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THE SUTTONIAN 1990

Photographic Credits:

P. S. Aldred, Esq. M. Bruce, Esq. J. M. Churchill (C) N. Matharu (C) etal.

Cover Design:

M. D. Willdridge, Esq.

Volume 35

Number 1

VISITOR: The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury FOUNDATION: United Westminster Schools Clerk and Receiver: T. E. Hatton, Esq., O.B.E. GOVERNING BODY: I. L. Abbott, Esq., J.P. (Vice-Chairman, Foundation Board — to April 1990) O. A. A. Aishcr, Esq. (O.S.) Commander F. Barber, R.N. (Retd.)

I-.. 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) I. F. Godfrey-Faussett, Esq., M.A. P. W. Grafton, Esq., C.B.E., P.P.R.I.C.S., F.C.I.Arb., (O.S.) (Chairman) Alderman D. H. S. Howard, M.A. (Vice-Chairman Foundation Board — from April 1990) M. A. Maberly, Esq. (O.S.) P. S. Morrish, Esq., M.A., A.R.I.C.S., (O.S.) The Rt. Revd. David Smith, Bishop of Maidstone Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Stavelcy, G.C.B. R. (. Stuhhleficld. Fsq., LL.B., (O.S.)

The School Year here was an unusually' large number of new faces in the Common Room in September. P. S. Aldred came as the new Director of Music from the Northaw School, West I'vtherley; M. Bruce as Head of English from Reigate Grammar School; W. A. Bruce as Head of Chemistry and out-Tutor in Cornwallis from Sir Joseph Williamson's, Rochester; M. P. Dunn as Head of Geography and Tutor in I ambe's from King Edward VI College, Nuneaton; R. A. Rothwell as Head of Computing and Tutor in Bennett from Bedales; M. R. Sinclair to teach Maths and as Tutor in Rounder's from Atholl School, Pinner; M. D. Willdridge as I icad of Art and Tutor in St. Margaret's from the Anglian Regiment; and Miss S. C. Barral as part-time Assistant in the French department and as Tutor in Sutton. Miss S. Masker was appointed as Technician in the Art I )apartment. Internal changes saw E. L. Stanley move from Cornwallis to Lambe's as Tutor. We also had with us from the Autumn Term Jim Kerr, son of Professor C. B. Kerr O.S. (195O W), from Australia; he helped out in a variety of ways both at Sutton Valence and at Underhill.

At Christmas Miss G. Archer left as Cornwallis Matron to work at Eastbourne College, Mrs. R. Dines taking over as Matron for the other two terms. At the end of the year we say goodbye to J. N. Barnett who leaves to teach Chemistry at Latymer Upper School; Mlle A. Didier who returns to her native France as Director of Studies in an International Business School; Miss S. A. E. Gordon who leaves teaching to qualify as it lawyer; and R. A. Muttitt who goes as Head of Music to Felsted Junior School. We also say farewell to Miss Barbara Rogers, Matron of St. Margaret's and guiding-light of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme,

who leaves to become House Mother at a school in County Durham. We are grateful to them all for their work at the School, fuller appreciations appear later.

Drama flourished this year with The Crucible' in December, 'Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth' in March and 'Toad of Toad Hall' in June, as well as the House festival. Music appeared regularly in the Calendar, with a Choral 'romp' in November, various other concerts throughout the year, all culminating with a magnificent performance of Mozart's 'Requiem' at the end of the Summer Term. Add to this Contemporary Arts Week' and the Sponsored Painting and it is easy to see that the Arts are flourishing.

The Easter holidays provided a plethora of activity: a party in Russia; a Hockey tour to Kenya; the musicians in France; a skiing trip to the Alps; not to mention Adventure Training in the Lake District.

The Rugger teams had a good season once the weather allowed them to play; Hockey went well for both boys and girls; Fives and Cross-Country continued to flourish and the Summer term proved most successful for the cricketers and athletes.

As can be seen from this brief resume, this has been an extremely busy and successful year, reflecting the lively and changing times in which we live. The year started with the opening of the new extension to Sutton House to accommodate more boarding girls; it ended with the closing of Cornwallis House as a boys boarding house, to be transformed during the summer holidays into Valence and Cornwallis day girls' houses. Of that more in next year's Suttonian.

Suttonian 1991 It is hoped that the 1991 Suttonian will be printed and distributed rather earlier than has been the case over the last few years. At present the plan is to produce the magazine at the end of the Summer Term. This will probably mean that the Old Suttonian Newsletter will come out in the late spring in 1991 and may be even earlier in 1992. It was felt that it might be helpful for readers to have some idea of a different timetable for publication during the next couple of years.

Cornwallis House This summer saw the closure of Corn allis House as it senior boys' hoarding house after thirty years. Those boarders remaining will be joining St. Margaret's and Westminster in September 1990.

Boys' boarding numbers nationally have declined steadily over the last decade, as parents wish to have their offspring at home. This is little comfort to those who have spent their years at Sutton Valence in Cornwallis. Under successive housemasters — Michael Fairbank,who started the house from scratch with a few strategic imports from elsewhere in the School, Roger Bates during the seventies, Brian Little for a few years and latterly Bill Piper — Cornwallis has always shown itself to be resilient, independent and determined.

The final year was no exception; there was still a fierce pride in the house on the games field and elsewhere. Those who were in Cornwallis will form a unique group of Suttonians and it would be no surprise if, in years to come, there is a reunion of some kind in which the members of this special group can take part.

The name of the house will live on, albeit with the junior day girls; the building will still be a busy and important part of the School; the staff flats will still be occupied. It is fitting that the boys' house photographs will continue to hang in the hallway and the honours hoard will continue to display the names of School Prefects and Full Colours who were in Cornwallis from 1960 to 1990.

Looking out from Cornwallis

Elegy: The 4 Seasonz ov Cornwallis In I961 CORNWALLIS rose. \11KE FAIRBANK al ye boyz wiv care chose.

I'was SPRINGTIME ov the Haus in wich theez dwel: New boyz, new brikz, new Showz and al gocz wel.

I-or S yearz M.H.F. ruld theez inmaytz Until he woz relievd by ROGER BATES. I welf SUMMER yearz did R.F.B. stay they; I liz rul woz strikt but boyz knew he woz fayr.

ORNWALLIS in the seventiez woz the toppe.

I cam spirit woz evolvd ne did it stoppe.

It won al sportz al yearz or nearlee so.

Alas, in '81 BATES choz to go!

The BRIAN LITTLE took AUTUMNal throne.

5 yearz I term he ruld, but nat alone.

DAVE PICKARD woz hiz Tutor and hefor 6 former TUTORZ (and, mayhap, som mor??

Wer TAYLOR, JACKSON, DAY and brief MILLARD, AL CHEYNEY and CHRIS OLIVER (wot a card!)

BILL PIPER took the helm in WINTERTIME. Rcactyng to ye educational clinic The boyz reducd in numberz to mak way For girlz. For 4 short yearz BILL held hiz sway.

DON CLARKE helpd him in theez latter yearz.

Alack, CORNWALLIS! We for thee shed tearz CORNWALLIS dwellerz yongc and old — we do!

Who knowz wot wil the futur bryng to you?

Dikki

ACADEMIC STAFF 1989-90 HEADMASTER M. R. HAYWOOD, M.A., University of Edinburgh; (History) DEPUTY HEADMASTER R. M. SABINE. B.Sc., Ph.D.. University of Southampton; (Chemistry) SENIOR MASTER R. F. BATES. B.Sc.. University of Manchester; (Mathematics and Physics) DIRECTOR OF STUDIES C. R. G. SHAW. M.A., Clare College. Cambridge: (English) ASSISTANT STAFF R. D. CHANCE, M.A., Clare College. Cambridge; (English) M. F. I3EAMAN, M.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge; (Geography) J. McCORMICK. B.A., University College, Durham; (Head of Classics; Librarian) K. M. SMITH, B.Sc., King's College, Durham, M.I. Biol.; (Head of Biolo y) D. W. TAYLOR. Loughhorough Colleges; (Head of Craft. Design and Technology) 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; Housemaster of Cornwallis) M. E. F. I'ETTMAN, M.A., University of Edinburgh; (Mathematics) D. PICKARD, B.Sc., Queen Mary College, London, F.R.G.S.: (Geography; Housemaster of Bennett) 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 and Mathematics: Housemaster of Westminster) Mrs. S. M. HAYWOOD, B.A., Open University; (English; Housemistress of Valence) J. L. R. POSNETTE. B.Ed., Goldsmith's College, London; (Science and Head of P.E.; Tutor of Founder's) C. W. W. WILSON, I3.A., University of Exeter: (Head of History: Tutor of Westminster) G. R. PIPER, B.Sc., University of Newcastle; (Head of Physics; Head of Science; Tutor of St. Margaret's) D. E. C'LARKE, B.Sc., University of Bristol; (Biology; Tutor of Cornwallis) Mrs. A. F. F. WILKINSON, F.L., Calder College, Liverpool; (Food and Nutrition; Tutor of Valence) Mlle A. DIDIER L-es-L, M.A., University of Nancy, France; (French) E. L. STANLEY, B.A., University of Leicester; (Head of Economics; Tutor of Lambe's) 1. S. HENDRY. M.A., University of Edinburgh; (Modern Languages; Housemaster of St. Margaret's) The Rev. J. H. WATSON, Dip.i'h.. M.A.. Ph.D.. F.R.A.S.. Westcott House, Cambridge; (Chaplain: Housemaster of Sutton) Mrs. C. M. C. MIDWOOD, B.A., University of Lancaster; (Mathematics; Tutor of Valence) N. B. V. JONES, B.Sc., University of Birmingham: (Head of Mathematics; Housemaster of Lambe's) Miss A. M. BOWKER, B.Sc.. A.K.C.. King's College, London; (Physics: Tutor of Valence) S. D. BROOME, Dip. C.D.T., University of Queensland. Australia; (Craft, Design and Technology) Miss S. A. E. GORDON, B.A., St. Hilda's College, Oxford; (History; Tutor of Valence) R. A. MUTTITT, 13.Mus., University of Hull, A.R.C.O.; (Assistant Director of Music; Tutor of Westminster) J. N. BARNETT, B.Sc., Imperial College, London, M.Sc. University College, London; (Chemistry and Physics; Tutor of I loldgate) 1'. S. ALDRED, B.Mus., St. Hild and St. Bede, Durham, A.R.C.O., A.R.C.M., L.T.C.L., (Director of Music) M. BRUCE, B.A., University College, Durham; (Head of English) W. A. BRUCE, B.Sc.. Westfield College. London; (Head of Chemistry; Tutor of Cornwallis) M. P. DUNN. B.A., St. Edmund Hall, Oxford; (Head of Geography; Tutor of Lambe's) R. A. ROTHWELL, B.Sc.(Eng), Imperial College, London, A.C.G.I. (Head of Computing; Tutor of Bennett) M. R. SINCLAIR, B.A., Open University; (Mathematics: Tutor of Founders) M. D. WI LLDRIDGE. B.A., Ravensbourne College, (Head of Art and Design; Tutor of St. Margaret's) PART-TIME ASSISTANT STAFF Mrs. B.J. PIPER, Portsmouth and Medway Colleges: (Pottery) Mrs. S. BURR, B.Sc.. University of Southampton:(Biology) Mrs. K. L. JACKSON, Cert.Ed. Elizabeth Gaskcll College, Manchester; (Food and Nutrition) Mrs. B.J. EVANS, (Girls' Games) Miss S. C. BARRALL, B.A., University of Montpellier, France; (French; Tutor of Sutton) Mrs. S. II. ROCHE, L.R.A.M., A.D.B.; (Speech and Drama) VISITING MUSIC STAFF Mrs. S. 1). MARTIN, A.L.C.M. (Cello, Piano, Double Bass) V.J. HYLAND, (Guitar) Mrs. E. HAMILTON-BOX, B.A. (Piano) I. J. SAXBY, (Drums) S. A. HOLLAMBY, A.R.C.M., Dip.R.C.M. (Brass) Mrs. A. MORGANS, (Clarinet. Saxophone) Miss G. D. CARTLEDGE. A.R.C.M. (Violin) N. P. UOYD-COX, (Flute. Oboe)

Mrs. R. EVELEIGH, A.R.C.M. (Piano) S. B. CHISWELL, G.R.S.M., L.R.A.M. (Bassoon) A. ELLINGWORTH (Clarinet, Saxophone) Bursar: Assistant Bursar: School Medical Adviser: Clerk of Works: Health and Safety Officer: Domestic Controller: CCF Adjutant: Sanatorium Sister: Headmaster's Secretary: Admissions Secretary: Bursar's Secretary: Librarian: Laboratory Technicians: Art Dept. Technician: Caterer: Matrons:

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Cdr. J. V. HODGKINSON, B.Sc.(Eng). R.N. I.M. BRUCE-RUSSELL I. ROBERTS, M.B.. I3.S.. D.R.C.O.G.. M.R.C.P. (U.K.) D. H. MOORE

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Lt. B. W. MILLER Mrs. M. CROSBY, S.R.N. Mrs. H. POLLOCK Mrs. A. WILKINSON Miss J. NORTON Mrs. M. KNOWLES Mrs. L. PERKINS Mrs. R. E. SEARLE Mrs. G. A. OLIVER, B.A. Miss S. MUSKER Miss K. A. EGAN, L.H.C.I.M.A. Mrs. L. DAY (Holdgatc) Mrs. A. FRUIN (Westminster) Miss G. ARCHER (Cornwallis-Autumn 1989) Mrs. J. WATSON (Sutton) Miss B. ROGERS (St. Margaret's) Mrs. R. DINES (Cornwallis-Lent and Summer 1990)

PREFECTS - 1989-90 Head of School: A. H. RISSIK (Cornwallis) St. Margaret's S. P. MOYNAGH (Head of House) R.J. YOUNG G. J. BALLINGALL N.J. Davis P. T. Hayman M. A. Hazebrock L. D. Horton J. T. Moseley M. C. Sellwood R. J. Slater

Westminster M. O. SAM-AMOYE (Head of House — Autumn 1989) J. F. BARR (Head of House — Lent and Summer 1990) R. J. FENTON L. J. Gulliver K. C. P. Ho A. Nchindo

Cornwallis A. H. RISSIK (Head of House) A. J. B. BATEMAN O. C. Koopmans J. H. Mitchell S. J. Saunders M. J. Stevens P. L. D. Yuen

Lambe's R. J. GILL (Head of House) J. P. GEAR J. C. Baker J. S. Baker T. E. Finlinson J. N. Hannah Founder's P. S. G. CHANCE (Head of House) R. BLANCHARD S. M. Hestenes J. E. C. Page M. J. Sands G. M. Scrivener

Valence WENDY GRIVA (Head of House) KATHRYN CRAMP EMMA PEARCE Louise Cordery Anita Goodsell Henrietta Hatfield

Sutton NATASHA ANSLOW (Head of House) REBECCA MILLIGAN Emma Pinner Cara Young

AWARDS 'l'he following awards were made as a result of the 1989 GCSE exams: Exhibition: H. Pahari (F) Prizes: S. A. Byng-Maddick (L) D. W. E. Fells (W) C. G. S. Hicks (F) Julia March (V) The following award was made in October 1989: J. P. Roberts, Underhill School and Sutton Valence School Music Exhibition: The following awards were made during the Summer Term, 1990: Elizabeth A. Johnston, Akely Wood School 6th Form Scholarship: Catherine M. Pillinger, Berkhamstead School Scholarship: Elizabeth J. Harrison, D.C.P.S. Coursehorn G. Hemingway, Underhill School Philippa L. Worsfold, Underhill School Victoria A. Day, Tenterden Junior School Music Scholarship: Kathryn A. Hannah, Sutton Valence School Elizabeth J. Harrison, D. C. P. S. Courschorn Anna E. Rhodes, Sutton Valence School Fiona A. Wight, Boughton Monchelsea Primary School Katherine T. Evans, Tentcrden Junior School Junior Scholarships: G. M. Saunders, Coxheath Junior School .Junior Exhibitions: Katharine E. Evans, Charing Primary School A. T. B. Mansfield, Ulcombc Primary School B. J. Woodcock, Homewood School O.S.A. Enterprize Award: R. J. Gill (L) for Project Trust in Indonesia R. Blanchard (F) for E.S.U. exchange in the U.S.A. P. T. Hayman (M) and L. D. Horton (M) for travel round the world The following awards were made to former pupils of the School: Atchison Bequest: D. J. Gomez (1987 W) reading History at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford Victoria Rayner (1987 V) reading Politics at the University of York Bennett-Hunting Awards: A. O. Ahudu (1987 C) reading Natural Sciences at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, D. G. Plommer (I 986 W) reading Economics at the University of Loughborough Other Awards: R. Blanchard (F) an E.S.U. Scholarship to the U.S.A. S. J. Saunders (C) an International Air Cadet Exchange to Canada

SALVETE Autumn 1989 Lower 6 E. J. Chan (W) F. D. M. Hatega (M) Joanna L. Morris (S) Form 5 C. Bek (W) Form 4 F. Baldock (W) N. P. S. Hodgson (M) Jennifer F. M. Howells (S) Form 3 G. C. Anderson (W) Bianca Armstrong (S) N. T. F. Barnardiston (W) F. Bukuku (W) R. Carpenter (M) J. Crossley (L) Kirsten E. D. Dcbncy (V) S. U. Ejimofor (W) N.J. P. Evans (F) M. E. Fox (F) T. P. Griffin (F) Form 2 Adella M. Brooks (V) S. P. Cavill (B)

Elizabeth C. New (S) Elizabeth A. Scott (S) Rebecca Stene (S) Katinka N. Link (S) C. N. Platt (W) H. S. Shum (M) J. P. Squires (M) B. J. Harper (L) M. D. Hemingway (F) R. J. W. Hodson (W) T. J. Lavers (L) C. O. Lewis (M) Joanna Masterman (V) O. I. Onaolapo (W) Victoria A. Phillips (V) Annabel M. Pillinger (V) S. J. Pinwill (W) J. Purvis (L) F. P. Copland (B) Elisabeth C. Pope (S)

N.J. Williams (M) Patricia Wong (S) Anke Weczerek (S) Gwenael Vourc'h (S) J. J. Williams (M) Frances A. Yonge (S) Anna E. Rhodes (V) J. P. Roberts (L) R. N. Slater (W) W. J. Slater (M) T. J. Stileman (F) J. Sykes (F) O. Vickery (L) T. J. L. Wellard (L) Susan C. West (V) A. Winter (M) Sally F. Stileman (V) Katherine L. Woods (S)

Form 1 A. J. Agar (B) Alison K. Brannan (V) Holly E. Browne (V) Victoria C. L. Burbridge (V) Victoria H. Burr (V) Lok Chan (S) Eleanore S. Cooke (S) M. A. Critchley (B) P. M. M. Day (B) Caroline N. Dearing (V) Madeleine J. Gear (V) Lent 1990 Lower 6 Olayinka Onaolapo (S) Form 3 W. C. F. Cheung (M) Summer 1990 Form 4 H. de Beauvoir (M) Form 3 Y. T. A. Lau (W) Form I B. Maisonnier (H)

R. B. Hodgson (H) T. B. Horton (H) B. C. Jeffes (B) Jessica Jones (V) L. Kampanis (H) Sian M. Leadbetcr (V) Rebecca K. Lillywhite (V) A. P. Lunn (B) Felicity J. Lynes (V) Candice E. Majewski (V)

A. J. Maple (B) J. R. Marchant (B) J. J. Milsted (B) Didi T. H. Ong (V) Elizabeth J. Parrett (V) Olivia C. Piper (V) V. J. R. Simmonds (B) B. P. Wallis (B) T. E. Wild (B) D. J. Wootton (B)

C. L. N. Sum (M) P. Kunath (M)

Christiana G. Tollast (S)

M. J. J. Marchal (M)

Henrietta M. L. Palmer (S)

VALETS

December 1989 C. Bek (1989 W). GCSE; Orchestra. (Goes to school in Germany).

Ruth Bielecki (1987 S). CCF. (Goes to school in Worcestershire).

N. J. Foster (1987 L). U; 15 Rugger; U/14 Hockey; U/16 Fives; Tennis VI, Half Colours; Senior Play. (Goes to school in Canada).

C. N. Platt (1989 W). (Goes to school in London).

C. O. Lewis (1989 M). Foundation Scholar. (Goes to school in Surrey).

G. Sam-Amoye (1986 W). GCSE: 1st XV Rugger; 1st XI Hockey; Judo Team: Athletics "1'cam; Senior Play.

(Goes to college).

J. P. Squires (1989 M). (Goes to school in Kent).

D. A. Stickley (1989 W). 2nd XV. (Goes to college).

Gwenael Vourc'h (1989 S). (Goes to school in France).

March 1990 C. J. Dawkins (1985 F). GCSE. (Goes into Banking).

Didi Ong (1989 V). (Goes to Hereford Cathedral School).

J. D. Newing (1984 H&C). GCSE; 1st XI Hockey. (Goes to West Buckland School).

July 1990 W. F. J. Allen (1986 H & W). GCSE: 4th XI Hockey; U/ 16 Tennis; Senior Play. (Goes to college).

Natasha Anslow (1985 (V & S). GCSE and A: Distinction Prize; Head of House, School Prefect; Captain of Girls' Hockey, Full Colours; Captain of Netball, Half Colours; Girls' Tennis VI; Hunting Society. (Goes to Thames Polytechnic to read Economics).

J. C. Baker (1983 B & L). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 1st XV Rugger, Full Colours; 1st XI Hockey, Full Colours: 1st XI Cricket. (Gap year, then goes to college).

J. S. Baker (1983 B & L). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 1st XV Rugger, Full Colours; 1st XI Hockey, Full Colours; 2nd XI Cricket. (Gap year, then goes to college).

S. F. Balcomb (1986 C). GCSE; 3rd XI Hockey; 1st XI Cricket. (Goes into business).

G. J. Ballingall (1985 L & M). GCSE & A: Tennis VI; Badminton team. (Goes to college).

N. T. F. Barnardiston (1989 W). (Goes to school in Sussex).

J. F. Barr (1985 W). GCSE & A; Exhibitioner, Distinction Prizes, L6th Economics Prize, L6th Maths Prize, Angell Prize (Maths), Economics Prize; Head of House, School Prefect; 1st XV Rugger; 2nd XI Hockey; Captain of Cricket, Full Colours, Kent Schools' U/ 19 Cricket; CCF, Sgt; i/c Stage Lighting. (Gap year in New Zealand, then to university to read Economics).

A. J. Bateman (1985 C). GCSE & A; School Prefect; Chapel Sacristan; 4th XV Rugger; U/15 Hockey; CrossCountry Team; Captain of Judo, Half Colours; Shooting Team, Half Colours; CCF, C/Sgt; Senior Play; Choir. (Gap year in Australia, then goes into the Army).

P. C. K. Beukers (1985 F). GCSE & A; U/l6 Rugger; U/15 Cricket; Captain of Badminton. (Goes to college) R. Blanchard (1984 B & F). 0, GCSE & A; Scholar, Distinction Prizes, Form Prize, Clothworkers Prize, E. S. U. Scholar, O.S.A. Enterprize Award; School Prefect; Captain of Rugger, Full Colours; I st XI Hockey, Full Colours; 1st XI Cricket, Half Colours; Captain of Squash; Junior Colours; CCF, Sgt; Hunting Society.

(E.S.U. Schoolarship to the U.S.A., then to university to read Dentistry).

M. Brandon (1988 B & L). U/15 Tennis; CCF. (Goes to school in the U.S.A.).

R. K. Brumbelow (1988 W). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 3rd XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; Intermediate Athletics; Senior Play; Orchestra; Choir; Male Voice Chorus; Hunting Society. (Goes to university in the U.S.A.).

C. R. Bubb (1983 B & L). GCSE & A; Distinction Prize. (Goes to polytechnic).

P. S. G. Chance (1983 B & F). 0, GCSE & A; Scholar, Distinction Prizes, Form Prizes, Macdonald Prize (Current Affairs) 1987, 1988 and 1989, O.S.A. Prize, Biology Prize, Clothworkers Prize; Head of House, School Prefect; Captain of Cross-Country, Full Colours, Kent Schools Team; Captain of Athletics, Full Colours, Kent Schools and Kent A.A.A. team; CCF (RAF), Sgt.; Junior Play; Senior Play; Choir; Hunting Society. (Goes to Birmingham University to read Medicine).

G. J. Clarke (1987 F). GCSE; U/14 Cricket; CCF. (Goes to Sevenoaks School).

J. R. Clarke (1986 F). GCSE; Distinction Prizes; Intermediate Athletics; Intermediate Cross-Country. (Goes to college).

Louise (*oordcry (I OSS V). A: Distinction Priic. IX th I=rcnch Prue. Lhth Clas,,ics Prue. Wheeler Prue (I rrncli).

Kingdon Prize ((lassics); House Prefect, CCF(RAF); Senior Play; Hunting Society. ((ioes to Bristol I Jniversity to read French and Spanish).

Kathryn Cramp (1984 V). 0, GCSE & A; Scholar, Distinction Prize. Grizelle Prize (History); 2nd Girls' Hockey; 1' 14 Netball; I st Girls' Tennis; Girls' Swimming. Girls' Badminton team; Junior Play, Senior Play, Choral Society. (Gap year. then goes to polytechnic).

A. 13. Darby (1 985 F). GCSE & A; GCSE Prize. (Goes to college).

N. J. Davis (1985 M). GCSE & A; 4th XI Hockey. (Goes to college).

W. H. de Beauvoir (I 99(1 M). (Goes to school in France).

R. A. 1). de Fresnes (1987 L & M). GCSE; 2nd XV Rugger; 2nd XI Hockey; Junior Athletics team; Senior Swimming team; CCF. (Goes to Mid-Kent College).

C.J. Duncan (1985 H & C). GCSE; CCF, L/Cpl; Choir. (Goes into business). .1. R. N. Farmer (1983 B, L & C). GCSE & A; Intermediate Reading Prize, Junior Chapel Reading Prize, Richard I lorn Prize (Drama); Junior Play, Senior Play; Choir; Hunting Society. (Goes to Cheltenham Polytechnic to read Law).

R.J. Fenton (1985 W). O. GCSE & A. Exhibitioner, Distinction Prizes, Kitchener Prize (Maths). Wood Prize ( Physics); 3rd XV Rugger; 2nd XI Hockey; 1st XI Cricket; CCF; Stage Lighting; Male Voice Chorus, Choir.

(Gap year, then goes to Durham University to read Chemistry).

Zorina Ferrier (1988 V). Distinction Prize, Form Prize. (Goes to Invicta Grammar School, Maidstone).

1. F. Finlinson (1983 B & L). O. GCSE & A: Distinction Prizes; House Prefect; 1st Fives IV, Half Colours; Junior Play. (Goes to Leicester Polytechnic to read Land Management).

Amanda Fowler (1983 V). GCSE; I st Girls' Hockey, Half Colours; U/ 15 Netball; U/ 14 Girls' Tennis; Girls' Athletics; Senior Play; Choir. (Goes to Secretarial College).

Joanna Froud (1986 V). GCSE; 1st Girls' Hockey; 1st Netball. (Goes to Mid-Kent College).

J. P. Gear (1985 L). GCSE & A; Distinction Prizes, L6th History Prize, Loth Geography Prize, Geography Prize; School Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; CCF, Sgt. (Goes to Manchester University to read Geography).

R.J. (Robert) Gill (1985 H & C). GCSE; 2nd XI Hockey; 2nd XI Cricket; CCF, L/Cpl. (Goes to college).

R..I. (Rupert) Gill (1983 B & L). GCSE & A; Distinction Prizes, O.S.A. Enterprise Award; Head of House, School Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; Captain of Fives, Full Colours; 1st Tennis VI, Half Colours; Badminton team; D. of E. Bronze; Junior Play; Hunting Society. (Goes to Indonesia on Project Trust, then to university).

P. C. ( jinn (1 r987 B & F). (Goes to Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford).

Anita Goodsell (1986 V). GCSE & A; LAMDA Gold Award; House Prefect: Senior Play (Goes to college).

Wendy Griva (1985 V). GCSE & A; Distinction Prize, Ricketts Prize, Richard Horn Prize (Drama), LAMDA Gold Award; Head of House, School Prefect; 2nd Girls' Hockey; 1st Netball, Full Colours; 1st Girls' I cimis; Girls' Swimming team; Girls' Athletics team; CCF, (RAF) Sgt; Junior Play, Senior Play; Hunting Society. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

L.J. Gulliver (1984 A & W). GCSE & A; House Prefect; CCF, Sgt; Junior Play. (Goes to Kingston Polytechnic to read Computing).

A.J. Gwillim (1987 L). GCSE; U/ 15 Cricket; CCF. (Goes to Hadlow College for Agriculture).

J. N. I lannah (1983 B & L). GCSE & A; Distinction Prizes; House Prefect; 2nd Fives IV; CCF (RAF), Sgt; Junior Phi, Senior Play; Choir, Male Voice Chorus, Orchestra. (Gap year, then goes to Portsmouth Polytechnic to rcad German Studies).

R. P. I.. l larcourt (I 987 B & F). U/ I3 Cricket; Junior Play, Choir, Orchestra. (Goes to Maidstone Grammar Sch( l).

Henrietta Hatfield (1983 V). GCSE & A; Music Scholar, Distinction Prizes, Music Prize, Derrick Prize (Verse Reading); House Prefect; 2nd Girls' Hockey; Girls' Swimming team; Junior Play; Senior Play; Choir; ( )rchestra. (Gap year abroad, then goes to polytechnic).

P. "II. I layman (1983 H & M). GCSE & A: O.S.A. Enterprise Award; House Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; U/ 15 Cricket. (Gap year to travel the world, then goes to polytechnic).

M. A. Hazebroek (1985 M). O, GCSE & A; House Prefect; 3rd XV Rugger; 2nd XI Hockey; Captain of Tennis, Full Colours; CCF. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

S. M. Hestenes (1985 F). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; 2nd XI Hockey; Golf team. (Goes to polytechnic).

K. C. P. Ho (1988 W). A; L6th Chemistry Prize; 4th XI Hockey; CCF, L/Cpl. (Goes to Birmingham University to read Mechanical Engineering).

L. D. Horton (1983 H & M). GCSE & A; O.S.A. Enterprise Award; House Prefect; Secretary of Rugger, Full Colours; 1st XI Hockey, Full Colours; U/ 1 5 Cricket; Tennis VI, Half Colours; Senior Athletics team. (Gap year to travel the world, then goes to polytechnic).

M. T. Jeffes (1985 B, L & C). GCSE. (Goes to Mid-Kent College).

Sally-Anne Jones (1987 V). GCSE; Girls' 2nd Hockey; CCF. (Goes to West Kent College).

D. J. Kember (1988 L). GCSE; 2nd XV Rugger; CCF. (Goes to college).

O. P. Koopmans (I 989 C). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 4th XV Rugger; 4th XI Hockey; Senior Swimming team.

(Goes to university).

Katinka Link (1989 S). GCSE; Choir. (Goes to school in West Germany).

B. Maisonnier (1990 H). (Goes to school in France).

M. Marchal (199O M). Tennis VI. (Goes to school in France).

N. S. Matharu (1987 C), GCSE; Distinction Prize, D. of E. Bronze. (Goes to 6th form college in Bromley.

A. G. McLean (1985 L & M). GCSE & A; House Prefect; CCF. (Gap year abroad, then goes to college).

N. R. Meggitt (1989 W). GCSE; 4th XI Hockey; CCF, L/Cpl. (Goes to West Kent College).

Rebecca Milligan (1988 S). A; Distinction Prize, L6th French Prize, Bloxham Prize (English), Wheeler Prize (French), Grizelle Prize (History): School Prefect; Senior Play; Hunting Society. (Goes to Manchester University to read English).

Sarah Miller (1987 V & S). GCSE: Distinction Prize. (Goes to college).

J. W. Mills (1987 F). GCSE; CCF; D. of E. Bronze. (Goes to West Kent College).

J. N. Mitchell (1988 C). A; House Prefect; 3rd XV Rugger: Orchestra. (Goes into motor manufacturing).

G. J. Mitson (1985 M). GCSE & A; House Prefect; Senior Cross-Country team; Judo team; Senior Swimming team; 1st VIII Shooting, Half Colours; CCF, Sgt: Senior Play; The Gondoliers; Orchestra; Male Voice Chorus, Choir. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

J. D. Morris (1986 H & W). GCSE; Distinction Prize; CCF, L/Cpl. (Goes to Bexhill 6th form College).

J. T. Moseley (1983 A & M). GCSE & A; Distinction Prize, GCSE Prize; House Prefect; I st XV Rugger, Full Colours; Intermediate Cross-Country team; Senior Swimming team; Senior Athletics team; Judo team, Kent U/17 squad; CCF, C/Sgt; Junior Play: Hunting Society. (Goes to college for Merchant Navy).

G.D. Moss (1985 W). GCSE & A; 3rd XV Rugger; Badminton team; Stage gang. (Goes to polytechnic).

S. P. Moynagh (1985 M). GCSE & A: Design Prize; Head of House, School Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; Golf team; Captain of Shooting, Full Colours; CCF, C/Sgt. (Goes into business).

M. G. Murray (1985 F). GCSE & A; Geography Project Prize; House Prefect; CCF. (Goes to Kingston Polytechnic to read Civil Engineering).

A. M. Nchindo (1988 W). A; House Prefect; 1st XV Rugger, Half Colours; 3rd XI Hockey; Senior Athletics team; Senior Basketball team. (Goes to Leicester University to read Mechanical Engineering).

H. C. Osborne (1987 F). GCSE. (Goes to Eastbourne College).

J. M. Pacitti (1985 L & C). GCSE & A; 2nd XV Rugger: 3rd X1 Hockey; U/ 16 Tennis; Captain of Golf, Half Colours, Kent Colts' Golf. (Gap year, then goes to college).

J. E. C. Page (1983 B & F). GCSE & A: House Prefect: 1st IV Rugger, Full Colours: Captain of Hockey, Full Colours; 1st XI Cricket, Full Colours. (Goes into business).

Y. S. Patel (1985 C). GCSE & A; 1st Xl Cricket, Full Colours; 2nd Fives IV. (Goes to the American College of London for Business Administration).

Emma Pearce (1983 V). GCSE & A; Scholar, Distinction Prizes, Loth English Prize, L6th History Prize, Grizelle Prize (History); School Prefect; 2nd Girls' Hockey; 1st Netball, Half Colours; Girls' Swimming team: Junior Play, Senior Play, The Gondoliers; Choral Society, Choir; Chairman of Hunting Society. (Goes to Southampton University to read English).

Emma Pinner (1988 S). A; L6th Economics Prize; House Prefect. (Goes to University College, London to read Economics and Philosophy).

Lucy Piper (1986 V). GCSE; 1st Girls' Hockey; 2nd Netball; 2nd Girls' Tennis; Junior Play. (Goes to West Kent College).

A. H. Rissik (1985 C). GCSE & A; Exhibitioner, Distinction Prizes, Shell Prize (Practical Science), Headmaster's Prize; Head of School, Head of House, School Prefect; 1st XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; Intermediate CrossCountry team; Junior Athletics team; Captain of Swimming, Full Colours: Shooting VIII, Half Colours: Head of CCF, CSM; Senior Play. (Goes to university).

D. P. Russell (1985 F). GCSE. (Goes into business).

F. 0.0. Sam-Amoye (1985 W). GCSE & A; Distinction Prize; Head of House, School Prefect; I st XV Rugger, Half Colours; 1st XI Hockey; Senior Athletics team, Full Colours: Captain of Basketball, Full Colours; Senior Cross-Country team. (Goes to polytechnic).

M. J. Sands (1983 B & F). GCSE & A; Scholar, Distinction Prizes, Form Prizes, Middle School Music Prize, L6th Physics Prize, L6th Chemistry Prize, Winstanley Prize (Chemistry), Biology Prize; House Prefect; Badminton team; CCF (RAF), Sgt, RAF Flying Scholarship; Junior Play, Senior Play; Orchestra. (Goes to Southampton University to read Medicine).

S.J. Saunders (1985 C). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; 4th X1 Hockey; Senior Swimming team; Judo team, Kent U/ 17 squad; CCF (RAF), W02, RAF Flying Scholarship, International Air Cadet Exchange; Senior Play; Choir. (Goes to college).

G.M. Scrivener (1983 B & F). GCSE & A; L6th Art Prize; House Prefect; 2nd XI Hockey. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

M. C. Sellwood (1983 H. & M). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 1st XV Rugger, Half Colours; 2nd XI Hockey; Senior Swimming team; Golf team; Fencing team; Shooting VIII; CCF, C/Sgt; Junior Play. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

R. J. Slater (1985 M). GCSE & A; Distinction Prizes; House Prefect; Senior Swimming team; CCF, Sgt. (Goes to college).

M. J. Stevens (1988 C). A; House Prefect; 3rd XV Rugger; 3rd XI Hockey; Cross-Country team. (Gap year, then goes to polytechnic).

N. J. Tassell (1984 B, F & W). GCSE; Scholar; Junior Play, Senior Play. (Goes to college).

Sandra Theobald (1987 V). GCSE; 2nd Girls' Hockey; 2nd Netball; Girls' Athletics; D. of E. Bronze. (Goes to Mid-Kent College).

Josieanne Vilchcz (1986 S). GCSE: Distinction Prize; 1st Girls' Hockey, Half Colours; CCF; Senior Play: Choir.

(Goes to 6th form college).

N. J. Watts (1987 M). GCSE; 3rd XV Rugger; 2nd Fives IV; Senior Swimming team; CCF, L/Cpl. (Goes to college).

Anke Weczerek (1989 S). GCSE & A; Choir, Choral Society. (Goes to school in West Germany).

N. J. Williams (1989 M). (Goes to college).

Cara Young (1988 S). A; House Prefect; 2nd Netball team; 2nd Girls' Tennis; Captain Girls' Fencing; Choir.

(Goes to Central London Polytechnic to read Microbiology).

R. J. Young (1984 A & M). GCSE & A; School Prefect; 2nd XV Rugger; Senior Cross-Country team; Senior Athletics team; Captain of Fencing; Shooting VIII; Secretary to Sports Council; CCF, Sgt; D. of E. Silver, Junior Play, Senior Play; Choir; Hunting Society. (Gap year, then goes to college).

A. J. Young-Wootton (1988 B). U/13 Rugger; U/13 Cricket; Choir. (Goes to school in Kent).

P. L. D. Yuen (1984 L & C). GCSE & A; House Prefect; 1st XV Rugger, Half Colours; 1st Fives IV; 1st Squash V; Captain of Basketball, Full Colours; Senior Athletics Team. (Goes to polytechnic).

Frog Taylz Wiv us then rode a comly plesaunt wench She spak ful fair and fetisly in Frenssh.

A new dimension hitte our langwidg scene Whan into classroom 2 swept Lorrainz Quene And tort us al in francais as tiz spok.

Ful menee a Chinecz heart she did y-brok.

In charge ov Bcukerz Badderz Club woz she.

And Driving Lessonz organisd pardee.

A droght of Chanel No. 1 y-wafter A visioun beautifulle, swete and softc; Across the Channel woz her habitat; Her daintee feet now turned back to that Az she rcturnz to France her contrce fair To teech mor Busness and more admin thcr.

Tho Churchill for hiz Cross did no luv spayre, Our Lorrain Cross a pleasur woz to bearc, For Frenssh she tort wiv charmc and poise and cayr: La table meanz the table, 'chaise' mcanz chair.

No nancy boy yet Nancy girl woz she And she was cleped Madmoizcl Didi.

Dikki

Jonathan Barnett

Anne Didier Anne Didier joined the Staff five years ago. having come via Loughborough, after receiving her Degree at the University of Nancy. She came as a temporary teacher at a traumatic moment, to replace Richard Horn. Before long she became a fully Fledged member of the permanent Staff.

Besides being an attractive, generous and pleasant colleague. Anne has contributed in a myriad of ways to School life.

She was the first Hoarding "tutor forgirls in Valence, and tutored in Valence and Sutton Houses. She revived the Badminton Club, ran the Driving Lessons Activity, and instilled in Community Service pupils a sense of caring for people when visiting Linton Hospital. This was, perhaps.

Anne's hallmark — that of caring for the individual. She gave of that priceless commodity: time, to the individual human being.

Although not always in the best of physical health, Anne battled on bravely and stubbornly, even to the extent of bcingalmostovcr-loyal to her lessons, preparation thereof, and pupils. In particular the French for Business Studies has flourished under her guidance. That branch of the Modern Languages Department will miss her sorely.

She found time to organise trips to beauticians for the girls, several Beauvais Exchanges and a memorable trip to Russia.

She leaves us to return to her native France, where she takes up a post, moving up the educational ladder, with n1ore business studies and administration involved.

She will be missed in the Staff Room, in the class room and around the School by Staff and pupils alike. The blue 2CV will be missed in the village. We wish her 'bonne chance' for whatever lies in the future.

B.R.D

Jonathan Barnett joined Sutton Valence in September 988 from a Sixth Form college. He brought with him an expectation of high standards which he maintained throughout his time at School. He worked very hard in producing resources, both for the department and the pupils and helped to continue the excellent academic record. Jonathan helped to make my introduction to the School and the Chemistry department as painless as possible, for which I thank him. As tutor in Holdgate he contributed to the pastoral side of the School, a role he much enjoyed throughout his two years. Jonathan has taken up a post at Latymer Upper School and we wish him every success for the future.

W.A.B.

Stephanie Gordon Stephanie Gordon joined us in September 1988 to teach History. Many pupils have benefited from her thorough and conscientious approach and we wish her well in her new career in the legal profession.

C.W.W.W.

Georgina Archer Georgina Archer was the last resident Matron of the old Cornwallis House.

Gcorginagrew up in Maidstone, and so was familiar with the local area. She quickly settled in among us.

How can anyone so youthful-looking be called Matron?

That's what we called her and the boys rallied around. With her strong Christian principles, she was kind and generous, understanding and punctilious in carrying out her responsibilities. For every birthday remembered, every sickness nursed, every little bit of advice rendered, each boy can be grateful for Georgina's loving attention. Many members of staff will also remember her friendship.

As a lover of music she attended most of the concerts and musical events occurring in the School.

She is now a domestic bursar and matron at Ampleforth in Yorkshire. We all hope that she will be very happy there.

W.K.P.

Barbara Rogers It may he arizucr1 that experience in the Prison Service and H.M. Customs and Excise would be desirable, if not necessary, were one to become it successful and effccti%e matron in a boys boarding house. Barbara Rogers had that experience and a great deal more when she chose to join St. Margaret's in September I98S, The inevitable concerns werc expressed on the subject Of prisons yet minds were quickly put at ease by the good humour and gentle concern that 'the strange Welsh woman' displayed towards the huv ,, ,incl the support and co-operation she gave 'the Scottish person downstairs'. Barbara was it marvellous matron in Cv cry respect and devoted boundless energy and vast amounts of time to the boys and young men of St. \ Iargarct's.

Barbara also wore another hat, or should it be tiara. around Sutton Valence. Dubbed 'the Duchess' by R.F.U. she was instrumental in building up the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme into the thriving undertaking it is today.

The same time and energy was devoted to this aspect of Barbara's work as to being Matron. Quite where she found time for meals, sleep and making the many friends she did will never know.

The boys will miss her (as she will them), despite her quaint ethnic background I will miss herand the School vv ill miss her. We wish her all the best in Darlington. As I said in her reference. their Cain is Our loss.

15.11.

SPEECH DAY Roger and ( Iarc

As ever the vv Gather was reasonably kind on Speech Day as parents, pupils and guests enjoyed the Exhibitions and Displays. A drama recital — 'Not very Much Ado about Nothing' — on Prefects' lawn added another dimension to the morning thisycar, \vhilst those visiting tile Art and Cral I centres in the village were able to stop for coffee and scones, courtesy of the Lower 6th Home Economists, in Valence House.

This year the guest speaker in the afternoon was our newest Governor, Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Stavclev. G.C.B. After the Headmaster had delivered his report on the year (printed below), the Chairman of the Governors, P. W. Grafton C.B.E., introduced Sir William who gave away the Prizes and found time to have a word with all the recipients. He then spoke briefly about his own career in the Royal Navy and urged all the pupils to find it career which they would enjoy and he able to make the most of. The speeches ended with a vote (if thanks to Si r William by Angus Rissik, the Heal of School.

Roger Muttitt Roger was at Sutton Valence for only two years but in that time he made many friends and was much respected by Staff. Pupils and Parents.

His skill as a musician, both performer and teacher, was to be admired and it was a privilege for two Directors Of Music to have Such an Assistant.

R.A.M. performed his House duties with his own inimitable style, as he did every Monday afternoon as a signals officer in the Corps.

We wish him well as he leaves to take up the post of Director of Music at Felsted Junior School, and to be married to Clare McIntyre — his childhood sweetheart from Shrewsbury.

Good luck and thank you R.A.M. P.S.A.

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Headmaster's Speech you. I Iowever there are other dimensions to the lives of your lions and daughters, one of which, given its incredibly high profile in a school like this, seems to me to be quite inappropriately named as the Hidden Curriculum. There has certainly been nothing at all secretive about the consistently high standard of our major sports for both boys and girls over the past year although it would perhaps be safest for me to whisper that our 1st XI cricketers have now played two and it half seasons without a School defeat.

We should not tempt fate!

Nor have our thespians exactly lurked modestly in the wings: they have given us a powerful performance of 'The Crucible'. a delight ully precise and witty production of Stoppard's'Dogg's Hamlet. Cahoot's Macbeth' and there is a Junior production of Toad of Toad Hall still to come this term. Even more resonant has been the amazing amount and quality of music making in the School this year under Mr. Aldred's restless baton. I shall resist the temption to list all the musical activities which have delighted so many — suffice it to say that the Music Department has now laid entirely legitimate claim to its own termly calendar— but would draw your attention to the performance of the Mozart 'Requiem' on 23rd June which promises to be a memorable musical occasion and a fitting finale to a year where music at Sutton Valence has scaled hitherto undreamt-of heights.

Music, Drama and Sport: three vital areas of School life where success brings its own publicity and stars are horn.

Let us however not forget the many other areas where the initiative and commitment of individual pupils is tested possibly even more stringently largely because the limelight does not so obviously fall upon them. Those who learn to lead and to follow intelligently in the CCF — and here I congratulate those who won Flying Scholarships this year and Stuart Saunders who has been awarded an International Air Cadet Exchange (one of only twelve awarded in the UK): those who have carved their own path in our popular Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme programme and, possibly the least recognised group of all, those who in our Community Service Scheme help with the down-and-outs in St Botolph's Crypt in the City, visit the old and lonely in the area and help with the geriatric community in Linton Hospital or local Nursing Homes.

The occasional letters which I receive thanking us for the caring attentions of our boys and girls represent. I know, only the tip of an iceberg of gratitude and I thank all concerned for what they do so unobtrusively and well year upon year.

All this mass of purposeful and rewarding activity calls for stamina and commitment from staff and pupils alike: perhaps this year more than any I have known here, the commitment has been indeed impressive. This was most forcibly borne in on the when, as is my custom at the final Assembly of the Lent 'Term, I bade good fortune to those who were to be engaged in organised activities during the Easter holidays. This list was a long one: an International Under-14 Hockey Tournament at School, a three-week Hockey Tour to Kenya, an educational tour to Russia. a music tour to Normandy, it geographical Field Trip and a Duke of Edinburgh expedition to Wales, a ski trip to the Alps, Adventure Training to the Lake District. I did some sums: over half the staff and over one-third of the School were involved in these holiday activities — impressive statistics indeed, as I am sure you will agree.

So far I have painted my picture for you in two dimensions only: you have seen the bright, sometimes exciting colours of curricular change and the fine shapes which delineate the variety of our extra-curricular activities but there is a third, crucial, dimension which gives to our lives, in school and beyond, the moral perspective

('hairnlan, Sir William. Ladies and Gentlemen. members of the School: The scene is set in a Trappist monastery where, every seven years, it single monk is selected to pass a single, brief opinion on life within the otherwise entirely silent community. At one of the seven year meetings the Abbot calls upon Brother Albert to give his opinion and that extremely privileged monk asks: 'Why is the soup always cold?'

Seven years later Brother John is invited to speak and he says: l'he soup is not always cold: sometimes it is quite hot' Another seven years passed and this time Brother Richard is called upon. He says: I want to resign the order'.

This dramatic statement forces the Abbot to break his silence to ask why: Brother Richard replies: 'I'm simply sick and tired of this constant bickering'.

Over the past few years the educational world has been riven by more than its fair share of bickering over the temperature and consistency of the educational soup which, under the new standardised recipe of the National Curriculum is to become the staple diet for the nation's pupils up to the age of sixteen. Indeed, as those of you who were here last year at Speech Day may remember, I allowed myself to bicker in what was, I hope, an appropriately courteous and restrained way, with Miss Ann Widdecombe, our local MP, over the indigestibility, sheer hulk and unnecessarily prescriptive nature of the new regime. In essence I suggested then that, were it present day Oliver Twist to approach the great Educational Beadle at the DES with his bowl, his perfectly reasonable and heartfelt request would now be 'please Sir, may I have a little less'.

We have however not sheltered behind our exclusion Irom the provisions of the Educational Reform Act as an Independent School and ignored the good smel Is which are coning from the kitchen. On a subject by subject basis much that is exciting and valuable is contained in the new provisions.

As I have appraised each of my Heads of Department this year they have confirmed that we are alr eady up with, if not well ahead of, the field in what we are already doing.

Indeed, for pupils up to the age of fourteen, we have always provided the sort of breadth of study which is now prescribed for the Maintained Sector. From 14-16, the GCSE year~, the expansion, as from last September, of our Core of subjects to include Maths, English and English Literatur e, French or German and all three Sciences, and the corresponding expansion of our timetable from thirtysix to forty-one periods per week, has got off to an excellent start. We have proved that it is perfectly feasible to insist upon essential breadth while retaining what I regard as an entirely proper exercise of choice within our options and I do not think that I am being arrogant in suggesting that the kind of pattern that we have established may. in the fulness of time, come to be reflected throughout the Maintained Sector as the full implications of what is now on the statute hook are worked through.

Nor must it be forgotten that, within a school such as ours where the vast majority of pupils stay on into the Sixth Form, there is time in the two Sixth Form years to maintain the drive for breadth. All our Sixth Formers now sit an AS level in General Studies: all take a City and Guilds Diploma in Information Technology and, mindful of the increasingly important European dimension, we are planning to offer Spanish. Russian and Italian in the Sixth Form over the next two years.

So much for the chalk face which is of course the stuff of our daily lives and of immediate and pressing concern for 12

ithout which all our academic, sporting, musical or theatrical prowess would have little real meaning.

Three weeks ago. the Old Suttonian Association celebrated its Centenary with a most enjoyable dinner in London and I had the pleasure and privilege of both responding to the toast to the School and proposing the health of the Association. It was an appropriate occasion for a healthy but not too indulgent close of retrospection: they were markinga proud hundred years of existence and happen to have reached the end of my first decade as Headmaster.

I looked back with them over the last ten years and at the tremendous changes which have taken place in that time. I suggested that, never in the four-hundred year history of the School has change been so rapid. I pointed out that we are more academically competitive than we have ever been: that we are more outward looking and adventurous and vastly better equipped in every way than we have ever been: that we have become a thriving co-educational community and are a bigger school than ever before. All this is demonstrably true and the assembled audience took what might have sounded like the drawing of invidious comparisons with the golden past in extremely good part.

The most important part of my message to them was however not one of change and improvement but of a fundamental continuity. When I and asked, as I almost always am, by prospective parents to describe the sort of young man or woman we hope to tur n out I believe that I give very much the same answers as my predecessors over the past century would have given. We have always sought to turn out young adults whose feet are firmly planted on the ground. who are enterprising and energetic, who aim to do whatever they do well, who are tolerant, who abhor snobbery, who know that whatever success they achieve in any walk of life should not, and need not, ever be at the expense of another's well-being and for whom humility is regarded as it sign of strength and not of weakness. That is. I believe, the crucial moral dimension which has always lain at the heart of this School and we should all be proud to acknowledge it.

And now I must conic to a few farewells. Mr Barnett and Miss Gordon are leaving us to pursue their careers elsewhere and I thank them for their respective contributions to school life over the last two years. Mlle Didier who came to us from Loughborough University five years ago has decided that she must return to grace the educational scene in France. She has done a vast amount in her time here — an extraordinarily caring French teacher (with a bit of Russian thrown in for good measure of late). an excellent day and boarding tutor, runner of the

paperback bookstall, the driving lesson programme. much Involved in Community Service and the efficient organiser of our Russian tour. She has been it tirelessly loyal supporterof theSchool and asupercolleague: we shall miss her and wish her 'bonne chance'.

We are also losing Mr. Muttitt who, in his short two-year period as Assistant Director of Music, has not only made a nlajorcontribution to the musical renaissance in the School but has been an excellent tutor in Westminster, an officer in the CCF and no mean coach on the rugby field. Mr. Muttitt leaves to become Director of Music at Felsted Preparatory School and to marry — I'm not sure that I've got the order of priority right there but they are both splendid achievements and we wish him, with his fiancee Clare. all possible success and happiness for their future together.

Ladies and Gentlemen, in the theatrical world there is a wise convention that an actor shares the stage with either a child or an animal at his/her peril. That he/she will he upstaged in some way is a near certainty. You have been a remarkably intent, almost preoccupied audience so far this afternoon and I am long enough in the tooth to know beyond any shadow of a doubt that your absorption cannot be fully explained by hat I have had to say. My conclusion is obvious: Heads on Speech Day will almost certainly he upstaged if they share the hall with it new magnificent .15 X 22 foot painting!This splendid work is the brainchild of Mr. Willdridge, our new Head of Art, and is the combined effort of many staff and pupils in School. It has been painted specifically to raise money for the starving millions in subSaharan Africa and its presence above us in the Refectory will act as a permanent reminder of the obligations of those who have so Much to those who, through no fault of their own, have nothing.

We are grateful to those who have already supported our fund-raising by sponsoring their children for participating in the painting but many of you have not yet been involved and, as you leave the Refectory at the end of these proceedings to go to tea, there will be an opportunity for you to become so. Please give generously. I should warn you that our collection boxes have very thin, delicate bottoms which can easily be damaged by having anything heavier than paper dropped into them!

The process of the creation of this wonderfully vibrant work of art seems to me to summarise admirably everything I have been trying to say to you this afternoon: therein lies innovation, determination and the commitment of many with the whole project driven by our awareness of the great needs of others.

It says it all and I am happy to sit down and give it, for a few moments, centre stage.

CHAPEL NOTES The quiet work of Christian formation goes on at Sutton Valence as it has for four centuries. The Church always needs thinking, worshipping and serving men and women.

Christian thought, piety and morality are encouraged here in the belief that they provide a framework for interpreting human existence and for living a good life.

The central activity remains the Eucharist. The music, ritual, prayer and incense are all important: designed to encourage the senses in the worship of Almighty God. The Christian Drama and its obvious search for Beauty is seen as a stepping-stone to truth. The mystery of the Mass has always been a magnet for some young people. Our Confirmation figures remain much higher than the national average.

The daily business of running the Chapel is left to senior pupils. It is appropriate to thank those members of the Upper Sixth who have just left School but who made a

valued contribution to the spiritual life of the School. James Farmer was the Sacristan for the academic year I 1990. He organised Chapel events in an highly individual manner and often read well at the lectern. Alex Bateman was a valued administrator and Andrew Darby gave a thoughtful talk every term in his last two years. We always hope that our pupils will find their place in the wider Church when they leave School.

The annual parade of visiting preachers was led by 1.t.

Col. John Ware, the Principal Director of Music, Royal Marines. Colonel Ware is it Methodist lay-preacher and his powerful address made a considerable impact. He had lived through the tragic decimation of his Staff Band by terrorists who New up the Band Room at Deal. Colonel Ware is a model of C hristian stability. The Bishop of Lewes is it plonk of the Anglican Community of the Glorious Ascension. He is known. simply. as Father Peter. I Ic

Visitors to the School Chaplaincy at the beginning of the Academic Year (September 1989) included a Monk from Durham and two Orthodox Christians from the Church in Egypt.

Father Hilary Greenwood is a monk of the Society of the Sacred Mission, an Anglican religious order which trains seminarians in the North East of England. Fr. Hilary has worked for the Society in Africa and Australia and engaged in ecumenical studies with Catholic monks in Spain and Greece. He preached at the Eucharist in Chapel and conducted a series of RS classes on Monasticism as well as taking morning chapel. He was appreciated as a lively and unusual preacher.

Maria Ibrahim and Neveen Ayoub are undergraduates, reading English at Cairo University in the Arab Republic of Egypt. They are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church which was founded in Egypt by St. Mark the Evangelist in the First Century. The Church is now a minority in a predominantly Muslims country but still has eight million members. Maria and Neveen came to Sutton Valence School to see what hoarding is like in an English School. They stayed for five days in Sutton House and attended lessons, chapel and games in School. They were particularly impressed with the Chapel Choir and the Eucharist which they found very similar to the Orthodox Liturgy in Egypt.

celebrated the School Eucharist and preached for us on Ascension Day. Methodist lay-preachers seemed to be in vogue this year. A very popular and interesting preacher was Dr. Philip Pettit, the Headmaster of Maidstone Grammar School. It is often said that laymen who preach merely entertain with a series of ethical platitudes. Dr. Pettit, on the contrary, used the opportunity to present the claims of the Christian gospel in an unashamed manner.

Visiting preachers are common here and in the academic vcar under review we also heard Bishop David Smith the Bishop of Maidstone, the Right Reverend Kenneth Cragg the eminent Arahist and Orientalist, the Venerable Archdeacon Patrick Evans, the Reverend Stuart Taylor the Director of the Bloxham Project and Mr. Alan Walker, a mathematician who taught at Dover College and is now a lay reader in the Diocese of Canterbury.

The contacts of the Chaplaincy are Ecumenical. It was a most happy occasion when the Chapel Choir led the Morning Worship at Maidstone Salvation Army Citadel.

The Chaplain was the preacher. The last four Winters have seen pupils from the School collecting for the Annual Self Denial Appeal of the Salvation Army throughout the Sultans. We have collected many hundreds of pounds for the Army and it was good, on Whitsunday, tobetogetherin Maidstone. Major Kingsley Layton of the Salvation Army is a good friend of the School who has preached here twice.

In addition to service for the Salvation Army, we contribute a number of bursaries to a Roman Catholic School in Malawi. In the last year the chapel funds, raised by the pupils, also contributed five hundred pounds to the ('atholic Aid For Overseas Development and four hundred pounds to the Anglican Chaplaincy in Amman, Jordan. A substantial sum went to the rebuilding fund of Lee Abbey International Students Club in South Kensington which is used by older pupils at Half-term and by a number of Old Suttonians studying in the London area. Also in the metropolis: we collected over one thousand tins of baked beans for the programme for (ceding down-and-outs in Deptford, administered by Father David Diamond. This Harvest offering was greatly appreciated. Tins of beans are not exactly picturesque in display but they help to feed a hungry man in our own country, lamentably so crowded with beggars in our big railway stations and even outside the National Theatre.

The pattern of thought, devotion and service remains with us through each Christian Year. We might be usefully reminded of the words of thegreat Anglo-Catholic Bishop, Frank Weston of Zanzibar, when he said: You are Christians and your Jesus is one and the same: Jesus on the Throne of his glory. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, Jesus considered in meditation and reflection. Jesus received in your hearts in Communion, Jesus with you mystically as you pray, and Jesus enthroned in the hearts and bodies of his brothers and sisters up and down this country;. The Christian Faith is understood in Sutton Valence School as that perfect balance of understanding, praying and working. It is a programme for Christian living at all times and in all places.

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A new experiment in Confirmation training involved several visiting teachers in a full day's preparation. One most distinguished guest was Bishop Kenneth Cragg the author of a recent study on the New Testament who spoke to candidates about the discipline of Bible Reading. Dr. Cragg was a bishop in the Middle East for many years and is the author of many works on the relationship between Islam and Christianity. During his stay he conducted a seminar for GCSE and A Level candidates who are studving Islam. He also preached at the School Eucharist.

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Chapel — a Personal View Many people think that religion is unfashionable, very much behind the times for the nineteen nineties, or that it has no place in today's society. This cannot be said for the way in which religion is portrayed and taught at Sutton Valence.

Every effort is made by all those who take an active role in the day to day running of the Chapel to make the whole concept of religion acceptable and as varied as possible, whilst still following the basic underlying theme of belief in Jesus Christ and God. Towards the end of the Reverend David Barnes' time as School Chaplain, matters concerning the chapel became rather set in their ways. Father John has certainly changed that by diversifying the range of topics discussed in Morning Chapel and giving some unusual sermons. He also handed over the responsibility of the running of the Chapel to selected pupils.

I do not think that quiet, conservative Sutton Valence was ready for Mr. Aldred's approach to music as part of the life of the School. Indeed, many people's first encounter with him as he raced around Chapel shouting at them for not singing loudly enough or for holding the hymn book incorrectly. His method may have seemed unorthodox, but it has certainly paid dividends. The standard and quality of music of every kind has improved no end, most noticeably that of the Chapel Choir.

For many people the Chapel is an important part of their ,chool life. The running of the Chapel is a time-consuming responsibility which involves a good deal of hard work, the majority of which is done in the servers' spare time and goes largely unnoticed by the rest of the School. It does, however, provide a great sense of satisfaction for all those vv ho take part in it. The team of servers who do all the work, c.g. changing the Altar frontals, setting up for the Sunday L- ucharist, polishing the brass and silver, organising the Carol Services and Harvest Festival, need a good Head of Chapel to ensure that all the work is done to a consistently high standard. If this job is not done properly then the decline in standards is very noticeable to those who know.

I should like to thank Ben Ofori, Ian Jones and John Kentish-Barnes for all the help they gave me throughout my close association with the Chapel; they certainly made my job a good deal easier.

Alex Bateman, U6 C, Chapel Sacristan

Confirmation by the Bishop of Maidstone, 6th May 1990 in the School Chapel.

Alison Boler Jacqueline Cobbold Nicholas Dc Lucy Richard Fenton Roderic Harcourt Benjamin Jeffes Naomi Kruger Andrew Lunn Simon Mills Joanna Morris Philip Morris Annabel Pillinger Jason Purvis James Sandom Oliver Vickery James Waters William Waters Susan West Alistair Whiffin Katherine Woods

In May 1990 Benjamin Jeffes became the third Jeffes brother to be prepared for Confirmation by Father John and Confirmed by Bishop David. Matthew was confirmed in 1988. Gregory in 1989 and Benjamin in 1990. All three received Holy Communion together at the 1990 service. It is thought that this must constitute some kind of record!

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MUSIC Keyboard teacher was employed as from the Summer Term.

The Adult Choir joined the Chapel Choir on Sunday 25th Februaryforafeastof musical part of SundayChapel.

'I was Glad' — Parry, a setting of the Lord's Prayer from 'African Sanctus' by Fanshawe and Vaughan Williams' setting from Brass Timpani and Organ of 'All people that on earth do dwell' echoed around the Chapel.

'Red Touch', a pop group led by Vic Hyland our Guitar teacher, gave a lively Rock Concert in the Main Hall. The School 'bopped' the night away to many styles of excellent rock playing and singing.

From Rock to an excellent baroque Recorder and Harpsichord recital given by two young and very talented musicians. Piers Kennedy could easily be called the Pied Piper of Sutton Valence for everyone who heard his recorder playing was captivated and astounded at his virtuosity and versatility. Another Sutton Valence Music Society Concert was given by Georgina Dohree — the Bassethorn was well played and an informative talk given.

An Old Suttonian, Brian Davis (1955 W), gave a beautiful Harp recital and the Festive Brass entertained and astounded us with the virtuoso solos and tight playing.

Already booked for 1990/I 991 are The Pasadena Roof Orchestra — Friday 28th September and Jane Glover giving a talk on Mozart — 1st February 1991.

The Jazz Band and Chamber Choir were very busy, playing at Tenterden Junior School, Sutton Valence Primary School and working hard, along with other musicians, for the Normandy Tour at the end of the term.

Eighteen pupils with Mr. Muttitt and I went to the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, and heard the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Sir Charles Groves (O.S. 1932 W) perform Duka's 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'. the 'Planets' by Hoist and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, soloist, Howard Shelley. The Concert was very good but the highlight of thcevcningwasthat SirChales met usall afterwards and agreed to come to Sutton Valence and name his Hall in the Music School. A delightful gentleman — one of the old school (literally!) of musicians and conductors.

Two hundred and forty-one Primary and Preparatory School children 'invaded' the Music School and Chapel on Field Day and were put through their paces, learning the 'Daniel Jazz', three new hymn tunes and the Lord's Prayer from 'African Sanctus' in a day. Tremendous fun was had by all, not least the eighty or so parents who came to the final concert. Thanks to Dharshi, 'l'im and Damian for their help. Miss Egan did a wonderful job too!

Kathryn Hannah and Anna Rhodes were awarded Music Scholarships — congratulations to them.

The Music Scholars 'plus' ... went on a mini tour to Malvern on 3rd and 4th March. It seemed like a week the amount we packed in to the two days — great fun and musically rewarding too.

On the Saturday, lunch was taken in the grounds of Blenheim Palace. We then drove to Worcester Broadheath, Elgar's birth place. It should have been open, at least that's what all the notices said but ... it wasn't — a quick peep through the windows then hack to Worcester — to the Cathedral. Charles Evans played the Cathedral organ and we sang 'Steal Away' in the most perfect of acoustic buildings — mm, wonderful. On to Malvern, to the Priory, just in time for the end of Evensong, then Fish and Chips — not musical but very tasty. Finally to The Downs School, Colwall, nestling in the 'folds of the Malvern Hills. We were guests at a Concert given by one of the top Brass Bands in the country — the Coventry'Jaguar' Brass Band. A pleasant reception followed and then ... did someone say pillow fights ...! Oh to be young again ..

'Music is fun and should he for as many people as possible'. This is part of the philosophy of the Music Department.

More individuals learn on more varied instruments than before, more pupils participate in Choirs, Bands, Groups, Orchestras and there are more Formal and Informal Concerts in any term. My thanks to all who participate, learn, teach or simply come and listen to all the music generated from the School. Much hard work, dedication and support has been given and shown and much pleasure derived from it all. Thank You. P.S.A. Autumn Term 1989 The term saw the formation of the Adult Choral Society — every Monday between 8 p.m. and it) p.m. parents, staff and friends of Sutton Valence sing the night away. In every available time during each day of the week. 'sounds' can be heard from the Music School and the Chapel — Senior, Junior, Chapel and Chamber Choirs; Bands — Wind, String and Brass; Orchestra, Jazz Band, Early Musicke Group and solo practices all can be heard.

The Danish String Quartet gave a polished performance on Friday 29th September as part of the Sutton Valence Music Society Season. On Wednesday 4th October 'Yamaha' demonstrated their range of Clavinova Pianos in the Main Hall. 'Is there anything they cannot do?' someone remarked afterwards.

Yeoh Ean Mci gave a Piano Recital of charm, poise and excellence on Friday 3rd November (Sutton Valence Music Society) which was followed on the following Friday by a School Concert —'From Bach to the Beatles' — with the Calypso thrown in. Audience and performers alike swayed, or was it swung, from the rafters in the packed Hall!

Zadok the Priest, Lennon and McCartney, Rachmaninov, Carpenters, Dvorak, Simon and Garfunkel, Bach auul the Calypso all were represented by our 150 performers.

'Children in Need' benefited from the proceeds of the Concerts and we still have numerous grass skirts for loan should you wish to Calypso the night away again!

The Chamber Choir on a very cold November day — a week after the Concert — performed the Calypso. complete with grass skirts, swimming costumes, Bermuda shorts and a huge cut-out of Pudsey Bear — presented a cheque to B.B.C. Radio Kent at Chatham for Children in Need to the sum of £400.

At the end of November pupils from Yalding Primary School visited us and 'explored the sounds of our Keyboards; the next day. Friday 1st December, the Chamber Choir performed in a Concert in aid of the Maidstone Hospice. Annie Hawkes (contralto) and Kay Swift (Harp) completed the programme.

The Carol Services — Sunday 10th and Wednesday 13th December — saw the Chapel filled to capacity. From the Introit, 'Break forth, 0 beauteous Heavenly light', to the final congregational Carol —'O Come all ye faithful' — the Chapel resounded with wonderful singing, clear readings and festive charm. My thanks, particularly, to the Early Musicke group (under Mr. Bruce) and the Chapel Choir who excelled themselves.

Lent Term 1990 Contemporary Arts Week saw improvisatory pieces abound from Groves Hall — then to be heard in Chapel, accompanied by 'way out' organ music. The electronic instruments were being well used and weird and wonderful sounds were being produced by many pupils — it was good to see 'non musicians' using the Keyboards. Such was the demand for these instruments that a specialist visiting 17

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When given the news that we were going to perform the 'Requiem', I was overjoyed. A work which made me feel as if I'd never heard music before was now going to become one in which I was to take part — brilliant!! great! Of course, being a habitual worrier, after about twenty seconds of this euphoria, I relapsed into: 'What, us? — you're joking — we couldn't get Happy Birthday right, let alone the'Requiem'. (all right, perhaps a minor exaggeration, but I was distressed).

Of course, the D. of M. wasn't joking, and so rehearsals started soon afterwards. I gave the whole project about two months, after which time I suspected a disastrous rehearsal would put an end to all this 'Requiem' madness — but no, the D. of M. was unshakable in his insanity and rehearsals continued.

As we went along, yes I will concede that we got better but I felt sure it would all end up as yet another 'schoolstandard' performance in which we would break down at least twice and so have to repeat certain movements. The addition of the five Tippett spirituals to the programme provided an addition to my worry. I heartily began to loathe them as much as I heartily loved the 'Requiem'. We rehearsed without mercy, and soon, like five phantoms (or spirits ha, ha) they began to haunt me, playing through my mind no matter how desperately I tried to forget them. I began to have nightmares in which a large choir would repeatedly sing phrases of Tippett, always getting them just that little bit wrong. I would wake up and go to school and the nightware would continue through rehearsal.

Months passed. Perhaps I should mention at this point that the 'Requiem' date was not the only one on my mind I st June and 14th May (the date of my first G.C.S.E.) also loomed large on the horizon so all in all I had plenty to worry about. Anyway, as time went by, I'm afraid it did nothing to diminish my anxiety. We learnt all the notes etc. but never once did I feel the togetherness or purpose a choir should feel — as a choir we didn't really seem to know what we were doing.

Preparations continued. Orchestra members were tried Names were taken for the programme. I began to pray that less than twenty people would turn up. The programmes arrived. People began to ring up to ask for tickets. As the pile of unsold tickets diminished, so my worry grew.

Then came the rehearsal of complete change. It was an evening rehearsal and one in which we joined up with the adult choir. That morning I had done a chemistry exam and I wasn't feeling too great so it was with weary heart that I took up my music and braced myself for another Tippett endurance exercise. There is not much I can say about the actual rehearsal except that we had never sung like that before — we were together, we were musical. For the first time we didn't murder the music, we made music, and as the rehearsal ended I felt elated and many around me felt the same too.

Rehearsals went by, each one better than the last. Of course, my worries soon returned: what if we 'used up' all our good singing and we burnt out by the time we had to perform? We needed a had practice in which everything went wrong and in which we sang like an ordinary, run-ofthe-mill school choir again. Both to my amazement and horror, there was no last minute disaster practice, no furious conductor storming out of rehearsal becasue no one would listen. What was going on? Were we really this good? Surely not even the D. of M. could believe that.

The day of the'Requiem' came. None of us could believe

In the morning Mr. Haywood led the Service and gave a talk on Love (Corinthinans 1.13). The Scholars then performed a wide range of musical items and songs, from the serenity and beauty of 'The Lord bless you and keep you by Rutter to party poppers exploding at the end of 'The Mermaid' — great stuff!!

A pre lunch Concert by the Jazz Band, joined by both the Headmaster and Senior Master of the Downs School, meant that our appetites were well ready for a super lunch.

There were final farewells and a safe drive home to Sutton Valence. What a memorable weekend — phew!

A Junior Choir extravaganza — under the baton of Roger Muttitt — of Jonah Man Jazz, class orchestras and soloists was a resounding success, enjoyed by all who were packed like sardines in the Music School.

Summer Term The tour to Normandy over the Easter holidays was a tremendous success. Concerts were given on the ferry out and hack; in the abbeys of Mont St. Michel and Bayeaux; outside at Honfleur: in a large hotel in Caen, The Hotel Friendly; and in a lovely church by the coast at St. Aubin.

We visited the Bayeux Tapestry, Mont St. Michel, the American War Graves (a very moving and awesome experience for us all), the coastal towns of Honfleur and Deauville, danced the night away and U-turned the day away, having passed the Hotel at least five times before setting off on the day's journey. (For details about the last two comments, please ask anyone who went!) All of this in only five days!

This term saw the introduction of the Music School's own Calendar. One will be produced for each term from now on. The Chamber Choir sang at two weddings, at Speech Day and numerous other occasions and their repertoire is growing week by week, as is the standard of their singing — this must also be said of the Jazz Band's playing, which, during the term, grew in tightness and matur ity. Well done to them.

The Chapel Choir continued to lead the Services with measured singing and increased confidence. They sang at the Salvation Army Citadel in Maidstone and gave much pleasure to all present. I am very proud of them because they are 'on show' every day and they work as a team leading our worship and raising the standard of singing within the School and the Community.

The Almaviva Opera Company gave a fresh, lively and fully staged performance of 'The Marriage of Figaro' (Mozart) in English on 7th May. It was good to see the hall full of pupils and adults enjoyingoneof the best operas ever written. 1200 was sent to the Maidstone Hospice Appeal.

Sir Charles Groves named the main Recital room in the Music School and presented the department with two C.U. recordings of his. That evening, Dharshi Tambiah and Elizabeth New gave a remarkable Piano Recital. The content of their programme was admirable and astonishing, given their ages. All who were there will remember the evening fora long time for it was enchanting, entertaining and very pleasing to listen to.

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Choral Concert Mozart `Requiem' Saturday 23rd June 1990 Like many other people, my first taste of the Mozart 'Requiem' came from the film 'Amadeus'. Having never really listened to any big choral works before, it was a new discovery for me. I had, until then, firmly believed that Mozart was a second-rate, over-rated composer, having previously only heard his early piano sonatas — very jolly. simple (so I thought) and eighteenth century drawing2()

that after so much preparation, it had actually arrived. I spent the afternoon listening to the orchestral rehearsal and wondering whether the D. of M. was nervous. By this time, I had ceased to worry. it was not that I was past caring, just that I didn't feel like being anxious any more. Perhaps this was a bad sign: I didn't even worry about that.

The final rehearsal came and went. It just remained for us to sing the thing now for real. At 7.00 p.m. we lined up outside. People had begun to arrive alr eady. We filed in, making a lot of noise as the basses clambered over the mass of staging that had been put up. While sitting in my seat (not really as quietly as I was told to) I watched the audience coming in. I felt a strong temptation when I saw my mother to shout 'MUM' and start waving, but I resisted as best I could (it was hard work though). It took what seemed like ages for everyone to come in — the audience, orchestra, leader, D. of M. and soloists, but finally, when we were all assembled, the concert began.

While we were singing, I didn't really think about anything, but was just intent on watching the conductor. At the end of each movement, though. I can remember being amazed at how well we sang and that, correspondingly, the next bit was going to be rubbish. It wasn't though. Whereas once an entry by one of the sections was always marked by the D. of M. nodding furiously at one part of the choir and a few brave souls in that direction responding with something that was nearly the right note, that night we all seemed to know exactly what we were doing with all of us watching the D. of M. really well. By the end of the performance, I had even begun to like the Tippetts again (we must have been good). As we came off the last note in the 'Requiem', I closed my eyes. I couldn't believe it. We had actually sung the Mozart 'Requiem' and sung it well.

Afterwards, we gathered outside the Music School to have a drink. While talking to the other girls, we all agreed that we would like to do the performance again, but perhaps minus the Tippett Spirituals this time (all right, I did begin to like the songs again, but not that much). We all felt very sad and exhausted now that it was all over and it seemed a shame that after such lengthy preparation, and tortuous rehearsals, we would never do the 'Requiem' again.

I am now looking forward to the Faure 'Requiem' next year — well, looking forward to worrying about is.

Clarinet Alastair Hudd Piano Ian Collins Kathryn Hannah Violoncello Piano Philip Morris Piano Ruth Bourne Clarinet Victoria Moon Katherine Moon Flute Trumpet Tim Field Christopher Clarinet Hicks Oboe Anna Rhodes Lucy Burbridge Flute Vincent Packer Piano Nadine Gunnery Flute Piano Felicity Lynes Luuk Imberg Piano Fiona Howard Piano Bassoon Gary Hollister Ceri Burr Clarinet Caroline Dearing Clarinet Saxophone James Roberts Olivia Piper Flute Madeleine Gear Violin Holly Browne Flute Clarinet Anna Sabine Stephanie Aviss Saxophone Anna Evans Violin Elizabeth Pope Flute Flute Catherine Day Gideon Cresswell Saxophone Dharshi Tambiah Oboe Piano Rebecca Gear Ellie Cooke Flute Catherine Hicks Flute James Evans Trumpet Kenneth Butcher Piano Piano Reginald Yue Clarinet Rebecca Head Tara Hannaway Clarinet Oliver Haywood Piano Flute Susan West Zorina Ferrier Guitar Rebecca Milligan Guitar Candice Majewski Flute Robert Violoncello Brumbelow Anita Henderson Violoncello

Dharshi Tambiah (5A V) A cassette tape of the Mozart 'Requiem' plus the Five Negro Spirituals, by Tippett is available from The Music School. £5.00.

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The Crucible As Miller explains so passionately and so compellingly in his autobiography 'Timebends', 'The Crucible' grew out of the playwright's appalled contemplation of the anticommunist hysteria which swept America in the early 95Os. In searching for an appropriate 'metaphor', an instrument whose reverberations would penetrate to the very heart of the miasma so viciously formed by Senator McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee, Miller seized on the idea of the Salem witch hunts of 1690 Massachusetts. He saw a connection between Salem and Washington: the hearings in the latter were avowedly ritualistic in that the Committee knew in advance what they wanted the witness to give them: the names of his comrades in the party. As in the seventeenth century Salem trials, the hearings centred on the accused making public confession and damning his colleagues as well as his 'Devil master' in an act of ritualistic contrition.

Miller saw, in these acts of public confession, situations whereby a 'decree of moral guilt could be made to disappear by ritual speech: the intoning of names of fellow sinners and the recanting of former beliefs'. Miller soon visualised what his central image would be: a guilt-ridden man, John Proctor, who having slept with his teenage servant-girl, Abigail Williams, watches with horror as she becomes the leader of the witch-hunting pack and points her accusing finger at Elizabeth, the wife he has himself betrayed. So far so good; but what makes this so powerful and, ultimately, so moving a work is that Miller makes it transcend the particular circumstances of its composition by developing it into a powerful human tragedy.

In depicting a small Puritan community, gripped by hysteria when a group of young girls claim to have been bewitched, Miller tells of the tragedy of what is described in Salem as 'the breaking of charity with one another'. The most respectable citizens are drawn into a nightmare of trials; witch accusations and bogus confessions turn husband against wife, friend against friend, family against family. It is Abigail, essentially, who creates the havoc by luring the majority to her side and then by projecting her own evil on to others. Who is innocent? Who is guilty?

Amid an intense atmosphere of betrayal and mistrust, 'no one is safe'.

But soon Miller saw a light in this story of individual tragedies; John Proctor, the man of great moral intensity yet, hypocritically, guilty of an illicit affair, takes on the role of tragic hero. In being driven to confess, not to a metaphorical guilt but to the real sin of adultery, he might just be able to save the community, by revealing that truths had been suppressed and that individuals, as a consequence, had been forced to face their deaths. There are many examples in life when an individual's conscience has prevented the collapse of a whole community. Proctor attains real sublimity when he is, at last, able to set aside his guilty feelings of unworthiness. At the psychological moment he is quite unable to betray himself and others — lie cannot 'lie and sign myself to lies', seeing, finally, that by remaining true to self, there is 'some shred of goodness in John Proctor'. He, thus, defies the court by tearing up his 'false confession', bringing on his own execution, finally 'mounting the gibbet like a saint'.

Father John, I sense, sees drama essentially in the ancient form, stylised, ritualistic, with more emphasis on the delivery and flow of the words and less on realistic movement. The Puritan background to this play lends itself to the stark sets, austere costumes, forthright gestures, clinical movements and powerful speeches. His experiment in setting the four acts in three different

locations was, on the whole, a success: the more restricted area of the'stalls' section of the auditorium below the stage provided a more initimate atmosphere, in which the audience were invited to be part of two domestic scenes set in the Reverend Parris' and John Proctor's homes respectively; the chancel of the Chapel was used, presumably to provide some sense of religious authority and discipline for the scene in the courtroom at Salem.

Unfortunately, the actors tended to crowd round one another here on the steps up to the chancel, rather than to spread out and make more use of the natural lay-out of the choir stalls; the use of the stage proper, for the final act, set in a cell in Salem Jail, gave the actors, especially those playing Parris, Hale, Danforth, Elizabeth and Proctor, golden opportunities of projecting their set piece speeches, as well as enabling them to 'lift' the play to the moving, spiritual climax intended by its author.

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humanity — 'the pain of guilt and affection which comes from love and betrayal'.

There was much critical comment levelled at the excessive volume of several of the actors' voices, especially during the first two acts when members of the audience were seated in such a way as to be part of the action itself.

While some of the criticism was, perhaps, understandable, the 'critics' themselves appeared ignorant of Miller's and the producer's intentions; in this guilt-ridden Puritan society, people clash violently and discordantly. Voices and gestures have to match other features of the presentation, costume and setting, in displaying vivid conflict. The play starts dramatically in an atmosphere of growing fear and suspicion. Parris is confused and frightened, Abigail is resentful, concealing an intense evil; the Putnams are bitter and vindictive; Proctor, despite his impressive, confident exterior, has much to hide. It then the drama, in which we are ourselves participatingso closely in both mind and body, has been conceived so starkly, so ritualistically, what more natural than that voices should explode'? Loudness reflects insecurity and fear, and this is what lies at the heart of this play.

James Farmer gave as much as he could give to the part of John Proctor and should be complimented on his efforts to master a most complex role. He showed some fine moments with Parris earlier on, but ultimately he found the character's strength, passion and emotional torment, not surprisingly, somewhat beyond him. Miller, as we have seen, makes the play into something more than just ritual as it develops. In Act 2, Sarah Clendining, as Elizabeth Proctor, sensibly adopted a lower key; together with James Farmer's contrasting style and attitude, she helped move the play towards its human centre without, however, making us feel she was Proctor's wife. Wendy Griva, however, was admirable as their servant-girl, Mary Warren, successfully conveying first a sense of loyalty to the Proctors and then utter confusion and terror at the antics of Abigail and her followers.

As the cowardly figure of the Reverend Parris, Patrick Chance successfully complemented James Farmer's Proctor with his frightened tone of voice and with the constant nervous wringing of his hands, though he was inclined to move awkwardly later on in the play. Robert Brumbelow had the physical presence but not the chilly, chilling performance expected of Judge Danforth, while both Nick Foster and Mark Sands, as Hale and Hathorne, gave competent renditions of their parts without ever quite reaching the greater possibilities of depth and certainty that Miller suggests.

Abigail Cooke made an adequate Abigail Williams but she lacked the essential hard-heartedness that the part demands; there is immense evil in the character and this could well have been more reflected in her face. Among the other actors, there was some fine work from Ben Ofori (as Ezekiel Chcever), a late deputy for the ill Nick Tasscll, and Anita Goodsell as the terrified Tituba. I shall remember the vivid facial expressions of the former for it very long time.

Both Richard Wooderson (Giles Corey) and Kathryn Hannah (Mercy Lewis) gave indications of much promise to come.

'The Crucible' is by no means an easy play to act or to produce. It can be slow, at times over-earnest, and there is a certain lumbering inevitability in the way Miller screws up the tension to the brink of melodrama at the end of each act.

But the power of the story and Miller's passionate commitment to it eventually triumph. In this school production, there is no doubt that Father John and his many actors and assistants, including a major contribution from Stage Manager and Designer, Mike Willdridge, felt something of Miller's triumph, and by the third evening, the performance had itself grown in strength and had succeeded in holding the aduicnce's interest and attention.

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Revd Samuel Parris Betty Parris Tituba Abigail Williams Susanna Walcott Ann Putnam Thomas Putnam Mercy Lewis Maui' Warren John Proctor Rebecca Nurse Giles Corey Revd John Hale Elizabeth Proctor Francis Nurse Ezekiel Cheever Marshal Herrick Judge Hathorne Deputy-Governor Danforth Sarah Good Hopkins

Patrick Chance Katie Woods Anita Goodsell Abigail Cooke Josicanne Vilchez Joanna Morris Guy Mitson Kathryn Hannah Wendy Griva James Farmer Sujata Kohli Richard Wooderson Nicholas Foster Sarah Clendining Gary Holister Ben Ofori Oliver Haywood Mark Sands Robert Brumbelow Rebecca Stene William Allen

The Production Team

Stage Manager and Design Stage Assistants

Lighting Director Lighting Assistants

Mike Willdridge David Kember Martin Nilsson John Kentish-Barnes Robin Carpenter Rebecca Stene Chris Duncan William Slater Alex Winter Jo Howard Glen Penman Clare Wilkinson Nigel Jones James Barr, Richard Fenton Stuart Young Birju Panchal Jo Morris Reginald Yue Emma Richards Kathryn Cramp Joanna Morris

Wardrobe Mistress Make-Up Supervisor Assistant to the Director The play directed by John Watson

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Anne Frain and Barbara Rogers Bill Wilson Chris Haynes and James Waters

Presented h' The Sutton Valence Dogg Troupe under the direction of Martin Bruce DOGG'S HAMLET Abe l/Bernardo .'l/arcel/us Lucy Slater Baker/Francisco/Horatio Elizabeth Scott Charlie/Ophelia Rebecca Stene Easy Chris Haynes Dogg Jake Scott Mrs. 1)ogg/Gertrude Elizabeth New Fox Major/Handet Nicholas Tassell Lady/Miss Elsi,tore Emma Richards Polonins Adam Cresswell Claudius Jim Weedon Ghost/Osric Daniel Campbell Laertes Philip Morris Gravedigger Glen Penman

School plays are often chosen because of their serious content or 'message' which means that comedy is rarely seen. It may be that we sometimes feel that pupils will not he able to be convincing in comic roles. It was it delight. therefore, this year to have it play in the Lent Term, performed almost entirely by the Lower 6th, which relics on the skilful manipulation of words and ideas.

Those who knew nothing about Tom Stoppard's use of language were bemused for some time at the beginning of the play as the actors appeared to be insulting each other.

The confusion was the greater as pupils were calling the Headmaster on stage a 'useless git'! This means 'Good afternoon' in Dogg. Gradually awareness dawns that Dogg is a language all of its own and, though specific meaning may not always be clear, the play starts to make sense.

Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is performed (sic!) at break-neck speed — twice — and much fun is had with the familiar speeches from that play.

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First Witch Second Witch Third Witch Macbeth/Landot sky Lade Macbeth Baiujuo/Cahoot Ross Maccltif f Hostess Inspector Duncair/Messenger Malcolm First Alurderer Second Murderer

Lucy Slatcr Elizabeth Scott Rebecca Stene Gary Hollister Elizabeth New Philip Morris Daniel Campbell Adam Cresswell Emma Richards Jake Scott Jim Weedon Nicholas Tassell Duncan Poole-Connor Glen Penman

The second half of the play concerns 'Macbeth' which is treated in it more serious vein, the idea having come to Stoppard from a secret performance of the Scottish play put on by Stoppard's friend, Pavel Kahout. In this act the language is more understandable, though 1 personally found Act I the more rewarding.

The initial impression of it cast which was thoroughly enjoying itself was maintained throughout the play. In the first act Jake Scott as Dogg bestrode the stage 'like it Colossus' and was splendidly assisted by Chris Haynes, complete with cloth cap, as Easy and Nicholas Tassell as Fox major/Hamlet as well as the rest of the cast. In the second act it was Gary Hollister as Macbeth/Landovsky, Emma Richards as the Hostess and Elizabeth New as Lady Macbeth who caught the eye. But there were other noteworthy performances from Adam Cresswell as Polonius in act I and Macduff in act 11 and Philip Morris, a 4th former, as Laertes and Banquo/Cahoot.

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Mike Willdridgc David Kemper John Kentish Barnes William Slater Alex Winter Chris Duncan Nigel Jones James Barr Richard Fenton Stuart Young Birju Panchal Joel Morris Reginald Yue Chris Pope

This was Martin Bruce's first production at Sutton Valence and his daring choice of play was more than vindicated. He was supported as always by it splendid team both backstage and front of house. The audience were entertained by a cast playing with great gusto and given an amusing yet thought-provoking evening which suggested that they will he keen to see Martin Bruce's next production. ('.R.G.S.

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Junior Plays have been a tradition at Sutton Valence for agreat many years, during which time it wide variety of plays have been produced by a large number of different people. 199(1 saw Bill Piper's production of'Toad of Toad Hall last seen at Sutton Valence some fifteen years ago with several members of staff in the main parts.

'Toad' lends itself admirably to a junior production, sonic good main parts for the more talented actors, a number of smaller parts for the less experienced and a crowd of Wild-Wooders and the Jury to give a taste of the footlights to the more inhibited. The play also calls for ingenuity and skill backstage with costumes, make-up and lighting. I am sure that this year's cast would have liked to perform on more occasions than were possible at the end of the hectic Summer'l'erm.

The four main parts were played with great distinction this time. Katherine Woods, as Mole, brought out the excitement and fear of the little animal involved in adventures which were far outside his expectations of life.

Jessica Jones was the practical Rat, with a touch of poetry in his soul whilst Elisabeth Pope conveyed well the worldly experience, coupled with exasperation, which Badger brings to the play. The choice part of Toad fell to Catherine Day, not following in the footsteps, or should one say pawmarks, of her father who played Mole. Toad is an exuberant buffoon, but also a dangerous buffoon, with his sudden crazes forwhatever happens to appeal to him at a particular moment. Catherine gave an extrovert performance which is needed by the part and dominated the play as indeed Toad should.

Others caught the eye, Eleanore Cooke as Chief Weasel, Felicity Lynes as the Judge and the Rabbit family to name but it few. They were splendidly costumed and made-up by Anne Frain, Anne Bowker, Barbara Rogers and Barbara Piper. The set was attractive, the lighting and staging were handled unobstrusively and effectively. All in all it was an evening of great pleasure for the audience and, more important, for the players themselves. I hope they will appear on the boards again soon and we shall see the flowering of some of the talent which was on display this year.

( Ju f Weasel ('hief Stoat, Jailer ('hief Ferret Usher Policemen Judge Phoebe Washerwoman Manta Rabbit Harold Rabbit Lucy Rabbit

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Katherine Woods Jessica Jones Elisabeth Pope Catherine Day Martin Sands and Robert Miller Eleanore Cooke Neil French Andrew Duffell Adella Brooks Philip Day Felicity Lynes Olivia Piper Rebecca Lillywhite Caroline Dearing Martin Sands Madeleine Gear Andrew Duffell

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Paul Merrifield Andrew Duffell Shaw Cavill Madeleine Gear Caroline Dearing Olivia Piper

Andrew Buckman Eleanore Cooke Vicky Burbridge Tom Horton Robert Miller

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B. Panchal S. Young Mr. N. Jones Mr. M. Willdridge J. Kentish-Barnes R. Carpenter R. Harcourt 1. Jones Mrs. A. Fruin Miss A. Bowker Miss B. Rogers Mrs. B. Piper Mr. W. Piper

THE ARTS The colour was drained from the hook's illustrations. and had gathered at the side of the picture in pools on the rug. In it moment, there came it blinding flash of light and no longer found myself in my bedroom, but in another room, similar in dimensions, but the furniture was oldfashioned and in the wrong places. Also I found no wallpaper, but it dingy-green paint, the walls cracked in places, and in the corner of the room it roaring open fire with burnt, toasted bread lying on the hearth.

So much had happened in such a blinding moment that hadn't noticed my own appearance. My twentieth century clothes had vanished leaving a long, hustled, grey dress. tight, pointed, black leather hoots and it black shawl. I then realised that the figur e that had been formed was an exact replica of nee. completed just before I had vanished — or was it my room that had disappeared?

Hanging on the wall — over a gaping hole, was a portrait in 'pen and ink'. It bore it strange likeness to me. and in the corner was a date — '2 I.4.1890'. 1 also found it leather bound set of writings by Miss D. Edwards, the author of that book! So I must be her. here. but — that means, she's me! Goodness knows what she must be thinking! She should be all right until my — now 'her' — parents get hack hone.

It seems strange now to look back and think about being another person; you don't quite realise how important it all is, and what a great responsibility. Imagine if you mess something up; it won't be you in the long run that loses out; it will he 'that' person — how queer!

I was puzzled.

I shifted through the leather-hound writings. I didn't take me Tong to figure out that it was, in fact, the 'boring book I had been reading.

I hadn't thought much about getting back to the 1990's, so I sat down and firmly decided that I would earn some good money by improving the autobiography and adding my name — Miss Edwards' name — to the long list of famous writers.

There was nothing too hard about completing this task.

It was as if the words flew into my head: in my mind a locked and dusty door had been opened setting a deep memory free.

I made the last amendment to the book and then the scenery started to change again.

I found myself in my own room, in my own clothes. The black figure of letters had vanished; every trace of the book's escapades had gone. On my bedside table, lay the book, the pages and letters all in place. I read the book again; history had changed. In place of the 'boring' book had first seen, it colourful, descriptive one lay in front of me and, on the last page, eight letters had rearranged themselves to spell 'Thank you'.

by Holly Browne — aged I I — I A Valence House

The James Poole Prize Winning Entry A Story in time I stared intently at the open hook that lay on the desk and at the typed characters that formed a regular black pattern on the flour-white pages.

Each letter, each syllable, each word pounded and pounded around in my head and in the midst of it a picture was formed. Information, always information, flowed through the mind like water into it bottomless cup.

So. there I was beginning another book, more of the same kind of literary work from a similar author, like the one before him and the one before him and so on.

Autobiographies. I thought, were rather uninteresting, unless, of course, the writer did something exciting. The one I was reading was rather boring: it was the last book on my shelf that I hadn't read, so I picked it up and started to read.

After the first thirty pages. I became tired and fidgety, and a frustrated finger, tapping on the cover, became harsher until, finally. I threw the tiresome object on the floor — discarded it like a dirty piece of rubbish left to the mercy of the vehicle-lined roads. Well, why should I worry" Books don't have feelings; they can't sense pain or joy or sadness. They're just a culmination of print on pages and a cover, headed by a title.

How wrong I was!

No sooner had I thrown the book on the floor than it started to quiver, as if attending a seance. With a final jerk, it jumped back on the desk and lay still again. Carefully I repeated the procedure; took the book and threw it on the floor. Again it shook and leapt on to the table. I deduced that I hadn't been getting enough sleep. This time, the hook's inside pages went berserk and started to tear themselves out and fly all round the room; others started to fold themselves in half or make origami shapes — ducks, planes, frogs, boats and people to row them.

Suddenly. I heard my Mum's footsteps coming up the stairs and the white sheaves flew down in it swirling cloud, back into the book from whence they came. Mum opened the door and stuck her head round it and explained that she and Dad were going out to dinner; her explanation seemed rather longwinded. Then she fussed over me. She said I looked as if I had seen a ghost. I was quite tempted to tell her the truth but I knew she'd never believe me.

At last Mum departed, leaving me with no company, except the hook!

Still quite shocked I ventured to open the book again, but, when I did, much to my surprise the letters had simply vanished! Every page was left blank, rather like the expression on my face.

Arghh! There were little black hugs crawling all over the floor. I nearly trod on one by accident. The funny thing was they were all different shapes. There were short, little. round ones and then elongated versions of these. One was crawling up my arm. I was just about to squash it to smithereens, when I realised they weren't bugs, but the missing letters.

The letters looked as if they were crawling about aimlessly hut, in fact, they were grouping up to form a large skyscraper-like image, taller than me — no, just about as tall. The tall pile was shuffled about till it real form took shape — that of a person. The small'e' that had crawled up my arm had been nudged into place at the top of the head.

The separate letters were no longer visible; they had merged into one continuous black solid.

Part of a Scene in Court I was led down it corridor full of restless people.

Glancing briefly at each face, I noted at least five people who looked suspiciously criminal-like. I was then led through a long, narrow, dark and spooky passage way into a huge crowded room, very much like a new Hell, with reddish-brown wooden panels everywhere. People were scattered on all sides, staring, mumbling and weeping. I stumbled along the worn, red carpet, up to a creaky rickety witness box full of witnesses. Glancing around made me shiver with nervousness and shyness. A sea of round worried faces surrounded me; the pillars were shadowed with an ill pallor and the windows brought little light into that horrible room.

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There was something I hated and shall never forget about that place; maybe it was the reddish glow that flickered from the huge bare oak panels and the dull redstained glass windows above the witness box.

I was suddenly conscious of being dwarfed, and realized that everyone had risen. I stumbled to my feet and bowed with all the others, then I collapsed hack into my chair. My legs had turned to jelly, and I was shaking from head to foot.

A huge man had entered the room, wearing a ridiculous, white, curly wig, that hung half-off, half-on his head. The man stomped up to a high wooden platform and made me feel quite tiny. His red cape added to the glow and made shivers go down my spine and sweat form on my forehead.

He raised a hammer, brought it down with a thump and bellowed for silence. The judge nodded to the usher, who shrieked out my name as the first witness. It echoed around the room bounding from wall to wall.

A policeman helped me up and produced a Bible..1-I-Is-swear by-y Almight-ty G-god that the cvid-Bence...'The prosecution then spoke to me: 'Tell me the'olc story; then I vvill question ya!'

Olivia Piper, (IA V)

The Feelings of Mary in `Walkabout' I stood still. I couldn't move. It was as if I was in struck to the ground. I was embarrassed by the naked boy in front of me. I felt embarrassed at being a girl, and he made mefeel as if I should be the one who should he ashamed of what I looked like. Was there something on me or behind me?

Why was he staring at me with terror in his eyes?

I suddenly thought what the rain dance could have meant. He was going to kill me, sacrifice me to the rain gods.

My heart beat ten times more quickly. I felt death coming in many different directions; firstly, he could leave me to starve or be eaten by wild beasts; secondly, he could kill me and thirdly he could die, I don't know how, but he could. I knew one of these deaths was coming. I was right.

He turned away from me and walked away. I felt the Earth disappear beneath my feet as he got further away. I panicked; how was I going to cope with Peter? How was Ito reassure him? All of those questions were unnecessary, for I found my feet were taking me after him. I was following him. I had been saved (for the time being).

Sally Stileman (2B V)

The Sponsored Painting Contemporary Arts' Week This year saw the launching of a Contemporary Arts' Week at the School designed to focus attention on the work of living artists; to encourage all creative activities — and to he fun. The springboard of the week was the huge painting on African themes now hanging in the Refectory which was painstakingly put together on fabric from the individual contributions of hundreds of pupils and staff and the primary purpose of which was to raise money for those starving in Ethiopia: both the artistic and financial results were very pleasing.

The week also included a visit by one of this country's leading artists — Dennis Creffield, who has just completed a lengthy project drawing English cathedrals: we now possess two fine charcoal studies of York and Canterbury.

Mr. Creffield talked entertainingly to the fifth and sixth forms and afforded a remarkable glimpse into the creative processes of the artist. Above all, he infected with his tremendous enthusiasm.

'Home-grown' talent was not forgotten at improvised and electronic music workshops and the week closed with a stirring organ recital. Plans fora similar event next year arc already well under way.

M.B.

Creffields In January the School bought two large charcoal drawings by Dennis Creffield, a well-known living British artist. The pictures, which will hang in the Chapel, are of York Minister and Canterbury Cathedral — both interior views.

During the Contemporary Arts' Week in January, Dennis Creffield visited the School and spoke to all those in the Fourth form and above about his work. Few who attended will forget his talk for its sheer energy and enthusiasm and for the insight he gave not only into his own work but also into medieval church architecture in general. the illustrations opposite show the School's pictures on display in the Chapel.

M.D.W.

I I'he main charity appeal of the year was directed at raising money for famine relief in Africa. The vehicle for this appeal was a large picture painted by the pupils and staff of the School, each part of which was sponsored by an individual. The idea was conceived by Mike Willdridge, the Head of Art, and 'sold' to the School by the art pupils of the Lower 6th at a specially prepared stage performance in late January.

From the start this was an ambitious project. The shortage of time was always a critical factor. Only fourteen weeks were available to get large numbers of people down to the Gulland Hall to paint their parts of the picture. By the halfway point less than a fifth of the painting was complete.

With only three weeks to go before the unveiling, which was to be Speech Day, a considerable extent of bare canvas remained plus the framing. Many visitors to the Gulland Hall found themselves with brushes in hand but still the completion date seemed far too close. To a large extent it was the Music Department with Philip Aldred and his various choirs who came to the rescue to commit themselves to large portions of the painting.

The size of the painting — 35 foot by 12 foot — presented a number of technical problems. It was painted almost entirely in the Gulland Hall in nine sections of off-white cotton material. Each section was drawn and painted on a separate picture but had to link with its neighbour sections when stitched together. It was not until the final hanging in the Dining Hall where it remains today that it was viewed as one painting.

The theme of the painting is based on various scenes of African life and it can be viewed from both sides as it hangs centrally across the Dining Hall suspended from the ceiling.

Approximately a third of all the staff and pupils in the School completed a part of the painting and all did so entirely in their own time. Sufficient money was raised by a weekly collection of spare coins at each school assembly to pay for all the materials used in the painting. In addition to the Lower 6th who helped to conceive and promote the idea and collect the money, a special note of gratitude must go to Sally Musker and Barbara Piper for their support of the project, to John Hodgkinson for his excellent frame and to all those members of the School who gave up some of their time to help others in need.

The painting raised £2,200.

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pancakes help to pay for the education of a pupil in Kenna.

Some are largely unknown, as individuals collect money in various ways for a variety of good causes.

This year in the Autumn Term the ladies in the Refectory raised E305 to pay for a life-saving cot monitor to nurse premature babies which will be used in the special care baby unit at Maidstone Hospital.

Dancing Success Victoria and Katherine Moon (Valence) are to lie congratulated on their success at the UK Alliance of Professional Teachers of Dancing Festival held in Wales in 1989. The sisters won the Under 16 Novice Ballroom trophy and the Latin American class; they were also placed in the first five of six other classes, in which they competed against children from all over Britain. The are trained in Maidstone.

Miscellany The Sponsored Walk Last year's successful Sponsored Walk which raised £ 12,0OO came to fruition in the summer of 199O when the Minibus for the Disabled was brought to the Quad and was officially handed over to the Maidstone Disabled after it had been blessed by the Bishop of Maidstone, the Right Reverend David Smith.

Charitable Giving Pupils at the School contribute to many charitable ventures during the course of the year. Some are very obvious, such as the Sponsored Painting to help famine relief in Africa: others go on all the time. Holdgate

OUTINGS AND ACTIVITIES Rostrum

In the four years I have been organising Rostrum cannot recall a single had speaker. What remains, however. extremely disappointing is the small audience every speaker has had to address. To their credit, those pupils who have come along have been attentive and courteous. and this has not gone unremembered, but numbers cannot. surely, reflect the full extent of intellectual curiosity in the Sixth Form. The opening speaker this year had an audience of just twenty, half of them the boys who had re-arranged the chairs for the meeting.

P.J.H.

Rostrum was again able to provide four speakers on the usual wide range of topics. As a'curtain raiser' Mr. Graham Mackintosh proved a great success with the first of the season's small audiences, especially as he managed to sell a copy of his book about Baja Mexico to virtually every pupil in attendance. A self-confessed former 'non-entity' lecturing in a F.E. College, he took himself off to the remote and inhospitable appendage of land running down from California and, by distilling on portable equipment his daily requirement of many litres of water, managed to walk the 2000-odd miles down and up this hostile part of Mexico and return to tell the tale. And a very good talk it proved to be. With excellent slides and some good oneliners he kept us all entertained for nearly two hours.

A local and increasingly well-known detective story writer, Mrs. Dorothy Simpson, with a dozen published novels behind her, was our second speaker. She explained in great detail the genesis of one of her books and told us much about the daily life of a writer. It all struck me as extremely hard work and underplayed what clearly every successful author must possess: imagination, creativity and inexhaustible stamina. Mrs. Simpson demonstrably has good supplies of all three and seems set to join what is a formidable group of eminent British women detectivestory writers.

The venue for the third talk changed to the Hall, where The R.A.F. Schools Presentation Team gave an absorbing. if slightly theatrical presentation of the work of the R.A.F. They brought a van-load of the latest audio-visual equipment and copious supplies of literature. The emphasis, however, was on informing and not at all on recruiting, but the impression such a professional team of officers (a Squadron Leader, Flight Lieutenant and Sergeant) must leave on a young audience certainly cannot be discouraging. If you make the grade as a fighter pilot, then life in the R.A.F. can certainly be both interesting and rewarding.

Our own Don Taylor, noted Kent ornithologist, was the final speaker of the Autumn Term, and the subject of his talk was bird-life of Brazil. The combination of superb photographic slides and first-rate expert commentary would make a lecture on bird-life in any part of the world, even one's own back garden, exciting, so the added ingredient of the exotic made Don's talk inspiring and memorable. For those who enjoy foreign travel off the litter-strewn tourist tracks ornithology, as Don's 199O itinerary alone shows — Kenya at Easter, Botswana this summer — offers tremendous opportunities.

A Visit to Russia As we entered Russia we had to give forms declaring the amount of money we had with us to the passport check.

This was to prevent black market exchanges for money. We had landed just outside Leningrad. On the way to the town of Leningrad the streets were evidently run down.

Beautiful houses from the time of the Tsar looked grey and shabby while battered old Ladas passed by. The streets were, however, kept very clean because large numbers of people were employed for this to keep down unemployment.

When we reached the hotel we had to go straight to tea because the management got angry if we did not arrive punctually —6 p.m. to cat. We were given it sort of coleslaw served with meatballs. We also got the coleslaw for breakfast next day — and lunch — and dinner as well with a few alternatives to meatballs. In fact, not a day went past in Russia when we did not have coleslaw.

The day afterwe arrived we had a sightsecingtrip around Leningrad. The Winter Palace and the old state buildings along the Neva had been kept in beautiful condition. They were painted green, blue and yellow, making them look like large china houses. The monuments of the Tsars have been kept by the communists who have added a few of their own to commemorate their successes.

St. Isaac's, an orthodox church now a museum, was being renovated and regilded when we visited it. Having seen the expensive gilding and mosaics of St. Isaac's it is easy to understand why the communists could so easily turn the Russian state to atheism after the last Tsar. The amount of money which must have been spent on the churches while the peasants were starving must have been large.

During the afternoon we went shopping down the Nevsky prospect. Having passed down the line of black marketeers to the counter of a bookshop I paid the equivalent of 8p on several posters. Realizing I was rich in 31

because the Russians were told one thing and then another — so there was no reason to believe what they had been told now. His point is as cynical as it may at first appear under consideration that even now only bread and milk are available all the time in Moscow. If Russians want anything better they buy it oft' the black market.

Russian currency I tried, in vain, to find something else to spend my money on. All Russians have the same problem.

They have plenty of money, they just do not have the goods to buy. For this reason the queues for goods of any kind are incredibly long, stretching the length of it street.

At night we went to Leningrad ballet. We watched three miniatures, for which the company is famous. The dancing was technically brilliant. It was also quite a pleasure to see the Russians breaking it habit and smiling.

When we got hack to the hotel I attempted to have it shower without the tap whistling. We tried to understand it programme about Japanese kamasutra style hooks — being one of the few to get the television to work by Jamming the wire under the telephone. Late at night we had to .shut the bathroom door because the loo had broken and was making noises.

The next day we went to the Hermitage museum — the Wintcr Palace. Like the Pushkin Museum thatwe visited on Wednesday every conceivable area of wood was gilded with gold and all furniture and decorations made of the rarest materials. Ballroom floors had several rare woods arranged in patterns and large mirrors lined the walls. Tall china vases, which when made were literally worth their weight in gold, rested on shelves next to wide carpeted staircases. The Russian government, we were told. had spent several million roubles in restoration on the museums. So the Russian people can have a good look at that from which they have been saved.

After visiting the Hermitage museum we went to the battleship Aurora. It was from this ship that the shot was fired to signal the start of the revolution. Pictures of Lenin and the main Bolsheviks lined the walls of the ships.

On our last day in Leningrad we first went to the Russian Museum of art where there were Russian icons and paintings. During the afternoon we were shown round a Russian orthodox church by its priest, who told us about the icons, saints and relics. The priest was one of the many Christians in Russia who have been persecuted for their beliefs. Under the rule of Gorbachev the Christians are now free to worship — many of their churches have been retur ned by the government.

We travelled to Moscow by the night train arriving at Moscow at 8 a.m. after it ten hour journey. We went sightseeing in the Red Square. Lenin's tomb was made of large blocks of marble and at one end of Red Square was the church with its painted and gilded roofs. Behind Lenin's tombwas the high wall surroundingthc Kremlin.Groupsof Russian police and tourists took photos. The Russian authority seemed to send their police on cultural visits round the museum and monuments. In most of the places we went to the police were there photographing each other in front of icons, paintings or tombs. The metro by which we made our way hack to the hotel was fill- busier than the English Underground, and the stations are larger. The floors were of marble or stone as were the statues depicting the heroes of the second world war which stood on the platforms. Chandeliers lit up the tunnels to the stations. 'the metro was built by Stalin to show the people of Russia how greatly they benefited from his rule as president.'I'hc same intentions lay behind the construction of the flats which lined the streets on the way to the school we visited the next day. These were impressively high flats, brick built with balconies.

At the school pupils of our age acted a few scenes of Pygmalion in English, even with it few attempts of it cockney accent by them. When children are about eleven years old their parents decide what will be their main subjects to study. Schools are devoted to studying one main subject — at this one it was English. English, we were told by the pupils, is it good subject to study because then better jobs can be attained. One boy believed that nothing would come of Gorbachev'~ rule because he was communist. He did not believe anything had really changed for the better

"I'hat evening we went to the famous Moscow Circus. In the one show the circus ring turned first into an ice rink, then into a swimming pool. Acrobatics were carried out in UV light and it polar bear skated round the rink.

On the Saturday morning we visited an art market. Mile.

Didicr was one among many to buy items unwittingly, of course, off the black market. There were beautiful paintings and hand painted peasant dolls sold on the stores by the artists who had made them. At the same time gypsies sang in their high pitched voices for money.

On the way back to the hotel we visited the G.U.M. department store — the only department store in Moscow.

This is several buildings in one street joined under one roof, one department to each shop. On the way hack to the bus we had some Russian ice cream. Despite snow falling the queue to the ice cream shop was it little like a rugby serum.

The Russians buy anything if it's for sale because it may be the only chance in a long time in getting it.

A few people missed tea that day to eat at Macdonalds, the queue to which was it smile long. We instead went to it Russian orthodox chur ch for the blessing of palms.

Willows were used instead for this service because Russia is too cold for palms. Hundreds of people had crammed into the church for this service. Each person held it bunch of willow twigs and a candle. As the Bishop walked about flicking holy water over the congregation everyone moved forward to have their bunches of twigs near the water. Quiet laughter could be heard as people were showered with the holy water. We also had bunches of willow twigs and went up as part of the congregation to receive bread which had been blessed. We passed the icon which many in the congregation kissed and the Bishop painted a cross on our foreheads with oil which had been blessed. The atmosphere of the church was very informal and warm. At St. Isaac's in Leningrad it sympathy could be felt for the atheist communists who had taken over the ornate churches; but here the gilded walls reflected the warmth of the people worshippingGocl. Even when there is a shortage of food the people evidently do not mind giving money to maintain the church.

The next morning we went back to the art market. To escape the cold we went into a cafe. A wall separated the cooking area and till from the rest of the cafe. Gypsies in brightly coloured clothes and sandals, with babies thickly wrapped up, sat on the table next to us while a few police occupied other tables. The lady cleaning tables shouted at us for leaving our tray in the wrong place (carrying trays is probably not part of her work contract). This was mainly a diversion before travelling on to the airport. After it bit of trouble with Mile. Didicr's visa we boarded our plane, where we were thankful for the taste of fresh food and western Coca-cola.

I may have portrayed the Russians as a nation of miserable layabouts living in poverty. This is not absolutely true. The Russians were it very warm, friendly people.

Although the country is very run-down — having a shortage of food, clothes and housing — it was very civilised. It would appear that the problem lies in a had management of money, where it is spent on museums and ballet rather than fixing the craters in roads and other more urgent concerns. Perhaps it was the emphasis laid on the arts and history in Russia that I liked. I am glad that I was lucky enough to experience such a different culture from my own and would gladly experience it again.

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Swanage 1990 The journey to Swanage with Alan our driver started with excited first and second formers waiting to board a Warren's coach or a minibus with Mrs. Wilkinson at the wheel. Lunch was okay, but the Cornish pasties were frozen.

We arrived at the Chatsworth Centre at around four thirty. The rooms were better than expected, shared between four or five people. The games room had pool. table tennis and video games, there was also a tuck shop, but this had some ridiculous opening times. Behind the centre there was a volleyball net and a football pitch. After unpacking and making our beds we went to the dining room. That evening some people played football and volleyball and some went swimming.

The next day we were woken at 6.30 a.m. by someone wanting batteries for her Walkman (we were told not to take them). Everybody met in a classroom at nine thirty where we were split into groups for the day. The second years were to do abseiling and rock climbing at Dancing Ledge, as well as orienteering on the first day. Rock climbing and abseiling were enjoyed by most. Neil fell but was unhurt. When it came to orienteering nobody had a pen so we could not answer the questionnaire, but the walk along the cliff to Swanage was enjoyable. The evening was spent playing rounders, football or swimming.

The first activity of day three was grass skiing. This is done on caterpillar tracks which are very fast and difficult to control. Canoeing was probably the easiest activity, although some people found it difficult to move in a straight line and we all got wet. In the evening there was a barbecue.

The next day we left the centre and returned via Winchester and the Crusades. Looking back it had been enjoyable. The food had been good and the rooms were luxury compared to the dorms we had in York. The weather had been hot and we had enjoyed it.

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English Society

Work Experience

This year has seen the formation of an English Society for Sixth Formers, the purpose of which is to explore literature of all sorts and conditions away from the rigours of 'A' Level text preparation. Meetings take place two or three times a term in the houses of members of the English Department, to which strangely accoutred individuals may be seen to be hurrying on these occasions: each evening revolves around a central theme and fancy dress is obligatory. In November we were supernatural, at Christmas festive and in January contemporarily poetic.

The mid-evening break for food and wine may have something to do with the easy affability that marks our meetings and we look forward to welcoming pupils and staff from other disciplines on future occasions.

M.B.

The last week of the Summer] crm is a very busy time for fifth formers. This year 79 pupils were placed with 64 different firms and their experiences ranged from appearing on the local news (Celia Palmer at T.V.S.); phoning home (just testing the line for B.T. V. Patel!), not to mention coaching sport at the new Tenterden Leisure Centre; helping the interior designer at Chilston Park: assisting at Cheshire homes; cooking at Souffles in Bearsted; recording at Astra Studios in Folkestone; as well as looking into careers in law, journalism, banking, medicine, surveying, libraries, estate management. chemical engineering, retailing, agriculture etc.. etc.

Our grateful thanks go to all those parents, friends, and others who have helped and supported us in providing these experiences which proved to be so valuable to all who took part.

Celia Palmer writes of her experiences at the local Television Studios in Bearstcd, helping the editor of the news programme.

C.M.C. M.

Industrial Conference When the conference was first mentioned we were told it was something worthwhile experiencing and, since it was at this time the beginning of a new school year, we were keen to participate in anything the teachers recommended.

However, as the weeks flew by, we Valence girls grew very sceptical about the whole ordeal especially since the main topic did not greatly inspire us. But, before we could think up some excuse, we were walking into the music school and preparing for the worst.

First of all a few brave businessmen told us what a wide variety of subjects could be involved in industry and basically made us more aware and in the know. They added that the more we would put in, the more we would get out.

This advice was well worth considering.

We were split into groups, each with their own 'man of industry and sent off to begin our first task: criticizing ditferent crisps and then deciding which would profit most from a change in packaging or advertising. Obviously, someone had done their market research into what interests pupils at Industrial Conferences. When we finally got organised, we were pleased with the result and had quite enjoyed the whole exercise; we did not go hungry either! Back at the music school, the othergroupsdisplayed their work, sharing some amusing and imaginative ideas.

Before lunch we were invited to a glass of sherry to remind us that managers lead civilised lives. Then, during the afternoon we watched John Clcese making mistakes as a manager and teaching us a thing or two.

The second day was even more interesting than the first and the competition rose. We were shown a video of a company who almost failed to clinch an important deal through the fault of various men in the firm. Our job was to \\ ork out what exactly went wrong, why and how we would go about smoothing over the situation if in their place. We felt very triumphant after our success. Our last task was the hardest and one we all got involved in. The object was to construct a replica of a model Lego building. Each membei of the group was given his own job — mine was that of architect. I was allowed only three looks at the model and a few minutes to write down all the details. However, when saw the building, I wondered how exactly I was to begin. As the minutes ticked by, arguments developed and mistakes were made. Fortunately we were not the only group to have found some difficulties!

Having completed the conference, we had to admit it had been enjoyable and certainly made us more appreciative of Industry.

The message which came over most forcefully was that there are unlimited rewards for those who work hard or, as the lecturer said. 'The more you put in, the more you get out.

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When someone tells you you have to do a week's work experience in a business or firm you do not exactly jump up and down with joy or excitement. However, when they add that your placement will beat Television South Studio, then your reactions are somewhat different.

Yes I was excited at the thought of working at TVS, and when I found I would be in the Coast to Coast room (their newsroom) I was even more excited.

At first I was nervous and did not know quite what to expect but I soon got into the routine. I also realised that seeing I was going into a reporter's office I was going to have to adopt certain characteristics of a reporter simply to get noticed. Instead of being a shy person who sat in the corner all day long, (which. I was told, one work experience boy did). I had to initiate conversations and basically act as a reporter if I was to go out with them that day and ask questions. ;-1

It was up to Inc to make the sleek worth my while as everyone was under such a tight ongoing schedule they had little time to worry about a sixteen year old on work experience.

Each day I went with a different reporter to the place of the story that day where the interviews and hack-up filming took place. Most of the time, in fact, the reporters know nothing of the feature until they arrive at the destination given to them that morning. They immediately have to choose an interesting angle to take up and invent a variety of questions to ask the people. All this has to he done with very little preparation time — as time or speed are most crucial. When they think they have enough on film they go hack to base and start writing their script. They then move into the editing suite to cut the film, find the right hits of film to go with their script and condense it into their time limit, usually one minute thirty seconds.

When the editor is happy with it, the reporter moves into the dubbing suite to tape his/her voice on to the cut film.

And that is it basically for the reporter (and me).

However, for most of the others on the production line that is where the hassle and work begins. From then on they have to prepare the running schedule, make additional adjustments, collect all necessary pieces of film needed for that night's show and check everything is ready.

In fact it is so touch and go the stories are sometimes not complete when Coast to Coast goes out — that's when tension reaches its maximum and it is a good idea to keep out of everyone's way.

However, it rarely goes wrong and the team all manage to loosen up in the T.V.S. Bar afterwards with the help of a drink.

Each of my days at T.V.S. taught me a lot about television.I went in knowing very little about it, however, by the end of the week I had learnt a great deal. Now, whenever I look at a news programme, be it regional or national. I also see far more than meets the normal viewers' eye.

I am very grateful to have had the chance to see the world of television.

CCF This year saw the loss of the shooting team built up so painstakingly by Captain Miller. Its outstanding Captain, C/Sgt. Scan Moynagh, Sgt. Martin Sellwood, Sgt, Guy Mitson, W02 Angus Rissik and others achieved between them the following results in small bore shooting (.22): Staniforth 21st out of 48 teams Ffenncll 8th out of 27 teams Country Life 27th out of 79 teams Assegai (RAF) 42nd out of 73 teams On the Open Range: South-East District Target Rifle 8th out of 27 teams Cadet Skill-at-arms Meeting 11 out of 97 teams in this last competition W02 Angus Rissik came 1st in the Electric Target Range Match.

We did well again in the South-East District Patrol competition, coming 9th out of 34 teams and 2nd in the Assault Course race. At home, Cornwallis won both the Drill and Assault Course inter-house competitions.

Angus Rissik was Head of Corps, and he and C/Sgt. Alex Bateman managed to make their 'shows' look like 'bashas' in a patrol base, being festooned with military equipment. The best potential NCO on the NCO Cadre was J/Cpl. Ben Ofori, and the best recruit prize was won hv Cadet Robin Carpenter. Westminster House continues to embarrass its Housemaster, who is the OC. by never winning anything in the CCF! Field Days took place at Mereworth, St. Martin's Plain and Pippingford Park, at the last of which the RE Troop decided to test the stability of its floating bridge by rocking it vigorously whilst Capt. Jones was attempting to cross it. It was found to be unstable!

Fig. Off. Midwood has returned to RAF Senior Flight after an invigorating two years with Junior Company which has been taken over by 2/Lt. Hendry. Capt. Jones continues to run the RE Troop which retains it passion for assault boats and aerial ropeways. The Royal Signals Troop has lost 2/Lt. Muttitt to Felsted and gained instead our all-purpose technologist, Mr. R. A. Rothwcll, who vvill

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he getting them hack to the National Net and will, perhaps, by modem and computer, gain access to a Data Bank.

The Infantry Platoon continues to prosper under Capt.

Miller, with C/Sgt. Moynagh as its senior NCO, though waking up on a Monday morning on Field Day remains its weak point.

W02 Saunders was outstanding as SNCO of the RAF Section and S/Sgt. Neil Davis attained considerable stature as a very effective SNCO of the RE Troop. Sgt. Robin Willetts took over from Sgt. Lawrence Gulliver in the Royal Signals Troop and continues on next year. 2/Lt. Anne Wilkinson was commissioned and has been our First Aid Specialist, mother hen and supplier of gratuitous advice, tea and an insight into the female psyche to the OC. Fig. Oft'.

Midwood has specialised in minibus journeys to Manston and flying 'spy missions over the Army Section in various aircraft.

At Adventure Training an Upper 6th group, including Sgts. James Gear and Rick Young, achieved very high standards, some excellent leadership was shown by the Lower 6th and we had a very fit and fearless group of cadets. Returns from expeditions were made joyous by the superb facilities at Blencathra in the Lake District and by the culinary skills of Mr. John Harcourt.

The RAF Senior Flight has had anothergood year under Flt. Lt. Piper, invariably gaining more flying hours per cadet than any other CCF I know.

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Manston during the school year and also at Summer Camp.

Therefore some cadets had a minimum of four flights in three different types of aircraft. Summer Camp was at RAF Swanton Morley in Norfolk, it was well attended and all cadets enjoyed it. Amongst other things there was shooting. a night exercise, flying, river crossing and mapreading exercises. Fig. Off. Midwood even managed a flight in a Jaguar.

At home things have turned out very well. We now have our own RAF Section'crewroom' and a computer for flight simulation.

Also there were some awards. Patrick Chance and Jeremy Hannah were awarded 'overseas flights' by the RAF and had a day trip to Cyprus and Gibraltar respectively as supernumery flight crew. Mark Sands and Stuart Saunders completed their flying scholarships which they were awarded the previous year. They were taught to fly powered aircraft.

The highlight was the award to Stuart Saunders of an International Air Cadet Exchange. Only a small number of these are awarded to CCF cadets throughout the country and Stuart did extremely well to receive this. He went to Canada for a two-week exchange representing the RAF cadets. . . it is rumoured that he had a marvellous time.

This was a very good year for the RAF Section and I should like to give my special thanks to the seniors mentioned above for all their years of good and loyal service.

G.R.P.

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RAF Section We had a good intake into Senior Flight this year and for the first time the 4th form cadets sat the RAF Proficiency exam in December. The result was a 75 per cent pass which was extremely encouraging. Those who passed went on to pass their advanced exam in March: thus they were well qualified in a short time.

October Field Day was in Oxfordshire. We camped at RAF little Rissington and had an excellent night exercise there. The next day was spent at Brize Norton. looking around different sections. Half the group were lucky enough to have a long ride on a VC 10 tanker which refuelled Phantoms and Tornados over the North Sea. We were due to have two helicopters for the March Field Day at St. Martin's Plain, but the gales kept them away.

Summer Field Day was to RAF Odiham and that included a Chinook flight for all.

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Adventure Training, Easter 1990 This year Adventure Training was again held in the Lake District, which always offers excellent opportunities for all the different activities in the training programme.

A small group of just 16 pupils — no girls — set off from Sutton Valence with four members of staff and the Parkinson Family, not to mention the dog. We were sad that Dr. Sabine was this time unable to come along, and serious doubts were entertained that anybody else would be able to feed us as well as he had done the year before. Mrs. Wilkinson had made it plain that she would not be spending the week slaving over a hot stove. However, Mr. Harcourt. who had agreed to look after the catering, dismissed all our fears by feeding us superbly. In fact, the whole week in every respect was a great success, with thanks entirely due

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to the excellent organisation of Messrs Miller and Parkinson, ably and very cheerfully assisted by Mrs. Wilkinson. On some of our walking days we were joined by Mr. Jones, whose knowledge of the area proved invaluable in the changeable weather toward the end of the week. On arrival at our camp-site — the Blencathra centre was unavailable on the first night — we were welcomed by our two Army instructors, Mitch and Dave.

The field we had to pitch tents in had been used for grazing cows, so in the remaining hour of daylight we had to find enough room free of the hazards left behind by the cows for sitting and sleeping on. We were given Army rations for supper and breakfast, so we were very grateful for Mr. Harcourt's cooking the next evening.

The name of the centre was Blencathra, a converted isolation hospital, halfway up Blencathra mountain. It was very comfortable and well-equipped, comprising a diningroom/lounge, with T.V., a spacious kitchen, adequate ablutions and four-bed dormitories. The site looked down on the long valley that has as its axis the main Pcnrith to Keswick road. On a clear day it was possible to make out the top of Scafell Pike. Sheep grazed in the fields all around us and only birds broke the silence of our surroundings.

On the first three days Mitch and Dave put us through our paces in rock-climbing, abseiling and canoeing. Damp weather in the week before our arrival had made some of the climbs slightly hazardous, so most people preferred the canoeing, which took place on Derwentwater. The lake had some current from several feeder streams, and we were able to paddle out to some of the small islands not far from the shore. Later in the week we tackled moving water at another site.

The second half of the week was devoted to hill-walking, and for this the weather rather disobligingly changed for the worse. It became much colder, and one morning we woke up to find everything covered in a thick layer of snow.

It seemed that the day's walking was going to be cancelled.

Lake District weather is nothing if not unpredictable, however, and within an hour or so the sun had broken through and the snow began to melt away. All of our walks, therefore, went ahead and, hardy as we all were, we did not miss any planned camping. Everyone spent at least one night under canvas, with the seniors doing a full three-day hike. Everything went off wonderfully smoothly, and the only change in plan that had to be made was the wise decision that one of the junior groups should not complete its walk using the scree-slope of Wastwater, as the path was not safe at certain points and nobody wished to run the risk

of sliding down loose ground into the cold and very deep water of this most eerie of lakes. In spite of the fickle weather, from sun and warm rain to snow and blizzards — on Day 2 of my group's hike we were knee-deep in snow — everyone was able to marvel at the majestic scenery, so there were no lasting complaints.

This year's group was a particularly strong one, which put in a lot of effort only equalled by that of the staff. We had a lot of fun and could not understand why some places had not been taken up. It would be good if some of the girls decided to join us next year. They would enjoy themselves and could help us all with the washing-up... !

Oliver Haywood (4A F) This year there was no Land Rover, no trailer, no fourteen hour drive, no breakdowns (vehicular or human) and in a terrible break with tradition, no advance party.

Last year's trip just proved too much, even for the seemingly unshakeable Mr. Miller. So having said 'never again' for the last three years, this time the size 10 'Boot Combat High' was stamped firmly down, the mini-bus was fitted with a tow bar and a trailer was hired for the week.

The result, an uneventful seven hour drive to the Lake District, up the Al and left at Scotch Corner.

Compared to last year it was all going very well, with no complications. It was not to last. After a short while spent looking for our camp site (we couldn't move into our accommodation until the following day) the tents werc brought out and unpacked. It is probably true to say that not one tent had all the right parts to it. As a result parts were swapped, traded, reswapped, stolen and the unpacked tents rummaged through until all the tents were complete and up.

All, that is, except the C.O.'s tent and the Upper Sixth tent. Before us lay a big pile of rejected, broken and bent tent parts and we had about five minutes before it was dark.

None of the bits wanted to fit together, but eventually we managed to build two tents in which to spend the night, (even if the C.O. did have a two man inner and the three man outer, resulting in a 'gone rather soft at the edges' sort of tent.

The wise members of staff, Mr. Miller, Mrs. Wilkinson, Mr. Harcourt and Mrs. Parkinson and family had all booked into a local B & B, or was it just that the C.O. had drawn the short straw?

The next morning Chris Miller thought it would be a good idea to have a hair wash in the river by our camp site.

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climbing back up, and justifying the damage done to your hoots in proportion to the enjoyment gained.

That afternoon Dave and Mitch left us for a week in Exmoor with St. Edmund's School. We spent the afternoon in Keswick, buying rations and supplies for our one, two and three day expeditions that were to fill up the rest of the week. Despite the wind and rain, Rick Young saw fit to buy some beachwear hoping it would improve the weather.

Eventually most of us ended up in a fish and a chip shop, even though it was only two hours to tea. Guy 'rampant twickle toes' Mitson rashly ordered Haggis and chips, claiming he'd had it once before and quite liked it. He seemed to be enjoying it so, when he was half way through it, we told him what it was made of. Suddenly he was not so hungry any more and was keen to offload it on to anyone mug enough to cat it. Eventually Mrs. Wilkinson finished it off.

That night it snowed. Quite heavily. The very first Upper Sixth, teacherless, three day expedition looked as if it might never happen. But luckily by 10.45 a.m. it had improved enough for us to set off. The account of our three day walk is a separate story in itself, but a few notable occasions were: three of us sinking up to our knees in a snow covered bog, spendingourfirst night out at about —9°C, while parts of the river by our campsite froze over. Finding frost on the inside of our brand new tents. Going one hundred and fifty metres into a disused mine shaft and exploring four others.

Helping a farmer diagnose calcium deficiency in one of his sheep and two of us running the last one and a half kilometres to our pick-up point.

The other groups who did a one, followed by a two day expedition, both came back with similar stories about sinking in waist deep snow covered streams.

After all our walking the centre was strewn with damp tents and kit covering every radiator, hanging from every peg in the drying room and stuffed into every corner. It took a long time but with the much appreciated help of Chris Miller, Ed Moore and Simon Byng-Maddick it was eventually all packed away in the trailer.

After another culinary masterpiece by Mr. Harcourt and a trip down to the pub (in which James Gear managed to gather fifty seven more beer mats for his collection) all the staff and Upper Sixth embarked on a seemingly unendable argument about the standing of minority sports in the school and the reasons for and against training all year in a range of sports and in doing so trying to produce many unbeatable teams. This somehow progressed on to Mr. Miller telling us about how Jungle Warfare Instructors (who shall be nameless) set about killing harmless Guoannas with double barrelled shotguns and handfuls of rocks. Whilst these stories of extreme bravery in the face of terrible enemies (spiders and snakes mostly) were being recounted and told, the staff present seemed to be drinking a surprisingly large quantity of coke, a drink which Mr. Miller has often said'wouldn't touch it, even if I was dying of thirst in a desert'.

It was only when someone said it was three o'clock and we ought to go to bed that we saw a three quarters empty bottle of whisky. It was empty by the time we came down for breakfast the next morning.

After last minute packing and cleaning up, we set off for School. The high point of the journey back was the bus to bus transfer of the ill fated and much abused 'Toby', Mrs. Wilkinson's Teddy Bear. (He was later hung out of the window on a rope as we crawled towards the Dartford Tunnel. and generally 'roughed up' all the way back).

So ended Adventure Training 1990. I think everyone who went would agree that it is a very enjoyable week and all those who can will certainly go again. As usual there is a long list of 'Thank yous'. To Mr. Miller for all his tireless work throughout the week in organisation and for being everyones 'Don't worry, Brian will sort something out'

The other twenty of us didn't think it would be a good idea at all, seeing as no one had yet seen anything living in or near it. Chris' generous addition of half a bottle of Timotei probably did not add to the water's purity a great deal.

That day, while the Staff set about moving the stores into our 'block' at the Blencathra Centre, Skiddaw, we split into two groups, one of which went canoeing and the other climbing, under our fabulous instructors, Dave (Royal Engineers) and Mitch (Queen's Regiment) from Seven Cadet Training Team.

The canoeing took place on Derwent Water. We started off by doing capsize drills on dry land, (which is far better than doing them on the lake where you tend to get rather wet). There then followed a series of short lessons on how to paddle, (not as easy as it looks if you've never canoed before, ask 'Turbo' Carpenter). Turn the canoe around, slap for support, canoe sideways and generally show off to any onlookers. After lunch we messed around by doing relay races which involved us sitting on the back of the canoes and then standing with one foot in each canoe while the other person sits down and holds them together. When no one else was on the water the C.O. suddenly commandeered a canoe and set off for a paddle. What everyone on the shore was hoping to happen, unfortunately didn't and he arrived back annoyingly dry, with a big 'You have nofaith'smilc on his face. The rest of the day was spent on our own little expeditions around the lake shore and up the tributary rivers, some way up one of which a few of the more adventurous of us found a reasonably high footbridge which was just crying out to be jumped off. Even with wet suits on, the water was unimaginably cold, but the people watching us and using the bridge probably had more of a shock than we did.

Unfortunately the first day's rock climbing was a hit limited as Mitch had broken some toes in a fall a few days earlier. During lunch Dave set up some climbs which Mitch then supervised from his 'invalid's rock' at the bottom of the climbs. After lunch the climbing and abseiling gathered some momentum and there was some good climbing done by the group. The other big event of the day was the Oxford/Cambridge boat race which Oxford (boo, hiss) won, much to the displeasure of those gathered around Rick Young's stereo.

That afternoon we moved into the centre. It was ideally situated half way up the treeless Skiddaw Forest hill range, with a fine view over the surrounding area. The centre had three and four room dorms, a small drying room, good washing and showering facilities and a large kitchen/ dining/common room with the immense luxury of a television set. During one of our evening meals someone just happened to mention that 'Blackadder' was on. By a fair vote, all the staff were then forced to watch it. One or two of them even laughed but they tried hard not to show it.

The next day's training was a reversal of the first day's.

Only this time Dave set the climbs up early on, so we had a full day's climbing while the other group canoed. The crags were literally just over the road from the car park which was right on the edge of the lake. Once again, the ever so slightly more mobile Mitch supervised from the bottom and shouted out all the encouragement and abuse he thought we needed.

The week is designed to get progressively more difficult, so on the third day half of us moved to a harder climbing site while the other group went to tackle some moving water on a nearby river. Unfortunately the weather was not so good and it rained for about half the morning, making the rock wet and difficult to climb. Thus the sport of scree skiing was born. This basically involves you throwing yourself down the steepest and longest scree slope you can find, in a series of leaps, jumps and hounds. The idea is to try to descend the slope as fast as possible. Trying not to fall over which would probably lead to a range of fatal injuries, the hard part is 8

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until. I \Ir. l ar in'on and Mi,. A\ ilkin>on lot heiitt drivers, argument settlers, advisers, cooks, cleaners and just about everything else. To Mr. 'fastest vegetable knife in the North' Harcourt for the meals that would have forced Delia Smith to go into a convent. To Mr. Jones for his advice about expedition rates and the walks in general. and to Toby, our punch and kick bag and all round stress release device Postscript.

Ask any fourth former who has been on Adventure Training and he will tell you that he has as much fun as any sixth former. There are always a few places left unfilled each year. we would like to see more third and fourth formers going. Ask Robin Carpenter or Chris Bowen Colthurst and they will tell you what it good week it is. \lc\ 11mcnimi (I'( ('I

Our first setback urose even before vvc Icit )L H Valence on that very early April morning. Law icii Gulliver was unable to join our group 'owing to events beyond our control'. This meant he had no chance to explain the route he had submitted for us — cunning!

The accommodation at our centre was excellent as I am sure you are relieved to know. When we were not on the expedition itself, we used the centre as our base and conducted walks from there to test our equipment and navigational skills. These skills left a lot to be desired although I feel we coped better in the more testing conditions. The expedition itself went very well to it point.

A very high point in fact, or rather several of them, close relatives of Snowdon itself.

Organisation is what is needed and, as a group, we planned the work well. The only trouble is when you look at it map and think, 'Oh yes, this bit will take only halt an hour' (Charles), and you get there and see what it's like, the plan goes haywire, particularly when it happens several times.

The first day went well until darkness and blisters set in, miy this with a succession of, 'How much further'?', and then being told. 'Only one and a half hours' (Chris), when it is more like six or seven, and you feel ... well choose your own words, we did. But it was the morale that kept us going, ever i though anyone who may have joked about the fact that we still had tents to set up, food to cook and plans to make for the next clay might have been liable for execution. When we finally did have one and it half kilometres left, we were lucks enough to be given a lift by M.D.W. On the brink of death or madness we all had different ways of coping, but food and a warm sleeping-hag were a great comfort. I felt Chris knew something we didn't when in his sleep I heard him sayinm 'Just a few minutes to the castle'.

On our next day we resisted the temptation of it morning jog, we had aform of breakfast and got ready logo. We were an hour behind schedule leaving the canmp-site, was this ami omen for the day to come? We certainly didn't have the same 'spring' in our step as we had the clay before.

However, we came, we saw, conquered, moaned and drank our way through the morning. But the afternoon, (rh yes, unforgettable. Even before we started going up the hill disaster arose out of one of Patrick's feet. He could not walk, an exaggeration, but we decided to get him to M.D.W. as quickly as possible. The moment I saw Patrick's fare going off in the minibus, I felt distress. Not only at his pain, but at thefact that we still had a massive climb to complete. a further hour behind schedule. We were very quiet walking up. The weather was very bad, but at least it was light. Not for long. Soon it got dark, then darker and on to the point when, considering how far we still had to go, it mountain rescue helicopter would not have been a complete surprise what a great photo it would have made. Not only were we going downhill literally, but also in just about every aspect.

It was clear that Liz's knee was giving her bad trouble, but she never mentioned it. Personally my favourite part vv as 'the stream', the 'river of hell'. Not easy to cross, impossible to forget; words could not describe it, but Julia summed it up in'Aaaah' as her hip hit it protruding rock. Charles and I performed it spot of 'redecoration' of those awkward fences that farmers like putting up. When we reached the house that we had seen before in the distance, we were in a poor state, poorer I expect than those hockey players who were at that time chasing it ball around Africa.

There is little to be said about the rest of that 'Thursday, as little was said or done. We all silently crept into our accommodation and I certainly did not need to count sheep jumping over fierce metal fences in order to get to sleep.

The 'morning after' was full of light-heartedness with a few. 'That's it funny place to have a bruise', here and there.

Liz was taken to the emergency section of Llanberis village surgery and it was found that her knee was in it had state.

That afternoon we went to a sea-zoo nearby and ate some

'Sorry (hris! I thought you had told the bobs He were about to lease!'

Duke of Edinburgh's Expedition in Wales Dear Duke of Edinburgh.

On behalf of my friends I feel it is my duty to thank you most sincerely for the thoughts of care and support that were undoubtedly within you whilst we were on a recent D. of E. expedition week in North Wales. Through snow, rain and assorted bruises we all felt that much stronger with the knowledge that you were behind us.

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Nick Tassell, Sally Musker, Chris Hicks, Patrick Ito, Charles E%ans, Julia March, Elizabeth New, The D. of E. Expedition

meat and marmalade' sandwiches, made by the famous mystery sandwich-maker. That evening we all went to the pub to celebrate the week's events. Anything we consumed there was for purely medicinal purposes. Saturday we went home.

Thanks must go to Sally Musker for her never-ending support and efficiency when we ran out of both for ourselves; but especially to M.D.W. for his handling of the whole week — as artist. as cook and as rucksack expert.

Many times we needed, and many times he delivered his catchphrase, 'Allrightee'.

It was a good week, full of enjoyment and stress, all for the sake of Kipling's immortal line — I apologise to Liz and Julia — 'You'll be a man my son'.

Nicholas Tassell (L6 W)

retrospect!). Among the successful I should mention Justin Bradburn, Harry Willett, the Poole-Connor brothers, Murray and Duncan, Nick Turpin and Justin Moseley.

Most of these have managed climbs of 5B standard (and occasionally above), including: Devaluation at Bowles Rocks (several); Birchden Wall and Birchden Corner at Harrisons Rocks (Harry Willett) and Birthday Arete at High Rocks (Justin Moseley).

The sandstone outcrops usually visited all lie in the Tunbridge Wells/Eridge areas. Bowles Rocks and Harrisons Rocks, at Eridge and Groombridge respectively, both have a wide choice of climbs of all standards, suitable for beginners, moderate performers and experts alike. High rocks, opposite the High Rocks Inn on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells, pictur esquely situated in aformer Victorian pleasure-garden, have the best climbs in the area, but these are mainlyforthe bettcr climbers, able to climb at 5A standard or above (except for devotees of the strenuous chimney-climbing conjured up by such climbs as Boa-Constrictor Chimney and Anaconda Chimney!). So we visit them only occasionally.

Activists (to use the current mountain-mag. buzz-word) of 1989/90 have included Guy Mitson, Roddy Harcourt — famed for his grunts and groans! — Justin Moseley (alas, too infrequently this year — was it really WORK that prevented him sparing one evening to climb?!). Elizabeth Scott (a most determined young lady), James Slaughter and Chris Bowen-Colthurst, who has developed lately a nifty style in bare-foot climbing (in the best traditional sandstone way), since Justin's rock-boots have ceased tobe available for loan and his feet are too big for my old ones!

But the most noteworthy climber has been Eddie Moore, a true enthusiast, who has succeeded in style on a rapidly increasing number of 5C climbs, keeping me very much on my mettle! His successes have included: Little Sagittarius, Toxophilite, Quiver and Vulture Crack (all at Harrisons); Swing Face -direct and Dinner-Plate at High Rocks and Banana and Drosophila at Bowles. The first Sutton Valence 6A must be close at hand! What we need is a Climbing Wall such as they have recently acquired at Cranbrook — roll on the Sports Hall, before I'm too old.

J.McC

Rock Climbing Club In I 985 a Rock Climbing group, which had last operated over twenty years ago, largely as a Sunday activity, was restarted as a Wednesday afternoon club. The constraints of school timings meant that for three years it could function only in the Summer Term: the distance of the rockoutcrops from Sutton Valence makes a late evening return to School unavoidable. This is a club for real enthusiasts!

Despite these difficulties the small groups kept climbing regularly, and boys — and more recently, girls — gained an introduction to this sport or followed up some initial experience gained at C.C.F. training camps or elsewhere.

In the Autumn Term 1988 came the change (back for those whose memories go so far) to early afternoon lessons for the first half of the term, which meant that climbing could continue for September and much of October, months which are often fine and dry, providing excellent climbing conditions. So we have been able to make more outings to the rocks each year and maintain enthusiasm for longer.

Over these five years a fair number of Suttonians have climbed and several have reached a reasonable standard or show promise which they might fulfil if they continued to climb after leaving school. The important thing, of course, is that they should enjoy climbing (even if only in 42

SPURTS SECTION Sporting Honours 1989-1990

Sports Council Report 1989-90

The following achievements are noted:

Membership: R.D.C. (Chairman), NLF.B., D.P.. J.L.R.P., S.M.H. Richard Young (Secretary) and all the Captains of Games.

The Council exists for captains of sports to air their views, and, to this end, there is little doubt that the past year was a lively and successful one. It is not a decision-making body but strongly-aired ideas and constructive suggestions can lead to the implementation of improvements and additional facilities.

This year the Council pushed strongly for vital additions on the Athletics Field. As a result, Tartan Run-Ups for Triple and Long Jump and Javelin were laid, with the prospect of further improvements being made to the second Long Jump and High Jump run-ups next year.

With the girls in the School increasing in number, the question of how the Baton Race should be organised occupied our minds for several meetings. Finally it was agreed that there should be a separate race for girls, it being considered almost impossible to decide exactly what form of handicapping should be practical if the girls raced against boys, as had been the case of the previous few years.

Controversy had usually arisen and the new arrangement would certainly remove that unfortunate element that had spoiled the event in the previous years.

The Superstars' tournament duly took place in the form that had been agreed upon the previous year, though it was disappointing to note that several captains of games potential 'superstars' — did not make the effort to participate. It was, however, very satisfactory to note that the winner of the Tournament was such a genuine wholehearted sportsman as Festus Sam Amoye who eventually proved too strong for his rivals despite the somewhat truncated programme of events. Festus has made a massive contribution to School sport in it modest and unobtrusive manner: his victory was thus very appropriate.

A second trophy cupboard has at last been installed in Main Block, wired and filled with cups; the timeconsuming job of engraving and labelling has still to be completed but progress is being made. While on the subject, the Council felt that presentation of cups at Assemblies were heavily in favour of the boys in the School: it was hoped that some trophies would be presented/added to our collection so that there was a little more balance. It was thus pleasing to the Council to note that girls were in far more evidence as recipients of cups at the Final Assembly of the Summer Term.

A lively discussion took place during the last meeting of the year when the election of Junior Colours was debated.

Opinions differed to such a degree that in the final event the Chairman felt — for the first time since the inception of the award in 1970 — the need to intervene. The names of William Waters, Ben Packer, Miles McLeod and Layla Tom were read out at the Final Assembly of the term and will be duly recorded in the minutes of the first meeting of the new School year.

The Council's meetings, presentations of agenda and liaison between pupils and Chairman were especially smooth this year; this was due primarily to the efficient and enthusiastic way Richard Young took up his duties as Secretary. My thanks go to him as well as to Mrs. Haywood and the girl members of the Council who entertained us all so hospitably in Valence throughout the year.

R. D. Chance (Chairman)

1. ALL ROUND GAMES: Jason Page for wining Full Colours in the three traditional sports of Cricket.

Hockey and Rugby — the first boy to do so since Robin Thomas (W) in 1982/83.

2. ATHLETICS: Patrick Chance for (a) being selected by Kent for the 2,000 metres Steeplechase in the English Schools Track and Field Competition at Derby and (b) winning his heat and finishing third in the final of the 1,500 metres at the Independent Schools Championships. (4.06.1) (School Record) at Copthall.

3. CRICKET. James Barr for (a) representing Kent Under 19, (b) being elected Captain of the Babes (Junior Band of Brothers) during July/August 1990, (c) being selected as reserve for English Schools C.A. and (d) scoring a century for the Mote First XI in the Kent League.

4. CROSS COUNTRY: Patrick Chance for being selected by Kent for the English Schools Cross Country Championships held at Wadebridge and being a member (Senior Division) of the Kent Team that won the Championships. Jonathan Holroyd for (a) winning the Kent Schools race (Intermediates) at Chatham and (b) representing Kent in the English Schools Cross Country Championships (Intermediate) at Wadebridge.

HOCKEY: William Waters for representing England Under 16 team in the Home International Tournament and for being selected for the 6 Nations Under 16 tournament.

Congratulations go to all the above.

The Pavilion In May at the end of the match against the Old Suttonians the rebuilt Pavilion was re-opened by Raymond Wickham (1917 M), President of the O.S.A. and a former Governor of the School. From the outside it would appear that little has changed; the old design was faithfully restored. Only the Clock with its two dates, 1885 and 1990, showing any sign of modernisation. However, inside much has changed.

The visitors changing-room now incorporates both the old changing rooms giving our visitors much greater space.

There is now running hot water and showers and the toilets have been much improved. The East end still needs refurbishment, the home dressing-room is poor compared to the new facilities, but we are assured that this area will soon be brought up to standard as will the kitchen.

Sadly the pictures of past teams will never be replaced and there is still some planning to do on the central room, now beautifully restored with some splendid wood. If any O.S. do have memorabilia which might be suitably displayed in the pavilion, it would be gratefully received by the School.

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RUGBY

An impressive performance against St. Lawrence in Ramsgate showed the side exactly what it was capable of and, with the exception of a three points to eight defeat by Caterham, all remaining matches were won. It was good to see our young captain Russell Blanchard lift every available trophy as he had led the side with intelligence and commitment throughout the season.

It is invidious to pick out individuals but it must be said that the pack was admirably led by Justin Moseley whose restraint and endeavour were a pleasure to see. The number of full colours awarded is evidence of the respect we had for the determination and technical skills of a side which won more games than it lost. Full colours were awarded to Blanchard, Horton, Baker J.C., Baker J. S., Moseley, Page and Haynes. Let us hope for an even more successful season next year.

Results: F A 10 11 v Skinners' School v Dover College 9 13 v Sir Roger Manwood's 13 3 12 19 v Hurstpierpoint v Duke of York's R.M.S. 4 14 26 0 v St. Lawrence v Chatham House 14 6 v Cranbrook 12 0 v King's Rochester 14 0 9 v Emanuel 12 v Catcrham 8 3 v Old Suttonians 7 0 I.S.H.

First XV For the three of us who 'invited' 25 potential First XV players to conic back to School on the afternoon of the Tuesday of the last week of the holidays, the morning was full of tension. Would any cone? Would the numbers warrant working with them? Was it all worthwhile?

With the determination and a enthusiasm which were to become the hallmark of this year's squad the vast majority turned up and worked exceptionally hard over the next three days. The prime purpose of the week was to create and foster a team spirit which would last throughout the season. This we succeeded in doing with the additional benefit of having twenty physically fit and strong young men ready for the season's first encounter. Many thanks must go to the Friends of Sutton Valence for the provision of our new multi-gym which has been invaluable in keeping our senior rugby players as fit as they are.

The start of the season was disappointing and frustrating for players and staff alike. Having prepared so thoroughly for our first fixture — traditionally the Palmer Cup versus the O.S. — it had to be postponed due to the unusually dry summer and therefore dangerously hard ground.

Disappointment increased the following weekend with the cancellation of the next match versus Kent College. Players however did not lose spirit or enthusiasm and continued to train and practise with the same vigour and enthusiasm as before. Then came the rain and with it the prospect of some real rugby.

Spot the ball! 1st XV i Old Suttonians

Second XV

The first half of term did not reward the players for all their hard work. Narrow defeats at the hands of Skinners', Dover College and Hurstpierpoint were only slightly offset by a good victory over Sir Roger Manwood's. As was the case in every game of the season, will or lose, Sutton Valence was well up and in command at half time only to become complacent and lose concentration in the first fifteen minutes of the second half. Not only does one lose concentration but one also loses points. This did not detract from the determination and commitment displayed by every member of the squad, however, and we entered the second half of term full of enthusiasm.

Played 11; Won 6: Lost 6; Points for: 180; Against: 103.

This was an unusual season in which 26 people played for the team. This was mainly because there were many players of Second team standard and it took a while to select the'best' team. This has been the strongest squad in depth for many years.

The season was one of mixed fortunes due to inconsistent performances. Sometimes the backs were good but not the forwards (Duke of Yorks) at other times the reverse was true (Cranbrook) and only occasionally did 44

both sets let it all together (Roclhester it splendid performance). Generally there was an extremely good spirit in the side and all seemed to enjoy their rugby. The whole team did very well in the last match of the season not to be dragged down to the level of the shambolic and illdisciplined OS team. Instead they beat OS by 43 points to 6.

Gill captained the side well and was a very effective fly half with intelligent kicking and quick passing. His goal kicking was also accurate and he ended up top scorer with 55 points. Barr also played splendidly as full back both in defensive and attacking role. He was extremely unlucky that there was not a regular place for him in the First XV. Gear and Hudd proved themselves very strong runners and solid tacklers. They were joint top try scorers with 5 each. (Hudd 4 against OS). Cowell was very determined and did some great running on and off the ball. I should like to have seen him pass the ball earlier.

The forwards worked very hard this term often pushing larger packs off the ball in the scrums. The mauls were not quite so effective. Hayman. Hestenes and Lawton stood out as great workers. Rissik also played well for us when not required for the First XV and Shaw put in some good performances. Campbell joined us for the second half of the season and showed himself to be a great hooker and highly mobile.

A few very able players featured for a short while for the Second XV, they were either 'discovered late or were injured. The following would certainly have held permanent places in the team Smith: 2 games, 2 tries, 2 superb performances. Childs: afew excellent games before injury. DeFresnes: equally effective as flanker or centre.

McLean: a solid prop.

This pleasant group enjoyed their rugby and always performed to the best of their ability (except at Caterham!).

Final Selection: Barr, Penman, Hudd, Cowell, Gear, Gill, Poole-Conor, Hestenes, Campbell, McLean, Hayman, Rissik, Lawton, Shaw, DeFresnes.

Also played: Smith. Childs, Stickley, Saunders, Corney, Pacitti, Kember, Rujinarong, Masters, Hatega, DeLucy.

Colours were awarded to: Gill*, Barr', Gear, Hayman, Hestenes and Lawton. ("already awarded 1988).

G.R.P.

Del- resnes and C ormv all prov ideal v aaluahle ..cry ice ha thcSeconds. Inevitably, we had to 'raid' the Fourth XV for replacements and what a credit they were to MRS who worked so well with them. In that last game we were pleased to have the services of Young, Bateman, Watts, Pope.

Panchal, Hazebrock and Balcomb.

Moynagh led the team with increasing authority and penetrative running in the centre. Stevens provided the security we needed at full-back, and the rest of the backs, Brandon. Pares and Hatega all made good contributions.

Waters was a very effective half-back in both positions.

Smith could easily be called 'Mr. 1 10%' The front rovv would give Pontypool it fright. Rollinson. Blackman and Rujinarong won us a lot of ball, and they were effectivel\ powered forward by Hodson and DeLucy or Kember.

Scott was a massive presence in the line-out and a much better No. $ than I had expected and Masters and Hodson or Pacitti were everywhere and winning everything at flanker.

Much of the credit for this sesson must go to MRS whose support I found invaluable, but most of all to the boys themselves who were always prepared to work hard and enjoy even the boring routines we had to learn.

D.P. Under 15XV Played 7; Won 5: Lost 2: Points for: I k): Against: 71).

Violence of any sort is utterly unacceptable in the game of rugby football. I state this unreservedly at the start of this article in the light of having witnessed televised extracts of the play from the last Lions tour to Australia and also in the light of recent remarks made by former Wales and Lions full back John Williams and All Black and England centre Jamie Salmon.

There were several incidents in both Lions' matches that were disgraceful and not worthy of the name of rugby football; the lesson to aspiring players, — self-confcsscdlr stated by skipper Calder later — was that victory shall be obtained at any cost! There appeared to be very little intention of advertising the best face of the game and the desire to show younger players how to play and enjoy it. In one notorious incident in the second Test, the referee could have taken no better decision to improve the image of the game than to send both sides off the field and told them to return only when they had calmed themselves down and reminded themselves what sport is all about!

It is of no help whatsoever to hear J. P. R. Williams say that while 'raking out' of players on the ground should he heavily penalised, punching, obstructing and the more childish elements of foul play are acceptable and part of the game. What irresponsible claptrap! It is also of no help at all for schoolboys and their coaches to hear club and international coaches and captains speaking about 'legitimate retaliation'. Retaliation is foul play; it is against the laws, does the game immense harm and is thus not legitimate whatsoever!

One of the most satisfactory aspects of this term's rugby was the determination of the boys to play their rugby within the 'spirit' of the laws; and an especial highlight was the match at King's Rochester. Jim Kerr, the young Australian assistant, attended the game and reported that the opposition were: (a)'psyched' up (against the laws anyway) and (b) out to win the game by any means posible.

Fortunately the home referee was well aware of all this and, having warned some King's players, sent one off the field for unnecessary foul play. Amid some inevitable unpleasantness, Sutton Valence earned credit and admiration by not retaliating, coming out of the game with increased reputations. That the game was won, too, into the bargain, by 16-8 was an extra bonus.

I emphasise again that foul play of any sort should not he tolerated at any level; if coaches and referees do not

Third XV Played 9; Won 8; Drawn 0; Lost 1.

32- 7 Won (a) Cranbrook 24- 3 Won (h) King's Rochester 11- 4 Won (h) 11-10 Won (h) Caterham 44- 0 Won (a) Chatham House 28- 6 Won (a) Skinners 28- 3 Won (h) Dover College 8- 6 Won a) Hurstpierpoint 4-22 Lost a) Duke of York's The side was 10-3 down at half-time and skill-for-skill we were not as good as the opposition. We won the game 11-10 because the side played the second half with great spirit, capitalising on every mistake made by the others and not making many themselves. Thus the season ended with the eighth win out of nine. It was a GRAND season. All the players were proud to be in the side and gave of their best, and, with one exception, that was far too good for the teams we met.

The choice of the First and Second XV squad had left us with exactly the right blend of boys — good old ones, with experience; the nucleus of last year's U 15 side; and lots of big ones, less skilled but full of enthusiasm and endeavour.

During the season we regularly lost players to the Second XV. Sometimes it was because of injury or illness but often we lost those players permanently, once they had been promoted, for their skills assured them of a more prestigious stage. Hudd, Lawton, Smith, Childs (sadly to be injured and lost for the season) Campbell. McLean 45

address themselves to this growing 'disease as a first priority, then rugbyfootbalI will cease to attract the support of the young and yet another part of society (the rugby supporter) will lose its credibility.

Following a sluggish start to the term during which the Skinners' game was cancelled because the squad was not sharp or fit enough to play a match, the side produced an attractive performance at Dover (W 2 1 -0): the ball was thrown about with confidence, support play was impressive. It was, therefore, very disappointing to witness some inept performances at Hurstpierpoint when basic errors abounded and half-back, centres and flankers scarely looked the part. The collapse to 4-22 was especially difficult to fathom since Sutton Valence had gained the ascendency in the opening minutes and prop forward Hodgson had scored a useful try. Much was learnt, however, and in the next match there were noticeable changes at half-back and back row, convincing victories were recorded against Duke of York's (14-4) and St. Lawrence (32-12), though in the latter the score would have been doubled had not individuals tried to seek glory for themselves!

Later on, against Chatham House, the team got things right and the result was a thrilling spectacle of open play and 9 flowing tries, 4 for left wing Painter and 2 for the agressive centre McLeod. Chatham House made their contribution to a final score-line of 42-12.

The final two matches provided another contrast: the team appeared to go on to the field alr eady defeated against a useful Cranbrook team — the ball was kicked away constantly, players were caught in possession and no authority whatsoever was imposed — while at Rochester the side could not have been more determined to play its own game against uncompromising opposition, and the season thus ended on a high note.

Under 14 XV This year's intake of boys was the smallest for a number of years with only thirty-five to choose a team from. A nucleus progressed from the Under 13 team and were joined by some whose reputations had preceded them from their Prep Schools. Settling on a regular team was difficult because of injuries to a couple of key players; however, the major problem was trying to weld the individuals into a team. Too many players held on to the ball for too long and failed to set up good positions for their colleagues. The other major problem was, and continued to be, the height of the tackling with the team regularly conceding penalties for dangerous tackling. The very hard ground at the start of the season did little to help this situation!

The early part of the season was largely cancelled owing to the hard grounds, however, the team recorded wins over Dover and the Duke of York's before half-term. After the break the only victory was against St. Lawrence, Ramsgate.

C. Bowen-Colthurst, the Captain, was the centre of much good driving play in the forwards who worked well together and often moved larger opposition backwards. D. Harvey did a fine job as a covering No. 8 and J. Purvis played well in bursts. Amongst the threequartcrs, S. Onaolapo and R. Hodson scored most of the points by strong running, but G. Anderson looked to have the greatest potential as an elusive runner. At Full Back B. Ward was strong and reliable, but he must learn to kick the ball rather than run every time.

I would like to thank Messrs. Bruce and Parkinson for their assistance in coaching the side and their touchline encouragement.

The following played regularly for the team: C. Bowen-Colthurst, R. Carpenter, N. Evans, W. Slater, H. Barty, J. Purvis, D. Harvey, A. Winter, O. Vickery, S. Onaolapo, R. Hodson, G. Anderson, B. Ward, T. Stileman, S. Ejimofor, S. Sowemimo-Coker.

Pen pictures of those who played regularly: S. Walsh (fullback) — a safe last line of defence who recognised the value of the centre attack.

H. Shum (right wing)—the find of the season. An exciting, 'risky' player with explosive pace.

M. McLeod (centre)—devastatingat his best in both attack and defence — must not lose the ball when cutting inside.

1. Down (centre) — ideal as the link centre; reliable.

B. Painter (left wing) — powerful runner and scorer of 11 tries; must use 'inside ball' as an option.

W. Waters (fly-halt) — captain, has many of the skills required in this position — kicked I I goals; kicking from the hand less accurate.

P. Morris (scrum-half) — terrier-like, improved by leaps and hounds — some vision.

N. Hodgson (prop) — rock solid — the epitome of a selfless, hardworking forward.

J. Holroyd (hooker, flanker) — moved from hooker to become a 'hungry' flanker.

S. Slattery (prop) — uncompromising in the tight: impressive in support.

O. Raisbeck (hooker) — slight in physique but had good technique as ball-winner.

C. Tredway (lock) — hard as nails — strong in ruck and maul.

A. Hubble (lock) —excellent team man and support player.

O. Haywood (flanker) — converted from the wing; in his element in this all-action position.

A. Abudu (No. 8) — slow to appreciate the possibilities here but played a blinder in the last match.

Others who played in the team: L. Amissah, A. Barr, M. Dunderdale, J. Hunt, O. Hayzelden.

Colours were awarded to: N. Hodgson, M. McLeod, 13. Painter and W. Waters.

R.D.C.

The 'B' team played two matches, losing heavily to Cranbrook, but restoring pride with a well-deserved victory over King's School, Rochester.

N.B.V.J.

Under 13 XV As far as results are concerned, this was a fairly disappointing season — as well as losing against sides drawn from much bigger pools of players -- Skinners, Chatham House, King's Rochester — we lost one of our games against Underhill. Nonetheless, some good rugby was played even in defeat and the team never disgraced themselves. They also produced a spirited victory in the return fixture against Underhill.

Sowemimo-Coker was the outstanding player; his powerful running and hard tackling earned him the respect of most of the sides we played and he is a good prospect for the future. Outside him Critchley showed considerable promise; he is quick and elusive, with a natural sidestep.

French and Miller shared the scrum-half position quite effectively while Imberg ran well but looked a little fragile in defence. The same was true of Daddow and Bell, who is very quick but as yet lacks appetite for the game.

Amongst the forwards Hayman started well but missed a good deal of the season through injury, while Wootton D.J. tackled with great courage and Hodgson and Milsted both showed promise. Cavill made good progress while Duffell, Wootton J. C., Sankey and Butcher all made important contributions. Brown, Day and Horton completed the squad, showing promise for next year.

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HOCKEY First XI Eight of the team had had first XI experience the previous year and we had, in many ways, been building for this season.

The first shock came when Harrison Sam Amoye. our expected goalkeeper, failed to return to School. What a great loss he was to us not only with hockey, but also in the athletics. However, we really had only one other goalkeeper and he was in the 4th year, with an enormous amount to learn. It was not until the Kenya Tour that Ruji really matured into a very good keeper and I look forward to his company for the next three years.

Ruji will not mind me saying that much of our success in defence was due to the fine play of the rest of the defenders.

Our first game was lost to King's Rochester, thanks mainly to some superb play by their captain Matthew Walker. What a superb player and nice person he is. More and more of our games are now played on Astro turf and we travelled to Sandwich to play Roger Manwoods on just such a surface. We outplayed them in every way, except we could not score goals. I had great hopes that our two strikers, William Walters (England Under 16) and Matthew Corney would score a hatful of goals, but on this occasion, they hit every part of the goal and goalkeeper. We need not fear Astro again, with this team, for we looked as if we had always played on it.

It was back to grass for the local derby v Cranbrook, a match played in pouring rain and a howling gale. We kept our concentration well and played their strikers out of the game. The defence and midfield were beginning to link together, and the wings to see more of the ball.

Home advantage was used to the full to keep Kent College to a 1-0 advantage, which they were lucky to come by and then we travelled to Canterbury to play a Friday evening game on Astro against Chatham House. Again, we found their surface to be to our liking, but could only match them I-1. Their coach paid us the compliment of being, in his opinion, the best Sutton Valence team he has ever seen. I was beginning to agree. Our next meeting with them, as the Frank Mason tournament (now played totally on Astro), was to prove just how right he was, for we won 4-1 and were totally dominant.

King's Canterbury came reluctantly to play us on grass.

They now have their own beautiful Astro pitch and are really only happy on that surface. We took home advantage again and scored five goals.

My previous really good team, with Paul Sunnucks as captain had three draws against St. Lawrence (Kent Cup, Frank Mason and regular fixture). This team had a really off day. The pitch was super and they were pretty good, but we were awful. We beat St. Edmunds and then had another low point in a match that we led for much of the way and fought and fought in, but lost in the end. Eastbourne are, for one reason or another, very difficult to beat.

We finished with agood 3-1 win over Skinners, a 0-2 loss to the Old Boys and then went to the Frank Mason tournament. The high point for us really was the convincing 3-0 win on Astro against King's Canterbury and that really outstanding performance against Chatham House, which we won 4-1.

We had two 4th year boys in the team, Ruji in goal and William Waters as a striker. William showed superb control and linked well with his brother James on the right wing. The two of them took many a defence apart by their speed and tenacity and when they had the ball, there was always a good chance of agoal. James captains the side next year and I look forward to much success with these two.

The rest of the forward line was made up from the 5th year.

We started with Jeremy Newing on the left wing, but unfortunately he was never really fit and his knees gave out.

John Smith came in and with time and experience he will make a fine, attacking wing. At present he is too prone to running too fast. In the middle with William was our other 5th former. Matthew Corney. Another player who improved enormously with increasing confidence, and he scored more wonderful goals flicked on the run.

In midfield we had Jason Baker, who, like his brother Justin at right defence would run and run, sometimes too far, but their will to win and to fight for everything was a major factor in our success. The other in midfield was captain, Jason Page. A great captain and )layer with enormous (and much over-looked) skill and vision. I only hope that his abilities as a hockey player will be used after he has left School. My thanks to him for all his help over the last exciting and difficult year.

Left defence, Adrian Shaw. He has learned to compensate for his own lack of speed compared to many a wing and has given us great service this year. In the middle of the back three, Lawrence Horton. This is a thankless task for all one does most of the time is shadow one's attacker.

Lawrence did this so very well and led to much frustration from the attacker, which, again, he took well. And on that last and seldom-errintt line of defence, Russell Blanchard.

Quicker over ten yards than he looked and generally ver\ sure of stopping the ball. Russell played the role of sweeper with great poise.

My thanks to all the players for a super season and especially to Jason Page for his help as captain. I was only sorry that we could not have taken the whole team on tour. for it was not only a well-balanced hockey team. but also a most pleasant group to work with.

My thanks too, to all the groundsmen and the caterers for all their hard work.

Team from: R. Rujinarong, R. Blanchard, A. Slia . I.. Horton, J. C. Baker, J. S. Baker, J. Page (captain). .1. Waters.

W. Waters, M. Corney, J. Newing, J. Smith.

Results: King's Rochester Lost IRoger Manwoods Drawn 0-0 Cranbrook Won 2- I Catcrham Cancelled (1-I Kent College Lost Drawn 1-1 House 5King's Canterbury Won St. Lawrence Lost ISt. Edmunds Won 4-0 Lost 1-2 Eastbourne Skinners Won 3Old Boys Lost 0-2 Frank Mason Tonbridge Lost 0-1 Won Dover College 2-0 King's Canterbury Won 3-0 Won 4-1 Chatham House Tonbridge (semi-final) Lost 0-2 Played 16; Won 7; Drawn 2; Lost 7; Points for: 27; Against 19.

House Matches: Senior Junior

Lambe's St. Margaret's

William Waters played for Kent and S.E. Under 15 and for England Under 16 in the Home Counties tournament.

He was unfortunately not fit enough to go to Holland for the International tournament there.

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Under 15 XI This was, statistically, our second best season in 20.

Played 9; Won 6; Drawn 1; Lost 2; Goals for: 28; Against: 16.

Second XI Played 11; Won 6; Drawn 2; Lost 3; Goals for 18; Against 6.

This has been the most successful season for years.

There was a lot of talent available which meant that two or three players who would normally have gained a place played the majority of their games in the 3rd XI. The skills of control and stickwork were particularly impressive this year. In fact stickwork was initially our downfall because a few players tried to hold on to the ball for too long and beat too many players. After the initial settling down this was drummed out of the team and the emphasis was on fast distribution and delivery through to the front. The forwards: Smith, Cowell, Gill and Young were all quick and found a lot of space. Above all they shot on target with the result of a total of 18 goals for the season. Smith was later rewarded with three matches in the First Xl. Fenton was captain and led the side well by example. He covered a lot of ground and delivered good ball to the strikers. He was well supported on both sides by Masters and Morgan. The defence looked very solid with only occasional lapses! Sellwood had a splendid season in goal.

His timing on interceptions was excellent and as the season progressed he became very good at stopping the direct shots — he even saved 2 out of 3 penalty strokes.

All in all an excellent season, mainly because of all the effort which every player put into each match.

Top goal scorers were Cowell (6) including a hat trick, and Gill (5). DeFresnes, Hazebroek, Scrivener and Scott also played. Hazebroek scored 3 goals in his three matches and the others played an excellent standard of hockey.

Colours were awarded to Fenton, Barr, Sellwood, Smith, Cowell and Gill.

G.R.P.

This year's Third XI consisted of a number of old hands, assisted by one or two Under 16's. At times they played some splendid hockey, but the results overall were not as successful as the team would have liked.

A spring-like day in January on the Alps resulted in a draw with King's School, Rochester, Poole-Connor snatching a late equaliser. A good win against Sir Roger Manwood's and a narrow defeat at Cranbrook followed.

We were outclassed by Kent College Under 16's on Astroturf, though we never gave up. The best win came against Chatham House at home on a pitch made narrow by pools of water along the touch line; in this game Hazebroek scored a hat-trick. Two poor games followed; we never got going against St. Lawrence and were well beaten by Eastbour ne.

The most entertaining game was against St. Edmund's on Astroturf, we managed only a draw despite Nchindo's hat-trick, but the play swept from end to end in a hectic fashion. The season ended with a good win against King's School, Canterbury and a disappointing loss on the mud at Skinners.

In attack Moynagh led the team from first left, then right wing and he was well supported by Nchindo, Hazebroek and de Fresnes. In midfield, Poole-Connor had a good season with Pope and Scrivener; whilst Hayman's physical presence at the back was neatly complemented by Balcomb and de Lucy. Scott again did well in goal after Scllwood's promotion to the Second XI. Cole and Childs played several matches in a variety of positions, they were perhaps unlucky not to be regulars. Others who fitted in well when required were Pacitti, Campbell, Gear, Saunders, Pares, Briscall and Brandon. Third XI Colours were awarded to: Moynagh, Hazebroek, Hayman, Balcomb and Poole-Connor.

With Kent College, Caterham and Duke of York's Tournament cancelled, our two embarrassing losses were directly after Half Term, and looked it. With Hunt, our regular goalkeeper still on holiday. Godden nearly contracted back-ache picking the ball out of the net (v St. Lawrence 1-4 and v Eastbourne 0-5!). The team was suffering from not having had Mr. Chance's warm-up sessions at the Rubbish Dump!

This apart, the team played well together and played for each other, and were not selfish. There was, as usual, a reluctance to use the wingers as much as they should have been, after the first three games. We tended to rely too much on going down the middle and trusting to McLeod's skill and speed to penetrate the opposition. This he frequently did. Few were the games in which he did not score, and he scored a hat-trick against both Cranbrook and St. Edmund's, scoring some 11 goals or more in the season. He was ably assisted by Walsh and Slaughter, with at least 5 apiece, the latter also including a hat-trick in his.

We had a good share of the All Weather pitch, especially in the first half of Term, and we enjoyed playing on it. In many of our matches we had plenty of chances and should have converted more than we did.

Robbed of last year's international star player (Waters) to the First XI, centre half Day to injury and correct age group, and goalkeeper Jimenez having returned to Spain, we had to reshape the team somewhat.

Hunt volunteered and served us well in goal, letting in only 7 goals during the season. Painter and Brannan played some very solid games at full hack. Perhaps Painter's best game was our 1-1 draw with Chatham House, where he did so well to keep the opposition at bay. Morris, at right half, played very reliably and was particularly good at reading the game well and covering back behind the full hacks.

Abudu, at centre half, set a good example and controlled the game in midfield. I thank him for his quiet efficiency as captain, on and off the field. Both wing halves, Morris and Robertson, managed to get their names on the score sheet, with a goal each. Woodgate, when allowed to, made some good, incisive runs down the right wing, and Walsh gradually learnt to give him more room, and combined well with him. Raisbeck, similarly, when fed the ball, managed to do something with it. Slaughter, converted to inside left, was caught occasionally not covering back, but did retrieve his honour by slotting in a goodly number of goals.

McLeod, in the centre, caused nearly every opposition a great deal of trouble and frequently beat them by sheer speed. Our thanks too go to Hodgson and Barr for deputising in the A team when required, and for bringing oranges and waiting on the touch line in the hope of getting a game.

It was very evident to us all (directly after half term if nowhere else!), that practice and fitness are essential elements in continued success. Our thanks to Mr. Chance for keeping us up to the fitness mark whenever it was possible. It was very obvious in our last game (5-0 win) against Skinners', how one can put Thursday's skills practice into effective operation on Saturday. Thank you again Mr. Chance!

In all — a very happy and successful season. Were this team to stay together next year as Under 16 XI, it should do very well indeed.

Team: A. O. Abudu* (captain), D. P. Brannan", J. H. Hunt.

M. D. McLeod*, P. D. Morris*, B. Painter*, O. J. Raisbeck, L. T. Robertson, S. P. Slaughter, S. Walsh, M. J. Woodgate, plus A. R. Barr and N. P. S. Hodgson.

C.R.G.S.

B.R.D.

Third XI Played 10; Won 3; Drawn 2; Lost 5; Goals For: 13; Against 17

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Under I 5B XI Played 3; Won 1; Drawn 1; Lost 1.

The results, apart from the 1-8 thrashing by Eastbourne, were encouraging this year. indicating that there was at least some strength in depth and a few reserves capable of filling first teams places ('A' team). The games were played in an excellent spirit, friendly yet competitive: they were valuable in providing opportunities for some less able, but at least interested players, to get a taste of competition against other schools.

However, basic skills remain on the weak side, and will continue to remain so, until the attitude towards practice sessions changes. There appears to be a general belief that hockey is somehow just about turning up to the pitch changed, about picking sides and playing endless games.

This is a sure way of achieving very little; indeed, it will only cultivate poor habits, bad technique and shoddy match play. Practice sessions should surely be made up of fitness training, skills and tactics routines, and, lastly, some sort of competitive game, preferably 7-8-a side rather than I I -aside. Players palpably would have none of this; thus, we had a constant stream of boys moaning about had hacks, pulled muscles, aching arms, twisted abdomens, cricked necks and every conceivable strain and pain that can be imagined! It seems'strange' that first class, able players should need to take time over fitness and training, over skills and tactics, yet that novices, beginners and inadequate players should feel equipped to play both games and matches without any such preparation. But, then, isn't this same attitude reflected in the classroom? The bright, alert, intelligent pupil will listen hard, take notes, write out work in rough first; the less able, of course, regards all that as peripheral paraphenalia — pointless and unnecessary!

Though he did not play in all the matches, Hodgson was a mountain amoungst molehills, though Slattery, Midwood and Dunderdale gave of their best and came up with consistent performances. Nineteen boys played in one or more of the matches; others could have done but did not show enough enthusiasm.

Thus, I look back on a limited season, of limited progress, of poor practices and of practice games in which interest died after five minutes, because skills had not been properly learnt. I remember a beautiful, cloudless afternoon in February, following days of rain and high winds. Scarely a player wished to play or exert himself and the game was brought to a swift conclusion as a result. What a shame that some opportunities here at Sutton Valence are thrown away so wastefully.

Those who played: N. P. S. Hodgson, S. Slattery, 1. J. W. Collins, W. J. Ratcliffe, L. J. Midwood, K. C. Phillips, L. S. Fox, C. J. A. Harris, C. P. G. Scott, S. R. Baker, M. P. Dunderdale, T. B. Down, W. Strong, J. J. Williams, J. T. A. Sandom, G. J. White, M. S. Godden (goal), L. T. Robertson, A. R. Barr.

R.D.C.

against Kings Rochester on the Astroturf at (anterhu r .

Of the individual players Ward worked hard but was too slow to shoot when in front of the goal. Harvey performed well on the wing and scored several valuable goals and Lee did a great deal of careful grafting in midfield: his skill showed to particular advantage on the Astroturf at Canterbury. Bukuku was a little inconsistent but at times match-saving in goal, showing courage and sharp reactions, while Bowen-Colthurst and Hodson were always determined, if at times clumsy, in defence, where Lavers was also quite sound. Fox showed skill but did not cover nearly enough ground; Vickery and Hemingway worked hard whilst Onaolapo and Anderson showed considerable promise as forwards.

Also played: Lee G. T. Ejimofor, Roberts J. P., Evans N. J. P. C.W.W.W. Under 13 XI The team played some good hockey with great spirit.

Several players who were new to the game made tremendous progress. However, at such an early stage in their careers, some naievety was inevitable.

The opposition was prep schools with much larger squads and with years of working together as a team so our results, Lost 5; Drawn I: Points for 2; Against 19 look disappointing. Despite attacking for much of the matches we tended to concede goals to break away attacks. Our countless short corners and excellent goal scoring opportunities came to nothing.

Colours to our midfield second formers: Hayman (captain), Sowemimo-Coker, Imberg.

Other who played were: Horton, Critchley, YoungWootton, Lunn, Simmonds, Hodgson, Cavill, D. Wootton.

Day, Milsted, French. Bell. Sankey.

M.P.D.

Sutton Valence School's Hockey tour of Kenya The final bits of the Sutton Valence Hockey learn Kenya 1990 tour fitted into place around February; the only thing left was that we would all meet at Heathrow on the 21st March.

Our flight KQ 1 14, supposedly direct to Nairobi, was called, destination Frankfurt. I wished I'd bought more Scotch, for I needed it all right then. However, the sixteen strong party were persuaded aboard and we were assured that it was just a stopover and that the 'plane was definitely going on to Kenya. The excitement started at 40,000 feet. as the sun came up over Northern Kenya and did not end for the next three weeks. Our shirts were saturated in the baggage hall: it was hot. By the time we had pushed our heavily laden trollies to the waiting Hillcrest School bus (and O. S. Richard Coate — 1983 C), we were exhausted as well. They had warned us about the effects of the altitude, but this was ridiculous. However, a short ride through the extraordinarily busy and chaotic Nairobi streets brought us to our haven of peace, the Alliance Groups' Hotel Boulevard. What a wonderful place this was to be.

Our first game was scheduled for the next morning and we had to try to experience the heat and altitude before this.

The hotel garden was rather small,but where do you find a suitable patch in a city? The Nairobi University just across the road had dug up their pitch the week before, but we were very welcome to use their new one, in about five weeks time. We could try the local girls' school. Just ask the Headmistress! This wonderful lady not only gave unlimited use of her pitch but also detailed one of her young ladies to unlock the gate for us. This latter move led to the whole

Under 14 XI As the results suggest, this was not a very strong side; perhaps only two or three members of it would have had any chance of commanding a place in the strong 1989 side.

Nonetheless, many members of the squad showed great enthusiasm and willingness to improve. Despite defeats early in the season against King's Rochester, Cranbrook, Holmewood House and Chatham House and being well beaten by St. Lawrence, the team gained draws against St. Edmund's and Skinners' and a victory against King's Canterbury, whilst in defeat at Eastbour ne against a strong side they showed considerable character and played some of their best hockey of the season. In the Sutton Valence Under 14 tournament, with one or two key players absent, they lost most of their games but did record a fine victory 49

the game saw the local fruit hats flying off for their evening's feed, silhouetted against a most fabulous sunset. After this, what better than a few cold beers with our most pleasant and congenial hosts?

We finished with four days of complete rest, snorkelling, sailing, sun bathing and just generally soaking up the delights of the Indian Ocean.

The night train returned us to Nairobi, giving us three hours of wonderful early morning views of the game on the plains; I then spent only two hours (thanks to the efficiency of the British High Commission) going through the problem of obtaining an emergency passport to replace Duncan Poole-Connor's lost one, before the final game of the tour against an XI arranged by our charming host, the President of the Kenya Hockey Union, Mr. Pritam Singh.

This team, including six Olympic players and on their Astroturf gave us a super game, which we inevitably lost 42.

A final dinner back at the Boulevard Hotel where Lawrence Horton was presented with two Masai carved figures as Man of the Tour, Jason Page as captain was presented with an Ebony carved 'family tree' and the whole team each gained a Kenya tie, a gift from the Kenya Hockey Union.

The Party: JLaRP and Mrs. P., Don Taylor Esq., Jason Page (captain), Ruam Rujinarong, Lawrence Horton, Jason and Justin Baker, Adrian Shaw, Charlie Masters, Chris Morgan, Stuart Young, James Waters, Duncan Poole-Connor, Alistair Pares, John Smith.

J.La.R.P.

school jogging slowly around the outside of the pitch while my peculiar brand of vagrant players attempted to come to grips with the hockey in the middle.

Our hosts in Nairobi, and first opponents, Hillcrest School, are said by many to be the best hockey school in Nairobi (Kenya?) and they certainly proved too much for us, ending the first half 5-O up. We played better in the second half: perhaps we had over-estimated the effect of the altitude and taken it too easily? Suffice it to say that the score stayed the same until the end.

Over the next three days we visited the sights: the National Museum which told us of our distant ancestors, the snake park and city market, both of which persuaded the boys not to wander too far in search of that lost ball. We also went on 'safari' in the Nairobi game reserve and found, much to our delight, Rhino, Lion, Hippo and much more besides.

We had now arrived, so promptly came down with gut problems, that is, all except Don Taylor and Ruji. Perhaps there is a message hereforthe next England Cricket touring team? Only take Thai vegetarians to Kenya. Whatever it was, it was painful, debilitating and downright inconvenient; particularly so as it struck at random throughout our next three games. One of the boys would be stretching for a ball and instead of stopping it, would end up clutching his stomach. Still, play we did, beating Brookhouse School 1-0, disappointingly losing 1-2 to St. Austin's School and then having a great game against the Nairobi Club on their'Marram' pitch and, not minding at all, losing 3-0.

The 'circus' then moved on, by train, up to the Rift Valley, to be guests of Greenside School in Nakuru.

What a change this was from the bustle and heat of Nairobi. The view from our girls' dormitory accommodation was of vistas of wide open green plains stretching away to the escarpments at the edge of the Rift Valley. It also rained; every day about one, the clouds rolled in and that was the end of the sun. After two days of this, we wondered whether we would ever manage to play any hockey, for all our games were scheduled for five p.m.

However, our first game did materialize and it did rain for the whole time, but the water magically disappeared.

Nakuru Athletics Club beat us 2- I . The next day we played against a side that we called the University, but which shared several players with our first opponents, and we won 2-1. Our third game was fantastic. Firstly it hailed small broadbean-sized lumps of ice which, on melting, flooded the pitch to a depth of two inches; next, the boys of Menengai High School appeared with no kit, but more problematical considering the weather conditions, no boots. Their coach had left three days earlier locking their kit in a cupboard. Many played barefoot, which did not bother them, but did mean that they had enormous problems in standing up. It was a shame, for they were obviously skilful. We won this one.

Before leaving, we took in the fabulous sight of the millions of flamingoes and other wildlife of the Lake Nakuru game reserve, stood on the equator and had a terrible fifteen hour round trip to the Aherdare hills and back. The rains prevented our entry and a possible sight of the elephants and a broken alternator delayed us three hours in Naivasha. That was another day to remember.

A day later, the circus moved on again, firstby bus so that we could take in the full grandeur of the Rift Valley and then by train overnight from Nairobi to Mombasa.

Mombasa, where we actually stayed sixteen miles south of the city, courtesy again of the Alliance Groups' Africana Sea Lodge, was mainly for R. and R. However, we did have two matches to play at the Mombasa Sports Club.

We had been 'training at altitude', so should be fit, tummy hugs were all forgotten, but now the humidity hit us.

We lost the first match 1-2 and then the next day, after a spot of sight-seeing in Mombasa, we won 3-1. The end of

Hockey Tour Fund-Raising The costs of a major hockey tour are large and the organisation of equal proportions.

So that we can help the already hard-pressed parents to send their sons to represent the School, we, the hockey club, attempt to raise money.

We do not take your money for no return to you, but try to provide an enjoyable evening or other reward.

We have, to this end, held two Beaujolais Wine and Cheese parties, a couple of dances and a fashion show by Raffles, Smarties and Butterflies.

May I now take the opportunity to thank all those who so kindly supported us in our efforts. May I say how much we appreciated it and hope that you have enjoyed yourselves so much that you will continue to join us.

The value of such tours, I am convinced, is great. The players have the opportunity to visit places that they would not otherwise. They have the chance to experience the countries as guests of people with similar interests, not just as a hotel-bound tourist. We also help to spread the name of the School.

Without your support we could not have gone.

However, I must also thank our Governors and the Headmaster for the School's most generous contribution, Mr. Baker and his company WETTONS for their £400 donation and O.S. Bill de Lucy and TARGET INTERNATIONAL for providing the funds for our kit and stick bags. Many shops have happily provided us with Tombola prizes for our dances and I list them below. In Kenya, Alliance Hotels, owners of The Boulevard Hotel in Nairobi and the Africana Sea Lodge in Mombasa, gave us very good rates and wonderful service.

I would also like to thank Mrs. Margaret Knowles for all the patient secretarial work and Ellen, my wife, for the many, many hours on the 'phone, chasing tombola prizes and all the other organisation.

I know the boys will join me in a loud and public thank you to you all.

John Wilding & Son Cornells — Jewellers The Golden Boot Hubble & Freeman The Village Shop—Sutton Valence Lady Mop Smarties Moss Bros.

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DWI and others in the Nairobi market

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CROSS COUNTRY The season started, as always, with the Knole Run at Se%enoaks. The team did as well as could be expected for such an important race so early in our season. Patrick Chance gave a clear indication of his fitness and commitment by finishing a strong 5th. Our team performance would have been much better had Chris Miller not injured himself pulling a muscle at the furthest point on the course. A brand new four wheel drive vehicle had to he commandeered to effect his rescue.

In domestic matches the senior team ran consistently but lacked strength in depth. When Patrick Chance was away representing Kent at county level, Chris Miller and Bruce Lawton did their best to lead the team. Matthew Stevens also ran well on occasions but was sometimes disappointing. Rick Young and Alex Bateman were always enthusiastic and were sometimes well placed but lacked basic speed. Rick was excellent in his handling of the girls and we were pleased to welcome the female contingent into the cross-country fold.

The intermediate team were of more even ability and scored some good victories, but they were often hampered by losing Jonathan Holroyd to Kent fixtures. James Drury was the most improved runner of the season and together with Simon Mills, Tom Wellard, Ben Collins and Lewis Worrall provided the nucleus of the team. Jenny Theobald and Jo Raja were excellent and Laura Harris managed to embarrass many much older girls. In fact the girls' results were rather better than the boys.

For those readers who have done the Performance run I feel that it is worth mentioning that Patrick Chance recorded a time of less than 20 minutes. Looking back through my records I find that this time is almost a minute better than the previous record. However, I suspect that we will not have long to wait before Jonathan Holroyd improves on this time. He has had an outstanding season winning the Kent intermediate age group championship and going on to record very creditable results in inter-county and English Schools races.

I would also like to mention the excellent win in the cross country house matches by Cornwallis. The boys demonstrated good spirit in their final house race.

I would like to thank all those who ran forthe School and, in particular. those I have not mentioned by name. I would also like to thank the staff who helped me this season and

The learn Harm up at Dover for a race Hon h~ Patrick Chance (foreground)

particularly Chris Parkinson for his efforts in enthusing 'gentleman joggers with the joys of long distance running.

D.E.C.

FIVES First IV Played 6; Won 3; Lost 3.

The limited number of potential opponents and unfavourable weather conditions early in the term resulted in there being fewer matches played this year than we should have liked. We also had fewer courts in which to play them. (The â–şnulti-gym donated by the F.S.V.S. was set up in court 4 last August and looks likely to stay there until we get a sports hall, and, for the first six weeks of the Lent Term one other court was always out of action, cluttered with scaffolding as workmen moved through the building renovating the ceilings).

Patrick (lance. Chris \lilIer and Bruce LaNton at the Kent Championships

It is sad that the game at Whitgitt. one of our traditional opponents, appears to have died, at least for the time beint. but it is nice that we can now play a full fixture against Christ's Hospital, where the game once again flourishes.

Abonusfor the First IV this year was a visit from ayoung but nevertheless rather good side from Loretto, who were on a short mid-term tour. At the other end of the scale and rather later in the term we were visited by Lambrook Prep School from Bracknell who had written asking for a match against our Under 15s and Under 14s. They too were rather good but fortunately our Under I5s. on a hiding to nothing against eleven and twelve year olds. managed to win; the Under 14s were less successful.

Rupert Gill, this year's captain, lacked some of the sharpness he had developed in 1989 as a result of regular practice with Chris Leach. This year there was no one in the School who could extend him sufficiently and his game suffered as a result. He had Tim Finlinson from the '89IV as his number two but the third and fourth spots were variously taken by five other players during the short season for one reason or another and it was therefore not to create any real team spirit and generate the sort of momentum that goes with it. They heat Rutlish. Christ's Hospital and Felsted, and lost to The R.F.A. Club, Loretto and Tonbridge.

That there were no potential team players in the Lower Sixth is a little worrying and it is fortunate that the age group with the greatest depth this year was the Under 16s despite the fact that Nick Foster — the 1989 Under 15 captain — had emigrated to Canada. However, even though Tony Coker and Alex Hubble both had some First IV experience this year, it is not easy to see how we shall be able to put out two Senior IVs next season who will he able to compete on reasonably equal terms with the sort of opposition they can expect to encounter.

In the Under 15 and Under 14 age groups we barely had enough players to make up teams and so the longer term prospects are also rather bleak. However, such players as there were showed above average enthusiasm and, if they work at their game, they will undoubtedly improve as they get stronger and more experienced. From amongst those juniors, Oliver Haywood showed the greatest promise.

In the internal competitions, Lambe's won the House match, Rupert Gill won the Open singles and Tony Coker won the Under 16 singles.

Half colours were awarded to Tim Finlinson, Under 16 colours to Tony Coker and Alex Hubble, and Under 15 colours to Oliver Haywood.

M.F.B.

not highand, most significantly,virtuallv novelle entative team players came from this group. I o complete the depressing pictur e. because of the very short, and somewhat disrupted, Lent Term, neither the Inter-House Competitions nor the Individual Championships took place.

The game awaits an energetic, enthusiastic, preferable young, member of staff to snatch the reins from my jaded hands.

J.Mc(.

BASKETBALL Captains: Festus Sam-Amoye and Dominic Yuen.

It was a disappointing and somewhat disjointed season for the Senior squad, particularly for two such talented players as Festus and Dominic. Several matches were cancelled, for one reason or other, and it is getting increasingly difficult to arrange regularfixtures at this level.

Festus was captain for the autumn term and led well, by example. Sadly, he wasn't available for the fixture against Cranbrook, which was a very low scoring game. culminating in a victory by only 27-20. Festus and his brother Harrison then left SVS. but the former returned in time to play against King's Canterbury in March, under Dominic's able captaincy. With a weakened side, though. they failed to impress and lost 30-40. A close game against Oakwood Park GS resulted in it well-deserved 46-43 victory and in May the Common Room team was convincingly beaten 72-32.

At the Junior level, Jim Brandon captained a 5th year team and Ben Painter a 4th year, both of which played in Maidstone Schools' Tournaments — the first for several years. The 5th year did particularly well, losing two very close games and winning four, including the final of the Maidstone Schools' 'Tournament, in which they beat Maidstone Grammar School. Notably. Ben Painter scored 20 points against both King's Canterbury and Oakwood Park GS, Chris Pope a similar total against Cornwallis and Ken Shum 22, also against King's Canterbury. This was an excellent match, which they just lost by 58-64. They had beaten them 3 I -26 at home, earlier in the season.

In two different tournaments, the 4th year team won four games and lost just two. One, a semi-final against Cornwallis went to extra time and, for once, Ben Painter unfortunately missed a winning opportunity.

The standard of skill shown by the Under 15 players, in particular, bodes well for next season. Junior Colours were awarded to Boler Abudu, Tony Coker, Ben Painter and Chris Pope.

In the Inter-House competitions, the girls' houses again competed, but until they play Basketball on a regular basis. they can't really expect to do well. The Senior competition was shared between Cornwallis and Westminster. following a discrepancy in the scoring! In the circumstances, with Dominic and Festus on opposing sides in an extremely closefought final, it was a fittingconclusion to the season. The Junior shield was retained by Westminster, who beat St. Margaret's 18-14 in the final.

Team Records: Seniors: Played 4; Won 3; Lost 1; Points for:175; Against 135. Individual totals: Sam-Amoye ma 72, Yuen 49.

Brandon 14. Other team members: Coker, Hatcga.

Nchindo, Painter, Pope, Sam-Amoye mi and Scott.

Junior 5th year: Played 6; Won 4; Lost 2; Points for: 226: Against 183. Individual totals: Pope 56, Painter 51, Shum 34, Brandon 30. Coker 21, Abudu 16. Other team members: Cheung. Hodson ma, Ng. Onaolapo and Yuc. Junior 4th year: Played 6; Won 4; Lost 2; Points for: 68; Against 52.

Individual totals: Painter 28, Shum 20, Ahudu 12, Other team members: Chcung, Hodson mi, Ng and Onaolapo.

D.W.T.

SQUASH Captain: R. Blanchard.

With considerable regret I report that Squash, if not quite moribund, is most sickly. The 1989-90 season saw far fewer matches played than at any time since the early days of the sport here. Although we had a reasonable nucleus of sound enough players round which to build, securing the injury-free availability of the strongest team — certainly at First V level — proved too often impossible, since a high proportion of team-players were also in respresentative Rugby or Hockey sides. Several times we were forced to undergo the embarrassment of turning up, for both home and away fixtures, with incomplete teams, or of making last-minute cancellations. In consequence the First V played a mere four matches in the season, of which only one was won, against a very weak St. Lawrence side; the Under 15V, the only other side which operated, played only one more match and likewise registered a single victory. No Junior coaching could he offered, so the essential process of searching for and bringing on young players did not take place. The usual Squash Set played the same as an Autumn Term option, but overall the quality of play and players was 53

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vital - and the O.S. are full of it. What if that demon Bunker had been playing?) Against the XL Club 198 was a reachable target if we got a good start which we did but then we lost 5 wickets while adding eight runs between 10 1 and 109. This was the only collapse of the season, made all the more galling since we had taken the first 5 opposition wickets for only 58.

Dover College, draw Dover 208-5 School 189-1 Barr 122, Page 54* The Dover declaration came at ten to five after 80 overs.

Our runs came quickly because they put their fielders on the boundary and we were able to run a lot of singles and twos. Lusty hitting saw us close but we needed more than the 29 overs that were bowled at us.

The Band of Brothers, draw School 64-2 rain Maidstone G.S., draw M.G.S. 154-7 School 128-6 Cowell 3-44, Barr 3-47, Cowell 74.

Jamie Cowell was set fair to win this match all on his own.

He lost concentration at the wrong time and Caramba! At least his innings added a lot of light and gaiety to the gloom.

St. Dunstan's College, won St. Dunstan's 112 School 113-3 Patel 3-29, Cowell 4-26, Barr 5 I * Yakesh Patel's three wickets made a total of 17 against this school in three years. It is amazing how one can perform well against some and less well against others without exception. Batsmen find the same situations.

The M.C.C., won M.C.C. 227-3 School 231-5 Barr 68, Balcomb 53*. Cowell 46, Barr A 33* This was the performance of the season. Chasing a big score is just about the most formidable task that a schoolboy eleven can aim at, and to achieve it against this opposition was a true test of our corporate skill. Scott Balcomb bludgeoned the bowling and Alan Barr's cameo innings shouted loud his rapidly growing confidence.

These two were the major instruments of victory and all the more pleasurable to the spectator that they were middle order batsmen, sorely lacking in match practice as a result of the earlier pitch-hogging performances of the openers.

The Pioneers, draw School 44-0 The King's School, Canterbury, won King's 94 School 95-1 Page 5-27, Barr 4-36. Page 39'".

A sultry day and King's played sultry cricket. They just could not get the hang of Jason Page's bowling. He made one or two balls hop from a goodish length and the King's boys were intimidated. Opening the innings with Matthew Corney, for a change, another 50 run opening stand was achieved (altogether there were 11 in the season and also two stands bigger than a hundred, not bad out of 17 matches).

First XI This was a magnificent season by any standards. In every completed match where the School batted first they scored over 200 runs. They beat a strong MCC, scoring 227 to do so and they took advantage of an unusually insecure King's Canterbury, winning by 9 wickets. Cricket week was a feast of entertainment and good natured fun.

In the compilation of this account I am able to draw on a wealth of factual information provided by Simon Dyke, but it is the memories that I wish to relate for they are far more important than statistics - even to one who has admitted an admiration of a certain Geoffry Boycott. I also admire F. S. Trucman, and he can recall every wicket he has taken in the first class game and probably every run he scored as well.

Amazingly, in such a good summer, three matches were destroyed by rain - and, from the start that the School made in these matches they promised to be excellent encounters. There were another two or three matches that we played which we should have won but only managed to draw. I have tried very hard to shrug off these disappointments by saying it is the playing that counts and that the results are not so vitally important in themselves hut it is frustrating to recall a season which was undoubtedly the best for several years in all the aspects of playing the game and to register 'only' six wins.

But, for all that, the season was one of great achievement.

James Barr looked so secure that it was always a sur prise when he was out and he fully deserved his 800 odd runs for the School (and incidentally it was a great pleasure to read about him in the local press in their account of the matches of The Mote in the Kent League). I think my greatest pleasure this season was in being able to watch the matches without any anxiety that the batting would collapse. I knew we would have to work hard for wickets and we did just that - none of the wins was a walkover.

Played 17; Won 6; Drawn 11; Lost I . (and a game against Bethany which was a win for 'an eleven').

St. Lawrence College, won St. Lawrence 133 School 137-2 Cowell 4-32, Patel 4-49, Barr 81 * Page 25, Cowell 26.

Cranbrook 155 Cranbrook, won School 158-3 Barr 5-54, Patel 3-37, Page 77* Barr 52.

Note here the emergence of four names which are going to dominate the achievements all through the season. Our success was based on their fine play and their consistency.

Both these matches were easy wins in the early season when our pacemen worked as a team and Barr was very difficult to play on slower wickets. The batting was always going to be our strength and these targets did not really tax us.

King's School, Rochester, draw School 235-5 King's 212-8 Barr 142, Patel 26*, Hudd 25*, Cowell 4-82.

This game should have been on TV, containing as it did much that is good in schoolboy cricket. Two magnificent sides on the day striving for a win. King's could have played for a tame draw, but they tried to the last to get the runs and only a couple of well deserved (if late) wickets prevented the most exciting of finishes.

The O.S., draw O.S. 145 School 123-7 Cowell 5-36, Patel 4-50, Patel 37, Barr A 27.

The Forty Club, draw XL Club 198 School 145-9 Barr 4-71, Cowell 3-24, Barr 43, Page 29, Cowell 28.

These were two disappointing results. We had certainly howled well enough to expect to beat the O.S. but wily spinners got the better of our ambition. (experience is so

Cricket Week Harvey G.S., draw

School 201-3 Harvey 107-3

Page 74, Cowell 46, Barr 45.

Marden 204-7 Marden C.C., draw School 164-8 Waters 4-36, Page 79, Barr A 35.

The Headmaster's XI draw School 64-0 School 201-5 Kent College, draw Kent College 107-9 Cowell 59, Barr 43, Page 34, Barr A 34*.

School 244-5 Simon Dyke's XI, won SJD's 128 Cowell 56, Page 49, Barr A 46, Willetts 40, Barr 6-34.

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This was a splendid week. Willy Waters made his mark.

He is going to be a fine howler, and we know he can hit a ball hard when he wants to. Alan Barr continued the good work of earlier, and Abudu and Painter gained valuable experience. These are going to be good value in the next few years. The week belonged to Jason Page really. He scored heavily in all the matches.

There are several others who might have a particularly good performance mentioned by me but there is one outstanding whose total contribution was excellent and yet he scored hardly any runs nor did he take any wickets with demon bowling. Russell Blanchard gave a great deal to this side with superb wicketkeeping. Cool, collected and correct he inspired the others to field well and to return the ball fast and accurately. He was a sensible consultant when the skipper needed advice and an important member of the post mortem club in cricket week.

We have no video to record my memories. There are no instant replays of the better moments, no highlights to watch. I do have my memories, and I am more fortunate than you who can only rely on my garbled account. It is slightly possible that your activities on Saturday afternoons this summer will be able to be plucked from your memories and savoured long after the event but I doubt they will be as good as mine — Scott Balcomb startling the M.C.C.; James Barr clubbing K.S.R. bowlers all over that lovely Paddock, long may it be a venue for cricket; the tales of the Umpires over lunch time food and drink; of Mick Dodd caring for me in my fuming rage in late May with a can of beer and good counsel on the boundary: John Shepherd's words of wisdom after the Cranbrook match and so many more.

Finally thank you Mick Dodd — R.D.C. says Sutton Valence wickets are becoming 'Charlie Smith wickets' and there is no greater praise. We also learned how to put out a boundary rope, and gather it in. Thanks to Graham and Nobby and Graham — another fine team. Thank you catering ladies one and all. Our reputation for victualling our guests is high — that roast beef, carved at the table..

Thank you M.F.B. for your help and support and also all the other masters involved in one way or another.

D.P.

Under 15 Xl This was a good season in vv hich a number of players showed very considerable promise with several of them making appearances in the First XI. Barr scored a century in the first match against St. Lawrence which was particularly noteworthy, despite the limitation of the bowling, in that he scored a great many of his runs with classical offside strokes and never really looked troubled.

Barr's opening partner. Abudu, also had a fine season (238 runs at 39.7 as well as showing considerable natural ability as a wicket-keeper): indeed, these two so dominated the batting that the rest of the battling was short of match practice and looked fragile when called upon to face the high quality bowling of Cranbrook and King's Canterbury.

Only two other players reached 20 all season, Painter (twice) who hits the ball very cleanly, and Waters, who shows the ability to'graft' quite efficiently.

On the bowling front Painter's pace and Dunderdalc's accuracy and movement (7 wickets, all bowled, against Dover) formed a useful opening partnership, while Waters often capitalised on the work of this pair as batsman viewed (mistakenly!) his tempting left arm spin as offering some relief and opportunity to score. Robertson also took valuable wickets and Raisbeck had considerable success in the difficult art of leg-spin bowling.

Of the other players, Strong bowled very well (6-56) against St. Lawrence but thereafter lacked accuracy: nonetheless, he made careful contributions with the hat and shows promise as an all-rounder. Morris and Slaughter fielded well but still need to work hard to master basic batting techniques: they also suffered in that in a strong side, their opportunities to shine were a little limited.

Congratulations to all who helped to make this a successful season and not least to those who kept the scoreboard.

Also played: Harris, Collins, Ward. White. Sandom.

Mills.

Results St. Lawrence Cranbrook Harvey G.S. King's Rochester Dover King's Canterbury St. Dunstan's Bethany

Second XI When, in April, I first looked at the list of this season's senior cricketers, I had hopes of an even better season than that of 1989 but it did not turn out quite like that and, of the six matches played, we won only two (against Dover College and St. Dunstan's), lost three (against Cranbrook, King's Rochester and King's Canterbury) and drew one (against St. Lawrence). This slightly disappointing record can possibly be attributed to the inexperience of many of the players, for whom this was their first season of senior cricket.

James Waters, who played in last season's team, took over the captaincy this year and soon discovered what a difficult task it can be. On the whole he handled things very well but he still has a bit to learn about field setting.

In the field the Baker twins once again set a very high standard and it would be nice if everyone could, like them, regard fielding as a challenge rather than as a chore.

Of the bowlers, Duncan Poole-Connor finished with the best average, taking his eight wickets for just under eighteen runs apiece; Adrian Shaw's eight wickets cost him just over eighteen runs each and James Waters finished with ten for one hundred and ninety six.

Noone batted with any consistency, Robert Gill finishing top of the averages with 21 and he was followed by James Waters (17.6), Adrian Shaw, whose somewhat cavalier approach brought him the highest aggregate (95) for six innings at an average of 15.9, and Duncan PooleConnor (14.1).

Second XI colours were awarded to James Waters, Jason and Justin Baker, Duncan Poole-Connor and Adrian Shaw.

M.F.B.

Won Lost Won Won Won Lost Won Won ('.W.W.W.

Under 14 XI Played 9; Won 7: Lost 2 There is little doubt that a school team that has ended its term winning seven of its nine fixtures should be congratulated on a successful season. I do congratulate this year's side, conscientiously captained by David Harvey,for the season; yet my words have to be tinged necessarily with the positive feeling that this was — surprisingly in view of the bare statistics — by no means one of the stronger Under 14 sides in recent years.

Two thoughts spring from this view: firstly, the more general one that cricket in schools is not as strongoras wellcoached as it used to be; Indeed in many areas it has ceased to exist at all. With the ever-increasing pressures of GCSE and the absurdly time-consuming administrative tasks that now go with it, as well as a further change at A level and the understandable reluctance of staff in many schools to spend time coaching and umpiring, there is a very real danger of cricket being squeezed out altogether. We, at Sutton Valence, must not let this happen! We must continue to provide youngsters with expert coaching and opportunities to play games and matches. Cricket reflects life in all its tantalising ups and downs, its paradoxes, its subtleties, its poetry; to our ancestors we owe its form and structure, and thus its survival, and we must ensure that 55

survival is continued even more so now when poor techniques in both bowling and batting dominate the game in this country, and when everywhere there is a tedious concentration on 'helmets' and intimidatory bowling and disgracefully slow over-rates.

Secondly, in more particular vein, this year's group of players were led to success by five boys who recognised their limitations and, in doing so, produced consistent performances. Admittedly some opponents were very weak and under-coached, but at this level of cricket, as with life, strange things can happen. It is to thegroup's credit that on only one occasion out of nine did they let themselves down, i.e. in the poor quality game against King's Canterbury. Conversely in the other 'lost' match (v Harvey (i.S. Folkestone), some of the best cricket of the season was played by both sides and there was no disgrace in being defeated by a team that clearly knew what it was about.

Opposition weaknesses in bowling and fielding were largely instrumental in the side gaining victories against St. Lawrence, King's Rochester, Dover and St. Dunstan's, the last a side normally difficult to beat at this level. However, credit should be given to Hodson's and Harper's opening stand of 1 I 1 in 15 overs(!) against St. Lawrence, Hodson (90") and Harvey's stand of 82 for the 3rd wicket against King's Rochester, while Bukuku's 7-27 destroyed Maidstone and Fox's left-arm round eventually proved too tricky for St. Dunstan's, just when the game looked to be progressing towards an exciting finish. The latter event had occurred in the second match when the inevitable 'Under I4 procession' took place with the Sutton Valence side tumbling erratically from 89-1 to 120 all out. Cranbrook at 70-8 seemed'buried', but a colourful 25 from Wazir at No. 1O prolonged the innings until Harvey and Fox bowled straight ones to leave Sutton Valence victors by just 7 runs.

David Harvey, a listener but not yet decisive enough as captain, will turn out to he afine cricketer when he relaxes a little. He hats too tensely and bowls erratically, but he does have some technique in both and as a bowler has the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander when he delivers the ball from a position close to the stumps.

Richard Hodson gave his skipper excellent support, proving a revelation as opening batsman. His consistency was quite remarkable (455 runs in 9 innings) and his eight scores of over 22 (4 fifties) ensured some solidity was given to the batting. I liked his concentration and respect for his own limitations, virtues that paid off handsomely this year.

Along with Andrew Flisher, who could have been more lively behind the stumps, he also proved a useful, though not especially agile wicketkeeper.

Three other bowlers shared the wickets with Harvey as these figures indicate: Overs Maidens runs Wickets Average E. Bukuku 39.2 10 106 19 5.58 M. Fox 64.3 195 22 7 8.60 D. Harvey 58.2 8 285 27 10.90 G. Lee 48.3 10 163 13 12.50 Evans Bukuku, off a short run, howled straight — the main virtue of any bowler — while Michael Fox, with his slightly questionable leftarm'round-arm action, round the wicket (confusing?) was difficult to play when he obtained the correct line and length. He and Gavin Lee, a useful prospect as off-break bowler, contributed useful runs, the latter steering its home at Maidstone. At present, he is a mixture of the uncontident and the old 'pro', but he will do well when he rectifies certain errors in technique. In many ways — as some of his crucial catches indicated — he is a natural.

Cricket can continue to flourish at Sutton Valence as long as high standards are aimed for and recognised as such. Much is achieved here by both staff and pupils; however, surface recognition, blindness to real quality and the desire 'to get things done' at the expense of quality will never ensure that the achievements are maintained.

Colours were awarded to: D. Harvey and R. Hodson.

Those who also played but who are not mentioned above were: T. Barnardiston, N. Evans, J. Purvis, J. Roberts, S. Sowcmimo-Coker, T. Stilcman, J. Syles, A. Winter.

One 'B' match was played against King's Canterbury: though the game resulted in defeat, it went the full distance and was notable for an excellent partnership of 63 for the 5th wicket between Ben Ward and Andrew Lee. My thanks for this enjoyable season go not only to the boys but also to Mike Sinclair for his expert assistance.

R.D.C. Under 13 XI This summer, despite the hot weather, the team managed to complete only three matches, because of a mixup with the fixtures and a torrential downpour one Saturday. The pool of players, although small, showed some potential with a number having gained valuable experience last year and a couple who had a very good eye and learnt quickly.

The fixtures were two matches against Underhill which were both lost and one against Bethany which was won. The main problem was that the batsmen failed to score sufficient runs, too many of them playing shots in the air to give the fielding side catching practice. The bowling was also variable with good balls interspersed with much that was too wide or too short or both! However, the spirit of the side showed through in their fielding and their encouragement of each other.

Martin Sands captained the side well and always looked the most likely to score runs and get wickets. Alex YoungWootton bowled quickly,but too erratically, and, when he connected, hit the ball very hard. David Hayman kept wicket tidily and showed some potential as a batsman. Of the newcomers Tom Horton and James Simmonds both got runs and wickets, whilst Mark Critchley looked to be the best fielder and thrower in the side.

In the annual battle between Bennett and Holdgate, Bennett emerged the winners thanks to some sensible batting by their less experienced players.

Colours were awarded to M. Sands, D. Hayman and A. Young-Wootton.

N.B.V.J.

ATHLETICS I did not expect this summer to be as successful as the last four or five. The numbers of seniors was significantly down and the depth which has been our strength, was missing.

The fact that we were as successful as we were as a club on the whole, was yet again due to the determination and hard work of all the athletes.

The Juniors were, for once, our most successful team, and the Intermediates showed that in a year or two, we will be back as the force that we have been. Training continued as it has done, with the throwers working hard on the multigym, doing two circuits and then being expected to'get-in' half a dozen good throws. The runners starting with a Don Clarke warm-up, often described as a training session in its own right and then going into a variation of the latest test, the Lambe's steps.

Some of the Juniors not knowing what was expected of them, would find training harder than the others. Many had never really trained before and were surprised by the bullying of myself or their fellow athletes, but all would fall into line, work as hard as they were capable and, I hope, be better for it. It would he fair to say that we had five leading athletes. Paddy Chance captained the club and ran 800, 15O0 and steeplechase, sometimes all at the same meeting.

Most of us were amazed by his stamina but none of us were surprised by his success and eventual participation at the English Schools in the Steeplechase. Festus Sam Amoye 56

ended his family's successful era at Sutton Valence with_ by his standards, a slightly down-beat season. Dogged by a strain, Festus still competed at a standard above most others in Long. Triple and Hurdles. Both these super Athletes will be sorely missed.

Another leaver was Anthony Nchindo who discovered, late in the 1989 season, that he could throw a javelin. This he did, rarely falling below 40m, whilst also competing well over 100m, Long or Triple Jump.

These three leave, perhaps demonstrating how we may struggle at senior level next year, but luckily two remain.

Bruce Lawton takes on the role of captain and will continue to compete with success over 400, 800 and 150pm and Chris Haynes will look after the throws. Chris still holds the record for Junior shot at the magnificent Tonbridge track, but now feels that his full potential needs some fine tuning for it really to appear.

As can be seen from the results, the senior team did beat some other schools and it would not be fair to leave out the others who did, after all, earn their invaluable points. These were Frank Hatega 100, Long and Triple Jump, Jim Weedon, Shot, Discus and Javelin, Richard Young, 200, 400, 800, Lawrence Horton, Hurdles and the occasional throw and Chris Miller. Chris Hicks and Alex Bateman over middle distance.

The Intermediates had a good year with a mixture of old hands and new finds. Notably amongst the former were John Childs who hurdled well, even over the senior height at the Duke of York's, and threw most successfully with Melvyn Nwajei; Oliver Whawell continued to sprint well over the 400m, but he lost his short sprint place to the newcomers of John Smith and Stephen Walsh. These two powered their way to many a leading position in the 100 and 200 and were selected to go to the Kent Championships for the Maidstone area. To these four, one must add Jonathan Holroyd, who, when fit, looked as good as ever over the middle distances, and the sometimes successful but ever hard-working Ben Collins and James Drury. Oliver Haywood did everything from High Jump, through Triple Jump to 1500, with a smile and Tim Down did the 200. Rupert Cowell improved with Javelin to even beat the one-time successful Ashley Day. We have a lot to look forward to with these Intermediates, but quite honestly, the delight for me was the Juniors. When we can get the Intermediates and these younger ones all together, we will be really back on the map.

We certainly turned some heads at Tonhridge when we

beat Milllicld and caused a re-count at Sevenoaks vvlien another school could not believe that we had beaten them too. Some of the Juniors even competed at the senior competition of the Duke of York's and were remarkably successful. We had the duo of Tim Wellard to win the 150O and Ben Ward the 800, Sino Onaolapo with his standing start, the 200, long and triple, Miles McLeod, heating the javelin record at Tonbridge. high jumping, 100 or long jumping. Stephen Slattery hurdling, discus and heating the School junior shot record and Chris Bowen-Colthurstover 400. To add to these we had the Sowemimo-Coker brothers, Perhaps the Bickleys or Sam Amoyes of the future, sprinting, hurdling and long jumping.

What talent there is here to take us on into the 1 990's. We now have synthetic run-up for the Javelin and one jumping pit. The others will follow, with the high jump, in 1991. The facilities improve and so should the standards, and with such athletes as we have now, so they should.

My thanks to Don Clarke and John McCormick for their invaluable help over the last season: to the t*roundsmen for the long hours they put in on the tr ack ancl for sharing my frustrations when somebody. plus their dog, tried out the new long jump run-up, BEFORE it had set hard. To Kathy Egan for the catering and again, to all my long-suffering colleagues forthe many hours they put in at the track. It may appear a thankless task, but I do appreciate it.

Schools competed against at all levels Merchant Taylors St. Edmund's S.I.J. King's Rochester S.I.J. S.I.J. Worth St. Lawrence S.I..I. 1..l.

St. John's King's Canterbury S.I.J. S. Dover College Duke of York's S. Aldenham I.J. Harrow I.J. .I. Millfield .I. Tonbridge I.J. Kent College J. Cranbrook J. Eastbourne S..I. Sevenoaks 'Teams mentioned arc the S.V. teams that vvon.

The following were selected to represent the Maidstone Schools.

Sino Onaolapo Paddy Chance Jonathan Holroyd Fcstus Sam Amoye Anthony Nchindo Stephen Walsh John Smith Westminster House won the House Athletics.

Bennett won the Junior.

Paddy Chance and Stephen Walsh went to the Independent Schools' Championships.

1500 Chance won his heat and came third in final.

100 Walsh 3rd in his heat.

200 Walsh 3rd in his heat.

Paddy also went to the English Schools to compete in the steeplechase, where he came 1 1 th in a very strong field.

Teams from: P. Chance, F. Sam Amoye, R. Young, L. Horton, A. Nchindo, A. Bateman, C. Miller, C. Haynes, J. Weedon, C. Hicks, F. Hatega, B. Lawton, C. Evans, J. Scott, J. Childs, M. Nwajei, E. Moore, B. Collins, L. Worrall, A. Day, J. Drury, T. Down, O. Hayzelden, S. Walsh, J. Holroyd, O. Haywood, S. Slattery, M. McLeod, J. Smith, R. Cowell, C. Colthurst, T. Wellard, S. Onaolapo, S. Sowemimo-Coker (ma) and (mi), G. Hambourg, B. Ward.

J.LaR. P.

The Duke of York's Cup team which again won the trophy

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JUDO

SWIMMING

C aptain: Alex Bateman.

After a year of progress and useful activity by way of competition and gradings, Judo this year was quieter by comparison. There were about fifteen members in session at the start of the year but with, first, Harrison Sam Amoye (caving the School sadly but unavoidably at the end of the Christmas Term, and then Steve Coates, the coach, being forced to give up through pressure of work, interest inevitably fell and the numbers declined.

Harrison was a very helpful and determined supporter of the Judo Club and an excellent player who combined both strength and agility on the mat. He is by far the most successful Judo exponent the club has had in recent years. I have vivid memories of his superb victories against I'onbridge!

Steve Coates had earned a great deal of respect from the boys for his friendly but disciplined approach as well as for his own expertise, and it was a great pity he, too, should have had to leave us so suddenly after Christmas. Glenn, his successor, had already been attending sessions here with Steve, and is in the same mould without quite being able to communicate his enthusiasm for the sport in the same way.

As usual, on Speech Day, a display was organised on the grass tennis courts at which M r. Jack Cook of the KentJudo Association presided. Numbers assisting with this, however, were frankly very disappointing.

Alex Bateman remained a loyal and tenacious captain to the end and I only regret that the unavoidable change in coaches meant fewer opportunities for competition. Of the other players, it was David Hayman who stood out most for his exceptional interest, his unflagging assistance and appetite for the sport. I trust he manages to attend his grading in the Summer Holidays and gets in a competition or two. As long as we can lay on competition — there are, of course, local and county tournaments at all levels to be entered — and the Judo Club is able to survive, then I predict he will develop very quickly into a highly skilful and combative player.

To survive, the club, and its coach, needs support on a regular basis, a definite commitment for the year, and I hope this will be forthcoming from both new members of the School and some of the old hands in 1990-91.

R.D.C.

Bravely huddled under umbrellas, dressed unseasonally in waterproofs, vainly seeking shelter in the changing rooms door-ways or under sodden sheets of paper, who can forget the first day of the house swimming competition? The downpour transformed the afternoon from one of unpredictability to hilarious saturated reality.

The follow-up, two days later was more normal: an enjoyable culmination to a season's swimming in which the girls' combined team showed pleasing development of talent. This was the year in which girls' swimming threatened the boys' traditional dominance of the sport.

Overall, results against other schools were poor. Boys' swimming at least has failed to attract the large numbers that were wont to compete a decade ago and the girls have increasingly superseded them. Nevertheless, training by all has been serious and enthusiastic. The surprise for the boys was the girls' taking of the Penguin trophy, albeit through two disqualifications.

A mention should be made of Angus Rissik's captaincy.

Angus led the swimming team from the front. During the season he awoke echoes of past glories with his breaking of two records.

Let us now look for more competition, more training and even more enjoyment.

W.K.P.

House results: Swimming Cup: Relays Cup: Penguin:

Cornwallis Cornwallis Valence/Sutton

Records: 100 yd Breaststroke: A Rissik, 70.2 sec (S. Powell, 70.6, 1974) 5(1 yd Breastroke: A. Rissik, 32.7 sec (S. Licence, J. August, 33.2) Colours: Senior: (half) Elizabeth New Under 16: Tom Hodson Nick Hodgson Katherine Roberts ('n(lcr 15: James Hunt

The start of an Inter-House race

GIRLS' HOCKEY

also awarded her First Xl Full Colours; she deserved them forsuceess in encouraging the performance of the team and for her efforts in attack. Half colours were awarded to Anita Henderson and Amanda Fowler.

Thanks must also go to Belinda Evans who is in charge of First and Second XI hockey and to J.L.R.P. and D.E.C. for their help in coaching. Next year we should have a fair number of the present XI returning and we hope for even greater success. Congratulations to Anita Henderson on her appointment as Captain of Girls Hockev next scals<m.

Those who represented the School were C. Palmer, H. Ward. J. Frond, A. Fowler.

C. Stainton-James, A. Henderson, N. Harr.

N. Anslow (captain), N. Kruger, L. Piper.

First XI Kent College Pembury Dover Grammar School Sevenoaks M.G.S. Dover College St. Lawrence College Cranbrook Second XI King's School Canterbury Sevenoaks Kent College Canterbury

Draw Won Draw Draw Lost Won Draw Won Won Lost

0-0 3-2 0-0 0-0 1-4 2-0 0-0 1-0 I-0 1-4

Girls' 1st XI Hocks)

A glance at the above results table will confirm that the standard of girls' hockey at senior level is improving. Out of ten matches the First XI won 4 drew 4 and lost only 2. We are still smaller numerically in the Sixth Form than many of our opponents and we therefore had to field a larger number of Fifth Formers than would be ideal. It is most encouraging that this young inexperienced side should have played so well together and credit must go to the captain Natasha Anslow who instigated the early morning run which did much to raise team spirit.

We were fortunate to have Rebecca Warner in goal again. The figure of ten goals against does not really reflect the quality of her play. Had it not been for her efforts the score against might have been much higher. She well deserved the First XI colours awarded at the end of the season.

We had a potentially strong but in the event a rather erratic half back line in Claire Stainton James, Anita Henderson and Amanda Fowler. Each is capable of excellent play and Anita and Amanda were frequently the player of the match but all three seldom managed to play well together.

Our main weakness is still an inability to score goals although every congratulation must go to Naomi Kruger who was awarded the Most Improved Player Award for her efforts in attack. Only Naomi and Natasha play like forwards. At the end of the season Natasha Anslow was

Second XI We were able to field a Second XI although it is much harder to make fixtures. However, out of five matches the team won 2, drew 2 and lost 1.

There are several promising players who should make it to the First XI next year but the team was, above all, a friendly one who played hard together.

Those who were in the Second XI included L. Slater, W. Griva, E. Pearce, J. Taylor, K. Roberts, R. Norris, S. Theobald, J. Vilchez, R. Wilkinson, K. Link, H. Hatfield.

Under 15 XI This team had another successful season.

Won 6-0 Kent College Pembury Won 1-0 Dover College Won 2-0 M.G.S. Won 4-2 Sevenoaks 1-0 Won St. Lawrence College Draw 0-0 Cranbrook Won 5-1 St. Edmunds 2-2 Draw Sevenoaks 2-4 Kent College Canterbury Lost Won 6; Drew 2; Lost 1.

What is more important than the record itself is the high tally of goals, 23 for and 9 against. This team realised that scoring goals was important and there was an excellent forward line. Jenny Theobald at R.W. combines speed with 59

good ball control. Claudia Latham has boundless if erratic energy and was constantly on the attack. Most of the goals were scored by her but Majella Imberg, Joanne Mumford, Jenny Howells and Frances Yonge were always at the front with her. An excellent half back line in Emma Lloyd, Layla Tom and Joanna Raja contributed much to the team's success. They were always ready to back up any attacking move and equally able to defend. This team was probably weakest in defence although Kathryn Hannah improved enormously over the season.

This side contained many promising players, four of whom were chosen to represent Maidstone against the East Kent side. Congratulations to Jenny, Layla, Jo Raja and Claudia. It has been a most friendly and enthusiastic team to coach and I am certain that many of them will find themselves in the First XI next year.

The year's hockey culminated in the I.A.P.S. Girls; Hockey Tournament in March, where all the team played well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a special mention for Laura Harris, Georgie Pares and Elizabeth Pope. Alison Brannan proved to be a valuable defence player as did Demelza Harris, and Katie Woods played the part of a fearless goalie with conviction.

At the hockey tournament we won our matches against St. Edmunds and Underhill, but lost to Wellesley House (again!). We played Dover in the semi-finals with Underhill giving us lots of cheering support. We won that match 2-0 and came third overall.

The girls have worked hard and with great enthusiasm; their record being: Played 7; Won 3; Lost 4.

Those who have represented S.V.S. at Under 13 Level are: G. Pares, L. Pope, E. Parrett, A. Brannon, K. Woods, C. Day, L. Harris, D. Harris, F. Lynes, H. Browne, M. Gear, S. Stileman, C. Dearing, D. Ong. C.M.C.M.

Under 14 XI There are always far fewer matches for this level but the results suggest a most promising side with lots of goal scoring potential.

Dover College Won 5-0 Sevenoaks Draw 0-0 St. Lawrence Won 3-0 St. Edmunds Won 4-0 Sevenoaks Won 3-1 Kent College Canterbury Won 6-0 Kent College Pcmbury Won 3-0 Won 6: Drew 1; Lost 0.

GIRLS' NETBALL First VII A. Henderson, L. Slater, H. Ward, C. Stainton-James, N. Anslow, N. Harris, W. Griva, J. Froud, E. Pearce.

Although there were very few victories the First team did work hard. The team spirit was always high, perhaps at times a little too high!

The defence tried hard but often found it difficult to use the new blocking techniques. When it did work they succeeded in contributing to one of our few victories. L. Slater, not one of the tallest goalkeepers, found goalshooters towering above her but was effective in her role.

N. Anslow performed her position of centre with her usual skill, always being there when she was needed.

Through lack of shooters, W. Griva changed from W.A. to G.A. and gained her Full Colours at the end of the season.

E. Pearce shot consistently well and very much deserved her Half Colours.

Even though the season was not very successful team spirit remained high and in the end it is not the winning but the enjoyment that counts. Well done to everyone!

Full Colours: W. Griva Half Colours: N. Anslow, E. Pearce.

W. M. G. Griva (captain)

This is an excellent record from a hard working enthusiastic side. Thanks to M.P.D and A.F.F.W. for their help with coaching.

A. Rhodes, J. Howard, R. Wilkinson, K. Worrall, K. Hicks, C. Moon. A. Sabine, R. Bour ne, V. Phillips, T. Hannaway, R. Gear, B. Armstrong.

S.M.H. Under 13 XI The season began with a couple of wins against Kent College, Canterbury and Sevenoaks School, both 1-0.

There then followed a run of losses against Kent College, Pembury and Kent College Canterbury, Underhill and Wellesley House. The match at home against Wellesley House proved to be another `nail biting' event, and once again they proved they were the stronger side.

(Girls' tender 13 Xt 11ockei 6ll

Annabel Pillinger in the Discus Circle

GIRLS' ATHLETICS

Seniors v King's, Canterbury Won Juniors v Sevenoaks Lost Thanks to Chris Haynes for his help with the thro\\ ink, events.

IZ. J. l'ounz (XI)

After an excellent 1989 season expectations were high.

The team had vastly changed with new arrivals to the School. Beyond any doubt this was the strongest team so far.

The girls' team, captained by JenniferTheobald, showed great enthusiasm in training as well as talent, yet they lacked the experience needed in competition. For many it was a new sport.

The first match for the juniors was a close-run thing against Sevenoaks with Sutton winning most of the track events, but Sevenoaks dominating the field and winning by a mere eight points. We were fortunate to have at senior level Katinka Link from Germany who threw further than most boys; sadly she was injured before our last match.

Some of the juniors show promise for the years to come.

Good performances came from Laura Harris and Georgina Pares in the 800m and 1500m, Henrietta Palmer and Alexandra Pocock in the Hurdles, and Anna Sabine in Long Jump, Hurdles and Sprints.

The Heptathlon for the best all-rounder was run again and won for the second time by Jennifer Theobald, though she was hard pressed by excellent performances from Layla Tom and Anna Sabine.

Heptathlon 8th G. Pares 1st J. Theobald, 453 pts 9th J. Raja 2nd A. Sabine, 451 pts 10th L. Harris 3rd L. Tom, 449 pts 4th E. Lloyd 11th M. Imberg 12th E. Pope 5th A. Pocock 13th E. Cooke 6th H. Palmer 7th J. Howells Senior Team J. Theobald, L. Tom, A. Sabine, H. Palmer, J. Vilchez, N. Kruger, K. Link, S. Ellis, A. Pocock, L. Harris, G. Pares, S-A. Jones, E. Lloyd, J. Raja, J. Howells.

Junior Team A. Sabine, S. Ellis, L. Harris, G. Pares, R. Gear, T. Hannaway, J. Masterman, A. Rhodes, C. Wilkinson, J. Howard, C. Hicks, A. Pillinger.

Lost Seniors v Dover Won Seniors v Eastbourne Won Seniors v Ashford Lost Juniors v Ashford Lost Seniors v Cranbrook

SUPERSTARS Following a gap of three years owing to a disappointing and somewhat pathetic response from the Upper Sixth sportsmen between 1987-1989, the Superstars Tournament was revived this year with a slight alteration in its organisation. Instead of a list of the supposedly top sixteen sportsmen in the School being posted by the Chairman of the Sports Council inviting their participation, boys available in the final week of term were asked to hand in their names to RDC before half-term of the Summer Term expressing their desire to participate and their definite availability. With so many other 'events' taking place in the last week, the traditional spot for Superstars, the Sports Council felt this change would at the very least mean the event would happen, even though several of the best sportsmen in the School did not want or were unable to take part.

The tournament began on the Monday with SingleWicket Cricket, Shooting, Swimming and combined Shot/Hurdles, and, at the end of the evening, Martin Sellwood had taken a useful lead having won both Swimming and Shooting sections. On the second evening, there was, however, disappointment for the organisers, since only a handful of the original list of competitors turned out!

The last rites, however, were duly performed with the exception of the two events scheduled for the gymnasium, and with Festus Sam Amoye now moving into more familiar territory and thus winning both the 800 metres and Hockey Dribbling, he leapt into the lead and won the Fetherston trophy.

The final order was: 1. F. Sam Amoye 2. M. Sellwood 3. L. Horton 4. M. Hazebroek 5. N. Davis There are still obvious problems with the organisation of the event and no doubt further discussion about its future will take place in the Sports Council meetings in 1990-91.

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FRIENDS OF SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL

Rounders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sutton Valence v The Friends

As Chairman of the Friends. I am again very pleased to be able to keep you informed of the activities of the Friends through 'The Suttonian'.

After last year's hectic events this year has been somewhat quieter.

Our A.G.M. was held in November and, whilst we said goodbye to some familiar faces, we welcomed several new members to our Committee.

We held yet another very successful Disco for the Fifth and Sixth Formers at the Village Hall in February.

Unfortunately, owing to lack of support, we were obliged to cancel the Race Night planned for 3rd March. We did, however, organise a most successful Barbecue and Disco on B.M. in June and, although the evening was somewhat chilly, this did not seem to spoil anyone's enjoyment.

At the end of June the Friends fielded a Cricket Team against a School XI. For the first time it was decided to make this more of a'family' affair and the Mothers entered a Tennis Team and a Rounders Team to play against the girls. A report of one of these matches is given below. After a 'memorable afternoon, all the teams were invited to the Cricket Pavilion for tea.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Friends' events in 1991â&#x20AC;&#x201D;not least our Midsummer Ball on 15th June.

Katrina Howard.

Sutton Valence Under 14 10 Friends of Sutton Valence School 7 Undaunted by the unusually chilly weather, the Friends took to the field for the needle rounders match against the School Under 14 team. Despite lack of practice and the need fora last-minute update on current rules, experience and a steady nerve soon surfaced as the Friends went into hat. The fielding was tight, but Anne Wilkinson's sharp eye and strong right arm found the gaps, notching up a couple of rounders for a commendable first innings. However match practice told as the youngsters took the bat, finding the weak points as the Friends needed to settle into their stride.

Thus it was that we found ourselves trailing as we went into the second innings. Much the same pattern followed although the Friends managed to increase their total of rounders to 7. However, the under 14's took little pity on their elders and betters, batting well for their final tally of 10.

We all had a great time, a relaxing end to a very busy term, some of us even rashly vowing to do it all again next year!

Mrs. Jenny Jones, captain FSVS

The Friends and School Rounders Teams

FRIENDS OF SUTTON VALENCE SCHOOL

Mid-Summer Ball Saturday 15th June 1991 Dancing to: The Wallace Collection DONATION TO MAIDSTONE HOSPICE Tickets available soon Make a note in your Diaries 62

OLD SUTTONIANS SECTION MARRIAGES CAMPBELL—MURRAY. On 23rd September 1989, Alastair Campbell (1975 W) to Catherine Jane Stewart Murray.

CLARKE—VALLENDER. On 24th October 1989, Donald E. Clarke (Master since 1985) to Ruth Vallender.

EVANS—ALFLATT. On 16th Septemebr 1989 at All Saints' Church, Maidstone, Russell M. Evans (1983 F) to Jane Alflatt. Simon Kingsland (1983 F) was Best Man and Jan Mazierski (1985 F) was an Usher. Other O.S. present were Phillip Kingsland (1986 F) and Simon Evenden (1981 F).

HENDRY—FOURNEL. On 3rd August 1990 at St. Andrew's, Fife, Ian Hendry (Master since 1986) to Virginia Alice Fournel.

MUTTITT—McINTYRE. On 12th August 1990 at St. Chad's Church, Shrewsbury, Roger Muttitt (Master 198890) to Clare McIntyre.

SABINE—McLEAN. On 27th April 1990 Raymond Sabine (Master since 1980) to Wendy McLean.

SHAW—NUTT. On 12th August 1989 at St. Edmund's Church, Maids Moreton, Bucks, Nicholas R. Shaw (1979 L) to Hayley Nutt. Nick's brother, Alistair Shaw (1982 L), was an Usher and Vivien and John McCormick (Master since 1966) were amongst the guests.

SINCLAIR—HEALY. On 21st July, 1990 in Plymouth, Michael Sinclair (Master since 1989) to Frances Healy.

THORNE—HALL. On 16th September 1989 at East Sutton Church, Jonathan P. Thorne (1983 F) to Kristina Hall. The Revd. David Barnes (Chaplain 1975-87) officiated and others present included Marcus Stevens (1983 F),AndrewTyley (1983 W),John Harcourt(Master since 1977) and Margaret and Brian Little (Master 196986).

THURLOW CLARKE—THORNTON. On 2nd September 1989, at Sissinghurst Parish Church, James Thurlow Clarke (formerly J. A. K. Clarke 1981 F) to Claire Thornton of Cranbrook.

world of Japan. His sense of humour, his reliability and his love of life are mentioned time and again by those he worked with. We extend our sympathy to his widow Patricia and his two young daughters. Alexandra and Hattie.

BONGARD. In May 1990, peacefully in Salisbury General Hospital after a short illness, Richard Laurence Bongard M.B.E. (1933W). He had a distinguished war record in the Royal Artillery. The loss of an eye ended not only his war record. but also his playing career with the Saracens Rugby Football Club; he later became a Life Vice-President of the Club.

He worked in the National Savings Department, first in London and then in Durham after he had helped organise the transfer of the Department to Durham City in 1965. He set up a Social and Sports Club in Durham for the office and was awarded an M.B.E. in 1975.

After his retirement in 1978, he worked in a voluntary post at St. John's College, Durham University and was instrumental in setting up a development project. He loved classical music, it taste fostered when he was at Sutton Valence. He was closely involved as Church Warden and Treasurer at St. James', Muswcll Hill and later took on the same responsibilities at St. Nicholas' and then St. Cuthbert's Church in Durham City. His brother, J. F. R. Bongard (1942 W), was also at the School.

CHURCHILL. On 29th April 1990, after a short illness, the Very Reverend John Churchill (1939 M). Jack Churchill had retired to Norwich in 1987 after 14 years as Dean of Carlisle.

When he left Sutton Valence he went to Trinity College, Cambridge with an Exhibition and took first-class honours in Maths before transferring to Theology. He was trained at Lincoln Theological College, before becoming Curate of St. George's, Camberwell and working for the Trinity College Mission in South London from 1943 until 1948.

He then worked for five years as a Curate in Tottenham.

In 1953 he became Chaplain of King's College, London, teaching in the theological faculty. He was elected a Fellow of King's in 1982. In 1960 he became Vicar of St. George's, Sheffield, at the same time lecturing in the university. Seven years later he moved to St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich as a canon residentiary, where he was also director of ordinands and of clergy training.

He played an active part in the General Synod to which he was elected in 1970 and moved to Carlisle in 1973. He was very successful and much loved as Dean as he always showed a deep concern for the individual. He wrote several books on religion in which there was a strong stress on the importance of family life.

COLE. On 2nd February 1990, Frank Mortimore Cole (1922 W), aged 85. Frank Cole was one of many Suttonians who came to the School from St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School in the 1 920's.

On leaving Sutton Valence, he worked with his father in the family firm of wallpaer manufacturers, Cole & Son. During the war he served with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. He became Chairman of the firm in 1952, having built up with his father a collection of more than three thousand hand-printing wood blocks. He ensured that old patterns were preserved and encouraged living artists to contribute their talents to wallpaper designs. Among these were Eduardo Paolozzi, Graham Sutherland and Guy Irwin. Frank was responsible for ensuring that handblocked printing still remained.

He worked on the restoration of National Trust Houses and supplied wallpaper to many distinguished clients and houses, including Balmoral, the Palace of Westminster, Chatsworth House and Lismorc Castle in Ireland. When

BIRTHS BRUCE. On 26th September 1989, to Katy and Martin Bruce (Master since 1989) a son, Tristan, a brother for Sophie.

HIGGINS. On 19th May 1988, to Sue and Philip Higgins (1970 F) a son Simon John; and on 25th December 1989 a second son James Philip. They are grandsons of John F. Higgins (1940 M).

HUGHES. On 7th May 1990, to Allison and Gary Hughes (1972 F) a son, Alexander Christopher Patrick.

DEATHS ADAMSON. In 1989 Mrs. Ruth Adamson. Mrs. Adamson was the daughter of the Revd. Henry Mawson Milligan, Headmaster of the School from 1848 to 1862, who died in 1907. Mrs. Adamson must be the last survivor of the Clothworkers' era who was still in touch with the School.

BARROW. On 2nd December 1989, suddenly in hospital, Robert James Hugonin Barrow (1959 W), aged 47. Bob was the brother of Revd. Michael Barrow (1953 W) and Jonathan Barrow (1956 W). After leaving School Bob had done National Service; he later was involved with the Honourable Artillery Company. For much of his career he worked closely with David Comfort (1959W) in the shirt and tie industry. He had recently been appointed the new Sales Director of Frederick Theake and company, a shirt and tie manufacturing firm in Taunton and he had made a big impact on the firm. He had travelled widely on business, especially enjoying the competitive markets of the U.S.A. and Japan. He had made particular friends in the business 63

war, he was an Officer in the 9th and 14th Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers T.A. He saw military action in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, reaching the rank of Major. After the war he continued for some time as a Territorial and was awarded the T.D. LATTIMER. On 16th February 1990, suddenly at home, Nevill John Lattimer (1963 M) aged 45. John Lattimer was Head of School in his last year at Sutton Valence, following in his father's footsteps; his father Nevill Lattimer (1925 M) had also been Head of School.

After leaving Sutton Valence, John trained at Guy's Hospital and later worked at Westminster Hospital and Addenbrooke's, Cambridge. He worked as Registrar and Senior Registrar at Moorfield's Eye Hospital in London where he developed a particular interest in glaucoma. His qualifications were M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S., M.R.C.P., D.O. John had been Consultant Opthamologist at Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford for just over three years and was much loved by patients and staff alike. Amongst his patients was Lt. Col. Franklin Clark (1925 W) whose own son J. F. Clark (1961 W) was a contemporary of John's.

John's interests were music, National Trust gardens and, more recently, cooking. He had been married for only two and a half years and we extend our sympathy to his wife Sue and his young son, Miles John.

LONG. In 1989 in a Nursing Home, Miss Margaret Long.

Miss Long was for many years the Masters' Maid when the Dining Hall was in Lambe's. She had kept her interest in the School ever since she retired.

LOWE. On 6th April 1990, Derek James Maurice Lowe (1930 M).

NEATE. On 10th November 1989, at Feldeneroft Nursing Home after a long illness, Alfred Neate, M.A., J.P. (1927 W), aged 80. Alfred Neate was a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of the Makers of Playing Cards. He was a good friend of the School and his son Paul (1956 W) was also at Sutton Valence.

SHELDON. On 27th February 1990, suddenly aged 71, Norman Gerald Sheldon (1937 M), father of Philip Sheldon (1968 M) and John Sheldon (1974 M). On leaving School, Norman studied Biology at Imperial College, London. During the war he served in the Royal Signals and the R.E.M.E. He spent his career working for the Deciduous Fruit Board (Cape Fruit) and became its European General Manager for ten years before his retirement in 1975. After his retirement he became the Chairman of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau. He regularly addressed international conferences and at the same time became more closely concerned with the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers of which he became the Master in 1987.

SHOEBRIDGE. On 4th March 1990, suddenly in hospital, Mrs. Eileen Shoebridge, wife of Jim Shoebridge for many years porter in the Refectory and still working part-time in the School.

THORNE. On 8th January 1990 Mrs. Betty Thorne. Betty Thorne, the mother of Jonathan Thorne (1983 F) was a good friend of the School and had been a member of the Appeal Committee. She was often to be seen in the village of Sutton Valence.

WAMPACH. On 10th December 1989 Major Cyril Raymond Wampach (1939 W) aged 68. Cyril Wampach joined the Army on leaving School and was in bomb disposal with the Royal Engineers. After retiring from the Army, he worked in East Malling as a Chemist, before finally retiring to live in Sittingbourne.

WISH. On 26th June 1990, after an illness, Frederick Richard Wish (1931 W), aged 75. Freddie spent a short time at Guy's Hospital studying Dentistry, but then joined the Army at the outbreak of the Second World War. He served with the Royal Engineers, No. 3 Commando, Probyns Horse in the Indian Army and, after the war, the

old designs were discovered during the restoration of houses, these were copied on to woodblocks and thus preserved.

He acted as a Church Warden in Broxbourne, was always concerned for the welfare of his employees and was anxious that projects should be completed, however complex. He wanted to he remembered for contributing beauty to people's homes and lives.

DOW. On 26th March 1990, suddenly at his home in Preston, Donald Alexander Dow (1944 M), aged 63.

Donald's father was Vicar of St. Paul's, Maidstone throughout the war, when Donald was at Sutton Valence.

He went to the college of St. Mark and St. John in London, before teaching in Birmingham. In 1970 he became Headmaster of St. Aidan's Chur ch of England Primary School, Bamber Bridge, Preston and was due to retire at the end of April 1990. He was on the Parochial Church Council and a patron of St. John's Church, Broughton.

DREW. In July 1988, Wilfred Vere Barre Drew (1926 M).

Barre Drew went to the Royal Naval Engineering College at Keyham after leaving Sutton Valence and remained in the Royal Navy until 1958, reaching the rank of Cammander. After this he worked in personnel management until his retirement.

FULLJAMES. On 11th January 1990 the Reverend Owen Ralph Fulljames (1920 M) aged 89. Like many others Owen Fulljames came from St. Paul's Cathedral Choir School and, after leaving Sutton Valence, went to St. John's College, Cambridge as a Choral Scholar. He played rugger at a high level narrowly missing a 'Blue' at Cambridge, captaining an unbeaten Rosslyn Park side, playing for the Barbarians and being unlucky not to gain an international 'Cap'.

He started his ministry as a curate in Rcdhill, before serving as a Chaplain in the Royal Navy from 1929 till 936. At this time he went to teach at Rugby School. On the outbreak of war, he rejoined the Royal Navy, serving on HMS Anson and HMS Collingwood, his main concern being with Russian convoys. He returned to Rugby as Chaplain after his war service.

He later worked for a short time in Hornsey, before becoming Vicar of Holy Trinity, Kingsway where he had a special concern for the homeless, worked closely with Donald Soper and was able to resume a connection with St. Paul's Cathedral. Among his other commitments he was Chaplain to the Bishop of London, Chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers and also to the British Sportsmen's Club. In 1981 he retired to Hayling Island where he kept busy with church life. He often came to Sutton Valence and took Holy Communion the morning after the O.S. Dinner.

GRAVINA. On 11th July 1990, peacefully at Panell, Dorothea Margaret Gravina, aged 85. Countess Gravina was well-known to many Suttonians of the 1950's when she ran the Tuck Shop in the old wooden buldings on the site of the present Science laboratories. She was a distinguished mountaineer and was responsible for bringing hack safely a team of climbers whose leader had been killed during an expedition in the Himalayas. Later, in 1962, she led a successful four-women expedition to climb three unconquered peaks in the Himalayas.

HENRY. On 17th July 1990, peacefully in hospital, George Howard Henry (1921 M), aged 85. He won a scholarship to the Engineering department of Trinity College, Dublin. He played rugger for them. He worked in Manchester for Metro-Vickers, before returning to Dublin in 1931 where he joined the Electricity Supply Board for whom he worked until his retirement in 1973.

HILLS. On 1st July 1990, peacefully in hospital after a long illness, Norman Morris Hills (1924 M), father of P. J. Hills (1956 L). Throughout his career, Norman worked as an Income Tax Consultant for a firm in London. During the 64

Royal Army Service Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. He retired from the services as a Captain in 1969.

Freddie then spent five years as a Buyer before retiring to live in West Mersea, Essex. He spent his retirement working very hard for the Royal British Legion and helped to raise many thousands of pounds for a cause which was dear to his heart.

another scholarship at a college in Iowa. We hope that hr gained the sponsorship which he was seeking.

Conrad Turpin (1988 C) has been playing a good deal of rugger: he captained his college team and also played for Cambridgeshire.

We congratulate Frank Atekpe on his 11.1 in Maths with Experimental Research at Royal Holloway and Bedford College, University of London. He is going on to an M.Sc.post-graduate year in Applied Statistics at Oxford University. He also featured in the latest prospectus for Royal Holloway and Bedford College living his views on what could be gained from reading 1Vtâ&#x2013;şthcmatics at that college, as well as stressing the social activities there.

Frank's younger brother, Ellis Atekpe (1988 M), has completed his second year successfully at Buckingham University.

News of Old Suttonians John Feltwell (1966 W, Master 1974-79) has been following a most successful career as a naturalist with particular interest in conservation. He has travelled widely in Europe, the U.S.A. and Asia, as well as writing a large number of papers and books on a wide variety of biological topics, ranging from butterflies to the wildlife of the A2 1.

He has also done research work for the BBC and runs 'Wildlife Matters' which promotes conservation and education.

Canon Michael Botting (l 940 M) has just retired from his two parishes, Aldford and Bruera, on the Duke of Westminster's Estate near Chester. He continues his work in the Diocese of Chester as Joint Director of Lay Training.

His main task is organising the Bishop of Chester's Course in Christian Faith and Life which has been running for five years; it involves about 1500 people and the numbers increase annually. Michael published a book in 1984'For all the Family', addresses suitable for Family Services. which has been reprinted three times, and he has another hook 'More for all the Family' being published in November 1990.

We have heard from Thevarak Rochanapruk (1979 L).

He obtained a B.Sc. from Queen Elizabeth College, University of London and went on to gain a doctorate degree in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York in 1989. He has since returned to his native Thailand and is working as a Research and Development Manager for Thai Plastic and Chemical Co. Ltd. Trevor White (Master 1983-89) has spent the last year as Head of Science at Dubai College. He played rugby for the Dubai Exiles and represented the Arabian Gulf in the much-vaunted Hong Kong Sevens Tournament, where he played against the All Blacks in the first pool matches. He understandably found playing in such an event and in front of a large crowd a tremendous experience. As a result of the Gulf crisis, Trevor has not returned to Dubai for the 1990/ 91 academic year and has taken ajob at Cranbrook School.

We have heard from David Lovelock (1964 W) who retired from the Royal Navy two years ago with the rank of Commander, having completed his time at Portland in Dorset. He now runs his own business as a Consultant Naval Systems Engineer. His brother, Julian Lovelock (1967 W), is now Headmaster of Akcicv Wood School in Buckinghanm.

Other sporting news of O.S. concerns David Congdon (1987 W) who continues to do well in Athletics. He runs for G.E.C. Avionics and set a club record of 14.8 in the 11 Om High Hurdles during a GRE British League match.

Another athlete with G.E.C. Avionics is Festus SamAmoye (1990 W), whose performances in the Long Jump and Triple Jump enabled the club to retain its place in Division 5 of the British League.

Another schoolmaster is l)a id Machin (1983 F) who is teaching at Wrekin College at l elford in Shropshire. Ile is teaching English, has produced his first play, with middle school children and is an Assistant Housemaster. Also teaching at Wrekin College is Mark Gaddes (Master 198084) who went on to teach in Cyprus before returning to the U.K.

Cricketers in the news are James Skinner (1979 C) and Mark Russell-Vick (1982 C), who have been making runs for Beckenham 1st XI, and Andrew Dixon (1966 M), who has stepped down from 1st XI cricket and is using his vast experience in Beckenham 2nd XI. Andrew is highly regarded in Kent Cricket Club circles and has for many years captained the MCC side against the School, always showing great tact and knowhow. All three were in the successful Brewers' Cup team.

The Haynes Publishing Group, under the chairmanship of John Haynes, (1956 M) continues to flourish even in these difficult economic times. Any weakness in British demand has been offset by growth in America and the company hopes to sell more manuals in the U.S.A. than in the U.K. for the first time next year.

We have news of the Stewart brothers: Robert Stewart (1975 F) is still in the Hydrography service of the Royal Navy based in Plymouth and was promoted to LieutenantCommander earlier this year. Charles Stewart (1980 F) is a Flight-Lieutenant in the R.A.F. and takes up an appointment as ADC to the Commander in Chief R.A.F. in October 1990.

Andrew Barr, Senior (1964 W), has kept up his record of making a century every cricket season. His first came at the age of 14 in 1959 against Merton Court Prep. School and he has made at least one every season since. The 1990 century came for the O.S. against Sidcup during O.S. Cricket week. Andrew's second son, James Barr (1990W), was this year's Captain of Cricket as School and played with some success for The Mote in the holidays. He made his maiden Kent league century against Folkestone, enabling The Mote to win by four wickets and showing great defiance against a West Indian pace bowler.

Robert Fisk (1964 W), formerly of 'The Times', is now writing for 'The Independent' and has been reporting regularly from the Middle East on the Gulf crisis. He was the first western reporter into Saudi Arabia and witnessed the arrival of American, British and Egyptian troops at Dhahran air base. Robert is very experienced in Middle Eastern affairs, having spent several years in Lebanon during the civil war there. In 1984 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Lancaster University where he read English and Classics, graduating in 1968.

Adrian Moll (198.5 C) has spent the past two years in South Carolina developing his tennis skills and studying for a bachelor of science degree. He gained his place on a tennis scholarship and is hoping to return to the U.S.A. on 65

Another- O.S.journalist is Ben Brown (1978 F) who has spent a good deal of time reporting for BBC Television News from eastern Europe.

the School was proposed by the Head Boy, Mr. Angus Rissik of Cornwallis House, and the response was made by the Headmaster, Mr. Michael Haywood. Michael Haywood, having outlined developments at the School in the last few years, proposed the Toast of the Old Suttonians' Association to which Peter Fairley responded by giving a few details of what life was like at Sutton Valence 100 years ago. The School Song was then sung with customary vigour. A presentation was made by Mr. Neil Page (1965 C) to Mr. Graham Foulkes, who retired as Director of Music in the Summer of 1989.

All were agreed that this was a memorable dinner and a fitting way to celebrate the O.S.A. Centenary. The thanks of the members and the Committee go especially to our longserving Dinner Secretary, Mr. Ian Kay (1941 M), and to those Old Suttonians who arranged parties for the Dinner and ensured thata record number, 193 O.S. and guests, was present.

Simon Norris (1982 F) has written to give us details of his career. He worked for a year as a furniture restorer before going to the College of St. Mark and St. John at Plymouth where he took a B.Ed. Honours degree in CDT and PE. He taught for two years at Aylesford High School, outside Maidstone, but has since left the teaching profession and is working as an Auctioneer in his father's business in Maidstone. Much of the business is in furniture and collectables, but twice a week there is a produce market.

We have also heard from David Humphreys (1974 M).

In July this year he gained his doctorate from the University of London, thus catching up', as he puts it, with his wife who is a medical doctor. David's thesis was entitled 'Measurement techniques, numerical methods and photodiode risetime transfer standards for picosecond optoelectronic device metrology at 1-1.6 p.m., He has been working in the Lasar and Fibre-Optic Section of the National Physical Laboratory for the past twelve years and is responsible for providing measurement standards for high speed opto-electronic devices. As a result of his research work, he has published fourteen papers in journals or at conferences. In 1989 he was awarded the Institute of Electrical Engineers Ambrose Fleming' premium for a paper on opto-electronics which was published in the Institute's journal.

Old Suttonian Association Report of 1990 AGM The 1990 AGM was held at the School on Saturday, 8th September. G. J. H. Croysdill (1965 F) was in the Chair.

The following business was transacted: (a) The members present stood to remember those O.S. and friends of the School who had died in the previous year. (b) The Hon. Secretary, D.C. F. High (1973 F), read the minutes of the previous AGM which were approved.

The Dobson brothers are all flourishing. Mark Dobson (1978 M) is now a Major and is shortly to attend the Staff College at Camberley, having served in Ulster amongst other assignments. Toby Dodson (1980 M) is working in London for the Insurance Brokers, Milldon and Co.; whilst Luke Dodson (1983 M) is now in the Kent Constabulary at Ramsgate having earlier worked for Lloyd's Bank.

(c) The Hon. Treasurer, J. W. W. Taylor (1965 F), presented the Accounts which were approved, subject to audit. (d) The Election of Officers took place. The Hon. Dinner Secretary, I. F. Kay (1941 M), had indicated his wish to resign the post after some 35 years. A vote of thanks was passed expressing the appreciation of those present, on behalf of all members of the Association, for all Ian Kay's dedicated work on O.S.A. Dinners during his period of office. E. J. Evans (1953 W) had agreed to take on the position and was duly elected. All other holders of Executive posts were re-elected. There were no members retiring from the Committee this year.

Both the Gedney brothers are in the Army, serving in The Royal Hussars, Prince of Wales' Own. Ben Gedney (I 983 F) first went to Agricultural College before going to Sandhurst in 1988. He has since been to Bovington Camp in Dorset and also to Belize. Felix Gedney (1985 F) read Engineering at Durham University before going to Sandhurst in 1989; he too has been to Bovington. Both brothers are due to go to Germany late in 1990, but hope to be able to visit the School and talk to the CCF about their life in the Army.

President.

R. D. Wickham O.B.E. (1918 M) The Stables, Fairmans Lane, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7AD

Paul Ncatc (1956 W) is Director of Operations for the UK for Rothmans International Tobacco (UK) Limited.

His job covers all manufacturing operations and the purchase of tobacco and materials. He is based at the company's Head Office in Aylesbury, but travels extensively in the UK, Europe and elsewhere to visit the leaf tobacco growing areas.

Chairman of the Committee: G. J. H. Croysdill (1965 F) Mount Pleasant, the Common, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent TN 17 2AF (Cranbrook 0580 713813, Home; taplehurst 0580 891720, office)

Asad Zia (1983 W) completed his B.A. in Mathematics at Clark University, Massachusetts, U.S.A. in 1987 and has worked with a market securities firm in New York. At present he is enrolled in the MBA programme at Columbia University, New York. He has kept up with his squash and played in the Massachusetts League whilst at Clark.

Hon Secretary: D. C. F. High (1973 F) 29 Paynes Lane, Loose, Maidstone ME 15 9QZ (Maidstone 0622 47379)

O.S.A. Centenary Dinner 1990

Hon. Treasurer: J. W. W. Taylor (1965 F) Sheafe's House, Baker's Cross, Cranbrook TN 17 3AG (Cranbrook 0580 713498)

The Old Suttonians' Association Centenary Dinner was held at The Waldorf Hotel in London on Friday I I th May 1990. The Chairman of the Dinner was Mr. Peter Fairley (1948 M) and 193 members sat down to dinner. The Toast of the Queen was proposed by Peter Fairley; the Toast of

Hon. Auditor: 1. A. D. Lyle (1953 M) Yew Tree Farmhouse, Fletching Street Mayfield, East Sussex TN20 6TN 66

Hon. Diluter SecretarV: E. J. Evans (1953W) Ruxley Manor, Sidcup. Kent (081-300 7893 Home; 081-302 7621 Office) Hon. Keeper of Records: C. R. G. Shaw (1955 W) 83 Wheatfield Way, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3NE (Cranbrook 0580 712467) or c/o Sutton Valence School, Maidstone ME 17 3HN

Remembering the School in a Will From time to time the Clerk and Receiver of United Westminster Schools has letters from Old Suttonians asking about the best way to remember the School in their Wills. There is often afeeling that it is acomplex business; in reality it is relatively simple.

A bequest such as this reduces liability for inheritance tax and a solicitor would gladly advise on the details. There are three possible approaches: 1. A specific legacy 2. A residuary bequest 3. A codicil to an existing will Should any Old Suttonian wish to have an information on this matter, copies of the forms which may be used are available from the Headmaster's Office, the Bursar's Office and from the Hon. Keeper of Records. O.S.A. all at the School.

The Committee: Retires M. F. Beaman(1952 W) 1993 A. W. Dixon (1966 M) 1993 E. J. Evans (1953 W) 1993 M. A. Maberley (1955 F) 1993 G. J. H. Croysdill (1965 F) 1991 C. J. Newport (1979 F) 1991 D. C. G. Foster (1977 C) 1992 N. J. Hirst (1984 W) 1992 M. A. Palmer (1959 L) 1992 A. R. Shaw (1982 L) 1992 (e) The various Sub-Committees reported to the meeting. I. F. Kay (1941 M), in his last report as Hon. Dinner Secretary, said that he felt the Centenary Dinner held in London had been a great success with 193 attending. The Committee would have to decide at their next meeting where the Dinner should be held in future.

There was a brief discussion on the respective merits of London and Sutton Valence as venues for the Dinner. Ian Kay thanked the meeting for their kind wishes and said he had thoroughly enjoyed his years as Dinner Secretary.

C. R. G. Shaw (1955 W), Hon. Keeper of Records, reported that 2,700 Newsletters had been sent out in August, but he was sorry to say that at least 30 of these would be returned with 'Gone Away' stamped on them. He urged members to ensure that they give details of any change of address to him at the School.

E. D. G. Bunker (1954 M) reported on behalf of the Sports Sub-Committee that all the usual fixtures had been held during the year. In particular he mentioned Cricket, in which the O.S. had had a rather dull draw against the School, an enjoyable, though not very successful Cricket Week and had completed their season with a first victory in the Brewers' Cup Final against Queen's, Taunton. The Cup was there for the members to see and he asked the Headmaster to display it in the School trophy cabinet for the next year. David Bunker mentioned that there had been a very disappointing response to the Sporting Weekend.

At the conclusion of the AGM, a small exclusive group of O.S. sat down to a Buffet Supper and a very congenial evening was had by all.

Cricket Week — 1990 We had a lot of fun but didn't win much is probably a fair summary of a week which began in secring heat and drought and ended in leaden skies, cold and rain.

Old timers will be surprised to learn that nobody stayed at the School and only once did we field ten men. No, no we had eleven nearly always plus an umpire. AND a scorer for the rest! Times change.

Victories were few (one actually), defeats more numerous (five). Of the three draws two were 'winning ones'.

Especially on Upper where Mick Dodd and his men produced magnificent wickets, the bat generally held sway.

Four hundreds were scored ours being by Andrew Barr keeping up his record of at least one 'ton' each year since 1959 and by Rupert Humphrey who once again smashed Bluemantles to all corners of Tunbridge Wells. Our most consistent bat was James Barr and best bowler was Neil Richards, as usual, who is now well on his way to 400 wickets for us.

Anne Wilkinson dealt deliciously and cheerfully with our lunch and tea requirements and HO (Queen's Head) encouraged us to refight old and new battles long into the night. Our thanks are due to all who made yet another Cricket week possible and especially to the Headmaster who so generously allowed us the use of School facilities.

Cricket Week 1991 will run from Saturday 10th to Sunday 18th August. Please do not wait to be asked but write or 'phone me booking your berth. Me being David Bunker, Tattlebury, Headcorn, Kent TN27 9TU — 0622 890497.

For Sale A round with Foulkes and Horn It is not often that we advertise anything for sale in The Suttonian, but I am sure Old Suttonians would be interested to buy copies of a Cassette on which the words and music of the late Richard Horn (Master 1953-85) and Graham Foulkes (Master 1952-1989) have been recorded.

The cassette contains the two cantatas, 'Nehemiah and the Building of the Wall', Richard himself singing on the recording made in 1977, and'Naaman the Syrian' with the Male Voice Chorus in 1989. It also has nine of their songs which many may not have heard, recorded by Graham and Bob Chance (master since 1961), accompanied by Roger Muttitt (Master 1987-89).

The cassettes are highly recommended and are available at £5.00 each, plus 25p for postage, (cheques payable to Sutton Valence School) from C. R. G. Shaw at the School.

Brewers' Company Cup —1990 CENTENNIAL TRIUMPH At last! It has taken us six finals in eighteen years but David Fosters men have done it. Ee Aye Addio, we've won the Cup. The quest began and very nearly ended on the Upper in late May v Leighton Park. After 20 overs our opponents must have expected a total of around 300. Then our spinners struck and kept things in proportion — something they would do throughout the competition. Needing 236 we lost an early wicket but then Andrew Scott 132 and Andrew Foster 76 put on 221 to win by 9 wickets. June brought St. John's to us and on a rain affected wicket in a 67

game shortened to 40 overs each we made a healthy 224-6 thanks to a lusty 103 by Tony Sunnucks. The visitors never really threatened and victory was ours by 73 runs. The semi was again at home and again on a rain affected track.

Bloxham got 191 and had us in trouble at 34 for 3 with a lot of over:~ gone. Paul Sunnucks led the charge and with Mark Russell-Vick got us back on the required run rate. David Foster and James Barr didn't hang around and a 5 wicket win took us through to the final at Courage's ground in Hayes, Kent.

Taunton began cautiously on a slow tur ner of sometimes uneven bounce and never really got over their surprise at seeing Neil Richards and David Foster sharing the new ball. Wickets fell at fairly regular intervals. The fielding was nigh-on immaculate and the innings ended at 165. Not enough but not a disaster either. Our batting was so secure that it was a surprise when wickets fell. Andrew Scott locked up one end and James Barr played more fluently than anybody else all day for 55â&#x20AC;&#x201D;the only 50 of the match.

A slight panic set in when both were out in successive overs but that was the extent of Taunton's joy and Floreat Suttona was to be heard in celebration of a 7 wicket success.

In a batsman's summer it is worth noting that our spinners, James Barr, Andrew Foster, David Foster, Desmond High, Neil Richards, Mark Russell-Vick and Tony Sunnucks bowled out the opposition in every game.

Also of note was the extraordinary catching of Andrew Scott. It was absolutely wonderful.

TAUNTON M. Amor c. Scott M. Van der Walt c. Dixon C. Walker D. Penny c Skinner G. Bennett J. Kerslake (wkt) l.b.w.

R. Grant (captain) W. Adam run out M. Adam run out J. Seward not out J. Palmer c. Scott

b. Richards b. High b. T. Sunnucks b. High b. Russell-Vick b. T. Sunnucks b. Russell-Vick

b. Russell-Vick Extras Total

Fall of wickets: 1-19, 2-39, 3-45, 4-100. 5-I 18. 6-121 7-132,8-148,9-153, 10-165.

Bowling: N. Richards 11-3-23-1; D. Foster 5-1-11-0; D. High I 1-1-27-2; J. Barr 7-0-28-0, M. Russell-Vick 10-2-0-43-3; T. Sunnucks 9-1-28-2 SUTTON VALENCE J. Skinner c Amor A. Scott run out J. Barr M. Russell-Vick not out P. Sunnucks not out T. Sunnucks D. Foster (captain) did not bat A. Foster A Dixon (wkt.)

D. High N. Richards

b. Van der Walt b. Grant

Extras Total

16 44 55 11 17

23 166-3

Fall of wickets: 1-28,2-133,3-135 Bowling: R. Grant 11-2-31-1; G. Bennett 11-1-31-0; J. Palmer 6-0-23-0; M. Van der Walt 11-6-30-I; J. Seward 4-0-20-0; C. Walker 6-1-21-0.

Umpires: M. Miles and M. Reed Scorers: Mrs. K. High and N. Hellier SUTTON VALENCE won by 7 wickets.

9 24 39 1 37 2 21 5 5 3 7 12 165

The O.S. success in the Brewers' Cup was recognised in 'The Times' where Simon Barnes made comment in his Saturday Column, drawing particular attention to the bowling attack. This consisted of six spinners who managed to dismiss the opposition in all the rounds including the final.

Michael Hetherington of Aldenham, who is the Brewers' Cup organiser, wrote up the final as he always does, and made mention of Edward Craven 'who sadly did not live to see the day of triumph'.

UNIVERSITY RESULTS F. D. Atekpc (1986 M) Royal Holloway and Bedford College, London University, B.Sc. Maths with Operational Research 11.1 C. K. Chan (1986 M) Southampton University, B.Eng. Electrical Engineering III S. K. Chau (1985 C) Queen Mary College, London University, B.Sc. Aeronautical Engineering Nottingham University M.A. Business Administration G. Galstaun (1984 M) Aston University, B.Sc. Managerial and Administrative Studies 1I.2 Sarah Haywood (1986 V) Kent University, B.A. Social Anthropology with South East Asian Studies 11.2 D. Jeffery (1987 F) Bristol University, B.Sc. Maths 1I.2 R. D. Lyle (1985 M) Kingston Polytechnic, B.Sc. Applied Science 11.1 D. T. Paine (1985 F) Durham University, B.A. Economics 11.2 1. C. Palmer (1976 W) Kent University, B.A. French 11.2 D. G. Plommer (1986 W) Loughborough University, Economics with History 11.1 R. C. Rintoul (1985 F) St. Andrew's University, Anatomy 11.1 B. Sotuminu (1 987 M) Buckingham University, Law 11.2 N. S. Wadeson (1987 F) Bristol University, Economics 11.1 This is only a handful of the results that should be available; it would be good if O.S. leaving Further Education would write to give us their results so that we can publish a full record.

O.S. HOCKEY v THE SCHOOL The matches against the School (Two XIs) will be played on Sunday, 1 7th March 99 I. O.S. wishing to play should contact Robert Harrison, Chartway Cottage, East Sutton, Maidstone ME 17 3DP. Tel: Maidstone (0622) 842224.

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