also the complexity of their menus. Joint
runners-up were Woodard's Dan Mead
and Will Mayor (with a spicy sausage
pasta) and Taylor's Mimi Clark and Gussy
Hydleman, praised for their asparagus
and hollandaise sauce. With an appetising
menu of mango, lime and pea salad starter,
tandoori chicken, then lemon coulis tart,
Flora Davies and Lucy Waddon were the
winners from Carpenter.
New Courts
In January, and seemingly at lightning
speed, new netball courts appeared at the
far side of the playing fields, in time for
the new season. The facility means that
all of the girls' matches can now be played
on the main school site - a development
that will come as a relief to any parent
trying to follow a boys' and a girls' home
match on the same afternoon.
EPQ
In summer term, participating Sixth Form
pupils completed their Extended Pojects,
and an exhibition of their projects was
held in the Woodard Room. The projects
involve serious independent research and
meticulous presentation, and count as
an AS Level qualification. This year titles
included Calculating an HDI (Human
Development Index) for Ancient Rome;
Designing and Making the Perfect Paper
Aeroplane; the Benefits and Use of
Ibuprofen, and Dental Implants.
Captain T K W Hart (as he
became) served with the King's
CCF contingent since 1982,
and was a hugely adaptable and widely
experienced officer. He originally
signed on as a pilot officer within the
RAF section, with which he served for
two years. During this time he qualified
as a glider pilot and attended six camps.
In 1984 he transferred to the
Royal Marines as their new Section
Commander. He led this section for 15
years, until September 1999, when he
transferred again, this time to the Army,
to take charge of the junior section,
known as the Chindits.
Tim had a wealth of experience, and the
Cadets benefitted hugely from this in
their training over the years, as well as
from Tim's enthusiastic encouragement
in all things. Tim's proudest moment
was when the King's Royal Marines
Section won the Pringle Trophy - a feat
they achieved four times in five years.
Adventure training was always an area
of particular interest to Tim, and he
attended no fewer than 16 camps - in
the Lake District, an area he was very
passionate about, and Scotland. His
years of service led to him being awarded
the Lord Lieutenant's Certificate.
Beyond all this, Tim was the kindest,
warmest and most caring person
you could ever meet. He and his wife
Veronique were active members of the
Riverside church in Taunton, and Tim's
faith was very much one that reached
out. He had time for everyone.
Indeed, colleagues have fond memories
of how this trait dictated his daily
routine: after a lengthy chat to start the
day, at 10.45 hours Tim would say "It's
coffee time" and would continue to talk
en route to the Common Room, which
he would only reach when everybody
else was finishing break: he had
stopped to talk and, more importantly,
to listen to everyone on the way.
At 12.25 hours Tim would only just have
left the Common Room to go to lunch.
He would 'pop back' there afterwards
to attempt the crossword, and then
spend the rest of the afternoon dealing
with CCF matters. Veronique would
phone and say "You've been in school
since 9.30 this morning, when are you
coming home?"
Tim's retirement was cut cruelly short,
but nothing could diminish the huge
impact he had on everyone he met -
both at King's and beyond - and the
huge affection in which he is held.
The girls train on the new netball courts
The EPQ work was displayed in the Woodard Room
The King's Community
Tim Hart
Tim Hart, who died in the summer of 2014,
was a greatly loved figure at King's
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