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4 results found for '"Alec Askew"' in Contributors.
Headmaster faces charges after pupil deaths (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on the inquest (and death by misadventure verdict) after students from Stoke Poges Middle School were drowned on a school visit to Land’s End in Cornwall. Also on the possible dismissal of...
Pupils from Stoke Poges die in tragic accident (1985)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Vox pop
Report on the outcome of an inquest into the drowning deaths of pupils from Stoke Poges Middle School on holiday at Land’s End, Cornwall. Includes comment from grieving parents; teacher Robin Harrington...
Alec Askew on Land’s End school trip accident (1985)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on press conference (with excerpts) with headmaster Alec Askew about the freak wave which swept five of his students into the sea while they were on a school visit to Land’s End, killing four. Male...
Headmaster resigns after death of students (1985)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with former headmaster of Stoke Poges Middle School, Buckinghamshire, Alec Askew, following the announcement of his resignation after four boys drowned on a school trip while exploring rocks near...