The Old Pocklingtonian Old Pocklingtonian 2017-18 | Page 3

WELCOME
The PRESIDENT’S VIEW
Dear OPs,
A very warm welcome to the latest edition of the
OP magazine.
I regard it as an honour and a privilege to be your
President, having taken over from Andrew Wilson
(89-99) in November last year. I would like to thank
Andrew for his commitment and leadership during
his three-year tenure, and to all the committee
members for their enthusiasm and support. Of
course, the Association would not be in such a
strong position were it not for the outstanding work
of Rachel Dare, ably assisted by Leanne Maycock, in
the OP office, so a massive “thank you” from me to
them on behalf of us all.
Whilst on the subject of thanking people, I must
mention Malcolm Milne (55-62), who “retired”
from organising cricket matches and the summer
south coast tour for Pocklington Pixies after an
involvement spanning 50 years. A special “cricketers’
dinner” was held last year in Malcolm’s honour. Last,
but definitely not least, congratulations for former
teacher (and one of my non-resident tutors in
School House) Darrell Buttery, who was awarded
an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for his
services to heritage in York (he is also a Governor of
Pocklington School).
Two significant events during this academic year
have been the launch of the Pocklington School
Foundation Careers and Business Network and
the official opening of the new Art and Design
Technology Centre (or “DC3”, as special guest OP
Steven Kyffin 70-77 affectionately called it!). In
recent years, through the OP office, a number of
younger OPs and sixth form students have been able
to link up with more experienced OPs in specific
career sectors for insight visits, work experience, or
simply for advice and support. OP undergraduates
have been able to assist university applicants with
information about the quality of courses at different
institutions. This engagement and willingness to help
one another, is at the heart of the OP community,
and opportunities will grow over the coming years
as we join forces with the wider school community
through the Network; if you haven’t already joined
it, please do so. A staggering £2million was raised
to build and equip the Art and Design Technology
Centre, taking the opportunity for creativity to a
new level. Undoubtedly, it will benefit Pocklington
students for many years to come. I know that many
OPs generously contributed to the fundraising
campaign: a sincere “thank you” for your support.
Since becoming President, at the time of writing I
have attended a sold-out London dinner, informal
drinks events at Newcastle, Leeds and London,
the annual Boxing Day rugby match between
Pocklington RUFC and the OPs (superbly contested
and supported), the Good Friday Sevens (in which
both OP teams did well to reach the quarter-finals),
the annual golf day, the Summer Reunion and OP
tennis. These indicate the vibrancy of the Association,
as do the following: I enjoyed a drink (or two!) with
the upper sixth form leavers after their final day at
school; I enjoyed meeting up with some of our more
senior members at the ‘Dinosaur Club’ luncheon in
Wetherby, and look forward to meeting a mix of
ages at the London dinner on 23 November.
Please do keep in touch, let us know your news, and
any offers of careers or other support would be
most gratefully received. Let’s maintain the strength
of the Association and the “spirit of Pock”!
Best wishes to you all,
Trevor
Trevor Loten (70-80)
President, Old Pocklingtonian Association
The Old
OPA
COMMITTEE
OP ELECTED
President: Trevor Loten (Teaching staff and OP 70-80)
Vice President: James Sweeting (81-88)
Treasurer: Eszti Pontone (née Gyarmati, 95-97)
Caroline Dale (93-02)
Joan Gough (née Sawyer, 75-77)
Sarah Gough (96-07)
Charlie Lambert (01-08)
Tom Nash (68-77)
Co-opted: Steven Kyffin (70-77)
Co-opted: Richard Skowrenek (99-10)
SCHOOL APPOINTED
Mark Ronan (Headmaster)
Rachel Dare (OP Liaison Officer, OPA Secretary)
Phil Donaldson (Teaching staff)
Lucy Hornby (Teaching staff and OP 02-04))
EX OFFICIO
Andrew Wilson (89-99, immediate Past President)
AGM 2018
POCKLINGTONIAN
CAN YOU TELL A MAN
BY HIS SHOES?
Find out from ‘Old Sole’
shoemaker Louis Smith
ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE
AND A NEW OP PRESIDENT
The Annual General Meeting of the Old
Pocklingtonian Association will take place on
Thursday 15 November 2018, 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. Nominations for election to the committee
should be sent to Rachel as soon as possible.
MENTAL HEALTH
IN THE WORKPLACE
Solicitor Jodie Hill
tackles the issue
The roles of the different
brand elements: logos
2017
2018
Pocklington Prep School
Refreshments will be available at the meeting and all
are welcome. The agenda is as follows:
• 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 market 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.
COVER STORY
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.
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The OP featured on the front cover of this
year’s magazine is Louis Smith (99-10) , a
York-based shoemaker who designs and
produces handmade, made-to measure shoes.
Read more about him on page 9.
Photo credit: Yorkshire Post Newspapers, picture James Hardisty.