Autumn 1988

September 1987— July 1988

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MountHouseSchool

Edited by David Cowgill

Photographs by Brian Jones (of Brian Jones Photography, Tavistock), Charles Price, Dom inic Price, Andrew Craigie, John Ashworth, Geoffrey Allen, Peter Ham ilton-Leggett and David Cowgill.

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New boys, September 1987

From the HeadmasterW hen Miss T ubbs founded her Preparatory School for the sons of gentlemen in 1881 she looked to the future with confidence. This confidence was well justified, for a hundred years later the School was flourishing. The celebration of the centenary was marked by the opening of the W ortham Hall, a splendid centre for Music, D ram a, Lectures and Concerts.

However it is not enough to be proud of past achieve­m ents. We m ust never forget that the purpose of a school is to prepare boys for the future. We must there­fore have a forward-looking policy, reassessing and improving activities and facilites to educate boys for the exciting, bu t demanding age in which we live.

T he year has already seen significant educational changes with the advent of the new G C SE examinations and steps are also being taken by the Preparatory Schools towards a new transfer examination. Today’s pupils have to be capable of decision making, planning and practical work in fields ranging through M athem at­ics, Geography, the Sciences, Com puting, Craft, Design and Technology. At M ount House these changes are being catered for, together with greatly improved rec­reational facilities. By the end of 1988 the re-purchase of H omelands, the installation of the new C om puter Centre

and the total refurbishm ent of the kitchens and ancillary rooms will have taken place, whilst the new Sports Hall and Squash Courts will be nearing completion. Plans are also being made for a Craft, Design and Technology Centre to cater for the demands set by the new National Curriculum .

In the centenary year Tony W ortham wrote, ‘In the vestibule of our magnificent new Centenary (W ortham) Hall there is affixed to the wall a plaque which bears the words of prayer based on some thoughts of the great Devonian Sir Francis Drake. 1981 sees for us the beginning of the second century of service. It is for us then, and for our heirs and successors, to ensure that our school does truly seek to achieve in the twenty-first century, the T rue Glory of the final fulfilment of our declared intent for each and every mem ber of our Bicentennial Com m unity.’

As the four hundredth anniversary of the Armada is celebrated those words seem particularly applicable as M ount House looks to the future from a position of strength established by those who have gone before.

Charles Price

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le Governing Body and StaffG overning B odyJ H Trafford Esq BA (Chairman)G D Adam Esq FRICSC H Christie Esq MAT D D enner Esq MAA B E H udson Esq MAD r C Leather m b ChBM rs W G M um ford JPJ R M M ay Somerville EsqSurg Capt (D ) R L Travis RNM R G Williams Esq MAR P W right Esq Dip Inst du Pantheon Paris

A cadem ic S ta ffC D Price BA IAPS Dip HeadmasterJ D Cowgill RD MA PGCE Second Master Head o f EnglishG R Allen Cert Ed EnglishM rs M Allerton N DD (Sculpture) A rtM rs V Asater B Ed Cert Ed LRAM Director o f MusicJ H Banyard BA Cert Ed FrenchM J Bassett B EdHead o f Mathematics

M rs A Bawtree Cert Ed a m b d a

Extra English and MathematicsMaj J D Bengough B Phil Cert Ed ScriptureG Bush Cert Ed MathematicsG P W Cashell I APS T>\vHead o f FrenchK C Cload A M IET Dip CarpentryF Davey MA Dip Ed Head o f ClassicsP R H am ilton-Leggett B Sc IAPS 'Di'pHead o f ScienceM rs S. M . Harwood M A Junior Forms and ClassicsMiss J Lee Cert Ed Junior FormsM rs E Saxon Cert Ed Junior Forms and ScienceP Stephens B Ed Head of PE, MathematicsM B L Stock MA Cert Ed Head of GeographyJ Symons B Ed Head of History

A d m in istra tive S ta ffL t Col A J Craigie OBE m b i m Bursar & Clerk to the Board of Governors M rs W Wroe SecretaryD r R A Gude MB BS(Lond) M RCP M RCGP DCH School Doctor and Medical Adviser M rs A W ellman Head Matron

School List, July 1988Rhys Abbot Jason Darch Adam H urst Roger Perowne Hugo W ilkinsonSimon Allenby R obin Davies Thomas Inm an Samuel Perowne George WilliamsChristopher Anthony Thom as Davies James Irvine Tim othy Perowne R ichard WilliamsRichard Anthony Benjamin Davis R obert Jackson M ichael Philpott Stephen WilliamsWilliam Ashworth James Dawe Ross Jackson Richard Philpott Thom as WilliamsRoderick Aves George Edward-Collins Nicholas Jenkins Sam Plagerson M ichael W illoughbyRobert Babbage Andrew Emerson John Jennings Tim othy Porter James WoolfordJames Babbington David Errington Alexander Jones Tim othy P ratt Thom as W rightChristian Ball Simon Errington Edward Jones G arry Price M ark WyerRobin Ball John Evans W illiam Jones James PrichardAlistair Banner Jan Evetts T oby Keane Nicholas RadfordJohn Barneby M atthew Ferguson Edward Keelan Charles ReevesAston Barnicoat Richard Ferguson Nicholas Kendall Andrew RidlandM ichael Bawtree D arren F irth Christopher King Andrew RobertsonThomas Beard Ian Forbes Simon King M arcus RoweJames Beckly Peter Friend Charles Kivell Alexander SamborneR upert Bettison James Fulton Simon Kongialis Conrad ScofieldKevin Bickford M ark Fulton Tim othy Lister John SeldonJames Blackiston Robert Gaffney Benjamin L ott Richard SeldonR upert Bolingbroke M ark G ent Jeremy L ott R upert SeldonT oby Borradaile Simon G ent Andrew Lytle William SeldonSimon Bowles Justin Gibbs R obert Lytle Peter SharpM ax Britten Hallam Gillmore Paul M cClarty Robert ShoveSebastian Britten Christian Glennie James McCoy Austin SmithTom Browne Warwick Goodall D uncan McDowall Peter SoanesAnthony Burnell-N ugent Jonathan Goodfellow David Mackenzie William SpicerEdward Butler Patrick G rant-Sturgis Alastair Mdckie Geoffrey SteadM arcus Butler W arren Greatrex James Macleod Liam SteevensonM ark Burton Simon Griffin Robin M annering William StirlingStephen Butler Fairfax Hall William M artin Andrew StoneSimon Cameron Nicholas Hamilton Charles M atheson D uncan StoneWilliam Child-Villiers Edward Hampshire Edward M errill Robert TaitSimon Church T im othy Hanson Robert M iller Russell TalbotHayden Clark Charles Head James M ilne Alexis TannerJonathan Clarke H arry Hensman Charles M orton John TaylorJohn Clayton Benjamin Hicks Alexander M oth David Tim m sRobert Clayton Jeremy Hill M atthew Muldowney M atthew Tim m sOliver Collier Richard H odder Alexander M ustard Jonathan TuckerH ugh Cope Tim othy Hodgson T om Newey James T urnerOliver Coryton James Holland Benjamin Nicholls Daniel UdyHugo Cox Thomas H udson Jonathan Nicholls Alexander W alterEdward Craddock Daniel Hughes Nicholas Owen Charles W alterAlastair Crawford Edm und Hulme Simon Painter James W arrenAshley Crawshaw James H um phry R obert Parker-Swift Gerens WeaverJames Critchley Sam H unt Jaimin Patel Christopher Wheal

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le The Honours Board 1988M J Bawtree F A C Hall A J M ustard S J Perowne

SherborneRadleyStoweK ing’s College, Taunton

Music Exhibition T hom pson Scholarship Roxburgh Scholarship M ajor Scholarship

SalveteC h ristm as T erm 1987C D Anthony J M Babbington A J Barnicoat J C V Barneby A J Burnell-N ugent S J Church H R Clark D M C Collier H M Cox J C Darch T P Davies M W M Fulton S R G ent T R Hanson C P T Head ] D D Irvine I W N Jennings C A Kivell S Kongialis P A M cClarty J C Nicholls J M Patel D S Philpott S Plagerson G D Price C B Reeves A R Robertson R M Rowe A E Stone D J Tim m s T W T urner A H J W alter C R J W alter

etE aster T erm 1988A J Tanner R T Williams

S u m m er T erm 1988A J Lytle R W Lytle J P A McCoy J R C Seldon W J O Seldon

ValeteC h ristm as T ermA C W Dawe St P eter’s, Tavistock

Su m m er T ermW J M Ashworth RadleyE R Aves K ing’s College, TauntonC W K Ball The K ing’s School, CanterburyA R T Banner K ing’s College, T auntonR L Bolingbroke SherborneS G Butler K ing’s College, T auntonS le B Cameron PangbourneR P Clayton CharterhouseA W E Crawford AllhallowsA J Crawshaw K ing’s College, TauntonJ Critchley K ing’s College, T auntonE R Davies W inchester CollegeJ K D Evans K ing’s College, T auntonM C Ferguson K ing’s College, TauntonD M W F irth CheltenhamI J Forbes StoweH G H Gillmore W ellington CollegeG C Glennie K ing’s College, T auntonN J Ham ilton SherborneC P T Head TreliskeR J H odder K ing’s College, TauntonT D Hodgson K ing’s School, BrutonR A Jackson K ing’s College, TauntonW H Jones M arlboroughR E Keelan Blundell’sJ N L M ilne SherborneR S Parker-Swift K ing’s College, TauntonT I B Porter SherborneT E C Pratt SherborneJ E T Prichard Blundell’sA R C Seldon Blundell’sR J Shove K ing’s College, T auntonL J Steevenson Kelly CollegeT W W right Blundell’s

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Welcome to:Lieutenant- Colonel A J Craigie OBEAndrew Craigie joined the staff as Bursar and Clerk to the Governors in Septem ber, 1987, after twenty-seven years of military service with the Royal Artillery. His m ilitary career saw many tours of duty overseas, and in 1982 he was appointed Staff Officer with the U nited K ingdom Task Force to the Falklands and acted as Air Defence Advisor. He is an active games player, having played hockey to county level, and enjoys tennis, squash and cricket. He is a keen sailor and a qualified yacht- master. He is married and has two teenage sons. His wife, M argaret, is a qualified nurse and has secretarial experience. She is helping out at M ount House as Appeals Secretary. She is also a G overnor of Salisbury Cathedral School. The Craigie family have strong Devon links. M argaret’s father, the Right Reverend John Cavell, was Vicar of St Andrew’s, Plym outh, before becoming Bishop of Southam pton. Andrew Craigie was based in the Royal Citadel when he served with the Royal M arine Commando Forces in the late 1960s. He and M argaret were married in St Andrew’s Church, Plym outh.

Major J D BengoughD uncan Bengough joined the teaching staff in Septem ber, 1987. He was educated at M arlborough College and the Royal M ilitary Academy, Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Black W atch (Royal H ighland Regiment) and later retired to take up a career as a schoolmaster. He trained at St Luke’s College, Exeter for his Cert Ed, and later at Exeter University, where he gained his degree of BPhil in Education. He taught for fifteen years at The K ing’s G ram m ar School, O ttery St M ary, before coming to M ount House. He has travelled widely and is a keen sportsman. Both he and his wife, Jilly, are involved in com m unity life and enjoy gardening and country pursuits.

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le Farewell to:M rs Susan HarwardSue Harward joined M ount House in 1979. She was educated at the Royal School, Bath, and took her MA in m odern languages at St Andrew’s University.

H er teaching career included W est Downs, W inchester, and N orthaw Prep School. Among her interests were coaching tennis, travelling and historic houses. As a teacher she had the ability to encourage and inspire boys to believe in themselves and she produced generations of lovers of Latin, even amongst the less able. She also taught French to the beginners and gave the eight year- olds a sound grounding by her careful and sympathetic English teaching

She is a most caring person, who stood up for fairness and right conduct. She ran the School Bookshop with great efficiency, quietly advising boys on the books they should read, bu t always prepared to look at their suggestions.

Sue moves to her new post as House M istress at W eirfield School, the girls’ house of Taunton Junior School. Those who know her as a teacher, colleague and friend wish her and her family every happiness in their new home, and Sue great success in her future career.

Joyce MorlandM ount H ouse 1963-1979

I t was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Joyce M orland. For many years she taught Junior subjects at M ount House and many budding authors owe their first encouragem ent to the gentle persuasion and patience of Joyce

It is rare to find a really kind person w ithout a trace of guile or pettiness. Such a person was Joyce, who with infinite patience and unfailing good hum our managed to coax the most reluctant pupil to give of his best.

In a very male orientated common room she brought hum our and often a beguiling innocence which delighted her colleagues and covered a knowledgeable brain and sharp wit!

Joyce will be sorely missed and our deepest sympathy is extended to her husband Ben. She was respected and loved by all who knew her and was one of the few who epitomised the title ‘gentlewoman’!

Graham Bush

M rs Anne Bawtree Visiting Preachers 1987-1988Anne Bawtree took over the remedial English and mathematics from M rs Edre H arrison. She soon became involved in Adventure Activities, games and helping out in many other capacities. H er sympathetic and dedicated approach gave much-needed encouragem ent to her pupils, who responded readily. She also organised the testing of the new boys, whom she soon pu t at their ease. She was prepared to join in wherever she was needed, and could be found camping with the leavers or reading to a young dorm itory in the evenings.

All of us at M ount House will rem em ber her with affection; we will miss her not only for her professional contribution, bu t also as a friend. We wish Anne and her family every happiness in their new home near Sherborne and know how fortunate Hazlegrove House is to have her on their staff.

We also say farewell to M iss Sue M ansell, Assistant M atron, M rs C arol Sanders and M iss Julie C onnell,Junior Assistant M atrons, who all move on to new careers. We wish them well.

T he Rev B AndersonS Langdale Esq. MA, Headmaster, Shrewsbury School G M arch Esq. MA, Headmaster, Millfield Junior School R Buchanan-Allen Esq. BAR M organ Esq. MA, Headmaster, Cheltenham College The Rev Prebendary R G ilpin, Vicar of Tavistock H P W ortham Esq. MAI D S Beer Esq. MA, Headmaster, Harrow School R Cope Esq.The Rev M Brotherton BD RN, Chaplain of H M S Drake J M Larcombe Esq. B Sc, Housemaster, Stowe School A H Bedales Esq. MA, Headmaster, K ing’s School, BrutonA J D Rees Esq. MA, Head M aster, Blundell’s School J M Batten Esq. MA, Headmaster, K ing’s College, T auntonThe Rev K G Wyer BD, AKC, Chaplain of Kelly College P D C Points Esq. MA, Headmaster, Pangbourne College P S Larkman Esq. LVO, MA, Headmaster, Allhallows SchoolThe R t Rev J K Cavell MA, Form er Bishop of Southam pton

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Gifts Received1987-1988S J Perowne A donation for science equipm ent J K D Evans A Judo Cup A R C Seldon A Senior Victor L udorum Cup R S W Williams The Bermuda Cup R P C Benham The Spoken English Cup M J Bawtree M usic for the Choir E R Davies Spring-back cricket stumps M rs J Biggin A Judas treeSt Luke’s Hospice and the W orld Wildlife Fund A horse chestnut treeT I B Porter 4 tenon saws for the carpentry shop A V Torris A donation for material for Extra English and M athsCaldicott School A copy of ‘100 G reat Rugby Players’ for the Library

The following made donations to the new Sports’ Hall, before the Appeal was launched:H A Rogers M r N Hughes M r L Perowne

The parents of the following leaving boys responded most generously to a special presentation for them of the plans for the new Sports’ Hall E R Aves A T M ustard F A C Hall R L Bolingbroke M J Bawtree S G Butler J E T Prichard W H Jones E R Davies C W K Ball J Critchley T D Hodgson A R T Banner

Tree FundM r H P W ortham reports an excellent response to the Tree Fund he has been organising. Planting will begin in the autum n. A complete list of donors and the trees planted in their names will appear in our next issue of Fanfare.

Donations to CharityL

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C of E C hildren’s Society 136.28 >•mU

Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind 44.51 Urn

Red Cross, Bangladesh Disaster 72.36 1St Luke’s Hospice 71.39R N L I 77.63 QRoyal British Legion 131.83 OTavistock Parish Church 80.13

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British H eart Foundation 88.92 OCPExeter Cathedral Music Foundation T rust 80.33 •—

C of E C hildren’s Society 79.03 u iN ortham Lodge 129.27Comic Relief 96.95 s i \Abbeyfields, Tavistock 79.33 f iSave the Children 80.76St Luke’s Hospice 83.59 UI ,Save the Children 96.08

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Rotary Polio Plus, Creber sponsorship 93-75CO■SP

RUKBA 84.35 osRed Cross 73.35 SRISir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children 85.82Rotary Club of Tavistock 91.50M EN CA P 90.93Joint Educational T rust 256.39

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Christmas Term 1987As the boys returned to begin the new school year there was the usual crop of confessions — instrum ents an d /o r music left at home, slack embouchures and stiff fingers the legacy of exciting holidays up m ountains, under­ground, afloat, abroad etc., and severe attacks of sloth. There were last m inute requests for instrum ental lessons— boosting to 98 the num ber of individual lessons to be tim etabled each week. In an ideal world the boys would arrive regularly, punctually and agog with anticipation for their lessons, and would engage in gentlemanly, good-natured competition to secure rooms in which to practise. As no-one is ever in the slightest danger of being tram pled to death in the rush to practise we provide for each boy a daily, timetabled practice session and a register on which is recorded a) the am ount of work he does each day, b) his punctuality at music lessons and c) the school lessons from which he is w ithdrawn. One persistent offender was taken by the H eadm aster (with considerable personal sacrifice) into the Study to practise after breakfast every morning. For assessment purposes in the early stages of instrum ental study we devised a list of aims considered reasonable for the boys to achieve at the end of the third term of study. Plans were laid to hold the first of such tests at the end of the Sum m er Term 1988.

M eanwhile — we soon settled into a cacophonous routine of practical work in class sessions and a full programme of extra-curricular activities. Parties were taken to hear the Coull String Q uartet at Kelly College and to see the Ballet Ram bert in Plym outh. The group ‘W ild Borscht’ entertained us with an evening of Ukranian and M oldavian music, the W ind Band per­formed in the St Austell Music Festival and returned

with a cup, and Christopher Wheal was again selected to join the IAPS Concert Band course at Repton in April 1988. The choir had a busy and varied programme.They sang at a musical evening in Tavistock Parish Church in aid of Polio Plus, attended the RSCM Festival in Exeter Cathedral (resplendent in new robes), sang carols with the residents of Crelake House, and ended the term in good voice at the Carol Service in the Parish Church.

At this point it is appropriate to thank M r Steven Critchlow for taking over the reins of the D epartm ent in N ovem ber — at short notice. He led the work of the D epartm ent to a successful conclusion at Christmas and safely into the new term until my return in February.

The following were successful in the examinations of The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music:P ractica lGrade VI M ichael Bawtree Piano 116Grade V Edward Keelan Flute 114

Robin Davies Flute 102Grade IV Thomas W right Flute 105Grade I I I M ax Britten Piano 109

Thomas Inm an T rum pet 108Grade 1 Alexander M oth Piano 121

M eritThomas Beard Piano 118Sebastian Britten Piano 118Richard Ferguson Piano 108Jonathan Clarke Violin 107

T heoryGrade I I I Max Britten 91

Robin Davies 74

Spring Term 1988The highlight of the term was the news that Michael Bawtree had been awarded a M usic Exhibition to Sherborne School. Competition — particularly from Choir Schools — was fierce, bu t M ichael’s level of achievement and undoubted potential proved a winning combination.

The annual In ter-Set M usic Competition was very well- supported, and the unenviable task of adjudicating 150 items was very ably undertaken by M r Christopher Holmes, D irector of M usic at K ing’s College, Taunton. The results were as follows:

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Otters Senior M usician of the Year Cup Michael Bawtree

Hawks Junior M usician of the Year Cup Sebastian BrittenChannel 4 Cup for Ensembles Justin G ibbs and Thom as Inm an

Owls David Key Cup for Singing Richard FergusonPeter Evelyn Cup for Brass Channel 4 T rophy for the W inning Set

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ic In a cloud of smoke, pulsating lights and mind-blowing decibels, ‘Sounds o f Streetw ise’ (alias Jonathan Banyard) and friends) gave the boys a musical experience they are unlikely to forget in a hurry! Parties were taken to the Festival Ballet in Plym outh and a schools’ concert by the T am ar ensemble (peripatetic teachers in Cornwall) at Kelly College. Towards the end of the term the W ortham Hall was given over to preparations for the school play and so Blundell’s School Band played in the Dining Hall, and our own End of Term Concert was given in the School Hall.

Examination results for the term were:P ractica lG rade V Justin Gibbs T rum pet 123

William Jones Clarinet(M erit)

107Grade IV Tim othy P ratt Flute 116

Tim othy Porter Clarinet 110Grade I I I T im othy P ratt ’Cello 125

Grade II Simon Allenby Clarinet(M erit)

118Hallam Gillmore Flute 108James Holland Clarinet 100

Grade I Simon Errington Clarinet 121

Jeremy L ott Flute(M erit)

111Nicholas Ham iltonFlute 101

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Summer Term 1988So to the term in which rehearsals are movable feasts and some activities become merely happy memories as senior boys are involved in examinations, Leavers’ Camp, and expeditions. Concerts were given by K ing's College (Taunton) Concert Band and Notable Brass (peripatetic teachers in Devon). T hirty-tw o boys perform ed in the SA TIPS Orchestra Festival at Blundell’s School, and Michael Bawtree played incidental music at the G rannies’ Tea Party. The choir joined with other R SCM choirs in the Plym outh area to sing Evensong in St Bartholomew’s Church, and a choir outing to the opera in Plym outh — generously arranged by a parent — was a most enjoyable occasion.

The pre-grade assessment tests were held at the end of term and produced some encouraging results (the marking scheme is as for Associated Board exams.)

Jeremy Hill ’Cello 127 (M erit)Nicholas Jenkins Piano 126 (M erit)Charles W alter Piano 121 (M erit)Robert Gaffney Piano 120 (M erit)Edward M errill Piano 120 (M erit)Thomas Williams Piano 116Andrew Robertson Piano 113Paul M cClarty Piano 109Jonathan Clarke Piano 106H arry Hensman Piano 105D uncan Stone Piano 100

We shall re-test at Christmas the eleven candidates who— for various reasons — did not reach the required standard. For some, staying-power is a problem, while for others a change of instrum ent (often from the piano to an instrum ent requiring single stave reading) can be beneficial. The Associated Board results gave evidence of some good preparatory work:

P ractica lGrade V Christopher Wheal T rum pet 124

(M erit)Grade IV Fairfax Hall T rum pet 103Grade II I Max Britten Violin 117Grade II Jonathan Goodfellow Violin 137

(Distinction)James Dawe Violin 121

(M erit)Grade I T im othy Lister French H orn 127

(M erit)M ark Burton Trom bone 120

(M erit)Toby Borradaile Clarinet 112James W arren Clarinet 112Richard Philpott Clarinet 105

O ur instrum ental teachers are to be congratualted on the standards they encourage in the boys. O ur thanks are due to:

M r J Boorer M r D Crocker M r J Dove M rs M Fish M r R King M rs E M ann M r L M azur-Park M r H Pratt

C larinet, Flute, SaxophonePianoBrassViolin, PianoG uitar’CelloOboe’Cello

The Leavers’ Concert is always an occasion of mixed emotions. The 15 musicians who performed this year (four of them on two instrum ents) have given a great deal of support to the band, orchestra, ensembles and choir — they will be sorely missed. The most serious gap will be in the Flute section. O ur 10 players are now reduced to 3, with only 2 boys starting lessons in September.

The standard of singing in the choir has risen steadily throughout the year culm inating in a really splendid End of Year Service. Several of the boys are now working for R SCM awards, and the following have been successful to date:

Chorister Award(red ribbon)

Senior Singer Award (dark blue ribbon)

Junior Singer Award (light blue ribbon)

Michael Bawtree Robin Davies Sebastian Britten Christopher Wheal James Woolford William Ashworth Thomas Beard Kevin Bickford Peter Friend Nicholas Jenkins Alexander Jones Robert M iller Peter Soanes Alexander W alter

The preacher at the End of Year Service was the Right Reverend J K Cavell MA, former Bishop of Southam pton and now Assistant Bishop in the Salisbury Diocese. The choir sang the anthem ‘O Thou the Central O rb’ by Charles W ood, and the service ended with Stainer’s Sevenfold Amen.

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Timothy Porter’s pastel ‘Father with Pony ’

ArtAlthough we did not manage to have our usual W inter Exhibition, there was much industry throughout the 1987 Christm as Term and a load of pottery and painting was taken home as presents.

James Woolford started the glue flowing by completing a very exciting two storey house made predominately from sections of D IY parquet flooring tiles, lolly-pop sticks, balsa wood and craft matchsticks. This was to start a craze that lasted into both the Spring and Sum m er Term s of 1988. W orking three-dimensionally, w ithout a kit plan to follow, isolates the designer- craftsmen fairly rapidly.

Despite our rather cram ped conditions for this type of work, several models were completed for the Exhibition on Open Day in the Summer. A group of theatres were built by Roddy Aves, Alastair Banner and Robbie M iller. O ther exhibits included Edward M errill’s garage and forecourt; James W oolford’s and Edward H am pshire’s railway station, complete with its passenger fly-over walkway; William Jones’ highly desirable residence featuring a spiral staircase and balcony ... And finally, the ultimate in Ludwegian-style architecture: a veritable confection in lolly-pop sticks designed by Richard Hodder. These models all required many hours of painstaking work both in and out of class time and were a testing feat of disciplined design and endurance.

Towards the end of the Christmas Term six pastel drawings were entered for the Electricity Board’s ‘U nderstanding Electricity’ Competition and we tried to forget about it throughout the Spring Term . But no news turned out to be good news. At the beginning of the Sum m er T erm , we learned with absolute delight that Nicholas Radford had won First Place in his age group with a beautifully executed study of Big Ben at night.He won a considerable sum of money for him self and also for the school. At the beginning of July he was invited to London with his parents to receive his prize. We wait to see whether he will be among the twelve lucky enough to make the 1989 Calendar. It might be added that we heard that there were over seventy

Owl in pastel by Simon Kongialis

thousand entries for this competition involving schools throughout the British Isles, so we were especially thrilled for him. All the school should benefit, as his win has m eant that the Art D epartm ent will now be able to start a much needed V ideo/Slide L ibrary to cover design techniques as well as a visual introduction to the History of A rt, Thank you Nicholas!

Spring T erm 1988 saw a New Look for the school library. Particularly good work done in the Art D epartm ent is now framed and there is much com ­petition to reach the ultimate goal and get a picture hung in our own ‘Salon’ for a term . The inaugural artists, whose work merited this status, were Jeremy Hill, Alastair Mackie, Simon Kongialis, Ben Davis, Charles Reeves, Alexander Samborne, James Irvine and Jonathan Tucker. T im othy Porter produced a rem ark­able pastel of his pony which, together with other excellent work in poster paint, won him the title of A rtist of the Year.

Michael W illoughby’s particularly fine pastel drawing of a pheasant also graced the library wall and was an inspiration to many. This leads me to stress how im portant it is to have the opportunity to draw from real life even at this early stage of a boy’s artistic development. The stuffed pheasant, kindly lent by a local shopkeeper, proved to be a most popular still life subject, being infinitely preferable to M H ’s kitchen pots and pans and even edible fruit! I have been searching for alternative sources of the taxiderm ist’s art in the hope of finding a stuffed fox, badger, mink or otter, bu t without success. Perhaps some kind parent, grandparent or other benefactor could come to our aid?

Finally a brief footnote to recall the 1988 M ural. W hipsnade could go out of business The M ount House version was certainly unique! W hat were the authorities doing allowing skate-boarding in the confines of a Safari Park or cats mixing with the crocs? W alt Disney had a look in too, bu t where was the unicorn?

Mariebel Allerton

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Carpentry 1988

Craftsmen a l l ...

I t is not often appreciated that the work done by the boys is often based on their own design. Even measurements for fitm ents and portable benches have been constructed to be assembled at home.

Some parents have produced designs which have been discussed with their sons before bringing them in to the ‘Cop Shop’. Every encouragem ent is given to 'those who decide to try something new. However, the majority of the work is based on the basic joints, dovetails, mortice and tenon, lapped-halving and bridle joints.

T he most notable work over the last carpentry sessions has been as shown below:Fairfax Hall

T im othy Porter Tim othy Pratt

Ben Davis Stephen Butler William Jones George Edward-Collins William Ashworth Thomas W right

Tennis racquet stand and oak coffee table Rifle rackTable lamp and mahoganycassette holderBedside lockerTool boxPair of stepsPair of stepsLetter boxArrow box

The prize for the most industrious and capable boy was awarded this year to T im Porter, with Stephen Butler a close second.

Ken Cload

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It is a very enterprising undertaking to produce plays in audience which overflowed from the Front Hall to thewhich every boy in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Form s has a Gallery above. The young actors played their parts withpart to play. This challenge was accepted by Geoffrey exuberance; some played more than one part, under-Allen in the Easter T erm , much to the delight of a large studying for colleagues who were absent through illness.

King Chicken

King Chicken by Form 5Narda James Blackiston Witchdoctor Mark G entButler Simon Bowles Dr Livingstone Jonathan TuckerBottomly Robin Ball Cook Charles W alterStanley James Woolford Newsreader 1 William SpicerJane H ugh Cope Newsreader 2 Robin M anneringChimp William Child-Villiers Native 1 Tim othy ListerTarzan James Dawe Native 2 Edward HampshireChief John Taylor N ative 3 Robert M illerMongo Simon Errington N ative 4 Richard Anthony

The Y T Review by 4BA M arcus Butler Old Lady Peter SoanesB Russell Talbot Shop Assistant Edm und HulmeC Gerens W eaver Posh Lady M arcus RoweD M atthew M uldowney Posh M an Conrad ScofieldSorcerer David Mackenzie Odd Bod Charles M athesonApprentice D uncan M cDowall Twit Edward M errillGirl Jan Evetts Spare Chap M atthew Tim m sExecutive M ark Wyer Tannoy Voice David MackenzieYob Richard Philpott

M ind the Trains by 3ATannoy Voice Businessman 1 Businessman 2 Porter Saleslady 1 Saleslady 2 Girl Traveller Weighing Machine Odd Chap Irishman

Simon King Peter Friend Simon Kongialis Roger Perowne Richard Ferguson Andrew Robertson T im othy Perowne Jeremy Lott Thomas Beard Alexander-Walter

Splash Down by 3ANarrator Ivor Notion Ivor Nosefrit A li Bicracker Lady Loadaloot Sheila Restum Tallbody

D uncan Stone Tom Inm an James W arren Alexander Jones Nicholas Radford Tom Browne Simon Painter

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6 The Happiest Days of Your Life ’Having produced this play twice in the last fifteen years a t the prep school in which I teach, it was enlightening to see a production of it at another prep school. I t is an infectiously happy play, tremendous fun both to produce and in which to appear. The M ount House production got it absolutely right and the evening sped happily by.

The action takes place in the staff room of a boys’ prep school in Ham pshire during the last war. I t is the sum m er term and Hilary Hall suddenly finds a girls’ school evacuated on them . The ensuing complications of keeping the respective parents from finding out the tru th makes for a classic farce.

T he Hilary Hall staff have mixed feelings about the situation. Billings (Hal Gillmore) is not amused by it all, b u t Tassell (Tim Porter) envisages the arrival of female staff with some relish, especially when Joyce H arper (Ben Lott) arrives on the scene. Pond, the Headmaster (Fairfax Hall), tries to organise the situation, bu t on the arrival of Miss W hitchurch, the Headmistress of the girls’ school, (Robin Davies), things seem to get out of control for him. Rainbow (Sam Perowne), the School Porter, spends most of the time taking down netball posts and preparing cricket pitches. The rest of the cast consisted of Miss Gossage (Ashley Crawshaw), a ‘jolly hockey sticks’ type of games mistress; H opcroft Mi and Barbara Cahoun (Christian Ball and Sam H unt), pupils; and, as parents, the Pecks and Sowters (Jonathan Goodfellow, M atthew Ferguson, Ben Davis and Richard Hodder).

At my school we have a Drama Cup which is awarded for the best performance and we also award a prize to the best actor in a supporting part. The M ount House casting was superb — all 13 boys in the cast acquitted themselves admirably, bu t I m ust mention three, who, I think, really excelled themselves.

For my award for the best performance in a supporting role, step forward Sam H unt whose Barbara Cahoun was a masterpiece. Was this really a boy playing the part? W hat more can I say?

Robin Davis as Miss W hitchurch was a most convinc­ing and formidable Headmistress — a great portrayal this, and particularly so, bearing in mind that Robin took over the part at very short notice.

But for the M ount House Actor of the Year I have no doubt that Hal G illm ore’s portrayal of R upert Billings should have the award. His every expression and mannerism had been thought out to perfection.

Also let us not forget the back stage staff, w ithout whose hard work no school production would ever see the light of day. Both the set and costumes deserve special m ention, as does the producer, Patrick Cashell. I have not had the fortune to see a M ount House production before, bu t I was assured that this was up to Patrick’s usual high standard. Well done, M ount House — this was a superb effort.

Gordon Hands

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The Happiest Days o f Your Life by John DightonC ast in ord er o f appearanceDick Tassell Rainbow Rupert Billings Godfrey Pond Miss Evelyn Whitchurch Miss Gossage Hopcroft M i Barbara Cahoun Joyce Harper The Rev Edward Peck M rs Peck Edgar Sowter M rs Sowter

Synopsis o f Scenes

The action of the play takes place in the M asters’ comm on Room at Hilary Hall School for Boys, in Hampshire.

Act I The first day of the Sum m er Term . Afternoon.

Act II Saturday afternoon. Three weeks later.

Act III Two hours later.

T im Porter Sam Perowne Hal Gillmore Fairfax Hall Robin Davies Ashley Crawshaw Christian Ball Sam H unt Ben LottJonathan Goodfellow M atthew Ferguson Ben Davis Richard Hodder

Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Lighting

The Set constructed by painted by Wardrobe M ake-up

Music and Sound Effects Assisting Backstage PrompterThe Play produced by

Graham Bush Michael Bawtree John Symons M ax Britten Nick Collier M rs M Allerton M rs G Lamb M rs R Spedding M rs M Crook M rs H Ings M rs P Cashell Miss J LeePeter Ham ilton-Leggett M rs E Saxon Alexander M ustard Patrick Cashell

The Producer wishes to thank his colleagues for their sustained support and co-operation in the production of this Play.

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The Phantom Sausage Stealer by 3BTreadheavyGolightlyBoyM rs PughVillainIntercom

Stephen Williams Jonathan Clarke Tom Newey Robert Gaffney Alexander Samborne Alexander M oth

The Sins o f Cinderella by 3BN arrator Ivor Notion Ugly Sister 1 Ugly Sister 2 Ugly Sister 3 Fairy G odm other Cinderella M anager O dd Bod Prince Charming

R upert Seldon Nicholas Owen Ross Jackson John Clayton Patrick G rant-Sturgis Benjamin Nicholls Alastair Mackie Peter Sharp Geoffrey Stead R upert Bettison

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The Spoken Eng/ish Competition

We were delighted that M rs Rosaling Spedding was able to act as Adjudicator in the final round of the 1987 Com petition, held before a large audience in the W ortham Hall towards the end of the Christmas Term . There was a huge entry, which was most encouraging, and after prelim inary rounds the following appeared as finalists:

G roup A U nder 8 years oldJason Darch The Twits, by Roald Dahl Jonathan Nicholls On The Ning, Nang, Nong, by Spike

MilliganGeorge Williams U nderwater Adventure, by Willard

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G roup B 9 - 1 1 year olds P roseHarry Hensman

Sam Hunt James Warren Adam Hurst

P oetryM ax Britten John Taylor

Jonathan Tucker

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Charlie & the G reat Glass Elevator, by Roald Dahl G abriel-Ernest, by Saki African Adventure, by W illard Price Boy, by Roald Dahl

O ut of School, by Hal Summers The Camel’s H um p, by Rudyard

' KiplingLoveliest of Trees, by A E Housman

G roup C 12 & 13 year olds P roseChristian Ball Robin Davies

Samuel Perowne

The Lum ber-room , by SakiThe Scotty Who Knew Too M uch,by James T hurberThe Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico

P oetryRupert Bolingbroke M y Parents K ept Me From Children

W ho Are Too Rough, by Stephen Spender

Fairfax Hall Naming O f Parts, by H enry Reed Nicholas Hamilton Diary O f A Church M ouse, by John

BetjemanTimothy Porter If, by Rudyard Kipling

As will be seen, there was a wide variety o f choices made. M rs Spedding spoke very highly of the general standard of presentation and performance, bu t rem inded the contestants of the need to include the audience more closely, by speaking to them , and not to the reading desk or the back of the Hall. She also remarked how much it had helped to make it an interesting and, at times, amusing evening that the boys had clearly chosen passages of prose and poems that really appealed to them .

The winners in each section were:Group A Jason DarchGroup B Prose Adam H urstGroup B Poetry Jonathan TuckerGroup C Prose Samuel PerowneGroup C Poetry Fairfax HallOverall Winner Fairfax Hall who thereby became the first recipient o f the Spoken English Cup, presented by Rory Benham.

Remembrance Day Address, 1987M ount House is fortunate indeed to have a succession of Preachers at our Sunday Services who deliver wise and inspiring Addresses.

I t was our privilege to have just such an Address at our Remem brance Day Service on 8th November, 1987, from Roy Buchanan-Allen, when he returned to the school of which he is both an Old Boy and previous Senior M aster. Particular references to other Old Boys, as well as the inherent quality of his Address, make it appropriate that Roy’s Address should reach as wide a circle as possible. All those present will be pleased, I am sure, to have a perm anent record of his text, which appears now in an abridged version, for which we are further indebted to R B-A .

Saint Paul writes to his fellow Christians in Philippi,“ All that is true, all that is noble, all that is lovable and gracious, whatsoever is excellent and admirable, fill all your thoughts with these things.”

But can we? And if we can, for how long?These seem to me thoughts we could pursue just a little on this Remembrance Day.

It is a great privilege for me and my wife to come back to M ount House, a much loved place in which to take a walk down memory lane, where I have been both a boy and, hundreds of years later, a serving mem ber of staff.

The Lesson you heard read today was about Jesus as a boy. But, in fact, we are told very little in the Bible of Jesus growing up, as a boy of your age. All we specifically know is contained in today’s Lesson, and in the various side-references which can be pieced together from the books of the New Testam ent, snippets of information which take us from His b irth and the visit of the three kings, through the first thirty years of Jesus’s life, to the start of His three year’s m inistry, a ministry which was to end with his brutal and judicial m urder on a wooden cross.

But what was Jesus like, and what was he doing during those missing thirty years? W hat did He come to love? We know that after the cruel old H erod, who had ordered the slaughter of all the little children in Bethlehem, died, that Joseph, the father of Jesus, decided to bring his family back from Egypt. They settled at N azareth, a small town in the often beautiful Hills of Galilee, where there was peace and safety for all of them , in a countryside that Jesus came to love. And it was here that Jesus lived out those missing years, probably helping at first his father, who was a builder and carpenter. Jesus was the oldest child in the family. There were in all five brothers and two sisters. They would have lived in a house which had only one room, with a raised platform at one end where the family slept at night. Outside would have been the usual staircase going up to the roof, where they slept when the weather became hot. Probably it was nice to get away from the family’s animals, which would have been brought into the main lower room for the night. A pong is always a pong! Jesus lived the life of a Palestinian peasant boy, so he was no spoilt little fellow with a large box of his own private toys. You have probably learnt by now that it is

never pleasant to be told your faults, and particularly when the person telling them is right ... And I imagine that four brothers, and especially two sisters, made certain that Jesus was told all his faults.

For you see, He was essentially human: when He bum ped His head, as a small boy, against a shelf in His father’s workshop, which would have been a lean-to against the side of the house, then it would have hurt;He would have yelled. W hen He cut His finger with His father’s chisel, He would have bled all over His tunic, and He might have had to stay in bed while the tunic was being washed, for the family would have been too poor to have two each. In winter, when the snow came, as it did sometimes in the Galilean hills, then He probably had a shocking cold with a runny nose and perhaps a tum m y upset to go with it. He had no magical powers to stop His pain. Oh, yes, Jesus knew exactly what living was all about. But in those first happy boyhood days he m ust have loved to wander on fresh mornings up on the hills, among white and mauve cyclamen, climbing, perhaps, his favourite olive or tall ilex tree, or hiding from the other children in upper branches of some huge fig tree. I f He were living now as a boy, I ’m certain He would know how many stickers there are in a packet of W eetabix, and I ’m certain He would try to harden His conker in the micro-wave oven, probably with disastrous results.

But, in a few short years he was to hang from a cross outside a city wall. I t was the most ugly, humiliating and agonising method of execution known to the ancient world. Jesus was, in a sense, lucky to die w ithin hours. Now, what do you think Jesus thought about as He hung dying in the hot sun of that Friday afternoon, forsaken by all except the two women closest to H im and His dear friend, John? I like to thing that the boy turned man rem embered His happy days of boyhood in Galilee. He thought of His uncle and H im self at Caperneum on a clear, sharp morning, pushing out His uncle’s small fishing boat onto the still, clear waters of the sea of Galilee. D id He hear again the drowsy goat bells as they tinkled their way to the evening drink in the river? Perhaps He saw again the wheat fields of Arbela, golden to the horizon, with the bright scarlet poppies fire- flicking in the breeze amonst the wheat ears down to the Valley of the Doves; perhaps He smelt again the hibiscus on the verdant land below M ount H erm on, where P eter’s voice had once rung out: ‘You are the C hrist, the son of the living L ord .’ Those spots of time from His boyhood mom ents, which were the very heart of the poetry of our English William W ordsworth. How well some of you know these words:

‘There was a Boy, ye knew him well, ye cliffs And islands of W inander! M any a time At evening, when the stars had just begun To move along the edges of the hills,Rising or setting, would he stand alone,Beneath the trees or by the glimmering lake.’

Surely it was beloved Galilee which m ust have come to Jesus in those dying hours, for He was a patriot, a lover of His country. How well that comes through in many of His parables.

Remembrance D ay Address, 1987, continued

Now, today, is a time in the year when we think especially of our own country, and of its patriots, those who gave their lives for it. We have poppies to rem em ber them by, Flanders poppies, which grew in their myriads across the wastelands of the first World W ar battlefields. Old Boys of this school died in that war; and in the Second W orld W ar, many again. Some of the latter were close friends of mine. I can see them now: James Conry, small, bespectacled and owl like, an intense, serious little boy; he died. Anthony G arland, big and slow, and very kind, with a stutter; he was shot down. John H um e-Spry, whose picture to this day is at the top of the back stairs, smiling happily, as he always was. David Pethick, noisy, cantankerous, a splendid games player, who also lost his life. These, just a minute fraction of the millions who gave all their tomorrows for us who live after; for they, like Jesus, were patriots, they loved their country. There is no glam our in war, merely great pain and loss, the glory is fleeting. But those men and women whom we rem em ber today, at their time and in their circumstances, faced their country’s destruction in the only way possible, to fight tyranny, to give their all.

Well, what can I do about it? This is a question you may well ask. This all happened a long time ago. I will suggest to you a thought. You are all great travellers these days and when on your travels you pass through those places where the tide of war has swept this century, you should look for the well tended cemetries of our fellow men and women. You may pause and see them in N orm andy; on the Somme; at Narvik in Norway; at M onte Cassino, Anzio and Salerno, in Crete and Salonika; in the brown and red country of Torbruk and Alamein; in Ethiopia, Malagasy, the Arakan and the Irrawaddy; at Singapore, Hong Kong, Java, New G uinea, the balmy Pacific islands of Guam and Hawaii; in the Falkland Islands; the Malayan jungles and Korea; beneath the great seas and oceans of the world, which received the remains of so many brave, very ordinary people. Like Jesus, no doubt, they too heard the old sounds of boyhood, saw the sun shining on the uplands they’d known in their youth.

‘All that is true, all that is noble, all that is lovable and gracious, whatsoever is excellent and admirable, fill all your thoughts with these things,’ said Saint Paul. Perhaps, for even the only m om ent in their lives, those we rem em ber today would have known exactly what Saint Paul meant, and what Jesus expected of them . And for this we honour them , now, and all our lives. We m ust never, never, forget them.

AutumnT he squirrels all collect their food,

And store it in their nest,The leaves all drop upon the floor

W hich shows that w inter’s next.

A rabbit darts into its hole,Setting the leaves a-flurry

O f red and yellow, brown and black, And makes a hedgehog scurry.

T he leaves all crackle underfoot,And so do thorns and bramble;

A hint of freshness is in the air As we go on our ramble.

Robert Jackson

Autum nal Pursuit

The WindThe wind is whistling,

The wind is whirling, The wind is whooshing,

The wind is hurling.At the doorAnd at the w indow s.

‘Let me in!’I t seems to say,

As it blusters and flusters About the way.

Warwick Goodall

FireworksLights and colours fill the sky; a ginormous rocket comes flying by; Colours and laughter like a village fair; Rockets disappear into thin air.

Whooshes and bangs and squeals of joy, And only a few do they really annoy. People with their sparklers play,Swinging them round in a joyous way.

The embers from the fire still glow,And flames no longer jump to and fro.Fireworks fall dead to the floorAnd whizzes and bangs are there no more.

Liam Steevenson

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Surgeon s Hill Moving HouseI had always felt a certain trepidation when I approached the M anor on Surgeon’s Hill.

I t was very old, and grey in colour, with ivy creeping in huge strings up the sides of the house. G reat oaks and dark pines stood in its vicinity, looming like huge monsters. In fact, the oaks were shrinking back into themselves with age, proving that the house was hundreds of years old.

I t had been unoccupied now for as long as I could rem em ber, and the ‘For Sale’ sign was rotting by the fence. For the first time I plucked up enough courage to go up to the old house. As I walked, that certain trepi­dation grew and grew, until it became almost unbearable and the sound of my feet seemed like a cannon’s roar. Suddenly I felt sure I saw a wispy shadow by the window and I jum ped like a startled rabbit; bu t still I persevered.

Soon I was looking through the window and as I opened the door a cold wind rushed in and the whole house seemed to creak and groan in disapproval. I entered, and closed the door behind me, then paused by the library door. The room was full of cob-webs and the books piled over the floor as though, years ago, someone had been planning to leave. I picked up a book and read a little: as I closed it, a cloud of dust flew up and circled around in the fusty air.

Then again, and once more suddenly, I felt that certain trepidation building up and I thought I heard a noise. I called out, and my voice echoed on the staircase. I was becoming frightened. The dust seemed to form shapes which floated around in the room. I ran to the hall and tried the door: it was locked. I heard more noises, and I was terrified. M y passage to freedom was barred. In a last fit of mental agony I sprinted back into the library and dived through the window.

T he very next week, I later learnt, the M anor on Surgeon’s Hill was demolished.

Fairfax H all

I t is always a sad mom ent, as you may, or may not, know, having to pack all your belongings into boxes, suitcases and trunks with the thought in your m ind that you may never see this place again. I t is not like going on holiday: then you take what you need, not now. Everything is packed: the antique grandfather clock, my father’s equally antique suits, the living-room curtains, everything — the entire contents of the house.

After a good two weeks’ hard work everything was ready to move. W hen the day came the weather was appalling, with a harsh wind and stinging rain, as if it was trying to stop us leaving.

The removal van arrived very early that morning, and the driver was a nasty looking, unshaven man, wearing dirty clothes and as he stepped out of his van the rain came down harder than ever, pounding his unbrushed hair, sticking it to his skull. However, he worked hard, quickly and efficiently and soon the van was full. W hen it came to leave it trundled out of the yard and the wind whistled and wrapped itself around it, trying to stop it; bu t the van pulled through the wind and disappeared out of view.

The horse was very disobedient in the wind, so everyone had, angrily, to heave it into the horse-box and we all received a severe beating from the rain.

Finally the time came to leave and even my father suffered slightly from nostalgia. But soon we were on the motorway, heading for Plym outh. The wind was blowing cars from side to side across the road, which appeared to be jum ping up and down in the rain.

The rain stopped when we reached our new house, and the sun came out. I t was a huge Victorian building and the dam p tiles on the roof reflected the sunlight in a blinding flash.

T he removal van had not yet arrived. After a wait of three hours we rang the police. They said that several removal vans had recently mysteriously disappeared.

Do you think the weather was trying to save our belongings from moving to new surroundings?

H al Gillmore

How the Rattlesnake got its rattleOnce upon a time, O best beloved, in the sandy, sun- scarred, scary Sahara desert, there lived a snake. This snake lived on plants, and it was very content with its life. In those days there was no such thing as famine and everyone was happy. But then, because man was being lazy and taking advantage of the sun in the sandy, sun- scarred, scary Sahara, G od struck famine on the Sahara and there was fire in all the plantations, and nothing else could grow, so the snake decided to try to eat something else. He said to himself: ‘I wondersss what mousesss tassste like.’

So he went off and caught a mouse and swallowed it. He thought it very tasty and declared that this was the diet for him.

Now, G od, being the creator of all life, had made the mouse first of all the animals, and, naturally, it was his favourite animal, so that when he was told what the snake had done he was Very angry.

He said to the snake, ‘W hy have you made a diet of my mouse? To prevent you from eating my mouse in the future, I am going to pu t an obstacle in your way — well, in your tail. This will be a rattle, so if the mouse hears it, he will be warned of your presence.’

T hus it was that the snake was lum bered with a rattle, which it has still got, to this very day.

Benjamin Lott

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I carefully rose to my feet, attem pting not to disturb our new found friend, who had lifted his head into the air and was revolving it watchfully. Obviously he did not want our company. By now Antonia had overcome the shock and was at a good distance from the snake, wondering what to do

The snake followed me as I retreated backwards. He moved in a gliding motion, unfurling his long body from its lazy heap, until it was expanded to its full length. W hen he was quite certain that we had gone he turned round and slid back down his hole, no longer to be bothered by inquisitive humans.

Robin Davies

Emerald City, A Winter's Tale

I t was darker than usual that night. The wind was hurling the snow against the window-panes. Outside, all the animals were cold, shivering, and, as they tried to speak they stuttered with chattering teeth.

H enry Hedgehog said to Horace Hedgehog:‘I think it’s time for hibernation in Emerald C ity.’

‘You’re quite righ t,’ said Horace.

As the two friends marched quivering towards the old oak tree the wind battered them , making them even colder than ever. W hen they reached the tree H enry showed Horace two buttons in the tree.

‘W hen you press this button , the lift to Emerald City will come up and we can enter it,’ he said.

He pressed the button and the lift arrived. They got in and went downwards, into the earth.

The lift stopped after a while and doors opened. The two emerged from the lift and it departed. H enry and Horace were left gazing upon a glistening mass of green.

‘Emerald City at last,’ said Horace. They both descended a flight of stairs and came to a glittering street. H enry led Horace to a ‘Five R uby’ hotel. They entered, and were shown to a room in which there was a television, two arm -chairs and a service button. The two companions flopped into the arm -chairs and turned on the television. The national news for hedgehogs was just starting. They watched this and the weather programme intently.

After a while the happy hedgehogs fell asleep in their arm -chairs. The next day they woke up and had hedge leaves for breakfast, which tasted good. These were followed by worms on toast.

D uring the next weeks Henry and Horace toured Emerald City from top to extreme bottom , bu t eventually this luxury came to an end and they had to start the long journey back home, to the ‘Land of the H um ans’.

Warwick Goodall

GrannyG ranny’s the one with the greyish hair,The one with the screwed up nose,And as she samples the autum n air She picks up leaves as she goes.

As she goes into the deep, dark wood,T hat one with the screwed up nose,She gathers up chestnuts for her food,And she picks up leaves as she goes.

Behind a tree sits a big, bad wolf,Staring at the screwed up nose,Thinking it comes from the planet Olf;G ran picks up leaves as she goes.

As the wolf thinks it looks quite tasty,T hat funny old screwed up nose,He pounces out, bu t not too hasty,And eats up gran as she goes.

Simon Allenby

He sat forlornly in one cornerHe was a quiet boy; in fact, we never heard him speak.In lessons he would sit forlornly in one corner at his desk, gazing around the room.

His eyes drooped; his hair was a rough mop of brown, and he wore old, tatty clothes. He loved nature and he would often twist his head and look out of the window, searching for the birds frolicking in the air, until suddenly the m aster would shout out: ‘Boy, do some work!’ and once more his sad head would bow over his desk.

As he never spoke to us, we could not find out what was wrong; perhaps his parents argued, or maybe it was something much deeper.

He was fairly good at sport, but, as in everything else, he would only take part if forced. Once he scored the winning goal for the second eleven, bu t his face showed no jubilation whatever.

T hen suddenly it happened: he had become a boarder, and one morning he was sitting up in bed, talking. In the lessons that day he pu t up his hand num erous times to ask questions and to give answers. T hat afternoon he took part willingly in the rugby and played brilliantly.

It was as though for the past twelve years someone, or something, had been holding him back and had suddenly let go.

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Two veterans pass on the secrets of “ Letterboxing” to new boys. Cox T or Septem ber 1987

Jeremy L ott and his band

9 The Great StormI lay awake in my dorm itory, listening to the wind howling and the window-panes rattling.

The past day had been one of continuous foul weather: rainy, blowing and cold, so I guessed that it would not be good tonight.

Just then a flash of lightning zig-zagged across the blustery sky. I jumped. I certainly did not think we would have a thunderstorm .

I could hear my dorm itory prefect, T im Porter, snoring. I t ’s all right for him , I thought. I looked across the room at everybody: Charles M atheson, Simon G riffin ... yes, they were all asleep. I was the only person awake, so I turned my head over and tried to get to sleep.

T he storm did not cease. It rolled about, bu t, try as I m ight I could not fall asleep. Crash! went the thunder. Rattle! went the window-panes. It was as if they were talking to each other.

Again the lightning flashed across the sky. Suddenly, B ang! There was loud crack and the sound of a falling tree. I tiptoed across the wooden floorboards and towards the window. I peered out and saw the great copper beech lying fallen on the ground. I debated with myself w hether to tell someone, bu t then I saw shadowy silhouettes of people bustling around the tree.

I quickly hopped back into bed and lay down, thinking of my parents and my brother at home. Lightning and

thunder racketed about the sky as I cowered underneath my duvet, rolled up like a dorm ouse, and closed my eyes. The curtains blew to and fro about the window, giving draughts about the dormitory.

Outside I could hear the faint m urm ur of voices. Then, from the distance, and gradually coming nearer, I could hear a siren buzzing.

Somebody began to talk in his sleep, moving wakefully as he spoke. The rain was drum m ing at the window and on the roofs of the few cars outside the school front porch. I could almost feel the rain trickling down my back. I looked at the luminous hands of my new watch: eleven thirty. Perhaps my watch had stopped, because it certainly seemed like three o ’clock in the morning.

Curled up, I decided, would be the most comfortable way to sleep, so curl up I did. Soon I was asleep and snoring!

N ext morning I woke up and found the storm had stopped. I walked over to the window and looked at the poor old copper beech lying there.

Soon I forgot about the n ight’s happenings and now, in the place of the copper beech we have a small, young oak tree!

Andrew Ridland

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A Conversation between a Cat and a MouseOne morning a big, fat cat was waiting patiently outside a small, round mouse-hole.

‘Mousey, good little mousey, come out here!’ Frederick, the cat, had been waiting and saying this over and over again all morning. M eanwhile, Gerald, the mouse, was plucking up courage.

T hen, suddenly, Gerald walked out, saying,‘I t ’s now or never.’ As he did so he picked up a

match-stick and propped up the cat’s paw which was obviously poised to grab the mouse. The cat, amazed, froze with rage.

Then the cat spoke. ‘Good morning to you, sir!’ At once the mouse broke into a frantic run. He sped away from the cat, who had, by now, regained his nerve, and he skated down the newly polished floor and bum ped into the wall just below the window.

All this took place on the top floor of the building.The mouse scrambled up to the window ledge and sat there, puffing. This time it was his tu rn to call.

‘Freddie! Come on, Frederick, you’re too fat!’This made Frederick, the cat, bubbling mad.‘I ’ll get you roasted alive, if it kills me!’ he said. ‘I ’ll

scrag you!’Just then Gerald dived headlong down a drainpipe

which was just outside the window. He rattled down it into a tub and plopped into a tub of water at the bottom.

The cat jum ped out of the window and landed with a thud next to the tub. Gerald was now looking for a way into the house. In the end he jum ped through the letter­box and fell to the ground the other side. Frederick followed, bu t he came through the cat-flap.

‘T H W A C K !’ He was stuck half-way through the cat- flap. At that mom ent M rs Rynolds came home from shopping in the village. She came up to the front door and pulled Frederick free. M rs Rynolds went into the kitchen and there she screamed:

‘M IC E !’ she screamed. ‘Frederick dear, come and chase them away!’ Frederick backed into the room.

‘Hello, F reddie,’ said Gerald, ‘I forgot to tell you: my friends have come to stay.’ There, all over the floor, were mice of all sizes. Frederick backed bravely out of the room: he did not wish to repeat his painful experiences with mice.

M rs Rynolds’s words followed him:‘Frederick, come here!’The mice now live in luxury — in the larder.

Warwick Goodall

The Great StormOne day two baby puppies were exploring M r Hayshaw’s garden for the first time. M r Hayshaw was their first owner and they were very attached to him and his two-year-old cat, who was called Connie. Connie was their new friend: she acted as a kind of teacher for them and taught them about all the things around them .

Today Connie was inside, having her morning snooze, so anything they could not understand they would have to work out for themselves. The two puppies were called Rasher and Gasher; Connie had explained why they had names and1 why M r Hayshaw had called them that.

They set off towards the duck pond, which they had often seen from the house, with ducks ducking their heads into the water, bu t, when they reached it, all they found was a little squirrel.

Gasher said to the squirrel, ‘W hat animal are you, and where are all the ducks I have often seen splashing about in the pond?’

The squirrel replied: ‘I ’m a squirrel. I was wondering where the ducks were, as well. I was just about to go off to find old M r Hedgehog to ask him. W ould you like to join m e?’

‘Yes, please!’ said Rasher and Gasher, both at the same time. So off they went to find old M r Hedgehog, the little squirrel leading and the two puppies following behind. Soon they came to a little bush and from inside they heard a crackling fire and the ‘tick-tock’ sound of a clock. The squirrel knocked on a piece of wood and a groaning voice said:

‘C.c.come in!’ So the squirrel led Rasher and Gasher inside. They came into a lovely, old-fashioned room that they could only just fit into. The puppies thought it was quaint and, sitting by a fire, was old M r Hedgehog, with green-rim m ed spectacles on, reading a book.

The squirrel said, ‘There are two puppies here that I m et by the duck pond; they wanted to know where all the ducks had gone. Do you know?’

The hedgehog replied, in a slow voice, ‘One of them c.came to me at six o’clock this evening and told me there was going to be a great storm and all the ducks were going away to escape from it.’

‘W hat’s a storm ?’ said Gasher in a chirpy voice.‘A storm is lots of hard rain, thunder and lightning,’

said M r Hedgehog.‘O h!’ said Gasher and Rasher.M r Hedgehog said, ‘The ducks believed it was going

to start very soon, so I would get home very quickly, little dogs.’

The puppies ran out of the little bush, scampered past the pond and came to the house just as the rain started to drop. So they were in safety when the great storm came, just as the ducks had said it would.

Simon Allenby

Waiting for the NewsThe exams are finished and done,

Suspense and worry have begun, Soon enough the results will come,

But waiting for them is no fun.

Biting nails and kicking heels,No one his troubles quite conceals,

Asking, ‘How much did you get?’‘I haven’t got my results yet.’

Dreaming by day, nightmares by night, Will my results give me a fright?

Will they be good, o.k., or bad?Will I be overjoyed or sad?

Will I fail or ... or ... will I pass?Will I move up, or down, a class?

And how m uch longer must I wait U ntil I sulk or celebrate?

Richard Hodder2

How the Rhinoceros got its horn

The Sounds of Streetwise

W hen all things were new in the world, the rhinoceros had no horn. All rhinoceroses were kind and happy, except for one. This rhinoceros was offensively contem ptuous to anyone who spoke to him.

One day this offensively contem ptuous rhinoceros was walking through the unfriendly, fearsome lorest in Fiji when he saw a monkey swinging from branch to branch. T he rhinoceros said:

‘I think all monkeys’ tails are horrible, and w hat’s more, your tail is the horriblest of the lot!’

T he monkey swung down to the rhinoceros and said to him: ‘Have you ever been so offensively contem ptuous to my great uncle, the stupendously strong baboon?’

‘N o,’ replied the rhinoceros.‘Well, why don’t you try? It would be such fun!’‘If you tell me where he is, I will,’ said the rhinoceros. So, best beloved, the monkey told the rhinoceros how

to find his great uncle, the baboon, and the rhinoceros set off through the great, unfriendly, fearsome forest in Fiji to find him.

The rhinoceros followed the monkey’s directions until he came to the baboon’s lair. He shouted out in his best offensively contem ptuous way: ‘Come here, you hairy, fat, overgrown monkey!’

The baboon stormed out of his lair and bonked the rhinoceros as hard as he could (and that was very hard, because he was a stupendously strong baboon), right on the point of his nose. Almost immediately a large lump appeared and the baboon said,

‘T hat will teach you! W herever you go, you will be rem inded of the time you messed with me!’

The rhinoceros’s nose swelled and swelled, and it was very painful. He dipped it into some cool m ud, and the bum p froze and looked like a horn.

And so it is, best beloved, that from that day to this the rhinoceros has carried about a horn on the end of his

No one quite knew what to expect as we entered the dimly lit W ortham Hall with music playing in the background. The stage was set out with two huge speakers either side and three microphone stands at the front. Behind the microphone stands there were three keyboards and a drum set.

Suddenly smoke filled the entire stage and most of the hall as well, bu t blue light shining through it gave it a blue effect. We were just able to make out three figures, two with guitars, walking towards the microphone stands, when w ithout warning, an explosion came from each end of the stands and the guitars screamed in chorus while the smoke lifted.

The clearing smoke revealed the band: two guitarists, a singer, M r Banyard trying to dance with the keyboards and a drum m er giving the drum s all they were worth with the drum sticks. Fortunately they were able to put these noises together to form some songs and everyone received maximum enjoyment from the concert. We all hope they will come again soon.

H al Gillmore

Vox Pop‘I think the main elements that make ‘pop’ music come to life are the songs, (whether people enjoy the songs); the atm osphere of the hall, (whether people are dancing, or just sitting at the back), and whether the performers are enjoying themselves.’Michael Bawtree

‘There was a break. All the juniors went to bed and M r Banyard changed his trousers.’Edward Keelan

‘The lighting was very well done and people started becoming enthusiastic when M r Banyard began giving away sweets.’Jonathan Goodfellow

‘I think that all the boys enjoyed the concert, and I even saw Miss Spencer smiling.’John Evans

‘Despite the fact that I could neither speak nor hear afterwards, I would like ‘Streetwise’ to play here again.’Edward Keelan

Sam Hunt

William Ashworth putting the finishing touches on his cat

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Tunes and WordsBoys were invited to fit their own words to well known tunes — just for the fun of it!

Kitchen(Tune: G uide me, O thou great Redeemer)

Pop up toaster,Blown up Aga.

D ad’s still sitting in his chair.Slippery floor,M cV itie’s biscuit,

Scrum ptious cake th a t’s on the floor.Kick the cat,Kick the dog

D ad’s still sitting in his chair,D ad’s still sitting in his chair.

Simon Griffin

My Bedroom(Tune: Guide me, O thou great Redeemer)

Bedroom slippers,Chest of drawers,

Bedside cabinet and lamp.W ardrobe,Dressing-gown and bookshelf

Lots of posters on the door.Bunkbed, duvet,Pillow, blanket,

All my clothes are on the floor,Books and toys not in their drawer!

Nicholas Jenkins

The Prior Park Rugby Festival(Prior Park kindly hosted this event as a pre-season ‘w arm -up’.— Editor)

After a long journey up to Bristol we had a packed lunch. We then prom ptly proceeded to Bristol rugby ground, where we watched the Bristol versus Gloucester match. We were determ ined to follow G loucester’s example, by winning!

We then set off on the shorter part of the journey, Bristol to Swindon, which is where Prior Park School is. We were shown to our sleeping quarters, had supper, wandered round the school and then went to bed.

After breakfast in the morning we set off to the White Horse, a chalk horse carved out of the hillside. We were almost there when Ben Davis said, ‘W here is Fairfax?’ Fairfax, our captain, appeared to be missing.

Pop Music Groups(Tune: Frere Jacques)

D uran D uran, Beatles, AhaGenesisAnd Fat Boys,D ef Leopard, Bananarama,Beach Boys, H eart,Shadows, Kiss.

W et W et W et, W hitesnake,M el and Kim,U2UB40, Earth Quake,Pepsi and Shirley Black Sabbath.

David Bowie, George H arrison,Billy Idol,M adonna,Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson,Kool and The Gang,Dire Straits.

James Macleod

Musical Anthem(Tune: The National A nthem )

Presto, Sforzando,Tem po, pianissimo,Cantabile,All-e-gretto N on troppo , piano,Legato, spirito,Mezzo forte.

Justin Gibbs

‘I thought it was a bit quiet,’ remarked Jonathan Goodfellow.

M r Symons said something under his breath, turned the ‘mini-bus and set off back to Prior Park.A few hours later the Festival began. First we played St. M ary’s Hall; they beat us 4—0 after a tiring game. Fifteen m inutes later we played Clifton College; we lost to them 16—4. After a long break we played Haileybury. At full-tim e the score was 4—4; after extra-tim e they had won 8—4.

N ext came the best b it — supper a Taunton Dean Services!

Sam Hunt

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1st X V Rugby 1987The season began in the most pleasant fashion — warm weather, firm ground and delightful visitors in the form of Caldicott Prep School from Buckinghamshire. They produced their custom ary brand of high class handling and fast running rugby, bu t we matched them in the scrums and line-outs, if not in the loose. We failed to use what balls we won, while they capitalised on the poor alignment of our backs to run out victors by 20—4.

O ur second fixture further illustrated our strengths and weaknesses. The forwards excelled in the set scrums and line-outs, bu t there was a lack of penetrative running among the backs. Too many moves ended in silly mistakes or in the ball-carrier dying with the ball. This latter problem was never effectively resolved all season. We had worked hard on defence and looked very sound, bu t our tries both came from planned moves — James M ilne from a line-out and Alexander M ustard taking a crash ball among the backs.

Against Buckfast Abbey School we started well, running the ball at their small three-quarters and taking an early lead through Fairfax Hall. Naively, however, the forwards became involved in numerous scrappy rucks and mauls. We failed to move the ball to the wings and their large pack eventually ploughed across our line for two tries and a win.October saw us playing our biennial visitors from Oakham. In another close game we dominated the first half and scored two really fine tries, by Robert Jackson and Toby Borradaile. From a seemingly invincible position at half-time our discipline disappeared and we just survived a thorough testing throughout the second half, to win 11—4.D uring the weekend following half-term we played two matches. In the first, against long time rivals K ing’s Hall (formerly Pryland Hall), we played, perhaps, our worst

rugby of the term . As they made a similar c laim , it was not, as you might expect, a great spectacle. The match was won, fittingly, by a single penalty goal kicked by Alistair Crawford.

Conversely, we played some of our best rugby against new visitors, Prior Park, on the Sunday. The m atch was eventually won thanks to a superb performance by the pack. In the second half, the forwards exerted trem endous pressure in the scrums and both our tries came from back row moves; Robert Parker-Swift and Ben Davis claiming the touchdowns.

The next weekend saw another “double header” . On Saturday we entertained and defeated a strong and competitive XV from Taunton Junior School. We produced a solid team performance and deservedly scored two late tries to record our fourth victory in a row.

On Sunday we played host to Bishop’s Stortford Junior School. We held our own throughout the first half, replying to their early score with an excellent try by Robert Parker-Swift. In the second half we ran out of steam and, as the game became increasingly physical, Bishop’s Stortford scored three further tries through their strong-running outside centre.

We played with great pride and determ ination against local rivals, W olborough Hill, bu t their overwhelming superiority in the pack made it a difficult match to watch. The 3/4’s tackled magnificently, with Fairfax Hall and Toby Borradaile to the fore, bu t the glut of possession our opponents enjoyed m eant that we conceded several tries in the forwards. We deserved, however, to score a try and did so towards the end when Alexander M ustard crashed over from a line-out — the only try conceded by W olborough all season!

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It was very cold indeed during our next two matches. Chill winds sapped energy and enthusiasm . The three- quarters in particular found it difficult under these conditions. We looked unconvincing against St Peter’s despite the 16—0 score line, and continued in similar vein against strong opponents, Edgarley Hall. This time we lost 10—0, the close score perhaps flattering us somewhat.

In warmer conditions and with this year’s leavers finding renewed vigour for their final game, our match against Sherborne was the best of the season. Despite going behind to an early score by one of Sherborne’s very quick wing three-quarters, the pack gradually gained the ascendency and tries by the two props, James M ilne and Alexander M ustard gave us a deserved, if narrow, win.

This final result gave us a 7—5 winning season, an analysis I would gladly have accepted if offered it before the season began.

Looking back, Fairfax Hall stands out as the player of the season. He captained the XV with m aturity and showed considerable sym pathy towards the younger, less experienced members of the side. He was an inspiration in defence with his ceaseless tackling and looked perhaps the player most likely to create and score tries. The front row of M ustard, Keelan and M ilne was immensely reliable while Ben Davis and James Beckly developed' into promising players for next year.

The backs, young and small in stature, have genuine pace and ability and should be a force to be reckoned with in 1988. Indeed, with several members of the present 1st and 2nd X V ’s remaining there is every reason to look forward with confidence and enthusiasm.

J Symons

1st XV R esu lts 1987

Played 12; W on 7; Drawn 0; Lost 5; For 88; Against 104

v Caldicott (H) Lost 3—24v St. M ichael’s, Tavistock (A) W on 12—4v Buckfast Abbey School (H) Lost 6— 10v Oakham (H) Won 11—4v K ing’s Hall (H) Won 3—0v Prior Park (H) W on 8—0v Taunton Junior School (H) Won 10—0v Bishop’s Stortford (H) Lost 4— 18v W olborough Hill (A) Lost 6—30v St Peter’s, Lympstone (A) W on 16—0v Edgarley Hall (A) Lost 0— 10v The Prep School, Sherborne (H) Won 8—4

Tries: Hall 3, M ustard 3; Borradaile 2, Jackson 2, M ilne 2, Parker-Swift; H unt 1, Davis 1, Crawford 1.Cons: Crawford 6, Ball.Pen: Crawford 2.

1st XV: C W K Ball, R A Jackson, F A C Hall (capt), T H Borradaile, J F B Goodfellow, A W E Crawford, S H unt, A T M ustard, E R Keelan, J N L M ilne, S G Butler, J W Beckly, B Q Davis, R S Parker-Swift, T I B Porter, W H Jones, A R C Seldon, R J Shove A lso played: J K D Evans, S F Bowles

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2nd X V Rugby 1987The team got off to a good start with a victory over Exeter Cathedral School 1st XV. The forwards played well as a unit and the three-quarters showed some fine handling skills.

The next game was against a rather depleted 2nd team from K ing’s Hall. We were allowed time to settle and handling was excellent, though some boys ran too far with the ball, thus losing supporting players. Robin Davies and W arren Greatrex showed considerable ability w ith their kicking; Robin in attack and W arren with his shots at goal. Ashley Crawshaw (supposedly off colour!) ran in three tries during his fine performance. It was at K ing’s Hall that Sam Perowne first showed his fine talents as skipper.

T he following week we were in Taunton again, this time against Taunton Junior School. In the first half we looked the better side, with a narrow lead, having just played uphill. In the second half the strain showed in the pack and defence was weak; this, combined with some poor kicking, meant we let Taunton get into the game and they produced some fine attacking rugby to end the game as a draw.

We next played W olborough Hill who were a well organised and talented side. The first half was well contested and very exciting with M ount House just holding on to a 3 point lead. In the second half the W olborough pack began to dominate and we spent most of the time in defence, where Christian Glennie as full­back pu t in many saving tackles. M om ents before the final whistle went W olborough scored a try to win the game.

St P eter’s were not a strong side and we were able to settle into a routine, producing some excellent flowing rugby. Centres William M artin and John Evans linked together very well and played a key roll in the game. Jonathan Goodfellow managed to run in a hat-trick of tries during his impressive performance on the wing.

The last m atch was against Edgarley Hall. We travelled up in the morning, had a good lunch at the school followed by the game in the afternoon. The journey up lasted about 2 hours and on the pitch the boys looked as if they had just walked the hundred miles! The team were missing Ashley Crawshaw, due to sickness, and Richard Seldon, due to his well deserved prom otion to the first XV. The game looked quite even at first bu t Edgarley gradually got on top and it was only the fine tackling by the determ ined few that prevented a runaway score.

T his was a fine season for the boys all of whom gave a good account of themselves.

M J Bassett

2nd XV R esu lts 1987

Played 6; W on 3; Drawn 1; Lost 2; For 127; Against 39

v Exeter Cathedral School 1st XV (H) Won 21—0v K ing’s Hall (A) Won 38—0v Taunton Junior School (A) Drew 14— 14v W olborough Hill (H) Lost 3—4v St P eter’s, Lympstone (H) Won 48—0v Edgarley Hall (A) Lost 3—22

Tries: 5 Crawshaw; 3 Cameron, Edward-Collins, Goodfellow; 2 G reatrex, Seldon, Evans; 1 Dawe, Shove, M artin, Bowles, Parker-Swift.Cons: 9 Greatrex.Pen: 3 Greatrex.

2nd XV: G C G lennie, S F Bowles, J K D Evans, W E M artin, G C T Edward-Collins, E R Davies, W J G reatrex, S Le B Cameron, R J Shove, G F W Child- Villiers, J A Dawe, T I B Porter, B J L ott, J W Taylor, A R C Seldon, A J Crawshaw, W H Jones, S J Perowne (capt), R L. Bolingbroke.A lso played: E R Keelan, R S Parker-Swift.

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3rd X V Rugby 1987The 3rd XV enjoyed more matches than ever before and has certainly proved a very useful XV in terms of developm ent. Sixteen boys, who will be here over the next two years, played, and also several boys who would otherwise have played little competitive rugby.

The season began with a convincing win over St Petroc’s, Simon Bowles beginning an excellent term with two tries — a term that was eventually to see him play for the 1st XV at W olborough!

A sixteen-try, 64—0 win over Exeter Cathedral School 2nd XV followed, the try-scorers led by T im Lister with three. A 3 rd /4 th XV lost the replay against St Petroc’s in Bude while the full strength XV found the Taunton Junior School 3rd XV good com petition before losing a close affair 0—8.

It was pleasant to return to winning with a 16—0 victory over W olborough Hill. It was above all an excellent team performance, particularly in the pack, though the outstanding performer of the day was M ark G ent who scored a hat-trick of tries.

The experience of representative rugby at this level will benefit both the boys and the school, for those staying can look forward with confidence to 2nd XV or 1st XV rugby in 1988.

J Symons

3rd XV R esu lts 1987

Played 5; W on 3; Drawn 0; Lost 2; For 114; Against 28

v St Petroc’s School (H) W on 26—4v Exeter Cathedral School 2nd XV (A) W on 64—0v St Petroc’s School (A) Lost 8— 16v Taunton Junior School (A) Lost 0—8v W olborough Hill (H) Won 16—0

Tries: 7 G ent, 3 Lister, Cope, Britten, 2 Bowles,Davies, Carter, Critchley, 1 M artin, Forbes,Bolingbroke, Gibbs.Cons: 1 Glennie.

3rd XV: R M Talbot, J Critchley, H W M Cope, D J E Carter, M N Britten (capt), J R Tucker, M R G ent, R T Anthony, W G Spicer, C R W alter, I J Forbes, T J Hodgson, T J Lister, J W Taylor, R L Bolingbroke. A lso played: E R Davies, M C Ferguson, B J L ott, S F Bowles, C B Reeves, S Le B Cameron, D J M McDowall, J A Gibbs.-

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Colts Rugby 1987v P lym ou th C ollege P repIn unpleasant conditions, the XV got off to a good start. H u rst’s kick to the corner gave us the opportunity to win the line-out and see Reeves burst through. O ur hosts pushed us back strongly and we conceded a penalty for offside from which they scored

We scored again before half-time, the ball travelling down the line to Seldon on the left wing who wriggled his way through to the line. Almost at once, the College levelled the scores — once again an offside in front of our posts gave them a platform for another try.

We dom inated the scrums, rucks and mauls in the second half to produce better ball for M acleod who scored a splendid individual try. Reeves finalised matters using his strength to cross the line in the final minute.

v E xeter C athedral SchoolT he weather was no better for our first home match, but following a training session at K ing’s College, Taunton, our forwards played a confident, hard game, laying the ball down, rucking strongly and winning good ball.

The outsides found handling difficult bu t the ball did move down the line and R upert Seldon scored twice. James Macleod made another try for him self from a scrum near their line.

The second half saw each side score once as the play became rather more ragged. Reeves pu t in some long testing kicks down to ‘old boy’ James Booth. Pressure was pu t on the Cathedral defence and from a scrum five metres out, our pack drove over the line and Mackenzie spotted his chance to score.

v St M ich ael’s S chool, T aw stockThe long journey to Barnstaple was not comfortable for at least four of the team bu t all recovered sufficiently to play a good game. The slope of the pitch always has a great bearing on the match and we scored all our points playing downhill in the 1 st half.

O ur friends out-gunned the opposition and play was confined to their ‘22’. The Captain’s try was the result o: an unopposed penalty charge. Macleod was on hand to score when their line was pressured by a set scrum and Ridland accepted a blind side pass and ran in from ten metres out.

v B uckfast A bbey S choolH erongate was declared fit for play bu t the infinitely drier Rowden pitch was an excellent venue for a hard match. We attacked from the start and the pressure frorr the forwards won us ground and from a penalty move the ball came out to Seldon. Running across the posts he scored a good try with support always at hand.

A penalty in front of the posts gave G rant-Sturgis the chance to drop a neat, accurate goal.

The second half saw us once again steaming into the attack bu t one or two errors near their line lost us the chance to score and very suddenly the pressure was on us. Some sound defence both with tackles and kicks relieved our line. T heir try, scored near the end, was a just reward for the Buckfast endeavour.

v P lym ou th C ollege P repWe welcomed Plym outh College Prep School for the first match of the second half of term , and proceeded to beat them with some ease.

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W ith a wind blowing behind us, we were able to apply pressure from the kick off. G ibbs, from a penalty move, Seldon down the blind-side, and Mackenzie, from a well balanced and constructive maul, scored in the first half. G rant-S turgis calmly dropped a conversion of Mackenzie’s try.

T he blustery conditions made handling rather less easy in the second half and some sensible ‘foot on’ by G rant- Sturgis and Ball led to the latter scoring. Plym outh came back to score and convert before we launched on our final assault in the dying minutes. From a set scrum on their 22, Reeves broke left and found a good gap through which to drive for the line. It was a good performance.

v K ing’s H all, TauntonT his was a particularly hard game with each side having moments of success and failure. Both packs rucked hard bu t we held sway in the set pieces, M ichael W illoughby hooking well. A pointless first half, despite some useful kicks ahead by Reeves, Ball and H urst, set the stage for a grand finale.

We were able to get on the attack more often and gained valuable ground only to make silly mistakes in good positions. Perseverance, however, told and in the last m inutes of the game, from a set scrum on their 22, M acleod received good ball, dum m ied one man and drove for the line. R idland, outside him , was in exactly the right place to take the final pass and score in the corner. We withstood final K ing’s Hall pressure to win an excellent game.

v T aunton Junior SchoolO ur visitors on Rowden looked decidely coach-lagged as we quickly ran in four tries in the opening 10 minutes. T he forwards once again set up excellent ball for the backs and swift passing brought the ball down the line to Seldon (2) whose side-step and dash left the opposition standing. G rant-S turgis (2) intercepted a pass and ran in under the posts and converted his second try. Ridland added a 5th try before half-time — a replica of his score against K ing’s Hall.

T he second-half, in which we scored a consolation try, was typical of many Colts’s games once an assailable lead has been achieved. The forward discipline went to pieces, selfishness abounded and several players took up new positions. T hat we should win never was in doubt bu t lessons were learnt as the opposition looked very much more threatening.

v W olborough H ill SchoolO ur match at Newton Abbot was the usual pulsating, nail-biting contest. From the kick-off we drove hard and quickly for their line only to be repulsed by good tackling and defensive kicking. W olborough then attacked and play swung up and down field throughout the first half. The defences held.

As the anxiety to score increased, so mistakes — knocks- on, foot-up by hookers and a spate of offsides — by both sides, gave each in turn opportunities to score. Given one such penalty five yards out, G ibbs gathered the pack behind him and charged the line to score the winning try.

It was, by all standards, a good m atch, although perhaps the tension and excitement prevented the best performance. 1979 was the last year in which we beat W olborough Hill oh their pitch.

v St P e ter ’s, L ym pstoneSeven tries in the first half, playing downhill and with the wind behind us was the measure of our superiority in this match. The teams seemed balanced physically bu t our technique was very much better. Perhaps of these tries, the best was that by H urst. The forwards won the ball midfield and the ball was passed accurately and swiftly down the line which H urst joined to score in the corner.

G rant-S turgis successfully dropped three goals to convert tries by Reeves, G ibbs and Macleod.

Seldon scored 3 tries in his usual terrier style, Ridland and G rant-S turgis also ran in tries. Once again the strength of the forwards, producing excellent ball, gave the 3/4 line wonderful opportunities to run. The tackling was good throughout and the moves used in the second half worked well.

v M illfie ld Junior SchoolO ur final match at G lastonbury proved a very hard one, in which we lost our unbeaten record bu t not our pride.

The wind blew strongly downhill — we defended against this in the first half — and Millfield used it to advantage with astute kicks. Two of these led to tries, where the ball bounced unkindly for H urst, Seldon and others trying to touch down. But a 10—0 lead at half- time might not have been too disastrous had it not been for the fact that M illfield’s heavier pack had worn down ours.Splendid tackling and defence work had kept the score down. O ur efforts to attack were 100%, bu t again, we left the way open for them to score another try from a maul close to our line.

O ur score, through G ibbs’ penalty drive, was converted by G rant-S turgis bu t we had to concede our one and only defeat at the hands of a much more powerful XV.It was a trem endous match and it was good to be able to congratulate the team on a memorable performance on the day and throughout the season.

The season is over, the results are known, the XV has been disbanded, K CC and I have cleaned our boots, all that remains is the memory of a splendid term of Colts Rugby.

In Septem ber, J S and P S had selected thirty players for Game 3, chosen carefully on past form either in the Colts or in the U10 side. I t is interesting to see that 12 of the top 15 secured their place although not in the position originally predicted.

I cannot deny that an unbeaten XV would have put the icing on the cake, that it was not to be was, perhaps, just because Millfield Junior School was undeniably the strongest opposition we had faced.

Justin G ibbs led the side with authority and set the finest of examples in both attack and defence. O f the sixteen others who played in the matches, it would be invidious to mention individual prowess because this is essentially a team game and that is what we all worked hard to achieve.

Thank you all for your efforts and thank you, K CC for your help, support, advice and encouragem ent to the squad.

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t T he C olts XV R esu lts 1987 T ry Scorers: R J W Seldon 10, J A G ibbs 5, J D LMacleod 5, A Ridland 5, C B Reeves 4, P B R G rant-

Played 10; W on 9; Lost 1; For 159; Against 52 Sturgis 3, D N Mackenzie 2, R H M Ball 1, A M H urst 1

v Plym outh College Prep School Won 16—8 C onversions: P B R G rant-S turgis 6 and 1 Penalty.v Cathedral School, Exeter Won 16—4v St M ichael’s, Tawstock Won 12— 10v Buckfast Abbey School Won 7—4 C olts XV: A M H urst, R J W Seldon, P B R G rant-v Plym outh College Prep School Won 22—6 Sturgis, R H M Ball, A Ridland, C B Reeves, J D Lv K ing’s Hall, T aunton Won 4—0 M acleod, E M P Hulme, M C W illoughby, A S Gv Taunton Junior School Won 30—4 Griffin, M J Burton, R C Philpott, M A W yer, D Nv W olborough Hill School Won 4—0 Mackenzie, J A G ibbs (capt).v St Peter’s School, Lympstone Won 42—0 A lso played: J W Hill, O C Coryton.v M illfield Junior School Lost 6— 16 R eserve: J A G Fulton.

Under 10 ’s Rugby 1987The U nder 10 X III played only two matches, against Plym outh College and the traditional fixture with W olborough Hill.

The visit to Plym outh College produced a very close encounter with the result always in doubt until the final whistle. W ith the advantage of the downhill slope Plym outh dom inated the early stages and quickly crossed for a try. Only desperate defence kept the score to 4—0 at half-time.

W ith the change of ends M ount House immediately scored two tries, by Patrick G rant-Sturgis and R upert Seldon. The conversion of the second try by G rant- Sturgis was to prove vital. The determ ined Plym outh side fought back and scored five minutes from the end. The M ount House team and supporters were all relieved to hear the final whistle. The 10—8 score-line reflected a very close game between two evenly m atched sides.

The annual fixture versus W olborough Hill was played at M ount House and proved surprisingly one-sided, with the M ount House under 10’s scoring three tries in each half. The three-quarters’ passing and running was very impressive with Seldon (2), Fulton, G rant-Sturgis, King and Jones scoring the tries. G rant-Sturgis converted only one.

The strong M ount House pack led by Edward Jones and Oliver Coryton out-scrum m aged, out-rucked and out- mauled the opposition, providing abundant possession for the talented three-quarters to run.

These two excellent performances by the U nder 10’s bode well for the future.

P Stephens

The U nder 10’s R esu lts 1987

v Plym outh College Prep (A) W on 10—8v W olborough Hill (H) W on 26—0

Tries: Seldon 3, G rant-Sturgis 2, Fulton 1, Jones 1, King 1.Cons: G rant-S turgis 2.

U n der 10’s: H J H ensman, R E Jackson, P G Friend, R J W Seldon, S R King, P B R G rant-S turgis, J A G Fulton, E J Jones, O C Coryton, J A G W arren, R T R Ferguson, R W Perowne, R C H Gaffney, W G Stirling, T J Perowne, T W Inm an, N A N Owen.

Under-Nine Mini- Rugby, 1987

N ot every small boy, when being introduced to a new game, is happy to spend endless hours practising the basic skills. For most of this year’s under-nines it was their introduction to the game of rugby and they showed comm endable patience and intelligence in putting up with lengthy sessions of tackling, passing, scrummaging, rucking and mauling before they were actually invited to put these skills to the test in a proper game. Then they had to learn the added complication of keeping position and playing as a team.

I m ust adm it to moments of complete despair in these early stages, and no doubt the boys will have their own tales to tell. The great day of the F IR S T M A TC H arrived, on the Plym outh College Prep School ground.It was a close match, and we lost narrowly to a bigger and better team. O ur weaknesses were cruelly exposed, mainly those of failing to mark m an-to-m an, and chaotic passing.

Lessons were learnt. The careful preparation paid dividends. W hen we went to the most delightful Tou'rnament hosted by St. Peter’s at Lym pstone, we won all our matches in fine style and really began to look like mini m ini-rugby players for the first time. So came the W olborough Hill match, the final fixture, and the assertation of our superiority for the second year running was sweet indeed!Robert T ait and Simon G ent were outstanding for their strength and running skills. Sebastian Britten was probably the outstanding all-rounder, with fierce tackling and a truly remarkable ability as a goal-kicker, which latter skill gave us the edge over our opponents more than once. As mentioned earlier, one of the greatest difficulties we m et was that of merging

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t individuals talents and strengths into a team, and not only the team itself, bu t all the members of the game, must be congratulated on their enorm ous enthusiasm . It was truly, a great delight to coach them — oh, what fun we had!David Cowgill

T he U nder 9’s R esu lts 1987

v Plym outh College Prep (A) Lost 10— 12v Exeter Cathedral School ★ W on 10—0v St John’s, Sidm outh ★ W on 24—0v St Peter’s, Lympstone ★ W on 10—0v Ravenswood ★ W on 18—0v W olborough Hill (H) W on 20— 12

* St Peter's, Lympstone M ini Rugby Festival

T ries: T ait 6, Britten 4, G ent 3, Dawe 2, Babbington 1, A bbott 1, Barnicoat 1.Cons: Britten 8.

U n der 9’s: C A Kivell, A Sm ith, C J K ing, T R H Keane, S R G ent, A C W Dawe, A J Barnicoat, J M Babbington, R Abbott, R P Tait, J D M H um phry, S S Britten.

Set Rugby 1987The Junior Set Rugby was organised as a round-robin competition, based on M ini rugby laws. Far away the strongest team , the Hawks dom inated proceedings. Two crushing victories over the Kangs and O tters and a closer 10—4 win against the Owls ensured that the Hawks topped the league. Owls finished second, Kangs third and O tters fourth.

Hawks also won the Interm ediate Set Rugby, although this was a much closer competition. Hawks won two of their matches, bu t could only manage a 4—4 draw with the Owls. The Owls, in turn , were well beaten by the Kangs (whom the Hawks had already beaten!) After an exciting afternoon’s rugby the Hawks emerged victorious, followed by Kangs, Owls and Otters.

Just as the Hawks retained their Interm ediate Rugby Cup, so too the Owls retained the Senior Rugby Cup. In a repeat of last year’s final the Owls opponents were the Kangs. In the early rounds, the Owls defeated the Otters (38—6), while the Kangs squeezed past the Hawks by 10 points to nil.

In the final the Owls pack dom inated the early play to set up tries for Sam H unt and Robert Parker-Swift. The second half saw greater parity between the two teams and the gap reduced by a penalty goal kicked by Kangs’ fly half Alistair Crawford. This brought an immediate response from the Owls. W ithin minutes Owls’ captain Fairfax Hall crossed the K angs’ goal line for the third time, effectively ending the game. The final score: Owls 12 Kangs 3.

J Symons

Rugby Sevens1987— 1988This particular branch of rugby football caused us far more problems than the 15-a-side game. The chief reason for this was the lack of practice time available to the boys. Seldom did the V II have all its members available for a practice.

We looked capable of holding our own in the set play, Alexander M ustard, Sam H unt and Ben Davis proving to be reliable forwards. Robert Parker-Swift joined the forwards for the line-outs and was a very effective jumper.

Early results flattered us. At Clayesmore we lost all our games, bu t no-one beat us thoroughly and in most matches we contested the results well into the second half.

The M ontpelier Sevens was a successful afternoon in terms of medals gained, bu t the opposition was weak and our th ird place was deceptive. We did however play an entertaining semi-final match against Sherborne Prep (winners at Clayesmore) holding a 10—0 lead until the final two minutes. T hat we lost speaks more about our mental capacity than our rugby ability.

Tournam ents at Caldicott and the Downs saw more disappointm ent and it was with trepidation that we approached the M illfield Sevens. However, we played well enough to come second in our group and draw Rokeby in the quarter-finals. This was perhaps the best performance of the term for we came back from 0—6 to win 10—6 after extra time. Robert Parker-Swift at last looked the part — a powerful, quick runner — and his two tries were just reward for an excellent afternoon’s work. The semi-final against W olborough ended in heavy defeat, bu t it was a happy V II that travelled back to Tavistock in the evening.

Sherborne saw us return to our bad old ways and the same form continued into the National Sevens at Rosslyn Park. A draw and two defeats were fair reward for a lack-lustre performance.

Perhaps it would be as well to look forward! The V II was very young and as last year’s V II showed there is no substitute for experience. Those who rem ain will carry this year’s knowledge forward and there appears to be a very promising V II in the making for next year’s campaign.

In addition to the first V II a second V II played with credit at the Downs — indeed they played some of the best sevens of the year in their match against Caldicott.

There were also Sevens Tournam ents for Colts and U nder 10’s. At Plym outh, the Colts V II pu t up an excellent display to defeat W olborough and Treliske in their group while drawing with Edgarley Hall. I t was unfortunate that only one team qualified and Edgarley Hall did so on points difference. They went on to win the Tournam ent w ithout conceding another point.

At Millfield the Colts never really got going. They lost to Edgarley (0—8) before beating Sherborne (18—0). In the semi-finals against Clifton extra time was played following a 0—0 draw in normal time. Clifton scored the sudden death score needed to reach the final.

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t The U nder 10’s played their Tournam ent at Sherborne and acquitted themselves extremely well. They defeated W olborough Hill (14—0), drew with the Downs (4—4) and lost to the hosts Sherborne (0—6). The enthusiasm and skill shown is very encouraging for future Colts V II’s.

1st VII: A T M ustard, S H unt, B Q Davis, A W E Crawford, R S Parker-Swift, F A C Hall, R A Jackson.

2nd VII: M N Britten, J W Beckly, G E C Edward- Collins, R J Shove, W E M artin, J F B Goodfellow.

C olts VII: J A Gibbs, C B Reeves, D N Mackenzie, J D L Macleod, P B R G rant-Sturgis, R H M Ball.

U nd er 10’s: R J W Seldon, M A W yer, P G Friend, J A G Fulton, O C Coryton, P B R G rant-Sturgis, A M H urst.

J Symons

Junior SevensU nder l l ’sS W P rep Schools U l l ’s T ournam entG roup v Edgarley Hall Drew 4-

v Treliske Won 12-v W olborough Hill Won 6-

M illfie ld SevensG roup v Edgarley Hall Lost 0-1

v Sherborne Won 18-Sem i-Final v Clifton Lost 0-4 (ae

U nd er 10’s Sherb orne Sevens

v Sherborne lost 0-v Downs Drew 4-v W olborough Hill Won 14-

1st V II Results 1987—88C layesm ore: SevensG roup v Edgarley Hall Lost 0-4

v Clayesmore Lost 4-18v Taunton J S Lost 4-6v Clifton Lost 4-20

M ontp elier SevensG roup v Exeter Cathedral Won 22-0

v Queens, T aunton W on 12-0v W olborough Hill Lost 0-28

Semi-Final v Sherborne Prep Lost 10-143rd Place v K ing’s Hall Won 20-0

C ald icott SevensG roup v Davenies Won 12-0

v St Bede’s Lost 0-28v Caldicott Lost 0-26

Plate v Beacon Won 24-0

The D ow ns SevensG roup v Downs Lost 0-20

v Clayesmore Lost 6-18v Plym outh College Lost 6-8

M illfie ld SevensG roup v Millfied II Won 6-0

v Shrewsbury House Lost 0-8v Wellington W on 12-0v K ing’s Hall Drew 4-4

Q uarter-Final v Rokeby W on 10-6Semi-Final v W olborough Hill Lost 0-32

Sherborne SevensG roup v Downs II Lost 0-10

v Prior Park Lost 0-6Plate v K ing’s Hall W on 4-0

v Clayesmore Lost 0-6

N ational S chools SevensG roup v Homefield Drew 6-6

v Papplewick Lost 0-20v St A ubyn’s Lost 10-14

Tries: Parker-Swift 16, M ustard 9, Hall 3, Borradaile 2, Jackson 1, Davis 1, Crawford 1.Cons: Crawford 22.

D evon v S om erset P rep S ch ools R ugby m atchPlayed in ideal conditions, this was one of the most exciting matches ever between these two XV’s. For much of the first half Somerset enjoyed territorial advantage but, for all their ball, wasted their opportunities with poor kicking. However, Somerset took the lead early in the second half through their powerful inside centre.

From this mom ent on Devon took control. Suddenly th ball became increasingly available and it was used to thi full. Alistair Crawford, at fly half, played superbly showing good judgem ent in when to kick and when to run the ball.

Fairfax Hall and Christian Ball both enjoyed successful games in the three-quarters, while Edward Keelan performed the hooker’s duties in his customary cool manner.

All four played their part in a thrilling final quarter as Devon ran in three tries to win the match 14—6.

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Soccer 1988Once again the vagaries of the weather in January and February played havoc with fixtures and the 1st X I managed only four matches. T hat three were won, and the other drawn, flatters to deceive, as the team were not exceptionally strong. There were some brave ‘gutsy’ performances however starting w ith a hard fought 2— 1 victory over Buckfast Abbey, coming from behind to snatch the lead and win in the final minutes. A comfortable bu t never easy win at St Petroc’s was notable for the two best goals of the season — a thundering half volley from all of 20 yards by Crawford and a stunning headed goal by Borradaile. The hardest game of the season was predictably against W olborough Hill. Played in appalling conditions, an absorbing struggle ended in a 0—0 draw — a boring statistic but an excellent game, in which both sides played good attractive soccer. The season finished with a rather laborious 2— 1 victory at Exeter Cathedral School.

William Jones proved a sound and dependable goalkeeper, gaining confidence as the season progressed after taking over from the injured first choice, R upert Bolingbroke, whose experience and positional play were nevertheless missed in later matches. The ‘back three’ was experim ented with during the term , bu t the best combination proved to be George Edward-Collins, fast and with good positional sense, bu t prone to the wild ‘air kick’ when under pressure; Christian G lennie, with his uncompromising tackling, alternated with the equally determ ined and speedy Christian Ball, and both were towers of strength at the centre of defence. Ashley Crawshaw was a talented, skilful left back who was only found wanting for pace when faced with a really speedy winger.

The midfield was a combination of power, speed and skill which often made the im portant difference between M ount House and the opposition, giving that extra ‘b ite’ to win matches which could have been lost. Toby Borradaile, fast, aggressive and skilful, complemented the more thoughtful skills of Captain Alistair Crawford who stood out as the really ‘class’ footballer in all games played. Fairfax Hall gave his usual 100% effort at all times, being equally prom inent in both defence and - attack, covering vast amounts of ground in the course of a match!N atural ‘strikers’, are in danger of becoming an ‘endangered species’ (at all levels of soccer) and M ount House is no exception. There was certainly no lack of pace — with Robert Parker-Swift fast and direct on the right wing, with the ability to cross the ball quickly and acurately; Robert Jackson — very quick, and a natural ‘left footer’, could be equally effective on the left wing, bu t converting the numerous chances they made proved to be a frustratingly difficult exercise; W arren Greatrex— a natural footballer with an abundance of skill, bu t still found wanting when faced with really hard and determ ined tackling, and Robin Davies, neat, skilful and perceptive, bu t also lacking the killer instinct near goal, completed the side in a season of mixed frustration, pleasure and disappointm ent — a hard working, determ ined and willing team who provided much enjoym ent during the season.There is much talent remaining for 1989 and with an influx of enthusiasm from members of an impressive unbeaten Colts X I we can look forward to future success on the soccer field.

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Colts Soccer 1988It was exactly ten years ago that the Colts recorded their last unbeaten season. Then, matches against Buckfast Abbey School and W olborough Hill School could not be played. T his year the weather intervened only once and we were unable to play the fixture with St Peter’s, Lympstone.

In 1978 James Mackenzie at centre-half was Captain and Tom H ensm an was on the left wing. In 1988 Jam es’s brother David played left half and T om ’s brother H arry was on the left wing.

P layed 5; w on 3; D raw n 2; G oals For 19; A gainst 5

v Buckfast Abbey School D rawn 1— 1v Cathedral School, Exeter D rawn 3—3v St Petroc’s School Won 6—0v W olborough Hill School Won 3—0v St Petroc’s School Won 6— 1

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v B uckfast A bbey S choolJust ten days after the beginning of term we entertained the boys from Buckfast. As usual the game was highly competitive and we were often ensnared in their off-side trap. A goal down at half-time, we played with more skill in the second half and deserved more than just the equaliser, driven home from outside the penalty area by Edward Butler.

v The C athedral SchoolO ur morning visit to Exeter proved rather a shock to the system. A heavy ground and cold damp conditions blended with some indifferent football to provide a poor game. The draw was perhaps a fair result, and we came from behind on two occasions through goals by H urst and Macleod. The defence really needed to tighten up.

We arrived back in Tavistock to watch the ‘B’ X I enjoy a goalless draw with the Cathedral School. Rowden was very m uddy and there was much spirited play throughout, particularly by M arcus Rowe, Peter Friend and Tom Inm an.

v S t P etro c ’sI t was ten days before we could play our next match but practice had been constructive and two newcomers — Rowe and James Fulton — claimed places.

A 6—0 victory was indeed excellent and I noted that this was an unselfish team effort, with alertness to move to the ball, determ ination in the tackle and precision passing. Macleod (2), Reeves, H urst, G rant-S turgis and Fulton were the goal scorers.

v W olborough H illA week later in appalling weather, we entertained W olborough and were 2 goals up in five minutes, through Fulton and H urst. We then dom inated the game on an almost water-logged pitch and H urst headed home our th ird goal from a corner by G rant-Sturgis. Rowe, Reeves and Mackenzie were outstanding in mid-field.

v St P etro c ’sO ur return game at Bude followed much the same pattern as the first and we played some excellent football to achieve a 6— 1 victory. H urst, G rant-Sturgis (2), Hensm an and Fulton scored and there was an own goal too.

So ended the season. Charles Reeves captained this enthusiastic side with calm authority. I forsee this X I doing particularly well in a couple of years time.

The U nder 10 XI

T Perowne J W arren R Perowne

O Coryton R Seldon P Friend P G rant-S turgis T Inm an S King

J Fulton (capt) H Hensman

This formidable line-up played one match against W olborough Hill School and won convincingly 5—0.

Like all games with W olborough Hill, this one was played with tremendous com m itm ent on both sides. Hensm an, Inm an (2), Friend and G rant-Sturgis took their chances well and the defence held out strongly.

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1st X I Cricket 1988The record of the 1st X I was, by all standards, an impressive one. Sadly, I was to see only the first two matches, and had to be content with telephoned reports on the remaining results. A glance at the figures underlines the fact that, in Alastair Crawford, we had a very fine all-rounder and he was very largely responsible for the successes of the side. Having said that, I have to report that, as Captain, he just lacked the ‘killer’ instinct and that some draws might have resulted in wins with more appropriate and timely bowling changes and alterations to the field. I hope that this criticism is accepted as it is meant — it is all too easy to captain from the boundary and, even at International level, lessons are learnt the hard way. Robin Davies added valuable experience and assistance on the field. I thank them both and all my colleagues, who coached and um pired, particularly P S and K C C .

The season started with a friendly match against W hitchurch. N either side had been able to get in much practice and, having been put in to bat, we struggled to 46 with no one scoring double figures. Crawford bowled particularly well to take 6 for 6; he was supported by Greatrex (2 for 8) and Davies (1 for 2) as W hitchurch crum bled to 17 all out.

Rain nearly pu t paid to our home game against B uckfast A bbey School. The slow wicket and very wet outfield proved a severe handicap to our visitors

who batted on after tea until 4.55, when their last wicket fell at 58. Crawford (4 for 6), Greatrex (3 for 16) and Davies (3 for 10) had done the damage. To score at a run a m inute was quite a challenge and we lost two quick wickets. Christian Ball then took command and won the match for us in the penultim ate over with a six over mid-wicket and remained undefeated on 40. Davies, Jones and Borradaile had proved useful partners in the race against time.

The match against The C athedral S ch ool was played on a 20 over per side basis on the artificial surface in Exeter. We scored 133 for 2 in an innings dom inated by Crawford (90*), Bolingbroke (16) and Davies (10). The Cathedral School were 50 runs short after their 20 overs— everyone who could bowl did so and our victory was never in doubt.

Crawford (7 for 28) and Davies (3 for 11) dismissed the T avistock C C side for 64, and the same two scoring 37* and 15 respectively ensured our fairly clinical victory by 7 wickets.

A massive total of 172 for 7 (Crawford 67, Bolingbroke 50, Jones 11) was, perhaps too much at St P etro c ’s School, for the opposition had no batting strength in depth. However, wayward bowling, poor fieldling and general frustration allowed them to play out time for a draw at 69 for 8.

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t We then entered the 6-a-side tournam ent at B lu n d ell’s S chool. Tactics, straight bowling and accurate field placing play a vital part in these games and our six lacked the experience and wit to progress further than the G roup rounds in which we lost to S t M ich ael’s by 17 runs, beat S t P etro c ’s by 2 runs with 1.3 overs to spare and lost to St A ubyn’s by 1 run.

W olborough H ill School accum ulated 67 runs (having been 37 for 7) by d in t of batting on after tea. Crawford (7 for 23) and Davies (3 for 31) had bowled pretty steadily, bu t the fielding let us down. Crawford (18) was really the only batsman to succeed as we crum pled to 43 for 8 and hung on desperately for a draw. A hat-trick of first ball dismissals had not helped our cause with 15 m inutes to go and 31 runs to make!

Victory over St M ich ael’s by 5 wickets was sweet revenge for our defeat at Blundell’s and was achieved by better bowling and batting. Crawford (4 for 13), Davies (4 for 26) and Glennie (1 for 4) had taken the wickets in the St M ichael’s total of 63. Crawford (33) and Porter (16*) were the main scorers as we reached our target with half an hour to spare.

At 20 for 4 and 40 for 8, we looked likely to be dismissed cheaply at P lym ou th C ollege. However, a splendid partnership between Borradaile (39) and M artin (14) added 61 runs and respectability to our total of 103. Crawford took 2 College wickets in his first over and another in his fourth before he (5 for 17) and Davies (3 for 39) lost a little control and allowed the College to draw the game at 84 for 8. Apparently this game could have been won decisively by either side. A massive 9 wicket defeat was suffered in our final match against Sunn in gdale. Following the return of many from the ‘Leavers’ C am p’, we were no match for two steady line- and-length bowlers, and a mature opening batsman. Crawford (16) top-scored in our total of 50 and only 4 other batsm en recorded any runs. Davies took the one wicket our visitors lost in their surge for victory in just over 40 minutes.

Details of the Prior Park 6-a-side Festival are not to hand, bu t, again, we were rather out of touch and unable to control our matches. However, we did win the Plate Final for Schools knocked out in the earlier G roup rounds.

Patrick Cashell

M ount H ouse S chool 1st XI C ricket A verages 1988

Played 9, Won 5, Drawn 3, Lost 1

v W hitchurch CC v Buckfast Abbey School v Cathedral School, Exeter v Tavistock CC v St Petroc’s School v W olborough Hill School v St M ichael’s School

W on by 29 runs W on by 6 wickets

Won by 50 runs W on by 7 wickets

Drawn Drawn

W on by 5 wickets

v Plym outh College v Sunningdale School

Drawn Lost by 9 wickets

M ount House scored 737 runs for the loss of 59 wickets at an average of 12.49 runs per wicket.The opposition scored 556 runs for the loss of 1 wickets at an average of 7.83 runs per wicket.

Batting InningsA W E Crawford 9T H Borradaile 6C W K Ball 8R L Bolingbroke 9T I B Porter 6W H Jones 9E R Davies 9W E M artin 3S J Perowne 3G C Glennie 4W J G reatrex 5

A lso batted: G F W Child-Villers, A J Emerson

A lso played: T D Hodgson, B Q Davis and E R Aves.

Bowling OversA W E Crawford 85.1E R Davies 68G C Glennie 6W J G reatrex 31.1T H Borradaile 1C W K Ball 26.2

A lso bow led: S J Perowne.

C atches (17)Crawford 4; Borradaile 3; Davies, Jones 2; M artin, Porter, Greatrex, Glennie, Ball, Perowne, 1.

N ot Out Highest Score Runs Average2 90* 280 40.02 39 46 11.51 40* 68 9.7

— 50 82 9.12 16* 32 8.02 11 47 6.71 15 50 6.2

— 14 14 4.7— 8 9 3.0

2 2* 4 2.01 2 2 0.5

Maidens Runs Wickets Average39 140 30 4.715 134 18 7.4

1 16 2 8.08 64 7 9.1

— 16 1 16.04 63 3 21.0

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2nd X I CricketThe 2nd X I played three matches during the term , winning one and losing two. The team comprised several boys with ability, bu t a team spirit never evolved and all three performances were generally lacklustre.

In the opening match, against Exeter Cathedral School, straight bowling by William Ashworth earned him seven wickets and caused the opposition to be dismissed for 23. After the early loss of John Evans, Sam H unt and Fairfax Hall played sensibly to reach the target without further mishap.

At St M ichael’s, Tawstock, the batsm en again played well in the early stages. At 46— 1, a big score seemed possible bu t did not materialise as 6 wickets fell during the next 20 minutes. Only William M artin of the later batsm en showed any common sense and deservedly

3rd X I v Wolborough HillThe 3rd X I very much enjoyed their annual match against W olborough. In particular, William Child- Villiers made an excellent, m atch-winning contribution, taking six wickets for tw enty-nine runs, and following this up with an unbeaten 33 with the bat.

James Milne, Max Britten, George Edward-Collins and Roderick Aves also m erit a mention. M ilne was in excellent form as wicket-keeper; Britten, playing his first school cricket match, and Edward-Collins, produced valuable runs when they most m attered; and Aves produced an excellent opening bowling spell of one wicket for 13 runs in eight overs.

It was the spirited revival from 40—5 to a winning position that most impressed me. This is what sport is all about.

W olborough Hill 122(Child-Villers 6 for 29)

M ount House 113 for 7Child-Villiers 33 not outBritten 26Critchley 14Edward-Collins 14 not out

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scored a sound 27. Chasing 78 for victory, St M ichael’s lost wickets regularly bu t still gathered the runs and reached their target comfortably. Richard Seldon was the pick of the bowlers with 3—35.

A second defeat followed at W olborough Hill where again the batsm en showed too little patience and too little technique. At this level boys must learn to build an innings sensibly and concentrate on bowling a decent line and length.

Those that remain for another year should have learnt these tru ths and will benefit from them as they seek 1st X I places next year.

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Colts Cricket 1988v W hitchurch C C the first match of the season was played in a gale, though the wind did not seem to affect our batting. Adam H urst (56) led the scoring aided by useful innings by Robin Ball (15) and James Fulton (10). T he middle order batting was less impressive and we finally reached 118—9 dec at tea-time. In reply, W hitchurch found it very hard going against our bowling and were all out for 14. James Fulton took 3 wkts while Robin Ball and Thom as Williams chipped in with two apiece.

v B uckfast A bbey In damp conditions, Buckfast batted on after tea before declaring at 66—5. Though we had kept the runs down our bowling lacked penetration and only James Fulton looked at all dangerous, taking 4 wkts for 21 runs. The batting order was changed to let the “big h itters” chase the runs, bu t despite a good start we had to be content with a draw. The innings closed at 40—4 after 54 minutes batting.

v T avistock CC The sun shone for this match and the warmth obviously brought out the best in James Fulton. Opening the batting James benefitted from some untidy bowling to race to 50. T hereafter he hit the ball, both good and bad, to all corners of the ground. At tea-time he was left undefeated at 93, having seen little of the later bowling. W hilst all this was happening Andrew Ridland was playing a very sensible innings at the other end and scored a well deserved 22. Tavistock never looked likely to reach our score of 148—5 and were dismissed for 22. Robin Ball took 4 wkts, bu t it was Peter Friend with three run-outs (all from direct hits) who caught the eye.

v W olborough H ill I t would be churlish to deny that there is something special about defeating our great rivals from the other side of the moor. Batting first, in difficult conditions, James Fulton (21) and Robin Ball (15) pu t on 35 for the second wicket and this set up a team total of 66. This was a low score compared to previous matches, bu t runs were difficult to come by and the ball was keeping low after a week’s rain. As it turned out, it was Peter Friend who caused the most problems for the W olborough batsmen. Bowling an excellent line and length, Peter found the pitch helpful to his off breaks which earned 5 wkts at a cost of 21 runs. Once again Robin Ball was among the wickets taking 3 wkts for 20 runs off 15 overs. The bowlers were assisted in their task by some quality fielding, notably by Patrick G rant-Sturgis who took a towering catch at cover and later threw down the wicket for a vital run-out.

v St P etro c ’s Against some tight, if unspectacular bowling St Petroc’s found it difficult to score runs quickly. Like Buckfast earlier they too batted on after tea to record a total of 68—7 dec. Bowling honours went to Peter Friend and Thomas Williams who shared 6 wickets. W ith just over an hour to bat it was decided to chase the target rather than settle for the draw. This time changing the order resulted in success. Taking the inevitable risks associated with any race against time openers Adam H urst (22) and Thomas Williams (15) smashed 33 runs from their first five overs to ensure victory. Indeed, the winning runs came with a full 20 m inutes to spare!

v St M ich ael’s, T aw stock At 18—3 after 30 minutes, it looked as if we were in trouble. I t said much for the side’s growing confidence that the middle and lower order batsm en responded to the situation in great style.A magnificent innings by Adam H urst (38) was the highlight of the innings, bu t there were valuable contributions by Peter Friend (12), David Mackenzie (11) and Patrick G rant-Sturgis (11 n.o.). O ur final total of 106—8 dec proved too much for our visitors. Against mean, sensible bowling their batsmen found runs hard to come by and were all out for 39. (Their um pire said that we were the best batting side he had seen for several seasons!)

v P lym ou th C ollege P rep Yet again the toss was lost and we found ourselves batting first. James Fulton (22) and Adam H urst (23) laid the foundations for a big score, bu t later batting was patchy and runs missed through poor running between the wickets. Only Peter Friend (11) looked in touch among the later batsmen. Plym outh College Prep appeared on course for a win at 60— 3, bu t they lost wickets rapidly in the last half hour to end 17 runs short of their target at 78—9. Peter Friend and Robin Ball each bowled 20 overs taking 5 and 4 wickets respectively.

v T avistock CC Batting first, Tavistock had little answer to the tidy accurate bowling of Peter Friend (4— 14) and Robin Ball 5— 17). Chasing only 39 runs for victory, the skipper James Fulton scored 27 n.o. thereby assuring him self of a place at the top of the batting averages. The winning total was achieved for the loss of only one wicket.

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R esultsv W hitchurch CC v Buckfast Abbey v Tavistock CC v W olborough Hill v St Petroc’s v St M ichael’s, Tawstock v Tavistock CC v Plym outh College Prep

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W on by 104 runs DrawnW on by 126 runs W on by 25 runs Won by 4 wkts W on by 67 runs W on by 9 wkts Drawn

Batting Innings N o t Out Rims H .S . AverageFul ton J A G 8 2 193 93* 32.16Hurs t A M 7 — 170 56 24.28

BestBowling Overs Maidens Runs Wkts Average FiguresBall R H M 74.2 22 88 22 4.00 5— 17Fulton J A G 35 13 45 8 5.62 4—21Williams T E 30 7 46 8 5.75 3— 11Friend P G 83.4 29 113 19 5.94 5—21

C atches: 3 Fulton, G rant-Sturgis; 2 Friend, Ball, G ibbs; 1 H urst*, Mackenzie, Hensman, Inm an, W illiams, Ridland.* H urst also claimed 1 stumping.

Under 10 s CricketThe U nder 10’s played two matches this term , both under N C A rules. In the first match, against Exeter Cathedral School, the team won by a comfortable margin of 118 runs. Top scores came from James Fulton (23), H arry Hensman (16) and Simon King (14). Good fielding and sensible bowling by Fulton, H ensm an and Tim Perowne ensured victory.

For the second match, against W olborough Hill, five changes were made (the missing five were playing for the Colts X I): Even so, this did not stop the team from recording a second, if much closer, win. This two run victory owed much to the batting and bowling of R upert Seldon, well assisted by the Perowne brothers and Simon King.

J Symons

Under-Nine CricketAn innovation this year was an under-nine cricket V III, playing under N C A rules. This form of the game encourages all round ability: batsm en bat in pairs, each pair occupying the crease for two full overs, bu t losing eight runs each time a batsm an is dismissed, a heavy penalty. Apart from the wicketkeeper, all the players m ust bowl, in strict rotation. Accurate bowling is, therefore, at a prem ium . The search was on, then, for eight boys who could bowl reliably (under-arm bowling is perm itted), and who, as batsm en, could learn to defend sensibly against the straight ball, yet hit out against the loose deliveries.

The selected ‘squad’ pu t in a lot of hard practice in the nets and we watched them with interest as they opened their season against Exeter Cathedral School. This was never a close game — we lost fifteen wickets (— 120 runs) against their ten (—80), a margin we were unable to overcome. The highlight of our innings was an undefeated 24 from Sebastian Britten. Robert Tait scored 23 runs in his two overs, bu t was out four times, ending with a minus quantity! He went a long way to pu t this right by taking four wickets for four runs when his tu rn came to bowl. It was very obvious, though, that, as a team, we had a lot to pu t right before our next game.

W hen W olborough Hill came over, we were, sadly, w ithout both Sebastian Britten and M ark Fulton. I t was most encouraging, therefore, that such had been the im provem ent wrought in every departm ent of the game, that we were able to achieve a convincing victory. O ur bowling was straight, and this, combined with alert, attacking fielding, kept the W olborough Hill batsmen pinned in the crease. O ur batting showed much more patience and discrimination, and we lost only four wickets. O ur calling and running was much more business-like, enabling us to take many quick singles and tu rn one run into two, despite some really good fielding by our visitors, whose bowling, it m ust be said, was rather wayward.

Well done, the under-nines! You worked hard and did well. Good luck as you move up to more senior teams.

v E xeter C athedral SchoolExeter Cathedral School 253M ount House 222Team : J M Babbington, A J Barnicoat, S S Britten, D R Errington, M N M Fulton, G M Williams, R W Lytle, R P Tait. 9th Man: T R Hanson.

v W olborough H illW olborough Hill 180M ount House 239Team : As for team v Exeter Cathedral School, with T R H anson and A Smith substituting for Britten and Fulton.

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The Set MatchesIn the first round, K angs played Hawks on Herongate. Kangs batted first and opening batsmen Bolingbroke (33*) and Jones (62*) found the bowling very much to their liking. A total of 105 for no wicket was a fantastic score in the limited 12 overs. Beckly scored 11 in the Hawks total of 27 for 9. Crawford (2 for 12), C Ball (1 for 3), R Ball (1 for 7) and Glennie (2 for 2) had wreaked havoc.

At the same time, on the Oval, O w ls batted first against O tters and could only total 27, against some accurate bowling, particularly from G reatrex. H unt, with 12, top- scored. The O tters lost 3 wickets in reaching their target, Davies and Evans remaining undefeated.

The Final saw Kangs batting first and scoring 101 for 1. Crawford (60) and C Ball (37*) had dealt severely with the O tters bowling for whom Greatrex took the only wicket. Davies (30*) and Evans (18*) battled in vain to help their side bu t could only reach 56 for 2 against the accurate bowling of R Ball, C Ball (2 for 17), Crawford and Glennie.

The Senior Single-W icket Competition was, sadly, uncompleted owing to the inclement weather in the final week and so the Perry Cup was not awarded in 1988.

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A thletics 1988After a vintage year it is always with some weariness and trepidation that a new term begins. I t is pleasant to report that at the end of the 1988 season everyone could be well satisfied with a highly successful and enjoyable season.

The senior sprinting departm ent was ‘adequate’ without being ‘scintillating’ bu t there were some sound performances by Robert Parker-Swift, M ax Britten, Robert Jackson and Jonathan Goodfellow. As expected, the middle and longer distances were dominated by the outstanding athlete of the year, R ichard Seldon. The fact that he broke both the 400m and 1500m records on Athletic Days says much for his undoubted ability. He ran with commendable dedication and consistency throughout the season and was unfortunate that conditions were not in his favour at the National Championships, where he finished a praiseworthy but, for him, disappointing sixth. However his run in the match against W olborough, where he won in 4 min 52 secs, to break the meeting record, will long be remembered.

There is usually one person who ‘comes through’ in his last year and this distinction in 1988 belonged to Tim Porter. Strong and powerful, he developed into a sound hurdler, above average shot-putter, and gritty long jumper!

Field events were bound to suffer by comparison with the heady days of 1987, bu t there were some notable efforts, particularly from Robert Parker-Swift in shot and discus, and the admirably consistent Alistair Crawford in the javelin.

The future of Athletics looks bright indeed throughout the school. Jonathan Goodfellow achieved a notable 3rd in the U.13 National Triple Jum p and Toby Borradaile also qualified for the Nationals at both the U.13 Long Jum p and Hurdles! The Juniors are often overlooked, bu t were determ ined not to be upstaged in 1988. A win in the U.12 competition at the Kelly Athletics meeting set the stage with particularly impressive performances from Charles Reeves in the hurdles and 100m, James Macleod in the 800m, and the precocious talent of R upert Seldon in the 200m and high jum p. The relay squad of Reeves, Macleod, Seldon and M ark G ent also achieved an exciting victory in the 4 x 100 relay, over a powerful team from The Downs.

So, blessed with good weather and no injury problems, we can look forward with well-founded hopefulness to the future, with no school record safe — a most pleasing and exciting prospect!

Graham Bush

Medal winners at the 1987 National Championships Richard Seldon - Bronze in Under 13, 1500 metres and Toby Borradaile - Bronze in Under 12, Hurdles

Richard Seldon ‘Athlete o f the Year’ receiving one of his cups on Sports Day 1988 from Mrs Sue Perowne

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Shooting 1988Forty-tw o boys attended the shooting sessions each week of this term and the standard of accuracy was maintained, especially by those who were firing for the third year.

The Shooting Cup was won by Fairfax Hall with an outstanding score of 207 points; the runners-up were Robin Davies (198), Robert Shove (196) and Thomas W right (194).

The match against two balanced staff teams resulted in a win for the school V III , the scores being 351, 340 and 338.

O n the Royal Citadel m iniature range, entertained by the 29th Regim ent Royal Artillery, the team shot well with the adapted SLR weapons and the instructing Staff were suitably impressed.

The following Friday we again visited the Royal M arines at Stonehouse bu t this time we fired on the 30m open range, again with the SLR guns. T hat very fine and entertaining instructor, Sergeant G ilchrist, kept everybody on the move and we all thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon, especially going down the range firing at differently directed targets. Seven out of the eight scored maximum points. We had the advantage of having the same team as last year, with just one exception.

Suitable letters of thanks were dispatched to the two Comm anding Officers by Sam Perowne.

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Nanjizal Summer Camp — 1987Sennen CoveIm mediately after the swimming gala we jum ped into the Landrovers and drove to Nanjizal which is two miles from L and’s End. M r Allen bought us chips at Indian Queens and it was quite late by the time we arrived at the site which was down a rough track and in a small field directly overlooking the beach.

We were pu t into our groups of four, erected the tents and unpacked our gear. Having completed all our chores we were very tired and were quite glad to tum ble into bed.

The next morning we cooked our breakfast, had a wash and then prepared for an inspection. This is a thorough check of our tents, gear and selves! These get tougher as the camp progresses bu t it was soon finished and we were then split into two groups. One group walked along the cliffs to L and’s End while the other climbed on the nearby cliffs with Alistair Kneel, the climbing instructor. At lunch time we changed around and M r Allen joined the walkers because he had spent the morning m ending a puncture on the Blue Landrover. Some of the boys bought some fudge and postcards at L and’s End and it was a very hot day. We were quite surprised to find nude bathers on our beach when we returned. We had quite a job tearing one or two boys away from this sight bu t the swimmers quickly disappeared when all of us ran down to the beach for a swim.

On M onday we drove all the way to Padstow because a local company had let us down with our booking for windsurfing. M r Allen had arranged for us to pony trek in the morning at Tresallyn Farm , after which we travelled to D ennis Cove for a w indsurfing session. A veil is draw n over M r Symons’s efforts on this particular day bu t photographic evidence can be seen in the headm aster’s study. We also played with some surf ski canoes which were great fun.

The next day we split up again and my group walked along the cliffs to Porthcurno. I t was a very wet day but our waterproofs prevented us from getting too wet. We swam at lunch time, though we quickly dressed, as it was very cold bu t, by the time we had walked back to the site, it was baking hot so we gladly dived into the sea again.

O ur day always ended with a bathe in the stream which we had blocked to fill a large pool. This was like a large tub with constant, flowing water so we would strip down to our trunks and wallow in the water for some time, unless it was very cold!

The W ednesday was very wet indeed so we visited Penzance in the morning before going on to St M ichael’s M ount where we met M r Howard who had arranged a private tour of the M ount for us. We travelled over to the M ount on a new amphibious vehicle that ground and bobbed its way into the St M ichael’s M ount H arbour. From here we were taken up, through the back door, to Lord St Levan’s private apartm ents where he personally showed us round and introduced us to his wife. We were then shown over the rest of the M ount by ‘Jack’ who was a splendid character and knew all the good stories about the history. He took us right to the top of the church tower and also led us down into the secret cham ber where a giant dead man had been discovered.

The day was not yet over, however, because M r Allen had arranged for us to see a performance of The Three M usketeers at the Minack Theatre. This is an open air theatre carved out of the cliffs near Porthcurno. The play was brilliant, funny and very entertaining.

It was my group’s tu rn to climb on the following day and Alistair decided that the Logan Rock would be a good place. We did several difficult climbs and also had a swim on the beach. The actual Logan Stone does not rock any more because a Naval Officer actually knocked it off long ago and his superior officer told him to pu t it back. W ith a lot of help and effort this was finally achieved, bu t it has never rocked since.

The last day was most exciting for us as we had arranged to travel on one of the coastal flights. We arrived at the airport in good time and were taken up in groups of four. We had a fabulous flight over Sennen Cove and L and’s End.

O ur final activity was sea and surf canoeing. First of all, after M r Allen had finished his th ird cup of coffee, we did a capsize drill and deep water rescues in the harbour at Sennen, then M r Allen led us out into gentle surf in the bay. I t was good fun, though we all tipped out at one stage or another. It was actually quite tiring and we were glad to return to shore for a rest. W hen we had put the canoes away we did surfing with wooden boards.

U nfortunately the camp finished on Saturday and we had to return to school, bu t we would all like to go back again some time in the future.

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Canoe Trip Summer 1987We left M ount House at 8 o’clock in the morning and started the long drive up to Wales. The members of the party were: M r Symons, M r Allen, Jeremy Hill, James Prichard, George Edward-Collins and myself. I t took us seven hours to get to Hereford. W hen we eventually reached our camp site at The Biblins we set up camp and rested.

The next day we drove to the starting place at Hereford and began the sixty-four mile section to M onm outh. D uring the first two hours’ canoeing the water was quite fast, bu t after a while it slowly slowed down.

On average, we did about ten to fifteen miles a day.After the first day we arrived back at camp rather stiff and tired and we woke up the next morning still feeling stiff. We were not looking forward to another day’s canoeing!

We started off the second day with M anaton Falls. After that the water became slower and easier. O ur stiffness seemed to go after ten minutes. We took lunch with us in our canoes and ate it when we came to a good spot. The third day’s canoeing was not really difficult.

On the fourth day we started early because it was the last day’s canoeing. After doing about ten miles we came to Sym on’s Yat, which is the second most difficult rapid on the river. I t is eight hundred yards long, and capsizing is very easy! W hen we had all completed that we carried on down into M onm outh.

W hen, eventually, we reached M om outh we were allowed free time. T hat night we went to a pub across the other side o f the river and we saw people crawling across the ferry cable just for the fun of it.

There was a bit of a rush on the last morning because we wanted to start the journey back to Tavistock before the Saturday morning traffic jams began.

Stephen Butler

Pads tow Adventure Holiday 1987

The next morning we went down to the windsurfing school at D ennis Cove. We windsurfed on a lake, then we took some surf skis out. We spent the next half- hour trying to push each other off. Afterwards we drove back to the house and changed. We had supper at the Galleon Cafe and then went crabbing off the harbour wall.There was a competition to see who could catch the most crabs. We threw all the crabs back to give someone else a chance.

The following morning we drove over to Rock and changed into our wetsuits to go water-skiing. We spent half an hour water-skiing round the estuary and after that we got the canoes out. We spent the afternoon in the pleasure boat ‘Jubilee Q ueen’. We sat in the bows. The sea was quite rough, so we only went out as far as Gull Rock and back.

On the last full day of the holiday we went hill walking up Rough T or (the biggest war monum ent in Cornwall) and Jubilee Rock. In the afternoon we competed in the Padstow Carnival at the Safari Park, and we came first in our class.

The next morning we packed our belongings, thanked M r Allen, and went home.

James Blackiston

Cycling Proficiency CourseAt the beginning of the sum mer holidays in 1987 seventeen boys dusted the cobwebs from their bikes and took to the road. The course took place under the eagle eyes of W PC Rearden and M r W heddan. After some concern, when it was realised that the bicycles had to pass a road worthiness test, the boys set forth.

For three wet days they could be found wobbling round the Tavistock roads, attem pting to signal whilst looking over their shoulders. All the time could be hear the mutterings of ‘the system’:

Y es------signal-------move.T h in k ------ look------- is it safe?

No.

As the days went by confidence grew, wobbles became fewer and there were fewer strange arm signals. The following should be congratulated on passing the course: Michael Bawtree, James Belfield, R upert Bolingbroke, Tom Browne, James Critchley, M atthew Ferguson, Richard Ferguson, Peter Friend, Warwick Goodall, Jonathan Goodfellow, Tom Inm an, Roger Perowne, T im othy Perowne, Tim othy Pratt, Andrew Ridland, Russell Talbot and Stephen Williams.

Anne Bawtree

We arrived at W ater M a T rout at about midday. We said goodbye to our parents and then unpacked in the small crew’s quarters. W hen all was shipshape we walked around Padstow, through the narrow, winding streets to the harbour where a cool sea breeze was coming off the estuary. The harbour was quite em pty, so we strolled across to the Galleon Cafe where M r Allen bdught us an ice-cream. We then played crazy golf before going back to W ater M a T rout for supper. After supper we all had a shower and went to bed.

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Evans, assisted by John Goodall. Rockets galore, bigger, better and more beautiful than ever, spawning satellites high in the heavens, some of which seemed to fill the sky over and over again; fountains; curtains of golden rain; a novelty — the pigeon — which sped frantically from pillar to post; mortars and ground mines, we heard and saw them all. A ‘near-m iss’ from an errant rocket underlined the inherent dangers of pyrotechny and added to the excitement which ended only with the final ‘Good N igh t’ set-piece.

The brief interval between fireworks and bonfire was ‘H unt-T he-B aked-Potato’ time, a traditional game, with many satisfied winners who had little to say, with their mouths well filled, and a small num ber of hungry and vociferous losers. Malcolm M arthalingum , the Head G roundsm an, Brian Willcocks and Stephen H arding, had worked hard to collect vast am ounts of wood and other suitably flammable materials, and to erect with some last-m inute help from a party of the youngest boys, a huge bonfire. Teams of boys had previously created suitably hideous and frightening guys, which had been ceremonially placed atop the pyre. All must have been delighted by the glorious blaze which followed the lighting by, this year, the school’s youngest pupil, Hugo Cox.

On neighbouring hills we could see similar celebrations being held. U nquestionably, the M ount House show outm atched all others. Thank you, all those concerned, and especially not forgetting you, G uy Fawkes, unfortunate bu t everwelcome phoenix, for such a happy and aWe-inspiring evening.

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Fireworks 1987I t is ironic that G uy Fawkes, who on 5th November, 1605, proved his hum an frailty in his dramatically abortive attem pt to blow up Parliam ent, m ust, some 381 years on, be credited with a minor miracle, that of reuniting 183 boys with 183 anoraks and 183 pairs of Wellington boots. Fot it was, as ever, decreed that these evasive garm ents should be worn as a condition of attending the ritual incineration of the G uy and the annual fireworks display which preceeded it.

Brandishing their sparklers, the boys m et up with their parents, relatives and friends who had come to share the fun. I t was on a chill, still evening, under a full moon, free of any threat of rain, that we were treated to a feast

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North Wales Christmas 1987Written by members o f the Expedition

We all met at the Adventure Store and packed. We were all very excited about going to Plas y Brenin. We had to change out of our suits and repack our rucksacs and school trunks. One or two of us became slightly muddled.

We left school at about 4.30pm. Nick Kendall was with us as we were going to stop over at his house in

Shrewsbury. We ate a light tea in the Landrover bu t it was so dark that we could not see what we were eating.

We made a stop at Kenning Services where we could not find the toilets, (how were we going to manage finding our way on the mountains?) and I broke the Landrover door and M r Allen had to ham m er the lock back into the right position.

We arrived at N ick’s house at 9.30pm and were all very tired. We sat down to a delicious supper then erected the camp beds in the dining room. We finally got to bed at 11,30pm.

After breakfast the next morning Nick took us to the local garage and bought us some sweets then we played in the local playground while M r Allen finished his shopping. The Kendalls had two canoes which we looked at and we also saw ‘Snoopy’ on TV.

H alf-an-hour after leaving the K endall’s we entered Wales on the A5, and, an hour after that, we were eating our lunch beside a frozen lake with a splendid view of Snowdon. T his was to be our only sighting of the mountain!

After lunch we checked in to the National M ountain C entre, found the Moelwyn Cottage and chose our bunks. Though we had first choice here we had the job of unloading the Landrover. The others arrived later with their fathers. We were ready to make a start.

North Wales December Trip—Plas y BreninThough the weather was very unkind to us all the fathers and sons enjoyed the trip. We were based in a self-catering cottage w ithin the National M ountain Centre’s com pound and were able to use many of their facilities. We had planned to climb, cave, hillwalk and ski, and, though we did all four activities the rain poured down for three days and we were forced to spend most of the time skiing.

Skiing. After having breakfast we kitted up ready to tackle the Glyders, putting on our gaiters, walking boots, waterproofs and hats, bu t after five m inutes, M r Allen returned asking us whether we wanted the good news or the bad news first. The bad news was that we had to take off all the hillwalking gear bu t it was followed by the good news ... we could ski all day! There were shouts of delight.We rushed indoors, shedding our walking clothes as we ran, and quickly presented ourselves at the ski shop where we were m et by a very attractive girl who fitted us out with boots, sticks and skis. We then headed towards the ski slope, which was very difficult because we were not used to the heavy boots, and started some ski exercises before we tackled the slope.

O ur instructress came and taught us to side step up the slope so we could start learning the various skills, including how to stop. (M r Allen said that some of us never did manage to master this particular skill!)

In the afternoon we were allowed free time and we even tried one or two small jumps. It was brilliant fun though some of us were rather stiff and sore the next day. C aving. We got up at 7am in the morning and pu t on our warmest clothes. We then packed all our caving equipm ent into our rucksacs and went to get some breakfast. This was a filling meal of cereal followed by bacon and eggs.

We all managed to squeeze into the Landrover and set off for Cwm orthin where we were going to hillwalk and visit an old slate mine. The approach to the mine was quite spectacular as we drove up a very steep and rough slate track, across a ford and then along an icy track to a ruined village by the side of a frozen lake.

We could now see M oel-yr-H ydd, a large hill which we were going to climb, so the other half o f the party disappeared in the direction of the mine while we began our ascent. I t was bitterly cold and the paths were very slippery bu t we eventually made the sum m it and were rewarded with fine views. The way down required great care as the track was very steep bu t we arrived at the rendezvous point on time ready for a hot drink and our packed lunch.

After emptying the contents of our lunch boxes into our stomachs came the daunting task of getting changed into our wetsuits out of our warm hillwalking gear. For me this was a struggle because my wetsuit was very large. After this long chore came the even more tedious job of waiting for everyone else to be ready. As soon as we started for the mine, however, the expedition became more exciting as we had to splash our way through a stream to get to the entrance. At the entrance a large pool had frozen and we slipped all over the place.

T he adit ran straight as an arrow for half a mile though there were various chambers to left and right which had been hewn over one hundred years ago by the use of hamm ers, chisels and rods. We could see the remains of the small trucks that had transported the slate to the ent-ance.

We looked at some flooded chambers which were about 120 feet deep, then carefully climbed an incline which was built of slate. I t was very loose, so M r Allen made

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by any slate. At the top we were surprised to see daylight and found ourselves in a huge open pit. It looked like a scene from a distant planet and there were hundreds o f icicles hanging from the cliffs of slate.

W hen we came out of the mine the other group was waiting for us so we returned to the Landrover and quickly got changed.

C lim bing . On W ednesday we went climbing on The Pinnacles, a group of rocks very close to Plas y Brenin. M r Allen set up an easy climb and rem inded us of all the basic rules. We then started climbing with M r Allen ensuring that we were safe. T im P ratt went first and then James Critchley, then ... me. I started off well but then got stuck between two rocks.

We then did two or three easy abseils bu t I could see M r Allen setting up another that looked much more difficult. I managed to go down it, bu t banged my bottom against the rock.

The rest of the climbing was easy bu t it was extremely wet and we were glad to get back to the centre for a hot lunch. M r Allen had to stay out in the rain to look after all the Gear!

H illw alk ing. Although overcast with plenty of low cloud, the day did not look too disheartening. A quick push as far as possible up on to the Glyders Ridge in the time available, (four hours) was the order for the morning. We set off at 8.45am knowing it was going to be a wet and hard slog traversing up and across the lower slopes. After a hard hour in rapidly deteriorating weather and very wet underfoot, we arrived on the ridge, height 460m (1400 feet). Once on the ridge, progress improved b u t the visibility worsened and we became wetter and wetter. However we pushed on to the constant chorus of, ‘Oh no!’ as we clambered over each successive lum p, until we arrived at a small sum mit at about 803m (2600 feet) at 11am. U nfortunately, we were still 2km short of the sum mit of G lyder Fach bu t only beaten by the time, not the weather.

After a cup of disgustingly sweet tea and some fru it we turned for home. The scenery was marvellous ... we could not see for more than a 100m around us.

Downwards we plunged with frequent brief stops as one of the party would drive his iceaxe into the ground, lean on it, then carry out a detailed examination of the area around it.

The morning, for me anyway, was suddenly made when the clag cleared and revealed the Llynnau M ym byr Lake 300m below.

We continued downwards back to the cottage to some delicious, warm, thick pea soup prepared by our resident master chef.

After lunch, still wet, we moved down to our leader in his rock eyrie for an afternoon of rock climbing and abseiling. The other half of the party had spent the morning there.

To round the day off many of the boys oggled at the luxurious equipm ent, at totally unaffordable prices, in the Joe Brown climbing shop in Capel Curig.

Snow don. This is a rather confusing title, bu t, the previous night M r Allen had suggested we try to climb Snowdon by way of the Llanberis Path. He had not taken the weather into account, however, because, as we drove over the Llanberis Path, instead of clearing, the

weather produced consistently heavy rain and we decided to cancel the Snowdon trip in favour of a swim at a local Leisure Centre.

The lifeguard allowed us to play with an assortm ent of floating mats until another swimmer came in and then we devoted our time in an attem pt to drown M r Allen.

After lunch we decided to spend the last of our pocket money skiing on the artificial slope which is about 100 yards long and 60 yards wide. There are five trees and four jum ps on the slope and there is a small button lift that takes you up to one side. Some of us had more difficulty in mastering this than the actual skiing as it was fond of pulling you over or snatching the sticks from under your arm.

Food W onderful Food. An arm y marches on its stomach. This im portant aspect o f the week was fully catered for. O ur Leader emphasised the need for a hot breakfast, so breakfasts during the week consisted of cereals, tea, toast, eggs, bacon, sausages, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans, fried bread and kippers!

Further nourishm ent arrived, usually outdoors, by Lunchtim e. G A’s ‘Tuna Fish and Salad Cream ’ was greeted with great acclaim by the critics. Some of the meat pies were acquired very late in their life, from Shrewsbury, and were slowly eaten for lunch over the week.

In the evening the cooking was perform ed by Messrs Allen, Crawford, Critchley and Scofield. H onours and three knives and forks for the Gammon Steaks and for the chicken a la mode de Brenin. Special m ention must be made for two Italian Entrees on two separate evenings. D r Critchley’s threatened curry had to be prevented due to a chorus of ‘U gghhs’ when this was suggested. Colour Prize went to the Green Pea Soup one lunchtim e. The Snowdon Prize for artistic endeavour went to the cut tomatoes on W ednesday evening.

The climax of the week, on Friday evening was the Roast Beef, Yorkshire Pudding and Roast Potatoes!

This arm y’s stomach had been nurtured and prospered, and, several of its com ponent parts had been visibly flourishing.

PS Still one m eat pie available for discerning shoppers.

PPS You can eat Branston Pickle with almost everything.

Adventure ChallengeI would like to thank all those who assist on Mondays ar*d Thursdays and at other times, bu t especially M r Gwilym Evans, M r John Goodall and M r A rthur Ball for their work on the Junior Adventure Playground and raft building, and M rs Kay Anthony, M rs Philippa Cashell and M rs Pam Painter for their invaluable help with Junior Adventure Challenge.

Geoffrey Allen

A visit to the Pont y Pair Hostelry‘O ur objective’ said M r Allen, ‘is Pont y Pair. Is everybody fully equipped and properly clothed for the expedition?’ A chorus of moans swept through the party at the thought o f the terrible dangers that lay ahead. Reluctantly we stumbled up to the Landrover and slumped inside packed like sardines, carefully watching the driving rain descending in torrents onto the windscreen. The Landrover rum bled into life and we headed down through Capel Curig on to the Betws y Coed Road. The River Lugwy had risen alarmingly and the road was flooded in places. We were unsure whether we would make the approach to base camp, but, then, suddenly, ahead, in the dim lights of the Landrover, we reached the outskirts of Betws y Coed. W ith a sickening lurch we turned left and passed a roaring cataract to park in the lee of a G ents’ toilet. Base Camp had been established!

Everybody jum ped out and headed back over the flooded river to the main road. A local native eyed us balefully and was unable to tell us where we could locate some porters, so shouldering our heavy loads, we

m arched up the steep slope of the main road to the Pont y Pair Pub. Establishing a belayed position on the steps, M r Allen carefully crept forwards and disappeared through the doors at the top. We waited breathlessly below until his head appeared at the top.‘Climb when you are ready!’ he shouted.We all rushed up the steps and could scarcely believe our eyes. O ur objective was the true sum m it of all our activities ... Pool Table, Juke Box, One Arm Bandits, and a very friendly barm an who could speak English. Needless to say we swung into action very swiftly, sustained by Tandoori and Chilli Flavoured crisps. Comm unication was established with various home bases; amazingly no one had been missed, and, indeed several wives had even disappeared on their own expeditions! The expedition doctor insisted on tasting all

■the fluids offered for consum ption in case of possible health hazards, while keeping a careful eye on the possibility of extracting a dart from someone’s backside as the dartboard and Pool Table were in rather close proximity.

The expedition drew to a close due to signs o f obvious fatigue from individuals. D arts no longer reached the board, Pool games were taking longer and longer and the adults seemed unable to make any further assaults at the bar. We withdrew to base camp and then back to headquarters.

Ski Trip Easter 1988I arrived at school by 11.00pm and fell straight asleep in ‘Hawkins’ dorm . At 2.00am we were woken up and went down to the hall for a few minutes. The bus arrived and we filed into it. I was very excited and could not get to sleep. We travelled through the night and, at 5.00am, we drove into a service station on the M5. I had a go on the arcades! I saw some people by the telephone and I found out they were ’phoning James Dawe. He was in a bad mood! At 8.00 that morning we arrived at Gatwick. W hen we had passed through Customs and collected all our luggage it was already 11.00 and I was tired out! We were allowed into the tax free shop. It was good fun, bu t I did not buy anything.

We finally boarded the ’plane and headed for Geneva. W hen we had finished with the Customs we found a

coach waiting for us. An hour later we reached the resort, N otre Dame de Bellcombe. W hen we had found our bedroom s we unpacked all our luggage. That afternoon it was good fun. We went round looking at the town. I was amazed to see how many ski shops there were.

The next day we started skiing. O ur lesson was in the morning and we played on the slopes that afternoon. It was a nice day. W hen we got back to the hotel I dried my things and we had tea. The next couple of days went the same way. On W ednesday I was moved up into the senior group and was taken off the lower slopes onto the main slope. I really enjoyed it. I was told of a way through the woods with jumps and bumps; I tried it, and found it good.

By this time I knew where all the good shops were and I kept on buying packs of Nestle Milk!

I was very sad to go back home, as it had all been such great fun.

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-1988The sun was out and there was a breeze as my m other, my father and I set off, with our dog, Bess, along the well known ‘Cross Roads’ run. After we had walked four hundred yards or so a good agricultural smell hit me in a. wisp of wind.

From the cross roads the course led us to the left, along a small stretch of road with a little brook running by.Some of the younger children thought splashing about in the water more fun than going on with the walk.

about being in ‘D ad’s Army’. We crossed the bridge at Merrivale to have our lunch by the river. Bessie thought it was a good game to fish a large rock out of the water, carry it up the bank, roll it down again, and chase it.

After lunch we set off again across the moor to where M r W ortham ’s m otor home was parked. Just before we reached it we had discovered a short cut, bu t we decided to follow the planned route. We had refreshm ents at M r W ortham ’s motor home, and my m other and father paused for a while to chat with friends.

Finally there came the easy section all the way back to school across the golf course. Probably the most difficult part was going up the drive at the end.

Ben Davis

A huge snake o f people

Looking ahead and behind there was a huge snake of people. We stopped for a drink when we reached the moor and then started the exposed route to the foot of G reat Mis Tor. I t became quite windy at this point; time to pu t on my coat. Before starting the ascent of G reat Mis there was a small stream to cross. Once we had succeeded in that we began the long climb to the top. This led to a drop in moral, because every time you thought you had reached the top there was another stage to tackle. At the top we found M r Symons crouched up in his blue water-proofs and bobbly hat to give us the ‘M ount House Sponsored W alk’ stamp. T hen came the easy trek down to the road.

Sponsored Walk 1987As a result of the sponsored walk in 1987 the sum of £1,500 was raised. H alf this sum was distributed to charities as follows:

The D artm oor Rescue G roup M ount Edgcumbe Hospice Churchtow n Farm T rust R N L IW orld Wildlife Fund Guide Dogs for the Blind Save the Children Cancer Research

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Sponsored Walk 1988By the end of July £2,492.57p had reached Geoffrey Allen, bu t I am told there is more to come! — Editor. H alf the final sum will again be donated to charities; the other half will be spent on canoes and other Adventure Activities equipm ent.

Adventure Challenge Awards

Is this the top?Instead of stopping at the recognised lunch stop we carried on to M errivale, two hundred metres down the road. Going along, we kept making jokes to my father

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Congratulations to all those boys who have passed their A dventurer Award this year — particularly the leavers who managed to complete individual tests at their camp.

Special commendations go to Robert Parker-Swift, Roderick Aves and Alstair Crawford for passing the Explorer Awards at a very high standard. These are the first awarded in the school, bu t we hope that there will oe many more next year. Well done!

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Cairngorm — 23rd April, 1988

English School’s Cup Winners

An eleventh hour telephone call for the latest ‘snow report’ led to the departure of the Ski Team — not back to school, bu t six hundred miles north to the Cairngorms. On April 20th, at 20.30 hours, we boarded the sleeper at Euston, arriving at Aviemore twelve hours later. It was cold and the mist hung in the glens, bu t it wasn’t raining! Taxis were comm andeered to ferry us to Glenmore Y outh Hostel; a quick change and on up to the ski area to meet our trainer, John-, from the Carrbridge Ski School. After two false starts (no names mentioned), we got ourselves and our equipm ent onto the m ountain. John immediately took the boys off onto the slopes, leaving John Ashworth and myself with the parting shot: ‘The weather is mostly diabolical; the lifts slow and antiquated; the cafeterias and day lodges mediocre, bu t the skiing is challenging!’ I t was cool, twenty-five knots off the N orth Sea, and the snow for the most part was frozen crud, bu t it wasn’t raining!

T he two days with ‘Trainer John’ were a great success and the boys were unanimous in their praise of his teaching methods — skiing with their boots undone was the highlight!

John and I found the skiing challenging, bu t not enjoyable: the snow conditions were on the decline and the light flat. Thank goodness for John’s flask of peat coloured liquor!

The youth hostel was a pleasant surprise, even if the only other occupant of M cD onie‘dorm ’ snored vigorously and talked excitedly in his sleep — a ‘Haggis H u n t’ no doubt! We heard rum ours of ‘hostel chores’, and sure enough our turn came at breakfast on the second day. ‘Will you wash up, boys,’ — which included John and myself. You could have heard a pin drop —

four aghast faces! The penny dropped and the job was done in ten m inutes flat, washed, dried, pu t away and tables re-laid.

Friday evening was spent preparing skis — sharpening edges and waxing the bases, so that the skis would hold the turns and glide more smoothly. This was followed by the inevitable M au M au, which now held cult status amongst the boys. W hat, on the face of it, was just a fun card game had turned into a viciously competitive contest of supremacy. The boys went to bed in a highly- tuned and competitive state of mind.

Race day was clear and sunny, bu t with no let-up from the wind. The course could only be reached by a climb and a long traverse. I t was relatively short, only fourteen gates, with one tricky section that caught out several of the unwary. There were 128 runners and 32 teams, (28 Scottish and 4 English). Toby Borradaile finished 7th (52); Fairfax Hall 13th (80); Robert Parker-Swift 16th (29), and William Ashworth 64th (123) — start num bers in brackets.

T he English Schools’ Cup was in the b_ag, (except that Edgarly Hall had failed to retu rn it), bu t the burning question was the British Schools’ Championship. In the event, against the heavily favoured Scottish teams, we came 4th, just 37/100 of a second off the bronze medal. Now that was some achievement!

A weary bu t jubilant equipe caught the sleeper south after an evening of go-karting and steak dinners in Aviemore, to arrive back at M ount House just in time to witness the last of the sponsored walkers struggle up M ount Tavy.

David Borradaile

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Junior Adventure ChallengePaper Glider MakingThis is probably the best subject ever covered in Adventure Challenge. We were on the bank above the Oval, where we were given instructions and equipm ent and told to build gliders. N ear the end of the afternoon we had a competition and my glider won. I t was called the Elta, and it was re-designed from Richard Ferguson s D elta, bu t his was triangular, and mine was in the shape of a trapezium . Also, mine was the easiest to make, and the most fun.

Simon Painter

Visit to the MoorWe waited outside the minibus until M rs Bawtree came. W hen we got going M rs Bawtree suddenly realised that we were a b it low on petrol so we had to go into Tavistock. While we were there we looked for Alex Sam borne’s house. We soon found it — well the chim ney of it, anyway.

W hen we eventually got up onto D artm oor we saw the other group. I did not know we were going to SW IM in a river. We went in group by group. I was in the second to last group. We swam by a bridge where it was quite deep. I went in quite quickly. I t was very cold, bu t we soon got used to it. I swam under water first. The water looked all yellow with little bits floating around in it. Patrick G rant-S turgis climbed into the pier o f the bridge and we all splashed him. We did not have very long, bu t it was still good fun. W hen we got out I felt as if I was going to burn up. We then went back to school and had some free time.Robert Gaffney

BarbecueOne M onday we did Adventure Challenge and it was ou r turn to do Barbecue. We all m et up in the beech woods with the food. We had bacon, beefburgers and potatoes. We were pu t in a group of eight. I was in R obert C layton’s group. The other group was Russell T albo t’s.

We laid the grid on lots of stones and then pu t bits of paper in to get the fire going. We wrapped our potatoes up in tin foil and pu t them in the fire, We were allowed some orange squash. We started to take off the potatoes. They were foul, because they were all bu rn t and we were not allowed any bu tter to go with them. Then we pu t the beefburgers and the bacon on. The beefburgers were delicious bu t the bacon was not so nice. Everyone had a stick so he could prod it into his beefburger. Then we had to crack the eggs. R upert Seldon tried, bu t missed the pot! Everyone liked the eggs. T hen it was time to pack up. We took all the grids to the Adventure Store. Everyone passed his Adventure Challenge.Patrick Grant-Sturgis

canoes, four fun boats and a surf-rider, plus a lee-sailer and a raft. Also we have all the equipm ent for canoeing and boating.

W hen I went boating I first used a fun boat and the lee- sailer. Also, when I went boating the raft got stuck on the small sandbank and the waterfall, and it took a long time to get it off. Now I find it much easier to canoe.

I am looking forward to doing Senior Adventure Challenge because of all the activities that go on. The safety precautions are quite strong, as well. The non­swimmers have to wear extra-tight life-jackets so they do not drown.

Once, one of the balls from the swimming pool equipm ent fell in the lake and we had to rescue it.James Warren

The Junior Adventure PlaygroundI like the Junior Adventure Playground because there are so many things to do on it and it fills any spare time you have on W ednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Also you can make assault courses over scramble nets and logs, then go down the death slide and get a big jerk at the bottom.

The only problem is, if you fall off, the roots are very dangerous and someone broke his arm on them . But so long as you are sensible it is very safe. There are really only two rules and they are: you are only allowed two people on each piece of apparatus at a time, and you are not allowed to play alone, in case you fall off and no one knows. I wish every school had something like it! Thank you to all the people who built it for us.

Simon King

Boating on the LakeBoating on the lake is by far the most enjoyable thing I have done in Adventure Challenge. W ith the money raised from last year’s sponsored walk we now have eight

Junior Barbecue

O n the twenty-seventh o f June all the Juniors went down to the beach by the River Tavy for the Junior Barbecue. I was in Mrs Tanner’s group. W hile we were going down to the beach we collected w ood so that we w ould be able to start making the fire quite quickly. R ichard Ferguson w ent on down to get a good spot for the fire, while we were making our way dow n to him slowly, collecting wood. W hen we got to the beach Peter Friend and I went to get some food. There were eggs, sausages, burgers, potatoes and bread, not forgetting the fat, butter, water, tin o f beans, spoon, forks, two bowls and a frying pan.

By the tim e Peter and I had got all that and come back to our spot the fire was alight. W e w rapped the potatoes in foil and pu t them in first becaue they w ould take the longest to cook.

A fter the fire had died down, we pu t some sausages in the frying pan. They cooked very quickly and soon .they were dark brown. W e decided no t to waste time, so we then pu t some burgers on. The sausages were lovely, and we could no t bear to wait for the burgers. Fortunately they cooked quickly as well. A fter the burgers we

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eating our delicious baked potatoes, we made fried Then we w ent up to school.bread.

Tom InmanThen we started clearing up and putting ou t the fire. W e p u t stones over our fire-place, went up to the Landrover

Senior Adventure ChallengeSurvivalIn Survival we made animal traps, big ones and small ones, and then we had to make a stretcher. We used two long bits of wood and tied jum pers to them. T hen we had to make two knots.

We also played a survival game. I t was really good fun. We had to be camouflaged and then go into Rowden woods and hide there. I was hiding up a tree. I fell off the tree and Wheal found me. I was up the other tree for about half an hour. W hen I was looking for other boys I only saw Goodall and Wheal. I could not find M ustard anywhere.

Matthew Muldowney

Map ExerciseM ap Exercise is an Adventure Challenge activity that we do on T hursday afternoons. We drive up to a small car park just below Little Staple T or, where we are told what to do. We are given a compass, a map and a question sheet. F irst we have to pace out the distance from the car park to Little Staple Tor. W hen we reach there we have to take a bearing on G reat Staple Tor. T hen we pace out the distance to G reat Staple T or and take a bearing on Cox Tor. T hen we have to find the trig point on Cox Tor. W hen I did it there was very thick fog, so we went back to the car park and drove home.

Duncan McDowall

BarbecueOn Thursday everyone always rushes to the notice board to see what his group is doing. M y group was doing barbecue, so I pu t on my boiler suit and went to the beech woods. This T hursday M rs Hensman was in charge of us. We made our fire and waited for it to heat up, then we started to cook our sausages. W hen mine were ready I sliced up some tomato and pu t the slices into the piece of bread as well. We also made some twists, which are made of flour and water, to make a dough. We wrapped the dough around our green sticks and cooked it until it was brown. Then we filled the twist with jam.

Marcus Rowe

Sub-RaftingOn the first T hursday of the sum mer term we did rafting with M r Davey, which was really good fun. We got four barrels and made a frame out of wood and placed the barrels under it. So that the barrels would not slip we wedged a long bit of wood at one side of the barrels. T hen we used some bits of rope as tighteners in between the barrels, so that it was even stronger. As we had made the raft upside-down we had to tu rn it over. T hat was the hard part. T hen we carried it onto the water. I t was really heavy. We got it onto the lake. The boys who were not paddling counted the beat. On the way back I paddled. I t was really difficult. T hen we were back.

Edmund Hulme

OrienteeringIn this activity you are split into pairs or triplets and given a map of the school with various points num bered. W hen you find the spots in the grounds where the num bers are posted, you write the num bers down at the places indicated and take them back to M rs Allerton, who tells you if you have them all right. The fastest time is five m inutes, which is hard to believe, as the route leads you all round the grounds! I did this with John Taylor and we got the most right.

William Child-Villiers

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River RunningM y best T hursday activity is river running. You sit in your inner tube and go down all the rapids. The only danger is getting your bottom hu rt going over the rocks. A nother thing is that the water is freezing, even with a wet-suit on.

I f you have a big inner tube you can stand up on it in the deeper water. I f you have a small inner tube you can go very fast down the river. You jum p down the po t­holes and climb up the other end. Christian Ball, our team leader, lost his glasses in the pot-hole.

David Mackenzie

Senior BarbecueThe senior barbecue took place on T hursday, June 30th. It was a dreary day and there was a rush to collect dry wood before the rain set in. I was in a group of six boys, supervised by M rs Jennings.

Once we had collected enough wood for our fire we dragged it all down to the River Tavy, where M rs Jennings had made a suitable area to cook in. Then we placed our twigs and dry leaves into our man-made cooker. I t was a while before we managed to get a good fire going and we all had to help by blowing frantically. F irst we cooked our toast, which turned out to be delicious, apart from Robin M annering’s, which was

over-cooked and went various shades of black. W hilst we were cooking our beefburgers and sausages it started to rain, so we greedily took our food from the pan and took shelter in the trees. We were able to eat our food without it getting too wet, and it tasted lovely.

Apart from the weather, we were also unfortunate because the Tavy was polluted, so we could not go river running and pot-holing as planned, bu t we still had good fun. After we had finished eating and clearing up all the rubbish we steadily walked up to school, soaking wet.

Timothy Lister

Fun Day (Moor Activity)For our ‘Fun D ay’, G roup 3 went onto D artm oor, to Vixen Tor. The first task was to climb the T or itself. It was quite tiring, and on the way up someone spotted some old, disused railway tracks. W hen we finally reached the top we did not hesitate, bu t immediately made an assault on the quarry below, where I found some bits of quartz. At the bottom of the quarry were some old stone circles, originally used for crushing the tin ore that was quarried here.

We stayed for about twenty m inutes, and then came the gruelling task of ascending the steep sides. Fortunately there is a small path that comes out at the back of the quarry, and we followed the railway tracks back to the Landrover.

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W hen our group did M oor Activity, Colonel Craigie was taking us. We went to Foggintor quarry. I t was filled with water so that we could go swimming. I t was really good fun, because there were little islands in the middle which you could swim to. I t was very cold. I saw a few fish and Hal Gillmore found a really big knife-blade, which was not yet rusty, in the water.

W hen I had changed I climbed on the rocks with James Macleod and Simon Allenby. After that we went back to the Landrover, back to school, and had tea.

Edmund Hulme

BarbecueWe had the barbecue up in the beech woods on a Thursday. We could not get the fire to light for a very long time. W hen the wood was burning we started cooking the food straight away. We discovered that there were not enough beef burgers to go around eleven of us, so we quartered them . W hen I pu t my sausage down on a piece of wood while I went to get some bread, Cinders, M r Price’s dog, came up and ate some of my sausage, so I got another one from the packet and cooked it and ate it quickly. W hen we started making dough it went everywhere. The bits we had left we stuck on sticks and we started cooking them . M ine fell off the stick into the fire. After all that trouble, M r Price brought us a can of drink from school.

M atthew Timms

BoatingFor boating you have to change into your swimming trunks and track suit and run down to the Prosim ’ut with your towel. The Prosim ’ut is where all the life­jackets, paddles, helmets and oars are kept. The first person there is able to pick which boat he wants to use. M r Bassett usually takes the boating on the lake. I always try to get the wave-rider: it’s a surf-board which you are m eant to sit on and paddle.

Duncan McDowall

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Holne ParkAfter we had very quickly erected the tents we prepared ourselves for caving. This was the th ird time I had visited Pridhamsleigh, so M r Allen introduced the backwards tour of the cave and did the usual route in reverse. The Slippery Rope — a 30 metre sloping pitch— is easy to come down but quite difficult to climb! We slithered through M aggot’s Hole as usual, however, and M r Allen also dunked us in the lake on the end of a rope.

We were allowed free time in the park that evening before we had a fairly early night. I did not sleep well because of the hard ground.

Climbing at H ound T or was decidedly dam p. We were caught in shower after shower bu t M ichael Priddis and I were allowed to try several difficult climbs by ourselves and had great fun abseiling over an overhang. The rest of the group tackled several climbing problems on the opposite face.

By the time we returned to Holne Park the weather had m uch improved so we had a longish swim before cooking our own supper.

We made a prom pt start the next day because we were canoeing from Greenway Quay on the River D art. I find canoeing difficult bu t we did an easy trip in the morning and then paddled up to Galm pton Creek in the afternoon. I was pleased because I did not capsize though we did jum p off the quay afterwards.

On the Friday we walked up on to U gborough Beacon to see how many letterboxes we could find. We had a very poor morning as all the boxes had been taken in. Lunch was a dismal one bu t our luck changed and we found nine letterboxes during the afternoon, though this rush nearly killed my ankles and I developed huge blisters.

I m ust confess that I was not looking forward to canoeing on the final day, yet it was good fun. We stayed at Holne Park and used their lake and ‘U p Paddles’ Course. M r Allen also let us canoe through a big drainpipe under the road leading into the park. This was followed by a mad game of W ater Polo which eventually finished as we had to pack up the tents and gear.

Richard Anthony

Holne ParkW hen I arrived at Holne Park I pu t my bags into our tent and then pu t on all the gear I would need for caving. About a quarter of an hour later we had arrived at Pridhamsleigh, had a quick snack and then set off towards the cave. W hen we were at the cave m outh Tim D unne was told to lead us round the cave and to show us such things as ‘Slippery Rope’ and ‘M aggot’s H ole’. We stopped at a place called ‘The W ell’ and some of us jum ped into a lake.

On the way back Michael Priddis led us by the most direct route as we were cold and wet. We washed ourselves and our gear in a small stream, then changed into our clothes and headed back to the camp for the night.

After breakfast the next morning we bought a drink from the site shop, tidied our tent and got ready for climbing. U p at H ound T or there was thick fog and we nearly lost our way, bu t later on the weather cleared up. We climbed and abseiled, and I did a bit of lead climbing. After lunch Michael and I chose our own climbs and abseils and I tackled my first overhang.O ther than that the day was an eventless one and I went to sleep at ten o’clock.

The following day we went canoeing at Greenway Quay. W hen we arrived there we changed into our wetsuits and were given canoes to use. To begin with we canoed against the current to a spot where we crossed to the other side and we then canoed, with the current, back to our starting point. All that had taken about an hour, so we had lunch. After lunch we waited a while before setting out again, bu t this time we were gone for a little longer and we stopped for several rests. W hen we finally got back to the camp we were exhausted and, after supper, we went to bed.

The last day was spent letter-boxing. We went up to U gborough Beacon. We found no letter-boxes in the morning, bu t were more successful in the afternoon, when we found eight. This was the last activity I did, and that evening I went home.

M ark Gent

Padstow WeekendsWe were leaving at one-thirty on Saturday afternoon. I had packed my rucksack and it was bulging at the sides. Everything was packed, bu t there was something I had forgotten — oh yes, the camera! It was quite a long journey in the Landrover. John Taylor, another person on the trip , was holding some game pies as he was sitting in the front. The others on the weekend were T im L ister, James Critchley, Hugh Cope and Robin M annering.

W hen we arrived at our camp site we unpacked our tents and attem pted to pu t them up. O ur tent was the first to go up. O ur group was Robin, John and myself. W hen all the tents were up, M r Allen asked if any of us would like a swim in the camp site pool. We all jum ped at the chance and within five minutes we had all changed and were swimming.

After the swim we put on our wetsuits and carried canoes and some tyres down the slipway on the site to D ennis Cove, and went canoeing for about an hour and a half. By this time it was about five-thirty, so we were called in and told to ch 'nge and get ready to go into town. After we had bought some coke and crisps we headed back to the camp site. W hen we arrived at the Landrover we had a school packed tea and retired to our tents.

In the morning, after we had had breakfast, we collected up the canoes and drove in the Landrover to Trevone Bay, where we were hoping to do some surfing and canoeing. There were no waves for surfing, so we spent an enjoyable afternoon in the canoes.

I had spent a really enjoyable weekend.

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We changed into our canoeing gear at the harbour, jum ped into our canoes and paddled out to M r Allen. After a few minutes we made our way up the estuary to Dennis Cove, dodging the Sand D redger as we paddled. We were then led back through a narrow archway in the side of the harbour wall just as a large boat was passing. The bow waves were extended in the narrow tunnel and James Critchley hit his helm et on the roof.

James Woolford

We jum ped into the Landrover ... Zoom ... we were away to Padstow. M r Allen slammed on the brakes ... Bump ... we were at the H arbour.

Everyone got out of their canoes and got their feet wet. M r Allen ram med his canoe hard up the slipway and got out with dry feet.

Charles Walter

One Day Expeditions Canoeing on the River TavyFirst we took the canoes down to the big weir. M r Allen got into his canoe and paddled around. He told us to go straight down to the weir, where he would be to guide us. At first we did not think the water was deep enough and that we might hit the rocks at the bottom . T hen M r Allen went over, SPLASH!

He then told us to run along the river bank watching what he did. Then came the dangerous bit — a fallen tree across the river. I f we got stuck in it we would not get out. I was first to go. I was quite nervous. I lined myself up with M r Allen, who was now waist deep at the bottom of the weir. I paddled over the weir. I had done it! The next b it was to go down the rapids and round the tree!

Russell Talbot

Sailing CourseThe sailing course at Siblyback was great fun. I t took place nearly every Sunday, and we almost always got on the water. On the last two Sundays I took the helm because the wind was not very strong. The instructors were Roger, M ark and Giles. On the last Sunday, Giles taught us instead of Roger.

It was quite a long drive to the lake, and we used to have our packed lunch on the way.

W hen we were sailing we always had to watch out for w ind-surfers, bu t that was part of the fun.

Russell Talbot

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Sailing CruiseWe arrived at the Mayflower M arina and James and I loaded our baggage onto a trolley and pushed it down onto the pontoon towards D r Beckly’s boat. We loaded our stuff on board. Soon Andrew Emerson and Ben Davis arrived with all their baggage and our food.

Once all the baggage was aboard, we motored out from the pontoons towards the m outh of the Yealm, where we

dropped anchor beside the Vindigo. M r Beard asked us if we would like to go water-skiing. There was not enough time for us all to have a go, so James, Andrew and Ben went. James took to the water very well and was soon skiing. By about 8.00pm it was too dark to carry on, so we all stopped for the night and had our barbecue.

The following morning we had breakfast, then rowed around the bay and into some of the small coves. Once we were back on the boat, I was asked to go water- skiing. Soon I was out in the water with my skis on.After about seven attem pts I finally got up and I was skiing around the m outh of the Yealm.

It was soon time to sail back. We put out the mackerel line and I then took the helm until we were past the breakwater. We were under sail for about another five m inutes, then we motored in, took all the gear off, and loaded it into the car.

T he cruise was great fun and I look forward to sailing again.

William Spicer

Leavers ’ Camp Holne Park, Summer 1988The Leavers’ Camp started on M onday, 29th June and ended on Friday, 24th June, giving all of us thirty-six leavers five days in which to enjoy ourselves doing various activities: caving, climbing, hill walking, canoeing and an initiative test. We were divided up into five groups of seven or eight people. Each group did a different activity each day. There was one main activity, lasting six hours, and one minor activity in the evening, which lasted about three hours, each day.

Probably the favourite main activity was the initiative test, which has a slightly misleading name, because it was really just a day out of fun, which required a small am ount of responsibility. We had to take a train from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, where we had free time for about an hour, and we could do a b it o f shopping before catching the ferry (‘Cardiff Castle’), which took us to D artm outh. There we had a further two hours or so of free time. This was all w ithout supervision by masters, which made it all the more fun! Then we were met by a mem ber of staff who drove us back to the River D art Country Park, which was our base camp throughout the five days of the Leavers’ Camp.

I think the favourite evening activities were the high ropes course and the parachute jum p. To do the latter, one simply had to jum p seventy feet out of a tree in a parachute harness, which was connected to pulleys and heavy chains to prevent you from hitting the ground — a fabulous experience. The high ropes course was a sort of assault course about fifty feet up in the air, bu t it was very safe because one was always on a safety rope which was attached to a karabina on one’s climbing belt. Again, it was slightly frightening, bu t great fun.

Breakfast and dinner we had to cook for ourselves over a portable gas stove, sometimes with hilarious, and occasionally with edible, results. For lunch there was a packed meal provided by the school.

T he Camp was nice break from the usual school routine, and what made it even pleasanter was the superb w eather we had.

Thomas Wright

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Family CampYou can ask many things of a dog bu t putting up a tent is not one of them . Parents, boys and sisters struggle with tents. A steadily increasing num ber of dogs, some trailing leads, take advantage to raid rations. They are watched enviously by captive would-be compatriots in crime. Profuse apologies for dogs’ behaviour. Surely there m ust be a better way of meeting other parents. Does someone creep from Crebers to let dogs loose so that parents have to go to Tavistock to re-stock?

Staff move about the camp welcoming families. They all look rem arkably well and cheerful. By this stage of term I would have though they’d be blitzed. Perhaps staff suffer a recurrent nightmare that parents gang up to fail to collect boys at the end of term so that they have to look after them all through the holiday. I f this is the case then probably the arrival of parents en masse is like the summer solstice to a primitive tribe — a reassurance that the end of term will come and boys will go.

Camp is set up. Dogs are retrieved. M y wife and daughter slope off to the Geography Room to watch W im bledon on the telly thoughtfully provided. D aughter’s right ear slowly becomes unflattened having attem pted to listen to Becker v Lendl match on a transistor radio in the back of our ancient Land Rover on the way over. I look sagely at the guy ropes of our tent. On reflection I realise that I haven’t the foggiest idea w hether I ’ve got them right, where the wind is coming from or w hether the whole contraption will collapse in the night. I look at other campers. They seem to divide into three categories: sparton and efficient, cumbersome cum kitchen sink (us) and some obviously practised hands down with a variety of accommodtion — some horses w ouldn’t recognise their boxes.

Afternoon activites are in progress: Clunk of bat on ball, softer thud of racket on softer ball, splashing from the swimming pool, flash of light on wet paddles on the lake. A flash of lightning at 4.15pm sends us scurrying for cover bu t the worst of the storm unloads elsewhere.

T hen the happy hour. I ’m intrigued by a game in progress on the cricket pitch by the lake. I t ’s played with a tennis ball, has no goal post or boundary, can be

played in any direction and by any num ber of players.Its nearest relation is rugger. There are quite a few sisters who could make the first XV. M eanwhile plume after plume of smoke rises from an ever increasing num ber of barbecues. I t ’s time for supper — and drinks. W hilst food can be vulnerable to raids by dogs, bottles can’t. I collect “grown ups’ falling-over medicine” — predom inantly Pim ms, and we go to join friends for supper. The children bolt their meal and disappear to the junior disco.

W hilst we’re finishing supper I become aware of flashes of colour. The fancy dress competition is about to start. We go over to the pavilion. Hordes of boys and many girls in superb fancy dress. How many hours m ust have gone into their production? M r Allen asks us to stand back because there is confusion as to who is in which class. I can see the difficulty. Three boys as three little maids from school. M r H am ilton-Leggett in a sweat shirt which says “The M ad Science M aster” . He assures me this not fancy dress. I begin to wonder what other staff may have on their sweat shirts — “ M r Allen the alien from outer ...” ? No, I m ustn’t let my imagination run through the staff list or we’ll get a polite letter suggesting our son might be better suited to another school. But what a lot of wimps we parents are when it comes to fancy dress. H ardly any entries at all. The W right family and M r W arren pu t us to shame — also three last m inute entries from mothers.

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d idn ’t go. But I can tell you when it is finished — 2.15 am , just after the Kelly Ball. And why were the Kelly fireworks so good? Because there was a M ount House parent helping set them off.

D uring the night it begins to rain. M y wife wakes me up and tells me I was snoring. Absolute nonsense. I d idn’t hear a thing. I wake up late to the smell of wet dog and frying bacon. M y wife had volunteered for swimming pool duty 9.00-10.00am. She puts on bathing costume beneath woollies and waterproofs ready to snap into life saving action. After half an hour I go down to the pool in pouring rain and half-heartedly ask if she wants me to take over. To my relief she gets the message and refuses. I return to shelter of the tent. She returns at 10.00am enthusiastic about M ount House discipline; She told one boy to stop drowning another and he stopped at once — quite unlike a sum mer play scheme she used to help with.

We rush up to the 10.15am service. Seldom have I seen a worse dressed congregation. Slowly the windows of the W ortham Hall steam up. In retrospect the hymns could have been better chosen. There are wry smiles at the line

“ Sweet the rain’s new fall” . At the end of the service M r Price sadly, bu t understandably, announces the cancellation of the rest of the programme. Filing out, everyone seems to find their own Barbour — do parents assume uniform to the extent it is imposed on their children? Soggily we strike camp and return home, leaving only a few hardy souls to face out the elements. The beer slalom, we are told later, and the swimming gala, went ahead as planned, there being no shortage of water. S taff are hiding from the groundsm en and rum our has it that a special ‘Family Camp Survivors’ T ee-shirt is being produced.

Some months earlier when filling in the family camp form , against “ Any suggestions or special requirem ents?” I had w ritten, “ Fine weather, please” . M ost — well, more senior — M ount House boys will be able to tell their parents that, loosely translated,H orace’s maxim “T u ne quaesieris, scire nefas” means “ Do not ask; such knowledge is not for us” . But even if we’d known what the weather was going to be like, we’d still have come.

George Radford

Family CampFamily Camp is one of the things I look forward to most in the school year. I t is one of the few times when you can do almost what you like. Some people bring caravans, bu t my family and I tend to bring tents.

Another aspect of Family Camp is the Fancy Dress Competition. Last year I won it with Nick Radford, but this year I had not really prepared for it. The prize last year was a box of fudge and ride in a hot air balloon.

I think Family Camp is a great idea when it is sunny like last year. But when it is wet, like this year, there is nothing to do except eat. T hat is not too bad, I suppose.

It was not all like that. I went boating on the lake and I played in the nets with my brothers.

In the morning I was the first to wake up because my brothers never wake up till 9.00am. Robert made a special effort, though, and got up at 8.00. Edward and I made some breakfast of tomatoes, sausages, bacon, baked beans and some rolls. We cooked them on a hexy burner and gaz stove.

The cricket match for fathers and sons is another thing I like. Last year my team won. I think it is good fun because everyone has a bowl and nearly everyone has a bat.

All in all, I think Family Camp is very enjoyable.

James Warren

Judo Display

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Visit to WalesAfter a quick breakfast the sixth forms assembled outside the front door. As our names were ticked off, we legged it down to the coach to get a good seat.

The coach was crowded and was so filled with the noise of chatter that I could hardly hear M r Davey’s comm entary about the places of interest. After two hours we arrived at Chepstow to visit the castle. It was a well built castle, constructed in N orm an times, and well protected, with the River Wye on one side of it.

After lunch we travelled on to Caerwent, where there are the remains of Roman walls. Some parts are in very good condition and the bastions are clearly visible. Excavations are going on to uncover more of the town. We then drove on to Caerleon, a Roman army camp.The am phitheatre could be seen clearly, and we were able to sit on the benches where the gladiators sat before going out to fight. A sobering thought! We went round the barracks, which were very interesting, because we were able to see the centurions’ room and all the other legionaries’ rooms as well as the equipm ent rooms and lavatories. F u rther down the road part of a bath house has been excavated, and it is now covered with a building so it can be viewed from galleries. There are also examples of mosaic and pottery to be seen.

H al Gillmore and Timothy Porter

Stamp ClubWe have a num ber of boys who are keen collectors, specialising in their chosen countries; and also many new members who are very keen to collect stamps from every country possible.

D uring the year we have had gifts of stamps from various sources and, in particular, a large num ber from Edward Keelan and James M ilne which were very gratefully received. I f you have any old albums or stamps that are not wanted, we would welcome them for the stamp club.

This year we have had some quizzes as well as visits from the newly formed Tavistock Stam p Club and several other keen collectors have “popped in” from time to time to show their stamps or swap some duplicates. We make it a policy never to buy or sell stamps at this stage of collecting. Any new members are very welcome on W ednesday evenings at 5pm.

Lois Spencer

ComputingIn Decem ber 1987 work started on converting one of the old changing rooms in the cellars into the com puter room. By the end of February everything was just about ready. The room contains ten BBC M aster com puters linked via an Econet Filestore network, a printer and a double disc drive. Each com puter has a colour monitor and a mouse.

It took until April to rid the system of the major bugs or ‘grem lins’ as they are affectionately known! T hus it was not until the sum mer term that the room was working properly.

The room was used in three ways:1 As part o f a lesson2 By Clubs3 On a booking system during free time.

There were two clubs: a C om puter Club for the fourth forms and above, and a Logo Club for the fourth forms and below. D uring the term I also ran three short courses for parents; these were well attended and more courses are in the pipeline.

There were two end-of-term competitions. Warwick Goodall won the Logo picture contest and Christopher W heal won the prize for the best adventure game program.

The six boys who deserve a special mention because of their fine efforts in looking after the room are: Stephen Butler, R obert Shove, Tim Hodgson, Charles M orton, R obert Clayton and Nick Kendall.

Malcolm Bassett

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Spelling CompetitionThe second Payne-Cook Spelling Competition was held after half-term in February, 1988.

There was a noticeable im provem ent in the standard. Eight boys scored 100/100, which forced a ‘spell-off, which was won by Sam Perowne. Robin Davies was in the ‘spell-off for the second year running.

In 1987 only 25 boys scored 90 or more. This year 45 achieved this high level. M any individuals increased their scores hugely, and are to be congratulated on their hard work. Special m ention should be made of G arry Price’s outstanding achievement. Still not eight years old and a mem ber of Form 1, he undertook to learn the full 100 words (Form 1 are asked to learn 1-25!) and came out with a score of 69, which would have been in the 80s had he stuck more strictly to the stringent rules on the correct use of capital and small initial letters.

David Cowgill

The Set Cup 1987-1988The Set Cup is now competed for on an annual basis. The winning Set is the one which amasses the greatest num ber of ‘pluses’, given to individual boys in the course of each term for good work, games, art, music and general helpfulness.

1st Kangs 11962nd Owls 11943rd O tters 11834th Hawks 996

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A Brief HistoryCompiled from various sources by Peter R. Hamilton-Leggett

P art 4 T he school b ecom es a T rust(Parts 1 to 3 were published in last yea r’s Fanfare)

1975No of boys 148M r Tony W ortham sells the school, which is made into a T rust. He remains as Headmaster.Board of Governors first appointed with M r Frank Fisher as its chairman.M ajor Robert Darwall becomes Bursar on the retirem ent of M r Lionel PerkinsSchool Play: a Double Bill ... ‘The Adventures of a Bear Called Paddington’ by A Bradley and M Bond and ‘Androcles and the L ion’ adapted by A Harris.T he hurdles were presented and M H held its first hurdles race.

1976No of boys 152 Lake dredged1st X I soccer pitch was enlarged with the lake spoil W inston I I I arrives (He is still alive!)School gets its first black and white television set so that the seniors can watch the news.The Skate Board craze hits the school. Prize awarded forthe best skaterNew stationery store builtT op changing rooms enlargedThe main hall was redecoratedThe elm tree by the bridge died and was felled.

1977No of boys 163Now 11 forms in the schoolRowden fields purchased by the schoolMera G har becomes a boarding house with a small dormfor ten boysT he whole of M ount House goes across to Kelly to meet Prince Charles M r John Symons arrives1st XV had an unbeaten year (points for 356 against 20) Leon Goossen’s 80th birthday concert Cricket Pavilion improvedSchool play: ‘The Dream of Chief Crazy H orse’ by David PownallGifts this year included a scrummage machine, an O ptim ist dinghy and a diving board.

1978No of boys 164Fire in school rifle range by Rookery CottageJack Brymer, the C ountry’s leading clarinetist, gives arecitalFirst G rannie’s tea party heldSnow and Blizzards cut school off. Phone out of order for 11 days.School play:‘M acbeth’ by W ShakespeareGifts included a Dory for the lake and a Table Tennistable

1979No of boys 163Now 12 forms ... the extra form-room was the old Common Room (present 6th form)New Staff Common Room built in the middle of the ‘Chinese Jungle’T he garden in front of the Common Room is dedicated to the memory of K enneth Buckland (Classics m aster for 16 years)Robin and Sue Harward arriveJames Blades, the celebrated percussionist, gives a recital School play: ‘Rookery N ook’ by Ben Travers

1980No of boys 164 Centenary appeal beginsM r T ony W ortham moves out of school into Herongate Gigantic Sum m er Fair organised by M rs Jo Thomas A school play was not held this year Oboe recital given by Leon Goossens in aid of the Centenary Appeal

1981N o of boys 166Centenary Year (over £65,000 raised)W ortham Hall (Centenary Hall) opened by Lord RoboroughLois Spencer retires after 25 years as m atron. She moves to Rookery Cottage and continues to work for the school.School flat alteredF irst sponsored walk held (in association with Devon Y outh Association on a 50/50 basis)School play (first time in W ortham Hall): ‘M other Goose’

1982No of boys 165M r Philip M oore retires after 18 years as senior masterM r Raymond Reynolds, director of music dies in officeBernard and Edre H arrison join staffM r Francis Davey joins staffSchool purchases its first com puters (two SinclairZX81’s)Oct 17th: school flag pole breaks during storm and is replaced after 20 yearsSchool play: ‘H M S Pinafore’ by G ilbert & Sullivan Six parents honoured for Falklands Campaign Leaving presents include two starting pistols, high jump mat and bar, and the swimming pool lane markers

1983Boys in school 165M rs M ariebel Allerton, M rs Valerie Asater and M r Philip Stephens join the staff School purchases two BBC com puters School play: ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ by Joseph Kesselring

1984No of boys 169M r Tony W ortham retires from the school and remains at Herongate

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M r James Thom as, science master for 18 years diesM r Charles Price becomes the new HeadmasterM r Michael Stock joins the staffH eadm aster’s House builtM era G har has two new dormsHomelands purchased by M r Buchanan-AlienSchool play ‘Bang’ by D G rant and J R utterGifts include a Stevenson Screen, meteorologicalinstrum ents and two Electron com putersGeorge Glossop (Head of Geography) retires after 26years at M H

1985No of boys 169M r Geoffrey Allen joins staffM r Buchanan-Allen, second-master, retiresAdventure store startedSchool play: ‘The Ivory D oor’ by A A M ilne

1986No of boys 181January: M r Peter H am ilton-Leggett joins the staffNew 17 seater M ini-bus arrivesAdventure Challenge begins (caving, letterboxing,climbing, canoeing, etc) in place of Pioneers andPathfindersF irst Family CampAfter 14 years the Beaver and Curlew sets are disbanded and the school reverts back to the four original sets of 1911School play: ‘The Adventures o f Tom Sawyer’ a musicalGifts include a new scrummage machine, CommonEntrance Cup for effort, and caving lightsSept. M rs Elizabeth Saxcn, M rs Anne Bawtree and M rDavid Cowgill (Second M aster) join staffThe old ‘new ’ form rooms are pulled down. M am mothbuilding work include new changing rooms, newshowers and loos, four new form rooms, a new sciencelab, new dorm itory and two staff flatsFrench is taught in a Portacabin while building goes onM ark G ent wins the Save the Children N ational ArtCompetitionSadly M r Frank Fisher dies of cancer. He preached his last sermon at the school and was determ ined to make the G overnors’ meeting. He died two days later.

1987No of boys 183January: M r M alcolm Bassett joins the staff 12 seater Landrover purchasedM r J H Trafford becomes Chairm an of the Governors New form-rooms and science-lab finished April: M r Jonathan Banyard joins staff May: Independent Schools Joint Council Review Visit Leavers camp begins. The rest of the school do exams Several new canoes and trailer purchased September: M ajor Robert Darwall retires as Bursar and L t Col Andrew Craigie takes over M r Robin Harward retiresSchool play: ‘The Royal H un t of the S un’ by Peter ShafferThe school gets its own Travelling Letterbox

1988No of boys 189Adventure playground finishedBeech trees at back of school are felled because theywere deemed unsafe, being 180 years oldSchool repurchases HomelandsGeography room refurbishedTem porary school laundry in Portacabin

Carpentry shop dismantled and removed. I t is re-erected behind the W ortham Hall M rs Sue H arward and M rs Anne Bawtree leave Nicholas Radford wins first prize in the Electricity Supply Industry ’s children’s competition Appeal begins for a Sports Hall and C D T centre Sum m er Holidays ... the old gym is demolished, the school kitchens are rebuilt and foundations of the Sports Hall are laid.

C orrigendumM r K en Cload arrived at M H in 1945 and not in 1946.

A ddendum P art 1 M ount Tavy1927 M ount House was purchased by The Rev F E W Hewitt. A lthough retired he occasionally preached in Tavistock Church. He had 6 servants including a cook and butler. The stables were still in use and two chargers were looked after by the groom ‘G unner G eorge’. The bell ringers came up every Christmas. Black tie was always worn for dinner. The Rev H ewitt sold M ount Tavy to M r W edd in 1940 and moved to New Zealand.

Peter Ham ilton-Leggett would welcome any additional material for this potted history and, indeed, any errors pointed out. I t is hoped to reprin t these articles every few years so that future generations of M ount House pupils can have an insight into the school’s past.

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A Brief HistoryThe early history of science at M ount House is hard to trace. The M ount House Record suggests that during the 1920’s and 30’s lectures on scientific subjects were frequent bu t that there was no formal teaching.

Just before the Second W orld W ar D r Lowndes of the Royal Society M arine Labs at Plym outh started some nature study lessons. Upon moving to M ount Tavy in 1940 these ended. A 1955 M inistry of Education Report states that ‘science in the form of N ature Study is taken by all the boys’

In 1964 the Esso Petroleum Company began to provide schools with a science kit to ‘give boys an elementary grounding in science’. These kits came in a large green wooden packing case and were usually kept for a term or two before the next one arrived, bringing with it a further set of experiments. M r K F M arshall, the senior maths master took charge of these kits and used an ordinary class-room to dem onstrate in.

1967 was an im portant year, for M ount House built its first science lab. I t was designed by the architct M r Rossington and built by M r W alter of Tavistock, the site being one of the carriage houses next to the stables. It was finished two weeks into the Christmas term . At the same time it was decided to follow the new Nuffield Science Project. In 1970 James Thomas gave up the maths side of teaching to become the first full-time science m aster and the course changed to the Combined Nuffield Science.

In 1971 the first Common Entrance candidates sat the biology, chemistry and physics papers. The papers were not compulsory. The same year saw the school grounds designated a conservation area by the Devon T rust for N ature (they still remain one to this day). James Thomas loved the school grounds and soon had nest boxes nailed to several trees. 1973 saw a ‘zoo’ set up behind ‘Chappers’ shed, where animals were kept. This now gave much more room in the lab. By 1977 science had become a compulsory subject and this strengthened the hand of science masters up and down the country, for many schools had not bothered to equip a lab as they had no need to. This pu t M ount House ahead of the field, for many schools now reluctantly began to build or convert existing rooms.

James Thomas sadly died in January 1984 having seen the b irth and growth of science at M ount House. He will be rem embered by hundreds of M ount House boys for his enthusiasm . He was followed for one term by Anthony M atthews and then, in the sum mer of 1984, Miss Susan Sheeres, who was already teaching in the school, took over the science, with very successful results.

Susan Sheeres left in Sum m er 1985. M r Peter R Ham ilton-Leggett was appointed as Head of Science but could not arrive until January so M r John Becket kindly stepped in for one term.

Science has grown in importance and is rated by many senior schools after English and maths. At M ount House we had outgrown the Lab, so in 1987 it was completely gutted and modernised. ESA L td fitted the new benches, fume cupboard, sinks, cupboards etc, while

Tugwells L td of Tavistock carried out structural alterations. The junior French room was taken over as a store-room, nicknamed ‘A laddin’s Cave’,

The science paper and syllabus have seen many changes during the years, bu t Septem ber 1987 saw the end of any choice, as all questions now have to be answered and the time has been extended to 75 minutes from the usual one hour. H ard on the heels of this comes the news that in 1989 the syllabus will once again be changed. This time certain topics will be dropped to give more time for practical work. At present all the senior forms have four periods a week and the juniors three.

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This news has been gathered from numerous sources — some from school correspondents: K ing’s College, T aunton, and Sherborne, from Christopher Odling- Smee and Simon Donne respectively; some from personal visits by Old Boys; some from chance meetings with relatives and friends, bu t mainly from letters from Old Boys themselves. Please excuse errors and omissions. Do keep us informed about what you are doing at school, university and thereafter. Your contem poraries, those at M ount House, and others, are always interested. H P Wortham

(This section of Fanfare is of great interest and we are most indebted to Tony W ortham for collecting, editing and passing on the information to us. Editor.)

Jam es C hesh ire (left 1983)has been senior prefect at M arlborough for part of his last year. He read the lesson at the Comm emoration Service. As senior prefect he has had much responsibility: daily meetings with The M aster, attendance at staff meetings and a bed in the P orter’s Lodge. He reckons he is lucky to be leaving before co-ed comes in!T im oth y M orshead (left 1983) has a place at Pembroke College, Oxford, when he leaves M arlborough. He is a chapel prefect and read for the second Service on Comm emoration Day.

B enjam in S im p son (left 1983) has a conditional place at Caius College, Cambridge when he leaves M arlborough. He plays the oboe and has been awarded a special music scholarship for his last term.

R u pert H oskin (left 1983) is now a m idshipm an at the Australian Defence Force Academy. He is able to combine his military training there with a new course in Australia for Bachelor of M aritime Engineering. He says he has enjoyed life in Australia. He has skied regularly at M t Buller in Victoria since his family emigrated. He asked w hether I rem embered him breaking his ankle skiing above Oberlech. (I do very clearly — the exact spot! H P W)

M ark V incent (left 1967) is a M ajor in the 1st Light Infantry serving in N orthern Ireland.N eil O ’N ie ll (left 1967) is a senior petroleum engineer working in the Oman. He is married and has a daughter. P au l B arley (left 1978) is reading geography (property development) at Reading University.

C hristopher B arley (left 1978) has completed his finals at K ing’s College, London, in engineering. He plans a safari in Tanzania later this year.

M ark B arley (left 1976) is an Articled Clerk with Bond Pearce in Plym outh.

R ichard T hom as (left 1975) is flying Tornadoes in the R .A.F.

Sim on T ravis (left 1971) is a Registrar at St. Thom as’s Hospital in London and works in cardiology.A drian T ravis (left 1975) is a PhD in engineering at Cambridge and has a Fellowship at Clare College. (I recently visited his engineering laboratory and tried to understand about optical fibres, laser beams and his three-dimensional television. H .P.W .)Q uintus T rav is (left 1977) won the Sword of H onour on completion of his commando course with the Royal M arines at Lympstone. He is now 2 i/c of a company. R upert T ravis (left 1971) has recently married. He works in London with Thomas Howells as a Loss Adjuster.

G il B a ld w in (left 1973) is serving in the Army with the Q ueen’s Dragoon Guards.

E dw ard C ollier (left 1982) is in his GAP year after leaving Sherborne and is sailing in Greece.

N ich olas H ughes (left 1958) works for T.V. H ost, A T.V. magazine, in the U .S.A. He has one son, Daniel, now at M ount House, and another, Patrick, joining in Septem ber. (Nick was my first skiing casualty in 1957 at Hochsolden! H .P.W .)

M artin F ox (left 1964) works at Princeton Prison. He is in the Civil Service and continues to be a keen fisherman.

Jam es F ox (left 1969), brother of M artin, has a Band (The 13th Day), and has recently done a tour of G erm any, Switzerland and Holland. He is now in Canada.

Lloyd P richard (left 1981) is Assistant M anager of City Vaults, a wine bar near St. Paul’s in London.

C hristop her O d lin g-S m ee (left 1983) has given an excellent report on the M ount House contingent at K ing’s College, Taunton. He him self has just done his A levels and hopes to go into business. He has been a house prefect and particularly enjoyed sailing in the team, and swimming.

M ichael O d lin g-S m ee (left 1986) is working towards his G .C .S.E . exams. He enjoys life and many sporting activities and has recently recovered from a broken arm.

M alcolm M ann (left 1983) has been Captain of his house for twelve m onths. He hopes to go to Warwick U niversity in October to read English. He has been most actively involved in dram a at K ing’s, with recent productions including the lead in ‘C abaret’, ‘BlondeP, ‘Becket’ and others. He has also much enjoyed debating.

M ichael K neebone (left 1985) is in the school athletics team and hopes to do business studies next year. A lexander S eel (left 1987) greatly enjoys K ing’s and has already represented the College in athletics and the U nder 14 ‘A’ rugby team. He has started to learn the guitar.

A ndrew T ylor (left 1987) enjoys life at K ing’s and has the opportunity to go show jumping at the weekends.His excellent work has enabled him to move up a stream.

A ustin F erguson (left 1986) plays cricket for his house and enjoys tennis, sailing and shooting and even some horse riding. He is presently working towards theG .C.S.E .

P eter P arsh a ll (left 1984) is in the choir, a house prefect and studying for his A levels. His interest in church architecture has not dim inished since his arrival at M ount House. (He ‘still hopes to be a Bishop one day’H .P.W .) W here is brother D avid’s C.V.? He m ust have been hiding.

N ich olas L am pen (left 1987) is busy at Cranleigh. He is in the select stage lighting ‘club’ and a regular in the electronics lab. He says he might join the C .C .F. in the autum n.

Jonathan Jam es (left 1986) says he is becoming more and more involved in the musical life at Radley. He still plays the piano, violin and organ and sounds pleased that music practice is taking over certain games-times!He enjoys life more and more, he says, and has made many new friends.

D om in ic P h illip s (left 1981) is training with the Royal M arines, bu t has been allowed to join the Cambridge Tanzania Expedition (Selous ’88) this year. His particular role will be on the animal count. The principal

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inaccessible region is to study the plight of the animals that are exposed to poaching. Dominic later resumes his zoology studies at Bristol University.

G raham e B artlee t (left 1981) is engaged in Financial Services in the City.

D avid M athias (left 1968) is teaching biology and zoology in Red Deer, Canada. He is also busy with outdoor adventure training.

P atrick K ettle (left 1968) has an M Sc degree and, after a spell in the Royal Navy, he now works for Go van Shipbuilders on the Clyde where he is a specialist in propulsion systems.

P atrick F luker (left 1967) is a chartered accountant in Australia. He lives in Sydney.

N icholas W infield (left 1975) has been in Australia, sounding out career possibilities there.

A lasta ir W ood (left 1977) has also been in Australia and would like to reside and work there. He has engaged in many different kinds of work, from mining to a deck­hand on Swan River cruises. Sadly, his visa runs out this summer.

Jason W ood (left 1981) is reading medicine at the London Hospital. He recently met M ark C osten (left 1982) who is also reading medicine at the London Hospital.

C harles C hallis (left 1980) is now at Bangor University reading biology.Sim on D onne (left 1983) is now an Old Shirburnian. Before he left he collected the news of a good num ber of Old Boys at Sherborne. He him self is hoping that, on the results of his four A levels, he will be going to M agdlene College, Cambridge, in 1989. Meanwhile he is off on a three-week walk along the Pyrenees and he then hopes to work his way around the world in his GAP T im D onne (left 1986) enjoys life in the Army section of the C CF and playing his flute in the school band. He has been head of his day-room, was in the Ten Tors team and has done his maths G CSE.D avid P in d er (left 1983) has also left school and hopes to read geography at Sidney Sussex, Cambridge. He has visited H ungary to study social inequalities for an A level project. He worked on House and School magazines and reads Beckett and Joyce in his spare time. A ndrew K ey (left 1983) has left school and, with a Choral Exhibition at Clare College, Cambridge, hopes for confirmation to read maths there. His great contribution to Sherborne was in the field of music — singing and oboe. He has taken five A levels and was a School Prefect.M ichael T ylor (left 1984) hopes to go to the Royal College of Agriculture at Cirencester when he leaves school next year. He is a keen mem ber of the Sherborne Bassett H ounds H un t staff and is very interested in guns.

A dam D a lg liesh (left 1986) enjoys life at Sherborne and has already taken his maths G CSE. He was in the Ten Tors team for the second year and says it was very, very hot trudging across the moor, bu t they all made it. He is in the Royal M arine section of the C CF and enjoys sailing.

R obert M ilne (left 1984) has passed 10 O levels and takes maths, physics and history at A level next year. He hopes to become an accountant.

P au l W reford-B row n (left 1986) says his team came second in the Ten Tors this year. He enjoys swimming, rugby and cross-country running and is also in the Royal M arine section of the CCF.

D avid C arter (left 1987) has been head of the day- room, is in the school athletics team and played for the mini-colts A rugby team.

Jam es C arter (left 1985) is a Dorset athlete and played for the Colts A rugby team. He has just done his G CSE exams.

Jam es G askell (left 1987) is also in the school athletics team and played for the mini-colts B rugby team. He says he much enjoys life at Sherborne.

S im on T hom pson (left 1987) is a head of the day- room, plays for the rugby A team, and B teams at cricket and hockey.

R ory B enham (left 1986) is in the Army Cadet Force, enjoys sailing and technical activities and has found time to start his G C SE syllabus!A lista ir M cC lure (left 1987) has enjoyed his first year at Sherborne and has played rugby in a school team.

R ichard Y oungm an (left 1982) goes from Sherborne to Magdalene College, Cambridge, this autum n to read history and is spending his GAP year in India. He got three A Levels, played cricket for the 1st X I for two years and was captain of golf. His brother hopes they might meet in the Varsity golf match and repeat the battle fought at M ount House in 1980!

R upert Y oungm an (left 1980) is at T rin ity College, Oxford, reading classics. He won an Exhibition there from Sherborne. He has won a golf ‘b lue’ and hopes to be captain next year. He is President of the College Tennis Club and plays cricket, soccer and squash. He says he enjoys life.to the full. (A good C.V.!— H .P.W .)

John G ilbert (left 1975) is a L ieutenant in the Royal Navy, serving in H M S Bristol, the senior ship in the D artm outh Training Squadron. He has visited the M editerranean, the Caribbean, the Arctic and was presently off the D anish coast.

Jam es G ardner (left 1978) is at Edinburgh University reading English.

M ichael G ardner (left 1980) is also at Edinburgh, reading biology.

A ndrew B road h u rst (left 1985) says everything at Dauntseys is fine. He has been busy with the G C SE and hopes to play for the 1st XV this autum n. He has been learning martial arts, wind-surfing, canoeing and has been active on the athletics field.

T om C raig (left 1987) although about to start exams, found time to write from Shrewsbury, where he is in Riggs Hall House. He has played football in the U nder 14 team and has also represented the school at rugby, cricket and athletics. He has been given a part in the school play, a m inor one, bu t he says it is a start. He keeps in touch with E dw ard N ottingham (left 1987) who is in another House.

R upert N oy-S cott (left 1981) has completed his first year at Wye College where he is studying agriculture.

E dw ard N oy-S cott (left 1985) is enjoying life at Bradfield He had a part in this year’s Greek play, Alcestis.

A nthony A ylw in (left 1983) is going to M anchester University to read medicine after his GAP year. He has been joint Head of School at Kelly, played for the 1st XV and won the senior dram a prize,.Guy G illm ore (left 1984) has been deputy Head of his House (Dorm itory) at W ellington College.He is probably next season’s captain of sailing.After his A levels he hopes to go to university.

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College, has done his G CSE. He much enjoys his artistic pursuits.

Jam es N ich o lls (left 1979) is working for a firm of attorneys in San Francisco. Both he and his brother John (left 1981) are travelling the world, paying their way, before resuming studies at Kingston Polytechnic and Central London Polytechnic respectively. John is studying classics.

P iers M otley (left 1984) is at Allhallows and has selected to do A levels in English, ancient history and divinity. After a GAP year he hopes to read theology at Exeter. Then he plans to join the Army or perhaps enter the auctioneering business. He is an avid canoeist and has played rugby in the 1st XV.

W illiam B eeley (left 1985) was busy with his G C SE exams when he wrote. He played in an unbeaten Colts B XV and plays hockey for his House. He has enjoyed climbing and canoeing; his last canoeing trip was an exciting one on the U pper Wye.

H enry M adden (left 1987) says life at G ordonstoun is really good fun with many expeditions, windsurfing, canoe-surfing, sailing in a lazer, and as opening bowler in his cricket team. He adds that life with girls is very different.

T oby P ayne-C ook (left 1986) is busy at M ilton Abbey with his mock G C SE exams, working in the A sets. He is in the Colts B cricket team and plays tennis and golf and enjoys swimming most days, photography and carpentry. He is studying the history of rock and blues. He has been acting in two House plays and is able to visit his sister (‘and other girls of course’) on his bicycle. Instead of the C C F he does farming. He seems to be having a busy time!

Jam es A llerton (left 1981) is now in his second year at the W est London Institute, reading geology and geography.

C h ristopher A llerton (left 1983) is an officer under training in H M S Avenger ans starts an engineering degree at R N EC M anadon in Septem ber. Training for his private pilot’s licence,(hot air balloons), is also well under way.

H enry A shw orth (left 1982) is in his GAP year and has done vineyard and hotel work in France and Switzerland. This will be followed by a working holiday travelling round Australia by bus with a Radley friend, before starting a business studies/catering management course at Oxford Poly in September.

John B eckly (left 1984) hopes to read medicine when he leaves Blundell’s. He is going to work in a hospital in N orthern India during this summer holidays. He becomes Head of his House next autum n.

G eoffrey B arneby (left 1979) left M ount House early, for Millfield Junior School. After K ing’s Bruton he went to the National Stud, Newmarket to train in horse management.

John T ru scott (left 1963) has founded in St Albans an organisation to assist the Church in training and administration.

H arry Sped d in g (left 1986) enjoys life at Pangbourne. He sails for his Division.

R obert C reber (left 1968) recently raised £2,000 for Polio Plus, bicycling from from W estminster to L and’s End. The 320 miles took him four days. His wife recently bore him a son.

R obert S turgess (left 1983) leaves Harrow this year with Alevels in English, history and classical civilisation. After a GAP year he hopes to go to a university before joining the Army. He has had two years in the cross­country running team and was a House m onitor this last year.

M urray S h erre ll (left 1975) has recently returned to Tavistock from Leicestershire to start a landscape gardening business.

Jonathan R eece (left 1964) is a housem aster at C hrist’s College, Brecon. He is married.

Jolyon W oodard (left 1982) goes to Exeter University this autum n. Meanwhile he is helping his cousin to run an Inn.

N igel D yke (left 1980) is working as a sub-warden for the National T rust near Salcombe.T h om as H ensm an (left 1980) is.joining the Surrey Police Force.

D avid R ichards (left 1965) is a builder in Australia, in N SW . He runs in marathons and wants to run in the London M arathon.

N igel R ichards (left 1965) is a com puter programmer, married, living in Sydney. (Both he and David left M ount House early to emigrate to Australia.)Jam es Lang (left 1968) is a solicitor in Mayfair,London. He plays cricket for the Law Society and The M ount House W anderers and skis as much as time allows.

N igel B erlyn (left 1948) is a Rear-Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy. He commands the naval base at Woolloomooloo. (‘loo’ for short.)

R obert O rr (left 1979) has gained his Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and has been accepted for entry to Sandhurst.Ian O rr (left 1981) has completed his first year at Oxford Polytechnic.

Sim on G oodenough-B ayly (left 1978) who left M ount House with a Bursary to Bryanston, has now graduated with first class honours in English literature from Edinburgh University.

W illiam F erguson (left 1978) has completed his three years at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. After touring Australia he hopes to join a firm of agricultural contractors.

M ichael N ich o lls (left 1968) emigrated with his brother John to Australia. M ichael is now a com puter analyst in Sydney, and John a pathologist in Adelaide, bu t moving shortly to Hong Kong.E dw ard F letcher (left 1978). After leaving K ing’s, Taunton and making good use of his GAP year he went to Aberystwyth University and graduated last year with second class honours in biochemistry. He has joined IBM and the immediate future looks interesting and varied. He visits Tavistock and enjoys ‘letter-boxing’; he collected his hundredth stamp last Easter.Julian A llen (left 1974) is now living in Richm ond and working in retail consultancy.R oss A llen (left 1971) is a partnership accountant at Bond Pearce in Plym outh. This experience has qualified him to be scorer for the M ount House W anderers cricket XI!

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Cricket Tour 1988v The C harles P rice XIThis game, played at Kelly College, despite the high scoring was rather disappointing. Both sides were sadly weakened by lack of support in their bowling strength, due to very late withdrawals.

So despite some very good efforts by the bowlers, the batsm en were on top. At 200 for 3, the W anderers declared their tea-interrupted innings closed, John Healey 60, David Rees 20, John Symons 55 n o and Neil M ajor 30 n o being the main contributors.

Philip Stephens, him self a W anderer, bu t playing for the opposition, steered his side to victory with a score of 107 n o, despite early lack of support until partnered by T Faulkner, at num ber seven, his effort being 67 n o.G uy Healey had bowled well for his 3 wickets in 9 overs.

v L auncestonThis was an evenly contested game, with the result in doubt until the last overs. Launceston won becuse the old saying ‘Take your catches, win your m atches’ was remarkably borne out, for the W anderers dropped two which cost them many runs. At tea the home side declared at 146 for 9.

A sound 23 from Jonathan Lean and with John M cG ahey looking set for a good score, all seemed well. However M cG ahey was well caught when 14 and with the next two batsmen going cheaply we seemed to be in some trouble at 55 for 4. Roger Shobrook and Jonathan Perry brought back the chance of victory, bu t when Perry was bowled by Dingle the balance changed once more. W ith the last four batsmen only scoring 11 runs, we finished 7 runs short despite a splendid effort by Roger Shobrook with 55 n o.

It should be mentioned that Trevor Ryder, who guested for us, had bowled particularly well, his figures being 15-0-43-3.

v P lym ou th C ivil Serv icesLate w ithdrawals, and with a very young side of ten, it looked as though we would be one man short, bu t John Ireland, father of Wiliam, came to the rescue, with borrowed togs to make up the eleven.

We batted first against two very accurate bowlers and found runs hard to come by. However steady progress was made and things looked promising with Edward Noy-Scott attacking the bowling and seeming to be getting on top, until brilliantly caught by the bowler.

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valuable 40 runs. W ith the loss of 3 quick wickets our score looked inadequate at 112 bu t a splendid 40 from Jonathan Banyard and support from Simon Thompson and John Ireland, enabled us to declare at 184 for 9.

T hat amiable character, E W right, who only allowed his stum ps to be disturbed by a no ball when he had scored 4, dom inated the bowlers in his innings of 81.90 runs were on the board before we took our first wicket and our total was passed just before close of play at 6.30 pm with only the loss of 4 wickets.

v T he S ain tsBatting first the Saints achieved a total of 111 by the time tea was taken. Barrow, guesting for us, bowled well, his figures being 10-4-10-2 and T im Cornish came along with a long spell of 17 overs, 5 maidens and 2 wickets for 56. However the killer blow was delivered by John Jackson, 5.1 overs taking 3 wickets for 3 runs.

W e, also, found runs difficult to come by with Plumb bowling 19.4 overs for only 47 runs and taking 4 wickets. M arshall at the other end had bowled 5 overs for 11 taking a wicket. W ith William Ferguson and John Symons out for a mere 8 runs we may well have been in trouble. However opener Jonathan Lean and Robin Bawtree took the score along to 51 before the next wicket fell. T hen we witnessed a minor collapse for 4 wickets fell for the addition of only 27 runs, the score board showing 78 for 7. This brought John Jackson and

John Blythe together and they saw us through to victory, Jackson’s 36 n o 1/6 and 6 /4s being quite spectacular.

T hus we ended the tour with a 3 wicket win, played under blue skies and with sunshine!

In con clusionThe very bad weather during the later part of the week deprived us of the chance to play against the two touring sides Sheldon M arlborough from Birmingham and H orrington from Wells, Somerset and of course our old friends from Cornwood.

This year new W anderers were David Davies, James Homewood and William Ireland. We are grateful to a num ber of guest players, most of whom turned out at very short notice, they were John Lonsdale, Trevor Ryder (twice) M arcus Hicks, John Ireland, Robin Bawtree, John Blythe and P. Barrow. We trust they all enjoyed themselves playing with the W anderers and wish them luck in all they do.

To Stephen W hite we wish a speedy recovery; we all missed his cheerful company both on and off the field.

There is m uch to discuss before the dates are arranged for the next W anderers’ tour; a meeting has been set for 13th August with some members able to attend.

Suggestions are always welcome.

Ken Cload

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MOUNT HOUSE WANDERERS

Healey b S tep h e n s ................. 60Rees (D) b S tep h e n s............... 20Rees (K) b S tep h e n s ............... 11Symons not out .................. 55M ajor not o u t .......................... 30

E xtras 24

Total (3 wkts) 200

Bowling Collier 9-0-51-0, Bellvin 6-0-31-0, S tephens 9-0-33-3, Cas­sells 3-0-14-0, P orter 3-0-19-0, Perow ne 4-0-14-0, Craigie 4-1- 19-0, P rice 2-0-10-0.

C PRICE XIStephens not out ..................... 107Jenkins b Healey (G) ............. /Bellvin b Healey ( G ) .............. 2Collier c Davies d Healey

(G ) .......................................... 4Porter st Rees b Lean ........... 2Allenby c Healey (G) b Lean 5Faulkner not o u t .................... 67

Extras 10

Total ( 5 wkts) 204

Bowling: Healey 9-0-51-3, 5-0- 38-0, Davies 7-0-57-0, H urst 5-2-

Lean 5-2-26-2.

LAUNCESTON G ilbert c Shobrook R. b Noy-

Scott ..................................... 28Towers c Shobrook b Ryder 18Furse c Shobrook C ash e ll.... 54Weeks b Ryder ........................ 9Perkin b R y d e r ........................ 0Young c McGahey b Shob­

rook (R) ................................ 5Palm er not out ........................ 8Dingle c Perry J b C ash e ll.... 0Perry b Shobrook (R) ............ 0Lawrence b C a sh e ll ............... 0

Extras 24

Total (9 wkts) 146

Bowling: Ryder 15-0-43-3, Noy- Scott 6-2-17-1, Shobrook 7-2-17- 2, J. Perry 7-0-29-0, C. Cashell 8.5-3-21-3.

MOUNT HOUSE WANDERERS

Lean st b D in g le ...................... 23Ferguson c b W eek s............... 4McGahey c & b Dingle .......... 14Lonsdale c & b D in g le ........... 3Shobrook (T) b Barriball ...... 0Shobrook (R) not out ............. 55Perry b D in g le ......................... 15Ryder c b D in g le ..................... 1Noy-Scott b Y oung................ 3Cashell b Dingle .................... 1Homewood ct b D in g le .......... 6

Extras 12

Total (10 wkts) 140

Bowling: Weeks 6-0-21-1, Dingle 11 .3 -4 -19-6 Young 3-0-16-1, Furse 1-0-1-0, Barriball 12-1-50- 2, J. Cornish 3-0-12-0, W. Perry 2-0-14-0.

Launceston won by 6 runs.

MOUNT HOUSE WANDERERSLean c A dler b H am b ly n ....... 14Ferguson c Bayliss b Ham-

ly n .......................................... 4Pinder c Bayliss b M anix ..... 15N oy-Scott c Bayliss b Ham-

ly n .......................................... 25Ryder c M aclean b M a lle tt.... 40Davies b M a n ix ....................... 9Homewood c & b Bayliss ...... 3Ireland (W) run out ................ 2Banyard not o u t ........................ 40

Thom pson b R o ss ................... 9Ireland (J) n o t o u t ................... 9

E xtras 11

Total (9 wkts) 184

Bow ling: R eddew ay 7-1-14-0, Bayliss 15-5-37-1, M anix 8-1-19- 2, M allet 5-1-43-1, Hamlyn 12-2- 30-3, Ross 3-0-20-1, Sadler 1-0- 11- 1.

PLYMOUTH CIVIL SERVICE

W right c Noy-Scott b P-in d e r ........................ . ........... 81

M anix b T hom pson................ 26Sadler b P in d e r ....................... 0Reddaway c Ireland (J) Noy-

Scott ...................................... 47McClean not out ..................... 15Hamlyn not o u t ....................... 2

Extras 14

Total (4 wkts) 185

Bowling: Ryder 9.3-1-24-0, N&y- Scott 6-J-27-1, Thompson 8-2- 34-1, Pinder 9-0-53-2, B arnard 1- 0-13-0, Davies 3-0-21-0.Civil Service won by 6 wkts.

THE SAINTSChamber lbw b B arro w ......... 2Freeman b Ferguson ............. 25Plumb c Jackson b Cornish 16Bidgood c Maciver b Barrow 9Pauli c M aciver b Cornish .... 0Foster b Jackson ..................... 17Theyer run out ........................ 33Brown b Jackson ................... 0Fletcher c Cornish b B lythe 4Marshall not ou t ..................... 1Edwards b J a c k so n ................ 0

E xtras 13

Total (10 wkts) 111

Bowling: Barrow 10-4-10-2, Cor­nish 17-5-56-2, Ferguson 5-1-20- 1, Jackson 5.1-3-3-3, B lythe 3-1- 11- 1.

MOUNT HOUSE WANDERERS

Ferguson b M arshall ............. 8Lean c Freem an b Edw ards 14Symons b Plume ..................... 0Bawtree b Edw ards................... 27Maciver c Fletcher b Plum b 10Banyard c Foster b Plum b .... 3Jackson not o u t ....................... 36Lang Ibw b Plum b .................. 0Blythe not out ......................... 9

E xtras 8

Total (7 wkts) 115

Bow ling: P lum b 19.4-4 -47-4 , M arshall 5-2- 1 1 - 1 , Edw ards 14-4-52-2.

Mount House won by 3 wickets.

MOUNT HOUSE WANDERERS

Lean J c Rolfe b Marks

Symons j c Marks b Rolfe . Banyard J c Marks b Rolfe .Cashell C b Cooke .............Noy-Scott b Padget.............Pinder D St Pavey b Padget • Thompson S St b Padget ■ • • Hicks M not out' ...................

Total (10 wkts) 258

Bowling: Marks 12-5-40-2, Pengelly 12-1-57-1, Cooke 10-0-44-2, Rolfe 9- 0-79-2, Padget 4-0-23-3.

LYDFORD

17 Walters R c Symonds b Noy-Scott 3630 Tremain S c Ferguson b Cashell. 010 Rolfe c Pinder b H icks............. 051 Pengelly G c Lean b Pinder . . 1577 Marks D c Cashell b Pinder . . 223 Pavey K St Ferguson b Pinder .. 286 Cooke F b P in d e r ..................... 5

31 Padget G c Banyard b Thompson 06 Phare A b Thompson ............. 08 Glanville M not out ................ 10 Extras 8

19 ---— Total 115

Bowling: Cashell 7-2-19-1, Hicks 4- 0-16-1, Noy-Scott 9-2-32-1, Pinder 11-3-30-4, Thompson 4-1-13-2.

Caption C om petition 1987 Prize Winner: N icholas Jenkins

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