Mr Stephen Flemington Returns to Hazlegrove

It was a delight to welcome back one of Hazlegrove's longest serving teachers this week.

Mr Stephen Flemington first came to Hazlegrove as a Student Master (what we now know as a GAP student) before embarking to Cambridge University to read Classics. A published author, Stephen returned to Hazlegrove and taught here for an incredible 35 years.

Visiting with his cousin, Stephen recalled his renowned tree climbing skills and how, if any boy was stuck in a tree, he would be the one to rescue them! He also ran the School Scout Group and was a great kite flyer. Mr Flemington, as he was known to the pupils, was famous for his codes and Old Hazlegrovians still talk about these today.

The most poignant moment of Stephen's tour was visiting the mosaic of Arion which is situated on Dolphin Hall. The mosaic and surrounding garden was dedicated to Stephen in 1999 to commemorate his 35 years of teaching. The accompanying plaque explains this to our Hazlegrovians of today.

We were honoured to host Stephen and his family and were humbled to listen to his memories of life at Hazlegrove.