King's Worcester | Nurseries - The magazine for the Old ......Rob Huxley (Cr 65-70) Throughout my time at King’s, I was always heavily involved in Sport, eventually going on to represent

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The magazine for the Old Vigornians of The King’s School, Worcester

Winter 2019 Issue 47

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When the new library opened in The Edgar Tower (in 1969/70 I think) it was fitted out with new shelving and a nice, new nylon carpet. This was, I am sure, hard-wearing and had many good properties. There was one less benign property however that the manufacturers did not advertise but was soon discovered by our little group of 5th formers. By shuffling along the floor one could soon charge oneself with static electricity; a force of nature that could then be brought to bear on the unsuspecting student poring over Caesar’s Gallic Wars or Dickie Knight’s New Maths. The “charged one” could through the conducting ability of a coin, “zap” the victim on the back of the neck without suffering any damage themselves. The target would of course yell and jump up to the disproportionate amusement of the aggressors. I am sure others could add to this and maybe add a date.

Rob Huxley (Cr 65-70)

Throughout my time at King’s, I was always heavily involved in Sport, eventually going on to represent the school’s first team’s for Rugby, Cricket and Football. However my fondest sporting memory has to be the Rugby tour to South Africa at the end of my Lower Sixth Year. It was always an ambition growing up through the years at school to go on one of the big sports tours, and luckily, thanks to fundrasing and family contributions, I was able to realise it.

The two week tour, which consisted of about 40/50 boys and a few staff members was simply incredible. No other school trip came close to the variety of activities and experiences our group sampled over

there, some of which were deemed too inappropiate to share, but for some the rugby was just an added bonus, with the trip being so enjoyable. Some days we’d be training, where I’d be getting berated by Gilly for my shocking fitness at altitude. Trust me it plays a factor! Or others where we’d be visiting an array of attractions that the vibrant country had to offer, like the Cape of Good Hope (Africa’s most southern tip) or the native village, where we gained further understanding of the country’s structure and diversity.

The memory that sticks with me the most is walking up Table Mountain. It was a wet and grey day with thick cloud all around.

The cable car was broken, so we were told that we would be walking up then back down. I wasn’t best pleased but I distinctly remember Johnny Mason saying, ‘Parky lad, stop your moaning and get up there, you’ll appreciate it at the top’. Having been overtaken by everyone on our trip, and then most of another trip who started after us, I reached the top to see nothing but thick grey cloud. I was less than impressed. As I slowly clambered down the wet and slippy cliff side, chuntering along in displeasure, I realised I was the only one still climbing! When I finally got to the bottom I saw the coach about to leave and heard the ever soft voice of Steve Bain going ‘Come on Parker, what took so long? We’ve been waiting nearly an hour’. Drenched and miserable, I got on the coach to thunderous applause from all the boys, with them shouting ‘We saw a rockslide, we thought you’d fallen over’. Everyone laughed and made that day one of the higlights of the trip.

Alex Parker (S 07-14)

MemoriesContents 2 A Letter from the Headmaster

3 Memories

4 OV Reunions & Events

12 OV Visits

17 Barnabas

18 King’s Today

19 OVs in the News

A Letter from the Acting Headmaster

You will know that we started the academic year under the saddest of circumstances with the news of the death of Matthew Armstrong. He was a superb Headmaster and the community will miss him terribly; immensely clever, thoughtful and consistently considerate of others, he has proved to be truly inspirational to pupils, staff, parents and governors. I know too that he very much enjoyed meeting OVs at numerous events during his five-year tenure. It is a testament to his leadership that the thanksgiving service in his memory saw over 1000 people come together in Worcester Cathedral on 21st October.

Matthew was consistently passionate about making a King’s education as accessible as possible and the ‘Open the Door to King’s’ appeal very much remains a focus for us.

Following an appointment process that ran for most of last term, the Governors announced at the end of November that Gareth Doodes has been appointed Head with effect from September 2020. Gareth very much looks forward to getting to know you in the future.

We are fortunate indeed that Matthew left the school with a clear vision and, as he would have wanted, we have carried on very much with business as usual. A Level results day saw our departing U6 set off on the next exciting chapter of their lives and the excellent showing at GCSE indicates that we have a strong Sixth Form coming through the school.

This term has been as busy ever with pupils taking full advantage of over 100 clubs and activities the school has on offer. The CCF have seen great success in the Military Skills competition in which they came first and for the first time, one of our Model United Nations teams won the challenging weekend event at Cheadle Hulme school against stiff opposition. The 1st XV emerged victorious from their encounter in the Modus cup Rugby match against the Royal Grammar School, played at Sixways Stadium. and the stunning production of

Made in Dagenham was a superb way to round off the term.

OVs have continued to be very involved with inspiring pupils during Business Skills Conferences, Morrisby testing and careers talks. It was a pleasure to welcome Derek Bell as Barnabas speaker in September and John Weston very kindly shared his experiences with pupils interested in engineering in October.

London Drinks, the Five Year, Ten Year & New OV BBQ reunions have been amongst the enjoyable events last term that have allowed OVs to keep in touch with each other and the school. We very much look forward to future events including the Annual OV Reunion Weekend, Henley Regatta and regional reunions.

20 OV Weddings

22 Archives

23 Features on Teachers

24 Where are they Now?

25 Foundation Development and Alumni Relations

26 A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Gareth Doodes and his family will be joining us in September


OV Reunions & EventsIt was another fantastic OV Cricket tour to Jersey following last year’s reunion. Andrew Underwood (S 77-87), James Underwood (S 83-88), Ben Jones (Br 82-89), Richard Tomlinson (Cl 83-90), Matt Bourne (W 83-90), John Malins (K 85-90) and Phil O’Neill (W 82-91) all took part.

James Underwood reported, “The first scheduled game against The Farmers was cancelled due to the reduced numbers in the squad, and this allowed for a planning meeting to take place at the Royal Yacht Club on the waterfront in St Helier - this took 12 hours and we were no wiser at the end of it.

“And so, to the major distraction of the tour – the match against the Old Victorians, a side that contained the blend of 30 years’ experience and youth in the form of the next generation.

Strangely, the tourists were the first to strike in the second over with Phil O’Neill claiming a catch at square leg that no one was expecting, even with 30 years of preparation behind him. And to prove that this was no fluke, he repeated the performance 6

overs later to loud applause from his team mates as lost bets changed hands. The Jersey OVs batted steadily, with the opener Brown top scoring on 66 (before graciously giving up his wicket to allow the youth to perform) and was supported by Jenner (37), Ursell (13) and Phil Le Cornu (21) to bring them to a respectable 190 from their 35 overs.

After an impressive tea that was equalled by Jon Malins appetite, the tourists took to the wicket with O’Neill looking set to score high before playing around a straight one for 15 - he put this down to fatigue from having his first child at 46 years of age, but sympathy was in short supply. Malins then disregarded the sporting spirit shown by the opposition at he ‘beasted’ the Jersey youth bowling for 43 runs before being caught and bowled by a ten-year-old – he made sure that his sugar levels fell no further as he tidied up the tea rooms.

Cricket was then treated to the spectacle of Richard Tomlinson batting as if he owned

the ground, a sublime 76 with textbook strokes putting the ball all around the ground, in stark contrast to others whose shot selection looked like it had come straight from ‘Farmers Weekly’.

The borrowed youth players from the Jersey team fought a rear-guard action (the skipper not so much), and the match ended with Tim ‘Ricky the Wicky’ Waites and James Underwood struggling to get the required last few runs. Alas (or predictably) they came up short and the home side was victorious by 13 runs.

OV Cricket tour to Jersey 2019

Jersey Rugby Tour

Henley Regatta 2019Friday 5th July was beautifully sunny and although King’s didn’t have a crew racing, it was still the perfect day for Development Director, Liz and Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie, to head to Henley Regatta. This is the second year we have hosted a King’s gazebo at the cricket club for OVs who are at Henley and it was again a great success. We were delighted to be joined by a variety of OVs from different years who all have King’s and rowing in common, for a glass of Pimms and a catch up in between races.

We were pleased to be joined by so many OVs including James Beattie (Cl 10-17), David Gregory (S 50-58), Daniel Hickling (Os 88-97), Lauren Pruden-Lawson (Cl 91-98), Peter Beaumont (W 81-83), Gerald Lindner (S 43-46), Rose Rolle-Rowan (S 91-98), Ed Simpson (S 75-84), Zoe Cox (Cr 91-98), Rufus Tilt (Cr 10-17), Kate Emsley (Cl 12-19), Emily Watkins (Ch 13-19) and Harry Annable (Br 10-17). It was wonderful to hear a variety of rowing memories and it was a lovely opportunity for OVs from different years

to meet. It was a particular pleasure to be there on the day that James Beattie, Henry Marles (Br 12-17) and Alex Styles (W 08-15) were all racing for their respective clubs.

Year of 1984 Reunion2019 marked the 35 year anniversary of those OVs who left school in 1984. Following successful 25 and 30 year reunions, the OVs decided to meet up again in Worcester on Saturday 20th July. Following tours of school, where Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie showed the group around some of the newer buildings on the school site as well as into Edgar Tower and School House, the group moved onto The Sociable Beer Company in Worcester where they met up with others from their year. The Sociable Beer Company is run by King’s parent, Keith Duddy, and catering was provided by OV, Brad Hill (K 00-07).

A number of the OVs had not met each other since leaving school in 1984 and the evening provided a wonderful opportunity for everyone to catch up with news of families, careers and interests and to remember stories from their schooldays. They were delighted to be joined by Hon OVs and former staff who also enjoyed meeting up with the OVs and hearing about what has passed in the 35 years since leaving King’s. The event was organised by former Head of School, Mike Morgan (Ch 78-84) who is married to OV, Sue Pinnick (Co 82-84), in conjunction with Sophie Borrillo-McLellan, from King’s Development & Alumni Relations Office. The foreign contingent included Steve Campbell-

Tyler (Ca 79-84) who travelled from North Carolina in the US to be at the Reunion and John Howell (Br 77-84) who flew in from Toronto to join his brother, James Howell (Cr 77-84) and others at the event. Development Director at King’s, Liz Elliott (Co 82-84) thoroughly enjoyed being ‘on the other side’ of a reunion event - as she left the school in 1984 - realising that King’s friends really don’t change that much over time and how easy it is to re-kindle a friendship and remembering fun times at King’s from years ago.

The reunion continued long into the evening, with promises to meet up again for the OVs’ 40 year anniversary on 20th July 2024!

King’s Day 2019The sun shone for King’s Day this year as we said farewell to the Year of 2019 and welcomed them as the newest members of the OV family. First, we were joined in the stunning Worcester Cathedral by pupils, parents, Governors, Trustees, OVs, OV Club Committee members, current and former staff and friends of the school to hear the report of the past academic year from Matthew Armstrong with testimonials from several of the leaving Upper Sixth including Head of School, Sam Martyn-Smith (Cl 12-19). Prize-giving took place with awards being given to those who excelled in their academic subjects.

Following this was the emotional Leavers’ Service with the sermon given this year by The Very Reverend Peter Atkinson, Dean of Worcester Cathedral.

As is traditional, at the end of the Service, the leaving Upper Sixth processed out of the Cathedral and as they left College Hall,

the Headmaster shook each pupil’s hand, signalling the moment they became OVs.

After lunch we were delighted to catch up with lots of OVs supporting the King’s Day events including the DT exhibition, the

Some of the year of 1984

Liz and Sophie were hugely grateful to the OVs who remembered from their school days how to dismantle the King’s gazebo at the end of the day!

Harry Annable, James Beattie, Rufus Tilt, Robin Booth, Peter Beaumont and Daniel Hickling

dance show and the King’s Regatta where we were able to spot many OVs, many of whom still row at University and beyond, racing along the river! It was a fantastic day and one that will have a very special place in the hearts of our 2019 OVs.

Emma Smalley, Sam Martyn-Smith and Harry Walker


Five year Reunion 2019Saturday 7th September saw us joined by the year of 2014 who were marking their Five Year Reunion since leaving King’s. It was a pleasure to see so many OVs back for this event in The Michael Baker Boathouse and also to see so many parents of the group who were also warmly welcome. Drinks, canapés and lively conversation were the

order of the night; the Boathouse abuzz with reminiscences and reconnections.

Acting Headmaster Jon Ricketts (Hon OV) was delighted to speak to the year group, whom he knew as pupils here at King’s, about school life today. Head of School from the year of 2014, Corah Lewis (Ch 07-14), then

said a few words, with predictions from the 2014 year book prompting many a laugh! The group were spotted enjoying the Worcester establishments into the early hours so we can be sure a good night was had by all. As always, Liz, Sophie and all the teachers who knew the OVs were delighted to catch up and see where five years has taken everyone.

Corah Lewis, Hannah Jeavons, Franny Taylor, Hannah Brotherwood, Emma Jarvis, Connie, Chantal, Charlotte

Louisa Jarvie, Harry Hunt, Miten Patel, Lauren M

Ellen Page, Jess Charles, Honey Aslanian, Gabriella Mansell

Jack Guy, Emma Butterworth, Rob Ellis, Blair Innerarity

Tom Hutt, Alex Parker, Will Dovey, Lewis Richardson, Steve Walker, Harry Hunt, Miten Patel, Dylan Richardson, Ed Rowley

New OV BBQ 2019Monday 2nd September saw us joined by OVs from the years of 2017, 2018 & 2019 for the New OV BBQ. We ran this event for the first time last year and it was an absolute pleasure to see so many OVs again this time before they set off on exciting study, travel or work adventures. The rain just about held off for us as we enjoyed food, drink and plenty of opportunities to catch up in the

school gardens. It was lovely to hear what excitements the OVs have in store next; new courses at University, continued studies, years in industry, apprenticeships, new jobs, travels and much more. The OVs had great fun seeing their OV school friends again, including those from other year groups whom they knew here at King’s, as well as some of their former teachers.

Edgar Tower was transformed to give the impression of a mediaeval dining room recently and played host to Major Andrew Wright (Cr 93-02), who won the auction lot for ‘Candlelit Dinner in Edgar Tower’ as part of our Springtime Fundraising event in conjunction with the Himalayan Trust UK.

The Old Library (and current Classics classroom) was the ideal location for the dinner and Andrew invited his sister, Natalie Wright (Cr 92-99) and his mother, Hon OV Pauline Wright (King’s Assistant Librarian, 01-11) to join him with his other guests. Pauline brought along some nostalgic photos of what the library had looked like, located in Edgar Tower, during her days of working at the School and it was interesting to see the contrast to the use of this historic building today.

On entering Edgar Tower, the guests enjoyed a glass of sparkling wine, followed by a sumptuous meal, prepared and served by King’s own catering team: Iain Cunningham-Martin (Catering Manager) along with Imogen Carson and Richard Gough, who all helped to make the evening a superb success. Our thanks go to Iain for offering us this auction lot and to Andrew for bidding for it.

Candlelit dinner in Edgar Tower

David Bath, Rory Wilson, Charlie Conway, Georgie Halford

Tom Ratcliffe,Jamie Havercroft, Tamara Enthoven, Ed Roberts, Will Woof, Oliver Colborne, Henry Armstrong and Theo Osborne

Tara Barrington Emma Smalley, Rosie Conyers, Rayne Bulpitt, Lauren Arnold, Abby Deller


OV Golf After a hiatus, the 2019 OV Golf Day took place on Friday 6th September at Ombersley Golf Club, organised by James Bailey (Cr 84-93).

A total of six 4-balls enjoyed some fabulous golfing conditions after a brief wet start. There was a good mix of recent and more mature OV attendees.

The man of the day was Robin Blakeway (H 48-55) who won with a Stableford score of 45. He was thus handed the OV Golf Cup from the previous winner Paul Judge (W 83-93).

Not surprisingly Robin’s team of Tim Whitehouse, Tom Guest and Russ Mason

also won the team score. Longest drive and nearest to the pin were picked up by the Pritchards, Joe and James.

OVs who took part were Tim Whitehouse (K 86-94), Tom Guest (S 90-97), Russ Mason (Hon OV), Robin Blakeway (H 48-55), Matt Richardson (Cl 86-93), Paul Judge (W 83-93), Benedict Crabbe (Cl 86-91), James Bailey (Cr 84-93), Ben Grinnall (W 82-93), Nick Firth (Ch 86-93), Ben Russell (84-93), Colin Cole (H 67-77), Joe Pritchard (O 12-19), Alfie Pritchard (S 10-17), Adrian Smith (Cl 83-87), Ted Pickering (B 12-19), James Pritchard (W 68-78), Ali Robb (K 12-19) and Tom Judge (W 17-19).

OV Professions LawOur series of OV Professions Groups continued on 12th September with a very pleasant event involving those OVs who are working in the Legal profession. Liz Elliott, King’s Development Director, met with a number of OVs and the evening created an ideal opportunity for those OVs working in this sector to exchange experiences and common ground and for a few of our newly qualified OV lawyers to hear from OVs who have a very large experience of working in the field of Law. There was some super feedback after the evening - “The set up was perfect- nice and informal and easy to

School House lunchSome former boarding members of School House, now in their 70s and 80s, gathered for their annual lunch on Monday the 14th of October at the Oxford and Cambridge Club, Pall Mall, London. George Beckmann (S 49-51), a member of the Club, again kindly acted as the host. Tim Wadsworth (S 56-61), the current organiser of this event, welcomed all attendees including a number of guests. He reminded us that former housemaster Alan Stacey (Hon OV) had sadly died in November 2018 after bravely enduring a long illness which had prevented his attendance at our previous two lunches. He was delighted to welcome Alan’s widow Jane (Hon OV) and their son Nick as guests this year. We stood in silent memory of headmaster Matthew Armstrong (Hon OV), who had died tragically in August this year . Matthew had spoken at our 2017 lunch. Those attending this year included Rory McTurk and Catriona Blaker, the son and daughter of former housemaster Dan McTurk, former headmaster Tim Keyes (Hon OV), former bursar Galen Bartholomew (Hon OV) and former honorary secretary of the OV Club Mike Page (Cr 60-65). After reminding us that Alan Stacey had taken over as housemaster from Dan McTurk in 1962 after serving for several years as house tutor, William Burke (S 57-65) proposed a toast to Alan’s memory. Following this, Jeremy Lyon (S 54-59) proposed the toast to School House. Old friendships were renewed, amongst much reminiscing, well into the afternoon. The meal and service provided by the O&C Club were excellent as usual, and a good time was had by all.

Donald Howell (S 53-61)

chat to everyone” - and a real feeling that meeting up with like-minded OVs is a fun and informative way of connecting with others who have King’s as their common link. Those who were able to join Liz for drinks and nibbles on the evening were: Natasja Enthoven (W 14-19) just about to start her Law degree in Durham), Ed Cumming (Br 90-01), Jonathan Haydn-Williams (S 70-75), Chris Paul (K 82-92), Paul Renney (Cr 78-80), Leanne Sheen (W 99-06), Will Smith (Br 93-04), Emmie Le Marchand (Cl 03-10) and Georgie Davis (S 08-15).

Modus Challenge Cup 2019We were delighted that King’s won this year’s Modus Challenge Cup with a strong final score of King’s 22 - 7 RGS. Following defeats for the last two years, King’s were keen to fight back and with a fantastic defence and some brilliant individual performances King’s were able to bring the cup home.

It was an absolute pleasure to see the OV community out in force on 23rd October supporting our boys as they played in the annual fixture against RGS at Sixways Stadium.

OVs all the way through from the 1940’s to 2019 were at the match and Development Director, Liz, and Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie, were thrilled to be able to catch up with so many over the night. The OVs were all in excellent spirits and fine voice, evidenced by the palpable roar that erupted from the stadium as the final whistle blew and the trophy was back in King’s hands again.

Remembrance DayOn Monday 11th November, King’s marked Remembrance Day. A very special address was given during the service in Worcester Cathedral by OV Lt Col Rob Poole, RAMC (H 93-98). In the absence of OV Club President David Ogle (K 76-86), committee member Alec Mackie (Cl 47-56), laid a wreath on behalf of the OV community alongside current Head of School Hamish, who laid one on behalf of current pupils of the school. Tom Sharp (Hon OV) provided a really interesting lecture about The King’s School in preparation for the War which was followed by a delicious lunch. The events of the day finished with a moving Roll Call of Honour on College Green, courtesy of current pupil cadets and staff of The King’s School CCF.

Ten year reunionDecember saw us welcome the year of 2009 back to King’s, marking 10 years since they left school. We began with tours of school for the group who very much enjoyed re-exploring King’s, with lots of fun and interesting memories being shared. Drinks and canapés in the Michael Baker Boathouse were great fun and gave an opportunity for everyone to catch up on where the last ten years have taken the 2009

OVs. Despite all living around the country and in fact world, as well as in a range of professions, the group easily slipped back into their friendships and looked as if they had never been apart. As is now customary after these events, the reunion continued much later into the evening, with the year of 2009 re-acquainting themselves with the many Worcester social establishments!

Nick Clark, Mark Atkins & Laurie Green on Remembrance Day

Lt Col Rob Poole & Alec Mackie on Remembrance Day

Nick Clark, Harry Walker, Harry Clark, Ben Walker, Myles Whaley and Ben Wadley

Rich Protherough, Toby Lee, Steve Perera, Arti Fiaz, Tom Davies and Ross Haines

Amelia Kite, Cerys Preston, Lilly Briggs and Isabella Harris

Daniel Moriss-Jeffery, Philippa Moriss-Jeffery, Tim Keyes

James Martyn-Smith, Liam Gwynne, Ashley Pain

Bob Stone, Isabel HershmanLizzy Banks, Gabriel Banks, Jonathan Preston, David Wilkins, Ellie Nicholls, Verity Dixon


OV Rugby 7s squad make their debut17), Barney Sears (Ch 10-15), Alfie Sears (S 10-15), Chris Weston (Cl 10-15), Max Fellows (Cl 09-16), Jack Dutton (Os 15-17), Dion King (Cr 12-17), Sam Lowe (W 11-18) and Ben Shimwell (Cr 09-16).

The boys hope to develop this in the future and to compete in more tournaments as an OV squad. Watch this space!

300 Years of friendshipWe were delighted to be informed by Mike Page (Cr 60-65) that on Friday 12th July, a group of OVs from the 1960s got together at the King’s Arms in Ombersley to welcome back to the UK their friend John Malcomson (W 55-65) who has lived in Auckland NZ for over 40 years. Joining Mike and John were Tony Cook (Cl 57-66), Elis Jones (W 55-65), John Malcomson (W55-65), David Malcomson (Cl 57-68) and John Horton (Cl 60-66).

It turns out there are several long stories of friendship attached to the picture: Elis Jones and John Malcomson go back over 70 years since they first got to know one another as toddlers in Gheluvelt Park; John Malcomson and John Horton go back some 65 years as they knew each other as small boys at Sunnyside School. Mike Page and John Horton knew one another at the age of 11-12 as rivals on the Cricket pitch and so they go back over 60 years. Between them they chalk up a grand total of over 300 years of friendship!

We are really proud that the new OV Rugby 7s squad did a fantastic job in their debut performance at the Sundogs Festival in June playing in the men’s Competitive Rugby 7’s. The squad made it all the way to the semi-finals! The team included James Smalley (Br 10-17), George Bates (K 11-18), Henry Martyn-Smith (S 10-17), Alfie Pritchard (S 10-

London drinks On Friday 15th November we enjoyed welcoming many OVs to London Drinks. We were delighted to be joined by OVs from across the years of 1951 through to 2018. The Bankside Gallery offered a lovely location, right on the river Thames, opposite the beautiful St Paul’s Cathedral, as it did

last year. The current exhibition on relief printmaking also gave us lots to look at and discuss.

It was particularly fun to see a large turnout from the years of 2011 and 2015 who used the event as an opportunity to meet up.

OVs were particularly pleased to catch up with former teachers and Housemasters Russ & Sue Mason (Hon OVs), Peter Gwilliam (Hon OV), P C Thompson (Hon OV), Andrew Maund (Hon OV) and Katie Beever (Hon OV). Acting Headmaster Jon Ricketts (Hon OV) was unable to make

the event due to flooding but Russ Mason read out Jon’s talk, reflecting on Matthew Armstrong’s passion and vision for King’s and also to celebrate the successes of both school life and the Open the Door to King’s Bursary appeal.

Alex Wenyon, Rachel Holdway, Calum Davies, Aaron Pardoe-Davies, Chris Colenso, Peter Holdway

Chris Colenso, Will Palmer, Edmund Steele David Brodie, Neville BulmanJoanna Boyce, Sarah Graham, Anna Warburton and Benji Airdrie Rebecca Linfoot & Lucy Butterworth

OV Rugby 7s

Mike Page,Tony Cook, Elis Jones, John Malcomson, David Malcomson, John Horton


OV Visits In June the Lower Sixth Business students were exposed to the pressures of the King’s School ‘Dragons’ Den’ in the John Moore Theatre. Teams had to present their business plans to the audience and then answer demanding questions from five business people (“the Dragons”) including OV Lauren Bath (S 04-11). Lauren is Business manager of medical centre management company, New Docs Limited. Her role as a Senior Manager, and as Chairman of the Board, Thursday 20th June was a very exciting day

as OVs, parents and local business delegates took part in a fantastic Lower Sixth Business Skills Workshop run by Head of Careers, Helen Airdrie. It was a full timetable with the aim of helping students recognise the value employers place on transferable skills such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, cooperation, leadership and flexibility.

In the morning, the Keynote Presentation was given by OV Paul Rostand (Ca 73-82). Paul is Managing Director of his own business, the Great British Biscotti Ltd, and spoke passionately about what inspired him to start up in the first place, the journey it took him on, and the future of the business.

Various business advisers including OVs Laura Osborne (Br 93-01), David Leppard (H 63-73), Nick Clark (H 88-90), David Scrimshaw (W 63-68) and Lt Lorna Wilson (Cr 94-01) then shared their career stories with pupils, helping with the Notepad Challenge, guiding pupils as they assigned team roles, produced designs, worked on marketing and finances and then presented their business pitch. The OVs were just as competitive as the pupils in this fun and testing challenge, with the team advised by OV David Leppard winning overall.

OV Anthony Lock (W 05-11) not only helped with the careers event but he even managed to squeeze in a computing lesson! Anthony is a software engineer at Infinity Works, and he spoke about his career since

OV Guy Claxton back for researchWe were delighted to receive an impromptu visit in June from Guy Claxton (S 57-65) as he was visiting Worcester to conduct research for a new book that he is writing on educational theories put into practice and also he had hoped to watch Worcestershire play Sussex at the county cricket ground.

Development Director Liz and Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie were thrilled to meet Guy, who has previously been a Barnabas Speaker at King’s. He talked about the work he is doing, both in the UK and also abroad, with schools in New Zealand. Guy is Emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester, a post he took up in September 2008 together with the role of Co-Director of the Centre for Real-World Learning and he is the author of more than twenty books including the best-selling ‘Building Learning Power’.

OVs galore at L6 business skills workshop day

leaving King’s and about his work, breaking down the stereotypes surrounding the software industry and explaining what a fun and exciting field it is to work in. The pupils had lots of questions for Anthony; he had such a good time that he hopes to come back and help again.

After lunch the workshop resumed with Careers Networking in the Sports Hall and we were delighted to be joined by more OVs including Steve Perera (Cr 86-93), Rob Airdrie (S 03-10) and Luke Weaver (S 98-03). The afternoon was designed to help the students learn and develop important communication and networking skills, and OVs commented on how much they had enjoyed the experience and what good conversations they had with pupils.

OV Governor of the monthIt was a pleasure to have OV & School Governor Andrew Reekes (Ch 64-69) with us in June for his Governor of the Month visit. As part of the day, Andrew met with some of our King’s historians as Andrew used to be Head of History at Tonbridge, Cranleigh and Cheltenham.

Andrew said, “The highlight of a most interesting day spent meeting senior staff

and watching some excellent lessons was undoubtedly lunch at the Headmaster’s house, where four lively and charming Lower Sixth historians discussed everything from Brexit, Appeasement, Churchill, Napoleon and back to Boris Johnson. It was hugely entertaining and an impressive insight into the intellectual curiosity of the King’s School’s Sixth Formers.”

A flying visitOn leaving school, all David Jessop (Ch 78-87) wanted to do was to be an airline pilot. He achieved this dream and after teaching others to fly in his 20s and then operating as a commercial pilot and running flying safaris in Zimbabwe, for the last 16 years David has worked for Emirates and is now an A380 Captain, living and flying out of Dubai. It was an absolute pleasure for us to meet David in June when he found he had the afternoon free, having flown in to Birmingham, and he decided to pay us a visit. One other person who was particularly thrilled to meet David again was Russ Mason (Hon OV), who ran Choir House just after David’s time there and also taught David A level Economics.

Russ showed David around Choir House, re-living memories of each of the rooms in Choir.

David really enjoyed visiting The Michael Baker Boathouse, from where he could see the playing fields – where he spent many autumn and winter months playing rugby and summer days playing cricket for the school. David also enjoyed seeing The Keyes Building and especially our well-equipped - and air-conditioned! - school gym, which David is used to, being based in Dubai where all buildings have air-conditioning.

A helping handIt was a pleasure to catch up with OV Henry James (W 11-18) when he kindly came in to school to talk to the current Lower Sixth pupils who are interested in applying to study medicine. Henry had a gap-year working and gaining practical experience and started at Nottingham University this September, for his degree in medicine. Henry was perfectly placed to give the students some top tips and advice for the challenging process of applying for medical school and we wish him all the best for his next exciting chapter.

OV grandfather and OV grandsonOV Stanley Allsopp (Ca 46-51) popped in to School in June with his grandson Ben Allsopp (S 07-12). We are delighted that Stanley, who was a chorister here at King’s, stays in really good contact with us and supports our events regularly. Ben however has been living and studying abroad in the USA and Italy, and so it was an absolute pleasure for Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie, to be able to meet him. Since 2018, Ben has been at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, where he is now studying for his PHD.

Sophie really enjoyed having a walk around school with Stanley and Ben. A trip into the library in School House was interesting, as for Ben it hadn’t changed a huge amount since his King’s days, but for Stanley it was almost unrecognizable, as in his time it had been School House Dining Room. Stanley was able to point out to Ben his first ever classroom when he arrived here at King’s, as well as his sixth form study at the very top

of Castle House. Ben, with his passion and experience in Art, thoroughly enjoyed a look around the Art block and he was off to meet a group of OV friends in the evening before returning to the USA to complete his studies.

involves all aspects of business from human resources, development and operations to finance, making her a perfect fit for this exciting role.

Lauren said, “It was nice to have the opportunity to go back to school and to help the students. I enjoyed using my business experience to help the L6 students. It was good to see the school going from strength to strength.”

OV Lauren in school Dragons’ Den


OVs support question time style debate at King’sOn Friday 28th June, King’s hosted a Question Time style debate with key political figures to get a greater understanding of the key issues facing British politics today. The panel included a range of high-profile guests from the local and national political scene, including: OV Richard Bacon MP (Br 70-80)- Conservative MP for South Norfolk since 2001 came back to School for this and was joined by Cllr Lynn Denham- Labour PPC for Worcester and Councillor in Cathedral Ward, Lord Faulkner of Worcester- Labour party peer and currently a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords and Deputy Chairman of Committees, Beverley Nielson- Chair of West Midlands Lib Dems and Lib Dem PPC for West Worcestershire and Cllr

Marc Bayliss– Leader of Worcester City Council.

The debate was organised by Sixth form student Charlie, to provide students, parents and OVs with the opportunity to question key politicians on some of the recent developments in British politics.

Audience members quizzed the panellists on Brexit, climate change, the cost of attending university, and the Prime Ministerial leadership contest. It was great to see OVs including Tim Burgess (S 10-17), Edd Peckston (K 10-17) Aaron Daniels (K 09-16) and James Simpson (K 09-16) supporting the debate and contributing to the questions.

Back to schoolGeoffrey Harper (Cl 60-63) is an OV who has had a range of interests and careers, leaving King’s to go to Cambridge University, where he studied Natural Sciences. He considers himself to be a generalist and for thirteen years he conducted research into the effects of weather & climate change on plant development at the botanic garden in Edinburgh and previously was an entomologist & evolutionary biologist at Edinburgh University.

Geoffrey came back to King’s recently to revisit some of the school buildings he knew from his days at school and he also attended the political debate held in The John Moore Theatre. Geoffrey also very kindly gave King’s copies of two of his books, the most recent being ‘Democracy & the Biosphere Crisis’. Annabel Jeffery (Hon OV), School Librarian, was delighted to take receipt of the two books.

During his visit to King’s Geoffrey also visited Harriet Patrick, King’s Archivist, who looked out some of Geoffrey’s writing in The Vigornian from 1962 and 1963, when, even during his schooldays Geoffrey showed an interest in social politics, in his article, entitled, ‘Oh for a new moral code’. Geoffrey said of his visit to the archives, “The various articles and poems in the magazines brought back more memories of my friends of the time.”

Wedding bells for visiting OV

was at King’s. There were also netball and hockey team photos with Lizzie in and very specially, a record of the register from 1946 where her Great Uncle Malcolm Leonard (Dayboys 46-55) was entered.

It was an absolute pleasure to see Lizzie and to meet Ian and his family. The group left Sophie, ready to embark on some flower arranging for the big day, which we were assured was going to be attended by many OVs!

On the 17th July we were so pleased to see Lizzie Baxter (S -03-10) back at King’s. Lizzie popped in for a walk around with her fiancé Ian and his family who were over to share the wedding of Ian to Lizzie that was taking place on the Saturday. Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie, was delighted to meet them all and to show them around King’s.

The tour started in The Michael Baker Boathouse which impressed everyone, but especially Ian who had enjoyed rowing at University. School House was a particularly special place to visit as it had been not only Lizzie’s House, but also her Father Andrew (S 70-75)’s and Uncle Michael (S 70-80)’s too. Lizzie really enjoyed finding her old house room , as well as showing Ian and his family the classrooms where her father and uncle slept as boarders. The group finished with a visit to the Art Department, where Lizzie had spent most of her time at School.

Sophie was delighted to finish by showing Lizzie some records that had been found by Harriet Patrick, King’s Archivist. These included School House photographs with her in, but also some from when her father

Catching up with OV Christopher Benson (Cl 43-47)

It gives the Development & Alumni Relations team such pleasure to welcome OVs back to school and earlier this summer Christopher Benson (Cl 43-47) visited King’s and Worcester for the day. Christopher has strong memories of King’s and in particular of some of the teachers at school in the 1940s. He attributes his decision to join the Navy to his teacher, R Pedder. However Christopher says that he was ill-prepared for the Royal Navy entrance test which meant he was obliged to join the Merchant Navy, where he recalls a total lack of discipline amongst the lower ranks, leading him to appreciate the discipline from King’s (even if at times, it had been somewhat harsh). As Christopher toured the school with Development Director, Liz Elliott, one of his most vivid memories came when entering the current Humanities block, encapsulated in the feature of the green tiled walls, which brought back memories of much time spent in this building, where Christopher’s form

room (with House Master, Alec Macdonald) had been and upstairs, where he had taken Latin lessons with Miss Anne Campbell and Art lessons with Miss ‘Miffy’ Campbell.

Christopher was very impressed with the Michael Baker Boathouse and enjoyed meeting King’s School Boatman, Will Bird who brought Christopher up to date with King’s latest rowing news.

Liz and Christopher took some time to visit Worcester Cathedral. Christopher has been a lay Canon at Salisbury Cathedral and he was very interested to see the newly renovated West Window at Worcester. Christopher also admired the rood screen in the cathedral, as Salisbury does not possess such a screen.

Christopher has had an incredibly interesting and varied career, holding numerous Chairmanship and Director roles within a number of high profile companies, such as Boots PLC, Costain PLC, London Docklands Development Corporation, MEPC Property, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc and House of Fraser to name a few. We were delighted that Christopher was able to come and spend some time with us at King’s and share some of his earliest memories from his boyhood days in Worcester.

Language OVs return to offer adviceSam Ness (W 12-19) and Dan Bell (Cl 17-19) came into school in September to speak to our sixth form Spanish students about why they chose Spanish as an A Level subject and their experiences in the A-Lev-el examinations. Both Sam and Dan are going on to study languages at University and were really helpful in passing on advice about managing A-Level expectations, the benefits and pleasure of studying languag-es and their Spanish experiences. Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie, was delighted to see them both and to have a catch up before they headed off to their respective universi-ties and Freshers Weeks! Current sixth form were very grateful for the advice, were able to ask questions and felt better prepared for the Spanish ad-ventures ahead as they continue their studies this year.

OV Dentist inspires pupilsYear 3 at St Alban’s have been learning all about teeth with their teacher Mrs Atkinson this term. They were therefore absolutely delighted to enjoy a visit from OV Dentist Rupert Monkhouse (Ch 05-12) in October. Rupert really enjoyed hearing everything that Year 3 had been learning and he also taught them lots of new things as well as answering questions. Questions Rupert answered included ‘When do most people lose all their baby teeth?’, ‘Can I wobble a wobbly tooth?’, ‘Have you ever been asked to give someone a gold tooth?’ and ‘What made you want to be a dentist?’. An absolute highlight was when one pupil asked, ‘If I swallow my tooth, would I be able to get it back?’, to which Rupert replied ‘It depends how much you want your 50p from the tooth fairy!’.

Rupert then enjoyed a walk around the Biology building at King’s Senior School with Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie where he also was delighted to see his former teachers Matt Parkin (Hon OV) and Nicki Essenhigh (OV). After a nostalgic lunch in the Dining Hall, Rupert sat down with Stephen, a current member of the U6 who hopes to study Dentistry. Rupert is kindly coming back to help with the Healthcare Conference in February.

Extraordinary memories for OV

OV Lloyd Daniels (Cr 46-56) had been meaning to come back to see his old school for a little while and so it was a real delight for Liz, Development Director to welcome him and his partner, Margaret back to King’s recently. Lloyd was keen to meet Harriet Patrick, our archivist and to see what records Harriet was able to share with him. Harriet showed Lloyd a number of Creighton House photos in which he appeared and she also shared entries from the Vigornian magazine during his time at school, which detailed Lloyd’s participation in school activities and promotion to house monitor.

Lloyd has many memories from his time at King’s; notably he remembers very clearly the day at school when George VI died and how the Cathedral bell tolling signalled the death of the King. He remembers the kindness of his Headmaster, Mr Kittermaster and also art classes with Miss ‘Miffy’ Campbell. Lloyd and Margaret visited the first classroom that Lloyd would have been in - at the bottom of the current Choir House (these classrooms originally accommodated the junior school pupils before they moved on to the senior school). He was incredibly impressed with the Michael Baker Boathouse, from where he could see across the river to the school sports fields.

Catch up with arts OVTony Dyson (Br 56-65) attended the funeral of John Turner (Hon OV) in September and whilst he was in Worcester he came into King’s. Tony is the Chairman of The Frederick Ashton Foundation and is therefore heavily involved with the foundation and the ballet, and he explained to Liz Elliott that he also remains involved with his architect practice, where he specialises in the design of urban hard landscapes and the architectural settings of memorial sculptures such as the Nelson Mandela Statue, the Mahatma Ghandi memorial and the memorial of the suffragist leader Dame Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square.

Tony had time for a quick visit to the Art Department at King’s where he was very impressed to see artwork by the current Upper Sixth students, one of whom has been focusing on architecture and another on dance – both of which encompass Tony’s passions, so it proved to be a very fortuitous visit!

We are very grateful to Tony for donating a generous auction lot of tickets to a ballet at Covent Garden Opera House.


OV encourages next generation of engineersJohn Weston CBE (S 62-69) spent the afternoon at King’s in October, talking with a number of students who were interested to hear about his wealth of experience in industry. On leaving King’s John went to Cambridge to study Aerospace Engineering and after a Masters in Engineering from Trinity College, he started as an undergraduate apprentice in what later became British Aerospace and now BAE Systems. He worked for BAE for over 30 years, ultimately becoming Chief Executive of the company in 1998. John subsequently held various Chairman roles for a number of companies, ranging from the design and manufacture of optic fibres to one that designs technology to reduce CO2 emissions in vehicles.

Over lunch, John met Head of School, Hamish and also other Upper Sixth students: Mark, one of our aspiring engineers as well as Ellie and Liberty, both of whom are Arkwright scholars, who have set up an Engineering Club for girls at King’s. They were joined by Acting Headmaster, Jon

Ricketts (Hon OV), Assistant Head, Katie Beever (Hon OV) and Development Director and OV Liz Elliott and there was an interesting discussion over the course on lunch when John talked about some of the engineering concepts related to Concorde.

After lunch, John held a Careers talk with a packed room of pupils, talking about his time at King’s and the confidence inspired in him whilst at School, which helped him throughout his career. There followed a stimulating discussion with some 30 Upper Sixth students, a number of whom

In September, current U6 Pupils benefited from meeting three OVs who came into Key Skills to share their Gap Year Experiences. Francesca Descher (Cl 10-17) spent her gap year working in Cairo at Malvern College Egypt. It was really interesting to hear all about her experiences in the Marketing department there, working and living abroad and learning a new language.

Nish Rai (K 11-18) travelled far and wide on his year, with a European Interrailing trip, time in America, and also India. He also fitted in time to commit to FDSSUK (Fibrous Dysplasia Support Society). Like Francesca, Nish was able to offer lots of advice on Gap Years, especially why he took one and what

he learned.

Finally, James Austin (Os 16-18), spoke of his experiences. James enjoyed time working in a Borneo Eco-Lodge owned by OV Howard Stanton (S 84-91), Vietnam, Russia, Peru, Bolivia and Columbia. James, a self-confessed non-organiser, faced language barriers (resulting in paying for a hostel room twice), a lost passport, and lengthy flight diversions, so he encouraged everyone in the room to plan more than he had!

It was a pleasure to hear Francesca, Nish and James speak, and by the end of session, everyone (staff included), was itching to get a rucksack on their back and go on an adventure!

Inspirational gap year speakers

Returning to King’sIt was a beautiful sunny day when Henry Shouler (H 49-56) came to visit King’s School early in the summer holidays – a wonderful way to view the school and re-visit some familiar buildings like College Hall and the Reading Room (Chappel Memorial Room) and also to see some of King’s new buildings: the Michael Baker Boathouse and the Keyes Building.

During Henry’s time at King’s he was actively involved in sports of all kinds, playing for the 1st XI Cricket and also the 1st XI Football,

1st XI Hockey, he was a member of the Athletics throws team, Captain of the school Badminton team and was awarded colours playing in the 1st XV. From the prow of the Boathouse, Henry was able to see the cricket and rugby pitches across the river, where he spent many happy hours. Henry also recalled time spent in Hostel House and he visited what is now the Staff Common Room part of which had been The Hostel Common Room, where the boarding boys used to meet for study and evening prayers.

are looking to apply to Oxbridge, where questions ranged from “Do you think Europe should do more to co-operate on matters of defence?” to “How do you envisage the future of the British Aerospace industry?” and also included questions about gender diversity in engineering and the impact on climate change of the aerospace industry.

We are very grateful to John both for the time that he spent with the students at King’s and also for his very generous support of an enduring bursary place at King’s.

Barnabas

Derek Bell MBE (S 56-58)

We enjoyed a visit from OV British sports car driving legend Derek Bell MBE (S 56-58) on Thursday 26th September as the newest member of our Barnabas Group. OVs who have excelled in their chosen careers are invited back to join the Barnabas Group, named after St Barnabas, son of encouragement, to share their life experiences and to offer advice and inspiration to the school body.

In 1956 Derek joined The King’s School Worcester where he enjoyed Maths, Physics and playing for the 1st XV rugby team. After leaving school Derek was encouraged to enter racing and he won his first race at Goodwood in 1964 in a Lotus Seven.

Derek’s record on the track is astoundingly impressive. He won Le Mans 24 hours five times, in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1986 and 1987. He also won the Daytona 24 three times, and the World Sportscar Championship twice. Derek has raced for the Ferrari, Wheatcroft, McLaren, Surtees and Tecno teams in the Formula 1.

Derek is now a speaker and sports commentator and he remains much in demand at racing events around the world. In 1986 Derek was awarded an MBE for services to motorsport, in 2012 he was inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame of America and in 2014 he was presented with Honorary Life Membership of the AA in recognition of his 50 years in Motorsports.

Derek experienced a packed day back at King’s, where he had enjoyed his schooldays. At 8.30am the school playground vibrated as Derek entered through the school gates in his 911 ‘Racing Legends’ Derek Bell Porsche (one of just 15). The car continued to garner admiration and attention throughout the day. Derek gave an inspiring address to the School in Worcester Cathedral, speaking of his time at King’s, as well as his professional career highlights and times of challenge, as well as words of advice and encouragement.

Derek enjoyed visiting King’s pupils in many lessons throughout the day including

Maths, Drama, and Design Technology. It was a particular pleasure for him to meet sixth formers Toby Weymouth and Ed Cosson. Toby and Ed were part of King’s 4x4 Challenge team ‘Edge’ who won 1st Place at the National Finals for the JLR 4x4 in Schools Competition in 2018. Ed and Toby were able to showcase their prize-winning vehicle to Derek and to speak about the process of designing, building and testing the car, as well as discussing how they secured sponsorship and marketing support.

Derek enjoyed lunch with Acting Headmaster, Jon Ricketts (Hon OV), Head of School and Captain of the 1st XV Hamish, current pupil and budding racing star Theo who is looking forward to his racing season ahead and Head of Sixth Form, Josh Hand, as well as Development Director Liz Elliott and Head of Alumni Relations, Sophie Borrillo-McLellan.

A special day indeed for Derek and for everyone at King’s


OVs in the NewsKing’s Today

On Thursday 27th June a group of King’s students travelled to Cromhall Quarry to put into action the training in diving which they have been receiving over the course of this year. Those who satisfied the requirements have achieved the status of PADI Junior Divers and can now complete their open water qualification.

It’s been another year of academic excellence for the school with some fantastic A Level and GCSE results this summer. In A Levels over 40% of results were graded at A*-A, close to 70% graded A*-B and 87% of results graded A*-C. Over 25 students achieved three or more A*/A grades. Students also excelled themselves with fantastic Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) results, achieving the highest results to date. It was our biggest ever cohort with 24 students completing the EPQ with 63% receiving A*s and almost 90% A*/A. The good news continued with our GCSE results. An impressive 66% of entries were graded 9-7 (or equivalent), 42% A*/9-8 grades and over 97% 9-4 grades (or equivalent).

In early July a Rugby tour party of 45 players from years 11 and 12 travelled to South Africa for two weeks to sample the culture and wildlife and play eight games of rugby. The tour started in Johannesburg before making its way to Durban via KwaZulu Natal. Notable moments for the pupils included helping out at the Winnie Mabaso foundation and sampling some of South Africa’s fabulous Game reserves where most of the big five were seen. The rugby was intense playing 4 different matches in 4 different locations.

It was a very successful weekend for the KSW CCF Army Section in the 11 Signals & WM Brigade Military Skills Competition on the Nesscliffe Training Area. The team won the Military Skills Competition, and was placed 3rd in the March and Shoot Competition.

We are thrilled to report that OV Dr Stephen Cleobury (Ch 58-67) was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to choral music. Former Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen said, “I am profoundly honoured to have received this award. I have sought to nourish and support the precious choral tradition that we have in this country, and to be an advocate for the innumerable benefits of singing and choral music”.

We were saddened to hear of Stephen’s death in November 2019.

HAYLEY & LIZZY REPRESENTING GREAT BRITAINSeptember saw the start of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships. The World Championships sees some of the world’s best cyclists competing alongside each other and we were so proud that not one, but two OVs were selected to compete for Great Britain! Hayley Simmonds (Cr 99-06) competed in the Elite Women’s Time Trial and Lizzy Banks (Ch 02-09) in the Elite Women’s Road Race. Lizzy currently cycles for the UCI team ‘Bigla Pro Cycling’ based in Switzerland and Hayley for ‘BTC City Ljubljana’ in Slovenia.

NEW UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE NEWSWe were excited to spot OV Josh Holland (Br 03-10) on University Challenge as he represented the University of Southampton. Josh is currently studying for a PhD in Theoretical Computer Science.

On Monday 23rd September they had their first-round against Goldsmiths, University of London. After a particularly impressive second half, Southampton won 175 to 95. Sadly, in November they lost to Durham in the second round.

A record number of King’s students undertook an assessed Gold DofE expedition in the Lake District over the summer supported by a team of King’s staff. All 36 participants coped admirably with 8-9 hours of walking and approximately 1,000m of ascent each day. The students are now in the process of completing their remaining sections of the Award and are looking forward to an invitation by Buckingham Palace to receive their award.

At the end of the summer term, 50 King’s senior pupils took practical music exams with the majority gaining merits and distinctions. For most pupils, practical exams finish at Grade 8. Those who wish to take performing to the next level have the option of studying diplomas and in the summer term, four pupils achieved this impressive feat and are now able to add their qualifications after their names.

Fourteen students (LR to U6) accompanied by two staff had a very successful weekend at the 2019 Model United Nations conference. The team came home with a long list of prizes including the much-coveted title of ‘Outstanding Delegation of MUNCH 19’.

We were delighted that King’s won this year’s Modus Challenge Cup with a final score of King’s 22 - 7 RGS. Following defeats for the last two years, King’s were keen to fight back and with a fantastic defence and some brilliant individual performances, King’s were able to bring the cup home.

OV STEPHEN CLEOBURY KNIGHTED IN THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

OVS CRICKET JOURNEY FROM UK TO AUSTRALIAIt was wonderful news to learn that OV Simon Insley (Br 99-06) has just been appointed as General Manager of High Performance of Cricket Tasmania and the Hobart Hurricanes. Simon says,“The (current) role is to report to the Chief Executive on all the cricket departments to ensure that the state is striving for excellence to achieve its strategic goals.”

KNIGHTHOOD FOR ASHLEY Huge congratulations go from all of us at King’s to OV MEP Ashley Fox (K 80-87) who was named in Teresa May’s Resignation Honours list to receive a Knighthood for political and public service. Ashley was the leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament between 2014-2019. He has served the European Parliament since 2009, and was re-elected in 2014, representing the South West of England & Gibraltar. We were thrilled to hear from Ashley who said “It was a privilege to serve in the European

Parliament for 10 years. I am delighted to have been honoured with a Knighthood by our former Prime Minister, Theresa May.”

INSPIRING MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURYExciting news from Sally Themans (Co 84-86) who was delighted to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, as he visited Shropshire as part of his thee-day tour of the Diocese of Hereford.

Sally’s company, Good2Great, works with start-up companies in Shropshire so it was a wonderful opportunity to talk with the Archbishop about the challenges facing businesses, particularly with the looming Brexit debate going on.

Sally said, “He really listened and engaged and offered practical solutions. He was very inspiring.”

OV ROLE AT RUGBY WORLD CUPOctober saw OV Rowan Kitt (Ch 77-87) working hard at the Rugby World Cup in Japan in his role as TMO.

Rowan works alongside the referee to ensure that fair decisions are made with regards foul play and allowing tries, penalties etc. It is a fast-paced and high pressure job and it is a huge honour and responsibility for Rowan.

Our Headmaster Matthew Armstrong tragically died in August. The School body and King’s family had opportunity to remember and celebrate Matthew in an incredible Service of Thanksgiving in Worcester Cathedral on 21st October.

The year’s worth of training and preparation culminated in a fantastic National Schools’ Regatta for the King’s Boat Club in May. For some it was their first, and for some their last time at Eton Dorney Lake. The Boat Club achieved eighth place in the Girls’ Championship Four, tenth place in the J16 Girls’ Double Scull, eleventh place in the J16 Boys’ Quadruple Scull and tenth place in the J15 Boys’ Coxed Quadruple Scull.

The British National Championships were held in Glasgow this year. To reach this prestigious competition the swimmers must rank in the top twenty-four in the country, in their age group. Two King’s pupils accomplished this. Gabriella qualified in the 50m Butterfly and she achieved a credible thirteenth place. Hannah, also a Junior County record holder, qualified in the 50m and the 100m Freestyle. In the 50m Freestyle, Hannah cruised into the National final with a personal best of 27.12 seconds. Later, she swam a stunning race and placed fifth in a blistering 26.88 seconds, smashing the current Junior long course record.


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Laura Osborne (née Bligh) (Br 93-01) married James Osborne (Solicitor at Harrison Clark Rickerbys) at Worcester Cathedral on 5th May 2019. Laura had many OVs in attendance including Clare Roberts (Cl 92-01) as her Maid of Honour and Harriet Lynas (W 99-03) as a bridesmaid. Carla Small (W 98-01) also did a reading.

James and Laura jetted off on Honeymoon

to Mexico immediately afterwards where they met up to celebrate with OV Oliver Brooks (S 96-01) who was working on The Symphony of the Seas starring as Edna in Hairspray the Musical!

Laura said of marrying at Worcester Cathedral that it was a dream come true having been so sentimental to her from her time at The King’s School.

OV Weddings

Alex Humpage-Versavaud (nee Humpage) (S 94-03) and Céline Humpage-Versavaud (nee Versavaud-Collet) were married on May 25th 2019 at the beautiful Domaine Morgon la Javerniere in the Beaujolais region of France. Céline and Alex met in 2011 at Merton College, Oxford University whilst attending the PAC conference. They were legally married on Friday in the town hall of the 6th Arrondissement of Lyon with two OVs, Oliver Mathew (W 93-03) and Thomas

Squire (Ch 93-03), acting as witnesses (and subsequently best men the following day!) They then spent the weekend in Beaujolais with 160 of their closest friends and family with another OV, Joseph Timson (Cr 92-03), officiating at their Ceremony Laique alongside Céline’s brother Stéphane. A whole roast veal formed the centrepiece of the evening meal with local cuisine throughout (and some oysters!). The party was a huge success with beautiful weather throughout and dancing until

5 in the morning with a DJ set from the groom himself. Other OVs in attendance included Archie Humpage (K 10-17), Katie Mackichan (nee Humpage) (W 98-05), the ushers Alex Cross (Br 96-03), Ali Young (W 98-03), Luke Weaver (S 98-03) and Jack Hampson (Cr 01-03), David Payne (K 92-03), James Annis (Br 93-01), Thomas Kolodotschko (Ch 96-03), Martin Renshaw (Cr 01-03), Azam Saied (Ch 98-03) and Alistair Druett (Ch 92-01).

Eliot Jones (Br 05-12) married Arabella Mitchell on the 22nd June 2019 at Benacre in Suffolk. There were many OVs in attendance from Eliot’s year: Eliot’s ushers were James Green (Br 05-12), Robert Battrum (W

Congratulations to Lizzie Baxter (S 03-10) on her recent marriage. Lizzie says, “On a blustery day in July, Ian and I married at St. Peter’s Church, Pirton- the very church that my parents married in almost 32 years to the day! Our reception was held back at home in a marquee; we greeted family and friends from all over the world including a large number of OVs from over the years. These include my father, Andrew Baxter (S 70-75), my mother, Laura Baxter (Hon OV), my brother Nick Baxter (S 96-07), my uncle Michael Baxter (S 70-80), my godfather Antony Bonner (W 63-69), my great uncle Malcolm Leonard (Dayboys 46-55), my bridesmaid Sophie Kavanagh (W 03-10) and friends Jess Hunt (née Bilson) (W 04-10), Zennija Clements (Cr 03-10), Hayley Turner (Cr 03-10), Sarah Chilman (Ch 04-08), Alice Chilman (Br 07-13) and Kate To (née Smith) (Cr 00-07).

05-12) and Robert Bennett (W 05-12). Alex Wood (W 05-12) was best man and guests included Charlie Dunn (Br 10-12) and Dave Grinnell (Hon OV).

On November 17th 2018 Francesca Mitchell (née Weaver) (W 02-06) married Thomas Mitchell (S 99-06). Tom and Francesca met in Upper Remove at Kings and the rest is history!

Congratulations to Damian Warburton (Cr 85-92) on his marriage to Kelly Carneiro Saavedra on 4th August 2019 in Bedford. OV Lt. Col. Matthew Walker (W 87-92) and his wife Claire attended.

Wonderful news from Lottie Martyn Smith (née Jeavons) (Ch 02-09) and James Martyn Smith (Cl 04-09) who got married on 17th August 2019 at Homme House. OV bridesmaids were Beth Raybould (née Martyn Smith) (Cl 00-05), Hannah Jeavons (S 07-14) and Beth Jeavons (W 04-11) and Edward Rowley (OS 07-14) was a bridesman. OV ushers were Oliver Cox (Ch 02-09) and Andrew Hewit (Ch 02-09).

There were lot of OVs in attendance to share their special day including Gemma Martyn-Smith (Cl 92-02), Sam Martyn-Smith (Cl 12-19), Maisie Martyn-Smith (W 12-19), Ben Martyn-Smith (S 09-16), Henry Martyn-Smith (S 10-17), Miranda Shute (Ca 13-19), Barney Sears (Ch 10-15), Amelia Martyn-Smith (Br 08-15), Melissa Martyn-Smith (O 11-18), Gordon Cox (Cr 56-63) and Ashley Pain (W 02-09).

Lorcan Lynch (S 99-06) and Dara Duffy (K 99-06) were Tom’s best men and Tom Rogers (K 97-06) and Luke Weaver (S 98-03) were both ushers. Francesca’s Maids of Honour were Sophie Codd (Cr 01-06)

and Sally Shepherd (W 04-06). Lowri Brown (K 95-06) also did a reading in the church and there were many other OVs present too.


ArchivesHarriet Patrick,

King’s School archivist

2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage, which transported the first English Puritans from Plymouth to the New World and landed at Cape Cod on 11 November 1620. The Mayflower carried a crew of about 30 men and 102 passengers – one of whom was the former King’s Scholar, Edward Winslow.

Winslow was born at Droitwich on 18 October 1595 and was baptised two days later in St. Peter’s Church. His father, also named Edward, and his mother, Magdalene Oliver, were people of some consequence at Droitwich and were probably connected with the salt industry. The King’s School Scholars’ Admittance Register, held in Worcester Cathedral Archives, includes the following entry from 2 April 1606:

all winter, decided to make contact with the newcomers. In the somewhat tense negotiations which followed, Winslow assumed an important role, offering himself as a hostage to the Indians while others parleyed a treaty with Massasoit, the chief Wampanoag sachem, establishing peaceful relations.

After the loss of his wife in March 1621, Edward Winslow married secondly Susannah White (née Fuller), a Mayflower widow: theirs was the first marriage to be celebrated at New Plymouth, as the new colony was called. She lived until 1680, having borne him several children, only two of whom, a son named Josiah and a daughter named Elizabeth, survived childhood.

In 1622 the colonists sent back to England by the Fortune the manuscript of a book called “A Relation, or Journal of the Beginnings and Proceedings of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England”, which was duly printed in London, the first book written in the New World to be published. Much of what is known of Plymouth’s first year of settlement is contained in this promotional pamphlet, of which Winslow was co-author. Winslow’s study of the Bible and (evidently) the teaching of Henry Bright had combined to give him a direct simple style admirably suited to the vivid story he had to tell, and his descriptions of their first meetings with Native peoples make fascinating reading. Winslow briefly came back to England in 1624; when he returned to New Plymouth he took three heifers and a bull, the first cattle to be exported to New England.

In 1629 Edward Winslow became the Company’s Agent and in that capacity made several Atlantic crossings. He was Governor three times and in 1646 came to England to defend the interests of the Massachusetts Bay Company. This time, with the Puritans in charge of England, he decided to stay and in 1649 he published The Glorious Progress of the Gospel among the Indians in New England, a book that led to the founding of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (S.P.G.). In 1654 Winslow was persuaded by Oliver Cromwell to lead a joint Anglo-Dutch Commission to assess the damages to English ships destroyed by the Dutch. He sailed to the New World for that purpose a year later, but died of fever on 8 May 1655. Winslow was buried at sea with full honours off the island of Hispaniola.

WCM A21 Scholars’ Admittance RegisterReproduced by permission of the Chapter of

Worcester Cathedral (U.K.)

King’s Connection to the Mayflower

New Accessions

• In June 2019, John Parry [S 1966-1973] donated photographs and other items regarding KSW Boat Club, 1968-1971.

• In September, new School Housemaster Stephen Gilbert [KSW Staff 2017-] donated a large collection of School House photographs and ephemera from its years under Steve Bain, 1989-2019.

• In October, we were delighted to receive a collection of photographs pertaining to King’s Hawford extra-curricular activities, 2016-2017, which came to us from Ella Smith [Cl 2012-2017].

As ever, the School Archives is very grateful for such donations of original material from Old Vigornians. Please keep them coming in!

Visits from OVs • In June 2019 the archives welcomed

Geoffrey Harper [Cl 1960-1963], who examined house photographs and the school’s literary magazines of the 1960s.

• In September we received a visit from Edwin Lloyd Daniels [Cr 1946-1956], who viewed house photographs and back issues of The Vigornian.

• Also in September it was lovely to welcome Barnabus Speaker Derek Bell [S 1956-1958] who saw his School House photographs and school skiing trip article in The Vigornian.

OVs are very welcome to visit the school archive: please contact the Archivist, Harriet Patrick, to make an appointment: [email protected].

which led some of the members of this congregation to migrate to the New World. Amongst these were the consideration “how grievous [it was] to live from under the protection of the State of England; how like we were to lose our language, and our name of English; how little good we did, or were like to do, to the Dutch in reforming the Sabbath; [and] how unable there to give such education to our children as we ourselves had received.” Accordingly they decided, “if God would be pleased to discover some place unto us, though in America, and give us so much favour with the King and State of England as to have their protection there, where we might enjoy the like liberty,” to apply for the help of one of the Virginia Companies in financing their emigration.

Edward Winslow and his brother Gilbert were members of the party which sailed from Leyden in the Speedwell on 1 August 1620. Four days later they reached Southampton, where a larger ship, the Mayflower, was awaiting them. The original plan had been that both ships should make the crossing, but before they had got very far the Speedwell developed a leak and both ships returned to Plymouth. Some of the party now abandoned the project, and the remainder, 102 in all, set out again on 16 September in the Mayflower. The 180-ton vessel comprised of 24 “households” and a small number of independent men. The Winslow household included Edward himself, his wife Elizabeth, two menservants, George Soule and Elias Story, and Ellen More “a little girl that was put to this party” (that is, presumably, adopted).

After a stormy and uncomfortable voyage of 67 days the Mayflower landed on 21 November, not in Virginia, as they had intended, but at Cape Cod in Massachusetts Bay, a district inhabited by Native peoples. Arriving there in the dead of winter, scurvy killed no fewer than 53 of the 103 who had landed (two babies were born on board and a sailor had died on the voyage). Of Edward Winslow’s party, only Winslow himself and George Soule survived to the spring. For the next five weeks the settlers explored Cape Cod for a suitable place to live; Winslow invariably accompanied these forays, and was with the group that finally decided upon the site of present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, for their colony. The American Indians, who had kept their distance from the English settlers

Edward Winslowe was admitted the second of Aprill 1606 in the place of John Welles to beginne his schollership at the feast of thannunciacon last.

Winslow held his King’s Scholarship for the full five-year term from the Annunciation (or Lady Day, 25 March) 1606 to Lady Day 1611 and was thus a pupil under King’s fifth Headmaster, Henry Bright (HM 1589-1627). Edward Winslow had two brothers, Gilbert (another Pilgrim Forefather) and John; but if either of them were also at King’s they were not King’s Scholars and hence their names do not appear in contemporary registers.

It would appear that, after King’s, Edward Winslow did not attend Oxford or Cambridge as his name is not recorded in the University lists; but on 19 August 1613 Winslow, aged 17, “putt himself an apprentice” to John Beale, citizen and stationer of London. In 1617 Winslow joined the Revd. John Robinson’s Separatist Congregation at Leyden, Holland, which had taken refuge there some ten years earlier from the religious persecution in England. Winslow married Elizabeth Barker there on 16 May 1618.

In a tract called Hypocrisy Unmasked (1646), Winslow gave an account of the motives

Features on TeachersR. J. CastleySecond Master, Housemaster of The Hostel, Classics Master, Sports coach, 1903-1934.

R.J. CastleyThe Vigornian, 1968

Reginald John Castley arrived at King’s in January 1903, a bachelor aged 28 and engaged to be married.

During his own school years, R.J. Castley had been Captain of The King’s School, Canterbury. From there he attended Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge where he attained a Second in Classics; he subsequently taught at Galway Grammar School in Ireland.

Upon his appointment at King’s, Mr. Castley was delighted to return to a cathedral close; and he opened “The Hostel”, the school’s third and smallest boarding house in 1903. To begin with R.J. Castley’s mother, Mrs. Castley senior, kept house for her son. Mr. Castley took in his first boys in the Summer term and married in the Christmas holidays; his wife Emily joined him in Hostel in January 1904. King’s celebrated the couple’s marriage with a half-holiday. The Hostel was enlarged in summer 1907, increasing the number of boarders to 24.

At King’s, R.J. Castley taught middle school forms Latin, History and Scripture. He also ran the School Book Room, and audited the Library Accounts. Mr. Castley was very athletic, being actively involved in school cricket and fives, and was a talented golfer outside King’s. His retirement from class

cricket was due to a motorbike and sidecar accident in 1911 which Mr. and Mrs. Castley were fortunate to survive. As a result of this accident Mr. Castley walked with a slight impediment and rode nothing mechanical. R.J. Castley fostered house games, and for many years The Hostel six won the House P.T. Competition. Mr. Castley was appointed Second Master in 1929.

R.J. Castley remained Housemaster of Hostel for 30 years, handing over to his successor Mr. Franklin at Christmas 1933, before fully retiring from King’s in 1934. Upon retirement, Mr. Castley gifted King’s an official chair and desk for use by future Second Masters in College Hall – the furniture was made by Mr. Braithwaite, of Tower House, Worcester, out of wood more than two hundred years old.

R.J. Castley returned to King’s for a term in 1941 to assist with teaching during the Second World War, when several of the school’s masters were called up for duty. He returned again briefly in 1943 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Bates.

In 1946 Mr. Castley was elected as a committee member of the OV Club, of which he had been a loyal supporter for many years.

R.J. Castley died on 25 February 1968, in his 94th year.

The Hostel, 1903Centre: Mrs Castley senior and (left) her son,

Housemaster R.J. Castley

The Hostel, 1904 Centre: Housemaster R.J. Castley and (left) his wife, Mrs

Castley

Our next ‘Teacher Feature’ will be: Christine Battrum (KSW Staff 2000-2012). If you have any memories of Mrs. Battrum that you would like to share, please do contact [email protected].

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We also enjoy life at King’s, making sure we get the full experience by trying some of the extra-curricular activities on offer; rowing (a disaster!), climbing (some of our reputation restored), the gym (in discussion stage but still very much on the cards …for 2021!). Keep in touch with us. Email : [email protected] Phone: 01905 721737

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At King’s Sophie is responsible for fostering and strengthening relationships with OVs and wider members of the school community. She absolutely loves

planning OV reunions and events and is very happy to hear from anyone who would like to plan something. Contact: [email protected]

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Liz Elliott née North (Co 82-84)Foundation Development Director

Liz oversees the Development & Alumni Relations Office and as an OV herself is incredibly well placed to do so. Liz especially focuses her attention on our Open

the Door to King’s bursary appeal and she is passionate about the impact of life-changing bursaries. Contact: [email protected]

Live Aboard? To all our OVs living outside of the UK, from the summer edition of Connect onwards we will automatically send you a link via email to read Connect rather

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Where are they now?Mike Soper (S 06-13)

At King’s, Mike Soper (S 06-13) was part of the Cathedral Voluntary Choir and was involved in the CCF. Mike went to study Product Design Technology

at the University of the West of England. While studying, he also competed in the RSA (Royal Society of Arts) Student Design Awards, winning the ‘Wearing Intelligence’ brief. The prize for this award was a three-month placement at Kinneir Dufort which was extended to 6 months. Following this, Mike spent a short time freelancing before joining Arno GB, a German owned retail design firm based in Bristol, where he worked with brands such as W H Smiths, Electrolux and Dyson. Mike is now a Product Development Engineer at Limbs & Things, a company designing anatomically and clinically accurate products which aid medical students in their education and training. Mike also mentors pupils in secondary schools in the Pupil Design Awards and has offered his support to the King’s Careers department if any prospective design students need advice on getting into the design industry.

Annabel Murday (Co 82-84)

Annabel Murday (Co 82-84) was a Monitor at King’s and she also took part in lots of activities including drama, choir and rowing. Annabel then

studied Genetics at the University of York before entering the world of banking. Annabel amassed a huge amount of experience and knowledge as Managing Director for Wholesale Funding and International Treasuries at Lloyds Banking Group where she worked for over 23 years. Following this, Annabel used her expertise to begin her own consultancy service, Murday Ltd, before moving to TSB Bank where she is now Deputy Treasurer and Head of Treasury Risk.

Dr Rob Huxley (Cr 65-70)

Dr Rob Huxley (Cr 65-70) is a museum consultant and writer on science history. At King’s, Rob was involved in the Science Society, the school scouts and

the school choir. To this day he retains a passion for choral singing initiated by the inspirational conducting of King’s former Director of Music, Harry Bramma (Hon OV).

Rob studied Botany at the University of Liverpool before undertaking a PhD in Marine Science at the University of London. Rob began a career in marine science as a research assistant at Bangor University before moving into the museum sector. He was Head of Botanical Collections at the Natural History Museum, London for over twenty years and then Principal Curator leading UK and European Union projects. Rob now has the honorary role of research associate at the Natural History Museum and also holds several other positions including Honorary Curator of the World Museum, Liverpool and visiting research associate at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

Corah Lewis (Ch 07-14)

Corah Lewis (Ch 07-14) made the most of all her opportunities at King’s taking part in Choir, LAMDA and playing for the 1st Netball team.

After King’s, Corah went to The University of Manchester to study Psychology where she continued playing Netball for the university. Corah undertook several placements during her degree, including working at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. After graduating Corah began an exciting role as an Assistant Psychologist for the Neuropsychology Team at the Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy and UCLH NHS Foundation Trust.

Alice, Liz and Sophie

Alison Gray (Co 81-83)

At King’s, Alison Gray (née Rogers) (Co 81-83) was a fun and well-liked member of school life. She enjoyed Art, History and English Literature and always planned

to work in the hospitality industry. On leaving King’s Alison went on to gain an HND in Hotel Catering & Institutional Management at Westminster College, London. She worked as an operational General Manager for 9 years, primarily in leisure and major events, before joining a start-up business at the All England Club, Wimbledon in 1999.

This signalled a change in career for Alison, as she chose to specialise in the field of human resource management. Completing her CIPD accreditation in 2006, she subsequently worked as a Human

Resources Manager and Business Partner for companies including the Compass Group and Cancer Research UK, a role she undertook as part of a sabbatical. Since 2011, Alison has worked for Delaware North Companies UK where she is currently Director of Human Resources.

Outside her professional life, Alison volunteers as a BACCHUS Mentor at Oxford Brookes University, linking postgraduate and final year students with experienced professionals from the hospitality and tourism industries. She is also Deputy Chair of the London Advisory Board for the Springboard Charity & Springboard UK, a charity focussed on helping to nurture and motivate young unemployed individuals, developing skills and helping them to find career opportunities. Reflecting on her time at school Alison says, “I think King’s has always been a great place for people to make life-long friendships”.


A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Enjoying the outdoor swimming pool

U12 Hockey 2003-2004 Enjoying Climbing at School

Leavers 2016

Cricket XI team 1979-80

Rugby 1st XV 2001-2002

CCF Officers & NCO’s in the school gardens 1980’s

A Level Results 2008

Castle House 1972-1973

Having fun following a trip to Ludlow Castle 1964

Drama production 2009

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OV Professions Group (Property)16th January 2020The Hoxton Hotel, Holburn, 6.30-8.30pmOpen to all OVs working in the Property sector, we hope you will join us in London for a drink. This is a relaxed opportunity to meet OVs working in the same profession. Email [email protected] or phone 01905 721737 for more information or to confirm your attendance.

Regional Reunion – Birmingham20th February 2020The Shakespeare Pub, 6.30-8.30pmWe invite all OVs studying or living in Birmingham to join us for a drink and a catch up at this reunion. An excellent opportunity to meet with OV friends as well as to meet OVs living in the same area who you may not have known at School. Email [email protected] or phone 01905 721737 for more information or to confirm your attendance.

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OV Professions Group (Finance – Audit/Tax/Pensions/Advisory)6th March 2020London, 6.30-8.30pmOpen to all OVs working in the Audit, Tax, Pensions & Advisory sectors, we hope you will join us in London for a drink. This is a relaxed opportunity to meet OVs working in the same profession. Email [email protected] or phone 01905 721737 for more information or to confirm your attendance.

Annual OV Reunion Weekend 2nd May 2020The King’s School Worcester Come and join us back at King’s for the annual reunion weekend. Including bubbly brunch, tours of school, the OV Committee AGM, OVCC cricket match and a black-tie dinner, this is a day not to be missed. Full details and how to book are on the booking form inside.

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