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BBC Young Composers Competition Success

Posted on September 13, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

Congratulations to Rachel Burnett who was entered and shortlisted for the Final of the BBC Young Composers Competition. This is a great achievement and Rachel should be immensely proud of her success. Although just missing out on the winning spot, the BBC Proms congratulated Rachel personally, “I’m writing to let you know that out of the hundreds of entries we received yours was one which was shortlisted by this year’s judges. While you didn’t win this year I wanted to let you know the judges were very impressed with your piece. Congratulations!”

BBC competitions are renowned for their professional high standards and to receive such an accolade is hugely impressive. Deputy Head at MTGS, Dr. M. Bush, said that “Rachel has a rare talent, notably because she has a natural flare in everything that she does musically, which is, in my experience, very unusual indeed. Academically, creatively and through performance she has outstanding technique and sensitivity in all genres!”

Rachel has been invited to apply to the competition again next year and we hope to see more great successes from her in the years to come.

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LOBAGS Golf Day Report 2017

Posted on September 12, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

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 were able to enter two teams of five players of handicaps ranging from plus 1 to 26 which continues to enable all golfing Old Boys to represent the school, whatever their playing standard.

Old Lerpoolians have a fine record in this event, and there is fierce rivalry with us over bragging rights, but this year their performance by both of their two teams overwhelmed us along with the rest of the field. Nevertheless, our “A” team were runners up in the best team Gross score, with Nick Jones (+1) and George Apel (3) achieving very good individual scores, with Nick finishing with the runner up’s prize for the individual gross score. The other members of the “A” team were Dave Croft, Ollie Hadden & Ian Kearney.

Our “B” team had some good nett scores from Graham Jones, Martin Glenn & John Sharman, with excellent back up from James & Michael Chambers.

The 2018 renewal is again likely to be held at the West Lancashire Links, and a provisional date has been fixed for Friday 13th July 2018. Having organised this event since we re-joined this competition in 2005, I feel that after 13 years, it is time for someone else to take over the mantle, and I am delighted to hand the reins over to fellow OC Martin Glenn, who shall contact you about the 2018 event.

David Anderson, 1960 Leaver

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Triangular Golf Match Report 2017

Posted on September 12, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

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 Golf Club. It was with some trepidation that the players from the three schools arrived for lunch at the Golf Club, but reassurances that a “window” was forecast for reasonable weather encouraged everyone to enjoy their repast.

And so it proved and, other than a fierce downpour over a couple of holes, and with a decreasing breeze throughout, the match was played in relatively pleasant conditions. Handicaps ranged from 3 to 26, and it was good to see that Old Crosbeians had a couple of players under 25 years of age (thereby enjoying a subsidy of 50% of the costs). The entire team, apart from the two discarded cards, scored consistently, with four achieving 29 points. Josh Chan (off a handicap of 10) was our second best scorer with 34 points, but our star player was the magnificent Martin Glenn (22 handicap) who carded 42 points, being five clear of any other player in the whole field. The previous holders, Old Merchant Taylors’, had five reasonable scores but three who had disappointing results which led to them accumulating a team score of 175 points. Old Wulfrunians had four players scoring 30 points or more to leave them with a total of 184 points, but Martin’s performance & the consistency of the others resulted in Old Crosbeians achieving 192 points, thereby reclaiming “The Auld Drutter”. Apart from those mentioned earlier, our team comprised David Anderson, George Apel, Ian Duckett, Geoff Freeman, Peter Magill and Nick O’Brien. Very well done to all.

It has been particularly difficult this year to raise a team for various reasons, so I urge all golfing OC’s to annotate their forward planners, and note that next year’s renewal will take place on Wednesday 25th July 2018 at the South Staffordshire Golf Club, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. Please let me know if you are interested by emailing me when you read this at [email protected]

David Anderson, 1960 Leaver

 

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School Photographs

Posted on September 8, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

Please note that individual school photographs will be taking place for Year 7, Year 10 and Lower Sixth on the morning of the 12th September 2017.

At the end of the academic year we had a number of calls from parents asking for details of how to to order photographs that have been taken over the course of the year. With this in mid, Bentley Photography have combined all the photos taken and uploaded them to their website with one set of log in details. Therefore, please see the link below to access photographs:

https://orders.bentleypics.com/bentley/CustomerPanoramicAndGroupOrder?function=View&LP=WA8JUF4EDTQlKSY8eX15FyZgWyI8fnQ0fFpUXgAEBQ==!!AQYJD1BdUjQnEnJmc34gTn9pW30yJys0fmEABAoHXA==

Photographs ordered will no longer be delivered via the school, but directly to your address.

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Merchant Taylors’ U15 Cricket    

Posted on September 7, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

Merchant Taylors’ U15 cricket team rounded off a spectacularly successful season last Sunday by becoming joint national T20 champions. Having won through to Finals Day by beating Cheadle Hulme and Sedbergh in the North of England finals in June they joined Oakham, Whitgift and Wellington College at the famous Arundel Castle ground to play off for the prestigious national trophy.

In the semi-final game against Oakham Merchants batted first and after a good opening partnership between Robert Rankin and Jackson Darkes-Sutcliffe Harvey Rankin joined his brother to put together a match winning stand. Robert’s 51 and Harvey’s undefeated 46, together with 30 from George Politis, enabled Merchants to score 149 for 3. The Oakham innings started well but good bowling from all the Merchants boys ensured that the run rate remained just too high for their opponents to overcome. With Jackson Darkes-Sutcliffe, Sam Regan, Josh Carberry and Robert Rankin all taking important wickets and George Hopwood bowling a tight spell, Oakham fell 6 runs short on 143 for 6.

Steady rain throughout the second semi-final made conditions very difficult, and although the final against Whitgift was started another heavy downpour meant that no further play was possible and the trophy was shared. This was a particularly impressive performance considering that Merchants were missing Oliver Green through injury and both Alex barker and Jay Singh due to other holiday commitments.

Earlier this season Merchants Under 15’s also got through to the final of the ESCA national 40 over cup, losing eventually to Bede’s School from Sussex. Nevertheless, Merchant Taylors’ was the only school in England and Wales to get through to the finals of both formats of the game. This is a testament to the ability and commitment of the boys themselves and the efforts of their coaches at the school, Will Miles and Head of Cricket Simon Sutcliffe, who commented – “This group of boys have become county and regional champions in both T20 and 40 over cricket, and national finalists in both, sharing the national T20 trophy with Whitgift. They have played some exciting and aggressive cricket throughout the season and thoroughly deserve all the accolades which have come their way.”

Next on the horizon for the Merchants players is a major tour to Sri Lanka in October where the boys will face the challenge of playing in a different environment entirely. If they can maintain their recent form they should acquit themselves very well.

 

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Year 3 Pupils Meet Their Buddies

Posted on September 7, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

A new school can feel strange but soon it’s not new anymore. It’s the beginning of the next stage in life’s journey. Our Year 6 boys act as role models to the Year 3 boys, they are there to listen and help the younger boys settle happily and confidently into school life. There may be times where the Year 3 boy can listen to and help the Year 6 boy too. Here are some photos of the boys and their Buddies.

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“E Safety for Parents” Deana Puccio and Allison Havey: Tuesday 12th September 2017

Posted on September 6, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

Come and join us for our E Safety for Parents talk on the 12th September. Deana and Allison co-founded the Raising Awareness and Prevention (RAP) Project to raise awareness to pre-teens, teenagers, young adults, teachers and parents about personal safety issues on and off line. This E-Safety presentation helps parents to understand what their kids are doing online. It will focus on the dangers of careless use of the internet, sexting, cyber bullying, grooming, indiscretion, and how one’s reputation on the internet cannot be ‘deleted’. Most importantly, Deana and Allison work on how to try and control what your child is exposed to and how to influence what they choose to expose themselves to.

Allison and Deana will be signing copies of their new book after their presentation which will be available to buy for £10 (rrp £12.99). This book acknowledges that it is simply not possible to monitor every aspect of a teenager’s online world, and insight into what they might be looking at, advice on how to talk to teens about social media to help keep them safe and the warning signs to look out for.

To book your complimentary places, please email [email protected].

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Old Boy becomes President of Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court

Posted on September 6, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

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 to study Law, the profession in which he has made his name in the following forty years. Working as a patent attorney, Mr Abbatt has dedicated himself to ensuring that clarity is maintained in all patent disputes, and to protecting the interests of businesses small and large. He has worked for Michigan-based law firm Brooks Kushman since 1986 and has received several commendations for his work, including being named as a ‘Top Lawyer’ in DBusiness Magazine’s 2016 edition and being listed in Intellectual Asset Management’s 1000 Recommended Individuals list for 2014/15.

The Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court is a philanthropic organization of judges, lawyers and legal educators that seeks to promote fair and ethical practice amongst junior lawyers and law students. Mr Abbatt helped to found the Inn five years ago and was enthusiastic about moving into a leadership role stating, “As President of this Inn, I have an opportunity to give back to the profession which has treated me so well”. Patterned after the English Inns of Court mentoring system, the Inn looks to provide best practice advice to those new or less skilled in the profession, in part through the educational programmes written by its one hundred plus members. The Inn is currently in the process of organising several outreach programmes which will aim to assist fledgling entrepreneurs in their practices. Mr Abbatt will look to take the organisation forward, while staying true to its initial goal of promoting excellence in advocacy amongst those it mentors.

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Merchant Taylors: Life outside the Bubble

Posted on September 6, 2017 by MarquesAdemir


23rd June, 2014. 3 days after my final exam at MTGS and I was on a plane to Cambodia. My parents were beside themselves!

I had never been abroad without adult supervision before and 6 weeks of teaching in the remote village of Bakod lay ahead. The days at the school flew by and before I knew it I was travelling the coast of Vietnam! I reluctantly returned home later that summer and began to look for a job for the next year whilst applying to University. I started working at MerseyCare Julie Ann, a domiciliary care agency, and frequently came back to Merchants’ where Mrs. Copley and Mrs. Doyle were my saviours in helping with my UCAS application. Once the invitations to interviews started coming through, I was once again back at Merchants’ to get interview practice with Mrs. Custard. Really, these women are the reason I am in medical school today!

I worked until the following summer and before I knew it I was in Thailand. I did 3 weeks of teaching there with the same company that placed me in Cambodia. I travelled around Thailand for a while, returned to Cambodia and finished the trip up in Laos. I then started at Hull York Medical School in September 2015. We started on the wards from the 3rd week of placement, which is great clinical exposure for seeing real patients. Fast forward to present day and I’ve just started my 3rd year (our holidays get shorter each year… but it’s worth it). The workload is plentiful but definitely manageable.

As I enter phase 2 of medical school, I will be based at the hospitals now for all of my teaching. This means daily ward rounds and lots of practical skills being learned! I am currently being immersed into clinical life, and will be learning lots of new skills within the next few weeks.

And I suppose that concludes my time since I left MTGS. In just three short years I would say I’ve done a fair bit! Where I am now all stems back from the skills and confidence I got from being at MTGS, as well as the tremendous support I received from the Old Girls’ Association. Not only did they support me throughout sixth form, they made it possible for me to attend events like Medsin which enhanced my UCAS application. They even assisted me when it came to my interviews, helping me with trains, flights and accommodation.

The OGA have played a huge role in shaping my life both at and after MTGS. I have so much gratitude for them and hope that others in my position know that they are always there to help students. They are an integral part of the Merchant’s family and I am honoured to be able to call myself an Old Girl.

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Rowing Success

Posted on August 29, 2017 by MarquesAdemir

Congratulations to Sophie Gillbanks of MTGS and her partner Georgia Shirley (St Mary’s School, Northwich RC) for their outstanding achievement upon winning their seventh national rowing title together last month in Nottingham, at the British Rowing Junior Championships 2017.

Sophie and Georgia once again achieved the fastest time in the Time Trial on the Saturday, comfortably winning their Semi-Final on the Sunday morning with a time of 08:19.19. They then went on to win the Final to gain another gold medal for their third consecutive year, with a time of 08:14.24 in the Women’s Junior 16 Double Sculls.

Sophie’s sister Lucy (an Old Girl of MTGS), also represented GB Universities at the European Championships, held in Serbia, the same weekend Sophie was competing in Nottingham. Lucy brought home two silver medals, one in the Women’s Lightweight Quad and another in the Women’s Lightweight Double.

The girls have thrived due to their outstanding levels of commitment, hard work and focus and have all performed incredibly well. We hope to see more great successes in the years to come.

 

 

British Rowing Championships. (2017). 2017 British Rowing Junior Championships.

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