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Kevin Beardsley
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| Born | Kevin Adrian Beardsley | ||||||||||||||
| Occupations | School teacher and principal | ||||||||||||||
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Pamela Grace Middleton
(m. 1959; died 2018) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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Kevin Adrian Beardsley is a former New Zealand sprinter and schoolteacher. He won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1950 British Empire Games, and later became principal of Shirley Intermediate School in Christchurch.
Early life and family
The son of Edward George and Constance Amelia Evelyn Beardsley, Kevin Beardsley was educated at Christchurch Technical High School.[1][2][3][4] He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree at Canterbury University College, graduating on 3 May 1956.[5] In 1959, he married Pamela Grace Middleton at St Luke's Church, Wadestown, in Wellington.[3]
Athletics
Beardsley showed early promise as an athlete, winning the intermediate boys' athletics title at Christchurch Technical High School in 1945.[4] In 1948, he was named a junior Canterbury representative, and the following year he was narrowly beaten by Don Jowett in the junior men's 220 yards race at the annual Canterbury–Wellington interprovincial athletics meet.[6][7] In January 1950, Beardsley competed in the 100 yards and 220 yards events at the New Zealand Athletics Championships in Napier, where his performances were sufficient to see him selected in the New Zealand athletics team for the 1950 British Empire Games.[8][9]
At the 1950 British Empire Games, Beardsley won a bronze medal as in the men's 4 × 110 yards relay alongside Arthur Eustace, Peter Henderson and Clem Parker. He also competed in the 100 yards where he placed 6th in his semi-final.[10]
Teaching career
Most of Beardsley's working life was as a teacher in Christchurch and the surrounding area. He was appointed to teach at North New Brighton School in December 1951, and Burnham School in August 1955.[11][12] He spent 1957 in Cardiff, Wales, as an exchange teacher, and after his return reflected that new schools being opened in Britain were better equipped and had better facilities than many of the best schools in New Zealand.[13][14] In May 1958, Beardsley was appointed head teacher at Ladbrooks School, and seven years later he became assistant-in-charge at Kirwee Model School.[15][16]
For a period in the 1970s, Beardsley was principal of Greymouth Intermediate School, and by 1981 he was principal of Shirley Intermediate in Christchurch, until retiring from that position at the end of 1986.[17][18][19]
Later life
Since his retirement, Beardsley has written a number of fiction books for adults and children.[20] A self-taught artist, he exhibited his paintings during his time in Greymouth in the 1970s, and subsequently in Christchurch during the 1980s.[21] He also exhibited pottery works with the Canterbury Potters' Association at the CSA Gallery during the 1980s.[22][23]
Beardsley was predeceased by his wife, Pamela Beardsley, in 2018.[24]
References
- ↑ "Obituary: Mr Edward G. Beardsley". The Press. Vol. 106, no. 31137. 13 August 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Deaths". The Press. 3 August 1990. p. 43. Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- 1 2 "Mr. K. Beardsley marries Miss P. Middleton". Evening Post. 14 February 1959. p. 22. Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- 1 2 "School athletics". The Press. Vol. 81, no. 24706. 25 October 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Capping ceremony for Canterbury graduates". The Press. Vol. 93, no. 27959. 4 May 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 18 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Inter-provincial event: Canterbury team selected". The Press. Vol. 84, no. 25396. 20 January 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Close contest at Wellington". The Press. Vol. 85, no. 25716. 31 January 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Eleven records broken". The Press. Vol. 86, no. 26001. 3 January 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "N.Z. team for Games". Ashburton Guardian. Vol. 70, no. 71. 5 January 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ Keith [sic] Beardsley at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ↑ "Teaching staff changes". The Press. Vol. 87, no. 26603. 13 December 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Teaching staff changes". The Press. Vol. 92, no. 27742. 20 August 1955. p. 11. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Teacher exchange with Britain". Evening Post. 25 January 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Teacher's impressions of education in Britain". The Press. Vol. 97, no. 28527. 5 March 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Teaching staff changes". The Press. Vol. 97, no. 28594. 24 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Education Board appoints teachers". The Press. Vol. 104, no. 30757. 22 May 1965. p. 22. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Greymouth Intermediate School staff". West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "No Budget relief likely for schools". The Press. 15 April 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Ringing bell for principals". The Press. 2 December 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "The Willows". Nile Group. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Inspired for series". The Press. 17 November 1982. p. 28. Retrieved 20 June 2026 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ "Exhibition of pottery by Canterbury Potters Association" (PDF). 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Exhibition of pottery by Canterbury Potters' Association" (PDF). 1985. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ "Pamela Beardsley obituary". The Press. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2026.