At the end of January we enjoyed a fantastic jazz evening with buffet (thanks to the PTA).  The QEGS Jazz Orchestra, Rock & Pop Group and Jazz Ensembles provided a 2-hour programme of music to an audience of 100+.  Pieces included popular tunes such as I’m in the Mood for Love, Moondance, Soul Bossa and Valerie.  The evening was a great success and the students were outstanding, some of which performed for the last time at QEGS before heading off to university in the autumn.  Well done to everyone who took part and a huge thank you to Dave Chambers, Ray Fenwick (Lincolnshire Music Service peripatetic staff) and all the other people who helped make the event possible.

Eric Baildham was a student at QEGS around 1910; he managed to falsify his age to enlist with the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1916. He was only just 18 when he was seriously wounded in May 1918 and he returned to Horncastle. He opened a hardware shop on East Street, later moving it onto High Street.
At about the same time that the British Legion was being formed, Eric Baildham took the decision to move to Stratford on Avon. He made a success of this venture eventually becoming Mayor of Stratford in 1946. He continued to support his community through the Home Guard and the Local Defence Volunteers, the St John’s Ambulance as well as a host of local civil duties in Stratford. Later in his life he was an active member of the Disabled Persons Advisory Panel. He never returned to Horncastle; he died in his adopted town of Stratford on Avon in 1976. Eric Baildham had a longstanding connection with the British Legion, presenting a trophy to them in the 1920s. Local members of the British Legion, Roy Oswell and Dennis Bull, have brought this beautiful old trophy back to life and restored it to its former glory. It is fitting that the Eric Baildham Trophy is returning to Horncastle to be shared between Banovallum and QEGS in recognition of Eric’s connection with the town. More poignant, is that the trophy is to be awarded to a student who demonstrates exemplary service to their community;something which Eric Baildham did throughout his life.
If you know of a young person who gives of their time in the service of others within their local community, please can you nominate them?

If you know of a young person (student must be at QEGS.) who gives their time in the service of others within their local community, please complete the form below and email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or drop it in to the school office.

 Eric Baildham Trophy - Nominations.doc

Nominations need to be received by Monday February 20th, 4.00pm.

“Alles wird anders” was performed by the Onatti Theatre Company at QEGS on 17th January 2012.  It is a short story about a girl, Melissa, and her father as they move into a small, unpleasant flat.  When Melissa first sees her room, she meets a boy, Marc, entering her room through the window.  After a lot of arguing, they find that they are good friends and that Marc has a passion for singing, which only Melissa knows about.  Melissa then convinces Marc to go for an audition for a music school, and he is accepted.
I enjoyed the play because the mixture of audience participation and the story line was very entertaining.
Rosie Conners 9H