The work continues at a pace – aided by the excellent weather. Scaffolding in place, start of second floor begins. Lots of work on the internal reconfiguration being undertaken. Cladding started, new windows.
Month: February 2019
Nick Green 1969-75
Nick Green (Lisvane 1964-69, Hartford 1969-75) died unexpectedly from a heart attack on 12th February, aged 63 years. We thank his brother Joe (Hartford 1973-1978) for providing the following detail.
Nick was head boy at the College (1974 -1975) and after leaving went on to train as an army officer at Sandhurst. His successful army career with the Green Howards, which lasted for 25 years, took him on tours of Northern Ireland, Germany and the Oman.
Having taken early retirement from the army, he moved to South Africa, a country he loved and had been introduced to during his army years.
For the last 20 years Nick had been CEO of Gongolo Wildlife Reserve and was instrumental in its development. Unfortunately, the reserve has not yet been completed but it is a wonderful project to have been associated with. A 40,000 hectare game park that will house all of the celebrated big five – lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant, in the western region of Kwazulu- Natal province between the coast and the Drakensberg Mountains.
Nick never married, but remained close to his family in England and will be sadly missed.
A service of thanksgiving will be held at St Mary’s Church, Cloughton, on 18th March 2019, at 2 pm. Everyone welcome.
OS Graham Farrow’s Rattlesnakes has its film premiere
Graham Farrow (College House 1979-83) has written a number of critically acclaimed plays including Rattlesnakes and Talk About The Passion (both available from Amazon). They are two hard-hitting plays linked by the theme of retribution, exploring the media’s fascination with serial killers, and the fall-out from infidelity in marriage.
Rattlesnakes has been produced as a feature film. Starring Jack Coleman and Jimmy Jean Louis, the feature based on Graham’s acclaimed stage-play is directed by Julius Amedume and produced by Kew Media/JET Productions/Scala Films. Scripted and directed by Amedume, Rattlesnakes, described as a neo noir psychological thriller, tells the story of California life guru and family man Robert McQueen. What begins as a typical day of therapy sessions with his clients takes a turn for the worse. He’s expecting to meet a regular client in a rented apartment, but instead he’s ambushed by three masked men and held hostage. McQueen is accused of sleeping with each man’s wife. He pleads his innocence, but faced with being beaten and tortured, what he reveals will change all of their lives forever – but will it be enough to save his?
Rattlesnakes is having its world premiere at the 27th Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. The movie was screened on Friday Feb 8th 2019 at 7pm.
Talk about the Passion, is a moving and powerful exploration of loss, society’s collusion in the glamorisation of evil, and the desire for justice. It has been produced in the US, Australia and New Zealand and has been adapted by the author for the screen. It received its Asian premiere in Istanbul in November, 2018, directed by famed Turkish actor/musician Emre Kinay.
Graham Farrow received a Commonwealth Writer’s Prize nomination for his first novel Speak No Evil, published in 1989. A year later, his first play Hair of the Dog, a piece set in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust was premiered by Impact Theatre, Middlesbrough. Eight years and further productions later it was revived at the Birds Nest Theatre, London, to great acclaim. Further plays include Down amongst the Dead Men (London, 1993), The Boys are Back in Town (Salisbury, 1994), Rattlesnakes (New York, 2001), and the award-winning and critically acclaimed Talk About The Passion. More recent plays include Lake of Fire, and Stay with Me till Dawn.
OS Midwifery student shortlisted for prestigious national award
India Cartwright (2008-15) has been nominated and shortlisted for a prestigious national award. Now in her final year, she is the first Edge Hill undergraduate to reach the final three of the British Journal of Midwifery – ‘Student Midwife of the Year’. The winner will be announced on February 13th at The Queens Hotel in Leeds.
India was put forward by Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead, Caroline Myerscough, for her hard work and commitment to her course. India, who has dyslexia, has flourished in her studies. She was nominated for her exceptional achievements which included her Academic Achievement Award for the Faculty of Health last year, her contribution to the Annual International Day of the Midwife Conference and her commitment to supporting the team with recruitment. In addition, India represented her cohort as student rep and is a committee member of the very successful Midwifery Society.
India said that she was shocked to discover she was nominated but added that she was extremely proud of her achievements and honoured to be nominated.