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GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. Hed just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, hed seen many other students do the same. Seeing the success of Shawanos Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this. So, in 2001, Klopke started...

Little Massingham Manor was once owned by farmers, acquisition by the RAF during WW2, then sold to nuns to run as a retreat, so it begs the question — who will take over this fantastic property next? In Norfolk, Ben Rivett of Savills in Norwich is handling the sale of Little Massingham Manor, an impressive Arts-and-Crafts country house set in 63 acres of mature gardens, grounds, woodland and parkland in an unspoilt rural location, close to the picturesque village of Great Massingham in tranqu...

Advertisement A five-bedroom manor house known as The Castle in Norfolk has gone on the market with a guide price of £750,000 - giving you the chance to live like royalty.  The stunning property, which was built in the early 19th century to look like a castle, is located in Holt, a Georgian market town four miles away from the picturesque coastline - and has the same asking price as that of a detached house.  Gaining its nickname due to its regal exterior, which features mock turrets, flag...

Published: 6:00 PM April 6, 2021    At the Greshams School Dyson Building topping out ceremony were, from left, Robert Dale from Daniel Connal Partnership; Douglas Robb, Gresham’s headmaster; Dennis Cotton from Kier; Michael Goff, Gresham’s chairman of governors and Michele Manzella from Wilkinson Eyre. - Credit: Kier Beer was poured onto the roof of a new science and technology building at Greshams School in a traditional topping out ceremony.  The bottles of Moon Gazer Jigfoot produce...

Paul Laidler had secret fling with former Warminster School, Wiltshire pupil Tribunal heard he plied girl with drinks and was intimate with her at his home Allegations kept quiet for 11 years before the victim broke her silence in 2018 The 42-year-old resigned from Greshams School, Norfolk, following allegations Laidler was struck off teaching register after admitting misconduct for which he was not remorseful

The infamous story behind the 1985 White House Farm murders [White House Farm and Jeremy Bamber - CreativeCommons / PA] The horrific White House Farm murders have come to light once more in an all new Netflix drama.  White House Farm is a six-part miniseries based on the infamous murders that took place in Essex in 1985 where five members of the Bamber-Caffell family were killed.  The show focuses on the investigation in the aftermath of the murders, with the Bambers son Jeremy claiming ...

Top private school accused of tarnishing its own history with move to honour Cambridge Five spy with blue plaque An alumnus of Greshams School in Norfolk is Donald Mclean, a member of the infamous Soviet spy ring during the Cold War  Russian spy, double agent and Old Greshamian Donald MacLean  One of the country’s leading private schools has been accused of “tarnishing” its own history by seeking to erect a commemorative plaque to a Cold War double agent with a plaque. Greshams School ...

Published: 9:28 AM January 27, 2021    Donald Maclean, the former British diplomat, who was publicly exposed as a spy for the Russians in 1951, although US and British intelligence agencies had long suspected him. - Credit: PA A schools bid to erect blue plaques celebrating some of its famous former pupils has come under fire for not including enough women - and for honouring a spy who betrayed Britain. The project aims to "commemorate prominent Old Greshamian’s by linking them to the orig...

A top private school has been condemned for including Soviet spy Donald Maclean among a list of former pupils that it wants to honour with blue plaques.   Greshams School has applied to put up plaques celebrating a selection of notable alumni on its Old School House building in Holt, Norfolk. Those selected include The Crown actress Olivia Colman, Sir James Dyson, composer Benjamin Britten, poet WH Auden and hovercraft inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell.  The school, which costs £36,000...

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