Spring 2012

The latest edition of The King's Courier is now available to download or you can see individual articles by using the links below.

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Our Royal Connections

In this Jubilee Year a number of readers may recall involvement in visits made to King's by senior members of the royal family over the years. 1955 was the year in which Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh first visited Gloucester......

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Update from the Foundation and Alumni Office

Our new Foundation and Alumni Relations Co-ordinator, Alison Mayhew, introduces herself in this article. As you read this, I will hopefully be in my sixth month of working at King's as the new Foundation and Alumni Relations Co-ordinator. It has......

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News from former pupils

News from former pupils

King’s Families Unite Last summer saw the marriage of Jane Hadfield and Nick Wheeler, both leavers of 2001. They can be seen in this photograph taken on the happy day with Nick’s brother and sister (left), Matthew and Hannah, and (right)......

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Memories of former pupils

John Hobbs (leaver 1960) | Stan Pritchett (leaver 1950) | Tim Woolford John Hobbs John Hobbs (leaver of 1960) sadly died in February after an accident at his Church in Redditch. His family have asked for any donations in his memory to be made to......

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Terror in the Quire: A Sequel

Terror in the Quire: A Sequel

Roland Boggon’s account of a frightening event in the Cathedral Quire, which was published in our last ‘Courier’, rattled the grey cells of GKSS President, Derek James, who recalls a similarly terrifying event in which he was......

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Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

The last edition of the ‘Courier’ contained a photograph taken during a practice for the enthronement of Bishop Askwith in 1954. The occasion is still remembered very clearly by one of those present, Malcolm Selway, who has sent this......

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Henley Reunion

Henley Reunion

Henley Reunion The King’s School rowers of the 1950s met at the Henley Royal Regatta last July. This is a biennel tradition established in the 1980s and the guest of honour is always their former teacher and coach Henry Beaumont. The group......

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An update on the Sports Hall

The Sporting Future at King’s The Headmaster, Alistair Macnaughton, uses this piece to convey his sense of excitement about the building, at last, of the school’s long awaited Sports Hall. Becoming intense about a building, any......

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GKSS Chairman's Message

GKSS Chairman's Message

Chairman’s Message With Christmas well and truly behind us, no doubt the current year will be a time for change on all sorts of levels and perhaps also a time for reflection. Most recently I have been asked by several different people: &lsquo......

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    King's Courier - Spring 2012 - 3.7MB

    The Spring edition of the newsletter for former pupils including articles on recent GKSS versus the School sports matches, Memories of former pupils and event information for the Golf Day, Summer Ball and reunions.