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Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School
Development:
Benefactors’Day – 13December 2014
The Development Office was delighted to welcome all
those who have so generously supported the school since
September 2013 to a drinks reception in the War Memorial
Vestibule. Prior to the reception, tours of the school were
given by current members of our Sixth Form, which proved
as popular as ever.
While enjoying canapés and a glass of wine, our
65 guests were treated to some music, exceptionally
performed on the trombone by music scholar, George
Wright (3rds). On display were old photographs of many
OMTs in attendance and a photograph album containing
pictures of the construction of the school at Sandy Lodge
in 1931. The Head Master thanked all our benefactors and
spoke about all that we have been able to achieve because
of their support. If you were unable to attend this year,
please do make a note of the date for next year, which is
likely to be Saturday 12th December 2015, and will be open
to all our benefactors.
An Eveningwith Shami Chakrabarti
As part of our series of high-profile author visits and
talks, on 12th March a crowd of over 300 guests were
treated to a talk by Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty.
Her softly-spoken, eloquent presentation concerned the
importance of human rights and how these rights can
protect citizens against three major patterns, which she
sees as emerging in the world today. First, she discussed
the legitimacy of the assumption that the innocent have
nothing to fear in a world where we have no privacy.
She addressed the undermining of legal aid and the
presumption of innocence; and finally, she discussed more
generally, the increasing hatred of “others” that has become
so characteristic of today’s societies.
After a question and answer session, Ms Chakrabarti
signed copies of her book and posed for photos. It was
an enjoyable and thought-provoking event. To see Shami
Chakrabarti being interviewed by current pupil, Maneet
Patel, please visit