OLD EASTBOURNIAN The 2013 OE reunion This year’s reunion was held on Saturday 21 September and was for all Old Eastbournians who were, or would have been, in the sixth form in a summer term between 1965 and 1979. mong the day’s activities were a guided tour around the College, taking in A a number of the new developments that have been built in the last few years, tea in the College Theatre (Big School) and Choral Evensong in Chapel. In the afternoon the Stags played the Old Oundelians on College Field, followed by the 1st XV taking on Reigate Grammar. A drinks reception was held in the Birley Centre before the guests headed up to the Dining Hall for dinner. Over 200 people attended during the day and more than 175 During the afternoon a group took a tour of the College came along to the evening meal. The reunion is not just for OEs, and we were pleased to see a number of former staff were able to attend as well. It was a truly international gathering with guests from the length and breadth of the UK, not to mention those who travelled from France, Germany, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the USA to be with us. The 2014 reunion will be for leavers in the years 1980 to 1994 and will be held on Satur- day 6 September. If you would like to attend please contact Lulu Brown on 01323 451911 or [email protected]. More details are in our events listing opposite page 1. Fr Iain Forbes (S69–74), at the far end of the table, said Grace before the meal Reunion Bert Boltjes (G61–67) Nicolette Collins Peter Durrant (R67–71) William Harper Tom Boltjes (G64–69) (née O’Brien) (N72–74) Roger Edmondson (N62; W63–66; N67) guests Tony Bowker and Charles Collins (College staff 1972–2002) and Dee Harper (Pw66–70) and Sara Cooke and Beryl Edmondson Ian Henley (G70–75) The following were Jennifer Bowker (née Richards) Hugh Ellison (G62–67) Peter Henley (G68–73) (Tenby Lodge 1969–71) on the table plan for Sam Bradford (S64–67) Richard Fairclough Vicky Henley dinner: and Sandra Bradford Simon Cornford (G62–66) (née Crawshaw) (S62–65) Sarah Aitkenhead Philip Brice (B70–75) Nick Ferguson-Gow (N75–77) (née Lyell) (N74–76) and Deborah Brice Simon Cotton (B70–74) (Pw63–69) and Philip Hepburn (B61–66) and Stuart Aitkenhead Timothy Brice (B74–79) Harry Cracklow Heather Ferguson-Gow and Hilary Hepburn and Helen Brice Hadi Al-Hillawi (S69–74) and Fr Iain Forbes (S69–74) Jaafar Hillawi (W66–70) (W67–70) Ian Buckley (S68–73) Julia Cracklow Elizabeth Foster and Sue Buckley Chris James (Pw64–67) Richard Ballerand Ian Cracknell (G74–79) (née James) (N69–70) and Angela James (S71–72) Ben Bull (P67–70) Robina Davies Mark Foster (W69–71) John James (W65–67) Adrian Chandler Dermot Bambridge Simon Davies (B70–74) Aidan Gardner (C75–80) Mark Jensen (R73–75) (R62–65) (Headmaster) Nigel Gearing (C70–74) Nick Johnson (S71–74) Jennie Barnett (N71–73) Malcolm Chapple (P63–67) Mike Davis and Sally Gearing and Sarah Johnson Jonnie Barr (W63–68) (C66–68; R69–70) Iqui Gelu (P64–69) Hafiz Khandwala Nicholas Churcher and Jeannette Davis Bill Baxter (G74–79) (Pw73–78) David George (S69–73) Nigel Day (Pw67–72) Jill Beech Nick Clough (P62–67) (Pw64–68) and Pip Kirtley and Sara Day (née Greenwood) Jack Cluer Jenny George (née Perrens) (N71–73) and Eric Beech John de Brugha (B68–72) (College staff 1976–93) Clive Glenister (B68–73) Margi Lawrence Robin Bishop (Pw65–71) and June Cluer Bernard Drake and Katharine Glenister (née Ballantine) David Blake Jeremy Cole (S68–73) (College staff 1967–96) Ian Greig (Pw65–67) (N69–70) and (Eastbournian Society) and Wanthana Cole David Dunn (Pw68–73) and Lucy Greig Ian Lawrence 46 Iqui Gelu (P64–69), left, gave an amusing speech during the dinner about his memories of the late 60s, and finished by proposing a toast to the College. We are very grateful to Iqui for the amount of time he spent promoting the reunion amongst his friends and contemporaries; he was responsible for We were delighted that Donald Perrens, right, who taught at the College persuading 25 guests (spread over three tables) to come to the meal from 1946 to 1981, was able to attend Gen Sir David Richards (W65–70), at the head of the table, had recently Possibly the OE who travelled the furthest to attend was Jeremy Newton retired from his role as Chief of the Defence Staff and was part of the large (G64–69), right, who arrived in the UK on Saturday morning and flew back to contingent of early 70s leavers who attended Hong Kong the following day Philip Le Brocq Tim Mynott (Pw68–73) Christopher Ray Colin Soole (P63–67) David West (B68–72) (College staff 1962–88) Jeremy Newton (B72–77) Charles Spanton and Sandra West and Sally Le Brocq (G64–69) Sir David Richards (S68–73) Nick Weston (G67–72) Richard Lewis (R65–69) Chris Nicholson (W65–70) and Lady David Stewart and Emma King and Cathy Lewis (W61–65) and Caroline Richards (Eastbournian Society) Stuart Weston (G11–13) Marina Nicholson Charles Lewis (R67–72) Gillie Richardson Brian Thorne Julian Wheeler (B67–71) Jenny Lush Mark Norton (Pw68–73) Brian Robinson (College staff 1962–67) and Celia Wheeler (College staff 1959–94) Caroline Pack (College staff 1971–84) John Thornley Nigel Wheeler Harry Lyth (Pw62–67) Christopher Palmer Geoffrey Sartory (Eastbournian Society) (College staff (G67–72) Mike Maccoy (W65–70) (G62–67) and Christine Todd 1976–2006) Anne Kohler Neil MacKichan Muff Palmer (Eastbournian Society) Rob Wicks (Pw74–79) (Pw71–76) Michael Partridge Vaughan Schulze Andy Venus (W67–72) David Winn (S54–59) (B46–51; (College staff 1971–77) Julian Martyr (Pw65–69) Christopher Wood College Archivist) and Jane Schulze Morven Voorspuy and Jo Martyr and Sheila Partridge (R64–69) (W64–68) and Ted Seabrooke (W67–71) Carolyn Wood David McKeown Nick Pendry Rufus Voorspuy (R63–67) (B67–70; C70–71) Simon Seath (Pw66–69) and Lyn Voorspuy (College staff 1975–2010) and Patricia Seath Andrew Milton- Jim Penrose (P66–68) Chris Wadman …plus some others who Thompson (W69–74) Hadi Shubber (P67–72) turned up in the evening Donald Perrens (Pw70–75) and and Maeve Lynch Jawad Shubber (P65–70) but weren’t on the table (College staff 1946–81) Deborah Cox and Shireen Shubber plan. Our apologies if Culain Morris Brian Waldy (S64–69) Alan Pickford (B62–65) we have missed you off (College staff 1975–88) Sally Simpson and Kate Waldy and Merry Morris Rowan Planterose the list. (Pw67–72) Paul Skinner (B63–67) Chris Walker (S68–73) Roly Morris (P65–70) Brian Prentis Jane Slade (N75–77) Forbes Wastie Wayne Morris (P63–68) (College staff 1955–91) Robert Smith (R60–65) (College staff 1961–88) Tony Muskat (B65–70) and Margaret Prentis and Anne Smith and Di Wastie 47 OLD EASTBOURNIAN science from the University of guests at the OE reunion in News of OEs, Colorado, Boulder. He then Hong Kong organised by the returned to Libya and worked Eastbournian Society, photos of staff and some others in oil companies in IT. He is which appear on page 7. married and has five children; one is a medical doctor, one is Peter Birchall (P56–60) has The OE news pages are compiled from updates a chemical engineer and the volunteered to be an additional submitted by OEs and others, and also from items that others are still attending school. OE rep in France. Peter’s details are listed in the OE rep section appear in newspapers, magazines and online. If you Chris Binge (G70–75) has at the back of the magazine. have any news that you would like us to feature please been principal of the Island His memories of his schooldays School, Hong Kong, since 2009, are on pages 12–13. contact David Blake at drblake@eastbourne-college. where he also teaches maths co.uk or write to the Eastbournian Society office at the and theory of knowledge. He Sarah Blackmore (B05–10) is address in the Contacts section on page 86. has been involved in interna- studying French, Spanish and tional education for 30 years, Portuguese at the University of having previously worked in Nottingham. This has included Charlotte Austen Singapore and Switzerland, spending a year abroad and Charlotte Austen (S99–04) where he was secondary princi- Sarah has worked as an English helped create a lifesize model pal at the International School teacher for primary aged chil- of a Spitfire made out of egg of Geneva. He has also worked dren in Paris, followed by two boxes as part of a project to for the International Bacca- months’ teaching on a summer support the Help for Heroes laureate Organisation. Chris camp in Spain. She is going charity for wounded service- is married to an OE, Helen to apply for a PGCE with the men and women. It took six (née O’Connor) (N73–75). In intention of taking up teaching weeks to build the model, October Chris and Helen were as a career. using 6,500 egg boxes, five litres of glue, 5,000 nails, ten litres of paint and 10,000 staples, as well as wooden battens, canvas, steel, plywood and foam. Roger Blackburn Charlotte and her fellow artist Jack Munro used ‘Eggs for Soldiers’ egg boxes, a brand which donates part of its profits to Help for Heroes.