Allawalla Tingle June 2014 | Page 8

Pavilion Progress A Celebratory Year UPCOMING EVENTS Paul Dawson and Rick Kendrick our DT technicians are doing sterling work in assembling and welding the steel tubes together, even at the cost of a couple of shirts. A grand unveil should take place early in the Michaelmas term. Come join the Party! It’s back! Our biggest event of the year “PARTY at POCK” with 100% of the money raised going to two local charities: St Leonards Hospice, York, providing care and support for local people with life threatening illnesses and Pocklington Imagination Library, a local charity which distributes free monthly books to children under five. It is billed to be a great night of outdoor family entertainment, dressed up gazebos, posh picnics and singing your heart out on a balmy summer evening. The stage will be set at 6:00pm on Saturday June 28th and we hope you agree that Pocklington has some amazing talent! We look forward to performances from Fred Jibson, Amy Crowther, Flo Taylor and OP Claire Russell. Our regular favourites, Fin Henderson & friends will hit the high notes and we all like a bit of Paddy, Jordan & Rufus. You will be wowed by Bad Robot (OP's 2001-09), The Swing Band will be putting in a top-notch performance as always and we hope to see you up on your feet bopping to the Staff Band! A firework finale at 11:00pm will bring the night to a close and we expect a rousing rendition of Jerusalem. Tickets are going fast and all gazebo pitches are sold out. The Friends of Pocklington School look forward to your company. Celebrations for the 500th anniversary of our foundation started last September with a photograph of the whole school community and the presentation of a replica of the seal from the 1514 foundation document. The seal was made by Mr Edwards and now hangs in pride of place in the main school corridor. Mark your calendars The manufacture of Magnus Swann’s Pavilion Design is in progress. As you can see from the photograph, the team has started to fabricate the steel sub-frame on which the ply parts of the pavilion will sit when it is bolted down to the concrete pad in front of the Design Centre. We look back at our special Quincentenary Year in this edition of Allawalla. LYNDHURST TODDLER AND BABY GROUP Hall every Monday in Come and join our regular stay and play sessions in Lyndhurst School is an opportunity to meet other parents term time from 8.30am to 10am. All Welcome. This in a relaxed fun atmosphere. Sessions are free and run on a drop-in basis. Parents, Old Pocklingtonians and Friends of the school are always welcome to come and support our pupils on the sports field, on the stage and at other events during the year. The following list is just a selection of this term's events. A full list can be found on the school website calendar. Music and Drama Monday 30 June 7pm Quincentenary Summer Concert – Tom Stoppard Theatre 13 & 20th July York Mystery Plays – Pocklington School in partnership with the Company of Merchant Adventurers will perform part 12 The Last Judgement. See website www.mysteryplays.co.uk for information and tickets. FRIENDS AND OP EVENTS Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 June Pockfest 500 Weekend Party at Pock – Sat 28 June Summer Reunion – Sun 29 June other school events Monday 23 June, 7am UKMT Junior Maths Team National Final, London Parents’ Evenings and Events Thursd ay 26 June 9am Induction Day for New Lower School Pupils Friday 27 June 12.30 – 1.30 Lyndhurst (Pre-Prep) Sports Day 2pm Lyndhurst (Prep) Sports Day 7pm – 9pm Parents’ Forum: Eating disorders & Self harm – Music Hall ALLAWALLA Wednesday 2 July 2pm Lyndhurst Prizegiving Thursday 3 July 4pm – 6pm Lyndhurst Year 6 Leavers’ Disco Friday 4 July 10.30am Pocklington Prizegiving and reception 12.30pm Term ends 7.00pm Leavers’ Ball – The Hospitium, Museum Gardens, York. Wednesday 3 September 8.35am Start of Michaelmas Term JUN 14 At the end of the Michaelmas Term, The Friends Christmas Masquerade Ball was a great success. A series of OP reunion dinners in London, Cambridge and York during the year have tempted some alumni back to their old school for the first time in decades renewing old friendships. At school, Lectures, and a Foundation Play on the History of Pocklington School performed by staff and pupils at the end of April brought us all up-to-speed on the school’s origins including Lyndhurst who also celebrated their 100th anniversary year. In May we were privileged to welcome HRH the Duke of York for the Biennial Inspection of the Combined Cadet Force. Prince Andrew was our first ever royal visitor, and many pupils were excited to have the opportunity to chat and share a joke with him during his visit. Music has also played a significant role in our celebrations. There have been concerts of every kind, The Band of the Royal Armoured Corps led the CCF parade. At York Minster The Band of The Yorkshire Regiment played for worshippers before the service and our own Mr Tom Taylor played the organ. However, for music lovers past and present the highlight was the Spring Quincentenary Music Festival in May when pupils and Old Pocklingtonians, including Alexandra Dariescu, returned to give a series of concerts and masterclasses with current pupils. It will be remembered for a very long time. Special sporting events have also played their part, in some instances with the dual role of supporting fundraising for good causes, for example, The Race for Life in aid of Cancer Research which was held in October. And it is not over yet. The Friends of Pocklington School are hosting Party@Pock for parents on the 28th June and the following day a Summer Reunion for former pupils will be hosted by the Old Pocklingtonian Association followed by a Qunicentenary Concert in the Tom Stoppard Theatre. Our special guest at prizegiving in July will be Professor Christopher Dobson, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge. Our founder John Dowman was also a benefactor of St John’s and the school still retains this historic association: Professor Dobson is also a Patron of Pocklington 500. Our final celebratory event will take place in November: a dinner hosted by the Old Pocklingtonian Association preceded by evensong in St Paul’s Cathedral where Dowman is buried. Full picture galleries can be seen on the School Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/124535951@N07/sets/ EDITION 12 follow us on : @pockschool Thursday 26 June, 4.30pm Historia presents: 1514 by Darrell Buttery, Governor – Gruggen Room Sunday 6 July, 8.30am Lower School House Camp departs Friday 21 November Quincentenary Finale – Haberdashers’ Hall, London London Black Tie Dinner hosted by the OP Association preceded by commemoration in St Paul’s Cathedral. THE POCKLINGTON SCHOOL FOUNDATION - REGISTERED CHARITY NO 529834 To get in touch with us about any aspect of Allawalla Tingle please contact Emily Frankish at: Pocklington School, West Green, York YO42 2NJ, T: 01759 322639, E: [email protected] HRH Duke of York chats with pupils from Pocklington and Lyndhurst Schools vice At the Minster ser mu rk, Dr John Senta Archbishop of Yo