GAZETTE 2016 GAZETTE OLD EDWARDIANS KING EDWARD’SSCHOOL Stan Lampard, reminisces Former Teacher of Biology, adventure Wildlife and should provide what agoodeducation Lord Willettstalksabout for life An education inspiration behindhisbook Jonathan Coereflects onthe Rotters’ Club Writing The In thisissue... BIRMINGHAM

Issue 294 Contents 03

News

A word from the Chairman 04

Letters to the Editor 04

Events: a year in pictures 06

Forthcoming OE events 07

School news 08

Features

Jonathan Coe on writing 10 The Rotters’ Club Welcome An education for life: David Willetts 12

2015/2016 has already been a very good year for King Edward’s School, even an annus mirabilis, or even mirabilissimus, and that’s not just because a new Chief Master has been appointed who Former Masters has a teaching qualification. The School has won major national prizes: The Sunday Times IB School of the Year, the TES Independent Schools Award for independent school/state school Stan Lampard reminisces 14 partnership, the national Senior Maths Challenge competition for an unprecedented second year in a row. In 2015 half the boys got over 40 points in IB, over a third of the boys got 10 A*s at GCSE and in January 2016 27 boys received offers from Oxford and Cambridge, the highest figure since 2002, a time when we still benefited from government funded Assisted Places. Archives

And why should this be? Well, you might say that it is the Old Edwardians what done it. This Archive matters 16 school is only a great school when it can attract the brightest boys in Birmingham and beyond – some even come from Derby these days – and that has only been possible through the support of alumni over the last decade. The Ruddock Hall and the Brode Wing enrich the lives of all and attract boys to come in the future. Through the support of you all, we have doubled the number of boys on Assisted Places and these bright boys are the boys who are likely to go on to win Old Edwardians the glittering prizes and Oxbridge offers and create the culture of the school. And, those bright boys now closely reflect the ethnic mix of this city, which must be significant for this city’s future Careers focus: the law 18

prosperity and cohesion. Soon, very soon, we’ll have raised £10m for that vital purpose. However, Old Edwardians news in brief 20 support has come in other forms, too: Jonathan Coe and David Willetts appear in this Gazette Obituaries 24 and they are merely two of many who have come back to talk of the world’s possibilities. That has enriched us, too. Old Edwardian publications 30

I cannot imagine that, in recent years, any school has owed so much to its alumni and my final words to you, dear readers, must be words of thanks.

Jonathan Coe (1979) reflects on the inspiration behind The Rotters’ Club

pg10 ■ John Claughton (1975) Chief Master and President of the OEA 04 News News 05

A brief word from: Letters to The Chairman A call for cross country runners

The OEA website the Editor Dear Editor, The entry rules were simple: a team of gives a good idea unlimited numbers with four to score in the of the increasing On a mild but damp December Saturday, four Open race, and three in the various Veterans’ number of things intrepid Old Edwardians headed to categories. All ages were taking part, with the going on, and Wimbledon Common to take part in the oldest competitors being well into their each year this is Thames Hare & Hounds Alumni Cross seventies. With a hint of nostalgia, wearing reassuringly more Country Race. The race has taken place vests from the 1990s, KES just had a team. diverse and better Canadian choir comes to KES annually since 1953 but as far as we are First back was Andrew Peat in an excellent 5th supported. This is aware KES has never before entered a place (time 27:07) followed by Shafiq its own testament to the efforts made team in this prestigious event. Rasheed in 56th, Barry Elkington 139th, and be centred on southern England. We will be by Simon Lerwill during his long tenure Ian Lewis 204th. As a first attempt we were singing in cathedrals and major churches in and all the support from the Old The Thames Hare & Hounds clubhouse is a pleased to see the team finishing 15th out of Pictured (L-R): Barry Elkington (1974), Ian Lewis (1982), Coventry, Worcester, Gloucester, Great Edwardian Office team. treasure trove of historic photographs, the the 28 schools entered. There was a social Andrew Peat (1999) and Shafiq Rasheed (2000). Malvern and Bath, as well as my alma mater Club boasting Roger Bannister, Chris element to this event as well with tea and 2015’s London Dinner was well attended Queen’s College, Oxford. When our choir Chataway and Chris Brasher amongst its cakes after the race and a visit to the nearby interested parties can email me to find out – a third more than in 2014 and back director also expressed an interest in members. An inspiration to tackle the five Telegraph pub before heading for home. more at: [email protected] to the same number as 2013, and had performing in Birmingham, because of its mile long course, which was a true test of Further information on the history of the race, more under 25s than any recent year historic association with both Elgar and Parry, cross country running ability, much of it being I hope that there may be Old Edwardians including past results, is available at: – another very good signal. They were I immediately thought of the new Ruddock along footpaths through woodland with reading the Gazette who would be interested www.thameshareandhounds.org.uk well rewarded by Stephen Cooper’s Performing Arts Centre at KES. ditches to jump and short muddy slopes in taking part in the next race, which will take reminiscences and a quite tremendous to climb. place on Saturday, 17 December 2016. Any Barry Elkington (1974) speech from our School Captain, Josh I am now very pleased to report that Pax Kimblin. A Careers Day in January Christi Chorale will indeed be presenting a and Creative Industries Drinks in concert at the Ruddock Centre on February added to the variety, although Wednesday 27 July at 7pm, with proceeds to the event that I had most criticism be donated to the AP100 Campaign. We will for missing was the John Lewis be performing a cappella masterworks by Travelling the world extravaganza in November! Schütz, Rheinberger, Brahms, Mendelssohn and several more recent composers. In this edition you will hear from Jonathan Dear Editor, Dear Editor, Good sense (i.e. my long-suffering wife) Coe with some of his observations There’s no argument that the cause is persuaded me that we needed a break from about The Rotters’ Club, which painted While KES laid the groundwork for a career in good, while I can assure you that the music An email from the editor of the Gazette is the war-torn Middle East, and that led me a picture those of us from the 70s scientific research, the School also fostered will be excellent, so here’s an invitation not to be ignored: what have you been up to six years with The Guardian in London recognised in an instant – and will be my continuing love of choral singing. to Old Eds within striking distance of to since leaving King Edward’s in 1964? The and then 24 with The Economist – who brought to life at The Rep in the first Professionally, my path led to several KES to come and hear us! Further details short answer is three hedonistic years reading were generous enough to give me foreign week of April. Also here are David locations in Canada. Since 1982 I’ve lived in will be posted on the Ruddock Centre Arabic at Cambridge and then four decades postings in Singapore, Hong Kong, Brussels, Willetts’ words from Speech Day and an the Toronto area, where until my retirement I website: www.ruddockpac.co.uk and travelling the world, first as a lecturer in Libya Washington DC, Paris and Los Angeles. interview with Stan Lampard – as ever you can read about Pax Christi Chorale worked on human vaccine R&D projects for (my wife and I arrived two weeks after Colonel there is much to link Old Edwardians at: www.paxchristichorale.org One of the great benefits of being a journalist Connaught Laboratories (now part of Sanofi Gaddafi’s revolution) and in Lebanon at the with the School today as we also hear of is that you meet interesting people – both Pasteur), ending up directing test American University of Beirut – and then as academic, sporting and artistic trials Stephen Cockle (1964) great and lowly – in interesting places. All development for candidate vaccines. a journalist. and tribulations. those experiences have encouraged me in Retirement meant more time for singing, both writing my latest book, The World in Conflict: This is John Claughton’s last Gazette as Journalism, of course, is a wonderful excuse choral and solo. I now sing with Pax Christi understanding the world’s troublespots, Chief Master. Let’s hope that the AP100 to avoid serious adulthood! Working for NBC Chorale, one of the leading community choirs which aims to analyse the reasons for war Campaign will get to the £10m and allow If you would like to share your memories News during the Lebanese civil war I came in Toronto that’s particularly known for its and violence – from Afghanistan and Africa to him a not-out century. Having led with of King Edward’s, respond to anything you across another Old Edwardian, the BBC’s large-scale dramatic performances of Latin America and Asia – in today’s world. I such energy and vision, it would be read in this Gazette or have an idea for David Sells – who became a great friend and neglected masterpieces. In recent years we don’t expect to match the readership figures only right. a story for the next Gazette, contact the colleague, and later a neighbour in London. have presented Edward Elgar’s The Kingdom, of that other Old Edwardian, Lee Child, but I editor at: [email protected] or by post to: Sprinting under sniper-fire from one ruined Hubert Parry’s Judith, Hector Berlioz’s do hope that my book will help Edwardians The Editor, Development & OEA Office, L’Enfance du Christ and Handel’s Solomon. building to another reminded me that David past and present to feel better informed King Edward’s School, Edgbaston Park had been one of KES’s best athletes – about the world we live in. Road, Birmingham B15 2UA ■ James Martin (1979) This summer the choir is embarking on its and was a lot faster than this younger Chairman of the OEA first overseas tour, which, happily for me, will Old Edwardian. John Andrews (1964) 06 News News 07 Events: 6 1 Careers Day, January 2015 Forthcoming Old Edwardians from professions ranging from chemical engineering to insurance management talked to boys in the OE events Fifths about their careers. a year in Get together with friends and classmates, visit the 2 Professional Networking in London, March 2015 School and rekindle childhood memories or simply join At this joint KES and KEHS event, Old Edwardians from us for a drink. To find out more about any of our events across the capital had the opportunity to network with fellow pictures visit: www.oldeds.kes.org.uk/events or professionals and take part in a panel discussion and Q&A on tel: 0121 415 6050. ‘The Future of the Media’. 7 1 Event invitations are usually sent by email – update your details at: www.oldeds.kes.org.uk/mykes to make 3 Golden and Diamond Anniversary Reunion, March 2015 sure you don’t miss out. Old Edwardians from the classes of 1955 and 1965 enjoyed a tour of the School, lunch in the Dining Hall and a visit to the ‘King Edward’s School and the Great War’ exhibition at this informal reunion. King Edward’s School and 4 Oxford Lecture, April 2015 2 the Great War exhibition, Richard Mayou (1958) presented a lecture on Oxford Botanic Garden is Britain’s oldest – can it be the world’s best university Last Friday of every month garden? at Nuffield College, Oxford. The exhibition in the Memorial Chapel, which marks the service and sacrifice of Old Edwardians who served in the 8 5 An audience with Bill Oddie, May 2015 conflict, will be updated in May 2016 to commemorate the Battle of the Somme. As part of the AP100 Campaign, the School hosted an evening with Campaign ambassador Bill Oddie (1959). Summer Concert,

6 Year Group Reunion, June 2015 Monday 25 April 2016 Over 80 Old Edwardians from the classes of 1975, 1985, 1995 An opportunity to say goodbye to John Claughton and enjoy and 2005 caught up with old friends over a drinks reception and a drinks reception prior to the concert at Symphony Hall. three course carvery dinner in the Dining Hall. 3 Tolkien Lecture, 9 7 Tolkien Lecture, September 2015 Wednesday 4 May 2016 Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of the last 50 years, A lecture on the centenary of the Somme campaign given by gave a talk entitled A-Z, A Pianist’s Alphabet as part of this eminent historian Sir Hew Strachan. academic lecture series. Medics Drinks, 8 Sports Dinner, October 2015 Wednesday 11 May 2016 Dennis Amiss MBE was the guest speaker at this event which Old Edwardian medics are invited to share their provided Old Edwardian sportsmen with the opportunity to knowledge and experience with current pupils at this reunite with former teammates over drinks and dinner. informal networking event.

9 An evening in John Lewis, November 2015 Old Edwardians AGM, Supporters of the AP100 Campaign enjoyed an exclusive event 4 5 10 Thursday 16 June 2016 at the new John Lewis in Grand Central, Birmingham including All Old Edwardians are welcome to attend the AGM and a drinks reception and private shopping. enjoy a buffet lunch.

10 London Dinner, November 2015 Year Group Reunion: Stephen Cooper (1976), author of The Final Whistle: The Great 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006, War in Fifteen Players, spoke at this annual event for Old Edwardians living in or around London. Saturday 18 June 2016 Visit the School and catch up with old friends over drinks and a three course dinner. 08 News News 09

School news Round-up from the School Captain 1 3 1: Joshua Kimblin, Awards School Captain. ‘hat-trick’! 2: The Class of 2015. 3: The U16 hockey team. King Edward’s School won three prestigious 4: Arpan Sharma playing national awards in 2015: The Sunday Times in the Choral and International Baccalaureate School of the Orchestral Concert. Year, TES Best Independent-Maintained School Collaboration, and John Claughton 5: The Outreach was named Best Head of Public School by 4 Summer School. Tatler magazine.

The first award came in September at the Tatler Schools Awards 2016 with John Claughton, Chief Master, being crowned the ‘Best Head of Public School’ ahead of 2 competition from Heads of Cheltenham Ladies’ College, Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, St Edward’s Oxford and St 5 Swithun’s School in Winchester.

On Sunday 22 November The Sunday Times announced the winners for its coveted School of the Year awards, which saw King Edward’s receive its second award as ‘The Sunday Highest number of Oxbridge offers Times International Baccalaureate School of the Year’. The School took the top spot in the in more than a decade International Baccalaureate (IB) category for It has been another exceptional year for King The School continues to offer and excel in a Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, with Arpan its outstanding performance in the IB Diploma Edward’s in many different ways. In academic wide range of activities outside of the Sharma playing a virtuosic solo. in 2015, which placed King Edward’s School 27 boys have received offers from Oxford and “Oxford and Cambridge are world-class affairs, the departing Sixth Form left with classroom. In sport, the U13 cricket team 26th overall in The Sunday Times league table Cambridge for entry in October 2016, the institutions and they attract the best talent record-breaking IB results. Three boys joined reached the national final of their annual The final success of this year has been the of independent schools and best of any highest number of offers received by the from all round the world. The number of the 45 point club, with full marks in all Bunbury Cup Tournament, for the first time expansion of the Outreach Programme. Each year, the Programme engages with school offering 100% IB to its sixth form. School since 2002. applications rises year on year so that it has subjects, and over half of the cohort attained ever and the U16 badminton team came over 11,000 primary school children and never been harder to get an offer: for some scores of 40 points or more. That translates second in their national competition. The 450 teachers, from 190 local schools, in The third award to make the ‘hat-trick’ was 15 boys received offers from Cambridge, courses there are a dozen applicants for into 4 A*s in A Level-ese and a lot of hard senior hockey team reached their national the ‘Best Independent-Maintained School finals, too. Will Ritchie-Moulin, the athletics extra-curricular activities run by teachers another record, and 12 from Oxford. This every place. It could not be more competitive work in everyday speech. The School had Collaboration’ awarded to the School at the and gaining an offer requires not only ability captain, deserves a notable mention after and pupils from KES. Under the indefatigable brings the total number of offers received similar success in GCSE results, with 24 boys 2015 TES Independent School Awards on and hard work, but real intellectual winning the 110m hurdles bronze medal Mr Arbuthnott, it has grown to offer everything by boys at the School over the last six years attaining the maximum 10 A*s and 89% of Friday 27 November. The TES award was in engagement – and great commitment at the ESAA Championships, which is from medieval archery to core literacy skills to 125. the grades either As or A*s. recognition of the School’s extensive and passion from our teachers, too. the world’s most prestigious student seminars for primary teaching staff. The outreach programme, which engages with athletics competition. School also runs an annual Summer School The last time a higher number of offers were When not in exam halls, KES boys have been over 11,000 primary school children and 450 “We are particularly pleased that the boys for 100 pupils from disadvantaged schools. received was in 2002 when there were 30 proving their mettle in national Mathematics, teachers from 190 schools within the local have won offers across such a breadth of This year’s Senior Production, Cabaret, was a Outreach is one of the School’s most offers. This year’s offers range across 13 ‘Schools’ Challenge’ and Chemistry community each year. subjects: half of the offers are in Maths and tale of unlikely love set against the rise of important projects, as it reflects our different courses including six offers for competitions. KES’ finest mathematicians Science, half in humanities subjects and that Nazism. It was a testament not only to the continuing duty to Birmingham and the history, four for modern languages and says a lot about the nature of this school and started the School’s successful streak by dramatic and musical abilities of the boys wider area. Long may it continue. three for medicine. the education it provides. And this might just winning the National Maths Challenge involved but also to the power of theatre to be further proof that the IB Diploma really is tournament, with full marks. The Schools’ commemorate and horrify. The sight of our Overall, the events of this school year have “This is a generation of exceptional talent the best preparation for the very best Challenge team then came runners-up in their elderly Jewish protagonist disappearing been both diverse and successful. They will and these boys richly deserve this remarkable universities. There won’t be many schools in annual competition, beaten by familiar rivals through the gates of a Berlin ghetto was continue to be so in the future. success,” said John Claughton, the this country that have a quarter of their pupils Haberdashers’ Aske’s School in the final. profoundly moving. Similarly emotive – and Chief Master. with Oxbridge offers.” Finally, two young chemists came 1st and 3rd no less dramatic at times – was the Joshua Kimblin in the Chemical Reaction Challenge. Symphony Orchestra’s performance of 10 Feature Feature 11

publication the book was adapted as a Radio 4 serial, and then as a BBC2 TV show. “‘This is the beginning of It has been translated widely, is one of my a book.’ But how do you most popular novels in France and Italy, and Jonathan Coe is now coming to the Birmingham Rep in a on writing The Rotters’ Club follow that? And in any stage adaptation. case, what was this novel It has even made it onto the AS-level syllabus supposed to be about?” of one examination board, and I sometimes shake my head in amazement at the thought Ahead of the stage premiere About 39 years ago, some time in 1977, I sat now. I had written a comic, picaresque novel that my sixth-form-inspired comedy is now down to start writing a book. I would have in the vein of Kingsley Amis or Tom Sharpe of The Rotters’ Club at being studied by kids in the sixth form. Sadly, been 16 years old, but this was not such an and maybe it had been too predictable, too setting I chose – but the story, such as it was, however, I don’t think this board is used at Birmingham Repertory unusual activity for me. I had already started conventional. I’d decided that this new one fizzled out after about 30 pages, and the King Edward’s. If that was the case, the irony Theatre in April 2016, many books, and even finished a couple of was going to be called Half Asleep; Half book was soon abandoned and put away in a really would be too perfect. O them. One of them had even been sent to a Awake, and when I opened my red hardback bottom drawer. I believe it’s now somewhere Jonathan Coe (1979) writes publisher: Michael Joseph, chosen because exercise book (with ‘KING EDWARD’S in a cardboard box in my mother’s attic. they were the publishers of Spike Milligan, SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM’ printed in capitals about the inspiration behind How post-modern! Because yes, I had then one of my greatest heroes. They had on the cover) I wrote down the first sentence: discovered experimental writing, and the The basic idea, all the same, never quite went his ‘lucky’ book. turned the book down, of course, and ‘This is the beginning of a book.’ person to thank for it was my English teacher, away. For the next 20 years I secretly nurtured perhaps that was the thing spurring me on Tony Trott. Not that he had the vaguest inkling the thought that one day I would write a novel of what he had done. But for some reason, in about being at King Edward’s in the 1970s. the little store room at the back of his form When I did finally come to write it, the title room (at the northern end of the top corridor, was no longer Half Asleep; Half Awake but looking out onto the language labs) there had The Rotters’ Club, and King Edward’s was been five – just five – copies of a novel by the heavily disguised, with brilliant sleight of Irish writer, Flann O’Brien, called At Swim- hand, as King William’s. But few people were Two-Birds. When I mentioned this to Tony fooled, I have to admit. As for all that years later, he had no idea what they had postmodern trickery, my preoccupations as a been doing there, and had no memory of writer had shifted elsewhere, and I now having taught this novel or even read it. But thought it would be more interesting to write a these books definitely bore the King Edward’s broader panorama of the 70s, a decade stamp. I know that for a fact, because I’m defined by tricky industrial relations, shifting afraid I took one of those copies, and have attitudes towards race and an IRA bombing kept it ever since. And at that time, back in campaign that offered the perpetual 1977, I was positively fixated on it. This background threat of random violence. deliciously parodic box of tricks, a Russian Number 11 doll of novels-within-novels-within-novels, And yet I wanted the book to be a comedy, was tailor made for a smart-alec 16-year-old not a gloomy state-of-the-nation piece. I This is a novel about the hundreds of with a serious Monty Python obsession, and I wanted to capture something of the tiny connections between the public was determined to imitate it. No more awkwardness of adolescence, and some of and private worlds and how they affect conventional novels for me. I would lead my the absurdity which was revealed to me when us all. It’s about the legacy of war and readers (who didn’t exist, by the way) on a I revisited my own schoolboy diaries: the the end of innocence. It’s about how giddy dance, never sure whether they were ludicrous disparity between my teenage comedy and politics are battling it out reading a fiction or a diary, whether the intellectual arrogance and my basic ignorance and comedy might have won. It’s about author was a real person or a figment of his of the world outside KE. how 140 characters can make fools of own imagination. us all. You publish a book with no sense of whether Hence that opening sentence: ‘This is the it’s going to fly or sink like a stone. I worried It’s about living in a city where bankers beginning of a book.’ But how do you follow that, because The Rotters’ Club was set at a need cinemas in their basements and that? And in any case, what was this novel selective boys’ school, it would be seen as others need food banks down the supposed to be about? As a sensitive, having a skewed perspective on the 1970s. street. It is Jonathan Coe doing what somewhat depressed and introverted But it has turned out to be a lucky book. For he does best – showing us how we teenager studying at an elite boys’ school, I all his preciousness, people took a liking to live now. had little to write about except the experience Benjamin Trotter, my fictional alter ego (much of being a sensitive, somewhat depressed as they did to the very similar Adrian Mole, or Jonathan Coe’s 11th novel, Number 11, and introverted teenager studying at an elite to Henry Pratt in David Nobbs’s Second From is available now from Viking Books. boys’ school. So that was the subject and the Last in the Sack Race). Three years after 12 Feature Feature 13

One should always remember the wise words Alongside knowledge there is skills. Skills like of President George Bush when he was spotting a bad argument, knowing how to ask speaking at his former university. He said: “Congratulations to those the right questions and not being afraid to ask “Congratulations to those with A and B questions, and of course knowing how to grades, you’re going to have great with A and B grades, answer other people’s questions. The ability opportunities in life, and to those with Cs and you’re going to have great to see the world through the eyes of people Ds, you too can be president of the United from very different cultures than your own. All States.” So life after school has a whole host opportunities in life, and those skills are important, but they’re hard to of extraordinary changes and ups and downs. to those with Cs and Ds, absorb unless you learn them and develop them through the mediating experience of I congratulated the prize-winners, let me also you too can be president grappling with the knowledge of stuff that is particularly congratulate John Claughton, the really of interest to you. ‘Education’ has been Chief Master. John and I were contemporaries of the United States.” brilliantly defined as ‘what you are left with and I remember John as an incredibly gifted after you have forgotten everything you were Speech Day: all-rounder, not just with the same kind of taught’ and those things that are left will I intellectual interests that I had, but also hope be some combination of that knowledge incredibly accomplished at sport, which was about the narrow range of study that that and those skills. sadly something that rather passed me by. I involved. I gave up Maths far too soon and by have really enjoyed observing John’s giving up all sciences at the age of 16 I did Knowledge and skills are often experienced An education miss out on one of the great intellectual achievements during his time as Chief Master most through big, important, intellectual and now with one more year to go I think we enterprises of our age, the spread of scientific disciplines, the kind of disciplines that are can begin to get a sense of some of the understanding. That’s what I missed out on celebrated in the prizes that I’ve just been things that he has achieved and which but equally people who specialise in the handing out. They provide us with a key that for life are reflected in the speeches and sciences miss out as well. can help us unlock an understanding of the accomplishments that we have been world, and are one example of something talking about today. In my years in education both in the Shadow which I think the school song is really about: Cabinet and the Cabinet, I increasingly the importance of things that are bigger than David Willetts (1974) talked at Speech Day A cause that is close to John’s heart and concluded that the problem is not some yourself. That can be an academic discipline, in July 2015 about the importance of access, which is so important to the future of this general fundamental battle between different an institution, a profession with its values and school is to improve access. When I was here disciplines. My view is that the problem can standards, a political cause, or simply the the problem with specialising too early and it was a Direct Grant grammar school so the be traced back to specific features of the family that you love. what a good education should provide. issue of funding your place didn’t really arise. English educational system: the requirement In fact it was the then government’s assault of to go down to three A-levels at the age of 16. As the young people here set out on their The following is an abridged version of the Direct Grant status when I was a Sixth Former No other advanced Western country expects adult life, I think one of the messages from speech Lord Willetts delivered. that first got me interested in politics. I think teenagers, at that age, to take such a massive this school and from that great school song is back to the day when I got my place and decision about what they are going to if you try to pursue as your goal in life going to tell my grandfather. It was the only specialise in. That’s why I think it’s absolutely happiness or personal contentment, you’re time I saw my grandfather cry and that was right that this school has taken the bold step unlikely to find it. But if you follow those because he had won a place but his parents of embracing the IB. It will of course ensure greater causes you may find that happiness could not afford the fees and he had not been that in future, I hope, as the IB spreads, you and fulfilment creep up on you unawares.O able to come. So I very much welcome what will not have a Science Minister whose sole is being achieved and the continuing knowledge of science comes from an O-level fundraising that is ensuring that we will in Physics with Chemistry. achieve at this school, I am sure, full needs-blind admissions and that will be a The education that this school stands for great prize. seems to also embody two other principles that are sometimes seen as being in conflict. Another thing that John is associated with One is the importance of just knowing things: above all is a commitment to the breadth of knowledge. Knowledge of the shape of the education embodied in the IB. Now, I really history of this country and the world; enjoyed studying here three A-levels in knowledge of the cultures, not just of the History, English and German and I had great West but of the world; and that kind of teachers who encouraged me and inspired knowledge that enables you to place things me with those subjects. I have no regrets in and, when you get the raw experiences that having studied History, English and German, you’ll have through adulthood, have some but looking back I do have enormous regrets kind of sense of where they fit in. 14 Former Masters Former Masters 15

job it was to patch me up in the meantime, so much for the leader of their expedition. It was 4 Reminiscences of a certainly a good life-building experience for former Biology Master: me and for them. Field trips Within the Biology Department, the field trips were a real highlight. In the days when Dave Rigby, myself and Peter Russell all set off in a minibus to Aberystwyth to deliver the whole Stan experience: giving the lectures, taking the boys to the various marine sites, as well as providing ‘in-house’ evening entertainment. Every lad who took part will remember quite simply the great fun we had even if they can no longer name five different species of Lampard intertidal mollusc! Stan Lampard, who taught biology from 1977 Fun in lessons I remember taking boys off into the nature to 2015, talks about his early love of wildlife, reserve to carry out various ecological expeditions and having fun in lessons. projects and surveys, and they would always be reluctant to get back to their other lessons. an existence by catching and digesting woodland with a chalk trout stream running To chivvy them along I would challenge them insects. There is still the ‘small boy’ in me through it, all of which give me so much emergent viruses, global climate change, and to a bit of a duel: those that arrived after me who finds the fact there are plants that have pleasure to walk around with our beagle, Evie. 1 From researcher to teacher many other aspects which were unheard of at would be subjected to a soaking from a wash turned the tables on the animal kingdom Alternating roles as butler, site foreman and As a Biochemistry graduate I was offered the time I graduated. Biology is a fascinating bottle of water. Once I chucked a sponge of just amazing. office teaboy have all been added to my research work in the early days of genetic subject that is advancing probably more so cold water at a group of diffident Fourths but principal role as Grandad. Highfield has great engineering but the programme was than any other area of science at the moment. this was seen as a challenge and I was Life after King Edward’s potential, we’re restoring many of the rooms suspended under a voluntary moratorium, New discoveries, including, potential cures inevitably the one who came off worse. A bit In the last year I’ve completed a project that’s to use it as a venue for weddings and other deemed to be too risky to continue with! So I for diseases, the quest for new antibiotics, of fun in lessons, I think, helps get everybody been ticking away since Mexico in 1994, by social events. Our first wedding is scheduled went from Warwick University Microbiology bioinformatics as a way of creating designer along with the harder parts of work. being lead author on a book on the genus of for July, then my wife and I intend to hold a Department across the road to the Education th molecules to provide nanotechnological Pinguicula, sorry – the Butterworts, available celebration of our 40 wedding anniversary Department. I did my teaching practice at a solutions. It’s all amazing stuff! A passion for plants by Easter through Redfern Natural History in August. school in Chelmsley Wood and then an advert Publishing. This involved me translating came up at King Edward’s School. I knew Beyond the classroom I developed a passion A sense of adventure scientific descriptions from Latin or Spanish Final thoughts very little about the school and was quite for plants, housing diverse collections of Fun and a sense of adventure accompanied into English, producing full botanical Having spent as long as I have working for intimidated at first, until I arrived. I gradually xerophytes and tropical exotics in the school all my expeditions with KES. There’s always illustrations, providing many photographs, one organisation, you lust for new challenges, fell in love with the place, with the kids that I greenhouse. My speciality for one particular an element of surprise and that keeps you on and writing the concluding chapter. A great for doing something new and different and first taught and with the Common Room, the family, the Butterworts, stemmed from a your toes. You’ve got to be aware of potential opportunity for me, academically. I’ve certainly had that. Thoughts do return to rest is history! sabbatical term spent in the limestone risks: travelling through the middle of a mountains of Mexico, where these plants eke the School and the many friends I’ve made An early interest in wildlife rainforest in a canoe, pitching tents after In the summer following retirement I worked with great affection. I’m confident that the cutting clearings on the banks of the river, as camp manager with Operation Wallacea in work I’ve done in helping to resource the From an early age I was out in the countryside then finding yourself sharing the dining shelter 3 Madagascar for 10 weeks, repaying in kind Biology Department with the Field Centre with my mum and dad. Every weekend was a with all sorts of exotic creatures, many of for several past KES expeditions with them. and Nature Reserve, the Greenhouse, and in mini adventure and I always came back with which could be potentially dangerous. The Redfern publishers also run expeditions to developing the KES Expeditions Award and bits and pieces, originally for the nature table people we’ve had with us, local guides and lots of fascinating, wild places and there’s an leading Expeditions across the globe, will all in primary school, though I soon had my own scientists, experts in their field at handling opportunity for me to be part of their team of continue and grow in strength. I also think mini-zoo at the end of the garden where I such creatures, gives you the chance to get leaders, which will be working with I’ve been through probably some of the most kept mini-beasts: amphibians and reptiles. up close to some of the most awesome enthusiastic adults rather than students. exciting times at the School and of that I feel My mum used to go mad at me because wildlife there is. very privileged. So, my closing thoughts are: they’d escape and run loose in the garden, There have been massive changes within my ‘Thanks, KES!’ O 2 such that she couldn’t gather the vegetables The last expedition to Ecuador and the family. We’ve had two marriages, one birth for dinner without a frog hopping into her Galapagos Islands will remain prominent in and unfortunately the death of my father in Main image: Stan holding a Tarantula in wellington boot. I just love the natural world, my memory alongside the first expedition that November. Perhaps the biggest ever Guatemala in 2006. in all its manifestations. I led from KES to Borneo. Everybody reminds adventure of our family life has been to pool 1: Looking into the abyss from 2,700m on the me of being a casualty on my own expedition, resources with my daughter, my son and his summit of Roraima, Venezuela in 2005. Evolution of biology I lacerated my leg on a razor sharp shard of wife to invest in and purchase Highfield, a 2: On expedition in Guyana in 2012. Biology is a huge and constantly evolving giant bamboo and had to be flown to hospital huge, Grade II listed Victorian country house 3: The book on which Stan was lead author. subject with a scope extending from by helicopter. That was quite an experience in Driffield, East Yorkshire. Naturally, I’m head molecular dimension right through to global for the lads who took part in the evacuation gardener, with five acres of lawn to keep 4: Crossing the Andes in Southern Peru in 2007. phenomena with topics such as epigenetics, process as well as Chris Boardman whose under control and a couple of acres of 16 Archives Archives 17 Archive matters

The First World War: an insight The curious case of Herr from the Gazette of 1916 Rothe: part three

Old Edwardians Gazettes, much like the The point is that this boy had never been School Chronicles, are a remarkable resource under Rothe at all; he came from the CORRESPONDENCE. for researching OEs who fought and died old school and that was enough for the To THE EDITOR, O.E. Gazette. in the Great War. The adjacent letter, which foreigner to whom we behaved so badly. appeared in the OEG (30 December 1916) Dear Sir, provides a glimpse of camaraderie and dry At the end of the speech, two OEs asked for humour on the Western Front. We think that it may interest you to hear that an unofficial branch of the Association Rothe’s address so that they too might write has been started in a small “village” in France. This branch originally consisted of two and thank him for the gifts and comforts members, both of whom were ardent O.E.s and having to live together their conversation which he had sent to them while prisoners frequently turned to the School and Old Boy football days. Then a new of war. member arrived, accompanied by much bursting of shells, and demanded admission. As he was very tired and perspiring, and clamoured loudly Herr Rothe died two months after his story for brandy, he was elected forthwith, and so the branch grows. was told at the dinner. Just before his death he wrote a final letter to the OEA: We have at present on the club premises, dining room, kitchen, card room, bath room, lavatories and bedrooms. Unfortunately, we have been unable to start a billiard room yet, as our space is limited; but My brother-in-law sent me a detailed perhaps when more funds are available this will be forthcoming. account of the very kind words you total cubic capacity of the rooms is 768 feet, of which the kitchen,The as used about what little I did to make the most important part of the building, occupies about 250 cubic feet. Herr Rothe, second from left on the back row the involuntary stay of my old pupils, first in Heidelberg, then in Berlin, We have at present one hon. member, and are shortly expecting another, In the last two editions of the Gazette we After demobilization, an officer consulted more endurable. I owe too much to and innumerable country members attached (to our persons), but these have been telling the story of Herr August me and said, ‘Are you an Old Edwardian?’ the School and to my English family latter we are hoping to exterminate. Of course it is almost needless to say Rothe, a Language Master at King Edward’s to allow political considerations to that any Old Edwardians who will visit us, whether members of the from 1881 to 1912. So far we have learnt of ‘Yes, why?’ influence my dealings with them. branch or not, will be very welcome. We can usually offer some his possible involvement in the disappearance Please receive my warmest thanks refreshment and a rest for mind and body. It is a very safe “funk hole”. of a medieval codex, how he was regarded ‘So am I. Did you ever know a master at for your kindness, which…went far [A funk hole was a sleeping/resting cavity cut into the trench wall] to brighten up a period of gloom into A funk hole as a teacher, and his retirement on the eve the school called Rothe?’ The rule about visitors is very elastic. Anyone who has lost his way, anyone who is thirsty of war. In this concluding part, the KES which I am thrown through a bad attack of liver trouble. I left England in 1913 or lonely, may be introduced by himself. Guides to the surrounding district are provided archive tells the story of Herr Rothe’s act of All three founding members of the OEA ‘Yes, again, why?’ and am now just over 80. for the asking, and funerals arranged for. Of course, anyone who is suffering from wounds compassion during the Great War. in France survived the war and all were is ipso facto a member, but there is no ladies’ day. In conclusion, may we add that if Ever yours faithfully, recipients of the Military Cross: ‘I was a prisoner of war in Germany and any Old Edwardians who are unable to visit us personally wish to open up relations, While German, English and French troops my life was hell on earth. Suddenly things Aug. L Rothe we shall be only too glad to receive their cards or any other expressions of goodwill. suffered appalling casualties from punishing Ralph Broderick became brighter and with extra blankets shell-fire and the endless ordeal of attack and Ralph A. Broderick. and other little comforts life became more (MC, June 1917, DSO, January 1919, counter-attack on the Western Front, Herr The Rothe Cup, presented to the School W. Mundy Cox. like heaven. I was mystified until one Croce di Guerra, May 1919): RAMC. Lt-Col. Rothe, by this time living in Germany, showed by Herr Rothe on his retirement in 1912, Laurence Ball. day the Commandant sent for me and compassion which transcended national was one of the most valued trophies Walter Mundy Cox [We express officially, but cordially, our hearty good will to the new unofficial branch, politics and the horrors of war. said, ‘Were you at King Edward’s School, competed for in House competitions after (MC, December 1918): RAMC. Capt. and wish the best of luck to it and to its members individually.—ED. O.E. Gazette.] Birmingham?’ On my replying ‘Yes,’ he the war. In December 2015, in honour of Severely wounded, June 1917. Rothe’s humbling story was not told until long said, ‘Well, there’s a man in this town the master who thought so highly of his after Armistice, when, at an Old Edwardians called Rothe, who has been inquiring old school and its pupils, the Rothe Cup Laurence Ball Dinner in January 1933, the speaker and, finding that you had been there, was competed for once again, and was (MC, June 1919): RAMC. Lt. recounted a conversation he had had with a has arranged for the extras you have presented to the Captain of Jeune, proud Wounded, August 1917. fellow OE just after the war: been getting.’ victors of the House Rugby Competition. 18 Old Edwardians Old Edwardians 1919

Canary Wharf and rows of empty desks that Careers focus: gradually filled over the following months.

Being involved in a winning campaign like London 2012 hooked me on working within sport and its highs and lows of striving to win, but it was a few more years of working as a General Counsel, corporate finance lawyer before another opportunity arose. Having worked on the City Football Group transaction for Sheikh Mansour to acquire Manchester City FC in 2008, I headed up The law I did more work in the 12 weeks leading up to north from my law firm in London on In this edition we put the spotlight on Old Edwardians in the legal my A-levels than in the previous seven years secondment to the football club for three profession. Simon Cliff (1994), Nick Cooke (1973) and Gareth at KES, my friends and I elevating exam months. Nearly eight years later, I am still cramming to an art form. This turned out to here, heading the legal function, and have Weetman (1995) write about their different roles in the law. be a good grounding for a legal career, where been fortunate to be part of winning an FA we have to assimilate and make sense of Cup, a League Cup and two Premier League large amounts of information in a very titles, somewhat ironic for a boy from a short time. school that didn’t play football.

I took a conventional career path, reading I am also still close friends with a number of Law with European Law at Nottingham Sport has always played a part in my legal boys from my year – KE boys do stick University, a four-year degree which included career and when I was a newly qualified together for the rest of their lives. We are a wonderful year spent studying (rather, solicitor at Freshfields, I was fortunate enough having many opportunities to meet up this drinking wine and eating cheese) in Paris. to be seconded to the London 2012 Olympic year as we all celebrate (commiserate?) This was followed by Nottingham Law School bid for nine months. There were only 20 or so turning 40. and then a training contract at the City law people when I arrived, piles of unopened PCs firm, Freshfields. stacked against the wall of the office in Simon Cliff (1994)

have come in useful too – I’m the Newport Crown Courts) in 2007. I moved on tolling of the ominous bell of reality that was Chancellor of the Diocese of St David’s in to become a permanent judge at the Central graduation, and having set my heart on a my ‘spare time’. Criminal Court, (the Old Bailey) in 2012. I sit career as a barrister, I headed to London as an Additional Judge of the Court of clutching my law degree and undertook the A love of sport spurred me to run the 400m Appeal, Criminal Division and as a Deputy Bar Professional Training Course. for my university, play hockey until I was 50 High Court Judge in the Administrative Court, (thinking of returning to a veterans’ team). As Planning Court and Queen’s Bench Division. Barrister, 7 Bedford Row The main hurdle for those seeking a career well as playing a little part in helping Newport All built on a KES education. Oh! And I met at the Bar is to secure ‘pupillage’. I knew County back into the Football League. my wife – we’ve been married since 1979 – that, despite the frequent warnings from Judge, Central The desire to subject people to the sound at a disco in the dining hall. Every cause to those within the profession that the future Criminal Court of my voice was born and nurtured during Most importantly of all, the teaching at KES be grateful. of a criminal law practice looked gloomy, my happy time at school. The opportunities enabled me to do well enough at university I wanted to partake in the jury trials that I was fortunate enough to grow up during a were many and varied, including regular and in practice to achieve in a very Nick Cooke (1973) typically only that area offers. I was incredibly time of unprecedented social mobility. presentations to Levett house, boring the competitive world. It was at KES that such fortunate to find a place at 7 Bedford Row, Something which, for me, meant a place at massed ranks on such cerebral topics as analytical and reasoning skills as I have were a Chambers that offers a broad spectrum KES, with no fees to be paid, a university a comparison of the Keaton and Val Kilmer born. So was my independence of mind – I’m of practice areas, and a wide geographical education and a career at the bar with all portrayals of Batman, during Dr Hosty’s I will always be grateful to KES for the start it of the excitement and opportunities which very proud of defending miners during the weekly Shakespeare reading club (which I base of work. In the 16 years that have flown gave me on this journey, all the more so for that involved. miners’ strike and travelling to Mauritius, pro confess I had only joined because of the free by in a blur of tax and VAT returns since, I’ve the fact it was provided despite my parents’ bono, to defend a Muslim politician wrongly cake on offer, but quickly came to love), and chiefly specialised in criminal and personal modest income. It was a tragedy when the The English, Geography and History accused of ordering political killings in the during several dramatic productions under injury law. I find the variety of work to be both Assisted Places scheme was killed off in departments left me with a permanent love of aftermath of 9/11, for example. the expert guidance of Mrs Herbert. rewarding and interesting. One day I may 1997, but I applaud and gladly support the their subjects. Drama (especially Shakespeare be trying to get my head around (and then steps taken by the School Trust to put its and his contemporaries), travel and an I practised on the Wales and Chester Circuit These experiences led me to engage in the cross-examining) expert evidence from a own scheme in place. The fact that KES insatiable appetite for reading history have between 1977 and 2007, becoming Leader of murky world of competitive debating at neurologist or forensic accountant, whilst the draws from all backgrounds across enabled me to recharge my batteries time and the Circuit in my last year (a unique honour university which, whilst perhaps not the next I may be doing my level best to ask non- Birmingham was, and remains, one of its time again. The CCF experience wasn’t for a Brummie!), having become a QC in trendiest pursuit, enabled me to travel the leading questions of a young and vulnerable most valuable foundations. wasted either – I represented all three 1998. I left the bar to become the Recorder of world partaking in various competitions and witness across a video link so that they might services at the bar. And all those assemblies Cardiff (the senior judge at the Cardiff and developing my public speaking. Upon the best give their account to a watching jury. Gareth Weetman (1995) 20 Old Edwardians Old Edwardians 21

Births Old Edwardians

Nick Brown (1963) News in brief Pat Fern (1963) research interests, particularly in submarine Paul Ruddock (1976) Birth of son, Francis Lameck, on I am currently Executive Producer of a volcanism and hydrothermal activity. I am I stepped down as Chair of the Victoria 11 August 2015. docudrama series 1491, Producer of a currently on a two-month-long research & Albert Museum last October after 13½ documentary China Transformed and voyage in the vicinity of Heard and years on the board and eight as Chair. I 1930s concluding the financing of a science film McDonald islands in the Southern Ocean. remain on the board of the Metropolitan Maurice Hambling Evans (1939) distinction of being the first British woman Whale Talk. The picture shows an eruption from Big Museum in New York and am excited to to run a marathon in all seven continents. After 93 years I have pulled up my Ben volcano (2745m) on Heard Island, be joining the British Museum’s board In retirement we took up cycling and Birmingham roots and settled in Yeovil, Michael May (1963) while we were exploring the seas around later this year. I was honoured to be Somerset to be looked after by my crossed America from Seattle to Boston the island. appointed by the Chancellor in October I am enjoying retirement very much. In daughter in her house. There were four and New Zealand top to bottom. I now to be a Commissioner of the new National 2013 I spent six weeks touring the North Evanses in our family who went to the try to spend as many winter weeks as Infrastructure Commission which will and South Islands of New Zealand and School. With our middle name Hambling possible in Spain. advise the government about long term had a wonderful time. In 2014 I went on we were Herbert John, Rupert, Maurice infrastructure requirements from road a week-long pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Anthony. John and Rupert’s names are Ian Turner (1956) and rail, to energy policy, new housing, and last year I spent five days visiting on the School’s honours board (the sign- I spent a gap year teaching at a Preparatory broadband and many other issues. Finally, Julian Roberts (1993) the beautiful city of Krakow. I also visit writer’s mistake of ‘P’ instead of ‘R’ for School before reading Geography at I continue to chair the Oxford University Birth of daughter, Olivia, in August 2015. Scotland each year for a couple of weeks, Rupert I do not think has been put right). Selwyn College, Cambridge. I spent the Endowment as well as the WW1 Centenary Sister to Tobias. exploring the Islands of the Outer and Inner Unfortunately I am the only one next year as a teaching assistant at the Cathedrals Repair expert panel. I am also Hebrides, the Orkneys and Shetland as left. I have since had contact with the University of Washington and returned to working with the Mayor of London on Matthew Nicholls (1996) well as the Highlands northwards along the School through my son’s attendance, the UK in 1961 to get married and start Steve Drinkwater (1968) the establishment of a huge new Cultural Birth of son, Charles, on 6 June 2015. western coast of the mainland. Otherwise Jeremy R Evans (1974). work at the London County Council as a I retired from work in 2010, having spent Quarter in the Olympic Park which will Sister to Sophia. I keep myself busy at home with leisure trainee town planner. After professional most of my professional career in National include not only a new outpost of the pursuits and generally having a rest! qualification I worked for several local Parks – the Lake District and then the V&A but also a Sadler’s Wells theatre, an Joe Russell (2007) authorities and finished my career as outpost of the Smithsonian Museum of Graham Rand (1965) Pembrokeshire Coast. For the last five Birth of daughter, Anna Beatrice Mary, Director of Planning to Derby City Council. years I have gained much enjoyment from Washington, and new campuses for both I am the founding editor of Impact, a UCL and the University of the Arts. on 7 May 2015. 1950s After retirement I began a second part- leading walking holidays in England and magazine published by the Operational time career as a lecturer and writer on 20th Wales for HF Holidays. I still live near to the Philip Martin (1951) Research Society. Nick Keen (1977) century decorative art. My wife and I have Pembrokeshire Coast with its magnificent Having survived two years of National three children and six grandchildren. cliffs and numerous sandy beaches. Who would have thought that a fairly Marriages David Taylor (1965) Service, I returned to Birmingham There’s no doubt in my mind that being a arbitrary decision to join the CCF in University to study modern languages, News from deepest Somerset... We have Scout at KES was instrumental in kindling September 1972 would lead to a career in then worked for four years with our family been here for nearly seven years. In 1967 uniform lasting until now? After 34 years Pat Fern (1963) my lifelong passion for the outdoors. printing business before a career of the Old Eds Cricket Club had its first tour as a Regular Army Officer, it is finally time Married Carole Bawlf on 34 years in export marketing, using the to the West Country and has been here to retire. During that time I have served in 1960s 5 September 2015. three languages I first began learning at every year since. 2016 is the 50th tour. the UK, Germany, USA and Belgium as David Twiss (1962) KES. Since 1994 I’ve enjoyed 21 years We had dinners to celebrate tours 25 and well as working visits to 12 other countries, of very happy retirement, doing voluntary I retired as a Consultant Medical Physicist 40. This year we want anyone who has not to mention skiing in Bavaria, climbing in 2006, just after initial planning at St 1970s volcanoes in Mexico, glacier trekking work for the parish church and various been on a tour, played for the Old Eds organisations in Yateley, Hampshire, where Stephen’s Church Selly Park started on or is an OE who plays cricket to come Andy Green (1973) in the Canadian Rockies and sub aqua our ‘Building for the Future’ scheme. The my wife and I live. on the tour commencing 25 July. The Keeping busy as Chair of IG Group, diving in Sardinia. After a fantastic and project has taken 10 years, during which dinner will probably be on 28 July in Bath. SID at ARM Holdings and NED at Avanti varied career, it’s time for the next chapter. I have been Project Board Chairman. We My lifelong love of languages, kindled at Jim Wainwright (1951) Anyone wishing to come should email me: Communications. Still the President of now have a brand new Parish Centre with KES, which led to me becoming the UK’s I studied Geography under Bill Whalley, [email protected] UKspace (really pumped up by the Tim a stunning foyer, and a re-ordered church Exchange Officer in the German MOD in who encouraged my father to think of Peake mission) and championing the UK which is bright, warm and comfortable. My Berlin, now leads me to the next phase of Cambridge for me. I was accepted at Richard Arculus (1967) Tech Industry too as Chairman of the advice to all those approaching retirement: my professional life as a teacher of English Selwyn, more on rugby ability than I retired from the Australian National Digital Catapult and Deputy Chair of the don’t expect a quiet one! as a Second Language living in Spain. Mike Dilkes (1980) academic excellence, and gained a University at the end of December 2015. Tech Partnership. Married Elizabeth Adams in commendable degree and played against I am now an emeritus professor at that November 2015. Oxford. I was given good advice by Tom institution, and will be maintaining my Howarth, and ultimately finished my career Andrew Miller (2006) as Warden of Glenalmond in Perthshire. I Married Katherine Donaldson on became an extremely proud father when 4 July 2015. my son, born in Perth, captained Scotland Tell us your news and became a British Lion. Three of his Thanks to all OEs who have sent us their news. Unfortunately, we cannot publish everything four sisters are ‘English’, but most of my Charles Harris (2008) we receive but please continue to keep us posted! Email: [email protected] or visit: 14 grandchildren are ‘Scottish’. My wife Photo courtesy of CofE Birmingham. Married Marijana in May 2015. www.oldeds.kes.org.uk/yournews died five years ago, having achieved the 22 Old Edwardians Old Edwardians 23

1980s 1990s Harry Longman (1980) David Wolffe (1981) Alex Hurley (1990) Peter Ellison (1998) Scott Handcock (2003) Tom Amarnani (2007) Five years ago I founded GP Access Ltd Wolffepack, the revolutionary new concept I have recently retrained as a primary I was delighted to be promoted last year Since leaving the BBC I’ve been working I qualified as a solicitor on 4 January and and we are solving a problem. While the in backpack design created by David school teacher – after 20 years of to Lieutenant Commander. I have been as a producer and director for Big Finish have taken up a Corporate role as an travails of the NHS are rarely out of the Wolffe, has just scooped its third interminably tedious corporate life – and serving as the Operations Officer of HMS Productions, pulling together original Associate at Mills & Reeve LLP news, what this means for patients is that international design award in three months: am thoroughly enjoying the fact that I can St Albans for the last six months, while the dramas, in addition to new audio versions (Birmingham office). every day more than 100,000 are turned ISPO Award 2016/2017 from the Outdoor & make a real difference to people’s lives. I’m ship completed its final trials and training of franchises like Doctor Who and away when they want help from their GP. Sports Industry in Germany; Good Design currently working across a host of schools before deploying in November 2015 to the Torchwood, working alongside actors like Yet by working differently, we’ve shown Award 2015 from the Japan Institute of predominantly in inner-city Birmingham Gulf. We have been working with various David Warner, John Sessions, Eve Myles, how GPs can increase their capacity by Design Promotion; and, Good Design and am delighted to report that despite task forces conducting maritime security Celia Imrie, Alexander Vlahos, John at least 20%, and this means patients can Award 2015 from the Chicago Athenaeum perceptions to the contrary, there is a operations and countering the narcotics Barrowman and many more! Late last year, be in touch with them within minutes and Museum of Design & Architecture. massive amount of ambition and talent trade, but particularly this last month, we being a bit of a horror buff, I was able to always offered a same day appointment if out there on our doorsteps. I also only have been escorting both the US aircraft complete a lifetime ambition and needed. We’ve recently added askmyGP, work four days a week which makes it carrier Harry S Truman and the French spearhead my own production of Dracula which enables patients to seek help from even better. aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle while they on audio – starring horror fan and their GP online. It’s more convenient for have been conducting strike operations Sherlock/League of Gentlemen star Mark patients and even more so for GPs. Look Sanjay Verma (1991) against Daesh in Syria and Iraq. I am due Gatiss as the Count himself. It’s a project out for this coming to your practice. I have been recently appointed to the to leave the ship for a staff job later this I’m very proud of, due to land in May this ENT UK Committee for Humanitarian year and will enjoy spending time in my year, and a solid representation of the Activity. I am also presently Royal College new home in Chichester. work I undertake. of Surgeons Surgical Tutor for the Leeds General Infirmary, where I am a Consultant Philip Wheatley (1998) 2010s ENT Surgeon. My subspecialist interest I have recently been appointed to the Andy Thomson (1989) is hearing implantation and I was recently post of Deputy Headteacher at Whickham Kieran Nandhra (2015) I retired from the Army in November featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post for School and Sports College in Gateshead. I am currently undertaking research for my 2014 from the privileged position of implanting the first Cochlear BAHA Attract university regarding tooth morphology, in Commanding Officer, th5 Regiment Royal hearing implant in Leeds. addition I was voted in by my peers to be Artillery. I am now a Director in the the first year representative, although I Compliance and Operational Risk Control Anil Budh-Raja (1992) am running for vice president of dental function of the Swiss bank UBS. UBS 2000s society for next year. Finally I have joined I am a GP and Cosmetic Dermatologist offers payroll giving and matched and now have three clinics in London: in Nevjeet Bhagrath (2000) the hockey team and although it is not donations so I’ve managed to double my Chiswick, Harley St and Knightsbridge I have finally made it to Consultant and as strong as the KES team it is still contribution to the Assisted Places fund and now most recently in Birmingham. We have taken up a Consultant Forensic very enjoyable. whilst reducing the actual cost to myself. offer anti-ageing treatments, particularly Psychiatrist post at Thornford Park, Priory Dan Clarke (1981) Paul Freeman-Powell (2004) Jack Walton (2015) Hurrah! The photo is me about to be driven focusing on skin and brain anti-ageing. Group, Berkshire. Bizarrely, I now work Having run in a few local half marathons, out of camp for the last time having I’ve recently been one of the doctor team with Amit Chatterjee (1999) who has been My wife and I found out we’re expecting I have just returned to the UK after five on 2 October this year, I will be running my handed over the Regiment, sitting on top on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies a Consultant there for the past two years! twins in October so along with our months working at a scuba diving centre in first full marathon in Bournemouth – where of a MAMBA radar vehicle. Live show and been featured in The two-year-old we’ll soon be officially Phuket, Thailand. While I was there, I took my daughter, Imogen, is at University. Times and The Guardian. I’m offering a Rob Arnott (2003) outnumbered! Work-wise my company, my course to become a PADI Open Water I will be raising money for Macmillan one year 15% discount to all OEs and Telecoms Cloud, launched its much- I left my corporate job in 2015 to launch Scuba Instructor and passed my Instructor Cancer Support and any donations their spouses: www.dranil.co.uk anticipated API which empowers software Okapi Home (www.okapihome.com) Examination in December. would be most gratefully received via: developers and system integrators with along with my sister Claire (KEHS, 2005). www.justgiving.com/DanClarke- Alistair Malins (1997) tools to enable the Internet of Things – Although early days for the business – an BournemouthMarathon2016 exciting stuff! Any OEs working on similar After 10+ years in the City of London, African-inspired homeware and gifts brand projects or with telecoms requirements do I left my job in investment banking last working with small-scale artisans in East Guy Haslam (1981) get in touch. year to become a tech entrepreneur and Southern Africa – I am enjoying my Can you help us find A number of us from the ‘class of ’81’ met and founded a business called Holiday new-found freedom and the ready-made Peter Wood (2005) any ‘lost boys’? for an informal reunion dinner and had the Crowd, a crowdfunding platform for excuse to travel to Africa! pleasure of the Chief Master’s company. investing in holiday properties across I have been awarded a Doctorate from We have lost touch with a number of Old After drinks in the Tap and Spile, we Europe. Our investors receive a share The Open University for my work studying Edwardians. You can help us by searching enjoyed a fine meal in Edmund’s in Tom Woolgrove (1989) of the rental income generated from the the contemporary growth of cycling in for ‘lost boys’ from your year group. Brindleyplace along with many In January, I was appointed CEO of holiday property (via an annual dividend) London. I am currently preparing an Visit: www.my.kes.org.uk/lost and type in reminiscences and catch-ups. If anyone Premium Credit, the leading insurance and their share of the proceeds when the investigation into behaviour change and your year group to see who we are missing. from our year would like to keep in touch, premium finance company. We also property is sold, usually after a five year transport campaigning, including pro-car If you have contact details for a lost OE, we have a Facebook group called: KES finance school fees, membership and investment period. We’ll be launching our campaigns, bus-user groups and the email: [email protected] or Class of ’81. professional fees. first property in March 2016. politics of walking. tel: 0121 415 6050. 24 Obituaries Obituaries 25

Deaths Philip Walter Edwards (1939) Frank Oswald Hooley (1941) Robert (Bob) Teare (1942) 1923-2015 1923-2015 1926-2015

We regret to report the deaths of the following Old Edwardians: Philip Edwards, who died in December 2015 Born in Ladywood in the midst of the old Philip W Edwards (1939) at the age of 92, left King Edward’s on the back to back dwellings of Birmingham, John K Oxenham (1939) outbreak of the 2nd World War, opting out of Frank obtained a scholarship direct Martin l Fellowes (1940) being evacuated to Repton and forgoing his from Council Elementary school to King Donald K Middleton (1940) appointment as Rugby 1st XV Captain. Edward’s – a rare feat in those days and Alan D Wright (1940) Instead, although only 16, he was accepted a tribute to a school which still gives Frank O Hooley (1941) by Birmingham University to read English opportunities to all. He attended at New Robert L Teare (1942) Literature. After graduating he went into the Street, the temporary huts and the new Douglas C Hague (1943) Royal Navy and served on the aircraft carrier buildings (albeit with no Big School – Kenneth T McKenzie (1943) HMS Victorious, notably in the Far East, assembly was in the library). John W Bakewell (1945) surviving the desperate Japanese kamikaze John D Lawrence (1945) suicide attacks. Graduating from Birmingham University in Modern languages, after Peter Alun-Jones (1946) being rejected by the Foreign Office, (the main question was ‘who was Cyril M Bentley (1946) Returning to Birmingham University after the your father?’), he embarked on a career in university administration Born in Basingstoke, Bob’s family moved to Birmingham and he went John F Tickell (1948) war, he became a lecturer and was very firstly at Birmingham and then Sheffield. From 1960-62 he was to Chigwell House School in 1933 before attending King Edward’s Norman H Lawrenson (1949) involved in the foundation of the Shakespeare seconded from Sheffield to be Registrar of the Fourah Bay College, between 1937 and 1942. He was very involved in the Cadet Force Michael V Gosney (1950) Institute at Stratford-upon-Avon. At the early Sierra Leone. and one of his contemporaries has vivid memories of Bob parading in Philip Anthony Gough (1951) age of 36 he was appointed Professor of the OTC Band, wearing a leopard skin and beating strenuously on the Dennis W Hadley (1951) English at Trinity College, Dublin where he His lifelong love was, however, politics and after unsuccessfully big drum. David C Ward (1952) energised the traditional department and contesting Skipton in 1969 and Sheffield Heeley in 1964, he won the Michael J Counsell (1954) developed a keen interest in Irish writers latter (with the slogan ‘Hooley for Heeley’) in 1966 losing in 1970 but After leaving King Edward’s he was articled to Gordon Wilcox of Sharp John A Fuery (1954) which bore fruit in his 1979 book Threshold of regaining it in 1974 and remaining its MP until 1983. He served as a Parsons & Co, Chartered Accountants with an intervention for Military Richard J Smith (1958) a Nation, a pioneering study of English and member on various Select Committees and was, I believe, the first Service, mainly in Africa, being released from the Army in 1948 with a John D Peel (1959) Irish Drama. to promote a ‘Freedom of Information’ Private Members Bill which rank of Captain. Bob joined Parker Winder & Achurch Limited in 1950 Paul G Faber (1961) foundered on the rocks of procedure in 1981. and enjoyed a very successful and interesting time becoming MD of Fred M Kornhauser (1962) In 1966 he moved to Essex University as Professor of Literature where amidst the turmoil of J W Rains Limited in 1959. Richard J Phillips (1966) student protests he produced his influential book Shakespeare and the Confines of Art. A committed Christian (Methodist lay preacher from 1985) he was Stephen Hammond (1971) active in the Methodist Churches in Kingstanding and his final home He joined R Cartwright & Co in 1964 having a significant role in the David Rawlins (1980) In 1974 he was appointed as King Alfred Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University. Presteigne. Also with UNESCO and the United Nations Associations expansion of the Group and became Chairman of the Company in 1983. Brian A McCauley (1985) There followed editions of King Lear and Pericles, publication of the entire works of Philip with whom he was an executive member and received, in 2011, a A very turbulent time followed with hostile take-over bids, before finally Daniel R Batchelor (1988) Massinger, a much lauded edition of Hamlet and his major work on Shakespeare, Shakespeare: A lifetime service award. in July 1985 Newman Tonks took over Cartwrights. In his later years Tim W Lawrence (2007) Writer’s Progress. The Liverpool period also saw the beginning of his works on the narratives of in commerce Bob joined Apollo Metals plc as Director and Executive Active until the end in his local community he had a gliding lesson in his Peter B Chapman (Staff: 1953-1985) historic sea voyages, which culminated in his widely read edition of The Journals of Captain Cook. Chairman. During this period he enjoyed some of his happiest time in eighties, considered learning to ride a horse and continued to play table Lindsay MacDonald (Staff: 2010-2014) business before retiring in 1993. He was a great voyager himself with sabbaticals in America, Canada, New Zealand and tennis until his death from a sudden heart attack. Frank is survived by Japan and travels with his family. His later years at Liverpool were also marked by a period as his wife Doris and two daughters, Sheila and Kay. Bob married Joyce in 1955, who was extremely supportive of his Pro-Vice-Chancellor and election as Fellow of the British Academy. Philip moved to live in Kendal business commitments. They had two children Richard (1974) a year before his retirement in 1990 and apart from his continued writing took a very active part in Malcolm Roy Hooley (1946) and Debbie. He enjoyed rugby and was Club Secretary of the Old local societies, institutions and interests of such a wide variety they are too numerous to mention. Edwardians for several years. Bob enjoyed travelling and experienced Harold Giles Bartona number (1940) of cruises before settling for a holiday home in Spain for Throughout his long life, Philip was a devoted family man and is survived by his wife Sheila, four 1922-2013 many years. children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Bob and Joyce moved to Shropshire where they made many strong Bob Edwards (1942) friendships before moving to Nottingham for health reasons. Bob’s Fl/Lt Harold G Barton servedfinal in twothe RAFyears as werea navigator spent in in a Wellingtoncare home Bombersin Widmerpool. during WW2. In 1946 he embarked on a teaching career and concluded his career as Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering at BirminghamA College.very caring His familyretirement man yearswho was were always spent, totally six months committed at his apartment in the South of France andto six everything months at he home did and in Coventry. was extremely Following proud the of death his children of his wife in 2002, his health and mobility steadily declined, ending his days in a care home in Bedworth where and grandchildren. he sadly died.

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Kenneth McKenzie (1943) Tony Gough (1951) Richard (Dick) Smith (1958) 1925-2015 1932-2015 1940-2015

Kenneth Thomas Clyde McKenzie was born in Sydney in 1925, his father Tony Gough led a very full life in Richard Smith was born in having left Birmingham to make his fortune but sadly failed to do so. Misfortune which cricket played a large part. At Birmingham and graduated from followed within three years when both parents died, leaving him as a ward of school, he was in the 1st XI for four Birmingham University with a BSc the Australian government. years, being captain in 1951, a year in in Civil Engineering. He joined which he also captained Warwickshire British Rail in September 1962 as A neighbour cabled the bad news to his father’s eldest brother, Thomas Clyde Schools XI. He also had colours for a Graduate Trainee, initially at McKenzie living in Solihull. Within ten days his uncle had arranged his affairs Rugger and Fives. Walsall (where his first name was and booked the six week voyage to Sydney. On arrival he had to convince the shortened to Dick, and stayed as authorities he was of good character and financially sound before the small After National Service in the Army, such throughout his railway boy was allowed to leave the country. This he did with a letter in his pocket when he captained his regimental career!) and then Euston Chief from the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and a reference from his bank manager! cricket side, he read Estate Civil Engineer’s office. On On the long return voyage the young ship’s doctor had few patients to tend, Management at London University completion of training, he so spent much time playing with the boy, who, on arrival informed his new and captained the cricket team. He progressed through technical and cousins he would be a doctor when grown up. This idea remained firmly in his joined Harborne CC in 1946, became a very good club batsman and junior management grades at mind even when ET England advised him to do languages, but he insisted that was captain for eight years from 1958-66. Euston and Liverpool. he study science and enlisted the aid of his house master FK Turner who took him into his science fifth form. After university, Tony joined Edwards, Son and Bigwood, qualifying as a Richard married Sue in 1967 and son Mark was born in 1969. He was Chartered Surveyor in 1958. He became a Partner in his early thirties appointed as an out-based Area Civil Engineer at Penrith in 1971 and Ken entered the School in 1937 and like all ‘Macs’ was in AE Leeds (red) and remained at Bigwoods (later Chestertons) until his retirement in five years later moved to Sheffield in a similar but higher graded post. house. Two years later, when war was declared, he greatly enjoyed the 1991. In his professional work, Tony, known latterly as Philip, was He was elected Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1971 and boarding style of life at Repton, with the easy access to amenities such as always meticulous in his attention to details and was very well became a Fellow of the Permanent Way Institution in 1973. In 1980 he tennis and swimming. In his last year he led a strong unbeaten swimming respected among his contemporaries. took the post of Civil Engineer at British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL), team, largely due to the prowess of John Hodgskin-Brown and Keith based in Derby. This gave him responsibility for civil engineering and McGowan. It was rumoured that three schools cancelled matches to avoid Tony was proud to be an Old Edwardian and he played for the Firsts maintenance at all their workshops involving much travelling to sites an inevitable defeat. In the 1st XV he was a lively forward with a devastating and Extras for 10 years. At Streetsbrook Road, in the opening match between Glasgow and Eastleigh. At this time he moved home to Long tackle. He won the Bache Cup by a few votes from a close friend, Colin against Moseley, he scored the first try, taking a pass from Peter Eaton, but his wife’s ill health put a severe strain on their marriage Figures, for whom he had voted. Jackson. He was Secretary of the Rugger Club for five years and served leading to their eventual separation. on Old Edwardian Association Committees for nearly 40 years, He read medicine at Birmingham where he was Captain of the XV and organising Biennial Dinners, Dinner Dances in Big School and Christmas BREL was an early candidate for rail privatisation which led to Dick’s also played for North Midlands. On graduation he was house surgeon Suppers at Streetsbrook Road, among other things. He was delighted involvement as a founder of Gower Associates, a consultancy set up in to Professor Stammers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and later house to repay, in some way, the school to which he felt he owed so much. 1988 initially to continue the type of work he did with BREL but later physician to Professor Malins at Kidderminster. Called up for Army service he expanding into bigger projects such as feasibility studies into passenger On active service in Malaya volunteered for Malaya. After a few weeks in military hospitals in Singapore Indeed, Tony had a remarkable record as a committee member. At service restoration and line speed enhancements. Gower Associates and Kuala Lumpur he took part in jungle patrols with King Edward VII’s Own Harborne, after his captaincy, he was Secretary, Chairman and became part of the Babtie Group in 1994 and Dick continued as a Gurkha Rifles, an experience that left him with a lifelong admiration for the President, a period of some 50 years’ service to the Club. At consultant, in later years on a part time basis. Gurkha soldier. Warwickshire, where he had played a few games for the Second XI, he was Honorary Treasurer for eight years and Chairman of the Development Outside work Dick had interests in walking, model railways and the After assistantships in Derbyshire and Chiswick he joined a long established Sub Committee for 40 years, and played an essential part in the Ffestiniog railway, where he worked as a volunteer in the 70s and 80s. practice in Solihull of eight partners, the size of which was very rare before the development of the Wyatt Stand. Tony was an MCC member, and served But his real passion was for canal boating, and whilst living at Long days of group practices. Although somewhat diffident in company, he always on TCCB General Purposes Committee at a time when it seemed that Eaton he purchased his own boat, Ursula, and this led eventually to his had a warm relationship with patients and especially with those who were English cricket was mainly run by Alan Smith and Ossie Wheatley. meeting his second wife Trish, whom he married in 2002. Trish had roots seriously ill. in Leicestershire, and they moved to Tilton on the Hill in 2003. By this Tony and his wife Marcia regularly attended St Mary’s Church, Selly time his son Mark was married with two children and living in Surrey, Away from work he was a keen dinghy sailor, being a member of Barnt Oak, which played an important part in his life and where he served on and Trish had married children in France and Germany so there was Green Sailing Club for over 30 years and later keeping a small cruiser near the General Purposes Committee and was Stewardship Secretary for 15 plenty of train travel to visit families and grandchildren. St Mawes. He also took up skiing when nearly 50, his reckless and inelegant years. He was also involved in a number of charities, as a committee charges downhill earned him the nickname from his family of ‘the flying member or Trustee. Tony was modest, humorous and good company – It was a great shock when a man who had led a very active life was doctor’. He was married to Angela, only child of Nolan Bradsworth, third a true gentleman, who always played with a straight bat. struck down with cancer in 2013, which resulted in paralysis from the and last generation of wholesale fruit and vegetable merchants in Smithfield waist down. Typically he put on a brave face, but the outcome was Market. A son and two daughters survive him. George Taplin (1951) inevitable, a sad end to a proud man.

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Fred Kornhauser (1962) Daniel Batchelor (1988) Tim Lawrence (2007) Lindsay MacDonald (Staff: 2010-2014) 1944-2015 1970-2015 1988-2015 1972-2015

Yesterday we lost our Lindsay MacDonald died on 26 colleague and friend September 2015 at the age of 43 Tim Lawrence in a after a long fight against cancer, skiing accident in the leaving behind a husband, Scott, mountains at Myrkdalen. and two young sons, Robbie and Tim, a young tenor of Billy. She had been the Head of tremendous talent, of Physics here from 2010 until 2013 exuberant personality but decided at that stage to reduce and bounding energy, and then end her teaching so that had left that morning full she could spend more time with of excitement for the first her family. day of snow and a new season of adventure. Lindsay had lived a life of extraordinary richness and variety before We can imagine him she came to King Edward’s. She was the only candidate for a job here in the car with friends, whose PhD was in the mechanical clearance of land mines or whose aglow with chat, song curriculum vitae included being ‘Chef and First Mate’ on a yacht sailing and cheer. That such a My longest standing friend Fred Kornhauser and I met when we both Dan never followed the crowd. At KES he wasn’t one for mainstream out of the British Virgin Islands. Lindsay was passionate not only about flame is extinguished is started at KES in 1955. He was in Heath and I was in Cary Gilson. Fred sports, but took up fencing which he continued through university. sailing but also about horses, riding at county and national level, playing incomprehensible. was a serious student, performed well, was involved in sports and the A strong and self-reliant character, he was a keen scout outside polo and even being Master i/c Polo at Eton College. There’s grand cadet force and did everything that was expected of him. school and a member of the CCF Naval Section, and once got a trip for you. Her list of interests in her application, dog-walking, mountain Tim moved to Bergen on leaving the Royal Academy of Music to on a submarine coming back from Gibraltar. Initially interested in biking, scuba diving and swimming, suggest that she didn’t spend become one of the earliest members of what is now Edvard Grieg Kor. He had a propensity for maths and went on to get a BSc Hons from Geography, his head was turned by Jack Jenkins, the School’s first much of her life indoors or sitting down. He brought every part of his ebullient life to us here in Norway, fierce London University and then joined IBM. He developed a strong career ‘Industrial Fellow’ sponsored by Barclays Bank. That was it – he was about his music, thrilled to be starting a career and bursting with talent with IBM as a project manager and stayed with the company for an economist! After her degrees at Loughborough and Warwick, Lindsay worked and enthusiasm. Irrepressible, generous and funny, Tim was always virtually all his working life. in a number of roles in industry before seeing sense and becoming at the centre of the room, a little pink in the face, radiating streams After obtaining a first degree at Sheffield he joined the Civil Service a teacher, first of all at Highgate School and then at Eton College. of ideas and positivity. He would challenge directors, question choir None of this may seem remarkable, but then how should a life be – but, being Dan, in Northern Ireland, and he moved to Belfast. His As Head of Physics here, she was an unfailing source of energy and leaders, spar with designers (“No! I will not bare my chest and carry a judged? In fact Fred was a remarkable human being. He was universally experience in the regulatory body overseeing the privatisations of the enthusiasm and she was a teacher who won the respect and affection fruitbowl….”), wriggle at the sight of choreographers and sing like loved by friends and family alike. Nobody ever said anything but good 1990s plus a Masters from Ulster University paved the way for his of all the boys she taught. She was always smiling, always positive, a prince. things about him. later career. While in Belfast he married Rebecca, whom he had met at even when she was beset by illness, operations and continual concerns Sheffield. They moved to London in 1998 when Dan soon joined the Tim had said, initially, that he didn’t really intend to have a career in about her health. When you met Lindsay, you could never have He adored his wife and honoured her with his love, support, and FSA (as it then was). His two children were born in London: Joseph in opera. Rather, he sought the concert platform. At BNO, as productions conceived that there was anything to trouble her and, even when she dedication. They had two children whom together they brought up with 2001 and Harriet in 2004. Unfortunately his marriage failed. He worked evolved and costume fittings loomed, he would grow thoughtful. But had retired, she took great delight in working with local junior schools the same values they held dear. These children turned into wonderful for a number of banks as Compliance Officer and at one of them he met as his voice and technique grew – both magnificently – roles began to in the School’s Outreach programme. Lindsay’s life was cut short much people in their own right. Fred was everything a husband and father a colleague, Nicola, who became his partner. follow. He had recently sung in Russia, Milan – and it was clear that a too soon but, she, if anyone, had lived that brief life to the full. should be. distinguished career in all kinds of repertoire would follow. In Bergen In October 2014 he was diagnosed with a sarcoma of the heart. Dan this year he sang Purcell which brought us to tears; at Åmot Operagard, Lindsay’s death was a terrible blow to all who knew her here and that is As a friend he was loyal, caring and had a dry sense of humour that endured this rare but pernicious disease with amazing valour, right up he delivered Handel with absolute elegance. best encapsulated by the words of a boy who left last year who wrote ensured time with him was entertaining and fun. And when fate so to his death. Colleagues described him as intelligent and capable but spontaneously on the news of her death: cruelly and unfairly prematurely took away his health, slowly and modest – a totally trusted advisor; friends as a caring but mischievously Last week he sang Bach at our OperaPub to thunderous applause. unkindly, he never complained. He managed his illness with strength funny man. Both colleagues and friends writing after his death told how On Saturday, he was the pristine, melodious tenor soloist in Collegium ‘Dr MacDonald was an inspiration to many of us and her passion, and dignity. he had taken them under his wing at difficult times with kind, enabling Musicum´s Christmas Oratorio. On Sunday he joked that next day he determination and positive outlook never failed to make her lessons support. One could not ask for a better legacy from his too short life. was off to ski because he loved the thrill, the risk, the no-holds-barred and her subject a pleasure to be involved in. Like many others, I am I personally mourn his loss from across the world, and I know his He will be missed by his many friends and family, including his father living of life to the full. completely lost for words. As my friends and I begin university next family’s loss is so much greater than mine. Fred’s was a life well lived, Richard (1964) and brother Will (1994). week, we will undoubtedly keep Dr MacDonald in our minds as she and should be valued accordingly. We are privileged to have shared that vibrant life, to have loved his continues to be an inspiration to us all.’ Dan asked that any donations at his funeral go to the AP100 Campaign. singing and been warmed by his friendship. Our hearts go out to his Fred is survived by his wife Marianne, children Nicky and Jeremy, and family, to Lauren, and to the fellow members of Edvard Grieg Kor. John Claughton (1975; Chief Master) grandchildren Poppy and Jesse, who all miss him tremendously. Richard (1964) and William (1994) Batchelor Mary Miller, Bergen National Opera John Rock (1962) 30 Old Edwardians

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Publisher:Csombor Berghahn Books Kelemen Mikes troublespots Publisher: Corvina (Budapest) Publisher: Corvina (Budapest) Publisher: Economist Thanks to the continued support of over 1,400 Old Edwardians, Old Edwardian publications parents and other supporters, we have now raised £9.5 million towards the AP100 Campaign. This money will be funding 90 boys on Assisted Places throughout the School from September 2016 and we are on course to reach our £10 million target by summer 2016 to fund 100 Assisted Places.

A new addition to the AP100 Campaign is the Claughton Scholarship, which has been established to mark the retirement of John Claughton from his post as Chief Master this summer and to recognise his commitment to academia and social mobility. Thanks to the equal generosity of the Old Edwardians Association and the King Edward’s Foundation, we have £200,000 in matched funding available, so that any gift made to the AP100 Campaign and the Claughton Scholarship before 31 May 2016 will effectively be doubled.

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