Category Archives: Old Boys’ General News
Old Boy donates equipment to DT department
The DT department of the Boys’ School was grateful to receive a very kind donation of equipment from Old Boy Geoffrey Brazendale. Mr Brazendale (1949 – 58) made the donation personally in October 2017 having travelled from his home in
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Old Boy elected Master of the Merchant Taylors’ Company
Old Boy Peter Magill has recently been elected as the Master of the Merchant Taylors’ Company in Threadneedle Street, London. It was Crosby sheep farmer John Harrison who first went to London and joined the Company as an apprentice to
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Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School shows support for Sri Lankan Charity
It is thanks to a Merchant Taylors’ Old Boy, Mark Edwards, that rural school cricket in Sri Lanka is getting a boost of much needed equipment. Tragically Mark recently lost his life following a short illness and, in his honour,
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‘Whatever Happened to…’ – Peter Emmerson 1975 leaver
I’m currently facing a quandary which I doubt most of my contemporaries at MTS are contemplating: having just celebrated the age of getting my free 60+ London travel card, do I finally hang up my flak jacket and helmet and
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Birchall Brothers visit Old School
The Schools were pleased to welcome back Old Boys Bill and Basil Birchall for the afternoon as they paid a visit to departing Headmaster David Cook. The visit was a result of Bill attending our North American reunion dinner, where
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A Leap of Faith
I left Crosby in 1991 to study Civil Engineering at Newcastle University. After graduating with my first Masters degree I joined a design consultancy in Newcastle and enjoyed a very fulfilling career with them for nearly 15 years. When the
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LOBAGS Golf Day Report 2017
The West Lancashire Golf Club 28th June 2017 The previous year’s winners, Old Lerpoolians, had the responsibility to organise this year’s event and chose to host it on the links of The West Lancashire Golf Club in Blundellsands. Old Crosbeians
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Triangular Golf Match Report 2017
Team from left to right – Ian Duckett, George Apel, Josh Chan, Martin Glenn, David Anderson, Peter Magill, Nick O’Brien, Geoff Freeman. Climatic conditions play a large part in achieving decent scores on the championship links of the West Lancashire
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Old Boy becomes President of Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court
William Abbatt left Merchant Taylors’ in 1962 to study Material Sciences at Imperial College London. He stayed a further year to take a Masters course in Production Engineering and Management. Having worked for many years in this field, he decided
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School Council gives support to Sefton Sea Cadets
The Boys’ School was pleased to welcome back Old Boy Philip Cave on behalf of Seaforth Sea Cadets Corps to accept a donation from the School Council of £1,100. A 2010 leaver, Philip is currently a senior 2nd officer and
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