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No. 48 Lent Term 2015
We know it is important that current pupils are aware of the many successes of their predecessors, which is why we display pictures
of them in our gallery in the Ante Room to Big School, and indeed why we have a whole section of the library dedicated solely to
books written by Old Blackburnians and former members of staff. It is with considerable pride that I show these things to visitors
and I trust they are an inspiration for our pupils, even if such inspiration is not necessarily something of which they are conscious
until years after they have left!
In drawing attention to Old Blackburnians, I do not in any sense underestimate the many achievements of our current pupils, of
course. As you will see in the pages that follow, these remain distinguished over a wide range of endeavour, including sport, charitable
giving (locally, nationally and internationally) and the arts in which domain we were privileged last term to enjoy Regina Arkwright’s
final musical here: Joseph. A neat cyclical coincidence means that this was the same musical as her first and she could not have
finished with a better production. Mrs Arkwright has given immense service to the school over the last forty years and we wish her
all the best for her imminent retirement.
This year, atypically, we have a significant number of staff retiring, all of whom have given tremendous dedication to the school over
long careers. If you wish to see more details of staff changes, please consult my Beginning-of-Term Letter to parents on the website
(under ‘Parents’) but I think it is only right to mention here, along with Mrs Arkwright, my Deputy, Mr Dave Hopkinson who in the
course of the last forty-one years has been Head of Politics, Head of Sixth Form and Deputy Head as well as leading a number of
football teams to honours and successes that made this school a nationally respected force in the game (for many years we were
unique in having won the ISFA Cup on three occasions, and indeed have it in perpetuity as a consequence). His loyalty and
commitment to the school are exemplary and many pupils, even those who have not been in his office for the best of reasons, will
testify to his fairness and humanity.
Mr Alan Sagar, Head of Chemistry has also made an indelible impression on the school in his thirty-four years here. Alan is someone
for whom nothing is too much trouble; he is immensely supportive of his colleagues, helps out on the games front and is an admirably
accomplished tutor at all levels. Mr Philip Wooldridge will be retiring from the Mathematics Department, where he has taught for
twenty-six years, and he has also been Examinations Officer and time-tabler, in all of which roles, he has done an excellent job. We
say goodbye to Mrs Louise Crabtree who, also for the last twenty-six years, has taught Economics and Business studies, and played
a major part in achieving that department’s excellent results.
It is always sad to be bidding farewell to retiring colleagues, especially when, as these all have, they have made such an outstanding
contribution to the school. That said, they deserve a long and restful retirement, for which we wish
them all the very best.
As you will see from this edition of Q news, while the school changes, as it has done constantly over
its 500 year history, the fundamental ethos of educating good citizens who have a breadth of
experience, remains the cornerstone of what we offer and makes us distinctive and I know the new
staff who will be joining us in September are well aware of and are respectful of the legacy that
long-serving members of the Common Room have left them.
Headmaster
Joseph was
Amazing…..see page 4
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, W est Park Road, Blackburn, BB2 6DF
TEL: 0 1254 68630 0 FAX: 0 1254 692314 EMA IL: headmaster@qegsblackburn.com W EB: www.QEGSblackburn.com

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Code breaker
Kimlam Nguyen’s (10SNR)
performance in the Manchester
University Alun Turing Cryptography
Challenge was quite outstanding. He
came 63 out of over
1000 entrants in what
can safely be
considered to be one
of the most
c h a l l e n g i n g
m a t h e m a t i c a l
competitions that is
offered nationwide to
students of Kimlam’s
age. An amazing
performance.
Cricket success
Last summer,
Tom Lawson
played for
North of
England U15s
and Lancashire
U17s. His hard
work has
resulted in him
being awarded
a contract with the Lancashire CC
Academy.
Tom is one of 4 new members of the 8
strong academy. The Lancashire CC
website reports, Tom Lawson is a one of
the younger players inducted this year, at
15 years of age. He’s a left-arm mediumfast
bowler with the ability to swing the
ball back into the right hander. He comes
from Burnley CC who continue to produce
exciting young talented cricketers and
deserve real credit for this. He’s a
strapping lad for his age and with the right
sort of direction from us can only get
better in this environment. Let us hope he
can make similar progress to OB Alex
Davies who now plays for the Lancashire
1 st team.
Netball Champions!
Our Year 7 netball team were crowned
Blackburn with Darwen Cup Champions
recently after some fine performances
against local opposition.
In the group stages, they beat DACA, St
Wilfrid’s and Darwen Vale. The semifinal
was a good 4-1 win over
Westholme so they went into the final
against DACA, having beaten them
earlier, full of confidence. However, the
final was a much closer game but they
held their nerve and won 3-2.
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World Book Day
A wealth of events and activities took place as students celebrated annual
book week, the launch of Readathon, now in its ninth year, distribution of book
tokens, House Quest for Year 7 and 8, a creative bookmark making session
with Miss Pook, author visit with Tom Palmer, a WBD book exchange and for
Year 12 and 13 a 'shelfie' competition - there definitely was something for everyone!
The highlight of the week was of course World Book Day, when a day full of
sporty reading took place with visiting author Tom Palmer. Energetic pupils
from Years 6, 7 and 8 all joined in with the reading football game which was a
massive success, with prizes for all the winners. The buzz of books and reading
echoed throughout school while the sound of the penalty shoot-out could
be heard loud and clear from the Library Annexe.
Head of Library, Mrs Dewhurst was delighted
with the week. “We’ve had a lot of events taking
place this week as we wanted to give everyone
the chance to join in, making it a whole school
book week. It takes a lot of planning to put a
book week together, but absolutely worth it. Just
to see just how many students got involved this
week has been fantastic. The author session
was the icing on the cake, and the enthusiasm
from Year 6 was breath-taking with over forty
Tom Palmer books being sold! The lunchtime
book signing session was extremely popular with
student’s queuing with their books, footballs,
sportswear - all for signing. The author really did
ensure every student left happy.”
Extreme Physics 2015
A team of Year 10 physicists, consisting
of Alex Schofield, Oliver Cass, Ted
Bendell and me, led by Mr Bendell,
arrived at Barnard Castle School on the
first day of the Easter holidays for what
was a weekend of Physics challenges
and activities. Accompanied by
Heisenberg, the QEGS mascot, we were
fairly well prepared for the course, which consisted of seven team tasks of varying
difficulties, as our team faced 11 other schools.
The competition opened with four challenges on the first day, which included answering
physics questions such as “What is the speed of light?”, and “What are the six flavours
of quarks?”, then making a one-minute timer to include three different energy changes.
Afterwards, we had the task of finding an unknown mass by investigating spring
oscillations, and building paper rockets, to be fired at a small target in the centre of the
gym. QEGS gained an early lead, thanks to our teamwork, which was augmented by
Alex's encouragement, and we were ahead in joint first place at the end of the day.
The second day consisted of indoor skydiving at terminal velocity and rock climbing in
Manchester. Mr Bendell insisted that we attempt to work out the power required to force
air at 90 mph, using physics at every available opportunity. Afterwards, our team
researched Albert Einstein for the final presentation, followed by a very physics-related
game of pool.
On our final day at Barnard Castle, we completed the two last challenges, including a
task of making a parachute for an egg, which proved to be egg-stremely difficult, then
making catapults out of little more than lolly sticks and a coat hanger. After these two,
we were to show a four-minute presentation, which involved visual demonstrations of
Brownian Motion and the Photoelectric Effect.
Heisenberg was decorated with six rosettes earned for various different skills, but there
was some uncertainty in where he was, at times. However, this was not enough to place
our team in the top 3, but rather in the top 6, which was found to be somewhat frustrating
for the more competitive members of the team. As I am sure the others will agree,
Extreme Physics was a great experience, and is definitely recommended for the Year
10s next year.
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Mini Monologues
In June 2014 Young Writers launched their Mini Monologues competition,
where they invited schools and pupils across the UK to accept the challenge of
writing a monologue from someone who inspires or intrigues them in only 100
words!
The Editorial team has selected work for publication in regional anthologies
and from published work they then chose their favourite Mini Monologue to
feature on the front cover of each regional anthology.
27 QEGS pupils had their work will be published in the book Mini Monologues
– Mind Matters.
English teacher, Mrs Pratt said, “I am very proud of all the pupils who entered
the competition and am particularly pleased with those who have succeeded.
The book is now in the school library.”
Congratulations to; Jumarira Quddous, Thomas Currie, Joseph Sleigh,
Samirah Ahmed, Hira-Un-Nisa Aslam, Anees Hajari, Muhsin Malik, Aneeka
Khan, Taha Dabir, Bilal Karim, Shuayb Ahmed, Sean Williams, Alisha Bhatti,
Mehak Ashraf, Tayyib Ahmed, Kamran Hussain, Zulekha Ahktar, Corinne
Duckworth, Maria Hussain, Ghanwah Khokhar, Joseph Longley, Laksha Smith,
Alexandar Schofield, Alex Townrow, Hal Collinge, Momena Rabbani and Alfie
Oxley. Well done!
Table tennis
ETTA National League player and ETTA coach, Michael Moir and Felicity
Pickard, England’s No 1 disability player, assisted our year 7 and 8 table
tennis club players this term.
Mr Buckingham commented, “It has been a real bonus for our students to
get such a high level insight into the game. They have been really receptive
to the players and have enjoyed being coached by Michael. He can make
real progress with a player’s technique in a short time. Felicity is aiming
to make the Rio Olympics and she has demonstrated to the boys what can
be achieved despite her disability. She practises 25 hours per week under
Michael’s guidance. I have also been helping her practise, as being a left
handed player my shots give her a different angle to practise against.”
QEGS ‘emerged’ as winners at a table tennis tournament targeted at
those players who don’t play the game at county level. The Blackburn and
Darwen Emerging Schools event was
held at Pleckgate High School and it
was aimed at those players who don’t
attend the Lancashire Schools Championship
held every year. At St Bede’s
Teams from QEGS, Pleckgate, St Wilfrid’s
and Blackburn Central played a
round robin format with QEGS ending
as comfortable winners with Pleckgate
runners-up.
Dominic Brown, Alfie Jones, Jamie Parker, and Yaseen Khan
County Cross Country
Running for Blackburn Harriers in the Lancashire Cross Country Championships,
Sixth Former Katie Buckingham produced a gutsy performance after
having not been able to train for the previous two weeks, finishing in 6th place
in the women's U20s race in a time of 30.20, securing
her selection for the County Team. A fantastic
achievement!
She rounded off a good cross country season representing
Lancashire in the ESAA National Cross
Country Finals, on home turf at Witton Park. The
team finished 11th out of the 41 counties competing.
Katie ran well finishing 173rd out of a field of over
300 county standard runners.
NEW S IN BRIEF
CHARITY
Year 8 have raised an impressive total of
£1627.52 for the NSPCC by bouncing
around the sports hall. The NSPCC came
to talk to the year group about the vital
work of Child Line and to thank all the
pupils for their fine effort.
The Sixth Form Uganda Team have been
involved in raising money for the Good
Samaritan School in Uganda. A school for
orphans and poor children, they get no
government funding so rely on QEGS and
other groups to raise money to help fund
the education of these children whose ages
range from 3-18.
The money raised goes towards building
and painting classrooms, providing
furniture, writing material and books. The
children are poorly clothed and around half
of them were without shoes when we visited
last July. There is no electricity in the school
and only last July did they get toilet facilities
and a fresh water supply.
The events supported so far by the QEGS
students have been:
· Cara Murray performed for one
night at a pub in Langho and raised
£900.
· Harry Martin has contributed £200
from a supper evening at his home.
· Film night and cake sales has
raised around £700.
· Mrs Wild ran the Birmingham Half
Marathon in October raising £250
for the school and £250 for Cancer
Care.
· A significant number are running
the Manchester 10k on May 10 th.
· Dylan Smethurst and Jack Entwistle
are packing bags at Sainsbury’s
in Darwen on Saturday 2 nd May.
This is a very worthwhile cause and any
donations would be gratefully received.
pwild@qegsblackburn.com
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Q NEW S.
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The school musical is one of those occasions when all ages in the senior school
come together, in various guises, and put on a show.
The first performance of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
showed how important it is for this mix of talent to work as a team in order to
produce a cohesive result. The second performance was a triumph of such
teamwork.
In opera, the recitative is as important, if not more important, than the arias as
it tells the story and links the main tunes together. In Joseph, that is the role of
the narrators and Cara Murray, with Bethan McKeating, certainly carried out
that role perfectly, often having some very tricky phrases to sing.
Joseph, played by Theo Roberts, provided another linchpin around which the
rest of the cast could work. His voice is still developing and we were privy to
some of its potential in the many styles that he had to sing in the role. His
performance on Friday was confident and assured.
The remaining senior members of the cast provided a good example of how
to project your voice without relying totally on any amplification by microphone
technology, which is something that many young performers have grown up
with and then tend to rely on. Microphones can only do so much and the need
to ‘perform to the back of the hall’ still applies today in much the same way as
it did before amplification. Once performers become aware of this the technical
wizards can work their magic.
The technical support for the show was excellent. I took the opportunity to
spend some time watching them in action. The confidence, technical
knowledge, and manual dexterity of those pupils involved was an education in
itself. Observant members of the audience will have noticed the synchronised
light and sound reflecting the mood, and at times even the words, of the musical.
The music is, of course, very familiar and that can often make life doubly difficult
for the musicians, as everyone can spot a mistake! In this performance they
would have been struggling to find them. The band were very secure in their
playing and were another vital piece in this jigsaw, supporting the singers and
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was the first show I co-directed with
Jim Grogan and Margaret Adams in 1985. Previously I had been involved with costume
and set design but was happy to join the team. Since then I have done thirty musicals,
from The Mikado to Les Miserables. I am always amazed by the talent of the cast in a
wide variety of styles and genres.
Some have gone on to work in the professional theatre:
· Gavin Makinson (Gavin James, his professional name), was in Les
Miserables for three years and is due to open with Bryn Terfel and Emma
Thompson at the English National Opera in Sweeney Todd. He would have
come to the show if he had been free!
· Jonathan Slinger was in Pirates of Penzance and Half a Sixpence when at
school. Since then he has played Nelson in BBC 2's dramatisation and was with
the RSC as Hamlet and Macbeth previously.
· Tim Sutton is currently on the Shaftesbury stage playing the
piano for Beverely Knight as the Musical Director of
Memphis.
· Matt Wilson from the 1992 Joseph has been in Mr Selfridge
and the new series Poldark.
· TV newsreader, Krishnan Guru­Murthy and his sister Geeta
both played leads in Brigadoon, South Pacific, Grease
and Joseph.
Check out all these stories
and more by going to
www.qegsblackburn.com
I have worked with many musical directors over the years, most notably Geoff Hill; we
did fifteen shows together.
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providing a continuous flow throughout the
show.
Joseph was a good team performance with all
the parts working together to produce a show
that displayed the best of the talent there. Well
done!
For Musical Director, Mrs Jane Thomas, this
was her first musical of what we hope will be
many more. For Director, Mrs Regina
Arkwright this was the last in a very long line! The number of hours that she
has devoted to school productions over the years is a lifetime in itself. Her
dedication and expertise will be missed but I for one would not bet on her not
turning up ‘just to help out’ in future productions. PRO
The 88 th Yr7-10 House swimming gala
The 88 th House swimming gala was as competitive as ever, even though it was in a new
format, with more girl races being included.
Some of the racing was close and new girl records were set in the Back Crawl, Breastroke
and Butterfly. Nathan Smith broke a 10-year-old House record in the U13 Breastroke,
in a time of 16.46s.
The warm applause, from the many parents at the side of the pool, for those who strived
to finish a race showed how impressed they were with their efforts. As one parent
commented to the Headmaster, ‘The House system clearly supports comradeship which
transcends age, gender and ability; this was wonderful to watch.’ Drake were the winners.
Year 7 pupils were entranced as Kate Smyth put her assistance dog, Hal through his
paces.
Kate suffers from Multiple Sclerosis and is a wheelchair user and Hal has been
provided by the charity Dogs for the Disabled. With Hal's help Kate is able to lead a
much more independent life than she would ordinarily have with her condition.
Kate explained how the dogs are trained. The first year of a puppy's life is spent in a
home with a volunteer puppy socialiser. Then the training begins in earnest. Hal
demonstrated how he could pick up items his owner dropped. He started off easily
enough with a pair of spectacles and a mobile phone but he was even able to pick
up credit card and twenty pence piece. Assistance dogs not only support their owners
but become close friends as the bond develops.
Dogs for the Disabled are working to provide solutions
to help people with a wide variety of different
disabilities and conditions; from assistance dogs
helping children and adults with physical disabilities
and families affected by autism, to pet dog autism
workshops, and innovative new projects working in
schools and residential care settings.
Year 7 pupils raised £1,267.47 to cover the cost of
socialising and training a puppy. Anyone wishes to
support their efforts can make a donation through
school, marking the envelope Dogs for the Disabled
(Dr Saunders).

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Independence Day
Sixth Form students put together a day for their QEGS peers and students from Westholme and
Rossall, which has hopefully prepared them for life after school. Representatives from local
organisations highlighted the problems associated with living in a new environment.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue demonstrated safer driving and brought a crashed car onto the site
which linked well with a talk by Pat and David Rogers from the charity ‘Every Action Has
Consequences’. Practical self-defence was also included during the day and the Police were on hand
to give tips on all aspects of personal safety, while a Blackburn & Darwen & District without Abuse
Representative spoke about the trauma of domestic abuse and how to deal with it.
All of this has better prepared students for the unexpected situations that can occur when living away
from parents and enable them to become more independent.
NEW S FOR FORMER PUPILS
Our termly Fish ‘n Chip lunch continues to be popular. It is a
nice opportunity to visit school in an informal way and meet up
with other Old Blackburnians. The Garstang room is the location
for lunch followed by a tour around school, which provides a
trip down memory lane for most.
If you would like to join us for one of these lunches, please
contact Joanna Lavelle. Jlavelle@qegsblackburn.com 01254
686308.
The annual London Dinner was held in the prestigious surroundings of the Cavalry
and Guards Club, thanks to the sponsorship of Lt Col Peter Lynch. Old Blackburnian,
Richard Bowker gave a fascinating insight into his roles as Senior Independent
Director, The Football League and Commissioner of the Football Regulatory
Authority. He also is a member of the FA International Committee. The vote of thanks
We have news from Old Blackburnian Roger
Maltby in Canada, who meets up on a regular
basis with former pupils Richard Sumner, Geoff
Bradshaw, Roy Ashcroft, Roger Pilkington and
Mike Sumner over a convivial lunch in Calgary to
discuss old times and take along old school
pictures. One picture from 1951 showed Ashcroft,
Bradshaw, Oates, Lomax, Maltby and Pilkington.
Alan Lomax could not attend because he was in
England and Ian Oates said he would come but
unfortunately could not make it. “Pity” said Roger,
“as he and I sat next to each other in 2B classroom
and he knows all the others.”
We also heard from John McLeod who has sent us
two of his term reports from 1941. John lives in
Saskatoon and still an ardent Rovers fan, he is
probably their oldest share holder as he owns two,
inherited from his father and an uncle. The Venky’s
apparently didn’t know of them, but they have now
been finally recognized by the Rovers and John has
been given 30 new ones, “on a far less impressive
document.”
L-R Richard Sumner, Roger Maltby, Geoff Bradshaw,
Roy Ashcroft, Roger Pilkington, Mike Sumner.
Mike Cross (1965-1975)
has been appointed to
the Senior Civil Service
as the Health Safety
Executive's (HSE)
Director for Scotland and
Northern England.
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Obituaries
It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of Old Blackburnian, Frank Hunt who has died at the age of
90. Frank attended "the Grammar School" from 1935-1940 when he was living in Lammack Road. He joined the
forces in 1942. His early career was with the gas board but moved into teaching.
Old Blackburnian Peter Earnshaw died on March 15 at the age of 69. Pete came to QEGS between 1953
and 1965. Following sixth form at QEGS he went to Keele University to read English and Education.
Former pupil Miss Vivienne Worden passed away unexpectedly at the age of 49 in August 2014. Vivienne
was at QEGS from 1981-1983.
Old Blackburnian Alan Hayes died on February 10 2015 at the age of 79. Alan came to QEGS from 1946
to 1951.
Ecuador, Poland and India are the chosen
destinations for this year’s winners of the Frank
Singleton Travel Award.
Chelsea Tupper is off to Ecuador to work in Quito
Children’s Hospital. Where she will be working as
a volunteer with the child patients, teaching English
and helping them to come to terms with their stay
in hospital. Chelsea plans to train as a paediatric
nurse and feels that the experience she will gain in
Ecuador will be hugely beneficial for her career.
Ecuador is a Spanish speaking country which will
enable Chelsea to use her language skills. “I feel
it is a privilege and if I only affect one life that is a
huge success” commented Chelsea.
Evie Butler is a strong believer in equal
opportunities and is off to India to work with women
who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Her
work as a volunteer will involve education and
confidence building activities. Currently Evie works
in a tuition centre helping with GCSE English and
is also involved in performing arts. She will bring
both of these skills to her voluntary work in India.
By working with the women in India, Evie believes
the experience will “expand my knowledge and
open my eyes to the gravity of the problem of
inequality.”
Like Chelsea, Kyle Wells-Stonehouse also sees
his future in medicine. He has chosen work
experience in Poland with the Gap Medics project.
This will enable him to observe and partake in
various medical fields including surgery, Accident
and Emergency and Intensive care. Kyle’s chosen
specialism is anaesthesia and he sees the Gap
Medics project not only as an opportunity to give
practical help to those less fortunate than himself
but also as a chance to see first-hand what his
career would entail and to make sure, once and for
all, that he has made the right decision.
The Frank Singleton Travel award was established
by Old Blackburnian Howard Singleton in memory
of his father. When Howard was at QEGS he won
a Thwaites scholarship which enabled him to travel
to America and opened his eyes to life beyond
Blackburn. He lives and works in Indonesia. This
year Howard increased the amount of the award
to give even more opportunity for QEGS students
to benefit from this great experience.
If you would be interested in creating your own
award to benefit current pupils at QEGS. Enabling
them to enhance their life-skills and education,
please contact the Foundation Director, Joanna
Lavelle, to chat through your ideas. 01254 686308
jlavelle@qegsblackburn.com
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OB Football & Rugby
Just after Michaelmas Term
ended, over 100 Old
Blackburnians attended the
annual 'end of year' sporting
reunion at Lammack.
Six football 'leavers' teams
from 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011,
2013, and 2014 turned out for
some festive fun which proved
to be the best ever turn out of
boys!
This year two rugby teams of
OB's, refereed by Mr Morgan
enjoyed a game, many of the
players were friends of Allan
Ramsbottom. The oldest OB
was Ian Britcliffe aged 38 yrs,
and still running rings around
the young 'uns!
The Ramsbottom family, along
with many parents and friends
were in attendance on lovely
winter's morning.
Those in attendance enjoyed a
lot of eating, drinking, mingling
and playing sport and in the
process raised £325 towards
Lymphoma Association charity
in memory of former pupil Allan
Ramsbottom who died of the
disease at the age of 20 in 2011.
Memory inspires donation
A donor, who has elected to remain
anonymous, has started an annual
fund in memory of a former
classmate who died at the tragically
young age of 12. " I remember
when it happened - you don't think
much of it when you're 12 but we've
now all grown up, families etc. and
he obviously hasn't, so you
appreciate these things more when
you are older." The donation will be
credited to the Educational
Enrichment Fund and will be used
for sporting grants in memory of
Alastair McGregor.
Lost an d Foun d
Help us t o keep in t ouch.
W e regularly add new names to
our missing lists on the website.
Have a look and see if you recognise
anyone and either ask them to get
in touch or send an email with their
contact information.
Get it regularly
The picture shows players from the Old Blackburnians XI v
Whewell’s XI which took place on Boxing Day 1933.
Bristol City FC became the first team to win the Football League Trophy
on three occasions when they beat Walsall 2-0 in Johnstone's Paint
league final at Wembley. Early in the game Old Blackburnian,
goalkeeper Frank Fielding stopped a goal from Walsall's Anthony
Forde. Bristol City's two goals were scored by Aden Flint and Mark Little.
Walsall almost managed to reduce City's lead when Cook looped a cross
in from the left, but Fielding was there to frustrate Walsall’s fight back.
Bristol clinched promotion from League One to the Championship with
a 6-0 away victory at Bradford City. Frankie has been an ever-present
in goal for The Robins during the 2014-15
league campaign and promotion means he will
be returning to Blackburn next season to play
against Rovers, with whom he started his career
after leaving QEGS in 2004. The skills he
developed at Lammack took him to Blackburn
Rovers and Derby County before Bristol Rovers.
The Old Blacks e-b ullet in b rings y ou
t he lat est new s w it h links t o st ories on
t he w ebsit e. It is a good way to keep
in touch with news and events but we
need your preferred email address.
If you are not getting it –we haven’t
got it. Send your email address to
foundation@qegsblackburn.com
together with your full name and
years at school. If you use your work
email don’t forget to let us know if
you change jobs.
Lon don Networking
Following on from the London dinner,
OB Farrah Hussain has volunteered
to organise an informal networking
dinner on June 11 at a cost of £29 per
person. If you would like to find out
more or to reserve a place contact
Farrah on fhussain@quintain.co.uk .
There are only 30 places available so
get in touch with Farrah without delay.
Tw itter
There is now a presence
on Twitter just for former
pupils but we need your help to
promote it do follow @joannalavelle
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