THE ARCH O L D R E P T O N I A N N E W S L E T T E R May 2013 Issue Nº 322
Cathy Twigg (Staff) John Hutton (H’59) Kenneth Rose (O’59)
I am delighted and proud to have become Chairman of the Old Reptonian Society My predecessor, James Ross (H’68), has been a great supporter, and I too hope to attend as many events as possible My father was in Brook House during the 1940s, my brother and I nearly thirty years later, and my three daughters more recently were in the Abbey Thus Repton has played an important part in our family, as it has for so many others over the generations It has been fascinating to see first hand how the School has evolved and, although it is now a thoroughly forward thinking establishment with facilities second to none, the best traditions and attitudes prevail as they always have done I have been particularly impressed by the friendly and respectful relations between pupils and staff, which surely is one of the main reasons for continued excellence in numerous fields However, just as important as high achievement, are the unfailing politeness and all round good manners, which, when added to a sense of fun, loyalty and understated style, seem to be the hallmark of Reptonians everywhere I write this having recently attended this year’s Drinks in the City, which was another superb occasion at which 190 ORs from many generations were present We certainly know how to enjoy ourselves and I hope that as many of the year groups as possible will come to the Gaudy this summer, as well as supporting the Branches of the Society at their various events If you have not visited Repton for some time, or simply have lost touch with old friends, then please do seriously consider making contact I recently renewed acquaintances with two exact contemporaries, which was not only very enjoyable but also seemed to tur n back the years remarkably easily! I’m just sorry that it took nearly 40 years to do so and with OR connections on Facebook, Linked in and Twitter, as well as via the OR Society and its Branches, I think that it is now easier than ever to stay in touch I certainly look forward to seeing many of you during my time as Chairman Nick Smith (2) OFFICERS OF THE OLD REPTONIAN SOCIETY 2013
Hamer J E Boot (School
Martin G Grayshon (Cross Mike Keep (Orchard
nors’ Representative:
Secretary:
1989) Fives
Vice President: Robert A Holroyd (Headmaster)
1964) Law Society
2013
Nick Smith (B’69)
Sarah R E Taylor (Field 1998) Louise Trayhur n (Garden 1996)
Sarah E Fear ns (Field 2001)
Appointed 2009
1972) Golf Society
Appointed 2008
Appointed 2011 J
Treasurer: John S Wallis (Latham 1971) Gover Robert M Kirkland (Orchard 1959) Nigel Kew (Staff) Jan Cobb (Staff)
1997) Appointed 2013
Edward T Sloans (Priory
1963) Lancs & Cheshire Sanjiv
1995) Football Club
Thomas R Pepper (Hall
Marketing & Development Director Erratum: In the October 2012 issue of The Arch it was stated that
Appointed 2007
Staff) Life Member Ex Officio Members
1969) Pilgrims
John F R Hird ( Priory
Elected Committee Members
The Old Reptonian Society The Hall, Repton School Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH Tel. 01283 559320
Francis W S Russell (Orchard
1961) Yorkshire
1960) Masonic Lodge
Anthony E Bishop (Priory
John F M Walker (Hall 1946 and ex
Nicholas P Le Poidevin (Cross
Assistant Secretary:
presented Mike Stones retirement gift to him It was Richard Hutton (H’56) who made the presentation The editors would like to offer apologies to all concer ned Front Cover: ‘Dance’ Matthew Lane Sanderson’s steel and copper sculpture of a girl and boy dancing, funded by
1949) Midlands
1969 & Staff) Hockey Club
Nick R S Smith (Brook 1969) M Guy Levesley (Hall 1975)
1985) Tennis Club
Simon D Armstrong (Cross Basu (Orchard
Email: jcobb@repton.org.uk / or@repton.org.uk Website: www.orsociety.com School website: www.repton.org.uk Editorial Team: Nigel Kew & Jan Cobb
DEADLINE for articles for the next edition (October 2013) is August 31st 2013
Chairman: Nick R S Smith (Brook 1969)
CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY
President: Ian R Payne (Latham 1955)
Appointed 2013
Richard C E Lowther (Brook
Dominant in my recollections of my five years at Repton are the events arranged to mark four hundred years since the foundation of the school in 1557 and a highlight was the visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth to the school on 28th March 1957 I was fortunate to be among the 56 boys, representative of various year groups and houses in the school, and to be present at a special lunch in The Hall I still have the menu, featuring Roast Norfolk Turkey and stuffing but, in keeping with the austere era, only one green vegetable Celebrations occurred later in the year in July and I recall taking part in a torchlight display of club swinging on The Square, for which we had rehearsed interminably Those events did lead to At the beginning of the academic year I had the great honour to take over as Secretary of the Old Reptonian Society, and thus with it the daunting challenge of filling the very considerable shoes of Mike Stones, who had worked so assiduously and with such distinction for the Society for 11 years and for the school for over 30 His valete from The Reptonian is printed below By way of brief introduction to those who do not know me, I joined the Moder n Languages Department at the start of the Michaelmas Term 1987 After three years as Resident Tutor in The Hall, in 1996 I became Housemaster of New House, a position I held for 11 years In 2008 I left Repton UK to set up the boarding at Repton Dubai and then retur ned two years later Thus my association with the school amounts to some 26 years thus far! I will endeavour to serve the Society to the very best of my ability and look forward to meeting more and more ORs as the terms pass
SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY - Nigel Kew
(3) some disruption of O level exams and papers specific to Repton were set in some subjects to avoid clashes of dates I am convinced that my failure in Divinity was down to the examiners setting questions on the book of Jeremiah rather than the set book for which I had prepared Those of us who arrived at Repton in the 1950s were living in surroundings largely unchanged from the inter war years The increase in pupil numbers since the war encouraged the Gover nors to mark the approaching anniversary by planning to establish new facilities beyond the Arch The Queen opened this new precinct during her visit and some two years later, in my final year, we were able to enjoy the new 400 Hall, a new chemistry block and workshops
In his speech during those celebrations, the President of the OR Society and legendary cricketer, author and schoolmaster, Harry Altham (O’1902), said that “in some queer way buildings absorb and give back some of the human current that moves around them That current is generated by the character and vitality of the young whose heritage they are“ All of us who have passed under The Arch in our daily lives at Repton have a shared understanding of those values which are important in life and it is possible that the physical surroundings do play a part in contributing to the continuity in approach amongst successive generations of Reptonians I feel that this is recognisable from my experience of meeting many Reptonians of all ages through my indulgence in playing in and watching OR sport
This renewal of Sir John Port’s original benefaction was the theme of the appeal made to friends of the school in 1957 and, in the same spirit, the present generation of Gover nors have marked 450 years by initiating the significant Science Priory project, funded in part with contributions from supporters of the school It is now well advanced and I urge all those who can to visit Repton and sense this latest addition to the school’s infrastructure Repton is flourishing long may that continue Ian Payne
PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY 2013 Ian Payne (L’55)
My year as your President has already derived considerable impetus from the 200 strong ‘gate’ at The East India Club at the end of February for Drinks in the City, and the evening was given enormous momentum by a rousing address on the healthy state of Repton, both in Derbyshire and Dubai, by the Headmaster He mentioned warmth as an important characteristic of Reptonians and I should like to express my appreciation for the waves of warmth which have swept in my direction since news of my pending election to this position first began to circulate It was understandable that these messages of support would be coloured by surprise that I should be succeeding such a very distinguished line of former Presidents and I sense that those influential characters who gather in The Undercroft to determine these matters must have been impressed by the large number of touchlines, boundaries and fairways which I have trodden over more than 50 years in support of Repton teams May I emphasise how honoured I am to be your President, and I look forward to meeting Reptonians across the country in the months to come
Chris Adams (Derbyshire, Sussex and England now manager of Surrey CCC) played for Repton, as did one Brian Lara (Warwickshire and West Indies, and holder of highest runs scorer in first class (501*) and test match (400*) cricket) who played for Fatima College, Trinidad I am glad to report that Repton beat Fatima by 53 runs After giving up the coaching of the 1st XI, Mike coached the Under 15A XI, taking two teams to the final of the Lord’s Taver ners’ Trophy and one team to the semi final of the ECB 20/20 competition He has also run the Repton Indoor Cricket League, the Donald Carr Prep School Tour nament, organized Easter coaching courses for 25 years, and taken other cricket tours to Holland, Jamaica and Cape Town, to name but a few In his time away from organized sport, Mike completed the Parker 100 for 21 consecutive years, and ran in the 1985 London Marathon, raising money for Cancer Relief in memory of Chris Parker He has also taken part in Mus Soc for over 20 years, played double bass in the Junior Orchestra and, since 2001, has been the Old Reptonian Secretary, responsible for the organization of OR events such as the annual Gaudy, Dinner, Drinks in the City and producing The Arch magazine Mike has also tur ned his talents to the stage in his later years who can possibly forget his silky dancing style in Take That’s ‘Relight My Fire’ in the last two Pedants productions? In all of his activities, but especially in The Priory, he has been magnificently supported by his wife, Clair, who has been a great servant of the village school in Repton for many years Their three children were all educated at Repton Peter (Latham), Michael (Orchard) and Charlotte (Field) It is now time, however, to say “au revoir” to Mike, Clair and the children, as Mike starts a well ear ned retirement He leaves with present and past Reptonians’ thanks for his friendship, dedication and consummate professionalism No more will pupils speak ‘French like tykes’ more’s the pity! PNB
VALETE Mike Stones (4)
SCHOOL CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2013
MAY 2013 4 Boys’ 1st XI (11 30 am start) v Oundle 5 The Organ Half Hour, incorporating the Organ Competition, 11 00 am Boys’ 1st XI HMC T20 Cricket v Trent College Nottingham High School and Leicester GS away at Trent College 7 Boys’ 1st XI v MCC, 11 30 am Girls’ 1st, v Rugby 8 Subscription Concert Society AGM, 6 30 pm followed by House Music Individual Award Final, Music School, 7 30 pm 9 Repton Strings Day with The Carducci Quartet Music School, 9 30 am 5 00 pm
There was also a happy comradeship amongst the boys in the House, which was noticeable to a certain ex member of the House who used to cadge lunch on a Tuesday Fairness in play and the determination to do one’s best were also evident in Mike’s coaching of sport He helped to coach the football 1st XI with James McLaren and Noel Bennett, and has
also coached other football teams at different age levels during his Repton career It will, however, be for cricket that Mike is most remembered on the sporting front: he was Master i/c from 1983 to 1998, the first eight years of which he ran the 1st XI, before his appointment as Housemaster meant that his role became more administrative In his former years as Master i/c, he organized two tours of Barbados, the latter of which was to take part in the 1987 Sir Gary Sobers Inter national Schools Festival
11 Boys’ 1st XI v Shrewsbury, 11 30 am Girls’ 1st VI v Oakham School 18 Boys’ 1st XI v Uppingham, 11 30 am Girls’ 1st VI, v Uppingham School, 12 20 pm 19 Prep Schools’ Tennis Tour nament 24 Half Term begins, 4 30 pm I first met Mike Stones at Birmingham University in 1974; we played two years of cricket together at university and, on our way back from playing a rain affected UAU match at Nottingham University, we made a detour to see Repton and its lovely cricket ground In 1975, Mike went to teach at Pocklington School in North Yorkshire, but we kept in touch when I was still at university, and also when I moved to Repton in 1977 We went on a cricket tour to Barbados with the Cambridge Authentics in 1978/9, where a mixture of facing quick bowling, sun, and rum on the “Jolly Roger” cruise cemented our friendship It was therefore no surprise when Mike telephoned me to talk about a Moder n Languages vacancy at Repton He came for interview and was duly appointed by David Jewell (then Headmaster), to start in January 1982 Since then, in a career spanning thirty years, he has been a dedicated schoolmaster, turning his hand to many different aspects of School life On the academic side, he has taught French, with some lower school German in his earlier years For one term, he was acting head of MFL, when Chris Lloyd was away on a sabbatical; in this, and in all of his teaching, Mike has shown a meticulous professional approach, which has enabled his charges to gain their best possible examination grades On the pastoral side, Mike was a tutor in three different Houses The Mitre (when it was a boys’ House), The Abbey and The Garden but he will most be remembered with affection by many boys as Housemaster of The Priory between 1990 and 2001 He maintained the ethos of the House, that of being fiercely competitive, but always playing in the right spirit It was no surprise to see the dining hall bedecked with silver trophies in those years
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James Basnett (O’83) is the first British Airways pilot to train on the new A380 Matthew Dewis (L’05), has been named as South Derbyshire’s Sports Person of the Year The triathlete finished 19th in the 2011 Sprint World Championships in China and 22nd in the Philadelphia Olympic Triathlon in the USA Blair Dunlop (S’05) won the Horizon Award at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Susie Gilbert (F’02), Jo Leigh (G’09), Shona McCallin (A’08), Georgie Twigg (F’03) and Ellie Watton (M’05) have all been selected for the GB ladies hockey training squad for the 2016 Olympic games Thus, of a squad of 30, five came from the same school, a remarkable statistic Arjon Drayton Chana (S’10) and T im Whiteman, current Head of Politics, have been selected to train with the men’s team Charles Forrington (L’60) is retiring from his job as Operations Director at Marleton Cross (MxGroup) Ltd Major Benjamin Ingham (M’87) and Major Mark Brett (H’86) spent two years working together as fellow Battery Commanders within 12 Regiment Royal Artillery located at Thor ney Island in Hampshire They commanded sub units equipped with the High Velocity Missile air defence weapon system and served together between 2008 2010, spending time in both Afghanistan and Iraq On completion of their respective assignments they then found themselves reunited once again in Afghanistan at the end of 2011 where Major Ingham was working within the Multi National Headquarters and Major Brett was working within a Regional Headquarters in the South East of the Country During his time as a Battery Commander Major Ingham spent 3 months conducting Ceremonial Duties in London conducting guarding at Buckingham Palace, of London
OLD REPTONIAN NEWS OR DRINKS IN THE CITY MIDLANDS
The 2013 AGM and Annual Dinner will be held on November 16th at Repton School
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Julian Turner (C’91) is in the process of arranging a Drinks In The City event at the Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham The date has yet to be confirmed, but should be sometime in September 2013 As soon as more information is available it will be posted on the website and an e mail sent out
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(6) 8 Future Events 9 Election of Officers and Hon ORs 10 Any other business 11 Date of next AGM 4 President’s Report 5 Chairman’s Report 6 Secretary’s Report 7 Treasurer’s Report 1 Welcome and Apologies 2 Approval of the minutes of the last AGM held on November 17th 2012 3 Matters Arising from the last minutes
AGM AND ANNUAL DINNER
The cost of the ticket is £41 per person, which includes pre dinner drinks and a three course meal with wine and port The Annual General Meeting will start at 6 00pm in The High Chamber If you are bringing your wife or partner they will be more than welcome to relax in the Undercroft whilst the meeting is in progress
The Old Reptonian Committee have decided to implement a lower price for tickets to OR events for any ORs who have left the School within the last ten years Therefore the cost of the tickets for the Annual Dinner will be £43, with a reduction to £33 for those who left the school in 2003 or later If you would like a group of your contemporaries to join you at any of these events and you need any help with contact details, please do not hesitate to call the OR office on 01283 559320 or email jcobb@repton org uk
FORTHCOMING OR EVENTS 2013 CONTINUED
OLD REPTONIAN NEWS CONTINUED Edward Oakden (L’73), retur ned to lead Sectors Group after 4 years as the UK’s Ambassador in the UAE, one of the UK’s highest growth markets His previous career has concentrated on the Middle East, defence and security, including being the UK’s Ambassador for Counter Terrorism in the aftermath of 9/11; and he served as Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Norther n Ireland in John Major’s Gover nment
George Rainsford (M’96) has been appearing as ‘Jimmy’ in the BBC 1 production of Call The Midwife Mike Watson (P’04) is a member of the boy band United His first single, Stay Young, was released on April 1st www theunitedofficial com J R H (Dick) Whittington (M’67) has rejoined the mining frater nity as CEO and President of Norther n Vertex, a junior exploration company that has an exciting “development” project the Moss gold project in Arizona Tim Wilkinson (C’75) has been appointed Partner in inter national communications company Bell Pottinger Brook House pupils 1974 1989 If you were in Brook House during1974 1989 Richard and Sue Mary Grew would love to hear any news of your life since then Please write to them at: 5 Priory Gardens, Spetisbury, Blandford, DT11 9DS They have just celebrated their Golden Wedding, and Richard celebrated his 80th birthday in October 2012 OR Cricketers Jon Batty (L’90) retired from Gloucestershire Cricket Club at the end of the 2012 season where he had moved to a couple of years ago after many years at Surrey previously Paul Borrington (S’04), Tom Poynton (S’06) and Ross Whiteley (N’05) were in Barbados on the pre season tour with Derbyshire Cricket Club As well as playing for England in the Hong Kong Sixes Whiteley attended the Darren Lehman Cricket Academy in Australia in the winter and Poynton was one of six players travelling to Sri Lanka for pre season coaching Chris Adams (P’86) is team Director of Surrey CCC having played for Derbyshire, Sussex and England prior to taking up this appointment with Surrey (7)
Simon King (O’69) is arranging a Military Vehicle Rally at Thoresby Hall, North Nottinghamshire on June 8th If anyone would like to join him, please contact Simon on simon king@talktalk net Will Hughes (N’08) (England) and Johnny Gorman (C’09) (Norther n Ireland) both came on as substitutes within five minutes of each other in the U21 football international between the two countries in November 2012
Robert Kirkland (O’59) and current Gover nor has been appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire Jo Leigh (G’09) and Ellie Watton (M’05) were selected in the England women’s squad for the Investec Challenge taking place in Cape Town, South Africa This was their first taste of senior inter national hockey Repton was very well represented in the Great Britain team at the Australian Youth Olympics in January Shona McCallin (A’08) and Jo Leigh (G’09) won Bronze medals and Arjan Drayton Chana (S’10) and Will Byas (S’08) won Silver medals Frank Marsh (C’55) has been appointed Chairman of the Army Benevolent Fund in Powys The fund supports young and old soldiers and their families for their lifetime and has been in existence since 1946 Frank is the last national service subalter n in the Royal Horse Artillery (D Battery 3rd Regiment RHA) He was originally in the 289 Para Lt Regt Royal Horse Artillery (and received his first cipher from Lord Mountbatten in Whitehall) He has also recently written a book covering his service, from the sales of which the royalties will be given to the ABF Ben Milward (O’05) has passed out from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, at the Britannia Royal Naval College
Sam Cook (S’00) married Celeidh Morrison on September 8th 2012 at Epping Upland The reception was at Down Hall County House Hotel in Hertfordshire ORs in attendance were: Archie Village (S’00), Nick Gardner (O’00), Samantha Finn (G’00), Jack Kay (S’00), Rosie Gardner (A’00), Peter Blood (H’52) (Sam’s Uncle), James Blood (H’48) (Sam’s Grandfather), Emmy Whittle (M’03), Ire Hassan Odukale (L’03), Georgina Higham (M’03), Thomas Whiteley ( S’00). (8)
BIRTHS Lee Bilson (L’04) to Megan Wilton Morgan (M’04) on December 9th 2012 Stuart Cawley (P’82) to Candela Yrazabal Gonzalez from Cordoba (Argentina) on October 15th, 2012 Nick Every (N’95) to Fanny Malika Roche on New Years Eve 2012 Rebecca Smith (A’93) to Mark Brookes in October 2012 Tim Smith (N’96) to Tania Gordon, their marriage will take place in St Ann’s Church, London on July 12th 2013 Ailsa Rose Woodhouse (A’06) to Andrew Philip Pearson They are to marry at Repton Chapel on 14th April 2014 Sue Huskisson and Rev Adam Watkinson (Staff) are engaged to be married at St Mary’s Church, Whalley, Lancashire on Tuesday 22 October 2013
David Dews (H’80) and Amy a daughter Freya on May 18th 2012 Sister to Theo and granddaughter of Rodney Dews (B’51) Edward Every (N’88) and Sosennah a son Simon Frederick Tesfaye on 11th April 2012, a brother for Isobel Jonathan Every (N’91) and Adele a son Charles Vincent Henry on 11th January 2012, a brother for Eleanor Fiona Harold (A’93) (née Harding), and Tom, a daughter Florence Elizabeth on October 4th 2012 Jennie Hulett (A’93) (née Cox) and Russell a son Alistair James in December 2012, brother for Bethan
ENGAGEMENTS
MARRIAGES
Harry Newbould (C’89) to Sarah Emmerson on April 14th 2012 at St Augustine’s Church in Kirkby in Cleveland ORs in attendance were: L to R R James O’Gram (N’89), Luke Bristow (C’89), Michael Newbould (C’54), James Olsen (C’89), Charles Thorp (N’89). Nikki Harding (A’97) married Harry W igram on October 6th 2012 at St Michael & All Angels Church, Poulton, Gloucestershire ORs in attendance were, from top row left to right Guy Leavesley (H’75), Tom Chambers (N’90), James Soar (C’96), Daniel Major (P’97), Chris Cavey (P’96), Frank Ellis (C’97), Tom Henry (O’97), Ben Cavey (P’92) Bottom from left to right: Heidi Myles (F’97), Georgie White (A’95), Clare Chambers (née Harding) (A’95), Sarah Jones (née Harding) (A’91), Lauren Horsey (née Dudley) (A’97). (9)
MARRIAGES CONTINUED Russ Elliott (M’93) married Kellie Marie Thomas from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The wedding took place on Oct 6th 2012 in Charleston, South Carolina ORs in attendance Paul Elliott (M’90) (best man); Edward Foster (M’93) (groomsman); Jonathon Kofler (N’93); Greg Hill (H’89) and Jamie Parkinson (N’93).
BROOK Christopher John Drouet (B’44) on October 11th 2012
ABBEY Nicola J Roose (A’79) in February 2013
LATHAM John Patrick Burrough Hecks (L’48) on February 9th 2013
Richard James Mudford (P’61) on May 5th 2012
James Andrew Shires (M’47) on January 26th 2013 His son writes: My father always spoke fondly of his time at Repton and attended OR events, especially the golf The OR tie was often a feature when he was out and about and now at rest he will be wearing a pair of OR socks
Paddy was a Theatre Director and playwright who became a campaigner for disabled people His brother Thorold (H’53) says “it would be fair to say that Patrick’s love of the theatre was kindled at Repton”
FORMER STAFF
DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS
OBITUARY - ROBIN H BURLEIGH (H’55)
My brother and I were bor n in Yeovil in Somerset in 1938 and 1941 and our early family life started in an old farmhouse in East Chinnock not far from Yeovil Being three years older than Rob, I remember it as a very happy time despite what was going on in the bigger world about which we knew nothing, but the war must have been a worry for our parents We moved to Bamford in the Peak District near Sheffield when our father left Westland Helicopters in Yeovil to join Thos Firth and John Brown (Steelmakers) in Sheffield in 1946
His brothers write: Whilst he was at Repton, as well as studying German and French, he was a keen trumpet player in the Repton School Jazz Orchestra and was even invited to play in NYJO under Johnny Dankworth, featuring in the first disc the National Youth Jazz Orchestra ever made
Rob loved golf and was proud to be a member of the R&A He was also a member of Royal St Georges at Sandwich and Huntercoombe and prior to that at The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield and The Royal West Norfolk at Brancaster, along with a number of Golf Societies, all of which he enjoyed This year the ORGS celebrates 50 years since our victory in the Halford Hewitt in 1963 when Rob and I were in the team A story about our Team Reunion in April is noted further on in this issue Nine of us were there of the Team and I know Rob was really looking forward to it Rob played top with T im Sale and won four of his six games on the way to the final We beat Aldenham, Oundle, Wellington, Malvern, Uppingham and beat Fettes in the final What a week full of happy memories and a few beers!
R H Dunt (1969 1987) on March 30th 2013 (10)
John C G Williams (M’46) on March 20th 2013
Douglas W Y (Bill) Lane (L’37) on September 10th 2012
David D Warwick (M’37) on November 13th 2012
When we moved to Sheffield in 1951 we joined Lindrick as juniors but we never lost touch with our routes at Bamford These were very happy days but very competitive Rob followed me to the Dragon School in Oxford and then to Repton where he became Head of the Hall and Head Boy in his last year His Housemaster was Scotty Cheshire and the Headman was ‘TLT’ What great people they were, from whom we both learned a great deal
David Walter Rennie Chiesman (B’45) on March 14th 2013
HALL John Philip Cox (H’67) on December 25th 2012 in Saarbrücken
ORCHARD Derek Rowland Scorer (O’27) on October 4th 2012
Geoffrey Vardon Churton (H’27) on February 15th 2013
Robert Ian Harker (H’40) on February 23rd 2013
Patrick W B Masefield (Paddy) (H’56) on July 13th 2012
NEW Brian Hilary Isaacson (N’37) on June 26th 2012
Timothy J Richardson (H’67) on November 15th 2012 in Houston, Texas
Geoffrey Morson (N’36) on September 9th 2012 His son writes: While serving in Northern France in 1944 he received the Militar y Cross for his leadership and courage while leading his platoon
Stephen Brian Webb Jones (C’55) on April 12th 2013
Kenneth A J Dickson (1980 1992) on December 7th 2012
During our school holidays from 1947 onwards we learned our golf from Harry Walker who was the Pro at Sickelholme GC
MITRE Martin Badger (M’57) on September 24th 2012
On leaving Repton, Rob went up to Trinity College Oxford where he obtained a Law Degree but probably more importantly than this was his ‘Golf Blue’ and this opened up many doors to him and his future life in Law He played in the Varsity Match at Birkdale in 1963
Edward Blake Dolton (M’38) on February 13th 2013
CROSS J R L Cooke (C’48) in January 2013
Edwin Arthur Crane (H’32) on September 26th 2012
Victor Whitworth (M’33) on September 21st 2012
PRIORY Paul Brian Carter (P’35) on September 28th 2012 Paul and his twin Peter were born and raised in Orchard House In 2011 they made a nostalgic journey to Repton to visit the grave of their brother who is buried in the churchyard (The Arch issue 319)
John F Stanier (H’41) on July 15th 2012
Hotel at Eastbour ne, dressing for dinner and a four of bridge afterwards He played his best cricket during the war for a strong battalion side that contained the Yorkshire and England batsman Maurice Leyland The side was run by the battalion CO Alan Hilder, a distinguished Lancing Rover who many older Pilgrims will remember My father recalled that there was a particularly important match scheduled for a Sunday and on the following day my father had to sit an examination on petrol My father asked to be excused playing in the match on account of the need for revision to be told by Hilder: “Of course it’s a matter for you but you should know that I am marking the petrol exam and if you don’t play you’ll fail it!”
His full and active working life towards the end would have been much easier for him had he had all the communication technology that we have today At least in retirement he was able to enjoy both his children, Emma and Ed, and time in their lovely house in the South of France
At an age of 71 Rob died on 16 December 2012 after a fight against cancer His humour, kindness and advice will be missed by us and all those who knew him Bill Burleigh (H’51) with help from son James (L’79) My father Arthur Crane died on 26th September 2012 aged 94 as the last edition of the Arch was going to press He entered Brook House in the spring term of 1932 and left at the end of the summer term in 1937 He enjoyed a successful career at Repton being Head of House and the opening bowler and dependable lower order batsman in the 1937 Cricket Xl captained by Frank Fisher (C’33) He was one of the last of the Brook House ORs of the era of the legendry and controversial H J Snape Snape was a fiercely loyal Housemaster (to his boys that is) and must have been a headmaster’s nightmare My father recalls attending the Housemaster’s study to collect forty blue Snape “who’s it for?” EAC “Mr So and So Sir”; Snape “The man’s no gentleman you can’t have it!”
Rob played in the Hewitt in the years 1963 to 1976, playing a total of 26 games of which he won 10 halved three and lost 13 Work played a very important part of his life He trained as an ‘in house’ solicitor for W ilkinson Sword in Sheffield and for reasons best known to himself became a Sheffield Wednesday supporter for the rest of his life, to the extent of having OWL as part of his car number plate In 1968 he left Sheffield to join a London Law Firm Clifford Turner which later became Clifford Chance He joined their Corporate Department and became involved in young entrepreneurial clients of the time and, through his hard work, common sense and humour which impressed not only the clients but the partners, he was made a partner in the Corporate section in 1971
After leaving the army he qualified as a solicitor in 1948 and practised in Ashby de la Zouch During a long and distinguished legal career he was president of the Leicestershire Law Society in 1971 He was member of the OR Lodge and served on the School Bursary Committee for a number of years He retained a deep affection for the School and attended Subscription Concerts, Gaudies and OR and Pilgrim Dinners right to the end Following his death The Ashby T imes recorded “Arthur Crane was a man of intellect and stature who made a considerable contribution to the life of the local community He served as County Councillor for Ashby de la Zouch from 1977 to 1985 being Chair of the Social Services Committee from 1981 to 1985 He held senior positions at Staunton Harold and Newlands Cheshire Homes, the Leicestershire Area Health Authority, the Leicester Trustee Savings Bank, Coalville Permanent Building Society and in freemasonry He was also President of the Ashby de la Zouch Rotary Club, President of the Ashby Hastings Cricket Club and an active member of the Ashby de la Zouch Twinning Association (a founder member), Ashby de la Zouch Probus Club, Toc H and many other local groups and societies He will be remembered for his kindness, wisdom and unfailing good humour
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The story goes that when Snape (who taught history) was introduced by the Headmaster to a distinguished new member of staff appointed to be Head of Department he retorted to them both “you can expect no co operation from me!” When Snape was finally eased out he didn’t go quietly, as he wrote to all of the parents of the boys libellously suggesting that his successor wasn’t a gentleman and that they should consider removing their boys from the school My father always said that Repton was a most civilised place which he particularly appreciated in his last year when after Oxbridge he spent two terms untroubled by exams He said that he was treated like an adult and responded (in his words) by lear ning how to study History was his passion and I remember him showing me the precise alcove in the library overlooking the Garth where he acquired a broad knowledge in his favourite subject On a lighter note he was an extra in the MGM version of “Goodbye Mr Chips” in 1939 In the autumn of 1937 he went up to Clare College Cambridge to read law and continued many Repton friendships in particular with Mike Kennedy (L’32), Guy Willatt (B’31) and Brian Pownall (B’31) who was best man at his wedding in 1943 He was elected a Pilgrim in 1937 and went on those genteel pre war South Coast Tours which involved staying at the Grand OBITUARY - EDWIN ARTHUR CRANE (H’32)
He married Ann in May 1969 and she gave him tremendous support in everything he did both in and outside his work In 1972 they moved to Amsterdam to start up a connection with a Dutch Firm Thanks to Rob’s humour and Ann’s charm, the connection was successful and differences were eliminated and the office grew from strength to strength, as did their Dutch friendship They returned to London and were then sent out to Riyadh to do the same in 1976 Once back in London, he resumed his previous work in Corporate Law and eventually finished up as Senior Partner of the Corporate Financial Group up to his early retirement in 1997 98
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He was a very keen local historian and as well as collaborating with Kenneth Hillier in Ashby museum publications including a history of the French prisoners of war in Ashby during the Napoleonic War he wrote and published “The Kirkland Papers” a narrative and commentary of the diaries and journals of three generations of Doctors Kirkland who practised in the town in the 18th and 19th centuries and featured hitherto unpublished information concerning the celebrated trial of Earl Ferrers in 1760
The previous year Harvey had been awarded an Open Major Scholarship in Music at St John’s, Cambridge, the first in the School for a considerable time As he prepared to leave for university he received advice and support from one of the most significant figures in British music In 1955 Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears had given a subscription concert at the School and during their visit Harvey had the opportunity to chat with the composer The two kept in touch, and later in 1957 Britten introduced Harvey to Erwin Stein, a pupil of Schoenberg, from whom he was able to lear n much about musical structure At St John’s his work on polyphony was supplemented with his private studies with Stein and with Hans Keller, which gave him a good grounding in the rich legacy of the Viennese tradition Leaving Cambridge he undertook a PhD on music and inspiration at Glasgow University, and after teaching at a girls’ school he was appointed a lecturer in music at Southampton University in 1964 He spent 13 years there, focussing on composers such as Messiaen, Britten, and Stockhausen The latter he met in Darmstadt in 1966, a visit that was to have a profound effect on the future direction of his music Harvey’s reputation as one of the most progressive composers was sealed by works such as the Inner Light trilogy, and Mortuos plango, vivos voco a piece that showed his fascination with electronic music, in part fostered by his work with Pierre Boulez in Paris Spirituality and inner enlightenment were at the heart of Harvey’s compositions whether informed by the metaphysical thinking of Steiner, traditional Christianity, or Buddhist teachings, he found the combination of electronic techniques and instrumentation to be the best means of expressing this yearning He once said that the purpose of music was to “reveal the nature of suffering and to heal ”
Arthur Crane was a Lay reader of the Church of England serving at St Helens Ashby and St Peters Swepstone ” J M Crane (B’67) CRANE (H’32)
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From the late 1970s he was a lecturer at the University of Sussex, and although he retired in 1993 he continued to visit the department, as well as teaching regularly at Stanford University Despite the onset of motor neurone disease he worked until the end His last major work, the oratorio Weltethos, inspired by the shared spiritual heritage of humanity and founded on texts from six world religions, premiered in 2011, and due to his increasing frailty Harvey listened to it via the inter net His final opera, Wagner Dream, will receive its British stage premiere in Cardiff this summer PJS (School Archivist)
OBITUARY EDWIN ARTHUR
Picture taken from The Guardian Mykel Nicolaou / Rex Features Jonathan Harvey, one of the most innovative and challenging composers of the late twentieth century, died in December 2012, aged 73 His formative years were spent as a chorister at the choir school of St Michael’s College, Tenbury, where his duties included singing two services daily in the chapel He would later recall the significance of hearing the organist improvising after a service: “I used to love his improvisations because I found them more moder n just a hint of chaos than anything we ever encountered in our singing And in this particular improvisation there was a moment of great epiphany and I knew that I would always be a composer ” It was evident from his first term at Repton that the School had in its ranks an outstanding musician, and his accomplished cello playing soon won him accolades W ith the encouragement of the inspirational Director of Music, Mervyn W illiams, by 1955 he was combining virtuoso performances with his first sustained period of composition His piano trio was played at an end of term concert, and the Reptonian foretold great success for Harvey, remarking that it was a lyrical piece of remarkable musical integrity considering the relative inexperience of the composer Further works were premiered over the next two years, with varying degrees of success At a concert in the Parish Church in March 1957, Harvey played his own composition, a V ioloncello Solo Psalm Prelude, and the report of this performance in the School magazine suggests that it was perhaps a little too avant garde for his audience, who, we are told, “found it difficult to appreciate the musical and harmonic gymnastics accomplished by this talented musician ” His final year at Repton was his busiest as well as preparing for examinations and being secretary of the Philosophical Society, he performed in concerts both at School and with the National Youth Orchestra, and under his expert leadership it was no great surprise that New House came away with the House Orchestra Cup In a very successful collaboration with ORs Arnold Cooke (N’21) and Norman Demuth (C’13) he wrote the incidental music for the 400th anniversary play “A Masque of Schollers” which was performed to great acclaim at the visit of Her Majesty the Queen and also on several other occasions during the celebrations of 1957
Memories of Jonathan by ORs I was in Latham 1954/9 and for two years ran the photographic society I still have all my negatives The society ran portrait sessions In 1958 Jonathan was one of the sitters This is a photograph I took then If you listen to the 1957 recording of "The Masque of Scholars’ for which he wrote much of the music, you will hear his pizzicato cello playing The photographs below show the other sort of music at Repton at this time
John P Smith (L’54) OBITUARY JONATHAN HARVEY (N’53) CONTINUED
I was a near contemporary of Jonathan Harvey at Repton, he having entered the school in 1952, a year earlier than myself We shared a love of choral music and were both in the chapel choir for our five years; two years as trebles, one year as altos (where both of us benefited from the resonant, brio tones of perpetually brown suited Tom Kent, violin teacher of distinction (1947 1972) and habitué imbiber at The Boot) and two years as tenors Jonathan was a marvellous sight reader of unerring accuracy I made it my business to place myself next to him in the choir seating so as to aspire to his standards He was unfailingly helpful, thumping out the tenor line in the hymns and psalms and the various Te Deum and Magnificat settings Handel’s Messiah, the Matthew Passion, Mozart’s and Faurès Requiem and other works were a very fond memory of the musical life of Repton under the inspirational guidance of Director of Music Mervyn W illiams (1940 1964) Jonathan’s contribution was always immense Mervyn told me after Jonathan had left that he was the finest instrumentalist in all his years at Repton and very high things could be expected of him, given that he had expressed his ambition to pursue a career in music So it tur ned out to be Sam Swerling (B’53)
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OBITUARY RICHARD STEVENS (M’34)
Richard Stevens was bor n in Croydon on 9th October 1920 and the family lived in Purley Surrey His father Dennis Bridges Stevens was an OR (P’10) and a Chartered Accountant While at Repton he won the 1937 Junior Hurdles, was a House Prefect and during the summer holidays of 1938 stayed behind with many of his fellow pupils to be an extra in the filming of “Goodbye Mr Chips“ I have not spotted him in the film, but the photos show they all had great fun dressing up in top hats He left Repton in December 1938 to attend Exeter College Oxford to study Law, but before then went on a memorable voyage as deck hand to Buenos Aires on a coaler, the SS Kingsbury He went up to Oxford in the autumn of 1939, but after a year of study, and with the war underway, he volunteered for military service He went to an Officer Cadet Training Unit in Colchester and North Wales and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant into the Essex Regiment After a few months he volunteered for RAF aircrew and was accepted, but he was directed to join the Glider Pilot Regiment which he did Notwithstanding a couple of blots on his log book during training for flying too low in a T iger Moth and pranging a Hotspur, he received his wings and was graded “above average” He was promoted to Lieutenant in June 1942
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This obituary is long overdue, but better late than never Sometimes delaying can yield benefits as happened in my father’s case
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OBITUARY RICHARD
J G Richardson (H’47) contributes the following memories: Repton has been connected historically with Lawn Tennis from the pre war days of Bunny Austin The advent of Douglas Argyle to the staff in 1947 enabled this tradition to be maintained after the war Indeed, it was Douglas who put Repton back on the schools’ ‘tennis map’ at that time we reached the final of The Youll Cup in 1949 (beating Eton on the way, much to their chagrin!) losing to KCS W imbledon forming a sound foundation for the exploits of the years to come
(14) In his active military service he was first involved in the invasion of Sicily in July 1943 He flew a US WACO glider with an American co pilot Regrettably the glider was cast off early by the tug plane and they ditched in the sea with some loss of life Next he was involved in the Normandy Landings flying troops and equipment in a Horsa as part of the 6th Airbor ne Division In September 1944 he took part in Operation Market Garden again flying a Horsa glider to Arnhem as part of the 1st Airborne Division Unfortunately, as history relates, the drop in Ar nhem was a disaster and Richard, after receiving a shrapnel wound to his leg, was taken prisoner, ending the war as POW Nº 01679 in Oflag 79
Before being demobilised he volunteered for film duty again, and retur ned to Ar nhem to take part in the filming of “Theirs is the Glory“ (1946), directed by Brian Desmund Hurst The film recreates the story of the Battle for Ar nhem He appears in at least two scenes in the final version In one he is depicted receiving medical attention after being wounded After his death I received the above copy of a still from this scene and recently the owner of the copyright, ITV Studios, Global Entertainment, has kindly agreed to its reproduction in The Arch for no fee Thanks to Allan Smith for bringing the still to my attention and to Giuseppe Petruccelli of ITV for granting permission After the War he married Mary Evans in London in 1948 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant He worked in the oil industry for CFP, the Oil Consortium in Teheran, and Sun Oil He lived in Gerrards Cross until his death on March 24th 2010 Mary pre deceased him in 2008 He is survived by his children Anne, Paul and Caroline, six grandchildren and one great grandchild Paul Stevens (P’66) STEVENS (M’34)
J F M Walker (H’46) writes: Douglas Argyle, who has died aged 95, was assistant chaplain at Repton from 1947 until 1959 He was educated at Marlborough from where he went to St John’s College Cambridge in 1936 to read Geography From 1939 to 1941 he studied theology at Ridley Hall and was ordained in 1941 in Derby Cathedral His first appointment was to Somercotes, a mining parish in Derbyshire, but by 1943 he was serving as an army chaplain in the Middle East Douglas was a natural and exceptional sportsman At Marlborough he starred on the rugby field but the story goes that when he got to Cambridge he managed to do a university trial for both soccer and rugby on the same day At Cambridge he won Blues for soccer, hockey and tennis and among other achievements, he played tennis at W imbledon in 1947 and 48, hockey for Derbyshire and football for Nottingham Forest At Repton he was a junior form master , which in those days meant that he taught a variety of subjects, and a benign and patient one As Assistant Chaplain, Douglas had his critics among the Staff for lack of academic reference in his Chapel sermons; but they were straightforward and biblical, with simple illustrations pitched at the right level for his hearers His sporting interests gave him a natural and easy point of pastoral contact with boys; and most importantly he stood out as a man of faith, prayer and integrity
OBITUARY THE REVEREND D C ARGYLE (Staff 1947 59)
In 1951 he married Marjorie Nash who was Housekeeper at The Hall and they set up home in The Pastures until in 1959 he was appointed Chaplain of Gresham’s School in Norfolk He left there in 1974 to become Priest in charge of Eastleach and Southrop in Gloucestershire where he spent eight contented and rewarding years before his final retirement Douglas always retained happy memories of Repton and was a regular and welcome attender at Gaudies into his nineties, usually with his second wife Joan (Marjorie had died in 1982) He made a valuable contribution to the school by his work in chapel and with his expert coaching of games, particularly tennis and hockey, and above all he was a man who was held in real affection by both masters and boys
At that time there were three of us Arthur Trinder (C’45), Tony Lewis (L’46), when not playing cricket, and myself who were automatically accepted into the British Junior Championships so he had a useful nucleus on which to build Douglas, himself a W imbledon player, was always game for a tussle with any of us on the Repton courts, something which I feel sure many Reptonians enjoyed in succeeding years I, for one, lear ned a great deal about the game from such encounters! Over those years we got to know Douglas very well He was still a bachelor at that time and he was one of those delightful people who had an endearing ability to lay himself open to ‘ridicule’ a ‘fall guy’ To this day I don’t think he ever really knew whether we, the boys or his colleagues, were pulling his leg! Certainly, some mutual Old Reptonian tennis friends frequently took advantage!! He could be said to have been naive, but in reality it was humility and a sincere trust in his friends Douglas was a very fine games player, but one would never have known this from his exceptionally modest demeanour No mention of those happy days would be complete without mention of his “motor vehicle” (a banger is too polite a word!) a battered Ford Prefect and his lack of prowess as a driver! Indeed, he was not a great driver and we boys, needless to say, did nothing to help, but we travelled many miles without mishap in a memorable and happy atmosphere!
Former Staff 1961 1996
For one OR, at least, he contributed greatly towards five very happy years at Repton W illiam Bryant died in Woodbridge, Suffolk on 6th November, 2012 He was 94 After leaving Cambridge with a First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics, he was called up almost immediately into the Royal Artillery with whom he served for the whole of the Second World War His mathematical ability was put to use in the complex calculations needed to enable artillery to achieve maximum accuracy work for which he was mentioned in despatches Initially, the units in which he served had to fall back through Greece and Crete until a stand was made at El Alamein After that he saw service in Sicily, Normandy and the Low Countries ; ultimately his unit was instrumental in creating a bridgehead on the Rhine It is characteristic of W illiam’s modesty that he never spoke much of this period of his life, although it had a great impact upon him W illiam arrived in Repton in 1948 after a short spell at Clifton and immediately threw himself into many aspects of the life of the School He was multi talented, showing commitment and enthusiasm in games, the C C F , the orchestra and drama, as well as being a valuable member of a strong maths department After some years as a bachelor in the Old Mitre, he met and married Pauline with whom he eventually had three sons and a daughter When Dick Sale left The Priory for Oswestry, W illiam and Pauline were appointed there in 1962 His sense of fair ness and decency, allied to an intolerance of small mindedness, underpinned his housemastership, in which he was determined that every boy, at whatever level, should be valued and make the most of his talents, with no undue weight being given to any one skill, particularly in games This is not to say that he was not a fierce partisan for The Priory but a Priory OR recently recounted that, after a Priory win using dubious tactics, such was W illiam’s sense of fair play that he addressed the House and told them that such a win was worthless because of the way in which it had been achieved
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OBITUARY - C W BRYANT (Staff 1948-78)
On reaching Repton’s retirement age in 1978, he and Pauline moved to Suffolk where he joined the Maths Department at Woodbridge School As had been the case in Repton, they threw themselves into school and local life and it was clear from the large attendance and the eulogies at the post funeral service that they had made a huge impact there, too W illiam spent his last years in a nursing home in Woodbridge after a stroke, supported by Pauline as she had throughout their long, happy marriage He remained cheerful to the end, sustained by his strong Christian faith WB Downing
Stephen Harrap (P’71) recalls; After his war service the majority of W illiam’s teaching career was at Repton School, where he taught mathematics and for fifteen years was the Housemaster of The Priory W illiam exercised his influence as Housemaster in many ways He took the majority of meals with the boys in the house, always eating breakfast and lunch with us, except on Sundays At different meals he would rotate his seat amongst the various tables so that he got to speak informally to all the boys in the house on a regular basis Lunch was generally followed up with a short talk during which he dealt with matters of importance Nearly every evening either he or other masters who had been appointed House Tutors would circulate during prep time speaking to us in our studies and then later more informally in the dormitories to take the pulse of the house and admonish or encourage, whichever was appropriate
Apart from his role as Housemaster, W illiam showed himself to be a very proud husband and father a pride and warmth he maintained to the very end of his life He was a convivial and amusing colleague particularly after his second gin who loved parties and dancing both in Repton and beyond
J F M Walker (H’46) writes: In November 1953 George Lowe came to Repton with Edmund Hillary to lecture to the school about the successful first ascent of Mount Everest earlier in the year In 1958 he retur ned on his own to talk about Sir V ivian Fuchs’ Trans Antarctic Expedition, which made the first successful overland crossing of Antarctica via the south Pole Legend has it that during dinner after the lecture he was asked by the headmaster, Lynam Thomas ever on the look out for men of talent and character to join the Repton staff True or not, in September 1959 he did indeed arrive to take over the General Side, a Sixth Form course designed for boys with limited A level ambitions Over the next four years he proved himself to be a skilful, imaginative and inspiring teacher as well as contributing to many other aspects of school life, most notably photography, rock climbing and any form of adventurous training, as well as becoming a cheerful friend to his colleagues, even joining with equanimity and humour in the rather esoteric and, it has to be said, at times juvenile goings on in the Old Mitre which in those days was not divided into independent flats so that the bachelor masters led a more communal life He was given leave of absence in the Michaelmas term of 1962 to go on a Commonwealth expedition to the Himalayas While at Repton he married Susan, a daughter of Sir John Hunt, and in 1963 they left to go to a boys’ school in Santiago where he was to become rector for his last eight years On retur ning to England in the 1970s he became a schools inspector This is not the place to list his achievements as an outstanding mountaineer and explorer, but Repton benefited greatly by having a man with such an inter national reputation on the staff; I am sure he enjoyed his time at Repton and it is certain that boys who came under his influence will always treasure the experience
He tried very hard to make us better boys who lived according to good values When I first arrived at Repton The Priory liked to see itself as ‘the sporting house’ and this emphasis on games and athletic achievement could at times lead to excessive heartiness To an extent which could be alienating to the other houses, the Priory boys took pride in it being the house to beat in the various games competitions Whilst recognising the importance of sport as a means to bind the House, W illiam never saw athletic prowess as an end in itself, but as a vehicle to develop character I remember an incident when a house team had prevailed in an inter house competition in an unsporting manner W illiam, discounting the win, firmly told us that evening that if we were unable to compete and behave towards other competitors in the right way, then any sporting victory was worthless and the trophies were fit only for ditching into the nearby river Trent It was a fitting conclusion to his career as a Housemaster that in his last term in the role, The Priory topped the inter house academic league table a clear indication that under his influence the interests and the skills of the boys in the house had widened beyond the playing field W illiam always placed great emphasis on the importance of the development of the moral character of the boys in the house An important route for this was the weekly house chapel service This was sometimes for the whole house, and other times on an informal basis with smaller numbers attending Boys were encouraged to participate in and lead the informal services, using them as occasions to speak about matters of faith In an unobtrusive way W illiam helped them to develop their Christian life, drawing on the moral depth typical of so many of his generation formed from the experience of war He could also be a very funny man self deprecatingly joking about himself during the quadrennial staff musical review
My dominant memory of W illiam as a Housemaster is of his fundamental decency and how he tried to impart this to the house
OBITUARY W G LOWE, OBE, CNZM. (Staff 1959 1963)
George Lowe died on March 21st He is survived by his second wife Mary and the three sons of his first marriage
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Robert Bond (P’68), who was Head of House during my time in The Priory and had then gone on to chair the Old Reptonion Society for many years, told me that his memories of W illiam were of “his cello playing in the House Band and his love of hockey W illiam seemed ster n but was genuinely kind and caring and had a great sense of humour especially after a gin or two! He epitomised the sort of Mr Chips you expected at Repton ”
OBITUARY C W BRYANT (Staff 1948 78) CONTINUED
When I was at Repton, the ‘stigs’ were the younger, uncool boys Describing someone as being ‘stiggy’ was generally a bit of a put down If I had to summarise W illiam’s influence as a Housemaster, it would be that he nurtured the ‘stigs’, doing his bit to make sure that they matured and developed into confident and capable young men who at the conclusion of their time at Repton could go forth in the world and fulfil their potential
OBITUARY MICHAEL JAMES NOTLEY (Staff 1966 1972)
Such was the cold that this unasked question hovered in the air: are the East Anglian ORs the hardiest of a hardy breed?
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The words of Christopher Logue indicate something of his gifts in both roles Come to the edge, We might fall Come to the edge It’s too high! COME TO THE EDGE! And they came, and he pushed, And they flew Neil Gamble, (Repton staff 1967 1981)
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Michael James Notley 1941 2012 Mike Notley was appointed to Repton School in 1966, after two years at Huntington GS, specialising in History up to A level He taught most year groups with great flair, conscientiousness and skill for the next six years He was a talented games player, having won an Oxford Football Blue as a speedy and skillful winger for his college, St Edmund Hall He also played for his beloved Lincolnshire home town club, Bour ne FC He was, not surprisingly, quickly recruited as a tutor at highly games orientated Brook House by Scottie Cheshire, and he showed great pastoral interest in the development of all the boys in his care After three years he succeeded Scottie as master i/c of the 1st X1, having served an apprenticeship by running very good U16 teams He was a successful and highly motivational coach, encouraging all his sides always to play with pace, skill and attacking flair Initially, Mike lived as a bachelor in the Old Mitre, before marrying Josie and setting up house in a school flat in the High Street In 1972 he was appointed as Head of History at City of Leicester Boys Grammar School where he also ran the football outstandingly, nurturing the talents of, among others, Gary Lineker In 1983 he moved to Judgemeadow School as Deputy Head where he was much respected and highly effective He and his son, Mark, regularly attended Filbert Street, as dedicated Leicester City supporters, and were also keen on cricket, making pilgrimages to Grace Road where Leicestershire, at the time, were a highly successful county side Mike was ordained in 1987, and made a big contribution at Oadby Church while continuing to teach In 1996 he took up a full time ministry looking after several parishes in rural Lincolnshire His switch of vocation was not entirely surprising as he had displayed an unshakeable faith at Repton He had been a strong supporter of the school’s Christian life and a very regular chapel goer Mike sometimes came across as highly extrovert but, under neath an outgoing façade he was a reflective, thoughtful, very caring, and high principled individual In fact he was a rather private person, totally committed to his wife and two children, Mark and Clare, of whose Oxford success and subsequent careers, he was justifiably very proud He also doted on his six grandchildren, effectively inoculating them with his love of sport! Latterly, he fought his illness with great stoicism and fortitude, keeping his condition very much to himself and his close family Mike Notley was a powerful character with deeply held view, and he had a capacity to inspire those of all ages with whom he came into contact, as a schoolmaster and a man of the church
Saint Enodoc to be precise, in an area once populated by the late T L Thomas, former Headmaster, and by the late Frank Fisher, once Housemaster of the Hall
The purpose of the lunch was to meet old friends and fellow East Anglians, to blend the generations, and just have fun All these objectives were amply achieved thanks in large part to John Richardson’s painstaking planning Sadly, on the day, he was unwell and unable to come He was much missed His place was admirably taken by Felicity, who took her husband’s role at short notice and expertly made last moment adjustments, shuffling names and rapidly tweaking seating plans Happily I can now report that John is already very much better We hope to be able to meet again in similar style before long Christopher Barnett (H’49) Braced by a fierce and icy wind blowing straight off the Urals a party of 33 sat down at this most successful lunch at the Wentworth Hotel, Aldeburgh, on Wednesday 20th March
The idea behind this occasion was John Richardson’s (H’47) JR was helped by Tony Bailey (N’46) acting as our treasurer, and by Jan Cobb at the OR office who did much behind the scene work contributing invaluable administrative know how We were predominantly East Anglians, but were delighted to be joined by the Headmaster, Robert Holroyd, Robert Kirkland (O’59) Chairman of the Repton Foundation, Edward Wilkinson (C’46), a former Foundation Chairman, and John Walker (H’46) who has at one time or another run just about everything JW had travelled all the way from the wild west, EAST ANGLIAN LUNCH
It was a pleasure to see the wide range of ORs who attended, the oldest having started at the school in 1934, the youngest some 70 years later, and from the convivial atmosphere all evening it seemed that the occasion was much enjoyed It would thus be lovely to see even more of you there this year NJK
Saturday, November 17th, was the date of the annual OR Dinner in Repton Following on from the AGM, just under 100 ORs and guests gathered in the Library for a Reception before moving across to Pears School for the Dinner itself The outgoing President, Mr Charles Fry, and the Headmaster made speeches, and in addition a presentation was made to James Ross to mark the end of his outstandingly successful period as Chairman of the Society
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This year’s Drinks in the City event took place on Tuesday, February 26th, and what a splendid occasion it tur ned out to be Following the unanimous approval of the venue twelve months ago, we retur ned to the East India Club in St James’ Square and again it proved ideally suited It is great to be able to report that the record numbers seen last year were considerably surpassed, as around 190 ORs and guests filled the elegant function room It was especially pleasing to see the spread of ages, from octogenarians to very recent leavers (19)
As well as the opportunity to catch up with each other, ORs were also able to reminisce with the seven staff who were able to escape the village for the after noon, Jeremy Bour non (Director of Art), Melissa Blain (Modern Languages and Careers), Russell Embery (Head of Classics), Jon Hill (English), Kim McCallum (Moder n Languages), John Plowright (History) and Nigel Kew (Moder n Languages and OR Secretary) It was also a pleasure to see the Headmaster and his wife in attendance As ever, the occasion was masterminded superbly by Jan Cobb (OR Assistant Secretary) and Cathy Twigg (Marketing and Development Director) There was a terrific buzz in the room, as everyone really seemed to be enjoying the opportunities the occasion presented Let us hope we might be able to break the 200 barrier next year! NJK
OR EVENTS DRINKS IN THE CITY
The aim of going one better and winning the Arthur Dunn Cup this year was short lived as the ORs crashed out in the first round to an impressive Highgate side There was greater success in the London Old Boys Cup and Junior League Cup, reaching the quarter finals in each competition before being knocked out by quality outfits in the form of Queen Mary College and Charterhouse 3rds, respectively
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The highlight of the season saw the team run out 5 0 winners over the ‘big boys’ of the league, Charterhouse 2nds Individual performances over the season that cannot go unmentioned are Clayton Penny’s (P’97) brilliant 4 goals against Old Haberdashians and, at the other end of the spectrum, William Charlesworth’s (O’01) ten minute cameo which saw him give away a stonewall penalty with a slide tackle that was later than a New House boy retur ning from a Senior Social Penny has been back to his very best and was a clear winner of Player of the Season We must also recognise W illiam Charlesworth’s commitment, driving down from Cheshire each week to don the OR shirt This demonstrates the passion and unity of the squad Another positive is the large pool of players that the ORs have, having used 40 different players this season
The boys are already looking forward to the annual game against the school teams on August 31st It promises to be a fantastic spectacle with an array of talent throughout all teams Any ORs that want to get involved should get in contact with skipper Tim Lambert (P’01) (captain@oldreptonianfc com) who will be organising this, as well as training and pre season fixtures over the summer Also, if you wish to receive match reports and updates throughout the season then again please email T im Nick Samra (N’02) SOCIETY FOOTBALL
BRANCHES OF THE
Repton have won the Halford Hewitt Cup on two occasions since its inception 90 years ago in 1963 and 1986 This year marked the fiftieth anniversary of that first win when, after very mixed fortunes over the previous forty years, the captain Donald Piper (B’21), then in his fifties, made himself non playing Captain and staked all on a youthful team of players They averaged 24 4 years in age, 2 7 in handicap, 6 feet in height and were all bachelors! The odds on them winning have been calculated at several thousands to one On Tuesday 9th April nine of that team plus six guests met for dinner in Kent to celebrate their win The event was superbly organised by the playing captain back in 1963, Tim Sale (C’53), who in his speech made special mention of the two oldest members of the team David Taylor (L’47), who had travelled all the way from Australia and Richard Pepper (H’49), our long serving past secretary and President in Emeritus, in the light of his mobility problems He also mourned the youngest member of the team, Robin Burleigh (H’55), who sadly died a few months earlier and remembered supporters who were no longer with us
W ith the league season approaching its end, the OR footballers are in with an outside chance of promotion from division two, a league that shouldn’t have been as challenging as it has been A victory in the final game against Old Chigwellians will mean that their fate is in the hands of Old Salopians who have two games left Each week the squad has been littered with former first team players and the style of play has been impressive, but not always reflected in the results If promotion is missed then the boys will attribute this to drawing too many games from which they should have got three points; most notably against Old Haberdashians, which ended 4 4 after the ORs lead 3 0 at half time A lack of a regular goal scorers spearheading the attack each week has left the team struggling to score the number of goals they’ve needed to get all three points
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY - GOLF 1963 Halford Hewitt Winning Team Reunion
En route to Royal St Georges (L R) : Doug Campbell (H’71) (2013 team), Keith Andrews (O’66) (2013 Team), Tony Bishop (P’72) (ORGS Hon Sec), Ian Payne (L’55) (OR Society President), Philip Carr (H’72) (2013 Team), Adrian Pepper (H’83) (ORGS Souther n Secretary), Richard Holdsworth (C’92) (2013 team), Tim Sale (C’53) (1963 Captain), John Wood (L’78) (2013 team), David Pepper (H’53) (1963 team), John Fletcher (L’66) (ORGS Captain) hiding, Peter Forster (N’87) (2013 Captain), Richard Hodgkinson (C’92) (2013 team), Richard George (H’57), John Sale (C’50) (1963 team), Tim Piper (B’52) (1963 team), Richard Fry (N’60) (ORGS President), David Taylor (L’47) (1963 team), Martin Priestley (C’81) (2013 team), Mark Anselm (C’86) (2013 team), Geoffrey Horrocks Taylor (L’53) (1963 team), William Burleigh (H’51) (1963 team) and Tim Hampton (O’52) (1963 team) Tony Bishop (P’72)
The Team: Pair 1 Pete Forster (N’87) (Captain) & John Wood (L’78) Pair 2 Keith Andrews (O’66) & Richard Holdsworth (C’92) Pair 3 Martin Preistley (C’81) & James Willson (L’99) Pair 4 Mark Anselm (C’86) & Douglas Campbell (H’71) Pair 5 Richard Hodgkinson (M’81) & Philip Carr (H’72) This year’s team must have found dinner with the 1963 team inspirational This year saw Repton progress to the final 16, beating on the way Berkhamstead on Thursday, Whitgift on Friday and Downside on Saturday mor ning The Downside match was a very tense affair with Repton’s fist pair playing against a former golf professional and Sandy Lyle’s son On Saturday after noon, Epsom were Repton’s undoing for the second year running This year we pushed them a lot harder in the most atrocious weather the Kent coast could throw at us New man in the team Richard Holdsworth (C’92) deserves mention for acquitting himself very well on his debut
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY GOLF CONTINUED (21) W itty speeches were also made by Ian Payne (L’55), President of the OR Society, and Jeremy Lowe, the long serving Malver nian Secretary of the Halford Hewitt Tour nament A good time was had by all, which was followed the next day by golf at Littlestone and dinner with the present team at Royal St George’s Golf Club prior to their first match the following mor ning 2013 Halford Hewitt Match Report
BRANCHES OF THE SOCIETY OR LODGE
(22) Our enthusiasm extends to sport We did briefly contemplate encouraging members to form teams to compete at football and cricket, but finally and perhaps wisely settled for golf instead We are in the process of lining up a match with the OR Golf Team!
In the early New Year we meet at Freemasons’ Hall in London, and this year 31 members and guests dined afterwards at the Farmers’ Club, just off Whitehall This was followed all too quickly by a group of Lodge members attending Drinks in the City at the East India Club As you can see, being a member of the OR Lodge can be quite demanding!
Over the winter months members of the Old Reptonian Lodge have been making full use of their tradition of combining hard work with charitable giving and fine dining September each year provides the opportunity for us to meet at Repton and, by kind permission of the Headmaster, to dine afterwards in Pears School On the recent occasion nearly 40 members and guests, including Nigel Kew, Secretary of the OR Society, enjoyed a drinks reception in the Garth followed by dinner afterwards We hope that some of those attending can be recognised by their contemporaries in the accompanying photographs of the occasion
A number of ORs have been in touch with us about our promised tour of Freemasons’ Hall in London The date has been set for the 29th of June We will be contacting them shortly It is not too late to get in touch with us if you would like to join the tour You can reach our Lodge Membership Officer Mark Norton (M’86) at mark norton@orl org uk or make contact from our website at www orl org uk Mark Norton (M’86)
Having acquired the land from Forte in February 2001, the FA immediately laid the drainage for the pitches It was only due to the burgeoning cost of Wembley that the St George’s Park project was put on ice, but last September St George’s Park was opened amid a fanfare of publicity In the spring of last year, along with Robin Russell, Jim Rosenthal, John Motson and Graham Taylor, Stretton was invited to a pre opening inspection of the facilities, along with David Sheepshanks of the FA who oversaw the project Like everybody else, he is delighted with the result of what had started out as nothing more than an exploratory discussion “I would recommend anybody who has an interest in soccer to pay St George’s a visit, he says, “Like Repton, it’s quite a place I could happily spend five years there! ”
The story of St George’s Park’s birth involves Director of Coaching Howard W ilkinson, whose son became a pupil at Repton It also incorporates 100 acres of prime site, which needed to be within an hour of Wembley, different grades of accommodation for youth to full England sides, outside and indoor pitches, medical and rehabilitation facilities You name it And that was where a Property Director of Forte Hotel Group, Chartered Surveyor, erstwhile Arthur Dunn Cup winner and apparently ageless Arthurian League player Mark Stretton (H’75) came in Says 50 year old Mark; “In the mid 90s Forte had the site as a development project for a hotel and two golf courses similar to The Belfry, but had not gone ahead with the project, probably because it was too close to The Belfry “The land continued to be farmed, with a big question mark over what to do with it, when I was invited to speak to assistant Head of Coaching Robin Russell and Howard W ilkinson, who wanted to know how to go about finding a suitable property for a new National Football Centre, Howard’s vision for the future When I went to the meeting I took with me the plans of Berkley Park, (as Forte called it), to use purely as an example of the type of property or opportunity they should be looking for a golf course, training centre, educational facility or large residential property ”
Mark Stretton is one of many who have played soccer for ‘The Commentators” whose number include the aforementioned Robin Russell over the past 20 years or so Says Stretton; “I got invited to play in the mid Eighties, and numerous other ORs have tur ned out with the likes of John Motson, Alan Parry, Jim Rosenthal, Martin Tyler, Ray Stubbs and David Hamilton, with a wide variety of ex Pros: Sir Trevor Brooking, Pat Rice, Malcolm MacDonald Pat Holland, Glenn Roeder, Peter Kitchen, John Gorman, Andy Gray, Ray Harford, Martin O’Neill, Ian St John, Jeremy Charles, Mick Harford, Joe Kinnear, John Bar nes, Peter W ithe and even rugby’s Sir Clive Woodward to name but a few Some, but by no means all, of the other ORs who have played for the Commentators are: Chris (B’59) and Nick Walford (B’69), Jonathan Eifion Jones (C’70), Graham Blakesley (M’74), John Proctor (H’75), Mark Batey (M’75), Rob Miller (L’76), Jerry Frost (P’76), Mark Smith (O’75) and Des Anderson (P’82) Martyn Beckett (B’64) (23)
The Pride of English Football now sits in palatial splendour about 12 miles from Repton and how appropriate it is that one of the school’s foremost players of recent years played a key role in its siting there
REPTONIANS RECOUNT ST GEORGE’S PARK
The rest, as they say, is history Berkley Park comprised the former Bass family home (now redundant) and a huge amount of farm land Planning consent for a hotel and golf courses was soon to expire, and so a sale to the FA presented a wonderful opportunity of recouping some money “Here,” says Mark, “under our very noses were 300 acres in the centre of the country with pretty good road access There was also a small private airfield adjoining so some potential for the senior England team to fly in and out as well as Birmingham and East Midlands Airports less than an hour away ”
It was suggested to W ilkinson and Russell that for the FA to run a residential facility themselves would be very expensive and it would be under utilised much of the time; thus they should consider linking up with a hotel operator to run the hospitality side, and leave the sports side to the FA Mark recalls a meeting with the Leader of East Staffordshire Borough Council about whether or not they would be supportive of a FA School of Excellence being developed “Not surprisingly,” he says, “ the Council was very keen to have such a prominent facility in their patch I was able to feed this back to the FA, and it was from then that the acquisition by the FA gained momentum ”
When Will Hughes (N’03) trundled in a goal against Watford last September, he became the first Reptonian to score in a competitive match for Derby County in 124 years His predecessor was Benjamin Spilsbury (1839) who, in December 1888, scored against Aston V illa in the inaugural season of the Football League Spilsbury, from Finder n, played in Derby’s friendlies before the 12 original members formed the League and also scored seven FA Cup goals, including hat tricks against Ecclesfield and Owlerton
What is the record transfer fee paid for a Reptonian?
After two appearances as substitute, Hughes started for the first time in the final match of 2011 12, against Peterborough United at Pride Park He was three weeks past his 17th birthday, an age when most Reptonians would be thrilled by selection in the school team It would be an occasion for a walk to the Cloisters, apparently bent on other business, in the hope that someone else would convey good news and eliminate the need for a furtive look at the team sheet
The Derby crowd instantly took to Hughes, recognising his skill
The most significant football figure at Repton in the 20th century was Morgan Maddox Morgan Owen (Staff, 1909 37) He had a dozen caps for Wales, gained while playing for Oxford University or Corinthians, the club that attracted the best of amateur talent, and one of his brothers was also an inter national Morgan was described as “the greatest Corinthian of the Edwardian period” and remained a passionate supporter of the amateur game The brothers once withdrew from a Wales team to meet England in order to tur n out for the Old Salopians in the final of the Arthur Dunn Cup Bill Blaxland (Staff, 1922 58) was also a Corinthian but would, I suspect, be more sympathetic to moder n ways than Morgan Owen, were either here to see them So by then there was the case of Jonny Gorman (L’09), who appeared in full inter nationals for Norther n Ireland while still at Repton He was also attached to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Gerald Mortimer (L’50) covered Derby County football and Derbyshire cricket for the Derby Evening Telegraph from 1970 to 2002 and continues to contribute a weekly column (24)
Hughes’ form brought him an England Under 21 cap as a substitute against Norther n Ireland Only Theo Walcott, now with Arsenal, had been capped at a younger age at this level
He is comfortable on the ball because his control is so good
The placing and weight of it were perfect for Craig Bryson’s run and the cut back should have produced a goal
It was thought that Hughes might play a few more games in 2012 13 Instead, his form in the pre season preparation was so good that he went straight into the team and was involved in Derby’s first 35 matches, only one of them as a substitute, and was often the most talented player on the field until a groin injury interrupted his season
He has a picture of the field in his mind so that, when he wants the ball, he makes angles to ease the next move
REPTONIANS RECOUNT DERBY COUNTY FOOTBALL CLUB
He was an amateur and has a case to be regarded as Derby’s first England player He merits a footnote rather than a place in the list because, when he played against Ireland in 1884 85 and Ireland and Scotland the following season, his main commitment was to Cambridge University That is how he appears in the records, having won football and athletics Blues Spilsbury emigrated to Canada, where he worked as a land agent He died in Vancouver North in 1938 As professionals took over in League and inter national teams, Repton connections became fewer, although C B Fry (C1885), the great all rounder, made one appearance for England as well as captaining his country at cricket So varied were Fry’s talents that when he remarked in a Test match Press box that he was taking an interest in racing, Denzil Bachelor asked: “What as, Charles? Trainer, jockey or horse?”
That and his selection as the Football League’s Young Player of the Month for November brought him to national prominence and fuelled transfer speculation to the extent that Derby followers were relieved to see the January transfer window pass without any movement
Big clubs were already well aware of Hughes Academy and Development team games are scouted, England age group teams are given blanket coverage and scouts were constantly present when he played in the League
He is always easy to identify because of his fair hair but it was his passing that brought ripples of applause
He was clapped when he trotted across to take corners, cheered when he was replaced near the end There was a defining moment in that game Hughes drifted across the face of the penalty area and suddenly played a reverse pass
He is gaining valuable experience in the Championship It is a demanding environment, with many experienced players facing Hughes in crowded midfield areas When Hughes reaches the Premier League, it must be with the right club, one that stresses passing and possession It would be nice if he made it with Derby, where Nigel Clough gave him a chance, but he may have to move in order to make it
The picture is of Ellie May, who is one of the cases referred to in the article I thought this might be useful as she’s one of the children I’ve looked at and it’s one of the most touching stories Here’s a video that explains it a little better It is an interesting, relevant and beautiful story http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=1AY0RFYzsKk Daniel Moxham (P’09) (25)
Since leaving Repton and The Priory in the summer of 2011 I have been studying Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London, where I have teamed up with the University’s Raising and Giving society to fundraise for Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) For those who don’t know, meningitis is a disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord in a variety of ways Symptoms can range from severe headaches to stiffness in muscles in mild cases However, if not caught within 24 hours, the disease often leads to amputations of multiple limbs, loss of senses or even the death of its victims
However, the main event in which I am taking part is undoubtedly climbing Mount Kilimanjaro this September As a member of a 16 strong group of Imperial students I will climb for 5 days through dense jungle, barren mountainside and then a snow capped peak to reach the highest point of Africa! Slightly different to the South Derbyshire countryside I’m used to, but I’ll give it a go If you think you could donate any amount of money to help the battle against meningitis it would be gratefully received Please visit my ‘just giving page’ for further information, and more importantly to donate!
www justgiving com/ Daniel Moxham
The UK’s leading charity for meningitis is The Meningitis Research Foundation This organisation aims to educate and raise awareness for this fatal disease, as well as using the funding raised through people like me to help research, and even supporting those unfortunate enough to be affected by the disease Recent developments with regards to prevention have led to a new vaccine for meningitis B, which can prevent 70% of the most common form of bacterial meningitis, and has been hailed as “the biggest medical breakthrough since the polio vaccine was introduced in the late 1950s” by Steve Dayman, founder of a separate charity, Meningitis UK As an undergraduate Biomedical Engineer, I have studied cases of the disease causing children to lose limbs and then the new types of prosthetics that can aid these patients to live a normal childhood and life beyond Seeing the happiness brought to the children and parents alike has inspired me to make a difference now In my efforts to fundraise for the MRF, I have been organising various events such as supermarket bag packs, student nights out and collecting at tube stations during peak times The events took a tur n from the usual to the bizarre when I posted a question on Facebook asking whether or not a full head shave, to the skin, was a good way to raise money The response, unsurprisingly, was a resounding YES As a result of this, I parted with my hair on Monday the 11th of February and have bared my scalp to the harsh winds and snow
REPTONIANS RECOUNT AFRICAN ADVENTURE
At dawn on August 5th my son and I quietly slipped the Island that was all wrapped up in the Olympic razzmatazz Mo Farah had yet to choke the nation and Usain Bolt was in the throes of moving the world, both had their wild dreams The van eased its way through France drawn to the mountain valley town of Chamonix, the bridgehead for our comparatively modest dream of scaling Europe’s highest peak Freezing rain lashed the vehicle as we eased our way into the Alps Our aim was to climb Mont Blanc [4810m] via the Traverse route, a big ask as both of us were novices at all forms of climbing It would entail ascending an ice face 70m high on Mt Maudit, scene of some 9 deaths weeks before Day one was spent on the Mer de Glace (2000m) getting familiar with heights, spinning about on our spikes, and hanging onto ice walls with our ice axes All great fun marred only by the freezing rain Shocking start for the teenager on day 2, muster at 6 00am but the clear, deep blue sky soon restored his mood We were soon hurtling to the top of the Auguile de Midi [1035m 3842m in 20 mins] in a lift to start the real climbing tuition in the basin around the Cosmiques Hut We needed to be high to acclimatise for the ascent in 2 days time We spent all day on the rock and ice faces, our comfort zones being pushed ever further The freezing environment had a staggering serene beauty which disguised the danger that lurked everywhere in the form of crevasses As the sun pushed higher the wind increased, slicing through us It was a stark reminder of the fine dividing line in the death zone between comfort and pain One’s kit had to be right Day 3 saw us summit the Aguile de Mont Blanc Petit Vert [3512m] a small peak at the top lift station of the Grandes Montets in Argentiere Again this was climbing at altitude and was mandatory for the acclimatisation
Sir Francis Younghusband
Sadly our guide felt that the challenge of the Traverse route was too much for our level of experience She had been greatly unnerved by the deaths and a seventeen year old still had much to do in this world she thought! We were switched to the Gouter route It started with an arduous 7 hour trek/climb from Les Houches, up the ridge line, helped by a series of fixed ropes when one neared the Gouter refuge/hut where we would stay the night Day 4 after the long slow trek we arrived at the Refuge [3817m] in time to recheck kit, eat, sleep and prepare for the 02 00 hrs muster The day closed with a sunset of fiery reds, greens and blues We were definitely in that special place where the Gods reward those that dare to do When that moment comes there is nothing like it Stomach is screwed Toes and fingers fizz Mouth is dry Head buzzes
Safety check drills drum in the head Fingers check and recheck and recheck again Eyes are wide, pupils dilate in the torchlight Voices whisper, the gentle wind teases, asking you whether you are ready, ready in your heart because you are about to tread where most choose not to, and for good reason It is hard The final look deep into each other’s eyes, you search for something you both smile at each other and nod, its okay You are ready for the moment now As soon as that first step is taken, survival mode takes a grip It’s a round trip Getting to the summit is optional, getting down is mandatory Focus Tread every step with care Crampons catch Check the rope Look Concentrate Focus Rope Breathe Focus Rope Breathe
REPTONIANS RECOUNT MONT BLANC SUMMIT ATTEMPT
The British Army define Adventurous training as: Challenging outdoor training for Service personnel in specified adventurous activities that incorporates controlled exposure to risk, in order to develop: leadership; teamwork; physical fitness; moral and physical courage; as well as other personal attributes and skills that are vital to the delivery of Operational Capability In these three days we had covered all the above As a father to work with one’s son in this environment, as an equal, hour after hour, was priceless
Trudging away for hours saw us over the Dome de Gouter [4304m] The wind increased and started to cut into us as the light brightened with the false dawn beckoning All still in good shape, it was to be a beautiful day again After a rapid stop for liquid and a snack we moved on Soon though the altitude started to grind into The Lad’s head A stop for the loo was not in the plan and being sick with a splitting headache set the alarm klaxons going Only 300m from the summit after discussion with the guide we turned back for the refuge Rescue on the ridge was impossible and The Lad is a big one We had to get him down and quickly Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentar y negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime Do nothing in haste, look well to each step, and from the beginning think what may be the end Edward Whymper Unlike Msrs Farah and Bolt we did not achieve a dream but somehow our little jour ney seemed as priceless as a gold medal Go on I say run the rivers, climb the mountains, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness of that lovely, mysterious and awesome space We will retur n John Jamieson Black (C’76) (26)
To those who have struggled with them, the mountains reveal beauties that they will not disclose to those who make no effort That is the reward the mountains give to effort And it is because they have so much to give and give it so lavishly to those who will wrestle with them that men love the mountains and go back to them again and again The mountains reser ve their choice gifts for those who stand upon their summits
Are you the youngest Lady Captain in the country? No, apparently there was a lady who was 28 or 29 when she was Lady Captain Are you the youngest Lady Captain at Branston? Yes, I think I am How do you become Lady Captain of Branston Golf Club? Your name is put forward to the Past Lady Captains of the Club, if they think you would be suitable, you are then asked if you would like to be Lady Vice elect If there are more than 1 name put forward to the past Captains, then they will have a vote on who will be Lady Captain How long are you Lady Captain for? You are Lady V ice captain for 1 year and then become Lady Captain for 1 year When does your office run from? February to February
PROFILE - REBECCA SMITH (A’93)
I’ve settled in well in Austria and things are going fantastically I’m the proud owner of Doug’s Mountain Getaway (a backpackers hotel in the gorgeous Stubai valley, between Innsbruck and the Stubai Glacier) We’ve already got the best rating for any hostel in Austria, have won awards from Hostelbookers com, and an extraordinary number of guests say this is hands down the best place they’ve stayed in We’ve been open since 1st Jan 2012 and soon ear ned a great reputation, and have thankfully been completely booked out every day since March! I based the place on the good bits of every hostel I’ve stayed at in my years of travels, and installed / built everything conceivable to make this place the ultimate bachelor’s pad, including a really dapper hot tub! The British Ski Team booked out the whole chalet for 5 weeks up until mid December, from when I was booked up by party groups and university friends for the winter Then there’s the other side of the business renovations I managed to buy the building for a song, and after the renovations that I did with the money that has come through from the backpacker enterprise, (and with a number of friends who came to stay for months at a time), the building is now worth almost triple! I am currently deciding whether to sell the house in a few years and go bigger, or to keep it and employ trustworthy people to run it in the same style and branch out But mostly it’s about the lifestyle it’s just so much fun in the Alps all we have to do is to make sure the guests have an amazing time, which involves playing volleyball, climbing, hiking, teaching skiing & snowboarding, mountain biking, sledging, going on road trips etc and then organising games, drinking, hot tub & sauna sessions and film nights back at the hostel! Our area of the Alps really has so much going for it I’m constantly finding new activities, sports and events that are walkable from the chalet, and adding them to our ‘Activities Portfolio’ that the guests flick through On that note it would be a great place for small school trips / sports team or suchlike they would really love it here Douglas Fletcher (N’01)
Name: Rebecca Smith Age: 33 Handicap: 11 (10 6) How long have you been playing for? 17 years How did you get into golf? All my family play and I am the youngest so I thought I would join them Did you play at Repton? Yes but only played in a couple of matches I think they were the staff vs the pupils and the ORs vs the pupils Have you always played at Branston Golf Club? Yes
What is involved as Lady Captain? You are the head of the Ladies Section, so you are responsible to solve any issues that may arise or to make improvements of the ladies section if there are any, but most of all to try and enjoy your year and play lots of golf (27)
A Profile of Lady Captain 2013 of Branston Golf Club
REPTONIANS RECOUNT MOUNTAIN GETAWAY
Each year the Captains choose a Club Charity to raise money
and two to his right is his uncle, Peter Scott Russell (O’34) (in sling) On the table opposite David Carr’s table is Guy Willatt (B’31) and possibly two up from him towards top table Dick Sale (M’33) Can you name any of the other guests? Frank Russell (O’69) has sent in this photograph Taken at either the 1947 or the 1948 annual dinner, the menu says "Repton School’ and both versions of the school song are on the back On the table nearest the camera is David Carr (C’37) On the next left table, on the left side of the table furthest to the right with the moustache is Frank’s father James Russell (O’35),
REPTON MEMORIES nnah Skaanild (née Coath) (A’92) s published her first book ‘Cat Wants W ings’ which is the first book of the trilogy, ‘Just a Cat nd That is That’ The books are for young children and follow Cat’s imaginative adventures n the first book Cat borrows wings from a bird and we see him experience freedom and downfalls The books are beautifully illustrated following a colourful seaside theme The book, available through Amazon and other major bookstores or direct from the illustrator (www jdillustration co uk), is also trying to raise £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation www.hannahskaanild.co.uk
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(28) PROFILE REBECCA SMITH (A’93) CONTINUED
What happens during your Captains’ year?
This year our Club Charity is a local charity, ‘The Burton Breast Care Fund’ Currently they are raising funds for a new Faxitron Compression device which will be used in theatre to make sure the entire tumour has been removed Also the funds they raise goes towards treatments for the patients which are not funded by the NHS Do you have to do a Captains’ Challenge? Yes, I will be doing a sponsored walk this September which will be walking 20 miles in 1 day along the North Wales Coast from Porth Colman to Aberdaron
FROM THE ARCHIVE Sent in to the OR office by Mike Crossley (C’75) found amongst his late father’s papers How many memories does this evoke? (29)
A number of Reptonians have joined the school fishing club However, following a very disappointing season the fishermen are not overly convinced there are many fish left They would love to hear any ‘fishy stories’ from ORs TJC
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The boys’ Indoor competition was fiercely competitive and the 1st XI missed out, losing by one to Bromsgrove in the Midlands Semi Final Ben Clague (5P) captained the U16 side that cruised to the Midlands T itle and who beat Ipswich in the National Semi Final before losing narrowly in the National Final to Exeter School
The 1st XI this summer will be led by Nitish Kumar (N), who has recently retur ned from a tour with The Canadian National Team, where he managed his highest first class score of 89 against Kenya The remainder of the team will be drawn from all age groups, and with the top three year groups having enjoyed success lower down the school, competition for places will be high Highlights of the upcoming season will include home fixtures against Oundle, Shrewsbury and Worksop (on Gaudy Day) and in the last week of term a 2 Day game against England Women as they prepare for their own Ashes series in August We also look forward to seeing the retur n of many ORs on Speech Day as we take on Repton Pilgrims, and hope to see many more during the course of the season IMP Head of Cricket and Director of Sport (30)
Despite the climatic challenges of last summer, Repton’s 1st XI played 14 of their scheduled 18 games We hope to see an equal amount this year, with more suitable conditions ideally and a greater balance between bat and ball
The girls’ 1st XI won the Midlands Outdoor T itle, beating Oakham in the Final, for our eleventh consecutive success in the Competition The National Finals were of a high standard and the comfortable group victory against Millfield set up our ninth consecutive National Final In a scrappy game, Olivia Martineau (U6F) scored a brilliant late reverse stick strike to send the game to penalties, but it was sadly not to be
Women’s football is the fastest growing sport in the country and following on from the success of Team GB at London 2012 the number of girls choosing the sport this year has been higher than ever This has been a transitional season for girls’ football, as several established players left the school last year, including our two ISFA midlands representatives Annabel Finch (F’10) and Lucy Setterington (A’07) The emphasis has been on developing our younger players, and I have been delighted with some of the results given that we were up against older and more physical opposition As we compete in the under 18 age group, performances from F Harcus (5A), L Potter (5S), E Bowen West (5G), J Czink (5A), M Hunter (4G) and I Emmett (3M) were particularly encouraging and improved significantly over the course of the season The highlight of the season is always the Uppingham tour nament, and this year we secured a pleasing win against Oakham and a creditable draw with Midlands league champions Welbeck In league fixtures an impressive 4 0 victory over Wellingborough was a particular highlight We now say good bye to three key players in M Ewins (U6G), C Chadwick (U6G) and O Martineau (U6F) who have played an important role in the last two years, but much of the squad will remain in place next year and the signs are very encouraging for the future MRW
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This season has seen unprecedented success for the hockey teams Even before the 1st XI, U16 and U14 boys’ squads competed at the National Hockey Finals at Cannock HC in late April, there were already been five National Finals reached which saw three wins and two runners up positions ear ned At the end of January the girls’ 1st XI and U16 teams won their respective National Indoor Finals The 1st XI played superbly without their injured captain, Lowri McIntosh (U6F), and the U16 team blended together players from B, A and O Block impressively winning their National Final 5 0 against Coopers’ Co & Cobor n School There were numerous impressive individual displays, but Erica Sanders (5G), who also captained England U16 this year, was the star performer
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The riding team has grown in depth and number this year, with pupils from all year groups competing for the school at both dressage and show jumping Early in the year Franny and Molly Beharrell (4A, L6A), Stephanie Lake (U6M) and Laura Bramall (3A) competed in the Derby College show jumping round of the National Schools Equestrian Association competitions The girls rode well and Stephanie was placed in her class
Not content with winning the girls’ U14 National T itle this year, SJC is aiming to match this success with the boys The B block boys have learned quickly and, like the 1st XI, saved their best performances for the Midlands Finals Despite losing in the Midland Final against Bromsgrove, a National play off win against Ipswich School secured their place in the National Finals too Of the ten National School Competitions, we will have been represented at eight in a year, something that will be difficult to better in the future We have a regularly updated Repton Hockey Twitter Account @reptonhockey for anyone wishing to follow our results and progress Martin Jones Director of Hockey @reptonhockey
The Lent Term brought its trials and tribulations with regard to the weather conditions, but the Repton Netball teams enjoyed great success this year, particularly in the junior teams The Under 15A team was undefeated and claimed the title of County Champions early on in the term The U14A, U14B and 4th VII also remained undefeated despite some very stiff opposition at times Finally, the U14As were Regional Champions and went on to qualify for the National finals, which is a wonderful achievement for a school of our type All of our opponents play netball for three terms rather than just one, and so the Repton girls did wonderfully well to give them a run for their money and manage to finish in 7th place overall in the country; particularly impressive when this same set of girls are also the National U14 Hockey champions
Esme Burge (3G) and Amelia Tarrant (3M) have both played several games for the 1st XI this year and are two of the many very promising players in this year’s B Block The U14As won every one of their school fixtures this year on a tough circuit including away trips to Millfield and Dean Close, and won the National Finals without conceding a goal during the day long event Amelia Tarrant scored the winning goal in the National Final against Canford School Not since 1998 have we had all three boys teams at the National Finals and, as they did at Milton Keynes fifteen years ago, all three teams go with a genuine chance of success The 1st XI have had a disappointing season, losing to several local rivals in School Fixtures, but the boys are capable of producing their best performances for competitive games At the Midland Finals, captained by Luke Cosford (U6N), wins against Rugby, Trent and Bromsgrove not only gained some revenge for recent defeats but also ear ned them their fourth successive Midland U18 title The U16 boys won their Midland Finals with ease beating KES Birmingham 2 0 in the Finals Ben Clague (5P) is the driving force in midfield and, whilst goals come from all sources, Alex W inter Cox’s (5O) penalty corners and Dominic Bennett’s (5P) instinctive open play finishes make a big difference in shortened games
The 400 Hall main stage was once again transformed to host an ambitious production performed, co directed, lit and stage managed by pupils from all years: the school play Tartuffe, written by the celebrated French comic playwright, Molière in 1664
Unlike previous and highly successful pilgrimages to Dale Fort in Pembrokeshire, this year’s Upper Sixth Biology field trip, from the 19th to 23rd October 2012, visited a different part of Wales and a different FSC centre Despite our new destination, the trip was just as rewarding, providing vital and relevant hands on experience to the teaching and lear ning of ecology and population biology in our A level course Being able to study the distribution of populations of plants and animals in their native habitats is an invaluable tool to cement the lear ning taking place in theoretical classroom lessons Set in 850 acres of beautiful parkland where 600 deer roam freely, Margam Discovery Centre in South Wales is a state of the art low carbon footprint building designed by The Welsh School of Architects The park boasts an Iron Age hill fort, 12th Century Cistercian Abbey remains, Margam Abbey Church, a Celtic Stones Museum and a beautiful 18th Century Orangery
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In March the dressage team competed in the National Schools Equestrian Association qualifying round at South V iew Equestrian Centre in Cheshire Emily Cruickshanks (4A) and Rebecca W illiams (4M) completed successful tests at Prelim level, receiving many positive comments from the judges, while Laura Bramall (3A) stepped up to Novice level, performing well in a difficult test
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As always the pupils were perfect ambassadors and enjoyable company and the Biology was genuinely first rate; we look forward to our retur n next year SMI
Margam Country Park provided a variety of ecosystems at our doorstep, including woodlands, rivers, grasslands and lakes, and we were only a 10 minute drive from the coastline and stunning sand dunes of Kenfig Nature Reserve where pupils could get their hands wet, literally We carried out far too many investigations and studies to mention here, although a real highlight was freshwater sampling on a beautiful, crisp and autumnal Sunday and joining a select and inspiring group of pupils on their daily mor ning run, catching the grazing deer unaware whilst the sun rose on the horizon The campfire on Saturday evening was also great fun with the homemade ‘twisted’ bread tasting far better than it should have!
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Both the dressage team and the show jumpers will be out again in the Summer term to compete for the school at Beaver Hall and Arena UK competitions
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The play has been frequently revived to great acclaim and this short, moder n adaptation for a large cast was premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2008 The very talented cast of Reptonians brought the hilarious story right up to date with a sparkling, new take on a classic comedy, transporting the audience into the silliest bit of an imagined Westminster bubble
The overall winning team was The Priory who were separated from runners up New House by only 3 points Congratulations to all those who took part Major JCW
The slick scene changes and clever lighting added to the feeling that this very talented group really knew how to put on a show Guy Levesley (H’75) our Head of Dramatic Productions commented “The cooperation and mutual support of these pupils is phenomenal They make being extraordinary look easy but most importantly nobody does this for personal glory, it’s all about supporting Dreamlands School in Ghana and giving our audience a quality experience Everyone works as equals and pulling this together to this standard is an amazing achievement” 180 pupils were involved and the talent was not just on stage The technicians working behind the scenes and the front of house team, were highly professional adding to the “theatre experience” offered by Repton’s stunning 400 Hall facilities NEWS CCF
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The after noon of Thursday March 21st saw the annual Russell Cup House Competition taking place in unseasonably cold conditions Each House entered two teams of 6 pupils from O Block and above who faced 8 tasks to test their physical strength and skills As usual, competition was fierce in testing conditions and the final results were exceptionally close
Tuesday March 19th saw our annual Guard of Honour in The Garth Confidently managed by Senior Cadet Sergeant Major Tom Walsh (U6O) and Staff Sergeant Mark Goodhead (U6S), the O block Army and RAF Cadets clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of their training to date This year the inspection was done by the Headmaster who reviewed the uniform, turnout and drills of this very capable bunch of cadets Mr Holroyd commented on the exceptionally high standards achieved and stressed the importance of CCF as a key part of our community at Repton At 2pm the annual Barnes Squad event saw A block and O block cadets compete in a fiercely fought inter house competition All teams circulated around 9 set activities to test their military prowess and adventurous training skills Cadets faced a drill test, mountain bike course, shooting and pool tasks, a climbing wall challenge, map skills, first aid, weapons stand and aviation challenges Congratulations to the top teams who finished as follows: 1st place Garden House 2nd place Field House 3rd place The Priory Having reintroduced the Barnes Squad competition as an inter house event, cadets’ standards of turnout, drill and basic military skills, have improved dramatically: inter house rivalry was apparent on all stands with the will to win ethos displayed with every cadet that took part JCW
The audience at this year’s Cabaret was treated to over 40 confident acts showcasing the amazing breadth of talent at Repton Over the four nights the variety of work presented covered many genres including mime, comedy, dance, music and film It was simply impossible to pick highlights as act after act delivered top quality entertainment
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SCHOOL NEWS DEBATING SOCIETY
The competition was split over two days and each pair was guaranteed five rounds of debating before finalists were announced The motions were revealed just fifteen minutes before each debate, giving minimal time to prepare and demanding that competitors think on their feet The first round saw the teams debating ‘University Quotas’ and our eyes were immediately opened to the impressively high standard of those students who competed regularly; the gulf was enormous Both Repton pairs finished fourth and emerged shell shocked by what had just happened! It was as if we had driven straight off the W illington Road onto the motorway Round two was the only round that had been prepared in advance and Rosie and Tom managed to come second in their debate (a huge achievement and one which showed their vast improvement in a matter of hours) Indeed, the pace at which the four of them improved was staggering; on the second mor ning, debating that, ‘The next James Bond should be cast as a woman’, Kate and Guy managed to win their debate, ending their streak of fourth places from the day before Unfortunately, neither team qualified for the finals but that meant we could spend a relaxing afternoon in Durham, watching the Novice and Main Finals The overall competition was won by Westminster School
The whole trip was a thoroughly inspiring experience and we all retur ned tired, but extremely enthusiastic about the whole experience; the school should be extremely proud of Kate, Rosie, Guy and Tom, who were sensational all weekend Tom, the only member of the L6th, said spiritedly that he “can’t believe that [he] get[s] to do it again next year!” There are big plans afoot for the Debating Society which will build on its successes and continue to flourish as a competitive academic society ND & BDS We held a staff debate on the existence of God which left the large student audience rejecting the proposition that ‘God does not exist’ We have also benefited from the wealth of knowledge within the common room, and hope to invite outside guest speakers in the future do get in touch if you are at all interest in becoming involved (Contact cld@repton org uk) As the society progressed we moved from a purely sixth form society to offer a junior strand named the ‘Hamlets’
Philosophy The usual structure of the sessions is a brief introduction to a philosophical topic followed by the explanation of a question or task on which the students have to work in groups in order to present a solution or argument We have discussed a range of topics ranging from whether Plato is right to ban ‘false pleasures’ from his ideal state, to whether Americans should be forced by the state to give up their guns, to considering if we can know for certain that this very magazine in front of us exists: are these words actually on the page, or in your mind alone how do we know that we do not live inside a ‘matrix’? Should we care?
This year has seen the start of the Hampshire Philosophy Society, named after Sir Stuart Hampshire (C’33) who focused his work on Philosophy of the Mind The society meets every Monday night and the emphasis of the society is on the relaxed exploration of off syllabus
On a desperately cold and drab mor ning, four of Repton’s finest debaters boarded a train north for the Durham Schools’ Debating Competition the largest schools’ competition in the world This was Repton’s first competitive outing for a number of years
It has been great to observe so many junior students tackling challenging subjects with such confidence A Hampshire Society magazine ‘Made in Hampshire’ has also come to fruition, with the first ‘W inter’ edition printed in March Sam Price (U6L) has been exceptional in his leadership on this front, with 15 students from a range of years writing articles relating to the various subjects we have explored The society can also be followed on Twitter (@ReptonHampshire) It has been wonderful to observe Reptonians tackle a subject so new to them with such high level engagement and real enjoyment! CLD
The two Sixth Form teams we fielded were made up of Rosie W ilson (U6F), Tom Hunter (L6P), Kate Benn (U6A) and Guy Davis (U6L)
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A team of 4 budding investors Jamie Thiara (U6C), Joey Ser (U6C), Joe Mclaven (U6C) and Raees Rauf (L6C) has got through to the Regional Finals of the Student Investor Challenge The competition is based round achieving the highest value portfolio of shares and bonds at the time the competition ended The team from Repton came in the top 19 out of 9,000 teams who entered and qualify for the Regional Final They are hoping to get through to the National Final I am sure that, for a fee, they would be willing to provide financial advice for any OR who would like some!!
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The idea to set up Repton’s very first Law Society was a Eureka moment We, like several Reptonians, hope to study Law at university and eventually pursue a legal career This can seem a very daunting decision because Law is a very appealing subject but one which we lear n little about at Repton Creating the Law Society has given us the opportunity to meet with ORs at the top of their legal professions, and their informative talks really helped us understand what a legal career entails Sally Wollaston, our first guest speaker, incisively exposed many myths regarding Law at university and the profession of solicitor Then we had the tag team effort of former School House boys Richard Furniss (H’80) and John Das (H’79), a barrister and solicitor respectively, who took turns providing insights into their most interesting cases It was particularly exciting, and amusing, when those present were allowed to try on Richard’s barrister wig! Last but not least was the fascinating Robert Bond (P’68), who by the end of his talk had everyone in the room envious of his jet setting career dealing with data protection law Law Society made a brave start this year and provided a wonderful introduction for all Repton’s potential lawyers We are particularly grateful to those ORs who not only gave up their time but have like Catherine Bexson (G’92) provided advice and/or offered Reptonians invaluable work experience If any OR lawyers would be kind enough to offer their services, please make yourself known to Mr Plowright at jp@repton org uk Brooke Hadeed (U6A) and Jaime Carr (U6A)
Is Boris Johnson’s buffoonish public persona a skilfully contrived mask and is he in fact a brilliantly Machiavellian politician, smarting at the fact that David Cameron beat him to the leadership of the Conservative party and Number 10, and looking for the first opportunity to embarrass and displace him? How have Malthus, Marx and Keynes explained poverty, and the doctrines of which of these offer the best hope of eradicating this social blight, or should we resign ourselves to the fact that the poor are always with us? All these questions are amongst the many which have been aired by the members of Temple Society this year, thereby provoking much good natured but incisive debate One meeting ended with an impromptu round of word association One person said ‘Food’, their neighbour said ‘Grubber’ and the third, mishearing this as ‘Rubber’, exclaimed ‘Malaysia’ (as a major producer of rubber): proof, if proof were needed, that the members of Temple Society are extremely quick witted even when they occasionally grasp the wrong end of the stick
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Food Grubber Malaysia Should Great Britain introduce a ‘Good Samaritan law’, obliging passers by to come to the assistance of any person in distress so long as this can be done without placing themselves in jeopardy?
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How does the job you do change the person you are? As Pope Benedict ponders in his retirement the eight years of his Papacy I wonder what differences he sees in himself and in the way he views the world? Sir Antony Jay, creator of the BBC’s “Yes, Prime Minister” recently observed that there is a Civil Service mentality engrained in its employees of resistance to innovation, aggressive turf warfare and a ‘patronising attitude to those they regard as outsiders who are mere amateurs’ I was recently at a Drinks’ Party and found myself between two corporate lawyers They admitted a mind set which involved ‘enjoying the kill of a closure to a big deal’ and a satisfaction in ‘the hunter instinct of finding the weak point in another’ I worry about how these attitudes overspill into people’s daily lives or whether it is possible to compartmentalise How does Repton prepare its alumni for the world of work? From the way we live and work together in community a hallmark of a Reptonian seems to be an openness to connect with others and a realisation that humanity, in whatever situation, cannot be compromised AJW
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SCHOOL NEWS SCIENCE PRIORY The new Science Priory is progressing well and is on target to be completed by the summer (36) SCHOOL NEWS CAREERS The Repton Careers Department has been highly encouraged b y t h e re s p o n s e t o i t s re q u e s t i n t h e l a s t n e w s l e t t e r f o r O R s p re p a re d t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e s c h o o l ’s o n g o i n g p ro g r a m m e of events designed to help current pupils decide which path to follow when they enter the world of paid employment S i n c e t h a t a r t i c l e w a s p u b l i s h e d w e h a v e b e e n d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e a n u m b e r o f O R s t o t h e s c h o o l , w h o h a v e s h a re d t h e i r p ro f e s s i o n a l e x p e r t i s e a n d e x p e r i e n c e w i t h g ro u p s o f interested pupils Bill Summ (N’58) visited in September to deliver a session on “ T h e M o d e r n A c c o u n t a n t ” a n d re g a l e t h o s e p re s e n t w i t h fascinating anecdotes on fraud in the financial system Adam Ross (C‘93), formerly an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, spoke about his period with the company, rising at five in the mor ning, commuting into London, and working late hours to catch the US market Adam is now married with two children and walking to his office in St Alban’s, where he works for a s m a l l e r p r i v a t e b u s i n e s s U n s u r p r i s i n g l y h e s t re s s e s t h e importance of thinking carefully about the work life balance!
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t , l a n d e c o n o m y, a g r i c u l t u re , s p o r t s physiotherapy these are some of the career areas in which the current Lower Sixth have expressed an interest If you have expertise in any of these or indeed other areas of employment, we would love to hear from you Pupils benefit particularly from the advice of those who have attended the same school as they have, and any contribution that you could m a k e t o t h e F o r u m , o r o t h e r a s p e c t s o f t h e C a re e r s D e p a r t m e n t ’s a c t i v i t i e s , w o u l d b e i n v a l u a b l e , a n d g re a t l y appreciated P l e a s e c o n t a c t i n t h e f i r s t i n s t a n c e M r s M J B l a i n ( H e a d o f C a re e r s , R e p t o n S c h o o l C a re e r s D e p a r t m e n t ) , o n 0 1 2 8 3 559200 or mjb@repton org uk We look forward to hearing from you, whatever your occupation! MJB
O n a n e n t i re l y d i ff e re n t t a c k w e w e re a l s o v i s i t e d b y J o n n y Greenall (O’89), who went on a GAP year to Mallorca, fully intending to retur n for a course in aeronautical engineering at Bristol University Instead he stayed abroad, running his own bar and restaurant before qualifying as a pilot He now does the job he always wanted to working as a helicopter pilot, for Sloane’s Helicopters, Mallorca Jonny chaired a lively question a n d a n s w e r s e s s i o n w i t h t w e l v e p o t e n t i a l p i l o t s f ro m t h e
current pupil body He has also offered work experience to a Lower Sixth pupil, and is generously establishing a scholarship offering flying lessons to the successful applicant E a r l y i n t h e S u Te J a Tu r (C’91) of Westfield Sports Julian is renowned for making self assembly kits for sports cars and is promising to bring one of his creations with him on the evening! a l R e p t o n C a re e r s Forum, which takes place in June If you feel you may be able to participate in this event, we are very keen to hear from you Jour nalism, publishing, marketing, PR, advertising, media, law, m e d i c i n e , t h e d i p l o m a t i c s e r v i c e , c a re e r s u s i n g l a n g u a g e s , e v e n t s m a n a g e m e n
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Dear Editor HELP! I am currently doing some research in the School Library, and having read all The Reptonians and Terminal Letters prior to the advent of The Arch, as well as other related sources, there is plenty to work on However, my attempts to ascertain a date for a particular incident in December 1982 (?) or 1983 have drawn a blank so far Operation “Noah’s Ark” involving a number of “Repton Boat People” was witnessed in “the middle of the night” as it came to an abrupt end under the Arch en route from the workshops to the cricket field Pinning an actual date to that “incident” is proving so difficult that I am now appealing to ORs who may have taken part! Subsequent correspondence appeared several years later in the Terminal Letters and an announcement appeared in The Reptonian Again no date attached Was it after the end of term House suppers? Any help on this would be very much appreciated and please feel free to get in touch via the OR office W ith thanks Richard Harding (ex Foremarke Staff)
As I write this, I have a small flock of African Grey Parrots not far off to my left and a baby Vervet Monkey to my right (trying to peer over my shoulder at the laptop keyboard), yet nothing could tear me away from reading issue 320 of The Arch No, I’m not in the middle of some exotic jungle, but actually just sitting on the veranda at home Uganda is simply lovely in the mor ning Having just arrived yesterday (I would imagine that it’s taken several months to get to me; the deadline for articles for the next edition is August 31st and it’s now October 25th!), I’d like to thank you for posting my article about the charity I work for; The Kids League Many ORs have gotten in touch offering their support and I’d like to thank you for giving the charity the exposure More children’s lives will (continue to) be improved thanks to the help and support of publications such as The Arch If anyone else would like to get in touch to see if they can help then they are very welcome to contact me at Mark Dudley@thekidsleague org Keep up the good work! I normally share my copy of The Arch with the other three Old Reptonians who currently live in Uganda, but I’m afraid that this time the elbows are coming out and they will have to get their own copies! I’m framing mine Kindest Regards, Mark Dudley (P’91) The Kids League Dear Editor Started walking The Mercian Way on New Year’s Day to bring me from the Thames Towpath to the souther n end of the Pennine Way, via the ancient Royal and ecclesiastical Mercian centre of Repton Be war ned! The route planning is progressing well, but the walking will take a little longer My sister and I had a good day at Foremarke and Repton last September to attend the 65th Foremarke celebrations (I was not there as a pupil, but was on the staff for one term in 1967) An excellent day with many ORs there of course and I took the opportunity to re visit the crypt at St Wystan’s, "where [Mercian] kings and warriors sleep" Best wishes, Christopher Gowers (B’61)
(37) PIGEON POST Dear Sirs You printed my letter in ‘The Arch’ last October, posing the question when Len Hutton spoke at an OR Dinner which I recollected was in the 1950s The letter obtained no response but after much research I have ascertained from my diary that the occasion was a Repton Pilgrim Dinner on Wednesday 25th April 1956 and was held at the United University Club I noted that he made ‘an amusing speech’ and that ‘he had a son at the Hall’ and he had said he could not be a Pilgrim but could be a Pilgrim Father!
John M Chaumeton (N’46) OR Society Skiing Club To all ORs So far as I know there is not a skiing club for ORs Seems something of a gap in our sporting heritage If sufficient interest was expressed by ORs of all ages of both sexes, perhaps such a club should be formed If a sufficient number show interest there may be a chance of discount from hotel accommodation and even in travel cost My inclination is always to ski for pleasure (which implies a decent lunch) and there may be opportunity for a good time to be had by all without necessarily having to be hurtling down Black mogul strewn runs! My own preference is to ski with a guide A bespoke guided tour in a decent resort appeals If you might be interested, perhaps you would send an e mail to simon armstrong@armstrongnotarypublic co uk and we will see what might be possible Simon Armstong (C’63) Dear Editors
Yours sincerely Andrew Johnston (N’57) Dear Sir Further to your report re Sam Cook (S’00) in Snippets in the May 2012 Arch (Issue No 320) I am more than prepared to accept that he may be Repton’ s first inter national male rugby player However, I would like to bring it to your attention that the first female rugby player is Susie Appleby (A’86) who played for England 65 times She has captained and represented her country all over the world She is now the Assistant Coach to England’s Seven team as well as being Head Coach of women’s Premiership side Bristol Given all these accolades I am more than surprised to find she is not on the list of Distinguished ORs on the school web page Yours faithfully Graham Macdonald (C’73) (38)
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Dear Editor I write with regard to Mr John Hay Heddle’s (L’56) letter in the October edition This is the photograph of the 1956 First X1 at Foremarke to which he refers I was the youngest in that team Front: T inn, Abell, Linton, Stephens, Bar nwell Rear: Gunnerm Siddall, Collin, Whitehead, Wyatt, Johnston There are a number of similar players in the New House football side who were Cup W inners in 1959 Very happy days
The missing name in the study photo of four of us is Paul Miller (N’54) Hope this helps and no doubt you will receive other replies
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I was delighted and surprised to see some photos of me and other New House colleagues on page 26 of the October 2012 issue of The Arch, sent in by Robin Grayson (N’55) Having discussed with my younger brother who was also in the House photo we can fill in some of the missing names we think Back Row M Needler, M Linton, Salmon, Kinchin, Newland, Phillips, Shaw, Wenger, Lloyd, Gray, Arundale, Whitehead, Ross, Gunner, Jenner, Moody, J Swallow, Owen 2nd Row Johnston, C Dennison, Beddington, Summ, Goldsmith, Gyte, ?, Swift, C Needler, Quick, Bar nes, Overend, Carey, Smitherman, Whitehouse, Heath, Larard, Boult, Fletcher, Jenner
3rd Row as stated except Housmaster and wife were Dr and Mrs Butchers Front Row Barrett, W illiamson, Taylor, R Swallow, D Swallow, I P Scott, Couldson, Firth
Best regards Philip Scott (N’55) Dear Sirs Re Robin Grayson’s photo spread in your last edition: you ask if anyone remembers his photo of the New House winning Senior Steeplechase team of 1960 Yes, I do because I was in it, except the year was 1959 The following year we won again with the same team except that Roger Gunner (N’57) replaced Mike Broomhead (N’54) who had left On this occasion we packed all 6 runners into the first 13, a record which I doubt has been beaten As the House photo shows we won a lot of ‘pots’ in those days, led by a very sporty Head of House, John Holdsworth (N’55) He died a few years ago Hugh Purcell (N‘55)
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Our greatest achievement, however, was the fact that the bullying and cruelty that the weak and unpopular were subjected to that was rife in ‘56 had ceased when we left in ‘61 Michael Tinn (B’56) Dear Editor I thought that my ties with Repton were well and truly severed, but recent letters and photos brought a flood of memories back John Hay Heddle (L’56) was spot on regarding David Carr (O’81), there was no denying that he was a superb teacher and games master as well as being a man of courage I can’t find my photo of the ‘56 cricket side but the one of the great Repton sides of ‘61 under Richard Hutton (H’56) includes at least 4 of the same names Other memories of Foremarke are the charisma of KLTJ, the bitter cold in winter, the awful tea, the cycle races from the Lodge down to the main square, the Canadian boy with his Claud Butler, my 2 00am summertime walk from the northwest upper bedder past Hilly’s room where the light was still on, through the woods to the bottom of the lake, where I left a bottle as proof Rodney Harris (O’56) was also spot on with his bitter sweet comments that nonsporting boys were very much 2nd class citizens The trio he mentions were very much of the Bill Shankly school when it came to the importance of sport Finally the photos of Roger Gunner (N’57) and his New House mates, one of these was Carl Whitehead (N’56), who was a friend and competitor I spent several enjoyable weeks staying with his family near Oldham Sport and cycling filled our days; I had my first crush on his elder sister I can still remember the day when his father tried to do 100mph in his Humber Super Snipe on the Derby to Bur naston road with much It is alleged that when he played a garrulous American in a House play he had a starting and finishing cue but it is said that he made up the bits in the middle!
Yours faithfully Tim Vale (O’48)
Besides sport our raison d’être was firstly always to be the last into the chapel (this annoyed the school prefects) and secondly to push the barriers of fashion as far as possible Pointed shoes, Cuban heels, fitted by the cobbler down the lane behind the school shop, tapering of the suit trousers, coloured sweaters, cutaway collars and W indsor knots We also ordered cucumber sandwiches in the Grubber which seemed to irritate some of the masters
The debagging of JDE caused much merriment just up the road and later I managed to con him out of a few pence by secretly training on the Milton run and doing much better than he thought possible in the steeplechase
This letter would not be complete without reference to our kindly Housemaster Jimmy Bar nard, who had no proficiency in sport and was sympathetic to boys like myself who were similarly afflicted!
I also enclose a copy of the photo of the east end of the School Chapel taken about the same time This was taken with a tripod mounted folding Kodak camera and was enlarged in the school darkroom
Dear Sirs After the recent House photos of New House with lots of question marks under names, I thought I could do better with The Orchard I enclose a photo copy of The Orchard House photo of 1951 fully annotated with everyone’s names, both staff and boys I am top right and my late brother David is bottom right The late “Oscar” Mitchell (O’53) is second row third from right (39) encouragement from us in the back seat Roger, Chris Parnell (P’57) and I were best friends in our last year
Memories of my own House are my friendship with Nick Collin (B’56) whose family took me abroad for the 1st time, and Graeme Garden (B’56) who was a bundle of laughs even in those days He drew me some cartoons, which I regret losing to this day
If my memory has played tricks and been overtaken by my imagination, I apologise: but it makes a jolly good yar n!
Prof Andrew Williamson (N’59) in touch ABBEY HOUSE (40) Fiona Steele Bodger Abbey 1972 Vivienne Helen Sharpe Abbey 1973 Gillian Steele Bodger Abbey 1973 Rachel Barbara Lucia Clarke Abbey 1974 Susan Mary W ilcox Abbey 1974 Susan M Allebone Abbey 1975 E A Kilkenny Abbey 1975 J L Dilks Abbey 1976 J A Bamford Abbey 1977 H ADickey Abbey 1977 Amanda Jane Good Abbey 1977 Nicole SJohnson Abbey 1977 Mary Elizabeth MacGregor Abbey 1977 N CMason Abbey 1977 P S Astridge Abbey 1978 N J Dadswell Abbey 1978 A Morley Abbey 1978 First Name / Surname House Year First Name / Year First Year As the months and years pass more and more people are embracing the extraordinary technological changes of the last fifteen to twenty years, with the result that e mails and/or Social Media are increasingly the methods of communication of choice With that in mind, and given the exorbitant costs of postage, the Society is planning in future to send the information about, and invitations to, events such as the Gaudy electronically wherever we have the address on record This will also mean that replies can be sent as well May I therefore ask anyone who has an but has not passed it on to us to do so, as too anyone who might have changed address (electronic or otherwise!), so our database remains as accurate and comprehensive as possible Obviously, just let us know if you do not have an e mail address or you would still rather receive the information through the post, and we will happily stick a stamp on! NJK
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Remembering the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962, today’s Reptonians, as well as the readers of The Arch, may not realise that they have a special reason to celebrate: Before then, “Half Term” was merely a diary entry in the Blue Book three times a year, signifying that we had reached the mathematical mid point of that term: it was a perfectly normal school day, with no time off to visit parents Until, that is, the prospect of Armageddon loomed large, as Russia and the USA under Nikita Khrushchev and John F Kennedy, respectively locked hor ns over the former’s installation of nuclear missiles in Castro’s Cuba, when the then Headmaster John Thor n, considered by some to be Repton’s own JFK suddenly announced that we could all go home for a long weekend (early Friday to late Monday); and hinted that, if we behaved ourselves, he might grant another similar break the following year I was particularly pleased, because it meant that, for the first time since arriving at Repton, I would be home for my birthday, Halloween (which was not the big national celebration then as it is today); but I was not naïve enough to believe that JLT was motivated purely on my parents’ account Indeed, as I later lear nt, his concer n was for all parents who might not see their sons again, should the crisis literally blow up
Thankfully, not only did the Russians back down, but also we behaved in such an exemplary fashion that a similar break was granted the following Michaelmas Term, thus heralding the dawn of regular half terms at home
Dear Editors
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