Twenty staff and curriculum shrinkage is now a real threat at Thomas Hardye's school according to their headteacher Michael Foley due to Conservative government cuts. The failure of all the sitting Conservative MP's to increase the financial support required by Dorset schools is now about to hit them hard....
The invitation was headed “70 not out” as the Class of ‘58- those who began studying at Hardye’s School in Dorchester in 1958- headed for their annual reunion at the Colliton Club. Aged 11 in 1958, these Old Hardyeans are now hovering around the milestone of 70 years old,...
Old Hardyeans will gather in Dorchester on Thursday 15 December at the Colliton Club for their traditional Christmas lunch. As usual, the invitation includes former scholars of the Green School and the Secondary Modern School, as well as students of the modern Thomas Hardye School, under the wider auspices of the...
The Old Hardyeans, old boys of Hardye’s School, beat the Thomas Hardye School XI by 25 runs in the traditional annual fixture, thanks mainly to a superbly crafted innings of 78 by Ryan Chase. On one of the best days of a rather short English Summer, the Old Hardyeans held the annual cricket match against the school at...
It is part of its brand new Agri-tech developments on the campus including a purpose built Agri-tech centre – co-funded by the College and the Dorset Local Education Partnership - which will be launched on Friday 10th June. The prestigious John Deere equipment from Dorchester’s Smart Agricultural Services includes nine...
Tony Day was installed as the new President of the Old Hardyeans at the start of the Annual Reunion Dinner, held at the Sixth Form Centre at Thomas Hardye School. In his address, Mr. Day said it was a great honour to be elected as President and a privilege...
"All the balls are up in the air- it’s brave new world and I don’t know whether the new ideas will be a success," Michael Foley, Head Teacher at Thomas Hardye School told the Old Hardyeans’ Annual Reunion Dinner. He was speaking of recently announced Government proposals for all...
Notarianni Glass an award winning contemporary glass company have officially moved into the new Dorset Centre for the Creative Arts. This exciting move comes after the company decided to relocate to Dorchester in order to set up a practice that would enable them to focus on the scale and...
"A sort of civilised St. Trinians," was how guest speaker Rev. Vicky Thurtell described the Dorchester Grammar School for Girls- widely known as the Green School from the colour of their uniforms- including their underclothing! The Vicar of St Peters, Dorchester, soon to become Canon Precentor at Exeter Cathedral,...
Old Hardyeans gather in Dorchester next month at the King’s Arms for their Annual Reunion Dinner, to celebrate the 110th. anniversary of their founding in 1905. Alumni from the former Green School and Dorchester Secondary Modern School are being invited to share in the celebrations and make the...
