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September 2014
NEWS
Ken Kerby
There was standing room only in St
Michael’s Church, Abingdon for Ken
Kerby’s funeral on 30 July. Governors,
staff and colleagues, both past and
present, came to pay tribute to a
man whose cheerful helpfulness and
complete loyalty to the School was
acknowledged in a moving tribute
from Andrew Hall. Ken and his wife
Shirley joined the School in 1994.
They both worked in the maintenance
department before Shirley became
School Receptionist and together they
undertook the role of school caretaker.
Born and bred in Abingdon, Ken spent
his whole life in the area – but for a
brief interlude in Newcastle. Before
coming to Abingdon he had worked at
MG, for his father’s building firm and
for his own painting and decorating
business. The School will miss not
only his positive presence but also his
practical skills.
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Jonathan Ainslie, James Telford and Alex Turner have won this year’s ASPA/OA Travel
Awards. Jonathan will be working in a school in Arusha in Tanzania, helping children
with their English, basic arithmetic and with extra-curricular activities. James is
travelling with ‘Think Pacific’ to the outer Fiji islands to spend 6 months working with
poorer communities helping to build classrooms, clinics and fresh water supplies,
whilst also participating in youth and community work. Alex is undertaking 13 days of
scientific research in Borneo’s tropical rainforests, assessing the impact of land use and
climate change and working alongside Dr Glen Reynolds, a Research Fellow from the
Department of Geography at the University of Swansea.
The ASPA/OA Travel awards are made jointly by ASPA and the Old Abingdonian Club
to members of the Lower and Upper Sixth who are undertaking some form of travel
and activity either during the summer holiday, between finishing school and starting
university, or in their gap year. Up to £2,000 is awarded each year; the amounts awarded
individually depend on the activity being undertaken and on the benefits of the received
activity to the community in question.
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Applications should be submitted during the Summer term for the year in question.
Details of the award can be found online at:
Science Centre Progress
Want to know how the Science Centre is getting on? Well you can keep an
eye on its progress at
where a time-lapse video is recording its progress.
ASPA/OA Travel Awards
Arusha, Tanzania
Fiji
Borneo
