Significant Events

1975

  • Bought Ravenstone House, Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, April 1975, refurbished.
  • Opened Ravenstone House Pre School Centre  2nd Sept 1975.
  • First Harvest Festival at All Saints Church Tuesday 7th October 1975.
  • Carol Service at All Saints Church 16th Dec 1975.           
  • Easter Bonnets on 9th April 1976.
  • Cowboys and Indian Party May 27th 1976 in the Scout Hut.
  • Trip to stockgrove Park Wed 14th July.
  • Fancy dress party Fri 16th July.

1976

  • Harvest Festival 5th Oct 1976.
  • Group Photos taken Oct 14th 1976.
  • Carol Service Tues 14th Dec.
  • Easter bonnets Wed 6th April 1977.
  • Jubilee Party Wed June 1st

1978

  • Certain events become annual; Christmas concerts, Harvest, Easter Bonnets, Class photos, Sports day etc.

1979

  • LB Carnival. We borrow a lorry and driver from Tony Dawson, build a huge red house and join the procession!
  • Maggie Thatcher opens Mk shopping building

1982

  • MK Train station opens

Collection: Significant Events

1975

Bought Ravenstone House, Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, April 1975, refurbished.                                                                                                Opened Ravenstone House Pre School Centre  2nd Sept 1975                        First Harvest Festival at All Saints Church Tuesday 7th October 1975              Carol Service at All Saints Church 16th Dec 1975.                                    Easter Bonnets on 9th April 1976.                                                            Cowboys and Indian Party May 27th 1976 in the Scout Hut                              Trip to stockgrove Park Wed 14th July.                                                          Fancy dress party Fri 16th July

1976

Harvest Festival 5th Oct 1976                                                                      Group Photos taken Oct 14th 1976                                                              Carol Service Tues 14th Dec                                                                       Easter bonnets Wed 6th April 1977.                                                            Jubilee Party Wed June 1st 

1978 Certain events become annual. Christmas concerts, Harvest, Easter Bonnets, Class photos, Sports day Etc
1979 LB Carnival. We borrow a lorry and driver from Tony Dawson, build a huge red house and join the procession!                                                              Maggie Thatcher opens Mk shopping building
1982 MK Train station opens
1984 Junc 13 of M1 opens                                                                                          MK hospital opens
1985 First school photo, 70 children                                                                        The Point opens
1986 Production of Cats at the stables with children, staff and parents.             Brick laying ceremony with kevin whately.                                                 Parents fashion show
1987 2nd school photo, 117 children,                                                                         By June 1987 220 children.                                                                       Opening with colin dexter.                                                                           March 28th function at the sculpture gallery. 
1988 3rd school photo 315 children .                                                                      Hap teaching biology to 10s and 11s.                                                             Heads of all harper trust schools at speech day.                                           Got scholarship at stowe at 50% Articles in guardian                                   Iconic Photo mail on Sunday, child ed, tes,annabel, mother, family wealth, best,                                                                                                                      and tvs look east with mark austin  
1989

2nd birthay of building. 500 balloons.                                                          Jerome BKs got to tunisia.                                                                                VIP day of the British food and farming in Hyde pk.                                      Saw the queen.                                                                                               Mary pattinson and sue malloy ski trip.                                                     Matron, mini and gary cap d'agde 1st sports day.                        Commonwealth games appeal.                                                                         we were at the opening of the ice rink.                                                        mobile farm comes to school.

1990 Launched RH at cbi  On oxford street.                                                        Creative Arts Exhib                                                                                        Bought first guide dog                                                                                  
1991 sportshall completion slows for a while, recession                                              Provided creche at the bowl                                                                            City Church opens
1992 First of our senior school talks                                                                    Queen's visit                                                                                                            5 a side football begins                                                                            Olympian sponsor/visitors                                                                            Became Parks Trust trustee
1993 Dev Corp becomes New Town Commission.                                           Mobiles in Middleton hall.                                                                         Orchestra from Bedford School came
1994 science and tech fair pc and lm. Piloted nc testing. In national finals of pop lacrosse. Did bugsy mallone with ian and barry.                                    Campbell park cricket match.                                                                      Concert in MK Church
1995 Opening of Hockey stadium                                                                    Sponsored City orchestra.                                                                              Army lorries in School VE day
1996 Lacrosse champions
1997 first speech day with a screen and photos.                                                    Phil computerises the office.                                                                        . Sponsored mk city orchestra                                                                               5 a side winners
1998 inspection. Inpector said, "maths teaching sent shivers down his spine to watch the quality of teaching and learning. Maths a vibrant dept with standards very high indeedThere was an extra ordinary buzz throughout the school. school runs very efficiently without bells!"                                    official opening of new libraries by peter squire.                                            took part in closing ceremony of junior world cup hockey at national stadium.                                                                                                        hockey tour holland with gideon eames.                                                    nicholas P designs prospectus as member of team at Life Solutions                Mini's talent show.
1999 last year of class 12s.                                                                              International eve in our garden.                                                                       Old boys v parents/staff cricket match at cambell park                          Launch of our electricity Hood Sir John Southby                                                MK theatre opens founder 100 club member with MKPS as one of founder members
2000 mr james aggrey high commisioner for ghana.                                      Headlines in daily mail rugby team holding babies.                                      Still only iaps school with babies 0-11yrs.                                               Exhibition built millenium dome.                                                           Millenium mug for all.                                                                                     New prospectus from p design.                                                                     Fleet of 4 buses.                                                                                         Balloons let off for birthday.                                                                              ball boys at the hockey stadium for olympic qualifiers                              rugby coachng by kieran bracken england scrum half.                            Basketball coaching by ben knight mk lions professional.                      Xscape opens
2001

official opening of env studies room (now Art room) by john mumford chair bp oil uk                                                                                                    Population MK 207,000

2002 set up nvq centre with nikki davison                                                            queens jubilee.All given a coin.                                                                         Isle of wight sports resi trip                                                                         Bought farm
2003 awards evening for nursery staff at sculpture gallery.                        Wimbledon moves to hockey stadium, renamed MK dons within year.
2004 prep starts at 8.30am                                                                                  Tsunami shoe boxes Boxing day                                                                  Opened farm
2005 inspection in may.                                                                                          Family info files start.                                                                           International week
2007 mk city 40th birthday                                                                                    Stadium MK opens
2009 run iaps course at farm. Become iaps satellite training centre                      1st schools prom in the mk theatre                                                               football trip to dubai. 
2010 mkps times goes digital.                                                                         Leadership team formed.                                                                               First Whole school review.                                                                                    School council .camping at the farm
2011 inspection 10 out of 10 excellents 4 out of 4 outstandings.                           New prospectus and website