The Bridge Trust Society Annual Dinner
Head Boy, Leopold Johnson and Deputy Head Girl, Rima Legah were special guests at the Bridge Trust Society annual dinner on Saturday 14th March.
The society is the Handsworth Grammar School Old Boys’ and Old Girls’ society and includes the Cricket Club, Football Club, Swimming/Water Polo Club and Golf Club. The event was held at Handsworth Golf Club which saw the two students as guests of the society along with Deputy Head Boy, Gurdeep Mal.
Rima gave an excellent speech about the school’s academic achievements over the last twelve months and achieved a cheer when she reported that the new Sixth Form Centre had opened in January. This was followed by ironic jeers as she said that it had been built on the site of the former Woodbine pub! Cheers also came when she announced that the school had re-started the House system which many ex pupils remember with great affection.
Leopold Johnson spoke about the school’s sporting achievements and paid particular tribute to the HGS Water Polo Club, of which he has been a member since the age of eleven, when he joined the school as a pupil. He publicly thanked Phil Swann secretary of the society and driving force behind the Water Polo Club for his work with many young people over the years. The list of the school’s sporting achievements in 2014/15 was very impressive and is a tribute to the work of the staff and the pupils who devote so much time to these extra –curricular activities.
Head of Science, Mr Peter Jones was a special guest of this year’s society President, Mr Chris Etheridge. Mr Jones has been known to generations of HGS students and he received a very warm response to his speech recalling many of the characters he has taught and worked with over twenty eight years at HGS.
Mr Conway
