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alumni in the news

• Warda Yassin (Sheffield Poet Laureate) - article in the Sheffield Star, 12 November 2020

• Vikram Barn (born 1995) - article in the Sheffield Star, 20 December 2019

• Will Morton - article in the Sheffield Star, 19 November 2019

• Kat Eaton - article in the Sheffield Telegraph, 18 November 2019

• Michael Vaughan (England cricketer) and Chris Wilder (Sheffield United manager) - article in the Daily Mail, 17 August 2019

• Chloe Birch - article in the Yorkshire Post, 6 March 2019

• Colin Davies (Development Director at Hope City Church in Sheffield) - article in the Sheffield Telegraph, 15 November 2018

• Jim Rose (born 1993 and at Silverdale 2004-2011) -  article in the Sheffield Telegraph, 23 March 2017

• Oliver Coppard (at Silverdale 1992-1999) - article in the Daily Mirror, 6 May 2015

 

 

Who went to Silverdale?

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• Oliver Coppard (born 1981 and at Silverdale 1992-1999) is the Founder and Director of Campaigns Plus and Chair of the Board of Trustees for Sheffield Hallam Students' Union. In the 2015 General Election he stood against the then Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, for the seat of Sheffield Hallam (where Silverdale is located). He reduced Mr Clegg's majority from 15,284 down to 2,125 and paved the way for a Labour Party victory in the seat for the first time ever in the 2017 election.
• George Long (born 1993) plays for Hull City as goalkeeper and has represented England at Under 18 level.
• Devon van Oostrum (born 1993) is a British-Dutch professional basketball player who has represented Great Britain's national basketball team.
• Robert Quinney (born 1976) is Director of the Choir of New College, Oxford and formerly Sub-Organist at Westminster Abbey and Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral.
• William Snape (born 1985) is an actor and has appeared in The Full Monty, Coronation Street, Gentleman Jack, Doctors, Holby City and Emmerdale.
• William Peter Charles "Willie" Williams (born 1959) is a show director, stage, video and lighting designer for concerts, theatre, and ultimedia projects. He is best known for his groundbreaking work with the rock band U2, and is recognised as one of the leading artists in this field.
• Daniel Smith (at Silverdale 2000-2007) is a Broadcast Producer at ITN Productions.
• Michael Vaughan (born 1974) is a cricket commentator and former England cricket captain.
• Warda Yassin (at Silverdale 2004 - 2011) was appointed as the Sheffield Poet Laureate in November 2020.

 

Obituaries

• Gail Elliman (1961-2014)
• Isobel Squire (1997-2016)
• Fahim Hersi (1995-2018)

 

The opening of Silverdale School in 1957