Clive Case's Blog - Principal of the King's School

What a dramatic start to a new term! Our Dawn Kids mission Team were stranded in Latvia by the problems caused by the volcano in Iceland and the first week of term was dominated by efforts to get them home quickly and safely. A 55 hour coach journey through seven countries brought them, eventually, to Calais at 8.30 on Wednesday evening. A three and a half hour wait for tickets was followed by a ferry crossing which arrived in Dover at 1.30 on Thursday morning. A group of us had driven minibusses down to collect them, and we all arrived back at the school at about 4.30 in the morning for a happy reunion of families! I would like to say thak you to all who were involved in getting the team back safely, and to all who went the extra mile to cover the duties of the staff members who were travelling with the group.

May I also offer my thanks to all who have supported my mission trip to Cambodia by buying hot dogs or making donations. The trip was valuable to all involved and I am very pleased to have been part of the team. I will be writing a full report once I have collected photographs, and will also feed back to pupils and staff in an assembly. I will continue with the hot dog sales until I have been able to cover all the costs of the trip.

This is a very busy term, especially for the secondary school and our prayers are with our GCSE candidates as they prepare for their external examinations. They leave us in just over two weeks!

Things to look foreward to are the summer talent concerts and the annual Fun Day. We will also be hosting a benefit concert by the Bedfordshire Police Choir. Dates for all events are in the School Diary.