approach to delivering secondary education; to a system of education that was adopted by many other counties within the United Kingdom and abroad, due to its proven success in Cambridgeshire. By the time of his death in 1961, there were many village colleges successfully delivering education to both secondary school students (11- to 16-year-olds), and members of their local communities of all ages. Today the concept lives on to great success in Cambridgeshire and many other areas of the country. Comberton Village College in South Cambridgeshire has, in several recent years, been at or near the top of the league tables for state comprehensive schools in England. The system of whole community education, as used by Comberton Village College, was complimented by British Prime Minister, Tony Blair - a true reflection of the success of Henry Morris' concept. He died on 10 December 1961 at Hill End Hospital, St Albans, where he had spent his last months; a simple cremation ceremony at Golders Green Crematorium took place on 14 December 1961. Village colleges The following village colleges were founded by Morris. Sawston Village College (1930) Bottisham Village College (1937) Linton Village College (1937) Impington Village College (1939) Bassingbourn Village College (1954) Two further colleges were opened by him shortly after his retirement from the post in 1954. Soham Village College (1958) Swavesey Village College (1958) Comberton Village College (1959) Henry Morris Trust The Henry Morris Trust was established in his memory by a group of his friends. The trust provides travel and study grants to young people from Cambridge, East Cambridgeshire and South Cambridgeshire. References Bibliography Henry Morris and the Idea of the Village College Today by Harry Rée, 1971 Educator Extraordinary: The Life and Achievements of Henry Morris by Harry Rée, Longman, 1973 The Henry Morris Collection by Harry Rée, Cambridge University Press, 1984 External links Henry Morris - infed.org The Henry Morris Memorial Trust 1889 births 1961 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge English educational theorists Education reform Education in Cambridgeshire British Army personnel of World War I Royal Army Service Corps officers