong to ignore. He returned to School in 1989 to take up a job teaching Latin and Greek (the same year I joined the School, in a revamped Classics It is probably a little known fact, but Tim department where all but one of us taught IT for many years. In fact, he was were new appointments). something of a pioneer – he teamed up BGS was a very different place in those with our Head Librarian in the early 90s days. Tim and I were among seven new to introduce a Sixth Form IT GCSE short starters on the teaching staff, at a time course, the first IT public exam offered at when staff turnover was very much BGS. He also taught IT more widely for a less than today. We must have looked number of years, even stepping up to be rather fresh and young (or wet behind Acting Head of IT for a term. the ears?) – the Sixth Form magazine More importantly, he was Head of Higher styled us the ‘Brat Pack’; the numbers Education for 16 years (2000-16) and taking Latin and Greek were not quite was the Assistant HE adviser for three as they had been in Tim’s own school years before that. Despite the stresses of days but they were healthy, and we processing university applications in the had some very bright young men (and Autumn Term, Tim really enjoyed this role. gradually a few women) taking both What he particularly liked about the job Latin and Greek to A level, with plenty was that he was involved with every single Tim Bateson of Oxbridge success. student in the year group – so that for (1980) Tim is a very capable classicist with almost two decades no one left the sixth a considerable depth of knowledge in form without having been helped through both language and literature, and a their university application by Tim. penchant for teaching the less obvious Two other areas of Tim’s career at BGS where he can. His teaching style is need mention: Wargames and Debating. traditional (not for him fads of modern Tim tells me that he played wargames as pedagogy), his investment in the pupils a lad at school (but in a pupil run club) and BRAdford is clear, and he has inspired many BGS started the Wargames Society (later Games boys and girls to take classical subjects Society) as soon as he arrived at the school. on into the sixth form and beyond. This has since been an important feature He is a versatile classicist too. As well of school co-curricular life – it has always as Latin and Greek, Tim has taught been on the margins, and attended by a Ancient History A Level and, over the small band, but for many of the regular beacon past 10 years, has delivered Classical participants it has been their favourite As he embarks on his retirement, Civilisation modules too, from Homer time in the school week, and a comfort and Virgil to Classical Comedy and zone away from the more mainstream we have learnt that Tim has latterly Athenian Democracy. He alternatives. worked for Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Tim was involved with the Debating spent 39 years of his life at BGS. (OCR) for 20 years, twelve of them as Society from the moment he arrived. He As a boy he lived over the road Principal Examiner for the Latin prose has run it for 29 years, giving up hours at the bottom of Emm Lane, and composition paper. to after school coaching, weekly debates, But so much of his contribution to and weekend competitions, even taking attended the School for nine School has extended far beyond the his senior debaters on tour to Italy once in Classics department. the mid-90s (though some unruly student years before gaining a place behaviour in the Bay of Naples put him off at The Queen’s College, Oxford overseas trips for life!). to read Classics in 1980. 40 / 41 The Old Bradfordian

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Simon Preston (1973-81) writes … I look at the School across the Governors Lawn and think ‘I work there!’ The 2017-18 edition of ‘The Old Bradfordian’ contained obituaries of four former Masters from my time at BGS (Mssrs Haigh, Harrington, Shaw-Smith and West).

Tim is a man of many parts. A friend and mentor to generations The Editor’s memoir of After my DPhil at Oxford I of shy, earnest gamers but also to confident, high-profile, John Harrington accurately joined what was then ICI articulate debaters – very different student profiles but with captured the era when the Pharmaceuticals, in Cheshire, a shared affection and admiration for Mr B. I think the students annual number of Oxbridge as a process development see Tim as a one-off. They embrace his quirkiness, his slipper- admissions was the school’s chemist. I have remained with wearing, his exotic waistcoats, LQTs, and ‘Bob the Rough Tranny’ primary performance metric. the organisation throughout (TCB shorthand for ‘back of your book rough translation work’). I think I was one of 30 at the its evolution to become They have loved his wry (mischievous) sense of humour, his deep He has done so for thirty end of 1981, just before the all- AstraZeneca and now work subject knowledge, and his idiosyncrasies too. years and is now teaching time record year you described. in the Development Pipeline Self-styled ‘the Classics Curmudgeon’, he has always been a the children of OBs he taught John’s talents were ideally Strategy & Management Group. Yorkshireman who says it how he sees it. He has a strong moral in the 90s. He feels the time suited for this. He boasted Although I now deal with plans, compass and keen sense of fairness. In recent years, he has been has come to step away and that the content of his lessons spreadsheets and portfolio enormously supportive to his colleagues as the Information and embark on the next stage of would not be constrained by models rather than chemicals Consultation Forum (ICF) rep, Union rep and Common Room his life. any syllabus and reminded us and glassware, the ‘Hoc Age’ Secretary, always prepared to speak his mind and challenge So, what does retirement hold that A levels were just a minor approach is very relevant. when he disagrees. for Mr Bateson? I know that milestone on the way to ‘open schools’. I have an involvement in He is famed for his early starts – Tim says that if he arrives at he is going to make the most education through being school after 6am he regards it as a late start to the day. His early of it and enjoy himself. He is His enthusiasm for chemistry a governor at Tytherington morning routine always includes a swim in the pool, with the taking up Tai Chi. He intends was inspirational and School, in Macclesfield, where to give more time to walking influenced my degree choice. hard-core BGS swimming fraternity relying on him to coordinate my daughter is in Year 10, and and more time to gaming. He He coached us to think about arrangements for swimming through the holidays too. It is part take up the challenge as chair has not held a passport for the fundamentals of a problem of his daily routine and if you have ever looked in on his of the finance committee many years, so I had assumed and work logically to get to the classroom (H8) when passing, you will have noticed his swimming after Christmas. kit drying quietly on a cloths prop just behind the heads of that foreign travel probably solution, an important skill that I am still in touch with the back row of pupils. wouldn’t be on the cards, but has helped me throughout my he surprised me by telling me subsequent career. Richard Higgins and Robert I feel that I need to give particular mention to Tim’s wonderful that he had applied for one – Fielden, both teachers and waistcoats (sometimes with matching bow ties!) – 24 of them in so who knows where that heads of their respective total (and counting!) may take him? departments (science and classics). We fondly reminisce Tim said at his ‘exit interview’ that seeing the front of this School And I am pleased to say that about BGS masters when we as he drives in (at some ungodly hour!) in the mornings still gives he won’t be a stranger to have chance to meet. him a lift, a buzz. He feels that BGS is an inspiring place to work – BGS (plans are already afoot in his own words ‘I look at the school across the Governor’s Lawn to have him back to judge and think “I work there!”.’ debating competitions). We fondly I know you will all join me in reminisce about wishing Tim a long, healthy BGS masters and happy retirement. 42 / 43 The Old Bradfordian

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Old Bradfordians North America 2018 Reunion, Orlando, Florida By Len Audaer (2004)

This was the first of, what we hope, will be many reunions spent with the Headmaster, Richard Birkett Simon Hinchliffe, and his delightful family. Memorial Match 2019

By Neil G Klenk (1979), It would not be a BGS reunion without David and Eleanor Huggins who drove from Annapolis. Len Audaer and Rachael Lamorte flew Chairman, Bradford Salem RFC down from New York, Philip and Jackie Brown flew in from Dallas, Brian Cousins represented Toronto and we were delighted to have Barry Bower from Delray Beach, Florida who joined us for the first time. In the afternoon, we drove to nearby Winter Park. Most of the The host hotel, The Embassy Suites, located in downtown Orlando, group joined a private tour of gave everyone the opportunity to experience a side of Orlando not the Morse Museum to view the always seen by tourists who usually visit Orlando just for the theme spectacular collection of Tiffany parks. On Friday evening, we all met in the hotel lobby for ‘happy glass. Following the museum hour’ and then walked to the 310 Lakeside Restaurant for dinner. tour, the group reunited for a It was a beautiful evening, so we were able to eat al fresco and pontoon boat ride of three of enjoy a leisurely dinner capped off with a rousing chorus of Happy the Winter Park lakes. During Birthday to Philip. the one hour tour, we were The next morning, after breakfast, the group met across the road at able to admire the lake side However, inspired by Salem’s The match, in memory of the Orlando Public Library. Simon talked about the school’s recent view of some of Winter Park’s man of the match, Richard Salem stalwart Richard accomplishments and ongoing construction projects. He was most luxurious and expensive Tafa, the former Bradford and Birkett, was watched by particularly proud that Bradford Grammar School had been named homes, while enjoying the Bingley player who is now a healthy crowd and was ‘The Sunday Times’ North Independent Secondary School of the warm and sunny Florida playing for York RI, the hosts played in a competitive spirit Year in 2018. He emphasised that although BGS was flourishing, weather. Dinner that night was rather ran away with it to that never tipped over into there was a good deal of uncertainty about the future of independent at SOCO, a short drive from the triumph 55 to 41. anything underhand. schools in the political arena. There were several questions and the hotel. The restaurant specialises Bradford Salem withstood a first- Tafa scored two and laid one Birkett, a former BGS Old meeting lasted until after 11.30am when we broke for lunch. in contemporary southern half comeback by BGS Old Boys on a plate for Dan Watson, Boy who rightly earned the cooking and several members to win the 28th Richard Birkett and further tries came from nickname ‘Mr Salem’ died in tried a variety of unusual Memorial Match at Shay Lane. Walker, the lively Jacob August 1992 and his widow cocktails and cuisine. Bacon The hosts went into a 12 to 0 Smillie and Will Collins, plus Marilyn Blunsom presented flavoured ice-cream anyone? lead, courtesy of tries by Andy conversions by Tafa, Smillie, the trophy to Salem skipper, It was a joy to catch up on old Robinson and Tom Hopper, Collins and Watson. Jake Green, in the clubhouse. friendships and to make new with Wibsey’s Robinson Trailing 41-17 at one point, It was Salem’s 17th success, friends. Most of the group took converting his own effort, but the Old Boys, for whom with the Old Boys having advantage of the warm evening they needed a Dom Walker 40-something Bradford won ten and one match being and walked back to the hotel. try to be level at 17 to 17 by Grammar School teachers drawn. Almost the entire group met for half-time. Dan Scarbrough (England RU) one last time at breakfast the The Old Boys man of the and Glenn Morrison (Bradford next morning. Brian had already match Isaac Green (2) and Tom Bulls, Wakefield Trinity and left, but the rest of us had a Handy responded with tries, several NRL clubs) showed chance to say our farewells with Green’s second being their abilities, again hit back. and make plans for the next converted by Sam Murphy, Luke Sandiford, Murphy, reunion in Toronto. and it looked like the Old Boys Morrison and Harry Bolland Above: ‘It was a joy to catch up on old friendships younger legs would enable bagged tries, with conversions and to make new friends.’ them to hold sway in the coming from Sandiford and second half. Bolland. 44 / 45 The Old Bradfordian

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BGS vs Old BGS’s victory over Bradfordians Ruthin School on Swimming and In the relays the It was great to ... OB team came a welcome Roger their Welsh tour in ‘Bradford G.S. start tour with a win. Water polo creditable second with Greenwood back, Tim Hobbs, Jo Blayney, after not seeing him Ruthin School 3, Bradford G.S. 25. By Mike Nixon (1983) the 1962-63 season Frankie Williams and for several years, and Bradford G.S. Rugby team started their two The Old Bradfordians came Henry Stonelake in the he showed that class This interesting newspaper report was match tour in Wales with a win. The Bradford medley relay. The OBs never fades. Neil Lloyd recently discovered by Chris Lunn (OB 1964). forwards, who dominated the first half, were back once again to challenge achieved second and was on goalkeeping It describes BGS’s victory over Ruthin School well held for most of the second half by Ruthin, the school’s boys’ and girls’ third in the freestyle duties and made on their Welsh tour in the 1962-63 season. but the game was decided by some very fine swimming and water polo relay with A team Nigel some excellent saves.

play between the Bradford fly-half and centres. Chris figured prominently as fly-half in the team on Saturday 23 March 2019. Wilson, Tim Hobbs, Current players Jo win, ably assisted by his inside centre Phil From the beginning, Bradford went straight Roger Greenwood Blayney and Nigel Jaggar (OB 1963). Chris also captained the into the attack and from a lineout centre Jaggar and Jo Blayney with Wilson were simply first XV rugby, and Phil the first XI cricket. scored for Kellett to convert. After the family swim, Jo Blayney and Ewan very creditable swims too strong for school the swimming match Craig were up next in in the B team from and the OBs won the Both went on to careers in teaching, and Bradford maintained their pressure and only began and school the breaststroke for former teacher Bryan first half easily 6-1. In Phil is presently Emeritus Professor of West very good defensive play by the Ruthin backs, got off to a win in the the Old Bradfordians Townsend, Jonathan the second half, other African Linguistics in the University of London and in particular Whitney at full-back, kept 50m freestyle with (OBs) and Jo, with all Priestley, Nick Kershaw players Chris Nixon, (SOAS). Together with Professor A. J. B. (Tony) Bradford out. In the 25th minute, fly-half Lunn the school gaining a his Masters Swimming and Neil Lloyd. Frankie Williams, Nick Hope (OB 1962), a fine all-round sportsman broke through the Ruthin defence to score under 1-2, but with notable Experience, just Turner and Bryan himself, they remain inseparable friends. the posts, Kellett again converting. The canon was the swims from Jonathan managed to hold off last event and the Townsend all showed Before half-time Jaggar again scored after a Priestley and Nick school’s challenge to school team managed their skill and strength very fine break, and went on to make his tally Kershaw. win, and it was great to win with the Old and after two tight four tries. Kellett landed three conversions. quarters the Old The individual medley to see Ewan back Bradfordians in second. Bradfordians were 4-1 Roberts scored Ruthin’s points with a penalty. came next, one length finishing third. After The Old Bradfordians up, and then moved of each stroke, Tim some cajoling, Roger once again had their Today, Bradford meet the unbeaten Christ Greenwood and Nick away to win 10-5. College, Brecon.’ Hobbs fighting off oldest boy and former the school to win on Turner agreed to do the swimming teacher It was another great the touch and Henry 50m butterfly and came Peter Ackroyd back day. Many thanks to Stonelake coming third. in second and fourth. to swim. all the supporters Two lengths backstroke 100m freestyle was Water polo next, and and especially Craig Southampton City Art Gallery came next with Chris next and the OBs with the OBs missing Robinson (BGS will be holding a ‘Eurich family’ Nixon and Neil Lloyd selected Nigel Wilson their former Great Specialist Sports Coach exhibition in the spring of coming a creditable and teacher, Bryan Britain player Steve – Swimming) and Nick 2021 that will feature works third and fourth. Townsend, who both Moorhouse, could Honey (BGS Graduate by Richard, his photographer narrowly lost to school. the school stop the Sports Assistant) for son Crispin, and his painter winning streak going running the day. daughters, Caroline Martin back till 1984? It was great to see and Philippa Bambach. new and old OBs take on the school. All the known works of Richard late work in October this year to be Hopefully some of the Eurich have been added to a followed by a celebratory exhibition newer OBs can make working version of the online for the book launch in 2020. it next year, to give catalogue raisonné, but it is still If you would like more information the school a closer very much in development and about fairs and events relating swimming match. will be made public sometime to Richard Eurich at Waterhouse after the book and website and Dodd please contact Southampton launches. Jamie Anderson at jamie@ In the meantime, Jamie Anderson waterhousedodd.com to be added City Art Gallery: of Waterhouse and Dodd will be to their mailing list. The gallery’s showing Eurichs at key art fairs inventory of Eurich works can be this summer (Masterpiece 226 viewed at waterhousedodd.com/ ‘Eurich family’ June-3 July and British Art Fair 3-6 richard-eurich July). He will also mount a major exhibition exhibition exploring Richard’s 46 / 47 The Old Bradfordian

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Largely as a response to some activity on Twitter, and subsequent discussions about a reunion, Mike McCartney (Master in Charge of Cross Country) and David Potter (Club Captain 1979-80) set the date for Saturday 6 April 2019.

Cross country reunion By Mike McCartney, Lead Afterwards, everyone teacher for Cross Country reconvened in the There was a great response Pavilion to reminisce over and although some could memorabilia and enjoy a not make it, the same portion of fish and chips. weekend was reserved for The event went on into the 2020 so this could be added evening for some, and later to people’s calendars early! on we were joined by Alistair and Jonny Brownlee. It was great to see Selby Brock and Tony Kingham This event becomes a and all our runners arriving regular fixture in our OB at the Brownlee Pavilion, calendar and will take place before meeting at the on the first Saturday of the traditional starting point school’s Easter holidays on Redburn Road. There each year, making it were two run options, with Saturday 4 April in 2020. the hope of catering for different levels of current fitness. The longer version was two laps of Heaton Woods (the old Senior Course), or just one lap. Thank you for organising a On the day, almost brilliant reunion. It was a treat everyone chose to have a in all respects. It overflowed crack at the longer option. with nostalgia, laughs and the Richard Nerurkar and pleasure of reconnecting ... Andrew Leach crossed the line together (in just over 27 minutes, aficionados may like to note), with Amelie Lane the first current club member home. 48 / 49 The Old Bradfordian 2018-19 Edition remembering ... We record with sadness the deaths of the following Old Bradfordians and offer our deepest sympathies to their families and friends.

Obituaries William Henry Scott Derric G Webster Kenneth (Ken) Binks at the age of 57. He was Keith D Robinson and for his dry humour, With thanks to John Bennett, Obituaries Editor (1941-45) (1946-1946) (1935-47) very proud of having (1943-52) as well as the distinctly attended BGS and was unconventional choice William, known to his As a child, Derric was Following BGS, Ken Keith Robinson died of the life he wanted to

always interested to family as Bill, left school first evacuated (for a attended Leeds in July 2017. Keith meet fellow ex pupils. live. He remained the to start his working life month) to Ambleside, University where went from BGS to He would always check central figure of the with his father, who and then to Australia, he read Electrical Edinburgh University the Bradford City score early gatherings of the sadly died at the age returning in 1945. Engineering, gaining his where he completed before anything else on group. of 55. He was a Wool The long sea voyages BSc (Hons) in 1951 and his medical degree. He a Saturday afternoon! Merchant with offices confirmed his desire afterwards his AMIEE. was a keen sportsman, Chris’s father, George,

in Manchester, so along to have a career at Ken was immensely representing the was in wool and a with his mother and sea. He considered proud of his association Geoff N Hicks University at rugby and notable sportsman younger brother James that he was accepted with the School and (1945-50) captaining the cricket who had represented they went to live in by BGS on the basis enjoyed the occasions first XI. After his national Yorkshire in uncounted Southport. Bill then went of qualifications when he attended the Geoff was born in service, he continued fields. They lived in to work in Lagos, Nigeria obtained in Australia. Old Boys’ Dinner – the Baildon and attended his medical career in Shipley off Moorhead for Unilever. He learnt Unfortunately, he last occasion being in BGS from 1945-50. Bradford where he was Lane and his mother how to weave cloth and had ‘no Greek, no 2015, when he was able On leaving school, a general practitioner Nora still tobogganed so spent the rest of his history (having opted to share some of his he joined the Queens for 40 years. He married in her fifties on the life working in textiles, for French) and an memories with Simon Road Garage family Barbara in 1957 and winter slopes above going to Ireland in 1967 understanding of Latin Hinchliffe. business his father had two sons, Paul the house. Chris’s two to work with Associated way below my peers’. shared with the father and Mark, who both brothers followed him Tailors in Dublin. Here His memoirs relate of Ross Jones, OB. To went to BGS, and a to BGS. Rex A Blythe start with, this dealt he met Ann, through ‘the grammar school daughter Diane (who In those days, under (1937-48) with second hand cars, her aunt, and they went to a great deal of went to BGGS). He R.B.Graham, clever but eventually Honda married in August 1969. trouble to fit me in to Rex was born in played cricket in the boys did Classics, in its early UK days. A daughter Suzanne the school curriculum’. Frizinghall, the Bradford League with unless they were both When the business was born in December Set on a life at sea, he only son of Sydney Great Horton for positively committed closed, Geoff then 1970 and a son David stayed only to obtain Blythe (stained glass many years and was to another discipline ran an electrical parts in February 1973, with his school certificate. window maker) and also a big supporter and also obstinately wholesale business five grandchildren He managed this with Florence. He started of Freemasonry in determined to until retirement. During following. Bill started a distinction in art for at BGS in September the Bradford area. He resist pressure from his time in the RAF, he his own business with his drawing of a ship 1939 on a minor leaves his wife Barbara, above. Chris was served as a technician Ann in Manchester in a storm! He had a scholarship (special three children, and five conventionally clever, for the Queen’s flight. in 1976 (a wholesale successful Merchant place), following the grandchildren. won prizes for French He led an active life button and trimmings Navy career and was classical stream. He and so forth, and was a and was a Rotarian, merchant), where also deeply involved won a scholarship good enough Classicist first in Bradford then they worked together in the inland shipping in Classics at Trinity J Chris Day to do his duty by the Aireborough. Several until retirement. Ann group of the British College, Cambridge, (1943-53) School and win a years ago he suffered writes that Bill was very Waterways Board, and afterwards did Chris Day was an Hastings Scholarship a series of strokes and proud of the excellent eventually becoming his National Service. outstanding Head Boy to read the subject at eventually, after years education he received at Chairman. He leaves In 1953, he married in J.P.Newell’s first the Queen’s College, in care, died. He was the School, and to this three sons, six Rae (with whom he year at the School. Oxford. Whether his always cheerful and day a Bradford Grammar grandchildren and six had three children, When, 20 years ago, his heart was in it seems well liked; the funeral School shield adorns great grandchildren. Helen, Sarah and Peter) near contemporaries more doubtful. service was very well their lounge wall. He and also joined the of the Classical VIth attended. He was, indeed, an was very disappointed Inland Revenue as an started an annual all-rounder. He played he could not attend the Inspector of Taxes. He series of reunions, stand-off half in an last gathering but was worked at this, latterly which continues to the unbeaten first XV and too ill and passed away as an Under Secretary present, Chris still stood was a notable athlete, on 25 May 2018. at Somerset House in out for his interest in especially as a distance London, until he retired everyone around him and cross country 50 / 51 The Old Bradfordian 2018-19 Edition

runner: together with grown man. He was of Lorne, the local Rory’s fairytale wedding John Glew until retiring in 2002. Brian J Catley Leonard Atkinson, not ready to return to centre for all forms of in Ronda, Andalucia. (1945-55) He became the dentist (1945-55) Divinity Master the Sixth Form chores celebration. to Bristol Gaol. Chris leaves John was the son of Starting at Netherleigh extraordinary, he made of Latin and Greek Many Bradfordians important memories Robert Glew, a knitting Outside of dentistry, School, Brian was at the latter sport one that translation and, after leave the city to build for innumerable wool manufacturer his main interests were Bradford Grammar was taken seriously at five terms, switched to their lives elsewhere. Bradfordian and with a mill at Apperley cars, ballooning and School 1945-1955, the school for the first PPP, ‘Modern Greats’ Most, surely, like the other friends, both Bridge selling under holidays to distant parts. and had happy time. Anyone delving with its Psychology Scots go South to seek contemporaries and the the well known name He revelled in old cars memories of his boy into Old Bradfordian component his interest. their fortune. Chris left host of younger people of ‘Robin Wools’. The and would turn up scouting days. He was archives will also find He enjoyed Oxford, for a quite different life whom he helped and family lived in Wilmer before Bristol days in a awarded a Bradford evidence of wider won his half blue for in Ardfern, a unique guided on their way. Drive off Elm Lane. He pre-war banger to meet City Scholarship to talent: an elegant cross country, and place, half Whisky entered via Thornville, up near Ingleton with Oxford. Before taking article on the merits made many friends Galore, half Marin was in the scout troop other Old Bradfordians up his place at St of Italic script, a nicely but he had outgrown County hippiedom, George E Smart of W E Clarkson and doing the Three Catherine’s College, he judged report of a undergraduate pursuits. sometime base for (1943-54) left ten years later from Peaks Walks. Later, he did National Service in BGS inter–school He took his Psychology George Orwell, where George first attended 6SB. He then did his acquired an Austin 7, the RAF (1955-1957). athletics success, and into what would now he was in his chosen St Peter’s Church National Service in the which he still owned Much of his time was by no means least, be human resources, element, doing enough School, Saltaire. Once RAF with a posting to at his death. He also ran as a radio controller an account of a 1952 initially as a manager, consultancy to keep at BGS, he embraced Singapore. After this, more modern sports in 656 Squadron school trip taken by later as a consultant. body and soul together, enthusiastically all he went to Oxford to cars. He took up hot flying Austers over the eight boys led by What interested him a notable member of that the school had graduate in Philosophy, air ballooning and took Malayan jungle, doing Leonard Atkinson to was people and what a remarkably diverse to offer, becoming a Politics and Economics part in the annual Bristol reconnaissance and postwar Italy, returning made them tick, with community, from Scout and eventually followed by a two year Balloon Fiesta. He had dropping supplies. via Paris. a keen eye for the postgraduate course his own balloon, held which he emerged Troop Leader. In 1949, He read Inorganic This account is notable absurdities of life. For with Rolls Royce at by a company he set from time to time as for he entered the ‘new’ Chemistry from 1957- for its tact, whether a Yorkshireman he Derby. Later, he moved up: Flambe Balloons the Classical reunions, school building which 1961 and met Oxford precocious or imposed. was notably indifferent to London, joining Ltd. still unchanged as the was recovering from its City girl, Elizabeth Eyres, It records hospitality for to the importance of Gillettes and taking a most generous, kind, war-time use. Following For his holidays, he whom he married the dishevelled party in money and showed Diploma in engineering. and amusing of men. school, he went to travelled worldwide in 1963. After a brief Capri but omits to say no interest in any Edinburgh University Nothing lasts for ever In 1966, he joined the to places off the period as Research that the impromptu corporate rat race. Medical School where and for Chris the last OB Club (London) and tourist trail – South Chemist at Ilford Films, hostess was Gracie Having married a Scot, he not only continued chapter was very remained a member for America, China, Turkey Ltd, he changed to Fields. A decade later, he moved by stages to excel at sports but harsh. His elder son the rest of his life. He (where he met up Biochemistry, studying in 1962, Chris provided with Valerie to what also discovered local Angus, an Edinburgh was a regular attendee with John Warman, a under Dr Bill Whelan, a remarkably judicious became his natural and churches. He was Attorney, died in a road of London events and contemporary from first at the Lister Institute obituary of R.B.Graham. spiritual home in Argyll, appointed to Obstetrics accident. He separated after moving to Bristol, Thornville days), then the Royal Free specifically Ardfern, and Gynaecology in Chris did National from Valerie and his would still drive up for and train holidays. Hospital. His post- where Valerie ran the Edinburgh where he Service in the Navy new partner Roxana the occasional dinner. According to his doctoral year was before Oxford. It Post Office. The steps continued to thrive, contemporary, Michael died of cancer as did At some time after spent at the Rockefeller changed his life. For en route included being appointed Waugh, ‘he could do his younger brother doing his diploma, University, New York, much of his two years, Glasgow, where Chris examiner for the this because he never Tim. He himself John switched careers under the Nobel Prize he was at sea as a stayed to oversee College and President married, so was free to suffered a severe and embarked, in his winners, Professor rating in minesweepers, the education of two of the Edinburgh do what he wanted’. stroke in 2004 and late 20s, on dentistry at Moore and Professor brilliant and gifted boys, Obstetrics Society. ending as an RNVR spent the remainder Stein. Meanwhile, Dr both notable choristers, the Clinical School of Sub-Lieutenant, a well- of his life in sheltered Bill Whelan had moved before the final transfer UCS. After qualifying, earned commission, accommodation in with his research team to a life of boatbuilding, he joined the dental and with a lifelong Lochgilphead, near to the University of sailing, beekeeping, department at Bristol love of the sea, boats enough to see his Miami so Brian and poetry writing and Hospital, moving on to and ships. He arrived remaining son Rory and his family moved poetry festivals, mostly a local practice before at Queen’s no longer his family regularly. His there for four years. around the Galley setting up on his own a gifted boy but a last major outing was to He then moved to the 52 / 53 The Old Bradfordian 2018-19 Edition

Heriot-Watt University, so we shared a desk naturalists as a giant of Thames Tradesmen Peter J M Fidler Petwood Hotel in Master Mariner by the Edinburgh, where he together – great fun! Yorkshire botany’. Rowing Club at Dukes (1954-59) Woodall Spa. When the age of 27, BSc Maths, eventually became Meadows Chiswick. In Squadron’s honourable an MA and PhD at Peter passed away Senior Lecturer and Greenwich University. 1990, he was one of secretary Mervyn peacefully on 31 then Deputy Head Geoffrey T D Malcolm S Taylor the crew of a Coxless Davies decided to step This was almost all January 2019, aged 76, of Department of Wilmore (1948-56) four which won the aside in 2003 after 23 done whilst working full surrounded by family Biological Sciences. (1951-55) Malcolm Siddon Taylor Boston Marathon river years’ service (since time on the Thames as after a long illness. Colleagues and was always known as race – an arduous the Association was a pilot. He also wrote Geoffrey lived all his Sadly, missed by his students alike found ‘Sid’ at school. Siddon rowing race of 30 miles founded back in 1980), a book ‘Human Rights life in Keighley, where wife, Barbara, his son, Brian fair, considerate was his mother’s family from Lincoln to Boston Gordon took on the and the Seafarer’. He he was born in the David, and his step- and gentlemanly. In name and the family lasting over three hours. tremendous honour was passionate about old Keighley Victoria children, Katherine and retirement, he enjoyed believed a distant He sculled regularly in of representing an education, encouraging Hospital, apart from a Richard. voluntary work at the brief period in Bradford. ancestor was Sarah a skiff on the Thames Association formed several local people to National Museum of His interest in botany Siddons. He lived in until a few years before to commemorate the study for degrees when Scotland. Having been was sparked by the Eccleshill, as did David his death when the J Gordon Lodge Squadron his father their lives hit the buffers. always absorbed by gift of two books at Hockney, who joined doctor advised him to (1954-61 and once served in. He was the (unpaid) the study of maps, the age of ten. He left BGS at the same time. ease back. He was a OBA Past President Gordon was a member education officer he participated in his BGS at 14 to work in They walked to school winner four times of 1989) of Shipley Golf Club for for the Honourable local History Society the sculls. Company of Master the family business together and were in the Gordon won a 36 years and in 1985 mapping projects. Mariners, a mentor to manufacturing bleach. same local scout troop. Skiing was another scholarship to Bradford he transcended his During his last two several young naval This was bought by Malcolm finished in sporting activity, leading Grammar School which standard membership years, he suffered officers, and taught the Jeyes Group in the 6 Modern and was a to meeting Marcelle led to a very successful status to become from an oedema maths at the local 1960s and he became Prefect, Treasurer of in France, whom he career at Bradford and treasurer. Likewise, which led to heart primary school every a junior executive. the European Society married. They lived in Bingley Building Society. as a member of the valve surgery, from week voluntarily up He continued his and Secretary of the Ealing, but took a flat He became one of Old Bradfordians which he was unable until the day he died. education at night Rowing Club. He and in Macon to be near the youngest Assistant Association since to recover. He leaves school and day release, Ian Wilson were the Marcelle’s family for Branch Managers, leaving school, he his wife Elizabeth, son obtaining a certificate original members of their holidays. Later before quickly joined the Committee Christopher and his John H Williams in Business Studies in the Rowing Club and they had a summer progressing through in 1984 as Assistant wife, and their three (1962-69) 1965. From 1970, he rowing was later to house in the Auvergne, the ranks to achieve his Treasurer, becoming little girls. Very sadly, his was a mature student become one of his where they spent many final position as General Vice President in 1988 After leaving BGS, daughter Nicola died studying Geography favourite pastimes. of their holidays with Manager. Relocation and President in 1989. John went to Padgate just three weeks after at Leeds University. After school he did his their two boys. came with the job, from He continued as an Teacher Training her father. This was followed by College in Warrington. National Service in the After moving to Bradford, Northampton, active member of the work at Cliff Castle He studied German, Army, being stationed London, Malcolm Blackpool, Morecambe, Committee into the Museum, Keighley, as French, English and first in Crail (Scotland) joined the OB Club Hull, Bristol, Wokingham 1990s. Stephen Tendlow ‘temporary museum History before taking and then Germany, (London) in 1963 and finally returning (1947-55) assistant’. Later, he a post at Golbourne where he learnt Czech. and was a regular to Bingley in 1983. Michael Waugh, a was a key worker in Peter G Widd High School in the Then he went to attender at the monthly His commitment and contemporary and the biological data (1955-63) Wigan Authority. He Oxford to graduate in dinners, until 2016, hard work paid off and good friend writes: bank, taking voluntary eventually became modern languages in when chemotherapy allowed him the luxury Peter was not an redundancy in 1995. Head of Modern I clearly remember 1961. In 1962, Malcolm treatment prevented his of retirement in 1997 at academic success at He was chairman of Foreign Languages his warm personality moved to London attendance. 53, following 37 years’ School, leaving with Bradford Botany Group and combined this and delightful smile. to join the London service. only one O Level, which and its recorder for 30 with being an external We were together for County Council (LCC), After his retirement, was not sufficient to years retiring in 2017. moderator marking German with Herr Krips later Greater London Gordon’s role in 57 get him into the Royal His obituary in the GCSE, AS level and A in Room 10 but I am Council (GLC). Squadron (east Kirkby) Navy. He was, however, Botanical Society of Level German papers. not sure what year that Rowing on the Thames saw him become accepted by Shell Britain & Ireland stated Unfortunately, in 2000 was, probably 1951. At was a favourite pivotal to the annual Tankers and achieved that ‘he will be regarded he had to retire from that time there were activity and he was Squadron Reunion considerable academic by future generations of teaching following a more pupils than seats a member of the held each year at The success in later years: 54 / 55 The Old Bradfordian 2018-19 Edition

heart attack and a triple Tim R Shackleton Councillor for Wibsey he had ever met, a huge amount of time mathematics for the The Editor has also heart bypass. He did (1964-71) and wrote a weekly Andrew thrived on the and effort to sharing general reader or for been informed of continue examining column, Envirowatch, challenges his pupils his life’s interests: he teachers and students. the following Tim grew up in for the ‘Telegraph & recent deaths ... and took on the role of set him, and he repaid oversaw the Cycling Manningham, attending He was one of the most external examiner for Argus’. them with a profound Club, was assistant Lilycroft Primary School. memorable members William (Bill) the oral exams. In 2010, grasp of his subject. leader of scouts, time- After BGS he obtained of staff at the School H Scott John was diagnosed keeper at swimming a Business Studies It was not in Andrew’s during his tenure, and (1941-45) with Parkinson’s Andrew Jobbings events, stage manager degree at the Bradford make-up to spoon- second only in physical Disease and soon had (1976-2003) for Dramatic Society John Wales University Management feed, but to challenge. stature to David Smith, to step down from the Andrew Jobbings, a events and cared for (1942-47) School. He qualified as Because of this he the Headmaster who exam work. His health former teacher and Head and replaced the trees a Chartered Accountant basically had little appointed him. Andrew John Robertshaw deteriorated and, in of Mathematics, died in in the grounds of the (1942-46) and worked in a faith in public exams. strode strongly into your 2014, he was also July 2019, aged 68. He therefore worked school. presence, business- diagnosed with Lewy number of sectors of D Ian Hamilton Andrew was educated also, and indeed for Andrew’s love of the like, convivially, a twinkle (1959-65) Body Dementia. When industry. After retiring, at Aireborough the rest of his life, as a outdoors meant first in his eye. A giant of a home care became he lived for several years in Scarborough. Grammar School and volunteer for the United and foremost, he had mathematician. too difficult, he went Kingdom Maths Trust Following a recent Durham University, a need to be in the hills Note from the editor: into a nursing home in (UKMT) whilst naturally spell of ill health, he where he gained a and mountains, usually Andrew started at BGS February 2017 and died continuing to maintain moved to Waterloo, first class degree in with colleagues, who on the same day as I 13 January, 2019. the highest standards Merseyside, to be Mathematics and his rightly described him as did in January 1976. at all exam levels and John married in 1979 closer to his brother PhD. In a different a fearless mountaineer. As new boys, we producing outstanding and had two children, Martin and sister-in-law economic climate, with He said that maths and became friends and a son, now 37, and a young mathematicians Deborah. He was a more H.E. recruitment mountains were his faced the common daughter, 34. He loved for Oxford and keen guitarist, playing of mathematicians, two greatest joys in life. room together. Later, travel and railways and Cambridge. in a number of rock Andrew might well Lakeland and the Alps I followed Andrew as if he could combine and blues bands, and have devoted his life Looking back to the drew him constantly. ‘Lighting Manager’ for the two, that was the to academia, but their years before the school productions, a supporter of CAMRA. Andrew left BGS after perfect holiday! loss was a huge gain 1970s, the school starting with the He was briefly married 27 years of devoted for BGS. had a thriving House fabulous production of John was a Christian in his twenties but did service as a teacher System, where pupils ‘Oliver’ which ran for and very involved in not have any children. He joined the school and as a special friend came together to four or five nights. church life, leading straight from university to many colleagues. In enjoy sport and other youth work, singing at the age of 25 in retirement he remained in choirs and being a Keith Thomson 1976. At this time BGS activities outside the as dedicated to maths Eve Clements church elder, trustee (Master) was, and had been classroom. Andrew for 15 years. With great (nee Hughes) and treasurer until (1965-72) for decades, one of would have thrived in such a situation energy and application, (2008-09) the illnesses took Mr Thomson will be the top ten schools as Housemaster, for he continued and over. He had a quick remembered by many in the country for Eve passed away in example, in Keeling, expanded his work sense of humour boys for his geography Oxbridge entry success. August 2018 at age 27. King’s or Lister, for he with UKMT. He was and a very good teaching – and the When Denis Ward, never focused solely their Vice-Chairman mathematical brain. exceptionally long and the serving Head of on teaching his subject. for many years and He is remembered by difficult homework he Department (HoD), Physically and spiritually UK representative friends as someone gave! After leaving BGS, retired in 1989, Andrew Andrew needed much at meetings of the who could tell you the he went to teach at a was the automatic more from life as a European Kangaroo day of the week that local comprehensive, choice to replace pedagogue and gifted Competition, which you were born on just Grange School, him in charge of the scholar. He found it took him abroad to by knowing the date. Wibsey. He became Maths department. right and impossible many countries. Headmaster there Described later by not to nurture the other two years later, until a member of the Between 2004 and dimensions of a pupil’s retirement in 1989. department as the most 2018 Andrew wrote make-up by devoting He was a Labour gifted mathematician several books on