A former pupil of the school with longstanding connections in Peterborough, Lynne is the Chairman of the Governing Body. She is a full time lawyer and Managing Director at hc solicitors LLP on Thorpe Road. She lives in Wansford and worships at Peterborough Cathedral and is a popular and well-respected member of the local community. Lynne is also an Executive Board Member and Fellow of Woodard Schools.
Deputy Chairman, Mr. Chris Beard
Chris is a successful businessman whose two daughters were both Head Girls at PHS. He lives in Westwood Park Road and is keen to be involved in activities at School; he sits on the Finance Committee and the Appeal Committee and is a Woodard Fellow.
Dr. David Chinn
David’s daughter attended the School and was very involved in the performing arts, gaining huge support and encouragement from the staff. David is particularly pleased to see the growth of the performing arts and building development at the School. He has been a local medical practitioner for over 25 years and also works with Peterborough Drug Services and the local Prison. His additional work has been with Drinksense and the Alzheimers Disease Society. He has a sporting interest in rowing, having competed for many years, and is delighted by the School’s success in the indoor rowing championships. He represents the Governors on the Nursery Subcommittee.
Mrs. Lydia Frisby
Lydia was educated at a Woodard School, St. Mary and St. Anne’s School in Abbot’s Bromley. She had two daughters at Peterborough High School and was on the Parent-Teacher Guild Committee. She lives in Fleet Hargate and her husband is a Chartered Surveyor and Auctioneer in nearby Holbeach. She networks for the School in Lincolnshire and the Fens and has introduced several parents from that area. She represents the Governors on both the Child Protection/Welfare and Boarding House Committees.
The Reverend Raymond Hemingray L.L.B.
Raymond is a solicitor and has been the Registrar of the Diocese of Peterborough since 1974. He was ordained in 2007, and is the Curate of Castor with Sutton and Upton with Marholm. His daughter, Caroline, attended Peterborough High School for ten years until 2005, and was Head Girl during her final year. He lives in Longthorpe. He represents the Governors on the Nursery Subcommittee.
Prof. Christopher Howe M.A., PhD, ScD, F.L.S.
Chris Howe is a Professor of Biochemistry at Cambridge University. He is also a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he directs studies for preclinical medical students. He is a Woodard Fellow who joined our Council through the Woodard Corporation. He has spoken here at evenings about Oxbridge Entrance and Higher Education.
Mrs. Janet Mark
Janet Mark has recently retired after a total of 14 years of headship in two GSA schools and a teaching career in both maintained and independent schools. She is an experienced ISI inspector. As a member of the
inspection team of PHS in October 2005, she is already very familiar with the school and looks forward to bringing her expertise to its continuing educational development. She is a long standing governor of an HMC school.
Mrs. Elizabeth Payne
A former pupil of Peterborough High School for eight years, Elizabeth then became Chairman of The Westwoodians’ Committee until joining the School Council in 2007. Elizabeth sits on the Marketing Subcommittee. Elizabeth is General Manager of a four star Country House Hotel in Leicestershire and lives in south Lincolnshire.
The Reverend Canon Bruce Ruddock
Bruce is Vice-Dean and Precector of Peterborough Cathedral and a Woodard Fellow. He is the Governor-link with the Cathedral and works with the choristers on a day-to-day basis. Bruce has worked in cathedrals for nearly a decade, prior to which he was a parish priest and in the 1990s served in Rome as the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Vatican. He attended a Woodard school, where his father was Deputy Headmaster.
Mr. Dickon Sandbach
Dickon is a Westwoodian, having attended the pre-prep school a ‘few’ years ago. He lives in Stamford and is the senior partner of Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants in Peterborough. In his professional life, he has experience of both the charitable and education sectors. Dickon serves on the Finance and General Purposes Committee.
Mr. Peter Southern F.R.I.C.S.
Peter is a Chartered Surveyor and was a main board director of the largest industrial property owner in the UK. He is now a consultant working for Government, major PLCs, landowners and local authorities. Away from the workplace, Peter has been a Governor of Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Visitors of HMP Acklington, and a Director of South Northumberland Cricket Club.
Mrs. Donna Ward M.A.
Managing Director of a local IT company, Donna’s main area of interest is commercial sales and marketing. Originally from the North West of England, she now lives in Rutland, in a converted Edwardian water pumping station that has taken five years of her ‘free’ time to refurbish. Since becoming a Governor, she has enjoyed the additional role of Chairman of the PHS Marketing Subcommittee.
Air Commodore Tug Wilson, RAF (retd)
From his role as Director of Logistics Business Development in the RAF and since as a senior business consultant, for the last ten years Tug has introduced many fresh ideas for the School’s business and financial development. He is ex-Chairman of the Council and now sits on the General Purposes and Finance committee. He is also a Woodard Fellow.
Senior Provost, The Reverend Canon Brendan Clover M.A., F.R.S.A., L.T.C.L.
The Senior Provost and Education Officer of Woodard, Brendan is an ex-officio member of our School Council and frequently visits PHS to preach and teach. Brendan has an office and a flat at Abbot’s Bromley School, where ‘Central Woodard’ is located. He is required to attend one School Council meeting per year. In practice, Brendan visits us more frequently than this.
