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RATCLIFFIAN PIPES THE LAMENT AT THE MENIN NEWS FROM THE RATCLIFFE

GATE IN YPRES COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

In February, Arran Grant (a Year 11 student) was chosen by his RATCLIFFE 2020 SPORTS APPEAL the event managed to raise £4000 towards the Ratcliffe 2020
Pipe Major of the Seaforth Highlanders Pipes and Drums to Sports Appeal. The date for next year’s Golf Day is Friday 14th
play the lament, ‘Flowers of the Forest’, during The Last Post September 2018.
Ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium. The ceremony 2017 has been a great year for the development of Sport at
Ratcliffe, including the opening of the new synthetic running
in Ieper (Ypres) has become part of the daily life there, and the
local people are proud of this simple, but moving, tribute to the track on Sports Day, a second floodlit all-weather pitch, and new
tennis and netball courts.
courage and sacrifice of those who fell in defence of their town
during World War I.
The Ratcliffe 2020 Appeal has been progressing well over the
This was a very poignant moment for Arran, as he piped in front last year, and work is planned to start on a new two-storey
of a large crowd, including many local dignitaries. He played with Fitness Suite in the summer of 2018. We also launched a video
great sensitivity and respect, while the rest of his band proudly as part of the Sports Appeal, featuring our students, with the
looked on. Arran then joined the band to play while wreaths were theme #sportmatters
laid at the foot of the memorial.

Several Old Ratcliffians fell during World War I, and their names Players at the Ratcliffe Golf Day
are recorded on the wall of the Menin Gate in Ypres, as well as
the rear wall of the Ratcliffe College Chapel. It was, therefore, a REFECTORY CHAIRS
fitting tribute that Arran, a current student of the College, had
the opportunity to commemorate their lives in this way. With more oak chairs now in the newly refurbished part of the
Refectory, we invited Old Ratcliffians and parents to sponsor a
The band performed at several parades during their stay in chair and have their family name engraved on it as part of our
Belgium, and Arran has learnt a great deal from his unique fundraising for the Ratcliffe 2020 Appeal. This was hugely
experience. The College is incredibly proud of him for his popular, with over 30 chairs engraved and £22,000 raised.
dedication to his piping and his recent achievement in Ypres.
THANK YOU
Arran Grant (Year 11) piping at the Menin Gate Memorial The new floodlit blue all-weather pitch & synthetic athletics track
Finally, may I take this opportunity to sincerely thank all those of
RATCLIFFE GOLF DAY you who have supported our fundraising appeals this year. Your
continued assistance makes a real difference to the lives of our
Over 60 golfers attended the inaugural Ratcliffe Golf Day, held current students, and it ensures that we can continue to look
on Thursday 14th September at Rothley Park Golf Club in the forward to supporting future generations of Ratcliffians.
beautiful autumn sunshine. I would like to thank all those Old
SIXTH FORM BURSARIES & SCHOLARSHIPS Ratcliffians and parents who participated, organised a team, Andrew Yell (82)
50% - 80% GRANTS AVAILABLE or sponsored something on the day. Through their generosity, Development Director

If, as an Old Ratcliffian, you would like to send your child to Sixth Form Bursary Appeal:
Ratcliffe College for the Sixth Form, but have previously considered Making a Difference
that the cost may prove prohibitive, then the College’s Bursary
Scheme, supporting Gifted and Talented students, may be of
interest to you. Ratcliffe has always provided a great sense of community, believing that, FOUNDATION
where possible, we should help and support those who are less fortunate than
The College works closely with the Ratcliffian Association and ourselves. We are very proud to announce that, this year, we are launching
Cunningham Fund, alongside the Peter Daly Bursary Fund, to
provide increased access to a Ratcliffe education. A bursary could a fundraising appeal to help increase our bursary provision, with an initial
cover up to 80% of the school fee. All awards are subject to emphasis on providing enhanced Sixth Form Bursaries.
parental means testing and satisfactory GCSE performance, as per
the College’s criteria for entry into the Sixth Form. Bursaries can be transformational. They help to change young people’s lives
In exceptional cases, the Sir Thomas White Charity may provide and can help to unlock a student’s greatest potential. We believe that, by
a 100% bursary (day fee) for one strong academic student joining helping students who demonstrate immense potential, but who cannot
Ratcliffe from the state sector and living in Leicestershire. afford to attend Ratcliffe, we are helping to live out the School’s motto,
We also offer Academic, Sports and Creative (Music, Drama or Art ‘Legis Plenitudo Charitas’.
and Design) Scholarships, worth up to 50% of the school fee.
We want to do more, but we need your support. Please help us to transform
For further details, please contact the Registrar on
01509 817072, email registrar@ratcliffe.leics.sch.uk, lives by supporting the Bursary Appeal.
or visit the Admissions section of the School’s website. For more information on how you can help, please email
ayell@ratcliffe.leics.sch.uk or visit our website,
www.ratcliffe-college.co.uk www.ratcliffecollegefoundation.com/bursaries2017

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