Sculpting Success Against All Odds
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THE KING’S SCHOOL IN MACCLESFIELD FORMER PUPILS’ MAGAZINE Issue 04 Spring 2017 Sculpting success Turner Prize winner Helen Marten Against all odds Holocaust survivor who came to King’s Stanley’s Trump card Acclaimed illustrator makes his mark in New York KING’S SPEECH THE FORMER PUPILS’ MAGAZINE KING’S SPEECH THE FORMER PUPILS’ MAGAZINE Editor’s welcome From the helm ne of the aims of my head; there are lots more with the awards. So we have elements of these comments HIS is the and Politics, Philosophy and Economics. in local families of limited financial this magazine over that could easily be identified. no hesitation in featuring Helen has been a brief update on fourth Courses applied for by other students means to attend the school. Our need for the years has been There would probably be this year. former pupils who featured O edition of include Archaeology, Aeronautical philanthropic support is great and, if you to inform readers about the general agreement that those The 2017 edition of King’s in the previous year’s edition. T King’s Speech, Engineering, Agri-Business Management, are able to help, further details of how to successes achieved by former in the above list have achieved Speech contains the usual Tommy Taylor features this year the magazine Computer Science, Forensic do so can be found on page 21. King’s pupils at a national recognisable success in their mix of information, school too; but a very recent update for – and about Anthropology, Geology, Journalism, The school’s connection with the level. But what constitutes own particular fields. The news and features, and again is newspaper speculation that, – our former Make-Up for Media and Performance, Merchant Taylors’ Company is through Sir such ‘success’ is very much relevant criteria may not be includes an update from the after his very successful switch pupils. As I wrote Real Estate, Music and Zoology as well as John, who was Master Merchant Taylor a debatable issue: Director easily identified, but by any Headmaster on the school’s from Sale to Wasps, he may in this year’s the more usual Law, Medicine, Economics, prior to becoming Lord Mayor. Merchant General of a free market criteria, a former pupil who has plans to relocate – which be an outside bet for selection edition of King’s pure sciences, languages and humanities. Taylors’ is one of the twelve great livery think tank? Lead singer of an certainly met them during 2016 we have no doubt will be of for the British Lions tour of Illustria (our annual school magazine): Our last cohort of Sixth Form students companies of the City of London and, iconic pop group? Coach is Helen Marten. interest to all readers. New Zealand in the summer ‘Like most changes in schools, two years (pictured below) obtained a particularly these days, its work is mainly focused on of the England cricket side? The front cover reflects her It is also the first edition that of 2017 – which would be after their introduction, they are routine pleasing set of A Level grades last charitable activities, including support for Vice-Chancellor of Dundee marvellous recognition and has been produced without a remarkable achievement. and, a year after that, they become summer. Pupils achieved some of the education. University? Member of there is also a feature on pages the invaluable help of Michael Secondly, Elliot Hanson did not cherished institutions to be tampered with best ever exam results at the school I am delighted to report that earlier Parliament? Director-General 8-9. Almost as noteworthy Patey-Ford, whose expertise make the UK sailing squad for at your peril.’ I must admit that King’s and, indeed, some of the very best in this year the Master and Wardens of of the International Labour as the fact that Helen was lay behind the design of the the Rio Olympics last year, but Speech is now one of the magazines that the country. 23% of all grades were at Merchant Taylors’ agreed to sponsor Organisation? England/ awarded the Turner Prize and magazine for many years. is reputed to be in the frame for I enjoy the most; the sheer range of topics the top A*; over 50% were A*/A, and a new Sixth Form bursary at King’s for British Lions rugby union also became the first ever Michael has finally retired, and Tokyo in 2020. and breadth of experience of our former around 80% were at A*- B. Almost all someone from Macclesfield. We have international? Master of an winner of the Hepworth Prize our grateful thanks and best And as for next year’s pupils is staggering. In this issue alone, students taking up higher education already had several applications for this Oxbridge college? Chief for Sculpture was the way in wishes go to him. He has been magazine, do please get in you will see the success of your peers places achieved their preferred course, assisted place and it will thereby help Sports Writer of a national which she responded; she replaced in the design process touch with us if you’d like to in the worlds of art, sport, charity work, with 61% going on to join Russell Group ensure the work begun by Sir John in ‘paper? Chief viola player in wanted all nominees to share by Gill Mullarkey, who has suggest stories or, indeed, start-up business ventures, mining and universities. Again, it was pleasing to see 1502 continues to this day. the Hallé orchestra? Or even in the honours and in the maintained the standard set by to contribute your news: medical research. our students joining a broad range of Head of an HMC school? And £25,000 and £30,000 prizes Michael superbly. [email protected]. Dr Simon Hyde, Headmaster The previous editions have focused on courses. that’s just a list off the top of respectively that came Finally, one of the traditional Ian Wilson, Editor similar successes in managing restaurant Those of you who remember your own chains, marketing, movie-making and school history will realise that it is the King’s Speech is produced by King’s Director academia. This diversity reflects the school’s 515th anniversary of its founding of External Relations Caroline Johnson, editor CONTENTS myriad opportunities on offer at King’s by Sir John Percyvale in 1502. Sir John Ian Wilson and designer Gill Mullarkey. 2 Editor’s welcome and, I hope, our aim to help create well- had been a Lord Mayor of London and, We’d love to receive your feedback or rounded and ambitious individuals. on his death in 1502, established the contributions for the next issue. Please 3 From the helm This year’s Upper Sixth are no school through an endowment. To this contact: [email protected] 4 From the Chair exception – five students (pictured right) end, we are using this anniversary year to are holding offers from Oxford and remind former pupils of our philanthropic Cover image: Helen Marten, with her prize- 4-7 Your News Cambridge and will, between them, read beginnings and our charitable status. We winning work at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery. Mathematics, Natural Sciences, English, are asking our alumni to consider whether Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA 8-9 Sculpting success they are able to support our current 10-11 People’s champion Bursary Fund, to help bright children 12-13 Peter Franck: Against All Odds 14-15 Letters from the Somme 2020 Update p17 16 Stanley’s Trump card 17 2020 Vision 18 School News 19-20 School Sport 21 A lasting legacy 22-23 Farewell 24 Events Roundup Stanley Chow p16 2 Spring 2017 Spring 2017 3 KING’S SPEECH THE FORMER PUPILS’ MAGAZINE KING’S SPEECH THE FORMER PUPILS’ MAGAZINE Send your updates to FROM THE CHAIR [email protected] YOUR NEWS Rare success for Johny Channelling her success Rebecca Hughes (2015) was part of a six-person Rare cricket/rugby double blue for Oxford graduate team representing Cambridge University against Oxford last summer in an open-water swimming When Johny Marsden left King’s in As soon as Johny had joined Oxford, contest across the English Channel. They completed 2011, it was certainly expected that he was identified as a potential quality the swim in 9hrs.28mins, with each doing a one-hour he would go on to achieve significant cricketer and he duly gained blues for shift, then four swimming again to complete the race. success, both in the sporting sphere and cricket in each year 2013 – 2016; there Rebecca was one of the four. The most challenging elsewhere. School cricket captain for his is every reason to believe that 2017 will aspect of the swim, according to Rebecca, was final two years, outstanding back-row see a remarkable fifth blue in the sport. t has been another successful year for both ”the choppy and unpredictable conditions. With forward and rugby captain in 2010- Furthermore, he captained the Oxford the school and the Former Pupils’ Association. the race starting at 1am, the darkness at first was One to watch 11, he also had a holiday contract to side in 2016, the first year the university The association has continued to grow and disorientating. I was partly motivated to keep moving, Kingsleigh Viollet (2006) has I play for Derbyshire CCC whilst still a had ever won all three annual varsity we now have in excess of three thousand though, by the fear of what creatures might lurk recently launched his own schoolboy. In addition, superb A Level matches v Cambridge: the T20 game, members, the majority of whom are under the beneath the waves! Climbing on to French soil at the brand of luxury watches.