WELCOME
The PRESIDENT’S VIEW
Dear OPs,
Welcome to the latest edition of the OP Magazine.
I write this welcome to you with a mixture of
pleasure and melancholy. My three-year tenure as
President will conclude this coming November and
I will not be standing for re-election; that deals with
the melancholy.
The pleasure comes from the ever-increasing energy
of the OP Association. We have had yet another
good year; evidenced by a great turn out at a rather
impromptu drinks do in Newcastle (after the school
rugby team had a manful game in the NatWest Bowl
semi-final).
I attended the biennial Dinosaur Club lunch in
Wetherby in September 2016; a lunch attended
by those who left school more than 50 years ago. I
was delighted and taken aback by the vitality of the
people who attended. This was a genuine highlight of
my year. I was told stories of school trips to London
and sleeping in bomb shelters, the high jinx whilst
sailing down the Thames and a couple of stories
which perhaps should not be reproduced in print!
I am not quite sure what the fable of that tale is;
perhaps it speaks for itself.
We should not be complacent though. Time and
again I stress that the lifeblood of associations such as
OPA
COMMITTEE
OP ELECTED
ours is the engagement of members. I have attended
many varied events over the years and I have never
heard anyone say, “I wish I had not come”. It is
always the reverse. Attendees greatly enjoy meeting
teachers, past and present, and of course getting
together with old friends. The 1988 leavers table at
the London Dinner (upon which your Vice President
was sat) seemed particularly pleased to be there.
If I was going to leave you with one piece of advice
(if I can be so bold), it is to attend any OPA event
this coming year. Pick one, pop it in the diary, and
enjoy the memories. You will not regret it.
The school has moved into the final phase of the new
Art and Design Centre. This comes after an intense
and well-supported fundraising programme run by
the school. I understand that members of the OPA
made significant contributions to that programme.
The Committee and I made a conscious effort not
to be involved in the fundraising for fear of blurring
the boundaries, but nonetheless, I am very proud of
the contributions that you made. The school has a
special place in my heart, so the help that you have
given the pupils of the future means a lot to me both
personally and as President. Thank you.
AGM 2017
SCHOOL APPOINTED Refreshments will be available at the meeting and all are
welcome. The agenda is as follows:
Treasurer: Eszti Pontone (née Gyarmati, 95-97)
Richard Booth (92-02)
Caroline Dale (93-02)
Joan Gough (née Sawyer, 75-77)
Sarah Gough (96-07)
Charlie Lambert (01-08)
Co-opted: Steven Kyffin (70-77)
Andrew Wilson (89-99)
President, Old Pocklingtonian Association
The Old
POCKLINGTONIAN
DEN BUILDING
AND ADVENTURE
Tor Carver (née Sweeting) talks
about William’s Den, the new
family attraction in North Cave
ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE
AND A NEW OP PRESIDENT
Co-opted: Richard Skowrenek (99-10)
Vice President: James Sweeting (81-88)
I hope to see you before November. If we do
combine our calendars, then please do come up and
say hello.
I will formally end my tenure in November at the
London Dinner, but for now I give my thanks to the
members of the committee both past and present
and, of course, to the members of the OP office
The Annual General Meeting of the Old Pocklingtonian
Association will take place on Tuesday 14 November
2017, 7.00pm to 8.00pm in the Gruggen Room at
Pocklington School. During the meeting, the committee
will be elected for the forthcoming year. All OPs are
welcome to attend the AGM and/or stand for election.
Please make your intentions known in advance of the
meeting if possible by contacting Rachel in the OP office.
Andrew Wilson (89-99) will stand down after a 3-year
term as President. Nominations for election to the
committee or to the position of OP President should be
sent to Rachel as soon as possible.
President: Andrew Wilson (89-99)
who have provided endless support to allow the
association to run smoothly.
JOSHUA OVERINGTON
ON BECOMING A
TOP CHEF
The roles of the different
brand elements: logos
2016
2017
Pocklington Prep School
Mark Ronan (Headmaster)
Rachel Dare (OP Liaison Officer, OPA Secretary)
Phil Donaldson (Teaching staff)
Trevor Loten (Teaching staff and OP 70-80)
EX OFFICIO
Tom Nash (68-77, immediate Past President)
• Apologies
• Minutes of last AGM
• President’s Report
• Secretary’s Report
• Treasurer’s Report and approval of accounts
• Nomination and election of committee
• AOB
(A copy of the OP annual accounts is available upon request).
PLUS:
CAREERS, PERSONALIA,
ARCHIVES AND MORE
School Coat of Arms
Pocklington School is a modern
21st
century institution where our long
history and rich sense of tradition
remains a hugely valuable asset.
This school identity is used to identify
and marke t the Prep School. It takes
a wheatsheaf from the Coat of Arms
as its symbol to reflect the connection
with our past and is used across
all
external and internal communications.
Pocklington School (and Sixth Form)
This school identity is used to identify
and market the Senior School and
Sixth
Form. It takes a wheatsheaf from
the
Coat of Arms as its symbol to reflect
the connection with our past and
is
used across all external and internal
communications.
Our Coat of Arms has been redrawn
to better meet the modern methods
of communication, but used with
care
on our materials, it is an attractive
and
highly effective visual device for
linking
past and present.
Note: We also have a single colour
outline version (right) that can be
used
in place of the full colour Coat of
Arms
(See page 5 for more details).
Pocklington School Foundation
The Foundation logo represents
the
administrative side of the School
and
therefore has limited use but can
provide an endorsement to dual
or
single school communications.
COVER STORY
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This year’s magazine cover features Tor
Carver (née Sweeting, 88-90) and her
family who recently launched William’s Den,
a unique family attraction near North Cave
in East Yorkshire.