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eNews – September 2013
IN THIS ISSUE Welcome Back to top
Welcome We congratulate Michael and Carole Middleton on the birth of their grandson Prince George of Cambridge on 22 July 2013 in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital, London. OC News Michael left Brown’s in 1967, and with his two brothers, was the third generation of Middletons at Clifton. Congratulations to .. Prince George is the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Wildlife Photographer of the Duchess of Cambridge, Michael and Carol Middleton’s daughter and is the only Year grandchild of Prince Charles. He is third in line to succeed his great grandmother, OCs in Print Queen Elizabeth II, after his grandfather and father.
OC Society Recent Events This year’s Clifton Magazine will be with you soon and the OC section reflects a full and diverse year with fresh activity on several fronts. Our autumn events programme OC Business Community began recently with a fascinating talk about the banking crisis by Sir Hector Sants (BH ’73), former CEO of the FSA, about which more is written below. Polacks House Educational Trust There is a lot in the programme which is listed below, but the highlight is the London Dinner, kindly sponsored by the Clifton College Development Trust at the Berkeley in Cricket Week 2013 Knightsbridge on 14 November. Look at the whole programme though and you’ll surely find something of interest. Old Clifton Golf Society Halford Hewitt 2013
Provisional Events Programme for 2013/2014
In Memoriam
Miscellanea
Keeping in Touch
UPCOMING EVENTS
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28 Sep Clifton Rugby Club vs. Bishops Stortford 28th September 2013 30 Sep Clifton College Violinist Julia Hwang Performs Monday 30th September 2013 OC News Back to top 04 Oct Cardiff Dinner, Friday 4th October 2013 Raw Talent
11 Oct Hong Kong Amanda Tong (OH ’10) is part of a team that Reunion, 11th organised “Raw Talent 2013″; a student-run art October 2013 exhibition and fashion show in June in London. 14 Oct Singapore Drinks Amanda also exhibited her work. For more Reception, 14th information, please follow this link – which highlights October 2013 some of Amada’s own work: http://news.craftsmagazine.org.uk/rsps/wlnk/c/1816 /r/47687/e/207
FORWARD TO A 4m (13ft) High Kidneys Help Doctors Understand FRIEND their Subject
Know someone who might be Pedro Campos (SH ’03) is part of a team that has interested in this email? Why developed a system that helps medical students not forward this email to them. visualise their subject. Along with Kapil Sugand, both doctors based in London, Pedro unveiled a 3D UPDATE YOUR graphic representation of a kidney which DETAILS demonstrates its function to budding doctors. For more information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22860678 If you have recently moved house or changed your email Simon Burns-Cox (ET ’80) address, please contact the Simon Burns-Cox, a successful sculptor based in office on LNash@clifton- Edinburgh, has been for some time working with stone college.avon.sch.uk and marble. He particularly enjoys the discipline of lettering and working with marble because of its “texture and the potential of its many veins and colours”. Although many of his pieces are abstractions, they have their origins in natural forms. He added that he “… wants people to handle them, to look closely and to be reminded of hidden things in the world around them”.
Three OCs on their Bikes
Congratulations to James Durie (WiH ’87), Andy Heywood (DH ’87) and Miles Watson (ET ’88) for completing the Clifton College Cycle Club’s (CCCC) recent 400 mile challenge; Bristol to Paris.
The 30 odd group of cyclists, made up of OCs, staff and parents, left Bristol early on Friday, 5 July and arrived under the Eiffel Tower 4 days later.
James Goldsworthy (WiH ’11)
James Goldsworthy (WiH ’11) appeared in The Hound Dog at the Edinburgh Fringe from 2nd – 11th August. This world première was written and directed by Ginny Davis and more can be found in the attachment, at www.ginnydavis.com and
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www.facebook.com/hounddogplay.
Anson Allen’s Community Vegetable Growing Project ‘Small Beginnings’
After nine years as a Business and Sustainability Consultant living in Carmarthenshire, SW Wales, Anson Allen (SH ’61) has also been working for over two years now in setting up a community vegetable growing project. They are currently named “Llandeilo Growers” and are keen to collaborate with all sectors of the community. The first such collaboration has been to assist the local further education college’s Hospitality and Catering students to grow their own herbs for their cooking. A ‘small beginning’ but a very good exemplar mini-project.
Although this sort of collaboration is important the main focus of Llandeilo Growers is to produce healthily and locally grown vegetables themselves on a significant scale. In order to grow the vegetables they have to have the land. This may be by purchase, lease or landshare. But whichever way funding is clearly a critical issue.
The main team consists of five directors and twenty formal members. One of the directors is an international agronomist who is retained by the Greater London Council and has done projects in 25 foreign countries. Llandeilo Growers now has a shortlist of several sites two of which have several large polytunnels, which are critical for successful growing in this climate. They recently completed a public survey which proved a high level of demand for the project and formed a crucial part of a government funded Feasibility Study. In addition their ‘Outline Proposal’ has been accepted by the Big Lottery.
So things are looking extremely promising but they do need some donations for ‘seed capital’ in order to get the project off the ground. Anyone interested can email Anson [email protected] who will be happy to send more detailed information.
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Congratulations to Lord Leigh of Hurley
Howard Leigh (PH ’76) has been created a Conservative Peer. Howard is the Senior Director of Cavendish Corporate Finance, the company he established in 1988 and is the Treasurer of the Conservative Party. Formerly Chairman of the Westminster Synagogue, he is now its President. He is a former trustee of Jewish Care and is the current chairman of Jewish Care’s Business Group and the Jerusalem Foundation in the UK.
William Tricks (SH ’81)
Congratulations on the award of an MVO, a personal award from Her Majesty, for services to the relationship between the UAE ruling family and the UK Royal family. William organised the Queen’s State Visit to the UAE two years ago and the UAE President’s State Visit to the UK this year.
MBE for Dr Eric Albone in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Dr Eric Albone, a former member of the teaching staff and honorary OC, has been made an MBE in
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the current Queen’s Birthday Honours List. This is for services to Education as Director of Clifton Scientific Trust. This will be a great help in taking forward the Trust’s vision of promoting the understanding of science though pupil participation.
For more info: bristol.ac.uk/news/2013/9477.html
A Well Deserved Congratulations to Andrew George
Andrew George (BH ’80) is leaving Imperial College, after 21 happy years working there, to take up a new position as Vice Principal Education and International at Brunel University, London on 1 October 2013. This is a very exciting new opportunity for Andrew; Brunel is a vibrant and rising university with a strong track record in education and widening participation, with a recently renovated campus in Uxbridge that offers a very good experience to its 15,000 students.
For further information please see: www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news- items/ne_311040 and www.brunel.ac.uk/about” target=”_blank”>http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about
Professor Peter Wells (ST ’54)
Professor Wells CBE FMedSci FREng FRS was awarded the 2013 Royal Medal for pioneering the application of the physical and engineering sciences to the development of ultrasonics as a diagnostic and surgical tool which has revolutionised clinical practice. He is currently Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University, one of only five individuals who are Fellows of all three of the UK Academies of Science (the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Medical Sciences) and is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.
More can be found at http://royalsociety.org/awards/royal-medal/ and http://www.engin.cf.ac.uk/whoswho/profile.asp?RecordNo=363
Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2013
We are delighted to announce that Jo Bird & Company Limited have been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade 2013. Jo Bird & Co – 100% owned by Old Cliftonians – was founded by Jo Bird (SH ’64) and is now owned and run by Jo Bird, Guy Atkins (SH ’84) and his brother Nick (sh ’81).
Since the Company was formed 27 years ago, it has steadily built an enviable reputation for world-class products designed to meet the most testing of operational environments. It is an internationally recognised leader in the design and manufacture of lifesaving and fire safety equipment storage.
Understandably, they are very proud of this achievements and are particularly proud of the individual contributions made by every member of the team at their Somerset factory. The Queen’s Award for Enterprise will undoubtedly enhance their international reputation and help grow business in existing and new world markets in the years ahead.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year Back to top
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Clifton College’s first Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition
Calling out to all those budding wildlife photographers … who knows who the next David Bailey of the Natural World will be …
The aim of this competition is to showcase the best wildlife photographs taken by members of Clifton College’s community; current pupils, OCs, staff and their families.
Entries will be judged in Michaelmas Term and prizes awarded to the best photographs in several categories as well as best overall photograph. Winning photographs will be used to produce calendars and cards for sale. All profits from entry fees and calendar and card sales will go towards to the Operation Wallacea Mexico Expedition Fund.
The closing date has been extended to 18 October 2013.
Please follow this link for more information.
Happy Snapping!
OCs in Print Back to top
The Natural Beauty of Cornwall
Peter Maxted (NT ’70) settled in Cornwall in 1983 after working around the world as a teacher, journalist and travel writer. Peter has recently published “The Natural Beauty of Cornwall” which describes the great variety of Cornish landscapes and it the ideal companion to help you explore this beautiful county.
See here for more information.
Tony Lewis-Jones (WiH ’76)
Tony Lewis-Jones’ latest poetry collection, Significant Others, has been been published by American Publisher in Portland, Oregon.
Nicholas Treadwell (WiH ’54)
A book has been published by the controversial gallerist and collector, Nicholas Treadwell documenting the provocative nature of his style and methods. He tells of his fight against the attempted suppression and side-lining of his gallery by the art establishment, and follows him on a fifty-year creative journey.
Please follow this link for more information: www.superhumanism.eu
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OC Society Recent Events Back to top
OCs in California: 31 May and 1 June 2013
San Francisco Dinner 31 May 2013
The San Francisco dinner was held at The Waterfront Restaurant in view of the Bay Bridge. It was a splendid event and chaired – at the last minute due to an unforeseen absence – by Christian Frederiksen, Peter Frederiksen’s brother.
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Los Angeles Dinner 1 June 2013
An OC dinner was held in Los Angeles at the Terroni Restaurant. The dinner was chaired by Alex Watson.
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Sydney 21 August 2013
Lucy Nash from the OC Office visited Sydney and joined an informal OC reunion in the Sydney CBD.
Those present included: Harry Winter, John Harper, Matt Bromhead (OC Branch Sec. NSW) , Duncan Lyon, Nick Bulleid, Richard Whiley, Andrew Valencia, Geoff Sumner. There was much talk about old school days, and the lack of a decent place to get a Scotch Egg and a curry in Australia!!
Yorkshire June 2013
Christopher Gibbs of the Yorkshire Branch has organised a gathering of OCs in the county at the Scotts Arms, Sicklinghall in June. We hope to engage more with OCs in the North East of England, especially as the North East Universities are popular.
OC Business Community Back to top
Since our debut in the Clifton Magazine last year a lot has happened and a lot has changed. The FTSE 100 share index has improved by c13% from 5664 to 6539 today just shy of the highs of 2000 and 2007 and the Nasdaq has exceeded this with a c18% increase from 2887 to 3520, the highest it’s been since 2000. But this is not necessarily
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a true reflection of the economy as a whole. The International Monetary Forum recently revised its UK growth projections upwards but only by a bit and has concerns about some of the emerging market economies, announcing a “trimming” of its overall global growth this year by 0.2% to 3.1%.
Less scientific though arguably as valuable as an information source to me are the many conversations and emails I have had as part of my role in the global financial services executive search market and my involvement with and interactions across the Old Cliftonian Business Community. My overarching impression is that collectively we believe that we have been through the worst of it, have a general understanding of what went wrong, believe we know most of the short term measures required to fix things and think that it will take time to get back to some sense of normality. However, we still don’t seem to know how to avoid it happening again or indeed agree on whether we should try!
It is timely that we announce the next in our series of OCBC events and are looking forward to Sir Hector Sants presenting to us in September; an event sponsored by my own firm Sheffield Haworth. As the Head of the Financial Services Authority, the regulatory body that oversaw the UK’s financial services industry until he left in June 2012 and disbanded in April 2013 to form two new agencies, he is better placed than many to share his understanding of what happened and the implications for the future. Having now joined the Executive Management Committee of Barclays and as the Bank’s Head of Compliance, Government Affairs and Regulatory Affairs, he is now a critical component of one of the world’s largest bank transformation programmes.
With so much discussion regarding the UK’s reliance on financial services however, it was no co-incidence that our previous event focussed on an entirely different industry. We have been encouraged both politically and economically to continue to protect and encourage our manufacturing and engineering heritage and Tom Foulkes, the recently retired Director General of the Institution of Civil Engineers gave us a fascinating insight into the breadth and importance of the profession and industry to our economy and our environment. This event was sponsored by Rathbones Brothers, the wealth investment managers courtesy of James Fox. It included subject matter ranging from renewable energy, environmental change, the industry’s importance to our GDP and even human evolution and the impact of engineering on the prospects for our extinction.
Behind the scenes, work has begun to segment our OC community into geographic, industrial and functional groups to allow us to better target and focus our communications and activities. With events hosted in London and Bristol, we hope to co-ordinate an OCBC event in New York in the not too distant future and will communicate the details nearer the time.
We have raised the profile of a number of OCs that have some interesting ideas and innovations and are doing their best to see them to market. Amongst them is Peter Merry’s internet education business called Ubiquity University, a US hosted online proposition for higher education that leverages the latest technologies to deliver new formats and relevant content to students at a fraction of the cost. Additionally, Dominic McInerney’s launch of an entirely new, glossy student magazine called De Facto whose core emphasis is on graduate career advancement supported by intelligent articles and reasoned debate. We wish them both the best of luck in their endeavours.
In creating anything that involves voluntary participation by its members and for its members, it will only survive and thrive if people see a value or get something from it for themselves. Feedback has been positive and interest has been high. As one basic measure, numbers of OCs that have connected using the internet service LinkedIn have risen from just three in January 2009, gradually to c400 in 2012 but have now exceeded 1,000 in June of this year. Only another 6,000 until we achieve an almost “real time” electronic connectivity between us all.
James Isaacs, Managing Director Head of Retail Financial Services
Sheffield Haworth 60 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7BB
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Sir Hector Sants, 11 September 2013
Sir Hector Sants (BH ’73), Head of Compliance, Government Affairs and Regulatory Relations and member of the Group Executive Committee at Barclays Bank and previously CEO of the Financial Service Authority, talked to an assembly of about 55 OC bankers, lawyers, accountants and business professionals in the London offices of Sheffield Haworth, the executive search firm and sponsors of the evening’s event.
Sir Hector gave a very personal account of the financial crisis and his experiences of the Barclays cultural transformation programme. He talked for about half an hour about the need for cultural change, greater understanding amongst Executive Boards of the entire nature of their businesses and the importance of having a much better appreciation of risk and systems and processes put in place to mitigate the volatilities of the market. He went on to field a number of broad ranging questions from the attendees. In return, we received some very honest, informative, philosophical and practical responses covering the period of the run up to the Credit Crisis whilst a regulator and post Libor whilst within a mainstream and high profile bank.
The evening was a huge success with many guests having told us afterwards that they had learned a lot from the experience. We are particularly happy with the range of ages of those that attended and that it attracted the most female OCs of any OCBC event previously hosted. One particular guest observed ‘I just wanted to say thank you for organising such a fantastic evening last Wednesday. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I thought the talk from Sir Hector was brilliant and having exposure to someone so high up in the world of finance at my age was a very valuable experience’ and another ‘Thank you and to the others involved for a first class evening talk last Wednesday. This is an excellent initiative which will be of great value to all who attend.’
James Isaacs
Polacks House Educational Trust Back to top
The new PHET website can be accessed here: oc-online.co.uk/PHET It outlines the work of PHET and the support provided for Jewish education at Clifton.
Cricket Week 2013 Back to top
Old Cliftonian Cricket Report 2013
The first thing that can be reported is that we actually managed to play some cricket this year due to the improvement on the summer’s weather compared to 2012.
Unfortunately, It did not all go to plan however with the Cricketer Cup. The first round was drawn against Uppingham Rovers who we have not played for a while and so were an
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unknown entity. The forecast was for patchy showers and The Rovers made the trip to The Close only to step out of their cars and for the heavens to open. Both sides hung around fully aware of the difficulty of raising a side for the following weekend,hoping to instigate some form of match, however the rain did not abate and it was agreed we would try the following week.
Unfortunately due to some last minute illness and unavailability, we were unable to raise a side to travel to Uppingham and as result had to forfeit the match. This was of course hugely disappointing and all the sides involved in the competition have stated to the committee how hard it is to raise a side with 5 days’ notice to replay a match. In our final year on the committee I hope we can help achieve a resolution into what can be done to reduce the number of sides that are having issues. From an Old Cliftonian view I am sure this was just a rogue year and with the success of our cricket week this year I hope we have attracted more people to the joys of Old Cliftonian cricket.
Cricket week however, mainly thanks to the glorious weather, was a great success!
Monday evening once again saw our annual 20 over big bash game against the Clifton Badgers. The OC’s posted a good score of 157 with contributions from most of the side but special mention should go to Angus Scott who made an elegant 34 and Ben Figueirido 55. The Badgers started slowly but gained pace towards the end of the innings but with some tight bowling from Jack Askew & Angus Scott they only managed to reach 135. A great start to the week and great to welcome back some old faces returning for a cricket week such as Matthew Sims.
The weather was even better for the arrival of the Scott XI on the Tuesday. Steve Scott had put together a mix of Old Cliftonians and those who had taken part in his annual fixture over the past two decades! A superb hundred from Josh Barnes and a dogged 50 from Will Greig allowed the Old Cliftonians to make a generous declaration of 236. The Scott XI started well and seemed to be cruising to an easy victory but some late quick wickets meant that as the BBQ was fired up the Old Cliftonians has a slim chance of a surprise result, however the Scott XI’s New Zealand contingent saw the side to victory in the penultimate over.
What followed was a lovely social event in the evening sun on the Close attended by numerous Old Cliftonians and we hope matches and evenings like these will attract many new and old faces over the forthcoming years.
On Wednesday afternoon we entertained a Reggie Williams XI in a game played in great spirit. The Old Cliftonians won the toss and batted and after losing a few early wickets Adam Fielder and Tom Harris steadied the ship helping us to reach 152 off our 30 overs. We bowled tightly, in particular Ross Miller, but after taking early wickets were unable to get past the oppositions overseas batsmen who knocked off the winning runs with an over to spare.
The Gloucester Gypsies side arrived on Thursday and again we saw a thoroughly entertaining game of cricket with Ben Figuerido, well supported by Babs Oduwole, scoring an excellent hundred to nearly win the game however the Old Cliftonians fell just short.
The Old Cliftonians started well against the Old Bristolians on Friday with some early wickets, thanks to Jack Askew. However a fight back from James King, helped by some Stuart Broad-esque ethics, meant that a strong total was set for the Old Cliftonians to chase down. Unfortunately we couldn’t quite reach the line although James Harris batted well to do all that we could.
I would like to thank all those that not only played in the week but the support that was
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given to us from the OC office, the catering staff, Pipers Farm and the officials. I hope the week next year will be even more of a success and availability for the Cricketer Cup improves.
Link to Cricket Week 2013 Photoboards
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Old Clifton Golf Society Halford Hewitt 2013 Back to top
First Round v Merchiston at Sandwich.
This year we were without Chris Baker (stuck in the USA doing exams) and James England (babysitting).Making his first appearance was Lloyd James.
Merchiston have won the Hewitt 3 times and are ahead of us in all the league tables. We played them in 1992 when they trounced us 5-0. In 2001 we lost 3-2 to them.
Simon Johnson and Lloyd James – What a baptism of fire for Lloyd, who managed to find the middle of the green with his first shot only for Merchiston to hole their second shot with a wedge and just to rub it in the player remarked he had had a hole in one in practice. It looked really ominous. But how difficult it often is to play well after such a start and it was all square by the 7th and even better by the 10th when all 5 Clifton pairs were ahead. 2 up with 3 to play. Simon converts a lovely tee shot at 16 for a 2 and the first point on the board. Lloyd not missing a single fairway. So a match which started with a 2 finished with a 2.
Andy Rudge and Rob Mitchell – 4 up with 4 to play lost 15 to a par and 16 to a birdie but won on 17th green. Two points in the bag.
Malcolm Lewis and Jack Mann – effectively became pair 3 when they were let through – Jack nearly drove the green at the 2nd, but off an awkward lie Malcolm missed the green but made amends by holing across the green for a par and a win. Clifton certainly had the better of the early exchanges. It seemed to be ebbing away round the 14th, but we won the 17th to get back to A/S and we finally called them in from the 21st tee for a half.
Chris Carney and Chris Spiller – again had the better of the early exchanges, Chris Carney chipping in from off the green at the 9th and holing a good putt at the 10th, but 1 down with 3 to go. It looked bleak when Chris Spiller found the bunker at 16 but a sandy par there was followed by another sandy par at the 17th, and with the match now A/S the golfing gods intervened and Merchiston’s second at the 18th was too low and scuttled through the green and out-of-bounds. Third point for Clifton (at this point Malcolm was on the 20th).
David Rowe and Chris Dale – were ahead all the way with Chris playing well only 3 weeks after carpal tunnel surgery to both hands. A/S with 2 to play, Clifton were 15ft away in 2 at the 17th with Merchiston semi plugged in a greenside bunker. Merchiston holed for a birdie 3 and Clifton lipped out. Consolation point for Merchiston after a Clifton 3 putt at 18, bringing to an end an unbeaten run of over 20 matches.
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This was a famous victory. It got very tense as things began to ebb away. But the story of the day was Framlingham’s win – their first for 24 years, ending the longest drought on record.
Round 2 v Blundells at Sandwich
Spiller and Carney lose; Rowe and Dale win, and Rudge and Mitchell win. Clifton 2-1 up.
James and Johnson 3 up with 4 to play only to loose agonisingly on the last, 3 putting both 17 and 18.
Lewis and Mann 2 up with 2 to play only for Blundells to hole from 15 feet on 17 and then from 20 feet at 18 for a par 4. Malcolm calmly holes from 5 feet to win 1 up. Clifton win 3-2.
Round 3 v Eton at Deal
Rudge and Mitchell. It is windy. Rudge requires a driver for his second to the 12th – to 10 feet “one for the scrap book” – and are 5 up with 6 to play. Only 1 up on the 17th tee (Mitchell is “hating golf” and wondering why he is playing) and Eton lose their tee shot at 17 but get a fantastic 3 with their second ball. Still 1 up and Clifton finally win 1up on the 18th with another 5. The 18th is probably out of range in 2 shots.
Johnson and Spiller – start 434 to go 2 up but eventually lose 4/3.
Rowe and Dale reach both par 5s in 2 going out, take 4 putts at one and 3 putts at the other, and with more 3 putts to follow and numerous short putts missed lose 4/3.
Carney and James AS with 2 to play – but go one up at the 17th when Lloyd holes from 15 feet for a birdie. At which Timmy Taylor slips off his shooting stick (not sure if the wind was responsible or not) crashing to the ground and demolishing the stick in the process. Chris hits a good drive down 18; Lloyd goes for the green but ends up short of the, Clifton take 6 and lose the hole. At the 19th Chris needs a 3 wood to find the green and a par 4 is good enough for a win and the match is now 2-2.
Lewis and Mann (5) are 2 up with 2 to play. Malcolm has a putt from 5 feet to win the match at 17 and misses right; good strike – wrong line. At the 18th Malcolm misses the fairway on the safe side, right; Jack takes a wood which catches a bank and goes full toss into the stream and the game is AS. Down the 19th Eton
hook and foolishly take on the green with a wood for their second. To all appearances the ball is in the stream but it ends up on the down slope just inches short. What a lucky break. Eton get down in 2 from this truly impossible spot
Jack has hit a massive drive into the wind and Malcolm hits a good second from and eventually Malcolm has to hole from 10 feet for the half. Down the 20th Clifton are just through the back in 2 and take 3 more to get down – win for Eton 3-2. At which point it starts to rain.
Eton proceeded to beat Epsom, Radley and Tonbridge to win the Hewitt.
Conclusion
In the cold light of the following Monday dawn, having seen that Eton won, we could look back and realise that we again had a good year. With just a tiny slice of luck we would have beaten Eton but the good fortune went their way. Our victory over Merchiston was outstanding with some great inpidual performances; a
victory too remember. The team is developing well with the new young members contributing brilliantly.
We will rise to 7 (of 64) in the 10 year Anderson Scales and stay at 28 in the 1924-2013 Anderson Scales. Our 2 victories mean we have reached a milestone in that our Average Matches won per year is now 1.0 (82/82) forthe first time ever.
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Provisional Events Programme for 2013/2014 Back to top
28 September 2013 Clifton Rugby Club vs Bishops Stortford Clifton College, College Road, Bristol
30 September 2013 Clifton College Violinist Julia Hwang performs Clifton College Pre, The Avenue, Bristol
4 October 2013 Cardiff Dinner Cardiff and County Club, Cardiff
11 October 2013 Hong Kong Reunion British Consulate General, Hong Kong
14 October 2013 Singapore Drinks Reception Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
15 October 2013 Kuala Lumpur Drinks Reception Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
22 October 2013 Central and Eastern Canada OC’s 39 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto
8 November 2013 Bristol Branch Dinner Clifton College, Bristol
14 November 2013 London Branch Dinner Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge
21 November 2013 OC Society AGM Clifton College, Bristol
29 November 2013 Gordon Hazell Dinner At the Gordon Hazell Memorial Gym Pomphrey Hill Playing Fields
30 November 2013 Bristol Branch Drinks to support Clifton 1st XV v Sherborne The Close, College Road, Bristol
11 January 2014 Hallward’s House 10th Anniversary Hallward’s House, Clifton College, Bristol
3 May 2014 OC Reunion for those aged between 57 and 68 Clifton College, College Road, Bristol
In Memoriam Back to top
It is with much regret that we notify you of the death of the following Old Cliftonians since May 2013. We offer our sympathies to their families and friends.
James Addison (BH 1962-66) – 10 February
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Peter Bellingham (WiH 1965-70) – 18 January
Philip Bennett (WiH 1940-45) – 13 May
Lt Col James Block (DH 1938-42) – 25 May
Christopher Bradley former Head of Maths and Director of Studies – 11 May
Peter Burton (SH 1954-58) – 20 May
Admiral Sir John Bush (ST 1925-1932) – 10 May
Bev Cave (OH 1944-48) – 28 May
Guy Edward Cooper (NT 1947-1952) – 28th August
Denys Dower (1931-1936) – 9 December 2011
Clement Elliott (SH 1966-1971)
Richard Horton (BH 1938-43) – May
Andrew Lang (SH 1950-55)
Rear Admiral Sir Morgan-Giles (WH 1926-32) – 4 May
Christopher Pardey (BH 1953-58)
Robert Rowatt (WiH 1936-39)
Charles Slesenger (PH 1938-42)
Meyric Thomas (OH 1942-47) – 11 May
Andrew Virgo (WiH 1993-98) – 1 May
Miscellanea Back to top
Steam enthusiasts will enjoy hearing about Gowrie Colquhoun Aitcheson who was in Oakeley’s and left in 1878. He exerted his obviously considerable influence to insist that the single Fairlie bogie arrangement was used for the last locomotive purchased by the North Wales Narrow Gauge railways in anticipation of the completion of the line from Rhyd-Ddu to Portmadoc. More oomph was needed in order to surmount the gradients and curves north of Beddgelert and this was Aitcheson’s solution. Delivered in 1908, this was nearly the last single Fairlie to be built for use in the UK and whilst undoubtedly of renown, was not considered much of success. In trying to struggle up
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those hills, it was downhill all the way and the engine was modified before being sold in 1918. It went via Wake’s Geneva Yard in Darlington to Marske-by-Sea, North Yorkshire and on to sale in 1928. What happened next – does anyone know? Scrap?
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