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Making Waves Commodore Jerry Kyd on taking command of the Royal Navy’s newest and most expensive strike aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth

Sporting Hero Remembering a local legend from the cricket field to the battlefields of the First World War Headline Acts Read all about the former pupils writing the news

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Editor’s Welcome ISSUE From the Helm

ELCOME to this, the with a reasonably healthy Editor’s Welcome 2 fifth edition of King’s smattering of female former Bursaries not only acknowledge the have raised over £20m over the Speech. We had pupils there too – some of whom From the Helm 3 debt we owe to Sir John Percyvale last couple of decades, so King’s W some very encouraging have been regular annual dinner and our other benefactors, but they has a long way to go to match this From the Chair 4 responses to the 2017 attenders over quite a number of help keep the school grounded. As level of generosity. version and would again invite years, but some too who were a beneficiary of a free education Your News 4-5 As a start, we are in the process readers to respond to this one, definitely first-timers. Crucially it myself, I feel strongly that these ties of establishing the Percyvale especially if you have some was a full house and everyone Speakers’ Corner 6 to our local community matter and Legacy Society and are currently suggestions for future editions. seemed to enjoy the occasion. that all benefit from a school that is Making Waves 8-10 inviting our Founding Members socially inclusive. In the following pages, the Since last year’s edition, the to join us by pledging to leave Sporting Hero 12 Headmaster has contributed an school has appointed Lauren The increasing cost of a gift in their wills. Any sum will article that aims to inform former Tidey as Development & Alumni Headline Acts 14 independent education over the be appreciated and will make pupils about recent times at their Officer and she has already had years has sadly priced a growing a difference. Benefactors can alma mater, and once again too a significant input in developing Alumni Gala Dinner 16 number of families out of schools determine how their legacy is to be spent, though we hope that many there is an update on the progress the efficient operation of the Update: 2020 Vision 17 T the end of this academic like King’s. It is little wonder that being made in connection with Association. I would like on year, I will have spent as public perception is unsympathetic will wish to support the School’s the move to the new site that is behalf of members to welcome School News 18 long as Head at King’s as I as our schools are portrayed as Bursary Fund. now coming closer to fruition. her formally, and to wish her Aspent as a pupil. The one constant bastions of privilege and unfair If, as a School, we are to Elsewhere, there is the usual mix continuing success in her role. School Sports News 19-20 advantage. in this 14-year association with the address the challenges of access of lengthier pieces about what I must also express my huge Supporting King’s 21 school has been change; change The less inclusive we are and social mobility that are at the we hope you will find interesting thanks to Caroline Johnson for the across the generations as well as perceived to be, the more remote heart of keeping King’s the school aspects of former pupil activity, marvellous work she has done Obituaries 22-23 change within them. we become from our communities. it is, then we will need your help. not to mention reminiscences, in pulling together this edition This is, despite all that we strive Robert Kennedy, at the University of news items and more factual of King’s Speech; without her, it Events 24 The recent Gala Dinner held for to do by sharing our facilities, Cape Town in 1966, spoke of the updates on alumni achievements would not appear! Gill Mullarkey, the first time in the School’s Main supporting local charities and ability of ‘tiny ripples of hope’ to over the past year or so. There is too, in her second year, has Hall was a marvellous opportunity helping the 100 or so pupils a year combine together into a current that some information too about current maintained the same high for 130 former pupils to catch up who could not be at King’s without can achieve great things. I hope happenings at the school, but the standard of design that has been with friends, join current students financial support. that you will consider playing your school’s website and King’s Illustria the hallmark of the five editions on a tour of the school and part in the next big step change we publication are locations where of the magazine since it replaced examine material from the archives. If we are to remain true to the need at King’s. you can get much more detail on the much more basic Gazette in Six decades’ worth of alumni values of our founders, we need to this if you so wish. 2014. attended and the event raised over build up a significant endowment £2,000 for the Bursary Fund. fund to provide bursaries into You will read of the Spring As always, the compilation the future. The most successful Dr Simon Hyde 2018 Gala Dinner of the of the obituaries section of the I have written before about campaigns in the North West Headmaster Association. What a magazine yields both sadness the importance of bursaries in

stroke of genius it was and happy memories. Two of the increasing opportunities for those

to hold the event in deaths recorded in this edition who would otherwise lack the

the school’s hall! are particularly noteworthy from financial means to attend King’s. Bursaries not only acknowledge the debt we owe to

There were widely the standpoint of the FPA and “ Sir John Percyvale and our other benefactors, but they varied groups of its development as a voluntary former pupils in organisation bringing together help keep the school grounded. attendance and, I am members of the school community ” delighted to be over the years. able to say, Both Alan McInnes and Brian Hillson held important positions King’s Speech is produced by King’s within the Association in their Director of External Relations Caroline time, but more important, their Johnson, Editor Ian Wilson, Development contributions at different times both Officer Lauren Tidey and Designer Gill played a major, indeed vital, role Mullarkey. We’d love to receive your in keeping it in existence and in feedback or contributions for the making it what it is today. It will next issue. Please contact: forever be in their debt. [email protected]

COVER IMAGE: Commodore Jerry Kyd (1985) Ian Wilson & HMS Queen Elizabeth Editor

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OU may be interested to Guy scores a top role David’s organic success know that as a Former Pupils’ (2016), now in her Nicholls, my DT teacher, also greatly Association we are now over Emily Calvin Congratulations to Guy Laurence (1979) who David Baskeyfield (2001) continues second year studying Environmental influenced my passion for design, 4500 strong and growing, is the new Chief Executive of Chelsea Football to enjoy major critical success as something I rely on today.” Sciences at Leeds University, was Y making us one of the largest in Club. Guy started his position with the reigning an organist. He lives in New York asked to apply for an the UK. We would however like to grow Rebecca Sugden (2009) has champions in February, reporting and was the winner of the 2014 Advanced Leadership even stronger so please encourage your achieved a Distinction in her M. directly to the club’s Board of Directors and taking Development and old school friends to join as you have, so Canadian International Organ Phil. awarded by St John’s College, responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Research Scholarship we can keep our King’s community alive Competition. He is currently Cambridge after achieving the highest club, including the continuing development of its commercial activities in the UK and around in her first year and, and well, not just today but into the future serving as Director of Music at mark ever recorded on that course. the world, especially in China. after a rigorous with the move of the school to a state of Christ Episcopal Church in Pittsford, Becca graduated in 2014 from Murray selection process, was the art new location. Chairman Bruce Buck said: ‘Guy is joining the club at an exciting period for Chelsea New York, close to the prestigious Edwards College, Cambridge with a awarded the scholarship. on and off the field. He will be working with the owner and the Board to increase our Eastman School of Music from double First Class Honours degree in I was delighted that the recent Emily is working on a Paleobotany commercial revenues and maximise digital opportunities.’ Guy was previously President Modern and Medieval Alumni Gala Dinner was such a huge which he gained his Doctor of project looking at the development of and CEO of , one of Canada’s largest communications and media Languages. She is success and that we were able to Musical Arts in 2014. plant (ferns) cell structures in relation businesses and, prior to that, he was CEO of UK. currently finalising host it at the school this year. For one to differing levels of CO2 in the In his final year at King’s, her PhD thesis at St evening only a room atmosphere, and will present her David was awarded the William John’s and has been normally associated paper at an environmental conference Barnett Award and the William elected as a Research with examinations Kate’s South American in Dublin next year. Emily has also adventure Broster Prize for French. He Fellow at Gonville and and assemblies, qualified to transfer onto the 4-year As part of her Modern Languages and Cultures degree at Durham University, joined St John’s College Oxford Caius College, Cambridge, to start in transformed into an MSc course and, as part of this, has Kate Hawker (2014) is carrying out a two-phase year abroad in Spanish- October 2018. This is a tremendous impressive gala venue. to read Modern Languages, later been awarded a place at MacMaster speaking countries. She began by spending four months as a secondary school achievement as the candidate With well-known changing to read Law. He was University near Toronto in Canada, teacher on San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos, and is currently volunteering in list consists of hundreds of top-level sporting legend simultaneously an organ scholar Canada’s leading research University, Bogota, Colombia. academics from the world’s most Bryan Redpath as at St John’s College, following to study during the 2018/19 prestigious Universities. our guest speaker She is working for a Comic Relief funded project called ‘Yo me defino’ in which he spent a year as an organ academic year. and our inimitable Ciudad Bolivar, a marginalised community in which gangs and violence are scholar at Dublin’s Christ Church Lauren Tidey is the school’s first Rob Thorneycroft as commonplace. She is part of a team which includes psychologists, social workers William Arnold (2005) was and St Patrick’s Cathedral. Development & Alumni Officer, with MC, it was a very and educators, and is working with 250 young women who are linked to, or at named ‘Young Structural Engineer of a remit to help former pupils stay in enjoyable evening and thanks to the high-risk of, affiliation with gangs. Problems faced by the young women include the Year’ in 2017, by The Institution touch, and to also implement the auction and raffle, we raised over £1,000 sexual violence, substance abuse, underage pregnancy, and displacement from which makes the awards annually school’s fundraising strategy. for the forthcoming Girls’ Sports Tour to families resulting in time spent on the streets. to recognise outstanding young Using her background South Africa and £2,000 for the Bursary engineering professionals. Will was Kate says: “We work closely with a government initiative called Indipron, which in events management, Fund. Special thanks to Lauren Tidey for recognised for his provides education for young people who have been removed from mainstream Lauren has been organising such a great event. work on innovative education due to behaviour, affiliation with gangs and substance addiction. I using social media to One major setback for the Association projects like the believe the project is doing fantastic work with the young people of Ciudad re-connect with former was the loss of our dear friend Alan Fubon Tower in Tapei Bolivar and it is certainly eye-opening as well as extremely difficult, but rewarding pupils and invite them to McInnes. Alan was a staunch supporter (a skyscraper in an work.” events in the North West and of the school and will be unsurpassed earthquake-zone), London. Recently the Development as being a former pupil, former teacher, a whiskey distillery in Office has invested in a new alumni former Governor and Chairman of the Scotland and the 2012 Serpentine database, this will enable us to keep Committee – a great loss. Many of you Pavilion. Will was inspired to become Tom’s African Fundraiser in touch more efficiently and assist us will know that Alan organised the Bursary a structural engineer at age 14: with our fundraising strategy. Another Fund Golf Day and we are currently Young adventurer Tom Lynch (2015) climbed Mount “Without my Maths and Physics project is our Legacy Campaign and looking for volunteers to help run this Kilimanjaro in August for the ‘Hope for Children’ teachers, I may not have kept up the creation of The Percyvale Society. event in Alan’s name. There are also charity. Tom was part of a 28-person team at such an interest in the built world. Mr vacancies for three new members on the Loughborough University to embark on the challenge FPA Committee and I would welcome for the charity that champions the belief that every nominations particularly from former pupils child deserves a childhood. who left within the last 15 years. Please The team also visited a project in Tanzania that helps contact the school for further details. educate some of the country’s 437,000 street and We’ve been framed! I would like to end by wishing you all working children, many of whom are refugees from King’s has teamed up with local architectural photographer Jon Cruttenden to the very best for the coming year and I neighbouring countries. Tom is currently studying offer former pupils, parents and staff the opportunity to buy framed prints of look forward to hopefully seeing you at Chemical Engineering at Loughborough University both the school’s sites. Photographs are available in a range of sizes and frame some of our forthcoming events. and wants to work in the Food or Pharmaceuticals options and prices start from £25. To order, please go to: sectors. His passion for adventure developed during www.kingsmac.co.uk/kingsphotos Dave Barratt, FPA Chairman King’s Namibia expedition in 2014.

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YOUR NEWS YOUR NEWS CORNER SPEAKERS’ CONGRATULATIONS TO... Top Particle Physicist explains Royal Military Policeman returns to the fundamental powers King’s to salute army life

Dr Mike Peardon (1988) returned to King’s to tell Sixth Former pupil Alex Joe Roberts (2012), who won the UK Guardian Form students studying Physics about science’s continuing Seabrook (2012) Cannes Young Lions Print Advertising award in endeavours to understand the fundamental powers of the returned to his old school April 2017. He and his creative partner Doug went universe at the micro level. to tell current pupils to Cannes in June for a week to attend the Festival about life in the Royal of Creativity and compete in the international Mike, who gained a first-class degree from Military Police. Currently competition for advertising teams under the age of Cambridge’s Robinson College has worked in academia, based in Colchester as 30. They won with a poster advert for a charity industry and research all over the world and is currently part of the 156 Provost promoting safe passage for child refugees and an Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. Company, one of around were picked from thousands of entries. He specialises in developing the computation 2,500 Military Police Amy Sanderson (2013), who has received a necessary to comprehend the strong nuclear force, one responsible for internal First Class Honours degree in European Social & of the four known fundamental interactions, alongside army discipline among Political Studies (BA) from UCL. electromagnetism, the weak interaction and gravitation. Britain’s 82,000 force, He told the students that “there are still many gaps the Lance Corporal is enjoying every moment. Alex left King’s in 2012 to Paddy Symmons Roberts (2014), who in our knowledge and we still don’t fully understand the study Architecture at Leeds University, but was then drawn by his dream of has been awarded a First Class Honours degree complexity of the interactions within the nucleus and no a “more adventurous, more active life.” Now three years into his four-year in English Literature with Creative Writing from doubt some bigger and better model will be produced in term, Alex explained that he is looking at further options within the Army. Warwick University. the future.” His military police training has opened up potential opportunities to train Olivia Soutter (2012), who received her He added: “My work involves elegant mathematical as a close protection operative for high-ranking officers in operations PGCE in Secondary English in June from Homerton equations which have an inspiring aesthetic quality, but around the world, or for ambassadors in countries where there may be College, Cambridge. Olivia was also awarded the are also at the heart of practical developments used deemed a constant threat. He said: “I loved my life at King’s and wanted Charles Fox Prize for outstanding contributions to all in everyday life. For example the worldwide web was to return so I could speak to the current pupils, many of whom will have aspects of the PGCE course. In July, Olivia began invented in CERN and the work particle physicists are been in the Junior Division when I was in the Sixth Form, about my life teaching at The Freman College in Buntingford. doing worldwide is driving the revolution in the collection and my choices and perhaps dispel a few clichés about the army and Polly Edwards (2006) and application of data.” the military police.” and Will Bradley (2006), Dr Peardon paid tribute to his former King’s teachers: pictured right, who recently “I had a fantastic education at King’s which really fired my Richard talks and got engaged. enthusiasm for Physics and first and foremost that’s what success, money we want to see in today’s students, a sheer enthusiasm for happiness Dmitri Whitmore the subject.” (2016), who is currently an Robotics expert gives insight into In December, former pupil Richard Btesh (1975) gave a talk to King’s undergraduate at Cambridge A Level Business and Economics students about success, money and University and was awarded Engineering careers happiness. Richard is currently a Director of Chess ICT, where he the Cambridge prize and a describes himself as a dealmaker, having experience of more than university scholarship after achieving the highest first Jonathan Aitken (2000) returned to King’s in the autumn to tell the 200 transactions including in his college at the end of his first year. next generation about the life-changing opportunities presented by mergers, acquisitions, IPOs Richard Buxton (1985), who is co-owner of robotics and artificial intelligence. and joint ventures. the ‘Cheshire Cheese Company’ and has won a The former pupil is now a Research Fellow at the University of Richard left King’s to study number of awards. The 2017 highlight was ‘Forest Sheffield in the Department of Automatic Controls and Systems Economics at Newcastle Gin Cheese’, thought to be the first ever gin- Engineering. His research specialises in the deployment of field University and then joined flavoured cheese. robotics in dangerous and hazardous environments. Ernst & Young to train as an Jonathan, who went to the University of York to study Electronic accountant before moving Michael Ford (1998), who has just published Engineering ultimately earning a PhD in artificial intelligence, outlined into corporate finance, his crime novel ‘Hold My Hand’. Mike has been the possible future careers for pupils with an interest in technology, litigation and finally mergers writing children’s novels under various pseudonyms science and engineering. and acquisitions. Richard’s and ghost-writing for celebrities for many years. talk to students covered his Remembering his own school days, he added: “I am very grateful Michael Wolff’s bestselling Donald Trump expose, experiences in business, to my former teachers, such as Chris Hollis and Nick Riley, who ‘Fire and Fury’, is reported to be the subject of a taking Chess from a turnover of £4m to £130m in 10 years, and the taught me to work quickly but thoroughly and to fully understand the seven-figure TV deal. Ex-BBC chief and former importance of innovation, culture and courage. His advice for young importance of mathematics in engineering and design.” King’s pupil Michael Jackson (1976) is set to entrepreneurs also included the key themes of work-life balance, success be executive producer; Jackson currently runs Two and happiness. Cities Television.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Making Waves Earlier this year, the UK’s largest and most expensive Royal Navy vessel took to the seas. With a former pupil at the helm, we were able to catch-up with Commodore Jerry Kyd (1985) whilst he was on board HMS Queen Elizabeth undertaking sea trials. Here he reflects on his career, his current role and his school days at King’s...

When did you first realise you wanted to spend a life at sea? I loved sailing and the water from an early age, including sailing dinghies and windsurfing when I was at King’s, but the lure of adventure, not wanting to sit behind a desk for the rest of my life and work as a “ team made me inquisitive about life in the beast and the biggest warship the is commanding men and women of teamwork of the highest order. Being Armed Services. I remember visiting a Royal Royal Navy has ever operated. She is such quality and diversity. They are the Captain is very special of course, Navy frigate in Liverpool Docks with my packed with 21st Century technology brilliant – motivated, selfless and although I do slightly miss the raciness father when I was in the Upper Fourth year and we soon embark the new Joint talented. Whether a chef, engineer, and more nimble size of a fighting at King’s and another trip to a submarine Strike Fighter, the F-35 Lightning – a weapon specialist, navigator or fighter frigate! with some other King’s pupils at about the hugely impressive aircraft and it will pilot, the ship’s company are a well- time I was choosing my GCSE subjects. I be our primary weapon system. My oiled team and they remind me every What would you consider was immediately interested; the men and responsibilities as Captain of HMS day how lucky we are to have such to be the highlights of your officers I met were professional, smart, fun Queen Elizabeth is to guide her people prepared to serve our country. career? and very positive. The esprit de corps was successfully through sea trials, embark And they do so often in arduous and powerful and I thought ‘this is what I want to her helicopters and fighter jets and dangerous conditions far from home There have been so many great times do.’ I applied and attended the Admiralty get her ready for her operational with so much humour and absolute and highlights in my career. Every day Interview Board when I was in the Lower life, ready to fight anywhere around professionalism. In HMS Queen is different in the Navy and brings Sixth at King’s, passed and joined Britannia the globe. I have about 1,000 crew Elizabeth the scale of the enterprise is with it a broad spectrum of challenges. Royal Naval College straight after A levels onboard today and that will grow to vast – everything is big and an aircraft But I suppose if someone was to press at age 18. Six months later, I was in the about 1600 by the summer when we carrier is a busy, complicated ship of me I would say my favourite memory Caribbean on an aircraft carrier doing my go to the United States for fixed wing war – on deck there are lots of aircraft, is when I sailed HMS Monmouth, initial sea training and being paid. And then flying trials. No day is the same! fuel, weapons and people moving a Type 23 Duke Class frigate, from the Navy sent me to Southampton University about day and night, whilst below Plymouth on my first day in command I have been lucky to be the Captain of that ship. The sense of achievement, for three years. I couldn’t believe my luck! of a number of frigates, aircraft deck life carries on 24/7 supporting operations. excitement and privilege, at a relatively carriers and shore establishments young age (36) is something I will Tell us about your current role in my career. As Captain I am well The 50 chefs cook about 4000 meals a never forget. As Captain, the buck aware of the huge responsibilities, but day; the engineering, maintaining and stops with you: there is no fire brigade I am honoured to be the first Commanding the rewards are very great indeed. operating all the equipment including or immediate help at sea in the deep Officer of our new strike aircraft carrier, Without doubt, the most professionally sewage treatment plants, changing ocean and many hundreds of people HMS Queen Elizabeth. At 65,000 tons satisfying element of being a naval aircraft engines, making fresh water, look to you to make the right calls. with a 4.3 acre flight deck she is quite a officer and especially as a sea Captain to turning the propellers all demands

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IN PROFILE...

A walk on the entrepreneurial side...

Peter Linas (1986) is the International Having seen Bullhorn go from strength to Managing Director of Bullhorn, a strength, Peter counts one of his greatest software company that provides customer non-work achievements as continuing to relationship management and operations live in Cheshire as opposed to the bright software to the recruitment industry. Since city lights of London or other mega cities Peter’s arrival, the company has grown in Europe. significantly with an annual turnover of Reflecting on his school days, Peter $100 million and over 600 people says he remembers “the social and employed internationally. cultural side of school and, in particular, After King’s, Peter joined university, the sport. Having friends with similar but quickly realised further education aspirations and who wanted to make wasn’t for him and became a stockbroker. their mark on life certainly enhanced my After the crash in 1987, Peter moved into school experience. My favourite subject recruitment where he remained for 20 at school was Economics with Mr Jordan, years before moving into the technology a teacher I remember due to the fact he side. Peter now oversees Bullhorn’s invested time into students and had a international operations outside North genuine interest in the subject.” King’s taught me the art of America. A privilege indeed, superb and potential in people and then makes word she was brilliant. She inculcated Peter says: “King’s taught me the art possibility,“ it gave me aspirations sobering at the same time. Of them better, not least by engendering in all of us the overriding importance Asked what he enjoys most about his of possibility, it gave me aspirations and and the confidence to achieve course we have men and women confidence, pride, respect for others of respect for others and hard work. role, Peter says the entrepreneurial side the confidence to achieve great things great things further on in life of the business, as well as meeting new further on in life and that there are no commanding smaller minesweepers and loyalty. Everyone has faults and Mrs Schofield and the King’s machine clients and opening in new territories. boundaries.” ” and patrol boats at a much younger weaknesses, but the Navy teaches you did an admirable job in setting the age. The Royal Navy and Royal to play to your strengths and develop right values in me which has stood me Marines offer a great life and some to be the very best you can be. in good stead ever since. And they really exciting challenges. also managed to give me a good on her route into what is a male- academic education too! Of course, dominated industry, she says: “From What do you miss whilst you the age of 16-19, I worked as a Race the school is now a 21st Century How do you deal with the are away at sea? Engineer in the Porsche Club series. Then institution reacting to the changing pressure? I moved to international GT racing with My wife, Karen, and a good glass of times and environment but I can see Lamborghini UK for one season. Formula The Navy, like a good education, red wine. that it has retained the fundamental One was always my goal so I jumped at invests in you and prepares you values that make it so successful and a a summer placement with Force India F1 steadily and carefully for the trials and place where parents should rest easy team in 2014, which was incredible.” tribulations ahead. The responsibility What are your enduring that their money is being well spent! Dominique’s degree allowed for of being Captain of this new Class of memories of King’s? a sandwich year placement which aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, I remember all my years at Kings What would be your advice she undertook in the whole vehicle could be overwhelming were it not to any pupils at King’s these from 1979-1985 clearly and with engineering department of Bentley for the training and experience days? Motors. “The environment is extremely fondness. School years are so vital the Navy gives you steadily and supportive and they truly throw you in at in shaping and preparing you for irrepressibly from the day you join. One thing I have increasingly realised the deep end. My main role was as part the challenges in life. In this sense, I also have the luxury of knowing I is that life is incredibly precious and Dominique helps engineer the future... of the concept development project for King’s was a fantastic foundation and have hundreds of superbly trained transitory. Life may be a long journey, the EXP10 model and pitching attributes it is sad that only in hindsight do you Dominique Roberts (2013) graduated on her degree course. In September, people, across engineers, logisticians, but the opportunities that will spring developments to the board.” truly realise what your teachers do into view will disappear fast unless last summer with a high First Class Dominique took up an exciting role weapons specialists, Royal Marines Dominique’s focus and ambition is for you – they really do have your you grip them. So my philosophy for Bachelor of Engineering degree at Bentley Motors and she is now to naval doctors onboard so there part of Bentley’s Sales and Marketing clear, “My goal is to work my way up interests at heart! At King’s the culture the pupils today is: work hard, take with Honours in Motorsports from is always great support and advice the University of Central Lancashire. Department in London, working as part to be a Director within the next 5 years of learning, sufficient discipline and calculated risks, never worry what available. As a cohesive team just Dominique also received the award for of the future strategy team and will spend with the ultimate goal of being a cross sheer quality of teaching was really others think about you and always about anything can be tackled and the best Bachelors project across the the next few years supporting concept functional Chief Executive.” good. I still remember my very first trust your intuition, particularly when overcome. So often, people are School of Engineering for her dissertation project vehicle development. Reflecting on her school days, she day at King’s. I was aged 11, and opportunity presents. Work hard and limited or daunted by misplaced on the use of regenerative energy in Dominique says: “This is truly my dream adds: “Every single member of staff in my form tutor, the tweed suited Mrs be a good person. And lastly, never self-doubt and a lack of confidence. future automotive performance vehicles. role working in luxury performance King’s sixth form helped me to achieve Schofield marched into the room. She take yourself too seriously – you don’t The Navy is very effective in training, In addition, she also received an award vehicle development and the possibilities what I have today, particularly Dr was quite fierce if I recall and already mentoring and developing men and need to – just be yourself for gaining the highest overall grade within the group are endless.” Reflecting Hartnett and Mr Street.” a grey-haired veteran at King’s, but my women from all backgrounds. 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Former King’s History teacher DAVID HILL recalls a sporting hero from a hundred years ago, prompted by the sad death of one of the school’s more recent sporting heroes, Alan McInnes. Alan’s achievements brought to mind a former pupil from a more distant past, who died in Sporting tragic circumstances exactly one hundred years ago in the final year of the First World War. Hero OHN Adshead Harrison, as a middle order batsman and hit the Chronicle. Jack Harrison was born in more commonly known as ball unusually hard. Jack was a hostile 1889, the third of four sons of William J Jack Harrison, was, until and accurate fast bowler, taking 61 Harrison a grain merchant. His home Alan McInnes appeared wickets in 1913, his best season, Horton House, 42 Cumberland Street on the scene in the 1950s, including 8 for 24. He was also a was almost opposite the Grammar generally regarded as the old hard hitting middle order batsman with School gates. The family firm had grammar school’s most legendary a top score of 128 not out. offices in Chestergate and at the Old sporting hero. Their careers on the Trafford Docks. Both captained the Macclesfield games fields of the North West C.C 1st XI: Jack between 1913 and Jack entered the Grammar School followed an uncannily similar pattern. Macclesfield Cricket Club 1st XI in 1914; Jack, as Captain, sits in the centre of the front row with his Cheshire cap 1916, Alan in the 1970s and 80s. in 1902 and starred in almost all on his knee. His brother Frank stands in the second row behind him wearing the hooped cap. Alan (pictured right) made his name athletic pursuits, especially cricket and in winter sports, being captain of the football, becoming captain of cricket British Universities Rugby Union team in his final year. On leaving school he Serre on the first day of the Battle battalion. He survived the ordeal whilst a student at Loughborough went into the family business and spent of the Somme in July 1916. He of the attack on the first day of the University and playing for Sale before much of his spare time on the sports served with them from mid-1917, Battle of the Somme and wrote home moving into Rugby League with Salford field. In 1913, he married Sybil Dodds was slightly wounded in the autumn, with a vivid description of the action and finally managing Wigan. and was running a saw mill in Sutton before being sent home on leave in on that day, his part and, more having rented Lane Ends House in the Jack (pictured above) was more February 1918 to see his wife who especially Roy Mellor’s fatal part in village. renowned as a footballer, playing was expecting their second child. it. Frank later won the M.C, survived the war and he too went on to play for the Northern Nomads and other As a young married man of 24, At the end of March he was cricket both for Macclesfield and regional teams and being hailed Jack did not volunteer for military sent back to his unit to deal with Cheshire. by ‘Red Rose’ of the Manchester service on the outbreak of the war, the Kaiser’s spring offensive. He Chronicle as “a cheeky young man.” but played a full programme of charity was killed on the 12th April whilst Both played golf to a high standard cricket matches throughout the 1915 HE story of Jack Both played Minor Counties cricket attempting to defend the village of at Macclesfield Golf Club where season. When conscription was Harrison is even more for Cheshire where Jack, in 1914, Vieux-Berquin, between Hazebrouck Jack won the Open Trophy in 1913 introduced in 1916, he enlisted in the poignant due to the fact took 7 for 43 against Durham. His and Bailleul, South West of Ypres. that his younger son and is remembered on the club’s war local battalion, the 7th Cheshires, and He is buried in Aval Wood Military T untimely death in April 1918 at the memorial. went to Oswestry for officer training. Peter, whom Sybil was age of 28 was regarded as a major Cemetery in the village. expecting during Jack’s last leave During the summer they both blow to cricket in the North West as it He was commissioned into the Jack’s widow was left with two early in 1918, also attended The Lane Ends House, Sutton where excelled on the cricket field. Alan was merited, unusually for a minor counties Machine Gun Corps and posted young children and moved to a King’s School in the 1930s, but Jack lived with wife Sybil primarily a very competent wicket player, an obituary in the game’s to the 31st Division, a Pals division smaller house in Sutton. His younger was killed during the Second World keeper who often stood up to the bible, Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack, from the northern counties which had brother, Frank, served with the 22nd War while serving with the Royal Air faster bowlers, had a very good eye and also in the Manchester Evening been decimated in its first action at Manchesters, the 7th City Pals Force in 1943.

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with Ian Wilson.” He adds: “I didn’t plan All three very much appreciate the Oliver first set out to forge a career in on working in sports journalism immediately opportunities they have had, but also advertising, but later decided to have a when I left King’s and took a year out commented on the high-stress elements of go at journalism via the Cardiff graduate before going to university. During that year, their jobs, the anti-social hours and the need training scheme; he immediately loved I got my first job on a local newspaper and to develop a thick skin, and all undoubtedly it and, after a period as a trainee news Headline made the decision to continue down that developed their passion for sports at King’s. reporter with the Liverpool Echo, applied path instead of doing a degree. Everything for and got a post as motor racing OLIVER HOLT else has followed on from there: local, correspondent for The Times. regional and national papers as well as a With the obvious attractions of the life Acts... couple of spells working abroad.” ANDREW BENSON of a sports journalist, we asked all three Perhaps seen as a rather glamourous about any advice they would offer to pupils King’s has always been known for the eclectic In many respects, it’s a career choice, combining sports, travel and “ currently at school considering entering the range of careers followed by its alumni, and working for national newspaper titles, all dream job...I genuinely look field. All three gave similar advice to any perhaps one of the more notable is the number three said very similar things when asked forward to going to work youngster contemplating it as a career: of sports journalists spawned by the about pros and cons of their current roles. ‘Don’t expect it to be easy, be prepared to start at the bottom and to persevere; and school. Chris explained: “Getting paid to watch ” the rewards can be high’. sport is a pro that doesn’t need much CHRIS WHEELER explaining, but there are aspects of the job Chris explains: “It’s more of a vocation that many people don’t always appreciate. than a job, so be prepared to start out Unsociable hours, tight deadlines and In Andrew’s case, his first love has doing the dirty work. I’m lucky to cover stressful conditions like being in a foreign always been Formula One. He said: “A Manchester United and Manchester City stadium a long way from home when an university friend suggested I should pursue for a living, but I served my time following injury-time goal changes a game just as the it as a career, given how keen I was on Macclesfield Town in the GM Vauxhall OLLECTIVELY, our sporting reporter for the BBC. Neither Andrew to mention a breadth of learning which Wi-Fi fails still brings on a particular kind the sport. So I sent in an article to a F1 Conference. scribes have entertained and nor Oliver planned to go into journalism he thinks has been very important to him of nausea! However, I’ve been incredibly magazine, and when it was actually “From an industry point of view, informed their relevant audiences, when they left King’s and both went on to throughout his very successful career. lucky to travel the world seeing some of the published, I followed up by applying for C study History degrees, partly because they and getting a permanent job on the same newspapers are facing an uncertain future. covering several different sports best teams in the best arenas and interview Chris Wheeler, however, recalls that The advent of social media has created a and for different media outlets. enjoyed writing and knew this would be some of my favourite sports stars. In many mag!” with his interest in sport and English as whole new dimension in sports journalism, central to their courses. respects, it’s a dream job. However, I don’t Probably the most eminent of them was his favourite subject at A Level, he had and unfortunately the access to the people see enough of my family and friends, and the late Denys Rowbottom, who wrote Andrew feels that History, with its stress journalism in mind from an early stage. who matter – particularly in football – is I’ve not had a weekend off beautifully, mainly on cricket and rugby on written analysis and critical thinking, is He explains: “I loved my time at King’s. It diminishing all the time. But with that said, if since the 80s.” union, for The Guardian for 20 years until a particularly suitable subject at degree enabled me to pursue a passion for sport, you’re prepared to give it a go, it can be a he died tragically early at his desk in 1968. level for budding journalists. Oliver recalls encouraged by teachers like Tis Bevan, Pete Oliver added: great way to earn a living.” Rowbottom captained the school cricket 1st Graham Wilson, Dave Woodhead, Chris Matthews, Mark Harbord, Keith Perris and “I genuinely look

XI in the early 1930s, and so too did the Taylor and Keith Aikin as King’s teachers Dai Jones. It also piqued my first interest in forward to going to nearest King’s can claim as a successor, who particularly encouraged his essay journalism after myself and three classmates work every day”. Andy Wilson (1990) who was school writing and love of the written word, not looked at resurrecting the school magazine cricket captain in 1989-90 and then a cricket and rugby league correspondent for the same paper for about 20 years until he moved into other fields in 2014. A recent addition to The Guardian sports team is John Brewin (1994), who writes on football and recently took great pleasure in writing about Macclesfield Town’s return to the Football League after a six-year absence. Former pupil Julian Ryder has been very much the voice of motor cycling on TV and in magazines for the past 40 or so years, and Oliver Pickup (1998) has been developing a career writing on sport mainly for The Daily Telegraph and The Times. Best known among current writers are Oliver Holt (1984), chief sports writer for The Mail on Sunday and a 2017 National Journalists’ Award Winner; Chris Wheeler, who writes on football for the Daily Mail; and Andrew Benson (1988), the well-known Formula One chief motor racing

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2020 VISION: A NEW SCHOOL UPDATE Coming into focus Headmaster Dr Simon Hyde reveals progress made towards achieving our vision of a new state-of-the-art school. N last year’s edition, I provided pupil of £1.5m (the largest in the school’s an insurmountable bridging challenge (as an overview of the 2020 Vision history), King’s acquired the site. However, the school would need to borrow the cost within the context of our school’s we still faced formidable challenges; of the new school). Developers’ payments N March, former pupils returned to their alma mater I proud 500-year history. This requiring planning permission on both therefore had to be bank-guaranteed and for a record-breaking gala dinner. This year’s dinner year, I want to offer an update sites for housing; Sport England required brought forward, so as to protect the charity and explain what we have achieved so the school to replace and upgrade all and reduce the bridging challenge. was staged in the familiar surrounds of the main school I far. Taking my cue from Commodore Kyd, of its existing sports facilities and playing During 2017, work focused largely on hall for a genuine trip down memory lane. Before the there has been plenty of hard work, a fields; the planners required contributions three-course meal, many of the 130 attendees enjoyed a tour of resolving the financing issue. Developers few calculated risks, a willingness not to to affordable housing, public open space that could not meet the school’s requirements the school followed by a drinks reception in the Library. become too concerned with the reservations and education. Half a million pounds of had to be replaced and substitutes found. The event raised £2,000 for the King’s School Bursary Fund, of others and a readiness to grasp highways improvements were also required What we have now achieved was not plus £1,000 for the forthcoming sports tour to South Africa. opportunities and to trust intuition! and, in addition, there would be a VAT bill thought possible in 2016: offers of upfront The oldest former pupil to attend was Derek Way who came to When we launched our 2020 Vision in on the new school estimated at £9m. payments on the two principal sites King’s in 1944 and went on to have a successful career as one 2012, the challenges seemed enormous. After one false start in May 2016, the (Westminster Road and Fence Avenue) of the town’s leading chartered accountants. He said: “It wasn’t Efforts in the mid-2000s to move the school school’s proposals finally reached the and offers subject to planning on the two at all strict. We ran riot really, but it was such great fun and you onto a single site foundered on the rocks of Strategic Planning Board in July. Inevitably, minor sites (Coare Street and Cumberland financial viability and location. Street). As I write, we have knew if you were good enough to go to Oxford or Cambridge The Green Belt was so tightly exchanged contracts on the they would get you there; if you were good enough to play drawn around Macclesfield first site. Contracts are in a final rugby for England they’d get you there too.” that options were limited and, form on two further sites and Susi Jarvis, née Reutter, who was one of the first intake of despite its proximity to the town’s the remaining site is almost girls after the opening of King’s Girls’ Division in 1993, said: centre, most of Fence Avenue complete. All of the contracts “We had a great time and formed strong friendships that was situated in the Green Belt, are conditional on the school survive today. And yes, of course, we loved it.” making development difficult. signing a build contract, which Costs seemed prohibitive and in turn is conditional on finance. Guest speaker was former Scots international rugby player there was a need to update In parallel with the sales Bryan Redpath, whose sons all attended King’s. our facilities and enhance the process, we have been working Pictured from top: Guests enjoying dinner in the school hall; school’s estate. with our chosen contractor Nick and Katie Jordan, Eilir Rogers and James Wilson; James Launching the 2020 to refine and cost the new Hoe, Roger Wilson and Alan Hoe; Todd Eden, Rebecca Rogers, Vision required imagination, school scheme. Revisions to the Susi Jarvis and Andy Holt. Below: Chris Southan, Andy Fethers, acceptance of the benefits of internal road layout, sports pitch change and a good dose of consolidation and some value Mike Pilkington, Mark O’Connor, Guy Laurence, Dave Barratt, luck. The good fortune came in engineering were approved in Nick Ridings, Neil Kennington and Andrew Moss. the shape of a new Local Plan, August 2017. By this January, there was significant opposition from those which identified a significant demand for we discharged our final pre-commencement likely to be impacted by the changes and housing in Macclesfield and acknowledged condition, so the school is now legally from those opposing the use of Green Belt. that the Green Belt would need to be ready to start work. Of course, we will only In a close call, all three applications were relaxed if the demand was to be satisfied. be able to do so when we know all the approved on the Chair’s casting vote. The With the support of a number of former numbers add up. The new school is largely Secretary of State decided not to call in pupils, the school was able to de-risk being financed from sales receipts. But there the Planning Authority’s decision and work a significant portion of the costs as we is a significant requirement for a long-term began on the legal agreements. In January explored the project’s feasibility. loan and we will also need to raise further 2017, the full permission for the new school funds from donations if we are to deliver the Following an extensive site search, a site and outline planning for Westminster school we would like to see. 50-acre plot of land was identified adjacent Road and Fence Avenue were issued. to the school’s current playing fields on the The Governors need a robust business The sites needed to be marketed with the outskirts of Prestbury. The land was originally case, an affordable scheme, guaranteed benefit of the hard-won planning permission. part of the Hare Hill estate owned by the receipts and appropriate due diligence Preferred bidders were selected and late Colonel Charles Brocklehurst, who before they can realise our 2020 Vision. detailed negotiations started. The school’s had served as Chairman of Governors As it comes more sharply into focus, I hope requirements were again challenging for from 1952 to 1968. It was partly this it will provide a source of pride for our the developers, as the school could not historic connection that persuaded the then community as significant as HMS Queen offer vacant possession of its sites before it owner to sell us the site. In May 2017 Elizabeth will be for our navy and nation. had built the new school. 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Japanese adventure RUGBY Intrepid explorers from the Senior Divisions undertook a culturally rich trip to Japan over Following on from their rugby tour of Australia and Singapore last summer, the the Easter holiday. 1st XV (pictured bottom) got through to the last 16 of National School’s Cup in Students explored the Land of the Rising December. The 1st XV and U15A then remained unbeaten in all 12 games (six Sun with travelling companions from a each) after Christmas, including a victory over a 1st XV touring side from Buenos school in New Jersey. Pupils visited Osaka’s Aires (Liceo Naval) and an U15 team from the United States (Utah Lions). spectacular castle surrounded by trees In rugby sevens, King’s 1st team (pictured below) completed a hat trick of festooned with cherry blossom before county titles winning the Cheshire Cup and a third title in succession. A fast travelling to Kyoto, an ancient city filled with running, slick handling and risk taking King’s team eased their way to the semi- Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, where finals with victories over the hosts St. Ambrose College, Bishop Heber, Wilmslow they learnt the ancient art of calligraphy. High School and Cheadle Hulme. The biggest hurdle was the semi-final facing After a visit to the famous Deer Park at boarding school Rydal Penrhos, who were in fine form. A last-gasp score from Nara, home of the Todaji temple, the largest Rydal meant the match went to a golden-point conclusion. wooden structure in the world, pupils took After some heroic part in the ancient tea ceremony ritual. defence, an outstanding King’s awarded Silver Quality Mark The final three days were spent in the turnover then saw several magnificent metropolis of Tokyo, visiting the sweeping phases up the King’s is the first independent of their learning. Teachers were imperial palace, the national museum and, field and ultimately a match- school in the UK to be awarded assessed on their use of innovative, a highlight for some, the famous electronics winning opportunity and The Learning Organisation’s Silver interesting and exciting methods district of Akhihabara. The students became progress to the final. The Mark for its commitment to high designed to engage, enthuse and adept Sushi makers and even managed to final was much kinder on the quality teaching and learning and, fire the imaginations of the inquiring successfully navigate their way around the nerves, King’s dominating specifically, the development of pupil young minds we have the privilege busiest and most confusing underground from the off and defeating learning habits. of working with.” system in the world. Altrincham Grammar School Only five schools have won The TLO were fulsome in 26–13. The King’s U15 the Silver Award since its launch their praise of King’s, stating: “In Sevens Squad made an by The Learning Organisation and many schools the development of equally impressive start to now King’s is planning to become independent learners is a well- their campaign, picking up the Plate at Solihull’s competition. King’s racked up over one of the first schools nationwide intentioned yet largely unfulfilled pipe 200 points throughout the tournament. Outside backs and Sale Sharks products to achieve the highest level of dream. Not so at King’s – initiatives Sam Worthington and James Haywood amassing bags of tries, while Captain Gold. Affiliated to the University from Year 7 through to the Sixth Hayden Heath, was in outstanding form. of Winchester, TLO’s senior Form are carefully designed to give Owen Jones represented the Independent Schools’ Lambs and is currently educationalists provide a rigorous learners increasing opportunities touring Croatia and Italy with them, playing against their International age-grade inspection service with objective to exercise personal initiative and XVs. Alongside his Sale Sharks Academy involvements, Ollie Leatherbarrow has reporting on classroom culture. to undertake independent study. also represented and captained a Scotland U16 XV, whilst Will Davies played for Learners talk enthusiastically about Richard Griffiths, King’s Deputy Sale Sharks U18s versus Harlequins at the Academy Finals Day, held at Allianz these opportunities. The planned Head with specific responsibility Park. Former pupils Teddy Leatherbarrow and Cameron Redpath have represented development of independent for academic progress, said: “TLO England U18 and U20 respectively. Our own Myles Marshall 7s Competition learning sets King’s apart from almost assess how well our teachers included the U12s for the first time, and the event brought 400-plus rugby players all other schools. Speculation, high develop independent learning to King’s Derby Fields. habits and behaviours and how challenge and a can-do approach TRAMPOLINING they enable pupils to take ownership are consistent features in classrooms.”

King’s achieved further trampolining success A spell-binding helping of Oliver! at both the North of Britain Championships Young actors staged the classic Dickens tale of murder most foul earlier this and the National Finals in March. King’s year. Set in the menacing, poverty stricken Victorian slums, pupils delivered under 11 novice girls claimed the national title. a spell-binding portrayal of the psychopathic plotting of Bill Sykes, the Individually, Oliver Jones and Izzy Hammond tomfoolery of the Artful Dodger and the bewitching beauty of Nancy. (pictured above) came 3rd and 2nd respectively, with Otis Hughes coming 4th. Ably supported by an orchestra and stage crew, Ellie Webster, 14, took on the role of the Artful Dodger, and formed memorable partnerships with Acclaimed King’s coach Rachael Burrows was Harry Collett’s fabulous Fagin and Angus Rutherford’s eponymous Oliver, presented with a special recognition award (pictured left). If that thrilling trio played it for laughs, then Joshua Clayfield for helping the most children qualify out of any as the thug Sykes sent the audience time and again back to reality with a school in the country and for her contribution charismatic display of mean, moody menace ending in the terrifying death over 12 years of King’s qualification. of Fiona Beeston’s beautiful Nancy, the darling of the piece.

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HOCKEY The gift that keeps on giving...

The U18s made it through to the County Hockey Finals where they HIS year, the school is King’s is incredibly grateful to Mike finished in 3rd place to wrap up launching a Legacy Giving for the legacy he has pledged as well a really pleasing season, and the Society, to recognise and as the donations to the Bursary Fund T thank all those former pupils over the years. These help secure the U14s have qualified for their delayed County Finals day in April after and staff who have chosen to remember education of future generations so that winning the first round of matches. the school in their will. The Percyvale they too can look back on King’s as Legacy Society is named after the fondly as Mike and his contemporaries. The U13 girls also showed their founder of King’s, Sir John Percyvale, hockey potential as they came who gifted a chantry school in his home 4th in the North West semi-finals town Macclesfield in 1502. The school of the National Schools’ Hockey was established in the Savage Chapel of A gift in your will is one of Competition, whilst the Junior girls Macclesfield Parish Church shortly after the most valuable and lasting have achieved a number of ‘firsts’ for Sir John’s death through his legacy. ways you can support the King’s. Since then, many of the school’s school’s Bursary Fund. It costs The U11s (pictured below) won developments have been underpinned nothing in your lifetime, but CRICKET the Cheshire round of the In2 Hockey by philanthropy. Our Bursary Fund has will have a powerful impact in Championship and qualified for the become vital to continue one of our key transforming a child’s life for North Finals after a successful day at aims: to provide a first-class education years to come. the North West Round. The girls also The February half term tour to Dubai was “like playing cricket in tomorrow’s world” to bright children, regardless of their Anyone who makes a produced some great hockey in the according to coach Steve Moores (1980). The party of 24 King’s pupils coached financial circumstances. No matter how pledge to support the school in Independent Schools’ Tournament to by four staff in an U18 and U16 side went from brushing snow off the King’s all large or small, a legacy to King’s is in my will to honour the remarkable their will, and informs us by the finish in 1st place in the AJIS Cup. weather nets to playing in 30 degrees centigrade under floodlights on baked clay a gift that will endure and help future teachers who taught me, A.S. (Dickie) end of 2018, will be recognised pitches. generations of King’s pupils. Haresine (French), W.S. (Slogger) Logan as ‘founding members’ of the The U18s won three and lost two of the games while the U16s won one and Former pupil, Mike Rose (1957), (German) and R.D (Nobby) Clarke Percyvale Society. For more lost four, in what were all highly competitive matches against the cream of Gulf (pictured above) who joined King’s in (History), to say nothing of T.T. Shaw and information, please contact school and club sides and fellow English tourists. Both teams faced respective age 1950, has been a lifelong supporter of all that King’s gave me.” our Development Officer: group sides from Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Dubai and plus Merseyside and the school. His colourful time at King’s Three times a year, Mike meets up for [email protected] Yorkshire with some superb team and individual performances. consisted of the roles of School and lunch with former School Captain David King’s has again featured in The Cricketer magazine’s Top 100 UK Schools for House Captain, Company Sergeant Hutt (1958) and former pupil Tim Smith Cricket, for the third consecutive year. The world’s number one cricket magazine’s Major, member of both the 1st XV Rugby (1958) to reminisce about their time at judging panel based their selection on the quality of coaching, the range of and 2nd X1 Cricket team and long King’s. The most recent meeting was at WHAT WILL fixtures, extent of facilities and the quality of cricketers making their way into the jumper in the school’s athletics team. the Alumni Gala Dinner in March. YOUR LEGACY BE...? professional ranks and league cricket. The Guide to the Top 100 Schools 2018 After King’s, he passed out first in order was published in November. Simon Hughes, Editor of The Cricketer, said: “I of merit at RMA Sandhurst as a Senior heartily commend the commitment that the school dedicates in coaching pupils in Under Officer and academy rugby our wonderful sport and hope it continues long into the future.” captain. His achievements at school have Ellie Johnson (left) received a bursary NETBALL gone on to follow him later in his life; to attend King’s. She says: “I am really he was awarded a place at Oxford pleased to have had the opportunity to University but was unable to take up the attend King’s. It was a very positive place The netball season was rather blighted by poor weather, but offer as he was required to join his army to be and I enjoyed being taught by the U12s performed extremely well to finish as runners-up at the unit immediately in West Germany. Mike encouraging and inspirational teachers. Cheshire County Tournament, whilst the Under 13s came 4th. went on to become a board member of King’s allowed me to discover the subjects Waitrose Ltd in 1992 and has played The U12 A and B teams produced some excellent netball to finish of Latin and Classical Civilisation and rugby for the Army several times including runners-up in the Macclesfield & District Netball Tournament, I enjoyed these so much that I went to twice at Twickenham, as well as for whilst the U10s (pictured left) won the Association of Junior Wilmslow and The Harlequins. Durham to read Classical Past. I have now Independent Schools’ (AJIS) Cup. decided to contribute towards the Bursary Now living in Dorset and an The super fit squad beat The Grange 6–4 in the final and earlier Fund through regular giving so that a Honorary member of the Former beat Withington 6–4 in the semi-final. Further up the school, the student in the future might enjoy and Pupils’ Association, Mike says: “I U19s represented Cheshire in the North West Regional Schools’ get as much out of their time at have chosen to leave a legacy Competition and came 4th in their division. King’s as I have done.”

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Mick Brown Margaret Bennison Michael Richard Dixon 31. During his 19 years at King’s, Mick died in December 2017, aged (née Edwards) Alan McInnes Michael (1947) died in December Mike used his cricket skills to help 60, after a battle against cancer, Margaret (1951) died in August 2017. 2016. He was one of the school’s run school teams as far as his other Alan (1961) died in December It was as a coach that Alan found and having only retired in September Margaret attended the High School from pupils who helped bring in harvests responsibilities allowed, and loved 2017 after a brave battle with illness. his true metier. In 1984, he became 2017. Mick joined King’s in 1999, 1945 to 1951, where she successfully during World War 2, and subsequently, nothing more than getting stuck into Universally respected, Alan left joint coach, alongside forward, Colin after 13 years at Cheadle Hulme completed a Commercial Course in the after taking a course at ReaseHeath English texts with the fifth and sixth behind his beloved wife of 50 years Clarke, at Wigan and, between them, School, and very soon established sixth form, which took her in to secretarial College, he began a career as a farmer form sets who saw a very different Gwyneth, daughter Nicola, three they can be credited with laying the himself as a highly respected work. She was a regular in 1955, eventually retiring in 1998. side of him from the one he played grandchildren and thousands of friends foundations for the all-conquering schoolmaster. He taught some on the touch line at as Deputy on a day-to-day basis, across the North West. Born in 1942, side of the late eighties and nineties. Biology, but his main 1st XV games at and he gained huge respect from Alan moved to Macclesfield aged They guided Wigan to third and role was, with Cumberland Street. Barry Bryning them as a result. Mike’s wife Shirley 12 and never left the town. At King’s second-places in the league, and Chris Buckland, Margaret qualified was a member of staff in the King’s he was twice captain of rugby and won the John Player Regal Trophy and Barry (1959) died in March 2017, in establishing to teach and finished Junior School, and their son Tim was twice captain of cricket, one of Lancashire Cup together. But the aged 75. He was well known locally Psychology as her working life a pupil at King’s, before following a only two people in King’s highlight of their tenure was the as a sportsman. First as a cricketer with a significant teaching Needlework history to achieve that 1985 Challenge Cup Final, Poynton CC, after he played successfully career with the Hong Kong police. subject in the at Harrytown High School double double. when Wigan beat Hull FC in at 1st XI whilst at King’s, he later school’s Sixth in Romiley. She later served as the Sunday an epic Wembley decider. became a golfer – he He went to Form curriculum. School Secretary and a Church Elder at Later Alan worked in the participated in virtually Dave L Rowlands Loughborough University Originally from Lytham, Mick read Hatherlow United Reformed Church. media for GMR radio and all the old boys golf Dave, who taught Chemistry at King’s where he captained Physiology at Sheffield University, served on the Rugby Football events organised from the mid-60s until 1970, after English Universities, and taught at Heath School in League’s Disciplinary Panel. by Alan McInnes, a degree from St John’s College, Ted Edwards which he always said was Derbyshire before Cheadle Hulme. having also played Cambridge, died in May 2017. the highlight of his sporting Alan was a dedicated teacher, At King’s, he was very popular Ted (1965) died aged 72, in March 2018. with Alan’s 1st X1 at He was a lively member of the life. He began his rugby career beginning his career at King’s, then and made several extra-curricular He left King’s in 1965 to read Modern school. Barry was also staffroom, and was instrumental in playing in the amateur union code for moving to Marple Hall, where he contributions, in junior cricket and Languages at Gonville and Caius College, the founder of something of a dynasty! It reviving cross-country running as a Sale, where he was vice-captain, but became head of Lower School. After in sailing; but he will be fondly Cambridge. He then began a teaching must be a unique achievement that, after serious extra-curricular activity at the joined Salford in November 1966 retiring from teaching, Alan returned remembered as the man who career at Churchers College, Petersfield, Barry had opened the bowling for the school. He also played cricket for as a tough, but highly-skilled, fly half. to King’s in 1998 to coach rugby popularised Psychology at King’s. moving in 1971 to Heath GS, Halifax. He 1st XI in the 1950s, so too did his son the Maxonians and was a Liverpool After one season he moved to centre, and cricket. Alan served as Chair of duly became head of department there, Ian in the late 1980s, and then his twin F C fanatic. He left to take up an where he continued to be a regular the Former Pupils’ Association from eventually retiring in 2003. Ted was also grandsons, Josh and Sam, on occasions Mike J McNulty appointment at Tarporley High in the team, and a particularly skilled 1999 to 2004 and raised monies to a keen sportsman, playing both rugby during the past two seasons. Mike died aged 80 in December School, where he also became and cricket at school, and later serving as exponent of the drop goal. Over his refurbish the cricket pavilion before 2017. Mike first came to King’s in Deputy Head (well-known former Secretary at Halifax RUFC. 94 Salford appearances he scored joining the Governing Body in 2010. 1976 as Deputy Head under Alan King’s pupil Nick Wrigley was 12 tries and kicked 42 goals, before He organised for many years the Brian Hillson Cooper, and continued to act in the Head). playing his last game in 1970 against annual Bursary Fund Golf Day, which Derek Travis Brian died in May 2017, aged 86. role until ill health persuaded him the New Zealand World Cup Squad. has raised over £30,000 for King’s. He was a man of many talents and to hand over to Nigel Richardson Diana Millett Derek died in February 2017, aged 94. He joined Salford’s coaching team as He also organised the Former Pupils’ an exceptionally well-organised man, in 1992. He continued to teach Diana died in February 2018 After leaving King’s, he had a long career fitness trainer, which led to him twice golfing programme for many years, appearing as a voluntary committee English at the school, undoubtedly aged 86. She was a longstanding in engineering, both in the RAF (1942- taking over as interim coach, in 1978 playing friendly fixtures across the man/treasurer/chair of virtually every his greatest love until health issues Governor of the school, wife of very 51) and as a civilian based in Brighton. and again in 1982. county. organisation in which he was involved! caused him finally to retire in 1995. well-known old boy Fred, and mother He worked both as a toolmaker and as This included King’s Former Pupils’ English had been Mike’s subject at of former pupil John, who is an a planning engineer before finishing his Association, which as Treasurer, Chair Brasenose College, Oxford, after actuary. She was a regular attender career in 1986 at Brighton University, Graham Simpson then, remarkably, an MSc in Atchaeo- and later President, remains very much in school at Hulme GS, Oldham - where he was heavily involved in at the annual MCC cricket match Graham (1989) died aged 47, in metallurgy. He spent most of his his debt. Brian trained as an accountant where he was School Captain as designing and building what was then until last year: Fred was instrumental November 2017. At school he working life in Scunthorpe with and then became MD of the family well as cricket captain. After Oxford, a revolutionary energy-producing wave in the school getting the prestigious was an outstanding sportsman, British Steel/Corus/Tata Steel, business. After retiring, he became chief he taught the subject at three machine. Derek was also an active trade fixture in the early 1970s. playing both cricket and and when his illness intervened executive of the Manchester Methodist different grammar schools before unionist, and both an accredited Methodist rugby at 1st team level, not to was senior development Mission. A keen sportsman, he was being appointed Head of English at preacher and the minister of the Preston mention winning the school’s technologist in the Technical Chair of Wilmslow Tennis Club, had an Bury GS in 1968, at the age of only Park Baptist Church. badminton championship twice. services department. Graham offer of a trial with Wigan Athletic and a He went from King’s to Liverpool also continued his sport after commendation from the FA for 50 years’ University, where he gained BEng in school, including playing for Barton- service to local soccer. Brian’s sons Metallurgy and Materials Science and in-Humber RUFC. Simon and Mark also attended King’s.

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London StaySTAY in IN touch! TOUCH! Dinner Hundreds of our former pupils are now using the school website and Facebook In May, around 30 page to stay connected with King’s and former pupils and former classmates. There is a dedicated members of staff Hundreds of our former pupils now use Former Pupils’ area on the website, gathered at the RAF the school website and Facebook page accessed from the homepage, which Club in Mayfair for the to stay connected. There is a dedicated contains dates of forthcoming events, annual former pupils’ Former Pupils’ area on the website, profiles on notable former pupils, London Dinner. containing dates of forthcoming events, newsformer stories, pupils plus news, details plus of details how to of get how The hugely successful involvedto get involvedand support and thesupport school. the Pleaseschool. event provided not only a chance for our former pupils to catch-up with each other, see:Please www.kingsmac.co.uk see: www.kingsmac.co.uk but also to see former Principal Bill Beatson and hear from Headmaster Dr Hyde on the school’s plans to develop its former pupils’ association. There were plenty AlumniFacebook & Twitter of ‘new’ faces at the event and lots of interest in helping to build a more extensive Facebook former pupils’ network. The open Facebook group groupnow has more than 1,000 ‘likes’ and contains school updates and news, This open group has around 750 ‘likes’. event details, old school photos and It contains updates and news from the videos, plus former pupils updates. school, details of forthcoming events for Please see: former pupils, old school photos and www.facebook.com/kingsinmaccfp videos, plus updates from individual and click ‘like’ to receive our updates. former pupils. Please see: www.facebook.com/kingsinmaccfp You can follow us on Twitter and click at‘like’ @kingsmac to receive our updates.

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Friday 11 May @ 6pm Golf Day London Dinner – Brasserie Blanc, Bursary Fund Chancery Lane The 2017 Annual Bursary Fund Golf Day was won by Heaton Office Solutions Wednesday 13 June @ 7.30pm with a superb score of 90 points. The Liverpool company has a branch in FPA AGM, King’s Sixth Form Centre Macclesfield and has been stationery suppliers to the King’s School for many years. Thursday 14 June @ 6pm The golfing event, which was organised by the late Alan McInnes, has now Manchester Drinks in the City raised over £30,000 in total, helping to build the King’s Bursary Fund. Restaurant Bar & Grill (Private Dining Room) Headmaster Dr Simon Hyde said: “The Golf Day is a wonderful fundraiser Friday 29 June for the Bursary scheme, which enables local children the opportunity of a King’s Former Pupils’ Cricket Match education and from I what I can see also allows former pupils to renew the The King’s School competitive instincts they developed on our playing fields. Friday 6 July “The School is hugely indebted to Alan for his organisation of the event for Bursary Fund Golf Day many years.” Macclesfield Golf Club Saturday 1 September 1st XV Festival and Old Boy’s 7s Drinks in the City King’s Derby Fields Once again the London Drinks Friday 7 September in the City event took place in Former Pupils’ Hockey Match October, this time at Mayfair’s RAF The King’s School Club. Around 25 guests were in attendance, however each decade Thursday 18 October @ 6pm from the 50s to the 2000s was London Drinks in the City – Browns represented with ideas for events Courtrooms, Covent Garden. and engagement being two of the To book, please email: main topics of conversation. [email protected] 24 Spring 2018