David Gardiner was a ‘Chipsian’ figure at the Leys school, Cambridge StephenGardiner Wed 17 Feb 2021 12.59 EST Last modified on Thu 18 Feb 2021 05.22 EST My brother, David Gardiner, who has died aged 90, was a teacher respected by pupils and colleagues alike throughout a long career at the Leys school, Cambridge, and was honoured for his work in social housing in and around the city. The son of Marie and Henry Gardiner, David was born in Harrow, north-west London, and grew up in Bournemouth, where our father was the manager of a branch of the Hope Brothers clothing retail chain. David went to Bournemouth school and then, on a bursary, to study natural sciences at Magdalene College, Cambridge.