Issue 15
Forthcoming
Reunions
Silver for Iain Percy at London 2012
56-63 Fundraising
Celebration Dinner
11th December 2012:
Richard Langdon/RYA
KES
Edwardian Girls v KES
Senior Netball Team
23rd March 2013:
KES
Oxbridge Reunion
Spring 2013 TBC:
Oxford TBC
Iain Percy (KES 1992) and his team
mate Andrew Simpson claimed Team
GB’s first sailing medal of London 2012
when they won Silver in the Star class
at Weymouth and Portland.
The pair knew that Bronze medal
position was all but sewn up as they
headed into the double points medal
match needing only a sixth-place finish
to defend the title they won in Beijing
2008.
They held an eight point advantage
over nearest rivals Robert Schiedt
and Bruno Prada of Brazil. However,
Sweden’s Fredrik Loof and Max
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Salminen were also a threat, and the
Swedes controlled the fleet from the
start of the race.
The Team GB pair gave their all in their
battle for sixth and looked as though
it was certain with just 200 metres to
go. But a sudden gust of wind propelled
three boats past Percy and Simpson,
dropping them to the Silver medal
position with Sweden claiming Gold
and Bronze going to Brazil.
Despite admitting their disappointment
at missing out on a second consecutive
gold medal, both sailors insisted that
they were proud of their efforts over the
course of the week.
The Silver medal makes Iain Percy the
joint second most successful British
Olympic sailor of all time, equalling
Rodney Pattisson’s achievement of two
Golds and one Silver medal. Percy won
his first Olympic medal in the Finn class
at Sydney 2000 before claiming Star
Gold with Simpson at Beijing 2008.
Richard Langdon/RYA
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From the Editor
It has been a busy year so far with
six reunion events taking place since
January. As well as our regular annual
events such as the Poole Veterans’ and
pre-1939 leavers’ luncheons, we have
also held a Bristol, Bath and Cardiff
dinner and another fundraising event
for our 56-63 cohort. In each case we
have been thrilled to see so many of
you attend and to hear about what you
have been up to. Sport has also been
active with the Edwardian boys playing
the 1st XI cricket team in June and we
were delighted that the girls, under the
captaincy of Alex Morgan (formerly
Williams), raised a formidable team of
hockey players for a pre-season match
against the School’s senior team in
September. The next six months will
see a fundraising celebration dinner
for the 56-63 cohort in December,
the Class of 2002 10 year reunion in
October, a girls’ netball match in March
and a Spring Oxbridge event.
I have been pleased by the amount
of you who have sent in news since
the last edition. Our snippets section
gives you a chance to see if there is
news from anyone you knew at School.
Please do keep your news coming,
big or small and we will endeavour to
publish it in the next edition.
Edwardians continue to achieve
amazing things once they leave the
School. This summer saw two of our
community compete in the London
2012 Olympics. Rob Moore played
for the GB hockey side but sadly
just missed out on a medal with the
team coming 4th, whilst Iain Percy
represented Team GB in the sailing,
winning a Silver medal in the Star class.
We will watch them and other up-andcoming future Olympians, such as
current 5th Year pupil and rowing star
Harry Uglow who in August became the
youngest person ever to row the English
Channel, with interest over the coming
years.
I hope you enjoy this edition of the
Edwardian and we look forward
to meeting many of you at the
forthcoming reunions.
Happy Reading!
Suzanne Hooper
Development Officer
From the
Head Master
The academic year 2011/12 has been
a particularly significant one with the
acquisition of Stroud School in May
2012. This represents a major strategic
change for King Edward’s as the School
expands its reach to include children
from the early years in a combined
community of nearly 1300 pupils. A
great deal of work has already taken
place to cement the relationship
between the two schools and
arrangements for joint governance and
a shared vision for our mutual future
development are well underway.
Stroud is a successful preparatory and
pre-preparatory school and will be well
known to many Edwardians. For some
years it has been one of our principal
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feeder schools both for our entrance
at 11 and 13+. Its acquisition will
provide greater security for the future
and will allow us to develop increased
educational continuity from the early
years to the Sixth Form. We have also
achieved a key objective of the SangerDavies family by providing a secure
long term future for the school they
have built up over the last 50 years.
Our short term objective is to improve
or replace a number of the buildings
on the Stroud site, whilst leaving the
excellent educational standards in
the hands of the current Head and his
team. Governance will be covered by a
Governors’ sub-committee consisting
of four senior King Edward’s governors
together with a number of the former
Stroud directors, thus bringing
continuity to the future development of
our new preparatory school.
At King Edward’s we began the year
with 975 students on the roll with
demand at every level of entry. The
senior school has made a number
of changes to its facilities including
refurbished classrooms, a refreshed
pavilion at Wellington and an expanded
music rehearsal area to cater for
increased numbers. Excellent teaching and the highly
motivated nature of our students has resulted in another
impressive set of academic results.
The weather has not been kind to our summer sports with
their Olympic theme but we were very proud to have two
Edwardians representing their country. Rob Moore was a
key member of the hockey team and just missed out on a
Bronze medal. Iain Percy added to his tally as a sailor with
a Silver medal. We escaped the worst of the weather at
Sports Day and hosted a mini-Olympics for local schools
on our Wellington site. There have been some outstanding
performances in a number of team games as well as some
very impressive individual achievements.
The School has continued with its wide-ranging programme
of School visits and expeditions. This year KES students
have enjoyed visits to the USA, South Africa, Mexico, the
West Indies, Czech Republic, Spain, France and Germany.
The proximity of the New Forest and Dartmoor provide
plenty of opportunities for the hundreds of students who
participate each year in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
The arts have had a high profile particularly with the
spectacular concert at The Anvil in Basingstoke with over
500 musicians from a range of our partner schools filling
the house with orchestral and choral music including a
new composition from Dr Leaman. Another spectacular
production of ‘That Certain Uncertainty’ written and directed
by Mr Herklots and Dr Leaman was also performed in
the Theatre Royal, Winchester. The annual art exhibition
continued to impress all who attended with a blend of
sculpture, drawing, painting and photography.
Charitable and community work remains a key feature
of the School. In the past year over £26,000 has been
raised by the students themselves for a range of different
organisations and our Green Team has good reason to be
proud of its success in securing the coveted Green Flag for
King Edward’s.
Edwardians have enjoyed numerous reunions organised
by our Development Officer, Ms Hooper, including a very
successful project, led by those at the School between 1956
and 1963, to raise funds for a bursary. The King Edward VI
Foundation, which helps students applying to King Edward’s
from disadvantaged backgrounds, goes from strength to
strength.
King Edward’s has had another very successful year marked
by a major investment in its future with the joining of
Stroud School to the King Edward’s family. KES students
have continued to distinguish themselves in many ways
but manage academic and sporting achievements with an
unusual commitment to the broader community as they
develop into impressive young adults fully committed to
playing their part in the wider world.
AJ Thould
Head Master
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News from the School
Cross Channel
Record Breaker
On 9th August 2012, 15 year old King Edward VI student, Harry
Uglow, became the youngest person to row the English Channel
solo. A keen rower, Harry is a member at Coalporters Rowing
club but had specific sea based training with Mike Gilbert of
Langstone Adventure Rowing.
Harry rowed for just over 4 ½ hours to complete the crossing
from Dover to Sangatte. He had mixed weather which proved
difficult at times. Harry left Dover in sunshine and then
encountered fog. At about three quarters of the way across
the weather worsened and a force 3 wind produced swell of 4-5
feet which Harry struggled through, capsizing at one point and
having to haul himself back into the boat. Harry noted after
the event that it was a good job he had done so much training
including lots in tough weather and capsize drills. “It was great
to reach the French coast at last after all the months of training I
had done. During the tough patch of rough water I thought of all
the ‘wishes’ that could be granted as a result of the money I was
raising.”
Harry’s challenge was one he set himself to raise money for the
Make-a-Wish Foundation UK, a charity which grants wishes to
children with life threatening illnesses. Harry’s brother Ollie, also
a King Edward VI student, had such a wish in 2009 after being
diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Thankfully, Ollie’s
illness was beaten and he was given the all clear last December.
To date Harry has raised more than £14,500 and donations are
still being received – to read more about his challenge or make a
donation please visit: www.justgiving.com/harryuglowrowing.
KES students in
Mexico
The School’s customary biennial contribution to the world
conservation effort was this year once again organised with
Operation Wallacea; this time with a group of fifteen students
from the Lower Sixth accompanied by two members of staff.
This summer, the destination was the Yucatan Peninsula in
Mexico where Operation Wallacea has established a new project
looking at the biodiversity in the Mayan jungles at the northern
end of the forest that extends south as far as Guatemala and
Honduras. The group carried out habitat surveys, working in huge
quadrats measuring vegetation. There was particular significance
at this new site as the data collected over the next couple of years
will be used to persuade world bodies to contribute very large
sums of money towards protecting the forest and providing a way
of life for those living there.
For the second half of the expedition the group swapped hiking
boots and grubby jungle trousers for flip-flops and swimming
shorts in the coastal resort of Akumal, a couple of hours south of
Cancun. The contrast was stark, with comfortable air conditioned
rooms beside a white beach and clear warm sea. Operation
Wallacea is working with other groups in this area to find ways
of protecting the offshore coral reef and the large community of
turtles living in the bay. The students were fortunate to be able to
help with a project that captured and tagged the turtles for future
monitoring. Much of the beach is a protected turtle nesting area
and they saw females laying eggs in the dead of night whilst some
were lucky enough to see hundreds of baby turtles pouring out of
a nest and heading for the sea.
KES awarded
Eco-Schools status
Towards the end of the summer term, KES was delighted to announce that it had
been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag following its official assessment. This is a
prestigious international award demonstrating that the School has taken significant steps
to becoming and remaining a sustainable institution.
“Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their
sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart
of school life.”
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2012 Exam Results
The School continues to produce excellent academic results at A level
and GCSE. 87.6% of King Edward’s students in 2012 passed their A levels
with grades at A*, A or B with over 22% at A*. 46% of students gained 3 A
grades or more. These results have ensured that our students are able to
proceed to a range of competitive institutions in Higher Education with 96%
gaining places at their chosen universities and over 81% of the Upper Sixth
achieving places at the top 25 universities. 13 students obtained places at
either Oxford or Cambridge representing 12% of the total application. It is
expected that over three quarters will proceed to Russell Group universities.
98.9% of GCSEs and IGCSEs awarded in 2012 were at grade C or above
with 74.7% of all grades at A* and A. 93% of all grades were awarded at A*,
A or B. 100% of students obtained the minimum 5 GCSE passes including
IGCSE mathematics and English, the usual DfE measure of high standards
although, given our adoption of the more demanding IGCSE, this is not
given official recognition in the government’s league tables.
Thank you and Farewell!
At the end of the summer term 2012, the School said Goodbye to several longstanding members of staff.
Mr Derek Kelly
Mr Kelly worked at KES for 24 years. He
taught French & Spanish to A level and was
a legendary figure within the Faculty. Mr
Kelly made a significant contribution to IT
whilst at KES and worked hard to establish
the Sanako media centres. He led trips and
exchanges abroad and was a very popular
colleague with an inimitable and shrewd
sense of humour who was supportive to all.
Dr Stephen
Hoskins and
Mr David Price
The Biology Department also said
goodbye to two longstanding and highly
valued members of staff, Dr Hoskins and
Mr Price, after 20 and 32 years of service
respectively. We wish them all the best in
their retirement.
Mrs Noreen
Lovegrove
Mrs Lovegrove retired in 2012 having taught
at KES since September 1994 and as Head
of Biology since 2004. She is a very able
biologist, an excellent communicator and
a consummate professional and led the
Department through the revision of the
A level course, the change to teaching
IGCSE and a major refurbishment and
restructuring of the teaching area. She
was also an outstanding tutor, organised
numerous biology field trips and
participated in the Operation Wallacea trip
to South East Indonesia.
Mrs Eileen
Mayes
Mrs Mayes joined the School in September
1995. She quickly established herself as
an outstanding teacher of mathematics
teaching across the whole spectrum
of abilities and ages. She guided many
newly appointed teachers and was a great
support to members of the department.
For many years she organised the Junior
Maths Club, the Monthly Puzzle Spot and
the UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge
and Olympiad follow-on rounds. Her
pastoral skills were also exemplary and she
has been hugely influential on her pupils
who have appreciated her abundance of
patience and willingness to ‘get the best
out of them’.
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Discovering the past
on our doorstep
The gravestone of James Fewings, former Head Master of
King Edward’s, was recently discovered less than 300 metres
from the current School site in the cemetery the other side
of Hill Lane. A volunteer group called ‘the Friends of the
Cemetery’ have recently cleared and restored it.
James Fewings was Head Master of King Edward’s from
1880 - 1918 when there were only 49 boys in the School. He
wore a bright blue waistcoat on his first day and was known
as “Old Blue” by the pupils. He rejuvenated the School and
numbers increased. The School moved from Bugle Street to
Havelock Road in 1896 and he brought discipline and high
standards and was a keen sportsman.
Memoirs of Mr Fewings
“It was in January, 1882, that I first appeared before Mr.
Fewings at the Entrance Examination. He had then been
Headmaster for rather more than a year, and already his
reputation had extended into Hampshire and reached my
home near Romsey ten miles away. There was, I believe, 56
boys in the School at that time. The buildings were in Bugle
Street and consisted of two rather gaunt rooms, one next to
French Street in which Mr. Fewings taught Forms VI. and V.
in all subjects. The other room, a larger one, was divided by
a green baize partition. On one side Mr. P. J. Colson taught
Forms IV. and III., and on the other side Mr. H. Williamson was
in charge of Forms II. and I.
For 14 years I was in close association with Mr. Fewings, 5
years as a boy in the School, and 9 years as an Assistant
Master, and I believe that no one can speak with greater
knowledge and appreciation of his character, and with so
much gratitude for his influence.
He was born in 1851 and educated at Queen Elizabeth’s
Hospital, Bristol, where he was one of the most brilliant boys
during the Headmastership of the late Mr. T. W.Cayzer. In the
Cambridge Local Examination he gained First Class Honours,
and was placed first among the Distinctions in Mathematics.
In June, 1869, he passed the London University Matriculation
Examination, being placed sixth in order of merit among
those who gained Honours, and was awarded a University
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Prize. A course at Cambridge was obviously now his due, and
accordingly he was elected, after the usual examination, to
a Foundation Scholarship at Sidney Sussex College. But he
was not destined to take, as he doubtless would have taken,
a high place among the famous Wranglers of Webb’s year
(1872); for circumstances arose which made Cambridge out
of the question.
He then joined the Staff of Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital as
an Assistant Master, and in his spare time studied for the
two degrees of B.A. and B.Sc. at the University of London,
securing Honours in Mathematics at both Intermediate and
Final Examinations. By 1874 both of these degrees had been
conferred upon him, and it is noteworthy that he took the
Intermediate and Final B.Sc. Examinations in the same year.
Before coming to Southampton as Headmaster in 1880, Mr.
Fewings held for a short time the position of Second Master
at the Roan School, Greenwich, but the great work of his life
was naturally in our own School, and extended as we all know
to the length of 38 years.”
He is gone, but his work remains. His memory is enshrined
in the hearts of his Old Boys and of those who served under
him. Present Boys will think of Virgil’s lines…. “primo avolso
non deficit alter aureus” but to us Old Boys “ He was a man,
take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.”
H.G.W 1920
“FEWINGS, our late Headmaster, passed away on August
20th. He was taken suddenly ill in March, and in spite of an
operation, he gradually sank. Until a few days before the
end he received visitors, and many old boys from all parts
called for a few moments' chat in which he showed all his old
interest in their doings. I last saw him on the day before I left
for my holidays, never dreaming that the end was so near.
His last words to me were, " I should be very glad if you could
spare time to write." My letter must have reached him two
days before his death.
I, in common with many others, lost one whom I can never
replace. Our friendship was one of forty years' duration, and
never once had I known him to depart from that course of
rectitude which formed such a noble trait in his character.
In my boyhood he gave up his evenings to teach me Greek,
and to him I owe the inception of my love for the ancient
languages. He was patience personified in correcting my
many mistakes when I was first appointed a master at the
School.
In his heart he was proud of his nickname " Old Blue "
by which he is endeared to hundreds of old boys. I can
remember peeping through the door, with many others, in
September, 1880, to catch my first glimpse of the new Head.
He was wearing a bright blue waistcoat, and he was dubbed
at once with his title.
Reforms started at once. In the old days when the School bell
rang the boys would straggle into prayers in ones and twos,
taking quite five minutes for the forty odd boys to assemble.
Thereafter we fell up in the cloisters and marched into
School. The School gate was then locked by the head boy,
at that time Sam Emanuel (now Recorder of Winchester).
The morning interval, which used to last half an hour, was,
horrible dictu, curtailed by half.
The whole staff consisted of three masters, including the
Head. But, under Mr. Fewings the School rapidly increased
and soon a fourth master was necessary, and that was I.
The other two were Mr. Colson and Mr. Hugh Williamson. So
together we worked, and year by year my admiration for my
Headmaster grew.
He found the School singularly lacking in sport of all kinds.
He immediately revived the rugger team, and in the following
summer the cricket team. We had no ground, but played our
matches on awful pitches on the Common, where 30 or 40
was a winning score. I remember the School eleven making
three runs in one memorable game with the Boys' College.
But before many years he had got together a team which was
equal to that of many a Public School. Whatever we are now
in games, we owe to his fostering care, and he instilled into us
the spirit of true sportsmanship.
It is sad to think that after such a noble life, and within two
years of retirement for which he never yearned, he should
have been cut off so suddenly. But there are hundreds, even
thousands, to whom his life and character have given ideals
at which they aim, although they may never attain them.”
J. E. B. November 1920
The Best Possible Start…
reaching the target!!
Over the last year, a group of Edwardians who were at KES from 1956-1963 have been working
tirelessly to raise money (in their cohort’s name) for the King Edward VI Foundation. 1963
leaver, Peter Feltham originally came up with the idea and enlisted the help of a small group of
former classmates who have worked together as a steering group to take the project forward.
Together with the Development Office they set a target of £300,000 (enough money to fund a
bursary in perpetuity) and have set about raising this sum in Legacy and donation form from
the other members of the cohort. The response has been phenomenal and last term the total
had already exceeded that of the original target prompting the steering group to aim towards
another £300,000 and thus a second bursary. The project will continue until the middle of
the autumn term when the group hope to have set a benchmark for other cohorts to topple.
The School is immeasurably grateful to all those who have contributed to the King Edward
VI Foundation ensuring that more places can be offered to able applicants regardless of their
financial circumstances.
If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift to the King Edward VI Foundation in your
Will and/or how to make a one off or regular donation then please contact the Development
Office on [email protected] or visit the alumni section of the school website.
You can also make donations direct to the Foundation at our Virgin Moneygiving page.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.
action?uniqueVmgCharityUrl=kes
A donation to the King Edward VI Foundation is your gift to future generations of Edwardians.
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50 years later…..
what have you done?
So many of the 56-63 cohort have generously donated to ‘The Best Possible Start’ project but what have they been doing for
the last 50 years???
From KES to the Music Industry
I left KES and in 1969 qualified as a solicitor. After Law
School I was articled to a firm in Winchester called Slater
and Gibbons where the firm did a lot of criminal work
as the Assize Courts were in Winchester. I was regularly
appearing for clients in both the Magistrate Courts and
the High Courts. However, I had always loved music and
when I was in the Sixth Form at KES was a member of
a group called The Red Diamonds in which I sang and
played the 5-string banjo…very badly! We all wore black
trousers with white shirts and one of our mothers sewed
a red diamond on our shirts. The pinnacle of the The Red
Diamonds’ career was opening for Cliff Richard at the
Ballroom in Winchester. With a love of music and knowing
that I didn’t want to do criminal law in Winchester for the
rest of my life I decided to try and become a lawyer in the
music industry.
I did a lot of research and at that time in 1970 there were
only three firms in London that specialised in the music
business. I had already started acting for Southern
Television in Southampton (which looked good on my CV)
and so all three firms offered me a position. I chose Balin
and Co. and from 1970-1973 worked with clients such as
Led Zeppelin and The Moody Blues.
In 1973 I was headhunted by CBS to become a director of
CBS UK with all the lawyers and the A&R staff reporting
to me. Given that CBS was a huge American media
company and that New York was the centre of the music
industry, it was a great opportunity as there was the
promise that if I did well in London I would be moved to
the New York office. In March 1976 I moved to New York
to take a number of international positions culminating
in becoming Vice President, Administration CBS
Records International. At this time we were instrumental
in bringing Julio Iglesias to CBS records and I was
responsible for commencing the operations of CBS Music
Publishing internationally.
In August 1979 I was promoted to Managing Director,
CBS Australia, based in Sydney where I spent 2 ½ years
before returning to the UK to become Managing Director,
CBS Records UK. From 1985 to 1989 I progressed from
Chief Executive Officer to Chairman during which time we
signed an exceptional roster of local artists including Bros,
Des’ree, Terence Trent D’Arby, Deacon Blue, Jamiroquai,
the Manic Street Preachers, George Michael, Alison
Moyet, Sade, Wham! and Paul Young amongst others.
Of all the artistes I have signed, the most momentous
on the male side would have to be Wham! out of which
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came George Michael. Of course this ended in a very
acrimonious lawsuit several years later which CBS won.
On the female side it is definitely Sade who remains
a huge worldwide star today. As far as a likely coup is
concerned, a friend of mine in Paris recommended a
Spanish guy called Julio Iglesias. He learnt to speak
English and then became a huge star. People often
think that artistes have lots of weird and wonderful
contractual demands but nowadays they are represented
by experienced music business lawyers so this generally
isn’t the case. However, I remember Terence Trent D’Arby
who insisted that he had written into his contract that any
meetings held with him had to be at the Groucho Club in
Soho!
In 1987, the Sony Corporation purchased CBS Records
from CBS Inc. and the company was renamed Sony Music
Entertainment. Subsequently, I had to oversee and direct
innumerable changes in the UK company until appointed
President, Sony Music Entertainment Europe, in January
1993 and then to the newly created position of Chairman,
Sony Music Entertainment Europe, in January 1999.
In January 2000 I moved to New York as Senior Vice
President, Sony Music Entertainment Inc, and also as
worldwide Chairman of Sony ATV, the company’s Music
Publishing Division until 2003 when I left Sony after 30
years.
Since 2003 I have remained busy by, amongst other
things, advising a media investment fund on their overall
strategy, acquisitions, integration and executive staffing
and acting as a consultant to International Law Firm, Allen
and Overy. In 2005 I formed R2M Music with co-founders
Richard Rowe (former president of SonyATV) and Phil
May (former Head of Worldwide Admin SonyATV). Since
2005 we have been involved in the acquisition and
amalgamation of 19 separate publishing catalogues.
Nowadays I live in Barbados (a long way from KES) and
enjoy the sun, sea, great restaurants and beautiful golf
courses. It’s an ideal location as there are several daily
flights to London/Miami/New York and Barbados is also
on the same EST time zone as New York. So with an office
in my house equipped with a computer, fax, telephone and
printer it is an extremely convenient and lovely place from
which to work, although the real reason is to be able to
swim in calm warm blue sea for 12 months of the year.
Paul Russell
1962 Dr Stroud in his study
1962 School Orchestra
From KES to Medicine
Following a lazy year in the third year sixth at KES, doing
biology A and S level, I went up to Kings’ College, London
to study medicine. Digs in south London provided little
in the way of pastoral care but one soon learned how to
survive. A very enjoyable but exam intensive two years
was spent at The Strand; London was certainly a fun,
vibrant place to be in the sixties. Following these two
pre-clinical years, I moved on to Kings’ College Hospital
in Camberwell, where for three years there was plenty
of time for sport and social activities, as well as clinical
studies.
In 1969 I took my finals, married my childhood sweetheart
and then two sixth month house jobs at KCH and Stafford
General Infirmary followed. We promptly moved back to
London where, after a spell as resident house pathologist,
I embarked on four year training in clinical haematology.
This was a very exciting period in a new clinical discipline,
coinciding as it did, with new anti-leukaemia drugs with
at last, a very significant impact on disease outcomes
especially in children.
In 1976 I accepted a research fellowship at the University
of Nice and Le Clinique Medical de Cimiez. The latter
incorporated a bone marrow transplant unit which
provided facilities for this very new form of treatment
and the post provided a wealth of experience and
responsibility in clinical practice, whilst at the same time
providing the necessary time for research and consequent
publications. This was vital if one was to become
competitive in the job market.
In 1978, we returned to London where I resumed my work
at Kings’ College Hospital as Senior Lecturer/Consultant
and we added a fourth child to our family. The time had
come to decide about the long term future as neither of us
had ever intended to spend the rest of our lives in London.
After careful consideration, I applied successfully for a
Consultant post at The Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
and we moved to the West Country in September 1979.
This was a new post to develop clinical haematology as
a stand-alone discipline and was an exciting challenge.
Partly due to the experience gained in France, I set up
bone marrow transplantation in 1981, while generally
developing the clinical haematology service in all its
aspects.
In service development terms, the most exciting project
was the design and build of a brand new haematology
unit, opened in 2002 by HRH Princess Anne. The
overseeing of this project was a massive challenge, as was
the fundraising necessary to provide it. The new medical
school in Exeter was another development around
this time and it enabled me to resume undergraduate
teaching, something I had missed to some degree
since leaving Kings. I continued in my role as Head of
Department until 2008. During this period, the workload
continued to increase, with the consequent appointment
of two further Consultants and the amalgamation of
haematology services with North Devon.
I became part-time in 2008 and then retired finally from
the NHS in 2010 and from private practice in 2011. I look
back on a career which encompassed a very exciting
period in medicine and in particular, haematology. The
development of new treatments during this period has
had a huge impact on disease outcomes, transforming
what had in many instances, been fatal illnesses, into
cures. I enjoyed clinical freedom in a way which allowed
me to put patients’ needs first and I consider myself very
fortunate in this regard.
Miles Joyner
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From KES to Law
When I started at KES in September 1956 I came from a
much smaller school of only 120 boys. KES had 750 boys
and 120 in our year group alone. I settled in very quickly
partly because the master in charge of rugby, on learning
that I had played rugby before, decided to make me captain
of the year group side. I’m not sure if he knew whether or not
I was any good. The presumption was that I knew the laws of
the game and might pass them on to the others on the field.
The School gave me plenty of confidence and at the time I
thought I was doing well academically. It was only recently,
when I was presented with my school reports that I realised
that I was not as smart as I thought I was! I left KES
prematurely at the end of my third year. On the last day of the
summer term a boy with the same surname as me attacked
the Headmaster. My father was away at sea at the time but
on his return, later in the summer, he decided that I was
not to remain at KES and he went to his bank and borrowed
the money to send me away to boarding school. Years later,
at a reunion at KES, it was clear that some of my fellow
pupils thought that I was the miscreant because of my early
departure from the School!
I went to Canford in Dorset which I loved and I achieved high
office in the school and was forever grateful to both KES and
Canford for setting me up so well and to my father who was
still paying back the school fees 20 years later.
As I had been away from Southampton for the best part
of five years, I decided to take up an offer to read Law at
the University of Southampton. The Law Faculty was well
respected but my acceptance had to be upon the basis that I
would not live at home. My mother had for many years taken
Edwardian
Merchandise
in two female university students and it was thought to be
inappropriate for me to be living at home as well. Mother kept
the girls and I lived in Hall.
After University and an LLB, it was then Law School in
Guildford. In those days the solicitor’s training was a six
month course and after passing the Solicitors Finals (as they
were then called) we had to spend two years in a solicitor’s
office as articled clerks, learning the practicalities. I joined a
local firm Bell Pope and Bridgwater for my articles and after
qualifying as a solicitor I stayed with them for two years until
I was approached by Cecil Paris, the senior partner of Paris
Smith and Randall who persuaded me to join his firm.
At Paris Smith (as it later became known) initially I spent my
mornings in the Magistrates’ Courts or in the local County
Courts and the afternoons in the office, seeing clients and
dealing with correspondence. When I first joined the firm we
were a group of general practitioners but we soon decided to
specialise and I developed a divorce practice. There were no
other divorce specialists in the City and gradually I was able
to build a team of family lawyers who became well known
and well respected across the south. In the 1980s I became
the staff partner responsible for recruitment and the wellbeing of our staff. In 1997 after the firm had moved to much
larger offices in London Road I became Managing Partner, a
position I held for seven years. I then became Senior Partner
for the last four years before I retired at the end of 2008.
During those 11 years leading the firm, we doubled in size and
built a reputation as a leading regional law firm.
Richard Smith
If you would like to purchase any of these items you can do
so by visiting the KESpay section of the main school website.
Silk Ties:
£17.00 (inc P&P)
King Edward VI School, Southampton,
In the Twentieth Century (Hardback):
£13.50 (inc P&P)
The Development Office has a selection of Edwardian
Gold plated Cufflinks:
£25.00 (inc P&P)
Merchandise for sale. This includes newly designed bespoke
Silver plated Cufflinks:
£22.50 (inc P&P)
gold or silver plated cufflinks. These come in individual
**NEW** 100% Wool School Scarf:
£25.00 (inc P&P)
presentation boxes and make ideal gifts.
We have also just introduced an Edwardian School Scarf.
This item is made of 100% wool and has been designed in
the school colours.
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Reunions
Bath, Bristol and Cardiff Reunion Dinner
In April KES held a reunion at the Grand Hotel, Bristol for those Edwardians studying at Bath, Bristol and Cardiff. The event
was well supported and provided a good chance to catch up for all those who attended.
Poole Veterans’ Luncheon
On Sunday 24th June (a little later in the
calendar this year due to the Jubilee and
Father’s Day) the Poole Veterans’ annual
reunion luncheon took place. This year over 40
alumni and their guests met back at the School
for what is always a very enjoyable and wellattended event. This year the furthest travelled
guest came from over 4,000 miles away from
the West Coast of America whilst the nearest
walked from Wilton Road!
Pre-1939 leavers’ Luncheon
The pre-1939 luncheon is always a relatively small gathering but it is
never any less convivial for the numbers. In June, six former pupils
along with their guests attended the reunion and enjoyed a very
pleasant and sociable lunch.
Old Edwardians’ Association Past Presidents’ Club
The idea of forming a Past Presidents’ Club, was conceived by Tony Rowthorn, following a change in the Constitution which
precluded Past Presidents from further active involvement in Association affairs. The idea was enthusiastically received and
it was agreed that Past Presidents should meet for lunch annually with their wives or partners. The first luncheon was held at
the White Horse Hotel, Romsey in June 1974.
John Bevan (President in 1959) chaired the first luncheon, and subsequent lunches have been chaired by Past Presidents in
rotation of their year in office.
After a series of unavoidable cancellations, this year's 30th annual luncheon was held at the White Horse Hotel in Romsey,
on Sunday 13th May, when Peter Slade (President in 1995) and his wife Liz, welcomed 16 Past Presidents and their Ladies
together with the President in office John Rogers and his wife Jo-Ann.
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Sport
Golf
The Interhouse Shield
The first running of the Interhouse Challenge Shield
was held at Rowlands Castle Golf Club on Tuesday
1st May 2012. 13 entries representing five Houses
took to the fairways under a clearing sky. Watts were
conspicuous by their absence and it was unanimously
decided NOT to draw lots to form an “honorary” Watts
team!
The scoring was reasonable with no one setting an
Hockey
Edwardian girls v KES 1st XI
On Saturday 8th September a team of Edwardian hockey
players took on the current 1st XI girls’ hockey team at
Wellington. It was a fiercely contested match which looked to
be heading for a 2-2 result until the KES girls scored within
the final 5 minutes of the match resulting in a 3-2 victory for
KES. It was a gloriously sunny day and everyone had lots of
fun. The Edwardian girls played extremely well together as
a team given that they had never done so before. Thanks
to Alex Morgan (2001) née Williams for organising the
Edwardian team and better luck next year girls.
outrageous target. Steve Potter emerged as the overall
individual winner on 36 points beating the current Wally
Kemp Cup holder Andrew McNaught on countback.
Reynolds No.2 Nick Creal contributed 35 points, to give
Reynolds House the honour of being the first House
to win the handsome shield donated by Peter Cooper
Volkswagen Group.
OE Golfers take Triangular Cup
Wally Kemp 2012
2012 attracted 18 players hopeful for victory in the prestigious
The annual Triangular golf match between the Old
Wally Kemp Cup. Played on a very green and extremely soft
Symondians, Old Tauntonians and Old Edwardians
Stoneham Golf Course the standard, nevertheless, was
was held, as is customary, at Hockley Golf Club on the
higher than recent years with three players breaking par. The
5th July 2012. This was the 64th running of this keenly
outstanding round was by Nick Lawton (playing off 14 and no
fought event.
sleep for weeks, due to the arrival of a new baby) who cruised
The OEs were determined to field a very strong side. A
to victory with 42 points, Jonathon Porter was two points
vigorous pre-qualifying process had self-selected the
adrift and Peter Feltham finished 3rd on 37 points.
stalwart eight to take on our old rivals. Unfortunately,
In one of the new innovations Peter Amey vied with Tony Lees
the postponement (due to rain) meant that three of the
to secure the dubious honour of being the first to receive the
original squad were unavailable. However, because of
Wally Kemp wooden spoon. With both scoring a handsome 20
the strength in depth of the OEs the newly formed team
points, the Rules Committee eventually decided that Tony was
had a fine balance of highly competitive players and it
the winner as Phil had to leave early!
was a great surprise and terrific final boost for the team
to be greeted before the start by Pam and Ray Paull.
In the balmy and windless conditions, ‘Team OE’, slowly
but surely, put the pressure on the opposition and
ran out winners with a score of 12.5 pts to OS 7.5 pts
and OT 4.0 pts. It was with great satisfaction that as
our rivals had shared the honours last year both their
captains had to endure presenting the cup to Team OE
captain Peter Feltham.
The winning team was: Joe Sach, David Collins, Howard
Hilliker, David Creal, Nick Creal, Keith Gladstone-Millar,
Andrew McNaught and Peter Feltham.
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Cricket
KES 1st XI v Edwardians
One of the biggest fixtures of the
season took place on a typically wet
and windy day this summer. Luckily,
both sides had assembled specific
wet weather specialists and were able
to play through the conditions. Once
again Tom McCormick-Cox was the
key protagonist for the Edwardians
but we were sadly denied a second
McCormick-Cox vs McCormick-Cox match. However Chris Ratcliffe was an excellent self-appointed replacement.
The Edwardians won the toss and chose to bat and the tone was set for the day when consecutive boundaries were
plundered from the first two balls. The School recovered well, Ralph Amos dismissed both openers cheaply and
the 1st XI were well placed for a real push. The class of the class of 2010 was not, however, hidden for much longer.
Superb knocks from both Cook (45) and Wilkinson (63*) put on an imposing 189-6 in the twenty overs. Wilkinson in
particular impressed, he started slowly and despite a barrage of abuse from his own team about ‘boring’ cricket he
showed how to construct an innings. The School had not bowled badly and it was a real demonstration of excellent
cricket.
The second innings began with the School in a little trouble, the big hitting of Toby Edwards was not able to make an
impact and after Simon had left a ball that knocked back his off peg the Edwardians were definitely on top at 26-3
after just 5 overs. The 1st XI attempted to rally and several people chipped in with a few runs but it was not until
Jamie Rhodes and Jasper Evans came together that the team looked competitive. They put on 50 runs together
before Jamie was out trying one shot too many. KES had made a very respectable 159 all out but, in truth, were
outclassed on the day by an excellent side.
Pleasantries were exchanged between the teams throughout the day and it was pleasing to see the number of
spectators of students past and present turn out to support the School in this endeavour. The Edwardians retained
the cup for a second season but the spirit of the game remains very much alive.
Mind over Marathon
The School’s Charities Commission continues to support Edwardians in their charitable ventures when possible. This year
the School donated £250 to the charity Mind by sponsoring Adrian Reynolds in his bid to run the marathon.
Adrian writes,
'I decided to take on the London marathon as a personal challenge having come
late to running and not thinking it was ever something I could achieve. I have
used running to boost my physical and mental health, benefiting from increased
confidence and self-esteem. As an advocate of exercise in battling depression
and mental health problems, I was delighted to have the opportunity to raise
funds for Mind by running the marathon. Supporting mental health charities
also helps to increase awareness and reduce the stigma that still exists around
many conditions. By sharing my own experiences and discussing the benefits of
running, I hope I've been able to encourage others to do likewise and hopefully
raise awareness just a little. Each week in the UK 108 people will take their
own lives and by 2020 depression will be the second leading cause of disability
worldwide, so it's vital that more people support the fantastic work Mind is doing.
Completing the marathon with just 10 weeks training time has been an amazing
journey personally and I've been lucky to receive support, advice and sponsorship
from a wide range of people. I'd thoroughly recommend taking on a similar
challenge to anyone, particularly for such a worthy cause'.
Adrian finished in 4 hours 28 minutes raising approximately £2000 for his
nominated charity.
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Obituaries
Oliver Steven Ball (1987-1994)
Dr Mark Fussell (1939-1943)
died at the age of 35 in February 2012 after battling
pancreatic cancer since May 2010. Oliver had been
living and working as a Chartered Surveyor in Hong
Kong and was a Director at Jones Lange Lasalle. Oliver
returned to the UK just two weeks before he died and
his funeral, which his family wished to be a celebration
of his life, was held on March 1st in Chandlers Ford.
died in December 2011 aged 82. He joined King
Edward’s in 1939 and was subsequently evacuated
to Poole during the wartime years. He attended the
School of Veterinary Medicine in Cambridge where he
became the first graduate of Sidney Sussex College
at the newly opened Veterinary School, studied for his
PhD on Poultry and in 1958 met his future wife. Mark
travelled extensively throughout his career working
for 3 large companies in their Animal Health Divisions.
In 1983 Mark returned to Cambridge and started up
his own business. He retired at 70 and started his
lifetime wish to start a garden from scratch which he
did and enjoyed 12 years of seeing it gradually mature.
He is survived by his wife, Olwen, his 3 children and 8
grandchildren.
Stuart Matheson Kennedy (1955-1962)
1930 KES Cadets
Stephen Berry (1956-1963)
Brian Edward Cunio (1947-1954)
passed away in June 2011. A member of Lake house,
he enjoyed his time at KES playing rugby and acting
in school plays. After he left he went to Southampton
University to read physics. Upon graduation, he
entered the then new industry of computing firstly with
the English Electric Company in Leicester and then the
Central Electricity Generating Board at Marchwood
power station. He retired in the early 1990s and set up
his own consultancy, helping small businesses with
their IT challenges and teaching many people in local
libraries how to access the internet. Brian succumbed
to dementia in his later years but is survived by Carol,
his wife of more than fifty years, his six children and
thirteen grandchildren.
passed away in October 2011, aged 67. He had
been diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2009 and was
successfully treated for it. However, he developed
secondary liver cancer in 2010 which, although
treated successfully, returned in 2011 and he sadly
died following complications after surgery to remove
it. Stuart was Head Boy in 1963 and following King
Edward’s went onto Birmingham University to study
maths after which he had a very successful career in
the food industry. He worked for Jacobs and Northern
Foods and his last role was as General Manager
running Elkes Biscuits in Uttoxeter. Stuart retired aged
62 but remained active as consultant. He leaves a wife,
Pat and daughter Katie.
Michael Brinsley Shaughan Higgins
(1947-1952)
passed away in November 2011.
Alastair Keir (1991-1995)
died on 17th August 2012. Alastair was a keen rower
and travelled extensively writing detailed diaries during
his travels. A memorial service in celebration of his life
was held at St Thomas’ Church, Lymington.
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1931 2nd XI Hockey Team
William Wallis (1935-1938)
passed away in February 2012 aged 88.
Construction of the Hill Lane Site
Latimer John Ralph Martin (1947-1953)
Thomas Richard Pearce (1931-1935)
was born in Wales before his family moved to
Southampton in 1939. He joined KES in 1947 where
he commenced a lifelong involvement with sport,
principally rugby and cricket. After his playing days
Ralph moved to refereeing, finally becoming a referees’
assessor. After completing his National Service, Ralph
studied accountancy, and joined the Inland Revenue,
later moving to Jordan Brookes, a firm of accountants
in Winchester. Ralph was an active member of St.
John’s Church, Hedge End, where he sang in the choir,
and was a member of the Parish Church Council and
a Church Warden. He was a member of the OE Lodge,
becoming Master of the Lodge in 1989 and was later
promoted to Provincial rank. He is survived by his wife
Heather, daughters Susan and Karen, and son David
and several grandchildren.
passed away shortly after his 92nd birthday. Born in
1920, he was brought up by his grandparents in the
docklands area of Southampton before attending King
Edward’s in 1931. After leaving school he served his
engineering apprenticeship with the Red Funnel Steam
Packet company before serving as a merchant seaman
under naval control during wartime. When peace was
restored he got a job as a draughtsman at Smith’s
Dock Ltd, South Bank where he spent the rest of his
working life, eventually rising to be Chief Estimator and
travelling extensively in Europe, Israel and Scandinavia.
Thomas’s wife Betty predeceased him 8 years ago and
he leaves a son, Thomas.
Edward (Ted) Horatio Nelson (1925-1939)
was born on May 15th 1923 in Southampton. He
attended KES from 1934-39 and to avoid being
evacuated to Poole, he ran away returning a month
later. Ted ‘understated’ his age on his RAF application
so he could join at 17 and for the next 6 years he served
in the RAF as a wireless operator/air gunner, surviving
87 operational flights spread over 698 operational
flying hours. In total he completed 717 flights covering
1658 hours, flew with 125 different pilots in 25 different
aircraft. In 2009, Ted wrote a book entitled A Survivor’s
Tale: the true life story of a wireless operator/air
gunner - which detailed his life from enlistment in
1940 to demobilisation in 1946. Before he retired, Ted
worked as the area manager for a local company of
agricultural suppliers. He leaves his devoted wife Ona,
three children Jill, Nick and Ian, seven grandchildren
and one great grand-daughter.
Arthur Rule (1926-1931)
died on August 28th aged 98. After leaving KES,
Arthur went to work for Woolwich Building Society.
In January 1939 he joined the Universities Mission
to Central Africa working in Kenya, Tanganyika and
Zanzibar. He served in the Colonial Forces during
the Second World War in Africa and India and in 1947
he returned to Southampton to work in the family
engineering company. He was an active member
of St James’s Church, Shirley and St Jude’s Church
Shirley Warren and was Secretary of the Friends of St
Michael’s Church Southampton. He leaves two sons,
David and Peter who both attended the School.
Roy Spencer (1945-1949)
Leslie Robert Malcolm Tibble (1935-1940)
was a chartered accountant. He was President of
the Old Edwardians’ Association in 1973 and also a
member of the OE Lodge becoming Master of the
Lodge in 1968 and later being promoted to Provincial
rank.
Anthony Talbot Lee (1956-1963)
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David Easton (2002) has started a new job in Geneva and has
relocated permanently to Switzerland (living in Lausanne). He is
looking to get back in contact with old school friends.
Email the Development Office to be put in touch.
Hannah Newton (2002) is now living in Cambridge, working at the
university as a postdoctoral fellow, researching and teaching the
history of seventeenth century medicine. She has published her first
book, ‘The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720’.
Ronald Stewart (1940) left KES to attend the Southern College of Art.
After the war he worked at the Ordnance Survey as a cartographer
and, whilst there, joined Southampton City Council. In the late sixties
he was Chairman of the Education Committee and a Governor of
the school, with George Gould as Chairman and John Stroud as
Headmaster.
Geoffrey Cockett (1943) retired as a consultant physicist in the
mid-nineties, and switched to evolutionary biology. He is now widely
recognised as an expert on Charles Darwin and family, giving lectures
and contributing to radio and TV programmes.
Frank Fielder (1944) and his wife Marian celebrated their Golden
Wedding anniversary this year receiving a congratulatory card from
the Queen.
Rod Hamon (1959) is now living in Australia and is a Fellow of the
Royal Astronomical Society.
Michael Halls (1961) has retired from Employment Tribunals in
Nottinghamshire and has moved to Shaftesbury, Dorset to live. He is a
member of 3 tennis clubs and is an active member of 3 U.3.A. groups
for cycling, walking & swimming. He will be 70 in June.
Nick Williamson (2002) took part in the UK Iron man competition in
July raising money for the Rotary Club charities. He finished in 66th
place.
Georgia Walters-Help (2004) and Toby Park (2004) are off travelling
again planning to be away for up to 18 months visiting India, Nepal,
Tibet, China, Indonesia and potentially Russia before South America
later in the year. They have a blog at
http://www.getjealous.com//toby.georgia
Ilya Zheludev (2004) is currently working as a PhD Researcher in
Financial Computing at the UK PhD Centre in Financial Computing
researching how social media predicts financial markets and
macroeconomic variables. He is also the co-founder of an investment
fund called Rapture Research which is the commercialisation of his
PhD work.
Helen Smith (2005) is on another research cruise currently heading
towards Perth, Australia after a brief nod at the Antarctic.
http://greatbeltresearchcruise.com/
Jenni Butler (2009) is now a ‘Blue’. The Oxford boat beat Cambridge
by 1 ½ lengths (from the start) at Henley.
Chris Morgan
(2009) played the
part of Cinderella’s
Prince in a youth
theatre production of
Sondheim’s “Into the
Woods” at The Quays
Theatre, Salford Quays
this summer.
John Scriven and Neil Forsyth (1962) recently discovered they were
both living in Switzerland. Neil looked John up after teaching his final
class in Zürich in 2011. Both are now retired. John worked for many
years as a corporation lawyer, among others for Dow Chemical, and
Neil has been in university level teaching (English and Comparative
Literature). The connection was made via Facebook and Rob Scallon,
also 1962, who lives in London.
Neil Ferris (1995) has produced his first recording with the Naxos
label. It includes a number of first recordings of the music of Jonathan
Dove.
Sam Capper (2011) ran the Bath Half marathon in March. He finished
in less than 2 hours.
Rob Moore (1998) scored the goal to give GB the Bronze medal
against India at the Olympic test event on Sunday 6th May at the
Riverbank Arena and competed for Team GB at the Olympics with the
Men’s GB hockey team finishing in 4th place.
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