The Old Arnoldians Association

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The Old Arnoldian
November 2008
No. 61
Arnold
A proud past and a bright future
A member of United Church Schools Trust
We aim to:
Support the Aims, Ethos and Objectives of the School.
Provide a forum for Old Arnoldians to stay in touch.
Encourage help, support and communication between Old Arnoldians.
Raise money for Scholarships.
Support the Arnold School Foundation.
What we do:
Provide a number of School Scholarships.
Organise Sporting and Social Functions.
Provide money for certain School items.
Promote the School through our outside interests.
Publish a magazine and maintain our own website for the benefit of
Old Arnoldians around the world.
Why do we do it:
Because we love the School and the things it stands for.
We are grateful for how it has influenced our lives.
Arnold
Contact: The Foundation Secretary, Arnold School, 488 Lytham Road, Blackpool, FY4 1JG
01253 336279 [email protected] www.arnoldiansonline.com
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Officials
Officials and Committee of the
Old Arnoldians Association
2007/2008
Governing Council 2007/2008
President
Mrs Dianne Whitehead
Chairman of Governors
J M Wooding
OBE, BSc, CEng, FRAeS
Chairman
Anthony Hoskisson
Hon Secretary
Mrs Tricia Holland
Vice Chairman
J C Armfield OBE, DL High Sheriff of Lancashire
Deputy Chairman
M S Brennand
Social Secretary
Mrs Amanda Hoskisson
D Aird LLB
Honorary Treasurer
Mrs Caroline Gallagher
A E P Baines BA, BArch, RIBA
W B Beaumont CBE
Honorary Auditor and Accountant
Stephen Crilley
M C Brook BA, FCA, ATH
Mrs S Carr OBE
Honorary Solicitor
John R Taylor LLB
Executive Committee
A Hoskisson (Chairman), J Armfield,
F Roberts, C Streule, P Owen,
Mrs A Hoskisson, D Cowburn,
M Butterworth, H Henshaw,
Mrs D Whitehead, P Bentley
Mrs J Jagger, Mrs C Gallagher, A Wallace,
W Gillen, M Brennand, Ms F Kinder,
C White, Miss A Wyles, C Woodruff
Old Arnoldians Association London Committee
Phil Alexander (Chairman), Nicola Cain (Secretary),
Bill Gillen, George Hogg, Ross Cloney,
Alistair Sims, Ollie Almond, Paul Butterworth,
Rob Wilcock
Mrs G M Connolly BSc, MA
S J R Dawkins BA, MA
A F Grime BEng, MBA, CEng MICE FCIWEM
Mrs A Jack Cert.Ed
P D Maguire ACA
P M Owen ACIB
Mrs R B Pigott OBE, LLB
J R Taylor LLB
Clerk to the Governors
Cdr P J McCarthy RN
Past Editors of the Old Arnoldians
Alan Grime, Roger Almond, Ronald Thursz,
Michael Buckley, Edward Jones and Mike Butterworth
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Editorial
aking over as editor of this prestigious
publication my first job is, of course, to
thank the previous incumbent, Mike
Butterworth, for his outstanding contribution
not only as Editor but for his work in
supporting the Old Arnoldians. Next year,
Mike is to be President of the Old Arnoldians
Association – a fitting reward for his
enthusiasm and support. May I, through this
column, send him my very best wishes for the coming year.
correspondence with anticipation. It only takes me, now, to wish all
involved with Arnold School my very best and, remember, you may
have left Arnold but Arnold will never leave you.
I had the very good fortune to work with Mike for twenty years.
During that time, in addition to his teaching work, he always found
the time to support the wider aspects of School life. In particular he
was instrumental in organising numerous rugby tours to various parts
of the world. Hundreds of former pupils have benefited,
unknowingly from Mike’s love of Arnold School and his continued
and unstinting support. I can only hope that my efforts with this
magazine will continue to reflect Mike’s endeavour to help and
continue the School’s success.
During my year as president we have seen
some very exciting changes to the School.
By becoming part of UCST we have
secured a firm place to continue as one of
the leading North West independent
schools, and as we have learned, there will be significant investment
in the school. This began to take effect over the Summer holidays
ready for the new school year.
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My reasons for taking on the role of Editor are quite simple. Not
only making use of my generally accepted versatility with the Queen’s
English but to help and maintain my contact with the School.
During the twenty eight years I taught at Arnold, the School was, by
any measure you care to use, unbelievably successful. However,
examination results and league tables have found favour because they
are compiled from results that are easy to measure. What is not
easy to measure is the experience children have while in their school
days. The ethos of Arnold School is to make all feel an important
part of the organisation; as any educationalist will tell you – the crucial
thing to give to children is a feeling of self worth and belonging. It is
this Arnold Culture that encourages me to do something to ensure
the School’s continued success.
In compiling the magazine I have learnt so much about the history of
Arnold and its former pupils. The most astonishing revelation has
been the hitherto, undocumented, enthusiasm, of Old Arnoldians, to
“hide their light under a bushel”. Throughout the world there are
thousands of enormously successful OA’s – but try to get them to talk
about it – very difficult. With this in mind please make a note of my,
enigmatic, personal e-mail address [email protected] or
more formally [email protected]. I also have space on
“Facebook” which is most useful for keeping in touch. Please feel
free to send me any information you think I may find of interest;
even if it does not make the pages of the magazine it will increase my
knowledge. As the judge remarked, after a long and boring speech
by a solicitor, “I am no wiser” to which the solicitor replied “yes but
you are better informed”.
The big change this year is the School’s membership of the United
Church Schools Trust and the benefit of being part of this
organisation is, already, apparent. The IT team, headed by David
Culpan, has spent the summer installing a whole range of new and
expensive equipment. Anyone walking through will not fail to be
impressed by the “state of the art” educational facilities.
Finally I hope you enjoy reading this year’s magazine. Due to
modern technology spelling mistakes have been largely superseded
by the vastly more amusing word processing typographical errors.
Your comments and criticisms will be valuable in developing further
this organ of communication so I look forward to your
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Charlie
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
I have been proud and privileged to be
your President this year and have enjoyed
representing the OA’s at various school and
other functions.
Thank you to the London committee for their work in organising the
London dinners and other functions for those OA’s living in the South
of England. I attended my first dinner as Vice President last year and
will be there again this year. Thanks also to the School’s Music and
Drama departments. Their productions have been particularly good
and the talent has been outstanding. Please make every effort to
attend at least one performance in the coming year.
I look back at my years at Arnold with very fond memories. I
thoroughly enjoyed school and all the friends I made there. I have
always maintained links with school, my children being educated
there; as a member of the PFA and the OA’s; firstly at reunion
dinners then as a member of the executive committee, later
Treasurer and now President. I love to be in contact with people I
knew then and to keep up with what we’ve all been up to. I have
re-established contact, this year, with people I haven’t seen since
leaving school, and it was really good meeting them again and
catching up with their lives. It’s good to keep in touch and come
together as part of the Arnold family. The Old Arnoldians is a perfect
organisation for this and I would encourage you all to enjoy its many
benefits.
A big thank you to the Executive Committee for their support this
year, especially to Amanda Hoskisson (twice retired) for organising
my dinner last December (as well as all the other social functions)
and to Charlie Woodruff for taking on the role of editor of the OA
Magazine. I wish Mike Butterworth all the best year for his year as
President and to Julie Jagger as Vice President.
Dianne Whitehead
MONTHLY LUNCHEONS (first Tuesday in the month)
We were delighted that at our April luncheon a lady (Michelle Martin)
joined us, but only for a
few minutes, since she had
to return to work at a local
surgery where she is a GP.
However, she did promise
to return at a future date
for a drink and lunch. The
regulars would be
delighted to see new faces,
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both ladies and gentlemen, at our gatherings. You will be guaranteed
a warm welcome.
ANNUAL DINNER 2007
The thanks of all must go to the Social Secretary, Amanda Hoskisson
for her efforts in organising such an enjoyable evening.
Mike
ANNUAL DINNER 2008
Saturday December 6th, the first Saturday in December is the date
for the Annual Dinner. This year the Dinner is returning to the
School and will be held in the Memorial Hall (the banqueting suite at
Fylde Rugby Club – the venue of the function in the two previous
years – has been booked for a wedding reception and the bride
would not change the day!) The Committee’s intention is to hire
circular tables thus avoiding the regimented long tables – somewhat
uncomfortable in certain places. The venue will enable OA’s to view
recent changes at the School and will also please those members
who believe that the Dinner should be held at School. An excellent
dinner is promised!
Over 110 OAs and guest attended this year’s Annual Dinner. It was
held, for the second year running, in the Woodlands Suite at Fylde
Rugby Club. Although numbers were slightly lower than in 2006 our
evening did clash with another event which attracted some OAs.
The menu was:
Braised Lamb Shank served on Mashed Potato accompanied
by a Redcurrant and Thyme Sauce
Sticky Toffee Pudding – in true School tradition
Selection of Cheese and Biscuits
Coffee and Mints.
The opinion of the members at my table and others who I spoke to
was very positive; they found the meal most enjoyable.
At the conclusion of the meal the President, Dianne Whitehead,
proposed a toast to the Queen which was followed by Julie Jagger
who proposed the toast to the President as well as enlightening us
about some aspects of Dianne’s life at School. In response Dianne
said that she was proud to be the fourth lady president and
encouraged us all to support the School and the Association. She
then proposed a toast to the School which was responded to by the
Headmaster, Barry Hughes. He highlighted the major successes of
the School in another very good year. The “10 – o – clock toast”
allowed us to remember the many OA’s who were unable to be
present and the final toast to the Visitors was proposed by the Vice
President, Mike Butterworth.
A presentation was made to Michael Owen (President 1979 – 1980)
who was attending his 60th successive Old Arnoldians Dinner – a
truly amazing and proud record. A raffle, which finances a
scholarship for a student, was well supported and raised the largest
amount ever. Grateful thanks to all who contributed.
After the formal part of the evening, conversation followed until the
bar closed and then the more youthful OAs went elsewhere to
continue their celebrations and the older OAs went home to their
nightcaps. The evening had been most enjoyable and it is hoped that
all will return next year and persuade more to attend.
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The incoming president is Mike Butterworth who was a member of
the teaching staff from 1979 to 1996 and who has been editor of the
Old Arnoldian for 10 years. Mike taught Economics, Geography and
Mathematics. He was Examination Secretary for 11 years and was
much involved in games as his track suit will bear witness. He went
on tour to Canada in 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987; to Australia in
1990 and 1996; to Ireland, Scotland; the Isle of Man and to Bath.
Mike would be delighted to meet former students, both ladies and
gentlemen and particularly those who accompanied him on tour.
How fitting it would be to see a full Memorial Hall – please try to
attend and bring former students with you.
The AGM of the association will be held at 11.30am in the Sixth
Form Centre on the same day. The Agenda for the meeting can be
found on page 45 as can the details of the Annual Dinner on page 8.
Coffee and mince pies will be served at the meeting and lunch will
be available at the Burlington.
A FIVE YEAR REUNION
The first of the planned Five Year reunions was held in the Sixth
Form Centre on Saturday March 29th. Lucinda Roberts had
industriously contacted the leavers of 2003 but unfortunately some
who had indicated that they would attend were unable to make this
particular occasion. However, other OA’s came along, the oldest
having left School in 1940! Consequently, along with members of
the teaching staff there were almost 50 OA’s who met on a wet
Saturday evening to enjoy conversation, a drink or two and an
excellent curry provided by the School. A welcome was extended
to all by the Headmaster, Barry Hughes and Anthony Hoskisson,
Chairman of the OA’s executive Committee.
Whilst next year’s reunion will be for the leavers of 2004, it is not just
restricted to those who left in that year. All Old Arnoldians of any era
will be most welcome to attend and it is hoped that this evening will
continue to be supported. We look forward to seeing you, and please
feel free to bring boy or girl friends, partners, husbands and wives.
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LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER
This was a very important year for the
school, the undoubted highlight of which
was the decision to join the United Church
Schools Trust. We look forward to working
closely with the other schools in the group
and to enjoying the many benefits that
membership of the Trust will bring. The
seriousness of UCST’s commitment to
Arnold was dramatically illustrated this
summer by a major investment in our ICT facilities - every classroom
in the Senior School is now equipped with the latest interactive
whiteboard - and this will soon be followed by an extensive multi
million pound building programme. It is through the Chairman’s
inspirational and tireless leadership that Arnold has seized this
unrivalled opportunity for growth and continued success and I should
like to take this opportunity to thank Jerry Wooding and the other
Governors for their hard work on the School’s behalf.
Elsewhere Arnoldians have achieved a huge amount, excelling in
virtually every area of School life. Academic results remained strong
with an A-level pass rate of almost 100% and just under two thirds
of passes at A or B. As a consequence, many of the top ranking
universities will soon be welcoming even more Arnoldians. Our
GCSE students also had plenty to celebrate with over half of all
grades at either A or A* and some excellent value added scores. It
was George Orwell who wrote “Every generation imagines itself to
be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than
the one that comes after it.” However whatever story the popular
press peddles about the changing standards of public examinations, it
is clear that both students and staff have given a good account of
themselves once again.
Highlights ranged from the Choir trip to Venice in December, to the
jaw dropping production of Handel’s Messiah at Easter. The
Drama and Music
departments
combined to
wonderful effect to
give us The Sound of
Music in
December;
undoubtedly one of
the outstanding
events of recent years. Our cadets have also been busy, as have the
very many pupils involved in the various clubs, societies and other
activities on offer.
There have been many individual triumphs that I could mention but
in a sense each of these achievements represents a shared success
for us all, be they Arkwright Scholars, winners of Young Enterprise
competitions, Maths Challenge medallists, Poetry Prize Winners,
award winning Biologists – whatever. And whilst all these pupils
deserve great praise there are, every day at Arnold, individual
achievements, often of a less conspicuous nature, that are just as
important, not least by those involved in community service.
These achievements came soon after our first ever entry into the
Good Schools Guide. It is no mean feat to be included in this
prestigious publication and you cannot pull the wool over the eyes of
their reviewers who are knowledgeable and shrewd. Given this we
were delighted to receive such a positive report from them, which
closes with these remarks about our school;
“A lovely school, where the hard work ethic doesn’t
overwhelm the pleasure of learning and growing up.”
We continue to provide opportunities for our students to learn about
the wider world and other cultures, and this year I was pleased to
support trips to Belgium, Holland, Italy, USA, the Caribbean, South
Africa, Spain and many venues in the UK. These activities are
extremely worthwhile, even life changing, and I am proud of the
range of opportunities that we offer.
Massive numbers of the children take part in sport and if the list this
year is a measure of the persistence and excellence of our students,
Arnold sport is in good health. The rugby and cricket sides had one
of their best seasons for many years and particularly noteworthy was
the girls’ success in reaching yet another national hockey final - our
fifteenth.
Arnold Drama has continued to build upon its superb reputation by
giving performances in venues across the country, all with great
success and critical acclaim. Musically, the choir excelled and this
epitomised the increasing centrality of music to the life of the School.
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As normal at the end of the year we said farewell to a number of
colleagues, including David Summerville, who retired from the
teaching staff after clocking up 26 years of service to Arnold. He will
be much missed by us all and we wish him well. In thanking David
and other colleagues as they leave it is right to extend such gratitude
to all my colleagues, who are generous of their time and enthusiasm
in supporting and encouraging our students.
Best wishes
Barry Hughes
Headmaster
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OA MAGAZINE 2008 – CHAIRMAN’S
INTRODUCTION
Following a lengthy period of discussion and
consultation, formal agreement was
reached on 1st June 2008 to merge Arnold
Schools Limited with the United Church
Schools Trust (UCST). Both Arnold and
UCST have a proud heritage (UCST was
founded in 1883) and, in joining together,
hold out the prospect of an exciting and
outstanding future.
As a member of UCST the School will benefit from working with
other schools in the group to share and develop best practice for
raising standards still further. As the lead UCST school in West
Lancashire, our infrastructure, facilities and ICT will also receive
significant investment within the next three years to create a
spectacular learning environment to support all areas of the
curriculum.
The first part of this
initiative was completed
during the summer with
the installation of over 60
of the latest Promethean
whiteboards, some 160
computers and an
upgrade to our servers at
a cost of over £250,000
Furthermore I have agreed with the Chief Executive of UCST, Sir
Ewan Harper, to undertake a strategic review of our buildings and
infrastructure during the autumn period with a view to improving not
only the learning environment but also the facilities and overall
appearance of the School.
Whilst we have already seen a significant improvement in our ICT
provision this summer, the future promises to be equally challenging
as we continue to improve and upgrade our facilities. I remain
confident that the decision to merge with UCST, one of the most
powerful organisations in secondary education in the country, will
continue to enhance our position as one of the leading independent
schools in the North West.
Within the Trust and on a slightly wider canvas, Arnold would act as
the academic mentor or guide to any new schools established by
UCST in the area and act as the spearhead for the enlargement of
the Trust’s network in West Lancashire.
Finally I would like to thank everyone that contributed to the debate
concerning the future of Arnold School. In an increasingly volatile
economic environment I remain convinced that we have provided
the financial stability and safeguards necessary to enable Arnold
School to flourish and develop in the future.
Yours sincerely,
J M Wooding OBE
Chairman of the Local Governing Body
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REPORT FROM THE SENIOR
COMMON ROOM
David Summerville
My over riding memory
of my good friend
David Summerville
occurred as he was
giving a ceramics lesson
to Year 8. The children
had made mugs and
David was
demonstrating how to
attach the handle. He
moistened a long strip of clay, drew it into a semicircle and deftly
stuck it to the mug. On completion the children broke into a
spontaneous round of applause.
David headed the Art Department for twenty eight years. He is an
extremely able artist and potter. During his time, not only has he
impressed and influenced the children but he also influenced art
teaching at home and aboard. He has helped and supported many
young teachers beginning their teaching career, still finding time to
involve himself in the RAF section of the Cadet Force.
Retiring this year, David tells me he has lots of things to do and my
guess is that his enormous talent will not go untapped for long. This,
I suppose, is the mark of true ability, when work finds you, rather
than the converse.
We send David our very best wishes for a productive and happy
retirement.
Charlie
Iron Man Mark
We are pleased to report that Mr Evans
completed the grueling UK Iron man Triathlon
earlier this year.
The event was held in the wonderful
surroundings of Sherborne Castle in Dorset,
where the 1609 competitors had to complete a
2.4 mile swim in Sherborne Lake, a 112 mile
bike course and a 26.2 mile marathon.
After a delayed start, the competitors swam two
laps of the cold and murky waters of the lake
just after 6am. They then ran out of the water
and grabbed their bikes for three laps of cycling
over the steep hills between Sherborne and Dorchester. The
distance traveled - 112 miles - is the equivalent of cycling from the
race venue, Sherborne Castle, to London.
The fastest athletes did the cycling sections in around five hours but
many of the amateurs were still peddling when the elite racers had
already finished. They had until 11pm before the race officials packed
up for the night!
Mr. Evans completed the course in 14 hours and 4 minutes, taking 1
hour 28 minutes to complete the swim; 7 hours 40 minutes to do
the bike; and 4 hours 23 minutes to finish the marathon.
Mark is pleased to announce that his £2500 target was raised and he
would like to thank all who sponsored him.
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MARKETING
Arnold is a good news story; thoroughly
decent youngsters work hard, and with the
support of committed parents and excellent
teachers they do well. A sweeping statement
but true in essence. The following quotation
from our entry in the Good Schools Guide
says it more eloquently:
‘A lovely school where the hard work ethic doesn’t overwhelm the
pleasure of learning and growing up.’
In simple terms my job is about getting the story of Arnold, what it
does, and how it does it, into the minds of those who might benefit.
Whilst the story continues to be a good one it must be obvious that
in the current economic climate there will be fewer parents who can
afford to give their children the benefit of an Arnold education. It is
important then to ensure that the message is clear and consistent,
that the school employs every possible means to attract interested
parents and that we encourage a greater awareness of what Arnold
has to offer in the local community. The Arnold I refer to is of course
a school educating girls and boys from 2 to 18, a school which is
successful in a multitude of ways, academic, cultural and sporting; it is
a rich and varied story.
In my first year as Director of Marketing and Admissions I have been
helped in a variety of ways. Several prominent local businessmen,
current parents, have been keen to share their expertise and have
taken time to offer professional advice. Teaching staff have responded
to new initiatives and passed on valuable information and, very
significantly, our membership of UCST has increased my support
network by introducing me to its central marketing department and
the hard working teams that operate in other member schools.
We have now completed the process of establishing our brand
identity and have created a brand image which will help to convey
what we are all about. The school crest and school colours are
prominent and the strap line ‘A proud past and a bright future’ will
continue to endorse the notion of tradition as the bedrock from
which we embrace the future. Our very clear line up of children
from Kindergarten to Sixth Form, set against a white background, has
proved very successful and though we will see a change of personnel
it will continue in advertising and other marketing material to
promote Arnold as a school for children of all ages with a wide range
of interests.
Bringing more people into school is crucial. There have been
numerous events ranging from courses for local primary children,
and the usual open events, to the very successful South Shore
Community Fun Day in June when visitors were treated to a whole
range of events on the school field. We get out into the community
Arnold
more too; local points of contact include sports clubs such as Fylde
Rugby Club, exhibition venues and open events at other schools.
Every possible opportunity to meet potential new families is
considered and most are exploited.
For some OAs the prospect of their school, populated by caring
academics and eager children, becoming more commercial in its
behaviour may cause concern. They need not worry. As a former
Arnold teacher and now born-again marketeer I know that what
happens in the classroom, on the playing field or on the stage is the
story, and that marketing initiatives serve the school. They are the
means by which we maintain our standing in an increasingly
competitive market in an increasingly constrained financial climate.
Arnold remains proud of its past and will have an even brighter
future.
LADIES’ LUNCHEON CLUB
The Arnold Ladies’ Luncheon Club meets once a month from
November to May at The Grand Hotel in St Annes, when we enjoy
a delicious three-course luncheon. The opportunity to meet friends
old and new in such elegant surroundings means that the club
continues to thrive.
The first luncheon of the season is to be held on Wednesday 5th
November when our guest speaker will be Santosh Mohindra, a
junior school mum who is a sonographer who will talk to us about
Women’s Health issues. Our first trip will be a Christmas shopping
day (watch the forthcoming events page on the website for details).
New members and guests are always welcome and our secretary,
Mrs. Paula Lucas, (01253 780928) is always willing to supply any
information that you may require.
Most of our speakers this coming season have strong Arnold
connections; they include OA Andy Mitchell of Radio Wave,
Committee Member Rosie Stone on “Women in the Army” and
school governor Alison Jack on being the wife of an MP. We also
have Karen Winkley on regeneration and small business opportunities
in Blackpool. Details of speaker and menu for each month can be
found on the website.
The club has traditionally enjoyed excursions to many places of
natural and man-made beauty and interest, last year being no
exception. Our first trip was a shopping trip to Liverpool and our
summer outing was to Blackwell House and Lakeland Ltd. Both
outings were very
much enjoyed and
details of this year’s
trips will be posted on
our “Forthcoming
Events” page on the
website as soon as
confirmed.
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THE FOUNDATION
The Arnold School
Foundation has been in
existence for 4 years now
and my primary role as
Foundation Secretary has
been friendraising through
the Arnoldians Online
internet based database
system. I have met and talked
to so many of you, I feel I came to Arnold as well!
The progress made has been considerable and communication with
members of the Arnold Family has improved year on year through
this magazine and via the websites. The increase in membership
numbers are proof that it is working.
Thank you for getting back in touch if you have been “lost” for a
while. This year has seen many former pupils return to visit the
School, many after 50 years or more. You are of course all invited to
visit School to see at first hand what Arnold is like today. Some of our
more recent visitors are pictured on page 41.
I hope you appreciate the emailed “What’s on at Arnold” termly
newsletters; you will be pleased to hear we intend to produce an
improved version in 2009. In addition the Headmaster will be
delighted to meet any OA attending one of our excellent music
events, drama productions, or sporting fixtures.
I said in my report last year that “my second role will become more
evident next year when we will be launching a legacy booklet which
invites OAs to include the School in their will.” We are now ready to
proceed with this initiative and I will be only too happy to be of help
and assistance to anyone considering a legacy to Arnold School.
Reunions
We held an informal reunion, (similar to the “30 Years of Girls at
Arnold” celebrations) on 29th March this year to coincide with the
Annual OA v School sporting events. We asked the leavers of 2003
to return and they did in good numbers, along with many other OAs
from various years. Showing one returning OA from the 1970s on a
tour round the School on the Sunday was interesting as he lay down
on his back in one of the 6th Form studies and proudly announced
that his name was still engraved on the underside of the desk!
Dates for your diaries:
Following the AGM on 6th December (when Mike Butterworth is
due to be elected President) the 2008 Reunion Dinner will be held
here in School.
The reunion weekend and sporting fixture dates for 2009 are
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April 2009 and I will email or write
to you with final plans. Full details will appear of course on the
websites.
Any OA wishing to hold a Reunion for their year, years or decade
will have the full backing and support of the School through the
Foundation Secretary. So do contact me.
Ashley Kent (1956-1964) is planning a reunion in 2009 for those of
you who left in the Mid Sixties (see Stop Press) so do keep looking at
the websites for full details.
London OAs at their informal gatherings as well. A repeat of the
River Thames boat trip is planned next year as well.
Arnoldians Online
Arnoldians Online is the name we use for the FREE Internet Based
Database system referred to above. It holds the names of all known
Old Arnoldians and is available only to bona fide OAs who make use
of the system. It is very secure and our systems are updated on a
regular basis.
If all OAs register on Arnoldians Online, the benefits to existing OAs
and more importantly, future OAs, will be tremendous.
By joining you can:
• Make contact with existing friends and get in touch with old
friends.
• Have your own Email address that stays with you for life even if
you change ISP.
For example: My Arnoldians Online email address is [email protected]
• Enter and keep up to date your personal data (including contact
details and photographs).
• Build a Who’s Who in “About Me”.
• Enter your Higher Education achievements and professional
qualifications and offer you knowledge and expertise to other
OA’s and 6th Formers seeking careers advice.
• Keep in touch with News and Events, both of OA activities and
in School.
• Write your own news item - See Gemma Brown’s Engagement
Announcement on page 44
• Search for fellow OAs either in your year or where you work or
live.
Many of you have been updating your details so thank you and keep
updating!
If you would prefer to download this magazine next year please let
me know. It will of course help reduce costs and keep the Bursar
happy!
We now have almost 1500 registered on Arnoldians Online which
amounts to 35% of those we are in contact with. Thank you for
your continued support and use of the system.
So if you use a computer, do register with Arnoldians Online by
logging on to the School Website www.arnoldschool.com and
following the links via Community then Old Arnoldians or Foundation
to Arnoldians Online or go directly to www.arnoldiansonline.com
- Remember it’s FREE to join.
Lost OAs
I have had over 100 emails returned this term because some of you
have changed email provider. Please let me know when you update
your email address.
If you have changed postal address, do tell me as well. There are
almost 150 names of OAs on List A on the website who don’t
receive the magazine because they have changed addresses. Do you
know where they are?
The 2008 London Dinner was again a huge success and Secretary
Nikki Cain would love to hear from you if you are free to join the
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Reports
“Arnold - Where are They Now?”
This publication was very well received last year. Please remember
that we will be looking at WATN2 in 2009/10 and will need your
“About me” details and a photograph to create a booklet that
embodies the success of Old Arnoldians. The current School motto
is “A proud past and a bright future” and the School is justly proud of
the way it has shaped your future since leaving Arnold.
My “Wish List”
One of my main aims is to enable all OAs to have easy access to
photographs, magazine articles and other memories (such as the
Honours Boards) of Arnold available online via Arnoldians Online and
one day, create a Heritage Room in School to display memorabilia
and records of the School’s history.
The Sports Honours Boards up to 1982 are now on the School
website but we are still desperately short of photos. Some of the
photographs sent in already by OAs appear in this magazine and
thank you to all contributors. Let’s have more of the second team
photos on page 31 as sent in by Adrian Marsh.
OLD ARNOLDIANS
ANNUAL REUNION
DINNER
Saturday December 6th 2008
In the Memorial Hall at School
OAs and Guests welcome
Why not get your year group together?
Tickets £25
Dress Formal (preferred) or Lounge Suits
Scanning the Arnoldian magazine is also on my “Wish List” with a
view to having this vitally important chronicle of your days at Arnold
available online. If any OA has an interest in computers/digital
photography and would be willing to help, please do contact me.
Your feedback on what we do in the Foundation is important to us
and hopefully we can continue to improve communications so do
keep in touch.
And Finally….
Thank you for your letters and emails to your new Editor, Charlie
Woodruff. He is most grateful.
Adrian J Wallace Foundation Secretary
Tel. 01253 336279 or email
[email protected]
Just a reminder!
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Autumn Newsletter
Extracts from School News
Letter - Autumn 2007
of the school and if you haven’t experienced
the spirit of the community at first hand
please come and look around at any time.
very warm welcome to the first of our
new look Arnold Newsletters. I hope
you enjoy
reading it and
that it gives you
a flavour of life
in this busy,
dynamic and successful community. Our
school is a place where boys and girls
show great commitment to their academic
studies and reap their rewards by achieving
outstanding examination results. I am very
proud to say that they also contribute
enthusiastically to the wide range of other
activities available and gain in self
confidence as they do so.
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This magazine can only give you a flavour
MUSIC
at the
BLACKPOOL
TOWER
Arnold School’s
Music Department
he Tower Ballroom provided a splendid setting for the Swing Band, who can now add Blackpool's most
traditional venue to their list of tour dates. Giving up lessons for most of the day was a hardship they
shouldered cheerfully in support of the South Shore
Rotary Club's glittering charity event "Let Us Entertain You". Comedian and Old Arnoldian, Tony Jo, introduced
the pupils and clearly revelled in the opportunity to present talented youngsters from his old school.
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The band played several well known jazz classics which can be heard in the comfort of your own home when
you purchase their CD, recorded in the new Lawrence House Music Centre at School. Their set was
followed by Harriet White whose flute solo, the Aria from Suite Antique by John Rutter, was well received by
the appreciative audience.
The Old Arnoldian
CD is due for release on
1st November 2007
The CD features recordings of the Swing Band and Choirs as well as solos from talented
singers, Claire Harbourne, Lauren Au and trombonist Callum Au
CD’s are priced at £6 and will be available
through the School Office from the
beginning of November
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Autumn Newsletter
ARNOLD IN THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE
It stands to reason that only good schools are featured in
The Good Schools Guide. Following a period of scrutiny last
term we were delighted to learn that their reviewers
recognised our strengths and are happy to recommend us
through the pages of this important publication.
“When they say
they try to meet
the needs of
individual pupils
they do just that –
other schools
claim to but don't.”
“A lovely school
where the hard
work ethic doesn't
overwhelm the
pleasure of
learning and
growing up.”
These extracts are particularly pleasing:
Dragon Boat Race
An Arnold School team of staff, parents and students took to the water as part of the Fylde
Dragon Boat Tournament and ended a long and wet day in third place.
hey were pleased to do so well in their very
first competition. The finals seemed like an
Arnold family affair as the 1st and 2nd places were
awarded to teams led by prominent Arnold families;
the winners were Oldroyd Publishing and the team
from Derek Woodman Ltd were runners up.
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Held on Fairhaven Lake, the event
attracted 17 teams from around the Fylde all
aiming to help Lytham Round Table to raise funds
for St Annes RNLI Station. Team selection for
next year is already underway!
The Arnold team battle on in the face of rain and high winds
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Spring Newsletter
Easter Celebrations
Letter - Spring 2008
he Junior School
was a hive of
activity when over
thirty families took
part in our Easter
Egg Hunt.
Kindergarten, Infant
and Junior pupils joined forces to hunt for Easter
chicks and numbered tokens in return, of course,
for chocolate eggs. The children showed off their
creative talents in the Easter Bonnet Parade displaying a stunning array of
head gear. The Easter Egg decorating competition also showed just how
creative our children (and their parents) can be, with
eggs decorated as Amy Winehouse, Spiderman, Simon
Cowell and James Bond! Thankfully, some of the Fit for
Sport team were on hand to ensure impartial judging.
Face painting from Mr White was extremely popular and
the afternoon was rounded off with a few games of
bingo, courtesy of Mr Storey. An “eggcellent” afternoon
was enjoyed by all and thanks must go to the staff,
parents and friends who worked hard to make it such a
great success.
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Grandparents’ Afternoon
randparents are always welcome at Arnold but on
Grandparents' Day in particular we appreciated their company
and benefited from their wisdom. Recollections of school days long
past delighted the children, and from all accounts the grandparents
who spent time in the classroom thoroughly enjoyed themselves,
whether engaged in art work, history projects or just sharing stories
about school life.
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The afternoon concluded with a concert in the hall performed by
our talented musicians and enjoyed with a cup of tea. We hope
that having seen what their grandchildren do at school our visitors
will keep in contact and come back at any time.
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Spring Newsletter
Signs of Spring
pring has revealed itself around the school in many ways. Children from one of
the two Reception classes are pictured in
the Stepping Stones Garden with bulbs planted
for Mother’s Day. Nature being fickle the bulbs
were ready for Valentine’s Day and went home
early.
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After the Principal’s assembly on Easter
customs, Mr Culpan and Sophie Calvert were
spotted in the quadrangle taking part in ‘egg
dumping’. Played in the villages of Cumbria,
this Easter game is a little like conkers and
involves competitors in taking turns to break
each other’s eggs - hard boiled of course!
Netball
arly in the term Sixth Form student Natalie Panagarry played in two televised
matches for Leeds Carnegie netball club. Against Northern Thunder, playing at
centre, she had an excellent game, distributing the ball at pace and making three vital
interceptions. The game was full of end to end action, with the lead constantly
changing hands. In the third quarter England international Tracey Neville steadied the
ship and Carnegie eked out a small lead.
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Pictured here with Natalie, Tracey is the sister of footballing brothers Gary and Phil
Neville. The highest profile signing for the 2007-8 Netball Super League, she is one
of English netball's most famous faces. She amassed 74 international caps, before a
serious knee injury forced her to leave the game in 2004. After an intensive period of
rehabilitation, she is now fully fit and saw the team home to a 42-39 victory.
Supported by England U21 coach Anna Newell, herself a former international, Natalie
is hoping to continue her good progress as part of the England U21 squad having
already represented her country at U17 level. She is a shining example of just what
can be achieved with good coaching, determination and the right attitude.
ashion experts would no doubt be horrified
at the thought of mixing green and tangerine,
but pupils and staff in the Junior School and
Kindergarten recently ignored accepted fashions
and made a bold statement in support of the
Mayor of Blackpool and took part in his
'Tangerine Day'.
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In return for a donation to the 'Blackpool's A
Knockout' campaign, which has been running
throughout the Mayor's term in office, our
children were allowed to replace one item of
their uniform with something tangerine. As you
can see from the photographs, shirts, socks, hats,
vests, ties and hair bobbles all received the
tangerine treatment and we are now considering
incorporating tangerine into the School
uniform!
Even Mr Hopkinson was spotted wearing a
Blackpool FC tie. However, as a lifelong
Manchester City fan, he assures us it is only in
recognition of the contribution of Paul Dickov
to Blackpool's cause this season!
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Tangerine Day
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Summer Newsletter
Letter - Summer 2008
Armstrong Angels Visit Arnold
ravelling from all over the UK and
his audience had stopped screaming and
beyond, a group of staunch Jonas
calmed down, Jonas was able to express his
Armstrong fans, recently visited his home town and his old school.
thanks for their support and hold a
Armstrong Angels may vary in their origins but they have two things in
conversation with Michelle, co-organiser of
common, all are female and all are passionate about the Robin Hood star.
the convention weekend. Continuing the
Eight American fans, including three from Houston in Texas, were brought
tour they absorbed more facts about their
together by the fan site and declared the Blackpool boy to be a brave and
versatile hero and took in a display of
inspirational character, a charmer with bags of personality and ‘it’ photographs, many being particularly taken
whatever that might be!
with a very unflattering shot of Jonas in a chicken suit from an
A visit to Blackpool Zoo to see the Amur tiger that they have adopted in unconventional production of Romeo and Juliet.
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his name was followed by a trip to the school where his acting career
began. The Arnold tour took in the Memorial Hall stage where Jonas first
trod the boards and ended in the drama studio. Having talked about
Jonas’s involvement in productions as a sixth former, his former drama
teacher, Colin Snell, had an unexpected treat for everyone when he took
a phone call from Jonas himself. He was difficult to hear at first but once
County Cricket Honours
rother and sister, Tom and Marianne Hessey, achieved a unique
family double this term. 1st XI player Tom, who is in the
Lancashire squad for the second successive year, was joined by his
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The delighted fans departed with a presentation pack of material
illustrating the success of the Arnold drama department, including
information about Jenna Louise Coleman (Jasmine in Emmerdale) and
Tom Swire (Seb Webb in Footballers’ Wives). However, it would be true
to say they only had thoughts for one Old Arnoldian and he had just
made their day in a very special way.
sister Marianne when she was chosen for the county U17 side that played
against Cheshire. Despite finishing on the losing side, Marianne bowled very
well taking 1 wicket for just 4 runs. In a recent county match against Cheshire,
Georgina Read of Year 10 scored 20 runs and also bowled very well. This
came after a successful five match tour to South Africa with Lancashire U19s in
March, in which her side won 4 out of 5 games.
15 year old Georgina now has a busy summer of county cricket ahead of her
with both the U15 and U17 sides.
U12 vice captain, Richard Whiteside, has had many an opponent in a spin this
season. His team won 6 of their 8 matches with Richard’s off spin claiming 15
wickets and this superb form saw him selected for the county against Durham.
Richard played a pivotal role in Lancashire’s 7 wicket win, bowling 8
consecutive overs and taking 3-20. He now has games against
Nottinghamshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Cumbria followed by a festival in
Cheltenham in August.
Speaking of their achievements, Head of Cricket Mr Evans said “Selection for
Lancashire is difficult in any sport, but because cricket is very strong in the
region it is incredibly competitive to gain a county call-up. Most schools would
be very happy to have just one player in a county squad so I am both delighted
and very proud to see four players from Arnold playing at such a high level.”
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Summer Newsletter
Geologists on the
Costa Brava
very Easter our 6th Form geologists head off on a field trip to
Europe to visit destinations that display contrasting geological
features. After last year’s trip to Chamonix in the French Alps, this
year they visited the Costa Brava in Spain, a destination more usually
associated with holidays than academic studies.
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Staying in a house with waves lapping at its foundations and with
warm sunshine on most days enabled the students to combine
relaxation with some of the best geology in Europe. Studying
features in the field makes it much easier for them to understand
what they have learnt in the classroom and ideally to obtain better
examination results.
At present this region is visited by very few British geologists, and
certainly no other school geology groups; indeed there is very little
information published in English. Despite this it contains world famous
examples of geological features, such as the Garrotxa Volcanoes - a
large number of recent volcanic cones and lava flows which still retain
their original shapes. On two occasions the party met groups from
the University of Barcelona who were very surprised to find school
students from England doing the same work as them!
A very enjoyable time was had by staff and pupils alike and, hopefully,
this will have been excellent preparation for the summer exams. The
department looks forward to returning to the Alps in 2009.
Hadrian’s Wall
adrian’s Wall is set in some beautiful countryside and as our Year
9 pupils recently discovered there are some impressive sections
of this ancient structure still intact. Visiting as a conclusion to their
work on the Roman invasion of Britain, the group toured Banks'
turret, Birdoswald, Poltross Burn, Milecastle and Willowford to
examine the construction of the wall itself, before heading for the
Roman Army museum at Carvoran. Here the children used the
exhibits to complete their workbooks and watched a useful film,
which explained the wall’s setting and uses.
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The road from Carvoran took the group down to Housesteads fort
for a well deserved al fresco lunch before they completed more
work, this time on the buildings and location of the fort. The last leg
of the trip saw the group arrive at Vindolanda in time to see
professional archaeologists doing real digging on site, giving them an
idea of the painstaking efforts involved in this kind of work. The
children then enjoyed raiding the reconstructed turrets and passing
through the civilian settlement before entering the fort itself, within
which is a full size granary uncovered only in the last month. The
picturesque path led past further reconstructions before the party
visited the museum with its unique letters from Roman women and
soldiers and a large quantity of preserved organic materials.
The trip was an excellent conclusion to their work on the Roman
invasion of Britain.
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Arnold School CCF Sept 2007-July 2008
I am delighted to supply the new
editor of the OA magazine with
copy from the CCF. May I take
this opportunity to wish him
well in his new post and
thank Mike Butterworth for
the excellent work he did as
editor of the magazine.
You will not be surprised to hear
that this has been another busy year
with one or two setbacks along the way.
However, I have been delighted with the support of my colleagues
and the cadets who have contributed so much to the success of the
unit.
There is no doubt in my mind that the absence of Tom Beck our SSI
(School Staff Instructor) was a major blow for the CCF. This was
compounded when he suffered a second more serious illness in
October. We are delighted that he has now returned to the team
with a somewhat modified job description and that he continues to
inspire those young cadets around him.
We have now implemented our changed recruitment programme
where cadets join the CCF in Year 10 (Year 4 in old money!). Many
activities are now governed by risk assessments and insurance and
for this reason the new recruits have to be slightly older. As ever,
there is a very healthy retention rate for cadets staying on in to Year
11 and the Sixth Form resulting in a contingent with 50 NCOs.
such passion for the
services. If you want
evidence of that,
perhaps the
Remembrance Parade
at Blackpool Cenotaph
illustrates the point
clearly. Keith was there
as usual, this time in a
The Senior Service lead the Cenotaph Parade
wheel chair being
escorted by his daughter Emily.
One hundred cadets
attended the parade,
all of whom were
volunteers. This
major event
followed the Service
of Remembrance
held in The
Memorial Hall on
November 11th.
This service is now
The Mayor of Blackpool takes the salute as the
delivered by the
CCF march past the Town Hall
CCF, and concluded
with the reading of the names of OAs that paid the ultimate sacrifice
in the two World Wars.
Adventure Training
I wish Simon
Moore and his
team of senior
NCOs the very
best as they
move on to
university and
beyond. There is
no doubt that
many of our
leavers will have
benefited from
Fire fighting drills on HMS Lancaster
their time in the
CCF and that some will inevitably join the University Officer Training
Corps. In this organisation, they actually get paid for turning up for
military training which must be a great help considering the present
financial pressures imposed upon students.
The variety of training offered by the CCF and the armed forces is
wide. There have been three Dawn Attack Exercises held at Warcop
and organised by Captain Treharne. The flying and gliding at
Woodvale and Salmesbury remain as popular as ever and, not to be
outdone, the Royal Navy continues to offer a huge range of courses
throughout Easter and Summer.
The usual menu of climbing, water based activities (even though the
water was too cold to allow canoeing!) followed by orienteering and
quad biking ensured that everybody had a good time. I am indebted to
my colleagues who managed to feed and entertain this group of cadets;
it never ceases to amaze me how many return each year.
It is a real pleasure to welcome three new members of Senior
Common Room to the officer’s ranks. I wish Mrs Mayhew, Mr
Smyth and Mr Collinson (OA) every success and thank them for their
commitment to the CCF and the cadets within the organisation. All
three officers will be joining the army section and their presence will
be invaluable both on Mondays and during camps. In contrast to this
good news, I am saddened by the continuing serious health
problems of Lt. Commander Keith Cartmell (OA). Keith is a great
loss to the corps and especially the cadets, and yet we were all
delighted that Commander Chris Connolly and I could present him
with his cadet forces medal at the end of 2007. There is no other
officer who has been associated with the CCF at Arnold in recent
years who deserves it more and I am delighted that Keith still shows
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Taking the plunge on Derwentwater
One senior army cadet, Sgt. John Ashcroft (jnr), passed the
prestigious and demanding Frimley Park Leadership Course during
the summer. Two of our Year11 cadets were awarded gliding
scholarships by the RAF during the summer; I am sure that their
parents will be delighted!
The annual Regimental Dinner held in March was yet another great
success. This is our opportunity to thank our senior NCOs for their
commitment to the CCF over the years. Our chief guest was
Brigadier Aldwyn Wight, MC the former Commander of 22 SAS. It
was a real delight to hear first hand the role of the SAS during the
Falklands War and I am sure that the senior NCOs learned a great
deal about leadership in very difficult circumstances.
Our Adventure Training package held during the Easter Holidays
proved to be as thrilling as ever. Twenty five cadets and six staff, with
the assistance of 40 Cadet Training Team based in Preston, enjoyed a
superb week, even if the weather was “arctic” on arrival, compared
to the tropical conditions of the previous year.
Blackpool Council announced that the town had been selected for
Veterans’ Week held in June this year. A group of senior cadets spent
an enjoyable weekend talking to veterans and helping direct them to
the various venues across the town. I am sure that the success of this
event will result in Blackpool being the permanent home for this very
high profile event.
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The Colonel of The Regiment arrives at
Fulwood Barracks
In July, I was delighted to accept an invitation to Fulwood Barracks
along with five senior army NCOs. HM The Queen, the Colonel of
our regiment, was presenting colours to our newly constituted
regiment, The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment following the
amalgamation of The Kings, King’s Own Border and Queen’s
Lancashire Regiments.
Cumbria where forty cadets of all ages enhanced the reputation of
the school and the CCF through their hard work and excellent
company.
Cumbria is not the place to be when it rains in winter or summer
and the summer of 2008 will not be remembered for the overuse of
sun cream! Despite the monsoon conditions our cadets were first
class in everything they did; well done!
This was a real spectacle never to be forgotten, followed by a
reception with many friends of Arnold School in attendance. One
face instantly recognisable was Matthew Berry from our Upper Sixth
who is escort to the Mayor of Fylde!
Even the staff got in on the act!
Another very busy and successful year has now come to a close. I
look forward to the new challenges that only cadets can provide and
take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for their invaluable
contribution to such a vital part of the life of the school.
The CO meets Mat Berry (Old Arnoldian Class of 2001)
and the Mayor of Fylde
Annual Camp
Our year concluded with a first class summer camp at Warcop in
Exercise Warcop Wanderer Summer Camp
John Ashcroft
(Lt. Colonel)
Old Arnoldian
Class of ‘62.
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Arnold Junior School
I knew that my first year as Headmaster of Arnold Junior School
would be an exciting challenge, little did I know that when the doors
opened in September and the children bounded into school that the
experience would be similar to the famous ‘Big One’, which I can
see clearly from my office window.
I had intended to make the first term a settling in period, but it was
clear from day one that there would be little opportunity to find my
feet as there such vibrancy about the school that I could not help
becoming immediately involved. A well known former Prime
Minister used as his mandate for Government the now very famous
sound bite ‘Education, Education, Education’; It was immediately clear
that at the heart of the Junior School there was a similar mantra:
‘Opportunity, Opportunity, Opportunity’
Primary education is about opportunity, about proving children with
as many learning environments and experiences as possible in order
to foster a love of education and learning that will hopefully stay with
them right through the senior school and beyond. As I quickly found
out this is a philosophy that is adopted on a daily basis at Arnold
Junior School and one that we intend to build on in the future.
The school year started for me on a wet and windy Fairhaven Lake
as I joined forces with other members of the Arnold community to
take part in a Dragon Boat competition during the summer holidays.
This event set the stall for what was to come, as it proved to be
typical of the ‘Arnold School Way’; something that is hard to define
but would be worth a fortune if it were bottled. The sense of
community, team spirit, healthy competition, a never say die attitude,
graciousness in defeat and above all a great sense of pride in
representing Arnold; were all characteristics displayed on that day
and which have been evident on a daily basis in the Junior School
throughout the school year.
The Dragon Boat Team
Once into the job, it
was a pleasure to
watch the first term
unfold and gain a
sense of how things
worked at AJS. This
process was made all
the easier by the staff who proved from the very first day that they
are an extremely dedicated, professional and hard working team.
organising this enjoyable trip, which adds so much to the educational
experience enjoyed by our children. We were also very proud of
Francesca Beeby and Josephine Box who were both selected to train
with and represent Lancashire Under 12’s at hockey.
Football team in action
Hope Kneale-Kaye with her cross
country certificate
Our musicians were also busy from
the start of the term; practising and
honing their skills for what turned
out be an outstanding year for music at the Junior School. We got
first sight, or rather sound, of the talent within at our Open Morning
in October, when our musical pupils stole the show with their
impressive performances. Another impressive and very seasonal
performance followed in December, when to a much larger
audience, our choir showed their emerging strength as a group with
beautiful renditions of Christmas songs at the Carol service.
One of the most impressive sights of the first term was the extensive
list of extra curricular activities available for our children. The
opportunities for them to be involved in stimulating, fun and
challenging activities were countless, and really do provide the icing
on the educational cake for the children.
There were also numerous events and trips taking place, all providing
unique learning experiences for pupils and teachers alike. They
included: a visit form the hedgehog man to Reception pupils, the
Year 1 visit to Eureka, a Year 2 trip to Myerscough College, harvest
festival, the Infant Halloween party, the Year 3 trip to the Museum of
Science and Industry in Manchester, the ‘Mad Science’ assembly, the
PFA family walk in the Lakes, the Christmas hat competition, the
turning on of the Christmas lights by the Mayor of Blackpool and the
Junior Disco. But the undoubted highlight was the Infant and
Kindergarten production of ‘Rock the Baby’. The Christmas story is
always told best by children and this was no exception and thanks go
to the Infant and Kindergarten staff and children for putting on such a
lovely show.
Autumn
In sport we saw the children represent the school in football, netball,
cross country, swimming and hockey. Our games captains; Alexander
Vowles-Bradley, Priyanka Chabba, Elliot Fackey, Hope Kneale Kaye
and Kit Hopkins led their teams extremely well and with a great deal
of success. Our cross country runners braved some cold, wet and
windy Sunday mornings and under Mr Storey’s watchful eye turned
in some excellent performances; Samuel Matthews, Charles Shaw,
Thomas Matthews, Ryan Evans, Mili May Kenworthy, Andrew Perry,
Matthew Swallow, Elliot Fackey and Sam Hopkins all posted top 10
finishes and Cameron Spector a well deserved first place. There was
also the annual hockey tour to Stockport; not quite as exotic a
location as some of the destinations enjoyed by the Senior School
pupil!! But thanks must go to Mr Hodgkinson and Mrs Knight for
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Year 3 at the MOSI
The cast of Rock the Baby
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Spring
Grandparents’ Day
After a well earned Christmas break the second term began at a
similar pace to the first. We had, as a staff, reviewed our curriculum,
timetable and formal assessment procedures and had suggested
positive changes for the following year. We also received news that
the PFA were to provide a substantial donation to help develop our
Kindergarten play area.
The spring term
culminated in the
Junior School Ski
trip to Alpe
D’Huez. Trips like
this provide a
unique opportunity
for our pupils and
their benefit is
immeasurable.
The New Year saw early sporting success from an unlikely source.
For many years the girls at Arnold have performed at a high level on
the hockey field; but it was the Junior boys who proved themselves
to be a cut above when they became champions of Lancashire, a
commendable achievement and thanks to Mr Hodgkinson for
providing the opportunity for our boys to play yet another sport. As
a result of their success; Elliot Fackey, Alex Vowles, Kit Hopkins and
Sam Hopkins were all asked to train with Lancashire U12/13 boys.
Our rugby team took to the pitch for the first time in the spring term;
ably led by Matthew Garrod they showed great spirit, determination
and skill and clearly have the potential to do well as they move up
through the Senior School. Our netballers, footballers, swimmers
and girl hockey players continued to compete and perform well
against other schools and it was a pleasure to witness the
sportsmanship so
evident in all our
children. The highlight
of the football season
was a thrilling win on
penalties against The
Grange which took the
boys to the quarter
finals of the AJIS Cup.
Champions of Lancashire
The inter house swimming gala rounded off an excellent term of
sporting endeavour and achievement, with Scott the overall winners.
A ‘Mad Science’ club and a horse riding club were added to the
roster of extra curricular activities and the spring term was again
packed with trips and events: We were invaded by a Viking and
entertained by the Band of the King’s division. Some of our pupils
took to the catwalk to help raise money for the Granada Cricket
Tour and in quick succession we had ‘Tangerine Day’, ‘World Book
Day’ and our ever popular Grandparent’s Day. We joined forces
with the PFA for our Easter Egg Hunt, The Infants enjoyed a day of
fun at Stanley Park whilst the Year 6 pupils visited the Grundy Art
Gallery. The biggest trip in terms of numbers involved our
Kindergarten and infant children, who made the long journey to the
Grand Theatre to
watch Harry and
His Bucketful of
Dinosaurs. We
also unveiled plans
of our proposed
Kindergarten Play
Area.
Snorri the Viking and his tribe
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Ski School
Summer
The summer term, in most schools, is usually the busiest in terms of
trips, events and general activity. After my first two terms at Arnold I
didn’t think this would be possible, but as I have consistently found in
my first year at Arnold, never underestimate and always expect the
unexpected. The staff and children surpass themselves almost on a
daily basis, and I have been proud to be associated with a community
who so readily meet the challenges set before them.
Cricket, rounders and athletics provided the sporting challenge; and
once again our pupils excelled in terms of their performance and
sportsmanship. Matthew Swallow and Sophia Fowler, cricket and
rounders captains respectively, led their teams in an exemplary
fashion and with great enthusiasm. The Junior School athletes
competed tremendously well in the AJIS athletics meeting at Stanley
Park and in the triangular competition here at Arnold, with notable
performances from Oliver Greenwood Taziker and Jacob Ingham
Gore. The sporting calendar culminated with the Infant and Junior
Sports days, both outstanding events, enjoyed by the children and
parents alike. I would like to thank each and every child who
represented the school in sports this year, we are very proud of their
endeavour and achievements. Thanks must also go to Mr Storey,
Mrs Cole, Mr Hodgkinson, Mrs Woodhead and Mrs Knight for
providing the countless opportunities to play competitive sport,
which adds so much to the all round education of our children.
Music came to the fore in the summer term and it proved to be one
of the most successful in the history of the Junior School, in terms of
the number of children involved, their ability and their level of
performance. The choir’s production of ‘The Tempest’ was first to
impress and what a tremendous impression it made. A captivated
audience witnessed a truly breath taking performance form a very
young cast. The choir sang wonderfully, but it was the cast of Year 6
girls who stole the show with their clever and very funny
interpretation of Shakespeare’s play.
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Members of the cast of ‘The Tempest’
This outstanding
performance was
followed by the choir’s
successful involvement
in a choral workshop at
Cheadle Hulme School,
with over 200 children
from schools all over
the North West taking
part. By this time the
choir were on roll and
their confidence and
undoubted talent was
justly rewarded at the
AJIS Music festival held
in Manchester. The
festival is a prestigious
event and is open to over 40 schools across the North West of
England. Only about a dozen are selected to take part each year and
Arnold was fortunate enough to be one of those schools. The choir
exceeded expectations on the day in terms of their performance and
in a tense climax were finally announced winners. This was an
outstanding achievement and justly deserved. Later in the term we
saw an impressive number of children, from Year 3 upwards, taking
part in the Junior School Concert. From start to finish each and every
child played or sang with no little talent and bags of enthusiasm;
another success for the music programme at Arnold Junior School.
That programme of course is led by Mr and Mrs Fielder, ably
supported by a number of instrument teachers, and I would like to
congratulate the Fielders on their significant achievements this year
and for once more providing the opportunities for our children to
develop and foster a love for music that will hopefully remain with
them for the rest of their lives.
Finally, we come to the many trip and events that took place over
the summer term and it is hard to believe that so much has taken
place. Following the Easter break, Year 2 were quickly out of the
blocks with a visit to Williamson Park to study mini beasts, whilst
Reception had a walk to Palatine Library and then travelled further
afield to study the wildlife at Martin Mere. The Year two children
dressed up as Victorians on their day out and both Year 5 classes
visited the Ribble Discovery Centre based at Fairhaven Lake.
Reception pupils were out again at Blackpool Zoo and Year Three
became ‘eco aware’ when they visited Penwortham Environment
Centre. The Pre School children had their own trip to the Sea Life
Centre in Blackpool.
Our children took part in the Mayor’s Mini Marathon, the St Anne’s
Triathlon and our own very colourful Fun Runs. The Kindergarten
Play Area was officially opened in grand style with a Teddy Bear’s
Picnic for our Pre School and Reception pupils.
The new Kindergarten Play Area
Arnold’s close proximity to the Lake District and all it offers is a
distinct advantage. I have always been very involved in taking school
groups up to the Lakes for outdoor adventurous activity holidays and
sat down at an early stage with Mr Storey to plan trips for our Y3
and 4 pupils this year. They proved to be hugely popular and
successful, with pupils experiencing fell walking, gorge scrambling,
canoeing, archery, problem solving, climbing and abseiling. We will
be extending our programme of trips to the Lake District next year,
offering the opportunity for all our junior children and their families to
attend.
Deepthi ready
for the zip wire
We said
goodbye to Mr
Dresser, who
had been with
the School for
over thirty
years. Mr Dresser had played a part in the growth and development
of the Junior School and his involvement with school sports,
especially cricket, was greatly appreciated. Mr Dresser’s performance
of the Dead Parrot sketch was one of the funniest moments of the
school year. Miss Rowson and Miss Watson also left the
Kindergarten. Staying with staffing matters I was delighted to appoint
Mr John Storey as Deputy Headmaster of Arnold Junior School; just
reward for over 25 years loyal service to the Junior School and I
know that Mr Storey will be an even greater asset in his new role.
And so we arrived at our annual Prize Giving, and it was hard to
believe that a year had passed so quickly. The exhilarating ride that had
started back in September was at an end and it was time to reflect on
the many achievements of the School. It had been an absolute
pleasure to work with the children and along side the staff over the
year and I am already looking forward to the thrill of next year.
PS Hopkinson
Headmaster of Arnold Junior School
Below stairs
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Annual Dinner Reports
The Old Arnoldians London Dinner
Evening of reunion
On Saturday March 29th an informal
reunion of former Arnold students
and staff was held, at School, for
leavers of 5 years ago.
Along similar lines as the 30 years of
Girls at Arnold celebrations the
function was well supported and it is
anticipated that there will be a rolling
programme of these events.
Adrian intends to organise evenings,
attracting OAs in five year blocks –
so the next function will be aimed at
leavers of 10 years ago. However, he wishes it to be known that
there is no hard and fast rule to who
can attend, and that organising the
event in this way will enable Old
Arnoldians to re-establish friendships
from the past.
The Old Arnoldians
London Committee
has a tradition of
taking their guests to
interesting venues for
their annual London
Dinner. In previous
years they have
dined at the House of Commons and the Reform Club.
This year on a mercifully, balmy Autumn evening they were afloat on
the river Thames, on board the Headquarters Ship of The
Honourable Company of Master Mariners, HQS Wellington.
Once again, these evenings will be
informal – no speeches – and no
charges will be made except, of
course, for the cash bar
Reunion Dinner
Moored on the Embankment not far from Cleopatra's needle and
across from the London Eye, guests enjoyed a splendid dinner with
only the slightest hint that the tide was rising underneath them.
The venue was secured by Mr Paul Butterworth RN, OA who
explained the history of the vessel, and speeches were made by the
Chairman of Governors, Mr Jerry Wooding, and the Headmaster.
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2008 Upper Sixth Leavers Destinations
Name
University
Course
Ashworth L
Baltazar D
Bancroft N
Bentley J
Berry M
Bhatia A
Brodie S
Carr P
Clayton H
Craig S
Crawford V
Dobson J
Ellis A
Embelton J
Foulds L
Foy E
Goodier M
Grindrod R
Gupta S
Hampson M
Harbourne A
Hart T
Hodson J
Holloway E
Hudson R
Jackson A
Jones S
Lamarra K
Matthews S
McCormack C
McNulty L
Central Lancashire
London
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Durham
Bristol
Masaryk (Czech Republic)
Manchester
Liverpool
Manchester
Loughborough
Liverpool John Moores
Manchester
Central Lancashire
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Lincoln
Glasgow
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Manchester
Manchester
Lancaster
Edinburgh
Loughborough
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Loughborough
Leeds Metropolitan
Liverpool John Moores
Liverpool
Central Lancashire
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Manchester Metropolitan
Sports Coaching
Psychology
Economics
Law
Geography
Medicine
Medicine
Medicine
English Language and Spanish
Mechanical Engineering
Pharmacy
Biomedical Sciences
Computing
Applied Biology
Product Design
Architecture
Geography
Business Accounting and Finance
Biomedical Sciences
Ancient History
Pre-Medical Studies
Applied Sport Science
Mathematics with Management
Physics
Sports Marketing and Public Relations
Real Estate Mangement & Business
Marine Biology
Project Management & Construction
Animal Science
Hospitality Management
3rd Row Adam
Roberts
Jordan
Senha
Adam
Coldwell
Joshua
Bentley
Samuel
Curtis
Matthews Stanier
Niall
Bancroft
Matthew Thomas
Berry
Hart
Beth
Paul
Lucinda
Holloway Rimmer Wing
Katie
Lamarra
Lydia
McNulty
Samantha Harriet
Read
Clayton
Honor
Cam
Elizabeth Phoebe
Stead
Carr
Front RowEllie
Seated
Willitts
Susan
Nelder
Sarah
Clow
Irene
Ng
Mr R
Golding
Mrs M
Thornton
David
Rowley
Rosalind
Meehan
The
Principal
Absent on Selena
the day
Gupta
Simon
Moore
Alistair
Tittley
Gabriella Emily
Ward
Wilkinson
2nd Row Amarveer Andrew
Singh
Nelson
1st Row
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Danielle
Baltazar
Ashley Max
Scott
Dribben Hampson Jones
Viren
Parekh
James
Hodson
David
Reed
Mr J
Keefe
Andrew
Stuart
Harbourne Craig
Peter
Withers
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Hamid
Khan
James
Dobson
Adam
Jackson
2008 Upper Sixth Leavers Destinations
Meehan R
Moore S
Muschamp H
Nelder S
Nelson A
Ng I
Openshaw E
Oxley S
Parekh V
Pellowe S
Read S
Rimmer P
Roberts A
Rowley D
Senha J
Shillito R
Singh A
Singh A
Smith N
Stanier C
Staniforth E
Stead E
Tittley A
Tracey A
Wan M
Ward G
Warham T
Wignall E
Wilkinson E
Willitts E
Wing L
Withers P
Richard
Grindrod
John
Embelton
Arundeep Apoorv
Singh
Bhatia
Jessica
Gulati
Lee
Ashworth
Sean
Brodie
Robbie
Hudson
Mathew Michael
Wan
Goodier
Eloise
Sarah
Staniforth Oxley
Mr D
Natalie
Goodhew Smith
Cambridge
Southamton
Birmingham
Leicester
Durham
Durham
Durham
Bangor
Durham
Manchester
Leeds Trinity & all Saints
Liverpool
Loughborough
Oxford
Hul
Nottingham
Liverpool
Manchester
Manchester
Coventry
Loughborough
Queen's Belfast
Hull
Chelsea College of Art
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Newcastle Upon Tyne
St. Andrew's
Manchester
Eliot
Foy
Sarita
Helen
Charlotte
Thomas
Pellowe Muschamp McCormack Warham
Mr A
Mrs D
Rebecca
McKeown Mayhew Shillito
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Andy
Ellis
Victoria
Crawford
Classics
Oceanography
Sport & Exercise Science
Financial Economics
Physics
Biomedical Sciences
Biology
English Language
Physics
Zoology
Primary Education in the Early Years
Physiology
Engineering Physics
Physics
Industrial Economics
Business Economics
Physiology & Pharmacology
Biochemistry
Ancient History
English and Journalistic Studies
Law
Chemistry with Forensic Analysis
French & German
Accounting
Film, Television and Cultural Studies
Art Foundation
English with Music Studies
History
Modern Languages
Psychology
Geology
Emily
Samantha
Wignall Jukhoop
Lauren
Foulds
Serena
Wong
Elizabeth Adrienne
Openshaw Tracey
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Old Arnoldians Sport
Old Arnoldian Hockey Game
Sunday 30th March 2008
Old Arnoldian XI
School First XI
Laura Simpson (capt)
Rebecca Shillito (capt)
Juliet Gautier (GK)
Natalie Smith (v/capt)
Nikki Baguley (GK)
Amy Bradley (GK)
Stephanie Bedford
Amanda McPheely (GK)
Hayley Vinden
Honor Cam
Laura Oliver
Samantha Read
Sarah Fenton
Lydia McNulty
Sarah Muir
Helen Muschamp
Jessica Taylor
Cara Smith
Amy Leach
Aime Knighton
Kate Oliver
Georgia Perkins
Rebecca Ingham
Sophie Oliver
Frankie Bamber
Harley Greene
Natalie Ingham
Danielle Bamber
The Arnoldian team attacked from the starting whistle and Laura
Oliver gave them an early lead with an unstoppable shot from a
penalty corner. School captain Rebecca Shillito rallied her team,
winning a penalty corner from which Honor Cam scored. Sophie
Oliver gave the School team a 2 – 1 lead at half time.
Despite a rousing half time team talk, the School went further into
the lead early in the second half with another fine penalty corner
strike from Honor Cam. The Arnoldian team piled on the pressure
to get back in the game with both Frankie Bamber and Stephanie
Bedford forcing good saves from the School keeper. Danielle
Bamber came on for the Arnoldians in the second half causing the
defence problems and Laura Simpson was unlucky not to score with
a fine shot that was just wide.
Superior fitness and good team play led to the School taking a 5-1
lead with a delighted Lydia McNulty scoring in her last match for the
School and a goal from Harley Greene on her debut. Down but not
out Laura Simpson scored a late consolation goal and the game
ended 5-2 in favour of the School.
A bright and sunny morning greeted the players and spectators for
the annual hockey match against the Old Arnoldians. This year’s
match was earlier because of the timing of Easter. There was a good
turnout for the Arnoldian team and it was especially pleasing to
welcome back last year’s First XI captain Laura Simpson along with
five of her former team mates – Sarah Muir, Hayley Vinden, Jessica
Taylor, Kate Oliver and Sarah Fenton. It does not seem long since
they were all in my Under 15 team!
This year’s team sheets made interesting reading as they included
three sets of sisters. Rebecca and Natalie Ingham had played against
each other and on the same side before as had Frankie and Danielle
Bamber. This year they were joined by the Oliver sisters who
became the first trio of sisters to play in the fixture. Laura and Kate
playing for the Arnoldian team and younger sister Sophie
representing the school team and playing in her first Arnoldian game.
Next year I am hopeful that we could have four sister acts – if all
three Read sisters play!
The School team was strong, as despite not winning any silverware,
they had won all their Saturday fixtures but two and were
determined to end their season with a win against the Arnoldians.
Many of the girls had played together in school teams over the years
and it was strange for me to see them on opposing teams. Once
again it was interesting to note that almost all the girls in both teams
had played in at least one National Final. With so much talent on the
pitch it promised to be an excellent contest.
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The score line did not reflect the closeness of the game and the
supporters were treated to a superb display of hockey from two very
talented teams. The atmosphere on the sideline was tremendous
and the fixture was one of the best supported I can remember. It
was great to see so many parents of former pupils back on the
sidelines again and I am grateful to everyone who came to support.
My thanks to the players in both teams, and to the umpires, Andrea
De Miranda and Pat McCarthy. Finally thanks to Laura Oliver who
with the help of “Facebook” organised the Arnoldian team.
Gillian Raby
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Old Arnoldians Sport
OAs Vs School Rugby
an interesting
welcome on his
return to work in the
New Year!
For a match report,
pictures and video
highlights of all of the
tries on the day go to
Fylde RFC -NewsArchive.
Arnold School Golf Day
July 2008 at Fairhaven Golf Club
The rugby was a very close game with neither side managing to
stamp it's authority on proceedings. It was credit to the 1st Team that
they managed to cope with the power and speed of Messrs
Beaumont and Brennand, both Fylde 1st team players, and that the
score was always close. It is fair to say that the Old Boys' had two
fortuitous tries, against the run of play, which the School had to work
hard to recover from. However they didn't quite make it
losing 27-23.
Annual Boxing Day Matches vs King Edward
Old Boys
Unofficial game against Stamford Grammer
School Old Boys
Arnoldians did not have a comfortable time at Fylde on Boxing Day.
In spite of some excellent play from our former pupils they found the
opposition persistent and inventive and the match ended 10 - 29. Mr
Evans, playing and scoring for the Old Lidunians, no doubt received
After several years of drawn matches the Old Arnoldians managed a
“stunning Victory” over School. So memorable an occasion was this
that Clive Holland could not remember the score – if anyone can
enlighten me please write – Arnold\[email protected]
or [email protected]
We do however have a photograph of the OAs team to remember
their victory.
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Articles
A Right Royle Occasion
Ocean Racer Joanne Royle (OA 1990 - 97)
Jo Royle is one of Europe’s leading
young female ocean yacht racing
skippers. Over 75,000 miles
worth of sailing experience has
taken her through some wild and
wonderful environments, allowing
Jo to witness, first hand, the
changes happening to our planet
as the result of global warming.
Last November Jo competed in
the world most prestigious 4500
mile, two-handed, trans-ocean
race in the Transat Jaques Vabre,
skippering the only female team to
second place out of the Pogo 40’s.
Coming from a very modern, rural school just outside the major
Indian city of Mumbai, one might have expected the visitors to feel a
little out of place at our long established town school, but children
and teachers alike were amazed by all that we have in common.
Cultural and language differences did not stop the students from
mixing and exchanging ideas and experiences. Even so, the abiding
impression of life at Arnold gained by the visitors is that students are
busier and more focused here, and visiting teacher Dr Ian Barker
explained that this is why they had chosen to visit Arnold. ‘With all
the space and extensive buildings we have at school in India our children
are spread quite thinly. Whilst at Arnold they have been able to
experience the buzz of purposeful activity and benefit from very strong
relationships between pupils and teachers’.
Jo is one of the few sailors to have circumnavigated South Georgia in
the southern ocean as well as having sailed as far north as Iceland
and as far south as Antarctic. Drawing on a diverse skill set, Jo has
worked as an instructor training amateur round-the-world sailors in
addition to working on the most prestigious ocean racing campaigns.
Other projects include her expedition work carried out in the
Antarctic and Southern Ocean. Jo has also instigated, written and
implemented the first higher Education course aimed at students who
wish to work in the yachting industry, validated by the University of
Plymouth.
Having learnt to sail at an early age, first cruising with her family and
then racing dinghies whilst at school, Jo lived aboard a 26 foot boat,
which she and a friend had renovated. During her university holidays
she spent time cruising around the UK and France. Jo has a solid
racing background having competed aboard boats of all sizes ranging
from Mini Transats and Open 60’s to Volvo70’s.
Jo’s business training, professional sponsorship management and PR
experience assists her in understanding the business needs of her
sponsor’s in order to gain maximum return on their investments.
Above all, Jo will continue to use her sailing to bring pressing
environmental matters to the forefront of the public’s mind. To
enhance her environmental campaigning, Jo has formed a partnership
with the leading environmental charity Earthwatch.
An Indian wedding
Eighteen students
from the Sharad
Pawar International
School, Pune, India,
spent the first 7 days
of their two week
trip to England
joining classes at
Arnold, and at least
four of them didn’t
want to go home!
Whether it was the warmth of the welcome they received from
Brian and Wendy Rice at the Fortuna House Hotel, the excitement
of the Pleasure Beach or the friendliness of their new classmates,
they all agreed that their time in Blackpool had been unforgettable.
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On their final day in school the students staged a traditional Indian
wedding in full costume before an audience of Arnold pupils and
teachers. This colourful and exotic ceremony provided a striking
contrast to the normal school assembly and English and Indian
children concluded by joining together and dancing to a Bollywood
favourite. Mr. Keefe expressed his delight at how the visit had been
received. ‘This experience has been so worthwhile for our pupils and we
are very pleased with the way in which everyone made our guests so
welcome.’
After the bright lights of the Blackpool seafront the visitors travelled
on to Ambleside and Stratford Upon Avon before leaving from
London. It is hoped that this will not be a ‘one and only’ visit and
teachers at both schools are already talking about Arnold pupils
getting a chance to travel to the Sharad Pawar School and making
exchange visits a more common feature of school life.
C F D White
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Articles
What a difference a Day Makes
Newly promoted Northampton Saints
Rugby Union Football Club has been making
the best of their new signing, OA Christian
Day.
Christian has play every game so far this
season, the team winning all their games so
far and presently fourth in the table after a
notable win against Wasps.
Superdoctor Steve Mannion
After spending seven years at Sale Sharks,
Christian joins the Saints after a three-month contract at French
giants, Stade Francais. Indeed Northampton will only be his third
professional club! Winning silverware is no stranger to the 6ft 6in
second row as he collected medals for both the Guinness
Premiership (2006) and European Challenge Cup (2005) while at
Edgeley Park. Still in his early 20s, there is still plenty to come from
this former England Under-21 captain.
Christian says he is
looking forward to
joining the Saints and
helping them reestablish themselves in
England’s top flight.
“The Premiership is
regarded as the
toughest league in the
world. Every club has
world class players
and each week is a
battle. Northampton
is the sort of club that
should be challenging
in the top half of the
table. It won’t be easy
but it is the longer term goal that I am eager to fulfil.
I’ve played against Northampton on several occasions. It is a great
place and the team has tremendous support. Hopefully I can be on
the right side of the fans. I’ve also worked with Jim Mallinder before
and I’m looking forward to playing for him again.”
Guess who’s winning the ball – Playing at Stade Francais
The Bosses at Northampton say: “Christian is a young player who is
full of potential and will bring a lot to our squad this season. He has
the experience of knowing what it takes to win and he has learnt a
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lot from playing at Stade Francais. He is also eager to meet new
challenges at Franklin’s Gardens and is motivated to bring success to
the Saints over the next few years.”
The whole Arnold
community was delighted
and very proud to see
former pupil Steve Mannion
featured in Professor Robert
Winston’s TV programme
‘Superdoctors‘ in which
Steve described the
humanitarian work he does
in the developing world in countries like Malawi and Laos.
Steve was a pupil at both Arnold Junior and Senior Schools and on
leaving held a commission in the Royal Navy before studying
medicine at Downing College, Cambridge. After graduation, he
combined his specialist surgical training at Guy’s and St Thomas’
Hospitals in London with overseas humanitarian surgical missions
with Medicines Sans Frontieres and other agencies in Afghanistan,
Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Angola. He was one of only two
surgeons in Kigali, Rwanda in the immediate aftermath of the 1994
genocide.
In 1999 Steve was appointed Trauma Research Fellow in San
Antonio, Texas, completing there his Master’s thesis in the
biomechanics of landmine injury. Thereafter he spent three years as a
medical missionary in Malawi, being the only orthopaedic surgeon for
the entire central and northern regions of the country - a catchment
population of some 6-7 million people.
Steve returned to Blackpool
in 2003 and took up a
consultant appointment at
Victoria Hospital. He now
combines his work at
Victoria with up to 6
months overseas each year,
running orthopaedic training
and education projects in
the developing world. He founded the charity “Feet First“ in order to
support this work and in 2004 was awarded a Winston Churchill
Memorial Fellowship. In 2005, at the request of the Sri Lankan
Ministry of Health, he undertook a consultancy mission to the
Tsunami affected areas of that country and was later involved in the
orthopedic surgical reconstruction of victims of the earthquake in
Northern Pakistan.
Steve says “I owe so much to the education I received at Arnold, not
only in terms of academia, but in many other ways besides. Since I
left, the School has
only gone from
strength to strength
and I am delighted to
have my daughter
now a pupil in the
Junior School”
P R Oliver
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Articles
Robin who?
The International Jonas Armstrong Fan Club at Arnold
In August he collected the 3A and 1B grades that he needed to read
Geography at Bristol University and was off to a formal dinner with
the Mayor at Royal Lytham Golf Club straight afterwards!
“The Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace has got to be one of
the highlights so far” said Matthew, “but I also enjoy the regular
Council meetings and the less glamorous occasions too, and I have a
better understanding of civic matters”.
Following junior years at Lytham Hall Park School, Matthew, of
Lytham St Annes, contributed fully to school life; Head of the Naval
section of the Combined Cadet Force, he also played a significant
role in cricket and
rugby as well has
competing his Gold
Duke of Edinburgh
Award.
These ladies - The Armstrong Angels (I can’t see any men - for some
reason) - travelled from around the globe to visit various locations to
do with TV’s newest heart throb OA Jonas Armstrong.
Colin Snell, Head of Drama, had the delightful task of welcoming the
party and, no doubt,
giving them the “low
down” on how Drama
at Arnold set the
foundation for Jonas’
success on the stage
and TV.
Matthew is pictured
with geography
teacher John
Ashcroft.
CFD White
Grandparents Day
Reflecting the considerable role grandparents are playing, these days,
in the rearing of their grandchildren, the School recently held its third
grandparent’s day.
Unfortunately Jonas was
unable to attend, but
the ever resourceful
Colin Snell managed to raise Jonas on his mobile telephone and
Jonas was able (once The Angels had stopped screaming) to give
them a few moment from his busy schedule. The group then
seemed quite content to drink in the unique atmosphere of
Blackpool in general and Arnold school in particular.
Jonas is to step down as the lead in Robin Hood at the end of the
next series. The actor will depart in what is being billed as an
“explosive, nail-biting finale” to series three, currently being filmed in
Budapest.
Although Jonas, 27, is leaving, the door will be left open for the
series to continue should it be recommissioned. “Jonas leaving the
show doesn’t mean the end of Robin Hood,” a spokeswoman told us.
“Robin Hood is more than a man - he is a hero and a legend - so
how the legacy unfolds after he leaves is in itself mysterious and is
guaranteed to make fans desperate to find out what happens next.”
Grandparents are always welcome at Arnold School but on
Grandparents’ Day in particular the School and the children enjoyed
their company and benefited from their wisdom. Recollections of
school days long past delighted our children, and from all accounts
the grandparents, many of whom are former pupils themselves. Our
visitors spent time in the classrooms and enjoyed a concert
performed by our talented musicians.
Of his decision to leave, Jonas said: “Over the last three years I have
met some wonderful people and have only amazing memories to
take with me. I’m grateful to the fans for their support, but the time
has come to take on new challenges and look at new opportunities.”
CFD White
Mayor’s Consort heads south
Since May, eighteen year old student Matthew Berry has had to
combine his hectic civic responsibilities as Consort to the Mayor of
Fylde (his aunt Councillor Susan Fazackerley), with his Sixth Form
studies - and has done so very successfully too!
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Articles
Harry Mayall Senior French Teacher, Senior Master at
Arnold School until retirement in 1969.
Apparently, the much loved
Harry Mayall had no doubt he
would be appointed by Frank
Pennington as Senior French
Master years before he even
applied for the job. The
accomplished scholar and
sportsman had visited a
medium – he says to get
early results of his School
Certificate Examination. She
had told him he would be
successful and went on to
describe the School.
Harry did promptly. A short time later Harry was summoned by
F.T.P who asked why he had ordered books without his express
authority? Harry put his case, to which F.T.P said that good results
had been obtained with the old dictionaries and saw no reason to
change. Harry, thoroughly chastised, made for the door but on
reflection turned and said “would you stop to consider, sir that
perhaps if those good scholars had a better dictionary they might
have been excellent! Translating Harry’s words into modern speak –
he thought F.T.P was going to “blow a gasket” at his effrontery. F.T.P
slowly sat down, smiled and said “how many of these dictionaries did
you want”.
Descended from “no
nonsense” Lancashire,
cotton trade engineers,
Harry had the unlikely combination of a
religious, teetotal Grandma (who scolded Harry for whistling on the
Sabbath!) and her husband who liked the occasional drop. He was
encouraged at school and was awarded a number of scholarships
the most notable being a Manchester University scholarship worth
£200.
The winner of the “Fresher’s Billiards” he went on to captain the
University Soccer team. He played for the English Universities side
that lost 3-2 to the Italian Universities – apparently Mussolini
presented the cup!
In the next few years, Harry obtained an M.A. and published a
school text book – “Five “French Farces” – which is still available
today. He also arranged continental trips for children and left Arnold
for the first time knowing, once again because of a medium, he
would return – uncanny.
Back in the Arnold Senior Common room Harry continued his love
of sport and French teaching by becoming an examiner, arranging
more trips to the continent and coaching the School’s Cricket team.
After the retirement of William Haythornthwaite, Harry was
promoted to Second Master, a post he retained until his retirement,
in 1965, aged 65.
Harry maintained his links with the School as secretary of the Old
Arnoldians, and as a reward, for his untiring efforts and support of
Arnold School, was made a life member.
Harry’s grandsons are reaping the rewards of an education at Arnold,
no doubt benefiting from Harry’s hard work and tireless dedication
that have helped make the School so successful.
Harry’s health had suffered a little before he started at Arnold but, no
doubt, due to the bracing sea air, his health improved and enjoying
his new environment he joined South Shore Tennis Club – proposed
by Bill Haythornthwaite – and had his first “run in” with the young
farmer turned schoolmaster, Frank Trustwell Pennington.
Finding the French dictionaries less that satisfactory, Harry, asked the
then art master how he could change them. He replied – no doubt
tongue in cheek - “just fill in a chit and pass it to the office”, which
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Compiled from Harry’s own “potted history” supplied to Keith
Gledhill from Harry’s son.
Comments gratefully received:
or
[email protected]
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Down Memory Lane
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Down Memory Lane
OA Golf December 1960. St Annes Old Links
Standing
Tom Parker, Edward Bennison, ?, Bob Spencer, Peter Warhurst, Mike Youd,
Joe Spencer, Alex Yates, Geof Smith, Harry Jarold, Donald Coates,
John Gott, Harry Mayall
Seated
Jim Mitchell, ?, Edward Rawcliffe, Norman Lees
From Mike Youd
OA’s Golf 1974
Christmas Deliveries 1949
2nd 15 1974 - 75
Christmas Vouchers 1960
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Down Memory Lane
no prizes for guessing who is who in
the picture on the left:
Peter McIntyre
James Walmsley
Andrew Clayton
Geoff Buono
Clive Holland
Paul Cockburn
Malcolm Foort
First eleven 1991-1992
Catherine Smith & Helen Kilroy
Lancashire tennis champions 1983
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Down Memory Lane
...for more recent Old Arnoldians
London Science Trip 1991
Disney Land Paris 1994
South of France 1990
... and finally one for the staff
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Correspondence
From: George Bart Taylor OA 1921 - 1930
Sent: 18/1/08
To: Adrian
Subject: Oldest: OA and still going strong
I wonder if some of the Old
Arnoldians would be interested to
read about my recent overseas
trip? At the grand old age of 94,
after a gap of 20 years, I decided
to return, last November. For a
further visit to New Zealand
where my twin sons emigrated
some 30 years ago. They
have each given me two
grandchildren and in total 7
great grandchildren, of whom I
have never seen, so this was
my main reason for wanting
to go to the other side of the
world.
The first three weeks of my holiday were spent in Auckland with my
son Ernest (also an Old Arnoldian -1944/55) and his wife, Shirley,
during which time I was taken to many interesting places, one of
which was the Waitomo Caves to see the world renowned Glowworms. They also took me to Wenderholme. North of Auckland, to
a lovely park reserve right on the beach, where we visited a beautiful
historical colonial home where the Queen has stayed in the past
when she visited New Zealand. One day we took a ferry trip into
downtown Auckland where I was taken to see Auckland's Sky City
Tower (reputed to be the tallest building in the Southern
Hemisphere) and Casino, also taking a bus tour of the City. These
were only a few of the many places I had the pleasure of seeing
After staying with
Ernest and
Shirley, they
drove me down
south through
the spectacular
Karangahake
Gorge to Mount
Maunganui and
Tauranga, places I had visited on my previous visits. We motored on
to Rotorua where we stayed for two nights, visiting various geysers
and boiling mud, the famous Blue and Green Lakes, the highlight
being a Maori feast and concert, a cultural evening for me. I can now
imagine why the British troops, at the end of the last century feared
the Maoris in battle, as they do now on the rugby field!! On our final
journey down to Taupo to meet my other son, Norman and wife
Carole, we took a break and went up in a helicopter for a scenic
flight, which was absolutely spectacular and afforded the. most
amazing views of the region
After a pub lunch together, Ernest and Shirley said farewells, leaving
Norman to take over the role as 'tour guide'. We stayed two nights
in Taupo taking in the sights and went on a fishing trip on Lake Taupe
(the largest fresh water lake in New Zealand) trawling two fishing
lines, but only catching two fish which, sadly, had to be thrown back
as they were undersize. Regrettably no fishing trophy to take back
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home. Whilst
there I was
taken to the
Aratiatia rapids
to watch the
dam open,
releasing water
from the
Waikate River
which flows
from Lake Taupo, Another spectacular viewing on our way down to
Palmeston North, where Norman and Carole live. We travelled
over the desert road, a 27 mile stretch of barren land where I had
chance to see two volcanoes, namely Ngarahoehoe and Ruapehu,
the latter erupted 15 years ago, - both still active. At the end of the
Desert Road, we stopped off to visit the New Zealand War Museum
which brought back many memories of my war years, a place of
interest to me. Whilst staying with Norman I was taken one day to
Wellington (the capital of New Zealand) visiting places of interest.
Had two wonderful days down in Napier meeting up with some of
my other great grandchildren. Napier is a wine-growing region and
took full advantage of the wine tasting. Sadly, as with Auckland, it was
all too short a
visit and it was
time to fly back
to Ernest's for a
couple of days to
rest and relax
before boarding
the Jumbo back
to the UK.
I think it was one
of the best holidays I have ever had, seeing my family in their home
surroundings and knowing they are happy there. What impressed
me most about New Zealand was the clean, fresh, unpolluted air,
breathtaking scenery, modern house design with no two alike, the
uncrowned roads and genuinely friendly people (only 4 million of
them). Here it would be very unwise to speak ill of our Queen, as
most Kiwis hold her in high esteem. Billowing white clouds against
blue skies - a constant reminder of how beautiful New Zealand is no wonder they call it 'God’s Own'. Truly a holiday I will always
treasure with happy memories.
I am enclosing a photo of we three lads taken during my trip. Ernest,
who you met
when we visited
Arnold school, is
on the left and
brother
Norman is on
the right.
I would like to
wish you and
Arnold School
all the very best
for 2008.
Very sincerely
Bart
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Correspondence
From: Andrew Tracey OA 1995 - 1902
Sent: 14/08/08
To: Editor
Subject: The Traceys
Mr Woodruff!
It was very good to see you again today even though it was very
brief!
I think you said you were dropping friends or relatives off at the
airport bound for Chicago? Very similar to what we were doing
except they were off back home to San Diego via Chicago!
All my brothers and my sister say hi.
I am actually off to Herringswell tomorrow (near Cambridge) with
my younger brother Darren (20) to help Beverley (34) and her
husband Paul Haworth (who also went to Arnold) move into her
new house! Charlie (29) will be joining us from London, too.
Charlie is in his second year
teaching Geography at
Merchant Taylors' School,
Northwood. He lives in the
North West of London in
Pinner and has done for
nearly 3 years now! He will
be clearing a space on his
floor ready for my arrival into
the 'big smoke'. I start
working for IMG (Golf
Division) at the European
headquarters in Chiswick in
two weeks helping to
organize golf tournaments
across Europe and
hopefully the rest of the
world!
I graduated with an honours degree in Maths (and social golf studies
haha) from St Andrews University in summer 2006.
Since then I have worked for Dad back in Blackpool, travelled to
several golf tournaments around the country to work and also taught
Maths at Stoneyhurst College for a Summer Term in 2007.
Bev and Paul are both top physicists in London. Bev is at a local
doctor’s clinic near her apartment in Bethnal Green and receives
referred patients from the doctor’s there (it is a new trial scheme
they are using to free up doctor's time). Paul ,I believe, is still at the
Royal London Hospital and is head of the Physio department (but I
need to check that information as he changes his role frequently).
Darren is studying combined sciences at Bath Uni and will be going
into his 3rd and final year after successfully passing his exams. He has
just returned back from a couple of weeks in Germany. He was
taking part in a period of work experience at a rather large company
that specializes in personal protective equipment (Dad's safety
influence there!). He thoroughly enjoyed himself, too!
Mum and Dad are going great guns here still in Blackpool (near
Stanley Park). Dad has his own Health and Safety consultancy
business and keeps on reminding his siblings he won't be able to
retire for many, many, many years with the amount of student dept
we are all in!
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That is a little update for you. I hope you are well and that you are
enjoying life away from Arnold School. Please do tell me about any
of your adventures!
I look forward to hearing all about them!
I will pass on your regards to everyone
Hopefully speak to you soon
Andy
Thanks Andy this is great stuff. I've seen your Dad several times and he's
keep me updated about your progress. If you see any OAs tell them to
drop me a line and keep me informed.
Great being the Editor of the OA's magazine - met some people I've not
seen for years - brings back some of the good times I had.
Liked your rugby shirt - best wishes
Charlie
Andy Tracey
August 18 at 5:57pm
Glad you liked the shirt!
As used by my rugby
sevens side this year in St
Andrews. I have kept the
team going since we took
on Prince William and his
side in 2005 (with Kate
watching in horror!).
Our team consists of
mostly OAs and
Stonyhurst old boys,
including the opposite
number I used to battle
against for several years the Stonyhurst captain!
We will have to draft up a
little story for you to
consider publishing in the
OA magazine. There are a
couple of pictures floating around, too.
I am off to Sweden for a week then I will be meeting up with a
couple of OAs and my brothers and sis down in London. We can all
gather our thoughts and write a little story.
When does the next OA magazine go to press?
All the best
Andy
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Correspondence
From: Shawn Baguley OA 1998 - 2005
Sent: 15/08/08
To: Editor
Subject: Update on progress
Hello Charlie,
Things are going great.
I am currently in the USA coaching
"soccer" for the summer.
Oliver Lee (OA 1992 -2005) and James
Heald (OA 1998 – 2005) are also here
with the same company, but at
different coaching camps.
minimal results in my O-Level Examinations before leaving at the age
sixteen.
However, they were wrong because after leaving I attended
Blackpool Technical College and I found myself streets ahead of all
my peers due to the education I had received at Arnold. This gave
me the confidence to push ahead with my education and to receive
local and national awards within my sphere of study, Food
Technology.
Whilst I attended Arnold the tough times developed my character
and have enabled me to cope successfully with all the rocky periods
in my life.
I have to say I’m having the time of
my life; the people, the lifestyle and
the weather are all fantastic!
Hope you are well.
Shawn.
Charles William Woodruff
August 16 at 8:21am
Great! My Grandson has just started at a
university in Ohio - football of course. Tell the
others to drop me a line. I'm Editor of the
OA's magazine so I'm looking for things of
interest.
Lovely to hear from you Shawn - enjoy yourself and work hard!
Best wishes
Charlie
From: John Linden Wilson [mailto: [email protected]]
Sent: 29 September 2008 15:09
To: Adrian Wallace
Subject: RE: OA Magazine
That is enough about me. Back to the photograph. At the end of the
Autumn term in the week prior to Christmas it was a tradition for
pupils of Arnold School to help distribute vouchers for food parcels
to those in need in the town. Volunteer cyclists from all age groups
met outside the Tram Sheds on Whitegate Drive and were provided
with the vouchers, given a route and off they went and delivered the
goods. In 1949 I was in 3A along with Colin Lees, David Orrel and
Barry Smithson. I am the one on the front row in the very light
coloured raincoat. Colin Lees who was my best mate at school is
behind me and behind Colin is David Orrel.
Barry Smithson, I think, is to the right of me,
looking at the picture. I think Tim Barlow is
on the extreme left of the picture, looking
at the picture. I cannot place anyone else
although names spring to mind such as,
Cowburn, Febland, Briggs. Lyon, Foley.
Hope this helps,
Hello Adrian,
Thanks for confirming the booking for me. My wife and I are both
looking forward to the reunion dinner at the School. Thanks also for
the photographs.
You wanted some information about the group photograph taken in
1949 (see Down Memory Lane) I hope this will suffice.
1949 was my second year at Arnold School. I had gained a
scholarship whilst at Revoe School, Blackpool and applied to go to
Arnold School, because my grandmother, throughout my childhood,
had brainwashed me that Arnold School had to be my goal. Against
all advice from the staff at Revoe School, who recommended
Palatine or Blackpool Grammar School, I persisted in my application
for Arnold and was overjoyed when my place was confirmed. I
realise now that the staff at Revoe had my interest at heart and were
of the opinion that I would not enjoy the Arnold experience due to
the serious shortage of money in the family home. To some degree
they were right and I had some hard times at school and achieved
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John Linden Wilson (Willie at School) OA
1948 - 1953
From: Philip Hardisty (OA 1998 - 2005)
Sent: 17/08/08 15:09
To: Editor
Subject: RE: Flying High
Mr. Woodruff,
It’s all going well thank you. I have been
flying with BA for just under a year now!
Living in Weybridge, Surrey just inside
the M25 - It’s fantastic.
Hope all is well with you,
Phil.
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Correspondence
From: Gillian Whittaker
Sent: 09 September 2008 12:46
To: Adrian Wallace
Subject: Old Boy
Dear Mr Wallace
I happened to spot a notice in The Times 4th Sept re Arnold School
and note that you are the Foundation Secretary and I would like to
register for The Old Boys Association. I was a boarder at the school
between 1937 to 1941 or 1938 until 1942 I know I was there for
four years but unsure of the true date and the hope your records
may show. I have a picture of the whole school taken in June 1940
and I am on it. Headmaster Mr Holdgate. I have many memories
of life as a boarder, the compulsory church parade and the wearing
of Eton collars which we would try to destroy but Matron was up to
it and cleverer. Maids served us at meal times and made our beds.
We has 6d week pocket money and were marched down to a toy
shop in Blackpool to spend it. We were not allowed to go into
WOOLWORTHS; “not quite nice”. We had another 3d on
Wednesday, that had to be spent in the school tuck shop. I was a
member of the CCF; we had WW1 uniforms and wore puttees.
The girls’ school was further down the road; we had no contact with
them and any consorting was met with the cane. Happy days. I
learned the game of Fives and did not do too badly at junior cricket. I
am so pleased to find the school is still going strong.
Sincerely
I was at Arnold 86-91 as a boarder and to see the building
transformed is quite strange. I now live in The United States with
my husband and 2 children (6 ½ and 3) so it is hard for me to attend
the events that go on “across the pond”. However, seeing all the
people that have moved over to the US and Oz it would be
interesting to have a “get together” in our new homeland…..
Thank you for posting the news and old pictures to allow us to
reminisce and go back in time.
Regards
Tanya Bowden (Carr)
From: James Heald
Sent: 06/09/08
To: Editor
Subject: Studies
Hi sir,
Sorry for the very late reply! I've been in the USA for 2 months
coaching football.
Studies are all done. Graduated from Nottingham in Business
Economics and moving to
London in September
2009 to work for Deloitte
in their audit department.
Geoffrey Whittaker DOB 26th June 1930
How’s retirement?
Relaxing I hope!
From: Marilian [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 22 April 2008 23:15
To: awallace
Subject: Most Wanted List
Ian pictured on page 31 “Christmas Vouchers 1960”
My wife happened to see your column of events for the new term in
The Times today, along with your website which I have since been
poring over. I found my name on your 'Wanted' list along with some
30+ reprobates of my era - so I have registered for the 'On Line' site.
Kind regards,
James
Thank you James for the update. Very best
wishes for the future – regards to Mum and
Sophie
Charlie
My Father - Brian H Seddon - attended before me, leaving in the 30's.
I was 1949/1961 so I am one of those who remember the
Holdgate’s labrador - 'Jumbo' - arriving with the milk crate at
Westover, ready for Miss Lamb to summon the Milk Monitor to hand
it out after we had all queued up to pat him.
Having spent my working life in Blackpool, Lancs County and Wiltshire
Libraries I have been early retired for 14 years and living in deepest
Suffolk. I shall continue to read your excellent website with interest.
Best Wishes
Ian M Seddon
From: Bowden, Tanya
Sent: 25 August 2008 18:54
To: Adrian Wallace
Subject: Old Arnoldian Magazine
Letters to the Editor – any old Photographs too!
Or
[email protected]
Or by post
c/o Adrian Wallace
Arnold School
Lytham Road
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY41JG
Wow, just logged on to the site after a few months and was it was so
good to read all the news and see old faces and new.
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News of OA’s
Richard Leaver (1992 - 2001)
Richard Leaver has just completed an epic bike ride for the Headley
Court Tri-Service Rehabilitation Centre. I reproduce part of his email
here, which may well inspire you to do something similar.
Well, my 299 compatriots and I made it back last night, Sunday 1st
June, after 360 punishing miles around Northern France, averaging
75 miles by bike a day and having raised, as a group, over £1.5m for
the Headley Court Tri-Service Rehabilitation Centre.
Personally, thanks to you, I have raised over £6,000 and this is still
rising. Last Monday we cycled from HMS Victory and a Red Arrows
salute, to the ferry, overnight to Caen & Pegasus Bridge for a
memorial service. On to Le Havre, St Valery-en-Caux, Dieppe,
Amiens, Bethune and finally to Dunkirk for a beach "evacuation" by
four Royal Marine Commando Landing Craft onto the Royal Navy
ship HMS Bulwark before being taken by Landing Craft to Dover
beach and a display by the Paras Red Devils parachute team. The
last day was a cycle into the Cenotaph in Whitehall for a very moving
wreath laying ceremony and an address by Defence Chief General
Sir Richard Dannatt at Horseguards Parade.
I have been humbled by
the strength and courage
of the disabled soldiers
who easily outpaced us
on the toughest hills
accompanied by serving
mates from the Royal
Armoured Corps, Royal
Marines, The Rifles and
many many more
regiments. The camaraderie of all the riders, civilian, military and exmilitary, all with stories to tell and personal determination which
defies my ability to convey in this email.
One disabled soldier cycled by hand up inclines you would not
believe, with climate changes varying from incredibly hot to
drenching rain and freezing wind chill across Somme fields.
The Sun prominently reported the event and its Page 3 Girl, the
lovely Peta Todd, cycled mile after long mile alongside us. She smiled
and inspired in her own
time and not for the
Sun, helping soldiers she
had brought light to in
her visits to Headley
Court, which were low
key simply because she
wanted to help.
Victoria McLean (1994 - 2001)
Many congratulations to Victoria McLean, previously a Music Scholar,
who has just obtained a BMus (Hons) degree from the prestigious
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Victoria now plans
to go on to postgraduate studies at the RNCM, studying under
Barbara Robotham. Victoria is a mezzo soprano studying Opera
Singing and was very fortunate to get the Dennis scholarship to help
her finance her studies. (She qualified as an Arnoldian attending
RNCM).
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Darren Hill (1981 - 1988)
OA Darren Hill, who is now an actor, is on tour this summer with
The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men Theatre Company aims to revive the
traditions of Shakespearean theatre and to bring to life the greatest
works of drama without compromising their meaning or integrity.
Their live summer outdoor theatre tour encompasses over 60
venues around the UK.
Richard Halsall (1974 - 1987)
Former pupil Richard Halsall has been appointed as the National
Fielding Coach for the ECB.
Former Arnold 1st XI cricket captain, Richard is currently head of
Sports Science and PE at Wellington College in Berkshire and has
been involved in coaching England junior squads as well as being
fielding coach at Sussex County Cricket Club for the last five years.
Hugh Morris, the England managing director said, "It is an exciting
challenge for Richard who will aim to raise the standards of fielding
throughout England and Wales to ‘world class' levels. His innovative
approach and willingness to learn from some of the world's top
fielders as well as considering implementing skills and techniques
from other sports will be important in taking the art of fielding to a
new level when he joins the ECB in March."
Richard told Sussex CCC; "I am really sad to be leaving Sussex. I am
very grateful for the opportunities I have had at the County, and I am
privileged to have worked with people such as Chris and his players.
However, I am delighted that everyone is taking fielding seriously, and
I am very excited about my new role with England. It will be great
to be working with Pete [Moores] again and the new Cricket
Performance Manager David Parsons."
Richard is pictured on the far right.
Brian Skeet (1941 - 1951)
Brian “popped” in to see his old school. Although he now lives in
Canada he found time to come and see us and have a few
photographs taken.
Opposite are “snaps” taken, 57 years apart, outside the same door.
Brian is on the Head’s right.
Brian was Head boy in 1951 and a keen sportsman playing rugby
and cricket for the School. He was also enjoyed success on the
athletics field.
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News of OA’s
a Real Estate Analyst in the City of London and commenced on 1st
September as a Graduate trainee. The firm is called Investment
Property Databank (IPD).
We wish Mohsin very best wishes in his new job.
Martyn Cryer (1987 - 2000)
Martin obtained a 1st class M.Phys from Loughborough University
then trained as an accountant at Robson Rhodes who merged with
Grant Thornton. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in August
2007.
Richard Whalley (1997 - 2003)
We were delighted to learn of Richard Whalley's continued success
at university. Richard left Arnold in 2003 and went up Cambridge to
study Natural Sciences. Not only did he achieve a First Class
performance in his recent examinations but he has also been
awarded a Davies Senior Scholarship and a College Prize for the
coming year. Many congratulations
Alex Zaryckyj (1997 - 2004)
Alex is living in York and
working in a Law firm,
which she is really
enjoying. She passed
her law degree with a
2.1 and has just
completed her legal
practice with a
commendation. She is
very happy and hopes
everything is well at
Arnold.
Pictured below with
Emma (OA 1988 1995) and her nieces
Now he is working for Burdale Financial Ltd New Business. He has
lived in London since leaving Loughborough University. He is still
running.
Pipin Singh (1987 - 2000)
Pipin followed the family tradition by qualifying as a Doctor at
Newcastle where he still lives.
Rebecca Haworth (1993 - 2000)
The Headmaster has recently heard from Rebecca Haworth who left
Arnold in 2000. She is currently at Sheffield Medical School and as
part of her degree she has spent four months researching fertility in
older parents and their perceptions of the process of IVF. She has
also looked at reasons for them delaying parenthood in the first
place. Rebecca undertook this research with Professor William
Ledger and halfway through he was approached by the BBC to take
part in a Panorama programme looking at the same things they were
researching. Both took part in the programme and which was aired
on BBC1 in June.
In her letter, Rebecca also gave Mr. Hughes the exciting news that
she had been accepted to study at Harvard Medical School on their
international clerkship programme. She will be at the Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center alongside a Renal physician studying Renal
and Electrolyte disorders. As I am sure you can imagine, she is
thrilled at the prospect, if a little worried about being at such a
prestigious University.
Ben Taylor (1996 - 2003)
Old Arnoldian soldier, Officer Cadet Ben Taylor, battled extremes of
wind, cold, rain and fatigue when he took on one of the toughest
patrolling challenges the world has to offer.
Ben, 20, was part of the Manchester and Salford University Officer
Cadet Training Corps (UOTC) team taking part in Exercise Cambrian
Patrol. The annual event is a highlight of the British Army's training
calendar, and is also viewed internationally as one of the toughest
patrolling tests facing the modern soldier.
Mohsin Patel (1997 - 2004)
Mohsin finished his undergraduate studies in Finance and Economics,
at Lancaster University, then studied towards a MSc in Real Estate
Economics and Finance at the London School of Economics (LSE).
With regards to the future, he managed to get a full time position as
The Old Arnoldian
Talking at the start line, he said: "This is my second Cambrian, I
gained a silver medal last year. The challenge itself has brought me
back! I think the river crossing will be toughest, but last time will give
me the experience to deal with it.
"The weather is bad this time, which will make it hard going, but we
will make it and I hope to get another medal; a gold would be nice!"
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News of OA’s
This year's event attracted more than 90 teams from the British
Regular and Territorial Army and Royal Air Force. Also foreign army
teams from Canada, Italy, France, The Czech Republic, Germany,
Hungary and the Netherlands, plus, for the first time, India and
Pakistan. All were pitting their wits, strength and endurance against
some of the toughest terrain on offer in the rugged mountainous
Welsh countryside.
Exercise Cambrian Patrol was first staged in 1959 as a long distance
marching competition over the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales,
and has been continuously updated to meet modern day challenges.
Eight man teams have to march a distance of 55 kilometres, carrying
full personal kit and additional equipment weighing up to 60lbs, on a
two-day patrolling mission within a realistic scenario against advancing
enemy patrols.
Navigating by day and night and linking up with friendly agents enroute, they face many testing and specialist challenges, including
observation and reconnaissance of enemy forces, cold river crossings
in full kit without access to boats and defensive shooting under attack.
Teams that successfully completed the exercise were awarded a gold,
silver or bronze medal, or certificate of merit, depending on the
number of points they earned throughout their patrol.
Ben attended Arnold before going to university where he is reading
geology. He joined the UOTC two years ago and his parents Ian and
Pam live in Longridge.
The Manchester and Salford team successfully completed the patrol
and gained another silver award.
Grant Ferguson (1989 - 1997)
After graduating with a degree in Biology, Grant spent the next few
years traveling around the world and
coaching Skiing. He was then appointed to
the staff as a Teacher of Science and
Biology. Before the age of thirty he
obtained the position of Head of Biology at
Bury Grammar School for Boys. The
school soon realised the quality of the
person
they had
appointed and within a very short
space of time he was promoted to
Head of the Sixth Form. The last
time Grant wrote, he was in
Mongolia – with a school trip – he
sure does get around.
Grant is also Master in Charge of
Rugby, coaching Bury’s first team.
I also have it on good authority
that Grant is back playing first team
Rugby of Fylde – you just can’t
keep a good man down!
Jason Brewer (1985 - 1992)
Congratulations to Jason on being appointed
as Headteacher of Westwich School, Kings
Lynn
Jenna-Louise Coleman (1997 - 2004)
Jenna (Jasmine on EMMERDALE) was nominated as Best Newcomer
for the TV Quick Awards, following on from her nomination in the
recent TV Soap Awards.
Sarah Kinghorn (1997 - 2004)
Congratulations on gaining a 2:1 Honours Degree in Geography
from the University of Wales (Aberystwyth). Sarah came to Arnold
from Heyhouses Primary School and intends to continue her
education with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education. Very best
wishes from all at Arnold.
Colin Pratt (1973 - 1979)
Tim Burnett (1993 - 2000)
Tim left Arnold in 2000 and is now working as a reporter on the
Blackpool Gazette. It fell to him to write an article about the new
Robin Hood, Jonas Armstrong OA.
Tim obviously had an interest in writing at an early age as his report
said “‘Timothy’s efforts and the products thereof have been
commendable. He has produced lively and amusing, imaginative
essays. Well done!’
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Colin Pratt, 46, didn't hesitate when friend Paul Dunn, slipped on a
ships ladder and fell into the sea in the early hours of April 17 this
year.
Mr Pratt donned a rapid abandonment suit and dived in to the
darkness, freezing temperatures and strong currents of the North Sea
at the mouth of the Tees. He saved Mr Dunn, from Ingleby Arncliffe,
who despite wearing a life jacket had become so cold that he was
unable to clip a rescue hook to his harness.
The Royal Humane Society has now recognised Colin for his lifesaving efforts and he will receive a testimonial on parchment for his
bravery. Dick Wilkinson, the Humane Society's secretary, said: "Both
men were in an extremely dangerous situation. "They were three
nautical miles off shore, the sea was bitterly cold, it was dark and they
could easily have been swept to their deaths in the strong currents.”
He added, "It was a very brave act on the part of Mr Pratt to go into
the water in such conditions and almost certainly resulted in Mr
Dunn's life being saved. Mr Pratt richly deserves the award he is to
receive. He was the right person in the right place at the right time."
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News of OA’s
Colin left Arnold and joined P&O as a Cadet. He qualified as a
Captain in 1991 serving on a liquid petroleum gas ship for several
years. He became a River Pilot in1996
Tony Fawley (1948 - 1955)
The School was delighted that
Tony Fawley recently visited.
We see him here pointing to his
name on the Cambridge
honours board.
However, he did point out that
his name was spelt incorrectly
and he went to Cambridge, to
read Geography, in 1957 not 1955, because of National Service!
Tony enjoyed the day in School
with some members of his family,
he found time to visit the
Geography Department and
spent some time talking with John
Ashcroft.
The Marriotts are back in town.
Fred Marriott (1935 - 1947)
Tony Marriott (1940 - 1952)
Tony Marriott
found time
while visiting
Europe recently
to pop in and
see his old
School.
Tony lives in
Ontario,
Canada and was this side of “the pond” to see his brother Fred who
lives in Bolton. He also attended the world Psychiatric meeting in
Prague and the World Age Group Duathlon Championships in Rimini
before the Edinburgh
Medical 50th reunion
– obviously a very
busy and fit man!!
The School was
extremely pleased to
receive Tony, Fred
and Dorothy and
though it appropriate
to introduce them to
our own “Iron Man”,
Mark Evans.
from a musical and theatrical background, and says she felt she was
always destined to end up on stage. She said: "My sister Stephanie
(2001-2006) is at Birmingham Conservatoire, my dad Martin played
the cello, mum is in Lytham Operatic Society and my Nan was a
pianist, so I didn't really have much of a chance to escape.
Laura trained at the Rainbow Dance School before graduating from
the Arts Educational School in London, where she now lives.
Laura signed up to
Cats until last May,
having been a
member of the cast
since January. She
has no firm plans at
the moment but says:
"I definitely want to
stay in the industry
now. It's fantastic. I’m
more of a classical
singer so I'm
particularly keen to do
something like Phantom of the Opera, or a Rodgers and
Hammerstein musical, but I'll play it by ear and see what comes up."
Lost Arnoldians and Photographs
In order to continue to develop the
Arnold Foundation it is vital to contact
as many former pupils as possible
and the Foundation Secretary has the
task of finding any Lost OAs.
If you are in contact with any former
pupil, please send their details to
Adrian Wallace
Laura Darkins (2001 - 2003)
Lytham singer and dancer Laura Darkins reflected on an amazing
year when she headed home to appear in the hit musical Cats.
Laura has made the most of her time at home in
Talbot Road, by getting her mum Julie to do her
washing and cooking, but she found the time to
come back to School to help Mum and the
students.
Laura, who is also an accomplished pianist, hails
The Old Arnoldian
c/o Arnold School. He will then
contact you for the postal and/or
email addresses and telephone
numbers of those not already
Arnold
on the database.
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News of OA’s
Nina Gulati (1995 - 2002)
Jane Jackson (Nee Ashby 1992 - 1993)
After leaving school, Nina went to Newcastle University to study
Economics and Business Management, Graduating two years ago.
She had a year “out” traveling round the world.
Living in Fleetwod, Jane
is manager of the appeals
proceedure at Lancashire
County Council.
Her first role in the world of work was on a graduate placement
scheme with AXA insurance, living and working in Bristol. She has
recently been promoted with the same company to their offices in
London.
See was married on the
29th March to Brian
Jackson a Senior Project
manager with BT.
We send them both our
very best wishes for the
future.
Nathan Gulati (1995 - 2002)
Nathan graduated, with a
degree in Law, from Cardiff
University. Like his sister he
had a year off then applied to
the Lancashire Police. He has
just completed his 6 months
training, and has now joined
the Lancashire Constabulary
at Blackpool Police Station.
David Haythornthwaite (1961 - 1971)
David (North West Society of
Chartered Accountant’s
Entrepreneur of the Year 2007)
and his Lytham based company
Helical Technology Ltd, won the
Business of the Year title in 2007.
Jane Newsham (Nee Worrall 1979 - 1984)
Jane works for a large social
housing provider. She is married
and happy with 3 children.
We send her our very best
wishes.
Charles Champion (1984 - 1993)
The independent group, which
includes 13 companies,
specialises in the manufacture and supply of animal feed supplements
and veterinary nutraceuticals.
Since June last year, sales across the group have increased to £12.1m,
up from £11m. Earnings before profits and tax stand at a healthy
£1.7m.
Over the last 12 months the group, which includes three wholly
owned subsidiaries in Barcelona, Dublin and South Africa, has
introduced a new executive management team to drive the business
forward in what have been difficult trading conditions.
Tangerine Group company Day, Son & Hewitt, which holds a Royal
Warrant, also won a top industry award, the BETA (British Equestrian
Trade Association) Innovation Award 2008, in the feed and
supplements category.
David said: “I am delighted with the group’s progress over the last
12 months.”
Even with his busy schedule David and his company still find time to
sponsor a number of different activities including the school’s rugby
tour to Argentina and Chile. He is also the main sponsor of the
“Football in the Community” programme.
Charlie is living in Chiswick, London working for Deloitte as an I.T.
Consultant. He married Lizzy in 2007 (Ian Streule (1986 - 1993)
and Norman Valentine (1986 - 1993) were at the wedding. He
is finding life very good. Charlie is pictured here as Head Boarder
1992 - 1993
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The Old Arnoldian
Obituaries
Herbert Barrington Slater (BERT)
ARNOLD SCHOOL (1947 - 1953)
SCHOOL ACHIEVMENTS
MAY 8th 1950
JUNIOR CHAMPION
First in 100 yards & 200 yards:2nd in 400 yards:- 3rd in Long
Jump
MAY 5th 1951
New Record for Putting the
Shot 41ft – 5.5 inch
MAY 10th 1952 MIDDLE
SCHOOL CHAMPION
First in 100 yards 11.6 seconds
Equalled Record 220 yards
First 26.8 Seconds
First in Putting the Shot 41ft 6” New Record
Bert also played for
the School at cricket,
hockey and rugby.
Bert left Arnold
House in 1953 to
become articled at
Procter & Procter
Charted Accountants.
He qualified as a charted accountant at twenty one, becoming a
partner in the firm in the early seventies. He worked with the same
firm until his retirement at the age of 62
He was a past player of Colne & Nelson Rugby Club and also a past
Captain and President of Colne Golf Club, and past President of
North Lancashire & Fylde Bowling Association
Bert was happily married to Dorothy for forty eight years and they
had three children, Sarah, Nicky and Graeme.
Bert died suddenly after a short illness on February 12th 2008 at the
age of 71.
Robert Stothart (1945 - 1949)
Retired Financial Adviser. Yachtsman, Commodore of the local yacht
club. Died December 2003 at Whitburn, Tyne and Weir
Neville McCarthy (1949 - 1954)
After a courageous flight against leukaemia during the summer,
Neville of Toronto, Ontario, Canada died on the 30th August 2008.
Peter Bibby (1931 - 1936)
Peter of Elswick, Lancashire. Born 6th May 1921, died 1st
December 2007.
Edwin Morton (1930 - 1941)
Edwin of Ramsay, Isle Of Man. Born 1st August 1925, died 1st
January 2008.
Dr. Thomas W. Rayner (1938 - 1945)
Thomas of Cambridge. Born 27th May 1927 died 21st December
2007.
Trevor Wilkinson (1932 - 1937)
Trevor, a motor engineer was born
on14th May 1923. Founder of
Blackpool’s TVR motor company, he
died on 6th June 2008.
Born in Blackpool, Trevor left Arnold at
14 (as most people did then) to begin
an engineering apprenticeship in a local
garage.
In 1946 he started his own car repair
and light engineering business. The
following year he built his first car, a two
seater on an Alvis Firebird chassis. The TVR company (name taken
from his name, TreVoR) teamed up with Jack Pickard to make their
first sports car, aptly named TVR1.
In between producing cars,
the TVR partners kept
themselves going by
repairing fairground
machinery. The major
turning point for the
company came when an American business man asked them to
produce a chassis for sports cars racing in the USA. For this Trevor
designed what was to become the traditional underpinning of a
tubular steel backbone chassis.
The company has since been taken over, with new models
becoming popular with a rising
generation of affluent city drivers.
Trevor retired to the beautiful island
of Minorca where he enjoyed sailing
his small yacht but always kept an
eye on the TVR Car Club, of which
he was patron.
Brian H. Jackson (1951 - 1956)
Brian, born 16th December 1939, died 1st January 2007.
Peter J. Abbott (1949 - 1956)
Peter, born 2nd April 1938, died 19th July 2008.
Dr. Donald C. Moeder (1943 - 1946)
Donald of Bonn, Germany. A Doctor of Medical Dentistry. Born
28th June 1932 in Hamburg Germany died on 15th September
2008.
Christopher P. Thornber (1981 - 1989)
Christopher born 8th November 1970, died 5th July 2008.
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Engagements, Marriages & Births
We send our very best wishes to the
following Old Arnoldians on happy events:
Engagements
Gemma Brown (1990 – 1997) to Kirk MacPherson
Due to be married 02/08/2009
Pepper Jessop born 19th
September 2007. Mum,
Sarah Jessop nee Darlington
(1987 – 1994) and Dad are
all doing well.
Christian Day (1994 – 2001) to Kirsty Seddon (1994 – 2001) Due
to be married next June.
Lidia Joan Bialacki born 11th
March 2008 to Sharon Bialacki
nee Jones – Chemistry Teacher
(1990 – 1993) and husband
Jerzy. Lidia is pictured here with
sister Kyristina.
To Katie Johnson (1981 – 1995) and her husband, a son
Harry James.
Jonathan Hopper (1991 – 1999) to Amanda Kulpers from
Christchurch New Zealand. Due to be married 10/10/2009
To Joanna Boniface (1989 – 1996) and Alexander Rawlinson
(1984 – 1998), a son Max.
To Tim Wyles (1990 – 1997) and partner a son William
To Andrew Grimshaw (1977 – 1991) and his wife, a daughter
Lily Scarlet.
STOP PRESS
Arnold
Arnold School “Mid 60’s Leavers”
Formal Dinner 2009
Marriages
Lisa Woodhead (1991 – 1998) married Andrew Williams
Rachel Hopper (1990 – 1997) married to Kirk Malone on
05/07/2008.
Jane Ashby (1991 – 1993) married Brian Jackson 29/03/2008
Births
Darcy Holt born 19th April 2008 to Darren (1982 – 1987) and
Lucy Holt .
Pictured here Darren with
Darcy and Darren and
Lucy’s older son Owen.
The chap in the dark shirt
is Ricky Hatton – no
relation to the family.
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Saturday 25th April 2009
Location – Recital Room, Arnold School
Invitees – leavers of 1962 – 1968
Details:Reception - 6.30 for 7.15/7.30 Dinner.
Carriages 12.00.
Speaker – Sir Martin Holdgate
Dress Code – lounge suits
Wheelchair access
Pre Dinner Reception drinks included – Cash Bar until 11.00
Maximum Numbers – 40 – First come, first served basis.
Confirmation by cheque payable to Arnold School
Tickets Cost £35 available from:
The Foundation Secretary,
Arnold School,
488 Lytham Road,
Blackpool, FY4 1JG
The Old Arnoldian
PAST PRESIDENTS OF THE OLD
ARNOLDIANS’ ASSOCIATION
1940-10
F.T. Pennington
1966-67
J. Gott
1910-12
W.H. Denham
1967-68
H.S. Mayall
1912-14
Sir E.W. Smith
1968-69
C. Nuttall
1919-20
W.K. Denham
1969-70
Sir Walter Clegg
1920-21
R.A. Chadwick
1970-71
K.R. Booth
1921-22
G.H. Withers
1971-72
R.C. Ramsden
1922-23
T.E. Donne
1972-73
J.C. Armfield
1923-24
G.E. Holt
1973-74
J.K. Yates
1924-25
J. Leach
1974-75
H. Hague
1925-27
T. Crowther
1975-76
J.H. Fisher
1927-28
F.H. Grime
1976-77
K.A. Gledhill
TAKE NOTICE that the Annual General Meeting of
the Old Arnoldians’ Association will take place in the
sixth form centre, Arnold School,
Lytham Road, Blackpool
1928-29
R.H. Ashton
1977-78
P.B. Warhurst
on
1929-30
F. Whylie Kay
1978-79
M.J. Youd
1930-31
H. Hindle
1979-80
M.S. Owen
1931-32
R.W. Marshall
1980-81
E. Jones
1932-33
D. Winter
1981-82
M.E. Buckley
1933-34
G.P. Withers
1982-83
R.L. Thursz
1934-35
J.F. Mitchell
1983-84
F. Roberts
1935-36
M.H. Duxbury
1984-85
R. Fish
1936-37
Sir Harold Grime
1985-86
M.H. Ward
1937-38
F. Muller
1986-87
J.A. Haythornthwaite
1938-39
C. Bowman
1987-88
D.A. Kerr
1939-40
C.G.S. Gordon
1988-89
A.K. Sidebottom
1946-47
S. Lyon
1989-90
R.A. Firth
1947-48
H.S. Newby
1990-91
J.M. Hartley
1948-49
S.W. Livesey
1991-92
G. Cowburn
1949-50
S.T. Maxwell
1992-93
P. Jebson
1950-51
J.A. Johnson
1993-94
J.B. Caley
1951-52
W. Burns
1994-95
S.R. Walker
1952-53
T.H. Burns
1995-96
J.R. Taylor
1953-54
R.T. Wardle
1996-97
S. Marsden
1954-55
J. Lowe
1997-98
P.M. Owen
1955-56
P.M. Unsworth
1998-99
H. Henshaw
1956-57
J.K. Walmsley
1999-2000 D. Pantall
1957-58
N. Lees
2000-2001 A. Matthews
1958-59
E.S. Rushton
2001-2002 A. Hoskisson
1959-60
E. Rawcliffe
2002-2003 Rev. R. Jackson
1960-61
F.W. Holdgate
2003-2004 K. Cartmell
1961-62
W.E. Gill
2004-2005 A. Grime
1962-63
A.R. Grime
2005-2006 F. Kinder
1963-64
E. Bennison
2006-2007 M. Brennand
1964-65
G.S. Murdoch
2007-2008 D. Whitehead
1965-66
J.R. Almond
The Old Arnoldian
NOTICE OF
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
Saturday 6th December 2008
at 11.30am
Agenda
1.
Minutes from the last meeting
2.
Matters arising therefrom
3.
Apologies for absence
4.
Honorary Secretary’s Report
5.
Honorary Treasurer’s Report
6.
Election of President 2008-2009
7.
Election of Vice President 2008-2009
Executive Committee Nominee
8.
Election of Officials 2008-2009
9.
Any Other Business
10.
A Vote of thanks to the Headmaster
and Governors for their kindness in
providing tea prior to the AGM and
for the use of the school by the
executive committee for their
meetings.
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Old Arnoldians
Social & Sporting Events 2008-2009
(All events held at School unless stated otherwise)
11.30a.m
Annual General Meeting
followed by lunch at the Burlington
(NB School Rugby v Bolton at 10.00)
Amanda Hoskisson
6.45/7.30p.m
Annual Reunion Dinner
Memorial Hall
Amanda Hoskisson
Friday 26th December 2008
2.00p.m
Annual Rugby Match
v Old Lidunians @ Fylde Rugby Club
Ed Mahon
Arnold Informal Reunion, Celebration and Sporting Weekend
Saturday 25th April 2009
Celebration Evening
Informal evening for all Old Arnoldians (first reunion of the leavers of 2004)
If you cannot join us on the Saturday, please do join us on the Sunday.
Full details to follow
Sunday 26th April 2009
Hockey v School (12.00p.m.)
Rugby v School (12.00p.m.)
Netball v School (12.00p.m.)
Followed by Buffet Lunch (1.30p.m.)
Amanda Hoskisson
Gillian Raby
Ed Mahon
Margaret Ingham
Summer Sports
Thursday 25th June 2009
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Friday 19th June 2009
Friday 3rd July 2009
Friday 11th September 2009
Cricket v School (2.00p.m.)
Ladies Cricket & Tennis
Golf Events
Golf Summer Trophy
School Charity Golf Day
Golf v School
Ed Mahon
Ian Morton & Margaret Ingham
Phil Jones
Paul Oliver
Phil Jones
Full details of all these events can be found on
the School Website at www.arnoldschool.com
and Arnoldians Online at www.arnoldiansonline.com
Old Arnoldians Sports & Social Contact Details 2008-2009
SOCIAL Amanda Hoskisson 01253 336258
CRICKET (Men) Ed Mahon 07855 303422
CRICKET (Ladies) Ian Morton 01253 346391
TENNIS Margaret Ingham 01253 346391
NETBALL Margaret Ingham 01253 346391
HOCKEY Gillian Raby 01253 346391
GOLF Phil Jones 07786 621072
RUGBY Ed Mahon 07855 303422
SCHOOL GOLF Paul Oliver 01253 346391
LONDON COMMITTEE SECRETARY Nikki Cain 07929 182 288
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