Issue 25 | Autumn 2017
Prizegiving held in new Dobson Theatre After twelve months and a multi-million pound development project, the School was delighted to be able to show off the new Dobson Theatre, Art Studios, Sixth Form Concourse and Atrium at the 2017 prize-giving event. The project has seen the transformation of the old style theatre into a 400 seater tiered performance space with state-of-the-art sound and lighting facilities, the expansion of the Sixth Form Concourse area providing extra space in which our Sixth Formers can work and relax, and the refurbishment of the Art Studios below. A new glass Atrium area has also been created in the East Link allowing direct access to the Art Department and providing a reception and gallery area in which art work can be displayed and guests welcomed. The prize-giving ceremony, held in September, gave parents and guests a first glimpse of the stunning new development. A drinks reception prior to the evening afforded those present an opportunity to view the new facilities whilst they were treated to live music and a display of students’ art work. This was followed by the prize-giving ceremony itself during which Joe Arthur gave the inaugural performance on the School’s new Steinway piano kindly funded by KES PTA. This was followed by a speech from this year’s chief guest Dr Steve Bull. Steve is a chartered psychologist, speaker and author and, during his 30 year career, has coached CEOs, NATO officers, professional actors and university academics and also served as the Great Britain Team Headquarters Psychologist at three Olympic Games.
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From the Head The new academic year began with our best ever A Level results and just under 90% of our students going on to The Times top 25 universities. Our students have also been busy travelling the world with the School over the past 6 months from Reykjavik to Cape Town and many points east and west! The sporting season got off to a good start with the South Coast Rugby Tournament in September and some impressive early results for girls’ hockey. We also enjoyed welcoming Dr Steve Bull to award the prizes at prize-giving. He has been the team psychologist for the UK Olympic team over the past three games and has also worked for an extensive period with the English cricket team. The School has been kept busy with the completion of our new theatre, Sixth Form Concourse, Atrium and Art Department. The new Dobson Theatre is a wonderfully airy space with excellent acoustics, increased capacity and greater flexibility. It has already been extensively used, not least for the sell-out production of the school musical, Beauty and the Beast. On the prep school site at Stroud, we have renovated a number of key areas including the science laboratory and the entrance hall to the principal building. Mr Gay (OE) is standing down as Chair of Governors having served the School in the role with distinction and great commitment for 16 years. He remains on the Governing Board and his successor is Mr Morgan, a former KES parent, Deloitte partner and Chair of the Governors’ Finance sub-committee. There have been several significant farewells to note this year. Mr Hunt, Ms Greenwood, Mr Hardwick and Mr Kukla, have all retired after a combined total of over 100 years teaching at the School. Mr Halls and Mrs Platten have also left for pastures new. We wish them well and thank them for all they have done for the School. We have had a number of OE reunion events ranging from OE hockey, netball, cricket, football and golf to our annual gathering of the Poole veterans. It is always good to hear from former students and we welcome snippets of news from OEs around the world. The King Edward VI Foundation continues to provide support to children from disadvantaged backgrounds so that they can benefit from an education at King Edward’s. Further details may be obtained from the School via the website. As ever we are grateful to the OE Association for its support of the School’s activities and to our staff who work so hard to ensure that OEs stay in touch with the School and each other, particularly Ms Hooper, our Development Officer. AJ Thould - Head Master
From the Development Office Our thanks to all of you who have continued to support the School over the last six months, whether that be by attending reunions, organising and playing for the OE sports teams, giving careers advice and guidance to current pupils or donating to the King Edward VI Foundation. Your input into all of these activities is invaluable and, as a School, we appreciate your efforts. The summer term is the quieter one in terms of reunions but we were delighted to see so many of you back for the inaugural OE football trophy match for Mr Kukla’s retirement. This year’s schedule has already welcomed back the Class of 2007 for their 10 year reunion and 2018 will see a KES 25 year reunion, a London Universities dinner, the ever popular Poole Evacuees’ Lunch and a William Capon Club Dinner for our benefactors and donors. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at these events. Sotoniensis 2017 has been published providing a printed record of all of last year’s activities at King Edward’s. Last year’s Sixth Formers (Class of 2017) can pick up a copy when they collect their examination certificates or it can be viewed online on our website. The publication illustrates just how busy King Edward’s students continue to be participating in so many other activities alongside their academic studies.
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News from the School Exam results 2017 In August, KES Fifth Years and Sixth Formers produced another set of outstanding examination results. This year 99.5% of IGCSEs awarded were at grade C or above with 76% of all grades at A* and A. 92% of all grades were awarded at A*, A or B. 100% of all King Edward’s students obtained the minimum 5 GCSE passes including IGCSE Mathematics and English. At A Level 100% of students passed their exams with an improvement on last year’s record results. 87% of all grades were at A*, A or B with over 61% at A* and A. Seven students have met their offers for the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and over fourfifths of the Upper Sixth cohort will proceed to Russell Group universities. Head Master, Julian Thould, comments: “We are again delighted that our students have gained such excellent results, particularly given the additional challenge of linear A Levels. They show what persistent hard work and outstanding teaching can achieve. Congratulations go to all of those who leave King Edward’s for university after such well-deserved success.”
KES students in stitches Med Soc is the school society for those students thinking of entering medicine or related professions. Members are able to attend talks on specific subject areas given by leading academics, former pupils and renowned medical professionals. Last term Mr Simon Toh, surgeon and teacher at the School of Medicine and Surgery in Portsmouth, visited King Edward’s to do a presentation on the history of surgery. Along with a demonstration of a number of modern surgical instruments Med Soc members were also introduced to the practical art of suturing. They all enjoyed the chance to try their suturing skills using surgical needles and artificial skin.
On expedition in Central America At the beginning of the summer break, a team of thirteen KES students and two teachers travelled to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. With a focus on student leadership, management and resourcing, the group faced down five volcanoes in six days, seeing magma, sledding down the flank of a summit, and catching a 5.30am sunrise. A border crossing took them into a rest phase, with snorkelling in the Pacific, glimpsing (amongst others) a Manta ray, turtles and octopus, before transferring to the Costa Rican mountain spine for a zip line tour of the cloud forest canopy. A bus across the country brought the team to another cloud forest, this time as a food delivery group to the school of an indigenous community, inaccessible by any other means. A final stop at the Atlantic beaches saw them enjoy the turtle nesting spot of Tortuguero which the group visited late at night before spending their final day in the capital of San Jose.
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Arts Festival 2017 The Arts Festival ran for three sunny days in June with a kaleidoscope of performances, exhibitions, workshops, lectures and concerts providing an exciting, vibrant and stimulating three days to challenge and inspire. Sixty-two visiting artists came to the School to work with the pupils and in total over 820 workshop places were filled by KES students and a further 180 by prep and partnership school primary children. The event was rounded off in style with a wonderful street theatre, festival picnic and firework display.
KES at International Kit Car Finals The KES Greenpower team again reached the 2017 International Kit Car Finals which they attended on a weekend in October. Unfortunately they had a mixed day at Rockingham Speedway. The intermittent electric fault that cut short the Greenpower House Challenge last term reoccurred at the worst possible time - 10 minutes before the start of the race after the car had been running perfectly for the hour and a half practice session! Despite this the team remained calm and after some quick trouble shooting, the car rolled out just in time to start the race from the back of the grid, albeit undoing all of their hard work in qualifying. However, from this point onwards, the team did exceptionally well to battle through the large field to a respectable 32nd place; a great result in the circumstances.
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Leaving Staff Mr Hunt Mr Hunt joined the School in 1983 as a teacher of Geography. In 1985 he was appointed Head of Geography where he remained for 27 years, stepping down in 2011. During his time at King Edward’s he has run numerous residential and day field trips and ensured field work played a central part in the experience of all KES Geography students. He has taught Geography and Geology to A Level standard and was appointed as an academic tutor in 2007. In 2008 Mr Hunt took on the role of Website Content Manager, a role which he will be continuing with part-time next year. We wish him all the best for his retirement from teaching.
Mr Kukla Mr Kukla joined the School in 2001 to teach French on a part-time basis, but shortly afterwards became full-time, teaching both German and French. He is a formidable linguist and has taught both languages across the age ranges. He has been a caring and popular Sixth Form tutor, has run the Aachen Christmas market trip since 2010 and became Head of German in 2014. He has led numerous trips and exchanges and has coached the 1st XI football team who won the U19 Hampshire Cup under his guidance this year. We wish him all the best as he takes early retirement.
Mrs Platten Mrs Platten joined King Edward’s in September 2008. She is an exceptional mathematician and has been a Lower School and Upper School tutor. In 2008, she set up the Mathematics Partnership Scheme offering enrichment lessons for Year 5 and 6 pupils. She also introduced Sixth Form attendance at the ‘Mathematics in Action’ lectures and has regularly accompanied students to London for these valued trips. In 2012 she became second-in-department and Head of Mathematics in 2015. Mrs Platten is leaving teaching and we wish her success in whatever lies ahead. 6
Mr Halls Mr Halls joined the Classics Department at King Edward’s ten years ago from Taunton School in Devon. As a first rate classicist he has contributed greatly to the teaching of both Latin and Greek and also to the study of both the Aeneid and the Homeric epics within Classical Civilisation. As a passionate Hellenist he has also run a Greek club for younger students and his love of Greek drama also led him to produce Aristophanes’ Frogs. He has helped coach football in the Sixth Form and has accompanied countless Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Earlier this year he led a very successful trip to Italy with 45 students. We wish him all the best for the future.
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Dominic Gaunt (KES 1989-1996)
Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt wins Young Architect of the Year 2017 Dominic Gaunt (KES 1989-1996) gained a BSC and B.Arch from Cardiff University upon leaving King Edward’s. He also holds a diploma of professional practice from the University of Westminster. His Basingstoke-based practice, Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt recently won the Young Architect of the Year Award at the BD Architect of the Year Awards. The prestigious Award recognises young practices from across Europe, with the category being open to fully qualified architects who have been registered
to practise for 12 years or less. The practice was formed in 2005 by David Ayre, Matthew Chamberlain and Dominic Gaunt and is a progressive, creative and pragmatic architectural studio. Work includes a variety of residential and mixed-use developments in London and the South East as well as education, cultural and community projects. They collected the award at a ceremony at ExCeL, London in March. The award is recognition for the “most promising architectural practice in the European Union”.
The business was also shortlisted from 15 finalists for The Schueco Gold Award which is presented to the practice that has made the most significant contribution to British architecture over the past year. A spokesman from Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt said: “This is a wonderful milestone for the practice and we are delighted to have received recognition at the BD Architect of the Year Awards.” www.acgarchitects.co.uk
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Samara Jones (KES 2009-2016)
Jailbreak 2017 Jailbreak is not an easy challenge. It takes weeks of preparation: fundraising, planning possible routes and finding sponsors whilst on the other hand there is the spontaneity of it all; you really do not know where you might end up. Perseverance and teamwork are key. There are times when you want to give up and go home (quite literally) but if you can forge ahead, and change your plans if they aren’t working, it can sometimes pay off and enable you to go that bit further; further than you had ever dreamed. So where did it all begin? Prior to the challenge we had already raised over £950, but on the morning of 17th March we set off for our biggest challenge yet; how far could we get in 30 hours. Upon our 30 second warning we were ready to run and jump into the car, get to the train station and head off to Manchester Airport. Here we headed to Terminal 1 and with high hopes we first spoke to Emirates ready to take a seat and head to Dubai. Well, we were probably a bit too optimistic and after rejection from Turkish airlines too, we decided to try terminal 3! Without luck at either Ryanair or Flybe we moved on to Terminal 2 knowing we needed a sponsor who could either pay for, or had enough air miles, to fund the flights. However, after 7 disheartening hours in the airport we were still no closer to leaving the country. We decided to get on a train to take us to London and, while we wanted to get out of the UK, we had reached the point where we’d take anything, and London was further than Manchester with possibly more options to head to Southampton, Portsmouth or Dover. Our spirits were low as we boarded the train, informing YUSU and our parents that we were now heading to London. However, we had had so many people donate money to our
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pages, we felt like we owed it to them to do well and while part of us was ready to give up, we couldn’t! Things were about to change though and it was at this point that we began to really feel that the team was bigger than just the three of us. Out of the blue, we received a message from someone who had seen that we had now raised almost £1000 for Kidscan. They told us that they really wanted to help our quest and that they would like to help us get some flights. Their first suggestion was far too expensive for us to accept, but we managed to find some for around £300 that would get us to Italy. After suggesting this to the possible sponsor we got a response we weren’t expecting; they had found another flight, with a return on Monday, for a similar price but MUCH further… Arriving in London Euston, we enquired at the ticket office about getting to Gatwick and were told if we walked 10 minutes to Kings Cross we would be able to get much cheaper tickets saving another sponsor a lot of money. By now, we were three incredibly happy and excited girls but we were still keeping our final destination a secret from everyone apart from our families. At this point though we were exhausted, and when we got into Gatwick and across to North Terminal, it remained only for us to find somewhere to set up camp and wait for security to open. We had our boarding passes and at 2 am, it had just gone over half way through Jailbreak. We tried to get some rest on the cold hard floor of Gatwick before our 7.30 am flight: only 5½ hours away. At around 3.30 am we couldn’t sleep and so headed off to security before finding a warmer place to nap for a bit before our flight to Gran Canaria! On route to the departure gate we had a quick live chat to the University Radio although before 7.30 am on a
Saturday morning there are very few listeners! Later that morning we landed in Gran Canaria grabbing a photo with the Captain before we disembarked and made our way to Santa Catalina in Las Palmas. We marked the airport as our final destination which allowed us to now use some of the euros on our travel card and for just over 8€ the bus took all three of us half way across the Island to just a short walk from our hotel. When the phone rang and the end call came through we finally realised that we had just completed Jailbreak. We confirmed we had accommodation and return flights home and were told that it was almost certain that we had travelled the furthest. It was at some point during our long awaited meal that it was announced that we had (somehow) won Jailbreak 2017 travelling an amazing 3,100km from York! We were so grateful to everyone who had helped us with travel, donations and just support and it really was an amazing experience although, whilst great fun, the real reason for taking part was to raise money for Kidscan, a charity that can really benefit so many lives.
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Gavin Attwood (KES 1970-1977) and Paul Broadway (2005-2010) Gavin Attwood and Paul Broadway completed the grueling ‘Marathon-des-Sables’ (MDS) in the Moroccan Sahara Desert this year. Regarded as the ‘The Toughest Footrace on Earth’ (Discovery Channel) the MDS is a multi-stage adventure through the Sahara desert. Runners have to be self-sufficient and carry all their own food and equipment for the week. Communal Berber tents are pitched every night but, apart from that, runners have to carry everything including sleeping bag, mandatory safety gear and a week’s worth of food. Water is rationed and if competitors exceed the ration, they get a time penalty even though the temperature can be 50+ degrees centigrade. The six stage race covers over 250km (156 miles) through endless dunes, over rocky jebels and across white-hot salt plains. The long stage on day 4 is 80+km (52 miles) non-stop and takes most runners 20+ hours to complete. This the second time that Gavin has finished the race having previously completed it in 2016. Paul competed for the first time this year coming 47th out of around 1,200 runners. Outstanding performances from both runners.
Beth Rose On 5th June 2017 Beth Rose (KES 2007-2014) embarked on her longest bike ride to date. Beth’s aim was to cycle the 361 miles of the South Coast from (Dover to St Austell, Cornwall) in a week to raise money for the A21 Campaign. A21 is a charity that reaches, rescues and restores victims of human trafficking around the world and through education and intervention seeks to decrease the effects of human trafficking across the globe.
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Project KEStrel Around the Isle of Wight in 18 hours in a pedalo! A long drive on a Saturday afternoon in July meant that the pedalo donated by Studland Watersports - was in position, waiting on the Lymington Town Sailing Club lawn, ready for our challenge of circumnavigating the Isle of Wight in a pedalo! With the attempt window fast approaching, we watched the weather forecast with baited breath. It was looking good for mid-week and so, on Sunday evening, the final arrangements were sent to the team. The morning crew set off into a Wednesday sunset in high spirits and a yacht (very kindly captained by Charlie Tait), with both the pedalo and Gemini’s support boat in tow. The night was not a relaxing one, with strong winds whipping up both water and nerves as we waited for the morning. At 3.15am we set off, head torches lighting the way, through a far-from-flat Solent. As the sun rose though, the sea calmed, leaving us with stunning views of the Island. The rest of the morning went smoothly, with a 4 knot tide helping us past Cowes. Rounding the needles quickly exposed us to the swell so often encountered around the back of the island. We soldiered
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on nonetheless, though now eagerly awaiting the arrival of the afternoon crew. The reinforcements arrived presently, providing a much needed influx of leg power as we headed towards the rapids off St Catherine’s Point. Having lost a little time during this slightly hairy run through the rough, we missed the tide that we had hoped would carry us around Bembridge Ledge. We were still half a mile off where we needed to be when the tide started to flow faster than we could pedal. Spirits on the support boat were low. That is, until Ben Sharpley and Dave Marsh stepped up. Ollie Tait wielded the metaphorical sextant and directed them close to the shore, causing them to catch a tidal eddy current, slingshotting them around the ledge. This was it, we were on the home straight and the end was in sight. Unfortunately, there seemed to be an inexorable pull to mechanical failure, and one of the drive belts snapped. We replaced it, relieved that this was all that had gone wrong. Shortly after though, we heard an ominous clunk. It transpired that the propellor itself had fallen off, meaning we now only
had half the power to propel the already slow pedalo. We stormed the final three miles in this way, finishing the circumnavigation in just under 18 hours. The purpose of the challenge was to raise money for two charities and we have so far raised a total of £1,793.50 for Hamble Lifeboat and £2,824.50 for Cystic Fibrosis UK, leaving us just £382 short of our target of £5000. The entire project would not have been possible without the mastermind Mr Blow, who has given up so much of his time helping and guiding us from the very beginning. I must also say an enormous thank you to the team (Ollie Tait, Ali Shankar, Charley Wedderburn, Georgia Appleby, Hugo Wilkinson, Duncan Urquhart-Hawkins, Joel Davies, Hugo MC, Rosie Daniels and Robbie Stelling) for all their hard work and determination, without which we would not have made it round, to the PTA for their generous funding that helped get the project off the ground, all donors and finally to KES and Mr Thould, for supporting this quite simply ridiculous challenge. Joe Winter (KES 2000-2007)
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Beauty and the Beast The School’s production of ‘Beauty and The Beast’ ran from 29th November to 2nd December, playing to four sold-out auditoriums, and included a black tie ‘Gala Night’ to finish off the run. The show was certainly an ambitious choice to be the début production in the new Dobson Theatre and every inch of the new stage was used, whether in the spooky confines of the forest, the beery cheer of the tavern or the shadow-filled hallways of the castle. The costumes were magnificent, the music, directed by Mrs Freemantle, was exceptional and the choreography of Miss Barnett was of a truly professional standard. The cast of forty-four students worked tirelessly for months perfecting their performances in order to get the show up to such a height and they are all to be congratulated on a magnificent achievement.
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Reunion Poole Evacuation Luncheon a few r annual attendees and A large number of regula es’ ue ac Ev er for the Poole new faces joined togeth very ar. The event is always a Luncheon in May this ye many ar for those who come, popular feature of the ye nds. s to meet up with old frie who travel long distance
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Reunion 10 Year Reunion Class of 2007 On November 17th members of the Class of 2007 reunited for the first time in ten years. They were joined by current and former members of the KES teaching staff for an informal and enjoyable evening of catch-up.
25 Year Reunion (Class of 1992 & 1993) London University Reunion Poole Veterans’ Luncheon Capon Club Benefactors’ Dinner
19th January 16th March 13th May June tbc
at KES at KCL at KES at KES
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Sport Football OE V KES 1st XI Football Tournament OE footballers came from far and wide on one of the last Fridays of the summer term to take part in the OE V KES 1st XI football tournament. Mr Kukla and the rest of the staff were delighted to see them and the match was a fitting tribute to Mr Kukla who retired in the summer, having coached the 1st XI football team for many years! The trophy was hotly contested but, in the final, the older OE team had the upper hand and beat the 1st XI by one goal. It was a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and our thanks to Mr Jeff Stelling who presented the Cup afterwards.
Cricket OE V KES 1st XI Annual Cricket Match On Sunday 25th June, the KES 1st XI cricket team played a team of OEs in what was an excellent match. The School batted well to register a total of 202 with Gregor McKenzie scoring yet another 50. The OEs then chased well with last year’s leavers Dan Damley-Jones and Charles Bolton both scoring 50s. However, they eventually ran out of overs and the School won by just 15 runs; a great display of cricketing ability from both sides. The match was followed by drinks and refreshments in the Pavilion. Our thanks to Ali Cheyne who again organised the OE team.
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Golf KES golfers old and new have enjoyed meeting up and playing in five varied competitions in 2017. They are actively looking for more participants so if you would like to get involved in 2018 then please register your interest by emailing: oldedwardiansgolf@gmail.com
The Inter House Challenge Cup at Camberley Heath The season started in April with a very strong turnout for the Inter House Challenge Cup played under blue skies and glorious sunshine. It was great to see so many new faces amongst the regulars. A close battle was fought over this heathland classic golf course but eventual winners were Reynolds House. Nick Creal and Steve Potter combined to score a creditable 68 points pipping the previous year’s winners, Lawrence, by 2 points.
The Triangular Cup at Hockley The annual Triangular Cup against the Old Symondians and Old Tautonians was held in June at Hockley Golf Course. The OE team consisting of Howard Hilliker, Darren Cooper, Rob Putt, Paul Fairley, Nick Lawton, Nick Creal, Andrew McNaught and Steve Potter played some great golf to secure a draw with the OS side. The final score was 10-10-4 meaning the cup will be shared between the OE and the OS sides this year.
Over 35s v Under 35s at The Addington In actual fact this event turned into The Under 42s V The Over 42s as the division line between the sixteen participants fell slightly above 35. The format and the day were a raging success and the Under 42s just nicked it in the end 4-0, as the Noughties and the Nineties guys handed out a bit of a thrashing! The day was fantastically well organised by Cal Mackenzie (KES 1995-2002) as OE golfers took to the golden midsummer fairways of The Addington, on a glorious Sunday afternoon in late June for the inaugural playing of the President’s Cup. This is a weekend event designed to be a soft landing for young Old Edwardian golfers so don’t hesitate to get on board for next year on the last Sunday in June.
The Ray Paull Trophy at Woodhall Spa In September, the hardiest OE golfers made the long journey to Woodhall Spa Golf Course, Home of The English Golf Union, for an overnight stay that took in a warm- up round (or two) of Links Golf at Seacroft, the day before the main event. Woodhall has been voted best inland golf course in the UK by Golf World Magazine and provided a magnificent, if not extremely challenging, venue for the Ray Paull Championship. The results of a very enjoyable day’s golf were: James Lay took 1st place with 39 points, Guy Bewick came 2nd with 33 points and Nick Creal finished in 3rd with 29 points. 15
The Wally Kemp Trophy at Stoneham Also in September, golfers returned to Stoneham to play out the Wally Kemp Cup. Jonathan Porter had an exceptional back nine of +2, gross scoring some huge stableford points, and brought home an unmatchable 40 points to pick up the trophy for the second time.
The King Edward VI Foundation Trophy Order of Merit After two second place finishes and a win, the Order of Merit was won by James Lay. Thank you to all of you who made the effort to travel and play in 2017. We look forward to an excellent golf-filled 2018.
2018 Schedule Play date
Event
Venue
Entry
Price
9th April
Interhouse Shield Challenge
Blackmoor Golf Club
Open to all Old Edwardians Arrive at 10.30 am, 1st tee at 11.30 am
£75 inc coffee and bacon roll and prizes Bring a house coloured shirt!
1st July
Over 35s V Under 35s 8 person team per side
The Berkshire (blue Course)
Meet at 12.30-1.00 pm in the bar for 2.00 pm tee off.
£69 inc prizes and sandwiches/chips after. Team Prize: The President’s Cup
20th June
Triangular OEs v OTs v OSs
Hockley Golf Club
By selection. Tee off from 2.00 pm
Approximately £45 to include dinner
6th July
Wally Kemp Cup
Remedy Oak Golf Club
Open to all Old Edwardians Arrive at 1.00 pm, 1st tee at 3.00 pm
£75 inc coffee, bacon roll, lunch and prizes 18 holes Stableford yellow tee format
5th September
Ray Paull Medal Guests invited
Hayling Island Golf Club
Open to all Old Edwardians Arrive by 08.30 am, 1st tee at 9.00 am
£110 inc 36 holes, morning snack and lunch and two course evening meal featuring 2018 prize-giving for Order of Merit claret jug.
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Obituaries
Merchandise
Michael Henry Aslin (KES 1945-1953)
Colin Hesketh (KES 1940-1946)
Professor Robert Guy Chambers (KES 1935-1942)
died in April of this year.
died in December last year. After KES, he went on to Cambridge University to study Physics where he completed his doctorate before moving to Bristol University. Here he became Head of Department, twice served as Dean of the Science Faculty and later held the post of Pro Vice Chancellor. He retired in 1990 upon which he was made a Fellow of the University of Bristol.
David Christopher Giles (KES 1948-1953) passed away in March at the age of 80 after a prolonged period of illness. He left King Edward’s in the Fifth Year and other than enforced evacuation to rural Derbyshire with his mother during World War II, and two years obligatory National Service spent with the army on Salisbury Plain, David spent his whole life in Southampton. He worked in accountancy and administration for British Road Services, Westminster Dredging Co. Ltd., Pearce Harfield and Paris Smith. He will be sadly missed by his brother Peter Giles (also an OE).
Philip Guilmant (KES 1936-1940) spent many years living in Mexico. He passed away at the end of 2016.
Cedric Morgan (KES 1966-1968) Colin Wise (KES 1937-1945)
The School has a range of Edwardian merchandise for sale. This includes bespoke gold or silver plated cufflinks, which come in individual presentation boxes and make ideal gifts, school scarves, ties and a number of books on the history of the School.
died earlier this year after a short stay in hospital.
Theo Wyatt (KES 1931-1939) died in July aged 96. On leaving school, he entered the Civil Service but was called up during WWII and served in the NonCombatant Corps. After the war he resumed his career working for the Board of Trade, later the Department of Trade and Industry, until he took early retirement at the age of 57. Theo was taught to play the cello and the recorder by two of his school teachers and in 1951 met his wife at an open air performance. They bought a house in Wimbledon, where they lived until his death. Following retirement in 1976 he realised a long-held ambition to publish music on a low-cost basis from home. Initially this was recorder music, under the title of Oriel Library, and subsequently string chamber music under the name Merton Music. He is survived by his wife, Kitty, three daughters and four grandchildren.
To purchase any of these items please visit the KES PAY section of the main school website. payments.kes.hants.sch.uk/shop
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Snippets Katya Sheath (KES 2010-2017) has illustrated a children’s book that has just been published and is available on Amazon. The book is entitled ‘Leo helps Max get better’ and takes young readers through the journey of being treated after injury showing that being seen at a hospital is nothing to worry about.
Marsha Allan-Burns (KES 2010-2015) is reading Experimental Psychology at Oxford. She has been awarded a Beilby Exhibition by Somerville College in recognition of her consistently high academic performance.
Harrison Lewis (KES 2006-2013) has graduated from Aberdeen University with a first class honours degree and the prize for the best in the year.
Elinor Cooper (KES 2009-2011) graduated from Bristol University with a first class degree in Music before working for BBC Music Magazine as editorial assistant for two years. She is now a freelance conductor, singer and teacher for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Bristol Youth Choir and Clevedon Choral Society and in September will begin an MA in Choral Conducting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in Cardiff.
Caroline Taylor (KES 2004-2010) is in the second year of her MMus in Vocal Studies and Opera at the Royal Northern College of Music, studying as a soprano under Louise Winter. She has been a finalist in the Joyce and Michael Kennedy Award for Singing of Strauss, a soloist in the Bach St Joó Passion and won the RNCM Brodsky Cross18
School Prize with her chamber ensemble; ‘The Lucrezia Trio’. She has been cast as the title role in RNCM Opera’s winter production of Massenet Cendrillon (Cinderella). She has toured Scotland performing as a soloist and with the Kellie Consort ensemble and will make her role début as Pamina in Mozart’s The Magic Flute with Vivo D’Arte in November.
Kat Poole (KES 2000-2007) was recently named editor of Emerald Street, a lifestyle email magazine (and sister brand to Stylist magazine). She has also written her first book, which will be released next year through Scribe Publications. Called ‘Being an Adult: The Handbook’, it is an entertaining and useful guide to those grownup things you don’t get taught in school!
Matthew Scarborough (KES 1988-1995) won the New Zealand Open Snooker Championships last month and is now the number 1 ranked player in the country.
David Hoxey (KES 1980-1987) is a civil engineer and works for Sir Robert McApine. After the completion of West Quay phase 2 in May, he undertook a charity ride from Land’s End to Joó O’Groats, along with 10 others from work, covering 1040 miles in nine days to raise money for Maggie’s Day Centres. He has just finished his latest project working on Bloombergs’ new £1 billion European HQ in the City of London which is the world’s most sustainable office building!
Matthew Cunio (KES 1976-1982) has lived in Bristol for more than twenty years but came ‘home’ to Southampton this year to take part
in the Southampton Marathon. It was the first full length marathon held in the city for more than thirty years, Matthew’s second marathon and he finished in three hours and fifty two minutes.
Michael Birch (KES 1975-1981) studied medicine at Nottingham upon leaving KES and trained as an eye surgeon. He was appointed as a consultant in Newcastleupon-Tyne in 1997 and three years ago relocated to the much sunnier Newcastle, New South Wales, continuing work as an ophthalmologist. He is enjoying exploring Australia with his family, playing tennis and remains a long distance Saints supporter.
Tim Manns (KES 1965-1972) recently joined the BBC in Devon. He has spent nearly 38 years in broadcasting, initially in overseas radio and TV and latterly in UK commercial radio. Joining the BBC fulfils a lifetime ambition. After stepping down as Managing Director of Radio Plymouth he was offered a part-time role by BBC Radio Devon and is currently presenting weekend breakfast shows.
Jonathan Gammon (KES 1963-1970) studied at the University of Surrey upon leaving KES and whilst there spent his year in industry working for contractor Marti AG in Switzerland on the Felsenau Bridge. He has recently retired having enjoyed an international career as a civil engineer, specialising in ‘ground engineering’ in its widest sense and embracing geotecóical engineering, onshore and offshore, and tunneling.
Snippets in Brighton and then from 92-96 working for two national estate agent companies in Somerset and London. Following a car accident in 1989 he lost the sight in his left eye and took early retirement in 1996
Richard Jeneway (KES 1965-1967)
due to early onset glaucoma. Since being registered blind in 2003 he has qualified as a counsellor and works in a voluntary capacity. Richard lives in Brighton with his second guide dog Clover and would like to hear from anyone who remembers him from KES. If you would like to get in contact, please email the Development Office on edwardians@kes.hants.sch.uk and your details will be passed to him.
Richard Hucker (KES 1957-1964)
spent two years at KES. After attending Brockenhurst Sixth Form, he worked as trainee estate agent at Fox & Sons studying property surveying and valuations in which he worked until 1980. Thereafter, he worked with a Housing Association covering the South of England before becoming an Associate Partner in Estate Agents and Surveyors
now lives in Bournemouth. Several years ago he was awarded an MBE for Services to British Business. He was Head of a Costain team responsible for construction and consultancy operations in the Kurdish region of Iraq, including the construction of an international airport and preparation of a 10-year development plan for the region.
Wishing you a very merry Christmas from all of us at King Edward’s The annual Carol Service in the beautiful Romsey Abbey gave students, staff, parents and friends of the School a joyful start to the festive season, hearing the good news of Christmas in word, music and prayer. Beginning in darkness and moving towards the light of Christ’s coming, the KES Chamber Choir led the singing, alongside the full combined choirs and instrumentalists. The choirs performed a wide range of repertoire, from a traditional hymn to the Virgin Mary in the Quecha
language from South America, to Wilberg’s ethereal ‘Still, Still, Still’. A rousing version of ‘Ding! Dong! Merrily on High’ encouraged the congregation to a hearty candlelit rendition of ‘O come all ye Faithful’ before venturing out into the wintery weather with cheer in their heart and a smile on their face, sustained by a mince pie and mulled wine. The retiring collection for the cardiac charity CRY, selected in memory of Fifth Year student Ben Smith who tragically died earlier this year, raised over £1300.
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