John Blower (1922-2020) Conservationist, Adventurer, Soldier and Old Rossallian Rossall has produced many formidable figures but few more so than John Blower. Recently, we reflected upon the death of Sir…
Last Sunday afternoon, I found myself in Liverpool. Fiona and I had escaped School for a brief visit to one of the most dynamic and exciting cities in Europe. Some…
Predicting the Future I find myself slightly irritated by those who argue that lockdown has taught us so many valuable lessons about sustainability, localism, flexible working and the environment. My…
I doubt there will ever be a time when we are able to look back on the last couple of weeks in March 2020 without feeling very strong emotions. The…
I am delighted that our Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Six children are now enjoying being back at school with their friends. The children have embraced all of the…
Chairman of Council, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, welcome to what amounts to Rossall’s first, and hopefully last, ever virtual speech day. This has been a quite…
Forty six year old George Floyd had moved to Minneapolis to find work and was resolved to turn his life around after serving time in prison for robbery. In his…
Every day we are deluged with information and misinformation emanating from the world’s media. Yet, arguably, nothing has matched yesterday’s excited flurry of announcements regarding Cambridge University’s decision to place…
The government has made it clear that schools should prepare to partially reopen their doors on Monday 1st June. Other than for the children of key workers, the only year…
