Richard Hale Association

Watercolour of Richard Hale's Free Grammar School, by George Sidney Shepherd

Welcome to the Richard Hale Association

The Richard Hale Association is an international association of former pupils and staff of Richard Hale (formerly Hertford Grammar) School, Hertford, Herts, England.

The Association's aims are to maintain a bond between former members of the School and between them and the School. It does this in a variety of ways, from arranging formal and informal gatherings of Old Boys (and in many cases their families), at the clubhouse and in Hertford, in different parts of the UK and in different parts of the world, to producing an annual magazine for Association members, giving news of Old Boys and the School, and of events past and present, and to come.

John Creasey

The Richard Hale Association is sad to report that John Creasey died last week.

Following a fall in Spain and treatment in a Spanish hospital, he was flown home and transferred to QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City.

Sadly, he succumbed to an infection which, in his weakened state, he was unable to fight.

An enthusiastic member of the Association, and President of Hertford RFC, he was the guest speaker at our annual dinner in 2007. John’s passing is a sad loss to his many friends in the Association, the Rugby Club and much, much wider circle of people he had entertained over the years. A sad loss to his many friends in the Association, the Rugby Club and much,much wider circle of people he had entertained over the years.

A facebook group, already with over 100 members, is recording tributes to him.

His funeral will be at 11am on 12th May 2008 at All Saints Church and afterwards at the Hale Club, Hoe Lane.

“Hertford Collegiate school, Fore Street, Hertford. Young gentleman received as resident or daily pupils. Apply to J C Cane, Head Master.”
(Newspaper advertisement, 1860)