THE ARCH OLD REPTONIAN NEWSLETTER May I2012 ssue No 320
2006
Nicholas Peter Le Poidevin (Cross 1964) Law Society
Nick R S Smith (Brook 1969) James T Leavesley (New 1975) J M Guy Levesley (Hall 1975) Sarah R E Taylor (Field 1998)
Life
Appointed 2007
John F R Hird ( Priory 1960) Masonic Lodge
Cathy Twigg Staff Marketing & Development Director
Whilst it is, without doubt, a great honour to be President of the ORs, it cannot be said to be a very burdensome task Living in London, does mean that one cannot pop into the old school day to day (the M1 is still a nightmare jour ney), but it is still possible on visits to get an idea of the “feeling” of the school
After over 30 years on the staff at Repton, I am currently viewing my last term as retirement beckons in July For the past 11 years I have acted as Secretary of The Old Reptonian Society, a post which I have been honoured to fulfil to the best of my ability I have enjoyed the many social gatherings which have taken place during that time for whenever Old Reptonians get together you can be sure of a smile and fond memories are usually exchanged Ones which stand out have been the Paris OR Dinners (wonderfully organised by James Bar nett), the Dinner and Drinks evenings in The Mansion House (when Carole Blackshaw was our host), the Branch Dinners (particularly the Yorkshire one as I hail from that county) and the numerous Gaudies which have all been tremendous fun I have been very fortunate during my time of OR service to be able to count on the support of two excellent Assistant Secretaries, firstly Chris Charter, then Jan Cobb Their work on behalf of the Society has been first class Too numerous to mention have been the times when they have put the Society before themselves Chris was instrumental in the launch of The Arch, the new style OR magazine which has proved to be so popular Jan has done tremendous work in maintaining a high standard for this publication in addition to doing excellent administrative work in support of all OR events I thank them both sincerely for their loyal support The Society is in good health in my opinion as I move on and I am very pleased that my position will be filled by Nigel Kew, a long serving member of the Repton teaching staff and former Housemaster of New House I wish him and the Society every success in the future Thanks for the memories! MS
Appointed 2009
Sanjiv Basu (Orchard 1989) Fives
Louise P Trayhur n (Garden 1996)
Vice President: Robert A Holroyd Headmaster
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Front Cover: Arthur Dunn Cup semi final winners (Photo by Dave Hart (N’90) )
DEADLINE for articles for the next edition (October 2012) is 31st August 2012
President Elect: Ian R. Payne (Latham 1955)
2006
Representative: Robert M Kirkland (Orchard 1959)
Appointed 2009
Treasurer: John S. Wallis (Latham 1971) nors’
Richard C E Lowther (Brook 1985) Tennis Club
Thomas Richard Pepper (Hall 1949) Midlands
Francis W S Russell (Orchard 1969) Pilgrims
This was particularly true at the recent Cabaret where the talent displayed by the boys and girls was outstanding and highly entertaining The musical ability of the performers was in many cases extraordinary and a marvellous advertisement for the school in general
RETIREMENT OF THE SECRETARY
Elected Committee Members
Appointed 2011
Chairman: James M. Ross (Hall 1968)
Ex Officio Members
Simon D Armstrong (Cross 1963) Lancs & Cheshire
Although cricket is creeping up on us, the current excitement is that Repton is in the final of the Arthur Dunn cup to be played on April 21st at Teddington against Tonbridge The latter have been winning the Cricketer Cup far too frequently in recent years so let’s hope we can beat them at the winter game Mike Stones is retiring this summer from his teaching post at Repton School and writes the following :
Back Cover: Tim Collins, Melissa Blain, Mike Stones performing ‘Relight My Fire’ in The Pedants 2012
President: Charles A. Fry (Hall 1953)
Assistant
Paul A W indridge (Priory 1969) Appointed
The OR drinks party in London at the East India club attracted a record attendance of 150 Not many of my era left but it was really good to see so many young ORs there Of course, many of the men may have been inclined to attend by the plethora of lovely girls attending The oldies thought rather wistfully that they might have enjoyed coeducation had it been available in their day
Martin G Grayshon (Cross 1961) Yorkshire Charles Michael Keep (Orchard 1969 & Staff) Hockey Club
Secretary: Mike Stones (Staff) Secretary: Jan Cobb (Staff)
Adam M Sinclair (Latham 1978) Appointed
Anthony E Bishop (Priory 1972) Golf Society
Hamer J E Boot (School 1995) Football Club
Appointed 2008
John F M Walker (Hall 1946 and ex Staff) Member
(2) OFFICERS OF THE OLD REPTONIAN SOCIETY 2012 PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY 2012 CHARLES FRY (H’53) 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: Mike Stones & Jan Cobb Executive Committee
You should by now have received your invitations Numbers are
FORTHCOMING
13th The Donald Carr Trophy: Prep Schools Cricket Tournament Subscription Concert: Galya Bisengalieva (violin), Petr Limonov (piano) Music School, 7 45 pm 16th OR Society Gaudy (pre 1961) Boys’ 1st XI v Nottingham High School, 11 30 am 20th Boys’ 1st XI v KES Birmingham Scholars’ Concert, Music School, 9 05 pm 23th CCF DofE Gold assessed expedition departs 8 30 am Boys’ 1st XI v Trent (a) 25th Boys’ 1st XI v XL Club Junior School Play, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 26th Boys’ 1st XI v Sedbergh, 11 30 am Junior School Play, 400 Hall, 7 30 pm 27th Boys’ 1st XI v Free Foresters, 11 30 am 28th Athletics Finals, 2 15 pm Orchestral Concert, Pears School, 7 30 pm 29th Athletics Finals, 10 00 am, followed by Presentation of Cups 30th Speech Day Speeches, 10 15 am Guest of Honour: Rebecca Stephens, MBE Speech Day Concert, Pears School, 11.30 am
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SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2012/2013
MAY 2012 1st Boys’ U16 XI v Derbyshire CB Boys’ Tennis U15A&B v Warwick School (a) 3rd Repton Strings Day with The Carducci Quartet Music School, 9 30 am 5 00 pm Boys’ U15A XI v Leeds GS (Lord’s Taver ners) 4th Exeat begins, 4 30 pm 6th Golf v OR Society v Staff, Little Aston GC 7th Boarders retur n 8 00 pm 8th Boys’ 1st XI v MCC, 11 30 am Boys’ U14A XI v Derbyshire CB Girls’ 1st VI, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, U16A v Rugby School (a) dep 12 55pm Girls’ U15A&B, U14A&B v Rugby School 9th Subscription Concert Society AGM 6.30 pm followed by House Music Individual Award Final, Music School, 7 30 pm 12th Boys’ 1st XI v Shrewsbury (a) dep 8 50 am Boys’ U16, U15A&B, U14C v Shrewsbury (a) dep 11 40 am Girls’ 1st VI, 2nd, 3rd, U15A v Oakham (a) dep 12 20 pm Boys’ and Girls’ Athletics v Trent 15th Boys’ U14A, U14B v KES Birmingham 16th Boys’ Tennis Senior 1st VI, 2nd v Nottingham HS 17th Boys’ Tennis Aegon U15 v Lady Manners (a) Chamber Music Concert, Brahms Piano Quartet performed by Music School staff, Beldam Hall, 9 05 pm 18th Boys’ Senior House Cricket Final 19th Boys’ 1st XI v Uppingham (a) dep 9 20 am Girls’ 1st VI, 2nd, 3rd, U16A v Uppingham 20th Prep Schools’ Tennis Tournament 24th Informal Concert, Music School, 9.15 pm 26th Boys’ 1st XI v Worksop, (a) dep 12 20 pm Girls’ 1st VI, U16A, U15A, U14A v Oundle (a) dep 12 20 pm
31st James Kropacsy Relays, Hall Close, 4 30 pm
12th The Gap Year: Presentation for parents, 400 Hall, 7 00 pm GAP FAIR, Studio Theatre, 7 30 to 9 00 pm
Boys’ 1st XI v Repton Pilgrims, 11 00 am Term ends 2 30 pm Leavers’ Ball, The Paddock, 6 45 pm
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AUGUST 2012 29th Michaelmas Term begins Dates correct at time of publication (3) OR EVENTS 2012 2012 GAUDY June 16th is the date for this year’s Gaudy ORs joined the School pre 1961 restricted to 220 in Pears School, so early booking is advisable 1987 LEAVERS' REUNION mark this 25th anniversary there will be a gathering on Saturday 16th June 2012 on the terrace of The Bull’s Head, Repton from 6 00 p m The evening is to be informal, and the intention is to have food during the course of the evening (buffet food) depending numbers Peter Elsom (N’82) is organising the event and can be contacted on peter jo elsom@esassociates co uk or telephone the OR office on 01283 559320 AGM AND ANNUAL DINNER November 17th 2012 at Repton School Please see booking form a group of contemporaries join please do not hesitate call the OR office on 01283 559320 or email jcobb@repton org uk
The Treasurer, having been proposed by the General Committee, shall be elected by the Annual General Meeting and shall be subject to re election each year To view the Society rules please go to www.orsociety.com / society information
The North, Midlands, South East and South West play 50 over and Twenty/20 games against each other over the 5 days There are more than 50 inter national cricketers who have played in previous tournaments including Flintoff, Vaughan, Cook, Bell, Swann to name a few Recent Reptonians who played for Midlands sides include Paul Borrington (S’04), Tom Poynton (S’06) and Matthew Fletcher (S’10). Details of matches will be on the Repton website (www.repton.org.uk) and spectators are more than welcome to join us for any of the games
The Secretary, having been proposed by the General Committee, shall be elected by the Annual General Meeting and shall be subject to re election each year
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Rule 18 to read: The Executive Sub Committee, which shall consist of the Chairman, V ice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer, shall be responsible for providing guidance and proposing new initiatives to the General Committee in order to meet and further the overall objectives of the Society and shall carry out such other duties as shall be assigned to it by the General Committee The President and President elect may attend meetings of the Executive Sub Committee The Executive Sub Committee may co opt other members of the General Committee for any meeting as necessary Its authority to dispense the Society’s funds shall be limited to £5,000 per annum
Rule 11 to read: (first sentence only)
FOREMARKE
Rule 12 to read: (first sentence only)
The following changes to the OR rules are to be put before the General Committee and the Annual General Meeting
The General Committee of the OR Society will have vacancies on it as from September 2012 This committee meets once a year in early September and is responsible for “the management of the affairs of the Society, the control if its finances and the nomination of officers and committee members” They are elected for 4 years Would anyone who would like to offer themselves for possible election to this committee please contact me before the end of July Mike Stones HALL
FORTHCOMING EVENTS 2012
BUNBURY CRICKET FESTIVAL ORs may be interested to note that this year’s Bunbury U15 Cricket Festival will be held at Repton from Monday 23rd Friday 27th July. This annual event brings together the best 56 cricketers in England at U15 level
Rule 13 to read: The General Committee shall consist of no fewer than 4 and no more that 8 elected Old Reptonians Members shall be elected by the Annual General Meeting, having been proposed by the General Committee, shall hold office for 4 years and shall be eligible for re election for a further 4 years Thereafter such members may not re apply for election for a further 2 years Where possible there should be a spread of year groups on the Committee
AMENDMENT OF THE OLD REPTONIAN SOCIETY RULES
Ellie Holroyd (F’05), Greg Fearn (O’06) and Hattie Rayfield (F’09), have been awarded the D of E Gold Award at St James’ Palace Ellie is on the first left on the front row, Greg is behind her wearing his OR tie and Hattie is second from right standing Will Hughes (N’08) who has already experienced first team football with his club, Derby County, was selected to represent England U17s in the Algarve Cup in February His performance was described in impressive terms in the media and is said to have attracted interest from major Premier League Clubs
Richard Hodgkinson (M’59) has sent over 30 photographs of Mitre most of which were taken during the summer term of 1964 Unfortunately space does not allow us to print them They can be viewed by going to the OR web page: www repton org uk/mitre house 1960
Catriona (Kitty) Dann (F’05) is in her second year at Oxford University, studying for an M Phil in Italian Literature Soon after arriving at Merton College she took up rowing, and for the last year has been a member of the Merton College Ist Womens’ Eight This spring she was asked to trial for the ‘Blue’ Squad In March she was a member of the Osiris crew which defeated the Blondie crew of Cambridge University by three and a quarter lengths at the Henley Races in March For this she was awarded a Half Blue, and a ‘blade ’ Jordan Hawkins (O’03) has gained a First Class Honours Degree from Nottingham Trent University last summer, and has been accepted on to an MPhil ‘Innovation, Strategy and Organisation’ course at Cambridge Steve Hoddell (O’62) made his career in the academic world as Professor of Engineering at University of the West of England, and then became Pro Vice chancellor of the University He retired from UWE in 2005, and has since developed a second career in the voluntary sector On October 1st 2011 he embarked on a three year term of office as Chair of the Samaritans A role in which he has responsibility for the charity across the whole of the UK and the Republic of Ireland Although a far cry from his academic engineering it reflects an interest he has had as a Samaritan volunteer for many years; he joined Bristol branch of Samaritans in 1973, and has volunteered there every since
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Charles Hunt (P’81) has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the United States for his work when he was posted to Afghanistan from July 2009 to January 2010 with the task of establishing a literacy programme for the Afghan Army and Police Only 11% could read and write in their own language which was hampering the Coalition's ability to train them
Joanna Leigh (G’09) won the Hockey Writers' Club Youth Award Jo won three National titles , whilst at Repton She also captained the England Under 18 team to a bronze medal at the European Cup last July and is currently a member of the England Under 21 squad Jo is now studying Geography at Bristol University and has joined Premiership Hockey Club Clifton Tom Poynton (S’06) has been confirmed as Derbyshire’s first choice wicketkeeper following the retirement of Luke Sutton Ian Richley (O’84) attended Liverpool John Moore’s University and gained an Economics degree He is now an investment director at Smith & W illiamson, Bristol Ian has been advising and managing investments on behalf of private clients and charities for more than 10 years Andy Bolton (H’68), having graduated from Durham University with a degree in Engineering in 1976, Andy quickly got involved in the offshore Oil and Gas industry which has taken him around the world to New Zealand, Scotland, Canada, India, the Far East and Australia He married a Kiwi, Sue, in 1985 and they lived in India for almost 9 years They arrived in Perth (Wester n Australia) in 1991 and, having retired this year, they decided to move to Auckland, New Zealand to pursue new adventures and existing interests like tennis, bush walking, golf, fishing, watching rugby etc Andy is about to launch himself into the Project Management of a new build beach house which should keep him well occupied for the next 9 12 months They hope to do a lot more travelling until the money runs out and then maybe find part time work, possibly consulting in the Oil and Gas industry Emma Close (G’01) has graduated with a Masters in Artefact Studies from UCL Sam Cook (S’00) has been working in Abu Dhabi for the past three years during which time he has played Rugby regularly for Abu Dhabi Harlequins He was recently selected to play for the UAE National Team and has played against Brazil, Kenya and Hong Kong His grandfather Jim Blood (H’48) asks if he is Repton’s first Rugby Inter national?
Louise Arabian (née Rudd) (A’89) and Gary are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter Chloe Amelia Arabian on May 6th 2011 in Palos Verdes, Califor nia Mark Dudley (P’91) and his wife Lucy are delighted to announce the birth of daughter, Isla Elizabeth Ann Dudley, on November 13th weighing 7lb14oz Omar Hadeed (P’99) and Danielle are delighted to announce the birth of their son Liam in February Emma Hammond (A’87) and Chris Slater would like to announce the birth of Jacob Arthur Zachariah on 31st March 2011, a brother for Sam and Joseph Tessa Horton (née Sheldon) (G’97) and T im are proud to announce the birth of Charlotte Anne on July 3rd 2011 Isabel McQueen (née Adams) (A’92) and Andrew McQueen would like to announce the birth of Isla Mary on 27th July 2011, a sister for Ewan Oli Pepper (B’90) and Rachel are delighted to announce the arrival of Jamie Colclough Pepper bor n on June 30th 2011 A brother for Amelie James Stevenson (P’95) and Anoushka are delighted to announce the birth of T illy (6) REPTONIAN NEWS SNIPPETS BIRTHS
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Editor Georgie Twigg (F’03) won a silver medal playing hockey for Great Britain at the Champions Trophy in Rosaria, Argentina Ross Whiteley (N’05) has been awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award for Derbyshire County Cricket Club for 2011 The award recognises ‘The most Promising Young Player’ in each of the 18 counties each year Ross sustained a first class average of 40 25 during the 2011 season, including two centuries, as well as averaging 53 75 in the Friends Life t20 competition
The Old Reptonian Room is now situated in the Business Centre
Philip O.D. Robinson (S’97) was awarded a doctorate in Pharmacology from the University of Manchester on December 13th 2011 He holds a position in Corporate Taxation (Transfer Pricing) at the Manchester office of Deloitte Sir Christopher Rose, QC, (L’50) was Chairman of the enquiry into the Prosecution failure against the “Greens” who tried to break into and shut down Ratcliffe Power Station George A J Sanders (N’05) after finishing a year of Japanese language studies at Keio University, Tokyo (2009/10) was accepted to read a MSc in Moder n Japanese Studies at Trinity College, Oxford Richard Stokes (H’ L Z ’59) has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for Services to German Culture Hamza Siddique (S’07) became Repton's 131st First Class cricketer to play in a 3 day game against Somerset CCC for Cardiff MCCU Currently serving Derbyshire County Cricket Club are five Old Reptonians Ross Whiteley (N’05), Tom Poynton (S’06), Edward Wilkinson (C’46), Hamza Siddique (S’07) and Paul Borrington (S’04) Of the 4 players Whiteley, Poynton and Borrington are regular members of the 1st team squad Hamza Siddique is currently a student who has played 1st class cricket representing Cardiff UCCE Edward W ilkinson is a long serving committee member who is perhaps beyond his playing years! MS Jeremy Tomlinson (B’54) has presented to the School a fine pewter tankard inscribed “Old Reptonian Scratch Fours” and dated 1889 His great uncle, A G Tomlinson (P’1897) was cox and the four rowers are named on the trophy Do any ORs have any stories about rowing at Repton?
ENGAGEMENTS
The engagements are announced of: Anna Gledhill (G’98) to Mike Collinson They are planning to marry during 2012 Nicola J. Harding (A’97) to Mr Harry R C W igram The marriage will take place at St Michael & All Angels, Poulton, Gloucestershire on October 6th 2012 Georgie Sheldon (G’96) to Alex Cockram (M’99) in New York in November 2011 The marriage will take place in St Wystans Church on September 8th 2012 Tim Stayner (L’49) to Katie Brannigan in Val D’Isere (7)
MARRIAGES
Tony Bishop (P’72) and Joanne were married on September 3rd on the Isle of Man The picture (right) shows Tony with Jo and two step daughters Becky and Anabelle at the celebration lunch Also at the celebration lunch were Richard Fry (N’60) & Angie; David Sharpe (N’75) and Pelly; Jonathan Avill (N’81) and his fiancée Rebecca Gill Ludmila Gelbutovskaya (G'97) to Andrew Peryer on 9th September 2011 in Munich, Germany in Castle Amerang Anna Gledhill (G’98) was bridesmaid Jasmine YingYing Sze (F’99) and Jack Chen (C’98) were married in Hong Kong on December 21st 2010 ORs in attendance were Tim Mak (P’00), Henry Cheung (O’99), Ava Cheng (F’97) and Barry Lam (S’99)
Alastair Q. Mills (B’88) married Jessie Versluys on 24th September 2011 at St John the Evangelist in Sussex ORs in attendance were (left to right): James Jefferson (C’88), Duncan Mills (B’86), Bruce Millar (M’86), David Hall (B’86), Tom Juneau (P’91), Tim Toulmin (B’88), Iain Wimbush (B’91), Tom Daley (B’91), Richard Cookson (C’88) (not pictured), Mr & Mrs A.A. Cox (ex staff) and Mr & Mrs J. Mills (ex Foremarke staff).
Angus J McLaren (C’88) on February 17th 2012
FORMER STAFF Richard Temple Fisher on March 15th 2012 ‘T im’ was a member of the Repton teaching staff from 1953 and 1969 and was Housemaster of The Hall 1963 to 1969 Meg Gammell, wife of John Gammell (former Headmaster), on March 29th 2012 (8)
ORCHARD John Crossley (O’38) on February 18th 2012 E H O “Oscar” Mitchell (O’47) on January 14th 2012
Dr Richard Colin L’Estrange Orme (B’49) on January 7th 2012
PRIORY Derek Rudd Jones CBE (P’40), on November 22nd 2011
BROOK Arthur D Fincham (B’23) on January 12th 2012
Richard David Sands (C’46) on October 17th 2011
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS
MITRE Geoffrey James Taylor Harris Ashton (M’41) on February 8th 2012
Robert Neville Eshelby (O’51) in 2010 Adam Stonehouse (O’71) on July 27th 2011
NEW John Robin Fletcher (N’51) in February 2012 David Sarson (N’39) on December 8th 2011 Henry Herwitz Slesenger (N’41) in September 2011 Ian Swift (N’58) on February 1st 2012
CROSS James Nicholas Guy Bartlam (C’78) on 7th February 2012
OBITUARIES DAVID CARR (C’37) out of hospital He was left with a weak and inflexible right arm Coming as he did from a cricket mad family (younger brother Donald made his first appearance in first class cricket in the “Victory” Tests of 1945), giving up the game was not an option He could no longer bowl right arm seamers, so he taught himself to bowl what looked like extremely cunning left arm spinners He devised a method of fielding almost exclusively left handed, sometimes tur ning his back on the batsman to get at the ball, and employed a rapid underarm throw which surprised many an unwary runner He developed his batting until he became a very good club batsman indeed The left hand perforce had to be the dominant one, so he played in a classically correct style I often wondered if he would in fact have been as good a player with more strength in his right hand In 1947 he went up to Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was tutored by A J P Taylor and came down with a good honours degree in History He and James Russell (sadly one of three past Presidents of the Repton Pilgrims to have an obituary in this issue of The Arch) liked to relate how they played prominently in the College Soccer and Cricket sides although they were both receiving war disability pensions His teaching career began at Repton Preparatory School which had moved to Foremarke Hall in 1947 There was a pioneering flavour about these early years at Foremarke, and Ken Jackson, the Headmaster, together with David, J G Hill (“Hillie”), Dominick Spencer (“Spinner”) and Frances Tullo were just the right people to make the school into the thriving concern it soon became It was there that he met and in 1955 married Angela Mordaunt who was the Headmaster’s Secretary In 1960 he was invited to become Joint Headmaster of Yarlet Hall and in 1970 he became sole Headmaster, a post which he was to fill with great distinction and success for the next nineteen years After J F M Walker (H’46) and former staff writes David Carr who died on October 9th, aged 87, was a great schoolmaster and undoubtedly one of the great prep school Headmasters of his generation He will also be remembered with gratitude by all Repton cricketers for his long and outstanding contribution to The Pilgrims David was born in Reading, but spent his early years in Germany and India where his father (an Old Reptonian) was serving in the Royal Berkshire Regiment On the family’s retur n to England in 1936, Major Carr (as he then was) became Bursar at Repton and The Croft became the family home David’s father rejoined the army on the outbreak of war and was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in 1942 He retur ned to Repton as Bursar in 1944 After prep school in Swanage, David joined his elder brother Douglas in The Cross, moving to Latham House when The Cross closed in 1939 He was in the 1941 cricket XI, and according to The Reptonian played some valuable innings and bowled medium outswingers “of variable length” He left to enlist in the army after the Lent term 1942, thus missing the opportunity of a second year in the XI He joined the Royal Berkshires but in 1944 he was seconded to the Royal Norfolks, with whom he served in Normandy After being involved in fierce fighting in the battle for Caen, he was badly wounded by a bursting shell and invalided home where he spent some eighteen months in and
HALL John Grundy (H’53) on March 27th 2012 A W Newton (H’36) on July 28th 2011
LATHAM Richard Hughes (L’55) on December 12th 2010
David was one of the most loyal of Reptonians He served on the General Committee for around forty years, first as Hon Treasurer and then as an ex officio member, and I cannot remember him ever missing a meeting; nor can I remember him missing an OR Dinner and his application was always one of the first to arrive But his greatest service to Repton came with his appointment as Secretary of the Repton Pilgrims, a post he was to hold for 33 years David played for many cricket clubs; he was a member of MCC for more than 50 years and on occasions captained Derbyshire 2nd XI, but I think he enjoyed his cricket with the Pilgrims more than with any other club and he made sure that all Pilgrims shared his enjoyment He managed and captained the side on the South Coast Tour for 25 years and many young ORs had their first taste of Pilgrims cricket under his captaincy He made sure that it was played keenly and with commitment, but he also made sure that it was fun
In retirement he became a Life Member and keen supporter of DCCC and regularly attended games at Derby and Chesterfield usually accompanied by his great friend and fellow cricket lover and Headmaster Guy W illatt who was DCCC Captain from 1951 1955 The W illatt Club became a Club within a Club hiring the ‘Greenhouse’ Box of the Lund Pavilion at the County Ground for invited cricket lovers of which David was a keen member and attended regularly until illness prevented him so doing in 2010 He is much missed by all his friends David died on October 9th 2011 and is survived by his wife Angela, whom he married in 1955 and their son and two daughters
retirement, David and Angela agreed to a year’s inter regnum at Lichfield Cathedral School and he developed a keen interest in the cathedral and its services, even acting as a guide for a time There is so much to admire in David Firstly, his determination not to allow his disability to restrict him in any way from living his life to the full I never heard him complain about his injury
To his many friends he was someone to admire, respect and look up to To his pupils he set high standards of behaviour, courtesy and self discipline and showed in his own life how they could be achieved And it was all done with enthusiasm and a great sense of fun People like David do not come along very often; we are lucky to have known him and he will be greatly missed Brig Edward Wilkinson (C’46) writes David played for Repton in the 1st X1 cricket team in 1941 He then joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1942 being commissioned as a Lieutenant He went to Normandy shortly after D Day with his Regiment and was badly wounded being left with a very restricted right arm He refused to let this curtail his sporting activities and despite his injury, he played cricket and football to a high standard He played occasionally for the County 2nd X1, captained it once and played many games for the MCC and distinguished amateur Club After the war he went up to Magdalen College Oxford and emerged in 1947 with a good Honours Degree in History He was a skilful and inspiring cricket coach and his products went on to play prominent parts in the X1s of many Public Schools, notably Repton and Shrewsbury
OBITUARIES DAVID CARR (C’37) continued
My father was of a unique generation Their fathers fought in the 1st War; they watched the rise of Hitler, witnessed the atrocities of the Holocaust and the Japanese death camps, fought their way across Europe to secure our freedom, and lost their closest friends in battle And yet they never talked of it though it forged their characters and gave them values for life In later years I played bridge with father and 2 of his great chums, John W illiams and Bill Miskin both 92 years old and who bear those same scars of war We who follow owe them an irredeemable debt My father had a good war He escaped from Dunkirk on the last day of the evacuation He was promoted to Captain at the age
In fact, when once asked if he would rather have lived his life with two sound arms, he simply said no and that he was glad to have played his part in the war
Then there was his total commitment to being a schoolmaster and a Headmaster He was fully immersed in the life of the school and its pupils He taught History and there must be countless old boys of Foremarke and Yarlet who can still recite the Kings and Queens of England, besides remembering David’s recounting of great moments in history He ran the cricket at both schools and there have not been many Repton sides in recent years without several of his products playing a prominent part He had the gift of passing on his enthusiasm and I remember one summer term at Foremarke when cricket for the term had ended to give way to athletics
OBITUARIES GEOFFREY FLETCHER (L’37)
There was normally a 1st XI fielding practice in mor ning break every day, but David was enjoying his coffee in the Common Room thinking that there was no longer any need when his team arrived clamouring for their fielding practice despite there being no more matches
The clearest tribute to him was seen in the number of those young cricketers who so much enjoyed touring under his leadership that they became tour regulars He was the first to see the attraction of The Cricketer Cup and his planning and organisation gave the Pilgrims a head start on other schools with the result that Repton became the first winners in 1967 He was the club’s President from 1977 to 1979 and was elected President of the O R Society in 1987 Most admirable of all though was his devotion to his family He adored his three children and seven grandchildren, supported them in all their activities and took pride in all their achievements; and he himself was supported throughout by Angela, his wife of 56 years He was first to admit that he could not have achieved all that he did without her Richard Plant summed her up succinctly but accurately in his address at David’s funeral: “A wonderful marriage a wonderful lady ”
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He became a regular player for the Repton Pilgrims, playing whenever possible on Speech Day, in the London fixtures and on the Repton Week and the South Coast Tour of which for some years he was assistant manager to David Carr He was a tall man and made good use of his height to bowl at a crisp pace He was able to swing the ball both ways and many Pilgrims captains were grateful for his accuracy He contributed many fine performances: one I particularly remember was in 1959 when he and Peter Cope bowled the Old Brightonians out for 34, each taking 5 for 17, a mathematically very satisfying scorecard He usually batted reliably when needed in the lower order, but he had one great day in 1957 when the Pilgrims beat Radlett by nine wickets, with Peter stranded on 99 not out He was President of the Pilgrims from 1987 to 1989, an honour which he much appreciated, and one which he richly deserved for his loyalty to the club, his cricketing skills and his friendly companionship on and off the field J.F.M. Walker (H’43) and former staff for men retur ning from the war He made it his mission that one day the Company would own every inch of its property
OBITUARIES GEOFFREY FLETCHER (L’37) continued OBITUARIES P A KELLAND (B’40)
By the time he handed over the reins in 1983, the company was prosperous It provided a living for 260 families around Kent He was especially delighted to acquire the Royal Warrant, and he was rightly proud of the achievements and people who lay behind it
(10) of 21 in command of a Company of 500 soldiers, responsible for the logistics (fuel, ammo, welfare, everything) for a Brigade of 180 Churchill tanks and 3000 men as they advanced 500 miles across a Europe at war He told us all of the beach at Dunkirk, dive bombed by Stukas, terrified half to death as a torpedo shot out of the sea and came to a halt beside them whirring loudly no one had told them it had not been fused after that he counted every remaining day of his life as a bonus all 72 years of them! And boy, what advantage he took! My father was an only child His early life was unexceptional At the age of 12 his Prep School Headmaster told his father that Geoffrey was a bit wet he needed toughening up they did boxing at Repton School which he highly recommended He would arrange for the Sgt Major from Shor ncliffe barracks to give him boxing lessons 5 years later in his last year at Repton he won the School Boxing Cup As he put it himself: “the thing about boxing is that if you lose, it hurts so above all other sports it inculcates a desire to win”as those of us who played golf and bridge against him over the years can testify My father’s mother was a talented games player Who played golf off a handicap of 2 and she also had a flair for bridge, a game which she taught to my father Together they reached the finals of the County Bridge Championship in 1947, and the next year came 5th out of 32 in the All England Pairs
All this had taken its toll Aged 43, his doctor ordered him to take up golf lucky man good doctor He became a very competitive 8 handicap golfer who was first selected, at the age of 50 to represent Repton School in the Ber nard Darwin over 50s event for Public Schools He played every year thereafter for 37 years, I suspect a record He introduced the “egg and marmite” sandwich to the Royal St George’s luncheon menu He claimed for a while the mantle of “Oldest Playing Member” Only after reaching the age of 90 did he declare the game “out of bounds” He won the Magistrates’ Championship 3 times; he played to his age 3 times and even now I suspect he might only need a 5 at the 18th hole on the Elysian Fields Golf Course to be round in under 91!
He was modestly proud when in 1979 Lord Astor rang to say he might be surprised to lear n that Her Majesty did not object to his appointment as a Deputy Lieutenant He had become truly a Man of Kent
John Fletcher (L’66) (son)
After two years service in the Royal Marines he went up to Cambridge and won a “Blue” in 1950 This was a very strong period in university cricket, and of those who played in the University Match at Lord’s, no fewer than eight went on to play test cricket Donald Carr, his Repton captain, led Oxford that year He played three matches for Sussex, but after becoming a schoolmaster he played no more first class Cricket He spent most of his career at Highgate Junior School where one product of his skilful cricket coaching was Phil Tufnell
He chaired the Cobtree Charity Trust; he was County Chairman of the Tax Commission for Kent; as a senior Justice of the Peace he chaired the Magistrates Selection Committee all for many years
After the war and a whirlwind romance, he married Judy, and there soon followed Lynette, Ros, then me and Geoff (L’68) He also took over the family business Owning not a square foot of property, in debt and losing money, and having to find jobs J F M Walker writes Peter Kelland, who has died aged 85, was one of the best cricketers produced at Repton during the war years His school career was a distinguished one: he was an Exhibitioner who became Head of his House, was in all three first XIs and was Captain of Fives He left Repton in April 1945, missing a final summer term and a third year in the Cricket XI For the 1944 side he took 43 wickets at an average of just under ten by any standards a good haul for a school season He and Donald Carr, the captain, were the main bowlers and it is an indication of how well they bowled that no school side made 100 against them
John W Lake, who ran Lakes Builders’ Merchants in Derbyshire for almost half a century, has died at the age of 81 He was bor n in Littleover, Derby in May 1930, the twin brother of Eugenie and younger brother of Lucy, and was educated at Mickleover Manor and Derby School before entering Brook House at Repton School in 1943 After leaving Repton, he had completed four of the five required years of Law Studies, when in 1953, following the death of his father Norman, he took over at the helm of the family business, Midland Contractors Supply Company (Messrs Lake & Son) After one year he was enlisted for National Service, but was released on compassionate grounds six months later to enable him to rescue the company’s ailing fortunes W ithin two years the company was back on its feet and from then on it was progress all the way In 1960 the business was incorporated as a limited company E & J W Lake Limited (this being named after his mother Ella and his own initials) The company grew from its two established branches in Newhall and Derby to include branches at Alfreton, Ashbour ne, Belper and Long Eaton As growth continued the Derby branch of (11)
OBITUARIES JAMES RUSSELL (O’35)
Lakes moved from its original site in Great Norther n Road to new purpose built premises on Parcel Terrace in 1987
John ran Lakes very successfully for almost 50 years with great humanity, helping many local entrepreneurs with advice and support when they needed it He was assisted by loyal members of staff, many of whom are still working for the business today
OBITUARIES JOHN LAKE (B’43)
John was also Founder Member and Chairman of Great Central Merchants one of the country’s largest builders’ and plumbers’ Merchant Buying Groups, which consisted of over 50 Merchant Members from all over the UK He received The Freedom of the City of London in September 1982 as a Liveryman of the Company of Builders’ Merchants and locally was also an active member of The Burton Club and The County Club, Derby for many years He was a keen sportsman and particularly enjoyed playing hockey, tennis and squash, continuing to play for Derby Hockey Club Veterans into his fifties It was said that he used to warm up for matches with a hockey stick in one hand and a cigar in the other! Throughout his life he was a keen supporter of Derby County and during the 1970s was main sponsor of Northcliffe United, a leading Sunday football club in Derby In 2002 Lakes joined the Grafton Group and John retired at the age of 72 His son John (B’79), Buildbase Director for the East Midlands Region, continues to run 5 of the original Lakes branches (now trading as Lakes Buildbase), as well as branches at Awsworth, Hallton, Leek and Stoke John in survived by his wife Anne, to whom he had been married for over 51 years, his son John, daughter in law Emma and grandchildren, Thomas (O’11), Charlie and Freddie James Fisher Scott Russell (Orchard 1935 40) Past President of the Repton Pilgrims died on January 7th 2012 He was the youngest of eight: four sisters and three brothers He went to school at Westbour ne Prep, Sheffield and on day one the bully of the school approached and said 'Owl or Blade' He was more than a little confused but the biggest boy of the school came up and said 'He's a Wednesdayite ' He was still confused but not for long and a loyal supporter he remained all his life He actually attended the 1935 cup final and would recite the team whenever asked He said that he would know he was losing his marbles when he could not longer do that Then on to Repton winning many prizes including the Hess Divinity prize His father was not that impressed with this and offered no congratulations but just said quietly that he hoped this did not mean he was thinking of joining the church He played 1st XI cricket and football, and also fives He left Repton in 1940 and obviously prepared for active service
Two of this brothers Bill and Harry (not Reptonians) were in the RAF and lost their lives during the war Bill was in Coastal Command, flying Hudsons and he was shot down over Norway, retur ning from a mission in 1942 and Harry who was in the Rhodesian Airforce was also killed piloting a Lancaster in a raid on gun positions on the island of Walcheren off the Dutch coast in October 1944
James decided that terra firma was for him and if that was the case he should try and get as much armour plating around him as possible to protect him and so he joined the 23rd Hussars He went to France about a week after D day and his regiment's role was to help relieve Caen, where the Americans were having a hard time Normandy is not good tank country with narrow
He joined the Hampshire Regiment, and while he was protecting Eastleigh Airport (now Southampton Airport) from invasion, with one Bren Gun, he was recommended for officer training
When interviewed and asked why he wanted to be an officer he replied 'I never thought I would be anything else!'
On the first Friday (7th) of October 2011, ten of the original 22 members of Michael Charlesworth’s 1959 Remove B gathered at the RAC Club in Pall Mall: Messrs Baines S, Drage G, Marshall M, Pagella M, Porter J, Rowell N, Shirley M, Spooner R, Tatham K and Williamson A Although some had attended the same universities together (Bristol, London and Oxbridge), this was the first time that they had all seen each other since leaving Repton Of those absent, sadly one (Tim Ardern, H’59) has died; and another (John Furniss, L’59) has been reported as “missing” by the OR Office Unfortunately, the great man himself was not fit enough either to travel to London to join the party; or to attend the OR Annual Dinner at Repton a few weeks later, when our table was the largest, including significant others However, he was not forgotten, as we all signed a commemorative photograph, that Jan Cobb later presented to him at home and which he much appreciated Amongst the messages from those not present was the following from Rob Holroyd, the current ‘Boss’, in which he paid a well deserved tribute to RMC: “Walter Oakeshott, the late, great Headmaster of W inchester College, remarked that education should be a conversation between generations in which the young are initiated into those aspects of our culture that are worth preser ving I feel privileged, as the Headmaster of Repton in 2011, to be in conversation with the Remove B Class of 1959 and will do my ver y best to ensure that in my future stewardship of the School I sustain and enhance those values and that gift for friendship that have so clearly reunited you today Above all I will do my ver y best to continue to appoint Common Room men and women who will make a difference and inspire young lives, as RMC inspired yours May I send you ver y warmest good wishes for a splendid, and no doubt wholly alcohol free, lunch” Being predominantly scholars and exhibitioners, we naturally paid absolutely no attention at all to his closing half dozen words, some of us only leaving after seven hours of good food and wine, very animated conversation and renewed companionship for life We provisionally plan to repeat the exercise on the first Friday (5th) of October 2012; but meanwhile hope to meet up again at the forthcoming Gaudy (Saturday, 16th June), with our other halves For further details, please contact Andrew W illiamson (amw@minim biz)
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JAMES RUSSELL (O’35) continued pub etc When there Pete never just abandoned him but stayed with him until he felt more confident He was also extremely grateful to Dorothy his wife Many lesser ladies would have taken one look after he first retur ned from France and bailed out She did not and they were married in September 1947, the same year the Queen was married James went up to Magdalen, Oxford in 1946 to study medieval history When David Carr, also at Repton, arrived a year later he said to him 'You organise the football and cricket teams and I'll write your essays ' This seemed to work well and father captained the college cricket team and played for the University 2nd XI, The Authentics He stayed on at Oxford from 1948 50 and did a post graduate degree in American History and achieved a B Litt He lectured in American History at Manchester University and then spent a year lecturing at North Carolina University in 1953 He also taught for a year at Shrewsbury School When he retur ned to England he entered the family publishing business writing on erudite subjects like steel, fur nace linings and bricks He did however write wonderful editorials and on more than one occasion he was summoned to The British Steel Corporation's HQ to explain his comments In 1982 he retired to Ilfracombe but continued to organise tours for Gerrards Cross Cricket club and umpire for Braunton in the Devon League He also was elected President of the Repton Pilgrims from 1983 85, when they won the Cricketer Cup and also had a magnificent tour to Australia He was also President of the OR Football Club FWS Russell (O’69) lanes with high banks on either side and father commanded a scout group of three tanks The regiment found themselves caught up in fierce fighting in and around the small town of Cheux Father shot out the church tower containing a sniper but his tank, a Sherman, later got hit by a T iger or possibly an anti tank barrage He was not sure Many years later when he retur ned to the town for a reunion he made a small speech confessing to shooting out the church tower, but hoped the townsfolk understood why and that they would not now send him the bill for repairs! He was pretty badly bur nt: no eyelids, no nose and no left ear and a lot of English munitions in his backside and legs from the tank exploding It was also thought that he was blind and a tender story is that when he was waiting on the tarmac at an airfield for a plane to take him back to England, being looked after by a nurse, his head, except mouth, was completely covered in bandages and he asked the nurse if she could cut a couple of slits so he could see out The nurse was reluctant to do this as she thought he was blind but was finally persuaded When she finished the cutting father said 'What beautiful blue eyes you have' Always the flirt He was rebuilt by Sir Harold Gillies at the Rooksdown Hospital in Basingstoke, which was a long painful and pioneering ordeal He first entered Rooksdown Hospital on 1st July 1944 He made many visits afterwards but he decided enough was enough after a scalp tur ning operation, in September 1947 When he left hospital for the first time, like many in his situation, he was very unsure about others’ reactions and he was always very grateful to his brother Pete (also in The Orchard), who picked him up and took him to Anglesey and persuaded him to go out to the OR REUNIONS MICHAEL CHARLESWORTH’S REMOVE B 1959 REUNION
A fine annual luncheon of the OR Gentlemen of London’s Dining Club took place on 27th November 2011 at Wheelers in Mayfair Fifteen ORs attended Nick Walford (B’69), Adam Phillips (B’79) and Derek Griffin (B’79)
Ralph Spreckley joined the family firm of Brewers in Worcester and after numerous take overs in that Industry ended with Whitbreads as a Regional Director finally being seconded by them to Business in the Community, later becoming its Managing Director Edward Wilkinson followed his father and grandfather into the Mining Industry and before that collapsed joined the Inter national Environmental Services Industry At the same time he continued in the Territorial Army for over thirty years becoming Brigadier TA in 1982 and amongst other things High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 1996 and a Repton Gover nor for some fourteen years from 1993
To celebrate their forthcoming 80th Birthdays in 2012 the four plus their wives met at the Harper Jones home in Far nham Royal for another splendid lunch following the one we enjoyed in 2010 and continued with the many more reminiscences of the last 66 years! All are still reasonably fit with John D “regularly playing tennis!"
OR REUNIONS GENTLEMEN OF LONDON’S DINING CLUB
CROSS 1946 CELEBRATION
CROSS 1960 LUNCH
The Harper Jones's daughter, Miranda Krestovnikoff, is often seen on TV mainly as the marine biologist diver in 'Coast'
OR REUNIONS CROSS one way and another ever since and FDH J is even Godfather to Tim Wilkinson, Cross '75 Although both Dr John Dunham and Frank Harper Jones were both eminent Cambridge Engineers, graduating from Pembroke and Gonville & Cauis respectively, John's speciality after Rolls Royce was at the NGTE, Pyestock dealing with jet turbine research and Frank, also a Mechanical Engineer worked in both mechanical and electronics manufacturing in senior management
Ralph Spreckley (C’46), John Dunham (C’46), Frank Harper Jones (C’46) and Edward Wilkinson (C’46), Mark Smith (O’78 ), Guyon Ralphs (H’71), Mike Armstrong (B’71), Jonathan Eifion Jones, (C’70) and John Proctor (O’76)
In April 1946 four new boys entered The Cross and benefited from the inspirational bachelor Housemaster, one Lionel Bruce Blaxland and his widowed sister Mrs Athol Simpkinson who kept house for him Bill, as he was generally known, although not in his presence by the boys, had been at Repton since 1922 when he left Oxford having served in the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War A great sportsman, he retired in 1958 and took Holy Orders becoming Rector of Doveridge in Derbyshire The four boys concer ned were one term ahead of the main September entry as Headmaster Lynam Thomas was working hard to rebuild the School numbers after WW II and they were John Dunham (later Head of Cross & Head of School, awarded a Starred First and a University Prize and later a Junior Research Fellowship at Pembroke College), Frank Harper Jones, Ralph Spreckley and Edward Wilkinson They have kept in touch
The lunch took place at Davy’s W ine Bar, St James’s SW1 From left to right: Rob Collinson (C’60), John McConville (C’60), Bill Haslehurst (C’60) and John Chapman (C’60) (13)
We cannot identify when or where this photograph was taken the table in front of the top table, where the gentleman is standing, shows some Orchard ORs including Brian Valentine (O’21) (England cricketer) Bunny Austin (O’20) (tennis finalist at W imbledon) and Jack F Carter (Housemaster of the Orchard 1919 1937) The photograph was in a collection of the late Mary Carter, wife of JFC and mother of Peter and Paul Carter who were bor n in the Orchard House, 1922, and who were in The Priory House from 1935 to 1939
The V illa Rothschild Kempinski reflects both history and tradition with a unique ambience and a gourmet Michelin two star restaurant and is located in a ten hectare park with magnificent views of the Taunus hills and the Main valley We were very lucky with the weather, a very sunny and warm day, so the evening started with drinks outside on the terrace overlooking a beautiful park and in the distance one can see the skyscrapers of Frankfurt/Main This was followed by an excellent three course gourmet dinner accompanied by very good wines We were delighted to welcome Mrs Sarah Tennant and Mr Nigel Kew from Repton and thank them for taking the trouble to come to Germany and join us on this occasion Before dinner
The second meeting of ORs living in Germany took place on Saturday, 1st October 2011 at the V illa Rothschild in Königstein/Taunus, near Frankfurt/Main
Everyone then proceeded to the T izian bar for further drinks and to continue the very animated and interesting discussions reminiscing about “T imes at Repton” and the differences between the various generations with a spread from the 1950’s through the 1960’s and 1970’s to the 2000’s
This was once again a very successful and memorable occasion in a relaxed atmosphere and our thanks go to Sophie Bauer (F’02) for organising the meeting Peter Osgood (M’53) The next OR reunion is going to take place in 2013 and if anyone is interested please get in touch with Sophie on sissibauer@hotmail com
The undersigned, who was in the Mitre during the 1950’s, was rather surprised by a photograph of what used to be a study shared by 6 boys and is now a study/bedder shared by two girls! After dinner, Andrew Stockman (H’67) and Andrew Cross (B’73) sang the school song, Peter Osgood (M’53) decided not to join them as he had a bad cough (sounds like a good excuse but it was true)! Maybe we can form a trio at the next meeting! We understand that it is no longer a tradition to sing the school song at the beginning and end of term We “elder”
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REPTON MEMORIES
ORs had to lear n the text by heart and will never forget the final lines “W ith Repton, Repton, Repton To The End”
Mrs Tennant gave a very impressive and interesting presentation on “Repton today” with particular emphasis on the exciting plans for the “Science Priory” To those ORs who were at Repton many years ago, the changes which have taken place seem tremendous
On February 28th the annual Drinks in the City event took place This was far more than a routine gathering In fact it broke all records for attendance 154 ORs and guests attended and a great atmosphere prevailed, of the usual spirit and camaraderie which we have come to associate with this occasion and in fact with all occasions when Old Reptonians gather together over a drink The East India Club played host to us and a wise choice of venue it was too ! One cannot help but be impressed by all the plaques of independent schools on the walls of the stairwell The room where we gathered was elegant and spacious The service was excellent, friendly and obliging Smiles and laughter were the order of the evening as ORs of all ages reminisced about their time at Repton A number of staff attended including Jeremy Bour non (Director of Art), Melissa Blain (Modern Languages), Russell Embury (Head of Classics), Anthony Giles (Business Studies), Nigel Kew (Modern Languages and OR Secretary Elect), Sam Mitchell (Head of Physics), Mike Stones (OR Secretary), Sarah Tennant (Deputy Head) and Andrew Trotman (Acting Head in Rob Holroyd’s absence) The whole event was ably assisted by Jan Cobb (OR Assistant Secretary) MS
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The mor ning after the annual dinner saw 52 OR's descend on Little Aston to play in an event to mark a number of OR Presidents being members of the ORGS Fourth President, Graham Blakesley of the ORFC, was unfortunately unable to attend Kind weather greeted a record tur nout included 12 new recruits and a number of stalwarts making an irregular appearance A Stableford format team event produced the following results: 1st with 85 points: David Griffiths (L'81); James Burleigh (L'79); Adrian Pepper (H'83); Robert Miller (L'76) pictured right
THREE PRESIDENTS GOLF DAY
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY GOLF
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY FOOTBALL
performance booked the team's place in the Semi Final with a 3 2 win, before W inchester were dispatched with an efficient display to win 1 0, owing to a wonderful run and finish by Sam Graham The final is due to be played at Imperial College's Teddington Ground, against Tonbridge, and hopes are high that the team can continue their impressive progress
Ten years after the Old Reptonian FC's last appearance in an Arthur Dunn Cup final, and a full twenty since the last victory in the grand old competition, a new generation of ORs have retur ned the club to these heady heights While recruitment in London has suffered in recent years, and with it the form and quality of the Arthurian League side, a committed group of 'old hands', led by Treasurer Dave Hart (N’90), Neal Rushton (P’94), President Graham Blakesley (M’74) and Chairman Nick Walford ( B’69) have worked hard to ensure the club remains in an ideal position to compete in the old boys' cup W ith a crop of Midland and Norther n based players emerging from the School to add quality as well as youth to the cup squad, the seeds for this season's success were sown in a narrow loss to eventual winners Eton in 2009/10, announcing the arrival of Tim Lambert (P’01), Alex Evans (N’03) and Jack Golding (P’04) as quality Dunn Cup competitors W ith this season's addition of Lloyd Evans (O’02), Nick Samra (N’02), Josh Golding (P’04) and in particular last year's school 1st XI Captain Sam Graham (S’06) and the Evans brothers, Rich (N’03) and Andy (N’06), the team is positively blooming This has also seen a rejuvenation of some of the team's other quality players, with Clayton Penny (P’97), Richard Wynne (P’92), Matt Gooderick (C’92) Alastair Merry (H’90) and Mark Stretton (H’80) having their best seasons for a number of years, feeding off the youthful buzz about the squad A tremendous run has resulted, beating last year's runners up, Eton, 3 2 AET in a thrilling match on the Square, giving players and supporters alike a sense of what could be achieved Away to defending champions Charterhouse in the next round, the team was not overawed, despite conceding early in the game, and a stunning Matt Gooderick volley ear ned the ORs a replay at Repton Back on the Square an outstanding team
If you would like to play on OR Football Day (Saturday 1st September) or are interested in the club in general, please contact Dale Bilson on dcb@repton org uk Dale Bilson (L’03) (16)
To maintain this progress, the team is always keen to hear from potential new recruits of any standard, and particularly any ORs who would enjoy giving up their Saturday after noons to represent the School in the London based Arthurian League We also put out four teams against the School on the annual OR Football Day, which we then use to inform our selections for both the league and cup teams
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At the nineteenth both teams drove well with Bradfield having a slight length advantage Phil Carr was left with a 230 yard shot to the green; he hit a career 3 wood, off an uphill lie, into the breeze and stopped the ball on the green, pin high, twenty feet left
It’s fair to say that Repton had a tough draw in the 88 Halford Hewitt This scratch foursomes competition between 64 teams of 10 usually starts on a Thursday with the second round on Friday A few unlucky teams have to play both first and second rounds on the Friday, and Repton were one of those this year So it was that Repton had a first round start at 0745 on Friday mor ning (some of the team were quite shocked that there was more than one 7 45 in a day; and even more shocked to discover that this particular 7 45 was when they were expected to play golf rather than have a pre dinner G&T!)
After lunch the after noon round saw a fatigued Repton, never really in the running against a very strong team from Epsom, who won 4 1 and went on to the final where they narrowly lost to Charterhouse Tony Bishop (P’72) Douglas Campbell having a pre match pep talk from previous winner Tim Hampton Philip Carr cannot watch as Martin Priestley takes the crucial match winning putt on the 19th
The take up for OR hockey this year was low but those ORs who came were treated to an excellent after noon of hockey Although the quantity was lacking there was no shortage of quality amongst those there, both ORs and school players Simon Clague skillfully arranged the players into two very even teams with some of the upper sixth joining the OR team of various Chris’s (Beastall (L’95), Burton (O’00) and
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY HOCKEY Lendon (N’81)), Adam Carlile (L’02), Dale Bilson (L’03), Julian Turner (C’91) and Henry Wallis (L’72). An excellent open game of high quality hockey was the outcome, played in an excellent spirit For the record the ORs emerged 1 0 winners thanks to a deft late strike from Chris Beastall Mike Keep (O’69)
Just as Bradfield were about to take their second shot an unfortunate bystander’s mobile phone rang, which distracted the striker, whose poor connection with the ball only moved it forward 130 yards Bradfield’s 3rd shot failed to find the putting surface and they finally finished the hole with a five Priestley and Carr took the regulation two putts to win A great scalp for Repton!
To compound the daunting prospect, Repton had two of its young stars, James Wilson (L’99) and John Jones (L’03), withdraw late from the team W ith Sir Richard George (H’57) drafted in as a late substitute the average age of the Repton team was close to qualifying for a bus pass and Bradfield’s looking as though one or two may need identification to get a drink in the bar The team were greeted at Royal St Georges with a beautifully sunny mor ning and only a light zephyr ruffling the flags Repton’s first pair, Mark Anselm (C’86) and Pete Forster (N’87) (Captain) won 4 & 3 to lift the team’s spirits Second pair John Wood (L’78) and Keith Andrews (O’66) lost 3 & 2 to make it honours even Third pair Richard Hodgkinson (M’81) and Sir Richard George (H’57) lost 4 & 3 and Repton’s shoulders dropped a little Fourth pair, Douglas Campbell (H’71) and David Griffiths (L’81) managed a win on the 18th to restore the balance Everything now hinged on the final pair, dyed in the wool school teachers, Philip Carr (H’72) and Martin Priestley (C’81) They were in great shape being one up on the 16th tee Bradfield holed a 30 foot putt for a birdie on 16 pegging Repton back to all square On the 17th both teams left their second shots short on this 426 yard par four Priestley putted brilliantly to the side of the hole; Bradfield’s first putt was15 feet past and their retur n missed So Repton went to the 18th once again one up Both pairs drove well at the long par four 18th Bradfield’s second shot was to the middle of the green Priestley didn’t catch his second well and left Carr with an 80 yard approach shot, over a bunker; he played it well and Priestly redeemed his earlier mistake with a splendid putt giving Repton a four Bradfield then had to hole their putt to take the match to extra holes; and hole it they did for an unprecedented 3
Coupled with the early start was a first round encounter with Bradfield College no less Bradfield had reached the semi final for the last three years; their team sheet read like the who’s who of “My Dad’s a Golf Pro” with the sons of Sam Torrance, Ber nard Gallagher and Ronan Rafferty as leading lights
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY GOLF continued HALFORD HEWITT 2012
Of course, regardless of your technological outlook, you will continue to receive your copy of The Arch twice a year, but we hope you will enjoy the wealth of information these new developments will bring! Any new ideas or suggestions will be gratefully received please feel free to contact dcb@repton org uk
In 2010 I retur ned to Uganda to take over as head of The Kids League, an NGO which uses sport as a way to improve children’s lives Having lived in Uganda (on and off) since July 1988, I’ve had the privilege of seeing a country (re)develop from the dark days when there was no electricity, running water or decent road system (let alone basic items such as butter, milk or bread) to one which now supports skyscrapers, neon adverts and plasma screens at junctions which now have traffic lights well, just about I often described life in Uganda as a wonderful, living contradiction here was a country fabulously blessed by Mother Nature, with breathtaking scenery and a population whose smile and welcoming warmth would/could restore the soul within minutes of arrival Yet, on the flip side of all that positivity, Uganda suffered huge destruction under a succession of regimes, (most remember Idi Amin), but there were others too My sister, Lauren Horsey (née Dudley A’97), and I were taught early on which places we could visit and which ones we couldn’t audible gunshots were reasonably common to begin with and I had friends who still sported the scars of being shot (in the arm or the leg) In 1998, my family founded an organisation called The Kampala Kids League, which was superseded by The Kids League in 2003 The organisational goal was to provide sport to children of Uganda Boys and girls, able bodied and those with a disability (very important), all benefit and participate in our programmes, which take place all over the country We were in the war ravaged north of Uganda before most NGOs I still own a car with a bullet hole in the windscreen! SOCIAL MEDIA A 21st CENTURY SOCIETY
ORs
ORs IN PRINT Caroline England (A’79) has a collection of short stories, Watching Horsepats Feed The Roses, published by ACHUKAbooks, and is available as a kindle download Amazon link: http://www amazon co uk/Watching Horsepats Roses ACHUKAbooks ebook/dp/B007IW1264/ref=sr 1 5?s=digital text&ie=UTF8&qid=1331366038&sr=1 5 Tony Forster (N’60) has published a biography of Love Is In The Air ( fading memories of an age old airline steward Businessman, lyricist and poet, Tony trained and worked as a steward with British European Airways This memory of camaraderie, crushes and close calls is heart warming, hilarious and sometimes a little hair raising ISBN 978 1 4709 1468 4 www lulu com Richard Stokes (H’’59) has published the two translations Histoires Naturelles by Jules Renard (Oneworld Classics) and Playing the Human Game The Collected Poems of Alfred Brendel, in a bilingual edition (Phaidon)
OR PROFILES MARK DUDLEY (P’91)
The wonders of moder n technology mean you no longer have to wait for your bi annual update on school or OR Society matters you can now connect with us online throughout the year The well established school website, featuring OR news at www repton org uk/or news, is now supported by the Old Reptonian Society Facebook Page, www facebook com /ORSociety Simply click ‘Like’ to receive updates on OR news and events on your Newsfeed
Professionals will also be interested in joining the Repton School Alumni Group on LinkedIn Administered by the eminent Prof Andrew Williamson (N’59), the group serves as a hub of Old Reptonian business and careers interests, as well as prompting debate on a wide variety of topics To help keep you up to date on events at Repton, the School has introduced a number of Twitter accounts @ReptonSchool features links to school news stories, as well as photographs and descriptions of life at the School in the 21st Century, while @ReptonSport and @ReptonHockey tweet results and highlights on the sports field A growing number of houses are now also avid tweeters, with @MightyMitre and @Fie1dHouse providing a wonderful portrait of life in the boarding houses
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• 100,000 children will have participated in the programmes
• We have trained 2,500 coaches
• They have won 21 out of the 23 tournaments which they’ve entered (inc 6 Youth World Cups)
Kindersley’s widening interests as a major City figure made him a choice to serve on a range of bodies dealing with international and domestic issues He was described as being one of the most active and vigorous directors of the Bank of England, a post he acquired in 1914 He was gover nor of the Hudson’s Bay Company, held directorships of an important insurance company and of an investment trust, and had displayed skill in managing the National Savings Movement during the war He was made senior British representative on the Dawes Committee in 1924, set up to stabilise Germany’s finances following the great hyperinflation which it was successful in doing based on a large dollar loan He was a member of the Macmillan Committee set up in 1929 to study the availability of finance for industry, in which he defended the interests of the merchant banks In 1930 he became a director of the Bank for Inter national Settlements that came into operation under a Bank of England initiative The BIS was intended to bring PROFILES MARK DUDLEY (P’91) continued before you sigh and put the organisation in the same bracket as a thousand others Here are a few statistics to get your attention!
• Our touring side is the most successful youth team in the whole of Africa
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When a Reptonian thinks of the pantheon of distinguished ORs he will tend to think of our cricketers, CB Fry and Jack Crawford, Harold Abrahams, our writers, Christopher Isherwood and Roald Dahl, and, of course Michael Ramsey, regarded, incidentally by the Dictionary of National Biography as the greatest Archbishop of Canterbury of the twentieth century But there is one figure, Robert Kindersley (Hall 1885), we Reptonians should not forget: Repton’s foremost figure in the world of finance, a significant figure in the City throughout the inter war period and during the Second World War He was a Governor of the school for 32 years and was Chairman of the Gover nors for 24 years Kindersley left Repton early, because of his father’s financial difficulties, but he was to distinguish himself in the three areas: merchant banking, inter national finance and, to the public at large, as President of the National Savings Committee in the Second World War He was clearly a man of strong personality and great energy, with a wide range of interests, being described in a study of merchant banking written in the 1960s as “one of the grand old men of banking who had long records of service in public life ” One contemporary described him as the God of the City Kindersley does strike one as having rather more ability than other major titled figures in the merchant banking world, a world that looks to us as closed socially and conservative in general outlook, and in which management was authoritarian in style
• We’ve organised 9 tours to Europe and South America
Another contemporary described him as “a buccaneer in the City, who would try anything that was in the rules” His T imes obituary in July 1954 claimed that “he was a man with whom it would be safe to go tiger hunting and whom it would be unprofitable to oppose ” Kindersley was knighted in 1917 and raised to the peerage in 1941 He was also a holder of the Legion of Honour and of several other foreign decorations
ROBERT MOLESWORTH KINDERSLEY: 1ST BARON KINDERSLEY (H’1885)
At a recent cricket match I plucked up the courage to approach John Nagenda, a very influential senior adviser to the President (a wonderful gentleman now in his 80s) After formally introducing myself, I asked if he remembered me from when I was younger “Of course I remember you Mark How IS Repton? I still say to anyone who wants to listen that Repton has the finest cricket pitch that I ever played on ” He replied Not that that’s the only link with Repton; Toby Fricker (P ‘89), profiled in the last edition of The Arch, worked with us for a number of years, taking a team to Peru, FC Barcelona and more tour naments around Europe The legacy continues on even now; Azim Kassam (B ‘88) has now joined our Ugandan board Mark Dudley (P’91)
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• Our first Europa League goal was scored in Feb 2012
• 6 of our participants now play for the national side We are, in a very real sense, changing a nation
The sheer scale of the problems and uncertainties of the 1920s and the critical years from 1929 to 1931 must have been shattering for men like Kindersley and his fellow City bankers, brought up in the pre 1914 liberal inter national financial order and the gold standard As we see now, the 1931 crisis, coming on top of the Wall Street crash in 1929, and culminating in the Great Depression, was the result of bank weakness in countries that had been devastated by the aftermath of bad policies that produced inflation and hyperinflation Bank balance sheets had been devastated and a series of contagious banking and currency crises brought down one central European country after another “An intrinsic vulnerability made for a heightened exposure to political shocks, and disputes about a central European customs union and about the post war reparations issue were enough to topple a house of cards”, to quote one historian Joining Lazards in 1905, Kindersley was the dominant partner who transformed Lazards into one of London’s most innovative, aggressive and successful merchant banks, based on the traditional activities of acceptance finance and bond issuance Lazards, and Helbert Wagg, were the two main rising forces among the merchant banks, Lazards becoming a limited company in 1919 In the 1920s, sterling bonds were issued largely for European sovereign or quasi sovereign clients But in the 1930s, when Lazards got into some difficulties, it tur ned increasingly, like other merchant banks, to the provision of advice on corporate finance for British business The prominent pre 1914 merchant banks were largely run by the founding families and laid great stress on organisation and on raising the standard of performance their clients could expect, but not on entering new fields of activity or on developing new types of financial product, as we have seen in more recent times Kindersley became first chairman of Lazards, on its incorporation, by no means a likely event in after his humble start as a clerk He founded a dynasty, as his son the second baron followed him as chairman and his grandson, the third baron, became a vice chairman As the financial crisis became more severe, Kindersley gave his name to the scheme to overcome the failures of bond markets in early 1931 In May, he was one of three City grandees chosen by the Bank of England, first to represent creditor interests, and then to negotiate the basis for the reconstruction of the Credit Anstalt, the Austrian bank, the largest in central Europe, which had got into severe difficulties and was to start a number of bank failures which led the financial crises in Germany and other countries of central Europe Alas, the British could not help the Austrians, a result of London’s illiquidity the accumulation of short term liabilities that had resulted from the City’s policy of courting hot money to keep the country on the gold standard Indeed, it was the illiquid position of London as a financial centre and the collapse of confidence in sterling, resulting from the realisation that sterling was overvalued and, more immediately important, the increase in the British budget deficit that led to sterling leaving the gold standard in September 1931 Kindersley was at the centre of the crisis He had been sent to Paris to negotiate support for sterling from France’s substantial financial resources; efforts were also made to get help in New York When this failed, he was among those to urge on government that there was no other course but to take sterling off gold A devalued sterling, fiscal consolidation and cheap money were to provide the basis for a significant recovery in the British economy during the thirties, albeit that recovery in those parts of the economy still dependent on the old industries of coal, shipbuilding and steel was limited Kindersley had been marked out at the beginning of the First World War to introduce the concept of national savings to finance a substantial part of the war effort In 1916, he became chairman of the central advisory committee of the National Savings Movement Resigning in 1920, he retur ned to take charge during the Second World War and so was responsible for securing significant sums of money for the war effort by means of a variety of well targeted savings vehicles W ith much help from able associates, he chose himself, his far sighted planning of the movement was his own Mention must be made of pioneering work he did in developing national economic statistics for the Economic Jour nal, which, it is said, were as keenly awaited as any government statistics He strongly believed in the importance of individuals building up their own savings, and to his credit he held that prosperity would be short lived, unless “the results of prosperity are widespread and shared reasonably and fairly between capital and labour”, words he used in a speech in 1937, something we should believe in today A wide range of charitable interests was combined with advice he gave to the Anglican Church Hugh Easterling (P’43)
stability to the troubled and distorted inter national financial world, although it was not to have anything like the muscle needed to deal with the crisis that developed in 1931
(20) ROBERT MOLESWORTH KINDERSLEY: 1ST BARON KINDERSLEY (H’1885) continued
The 8 weeks I spent with Raleigh International in Borneo have been a brilliant experience but challenging No two days were the same and due to the dynamic nature of an expedition, often the best made plans would be reviewed and adapted at the last minute I have lear nt new and developed existing skills whilst participating in worthwhile sustainable projects Having taken part in Raleigh International expeditions as both a venturer and a staff member, I would recommend it as a part of any gap year or career break as well as volunteering in the UK, which I continue to do Anne Strong (G’99) (21) Logistic Co ordinator, Raleigh International, Borneo 2011 In July 2005, I was lucky enough to participate in a Raleigh Inter national Expedition to Bor neo as a Venturer (volunteer aged 17 24) Whilst there I helped to build a community hall for a remote village, trekked through the jungle repairing and making trails as well as taking part in a coral reef conservation project I had such a brilliant time Having continued to volunteer with Raleigh Inter national in the UK at open events, school talks and pre expedition training events, I have always wanted to retur n but this time as a staff member I attended a selection weekend in July 2010, where they put you through your paces with various activities to see how you cope with different and slightly stressful situations I then had to wait a long 48 hours before I received the phone call that I had been selected as 5 week logistic co ordinator for Bor neo in July 2011 I now had 12 months to organise everything and fundraise over £1,200, which I successfully managed through sponsored participation in the Great South Run The next 12 months flew by!! On arrival at Kota Kinabalu, I was surprised at how much it had changed in the 6 years since I had been there New buildings were being constructed and there were KFCs on every cor ner I was slightly disheartened that the remote communities would have also changed, fortunately that was not the case Initially we completed the staff training, but as logistic co ordinator I had to attend the sessions as well as prepare all the food and equipment required for the training and 5 week expedition as well as assisting the larger logistic team for the 10 week expedition that was running concurrently and helping around field base Organisational skills were put in practice and delegation quickly lear nt
I was responsible for ensuring that the projects were given sufficient food and appropriate equipment for the tasks to be completed This included 2 week staff training, a week venturer training, 3 weeks on a project site and a week Adventure Challenge consisting of activities and trekking I was also responsible for ensuring people could use the equipment effectively and safely This was vital with the radio as it is the only means of communication whilst on project site It was a daunting task but knowing this would enable worthwhile sustainable projects, such as gravity water systems in remote villages, it was very rewarding My highlight of the expedition was deploying with a group to a remote secondary/primary rainforest site in order to undertake an Environmental Survey in the Pitas region of Sabah, the poorest in South East Asia This was a project run in conjunction with the Asian Forestry Company (AFC), that sustainably manages a planted forest project on 60,000 ha of State Land AFC’s work also extends to working with local communities and protecting the environment and biodiversity I was there to assist with the initial camp build, which we did from scratch The survey involved setting box traps, mist nets and camera traps I was very happy when we caught a Ratus Ratus and Orcharus Bul Bul, but the group went onto identify a Sun Bear scratching and the site will now be a protected conservation area
On my retur n from the loop and, whilst the 3 week projects were being completed, preparation for the Adventure Challenge started This involved a 2 day “quick” trek, of what the groups would complete in 4 days to assess the camp sites, evacuation routes, equipment needs and logistical movements This was in between helping the logistic team with the 10 week expedition and the general running of field base, such as 24 hour radio duty As part of the logistic team, driving was a vital aspect of the role as well as the maintenance of the 4X4 vehicles
OR PROFILES ANNE STRONG (G’99)
The Adventure Challenge took place in the Kiulu Mountain range W ith a 24 hour tur naround from the projects, all kit had to be retur ned before issuing trekking equipment and rations This was a challenge in itself as was running a remote field base from a combination of army tents and hammocks, but an adventure nonetheless Activities such as blow piping, bamboo rafting, catapulting and cycling took place, which had to be co ordinated Days could be spent quietly manning the radio or moving 12 foot bamboo poles strapped to the roof of the 4X4
I was collected from the environmental survey by the “loop”, which visits all projects We then drove on to spend a night with the other projects in the region We received warm welcomes from both with a “come dine with me” competition in place and we helped lay over a 1km of pipe for their gravity water feed systems Both gravity water projects were assisting AFC with their community work
I bring this to an end 38,000 ft above the Atlantic Ocean en route to Barbados with Derbyshire CCC having only spent 11 days back in England since my retur n from Australia, to undergo further pre season training before the start of a very exciting 2012 season for the club Ross Whiteley (N’05) NB Editor’s Note: In the first county championship match of the season, Ross scored 86
(22) OR PROFILES ROSS WHITELEY (N ’05)
MY AUSTRALIAN ADVENTURE Cricket has taken me to all parts of the world I’ve been lucky enough to develop my cricket skills in South Africa, Barbados, Sri Lanka and now Australia For the past 5 months I have attended the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy in Adelaide, a high performance training camp with an ever growing reputation amongst the cricketing community as one of the best in the world W ith the likes of Monty Panesar and Samit Patel having passed through the academy previously, I knew I was in good hands I clearly remember the day I was presented with this opportunity It was a cold and rainy 4th day of our Championship match away at Chelmsford I was sitting alone watching the rain pour from inside a dugout on the side of the pitch Our coach, Karl Krikken, was circling the square in the rain talking on his phone He approached me and explained he had an offer I couldn’t refuse I had a feeling I didn’t have much choice in the matter and only now do I realise how thankful I am that I didn’t He said, “I’ve managed to get you on the Darren Lehmann Cricket Academy in Adelaide You need to be there for October 7th ” It quickly dawned on me that it was a 6 month trip and I would be going in less than a month! I was somewhat sceptical about it at the start as I only envisaged going away for 3 months but it was a decision I am so grateful for now The academy is well known for its intense and ruthless training schedule, something that becomes abruptly apparent upon arrival Fitness is an element of the academy that is taken seriously and this was highlighted with testing on day 1 to ‘help shake off the jetlag’ they explained This was only the start Monday to Friday there was always some aspect of fitness training, something the body had to adhere to quickly That not being enough, the Australian sun regularly tested us further with its unforgivable heat This became as much a mental challenge as a physical one I knew the Australians were a tough bunch but putting us through back to back Yo Yo tests and soul crushing sand dune circuits called ‘The Snake Pit’ made me think they are still a little sour over our recent Ashes victory There is no better preparation for a county season than to have facilities to train and compete outside throughout our winter months This is something I haven’t had available to me in previous winters so I jumped at the opportunity to gain new experiences to add to my ever growing cricket library The training was undertaken in a more specifically structured and competitive way, something that was different to the way I have been used to previously This made everything more match specific and there was always something to gain or lose in each session I found this helped keep a specific focus to training as to reduce the feel of netting for the sake of it This too helped us to evaluate our performances and notice improvements I played my Grade cricket for Prospect, a club that last won the finals in 2000/01 and in recent years, I’m told, have struggled at the foot of the table This is something that I found hard to believe as the season went on! I couldn’t have asked for a better club to suit me we had a very close, young side with a scattering of experience but we played tough, fearless cricket If we win, we all go out together, if we lose we all go out together! That was the Prospect way and if people ever doubted our ability on the pitch they never doubted our closeness as a group of friends and the ability to rehydrate off it ! That aside we played some quality cricket, sometimes I believe outdoing our own expectations and we never gave up I thoroughly enjoyed playing my cricket for Prospect and hope to retur n one day to push once again for the finals I am now, and always will be a Pirate whether I like it or not!
I found it much harder leaving Adelaide than I first thought, but I always knew my time there had to come to an end However, the experiences I have gained throughout my time in Adelaide will give me every chance of a successful 2012 season I’m in the best shape of my life thanks to the conditioning work and I am fuelled with confidence and ambition for the season ahead Most importantly I leave with lifelong friends and a library of unforgettable memories!
Two days after A Coy was on display, the CCF hosted the Russell Cup, in a House based format of physical and skill challenges I opened the competition this year to three teams of six per House a skills comp, an extended outdoor obstacle challenge event, and a rafting cum it’s a knockout course meaning that 180 senior pupils were involved The CCF staff were augmented by additional volunteers from the Common Room plus more pupils, so 220 people were involved in the occasionally hair raising but always amusing mayhem of the day During the two days of competitions, around 400 pupils took part It was truly a reminder of what outdoor activities offer In Russell Cup, New House won the obstacle challenge, the pool task, and indoor obstacle course, School won the rafting event and map skills, The Garden won the first aid casevac scenario, The Mitre won the construction task, overall skills comp winners were The Priory, and the Russell Cup winners 2012 in a high calibre and closely fought competition were New House Old Reptonians of all vintages are warmly welcome to make contact via the Armoury, whenever they are back in School, if they wish to see our facilities, offer ideas or assistance, or simply say hello G Lawrence (Maj ) Contingent Commander Repton School CCF (23) SCHOOL NEWS CCF
The changes imposed in cadet weapons instruction qualifications meant that this year no weapon handling stand was possible, its place being taken by a paintball range activity Cadets demonstrated their skills on a rotation of paintball shooting, outdoor endurance course, mountain biking skills course, indoor obstacle event, pool based command task, a march and shoot, a map and compass navigation test, all rounded off by final parade and prizes It was good to see the events’ winners spread between several different Army Platoons and RAF Flights, with the overall Bar nes Squad winner being 4 Pltn Army Sect The cadets threw themselves into the competition and the visiting staff commented favourably on their conduct, especially the “leadership roles” taken by our cadre and Sixth Form NCOs I await the inspection report with interest in due course; the Bar nes Squad day is the public face, but the Staff Inspections beforehand are the meat of the event, and we face some challenges in maintaining our standards
The Lent term is traditionally fearsomely busy for many reasons, and the CCF in Lent 2012 has squeezed once more a quart of experiences into our pint pot of training time The Contingent continued with its routine (but still impressively noteworthy) conjuring trick each Wednesday parade: 200+ active cadets, with the cadet NCOs leading younger cadets in the prescribed training periods The RAF section part I and part II training programme, thoroughly repackaged by Flt Sgt Jessica Stewart (Abbey), and the Army section APC under the Senior Cadet, Sgt Maj Emily Renshaw (Mitre), have both progressed in a disciplined but hopefully motivating and instructive way ORs would (fondly?) recognise the foot drill and weapons programmes, but may be interested to hear that mountain biking, orienteering with electronic dibbers, kayak training, and paintballing are now in the training rotations Cadets seem to be enjoying the variety
This term also saw the two annual CCF competitions, Bar nes Squad and Russell Cup, which were each resounding endorsements of the way that Repton CCF conducts itself I note that the Adjutant, Capt John Wadsworth (SSI), is the wellspring for the dynamic evolution of these events (and our whole CCF), building on tradition but also refreshing their content This was a biennial inspection year, the Reviewing Officer being Col John Hetherington, who has a double connection with Repton’s CCF: his regiment (the Sherwood Foresters now part of 2 Mercian) and also his service with the School’s gover ning body Also in the review party were Maj H K Deakin, 49(E) Bde SO2 G7 (cdts), and Sqn Ldr R Miller, OC RAF Test (East) Col Hetherington took the inspection of the Guard of Honour, which this year was composed of cadets drawn from Army Cadre Sgt Maj Renshaw, and SSgt Phoebe Whittome (Field, and also Head of School) controlled the parade The sun shone, the Garth looked immaculate, a band detail played in support, and the cadets’ faces shone with pride (My thanks to Mr W Lees, ex Guardsman, who trained Cadre for this task) Then followed a speedy lunch at the Hall hosted by Mr Trotman An ex CCF Officer himself, he spent the after noon supporting the Inspection, visiting all the stands and conversing with a great many cadets and staff
For some, the highlight of the trip was to be a casual run in to one of the stars from TV’s Made in Chelsea Photo ops with “celebrities” are clearly nearly as good as Ron Arad chairs for some! The rest of the after noon was spent, in some cases with expensive consequences, in and around Harrods and of course Yo Sushi A great deal of talk on the coach jour ney home was spent discussing favourite designs and highlights of the exhibitions As a department we’re very lucky to have such enthusiastic and passionate students and it is this that makes organising the trip every year so worthwhile GLH/IS Selling out in a mere three days, the Lent Charity Cabaret was a huge success in its new venue after two years on a temporary stage in Pears School Pupils, parents and friends welcomed the intimacy and immediacy of the 400 Hall auditorium for an evening that was a real variety performance The sense of Repton as a vibrant and diverse community was evident with 140 pupils involved, performing to 1,200 audience members and raising around £15,000 for our Lent Charity, the Lord’s Taver ners It is worth mentioning that this was the swansong for U6 stalwarts, Teddy Roberts (C), bassist in the House Band, Hayden Ball (S), Lighting Designer, as well as performers Amelia Anderson (F) and Edwin W ilton Morgan (L) Mr Paul Lane, who refereed First XI football matches in Noel Bennet’s days, wrote to the Headmaster after his visit to the show and he has allowed me to quote from his letter: SCHOOL NEWS DRAMA
There was the outstanding and difficult to sing ‘Phantom of the Opera’ song with its higher and ever higher notes, the professional Karen Carpenter soundalike, the imaginative
On Thursday 23 February the Design Centre hosted its third annual trip to London’s Design Museum This year the trip was absolutely full, with the majority of the maximum 44 students from the Sixth Form Six students half way through the Arkwright Sixth Form Scholarship process were also invited, to motivate them for their forthcoming coming A Levels It was business as usual at the Design Museum, through a self guided tour, students had the opportunity to take in two exhibitions In the Brit Insurance Designs Awards exhibition nominated designs included the Olympic torch, the Olympic Velodrome, a very unusual 3 seater electric car, and Kate Middleton’s wedding dress There was disappointment to lear n it was only exhibited in photo form however! Designs that stood out for many students were simple items such as the “Mine Kafon” minesweeper; a giant globe made out of disposable materials which could be rolled over a mine field and sacrificially detonate explosives There was also the lightweight “Carbon Black”; a futuristic and highly desirable looking wheelchair Zaha Hadid also popped up with a breath taking design for an opera house in Ghuangzhou, China Meanwhile, in the next gallery students were treated to a look at the life’s work of the Design Museum’s founder, Sir Terence Conran, in celebration of his 80th birthday Work on display ranged from post World War II Britain right up to his present day work with M&S He is an inspiring fur niture designer and the students also viewed a rare display of original sketch work I think this impressed Miss Hill the most however!
(24) “For 26 years I have lived in Repton, during which time I have enjoyed many Repton School events and productions On Friday I took a friend along to see Repton’s Charity Cabaret The quality, talents and multi skills on show in such a varied range of acts made the evening such a wonderfully entertaining one I had to write to pass on my congratulations and thanks to all concerned your pupils gave us
THE ANNUAL DESIGN TRIP TO LONDON
After lunch, for the first time, students were given a choice of the V&A or its neighbour the Science Museum Current exhibitions at the Science Museum included a history of 20th century design as well as a rather unnerving glass bridge suspended by tiny 1mm thick steel cable, to be found in the Challenge of Materials exhibition Many A2 level students visited the Science Museum to help with preparation for their 2 hour exam in the summer The remaining students took in the delights of the V&A design galleries
SCHOOL NEWS DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
There was excellent musicianship from the saxophonist’s ‘Baker Street’ solo; ‘Zheng’, the piece involving the Chinese harp instrument; the ver y imaginative and superbly entertaining rhythmic percussion sounds created by drumsticks on wheelie bins and spanners and screwdrivers on bicycle parts
The Golds, arguably at first a somewhat more disparate group, did themselves immense credit on their Expeditions in the Yorkshire Dales Images of hay meadows, sparkling streams and tea shops are rather deceptive: the groups were walking for up to 12 hours a day, climbing up to 800m across potentially brutal fells Nine Standards Rigg, Greets Moss and Buckden Pike From the final preparations on the very first night in the hostel in Kirkby Stephen, I was deeply impressed by the L6 groups’ urgency in getting on with the job in hand, and with their constructive, coordinated focus Again, after days that would have destroyed others, spirits were indomitable, teams determined to cajole each other along, and reflecting positively on what they’d lear nt about themselves in the face of considerable adversity; they won the respect and affection of their exter nal Assessors and Repton staff alike I’ve been on a fair few coaches back from Expeditions over the years; how refreshing to hear participants looking back on their achievements with pride, and even a certain fondness, rather than resentment at rain, exhaustion and blisters Such was the atmosphere on the Expeditions, and the calibre of the Reptonians executing them, that, on the second night, I felt a frisson of regret not necessarily shared by those under canvas that evening! that they would soon be over 49 Reptonians attained the Silver Award in 2010 11, and 14 the Gold So far in 2011 12, 13 have passed Silver and 16 Gold CSD
The focus now veered dramatically from the cerebral and organisational to those of personal, physical and emotional strength One day’s route saw the groups cover 24 km, climbing the height of Scafell Pike in the process, all the while coping with 26 degree heat and high humidity Many older, physically stronger and more experienced teams have succumbed to such conditions, but there was never any question of these young Reptonians allowing themselves to give in Quite the contrary; as they trooped into the campsite at Gradbach, clearly suffering from a tough day on the moors, they were quick to remark how much they had enjoyed the remoteness of their surroundings, and how pleased they were to have been able to suppress the urge to call it a day when the heat, literal and metaphorical, had risen above the levels they had previously thought themselves able to surmount It was, perhaps, the quintessence of what the Award aims to allow young people to do to draw on reserves in one’s legs and mind to drive one way beyond one’s comfort zone; team spirit, such a feature of the O Block teams, was a key facilitator in this endeavour candidates
The striking theme pervading the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme at Repton last year was perseverance and self discipline
SCHOOL NEWS DRAMA continued
On both the Gold and Silver Expeditions, participants overcame considerable physical, emotional and psychological obstacles to complete their aims, at times displaying almost Nietzschean will power The Silvers had won the hearts of their supervisors throughout the year; particularly edifying was their undisguised delight at being out in the hills, their appreciation of their peers’ contributions, and their determination to pull (not to say carry) their own weight, and to embrace the whole experience with sanguine ingenuousness
The Training and Practice Weekends, undertaken in the triangle between Matlock, Youlgreave and T issington, were completed in conditions so clement, and over terrain so relatively gentle, that lesser teams might have been overwhelmed by the shock of the Assessed Expeditions, where O Block tackled the wild uplands southwest of Buxton Not the least of the hurdles for the participants is the occasionally Byzantine paperwork necessary before the Expedition is attempted; the groups are to be commended for the tenacity and desire to do the job properly with which they attacked this challenge; even at this stage, strong leaders emerged in each team, who channelled their peers’ efforts and ensured that the stringent criteria were met
SCHOOL NEWS DUKE OF EDINBURGH SCHEME Gold award
(25) displayed by Edwin W ilton Morgan (L) and Olie Hetherington (N) were truly brilliant Such high quality displayed by all the performers was surely only possible after long hours of planning and rehearsing and must have involved great sacrifices in time, etc The finished product was something all involved should be proud to have been a part of It was a sheer joy to watch and I have played many parts of it back in my mind ever since ” JCS humour of the ‘Four Yorkshire Girls’ and the ‘Care Home’ sketches and I loved the subtle humour (was it scripted or spontaneous?) of the mobile phone ringing in the audience The ringing was speedily followed by a search light scanning the auditorium looking for the culprit; a lovely touch Amid such a range of talents and outstanding performances from soloists to barber shop singers it is perhaps wrong to single out individuals but I do feel that the stage presence, dramatic impact, commitment and individual talent and humour
The regular season started extremely well with an away win over a good Bradfield side and a 1 0 win over reigning Boodles champions Charterhouse This was our first win over them in a decade and was clinched with a 45 yard effort from R yan Binns (C) However, our early season victories were coming at a price as we suffered the worst injury crisis I’ve known in the last few years W ith so many key players missing, it meant that others had to step into first team action and guide us into the third round of the Boodles ISFA Cup Our match against King’s Chester was always going to be tough as they were unbeaten up to that point and, indeed, had already beaten us 1 0 in the regular season fixture We secured a wonderful 3 1 victory in front of a sizeable crowd and this remained their only defeat in over 45 games during the season Our run came to an end in the quarter finals as we lost 2 1 to the much fancied Hampton They went on to beat Millfield in the final and so, for the third time in three years, we had been beaten by the eventual winners There was still time to record a 1 0 victory over old rivals Shrewsbury with a Doug Redfer n (P) penalty giving us our first win in more than six years
The current girls’ 1st XI captain, Megan Byas (U6F) led Repton to both the National U18 Indoor and U18 Outdoor victories this
(26) The end of season record (with the County final to play) is P30 W19 D4 L7 F77 A28 The side was captained by goalkeeper Oliver West (P), who also won 1st XI Player of the Year by a landslide He was, quite simply, the key match winner in the side I estimate that at least seven victories or draws would have been defeats without him and the season’s record would look very different, although regular centre backs Callum Elliott (P) and Matt Fletcher (S) might argue that he had an excellent barrier in front of him The top scorers were O Blocker, R yan Binns (C) and Andrew Jopson (P) The 2nd XI Player of the Year went to Alastair Carr (C), making it a year for the ‘keepers Full ISFA representative honours were gained by Oliver West (P), Joe Mansfield (C), Doug Redfer n (P) and Joe Humphreys (P) Lower down the school, the U14A team showed themselves to be a side stacked full of promise for the future Although relatively small, they played a style of football we haven’t seen for some years and there looks to be plenty of 1st XI potential running through the team The U15A side had a wonderful run in the Investec U15 Cup, hammering Millfield on their own turf in the quarter finals before eventually falling to the much fancied Bolton in the semi final Further ISFA representative honours were gained at U15 level by Joel Atkin (C) and U14 level by Josh Riley (P) It was great to get the House competitions back on track this year after they were decimated by the weather in 2010 The Priory was victorious in the Senior House Final, beating a plucky Latham side Reserves were won by School and Junior House was won comfortably by the superb Cross side The Senior and Junior League competitions were won by New House and Priory respectively and Cross secured the Noel Bennett Trophy for the O & A block sixes
Following such a successful season as the 2010/11 campaign was never going to be an easy task This was always going to be made more difficult after losing so many players at the end of last year However, we had a highly successful season by moulding a tough, determined side that proved very difficult to beat We travelled to Charterhouse for the defence of our ISFA Sixes title not quite knowing what to expect We performed very well, topping our group before losing in the quarter finals to the eventual winners
SCHOOL NEWS FOOTBALL
The prospects for next year look bright Our football reputation has developed over the last few years and we are starting to attract good players from around the country Our relationships with several professional clubs are starting to blossom, meaning that we are able to offer academy footballers an A level education If we have a bit of luck in the draw, we should be able to mount a strong Boodles ISFA Cup challenge next season MMC
We continued our season after Christmas with victories over teams from Burton Albion and Leicester City We took on an away fixture against Shrewsbury, and won 1 0 once again This is a habit I’d certainly like to get used to! We were also making quiet progress in the Derbyshire County Cup A very professional away victory over perennial winners Chesterfield College set up a home semi final tie against QEGS Ashbour ne, which we duly won 2 0 At the time of writing we are awaiting our final against Ecclesbour ne We also produced our best ever performance in the Norther n 8s tour nament, winning all of our group games and knocking out hosts King’s Chester (once again) on our way to the final Unfortunately, we ended the day as runners up to Cheadle Hulme after losing a tight final 1 0 season Goals from Lowri McIntosh (L6F), Charlotte Stapenhorst (L6A) and Stephanie Hale (L6M) saw the team come back from a one goal deficit at half time to soundly beat Kingston Grammar School by three goals to one in the National Final at Cannock HC in March This victory sees Repton become the most successful school (with the most National T itles at all ages) in the long history of the National Girls’ Schools Hockey Championships Megan Byas (U6F) has now won an incredible six National Under 18 T itles a record that I doubt will ever be beaten W ith Olympic fever starting to grip, this is proving to be a very exciting time for former Repton 1st XI captains, Georgie Twigg (F’03) and Susie Gilbert (F’02) Both are currently in the GB women’s squad ahead of the Summer Games in London and we wish them both very well for final selection and hopefully for an Olympic Medal too A recent visit to the training pitch from the Duchess of Cambridge saw the two girls in both OK and Hello magazine last month too!
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The inception of a Midland Hockey League this season saw our regular school fixture results counting towards an overall league Each result (from the 1st XI to the U14Cs) counted evenly towards an overall league In competition with Uppingham, Oundle, Trent, Rugby, Oakham and Bromsgrove, Repton won the overall girls league in its first year and our boys were placed in mid division Individual league winners were Girls’ 1st XI, 2nd XI, U15A and U14A, Boys’ U15A The boys’ season is on going but, at the time of writing, the Boys’ 1st XI are through to the National Finals which are to be played on April 25th and 26th at Cannock HC Whitgift ought to be the toughest team and likely final opponents should we make it through the group stages against Kingston, Clifton and Chigwell After a season with mixed school fixtures results, Myles Rawlings’ (U6O) 1st XI tur ned on the style in the Midlands Finals beating closest rivals Bromsgrove (4 0) and Trent (5 2) The Midlands Finals victory was a huge team effort for the 1st XI but two of the squad have gone on to further honours Arjan Drayton Chana (U6S) and Aaron Hibell (5O) have been selected for their respective U18 and U16 England squads Maddie Sharpe (U6G) and Erica Sanders (4G) have also been selected for their England teams too and all these pupils will be in Inter national action over Easter Further Inter national honours have been gained recently by German U18 player Charlotte Stapenhorst (L6A) and Ben Clague (4P) who made his Wales U16 debut in February marking Aaron Hibell! It is a great honour for Repton to have such a high number of Inter national players and we are delighted that we are represented in various age groups and teams I would like to take this opportunity to thank the parents, staff and ORs who have supported us at games at home, away and at various competition venues this season All details are on the school website and will be updated regularly Martin Jones (C’97) NEWS NETBALL
On Steeplechase day, the country was gripped by a vicious cold snap and the early mor ning's near glacial appearance of the start line instilled fear in many of the first time runners, while the more experienced remained undaunted by the prospect of a freezing after noon run In the end, the Gods were kind and blessed us with just enough sunshine to soften the permafrost and allow some level of grip Dr Gould and Mr Stones would never again be asked to officiate, for this was to be their last stand and what followed was a vintage Steeplechase with a record breaking performance from new girl on the block Olivia Mair (F) who took the Junior Girls title, beating the previous record by over a minute Field House went on to take four of the ten trophies and the rest of the results are as follows:
Junior Boys W inner James Shires (S) First B Block Boy Daniel Hudson (O) Junior Girls W inner Olivia Mair (F) First B Block Girl Olivia Mair (F) Junior Boys Team The Priory Junior Girls Team The Mitre Senior Boys W inner Douglas Redfer n (P) Senior Girls W inner Lowri Mcintosh (F)
Notable performances this term have come from the mighty Under 15A’s, who at the time of writing, remain unbeaten in their inter school fixtures, and hot on their heels are the Under 14A’s who have only lost one match Both teams are clear evidence that we have some real strength coming through the school and they both show great promise for the future At the same time, it has been extremely encouraging to see the success of the Under 15B and Under 14D teams and they too have only lost one match Nicky Oborn (A’91) The netball club has continued to thrive this term, and Repton has managed to field a record 16 teams, which considering our size is a wonderful achievement, giving over 160 girls the chance to represent the school The 1st VII (having competed in the county qualifying rounds last term) went through to represent Derbyshire in the Midlands finals in Northamptonshire earlier in the term, but despite playing well, were defeated in their quest to go through to the National finals The girls (captained by P Whittome) should be proud of their achievements, however, as we were only one of three schools that does not play netball all year round NEWS STEEPLECHASE
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Senior Boys Team School House Senior Girls Team The Field Dr H G Gould
(28) SCHOOL NEWS MUSIC our pianists, as did Nicki Kennedy for our singers If you have not been to one of these, you must! The performers are truly first class It is unusual to be able to be so close to them, and the intimate surroundings of the Beldam Hall can make for a magical evening Study Day Right at the end of term we were delighted to welcome Year 11 students from The Ecclesbour ne School, Derby Grammar and Abbots Bromley who joined our own O Block for the first Repton GCSE Music Study Day This day, hosted by the Music Department, comprised of various talks, activities, group sessions and workshops (given by visiting staff and the 'home team') It was a wonderful opportunity for the pupils involved to hear about aspects of the course from different voices and benefit from the experience of other teachers, to mix with students with similar interests, and to kick start revision with a bang! Students and teachers alike were unanimous in their enthusiasm, and I'm certain this will stand all the students in good stead for their forthcoming GCSE Coffee Concert This is the first of this type of concert, and is (to my mind) very good news, as it affords the more advanced musician a platform in addition to competitions and the end of the year concerts There has been a very good reaction to this, by staff, parents and pupils The concert follows straight on from Chapel, with coffee served in the Music School foyer After a quick slurp everyone went upstairs to the Beldam Hall, and enjoyed a short but very high quality concert, which lasted 25 30 minutes Next term has several important concerts for you to support Dates for your diary include: 22nd April: Coffee Concert, 11 30am 25th April: Stars and Stripes concert a combination of pupils and staff! 7 45pm 9th May: Final of the Individual Music competitions 7 30pm 20th June: Scholars’ Concert 9 05pm 28th June: Orchestral Concert 7 30pm AJRB Lent 2012 has been an action packed term for all our musicians There have been some familiar events, some presented in a new way, and some entirely new ventures! The highlights for me include House Unison and House Harmony Competitions: This is always fiercely contested, and this year was no exception The boys continued their success of recent years, with Latham winning the Unisons Field House won the harmony What was noticeable is how very small the gap between the winners and the tail has become, with every house putting on really creditable performances The adjudicator, Matthew Brook, himself a most distinguished inter national performer, commented "I was so surprised and delighted by the universally high standard of their singing The pupils behaved impeccably too, and all really enjoyed themselves I cannot remember hearing a school sing better, it was a real treat to be involved " Individual Music Competitions. For the first time in many years these were held over one weekend This brought a real feeling of festival to the weekend, and there was an impressive standard of playing We were very fortunate to have the Director of London’s Junior Academy of Music, Mr Ben Parry, to adjudicate After the competitions he commented "What an excellent weekend of music making The Repton musicians clearly enjoy performing in the varied competitions and their achievements are testament to the excellent teaching and facilities the school can provide I was so impressed by everyone's enthusiasm and commitment" The winner of each section now goes head to head in the final to choose Repton’s Musician of the Year This is held on Wednesday 9th May, 7 30pm, again in the Beldam Hall Get it in your diary! Joint Service For the last couple of years Repton’s and Foremarke’s Chamber Choirs have combined in the Lent term, to sing in Repton Chapel This is now an established event Keyboards Concert This was the first Keyboards concert in Mr Parés’ time here W ith over 40 pianists playing, this was certainly varied, and proved to be an excellent opportunity for our pianists to escape their solitary existence!
Subscription Series We have had some outstanding professional groups come in and perform this term, including Red Priest, The Divertimenti Ensemble and Alexandra Dariescu Alexandra gave an excellent masterclass for SCHOOL NEWS CHAPEL The School Chapel was the venue for the baptism of Rohan Hayes on 25 March 2012 pictured here with his Father, Oli Hayes (B’ 91) who is now a Diplomat in Afghanistan, and Godfather Simon Halliwell (B’91) who is now a Lawyer with Herbert Smith Other most recent baptisms have been Emelia W illiams, daughter of Tom Williams (S’95) and Luke Parish, son of Mrs Anna Parish, Housemistress of The Mitre Forthcoming marriages in the chapel include the marriage of Laura Emmerson (F’98) to Edward Charles Twigg, Alex Tomkins (F’98) to Stewart Bailey and also Jen Baker (daughter to Cherie, Matron of School House) to Dan Thor nton At the time of going to press we also send our congratulations to Niki Harding (A’97) on her engagement to Harry W igram The Chapel is at its most beautiful when we welcome back and reunite ORs and there's always that lovely moment when all the ORs gather for the 'team photo'!
SCHOOL NEWS CAREERS ORs assisting the school’s careers programme might typically do one or more of the following:
• Act as a point of contact for Repton pupils seeking careers advice
It is estimated that the Science Priory will cost £8m, of which the Gover nors confidently predict that they can generate £4m from within School revenues Due to the tremendous efforts of the Headmaster and Chairman of the Foundation, Mr Robert
• Speak at the sixth form Careers Forum or other careers talks that are held during the academic year • Offer work experience If you can help in any of these areas, I would be delighted to hear from you We seek to cover as wide a range of occupations as possible, so whatever line of employment you are in, your contribution will be greatly appreciated Please feel free to contact me by email (mjb@repton org uk) if you think that you can help us, or would simply like to know more about the careers service we provide for Repton pupils Mrs M J Blain Head of Careers, Repton School Careers Department 01283 559200
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Following last year’s very successful careers presentation from Alistair Lord (O’80), we recently welcomed two distinguished former pupils Alistair Darby (O’80) (Marketing/Retailing and Logistics) and Alastair Cochran (P’83) (Investment Banking) back to Repton, to share their expertise with our sixth form pupils I would like to thank those ORs at the recent Drinks in the City event who have volunteered to share their professional experiences in similar fashion with current pupils, as we develop the school’s professional careers advice service further Repton pupils are increasingly looking for practical, informed careers advice to help them make the right choice about their futures This type of guidance is specially valuable when it comes from the many ORs currently working successfully in a wide variety of professional occupations
SCHOOL NEWS SCIENCE PRIORY Kirkland (O’59), we have already raised £3m of the £4m balance required through donations That leaves a remaining £1m and, although ambitious, this is realistic and designed to honour the traditions of the past and ensure the strength of the School for the future Schools such as ours have always benefited from the generosity of previous generations to ensure continuity and quality for the next If you haven’t received a copy of the Science Priory brochure and would like more information or, if you would like to donate to the campaign please contact the OR Office or email cmt@repton org uk A Foundation Stone for the Science Priory will be unveiled on Speech Day, 30th June, by the outgoing Chair of Gover nors, Jonathan M Fry (H’51) Construction of the Science Priory will start during the summer term on the field beside Jeremiah’s Walk (in between Chapel Hall and the Sports Centre) This multidisciplinary centre will house the three sciences under one roof and will comprise not only classrooms, laboratories and a lecture theatre but also several social areas for Reptonians to discuss and discover areas of science in a relaxed atmosphere By bringing the three sciences together pupils will be able to see how the sciences interact and are at the heart of the problems facing tomorrow’s generation in areas as diverse as information technology, heretics, the carbon footprint, space travel, chemical terrorism and the prevention of famine
I am grateful to Repton for nurturing my love of music; not so much in the chapel or Music School but in the studies of The Orchard In my time, the late 50s, it was the boys who did the educating The staff provided a framework of integrity while teaching us stuff to get us through exams
Yours faithfully, Philip M Davies (C’72) Sorry Philip. He is in again! Editor.
The disgusting business of stealing war memorial plaques for their scrap metal value has ‘touched’ Repton and one of its more extraordinary sons Hermann Walter von Poellnitz whose name you will find on the Sandhurst Entries board in the Chapter Block was commemorated on the town memorial in Sidcup, Kent until October 2011 when the plaque was prised off I have to say I read and re read his name in the ‘50s, forever wondering if there had been some mistake He was, however, despite his name, as English as I am Bor n in 1891 he came to Repton in 1905 via a Sussex prep school and, after Sandhurst, joined the Lincolnshire Regiment Before we go any further, there is a very good booklet about him, written by one Guy War ner and available, price £1 50 from Erbie Cromie, Apt A 1 , Wanpin Lane, Hillsborough, Belfast, BT26 6AX and there is enough in it about his time at Repton, including an illustration If you want to pursue this further therein is all you want to know Von Poellnitz subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and after service over Ypres and Loos was sent with his Squadron which he commanded to Basra but was killed in a motor accident in May 1918 There we are I shall not labour the point He is also commemorated on the Basra Memorial and I understand the Sidcup authorities have put granite plaques in place of the stolen ones On the subject to the Royal Flying Corps both Bill Blaxland and Artie Norris were ex RFC and the former was willingly distracted if not waylaid by a question during some boring lesson “Sir” “Yes Chapman, what is it” “Sir, when you were in the Flying Corps, could you see the curve of the earth?” “Well, as a matter of fact ” And he and we would be transported to Flanders Happy days for us! Peter Chapman (P’51) To The Editor Not having been a member of The Hall puts me at something of a disadvantage to those who were but I thought I would have a go at identifying the three OR Presidents (Arch Oct 2011) anyway I reckon it must be Hall House photograph for 1955
There were exceptions of course The music I refer to was that which either floated or burst out of the studies up and down the corridor Every term we were in a different study of 4 to 7 boys Each study had its own sound Early on I was introduced to Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade by a boy who loved Russian music, some of it at that time impenetrable to me He suggested that we take the record player upstairs to the bathroom (illegal) lie on the floor and listen to the record in total darkness (more illegal) We did this in all innocence, and it was a moving musical experience
Also in my first year, records of the Grieg and Schumann piano concertos were in my study as well as the Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky violin concertos In a neighbouring study I heard Beethoven's Archduke trio, which has been a favourite of mine ever since At the same time there were the sounds of 50s crooning (not good) and Trad Jazz (good) from elsewhere, as well as the beginnings of skiffle (very good er at the time) One day, however, all popular music changed for me with a record of Buddy Holly singing Peggy Sue, played by my friend, T im Bailey Gibson
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Subscription concerts brought us real culture, Clifford Curzon did his best with the school Steinway and Alfred Deller surprised us all with his counter tenor voice and black beard (just so there was no misunderstanding) From the boys, Michael Green sang Schubert irresistibly and Pugh Thomas played the third movement of the Moonlight Sonata with great panache, while most of us in the less gifted categories struggled with House Orchestra practice Repton was a great place for music and, of course, sport but don't get me started on that, I'll leave that for another day Rodney Harris (O’ 56)
PIGEON POST Dear Editor
For others it might have been the sound of Elvis that turned music upside down but for me it was the strange percussion and muted base accompaniment of Peggy Sue which opened the door to much, much more Excitement I must be fair to the staff Great singing was dragged out of us by Mervyn W illiams, a talented teacher and organist Michael Charlesworth, an island of charisma and enthusiasm in a drab staff room, made sure no one in Remove B would forget the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, which introduced Sunday mor ning coffee in his room
Jonathan Fry: 9th from the left on the first row standing Charles Fry: 10th from the right on second row standing David Pepper: 5th from right on second row standing Regards Anthony Costobadie (C’53) Dear Sirs I have just read the excellent October 2011 edition of The Arch My only concer n is the number of references to and photographs of A E Bishop (P’72) In the light of the above my I suggest either or both of the following alter natives: 1 The Arch is re titled “The Bish”
2 There is a dedicated page of “Bishop branded” products key fobs, bus pass holders, denture fixant paste, stair lifts etc On reflection perhaps point 2 is not such a good idea as the prospect of a Christmas CD (The Arch October 2010) entitled “Bishop by Candlelight” is frankly terrifying!!
Dear Editor
Recently looking through my past records I was pleased to find the attached photographs reminding me of my stay in Latham House at Repton in 1948 I thought it might be a good idea to let you have sight of those years We were two Germans to be secreted to come to the UK to lear n the college system I was secreted to visit Botham College (York) and followed by a term at Repton My favourable impression formed my lifestyle My affinity with the British School University system created an Anglophile lifestyle (in fact I joined BEA for my employment for over 25 years) My last visit to Repton was my attendance at the annual Gaudy in 1998 In fact I came together with my contemporary, Martin Wright, a contact which still exists I could not attend the German reunion and hoping the next meeting will allow me to visit “old friends” Meanwhile I wish Repton for the future “Life” May Repton flourish!
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When my Mum died five years ago it was up to me to clear her house and do all the things that come with the death of a parent What I wasn’t prepared for was, coming across in the attic, a seemingly innocuous attaché case which upon opening contained all my school reports, blue books, O and A level exam papers and many other embarrassing testimonies to my lacklustre attempt at scaling the greasy pole of academe, not only whilst I was at Repton but also at my prep school The ignominy! However one of the more pleasant discoveries from this little case of horrors was a photograph of a play, The Guinea Pig, that The Mitre put on in 1964 I remember that everyone greatly enjoyed the production and certainly the actors couldn’t wait for rehearsals The reason? Three lasses from the village played the female parts! From left to right the dramatis personæ are; Thomas Holme, Janet ?, W illiam Everard, Henry Fletcher, Margaret Whirledge, Simon Chilton, Judith Melen, Gavin Brown, Michael Rushton, Andrew Pringle and Roger Marshall Sadly W illiam, Gavin and Andrew are no longer with us Kind regards Yours sincerely Mike Rushton (M’61) Dear Editor I was amused to see the letter from my brother, Tony Houghton L'51, in the latest edition of The Arch I was no good at the 3 Cs either, and I had a strangely similar experience in the Corps one Field Day We were lying in ambush maintaining complete silence for obvious reasons Now I am an atheist, and tend to pooh pooh the very idea of ghosts All the same, I reckon a super natural hand pulled the trigger of my rifle, causing a bang loud enough to awaken the dead, or the approaching enemy at any rate The Sergeant who delivered the resultant rocket threatened me with three defaulters, although he obviously didn't know what a defaulter was, and equally obviously only just managed to keep a straight face!
Eberhard Leu (L’48)
Dear Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed the photos of The Mitre (website OR Galleries) in the early ’60s To fill in a couple of blanks, the fourth member of the Livingstone/Martin/Robertson triumvirate is Simon Chilton whilst the fifth member of the Mitre Spares is Richard Picton
Happy days Hector Houghton (L'54) Dear Editors I have three large, very fine antique prints with views of Repton School These are sepia etchings made directly from the copper plates in 1890, each signed in pencil by the artist and by the etcher (The artist was F B Barrand, who also painted the famous picture of a dog listening to a phonograph which was used as its emblem by His Master’s Voice) One scene is of The Arch, showing boys and masters and The Priory beyond Another is of boys in leisure time strolling across the Water Meadow with Prior Overton’s Tower, the Hall and St Wystan’s spire The third is a cricket match on the Paddock with a backdrop of the school and St Wystan’s spire The pictures are in their original handsome oak frames and measure 31 ½ x 25 ½ inches If anyone is interested and would like to see them please contact me on 01283 702384 Roger Juneau (Retired English Teacher, Foremarke Hall)
(32) Dear Sirs I enjoyed Tony Houghton’s (L’51) reminisces about the Bren gun which encouraged me to share my unfortunate experience with probably the same gun!
The day was a scorcher and as we ran enthusiastically, without rehearsal, to attack the pavilion, my trusty weapon fell apart and lay in sad bits strewn over a distance of about 300 metres So ignominy, no glorious firing, was the reward for a long run in full battledress Sgt Major Lowe sympathetically (not) suggested I re trace my route and retrieve the bits and re assemble (not noted for his humour was the good Sgt Major) so I took at least 3 jour neys to pick up the bits to sympathetic and embarrassed applause all in 90 degrees My reward apart from much mocking was 3 weeks in the San with severe dehydration where I discovered the joys of W imbledon and PG Wodehouse, Yours Geoffrey Staves (P’60) Dear Editor
New House 1951: Back Row: ? ? Slesinger, N Cawdry, Pronger,?,Ridgway,Lambert,?,?,Bar nes,Browning, Richardson, Walker, Tur ner, Firth, Pyne
Middle Row: Bristol, Callard, Herring, Edge, M Cawdry, ?, Thomas ?,?,? Beresford, Pronger, Browning, Hall, ?,?,?
Seated: Booth,Porter, ?,?, Greenhalgh, Mrs Maynard, H A M , Applebee, ?, Mr Weadon, Pyne, Pepper, ?, Lloyd Firth, Front Row:?,?,?,?,?,?,? Sowdon I do hope this is helpful and that, with others, we may get everybody eventually Robin Fegan (N’49)
New House 1952: Back Row: Fegan, ?, Slesenger, Tur ner, M Cawdry, ?, Thomas, ?,?,?, Beresford, Ridgway, ?, Siddal, Walker, Parker, Richardson, ?, Metcalfe
As a memorial to their eldest son, Arthur Mackern Hopkins (P’10), his parents had a dining table, chairs and sideboards carved with people and scenes from the First World War
Here is a list of the faces for whom I can remember the names from the two pictures
Seated: Pepper, ?,?, Waddell, Mrs Maynard, H A M , Rowe, Goodwin, Mr Weadon, Weir, Roebuck, Applebee, Greenhalgh
Mr brother and I were very sorry to read in the October edition 2011 that J. R. Bridgford (H’40) had died The Bridgfords were an old Repton family They were there in the Hall in my time, and Father was there just prior to the First World War Jimmy was a good games player as was Philip a year ahead of me both being in the cricket and soccer X1 s They were a very nice family In the photograph Jimmy is sitting front row, 2nd from the end on the right Philip, second row top, eleven from left No 3 hadn’t arrived at this time Tony Wesson (H’43)
As part of the military display orchestrated to (impress?) the polite assembled throng of dignitaries, parents, friends for Speech Day 1963 (I think) our platoon was detailed to attack the pavilion, which made a welcome and glamorous change from attacking numerous defenceless bushes adjacent to the School grounds I was pleased to be entrusted to carry and fire the Bren gun I should add I was not Repton CCF’s prize cadet, but how difficult could running full tilt with the trusty Bren Gun be? Especially with the reward of firing some blank rounds at an unsuspecting pavilion!
When my family downsized the fur niture was presented to the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, where it is apparently much appreciated and respected, travelling with them if they are posted away from home Regards Geraldine Wimble (Niece) Dear Editors
Second Row:M Cawdery/?/Parker/Fegan/Beresford/Thomas/Booth/Siddal/Lloyd/Porter, ?, ?,?,?,?,Edge,?, Greenhalgh
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NEW HOUSE 1951 and 1952 ARCH No.319
Front: Sowdon, ?,?, Herring, Hall, ?,?
Front Row on chairs: ?, ?, Porter, ?, ?, ?, Mrs Maynard, H A M ?, ?, Weedon, ?, ?, ?, Lloyd Front Row standing: Holtby, Tur ner, John Tur ner, Hall, Richards, Gresham, Sowdon Richard Wenger (N’53)
Ted Greenhalgh is immediately on Mrs Maynard’s right I played football with him for the Liverpool Ramblers when I joined up with them in late 1995 for about three seasons I may be able to give a bit more info if you can give the roll call I always enjoy reading the Arch but sadly less and less of it refers to my generation for the simple reason that anno domino is catching up with us Best wishes Derek T Turner (N’51)
Dear Editors, My attempt at identification of New House 1951. I suspect that it would be a harder task if given current photographs
Third Row: Metcalfe N, ?, Fegan, Beresford, ?, Booth, Walrond, ?, J N Porter, Ffinch, ?, Camp, Walker, Weir, Edge, Higginson
Dear Sirs I was interested to see the photo for New House 1952 on page 15 of the recent Arch (Oct 2011)
From Left to Right, Rear Row: ?, ?, Slesenger, Cawdry, Pronger, ?, ?, Lambert, ?, ?, ?, ?, Richardson, Walker, J Tur ner, ?, Pyne
Front: J B Hall, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,?, ?,?, ?,?, Scott, M D Porter, Alexander, Sowdon Alan Herring (N’51)
Dear Editors My best effort! I look forward to seeing how many we get between us New 1951 Left to Right: Back Row: ?,?,?,?,C D Pronger, Ridgwat, N G Lambert, P Bone ?, J Bar nes, Bamford, Richardson,?, Tur ner, J Firth, W H M Pyne Middle Row:?,?,?,? Beresford, ?, J S Booth, ?, G Lloyd, J N Porter, M R M Ffinch, ?,?,?,?,?,? Front row: ?, Badminton?, Cormack, Waddell, ?, Mrs H A Maynard, H A Maynard, E E Rowe, Godwin, Mr Wheadon, R S Weir, Rosebuck, M M Applebee, E E Greenhalgh Seated: ?, S W Allen?, Hetherington ?, Scott, D Porter, ? Jonathan Firth (N’48)
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Second Row: Stevens, Badminton, Cormack, Waddell, Mr Black Roberts, Mrs Maynard, Col Maynard, Rowe, Goodwin, Mr D Weedon, R S Weir, Roebuck, Applebee, Greenhalgh, Firth
Middle Row: Eddie McLean, Callard, Herring, Stan Edge, Cawdry, Fletcher, ? Porteus, Walrond, Hewetson, Beresford, Pronger, ?, Effy Scott, Higginson, Weir, Porter
Dear Sirs Here are my efforts at recognition of the 1952 New House photo Back Row: Left to Right: Simon Bar nes, Slesenger, Blundell Tur ner, Nick Cawdry, Camp, ?, Bones, Lambert, Jeremy Bour ne, ?,?,? Parker, Richardson, Marsden, ?
(33) Dear Editor I was interested in the photograph of New House [1952] in the early fifties although a bit shocked to realise that we are in the ‘does anyone recognise them’ stage of life I enclose a list with a little uncertainty about one or two I hope, and no doubt, that you will receive many letters from other members of those years who have total recall New House 1952 Back Row: Fagan, Simon Bar nes, David Slesenger, John Blundell Tur ner, Cawdry, Camp, ?, Peter Bones, Lambert, Jeremy Bar nes, Ridgeway, ?, Michael Walker, ? Arthur Richardson, John Marsden, Joe Metcalf Middle Row: Eddie McLean, David Callard, Herring, Simon Edge, ?, Robin Fletcher, Thomas, Michael Porteus, Waldron, Hewtison, Mike Beresford, Pronger, Browing, Fred Scott, Higginson, Robert Weir, Michael Porter Seated: ?, Porter?, Stephens?, McDonald, Edward Greenhalgh, Col & Mrs H A Maynard, Michael Applebee, John Badminton, D Weedon, Bill Pyne, ?, Michael Ffinch, ?, Firth On the Ground: Stanley, Holtby, Tur ner, ?, John Hall, Richards, Sam Gresham, Sowden W ith best wishes Robin Fletcher (N’51) Dear Sir, I append a few names from the New House ’51 and ’52 photographs from The Arch No 319 I can recognise but not name many more I am Cawdry N G I (Nick) and am in the top row, 4th from left in ’51 and top row 5th from left in ’52 My cousin Cawdry C M (Michael) is on the left end of the row beneath in ’51 and 5th from that end in ’52 Slesinger is next to me, on my right in ’51 and 2 away from my right shoulder in ’52 Arthur Richardson is in the top row, 5th from right in ’51, the top row 3rd from right in ’52 Robin Fegan is 4th from left, second row down in ’51, the next year left end of top row Beresford, the athlete 5th left below my left shoulder in ‘51 Yours sincerely Dr. N.G.I.Cawdry ( N’49)
I was in New House 1951 55 and recognised quite a few of the faces and if you could let me have a roll call of the incumbents of the house for that summer I may be able to help identify a few It was amusing to have difficulty in actually recognising my own picture which I think is 3rd from left on front row Ian Richards is 3rd from right on front row He was an old childhood friend with whom we still keep in touch on an annual basis!
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