The Dame Allan’s 1705 Magazine
Margaret and Fred Wilkinson
Legacy Donation from Former Headmaster’s Family to support Transformational Bursaries.
In October of 2024, the Schools learned of the very sad passing of Margaret Wilkinson, beloved wife of former Principal Fred Wilkinson, who himself passed away in 2002. Now, their family has ensured that their chosen legacy will support even more pupils to attend Dame Allan’s Schools, as Margaret kindly chose to leave £10,000 to support transformational bursary awards. Fred was Headmaster at Dame Allan’s Boys’ School from 1970 - 1988, paving the way for a closer joining of the then very separate Boys’ and Girls’ Schools before his retirement. He is remembered by his colleagues for his conscientiousness and great attention to detail in all that he did, but above all as a man they trusted in and for whom they held a great respect. At a recent school reunion, former pupils reminisced fondly about “Fred the Head”, remembering that he was always very fair.
Fred and Margaret doing what they loved most (outside teaching!), that is climbing mountains.
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