FROM THE ARCHIVES
The young and inexperienced Cricket 1st XI , under the captaincy of Chris Southwell ( 61-71 ), had a challenging season in terms of results but worked to improve skills and build the team for future years , ending with a respectable score card – Won 8 , Lost 4 , Drawn 9 .
The Middle School Play was Molieres ’ s , ‘ The Reluctant Doctor ’ that was presented with ‘ a lot of enthusiasm ’ for a script that relied on witty repartee and comedic timing . Stephen Burley ( 65-74 ) demonstrated his talent for farce as the woodcutter ’ s wife and Martin Crimp ( 6-74 ) played the lead role of Sganarelle . The Junior Play was Brecht ’ s ‘ Caucasian Chalk Circle .
School excursions included a Geography field trip to Aberystwyth , a Fifth and Sixth Form visit to the Avery-Denison Works in Leeds and two skiing trips to Les Marecottes .
1995 – 1996
Mr T Sawyer retired after 12 years as Head of Lyndhurst Junior School . During his tenure , there were momentous changes recorded , where girls entered the school for the first time and pupil numbers steadily increased , resulting in an extension of the Junior School . Mr A Dennis joined the school as the new Head of Lyndhurst , in January 1997 .
Mr P Highley retired after 20 years as Head of Classics and Mrs J Jackson resigned to pursue a theatrical career . Mr and Mrs G Throssel were wished a very happy retirement after being resident maintenance staff at Dolman / Junior School for 22 years .
Welcomed to the school were Mr I Andrews ( Head of Classics ), Mr A Yousaf as teacher of Mathematics and Mr R Parker as a new member of staff at the Junior School .
Congratulations were given to teaching staff who welcomed the birth of their babies : Mr and Mrs Peel , Mr and Mrs Parsons , Mr and Mrs Peacock and Mr and Mrs Heaven .
Three pupils were successful in gaining Oxbridge places : Anna Smith ( 89-96 ) gained a place at St John ’ s College , Cambridge to read English , Richard Gray ( 89-96 ) went to The Queen ’ s College , Oxford to read History and Richard Newton ( 94-96 ) was awarded a place at Queen ’ s College , Cambridge to read Natural Sciences .
Robin Pick ( 90-97 ) won an Arkwright Scholarship and Susan McCulloch ( 92-97 ) an RAF Sixth Form Scholarship .
The senior play was ‘ A comedy of Errors ’ by William Shakespeare and the junior play ‘ The Hobbit ’ adapted from J J R Tolkein ’ s novel by Dr Dawick and pupils .
There was much to celebrate in the sporting arena this year . Several pupils gained rugby representative honours : Richard Poskitt ( 93-98 ), England U16 XV ; Chris Kendra ( 91-98 ) and Guy Lovatt ( 93-96 ), Yorkshire U16s ; Adam Pears ( 92-99 ), Yorkshire U15s . The U16s won the Plate Competition at the Ripon Sevens and the U14s the Hall Cross Sevens . OP Diccon Edwards ( 81-91 ) won his first international Rugby League cap for Wales v England .
There were successes in the cricket teams : Matthew Stacey ( 89-96 ) played for the Yorkshire U18 cricket XI ; Paul Mouncey ( 88-98 ) for the Yorkshire U17s ; Sandy Mitchell ( 89-00 ) and George Byass ( 95-98 ) for Humberside U15s and Ben Dodds ( 94-97 ) and Henry Mitchell ( 91-02 ) for the Humberside U13s . OP Scott Boswell ( 86-93 ) played for British Universities in the Benson and Hedges Trophy and against the Indian Tourists . He also made his debut for Northamptonshire .
The Golf Team had unprecedented success in reaching the finals of both the Golf Foundation Team Championships and the HMC Foursomes . Robin Wright ( 86-96 ) and Tom Beal ( 87-97 ) won the Yorkshire Junior Matchplay Foursomes . The OPs won the Birkdale Bucket and reached the finals of the Grafton Morrish Trophy .
In Tennis , the boys ’ 1st VI won seven out of eight fixtures . Richard Booth ( 91-99 ) and Oliver Moore ( 88-99 ) won the Phillips Cup at the National Public Schools ’ U15 Championships and both the boys ’ and girls ’ U15 teams won their respective Midland Bank Youth Leagues and went on to compete in national rounds . The boys ’ U14 VI won the York and District League Championship and Hannah Johnson ( née Booth , 92-02 ) won her way into the national U12 finals .
Co-curricular activities also brought success when Joseph Waudby ( 93-00 ) became the school ’ s youngest holder of a karate black belt , a Sixth Form group were Runners-up in the Disney Video Young Film Makers Competition and Sam Cordery ( 92- 97 ) sang in the National Youth Choir . OP Jason Carr ( 90-85 ) wrote the music for two RSC productions , ‘ As you like it ’ and ‘ Richard III ’.
Visitors to the school included playwrights Sir Tom Stoppard ( 51-54 ) and Martin Crimp ( 68- 74 ). Ralph Ineson ( 83-88 ) came to help Sixth Form pupils Fiona Taylor ( 90-97 ) and Jenny Richardson ( 90-97 ) produce a video called ‘ The Ineson Tapes ’ in which Ralph revisited familiar school sights and reflected on his days at school .
The Swing Band visited Paris and there were camps , tours , trips , retreats and exchanges in Serre Chevalier ( Skiing ), Val Cenis ( Skiing ), Burgandy , Lyon ( French Exchange ), Alnmouth ( 3rd Year House Camp ), Bamburgh ( Biology Field Trip ), the Lake District ( 1st Year House Camp ), Cultybraggan ( CCF ), Leuchars ( RAF Summer Camp ) and various other wild locations .
MEMORIAL PLAQUE FOR OP CATHOLIC MARTYR
A service of dedication was held at Pocklington School Chapel for a new plaque installed to commemorate OP William Anlaby , a Roman Catholic priest beatified by Pope Pius XI in 1929 .
Born in 1552 , William Anlaby was a pupil at Pocklington School in the 1560s and went on to study at St John ’ s College , Cambridge . He was converted from being protestant to a Roman Catholic in his 20s and become a seminary priest in 1577 . He was sent back to England to be a missionary in the county of York . He would travel on foot and live very simply as he spread the catholic faith and cared for the poor . He was kept from capture for 20 years before he was caught in 1597 , ending up in Hull castle prison where he had previously cared for prisoners before being hung , drawn and quartered on 4th July 1597 .
Governor and former teacher Darrell Buttery ( 01-06 ) and OP David Stather ( 49-57 ) initiated the idea for the Anlaby plaque in collaboration with the school ’ s Bursar , Paul Bennett .
Darrell commented : “ Anlaby was noted as being an open-minded man , a humble humanitarian with compassion and selfless courage . In 1929 the Pope Pius XI beatified him as one of the East Yorkshire Catholic martyrs which is considered the first step to sainthood , so it seemed fitting to remember him in this way .”
The service of dedication for the William Anlaby memorial plaque was held on Sunday 4 July as part of the boarders ’ weekly Chapel service and coincided with the anniversary of Anlaby ’ s death . The School Chaplain , Canon Dr Bill Merrington led the service which was attended by Chair of Governors , Tim Stephenson ( 70-79 ), and Trevor Loten ( 70-80 ) representing OPs . Darrell Buttery also attended .
The wording on the plaque reads :
“ Remember before God , the Blessed William Anlaby , a former pupil of the school , Dowman scholar and martyr , who for his faith and ministry , suffered a cruel death at York on 4th July 1597 and was beatified in 1929 by Pope Pius XI . Virtute et veritate .”
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