Email from Michael Grave [Heath 1958–1965]
Michael Grave writes:
My late father John Highley Grave [1927–1934] was President of HOBA at one time.
The information [below] concerns my winning the Jan Runermark award from the Young Generation Network of the European Nuclear Society. I enclose a Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd press release and some additional information about my background from which you can cut and paste should you wish to mention this award.
Regards
Michael Grave
Mitsui Babcock — Press Release
July 2004
Mitsui Babcock helps attract new talent into nuclear industry
Michael Grave from Halifax and resident Whickham in Gateshead
Local interest details
Halifax
Michael Grave (57) was born in Halifax and attended Heath Grammar School before obtaining an honours degree in Chemical Engineering at Leeds University. He is a former chorister of St Hildas' and Halifax Parish Churches. He returned to Halifax Parish Church several years ago to give an organ recital. He left Halifax to take up his first appointment with ICI on Teesside and then moved to Tyneside to work for his present company, Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd.
Tyneside
Michael Grave works for Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd, Nuclear & Decommissioning Services in Gateshead. He joined Clarke Chapman in 1973, which subsequently became Northern Engineering Industries and Rolls-Royce before Mitsui Babcock acquired the nuclear site services activities. He is a resident of Whickham where he is also Organist & Choirmaster of the Parish Church. He has many other interests on Tyneside including:—
- Lead Interviewer for Institution of Chemical Engineers for prospective corporate members.
- Founder member of the recently formed British Nuclear Energy Society Northeast Branch.
- Former Group Leader of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Newcastle Members group.
- Former Chairman of Governors of Whickham C of E Parochial Primary School.
- Former Education and Training Officer for Royal School of Church Music, Durham Area.
- Alto Lay Clerk at St Nicholas Cathedral Choir, Newcastle.
The above information was updated in July 2006
- Chemical Engineering Leeds University, 1965–1969 and currently working for Mitsui Babcock Energy Ltd in Gateshead. Became Vice President of the British Nuclear Energy Society in May 2006.
- He also completed 30 years as Organist & Choirmaster of Whickham Parish Church near Gateshead in 2005 and became Director of Music in honour of the occasion.
- He has recently moved from Whickham to Iveston near Consett, Co Durham.