Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 2013 Welcome to the Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 2013 Thanks to a grant from the Bishop Otter Trustees, the lost windows from the Old Chapel have been restored under the supervision of the glass maker Clifford Durant, who has kept alive the arts of the Victorian stained glass artisan in his Horsham workshop. Among the windows is an image of St Hilda (right), first installed in 1905 as the students’ tribute to Sarah Trevor, who became the College’s first woman Principal in 1873, when the Bishop Otter re-opened as one of the country’s first colleges to train women for the teaching profession. St Hilda was a seventh century Abbess, famed for her wisdom and her teaching, so the window was intended as a considerable tribute to a woman who spearheaded the progress of women’s education in Britain. See how you can help the University. A chance to double the value of your donation to the University. Please see inside back page for details. Bishop Otter College Guild Vice-Presidents Dr Colin Greaves Professor Philip E D Robinson Honorary Secretary Mr Marten Lougee 11 Meadow Close Cononley, Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 8LZ 01535 636487 07813393381 [email protected] skype: lobbyludd1 Honorary Treasurer Mr John Fletcher 6 Colley Rise Lyddington Oakham Rutland LE15 9LL Tel: 01572 821213 IT Support and Editor of Newsletter Mrs Rose Savage 14 Crouch Cross Lane Boxgrove Chichester PO18 OEH 01243 773336 [email protected] Membership Secretary Mrs Hilary Chapman 60 Connaught Road Cromer Norfolk NR27 OBZ Tel: 01263 513711 From the Editor A very big “thank you” to all the Year Reps and others who have sent their news and articles to me in such good time, especially as it is so soon after Christmas. You will find that all the reunion information is included with this magazine, the Notes for Booking on page 7, and the booking forms on a separate insert. The timetable for the weekend is set out in Marten’s letter on page 5. May I wish you happy reading and look forward to seeing many of you at the reunion on 13th July. 3 Committee Meeting All Year Representatives able to get to the Reunion are invited to the Committee Business Meeting at 9.30 a.m. in room H149. Year Representatives 1944-46 Mrs Cynthia Aird, 1 Rosevine Road, West Wimbledon, London SW20 8RB 1947-49 Mrs Audrey Colam, 24 Burton Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2 ND 1948-50 Mrs Pat Life, 78 Elmstead Gardens, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7BE 1949-51 Mrs Josephine Sztyber, 8 Crofton, Lion Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1JE 1950-52 Miss June Blitz, 19 Marjoram Crescent, Cowplain, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO8 9BD 1951-53 Revd. Barbara Watson Hammond, 27 Maisemore Gardens, Emsworth, Hampshire PO10 7JU 1952-54 Mrs Trixie Barnden, 48 Folders Lane, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 0DX 1953-55 Mrs Pamela Cahill, 50 Ridgeway, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7DE 1954-56 Miss Rosslyn Stenning, 7 Hurst Gardens, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9ST 1955-57 Mrs Valerie Gabriel, Flat 1, 6 Dittons Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1DN 1956-58 Mrs Lorna Edwards, 26 Queen’s Drive, Nuttall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG16 1EG 1957-59 Mrs Pauline Moss, 3 Lathallan Drive, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire FK2 0PD 1958-60 Miss Muriel Warburton, 37a Oaklands Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9SS 1959-61 Mrs Anne Walters, 1 Wayte Court, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire NG11 6NL 1960-63 Mrs Maureen Evershed-Martin, Mile End Cottage, Cherlton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Devon EX17 4JU 1961-64 Mrs Carolyn Keyzor, 83 Anmore Road, Denmead, Hampshire PO7 6NT 1962-65 Mr Marten Lougee, 11 Meadow Close, Cononley, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 8LZ 1963-66 Mr Jim Swain, The Cobbler’s, New Street, Somerton, Somerset TA11 7NT 1964-67 Mr Bob Norris, Exotter, 7 Ethelbert Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 3EU 1965-68 Mrs Jo Bird, Swansong, 70 Glade Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7 1DH 1966-69 Mr and Mrs Peter and Rose Scott, 23 Beamish Way, Maple Farm, Winslow, Buckinghamshire MK18 3EU 1970+ Mrs H Chapman, 60 Connaught Road, Cromer Norfolk NR27 0BZ 1980+ Mrs P Cahill, 50 Ridgeway, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7DE Mrs Hilary Chapman sends newsletters to all those who no longer have an active year rep – most years between 1929-31 and 1946-48. As Membership Secretary it is helpful if you could let her know of changes of address or any deaths, so as to keep records up to date. If you have lost touch with former friends drop her a note and hopefully she will be able to put you in touch again. 4 From the Guild Secretary Dear Friends If all has gone according to plan, you should be reading your Guild Magazine in the first week of March. If not, sorry. Included in the Guild Magazine is a separate leaflet for you to book for this years Guild Weekend. Note, not just a day. You may notice also that the bed and breakfast rates have been reduced. It is important for you to book as SOON AS POSSIBLE as there are only a limited number of rooms because of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. At last July's General Meeting it was agreed that there would be some trial changes in 2013. It has been felt that Saturday was becoming rather a rush and that meeting friends was most important, bearing in mind we are all getting older (I will not dwell upon that). 1. An evening meal on Friday 12th July at 7.00 p.m. You will need to book this with College on your booking form. There will however be a minimum number of 20 people required for this to take place. If College do not get sufficient requests by for dinner by the middle of June they will inform anyone who has booked so that they can make alternative arrangements. After dinner some people will meet in College around 8.30 p.m for a drink and it would help if you contacted me directly about this, especially the year reps (all my contact details are on page 3 of this Newsletter) 2. On Saturday 13th July the timetable will be: 9.30 a.m. Business meeting especially for year reps and interested members 10.30 a.m. Guild Service 11.15 a.m. Coffee break 11.45 a.m. General meeting and news 1.00 p.m. Lunch The rest of day can be spent looking at exhibits etc around our old college, look at the changes and most of all enjoy meeting with friends. 3. Sunday 14th July. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion 10.30 a.m. Trundle Walk (around 12.15/12.30 p.m. at the top) I will remind you that the Guild is run by a team of which I am the mouthpiece. Colin, Hilary, Rose, John, Barbara and Andy all play their part and you can always contact them if you wish to discuss any Guild matter. Best wishes to you all and it will be wonderful to see you. If you cannot make it, for any reason whatsoever, we will think about you. Marten Lougee PS: Sadly we clash with the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the date of which was moved because of the German Grand Prix. I mention this because car travel will be very much slower for people arriving on the Saturday, so please take this into account when planning your journey. 5 Bishop Otter College Guild Income and Expenditure Account for Year Ending 31st December 2012 Income Expenditure 2011 Balances at 1/1/12 2011 0.00 Cash 0.00 509.66 Year Rep's Expenses 467.06 318.39 Current Account 2186.00 25.48 Secretaries' Expenses 0.00 930.16 Deposit Accounts 930.64 0.00 Membership Sec. Exp. 50.00 1988.15 Investment Account 0.00 0.00 Treasurer's Expenses 32.39 3236.70 3116.64 535.14 549.45 240.00 SUBS & DONATIONS 265.00 0.00 Newsletters 0.00 129.24 Donations 0.00 Reunion July 2012 Reunion July 2010 6097.20 Receipts 297.00 5756.56 University of Chichester 0.00 Sale of badges 198.00 B.O.C. Chapel 185.00 396.00 Chapel Offering 370.00 198.00 Chosen Charity 185.00 6493.20 667.00 10.00 Refunds 0.00 29.45 Service sheets 0.00 6192.01 370.00 Bank Interest Balances at 31/12/12 0.48 Deposit Accounts 0.48 0.00 Cash 0.00 2.65 Investment Account 0.00 2186.00 Current Account 2198.55 3.13 0.48 930.64 Deposit Accounts 931.12 0.00 Investment Account 0.00 3116.64 3129.67 9973.03 TOTALS 4049.12 9973.03 4049.12 Checked & found correct – H Chapman 6 Notes for the Reunion Weekend 12th to 14th July 2013 Please note that all bookings for the weekend July 12th-14th and any requests to stay additional nights before or after the reunion will be handled by the University’s Conference Office. The booking form only covers the weekend; other nights depend on the availability of rooms. Conference Office direct line is: 01243 812120. Email: [email protected] Please complete the booking form which is enclosed separately with the Newsletter. 1. Notes on the weekend Please be aware that there will be some building works taking place around campus over the weekend of the reunion and certain areas may be cordoned off. 2. Residential Room Allocation and Key Collection: Please note on the booking form if there is anybody that you would like to be allocated near and the University will endeavour to do this for you.