Roy Wilkinson - Obituary

Roy Wilkinson was born in 1929 and attended Boston Grammar School where he gained his School Certificate. He then went to work as a Quantity Surveyor for Hedley Mobbs during the day and studied during evenings and weekends to obtain his professional qualifications before finally becoming a Chartered member of the RICS.

Roy married Mary Murphy in 1954 and they moved to Hull as Roy was then working for Hull Council. A few months after their first of four children was born, Roy was appointed Chief Quantity Surveyor for Middlesbrough Council and he and Mary moved up to Middlesbrough. His final appointment was as chief Quantity Surveyor for Cleveland County Council from which position he retired over 30 years ago.

Roy had many, many hobbies during his life, including Competitive Swimming and Diving for which he trained at Boston Baths! He had a very active retirement. Amongst numerous other things, he attended night-school to brush up on his Boston Grammar School German before travelling extensively in Germany. He sustained an interest in technology, using a smartphone, an iPad and a laptop until just a few weeks before, aged 85, he died peacefully at home in Guisborough with Mary.

Louise Brown - running the London Marathon for children's cancer charity

Louise Brown teaches art at Boston Grammar School. She will be running in the 2015 Virgin Money London Marathon on 26 April. She writes:

...next weekend I am running the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise money for Children with Cancer UK. We have already raised some money in school with a non uniform day, a charity disco and a production of 'I'm at BGS Get Me Out of Here!'... I am trying to raise around £1500, and so far I am over half way there! I have chosen this charity as I lost a nephew to leukaemia a few years back, and have seen the utter devastation that this cruel illness can cause. The good news is that treatments are improving rapidly, but obviously to maintain this progress requires funding, and lots of it. The students and my colleagues have been tremendously supportive, and I do hope that you may consider sponsoring me. Any donation would be very gratefully received. If you feel you could help, money can be paid by cheque, made out to either Children with Cancer UK or myself, or alternatively I have a Virgin Money page for online donations. the address is virginmoneygiving.com/LouiseBrown.