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OUThe Magazine for the Old Boys & Girls

of Uppingham School, RutlandIssue 37:Winter 2009/2010

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(1) Benjamin Elson (WB 89) was amongst many OUs that took part in a 10km run inGreenwich Park on 6th September 2009 raising funds for the Adam Cole Foundation.

(2) Neil Aitken (L 81), as part of ‘TheWoottonWanderers’, embarked on an unaidedcycle ride from London to Paris in September 2009 in aid of Cancer Research UK.

(3) Jo Cottingham (B 98), Freddie Branson (WD 01),Tom Horrobin (B 98),Luke Lancaster (Hf 01), Chris Palfreyman (LH 01) were just a few of the OUs thattook part in The Triathlon of Extreme Measures Summer 2009, which included cyclingfrom Land’s End to John O’Groats, swimming and a 3 peaks challenge which they arepictured having completed.The Triathlon raised over £16,000 for Amantani which is acharity dedicated to protecting children’s rights in Peru.

(4) David Ross (C 78) took part in the Offa’s DykeWalk this year in aid of theHavelock Academy of which he is a Sponsor and Trustee.

(5) John Suchet (Fgh 57) partnered Zoe Lucker on CelebrityWhoWants to Be aMillionaire aired on 1st September 2009 where they both won £75k for theirrespective charities, For Dementia and The Caron Keating Foundation.Photo: DF Management.

(6) Ed Stafford (WB 89) is walking the length of the Amazon river in SouthAmerica from the source to the sea. He has been walking since 2nd April 2008 andis expecting to finish in May 2010. Ed is completing this challenge for severalcharities but two which are close to his heart are Cancer Research UK and The MEAssociation. Ed’s father sadly died of cancer in 1999 and his sister has had ME forover 16 years. Photo: Keith Ducatel.

Sat 19th June

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Hall Reunion

Uppingham

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OUs interested in attending any of the aboveevents should contact Nicola Tyers at the emailaddress below.

All events are listed on the reunions page onthe OU website www.olduppinghamian.co.ukwhich is updated regularly, so please keepchecking for details.

If you would like to know who is attendingthese events or see some photos, please referto the OU website.

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Message from the Headmaster 1

OU News 2-3

Who? What? Where? 4-9

Uppingham Society 10

Photo Call 2009 11-17

Announcements 18-22

The Uppingham Collegiate 23

Headmasters of Uppingham 24-25

Staff News 26-27

Memory Corner 28-30

Western Quad Update 31

OUs in fashion 32-33

OU Sports Societies & Clubs 34-37

The London OU Dinner 38

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Forthcoming Events

The front cover of this issue includes a selection of OUs who have raised money for worthwhile charities during the course of the year:

Message from the Headmaster OU

In spite of the economicallychallenging times we’re livingthrough, I’m very pleased to tellyou that the School remains inexcellent health.We have some780 or so boys and girls in theSchool, which is almost at therecord level seen last year and isabout as full as we feel we canbe.This is due to the hard workof everyone concerned, to theexcellent all-round reputationwe have maintained and ofcourse to the OU communitywho spread the good name ofUppingham far and wide. It’s agood time to be welcoming ournew Registrar, Charlie Bostock,to the Senior Management Team.

Our exam results this summer wereagain very good and there is much tocelebrate. In particular, it is notable thatone in three of our U6th leaversachieved straight A grades, that we havehad our highest ever number of Agrades overall and our second highestpercentage of A grades and once againnot a single fail grade.

At GCSE we have had by almost allmeasures our best ever year. More thana third of all entries gained an A*. ForA* and A grades combined the 68.65%was the best for three years and closeto our best ever. At the top end, wehave never had so many straight A* ornear-straight A* candidates. Five pupilsgot straight A*s and eight more got A*sacross the board apart from one result.

So we continue to do very well indeedby these academic measures and also interms of our reputation for excellencein boarding, in pastoral care and in theall-round opportunities we offer. In factit’s essential to remember that inturbulent times our core values aremore important than ever: providing ahappy, stimulating environment whereteenagers can flourish and find outwhere their talents lie, helping thembecome most fully themselves.

The current projects we’re undertakingwill enhance these things still further andalso, in time, provide more opportunitiesfor connections with the localcommunity. But we know things are notgoing to get easier economically in thenear future.This will affect all of us inone way or another.

Given the uncertain world in whichwe’re living, is it a risk for Uppingham tobe forging ahead with major newprojects? The answer is that, first, we’restarting from a very good financialposition, secondly the UppinghamFoundation has made a superb start toour fund-raising for these works, andthirdly borrowing rates are at historiclows. But above all, the work going on attheWestern Quad is a huge signal ofconfidence in the long-term future ofthe school and it’s absolutely the rightvision to enable the next generation ofdevelopment to take place.

I’m delighted that progress on site overthe summer has been very good.TheSports Centre project, or phase one ofthe overall vision, remains on time andon budget. I’m confident that this timenext year the building and the playingfields will be going into use and we willwitness this transforming vision unfold.There’s a lot more to do before we getthere, but once this phase is completedwe’ll turn our attention to thinkingabout phase two, centred on Scienceand the new Quad itself.

As I travel around the country, andindeed overseas, meeting OUs and theirfamilies, I know that there’s hugeenthusiasm and support for what theSchool is trying to achieve and for this Iam truly grateful. Every step we takeenhances Uppingham’s standing andreputation and I trust that this makesthe entire OU community proud oftheir School. I know that the pupils andstaff at Uppingham are looking forwardwith great excitement to the opening ofthe new Sports Centre and they wouldbe happy to share their passion forUppingham with any OU who wishes tocall in and see the great changes thatare taking place.

There is much to celebrate and much toanticipate in the year ahead and I lookforward to updating you on ourprogress at forthcoming OU events.Thank you for your support.

Richard Harman

A Message from theHeadmaster

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Director’s Message

It was enormously touching to see GeoffreyFenton (WD 30) pay what was to be hisfinal visit to the School for theWest Deyne150th anniversary celebration in June. Formore than 75 years Geoffrey had followedthe fortunes of the School with greatinterest and his affection for the place neverwaivered. He sadly died just three weekslater and on his desk were some notes hewas writing on his Headmaster back in 1930,the Rev’d Owen. Geoffrey’s passinghappened just a few weeks after that ofMajor John Stevens (Hf 25) who supportedevery local reunion and was up to date withevery development at Uppingham someeight decades after leaving School. Hissupport for the School was fantastic andthose of you who have seen the OU DVDwhich was made in 2006 will recall his greatenthusiasm for Uppingham and his vividmemories of school-life.

The life-long affinity which both Geoffrey andJohn had with Uppingham is typical of manyOUs. As Richard Boston mentions later, wehave had record numbers of OUs attendingreunions in the last twelve months and thisshows that the bond between OUs and theirSchool is as strong, if not stronger than ever.The affinity could be based on many reasons,but I suspect that the most enduringmemories are created by the people onemeets. In conversations with OUs here andoverseas, nearly all can reel off a list ofhousemates or Masters whose contact withthem, however transitory, has inspired,improved or simply entertained them.

This brings me on to the retirements ofDavid Gaine, Jerry Rudman and MylesSewter. Heaven knows how many OUswere taught by this trio during their

combined 110 years of teaching at theSchool. Each of these colleagues hasdevoted the majority of their working life toUppingham and tributes are paid later in themagazine.

The current staff and indeed pupils ofUppingham consequently have a greatheritage which they must respect and live upto. Having 7000 OUs as well as a host oflong-serving staff watching and caring aboutthe major developments at the School placesa huge responsibility on those tasked withmoving Uppingham forward. It is in thiscontext that the decision to move forwardwith theWestern Quad vision should beviewed. Taking on a major capitalprogramme during a recession is a bolddecision but having considered the long-termimplications of embarking on thisdevelopment (and indeed of not doing so),there was only one answer which would seethe School continue to flourish.

With the new Sports Centre well into itsconstruction phase it is clear that it will offera huge boost to the teaching and playing ofsport at Uppingham, not only at an elitelevel but in encouraging widespreadparticipation in games in both the Schooland in the wider community. As a schoolrenowned for its all-round tradition, sport isa key part of the curriculum and the wholeof Uppingham is looking forward to theopening of the Centre with great excitementand enthusiasm.

I am sure that the reason why so many OUsand parents have supported the project isbecause of the significance of thedevelopment to the future of the School.When Geoffrey Fenton visited the Schoolhe was delighted to hear moreabout the project and to ask about theimpact of the Sports Centre on the currentpupils. We hope and trust that by pursuingtheWestern Quad vision we are reflectingthe wishes of all OUs, parents, staff andformer staff who want Uppingham to remainat the forefront of boarding education. Allsupport towards this aim is greatlyappreciated and we send our warmestthanks to everyone who has made acontribution to the project.

Patrick Mulvihill

Secretary’s Message

Another year has passed all too quickly sinceI last put pen to paper and a great deal hasbeen packed into it. This year has seenpersonal contact with over 900 OUs andtheir partners through social events both athome and overseas, something of a recordI think!

The social events season started with yetanother very successful Over 60s Lunch atthe Cavalry & Guards Club in October.This event always produces a loyal andconstant turnout.

The London Dinner at the MandarinOriental followed at the beginning ofFebruary. The Uppingham party, whichincluded the Headmaster and his wife,escaped from a snowbound Uppingham inthe requisitioned CCF Landrover arriving atKettering station after an interesting crosscountry journey. The dinner proved onceagain the success of this excellent venue withevery seat being filled. Due to the numbersattending and the time it takes to get themeal started it raised concerns about thelength of time it takes to get through thedining part of the evening. Your Committeediscussed this at length and decided that infuture we would only have one speech atthe dinner, the Headmasters “state of theunion” address. Next year’s dinner is on 4thFebruary 2010 and is likely to be as popularas previous years, so do apply for yourtickets / tables in good time.

Mid-February saw the Association leaving theBritish winter for our first ever OU dinner inthe Middle East which was initiated andarranged by Rick Tatham (WB 77) who iscurrently a Senior Captain with EmiratesAirlines. The dinner was held at the Jebal Ali

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Resort in the presence of Richard andKarin Harman.

At the beginning of April, we were onceagain heading for Rick Stein’s (WD 60)St Petroc’s Bistro in Padstow for theCornwall dinner which attracted a smallbut enlightening group of OUs andparents, the meal itself was, as usual, firstclass and greatly added to the overallambiance of the evening.

Australia followed closely on the heels ofPadstow with the secondWesternAustralia OU dinner being held inFremantle at the Left Bank Restaurantthanks largely due to the enthusiasticsupport and organisation of John Bird(L 67). The evening was memorable,being in a fantastic setting on the banks ofthe Swan River. TheWestern AustraliaOUs hope that this will become a regularevent and any OU visiting thePerth/Fremantle area should contact JohnBird (L 67) who can put them in touchwith other members.

Sydney was the setting for the first everEast Coast dinner a week latter thanks tothe organisation of Ed Watson (M 88)assisted by David Von Rothenburg (B 93).The dinner was unique as we also invitedthe ex-Knox Grammar School GAPstudents who worked at Uppinghamduring the 1980’s to attend. This elementof the occasion was coordinated by AlanMarsden who was on the staff at

Uppingham for the academic year1982/83 having exchanged with PeterCannings who spent the same year atKnox. Alan recently retired from Knox asDeputy Headmaster. Four ‘Gappers’attended; Andrew Blamey (1985),TomSloane (1986), David Sloane (1988) andSimon Roberts (1990) – Hugh Jackman,the actor, would have attended but forthe fact that he was being interviewed byJonathan Ross in London at the time!The dinner was held at Mrs TopsRestaurant on Military Road in Sydney.The first class French food, washed down

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by outstanding wine, provided at a veryreduced price by Mark Ward (LH 68) fromhis own commercial vineyard in the HunterValley, contributed to an exciting, successfuland enjoyable evening of ‘Entente Cordiale’Oz style!

Back in the UK the Veterans Rifle Clubcelebrated their half century anniversary atthe Surrey Rifle Association Clubhouse, Bisleyin late April with a variety of activities for alarge number of members which includedclay pigeon shooting, firing black powderpistols as well as a full bore rifle Competition.An excellent dinner was arranged by JamesWatson (L 88) attended by over 50 Veteransas well as the current School shooting VIII.

Twenty five years ago in July saw an intrepidband of adventurers setting off on theQuatercentenary Expedition to Sabah(North Borneo). A select reunion was heldat the Garden House Hotel in Uppingham tomark the occasion. It proved to be anevening ‘down memory lane’ recalling theevents of this remarkable adventure in a farflung part of the world.

The modified format of SpeechDay/Founders Day for OUs proved popularagain this year. The previous year we trialledthe idea of offering lunch to OUs in themarquee as an alternative to going toHouses which proved a welcome move forthose who took up the invitation. This yearlunch was provided for 70 OUs and theirpartners and proved a first class forum forreminiscing. Speech Day also marked the40th anniversary of the creation of theCadbury Travel Grant set up by the family inmemory of Ian Cadbury (B 61) who wastragically killed in a motoring accident in1968. A significant number of award winnersover the years returned to meet MrsCadbury and have lunch with her.

The ever popular Norfolk Dinner followedSpeech Day in early June at the Hoste Armsat Burnham Market kindly hosted by PaulWhittome (F 68). More than 80 OUs, theirpartners, and parents attended on a perfectSummer’s evening which combined with firstclass food and wine ensured a great‘Uppingham’ occasion.

This year concluded with theWest Deyne150th Anniversary in late June whichattracted 120 OUs and their partners for aday of celebration which started with abuffet lunch inWest Deyne, followed bytours of the School, tea in the Kendal Roomand concluded with a convivial dinner in theUndercroft where the current Housemaster,Tim Jefferis and Headmaster, Richard Harman

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addressed the company. This was amemorable occasion upon which to bring afull and busy year of social events to itsconclusion.

Once again the Association owes anenormous debt of gratitude to our amazingOU-Coordinator, Nicola Tyers upon whoseshoulders fall the bulk of the administrationand arrangement of all these events bothnational and international. This is in additionto all the other duties she undertakes on ourbehalf including editing the OU News, fittingeverything in an seemingly effortless way ona part-time basis!

Looking further ahead 2011 is a land markyear for the Association as we will becelebrating the centenary of the founding ofthe Association. We are hoping to celebratethe occasion with a number of special eventsand we have formed a sub-committee of theAssociation Committee to come up withideas as to how best mark this milestone.If anyone has any ideas to feed into the subcommittee please contact Nicola in the firstinstance. Coincidentally, it is also the yearthat Brooklands will be celebrating its150th year!

As in the past your Committee is there toensure the smooth running of theAssociation and to be a channel ofcommunication should you wish to bringpoints of view or suggestions to theCommittee via individual members.

The current Committee is constitutedas follows:-

The Headmaster – ChairmanRichard Boston (B 56) * – Secretary

MembersMike Higgs (Fgh 69) *Basil Towers (Hf 71)David Gavins (LH 73)DawnWilson (Fd 80) *Fiona Bettles (Fd 86)James Hartley (B 92)Ben Fry (F 96) *Emma Cannings (L 93) *

* = 2011 Sub-Committee

This time last year we were living in veryuncertain times, hopefully this coming yearwill see a more stable and predictablepattern emerging, enabling everyone toenjoy the forthcoming festive season andindeed the events we have planned for theNewYear.

Richard Boston

Alan and Margie Marsden pictured outside theirhouse named ‘Uppingham’

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It is always good to hear fromOUs, wherever you are!Please keep the newscoming in.

John Start (L 33) is living near Perth andreceived a visit from Richard Boston (B 56)and John Bird (L 67) during Richard’s trip toAustralia in April 2009.

Norman Harrington (B 44) has given over ahundred readings of his poetry, prose andhumour to various groups at meetings,lunches and dinners. He has been engaged indrama for 44 years as an actor, director andwriter and he is also the Chairman ofLeicestershire Cricket Club.

Michael James (WB 44) left Uppingham andhad a variety of jobs until he bought thefamily’s Neon Sign factory which he ran for17 years and which he sold some 45 yearsago. He then happily drifted for many yearsinventing all sorts of items including a free-standing, self-contained lobster rearing unit.He also became a silversmith with his ownsilver mark and researched a fuel additivewhich was very effective even in old engines.He eventually invented an entirely new wayof stopping people suffering from Asthma,Hay Fever, and a host of respiratory tractproblems. As far as he knows no one hasever thoroughly researched the nasal tract asa most efficient air filter. He now knows howit works, why it goes wrong and how torestore it to its full working capacity with nomedication involved. For more details visitwww.nasaleze.com.

Sir John Ure’s (Hf 45) latest book is called‘Shooting Leave’ and was published byConstable in November 2009. It is anaccount of the adventures of young officers

spying inCentral Asiain the GreatGamebetweenTsarist Russiaand theBritish Raj inIndia.

Keith Taylor’s (F 46) launched his secondbook, ‘Whither The Fates Call’ - A PersonalAccount of National Service in the BritishArmy 1950-1952, at the National ArmyMuseum, Chelsea on 23 September. It isbased on over 200 letters which he wrotehome with numerous photographs includinghis time in Korea in 1951 during the war.Thebook will be of particular interest to OUs ofthat period and can be ordered via hiswebsite www.garnerbooks.com

John Griffiths’ (LH 47) 15th book‘Afghanistan: Land of Conflict and Beauty’(and fifth on Afghanistan) was published inApril 2009.

John Horsman’s (WB 48) autobiography ofhis life in motor racing, ‘Racing in the Rain’,was published in August 2006 with thesecond edition published in 2008. He wasawarded a gold medal by ‘InternationalAutomotive Media Awards’ for bestbiography of 2006. In recognition of winningthe Le Mans 24-hour race three times withBritish built cards (Ford 1968, Ford 1969,Gulf Mirage 1975) he was elected to theBritish Racing Drivers Club.

LeoRutherford(Hf 49) hasrecentlypublishedhis 5thbook ‘TheViewThroughtheMedicineWheel’.

Sir David Samworth (F 49), President ofSamworth Brothers and a former Trustee(1976-99) of Uppingham, received aknighthood in the Queen’s BirthdayHonours, which were published in June.

David has been awarded the title for hisservices to charity locally, nationally andinternationally. This includes working withAIDS orphans in Kenya and Tanzania as wellas co-sponsoring City Academies in Leicester,Nottingham and Mansfield.

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John Start (L 33)

Keith Taylor (F 46)

David Samworth (F 49)

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Alexander Knight (WB 50) has retired toSt Peterburg in Florida where he and hiswife have a busy social life mixed with travelaround the world to keep in touch with hischildren in Australia, the USA and England.Golf and vintage cars fill the spacesin between.

Robert Johnson (LH 51) was a Governor atboth the St John and St Anne Almshousecharity and the Archdeacon JohnsonAlmshouse charity in Rutland. Both charitiesprovide housing for elderly people.TheArchdeacon Johnson Almshouse charity wasfounded by Robert Johnson, the founder ofUppingham and Oakham School.

AirMarshallSir JohnKemball(F 52)was HighSheriff ofSuffolkfrom2007-2008.

Robin Oldroyd (B 52) is one of the UK’smost produced playwrights around theworld (using his stage name Hawdon). Forinformation on plays and film scripts pleasevisit www.robinhawdon.com.

Harold Browne (WB 53) was a Barristerfrom 1972 to 2001, but is now teaching RYAshore-based courses on navigation,seamanship and radio. He has recentlyupgraded to A.F.R.I.N (Associate FellowRoyal Institute of Navigation) and qualified asa Yachtmaster Ocean Sail and Power for RYA.He also spends long periods in Koroni inMessenia, Greece.

Denis Pannett (F 53) has been electedPresident of TheWapping Group of Artistsof which he has been a member for the last23 years. He also exhibited in the Guild ofAviation Artists exhibition at the MallGalleries in July 2009 and taught two artcourses on the Thames BargeWyvenhoe thissummer (www.wyvenhoe.co.uk).

Henry (Will) Hawkes (Fgh 53) has beenawarded an MBE for services toconservation inWarwickshire.Will has beeninvolved in many conservation projectsacrossWarwickshire and the UK. He is Vice-Chairman of the Fabrics AdvisoryCommittee of St George’s Chapel,Windsor,a Trustee ofWarwickshire and Coventry

Historic Churches Trust, and a member ofthe Stratford Society. His significant localprojects have included the restoration ofStoneleigh Abbey and conservation work ontheWalton Estate. He also worked on theLansdownTower, near Bath.

John Greaves (H 53) has been electedChairman of Lattitude Global Volunteering(Formerly Gap Activity Projects). Lattitude isa charity and the leading global year outgroup. John is happy to help advise anyoneconsidering a year out, a career break or aretirement project. His email address [email protected].

Robbie Hay (LH 54) and his wife Sarah areliving at Bickleigh Castle,Tiverton, Devonwhere they run a successful luxury weddingbusiness. For more information visitwww.bickleighcastle.com.

Mike Tomkinson (F 55) and his wife havecommenced a cruising retirement in a 1974,Storebro motor yacht called ‘Eos of Mersey’.The photo below is of their boat lyingin Varna.

Robin Pizer (L 55) was elected Chairman ofthe National Rifle Association in the UK inFebruary 2009. He was also chosen toCaptain the Great Britain Team in theKolapore match at Bisley in July 2009.

Robin Ellis (LH 56), along with members ofhis family, are planning an expedition to climbBatu Lawi in Borneo in February 2010 to visita memorial plaque in a cave near the summitin memory of his Uncle, Everard (Ben) Ellis(M 32) who was killed in action when hisplane was shot down over Central Borneoin 1945.

Frederick Atherton (L 56) retired as SeniorPartner in his firm Atherton & Godfrey in

2002. He is still working part-time as aTribunal Judge for the Tribunals service.

Paul Vickery (Fgh 56) is now retired andspends his time playing golf. A double hipreplacement in 1992 extinguished any hopeof a return to the hockey pitch although he isstill President of the Bacchanalians HockeyClub, who play annually against Uppingham.In 2007 he was Captain of Bowood Park GolfClub and in 2006 he was Captain of theCornish Seniors Golfing Association,becoming President during 2008.

John Suchet (Fgh 57) was awardedThe RoyalTelevision Society’s highest honour - aLifetime Achievement Award. At the Society’s2008 annual awards, the judges praised John's35 years as a television journalist, as both areporter and a newscaster. They particularlycommended him for his willingness to passon his knowledge and experience to a newgeneration of television journalists.

Roger Neill (B 57) has been appointedDirector of the newly-established Centre forCreativity in Professional Practice at CityUniversity of London. For more informationvisit www.creative.city.ac.uk.

In February, John Bennett (WD 58) had areunion dinner with Stephen Maitland-Lewis(WD 58). It was their first in close to 30years and overcome with emotion, a totallysober John fell off a tall bar stool at Stephen'sBeverly Hills home and hit his head on thestone floor. Within minutes, nine Los Angelesparamedics, Stephen, his wife and his dog,were all crouched over him. Miraculously,John was not concussed and immediatelyafter the paramedics’ departure he was backto his old self.

Simon Park (SH 59) along with adistinguished career composing music for filmandTV has been a regular contributor toAuto Italia magazine, for whom he has testedand written about everything from Ferraris toFiat 500s. He finally got round to writing abook about the experience of driving a Minifrom London to Sydney on the 1977 rally.The book is called ‘A Little Goes a LongWay’and is available fromTrafford Publishing.

Neil Kennedy (Hf 59) has co-authored abiography on theVictorian/Edwardianequestrian artist Lynwood Palmer. The bookis being published by another OU JohnMitchell (B 86) in Autumn 2009. For furtherinformation on how to purchase this bookplease email Neil [email protected].

Nick Gray (F 60) presented His Holiness theDalai Lama with a DVD of his award-winningdocumentary ‘Escape fromTibet’.

Mike Tomkinson (F 55) and his wife Gillian

John Kemball (F 52)

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Nick has recently been appointed VisitingProfessor in Documentary Production at theUniversity of Lincoln.

Greg Hutchings (M 60) played in theHockeyWorld CupVeterans Tournament inHong Kong in September 2008 at whichEngland swept to a 4-1 victory over Australiain the final.

Andrew Welch (H 62) is featuring as anextra in the new Disney film of Alice inWonderland (to be released in Spring 2010)also featuring Stephen Fry (F 70) who isproviding the voice of the Cheshire Cat.Andrew is now a part-time lecturer inMarine Studies at the University of Plymouth.

Simon Wall (Fgh 62) has been a regulartraveller on the QE2 for 35 years. Sincesuffering a stroke in 2001 it became hisother home (or Day Centre as his friendsrefer to it!) until it was decommissioned inNovember 2008. In June 2008 he was invitedto a drinks reception with Baroness Thatcher

on board The QE2 followed by a lunch inthe presence of Her Majesty The Queen.

Timothy Hare (WB 62) recently spent ayear as High Sheriff of West Yorkshire andhas just been appointed a Deputy Lieutenantof the county.

Hilary Griffiths (SH 62) was recentlyappointed Chief Conductor and MusicDirector of the Opera ofWuppertal. InFebruary 2009, he conducted his tenth newproduction at the State Opera, Prague – thefirst Czech performance of ‘Death in Venice’by Britten. In October 2009 he went toBogota, for the third successive year, toconduct ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ for theColombian State Opera. He currently livesin Cologne, where he has conducted over300 opera performances.

John Lawrence (C 63) has retired as aPartner of PriceWaterhouseCooper and isnow growing grapes for the South OkanaganWineries in British Columbia.

CharlesHoweson(Fgh 63) wasrecentlyappointedChairmanship ofthe UnitedKingdom SeaFish IndustryAuthority. Healso accepted aninvitation fromthe board ofFirstGroup plcto chair First GreatWestern trains, thelargest and most complex of the UK railwayfranchises.

Peter Powell (B 64) was joined by ex-Bustedand now Fightstar lead guitarist CharlieSimpson (M 99) as two of the judges of TheBattle of the Bands contest.The third judgewas Phil McCaughan (Hf 96) now a

producer and manager for Sony Records. Philis responsible for Go:Audio, an up andcoming band which contains Josh Wilkinson(SH 99).

Peter Kelsey (L 64) was installed as theMaster of theWorshipful Company ofFurniture Makers (a City of London LiveryCompany) in May 2009. The installationservice was in St Mark le Bow followed by

Charles Howeson (Fgh 63)

SimonWall (Fgh 62) with Baroness Thatcher

Charlie Simpson (M 99), the Headmaster and PhilMcCaughan (Hf 96)

Patrick Mulvihill and Peter Powell (B 64)

Nick Gray (F 60) with the Dalai Lama

Peter Kelsey (L 64)

RobertWaring (WD 43)

Greg Hutchings (M 60)


dinner in the Manson House with the LordMayor and Sheriffs in attendance. He is thesecond OU to be Master of the FurnitureMakers, after Robin Waring (WD 43).

Robert Moyle (C 65) was made a Fellow ofthe Institute of Civil Engineers in 2008.Robert’s daughter Lizzie Moyle (C 04) hasjust become the first daughter of aConstables OU to also complete her studiesin the House.

John Webster (C 70) Captained the EnglandRifle Team in the USA in September 2008.He in turn chose another OU James Watson(L 88) as his Vice-Captain and they wereable to include a further two OUs, NickHinchliffe (Fgh 71) and Alex Williams(Fgh 92) as members of the team.

Jonathan Agnew (L 73) has been awarded anHonourary Doctorate of Arts from theFaculty of Humanities. He was awarded thehonour at a ceremony at De MontfortUniversity in November 2008.

Rev’d Dr Giles Fraser (Fgh 78), currentlyVicar of Putney in the Diocese of Southwark,is to be the next Canon Chancellor ofSt Paul’s Cathedral. As Canon Chancellor,Dr Fraser will fulfil the role of ResidentiaryCanon overseeing the work of the St Paul’sInstitute for ethics, and its ambitious, outwardfacing programme. He will play a full part inthe cathedral and will contribute to itsoverall mission as a place of prayer,pilgrimage and debate.

Douglas Young (F 79) has been named‘Man of the Year’ for 2009 by Hong KongBusiness Magazine for his vision,achievements and contribution to thegrowth of Hong Kong’s economy.

Henry Pau (Hf 84) is a Consultant Ear Noseand Throat Surgeon working at SpireLeicester Hospital, Nuffield Hospital and theUniversity Hospitals of Leicester. He wasawarded a Honorary Professorship fromLoughborough University for his

collaborativeresearch intostem cell therapyin deafness. Heprovides privateand NHS heathcare in ear, noseand throatsurgery in Rutlandand Leicestershire.

Marcus Campbell-Reynolds (F 85) leftShoosmiths Solicitors in Northampton in2000 and emigrated to his wife’s homecountry of Zimbabwe. He has since workedin the financial services industry. (including achallenging eight years dealing with hyperinflation).

Jonathan Goodman (M 85) spent 11 yearsworking in Cambridge for surveyorsJeffersons and Lambert Smith Hampton.He has recently set up his own business,Goodman Property Limited, dealing withcommercial property acquisitions, sales andlettings in Cambridge and East Anglia. Hecan be contacted on [email protected].

Oliver Dorner (H 86) married Diana in2006 and now has two children. He isworking in the family business,Tonnenstrumpf, in Hamburg(www.tonnenstrumpf.de) producing wheeliebin covers.

Chris Mountain (Fgh 86) is married toClaire and has a four year old son, Roddyand a three year old daughter, Natasha. Heruns a waste management, transport andrecycling business specialising in renewableelectricity from waste, plasterboard recyclingand municipal waste. To contact Chris visitwww.midukrecycling.co.uk.

Rupert Egerton-Smith (M 86) competed inthe 20th International Competition forOutstanding Piano Amateurs in Paris inMarch 2009, and won the 1st prize and thevote of the audience.The competitionfeatured 100 pianists from over 30 countries,and the finals were held in front of 1000people in the Salle Gaveau. Rupert was alsoinvited to play a piano concerto with aleading orchestra in Paris during 2009. Moredetails can be found on Rupert’s websitewww.rupertegertonsmith.co.uk.

Gail Warrander (Fd 87) worked as a lawyerin London and then for Reuters beforeleaving to help with the EU-fundedeconomic reconstruction effort in Kosovo.She has now, along with Verena Knausproduced a Bradt guide for visitors toKosovo.

James French (WD 87) is a ConsultantAnaesthetist in Nottingham. He is marriedto Jenny with two children Isobel and Ben.

Alexander Haslam (F 89) has spent the lastsix years training and working as a corporatelawyer. He recently moved to Hong Kongwith his wife to take up a role as an M&ALawyer with the US law firm Skadden, Arps,Slate, Meagher & Flom. He previously spentthree years working in Skadden’s Londonoffice. He married Emily Marshall in May2007 and a number of close OU friendsattended the wedding. His email [email protected] and he wouldlike to hear from other OUs in Hong Kong.

Gareth Morris (LH 89) received a Director’sScholarship to study at The Judge BusinessSchool, Cambridge University in 2007 andgraduated with an MBA in September 2008.As a member of Robinson College he shotfor the University in the Heslop (smallbore),Chancellor’s (target rifle) and Humphry(match rifle) varsity matches, in which he

Marcus Campbell-Reynolds (F 85) and his two children

JohnWebster (C 70) on the right

Henry Pau (Hf 84)

Rupert Egerton-Smith (M 86)

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achieved a clean sweep over Oxford. Havingleft Accenture to return to full-timeeducation for a year, he joined AT Kearney, asmall strategy and operations consultancybased in Mayfair as a Senior Consultant.Gareth and his wife Katrina are proudparents to Samuel who was born inOctober 2008.

Ed Stafford (WB 89) left the British army in2002 and started leading tourist expeditionsinto the jungle in Belize and Guatamala. Afteryearning to undertake a big project hediscovered the fact that nobody had everwalked the length of the Amazon River.Anticpating ut would take a year tocomplete, Ed is now entering his sixteenthmonth. For more information on Ed’sjourney, vist www.walkingtheamazon.co.uk.

James Cannings (M 90) and Ben Rudman(WD 90) have spent the past nine yearsbuilding up their company MMT Digital(www.mmtdigital.co.uk), an agency providingonline and offline digital solutions tomarketing agencies, companies, designagencies and the public sector. James is theProduction Director, Ben is the Sales andMarketing Director and Peter Cannings,former member of staff at Uppingham is theManaging and Finance Director.The companyrecently moved to offices in Uppingham. In2006 they adopted The Mango Tree as the

company charity and last year donated anew website to it, which they maintain freeof charge (www.themangotree.org).

Christian Jessen (F 90)is featuring on thesmall screen onpopular prime-timeseries such as‘Embarrassing Illnesses’and ‘Supersize vsSuperskinny’. Inaddition to histelevision work heworks on Harley Street looking after generalmedicine and is also a columnist for variousmagazines.

James Wilks (Fgh 91) has won a lucrativecontract after being crowned The UltimateFighter in Las Vegas where he defeatedDaMarques Johnson in front of a TVaudience of millions to win the welterweightdivision of the hit US series ‘The UltimateFighter :Team US vs UK’. The title has earnedJames a contract with the Ultimate FightingChampionship (UFC) and a huge boost tohis profile in his adopted homeland.

David von Rothenburg (B 93) moved fromBerlin to Sydney in June 2006 and is workingforWolters Kluwer Health, a global publisherof medical information.

Caroline Pyper nee Muirhead (J/L 93)married George in 2004 whom she metwhen they were studying at CambridgeUniversity. They have two children,Williamand Jack and live in London. Caroline is still incontact with many of her contemporariesfrom Uppingham.

Anna Parish (nee Lewis) (Fd 93) wasappointed Housemistress of The Mitre atRepton School in September 2008. She tookthe post alongside her husband, Nick wholooks after their son, Joshua. She has much tothank Stewart & Tessa Drummond forbecause they inspired her to become aHousemistress.

Lucy Reeves (L 95) has been awardedBusinesswoman of TheYear at the East ofEngland Businesswoman of TheYear Awards2008. Lucy is founder of ‘Muddy Matches’, anonline community, connecting country-minded, or ‘muddy’ people for sharedinterests, friendship and dating. For moreinformation visit www.muddymatches.com.

Christopher Gabbitas (Hf 95) who studiedlaw and practiced as a solicitor for threeyears joined The King's Singers in 2004. InFebruary 2009,The King's Singers won their

JamesWilks (Fgh 91)

David Von Rothenburg (B 93)

Ed Stafford (WB 89)

Caroline Muirhead (J/L 93) and her family

Christopher Gabbitas (Hf 95) with the rest of KingSingers (3rd from left)

James Cannings (M 90) and Ben Rudman(WD90)


first Grammy Award at a ceremony in LosAngeles for their recent album ‘Simple Gifts’.On a personal level, Christopher marriedStephanie in August 2006.

Claire-Elaine Arthurs (J 97) completed adegree in Cultural Studies at the Universityof Birmingham. She then went on to studyLaw at The College of Law's Birminghambranch and was awarded her Legal PracticeCertificate with commendation in 2005.She completed her training with HBJ GateleyWareing LLP in Birmingham and is now asolicitor in their specialist Property Litigationteam. She recently won the legal categoryof BirminghamYoung Professional of the Year2009. She has carried on with hercommitment to community service since hertime at Uppingham and is involved with alarge number of charities and voluntaryorganisations including The Princes Trust andthe Birmingham Foundation. She also runs asuccessful mentoring scheme withinBirmingham Future which matches youngprofessionals in the city with localundergraduates to assist them in movingforward from academia into the professionalsectors.

David Aspinall (WD 97) is part of a twoman team ‘Chocks Away’. Throughout thedark winter months the pair will join theAdventurist Africa Rally leavingWiltshire’srolling hills to travel throughWestern Africato Cameroon. The expedition is all beingdone in a Royal Blue 1934 Austin SevenSpecial. For more information or to sponsorChocks Away, visitwww.chocksawayrally.co.uk.

Charles Duance (SH 97) started Quadratix,an IT company providing remote and on siteIT Support for Servers and Desktops,WebHosting and VoIP installations to businesses inthe SouthWest. His email [email protected].

James Vestbirk (C 98) found that finding lovein the countryside was a hard task so took itupon himself to change the trend. He hasrecently set up www.kissinggates.com whichis a dating website for rural singletons.

Rebecca Plumbly (J 99) completed a degreeat Leeds University in East Asian Studies(Mandarin), she then spent one yearworking in Marketing in Hong Kong followedby a year in Argentina learning Spanish,teaching English and Chinese and translatingfor the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.She is now working in Shanghai for Proctorand Gamble.

Ollie Nias (F 99) is running a companycalled Intrinsic Pictures directing andproducing music videos, commercials andfilms. For more information visitwww.intrinsicpictures.co.uk.

Tom (Fgh 97) and James (Fgh 00) Harriesare part of a new British pop rock band,‘Cavalier’ managed by their brother,Ed Harries (Fgh 99).They were recently putthrough to the finals of the Jar MusicBreakout festival and are preparing auniversity tour this Autumn to promote theirupcoming single ‘No Looking Back’ which waswritten by Tom and James.

Harry Edmeades (Hf 00) has set upLondon’s first totally environmentally friendlyremovals company, ‘Eco Van and Man’. Hehopes to expand it into a global brand, withthe introduction of ECO taxis and ECOcouriers. ‘Eco Van and Man’ provides a shortnotice 24/7 environmentally friendly movingand delivery service for homes andbusinesses using brand new fully electric andLPG vans. For more information on ‘Eco Vanand Man’ contact Harry [email protected] or visitthe website www.EcoVanAndMan.com.

Lucy Wigglesworth (Sa 02) joined TheYearOut Drama Company in Stratford-upon-Avon for an action-packed year of drama

which ended with a week of performancesat the Edinburgh Fringe.

Benjamin Cator (Hf 02) has just startedreading engineering at Cambridge. Duringhis gap year he completed Initial Officertraining with the Royal Navy which issponsoring him through University. He is aMidshipman and gained his commission inSeptember 2008. His training took him tothe North Arabian Gulf and the Far East.

Ed Fletcher (F 03), Rory Haywood (Hf 03),Joe Barnett (B 03) and Sam Salloway(Fgh 03) visited Caroline Coggins (ex-staff) inMelbourne, during their gap year travelling inAustralia.

Gaby Cooke (Sa 05) represented the Under18 year British Team in the eventing world in2008 and finished in the top 15 at the AldonInternational Horse Trials in Somerset.

Thank you to all OUs that have sent in news. As wereceive news during the year updates will appear on theOU website, www.olduppinghamian.co.uk so please keepvisiting the site to stay up-to-date with your fellow OUs

LucyWigglesworth (S 02)

Ed Fletcher (F 03), Sam Salloway (Fgh 03), JoeBarnett (B 03), Caroline Coggins (ex-staff) andRory Haywood (Hf 03)

Claire-Elaine Arthurs (J 97)

David Aspinall (WD 97) and Ben Stevenson

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Matthew Moxon (B 81)Having a physically and mentally disabledchild, and receiving such incredible helpfrom East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices,I thought that it may be time to helpthem a little. My decision to take partin the Norfolk Super Hero Challenge(a 1 mile sea swim, a 4 mile sea kayakfollowed by a 40 mile cycle and an 8mile run across sand and marsh) wastaken late one night and was witnessedby too many people to allow me to getout of it. Thankfully, due to thegenerosity of many people, we managedto raise £7,000.

Flora Huntley (L 06)“In December 2008, I set off to TheGambia, a tiny country inWest Africa,to be a volunteer teacher linked to aGambian organisation called ‘GAMFES’.I returned to the UK in May 2009 andlooking back on my time in the Gambia,I am in awe of what an amazingopportunity I have had. Living amongstthe community for five months meantthat I was able to get to know peoplewell through both the school andthe church.

I was teaching English and R.S in a large‘comprehensive’ school. The illiteracyrate was very high, so teaching peopleto read was extremely rewarding (andnecessary!) Teaching R.S was also great –in small classes we got to know theChristian students very well andhopefully helped them to understandtheir faith much more.

I was privileged to come across thelarge numbers ofWest African refugeesthat pour into the Gambia as a peacefulhaven. Their contentedness andgenerosity with time, food and storieswas a real challenge to me. I am sograteful to the OU Society forsponsoring me in this project which hashopefully made an impact on GreaterBanjul and has certainly made an impacton me.”

Nicola Hughes (Fd 03)“I have just returned fromThailand and Ihave had the most amazing time!I worked with the Karen Hilltribes forthe first 5 months and then travelled fora couple of months after that. I am sopleased I decided to work for thembecause I had such a fantastic time andthey were so welcoming and hospitable.

We went out in October 2008 and hada couple of weeks getting to know theother volunteers. I stayed in a villagecalled Mae La Luang with anothervolunteer called Alice. The teaching wassuch a good experience and by the endI really didn’t want to leave the kids. Itwas horrible saying goodbye to them all.

Before Alice and I went there, they werelearning from satellite televisions and theyounger ones were taught by a lady thatspoke very little English. So we felt wenot only improved the way they spokebut also increased their general interestin learning English. We taught thePratom lessons (years 1-3) together, andI also taught pratom 4 alone (they were8 years old). I also enjoyed teachingMatium although at times it was more ofa challenge.

While we there, we had lots ofinteresting food including rat and snakefor Christmas lunch! We also helpedwith the water system in a differentvillage which was much pooer than MaeLa Lueng. It was hard work but lots offun. It took about 8 days to connect thepipes down from the source then about3 days to build the holding tanks.

Uppingham SocietyThe Uppingham Society is run by Basil Frost (M 45)and is a branch of the Uppingham Association. It isresponsible for financial grants issued to OUs involvedwith charity work or raising money for good causes viasponsored activities. Below is a selection of causes whichhave been supported.

Society Recipients 2009

Nicola Hughes The Karen(Fd 03) Hilltribes Trust

Flora Huntley Crosslands(L 06) ‘Smile’ Gambia

Miranda Reilly GapGuru(Fd 03)

James Varley Amnesty Charity(LH 01) Kilimanjaro,Tanzania

Chris Palmer Himalaya Trust(F 95)

Mark Soden Access Sport(WD 97)

Matthew Moxon East Anglian(B 81) Children’s Hospice

Neil Aitken Cancer Research(L 81)

Photo Call Pictures from some of the reunionsand events during 2009

Peter Gwynn (SH 44), Mick Brackenbury (B 46) andDereck Bunting (B 45)

Nigel Jagger (SH 67) and Richard Haigh (SH 66) James Thomas (SH 00) and Tim Barber-Lomax (C 00)

Jerry Rudman, the Headmaster and Nicola Tyersbraving the weather

Sophie (L 97) andColin Williams (L 55)

James Mantle (WB 96), Louise Whitlock (Fd 99), Charlotte Fitzgerald (Fd 99), Rebecca de Lucy (Fd 99),Francisca Wiggins (Fd 99) and Anthony Willott (LH 97)

OU LondonDinner4th February 2009

The London OU Dinner washeld at the Mandarin OrientalHotel, London under theChairmanship of NickHinchliffe (Fgh 71) and in thepresence of the Headmaster,Richard Harman, who, along withthe Uppingham staff, hadstruggled through several feet ofsnow in Uppingham to attend.The dinner was a huge successand attracted a record 220 OUswho all enjoyed excellent food,drink and great company.

Nick Leslie (L 61 and Anthony Walker (L 61)

Nick Hinchliffe (Fgh 71)

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OU Middle EastDinner12th February 2009

Photo Call Pictures from some of the reunionsand events during 2009

CornwallDinner2nd April 2009

AndrewWelch (H 62), MalcolmTozer (ex-staff)and Karin Harman

Peter Beresford (SH 54) and Chris (SH 54) andPrim Finney

Richard Boston and Nicholas Craddock (C 55)

Mark Courtnell (L 75) and Rick Tatham (WB 77)

There was a great turnoutof OUs and their partnersat the OU Middle Eastdinner which was at theJebal Ali Resort in Dubai.Our thanks go to RickTatham (WB 77) whoinstigated and organisedthe event on our behalfand we hope to visit theMiddle East for another dinnerin 2011.

We were pleased to onceagain hold the UppinghamCornwall dinner at Rick Stein’s(WD 60) St Petroc’s Bistro inPadstow at which OUs, theirpartners and current parentsenjoyed the excellent foodoffered by the impressivevenue.

Stuart McMurdo (M 94), Caroline Parker (nee Worrall) (Fd 84), Chris Parker,Adrian Parkes (WB 78) andGeorge Fulton (C 91)

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Sabah Reunion9th May 2009

Western AustraliaDinner9th April 2009

Sydney Dinner16th April 2009

Charlie Peach (B 92), Richard Boston (B 56), John Bird (L 67), Lockie Baird (LH 40), Judy Coffey,Alex Yeadon (M 93), Guy Moore (F 93) and RogerWinwood (B 55)

Robin Schall (C 45), RickWilkinson (F 72) and DavidSloane (ex-Knox)

R-L EdWatson (M 88) and Andrew Blamey (ex-Knox),David Joseph(H/Hf 90), Simon Roberts (ex-Knox) andSimonWalker (Fgh 87)

Robert Rust (ex-staff), Richard Boston,William Rook (M 80), David Cunliffe (ex-staff)Anthony Long (L 80), Marcus Hill (C 79) andJerry Rudman

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A reunion was held at The GardenHouse Hotel, Uppingham to markthe 25 year anniversary that a groupof Uppingham adventurers set off onthe Quatercentenery Expedition toSabah (North Borneo).

Uppingham SchoolRugby Tour9th August 2009

John Bird (L 67), Charlie Peach (B 92),Rodney Pepper (WD49) and Paul Westgate(Uppingham’s new Director of Sport) on9th August 2009 on the first stop of theUppingham 1st and 2nd team Rugby Tourin Australia.

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West Deyne150th Anniversary20th June 2009

Bill Carnaby (WD 56), Cris Winter (WD 57) andRod and Gene Barlass (WD 56)

William Riddington (WD 44) and Tony Keene (WD47)

Tom Golding (WD 84), Stuart Piccaver (WD 84), Gurdev Mattu (WD 84),AnthonyRobinson (WD 84) and Henry Davis (WD 84)

On Saturday 20th June 2009, over 100 OUs and their familieswere welcomed by Tim & Jo Jefferis back toWest Deyne tocelebrate its 150th Anniversary. An enjoyable day was had byall, helped by good weather, wine and food. Everyone renewedor reformed friendships from their time at Uppingham whetherrecent or as far back as the 1930s.

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East Anglia Dinner11th June 2009

David Riddington (WD 49) and Michael Marchbank (WD 45)

Sally and John Edwards (WD 57)

Geoffrey Fenton (WD 30)

A wonderful evening was enjoyed by OUs and currentparents from Norfolk thanks mainly to the excellent venueThe Hoste Arms, Burnham Market where we werewelcomed by Paul Whittome (F 68), his wife Jeanne and ateam of great staff.The wine flowed, the food was superb andthe sun shone for dinner alfresco.The Chairman for theevening was Nick Fryer (M 76).

Douglas Farmiloe (H 28) and HarryNichols (H 66)

Diane and David Riddington (WD 49)

Elizabeth Frowde, Richard Harmanand Nick Fryer (M 76)

Karin Harman and PaulWhittome (F 68)

Alastair Symington (L 74),William Barber (L 73) andNick Pull (WD 74)

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School House1979 Reunion6th June 2009

Nick Carter, Anthony Couse, Jamie Greig, Chris Harris,Rob Riddle, Frank Toone and Michael Gavins

Right: John Shaw (M 42) and Derek Bunting (B 45)

Far Right: Ken Heather (LH 35) andRichard Harman

John Lockwood (M 67) andRichard Harman

Dimitri Dimitriou (WD 95)and James Vestbirk (C 98)

Mike Garrs (F 63) andBarnie Canter (L 60)

Champagne Receptionand Musical Interlude atLincoln CathedralChapter House9th March 2009

Hosted by John Lockwood (M 67), High Sheriff of Lincolnshire.

Over 60s London Lunch1st October 2009

The eleventh Over 60s LondonLunch was once again held at TheCavalry & Guards Club, Londonwhere 62 OUs enjoyed excellentfood and company.

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� Michael Birley (B 68) andSonia Davies (Fd 80)

� Jerry Rudman andWendy Li (Fd 78)

� Mark (Hf 84) andEugenie Hardy

David Pittaway QC (B 69) and Richard Harman)

Jeremy Storey QC (C 66) and Nick Hutton (L 69)

Garth Lindrup (Parent) and Anthony Trace QC(WB 72)

Vicky Murray (Fd 85), Charlie Arrand (Hf 88) andNeil Aitken (L 81)

� Nigel Smith (H 82) and TimDickinson (C 59)

� Peter Rolston (C 70) andChris Sharrock (L 70)� Larry Lipsher. Brenda Davies andDavid Li (H 54)

Hong Kong Reception21st April 2009

Lincoln’s InnLaw Dinner3rd March 2009Dr the Hon Sir David KP Li (H 54)

kindly hosted a reception for OUsand parents in the impressivesurrounds of the Bank of East Asia.More than forty guests from theUppingham community in HongKong attend the occasion towelcome the Headmaster tothe city.

Two judges, five QCs and ahost of barristers and solicitorsattended another successfulUppingham Law Dinner forOUs and parents, held in theOld Hall, Lincoln’s Inn.

EngagementsFreddie (Nick) Grounds (WB 81) and FionaBettles (Fd 86) announced their engagementin September 2009.

Tim Clark (F 83)and MandyArmstrong gotengaged on 3rdJuly 2009 atChateau deCodignat inFrance.

Alex Williams (Fgh 92) got engaged toMia Pearson in September 2009.

Bertie Arkwright (B 93) and Jo Netscher(Fd 96) got engaged in February 2009.

MarriagesCharles Dunstone (LH 78) married CeliaGordon Shute on Saturday 10th October2009 in London.

Angus Kennedy (LH 86) married MichelleCoupar at Dundas Castle, Edinburgh on21st June 2009.

Philip James (C 87) married AndreaWilliams.on 8th August 2009.

Hugo Isacc (B 88) married Natasha Price inWindsor on 12th September 2009.

Katharine Woddis (J 88) married StuartSchofield in Hong Kong on 17th April 2009.

Gareth Morris (LH 89) and KatrinaGreenslade were married on 12thSeptember 2009. His best man was EdwinStonestreet (WD 89) and both ChrisWatson (M 91) and Freddie Grounds(WB 89) were in attendance. MalcolmStonestreet (WD 54) conducted theservice.

Nick Southern (SH 98) married BeverleyPope on 24th August 2009. He is picturedabove with OUs that attended the wedding.

Judson Mathias (SH 98) moved to Mauritiusduring 2009 and got married in October2009. Judson and his wife are also the proudparents of a baby girl.

Janie Stafford (L 94) married JeremyHamilton-James on Saturday 20th December2008 in Bristol Cathedral.

Elizabeth Hope-Hawkins (L 94) married BenLawrenson in May 2007. Their first childBeatrice Harriet Hope Lawrenson was bornon 24th November 2008. Elizabeth nowruns ‘Edible Art’ an event catering companywhich also organises private cookingworkshops in the Midlands.

Richard Howells(WD 97)married MillieTaylor (L 97) inMarch 2009.

Becka Moakes(J 00) marriedMarkWoodwardon 24thOctober 2008 atEly Cathedral.

BirthsHarry Swan (F 89) married Nicky Tucker inJuly 2005 and they are now proud parents ofJonty born in July 2008. Harry is currentlyrunning the family business in the NE ofEngland.

AntoniaWatson (neeWilliams)(J 90) and herhusband Steveare the proudparents ofSebastianRichard whowas born on20th May2008.

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photographs – please keep them coming!

OU Announcements

AntoniaWatson (J 90)

From left to right: Judson Mathias (SH 98), Daniel Wright (SH 98), Ed Simpson (M 98) Nick Southern (SH 98),Beverley Pope, George Ross(Fgh 95), Amy Burton (L 98), Nick Fairclough (SH 96) and Chris Bond (C 95)

Angus Kennedy (LH 86) and wife, Michelle

Hugo Isacc (B 88) and his wife, Natasha

Gareth Morris (LH 89) and his family

Becka Moakes (J 00) andhusband Mark

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Andrew Burner (SH 90) and his wife Jen arethe proud parents of their first child OrlaHannah Claire who was born on 5thDecember 2008.

Tom Moate (B 91) and his wife Sonia arethe proud parents of son Louis Felix born on21st November 2008.

Georgina Stephens (nee Tonkinson) (J 91)and her husband James are the proudparents of a girl, Agatha born on 12thDecember 2007, a little sister for brothersFelix and Charlie.

Viscountess Polly Ingestre (nee Blackie)(J 94) and her husband Viscount Ingestre hada baby girl The Hon. Matilda ElisabethaDeborah Chetwynd-Talbot born on 3rdNovember 2008.

Laura Cullen (nee Day) (Fd 94) married OldOakhamian, Matthew in September 2007and they are now the proud parents of sonJack who was born on 27th August 2008.

Obituaries

Major Leslie ‘John’ Stevens (Hf 25) aLieutenant of The Victorian Order andMember of the British Empire, a successfultheatre producer in London and life longequestrian organizer, died peacefully in hishome in Hardington Mandeville, Somerseton Saturday, June 27th, 2009. He was 97.Born in August 1911 in Abbington Park inNorthhamptonshire John and his sisterJoan were brought up by their father PercyH. Stevens.

It was at Uppingham that John developed hislove of music and flying, playing timpani in theSchool orchestra and obtaining his pilot’slicence as a 16 year old, before beingapprenticed in the drawing office at BritishThompson-Houston. He then joined thefamily engineering firm, but his true passionwas the Theatre. Having learnt theengineering business for a couple of years hesoon convinced his father to allow him tojoin a professional theatre touring companyas a lead part in ‘Wind and the Rain’. After ayear of touring England with the troupe, heended up in London at theWindmill Theatrewith Kenneth Moore, Lawrence Olivier andJohn Guilgud as a comic straight-man in avariety show.

During this time he recorded a weekly radioshow on the BBC where he sang FredAstaire reviews with Jack Hulbert andCiceley Courtneidge to great acclaim. John'spassion for music led him to conduct theReggie Bristlow Orchestra and then form hisown,The John Stevens and his Mini-Keyboard

Band with whom he sang and playedregularly at the Carlton Hotel, in London. Healso found time to be a Special Constable aswell as indulge his love of motorbikes, (heowned a RudgeWhitworth 500), by trainingdespatch riders in the NorthamptonshireYeomanry as a member of the TA. In 1939he joined the RASC in Northampton as aCaptain and was involved in Dunkirk and theBritish Expeditionary Force (BEF). He methis first wife, Peg Deuchar on a weekend tripto London at the Savoy Grill.They weremarried in 1942.

AfterWorldWar II, John set up a successfultheatre production company, MurrayMacdonald and John Stevens Ltd, whichproduced many plays in theWest End.Twoof his notable successes came with ‘Roar Likea Dove’ by Dodie Smith and ‘The AmorousPrawn’ by Anthony Kimmins, which was latermade into a film. He was also involved withLaurie Lister and Allied Theatre Productions.

A horseman at heart, John organized and ranthe local Garth Pony Club based inWinkfieldWindsor, which was attended by PrincessAnne. In the mid-sixties he became involvedwith Eventing and took over the CrookhamHorse Trials from Peggy Maxwell. He was thefirst organiser to arrange sponsorship fromMartini, for a horse trial. He was also a BHSSteward and commentator up until hisseventies. In 1968, he helped H.R.H. PrincePhilip formulate new rules for the modernHorse Driving Trials. In 1986 he ran theWorld Driving Trials at Ascot Racecourseand was a well known judge andadministrator on the four in hand drivingcircuit in England. In 1976 he was asked byColonel Mike Ansell to take over as Directorof the Horse of TheYear Show inWembleyArena and also The Royal InternationalHorse Show. Both grew under hisstewardship to be two of the mostprestigious International Show jumpingevents on the world equestrian circuit......................................................................................................

Norman Knight (SH 27) died on May 30,2009, aged 95, in Durban, South Africa. Hewas born in 1914 in Eltham, Kent, and wentto St Andrews School in Eastbourne fromwhich he gained a scholarship to Uppingham.

At Uppingham he was head of SchoolHouse and a prefect. (The headmaster at thetime was the Rev. Reginald Owen). He wasin the School’s Fives team for three yearsand won the public schools championshipin 1932.

AtWadham College Oxford he readphilosophy, politics and economics. He playedseveral sports at University, gaining a Blue forcricket and a half-Blue for Eton Fives. His

father headed a family-owned ship repairingbusiness with a drydock on the Thames,across the river from present-day CanaryWharf, but Norman was not interested in anine to five job in London, and aftergraduating from Oxford he joined theColonial Service.

He was stationed initially at the village ofMumbwa in the west of Northern Rhodesia,and later transferred to Mongu inBarotseland even further west near theAngolan border.

He was at Kalabo, another remote districtbetween the Zambezi River and Angola,when war broke out in 1939.There were noroads at Kalabo and people moved about oncanoes. He took three days to walk 50 milesto Mongu and then fly to Lusaka to join theNorthern Rhodesia Regiment.

He saw action against the Italians at theBattle of Tug Argan in Somaliland. Later theregiment went to Ceylon where theJapanese were threatening invasion. Hereturned to Northern Rhodesia and in 1947he was private secretary to the actingGovernor Sir Harold Cartmell-Robinson andthen the Governor Sir JohnWaddington. Hewas part of the team that organized the visitto Livingstone in 1947 of King George VI,Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses.

From 1949 to 1951 he returned toMumbwa as District Commissioner, andsubsequently held senior positions in theNorthern Rhodesia Government, theFederal Government and the Central AfricanPower Corporation, before retiring toDurban. His wife Babs Knight died in 2007and he is survived by four stepchildren andtheir families......................................................................................................

Lord Henry (Oscar) Murton (WD 28) diedon 5 July 2009 aged 95. He had the raredistinction of serving as a Deputy Speaker inboth Houses of Parliament – for three yearsin the Commons, then for 19 in the Lords.Aged 50 when first elected, his active careeratWestminster lasted until he gave up hisduties in the Upper House at 90.

He was born in Hexham on 8th May 1914,the elder son of Henry Murton. He wantedto join the Army, but his father urged him tojoin the family firm. Nevertheless he wascommissioned into the Territorials with theRoyal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1934, andsent to Staff College four years later. Poorhealth prevented him being sent abroad, buthe was appointed to the General Staff as aLieutenant-Colonel, serving at HQ SalisburyPlain District and theWar Office.

Demobilised with an OBE, and with twoCommander-in-Chief's commendations,Murton returned briefly to the family firmbefore becoming deputy-secretary of thenewly-created National Coal Board'snorthern division. After two years hereturned to the firm as Managing Directoruntil it was sold. He moved to Dorset in1957 to paint, garden and sail.

Murton then became a director of propertycompanies, a councillor from 1961 andchairman of the Conservative Association.When Poole's MP Sir Richard Pilkingtonstood down at the 1964 election because ofill-health, he won the seat comfortably.In the Commons.

When Edward Heath came to power in1970, Murton became parliamentary privatesecretary to the minister for localgovernment.The following November hewas appointed a whip, and in November1973 the House made him First DeputyChairman ofWays and Means (DeputySpeaker) on the retirement of BettyHarvie Anderson.

He married Constance Connell in 1939, withwhom he had a son and daughter. Two yearsafter her death in 1977 he married PaulineKeenan, a lady clerk at Buckingham Palace incharge of dispatching the Queen’s 100thbirthday cards......................................................................................................

Peter Nicholls (C 29) was born in 1915 inAssam, India and after school in England atWells House and Uppingham he returned toAssam as a tea planter in 1933. On leave inEngland at the outbreak of war in September1939, he volunteered for aircrew trainingwith the RAF, but was told, as a resident ofIndia, that he would have to enlist in thatcountry. After OCTU in Dehra Dun, he wascommissioned into the Queen Victoria’sOwn Madras Sappers and Miners and wasposted to the N.W. Frontier where therewas tribal unrest. Later, as a Major attachedto the Royal Engineers, he commanded aField Park (Engineering) company in thecampaign through Burma and into Indo-China. Back in the UK on demobilisationleave in 1946 he learnt to fly andsubsequently owned several aircraft in India.

As Managing Director ofWilliamson Magor& Co’s head office in Calcutta he wasinstrumental in introducing light aircraft tothe tea industry in Assam, thereby greatlyassisting communications between estatessituated on either side of the BrahmaputraRiver, which was several miles wide and withonly a single bridging point at the time.

On temporary transfer to his firm’s office in

Kenya, he met his future wife, Margery, andthey were married in Limuru in 1956, theirson, Mark, being born in 1959. Returning toEngland in 1964, the family settled inWestMersea, Essex and Peter established anengineering firm in Colchester, specialising inpumping equipment. He retired to Hardwick,near Cambridge in 2000, and he died on24th June 2009. He is survived by his son, hiswife having predeceased him......................................................................................................

Rodney Parsons (Fgh 29) born 28thFebruary 1916 in Harare, Southern Rhodesia.He first set foot in England in 1921 havingmade the epic journey of two weeks by trainto Cape Town and then 3 weeks by ship.He went to St Andrews School inEastbourne in 1924 which he rememberedwith great affection.

Rodney arrived at Uppingham in 1929 tojoin his two brothers Anthony (Fgh 23) andNigel (Fgh 25). Here he was a schoolprefect, House Captain and a member of theRugby XV. Playing rugby nearly cost him hislife after contracting septicaemia through acut on his head. One of his older brothers,Nigel sadly died from injuries sustainedplaying rugby at Uppingham.

In 1936 he went to Lincoln College, Oxfordto read Chemistry. In 1938 he wascommissioned into the Royal Horse Artilleryand then joined the war effort, where heparticipated in the Dunkirk evacuation in1940. In 1944 he took part in the Battle ofMonte Cassino as part of the liberation ofItaly which he described as hell!

He married Rosemary Figgis in 1947. Hethen returned to Lincoln College, Oxford asan army officer, this time to read Physics.

His son, Michael Parsons (Fgh 62) and histwo sisters Susan and Merula were born in1950 and 1957.

In 1951 he was posted to Jordan where heserved under Glub Pasha in the Arab Legion.This was followed by postings to Norwayand Canada where he relished discoveringnew cultures and emulating the pioneeringspirit of his Father before him. As a result hischildren were educated in these countriesand were able to lead the richest of lives.

In 1960 he was thrilled to find himselfreturning to the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’ tocommand the Oxford Officers TrainingCorps. In fact he loved Oxford so much sothat when he finally retired from the Army in1963 he took up the position ofAdministrator for the Department ofEngineering Science where he spent afurther 20 very happy years before finally

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retiring in 1984. He then became a successfuland enthusiastic silversmith.

He lived out his retirement peacefully inBrightwell cum Sotwell, South Oxfordshireclose by to both his grandchildren and greatgrand children whom he adored. He was theepitome of a true gentleman. His wife died in2002 and he continued living on his ownuntil his death in June 2009.........................................................................................

Geoffrey Fenton (WD 30), Businessman andgreat grandfather died peacefully in Jersey on27th July 2009 in his 93rd year.

Throughout his long life Geoffrey was guidedby a number of affections and loyalties. Hismarriage to Nancy which lasted for 70 yearswas the rock on which his life was based.Sadly, when she died in 2008 the light wentout of his life.

Geoffrey had an Italian mother and an Irishfather, and from both sides he inherited astrong attachment to his large andwidespread family. His two daughters, Anne(who died sadly in 2000), and Valerie, whoboth returned regularly to spend theirsummer holidays with their families in Jerseywere a source of enormous pride andpleasure to him.

Geoffrey was a member of the Jersey militiaand was on the last boat to leave Jerseybefore the Germans invaded during the lastwar. On his return to Jersey after the warhe set up a small insurance business whichover the years, under his guidance, grew tobecome the biggest all round insurance firmin the Channel Isles.

Geoffrey was a great follower of sport, heknew the details of both British and Italianteams playing in most competitions and wasalways the man to ask for the latest testscore in cricket.

Throughout his life Geoffrey was a strongsupporter of what he called ‘DearUppingham’. His experience and memories

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of his time there helped form him. And hecontinued to follow and supportdevelopments at the School throughouthis life.

Shortly before his death he returned toUppingham for the 150th anniversary ofWest Deyne with his nephew, Michael LePoidevin and his family including theirdaughter Olivia who will be starting at theSchool in September. Geoffrey wasdelighted by what he saw, and spoke aboutthe visit to his family with real feeling. Itproved to be a providential event as he diedsome three weeks later still in full possessionof all his faculties.

By Sir Nigel Broomfield.....................................................................................................

Oliver Stonehouse (C 38), went on fromUppingham to Clare College, Cambridge,where he completed his degree in naturalsciences in two years.

From 1944 to1948, he worked for theAdmiralty at the Royal Corps of NavalConstructors before joining the familybusiness, where he remained for the rest ofhis career, serving as both Managing Directorand later Chairman until 1988. He was alsoan active member of the Territorial Armyfrom 1948-1954.

He shared a love of the sea with his GreatGrandfather Matthew Porritt Stonehouseand in 1978 he fulfilled a long-held ambition– crossing the Atlantic in a 31ft sailing boatnamed Miranda. They covered 4,505 miles in44 days.The yacht and her crew arrivedsafely in time for Christmas despiteencountering a lightening strike, whalesightings and a broken boom.

In 1963, family tradition was maintained anda unique record established when he waselected president ofWakefield Chamber ofCommerce, celebrating its centenary duringhis presidency in 1965. He was the thirdgeneration of the family to be accorded thishonour. His grandfather, Sir Edmund, waspresident in 1914-1915 and his father, Eric,held the office from 1928-1930.

Oliver was also chairman of the Friends ofWakefield Art Gallery and of theWakefieldPermanent Art Fund for 27 years, and on hisretirement in 1979 he was thanked forhaving contributed greatly to the fine artcollection of theWakefield area.

In retirement Oliver indulged in his preferred‘off the beaten track’ style of travel – drivingover 100,000 miles across Europe in hiscamper van Bambi with his equally intrepidwife, Julien, and sailing in Poole harbour and

the Virgin Islands where they had manyfriends.

A wonderfully full and generous life butunfortunately one punctuated by untimelylosses – first his brother, Michael, aged 19,killed in action in 1941; and later both of hissons, Matthew (C 71) in 1979 aged 21, andJohn (C 73) in 2007 aged 47......................................................................................................

Keith Vartan (LH 45) had an outstandingrecord of achievement at Uppingham. Hewas Captain of the School, a major presencein the first teams for rugby, hockey andcricket and also blew a melodious trombonein the School orchestra. After NationalService with The Sherwood Foresters in theUK and Germany, Keith secured a place atGonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

There he read law and achieved an MA, thissetting him up for his subsequent career incommerce.

Sport remained his abiding passion, hisachievements including a Hockey Blue atCambridge and subsequently 20 hockey capsfor Scotland over a five year period. AtCambridge he played cricket for theCrusaders and became a member of theHawks Club. He also played regularly forthe Uppingham Rovers. In later years Keithdrew great satisfaction from watching histwo sons and granddaughter excel in varioussports. Keith died on 14th November 2008and is survived by his wife Kay and his elderson Craig.

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Frank Edward Harvey (LH 48) known byeveryone as Ted. I can remember him as themost excellent scrum half. He should havebeen an International but somehow ridinggot in the way. He was very difficult to beatin a race and he told me that on one of hishorses called Two Pins, he won 10 times andfell 10 times.

Ted never forgot to smile and when he cameto the gallery six months before he died, hewas surrounded by girls and smiling in hisdelightful way.

I remember at the 400th year anniversary,Ted was there enjoying himself and smiling ateveryone.

He bought a horse for his son to ride in theGrand Military.The horse was called LittlePolveir and in 1989 it won the GrandNational. He is as far as I know the onlyUppinghamian to have won the GrandNational.

In 1992 he was High Sheriff of Essex but hedid not lose any of his friendly approach andwas someone I was very proud to know. Hewas a great credit to the school and wasmuch loved by his family and friends.

By Peter Johnson (Hf 50).....................................................................................................

Dr John Stonehouse (C 73) BA (Hons)Oxon, BSc, MSc, PhD, agriculturalentomologist and world authority on pestcontrol in the developing world, died ofcerebral malaria in Senegal on 26 September2007, aged 47. He was born in 1960.

John’s brief career was remarkably varied andfulfilling. Leaving Uppingham in 1977, he thenread History atWorcester College, Oxford,where he was also a keen amateur actor,performing locally and at the EdinburghFringe Festival.

He completed an MSc in AppliedEntomology (1986) and a PhD inEnvironmental Technology (1990) fromImperial College London. Thereafter, he heldthe post of Research Lecturer at the Centrefor Environmental Policy at Imperial College,where he was a valued advisor in the field ofagricultural pests in the developing world.John’s fieldwork took him to many far flungcountries, including Ecuador, Nicaragua,Bangladesh, Madagascar, Pakistan, India and

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Thailand. Together with colleague ProfessorJohn Mumford from Imperial College, hepublished a book on Science, Risk and Tradeand over 40 papers on fruit fly control. Healso helped to train dozens of youngentomologists in Asia and Africa andconducted some of the largest field trials onfruit fly management in those continents.According to Professor Mumford, his successin these field projects was unprecedented.He described John as “particularly effectiveas a scientist working in internationaldevelopment because of his tremendousability to work with everyone he met in theirown circumstances, and his combination ofcritical judgement and good-humouredpatience that built confidence in all whoworked with him.”

At the time of his death, John was workingon a European Commission project, planningthe regional management of fruit flies acrossWest Africa to improve opportunities forsmall-scale fruit growers. His Senegalesecounterpart remarked that he had “died likea soldier facing the threat to the welfare ofmillions of people”, referring not only to thefruit flies that destroy their livelihoods butalso the mosquitoes that brought about hisuntimely death. His unique ability to adapteasily to new conditions and people of allsocial, cultural and religious backgrounds, andhis remarkable role in helping so many willbe his lasting memorial.These qualities havealready been recognised in letters fromagricultural ministries around the world andfrom the EU, UK, US and UN aid anddevelopment agencies where he was sowell-known and respected. He is alsoremembered in India through an improvedlocal fly trap that has been named after him.

Running parallel to his entomologicalachievements was a love of painting, sailingand a burgeoning career as a politician. Johnhad a pied-a-terre in Ladbroke Grove,WestLondon, and in Poole, Dorset near hisfamily’s beloved houseboat, but his mainhome was at UgthorpeWindmill nearWhitby in Yorkshire, where his family hadlived for generations. At the 2005 generalelection, he acted as Liberal Democrat agentfor the constituency of Scarborough andWhitby, and was a local council candidate forthe Mulgrave ward ofWhitby in May 2007.At the time of his death, he was one of theshortlisted London candidates for theEuropean Parliament, and would havebrought great value as a scientist with anunderstanding of history and a long personalexperience of the developing world.

Together with these scientific and politicalachievements, John leaves the legacy of hisfine sense of humour, loyalty and innategenerosity in the memories of all who knew

him. He is survived by his mother and twosisters, Linda and Susie......................................................................................................

Adrian Leigh Gothard (M 77) passed awayafter a valiant fight on 6th August 2009 inthe Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, aged45.The much loved son of Leigh Gothard(M 52) &Vere Gothard and brother of JulianGothard (M 78). He will be sadly missed byboth family and friends.

Adrian had the distinction of being one ofthe Uppingham’s first genuine ‘computergeeks’ at a time when computer’s were stillthe size of a Chieftain Main Battle Tank!Adrian was also an integral part of theSchool rifle shooting team, and shot withdistinction at Bisley in the Ashburton Trophy.Donations in Adrian’s memory can be madeto the Berks, Bucks & OxonWildlife Trusthttp://www.justgiving.com/AdrianGothard/.....................................................................................................

Online MemorialBook

The OU office are currently workingwith a company called ‘Friends andRelations.com’ which was set up byJonathan Haward and Hugh Hastings,who both lost brothers early in theirlives. Keen to share fond memoriesand photos of their brothers with awide group of friends and relations,Hugh and Jonathan realised that otherpeople might also welcome such acelebratory internet-based service.

The ‘OU Book of Remembrance’ willbe available from the New Year andwill be available to families and friendsof OUs who have passed on enablingthem to create a celebration page oftheir lives. In this way OUs can beremembered by those who knew themat different times during their lives.

A link to the ‘OU Book ofRemembrance’ will be put on the OUwebsite www.olduppinghamian.co.ukwith full instructions of how pages canbe created or modified.

As Secretary of the UppinghamAssociation may I commend the ‘ OUBook of Remembrance’ to the familiesand friends of those OldUppinghamians who are now at rest.

Richard Boston

DeathsNotification has been received of thefollowing deaths since the last issue of theOU Magazine was published. An * indicatesthan an obituary has been printed.

Name House Date Died

Leslie 'John' Stevens (*) Hf 25 27/6/2009JohnWalker M 26 15/8/2009Nicholas Vere-Hodge R 26 2006Ian Carrick C 27 27/2/2009Norman Knight (*) SH 27 30/5/2009Maurice Lucas WB 27 2003Lord Henry Murton (*) WD 28 05/7/2009Peter Nicholls (*) C 29 24/6/2009Sir IanWallace F 29 19/5/2009Rodney Parsons (*) Fgh 29 16/6/2009John Lauder LH 29 01/7/2009Geoffrey Fenton (*) WD 30 27/7/2009JamesWoods-Humphery F 31 10/10/2008

Peter Owen R 31 21/8/2008James Close F32 Feb 2009Patrick Hancock F 32 13/6/2009Norman Gilleney SH 36 30/9/2009Benjamin Bazley F 37 07/12/2008

John Greg Fgh 37 21/3/2008HughWhitwell Fgh 37 Apr 2009Donald Parkinson H 37 07/3/2009RobertWoodhead WD 37 09/11/2008

Oliver Stonehouse (*) C 38 Feb 2009Laurence Smitheringale Fgh 39 2007Brian Barker SH 39 12/6/2009John Austin WD 39 15/1/2009Bill Ellis WB 40 16/5/2009Roger Mathers SH 41 Dec 2008Roger Moore C 43 Sep 2008John Michael Barker Fgh 43 29/1/2009John Darby Hf 43 2008Hugh Harding C 44 09/6/2009Arthur Hair Fgh 44 2004/2005JohnWeller WB 44 18/1/2008JohnWarner WD 44 24/4/2009Michael Hilton Fgh 45 30/4/2009Keith Vartan LH 45 14/11/2008

Michael Horton-Ledger SH 45 Dec 2008Anthony Marsh WB 45 07/5/2009Michael Rose C 47 28/1/2009Michael Roberts F 48 25/1/2009Michael Davies F 48 27/8/2009Frank Harvey (*) LH 48 04/2/2009Malcolm Usher WB 49 Apr 2009Alex Bowles LH 51 Jun 2009RobertWatts H 54 03/5/2009David Issard-Davies M 55 Nov 2002Michael Grimshaw WD 56 08/3/2009Aubrey Dulcken SH 66 2008John Stonehouse (*) C 73 29/9/2009Adrian Gothard (*) M 77 06/8/2009Markham Derbyshire F 81 Oct 2009.....................................................................................................

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Uppingham has a long and nobletradition of reaching out to the widereducational community. In recent yearsthis has involved local schools usingour facilities and exchanges with otherschools both at home and from abroad.As an extension to this good work wehave formed the ‘UppinghamCollegiate’, which is intended to be afour-way partnership between threeacademies and Uppingham itself.

Academies replace failing state schools or arebrand new schools, largely free from localeducation authority control.To start up, anacademy needs a philanthropic sponsor orsponsors to really get things moving and it isnot surprising that several OUs have beeninstrumental in setting up academies. As aconsequence, three academies (theNorthampton Academy, the SamworthEnterprise Academy and the HavelockAcademy) with very strong OU links havebecome part of the Uppingham Collegiate –and there is a possibility that more might join.

It is important to note that the Collegiate isa ‘reciprocal partnership’ and not any form of‘custodianship’. As a long establishedboarding school with deep traditions andunspoken expectations of our pupils we canoffer much to the members of the Collegiatein terms of raising aspirations and simplehelp and advice. However in return webelieve that we too can benefit from theirexperiences as new schools and from theinsights they can offer into the communitiesthey serve.

The Northampton Academy, under theleadership of Peter Hullah, grew phoenix-likeout of two failing inner-city state schools.ThisAcademy is part-sponsored by the SunleyFoundation and Richard Tice (H 78) has ahuge involvement.The Head of Art andDesign at Uppingham (Simon Sharp) taughtthe Head of Art at Northampton in aprevious life, and Simon and I had a greatevening there during an exhibition ofstudents’ work. Northampton also hadseveral Oxbridge candidates last year, and itwas our pleasure to offer them a residentialexperience and put them through ourOxbridge mock interviews –we hope torepeat this exercise for all of the Academiesin the future.

Nick O’Sullivan, an impressive leader whohas a very solid public school backgroundand great belief in a strong house system,leads the Havelock Academy in Grimsby.We’ve had various visits from house staff atHavelock and they have been very receptiveto any suggestions we have been able tomake to support their pastoral work. Inaddition, Uppingham is helping the Havelockacademy through their first UCAS cycle asthey have just opened their doors to sixthform pupils. Alan Hancock, Uppinghamtrustee and ex-housemaster and renownedexpert on Higher Education is doing someexcellent work on this. David Ross (C 78) isthe sponsor here and he is keen to promoteresidential experiences for the Havelockpupils, and of course Uppingham can provideaccommodation! This summer the Havelockpupils about to enter the sixth form tookadvantage of the offer and visited parts ofRutland using one the houses as a base.

The Uppingham CollegiateBy Steve Allen, Collegiate Co-ordinator

Havelock has also established a CCF section,under the umbrella of the Uppingham CCF –indeed as far as the forces are concernedthe Havelock section is officially part of theUppingham contingent!

The Samworth Enterprise Academy inLeicester, under the leadership of PrincipalPat Dubas, has two joint sponsors – DavidSamworth (F 48) and the Bishop ofLeicester.This is a new build, and the schoolis filling from the bottom upwards. It is nosurprise that it has real expertise in foodtechnology, and Uppingham has benefiteddirectly from this as our catering departmenthas had nutritional advice and support fromtheir highly qualified food studies folk.Uppingham has a weekly commitment to theAcademy too, as our Community Servicepupils help there every Monday afternoon.David Samworth is also a sponsor ofAcademies in Nottingham and Mansfield andwe hope that we can extend links to theseschools in the future.

What next? Now I am out ofWest Bank, Ihope to be able to extend our links with thecollegiate, and try to export a little more ofthe magic of this wonderful old place – but Ialso want to try to import skills and ideasfrom our partner academies. All theheadteachers mentioned above are seekingto raise aspirations, and of course there islittle doubt that the pupils at Uppingham areaspirational, but they are lucky to have (onthe whole) ambitious and successful parents,and they are lucky to attend a school whereuniversity entrance is the norm.The aimtherefore is to try to promulgate some ofour values elsewhere. If we can get a 'wholeschool approach' to helping others succeed,it will actually make us a stronger and morerounded place.

David Ross (C 78) pictured with Academy students

David Samworth (F 49) with Academy students

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Focus on...Reginald Herbert Owen 1916-1934“Any success I have had here has been based on good discipline”

On November 24th 1915 the Trustees were able to name a new Headmaster. He wasReginald Herbert Owen, aged only 28 years, considerably less than half the age of thedeparting HarryWard McKenzie, and exceptionally young for a Headmaster of a big school.

Below are a few memories from OUs at the School under Rev’d Owen’s Headship:-

The Rev’d Owen was, for me, a distantalmost God like figure, perhaps to be slightlyfeared, not for physical reasons but for hisexalted status. To be seen in his pew inChapel and in Hall. I can not recall evenspeaking to him, though I must have done.

But I can recall my Form Master in despair atone of my stupid mistakes, commanding meto walk across the School House lawn infront of the Headmasters study, calling out atleast three times, loud enough for him tohear “Oh! Mother earth what a fool I am”.The Head was kind enough not to come outof his study. I wonder if I made the samemistake again.

I feel the Rev’d Owen was the last of the‘Old School’ Headmasters, and that MrWolfenden was the first of the ‘New’Headmasters, leading up to the presentmodern school, which is such a credit to allwho serve there today.Brian H Bagnall (WD 33).................................................................................‘The Man’ was the name always given to theHeadmaster. Strict, aloof and fearsome theRev R.H Owen was the only headmaster Iknew during my time at Uppingham exceptfor one year when he went to New Zealand.The Deputy during that year to act as Headwas E.W.C Saunders.

In many ways Owen was a remarkable manwho kept strict discipline in the School. Onone occasion at a cricket match one boyswore and sure enough he received a beating.It didn’t matter that the boy was in the 2ndXV, about 15 stone and close to 6ft tall. Hehated School publicity and the fact that oneboy riding a motor bike during the schoolholidays gained some media attention did notplease him at all.

Over the next few issues we are focusing on ex-Headmasters of Uppingham. This issuewe have asked OUs from 1916-1934 for any memories they have on Reginald Owen.

Next year we will feature John FrederickWolfenden who was Headmaster from1934-1944. Any OUs who have memories of their time at School from this era shouldsend these to Nicola Tyers.

Owen was a great fund raiser for Schoolbuildings. In those days the Mastersthemselves owned most of the schoolhouses.This was not a satisfactory way for theSchool but Owen proposed that the Schoolshould buy them. He persuaded theGovernors on this and at the end of his reignthe School purchased most of the houses.Of course, all are today School owned.When the houses were owned by themasters there was little control on how muchshould be spent for food for the boys andsome masters no doubt made a tidy fortunefrom the money allocated to them.

On the first morning of term the new boysattended the Assembly Hall. As theWinterterm had the largest intake there would havebeen about one hundred of us. Each boy hadto call out his name, and at the end of this hewould look at each boy and give his name, ifhe made any mistakes he would start again atthe beginning until he had mastered everyname. It is said that if he ever spoke to a boyduring his walk about he would alwaysremember his name.This must have beensomewhat of a feat because one year therecould have been six Smiths and the followingyear three would have left and two morearrived. So in fact Smith Sextus in the firstyear would become Smith Minimus in hissecond year.

The Headmaster did teach Latin to the SixthForm and also had plenty of connection withthe School Pollies but for the likes of me wedid not cross paths. I did in later life write tohim when I was in the Army and received anice reply. Owen’s grip over the boys wasextended to the Masters and their wives andif any of these were at all lax in theirappearance in the High Street or smoked inthe wrong place he would write a note to

them reprimanding them and telling them tobehave in future.Douglas Farmiloe (H 28).................................................................................‘Reggie’ Owen, as we called him, was afearsome Headmaster; a great disciplinarianvery much respected, but feared. He seldomsmiled in public. We probably saw more ofhim as Headmaster in those days as he tookdaily morning assembly in the Great Hall (at7.30am!) and took all chapel services. Hefrequently walked around the school quadscorrecting a boys dress or behaviour. We hadto raise our straw boaters to him on theseoccasions. Amazingly he knew the names ofmost of us through having all new boys linedup in Hall and repeating the names severaltimes. He was the youngest Headmaster ofany public school and one felt that he wasmuch older. Senior Masters rather resentedhis age and the fact that he had not served inthe 1914-1918 war. He certainly set a veryhigh standard and I would say that he was agood Headmaster. I never met him againafter I left as I worked abroad for the next 48years. However I have kept in touch throughhaving two grandsons at the School.Harry Loveday (LH 26).................................................................................My father is now 96 and I well rememberthe occasion when Rev’d Owen, asArchbishop of New Zealand, was the guestat the summer OU weekend in 1959.Father, who had always been in great awe ofhim thought that it would be polite to goand introduce himself. I have never seen myfather quaking at the knees before or since,he looked as though he had beensummoned to the Headmaster’s study forsome awful misdemeanour. Rev’d Owen,dressed up in a black coat and gaiters on avery hot June day was absolutely charmingand at once recognised my father, who he

Revd Reginald Owen1916 – 1934

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Peter Binns(L 30) picturedbeneath apainting of RevOwen during arecent visit tothe School.

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not seen for 28 years, not only rememberinghis name but also what he had done afterleaving. We were both astounded at hismemory.J T Horrocks (M 54) – Son of Arthur Horrocks(M 26).................................................................................Rev’d Owen as I was soon to discover in1928 when arriving at School was popularlyknown as ‘The Man’ and Master or boy oranyone else at Uppingham dared not forgetto acknowledge this towering personwhenever he appeared. My first sight ofRev’d Owen was when assembled in theGreat Hall and all the new boys werepositioned on the oak benches aconsiderable distance from the Headmaster’slectern up front.

In the same great hall there was always aprayer session led by the Headmaster andhis instructions were quite clear concerninglate comers. The doors were to be closedat exactly 7.30 with name taking prefectsstationed at the two main entrances to takelate comer’s numbers for punishments.Thenoticeboard in the Colonnade was neverpassed by without a glance towardsHeadmaster’s board and the largesignature RHO.

One day following a Sunday afternoon walk Iwas horrified to read on RHO’s boardsreference to an event in which I wasresponsible. It said “would boys who wereplaying in the brick field on Sunday afternoonreport to my study at 09.00 on the nextday”. Panic was in place – should we turn up?If not, the guilty chaps might still be found.Agreed we decided to turn up with thehope that any damage would meancompensation.The brick field, so namedbecause of its use as a sort of builder’s dumpcontained a pile of used bricks, an invitationto demonstrate brick throwing. Theoffenders, myself and others of the sameterm duly having applied suitable padding forthe expected punishment.To our amazementwe were praised for our honesty in turningup and after a suitable lecture we weredismissed without the dreaded cane whichwith retrospect was what we deserved!

Whenever ‘The Man’ and his wife came downon the opposite side of the street it wascriminal carelessness not to have noticed.

Living in Ireland allowed me to leave School

a day early but a special pass from theHeadmaster was necessary. Reporting forthis permit on one occasion RHO was busyand I had to wait for a while outside hisstudy. When admitted I was renderedspeechless by the remark “sorry to keep youwaiting” and replied after the shock “it doesnot matter, Sir”. “The Man”, in spite of hisstern face and appearance was human.Percy Kennedy (H 28).................................................................................I well remember Reggie Owen striding upthe High Street with is wife on theConstables side. One morning he announcedat prayer in Hall “I have expelled from theSchool two school pollies both from LorneHouse” As I was a junior in Lorne House atthis time I have vivid recollections of theincident but all was forgiven so far as I wasconcerned because 2 or 3 years later I wasmade a school polly and head of LorneHouse.Peter Palmer (LH 25).................................................................................I was at Uppingham for the last fours yearsof Rev’d Owen’s Headmastership, and thefirst of his successorWoolfenden’s. Unlessyou were in School House, he was a ratherasustere figure head; and until you, say,became a School polly, there was very littlecontact with him. But we did know that hehad a sense of humour, because at end ofterm prizegivings he would tell one or twojokes – appreciated all the more of coursebecause of our experience of him as anunsmiling disciplinarian. I remember one ofthese jokes, but unfortunately not how heled up to it. He told us that a certain bishop,of unusually large girth, had occasion to sendhis surplice to the cleaners. The note thatwas attached to it on return (taking intoaccount Rev’d Owen’s stutter) “One b-belltent – s-slightly soiled”. On another occasion,his stutter produced a moment ofunintentional humour. He was paying tributeto a matron who was leaving and said “Shehas been a great b-boon to usI!”

But although he did induce in us a degree offear I am pretty sure most of us recognisedthat the School we knew was for better orworse, the one he had made, through hisinfluence on every aspect of its life.Michael Bell (M 30).................................................................................As a schoolboy I regarded Rev’d Owen as aremote, austere, tyrannical and puritanicalfigure who once beat a boy for saying “damn”

after a race on the sports field. MrWolfenden, who succeeded Owen asHeadmaster, said he found the office of Headinspired such awe that if he ordered theSchool to stand on its head the next morningit would do so. However, when I went up toOxford in response to a general invitation toOUs, I called on Owen and his wife and Ifound them both utterly charming andhospitable in a totally relaxed atmosphere.Clearly Owen felt that as a Headmaster hecould never show a softer side.Desmond Gregory (R 30).................................................................................I remember Reggie Owen although mycontact with him was not close. He nearlyalways took morning prayers in Hall, butwhen he was away the Senior Master tookhis place. He was known as Billie S. ReggieOwen, he had a very bouncy walk and I wellremember him pacing round the Upperduring a Cricket Match. MrWolfendencame on the scene during my last year andwhat a contrast! I think Reggie was awonderful Headmaster and gave Uppinghama great name.Jack Ellis (M 30).................................................................................Although I was at Uppingham for 2½ yearsunder R. G Owen, I can only recall oneoccasion when I came into direct contactwith him. This was when I collected a formprize from him in 1932 and he congratulatedme. The next time was at the 1958 LondonOU dinner at the Law Society when R.GOwen was Guest of Honour as he was inLondon as Primate of New Zealandattending the Lambeth Conference. As Iapproached him to shake hands he said“FENTON – you are half Italian” – what amemory after 25 years.

My other memories of R.G Owen are of himtaking School Call overs and memorising allthe boys names and patrolling the Uppercricket matches talking to boys and parentsof the opposing teams.

Uppingham and R.G Owen taught me thatself discipline and loyalty to family, friends andemployees are vitally important in life, theresult being 70 years of happy marriage.Geoffrey Fenton (WD 30).................................................................................

LordWolfenden1934 – 1944

Martin Lloyd1944 – 1965

John Royds1965 – 1974

Coll Macdonald1975 – 1982

Nicholas Bomford1982 – 1991

StephenWinkley1991 – 2006

Richard Harman2006...

BirthsCongratulations to Simon and KatherineTetlow on the birth of Max on 22nd April2009, a brother for Rosie.

LeaversIn Father Richard Harrison Uppingham wasblessed with a Chaplain who was not only“good in a crisis” but good the rest of thetime as well – and was always at the heart ofthe School. Uppingham will miss him butknow he will keep in touch......................................................................................................After twelve years at Uppingham, AlexTester, left to become Director of Music atSt Edwards, Oxford. He will be rememberedfor the endless patience, humour and carehe showed as Resident Tutor of Highfield,and his contagious enthusiasm in the MusicDepartment......................................................................................................Dr Simon Cotton retired from the ScienceDepartment having taught Chemistry to alllevels since 1996.

.....................................................................................................Dave Hern retired after 45 years at theSchool. He joined in 1964 as ChemistryTechnician and was promoted to ChiefTechnician in 1985......................................................................................................Jerry Rudman retired as Registrar after along and highly successful tenure of thiscrucial office. Having been at the Schoolsince 1971, and for seventeen years of thatas Housemaster of Meadhurst, he was ideallysuited for the role he took on in 1998.There are many reasons why Uppingham isfull, 98% full-boarding and bucking financial

Staff News – past and presenttrends, and Jerry and the office he hasmanaged is certainly one of them. He retiresto become the School Archivist and theOverseas Recruitment Coordinator. If youhave any photographs, magazines,programmes, books or pictures relating tothe School which are surplus to familyrequirements, please do not throw itemsaway. Please get in touch with Jerry by [email protected].

.....................................................................................................Dr Myles SewterIt was in the electronics room of the Thringcentre that forty one years ago I was firstintroduced to someone whose looks wereso young I believed him to be a SixthFormer. It was Myles Sewter, and Myles wasalready well established on the staff havingarrived in 1966.Today the greying of his hairmay marginally have eroded the youthfulness

of his appearance, but nothing hasdiminished the vitality, enthusiasm anddevotion he has brought to a lifetime’steaching.

In the classroom he has been a distinguishedteacher of physics and electronics, impartinghis deep knowledge of the subjects withoutstanding skill and a real understanding ofhis pupils and their requirements. Hedemands of them what he demands ofhimself, a willingness to think and a closeattention to detail. Indeed at student andcolleague alike – through those iconicspectacles – his eyes may kindly gleam, butthey are never less than challenging!

Generations of tutees, too, have enjoyed thewisdom of his counsel and his assistance.Many a boarding house (Highfield,Constables, Meadhurst...) and Housemasterhave had the privilege of Myles as tutor, ofhis experience and of his unstintinggenerosity with his time.

When I arrived, Myles had already earnedthe soubriquet “Muscles” – and, certainly, hisstrength is more than legend. On the sportsfield, he could be fearsome, not least, as Irecall, in the halcyon pre Health and Safetydays when staff teams played students atrugby.

Alongside colleague Christopher Richardson,Myles developed the Thring Centre in therole that has since been taken over by theLeonardo. In those days such a centrewas innovative amongst independentschools requiring pioneers with visionand capable of realising the mostimaginative of ideas. Myles was such apioneer. He designed and built a TVstudio; in the electronics room a varietyof robots, radios, computers and othersuch devices were created; under histutelage cars were deconstructed andreconstructed in the motor workshop.Thus was achieved such an importantniche for some pupils that when theyreturn to Uppingham, it is to see Mylesthat they have come.

Edward Thring would have been proudof Myles. Creating an ‘all round’ humanbeing requires an ‘all round’ teacher, andMyles is certainly that.The Myles SewterObservatory means his name will liveon beyond his retirement. But now theoccasion has come finally for him tohang up the grey trousers and the

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schoolmaster tweed. Now too is theoccasion for him finally to devote qualitytime to himself ….but I am willing to beta year’s salary that that is the last thinghe will do!

T J Montagnon.....................................................................................................

David GaineDavid Gaine retired from the Registry atChristmas, after nine successful years in therole of Assistant Registrar. For many thatwould have been an achievement in itself,but we should remember that David joinedthe School in 1962.

As a member of the Classics Department(and its Head for a number of years) Davidinspired numerous Uppinghamians, and interms of results and above all the regard inwhich he was held there is no doubt he wasan outstanding teacher – one who engagedall the young he taught in a way that madelearning inspirational, enjoyable andmemorable. He has commented that he gotan “enormous joy from teaching these mostbeautiful and subtle of all languages” to hisClassicists.

As a tutor he was at first with School House,spending five enjoyable years as the residenttutor before becoming Housemaster ofLorne House in 1970-85. David’s contactwith the Houses does not end there, as forthirteen years he has supported Katharine inher role as Housemistress of The Lodge.

In his time David has also been in charge ofthe RE (Royal Engineers) section of the CCF,a regular coach of boys’ games - and rathermemorably girls’ rounders. He was amember of many of the Common Roomrugby, soccer and cricket teams and asignificant contributor to moments of great(and sometime unintended) comedy duringCommon Room plays.

By the time David retired from teaching in1999 he did so as Director of Studies andSecond Master and iIt was at this point thathe became Assistant Registrar.

There have been many tributes paid toDavid, and it is difficult to encapsulate and dodue justice to all that he has contributed toUppingham in this article. He has a hugeand rare capacity to entertain the young,which he has never lost.We wish him a veryhappy and well deserved retirement.

Charlie Bostock has joined us atUppingham as the new Registrar,taking over from the role JerryRudman has had for the last 11years. Charlie joins us fromEastbourne College where he hastaught biology for the last twentyyears alongside other roles as aHousemaster for twelve years toboth girls and boys in threedifferent houses, as Assistant Headfor four years, running the athleticsclub and playing trumpet in theswing band. He is very muchlooking forward to engaging as fullyas his new role allows inUppingham’s wider school life. Hisdiverse involvement at Eastbournesaw him coach junior boys’ rugby,launch the girls’ rugby club, set upthe guerrilla gardeners, run a winetasting and after dinner speakingclub, introduce chickens to the staffcommon room lawn, coach bothhockey and netball

Charlie joins with his wife Clareand three children Benedict,Christian and Acacia.

If any OUs are interested indiscussing the possibility of theirchildren or grandchildren comingto Uppingham, Charlie would bedelighted to hear from them.Please call 01572 820611.

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By registering with thewebsite, OUs can sign up foran OU email address whichcan be retained for life.

The website contains detailsof events as well as OU newsand updates to keep OUs intouch as the years go by,

If you haven’t alreadyregistered please visitwww.olduppinghamian.co.uk

Probably the best £21 my parents spenton my behalf.

We all survived, lost a lot of weight, andI’m sure all of us got great satisfactionfrom our efforts and achievement.Weloved Italy, and its countryside and people.It was not long after the war. We werewelcomed everywhere as long as we flewUnion Jacks - a German party would havehad a rough reception! I have never cycledany distance since! I kept a diary of thetrip and have this and various photos andpost card mementos.

A reunion lunch was held for 8 of the 12cyclists on 9th July 2009 in London.

These notes were dictated in December2008 by John Austin (WD 39) to hisdaughter. Sadly he passed away on 15thJanuary 2009 but was keen that his notes of

his happy memories on life at Uppinghamshould be passed on:

Having got two tumours detected in mybrain, I thought it was time that I wrotesomething while I was able to do so as

Uppingham formed such a large part of mylife and thinking which stayed with methrough my years.

My first experience of Uppingham was onthe day before war was declared. An air raid

60 Years Ago!Cycle Tour of ItalyApril 1949

By Derek Bunting (B 45)

A party set out from Uppingham onMarch 29th 1949 with plans to tour Italyby bicycle.We were inspiringly and veryefficiently led by Alan Body, a junior historyMaster with a well earned reputation forhis physical fitness and detailed planning.He had been in the RAMC fighting in Italyin the recent war. Martin Lloyd wasHeadmaster and he and his wife and TobyBelk came to see us off at 7am after hisend of term speech to the school. I amtold he said “About this time Mr Body’sparty, if they are running to time, should bepassing the 5th lamppost south of Luton…“We cycled the 89 miles to London thatday, with loads of 55lbs carrying tents,cooking equipment, food, etc.

Those who went were: HumphreySladden (B 45), Stuart Salmond (B 45),Derek Bunting (B 45),Alan Waterworth(Wd 45), Bill Moss (Wd 46), GeoffreyLaird Portch (Wd 45), Robin Schall(C 45), Bill Williams (C 45), John Riley(WB 44), John Godrich (WB 44),TomHarmer (Fgh 46), John D Gibson (H 44),John Smith, a Southern Rhodesian, andAlan Body.

It took 2 days by train fromVictoria toNaples where we loaded up our bicyclesand set off north out of the city for ourfirst camp site.We cycled past MonteCassino (still in ruins after the 1944 battlejust 5 years before) on our 157 miles toRome. An audience with the Pope hadbeen arranged but we could not wait anextra day to attend! We toured the sightsof the eternal city and then pressed on tovisit Assissi, Perugia, and Sienna during our5 days and 286 miles to Florence. All Italiantowns and villages are built on top ofsteep hills calling for great efforts from all

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of us cyclists before the rewards of icecream or chianti could be enjoyed. Fromthere we crossed the Appenines to Bolognaand on to Padua and Venice (185 miles in 4days). By now we were all saddle hardenedand had camping in farms, washing instreams, and cooking etc all down to a fineart. So the final 3 days and 195 miles toMilan via Verona, Lake Guarda and Bresciaon fairly flat terrain were easily accomplished.We caught the train back to London fromMilan. All told, nearly 1,000 miles and 3weeks, total cost £21. Alan Body’s briefingsaid “£20 will be accepted where there ishardship rather than that a boy should not go.It is pointed out that £1 per day for 2,450miles is not as high as it seems!

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to send us your memories of time spent at Uppingham.

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l-r : Bill Williams (C 45), John Riley (WB 44), Geoffrey Laird-Portch (WD 45), John Godrich (WB 44),Bill Moss (WD 46), David Gibson (H 44), Alan Body (B 45), Robin Schall (C 45), Humphrey Sladden (B 45),Stuart Salmond (B 45),Tom Harrier (Fgh 46), AlanWaterworth (WD 45) and John Smith.

l-r : Back row: Derek Bunting (B 45), Humphrey Sladden (B 45), Bill Williams (C 45), Bill Moss (WD 45)Front row:AlanWaterworth (WD45), John Gibson (H 44) andTom Harrier (Fgh 46)

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On planning a visit to Perth,Western Australia, in January 2009Tony Keene (WD 47) had a feeling that an old school friendBob Stead (WB 47) had emigrated to Esperance in the south ofthe state, some 550 miles from Perth. Referring to the SchoolRoll, his thoughts were confirmed. A ‘Bob Stead’ lived at HargatePark, Esperance. After a phone call, and some 55 years, the twowere reunited! Neither would have recognised each other, but itwas not long before memories of School were recounted.

Although Bob started life as a Stockbroker, (after 2 years at TheRoyal Agricultural College) his desire to farm and to return toEsperance, where he had worked on a farm, was too strong toresist. So at the risk of incurring his Father’s ire, who had wantedBob to follow him and become a stockbroker, he made a lifechanging decision to accept a job on a farm in Esperance,Western Australia.

Bob’s move to Australia has been vindicated by the success thathe has achieved. After arriving in Esperance in 1959, he soonrealised that he could buy a farm for the cost of an annual lease inEngland, and purchased a 2,500 acre property. Today Bob and twoof his sons farm over 25,000 acres.

As a pioneer, Bob helped to build Esperance, and was soonengaged in other activities. He became a Director ofWesfarmersLtd, one of Australia’s biggest companies, serving on the board for19 years. In 1980 he bought Esperance’s newspaper ‘TheEsperance Express’ and ran it for 13 years before it was sold to

Rural Express, alisted Australiacompany. Hisinterest in realestate saw himbuild Esperance’sfirst office block.He was afounding memberof the RotaryClub, serving asPresident in 1965,was elected to the Esperance Shire road board in 1962, and waspatron of the Esperance Agricultural Show Society. In fact Bob isundisputedly “Mr Esperance!”

Bob will readily admit that whatever he has achieved in life, livingthrough some incredibly tough times, would not have beenpossible without the support, help and love of his wife Dawn, anAustralian girl from Sydney.

Bob now leaves the day to day running of the farm to his sonsSimon and Jonathan, not of course forgetting their wives Suzanneand Susie. Bob’s eldest son lives and works in Melbourne with hispartner Susan. Bob’s joy is now his herd of Shorthorn Cattle, hisgrandchildren and gardening.

Tony Keene (WD 47)

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the fields, and into the town. This was anopportunity for me to get to know mysurroundings properly as I had been used towalking home from school through EppingForest and taking the dog out so I had nodifficulty in getting around.

The predominant feeling on getting toUppingham was the freedom that I hadn’thad at home. Once the term started, Peterjoined his peer group. I shared my study withNeil Dallas (WD 39) fromYorkshire.

The next term, Robert Mills (WD 40) cameinto the house and we made friends. Hehad amazing advanced left-wing ideas wayahead of his age. Our home backgroundswere similar. His father was a fruit andvegetable merchant inWisbech and hismother lived in Horton in Cheshire. Myfather was working in Ilford as a joinerymanufacturer.

At that time, the staff at school wereincredibly friendly. The Housemaster ofWestBank used to haul potatoes in his ownAmercian Tourer. Being there was like beingin a large happy family.

We played rugby mainly. I was in the Coltsteam which gave us status immediately (justas it does today). We still carried on withfixtures at Stowe, Rugby and Oundle andlater on, at Repton.

The American Army Supply Company werebased in Spanhoe (on the other side of thevalley) bringing supplies from Leicester. Thedrivers would speed down the High Streetinto the London Road creating chaos bytaking bits off the houses as they tore by.

My favourite masters were Mr P T Saunderswho taught physics and Mr Kendall whotaught maths and mechanics. They werequite a double act. The technican, MrGregory would set up an experiment withflying ball bearings which were meant tomeet in mid-air. Unfortunately, one hit theradiator pipes which rattled in Mr Saunders’room next door and they struck up quitea banter.

During the war, life in Uppingham didn’tchange. About a mile and a half away, a landmine dropped in a field and exploded leavinga crater but this was as near as it got.Thebiggest shock we got was when two boysleft to join the navy and were killed in actionsoon after.

John left Uppingham and joined the RoyalEngineers, serving in India. He later joinedthe family joinery company and later in lifebecame a teacher. He had four children andseven grandchildren who were all there tobe with him when he was ill.

warden turned up at the House and told usthat anybody who could leave should do so.My father then put us all in the car andbrought us to Uppingham where Philip Kingtook us into the study atWest Deyne tolisten to the declaration of war by NevilleChamberlain. After that, father took mymother and sister to The Crown at Oakhamand left me in the house to settle in, in thebig bedroom over the house hall. The nextday, Peter Finn (WD 38) was put in therewith me. We joined the others who wereoutside in the garden.

After a couple of days, we had to startbuilding an air raid shelter on the other sideof the garden. There wasWinkley (thehouse man, who was an ex-naval man), MrDoulton (deputy house master) and thegardeners. We started digging but didn’tmake much progress because we didn’t reallyknow what we were doing! As Schoolhadn’t started, we were left to explore theplace and find our feet, just the two of us.I remember seeing a ‘crocodile’ of 8 yearold school girls going up to one of thehill houses.

To get moving in the morning, it was ratherpainful to watch Philip getting his shoe lacesprecisely the right length! Being his junior,I had to be exceedingly tolerant of hisobsessive behaviour. Nevertheless, we didmanage to get across to Oakham, out into

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DAWN CHORUSNicholas Watts (H 57) recalls the times when he recorded dawn chorus when stillat school.

While I was at Uppingham School I was very interested in wildlife, especially birds. I was amember of the Field club which was under the watchfull eye of Guy Messenger who gaveme permission to have my bicycle.

I don’t know why but I wanted to record dawn chorus but I didn’t think that it wasworth recording in the middle of Uppingham. I fancied recording it in the Stoke Dryplantation near the Eye Brooke reservoir but the chances of getting permission to recordit I thought was so remote that I didn’t see any point in asking. I was in Hall, myHousemaster David Dunbar, was very strict.We were locked in each night behind thequad gate that was about 6ft high which I could climb over.There was a drive up to theHouse with lots of bushes along it and so I planned to hide my bicycle in the bushes.

I planned to record it on Sunday 21st May 1961. So I arose at 2.30, climbed over thegate, picked my bicycle up and rode up the High Street, on to the A6003 heading for theEye Brooke Reservoir.The first bird I heard on that morning was a Dunnock at 3.23. I leftthe reservoir at about 5am and rode back to School, hid my bike in the bushes again,climbed back over the gate, into the House and slipped back into bed and no one wasany the wiser!

The next week I took with me Ian (H 57) and Paul (H 58) Martin. Our recording wassuccessful and I still have the times in my diary of when the birds started to sing. Againwe returned to our beds around 5.30 without anyone knowing. I was howeverreprimanded by Mr deWood for falling asleep in the choir practice that morning!

That year I recorded dawn chorus every Sunday from 21st May to the 2nd July, notalways at Stoke Dry plantation as sometimes it was at Butterfly Lane and I couldn’t resistrecording it on the longest day of the year which was on aWednesday, the first bird thatmorning was the Cuckoo at 2.52. As far as I know nobody with any authority knew of myearly morning excursions. I am sure the authorities will be pleased to know that I havenever smoked or drunk and so my bicycle was never used for either of those activities.

I am able to write knowing the datesand times are correct as they are takenfrom my dairies which I have continuedto keep until this day.

OUs may remember that Nicholas stillholds the record for walking roundRutland, a practice that some of thefitter OUs used to attempt in their finalweek or two while at Uppingham.

Uppingham during the war...I lived just south of Birmingham duringthe war, and a lot of boys went toUppingham on the special train fromNew Street station. I think that MrWolfenden had contacts with severalprep school heads who sent their boysto Uppingham. Mine was Harry Healeywho owned the Lickey Hills Prepschool at Rednal only three miles fromthe Austin Motor works at Longbridge.Therefore the school was evacuatedto Brampton Bryan on theWelshborder.We had a very dull war there,and used to enjoy the school holidayswhere there were searchlights atRowney Green, Hurricane aeroplanescrashing in the woods at Rednal, andenormous bonfires and air raids towatch at night over Birmingham. I stillsee Christopher Norton (WD 40)(my brother in law) and David Healey(WB 48), son of Harry, but sadlyRichard Rouse (WB 44) , John Riley(WB 44) and Roger Schlesinger(WB 44) died some years ago.

By John Godrich (WB 44)

FLYING LESSONS...The obituary of Richard Stratton (Hf 36) inissue 36 emphasises his association with theaircraft industry which actually began whilsthe was at Uppingham. Soon after theformation of the Air Training Corps around1940, the RAF presented the School with anobsolete aeroplane to be used for practicaltraining. It was delivered to The Lodge,where it sat on the lawn. The Strattonbrothers soon learned of its arrival anddecided to find out if the engine would run.They appeared with a can of petrol,scrounged from who knows where and withone brother at the throttle the other swungthe propeller and sure enough the engineroared into life. Needless to say, the noisebrought out Alastair Smallwood, theHousemaster of The Lodge, who was NOTamused!

By Dennis Hurden (L 38)

Election Day...The obituary of Jonathan Routh (F 41) inissue 36 stirred some long dormantmemories. In the summer term of 1945Martin Lloyd decided that the Schoolshould have a mock election. There wasno difficulty in finding Conservative andLiberal candidates, but no volunteers for

Labour. Being in School House and underthe Headmaster’s eye I was pressed tostand in that role. It was a greatexperience thanks largely to JonathanRouth’s (F 41) zany performance as mypublicity agent.

Tombstone shaped posters appeared withthe wording R.I.P – The ConservativeParty. On the day before the poll, 4th July,as boys headed towards the MemorialHall they could not miss a vast banner“LOOK UP ANDVOTE LABOUR”. Ithung from the parapet above the fulllength stage window and some

mountaineering skills had clearly beenemployed. Authority was not amused andit was brought down with full Health &Safety precautions.

Of course, the Conservative candidatewon, his unruly supporters having beenreprimanded for throwing tomatoes at mein a meeting in the Memorial Hall. If mymemory is still serving he had 255 votes,Labour 54 beating the Liberal by onevote.

By Martin Oliver (SH 43)

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Work on the New Sports Centre by theLeicester pitches began in March and greatprogress has been made in the last fewmonths.The images on this page begin withthe drawings prepared by the School’sarchitects and show how construction hasmoved on over the Summer, leading up to aCGI image of how it should look in theAutumn of 2010.

Any OUs wishing to follow progress overthe next few months can see a live link tothe construction site on the UppinghamSchool website (www.uppingham.co.uk).

Be Rememberedat UppinghamThe New Sports Centre is the biggestproject to happen at Uppingham inmany decades and we are offering OUs,parents, staff and friends of the Schoolan opportunity to have their name, orthat of a loved one, commemorated atthe site.

Outside the Sports Centre will be anOU Terrace, ideal for watching the 1stXV, and each paving stone in this areawill be available for engraving. Similarlymore than 100 trees used to landscapethe area around the pitches and anumber of benches will be madeavailable to those who wish remembera loved one.

If you would like to ‘sponsor’ a paver,tree or bench, please contact the OUOffice by email([email protected]) ortelephone 01572 820 617

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Dickson Poon (Hf 71) isthe Founder andExecutive Chairman ofDickson Concepts whichhas almost 400 shopsworldwide for luxurybrands such as RalphLauren,Tommy Hilfigerand Brooks Brothers aswell as the ever-popularHarvey Nicols stores inthe UK

Nick Fryer (M 76) opened his first shop inBurnham Market in 1994 named Gunhill.Gunhill Clothing has grown and developed,with four shops, all selling top names such asGant, R.M.Williams and Quba. Nick has nowdeveloped a successful own label brand.

OUs in fashionAfter featuring OUs in ‘The Arts’ in last yearsmagazine, we are now looking at OUs in the Fashionindustry.There are many successful OUs in thisindustry ranging from designers to photographers, tomodels. In these pages we are highlighting just a fewof the OUs in this business.

David Sawyer (Hf 77) continues to shootfashion still life in NewYork city as well asParis & Milan, as he has been doing for thelast 21 years. Some of his most recentprojects & clients include Anne Klein, Coach,Dunhill, Nike and Tiffany's.

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Pippa Howeson (Fd 98) has always had an interest in fashion especially tailoringafter working for an interior designer, Nicky Haslam and seeing his love for fabric.She has since designed for high street brands including JackWills and high enddesigner Selina Blow. She is passionate about British fabric particularly HarrisTweed. Her designs are also brought by private clients from all over the world andfrom all walks of like even having done a piece for the Aga Khan’s son’s wife and forphotographer Ann Leibovitz.

She thinks her love for coats was also inspired by the bitterly cold winters at schooland the biting wind walking from Fairfield to Chapel!

After studying styling and photography at theLondon College of Fashion, Edwina Harrop (J 99)has immersed herself in fashion ever since. Afterapprenticeships at Gucci,Vogue and Talter, Edwinanow works on a freelance basis now assisting thefashion departments for various magazine titles

that include the Financial Times 'HowTo spend it'magazine, Easy Living and Italian Glamour.

Tom Warren (HF 01) was signed toModels 1 Agency after being spotted inCovent Garden. He continues asuccessful career modelling at severalfashion shows including Dolce &Gabbana and Bottega Veneta.

Tom Glover (WD 93) left University andworked abroad before re-inventing the familybrand Peregrine which was first established in1956. He had always wanted to set up aclothing company and used his family historyas a background story. He now designs tworanges a year which have appeared on theLondon, NewYork and Copenhagen catwalkduring 2008. To contact Tom or to find outmore about Peregrine please visit his websitewww.peregrineclothing.co.uk.

Edwina Harrop (J 99)

Two photographs by Edwina Harrop (J 99)

2009 saw UppinghamVeterans Rifle Clubenter the 50th year of its existence and theclub continues in strength with over 110members of which a third are still activelyshooting. In April the club held a guest daywhere members of the club, their friends andfamily joined some current pupils to enjoy amix of shooting activities and a dinner atBisley- the home of shooting. As well as thetraditional target rifle events, participantswere able to have a go at black powderpistol, gallery rifle, shotgun and match rifleshot at 1000 yards.

Later in the year, in July, at the 2009 imperialmeeting the UppinghamVeterans Rifle Clubcontinued the strong history of its membersplacing highly in individual competitions andinternational representation.

UppinghamVeterans placed in the top ten inno fewer than 24 competitions. AntonyRinger (B 79) won the Donegall and thesecond stage of Her Majesty the Queens’Prize, as well as placing highly in a number ofother competitions. Alex Williams (Fgh 92)won the Duke of Cambridge with an

outstanding score of 50.9 out of a possible50.10, ahead of James Watson (L 88), whotook 3rd place honours. James also achievedpodium places in the Volunteer Force,Overseas Teams Fund Long Range andBerryman competitions. John Dorrington-Ward (H 73) (took the silver in theStickledown competition.

Also well deserving of a mention areAntony Ringer (B 79), Chris Watson (M 92)and James Watson (L 88) for their goodshooting in both the Queens final and the St.Georges Challenge vase. John Webster(C 70) and Freddie Grounds (WB 89) forshooting the St. Georges final and to NickHinchcliffe (Fgh 71) for finishing 5th in thegrand aggregate.

Special mention should be made of IsobelStephenson (L 05), one of our youngermembers, who had a superb meeting. Aswell as taking top ‘O’ class honours (and 6thplace overall) in the Daily Mail competition,she also represented a significant number ofwinning teams: the Territorial Army team inthe Inter-Services Long Range match, Great

Britain in the under 25s match, England inthe National Match and BirminghamUniversity in the Universities’ LongRange match.

Once again, a significant number of ourmembers were members of national andinternational representative teams. GarethMorris (L 89) and Chris Watson (M 92)representedWales in the National andMackinnon matches, competing againstAntony Ringer (B 79) and IsobelStephenson (L 05) who shot for England.Antony Ringer (B 79) was also selected toshoot for Great Britain in the Kolaporematch, which they won comfortablyover Canada.

With the Commonwealth Games andWorldLong Range Championships looming in 2010and 2011, UppinghamVeterans arecontinuing to represent Great Britain onteam tours. Chris (M 92) and James (L 88)Watson have both been picked to tour NewZealand in 2010, and Alex Williams (Fgh 92)is due to receive his first GB cap as amember of next year’s tour to Canada.

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Emma Cannings (L 95)50th Anniversary Dinner

OU Masonic LodgeThe Lodge was formed in 1919 and comprises of OUs of allages, races and creeds and gives them the opportunity to meetregularly. It meets three times a year in London (St James’sStreet) and there is a dinner afterwards. It also meets once ayear in Uppingham, on a Saturday, and afterwards there is adinner when guests may be invited and the Headmaster andother staff members often attend.This event provides a usefuland enjoyable way of keeping in touch with the School and itsdevelopments.

The OU Lodge like all other Masonic Lodges is involved inraising money for a wide range of charities; this has includedgiving money to the Uppingham Foundation as well as membersof the Lodge contributing money for the school for the Chapelextension and the Masonic gates.

The OU Lodge is part of the Public Schools Lodges Council,which consists of thirty-two schools Lodges.There is a festivalwhich takes place each year on a Saturday hosted by each schoolin turn.The activities at the Festival include a chapel service,music performance and lunch; this provides an opportunity tohave a look at other public schools and to see something of whatthey offer to their pupils.

Between 2002 and 2007 the OU Lodge has been successful inattracting a healthy number of new members; however it is stilllooking to increase the number of members.Therefore any OUswho are interested in considering joining the Lodge can contact :-

Adrian Lewthwaite (M 76):Tel 07961014890, [email protected] Farmer (WB 96): Email: [email protected] Burton (WB 54):Tel 01284 828 237, [email protected]

UppinghamVeterans Rifle Club

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The Rovers had a relatively successful year in the Cricketer Cup withencouraging away victories over Old Brightonians and Rugby.TheRovers however came unstuck against a powerful Repton sidecontaining a number of county players. For the first time in manyyears the team was able to rely on some exciting young talent who Itrust will go on and continue to develop into a strong team in yearsto come. It does not get any easier though as we have drawn theholders Tonbridge in the 1st Round at the Upper on 13th June 2010.By Hedley Stroud (L 68)

Cricketer Cup Results 2009Played 10 Won 5 Lost 3 Drawn 1 Abandoned 1

CRICKETER CUP1st Round v Old Brightonians (a)Old Brightonians 132 all out B Aspell 3/26, S Debenham 2/6Uppingham Rovers 135 for 3 B Aspell 45*Uppingham Rovers won by 7Wickets

2nd Round vs Rugby Meteors (a)Rugby Meteors 163 for 8 DWood 3/34Uppingham Rovers 165 for 6 C Bennett-Baggs 52Uppingham Rovers won By 4Wickets

Q-Finals vs Repton Pilgrims (h)Repton Pilgrims 265 for 9 A Lewin 4/52Uppingham Rovers 221 all out C Bennett-Baggs 58, J Barnett 52,

A Lewin 42Repton Pilgrims won by 44 runs

THE TOURv Charterhouse FriarsUppingham 203 all out DWood 77, R Perkins 40Charterhouse 209 for 7 DWood 6/44Charterhouse won by 3 wkts

v Charterhouse FriarsUppingham 204 for 9 dec B Barnett 83Charterhouse 206 for 4Charterhouse won by 6 wickets

v Lancing RoversLancing 91-3Match Abandoned Rain

v Old EastbourniansUppingham 243-8 A Lewin 66, DJ Kennedy 52,

C Bennett-Baggs 42, S Peters 40Eastbourne 165 for 6 W Hodson 3/26, A Barton 3/36Match Drawn

v Old Eastbournians (20/20)Uppingham 166 for 5 E Fowler 88*Eastbourne 154 for 8 S Smith 3/23Uppingham Rovers won by 12 runs

v Old Eastbournians (20/20)Uppingham 175 for 6 S Peters 60Eastbourne 151 all out H Morrissey 3/6Uppingham Rovers won by 24 runs

v Old Malvernians45 over matchMalvern 142 all out B Aspell 5/18Uppingham 143 for 2 C Paxton 78*Uppingham Rovers won by 8 wickets

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Our Old Uppinghamian Golfing Societywith over 300 members enjoyedanother very enjoyable year with goodattendance at all our meetings. Ourbest golfers compete in the majorPublic Schools golf competitions. Ourteams have a good record in theHalford Hewitt and we feature as the21st most successful school of the 64schools which play each year at Dealand Royal St George’s. Although thisyear we lost a very close match in thefirst round to Repton we then playedin the Plate for all first round losersand won through 3 rounds to thesemi-final before eventually losing toRossall in the deciding 3rd match atthe 20th hole. Our team was EwenWilson (M 85) as Captain,ChrisGotla (H 68), Edward Allingham(H 81), Sam Debenham (C 90),Nick Freeman (L 70), DamianPitts (Hf 91), DuncanWood(LH 98) and Mark Proffitt (H 76)

In the Grafton Morrish Finals played atHunstanton and Brancaster we won our firstround match v Bradford but lost toMonmouth in the second round. Our teamwas Ian Jamie (C 90) as Captain, EdwardAllingham (H 81), Nick Freeman (L 70),Mark Proffitt (H 76), Sam Debenham(C 90), and Ewen Wilson (M 85). We alsoplayed in the Queen Elizabeth Trophy playedeach year at Barnton GC, Edinburgh but lostin the first round to Edinburgh Academicals.

We enter teams in the 3 Bernard Darwinevents.The Over 55s beat Malvern but lostto Tonbridge.The Over 65s lost toMarlborough in the first round.The Over 75shad a very enjoyable day. All these matchesplayed atWoking.We hold meetings open toall members each year at Little Aston, and ata different Merseyside golf course each year(this year at Royal Birkdale, a well attendedmeeting on last year’s Open Championshipcourse), also at Piltdown, Sussex.

However our main event each year is theCaptain’s meeting which was very wellorganised for us by this year’s Captain SimonMarsh (M 54) and our Secretary MartinWalker (L 67). 32 members and 13wives/girlfriends joined together at FormbyGolf Club for a weekend in September.Society silverware was won this year bySands Johnson (B 49), David Downes L 59),Chis Gotla (H 68),Tom Hayes (SH 74),

Peter Marsh (M 81), Chris Flather (M 70),David Hopkins (WD 60), Derek Bunting(B 45) and Rick Taylor (M 59). We took ateam to Borth to play Borth GC in a returnmatch following their team’s visit toUppingham and match at Luffenhamlast year.

We play matches each year organised for usby our Area Organisers all round thecountry against OldWestminster, OldReptonians, Old Oakhamians, OldMarlburians, Old Sedberghians (both at lIkleyand Royal Wimbledon), Old Giggleswickians,Old Oundelians (both at Luffenham Heathand Moortown), Old Lorettonians, OldNottinghamians, Old Alleynians, OldRugbeians and Old Malvernians.We alsocompete each year for the Birkdale Bucketplayed for by 8 northern public schools atWoodhall Spa.These very social andenjoyable matches are open to all Societymembers to play in on handicap.The SocietyOfficers elected at the AGM were DerekBunting (B 45) President, Martin Walker(L 67), Secretary, Mike Ingham (M 66),Treasurer, Ewen Wilson (M 85),TournamentSecretary, and Captain for 2010 DavidDownes (L 59), who will hold his Captain’smeeting next year at Trevose, Cornwall11/12th September 2010.

All golfers of any age and golfing ability arewelcome. Our subscription is still only £10PA and young members don’t start paying tillthey are 25.

OUGs Captain’s Meeting 2009OU

HockeyThe OU Hockey Club playsthe School every year in theSpring Term.As many teamsas possible, both male and

female, play against theSchool. Besides the exercise,

the OU Hockey Day is agreat opportunity to get

together with old friends andsee if you are still fit enough

to take on the School’sSenior Hockey teams!

Uppingham now proudlyboasts three astroturfs andthere is a good chance that

you will have the opportunityto play on one of them. If

you are interested in joiningthe OU Hockey Team please

contact Nicola in the firstinstance at

[email protected]

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Once again Uppingham entered two boatsfor the Arrows Trophy 2009 – ‘Uppingham A’and ‘Uppingham 1’. Taking the helm of‘Uppingham A’ was Stephen Johnson (SH74) ably assisted by David (LH 73) and Neil(LH 80) Gavins, Pippa Howeson (Fd 98),Clare Warman (LH 75), Richard Inman(Hf 00) and Mike Oughtred (C 73).‘Uppingham 1’ was helmed by Rob Gullan(Fgh 99) with Guy Thornton (Fgh 76),Tim Hancock (F 67), George Towers(Hf 00), Henry Arnold (F 01), Ben Fry(F 96) and John Tildesley (WB 72).

As has now become ritual, both teamsshared a Gin and Tonic together on thepontoon in Port Solent before setting out toCowes. Clare had excelled herself this yearby producing an enormous lasagna for thecrew on board ‘Uppingham A’ whilst‘Uppingham 1’ had to make do with a ratherbland bag of Tesco pasta and tomato sauce...sorry...

The journey over the Solent was uneventfuland was a great time to meet and catch upwith the rest of the crew. Once in Coweswe all headed up to the Corinthian for anightcap – our thanks go to Mark Gabbertas(Hf 75) who was unable to sail this year –but did book 4 rooms when he left last year(the bill is behind the bar for you when younext visit!!)

So came Saturday, and with it wind… 2008saw a beautiful day of sun and very littlewind and what a contrast it was to be this

time around. With the wind a ratherconstant force 6 all 23 teams left the shelterof CowesYacht Haven and journeyed intothe unknown.The racing on the Saturday ismade up of 5 fleet races, with the top 4boats going through to a match racing finalon the Sunday and the rest of fleet battling itout in further fleet races.

An enormous start line was laid, and uponnoticing a rather substantial port end bias‘Uppingham 1’ had a perfect start andfinished in an astounding first place – quitean improvement from last year! As the racingprogressed, so did the wind – steadily pickingup with some fairly blowy gusts thrown in tothe mix. ‘Uppingham 1’ had a fairly faultlessday or that was until just after lunch whenhaving been asked to reef the sails due toever increasing wind the race started without us and we finished, well pretty muchlast... Despite this we ended the day with arather satisfying 3rd place over all – ensuringthat we were through to the match racing.‘Uppingham A’ had a good day on the watertoo – the fleet racing was very tightlycontested and very few points separated the23 teams throughout.

Dinner that night was served in theCorinthian with an impressive 200 diners!As ever, the trophies from the previous year’sevent were presented followed by a roundof rather bizarre singing instigated byHarrow... If anything the evening was a littlemore subdued than at previous events butthis was no bad thing as not only was cold

and flu doing the rounds on the boats butwe also wanted to be on form for day 2 ofthe racing.

In stark contrast to the Saturday, Sundayarrived with very little wind but more sun –which certainly pleased certain crewmembers. The races were short butcompetitive, ‘Uppingham A’ once again had asolid outing and ‘Uppingham 1’ were justpipped to the post and finished 2nd toWinchester. Please see below for the fullresults table.

It was great to get so many new OUs sailingthis year and we would really like to enterthree boats next year so if you areinterested then please do contact us –[email protected] and join us next year. Wewould like to give a special thank you to GuyThornton (Fgh 76) who has the thanklesstask year on year of dealing with the financesfor the two boats – never a fun job, but vitalif we are to enter….

Ben Fry (F 96)

Position Team1 Winchester2 Uppingham 13 Wellington4 Dulwich5 Shrewsbury A6 Charterhouse7 Radley8 Rugby B9 Bryanston10 Malvern11 Harrow Blue12 Sherborne13 Cranleigh14 Shrewsbury B15 Rugby A16 Ampleforth17 Downside18 Stowe19 RGS Guildford20 Marlborough21 HarrowWhite22 Oundle23 Uppingham A

ArrowsTrophy 2009 Report

L-R George Towers (Hf 00), Ben Fry (F 96), John Tildesley (WB 72), Tim Hancock (F 67)

The LondonOU Dinner

Tickets can be paid for by credit card bycalling Nicola Tyers at the OU Association on01572 820616, or by cheque (payable to TheUppingham Association).

For more details, or to let Nicola know ofany special dietary requirements, please [email protected].

The London Dinner is the biggest event in the OUcalendar and following last year’s success it is onceagain being held in the prestigious MandarinOriental Hotel located in Knightsbridge onThursday 4th February 2010.

Tickets are £65.00 per person (£42.00 forOUs aged 29 and under) and includes apre-dinner drink and a 3-course mealwith a bottle of wine.

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