THE ARCH O L D R E P T O N I A N N E W S L E T T E R A u t u m n 2 0 1 3 Issue Nº 323
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For me a great highlight of our splendid summer was a visit by my local village cricket club Abbots Bromley (no NOT the school) to play against the Pilgrims They were absolutely thrilled to have been invited and fulsome in their praise for Repton and the feel of the place I'm sure that all visitors feel that special atmosphere and I do urge ORs to call in if they have the chance Only a couple of days before writing this piece no fewer than 78 ORs played football at the school, along with many others who came to watch We shall continue to explore ways in which to involve as many of you as possible in the well established, as well as some potential new, events Please do look at our website for information as well as on Facebook and Linked In (where I notice we recently signed up our 500th member) I hope you enjoy this edition of The Arch and, if you want to send in any thoughts or memories for publication in future editions, we will be delighted to receive them Best wishes to you all Nick Smith
2001) Appointed 2013 Edward
President
John F R Hird (Priory 1960) Masonic Lodge
John F M Walker (Hall
Nicholas P Le Poidevin (Cross 1964) Law Society
Front Cover: Science Prior y Back Cover: Leavers 2013 DEADLINE for articles for the next edition (Spring 2014) is March 31st 2014
1946 and ex Staff) Life Member Ex Officio Members
1998) Appointed 2008 Louise
Golf Society
The various representatives, both here and abroad, certainly work hard not only in keeping members well informed but also in ensuring opportunities for us to meet and I'd like to thank them for their continued support We are also lucky that the team in the OR office are dedicated to supporting the Society, and I know that they are always pleased to hear from you with views and opinions on how we can improve I'd particularly like to mention this year's President Ian Payne (L’55) who has, as ever, lit up many gatherings with his bonhomie and effervescent smile!
1996) Appointed 2007
Vice
Assistant Secretary:
Ben D E Dewhirst (New 1996) Yorkshire Mike Keep (Orchard 1969 & Staff) Hockey Club
Elected Committee Members
Secretary:
1975) Appointed 2009 Sarah
Fives
Francis W S Russell (Orchard 1969) Pilgrims
Richard C E Lowther (Brook 1985) Tennis Club
What is very obvious is the great shape the school is in The grounds and buildings remain superb, and these have been added to by the opening of the new Science Priory, a facility which is sure to be the envy of others and another sign that Repton remains at the forefront of our finest schools I am also happy to report that the branches and clubs that make up the OR Society are thriving
Anthony E Bishop (Priory 1972)
Simon D Armstrong (Cross 1963) & Cheshire
Sanjiv Basu (Orchard 1989)
President: Ian R Payne (Latham 1955) Elect: John A Ballinger (Priory 1959) President: Robert A Holroyd (Headmaster)
Chairman: Nick R S Smith (Brook 1969) John S Wallis (Latham 1971) Robert M Kirkland (Orchard 1959) Nigel Kew (Staff) Jan Cobb (Staff)
Cathy Twigg (Staff) Marketing & Development Director As you receive this copy of The Arch a host of new boys and girls will have been settling into their surroundings at Repton I imagine that for many of us those days, no doubt both good and bad, seem like distant memories T ime seems to pass very quickly and my first year as your Chairman is flying by Although I can't recall well my early weeks and months as a B Blocker, I know that I had nothing like as much fun and enjoyment; Drinks in the City, a dinner in Paris, a Gaudy and many other convivial gatherings are not a bad way to spend one's time Whilst these things will be far from the minds of those beginning their Repton careers I'm confident that, like so many of us, they will forge lifelong friendships
Governors’ Representative:
1997) Appointed 2013 J
Nicky Samra (New 2002) Football Club
Sarah E Fear ns (Field T Sloane (Priory M Guy Levesley (Hall R E Taylor (Field P Trayhur n (Garden
(2) OFFICERS OF THE OLD REPTONIAN SOCIETY 2013 CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY 2013 Nick Smith (B’69) The Old Reptonian Society The Hall, Repton School Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH Tel 01283 559320 Email: jcobb@repton org uk / or@repton org uk Website: www.orsociety.com School website: www repton org uk Editorial Team: Nigel Kew & Jan Cobb
Treasurer:
Thomas R Pepper (Hall 1949) Midlands
13 Term ends JANUARY 2014 6 Lent Term begins 15 Repton Concerts Society: Repton Music Department: Shakespeare If Music Be The Food Of Love, 7 45 pm 16 Informal Concert, Music School, 9 05 pm 19 Coffee Concert, Beldam Hall, 11 30 am
Preacher: Mr Paul Stevens, School Librarian and Archivist 12 Maria Georgoula Exhibition Opening, New Court Gallery 7 00 pm 13 Repton Concerts Society: Opera Café, Pears School, 7 45 pm 16 Boys’ 1st XI v Millfield Girls’ 1st XI v Oakham (a) dep 12 20 pm OR Society AGM, 6 00 pm followed by OR Society Annual Dinner, Pears School, 7 30 pm 17 Coffee Concert, Beldam Hall, 11 30 am 19 Boys’ 1st XI v Manchester GS (a) dep 11 30 am 20 ‘Major Barbara’, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 21 ‘Major Barbara’, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 22 ‘Major Barbara’, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 23 Girls’ 1st XI v Bromsgrove ‘Major Barbara’, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 26 Informal Concert, Music School, 9 05 pm 29 Michaelmas Concert, 7 30 pm, Beldam Hall 30 Boys’ 1st XI v Shrewsbury 2013 1 Repton School Music Society Concert: Verdi Requiem, Pears School, 7 45pm 3 Boys’ 1st XI v Sandbach 8 Carol Service for Parents, Staff and Parish, 6 30pm followed by reception in the 400 Hall Foyer
FEBRUARY 2014 6 Half term begins, 4 30pm 15 Half term ends, 8 00 pm 25 Drinks In The City, East India Club
MARCH 2014 12 Charity Cabaret, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 13 Charity Cabaret, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 14 Charity Cabaret, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 15 Charity Cabaret, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 19 Repton Concerts Society: Ronan O’Hora Piano, 7 45 pm 27 Term ends, 1 00 pm APRIL 2014 22 Summer Term begins 24 Repton Concerts Society: Giovanni Guzzo Violin Luis Parés Music School, 7 45 pm May 2014 14 Repton Concerts Society: AGM, 6 30 pm, open to subscribers Repton School Music Competition FInal, 7 30 pm Dates correct at time of publication
One of the objectives of The Old Reptonian Society when it was established in 1901 was to encourage Reptonians to keep more closely in touch with one another Enterprising characters actively organise social events around the country, and in distant parts of the globe Since my piece in the Spring issue of The Arch, it has been my privilege as your President to attend a number of events, notably the bi annual Paris dinner in May, which was preceded by drinks in the British Embassy In early June I was able to meet some familiar faces at the Gaudy which was well supported by the 1960s generation Sport also provides an active meeting place for ORs and, again, energetic individuals ensure that the Society is effectively represented in competitive sport Our thanks extend to the tireless individuals who encourage others to participate I have been able to play Repton golf from Littlestone on the Kent coast to Alwoodley north of Leeds I also sensed the appeal of OR Football Day, which attracted as many as 78 ORs to Repton on the last day of August Four XIs were fielded against school teams, with the remainder involved in a friendly contest amongst themselves (3)
DECEMBER 2013 continued 11 Christmas Bands Concert, 400 Hall, 7 30pm 12 Christmas Bands Concert, 400 Hall, 7 30pm
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER 2013 3 Half term ends 5 Girls’ 1st XI v Millfield Boys’ 1st XI v Wolverhampton GS 6 Chapel Choir sing Evensong at Chester Cathedral, 5 30 pm 7 Informal Concert, Music School, 9 05 pm 9 Sale of Work 10 Remembrance Day: Mor ning Prayer 10 05 am
PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY 2013 Ian Payne (L’55)
I was honoured to be invited to a dinner to mark the 50th anniversary of the OR’s first victory in the Halford Hewitt Tim Sale (C’53), the young captain of that team in April 1963, has recently led Repton to success in this year’s Senior Darwin Trophy competition for golfers over 65 Our congratulations extend to these six players, which also included David Pepper (H’53) from that 1963 team
The other primary objective of the OR Society is to keep ORs abreast of school activities and I commend The Arch which plays such a valuable role in this respect Speech Day, later in June, provided me with insights into Repton and the presentation by Edwina Currie of prizes to around 150 individual students alerted me to the breadth of opportunity available in addition to the curriculum, so much broader than fifty years ago! The Guest of Honour’s zest for life was apparent as she spoke of the “passionate curiosity” which she believed every young person should possess as they prepare for the wider world outside Repton moves forward with confidence, and the striking building that is the Science Priory stands as evidence of the commitment of the school community If you have not visited Repton for some years, do take an opportunity to do so
SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2013/2014
29 Repton Concerts Society: Repton School’s Resident Quartet: The Carducci Quartet Beldham Hall, 7 45 pm
Drinks In The City will once again be held at the East India Club, London on February 25th 2014 Cost of the tickets will be £18 50 for those who left the school in 2004 and after, and £25 00 for all other guests Please see the enclosed booking form GAUDY
The years to be invited are those joining the School Pre 1958 and 1973 1984, 6th formers 1985,1986, 1987 Owing to a change in the length of the Lent and Summer terms we are unable to confirm the date of the Gaudy at the time of going to print As soon as we have the confirmed date we will publish it on the Old Reptonian web page Emails and letters will be sent out to the years invited
On Monday 24th June he headed to Alta in the far north of Norway From there he cycled north for a few days to Nordkapp, 500 km inside the Arctic Circle and the most northerly point on mainland Europe Cycling south through Finland, easter n Europe, and Greece, Tom then continued west, through Croatia, Italy, France and Spain until he reached Punta de Tarifa, the most southerly point in Europe and the last stop before Africa The trip took three months, and averaged over 100 km of cycling per day (with rest days, a typical day was more like 150 km)
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The Annual dinner and AGM will be held on November 16th in Pears School, at Repton School The cost of the ticket is £43 per person and for those ORs who left the school within the last ten years the cost is reduced by £10; therefore if you left the school in 2003 or after the cost is just £33 The cost of the ticket includes pre dinner drinks and a three course meal with wine and port Spouses and partners are also invited and they will be more than welcome to relax in the Atrium of the Science Priory whilst the AGM is in progress
AGM AND ANNUAL DINNER
Tom Bramall (P’05) has cycled 10,000 km across Europe to raise money for Sustrans, the UK's leading sustainable transport charity
ARTHUR DUNN CUP 2nd November Old Harrovians (H) If you would like a group of your contemporaries to join you at any of these events and you need any help with contact details, please do not hesitate to call the OR office on 01283 559320 or email jcobb@repton org uk FORTHCOMING OR EVENTS 2013/2014 8 Treasurer’s Report 9 Future Events 10 Election of Officers 11 Any other business 12 Date of next AGM 4 President’s Report 5 Chairman’s Report 6 Secretary’s Report 7 Rule Changes as published in Issue 320, The Arch 1 Welcome & Apologies 2 Approval of minutes from Annual General Meeting held on November 17th 2012 3 Matters Arising from meeting on November 17th 2012 (4)
Andrew Brigham (C’07) has completed his successful inter nship at Midven, the venture capital fund manager based in Birmingham working for Midven's Investment Director, Steven Greenall (C'87)
Mr Sam Mitchell (Staff) has kindly offered to do a tour of the new Science Priory at 5 30pm We will meet in the Lecture Theatre on the ground floor, finishing on the top floor in the Kan Library where the AGM will start at 6 00pm Pre dinner drinks will be held in the Atrium of the Science Priory at 6 45pm Agenda DRINKS IN THE CITY
OLD REPTONIAN NEWS SNIPPETS
OLD REPTONIAN NEWS SNIPPETS continued
Mike Stones (former OR Secretary and member of staff) has been coaching cricket at Whitby Cricket Club as part of the Enjoy Cricket scheme Richard Hutton (H’56) is a trustee of the charitable trust which administers the scheme Richard and Mike are holding a framed picture of Richard's father, Sir Leonard Hutton This had been given to the club by a local cricketer who had the scorecard of a match when Sir Leonard played on the Whitby ground and scored a century
Joshua W B Webster (N’04) was commissioned into the Welsh Guards on Friday, 9th August when HRH The Countess of Wessex represented HM The Queen and took the salute at the Sovereign's Parade at the RMA Sandhurst George Yorke (H’37), after nearly 70 years, has been recognised for for his part in the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War that W inston Churchill called “the worst jour ney in the world” He has been awarded The Arctic Star campaign medal Nils Cooper (N’01) studied mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, specialising in the field of thermal turbomachinery and fluid mechanics, finishing his course in May 2013 For his final thesis he designed a heat flux sensor for the bearing chambers of jet engines He is now working at Siemens as a research and development engineer, working on valves for industrial gas heating systems Susie Gilbert (F’02) and Georgie Twigg (F’03) won Silver at the European Hockey Games Both scored goals in the final against Germany Johnny Gorman (C’09) has been signed by League One football club Leyton Orient Jon Gough (H’74) completed 190+ miles in three days 23 cyclists set off 21 completed the journey They raised £10,000 for St Giles Hospice https://www facebook com/TheRedLionAdventurers
Ian Richley (O’84) attended Liverpool John Moore’s University and gained an Economics degree He then served at Gartmore, where he began his career and joined Greig Middleton in 1999 He joined Smith & W illiamson as an associate director and was appointed a director in 2009 Joseph Steele (P’00) has teamed up with fashion designer Lulu Guinness The Telegraph says "Steele, dubbed the heir to Hirst, is one of the new breed of Young British Artists, or YBA, known for his controversial methods of making art His best known is the use of explosives to splatter canvasses with paint and it's this that caught designer Lulu Guinness's attention In a surreal meeting of complementary ideologies, the pair have teamed up to create 180 unique clutch bags designed by Guinness but artistically decorated by Steele's unusual method of painting ensuring each is unique” www luluguiness com
Michael Stones (O’04) is working for Delcam, as a product marketer and works with Young Enterprise, the business charity as a business mentor to 7 students from Small Heath School in Birmingham and was awarded the prize of Midlands Young Enterprise Business Advisor of the Year 2013
Ellie Hickson (G’08) has been working alongside a local recording studio in Sheffield known as Yellow Arch Studios They have produced and recorded a cover album in aid of Cavendish Cancer Care (a local charity that relies entirely on funds raised by the local and general public ) A cover track Ellie recorded at Yellow Arch Studios is featured on the album It is available on iTunes https://itunes apple com/gb/ album/hidden talent showcase/id662981374 Jeff Klaus (H’88) was recently named General Manager of the Data Center Solutions Division at Intel Corporation Jeff has been with Intel for 13 years and resides in Boston, MA He has 4 children with wife Colleen Andrew Li Kwok Nang (H’63), former Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, has received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford Ewen MacIntosh (N’87) best known for his role as Martin in The Office, appeared in Celebrity Mastermind in July 2013 and came second (5)
BIRTHS Alistair Riley (P'97) to Lucy Womersley (A'00) on October 7th 2012 James Cobb (B’90) to Linda Selvey on May 26th 2013 They will be married by Reverend Adam Watkinson in the School Chapel on July 19th 2014 ENGAGEMENTS
(6) Elizabeth Crowley (F’05) a daughter Mia Isabella on December 5th 2012 Kim Dewhirst (née Buck) (F’97) and Richard Dewhirst (N’95) are pleased to announce that Sebastian Alistair John Dewhirst was bor n on April 9th 2013 weighing 6lbs 2oz Steven Greenall (C'87) and Kate Greenall (née Rogers) (G'96) are delighted to announce the birth of their son, Ralph Benjamin, on April 10th 2013 weighing 8lb 6oz A brother for Isabel Lizzie Tebbs (Née Waller) (A’92) and James a daughter Amelia Rose on April 2nd 2013, sister to Freddie Duncan Mills (B’86), wife Linnea and daughter Freya in her Swedish grandmother’s christening outfit at her christening on May 19th in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex Julia Pearson (née Hinchliffe) (G’92) and Neil, a daughter Alice Elsie Grace on January 19th 2013, a sister for Elizabeth Alistair Riley (P'97) and Lucy Womersley (A'00) a daughter Tabitha Jane Helen on February 8th 2013 Matthew Hall (P’98) and his wife, Helen, a daughter Carys Rose on Sunday April 7th 2013 at the Royal Hospital in Chesterfield
(7) MARRIAGES
married Squadron Leader Simon Lane on March 16th 2013 Angela Walker (A’93) married Simon Smith in Phuket, Thailand on the March 28th 2013 ORs in attendance: Fiona Jackson (A’93), Lizzie Lumsden (A’96), Fiona Harold (née Harding) (A’93), Angela Walker (A’93), Caroline Hyde (A’93), Georgie Burke (A’94), T im Burke (Foremarke) and Mary Elliott (A’93) Ali West (A’ 88) married Dave Cor nick at Langley Priory, Leicestershire on September 6th 2013
Jenny Doughty (A’89)
From L R: Matthew West (O’90), Jeremy West (B’83), Nick Hart (H’88), Ali West (A’88), Nick Sreevalsan (H’85) and Justin West (O’88)
NEW Richard Baxter Kitching (N’45) on August 26th 2013 Dr John Meyric (N’37) on December 12th 2012
OBITUARY PATRICK HECKS (L’48)
Pat was for many years Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors of Royal Russell School in Croydon and his interest in this was far beyond the call of duty Amongst his other interests, of which there were many, he was a past President of the Croydon Jubilee Rotary Club and an enthusiastic member of the Sanderstead and Purley Oaks Probus Club He had a lifelong interest in railways, particularly steam engines and never missed an opportunity to travel on one He just loved cooking, could produce an excellent Sunday lunch and his marmalade often won prizes in local country shows Pat was very proud of being an Old Reptonian Whenever he could he attended the Gaudies and OR Dinners we always tried to make up a party of 1948 Latham entrants with our wives which included John Smith, John Griffiths, Tim Holloway, Bill Kirkham and myself, and Lyle Thomas whenever he was over from Australia, finishing off the day by all staying together over night in a hotel A very merry time was had by all!!
Sunday After his army service Pat moved south to work in the City for the Sugar Board and subsequently with the sugar brokers Woodhouse, Drake and Carey He travelled widely during this time especially to Canada, Japan and South Africa and into Europe He later became an NHS Contracts Manager Pat married his beloved Gillian in 1961 and they were fortunate to celebrate their Golden Wedding in 2011 when he was still fit and well Pat was a family man through and through and was very proud of his two daughters Sarah and Caroline and a fun loving Grandpa to his four grandchildren Pat enjoyed public life He was elected to Croydon Council in 1982; he became Mayor in1993 with Gillian as his Mayoress This was a very busy year for them both and one on which they looked back with great pride
Michael Andrew Edmonds (P’50) on July 29th 2012
ORCHARD Harold John Rooker (O’47) David Antony Spilman (O’48) in 2012
John Patrick Burrough Hecks, known to everyone as Pat, sadly died on the 9th February 2013 after a long illness bor n with great courage and dignity
CROSS Richard Lambert Lowcock (C’31) on February 6th 2013
Bor n in Stone, Staffordshire Pat attended Yarlett Hall preparatory school before going on to Repton Pat & I, together with the late Tim Holloway (L’48), joined Latham House in the same term and there began a lifelong friendship which was to last until the day he died Pat’s time at Repton was a very happy one On leaving Repton he studied hard at night school for his Chartered Institute of Transport qualifications Then came the army and a move of the family to Lincolnshire when he joined the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment of which he was immensely proud and always wore the regimental tie on Remembrance
After a private cremation a Service of Thanksgiving was held at Croydon Minster on 12th March There was a very large congregation as he was so well known in the community and for his public service Martin How (H’45) was organist Pat was a giant of a man in stature, termed the gentle giant of Croydon politics and loved not only by his family but by all who knew him We miss him Richard Caton (L’48)
DEATH NOTIFICATIONS
LATHAM Nicolas Luckman Griffin (L’49) Brian Dunbar Whitaker (L’50) on June 27th 2013 His daughter says “I believe that many of the marvelous qualities my father possessed were first lear nt at Repton He spoke of his years there often and with great fondness and he was very proud to have been a member of the School ”
Pat retired from the Council in 1998 when the Conservatives lost control opposition did not suit him! Even the opposition described him as the “consummate English Gentleman who welcomed everybody regardless of their politics” He was made an Honorary Alderman of the Borough in May 1999
FORMER STAFF Len Clive Taylor (Kim), (1950 54) and Repton Gover nor (1970 1972) (1977 1987) on July 20th 2013
HALL Anthony John Hast Durham OBE (H’36) on May 14th 2013
Anthony Ewart Guy (H’43) on April 22nd 2013
John Home Popham (B’47) on April 25th 2013
BROOK Thomas Ralph Newman Burberry (B’45) in June 2013
PRIORY John Batten (P’52) on November 2nd 2012
Roger Douglas Gwyn Robinson Rigg (H’36) Richard Piers Skidmore (H’51) on April 26th 2013
Malcolm ‘Alfie’ Bass, on July 18th 2013 Alfie was Sport Complex manager from June 1994 to December 2006 (8)
and Repton
Robert Wesley (C’56) remembered George Lowe’s enthusiastic presence during his time at Repton (probably with the Commandos) and in the absence of an OR arranged for his New Zealand cousin, David Wesley (an Old Bedfordian), to represent the ORs at this memorial service in George’s home town of Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand in June 2013 New Zealander George Lowe was at the South Col Base Camp during the successful Everest climb and was the first to greet Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa Tensing Norgay descending from the summit and to hear Hillary’s immortal words “Well we knocked the bastard off!” The news of the successful climb was released on the day of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 David Wesley has written: The celebration was conducted at St Matthew’s a traditional English church close to Hastings within the framework of a communion service The church is built entirely of wood, all the pillars and arches fashioned from native timbers and most attractive Two local school choirs sang most beautifully at the introduction and during communion, particularly the Maori Girls' College choir who did variations on traditional Maori songs completely unaccompanied I estimate that 400 500 people were present with many standing Many Lowe family members still live in the Hastings area and they filled all the front pews Also present were the mayor, councillors and other local dignitaries getting some of the reflected glory!
(9) For the majority of Harold Lindley’s years at Foremarke (1974 1992) he combined the job of Chaplain with working at Repton and also being vicar of two local parishes including Barrow on Trent His ministry in the school involved the care of 260 young pupils and the staff who looked after them His sermons in Chapel for boarders on a Sunday evening and his Monday mor ning homilies for the whole school at the weekly assemblies were full of humour which helped the listener to understand and appreciate the serious message within The former pupils from those years will probably, even at this distance in time, remember the mouse sagas that explained the mysterious so imaginatively, and with wonderfully funny dialogue that had them giggling in the aisles He was always tuned in perfectly to the age group and was often told that he would make a fortune if he compiled his stories into a book for prep school teachers to use in assemblies Sadly, he never did!
Sir Ed Hillary's children Peter and Sarah were both present as well as his widow and a small group of Nepalese sherpas including Tenzing Norgay's son and family The latter were warmly greeted by Peter Hillary and Mary Lowe and were treated very much as guests of honour All of the personal reflections were short and to the point; they had clearly been given a strictly allotted time and so the eulogies were very pertinent and all the better for that! His brother Reuben said that in their group of siblings there were four brothers and four sisters Their upbringing as the children of an Orchardist was very disciplined but at the same time very boisterous and it was as a teenager that George broke his left elbow in the course of some escapade This injury was re broken and re set seven times to try and get it fixed properly Even then it never was really right and George never had full muscle on that arm The doctors told him that he would be forever crippled by this and Reuben thought that it was George's sheer stubbor n determination to overcome his handicap that lay behind his tenacity and ability to keep going and inspire others when they began to waver Peter Hillary said that he is frequently asked what really was the legacy from being the first to reach the summit of Everest when every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it these days His response was that the 1953 team, including George Lowe, had achieved something that had been seen as impossible up to that point and thus inspired many to strive to achieve other things that were supposedly impossible He also talked of George's ability to ad lib and be very coherent ‘off the cuff ’
They both left in 1992 for a well deserved retirement in the beautiful seaside village of Moelfre on Anglesey Sue Parker (Foremarke Staff) LINLEY (former staff Foremarke
OBITUARY REV. HAROLD
OBITUARY GEORGE LOWE (former staff 1959 1963)
Harold could always be relied upon to see the funny side of any situation When the water drained out of the font straight down his trouser leg after a christening, he was the first to laugh and when he became the proud owner of a Skoda, the butt of many a joke in the 1980s, he was more than happy to join in and tell a few himself He was held in high regard by staff and pupils alike always showing his belief in a simple warmth and concer n for the individual, equally sincere whether the recipient was a gover nor or a seven year old He was wonderfully supported by his wife, Betty, who taught at Foremarke for many years taking responsibility for the children’s crucial first year in the school aged 8/9
Michael Charlesworth writes: T im Slack came to Repton in 1953, after teaching for a year at Salem in Germany, where he was much influenced by the adventurousness and liberalism of the Kurt Hahn tradition It soon became clear that he was to be a very positive force at Repton In the classroom he was a stimulating teacher of Current Affairs, Languages and History, but his contribution to the school's life ranged far beyond this Among other things, he ran at various times the Civics Class (he believed in good citizenship very strongly and good citizenship for him involved well informed citizenship), athletics, the General Side, the Football 2nd XI and The Old Mitre; he helped vigorously with the mountaineering club, the school tennis, and the newly formed Commandos; he was House Tutor at Latham, he successfully produced plays, he organised parties of boys in successive Easter Holidays to visit Paris, Spain, Poland, Vienna and Budapest no one could have given his time and energy more unsparingly Above all, with this boundless enthusiasm, he combined a remarkably sane and balanced sense of proportion in regard to the demands of the various school activities He saw clearly that the intellectual and the spiritual, the social, the artistic and the physical, all have a valid part to play in education, and he was able to make a genuine contribution in all these spheres The only thing of which he was intolerant was intolerance, and anything that was good and sincere in its way gained his ready sympathy
Mary Lowe covered the years from the Everest expedition onwards She talked very specifically about how he had enjoyed his years at the prestigious Repton School and how his very different way of teaching had introduced some fresh air into the usual stuffy curriculum She said that he was asked to teach subjects for which he had no preparation and doing things very much by the seat of his pants he had managed to achieve the targets that had been set for him George had been cremated in the UK and after the memorial service the family were going down to the South Island to scatter his ashes on a peak in the Souther n Alps, where he had first started climbing Richard Felton (B’61) recalls: I was sorry to hear of the passing of George Lowe George taught me Geography but he needed very little persuasion to divert from the syllabus and talk about his adventures in the Himalayas and Antarctica
T im Slack, died peacefully at his home in Steep on 29th June 2013 after a long illness
(10) OBITUARY GEORGE LOWE (former staff 1959 1963) continued
For those of us who knew T im and were lucky enough to call him a friend, his loss can be bor n a little better perhaps in the knowledge that we were privileged to know this truly good man Michael Charlesworth (O’49) (Former Staff 1953 1989)
In 1962 T im went to Bedales as a very young head (aged 34); known affectionately as “T igger” because of his trademark energy and alertness, he made a significant impact and steered the school through the sometimes tempestuous times of the late 60s Above all, it was T im’s vision in recognising that the senior school needed to grow so that it could offer a broad range of subjects in the sixth form that was instrumental in the building programme of the late 60s and the opening of the subsequent buildings (North, South and the Art block) in 1968 Central to T im’s vision was that an enlarged sixth form would open Bedales to families who could not afford more than two years at the school and also increase the inter national intake Under his guidance the school grew from 240 to 340 T im and his wife Kate were a charismatic and high energy young couple who were an inspiration to so many staff and students during their time at Bedales, initially living in the W ing (where 6 2 housestaff currently reside) and then the new head’s house at 50 Church Road whose location T im was instrumental in deciding on
OBITUARY - TIMOTHY WILLATT SLACK (former staff 1953-1959)
Thus everything combined to make it a really enjoyable day for all present Nigel Kew
After the miserable weather last year, it was a great relief to be blessed with a fine, sunny day for the 2013 Gaudy It was fitting that the Gods should smile on the occasion, as this was the 40th anniversary Whilst not quite so many assembled as for the first one in 1973 (so many were there that tables had to be set up in The Yard to accommodate everyone for lunch), it was a pleasure to welcome back over 100 Old Reptonians and their guests who had attended the school between 1961 and 1971 and 1988 and 1998, as well as 6th Formers from 2000 2003 After drinks in the Garth, a relaxed, convivial lunch was taken in Pears School, before the opportunity for tours around the school and former Boarding Houses, culminating in tea For those feeling less active the 1st XI were playing Worksop on The Square, and even that ended in a win, despite a few alarms along the way!
OR EVENTS GAUDY 2013 (11)
The sun shone throughout the after noon as many old girls retur ned to reminisce about their time at Repton and to catch up with their domestic and tutor staff Echoes of laughter could be heard across the after noon as stories were told and it was lovely to see so many old friendships rekindled It felt like a special family gathering, and was a mark of just how much the House has become a home to the girls who live in the Mitre Retur ning girls have already had great successes in life beyond the arch and amongst the gathering were already teachers, solicitors, physiotherapists, doctors and athletes preparing for the 2018 Rio Olympics One of the lasting reminders of this special weekend will be a gallery of photographs of inspiring women who have kindly retur ned signed photographs of themselves This gallery graces the walls of the Mitre dining room and is a lasting reminder of the fact that Mitre girls will always be inspired to aspire From the famous faces of Helen Mirren, Joanna Lumley, Hilary Mantel, Dame Kelly Holmes and Theresa May (to name just a few) another generation of women has accepted the challenge to inspire a future one As one old girl said it was certainly time to see some of their photographs on the wall I have no doubt that this will certainly be the case before the next decade is over!
AFP OR REUNIONS MITRE HOUSE (12)
Mitre opened as a Girls House 10 years ago this year, as a small House of just 36 girls under the superb stewardship of House parents David and Deborah Newman Ten years on, the House has grown to a thriving community of 76 wonderful girls and has a prominent role to play in all aspects of school life Old boys who retur n to the House are always surprised by the changes that the girls have brought, and the House, (having been newly re furbished over the Easter holidays of 2013) now offers a wonderfully comfortable and stylish home to the Mitre girls As a mark of the success of the last ten years, on Sunday 5th May, we held a reunion in the gardens of the Mitre One of our secrets has always been the amazing space we have at the back of the site and it was fabulous to be able to utilise this with the private side garden facilitating the drinks reception and expansive after noon tea and the girls’ garden making room for the bouncy castle and giant garden games enjoyed by current and old girls alike!
J M C Wesson (H’40) gave a lunch party to friends and Old Reptonians on May 28th 2013
Total years of age of the Reptonians present was 344 years!!! Those present were, from L to R, Sydney Giffard (P’40), H S L Tottenham (H’36), Alexander Sparks (P’44) and J M C Wesson (H’40) OR REUNIONS
The Pilgrims have had better seasons but it was good to see new faces during the week The results were varied and my thanks to Ed Sloane (P’97) and Jim Blackwell (P’00) for their efforts in raising sides
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I am currently not aware of an active tennis branch of the OR society and I think that this is a great shame, given not only the success of the other sports branches but also the fine tennis heritage of the school W ith this in mind, I propose to start one It will initially be open to all ORs who represented the school’s 1st tennis teams in both boys and girls of all ages, but with a view to possibly enlarging the society once it is running smoothly I think that this society would be a great opportunity to meet up with fellow tennis loving Old Reptonians and reminisce about shared memories, but also provide the chance for us to play against the current tennis teams I think it would be very valuable to meet tennis playing Reptonians of other years It would be both great to play tennis against, and provide some excellent contacts in, tennis clubs or other areas I will also try to arrange some social events and will look at the possibilities of entering a team into a league, but any other suggestions are welcome I think it is important to maintain a strong link with the school and the current team to both possibly offer some friendly guidance and integrate them into the society To this end I thought it might be nice to have the current captains write match reports to send around the mailing list and/or facebook page This happens in our university old boys’ tennis society and often sparks fierce and humorous debates between former teammates I would love to hear from as many of the past first team tennis players as possible so please drop me an email at: jrm208@cam ac uk
Note: Richard C E Lowther (B’85) is listed on the website as the Ex Officio Member for the Tennis club however I have been unable to make contact with him and have not heard of any OR tennis society currently in operation, if anyone could help me get into contact with Mr Lowther, that would be much appreciated!
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY CRICKET
The Cricketer Cup campaign started strongly with a victory against Old Bedfordians The England captain was spotted at the end of the game Pilgrims batted first and amassed a huge 312 9, Henry Eldred (P’07) making his debut Pilgrims ton In reply Bedford were skittled for 140 How sad it was that for round 2 we were not able to put out our best side (or even near it) against eventual winner Tonbridge We tur ned up with 10 players but the club President Hedley Wright (C’67) made the mistake of being on the ground before the start and, at the age of 60, willingly played, with kit provided mainly by Tonbridge Our bowling was poor and a target of 371 was always going to be a very tough ask, but while Jon Batty (L’90) and Tom Cosford (L’05) were together there was a glimmer of a chance It was not to be and we were all out for 214 against a modest Tonbridge attack We should do better in this competition There is no shortage of talent, we just don't seem to have the desire and other club commitments seem to take precedent Skipper Chris Paget (P’01) does a great job trying to cobble sides together, but he should be selecting from a much deeper well than he is He also needs help with creating a decent Pilgrim database, so please let him have your details if you are interested in playing His email address is cpaget@sheridans co uk Next year we have been drawn away to the Old Eastbour nians on 16th June and, if successful, will be at home in round 2 against either Uppingham or Bradfield, on the day after Speech Day, Sunday June 29th Frank Russell (O’69)
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY TENNIS
Jamie Muirhead (C’09) (and Tennis Captain 2010/11)
1st XI Fixture: ORs 1 – School 1
Summer was all but over and the fixture against the school was already upon us Almost 80 ORs tur ned up ready to grace the hallowed turf and test themselves against the current crop of Reptonians Due to the high demand of ORs wanting to play this year we were able to have four fixtures against the school and an inter OR game too This is once again becoming a must do event in every OR’s calendar and long may it continue
Fitness was almost a deciding factor in this game as the ORs stormed to a 3 0 lead in no time at all The pupils showed some character to bring back the score to 3 3 shortly after the half time break The ORs got a second wind and a couple of screamers from Jopson (P’07) and Chandler (N’07) helped them regain a three goal cushion
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The old boys team consisted of several players that were at the heart of last year’s side that gained promotion in the Arthurian League Despite boasting a strong squad it was Chris Carlile (L’01) who stole the show with a hat trick (two of which were penalties) A rare Matthew Bracegirdle (O’96) goal added to the tally and made sure that the old boys weren't leaving with their tails between their legs
A competitive and attractive game was contested on The Square between two very talented squads of players The ORs took the lead thanks to a quick counter attack that was neatly finished by last season's top scorer Clayton Penny (P’97) However, the second half saw the school boys grow in confidence and after winning and converting a penalty they pushed for the win Despite losing debutant Doug Redfern (P’09), who was shown a straight red card, the ORs clung on and could even have won it with better finishing Owing to the high number of ORs wanting to play we were able to create fifth game that saw two OR teams battle it out Both teams included a number of first eleven players, including a former school captain Neither team was looking to sit back and collect a clean sheet bonus the winner of this game would be determined by which strikers were on better form It was the younger OR team who had their shooting boots on and finished 6 3 winners, largely thanks to Alex Clarke Dowson (P’06) who bagged four 2nd XI Fixture: ORs 4 School 1
3rd XI Fixture: ORs 6 School 3
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY FOOTBALL
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P Gill (H’61), R George (H’57), T C H Sale (C’53), D I Pepper (H’53), R W B Ellwood (C’50), J Porter (L’59) (15)
Senior Darwin Trophy 2013 In June Repton won, for the very first time, the Senior Darwin Trophy It is for those aged 65 and over, played as foursomes scratch match play, for teams of six from the original sixteen schools who competed in the Halford Hewitt Our captain, Tim Sale (C’53), who had also captained the Halford Hewitt team to its first victory 50 years ago, had managed to assemble a strong side for 2013, not an easy achievement each year, with endless hip and knee replacements and family commitments coinciding with this event After resounding wins over Highgate and The Leys on the first day, the team played well to defeat Uppingham in the semi final, (as in the Hewitt 50 years ago! a good omen?) Then in the final we faced Charterhouse, who had won the trophy for the last three years The top couple, Richard George (H’57) and David Pepper (H’53), kept their noses in front over the first nine holes and when they got home on the last green, victory was assured because the second couple, Peter Gill (H’61) and James Porter (L’59), had already won their match The third couple, Roger Ellwood (C’50) and Tim Sale (C’53), agreed to a halved match as there was no need to press home their advantage of a hole up with four to play The team was well supported by Patrick Franklin Adams (H’58), who was there in person and the Honorary Secretary who was on his mobile for much of the two days David Pepper (H’53) The ORs kicked off their league campaign in the middle of September and are looking for a second promotion in as many years to get them into the top Arthurian League Their Dunn Cup first round clash with Old Harrovians is taking place at Repton on 2nd November 2013 and should prove to be a cracking encounter your support is very much welcomed For fixtures, results, match reports and all further information about getting involved please visit www oldreptonianfc com Nicky Samra (N’02)
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Vets XI
There were goals galore in this game and again fitness (or lack of) played a lead role The ORs couldn't miss as they took a 4 0 lead within the first twenty minutes This lead was short lived as the School fought back to level the score and run rings round the tiring Vets An act of true sportsmanship from the school centre back saw the ORs awarded a goal to give them a lead Experience beat fitness as the Vets added a further three before the full time whistle
REPTON HIGHGATE THE LEYS UPPINGHAM CHARTERHOUSE RW George & 4 & 3 4 & 3 6 & 5 1 hole DI Pepper PN Gill & 6 & 5 6 & 5 4 & 3 4 & 3 JJ Porter RW Ellwood & 7 & 6 4 & 3 4 & 4 Halved TCH Sale
Vets School 4
Fixture: ORs 8
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY FOOTBALL continued
The Public Schools Lodges Council is a group covering 39 Masonic Lodges set up by individual Public Schools which meet at Freemasons’ Hall in London (and on occasions at the individual schools) As most ORs will know The Old Reptonian Lodge meets twice a year in London, and once in early September at the School The group includes many Public Schools which ORs will remember from their school days as rivals at cricket, football, and other sports It includes Charterhouse, Oundle, Uppingham, Malver n and Shrewsbury V isiting is very much part of the traditions which Freemasons enjoy The Lodge is planning to welcome about 250 Freemasons and guests to Repton on Saturday 10th May This makes an opportunity for all of us as members of the Lodge to share with others our pride in what Repton School has become today
BOOK ON HALFORD HEWITT
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For further information about any of these events, or the Lodge generally, either visit our website at www orl org uk or contact Mark Norton (M’86) at mark norton@orl org uk Even better, if you are at the Annual Dinner why not come across and join our table? Mark Norton (M’86)
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AUTUMN 2013 Anniversaries provide the opportunity to celebrate occasions, and 2014 will be a particularly special year in the life of the Old Reptonian Lodge Not only will the Lodge be celebrating its 100th year, but on Saturday 14th May it will be hosting the 81st Festival of the Public Schools Lodges Council at Repton In preparation for both events Bill Summ (N’58) was Installed as Master of the Lodge at a meeting in London on the 26th June, and members are already working hard to organise the Centenary Meeting which will be held at Freemasons’ Hall next June It is customary on such occasions for Lodges to be presented with a Centenary Warrant, and members of the Lodge can look forward on that occasion to a colourful ceremony as well as a splendid banquet afterwards Past members will be remembered, both those who acquired public distinction and those who preferred that their life as Freemasons and members of the Lodge should be more private Both are equally valued
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T im Sale has compiled and published a super book to commemorate the First Repton win of the Halford Hewitt Copies are available from T im at a cost of £50 00 SOCIETY
On his debut for Worcestershire in the Friends Life T20 Competition he scored 43 from 30 balls against Somerset which was a key contribution to their winning the game with such players as Kieswetter, Buttler, Compton and Arafat in the Somerset side (A footnote to R A Young's Test appearances: in the same side was another Reptonian J N Crawford (B’01) who took 30 wickets in the series, more than any other bowler including the great Sydney Bar nes In the fifth test, two Australians fell to the Repton combination ct Young b Crawford a scorebook entry which must have been made many times on The Square at Repton Incidentally both Young and Crawford played in spectacles )
Calling all surveyors, valuers, estate and land agents, fund and asset managers, property strategists and researchers, property bankers, property managers and indeed anyone who works in the property industry, and understands the last bastion of a good lunch mentality, whether here in the UK or inter nationally! Myself, Andrew Taylor (L’80) (Mill Group), and a group of others including property heavyweights like Andrew Creighton (P’81) (Aberdeen Asset Management), Charles Divall (O’86) (Knight Frank), Richard Divall (O’86) (Colliers Inter national) and Chris Berriman (L’77) (Allsop), are keen on establishing a property branch of the OR society, based in, but not exclusive to, London Apart from the obvious networking bonhomie, we are also keen to try, amongst other things, to assist budding property professionals with their future career aspirations from Repton do get in touch via my personal email if you have questions, interest or a reasonable expense account andrewctaylor@hotmail com J F M Walker (H’46 and former staff) writes: Jonathan Batty’s (L’90) retirement from first class cricket was briefly reported in The Arch No 322 ORs may be interested to see how his statistics compare with Repton cricketers of the past Between 1996 and 2012 he played 222 matches for Oxford University, Surrey (captaining them for one season) and Gloucestershire, scoring 9 673 runs at an average of 31 5 and a highest score of 168 not out He made 20 hundreds, a figure exceeded by only six other Reptonians Seven had a higher career aggregate: L C H Palairet (H’84), C B Fry (C’85), F S G Calthorpe (C’07), B H Valentine (O’21), D B Carr (L’40), C J Adams (P’86) and J D Carr (H’76) except the last, all England players and only six had a better average As a wicket keeper, Jonathan made 605 catches and made 68 stumpings Comparisons are difficult here W B Franklin (O’06) was good enough to have been selected for The Gentlemen against The Players six times, but he only played 60 first class matches, most of his cricket being played for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship R A Young (H’1899) played in two Test matches in Australia in 1907/8, so he must be given pride of place; but he played only 139 first class matches in all with 115 catches and 29 stumpings (not to mention 6653 runs and 11 hundreds) Also I am not sure that he would have kept wicket in every match he played Jonathan’s record is certainly one to be proud of and it is good to see him playing for the Repton Pilgrims in The Cricketer Cup We hope that his skill and experience will improve our chances in that competition
CRICKETING ORs C E Wilkinson (C’46) writes: Tom Poynton (S'06) has kept wicket in Derbyshire's 1st XI for most of the season in spite of Richard Johnson having arrived from Warwickshire and allegedly being a better batsman (and who has played as such for most of the season) In the LV County Championship Tom has, however, taken 27 catches, made 3 stumpings and scored 443 runs with a top score of 63 In the last game of the season against a strong Warwickshire side on a difficult wicket with two England fast bowlers in their team he (19) and Chaderpaul (52) were the only Derbyshire batsmen to reach double figures in the first innings and in the second he top scored with 41 well struck runs with the next highest scorer being 18 extras! Paul Borrington (S'04) captained the County 2nd XI for much of the season but opened the innings for the LV County Championship 1st XI in the last four games and scored 209 runs including a commendable 75 versus Durham Jon Batty (L'90) who retired from first class cricket last year after playing for many years for Surrey and then Gloucestershire played in one game for Northamptonshire vs Hampshire in September
Ross Whiteley (N'05) who, after a successful season with Derbyshire in 2012, had played for England in the Hong Kong Sixes at the end of last season and in the Australian Club Cricket over the winter, negotiated a termination of his contract with Derbyshire after playing in only four games This was so he could play in Australia during the winter and in England during the summer Ross was released from his contract and came to an arrangement to play in England from July onwards this season with Worcestershire before retur ning to Australia for our winter In the limited amount of cricket he played in the LV County Championship this season he scored 26 runs for Derbyshire and took a wicket and for Worcestershire 56 runs and another wicket
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I have been sailing around the world for the last eight years entertaining on Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2 so my visits to the UK have been few and far between I came to Repton from S Anselm’s in 1987 and was in Orchard House when the House Master was Mr McLaren, Michael Salter was head of Music, Mr Garton was leader of the School band and John LeGrove gave me tutelage on the chapel organ I played in Pears School for special events such as Sale of Work, Speech Days, Christmas Concerts and such like Graham Jones, the headmaster, gave special dispensation for me to keep my own electronic theatre organ in Pears School Not only that, he allowed me time off for regular visits to Burton Town Hall where I had special tuition on the Wurlitzer organ from the eminent BBC broadcasting organist Armsbee Bancroft Such co operation from the headmaster was very much appreciated and I am forever grateful for his encouragement and far sightedness in those early days
Many relevant points of my musical career since leaving Repton are described on the insert of a recent re release of a much publicised recording that I made as a teenager back in 1993 Following the commercial success of that recording and after winning some major inter national organ competitions I spent 12 years playing organ concerts throughout the UK, all over America, in New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, Germany, Hawaii and countless other places
During this time I made several other CD recordings which were all played on BBC radio at various times and, consequently, Radio 2 devoted a full program to my musical career and achievements My playing was even requested on Desert Island Discs!
However, the ultimate accolade came in 2004 when I was honoured to be chosen as the Inter national Theatre Organist of the Year This is the ultimate accolade in the organ world Apart from theatre organ concerts I have always enjoyed playing the grand piano, often for some of the county’s leading hotels, so I included a piano interlude in my concerts if a suitable instrument was available As a result of this in 2005 I received an enviable proposition from Cunard Cruise Lines to entertain on the grand piano, playing mainly cocktail piano style music in various locations aboard their magnificent new flagship Queen Mary 2 Over the eight years I have been doing this I have met and played for dozens of very interesting passengers such as ex President George Bush Snr, Russell Crowe, The Duchess of York, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bo Derek, John Cleese, Terry Waite, David Frost to name just a few When time permits I still manage to play the occasional theatre organ concert and my last guest appearance was at the legendary New York Radio City Music Hall, probably America’s most famous entertainment venue (18)
REPTONIANS RECOUNT - RUSSELL HOLMES (O’87)
As I look back on having had an enjoyable English summer having felt the full force, at times, of the English sun beating down on some of those scorchers we had back in July, it seems a little incomprehensible at times that a matter of months ago, I was running (and trudging) through the Sahara desert Back in April, I competed in the Marathon des Sables, which is commonly billed as the “toughest footrace on earth” and spans 5 stages, 6 days and over 240km across the Sahara desert The race is run over a mixture of terrain from hard packed trails, across gravelly outcrops and, of course, sand as well as the flat stuff, there are also the dunes and “jebels” (hills to you and me, but a term with which we became all too familiar after Day 2 of the race) It’s all made a little bit more difficult by the fact that you carry all of your supplies on your back for the duration of the race and the fact that temperatures regularly reach 50°C I suppose it all started back in May 2011, when some university friends and I decided to enter the lottery of the online registration You may well be surprised to hear that entry to the race is oversubscribed from the UK mad dogs and Englishmen and all that! After what seemed like it being an age away, the race came round surprisingly quickly Training had its ups and downs and after a cortisone in March, I limbered up to the start line in what I can say is probably the best shape I could have hoped for at the time The start of the race was also my 30th birthday, and I did get my rendition of Happy Birthday from the thousand or so competitors from all round the world, led by an eccentric old Frenchman standing on a jeep, who happened to be the race founder It wasn’t perhaps the 30th Birthday I’d imagined for myself In no time at all the klaxon sounded and we were off It was definitely a relief to get started and straight away you had a thousand crazy souls running out into the heart of the Sahara It was a great atmosphere, with helicopters buzzing and huge speakers blaring out “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC but, other than those crazy runners, it was just pure desert Pure Lawrence of Arabia country
REPTONIANS RECOUNT MARATHON DES SABLES
After the first three days, myself and my tent mates were, aside from the natural wear and tear of having run three marathons across the desert, in relatively good nick However, there was a real sense of foreboding on that third night and fourth morning, it was the dreaded “Long Day”, approximately 47 miles and this is when the Sahara sun decided to peak at 52°C It was going to be tough and this was really when the race started At the third checkpoint I remember spotting several competitors on IV drips and it started to run through my head that this was probably a time to start looking after myself, so, after emerging from that checkpoint and being faced with 20km of dunes, the pace dropped down to snail pace Although it felt that if I went any slower I would have stopped, importantly I was still going forward, just Night closed in after the fifth checkpoint and we could make out the laser beam guiding us back to the camp, which was a pretty amazing sight, cutting through the thousands of stars like a knife through butter Eventually, after stumbling through the dark for a few more hours we could see the camp and managed to make a run for it, practically collapsing over the line but feeling over the moon It was definitely a great night and even though sleep was punctuated by loud cheers for everyone coming back through the night and I woke up with legs which seemed less likely to bend than planks of wood, I also felt pretty good about life It was all very much downhill from there A rest day followed by a solitary marathon, and we had the special treat of a warm can of coke to celebrate surviving Day 4
Once the race started, it was then just a case of keeping going It sounds simple, but that is essentially because it is It was a great feeling ticking off each checkpoint and an even better one finishing each day You could lose yourself a little bit in the desert, but there was a lot to keep you going: the camaraderie of the other runners, encouragement of the support staff, the thought of the next energy bar or handful of honey roasted cashew nuts, but the thought of letting all that time, effort and mental commitment go to waste was probably the prime factor in banishing any thought of stopping
On the final day everyone was bounding with energy I remember thinking I was going to leave nothing out there but after the hubris of bounding through the first checkpoint, the nemesis struck and I was reduced to a snail’s pace again after hitting some dunes and feeling that my head was going to explode once more, it was just a case of moving forward and eating up metre upon metre Eventually we reached the top of a hill and could just about make out the final campsite, this was the time to pin back the ears and the energy came flowing back It felt that I was running those last few kilometres pretty hard and I was glad I could empty everything out of the legs at the end, but it had definitely been a struggle I’d come home midway through the pack, in 544th place out of a field of 1047 I’m certainly no Olympian but I was pretty happy with how things had gone There were a number of emotions bubbling away inside, but the ones that bubbled up to the fore were certainly relief, satisfaction and pride It was definitely a great experience and one I’d recommend to anyone who was thinking about it Like a lot of things in life, it’s pretty much all mental Mike Llewellyn (N’96) (19)
REPTONIANS RECOUNT LADY CAPTAIN’S CHALLENGE
6th September 2013: 9 ladies had been looking forward to walking 20 miles of the Welsh coastal path in aid of Burton Breast Care for a few months; the time had come 12:30 and it was time to meet at the golf club for a photo to be published in the Burton Mail, followed by the journey in the mini bus to Wales The weather was pretty miserable and set to stay until the following day There was a lot of chatter in the bus, trying to ignore what was happening outside, but the noise of rain on roof never seemed to cease Just before 19:00 the walkers and support arrived at their destination, Aberdaron, this was where all would relax overnight and where the walk would finish the next day 04:00 am on the day of the walk, 7th September 2013, when a few of the walkers were woken by the weather, rain and wind, it was horrendous However, when the walk got underway, it wasn’t raining and everyone felt great The maps implied that the first part of the walk would be the easiest as it was not too hilly, so a warm up to the middle part, which included two big inclines By 09:45 it was raining and windy, 16 m/h gusting 22 m/h, fortunately it was a westerly, on shore, this made all feel a bit safer, but horizontal rain is never nice This set the theme for most of the first part of the walk
The walkers had to go back down nearly to sea level before walking up to the highest point, where they would meet with the support bus again As the walkers crossed the lowest point between the two cliffs they passed three walkers going the other way, as people were few and far between, it seemed a good time for a team photo as it was about half way
After a few hours Whitecliff Sands were reached, where the walkers would meet up with the support bus and the sun was out Wet socks were changed for dry ones but the rest was short as there was no time to waste, the sun was still out, but the wind had not given up, it was now 18 m/h gusting 25 m/h, still on shore It stayed reasonably dry for the next stage of the walk, just the occasional short shower This was the steepest stage of the walk Before the first incline was tackled a local fell runner jogged past, just one of those things that doesn’t spur you on A short time later the group topped the cliff and all took in the great scenery
The next section was the most challenging for some of the walkers with wind speeds of 21 m/h, gusting 38 m/h with showers, but as a cor ner had been tur ned it was no longer on shore; the path was very close to the edge with a steep drop and there was no fence! Aberdaron came into view to the left of the path Just when the group thought there were no more challenges ahead, came the realisation that the path had to descend to the beach and back up to the same level to continue The path is used so regularly that stone steps have been built, over 100 down and the same back up again A short walk and the walkers were on the beach at Aberdaron; the end, followed by the promised drink from Lady Captain Before departing Aberdaron, the group could just not leave without fish’n’chips from the local chippy, they were the best ever www justgiving com/branstonbabes2013 Rebecca Smith (A’93) (20)
He said: "I appreciate everything that the Armed Forces do the fact they spend so much time away from home, doing the job that no one else is doing My grandad worked as a medic in World War Two I want to join the Army in the future It's a challenging lifestyle and it's not your normal nine to five job I've always wanted to do the walk but I only decided to go ahead the week before I didn't think I'd get this much support as normally people start gathering sponsors six months in advance "
The United are a new European Boy band, consisting of 5 young men from 5 different countries; UK, Germany, Holland, Italy & Sweden!
After this trip we have a few weeks at home before we head back out here to Japan to promote our album ‘We Are The United’, which releases in Asia on the 2nd October, with Europe to follow soon after Mike Watson (P’04)
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The 1300 mile trek started in April and ended in July, raising £2,040 in donations for the charity, which was four times as much as he had hoped for Jonathan said: "It's a personal challenge, three months on my own was hard work, more mentally than physically " He has spent his gap year dedicating his time to charity by working in soup kitchens and spending time rebuilding orphanages in Kenya He will now embark on a course at university to study Inter national Politics "I could have spent my gap year travelling but I thought this would be a good use of my time," he said Edward Parker, the founder of Walking W ith The Wounded, said: "What Jonathan has done is fantastic We are truly grateful at Walking W ith The Wounded for every person who sees fit to raise funds it is hugely appreciated "This donation will make a positive impact on someone's life and hopefully Jonathan will act as an inspiration to others to support our cause ” Walking W ith The Wounded was set up in 2010 and the charity helps wounded servicemen and women rebuild their lives through retraining and re education, giving them hope of finding long term employment after they leave the Armed Forces
The genre of music ‘The United’ focus on is a Club based Pop Over the last few months ‘The United’ have been travelling all over Europe to work with some of the world’s best songwriters and producers, some of whom have worked with top artists such as Lady GaGa ‘The United’ already have recorded several songs with huge hit potential Mike recounts a day on tour: On the penultimate day of our 18 date, 26 city European PR Tour we were told we were to have a few days rest before we would have to jet off to Japan for more of the same At the time we were looking forward to a break, home cooked food and our own beds, as the beds on a tour bus are rather small to say the least The thought of another tour wasn’t too appealing, but after a few days at home we were eager to get back out on the road At the time of writing this we are in Japan and loving every minute of it Japan seems to be a great country with many cultural differences to what we are used to in Europe None of we five boys has ever been here so we are extremely excited to see what lies ahead in the next 10 days We have been very surprised with our reception in Japan in the two days we have been here already The fans here are the most passionate we have encountered so far on our travels with dozens of them greeting us on our arrival at Tokyo’s Narita airport On this trip we are visiting Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka & Fukuoka and are primarily promoting our debut single ‘Stay Young’
Let me take you through a normal day on tour with The United, in this case the first full day of our tour here in Tokyo 6:30am Breakfast & daily schedule meeting 8:00am Live breakfast radio interview and performance with J WAVE 81 3 10:30am Live show #1 at Tower Records Shinjuku, Tokyo 11:00am Fan Meet&Greet at Tower Records Shinjuku, Tokyo 12:00pm Lunch 13:00pm Interview with INROCK Magazine 14:00pm Photoshoot for INROCK Magazine 17:00pm Live Show #2 at Toyosu 17:30pm Fan Meet&Greet at Toyosu 9:30pm onwards Dinner & Freetime
REPTONIANS RECOUNT WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED Jonathan Rowles (P’07) has just completed a 1300 mile walk to raise money for the Armed Forces Charity, Walking W ith The Wounded, trekking from Land's End to John O'Groats
REPTONIANS RECOUNT A DAY ON TOUR
Michael Wetton (L’53) thought ORs may remember being measured like this for their uniform
Books by Belinda Hunt: W indows and Doors and Mrs Godbothers and other musings on the Seven States of Modern Man www mardibooks com/belinda hunt
Eli Ankutse (L’95) has published a new inter national men's publication called JOSHUA's Magazine
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In order to gain an up to date understanding of the work in our sister schools I spent a week in Dubai in September 2013, including a day trip to Abu Dhabi Repton Dubai was founded in 2007, initiating Repton’s inter national presence Six years later Repton Dubai has become a 2 18 school of some 2,300 pupils more than double the size of the combined UK operation at Repton and Foremarke This term also sees the start of two new schools Foremarke Dubai and Repton Abu Dhabi At maturity these schools will educate over 5,000 pupils Three more schools are planned for the medium term in the Gulf, working with our partners there, Evolvence Knowledge Investments (EKI) Some General Remarks
The flagship of Repton Inter national schools, the site at Repton Dubai is truly impressive At its heart is the “Repton Circle” Three remaining buildings are nearing completion: the Theatre, the girls’ boarding house and the library These should be ready for 2014/5 School systems for pastoral care have evolved from the early days, when they were very “house” led to systems which would look more familiar in a day school Academic results are improving year on year, and in 2013 the average IB score was, for the first time, above the world wide average and they expect a substantial improvement for 2014 In a similar way it is relatively early days for the sports provision but Repton is becoming increasingly dominant in the area W ith different examination needs, exchanges and academic collaboration between Repton UK and Repton Dubai are difficult But the A block exchange programme is viewed very positively as has been the work of various ORs as gap students The new Theatre will make a big impact on Music and Drama at Repton Dubai Foremarke Dubai I was lucky enough to be present for the first operating day of Foremarke Dubai (FD) Set some 5 miles away from Repton Dubai (RD), it is being established as a junior school (to 11) that is distinct and separate Although it is hoped that many will move from Foremarke Dubai to Repton Dubai, the relationship between the two schools is not intended to be a match for the two UK schools, and the schools will compete for pupils in the 2 11 age range The idea is that FD will pitch more for parents wanting an education that prepares children specifically for placement in UK independent schools RD is aiming for those pupils who are in Dubai for the long haul or whose parents are seeking a more “inter national” education but with a British flavour to it
Repton’s inter national presence is very important for us all This work brings the school cultural and financial benefits It has also raised the profile of Repton UK in a very positive way Recognising that we are only at the beginning of this jour ney the gover nors have put in place the post of Chief Education Officer (Repton School Inter national Division), and I am fortunate enough to be the person chosen to take up the role I will be in regular contact with the Heads and other senior staff in our partner schools providing support and advice when I can, but also helping to facilitate links when practical and mutually beneficial I am also charged with helping to develop the inter national work into the medium and long term
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Dubai is a remarkable place: one cannot help but be impressed by the energy, boldness and “can do” approach that pervades We work in partnership with EKI They own the schools and employ the staff We provide the UK education know how with specific support in certain areas as well as our name and (by proxy) the reputation of Repton EKI is a for profit organisation and we are not but we share the desire and need for the Gulf schools to be outstanding Repton Dubai
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The infants’ building is complete, open and operating The building for the juniors (Y3 Y6) is still underway but is on target for completion in time for a junior intake in September 2014 As you see, the building is a mightily impressive “Palladian Mansion” in the desert Foremarke UK will be working especially closely with Foremarke Dubai in the early years: indeed, in one sense, Foremarke is in fact the first UK prep school to have an overseas offshoot Mark Atkins, who was Head of the Junior School at Repton Dubai, has been appointed as Headmaster for the first two years He now has wider supervisory responsibilities with EKI, and will aim to hand over to an incoming Headmaster in 2015
It is good to know that the staff in the Gulf are proud of their link to Repton The project has not been without its snags but, six years on, there is a great deal for us to feel proud of Linkage across the Repton family is something we can all benefit from part of the wider education we can offer pupils, and also an important way in which we as staff can broaden our experience and develop our skills One question I have been asked is whether or not the OR community should be expanded to include ORs from the new Gulf schools This is something that ORs may wish to consider I for one would welcome the move I plan to lead Quality Assurance visits to the three schools in January 2014 If, in the meanwhile, you have any ideas about Repton’s Inter national developments or ways you would like to link up with the existing schools, please just let me know Paul Brewster, phb@repton org uk Chief Education Officer, Repton School International Division PHB with Headmaster, Robert Relton
The “front” of the building is actually on the side of the building CONCLUSION
Repton Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is about 90 minutes’ drive from Dubai Repton Abu Dhabi (RAD) will be built on two sites The location is much more “city centre” and this is reflected in the style of the design It is much more compact than Repton Dubai and this will, in due course, shape the nature of the curriculum Although the building is running late, there is cautious optimism that the intended opening day (26th September) will be met There are 50 or so pupils signed up to start this term, and the staff team is in place, and meeting daily in the local EKI offices until they are allowed into the building They are planning, writing policies and so on The top floor is given over entirely for staff use as small children are not allowed past the 1st floor This glass walled enclosure is a staff meeting room Play areas are split and in various locations This one is on a flat room You can see the pillars on the left for shading to be mounted Swimming is an important part of the curriculum, given the limitations that the weather places on outdoor sports The pool is currently being grouted, and should be ready for action for the second half of term
• In the 2013 exter nal public examinations, the boys and girls achieved 18% A*; 59% A*A and 88% A*AB at A level which, together with the A level results in 2012 were, by some way, the best results recorded by Repton in recent times At GCSE, the boys and girls achieved 36% A* and 69% A*A, which was another record
• In the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge, open to O Block and below, Deepak Devikanand (5P), Anna Andreeva (5F), Emily W inson Bushby (4M), Woody Lewis (4L), Roderick Freeman (4C), Keling Wu (4A), Amelia Tarrant (3M), John Robson (3L) and Nathan Hurdman (3P) all achieved gold certificates Subsequently Deepak, Emily, Amelia and John were invited to take part in the European Kangaroo rounds where Deepak and Amelia were awarded merits
• Rowan Saunders (L6O), Tanay Suri (L6P), Nathaniel Paxton (L6C), Matthew Davidson (L6S), Daniel V incent (L6O), Lucas McCallum Suarez (L6O), Henry Roberts (L6O), Grace Murphy (L6M), Benjamin Nevill (L6O) and Jack Westmoreland (U6S) were awarded certificates for their participation as junior researchers in the Midlands Adolescent School Sleep Education Study
• This year was the first in which Repton entered both the junior and senior team UKMT competitions simultaneously The senior team retained their regional title and went on to achieve a respectable 30th position at the national final in February The junior team qualified for the national final and they will compete for the title in June
• A number of Repton pupils have attended the competitive Gifted and Talented courses run by Villiers Park namely: Jasper Hardcastle (U6N): Drama and Theatre Studies: Aspects of Performance; Elizabeth Duggleby (U6M): Hidden Histor y: Sourcing the Past; Rosie Cordingley (U6M): French Language and Identity; Gabriel Cowley (U6C): Computer Science; Oliver Andrews (U6S) and Maud Davies (L6A): English Language: Contemporar y Dialect Change; Alexander Nield (L6O): Engineering; Daisy Collins (L6M): English Literature: Exploring Shakespeare; Raees Rauf (L6C): Mathematics: Chaos or Clear Cut; and Alasdair Hastewell (L6O): Exploration of Space
September 2012 May 2013
• Amy Davies (L6M) and Georgina Whitehouse (L6M) were awarded places on the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Lessons from Auschwitz Project They visited Auschwitz Birkenau in souther n Poland and made a presentation on their experiences to selected members of B Block
• Alexander Nield (L6O) and Marcus W ilcock (L6C) have been awarded Arkwright Scholarships
• A Repton team of Jamie Thiara (U6C), Joey Ser (U6C), Joseph McLaven (U6C) and Raees Rauf (L6C) came in the top 19 from the 9,000 teams who entered National Student Investor Competition, and then came 3rd in the Regional Final
• Our fifth Lower Sixth Conference took place over three days in June on the subject of Making Britain Competitive
• There has been a renaissance in academic societies at the School Special mention should go to the leadership of The Hampshire Philosophy Society by Samuel Lloyd (U6P) and Madeleine Kelly (U6A), to Samuel Price (U6L) for his editorship of the ‘Made in Hampshire’ magazine and to Matthew Storer (5P) for his role as the ‘Hamlets’ Junior Society Secretary Jaime Carr (U6A) and Brooke Hadeed (U6A) showed great initiative in founding Repton's first ever Law Society
• There was similar success in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge, open to O Block and above, Honglie Chen (U6S), Dake Qi (U6O), Mark Jia (U6C), George Moss (U6O), Edward Coleman (U6L), Kaan Harwood (U6N), V incent Chen (U6P), Raees Rauf (L6C), Charles Hu (L6P) and David Zeng (L6S) all achieved gold certificates Notably, Honglie Chen became the first Repton pupil to achieve a score that placed him in the top 100 pupils worldwide Honglie, Dake, Mark, George, Edward, Raees and Charles were all invited to take part in the European Kangaroo where Honglie, Dake, Raees and Charles were awarded merits
• Fourteen pupils took part in the fourth annual exchange with Repton Dubai
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• Seven Reptonians received conditional places to study at Oxford and Cambridge Universities: Kate Benn (U6A) to read Arabic and Persian at Wadham College, Oxford; Honglie Chen (U6S) to read Engineering at Oriel, Oxford; Kaan Harwood (U6N) to read Chemistry at Oxford (open offer); Dake Qi (U6O) to read Mathematics at Pembroke, Oxford; Joe Sorrell (U6S) to read Law at University College, Oxford; Katie Driver (U6F) to read Moder n and Mediaeval Languages (French & German) at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Rebecca W ilson (U6F) to read Human, Social and Political Science at Homerton, Cambridge
• Eleanor Sharples (U6M) was awarded a Rank Foundation School Leadership scholarship
• It has been a successful year for the Debating Society Recent debates have ranged from heated contests on legalising polygamy to a shrewd analysis of the implications of imposing a ‘fat tax’ Kate Benn (U6A) has been an excellent Head of Debating, well supported by Rosie W ilson (U6F), Maud Davies (L6A), Madeleine Galbraith (L6F), Jake Bullock (L6P) and Thomas Hunter (L6P) Rosie, Thomas, Kate and Guy Davis (U6L) competed in the Durham Schools’ Debating Competition the largest event of its kind in the world
• It would be hard to construct a more heterogeneous collection of papers than the Ramsey Society heard this year: to list fewer than half of the papers delivered, topics ranged from the modern significance of Freud’s work, through an exploration of Positivism in current American foreign policy in the Middle East, taking pupils back to the Creative Destruction posited by Bakunin in the 1840s One paper posed some very searching questions about discrimination within education, another forced pupils to examine their own consciences with an exploration of the ethics of the pet trade, while yet another, in tur n, looked at the derivation of and justification for human rights The Society heard some fresh and challenging perspectives on racism, while the very cor nerstones of the patriarchy and hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church were questioned in a paper on Liberation Theology
• Isabel Markham (3F) won an award in the Derby City Civic Poetry competition and this was presented to her by the Mayor at the Holocaust Memorial day event
• Unisons and Harmonies were once again fiercely contested
• Joanna Holroyd (U6F) raised over £2,000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust by organising a solo cello recital
• It has been another busy year in the life of our musicians The Chapel Choir sang at Worcester Cathedral, and gave two successful Christmas Carol Services The Chamber Choir sang at Durham Cathedral and sang Compline at Repton from the new Prayer Books
• The Mitre celebrated its first ten years as a girls’ house on a gloriously sunny afternoon in May The celebrations were hosted by the first Houseparents, Mrs and Mrs Newman, and by the current Housemistress Mrs Parish
• Over the Easter holidays, eighteen CCF cadets spent a week rock climbing in Malta Benjamin Berry (U6L) has qualified as Rock Climbing Foundation in Wales and Thomas Walsh (U6O) and Charles Perera (U6L) qualified as Ski Foundation in Bavaria All courses were taken with the Joint Service Adventure Training Group
• The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme continues to flourish at Repton: a record number of O Blockers eighty three opted to pursue the Silver Scheme this year So fully did the Gold groups embrace their experiences that they managed to find the time and presence of mind to find beauty among 50 mph cross winds and the blanket bog of Kinder Scout on a day when the thermometer never crept into positive figures Thirteen Silver teams went on the Assessed Expeditions
The Abbey won the Unisons with Some Nights and Latham House won the Harmonies with Let’s Get it Started The Music Competitions had 400 initial entrants, and included an organ and jazz prize for the first time
• The Concert Band and Jazz Band gave their Christmas Concerts in the 400 Hall
• The 1st XI Football team, captained by Joseph Mansfield (U6C), had another excellent season with wins over old rivals Shrewsbury (twice), Charterhouse and Bradfield They won every single regular season school game in the Michaelmas Term for only the second time in recent memory In the process they secured the ISFA Norther n League title and were victorious in the ISFA Norther n 8’s tour nament They won 24 games and scored 108 goals: both totals have never been bettered in the history of football at the School
• This year, over £26,000 was raised by the annual Sale of Work The combination of events on the day and the support of Houses through dinners meant that over 40 inter national, national and local charities benefited
• There was a successful trip by prospective engineers to Norton Motorcycles
• Gabriel Cowley (U6C) completed a RAF Flying Scholarship at Tayside Aviation, Dundee Rowan Saunders (L6O) completed a Gliding Scholarship and was awarded his Silver W ings (he went solo) Alexander Crisp (L6L) has just been awarded a Gliding Scholarship
• The School Play in November was a modern take on Molière's Tartuffe The Junior School Play was Alan Ayckbour n's Ernie's Incredible Illucinations The Lent Term Charity Cabaret involved 180 pupils in music, drama, mime, dance and comedy It played over four nights to a total audience of 1,200 and over £14,000 was raised for Dreamlands School in Ghana
• In the Art department this academic year, Ellie May Evans (5A), Lucy Whale (U6M) and Digby Dymock (L6S) have all had exhibitions in Gallery No 1, presenting their photographs and drawings Tallulah de Castro Gray's (L6F) painting show entitled Brush Works also exhibited
• At the annual Careers Forum in June, twenty ORs and friends of the School spoke to the Lower Sixth about their professions Sixth Form and O Block pupils have enjoyed a variety of career presentations this year, on a diverse range of professions including environmental engineering, investment banking and the fashion industry, some of which have resulted in exciting offers of work experience placements
• In March the Geography department returned to Iceland with a new group of GCSE pupils and explored the volcanoes, waterfalls and glaciers of “the land of fire and ice”
• Mus Soc performed Fauré’s Requiem involving staff, parents, pupils and village
• Many prominent musicians played during the Subscription Series which included the author Louis de Ber nières performing with The Brook Street Band and Nicki Kennedy, the clarinettist Emma Johnson and our resident quartet The Carducci Quartet
• Master classes continue, including a visit by the Head of Singing from the Royal Norther n College of Music
• The Orchestra performed works including the first movement of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and Sibelius’s Finlandia The String Orchestra and the various Chamber groups gave a Chamber Concert, performing works including the Mendelssohn Octet
The Coffee Concerts, the Informal Concert Series and The Scholars’ Concert have all been strong this year
• The Reptonian 2013 is a vintage edition, thanks to the vision and hard work of editor Imogen Clarke (U6M), well supported by Scarlett Flight (U6M), Francesca Beharrell (L6A) and Madeline Galbraith (L6F), as well as contributors of original features, reviews and artwork from throughout the School community
(26) SCHOOL NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES 2012/2013 continued
• Last summer saw the inaugural trip to Dreamlands School, Ghana Sophie Charlesworth (U6G), Danielle W ilcock (U6A), Eleanor Sharples (U6M), Annabel Finch (formerly U6F) and Luke Cosford (U6N) were the first pupils to visit the school and teach the pupils This July, seven more went out to strengthen Repton’s links with Dreamlands by spending ten days in Ghana, volunteering in the Dreamlands community
• Charlotte Graham (U6M) has won a Choral Scholarship to Royal Holloway, University of London, where she hopes to read Psychology
• Christopher Hill (4L) secured a place at The Royal College of Music’s Junior Department
• Both boys and girls qualified for the National Tennis Finals 2012 in Sheffield and made it through to the last sixteen The Repton boys finished 7th overall in the Glanville Cup, whilst the girls finished a fantastic 5th place in the Aberdere Cup This year our boys have qualified again for the national finals which took place in July
• The Girls' 1st XI, captained by Lowri McIntosh (U6F), became Midland U18 Champions for the eleventh consecutive year They followed this up by winning the National U18 Indoor title and were also National U18 Outdoor runners up The Girls' U16 team became National Indoor Champions, comfortably winning their National Final by five goals to nil The Girls' U14 team won the National Outdoor T itle without conceding a goal at the finals at Cannock, with Amelia Tarrant (3M) scoring the decisive goal in the final match
Benjamin Clague (5P) was a superb captain and Alexander W inter Cox (5O) scored the winning penalty The Boys' U14 team battled past Ipswich in a tense National Final play off before playing their best hockey of the term at the National Finals on their way to an impressive fourth place finish
• Last summer Repton hosted the England Schools Cricket Association Bunbury U15 Festival
The U14As were crowned regional champions and finished a fantastic 7th in the national championships The 4th VII, U14B and U15A teams all enjoyed unbeaten seasons
• Bradley Fortnam Tomlinson (U6P) made his debut for the Norther n Ireland U19 team Old Reptonian footballers W ill Hughes and Kieran Fenton made their debuts for the England U21 and U19 teams respectively
• The School enjoyed extraordinary success and our best year to date on the Hockey pitches We reached an incredible eight of the possible ten National Finals and the season ended with four national titles, two runners up placings and a fourth and a fifth placed finish
• The following pupils have broken School records in Athletics: Samantha Allsop (4F) Intermediate Girls’ Triple Jump; Arabella Heap (3M) Junior Girls’ Javelin; Marcus Clague (4C) Intermediate Boys’ 200m
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• The Boys' 1st XI, captained by Luke Cosford (U6N), were Midland U18 Champions for the fourth consecutive year They achieved a fifth place finish at the National Finals The Boys' U16 team bettered their silver medal at the National Indoor Finals by beating Whitgift on penalties in the National Outdoor Final
• In April, twelve Reptonians, spent four days at St George's Park, the home of the Football Association, on a pilot camp run by Michael Johnson Performance, the company owned by the four time Olympic Gold Medal winning athlete
• Reptonians have been in inter national action this year: Aaron Hibell (L6O) and Daniel Darby (L6L) with England U18, Elliott Hibell (4O) with England U16, Erica Sanders (5G) as captain of England U16 Benjamin Clague has been promoted to the Welsh U18 squad following impressive performances for the U16 side Esme Burge (3G) has also recently been invited to train with the England U15 squad
• The 1st XI cricketers enjoyed a successful season, winning ten of their eleven matches Three centuries were scored by Nitish Kumar (U6N) and one by Matthew Goodacre (L6S) Nitish was again selected by Canada and made his highest first class cricket score; 89 against Kenya in March
• Joseph Mansfield (U6C) captained the ISFA U18 side this season and was joined by Douglas Redfer n (U6P), Fraser Lane (U6L), Stephen Kosmala (L6O), Lewis Ratcliffe (L6L) and Alexander Monro Jones (L6C) in matches against Wales, Scotland, The Royal Navy, Loughborough University, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid Joshua Riley (4P), Jack Bywater (4C), Marcus Clague (4C), Daniel Hudson (4O), Sam Trotman (4L) and Patrick Conway (4S) all represented the ISFA U15 team at various points during the season and W illiam Norcross (3S), Jack Bull (3O) and Thomas Osbor ne (3C) have represented the ISFA U14 team
• The U16A and U14A Netball teams both reached the Regional Finals
• Six Old Reptonians have been named in the recently announced Great Britain Hockey Squads as part of the preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympics Georgie Twigg (F’03), Susie Gilbert(F‘02), Shona McCallin (A’08), Jo Leigh (G’09) and Ellie Watton (M’05) were all named in the Women's squad and Arjan Drayton Chana (S’10) was named in the Men's squad along with T im Whiteman, former staff
• Hannah Boyle (4M) has represented the Welsh seniors fencing team at the Five Nations in Dublin and Hannah Walsh (L6F) won the Welsh U18 Youth Epee Championships They have both been selected to compete in this year’s UK Schools Games
• Ella Nicholson (L6F) and Olivia Mair (4F) ran for Derbyshire in the England Schools Cross Country final this year The School's Colts Boys’ Cross Country team and Junior Girls’ team both placed fourth in the Midland and Norther n Independent Schools’ Cross Country Championship
In our vision for the Science Priory we were keen to remove the boundaries that have separated the sciences, both physically at Repton and traditionally in programmes of study, and for pupils and teachers to begin to see the study of science not as the pursuit of three separate disciplines but as a translational activity showing how the sciences interact and are at the heart of the problems facing tomorrow’s generation The feeling already is that these distinctions are finally being blurred and that the Science Priory has quickly become a destination for the teaching and lear ning of science, with abundant opportunities for exploring overlapping themes within Biology, Chemistry and Physics
The Science Priory looked especially impressive that sunny day, with its contemporary architecture, expansive glazing, and sharp lines sitting comfortably and already looking at home within the old buildings of the school campus Inside, the Science Priory is arguably even more striking with light spilling into almost every corner and the generously proportioned ‘streets’ ensuring pupils and staff move freely, and excitedly, from one lesson to another
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The teaching rooms and laboratories are large and spacious, and equipped to a very high standard with wireless inter net, data projectors and interactive whiteboards throughout Our Lecture Theatre extends these impressive facilities to well over 200 pupils with state of the art audiovisual equipment including a stunning 3D projection and sound system which really has to be seen, and heard, to be believed The ability to use 3D with dissections, animations and film has helped to bring science to life and the wow factor to lessons and lectures The feedback from pupils, parents and colleagues has been incredible; some parents have even commented that they want to come back to school to study again! At the top of the building, the Kan Library offers impressive views over the local countryside and the flexible nature of this space will allow for a multitude of teaching and lear ning opportunities from quiet study and reflection to collaborative debate and discussion
Looking ahead, the Science Priory should help to play a key role in addressing the vital question of where the UK’s next generation of experts and wealth creators will come from in the fields of science, medicine, technology, engineering, and manufacturing in the 21st century and will provide the best possible resource for preparing Reptonians for university education
Whilst this remains our priority, our intention is also to provide a resource for the local community, the maintained sector and for universities alongside our own pupils Our aim is that the Science Priory will become a centre for excellence in science teaching for pupils in a broad range of schools, maintained and independent, senior and junior, local and national; a forum for the teaching of trainers in all sectors, working closely with university education departments; and a hub for the link between local schools and businesses providing a vision of science at work for the wider community
It is thanks to the insight of my colleagues, past and present, to the efforts of the wonderful team of architects, contractors and builders, and to the generosity of donors including many Old Reptonians that our vision for the future of science education at Repton has become a reality We are incredibly proud, and grateful, of our new building and look forward to becoming a venue where pupils, teachers and scientists from Repton and beyond come together to experience the excitement of shared discovery in an impressive building and an inspirational environment Dr Stuart Ingleston Orme Head of Science (28)
On Tuesday September 24th the incredible Science Priory was opened by HRH the Duke of Kent KG was a very proud moment indeed Showing the Duke our wonderful facilities and resources allowed me to reflect on the many years of considered discussion, planning, design, and hard work that has resulted in the creation of a truly inspirational venue for the teaching of science at Repton School
Message from the Chairman of the Foundation (29)
SCHOOL NEWS SCIENCE PRIORY continued Over the last few years the School, via the Foundation, has been raising funds for the Science Priory, a magnificent building which has brought together the three sciences and allows pupils to see how they interact with each other Teaching started at the start of the Michaelmas Term and pupils are enjoying seeing the sciences come to life in the 3D Lecture Theatre and multidisciplinary laboratories An ambitious and challenging fundraising target of £4m was set and I am pleased that in these tough economic times we were able to raise over £3 25m The Gover nors of the School and Trustees of the Foundation would like to thank all ORs, parents and supporters who gave so generously to the campaign This support not only assures the School’s continuing commitment to providing a first class education but also places Repton in the top tier of schools in the UK RM Kirkland (O’59)
The tough matches continued to present themselves, with Shrewsbury away always being a difficult test We dominated the match, going into the lead early through Mansfield before second half strikes from O’Callaghan and Fortnam Tomlinson secured a 3 0 win This goes down as one of the best performances at Shrewsbury in recent years W ith the weather being so bad at the start of the Lent Term we really struggled to get the fixtures we needed to get back into our stride Our first game was, unfortunately, a game against Thomas Telford in the ESFA Cup R6 This was as far as any Repton team has gone in the tour nament and we had high hopes, despite the opposition finishing as runners up the previous year and generally being regarded as one of the strongest football outfits in the country We were terrible, with too many players producing their worst performance of the season There were some exceptions, with O’Callaghan and R yan Binns (C) linking well for our goal to make it 2 1 after half time Thomas Telford were good, eventually going on to win the tour nament, but we could have been so much better Our response was fantastic We ground out a tough, but important, home win against Huddersfield College before backing this up with another win against Shrewsbury and a better performance against Cheadle Hulme We went to the Norther n 8s Tour nament in good form We were confident that we were the best team there, but the format is tough and the slightest slip up in the 14 minute games could send you home early We topped our group before beating Bury GS in the semi final and Leeds GS in the final It was a perfect day We scored more goals (and let in fewer) than any other team there and we responded to our difficult situations with positive maturity We still had another trophy to claim as we went to Oldham knowing that a victory would
The ISFA Cup draw had given us the toughest of assignments in the form of an away tie at Millfield They had an excellent side this year, eventually winning the tour nament, but the tie just came too early in the season for us to really do ourselves justice By the end of the season we were being acknowledged by all as one of the best sides on the circuit but our final came in September It is a shame as we could have contested a classic later on in the term; that is the nature of a knockout tour nament, I suppose We actually moved on from this defeat quickly and positively We altered one or two things and strung together a stunning set of results This included our first away victory at Charterhouse since the 1990s and several high scoring victories against the likes of Bury GS, Thomas Alleynes and Liverpool Ramblers In the latter game we were absolutely outstanding
The football season always has a different feel after half term with darker skies and heavier pitches However, we seemed to pick up where we left off with a tough away win over Wolverhampton GS in a game that included a wonderful solo
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Even before the season had started we knew that we had the makings of a very good side We had a core of strong, influential, U6 players in Joe Mansfield (C), Doug Redfer n (P), Joe Humphreys (P) and Fraser Lane (L) These were joined by our best crop of L6 boys for a while However, this can bring its own problems as it can often take a good few weeks to fully integrate the new boys into the side We started the season pretty well with a strong showing in the ISFA Sixes We exited the tour nament on penalties after we dominated Ardingly, who had honoured us by ‘parking the bus’ during the game We then followed this up with pleasing 1 0 victories against Bradfield and King’s Chester However, we were experimenting with systems and positions with some of the players, who would become crucial as the season wore on, yet to find their feet
A quick glance at the record for the season gives you an idea of how successful it has been We managed to win the vast majority of our matches and, in the process, winning more games and scoring more goals during the season than any other Repton 1st XI in history
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(30) goal by Ed Ballantyne Rowland (C) who would eventually finish as top scorer with 23 goals This took us to an ESFA R5 match against John Taylor The weather was against us but we managed to get the game played on the indoor pitch at St George’s Park It was a fabulous experience, but looked like tur ning into a nightmare as we were losing 2 1 with 8 minutes to go However, goals from Jack O’Callaghan and Ballantyne Rowland, both after great work from the in form Fortnam Tomlinson (P), saw us sneak through We were taking teams apart when playing well and grinding out victories when not quite on top of our game
The House competitions were again curtailed by the terrible early December weather However New House did manage to do ‘the double’ with victory in Senior and Junior League competitions Cross retained the Noel Bennett Trophy for the O & A block sixes
Lower down the school the U14 team really blossomed as the season went on with superb away victories at Manchester GS and Shrewsbury The U15 side continued to play with flair and
(31) scored plenty of goals on the way to some great victories Indeed, in the key fixture against Shrewsbury we were victorious at 1st XI, U16A, U15A and U14A levels
The prospects for this season look promising and I feel that we should be able to challenge on all fronts Football on the ISFA circuit is really changing with some innovative ideas starting to emerge Some of the traditional ‘big hitters’ are starting to slip behind and we will endeavour to ensure that Repton remains right at the forefront of any developments in order to keep the school successful on the football field in years to come MMC SCHOOL NEWS FOOTBALL continued 1st XI Football report continued clinch the ISFA Norther n League trophy Early goals from Binns and Ballantyne Rowland gave us a comfortable win The side was wonderfully captained by the influential Joe Mansfield He also had the honour of being voted 1st XI Player of the Year as well as captaining the ISFA U18 side against teams such as Welsh Schools and Loughborough University as well as Real Madrid U17 and Atletico Madrid U17 on tour He was joined in the ISFA U18 side by Lewis Ratcliffe (L), Doug Redfer n (P), Stephen Kosmala (O), Fraser Lane (L) and Alex Monro Jones (C) It is a measure of the side that they’ll probably look back and be annoyed that they were knocked out of both the ISFA and ESFA Cups This reflects the fact that this was a team of winners, determined to rack up victories and lift trophies I’m pleased that we now have this culture running through Repton Football Our record (P 28 W 24 D 1 L 3 F 112 A 36) really does highlight how good this team was We won every single regular school game in the Michaelmas Term for, as far as I can see, only the second time in recent history We scored a huge number of goals and played some wonderful football; we really entertained anyone who came to watch us And, finally, we lifted some silverware and established ourselves as, currently, the only Norther n School able to challenge the dominant schools in the South We will certainly work hard to remain there and the eight boys from the team who retur n will be more determined than ever to build on this progress next season
Since the last edition of the Arch which gave news of the success of the Indoor squads and the girls’ hockey, the boys’ outdoor teams have more than matched their achievements
The U18 boys were beaten by Whitgift in the opening game of their National Finals and, whilst most schools would be happy with such an outcome, the 1st XI were ultimately disappointed with a 5th placed finish This shows the level of expectation nowadays Aaron Hibell and Dan Darby represented England U18 during the year and are both available for the coming season so prospects look strong again Luke Cosford (N) was a superb captain and can be proud of the way he led the 1st XI this year After beating Ipswich School on penalties in a National Play Off, the U14s completed the full house for the boys by also making this year’s National Finals Their narrow victory in the play off meant that Repton were represented in eight of the possible ten National Championship Finals this year three more than any other school
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The boys U16 team capped off a remarkable year for the hockey by winning the National U16 Championships for the first time since 1995 Ben Clague (P), son of SJC, was the captain and scored one of the winning penalties after a tense 0 0 draw with Whitgift In a tough competition, the boys beat Exeter School, Rossall School and Langley Park on their way to the National Final and, although it was backs to the wall for long periods in the Final, resolute defending kept the Whitgift boys out before the title was clinched (5 3) on penalties Elliot Hibell (O), Finley Saunders (O), Ben Clague (P), Dom Bennett (P) and Alex W inter Cox (O) were those who scored and Joe Darby (L) was a commanding presence in goal TJF Whiteman (Head of Politics) was the lead coach for this group and we wish him well as he leaves his post at Repton to join the centralised England Inter national training programme at Bisham Abbey
At the U14 Finals, the workmanlike U14s beat St Peters York and Dean Close (a side that had beaten them twice in school fixtures this year) before being soundly beaten by a very impressive Whitgift side James Sookias (S) was amongst the goals, Sebastiano Congiu (O) a rock at the back and Tom Nevill (O) developed into a good playmaker throughout the year
Performances such as the ones we saw at the U14 Finals were inspired by Simon Clague and bode very well for the future of hockey at Repton In what was Repton’s most successful ever year for hockey the teams finished with four National titles, two runners up medals, a fourth and a fifth placed finish and a win in the overall Midlands League which counts victories for all teams 1st XI 4th XI and all junior A, B and C teams
I am also pleased to report that the change of dates for Old Reptonian Hockey seemed to be a success Despite a heavy downpour of rain at the beginning of the day, the water based soaked up any excess moisture and the seventy pupils and ORs present enjoyed a relatively laid back festival of hockey It was fantastic to see both recent leavers and some not so recent mixing with the current 1st XI squads Our most experienced OR was John Davidson (P’53) and there were also a few interesting sibling rivalries including Sophie Hawkins (F’08) and Rebecca Hawkins (F’11) and Ellie Watton (M’05) was there fresh from her first Senior Inter national Cap a few months ago We plan to run Old Reptonian Hockey in the same format next year so would like anybody interested to put the date in the diary Sunday June 22nd The more the merrier! This year the boys U18 National Competition changes format to a knock out competition, a similar format to the ISFA Cup, so it will be interesting to see how the draw pans out for us The girls’ competition remains unchanged and we hope that we can regain the National T itle at Cannock in February Both girls’ and boys’ 1st XI have strong groups this year and with the experience of last year, our junior teams will all be competitive too All fixtures for the coming season are now on the Repton website w w w re p t o n o r g u k / h o c k e y and results are regularly updated via twitter @reptonhockey too MMJ
The highlight, and deafening memory of the visit, was the starting up of the Norton 2013 TT machine, seen here in the photograph IS
A group of potential engineers and designers from Design and Technology received a generous invitation from Stuart Gar ner, CEO of Norton motorcycles to visit the factory and view the machines being manufactured Norton is an iconic brand and since the company moved to Donington Park a few years ago the demand for the motorcycles has been immense
SCHOOL NEWS CCF
W ith the last lessons of term taught, sports day finals fought for, and this year's U6th eagerly anticipating their Leavers’ Ball on the final day of term many Reptonians looked forward to a well ear ned rest, after another busy term and exam season However, for an intrepid group of CCF Army Cadets, such rest still lay a little way off, as they readied themselves for the culmination of the previous ten month's training: Annual Camp
(33) SCHOOL NEWS DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
The pupils were fortunate enough to view the manufacturing processes, ranging from the manual welding of the frames, the use of technologically advanced machines through to the individual hand assembly of each machine The materials used during the manufacturing process, the ordering and stock control along with the legal and safety aspects of the motorcycles all proved very useful to the A level designers and their course
Breakfast was followed by a typically military mix of having to "HURRY UP! HURRY UP! HURRY UP! now wait there " After which the contingent found themselves delivered to the local training area to embark on the first full day's activities refreshing on aspects of map & compass work, first aid, and field craft Cdt Boyle showed particular proficiency in applying field dressings, even beating the stand Directing Staff a fully qualified Combat Medic with Afghanistan tours under his belt, as they went head to head in an against the clock bandaging competition! In sharp contrast to last year's torrents of biblical proportions, this year saw clear skies, and even sunshine, which helped to keep the collective mood buoyant, if not to stave off sleepiness
This year's event, as last, was hosted by our very own 49 Brigade, at Beckingham Training Camp, in Lincolnshire Setting off shortly after the formalities of Speech Day and Prize Giving, tur ned out in their crisply ironed uniforms (?) and highly polished boots (!), the group of 36 A block cadets, accompanied by 4 NCOs and 8 Officers, waved a tearful, (or was that cheerful?), "Goodbye" to friends and family
On arrival at Beckingham, some of the girls were rather dismayed to find their residence for the week resembled a scaled up pig shed, with the characteristic curved tin roof of Nissen Huts doubtless familiar to many ex cadets Thankfully, the aromas over the week were considerably more pleasant than to be expected of actual pigs, although it would be misleading to state that parallels between the state of affairs in some quarters and pig sties, had not been drawn on occasion After settling in to the accommodation on Saturday evening, the cadets were introduced to the concept of the "other" six o'clock, on Sunday mor ning, as they were up and into breakfast for 06 30
After another early start on Monday, the contingent was deployed to the nearby Rutland Water facility to enjoy a non military package of adventurous training, including raft building, open kayak racing, dinghy sailing & windsurfing in the morning, followed by mountain biking, negotiating a high ropes course, climbing and command tasks in the after noon Sandwiched in the middle was approximately 4 minutes for lunch, although quite what was in the middle of the sandwiches is still the subject of much debate On a similar theme, the evening saw breakfast sausages curried into submission and atrocities to carrots which broke several articles of the Geneva convention, but the cadets were hungry enough after a very full, fun, active day, to eat it all without too much complaint Stocked up on stodge, the troops headed off for more arguments with the drill square and obstacle course respectively
Following a thoroughly civilian set of challenges the day before, Tuesday was as green as green, on a range of ranges, seeing the cadets tackling the new Scorpion magazine fed air rifle in which Cdt W illiam's tight groupings were particularly impressive This was followed by the 12 bore and 20 bore shotgun stand, where several cadets (and Maj Whitaker), achieved flawless scores of 10/10, whilst Cdt W ilbraham achieved the singularly unique achievement of a perfectly well rounded score, during which no clay pigeons were harmed The platoons moved on to the main event of the range day, firing the much trained on SA80 weapon system with live rounds Other than our NCOs, this was not only the first time to fire live rounds, but for many cadets also the first time to fire the SA80 for real at all It was therefore particularly satisfying to see not only Cpl W illiams achieve his marksman rating again with a score of 93, but for Cdt Morris to also qualify with a seriously impressive score of 96 on her first ever formal range shoot Wednesday brought another full day in the field, with a morning of advanced field craft training with lessons on bashers, target indication, obstacle crossing, patrol formations, and sentry duties, although unfortunately no cadets were able to complete the full training package as no one one could find the cam & concealment stand The after noon was time for the real action though, with full rehearsals of section attacks, shooting off two full magazines of thirty rounds for each cadet As Wednesday’s training concluded, the Contingent waved off Maj Wadsworth to prepare for his six week long deployment with the UK Cadets adventurous training expedition in Canada, but the Cadets and Officers were left in no uncertain terms about his expectations of them in the remainder of the camp W ith three solid days of military training under their belts as well as their adventurous training at Rutland behind them, Thursday then saw the cadets take part in the annual series of contests to determine the best CCF Contingent on camp First up was the much anticipated "Drill" followed by our group of crack shots on the battle simulation air rifle shoot Cadets had to overcome background noises of artillery and air strikes and negotiate moving targets, as well as gambling shots on the ultimate ten point bonus prize of the Clay Pigeon W ith all schools having now passed through the key competitive elements, and scores from the previously contested GP range shoot and Obstacle Course added in to the mix, the entire camp strength of over 400 cadets, CCF officers and camp staff gathered on the square for the final results First came Drill, and although Repton didn't quite win, they were happy to take a tight second place Next were the results of the Air Rifle competition with a very pleasant surprise of a win for the Repton Team Of less surprise was another strong showing on the Obstacle Course, and the Repton team didn't disappoint, retaining bragging rights here after last year's dominance
(34) SCHOOL NEWS CCF continued
The final competitive element was the top ten cadet's performance in the GP Shoot Since many of the contingents included shooting teams heading down to the National Rifle Competition at Bisley after camp, our expectations were none too high here, and whilst again Repton didn't pick up the silverware, we were nevertheless delighted to place a very respectable 3rd This left us as the only school achieving a top three placing in every element of the competition Overall scores and placing’s were then announced leaving us very clear overall winners on 52 points In his final camp with us, Sgt Halstead had the honour of collecting the overall shield, met with rousing applause from the entire Repton contingent, and lumps firmly in the throats of many staff, most particularly Maj Whitaker, seeing his first Repton CCF Camp win after three decades of association with Repton cadets
Following quick poses for celebratory photographs, and an excitable phone call to give a sit rep to Maj Wadsworth, it was a rapid refuel in the cookhouse, then in to the briefing room for exercise orders with Lt Shawcross Troops were given the outline hostage situation and indications of suspected locations of the treacherous ‘Lincolnshire Freedom Fighters’ Platoons were then shipped off to their drop off points in exercise area delta The stealthy patrols then moved across the ground, putting into practice all that they had been working on during the week’s training After some excellent movement in the field and great drills crossing a variety of terrain and obstacles, the platoons reached their FR V, (forward rendezvous), and then scouts were taken ahead with ECO (Exercise Controlling Officer), Lt Shawcross, to occupy our FOB, (forward operating base), Flawford Farm You’ve gotta love military TLA (Three Letter Acronyms) Each platoon was then given a grid reference to move to and occupy covertly, and a timescale within which to collect further intel and report back to ExCon The cadets worked superbly, not only assessing the strength of the enemy forces with great accuracy but gathering intel on their precise locations, physical descriptions, sentry postings and timings of patrols All cadets finished the exercise with nothing more serious than bruised limbs wor n as badges of pride (record holder Cdt Hignett 53 bruises) The inevitable brass collection, safety declarations and seemingly endless weapons cleaning routines followed, but whatever pain was felt in this post ex admin was more than paid for in the excellent buzz gained from a very successfully conducted final 24h exercise W ith silverware a plenty collected, including the all important overall best Contingent, superb behaviour 99% of the time from 99% of the cadets, uncharacteristically summery weather all week, a brilliant effort from everyone on the final exercise and great new friendships made with cadets from a host of other schools, this was certainly a camp of great success, and one that bodes well as our A Blockers move on through their Advanced Military Cadre, to aspire to NCO postings in 2014 and beyond Major JC Wadsworth, Contingent Commander
As ever, it is a rare privilege to work with and see such agile rapacious and rigorous minds engaging with such arcane and nuanced material, and to see them rise to the challenges they present themselves, often producing presentations more wide ranging, coherent and cogent than they had thought themselves capable of at the start of the process
(35) SCHOOL NEWS RAMSEY SOCIETY
Kate Benn (A) gave a superbly researched and highly challenging exegesis of Positivism in current American foreign policy in the Middle East, taking us back to the Creative Destruction posited by Bakunin in the 1840s, via Lenin, Trotsky and Mao to the neo cons in George W Bush’s administration, and the political science of Fukuyama which underpinned the US invasion of Iraq This was probably the most cerebral essay presented to the Society in the past four years
Jaime Carr (A) addressed the first principles from which one might derive a taxonomy of human rights, and demonstrated with a lightness of touch that they may not be quite so sacrosanct as they prima facie appear: do we have a right to free speech, regardless of the consequences? Is a prisoner’s right to a family life denied unfairly by his incarceration? To what extent can our right to privacy be compromised in the interests of national or civic security? Lygon Bowen West (S) posed some very uncomfortable questions about the provenance of many of our pets in “puppy farms”, and perhaps also our complicity in this industry, in what was the most profoundly moving address to the Society I can remember The range and depth of the intellectual powers and interests of the Society’s members was illustrated perfectly in the variety of topics explored by our speakers this year, and by the vigour and articulately incisive nature of their reception Imogen Clarke (M) literally opened up new horizons for us with her analysis of the future of space exploration; Brooke Hadeed (A) offered refreshingly new perspectives on racism, in particular a discussion of whether we will ever live in a post racial society, and to what extent Obama’s presidency has propelled us towards that She forced us, too, to confront some of our own unconscious prejudices Rebecca W ilson(F) lifted our spirits with a meditation of the Olympic ideal, which soon became a reaffirmation of those principles so much at the centre of life at Repton By contrast, Dani W ilcock (A) set forth the tensions between pragmatism and the desire to meet all needs within the NHS, examining the problems with funding within it, and exploring the Health Service’s future in a world of changing needs and priorities Rosie W ilson (F) and Maddie Kelly (A) closed the year with two highly accomplished papers, on the ethics and realpolitik of British Foreign Aid and an examination of the intersection of the Roman Catholic Church and politics respectively Rosie asked us to consider whether we have a duty to support developing countries, particularly those in the Commonwealth, and explored the efficacy of financial aid in establishing democracy and stabilising “rogue” states, as against the practicalities of encouraging trade and industry within these regions Maddie trod a judicious and searching path through questions of the nature and significance of papal infallibility and the light the Church has been taken to shed on the question of liberty
The current Lower Sixth looks to be at least as strong a cohort: already, five papers have been delivered, and the discussions generated have been as heated and highbrow as any we have had in recent years CSD
It was amongst the most engaging papers the Society has heard in a number of years, and one delivered with no little bravura
Touching on some very delicate issues, Maddie asked to what extent we should expect the C 21st Church should be a democracy, and the extent to which religious “laws” should be allowed to supersede statute law What role can an institution as patriarchal as the Catholic Church play in a post feminist world? Finally, Maddie examined the contribution of Liberation Theology to political dialectics in Latin American, and invited reflections on the Church’s, and in particular Cardinal Ratzinger’s, treatment of its proponents, such as Gustavo Gutierrez and Leonardo Boff
It was a singularly busy year for the two Upper Sixth Ramsey Society groups, with a very high standard being set from the start Sam Lloyd (P) spoke eloquently and energetically, almost entirely without notes, on Freud, setting out very clearly Freud’s teachings on the conscious, unconscious and pre conscious minds, explaining the context in which his theories were developed, the techniques he used and his reception in moder n psychoanalytical circles
Summer 2012 saw a triptych of papers all essentially grappling with the issue of legal and moral rights Rosie Cordingley’s (M) wide ranging and searching paper forced us to hold a mirror up to ourselves, as she reflected upon discrimination traditional and “positive” within education, and questioned to what extent sexism and racism continue to pervade moder n day Britain This year’s Ramsey Society had 21 girls and one boy, and yet only one public school in 2013 has a female head Why, given the trials of childbirth, do Reptonians enjoin their peers to show more fortitude with the phrase “man up”? Why does a woman lose the right to control over her own body after the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, and why does the law itself relegate women’s career prospects by allowing them a year’s mater nity leave, but men only two weeks, thus effectively removing them from the workplace, and defining them as child carers, at just the age when most people are building their careers?
(36) SCHOOL NEWS ITALY 2013 TOUR REPORT
The next stop for the group was the town of Herculaneum This is an ancient Roman town preserved by the pyroclastic flow of Mount Vesuvius We had the opportunity to take a walk around, whilst being informed about the town and its history by Mr Dammers It was a very informative experience and it was spectacular to see all the Roman traditions that we have been taught about in lessons being brought to life
Most impressive was the Tomb of the Diver, which was a large fresco taken from a tomb, depicting a man diving into the unknown, representing the jour ney to the afterlife Retur ning to Naples we saw the city's Archeological Museum
On the final day we took a small break from the Classical side of Italy to see a geographical feature of the Phlegraean Fields volcanic area Solfatara These were some extremely odorous sulphur fields located in Pozzuoli, near Naples Needless to say, we didn't hang around there too long and grabbed an ice cream before driving to the main attraction of the trip Pompeii Pompeii is perhaps the most famous of all the towns preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 We were therefore all anticipating the chance to walk through the 2000 year old streets and see things we had learnt about in our classics lessons in front of our eyes The site was massive and unfortunately one after noon was nowhere near enough time to see all of it but we made the most of it, with the aid of Mr Dammers' magical mystery tour guide book, taking us back through time, via the magic of acetate A favourite part for us all was the amphitheatre which showed the interests of an ordinary Roman citizen and demonstrated the difference in culture between then and now Another highlight was seeing the persevered casts of the victims of the eruption, still lying in the positions in which they died All in all, we think that all 30 pupils and teachers alike thoroughly enjoyed their time in Naples We certainly would go back in a heartbeat if we could and we would urge anyone presented with the opportunity to grasp it with both hands
On the 21st of March 2013, 30 Classicists headed off to Naples, Italy
We had time to grab a quick ice cream, of course, before taking the coach down to our hotel in Piano di Sorrento, which overlooked the Bay of Naples
The Museum is one of the most famous in Italy, and contains artwork and sculptures dating back from Roman times There was even a mosaic rescued and reconstructed from the house of the Faun, showing a scene of Alexander the Great charging to battle against the Persians
The next mor ning we hiked up Mount Vesuvius, and contrary to the snow and chilling winds we were told to expect by Mr Dammers, we encountered relentless sunshine The view over Naples was stunning
There was a lot to do in four days and we got started straight away, with a whistle stop tour of Rome as soon as we stepped off the plane Having had an enlightening lecture on the Arch of Constantine, we walked up the Palatine Hill and had our first Italian lunch overlooking the city We then had a tour around the Colosseum, briefly losing Miss Baker, before recovering her and paying a visit to the Basilica San Clemente, which took us on a trip through time from the archaic facade down to the earlier church that dates back to 392 AD, and, below that, a temple of Mithras from the C 2nd AD
On the third day we travelled by coach to Paestum, to the South of Piano di Sorrento The temples at Paestum were awe inspiring examples of the feats of Greek architecture and we all thoroughly enjoyed touring the site and visiting the local museum to look at some well preserved Greek art, among the earliest such paintings extant anywhere in the Classical world
At the Temple of Hara
Beth Coleman (F), Kamma Hvass (A), and Anna Trafford (A)
On the 30th July, as the school holidays were starting, seven Repton pupils set off for Dreamlands School in Ghana, extremely excited but slightly nervous at the same time After so many months of planning and fundraising it seemed surreal that we were finally off on our jour ney As we left the airport we were overcome by the friendly nature of the Ghanians but especially Pippa and Yaw who welcomed us into their country and home with open arms After a mor ning of recovering in Accra we hopped aboard the bus heading for Dreamlands school, driven by Mr Ebenzer who became a great friend and someone who helped us out of a few sticky situations! Arriving at Dreamlands school I think we’d all agree was the most emotional moment of our trip, seeing the children running alongside our bus, so excited to see us despite the fact we were complete strangers, reduced some of us to tears As we made our way to the main school block we each had about seven children hanging off our arms, desperate for us to be friends with them, and as we looked around the bare concrete buildings and classrooms it became apparent that we’d taken a lot for granted in our lives That first day was exhausting as we were unprepared for this warmest of welcomes, despite the poverty, but by the end of it, we had fallen in love with the children and the school and were ready for lessons the next day
What really stands out in my mind is the talk we were given from one of the jour nalists, Nancy Groves, in which we received a real insight in how to become a jour nalist and how tough it can be If you are determined and persistent, though it’s an extremely rewarding career To be a jour nalist is to be one step ahead of the game Literally you make the news of tomorrow So as we left their world and re entered our own, we were left feeling as though we had just had a taste of the future; be it our own careers, or just tomorrow’s headline Freya Warrack (A)
SCHOOL NEWS CHAPEL In May, The Bishop of Derby, The Rt Revd Dr Alastair Redfer n, visited our chapel to confirm Reptonians on their retur n from retreat at St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden led by The Revd Canon Andrew Clitherow, Chaplain to HM The Queen and The University of Central Lancashire In his sermon, The Bishop spoke about Faith making sense of a confusing world AJW
A group of Reptonians made the jour ney to the Guardian Headquarters in London on the 6th June to receive a taste of what jour nalism is like One of the first things we were taught upon our arrival was the necessity of ‘who, what, where, when and why’ in the first few lines of any article so that anyone viewing the article can decide whether or not they want to read any further So, now that’s out of the way let us continue
SCHOOL NEWS DREAMLANDS
The experience can only be described as invaluable We left the real world the moment we passed through the revolving doors and entered the world of The Guardian We were greeted not only by a man running as though there was no tomorrow down the escalator obviously he had places to go and people to see but also by an atmosphere which was electric This new world certainly has a buzz, which stems from the news of the past, looming deadlines of the present and the news of the future, what may happen tomorrow that will determine our headlines and what we read I instantly felt on edge, as though I had a deadline and needed to be on the move, to be the one running down that escalator
(37) SCHOOL NEWS L6th TRIP TO THE GUARDIAN HQ
The ladies that spoke to us gave us the opportunity to understand the basics such as the ‘5 Ws’, which I personally found very comforting Before I knew it we were on to the ‘Mary Rose Museum’ wire story deciding how we could cover it, what angle to use, whom to interview and a choice of headline
Although we had done a lot of lesson planning back in Repton nothing compares to being faced with a class of 30 40 who don’t speak English fluently, so we really had to pull out our creative sides
SCHOOL NEWS DREAMLANDS continued
The children just loved singing songs and we managed to incorporate this into their lear ning, we used Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes for the body parts, Old McDonald for animals and for the older children who wanted to lear n some French we sang Frère Jacques The children all wanted to be nurses or doctors or soldiers and were very aware that they needed to go to school to achieve their dreams Having to find different ways of explaining things that we thought were intuitive really helped us all to think outside the box and push the boundaries of our intellect It was difficult at first but by the end of the week we all went into the classes feeling confident in what we were doing What really struck us about the children that we were teaching was that when we asked them about what they wanted to do with their lives they were all extremely ambitious and wanting to help people One of the biggest tasks we undertook when we were there was sorting out the library to make it a viable lear ning resource There were just books piled high to the ceiling that weren’t accessible so one after noon was spent sorting them into subjects and fiction and having new shelves put up so that they could be used by students and teachers alike
Our time in Ghana went too quickly for all of us and seeing the difference that we are continuing to make at the school made us realize how much these children do need our help We were shown the old school building which was basically just a shed To have transformed the school into what it is today, with proper teaching blocks in such a short space of time is something that is hard to understand without having gone out there and seen it for yourself When we left many of the children gave us letters, thanking us for our help and asking for it to continue and asking us to write to them if we could This really showed us that we had had an effect on these children’s lives in such a short space of time as they had with us I don’t think any of us will take as many things for granted from now on One boy pointed to a picture of a train and asked if we’d ever seen one, it’s just something that seems trivial to us but is so exciting for them It may sound a cliché, but our visit to Ghana has changed us all for the better We hope that we will be able to keep this relationship with Dreamlands going for as long as possible and continue to help them for many years to come W ith the money that everyone kindly donated back home we managed to set up an inter net café that can be used as an IT centre and will provide a steady income for the school We also managed to take the older children on a school trip, which none of them had ever done before, to Kintampo falls; it was really something to see the children taking a break from school work and genuinely enjoy themselves and we believe it was something they wouldn’t forget Thank you to Miss Davison, Mr Crombie and especially Mr Whiteman for organizing the trip, we really couldn’t have done it without them
Sevi Matthews and Maud Davies U6A
James and Katherine Dahl arrived in the summer of 2006 to take over the running of Latham House, as well as joining the Classics and Learning Support departments respectively An academic, musician and sportsman, James is enviably gifted, but always willing to share those gifts He pioneered GCSE ‘Gratin’, a generation of Reptonians benefiting from his ability to make the most arcane grammar seem relevant, while his breadth of knowledge saw him latterly take on the teaching of AS Level Gover nment and Politics too He forged a successful partnership with Mike Stones to run the U15 Cricket XI, was lead singer of Staff band ‘Mid Life Crisis’, and was founder of, and driving force behind, the Common Room Dining Club and so much more Principally, though, it is as Housemaster of Latham that he will be remembered, allowing the House to retain its many traditional strengths, but bringing a new sense of ease, warmth and energy and enabling individuality to flourish James was always destined for Senior Management, and he, Katherine and Elsie head off to Wellington College, where he is the new Director of Admissions (38)
Our Leavers from the Common Room
SCHOOL NEWS VALETE
The Bishop of Oxford, The Rt Revd John Pritchard, recalls the incident of a violinist who went busking for three quarters of an hour in a New York subway In that time about 2000 people went past him He played some very demanding music on what looked like a much loved instrument Some people put money in the violin case on the ground in front of him but hardly any checked their stride, let alone stopped to listen Most people hurried past, eyes averted At the end of the time the violinist had collected 32 dollars That evening the violinist played at the best concert hall in the city He used the same instrument as in the mor ning, valued at about three and a half million dollars And he played the same highly demanding music as he’d played in the subway His name was Joshua Bell and he was one of the most accomplished violinists in the world The Bishop reflects that in our culture it’s often very difficult to recognise what’s real, what’s authentic, genuine, amidst the barrage of fantasy and the snowstorm of ephemera As we look at our old School Arch we might reflect on the Church that inspired its construction It reminds us of truths that have stood the test of time and which flow from a God who loves us and gives us discer nment in all things AJW
SCHOOL NEWS VALETE continued Alex Hodgkinson has spent three years at Repton as Assistant Director of Music (Academic) and Organist, sharing his love of music with the Repton community in so many ways in the classroom, in the Chapel, in various extra curricular groups, and through regular gigs in the Red Lion! He also wrote the musical score for The Repton Mysteries, and has been a committed, supportive and very popular tutor in The Abbey As ‘Hodge’ (as he is known to all) heads to Marlborough, we shall miss his many eccentricities (he never wears matching socks, for example!), his superb organ voluntaries, and his infectious bonhomie Lucie Michell joined Repton in September 2011 as Sports Administrator and Girls’ Games coach, subsequently becoming Resident Tutor in The Abbey in January 2012 She has taught Geography, PE and Classical Civilisation, braved Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, and coached Netball and Hockey, as well as taking over the organisation of Athletics for two summer terms A geographer at heart, she leaves for a full time teaching post at Loughborough High School
John Sentance arrived at Repton as Head of Drama in 1999, and saw a small department grow rapidly under his tenure His enthusiasm for both Drama and Theatre Studies was matched by the School’s ambition in building first the Studio Theatre and then renovating the 400 Hall, so that Repton Drama had facilities to match any in the land John also established an annual A Level Drama Conference, involving pupils from Rugby, Shrewsbury, Denstone and John Port Schools, and hosted a 3 day NISDA conference for over 100 drama teachers More recently he has combined his teaching of Drama with enthusiastic teaching of English in the Lower School John has taken an active role in the School coaching football and athletics, and giving a regular helping hand with the Sunday Leisure Options, recognised and thanked as King of Paintball! He is retur ning to Downe House (where he began his career) to teach English and start a new life with wife to be Emma T im Whiteman arrived at Repton in 2010 to teach History and Religious Studies, subsequently being appointed Head of Gover nment and Politics in 2012 He has been a popular tutor in The Priory and, being a talented sportsman, has made a major impact as a games coach, most notably leading the U16 Boys’ Hockey side to a national title this year His support for the charity “Passing It On” saw him help to establish the annual visit to the Dreamlands School in Ghana, while his committed fundraising initiatives demonstrate his genuine interest in the well being of others and desire to improve the condition of all a natural schoolmaster T im leaves us to focus on his GB Hockey ambitions, and we wish him success as he prepares for the next Olympics
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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
Dear Sirs I was fascinated to see the photo of the OR Dinner because I am pretty certain that it was the 1947 dinner at the Connaught Rooms at which the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher , ex Headmaster spoke I think that that’s him in the dog collar, behind the flowers on the top table a magnifying glass is handy I had just been demobbed from the Navy a couple of months before, as probably 75% of those present had been too My head is probably one of the pinheads in the top left cor ner Yours sincerely Peter (Camel ) Else (M’40)
Your May edition of “The Arch” certainly brought back memories with the photograph on page twenty eight seeing Hugh Cartwright (H’47) seated in uniform in the forefront Hugh and I served together at the Indian Army OCTU Caterham Surrey until disbandment in mid 1947 as a result of the granting of Independence to India A second familiar face in the photograph seated on the left of David Carr (C’37) I feel sure is Fisher (Latham circa 1940) son of Geoffrey Fisher In my estimation the photograph could be late 1946 or mid 1947 Yours sincerely B S Dobbs (L/O’42) Dear Sir The Arch May 2013, Issue No 322, page 28 A fascinating photograph sent by Frank Russell (O’69) of the OR Dinner in 1947 or 1948 Perhaps I can add a few more names and explain positions clearly Back to back with David Carr (C’47) is H B S Cartwright (H’42) On Cartwright’s left is L J B “Brains” Reynolds (H’40) Opposite Carr is Brian Budenberg (L’40) and on his left is W O Binns (H’39) Dr Geoffrey Fisher (Archbishop) on top table nine down from right Frank Fisher (C’53) is sitting two tables to the left of Carr’s table looking towards the camera (in glasses I think Jack (J F) Mendl (P’26) is sitting centre back of the photograph in line with Carr’s head and D W Y (Bill) Lane (L’37) is on DNCS right Bill Lane’s death is reported in this publication You have probably had more aide memories but this may be of interest W A S Wesson (H’43)
(40) PIGEON POST 1947 /1948 OR Dinner (May 2013 issue)
Alexander Sparks (P’44) has been able to name some of the attendees at the OR dinner 1947/48 Dick Sale (M’33) Mr Maw (Chemistry)
Geoffrey FCantaur rank Fisher Tutor/HM T L Thomas, Headmaster
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Orchard House Photo (May 2013 issue)
More brief memories Dear Editor, Sincere thanks to Philip Scott (N’55) and his brother Ian (N’59) for so kindly supplying the missing names from the New House photograph I sent to you last year, also thanks to Hugh Purcel (N’55) for confirming that other photographs I took myself were in fact taken in 1959 This has enabled me to be sure of the chronology for a book I am writing on my father's early war experiences followed by our family life and my upbringing in Kenya in the Colonial days
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Well done to Andrew Johnston (N’57) for supplying the 1956 Foremarke football first X1 photograph to compare, three years later, to our New House 1959 football X1 Both photographs contain Linton, Gunner, Sidall, Whitehead and Johnston all of whom fully contributed to the New House haul of trophies clearly shown in the 1960 photograph that I sent in Happy days and a happy house Yours sincerely, Robin Grayson (N’55)
Sir T im Vale's letter and The Orchard House photo in the last issue brought memories flooding back I was also in that photo as was Richard Grew the Head of House who later became Housemaster of Brook
At about that time The Orchard sometimes didn't have enough bed spaces and for one term three ‘seconds’ had to sleep out T im Vale and Thompson volunteered for the twin room and I volunteered for the single room We stayed in Len Hollins's house, for he was a House Tutor and later became Housemaster of The Orchard I had great luxury with a very comfortable bed, and basin with h & c After evening House prayers we would trundle up the road to the Hollins’ house just opposite the fives courts, with any clean clothes etc, and then back to the house for breakfast the next mor ning I had a lot of freedom and only once did Len Hollins come in to tell me to put my light out On the last day of term Mrs Hollins (who I remember as being very attractive) bought us tea in bed with chocolate biscuits, something other Reptonians didn't get I believe Tom Bird and Roger Moffatt were the first to sleep out one term and they are also in that photo I wonder if boys from other houses had to sleep out John Cann (O’49)
John Vincent and Andrew Molle (both in The Priory under C W Bryant from 1963 to 1968) got in touch again after 45 years when John lear ned that ex "Magger" Joan Peckham was about to celebrate her 90th birthday last November Says John: "Joan has written to me every year at Christmas and birthday since 1968
Dear Editor Two ORs have set up a website based on Repton in the 60s thanks to their old house matron
Mike Roff (O’46)
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(42) To The Editor
Dear Editor Thank you for my issue of THE ARCH for May 2013 I congratulate the Editorial Team of Nigel Kew and Jan Cobb on yet another first class publication It really is a class act of good information and wonderful photographs, all superbly set out Many congratulations to the new President Ian Payne on his excellent first letter A lovely balance of news and history, together with his marvellous mention of Harry Altham's quotation about the way "buildings absorb and give back some of the human current that moves around them " I loved reading about the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on the 28th March 1957 and the fact that Ian still has the Menu Ian Payne should be knighted for his wonderful qualities of being such a great disciple of Repton School It is good to read such positive thoughts and memories I am in touch with one of his many friends and contemporaries, Roger Heading Roger often tells me of Ian's praise for the School We are now the beneficiaries of all this positive praise and support His letter is quite the best President's letter I have read in recent years Thank you Ian I hope to be giving you as much support as possible over your year as President of the Society I remember Ian well when I was just a useless new boy and ‘bim' fag in 1957 Ian was a Scholar and quite outstanding sportsman, as well as being a very kind and helpful fellow pupil I enjoyed reading J F M Walker’s Obituary on W G LOWE OBE, CNZM (Staff 1959 1963) This bought back memories of Mr George Lowe when he was a House Tutor of Latham House He must still hold the record for the fastest ever House Prayers After the customary hymn had been sung Mr Lowe went on with the prayers “Prayer for this evening is one given by Oliver Cromwell at the battle of Edge Hill”, he said, in his wonderful New Zealand accent, " GOD HELP US" and that was the end of House Prayers Thank you once again for such a brilliant Old Reptonian Newsletter Yours sincerely, Brian Marshall (L'57)
I was most sorry to read of the passing of Douglas Argyle, a most endearing man
I am afraid that I was one of those who took advantage of his patience both in class and on the tennis court I was fortunate to be in the team with John, Tony, ‘Tom’ Trinder, the Osticks and Ali Khan We had great fun especially the mixed match with the girls from Abbots Bromley, (photo by courtesy of Richard Grew) I can still hear him shouting at me “Volley, Volley, Volley”!
I really don't know what I have done to deserve such loyalty and friendship but I felt her big Nine O merited more than just a card from me "So I contacted the only two Priory contemporaries whose email addresses I could find, Andy Molle and John Chaffe (P’63), who got in touch with a few others It resulted not only in The Magger getting an unexpectedly large birthday post but in a rapid exchange of correspondence that proved so interesting we thought we might share our reminiscences and thoughts with a wider audience "The site is called www fagsreunited co uk (or dot com) And, yes, we know fags means something different in America and elsewhere! We are getting a good response to our warts 'n' all tales of fagging, "flappings" from prefects, six of the best from housemaster and headmaster, homosexuality, bullying, strange language, loneliness and the show no feelings life of public schoolboys in the 1960s "It's more Private Eye than The Arch established as a revealing and entertaining reminder of what went on in the strange world of the single sex public school of the 60s and beyond We hope ORs (and others) will feel free to browse the site and to contribute Anyone interested in a form of education endured or enjoyed which took place in our lifetime may find it illuminating Some boys found themselves marooned in a lagoon of unhappiness Some enjoyed every minute Feel free to have your say " John R A Vincent (P’63)
(43) Dear Editor, The short notice about the school fishing club in The Arch for May 2013 (p 30) took me straight back to my time in The Hall around 1950 There was no fishing club in those days but I had with me some very rudimentary tackle acquired for a family boating holiday on the Norfolk Broads At the same time I discovered on the dusty shelves of the library of the Old Priory one of those early nineteenth century editions of Walton's "The Compleat Angler" in which voluminous footnotes accumulated by successive editors were full of fantastic tales of great fish and piscatorial folklore These fired my enthusiasm for fishing, not to mention antiquarian books! Where to fish then? The Old Trent was certainly full of fish but I was attracted to running water rather than ponds Repton Brook, undeservedly called "The Stinker" by the boys, was actually a lovely clear stream with a good stock of coarse fish and trout Joe, the boilerman at The Hall, showed me where to dig for worms in the compost heap, and before long I had my first success with a half pound trout from under a small arched brick bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from Brook Farm I retur ned triumphantly with my catch which was kindly cooked and served to me ceremoniously for supper in the dining hall by the kitchen staff I then heard of rumours circulating in the village that occasionally very large trout were taken from the brook These are the fish that on small lowland streams can grow to a prodigious size (say 5lb or more) by consuming their younger brethren On the far side of the meadow alongside Brook Farm the stream widened slightly to form a small rush fringed pool which looked a likely spot for a larger fish to take up proprietorial residence Crouching in the rushes, I let my float drift slowly down the pool until, near the end, it paused, bobbed a bit and then decisively disappeared The line tightened on to something very heavy and solid which moved slowly upstream towards me, then in a flash tur ned tail and went downstream at enormous speed My rather stiff little bamboo rod was not up to the task, the line failed to take the strain, and I was left shocked and shaking, looking at my broken tackle I had evidently hooked one of the "big un's" The moment haunts me to this day! Are there still trout in Repton Brook? Greville Watts (H’48) The Tale of Little Bessie’s Rope
Seeing on a recent visit the Parish Church covered in scaffolding and remembering Chris Lloyd’s letter in Issue No 321, reminded me of this nineteenth century story It refers to a frayed piece of cord which dangled from the steeple to which villagers proudly drew the attention of visitors In 1804 the steeple was surmounted not by a weathercock, but by a huge ball and cross The cross had been struck by lightning and a local steeplejack, Joseph Barton, was employed to repair it He fixed ladders to the steeple up to some six feet below the bulge of the ball at the summit Here he built a small platform from where he threw a looped rope over the top of the cross, adjusting it skilfully to make it fast round the base Then he proceeded to climb up it hand over hand, risky though this was with the cross in danger of falling of its own weight However, he succeeded and a few days later the cross was fixed firmly, the ball regilded and the upper stonework and steeple repointed To show their appreciation, the vicar and churchwardens presented the steeplejack with a new suit of clothes To celebrate the occasion he went to one of the village pubs, where he imbibed freely and in a rash and boastful moment, announced that he would on the following day don the new clothes on the top of the ball
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A sobering night’s sleep did not change his mind, and the next mor ning he began the long climb, the large crowd which had now gathered watched him standing on the tiny platform and throw a looped rope over one arm of the cross The next moment he swung out into the air and began his daring climb hand over hand until he reached the bend of the ball, up which he climbed to seat himself at the base of the cross He donned the presentation suit, stood up waving his cap to the cheering spectators before throwing each discarded garment out into the air to flutter to the ground Then the crowd saw that instead of descending from his perilous perch, he threw himself at the foot of the cross, round the base of which he frantically cast his arms The rope the only means by which he could reach earth again had slipped and lay upon the platform a dozen feet away It was evident from Barton¹s behaviour and his frenzied appeals for help that he had lost his nerve Someone in the crowd thought of his daughter Bessie, a girl aged ten, and a horse was hitched to a light cart and driven at top speed to the house where she and her father lived Twenty minutes later she arrived and started to climb upwards There was tense silence now in the crowd “while women, aye and men too, fell on their knees in prayer” At length the girl reached the platform, looking no bigger than a doll Thrice she essayed vainly to throw the rope so that her father could catch it On the fourth attempt she stood on the extreme outer edge of the tiny piece of scaffolding, and whirling the rope round and round her head after the manner of a cowboy with a lasso, she at length succeeded in placing the looped end round one arm of the cross For her father to grab it and make it fast round the base this time was the work of a few minutes only Then he quickly descended to the platform where his plucky daughter awaited him When the two reached the ground, the heroine of the adventure was placed in a chair and carried shoulder high through the streets, while young and old followed her, cheering themselves hoarse Little Bessie¹s rope remained hanging until it presumably rotted away The cross was in later years replaced by a weathercock J F M Walker (H’46 and former staff)
The photo is of the 1959/1960 Chapel Choir, when the Head Chorister was the Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP (P’55) (3rd row, 3rd on left), I am on the far right end of the front row, as you look at the ‘photo Other trebles whom I recognise included: Ian Jenner (N’58) (Front Row, 6th on left) and Geoffrey Gyte (N’58) (2nd Row, 9th on left); Philip Scott (N’55) and Richard Barrett (N’59) (2nd Row, 7th and 8th from left, respectively); Ken Tatham (C’59) and David Gray (C’59) (2nd Row, 4th and 3rd on right, respectively), and Remove B; John Brooks (B’59) (2nd Row, far left); Maurice Pagella (L’59) (Back Row, far right) Others whom I think I recognise (e g Urquhart, Booker, Henderson, Stokes, Dennison), I dare not attest to with credentials The treble 5th from the right in the front row had been Head Chorister at Canterbury Cathedral, I believe The staff are (from left to right): Bill Agnew (Old New Housian), who succeeded Meryvn W illiams; the great man (MW) himself; and Tom Kent, alto and strings master Many trebles voices did not last long, which is why I unexpectedly found myself during 1960/1961 in the privileged position of occupying the far right position in the front row of the choir/organ loft (as you looked up at it from the chancel) as the senior treble, being in my second year, although I only came second in the singing competition to a first year treble (Ian Robertson, as I recall) If I have got any of the names and/or credentials wrong, I apologise: perhaps other ORs can fill in the gaps and/or correct me? Kind regards, Andrew Williamson (N’59)
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I was interested to read in the recent issue of “The Archive” that the Chapel Choir is now the largest grouping of Reptonians, numbering over 100 As you may recall from my article in the Special 450th Anniversary Edition of “The Arch”, in our day (late ‘50s, early ‘60s) it was probably the most select and privileged grouping under the legendary Mervyn W illiams, numbering less than half
LOST CONTACTS We have a long list of ORs with whom we have lost contact Below are the lists from Brook House Abbey and Alpine were on the May 2013 issue; the other Houses will be listed in future issues The full list is available on the OR website http://www repton org uk/keep in touch If you are in contact with anyone on the list, perhaps you would like to ask them if they would like to receive copies of The Arch and correspondence from us They can email, post, or fill in the form on the web page with their current details BROOK HOUSE Richard Dawson Azerley W ills Brook 1929 James Frederick Horrocks Brook 1930 W illiam John Whiting Brook 1932 Peter Lazare Gaisman Brook 1933 Peter Wyer Francis Brook 1934 Paul Hamilton Brook 1937 John Anthony Iliffe Brook 1938 Peter Southwood Brook 1938 David Robert Ward Jones Brook 1939 Peter Taylor Jessop Brook 1939 David Edmund Stodart Brook 1939 Anthony Robert Graham Bowman Brook 1939 Richard Anthony Hodge Brook 1939 John Edward Senior Brook 1940 John Christopher Woodbur n Kirby Brook 1940 Anthony Frederick Davenport Brook 1941 Gordon Birtwhistle Brook 1941 Sidney Max Owen Brook 1943 Ronald Sheard Martin Brook 1943 Leslie Gordon W ild Brook 1944 David Shuttleworth Plant Brook 1944 Lawrence O'Brien Lidbetter Brook 1945 Patrick Er nest Gordon Thomas Brook 1947 Christopher Paul Geoffrey Ling Brook 1947 John Alan Speirs Brook 1948 Douglas Malcolm Bruce Brook 1948 Ian Patrick Roberts Brook 1948 Robin Ley W ilson Brook 1948 Gordon Geoffrey Eaton Brook 1948 Richard John Rudman Brook 1948 Brian Victor Broom Brook 1949 Kenneth Guy Dickenson Brook 1949 Robin Venables Bason Brook 1950 Richard Colin Nelson Jones Brook 1950 Philip Charles Dupre Brook 1951 John Michael Parker Brook 1951 Robin Hugh Woodhouse Brook 1952 Charles David Anderson Jones Brook 1952 John Alexander Richard Grove Brook 1952 Christopher Ley W ilson Brook 1953 Simon Nicholas W iltshire Brook 1953 Francis Bruce Chambers Brook 1953 Alfred Nigel Dicker Brook 1954 Jonathan Storrs Fox Brook 1955 Lionel Frederic Havelock Collins Brook 1955 First Name / Surname House Year First Name / Surname House Year First Name / Surname House Year
(45) LOST CONTACTS CONTINUED BROOK HOUSE continued Barry Alexander English Brook 1955 Anthony James Macdonald Laycock Brook 1955 David John March Stennett Brook 1955 John Nicholas Collin Brook 1956 David Evans Brook 1956 Michael John Herbert Wyatt Brook 1956 John Andrew Gordon Brown Brook 1957 Neil Buchanan Brook 1957 Colin Ross Commelin MacKay Brook 1958 John Clare W illiam Scott Brook 1958 Roger Howard Stanway Brook 1958 Anthony John Alan Johnson Brook 1958 Stephen Edmonds Colton Brook 1958 Ian Angus Buchanan Brook 1959 Ian Geoffrey Hartley Brook 1959 David Graham Westcott Brook 1960 John Philip Rathbone Hartley Brook 1960 Edward Anthony Clark Brook 1960 John Rees Eyre Brook 1961 Patrick Lovell Hay Brook 1961 Nicholas James Oliver Blair Brook 1962 David Anthony Pratt Brook 1962 Michael Anthony Rathbone Hartley Brook 1962 Derek Paul Lawton Brook 1962 T imothy Edward Dickinson Brook 1963 Harold James Andrew Hopper Brook 1964 Christopher Caudwell Brook 1964 James W illiam Bruton Brook 1964 John David Oliver Blair Brook 1965 W illiam David Clark Brook 1965 Michael Joseph Griffin Brook 1965 Ronal Nigel Merriman Fawcus Brook 1965 Charles Durran Pye Smith Brook 1965 John Hewet Brook 1965 Ian Grieve T inker Brook 1966 Neil Charles Cotton Brook 1966 Jeremy Peter Hancock Brook 1966 Edward Charles Pearce Brook 1966 Mark Fosbrooke Holloway Brook 1967 David Brian Allen Brook 1967 Robert Neil Mcknight W illatt Brook 1967 Robert Henry Barber Brook 1968 Guy Kettlewell Brook 1968 Hugh Charles Woodroffe Hine Brook 1969 T imothy Hector Kier Brook 1970 Michael Ward Brook 1970 Jan Olaf Rolf Calissendorff Brook 1970 Richard Charles Whitlock Brook 1971 Stuart Dean Brook 1972 Simon Kenneth Abbott Brook 1973 Andrew Philip Madaras Brook 1974 James Neave Rogers Brook 1975 S C G Goss Brook 1975 T W Parker Brook 1975 A J Mellor Brook 1975 D L Baker Brook 1975 Neil A Whelpton Brook 1976 W J Smith Brook 1976 Richard C Moore Brook 1976 R A Booth Brook 1976 Christopher J C Hays Brook 1976 Jonathan A W Cartledge Brook 1977 Andrew D Hibbs Brook 1977 Christopher S W Hall Brook 1977 Robin J H Popham Brook 1977 Alexander J White Brook 1977 Alexander Hugh McCreery Brook 1977 Hamish J L Munro Brook 1977 M Weil Brook 1977 Gregory P Richmond Brook 1977 R Srivasta Brook 1977 Jeffrey B G Stephenson Brook 1977 Ian C Hickling Brook 1977 R Price Brook 1977 Michael Stewart Joy Brook 1977 M Krause Brook 1978 S Sedghi Brook 1978 Nigel D Cottingham Brook 1978 John B Wright Brook 1980 David G Bradshaw Brook 1981 Peter Harold Thorpe Brook 1981 David Granger Elton Brook 1982 S M Rashan De Silva Brook 1982 Manoj Kulshrestha Brook 1982 Paul M McMullen Brook 1982 Michael James Spencer Brook 1982 Richard D S Piper Brook 1982 Richard B Thirlwall Brook 1982 Carl Nicholas John Pressley Brook 1983 Mark Peter Goodwin Hudson Brook 1983 David J Cope Brook 1983 G Crane Brook 1983 Matthew J Whelpton Brook 1983 James K Bradshaw Brook 1983 Mark E Whitaker Brook 1984 Mark Whittaker Brook 1984 Thomas Elmer Brook 1984 R Macara Brook 1984 James Macdonald Brook 1985 T imothy Edward Bacon Brook 1985 Charles E I Bell Brook 1985 Andrew R Beaven Brook 1986 Christopher P Goodwin Hudson Brook 1986 Daniel L Elton Brook 1986 Adrian Pereira Brook 1987 Eric C H Tang Brook 1987 Andrew M A Howis Brook 1987 Bar naby A J Milles Brook 1988 Jack Dickson Brook 1988 Edward J Bathgate Brook 1989 Edward B Ellis Brook 1989 Michael N Heeks Brook 1989 Alexander F Gregor Smith Brook 1989 Benjamin John W illiam Day Brook 1990 T im H Hoppe Brook 1990 Ian M Dickson Brook 1990 Matthew J Litchfield Brook 1991 James B N K Liew Brook 1991 Karl Ashley Smith Brook 1991 Simon Ng Brook 1992 Matthew J McClelland Brook 1992 Nigel Mills Brook 1996 First Name / Surname House Year First Name / Surname House Year First Name / Surname House Year
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(47) Please email the office: jcobb@repton org uk or or@repton.org.uk Or telephone: 01283 559320 Or write to us at: The Old Reptonian Society The Hall, Repton School Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH YOUR CONTACT DETAILS In the OR Office we are keen to ensure that we keep our records updated for all ORs To this end we would be grateful if you could contact us if any of your details change, such as address, email, telephone numbers etc We are also delighted to hear your ‘good news’ such as engagements, marriages, births, qualifications gained, new jobs etc We will only publish such information in The Arch with your agreement The editorial staff retain the right to edit any submissions Thank You! Thank you to all ORs who kindly offer to be an Overseas link to other ORs intending to visit, live or work in abroad If you would like to be an Overseas link please contact the office If you are on our list and your details change please would you let the office know Would you prefer to read The Arch on line and not receive a paper copy? Please advise us if this is the case Old Reptonians can now keep in contact with the OR office and fellow ORs via Facebook go to www facebook com/ORSociety and click ‘Like’ Please accept our apologies for the misprint in last issue’s Overseas Contacts Miscellaneous: Pint Glass Crested Tankard Half Pint Glass Crested Tankard Large Glass Crested Goblet Crested Red W ine Glass Glass Crested Paper Weight Crested Cuff Links Crested Key Rings Brass Buttons Repton cards Repton Postcards Large Teddy Bear Repton Cricket Caps Leisure Socks Mug Repton China Coin Tray 450th Anniversary Book Repton To The End Repton Register 2007 Book Repton Register 2007 CD Christmas Cards pack of 10 REPTON SCHOOL SHOP - Memorabilia OR Ties: Silk Smooth Silk non crease Bow T ie OR House/Sports Ties: Brook House The Hall The Priory School House New House Latham House The Orchard The Mitre The Cross OR Football OR Hockey OR Golf (striped) Cambridge Pilgrims T ie House Scarves: The Priory School House New House Latham House The Orchard The Mitre (Girls) Cross The Abbey Field House The Garden Banded white sweaters (long sleeved and sleeveless) Umbrellas: Large golf umbrella New silk ties for Old Reptonians for all of the Houses are now available All items are available from the Repton School Shop, The Paddock, Repton Please contact them for price details and to place your order Tel 01283 559323, or by email: shop@repton org uk
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