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Princess Diana Award Ceremony 2014

Earlier this academic year, the Peer Support Group were awarded the Diana Award for ‘champion volunteer’. The way this award is described is ‘For young people who give their time to improve the lives of others’. The students involved include Tom Arthur, Daniel Crangle, Nick Saunders, George Cotcher-Riley, Alex Farrell, Ben Morris, James Evans, Conor Ritchie, Any McLannahan and Jamie Duff.

On Friday 28th February, four representatives on behalf of the peer support group (Andy McLannahan, Ben Morris, Alex Farrell and Conor Ritchie), attended Barclays Headquarters in Canary Wharf, London for the award ceremony. We were part of a group of 70 young people from across the country who received a Diana Award in one of the five available categories. Arriving at the venue we were greeted by Dan Roberts, MD, Global Head of Trade & Working Capital at Barclays, who spoke about his admiration for young people and their contribution to making a difference to the lives of others.

During the ceremony, we met a variety of inspirational speakers who recognised the positive contribution that young people make. Probably the most inspirational of all were the people who presented the awards. Such people included Barry and Margret Mizen (MBE) of the Jimmy Mizen Foundation, Twist and Pulse and the people who presented our award, celebrity stars Danny Andre and Sunny Nersian.

When we went up on stage to collect our certificate and plaque, a small synopsis of what we had done to receive the award was read out: ‘The PSG run an anti-bullying committee and continuously search for ways to help other students. They have set up a transition programme providing support for students moving into Year 7, also offering support to their parents. Their school radio station; ‘Livewire radio’ is aimed at encouraging younger boys to get involved with their activities’.

As reward for our contribution to aiding the school in a peer support role, we received a certificate signed by the Prime Minister David Cameron, one for each member of the team, and a plaque which is on display in the School’s Trophy Cabinet. We were really proud of ourselves for receiving the award and hope to continue the great work that we have been doing. A special thanks to Mrs Bradshaw for nominating us for the award and being so supportive.

Alex Farrell, PSG Rep

‘West Side Story’At the time of the publication of this issue of Nuntius, final preparations are underway for ‘West Side Story’ with an ‘urban’ theme to this year’s set. Once again, the quality of singing and acting is already at a very advanced stage and the show has all the makings

of yet another outstanding performance. ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was written by Shakespeare in 1595 and its story is timeless. Love across the barriers is dangerous and ultimately tragic. ‘West Side Story’ re-imagines the original story amongst the gangs of New York in 1950s. The story is set against a background of poverty, racial prejudice and juvenile delinquency; and although boy meets girl, the lovers are denied their happy ending.

‘West Side Story’ closely follows the narrative of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’, but with one important difference – where Shakespeare’s lovers come from two aristocratic households, West Side Story’s young couple are related to two street gangs, one noticeably more disadvantaged than the other. The Puerto Rican Sharks have come to New York seeking opportunity whilst Riff’ blue-collar Jets are barely a rung up the social ladder from Bernardo’s Latino Sharks, but their white European roots afford them a measure of protection from the city’s corrupt and racist police force. West Side Story’s tragic narrative provides an emotive hit with audiences with its timeless tale told through thrilling dance and music.

By the time you read this issue, ‘West Side Story’ performances will have taken place. Well done to all cast members and back stage crew – and a special thanks again of course to the lead staff: Amy Chalmers (Musical Director) and Geoff Hinde MBE (Director). It has all the makings of yet another magnificent performance.

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Headteacher’s WelcomeDear All

“Full of the joys of Spring” provides an apt phrase to capture the spirit of this particular term at Wirral Grammar School. It has been a pleasure to see pupils excelling in so many varied ways and gaining massively from some very special enrichment opportunities.

As I write this piece, the final rehearsals for ‘West Side Story’ are underway; a very sparse ‘urban set’ is in place and our student led backstage team is putting the final touches to the technical details. I have no doubt ‘West Side Story’ will be a huge success and provide lasting memories for everyone who has taken part.

Sporting achievement has been a particular ‘joy’ this term and we were delighted to see off our 1st XV in the NatWest Vase Semi-Final down at Allianz Park (home of the Saracens) in North London. Despite playing a superb game we were narrowly defeated by a very powerful Exeter College side. As Mr Crowley said to me after the game, “the main outcome here is a memory of an event that will last these boys a lifetime”.

Both our Music Society Competition and our Spring Concert have been added joys and it is always a pleasure to see so many pupils taking part across our full range of ensembles. Well done to our Music Competition Winners this year: David Noble (Year 9), Sam Fisher (Year 11) and Ben Savage (Year 13). Performances by all of this year’s competitors were a joy to behold.

Over the course of the Spring Term there has been a range of very special visit opportunities and these have included the visit by a group of students to South Africa, our annual ski tip to Austria, the politics visit to the Houses of Parliament and the Languages Department visits to Granada and Paris.

As Easter draws near the prospect of the external GCSEs, AS and A2 examinations loom larger. As we enter the final preparation and revision phase, I wish all pupils every success for these exams and I hope that they prove to be a true reflection of your ability.

Finally, on behalf of everyone at Wirral Grammar School, I hope that you have an enjoyable and relaxing Easter break.

Yours sincerely,

D R Hazeldine Headteacher

Best Wishes!With ever increasing competition for university courses, apprenticeships and employment, there has never been more at stake. I personally want to wish all our students taking AS, A2 and GCSE examinations every success. There is no doubting your ability to do well and with effective preparation, you should each do so. We look forward to another excellent set of results in August.

D R Hazeldine, Headteacher

Junior Chef 2014Well done to our Junior Chef winners Ben Brady-Jones, who gained ‘1st Place’ and Awynash Ganapathy who gained ‘2nd Place’. Altogether, thirty boys took part in this year’s WGSB ‘Junior Chef’ Competition and from the thirty, there were eight pupils who took part in the final. Ben’s meal consisted of Prawn and Vegetable Stir Fry followed by Strawberry Mousse and Awynash prepared Chicken and Vegetable Rice. Both boys were awarded trophies by Mr Hazeldine in a Year 7 assembly.

Emotional, Funny and InspiringAndrew Bernard was a recent visitor to WGSB. Known as ‘Bernie’ to everyone he comes into contact with. Bernie is the entertaining compere of the Manufacturing Institute’s ‘Make It’ Challenges that many Year 9 boys have taken part in over previous years. Bernie came to the school to give an emotional, funny and inspiring talk to Year 10 students about Testicular Cancer.

When he was 21 Bernie suffered from the disease and underwent surgery and

chemotherapy. Bernie explained how it had a life-changing effect upon him and the importance of early diagnosis. Mainly a disease affecting younger men, if caught early Testicular Cancer is 98% curable. A big thank you to Bernie from all at Wirral Grammar Boys.

Mr P Ronayne Community Partnership Manager

New School UniformDetails and information regarding the School Uniform Shop and purchasing of stock

items of the new school uniform will be available after Easter. Watch this space!

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House Matters - Mid Year UpdateIts been another busy few months at WGSB in our Inter House Competition, with news this week that Lever have stolen the House Commendation crown from Barber…it’s still all to play for!

Our House Captains continue to champion the cause of their respective army of students whilst all years have been superb in fully engaging with the work of their house councils to devise creative and inventive ways of making money for charity and helping the house to ‘out-do’ the others. Regular events such as the Barber cake sales continue, and new ideas, ranging from Minecraft to University Challenge continue to occupy and challenge the brains of WGSB students. Major fundraisers include the hugely successful Lever run FIFA tournament whilst our fortnightly collections of loose change have added yet another dimension to the rivalry between our houses.

Thank you to everyone who does anything for our house system and here’s to more fun and fund-raising in the second half of the year.

Mrs Ahern

Barber HouseRecently Barber has been leading in terms of House Commendations and is continually in the top two houses for charity pot collections. In addition, the treasure hunt event was a success alongside the weekly cake sales – all proceeds going toward the school’s

chosen charity – Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. It’s necessary that everyone continues to receive House Commendations at the exceptional rate that has become expected of Barber – let’s carry on this momentum to next term.

Bence Barton - Barber House Captain

Dodds HouseOver the past half term, Dodds has spearheaded the creation and running of Wirral Grammar School’s University Challenge – taking teams from each of the four houses and playing them off against each other in order to find, first, a Champion for each house and then

an overall Champion Quiz Team. Our House Council has continued to grow in strength; ideas coming thick and fast from the House Groups and generous charity donations are pushing us slowly up the league tables to reach, with any luck, the dizzying heights our house has maintained over the last two years.

Daniel Kowalski - Dodds House Captain

Hodgson HouseGreat ideas continue to flood from the house councils. The most recent of which from Hodgson house council is the hosting of a “Minecraft Building Competition”! This is a competition designed to test the creative

abilities of those who enter, letting them express those abilities through the popular video game Minecraft. Anyone can enter this completion and it is set to be finished by Friday 7th March. All entries will be judged by the head boy team and the finalists will be voted on

by the whole school! All the boys who enter achieve House Commendations for their houses and the winner receives a £10 gift voucher! Good luck to all boys who enter!

Isaac Barnes - Hodgson House Captain

Lever HouseThroughout the last term there have been many Lever events occurring that I’m sure you took part in! Firstly, was the FIFA 14 final, with DODDS Euan Aldis coming out on top! This competition has been a great success, raising over £200 pound for the school’s charity, and I hope

the legacy will last for an annual FIFA competition!

In other news, Lever have blown away the field in the loose change collection, raising £280 currently, with that figure ever rising. Please give as much as you can to your loose change pots so we come out as overall winners!

Other events that have been occurring with Gurditt Singh being the muffin man, selling muffins around school for charity, for which he has done a great job!

Events that will be occurring next term is a series of spot the ball that Ryan Clarke will be running, so keep your eye out for that! Overall, it has been a great year so far for Lever so keep up the good work!

Matthew Stewart - Lever House Captain

Wirral Grammar Boys AlumniIn January the school embarked on its Alumni project which will

reach out to thousands of our former students and members of staff

wherever they may be in the world. Already we have members from

across the globe who have signed up and are linking in with friends

and pals, many of whom they had lost contact with, in some cases for

over 50 years.

This is an exciting, long term and important project for Wirral Grammar

Boys and although in its early stages I would like to invite all our

old-boys, previous and current members of staff to participate in the

project at its inception.

The addition to the school website is in place. To log-on simply

go to the top right of the school homepage and click on the word

ALUMNI which can be found next to the social media icons. Follow

the instructions to create your own home page. If you have any old

photographs of classes, teams, trips, events and suchlike please

upload them to the site.

This is your site and your feedback is important in how we develop this

project so please make suggestions and leave feedback either on the

site or to me personally on: [email protected]

Mr P Ronayne

Community Partnership Manager



Charles Scarratt Music Award On Friday 7th March, I took part in the Charles Scarratt Music

Award which took place at Birkenhead Academy, Wirral. It was

adjudicated for the fifth year running by Gareth Green, who is

an organ recitalist, accompanist, adjudicator, Associated Board

examiner, moderator and trainer, and composer. I was delighted

to be placed second in this competition by such an esteemed

musician, and honoured to come in the top three with my friends

and fellow Wirralians and junior RNCM attendees, Edward Carew,

trumpet, (St Anselms) and Matthew Kitteringham (Calday Grange

Grammar), not to mention the extremely generous and welcome

prize of £300! Jamie Shorrock (U6) who also took part in the

competition came fourth. Many thanks to Catharine Scarratt for

the encouragement that this opportunity affords, including a prize

winners’ recital at the Williamson Art Gallery in the summer.

William Bracken 10D/NM

My Musical Experience

I joined Wirral Grammar School for Boys in September 2013

coinciding with the arrival of Mr Dickinson, Head of Music. After

attending the open evening, it was obvious there were a large

number of musical opportunities for me to pursue. All four music

A-Level students contribute different musical ideas to the class

and we learn from shared experiences as well as enjoying one

another’s company.

Since September, I have taken part in a wide range of musically

based trips ranging from seeing the Halle orchestra in

Nottingham, to a full day in Liverpool including The Beatles Story

and playing in a music bar in Matthew Street. I have also played

on several occasions in school concerts and in the ensemble

groups including the concert band, brass group, and orchestra.

All these experiences have enhanced my musical ability and

enthusiasm, and I am thoroughly enjoying the course. I’m sure

that the remainder of my time at Wirral will be just as enjoyable.

Andrew Gill L6H/CL

My 3D PrinterFor my birthday I got a 3D printer.

Building on the work I have been doing

in CADCAM in my design technology

lessons, it has allowed me to prototype

and attempt many things, which

previously would have taken longer to

bring into fruition.

FIX IT! - Its uses can range from

something funny to something practical

and can bring ideas to life. An example

of a practical use was redesigning a

broken plug. An example of funny or

less practical print, was my personally

designed head camera mount. The

design needs refining but was quite fun

to experiment with, resulting in a camera

mount which I could use on holidays.

In order to be able to use the printer

I had to download design software. I

found free software to download called

‘123 design’ which allowed me to create

modules easily. However at school we

use ‘Sketch up’ which is also compatible for some 3D printers. I have

also used designs copied from the internet through a website called

‘Thingiverse’. These designs are published by the people who want to

share their designs with the internet community. There are numerous

designs allowing easy access for very imaginative items and designs

which would never normally be made. A fun design I downloaded was

an iPod nano watch .

My current project is complex and a big challenge that I am willing

to rise to. The project is a fully automated robotic hand which I will

develop into a working prosthetic limb. I am currently saving to buy

several servos and circuitry components which will allow me to

progress and design the palm casing/housing. Progress so far is that

I have designed and made the fingers and have used the printer to

develop and refine my design taking me to my third version now. The

skills for me to draw out a design were mostly acquired through D.T

lessons throughout my time at the school, allowing me to put ideas on

to a program ready for printing.

Ben Elliott 10H/GA

School of the DayWGSB were recently featured on HEART FM as ‘School of the

Day’. The school and it students were mentioned several times

on the morning programme between 7.45am and 8.45am.

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Music UpdateThe Annual School Music Competition attracted almost 80 boys, each attempting to reach the final on Wednesday 12th March whilst gaining house points as well. Now in its seventeenth year, the audience was treated to some command performances in the final adjudicated by Mrs Rosemary MacPherson, a local piano tutor and adjudicator whose sons, Ben and Sam, attended Wirral Boys. Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Years 7 - 9: David Noble 9D/RW Years 10 - 11: Sam Fisher 11D/AJ Years 12 - 13: Ben Savage U6L/MY

Commiserations to the other finalists listed below, but well done to all performers for entering this year. I hope everyone will try again next time – remember you will be competing against different people as you will be a year older.

Finalists: Thomas Green 7D/AS, Adam Pullin 7D/OJA, Oliver Ritchie 8L/HS, Tom Rogers 9H/GA, James Tarver 9H/RB, David Noble 9D/RW, Joshua Beale 10B/RR, William Bracken 10D/NM, Joe Kershaw 11B/KJ, Sam Fisher 11D/AJ, Ben Turner 11H/SLJA, Jon Ford 11L/DW, Sam Hartharn-Evans L6B/RW, Robin Leach L6L/BC, Ben Albuquerque L6B/KJ, Sam Molyneux U6L/JMC, Ben Savage U6L/MY

Congratulations as well to the following successful Music Exam candidates who took the exam in February. There are a particularly high number of merits this time so well done to all the following:

Name Form Instrument Grade Result

Thomas Peake 7B/JH Piano 2 Merit

Samuel Mcevoy 7D/CH Trumpet 2 Pass

Elliot Richards 7D/HD Cello 3 Pass

James Wright 7L/LAB Euphonium 2 Pass

Tomas Clark 7L/HS Cornet 3 Pass

Malik Saad 8H/AB Piano 3 Pass

Salehuddin Allen 8B/RR Cornet 3 Pass

Henry Anderson 9B/KJ Violin 3 Pass

James Tarver 9H/RB Violin 7 Merit

Aled Davies 10D/AS Trumpet 5 Merit

Elliot Fisher 11L/SPA Violin 4 Merit

Ben Savage U6L/MY Trumpet 8 Merit

Results of the singing and keyboard exams with the London College of Music did not quite make the deadline for this addition of Nuntius. Watch out for a list of successful candidates in the summer term edition.

The Concert Band from St Andrew’s Scots School from Buenos Aires visited on Wednesday 29 January, and together with our own Concert Band entertained the whole of Year 9 as well as primary school pupils from St Andrew’s in the School Hall with renditions of both Latin American tunes and more well-known favourites. The group are on the first leg of their European tour, and this is the 2nd time the band have visited Wirral.

Three of our more advanced pianists were given an opportunity to listen and perform in a Masterclass with Joanna McGregor OBE at Hope University on Wednesday 12th February. Joanna has performed all over the world as a concert pianist, including at the BBC proms in the Albert Hall, as well as teaching piano at the Royal Academy of Music so it was an excellent opportunity to learn from one of the best concert pianists in the country.

The whole of year 8 travelled to the Philharmonic Hall on Thursday 27th March to listen to the world-renowned Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform well known popular classics whilst exploring themes such as the link between music and maths. Performed to an audience of key stage 3 pupils, for many this will have been their first experience of listening live to a full professional symphony orchestra.

Reviews of this year’s school show, West Side Story, will appear elsewhere in Nuntius, but it remains for me to thank the musicians in the band, made up of local professionals, students and pupils from school, who with just a couple of rehearsals performed to an exceptionally high standard all week.

The usual Spring Concert took place on Wednesday 9th April with a matinee performance in the afternoon. This matinee concert is given to an audience made up of children from local primary schools, this year attended by Stanton Rd, Brackenwood and Higher Bebington Primary School.

The next music tour will be to Budapest, and we hope to leave school with a party of 56 boys in the summer of 2015. Plans are already underway to help with fund-raising and sponsorship, and I’m sure this tour, which is the first under the direction of our new Director of Music Mr Dickinson, will be just as successful as the previous nine have been.

Mr P Thomas Music Department



Visiting Professor for HistoriansMr Mckibbin recently arranged a

return visit to school by Professor

Read of Warwick University. He

came into school for the second

year on the run to speak to lower

sixth historians about the life and

times of Joseph Stalin. Professor

Read’s knowledge was clearly

vast as he went into intricate detail

on different interpretations of the

motives behind Stalin’s decisions

and of what kind of man he really

was. I feel I speak for all of the attendees, at the two hour session,

when I say that it was both enthralling and educational. It benefitted

us all a great deal and was a great way to prepare for the mocks to

see the range of perspectives of Stalin.

I would like to thank Professor Read on behalf of all of the History

students for taking the time to come in and share his expertise

with some budding historians. We would also all like to thank Mr

McKibbin for arranging the session, although I do believe he enjoyed

it even more than we did!

Tom Smith L6

WGSB Remembers WWI100 years ago this summer, the British Empire, France and Russia

went to war with the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and later the

Ottoman Empire in a conflict that lasted over four years and involved

every major power in the world.

The war touched almost all of the

planet’s continents and caused

the deaths of over nine million

combatants, almost a million civilians,

and a further six million from the

resulting famine and disease. In total,

the conflict claimed the lives of 16 million people, almost 2% of the

world’s population at the time, and ranks among the bloodiest in

human history.

WGSB Remembers WWI is the school’s project to commemorate the

Great War’s centenary from now to 2018, and we are planning many

events in remembrance of the conflict, its impact on Britain and the

people it affected, including:

• the opening of a memorial Poppy Garden within the school grounds

• a day of lessons relating to the war effort across every subject

• an evening of music, literature, theatre and other presentations

about the war and era

But these are just the beginning; we would like many more events

over the coming months and years, and we welcome any ideas

for the project. Given the severity of the war, it is crucial that we

recognise its huge importance in world history without celebrating

its appalling destruction.

If you have any ideas, would like to help raise money for the

project and the British Legion, know of any relatives who fought

in the war or just want to be involved, please speak to Mrs Jones

([email protected]) or any boy on the planning panel.

Mrs A Jones

Head of History

Wally Pitcher Prize Awards for Geologists

Dr Maggie Williams from Liverpool University, representing Liverpool Geology Society, attended school in November 2013 to inspect the field notebooks of the three sixth form students Aaron Drury, Matthew Herbison and Matthew Taylor, who won the prestigious ‘Wally Pitcher Prize’ for best field notebooks at GCSE 2013. Each student was given £25 to purchase geological equipment. Well done!

Mr R Humphreys Geology

Private PeacefulSeventy Six Year 8 pupils went to see an adaptation of Michael

Morpurgo’s much loved novel set during World War 1 at

Liverpool’s Playhouse Theatre.

Mrs K Campbell

English Department

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Visit to ParliamentOn the 9th December, I and 15 fellow politics students had the great honour of visiting the Houses of Parliament. Our day started bright and breezy as we boarded our train at Liverpool Lime Street for Euston. On arrival at Euston, we took the underground to Charing Cross and walked towards Westminster, passing some very famous sites such as the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, The Mall, Downing Street and several government buildings. When we finally arrived at the Palace of Westminster, we entered Portcullis House and were met by Alison McGovern’s assistant who showed us to her office and then took us into the Houses of Parliament.

Upon entering the House of Parliament, I felt quite emotional to be walking in the footsteps of some of the greatest MPs and Prime Ministers this country has ever seen, it was a feeling I’ll never forget! We entered the Great Hall which is the only hall big enough in the entire palace to seat the House of Commons, House of Lords and honourable guests. We stood at the top of the steps where many great people have stood such as Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth II and then proceeded into the famous ‘Lobby’ which was recognisable from news reports; we all took a moment to take in the beauty and history surrounding the Palace of Westminster.

Our first parliamentary experience took place in one of the many committee rooms over-looking the River Thames in which we had some heated discussions before being joined by our local MP, Alison McGovern, who had been in the Commons all morning

debating Universal Credit. Afterwards we were taken into the viewing gallery of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and some students even had the honour of meeting Lord Sugar. I managed to shout “Hear Hear” in the House of Lords during the debate about Universal Credit which felt euphoric and very strange at the same time; it was something I had always wanted to do!

We returned home after a truly magnificent and memorable day and on behalf of all the students that went, I would particularly like to thank Alison McGovern MP and also the teachers who helped arrange the trip and accompanied us, Mrs Ahern, Mr Ronayne and Mr Taws.

Graham Fisher L6L/MY

Mobile Phone Policy – ReminderOur policy on mobile phones is very clear. Pupils are permitted to

have phones available for use before and after school but during

the school day they must be switched off. Staff will confiscate

mobile phones that are on view/in use during the day.

Debate with Visiting Politicians

On Monday 9th December, I and my fellow Politics students

joined John Bell and Andrew Pearce to debate the merits of

leaving or remaining within the EU. John Bell, representing the

Eurosceptic camp, is the Conservative Party Candidate for

Wirral South for the 2015 General Election. Andrew Pearce, a

former Conservative and in favour of remaining in the EU, is a

former Member of the European Parliament. Both men presented

convincing cases for their respective arguments. Issues such

as immigration, repatriation of powers, the Eurozone and EU

membership fees all featured heavily.

After opening arguments from our two guests the issue was

opened up to the audience, who asked some intriguing

questions about future integration into the EU and the possibility

of renegotiating terms with Brussels. I thoroughly enjoyed the

experience, which was particularly beneficial for me and James

Evans, as it continued our engagement with the EU following the

EU mock Council in November.

I would like to thank John and Andrew for attending, as well as to

Mr Edwards for granting us this opportunity to debate the issue

of the EU with real politicians.

Jason Pilkington L6H/CD

Presentation of school shield to Lord Mike Storey on steps of Westminster Hall



Mersey STEM Robot Challenge

In January Mersey STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) held their Robot Challenge at St Anselms College in Birkenhead. Our Year 10 Team had to build a robot from scratch and pitch it in various activities against similar machines built by teams from other schools. This was an intensive and enjoyable day for staff and students alike with the students demonstrating skills across a wide range of disciplines in all areas of Technology.

Mr P Ronayne Community Partnership Manager

STEM Ambassador - The JourneyRecently, a number of lower sixth boys enrolled in the STEM Ambassadors scheme. STEMNET is a project that works with thousands of schools across the UK and creates opportunities to inspire young people who have an interest in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths.

In order to achieve our places within STEM, we have organised various experiments that will be running

during lunchtime clubs to hopefully inspire a plethora of KS3 students to follow in our footsteps and see the real world applications of STEM subjects. Our lessons are not designed to be about writing, tests or exams. Instead, they allow pupils to explore, investigate and discover their passions in a fun and stimulating learning environment away from the constraints of the school timetable or curriculum.

We would like to thank Miss Burrows for organising and involving us with the STEM programme and would strongly recommend you to check out the STEM website to see how you can also become an ambassador. We hope to see you in one of our experiments soon!

Jack Kelly and Harry Hawley L6

Young Analyst CompetitionOn Saturday the 8th of March our team of three (Joe Lawton, Sam Roberts and Jack Abel) participated in the Young Analyst Competition at the University of Liverpool. The competition started at 9.00am and finished at 3.00pm. For the competition there was a brief introduction of what we would have to do before we were allowed into the labs. In the lab there were 5 different experiments that the team had to do. Each member had to do a titration of the standardization of EDTA solution, two members had to analyse the concentration of calcium ions in milk, and each person had a different type of milk and the final member had to make up stock solutions of zinc and analyse them using a spectrophotometer, the final experiment was again for the whole team which was infra-red spectroscopy to determine a type of acid.

The whole competition was to give us an insight into how a university works during a practical and also to have some fun. After the practical we went to see a lecture called ‘A Saturday Night Lecture Show’ presented by Dr Graeme Jones. This lecture showed us how chemistry is all around us where ever we go and the lecture presented it in a very entertaining way.

Finally the results of the competition were announced. Although we managed to complete the competitions with what we thought were very precise answers from our tests, unfortunately due to the number of other schools who had trained and practised for this we did not manage to win but we still enjoyed ourselves throughout the event.

Jack Abel L6H/AB

Chemistry Olympiad On the 5th February, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth students took

part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s, UK Chemistry Olympiad

which is a two hour exam to test pupils on their abilities with very

tough questions. This year the students were asked questions

on several topics including sodium in street lights, lanthanum

tablets, tazarotene acne cream and methane hydrate. In what

was a very tough exam our knowledge of A-Level Chemistry was

stretched and made us apply our skills outside the course we had

been taught which yielded some good results. All in all it was an

enjoyable experience and many thanks are owed to Dr Bromley for

organising the school’s entrance to the Olympiad.

Joseph Lawton L6H/RB

Stop Press: The results have just come in! Our only Upper 6th

candidate – Jawad Qureshi – gained a silver award improving on

his bronze last year. Most Lower 6th students do not gain enough

marks for an award because the exam is so tough but this year

three students did. Congratulations go to Jack Abel and Joe

Crawford for gaining bronze awards and to Joe Lawton (the author

above) whose impressive performance earned him a silver award!

Well done to all who were brave enough to enter.

Dr L Bromley

Head of Chemistry

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500 Word Competition

Congratulations to all boys who entered the BBC 500 word story writing competition. Whilst we are still awaiting any results from the BBC we have awarded our own winners:

Year 7 First Prize: Awynash Ganapathy Year 7 Second Prize: Thomas Barden Year 8 First Prize: Malik Saad Year 8 Second Prize: Daniel Langley

Please see a link to all winning entries on the English Department website. Happy Reading!

Mrs H Davies Head of English

RSC Top of the Bench Competition

On Friday the 13th of December we attended Wirral Metropolitan College to participate in the ‘Top of the Bench’ Competition. Prior to this we had to make a poster on

‘The Chemistry of Food’. On arrival, we assembled in a room with the other competing schools and were told how the day would plan out. In the morning, we did a practical for 2 hours; for this we had to work out the concentration of Hydrochloric acid by timing its reaction with Magnesium and comparing the time to that of other known concentrations. During the afternoon, everyone took part in an individual test and were marked on everything we had done in the day, including the poster. This gave each school an overall mark. Our school proudly came second, closely behind Birkenhead.

Tom Rogers and Balaram Sridhar (other team members were: Joe Houghton and Jake Clement-Jones)

World Book Day

Our annual celebration of this event was enhanced by members of staff dressing as characters from novels. The History Department were all dressed as characters from ‘Oliver Twist’; we also had a ‘Where’s Wally’, a ‘Miss Havisham’, ’The Cat in the Hat’, ‘Bilbo Baggins’, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ and ‘Elizabeth Bennett’ to name but a few. Pupils in Years 7, 8 and 9 each had a session with an award winning author of teen fiction and had the opportunity to buy signed copies of their novels.

Mrs K Campbell English Department



Sixth Form Spanish Trip with the Languages Department

It is 23rd November, the sky is grey, the sun is low and a group of

30 or so 6th Formers are setting off for Granada, Spain. A joint trip

between the Girls’ and Boys’ 6th form, and championing our very

own Mr Hughes, the group arrived in Malaga airport and from there

took a bus journey to Granada.

At dawn of day two (or 10 o’clock, depending on how you see the

world), we were ready for a busy day sightseeing the beautiful city. In

the spotlight – Alhambra, a palace and fortress, built originally by the

Moors in the XII century. A fine example of early Arabic architecture,

it was truly a spectacle to behold, and there was a lot of beholding to

be done, for the tour took the better part of the day.

On the following days, there was a vast swath of activities still

to be done. In the books, a traditional Spanish cooking lesson, a

sightseeing tour, a flamenco lesson, some more sightseeing and

indeed a bit of sightseeing at night.

Intertwined with these affairs were spells of free time with plenty of

opportunity for the students to practice their Spanish. an all-round

beneficial experience for everyone.

A fact worth mentioning was the visit to the summer house of

famous Spanish poet and playwright, Fredrico Garcia Lorca, a man

of particular interest to those in Year 13, who are studying one of his

major works – “La Casa de Bernarda Alba”. Close to the poet’s house

was also another fabulous Granada landmark – a park named after

the Master himself – with the most wonderful rose bushes and palm

trees in Europe.

The trip concluded on the following Monday, with touchdown in

Liverpool at precisely midnight and all the students ready and

waiting for a busy Tuesday morning packed with under-sleeping

and over-exhaustion.

All in all a very successful excursion and one to add to the books as a

fine example of collaboration between the two neighbouring schools.

With plenty of opportunity to learn both the language and the culture,

it was a worthwhile experience for all the pupils involved and indeed

served a far greater purpose than simply showing a different city. It

showed a whole new culture, a whole new lifestyle and a whole new

way to look at the world. And for me, that is exactly what learning

languages is all about.

Daniel Dorda L6B/JLH

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Paris and the ArtsOn 6th February the French, Politics and Art departments visited Paris

for a 5 day trip with the Sixth Form. In what was a brilliant cultural

experience, over the course of the visit we saw sites such as Notre

Dame, the Eiffel Tower, Sacré Cœur, Tour Montparnasse, the Louvre,

Musée d’Orsay and the Arc de Triomphe. After having travelled to Gare

du Nord on the Eurostar, we settled into our hotel before using the

packed Parisian Metro to head and see the Eiffel Tower lit up. Later that

evening we headed for the Montmatre area for something to eat; then to

top off our first evening in Paris we saw panoramic views of Paris in front

of Sacré Cœur.

We had an early morning on Friday to go to the Panthéon, Sorbonne and

Notre Dame before splitting up into the French, Politics and Art groups.

The French group went to a Focus on French conference followed by a

trip to La Defense, whilst the Politics students visited Les Invalides and

the Art students, Centre Georges Pompidou. In the evening we met up

again on the banks of the Seine for a river cruise through the heart of La

Ville-Lumière, taking in more beautiful sights of Paris.

On the Saturday at the Palais des Congrès, we all attended a conference

about ‘Our Future in Europe’ with talks on human rights, economics,

entrepreneurship and learning and working in Europe, before a Question

Time style debate with panellists, Shami Chakrabarti, Evan Davis,

Kenneth Clarke MP, Simon Hughes MP and Angela Eagle MP. After half

a day spent at the conference we went on a meander along the Seine,

passing the Musée d’Orsay and Pont des Arts before arriving again at

the Notre Dame to go inside the Cathedral.

On our last full day in Paris, we went in the morning to Tour

Montparnasse to overlook the whole of Paris, 210m up from the ground.

Afterwards we all travelled to the Louvre and after a quick bite to eat

wandered through the vast art gallery, seeing masterpieces of the Venus

de Milo, Liberty Leading the People, the Feast at Cana and the Mona

Lisa. During the afternoon we split up again, with a choice of the Musée

d’Orsay, Père Lachaise Cemetery and the Arc de Triomphe or the Musée

Carnavalet. Eventually to round off another brilliant day in Paris, we went

to eat in the Bastille area before going back to pack. With half a day left

before re-boarding the Eurostar, we decided to go up the monument we

had seen every day of our visit, La Tour Eiffel. Sampling more bird’s eye

views of Paris from the famous landmark, it wasn’t long before we had

to descend the stairs and make our way back to Gare du Nord for the

trip home.

This was an amazing trip enjoyed by all the students, who experienced

Paris first hand, made new friends and took away fantastic memories.

The Sixth Form trip to Paris is undeniably one of the best school trips

at Wirral Grammar and many thanks are to be given to the staff of the

Girls’ school, Mrs Craze and in particular Mr Hughes for organising such

a wonderful trip.

Joseph Lawton L6H/RB

Wirral Boys with Kenneth Clarke MP



February Ski TripThe annual ski trip has just arrived back from a sunny and snowy Austria where all the pupils involved thoroughly enjoyed themselves yet again. The Boys and the Girls Schools join together to make a combined party. This year 41 boys and 22 girls took part in a very successful trip. I am already being asked if we can go next year again.

The weather was mixed with sun and snow but nothing to stop the skiing. Snow conditions were very good which made life a little easier for the pupils. The party was a mix of some very good skiers and complete novices to the sport and they all got on very well indeed. Inevitably there were one or two crashes during the week but nearly all escaped unscathed and all made excellent progress coming back better skiers than when they went.

However, for the first time ever, we had a pupil who dislocated his knee and was air lifted to Hospital. Thankfully, he made a good recovery but did not ski for the rest of the week. His attitude to the event was superb, but unfortunately he could not remember the helicopter lift off the mountain! The pupils in his group who contacted me by phone to keep me informed of proceedings did so exceptionally well and were very calm in a difficult situation. Well done indeed to those pupils.

I was very pleased to see the beginners making excellent progress and skiing most of the mountain by the end of the week, while the advanced group were very good indeed with some superb young skiers. The times in the slalom race were better than ever with three of the pupils beating all the staff! Luck I feel! The fastest 3 pupils on the mountain were:

1st: Jack Price

2nd: Aled Davies

3rd: Sam Gregory

All three of these and a few others are exceptionally good skiers. Well done to everyone.

I would like to thank the pupils for their behaviour during the trip which was by most excellent, especially the long trip on the coach and also the way that they conducted themselves on the slopes with their instructors, who were very complementary towards them all.

Finally a big thank you to the other staff who worked really hard this year as always. Even Mr Crowley came out of retirement after two years away and even though his old knees were not up to the job, was a great help on the trip. Mr Wakelam for his help and waking everyone up far too early every morning and braving the helicopter trip when he does not like heights and Mrs Gawith, not only for her help on the trip which was great especially looking after the boys who were not well, but for all her help before the trip, which as always, was fantastic.

Thank you all so much.

Mr I F Davies

Cambridge University Visit 2014

Towards the end of the Spring Term a group of fourteen Year 12 students went on a two day visit to Cambridge University, accompanied by Mr Askew and Miss Kennah. The visit is an annual one and is arranged to provide students with the opportunity to visit a number of Colleges and gain advice from Admission Tutors. Over the last few years we have established a number of direct links with both academic and admission staff at several Colleges.

On the first day, students visited Girton College and Fitzwilliam College and were given tours of each. Students were also able to look around Kings College and Trinity Hall College. The group stayed overnight at Selwyn College and on the second day, students were able to look around other colleges of their own choosing, as well as some of the academic departments around the city. Each year, several of our students are successful in gaining places at Cambridge and it is pleasing to see that former Wirral Grammar School students are thought of very highly by College staff.

Parent Mail: Is Your Email Address up to Date?The majority of parents with computer access have registered an

e-mail address with us and ‘Parent Mail’ is proving to be a fast

and effective means of getting letters and messages to parents.

To remain effective, parents need to keep their e-mail address

information up-to-date. If you have not registered, or if your e-mail

address has changed, this can be amended by logging into the

Parent Mail website: www.parentmail2.co.uk and following the

‘parent login’ link or by contacting the school Finance Office.

Visited our Website Recently?Over the last two terms, our website has grown into a very important source of information about the school: news, forthcoming events, guidance materials, sporting achievements etc are all to be found on the website www.wirralgrammarboys.com

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South Africa - IWELE Pupil Exchange

During February half-term, five boys from Year 10 – U6 travelled the 6,165 miles to Cape Town on a student exchange as part of the ‘IWELE Schools Partnership Project’. We were joined by representatives from Poole Grammar, the third British partner school. Our venture into the country that says they “Inspire in new ways” was nothing short of incredible, humbling, exhilarating and to a certain degree, life changing. It is an experience that I, nor the rest of the group, will ever forget and it is one we will cherish for the rest of our lives.

For the duration of our stay we were put up by Cape Academy, one of the three South African Schools we are partnered with. Each morning began with

an early start for breakfast and an extra visitor – a baboon! Our first two days in South Africa were spent visiting the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Sutherland.

The rest of our stay involved a sensational trip to Langa, a township in Cape Town. The people who live in Langa are the most welcoming people I have ever met: they don’t have a lot to show superficially, but they are proud of what they do have and are so thankful for it. We were allowed to visit people’s houses so they could show us their way of life which was a very humbling experience for us all. After visiting the craft stalls situated throughout the township, we had lunch in a restaurant in Langa where we were entertained by a Marimba band.

The remainder of the day consisted of a tour of Robben Island. Our tour guide was a former inmate of the prison who told us that it is both ex-inmates and officers/prison guards who conduct the tours.

Later in the week we visited the two other South African schools in the partnership: Sans Souci Girls & Bardale School. This was wonderful for all of us to meet some of the students in the schools. It was fantastic to be able to see how the schools compared to each other, and also compared to ours. We were able to spend the day as a pupil at each of the schools.

This visit was an outstanding experience for us all and we all adored every second. It most certainly wouldn’t have been the same without Mrs Davies who we would all like to thank once again for joining us, putting up with us and ultimately making our

visit to South Africa “the trip of a lifetime.” I would like to end on one final point: South Africa is a beautiful country, however, the jewel in its crown are the people. If you ever visit don’t just stay on a beach: go to Langa and visit Robben Island, experience everything it has to offer.

Ben Mark Turner 11/SLJA

Charity UpdateWelcome to the spring issue of Nuntius.

This term has flown by very quickly, but it has been busy nonetheless! There have been a plethora of charity events including University Challenge, the Minecraft competition and the introduction of charity pots within forms, raising even more money than ever before. This has led to an incredible overall amount of over £4,000 being raised for the school charities this year already. The House Captains have more information about all events, past and upcoming on the ‘House Matters’ page.

There have been a number of trips this term including one to South Africa which is part of our IWELE project; one of the schools’ charities. Later on in the year, we will hopefully be bringing learners from South Africa to our school. Also next term we will see the return of the sponsored walks which raised thousands of pounds last year, so watch this space for more details!

Finally, I want like to thank everyone for their continued support towards the charities; money raised will really make a difference to others. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone the very best of luck in the upcoming exams.

George Anderson - Head Boy



Swimming for SuccessThe start of this swimming season has been as successful as last season for me.

At Regional Championships I competed in 13 events, achieving 12 personal best times, 7 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals, winning top boy in age group and then top boy overall and to finish, broke some meet records. I then went on to compete at English SchooIs’ Championships during half term, where I competed in 5 events, winning 3 gold and 2 silver medals. I am now back in a gruelling training cycle as I prepare training for Welsh Nationals on the 18th to 21st April, where having qualified for 13 events, my coach has selected 7 that I will focus on. I would like to thank the school for its continued support towards my swimming.

Jack Boniface 9D/HD

Chess Club

Chess club is on every Wednesday, at lunchtime, and is for all year groups and chess playing abilities. Some people come for the pleasure of playing; others turn up to beat the competition! A tournament started at the club recently where you play seven games against different opponents, winning prizes along the way. These rewards include: gold spots on your badge, furry mascots and even a match of the day book! Players who collect enough points are invited to play in the regional competition, which is a really testing event with people from all around Cheshire, Wirral and North Wales competing.

27 people have entered the tournament this year and, at the time of writing, we are into round 5 out of 7. It is all very close at the top of the table with James Lee (Year 8), Corey McWilliams (Year 7), Seth Collinson (Year 7) and myself all tied at the top of the leader board with 13/15 points. Other people are close behind so it will be a very tense finale!

For the rest of the school year there is an ongoing competition called the chess ladder. In this competition you have to work your way up the ladder by challenging other players above you. If you win a game against a person who is above you, you swap places with them. This is also very competitive, with the top five places especially hard to come by. Why don’t you come along and try to be the ‘king of the chess board’.

Mrs J Turner

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

After recent staff training, the department have now improved the DofE programme and its availability to pupils. Currently there are 87 year 10 boys working towards the Bronze Award and 40 Year 11/12/13 working towards the Silver Award. Miss Strand and I attended the Mountain Leaders Award (MLA) and are working towards completion over the next couple of years. One criterion of the award is to complete 40 quality mountain days in the regions of the Snowdonia, Lake District and Caledonian mountain ranges. Two days were recently completed on a staff expedition to Snowdonia walking to the Mount Siabod summit. This was done in preparation for the silver direct first practice expedition will be taking place over the weekend of 15th/16th March 2014. I would like to thank all the staff for making the two days so much fun, giving up their own time to assist us on our MLA. The school has also acquired the Digimap schools service which will improve the boys’ understanding of map reading and route planning; all the boys have now been trained on this.

Application for the Bronze award will be opened to the current Year 9 at the start of the summer term and further information will be given nearer the time. I believe that the service the school offers in supporting the boys is improving all the time, however this would not happen if the staff did not offer their services in assisting all aspects of the award. I would like to thank them for volunteering their support and making the school DofE programme excellent.

After the recent Careers Convention and talking to Mr Davies, it is clear that anybody holding a Bronze, Silver or Gold Certificate goes a long way to impressing future employees. This is also an internationally recognised award, however it is not easy to complete. Boys must be aware that they have to be committed, enthusiastic and prepared in order to be successful. If you have any questions or queries regarding DofE please do not hesitate to contact Miss Strand or myself.

Mr McKinney Duke of Edinburgh Leader

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Junior BantamsA team Played 13 W 9 D 1 L 3 B team Played 11 W 10 D 0 L 1

Both the Junior Bantams teams finished the season on a high with comfortable wins over Calday, Adams and Kings Macclesfield. The stats would have been even better if the atrocious winter weather had not meant cancellations of three games. This has been a wonderful rugby season with the squad enjoying many highs and playing some quality rugby.

This improvement was clearly witnessed in our tough Cheshire Cup quarter final draw against Altrincham GS. They arrived full of confidence expecting to progress to the semi, however they were met by a marauding Wirral side that completely dominated the game. A five try haul by Captain Jacob Ainscough was the highlight of the game, in a tremendous team performance, in which Wirral won 41-0. We now face a difficult away tie at Christleton HS in the semi-final on April 1st to see who faces St Ambrose in the final.

The Cowbridge Tour was cancelled, however we will hopefully still be travelling to Wales on the first weekend of April. After half term, the Sevens Season started and we have competed in the Arnold Kings School and Birkenhead School competitions. In our first at AK we were eventually beaten by Kirkham GS in the semi-final 14-12, in a very creditable performance. At Birkenhead, after 5 wins, we met St Ambrose in the final, however we were defeated by a strong Ambrose team and had to accept second best on the day. Hopefully this result will stir the boys to beat Christleton HS and get some payback in the Cheshire Cup final. We are also attending the Bradford Sevens Festival on Wednesday 12th March in another prestigious northern tournament.

I would like to thank all the players for their efforts thus far. Please continue to train, as we still have some important games ahead. I would also like to thank the parents for their magnificent support, both home and away, and to those parents who help with refreshments on Saturday mornings.

Mr A McKinney Junior Bantams Coach

NatWest Vase Semi Final

The 1st XV NatWest Vase Semi Final squad played Exeter College at Allianz Park on Sunday 9th March 2014. Unfortunately the result went against us. Despite an excellent display, we lost 17-13, after leading 13-5 early in the second half. A try from Jack Dixon and a conversion and two penalties from Ben Brooks were not quite enough to take us through to the Final at Twickenham.

The game was ‘streamed’ live online through the RFU website and many people got to watch the game, who were unable to make the 200 mile trip to North London. Despite the result, we enjoyed a fabulous experience at Allianz Park and I’m sure the occasion will last long in the memories of those boys who took part and represented Wirral Grammar School so impressively! Congratulations to all involved, for a magnificent effort

Mr P Crowley Head of Physical Education 1st XV Coach



Admission EnquiriesEnquiries relating to admissions should be directed to our

Admissions Manager, Mrs Tanya Fry on 0151 644 0908 or by

visiting the school website: www.wirralgrammarboys.com

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Cashless Purchasing Accounts are available for ‘top up’ at the

relevant paying stations but parents are also

able to ‘top up’ their son’s canteen allowance

through our on-line +Pay System. Using our

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Cars on the School SiteParentsPlease note that for safety reasons, parents must not drive onto the school site at the end of school. Only when buses have departed is it safe to do so. Parents are welcome to drive into the car park when collecting boys from extra-curricular activities.

Sixth Form Students Bringing Motor Vehicles to SchoolIn light of recent reports in the national press expressing concern about the safety of young drivers, parents are reminded of the school’s policy with regard to students bringing cars and motorbikes to school.

1) All motor vehicles brought on to the school site must be registered with Miss Kennah, who will issue parking permits.

2) Students found to be driving in a dangerous manner, either on site or in the locality of the school will be told not to bring the vehicle to school.

In addition, we have decided to follow guidelines issued by ROSPA concerning the carrying of passengers. Specifically, students must not to carry passengers, under any circumstances, without the express permission from their parents/carers and the parents/carers of passengers; this needs to be in the form of a letter that specifically authorises the students to carry another pupil as a passenger. This applies to journeys to and from school and journeys made during break and lunchtimes. At the end of the school day, students must not leave the site until Cross Lane has cleared of pedestrians, buses and school related traffic. This is usually between 3.55pm and 4.00pm. Students will be asked to remain parked until 4.00pm.

GCSE Revision SupportExam time is nearly here! For anyone requiring any extra support with revision plans/technique, coursework, or just wanting quiet time to study, GCSE Revision Support has already started and takes place in the LRC after school Monday - Thursday. For further information please see Mr Davies (Head of Year 11) or Mrs Bradshaw (Learning Mentor).

GCSE Pod is a revision tool for pupils in Years 10 and 11 and is especially useful for

preparing for exams and tests. GCSE Pod contains a wide range of revision materials: short questions, long questions, media clips, test activities etc. These resources are available across a wide variety of platforms: android phones, iphones, tablets, pcs. To find out more about this helpful resource, please check the website: www.gcsepod.co.uk Further details about this will be circulated to both pupils and parents.

Absence RequestsParents are reminded that the rules have changed regarding

parental requests to take boys out of school during term time.

The new regulations now clearly state that “Headteachers may

not grant any leave of absence during term time”.

May Open Evenings 2014 Each year we hold Open Evenings in the Summer Term for parents of boys who are currently in Year 5 of their primary school and who are considering Wirral Grammar School as their preferred choice for the following year (September 2015). The Open Evenings are primarily intended for parents who are less familiar with the school.

Please note that this does not replace the Open Evenings which take place in September/October and on these occasions, many staff and pupils will be in school and there will be lots of ‘hands-on’ activities.

At the May Open Evenings, parents will be able to have a look around parts of the school and hear a talk given by our Headteacher, Mr Hazeldine about life at Wirral Grammar School and our admission procedure. This year, our May Open Evenings are being held on Wednesday 7th May and Thursday 8th May 2014 at 6.30pm.

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