Obituary: Steve Bridgewater

17th October 2023

We have received news that Steve Bridgewater, who taught for many years in MoD Schools in Brunei and Germany has died after a serious illness.  Steve's funeral will take place on Thursday 26th October 2023, in Stockport.

A fuller obituary and appreciation of Steve's teaching-life will follow. 

Your chairman first knew Steve when he was deputy headteacher in Brunei, before moving to St Patricks on JHQ.  Steve was thus a founder-member of Ark School's staff when it was formed from St Patricks and St Andrews in 2010.  Steve was an inspirational teacher to successive Year 5 classes during Ark's three years.  Ex-pupils and staff will remember many highlights, among which was an unforgettable drama production involving all of Key Stage 2 and performed in full theatre conditions at JHQ's Theatre Club.  We will endeavour ro provide a link to the video made of this production.  After Ark & JHQ's planned closure in 2013, Steve's talents went to John Buchan Middle School in Sennelager, where he and Virginia remained until BFG's closure in 2019.  They retired to Sandbach, in Cheshire.