Giggleswick School Chronicle 2011

CCF Centenary Year 1910 - 2010 Our Year as Heads of School Giggleswick Senior School here have been so many invited to the OG dinners. At one of won’t be looking into becoming responsibilities, events and the dinners, Mr Boult promised postmen in our later lives. things which we have done Catriona Bellis and Peter Wilden that Chronicle 2011 T Working closely with Mr Boult, Mr that have made this year special. we would have bacon butties at the Gemmell, Miss Williamson and the From standing at the front doors of next meeting. After they reported Praepostor group, we have learnt a Chapel to being postmen for an this to the rest of us, we waited lot: that we cannot do everything afternoon, it has truly been an anxiously to see if he remembered. Introduction ourselves and that teamwork is eventful year and one we will never Luckily, for his sake, he did and it crucial, and also that speech making forget. has become our little tradition. elcome to the turbine, happily producing is not easy, especially in front of the 2010/2011 edition electricity for us above the cricket Some of the responsibilities which But the best events were when we entire school community plus pavilion on Top Pitch. we at first found tedious became were all invited to Mr Boult’s house guests. We have learnt that friends Wof the Giggleswick Contents My thanks to all the contributors for our routine and we came to enjoy for dinner. This was a brilliant are important, whether it be for School Chronicle and I trust Speech Day 2010...... 2-3 them. They were not all fun, like evening due to the company, Mrs support or just for a laugh. At Gigg you will find it a good read. their hard work and I am particularly having to get up to Chapel 20 Boult’s cooking and Mr Boult’s range we go through a lot with the others grateful to Mr Bill Bartlett who has The Chronicle records events, CCF Centenary Celebrations ...... 4-9 given me so much support over the minutes earlier than anyone else to of deadly cheeses. There have been in our year, as they are not just achievements and also open up and turn the lights on, light a few weird happenings that we can classmates, they are also years in helping me understand the the candles, put the hymn numbers mention. One has to be Peter housemates and teammates. personal opinions of life at Outdoor Curriculum...... 10-17 finer points of Chronicle making and up, set up the microphones and Wilden’s little dance, after getting We have learnt to respect each school so I hope you will find supplied innumerable wonderful open the doors, and making sure such satisfaction over locking other and we have made our friends that it gives you a flavour of photographs and wacky articles – Sports...... 18-35 his touch will be much missed in that the service runs smoothly. The others out of the Hobson Room. for life. some of what has gone on things that the students do not see Another is Miss Will’s weekly future editions, but is very much From sitting at the back of Chapel here during the past year. and expect to happen can be inspection of the boys’ unshaven Houses ...... 36-49 present in this year’s Chronicle. to our weekly Sharpe duties, we difficult, and setting up Chapel is faces, with Ed Buck and Sam Sharp There has been a lot to celebrate, have enjoyed every moment. Next year, of course, is the School’s just one. almost religiously failing the including the centenary of the In and Out of School ...... 50-67 Finally we would like to thank Mr quincentenary, so please come and inspection. founding of the CCF (or OTC as it Our Thursday break times were Boult, Mr Gemmell and Miss Will for support the many special events was back in 1910) which enabled us taken up by Praepostor meetings There have also been some helping us through this year and of Creative Arts: Music & Drama...... 68-79 that will happen throughout 2012, to boast a Royal Visit amongst the which aren’t just a time for us to interesting asks. We never thought course to the rest of the and then when you receive your celebrations. Staff and pupils have distinctive edition of the 2012 chat, drink tea or coffee while that we would have been asked to Praepostors. But most of all we Staff News...... 80-83 scaled heights and achieved great eating nice biscuits. Even though be a postman for an afternoon. thank the whole school community Chronicle you will be able to say ‘I things for charity, for each other we are a small group, we have had Having to post 60 envelopes each, for making our last year at Gigg a know because I was there!’ and for themselves, and new Lists ...... 84-85 many ‘moments’ that have made all over Settle and Giggleswick was good one. innovations include our own wind our Thursday breaks memorable. not the way we thought we would Mrs K Boult, Editor There have been some enjoyable spend our Monday afternoon. After times such as when we were this we can all safely say that we Julia Beaumont and Jamie Holtam Heads of School: James Holtam (S) and Julia Beaumont (St) Deputy Head of School: Christopher I'Anson (S) Praepostors: Catriona Bellis (C) and Peter Wilden (N).

Heads of House: Carr: Josephine Hornsey, Morrison: Edward Buck, Nowell: Mitchell Rose, Paley: David Hickling, Shute: Samuel Sharp, Style: Rebecca Blake, Catteral House: Harry Morse & Alice Roberts

Editor: Mrs K Boult Sub-Editors: Mr S Griffiths, Miss H Lindley, Miss L Stott, Mr G Wigfield, Mr D Muckalt, Miss S Clarke Produced by: Hollingwood Design & Print - Tel: 01422 205873 or Email: [email protected] Front cover: Giggleswick celebrates 100 years of CCF Back cover: Climbing, Y9 Art, HRH Duke of York waving goodbye and U15 hockey girls celebrate Speech Day 2011 Schools rely on partnerships between staff, pupils and Holtam. Collectively the U6 have exceeded , their parents. The U6 Leavers, many of whom have expectations, served the school with distinction, and been here since Y7 have not come to where they are been a credit to themselves. We have some fantastic Extracts from the Headmaster s today by chance. They have been shaped by events, junior years coming through the school from and I urge by you their parents, and the teachers and friends they them to model their standards on the majority of this have encountered at Giggleswick and other schools. year’s leavers. Address, Speech Day 2011 Last year the school will remember my mantra, ‘Live above the Line’ - take ownership and responsibility and I want to bring to your attention an OG I recently met in stop blaming others and living in denial. While in New Florida. In 1947, his end of year report from his form Speech Day 2011 011 has been a year of challenges and change. 2. A decade of improving and renewing our Zealand recently I read an interesting analysis of master, RWB Fuller, read: “He can do better than this. We have a lot to celebrate, but we have also sporting facilities changes in young people between 10 and 20, the He lacks concentration and determination”. His “2had moments of sadness within the ● 2001 Eshtons/Pavilion and All-weather surface teenage years. In simple terms it suggested most Headmaster, the legendary E H Partridge then wrote: Giggleswick family in this academic year with the loss ● 2001/2 Levelling of Lords, 1st XI rugby/football young people below age 12 live in a state of “I think he is one of the toughest propositions I have of friends, OGs and former teachers. second to none dependency. met. He is idle, slovenly, unpunctual, seldom ● 2003 New hard tennis courts remembers to wash and forgets everything possible. We have also had extremes of weather, with heavy ● 2004 Catteral Pavilion, vital for GJS and used Dependency Independent Mutual or Inter Dependency Life is bound to be a more or less continual round of snow in November, and then weeks of sub-zero by all areas of the School punishment for him at present…” Geoffrey Moore, OBE, temperatures testing the heating system and the ● 2007 New Sports Hall Then in their teenage years they become more still working at age 70+, has offices in Hawaii, the Grand humour of the Bursar like never before. Through it all ● 2008 Squash court refurbishment independent (a process a boarding school tries to Canaries and around all the Caribbean and has had a the school has shown character, perseverance, and ● 2010 Mountain Bike trail in the Ghyll Field encourage and even accelerate). This book however remarkable career in business and supporting the Arts. commitment. Lessons have been taught and pupils suggested independence is really only a ‘teenage state’ So if you are someone not getting a prize today, have been fed, watered and exercised. Giggleswick 3. A decade of Investing in our buildings and that maturity is reached when young people reach remember they are not, and never have been a does not close, one Y7 day pupil told me rather ● 2004 New Medical Centre in Huntsmans (warm and understand the idea of ‘inter or mutual guarantee of future success! That is not to say that wistfully. and cosy) dependency’. The analysis goes on to show how many success at any stage of life is not to be congratulated ● 2005 Chapel Organ rebuilt, completion of parents today can keep children dependent by doing and I know just how hard our prize winners have 2011 is the 499th year in the official school’s history, we Chapel refurbishment - our spiritual home everything for them, the ‘helicopter parents’, even worked, but it is never too late to set new targets for have a great story to tell and I would like briefly to ● 2005/06 Memorial Library/Brayshaw Library choosing University/careers for their offspring. The the years ahead. highlight some of the changes of the last decade. Treasure our heritage, inspire independent pupil is characterised by the rebel... A few parents here today have been through these ten our scholars, honour our OGs “Teenagers, are you tired of being harassed by your Finally this has been a memorable year for Katie and years with me, but for most much of this will be new ● 2006 New Properties Department stupid parents? Act now, move out, get a job and pay me. The fruit of my sabbatical may not be and worth hearing: ● 2001-11 Boarding investment, ongoing your own bills, while you still know everything” (John immediately evident but my gratitude to the (Carr/Nowell) - our Forth Bridge Hinde), while the mutual dependency state is where Governors for granting me time away is utterly sincere 1. A decade of investment in the academic fabric of ● 2011 Wind turbine/tree planting - our young people work with parents and their teachers. as it is to Mr Gemmell and Miss Williamson who as joint the school commitment to the environment They have learnt to give as well as to take. When I Acting Heads ran the school so well in my absence. My ● 2001 Sharpe Library reflected on this leaving U6 year, I saw many mature thanks go to them and to all my colleagues. ● 2002 New Partridge Building opened by our In part some of this was ‘catch up’ from the post WWII examples fully in stage 3 of mutual or inter- Giggleswick is a great school and in 2012 we have a Guest of Honour, Carol Vorderman and years when the School struggled to survive, until the dependency. In the Sixth Form they have developed fabulous opportunity to celebrate our Quincentenary Richard Whiteley gift from Norman Sharpe, a critical benefactor in the the skills of leadership and followship. They have built and to plan for success in the years to come. Future ● 2003/4 Major refurbishment - new classrooms, school’s history, changed things in the mid 80’s. New mature relationships, been willing to serve others and success is never guaranteed and will undoubtedly Science facilities have transformed the education we now offer take responsibility. We have had excellent House require mature judgement and a willingness to be ● 2004 Glover Art School - the wow factor the our pupils. It has an impact, sometimes actually Seniors, Heads of the Orchestra and Choir, Captains of innovative and make bold decisions; qualities which I previous Chairman wanted measurable; but not always. We are regularly inspected… Teams, a supportive and effective Praepostor team and believe the school has shown in recent years as I have ● 2007 New Sport/Science PE Classroom not just ISI and Ofsted, also AALA, ISCtip, Insurance an exceptional Deputy Head of School in Chris I’Anson outlined, and which I am confident it will show for years ● 2009/10 The new Richard Whiteley Theatre Brokers, visiting CCF staff and Inspectors. And our most and Heads of School in Julia Beaumont and Jamie to come.” (phases 1 and 2) critical inspectors, you, the parents and your demanding children… As 2012 approaches, we celebrate 500 years of history and look forward to the next 500. We know we can still do better, we know areas we want to improve, notably our Music Department. A Level &GCSE Results 2011 New buildings help, but we must never forget it is the people who make a school, and the role of the teacher A2 Results this smaller than usual year group scored A* and A can never be underestimated, nor those who work 61% of A Level entries achieved grades of A*- B at A2 grades and the majority of students were accepted by quietly behind the scenes. Many people have been with some outstanding individual performances: their first choice university. The boys outperformed the influential in the success of the School today and have Lorenz Leichthammer 3 A*, 2 A, Tristan Griffin 3 A*, 1 A; girls by a significant margin. contributed to its growing reputation for excellence. Edward Bolger 2 A*, 2 A, Hugo Muller 2 A*, 2 A, Sadly some are leaving us, or have left this year and all Michelle Ma 1 A*, 2 A, Josephine Hornsey 1 A*, 2 A, 1 GCSE Results will be missed. Fortunately Giggleswick today seems Sam Sharp 3 As. This was a record year for GCSE A* grades, with 17% of able to attract exceptional new staff but they have big entries graded A*. shoes to fill come September. We thank all our All these candidates took the academically rigorous A*/A grades equalled the 2007 record at 46% and the leaving staff most sincerely, and wish them well in their subjects required by the top universities: Maths, Further A* - C pass rate was 90%. The Headmaster with the Chairman of Governors, new adventures. Maths, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, English Literature, The girls outshone the boys with 55% of entries graded Martin O’Connell and Guest of Honour, Carol Vorderman History, Geography and Latin. Several other students in A* or A. 22% of pupils achieved at least 8 A*/A grades.

2 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 3 CCF Centenary Celebrations: Celebrations CCF Centenary 100 Years of Officer Training

he school celebrated a centenary of OTC, which became the CCF, in 2010 with a number of Tmajor events beginning with an inspection of the corps by Sqn Ldr Henderson from RAF Cranwell, CCF Centenary Celebrations and a formal Dining-in, and culminating in the visit of His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, Colonel in Chief Webb-Carter took the biennial inspection in 2001. In of the Yorkshire Regiment to inspect the troops and 2004, cadets visited HMS Bulwark, the Royal Marines’ present awards. new amphibious ship, where an HMS Bulwark plaque was presented to Giggleswick to mark the occasion.

wounded OGs continued to grow. In 1941, the Corps Drill Parades on Wednesday mornings as well as became the JCT, and in 1943 there was an exercise on musketry practice. In 1911 the Corps went to Windsor the scars of a battle between the forces of the Axis where it was reviewed by King Edward V11th, and and the Allied troops. there they formed part of a Brigade which was widely noted in the newspapers for its smart appearance In 1950 the Corps became the CCF. On Coronation and marching. Day, June 2nd 1953, the contingent was represented by several cadets and an officer outside Buckingham Cadets visting the HMS Bulwark After the First World War was declared, rifles and Palace, and in the same year blue berets and the new- materiel were called in. It was necessary to strike camp style battledress were issued. early because of the outbreak of war in 1914 and 49 ex- CCF is now a compulsory activity for all pupils in Y10, The OTC was first established at Giggleswick School cadets joined up, many of whom held commissions. and thereafter there are a significant number who in 1910, towards the close of Mr W W Vaughan’s time The war took a dreadful toll on our OGs. In 1923 a remain throughout their years at Giggleswick School. as Headmaster, under the direction of the Rev C F Lewis gun was used in all field work and over the next Over recent years many cadets have gained their Duke Pierce who had no experience but great enthusiasm. few years signalling classes formed and the Corps of Edinburgh Awards and other activities include Within a year there were between 55-60 boys in the boasted two wireless sets. The annual camp was held overnight exercises, competing in the Pringle Trophy Corps. At that time, there were two Field Days a term at Strensall Camp. In 1940 the Corps continued, but at the Commando training centre in Devon, attending and annual camps at Aldershot or Salisbury. There there was no annual camp because of the Second RAF camp in High Wycombe where there have been were introductory lectures on Tuesday evenings and World War, during which the list of the dead and some notable Giggleswick successes, including the Best Flight in 2009, leadership training at Frimley Park and the annual summer camps for Army, Marines and RAF cadets. Its benefits in terms of leadership training The CCF Band was always an important part of school are many and varied and most would eventually ceremonies, such as Speech Day and parades. In 1971 conclude that it is a valuable experience and the High Atlas of Morocco was the scene of the memorable part of their time at Giggleswick School. Cadets’ expedition, using two old Land Rovers for the overland journey through France and Spain. A telegram from HM The Queen was sent to school on the occasion of the Corps’ 70th Anniversary in 1977, and in 1978 girls were enrolled in the Corps and since that time have made a valuable contribution to the organisation. The new armoury was completed in 1979 and, later, the Langcliffe Range was ready for use. Major General Baker, GOC North East District, read a telegram from HM The Queen in 1980 and by 1988 there were 137 cadets in school.

The CCF won five cups in the 1994 Three Brigade inter-CCF competition. Major General Sir Evelyn

4 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 5 HRH asked about the composition of the School and its Celebrations CCF Centenary facilities as he paused to watch a little of the tennis match and then made his way down the steps towards the Visit of HRH, Duke of York waiting parade. As he entered the parade square, the cadets snapped to attention on the command of Senior Cadet Flt Sgt Mitchell Rose, who then escorted HRH to he now familiar Yorkshire sunshine warmed the air, inspect the Contingent, which he did with some flare, dried the grass and raised the mood. Hyperactive engaging every cadet on the front rank in personal Tsearch dogs and the appearance of so many conversation. Brigadier Wardle followed suit with the uniforms in the school dining room had whetted the centre rank and NYCC High Sheriff, Mrs Alexandra Holford appetites of students and staff during lunch time. The and Lt Col David O’Kelly (ret) followed with the third, sound of lawnmowers, leaf blowers and sweeping brushes leaving every cadet with a story to tell. The theme of was giving way to the greeting of dignitaries, final smiles, laughter and celebration introduced by the Juniors uniform checks and placing groups of children in the right who welcomed him to School continued throughout the places as Y10 cadets and a few seniors stepped on to the inspection. HRH presented the Marines trophy to Sgt CCF Centenary Celebrations parade square to complete rehearsals. Henry Fell, the Army prize to CSgt George Vyvyan and Making his way to the helicopter, HRH commented on the the RAF prize to Flt Sgt Chris Ewbank; it is a rare privilege immaculate presentation of the School and the positive Many cadets were already occupied in art exams or to be able to tell your grandchildren that your school yet confident demeanour of the cadets. His route took sports fixtures whilst others searched for ways to get prize was awarded by a Prince who even took care to him past a number of student onlookers, all of whom he involved with the Royal visit of the Colonel-in-Chief of notice and correct the fact that he was standing in the managed to engage in passing conversation. HRH arrived the Yorkshire Regiment to celebrate the centenary of Mayor Cllr Paul Whitaker and his Consort, Mrs Marcia shade whilst the prize winner was in the sun giving the at the helicopter to cheers from the waiting Junior School, the Contingent. Turner and Craven Safer Neighbourhood Commander photographer the best possible chance of capturing taking the opportunity for a second celebration that Chief Inspector, Barry Smith. Representing Giggleswick images that flatter the visit. afternoon. Senior School students returning from games A young five year old pupil standing beneath the Chapel School were Chairman of Governors, Mr Martin O’Connell sessions and matches had also gathered along Chestnut archway waiting for the helicopter to arrive, looked at and his wife Mrs Gillian O’Connell, Acting Head, Sarah The Duke of York’s address was short, but gave a clear Walk to add volume and mass and to join the sense of Brigadier Wardle (DL) dressed immaculately in Blues with Williamson and the Bursar, Mr Giles Bowring (DL). message regarding the value of teamwork and training festivity that such a visit brings. sword and spurs gleaming, nudged her teacher and asked, within the Combined Cadet Force, urging the cadets to “Miss, is he the King?” Entering the Chapel to the sound of the School’s Chamber get involved and recognise that specialisation brings With a final wave, HRH stepped onboard the shining Choir singing Mozart’s Ave Verum, HRH took time to higher skills, but then demands even greater leadership helicopter which, once the blades had whined their way Before the teacher had chance to explain, the helicopter admire the mosaic dome and plasterwork while the bright and coordination for success to be realised. The up to speed, began to depart. It then returned to only a could be heard approaching and the young group sunlight made a spectacular display of the stained glass. opportunities to develop this leadership are the very metre or so from the ground and traversed sideways to immediately unfurled their flags and rekindled the The Duke paused to appreciate the music and nature of the CCF and he encouraged all to take this with the flag waving Junior School by the tennis court. The atmosphere of the Royal Wedding only days before. In a commented on the quality of the acoustics as he learned them into future life and work. graceful vehicle then turned sideways to give HRH one cloud of dust and grass clippings funnelled through the a brief history of the building. As the entourage moved last view of the students then, after dipping it’s nose by archway over the waiting group, the elegant liveried towards the clay pigeon shoot behind Chapel, CSgt On handing the parade back, HRH then spoke to means of a wave, the helicopter rose vertically over 100m Sigorsky landed and HRH The Duke of York was warmly Frankie Kenyon (2Yorks) was putting the finishing Giggleswick Junior School pupils before a brief reception before finally leaving. welcomed to Giggleswick School. touches to the parade below on the Flat and the in The Richard Whiteley Theatre with School dignitaries. helicopter left to refuel. HRH was greeted to the shoot He was introduced to acting Head Neil Gemmell, sporting The graceful swan that HRH saw as Giggleswick School On his route to the civil dignitaries waiting outside the by Head Girl and last year’s Senior Cadet CSgt Julia a very black eye following a cricket coaching incident was on view thanks to the efforts of so many people magnificent Chapel, he spoke to children from the Beaumont and one of the most promising shots in Y10, requiring three stitches the night before, and Mrs Katie paddling beneath the water. Such a successful visit is youngest end of Giggleswick Junior School and Oliver Longbottom, while in the background cadets were Boult, the Headmaster’s wife. Mrs Dorothy Lambert, only achieved by the application of teamwork, leadership Giggleswick Primary School. His conversation was making short work of the clays. HRH declined an offer to Cmdr Harrie Harrison and Lt Col Nigel Mussett, and cooperation highlighted by HRH in his address to the relaxed, leaving the students feeling involved and able to shoot, but spent time speaking to each cadet and both Contingent Commander for over 20 years completed the cadets. Although I will not be here to celebrate the contribute and not in any way overawed by the occasion. staff (2Lt Jason Waters and SSI, SSgt Gen Paton, RE). The formal introductions and HRH then signed the Visitors Contingent’s second centenary I do hope that that On climbing the steps to Chapel, he was received by extent of the School’s estate and access to the dramatic Book and spoke to the remaining Contingent Officers and occasion might be marked by similarly happy, confident NYCC High Sheriff, Mrs Alexandra Holford and her Dales scenery stimulated conversations as we looked at others at the reception until the returning helicopter was and successful Royal visit. Consort, Mr Michael Holford, NYCC Chairman Cllr Caroline stunning views across to the Forest of Bowland, Pendle heard overhead. Seymour and her Consort, Mr John Seymour, Borough Hill and the limestone scars of Giggleswick and Attermire. Major C D Richmond

All pictures on this page by Tony Dilger Photography, please visit www.tonydilger.co.uk 6 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 7 At Pringle and Colts Canter we performed well with Amber Maudsley Celebrations CCF Centenary young and relatively green teams but have paved the Best Junior Maisie Spratt, Will Harr, way for a more mature and expert attempt in 2011. To be Matthew Broadbent, Jack Lang Our First Centenary competing against schools where CCF is compulsory and Best Senior Alex Shepherd, Ezz El Defrawi captains can select from 150 U6 cadets is a tall order, yet Best on Camp Robbie Magell year after year we win individual stands and keep feel very proud to stand at the front of a Contingent ourselves in the limelight. In our centenary year we were enormously privileged to which has gained its ethos and character from one have been visited by HRH The Duke of York. After more Ihundred years of input. Nostalgia plays its part shaping Adventure training at Easter (Ex Northern Jacobite than two years of negotiating and organising the day how we operate, but it is the qualities of the senior Venturer, JSMTC Norwegian Lodge, Nr Aviemore) again could not have shown the School in a better light. Those cadets who in turn were instructed by their senior cadets provided cadets with a fantastic Scottish experience. whom we consider to be normal cadets and officers were four years earlier, and theirs four years before that, who Sunshine, wind, rain, snow and more wind all contributed clearly identified as a cut above the rest while the really provide the cadet experience. to another excellent week. Eight cadets undertook Silver atmosphere was beautifully enhanced by the choir and, in Duke of Edinburgh expedition training in preparation for stark contrast to the Biennial Inspection, glorious sunshine. The Contingent continues to grow with a larger cohort of assessment during the last week of the summer holidays; CCF Centenary Celebrations senior cadets choosing to qualify their experiences by Senior cadets before the Dining-In meal with Air Cdre Smith eleven undertook Gold training, eight successfully Flying days, gliding, sailing, diving, DCCT shoots, skiing taking the BTEC and Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Over and former officers, OGs, the Headmaster and their partners. completed their Gold Assessment and three completed and first aid have added to the breadth of experience the past four years 38 cadets have gained qualifications parts of the 4* kayak award. In addition, a number of available through the Contingent. The skills and through the BTEC Award, 14 at Distinction* standard and determination, zeal and professionalism. He was “…very staff who currently aspire to Mountain Leadership Awards experience of the staff and willingness of students to more than 50 have progressed through the DofE scheme. impressed by the quality of students turned out by managed to receive some additional training. I look take part are what, according to senior Army staff, places Giggleswick which is clearly an outstanding school”. forward to next year when the week reaches maturity us as one of the top three schools in the Brigade. This with the continuation of development work via the Duke recognition has been further realised by our invitation to Extreme cold and early snowfalls put paid to our of Edinburgh Award whilst those who have completed provide the cadet standard bearer at the 2011 December exercise this year. Had we pressed ahead, we Gold can progress to a week of graded winter Remembrance Day service in London. would have woken to over 30cms of snow after a night mountaineering and the 4* kayakers move on to 5*, the where temperatures on our training area had dropped to highest proficiency level available. I know that many people reading this article are in a -12°C. The Lent exercise at Warcop successfully went position to offer help with the training that the Contingent ahead but as the pressure mounts on UK training areas we delivers and we are grateful to all of those OG’s who do have to be increasingly willing to compromise with the help, such as Claire Lilley for again helping at Central Camp number of other units wishing to share the resources. this year. If you are one of those people, please get in Our shooting prowess continues to bolster our reputation touch so that we can talk about how you might be able at National level. The most notable success this year was to contribute. We were delighted to have Air Commodore Colin Smith at the Clay Pigeon Competition where we came 5th out ACOS A1 to conduct the Biennial Inspection in our of 38 thanks to the efforts of 2Lt Waters in preparing the Major C D Richmond Centenary year. The Yorkshire liquid sunshine was in team. He and Capt Wharton continue to train and full flow which allowed our cadets to demonstrate that motivate the .22 shooting team which also again Giggleswick School CCF: even in arduous conditions we can perform with performed well in the Country Life Competition. Contingent Commander Major Darren Richmond Cadets Brian Ho, Eugene Lee, Nick Greenfield, Jon Sharp, Jo Senior Cadet FlSgt Mitch Rose Hornsey and Sally Slater prepare their evening meal at the Royal Marines Senior Sgt Henry Fell Fords of Avon. Army Senior CSgt George Vyvyan Capt of Pringle Team Sgt B J Shepherd We take pride in the quality of cadets whom we send on Capt of Colts Canter Team Sgt J W H Renwick the three Leadership Courses and always look forward to Capt of Shooting LCpl B C F Wu seeing what they then bring back to Contingent as they RAF Senior Sgt Chris Ewbank return as our lead instructors. Over Easter Cdts Eugene Adjutant Sqn Ldr Phil Andrew Lee, Alex Hornsey and Nick Greenfield successfully OC Marines Capt Neil Wharton attended the UKLF Leadership course at Nesscliffe. After OC Army Capt Chris Wright summer camp Cdt Cpls Jesada Lertthanasarn, Julia OC RAF Flt Lt Geoff Wigfield Beaumont, and Cdts Alex Shepherd, Ezz El Defrawi and Marines Capt Fergus Ogilvie Brian Ho all successfully attended Frimley Park acquitting Army Lt Mark Pugh, Lt Tony Simpson themselves well alongside the best cadets in the country. Shooting Officer 2Lt Jason Waters, 2Lt Alex Ladds RAF Flg Off Julia Landon 47 cadets attended Summer Camp at Wathgill (Catterick), SSI SSgt “Gen” Paton 16 of whom finished with recommendation for promotion Shooting Coach Mr Phil Thomas in September. Attendance at our local camp allowed some cadets to train on familiar ground, but for most the D of E Award WInners 2011: highlight was the once in a lifetime experience to observe Gold: Mark Portnell, Samuel Bartlett an armoured attack delivered by a very accommodating Silver: Sally Slater Scots Guards platoon.

The following awards were made at camp: Best Shot Matthew Broadbent Most Improved Cadet Charlotte Clarke-Brown, Alex Shepherd, Jack Lang, 8 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 9 Gold D of E Expedition Outdoor Curriculum fter one long year of waiting from our practice a river towards a never-ending hill into into strong winds. expedition to the real thing, we had many Morale was boosted when the weather cleared as we Adifferent views on what we were to expect from reached the top of the hill to find the other group at the the climate in the far north of Britain, due to our bottom and singing our D of E anthems (available on experience the year before in the harshest of conditions. Itunes now). We were saved by Mr Sharpy’s 15th toilet

Outdoor Curriculum break of the day as disputes over directions to prevent A few disputes over beds and bunks as we arrived at the us from getting lost arose. When we arrived at our lodge created a little tension for the week ahead, riverside camp there was a lack of space on one side of although was forgotten about quickly once tea time it, so we had to banish one pair to the other side, leading came and everyone had their fair share of Mr A’s 5 star to the stealing of tent pegs as a bed time joke. ‘Two cooking. Settling in, everyone planned to get a good pegs’ was forced to retrieve them as ‘Big man’ wasn’t night’s sleep before the next few busy days of impressed, ‘Big Man’s tent, Big Man’s rules’. preparation and walking. After a short day of training for our ‘stream’ crossing on the expedition, we took a quick As the last day came, we experienced a mixture of shopping trip into Aviemore for our rations to last for the excitement and exhaustion, and we finally agreed to leave four days ahead. Some dodgy preparation of curries in as early as possible to get back to Glenmore Lodge for plastic carrier bags was overlooked as packing bags was some much needed washing and relaxation. The two the next task. groups both felt a sense of achievement as we finished tired and sore. A pat on the back from our assessor Starting out from Blair Atholl, sarcasm arose towards the signalled the end to our Gold D of E expedition. Opening of the Ghyll Field overcast weather which gave a good atmosphere and morale boost, developing teamwork for the two groups. It was a very good experience and something the two Fitness was questioned in the first mile as we struggled groups can look back on in their later years. We would Mountain Bike Track to take our stride. Settling in, we arrived at Bynack lodge just like to say a few thank yous to the instructors, Mr after the first 26km with clouds breaking to allow a good Andrew, Mrs Lambert and Mr Richmond who made it night’s rest. On the second day, ‘stream’ crossings took possible to take part in the award. great afternoon was had by all. A Hope marquee and up precious time as we had deadlines to keep, because , , , , a Trek marquee supplied by 3Peaks Cycles Settle the ‘streams’ were slightly larger than anticipated after a Joshua Mr Wellsy Wells,, Jamie, Ghandi Aadded a splash of colour and professionalism to the wet night. Arriving at the Bothy later that day, it was a Renwick, Ben Sam Sharp Shepherd, ceremony, but star attractions were Simon Sharp’s unicycle , , , , and the ‘Big Clock’ used for timing competition laps. nice relief to find luxuries like fresh water and a toilet. Michael kotp Portnell, Nicole, Mizuu, Elliott, The next day, exhaustion kicked in and we found that we Laurence Big Man, ’Kitchen,, So much fun was cramped into a short afternoon. Y6 had an extra 8km to cover as we backed ourselves along Henry, Two Pegs, Fell, bikers joined us and were led on a coaching lap by Sam Olivia Mrs Sharpy ’Sherrell Gibbs of 3Peaks Cycles. Sam expertly explained the basics and it was pleasing to see much improvement amongst the boys. We obviously have some emerging talented bikers.

Simon and Alison Sharp then cut the ceremonial ribbon and 29secs, Y8 boy Michael Swaden, 6mins 21secs. Further up Biking in the Peak District after very short speeches, Simon set the very first Official the school, Holly Ross was the fastest girl, 7mins 25secs. lap record: 4mins 52secs. A record which was to remain and Lloyd Burnett was the fastest boy, 6mins 1 sec. intact, despite the best efforts of Giggleswick pupils, staff ver the last few years Mr Heap has been taking that biking we were all shattered but also very proud of and parents and some experienced visitors from further We don’t encourage competition amongst our parents, so Catteral pupils to the Peak District for a biking ourselves having cycled 50 miles over the course of the afield. Simon’s record lap was followed by many timed laps no winner there, but special mention has to go to Mr Neil Otrip. This year ten children plus Mr and Mrs Heap weekend! from pupils from GJS, Catteral and Senior Houses. Fastest Capstick for the most entertaining start to any lap. Not and Mr Pickles went. GJS pupil was Ben Capstick, 6mins 26secs, Catteral’s many people fall off getting to the start LINE! In fairness, he India Birley &Freya Lockett, Y7 fastest Y7 girl was Freya Lockett, 8mins 29secs, Y7 boy followed his ungainly start with an impressive lap time of When we arrived we went for a little test ride on our Laurie Daws, 6mins 48 sec, Y8 girl Georgina Thursby, 9mins 6mins 59secs. The staff star was Mr P Keron who not only bikes so we were prepared and confident for the next acted as track mechanic for the day, but straight after two days! When we got back we had a freshly prepared eating one of the biggest packed lunches I have ever seen, curry. The next day everyone woke up bright and breezy pushed Simon Sharp’s record to the limit with a and ready for a tough day of biking (25 miles). The route tantalizingly close 4mins 56secs. The Sharp family, Sam was very nice although it did decide to rain on us. Gibbs, the many staff who helped the pupils and the When we got back everyone was tired and ready to go parents who joined in were all fantastic and I thank them straight to sleep, but we carried on enjoying the rest of warmly. They all contributed hugely to a super afternoon the evening! The next morning people were aching and and fitting opening to the Sharp’s exciting and generous not feeling up to another 20 miles of biking, but when we bike track gift. set off everyone started to enjoy themselves again. We also had some nice ice-cream stops on the way. After all Mr S Heap

10 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 11 Ex Northern Jacobite Colts Canter Competition Outdoor Curriculum he Colts Canter is the annual NE England, Regional CCF Military Skills Competition held at Catterick Venturer TTraining Area. Right from the start of term training began for the competition: revising first aid, practising igh winds, high plateaus, high water and high everything you take in (and produce) was the challenge weapons handling tests or zeroing the rifles - all in adventure are the nature of Ex Northern Jacobite for others. preparation for a tough and challenging day. Outdoor Curriculum Venturer (Ex NJV). This is a multi activity week H Two of the girls completing the remotely assessed Gold designed to give cadets the opportunity to produce a expedition suffered heel blisters bigger than the patches tangible outcome to the adventure training elements of It began on a wet, bleak Sunday morning when we all available in the blister kits. Olivia Sherrell had gained her their cadet experience. Expeditioning in March and April in trudged down to breakfast to get ourselves a good meal blisters by the end of the first morning whilst no-one such wild areas of Scotland certainly exceeds the before the day’s events. When we got there we were knew about Nicole Elliott’s; her view was that she was requirements of the DofE Awards, but is made achievable eager to go straight into the first element of the going to finish the expedition. The blisters weren’t life by exploiting the additional leadership and determination competition. This was the section in which general threatening, so why say anything? There are two that comes from non DofE training in the cadets such as military knowledge would be tested. There were four impressive parts to this story. Both girls successfully leading close target recces or organising teams of junior sections to complete, a skill at arms stand, first aid stand, 100m sprint to the firing point and then a 60 second completed the four days and over 65 miles without cadets during summer camps. field craft stand and a map and compass task. From the period in which you had 10 rounds to hit the target with. complaint and their group continued to work together and eight members of the team, two would take part in each This was probably our weakest area, as although we had In addition, Giggleswick’s location in the Yorkshire Dales support one another, despite a slightly slower pace, element. In this section of the competition we were some extremely good shooters within the team, none of means that most students will have been over independently of any adult support. Keith Dickinson (MIC scoring around 8+/11 in all of the stands, which was well us were used to shooting at 200m. This concluded the Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent and their day and Assessor) felt that this was possibly the strongest above average. competition and we marched back to the central camp to day exposure to weather gives them a greater group he had seen in 25 years of assessing at this level to review our points and overall position. When all groups experience of inclement conditions than most. and that their success was due to high standards of In high spirits after our achievement in the first section, were back; the result was that we were in the top five. progressive training and cohesive teamwork. They Cadets enter the Ex NJV programme aged 15 as direct we marched up to where the speed march started. This “epitomised the ethos of the DofE Award”. entrants to the Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and in their was a six mile, gruelling walk over the Catterick training I would like to thank all the staff involved in the first year complete a Summer Mountain Proficiency (SMP) Next year we aim to use the experience of Chip Rafferty area. We started extremely well, overtaking the group in preparation and running of the competition, in particular based course, subsequently remotely supervised and to trial a mountain bike expedition at Gold level. My hope front of us within the first ten minutes. For the next hour Mr Ladds and ‘Gen’ Paton, who not only gave up assessed in the summer. In year two, cadets use a Winter is that at some point in the future this progressive training and a half we marched in constant rain, up and down hills numerous hours to train us and help prepare our kit, but Mountain Proficiency (WMP) platform and then return in programme will generate a group of students who would and over boggy marshland. The finishing point for the also came along to the event and provided much needed April the following year to complete their Gold DofE wish to journey into even more adventure. Greenland march was in Wathgill camp, and as we caught sight of support and encouragement. I’d also like to thank the Assessment in the wildest areas of Scotland. On crossings or alpine ascents seem an achievable aspiration the finishing line, we climbed the final hill into the camp whole team for representing the school so well, to C.Sgt successful completion of the Gold expedition cadets are for the most able cadets whilst it is recognised that the with a great sense of pride. Vyvyan, F.Sgt Ewbank, Sgt Wells, Sgt Portnell, L.Cpl Lee, invited back to move up a level and try some graded challenge merely to wild camp for two nights is of equal L.Cpl Wu and J.Cpl Hornsey. routes and true Scottish mountaineering, guided by demand for many. From there we went straight into the 3rd and final practicing MIC’s. In addition, cadets working towards their element of the competition, the shoot. This involved a ● 3 cadets successfully completed elements of their 4* professional standard 4* kayak qualification can gain Sgt Jamie Renwick kayak valuable log book experience with conditions that other ● 10 cadets completed a WMP platform for Gold DofE UK areas struggle to provide. training Second only to logistics are the challenges imposed by ● 8 cadets successfully completed an SMP platform in the weather. This year was no different with winds at preparation for their Silver Assessment ● CCF Cadets try Diving times exceeding 70mph, plenty of snow but too warm to 8 cadets successfully completed their Gold DofE snow hole and the Great Slab in Corrie an Lochain expedition n June three CCF cadets attended a Try a Dive session After the obligatory safety briefing, the cadets were avalanched while we were there. Rivers in spate with icy ● 3 adults successfully gained update and best practice run by the Royal Navy CCF dive team at Sedbergh shown how to use all the equipment including the meltwater provided a truly emotional experience for some training working with MICs. ISchool. All were keen to get going, but there was a adjustable buoyancy life jackets. whilst “no impact camping” with the need to carry out degree of trepidation as they waited to enter the water. 2 Lt A J Ladds Then came the moment of truth as they slipped beneath the surface for their first dive experience. After some minor kit adjustments, it was time to head off to the deep end where, under the watchful eye of the Cadet Clay Target Shooting instructor, various dolphin-like manoeuvres were his year the team comprised Brian Wu, Mitchell pop-up shelter to keep the team cool. There was a attempted and eventually perfected. By now any fears Rose, Robbie Magell and Oliver Longbottom. SSI fantastic variety of targets presented which certainly had been shed and after approx 20 minutes, all surfaced TGen Paton and I also shot, but sadly Mr Thomas levelled the playing field for the non-specialists in the with huge smiles on their faces and immediately wanted (retd) who has continued to support shooting in school competition, creating a very fair shoot. The preparation to try it again. this year was unable to attend. was worth it and the result for the Cadet participants After last year’s ‘Fact Finding’ entry to the competition, indicates performance as a true team. we had spent more time preparing for the event this Team Flush 5th, Team Sporting 5th, Team Overall 5th year, shooting skills in different disciplines being the focus. Again it was held at Marne Barracks, Catterick and again it was hot and sunny. SSI Paton kindly provided the Lt J Waters 12 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 13 Giggleswick Gaggle Year 9 Expedition Outdoor Curriculum The Walking Gaggle The Biking Gaggle On Friday 1st June the whole school hiked around Malham. We did the Giggleswick Gaggle, but instead of walking ap reading and navigation was nurtured Style You had a choice of doing either the short or medium we did a different route and biked it. We started at 9 throughout the year, culminating in the traditional ”There were times when we sang, shouted, argued, walk. Most people choose the short walk! We set off at o’clock, leaving from the newly opened bike track. First Mtwo day wild country expedition. Whilst the laughed, cried and even despaired, but we had the most 10 o’clock in rambling gear, in a big Bibby’s bus all the we went to Austwick via Giggleswick and Eldroth. From hills around school seem familiar and friendly, when it is fantastic time. On the first day we were blessed with Outdoor Curriculum way to start of the walk. The walk itself had some very Austwick Green we went up a steep hill and some people wet and windy and you are tired, they present a incredible weather, considering we were in Yorkshire! We challenging points including a half an hour incline. After had to get off and walk. After this there was a long different challenge. started off at a steady pace but quickly realised to get to about two hours of walking we stopped for lunch which relaxing down hill. We carried on for a while and got to a the campsite on time, we would need to speed up. We consisted of crisps, chocolate, sandwiches and orange place called the Wash Dubs and we had quite a long stop Houses spent the weeks before the expedition planning reached our first check-point half an hour early and it squash. The walk altogether took around four hours and where we could have our packed lunches and go in the their route and organising equipment. On the first day, began to rain. We let Catherine navigate, and this was a was around ten miles long. Everyone had a really good river. We carried on going down a steep and narrow having spent the morning packing rucksacks with final bad idea, as we found ourselves waist deep in a field of day even though some people got sun burnt! downhill track. Then we had a short road and track items, weighed down by food, Y9 groups from each grass, nettles and thistles. Miriam and Catherine decided section to take us into Feizor where we had a small stop House were dropped off at their chosen destination and we were officially well and truly lost. Our well developed , and people bought ice-creams. Then there was a quite left to walk to their campsite ‘unaccompanied’. A team of map skills (thanks Mr Arkell!) helped us to find where we Beth OShea and Ella Scott, Y8 long section of road to eventually bring us back into staff monitored each House’s movements, meeting them were on the map at least, which was somewhere between school. We ended up having no big injuries. A big thanks at agreed check points, but they were very much largely two and three kilometers away from our route. Trudging to Mr Heap and Mr Pickles. on their own. A few tough lessons were learnt! Here are on, using Catherine’s gut instinct (!) to our surprise and some excerpts from first hand experiences….. excitement we came across a well laid track which we followed with high hopes. Morrison Kayaking “At the end of a year of hard work doing OP on Friday We finally reached Horton and were singing lustily and iggleswick School must have their own rain queen not to be conscientious in her studies as at the afternoons the Morrison eight set off on a gruelling 24 several bemused locals came out, probably thinking we dancing queen who has taken a shine to one of start of the summer term there was a lack of rain. Luckily mile walk (originally 21 until we got lost) which took us were from a different planet. We entered the campsite in Gthe paddlers. But who is she? Besides being only the Bursar gave Sam Nordli and Ben Willacy a fuel card so from Dent across the rolling hills of Yorkshire back to good cheer, but realised that we had parts missing from seventeen she performs regularly on a Friday night to the paddlers could visit the water pumped whitewater school. The good old Morrison banter that continued two of the three tents (they were in Laura’s rucksack in ensure perfect water levels for paddling trips on courses in Cardiff, Northampton and the Olympic London throughout the expedition and ended up with us Miss Birch’s minibus) so we decided to have dinner Saturday afternoons. course. To entice the dancing queen to perform some of becoming lost beginning our ascent up Penn y Ghent is a instead. After a while Heather remembered how to work Will Ewbank, Master of Boats, and Angus Broadbent, the younger paddlers, such as Matthew Ramalingam, Jack typical House value of making humour even in the tough her stove and we started cooking. Taylor arrived with a Keeper of Paddles, have tried to find the identity of the Dixon and Miles Warburton have been singing the Verve times. Even after losing three members of the herd, we big smile and joined our meal of pasta, pesto, sausages, Dancing Queen, but without luck, to thank her for filling classic song ‘Why does it always rain on me’. If this still had a great bunch of lads who are great fun to be and pot noodles. rivers such as the Wharfe, Ribble, Kent, Lune and Levens doesn’t work then Robbie, not Williams, Magell will bellow with and that tells me there’s no better House to be in so often. A clue to her identity is that she never went to out ‘Let me entertain you’ with Seb Neal as backing than Morrison!” During the night it rained and in the morning Laura, Eleanor Scotland with the CCF’s paddling week as it didn’t rain. vocals. This can be avoided if the dancing queen makes and Heather were soaked through. Laura had been Fortunately, Tom Pickles wore a tropical shirt to make herself know to Gen Paton who will pay her, national Nowell sleeping in a puddle all night! After breakfast, we set off temperatures rise and fill the rivers with snow melt. This minimum wage, to perform when needed. “We were dropped off in Starbottom to head over to along the river in high spirits and walking at a good pace allowed many of the Scottish classics to be paddled at Arncliffe. The hill was HUGE but after a struggle we through the wind, the rain and the silage bales. We walked primo, maybe mind-altering, levels. I imagine our dancing Mr M Pugh reached the top. We made our way down, having a stop and walked and walked a bit more and by now, blisters for lunch and then continued on to Malham for our were really starting to attack and we realised how tired overnight stop in Goredale. We had to make a detour we were. Eleanor and Heather led the way with cheerful because it was too wet to scramble down Goredale Scar. singing despite the rain, so cheerful in fact that we missed We set up our tents and began to cook dinner - pasta our turn-off and ended up walking back to school another and Dolmio, frankfurters in wraps and Angel Delight way! We were wet, soggy, sore and aching, but nothing washed down with hot chocolate. It rained heavily could bring us down. It was the most amazing experience overnight and Jake and Sam’s kit got quite wet as their and we all learnt a lot about each other and ourselves. We tent wasn’t very good. However, the rest of us were fine ended the expedition on a high, just as we had started it.” and dry in the morning, ready for breakfast. This wasn’t the best of meals as the milk and pancakes were horrid. The second day consisted of a big hill which nearly killed us, then an easy descent into Settle where we took a shortcut putting at least another 10 minutes onto our time before meeting Style and racing them back to House. We won while they got lost on Papes. Over the expedition we found out many things like: Sam Nordli is incapable of building a tent, cows chase you if you shout at them, and Jake can’t remember instructions like bringing bacon for breakfast.”

14 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 15 RAF Spadeadam Night Exercise flying scene from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Outdoor Curriculum On the way to RAF Spadeadam we had a pit stop at Stone was shot. In true RAF fashion some of the cadets Hadrian’s Wall to stretch our legs. We learnt about the attended a “broomstick flying” lesson which involved a cult and temple of Mithras, an ancient Roman god, as well lot of running around and was particularly enjoyed by RAF Camp Francine Ellison, Kate I’Anson, and Sadie Milbourn. We also as showing off our uniform to a few civilians, who seemed duly impressed! Once there, we did a few got to tour the castle itself which was more of a stately leadership exercises within our flights, and then learnt home and is still used as a family residence. how to identify different types of bombs and Angus Broadbent incendiaries, and the procedures that accompanied them. This was followed by a ‘walk of death’ with six ‘bombs’ Flying Day

Outdoor Curriculum within a 600 metre area! We unfortunately had to cancel We went to the Bulmer Sea King base. Earlier it was the overnight exercise due to our Camp Commandant announced that Angus, Sadie; Fergus from Oakham and I falling ill, but we still had a really interesting and would be flying in the Sea King. After having a look rewarding day. Poppy Russell around the helicopter and being shown much of the equipment used to save people, we were taken aside for Drill by the accommodation block a safety briefing. We put on flying suits and helmets before being briefed on where we were going. The pilots started the engine and we walked out to the aircraft and waited to be called on board, only to be sent back at the last minute because the anti-icing for the blade motor was broken and there was a risk of the engines freezing. We waited to see if it could be fixed, but unfortunately it couldn’t so we were unable to fly. Alex Hornsey

End of camp photo with two flights together Wet N’ Wild Wet n’ Wild was certainly one of the highlights of the Overview Low Ropes Course week. It is a huge water park located in Sunderland, about This year the RAF Section went to RAF Boulmer, a small The Low ropes required us to go across the base to a an hour away from RAF Boulmer. It is well known in Britain base on the Northumbrian coast which is used for air forest where we were given several tasks aimed at for containing terrifying yet thrilling rides such as ‘The operations across the UK and contains a radar station, as improving confidence, teamwork and leadership. One was Tornado’ and ‘Kamikaze’. We all had an amazing time well as a fully functioning Sea King Squadron. At Boulmer without using your arms to transport a boot down a line (including the teachers!) and this was one day out which we found nice accommodation, great food and even of people (flight B really got their teeth in to this), will be fondly remembered by the RAF Contingent. better weather. We also teamed up with cadets from another was to get the whole group to swing across to Sam Harrison Oakham School RAF section, who were great company. a wooden platform one by one out of which occasionally During the week we got up to a number of activities that someone would cannon ball through the people already Alnwick Castle most people had never experienced before. Overall it was standing on the platform. Rachel Wells Alnwick Castle is a huge castle right in the middle of B Flight outside the Sea King (Air Sea Rescue) Helicopter a great week away from school and was enjoyed by the Northumbria. It is actually the site where the broomstick whole section. Many thanks to Mr Wigfield and Miss Air Museum Landon for putting up with us for a whole week and We travelled to Sunderland to see the Air Museum where making our stay at Bulmer so enjoyable. there was information about the RAF during the Second Angus Broadbent World War, a model of Concord crashing through the wall, a model of a cockpit and a real cockpit you could The Beach!! climb in to. Outside was a Vulcan plane bomber. Mr Ollis Flying with the RAF On RAF Camp we spent most of our early summer nights had spoken about his flying days in Vulcans during the at the local beach. It was a mile away and was the perfect Falklands Campaign, so it was great to see one. We were place to play a friendly game of Flight on Flight rounders allowed to climb up the ladder and see the cock-pit. he atmosphere in the coach on the way to RAF (with our Sergeant and the Deputy Air Cadet Liaison Rachel Wells Woodvale was mixed between excitement, Officer at RAF Boulmer) and some general beach fun. anticipation and nervousness, as we were on our Despite Flight B’s best effort, the victory went to T way to our first flight in a Tutor plane. Flight A. Chloë Page For some of us this was a nail-biting experience, but after Shooting encouraging talks by the senior officers we were soon up On the morning after a full day of weapon handling we and away into the sky. For some of us there was an came to what was for many of us the highlight of the opportunity for us to do aerobatics in the sky (barrel rolls trip - we got to go shooting! We were all driven up to wing-overs, loops, rollercoasters, and figures of eight), the ‘range, were given the new GP rifles and told to let and also to take command of the plane. We left the base fly (responsibly)! Will Akin and Kate I’Anson both made a with uplifted spirits, a sense of achievement and big new record of “shooting all 25 bullets through the same smiles on our faces. hole”, which was pretty remarkable as many of us had Sunderland Air Museum with the Vulcan in the background Kevin Yip after a successful flight at RAF Woodvale not shot before. Joe Russell (Wingspan 33.8 metres) Alicia Turner, Y11

16 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 17 David Hickling’s powerful running game at outside centre to an encouraging performance of ball winning handling Sports very quickly, and this combination would be crucial to and scoring. Our strength was to be support play as the the progression of the team throughout the season. Phil term developed and the U16 contingent always shored Sports Rugby Reid played at number 9 and provided great service to the team up, especially in the forwards. In the back line the backs with his crisp passing whilst also threatening the team showed depth of character in defence and no the fringes with his quick darts. The backs were led lack of bravery in attack, but were let down by lack of Team Played Won Lost P. For P. Against impressively throughout by Will Davidson, who has size which did not encourage the line breaking developed into a fly half who can control the game. His penetration necessary to score tries against quality 1st XV 10 7 3 326 150 positional play and distribution had massive influence on opposition. James Harr, many times, Ed Bolger and Joe 2nd XV 7 2 5 79 143 the rugby we played, with impressive individual and team Stamper were resolute in their tackling, whilst Josh Wells U16 6 1 5 95 142 play. The back three chopped and changed throughout and Ed Daggett brought creativity to the backline. David the season between Sam Sharp, Lawrence Kitchen, and Odifa developed rapidly as a powerful wing, though what U15 9 4 5 168 187 debut seasons for James Maxfield and Jon Beaumont. he must have thought in being thrust into Rugby on his 1st XV U14 8 5 3 186 170 Whilst at times the wings were deprived of ball due to first day in a rainy North Yorkshire after landing that U13 11 6 5 202 152 Hickling’s running game and ‘shotgun like’ hand-off, the morning from Nigeria, we will never know. It is a shame U12 7 5 2 137 75 chances were there to cross the line and get on the week in week out is what we have to aim for; we tired that he left us at the end of term after making so many scorsheet. Sam Sharp proved to be very reliable under from the physicality of the game and eventually lost 21-7 brave and telling tackles. the high ball, whilst Jon Beaumont showed he has real with our heads held high. With no time to reflect on the pace, chipping in with a few 40m trys. Joe Stamper defeat, we played Lancaster Grammar away in the 4th Our best performance, after another good win over a 1st XV proved a reliable back-up to Phil Reid with his tenacious round of the Daily Mail Cup. After their similar result rough and committed Queen Ethelburga’s, was against style of rugby. The scoring was dominated by Hickling against Kirkham we believed we could progress into the Kirkham away on a small and very muddy pitch in Captain: Hugo Muller Vice-Captain: Will Davidson with an impressive 19 tries, whilst Beaumont chipped in next round of the competition and try to replicate last November. This was a defeat which threatened to be a Coach: Mr D Muckalt with 4 and Voigt 5. year’s success. This match was a huge disappointment bad one, but the bravery of the backs against a talented for the squad, we failed to reproduce any of the rugby and well drilled opposition numbering U16 county players he season began with a three day training camp at The first game at Austin Friars was won 45-15, followed that we had been playing and looked weary and lost and the quality of our forward play kept the result in Giggleswick with Cokethorpe School, Oxford and by our first home game against KEQMS, Lytham. Fighting after the weekend’s fixture, losing 41-12. After three doubt and earned respect from frustrated players and TAmpleforth College. It was clear that successes of hard for a deserved 27-0 win, we recognised that hard successive defeats we knew that we had to get a result knowledgeable parents alike. It was in the end the pack the previous seasons were going to be hard to emulate. work would be the key ingredient for a success. and bounce back against Stonyhurst College. The tempo who kept us in the match, as the opposition had a The team was made up of a lot of new faces playing Successive home games against Runshaw College, Daily was set right from the start and resulted in a quick fire formidable and very well organised driving maul which together for the first time and from pre-season we knew Mail Cup Round 2 match, (W 34-6) and Queen double, the rest of the game was controlled by Gigg, we were unable to stem to begin with, yet we learned it would take time to develop as a team, but the key Ethelburgas’ College (W 40-12) with away games against eventually coming out 22-8 winners. The final games, and our own powerful scrummaging from the tight five components were all in place for this to happen. Ashville College (W 66-10) and Ripley St. Thomas High local derbies against Harrogate Grammar and Ermysteds, of James Gould, Rory Bellis, Michael Horne, George School, Daily Mail Cup Round 3 match (W 53-5) left us were both cancelled due to the bad weather. Vyvvyan and Tim Neubauer gave us a platform to equal Whilst at pre-season, the forwards had looked with confidence going into four matches against strong and overcome that area of their play and limit their considerably smaller than Ampleforth and Cokethorpe, oppositions. The match against Ampleforth, the first in Mr D N Muckalt scoring. Our back row were fully involved in a permanent we had matched them throughout and this encouraged many years, we knew would be a physical contest with a stream of tackles; Broomby, Lee, Lerthanasaarn and us going forward. The front row of Jamie Holtam, John defence a lot harder to break down than our previous Greenfield all excelling. Marshall, hooker Ollie Burrows and Michael Horne provided opponents. Conceding 20 points in the first 20 was a consistently strong scrum, with Holtam, in his third year evidence of this, we struggled to match them and the 2nd XV In a season badly truncated by snow, wins were hard to of first team rugby, showing his experience on many rush defence of the Ampleforth team left us with few Captain: Joe Stamper come by, but this team developed immeasurably, occasions. The addition of Andy Fradgely to the options in the back line. The second half performance Coach: Mr J P Bellis providing a list of new talent to march into the senior XV forwards added size and power, and partnered with was a vast improvement, as we managed to put pressure and in developing more for next year. Stamper captained Fergus Voigt in the second row they impressed at the on Ampleforth and get some points on the board. The he second fifteen in a small school such as with his accustomed bravery, assisted by the lineout and showed their ability to get around the pitch, final score (19-32) was fair reflection of the game, but the Giggleswick is a bit like Belgium – it gets marched understated and always laid back Bolger. Horne, if he with Voigt making numerous breaks from excellent second half left us confident that we could compete Tthrough in one direction or another by those does not make a permanent place above, will certainly support play. The back row of Ed Buck at blind-side, Joe with the bigger teams. After half term, playing Kirkham wishing to use it on the way to a greater prize. It can be make a fine leader of the 2nd XV. Vyvvyan was literally a Mitchell at open-side and Hugo Muller at number 8 away, we knew how they would play on their home pitch cannon fodder for the XV, a place of rehabilitation or tower of earnest endeavour, Jon Beaumont took his completed the pack. but we were still confident that we could go there and purgatory for the more illustrious players and most “wheels” to the XV and contributed many tries as the produce a result. We defended notably from the outset, importantly a supply of growing talent, when it is ready, season passed and Thomas Frik looked like a real strike With only two of the previous season’s back line still Kirkham finding it hard to penetrate our line, this was for the senior team. force of the future. Next year we will try to perfect our remaining, it was a big ask for the back to play an shown in a 20 plus phase of play in which Kirkham own Maginot Line!! expansive game from the outset. Alex Shepherd slotted camped on our line but only just found the try. The The players themselves make up a similar mixture; those in at inside centre, his attacking prowess linked with second half showed that the level at which they play with no aspiration to greater things (these often provide Mr J P Bellis those most suitable and deserving of promotion), those striving to revive their fortunes, and those eager to gain greatness as soon as possible and rather impatient to be out of the “2nd team”. Balancing all these characters is a tricky conjuring act if you also want to achieve results and of course due to the diverse demands of academia, call ups and injuries, no team line up was replicated in any two matches.

The season began well with a positive and well crafted victory over Austin Friars, all ages of players contributing

18 Chronicle 2011 1st XV vs King Edward’s & Queen Mary’s School, Lythom Chronicle 2011 19 Callum Lockett led the side well and has real speed which Sports U15 he uses effectively in both attack and defence. Greg U12 Smith worked hard on his defence and tackling. The final Sports Captain: Callum Lockett component was the new addition of Felix Murphy who Captain: Archie Hancock Coach: Mr N A Gemmell added a real edge in defence and could strip the ball Coaches: Mr S Heap and Mr A Ladds from anyone. As he comes into his role,he will learn to much improved term! I think the end of term offload more. his has been a fantastic season for the U12’s team. school report for this group would find more We have enjoyed victories over Queen Apositives than negatives and hopefully see a In the backs, Will Harr grew in confidence throughout the TEthelburga’s 12-0, Ashville 7-5, Ampleforth 22-17, number of individuals improve significantly in relation to season in the crucial number 9 role, similarly Kyran Clarke Sedbergh 55-14 and St. Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst 14-12. Our their skill levels. improved his game management and decision making. only defeat was at Kirkham, losing 27-14, but we did win The centre pairing of James Raper and Guy Daws the second half. complemented each other and provided a real cutting edge when on the front foot. In the wider positions, Jack An inexperienced pack, led from the front by the Lang proved to be an elusive runner and Tim Bailey abrasive and direct running Ollie Liebster, showed a steep ended up covering many different areas, including a run The squad should reflect that rugby is occasionally learning curve. They grew in confidence, working hard on out at flanker during an injury crisis. John Bayes covered about high scoring victories but, more often than not, is body positions and fitness to develop a strong rucking all three back positions and really added that extra about battling tooth and nail to secure a victory against game. Debutantes to the dark arts of forward play, commitment in defence at the end of the season. Josh opponents who are trying to do exactly the same. Matthew Ramalingam, Tommy Russell, Edwin Wilson and Davies, Julian Wong and Joshua Tsang had good game Ollie Dixon quickly became effective players in both the time and really impressed when stepping up into starting tight and loose, offering us alternative ball carriers as the roles. Charlie Slater covered the half back position and Mr J Giles season progressed. Will Bell added experience to the has a clear eye for a gap with more confidence he could pack and the flexibility to switch positions when the develop further. U13 need arose. I would like to thank all the boys for their commitment to training and would like to see them develop further next Captain: Harry Morse The opening game was an eye opener against Austin season as they move into the U16 age group. Coach: Mr A Simpson Friars School, one where we competed well for forty minutes but then ran out of steam. However it was Mr N A Gemmell his was a very good season for the U13 team, evident from the start that the commitment and passion despite the rather high number of defeats. They to do well was present. Then followed four straight wins Thad a number of exceptional performances, where confidence was a key component. Here a pattern including an excellent away win over rivals Sedbergh, but emerged of a more organised set piece, an ability to U14 many of their losses were by less than 10 points and attack with structure and greater tenacity at the break could easily have been converted into victories. Captain: Sam Nordli Vice Captain: Jevin Robertson down. The side reversed many score lines from the Coach: Mr James Giles previous year and against Ashville the winning margin There were many notable performances: Michael Swaden Player of the Season: Sam Nordli moved up to thirty points. and Brook Birley secured 17 and 7 tries respectively, and Behind the pack, the backs looked very sharp. Scrum-half Oliver Brierley-Jones was outstanding with the boot, and captain Archie Hancock directed traffic with aplomb, verall, the U14 team can look back on a successful The Daily Mail Cup proved to be a profitable area, moving amassing 50 points for the season. However, what was spreading play when appropriate but keeping defences season. They started with five wins in a row, into the second round with a comfortable win against more pleasing was that the tries were shared amongst honest with his trademark sniping breaks. Newcomer Jake culminating in a fantastic display against Ashville, Ilkley Grammar School, then proceeding to overcome O the team, with 12 players getting on the score sheet Lightfoot quickly grew into fly-half position, showing which ended 56-5. The quality of rugby was high and Ermysteds in a tense encounter. After a bye in round 3, during the season. good spatial awareness, timing and quick handling skills tries were scored by seven different players. During this we finally bowed out to Woodhouse Grove, who were to release our dangerous back line. Centres Harrison run of victories, Malik Hamrouni amassed nine tries and probably the best side we faced all year. The final two Some players also contributed through their sheer Russell (top points scorer) and Laurie Daws were pivotal Jevin Robertson, six. games, prior to a premature end to the season due to the presence on the pitch, and special mention should go to in both attack and defence. They were solid in the tackle weather, were against Kirkham and Stonyhurst. We Ed Keighley for his strong dominance of the forward and dangerous when on attack, with rampaging runs into Sam Nordli was often the outstanding player, carrying the competed well with great determination in defence. The play, ably accompanied by Chris Mills, Aaron Hunter and the heart of opposing defences. Sometimes rugby ball effectively and showing a real hunger for the game. latter game was with a much depleted team, but really Edward Percival. In the backs, Ben Cornelius had a useful wingers feel a little left out, under-used and neglected The team was bolstered by the tireless work of Saran highlighted the will to succeed as a squad. habit of scoring incredible tries at the perfect time in a but our wingers, Ben Taylor (top try scorer) and John Kaup-Samuels, the smooth service of Ben Howell and the game, and they were given excellent service by the Nuttall saw plenty of action. Both are strong fast runners, straight running of David Clarke. A mention must also go The front row competed bravely against bigger team’s fantastic captain and scrum half, Harry Morse. both prepared to attack or defend with determination to the fringe players, who came on to the field and made opposition and, given the number of changes in and aggression. an impact, characterised by Alex Walters, who powered personnel, did a great job. Dominic Smith-Hanratty This team will go on to achieve great things in the future, over for a try against Ashville, during his brief cameo. carried the ball well and Oliver Longbottom kept things and I shall enjoy seeing many of them in the 1st XV in a When called upon, our squad has been strengthened by moving in the right direction. An unfortunate injury to few years’ time. Special thanks should also go Mr Pugh the speedy and elusive Laurence Dunne and Lloyd The quality of opposition improved in the last three Michael Davies early in the season robbed the front row and Mr Muckalt who added their own particular coaching Hobson-Davies and the enthusiastic and determined trio games and the squad learnt some harsh lessons about of a key player. Matthew Bulmer competed well in the expertise to the team throughout the season. of George Magell, Tom Wolfenden and Joel Broadhurst. looking after the ball and making tackles. Although losing front row and Robbie Magell proved to be a great ball Gabriel Lord and Owain Smith added depth to our squad heavily to Stonyhurst, the boys kept their heads up and carrier, strong technically and one for the future. and Ollie Driver was our talisman, greatly adding to squad fought to the end. Inclement weather terminated the Mr A Simpson Matthew Colgrave with Matthew Broadbent covered the organisation and team spirit. season prematurely, which was a real shame as the team second row, the latter being a strong runner when in the were realistically hopeful of finishing with two wins. back row. The back three all had different qualities.

20 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 21 Team spirit was strong in this squad and enthusiasm Sports boundless. They were a pleasure to coach and referee. , U15 I thank all who helped coach them, particularly my partner Sports in crime Mr Ladds. All the boys deserve praise for their Boys Hockey Captain: Kyran Clark efforts and achievements and I wish them all the very Coach: Mrs E-J Wharton best for the seasons to come. I will follow their progress with great interest! Team Played Won Drawn Lost his was a promising year for the U15’s with a fantastic opening match, winning 2-1 against a Mr S Heap 1st XV 6 3 0 3 Tpreviously unbeaten Rossall side. They played U15 5 3 1 1 some good quality hockey in places and were rewarded U14 5 4 1 0 with a spectacular win. Rugby Sevens U13 5 3 2 2 Rugby Sevens Trophy Team: Back row, l to r, Joe Mitchell, Alex U12 5 3 1 1 his term's programme has been a successful one. The Shepherd, Jonathan Beaumont, Phil Reid, Andrew Fradgley. U13s were unfortunate that a 2 point difference put Front row: David Hickling, Will Davidson (Capt), Hugo Muller, Tthem in the Plate Competition at the Terrington Joe Stamper, Fergus Voigt Sevens, but they emerged as the Plate winners. The U14s lost a narrow semi-final in the inaugural Giggleswick 1st XI response and some excellent handling put us back on even Captain: David Hickling Tournament, but went on to win the U14 Plate at the Kirkham terms. A mistake off a Gigg scrum ball resulted in a loose Coach: Miss H Bourne competition. The U15s made it through to the final at their pass going to the King’s centre, who ran in under the posts to first tournament at Arnold School, but were beaten by a give Kings a 14 - 7 lead and then Gigg broke through to even strong Kirkham team. In the inaugural U15 Giggleswick the scores at the half. The second half started with both very young side took to the pitch in January this Tournament (The Gemmell Cup), the home team lost a very teams playing some great rugby. A break from Kings led to year, but were a group willing to work hard and narrow semi-final game against Manchester Grammar School. Joe Stamper being floored with a bang to his head. Kings Adevelop. New additions to the teams were Alex The U16 team reached the quarter finals at Stonyhurst scored from a penalty to take a 21-14 lead. With three Shepherd from the 6th form and a small number of Y11’s. College. The 1st VII reached the semi-finals of the Austin minutes to play Gigg got back on even terms. Some We won half our fixtures with some impressive Friars, Birkenhead and Fylde Tournaments and won the outstanding handling and a great break from David Hickling performances. Stonyhurst sevens. saw Gigg take the lead for the first time at the final whistle. This game allowed the team to continue with belief and An apparent theme running through the season was a slow confidence in themselves. Following this there were wins start in the first half, leaving much work to be done in the against St Peter’s and QES Kirkby Lonsdale, proving our Mr D N Muckalt , second! The boys were determined and they worked hard goal scoring prowess! James Raper was a keen attacker to the very end in all matches. The Sedbergh game was a Girls Rugby Sevens who was fearless in his attempts at goal and willing the prime example of this. We went 0-3 down in the first half, Captain: Sarah Clough team to win. Unfortunately, there was a single loss in the 1st VII makes history! Coach: Mr S C Griffiths but we looked the more dominant team in the second half, final match of the season against a strong Ampleforth ultimately losing 0-4, with some excellent patterns of play side in which the team learnt a lot. he 1st VII returned from the Stonyhurst Sevens with a he girls' Sevens team finished second in our own giving much hope to the development of the team. trophy in hand and by doing so created a little piece of tournament (with a slightly depleted squad), runners-up Thistory, being the first ever 1st VIIs team to win a Tto Welbeck College. They then went on to win the Some memorable moments included winning 8-3 against Matthew Broadbent had another excellent season in goal, competition. In the group games, Gigg started off slowly, North of England Sevens tournament at Birkenhead for the St Peter’s with Alex Shepherd scoring a hat trick. Wins making some exceptional saves when required and drawing against St Edwards, who went on to win the Plate first time, winning their first piece of silverware in the ten against Yarm and Ashville gave the side confidence in their showing great potential as he moves to the senior sides competition. years of Giggleswick girls' rugby history! skills, but most was learnt in those games that we lost and next year. Kyran Clarke led the team in an exemplary battled hard for. A reminder that simple but well executed In the second and third games, against Audenshaw and Mount The final was a repeat of last year's, only this time the score manner and was a valiant defender. He and Callum St Mary’s, we started to play with shape but lapses in was reversed in a tense, yet convincing, 26-0 victory to hockey is the way forward. They show much promise for Lockett were ultimately rewarded with a place in a senior concentration helped our opposition stay in the games. The secure the Gill Burns Trophy. Captain Sarah Clough received next season, as we lose only two members of the squad team towards the end of the season. final group game was against an unbeaten LRGS team. The the player of the tournament trophy from the former England at the end of the year. disappointment of losing our Daily Mail fixture against captain, although special credit must go to the other stars of Special mention must be given to Michael Horne as his Lancaster provided the team with focus as we put in our best the show - top try-scorers Lottie O'Connell and Katherine goalkeeping has been most impressive and he made some Mrs E-J Wharton display of the year, winning easily 17-0. Sharp. Hannah Edmiston and Sophie Patchett were the only spectacular saves. other girls in their second season and their experience really In the quarter final, a gutsy Birkenhead team defended well counted with the rest of the squad, Claudia Kuehn, Tatjana David Hickling captained the side well and was a reliable U14 and took their opportunities to score in a close game. At Festl, Harriet Belk, Jo Hornsey, Hannah Renwick and Alicia member of the defence and counterattack throughout half-time they led 7-0. Gigg took the lead with two well Turner all having only played the game since January. This was the season. worked tries, but Birkenhead scored keeping them in touch. a well-deserved victory for the girls and a fitting reward for The game ended with Gigg winning 14 – 12. In the semi-final, all their extra sessions, bravery and good humour. Shrewsbury spent the entire first half pinned in their own 22m Miss H Bourne as Gigg took a 12-0 half time lead following some outstanding pressure in defence and attack. After a great Mr S C Griffiths second half restart Shrewsbury scored a try and Gigg found it hard to secure the ball. Eventually Andrew Fradgley took a great restart and from this possession Gigg scored. giving us victory 24 – 12. The final was against King’s School Macclesfield, the team that had beaten us comfortably at the Birkenhead tournament. The worst possible start resulted in an early score for King’s, poor defence allowing a soft 7 points. We were quick in our The U14s have shown great determination winning all their fixtures. 22 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 23 great tackles. Having introduced Claudia to our team and Sports U13 U12 , teamwork in our games, she is now one of our key players. We saw strong attacking play in the midfield by Julia Sports Captain: Aaron Hunter Coaches: Miss H Bourne & Mr J Bavington Girls Hockey Griffiths and Nicole Elliott and me and inners, Rachael Coaches: Mr J Bavington and Mr D Morris Farthing and Helena Field. Also our forwards, Katherine his was the first time the majority of the squad had Sharp in particular, supported by Freya Robertson, Jess his is one of the most talented boys’ hockey sides ever played hockey and there was a great deal of Team Played Won Drawn Lost Lowe and Clare Marsh, added fantastic pace to our games. we have had at Giggleswick in a long time. They have Ttalent in the squad. They started with a most impressive 7-1 win over Ingleton Middle School, giving them Tan abundance of potential and there is great depth to 1st XV 12 5 0 7 On behalf of the team I would like to thank Miss Bourne the team. I have much hope for them as they move up to confidence for the fixtures ahead. 2nd XV 8 2 1 5 and Mr Morris for their ever positive and encouraging the 11 a-side game next year. tactics and coaching skills and to Miss Clarke for organising They played and fought hard away to a Yarm side and 3rd XI 4 0 0 4 our fixtures. I would also like to thank Mr Lilley for helping They entered the U13 National Schools competition for the came away learning a lot from the game although they were U15 7 3 0 4 out as being our minibus driver! This season there have first time this year and narrowly missed out on a place in the defeated. This young side began to develop a good idea of U14 11 8 0 3 been some positives as well as room for improvement; and final, after a shaky start against St Peter’s, York. positional play, and towards the end of the season were Christopher Mills displayed some exemplary defending skills playing some tactical hockey in parts. Tommy Russell and U13 9 4 0 5 I look forward to what the next season will bring. which were praised on numerous occasions by coaches Matthew Ramalingam both played in goal and did so very U12 7 2 0 5 from other schools. effectively. Lucy Milbourn, L6

There were some impressive performances throughout The team had convincing wins against Sedbergh and St the term, including convincing wins against strong teams Martin’s Ampleforth with goals scored by many of the team, 1st XI 2nd XI including Archie Hancock, Harrison Russell, Jake Lightfoot such as Denstone College and Sedbergh, where we scored Captain: Julia Beaumont nine goals, Harry Morse demonstrated a great knowledge and John Nuttall. Archie Hancock proved to be a pivotal Captains: J L Griffiths, L E Milbourn Coach: Mr D Morris of the game and proved instrumental in the build up to member of the team and demonstrated good vision and Coach: Miss H Bourne goal scoring. decision making in the centre of the midfield. I look forward he standard of hockey in the 2nd XI remains high to seeing them develop next year. here were a number of changes for the 1st XI in and the side have endured many closely fought Thanks to the extra indoor coaching from Mr Morris, the 2010, introducing new players and the arrangement contests this season. team have developed some excellent core skills in both Mr J Bavington Ton the pitch. Considering these changes, I feel the T attack and defence. The team was well led by Aaron Hunter team worked well together and bonded on the pitch. Once again there has been a fantastic team spirit and with some impressive performances and a desire to win. Having lost last year’s goalkeeper, we found a replacement sense of camaraderie and the girls have pulled together as in Sarah Clough, which was one of our exciting changes, as a team particularly when faced with strong opposition. her strong determination and encouragement from the Mr J Bavington Captain Julia Beaumont has led by example at all times and back enabled us to win many of our games. has been supported on the pitch by the strength and experience of players such as Hannah Edmiston and Keri Basketball Parker. asketball was revitalised four years ago by Mr J both individual and team skills, improving the standard of Grissett, English teacher and Nowell resident tutor. play and ensuring that the team plays with structure and BHis passion for the game was very obvious from pace. This year’s team has benefitted enormously from the start and the Gigg lads would meet twice a week for this input as has been evident not only in the two hours of practice in the first term before embarking performances on display and the results, but also through on a small programme of fixtures against other the numbers who regularly attend the practice sessions boarding schools. and the fun they have doing so.

Since Mr Grissett’s departure, the school has continued to ensure that all pupils who wish to take part in the game, receive good technical coaching input. For the last 3 We had a positive first game of the season against Austin years this has been provided through the Bradford Friars. Having not played them before, we fought a strong Dragons Community Coaching department. The expert game and came away with a 2-1 victory. The highlight was tuition from the Dragons coaches has helped develop the game against Sedbergh, which was the most competitive and exciting game of the season. Personally it was when our determination showed the most and we worked well as a team. It was one of the closest games we had ever played and we played with strongly with outlets for pupils who are not major game players, is Badminton constant determination and confidence. It was a fair result adminton is one of the school’s most popular vitally important. It also helps to ensure that they have with a score of 2-1 to them, but we gave them a tough, recreational games. With a high number of pupils knowledge and understanding plus a passion for a game competitive match that we gained confidence from. Benjoying the benefits of the four courts during that they can continue to play once pupils leave games afternoons, it has also become a favourite Giggleswick. Players who wish to expand their play to We had some close unfortunate matches for instance amongst some of the non-team playing pupils lower competitive matches are made to feel welcome by Settle against Yarm, St. Peters and Pocklington. The down the school. Badminton Club, who run sessions on Tuesday evenings. communication between our defence, midfield, inners and There is also Miss Rowles’ yearly inter-house competition. right up to the forwards was strong, and our defence was The importance of recreational activities in providing Mr D N Muckalt very strong, Lottie O’Connell and Claudia Kühn making 24 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 25 3rd XI Sports Sports Captain: Catriona Bellis Netball Coach: Mr W N Bartlett Team Played Won Lost Drawn The magnificent 3rd team hockey put up a terrific fight in all their matches this award challenged season, often 1st 4 1 3 1 against very strong teams, including arch rivals St Peter’s U15 and Pocklington both away from home. 2nd 5 0 5 0 The U13s achieved an impressive unbeaten record with a 3rd 5 1 4 0 squad of only eight girls. Accurate shooting from both Catriona Bellis led the team bravely, particularly against her U15 5 4 3 0 Alice Roberts and Rebecca Hurst, along with strong centre father's old school and, despite a brave attempt by Katie outnumbered by the amount of girls the other schools U14 7 6 1 0 court play from Phoebe Alton, Ella Scott and Olivia May Brownhill to regain some of the incredible form she had, all of which had 100 girls or more, so we did well to helped to steer the side to convincing victories against managed the season before, Giggleswick 3rds never really U14b 4 2 1 1 win one game out of three which put us 5th place in the Sedbergh, Terrington, Queen Mary’s and Ardvreck managed to get the ball into their oppositions’ half, U13 8 8 0 0 entire north of England. Preparatory School from Scotland. However, the highlight preferring to rely on outstanding goalkeeping from Sally U12 7 4 3 0 of the season was probably winning the St Mary’s Hall Slater and veteran defenders like Frances Roberts We have had new players to our team who had not really tournament. miraculously keeping the goals out from constant played hockey before, but improved to a great standard. The U15 and U14 teams are two of the most naturally opposition attacks. This year the team was joint-captained by Madeleine 1st VII talented sides in the school and also enjoyed winning Wright and Matilda Boult, both of whom have been seasons. They both finished third in their respective "I was very pleased with our ‘never give in attitude’. The selected to train for the North of England squad. We look Captain: Julia Beaumont tournaments, but notched up 17 victories between them in girls were always cheerful whatever the result or distance forward to an even better season next year. Coach: Miss S Clarke covered to get to fixtures", commented long-suffering their 22 matches. In the U15 team Eleanor Thursby, Amber Although we did not have the most successful season by coach Mr Bartlett. "I would particularly like to commend our Maudsley, Rebecca Keighley (captain) and Georgia Birley , the number of wins, we have had a very successful season European hockey starters, Tatjana Festl, Alejandra Riva Gil Matilda Boult, Y9 consistently superb, and in the U14 team Florence Murphy, Miss Clarke writes: in terms of learning. As a team we have learnt a lot, and Claudia Kühn, who only started playing hockey this The U14 side this year has been an Madeleine Hill, Madeleine Wright and Matilda Boult also whether it be teamwork, how to shoot or different plays. term but put in some of the most enthusiastic and skilful exciting, yet occasionally challenging squad to coach. deserve mention. There is talent in abundance in what, is in fact, a relatively On the attacking side, Katherine Sharp, Lucy Milbourn and performances by the end of a long cold season. Well done The senior teams have not enjoyed the same level of small year group. However, when focused and gelling as a Nicole Elliott had some excellent play in the centre moving everyone!" success as the younger sides, but they have had positive team they have played some superb hockey. the ball around. In the ‘D’ Nicole and Julia knew each other’s seasons, and there has been a particularly high level of game very well, they knew where the other would be and Catriona Bellis, U6 team spirit throughout. Jess Lowe has captained the 2nd managed to work the ball and score. On the defensive VII by example at all times, and both the senior players in U15 side, there was very close marking by Rachael Farthing and the 1st VII (Julia Beaumont, captain, and Sarah Clough) have Sarah Clough, we managed to put on a lot of pressure and Captain: Sadie Milbourn been faultless throughout. With many young players in made it difficult for the opposition. Coach: Mrs E J Wharton the senior sides this season the future looks good. I would like to thank Miss Clarke for coaching and being tarting the term with a win against Austin Friars, we there us for every match, also thanks to Chantelle, our were all aiming in the right direction. With a very Miss S J Clarke coach who travelled from Leeds, for running us mad and strong centre team we were able to push up and S teaching us new play and techniques which we used a lot , gain ground in our attacking third. in our matches. Lastly I would like to thank my Vice U13 win St Mary s Captain Sarah Clough for helping me throughout the Whilst other teams were equally strong, we were able to season. It has been a real privilege to captain this team in Hall Tournament keep the games under control with a powerful defence my final year because no matter how tough we knew the which consisted of Eleanor Thursby, Niki Leung and Holly opposition would be, all the girls managed to smile and he U13 netball Ross in goal. We have had extremely close matches, only performed to the best we could. For that I thank all the side returned to missing out by one goal against Sedbergh. A tough match girls for a brilliant season. TGiggleswick as U14 and with our two key defenders having to go off with victors of the SMH Captain: Matilda Boult & Madeleine Wright injuries we held our ground and fought back. Georgia invitation tournament in Coach: Miss S Clarke Birley, Maisie Spratt, Amber Maudsley and Becky Keighley Julia Beaumont, U6 March, winning seven of all played particularly well and I am sure they, along with their eight matches. The or a small year group with just 16 girls the U14’s have the rest of the team, will thrive in the Senior Teams next team played particularly had a successful hockey season. We won eight out season. Thank you to Mrs Wharton for consistent U15, U14, U13 &U12 well as a unit, and all of our eleven matches with a total of 49 goals inspiration and tactical coaching. F his season has been the most successful in players performed scored. Our highest scoring game was 10-0 to us against history for the younger sides; indeed, the U15, U14, consistently throughout. Queen Mary’s. The main goal scorers were Florence TU13 & U12 netball sides all remained unbeaten from Georgina Thursby was outstanding and was awarded a Murphy, Madeleine Wright, Madeleine Hill and Matilda Boult. the middle of February, and the U13s did not lose a game. Other scorers were Emma Preston and Rebecca Nixon. trophy for ‘best defensive player of the tournament’. After a slow start, the U12 team soon settled into their Members of the victorious squad were Alice Roberts, The U14’s also managed to do very well in the national new positions and made excellent individual and team Rebecca Hurst, Phoebe Alton, Eliza Alton, Ella Scott, Olivia schools tournament winning the first round with four wins progress throughout the term. A convincing win mid- May, Georgina Thursby, Emimily Jaggar – all were awarded and a draw. We then went on to win the next round to go season against Queen Ethelburga’s seemed to give with medals. through to the north of England finals, where we played them impetus and they went on to win all their extremely well. Unfortunately we were slightly remaining matches, including convincing victories over Miss S J Clarke Malsis and Sedbergh. 26 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 27 Sports

Sports Cross Country Catteral Shield t the annual Catteral Shield Cross Country Captain of Boys Cross Country: L C Leichthammer match against the NE counties, where North Yorkshire won competition, 18 schools took part with a total of Captain of Girls Cross Country: R Holden overall. Ellie Gorman, Oliver Holmes, Lloyd and Lorenz all A275 runners, supported by a further 120 visitors. made the team directly and Peter Wilden was eventually We were blessed with mild and bright conditions, perfect n the newly traditional manner, the year started with the called up as a reserve. Whilst none of the others made it as for long distance running and a beautiful backdrop for the hard men of the team heading to the English Schools’ Fell far as the English Schools, the races were worth the school. IRunning Championships. Having been in contention for a promise of a county tie to jazz up school uniforms. At the medal Will Smith twisted his ankle and faded to fifteenth in English Schools, Will Smith struggled to compete at Pape’s Field was firm and dry enabling a fast start and his race, Lloyd Hobson-Davies finished 9th and Lorenz anything near his best, suffering the after effects of a finish, while the Ghyll Field provided a real test with the Leichthammer made a 13 place improvement on the virus, but he went on to represent Yorkshire & long steady climb to start and then various length and previous year to finish 16th and secure his claim to being Humberside at the London Mini-Marathon in the middle of gradients of ups and downs to break the stride and the premier German student fell runner on these shores. the Easter holiday. rhythm of the runners. This together with a lot of surface water and a few boggy bits meant the course was In the opening county round of the ESAA XC Cup the two At the Rawthey Run at Sedbergh, Phoebe finally made it sapping and a genuine cross country running challenge. The U13 girls' team had a great day and ran with junior teams ran well and qualified for the next rounds, but back to the top of the pile, beating the pesky newcomers tremendous spirit to bring home the Catteral Shield, the Y9/10 combined teams were knocked out by 5 points to the school, leading the team to victory with a sound comfortably beating the nearest team, Ampleforth, by 15 apiece. Will Smith won in a close contest, Lloyd finished 4th place and the remainder of the team finishing four in points in a real team effort. The team was Phoebe Alton 4th, well supported by the rest of the team, including Ben the top 10 and India bringing home the team in 15th. Lloyd (4), Olivia Shaw (5), India Birley (7), Clara Mondragon Bayarri Cornelius in 11th. The Junior Girls race heralded a great did his bit for the trophy cabinet winning his race. (9) and Allana Jones (16). season for them, with Allana Jones in 9th followed closely by Olivia Shaw, Clara Mondragon, Phoebe Alton and India The King Henry VIII Relays combined the top runners The U13 boys had to cope with a long and gruelling course Birley all in the top 20. Georgia Birley led the older girls in across the school, and the strange combination of Lorenz with two laps of the already churned up Ghyll Field, but ran 4th place, but the remainder of the team were in the and Ellie in the Upper Sixth and Lloyd and Phoebe from Y8 well to finish 3rd just one point behind Sedbergh JS. The second half of the finishers. in what was essentially a senior representative team boys ran well and our first two runners finished in the demonstrated the likely fortune of the teams. The fastest medals: Lloyd Hobson Davies 2nd, Ben Cornelius 3rd, Chris The junior runners who did not compete in the ESAA Cup runners in both the teams were from Y10 – Will and Mills (16), Kyle Frik (19) and Harrison Russell (22). raced at Malsis and produced solid middle of the pack Georgia again – but good running from everyone meant performances, making the master-in-charge wonder what that Giggleswick represented itself well in the premier might have been with full strength teams. At the next fixture in the school’s calendar with the boys coming 25th round of the ESAA competition the cup run came to an out of 50 teams and the girls 19th out of 29 schools. end. Lloyd was too far ahead of his team mates and it was In homage to their Giggleswick running careers, Lorenz and Scarrig Clara’s turn to lead the girls home. Peter made the trip to Shrewsbury to compete in the MANISCCC race. Lorenz ran solidly by adopting his usual carrig is a compulsory race for Y7 - U6. The weather Senior Girls’ race, a group led by Katherine Sharp (L6S) The annual trip to Aireville Park was on a beautiful sunny style of starting steadily and picking his way through the was perfect for running, which up lifted all the hearts were battling together with a third of the course still to day when, according to the school website, all games had field to finish 18th in a good quality field. Sof the competitors. The Minor Girls’ race was very run, when Katherine was struck by injury. Keira Moulding been cancelled. The sprinkling of snow that had caused close and with a bit of a tussle at the finish line, Phoebe (U6St) gained a slight lead on Roberta Jenkinson (U6C) and such disruption did little to stop the Giggleswick teams The Junior Girls team completed a hat trick in the final Alton, Y8 came 1st, closely followed by Olivia Shaw, Y7. Ellie Gorman (U6St), which she kept to the finish. Carr and from returning with a trio of girls’ trophies from the Y7, Y8 fixture of the year by winning the Ampleforth Invitation, Style were closely matched, but with a few more runners and Senior races. Lloyd Hobson-Davies and Olivia Shaw adding to their titles from the Catteral Shield and the Eliza Alton ran very well and got a well-deserved 3rd place. in the top 20, victory tipped to Style. Lorenz returned with bronze medals and top ten runs from Rawthey Run. The Junior Boys were not to be outdone, The Minor Boys’ race was won by Lloyd Hobson-Davies Leichthammer (U6P) kept his title ahead of Ollie Holmes numerous other performers meant we had strong both teams retaining their shields. In a combined race who ran fantastically well, then just behind came Kyle Frik, (Y11S) and Peter Wilden (U6N). Shute won the Senior Boys' representation at the North Yorkshire Schools’ where everyone ran the same three mile loop, Will Smith with Harry Morse in 3rd place. All the competitors ran House competition with half the top 30 places. Championships. (Y10) led Oliver Holmes (Y11) home to achieve wins in the extremely well and deserved a hot chocolate and a Mars Mr A J Scholey junior and senior races respectively. Phoebe Alton (Y8) led Bar in the Dining Hall. Craven won the Minor Girls’ and Boys’ At Catterick, five of the 14 runners who toed the start line home the Junior Girls to a comprehensive victory over House competition. Molly Moon and Phoebe Alton, Y8 qualified for the county team, Will Smith qualifying for the the hosts. English Schools, whilst the others made the team for the Mr A J Scholey Scarrig records broken Will Smith (Y10S) broke a 13 year Scarrig record winning the Junior Boys' race in 11m 33s, taking 24 seconds off Charlie Weaving's 1998 record. Lloyd Hobson-Davies (Y8) took nearly a minute off the Minor Boys' record and the close race for second between Kyle Frik and Harry Morse got them all in to the top four fastest times on this course.

Georgia Birley (Y10St) and Will Smith went to third and first respectively on the all time lists in the Junior races. Madeleine Hill (Y9St) and Eleanor Pickles (Y9C) came 2nd and 3rd in the girls’ race. Shute won the Junior Boys' and Style House the Junior Girls' House competition. In the 28 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 29 Sports

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1st XV 12 4 7 1 2nd XV 5 3 1 Girls 2 1 1 U15 6 1 5 U14 6 4 2 U13 8 5 3 U12 7 4 3 Giggleswick 1st XI’s high hopes for the future, with a best Sports Day of 4-35 off 11 overs. Phil Reid with best figures of 6-12 off 1st XI 9 overs gave the best bowling display of the season when he ripped apart Barnard Castle’s whole batting line s ever sports day coincided with the start of the Although not quite as tight, the girls’ combined scores at Captain: Will Davidson with his variation of spin and pace. Everyone who bowled barbecue season, such as it is these days, with the end of the day gave Style seniors a comfortable Coach: Mr D Morris this year did a fine job, taking the responsibility proudly, Abalmy weather, the temperature neither not too hot margin although the Carr juniors did beat their including Jamie Holtam, Will Davidson and Kyran Clarke, nor too cold. It was once again rolled into Speech Day and counterparts in Style. The overall boys’ competition was a iggleswick 1st XI had a mixed year in terms of another high hope for the future, only 15 years old and although this gave the U6th the temptation to spend more straight forward affair with Shute winning each age performances, with unfortunately more losses than bowling very maturely. rather too long in the lunch tent, it had minimal effect on group, most notably the Intermediate age group. Most of Gwins. The team was captained by Will Davidson the outcome. the really great performances of the day were in the long and started off very well with two superb victories over The fielding got progressively better throughout the jump pit with Jevin Robertson getting very close to Kirkham and Barnard Castle, Braden Gardener and Will year. Max Bell did a good job as wicket keeper with the In the Junior House competition Bowland and Craven removing his uncle’s name from the junior boys’ long jump Davidson both scoring a 50 against Kirkham and almost number of byes reducing every game. There weren’t scrapped it out to a very tight finish with only one and a and Jonathan Beaumont finally gaining the record in the against Barnard Castle. really any individual fielding highlights because everyone half points out of almost two hundred being the intermediate boys’ long jump, although he is perhaps more played their part and the team itself has been the difference, which really equates to a Bowland athlete famous for his triple jumping exploits. The winning streak came to an end against arch rivals highlight in the field, getting better and better each game. getting the better of a Craven athlete in one race, gaining Sedbergh on their own doorstep. The game was lost The batting was not as good as it could have been, but revenge for their two point defeat at Scarrig. Mr A J Scholey through lack of patience in batting, as there was a there were individual highlights that deserve massive batting collapse in the higher order, and we only recommendation: Braden Gardener with a top score of 61 managed to score 99. But one aspect that was very and the most 50's with 4, Will Davidson with a top score pleasing for the coach and captain was the players’ belief of 74 against Settle C.C. and Callum Locket with 89 that they could still win the game despite Sedbergh against Ashville being the best batting innings of the year. Athletics having county and international players. The determination Other good batting displays came from Joe Mitchell, John lthough rather slim-line in terms of actual not possible to have the inter-county match against to win challenged Sedbergh to work hard for the runs, Marshall, Alex Shepherd, Edward Buck, Phil Reid and Joe competitions, the athletics programme allowed a Humberside, so Jevin was denied his county colours. and they won with 9 overs spare. Daggett. This season there were not enough solid batting Alarge number of athletes to compete at suitable partnerships, but there is talent and high hopes for the levels according to their abilities. After the Sedbergh match, all the games were still played future in the 1st XI.. with high spirits and desire to win. Unfortunately their At the Craven Area Championships the teams for Y8, 9 batting let the team down because individuals did not Will Davidson and 10 boys and girls all managed to finish either first or value their wicket enough and ended up losing games second in their competitions, with the Y10’s both which could have easily been won. The season was Forty Club Honours winning. The top two in each event progress through to drawing to an end with two games to play against the Giggleswick’s 1st Cricket XI won the Forty Club the following round. At the District Championships which OG's and the 40/40 Club. The team still showed a desire Northwest District trophy having been nominated as the then brings the larger schools from the Harrogate end of to win which was always pleasing to see and together school that they felt represents the best in performance, the district into the competition, the overall winners of with hard work they won these two games, with the sportsmanship, attitude of the players and cricketing their events were Malik Hamrouni (Y9 200m), Felix performance of the year in their last game against the standards on field. The annual fixture was held at the end Murphy (Y10 L Jump), Freya Lockett (Y7 Shot) and 40/40 club. Scoring 176 going into bat first, Giggleswick of the summer term. Tony Fare, District Chairman, Forty Rebecca Hurst (Y8 Discus) as well as the Y9 relay team, set the standards and this score became a monstrous Club Northwest said that the club felt that the game at all of whom deserve special mention here. score for the 40/40 Club, even with their experience. This Giggleswick this year fulfilled all the above attributes. was only possible because of the bowling and work rate "The standard of cricket on the day was of the highest The athletes who made it through to the North Yorkshire in the field, and a tight bowling partnership from Jamie class, their attitude towards the game and their schools did themselves proud with Jevin Robertson Holtam and Joe Mitchell made it impossible for the sportsmanship was excellent, especially the way they winning the junior boys’ county long jump title whilst batsman to score runs. helped get the ground fit after the showers", he said. third places went to Jonathan Beaumont, (inter boys triple Although Bloxham School was voted the national winner, jump), Will Smith (inter boys 3,000m) and the multi Fielding and bowling were the highlights of the season. as this year is the 75th anniversary of the Forty Club, talented Maddy Wright finishing third in the junior girls’ Joe Mitchell was the leading wicket taker with 18, and his Director of Sport David Muckalt and team captain Will javelin as opposed to the sprinting or jumping for which best figures were 4-34 off 10 overs. Other key bowlers Davidson were invited to the Annual Dinner of the Forty she is also noted. Sadly due to fixture congestion it was were Braden Gardener with a best of 4-36 off 14 overs Club at the Savoy Hotel in October to collect their and Callum Lockett, who at only 15 years of age is one of District Winners Shield. 30 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 31 32 Sports Chronicle 2011 Lancaster madethetargetwithsomethingtospare. Burrows, whohadbeendraggedfromthegolfcourse, which produceda“fourtrick”andobduratebattingby cheaply. DespiteastrongbowlingdisplaybyMitchell total andthetalentedoppositionwereabletobowlusout in this20-20matchremovedanychanceofameaningful unsuccessful temporaryselections.Moreliftingslowballs examinations wehadtorecruitsomewilling,butultimately feature aweeklateratLancasterandbecauseof we wereableextracta51runwin.Softpitches accurate bowlinganddeterminedteam-workinthefield, our 25overs.Thiswasalwaysenough,andthanksto we wereabletoaccumulateadefendabletotalof114/8in the unnervingslowbounceresultingincomicalcatches, to thechallengeand,despitelosingouropenersquickly depth ofcommitmentintheGiggleswickteamwasequal some athleticandpowerfulbatsmen.Fortunatelythe opposition werenomugswithquick,accuratebowlingand contributed fundamentallytothisfixture.The3rdXI scenic settingandthissoftwicketslowoutfield experience. Thewicketwasapuddinginparticularly after theBarnardCastlewashout,wasaninteresting that followedaperiodofconcentratedwetweather,and Going toSedberghplaytheir3rdXIinamidweekgame with anotabledoublewicketmaidenforAdityaDevani. and accumulated102/6in24overstowinby4wickets, a solidandcapablesetofLowerSixthwenttoKirkham A healthyandenthusiasticgroupofY11ssupplementedby the attack. the UpperSixthuntilJamieHoltamarrivedtoreinforce group withinitiallyonlythecaptain,BenShepherd,from The squadofplayersthatbeganthetermwasayoung T Player oftheSeason: Captain: XXII Coach: watching theraincomedownatBarnardCastle. unfortunately thesecondoftheseinvolved he 2ndXIonlyhadfivefixturesthisseasonand Mr JPBellis Ben Shepherd Rowan South approached intherightway. sport whichisafterallsomethingofalifeskillif to carryonplayinginsomewayorotherthisgreat pleasure toworkwiththeseyoungmenandIexhortthem which rubbedoffonthewholesquad.Ithasbeena there wasmaturityandgoodhumourinhiscontribution his runsandovers,wheneverhebattedorbowled immeasurably asacaptain,alwaysleadingbyexamplein who hasledtheteamfortwoseasons.Heimproved put usineachgame.Finally,awordaboutBenShepherd, wickets everytimehebowledandbattedexcitinglyto The playeroftheseasonwasRowanSouth,whotook game, thepatiencethatheshowedwasacredittohim. batting eitherandIhopehewillperseverewiththisman’s rising ball,hewasnosourceofworrytothecoachwhen stumps letlittlepasthimandshowedbraveryinfrontofa get hischancenextyear.MichaelHornebehindthe mean, accurateandoffensivebowlingwillcertainlyseehim innings toshowhiscredentialsfortheseniorteamand and bounce,Devaniwasunluckytonothaveenough approach totheteam.HarveyCornerbowledwithlength The seasonwaspleasingbecauseoftheall-round wickets. typically excitingrunsasweeasilyranoutwinnersby6 Ben Shepherd.SamSmithandRowanSouthcontributed ever supportedbytheresponsiblebattingofcaptain, before, showedrealpotentialasanopenerandwas bowlers. HoweverWilliamCollins,whohadnotbatted withstand theaccuracyandprecisionofStonyhurst technique asopenersinpreviousinnings,werenotableto Skelton, whohadbeenshowinggreatselfdisciplineand beginning oftheinningsandFreddyTaylorBilly Shepherd andDevani.Runswerehardesttoachieveatthe figures of4/17,andSouth3/14wereablysupportedby 99. Holtam,againbeingtheprinciplestrikebowlerwith bowling kepttheoppositiontotaldowntoamanageable This wasafittingculminationtoourpetiteseason.Fine our lastmatch. Lessons neededtobelearnedbeforeplayingStonyhurstin Mr J PBellis Mr and beliefthatthenextgamewould alwaysbebetter. Finally Iwouldliketothankthe boys fortheiroptimism mostly withagoodoutcome. squad andJackalwaysthrewhimselfaboutinthefield, order batsman.JackLangandSamHarrisonmadeupthe improve hisperformancesandwasausefulallytotop great blackeye…Ed)MatthewColgravealwayslookedto Dominic hasaverygoodarmwhichIwillvouchfor!(A batsmen andtriedhardinthefieldingdepartment. Robbie MagellandDominicSmith-Hanrattywereobdurate improve furtherandwithgreaterconfidencecoulddoso. notably againstRossall.JohnBayeshasthepotentialto contributions; TimBaileywouldalwaysgivehisbest, The othermembersofthesquadmadeimportant respect toconsistencywhenbowling. practice hewillimproveevenmore,particularlywith Kirkham afterallseemedtobelost.Ifheapplieshimselfin who hasagoodeyeandnearlyconjuredupwinagainst occasions. MatthewBulmerwasahardhittingall-rounder makeshift openerandtopscoredonanumberof respect, MatthewBroadbentprovedtobeauseful was involvedandusuallyeveryonegottobat!Inthis One ofthebenefitssmallsquadwasthateveryone hard work. become tooimpulsiveandgethimselfoutafterdoingthe fulfilled hispotential.Heisatalentedallrounderwhocan James Raperplayedarangeofshotsbutneverquite be awareofincreasinghisscoringareas. work inthewinter,hewillincreasehisrangeofshotsand in awellcrafted69againstAshville.Hopefullywithmore concentration requiredforalonginningsasdemonstrated matching winning42*againstKEQM.CharlieSlaterhasthe season withawelldeservedfiftyagainstRossalland wickets. Asabatsmanhecametotheforelaterin inroads andwithmoreluckwouldhavepickedup Clarke ledthesidewellandasabowleralwaysmadeearly have developedasaresultofthatexperience.Kyran Three boysmadetheirdebutsinthefirstteamandwill wicket win. U13 performance inallareasofthegameleadingtoasix victory againstKEQM,Lythamwithastrongallround during thecourseofanafternoon.Thehighlightwas performance againstAshville,butthesewerenotsustained emerged ofgoodphasesingames,notablythebatting margins requiredtowinclosegames.Thepattern loss toKirkhambyninerunsinthefirstgamereflected In termsofresultsitwasn’tamemorableseason,butthe spirit generatedbytheseniorplayers. individual performancesalliedwithaverystrongteam I Coach: Captain: U15 to thefirstteam.Howeverthereweresomepromising squad oftwelveplayersandthelossCallumLockett t wasalwaysgoingtobeachallengingseasonwith Mr NAGemmell Kyran Clarke Mr N AGemmell Mr Aaron Hunterhadabittodolateronintheseason! Michael Swadeninmid-offandsurprisingly,atfineleg Keighley -andsomebrilliantcatchesfieldingby bowling figuresfromAlexDew,GeorgeCorner,Edward performances fromAlexDew,BrookBirleyandsomegreat some talentsintheteamwithgreatbatting first gameandthroughouttheseasonwediscovered the U13s!Wehadagoodstartwithourfirstwinon Y8 althoughafewluckyY7swereselectedtoplayfor Early intheseasonasquadof11pupilswasselectedfrom Muckalt, MrMarsh,GriffithsandMorris. T Coach: Captain: U12 Brook Birley&EdwardKeighley supported bytheparentsanddevelopedMr season, winningthemajorityofgames.Itwaswell he Y8cricketteamhasbeenquiteasuccessthis Mr CMarsh Brook Birley

Chronicle 2011 33 Sports Girls, Cricket Sports Sports The 1st XI girls only had 2 fixtures, one victory and one some very impressive debut performances from Abigail Sporting Colours &Honours defeat. However, many young promising players have Lamb and Jessica Strickland. The Milbourn sisters have emerged and the sense of excitement and anticipation for both proved to be very handy all-rounders with Freya Rugby Netball Colours future years is huge. There have been excellent Robertson and Holly Ross both contributing with the bat in Full: James Holtam, David Hickling, Hugo Muller, Edward Full: Julia Beaumont, Sarah Clough performances from experienced players such as Katherine their own unique style. The future for ladies cricket here at Buck, William Davidson Half: Lucy Milbourn, Nicole Elliott, Rachael Farthing, Julia Sharp and Helena Field as well as Captain Sarah Clough, and Giggleswick remains bright! Half: Oliver Burrows, Andrew Fradgley, Philip Reid, George Griffiths, Katherine Sharp Vyvyan, John Marshall, Edward Bolger Inter: Eleanor Thursby, Amber Maudsley, Rebecca. Miss S J Clarke Inter: Callum Lockett, Kyran Clarke, James Raper, Keighley, Georgia Birley, Maisie Spratt, Sadie Milbourn, First: Edward Keighley, Harry Morse, Christopher Mills Madeleine Wright, Matilda Boult, Florence Murphy First: Rebecca Hurst, Alice Roberts, Phoebe Alton, Ella Rounders Rugby Sevens Scott, Olivia May, Georgina Thursby, Emimily Jaggar, Full: Joe Stamper, Fergus Voigt, Joe Mitchell Eliza Alton Team Won Drawn Lost Half: Jonathan Beaumont Inter: Matthew Broadbent, Jack Lang Netball Honours 1st 4 3 1 Girls: Lottie O’Connell, Sarah Clough, Katherine Sharp Matilda Boult and Madeleine Wright were selected to U15 7 2 5 represent the victorious Harrogate and Craven Area U14 Sarah Clough (U6 C) was side in the County netball tournament U14 8 6 2 appointed Captain of the U13 8 7 1 North of England U18 X-Country Colours U12 6 3 3 women's rugby squad. U14 Full: Lorenz Leichthammer Sarah plays prop forward Half: Peter Wilden, Oliver Holmes, Ellie Gorman and has represented Inter: Will Smith, Georgia Birley Yorkshire since 2004, both n the rounders pitch all five teams have enjoyed First: Phoebe Alton, Lloyd Hobson-Davies, Clara U12 & U13 at U18 and U15 level. She Mondragon, Olivia Shaw. successes, with the senior, U14 and U13 teams was selected for England having winning seasons. U12s finished with an O his term has been quite a successful rounders Schools at U15. Sarah has excellent victory against Barnard Castle and really Athletics Colours season. We have enjoyed it, as everyone has had a also qualified as an RFU improved their game. Mention should be made of Freya chance to play in matches and it is very much a referee, Inter: Guy Daws, Malik Hamrouni, Jevin Robertson Lockett, who captained with authority and by example and T team sport. First: Freya Lockett & Rebecca Hurst India Birley and Saskia Rockcliffe-King. Boys’ Hockey The Y8 team has been almost unbeatable, only losing a Cricket Colours Freya Lockett captained with authority and by example, Half: David Hickling, Joe Mitchell, Hugo Muller, Alex few matches and the Y7 team have improved throughout Full: William Davidson India Birley and Saskia Rockcliffe-King. The U13s only lost Shepherd, Michael Portnell, Alex Thompson, Michael Horne, the term and has had some very good playing. We have Half: Edward Buck, Ben Shepherd, Joe Stamper one match out of eight. They are tactically very aware John Marshall learnt other people’s strengths- such as Freya Lockett’s Inter: Kyran Clarke, Callum Lockett, Ben Howell, Will and managed to maintain standards throughout season. Inter: Matthew Broadbent, Kyran Clarke, Callum Lockett amazing catches and Ella Scott’s outstanding batting skills, Grafton Captain: Becky Hurst, most improved: Phoebe Alton. The First: Aaron Hunter, Christopher Mills but overall we have learnt our own strengths and where First: Brook Birley, Edward Keighley. U14s were also very successful, winning six out of eight there is room for improvement, with the help of our matches. Girls’ Hockey amazing coaches who have helped us a great deal. It has Cricket Honours been so much fun and we look forward to next season! Full: Claudia Kühn Half: Sarah Clough, Julia Griffiths, Lucy Milbourn, Nicole Callum Lockett was selected for Yorkshire U15s and was Miss S J Clarke Elliot, Katherine. Sharp trialled for the North of England cricket team. Jessica Kirk & Inter: Georgia Birley, Sadie Milbourn, Madeleine Wright, Matilda Boult Tennis Colours Lily Cartwright-Douglas, Y7 First: Rebecca Hurst Full: Joseph Bavington Tennis Half: Lorenz Leichthammer, Joseph Shuttleworth, Shona Hockey Honours Edwards, Helena Field Team Played Won Drawn Lost Georgia Birley (Y10 St) was selected to represent the Inter: Georgia Birley, Eleanor Thursby, Sadie Milbourn, whole of Yorkshire and Humberside by playing for the Heather Sharp, Matilda Boult, Madeleine Hill, David Bavington-Allen 1st VIG 4 2 0 2 irls tennis players benefited a great deal from U15 Leeds Pumas Hockey Team. 2nd VIIG 2 0 0 2 specialist coaching and many made impressive North Yorkshire Junior Academy Centre: U17 Lucy Rounders Colours U14 / 15 4 1 1 2 Gindividual progress. Milbourn, Katherine Sharp, Lottie O'Connell, Emily Bulmer U16 Keri Parker, U15 Georgia Birley, U14 Madeleine Wright, Inter: Amber Maudsley, Lisa Hughes, Rebecca Keighley, The seniors were well led by both Shona Edwards and Matilda Boult, Emma Preston, U13 Ella Scott, Alice Roberts Florence Murphy Georgina Royds and enjoyed close victories over BGGS West Yorkshire Junior Academy Centre: U17 Nicole First: Rebecca Hurst, GeorginaThursby, Ella Scott, Freya and Stonyhurst. Helena Field and Georgia Birley were Elliott, U13 Freya Lockett Lockett. particularly consistent at 1st Pair. The Y9 & 10s had a close Leeds Junior Regional Performance Centre: Nicole Elliot draw with BGGS and enjoyed victory against Stonyhurst. and Lucy Milbourn (U18), Georgia Birley (U16), Matilda Boult and Madeleine Wright (U15), Michael Portnell (U18) Tier One Cluster Competition: Georgia Birley (U16) U15 Tennis U14 Tennis Mrs E-J Wharton

34 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 35 36 Houses Chronicle 2011 obvious winners.ThatandStylebeingrathergood,too. the piecesswayedjudgesawayfromShuteas the incrediblypoortimingofHousemovingtoone have beenmoreheartfeltinthesmallgroupsinging.Only house downwithhisbeat-boxing.WillDavidsoncouldn’t been heardinrecentmemoryandBrianWubroughtthe Wheatley didforShutesingingsomethingthathasnot shockingly ofall,very,verygood.IsaacHamilton- there –orseeYouTube)theywerefunny,cleverandmost led byJohnMarshallandTheStomach(youhadtobe show howwelltheHouseworkedtogether,veryclearly With SingingandSpeakingasthefirstopportunityto to seehowtheyledsowell. could havebeenHeadsofHousesanywhereelse,itiseasy School (ChrisI’Anson),ANDagreatbunchofSeniorswho School intwoyears(JamieHoltam)anddeputyHeadof either]) whowasfamouslycalm,thesecondHeadof him Joe(thefamousMrsLertty[noIdon’tunderstand, work behindthescenesandoutofpublicview.Addto onside forsomuchofthetimesaysvolumesabouthis syllabically inmostHousePrayers).Thathehadthe starting withSamSharpleadingsimply(andmono- The UpperSixthdeservetheirmomentinthesunshine, spirit oftheHousetellsamorecompletestory. individuals andhappyhouse.Butasever,thedayto Audience Prizeagain)wouldtellofagiftedgroup Speaking award(yup,theboysbroughthome sports, SpeechDaycategoriesandtheusualSinging I had onceagainfulfilleditspromise.Silverwarefrommost trophy cabinettocapacity,thenitwouldlooklikeShute f agoodyearinHousecanbemeasuredbyloadingthe Shute House It washardtodenythemathematicsofsituationas of theschoolthoughtthisdominationjustalittlebitrude. the seniorraceandtrophiesforbothteamevents.Therest Smith’s juniorindividualtrophy,OliHolmeswithsilverin Scarrig allowedtheboystobringhomespoilsofWill made itthroughtotheendofUpperSixth. after thelaggardlyinterventionofvisaauthorities,he either anapostropheorahyphen.Moresurprisinglyeven school lifebyhavingtwocapitalsinhissurname,without Shute. DavidWhiteBearscoredafirstinover500yearsof moody blackandwhiteshotsinunidentifiablecorners their youngerdaysseemedtobeofthatstomachagainor apron. Mostoftheslideshowsnapsboysfrom and everyonelaughedatMrsLerttyinherveryfetching Upper Sixthdeclaredtheirun-dyingloveforeachother The HouseDinnerwasabitof‘love-in’asmostthe together? WasWillDavidsonthefirstseniordayboyto more timestudyingthattherestofhisyeargroupput time academic)knownasCamel?DidJunYoungspend Voigt (multi-talentedsportsmanandmusicianpart A coupleofinterestingconundrums:WhywasFergus and ‘I’vegotsomenoodles…’). bother toocarrymuchfoodwiththem(‘tooheavy,Sir’ the bestteamwork,mostlyduetofacttheydidnot compass, butdidnotmanagetowinthecovetedprizefor was spotonandtheyfoundthewalkwellwithintheir brain poweroftheHepper-Walterspairing,theirnavigation for him.Acunningchoiceofequipment,indeed.Withthe rucksack, whichtheremainderofteamkindlycarried save Benfromcarryingitbacktoschool.Orindeedhis cursed thing.Itdulydisintegratedthefollowingmorningto the ‘shelter’.Cedrichadtobenddoublefitinside the followingmorningafterarathermiserablenightinside garden, butheandCedricHepperstillmanagedtobealive wouldn’t havebeensuitableforasunnyafternooninthe expedition inonepiece,unlikeBenGale’stentwhich The Y9groupwerefantasticandgotaroundthe would havebeenveryrude. come homewiththeTugofWartrophyaswell.That Speech Dayfizz)theShuteteamweredisappointednotto ultimately theoverallprize.Afterallofthis(andnotalittle Sports Daycategorieswithwinsinallagegroupsand the firsttimeinalongwhileHousedominated the seniorsseemedtofillmostoftop20places.For the bestofluckintheirnextjobs. enough forthefaintheartedon itsown.Wewishthemall keeping aneyeontheirlaundry, whichwouldbemorethen and shereturnedtosewingup naughty boys’pocketsand decided thateightyearsinShutewasenoughforanyone, tutor andthennon-resident.JeanLittlewoodfinally good wordhehadheardinShute,initiallyasaresident flung cornersoftheGiggleswickEmpireandspread Griffiths movedtoPaleydomissionaryworkinthefar amounts ofchocolatecakethatcameouthisflat.Mr with theboys,andboysthankshimforprodigious House tutorandIthankhimhereonceagainforhiswork We endedtheyearsayinggoodbyetoMrMarshasa postcard to…. a Dramawrittenpaper?Answersonthebackof evening duty?HowdidJonathanDaviesgetanAgradein ask iftherewasanythingelsehecoulddoattheendofan Mr A JScholey Mr Chronicle 2011

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o much happened in this year that we thought 30th September: 4th October: Singing and Speaking 9th October: Style House Dinner. It had it would be interesting to approach this year’s The Praepostors rehearsals can begin, although it takes us been a busy day having a Senior School dip their hands Houses Chronicle report in the form of a timeline. Style girls a little bit longer than necessary Open Morning as well as multiple hockey Style House S into the lucky to get together to practice and debates matches both away and at home. draw to find out always happen over whether we should do Despite the hectic day, it ended up what their topic this or that. This year was no exception being another great night. All the girls is for Singing and and our start of rehearsals was somewhat looked gorgeous and the food was 6th September: The year begins and everyone is Speaking! Style delayed. Week 5 and the stress levels are delicious! Our guest speaker was Miss anxious to catch up and see where the new school gets the winning already mounting. Sarah Fox, who used to be in Carr but year takes them. Many of us have new roles in the ticket (though we lived in Beck House with her parents school or house. Julia Beaumont is Head of School, don’t know it yet) who ran Style in the 1980s. Sarah is now Nicky Ehlinger is Games captain and Franny has the of Man and Land a successful opera singer who began her all important job of Y9 mentor. We were soon off Animals and the career singing at Giggleswick in choirs to Lytham with the Shute boys and our Y9s for thorny process and productions. She is now a Governor the annual induction trip: sun, sea and sandy burnt of planning pieces of the school and her speech was both sausages on the beach followed by a thorough to perform relevant and entertaining to all of us. wetting on “Valhalla”. begins.

26th March: Scarrig. The annual test of endurance that we all 9th 3rd November: As You Like 20th October: The Singing and Speaking dread, but which is in fact over in about 20 minutes and brings the December: It was performed by Y10 competition! Everyone was nervous and some whole house together in mutual suffering and, though we don’t An evening and 11’s at the Dukes were a bit worried that they didn’t look admit it, quite a lot of satisfaction when it is all over and at least of Theatre in Lancaster, and fabulous enough in their yellow t-shirts. All the some of the team trophies have made their way back to Style. Christmas was by far the best houses were brilliant, pulling out wild-cards we We have a good record in recent years and this year Kiera Music. All performance. Top didn’t fully expect, and there was a tense Moulding taking the Blue Riband senior trophy and Georgia Birley those choir performers from Style were atmosphere as the winners were announced. It dominating the junior event again. The best of the event is seeing rehearsals Eve Cowley, Claudia Kühn, was a wonderful feeling as we found that all of the house spirit bringing clusters of girls through together in trying were put to Emily Bulmer, Maisie Spratt. the stress and hard work had paid off and to crowd the scoring. I was a proud Head of House that day. the test as 21st November: The first performance to Style were in fact the All-Round winners for 36 Stylites the school of Alice in Wonderland. Lots 2010!! Well done and thanks to Julia, Katie and went on to of us were involved: Izzie Jones had the Ellie for their leadership of the parts!!! perform on title role, Sally, Clare, Helen, Geraldine, two more Sophie, Bryony, Harriet and Julia all 12th February: The Rock Concert. This occasions played entertaining roles and I enjoyed is the chance for those of us who play after this, bouncing around the stage like Oscar contemporary instruments to perform. including Pistorious as the White Rabbit. Despite Many Style girls put on a brave face to the Carol this not being the most fantastic first perform either solo or in group act. Service on night, it was good to perform in front of Notable performances came from Eve the last day an audience so we could perfect it in Cowley, Sally Slater, Steph’ Hill, Helen of term. time for the next performances. The last Burkinshaw, Laura Paterson, Miriam Lord, showing of the play was on 24th Ellie Pickles, Julia Beaumont who all November, and despite a lot of us being stepped up and showed that they are sad that it was all over, we welcomed not one trick ponies from the chapel sleep and early nights and some free choir, well done ladies. time with open arms.

1st April: The Spring Concert. On 28th May: Speech Day/Prize Giving/Sports Day. It was a busy but very 11th June: 17th June: Leavers’ Ball. For some of the retiring U6, this was All Fools Day of all things! Many poignant day, beginning with breakfast with Mr Bellis. Lots of Stylites Choir Dinner. to be the last night that we spent in school. That morning of us are in some ensemble or won prizes at Speech Day and despite a little faulty number-crunching The last choir the Headmaster announced the new Praepostors and we other, so this is a big day for the it turned out that we did come out as overall victors of the girls’ sports, event for were proud to hear that house. Particularly if you are a and we even won the tug of war, which was not expected!! Special some of us, Style would have four, singer in the Chapel Choir, congratulations to Maddy Wright for her multi-winning performances in after seven including Hannah Edmiston Concert Choir or Schola the juniors and to Frances Roberts who won her first Giggleswick prize, years’ singing (Head of House), Helen Cantorum. We were given the the massive shot-put trophy, in her last ever Sports Day. in Giggleswick Burkinshaw, Helena Field honour of reprising our Imagine choirs and and Sally Slater (Head of from the Singing and Speaking productions, School) and I was out of a Competition. It required some was a great job! Life must go on, I polishing up as we were a bit night. Thanks wish them all he best of rusty, but it was great to sing to Mr Andrew luck in keeping Style together again in front of that for supplying happy and successful. audience. Highlights of the night the tasty Thanks to Mrs B for all also included the teachers’ food and those cakes and Mr B for performances of Riot and Mr Bellis producing a all those wise words over as he contributed his musical lovely the years, I won’t forget skills on the football rattle. occasion. either!

38 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 39 Tristan Griffin spent most of his time at Gigg in his own Houses crazy world, whilst the rest of us looked on bewildered. King debater and achiever of some excellent results, the Houses Morrison House cleaners in particular, will miss his presence in Morrison.

Buckets for sale Mr David Blackburne, a former teacher and Housemaster Summer 2011 saw parts of the original Morrison leave kindly judged the event, and applauded Tristan and forever, the roof tiles! A big thank you to the Properties Chris on their preparation, their delivery, and their ability Department for arranging this, just one of many to think on their feet. He also congratulated the boys changes over the last few years. We have a new brew on deciding to wear suits, better to err on the side of area, the rooms are all now Manchester United red, and caution when it comes to such events. A big thank you the corridors are in colours selected by our much loved to Mr Giles for organising the competition and we look cleaners, Carol and Sue. Morrison was purpose built in forward to defending the award next year. Chris is the 60’s, that’s clear to see, but inside we are changing already on the look out for a new partner. all the time. Morrison’s strength will always be the characters inside, that is as it should be, but we continue Morrison House Dinner Ed Buck to update and that too is very important. We had another successful House Dinner this year. As usual there were a number of different ties on show, but complaint, and is now looking for work with the Alex Wong Dr Walker we always try and keep things fairly formal. Our guests Easingwold Tourist Office. again this year were Alex Mc Donald and Luke Grose, ex Dr Walker gave up his position as Morrison Tutor at the Alex ‘Special Delivery’ Wong, a man of few words, but end of the summer term. He has been a constant Morrison boys who have rowed across the Atlantic. Although they touched on this, their main theme was with the ability to shop on line all day, will be support, always ready to help the boys, always happy remembered by us all, and certainly by the postman. to give of his time. We will all miss him, but he knows the importance of looking forward and setting targets. This message was particularly relevant to our leaving that he is welcome to visit anytime. Personally I will He left at the end of Y9 but returned, bigger (slightly) miss our chats, I have been grateful for his astute Upper Sixth, but there was a lot for all the boys in House to think about. Ed Buck gave a vote of thanks, and and noisier (certainly) for the sixth form. Good luck to observations, and the fact that he has always shown a Ignacio Paz Ares as he starts at University in Madrid. real desire for Morrison boys to do their very best. made some amusing observations about events in Judging by the top A Level performances this year, House over the last twelve months. All in all a pleasant we’re not doing a bad job. Thank you Nick, and see you evening, good food as always, and we look forward to in Morrison soon. next year’s event.

House Debating U6 Leavers The rather splendid House Debating trophy looks rather A small but select band of Upper Sixth left us this year, good, and well at home in our cabinet. In Round 1 our with our very best wishes and some interesting dynamic duo of Tristan Griffin and Christopher Page memories. defeated Nowell with the motion that ‘Democracy does Ben Shepherd not work’. In the final we were drawn against Carr Ed ‘Showtime’ Buck was a great Head of House, he did House, with the motion that ‘Men should be removed’. everything that was asked of him without a murmur of Ben Shepherd, hard to spot in his CCF uniform, but never difficult to hear. His last year at Gigg coincided with Blackpool’s only year in the Premiership, so he’ll remember it forever.

Ignacio Paz Ares

Hugo Muller

Hugo Muller left with the excellent results we always knew he was capable of. I am sure he will enjoy further U6 Leavers academic success in the future.

40 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 41 42 Houses Chronicle 2011 replaced MrsLaddsasaTutor). 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Chronicle 2011 43 Houses Finally, the Y9 girls managed to scoop the accolade of Houses joint winners of the Douglas Seybold Award for their teamwork in Outdoor Pursuits. This was a tremendous

Houses achievement and the girls deserve praise for their efforts Carr House not only on the expedition but throughout the year. With the prize money the girls hope to enjoy a wonderful C - Celebrations A - Achievement weekend ‘Glamping’ sometime next year! In September we welcomed the new cohort of Carr girls As always, the Carr girls set themselves extremely high and it was great to see them settle so quickly and standards and this year was no different. R - Recreation happily into the House. The new pupils’ trip was enjoyed On the sporting front Lucy Milbourn, Lottie O’Connell, Carr girls love any opportunity to relax and have fun and by all and once again Mrs Wharton’s bowling skills were Matilda Boult, Emma Preston, Nicole Elliott and Keri Parker this year the spring term in particular was action packed, eclipsed by those of the girls! The autumn term was one were all selected for the Junior Academy Centre hockey starting with a highly successful Junior Charity Ball, a of celebrations ranging from great success for many of squads and Lucy and Nicole were also successful in wonderful House Dinner and ending with an unforgettable the girls in the LAMDA Speech & Drama exams; a semi gaining places in the Northern Junior Regional trip to see the X Factor live at the MEN. final place in the House General Knowledge competition Performance Centres. The Junior Ball Reflection to a 3 -2 victory in the House Squash competition. R - In the House competitions, snow and ice prevented the In February Carr House hosted their Charity Masquerade At the House Dinner in March, there was time for Carr hockey being played. However, after a narrow victory in Ball for students in Y8 – 11 with 150 attending this girls to reflect and in particular for the wonderful Upper the junior netball competition, the seniors secured wins in wonderful fund raising event. The Sixth formers Sixth to remember all the good times that they had both the A and B matches placing Carr’s name on the produced fantastic decorations for the Venetian style enjoyed over the last two to five years. Head of House, trophy once again. Sports Day was a great success for dining room, as well as the kite flying themed Hobson Jo Hornsey, gave an excellent speech in which she sang Carr too with the combined Junior and Senior points Room. After an array of colourful Mocktails, the guests the praises of the U6th girls and stunned everyone with gaining us the winner’s trophy. One of the greatest enjoyed a sumptuous three course meal and the thoughtfulness of her comments and gifts. It is hard sporting accolades of the year however was the entertainment from the resident magician before hitting to imagine the House without them and they will be appointment of U6th former Sarah Clough as Captain of the dance floor en masse. The evening was a great sorely missed. So too will Mrs Davidson, to whom we the North of England U18 women's rugby squad – a success, and thanks to the Carr Sixth formers and House bid a very sad farewell at the end of the summer term. fantastic achievement! staff for organising another fantastic ball. The evening After nine years as Resident Tutor in Carr, Mrs Davidson Musically, whilst we were disappointed not to scoop the raised over £1,200 for their chosen charity, CHICKS retired from the position to spend more time with new However, the highlight of the term had to be the main prize at Singing and Speaking, we were worthy (Country Holidays for Inner City Kids). husband Michael. Carr has been very fortunate indeed to celebrations in Miss Hannah’s honour at the ‘House Night winners of the group prize and congratulations must go have had such an excellent tutor and Carr’s loss is most Hen Night’. An unsuspecting Miss Hannah arrived at a to the whole House for their hard work both during definitely Shute’s gain as Mrs Davidson takes up a post darkened Dutton Centre expecting to be greeted by Carr rehearsals and on the night itself. However our musical there as a non–resident tutor. girls playing Wii, only to find that instead she was the spirits were to be lifted later in the year when Y11 'Belle of the Ball' at her very own surprise Hen Night! As one academic year draws to a close, so a new one student Lily Liu secured a most deserved 2nd place in Organisers Sarah Clough and Ruth Heaton adorned the begins and at the end of the summer term the new Head the Young Musician of the Year Competition with her bride-to-be with a tiara, sash and regulatory 'L-plate' and Deputy Head of House were appointed and with captivating performance of Yingtai’s ‘Butterfly Lovers’ before she sat centre stage on her heart adorned Lucy Milbourn and Jessica Strickland at the helm we will played on a Chinese instrument, the Guzcheng. armchair. ‘Team Michael’ and ‘Team Shelley’ pitted their be in very safe hands. We welcome a new member to wits against one another in various marriage related Academically Carr girls continued to flourish with the House team as Miss Hannah Bourne takes up the post games including Pictionary, 'Match the Famous Couples' excellent averages in the Monthly Assessments as Resident Tutor in The Green. Exciting times are ahead and how to say 'I Love You' in many different languages. throughout the year and some very pleasing GCSE and for Carr in what will be the School’s 500th year! Personalised ‘Michael and Michelle’ cakes (decorated in A Level results in August. A reflection on the year Burnley colours of course!) were devoured by the girls We joined Carr House in the Lower Sixth, September and a great night was had by all. 2010. Joining a new school at any age is a daunting experience, and as part of a large year group it was easy The X Factor Live to feel outnumbered. However, Carr was quick to We set off from Carr for the X-Factor, very excited welcome us in and we soon felt as if we had always been singing to the radio (badly), eating sweets and generally a part of the House! A key part of our start at having a good time! We headed to the arena eager for Giggleswick came from Induction Week at the end of the the show to start, arguing over who is the best: Matt, summer term 2010. It was a valuable opportunity for us Cher, Aiden, Rebecca, One Direction or even Wagner! As to become familiar with not only the school but also our the first act came on, the noise level rose with people classmates and year group. The week was great, filled screaming and shouting. The atmosphere was electric with opportunities to socialise with the people who we and the singers were amazing from Katie's Bear would be spending the next two years with. Carr Necessities to Mary's Diamonds are Forever. When ‘One provides a friendly atmosphere and we found each Direction’ came on, the screaming girls' shrieks were ear- House member easy to talk to and you were never far splitting and who can blame them? At the interval we from help if you needed it! We have found new stocked up on food supplies and went to the souvenir friendships in Carr and grown as individuals to become shop! Matt still hadn't appeared, we were all eager to see more confident in the group. We are looking forward to him perform and when he came on stage the arena our next year as House Seniors, to take on more erupted with yells - he was amazing. For the finale they challenging roles in the team. all came on the stage and sang Hero which was a Jessica Strickland and Nicole Rushworth magnificent ending to a phenomenal show! Elizabeth Nuttall Y10 44 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 45 Houses

Houses Nowell House House Competitions

From the Head of House Mr Ollis General Knowledge Competition A big thanks must go to all involved: staff, students Nowell has been such a great House to be head of in the Mr Ollis has been a great asset to Nowell in his short but The General Knowledge competition kicked off with and judges. last year. We have had some great moments that most greatly appreciated time with us. He has made Line three first round knock-out bouts, which saw the early Mr J M Giles members of Nowell will remember for quite some time. interesting and has really fitted in with all of the boys in exit of Paley and Style from the competition. With a few One of those moments was our immense effort in House the House. He is a very approachable guy and more weeks to gather their wits and wisdom, two closely Morrison and Carr win House Squash Singing and Speaking. This was one of the highlights of than happy to help those who are stuck with their work. fought semi-finals took place. Morrison took victory over In the frame for squash this year for me due to the fact that the House really He has made an amazing impact on the House and will reigning champions Shute, followed by a very narrow superstardom is Thomas bonded and pushed for glory. be sorely missed; Monday nights will never be quite defeat for Carr, losing to Nowell by just 15 points. Wong who worked wonders the same. Mitchell Rose, U6 for Morrison in the inter-house Nowell really feels like one big family because we all get In the Grand Final squash championships, on well and stick up for each other. Nowell has definitely Nowell squared winning the boys' final against made my time at Giggleswick a very special part of my up to Morrison U6 Leavers Shute by 3 matches to 2. life and has provided me with some amazing memories. and took an You couldn’t hope to meet a friendlier group of guys: Thomas played a pivotal role Mitchell Rose, Head of House early lead, George Vyvyan, Chris Ewbank (PC), Jamie Renwick, in helping his House to win despite heroic Mitchell Rose, James Harr, Tony Sun and Pete Wilden. the tournament with his efforts by A few others were lost along the way but these boys decisive victory over Shute's Morrison to claw had the tenacity to see things through, survive the Jacky Cheung. back points on Nowell banter and emerge at the end as better people. the picture and Morrison: Tom Backhouse, Hugo Muller, David Damjakob, Will Possibly the most unlikely complement, there’s George’s music rounds. Bailey and Thomas Wong. Shute: Henry Fell, Anthony Leung, rugby club humour, PC’s PCing, Jamie’s strident opinions Nowell emerged John Marshall, Ezz El Defrawi and Jacky Cheung. and party arranging, Mitch’s artistry and ways of Romeo, as General Harr’s latent athleticism and design talents, Tony’s love of Knowledge 2010 victors. Many thanks to Miss Birch for The girls' competition was played in excellent spirit, with gym, sleep and Maths and Pete’s aspirations to become doing such a fantastic job of scoring. a lovely mix of house rivalry and mutual support. Many of the European President when the post is ratified in 2021. the girls were playing squash for the first time and it was Many a fun evening has been had in Howson’s and many Nowell: Angus Broadbent, Chris Ewbank, Joe Russell and great to see them trying a new sport. The competition a plan hatched to propel the House to greatness. Every Christian Laverick. Morrison: Tristan Griffin, Chris Page, Sam was quite close and everything rested on the final match, one of them is a top character; every one of them is a Harrison and Joe Starr but Carr finally triumphed with a 3 match to 2 victory. Shute: Alex Thompson, Henry Fell, Joe Walters and Kyran Beadle Nowell Legend. Mr P Andrew Carr: Sarah Clough, Rosie Arnold, Katie Harrison and Alex Sherrell Mrs A A Gawn House Football Paley house were proud winners of the Senior House House Debating Football competition. This year’s inter-house debating competition followed a After going to a penalty shoot out with Morrison in the different format, with two heats and a final. In the first semi finals, it looked as if it was not going to be Paley’s heat Style, Paley and Carr contested a coveted place in day. However, a magnificent penalty goal from Joe the final. The level of research and rigour of argument Stamper and an incredible penalty save from Brian Ho put was impressive. Carr were deserved winners, with Jo Paley in the final against Nowell where, until the winning Hornsey and Catherine Harrison working effectively as goal scored by Billy Skelton, the trophy could have gone a team. any way. Dave Hickling, captain, commented that the In round 2, Shute's team of Ezz El Defrawi and John Paley team played with real heart and deserved the final Marshall proposed the motion that "Lads mags such as win. He thanked referees Richard Taylor and Steve Nuts should be banned from Giggleswick". Joe Russell Robertson for organising such a good tournament. and Tom Pickles (Nowell) proposed that "Footballers are paid too much" and Tristan Griffin and Chris Page for Morrison proposed that "Democracy does not work". The overall standard of debating was high, and adjudicator Miss Wood eventually came down in favour of Morrison's teamwork, coherent argument and strong delivery. Morrison won the final, proposing the provocative motion that 'This house would get rid of men', Tristan Griffin and Christopher Page defeated Jo Hornsey and Catherine Harrison of Carr House. Judges David Blackburne and Barbara Gent remarked on the overall quality of the debate, particularly the way that a potentially flippant topic was treated seriously. The best speaker prize went to Tristan, for his command of the subject, his engaging delivery and his incisive handling of questions. 46 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 47 The occasion was marked by a gathering of pupils past Bolton Abbey Houses and present and the presentation of a framed picture of As is now traditional, Y8 rounded off the year with a the chapel, which we hope will remind Stephanie of many walk around the Bolton Abbey estate punctuated by Houses Catteral House happy Thursday evenings spent in the hall at Catteral – lunch, ice creams and showers of rain. This time the and the grateful students who have appreciated her bodger (you might need to look that one up) came in for wonder what the pupils’ choice of highlight would be with some new ones!! We have really enjoyed having a dedication and sense of fun! Mr A J Pickles some challenging questioning when he was encountered for last academic year? Slightly depressingly, I think it nice chat and biscuits and a cup of tea every week and about half-way around the walk and we managed to Iwill go down (for some) as the year Catteral gained it is good fun. Some weeks we watch Funny Videos on Junior Maths Challenge snap some woodland elves in their natural habitat. This is two flat screen televisions. My personal top favourite YouTube. We have also learnt a lot of cool things about The Junior Maths Challenge is a national maths paper set always a relaxing and sociable way to finish the memory of the year is the way Y8 girls would regularly Christianity! Mrs Gawn is sadly leaving so everyone at by the UKMT (United Kingdom Mathematics Trust) for penultimate day of term and we all thoroughly enjoyed knock on my study door in the evening, sit themselves O2 wishes her the best. Ollie Driver Y7 and 8 pupils. Teachers and staff don’t know what is each other’s company. down in a circle on the floor (I’m not sure why – there coming up so nobody gets taught the answers. are chairs) and tell me what their group’s little problem- Catteral Dinner Everyone in Y7 & 8 top sets took part but only a select ettes might be. By the time they had explained them In June Catteral had their annual dinner. The girls dressed few received Bronze, Silver or Gold - about 10 people in they seemed to have a pretty good idea what the up in their gorgeous dresses and the boys in their smart total at Giggleswick and no-one received gold. Ollie answers could be and I didn’t have to say much at all. suits. We all walked down to the Hobson Room where Driver (Y7) received Best in School even though he was They were lovely times – but their recurrence may have we were met by our House matrons, tutors and two not in the older year group. Ollie Driver had something to do with my supply of Marks and special guests – Mr and Mrs Sharp. We all sat down and Spencers’ sherbet fruits. I think I may have been fooled… one by one the courses were served. All the food was Catteral Girls’ New Bathroom Mr A J Pickles delicious! After the speech from the Heads of House we Last year the girl boarders got treated to new, fantastic all walked back up to Catteral where a disco was held, showers where everything was pink and perfect (before A weekend in Grasmere everyone enjoyed it. It was a brilliant night and we are we started using them)! After a long hard day at school On our second weekend at Giggleswick, Y7 travelled to sad that it was our last Catteral Dinner! it was the perfect way for the boarders to relax. The Grasmere in the Lake District. We stayed in a youth Alice Roberts and Charlotte Doble showers were such a success that the school decided hostel, and when we got there we were split into rooms to treat us again and make us a bathroom for us to Sports Relief with our new classmates who we didn’t know very well. enjoy. In this new pink bathroom was a touch sensitive Catteralites need little As we watched TV and played tig in the dark together, bath with a shower, two toilets and sinks and an area for excuse to dress up in we felt more comfortable in each other’s company. By all our products and towels. It has been amazing and strange costumes and the end of Friday night we all knew each other very well now we can enjoy our free time in style! parade about – indeed and were great friends. Becky Hurst and Clara Mondragón Bayarrí it is expected. This The next morning we were woken up bright and early to year’s Sports Relief go on a long and refreshing walk in the beautiful Lake Outdoor Hockey mile was superbly District. Along the way we saw many stunning views, supported. It’s always Hockey club is really fun. We split into two teams and encouraging to see and had many laughs. In the afternoon we explored the have a match. You can choose your position from quiet town of Grasmere. Here we bought souvenirs and how many of them goalkeeper to striker. We usually play in the dark with team up with friends famous Grasmere gingerbread, which was delicious. In House Matches the floodlights on. If you don’t own a hockey stick they the evening we held the much anticipated talent show. to increase the effect; it’s one of the (many) happy half This year Catteral House has had House hockey, football, can provide you with one but you need your own gum This encouraged confidence among the pupils who hours we enjoy each year. Thanks very much to Mr cricket and tennis. We also had a Sports Day. All the shield and shin pads. If you are a beginner you can still really proved themselves by performing some hilarious Ogilvie for setting up the event. House matches have been very competitive, but play because it’s not a serious game. So come every acts, from impersonations to dancing and singing! On everyone remained friends after them. Friday– it’s really worth it. You get so much better – it’s Sunday morning we set off on another muddy trail. This like practice in the night. Ollie Driver DM Academy walk was not as long as the first, which meant that later Football Cricket When we knew that DM Academy was coming to we piled onto a red minibus. We were in great spirits Craven 1 – 1 Bowland Craven W - L Malham Drama Review Giggleswick we were really excited. This year Deana has when we arrived at Catteral House and could not wait to Fountains 2 – 3 Craven Fountains L – W Bowland been teaching Street Dance on Thursday afternoons. We share our experiences with our fellow pupils. Bowland 12- 4 Fountains Malham L – W Fountains The Drama Revue was arranged by Mr Warburton and Miss Lindley at the end of the summer term. There were have lots of fun and have performed at various school Year 7 Pupils Craven 3 – 0 Malham Craven L – W Bowland sixty three students performing, groups ranged between occasions. We have also done group exams which was Malham 1- 8 Bowland an exciting experience. Deana also runs other classes Fountains 2 – 3 Malham two and 11! It lasted two and a half hours. There were some exceptional performances and everyone tried their including Zumba and Zumbatomic. Dance is a great Tennis Hockey best and should be proud of themselves. activity, come and join!! 1st Craven 1st Bowland Felicity Brearley and Allana Jones 2nd Bowland 2nd Craven Catteral Day 3rd Fountains 3rd Fountains On Catteral Day there was a water slide made from a Self Defence 4th Malham 4th Malham gigantic plastic sheet. It involved lots of water and Self Defence was done by a guy called Dave, who is Alex Dew and Oliver Brierley-Jones squirting fairy liquid all over everyone and the slide. Scottish and a great teacher; He liked teaching us many We had two competitions, your own best tricks and moves to defend ourselves when in danger like blocks and attacks. He loved us asking questions on how to Mrs Stephanie Phillips the best tricks with a partner, and a Catteral parent judged the competition. The winner of the break someone’s bones that attacked us. There were After teaching more than a competitions received a packet of sweets, and so did some Y8s and one Y7 which was me. We may have hurt generation’s worth of O2 the judge. Straight after we had the official opening of each other a lot, but it was fun doing so. Some days we Catteralites, Stephanie hung the bike track. did sparring when two people fought each other in an O2 is the Christian club for Y7 and 8s. This year it up her dancing shoes at the Edwin Wilson and Aaron Hunter arena and tried to gain the most points until they won. started with only one or two people and now has a large start of the academic year. Oliver Liebster four (not including Mrs Gawn or Mr Bav!) so we could do 48 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 49 50 In and out of School Chronicle 2011 But Iwasoneofthefewstaffwhohadanyexperience into submissionbysheerforceofwillandmanpower. My thoughtwasthatwecouldmusclethechallenge and supportthecyclingrunning. would betakingitinturnstodrive,navigate,feedus, have twominibusesstaffedby12volunteerswho would havetorunfor2.5hours.Insupportwe before goingagain,untilitwasourpeak,whenwe 1.45hrs andthenwewouldbegiftedwith3.5hoursrest passed thebaton.Eachbikesectionwouldlastaround more manageablewerode30milesatatimeandthen the mountainsneededtoberan.Tomakecycling the cyclingneededtobemoreorlesscontinuousand The challengeincludedatimetargetof36hours,so member doingapeakandaround140milescycling. myself, DaveMuckaltandDickonMorris,witheach peaks. Weweretodoitasarelayinteamofthree, Scafell PikeandSnowdon,buttocycleinbetweenthe We decidedtodothenationalthreepeaks,BenNevis, enough topersuadepeoplepartwithsponsorship. tour, sowewerelookingforachallengesignificant The aimwastoraisemoneyforthesportsandmusic unnecessary) modicumofpanictomanage. now butatthetimerequiredanda(possibly place attherighttime.Allofwhichseemsinsignificant points, minibuskeysandhavingeveryoneintheright spare clothes,bikerepairkit,variousrendezvous mention therelativelytrivialissuesoffood,cutlery, on ScafellPikeashappenedthepracticerun?Notto Snowdon intwoandahalfhours?Wouldwegetlost of movingwhenthetimecameforhimtotraverse through Glasgow?WouldDaveMuckaltstillbecapable days? Wouldthebikemountednavigationwork would 16peoplecopelivingoutofaminibusfortwo insistently atmysenseofpotentialdisaster:How start toleakbackintomyconsciousnessandprod T British ThreePeaksChallenge Giggleswick SchoolStaffin frenzy, butduringthelastassemblytheydid was almostlostintheinevitableendofterm he seeminglyendlesslistof'knownunknowns' over 20mphonthebikeafterwards. 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Chronicle 2011 51 School of out and In Charity Events: Staff Revue Junior Charity Ball In and out of School his year the teachers and support staff performed James Giles astounded pupils when he showcased his ach year Carr House holds a Charity Ball for Y8 to a Glee themed Staff Revue to raise funds for ability to walk on his hands whilst Dickon Morris and Alex Y11s and this year it was a Masquerade Ball. It was TCountry Holidays for Inner City Kids (CHICKs). In a Ladds’ portrayal of a well known music video left many Eheld in the Dining Hall, but there were drinks before packed Richard Whiteley Theatre staff showcased their speechless. in the Hobson Room. dramatic and musical talents, whilst Giggleswick’s answer The staff choir entertained the audience with their own to Sue Sylvester, Emma Wharton, offered her own We got seated and the Carr Lower Sixth and the Upper In and out of School take on a couple of well known pop songs and the return unique critique. Sixth served all the tables. The food was really nice and it The Masquerade theme proved very popular and over went well with the theme. Whilst eating there was a 150 students attended this wonderul fundraising event. magician going around all the tables doing magic tricks. The Carr Sixth formers produced fantastic decorations The tricks were amazing! When everyone finished eating for the Venetian style dining room, as well as the kite we all went on the dance floor and danced non-stop until flying themed Hobson Room. After an array of colourful quarter to ten! The night was truly amazing and I can’t Mocktails, the guests enjoyed a sumptuous three course wait for next year’s ball! meal and entertainment from the magician before hitting the dance floor en masse. The evening was a great Georgina Thursby, Y8 success, and thanks to the Carr Sixth formers and House staff for organising another fantastic ball. The evening raised over £1,200 for their chosen charity, CHICKS (Country Holidays for Inner City Kids). of John Bavington and Jim Bellis’ RAF sketch was What the party goers said: enthusiastically received. "The Dining Hall had been decorated by Carr and looked The finale of the show featured the entire cast dancing AmAzInG!. The tables were really pretty and we all had The show kicked off with a naughty schoolgirls sketch, and singing in support of Tony Simpson and Anna set places. The food was delicious and one of the starring Anna Wood and Michelle Davidson. Ed Hawkins Woods’ fantastic duet of Journey. Over thirty staff were highlights was the magician who came around to each made a guest appearance via video link, which caused involved in the production, either on stage, backstage or table. After the meal the dancing started, it was mental... more than a few eyes to well-up. front of house – far too many to thank individually, but in a good way. Everyone danced for about two hours special thanks to Mike Offland and Neil Wharton, both of straight. All the music was really good and everyone whom put countless hours into making the whole knew all the songs and had a great time. I'm definitely production look and sound amazing. Pupils and staff had going again next year! " a fantastic evening and raised over £500 for charity in the process. Eliza Alton, Y8 Miss H Lindley "The ball was great fun, the food was really nice, and the service by the Carr girls was excellent. I wish that we could do that every Saturday night !" Edward Keighley, Y8 Purple Pinkie Day urple Pinkie Day" was a non-uniform day fundraising event for which staff and students "Pwere invited to wear anything pink and/or purple! Bottles of purple nail varnish were passed around so that most of the school could sport a purple "pinkie" nail.

The funds raised will contribute to the global effort to permanently eradicate polio, similar to the successful effort to eradicate smallpox in the last century. The goal has nearly been achieved, with huge vaccination programmes running in polio-affected areas.

52 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 53 11.30am: Checkpoint 4 Ribblehead Viaduct: early lunch (WB). In and out of School 1.30pm: Checkpoint 5 Whernside top "the highest tearoom in Three Peaks G2G Recreated Britain": sponsors Cracoe Cakes and Settle Cheese with Paul The organiser of the annual Gigg2Gigg 3 Peaks walk, Hucknall and James Huxtable (see p.63). Paley’s Bill Bartlett has finally done it himself! Having 3.15pm: Checkpoint 6 Philpin Lane and Hill Inn road crossing: WB G2G Three Peaks Challenge organised this event each year since 2004 and support minibus, Caroline Proctor, water and tea offer in field at acting as support crew for those taking part, he and group of determined pupils, staff and friends took to call it a day. "It was the wettest, windiest and, at times, base of Whernside. 5pm: Checkpoint 7 Ingleborough top Sponsor Castleberg local actor, Paul Clark, set off from Giggleswick. Bill to the hills in atrocious weather to take on the 39 coldest challenge that we have done since I can Outdoors: (Gen Patton, Waggsie, Geoff Wigfield, Geoffrey reports: Amile Gigg2Gigg 3 Peaks challenge, in aid of the remember" commented Bill Bartlett. "I really can't blame Boult). Mombasa Children's Charity. The enthusiasm, anyone for dropping out, the weather for much of the 6pm: Checkpoint 8 Crummack Lane: bacon bap late tea. 3 Peak "We did the route the original way around...in other commitment and camaraderie of this now annual event day was really awful!" The wild weather finally abated as walkers finish here with option for others to finish early (Katie words, starting with Ingleborough and going round In and out of School can be best summed up by the following message sent the walkers came down the final peak of Ingleborough. Boult, Caroline Proctor, Debbie Taylor). the route clockwise. This is the way that The Three to Mr Bartlett by one of the participants: Indeed, the last leg from Feizor was in bright 7.30pm: Checkpoint 9 Feizor (Sue Watts-Wood). Peaks, Giggleswick to Giggleswick, was first walked evening sunlight and the final photos, taken at 8.10pm: Checkpoint 10 Gigg Quarry Schoolboy Tower: Sponsor in 1887 by Giggleswick teachers J Wynne-Edwards Tony Dilger Wildlife Photography (group photo, WB). “Thank you for a truly inspiring day on Sunday's G2G3PC; Giggleswick's schoolboy tower, show some walkers and D Smith. Those, like the current Headmaster, your organisation and enthusiasm was second to none wearing sun glasses! who took part in and the support team kept us going with plenty of Letter of thanks from Mombassa the challenge last Surely if there was one day that summed up the year, will know nourishing food, warm drinks and words of On behalf of all the girls currently in the children’s Yorkshire Dales, this was it. Hell to start off with and to that these days encouragement - they made us all feel like heroes. home and the past home girls, I wish to extend our keep you indoors, but then a little bit of heaven at the we go anti- Dr Wright as Mountain Leader did a sterling job in often most hearty best wishes to Bill and Sam Bartlett and end if you’d braved it and stayed out! No wonder clockwise horrendous conditions and the group leaders were very family on their new adventure working in Bangladesh. everyone loves Giggleswick and the Yorkshire Dales! starting with supportive. I would be grateful if you could pass on my We will always cherish their friendship and remember Congratulations to all that took part, whatever distance Pen-y-ghent. thanks to all involved. A special mention must go to Mr the fun times. On behalf of all the project staff, I they finally covered, and a big thank you, as always, to The Ladds, who was great fun and very helpful at the lowest also wish to thank the Bartletts for their tireless the support crews and mountain leaders. timekeeping points. Without wanting to sound overly dramatic or support which, through the Giggleswick G2G of the 1887 clichéd, I can honestly say that the G2G3PC was life fundraisings, resulted in developments such as the If you want to walk the challenge next year, or help as a teachers' is slightly questionable...they changing! To share the experience with my son; a 13 year solar photovoltaic system at the children’s home, volunteer, you'll need to sign up . Otherwise write to Sam set-off after work and arrived back at Giggleswick old boy who went through every emotion and who I saw solar cooker, the rain collection system and Griffiths [email protected] and let him know sometime not far off midnight, which suggests that mature and toughen in body and spirit was wonderful. I development of the canteen, the provision of sturdy whether you think you can or whether you think you they did the whole thing, including a meal at the Hill have always tried to instill a belief in him that he can desks at school, the Multimedia projector and can’t …you’ll probably be right. Inn, in less than 12 hours. achieve anything that he sets his mind to; I now know screen, computer literacy development, and the 3.30am: Chefs prepare breakfast in school dining hall (Eileen, that he believes me. It is a proud day indeed that will "Our walk, which included a meal at Station Inn and Helen Lindley). Puppy… as well as countless acts of kindness to the never be forgotten and which I feel epitomised the ethos girls and fundraising for feeding programmes for the sleepover by Ribblehead Station, was about 16 hours and character that is abundant at Giggleswick School.” 4.30am: Breakfast for G2G3PC walkers in the school dining hall (Chefs). Beanies given out sponsored by Castleberg Outdoors. villagers. To all Giggleswick students, MCC, total walking time. This either shows that in 1887 George is the first to arrive at 4am! Administration, teachers, and staff—we are very teachers were super fit, bad at Maths, prone to One Day! 4.55am: Final briefing in dining hall from Chris Wright (Mountain grateful for all the above developments. You have exaggerate, or that they used the roads and walked Leader). really made a difference to the people and kids here at a trot most of the time. Probably they used the The walkers who turned up for a 4.30 am breakfast on 5am: G2G3PC walkers leave from outside Dining Hall at Kiembeni Estate. roads as half their walk must have been in the dark, May 22nd 2011 could not have known that their one day 6am: Breakfast for “3 Peaks only” walkers who at 6.15am taken by although they apparently enjoyed a full moon, as we was going to be quite so challenging. So difficult were Bill Bartlett by minibus to join main walk at Dale Head. did! As well as walking the route clockwise, we also the conditions that by the time they got to the 7am(ish): Checkpoint 1 Dalehead: WB with support minibus and The 2011 G2G charity funds will go towards: 1) followed the Wynne-Edwards/Smith route of 1887 Ribblehead Viaduct for lunch that eight of them decided other 24 mile walkers (bananas, tea, coffee, hot chocolate). laying floor tiles and renovating two bedrooms at 8am: Checkpoint 2 Penygent top (Sam Griffiths). the children’s home which the girls are very excited by coming back via Selside and Horton-in- 9.30am: Checkpoint 3 Birkwith Cave: sponsor Settle Music Shop about; 2) Provision of college style desks for the Ribblesdale. (Linda and Allan Evans with MUSIC, water, mars bars and Library – a continuation of the project we started support car). "Thanks to those who came out to support, local last year; 3) continued development of water – a writer Jan Michael who took on Whernside with us, possibility of getting water in the school; 4) support and to Helen Lindley and Lola, Hanne Mannheimer, and of basic needs and education of the children’s Sam Bartlett, who met us for tea in Stainforth!” home. This is in light of the fact that much of our funding withered away due to some problems in the ‘euro zone’. Qua heri and asante! Thanks again! Didi A Giitika

Helen Lindley who prepared Giggleswick students with some of the children breakfast and met up with us for from the Orphanage in Mombassa tea in Stainforth

54 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 55 Greener Giggleswick,s Cavendish Society Lecture In and out of School n the autumn term, the Cavendish Society, together In conclusion, Wind Turbine commissioned with other pupils, staff and visitors welcomed Clive Mr Hallam- IHallam-Baker, OG, as guest speaker. Baker ow, even the wind is encouraged to work at The R9000 starts generating energy at low wind speeds highlighted Giggleswick, pushing round the blades of the new and is designed to run continuously at high wind speeds, His talk began with an outline of the political intrigue that the links wind turbine, earning its keep doing what it does so providing the maximum yield possible - giving you led to the Battle of Flodden before he progressed on to between

In and out of School N best here in the Yorkshire Dales – constantly blowing. energy generation when the wind is blowing its the tactics of the battle itself. Mr Hallam-Baker came Giggleswick Round and round go the arms, providing electricity for strongest. At low to moderate wind speeds the patented armed (quite literally!) with replicas of the weapons that and the the Pavilion, Chapel and the Gate House, hour after hour, pitch system, Reactive Pitch™, holds the blades in the would have been used in this famous battle. As Mr Battle of day after day. The first wind turbine was commissioned optimum position for capturing maximum energy from Hallam-Baker and U6 former Tristan Griffin both wrestled Flodden - a in February 2011, much to the delight of the Environment the wind. At high wind speeds the R9000’s Reactive with the 18-foot long pike, it became immediately clear battle which Committee, which comprises students from all year Pitch™ mechanism automatically pitches the blades so it why this traditional fighting method of the Scots was took place just a year after the school's charter was groups as well as a number of staff. It is a 15 metre mast can regulate energy capture and blade speed. It not suited to the battle. In contrast, the English billhook granted - and he spoke of the Giggleswick which is about the height of a mature tree, and stands in therefore continues to capture energy – up to the full proved to be devastating on the day. men who were listed on the 'Flodden Roll' which the fields above the cricket pavilion near the Chapel. On a 5kW power rating. catalogues those who participated in the battle. windy day it can sound like the wind in the trees. The Mr Hallam-Baker went on to explain that other reasons for land is not in the Yorkshire Dales National Park or within The wind turbine is a further demonstration of the the outcome of the battle included the superior English Our thanks to Mr Hallam-Baker for coming to address the the boundaries of the Area of Outstanding Natural school's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. It artillery pieces which were lighter than the cumbersome Society and also to the Headmaster and Mrs Boult for Beauty, and is designated as ‘Special Landscape Area’. will be an excellent cross-curricular teaching aid, and slow to load Scottish guns. This, along with Surrey's hosting drinks after the talk. particularly for science, technology, mathematics, history tactics and knowledge of the local terrain, led to an The 5Kw Evance R9000 turbine is 'grid connected' and and geography, and help make the pupils aware of the English victory against the Scots nearly five hundred Miss M M Hannah the school will receive an income for the renewable need for sustainable energy sources to be developed. years ago. energy generated, whether it is consumed on site or fed The economic impact on both a micro and macro scale back in to the National Grid. Depending on the efficiency could also be investigated by the pupils. and the average windspeeds, it is thought that the turbine will produce savings for the school of between Funding for the turbine was secured from the Low £4000 and £6000 per annum and provide sufficient Carbon Buildings Programme Phase 2 and the British Gas Potation Day Celebrations power so that the electricity used in the Chapel and the Energy for Tomorrow Fund. The turbine was supplied by he Harts Head again hosted the Potation Day 5. Jan Michael will report on the progress of the Bright Cricket Pavilion would be free, thanks to the Aeolus Power of Gloucestershire and took two days to evening celebrations (as has been the custom Ideas working group (bring pen or spray can) Government’s Feed in Tariff scheme for ‘green install, the groundworks having been carried out by the Tsince 1703) at 8 pm 11 March 2011. 6. The "Potation Day Song"... as composed by electricity’. The electricity output of the wind turbine will school's own staff and local contractors. The turbine’s Elgar/Buck may be given new life by Mr Paul Clark be recorded by the WebBox Monitor. The resulting first quarter (March, April & May 2011) was a success with and friends (bring ear defenders) emissions data will be available on a daily, weekly or the production of over 2,100 kWh of energy and a Order of play (Assuming New Zealand win the toss) AND monthly basis for display on the school website and saving of over 2,000kg of CO2 emissions. If the weather be fair at 9pm Jim Bellis (former friend of educational use. 1. Sam Griffiths (Political commentator) will toast the Guy Fawkes and representing all lower order batsmen) Mrs K Boult & Mr G Bowring Royal family (no jeering please) and explain why will outline his plans for moving Potation Day to Scotland Prince Andrew is not at Potation Day this year (again) AND recall tales of the Giggleswick Governors and their 2. Bill Bartlett will give a short talk on Potation Day and "special" relationships with the olde Wives of Brunton its universal appeal (again) (restricted to those over the age of 8). 3. John Dean Barnes (Wine Expert) will explain the Peruvian tourists’ fascination with Giggleswick's Ebbing and Flowing Well (for the first time) Guest list in reverse order: Bill Bartlett (Paley House) After a short break for drinks the batting order Sam Griffiths (History teacher) continues with: James Bellis (teacher, Style House) 4. Giles Bowring (wind farmer) will talk on local Giles Bowring (Bursar), Diss Bowring (gardening expert) James Huxtable (teacher, Design, arriving 8.30pm by potation environmental matters (bring petitions) fumes’ fuelled vehicle) Paul Clark (Bohemian pattern cyclist) Jan Michael (Writer and literary agent) John Barnes (Wine expert), Lynn (NHS business consultant) Steven Kidd (Properties painter) Steve Walker (Properties and OP expert), Elise Walker The new wind turbine on the hill behind the cricket pavillion (Paramedic) Jane Farmer (teacher English) Peter Ollis (teacher Maths) David Bonilla (Language assistant from Uni de Salamanca) Tony and Carol Dilger (award winning wildlife photographers) Mr W N Bartlett 56 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 57 In and out of School WalkingGifted and the Talented Amazon Trips: n 9th August 2010, British explorer Ed Stafford became the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River in South America, from its source

In and out of School O to the sea. His epic, dangerous and exhausting journey was over 4000 miles long and took him 860 days to complete - the longest jungle expedition in history. Ed's documentary of this astonishing accomplishment was shown on the Discovery Channel.

When Ed set out on his expedition in April 2008, everyone told him it couldn’t be done. No one had ever attempted to walk the length of the Amazon before. He was told that it was too far, that he would probably die, In ‘Walking the Amazon’, Ed recounted his epic two-and- that he would get ill or that the dense forest, biting a-half year journey with images and footage from his , insects, snakes, bogs, jaguars and fearful tribes would be expedition. It was a vivid portrait of a man driven to the too much; but he went anyway. Two and half years later, edge of his own sanity, to join the ranks of the greatest Leavers Ball 18 months longer than he thought it would take, Ed finally explorers of all time. His tale of events was truly inspiring. 68 guests, leaving pupils and their parents and teachers, the longest serving Giggleswickian among the leavers (15 reached the Atlantic Ocean and became the first known On Thursday 16th June 2010, I journeyed with seven danced the night away at the annual Leavers' Ball, years!). There was energetic and night-long dancing to the person to walk the entire length of the Amazon from other Giggleswick School pupils, accompanied by Dr 1organised by Mrs Watts-Wood and a team of U6 Night Train Band with several wannabe leavers joining the source to sea. Hucknall and Mr Huxtable, to the Lowry Theatre for an Formers. Pimms was served on arrival, and the partygoers band on stage. At the end of the evening, night lanterns were entertained by a magician and caricaturist. were lit and everyone watched as they disappeared into the experience that won’t be forgotten easily. Ed’s fantastic From 18-foot long caimans, enormous anaconda snakes, night sky, high above Giggleswick. An "After Party", hosted arrangemement of video footage and engaging pictures The traditional photograph of all the leavers was taken by Mr deadly pit-vipers, illness, food shortages and the threat by George Vyvyan at home in Grassington, was a huge Bartlett from the Dining Hall roof. A sumptuous dinner, of drowning, Ed and his companion Cho, who joined him spurred on the pupils to visit the Amazon after leaving success. Many of the pupils and staff then came back to a chosen by the leavers, was followed by a memorable and 5 months into the trip (after Ed had been abandoned by school; one stated: “His experience has inspired me to do relaxed BBQ hosted by the Headmaster at the cricket very entertaining speech given by Linguist and Director of all other guides and friends), encountered every adventures and expeditions of my own – I hope I’m lucky pavilion on Top Pitch on Saturday lunch time. Studies, Miss Anna Wood, who left Jess Bennett "standing" as conceivable danger along the way. But the most serious enough to see the things he saw!” The opportunity to threat to their lives came from a terrifying encounter see and hear this man’s account is not one that should be with a particularly fierce indigenous tribe, who chased missed and I hope that many others will view his and captured Ed and Cho, holding them at gun-point until extraordinary journey. they were finally released after three long hours of Lower Sixth Induction Week negotiations. Miles Warburton, Y9 ach summer Giggleswick runs an Induction Week for the designers and entertainers, the students had to source the incoming Lower Sixth. This provides a great opportunity food, prepare the Hobson Room and rehearse after dinner Efor new students to feel part of the school and to entertainment. The Headmaster was invited to the dinner and familiarize themselves with Giggleswick. It’s just as valuable for took his place, enjoying the lasagna, summer themed room existing students, allowing them to understand the different and the magician’s act provided by Tom Pickles and James demands of Sixth Form life and to begin seeing themselves as Barnes. Technology Tournament senior members of the school community. This year’s There was no let up on Wednesday, with an early morning programme was a terrific success, with a range of activities. Y10 team consisting of William Ludlam, Oliver won a category five times. This is the third time that the wake up and trip to the Lakes, to take part in team building Longbottom, Carolina Mondragon and Holly KS4 team have won. For the first time the winners then Clad in their new suits, looking extremely professional, the new activities. Many of the students nominated the raft-building, A Ross has won the KS4 category of a submitted their work to a regional level, to be re-judged. L6’s week began with a schedule of academic lessons. This kayaking and problem solving tasks as the highlight of the Technology Tournament organised by Dave Mitton, OG, The result of this was excellent and our team came provided an opportunity for the students to sample their likely week. Exhausted from a day in the pouring rain, the group for the Rotary Club and held in Gargrave. second! A fantastic achievement. academic choices, meet the teachers and understand the spent the evening further getting to know each other with rigour and challenge of AS level work. speed dating. The challenge, which is designed to develop team The challenge on Tuesday was for the whole group to plan, On Thursday, suits were put back on and the new Lower Sixth building, communication skills, planning and time prepare and serve a formal dinner. Organised into cooks, learnt even more about themselves as they enjoyed a session management, as well as solving a design and technology provided by an outside speaker on personality types. problem, required students to design and build a It was certainly a packed week and extremely valuable one. movable crane to remotely extract radioactive materials, Those new to the school were able to return in September using combinations of levers and pulleys, powered buy a feeling they were already part of Giggleswick and for many small electric motor. existing students it cemented their decision to stay on. Some The Tournament is an annual one-day event for KS3/4/5 quotes from the students were 'The Lakes were wet and fun’, teams of four students from local schools and colleges 'It was an excellent ice-breaker' and 'It was the best help ever'. who undertake a previously unseen challenge. It has been running for six years and Giggleswick teams have Mr J M Giles &Mrs D A Taylor

58 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 59 60 In and out of School traditional carols andreadingswhicheveryone lovesat people, andtheserviceincludes thefamiliarand the factthatchapelispacked toburstingwith a sneakingsuspicionthatitisat leastasmuchtodowith related tothearrivalofChristmas holidays,butIhave Michaelmas term.Itispossible that thebuzzisentirely excitement inthechapelonthatfinalSaturdayof Giggleswick, itisdifficulttoappreciatethesenseof Unless onehasbeentotheChristmasCarolServiceat community. the mostimportantdaysoftheirliveshereinschool excitement ofseeingtheirformerpupilsreturnforone weddings duringtheyear.Staffalwaysenjoy number ofOldGiggleswickianscelebratedtheir The chapelwasagainpackedforhappieroccasions,asa sorely missed. meant tothemindifferentwaysandallcontinuebe Tributes toallthreeindicatedwhattheschoolhad OG, whodiedsuddenlyinFebruary2011,agedjust54. funeral washeldinthechapel,asthatofIanRoberts, and ofPaulHarrison,amemberthegroundstaff.Paul’s following thetragicdeathsofHenriLawson,arecentOG In 2010itwasespeciallypoignantforusasacommunity, so muchtopupilsandstaff. our annual“MemorialService”,whichhascometomean remembered thoseclosetouswhohavedied.Thiswas and ourheartswerealightwithprayeraswe T Chronicle 2011 A YearinChapel the centralaisleofchapelwasablazelight forwards andlitacandle.Withinfewminutes, he chapelwaspacked.Onebyonethepupilsfiled God’s blessingonhisfuturepath. left ustopursuefurtherstudy inVienna,andweprayfor sat upandlistened.Attheend oftheacademicyearhe for thelastfiveyears.Whenhe playedtheorgan,you tribute toDavidArkell,resident organistatGiggleswick get fromworkingwithDarrenEverhart.FinallyImustpay worship, andpupilslovetheencouragementfunthey As always,thechoirhasplayedahugepartinour our RemembranceDayservice. through theyear,notleastforhispowerfulsermonat and manyotherencouragementshehasgivenus Governor ofGiggleswickSchool,forleadingthisservice to RtRevDavidHope,formerArchbishopofYorkand Warburton andBenedictWillacy.Weareverygrateful Bayes, ChristianNeal,MoragNixon,JoshuaandMiles booking abishop!ThoseconfirmedthisyearwereJohn unusually onaTuesdayevening,duetothedifficultyin Alkelda, Giggleswickwhereitwasheldthisyear, hold ajointservicewithourlocalparishchurchofSt Our ConfirmationServiceisalwaysanopportunityto beautiful flowerarrangementsthroughouttheyear. to decoratethechapelforChristmas,andalsoprovides to KatieBoultwhopullstogetherateamofvolunteers special senseofcelebrationtotheoccasion.Manythanks service isthewonderfuldecorationswhichgivesucha example. AnotherreasonfortheexcitementofCarol Giggleswick isthatthey,too,shouldfollow courageous man.Ourambitionforallthechildrenat comes tousasachild,whogrewbewiseand that timeofyear.ItisamarvellousthoughtGod Rev , d J E Bavington other peoplearedoing,thinking‘Whatwemeantto waiting desperatelyforittoend,lookingaroundatwhat make thingsworse.Oneminutesilencesforlovedones, which needtobefilled.Butfillingthesilencestends with?’ We’veallexperiencedit.Silencesinconversations, were shownavideo‘Whyissilencesodifficulttodeal a quietspaceandwaitinsilenceforGodtospeak.We told thatweweregoingtogoandsitbyariverside,find (some ofwhichinvolvedquiteabitshouting)wewere Then afterallthediscussion,singingsongs,andgames a noticetoinvitepeoplecomeandjoinOxygen? Would weriskhumiliationandmockeryatLine,bygiving already sacrificeforJesus.WouldwedieJesus? personally wouldsacrificeforJesus,andwhatwe Bubble andtherewasalsodiscussionaboutwhatwe Jesus. TherewasalotofdiscussionaboutJesusonthe The truthis,werelateeverything,ortryto,backto everything thateveryoneelseisdoingbecause‘it’scool’. everything thattheworldtellsus.Wedon’tdo teenagers, we’renotlikeeveryoneelse.Wedon’taccept because you’reallweird.God’ssquad.’Right?As enjoyed itall.Nowyou’rethinking,‘yeah,butthat’s would respondtobysaying,‘Oh,doIhaveto?’andwe Bubble, wedidquitealotofthingsmostteenagers is goingtobeanadventure!’Thefactthatduringthe thinking ‘you’rejoking,right?’to‘Fantastic!This Mr Morris.Strangeasitmayseemmanyofuswentfrom building thebonfirehastobeattributedMr.Laddsand collected firewoodandbuiltabonfire.Although,actually was beingquiteserious.Yes,wetrekkedintotheforests, was joking,butthenIcottonedontothefactthathe building ourbonfire.’I’llbehonest,initiallyIthoughthe forest, collectasmuchfirewoodwecanandstart we can’tgoinsidejustyet.We’regoingtowalkintothe arrive, yougetthere,andMrBavingtonsays,‘Rightguys, just spentaboutanhourandahalfonbus,anxiousto quite adifferentreason-TheBubble.Imagineyouhave However, asmallminorityrememberthatweekendfor to ‘STOPWALKING!RUN!GO!GO!’ of Yorkshire,beingshoutedatbyunforgivingteachers M The Bubble:SilenceisGolden having torunacrossmuddyfieldsinthemiddle March forScarrig;Thetrialsandtribulationsof any willremembertheweekendof26th–27th Davidson fortheamazingfood.” to everyonewhomadethispossible andtoMrs round MrMorris’simpressivebonfire wasamazing.Thanks was competitive!Theentertainment withmarshmallows balls gameinthewoods-then allbetswereoffandit friendly, exceptwhenweplayedthecapturetennis atmosphere anditwasveryinteresting.It “I enjoyedtheBubbleimmenselyasithadarelaxed thoughts. Ihadanexcellentweek-end.” without otherpeople'sopinionsinterferingwithmyown probably wouldn'thavehadthechancetothinkclearly “It wasreallynicetogetknowotherstudents,andI answers tomyquestions!” and beingconfirmed,ithelpedmefigureoutsome somewhere otherthanschooltogoandthinkaboutGod walk inthewoods!Ithoughtitwasagreatideatogo we hadwithit,alsoIreallyenjoyedtheballgameand “I reallyenjoyedthebigbonfireandallentertainment was reallymovingandpowerful.” minutes praying,meditatingintotalsilence,Ithoughtit went ourseparatewaysbytheriverandspent10-15 was reallynice.Myfavouritemomentwhenweall entertainment. Thefoodwasgreat,theaccommodation discover eachother'stalentsanditwasreallygood brought up.TheBonfirewasagreatopportunityto with ourthoughtsandideasonthetopicswhichwere completely relaxedandwewereallallowedtocontribute very interesting,itwasn'tboringatallbecausewas and alltheotherstudentsbetter.TheBiblestudywas great tobeablerelaxandgetknowtheteachers because weforgotallaboutourusualworries.Itwas days spentaway.ItfeltasifwewereinaBubble “The Bubbleisagreatwaytodescribethosecoupleof silence inthemidstofallnoise. And, that’swhattheBubblewas,aretreattotryandfind of Godwhocomfortsusintimesneedanddespair. we retreattothesilenceandwaitlistenforvoice Because whenwefeelrejectedbytherestofworld, everyone else)onlyservestomakeourfaithstronger. face forbeingChristian(andthereforedifferentfrom you withthisthought:Formanyofus,themockerywe noise wehavetoenduredaily.However,I’dlikeleave Because welikesilence,itmakesadifferencefromallthe reflect, becausewewanttohearthevoiceofGod. are differentfromotherteenagers,becausewestopand teenagers whohaveaconvictionoffaithinJesusChrist God becauseheasksdifficultthingsofus.So,inasense, voice ofGod,andwedon’twanttohearthe don’t likesilencebecausewewanttohearthe and reflect.Duringmytimeofquiet,itstruckmethatwe fill ourliveswith‘stuff’andnevertakethetimetostop be doing?’Weliveinaworldfullofsomuchnoise. Geraldine McCavanaghL6

Chronicle 2011 Alice Roberts,Y8 Emily Hepper,U6 Morag Nixon,Y8 Chloë Page,Y10 61 School of out and In and she was baptised there, so Eliza asked the Vicar if Giggleswick’s In and out of School they could bury the hand there. The following morning, most eccentric 23rd April 1997, she and her aunt spent time with the teachers, and then undertaker finding a suitable casket. She then wrapped they’ll forget for a the hand in silk and put the soil in with it. few minutes that aley Housemaster, Mr Bill Bartlett, co-ordinated geothermal centre with its amazing hot springs and Karim Tanoe and Henry Mitchell, Y9 they are only just Giggleswick's involvement in the BBC News School geysers. It has been just over a month since the half way through Dom Tuck, Art and PReport project and students from Years 7, 8 and 9 devastating earthquake hit Christchurch. It had a their 39 mile Design Technician at became reporters for the day on 24 March as we joined magnitude of 6.3 and caused extensive damage across walking challenge. Giggleswick School, is the nationwide School Report Day and our BBC News the whole area. There have been over 50 aftershocks and We sampled blessed with Tom, a School Report website went live. over 80,000 people have left the city. The North Island, Steve’s flapjacks In and out of School cocker spaniel trained to where the Headmaster is staying, has not been affected in the Newsroom be his ‘ears’. Dom was by the disaster and many people are taking refuge in and spoke to him born deaf and the camps on the island. Taking refuge and renting a house in on the phone about his incredible plans for his cakes hearing dog has the North Island is our former cricket coach and pro- today. They tasted so good that we have asked him to changed his life as Tom cricketer Mike Shrimpton, whose house in Christchurch, sell his cakes at school in break! has been damaged along with many of the cricket is one of the many grounds. He says no-one is allowed into the centre of dogs who pass their Christchurch and the grass inside the cricket and rugby intensive four-month training and can now recognize Samuel Bartlett grounds has turned to liquid. Because of the problems sounds such as the telephone, the doorbell, cooker timer was the first they are having with food, water and oil he is expecting and fire alarm and then alert Dom to them. Dom says, ‘if student at to stay in his rented house for another six months. All someone wants to talk to me they will tell Tom and he Giggleswick to this is adding to the doubt about Christchurch being able will tell me’. Tom is five years old and comes from the complete the to hold World Cup games this November. This isn’t the Hearing Dogs Trust, and wears a burgundy colored coat computer game only worry though. Local newspapers are concerned in public so people know he is a hearing dog. “Bubble Trouble” that tickets are priced too high and not enough people Miriam Lord, Y9 and since then will visit the country for the tournament. This will mean he’s gone on to New Zealand will lose a lot of money, having an impact David Fox has been a King’s College, Our young reporters were involved in producing the on the country’s economy. schoolmaster at London and is news from a Giggleswick newsroom on the day and Giggleswick for quite a studying War interviewed a range of people from the Headmaster, who Eliza Dear is a woman whose ancestors were involved in long time! He was Studies. Two reporters from Y7 spoke to Sam spoke about the earthquake devastation in New Zealand, the slave trade and her story starts in 1940, in the housemaster of Nowell Bartlett (on his birthday) and asked him what other things to Eliza Dear, whose ancestors were involved in slavery, Gloucestershire countryside where her family lived in an House (1971-1982) and he’d done since leaving Giggleswick. He told them how a local Chinese antiquities collector, Roger Moss, and Elizabethan house, its walls covered with antlers, heads Style House (1982-1989) few weeks ago he buttered Cheryl Cole’s bread at the Bretten Lord, a 13 year old boy from Settle who has of animals and pictures of horses. In prize position over and was also Head of Brit Awards, where he was working as a waiter, and that landed the main part in a new film by Harry Potter the fireplace, was a black hand. It was dried, its bones Geography until 2002. he’s going to St James Palace soon to pick up his gold director Dan Hartley. Bill Bartlett, Sue Hird and Andrew were cut neatly and she was told it had belonged to a He is on the team of Duke of Edinburgh award! He is getting it from His Royal Beales added their expertise to the newsday and Paul favourite slave. The Black Hand belonged to Frances eight senior people who Highness the Earl of Wessex and he said that all his CCF Clark (a Radio Netherlands radio presenter before moving Elizabeth Johnson, known as Fanny. John Shatterthwaite are planning events for the 500th anniversary of and school expeditions at Giggleswick made getting it to Settle) helped the Y9 News Team with their main brought her back with him to Lancaster and had her Giggleswick School, next year. Chair of the committee is pretty easy really. broadcast. baptised in 1778 in St Mary’s Priory Church. Judge David Stockdale and he will be the one releasing information about VIP visits to the School to celebrate Olivia Sherrell and Shona The students really put their hearts into the project, and Eliza went to St Kitts to visit the plantation and find out the Quincentenary. Mr Fox was a bit foxy and would not Edwards (L6) are going to Mr Bartlett was very pleased with their effort to produce more about Frances’ hand. She was told there was an give us even vague clues as to who the big names visit the Ananda Marga a lot of excellent material in a short time. Indian Guru who could tell her something about the hand. appearing at Giggleswick in 2012 will be. What he did tell Orphanage in Mombas, He suggested that she buried it as near to the body as These are some of the Giggleswick ‘celebrities’ us though was that there would be a big open air Kenya, which Giggleswick she could. It seemed sensible advice so she did so. Back interviewed by pupils: concert with thousands of people watching at which School has been in England she understood that Frances was probably opera singer, Sarah Fox, will be performing. Also, there will supporting for a number Geoffrey Boult, our Headmaster is in hot water at the buried in a communal grave. However Frances’ master be a 500 year old wine coming out, with labels being of years. They were moment as he travels around Rotorua, New Zealand, a was buried inside the priory, the parish church of St Mary, designed by pupils and other memorabilia being sold. looking to do something different and were Wallace and Grommit might have taken their cheese to interested to find out the moon, or at least already found it there, but cake and where the money we raise cheese men, Kevin Good and Steve Oxby from Settle every year at school is market, are challenging Gigg students to go higher! going. They are going for Steve, from Cracoe Cakes, and Kevin get their customers three weeks, staying in to bring in photographs of their cakes and cheeses being the Orphanage, eaten in interestingly high places. They give free cake volunteering and helping and cheese to those that get their photos put up in their throughout their stay. market stalls and are sponsoring the highest tea room in During their stay, Olivia and Shona will be faced with Yorkshire on May 20th when over 50 walkers take on the many changes to their everyday life – different food, an ultimate Yorkshire challenge. You’ve guessed it - the unreliable connection to their family through the internet G2G3PC, run by Mr Bartlett! When walkers arrive at the and inevitably will feel the pains of homesickness. In the top of Whernside for tea, cake and cheese they will be lead up to the trip, they will be doing many fundraising served by Paul Hucknall and James Huxtable, two of events including walking the G2G3PC. 62 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 63 64 In and out of School Chronicle 2011 months ofsunshinewithnorain,theKentweatherturned As intrueGiggleswickScorersform,havinghadthree even givenaputterbyoneoftheplayers! handed themsignedgolfballsandIbelievesomeonewas and forwardstalkedtoourpupilsinsomecases by thepracticegreenasplayersgoingbackwards group. Competitionwasfiercetomantheleaderboard stayed behindattheendoftheirshifttoassistnext time totaketheirshiftsandatextremelybusytimes our toesandthepupilswereamazing;theyallarrivedon Having fourboardsinsteadoftheusualtwokeptuson second leaderboardsituatedbythepracticegreen. adjacent leaderboard,theWalkerCupanda of theminallthisyear,ourusualHolebyBoard,the full day,wewenttothecourseviewourboards,four The golfwasexcitingandenjoyedbyusall.Onthefirst Marsh (thankyouboth),Iwasabletomeettheirrequest. along withtheassistanceofOGsHarryTaylorandTom the schoolresultedinfourextrapupilssigningupand increase ourpartybysix;anequallylastminutesweepof At thelastminuteRandAphonedaskedmeto portable unitsbetween30ofus!!! We copedwellwithshoweringdespitehavingonlytwo the floor,wasspotlesslycleanandverywellequipped. year (ThePhoenixCentre),althoughwehadtosleepon Miss Bourneforundertakingallthedriving.Ourbasethis special thanksgotoMrRobertson,Giles,Morrisand limiters installedsothejourneytookawholeday!My problem wastheSchool’sminibuseshavingspeed them andtransferredthesaidbag!!!Ourotherbig journey asfarGargravewhereMrGemmellkindlymet dawned. Thesmallest,quickestbusmadeareturn only travelledasfarKeighleywhenthisrealisation trailer, hadleftherownbagbehind!!Fortunately,we that everybodyelse’sluggagewassafelystowedinthe being therealisationthatonememberofstaff,inensuring The journeywasnotwithoutitsproblems,themainone O British OpenGolf south toRoyalStGeorge,Sandwich,Kent. six membersofstaffbegantheirlongjourney n 12July,the2011Golfpartyof24studentsand trying tofindsomesuitableaccommodationforus! party havealreadysignedupfor2012andIamcurrently year’s triptoLythamStAnne’s.Someofthis company andyourcheerfulness.Ilookforwardtonext you. Thankyouforyourunstintinghardwork, and aprivilegetospendtimewitheacheveryoneof most ofallIwishtothankthepupils.Itwasapleasure Finally Iwouldliketorenewmythanksthestaff,but of scoringattheOpen.Iawaittheirdecision. stand celebrating500yearsofeducationand25 asked theRandAifwecouldflyabannerfromour the BritishOpenand,inourQuincentenaryyearIhave Next year,Giggleswickcelebrates25yearsofscoringat day todoitallagain! bedding down,readytogetupat04.45thefollowing exhausted andaftereatingdinner,itwasacaseof smiling. EachnightwereturnedtotheCentre To theircredit,throughoutitalltheboysandgirlskept over theplace,andoccasionalglimpseofsunshine. extremely highwinds,blowingnamesandnumbersall numbers stickingtogetherintheirexposedboxes, 21.00. Wehadveryheavyrain,resultinginallthe found ourselvesbattlingtheelementsfrom06.00to against usalmostfromthemomentwearrivedand Mrs D MLambert Mrs away fromthesteadystreamoffilmsortheirMP3s. spectacular sceneryforthosewhocouldtearthemselves best theycould.ThenonwardsintotheAlpsandevermore to thebreakfaststopwasindarknessandeveryonesleptas and ‘lightsout’.TheremainderofthejourneythroughFrance and somefooddrinkbeforegettingbackonthecoach and pupilsadultsalikeenjoyedbrowsingthedutyfree run downtotheferry.Thecrossingwasquietandsmooth on abright,coldDecemberdayandenjoyedtrouble-free eating competition.Wehadthreeshoppingtripstothe enjoyed afeastroundedoffwithutensil-lessice-cream- Après skiactivitiesincludedpizzanightatBeppe’swhereall the highlightofweek! day wehadajoyousday’sskiing/boardinginfreshpowder– On Thursdaynight60-70cmoffreshsnowfell,sothenext were abletohandletheverydifferentconditionsonFriday. groups madegreatprogressundertheirinstructors,sothey and downtheAostavalleytowardsMatterhorn.All with exceptionalviewsofMontBlanc(4810m)andthemassif weather inthefirstfourdayswasstunning–clearbutcold then beregroupeddependingonability/confidence.The got toseeabitofthemountain,find/re-findtheirfeetand On thefirstday,fourskiandtwosnowboardinggroups establishment. one wouldbeunderfedwhileundertheroofofEric’s three courserofgoodItalianhomefarewasasignthatno- newly acquiredskis.Thefirsteveningmeal,awholesome and MrMorrishadaquickrundowntotestconditionshis boots, skis/boards.Therewasplentyofsnowontheground group coordinatorCarlaandweretakenuptobefittedwith In Courmayeur,weweremetbytheInterskiteamandour T Catteral SkiTrip Trauma Centre.WeleftschoolaftertheCarolService group thanlastyear’s79–soonly3visitstothelocal his yearwetookagroupof37,moremanageable Rees-Jones, MrRussell(#31!). Parents andhangers-on: Michael Swaden(Y8). Lister (Y7),FreyaLockettHarrisonRussellBillySkelton(Y11), Emily (Y8)andJackLang(Y10),(Y9)OllieLiebster(Y7),Naomi (Y9), Archie(Y7)andHarryHancockMattHill(Y11),AllanaJones(Y7), (Y7), OllieDixon(Y8),LaurenceDunneKyleFrikWillGrafton Sam Brook(Y8)andToby(Y9),DavidClarkeLaurieDaws GJS: Gappies: Staff: week arewardingandmemorableoneforeveryone. staff involvedinsomanydifferentwaysandformakingthe railway andairport.Aparticularlybigthankyoutoallthe Mother Nature’sbesteffortwhichhadshutmanyaroad, job ingettingusbackhalfanhourbeforeETAspiteof those onthe2009trip.Thecoachdriversdidasuperhuman winter sceneatEshton’scarpark–adéjàvumomentfor to Giggleswickandarrivedaveryslipperywhite After afinalday’sskiingandItalianmeal,wejourneyedback for theirgoodconductandcamaraderieduringthetrip. after usextremelywell.Parentsandpupilswerealsothanked big thankyoutothestaffofValdignewhohadlooked the coachdriversfortheirhelpandfriendlinessavery and asmallgifttotheinstructors,Carla,coordinators and afewfunnystories!Mr.Ogilviegavevoteofthanks those parentswhohadattendedlessonsduringtheweek, with speechesandawardsfrominstructorstopupils The eveningbeforeourdeparturewasPresentation- socialising afterthepupils’curfew–comeinNo.31! chill outnight.Thestaffandparentsalsoenjoyedsome cream andtheChristmaslights,bowlingatAostaaDVD picturesque Courmayeurwheremanyenjoyedacrepeorice Joel Broadhurst(Y6),SamMorphet(Y6)WillRees-Jones(Y6).Gigg.: Dr C Wright, MrsK Hall, MrsN McGoldrick, MrD Morris. 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Chronicle 2011 65 School of out and In In and out of School BattlefieldsThe Western Trip Front FoundationThe Giggleswick Report School

he History department took 44 Y9 and Y10 pupils great battle. Returning to the coach, we made our way he fourth year for the Foundation has been (with a supporting cast of many others from the to visit the First World War Battlefields during the to the Newfoundland Memorial where we were able to perhaps the most productive in terms of projects Common Room). Their 450 mile cycle ride between the In and out of School TEaster holidays. Our itinerary included visits to walk through trenches, which made the whole experience Tcoming to fruition. All this activity has taken the UK’s highest peaks, punctuated only with runs up to the Sheffield Memorial Park, Newfoundland Park and the a lot more real for many of us. Finally, we visited the amount raised by the Foundation, excluding the amount summits of Ben Nevis, Snowden and Scafell Pike, raised Thiepval Memorial to the Missing at the Somme. Thiepval Memorial, created in memory of the 72,000 left to the School by Richard Whiteley, to a staggering over £3000 to support the tour (see separate article on Allied soldiers who were never found after the Battle of £1,104,077. To everyone who has contributed in any way p50-51). One highlight was visiting the grave of Martin Gray, OG the Somme. Each and every name is inscribed on the to that figure, thank you. at Delville Wood to hold a memorial service. As Martin walls of the memorial. From an OG perspective, we have hosted events and was in Nowell, Nowell boy Matthew Broadbent laid the It’s not about the money, of course. What is done with it receptions around the world, in Hong Kong, New York, Poppy Wreath. This year it was particularly moving to On day two we visited Arras. When we arrived in the old is far more important. The successes of the Richard Gainesville FL, Singapore, Germany and of course here in see so many of our pupils trace relatives or soldiers who historic town, we were allowed to explore the Whiteley Theatre both as a teaching space and the UK. Our purpose in hosting these events is not to had been connected to their family or village. Benedict surroundings for at least an hour and some of us even performance venue are, I think, all the more of an beg for money, but to show what Giggleswick has Willacy, Jack Carr, Elizabeth Nuttall, Charlotte Clarke- practised our French when ordering our lunch! Then we achievement because of the three years of fundraising it become and, with the continued support of our friends Brown and Lucy Ioannou all placed memorial crosses on made our way to Vimy Ridge, a Canadian memorial. This took to complete. The Foundation is here for the long around the world, what it might be in the future. graves/memorials during our trip. was visually very beautiful with the bright white stone term, so this can only be the start of the journey. only highlighting its importance. Later, we travelled to Mrs M M Davidson the town of Ypres, visiting the Essex Farm Cemetery Working with young people from a diverse range of and dugouts. Here we saw British bunkers, preserved backgrounds has always been part of Giggleswick’s from World War 1, showing the small amount of space his was a trip which moved and touched many of ethos, and fundraising for bursaries is perhaps one of the for such a large amount of soldiers to work in. We then the Y9 and 10 students, allowing us to appreciate things we do today that James Carr would recognise. went to our hotel in Ypres. After our evening meal, we the horrors of war and how it affected a whole To my mind, the Foundation’s greatest success, T made our way to Menin Gate for the Last Post. This was range of people, not just the soldiers; being taken to therefore, is to be able to say that there are people truly a very memorable occasion. many different cemeteries, each portraying the message studying at Giggleswick today who would simply not be that the soldiers sacrificed their lives for their countries. The next day we visited the Langemark German here without the generous support of others in our cemetery. This one felt very different to the many other community. It gives me great pleasure to announce that As we departed from Hull on the ferry, some thankfully cemeteries we had visited. Not only were the headstones thanks to a generous gift from an OG, we are able to overcoming sea sickness and some took advantage of shared between three or more men, but instead of using offer two seven-year Quincentenary Bursaries for pupils the onboard piano, hearing a great rendition of an Adele white headstones, the names were carved into black starting in autumn 2012. song performed by Eleanor Thursby! We stone, laid flat on the floor. However, finally arrived in Belgium, and as we travelled this didn’t change our feelings towards We must also celebrate some of the other projects through the small rural villages, the scars of the soldiers as they still lost their lives which have benefited from your support. Outdoor play war were prominent; old shells that had fighting a gruesome war. Shortly after equipment for our Early Years, the remodelling of the been collected by farmers and many white this, we made our way to the Yorkshire grass tennis courts, plus music have all benefited from headstones dotted around in the distance. Trench at Boezinge and the gas attack money raised by the Foundation this year. We parked on the side of the road where of Pilkem Ridge. Later, we visited the In we were surrounded by vast green fields Flanders Fields museum, this giving us an And what a future it is. Any which made it hard to imagine that so insight into the everyday life of a soldier organisation that has lasted for many men lost their lives here in the Battle in World War 1. After lunch, we visited 500 years deserves to celebrate of the Somme. After walking through the Tyne Cot cemetery on Passchendaele its past, but we are in the fields and visiting many cemeteries, we Ridge. This being the largest fortunate position of being able started to realise the devastation of this Commonwealth cemetery in the world, it to share an exciting vision for our was inevitably very overwhelming. The future. In the next few months I cemetery contained more than 12,000 look forward to talking about allied soldiers and 32,000 names of the this with you, and if you can missing, I think the vast number of graves support it, I hope you will. If shocked many people but also showed us that this was a not, I hope you will understand devastating war where such an unimaginable amount of why we ask, and that you will think all the more of us people lost their lives. for sharing our plans with you. With our first million Perhaps our most photogenic moment of the year was under our belt we have made a great start, but it is just On behalf of everyone, I would like to thank all teachers, the release of hundreds of balloons over Settle and the beginning. As Churchill put it, ‘We know we will especially Mrs Davidson and Stan the Man, our brilliant beyond, raising thousands of pounds for the never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far coach driver, for making this such a memorable trip Quincentenary Tour in the process. The furthest from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of which we are all truly grateful for! travelled all the way to Germany. the climb.’

Isabel Dakin, Y10 An even more impressive feat was undertaken by staff Mr A Beales members David Muckalt, Dickon Morris and Peter Keron 66 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 67 As You Like It AS &A2 Drama Creative Arts: Drama or the 6th year running, Giggleswick took part in the Shakespeare Schools Festival, performing Disappeared production in the small studio space, since it has a pool FAs You Like It. They recieved a standing like quality and a range of heights and levels which the The cast of five began in animated excitement; telling the ovation, albeit from Gigglewick students but still very audience the story of Hansel and Gretel. We followed cast use effectively to suggest the environment of a much deserved. these two familiar storybook characters down a corridor swimming pool.naturalism with stylised physical theatre full of sweets and surprises, but as brother and sister to create visual and aural impact; and mixed humour A lot of time went into the production and I believe that became lost in the woods, we found this colourful and moving scenes to create shifts in mood and colour.

Creative Arts: Drama was apparent when we performed. The performance ran positive beginning was far from the reality we were smoothly, helped by the rehearsals organised by Miss about to be made aware of under the notion that Hansel The Trial Lindley and Mr Warburton, and Giggleswick showed its and Gretel cannot find their way home. The A2 group This is Berkoff’s attempt to produce a theatrical true ability. Outstanding performances by Henry created this piece around Tejas Verdes, a notorious realisation of Kafka’s original novel. His text brings the Blackshaw who managed to harness the most laughter detention centre where the disappeared were held under nightmarish world of Kafkaesque alienation to the stage using only a box of chocolates and his facial expressions, Pinochet's regime in Chile. The cast made exceptional use through the ruthless persecution of Joseph K (Henry Fell) and James Barnes and his adorable on-stage romance of site specific theatre during this performance as the by bureaucratic forces. The original production with Emily Bulmer. The actors were backed by a only of the text but also of the subtext as witnessed by audience were forced to put on hoods and bundled into incorporated Berkoff’s groundbreaking physical theatre fabulously talented band (Eve Cowley, Will Bailey and the wry glances, carefully choreographed interactions a mini bus. At this moment gone were the familiar voices replacing objects with mime. The cast expertly dealt Harvey Corner) who helped bring together the show with and inventive use of props such as rose-tinted and safety of the school and replaced by disorientation with this, defining environment, time and place through the musical numbers, especially Beyoncé’s Single Ladies. spectacles worn to emphasise the commentary on the and disturbing sounds. Mattresses on the floor in the the body. The performance relied heavily on ensemble But most of all, wonderful displays from every one of the nature of love. The incorporation of a wide selection of fives courts provided a stark contrast to the colourful work involving a chorus to comment upon narrative cast, and I would like to on behalf of myself and them, modern music to provide a score for the action showed corridor from earlier, both spaces designed by Jessica sequences whilst moving the action forward. Hannah thank every one involved in our performance including that careful thought had been given to the play in its Bennett. This piece was poignant in the fact that the Edmiston, Sophie Patchett, Geraldine McKavanagh, Harriet Miss Lindley, Mr Warburton, Helen Burkinshaw and Alice entirety, not only their abridged version and faces on the walls were real people who had disappeared Belk, Martin Fillingham, Helen Burkinshaw, Bryony Balybina for helping towards an experience I’m sure no congratulations to the young musicians and singer who and as balloons were let into the air at the end of the McQuade. one will forget. performed with such assurance. The production performance real names and situations were read out in Katie Harrison, Y11 demonstrated an excellent range of theatrical techniques, order that we may remember. The play utilised a fairytale incorporating some wonderful examples of ensemble to enter the audience into a disturbingly real life situation acting, use of chorus and commentary, physical theatre that the world should be aware of. eld in 80 cities around the UK, the Shakespeare and some stunning individual cameo performances. This Schools Festival operates in partnership with the was undoubtedly a very talented group of individuals National Theatre and the National Youth Theatre On Love by Mick Gordon H and also a very strong team, and huge congratulations to and aims to enable teachers and young people to Described as a ‘Theatre Essay’ which examined the multi all concerned. This really was a testament to the aims of produce accessible, innovative and entertaining faceted nature of human relationships, the original the Festival: and a stunning way to introduce Shakespeare. material for the play consisted of verbatim text collected Shakespeare to new audiences. by the writer using a Dictaphone and edited. The cast Giggleswick School’s performance of As You Like It was , explored the intertwining relationships of four people: one of four by Lancashire and North Yorkshire Schools at Mrs G O Donnell Olivia Sherrell, whose character moved in with someone The Duke’s Theatre, Lancaster and they certainly at a young age and the relationship was fraught with demonstrated that they were worthy ambassadors for arguments, Joshua Wells, whose character seemed unable the county. This production was exuberant and sparkled to commit to one individual, Claire Marsh’s character told with imaginative ideas resonating with youthful her children about meeting the love of her life before he enthusiasm. The young cast bubbled with confidence, went to war and Isobel Jones’ character suffered the delivering lines fluently and with real understanding not devastating loss of loved one. The piece juxtaposed 4.48 Psychosis naturalism with stylised physical theatre to create visual Sarah Kane’s brutal yet beautiful play was performed and aural impact; and mixed humour moving scenes to posthumously after her final suicide attempt; as such it is create shifts in mood and colour. viewed by many critics as Kane’s suicide note, a plea for help. Yet it is much more than this; this work provides Pool (no water) insight into a rational, literary mind attempting to come To rise above artistic equals can trigger a backlash of to terms with a world which cannot meet expectations. A creative jealousy. Artists, more than most, have fragile world in which unrequited love is trampled underfoot, egos and an uncanny ability to turn adversity into where individuals are denied a voice, no matter how creative capital. In Mark Ravenhill’s darkly amusing play, a creative. Doctors attempt to rationalise the malaise whilst group of four artists (Freya Robertson, Sally Slater, ignoring the person at the heart of the work. We see Ignacio Paz-Ares and Rhianna Pope) visit their celebrated, time and time again the literary voice of reason being inspirational colleague who has urged them to see her denied a platform of expression by the medical pool and dip into her luxury lifestyle. For this production profession. This play was performed with huge the cast drew heavily upon the classic Frantic Assembly conviction and emotion by Nicole Rushworth, Jack hallmarks: stylised choreographed movements to fast Humphrey and Michael Portnell. forward the action, physical theatre to extend the experience beyond dialogue all combined with Imogen Miss H K Lindley Heap’s pulsing soundtrack. They chose to set this 68 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 69 70 Creative Arts: Drama Chronicle 2011 controlled hedgehogs.Individualstudentscreatesome increasingly bizarrecroquetmatchwithremote is anexcellentexampleofgroupwork,asthe suggesting movementandtheMadHatter’sTeaParty conveying anightmarequalityaswellconvincingly individual cameos.Thetrainsequenceissuperb, ensemble physicaltheatreandcleverlyconstructed The productionisastunningmixtureofoutstanding be rapidlyovercome. expertise ondisplayelsewheretheywillundoubtedly storyline –howeverjudgingbytheinventionand display detractedfrom,ratherthanenhanced,the when thepaceslackenedandrangeofskillson lighting rigintheirnewhometheatre.Thereweretimes performing aerialacrobaticsandworkingwithanew the difficultiesofkeepingmicrophonesinplacewhile young castandcrewstruggledtocometermswith On theopeningnightthereweresomeproblemsas original text. slightly sinisterandsurrealmoreinkeepingwiththe certainly no“Disney-fied”child’stalebutsomething further layerofcomplexitywhichmeansthatthisis Added tothealreadystrangenatureofstoriesisa T Alice Wonderland andThroughtheLookingGlass. interpretation ofLewisCarroll’sclassics, his isanambitious,athleticandatypical wonderful characters:myownfavourites being HannahHirst’sDormouseand Jack Humphrey’sCaterpillar.Oneof the mostmemorablecharacters of theeveningisactuallytwo people –asTweedledum Alice in add somuchtothedreamlike fantastical costumedesignswhich circus-style traversesettingand professional theatredesignertocreatethe the studentband.Studentsworkedalongsidea outstanding solosandanexcellentperformanceby To thisisaddedafantasticscore,withsome acrobats andsinisterpuppets. corde-lisse, globewalkers,jugglers,firetwirlers, Cheshire cats,birdsthatswingabovethestageona by stilt-walkingwhiterabbits,trapezeperforming order tocreateanewdarklyimaginativerealmpeopled which addanother-worldlyqualitytothepiecein and alsointodevelopingthespecialistcircusskills work hasgoneintomasteringtheactingskillsrequired enjoyment oftheproductionispalpableandalot in perfectunisonthroughout.Thestudents’ and Tweedledee,MikePortnellHenryFellworking which isfarfromordinary! Congratulations onaproduction to pushthemselvesthelimits. excellent useoftheirnewtheatre enthusiastic youngpeoplemaking twist byagroupoftalentedand of aclassictalegivenverydark amazingly ambitiousinterpretation not anaverageschool.Itis school production–butthen,thisis Mad Hatter.Thisisnotanaverage Robertson) andconverseswiththe with theshrillQueenofHearts(Freya rules andmakesenseasshebattles this weirdfantasyconformtothe Victorian traditiontryinghardtomake performance byIsobelJones,intrue strides Alice,anoutstanding this peculiardreamofinvertedrealities quality ofthewhole.Andthrough Mrs G O , Donnell

Chronicle 2011 71 Drama Arts: Creative First Year in the Richard Whiteley Theatre Creative Arts: Music &Drama ow fully operational with state of the art lighting experience of not been able to drive and we end up lost Absolution Saxophone Quartet Vox Coelestis and sound equipment, improved acoustics, the by the sea and making a farmer angry. It's an intimate trip I went to watch Absolution, a saxophone quartet that A fantastic evening of Music was performed by two NRichard Whiteley Theatre has attracted over 4.000 for just five people at a time, featuring a lot of audience Spencer Moran, head of school in 2006 and taught by outstanding choirs. The stained glass windows of visitors and provided a venue for plays, films, concerts, participation. Each person is given a specific task, for Mrs Stott, formed when he went to college in Giggleswick Chapel provided the inspiration for this exhibitions, dance, lectures – in all 30 performances plus example the person in the front seat operates the tape Manchester. I had a great time and they were excellent concert of a capella singing by professional choir Vox various other events in its first year of operation. deck, whilst another is given a clock and responsible for players. The sound they made was amazing and was Coelestis and Giggleswick School’s Schola Cantorum. keeping the timings of the journeys, demonstrating that really good to listen to as I play the saxophone, and it Taking the theme of champions from the nave windows Artistic Director, Helen Lindley, Theatre Manager, Michael Mr. Warburton needs to practice his time telling. This was was nice to see the standard of their playing. Hopefully in the chapel, which depict inspirational figures, the 25- Offland (OG) and Administrator, Katie Boult have an extremely fun, funny and exciting experience with if our group keep practising and we get a baritone strong chamber choir produced a varied programme of together promoted and run many successful events, some touching moments as the actress invites us into saxophone, one day we will be as good as they are and music ranging from Byrd to Bruckner to present day. putting the theatre on the local and wider map, Actors, the bad as well as the good in her life. Harriet Belk, L6

Creative Arts: Music &Drama we will be visiting school. Thanks to Mrs Stott for Conducted by ex-Kings Singer Nigel Short, the group's dancers, musicians, painters, photographers, vets, organising this event. Heather Sharp.Y9 members have been drawn from the top UK cathedral gardeners, scouts, not forgetting the pupils and staff of Keepers by The Plasticine Men and chamber choirs, which was reflected in the quality of the School and many others have enjoyed the facilities, Keepers is about two Welsh lighthouse men, Thomas their performance. the stage, the Foyer Gallery and the Black Sheep Baa and and Thomas who struggle with working together in such we look forward to many more exciting and interesting an enclosed space. It is an emotional glimpse into their events taking place in this great space. lives there, resulting in a sad ending as one of the men dies and the other uses him as a flag to alert passing Mrs K Boult boats that he urgently needs help. It shows how he copes with this tragedy in isolation. The two actors expertly used physicality to make us believe in all their environments, such as the inside and outside of the lighthouse, as well as an entertaining scene catching fish underwater. Sound was created live to underscore the performance, the musician used a range of different objects; for example he used a chopping board and a Tom Figgins in Concert metal brush to create the sound of waves. This was a Tom Figgins returned to his old school for the first Heartbeat from Africa very thoughtful and inspiring performance. concert of his UK tour. Tom, a talented young singer, Gumboot dancing, Irish blessings, Negro spirituals and Hannah Edmiston, L6 songwriter and musician performed an hour long set in Latin prayers are an extraordinary mixture to find in any the Richard Whiteley Theatre and, with a mix of his own concert – but the Durban Girls’ College Choir from South Others by The Paper Birds songs and covers, he demonstrated the range of his Africa is an extraordinary choir by any standards. Others was a thought-provoking exploration of repertoire. Obviously influenced by artists like Sting, Handel’s Lift up your Voices was a truly stunning opening otherness, that is, of everyone’s differences to everyone Deacon Blue and even Paul Simon, Tom had put together performance. Under the gaze of the angels in the chapel else. Whilst in many ways it was an examination of what a set list of his own songs and covers that got the dome, Michaela Adendorff’s solo Panis Angelicus was Reviews of some of the events in the makes human beings different from each other, it was audience to their feet. Tom sang and played guitar and awe inspiring, matched only by the alto solo Cent Mille Theatre and the Chapel also an examination of the striking similarity between all was backed by three equally talented musicians on bass, Chansons” by Elizabeth Manduel, and the ethereal Lift the humans. The shocking portrayal of Sally, a woman who, drums and keyboards, This was an energising and Wings with solos by Dipna Garach and Tayla Scott. Many after being repeatedly abused by her husband, killed him enjoyable evening, a great mix of songs, very of the girls are very talented musicians and the orchestra Running on Air was a clear example of this. Whilst her experience is professionally delivered. Follow Tom's career with performed a traditional Zulu Lullaby which held the Laura Mugridge takes you on a journey of her life something that few if any of the audience members are interest, he’ll go far. Mr A Evans audience enchanted, the spritely Movimento Ostinato by performed in an ancient VW campervan called Joni. The able to comprehend, we still sympathise with her and her Jurriaan Andriessen and Karl Jenkin’s Palladio. Telemann’s campervan never moves, but does take you, via situation and can connect to the sweeping emotions of Concerto for Four Violins was performed with great projector, on her trip to Cornwall, where Laura shares her guilt, despair and helplessness. Sally’s story is paired with style. The movement which accompanied the choir that of two other women, Heather McCartney, and an performances positively dazzled in pieces such as the Iranian housewife. The portrayal of an Iranian housewife, spiritual This Little Light of Mine and the wonderfully who did not feel oppressed and did not want evocative Africa! Beautiful Africa! The second half of the conventional western so-called freedom, was very programme was a collage of African drumming, dancing, refreshing. Similarly the audience was able to connect storytelling and singing. This was a magnificent easily with the character in spite or perhaps because of, experience, capturing the spirit of Africa and enhanced the incredible differences between her and your average by the glorious enthusiasm of the youthful performers. western woman. What made the play all the more striking The passion and sheer enjoyment which radiated from was the fact that all these women’s stories were them was palpable, and yet they showed incredible verbatim accounts of real women who had been writing professionalism, being able to switch moods from the to the theatre company over a six month devising joyous storytelling to an incredibly haunting farewell in process. The performance included quotes from these Irish Blessing. Little wonder that everyone left the letters. Geraldine McKavanagh, L6 evening feeling incredibly uplifted. Mrs G O’Donnell

72 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 73 Requiem Concert Rock Concert Creative Arts: Music he Requiem was my first performance in a morning and for the first time singing as a full choir with o sing in the rock concert has been a goal of mine instrument players got better and better, but it seemed concert for the choir in a very long time, having the members of the Giggleswick Choral Society, I was since Y9, and being in U6, I thought that now was that the singer had not yet learnt the words. We were Tnot been in the choir since Catteral Hall in Y8. I petrified, as it was hard to get used to and understand Tthe perfect and last chance. I had three rehearsals only told why he had not learnt them about an hour and a finally decided that reaching 6th form, I missed being what part to sing amongst all the other strong voices in before the concert. In each of them I was singing to less half before the gig - he was at a university visit. This part of it and enjoyed watching the choir sing on the choir. After six hours of rehearsals that day, I began than five people which made me full of anticipation for brought the morale of the whole band plummeting numerous occasions. to feel so much more confident, singing through the the actual night, because aside from Young Musician of downwards because we believed that we were not Creative Arts: Music books, following Mr Everhart’s conducting and being the Year, I had never sung in front of an audience. going to be able to play. I am a drama student and am used to being on stage, but surrounded by voices that soon became familiar, next to Before the night I could feel my heart pounding in my Just when we thought that the end of the experience had the idea of singing and having to stand for an hour, my friends. chest, and was thinking ‘why am I doing this?’ However, come, three boys in Nowell (Patrick Hall, James Maxfield looking out to the audience, daunted me a lot more than when I went on stage, I saw all my friends at the front and Andrew Fradgley) said that they wanted to sing for expected. When first starting our rehearsals that Sunday At 7pm walking up to chapel, my stomach was turning cheering me on and all I could do was smile. The song us. This was great news and so just before the gig, the and I was panicking about what order things went in, went well but now it all seems a blur!! I really enjoyed my band got together and rehearsed without the amps or whether I would be able to stand in heels for that long, experience and if I was the microphones to make sure that we could do it. The where I should stand etc…Watching the chapel fill up, the here next year, I would general feeling before the concert was a very tense and nerves soon became excitement and I was ready to start definitely do it again. nervous feeling, especially from the newly recruited singing. The candles on the table from the memorial Thanks to Mr Maybury, Mr singers. I was actually not fazed at all and I could not wait service earlier, the darkness and beauty of the building Waddington and Mr Joiner to get up on that stage! As I was announcing the bands, I contributed massively to the atmosphere and filled the for accompanying me, and had already got used to being on stage and was ready chapel with the sense that Christmas was nearly here. Mrs Stott and Mr Everhart to get my guitar out and start playing. The Requiem went so well and the choir, combined with for organising the concert. the Giggleswick Choral Society and the Band sounded When we were announced, we got up onto the stage. I amazing and was the exact reason why I decided to join knew at that point that I was ready to rock and hoped the choir, and made me look forward to the Christmas Hannah Hirst, U6 that the crowd would like us. As the song started the concert even more. crowd went mental! It was a really pleasing sight seeing reparation for the rock concert was the hardest bit so many people going crazy and having a good time. Freya Robertson, L6 of the whole experience for me. It took a lot of time After the gig we were exhausted and out of breath but Pand dedication from the whole band to make sure we were all smiling and laughing which was awesome. that we were ready for the gig. I would like to thank the other guitarist (James Harr) and We spent about three nights in the music school and drummer (Matt Broadbent) for playing so well and the Christmas Concert some of the band had a practice at the venue. These singers (Patrick Hall, James Maxfield and Andrew oth audience and performers hugely enjoyed a well This was one of the best concerts that I have attended in practices showed us our weak spots and helped us to Fradgley) especially as they only knew that they were balanced programme of readings and music at the the Chapel and I thank everyone involved for making it get the riffs tighter and the drumming fills slicker. We doing it an hour and a half before the gig. Bannual evenings of Christmas Music in Giggleswick such a memorable evening. ironed out the creases in our own time and in our music School Chapel. The programme blended many favourite lessons. We knew that the performance was going to be Mitchell Rose, U6 carols lustily performed by choir and audience, with Mr A Evans good when about two days before the gig, the guitarists (James Harr and I) and the drummer (Matt Broadbent) had beautifully delicate, lesser known pieces performed by We had a good time participating in the rock concert perfected the whole song and had all the timings in our the choirs and musicians. this year. We rehearsed nearly every day leading up to heads. All that was left to do at that point was to play the rock concert and it was definitely worth while, even along with the singer! All readers, choristers and musicians had prepared to a though the recording didn’t go as well as we planned. very high standard and it is impossible to mention Playing with the whole band proved to be a hard task, as Other than that everything went fine and we are already everyone who participated. However a few pieces are none of us were free at the same time due to school looking forward to the next one. mentioned here that were particular favourites although, commitments. All we could do was hope that the singer, even as I prepare my list, I am reminded of other pieces who was John Sharpe at the time, had learnt the lines and Malik Hamrouni, Guy Davies, that were discussed among our friends for several days knew the timings. As the concert drew closer, the after the concert. Isaac H-W and Jake Fray, Y9 The tales from U.A. Fanthorpe’s highly original reworking of the Christmas Story, from the points of view of the animals in and around the stable, were confidently and amusingly presented and the extract from A Christmas Carol, read by Jack Humphrey, was perfectly performed and brought an element of theatre to the concert. Terence Tang gave a virtuoso performance of the first movement of Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor which left the audience breathless and speechless. And finally the poignant One Candle, a song for peace performed delightfully by the Catteral Choir.

74 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 75 Spring Concert Young Musician of the Year Creative Arts: Music n Friday 1 April 2011, we were blessed with the talented pupils. Miles Warburton bravely adorned his ianist Terrence Tang (L6 Woodwind Class 2: Alex Sherrell, Alto Sax, Spanish Love Song best a British spring could offer us: a clear, warm secretary’s gear to ticky type away as Mrs Lambert to P) won the title of Anon Oevening, which had everyone in fine spirits from the orchestra’s rendition of The Typewriter to be PYoung Musician of the Paula Straub, Clarinet, Carol - Finzi the start. The Sports Hall was full to capacity and there followed by a soulful, beautiful trio of songs from Sister Year 2011 with an outstanding Piano Class 1: India Birley, Morning Reverie - Rollin was a tangible buzz of anticipation and excitement from Act by the School Choir. performance of Brahms’ Singing Class 4: Isaac Hamilton Wheatley, Against all Odds - the five hundred plus audience members and two Intermezzo in A. In second Collins hundred plus participants. How then could the concert come to a conclusion? Well place was Lily Liu (Y11) who Brass Class: Christopher Mills, Trombone Hill - Billy Nightingale Creative Arts: Music it built into a crescendo! Wonderfully choreographed, enchanted the audience with a Piano, Harp, Accordion Class 2: Oliver Collins, Accordion From the start it was clear that this was no ordinary the final number, Amazing Grace, started gently, as each piece by Yingtai entitled Corrine - Camillieri school concert – this was a ‘Giggleswick School’ concert. strategically placed group of pupils took it in turns to Butterfly Lovers played on a Woodwind Class 3: Jack Lowe, Flute, Sicilienne - Fauré After being welcomed into the hall by the gentle tones sing the first few verses, accompanied by the highly Chinese instrument, the Guzcheng. Helen Burkinshaw Strings Class: Eleanor Pickles, Violin, Hungarian Dance -Brahms of the flute group, the Concert Band started proceedings accomplished musicians of the band and orchestra. sang her way into 3rd place with Nothing by Hamlisch. Einaudi Piano Class: Miriam Lord, I Due Fiumi - Einaudi with their invigorating opening number of Jai Ho, with Steadily, in a style akin to Ravel’s Bolero, it built into a Singing Class 5: Harriet Belk, Taylor the Latte Boy -Goldrich members of the DM Academy dance classes providing a vibrant chorus which involved every participant playing Y8 pupil Edward Percival (Trombone) won the Key Stage Singing Class 6: Emily Bulmer, Defying Gravity - Schwartz colourful, energetic display. Every group performance and singing in a rousing conclusion to a very fine evening three, Young Musician of the Year Shield with his built upon the last and each one provided a highlight - of wonderful, wonderful music! The last note played to a performance of The Acrobat by Greenwood. 16 students Exam Results the beautiful harmonies of Style small group, singing resounding reaction. The whole audience rose to its feet; performed in the Final Class (minimum standard Grade 6) Imagine, the brassy tones of the Brass Group’s La cheered, applauded, smiled and cried with happy this year and more than 90 pupils took part in the Trinity Guildhall Music Exam Results Grade Mourisque and the purity of Catteral Choir’s version of emotion. On the way home, following the concert, my competition, several competing in more than one class. Joe Russell violin 3 merit Human. Terrence Tang, winner of the Young Musician of son declared that he had never been moved to tears by India Birley singing 3 merit The competition was judged by Benjamin Powell, BA, the Year competition, held the audience in awe as his music in that way before, and added, that he was now Matilda Boult Clarinet 4 merit ARCM who won first prize at the prestigious British fingers danced over the keys of the piano. From his rethinking his choice of career. From the mouths of Charlotte Doble Flute 4 merit Contemporary Piano Competition in October 2010. breathtaking, classical offering the programme moved to babes……well a twelve year old, fine praise indeed. Ella Scott Flute 4 distinction Benjamin teaches piano at the Junior RNCM and for a lighter note, provided by the Concert Choir, singing Francine Ellison Flute 4 merit Yorkshire Young Musicians. His students have gone on to Lean On Me. Next, onto a more humorous offering or Sarah Williamson, Acting Head, said, “It was a truly Harry Hancock Alto Sax 5 distinction win prizes in major competitions including BBC Young two involving staff members. The Staff Choir Predicted memorable evening; certainly the best I have ever seen. Stefanie Hill Singing 5 pass Musician of the Year. a Riot, which received such an enthusiastic reception, it My admiration and gratitude must go to Darren for his Rebecca Hurst Flute 5 merit could have easily been misinterpreted as the inspirational direction and to all of his very dedicated and Class Winners Owain Smith Cello 5 merit Jack Lowe Flute 5 merit performance of the evening, only to be surpassed within hard working team in the music department. The talent, Singing Class 1: Phoebe Alton, A Mother’s Lullaby - Marsh Matilda Boult singing 5 pass moments by Messrs Curry, Warburton and Bellis, enjoyment and enthusiasm of the pupils as they danced Singing Class 2: Georgina Thursby, Memory - Lloyd-Webber Catherine Harrison singing 5 pass scraping, tapping and clanging to glory with the and performed was quite remarkable – a fabulous way to Singing Class 3: Matthew Bulmer, My Way - Anka Matthew Colgrave singing 5 merit orchestra in a very merry version of Mozart’s Toy end the term.” Guitar Class 1: George Corner, Vals - Giuliani Josephine Hornsey piano 6 pass Symphony. Back then to the real stars of the show, the Kit Class 1: Archie Hancock, Captain - Biffy Clyro Rebecca Blake singing 6 pass Mrs W L Lawson Kit Class 2: Isaac Hamilton-Wheatley, Accidentally in Love - Eleanor Thursby singing 6 distinction Counting Crows Isobel Jones singing 6 merit Guitar Class 2: Elliott Hale, Ain’t no Sunshine - Withers Francine Ellison singing 6 pass Woodwind Class 1: Morag Nixon, Clarinet, Shoehorn - Blues Sally Slater singing 6 merit Capercaille Norton Angus Broadbent Flute 7 distinction Camilla Davies Bowles singing 8 distinction s part of the GCSE syllabus, we study a song by Capercaillie, a small, and to many, an unknown AScottish folk band. However, to true folk lovers, such as Mr Bellis, a chance to go and see them live in concert at Kendal Brewery Arts Theatre was an opportunity not to be missed.

Set in the lovely surroundings of Kendal, the concert was much anticipated by all the Y11 GCSE Music set and some pupils from Y10. Capercaillie performed several songs including, at Mr Everhart’s request, the song that which we study in our Music Anthology which was fascinating to see and hear performed live even though sadly none of us speak Gaelic! The fiddle player was possibly the finest player among them and kept the crowd enthralled by his numerous ‘jigs’. Karen Matheson, the lead singer Mrs Stott for her help and Mr Bellis also for driving us and of the band, was mesmerising to watch. The whole helping us to have a spectacular evening listening to evening was a success and in my opinion, probably one folk fusion. of the best school trips I have been on. I would like to thank Mr Everhart for all his planning and driving the bus, Katie Harrison, Y11 76 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 77 Music & Drama Snippets Art &Design Creative Arts Speech and Drama Honours for “Alice” actors Eugine Lee, L6

Creative Arts Speech and Drama has many different aspects to it so it Following Isobel Jones’ (L6 St) excellent portrayal of Alice, attracts lots of different students - those who want to try and David Hickling’s (U6 P) acrobatic performance as the acting either solo or with a friend, who want to improve Cheshire Cat in the School production of Lewis Carroll's their public speaking and who want to try performance classic, Izzy was selected to work with the National reading. Miss Cilgram offers all this and I honestly don’t Youth Theatre in summer 2011 where she worked with know how she does it. She manages to timetable her professional directors and other young people from Matthew Hill, Y11 Mitchell Rose, U6 students so they don’t miss too many lessons of the same across the country as part of an ensemble. David was subject, she plans lessons and organises and prepares us invited to take part in the National Student Drama Festival for our exams. ensemble auditions in Scarborough, where he had a I did Speech and Drama for all my five years at Giggleswick fantastic time, taking full advantage of the workshops, and it helped me with Drama GCSE and Theatre Studies A- acting classes and auditions available. Level. When I first started Speech and Drama I was not interested in acting, but by U6th I had achieved Gold Medal in acting and had enjoyed every moment. For this new found love of the theatre and performance I thank Miss Cilgram for everything that she has done for me and for her other students. Julia Beaumont

Speech and Drama Exam Results LAMDA Grade 3 Solo Acting: Lloyd Burnett (P) Grade 4 Solo Acting: Carolina Mondragon (D) David and Isobel in Alice Grade 4 Duologue Acting: Isaac Hamilton-Wheatley (D) and Eve Cowley, Y11 Benedict Willacy (D) Phillippa Mallinson, U6 Jess Bennett, U6 Grade 5 Group Acting: Matthew Bulmer (M) Honour Choir Joshua Davies (M) and Robbie Magell (M) Miriam Lord (Y9), Clara Grade 5 Duologue Acting: Francine Ellison (M), Stefanie Hill Mondragon Bayarri (Y8), (M), Maisie Spratt (D), Eleanor Thursby (D), Max Bell (M) Felicity Brearley (Y7), and Rory Bellis (M) Anna Mills, Will Rees- Grade 6 Reading for Performance: Frances Roberts (P) and Jones and Wil Richmond Catriona Bellis (M) (all Y6) attended North Grade 6 Bronze Medal Duologue: Eugene Lee (M) and Jon West Honour Choir Sharp (M) choral workshops this Grade 7 Silver Medal Duologue: Lottie O'Connell (P), Sophie year. Following Patchett (P), Helen Burkinshaw (P), Isobel Jones (P) rehearsals, the choir Henry Fell (P), Sally Slater (M), George Vyvyan (M) performed to a packed and Peter Wilden (M) house in Fulwood, near Grade 8 Gold Medal Duologue: Julia Beaumont (P) Preston, with Blackburn and Saskia Hill (P) Central Youth Choir and Picture above: Giggleswick York Academy, Grade 5 Public Speaking: Tom Pickles (D) the Lancaster Singers. choristers with composer Bob London College, Advanced Level Group Acting: Miriam was presented Chilcott Jack Carr, Will Grafton and Saran Kaup-Samuels (all D) with a gold badge and a Emily Bolger, Y11 Harriet Belk, L6 William Davidson, U6 LAMDA, Grade 7 Silver Medal Acting Solo: Lucy Ioannou (D) copy of a Bob Chilcott CD to mark her 5 years with the choir; an achievement only shared with one other singer. Staff Notes Congratulations to all the pupils who worked so hard to Hugh Stalker joined the school as Director of Music from learn the pieces, all of which were performed from 1960-67. He returned in 1982 as a piano teacher and organist memory in the concert! until finally retiring in 2010. He is still very much involved in local music-making and is much missed by the Music Edward Percival Department Edward Percival (Y8), Music Scholar and winner of the Judith Briscall was the school’s singing teacher from KS3 Young Musician of the Year 2011, has accepted a 1989-2010. In a career spanning over twenty years, Judith place to study trombone, violin and composition at the coached numerous singers, many of whom have gone on Junior Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. to successful careers in music, and also directed many He is a member of the Lancashire Youth Jazz Band and concerts and productions, most recently Little Shop of the Slaidburn Band and plays trombone in the Northern Horrors. We wish her well in her retirement. rehearsals of the National Children's Orchestra.

78 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 79 The key in any department or area of life is to have programmes now! It is always important to ‘do your Staff News someone who is wholly reliable, dependable and with an job’, but Christine brought more that that and in tandem eye for the detail. Christine ticked all of these boxes and with Mrs Lambert, provided an entertaining working Bill Bartlett, Housemaster more. She worked with ‘quiet efficiency’ (last inspection environment. report), but more importantly produced a whole host of little over 3 years ago I asked Bill how he would founded and documents on time and often before they were asked Christine now moves on to ensuring John gets all his jobs

Staff News feel about taking on the care of my son. I asked developed, The for! This typified her approach to working and made it done and that the cruise industry will have to make sure Athis because I knew that the unique working Paley Coffee easy for all those around her to move forward. everything is working to plan, otherwise…. relationships which build up amongst the Senior House Club. Hockey Staff can understandably become strained, and looking coach, The work that she undertook for both Deputy Heads and We would all like to thank Christine for her time and after one’s colleagues’ offspring only adds seasoning to photographer, other senior members of the school will always be effort in the Office over the twenty plus years she the mix! camper, cyclist, appreciated. Her stories of the previous night’s television worked at the School. Media Mogul, will be seriously missed and I may have to watch more I was anxious to be sure that Bill was comfortable with Founding Editor Mr N A Gemmell this; characteristically Bill was whimsically jolly and a little of the Wham surprised. I think he expected that I would want my son Chronicle, IT dragooning and marching hither and thither—something teacher and which we all know Bill does not do. However I knew that above all the he would be treated to gentle admonishment, unstinting most caring of Charles Marsh patience, unfailing understanding and wise guidance that housemasters; he one as desperately laid back as my son so desperately has left gaps all harles arrived at Giggleswick having barely been up our break-times! He needed. over the school. away; it seems that that big smoke of Cambridge moves on to Ccould not keep him apart from his beloved school. Charterhouse where I am The adolescent child is rather like a badly wired gadget In the background was Sam; resolute and immensely He was extremely popular with the pupils throughout his sure he will be a huge with all the circuitry incorrectly connected. As they caring, her intelligent and shrewd counsel smoothed the three years here, and his various clubs of cake-making, success, particularly if he grow up, with time and care the wiring steadily improves angst of many a Paley boy and she supported Bill chess, and table-tennis were extremely well-received. lets them taste his and the gadget works better and better. Bill has wielded tirelessly in the trials and tribulations of the Senior House culinary delights from the his soldering iron with the deftness of Dumbledore with Staff life. As a package they were unique. Bill arrived in However, this does not reflect his commitment to the out-set. the Elder Wand. We never know the new challenges that 2003 to follow a very big character whose boots had Mathematics department, and the intellectual richness face us as we trudge off to take line on each new day, left a deep impression on the corridors of Paley and that he offered, nor does it do justice to the fantastic but Bill treated them all with the eccentric enthusiasm wisely WNB did not attempt to fill them. Instead he cakes that he provided for the Common Room to lighten Mr A Simpson which characterised him and the Paley boys in his care carved his own individual, kind and thoughtful impression during the past eight years. into those walls. No doubt Mr Griffiths will do his own thing too, that’s the way it seems to be in all our houses, He inspired countless numbers of adults and pupils alike and they are the better for it. Bill and Sam contributed to take up the very considerable challenge of “G2G3PC” hugely to every walk of school life as schoolmasters do, Antonia Gawn and in so doing he brought about the gathering of well and we will remain indebted to them for that. ntonia arrived at Giggleswick in 2007 as Miss guidance to pupils through over £10,000 for the Armanda-Marga Children’s Wimbush. Her infectious sense of fun and good Air, O2 and Glod camps. Orphanage in Kenya. Many sons were nurtured into young As Arch Deacon Paley once wrote; “That man is truly Ahumour have brightened the days of many of the men like countless others by the maverick but virtuous who is neither proud in good fortune nor abject students and staff with whom she worked. In addition, she has also run nevertheless vigilant and insightful care of Bill and Sam. in bad”. This could so easily be Bill and Sam’s Paley the House General epitaph and certainly how we can remember them as Unparalleled in her flare for costumes, her Mary Poppins Knowledge competition Memories of Bill will be etched into Giggleswick and they make their way in Bangladesh. and Banana outfits brought smiles to the faces of many. for the past two years. Paley lore for current and future generations: In her time at Giggleswick she has had a tremendous Antonia’s ever cheerful Potation Day resurrected, Gigg to Gigg 3 Peaks sustained impact in both the Junior and Senior Schools and she will demeanour and her kind and enhanced, The Mombasa Children's Charity (MCC) Mr J P Bellis be missed greatly, especially by members of her form. heart will be greatly missed and we wish her all Antonia’s contributions to the students of Giggleswick the best in her new job in Kent. extended beyond the classroom. She was an active Christine Pearson member of the school’s Christian community, offering Mrs J A Norris hristine Pearson began her career at Giggleswick in incredibly Mr Scholey’s back bedroom, which is where the conscientious Deputy CHeadmaster’s offices were sited at the time of her Heads’ Secretary with arrival. It may be difficult to state exactly when she a whole host of Jennet Curry came as most old records have been lost and only black attachments, some of ennet Curry has completed three years supporting of pupils have benefited from individual help in exams and white images remain in the annuls but I am reliably which have included pupils and classes across all years in the Senior School scribing where necessary and we are grateful for this informed, verbally, that Christine joined the Office staff her working closely as our multi-talented teaching assistant. work. She will be remembered by some members of on 12 November, 1990. J with the OGs, UCAS, Common Room as an expert conversationalist! We wish Exam results, and she She adopted a no-nonsense approach to working in the her well in her new role at Christ Church Primary School Before any further ramblings lead to law suits, it has to was the real organiser classroom alongside a variety of teachers and pupils who in Skipton. be said that Christine finished her career in the of all major school benefited from her wide knowledge and willingness to refurbished offices in the main building. She was an events! make sure they were learning. In addition a small number Mr J M Curry

80 Chronicle 2011 Chronicle 2011 81 David Arkell Lindsay Voigt Staff News avid joined the school in 2006 as Chapel Organist walker and supported and A Level Music Teacher. Shortly after, he also the Outdoor Pursuits e are saying goodbye to Lindsay after ten years her to know that she has

Staff News Dtook up the post of resident house tutor in Paley. programme of working in the Medical Centre at Giggleswick left her mark with us. As an organist, David is extremely conscientious; wholeheartedly. He WSchool. Over the years Lindsay has been a All of us in the Medical voluntaries and accompaniments were always thoroughly was also always keen brilliant colleague and friend. She has been hardworking, Centre wish Lindsay, Nick prepared and excellently executed. to help with Saturday caring, loyal and supportive both to the students and staff. and the family all the very night cinema trips and best as they move back to He is a very fine organist and I enjoyed hearing him numerous excursions She has carried out her role as Deputy Sister with Scotland to begin the next develop in confidence over the years. David was well to ice-skating and the professionalism and when things get busy and stressful she phase of their lives. has always presented with a positive attitude and a great known for his exciting last verse re-harmonisations and like. David leaves sense of humour. We are sad to see her go, but would like modulations which always kept us on our toes. On the Giggleswick to pursue Mrs J Jones piano, David accompanied hundreds of pupils in their the study of Chamber music exams as well as in our Young Musician of the Year Music at The Vienna competition. David’s great affinity with Chamber music in Conservatoire and to all its forms was most clearly demonstrated in his re-kindle his love of Jo Mahler performance of the piano solo part for Beethoven’s Triple the German language and Teutonic culture. Concerto with Settle Orchestra in 2010. David was a keen o Mahler worked at Senior School within the Learning teachers to set their sights higher at all times. I have Mr D C Everhart Support department for two years, expanding her personally appreciated several long afternoons discussing Jexisting role from GJS. She brought a wealth of and at times disagreeing as to how to help pupils experience supporting pupils and used this to ensure progress. We wish her well in her new management role personalised support. at Dyslexia Action, but I know she is still interested in hearing about the achievements of the pupils she has Her help was appreciated by pupils and parents alike. She worked with. Peter Ollis has helped to introduce new systems in school and was never afraid to challenge both pupils and occasionally Mr J M Curry eter arrived at Giggleswick in September 2010 vast experience has having already led a distinguished career as an Air also benefited many of PCommodore in the RAF and as the Chief Executive his colleagues, as well of Stevenage Borough Council. It would have been easy, as those that he therefore for him to choose a leadership post in any taught, and he will industry as his next challenge, but he chose teaching. move on to his next New Staff 2010 teaching challenge at He did this for ideological and personal reasons so that the JCB Academy with Peter Keron joins the mathematics department from Skipton football pitch. We wish him good luck in Leeds where he Girls High School where he was a mathematics teacher and went to find another job but found the charming Kylie; he is he could 'give something back' to the community, and our best wishes, learning manager. He has previously worked as a researcher now working for a Grammar school as a Spanish assistant. this motivating factor has been evident throughout his having left Giggleswick for Boots The Chemist and has represented Great Britain at brief but successful career at the school. a richer and happier Wildwater Canoeing. He graduated with an MSc in Industrial Coralie Pothon left “Le Mont Blanc” because it was too cold place to work and Biotechnology from the University of Nottingham in 2001 and and rainy and came to Giggleswick. She brought with her the His conscientious and dedicated approach has been of study. has taken the position of resident tutor in Morrison House. flavour of the French countryside and delighted us with her huge value to the pupils, many of whom have far finest “patisserie”. She was an excellent classroom practitioner exceeded their expectations throughout this year. His Miss Katie Scarlett Howard, trained for a BA in Fine Art at who helped all year groups and levels. Her subject knowledge Mr A Simpson Liverpool John Moore’s University and then went on to do was first rate and pupils enjoyed her lessons. She teaching experience and a Post Graduate degree in Sculpture commanded respect from those she taught and engaged her at The Cyprus College of Art. Katie has been given extra pupils with carefully prepared lessons, and girls in particular teaching duties as part of her post as resident ceramic artist with her charm and sophistication. She supported the French to fill in for Mrs Nicole McGoldrick's maternity leave. Katie teachers extremely well and was a key member of our exhibits her figurative ceramic sculpture extensively Department. We congratulate her for her success in her exams throughout selected UK galleries. and wish her the very best in her Masters Degree.

James Sali &Sarah Williams Michael Offland, OG, joined the Richard Whiteley Theatre For the Record eing a Gappie is a very strange job indeed. You get energy and enthusiasm and team in September as Theatre Manager to oversee the Marriages: all the photocopying and ‘assisting’ jobs that are not Sarah’s sheer kindness, but development of the theatre. He gained a BA in Technical and Bnecessarily the most immediately thrilling tasks the is good to hear that they Production Arts at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and school has to offer – and you have to undertake them are both enjoying Drama and has worked as a freelance technician with various willingly. themselves back in theatre companies. He is also resident tutor in Nowell. Australia and have fond Shelley Hannah and Michael Davidson James Sali and Sarah Williams adjusted cheerfully and, as memories of their time David Bonilla came to Giggleswick hoping to find a vibrant with all the best Gappies, their role in settling the September with us. They are welcome city full of life, he was not very wrong we have “life-stock” Shelley Hannah and Michael Davidson and he was thrilled. He was mesmerised by the “Harry Potter” Jane Birch and Chris Norris intake was crucial. By the time they left they were, in to return at any time. look of our school and immediately fitted in. He had the Julie Middleton and Adam Graham absolutely the most positive sense, integral to the work of courage of his convictions, yet always displayed gentleness Joanne Cooke and Nigel Airey the Junior School and Catteral. We greatly missed James’ Mr A J Pickles and tact in his dealings with others. 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Raczkowski AE Music Technology SAE, Liverpool Style Mathematics Joshua Tsang / Niki Leung Music Terrence Tang Wright PJ Physics Southampton Biology Joe Russell Open Partridge Art Prize William Davidson Turnbull Chemistry Joe Russell Butler Literature Prize Tristan Griffin Science Lucy Ioannou Prizes Russell Harty Drama Prize Isobel Jones Allan Physics William Ludlam The Hyslop Geography Prize Josephine Hornsey Art Holly Ross Andrew Beaver Design Prize William Davidson Design: Product Design Carolina Mondragón Bayarri Simpson Craft Prize James Harr Francmanis EJ Economics Leeds Design: Resistant Materials William Ludlam Swann Outdoor Pursuits Prize William Ewbank Shute Harris BPM Art Foundation Leeds Music Eleanor Thursby Farley Cup for Cricket William Davidson Lee CHS Business Hong Kong University Drama Eleanor Thursby Warwick Brookes Junior Merit Prize Hannah Renwick / Catherine Harrison O’Connell GF Mathematics Bath Religious Studies Elizabeth Nuttall Heads of House Awards Josephine Hornsey / Edward Buck / Read L Sports Coaching Cumbria Religious Studies (Short Course) Poppy Russell Mitchell Rose / David Hickling/ Shepherd EA Motorsport Engineering Bath GCSE Physical Education Kyran Clarke Samuel Sharp / Rebecca Blake Sit ECY Biomedical Engineering Hong Kong University Junior Sport Georgia Birley / Callum Lockett Deputy Heads of School Christopher I’Anson Strickland TP Business Management Huddersfield (2011) Sean Whiteside Memorial Prize Josephine Hornsey Tan VZ Mathematics Bath (Personal Achievement) Thomas AD International Relations & European Studies WSHiP, Warsaw Waugh English Emily Bolger Peacock Memorial (General Merit) Rosie Arnold / Edward Bolger Year Howson Latin Samuel Wood Old Giggleswickian Club Prize Catriona Bellis / Peter Wilden Howson Modern Languages, French Thomas Frik Williams Memorial (General Merit) Jessica Lowe / Joe Stamper 11 Howson Modern Languages, German Kyran Beadle Marshall Memorial (Sporting Achievement) William Davidson / Sarah Clough Howson Modern Languages, Spanish Christian Laverick Sutcliffe Memorial George Vyvyan Moore History William Collins (Achievement in CCF Army Section) Bailey LC Drama and English Literature Sheffield Hurst Geography Richard Broomby Pape Memorial Trophy Christopher Ewbank Style Bardsley LA Spanish and Russian Nottingham (2011) Style Mathematics Jump Lertthanasarn / Rowan South (Achievement in RAF) Farmer GE Philosophy and Theology Nottingham Biology Hannah Renwick Silver Kukri Trophy Henry Fell Lawson AM Psychology Lancaster (2011) Turnbull Chemistry Rowan South (Achievement in Royal Marines) Lee CYY Art Foundation Central St Martin’s, London Allan Physics Tatjana Festl Style Memorial (High Endeavour) Lorenz Leichthammer Marshall GA Art Foundation London College of Fashion GCSE Additional Science Claudia Kühn Headmaster’s Prize Julia Beaumont / James Holtam Mortimer C Psychology Lancaster (2011) Music Emily Bolger Parker MM Psychology Northumbria (2011) Home Economics Lily Liu Sharp T English Literature and Theology Liverpool Art Eve Cowley Smith EL Accounting Craven College Design: Product Design Harvey Corner Taylor SLS Events Management Leeds Metropolitan

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