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THE SUTTONIAN 1985

Photographic credits: A. G. Foulkes, Esq. Richard Lyle (M) Peter Willett (O.S.) Cover Designs: L. Y. Cheung (M) Veronique Chance (V)

Volume 34

Number 2

ACADEMIC STAFF 1985-86 HEADMASTER M. R. HAYWOOD, M.A., University of Edinburgh; (History) DEPUTY HEADMASTER B. J. LITTLE, B.Sc., University of Kent, A.F.I.M.A.; (Head of Mathematics; Housemaster of Cornwallis) SENIOR MASTER R. F. BATES, B.Sc., University of Manchester; (Mathematics and Physics) ASSISTANT MASTERS A. G. FOULKES, M.A., Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; (Director of Music) A. R. DOUGLAS, M.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; (Head of History; Careers Master) R. D. CHANCE, M.A., Clare College, Cambridge; (English; Housemaster of St. Margaret's) M. F. BEAMAN, M.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; (Geography and History) J. McCORMICK, B.A., University College, Durham; (Head of Classics; Housemaster of Bennett; Librarian) K. M. SMITH, B.Sc., King's College, Durham, M.I.Biol.; (Head of Biology) D. W. TAYLOR, Loughborough Colleges; (Woodwork and Design) C. R. G. SHAW, M.A., Clare College, Cambridge; (Head of English; Housemaster of Lambe's) B. R. DAY, B.A., University of Exeter; (Head of Modern Languages; Housemaster of Holdgate) W. K. PIPER, B.A., B.Ed., Monash University, Australia; (English; Tutor of Founder's) J. B. HUGHES, B.A., University of Manchester; (Head of Economics) M. E. F. PETTMAN, M.A., University of Edinburgh; (Mathematics) The Rev. D. J. BARNES, Dip.B. and R.S., Goldsmiths' College, London; (Chaplain; Housemaster of Aylmer) W. R. A. TAYLOR, B.Ed., University of Bristol; (Head of Art) D. PICKARD, B.Sc., Queen Mary College, London, F.R.G.S.; (Head of Geography; Tutor of Lambe's) P. J. HARCOURT, M.A., Selwyn College, Cambridge, M.I.L.; (Modern Languages; Housemaster of Founder's) C. F. G. PARKINSON, B.A., T.D., St. John's College, Durham;(Economics; Housemaster of Westminster) R. M. SABINE, B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Southampton; (Head of Science; Tutor of Cornwallis) J. RENSHAW, B.Sc., University of Southampton; (Mathematics; Tutor of Bennett) Mrs. S. M. HAYWOOD, B.A., Open University; (English; Housemistress of Valence) N. D. ARGENT, B.A., Portsmouth Polytechnic; (Geography; Tutor of Lambe's) J. L. R. POSNETTE, B.Ed.; Goldsmiths' College, London; (Science and Head of P.E.; Tutor of Westminster) T. M. WHITE, B.Sc., University of Sheffield; (Chemistry; Tutor of Founder's) Miss F. H. E. ROGERS, B.A., University of Sterling; (English; Tutor of Valence) C. W. W. WILSON, B.A., University of Exeter; (History; Tutor of Westminster) G. R. PIPER, B.Sc., University of Newcastle; (Head of Physics; Tutor of St. Margaret's) D. CLARKE, B.Sc., University of Bristol; (Biology; Tutor of Cornwallis) D. R. BISHOP, B.Mus., Royal Holloway College, London, A.R.C.O., C.H.M.; (Assistant Director of Music) Miss A. DIDIER, L-es-L, University of Nancy, France; (French; Tutor of Valence) K. J. DUNNE, B.A., University of East Anglia; (French) C. D. J. HAMILTON, B.Sc., Imperial College, London; (Physics) M. S. J. WRIGHT, B.A.; (Geography) — for Autumn and Lent Terms Mrs. M. A. POPAY, B.Sc., Bedford College, London; (Mathematics) Mrs. B. J. PIPER, Portsmouth and Medway Colleges; (Pottery) Mrs. A. WILKINSON, F.L. Calder College, Liverpool; (Home Economics; Food and Nutrition) Mrs. S. BURR, B.Sc., University of Southampton; (Biology)

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THE SCHOOL YEAR

boys and girls away from their 'prep'. It has to be said, however, that the sadness and nostalgia of recent correspondents to the Editor of the Times about the disappearance of conker-playing and other traditional games are feelingly shared. The School has growing in its grounds some majestic chestnut trees. Their fruit this year seemed larger and more adamantine than in many a season, but the majority of them were either scattered or purloined by invading urchins. Whatever happened to five-stones, `owzat' and marbles? The unkind suggestion that we have lost the latter in falling so easily for the blandishments of the computer industry and now scorn what nature offers free of charge is, perhaps, wide of the mark, but the childish games of yesteryear were at least communal and vocal whereas today's occupations, playing with computer games, watching videos and immersing oneself in noise, are isolating, anti-social and, one cannot help feeling, insidiously stultifying. Hands up all those computer-owners who can write a programme!

We had some strange visitors this year. A Puma helicopter landed deafeningly on the Lower, a rapidly deflating hot-air balloon interrupted tense cricket matches on the Upper and an engaging but uninhibited grey squirrel had trouser-wearers frantically looking for pieces of string (the conker-playing schoolboy always had string in his pocket!) The French, German, Spanish and Dutch schoolboys and girls that appear singly or occasionally in pairs during the Summer Term reassure one that pen-friends have not yet suffered the fate of conkers, but what is unsettling about them is that they all speak, at the very least, passable English; just what do our pupils use when they make the return visit, exception being made of Dutch, if not Spanish. The Beauvais Exchange accounts for some of the strange faces, and it is good to see that the School party that goes over the channel is still large enough to enjoy a group reduction, but with more and more holidays being spent further afield nowadays a trip to France no longer holds the same attraction. Previous generations would have given their eye-teeth for a whiff of garlic, the smell of Gitanes or a surreptitious pull at some 'yin ordinaire'.

This has been a sad year. In late May Richard Horn, master at the School for more than 25 years, fell gravely ill and died three weeks later. Tributes to his life and work can be found on later pages. Shortly after, following a long period of illness, Charles Marchant, sub-postmaster of Sutton Valence and widely loved and respected friend and member of the village community, also died. Only a few weeks ago we heard of the death of Bert Bicker, until recently Head of the School's Maintenance Department. Bert had been in failing health before his retirement, but continued courageously the fight against a number of afflictions until the end. He could be seen from time to time in the village until only a short while ago and, though clearly in discomfort, never failed to show his old, idiosyncratic sense of humour. Each man possessed individual qualities of character and all of them enriched the lives of those who knew them, within the School community, within the village and beyond, and within their respective circles of family and friends. We mourn their parting.

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Before these sad events the dominant emotion, comparatively trivial in retrospect, was protracted pique at the vagaries of the weather. They made considerable inroads into both the hockey and cricket fixtures programmes, and during the period of heavy snow day pupils were setting off for home barely a few hours after arriving, late and frustrated (or elated) for morning lessons. The staff in charge of sports made valiant and imaginative efforts to provide alternative activities, and the facilities of Larkfield Leisure Centre, with its swimming pool and skating rink, were much and frequently enjoyed. The perennial observation was made about hockey and Rugby being in the wrong terms, but players of both games, or rather the administrators of them, still seem prepared to accept the broken bones, bruises and abrasions and cancelled matches instead of organising a reversal of the arrangement. If the low temperatures experienced at the beginning of last summer are repeated next year, then the cricketers, too, might consider a game more suited to such Arctic conditions.

Traditional events, the Senior School Play, the biennial Industry Conference, the concerts and careers lectures entertained and edified both inmates and visitors alike, and sundry other activities, about which modesty or the traditional British secretiveness makes their practitioners unwilling to report, continue to attract

As usual, the magazine chronicles the major institutional activities. In spite of the occasional complaint about the unchanging format and the lack of `original contributions' the general response is taken to be favourable. To deflect any charge of smugness, let it be said that the publication's main optical line is backwards; it is a retrospective. Were it to appear, as many do, every term, then its scope might well be broadened. Suggestions as to how it could, within this brief, be improved, as well as any letters, would be gratefully received.

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No fewer than six new faces appeared in the Common Room at the beginning of the Autumn Term, and for those who had not looked in since the Summer of 1984 it would have been eight. Two departments between them account for half of this number and one other for one and a half more, if part-time status allows such fractional reduction. Mr. Geoff Piper, B.Sc. arrived last January to replace Mr. F. R. 'Pill' Ball as Head of Physics, a department whose establishment has increased through the appointment of Mr. Clive Hamilton, B.Sc., formerly of Eastbourne College. Mr. M. A. Gordon has moved to Reigate Grammar School, and in his stead we welcome Mr. Kevin Dunne, B.A. who comes to his first teaching post after taking a degree in French at the University of East Anglia and completing his P.G.C.E. at Bradford University, in his native Yorkshire. Mlle. Anne Didier, a graduate of the University of Nancy, similarly joins the Modern Languages Department. As Assistant Director of Music Mr. David Bishop, B.Mus., A.R.C.O., C.H.M. takes over from Mr. Keith Evans, who has taken up the Directorship of Music at Clarendon House, Ramsgate.

Another January arrival was Mr. Don Clarke, B.Sc. (Bristol), who had previously been teaching Biology at Dauntsey's School in Dorset. Mrs. Sian Burr, B.Sc. (Southampton) also joins the Biology Department on a part-time basis. We wish them all a happy and rewarding time in Sutton Valence.

Within the Houses Mr. D. Pickard has become Tutor of Lambe's, Mr. T. M. White Tutor in Founder's, replacing Mr. Clarke, who takes up residence in Cornwallis, Mr. K. J. Dunne is second Out Tutor in Westminster and Mr. D. R. Bishop is assisting as Out Tutor in Holdgate.

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V S FRIENDS OF SUTTON VALENCE

THE DEVELOPMENT APPEAL In the last Suttonian the only mention of the progress of the Appeal was to be found tucked away in the middle of my speech on Speech Day. Our goal then was £150,000 and I reported that we were almost half way to our target.

Much has happened since that report. Our project has been redefined, a handsome new Science Block comprising new Laboratory, Computer Room and Electronics Suite has emerged from the drawing board and, as I write with the deafening rumble of earthmoving equipment in my ears, the building is under way and on schedule for completion by September 1986. As a tribute to Edward Craven, our Oldest Inhabitant, it has been decided to name the new Chemistry Laboratory in his honour and there is a general buzz of satisfaction that such an important project has at last been safely launched and an even louder buzz of anticipation from Scientist and Computer buff alike at the prospect of moving in!

Our original financial target was £150,000. Our revised target is £250,000. We have now reached our original figure and are driving with confidence towards our new goal. Our debt of gratitude to those who have already given is great and we feel sure that there still exists a reservoir of good will and enthusiasm which can be expressed in tangible form.

M.R.H.

In this our first full year, we were pleased to report success on both the social and financial scenes.

We now write to all new parents informing them of our existence and enclosing our constitution, all written on our paper with a newly designed logo by Wilson Ho. During this year we have been able to help John Mitchell with his teaching venture in Port Said as well as providing the School with new stage curtains.

A party of pupils spent a day at Silverstone during the summer and another outing is being planned for next year.

This year we have run a successful race night, repeated a very enjoyable Valentine's Dance and danced the night away with 650 people on Mid-Summer's Night.

All these have been made possible by a cheerful and energetic committee of parents and freinds who deserve my sincere thanks. Special thanks must go to Diane Neeves, who has been my secretary since the steering committee was first formed and who now has to leave us.

We look forward to another new year and many new events to be enjoyed by all.

Marcus Palmer Chairman, F.S.V.S.

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Richard Horn

(1928-1985) Those who attended Richard Horn's funeral service Margaret striking sparks off each other as they did in found their thoughts echoed so precisely by the eulogy Ruddigore. And who will forget Badger in 'Toad of delivered by the Chaplain that it has been decided to Toad Hall' ! print it in full. I will not attempt to complete the picture, When someone becomes part of the establishment as merely to add a few items.

Richard has, innumerable gaps where he is missed are Richard had a genuine interest in the origin of words bound to emerge. He has been the chairman of the and his intellect and enquiring mind would have fitted drama committee. For many years he organised the him for an Oxbridge senior common room though he regular Monday visits to Linton Hospital, keeping this would probably have felt guilty for allowing scholarship up by himself in the holidays. Supervision of meals in to cushion him from the world. His control of language the refectory and arranging exam invigilation have been meant that anything he wrote was a pleasure to read. his responsibilities, and in both he has done far more than his fair share.

Whether it was an ISCO report or a criticism of a play for the Suttonian it was a work of distinction with the His game was golf. Many of his friends will have fluency and apparent spontaneity borne of taking pains. happy memories of golfing expeditions in Richard's Richard's writing leads to Music, for, with Graham company. He had a single figure handicap for many Foulkes, works such as Naaman, Nehemiah, Break years and a swing envied by many for its rhythm and Time and numerous songs came into being. I trust these slowness; winning the Sutton Valence Open in 1985 was will always be part of the Sutton Valence musical a fitting climax. repertoire. In recent years Richard's singing had been In the Common Room Richard was invariably confined to the choir and male voice chorus, but it modest and unassuming. His sense of duty was rather wasn't long ago that he was an automatic choice for old fashioned nowadays; when he became ill and was solo parts. After one concert a knowledgeable critic forced to stop working his immediate thought was that stated that she had never heard 'The People that walked he would be letting others down. Richard's massive in Darkness' sung better. It was a pity when Richard's common sense always restored proportion to the most modesty moved him from the lead to the chorus in testing problems and it will be sadly missed.

Gilbert and Sullivan. Even if his voice was not what it We offer our deepest sympathy to Margaret and the was, his acting could see him through and by stepping family in their bereavement. down he denied many the pleasure of watching him and A. R. Douglas 6

Christians know that it is the quality of life that matters more than the number of years, and as we think of Richard Horn, it would be hard to find a man who reflected in fuller measure the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, trustfulness and self-control. It is indeed a life of the highest quality that we remember, and for which we thank God. As we lay to rest Richard Horn, we commend him into God's keeping — a dearly loved husband, father and grandfather; and a dear friend and colleague of so many — knowing as we do that He who raised Jesus from the dead will receive him into the everlasting arms.

May he rest in peace.

The following is the address given by the Chaplain at Richard Horn's funeral.

THE LATE RICHARD HORN Although almost everyone was aware of the gravity of Richard Horn's illness, the news of his sudden death last Monday morning still caused a sense of shock and disbelief. Less than 4 weeks before, he had been with us, in common Room and classroom; and it is still hard to grasp that in so short a time, and in spite of a brave struggle for life, Richard is no longer with us. Yet for all the anguish, and perhaps even some anger, which we feel at his sudden and untimely death, we must not allow our grief to obscure our gratitude for the many blessings brought by his life, for which we meet now to give thanks to almighty God as we commend him to his keeping.

Richard Horn was born in 1928, and was educated at Christ's Hospital, and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was an Exhibitioner. After graduating in Modern Languages there, he taught for a year at Rugby School, from 1952-53. He came to Sutton Valence in 1953; for the first year or two, he was House Tutor in a Senior Boarding house, a post which he relinquished when he married Margaret (who was the House Matron). Soon after, he was appointed Housemaster of the Junior Boarding House, and then Housemaster of Westminster in 1959, and he remained there until 1976. He was also the Head of the Modern Languages Department for many years.

Those are just some of the major land-marks in his life: there were, of course, many others. But bare words can never paint an adequate picture of a man; and they are particularly limiting in the case of Richard.

All of us who knew him will hold memories of him which we will ever treasure. To begin with, there was the delightful sense of humour, and the ready laugh which brought warmth and joy to casual conversation in the Common Room. There was the superb singing voice, used in such widely varied music as Handel's Messiah and numerous anthems in Chapel, to Gilbert and Sullivan and the lighter offerings of the Male Voice Chorus. There were the beautifully modulated readings of prose passages here in Chapel, and elsewhere, and the introductions to the Wednesday readings in Hall. There was his unfailing courtesy, and his self-effacing readiness to stand back, and let others move in before him. There were his talks each term in Chapel; every one delivered without a written note, and every one of them superb in style and full of ideas and material for further thought and reflection.

But above all, and through all, there was his gentle care for all with whom he had to deal, epitomised most fully in the care and concern he showed for the boys in his House, and, more recently, by his work as a Marriage Guidance Counsellor. (For this, he devoted two evenings a week for some 13 years, and during this time he helped hundreds of couples, some of whose cases at first appeared hopeless).

It is that care — no, rather, love — for his fellows which is the quality that matters most in life. It is the quality which reflects true greatness — the humble service of one's fellows — and it is the quality which, free from any taint of self-advertisement, Richard possessed in abundant measure.

57 is not, in these days, a very great age, and we might perhaps feel angry that Richard was not able to live on into old age, to enjoy his retirement, and to see his grandchildren grow up. And yet, in the words of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 'while we grieve that he has been taken from us, yet do we not forget that he was given to us, and we give thanks that we had him'.

EPILOG : TO R.E.H. And wherfor ar they al on bended knee The saintz, the sinnerz, everichon pardee?

Greter catastrophe cold nat befal Our erstwhil happee flokke ov teacherz al.

One ov our nomber, gentil-mannerd wight Struk down by ilnes sodenlee on night.

Leukaemia gript him in itz dire embrays And he to Heavn did spede at fearful pays.

Two scor seventeen ov somerz sins woz born Our low-handcapped golfer Richard Horn.

To sery communitee woz al hiz joyz; In Chapel sang bass part wiv plesaunt noys.

An Academick and a Skolar keen, Az marridge guidans counsler oft woz seen By spouses who had problemz in ther lyf And wold he counsel hem both manne and wyf.

At Westminster ruld he for seventeen yearz And al thos boyz he helpt wil add ther tearz To ourz to mourn hiz passyng on so yonge.

He tort three decadz plus that foregn tonge To do wiv frogz legs; and the sauerkraut too; Tort both thes langwidges to nat a few.

In Chapel he exhorted us to be Gud Christian folke and ful ov charitee.

He praktisd what he preched verilee; Esteemed moch by boyz and Staf woz he.

On Mondayz did he jump into Skul bus And drove a somdel smallish groupe of us To Linton Hospital to visit ther The old folke and the sick, thos in despayr. and they did moch appreciayt the thoght; He and hiz helperz moch gud work y-wroght.

Hiz tal calm fraym oft-tymz did we y-see In Dining Hall at brekfast, lunch and tea.

Hiz Mayt woz Queen behind the scenz and he In front of haus woz, in Refectoree.

Pareil wer they on stage off stage at skul: She making up, he front of Haus so cool.

The bold bad Baron Murgatroyd portrayd On stage, and Mr. Bumble, Badger playd.

Wiv relish and precision did he act.

He woz a man of tolerance and tact; Hiz sens of humor faild him scarcely ever And angry did we see him almost never.

Hiz tyme and effort spent he on us all, On People. Let his memory not pall, Nor let it tarnishd be, and to the end We will remember: Richard woz our frend.

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F. R. 'Pill' Ball Following a spell at the Royal Grammar School, Blackburn, 'Pill', as he was universally known, came to Sutton Valence in 1960 to take up the post of Head of Physics, which he held for 24 years. One year later he and his wife, Mary, were asked to undertake the challenging work of running Holdgate House, which despite Mary's serious illness in I 966, they ran for 17 happy years. On his retirement from the house a deservedly generous tribute to Pill's qualities as a housemaster appeared in the Suttonian. The reader is referred to the 1978 edition for the full text, but one sentence from it fairly summarises the contribution Pill and, of course, Mary and her mother, Mrs. Keyworth, made: 'Holdgate was a family house in every sense of the word, for both Pill and Mary willingly took on the roles of parents of the boys under their care and there is nothing that was not done to ensure the general well­ being of each one of their charges'.

Pill was a sportsman of considerable talent as well as being a highly intelligent man, of a very academic cast of mind. He played Rugby for Fylde for several seasons and also won recognition for swimming, a sport along with sailing he continues to enjoy. He ran both Rugby and Swimming at the School for sever.al years and was always recognised for his athleticism and his ability to keep fit despite advancing years. He is, as hinted above, passionately fond of sailing and introduced the sport to Sutton Valence, taking some boys down as far as Dover in the earlier days.

As teacher and colleague he did not 'suffer fools gladly'; though he had a sharp tongue, which could inflict deep cuts, he was also possessed of a donnish wit and a dry sense of humour, that reflected the quality of his mind and intellect. He enjoyed arguing a point stubbornly to its logical end, and though this could occasionally infuriate, one could see and appreciate his desire to prove his point conclusively. He was except­ ionally well-read and knowledgeable over a wide range of subjects and quickly finished off the more demanding of the Times crosswords, which posses of his colleagues had earlier abandoned in frustrated despair.

His two sons, David and Richard, enjoyed successful academic and sporting careers at Sutton Valence. Each was a prominent member of the I st XV Rugby team and both were talented swimmers. They clearly both adopted their father's philosophy of always aiming at excellence in whatever they undertook.

Pill will be remembered for the quality of his intellect, his defiant attitude to the elements (cp. Cassius in 'Julius Caesar') and his help and advice to the writer, when, as a young man, he would listen to his appraisal of rugby matches in the warmth of the sitting room in Holdgate, being served, in the company of captain and referee, countless cups of tea and plates of sandwiches by his ever caring and considerate wife, Mary, whose tragic illness cast such a shadow over Pill's life later on.

He bore this particular personal tragedy uncom­ plainingly, and though to many he appeared hard and unapproachable in the years before his retirement, he was to those who made the effort to get to know him, an amusing, stimulating and generous friend.

We wish him a long and happy retirement in Anglesea.

Keith Evans Keith Evans' arrival coincided with the opening of the Music School in September 1980, and he at once made good use of it, plunging whole-heartedly into the swim of things. He is a modest and self-effacing man, a musician of considerable skill and sensitivity, who brings out the best in his pupils by encouragement and patience. He always disclaims any great expertise as an organist, but those who have heard him over the last five years are not persuaded that he is anything but a thoroughly competent church organist, giving with the choir a strong lead, and accompanying chapel music, whether congregational hymns, choir anthems or violin solos with sympathy, understanding and distinction.

As publicity man for the Sutton Valence Music Society, he spent many hours of his 'free' time devising the brochure, arranging for its printing and that of the posters and he did much of the delivery work himself; and at the Antiques Fair he was tireless in his efforts to aid in its smooth running.

On the games field and in extra-curricular activities generally, particularly those to do with music, he did not stint himself, and took on many a thankless task cheerfully and with good grace. In the Common Room his ready sense of humour and lively demeanour were much valued by his friends and colleagues.

Keith goes to Clarendon House, Rarnsgate, a girls' school, to be Director of Music and we wish him and Julie every success and we hope that they will not lose touch with us.

A. G. Foulkes

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SALVETE Autumn 1984

Robshaw Tracey Short Kirstin Sneddon Fiona Warner Rebecca Wienrich Stephanie

Cornwallis Blackman Richard Ekanem Ernest Griffiths Dougal McBride David Pang Humbert Peters Neil Poole-Connor Murray Soudagar Obaidullah Wooldridge Charles

Bennett Blanchard Russell Brown Jonathan Bruce-Lockhart Simon Burr Ceri Byng-Maddick Simon Dyke Simon Gregory Stuart Hicks Christopher Hollister Gary Janssen Clive Morgan Christopher Pares Alistair Stonestreet Mark Tassell Nicholas Waters James West Michael Wienrich Christopher Williams-Gardner Gareth

Founder's Baker Mark Bampton James Chapman Matthew Fitzgerald Ian Kingston Andrew Macey Timothy Lambe's Au Nicholas Carey Rupert Froud Michael Milstead Warren Osborn Michael Roberts Morgan Yuen Moon Lam Yuen Pui Lam

Holdgate Newing Jeremy Orton David Panchal Birju Pepper Adrian

St. Margaret's Bannon Ashley Beeston Mark Leach Martin Leach Christopher Patel Nickesh Purcell Craig Rydings Simon Wu Ronnie

January 1985 St. Margaret's Jordon Adrian Vilchez Hugo Williams Michael Yusufu Yusufu Valence Miller Fiona

Westminster Bickley Anthony Evans Timothy Goldsworthy Roger Ma Paul Newcomb Rupert Oaten Roger Parker Benjamin Rowe Peter Smith Robin Smith Nicholas

Bennett Dawkins Christopher Holdgate Inglett Jonathan

Summer 1985 Cornwallis Patel Deepak Patel Yakesh

Valence Aviss Nicola Baker Karen Baker Nicola Black Elaine Chance Veronique Cramp Kathryn Denning-Smitherman Roseanna Fallon Lara Harrison Katie Haywood Sarah Kruger Naomi Mulholland Tanya Palmer Katharine Pokrantz Sygun Roberts Annabel

Westminster Barr Philip Valence Beckingham Caroline Graves Katharine Griva Wendy Aymer Mosely Justin Holdgate Simmons Mark 10

VALETE December 1984 Cornwallis V— Craig C. N.

UIV— Gotke C. T. UVI— Marino P. M. Founder's LVI— Peacock C. D.

UVI— Windsor P. B. Lambe's UVI— Bovington A. Holdgate II— Chomley R. G. F.

Lent 1985 Cornwallis LVI— Thomas A. G. Founder's UVI— Chapman G. T. Westminster UIV— Milstead W.

July 1985 Cornwallis UVI— Au-Yong S. S.

Chau S. K. Chui P. S. K. Galvin-Wright D. J. Gould M. Hunt C. W. Lo C. H. H. Tarling D. C. B. Wong D. C. H. LVI— Mardam-Bey K. Tucker J. P. V— Ramus E. J. Moll A. J.

Founder's UVI— Gedney F. G.

Hewlett J. M. Hickman A. J. Mazierski J. D. Paine D. T. Raja T. J. Rintoul R. C. Sturdy G. A. N. Sunnucks J. P. Van Zwanenberg D. Walton S. N.

V— Badman N. M. Evans G. T. Moir S. D. Sagoe T. K. Ahmad H. Prall R. H. Westminster UVI— Bristow J. L.

Cheuk C. K. Fung C. K. D. Lee Young T. C. Ma C. P. H. McNab W. E. Mitchell J. J. N. Norman J. B. Pound R. D. Yeung S. F.

LVI— Bettle P. S. V— Deane D. B. Paternoster C. R. Yorke R. J. Lambe's UVI— Aboul-Hosn M.

Bell D. 0.

Chow J. W. M. Lee B. C. C. Motiwalla S. Scott I. M. Warren A. J. Young A. T. LVI— Nicholass G. J. V— Aboul-Hosn R. Flint P. N. Lister G. B. Warren J. M. Warner M. D.

LVI— Tsoi V. W. C. V— Evans T. M. R. Exon M. J. Harding N. J. Kendall J. Tsoi V. W. K. Valence UVI— Mayor L.

Payne K. Rice S. V—

Black E.

II—

Wienrich S.

Bennett St. Margaret's UVI— Ahmad S.

Fung L. C. Haynes J. H. C. Herczog P. Ismail R. H. Johnson B. C. A. Lyle R. D. Waters A. C. 11

III—

Yeganeh B. Wienrich S.

Speech Day 1985

you leave school?' - in response to which, she eyed him coyly and said 'Well, I had been thinking of going straight home'.

If in the national arena there is a battle over falling rolls, within the Independent Sector over the last ten years another important shift has been observable demand for boarding places· has been declining while day demand has steadily risen - the only exception to these trends being the increasing demand for girls' boarding places. We are in the process of responding to these shifting patterns by converting Lambe's into a day-only unit incorporating two Senior day Houses, Lambe's and Founder's and, in due course, the Junior day House, Bennett. The present Founder's will be converted into a 13 + girls' boarding House and will become operational by 1986. Once we have boarding girls we will have fully metamorphosed into a coeducational school and the reorganised Lambe's building will give us much improved Day accommodation. Again, all this forward planning reflects our very real confidence in our future role.

Two years ago, after a good deal of careful deliberation and with what now can .be seen as an excessive degree of caution, we launched a Development Appeal. The shopping list which we then set out contained most of the key items for our success in the future but we Jacked the courage then really to lift our eyes to the bright horizon and went for modest compromise. As so often, compromises appear sensible and practical at the time of making them but end up by being attractive to few. Thus it was with the Appeal and, although we have raised nearly £100,000 to date, we realised six months ago that we must think again and match our determination to get what the School needs with the courage to go for the best. With the full support of the Governing Body, the Appeal Committee and Mr. Owen Aisher of Marley - who, I am delighted to say, has recently become a Governor - a completely new scheme for a handsome purpose-built Science, Computer and Electronics block has been launched and building will begin in the latter part of this year. Our gratitude goes to the Chairman of the appeal Committee, Mr. Bobbie King, for his indefatigable labours on our behalf and to the dedicated group of parents who have agreed to act as 'apostles' for the Appeal and who are in the process of visiting all of our local parents with our version of the 'good news'. We move forward into the age of increasingly sophisticated science and technology with assurance.

We also, of course, move forward towards the new, only partially charted, waters of the General Certificate of Secondary Education. All of you with children at present in Forms II and III have already received a helpful pamphlet on the subject: inevitably the prospect of an untried, very different examination system has produced a certain nervousness in the profession but we are optimistic that there is much to commend the new proposals and we face the transition with a confidence which is underpinned by the fact that our performance in public examinations last summer gave us the third successive best year in the School's records - with 6.5 '0' levels per Fifth Former and a 75 per cent pass rate at 'A' level with an average of 2.4 'A' levels per candidate.

We are all, however, acutely aware of the way in which education cuts have already reduced the places available throughout the whole sector of Higher Education leading to ever higher grade demands for places. This is a challenge for all of us for the future.

Let me now turn from what lies ahead of us to the spring-board of the present. We have enjoyed another busy and successful year in so many ways that I needs must be highly selective in my review. We had a somewhat disappointing Rugby season but one in which the spirit of the team remained creditably high; our Hockey season was more successful though rather

Speech Day and annual Prize-giving were held on Friday, 26th May. The Guest of Honour was Mr. Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Governor of the Bank of England.

Headmaster's Speech: 'Institutions or individuals who are uncertain or fearful of the future tend to dwell obsessively upon the past. For us who know where we are going even the present is merely a spring-board to better things and the past no more than a known base upon which the present rests. Forward then to the bright horizon. Turn all challenges to glorious advantage: great and good things lie ahead'.

Had it not been for a degree of proper modesty about my accent and some equally proper reservations about the linguistic powers of some of the more Junior members of the School, I would have declaimed the above quotation in its original French as it was penned in 1791 by the great French Revolutionary visionary Danton in a pamphlet promoting the virtues of the 'New Dawn'. Nor would I, of course, seek to pursue further any analogy between the future of Sutton Valence and that of the French Revolution - for obvious historical reasons.

Nevertheless, the quotation by itself will serve me well as my text for today. Four years ago, at my first Speech Day I was, like all new Headmasters, somewhat in awe of the past and spoke accordingly. Thereafter, as I moved more firmly into the driving seat, I pursued themes of continuity and of change and changelessness.

This year I believe that the future deserves to have the spotlight firmly focussed upon it. Over the last four years a new, more vigorous wind has been filling our sails and the forward dynamics of the School are, dare I suggest it, more favourable than they have possibly ever been.

We began this year with a significantly larger school roll than we have ever had and this steady upward trend looks set to be sustained. This growth has to be set against a pattern of falling rolls nationally and allows us to have great confidence in our future. We have, however, resolved that this growth must not compromise our proven ethos as a small and manageable community, but a target roll of 400 + does mean that we can continue to admit girls without prejudice to our traditional boy customers.

At this time last year I spoke to you in enthusiastic terms of the success of our sixteen pioneer girls - we were in the trial stage of our transition to coeducation and were delighted to feel that we were moving in the right direction: there was really only one cloud on the horizon. Our sixteen pathfinders were beginning to show resentment at the prospect of another intake to swell their ranks. This seemed to me to indicate two things - that they were very happy but also that they were posssibly slightly spoilt. We now have forty-one day girls in school and will have about fifty in September. They are ceasing to be a novelty, which is good for all of us, and, by the time we meet again here in a year's time, it will be as though they had ever been.

While it will be good when we can cease to regard our girls as somehow special we will forget that there are important differences at our peril, as a G1;1est of �onour at a mixed school once found out to his cons1derable embarrassment. Searching for a little variety in the tedious repetition of 'Congratulations' or 'Well done' as he handed out the prizes, he decided just as the rather shapely Head Girl came up to receive her armful of prizes to ask her 'And what are you going to do when 12

in Ethiopia and the longer term projects of Water Aid and the Commonwealth Society for the Blind — we have raised £2,000 for these causes so far this year — we have proved ourselves resistant to the charges of insularity and, with the continuing enthusiasm and success of both the Friends of the School and of the Old Suttonians Association, we are certainly not lacking in outside support for all that we do. The Friends have continued to go from strength to strength: they have bought us a superb new set of stage curtains with the proceeds from a barbecue, a Valentine Dance and a Race Night and we are all looking forward to the Midsummer Ball which they are organising for 21st June. (I need hardly add that you are all most warmly encouraged to come to what should be an extremely good evening). The Old Suttonian Association has generously given a new Lower Sixth Prize for general excellence and have founded a very welcome Sixth Form Bursary. For all that both organisations do and have done for the School we are truly grateful.

I am also, of course and as ever, grateful to all those who serve the School so well: to Felix Gedney and John Norman who have given us marvellous service as Head and Deputy Head Boy this year; to an academic staff who give tirelessly of their time and talents and to the whole range of bursarial, secretarial, domestic, catering, gardening, grounds and maintenance staff.

We are immensely fortunate in having such a hardworking and committed team. Without their determination to serve the School well our present would be modest in achievement and our future unexciting.

We say farewell at the end of this term to two good men and true who have served us well on the teaching staff: to Keith Evans, the Assistant Director of Music, and to Michael Gordon from the Modern Languages Department. Keith has been a tower of strength in the Music Department during his five years with us, playing an important part in the ever more lively music which we have enjoyed, giving us much pleasure with his fine organ playing, always fully involved in Junior games and a very hard working Publicity Secretary for the Music Society. Michael, too, will leave many gaps when he leaves us: as House Tutor, master i.c. Tennis, Cross Country coach, master i.c. Archaeology Club and Paperback Bookstall. Both will be missed and we wish them well for the future.

I took as my text for today a robustly optimistic passage about the future, but it has been wisely observed that whenever man lays great plans he does well to invest some of his energy in prayers of supplication. I will, therefore, conclude what I have to say with the words of Sir Francis Drake as he sailed into battle against the Spanish at Cadiz. They will guide us well into the future whether our designs be great or small: `0 Lord God, when Thou givest to Thy servants to endeavour any great matter, grant us to know that it is not the beginning but the continuing of the same, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory'.

blighted by arctic weather in the first half of the term: fortunately the Oxford Hockey Festival and a short Dutch tour in the Easter holidays provided the team with plenty of exciting Hockey. While everyone else was seeking warmth and shelter whenever possible last term, our Cross Country runners — who seem perversely to enjoy pain and adversity — trained like mad and had a super season. We now await some consistent summer weather so that the useful start made to the Cricket season can be built upon and the three new artificial turf nets which have just been completed can be properly broken in. Our Tennis players, too, have been benefiting from the vast improvement in their facilities — after years of playing what has been, in effect, obstacle tennis, they thoroughly deserve their four new courts.

Our Athletes, too, are having a good season, having only yesterday and for the sixth year running, won the Triangular Athletics Match against the other Schools in the Foundation — a result which I never tire of providing you with year after year.

I would also like to make special mention of the successes of our CCF this year and of its exciting prospects for the future. For the first time we entered the S.E. District Cadet Competition — an arduous and challenging event — and, with a young team ably trained by Lieutenant David Moore and our Senior Cadet, Felix Gedney, we beat 30 other Schools and took the winner's cup. This happened last week and only yesterday I heard that we had won the Country Life Shooting Shield for the 'most improved school'. These are both splendid achievements and I congratulate all concerned.

Our CCF is strong, popular and successful, but it has hitherto been limited to an Army Section only. When.

Mr. Geoff Piper came to us as Head of Physics two terms ago, we soon discovered that we had also gained an RAF fanatic so, on the principle that all good men should be given their head, we are to form an RAF Section in September which will be a splendid addition and will, of course, allow the CCF to move on to higher and higher things.

While the players with ball, stick and racquet have been maintaining our sound sporting reputation in their respective arenas, our thespian players have given us an excellent Senior Play, 'My Three Angels', and a House Drama Festival of high quality. In the Music Department, too, we have enjoyed two excellent concerts and a memorable 'Messiah' while the strength of the Chapel Choir has allowed us to be much more adventurous in our Anthems throughout the year. My only regret in this area is that more parents have not availed themselves of the opportunity to come and enjoy some first rate performances throughout the year.

There is always the danger within an inherently busy community that it fails to look beyond its own front door and thus becomes inward and isolated from the real world. In our major Industry Conference in the Christmas Term, in our expanding Community Service programme and in a series of special charity efforts throughout the year for the immediate relief of famine

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PRIZE WINNERS Lower Sixth Prizes English French Biology (and Distinction Prize) History Geography (and Distinction Prize) Chemistry Physics Mathematics Economics (and Distinction Prize) O.S.A. Prize Distinction Prize

Form II D. A. Orton (and Distinction Prize) Stephanie A. Wienrich (and Distinction Prize) Distinction Prize: G. Hollister Kathryn P. Cramp Kirstie Short S. J. K. Gregory Form III Charlotte E. Lamport (and 2 Distinction Prizes) M. J. Sands (and 2 Distinction Prizes) Current Affairs Prize: M. J. Bishop P. S. G. Chance (and Distinction Prize) Junior Reading Prize Charlotte E. Lamport Distinction Prize: S. Louise Knagg R. Blanchard Tracey M. Little T. E. Finlinson Emma R. Pearce R. J. Gill Henrietta A. Hatfield G. M. Scrivener P. T. Hayman Form LIV A. M. Miles (and 2 Distinction Prizes) Katharine L. Palmer (and Distinction Prize) Junior Chapel S. J. Rydings Reading Prize Distinction Prize: Melissa J. Albentosa (3) Katie M. Harrison R. A. N. Kamanyire 0. Akoni Q. M. Brocklebank Q. J. Lewis R. A. Raja J. R. Daddow (2) Form UIV M. S. Evenden (and 2 Distinction Prizes) Helen L. Overton (and 2 Distinction Prizes) Current Affairs Prize J. C. Fry Intermediate Reading Prize A. P. B. Mulholland Distinction Prize: N. C. S. Byng-Maddick M. E. Horder (2) Kirsty J. Knagg N. D. M. Carr W. K. Lam A. K. Congdon (2) J. M. Generowicz T. Moll N. J. L. Griva Form V A. 0. Abudu (and Distinction Prize) J. 0. Miller (and Distinction Prize) Current Affairs Prize: M. J. Bishop Distinction Prize: S. A. Knight Elaine M. Black G. M. Ramsay R. J. Courtney V. W. K. Tsoi (2) N. A. W. Finlinson R. J. Hattersley-Smith N. S. Wadeson D. E. Jeffery

Sarah H. Haywood A. M. Pound T. P. O'Brien D. G. Plommer D. G. Plommer J. G. K. Fung J. G. K. Fung P. R. Miles P. R. Miles P. R. Miles R. J. Ashton

Sixth Form Prizes

Distinction Prize D. Van Zwanenberg Bossom Prize (Spoken English) A. C. Warren Geography Prize S. N. Walton Derrick Prize (English Verse Speaking) A. N. Pound Wood Prize (Physics) I. M. Scott Biology Prize R. C. Rintoul Art Prize C. W. Hunt f M. Exon Joyce Drayson Art Prize tVeronique C. Chance Ward Prize (Religious Studies) L. Y. Cheung Angell Prize (Mathematics) S. S. Au-Yong Kitchener Prize (Mathematics) T. C. Lee Young Winstanley Prize (Chemistry) T. C. Lee Young Lucy J. Mayor Music Prize J. M. Hewlett Lucy J. Mayor Bloxham Prize (English) J. H. C. Haynes (J. H. C. Haynes Clothworker's Prize J. L. Bristow (R. D. Lyle Economics Prize D. T. Paine Grizelle Prize (History) D. T. Paine MacDonald Prize (Current Affairs) D. T. Paine Wheeler Prize (French) (and 2 Distinction Prizes) D. T. Paine Sophie L. Rice Ricketts Prize J. B. Norman F. G. Gedney F. G. Gedney Headmaster's Prize

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Help No, not an appeal: this time, an expression of gratitude, because, of course, the Chaplain is simply one among many involved in so many ways in our religious life and activities, and — whilst many would probably prefer to remain anonymous — it is important to acknowledge the tremendous help given by so many, and in so many ways. When one sees the ladies arranging the flowers so beautifully, the choir singing a superb anthem, the servers preparing the altar and quietly assisting during the Services, the prefects acting as sidesmen and ushers, and many others playing their part in so many ways to demonstrate the truth of St. Paul's words that 'we are all members of the one Body of Christ', the heart has cause to be grateful to the Lord, who calls us to his service.

CHAPEL NOTES Almost the first building which a stranger sees on entering the main entrance of the School is the Chapel, and it can have been no accident that caused it to be set in so prominent a position on the grounds. From the foundation of the School (`for the education of youth in the feare of God, in good manners, in knowledge and understanding') religion has played an important part; indeed, in the earliest days, pupils would have said or sung a Te Deum, and joined in a form of Morning Prayer, at 7 a.m. every day! The Chapel reminds us that God should have first place in our lives, just as our worship takes first place each morning in the School timetable, and first place on Sundays before all other activities.

Yet worship alone is not enough: Jesus had some hard things to say about those who practised 'lip-Service', and did not allow their religion to be reflected in their lives. It is the ancient tension between an inwardlooking spirituality on the one hand, and an outwardlooking activism on the other. True Christianity will find a sympathetic balance between the two, whereby the care of one's neighbour, and the concern for all others with whom one comes into contact, will be set squarely on a deep and spiritually based love for Our Lord and his Church.

One special word of thanks must be said to John Norman (W), who left us at the end of the Summer Term. For more than three years he was a most reliable and dependable Sacristan and Head Server, and set a superb example to his team of servers which they seem to be following well. Our best wishes go with him.

D. J. Barnes

Planned Giving and 'Good Causes' `Faith without works is dead', said St. James; and it is obvious that one way we can show our love for our neighbour, whatever his race, colour, creed or need, is to give generously of our substance when we are asked or whenever we have opportunity. It is therefore good to be able to report that this year the contributions made by almost all pupils and by many members of Staff have reached record heights. Nearly £1,500 has been sent to the Causes selected for our weekly Planned Giving collections, and a special additional collection for the Save the Children Fund, to be sent to help in the Ethiopian Famine, raised £1,100.

On top of this, various Houses have been making efforts of their own to support particular appeals, and from these efforts £320 has been sent to the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (to establish two Eye Camps), and £100 to Water Aid (to provide water supplies to villages in third world countries).

Confirmation 1985 As in past years, our candidates spent a Quiet Day during the week prior to their confirmation with the Community of Servants of the Will of God, at the Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Crawley Down. They were confirmed at a Service conducted by the Bishop of Maidstone in Chapel on 19th May. David McBride (C) Adesola Fani-Kayode (C) Maurits Fontein Andrew Miles (W) (W) (B) Jeremy Hannah Katharine Palmer (V) Kate Harrison Sygun Pokrantz (V) (V) Jeremy Sibley Adrian Jordan (C) (M) Quentin Lewis Jeremy Towner (W) (W) It is our prayer that they will ever remain faithful communicant members of the Church, in accordance with their promises.

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The Will and Ways of God (A talk given at Morning Chapel on 15th January 1985

by Mr. Keith Smith) Man is a worshipping animal. You will have heard that said before, and one is usually then told that man worships money, power or sex, rather than God. I do not want to follow that line, but to suggest that there are other ways in which we worship and are worshipped.

Most of you in this congregation are worshipped by your parents, and in a very concrete way. Any vicar of his flock the equivalent of Independent School fees.

In fact, one of the dangers of being a parent is that one will worship one's children too much. Similarly, many girls will have noticed that very silent boy who always seems to be around — although he is probably too shy to say anything. We have all heard it said that 'he worships the ground she walks on'. Similarly, many girls are good at being at the right place at the right time when they know a certain boy will appear. These forms of worship are between equals; and as we are in a sense the equals of God, it may be more instructive to consider when we are worshipped by creatures inferior to us.

It has been estimated that a very intelligent dog has abilities of an intellectual kind about equivalent to those of an 18-month old child — although when watching some sheep-dogs, that may seem to be underestimating the dog. Nevertheless, dogs worship us much as we tend to worship God; they look faithful, and pay attention to us when they want food and exercise — and when we have provided all that they want, they often go to sleep and forget us.

Let us imagine a conversation betwen two dogs about their respective gods.

After greeting each other in the usual ways, one dog might say, 'and how is your god treating you these days?' The second dog could well reply `well, generally he looks after me quite well, but the other day he was extremely cruel to me'. The first dog would be shocked by this, and asks for an explanation, to which he receives the reply: 'the other day, I was feeling rather ill, but instead of looking after me properly, my god took me to a torture chamber where a white-coated devil treated me roughly, and stuck needles into me. When we got home, I was sad and hungry, but my god would not give me my supper or breakfast next morning, and he took me back to the devil in the torture chamber, where they were cruel to me again, and when I got back home I felt even worse. I am better now but that is because I am a strong dog, who can resist torture. How can my god be so cruel, and cause me so much suffering?'

Now, we know the dog was ill, and required an operation by the vet. We know the dog was not to be fed before having the anaesthetic; and we know the treatment cured the dog. The dog could not even begin to understand all this; and, in the same way, we cannot begin to understand all the ways in which God treats us.

All we can do is to have faith in his love for us, and to put our trust in Him.

THE CONJURING CLUB For many years, the Conjuring Club of the School was well known over a wide area, and at times it was difficult to meet all the requests for performances. (One of its members in those days is still much involved in the world of magic on the national stage — Ali Bongo is an Old Suttonian, although he would not have been known by that name when he was here!). The Club then became dormant for a few years, until two years ago it was revived, largely owing to the enthusiasm and ability of David Tarling (C), who became the Club Chairman.

Much patient training of his fellow magicians resulted in two separate performances of an excellent show on Speech Day. With Andrew Pound (C) acting as compere, Alex Turner (L) and Fred Lyle (M) — and, of course, Tarling as centre prop — the tricks done included such baffling wizardry as the suspended water, the vanishing beer bottle, the 'Chop-it-Off, and Red Square. It would be good to see the Club remaining in being, now it has re-appeared so effectively.

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MUSIC RETROSPECT 1984-5 Another busy musical year has passed prestissimo (ma molto cantabile), and it is time to record what has been accomplished and how the many groups and ensembles have acquitted themselves.

The strings have again been the strongest section of the Orchestra, though the woodwind and brass, still comparatively young, improved immeasurably over the year. In the Summer Concert the whole orchestra gave a splendid account of itself with some fine playing from all sections in quite demanding music. The strings also performed in the Chamber Concert organised by Keith Evans in the Lent term and managed, amongst other items, to play Haydn's Toy Symphony very well in the face of opposition from the toy instruments which were all in the hands, capable and otherwise, of members of the Staff. The Woodwind performed at Speech Day tea as usual, though perhaps not quite as usual, for the weather forced us indoors and we played in the Music School. Amongst the offerings of the ensemble were `Raindrops keep falling on my head' which might well have been appropriate and 'Here we go, here we go, here we go', played in honour of the achievements last season of a certain northern football team.

Our choral work this year, as befitted the composer's tercentenary, was 'Messiah', given in Chapel by the Choral Society with the girls of Cobham Hall, with selected members of Forms 2 and 3, rehearsing for a term and a half for one lesson a week. Though the music, and the style of the music, was very unfamiliar to most of them, they worked very hard and were clearly well rewarded, to judge by their evident pleasure in singing so great a work in a public performance. Our soloists were again Doreen James, Ann Hawkes, and Bob Chance, with Benjamin Odom, who teaches singing at Cobham, taking the bass solos. We could not have asked for a better quartet: each brought to the part a musicianship and commitment as well as a voice and technique which did justice to Handel's music and were a pleasure to hear. Keith Evans accompanied throughout on the organ, the only performer for whom there was no let-up, with his usual dexterity and accomplishment.

The Chapel Choir has never been better than this last year. Hardly a non-exeat Sunday has gone by without an anthem, well performed, not merely sung through.

The girls have strengthened the top line so much that the Choir is able to tackle music of much greater difficulty and complexity than before, and the whole Choir benefits from this strength. New work is undertaken confidently and learned quickly, so that it is possible to give assured and polished performances rather than routine execution of the notes. The anthem sung at the funeral of Richard Horn, 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace' by Samuel Wesley, was perhaps the best and certainly the most moving offering of the year, made all the more poignant because we had practised it earlier in the term with Richard, as usual, leading the basses. We little dreamt that we would be singing it at his funeral.

The 'Male Voice Chorus (latterly MVC plus One Lucy Mayor) has had its busiest year for some time, beginning with three outside engagements in the first few weeks of the Autumn term and culminating in a concert at Thurnham, given with selected string players (Bobby Lee, Wilfred Wong and Henrietta Hatfield) contributing two items. That concert raised £160 for famine relief in Ethiopia. The Chorus also took its usual spot in the Summer Concert and on speech Day morning. With much the same personnel for two years the group was able to widen its repertoire, expand its range and achieve more subtle and polished performances. The last concert of the year was given to a small audience in the Music School in memory of Richard

Horn, and funds were raised in aid of Leukaemia Research.

We lose many musicians this year who have each given greatly of their varied talents to the musical life of the School during their time with us: Lucy Mayor, Boby Lee, Julian Hewlett, Chris Hunt, Tunde Johnson, Samuel Au-Yong, Gavin Sturdy. We shall miss them next year.

We welcomed as brass teacher this year Ian Perry, a former pupil of the late Alf Springate, and he has been nurturing our brass talent to the best of his ability. His `demo' to Form 2 was much enjoyed, and has resulted in new recruits. Our guitar teacher, Vic Hyland is encouraging our guitarists to develop their techniques in both classical and rock music, and our string teachers, Judy Hollis and Sue Martin have provided us with the best string players we have had for some years.

Informal recitals, in which musicians played to musicians, have continued to feature in the musical calendar, providing valuable experience to all who took part in however humble a performance, and some were very expert.

The usual practical examinations were taken, the most notable results being those of Lucy Mayor and Julian Hewlett, both of whom were awarded Distinctions at Grade 8 for Singing and Piano, respectively.

Others who deserve honourable mention were Melissa Albentosa, Tracey Little, Mark Sands and Quentin Lewis and Philip Miles. Over a hundred candidates took theory examinations from Grade 1 to Grade 5, and if past results can be taken as a reliable guide, most will have passed.

Amongst the most enjoyable outings of the year was a visit one pleasant, if cool, June evening to Finchcocks, near Goudhurst. Sue Martin organised a party of musicians, most of them pianists, to spend an hour or two at this splendid house to hear the keyboard instruments there, the property of Richard Burnett, as is the house. Mr. Burnett is an enthusiast for old instruments, of which he has a very large collection; he plays them very expertly and talks about them most entertainingly. They range from a tiny, almost inaudible clavichord to a large, very ornate Broadwood grand, very rich and powerful, of the sort on which Chopin played when he visited England. Between these extremes there was every size and description of harpsichord, with and without special stops, some with single keyboards, some with two, as well as a very rare chamber organ. One of the many good things about the visit was that we were allowed actually to play the instruments, and Mr. Burnett gave our players ad hoc lessons there and then, with tips on how to manage these unfamiliar instruments. It was a most instructive and 17

SUTTON VALENCE CHORAL SOCIETY (Director: Graham Foulkes) and THE CHOIR OF COBHAM HALL (Director of Music: Althea Collier) in the tricentenary year of the composer's birth

amusing evening and very much appreciated by those who were lucky enough to go.

The SATIPS Orchestral Festival, Sutton Valence branch, met as usual near the beginning of the Summer term, and as last year the concert was given to a small and appreciative audience in the Music School. Once again, the young musicians who were drawn from many different schools and were playing together for the first time, showed great dedication and concentration, rehearsing for a good deal longer than was their custom and hardly flagging throughout a long day, at the end of which they gave lively and spirited account of the works we had practised so hard.

On Speech Day morning two groups of our younger musicians, Sets 3A and L4A, took the stage. Playing music arranged or composed for them each miniorchestra, one of sixteen, the other of seventeen players, played well enough for many in the large audience to voice the thought that they would not have been out of place in a formal school concert. Recorders, orchestral instruments and piano (in 3A, three players at two pianos) blended to fine effect and their efforts met with warm applause.

Towards the end of the Summer term a group of recorder players, armed with descants, trebles, a tenor and a bass, met to play consort music, and a very promising beginning it was. It is hoped that if a rehearsal time can be found in a crowded timetable this venture into 'serious' music making using the recorder will continue next term. Recorder playing has been part of the musical scene for many years (a Sutton quartet broadcast on Radio Medway in 1972), but we have not pursued the study of the instrument much outside the class room, where it has been used mainly as a teaching tool. Perhaps we have seen the start of something which may develop over the next few years.

In addition to our other leavers we say goodbye to Keith Evans, who has been such a tower of strength over the last five years. We shall miss him very much.

Finally, and alas, a word about Richard Horn. Those who knew him will not be surprised to find him mentioned in a Music Retrospect. His untimely death has robbed the musical life of the School of its best and most long-standing supporter on the staff. He was a member of the Chapel Choir for over thirty years, sometimes as tenor when that part needed help, but mostly as an extremely musicianly bass, leading the line firmly and accurately, sometimes singing a solo and, like all good musicians, with his eye on the conductor. A choral work without him was unthinkable, and he was, of course, a founder member of the Male Voice Chorus.

He was also, and typically modest about it, a recorder player of some skill and style, and appeared from time to time in concerts at home and 'abroad' in that capacity, playing consort music with his sons and me.

The Staff Male Voice Quartet was another group to which he brought his musical talents, and I can hear him now giving voice to the immortal 'When Pa', 'Keep in the middle of the road' and other barber-shop numbers.

Richard was a model of clear diction and was able to achieve distinct enunciation without disturbing the vocal line, a technique which was of rare value in stage works, particularly Gilbert and Sullivan. He and Margaret appeared together in many productions over the years, his last appearance in a solo role being in `Ruddigore' in which he and she sparked each other off so comically. His familiar figure will be sorely missed in all things musical; his loss is hard to bear.

Handel's MESSIAH

A. G. Foulkes

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Soprano: Doreen James Alto: Ann Hawkes Tenor: Robert Chance Bass: Benjamin Odom Organist: Keith Evans Conductor: Graham Foulkes The Choral Society of Sutton Valence School and the Choir of Cobham Hall School combined on Friday 8th March 1985 to mark the tricentenary year of the birth of G. F. Handel with a performance of 'Messiah'. The presentation took place in the Sutton Valence School chapel, with about 100 voices coming together to present the work. Of these there were about 35 from Cobham Hall, and the Sutton Valence side was heavily contributed to by forms 2 and 3. For the 'congregation' the main body of the chapel was reasonably well filled, with the side aisles being used by those who felt they wanted an alternative to prep — or needed a little cultural relaxation since all the prep had been done. It was unfortunate that some of these did not see fit to stay through to the end of the performance. One wonders perhaps whether there should be a performance for the School as a final rehearsal, and then the full performance for the public. In reality, the final rehearsal that afternoon amounted to a straight run through, more or less, with only the soloists parts being curtailed.

For the individuals who took part, and shouldered the burden of training and accompanying the rehearsals (throughout the Autumn term and most of the Lent one) one must record the appreciation for their persistence and their sticking to it especially on those occasions when it may well have been asked: 'Is it worth it?' Mr. Keith Evans on the Chapel organ provided the necessary expertise and well thought-out, balanced accompaniment: so that those at the back of the Chapel did not get too much organ, and those at the front did not get too little. When you read this Mr. Evans will have taken up his new appointment as head of music at Clarendon House G.S. in Ramsgate. Mr. Graham Foulkes ably kept all together. There was one short unaccompanied passage of about six bars where the choir managed to transpose to a different key unofficially — but. the re-entry of the organ soon brought them back on to the straight and narrow. With any major Choral work, one tends to anticipate the first chorus with the attack on this getting the oratorio off to a good start. One felt, however, that with the earlier choruses the choir took a little time to get warmed up, but overall a very good impression was given. The conductor's final words to the choir as they went into the Chapel was 'Enjoy yourselves' and this instruction, I'm sure, was fulfilled.

The soloists must also be thanked for their essential contribution to the evening — and to the tenor in particular who was recovering from a bout of 'flu. So. too, we must record our appreciation for all those who provided the refreshments after. The writer overheard a remark from a visitor to the effect that 'the cheese and tomato sandwiches were the best at Sutton Valence'. It was almost too late for me to verify this commendation.

Again, one trusts that the tradition now being established at Sutton Valence of doing a major choral work each year — whether on stage or in concert — will be continued, and that there be more pupils who would feel encouraged and see it as being educationally worthwhile to take part — even to being a soloist.

M. E. F. Pettman

MY THREE ANGELS

Cast Tanya Mulholland Emilie Dulay Felix Dulay, her husband Andrew Mulholland Madame Parole Katie Harrison Nathalie Bloom Marie-Louise Dulay Alfred (4707) Felix Gedney Guy Hewson Jules (6817) Convicts Joseph (3011) Andrew Pound Neale Adams Gaston Lemare Paul Cassagon, Gaston's nephew Edward Fenton Sub-Lieutenant Espoir Richard Ashton The boy with the mouth-organ Edward Fenton Prompts and Understudies: Emma Pearce, Jason Lucking, Jason Bristow Assistant Director Mr. M. Gordon Mr. W. Piper Director

by Sam and Bella Spewack from Cuisine des Anges by Albert Husson We are grateful for the following review, submitted unprompted by a member of the audience completely unconnected with the School.

The set of My Three Angels was imaginative, well designed and decorated and, more important, solid enough for doors to close without the remainder of the scenery and props 'dancing'. Those responsible for set design and construction are to be congratulated and it was disappointing that the audience did not respond with a round of applause when the curtain rose.

General stage lighting was even and effective overall, but some slave lighting offstage (so that opening doors brightened a local area) would have added to the effect.

Knowing the limits of the sides of the stage, the cast worked well to exit as briskly as they did. (It was unfortunate that on the night I was present, the doorbell rang to demonstrate Nathalie Bloom's exit before she had time to get out of the door!).

To criticise the performance one must almost descend to the realm of 'nit-picking', as the overall production, particularly for such a lengthy play, was good. The three Angels were admirably cast in their respective roles and sustained their prolonged appearances brilliantly; moreover, they worked well as a team as well as individuals.

After a nervous start, Tanya Mulholland made the best of a difficult straight part. A change of clothes between Acts would have heightened the time differences. If there was a shortage of costumes, another blouse would have been sufficient.

Andrew Mulholland's moves appeared too rehearsed and contrived, as though he had had to learn to be nervous. Katie Harrison had good stage presence and Neale Adams came over well (and his clothes were superb!). Nathalie Bloom was also well cast.

If only someone had told Edward Fenton to stop hanging on to his jacket as though it were a life belt, we might have been able to believe in him. By the middle of Act 3, his repeated clutchings at his midriff were distracting attention from the action.

There were some very awkward moves. I longed to shout: 'Turn the other way', when some cast members persistently turned upstage on making their exit and there were several glaring 'scissors' (two people simultaneously crossing the stage in opposite directions), particularly during the early part of the play.

However, the School is to be congratulated on presenting an evening of light-hearted and amusing entertainment, and the production will be remembered as yet another School success.

BACKSTAGE Stage Gang John Norman (A.S.M.), Andrew Mulholland, Vincent Tsoi, Tanya Mulholland, James Bristow, Mark Piper.

Stage Manager and Designer: Mr. W. Taylor Sound and Lighting William Carleton, Stuart Reid, Edward Fenton, Alexander Congdon, David Congdon.

Philip Miles Chief Assistant: Mr. J. Renshaw Director: Custumes: Make-up: Front of House:

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Mrs. B. Piper, Mrs. P. Sabine, Mrs. A. Wilkinson Mrs. M. Horn, Mrs. D. Beaman, Mrs. P. Sabine Mr. R. Horn

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

LAMBE'S HOUSE The end of the Summer Term, 1985 marked the end of an era for the Victorian building known as Lambe's House. The last of the boarders moved out.

From 1863 till 1911 Lambe's housed the entire school, including the Headmaster's house. With the building of the main block higher up the hill the senior boarders moved out, leaving a small junior house up to the age of 13 and the school dining hall in the old building. This remained the state of events till 1952 when Lambe's became a senior house; ten years later the new Refectory was built and the young senior boarding house took over the dining hall. In 1972 there was a bulge in the number of day boys and a dozen joined Lambe's boarders, but this bulge passed through and boarding remained the practice in Lambe's.

A handful, usually one or two, of day boys stayed in the house, often boarders who had changed their status, until 1982 when it was decided to make Lambe's a partday, part-boarding house. This was to relieve the pressure on Founder's which had risen to a total of over 90 at one time. Now it has been decided that Lambe's should become a full day boy house. In addition to Lambe's, the building will also be the home of Founder's, and it is envisaged that the junior day house, Bennett, will also move in in due course. The move of Founder's releases the old Sanatorium for use as a girls' boarding house in a year's time.

What must be stressed is that both Lambe's and Founder's will remain separate houses in every way; that house competitions will continue to be five-sided events; and that, even though the two houses are in the same building, they will continue to be independent of each other.

Nonetheless, for the many hundreds of Suttonians who have passed through Lambe's, either as juniors or later as seniors, 1985 marks the end of an era and will be looked on with sadness by many. Times change and a new challenge faces those who inhabit the old building in the village. What will the next 120 years bring?

C. R. G. Shaw

The Scheme was introduced to the School in 1963. In essence, it consists of three levels of attainment bronze, silver, and gold — and within each of these levels four different elements have to be completed satisfactorily.

The value of the Scheme cannot be overstated; there is wide public recognition of the effective way it brings out many qualities in its participants which might otherwise remain dormant — such things as selfreliance, perseverance, leadership, and sheer common sense among them. It is also valuable in developing practical skills; for example, all who take part are required to have knowledge of basic first aid, whilst those who are sufficiently interested are able to follow a first aid course, run under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association, and since the Scheme began at Sutton Valence some 450 pupils have passed the Association's 'Essentials of First Aid' certificate, and 265 have passed the more advanced 'Adult First Aid Certificate'.

The Expeditions, particularly at Gold and Silver levels, require a considerable degree of preparatory training and commitment, but are enormously popular with all who undertake them (at least, once the blisters have gone!). At these two levels, expeditions usually take place in designated 'wild country' (such as the Brecon Beacons or the Lake District) during the Easter or Summer vacations; following this article are two accounts by boys who have recently taken part in such expeditions, one at silver and one at gold level.

As a point of interest, boys at Sutton Valence have so far gained 29 Gold Awards, 100 Silver, and about 170 Bronze Awards.

D. J. Barnes

The 'Silver' Expedition: Easter 1985 (by Adam Jarrett) On 24th March 1985, two silver qualifying groups and one gold training group set off for the Brecon Beacons, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Bates and the Revd. D. J. Barnes. The drive was by way of the M4, and we stopped to pick up one of the group (Andrew Pound) at a motorway junction en route.

We arrived at the Youth Hostel at Tyn-y-Caeau, just outside Brecon, where we were to stay before starting the expeditions, at about 5 p.m. The following day, we went for a training walk, accompanied by Mr. Barnes, and did some practical map-and-compass work, as requested by the official assessor.

On the third day, we were ready for the hills! We set off on our expedition; our group consisted of Congdon, Flint, Sam-Amoye and myself, and we made good progress. We met both Mr. Bates and an assessor during the day, and they seemed quite pleased with us! We arrived at our camp-site on time, Mr. Bates being there to greet us.

Next morning, we were up early, and after we had cooked breakfast and cleared up the camp we were about to leave, when the assessor again appeared. He wished us 'good luck' for day two. It was a warm day, and we only lost ourselves once, but soon found the right route again. We reached our second camp-site on schedule, and met the farmer, who was quite cheerful, but kept on hinting that it was to be a cold, wet night!

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time. However, Sam-Amoye soon cheered us up with one of his original jokes! We set off about twenty minutes late, but soon made up the time, and met Mr. Bates at the first check point. He told us to keep at it!

The next section proved to be the hardest of the whole expedition — five miles along a Roman road may sound easy, but in freezing wet and windy weather it was not much fun. I do not think I have ever been so cold in my life. But we reached our journey's end with about twenty minutes to spare, and sheltered by some trees until Mr. Bates collected us right on time.

When we returned to the Youth Hostel, there was a rush for the showers, and after tea most of us went straight to bed. I thought it was great fun, and I hope to do 'Gold' when I have completed my 'Silver'.

pompous drivel about 'tips' and other useless items. The training expedition itself was most uneventful, except for the last leg of our walk on Offa's Dyke. There were freezing mists and force six winds — measured by Phil Miles' anemometer — which obliged us to descend to safer lower levels, Vincent Tsoi attempting to jump off a cliff en route. (That was in fact the only time we had to use a bad weather route on any D. of E. expedition).

Yet on our qualifying expedition, in Yorkshire, we had nothing but rain, the heaviest being on the last day when we were totally exhausted by nature's barrage of the elements.

At the time, the expeditions didn't appear in our Top Ten most enjoyable pastimes, but in retrospect, when our scars had healed, they climbed the charts. Now, as forecast on our silver expedition, we feel it was all of immense value — something really worth doing.

The 'Gold' Expedition: Easter and Summer 1985 (by Andrew Pound) So there I sit, feeling well pleased with myself at having finished both log and project report, and, I hope, having achieved my Silver Award. But by this time, I've unfortunately acquired some sort of perverse liking for these trek-like slogs across mountain ranges . . . the intellectual marathon of writing up the expedition in the reports . . . the assiduous physical curriculum . . . and everything else that makes up an award. With this in mind, and the exhortations of current 'gold' candidates, I decide to carry on.

The only additional non-expedition discipline I have to do is known as 'the residential project'. Apart from this, the requirements are the same as silver, although much extended. For the residential project, I must engage in some useful community activity for a minimum of four days, and it must be outside School for instance, helping in a hospital, working for the Salvation Army, or similar.

Then, of course, there are the two expeditions. The first one is a training expedition, to prepare for the main one, on which we must in four days on foot cover not less than fifty miles and camp overnight al fresco. For some, this can be most enjoyable, this gallivanting around the countryside acting like professional explorers. For others, it may not turn out to be as big a wheeze as envisaged, particularly if one suffers hypothermia or something . . .

A lot of effort has to go into preparing these excursions into the (often snowy) wastes of our insular hinterland. One must plan the route, the time schedule, the menus, the route cards, and the equipment required.

It all takes much longer than ever expected, but if completed forthwith, no real trouble.

We planned for our training expedition to be in the Brecon Beacons, and the qualifying expedition in the Yorkshire Dales. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously in the Beacons, as there was no real pressure on us; thus we could lecture at length, from our superior knowledge, to the silver candidates — a load of gratuitous and

Gold (Training) and Silver Groups. Brecon Beacons. Easter 1985.

Gold and Silver Groups. Yorkshire Dales. July 1985.

(Photos by D. J. Barnes, esq.)

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CCF NOTES Two major successes have marked this year. The first was that we won the South-East District Patrol Competition, having entered it for the first time against about 50 other Grammar schools in six counties. It is a prestigious cup and we won it convincingly. The team was led by Cadet CSM Felix Gedney who also took a large part in training it. The second was to win the Country Life Shield for the 'most improved Shooting Team' this year — a tribute to our coach, Lieut. David Moore, and an encouragement to buy some better .22 rifles.

Camp at Longmoor was a great success attended by 43 Cadets. We did well in competitions and kept up the very good name that the CCF is now earning in this area. Camp next year will be at Warcop in Westmoreland.

Adventure Training took place at Capel Curig in North Wales, and included Mountain Navigation, self reliance, rock-climbing and abseiling. It went very well indeed and it is a great shame that we cannot persuade more Cadets to have the courage to tackle it. Those who go always enjoy it.

Field Days took place at Mereworth (when it was so wet that the OC's `Basha' collapsed, leaving him as soggy as everyone else), at Pippingford Park when we enjoyed very good weather, and our Biennial Inspection at Chatham and Folkestone. The RE Section was inspected whilst raft-building at Chatham by Brigadier Barr (Royal Engineers), who then went on to see the remainder training at Folkestone. The subsequent report was most complimentary.

The Royal Signals Troop continues with its very high pass rate in Classification and Assistant Instructor grades, and now has the immense benefit of new Radio Sets which work, as opposed to the old ones with their merely decorative value.

The Royal Engineer Section struggles on, suffering from a lack of staff, but it has had some splendid Field Days and now has a core of keen cadets, able to instruct others.

The Advanced Infantry Section has suffered through being too large and standards are adversely affected by those who want to be 'cowboys', but are less keen to learn the detailed stuff which makes for a successful cowboy. It is probably true to say that all cadets enjoy Field Days but enjoy Mondays less, i.e. they prefer practical work to theoretical instruction. Unfortunately, you cannot practice what you have not learned, and the School grounds and CCF equipment do not lend themselves to trying out a Mechanised Company assault supported by Tanks and Paratroops, between 2.15 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on a Monday!

In twenty years' experience of the Regular Army, TA and Cadets, the constant inability of the Army to clothe its people adequately and reliably is a constant source of wonder. This produced an amusing crisis last term, when lost and worn-out lightweight trousers were replaced by 32 pairs of outsize combat trousers 'in lieu'.

These were rather larger from top to bottom than many of our cadets are tall, voluminous in cut, and suitable only for clothing seven-footers suffering from terminal elephantiasis — a disease rare even among cadets. It is to be hoped that the photo of some of our First Year Cadets wearing them, which we sent to the authorities, will produce a useful reaction. In the meantime, does anyone need any camouflaged marquees?

Next year will see two startling innovations. The arrival at School of Flt. Lt. Geoff Piper has enabled the formation of an RAF section: and thinly-veiled threats from the girls relating to the sex-discrimination Act have cowed me into admitting girls to the CCF, A `Monstrous Regiment of Women' in John Knox's phrase!

I referred last year to the stated aim of the CCF, which is to develop leadership, and to our low standard.

I am glad to say that this has improved, and we now have NCO's with knowledge, strength of personality and Instructional Ability — useful NCO qualities. What is now needed is a progression towards the Officer qualities of initiative, the ability to enthuse rather than to bully, a strong sense of responsibility and unselfishness. Felix Gedney had these qualities in abundance and will, I hope, exercise them as a Regular Army Officer in due course. But he stood almost alone! `Horses first, men second, self last', in the old cavalry officers' adage.

C. F. G. Parkinson

Pte. Robin Raja enjoying the C.C.F.'s spacious accommodation.

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CCF CAMP AT LONGMOOR 1985 Four Officers and 43 cadets attended this Camp and it proved interesting and successful with many cadets learning a good deal which, it is to be hoped they will put to good use both in the coming year and in future camps.

There was, in fact, a good deal for Capt. Sabine and the other officers to organise, as we were rather left to our own devices for much of the time, and this started immediately we arrived when we were plunged into a Two Day exercise to train in Infantry tactics. Later we had an interesting demonstration from some Gurkhas and a good exercise organised by the CTT, where all tried very hard and CSM Gedney showed his usual high standard of leadership. In all these activities the Signallers, of whom there were satisfactorily a large number, showed their appreciation of the excellent Clansmen sets by operating in an increasingly efficient manner, and showing that good communications can not only add to the training but also be an aid to safety and efficiency.

Finally there was a really good session using modern weapons, when everyone had the opportunity to expend a good deal of ammunition. We had our troubles, of course, with midnight visits to the Cambridge Military Hospital for a variety of ailments, none of which proved very serious, and a good deal of rain, which nevertheless did not prevent some good shooting with the Cadet Target Rifle on the Range.

Everything was superbly organised by Capt. Sabine and Lt. Moore and 'Pronto' particularly enjoyed it, as for the first time radios played a proper part in a Camp.

K. M. Smith

R.A.F. CAMP

Lt. David Moore

For the first time boys from Sutton Valence attended an R.A.F. Summer Camp. This preceded the formation of an R.A.F. Section of the School C.C.F. The Camp was held at R.A.F. Brawdy in West Wales, the home of No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit which trains Hawk pilots to fire guns and missiles before they are sent off to their operational squadrons.

The poor, misty weather upset a lot of the camp's programme, causing a reduction of flying time and the cancellation of a night exercise and visit to a weapons range. Nevertheless, all boys from Sutton Valence obtained a 20 minute flight in a Chipmunk (light twoseater), which included at least 10 minutes in control.

For one day the gods smiled on us and the weather turned out perfect for R.A.F. Brawdy Air Day. 16,000 people turned up for a very successful day where we saw more than 24 different types of aircraft ranging from Catalina and Spitfires to Tornado and F 1 6s plus the usual splendid performance by the Red Arrows in their Hawks.

The main part of the camp was taken up with visits to various sections of the Station, which proved very enjoyable. The grand finale of the week was a flight in a Sea King helicopter from 202 Search and Rescue Squadron.

Richard Ashton

SHOOTING During the 1970's security problems brought Shooting to a standstill at Sutton Valence. After a few years it was again possible on the miniature range, but the sport remained in the doldrums.

Now it is pleasing to report that there has been a great revival under the excellent coaching and enthusiasm of Lt. David Moore. Competition shooting is now a regular feature on the miniature range, with a good number of `possibles' being shot in both practice and competition.

In 1983 the VIII qualified for the final of the Stainforth Cup for the first time in many years, and we were unlucky not to qualify again in 1984. This year's most satisfying performance was a good shoot in the `Country Life', which won us the Shield for the 'most improved school' in that competition — and a magnificent shield it is, too!

With a number of boys shooting regularly again, the outlook is most encouraging, and we look forward to further success in the years ahead.

C. R. G. Shaw

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SPORTS SECTION Ron Ledger Head Groundsman, 1974-1985

with the redgras Hockey pitch and the expansion of his own duties to cover the School gardens. One recalls, with great admiration, the close watch he kept over the contractors during the construction of the redgras; he did not feel that, by his own high standards, the contractors' men were over inclined to hard work, and he did all in his power to chase them into giving the School good value. Moreover, he said from the outset that the planned drainage was insufficient, and it was not until his suggested modifications were eventually made that we got full value from the new surface. His appointment to the overall responsibility for grounds and gardens led to a more efficient use of the available workforce, and the greatly enhanced state of the grounds and gardens during his last few years serves as a tribute to his efforts and shows some of his considerable worth to the School.

I certainly consider myself most fortunate to have worked with such a didicated and efficient man as Ron Ledger. People of his calibre are rare in today's world, and I hope that his example of service will set a standard to which his successors will wish to aspire.

At the end of the Lent Term Ron Ledger decided it was time to retire. Succeeding 'Paul' Pavlovic in 1974, he joined those two real characters Tom Whatman and Bill Jordan on the grounds as Head Groundsman and provided us with ten-and-a-half years of loyal and dedicated service. He was a groundsman in the fullest sense, taking a personal pride in all that he did, not only in the preparation of pitches, but also in the general appearance of all the grounds and buildings thereon, and this earned the admiration of all with whom he came into contact.

In keeping with one of his predecessors, the late and much loved Charlie Smith, who helped Ron in the early days with the ordering of equipment and who appeared frequently in the pavilion following his retirement, so during this past cricket season Ron has been unable to keep away and has, no doubt, given valuable words of advice to his successor, Roger Quinton, who has already indicated in his own way that the standards set by Ron Ledger will not fall in future years.

R. D. Chance Mr. Graham Able who left in August 1983, was Master in Charge of both Hockey and Cricket for the majority of Ron's period in control and has written the following appreciation.

A master in charge of Hockey or Cricket depends greatly on his Head Groundsman; the effectiveness of the school's coaching is enhanced by good playing surfaces and all too easily negated by poor ones.

To produce pitches of the quality maintained by Ron Ledger and his staff requires an enormous input of man hours and a great deal of careful planning. Ron was never grudging of his own time, and he encouraged a similar thoroughness and dedication to duty amongst his staff.

Because he served the School so well, there was, perhaps, a tendency to take this excellent service for granted; Suttonians considered it the norm for a groundsman to be in constant attendance at all Cricket matches even when they finished at 7 p.m. on a Saturday or Sunday, and likewise they assumed that all Hockey pitches were rolled at the end of a match at 4.30 p.m. on a cold January evening. Such standards of service are, of course, extremely rare in the modern world where work is regarded as occurring only between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays.

There are many groundsmen who produce good playing surfaces by ensuring that those surfaces are never played on in anything less than perfect conditions, but, fortunately for those of us who worked with him, Ron did not belong to such a breed. Indeed, he was always most loathe to cancel any game, and he often produced miracles to enable matches to take place when rain had seemed to have won the day. I particularly remember a Saturday when two Hockey matches were played thanks to Ron and his staff forking the redgras to clear large areas of standing water following a thunderstorm; no other games took place in Kent that afternoon. Of the changes which occurred during his time at Sutton Valence, Ron was particularly concerned

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Back row L to R: R.M. Sabine, Esq., F. Gedney, T. Raja, A. Warren, P. Sunnucks, S. Palmer, K. Sagoe, 1. Grainger, J. Norman, T.M. White, Esq. Front row L to R: G. Lister, G. Sturdy, J. Bickley, J. Haynes, S. Walton, J. Bristow, M. Aboul-Hosn, A. Hickman, K. Matthias

RUGBY FOOTBALL both as an elusive runner with considerable pace and as a defensive three-quarter, and Sturdy accepted the few chances that came his way with relish. Perhaps the most improved player over the term was Lister, at full-back, and he, too, showed great promise for the seasons ahead.

Steve Walton captained the side very well and always set an example to the rest of his team. It is unfortunate that he was called upon to play in a variety of positions — covering for ill or injured players — and only really settled into his best position, as flanker, late on in the season. Only then did the back row of Grainger, Haynes and Walton really begin to play together well, although all three had excellent individual games.

As the record shows, two matches were won against Sir Roger Manwood's, 15-0, and King's Rochester, 12-4 — and the match against Cranbrook resulted in a very fair 6 - 6 draw. Of the remainder, Kent College, Brighton and Hurstpierpoint all had emphatic victories and were clearly very good sides indeed and the O.S. — a younger, fitter side than usual — proved to be too strong for the School at such an early stage in the season. The other matches were mostly very evenly contested — despite one or two of the score-lines — and the side may justifiably consider itself unlucky not to have recorded more victories than they did.

R. M. Sabine

Rugby 1984 1st XV RETROSPECT Played 13; Won 2; Drawn 1; Lost 10.

If one went by results alone, it could be concluded that this was a pretty dismal season. In only three matches, however, was the side out-classed, and several other of the matches might, on a different day, have been won. Frequent injuries — often sustained well away from the Rugby field! — and unavailability through illness or late return to School meant that the first choice XV did not take the field until half-way through the season. It was only then that some players were able to return to their proper (and best?) positions, but, inevitably, it took time for them to readjust and for the side to settle. Further injuries later in the term caused yet more reshuffling in some positions, and three matches that could, and should, have been won were narrowly lost.

A major problem throughout the season was the lack of weight in the front five: technique was generally good, and we did not suffer from lack of height, but most other school packs were heavier and stronger and this resulted in a minimal amount of good set-piece ball being won and also, of course, improved the quality of the set-piece ball won by the opposition. Only Mahmoud Aboul-Hosn really stood out in the set scrums and his ability as a tight-head prop should not go unacknowledged.

Line-out possession improved as the term progressed, with Haynes prominent at No. 2 and Palmer and Walton clearing up exceptionally well at times. It is sad that such valuable possession was often wasted in the ensuing ruck or maul.

Behind the scrum Matthias played with considerable enthusiasm and skill, coping admirably with the wealth of poor ball presented to him. He should be a major asset to the side next season. At fly-half, Paul Sunnucks never really played as everyone had hoped, although he linked well with his centres, Hickman and Raja, the former being very impressive during later matches. On the wings Bickley showed great promise for the future,

✓Old Suttonians v Kent College ✓Duke of York's ✓Dover College ✓Sir Roger Manwood's ✓Hurstpierpoint C. ✓St. Lawrence C. ✓Brighton C. ✓Chatham House G.S. v Cranbrook ✓King's, Rochester ✓ Emanuel ✓Caterham 25

Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Drawn Won Lost Lost

6-22 0-22 3-10 6-18 15-0 0-20 0-23 3-54 4-20 6-6 12-4 0-10 0-6

U16 XV Played 11; Won 4; Drawn 1; Lost 6.

Points for 111; Points against 147.

From the point of view of enjoyment of the games this was a good season. Although we lost more games than we won, we were never disgraced and were commended by friend and foe alike for trying to play good quality rugby all the time.

In the first half of the season we managed, in the games we lost, to play very well indeed, until the opposition scored once, and then we lost concentration long enough to let them score again, before we began to try to remedy the situation — by which time the struggle was usually too great.

In the second half of term we played much better against opposition which was no weaker than we had met earlier. We excelled technically against St. Lawrence and Emanuel, and having won the ball in all sorts of ways we exploited the possession with flair.

After these games it was difficult to understand how we had lost any games at all.

The win against Chatham House typified the spirit of the season: the game was closely contested by two welldrilled and enthusiastic sides, competent in both attack and defence. The difference was only that we converted our tries and they couldn't manage to convert theirs. It was a pleasure to referee.

When this report is read next season, I hope it will be by several members of the 1st XV of 1985 who spent 1984 in the U16's. The squad showed itself to have the ability to make the transition.

I thank the parents who supported, both at home and away. Their appreciation of their sons' commitment and enjoyment was the icing on the cake for me. Thank you also J.L.R.P. who made us fit in such a way that we did not dread the next session.

2nd XV Played 13; Won 2; Drawn 2; Lost 9.

As the playing statistics suggest this was not a particularly successful season for the 2nd XV. With a limited supply of talented players, but an enthusiastic approach, some creditable performances were achieved.

The victories over Hurstpierpoint and St. Lawrence were well deserved, and on only two occasions did the side appear to be completely out-classed. The problems we were to encounter in all departments were obvious from the opening game against the O.S. (Lost 42-0).

Things did not improve in the second game, when the skill and discipline of Kent College exposed a lack of composure under pressure. We recovered, however, from this unpromising start to the season and fought hard in several very close and exciting matches. During this better phase the draws against Duke of York's and Dover College were especially pleasing.

The side was well captained by Lyle, who led by example, frequently out-scrummaging heavier props.

The only other player to stamp his mark upon the game with any consistency was Pound, at outside-half. With poor possession and slow support from the lethargic back row, he was often forced to kick, which he did with commendable accuracy. It was a shame that we were unable to take advantage of his side-step and his eye for the gap. Elsewhere Johnson was an aggressive runner on the wing; Waters did well to cope with scrappy ball at scrum-half and Dear was always determined and uncompromising at hooker. There were many other less talented players, who always gave of their best, and it was the high standard of the team's tackling as a whole that saved many points. Several members of the side will go on to play for the 1st XV, and I am sure that they will take with them useful experience gained from the season.

Players from: Backs: G. Nicholass, B. Johnson*, E. Kamanyire, G. Hewson, S. McLaughlin, R. Ashton, R. Pound*, A. Waters.

Forwards: R. Lyle*, T. Dear, N. Grey, G. Chapman, J. Mitchell, S. Jones, T. Sagoe, A. Thomas, G. Hoddinott, S. Motiwalla. *Colours.

T. M. White

D. Pickard

Results

U16 XV

2nd XV ✓Old Suttonians v Kent College ✓Duke of York's ✓Dover College ✓Sir Roger Manwood's ✓Hurstpierpoint C. ✓St. Lawrence C. ✓Brighton C. ✓Chatham House G.S. ✓Cranbrook ✓King's, Rochester ✓Emmanuel

Lost Lost Lost Drawn Drawn Won Won Lost Lost cancelled Lost Lost

0-42 0-45 3-10 4-4 0-0 10-9 9-3 0-59 0-35

v Purley High School v Kent College v Duke of York's v Dover College v Hurstpierpoint C. v St. Lawrence C. v Brighton C. v Chatham House G.S. v Cranbrook S. v Emanuel S. v Caterham S.

4-14 4-38

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Won 32-3 0-22 Lost Lost 0-14 Drawn 0-0 0-24 Lost Won 38-0 0-14 Lost Won 12-8 Lost 0-36 Won 29-8 0-18 Lost

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others who did not go unnoticed even if they have not been mentioned here. I hope, at least, they enjoyed being important members of a very accomplished squad of players.

The following represented the team: A. 0. Abudu, A. Akoni* (capt), E. Y. Atekpe*, N. D. M. Carr, W. M. C. Chambers, J. D. Crouch* A. K. Congdon, S. M. Dean, A. T. 0. Fani-Kayode, N. J. Griva, N. Haywood, D. Horton, A. C. Jarrett, S. P. Jones, P. R. Kingsland, W. K. Lam*, M. G. Leach, S. A. Maja*, T. Moll*, A. P. B. Mulholland, T. J. M. Newcomb, M. W. Piper*, A. J. D. Poll, A. S. Reid*, 0. S. Sam-Amoye*, J. A. Scott, N. I. Smith, J. J. Towner, P. E. Wilmshurst.

Played 13; Won 7; Lost 6; Pts for 206; Pts against 153.

This was without question both an enjoyable and a thoroughly successful term's Rugby. At the start of the season Bill Wilson (for whose selfless assistance I was much indebted) and I agreed on a four-point plan which we discussed with the players. We wanted, first, to concentrate on the basic skills of passing, tackling, mauling and scrummaging in order to keep or win possession; secondly, to play fifteen-man Rugby as often as possible in practices and in matches; thirdly, to give as many boys as possible an opportunity to play in the team and, lastly, to select what we considered to be the strongest side only in the final match of the season against Caterham, probably the second strongest of our opponents after Kent College.

That we were able to adhere closely to our policies was due to two main factors: the considerable strength in depth of the age-group and the consequent competitive nature of all the matches — in only the Kent College game was the side comprehensively defeated (3-39), against opponents who were unbeaten since coming together as Under 13s. In concentrating on certain basic skills and possession-Rugby, it was inevitable that certain features of play were, on the whole, ignored — kicking and lineout play. At all levels, including international, the lineout frequently turns out to be a lottery because of poor throwing-in, frequent undetected obstruction and constant offside. The 15-man possession-Rugby gradually caught on and there were exciting moments in most matches, especially those against Duke of York's, Hurstpierpoint, King's Rochester, Bethany and Caterham. We succeeded in playing 29 boys in the team while a further eight represented the '13' team, but we were narrowly thwarted in the final objective of playing the best side against Caterham through a late injury to Piper who had proved so effective at inside centre; Abudu, playing only his 3rd match of the season, was moved in and though some fluency was missing, we were delighted with the 14-11 victory against opposition who had expected a handsome victory.

It is impossible here to comment on all the players, for I was impressed with the enthusiastic and forbearing nature of so many, not just those who appeared more regularly in the side. I think, for example, of FaniKayode who was so sadly prevented by injury from playing a game at flank forward; of Jarrett and Towner who stood out constantly for their determination and resilience in practice; of Toby Newcomb who played in a variety of positions and finally turned in a David Leslie-type performance at flanker against Caterham.

Yet one must return to the 'lions' of the side: to Fela Akoni whose thoughts on the game I valued, who was not a great Captain but who will surely develop into an exciting Number 8; to the safe catching of Reid at fullback and the ball playing skills of Crouch at fly-half; to the determined mauling and tackling of Atekpe and the all-round skills of the 'gutsy' younger Moll; to Piper and Leach, who developed such good understanding in the centre. Maja, always wholehearted, and Congdon used their speed on the wings and endeavoured not to lose the ball. We were indebted to Sam-Amoye, in particular, and Horton (occasionally!) for their ability to win the ball, but both took a long while to learn that it is better to drive forward 5 yards and keep the ball than run 20 yards and give the ball to the opposition!

Flanker was the position that caused most pre-match discussion, but in their very different ways, Wilmshurst, Nicholas Griva, Simon Jones and Nicky Haywood all provided us with good moments without ever becoming expert enough in the important skill of winning the ball on the ground after a tackle or knock-on. There were

R. D. Chance

Victories Purley High School (H) Duke of York's (A) Dover College (H) Hurstpierpoint (H) Chatham House (A) King's Rochester (H) Caterham (H)

Won 24-6 Won 27-16 Won 22-3 Won 33-0 Won 28-4 Won 15-0 Won 14-11

BXV Cranbrook School (H)

Won 26-12

Defeats Kent College (H) Sir Roger Manwood's (A) St. Lawrence College (A) Brighton College (H) Cranbrook School (A) Bethany School (A)

Lost 3-39 Lost 4-16 Lost 4-6 Lost 10-13 Lost 10-21 Lost 12-18

BXV King's Canterbury (A)

Lost 8-22

U14 XV Played 12; Won 1; Drawn 0; Lost 11.

How fortunes on the rugby field at this age group fare depends as much, if not more, on size as on skill. The results reflected the unwillingness of the group as a whole to get down to the rigours of training and a belief, on the part of some, that they knew all there was to know about the game.

The first half of term brought a succession of heavy defeats, the most depressing of which was at Sir Roger Manwood's School. Leading 16 points to 10 with ten minutes to go and having played rugby of a standard deserving of the lead, the team managed to squander the chance of a win by conceding 22 points in the dying minutes.

The second half of the term was more encouraging; a spirited victory at King's Rochester was the highlight, but there were also close encounters with St. Lawrence, Chatham House and Bethany.

Team from: A. D. Barr, A. Bickley, C. E. Bishop, R. D. L. Blackman, R. G. F. Chomley, R. T. Goldsworthy D. T. Griffiths, N. L. G. Griva, P. J. Grove, C. E. Herron, R. A. N. Kamanyire, J. P. Kelsey, C. M. Leach, A. M. Miles, W. S. Milstead, M. C. Osborn, C. W. Purcell, P. G. Rowe, J. C. Sibley, P. L. D. Yuen.

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Squash 1st VI Back row L to R: D. Paine, J. McCormick, Esq., S. Abudu, D. Plommer.

Front row L to R: D. Ward, A Young, P. Herczog.

SQUASH REPORT Captain: A. Young Last year's report contained a cautiously-phrased hope that for the 1st V the '84-'85 season would be more successful than the previous one (which, admittedly, could hardly have been worse!). There was a nucleus of players — the better ones — from the last season's side, and we had secured the services of a seasoned coach. As an additional fillip to these hopes the start of the Autumn Term produced an experienced player new to the School in Pascal Herczog, who would clearly fit into the side at No. 1 or 2, giving a much needed boost to the strength in depth which any side needs. Pascal proved an indefatigable runner and retriever, whose defensive game was very sound, but who disappointingly scarcely ever showed any attacking flair at the front of the court if the hard-hit kill failed to work. Unfortunately he was struck down by glandular fever, which put him out of action for about seven weeks in the latter part of the term, so for many matches we were back to our original squad of David Ward (who shared the No. 1 position with Pascal), Angus Young, David Paine, David Plommer and Shola Abudu. Stephen Sunnucks, Michael Gillies and Paul Windsor also represented the 1st V on at least one occasion. A second blow to the beginning-of-term hopes was that the weekly journey from Beckenham proved too much for the energy or enthusiasm of our coach, and so the benefit of sustained, repeated sessions was never reaped. The 1st V defeated Hurstpierpoint College, St. Anselm's School (Canterbury), St. Bede's School (Hailsham) and a Cranbrook School V, but lost, several times heavily, to other opponents. The most disappointing result was the 2-3 defeat by Sevenoaks School, in which our Nos. 1 and 2, Pascal and David, were both 2-1 up in their matches, but lost 2-3 through an inability to vary their game, particularly in attack, with drop-shots, lobs and angles. So the season turned out disappointingly in the end — we clearly made no progress in the Kent Schools' Cup, and those sides we did defeat were of decidedly moderate quality overall.

The younger sides were not as successful as in other seasons, but some of the players representing them gave hope for the future: Shola Abudu, who several times played for the 1st V, could develop into a very sound player, for he has speed, imagination and intelligent variety in his game, but at present he is too erratic; two new boys in the U14 age-group have considerable potential — Russell Blanchard, a player with excellent shots all-round, who won the individual U14 title although only 11, and Christopher Leach, a very determined and speedy player, despite his size for a boy of his age; if he can sort out a slight technical problem in his shot-production, he could be a most useful player.

The Inter-House Competition was won by Lambe's, who defeated Founder's by 3 games to 2; the Junior Competition by Bennett, who beat St. Margaret's, 3-0.

The Individual Tournament results were: Open: P. Herczog bt. D. Ward, 3-1; U16: D. Plommer bt. S. Abudu, 3-0; U14: R. Blanchard bt. C. Leach, 3-0.

Match Results: 1st V Old Suttonians King's, Canterbury Sevenoaks School Hurstpierpoint C. Eastbourne C. St. Lawrence C. St. Anselm's S. St. Bede's School King's, Canterbury `A' Cranbrook S. V

2-4 0-5 2-3 3-2 1 -4 1 -4 3-2 3-2 0-5 4-1

U16 V Won 1 Lost 1 U15 V Won 1 Lost 5 U14 V Won 2 Lost 3 Half Colours were awarded to: D. Ward, P. Herczog,

A. Young.

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Hockey 1st XI Back row L to R: S. Sunnucks, S. Palmer, S. Walton, G. Lister, J. La R. Posnette, Esq. Front row L to R: R. Pound, D. Plommer, J. Haynes, P. Sunnucks, D. Paine, J. Bristow, D. Galvin-Wright.

HOCKEY

Hockey Retrospect — 1985 1st XI The advantages of having one or two matches in the Autumn Term, of a fairly full fixture list and of doing away with the U16 side were very evident this term. A week of snow gave us plenty of opportunity for fitness training, but no chance to play any hockey or to select teams. A quick thaw saw us playing a Kent Cup U19 match over at St. Lawrence, a game which we drew, 1-1, but eventually lost on penalty flicks. The team showed that the Autumn Term's selection was the right one and that they were capable of taking on the best. Not being able to play any hockey for another month proved, conseqtiently, to be very frustrating indeed. While the younger teams were visiting Larkfield Leisure Centre to swim and play basketball, the 1st XI were still training — and learning to skate!

We were to meet St. Lawrence on two further occasions, when we drew twice, resulting in one instance in our failing to reach the final of the Frank Mason Tournament, in which we finished third. A most pleasing result, nonetheless.

After the East winds had disappeared, which was not until the last week before half-term, we were to lose to an excellent Chatham House XI, throw away what should have been an easy win against Eastbourne, hammer local rivals Cranbrook, 4-0, and beat St.

Edmunds in a hail-storm, 5-1. At this stage we were playing good hockey and spirits were high.

As so often happens with a successful team, illness and injury did not affect us, so the side remained very constant. We had an interesting mixture of Vth and Vlth formers, with one LVI, David Plommer, playing at inside-left, full of aggression, but with too much liking for playing on the left-wing, despite the presence of Richard Pound. Richard became a very effective player, probably thanks to a good eye and a good turn of speed, rather than great skill. Another late developer was Stephen Walton, who only took up the game in 1984, and who through strict instructions to 'stop and pass' and good team- and ball-sense, made a very adequate inside-right.

Paul Sunnucks, captain and centre-half and main dynamo of the side, will be enormously missed. His no nonsense tackling in defence and determination in attack won us the game on many occasions. His link with brother Stephen also helped the latter to top scorer and to show how dangerous a player he is in front of goal. To complete the forward line was the right-wing `Des' Haynes, who gained his first cap for the Kent U19 side at right-half and whose ability to run round defenders at least twice must have contributed greatly to the team's success.

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Team: J. Bristow, D. Galvin-Wright, D. Paine, G. Lister, P. Sunnucks (captain), S. Palmer, R. Pound, S. Sunnucks, S. Walton, J. Haynes.

Also played: M. Aboul-Hosn, A. Pound, A. Walters, S. Clifford, S. Harrison.

In defence, determination was their main asset. None showed this more than Guy Lister, who fought and tackled with enormous vigour and will be greatly missed. His place, however, can be filled by this year's right-half, Simon Palmer, who, through necessity, developed his own methods for dealing with flying wingers and who has become a most solid defender.

Between these two, but further back, played the stylish David Paine. He grew in stature as his confidence, skill and understanding of the game increased and will continue to do so. He must ensure that he plays for a good team when he leaves school — and he should have the opportunity of so doing at Durham University for he has a promising future in the game.

Doing the sweeping was Duncan Galvin-Wright: solid, careful and the master of the miss-hit that so often wrong-footed the on-coming attackers, and very difficult to replace. Behind him England's future goalkeeper (surely!), Jason Bristow, whose amazing reflex saves and kicked clearances would put many First Division football goalkeepers to shame. Thank goodness he is staying on next year!

After the end of term we went to Oxford, in the rain.

The high point for me was the defeat of Millfield, 1-0; for the team, perhaps, an American girls' choir or, perhaps, a memorable visit to a church? Certainly we played good hockey and had a very pleasant time in the glorious surroundings of Oxford. After a week at home most of the team crossed over to Holland for a tournament in the Hague. Heartening for me is how well some of the 2nd XI played and how much the team enjoyed touring and further developing foreign relationships. The results, however, were not so good and, although this may sound like an old excuse, this can be partly blamed on the umpires, who were not up to the standard the team has come to expect.

Thanks must go to my colleagues for helping to run the hockey and the house leagues, to the catering staff for the teas and to Ron Ledger for the pitches. Ron has now retired, so I look forward to working with his successor, Roger Quinton.

Results Played 27; Won 8; Drawn 6; Lost 13. cancelled Trinity, Croydon cancelled Cranbrook cancelled King's Rochester cancelled Caterham St. Lawrence 1 - 1, 0 - 0, 2 - 2 Kent College Lost 1 - 3 Won 5 - 1 St. Edmund's Lost 0 - 2 Chatham House Won 3 - 2 King's Canterbury Old Suttonians Lost 0 - 2 Won 1 - 0 Skinners' Cranbrook (re-arranged) Won 4 - 0 Lost 0 - 2 Eastbourne Lost 0 - 1 Maidstone H.C. Lost 1 - 3 Tonbridge cancelled Artists Sir Roger Manwood's cancelled Millfield Won 1 - 0 Drew 1 - 1 Bryanston Lost 4 - 0 Bishop's Stortford Framlingham Drew 2 - 2 Dutch Tour Frank Mason Tournament Senior House Match

Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 3 3rd Drawn 3, Won 2 Founder's

County Honours (Kent): U19 P. Sunnucks (also S.E. captain), J. Haynes U16 J. Bristow, G. Lister, S. Sunnucks U15 A. Akoni J.La R. P.

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2nd XI Played 7; Won 1; Drawn 1; Lost 5 Well, winning isn't everything! To have tried hard, been beaten (badly on a few occasions) yet still to have emerged from the field as gallant losers says quite a lot for the spirit of the team. This was not the most talented of teams but I am pleased to say that a lot of effort went into each match. Indeed in the midst of heavy defeats was our best performance, a splendid showing of intelligent hockey against a strong Kent College side: we did well to lose 2-0 and were unfortunate not to score. On other occasions we were totally outplayed (Chatham House, St. Lawrence and Eastbourne), but not dispirited.

Norman captained the side well and won the respect of his team; it was unfortunate that despite his efforts there was only one Norman conquest (a 2-1 win over Skinners, and a very good performance). There are several other special qualities to mention, the most notable of which was the enormous amount of energy which Gedney put into every match. He gave 100 per cent effort for the whole period and turned unlikely situations to his advantage. Another player whose example most need to follow was Clifford. Throughout the season hardly a ball got past him purely because he never took his eyes off the ball and watched it all the way to the stick.

Hard-hitting Harrison played an excellent season as sweeper and though he was not very fast he was always well-positioned and solid in defence. Warren played some very good and sensible hockey, often slowing the pace of the game to our advantage and often using the square pass. He was rewarded for his efforts by some games in the 1st XI. The busiest man in the team was Aboul-Hosn, who still usually kept smiling.

Colours were awarded to Norman, Gedney, Harrison and Warren.

The Final line-up was: Aboul-Hosn, Harrison, Clifford, Norman, Fenton, Maylem, Warren, Gedney, Waters, Ramus and Carleton. Gillies, Grainger and Mardam-Bey also played.

G. R. Piper

they were well led by Lyle, who kept up the tradition of the 3rd XI being a Gentlemen's XI, even if they often had to play the 'professionals'.

C. R. G. Shaw

U15 XI Played 9; Won 3; Drawn 0; Lost 6 I think this might have been termed an Irish season!

We had our practice (and it was almost literally in the singular!) after we played our matches! The fates, particularly the weather, conspired against us.

Having to face Chatham House with a team picked on paper, it was no disgrace to lose 0-4 to a very competent side. Only three minutes let-up at the end of the 1st half, and there were three goals in the net.

We did have a couple of wins (against St. Edmunds, 2-1 and against Eastbourne, 1-0 at home on a very sticky pitch). Our main problem was goalscorers. We very often had plenty of the game, plenty of pressure on the opposition, but on-one to slot home the goals when the opportunity arose.

Our County goalkeeper, Akoni ma, played well throughout the season, and kept many a score down to a respectable figure. Horton, although by nature always hankering to move up to centre-half, where he did indeed occasionally play, covered a tremendous amount of ground and did much valiant work as a very efficient full-back. Stuart Reid captained very ably from centrehalf and led by example. He was sadly missed when absent through illness.

We had some unluckily close defeats. Despite doughty work by Mulholland and Piper in particular, King's Canterbury managed to scrape home victors 1-0 on a very spongy pitch in a very even game. Surely none can come closer than the Skinners' game, the final knell of the season. The winning goal was scrounged when there were not even enough seconds remaining to restart the game.

Two of our best performances were our heaviest defeats, against Tonbridge 0-4 (only 0-2 down at half time; two goals scored in the last 21/2 minutes of the game!), and against Kent College, where we were outclassed to the tune of 0-8, each goal they had to work for.

If there was a theme in this short but enjoyable season, in which we had to learn in match play situations, it was that morale never dropped for one moment in any game.

The B team enjoyed their games and performed very commendably.

3rd XI This year there was no Under 16 side, those in that age group being available for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd XIs. As it happened the entire Under 15 side of the previous year were absorbed in the 1st and 2nd XIs. This ought, in theory, to have left a strong nucleus of experienced players for the 3rd XI. In practice this was true to a certain extent, but only if all the 3rd XI matches had been against other schools' 3rd XIs. However, the majority of matches were against other schools' Under 16 XIs, who inevitably tended to have a higher number of more skilful players, even though these were often less mature. It also meant that our 4th XI found itself playing another school's 3rd XI. Whether this change was beneficial to the 1st XI and the 2nd XI, I am not in a position to say; the 3rd XI players were not over-happy with the situation, but perhaps a second season is necessary before any judgement is made.

The team acquitted themselves well on the field; Mardam-Bey in goal did extremely well despite the lack of confidence shown by some of his team-mates. Miles, Nicholass and Johnson were inclined to commit themselves too early in defence, but were usually solid enough; Exon, when he was fit, Lucking and Kendall worked hard in midfield, whilst Warren, Maylam, Grainger, Ramus, Raja and Pound ran with skill and determination up front. Most important of all the team enjoyed its hockey, because they wanted to and because

Team from: *A. Akoni ma, W. M. C. Chambers, J. D. Crouch, J. M. Generowicz, N. Haywood, P. D. Heine, G. P. Hewson mi, *D. Horton, A. C. Jarrett, S. P. Jones, P. R. Kingsland, A. P. B. Mulholland, T. J. M. Newcomb ma, M. W. Piper, *A. S. Reid (captain), D. J. Sturdy mi.

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U14 XI Played 8; Won 2; Drawn 2; Lost 4; For 10; Against 20.

It was perhaps appropriate that a season much curtailed by snow should end at Skinners' in a blizzard.

There were no games until the fifth week of term, when we played Chatham House, narrowly losing 1 - 0. This reflected both lack of practice and the fact that the team included five boys new to the School. With hindsight the game could have been won, given the players who later made up the best XI. The next game, at Tonbridge, proved to be a heavy defeat, 5 - 0, but the A and B games at King's Canterbury provided a chance to regain form: the A game was won 2 - 1 (Grove both goals) and the B game similarly a victory, 3 - 1, with all three goals off the stick of Raja.

Next followed the mid-Kent U14 tournament at Cranbrook, where we were placed 3rd out of eight teams, losing only to the eventual winners.

The long trip to St. Lawrence resulted in a 3 - 1 defeat against a well-drilled, but arguably fortunate opposition. Eastbourne proved to be of a more comparable standard and we won an exciting game, 2 -1, on the all-weather pitch, after having trailed 1 - 0 at half-time. Again, Grove scored all the School goals. The B team, depleted by 'flu, lost 3 - 0.

The game against Cranbrook was very disappointing: a 2 - 0 lead was wasted by defensive lapses late in the game, and a 2 - 2 draw resulted. Similarly, we lost 5 - 1 to Kent College; after a scoreless first half the defence crumbled, conceding three goals in five minutes, and the game was thrown away. Kent College were undoubtedly the best team we played, but the 'defensive disaster' was, nonetheless, a great disappointment.

The final game, at Skinners', was also disappointing;despite taking the lead twice we were unable to improve upon the half-time score of 2 - 2. This game emphasised the team's main weakness, an inability to turn chances into goals.

Thanks go to all the players, who showed such a good team spirit, and to P. Grove for such a positive contribution as captain. Congratulations must go to 0.

Soudagar on having become a useful player in under a term.

N. D. Argent

U13 XI Despite an interrupted season, the Under 13s this year were an enjoyable and stimulating group to coach: there were some enthusiastic practice sessions, some competitive 'small' team games and, at the tail-end of the term, four well-contested matches. Considering the relatively few practice sessions that were possible during a snow-bound term, the group improved by leaps and bounds and those in the present third form should make a skilful impact on next year's Under 14 game.

Following three cancellations, the team's four matches came within the space of 10 days; in the first, against a much more experienced and talented Kent College eleven, the team did creditably to keep the score down to 0-3. Winchester House were then narrowly defeated 2-1, with goals coming from Blanchard and substitute Chance, but the best performance undoubtedly came in the 3rd game at Rochester, when in an excellent match for this sort of age group, King's were held to a 0-0 draw. The opposition did miss a penalty flick in the first half but, with Page, Horton, Andrew and Pound stopping and hitting very cleanly, the Under 13s had the better of the second half and came close to gaining an unexpected victory. In the final week, with Page out through injury, the team found Dulwich College Prep School (unbeaten) difficult to contain, but thanks to a determined fight back and some brave goal-keeping from Mark Stonestreet, they kept lively opponents to 0-3 when double figures had seemed likely in the first half!

Among the younger players in the group, Blanchard, Waters, Morgan, Williams-Gardner and the younger Newing, when he is not running, will form a powerful nucleus for the 1986 season.

In my first season with an Under 13 age group, after 18 years with the Under 14s, I was much indebted to the friendly advice of D.P. and the umpiring of M.E.F.P., while Mrs. Haywood helped unstintingly with the girls, who drew their single fixture with Underhill.

Those who played were: J. H. C. Andrew, J. C. Baker, J. S. Baker, R. Blanchard, J. Brown, P. S. G. Chance, L. D. Horton, C. R. Morgan, J. E. C. Page§*, M. Poole-Connor, N. 0. Pound, M. J. Sands, G. M. Scrivener, M. R. Stonestreet, J. H. Waters. §Captain *Colours.

R. D. Chance

6-A-SIDE HOCKEY

Senior 1 Westminster 2 Cornwallis 3 St. Margaret's 4 Lambe's 5 Founder's

3 2 1 1

D 1 1 1 1 2

Bonus Points 2 3 1

Total Points 12 10 5 4 2

Junior 1 St. Margaret's 2 Founder's 3 Lambe's 4 Westminster 5 Cornwallis

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4 2 2

1 1 2 1

2 2 2

14 9 7 2 1

Cross-country Intermediates Back row L to R: P. Filmer, D. Guy, N. Finlinson, A. Congdon, R. McGregor, S. Abudu, B. Sharaf, Miss F. E. Rogers.

Front row L to R: T. Moll, A. Bickley, G. McCarthy, S. Fani-Kayode, D. Daws.

CROSS-COUNTRY

McCarthy to gain victory in the C race. The Newing brothers swept to victory in the D race, which made history by being the first cross-country competition including girls. Charlotte Lamport finished a creditable 13th out of 55 runners. The aggregate scores gave Lambe's victory over Cornwallis, .441 to 455, although Founder's were only four points adrift in third place (458). Holdgate had a convincing win in the Junior Competition.

In the Baton Race, which traditionally concludes the term's running, Cornwallis obtained revenge by beating Lambe's by one and a half minutes, with Founder's again finishing in third place.

F. H. E. Rogers

A composite team of seniors, intermediates and one junior took sixteenth place in the Knole Run, the highest position ever, and heralded in a season which was to be very successful for seniors and U 16s alike. In seven races the seniors lost only once — the trio of Bristow, Bickley and Morris generally proving invincible, while the U16 team were beaten only twice in eight matches.

They also had an emphatic victory in the Maidstone Area Schools' Championships.

The House Races, held at the end of January, produced few surprises, with Bristow ma winning the A race, Morris closely followed by Bickley ma taking first place in the B race, and Bickley mi beating

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Basketball Back row L to R: M. Yuen, B. Sotuminu, K. Sagoe, P. Chui, D. W. Taylor, Esq. Front row L to R: K. Ng, A. Warren, J. Haynes, A. Thomas.

BASKETBALL Captain: John Haynes The senior squad had a disappointing season, which was not helped by injury to their captain, keeping him out of the first two games. In the latter part of the season, though, he dominated the scoring. Warren developed his game well during the season and impressed with some of his shooting successes. Sagoe also improved his standard of play and understanding of the game quite considerably. The shooting talents of Yuen and Ng rarely imposed themselves on a game and somehow the team failed to knit together. It was this lack of team skill, rather than individual ability, that really limited their success. They lost both fixtures against Cranbrook, Sevenoaks and Oakwood Park Grammar, but managed to win the home game against Maidstone Grammar and to beat Bethany and the Common Room. Full colours were awarded to Haynes and Warren and half colours to Ng, Sagoe, Thomas and Yuen.

The U16 team, captained by Abudu, performed well in the Maidstone Schools League, finishing as runnersup. They could never quite match the shooting skills of Oakwood Park Grammar. In other matches, they won at home and lost away against Cranbrook, and also lost to Sevenoaks in their sports hall. At times they played well as a team, led with confidence by Abudu. Johnson developed his skill as a guard extremely well, but Peters

never really mastered his high post responsibilities. The fast break and lay-up skills of Sotuminu were responsible for many of the team's points. Junior colours (already held by Abudu and Sotuminu) were awarded to Johnson and Peters.

With a number of young players available, an U15 team was entered in the Maidstone Schools' Tournament. After a poor first game, when they were finding their feet, they played extremely well, ending up as joint winners. A most creditable performance.

The Inter-House Competitions also produced some fine performances. The Senior competition was won by Lambe's, who beat St. Margaret's 14-10 in the final. St. Margaret's, however, did win the Junior competition beating Cornwallis 20-19. Both matches were extremely exciting and a credit to all concerned.

Team Records: Seniors: Played 10, Won 3, Lost 7. Points for 353, points against 480. Leading scorers: Haynes 103, Warren 78, Ng 47, Yuen M. L. 37, Sagoe 32. Other team players: Abudu, Chui, Sotuminu and Thomas.

Juniors: Played 10, Won 5, Lost 5. Points for 389, points against 346. Leading scorers: Sotuminu 191, Peters 72, Abudu 50, Johnson 33, Akoni 20. Other team players: Ahmad, Leach, Reid and Yuen P. L. D. W. Taylor

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Cricket 1st XI Back row L to R: D. Pickard Esq., G. Hewson, A. Pound, R. Harrison, G. Lister, D. Plommer, K. Kruger.

Front row L to R: S. Sunnucks, R. Ashton, D. Paine, P. Sunnucks, S. Walton, A. Waters.

V CRICKET CRICKET RETROSPECT 1985 Mike Brearley, in his book, 'The Art of Captaincy'*, gently criticises Ted Dexter as a captain for being 'too interested in the theory of the game' and suggests that the result of this was a loss of interest and ability to manage the team as the drama and aesthetic challenge lessened. But theory is an essential ingredient of the ability to play well. Practice makes better players, and a knowledge of the laws, history and the intricacies of the game develop more competent competitors. The victories that these attributes create increase the enthusiasm and numbers wanting to play in the future.

Brearley does have a point, however. Above all we must endeavour to ENJOY the game we play and play as hard, as fairly and as honestly as we can. In this respect at Sutton Valence, and in all age groups, I am pleased to say we have had a very good season indeed.

The 'all-weather' nets, which were laid at the beginning of the season, provided longer and safer opportunities for practice, and as we learn more about their management they will play rather faster and the bounce will be more realistic. More teachers than ever have given time to help with the running of teams. Their enthusiasm is infectious with pupils, and I am grateful for their effort. We have been fortunate to acquire the services of Roger Quinton as groundsman, and his direct and willing craft will ensure the maintainance and improvement of the excellent facilities which we enjoy.

In the `restrospect' then, I have said that the season

was one in which we took stock of our aims and aspirations and have laid the foundation for the future.

If I had to sum up the 1st XI season briefly it would be to say that we had a thoroughly enjoyable season, but that positive results (wins) were fewer than we ought to have achieved. I am not disappointed at this, for I think it a credit to the captain and his side they were prepared to lose in the attempt to win, and forcing a draw was always a low priority. (Examination of the match particulars will illustrate this point).

That we failed to win some matches was the result of a poor development of players to 1st XI cricket. Most of the best performances at this level came from the old hands and the middle order proved rather weak and could not confidently be relied on to take the score forward rapidly without wickets falling. Notable performances did occur, and I hope that we can learn from this year and look to be more solid next year.

I was delighted in the performance of some of the younger players. D. Patel and J. Crouch showed promise in the 1st XI and N. Patel, A. Barr and P. Grove, look as though they will become a major force in a couple of years' time. If one reads the other reports about cricket it is obvious there is a great deal of potential in the school.

D. Pickard * 'The Art of Captaincy' Mike Brearley Hodder and Stoughton, 1985 35

and good until they were 78-9, but couldn't find the penetration to take the last wicket. ✓ Dover College (a): Won School 210-4 dec. (D. Paine 73, S. Walton 86*) Dover 156 all out (P. Sunnucks 2-17, D. Paine 2-22, S. Sunnucks 3-55, A. Pound 2-26) The captain went early, but the middle-order remained firm. The scoring was rapid and we were able to leave ourselves plenty of time. Dover wickets fell steadily. A spectacular catch by David Plommer kept up our morale and we took the last wicket with a few overs to spare. ✓ The Band of Brothers (h): Drawn B.B's 183 all out (D. Patel 5-45, S. Sunnucks 2-22) School 112-7 (D. Paine 23, P. Sunnucks 25) We broke through the middle order and looked like keeping their score a low one. This time we missed a vital catch. 183 always looked a big score against their attack, and we did well to score as many as we did.

Every time a batsman settled and looked to increase his rate he was out. ✓ St. Edmund's School, Canterbury (h) Won St. Edmund's School 48 all out (D. Paine 6-27, P. Sunnucks 4-18) School 49-1 (P. Sunnucks 26*) The bowling was excellent on a spiteful wicket and the back of the opposition was broken. We knocked off the runs in 11 overs. ✓ The M.C.C.: Lost M.C.C. 158-7 dec. (P. Sunnucks 2-44, A. Pound 3-60) School 101 all out (P. Sunnucks 55) The M.C.C. were far too strong for us this year. We were delighted with our bowling, which kept down their score and gave us a chance to win. But just at the time of the season when the bowling was coming good the batting was on the decline. Only the captain had an answer to the spin attack of Moody or the pace of Ghnazari. ✓ The Old Suttonians: Lost School 131 all out (D. Paine 26, P. Sunnucks 21) O.S. 135-3 (A. Pound 2-44) This was the low point of the season. The batting looked good at 86-3, but succumbed to the 'occasional' bowler Bunker's gentle leg-breaks. The O.S., never expecting to get us out so cheaply, had lots of batting strength and something to prove after recent years.

SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL CRICKET CLUB 1st XI 1985 Played 14; Won 4; Lost 4; Drawn 6 FINAL AVERAGES AND AWARDS Batting: Total Highest Name Matches Innings Runs Score N/O Average 14 P. Sunnucks 14 689 150* 4 68.9 12 257 86* 3 28.6 S. Walton 13 73 1 20.25 D. Paine 13 13 243 13 12 201 52 1 18.27 G. Lister 17.6 S. Sunnucks 12 10 141 53 2 65 44 0 16.25 J. Crouch 5 4 A. Waters 8 43 30 5 14.3 13 2 2 24 24 0 12.0 K. Mathias 1 10.4 D. Plommer 13 11 104 18 Also batted. J. Lucking 2, 1, 10, 10, 0 - 10.00; G. Hewson 7, 6, 34, 17, 2 - 8.5; R. Ashton, A. Pound, R. Harrison, J. Maylam, D. Patel, M. Piper, D. Galvin-Wright.

Bowling Name J. Crouch P. Sunnucks D. Paine S. Sunnucks D. Patel A. Pound R. Ashton

Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5 12.4 26 7 62 13.7 426 31 162 36 315 17 18.5 94 16 414 20.7 106 20 15 4 148 7 21.1 43 327 21.8 96 19 15 30.8 101.3 24 308 10

Fielding: Catches:

A. Waters 12 +3 Stumpings S. Sunnucks 10 p. Sunnucks (1983), D. Paine (1984), S. Walton Colours: (1985) S. Sunnucks (1985) Half-Colours R. Ashton (1984), G. Lister (1985), D. Plommer (1985), A. Pound (1985), A. Waters (1985).

Match Results ✓ Maidstone G.S. (h): Drawn School 131-7 dec. Walton 27 Maidstone 100-3. (P. Sunnucks 2-23, Lister 38) We struggled in this, the first match. The weather was atrociously cold and the game finished early in a snow storm. ✓ Sevenoaks School (h): Lost Sevenoaks 147-9 (P. Sunnucks 2-26, A. Pound 2-25) School 110 all out (P. Sunnucks 26, S. Walton 21) At 103 for 5 with plenty of overs left we were on course for a win. The batting collapsed in the attempt. ✓ Cranbrook School (a): Drawn School 189-7 dec. (P. Sunnucks 104, G. Lister 24) Cranbrook 188-7 (D. Paine 3-42, S. Sunnucks 2-49 A. Pound 2-24) The captain scored a magnificent hundred and held the batting together. A generous declaration (leaving Cranbrook the same number of overs we had batted) was rewarded by quick wickets. Cranbrook recovered from 22-4 to 180-7 and very nearly won the match. ✓ Kent College, Canterbury (h): Drawn Kent College 160-8 dec. (D. Paine 3-38, S. Sunnucks 3-32) School 111-7 (P. Sunnucks 61, S. Sunnucks 29) We took early wickets but failed to capitalise on the breakthrough. We lost early wickets and couldn't regain the initiative. In this game the middle order showed they were capable of fighting back. ✓ King's School, Rochester (h): Drawn School 171 all out (D. Paine 25, P. Sunnucks 46, S. Sunnucks 53) King's 104-9 (P. Sunnucks 2-26, S. Sunnucks 5-39) The side had settled down now at batting, and the score was competently made, except that the last 4 wickets fell while at 171 in the chase for just a few more runs.

The bowling was superb until the opposition were 59-8

Cricket Week ✓ Duke of York's R.M.S. (h): Drawn School 217-7 (D. Paine 28, P. Sunnucks 36, S. Walton 81*, J. Crouch 21) Duke of York's 183-9 (P. Sunnucks 4-41, S. Sunnucks 3-100) In 41 overs we scored enough runs and had enough time to win, or so we thought. We got the early breakthrough, and after a substantial stand we achieved another quick four wickets. The opposition stood at 118-6 but, once again, we could not find the vital penetration at the death, despite bowling 62 overs in the attempt. ✓ Caterham School: Won School 235-4 dec. (A. Waters 30, K. Mathias 24, P. Sunnucks 150*) Caterham 229 all out (R. Ashton 2-69, P. Sunnucks 6-49) This was a magnificent game - the captain's match - and a fitting climax to his excellent school career. We nearly lost in the attempt to buy wickets, but our nerve was the stronger. ✓ The Headmaster's XI (h): Won Headmaster's 143 all out (P. Sunnucks 3-31 36

J. Crouch 3-26, A. Pound 3-31) School 144-2 (G. Lister 52, P. Sunnucks 87*) We took wickets steadily and fielded really well in this game. The captain, in high form after the day before, was in no mood to be denied another big score and was ably supported by the hard driving Lister. v King's School, Canterbury: Lost School 175 all out (G. Lister 24, P. Sunnucks 42, D. Paine 29, J. Crouch 44) King's 177-3 Our batting consisted of two good stands and three collapses. For once the bowling was unlucky. We could easily have had four or five more wickets, but the ball missed stumps and fielders and the batsmen accumulated. Once established, the King's batsmen played very well indeed, and, increasingly demoralised, our bowlers gave away runs rather too quickly.

3rd XI Played 5; Won 0; Drawn 1; Lost 4.

Although there was only a small pool of players from which to select a side, it was good to have the third eleven in action again, and Nigel Grey was appointed captain.

A draw against Sevenoaks was a most creditable result, with Rogers giving a fine all-round performance.

Sevenoaks scored 159-7, Rogers taking 4 for 29, and we had scored 94-5 when stumps were drawn, Rogers making 51.

It was Pomeroy's turn to shine against Cranbrook, Rogers having been promoted, and he scored 66 out of 127. His tight bowling, 3 for 37, with some good spells from McNab and Badman seemed to be stearing us towards a victory, but some determined batting from Cranbrook enabled them to pass our score with 7 wickets down.

King's School Rochester proved too strong this season. They scored 189-3 and we could only manage 52, though for twelve of the last twenty overs Smith and Chapman defended doggedly, and genuinely looked as though they were going to frustrate the opposition.

Caterham was another more evenly matched side.

They were restricted to 132-6, and while Smith, who scored 23, and Kendall were together we looked to be in command, but it did not last and we were bowled out for 102.

Against King's Canterbury some good bowling early on restricted the opposition well, but they fought back and eventually scored 151-4, Adams taking 3 for 38.

Their bowling proved too good for us and we were dismissed for 43.

Team from: N. B. Adams, N. M. Badman, J. Bills, D. J. Chapman, N. E. Grey, J. Kendall, M. C. Marke, W. E. McNab, T. J. M. Newcomb, J. R. D. Oppen, E. D. Pomeroy, E. J. Ramus, A. Reed, A. P. W. Rogers and B. C. Smith.

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U15 XI Played 6; Won 2; Lost 4; Drawn 2.

The range of talent in this year's Under 15 group was as large as ever and, more so than in some years, the outcome of each match depended very much on the individual performances of one or two key players.

Seldom can individuals do it all by themselves, though, and the importance of team work was amply demonstrated early in the season when poor fielding, including at least six dropped catches, enabled the Sevenoaks batsmen, who had little hope of reaching the target set them, to play comfortably for a draw under very little pressure.

Justin Crouch (W), the captain, was the outstanding player in the group, taking 21 wickets at a cost of 13 runs each and scoring a total of 349 runs including a magnificent 136 not out against Sevenoaks and 67 against St. Edmund's. Adam Price (C) opened the bowling attack with Crouch; he could be relied upon to bowl a good line and length and was unlucky not to be rewarded with more wickets.

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tantalisingly over the pitch for some time with the occupants shouting out, 'We're coming down!' After finally landing on Upper, the balloon naturally held up play for some while as boys swarmed around it, temporarily forgetting they were in the middle of a game of cricket. The humour and drama, if that is what it can be termed, continued later when in truly remarkable fashion Grove played Botham-like shots off almost every ball, with the result that within 40 minutes and 14 overs the opposition left the field totally bewildered and annihilated, Grove ending up with 64 out of 91 scored in 37 minutes, including four sixes and eight fours!

With confidence, presumably, at a high level, it was disappointing that the last two matches against Holmewood House (lost by 15 runs) and Bethany (tied scores of 58) ended as they did. Probably the pitches played a part in it since the first was played on a doubtful wicket on B.M., that area that seems somehow to lack an authentic cricketing atmosphere, while the second took place on an artificial wicket on which Barr, Patel and, interestingly, McCarthy with his off-breaks, had bowled well. Batting proved more hazardous, though surely with the score at 49-3, a victory rather than a hollow tie should have been the outcome!

Andrew Barr (the Captain) and Nickesh Patel proved exceptionally promising opening bowlers and batsmen with a fine range of shots, though each has a fault or two to be ironed out. Greg MacCarthy will, I'm sure, make more runs as an opening batsman since he has both the right temperament and a sound technique, while both he and Parker should work hard at their spin bowling. Peter Grove was the 'character' of the side: he improved his wicket-keeping dramatically but his batting, so promising because he has a natural desire to hit the ball, will only improve when he adds some orthodox defence and patience to his attacking instincts.

Other boys such as 0. Soudagar, M. Froud, A. Miles and C. Bishop will develop, but only if they are determined to do so by both watching good cricket and practising hard.

Trevor White proved invaluable as my assistant, taking reponsibility for most of the coaching in the nets and the training of the wicket-keepers. My thanks go to him for his dedicated approach and for adding to what was an enjoyable season despite the inevitable cancellation of some fixtures.

Others who played besides those mentioned above were: R. Blanchard, N. Griva, R. Newcomb, C. Osborn and J. Sibley. A Barr and Nickesh Patel were awarded Under 14 Colours.

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U14 XI Played 8; Won 4; Tied 2; Drawn 1; Lost 1.

It was disappointing that the weather proved so inappropriate for developing cricket skills this year, but the Under 14s are to be congratulated for not allowing the elements to interfere too disastrously with either their interest or their enthusiasm for the game. The new Club Turf' practice nets helped to some extent, while we were lucky enough to be able to use a small square that dried out fairly quickly. During such an inclement term, there were inevitably a variety of fielding sessions in addition to instruction on laws and coaching points in the classroom.

Apart from an anti-climactic conclusion to the season, this was a highly successful term. Initially morale had to be worked upon, since many boys in the group had been used to being defeated heavily in all sports during the previous two years. Once this lack of confidence had been conquered after the first match, most boys performed well up to their respective abilities.

The opening match — believe it or not! — ended in a thrilling tie, not a bad way to stimulate excitement and enjoyment. Patel and Barr, as they were to do over and over again during the season, opened the bowling, taking four wickets each to dismiss Maidstone Grammar School for 109. At 95-3, a Sutton Valence victory seemed an odds-on chance, but a whole chapter of 'comic' errors, so characteristic of players at this age occurred, and the last man was run out with the scores level! Much was learnt from such a competitive game and the next three matches resulted in comprehensive victories. Barr's 39 not out and Patel's six wickets saw us home against Cranbrook; a marvellous stand of 80 for the 4th wicket (Barr 51) and devastating fast bowling by the same players meant that King's Rochester were defeated by over 100 runs, while at Dover College, chasing a useful score of 134 for nine declared, Grove and Barr put on 75 for the 2nd wicket and victory was secured with nine overs to spare.

Well into the second half of term, a strong King's Canterbury side were lucky to come out with a draw, since chasing a good total of 143-5 declared, we finished only 17 short with five wickets in hand, Barr having anchored the innings to the tune of 44*. The St. Edmund's game had everything: subtlety, humour, drama and a staggering conclusion. During the opponents' innings of 90, in which Parker took his first wickets of the term, a hot-air balloon hovered

Leading batting averages were:

A. Barr N. Patel G. Grove B. Parker N. Patel A. Barr

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Innings

Not Out

8 7 8

4 1 0

Overs

Maidens

7 121 98.4

3 26 32

Highest Runs Score

206 142 185

51 39 64

Runs Wickets

19 227 228

4 35 26

Average

51.5 23.6 23.1 Average

4.75 6.48 8.7

U13 CRICKET Played 4; Won 3; Lost 1.

The season was much curtailed by the weather, with less than half the original fixtures being played. As a result the first match, against. King's Rochester, did not take place until the end of the fourth week of the term.

We were put in to bat and made 66 on a difficult wicket.

In reply King's reached 46 for 3, but then collapsed to 64 all out, giving us victory by just two runs. The two reasons for this close and exciting match were a fine spell of off-spin bowling from Waters (7 for 43) and excellent fielding from all the team, including five good catches.

Friar's again proved to be very strong, scoring 140 - 7 (Waters 4 - 48). In reply only Blanchard (30) provided any resistance, and we lost by 70 runs.

Bargate Invicta, a local club side, were our next opponents. Waters took 5 for 11, as they were dismissed for 52. A good start by openers Stonestreet and PooleConnor helped us to a 7-wicket victory. This victory, however, was only achieved off the fourth ball of the final over. In our last game Bethany, who scored 150 against us last year, were skittled out for 27 (Pound 3 for 1; Waters 4 for 10). The runs were made easily, despite our reversed batting order, the winning margin being nine wickets.

Our success this season was founded on a good team spirit, some excellent 'keeping by Blanchard (five stumpings), who allowed only four byes in as many games, and sharp fielding, especially from the Baker twins.

The Junior House Match (16 8-ball overs) resulted in a victory for Bennett, who made 138 for 2 (Page 41 n.o.). Holdgate and Aylmer reached 88 for 8 (Stonestreet 5 for 28).

Thanks are due to Page for his sound captaincy, all the boys who played so well this year and to Mr. Day and Mr. Wilson for their help throughout the season.

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FIVES

Before writing anything else I must first of all say how delighted and relieved I am that the new science laboratories are not, after all, going to be in the fives courts. I only hope that the courts will not now be completely forgotten about and allowed to fall into such a state of disrepair that they cease to be usable for fives.

(They have, alas, been sadly neglected for years and they now need a lot of money spending on them).

Now for a look back over the 1984/85 season.

Although fives becomes a major sport only after Christmas, there is always a certain amount of activity in the courts in the Autumn Term, and autumn 1984 was no exception. Fives was played as a regular Wednesday afternoon activity by a dozen or so boys, but the term was notable for the growing interest being shown in the game in the Common Room. It is some years since a staff team could be assembled to play the boys, but in 1985 not only did we do that, the staff also played two matches against Christ's Hospital staff and one against the University of Kent. Nor were they, except for the game against the boys, all male affairs; in all the other three matches there were ladies on court.

And indeed we now have girls playing the game both as a Wednesday activity and as a major sport. Fives has a new image!

So far, though, the game is still not attracting enough of the more talented ball players, and our results in 1985 were nothing to write home about. However, the spirit was there and there were plenty of boys competing for team places. In fact, out of approximately eighty boys who chose fives as their major sport, twenty-two played for a School team on at least one occasion.

The captain, Adrian Moll (C), though a competent player, had neither the physique to be able to pressurise opponents with sustained hard hitting nor the confidence to hurry them by volleying, and this was particularly evident in the final of the internal singles competition, which he lost to the find of the year, Ladipo Johnson (M) — an under 16 with, I hope, another three years at the School. Starting the term as a beginner, Ladipo soon displayed considerable talent, moving about the court superbly and striking the ball crisply with either hand. When he learns to use the corners he will be a formidable opponent for anybody he is likely to meet.

The inter-House competition this year was a disappointing affair. Either Westminster or Founder's could have won it had they made better use of their resources, but both Houses displayed a remarkable lack of competitiveness and so it was fitting that St. Margaret's, inspired and cajoled by Johnson, should carry off the cup for the first time for many years.

Moll and Johnson were awarded their full colours at the end of the season and Edward McNab (W) was awarded his half colours.

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Athletics Back row L to R: J. La R. Posnette, Esq., P. Filmer, N. Finlinson, A. Akoni, K. Matthias, S. McLaughlin, T. Sagoe, I. Grainger, S. A. Maja, S. Sam-Amoye, R. Leach, P. Osenton, R. Smith, M. Evenden, M. Yuen, S. Abudu.

Centre row L to R: E. Kamanyire, B. Sotuminu, B. Morris, R. Pound, J. Bickley, G. Sturdy, J. Bristow, J. Gill, D. Congdon, A. Congdon.

Front row L to R: D. Griffiths, M. Osbourne, P. Yuen, D. Robinson, A. Bickley, C. Purcell, R. Blackman, M. Leach, D. Daws.

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the hurdles and, of course, David Congdon, now thankfully recovering from illness, in the high jump and, when fit, bound to capture the School record (he only came second once!); Shola Abudu, James Bristow, Percy Purcell, Kofi Sagoe, Martin Leach, Fela Akoni and many, many more. All performed at the limits of their talent for the athletics team.

My thanks must, of course, go to the captain, Gavin Sturdy for his help and support; if only he could get his style right in the long jump, then who knows . . . My gratitude is also due to all the many colleagues who helped run the Triangular Match, the Prep. Schools' Athletics Meeting and the Inter-House Championship.

Without their uncomplaining and selfless support and assistance it would not have been possible to hold the meetings. The ground and catering staffs are also to be warmly thanked for the long hours put into surfaces and sustenance.

ATHLETICS REPORT 1985 A wet start to the term meant that training was limited, although some circuit training did take place, and the runners had some cross-country, but there was not much jumping or sprinting. Once training could begin I was very constructively helped by Miss Rogers, Mr. Clarke and Mr. McCormick. I could not have done without their assistance, and their advice and persuasiveness were invaluable to the athletes. My thanks are due to all three.

The rain, alas, continued and washed out the match against King's Canterbury and the Sevenoaks Relays, but between these two events our senior athletes came third, the intermediates and juniors second in a five schools competition at Sevenoaks School. A most frustrating result for the intermediates, for they must be considered one of the best teams in Kent, and they were `pipped' by one point in the 4 x 100m relays. Their agegroup, however, went on to show its strengths in the Foundation Match at Crystal Palace, which the School won by a margin of some 25 points, and at the Duke of York's Cup, in which we improved by one position our result of last year.

Along the way our girls competed for the first time on the athletics field and at the same time helped the boys to beat Dover College. We travelled to Kent College on the day of the County Championships, in which we had nine boys competing, and still the intermediates were able to beat the hosts and Cranbrook, and the seniors were not disgraced either, and a little later these two teams easily defeated St. Edmund's in a match that was supposed to be a warm-up for the Duke of York's Cup. Every boy who competed in the School team is worthy of mention, for he will gain the team AT LEAST a point, which could, of course, be vital, but there are always those who will stand out and whom I can always trust to win: Blake Morris and Jeff Bickley over 800 and 500 metres; Shola Sotuminu and John Gill in the triple and long jumps; Sam Amoye in the shot and discuss; Richard Pound and Mark Evenden in the javelin; Eugene Kamanyire and now Alex Congdon over

Teams from: G. Sturdy (captain), J. Bickley, A. Bickley, C. Purcell, A. Akoni, A. Sotuminu, J. Bristow, N. Griva, M. Leach, J. Gill, S. Abudu, K. Matthias, A. Congdon, B. Maja, R. Pound, M. Evenden, R. Smith, K. Sagoe, I. Grainer, E. Kamanyire, A. Fani-Kayode, T. Bampton, N. Finlinson, D. Daws, T. Moll, P. Filmer, S. McLaughlin, J. Griffiths, G. Rowe, A. Johnson, B. Goorney.

Represented Maidstone Area: Morris, Bickley, Sotuminu, Evenden, Sturdy, A. and D. Congdon, Purcell, Gill.

Invited to the England Schools' Championships: Morris.

Attended the Independent Schools' Athletics Meeting: Bickley, Sturdy, Sotuminu, Evenden, D. Congdon, Purcell, Abudu.

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Cranbrook Glanvill Cup

TENNIS 1st VI Summer 1985

King's, Rochester Dover College Bethany King's, Canterbury St. Edmund's St. Bede's Old Suttonians

1st VI The quiet optimism with which the season began soon fizzled out with the British Summer, which caused the cancellation of two matches and of training sessions before half-term (as well as a miserable day out to the Stella Artois tournament!). It did not help to be understaffed, but more serious was the loss of several of our best players for the first fixtures played, and, worse still, our number one (and only Kent) player, Adrian Moll broke his arm and was out of action or handicapped for this period. We only won once — albeit convincingly — before half-term, losing narrowly, without our first pair, to Cranbrook and going out in the Glanvill Cup (a defeat against Skinners' School being particularly galling, as in all 9 sets played we won 4 games or more).

After half-term, a side which produced good tennis all season began to win matches, now that a regular squad was available for selection. First came an exciting draw at Dover where, after the uncharacteristic demise of our first pair, the whole result hinged on the final set on court — which Angus Young and Michael Exon won . . . on a tie-break! This was followed by a comfortable victory over Bethany, before King's Canterbury came to provide their customary stern opposition. Their second pair carried all before them that day, and this was enough to inspire King's to the narrowest of victories in a hard-fought match. Not for the first time this season, it appears, St. Edmund's in vain held a lead after the first rubber: we then moved up a gear and won well.

Adrian Moll was by now forging a more reliable partnership with Philip Chui, a model captain, although in truth none of the pairings ever worked together as effectively as one might have hoped.

An unbeaten away sequence for the season was ensured by a remarkable victory at St. Bede's (a new fixture). True, they were short of two players, but we were without half of our regular team. With Stephen Sunnucks stepping in admirably from cricket, and our two reserves Angus Warren and Ian Scott again deputising ably — indeed, as a scratch third pair, by breaking the hearts of the opposing first pair, they paved the way for our surprising victory — we were rampant that day. At last, our 2nd pair of Duncan Galvin-Wright and Ladipo Johnson found the consistency (at the same time!) that their talents were crying out for! The Old Suttonian match was slightly devalued as only four O.S. actually turned up (volunteers for next year, please?!). Credit to the team for despatching them so convincingly.

In the event, despite the difficult circumstances, this was a good season and, indeed, a team to be proud of.

Adrian and Philip won their colours, Angus and Michael half-colours. May I thank in particular Dominic Wood (alas, for the last time) whose coaching was first-rate and contributed in no small way to the quality as well as success of the tennis played this season. Not least, A.R.D., who stepped in to the breach and did a tremendous job with the Under 16's.

The Inter-House Championships were won by Cornwallis, the House Leagues by Lambe's and the Singles Tournament by Adrian Moll (Open) and Nicholas Haywood (Under 16).

31/2 0 1 7 (h) Won (a) Drawn 41/2 (h) Won 7 4 (h) Lost 5'/ (a) Won 6 (a) Won (h) Won 61/2

- 51/2 - 3 (Kent College) - 2 (Skinners) -2 - 41/2 - 1/2 -5 - 31/2 - 11/2 - 21/2 M. A. Gordon

Wimbledon Week The decision to enter the Youll Cup Competition after a gap of several years was thoroughly justified by the team's performance. Those who followed the Daily Telegraph found that its report on 'Eutton Valance's Adrian Mole' was both inaccurate and inadequate.

With the first pair of Adrian Moll and Stephen Sunnucks and the second pair of Angus Young and Ladipo Johnson, we began on the Tuesday with a victory over Warwick by two matches to one. The first pair won well but, having won the opening set, the second pair lost, so Moll had to win the single to put us through to the second round. Here, on the Wednesday, we met Marlborough and the story was repeated; the first pair won in a match which included much sparkling tennis, but the second pair could not find their best form, so Moll had to win the deciding single. This he did convincingly to put us into the last sixteen where we met King's Canterbury, narrowly victorious against Tonbridge. With David Plommer available, the team was readjusted and the new second pair of Sunnucks and Johnson came back dramatically from a 0-6 defeat in the first set to win the second on a tie-break and the match, in the end, quite comfortably. This balanced a defeat for the reconstituted first pair by a larger and more powerful King's pair and paved the way for the single reported by the Daily Telegraph. Gary Smith's victory by 6-4, 6-3 over Adrian Moll was to be expected from last year's under 18 Kent champion. Both players emerged with credit.

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Tennis 1st VI Back row L to R: M. A. Gordon, Esq., M. Exon, L. Johnson, A. Warren Front row L to R: D. Galvin-Wright, A. Young, P. Chui, A. Moll

Tennis U16 Back row L to R: S. Jones, J. Generowicz Front row L to R: S. Gillies, A. Mulholland, N. Haywood, D. Horton 43

UNDER 16 TENNIS The team deserved the success they enjoyed in a good season. Three of the five matches were closely fought and the two we lost could well have gone the other way.

The members of the team largely chose themselves; there was little room to manoeuvre except in the pairings, but everyone was prepared to listen and learn.

They were obviously inexperienced in doubles and have a lot to learn about covering the court, but all were prepared to come to the net and at times they played surprisingly good tennis.

Haywood and Generowicz emerged as first pair.

Haywood is a natural hitter of the ball, unusually fast around the court and particularly effective at the net. If he can get rid of some bad habits he could become a good player. Generowicz is a little slow to move and gets caught out of position, but he has some nice shots.

Gillies in the second pair is similar. He was partnered by Mulholland who captained the side efficiently. Much of the time he looks very elegant, but he must eliminate the incompetent patches which are liable to hit him. The third pair was Simon Jones and Horton; both improved considerably during the term. Horton looks a little wooden, but if goaded into top gear he plays with much more dash.

Mulholland and Haywood were awarded their Under 16 Colours. v. v. v. v. v.

Cranbrook King's School, Rochester Dover King's School, Canterbury St. Bede's

Lost 3'/ - 5'/ Won 9 -0 Won 5 -4 Lost 4 -5 Won 7 -2 A. R. Douglas

The Open Golf Competition

THE HOUSE GOLF COMPETITION

A day of unsettled weather, with warm, sunny spells alternating with cold wind and sleet, but the course, as ever, in surprisingly good condition. A field of over thirty players, which was good to see. It was sad though that because of ill health Mr. Marchant was not able to be there to drive the first ball. Other notabilities were, however, present, and it was especially pleasant to see again our Chairman, Mr. Grafton, and Mr. de Pinna, the Secretary of the OSGS, whom we have to thank for the prizes of golf balls which were distributed among the leading boys.

It has been said that a good early score, which gives the other competitors something to aim at, quite often wins, and in this case your Correspondent was lucky enough to strike uncharacteristic early-season form, and so had to sweat (or at times shiver) it out while most of the field still had the main part of their rounds to play.

In the event the early score was again just good enough to win, thus giving the Old Guard victory for the first time in the history of the Competition. Once more ARD, the course's designer and head green-keeper, finished near the top (has he ever been out of the first four?). Level with him on 32 was the first of the boys, Stephen Sunnucks, just ahead of Jason Bristow.

Though there were no exceptionally good individual rounds, the overall standard of play was encouraging, with ten players beating 20 both 'going out' and `coming back', and a further nine achieving this in one or other of the halves. The best scores are listed below: R. E. Horn A. R. Douglas Stephen Sunnucks Jason Bristow Mr. P. de Pinna Simon Palmer

As in 1984, the competition clashed with the athletics match for the Foundation Trophy and Westminster were again deprived of the services of James Bristow. If he had played, we might have seen as dramatic a finish as that of last year, as the new rule was that the scores of only two players should count and Jason Bristow led the field with 46, a score equalled by Paul Sunnucks.

As it turned out, the Cup was won by Founder's with some ease, as Stephen Sunnucks finished with 47 (the same as his winning score of 1984) and the total was five strokes better than Westminster's 98. The third member of Founders' team was Stephen Walton with 48; this didn't count, but it was an impressive display of bunching.

All five houses fielded full teams and there were several among the spectators who felt they should have been selected. The number of golfers is undoubtedly growing.

A. R. Douglas

15 + 15 = 30 16+16=32 15+17=32 17+16=33 20+14=34 19+16=35 R. E. Horn 44

Back row L to R: A. Roberts, S. Moir, L. Fallon, V. Tsoi, J. Scott, I. Pepper, N. Carr, A. Poll, P. Kingsland, T. Dear, D. McBride, C. Hoddinott, W. Tsui, N. Peters, P. Miles, K. Cramp, W. Carleton, T. Mulholland.

Front row L to R: S. Palmer, R. Prall, M. Ng, V. Chance, D. Ward, S. Haywood, J. Hewitt, J. Gill, N. Turpin, S. Jones.

d3 SWIMMING il• The beginning of the swimming season was again marred by cool, wet weather, something we are used to and which hampers early training. Nevertheless, the first half of term was devoted to hard and arduous training by all.

This year for the first time there was a girls' team.

After overcoming their initial embarrassment at having to train with boys and to partake in matches, they put up a reasonably good team; perhaps they lacked stamina, but there was abundant team spirit thanks to their captain, Tanya Mulholland.

There were some strong performances from the boys' team, but what they lacked was depth of talent. Despite gallant efforts they seemed always to come a close second to our regular adversaries, such as Tonbridge, King's Canterbury and Brighton. Yet there is hope for the future, as the Under 15s (sometimes swimming as Under 16s) had the best results.

Trent Dear

13 June vs King's School, Canterbury (a) Seniors: lost 34 - 65 U16: lost 40 - 60 U15: won 64 - 34 15 June vs St. Lawrence (h) Girls: lost 34 - 64 Seniors: lost 36 - 65 U15: won 58 - 38 22 June vs King's School, Rochester Seniors: lost 35 - 65 U16: lost 33 - 66 U14: lost 39 - 61 27 June vs Cranbrook U15: won 57 - 43 U14: lost 37 - 63 29 June vs Bethany Seniors: lost 40 - 60 U15: won 60 - 40 U14: lost 37 - 63

RESULTS

30 May vs Brighton and Lancing (at Lancing) Girls: Lancing won U16: Brighton won U15: S.V. won 4 June vs Westminster (in London) Seniors: lost 34 - 45 U16: won 41 - 39 6 June vs Tonbridge (a) Seniors: lost 30 - 70 U16: lost 32 - 67 U15: lost 35 - 58 8 June vs Kent College (h) Girls:. lost 36 - 65 Seniors: lost 40 - 63 U16: won 57 - 35

House swimming: House relay cup: Water polo: Junior cup: Junior relays: Colours: Senior half colours: U16 colours: U15 colours: 45

Westminster St. Margaret's Westminster Penguin: Westminster Underhill Underhill David Ward, Trent Dear, Charles Hoddinott, Wai Tsui, Stephen Jones Robert Prall, Jonathan Hewitt, Stuart Moir, Nick Turpin Philip Kingsland, Julian Scott, Nick Carr, David McBride

From the very start, it was David Plommer and Paul Sunnucks (defeated by only V2 point in 1984 by David Glenister) who looked like dominating the proceedings, with the latter just winning the Shot/Hurdles from Gavin Sturdy and the former defeating Paul in a high standard Tennis final. Steve Walton, however, made his presence felt by his surprising success in the timed Hockey dribble between posts, while Angus Warren held a short-lived lead by his impressive Shooting on the Rifle range. At the end of the first day, however, it was Plommer who led the field by 5 points.

Sunnucks fought back strongly at the beginning of the second evening by easily defeating Walton in the Single Wicket Cricket event, but despite finishing 2nd with Walton in the Basketball, comfortably won by David Ward, Plommer has scored consistently in the 800 metres (won by James Bristow) and the Gym Tests, in which Gavin Sturdy gave an impressive exhibition of his strength and fitness. However, at the final count, Plommer finished first on 141 points with Sunnucks 5 points away in 2nd place and Walton a close third.

Miss Rogers, T.M.W., J.R. and W.R.A.T. are to be especially thanked for their assistance in helping with an event that, one hopes, helps to ease the examination tensions built up over the previous few weeks.

R. D. Chance

SPORTS COUNCIL 1984-85 Towards the end of the Lent Term 1984, the Sports Council set itself the major task of examining all school sport and its organisation in all three terms. Needless to say, this has proved a formidable task and so far, despite five meetings being held during the year, close discussion on only the first two terms of the year has taken place. The survey will be continued in detail at the 64th meeting due to be arranged in the first part of the coming Christmas Term. However, there was a clear statement made by the Headmaster that CRICKET should remain the MAJOR game in the Summer Term, with the numbers of boys opting for Tennis and Swimming being strictly limited. Other subjects discussed included Golf, House Tennis Tournaments, Hockey fixtures and the Baton Race.

As Mistress in charge of Cross Country and in order to represent the interests of the increasing number of girls now attending the School, Miss Fiona Rogers was invited to become a member of the Council. As a result of her acceptance, the annual Cross Country races reverted to being proper 'Cross Country' races, with House Teams rather than the whole School running, while she also introduced an important discussion, at a meeting attended only by staff members of the Council, on the subject of Girls' Games and their future organisation, notably during the coming Christmas Term, when the Captain of Girls' Hockey will automatically be elected to the Council alongside all other Captains of Games.

Two major developments to Sporting facilities had occurred during the year: the resurfacing of the main Tennis/Netball Courts and the laying of three artificial 'Club Turf' cricket nets on Upper. In addition, the Fives Courts were being refurbished.

During the final meeting of the term and after much vigorous discussion, Akinfela Akoni was awarded the Junior Colours Tie for his contribution to Junior Sport across the board. Justin Crouch received a prize for scoring a century in an Under-15 match, while Nikesh Patel was awarded the ball with which he took a hattrick against Dover College when playing a year above his age-group.

Meetings this year have provided lively and stimulating argument, but it should be noted that some of the Captains of games were not consistent in attending or even courteous enough to offer their apologies if they were unable to be present. They represent their particular sport and the success of the Council ultimately depends on their ideas and views.

R. D. Chance

SUPERSTARS 1985 The eighth Superstars competition (not the 18th as inadvertently suggested in last year's edition of The Suttonian) for the Richard Fetherston trophy was fitted into the final week of the Summer Term despite the arranging of a 1st XI 'Cricket Week' that took place instead of an end-of-term tour. The nature of the tournament was, as usual, reviewed at a meeting of the Sports Council and the same programme as the previous year was drawn up with the single exception of a modification to the Basketball event. There was some disappointment this year in that only 13 of the original list of 16 contestants were able to compete, but, nevertheless, two evenings of good-natured competition were enjoyed by all, both competitors and spectators alike.

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THE 98th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOLLOWED BY DINNER will take place at THE SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, 22nd MARCH, 1986

Yet again Geoffrey Pember (1926-W) has increased the scope of the Railways section of the School library by the gift of a book. This year it is one with local interest and deals with the old London, Chatham and Dover Railway. When Geoffrey first read it the book brought back memories of the 8.40 a.m. train from Maidstone East to Victoria and the 'bus journey from Sutton Valence to catch it. The 'omnibuses' were Tilling-Stevens Petrol-Electric vehicles, manufactured in Maidstone for the M. & D. Motor Services. The engines for the 'School Train' were probably made at the Ashford Railway Works.

Geoffrey still continues his model-making and one of an engine shed at Saffron Walden was exhibited at North Woolwich Station Museum, opened by the Queen Mother last November. 'Thank you', one again, Geoffrey.

Please make a note of this date in your diary.

NEWS OF OLD SUTTONIANS H. R. (Robin) Hearn (1945-W) wrote in early July giving news of himself and his four daughters. Tessa is teaching Mathematics at a Comprehensive School in Oxford, Pippa has taken her degree at Lancaster University and has taken up a job with Lucas Aeros in the Computer Department. Carol is in Canada with a son and 15 month old daughter and lastly Fiona is Registrar in the Radiology Department of King's College Hospital. Robin's wife, Barbara, is working part time in Physio-therapy for handicapped children.

Robin, himself, is still with the Metal Box Company, in charge of the Aerosol Department.

J. H. Haynes (1956-M) is still helping the `D.I.Y. Motorists' all over the world and the article which follows appeared in the 'Guardian' of 12th September 1985. No one who was at Sutton Valence in the 1950s will forget the faithful band of 'mechanicians' who toiled behind the Armoury at all times of the day, and maybe night, remaking his first 'Baby Austin'. Nor that his first brochure or manual on 'how to do it' with a limited edition of 100 copies was printed of the School Gestetner. His name is now known all over the world in places where enthusiasts rebuild their treasured vehicles.

John's son, J.H.C.H. (1985-M) left Sutton Valence last term and we hope to welcome another shortly.

John's brother, David, (1958-L) retired from the R.A.F. a year or so ago and lives in Sherborne, Dorset.

A. M. James (1943-W) has left Tate and Lyle Ltd. and is now a consultant in the Sugar Business and Chairman of SKILL (Sugar Knowledge International Ltd.). His work in connection with sugar takes him into the O.S. Travellers Club with trips to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, U.S.A., Latin America, Africa, Southern Europe and Denmark. He says, laconically, that life is seldom dull.

`JOHN HAYNES was still at school when at the age of 16 he bought his first car, an Austin Seven, took it to pieces, and put it back together. It was then that he realised there was money to be made by telling other people how to go about doing it, and he has not looked back. `Five years later in 1960, Haynes decided to do the whole thing on a large scale and formed his own company, Haynes Publishing. Today, the Haynes name is well known to every car owner, or at least those who believe in DIY car servicing, and find his manuals worth every penny. `To date his company, which is listed on the stock market, has published some 900 service manuals on nearly every car in the world — with the exception of Rolls-Royce — ranging from the 1.5 Riley to Jaguar, motor bikes and vans. Most of these are even sold in foreign languages, mostly European, but a new edition soon will be in Japanese. `Haynes, whose family still controls 60 per cent of the his wife Annette works alongside him company yesterday drove to the City to turn in 1985 results which at the pre-tax level are some 25 per cent up at £1.7 million and "in line with my expectations", says Haynes. `The Somerset-based group has achieved this on the back of an 18 per cent increase in the sales to £8 million. `The profits would have been higher still had it not been for some "management problems" in the US, where Haynes is in the same business. These cost the company some £100,000 in lost profits but are now under control. `Haynes, who is now moving into other areas of specialist books, like gardening and cookery, says he is looking for an acquisition. The company already has some £1 million cash on deposit, and he hopes to find the "right one" soon. "It has to be in the same field", he adds. `He is celebrating with an 8 per cent increase in the dividend total with a final of 9p a share'.

After teaching at Canford for 16 years, the last 11 as a Housemaster, Michael Elmitt (1959-B and M) and his wife, Diana, are taking over the Headmastership of West Hill Park School in September 1985 from Christopher Evers, son of C. R. Evers, Headmaster of Sutton Valence from 1953 to 1966. Michael's children are now grown up. Susie has just completed her First Year at Oxford Polytechnic, reading for a degree in Education. Richard has just left Stowe School and won the 'under 18's' Championship in Real Tennis last year.

The Elmitts' new address is 'The Walled House', West Hill Park, Titchfield, Fareham, Hants. P014 4BT. (Tel: 0329 47333).

N. J. W. Page (1963-W) has been director of Music at Malvern College for the last few years. He left the College at the end of last term to take up a similar position at Uppingham School this September. We wish him success in his new post. Sutton Valence is still represented at Malvern by Charles Ricketts (1979-F) whom we were delighted to see back at Sutton Valence for the O.S. Cricket Week.

Christopher Newport (1979-F) recently graduated from Brunel University with a B.Sc. degree and is working in the City for a firm which specialises in `Financial Futures'. Before going Brunel he spent a year with David Nicholson, the National Hunt Horse trainer and the following year as assistant trainer to John Bridger, near Chichester. He has during the past six years ridden several Point to Point winners as a National Hunt Rider, 'under rules' for the Ashford trainer, Tony Kemp. We were pleased to see him at the O.S. Cricket Week.

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TAYLOR — WOODERSON. In April 1985 at Maidstone Registrar's Office, William Robert Aiken Taylor (Art Master at Sutton Valence School since 1979)to Hilary Pamela, daughter of Sydney Charles Wooderson (1933-W) and Mrs. Wooderson of Perranporth, Cornwall, Sister in the School Sanatorium from 1982 to 1985. Mrs. Taylor will be no stranger to Sutton Valence since her brother, two uncles and two cousins were all educated at Sutton Valence.

MARRIAGES ANDERSON — COOPER. On Saturday 6th July 1985 at Leicester, George H. Anderson (Master 1979 to 1983) to Judith Cooper.

George Anderson On July 6th my wife and I, Miss Rosa Martin with William and Hilary Taylor, recently married themselves, were privileged to attend George Anderson's wedding to Judith at Holy Trinity Church, Leicester.

George, many readers will recall, left Sutton Valence in July 1983 to take up a teaching appointment at Leicester Grammar School. Besides running P.E. and Athletics and assisting in a major way with Junior Science and 1st XV Rugby, George, to all who knew him here, was a young man of immense sensitivity, caring, friendly, with an infectious sense of humour, and most of all a deeply committed Christian.

He met Judith at his local church, and what was most moving about his wedding, very much evangelical in its joyful tone and form, was the extent to which it was not just a narrow family occasion, but a parish one; the congregation knew George and his attractive bride personally and were, as a result, totally in sympathy with the friendly, understanding comments of the vicar, who knew the couple individually and was thus able to conduct the ceremony with a well balanced combination of the light-hearted and serious.

By a strange coincidence, the ceremony took place at the very church to which one of our former chaplains, Symon Beesley (1960-64), first moved to take over not only the parish, but also the chaplaincy of the nearby maximum security jail. He was responsible for converting what had been a large Victorian building into two parts: one for the church proper and the other for a community centre, which was very much in evidence as we all arrived to attend George's wedding.

Besides those of us who left Sutton Valence early that morning or the previous evening, the ceremony was also attended by Charles Atkinson (now at Epsom College) and Chris King (Head of Georgraphy at Rendcomb College), together with his wife, Liz, and their young baby. All in all, it was a memorable reunion, with George very much in his element and clearly very happy.

I am confident that George's future well-being is in good hands and wish both him and Judith all happiness.

R. D. Chance

BIRTHS McCARTHY. In Singapore to Yvonne, (nee Ong), and Dr. Terence McCarthy (1959-W), two daughters Sonia Su-Wen (1981) and Nadine Su-Yin (1982).

BUGGE. At Canberra, A.C.T., Australia on 24th March 1984 to Michael (1963-F) and Mrs. Bugge, a second daughter, Kristina Sarah, a sister for Natasha.

EVANS. On Christmas Eve, 1984, to Sarah Jane, wife of Richard Evans (1967-F), a daughter — Consola Clemency Phillips.

BALDWIN. On 25th September 1984 to Andrew (1964-C) and Trissie Baldwin, a son Matthew Thomas Andrew, a step-brother for Jane, Peta, Joanne and Emma.

HORN. On 6th August 1985, to Manya (nee Baxter), and David Horn (1974-F) a son, Thomas David.

DEATHS We regret to record the deaths of the following former members or friends of the School.

BABER. On 17th January 1985, suddenly, in his 75th year Donald Baber (1925-M), husband of the late Helen Baber and father and father-in-law of David, Vanessa and Clarissa, Row and Ross. He was step-father of David and Grandfather of nine.

Donald was in St. Margaret's House from 1921 to 1925 when he left the School owing to poliomyelitis.

After recovery he became an engineer and ended his career as Managing Director of Reed and Campbell, Manufacturing Engineers. He saw War Service in RAFVR from 1939-1946 with the rank of Squadron Leader.

BARBER. On 25th January 1985 Arnold Douglas Barber (1930-M), one of four brothers who were at Sutton Valence. The others were the late W. C. Barber (1926), W. H. M. Barber (1926) and G. M. Barber (1933). They were all members of St. Margaret's.

BRIDGMAN-EVANS. On 6th April 1985, peacefully after a stroke, Roy Hervey Bridgman-Evans, M.C., beloved and devoted husband of Winifred. Roy Bridgman-Evans left Sutton Valence in 1926 after being a member of Westminster House. He was a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Pipemakers and Tobacco Blenders.

DOWNWARD. On 7th May 1985, at her home at Sparsholt, Hants, Mrs. Elizabeth Downward, widow of Brian Sutton Downward (1930-W). Since her husband's tragic death (See `Suttonian' 1981), Mrs. Downward has kept in touch with the School and maintained great interest in all that was going on there. We remember gratefully her interest in, and help to, the School.

FAIRLEY. On 27th April 1985 at King's College Hospital, from cancer, where she had been a patient for a long time, Vivienne June Powell, wife of Peter Alan Fairley (1949-M) and mother of Josephine, Alastair, Duncan and Simon. Vivienne Fairley was an accomplished poetess and sculptress and during her long illness made a pastime of picking and pressing wild flowers, particularly those from the Weald of Kent for which she had great fondness. Her friends have already endowed a bed in a ward at King's College Hospital, that in which she died.

BALDWIN — EASTON. On 20th September 1983 at St. David's Anglican Church, Allora, Queensland, Andrew C. Baldwin (1964-C) to Trissie Eston.

BARDSLEY — BURROWS. On 19th August at Holy Trinity Church, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, Nigel John Bardsley (1975-F) to Annette Mary Burrows of Stoneleigh.

DIGBY — PARKHOUSE. In October 1982 at Ilfracombe, Devon, Dr. R. J. Digby (1978-F) to Joanna Parkhouse of Ilfracombe.

FETHERSTON - SHELDRAKE. On Saturday, 31st August 1985 at St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, Richard J. Fetherston (1976-W) to Jill Sheldrake.

GALSTAUN — ARNOLD. On 29th July 1982 Cary M. Galstaun (1979-M) to Laura Elizabeth Arnold.

McCARTHY — ONG. In 1980, Terence G. McCarthy (1959-W) to Yvonne Choy Geoh Ong. PAIN — NICHOLS. On 21st July 1984 at Holsworthy, Devon, Timothy Bishop Pain (1966-C), son of D. B. Pain (1936-M) and nephew of E. W. P. (1929-M) and late G. S. P. (1931-M) to Janet Nichols of Rochester, New York, USA.

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GRIMWADE. On 13th November 1984 at a Nursing Home at Haslemere, Sussex, Barry William Grimwade (1928-M) in his 74th year.

HEWITT (1914-L and M). When Rev. Holdgate came from Magdalen College School, Brackley in 1910 to take over the rebuilt School at Sutton Valence under the United Westminster Schools' Organisation, he brought several promising boys with him. Among these were John Kenneth Hewitt and his older brother Norman.

(See `Suttonian' for 1983, p.39). Norman went to Sidney Sussex College to take a 'First' and enter the Medical Profession. Kenneth went into Commerce as a manufacturer. He was our 4th senior Old Boy when he died in his 89th year.

HORN. On June 17th 1985 in Maidstone Hospital, Richard Eason Horn (Master-1953 to 1985), husband of Margaret (nee Scott-Wilson), father of David (1974-F) and Nicholas (1975-F). The funeral Service was held in Sutton Valence School Chapel followed by Cremation in Maidstone.

JENKINS. On 9th July 1985 in a road accident, Thomas Michael Jenkins (1956-M), sadly missed by his widow Elizabeth and children, Helen and Adrian.

MARCHANT. On 21st June 1985 at his home in Sutton Valence after a long illness, Charles Henry Valentine Marchant, who had been Postmaster in Sutton Valence for 21 years, a few days after he had received the B.E.M. for his services to the public. He, and his wife Mary, are known to hundreds of Suttonians, as the post Office in Sutton Valence is a hub of the community. He was a member of the British Legion and member of the Parish Council for the last 17 years. We extend to Mrs. Marchant and her family our sympathy in their loss and our gratitude to them for all the kindnesses they showed to the School. Mr. Marchant was 67 when he died and his funeral service was held in St. Mary's Church, Sutton Valence.

MILLER. On 12th December 1984 after a long illness, Commander Philip Miller, R.N., Master 1933 to 1938, at his home in Curdridge, Hants. He had been educated at The Leys School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Whilst at Sutton Valence he taught Physics and was House tutor in Lambe's House, 1936 to 1938. After leaving he went to Eastbourne College and then, with war imminent, joined the Royal Navy as a Meteorologist. He continued to serve in the Navy until he became a 'Don' at the City University Physics Department, becoming a member of the Senate of London University.

PAIN. On 11th October 1984 after a long illness, Geoffrey Sholto Pain (1931-M) of Sevenoaks, Kent. He is survived by his widow, Mollie. Geoffrey Pain was the brother of E. W. Pain (1929-M) and D. B. Pain (1936-M) and the uncle of T. B. Pain (1966-C). A few years ago he presented the School with a sequence of about 20 years of Volumes of Archaeologia Cantiana.

REEVES. On 23rd February 1985, Reginald Thomas Reeves (1926-W). Reginald Reeves spent his whole working life with Glyn, Mills Bank in London. He was a keen oarsman and rowed for many years in Auriol B.C. VIIIs and IVs. He attended most Old Suttonian Dinners when they were held in London. He was a bachelor.

SCHEINER. On 21st December 1984 at Harborhe House, Birmingham, Miss Margil Scheiner, for many years friend and companion of Miss Ida Bennett, daughter of Headmaster G. L. Bennett (1886-1910).

FERMOR. On 23rd June 1985, suddenly, at the age of 56, Nigel Ernest Fermor (1944-F) of Dabs Place Farm, Cobham, father of Stephen John Fermor (1973-F).

FULLJAMES. On 31st July 1985, peacefully at his home, Summerlands, Curdridge, Hants, at the age of 88, Group Captain Reginald Edgar Gilbert Fulljames, M.C., R.A.F., (1915-M).

His Funeral and Memorial Service took place at St. Peter's Church, Curdridge on 5th August and was conducted by his brother, Rev. Owen R. Fulljames (1917 to 1921-M) who also gave the address. Among the congregation were the following members of the Fulljames family who had all been pupils at Sutton Valence. D. S. Prentice (1952-M), R. A. Light (1954-M), J. S. Fulljames (1951-W), W. G. Fulljames (1956-W). Group Capt. John Ellis, O.B.E., D.F.C. (1934-W) represented the Royal Air Force and the Old Suttonians Association.

Group Capt. Fulljames was a Governor of the School for 25 years from 1956 and was present at as many School functions as he could including Rugby Football, Fives, Tennis and Cricket. He was a most valued member of the O.S. teams taking part in the O.S. Cricket Week each August at the School.

The following obituary Notice for Group Capt.

Fulljames appeared in The Daily Telegraph of 8th August .1985.

Group Capt. R. Fulljames Group Capt. Reginald Fulljames who has died aged 88, was a Royal Flying Corps pilot who survived an attack by Germany's most famous ace Baron Von. Richthofen supported by four of his 'circus'. His aircraft received 45 bullet holes and his observer was wounded.

On June 29, 1917 Fulljames was flying a two-seater R.E.8 observation aircraft near Ypres when five Albatross Fighters led by Von Richthofen appeared out of the sky with the sun behind them, and attacked his plane.

He kept his machine in a right-hand spiral from 7,000 to 2,000 feet while his observer fired 300 rounds, bringingdown one enemy fighter.

His plane was so badly damaged that it was withdrawn when he got back to his airfield. Altogether he was attacked and chased 19 times while flying Army co-operation planes, awarded the Military Cross and mentioned several times in despatches.

Born at Portsmouth, he became head chorister at St. Paul's Cathedral and sang at the Coronation of King George V in 1911.

He was at Sutton. Valence School when war broke out, leaving in 1915 to join the Royal Flying Corps, flying solo after only 55 minutes' instruction.

When the R.A.F. was formed in 1918 he retained his commission and joined the new Corps, eventually going up to Downing College, Cambridge to study Aeronautical Engineering, instead of St. John's where he had been awarded a Robins Exhibition in 1915 — to read Classics!

He served in India from 1923 to 1926 and was a fine cricketer who played for the Royal Air Force and the Free Foresters.

During the 1930s he was an ardent supporter of the League of Nations and the creation of an international police force. While still a serving officer, he wrote articles about the increasing danger of Nazi. Germany which earned him a severe reprimand.

He retired from the R.A.F. in 1945 and stood as Liberal candidate for Southampton in the 1945 election.

He became a peace campaigner, sending reports on the theme of preventing war to people in high places all over the world.

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SKINNER. On 25th November 1984 at Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.A. after a long illness, Dr. Harry Thomas Skinner (1923-F) the former Director of the National Arboretum of the United States of America.

An article on Dr. Skinner's work was published in 'The Garden', The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society of April 1985.

SPRINGATE. On 2nd November 1984 Mr. A. D. Springate visiting Music Master (Brass).

WYATT. On 9th July 1985, suddenly, at home in Settle, Yorkshire, Surgeon Commander John Cameron Wyatt, M.B.E., R.N., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (1931-M). `Jock' Wyatt was a relative of Headmaster Holdgate.

He left Sutton Valence to study Medicine at St. Thomas' Hospital, qualifying in 1939 and commencing his medical career at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar.

He was in H.M.S. Exeter at the battle of the River Plate and when she was sunk. He was awarded the M.B.E. for outstanding services. He was taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942. From 1947 to 1952 he was S.M.O. to Royal Marine Commandos and then served in Korea in H.M.S. Newcastle and was then Naval M.O.H., Ceylon, returned to Portsmouth in 1957 as Group Medical Officer, Royal Marines. He retired from the Royal Navy as Fleet M.O., South Africa, in 1963 to become a Specialist in Geriatric medicine and was a founder of the College of Medicine South Africa. He returned to Britain in 1976 to Work in Hospitals in South Wales.

He is survived by his wife Jean and two sons and a daughter.

INDUCTION Rev. J. A. C. BELL, Chaplain at Sutton Valence School (1959), Assistant Curate of North and South Hykeham (Lincoln) was made Rector of Castle Douglas (Glasgow and Galloway) in 1985.

for one. With an hour gone 101 for one. Alistair Hignell (ex Gloucestershire) having scored 74 including six huge sixes. Neil Richards with the aid of very fine fielding put on the brake and at 115 for five we were back in business. Denstone's middle order repaired some of the damage against good O.S. bowling. All out 192 left the game neatly poised.

Steve Cranmer and James Skinner set off at a brisk pace but then we got bogged down against bowling that was very experienced at this sort of game. The middle order had to throw caution to the winds which resulted in wickets falling to run-outs and shots that would not have been attempted had more time been available. In the end it was just too much with No. 11 dying (appropriately) on the boundary a mere 13 runs short of the target with five balls left.

We gave Denstone the biggest fright they have had in their eight finals. The thanks and congratulations of all O.S. are due to David Foster and his men for giving us such a jolly good run. In 1986 may they go one better.

CRICKET WEEK 1985 Dreadful weather took its toll with two games abandoned as draws and two never begun. Some golf and a lot of squash was played at these times without there being any suggestion that the O.S. GraftonMorrish or Squash teams should feel that their places were threatened.

When J. Pluvius relented sufficiently we lost against Lynxes, plucked defeat from the jaws of victory at Ashford, beat Sidcup by one wicket in the last over thanks to a splendid last wicket stand unbroken on 38 between a helmeted Neal Richards and the uncomplicated Robert King, beat Sutton Valence comfortably and the Dragons comprehensively. A number of 'jug shy' 40's were scored but only Chris Newport made the 50 getting out to the following ball in time to rush and change and hammer down to Tenterden for purposes which will go unrecorded in these notes! The star bowling performances were five wickets by Robert King against Sidcup and the deadly duo David Curtis and Mark Russell-Vick against the Dragons.

Roger Quinton in his first season on the Upper probably wishes we had stayed away! We are extremely grateful to him for so cheerfully trying to defeat J. Pluvius and let us play. We are also most grateful, once again, to Janet Bunker and Jim Shewbridge for feeding us so well, to the Headmaster for allowing us the use of the Upper and other facilities at the School and last but by no means least to `Chalkey' and 'Trish at the King's Head for making sure that our alcohol level remained moderately high.

Next year — 9th to 17th August when amongst other joys we will welcome back Des High, having served his time in the Botany Bay penal colony.

ORDINATION BALDWIN. On St. Andrew's Day, 1981 Rev. Andrew Christopher Baldwin (1964-C) was ordained Priest in the Anglican Priesthood by the Most Reverend J. B. R. Grindrod and after serving as curate at St. James', Toowoomba and St. Mark's Church, Warwick, both in Queensland, he was inducted as Rector of St. Cecilia's, Chinchilla, (Qld. 4413), on 1st December 1984.

OLD SUTTONIAN CRICKET 1985 School Match: The School began slowly against the O.S. Quickies and collapsed more or less completely against the spinners. The wicket was not easy and O.S. took their time about getting the runs but get them they did and Alistair Shaw's side won by seven wickets — revenge for defeat the previous year. Next year the game is to be played on Sunday (yes Sunday) 29th June.

Address of Old Suttonians The changeover from addressing O.S. Mail from manual and typescript to computerised methods did, as expected, result in a much larger number of copies of `Suttonian 1984' being returned. It also gave us evidence that the much maligned Post Code System actually does work. From our experience those of Canada and the United Kingdom are best. One enterprising O.S., Michael St.J. Candy (1952-W) put this to the test with a post card from Auckland, N.Z. to the President, O.S.A., ME17 3HN. Posted on 10th April it arrived on the Presidential breakfast table on the 15th of the same month. Did the International Date Line help it!

Computers like Post Codes. Let us have yours.

Brewers Company Cup: After many years of failure to do ourselves justice we again made it to the final. Denstone, as usual, were the opposition. Our route to the final at Harrow was one bye and a couple of very convincing victories against Aldenham and Dean Close. Our extra special heroes were James Skinner (batting v Aldenham, batting and bowling v Dean Close), Robert King and Mark RussellVick (bowling v Aldenham), Andrew Scott (batting) and Neil Richards (bowling) v Dean Close but in truth the whole side played excellent cricket in both games. And so to Harrow . . .

With three minutes gone Denstone (put in) were one 50

AWARDS Awards to former members of the School at present at Universities were announced on 29th January 1985.

ATCHISON AWARDS FOR 1984-5 David Fowle (1982-L) reading Metallurgy at the University of Birmingham.

Michael Plommer (1982-L) reading Agriculture at Wye College, University of London.

Massoud Seifouri (1982-C) reading Electrical Engineering at the University of Sussex.

BENNETT HUNTING AWARDS FOR 1984-85 Andrew Copson (1982-L) reading Chemistry at Christ Church, Oxford.

Robert Galloway (1982-L) reading Economics at the London School of Economics.

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE EXAMINATION RESULTS FROM 1985 Name University or College Subjects J. L. Spreull (1975-F) Hatfield Polytechnic Inst.

Civil Engineering Kingston Polytechnic Inst.

J. Yates (1975-F) Economics Cranfield College Agricultural Eng. Dr. R. J. Digby (1978-F) Welsh National School Medicine and of Medicine Surgery C. W. Newport (1979-F) Brunel Business Studies Business Studies T. K. Dodson (1980-M) Birmingham University M. Seifouri (1982-M) Sussex University Electronic Eng. Urban Planning A. Pollock (1982-M) Central London Poly Inst.

Studies

Barr, A. D. (W) Bettle, P. S. (F) Betts, I. C. R. (L) Bills, J. (F) Butcher, G. S. G. (F) Byng-Maddick, N. C. S. (L) Byng-Maddick, S. A. (B) Fenton, E. F. (W)

SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF O.S. AT S.V.S. 1984-85 son of A. Barr (jun) grandson of A. Barr (sen) son of G. L. Bettle son of T. C. Betts stepson of W. E. de C. Lucy grandstepson of H. F. de C. Lucy son of M. S. Butcher

Filmer, P. R. (W) Harrison, R. J. (L) Harrison, Katie (V) Haynes, J. H. C. (M) Jeffery, D. E. (F) Knight, S. A. (C) Lister, G. B. (L) Lyle, R. D. (M) Miller, J. 0. (C) Norman, J. B. (W) Palmer, S. R. (W) Palmer, Katherine (V) Pares, A. R. Q. (B) Plommer, D. G. (W) Sibley, J. C. (C) Towner, J. J. (W) Ward, J. A. (L) Waters, A. C. (M) Waters, J. H. (B) Wilmshurst, P. E. (M) Worsfold, J. G. V. (L)

Result B.Sc. Hons.

B.Sc. Hons.

M.Sc. M. B. B.Ch. B.Sc. Hons.

B.Sc. II 2 B.Sc. cl III B.A. cl II 2 Hons.

1964 W 1923 W 1950 DB 1951 M 1966 F 1925 DB 1953 W

sons of A. S. Byng-Maddick

1960 F

son of D. F. Fenton son of R. N. Filmer grandson of W. R. Filmer son of P. C. Harrison daughter of P. C. Harrison son of J. H. Haynes son of S. Jeffery son of S. F. Knight son of A. C. B. Lister son of I. A. D. Lyle son of J. H. M. Miller son of B. C. Norman Grandson of A. Barr (sen) son of M. A. Palmer daughter of M. A. Palmer son of D. Pares son of Maj. G. L. Plommer son of I. C. Sibley son of J. M. Towner son of G. Ward son of J. P. Waters son of G. H. Waters son of K. Wilmshurst son of J. G. Worsfold

1957 W 1956 M 1922 M 1960 1960 1956 M 1957 F 1937 M 1958 F 1953 M 1961 L 1954 W 1923 W 1959 L 1959 L 1959 F 1952 M 1959 F 1957 L 1943 M 1946 W 1962 W 1959 F 1952 F

Apologies for any errors and/or omissions in the above list.

O.S. HOCKEY vs SCHOOL Sunday, 16th March 1986, 2.30 p.m.

If you wish to play against the School (2 XIs), please contact T. J. Clarke, 3 Eyhorne Green, Hollingbourne, Maidstone, Kent (tel: Hollingbourne 233).

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VISITOR:

The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury FOUNDATION:

United Westminster Schools Clerk and Receiver: T. E. Hatton, Esq., O.B.E. GOVERNING BODY:

F. L. Abbott, Esq., J.P. (Vice-Chairman, Foundation Board) 0. A. A. Aisher, Esq. Commander F. Barber, R.N. (Retd.)

Maj. Gen. Sir John Bates, K.B.E., C.B., M.C., M.A. E. R. P. Boorman, Esq., M.A. Mrs. S. B. Bracher, M.A. Miss E. B. Clarke, C.V.O., J.P., M.A., B.Litt.

P. C. Coles, Esq., (Chairman, Foundation Board) P. W. Grafton, Esq., C.B.E., P.P.R.I.C.S., F.C.I.Arb. (Chairman) The Rt. Revd. Robert Hardy, Bishop of Maidstone Mrs. E. Johnston L. A. Lidstone, Esq., 0.B.E., J.P. M. A. Maberly, Esq. P. S. Morrish, Esq., M.A., A.R.I.C.S. R. G. Stubblefield, Esq., LL.B.

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