wa newsletter may/june 2016

WH I TG I F T I A N AS S O C I AT I O N IS S U E 365

WH I TG I F T I A N AS S O C I AT I O NWhitgift School, Haling Park, South Croydon CR2 6YT. Tel: 020 8633 9926 www.whitgiftianassociation.co.uk

President - LORD GRAHAM TOPE ! Chairman - PIP BURLEY ! Editor - RICHARD BLUNDELL

NEWSLETTER 365 - May/June 2016

There were plenty of performances to getexcited about and one of those camefrom Jason Roy, OW (2004-08). Roy wasone of the stars of the competition andput in some scintillating performances topush his country to the brink of success.The instinctive opening batsman was akey figure and his rise to the world stagewas complete when he was selected inthe team of the tournament.

Having played just eight T20internationals before the tournament,Roy started off with 15 runs from 15 ballsin the opening group game and followedwith a brilliant 43 off just 16 balls in thenext. A blip against Afghanistan in gamethree, with him scoring only 5 runs, wasforgotten when he scored 42 from 39balls against Sri Lanka to fire Englandinto the last four.

The Semi Final against New Zealandproved to be Roy’s most significantinnings of the tournament and hishighest T20 international score to date,

with 78 runs off 44 balls. It was a man-of-the-match performance that bookedEngland a Final date with the WestIndies and gave Roy an accumulatedscore of 183 runs for the competition.

Unfortunately, he was out in the Finalwithout troubling the scorers but hiscontribution to the team had alreadybeen noticed by pundits and fans alike.

In the past couple of years, Roy hastransitioned from a hugely talented buterratic young player to a consistentmatch winner. He has first-class battingstatistics of 3,374 runs in 62 matches, atan average of just over 37, but hasimproved dramatically in the past twoseasons.

The 25-year-old has a swagger, style,batting power and undoubted talent thatcould see him become one of the bestcricketers England has ever had. Havingworked hard on pacing his innings, hehas become an important player for hiscounty in the longer format of the game. His performances in the countychampionship, as well as his T20 andODI credentials, could see him a part ofEngland’s 5-day squad this summer. Roywill continue to excite fans (and OWs)everywhere whilst knocking on the doorfor test selection, which will be fullydeserved if and when it comes.

PETER REYNOLDS

JASON ROY OW: FIRST CLASS CRICKETER

April began with England’s cricket team coming agonisingly close towinning their second World T20 Cup. Their tournament ended with afour-wicket defeat to the West Indies in the Final but that wasn’t the fullstory of the competition.

The Whitgift Foundation’sCourt of Governors andWhitgift School Committeehave appointed MrChristopher Ramsey as thenew Headmaster, from 1 September 2017. Hesucceeds Dr ChristopherBarnett, who will be retiring after 26 yearsat the School.

Mr Ramsey was educated at BrightonCollege, graduated in 1986 with a MA inModern and Medieval Languages fromCorpus Christi College, Cambridge andholds a PGCE from Durham University.Whitgift will be Mr Ramsey’s third headshipappointment after becoming Head of King’sCollege, Taunton, in 2002 and then Head ofThe King’s School, Chester, in 2007.

On his appointment, Mr Ramsey said: “It isan enormous privilege to have beenappointed to succeed Christopher Barnettat Whitgift. Everything I have learned aboutthe School and Foundation has excited meand I am greatly looking forward to gettingto know all the different constituencies ofthis very wide community in due course”.

Geoffrey Wright, Chairman, WhitgiftSchool Committee, said: “As Governors, weare delighted to appoint Mr Ramsey asHeadmaster of Whitgift School with histremendous drive, experience andcommitment to continue to develop theintellectual heart and ethos of the School.In Mr Ramsey, we believe we have found aleader who will uphold and enhanceWhitgift’s values and excellence in all areasof the curriculum.”

NEW HEADMASTER

APPOINTED AT

WHITGIFT SCHOOL

Having visited the Performing Arts Centre– now referred to as the WhitgiftExhibition Centre but, for OWs of mygeneration, etched in our minds forever asthe old swimming pool – I can echo thatsentiment. ‘Remembering 2016’ is first-class and unquestionably worthy of a visit.

Packed with personalaccounts, original artefacts,documents and archivefootage and reflecting theshared experience of British,French and German menand women both at homeand at the front, theexhibition’s internationalismis a surprising andfascinating feature.

The items and memorabilia on display aredrawn mainly from private collectors butalso from museums and galleries fromacross the United Kingdom and theprestigious Musée de la Grande Guerre inFrance. There are numerous rare andunique items to dwell on, many of whichhave not been shown in public before. Afew to look out for include early issues ofthe British trench newspaper, ‘The WipersTimes’, a German Field Wagon, rareFrench uniforms and souvenirs taken fromGerman Zeppelins.

Particular highlights are the number ofdetailed, re-created scenes including a re-construction of a British trench at dawnshowing soldiers preparing to ‘go over the

top’ and a German machine gunemplacement at night, both from theBattle of the Somme.

The Exhibition also finds its way under themain gallery space (thanks to the old poolbeneath your feet!), with a display ontunnelling, illustrating the tactic of going

underground to listen to theenemy and to lay explosives.Then, in contrast to thetrench scenes, there is a seriesof domestic room displays,providing a snapshot of whatlife was like back home whilstso many young familymembers were away at war.

‘Remembering 1916’ alsoshowcases a range of artwork

including a stunning collection of oil pastelportrait prints of allied soldiers by Swissartist Eugene Burnand, a series of graphicpolitical cartoons by Dutch artist LouisRaemaekers, and a rare collection ofrecruitment and home front posters fromBritain, France and Germany.

Amongst many stories, the Exhibitionoutlines Whitgift’s double connection withthe career of the infamous German FlyingAce, Manfred von Richthofen, also knownas the Red Baron; in particular, his fiercedogfight with Second Lieutenant LionelMorris, OW. Von Richthofen shot downMorris’ plane, mortally wounding Morris.This was the Red Baron’s first official ‘kill’of the War. Remarkably, sometime later

another OW, George Walter Barber of theAustralian Medical Corps, conducted thethird autopsy on the remains of vonRichthofen himself and his conclusionschanged the interpretation of the eventssurrounding von German ace’s death.

The Exhibition draws to a close with areflective and moving Remembrancesection acknowledging the 251 OldWhitgiftians and masters who died duringthe WW1 with a display of sculptedpoppies, one for each life lost.

The promised Edwardian Café was stillunder construction at the time of our visitbut that didn’t prevent us from enjoying alight lunch under canvas on the lawns infront of the Exhibition Centre. Altogetheran engaging and rewarding couple ofhours.

‘Remembering 1916’ is open daily between10am and 5pm until the end of August. Ileft hoping that the immense effort of allthose who have contributed will berewarded by this exhibition reaching thesizeable audience it deserves.

The WA has arranged a day exclusivelyfor OWs on Sunday 22nd May: A talk on1st World War Aviation, followed by aguided tour of the Exhibition, 20% offlunch in the Edwardian Café and entranceto Whitgift’s “Open Gardens”, all for just£15. Call the WA Office or visit thewebsite for further details.

PIP BURLEY (OW 1955-62)CHAIRMAN, WA

For further details please seewww.remembering1916.co.uk

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EXHIBITION REPORT:‘REMEMBERING 1916’

Following the success of The Mary Rose Exhibition at the School in2009, this long-awaited centenary attraction opened in March to anexcited response from the media, including The Sunday Telegraph whodescribed it as “a fascinating … extraordinary exhibition.”

Our very own 2nd Lieut. LionelMorris OW (1910-13), piloting aFE2b with observer Capt. Tom Reeswas shot down by the “Red Baron”,Manfred Von Richtofen; his first“official” kill. The Red Baron’syounger brother, Lothar VonRichtofen’s first kill was 2nd Lieut.Alfred Severs, Old Mid-Whitgiftian,an observer/gunner to 2nd Lieut.Norman Knight, also flying a FE2b.

Alan Cowing OW (1953-59) PastChairman of the Association andcurrently Chairman of the WhitgiftSports Club, visited South Africa inJanuary and enjoyed the generoushospitality of Jerry Hartley OW (1953-62) at his home in Claremont, a suburbof Cape Town. The main purpose of thevisit was to watch the second and thirddays of the England v South Africa TestMatch, with Jerry, at the beautifulNewlands Ground nestled below TableMountain.

Apart from the extraordinary low ticketprice, partly as a result of the ailing Rand,compared with those at Lords, £26

against £400 for the two days, they werefortunate to witness a memorable firstinnings batting performance led by BenStokes and Jonny Bairstow who put on arecord breaking stand of 399 in England’sfirst innings total of 629 for six declared.South Africa responded with over 600 intheir first innings on a good battingwicket and the match was subsequentlydrawn.

The next stop was McGregor, apicturesque village, east of the beautifulwine growing area of Stellenbosch, andthe home of Keith Poole OW (1945-54)and his wife Marilyn who very kindlyoffered accommodation and an excellent

dinner plus unlimited wine at theircomfortable home.

The following day we were joined forlunch at a winery close to Robertson byJohn Whybrow OW (1944-51) and hiswife Sue who had driven up fromSwellendam.

Alan was able to bring his fellow OWs upto date with recent developments atHaling Park and Croham Road and wasdelighted to know that, despite havingleft Whitgift over sixty years ago, bothKeith and John retained a keen interestin their Alma Mater.

The message therefore for all OWs, whentravelling to far flung places, is to re-engage with your contemporaries most ofwhom you will probably not have seen formany years. You might be very surprisedto learn what an interesting conversationmight ensue!

If you would like help locating OWs inspecific regions, please call Vicky at the WAOffice on 020 8633 9926 or [email protected]. WA Members may also utilise the onlineMembers’ Directory, where they are able tosearch for OWs by name, location and yearsat school and source email addresses of othermembers. Simply visitwww.whitgiftianassociation.co.uk/members/members-directory/ and loginusing your unique username and password.

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CAPE TOWN VISIT

John Whybrow, Jerry Hartley, Keith Poole and Alan Cowing

Prices: £95 for Members and partners, £115 for non-members, £50 for OWs under the age of 30

Price includes a glass of champagne on arrival, four-course dinner and coffee. Drinks (alcoholic and soft)may be purchased at the cash bar throughout theevening. (Please note: no credit/debit card facility.)

A guided tour of the House of Lords is available at anextra cost of £5 per person.

To book:- complete the booking form (available on theWA website) or send your payment atwww.paypal.me/WAAnnualDinner

WH I TG I F T I A N AS S O C I AT I O N

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Almost exactly one year to the day thatDr Barnett announced his retirement,the identity of his successor has beenrevealed… read more on the front page.Needless to say, we are pleased to hear ofhis appointment.

This year’s major school production wasthe Stephen Sondheim musical, SweeneyTodd. This story of a vengeful barberwho, in cahoots with a down-and-out pieshop owner, slices and dices his waythrough a colourful collection ofLondoners and turns them into tastysavoury treats, is not as well-known assome of the recent hits that the schoolhas put on and, as such, there was somedoubt as to how it would be received bythe sell-out audiences. This played uponthe actors’ and director’s nerves; indeed,in the final moments leading up to theopening curtain, you could cut thetension with a razor! They need not haveworried, however: the two leads – AlexBuchanan, as the twisted barber,Sweeney Todd, and Croydon High’sBlanche Brown, as his blood-thirsty co-conspirator, Mrs Lovett – gave sharp,focussed performances, and theirpointed, incisive interplay was somethingto behold! They were supported by a

stellar supporting cast and a 40-pieceorchestra! Not one to mince her words,Head of Drama, Mrs Miranda Merrett,was full of praise, “Sondheim’sproduction is a complex and intricatework of art, and doing it justice wastherefore a considerable challenge – yetthese very talented students have trulymastered the difficult music andbrilliantly-eccentric characters. I amincredibly proud of their professionalismand outstanding achievement.”

The school’s Remembering 1916 – Lifeon the Western Front Exhibition has nowbeen up and running for a few weeks andit has received a great deal of bothcritical and public admiration. It openedon Thursday 12th March and theoccasion was marked by a magnificentlaunch event. The Mayor of Croydon,Ambassadors, Foundation Governors,contributors, collectors, historians,museum directors, members of the pressand friends of Whitgift joined those whoworked on the Exhibition for this specialoccasion. Guests were invited to tour theExhibition, enjoying an interlude midwayof Edwardian music and song in theauthentic ‘Home from the Front’ 1916drawing room. Guest of Honour,

Professor Margaret MacMillan, openedthe event in the Concert Hall with awarm and thought-provoking speech,kindly declaring it a ‘truly wonderfulexhibition’. An Opening Concertfollowed, with the school’s elitemusicians (both pupils and staff)performing a wonderful programme ofpieces from the period, including Elgar’s‘Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85’,Butterworth’s ‘Loveliest of Trees’ as wellas some more lively songs, such as‘Somewhere in France’ and ‘If You Werethe Only Girl in the World’. The musicwas interspersed with moving readings(in English, French and German) bymembers of staff, and current and pastpupils, giving the audience an insightinto that harrowing and sad period,through ‘distant voices’. The finale of theshow, ‘Goodbye-ee’, by Weston and Lee,complete with a highly-entertainingaccompaniment of boys and staff inperiod costume, was a fitting pinnacle ofthe night. Since the opening, theExhibition has been lauded by, amongstothers, the BBC, The Sunday Telegraphand the Londonist website, which gave ita 5 star review.

In sports news, the hockey seasonfinished on a high, with the U14 andFirst elevens both winning through totheir respective National Outdoor finals.In football, both the U12 and U13 sideshave reached the final of the EnglishSchools’ Football Association Cup. Thisis an incredible achievement, as thecompetition is open to every school inthe country, not just the independentones.

In fives, Whitgift achieved some fantasticresults in the National Championships,on 4 April, which had over 110 entriesfrom 17 different schools. Six playersrepresented Whitgift in the top 16 semi-finalists in both the Colts and Seniorcompetitions (more than any otherschool), with Upper Fifth Form pupils,Cameron Low and Sarath Prakash,reaching the U16 finals. Congratulationsshould go to the Lower Fifth Form table

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL


tennis players – James Smith, ReissVydelingum, Jason Kwok and IsaacFung – who competed in the ESTTATeam Regional Finals, in Bristol, on 19-20 March. Their fantastic performancein the U16 category has earned them aplace at the ESTTA Team NationalFinals, on Saturday 16 April, inHinckley.

Next, onto fencing: Whitgift took partin the annual Public Schools' FencingChampionships, held at the CrystalPalace National Sports Centre,between 15 - 17 March. Thetournament is the largest competitionin Britain, with 98 schools and 1,280fencers competing this year. Highlightsof the championship included UpperFifth Form pupil, Connor Head,achieving 1st place in the U16 Foil –last won by a Whitgiftian in 1989 – andbeing crowned U16 Master at Arms(overall winner across all threeweapons), and Upper Third Former,Malvin Lingajothy, coming in at 2ndplace and earning the title of U14Master at Arms. Whitgift came 3rdplace overall in the team trophies. Last,but not least, the U19 Squash teamhave been crowned nationalchampions, winning the event at theNational Centre for Squash inNottingham on 7 March. So that’s justyour typical two month period in theWhitgift sporting calendar!

In my last report, I commented howthe school was branching out in thevariety of sports it was offering to theboys. Well, I can now say the same withregards to other competitive events.Pupils from the Upper Fifth and LowerSixth Forms - Kelvin Zhang, AleksandrVorontsov, Jack Barber, Alistair Cookand Freddie Rawlins - attended a 24-hour computer coding competition,hosted by tech start-up Qredo, theirsecond ‘hackathon’ as a Whitgift team.The boys stayed up well into the nightto work on their entry and were dulyrewarded by coming joint first andreceiving a £500 prize.

So, what will Dr Barnett’s final year atthe school hold in store? Intrigued bythis prospect, I decided to dig into mycollection of Old Whitgiftianmagazines to check out the Summer1991 version and see what thehighlights of Mr Raeburn’s final yearwere. The first thing that struck mewas the faded picture on the frontcover of an extremely youthful DrBarnett standing shoulder to shoulderwith Mr Raeburn ; both Headmastersare staring implacably into camera –Whitgift’s past and present caughtseamlessly in one perfect shot. Inside,an article entitled ‘Head to Head’ seesthem both interviewed about theirrespective visions for the school and itmakes for a very interesting read: MrRaeburn, “In some ways, I wish I’d hadthe courage to introduce theInternational Baccalaureate about tenyears ago.”; Dr Barnett, “I’m in nosense whatever against the idea of co-education.”; both Headmasters,“change should be a process ofevolution, not revolution.”

In other sections: the careers of twoWhitgift teaching stalwarts, KenNicholas and Don Rose, arecelebrated; Mr Raeburn’s final schoolproduction, Volpone, is reviewed withsearing honesty by Whitgift’s ownanswer to Kenneth Tynan, Mr JohnBranston, “I am sorry to be only mildlyenthusiastic about David Raeburn’s lastproduction…”, and the First XV’s firstvictory over Ampleforth in almost twodecades is celebrated with a whole pagespread! Much has changed at Whitigftover the past 25 years, and I, for one,am fascinated to see how this evolutioncontinues under the new Headmaster,Mr Ramsey. Interestingly, I happen toshare my office with one of theteachers responsible for the productionof the next edition of the Whitgiftian;I’ve got a good suggestion for him forthe front cover!

DOMINIC EDWARDS OW (1988-66;WHITGIFT MASTER 2000-PRESENT)

1964/65 50TH

YEAR REUNION

There has been a long-held tradition thatWhitgift prefects meet for lunch at theHorse and Groom, in Belgravia, to mark the50th anniversary of their year as prefects.Twelve 1964-65 prefects met there on 21stNovember. A further dozen or so had beenin contact but gave their apologies. Sadly,two had died, including John Knightley(OW 1957-65), School Captain for the year,who had passed away only a couple ofmonths before the event. Peter Kelly (OW1956-65), Deputy School Captain for theyear, took over organising the event, inplace of John.

Names from left to right are:Standing: John New, David Earl, Ron Wood, Chris Singleton, Paul

McCombie, Brian Caswell, Gordon AitkenSeated: Neill Stewart, John Rawlings, Peter Kelly, Andrew Jukes, Tim Flood

LIVERYMAN MASTER

CONGRATULATIONS TO OW ROBERT G WLAMPITT (1953-60) WHO HAS BEEN

INSTALLED AS MASTER OF THE WORSHIPFUL

COMPANY OF GOLD AND SILVER WYRE

DRAWERS.


In an unprecedented season for Croydon& Old Whitgiftian hockey club, the Men's1st, 2nd and 3rd elevens have all beenpromoted.

The 1st XI was league winners of SurreyDivision 1 and will next year play in theSurrey/Hampshire Regional Division 2.They started the season extremely stronglywith eight straight wins; the streak rudelyinterrupted by a 4-4 draw against Woking.They remained unbeaten at the Christmasbreak and lost only once in the remainderof the season. They won the league withtwo games to play and by 10 clear points,scoring 120 goals. The team comprisedseveral OWs including some recentreturners from University including BenBernard (OW 2005-2011) and CallumKumar-Shaw (2003-2011).

The 2nd XI was promoted to Surrey OpenLeague Premier division after finishingsecond in Division 1 to Old Cranleighans.Having been in second position or betterfor 13 weeks of the 20 game season theyfaltered with just four weeks to go with aloss to fellow promotion hopefuls Sunbury.Fortunately they got up, dusted themselvesoff and bounced back winning the nexttwo games by the same score line 8-0. Theteam attribute much of their success to amiserly defence that conceded only 22goals in the 20 matches.

The 3rd XI were league winners of SurreyOpen League Division 4 and will next yearplay in Division 3. After an inconsistentstart to the season, the team improvedtheir performances considerably to findthemselves sitting 2nd at the Christmasbreak. A loss late in January dropped the

team down to third and out of thepromotion places in a fiercely contestedleague. The team rallied and finished theseason with six straight wins to secure thetitle with a game to spare and by eightpoints.

Much of the success this year across themen’s teams can be attributed to attractingsome excellent new talent to the club. Weare always looking for new players whether1st XI standard or a beginner. With fourmen’s and two ladies’ teams, we can caterfor all standards and are actively lookingfor more players for the 2016/17 seasonthat starts in August.

If you would like more information aboutthe club or are interested in gettinginvolved with a club that’s on the up thenplease contact [email protected] visit www.cowhc.co.uk

ANDY HOOPER, CHAIRMAN

OW (1991-98)

THREE HOCKEY TEAMS PROMOTED IN

UNPRECEDENTED SEASON

A mixed period for the WVRC right now,our Fullbore season has just commencedwhilst the Smallbore side of things has hadto be put on hold whilst the school rangeundergoes a refit and update to currentMOD standards. Hopefully the work will becompleted in time for the start of ourSummer Leagues.

Whilst on the subject of Smallbore,congratulations are due to our B Team whocame top of their division in the WinterLeague. This success means that they willbe entered in the Forsyth trophycompetition, a shoot for the winners of eachdivision. Watch this space… it would begood to see our name on the trophy again.

Congratulations to Mark Collins (OW1979-86) and Henry Parritt (Upper Sixth)who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, in

their Individual League division. Well doneall!

The Vets’ Fullbore season commenced witha practice shoot on 19th March attended bya stoic group of shooters. The day wentwell, marred only by a gusty and chilly wind– not ideal when hands and feet startcomplaining! But a successful practice nonethe less, with Jack Furtado (OW 1951-56)leading the scoring with 93.6 ex 100 at600x.

Our first competition shoot of the season,the L&M league 2016 – Round 1, was shoton 17 April over 300x and 500x. Wefinished 3rd in our division, with three ofour team scoring in the top half of thosecompeting. Nick Harman (OW 1970-78)our best on the day with 92.04 ex 100 overthe two distances.

Our next Bisley outing is the LMRASchools Veterans Match on 30 April – over300x and 600x – for the Whitgift VeteransChallenge Cup.

The School Shooting Club continues toflourish with a nucleus of dedicated shotswho consistently attend and continue toimprove and who in time may feed into newmembers for the Vets. The school teamwere the winners in 2015 of Division 4 ofthe BSSRA (British Schools Smallbore RifleAssoc.) No mean feat in their firstcompetitive season! PJ continues to run theshow but now has staff colleague Tom Steadon board to share the load.

Further information regarding the WVRCand our activities can be found within theWA website….new members alwayswelcome.

ALAN HUNTER OW (1952-59)

WHITGIFT VETERANS RIFLE CLUB REPORT


The golf season teed off with the AGMheld at the school on March 18th.Numbers for the meeting were down alittle on previous years but we were allwell entertained by Mike Kelly’s speechafter the ensuing dinner.

Whitgift’s quest for the elusive HalfordHewitt trophy will have to wait anotheryear, after a second round 3-2 defeat atthe hands of Charterhouse – yes, themagain. Stowe had been despatchedquickly in the first round but Whitgiftwere unable to match the victory overCharterhouse two years ago when thesides met on the competition’s Fridayafternoon. Neill Williams (OW, 1986-90)and Martin Hayes (OW 1971-78)secured the top match and AlexAtkinson (OW 1991-96) and JoeMarchbank (OW 2002-09) the third, butNic Gates (OW 1984-91) and MattWebster (OW 1993-2001) were justsqueezed out on the 18th in what

ultimately proved tobe the decidingmatch.

For the lessermortals, the firstmain meeting of theseason saw TonyHarris (OW 1964-72) invite everyone toEffingham GC for his Captain’s Cupmeeting. 20 names were in the hat andthe weather was glorious. Effingham’sgreens had been treated the previousweek, but this clearly had no adverseeffect on the eventual winner, NeilRobertson (OW 1955-61), who hadtravelled all the way from Lincolnshire tobe with us. Both Neil and Tony himselfscored 38 points, but Neil secured thevictory on countback with a better lastsix holes. Third place was also decidedon countback, with Peter Jones edgingout John Butler (OW 1962-68), both on35 points. An enjoyable day.

Just to finish with an advert. We areholding a Saturday meeting this year, thefirst one in many years, in the hope thatmore people will be able to join us,especially those normally at work duringthe week. If you would enjoy a sociableround of golf at Croham Hurst onSaturday 11th June, and the chance tofind out what the golf society is like,please come along. All standardswelcome. £35 is all it takes, including thegolf and a barbeque afterwards. Furtherdetails are published elsewhere in thisnewsletter.

PETER GALE OW (1963-69) HONORARY SECRETARY

OW GOLF SOCIETY

WHITGIFTIAN JUNIORRUGBY JOINS FORCESWITH RETURN2PLAY It has been a very enjoyable start to 2016

for the fives club. We continue to holdclub nights every Thursday (newmembers always welcome!) whilst ourmatches have included a very closevictory against Old Tonbridgians and arevenge win against the exceedinglypromising Whitgift school team.

In March, an eight-strong party headedto The West Country for our annual –and very convivial – three day tour; wegot the better of a Sherbornemasters/boys team but were well beatenby the Exeter/Tiverton club at Blundell’s– perhaps the previous night’s curry anddrinks took their toll. Our third match atClifton was going along very closely whenone of the players had to go to hospitalwith an irregular heartbeat! Thankfullyhe made a full recovery – the surprise wasthat it was one of the youthful playersrather than one of us more ‘mature’types!

A special mention for the irrepressibleNick Morgan, master in charge of fives atWhitgift, who with much effort and greatenthusiasm has helped the school teamsreach a very high standard (nationalfinalists!) and still found the time to joinus as a ‘virgin’ tourer this year.

This very sociable club is always lookingfor more members – please drop oursecretary an email if you are interested:Nick Woolfenden([email protected])

ED ANDREWS OW (1963-70)

OW FIVES CLUB left to right: Robert Dalman, RichardRoddie, Ed Andrews, Dave Hebden,

Graham Norman, Nick Morgan

Whitgiftian Junior Rugby, has announced apartnership with concussion managementcompany, Return2Play, founded by OWs DrSam Barke (OW 2000-05) and Nick Somers(OW 1984-89).

Dr Sam Barke, said "We are delighted to beworking with Whitgiftian Junior Rugby,which builds on a strong Whitgiftpartnership: both my co-founder, NickSomers and Junior Rugby Chairman, MarkEndersby (OW 1975-83), all discovered alove of rugby when we attended WhitgiftSchool.”

As a Partner Club of Return2Play,Whitgiftian Junior Rugby Club players whosustain a concussion will benefit frommedical assessments provided free of charge,undertaken by specialist doctors, trained inconcussion management. Free membershipof Return2Play’s online, automated systemwill be provided to parents of all players.


STUART ALLAN OW (1938-43)DIED 15TH FEB 2016, AGED 89

KENNETH BRAHAM OW (1931-40)DIED 25TH FEBRUARY 2016, AGED 93

DR DAVID CHAPUT DE SAINTONGE

OW (1952-60) DIED 30TH

DECEMBER 2014, AGED 72

BRIAN COVENTRY OW (1942-45)DIED OCTOBER 2015, AGED 87

EDWARD DUBOIS OW (1964-71)DIED 24TH MARCH 2016, AGED 63

ERIC WILLIAM GRAHAM OW(1932-42) DIED 15TH OCTOBER

2015, AGED 91

ALAN GREEN OW (1934-49) DIED 3RD MARCH, AGED 92

FRANK ROBERT DACRE HOLLAND

OW (1934-40) DIED 3RD MARCH,AGED 91

DR ROBIN MOFFAT OW (1938-45) DIED 23RD MARCH 2016, AGED 88

FRED TIMMINS OW (1926-33)DIED 2016, AGED 101

GUY WOOLFENDEN OW (1951-56) DIED 15TH APRIL 2016, AGED 78

RECENT DEATHS

Submissions for NEWSLETTER 366 covering July/August 2016 closes on Friday 17th June. All news and photographs should be sent [email protected] or via the WA Office at Haling Park. Tel: 020 8633 9926 if you have any queries.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARYSun 1 May OW Corps of Drums Concert Brighton 14:00Sun 15 May WVRC LMRA Round 2 Bisley 8.30Sun 21 May WVRC Surrey RA Veterans Bisley 12.00Sun 22 May OW Exhibition Tour Whitgift 10:00

and Open GardensSun 5 June WVRC LMRA Round 3 Bisley 8.30Thurs 16 June Ronan O’Hora Piano Recital School 19:30Fri 17 June WA Annual Dinner The Lords 18:30Sat 18 June Three Choirs Concert Croydon Minster 19:00Sun 19 June Open Gardens Event Whitgift 10:0029 Jun-1 July Lower School Play, School 19:30

“Treasure Island”Weds 6 July Celebration of Whitgift Life School 11:00

FIXTURESMon 2 May OWRFC 1stXV v Cranleigh, A pm

Surrey Shield FinalSat 7 May OWCC 1stXI v Chipstead L H 12.00Sat 7 May School 1stXI v Bedes A 11.00Sat 14 May OWCC 4thXI v Mitcham H 14.00Sat 14 May School 1stXI v Harrow H 11.00Sat 21 May OWCC 2ndXI v Beddington L H 13.00Sat 21 May School 1stXI v Sutton Valence A 13.30Sat 28 May OWCC 2ndXI v Trinity Mid Whits L H 13.00Sat 28 May School 1stXI v Hampton H 11.00Sat 4 June OWCC 1stXI v Banstead L H 11.00Sat 11 June OWCC 2ndXI v Bank of England L H 13.00Sat 11 June School 1stXI v Wellington H 11.00Sun12 June Whitgift Mitres v Old Wykehamists, A 11.00

Cricketer CupSat 18 June OWCC 1stXI v Walton on Thames L H 11.00Sat 18 June School 1stXI v Dulwich H 14.00Wed 22 June School 1stXI v MCC H 14.30Thurs 23 June School 1stXI v Scotch College Aust H 11.00Sat 25 June OWCC 1stXI v Maldon Wanderers L H 11.30Sat 25 June School 1stXI v Cranleigh H 11.00Wed 29 June School 1stXI v Hertfordshire H 10.00

Minor CountiesThurs 30 June School 1stXI v Grey High School SA H 17.00Sat 2 July OWCC 2ndXI v Cranleigh L H 13.00Sat 2 July School 1stXI v RGS Guildford A 11.00

WH I TG I F T I A N AS S O C I AT I O N

500 ClubSPRING DRAW

1st Nick Somers £1002nd Peter Warren £50

(yes, again!)3rd Michael Wall £504th Professor Wolf £50

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wa newsletter may/june 2016

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