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On Saturday Ghyll Royd school celebrated in style, the 10th Anniversary of its move from Grove Road in Ilkley to Greystone Manor in Burley In Wharfedale, by hosting a Garden party in the school grounds.
Fortunately the day dawned bright and sunny which helped to make the event even more special. The Garden Party was opened by Sir James Hill, a Ghyll Royd Old Boy. His opening speech included recollections of his days at school and of the fond memories of his teachers. Sir James was also invited to cut the cake with Headteacher Irene Connor. Displays had been created by the staff using old photographs and various objects from the archives. These included cricket score books dating back to 1933, former Head Teacher Mr Frost's top hat and hat box, old microscopes and weight sets, old croquet sets and displays of eggs and insects. The display boards included photographs of former Head teachers and staff, black and white photos of pupils at the school and photos from the Ilkley Gazette. A timeline had been created highlighting the important dates in the history of the school and the history and family tree of the Fawcett family, original owners of Greystone Manor. Memories and letters from a number of Old Boys were on display for guests to read and included letters from Bathmann-Hollweg, daughter of Edward Wadsworth (lithographer and Ghyll Royd Old Boy) who had previously donated the lithograph 'the Harbour Scene' to the school. The Ghyll Royd pupils performed for the visitors, the choir sang a number of pieces, the brass band performed and the children who took part in the Wharfedale Festival recited a joint and rather different rendition of the poem 'Smelly People'. The Nursery children also contributed to the event by performing 'Hairy Caterpillar'. Following their performances the children were able to play a number of garden games which included croquet, quoit throwing, jenga, dominoes and skittles. The afternoon was rounded off with a cricket match between the children of |
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June 2010
Ghyll Royd School, Nursery and Day Nursery is an independent preparatory school which provides quality, tailor made and continuous education and care for girls and boys and aged 3 months – 11 years. “Ghyll Royd School successfully meets its aims. It provides a good education for its pupils and ensures that they are thoroughly enjoy their time in school and gain in self-confidence and self-esteem. All pupils make good progress and their attainment is above and sometimes well above that expected for their ages and abilities. The provision made for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding” (Ofsted 2008) Housed in a beautifully renovated manor house and recently converted coach house and outbuildings, Ghyll Royd is surrounded by extensive woodlands, gardens and sports fields and in addition to specialist facilities in all areas now also boasts a fabulous new sports hall, extended indoor and outdoor Nursery classrooms and our wonderful new 'Babes in the Wood' day care facility. “The accommodation is outstanding. The landlords have renovated the school to a very high standard. The school is bright and very well decorated and there are a great many additional safety features. The new sports hall provides exceptional accommodation for physical education and doubles up as a very effective venue for school performances.” (Ofsted 2008) Conveniently situated on the A65 on the outskirts of Ilkley, Ghyll Royd is ideally located for families living or working in the surrounding towns and villages of Menston, Otley, Addingham, Ilkley and Guiseley. However we are delighted that increasing numbers of boys are now also joining us from Baildon, Bingley, Skipton, Keighley and Harrogate. We work hard to ensure that our website reflects Ghyll Royd in its’ true light. Please spend time looking through it; we hope it will give you a snapshot of the very unique and special place that is Ghyll Royd. We look forward to hearing from you soon and welcoming you to see for yourself both the school and the boys and girls in action. |
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Greystone Manor