Monthly Archives: August 2017

Dick Young tribute to Ted Pryor

The attached tribute to Ted given by Dick Young at last week’s funeral Ted Pryor HGS 1952-1987 I first met Ted when I joined his department at Harvey G S in 1964 and we worked harmoniously together until his retirement … Continue reading

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Folkestone pupils pick up GCSE results

Harvey Grammar School heaped praise on a number of its high achievers, including Laurie Smith, who took his GCSE exams when he was just 14. Laurie Smith was just 14 when he he sat his exams to get Harvey Grammar’s … Continue reading

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Audrey Wind – WW2 codebreaker

Folkestone woman, 92, who was one of Britain’s last codebreakers in war against the Nazis has died aged 92 A secret codebreaker from Folkestone who helped shorten the Second World War has died aged 92. Audrey Wind was one of … Continue reading

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‘Record A Level results’ for the Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone

Pupils scored the “best results ever” in this year’s A Level results, one headteacher has said. Students at Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, bagged 68 per cent of grades between A*- B, up six per on last year. Headteacher Scott Norman … Continue reading

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RIP Audrey Wind

More sad news – just heard from an old boy that Audrey Wind has passed away. Audrey worked at the school from 1948 until 1985 and was then a regular at the Annual Dinners until very recently. RIP

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RIP Ted Pryor

From Phil Harding… Just received the sad news that Ted Pryor, long-serving Head of French, has passed away. Dick Young e-mailed me with the news. He thinks that Ted was 93.

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Old Harveians Annual Dinner 2017

Just a reminder that the OLd Harveians Annual Dinner this year is 02 December. More information and Booking Form to follow

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