Speech Day

Speech Day 2014 was a glorious occasion. It is a fitting end of the year to celebrate and share with staff, parents and grandparents the myriad diverse achievements of so many children from throughout the school. Well done to all pupils who came up to receive an award, prize or trophy.  We were very spoilt with the quality of speakers this year. Our Upper School Head Boy and Girl, Will Shaw and Pip Edgar, and Main School colleagues Ed Hookway and Imani Botham, all spoke with clarity, confidence and great humour, reminding us all of what makes Cundall such a special. After Sir Thomas Ingilby’s address, and a refreshingly brief speech by Mr Notman, we were very fortunate to be able to welcome onto the stage Mr Gary Verity who regaled us with his many and always hilarious tales of his mission to bring the Grand Depart of the Tour de France to Yorkshire. Central to Mr Verity’s speech was the need to believe in oneself and one’s idea, no matter how mad that idea may seem – a maxim that will ring true with every Cundallite.