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PUPIL NEWS
Former Pupils selected for Team GB Rowing
Three former pupils were selected to be part of the Team GB rowing
squad in the Tokyo Olympics: Polly Swann (2006) in the woman’s
showpiece, who narrowly missed out on the bronze medal with her
partner, Helen Glover, finishing in 4th place, Harry Leask (2011) who
was awarded the silver medal in the men’s quadruple sculls and
Hamish Burrell (1983) who coached members of Team GB. after the Summer. Polly coached Heather’s sister, Catriona Taylor
(2019) and is a huge inspiration to many Herioters.
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Rowing is particularly popular at Heriot’s, with Senior pupils taking
part in numerous competitions across the country. Heather Taylor
(2021), also headed to the Team GB Trials in July and was
mentored by Polly Swann up until the last few days before the
Olympics. Heather will jet off to America on a full rowing scholarship
Breaking the
300 year barrier!
Scott Duncan (1963), Doug
McCallum (1964), Ian (Muck)
McCallum (1963) and Adrian Ford
(1964) met up for the first time in
two years at The Cosy Club,
Salisbury for a mini-reunion. Ken Scotland: the Autobiography
Adrian Ford told Quadrangle: “the Kenneth Scotland (1955) is not only a FP, he My biggest accolade has been from a
usual suspects’ names came up is a former Scotland and British & Irish Lion contemporary at school who wrote ‘Charlie
including our headmaster, William who played rugby for the Royal Signals, Broadwood (a long serving English teacher)
McL.Dewar who will be familiar to Cambridge University, London Scottish, would have been proud of you.’
many FPs. He was known as a Leicester and Aberdeenshire, as well as his Ken credits playing for the school and club for
consummate disciplinarian in school home club – Heriot’s. his development as a player and driving one
and was a very pleasant travelling Ken has written an engaging autobiography of his earliest ambitions to play on the
companion on a school trip to France. on his life in the rugby world which was Goldenacre stand pitch in front of a home
The recent surveys by Quadrangle published by Polaris Publishing last year. The crowd:
had already honed our memory skills book is a fantastic documentation of the “I would hope that readers take out of the
and we found common ground on sport which is honest, beguiling and intimate. book that my bones are blue and white
who were our best teachers. Mr Quadrangle caught up with Ken to discuss the striped. Goldenacre is my spiritual home.”
McPhee (aka ’Huck’) took unanimous book and how Heriot’s impacted his decision “It was the basis of my interest in rugby.
honours for Maths, Mr Abercromby to put pen to paper: The staff from the school encouraged me,
(Abers) & Mr Nimmo for French,
“About 20 years ago realising how little I knew I owe the school a lot.”
‘Rocky’ Stone for Geography,
of my own family history I started to write a You can purchase Ken’s autobiography
‘Charlie’ Broadwood and ‘Kipper’
Memoir for my children and their descendants. online and instore at all recognised retailers
Heron for English, Mr ‘Spud’
A recent chance meeting with my Publisher including Waterstones, WHSmith and
Thompson, Physics.
was sufficient to convince me to go public. Blackwells.
We paused to remember some of
our former classmates who are no
longer with us, David Boyd, Dave
McKinlay, Stuart Broadwood, Colin A Minstrel Heart
Campbell, Charlie Speed, Clive
David Campbell (1954) has written his memoirs, the joy of bringing them together; it is there that
Fairweather, Kenny White, Dick Saxty, documenting a colourful and varied life which I find the deepest meaning and the sweetest
Lex Hope and Hugh Edwards. We will
contains vivid memories of his time as pupil at music.”
never forget them and the part they
George Heriot’s. Journalist Catherine Lockerbie, who held the title
played in our progress through the
The book was published by Luath Press Ltd. as lead writer for
years at the school.”
The memoir tells his story from childhood in The Scotsman
The former pupils remarked that wartime Fraserburgh to a holiday job with a newspaper and
co-education has been a good, Director of the
dramatic and life-changing conclusion, through a
if inevitable, move for Heriot’s and Edinburgh Book
pivotal role as a BBC radio producer at the time of
may be the basis of the school’s Festival, described
the Scottish renaissance of writing, drama and
more compassionate outlook today. David’s reflections
folk traditions, and finally to his international
The FPs remain incredibly proud career as an acclaimed storyteller mentored by as: “A glorious
of their Heriot’s heritage and look the celebrated Traveller Duncan Williamson. chronicle,
forward to the next meet up – with David told Quadrangle: Campbell fills the
any luck fully COVID-free! pages with pure
“The roots of things in my life have always been
delight.”
the love of word, stories, poetry and people and