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Contents

Headmaster’s Notes 2

School Facts 3

House Notes 4

Speech Day 12

Chapel Notes 19

Music 22

Drama 23

Societies 31

Pursuits 38

Original Contributions 44

Sport and Recreation 52

C.C.F. 78

O.D. News 84

Miscellaneous 95

EDITOR: NICK WILLINGS

1 Headmaster’s Notes

June 30 1990, a day of mixed sunshine runs and two more centuries. Philip Reserve Highland Champion out of a and showers marked not only the end of Weston in the meantime had been field of over seventy, probably the best the academic school year, but the first selected for the England U19 side and result yet for the young men and women occasion on which Speech Day has the England U17 side and has also of the Society, so capably led by Norman brought that year to a conclusion. The played regularly for the Worcestershire MacLeod. intention was to provide a rather more 2nd XI. Both Robin and Philip Weston We welcomed in September four new leisurely Speech Day with time for the were selected by the Daily Telegraph as members of staff. Mr. Bushnell who will Housemasters to entertain parents, regional winners in their national be teaching Economics, was educated at exhibitions open in the morning and in competition and the school benefited by Burford School and Swansea University, the afternoon, picnic lunches in the some £500 worth of cricket equipment. where he was captain of both athletics grounds while watching cricket and With David Roberts and Justin Belton and cross-country running, and worked rowing, and the proceedings closing representing England on the rugby field, initially for the Bank of England before with a service in Chapel at 3.30 p.m. As a five Schoolboy internationals in a year is teaching at Hartlepool Sixth Form result of this change of date, Speech Day a record of which we can be very proud. College. Miss Lucy Cresswell, the new formed a natural conclusion to the end of The year's "A" Level and G.C.S.E. Housemistress of Pimlico House was what turned out to be a most successful results were published in August and educated in Wales and read History at year, although even during the holidays, considerable individual success was the University of London before starting Dunelmians continued to play their part achieved. The "A" Level results were the her teaching career in Luton. She then in expeditions, both at home and abroad second best set for the last five years spent several years as Head of History and to achieve considerable success on with four boys scoring four straight and an Assistant Housemistress at the cricket field. grade A's, three boys scoring three grade Buchan School, Isle of Man. Mr. David On the Wednesday following the end A's and a B, one boy scoring three A's Crook w ill be join in g the Modern of term, the U17 cricket team played and three more boys scoring at least two Language Department to teach both Richard Huish College from Taunton in A's in their four passes. The girls did not French and German and will help with the final of the National Barclays Bank achieve the same sort of individual the major games. Mr. Crook was competition. This was a most exciting success, but had an excellent overall pass educated in Preston and at the match, played in poor conditions which rate of over 93%. Many subjects did well University of Hull and has been left our opponents, with their last pair at and it was good to see the percentage of teaching at St. Peter's School, York for the wicket, the task of scoring two runs grade A's obtained being nearly double the last five years. Mr. Robert Gibbon is off the final ball. This to their credit they last year's percentage. The G.C.S.E. the new Head of Computer Studies. He did, but Philip Weston and his team can results were generally satisfactory with was educated in Durham and took his take great pleasure in their tremendous again some splendid individual results. degree in Mathematics at the University achievement in this competition. Three As usual, our King's Scholars led the of Sheffield before teaching in young men then went on during the field, but Hugo Mortimer-Harvey and Sunderland and becoming a Head of summer to considerable individual Daniel Parkin both achieved nine grade Department in York. Mr. Gibbon will be success. On one particular day, A's and one B and were both awarded taking over the squash. We hope that all Christopher Clark was batting at number Burkitt Scholarships, the first time that four will enjoy their time at Durham six for the England U14 side, while on an two internal awards have been made. and they will, I am sure, contribute adjacent pitch, Robin Weston having Also coming very near the "top of the widely to this happy and thriving scored a century for the HMC Schools, class" were the Highland Cattle Society, community which having marked its was captaining the England U15 side. for Ewan the bull did well at the Great successes of yester-year with some Robin went on to captain the side Yorkshire Show, but Peigi did even better pride can now face the future with quiet throughout the season, scoring many being Reserve Female Champion and confidence.

2 Durham School

governors Staff Tie Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral Headmaster 'he Very Reverend the Dean of Durham M. A. Lang, M.A., F.R.S.A., Oxford 'he Venerable the Archdeacon of Durham ’he Reverend Canon R.L. Coppin Deputy Headmaster History 'he Venerable the Archdeacon of Auckland D. R. Best, B.A., Belfast Tie Reverend Canon T. Hart Chaplain The Reverend R.N. Myerscough, B.D., London Religious Education \o-opted members >r. G.M. Bell, M.B., B.S., O.D. Assistant Masters liss I. Hindmarsh, J.R, M.A. A.H. Adams, M.A., Cambridge Head of Mathematics :.M. Watts, F.C.A., O.D. D. Baty, M.A., O.D., Cambridge English >r. D.R.S. Smith, M.B., B.S. W.J. Best, B.Sc., Durham Head of Physics 1. P. Weston, F.R.I.C.S. J.A. Burgess, M.A., B.Sc., St. Andrews Head of Biology M.J. Bushnell, B.Sc., Wales Economics hapter Clerk and Clerk to the Governors P.T. Connor, M.A., London History , S. Gibbs, B.Sc.(Eng.), C.Eng., F.I.Mech.E., F. Cook, B.Sc., Hatfield Head of Craft, Design & Technology I.E.E. P.J.N. Copeland, M.A., Oxford Head of English ursar and Deputy Clerk to the Governors Miss E.L.P. Cresswell, B.A., London (Housemistress of Pimlico House) History LJ. B. Prynn, LL.B. D.M. Crook, B.A., Hull Modern Languages J. Curry, M.A., B.Sc., Durham (Housemaster of Langley House and Careers) chool Medical Officer Mathematics & Physics >r. G.N. Maddison, M.B., B.S. H.S. Dias, B.A., Ulster (Housemaster of School House) English Mrs. D. Evans, M.A., Oxford Biology J.D. Everatt, M.A., Durham (Housemaster of Poole House) Head of Classics Cing's Scholars Mrs. M. Forey, M.A., M.Litt., Oxford English N.G.E. Gedye, M.A., Cambridge Head of Science & Chemistry I. Dennison Langley House R. Gibbon, B.Sc., Sheffield Head of Computer Studies t.K. Hossain-Ibrahim Langley House R.N. Hewitt, B.Ed., Durham Geography .G. Howd School House R.J. Hillier, M.A., Cambridge Classics J.N. Lockhart Langley House J.R. Hind, M.A., Cambridge Head of History LW. Pearson School House P. Joyce, B.Sc., London Biology and Physics I]. Raine The Caffinites D. Keeton, M.A., Oxford Mathematics .A. Reay School House P.J. Kunzer, M.A., Dublin Chemistry & Physics .B.T. Roberts School House Miss R. Laing, G.G.S.M., Guildhall Music .S. Robertshaw Poole House N.K. Lyons, B.A., Oxford Modern Languages .D. Scott School House J.M. Mallia, Cert.Ed., Worcester Head of Art A.H. Taylor Langley House J.P. Morris, B.Sc., Plymouth Geography \. Thicknes Poole House J.R. Newell, B.A., Durham Music *. Valks Langley House A.N. Pointing, B.Sc., Reading Mathematics .A. Wallace Poole House J.C. Renshaw, B.A., Durham (Housemaster of Ferens House) Head of Geography .A. Wardrop School House C.N. Riches, B.A., M.Phil., East Anglia Head of Economics M.S. Weston The Caffinites R. Thomas, M.A., St. Andrews (Housemaster of The Caffinites) Modern Languages P.C. Weston The Caffinites R.G. Wall, M.A., Oxford (Director of Studies) Head of Modern Languages C. Woodward Langley House R.N.J. Waters, B.Sc., Manchester Chemistry Wright The Caffinites N.J. Willings, D.L.C., F.P.E.A., Loughborough Director of Physical Education V. Taylor Poole House Mrs. J.M. Watkinson, M.A., St. Andrews, A.L.A. (Librarian) Mrs. J.S. Baty, B.A., Durham English urkitt Scholars Mrs. J. Duffitt, B.Sc., Durham Mathematics T.I. Percival, M.A., Durham History M. Anstee School House Mrs. M.F. Proud, M.A., Durham Religious Studies M. Green Poole House Mrs. C.A. Rolling, N.D.D., Sunderland Pottery A. Hale Pimlico House Mrs. M.A. Shearer, M.A., Glasgow Modern Languages .J. Lovell Pimlico House Dr. V. Standen, B.Sc., Ph.D., Manchester Biology Smith Langley House Mrs. H.G. Weston B.A., Leeds Physical Education L. Woodward Pimlico House Additional Music Staff G. Brunton, A.R.C.M. Singing, Violin P. Cull, F.T.C.L. Oboe chool Monitors A. Jackson, B.A. Guitar Head of School (Poole House) M. Lindroth, B.Sc. Bassoon J. Murray, A.R.C.M., L.T.C.L. Clarinet, Saxophone ^.T. Beattie Langley House M. O'Connell, B.A., A.R.C.M., L.R.A.M. Piano L. Bumby Head of School House L. Redfern, B.Mus. Piano Clark Pimlico House C. Ring, L.T.C.L. Flute S. Harder The Caffinites C. Shuttleworth, B.A., L.R.A.M. Double Bass, Cello, Piano Holmes Poole House J. Snowdon Trumpet, Cornet W. Madderson Head of The Caffinites K. Thompson, D.E.M., Cert.Ed. Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba R. Miller The Caffinites H. Walker, B.Sc. Horn A. Scott Head of Pimlico House A.Young Drum Kit Sidney School House Sanatorium Staff Simmons Langley House Dr. G.N. Maddison, M.B., B.S. (School Medical Officer) Smith Head of Langley House Miss E. Farrell, S.R.N. (Sanatorium Nursing Sister) W. Wharton School House [.A. Wilson Head of Poole House Mrs. J. Spark (Headmaster's Secretary) House Notes Caffinites

Looking back over the last twelve continued in the basketball competition, place with a rendition of "Remember months it is clear that the strength of the winning the Seniors and the Juniors. You're a Womble" and "Java Jive". Caffinites has been in its breadth rather Although we narrowly lost the Senior Our cultural escapades continued in than its depth. In all the House has done, Squash Competition, we won both the Heretics, Debating, and General our enthusiasm has ensured success Middles and Junior Competitions. Knowledge, whilst Andrew Madderson across the spectrum in all activities. The final term saw the Caffinites and Richard Teasdale won the House On a sporting level, the House coming a very close second in the Bridge Competition. competed to the best of its ability Swimming Gala, Nigel Todd winning all On a different field, the Caffinites although hampered by injury and his events and Antony Wynne receiving showed dedication to the Dun Dubh circumstances. In the Christmas Term we the cup for the most improved swimmer. Highland Cattle Society led by James retained the House Leagues' Trophy In the Track and Field events, Andrew Mackie, Barry Thompson and Eddie after winning the first two rounds Bolam broke the School shot putt and Arthur. without conceding a point. We fielded a discus records, and Alistair Rose If there was room I would like to strong House matches' team containing dominated the junior sprinting events, praise everyone in the House by name many first and second team players as the Caffinites finishing Sports Day in a because this year has shown co­ well as skilful Junior Sevens team. Our credible position. operation at its best. It is important that a diversity was shown by the memorable The House has won the tennis House as successful as ours learns to lose House Entertainment and Suppers competition once more, although the as well as win. It is only fair to say, even concluding the Christmas Term. absence of a House rowing and cricket though our numbers have deteriorated The Easter Term proved equally season has denied us the opportunity of through injury and otherwise, that the successful with Paddy Robinson showing our talent. We have had strong Caffinites, has, through spirit unfailing winning the Dunelm Run, retaining the links with the Boat Club, and the cricket determination, risen to new heights. Dunelm Trophy for the Caffinites for the season has been spearheaded by three A special thanks goes to Mr. Thomas second year in succession, with Robert Caffinite England players, Phil Weston, and his family, Mr. Morris, Mr. Hillier- Taylor, Tim Wright and John Bell coming Robin Weston and Chris Clark. and Mrs. Cowen, our Matron who has in the top ten. The middles and juniors Footlights have also been popular with served us so well. Hopefully, she will had notable individual performances the Caffinites. The first House Drama bring her kind and caring self to the from Robbie Gardner, Jamie Laidler, Paul Competition showed that the House House for many years to come. I would Fulton and Chris Elliot. The Caffinites cannot only participate on the games like to say a special goodbye to Mr. Sam dominated the School Fives scene, field, but also on the stage. Music is also Chikanda for his friendliness to all House fielding all first team members, very popular in the House, both at members. I wish luck to everyone for captained by Graham Miller, winning Concert and elementary levels. This was next year and hope that the spirit and the House Trophy, and Richard Teasdale particularly evident in the House Music relaxed atmosphere of this year continues winning the individual Senior Fives Competition where we saw fun as the next year and for years to come. Competition. Our winning streak main aspect, and came a close second A.W. Madderson

4 House Notes Langley House

This year has seen Langley continue to John Armstrong led the team motivating were produced by N. Shearing, R. retain its tradition for academic strength every one to give some very spirited Embleton and M. Walton. as well as achieving an unprecedented performances after a slow start in the 12 The Term ended with two excellent level of participation and no small game series. victories. The House tennis team won by amount of success in sporting activities. The term ended on a high with the 3 games against School before beating On the academic front Matthew house suppers with some excellent Caffinites by 1 game in the final. Our Dennison and John Coffell have received entertainments. junior pair played with determination unconditional offers to read English and In the Easter Term the Middles nearly but our 2 senior pairs, Joe Valks (Capt.) Classics respectively at Christchurch, produced success in the Squash final & Simon Smith and Michael Veldhingen Oxford. Simon Smith has received a with Tony Bramwell and Jonathan & Andrew Clark produced outstanding conditional offer to read Engineering at Dennison giving very strong perfor­ tennis. The Senior Rowers also won the Peterhouse, Cambridge and Ralph mances. In the Dunelm Run many non House competition, special thanks to Woodward will be reading music at specialist runners did very well with our Roger Terry and Philip Lightfoot, the Cambridge after a year out. Captain, George Cooper leading the house's leading rowers. John Coffell lead the Quiz team house home finishing an excellent The House has been run, in my seven comprising of Ralph Woodward, Shaun second. In the Shooting Competition years experience, with an unprecedented and Mark Roberts and himself to victory John Armstrong, James Simmons, level of enthusiasm and commitment by in the house competition and three of the Adrian Metcalf and John Coffell defeated the House Monitors, special thanks to above made up the backbone of the allcomers to win the shooting trophy. John Armstrong for his support as Head school team. In a very hard fought Basketball of the Outpost and to James Simmons Matthew Dennison organised the competition the senior team easily and Andrew Beattie in the main house. I House's contribution to the Drama defeated School only to lose to a very would like to thank all of the lower sixth Competition and produced an excellent strong Caffinite Team. Credit must go to for their supervision of the lower years. display. We were unfortunate to finish the team of Ben Jones, John Armstrong, The House Tutors, Mr. Adams and Mr. second, although this perhaps could Simon Smith, Adrian Metcalf and Lyons, have again done an excellent job have been expected considering the Andrew Clark. allowing the boys to run the house but judge was a Langley parent. Richard Crampton and Tony Bramwell being there to help if required. A special Ralph Woodward organised our performed well in the Swimming Gala thanks must go from all the house but House Song. He moulded us into a choir winning several events whilst Mathew especially from the leavers, to Mr. and of sorts and we finished an enthusiastic Simmons won the Award for the best Mrs. Curry. They have been both third equal. Our Unison group finished performance by a non-specialist understanding and supportive to us and third outright. swimmer. to the House as a whole whilst still On a sporting front the Christmas term At Sports Day Justin Belton and Daniel maintaining a good level of discipline. I saw that although we did not have the Sullivan reaffirmed their sprinting hope that the House continues to thrive players to win at first team level we had supremacy with many others doing well and be such an important part of the lives enough depth and commitment to finish in events unpractised since the last of many boys as it has been to mine. joint first in the House Leagues Event. sports day. Other excellent performances Simon Smith (Head of House) House Notes Poole House

The Christmas Term started with the Guy Brudenell, and former Head of and Simon Brown gave 110% and earned House looking like a building site. School Richard Baty. Some excellent their well deserved victory. Apologies had to be made to new boy sketches, particularly by Tom Hornby, The Summer Term spells exams and parents as they looked in horror at the made the night a great success. help for the Upper Sixth and Upper Fifth. place. The reason for the building At the beginning of the Easter Term The Upper Sixth started the term with delay was simple. The wrong size glass Mrs. Bellerby replaced our old Matron, their mock 'A' level exams, but exam had been ordered for the new games Mrs. Stephenson. Mrs. Bellerby has pressure did not seem to detract from ; room! proved to be highly capable and their performance in the Swimming Gala. We had our usual intake of Shell boys, motivated in dealing with the day to day A total domination by Poole secured plus two other additions, one to the running of Poole. victory over the Caffinites. Outstanding j Upper Fifth and one to the Lower Sixth. Once again, the Dunelm Run was swims by John Sharp, Michael Wallace! We also had a change in House Tutor. Mr. successful in getting people into games and Andrew Ireland showed the School j R.N.J. Waters replaced Miss K. Young. kit. Christopher Grist and Mark Johnston that Poole was very happy in the water. Mr. Waters had previously been a House both ran exceptional races to lead home Also on the subject of water, four out Tutor at Poole five years ago, and after the Poole runners. However their of five Poolites occupied seats in the first spending four years at Mill Hill School, performances did not overshadow the IV. They managed to achieve Senior I! London, he decided to come back. adventures that David Walton, David Raw status in just three attempts. Although House Leagues did not and Alan Brown had managed to The House this year has run smoothly, prove highly successful for us, our accomplish. They managed to get lost and especially the Junior half. I must say a performances in the Inter-House Rugby subsequently turned in a time of two big thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Everatt for matches did. We managed to reach all hours and forty-three minutes for the Run! their continued support, and also Mr, three Finals and win the second team For the first time in the history of the Hewitt, Mr. Kunzer and Mr. Waters for final. These results provided a good Senior House Squash Competition, Poole their patience and commitment. boost for our rugby players. finally broke the Caffinites' domination. Best of luck to Poole House for next The term was rounded off by the Having been narrowly beaten last year year. customary House entertainments. We by one point, Matthew Peacock, Oliver Richard J.A. Wilson (Head of House) were joined by a former Head of House, Peel, Philip Crompton, James Robinson John C. Sharp (Head of School) House Notes School House

For many years, Bungites has had the In the Summer Term the rugby boots Of course, Mr. Hind and Mr. Percival dubious reputation of being dominant were hung up in preference for spikes, have continued to grace the House with on the games field while falling by the and the House Relay events ensured a their presence once a week with undying way at skills requiring a little more sixty point lead over other Houses, commitment, and to whom we are etiquette. This past year has dispelled giving us a good head start at the Inter- extremely grateful. The School House this reputation in that, while still highly House Sports Day a fortnight later, Prize for coping in the face of adversity successful on the games field, the House which was comfortably won in all three has been awarded to Clair, our House has revelled in success of a more cultural age groups. Matron, on account of the copious variety. The House Song Competition was volumes of laundry with which she In the Christmas Term, under expert approached with the usual fervour, and deals, the beds which she makes, the direction by Quentin Anstee, the first of Ben Charles's patient direction led to an mess which she tidies, and the Sixth the House Drama Competitions was immaculate performance of Lennon and Form which she hauls out of bed. I must clinched by Bungites, in a masterful and McCartney's "Yesterday" for the part also thank our dedicated cleaners, witty production of "A Fourth for song, which was justifiably placed first, Margaret, Wendy and Ann and their Bridge". and a spirited rendition of "King of the trusty steed, the Aqua-vac, for their hard Towards the end of the term, Road" for the unison, to which Marc work, and for keeping my colleagues in momentarily diverting from our cultural Christie, Daniel Parkin and Adrian check when no-one else can, and I would aspirations, the inter-House Rugby XV Burlinson rattled out the accompaniment like to thank the House Monitors (the Competitions resulted in a pleasing win with aplomb. This was placed second, Bungites' Boots Boys), for keeping for the seniors and juniors, while the though the advantage from points everyone else in check. seconds lost in the final to Poole. Notable gained from the part song pulled us back Of course the greatest part of our performances in the House matches were into first position in the overall result. gratitude must be directed towards Mr. produced by Richard Wharton and Throughout the year, there have been and Mrs. Dias. Their patient and caring Jonathan Brown, and Captain, A.M. several changes in the House Tutors. The nature has created an ideal foundation Errington. sad departure of Mr. Corbett from his on which the House is built. Their The House was also well represented cubby hole in back studies was only frequent invitations to "come on in for a on the Rugby pitch at both National and consolidated by his agreement to Pizza" have been both regular and International levels, with David Roberts continue an evening's tour of duty in the welcome and serve as an example of the playing for England U16, Mark House for the remainder of the year. I kindness which they have shown to the Thompson playing for the North of would like to give my thanks to Corbo, House in their three years in residence. England U16, and Richard Wharton's and we wish him all the best at I perhaps ought to offer my apologies position as U18 County Captain. Murchison. The position of resident to Patrick and William Dias for the The Easter Term again provided a rich House Tutor was "Philled" by Mr. Joyce, rowdy singing sessions which mix of arts and sporting successes. The whose early morning wakey-wakey frequently spring up late at night as Big School Play, "Knight of the Burning tactics compared admirably to Corbo's. Jarv tickles the ivories in the Dias's Pestle", was enlivened by notable Sadly, Mr. Joyce left at the end of the dining room beneath their bedrooms. I performances by Hugo Mortimer-Harvey Easter Term, after only two terms in hope that they have not lost too much ind Alex Grieg. Ben Charles's position as residence, for a quieter life in the Royal sleep on account of our waning musical Tenor Soloist won much acclaim in the Marines. He will most undoubtedly be talent, especially that of the ungodly production of the Monteverdi Vespers in remembered for his novel application of "heavenly choir". :he Cathedral. Continuing the musical the piano stool as a set of bagpipes "Vintage" is an over-used term, but theme, Marc 'Lightning Fingers' Christie, during his ritualistic performances of having won both junior and senior resident House jazz pianist, won the "The Wild Rover". Though Mr. Joyce's rugby, athletics and cross-country, the Vlargaret Harle Memorial Prize for the musical talents are sadly missed, Mr. House Drama Cup, the House Singing Jest performance in the country at Grade Newell's arrival as House Tutor in the Competition and the Chadeyron Music WII. Summer Term has more than compen­ Cup, we can deservedly pat ourselves on The great sporting feat of the Easter sated for the loss, and I wish him a long the back. We didn't win the swimming, Term lay in the superb cross-country and happy time in Bungites. but a junior summed it all up beautifully: •esults, with the House coming first in Sadly, at the start of the year, Mr. Wall "We're unbeatable on dry land!". unior House runs, Middle House runs, was forced to decline his evening of duty I would like to wish the House every the Dunelm and the Swainston Runs, with in the House, after three years, and our success for the future in both the lotable performances from Nick Powers- thanks must go to him, Mr. Corbett and sporting and cultural sides of Durham )ebenham, Chris Lodge and Philip Boyd Mr. Joyce for their time and consideration School. n the gruelling nine mile Dunelm. during their periods in the House. Adam Bumby

7 House Notes Pimlico House

Before I begin to recount the variety matches but also leaving certain Appeals Committee too organised a of activities in which Pimlico has members of staff incapacitated for a few pram and pancake race in which the participated this year, I must days afterwards. Pimlico girls put up a brave battle. unfortunately say goodbye to three Tennis this year, captained by Louise The School has seen Pimlico members of Staff who run the House Sockett, responded well to her performing in plays this year with some and try to make sure we stay on the enthusiasm and proved Ladies' Tennis at promising talent, as was shown when straight and narrow: Mrs. Shearer, who Durham School to be a formidable the whole House joined together for the has looked after the Upper Sixth in opposition. House Drama Competition; the Caffin's Lodge this year whilst also Rowing was again popular with the enjoyment could be seen in the lively \ teaching French within the School, Mrs. Lower Sixth. The Ladies' crew have performances. The House Song Cadd, who has looked after the Annexe proved themselves to be dedicated and I Competition too was to show Pimlico's and who has brought netball to the fore wish them success for their future m usical talent. We won the House of girls' sports, with some excellent rowing. Song— "We could have been anything results, whilst also managing to teach With the large number of girls in the that we wanted to b e!", from Bugsy Computing, and Miss Young who has House this year, previously minor sports Malone, for which Rachel Parkin should been an excellent Housemistress and have begun to play a major part in our be thanked for her excellent direction who has always had time to listen to, sporting activities; swimming has and conducting, and Catherine Logan and often solve any problems that become more popular, allowing a Gala to for her accompaniment. Unfortunately occur, in any capacity. These three take place between the Upper Vlth and we did not win, although is was well- I mainstays of Pimlico House will be Lower Vlth. Squash, badminton and polished. Thank you to Ann Woodward ■, sorely missed, both within the House cross-country running are also proving for her conducting. and the School. to be popular, with pleasing results. Pimlico is now well-established within J Pimlico this years has undoubtedly Special congratulations must go to Durham School and has proved to be a ; flourished, with another large intake at Rowena Evans who won the Dunelm, welcom e asset, with constant House j the beginning of the year, boosting the beating the previous girls' record. spirit and cheerful attitude. Mrs. numbers to 44, therefore allowing more Sports Day too showed up some Copeland must be thanked for her hard sports to be taken up, and more support potential athletes, with Jacqui Testo and work in the House, as should Cathy and j for other activities. The 1st XI hockey Anne Forbes gaining the highest points Joyce. The members of Staff within the team, captained by Jacqui Testo has been for Upper Vlth and Lower Vlth House who assist Miss Young within the j very successful. This year we played respectively. Those who have helped House and allow her to have the j well together as a team and reached a with sport must be thanked, especially occasional evening off, must also be j high standard with representatives again Mrs. Weston who dedicates much of her thanked, especially Ruth Ingamells, j in the County team (Emma Wood, Jacqui time to Pimlico Sport. House Tutor, who has been efficient and Testo and Louise Sockett). Although sport obviously plays a large helpful with any problems that have The 2nd XI, captained by Kirsten part in the activities of Pimlico, the girls occurred. I would like to wish good luck Brown, also played well and established also play a major part in Societies. Jacqui and every success in the future to Miss ^ themselves, taking part in many fixtures. Testo was this year President of the Young, Mrs. Cadd and Mrs. Shearer, and j A similar standard was reached by the Debating Society, and other girls have to welcome Miss Cresswell as the new netball team, captained by Fiona Hills. also figured there and in the Heretics. Housemistress. I hope that Pimlico will They proved to be a strong side and The Highland Cattle Society has proved continue to grow and participate within showed their skill particularly well at to be popular this year, especially with Durham School, maintaining the high Barnard Castle, winning 31-4. Both the Lower Sixth who are dedicated standards and House spirit that we have Hockey and Netball teams challenged enough to get up early and to tend to the achieved throughout the year. the Staff, leading to some very humorous cattle before breakfast! The Charity L. Scott House Notes Ferens House

At the start of the Christmas Term Ferens welcomed eleven new boys into the Lower Remove and also two more into the Upper Remove. This brought down the total number from 28 to 24. However, this decrease in numbers did not really affect the way of life within the House, but it did mean that there were less people for the sports teams. Sport in the Christmas Term consisted of rugby and some cross-country running towards the end. As usual Mr. Willings coached us with the help of Mr. Chikanda, the new sports master from Zimbabwe. Finding a team was difficult due to the numbers, but we did play three matches, winning one against the Chorister School. These results were understandable due to the greater experience of most Prep. Schools and the fact that it was a new game to many of our younger boys. At the start of the Easter Term, we did Ferens House Sunday Activity: Mountain bikes at Hamsterley Forest. Photo: J.C.R. a lot more cross-country running. There were some strong runners but for others bravely entered the inter-House Junior team had been training solidly in the the demands of it all proved too much. Run, the Swainston. We could not match weeks previously, and it paid off when Everyone in the team showed great the success of last year's team but nearly we beat Choristers and Newlands, but enthusiasm in our fixtures against the all our team finished and many of them in our final matches we lost Chorister School and Bow School, and received medals. disappointingly to Bow School and St. when we ran against Barnard Castle in a We held our annual "Ferens Seven-a- Olaves. Shell race. The rest of the term went very side" Rugby Competition on top ground Swimming paid a major part during well when more than half the House when we entered one team. The whole the Easter Term and a few of the younger

Ferens visit to the National Garden Festival, Gateshead.

9 House Notes

boys showed great potential. Indeed, as the term progressed and we got down to some hard training, we produced some decent results. When we got back for the beginning of the Summer Term, Mr. Hirsch had already arrived from Australia. We got down to some hard training soon enough. It was a sport enjoyed by all, but due to the small numbers and lack of time, no fixtures were arranged, Sport in the Summer Term also included athletics. At half-term, Sports Day was held and there were some very pleasing results from both age groups. Drama has also played a major part. The whole House took part in a performance of "Pinocchio". It was written and directed by Mrs. Forey who put in hours of hard work to make the production a success. As well as the Ferens' play, many boys took part in the choir's splendid performance of the Monteverdi Vespers in Durham Cathedral. Upper Remove's Spogcait trip: Loch Awe Forest Study. Again this year many boys volunteered to put up the hymn numbers in Chapel every morning, and have a chance to participate in outings at Newcastle Quayside Market, at the end of each term the Chaplain the weekend. Most of the time they have Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Crowtree generously invited all the volunteers been organised by Mr. Renshaw and Leisure C entre, M etroland, and the round for tea. have included hiring mountain bikes in famous Gateshead Garden Festival. As well as all the activities that take Hamsterley Forest, visits to Sunderland During the week Mr. Connor, Mr. place during the week, all the boarders Air Museum, the Hancock Museum, Renshaw and Mr. Pointing have all

Upper Remove's "Spogcait" trip: visit to Oban coastguard.

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worked hard to put on evening activities for the boarders, including pool and table tennis tournaments, five-a-side soccer, debates and quizzes on Newsround. All the activities have been much appreciated by the boarders and I would like to say thank you on their behalf for making our evenings and weekends so enjoyable. Ferens House has also been involved in charity work. A team of five boys took part in the fund-raising Pram and Pancake Race. Our team made it round the half mile circuit, finishing in a good position. In doing so they helped to raise several hundred pounds for Southview Mentally Handicapped Boarding Centre. Another Charity event was the 24-hour sponsored football match which many boys from Ferens House entered. The final sum raised was over £1000, which went to the Cancer Appeal in Newcastle Hospital. Also Mr. Renshaw held a sponsored quiz organised by the Multiple Sclerosis Society based on Sir Ranulph Fiennes' and Dr. Mike Stroud's unsupported 5252-miles walk to the North pole which took place in the spring. After all the money had come in, the final sum raised was £126 for the research of M.S. As well as all this, boys from Ferens have been round the School collecting empty aluminium drinks cans to send to the "Blue Peter" Baby Life Appeal to raise money for children's special care facilities in hospitals all across the country. In the end we had collected 400 cans over a period of three weeks in the Christmas Term. I think one has to say that it has probably been quite a good year. Inevitably it has had its ups and downs, but I think we have all learnt a lot and some very good things have happened. The House has been very active this year and a lot of charity work has taken place. Now the Upper Remove look forward to a new life-style in the senior House, and we look forward to meeting next year's new Ferenites. C. Webber, Upper Remove

Top: "Trivial Pursuit" in Ferens House. Photo: J.C.R.

Centre: Upper Remove: rock climbing at "Spogcait".

Bottom: Ferens House aluminium can collection for the Blue Peter "Baby Life" appeal. Photo: J.C.R.

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Speech Day: Saturday, June 30,1990 hope, play a full part in the Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication which Report by the Headmaster, will end the day at 3.30. MM fit Mr. Michael A. Lang One part of the day which has not ?.«♦, u changed is the importance we place on Mr. Dean, Baroness Blatch, Mr. Mayor, the speeches for which we are now Governors, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is gathered. It is the custom for your my pleasure today to welcome you to Headmaster to give a report on the the School for our annual Speech Day. events of the previous year and for us to This occasion differs in two respects honour those who have won the named from last year's, in that firstly we have prizes. I would remind you that this changed the date so as to give the term prizegiving ceremony is only the tip of what we hope will be a rousing climax, the iceberg for each term a large number and secondly it is the first to be chaired of prizes are awarded internally, not only by the new Dean of Durham, The Very for excellence in a particular subject, but Reverend John Arnold. The Government for consistent effort and achievement at have been moving towards what one what is a high level for the individual might call parent power, by insisting that concerned. The prizes we award this all Governing Bodies of State Schools morning, however, are indeed special include a large number of parents. They and we are fortunate today to have are, of course, following our example, for Baroness Blatch to present them and to the Dean only adds to the number of our speak a few words to us. Governors who have children at the Baroness Blatch of Hinchingbrook in *00 School. His closeness to the School and the County of Cambridgeshire was made his intimate contact with it, can do a Life Peer in 1987. She served in the Sam Chikanda, our guest from Zimbabwe. nothing but good for the relationships W.R.A.F. and has had a long and between the Dean and Chapter and the distinguished career as a member of the School, and we are additionally Cambridgeshire County Council, a body most difficult of positions, says a great ] fortunate in that he is a man who has she led in the early eighties. She is, at the deal, I think, for the quality of love and j had great experience in educational moment, Government Spokesman on care of all concerned. I should like to • matters. I welcome him officially to his Education in the House of Lords. She express my thanks to the House Staff, I first Speech Day, hope that he and Mrs. was once described as "A lady with House Tutors, Matrons, but particularly j Arnold enjoy the day, and thank him for forthright views on many things and a the Housemasters who work very hard { rushing back from Germany to be with willingness to express them". We indeed with amazing patience to look 1 us on this occasion. certainly look forward to listening with after the pupils in their care. You, as I As I have already mentioned the day great interest to what she has to say. parents, know how difficult and I chosen is not our usual day and, indeed, There have been for the second year annoying even the best of children can i the pattern for the day has changed quite running no changes on our Governing be at times (and the worst times don't I radically. I hope that you were able before Body, but unfortunately during the year, bear thinking about), but having sixty or | these speeches to see some of the death has robbed the School community more to look after can test even the best j Exhibitions put on by the pupils and staff, of several distinguished Old Dunelmians of pastoral teams! I am only able to sleep but all the Exhibitions will be open again and of the fathers of three of our present easily in my bed at night because of the after lunch and I hope that you will have Upper Sixth Formers, one of who was an excellence of others and I thank them for time to visit most, if not all, of them. Many outstanding O.D., Professor Michael it. We were saddened to learn only a few of you will be attending the receptions in Parkin. That the community was strong weeks ago of the death of that most Houses before lunch and both newcomers enough to help those youngsters to distinguished of Old Dunelmians, to the School and those leaving will, I survive, and indeed, conquer in that Chancellor Garth Moore, one of the foremost ecclesiastical lawyers of his day The new School minibus. and Chancellor of this Diocese, while earlier in the year Vernon Ferens another well known Durham name died. Vernon Ferens did a great deal for the School and the Old Dunelmian Lodge have generously donated a magnificent prize in his memory. It is to be awarded on Speech Day to the boy or girl who has contributed most to the School's Community Service organisation. This year it is awarded to Graham Miller who has done outstanding work over the last two years in the organisation of the Old People's Luncheon Club we hold here each Monday. We were also saddened to learn of the death of a much loved former member of staff, Peter Newman. 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thirty years. Many O.D's, and I know a our experience, the girls achieved rather we first admitted girls to our Sixth Form sizeable proportion of our parents are less than the boys. and the numbers have grown from some O.D's, will remember him with love and During the year, other academic seventeen in that first year to an affection. We shall be holding a successes were achieved. Four of our anticipated forty-eight in this coming Memorial Service for Peter Newman on scientists represented the School in the September. Clearly the girls themselves Saturday September 22nd at 11.00 a.m. in finals of the Science Olympiad and their parents must consider the the School Chapel. It would be wrong, organised by Lancaster University and experiment to be a success for word of however, to dwell overmuch on those finished fourth, an excellent per­ mouth has quickly established an who went before for they have left a very formance, while later in the year we excellent market in the area. It was rich legacy for those of us who remain were pleased with the outcome of the thought by many that the School would and Durham is today very much an alive Oxford and Cambridge Entrance change with the advent of girls in the and thriving community. examinations when six boys were Sixth Form and, indeed, I am glad to say Last year at this time, I reported to you offered places. All the places are that it has. I think we are now a better on the success gained by our pupils in conditional, but those at Oxford have to School than we were before with a large, the first G.C.S.E. examinations. You may achieve only two E's at "A" Level, while busy and successful Sixth Form. Next recall that the pass rate went up by 10% those at Cambridge have to achieve year we anticipate the numbers in the and that the number of A grades gained three A's, and a 1 in the STEP paper, Sixth Form will approach one hundred rose from 10% of the entry to 20% of the which only goes to show the difference and seventy and so we are able to offer a entry. Our second attempt at G.C.S.E. between the two Universities and their wider range of "A" Levels than before, showed, I think, the staff at their best. approach to entry criteria. Oxford is "AS" Level will be introduced for the Although the pupils will doubtless tell prepared to back its judgement very first time, and some very bright girls you that any success they gain is entirely early in the year while Cambridge have joined the School to challenge the due to their own efforts, while failure prefers to be like all the other boys. Equally pleasing, is the range of can be attributed to the shortcomings of Universities in the country and leave ability of our girls which matches the their teacher, I confess that I do not share decision making as late as possible. The range of ability of the boys. Statistics can that view. We are blessed with a talented, successful boys were John Coffell a be misleading, but so far in the three hardworking staff who have expertise place to read Classics, Christ Church, years in which the girls have competed and ability and work extremely hard Oxford; Dominic Cummings a place to with boys at "A" Level, the boys have over long hours of day and indeed, as read History at Exeter College, Oxford; won once, the girls have won once and their wives will tell you, night too for the Matthew Dennison a place to read the other was an exact draw. I wonder benefit of the pupils. They can, I think, English at Christ Church, Oxford; what will happen this year. Certainly the take immense pleasure on the out­ Alastair Green a place to read Engi­ girls have brought to the classroom a standing success gained by the G.C.S.E. neering at Sidney Sussex, Cambridge; conscientiousness which has been an candidates last year. There were 65 Simon Smith a place to read Natural example to the boys and a sharpness and pupils in the Upper Fifth and not only Sciences at Peterhouse, Cambridge and willingness to hold their own which did their pass rate go up by some 6% and Timothy Wright a place to read Geology bodes well for their future careers. Their that, you will recall, on top of the 10% at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Congrat­ impact outside the classroom has been rise last year, between them they scored ulations to those concerned and the staff equally noticeable. 187 A grades, raising the percentage of A who taught them. Music and drama over the last five grades scored to 32%. Considerable This would seem a suitable time years have improved immensely; drama success was achieved across the whole perhaps, to pause and consider the for instance, often produced two or three range of subjects, although Latin with 14 effects of recent changes in the School. It plays per year before the advent of the A's and one B out of 15 candidates was indeed, almost five years ago that girls, but now regularly produces seven, claimed the highest percentage of A grades. Art and Music also accomplished an 100% pass rate, while Geography, Physics, and Biology recorded scores in the high 90's. Overall those entering the Sixth Form averaged well over eight passes per head and with over 65% of those passes being at grade A or B, we were indeed well pleased with an excellent age group. The "A" Level candidates last year were a small group and although overall the results were satisfactory, they did not reach the high level we recorded two years ago. Several subjects could be well pleased with their results with English, Latin, Art, Religious Studies, Physics and Biology all managing a 100% pass rate. Several individuals did very well indeed, Richard Baty scored three A's and a B; David Black three A's and a B; Gillian Standish three A's and a B and Paul Barnfather three A's and a C. One or two subjects had disappointing results and 'ather surprisingly for the first time in

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eight or even nine productions in a year, in the near future we hope to have all of welcomed in his place from Christ while the standard of the Chapel Choir our Sixth Form boys in the same sort of College, Brecon, Mr. Jonathan Newell at and the Orchestra have risen appreciably accommodation as that available to the the start of this term. Also during April Debating and the Heretics have also girls. With the recent radical improve­ we lost the services of Philip Joyce, a benefited by the presence of the girls, ments in the changing rooms in two of physicist who had been with us only a indeed both societies have had excellent the three Houses, the third one will start year and a half, but had made a great years and by playing their games very soon and some much needed impression in that time. Having been seriously, the girls have already reached modifications to Ferens, an immense persuaded to join the CCF activities in a high standard in that activity too. Their amount of money has been spent on the School he found that they were well contribution to Community Service and improving, rather than just maintaining run and enjoyable, a view I certainly their overall civilising effect on the accommodation and facilities in the share. We had, for instance, an excellent School has been noticeable to those of us School. Inspection Day last October when the who have experienced both situations Facilities by themselves are, of course, Naval Section, in particular, came in for and I would be bold enough to say that not sufficient. Communities of our sort high praise and all three sections have the move has been a very successful one depend on people and, as in the past, been active and successful during the indeed. That is certainly so in terms of we have been well served by that very year. Mr. Joyce decided that he would demand for, as you know, we are about wide range of personnel who make up like to do that sort of thing full time, so to open an extension to the Girls' House. the Durham School staff. In that I left us to join the Royal Marines, a sad A new house, doubling the size of include the cleaners, the maintenance loss for us, but a gain for the country. Numbers 1 and 2 Pimlico has been staff, the catering assistants, the office Also during the year we lost the slowly emerging over the last six months staff, the medical staff, the porters as services of John Booth our Clerk of and the whole block will now be known well as the academic staff, for we all in Works who had been at Durham for as Pimlico House, providing excellent our own different ways serve the some thirteen years. John was a true accommodation for the girls. All very community to the best of our ability. servant of the School, nothing at any well, I hear you say, but what about the There have, of course, been changes time of day or night ever being too boys' Houses? A valid question and one during the year. Nicholas Gleed, our much for him and his hard work and which deserves an answer. Director of Music for the last five years reorganisation of the maintenance staff During the last eight years, we have left in April to become Director of and above all his cheerfulness were built an excellent classroom block, a Music at Bedales School in Hampshire. sadly missed when he took up a post as C.D.T. Centre of which we can be proud Nick Gleed during his time at Durham a Lecturer at the College of Arts and and now a Girls' House which will be raised the standard of music, assisted Technology in Newcastle. He was the equal of any I know, but also during by several talented assistant Directors, replaced by Mr. Alan Gardiner whose that time, we have added large new to a level way beyond what had gone expertise and qualifications fit him games rooms to all three Boarding before. The Chapel Choir in particular ideally for this position. Having Houses and started a programme of and indeed the orchestra have taken mentioned the departure of Mr. Gleed creating bedsits for all those in the Sixth great steps forward under his baton, to Hampshire, I must also record with Form. Already nearly two-thirds of the and he not only raised the standard of sadness the loss or impending loss of Sixth Form in two of the Houses are in music, but raised the expectations of the our Nursing Sister, Gill Andrews also bedsits and work goes on apace so that musicians during his time here. We strangely, it may seem, to Hampshire. Gill has been with us for four years and has been an efficient and much loved Pimlico Extension. Photo: John Buries Sanatorium Sister, one in whom the staff felt complete confidence, and equally im portant one who could spot the d ifferen ce betw een a young man wanting an excuse to miss his next Latin lesson and the young man desperately needing a little tender loving care. I would also at this point, like to repair an omission of mine last year. Dr. Desmond Walker had been our School Medical Officer for over twenty-seven years. Indeed we had marked his 25 years in office with a lunch and presentation but he managed to slide gently into partial retirement at the end of a Summer Term without my paying what should have been a thoroughly deserved tribute to his excellence during all those twenty-seven years. The role of School Doctor is an essential one and its value to the community cannot be over estimated. Dr. Walker was quite simply the best I have known in any School. He has now handed over to Dr. Geoff Maddison an O.D. known to many of you who has continued the excellent standard of service which we

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receive from the Walker partnership. We are most grateful. At the end of this term, we are losing the services of three other members of staff. Paul Corbett has been at Durham School for six years and as an Irishman, trained in Scotland, teaching French to Geordies has not had an easy task, perhaps that is why the amount of hair on his head is rather less than it used to be. However, Paul has been a quite invaluable member of staff, both in the classroom, on the games field and, for the m ajority of his tim e here, as a Boarding House Tutor. He will be sadly missed, but Merchiston will be the richer. Mary Young was appointed as House­ mistress of the Girls' House some three years ago and during that time her mixture of commonsense and concern have left a deep impression on all of us. That the House has grown from thirty to forty-eight under her leadership is an indication of the success of her caring approach. She is to undertake further study and will be reading for a Diploma in Careers Management in September. Although she has been here only two years, Jan Cadd as Head of Computer Studies has had a large effect on the School. The use of the computer has sped far beyond the confines of Room 7 into many branches of the School, not least the Bursary where I know that her help has been particularly appreciated. An excellent Netball player and coach, she will be sadly missed. Jan will be studying for an M.Sc in Geographical Information Systems at Edinburgh University in September. We also say goodbye and thank you to Karine Meyer, who has maintained the tradition of excellent French Assistantes, to Jane Westerman who has assisted the Geography Department this year and to Mr. Bayat who has helped the Physics The new steps to Caffin's Lodge. Photo: John Buries Department recently. One member of staff joined us during the year. Mr. Sam England, and for Scotland. All three Zimbabwe compete together. All in all Chikanda from Harare was one of those sections of the CCF, the Army, Navy and last summer was a very busy and who looked after the Durham U16 rugby Air Force had successful camps, while successful holiday, not only for boys, but tour so well when it visited Zimbabwe Mr. Willings and Mr. Corbett for O.D's too for several of our old boys last summer and we are delighted to masterminded a successful tour of played well on the cricket field, have him with us for a year as an Zimbabwe by the U16 rugby side. Mr. particularly Michael Roseberry who is assistant in the games department. We and Mrs. Lyons and Mr. Best took a doing so splendidly for Middlesex. look forward to welcoming in September party to East Germany, while Mr. Hind, Indeed, an O.D. Robert Redpath who left Mr. Mark Bushnell who will teach Mrs. Shearer and Mr. Connor took a only three years ago was a member of Economics, Mr. David Crook who will party to Paris to celebrate the 200th the Great Britain Lightweight IV in the teach Modern Languages, Mr. Robert Anniversary of the French Revolution. World Student Games in Germany. Gibbon who will be Head of Computer Mr. Mallia and Mr. Cook took the I have already mentioned Mr Gleed Studies and Miss Lucy Cresswell who Adventure Training NCO's to the and the excellent music produced during will teach History and become the Dolomites for a climbing holiday, while the year. It started very early in the term Housemistress of Pimlico House. the Highland Cattle were exhibited most with some delightful singing for the It is often thought that the Summer successfully in four local shows. The Friends Evening in The Castle, holidays are a time for relaxation, but the School also took part in the excellent continued with Emma Armstrong staff and pupils are often heavily World Schools' Rugby Festival organised playing the Beethoven Piano Concerto, engaged even during that time. For by Mr. Willings here in Durham. We saw and followed by the Christmas Concert instance, last Summer holidays boys some twelve sides from France, Portugal, which featured Amahl and the Night were playing cricket for the School, for Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and Visitors. Two days later the Choir were

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on top form in an excellent Carol Service. pleasure to many. This term, Ferens pastoral work led the School in Chapel Small concerts approximately every produced "Pinocchio" again written and worship throughout the year. It was the fortnight have taken place throughout produced by Mrs. Forey and in the last Chapel Committee which organised the the year, although the one in February two weeks of this term the Upper Fifth 24 hour Sponsored Football competition given by Marc Christie and Ralph being released from the cares and which this year raised over £1500 for Woodward very much sticks in the worries of G.C.S.E. examinations have the RVI Scanner Appeal, while his band memory. The Monteverdi Vespers in been making a video. All in all, both of Chapel Keepers do an excellent job in March in the Cathedral was a splendid music and drama are clearly in sparkling maintaining the smooth running and performance combining the talents of the form. dignity of our Chapel Services. We were Durham Studio Singers, a group of Other activities besides drama and delighted to have Bishop Harry Moore parents and Friends, as well as the girls music are, of course, pursued during take our Confirmation Service this year, of Teesside High School. We are most the School day. The Highland Cattle but were sad not to be able to welcome grateful to the Cathedral for allowing us Society, for instance, continues to Michael Ball who has now been the privilege of organising such an flourish with over fifty boys and girls in elevated to the position of Bishop of experience for the boys and girls of both membership and as is their custom they Truro. Bishop Michael has been a friend Schools. It was a fitting end to the term have won several prizes during the to the School for many years and his and a great credit to the music staff that year. A first at Lanchester and a 3rd at ability to understand boys was we are able to put on such a demanding the Great Yorkshire were followed by a something which many of us envied work to such a high standard. This term 2nd prize at Sedgefield, while they will greatly. He will, I know, be sadly missed has seen the excellent Chadeyron Music be shortly taking three of the beasts to in this Diocese. I must make particular competition involving all the instru­ the great Yorkshire Show and would, I mention of our Remembrance Day mentalists in the School and won know, be very pleased to see you there. Service where 97 boys and girls lined eventually by Ben Charles of School The Fold which has again been helped the left hand side of the Chapel steps House. Even in this busy last week, Mr. by a generous donation of fertiliser from representing those who died in the First Hillier has produced a splendid Dido I.C.I. has now been registered as part of World War and 80 others lined the right and Aeneus in the Luce Theatre. Drama the EBL Scheme and was declared in hand side representing those who died too has flourished. In the Christmas good health by Mr. Murrow, our judge in the Second World War. The boys and Term, Mrs. Forey produced Tom at the Internal Cattle Show. It is not girls then filed into Chapel and Stoppard's "Separate Peace" while the many Schools which have such a announced the name of the Q.D, who House Drama Festival was re-introduced Society, or where you can see the had died for his country. This was a and produced a most enjoyable evening Chaplain towing a bull behind his Land special moment for many O.D's who with School House, directed by Quentin Rover down the Drive, but I must had come a long way to be with us on Anstee just pipping Matthew Dennison's immediately reassure you that the that occasion and also for the young Langley production. The term ended Chaplain has been busy with his more people involved, who have, of course, with a striking performance in Chapel of mundane duties too. Not only has he to speak not to their fathers, but to their "Everyman" written and produced by headed the Religious Studies grandfathers before they are able to Mrs. Forey, being a modernised department, where no "A" Level learn first hand about World War II. The production of a medieval play. The candidate has ever got less than a C preacher on that occasion was the School play during the Easter Term was grade, we await with baited breath to Reverend Canon J.D. Hutton, O.D. one "The Knights of the Burning Pestle" by see whether he can maintain this proud of a number of distinguished people Bennett and Fletcher produced by Mr. tradition, but he has, of course, in who visited the School during the year Hillier, a play which gave a great deal of addition to his immensely valuable to speak. Among our Sixth Form lecturers were Dr. Tony Ridley, O.D. Pimlico Extension complete. Photo: John Buries who was at that time the joint Managing Director of Eurotunnel and Dr. James Jackson one of the leading UK experts on earthquakes. Perhaps the most outstanding lecture was given by Mr. Elgood an ex Headmaster of Teesside High School speaking about his firsthand experiences of going blind. We are fortunate that we are able to attract such excellent lecturers to the School. Academic and cultural things then have proceeded very well. What then of the games? The girls' games have had a good year with the hockey side losing only 5 of their 18 games and three girls being selected for the County squad. The team went forward as the Durham County representatives to the regional finals beating N orthum berland and losing only to Cleveland. The netball season was fairly even with the best win being over Barnard Castle. Squash played two matches and won them both, while the tennis team won seven of its nine matches and the swimmers

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won two of their three. With girls also school of our size it may occur once behaviour of spectators and the involved successfully on the river, they every ten or fifteen years if we are sportsmanship which they display is have certainly competed well this year. fortunate. To have five boys in the school most important in setting standards for It has, however, been a vintage year during the year who have been selected our youngsters. for boys' sport, particularly in the areas for England sides is astonishing and in Parental support has also been very of rugby and cricket. Last summer ended congratulating them, I would like to evident for the Friends of Durham on a high note with excellent play from thank all those members of staff who School who started this year with an the four W 's, W eston P., W eston R., take games, and, in particular, the excellent dinner in The Castle and Whiteford J. and Whitfield N. Neale Director of Games, for all their hard continued in March with an interesting Whitfield, the skipper scored a double work in enabling boys to reach their full and enjoyable Fashion Show held at century in the last week of term and potential. Ramside Hall. Tonight they hold their finished off with an unbeaten 105 against It is, of course, equally important, Annual Summer Ball in this marquee the O.D. XI and then went on to play for indeed many of us would say more and I would like to thank that group of Glamorgan 2nds. Joe Whiteford scored important that all boys and girls in the parents who work so hard on behalf of 150 in the last week and then went on to school partake in games whatever their the Friends, but particularly, Jimmy play for Scotland, while Philip Weston ability or talent and I am delighted to Coatsworth who has masterminded also scored two centuries during that be able to report that the success of many of their activities. The Friends week and played 2nd XI cricket for rugby and cricket by no means implies have an exciting programme planned Worcestershire. Robin Weston captained that other sports are less fervently for the coming year, note the Autumn an England NCA U14 side during those pursued. The swimmers, for instance, Fayre on October 6th, and 1 was holidays, while Philip Weston and Neale had an excellent season with the first personally delighted to see that they Whitfield played in the final England team undefeated by other Schools and have now opened Durham Seconds, a U19 cricket trial with Durham being the the U16's losing only once. The senior second-hand uniform shop which I am only School to have two representatives. freestyle team finished third in the sure will be of assistance to parents. This year the cricket has gone equally Independent Schools, Aldenham Cup This year has been the first year when well with the 1st XI losing only twice and the U15 team finished fourth in the the School has been part of the Assisted and other sides having particularly important Bishop Stortford Gala, while Places Scheme. I am delighted to say successful records. Already Robin the athletes had their best season for that all five places last year were filled Weston has been selected for the some time with more team wins than by young men who are now in the England U15 squad and Philip Weston ever before. It is good to see the records School and who have made con­ for an England U19 team, while for the throwing events continually siderable contributions to its success Christopher Clark has now been selected being pushed higher and higher by a during the year, while I hope and for the England U14 squad. The School talented and hardworking group of believe they have themselves benefited U17 team has had a most successful run boys. Tennis too had an excellent in no uncertain fashion. The Depart­ in the Barclays Bank U17 national season, winning the County Cham­ ment of Education and Science has been competition again this year. We have a pionship and with the unbeaten record able to increase the number of Assisted proud record in this most prestigious of the 1st team only disappearing in its Places we offer each year from five to competition, having been in the last eight penultimate match, while during the eight and I hope that we shall be able to for seven consecutive years, winning it Easter Term, cross-country and squash fill those additional places by this once and reaching the semi-finals had enviable records. The 1st VIII were coming September. The Scheme is an regularly. On Thursday we had a again undefeated in School matches admirable one, making it possible as it handsome win in the semi-final in and had their first ever win at does for academic youngsters to receive Leicestershire and look forward to the Ampleforth, while the squash team had the kind of broad education which will final in London next Wednesday. a better ratio of wins to losses than for best suit their particular talents, and one Support on that occasion would be several years. The basketball side was which we support most strongly. The welcomed and all the cricketers in the undefeated and was probably one of principle of offering as wide a range as School certainly deserve our the best we have ever had, while possible of academic subjects and of congratulations on their memorable shooting quietly amassed an enviable extra-curricular activities is one which season. record. Rowing, of course, has been an we hold dear and indeed in many ways Cricket is not the only sport in which important sport this term. We have a is the hallmark of the School. We do not we have gained international recognition good 1st IV who have won several mind whether your son or daughter this year for the rugby players have also trophies while the U14 and U15 crews succeeds at rugby or drama or music or had an outstanding season. Over twenty have had an excellent season winning bridge as long as he or she works hard boys represented Durham County at ten trophies between them and in the classroom and contributes widely various age group levels and the 1st XV showing great promise for the future. and to the best of their ability to the and the U15 sides were particularly One competition which it would be whole range of other activities on offer successful. The 1st XV won twelve of difficult to adjudicate would be that here at the School. In that way we hope their sixteen matches including scoring which might try to decide which sport to turn out the independent, well an unique triumph by beating Sedbergh has the most enthusiastic parental mannered and rounded young person for the third year running, while two of support. I am most grateful to all those able to cope with the demands of the side went on to play for England. parents who take such time and trouble Higher Education and well armed with David Roberts represented the England to come and support their offspring. As a set of principles based on a strong U16 side, playing at scrum half against I am sure you realise, it makes a great Christian upbringing which will enable Italy, and Spain, while Justin Belton deal of difference to those concerned him or her to make a real contribution played on the wing for the England U18 and the parental support at this school to the world in which we live. Ladies side against Wales, Scotland and Ireland. is quite outstanding. If I may be so bold and Gentlemen that is our wish for this To have one schoolboy representing his as to say so, the w ay in which you School and with your help we will work country at a sport is a great honour, for a support is equally pleasing, for the towards that goal.

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PRIZES FOR GOOD WORK PRESENTED AT THE POOLE HOUSE The Ker Memorial Prize for Modern History BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTMAS TERM 1989 Barnes, R.M. M. Dennison (KS) Burdon, M.T. The Richardson-Bunbury Prize for Modern SCHOOL HOUSE LANGLEY HOUSE Crompton, P.P.M. Languages J.P. Adamson & A. Clark Burton, M.T. Bannister, T.R. Robertshaw, G.S. The Morley-Wells Prize for Geography C.J. Lodge Greig, A.M. Bramwell, A.C.P. Selby, N.M. The Hugh Mackay Prize for Economics Mortimer-Harvey, H.B.W. Langdon, S.G. J.A. Simmons Turner, T.P.D. Mangion, F.A. PRIZES FOR GOOD WORK PRESENTED AT THE The Lowson and Salkeld Prize for Chemistry THE CAFFINITES Sullivan, D. BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER TERM 1990 T. Wright (KS) Davy, R.M. FERENS HOUSE The Henry Smith Prize for Physics Ela, S. Davies, D.R. SCHOOL HOUSE LANGLEY HOUSE T. Wright (KS) Fulton, P. Emery, J.M. Blackbird, N.W. Atkinson, J. The Ian Nuttall Prize for Biology Jessop, J. Emery, S.C.D. Thompson, M. Morton, M.J. A.G. Howd (KS) & J.A. Sidney The Junior Prize for Music B.D.W. Ellis Millmore, R.G. Laidler, J.G. THE CAFFINITES Thomson, A.R.H. The Junior Prize for English Recitations Price, R.E. Lockhart, A.J.N. Cosbie Ross, J.B. Vickers, D.M.J. H.B.W. Mortimer-Harvey Smith, J.A. Pugh, M.B. Elliott, C.D. FERENS HOUSE Tann. O.R. Rose, A.M. The Portwood Prize for Computer Studies Hindson, J.D.J. Ainsley, R.R. Thompson, A.S. Rowe, P.W.H. F.A. Mangion Weston, R.M.S. Hill, C. Weston, W.P.C. Saxton, W.E.A. The C.H.A. Howe Prize for Practical Skills POOLE HOUSE Watson, S.C. M. Batson SPEECH DAY PRIZES 1990 Barlow, J.K. White, S.K. The Robert Dunn Prize for Drama Malone, R.W. M. Dennison (KS) & Ann L. Woodward The Bishop Lee Prize for Divinity Jessica S. Baty Taylor, N.C.F. The Senior Prize for Art Emma C. Wood The Green Prize for Classics M. Dennison (ICS) Thicknes, J.A. The Junior Prize for Art N.A. Jennings Wallace, M.A. The Jackson Prize for Latin Prose J.E. Coffell The Sydney Dunn Trophy (for the best black & white The Senior Prize for Music R.C. Woodward (KS) photographic print) G.S. Robertshaw (KS) PRIZES FOR GOOD WORK PRESENTED AT THE The Scott-Latimer Prize for Modern Languages The Junior Drama Cup M.B. Pugh BEGINNING OF THE EASTER TERM 1990 R.C. Woodward (KS) The Middle School Drama Cup The Hodgson Prize for English M. Dennison (KS) H.B.W. Mortimer-Harvey SCHOOL HOUSE LANGLEY HOUSE The Ker Memorial Prize for Ancient History The Ferens House Prize for English Recitations Ellis, B.D.W. Bushby, S.A. D.M. Cummings R.R. Ainsley Ritzema, W. Lockhart, A.J.N. The Metcalf Prize for Mathematics T. Wright (KS) The Bell Twins Prize in the Lower Remove Watson, F.J. Lockhart, Y.E.N. The Gawan-Taylor Prize for English Essay R.R. Ainsley THE CAFFINITES Matharoo, A.S. J.E. Coffell The Prize for Design and Realisation S. Hirano Bell, J.K. Osborne, M.J. The Gough Prize for English Verse The Special Prize for Excellence in English Cheng, L.H.N. Scott, C.G. M. Dennison (KS) R.C. Woodward (KS) Robinson, R.J. Taylor, P.A.H. The Senior Prize for English Recitations The Vernon Ferens Community Service Award Stobbs, R.M. White, S.K. J.E. Coffell & M. Dennison (KS) G.R. Miller

G.J. Potter Winner of the C.H. Howe Prize 1989 with his model household electric system. Photo: W.J.B.

18 Chapel Notes

When I attended a conference last what the gentleman was hoping to interesting. Under normal circum­ Easter I was asked by a very earnest hear about. Confession? Oh yes we get stances we are only just able to fit the cleric if Durham School had a good that . . . but not in Chapel. People talk entire community in at any one time. spiritual atmosphere. Questions like quietly in a spare moment, over a cup At Harvest Festival Chapel was very that always put me off, because I never of coffee, in the corner of a prep hall. It full. Once all the decorations of fruit, quite know what sort of an answer is may not be orthodox, but it's real. So flowers and vegetables were scattered being sought. However I smiled and too is the prayer life. The intercessions, around the place, there wasn't a great confused my questioner by saying, which feature in all our services are deal of spare floor. "All is safely "It's not what I would call a churchy moments to be treasured. Pupils will gathered in . . ." went the hymn. "Only school, but there is a lot of real usually present their own ideas for just" remarked one of the choir! And religion," Hardly satisfied the these, . . . women priests, those who we all knew what he meant. The good gentleman concerned retired. Probably have been expelled, people who gifts around us . . . were packed up the many of my readers will understand haven't worked hard enough for following day and distributed to better than he did. For a pupil in exams. The difficult ones I get . . . the various individuals and charities in Durham School, a lot of "going to friend killed in a motor accident . . . Durham and Newcastle. A number of Chapel" is hard work, yet there is my sheepdog...... Chapel is where pupils helped the group of parents and never a shortage of people who want we offer our formal liturgy and where staff wives to deliver the boxes of food to help with or even direct our a school speaks to God from its heart. to our elderly friends. worship. This year for the first time I The 1989 Autumn Term was Chapel was the scene of another have had to limit the number acting as memorable in many respects. For one very moving ceremony in the Autumn. Chapel Keepers to twenty and create a thing we were short of seats, because On Remembrance Sunday, November waiting list for others who wish to Harrisons, the organ builders, were 12th, we marked the 75th anniversary join. Our midweek Eucharist on a completing the restoration work on the of the beginning of the First World Wednesday morning continues to fill Chapel organ, and pipes from the War, the 65th anniversary of the laying the Lady Chapel and spills over into instrument filled the north aisle. This of the foundation stone of Chapel and the Main Chapel. Perhaps that's not made seating on a day by day basis the 50th anniversary of the beginning

Mick Gleed and the Chapel Choir. Photo: Nicholas Bright

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of the Second World War. As guests occasion. Twelve hundred people School for one of the meetings and for arrived at Chapel for the service they crowded the nave of the Cathedral to the Confirmation Service itself. Bishop j found 97 pupils standing, facing hear the familiar lessons and Harry is a former Bishop of Cyprus Chapel, up the left hand of the steps. magnificent singing by the choir. As and General Secretary of the Church They represented the 97 Dunelmians always the choir items were Missionary Society. who died in the 1914-18 war. On the appreciated, but the congregation Nicholas Gleed our Director of Music right hand side of the steps, also facing clearly enjoyed the Christmas hymns. left the School at the end of the Spring Chapel, were 80 pupils who repre­ There was though, this year, a touch of term. His enthusiasm and genuine love sented those from the School who were sadness, for it was the last time that of good quality music will always be killed in the Second World War. Inside Bishop Michael, the Bishop of Jarrow remembered by those who knew him. the building 177 seats remained empty. would be present at a School function. A fiery man who not only transformed It was a stunning reminder to For a number of years he has exercised the singing in Chapel, but educated us everyone of the devastation in terms of a quiet unobtrusive pastoral care of the all in the art of choral music. Nick gave human life that war can have. The School. Many pupils came across him us spirited playing on the organ, even actual service began with a fanfare as the Bishop who Confirmed them in on Monday mornings. It was once said played on the trumpet and organ. the School Chapel. On occasions his by a member of staff who rarely went Then, one by one the pupils from the unmistakable figure might be seen in to Chapel, that he could detect what steps entered. One by one they filed Big School at supper time, on his way Nick had played as a voluntary that past the altar, donated their poppies to the staff annex. Until a few years morning by what was being whistled and called out the name of the soldier, ago he was also a Governor. Our round the School until lunch time. sailor or airman they represented. All prayers and good wishes go with him Nicholas takes with him our grateful those who took part stood in the to his new post as Bishop of Truro. thanks and best wishes for his new chancel to observe the two minutes Christmas services were again held post. silence. The years melted away and in Chapel. These were well attended, We welcomed Jonathan Newell as just for a moment we shared the loss especially at midnight on Christmas the new Director of Music after Easter. felt by those who mourned the death Eve (actually 11.30pm) when over two Even after one term it is clear that our of their school friends and built the hundred people made it up the steps. strong musical tradition will continue, j Chapel in their memory. The service in the Byre immediately Brother William from the Com- | Many splendid occasions occurred after the big celebration has a magic all munity of the Resurrection at Mirfield during the Christmas term. We of its own, though, for me that is joined us for four days at the enjoyed the visit of Bow School for where Christmas begins. beginning of the Summer Term. Once their service. It was unfortunate that The Spring term began with a week again he spent time in lessons, toured they chose the same day as the C.C.F. of prayer for Christian unity. This year a number of the Boarding Houses in inspection. The loud explosions during it was a pleasure to welcome not only the evening and was able to spend the prayers made many wonder if we Roman Catholic, Methodist and time with staff and pupils alike. So far really were the church militant. On the Salvation Army friends, but also we have asked William to come to the last Sunday before the Christmas Father Methodius, a Greek Orthodox School, to preach and simply to be holiday new hassocks for the Lady Priest. Chapel services shared with around. I hope that the relationship Chapel, three new altar frontals and these visitors are great occasions . . . betw een the C om m unity and the altar linen were dedicated. Hours of sometimes a bit lengthy . . . but great School will develop. Next year William needlework had gone into the rich occasions! So much is talked about will undertake a much more structured tapestry work of the kneelers and one Anglican-Roman discussions and programme and we hope to be able to of the altar frontals was embroidered. shared parishes with the Methodists make a weekend retreat to Mirfield at When one considers that the altar is that we often forget the great divide the beginning of the Sum m er Term almost twelve feet long, it is not between the churches of the west and 1991. difficult to imagine how much the Orthodox tradition of the east. I It is not possible in a report like this embroidery is involved. My sincere very much hope that we can maintain to cover all the events that have taken thanks must go to all the ladies who the link with our Greek Orthodox place in the School Chapel in a year. 1 worked for almost three years to friends. The icon which Father am conscious of having m issed out produce these beautiful decorations Methodius left us will eventually be many festive and joyful occasions. I for Chapel. Storage of the altar frontals placed in the Lady Chapel. must mention though one important looked as if it was going to be a After Christmas the Confirmation service which took place in Durham problem. However a large frontal case, Groups began to take shape. Again Cathedral. On Saturday 19th May with drawer and cupboard units was there were plenty of enquiries about Canon John Grove celebrated at a constructed in the vestry by Mr Cook. Confirmation. A number of day pupils Eucharist in the Galilee Chapel to The unit, affectionately known as the are now prepared in their own mark the 50th anniversary of his Ark of the Covenant by the Chapel parishes where they normally worship Ordination as a Priest. Fifty years in Keepers, has halved the size of the on a Sunday, and I am anxious to the service of God and so many many vestry, but ensures that Communion encourage this wherever possible. people. I am grateful for Canon Sets and vestments can be properly Twenty-two pupils though began Grove's continued support in the stored. classes at School. The Confirmation School Chapel. May I also thank our Term ended on Friday 15th Service took place in the Summer term visiting celebrants this year the Revd. December with the Carol Service in on Whitsunday. It was a pleasure to D .K. C leg g , and the Revd. R.D. Durham Cathedral. It was a splendid welcome Bishop Harry Moore to Thomson O.D. Our preachers in

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Chapel this year have been the Revd. The smooth running of the Chapel three go off to university with my M.F. Fenwick, the Very Revd. O.T.W. depends so much upon the quality of special thanks for all they have done. Fiennes, the Revd. J. Roberts, the Revd. the people who do the organisation. Finally I must report that Chapel Canon J.D. Hutton O.D., the Bishop of Each week the wives of members of collections have risen again this year. Knaresborough, the Revd. N. Banks, staff produce flower arrangements for In a way this surprises me. While the Revd. Canon T. Hart, the Revd. the two Chapels. Ladies also launder attendance has increased at voluntary W.N. Stock, the Revd. M. Jackson, the all our altar linen and surplices. I am services there has been a noticeable Revd. G.S. Pedley, the Revd. I.D. most grateful for the time that is spent drop in the number of parents Hunter Smart, Brother William C.R., keeping Chapel presentable. I am also attending Evensong, now that the day the Revd. J.W. Geen, Bishop Harry indebted to the Chapel Keepers who pupils are no longer obliged to be in Moore, Mr. R.Q. Drayson, the Revd. prepare the Chapel for services and Chapel each Sunday. One solution Canon J.A. White and the Revd. R. clear up afterwards. It would not be might be provided by a sad tale Brown. I have been grateful for their possible to offer such a variety of which came my way recently of a visits. worship without their help. This term member of staff who found himself This year the following were six of them leave the School; I must face to face with the alms dish when baptized in the School Chapel: William single out, though, Timothy Wright, he only had a ten pound note in his Robert Paxton, Oliver William Holmes, Matthew Peacock and Adam Bumby pocket. He assures me though that he David James Robert Gray and Francis who began work on the Chapel Staff didn't ask for change — even so Watson. The wedding of Ian when they arrived as new boys in donations to the Editor would be Stephenson and Kay Young also took Shell. They were my first Chapel greatly appreciated. place on 16th December. Keepers as I came at the same time. All R.N.M. Music

FAREWELL

TO NICK GLEED

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This has been a year of both gain and At least this situation has allowed us to stage in other situations, such as the loss. The Public Examination Boards make provision for the future. By Exhibition Room. It was this staging that and St. Margaret's P.C.C. have been curtailing dramatic activity, the loss of the made possible the performance of responsible for the latter, since the theatre for a third of the year has meant Everyman in the school chapel last altered timings of GCSE coincided with that expenditure on productions has been November, and accommodated the Grocer the loss of St. Margaret's School for less than in previous years. Fortuitously, and his Wife in The Knight of the Burning exam purposes, and consequently the the productions that did take place were Pestle. On the lighting side, Mr. Best has Luce Theatre has not been able to be exceptionally economical ones. The school acquired three small portable lights on used for drama in any form, either class play, produced by Mr. Hillier, required stands, sufficient to light small and simple lessons or play productions, for most of comparatively little funding because of its productions if, as he said, I will insist on the summer term. With neither time nor period and the style of production, while putting on plays in unlikely places. We place available, there has been little two other plays needed no books or license have also purchased a small quantity of Q- dramatic activity this term, a Lower and could be staged almost entirely out of Build, another type of portable staging in School play to have been produced by our own resources, because I wrote them the form of aluminium frames with Mrs. Baty being unfortunately one of myself, with these matters very much in removable wooden tops; the main use of the casualties. The loss of the only mind. We have therefore accumulated this very flexible apparatus will be to build suitable venue for Shell and Remove some funds which have allowed us to sets of various shapes or on various levels, drama periods for virtually a whole purchase portable staging, strong, though it can also be used in drama term has also caused great difficulties convenient, and designed to be set up at periods or for quick assembly during for Mr. Willings and myself, and in various heights, including (by special productions: the "coach" in Pinocchio was view of the likelihood of a similar arrangement) the height of the Luce stage. speedily assembled out of Q-Build by the situation prevailing in the future the A generous donation from the Friends of Lower Remove. This staging can be added Shell drama periods are to be re­ Durham School added to the quantity we to piecemeal, including such items as steps incorporated into English lessons. In were able to acquire, and we have now and ramps. Storage is always a problem, one form or another drama will, I hope, enough to extend the size of the Luce but Q-Build stacks on its own storage continue to be taught in the Shell, but a stage, build a set on various levels on the trolley, which we are also acquiring. All more flexible approach will be required stage of Big School, or — which will be this should not only making the staging of for times when the Luce is out of invaluable when public exams take over plays easier; it should also allow us in action. the Luce in future — erect a temporary future to circumvent difficulties caused by

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loss or over-booking of the theatre by House Drama Festival, an event that difference made by careful planning and making it possible to set up plays in other confounded some prophets of doom disciplined rehearsal, so we may hope parts of the school. both by taking place and by being an for even better things next year. I trust Another loss sustained by drama can obvious success. Dr. Derek Todd of the Festival will quickly attain the status hardly be blamed on the GCSE boards. Durham University English Department, of being a primaeval and indispensable Miss Jill Andrews has been wardrobe father of William Todd, O.D., kindly Durham School tradition. mistress officially for the last year, but consented to adjudicate; the number of These events leave space for only brief unofficially for longer. She has seen to participants was large, and more people mention of productions; major ones are the costuming of innumerable plays, wanted to come and see it than there was in any case reviewed separately. The year though her most lasting contribution to room for in the Luce — which is the right began with an Upper Fifth performance Durham School drama must surely be way round. The quality of items was of Tom Stoppard's A Separate Peace, the set of multi-purpose unisex outfits in obviously variable, but the best were produced by Simon Finch with assistance red, white and black, which she made excellent, and set a standard for the from myself in later stages. This showed (some of them in the small hours of the future: deserving particular mention are commendable enterprise on the part of morning) for The Genesis Roadshow, I Quentin Anstee's monologue from the boys, and displayed Hugo Mortimer- cannot reckon up how many times they Under Milk Wood, and Matthew Harvey (as Browny) and Simon Finch (as have been used since. We have benefited Dennison's original and most effective the Matron) in parts well suited to their both from the time and effort she has put setting of a passage from Blake for choral talents; Harvey Hunting as the baffled in, and from her flair for suggesting speaking. Other items which compelled doctor, Daniel Robinson as Maggie, and period or character in the costumes she attention were Pimlico's extract from The Francis Mangion as the Nurse completed has assembled. Alas that a San Matron Crucible, Caffinites' revised scene from the enterprising cast. This was soon who has combined this talent with such Arsenic and Old Lace, and Poole House's followed by the Theatrical Extravaganza, a cheerful willingness to assist cannot be forty participants in a rendering of Peter also produced by Simon Finch, a retained for ever; but we are grateful for Porter's 'Cats'. School House won the collection of items in light-hearted mood all she has done while she has been with Shield, with Langley as a close runner- which included Jessica Baty as an us, and I hope she knows how much it up. The requirements of the festival entertaining Cinderella, and a beautifully has been appreciated. provided, as was the intention, a great disciplined piece making use of the Unlike the first loss, the departure of deal of variety; much ingenuity was in talents of Max Pugh, Peter Rowe and Miss Andrews brings no compensations; evidence, some hitherto hidden talents Stephen White; for me, these were the the further gains the year has brought surfaced, and the evening proved most features that stood out. have come in other ways. Among these entertaining. All houses will have Next came a performance of Everyman must be included the setting up of a realised from this experience the in the chapel, in a modernised and

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Dido and Aeneas 'If not for mine, for empire's sake'. adapted version that I sometimes felt I The School Play was Mr. Hillier's the experiment; if the theatre is similarly would still be writing by the time of the production the following term of The unavailable another year then the Ferens dress rehearsal. Designedly this Knight of the Burning Pestle, w hich Play must be performed elsewhere. provided parts for a number of boys who breathed life and humour into a play Nevertheless it was good to be able to have not previously been involved in which I was delighted to have the continue the tradition of having every drama; the lead part was played by opportunity to see on stage; it was a boy in the house appear and speak on Andrew Errington, who unfortunately revelation to discover what could be stage. Some members of the cast needed went down with flu the week before the done with material that on the printed to realise that a staged play is more performance; though back on his feet in page looks rather uninspiring. In her demanding than improvisation, and time to play his part, he was bereft of his entertaining review Mrs. Evans has ably requires effort to be put in from the start voice, and had to be dubbed by Alex captured the spirit of this delightful of rehearsals; nothing worthwhile is Greig. It was a shame that Andrew's performance, acted with a gusto which achieved on stage without discipline, dedicated effort in learning so long a suggested the cast were enjoying concentration and hard work, the part did not receive its expected themselves as much as the audience rewards of which are correspondingly fulfilment, but at least he was able to were. Most of the participants were great. However, there were others who participate, and the emergency measures familiar figures on our stage, whose revealed, sometimes unexpectedly, that succeeded better than one might have ability was already known; a hilarious they were capable of being responsible expected. Apologies are due to Gavin performance by Chris Elliot as and reliable; even if they had only minor Ames who in his role as Confession was Humphrey introduced a new talent with parts, these actors made an important inadvertently missed off the programme. potential for the future. contribution. Chapel made a good setting for a play on Not the least of Mr. Hillier's End of term events are produced in a this theme, though it was somewhat achievements was the ingenious rush; pupils from exam forms may have nerve-racking to have so little curtained set, reused in the summer for a quantity of free time but staff are busier opportunity to rehearse with stage and the Ferens Play, Pinocchio. This was than ever. Mr. Hillier's 'semi-staged set in situ. Advertising the play, we had squeezed into the only three days in mid­ production' of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas said that half the proceeds of the retiring term when the theatre was available; the in the middle of the final week did not collection would be donated to St. set was actually erected on the day of the require any such excuses, even though Cuthbert's Hospice for the Dying; in the dress rehearsal, most previous rehearsals only a week's rehearsals had gone into it. event the collection totalled £61.09, of having taken place in Room 6. It was an It is good to have enough suitable voices which £25 were retained for expenses arduous way to put on a play, in the school for such an enterprise, but and the balance of £36.09 was sent to the particularly one involving twenty-five to review its musical aspect is beyond my Hospice. very young actors, and I shall not repeat capabilities: what does require comment

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very rigorous'. The Upper Remove drama by a notable performance in the revived three items mimed to words or school play as Old Merryweather, and music which they had invented in drama Anne Woodward, unrecognisably vulgar lessons the previous term, surprising and constantly comic as the Citizen's j some of their parents and teachers by Wife in the same production. The Middle [ their involvement and coordination. The School Drama Cup went to Hugo readers were Charlie Webber and also Mortimer-Harvey, and Max Pugh gained Andrew Thompson (Lower Fifth), whose the Junior Drama Prize. A personal interest in drama has led to his joining award was also made by the Drama drama classes a number of times during Department this term to Simon Crisp, a the year, and who has given much resourceful, reliable and indefatigable assistance to the Upper Remove, not creator of sets for so many productions j least in helping them to coordinate their over so many years, who is one of a 'Goons' mime. Among the performers number of leavers whose contribution to 1 particular mention should be made of Durham School drama will be sorely Simon Emery, who sustained two lead missed. parts, and Asif Ahmed, whose expres­ M.F. sive miming impressed more than one observer. Thanks must also be given to TOM STOPPARD: A SEPARATE the large number of parents who PEACE 24-25 September 1989 in the watched the performance in the Luce Theatre morning, and the smaller band of faithfuls who provided an audience in This was a very creditable attempt by the afternoon: drama at Speech Day an Upper Fifth cast at presenting one of being a new departure, I had sometimes those plays which one leaves not entirely Knight of the Burning Pestle. wondered beforehand if we were all sure whether there is an explanation ' working on a programme that was going (which one has somehow missed) for the in a drama report was its visual effect, to be acted to an empty hall. It was an extraordinary scenes which have i since that was indeed dramatic. The encouragement to the performers that so occurred on stage, or whether one really | imaginatively planned white set was many watched and evidently enjoyed is supposed to leave the theatre in a state 1 striking in itself; the arrival of the cast — them; I hope anybody who felt debarred of total bemusement. particularly the scarlet figure of Dido and from looking at the excellent exhibitions Suffice it to say that as the mysterious the black one of the Witch — completed all round the hall was able to come back Mr Brown, who admits himself to a an impressive picture; and the device of and view those in the afternoon. clinic suffering from no apparent illness using double-sided masks to transform In addition to all these performances, but with a suitcase stuffed full with the chorus into witches when required we have watched others perform. There money, Hugo Mortimer-Harvey gave a was as effective as it was ingenious. It is were two theatre outings in the Christmas most assured performance, occupying to be regretted that in a week when many term. Forty pupils went to The Woman in and dominating the stage for the course | pupils could easily have spared the time, Black at Billingham Forum, an extremely of the play. His obsession with painting j the audience did not include more of effective piece based on a ghost story, the walls of his room was convincingly S them: they missed a memorable which conveyed the uncanny as well as I portrayed and he succeeded in arousing experience. Too many, particularly of our have ever seen it done on stage, and intense curiosity as to his reasons for Sixth Forms, fail to realise that which took the audience by surprise more wishing to withdraw from the outside intellectual and cultural life does not than once — nobody in the audience is world. He was well supported by the consist of a series of widely separated likely to forget THAT SCREAM in a other m em bers of the cast, Francis wells but is an indivisible sea, in which hurry. Several first-time theatre-goers M angion, H arvey H unting, Daniel something that they find floating by one enjoyed themselves so much that they Robinson (though someone should have part of the shore may bob up again were disappointed to find it was too late told him that, since most of his face was where they least expect it: they would to join the second trip, to The Dead of obscured by a bubbly blonde wig, he help themselves in their A-Level work if Night at Darlington Civic Theatre. This needed to deliver his lines turned at least they would take a more adventurous and thriller by Peter Whalley had us guessing half-way towards the audience) and in enquiring attitude towards the by the interval, and ended with an particular Simon Finch, who not only opportunities that the school provides. ingenious double twist; again, it was a gave a most convincing performance as Finally, a short programme was put good evening's entertainment. It was a the bossy matron (a character he clearly j together, also at short notice, for Speech pity to find fewer pupils than usual, and found most congenial) but also directed , Day. The two items from the House hardly any sixth-formers, taking the the play, albeit with a little help from ’ Drama Festival mentioned above were opportunity of attending three Mrs. Forey. The small size of the Luce , resuscitated, since that had not been performances by the Royal Shakespeare stage was well used, with three clearly open to parents; three Upper Fifth boys Company the following term; this was delineated areas (might this have been (Hugo Mortimer-Harvey, Nicholas not the RSC's most scintillating season, As accomplished more easily by not having Jennings and Harvey Hunting) put on an You Like It being particularly flats at the rear of the stage?). entertaining sketch by N.F. Simpson disappointing, but even so it was I hope that this production will j which amused the audience as much as unfortunate that this opportunity was let encourage other pupils to realise what i we hoped it would; while Matthew slip by the A-Level sets. they can achieve on their own, and that j Peacock's Yorkshire accent and sense of Drama prizes this year were awarded we shall see other groups planning, comic timing made him memorable as as follows: the Dunn Prize for Drama rehearsing and performing their own the miner who would have been a judge was shared by Matthew Dennison, who drama in the near future. if only the judging exams were not 'so crowned his long involvement in school R.J.H. I

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EVERYMAN weakness and subsequent redemption of THE KNIGHT OF THE Everyman, while Hugo Mortimer-Harvey BURNING PESTLE This was not the annual School Play fluently summed up the play's message but a production to give the chance of as the Doctor of Divinity. It was a cross between Monty Python acting to those who would not otherwise The staging was well-designed, with a and Dennis Potter, with acknowledge­ have a leading role and to younger actors particularly neat transformation of ments to Shakespeare and Cervantes; who are gaining experience. Inevitably Death's recess into the grave and two and a half hours of rollicking fun this inexperience showed at times, mostly tombstone of Everyman. The translation and entertainment. This splendid finale, in the limited range of gesture and voice retained the medieval couplet but to the first term of the last decade of the tones, but the cast were confident in their avoided an oversimple 'tum-tum-tum' twentieth century, demonstrated that lines and kept the play moving along beat, and I liked the division of the Five slapstick and satire are timeless. well. It was very pleasing to see so many Wits into five parts with their large Nose, First performed around 1608, "The new, even unexpected, faces on the stage. Ears etc. and their humorous need of an Knight of the Burning Pestle" is a The production was especially creditable optician, deaf-aid and strong flavours as comedy, sometimes attributed to Francis in that it had been hit by every producer's Everyman declined toward the grave. Beaumont and John Fletcher, but now nightmare: the leading figure, on stage for The lighting effects and music supported thought to be the work of Beaumont the whole performance, was struck down the action and ideas, emphasising the alone. Beaumont uses the device of a by flu in the last week of rehearsals and message and heightening the drama. play-within-a-play to mock unsophis­ lost his voice for the play nights It is a play which ought to be seen, I ticated, middle class theatrical taste for themselves. Andrew Errington had to was glad to see it again and I offer my romantic and inane chivalric adventures. mime his part while Alex Greig read from thanks to the cast and stage team who A grocer [perceptively played by Kismet an adjacent stall — no easy task but one put a lot of effort into presenting an Hossain-Ibrahim] and his wife [Ann which they managed very well together. inventive and workmanlike production. Woodward] are members of an audience, The morality play, with its medieval D.R.B. about to watch a drama called "The concern over death and the afterlife as the culmination of this life, is out of tune with Knight of the Burning Pestle. the past decade but is very relevant to 'Thatcher's Britain' in its central message that worldly riches may drag down and destroy the soul. "Everyman" is an important play, and it was good to see it in its proper setting of the Chapel. Here the religious message was inescapable, and Ralph Woodward was able to use the organ to telling effect. William Todd O.D. had given generously of his time to compose the music, contributing effectively to the production, and Ann Woodward's singing was another musical bonus. Mrs. Forey had updated the text, deleting some medieval longeurs and adding pleasant touches of wit as when Everyman tried to buy Death off with his credit cards — none were found "to do nicely". The performance opened with a real frisson as John Coffell spoke God's lines over an organ accompaniment: In majesty and power above, I see That men live not as I designed: He caught the power of the role and spoke through the rhyming couplets where sense required it. Next came Death, grimly played by Marc Christie who presided over the scenes from a cleverly designed recess. This effectively put across the medieval sense of Death's all-pervading presence. The cast now came and went, weaving a blend of medieval ideas and modern attitudes by means of their costumes, accents and movements. Of these players Jonathan Green as Worldly Riches combined a harsh sorrow for Everyman with the malicious enjoyment of one who has been badly used and now sees his abuser in trouble. Sean Roberts in the part of Good Deeds was clear in his initial

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London Merchant". They interrupt the prologue to demand that their apprentice, Rafe [dashing Hugo Mortimer-Harvey] have a part in the action. He, therefore, becomes a Grocer Errant, with a Burning Pestle [emblem of his trade] emblazoned on his shield. Throughout the course of the play, Rafe "pythons" in and out of the main plot, undertaking various absurd quests. These include the "release" of "prisoners" held captive by a barber — the giant Barbaroso [a towering performance by Daniel Robinson, strongly supported by Timothy Turner], Meanwhile in the original plot, Jasper [Alexander Greig], a merchant's apprentice, woos and, and after much opposition from the lady's father [Quentin Ansteel, eventually wins Luce [played, beautifully, by Angela Pick]. Throughout the play, the dialogue is interspersed with snatches of song, '] particularly in those scenes involving ! Jasper's senile father, Old Master Merrythought [merry Matthew Dennison]. The original audiences would [ have recognized the snatches of | contemporary popular tunes. In this production, the original words were | retained, but set, with great effect, to j twentieth century popular music. Part of the evening's enjoyment was to recognize as many tunes as possible in the medleys performed so fluently by Ruth Laing, Solomon Walker and Daniel Parkin. Clearly much thought and humour went into the selection of appropriate melodies. The musicians made a foot- tapping trio, but the audience was no i match for the fleet-footed cast, ably choreographed by Elaine Hillier. The Fred Astaire Award went to Rafe's morris i dance — with frills round his knee caps and bells on his toes, he'll cause a sensation, wherever he goes!! Successful theatre provides an impact which is both aural and visual. In this production, the set [designed and constructed by Richard Hillier with Gillian Andrews and Simon Crisp] was simple and effective. The minimal delay between scenes maintained interest and action in a long perform ance [future productions, please note!|. The colourful costumes, from Humphrey's doublet to Pompiona's veil, were delightful. With only a small budget, there is no room for extravagance and waste, Gillian Andrew's skilful management of sartorial affairs means that, although period costumes must inevitably be recycled, they are never instantly recognizable. Under Richard Hillier's careful and disciplined direction, the cast produced a slick performance, with only a rare slip twixt script and lip. The casting was good, no one played an inappropriate

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husband! Jasper, her elder son, was Never he his body brings played with measured elegance by Alex Into fever, gouts or rheums Greig, providing an excellent contrast to Or lingeringly his lungs consumes A u the other suitor for Luce's hand, Master Humphrey. Anyone prepared to appear But contented lives for aye; on a school stage in doublet and hose The more he laughs, the more he deserves a commendation for bravery. may." 4 Christopher Elliott wore his with pride, and even kept his handkerchief tucked up BMA please note: Durham School the leg, which must have brought back Drama is good for your health! many memories to other female members D.E. of the audience, besides myself! Humphrey is a wimp ["What shall I do; THE FERENS' HOUSE PLAY, I've been beaten twice?"] and his doleful 2 & 3 JUNE, 1990 ■ ' voice [accent somewhere north of the I Thames and South of the Tees!] and The Ferens Play this year was flailing curls had the audience in stitches! "Pinocchio", a well-known story about a The Knight of the Burning Pestle. He reminded me, irresistibly, of Sir wooden puppet who comes to life and Andrew Aguecheek. partly satisfies his maker's yearnings for role and everyone performed well. The main characters were well a son but who exhibits many human Attention to small details enhanced the supported, throughout, by other failings, particularly a tendency to tell production. Jessica Baty [The Prologue] members of the cast. Barney Ellis and lies. Helped by the Blue Fairy and a was a convincing drab; where did she Maxime Pugh deserve a special mention, cricket called Jiminy who acts as his perfect the art of cigarette dangling - a as the two apprentices who accompany conscience he overcomes these failings truly Bogartian touch? Rafe on his misadventures. After her and finally becomes a real boy. Ann Woodward's portrayal of the seductive and sinuous performance as Mrs. Forey wrote the script, which was Grocer's vacuous and silly wife, with a Princess Pompiona, I expect to see excellent, containing many lines and ideas Queen-sized handbag full of cure-alls Rachel Arthur starring for a thousand especially apt and appealing to a [including a mouse] was perceptive and and one nights, next! Everyone involved, Durham School cast and audience. hilarious. However, the excessively shrill whether or not mentioned here by name, Unfortunately the Luce Theatre, in tone adopted during the first half milst cast and production crew alike, continual use for public examinations, have been almost as painful to her as to contributed to an excellent evening's was not available for rehearsals and the audience. Fortunately, it was entertainment. It was a pleasure to see neither the actors nor the stage crew modulated after the interval. Kismet that school theatre can be fun without were able to practise their entrances, Hossain-Ibrahim gave a mature being fatuous, and polished without exits, position of props or lighting. performance as her long-suffering, being pretentious. It was, indeed, a Knowing this, it was appreciated that the exasperated husband. Even though his Knight to remember. performances were not as polished as cockney accent slipped occasionally, Hugo Perhaps Frances Beaumont should they might have been. Mortimer-Harvey brandished his golden have a final word: The principal parts were all well cast loofah with panache, and won our hearts. if one assumes Gepetto, the puppet We all fondly imagine that we can maker, was intended to be absent reproduce cockney and welsh accents at But whoever laughs and sings minded. Ben Clegg, who played the drop of a tonsil. For that matter, we think that all Welshmen can sing like Pinocchio. Harry Secombe. Fortunately, perhaps, Quentin Anstee did not have to put it to the test! Aged and coiffured miraculously, his was a mature and amusing portrayal of Venturewell, the Merchant [Luce's father]. His ferocious glances were dreadful to behold, but he burst into song only once! Not so Matthew Dennison, who entranced us all with his fey and funny Old Master Merrythought. Maniacally merry, and looking like a cross between Miss Haversham and Michael Foot, he alternated constantly, with consummate skill, between speech and song. Determined, at all costs, to "die laughing", he managed to be both funny and pathetic. Mistress Merrythought, his wife, however, found him no laughing matter. Martha Lovell convincingly moped her way through the plot, supported by her mellifluous younger son [Peter Rowe]. Perhaps she would have received more sympathy if she had occasionally hit her infuriating sot of a

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witches' scenes. The principal soloists have proved themselves on numerous occasions in the past and they added to their reputations on this occasion. The duet "Fear no danger to ensue" was particularly nicely balanced. One of the features of this production was the quality of the voices in the shorter parts. The spirit came over very well and the two witches coped most creditably with difficult duets. The sets and costumes were, rightly, classically austere. One wondered how many ascetics volun­ teered to sleep without sheets for a few nights, but the effect was worth it. The most important thing about this production was the over-all plan. By taking the relatively happy first three- quarters of the work along in rhythmically robust fashion the directors (dramatic and musical) ensured that by contrast the tragic effect of the last six Pinocchio. sections was heightened and Dido's lament proved to be an even greater climax than one had anticipated. Gepetto, had a good stab at his character exemplified true amateur dramatics. All-in-all an excellent performance but the quality of his performance was There was the full involvement of all the considering the limitation of time upon marred by long pauses as he struggled boys in the House, a great deal of rehearsal of only one week. for his lines. enthusiasm, good humour and enjoy­ Ian Ireland was a good Pinocchio. ment and, above all, a real sense of fun. CAST Remarks overheard that Ian played There was much laughter from cast and DIDO Ann Woodward Pinocchio in rather a wooden manner audience alike. Sometimes the comic BELINDA Angela Pick must surely be complimentary! In fact scenes were intended, sometimes they SECOND WOMAN Rachel Parkin Ian had an expressive face and he had were not, but the boys certainly enjoyed SORCERER Matthew Dennison obviously worked at walking in a way themselves in what was for many of FIRST WITCH Rowena Evans that conveyed the movement of a them their first taste of public SECOND WITCH Catherine Logan wooden puppet. Pinocchio was a large performing. SPIRIT Sarah Rawlins role and Ian did well to sustain it (Mrs.) J. Renshaw AENEAS Ben Charles throughout the performance, although SAILOR Matthew Peacock he too was struggling to remember his DIDO & AENEAS lines at times. with David Stothert was an admirable First-night nerves caused the chorus to Chorus and Musicians directed from Jiminy Cricket with a good voice and a banish sorrow, banish care with a certain the harpsichord by Ralph Woodward definite presence on stage. He was the lack of conviction, but on the second Production directed by Richard Hillier most natural actor in the production and night they certainly meant it and the on when more experienced, for example if chorus work over-all, was good, being 27 and 28 June, 1990 he learns to maintain his character especially effectively nasty in the D.K. through the times when he is in the background and others are speaking, he will have much to offer senior school Dido and Aeneas 'Thy hand, Belinda'. productions. As all members of Ferens House were involved in the play, there was obviously a wide range of acting talent demonstrated among the supporting players. Of these, Asif Ahmed, playing Figaro the cat, should be particularly congratulated for his thoughtful and well-sustained mime. Simon Emery, as Stromboli the circus ringmaster, and Stuart Watson, the neighbour, both spoke clearly and expressively, and Curtis Cooper as Lampwick put initiative into his role, although it is a pity that he missed an important cue. Perhaps the overall conclusion of a review of the Ferens Play is that it

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THE DUN DUBH HIGHLAND Four bull calves were born this Poole House won the Ford Cup, CATTLE SOCIETY 1989-1990 academic year; Lilli calved Seumas on presenting Morag, led by J.A. September 17th and our stock bull Ewan Thicknes; the Michael Scott Cup went "Ecclesiasticus 38:25" thunders that Riabach of Edentaggart sired their first to Caffinites, with Ewan, led by B. S. distinguished scholar and clerk in Holy three calves, all bulls; Ruairidh out of Thompson, and Ferens, with T. Shaw Orders, the Rev. J.R. Marsden, from the Deoraidh on December 19th; Iain out of leading Seumas, secured the Canon pulpit. "How can he get wisdom that Sheila on December 23rd; they and their Tom Bailey cattle cane. The judge said driveth oxen, and is occupied in their mothers attended the Chaplain's how impressed he was with the con­ labours and whose talk is of bullocks?" midnight Christmas service in the byre, dition and presentation of our beasts, However, as any member of the Dun — and Torquil out of Fiona on January and the dedication of our stockmen Dubh Highland Cattle Society could tell 8th. and stockwomen and has very kindly him there is much wisdom to be got Eleven days later, Ceit of Dun Dubh offered to return to Durham to from such pursuits. left us for the Scotswood Mart where she advance their knowledge and It became clear to the Society that if we fetched £374. She was nine years old and competence. wished to continue to figure in the Great the first of our calves born at Durham This year our cattle and their handlers Yorkshire Show & the Oban Spring & which we kept in the Fold. She was a had TWO pipers to pipe them to the Autumn Shows & Sale, the Fold would special friend of our former Headmaster, showground outside Langley; the have to achieve EBL free status. The Michael Vallance and always came to Society's Honorary Piper, Andrew required series of M.A.F.F. tests were him when he called her. Since her Harper and his tutor and father, Mr. started in the Christmas term, extra fencing departure the Fold numbers eleven Michael Harper. was erected in our fields and our beasts beasts. The Society's annual Burns Supper were officially cleared in time for our On May 23rd we held our annual Dun followed in Big School when over a annual sortie to Harrogate this summer. Dubh Highland Cattle Show at School hundred people sat down to eat a The Fold turned out to greet the and were honoured to have Mr. Andrew succulent meal prepared and served by worshippers to the Chapel Harvest Morrow as our judge. He is the Manager Miss Anne Whatley and her Festival Service, except for Ceit, who of Lord Home's Fold at Douglas, incomparable and unflappable team. The emphasised her extreme Presbyterian Lanarkshire, and one of the most haggis was piped in by our two pipers views by refusing to cross the planks respected and best liked Highland and addressed by Mr. Morrow who, after over the cattle-grid beside Chapel. breeders in the country. dinner, told the company how little the

Fiona Bahn of Dun Dubh, Hon. Piper Andrew Harper, Edward Arthur 6th July 1990.

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MacLeod", which, far from sending him many proud Goliaths? Nevertheless our to sleep, left him amazed, delighted and team remained cool and undeterred and ready for the next dram. were up at 4.45 a.m. to get their beasts On Speech Day, Baroness Blatch ready for the judging. enjoyed a special interview with Ewan In the cow class of eleven entries Lilli Riabach of Edentaggart and she gave the was not among the winners and when Dun Dubh Society a special mention in Ewan came sixth with a reserve ticket her speech to the School. and a rosette, among fourteen bulls, we The Secretary holds two Fold registers, were pleased. started by our benefactor, Major Basil That left our year and a half old heifer, MacNay, O.D. and there has always been Peigi 2nd of Dun Dubh, to enter the the fear that as they pass from hand to young heifer class of thirteen entries. hand and House to House they might After most careful and concentrated someday to missing. Consequently John deliberation, the judge gave Peigi the Malden, O.D. has combined, correlated much prized red rosette for first place. and indexed them into a single, He then placed her as Reserve Female workmanlike volume which was on Breed Champion, and finally Reserve display in time for the O.D. Dinner on Highland Champion of the Great July 7th and has already proved to be Yorkshire Show 1990. In other words, extremely helpful in the day to day Peigi of Dun Dubh (sired by Iain 2nd of running of the Society. Dun Dubh who won 2nd prize at the On July 9th we set off with three Royal two years ago) was judged to be beasts for our eleventh year of the second best Highlander in a field of Highland Breed had to fear from "mad competing at the Great Yorkshire Show. seventy. cow disease". Since 1979 the numbers and quality of The team presenting her under the The entertainment which followed has Highlanders have risen out of all unflagging direction of D.A.J. Mackie, never been better. Our third piper D. recognition. This year's entry of over were Audrey Johnson, B.S. Thompson, Parkin, gave a beautiful recital on the seventy Highland Cattle was only G.J. Potter and J.H.C. and Emma Bailey. Northumbrian pipes. Shona Harper exceeded by the Limousin Breed. It was One especially happy outcome of delighted us with her Highland dancing, daunting to walk through the cattle lines P eigi's trium ph was the warm in which she has since gained distinction and view the opposition, the flower of congratulations and obvious delight in the National Competitions, and the the best breeders in Scotland and shared with us by all the Highland Cattle Dun Dubh choir, after a most England, many of them straight from the breeders, stockmen and stockwomen, appropriate series of Burns songs, Royal Show at Stoneleigh. What chance who hold our boys and girls in high finished with a special "Lullaby for had little David of Dun Dubh against so regard and have given them unlimited

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help and advice since we came on the scene, in spite of the fact that we are competing against them. To cap this remarkable week, we took three beasts to the Durham County Show at Lambton Park on July 14th. Our team consisted of D.A. Mackie, Audrey Johnson, her sister Kate (a future Dunelmian) and their father Dr Alan Johnson, O.D. Also giving invaluable help was Mr. Tom Fox of Robert Oxely's Hauliers who took us to Harrogate and Lambton Park. Morag of Dun Dubh came third in the young heifer class; Ewan came second in the open class, while Peigi of Dun Dubh won her second red rosette and was judged Champion Highlander of the Show. These notable successes, our greatest to date, are the result of the enthu­ siasm and hard work in all weathers of so many members over the years, whose names cannot be listed in this Ewan, Fiona and their new calf Torquil. article. We wish godspeed to two members who have given exceptional service to the Society. A.J. Bumby (S) was a splendid chief stockman and secretary for two years and remained with us when he was in the Upper VI and Head of his House, never missing his early morning duties with the Fold. A.S. Harder (C) has made a unique contribution. For the last five years, sometimes helped by members of his family, but more often on his own, he has looked after the beasts during the holidays, half-terms and leave week­ ends. A.J.B.'s successor D.A.J. Mackie (C) has continued to give the same dedicated and enthusiastic service, ably supported by his Committee:- A.J. Bumby and R.M. Parkin (S); B.S. Thompson and A.S. Harder (C); J.H.C. Bailey and R.G. Penty (P) , R.M. Parkin Ewan Riabach of Edentaggart 2nd Prize Durham County Show July 1990. and E. Bailey (Pi). Among our members who have worked particularly hard are E.R.M. Arthur (C), J.A. Thicknes, K.S. (P), A. Johnson (Pi), A. Murthly (P), J. North (S), G.J. Potter (C), P.B. Atkinson (S), M. Cram (S), and R. Arthur and N. Green (Pi). Mr. John Bradley and his son Stephen helped by J.D.J. Hindson (C) and Mr. George Brown are doing sterling work now in looking after the Fold in the holidays. N. MacLeod

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It has been another strong year for the Heretics Society, with a great variety of papers and consistent attendances. Many thanks must go again to Simon Briggs for his ever reliable production of the Society's posters throughout the year.

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This produced a good discussion on our attitudes to the Germanic peoples. The floor decided a united Germany was not a major threat, and that Tom was a heretic. Juliet Clark then persuaded all but one of the floor that cosmetic vivisection and animal fashion furs should be banned. Our last Meeting of the Easter Term was our Annual Dinner at which Mr. Prynn proposed that "Only Money Counts". He delivered a very inspired and convincing paper which produced a lengthy and educated discussion over the port and which found Mr. Prynn to be a heretic. Richard Wharton then suggested that we have a moral obligation to provide a safe haven in Britain for the Hong Kong Chinese after 1997. The floor found this to be wholly unfounded and Richard was pronounced a heretic with only one vote in his favour. The final paper of the year was delivered by Jim Adamson, who suggested that there was no place for the Warsaw Pact or NATO in the new emerging Europe. It was a topical and well-researched paper which started a good discussion. The floor, however, found Jim to be a heretic. In summary, it has been another good year with a great variety of well- researched papers and a lot of fruitful debate. As ever, Mr. Percival has been the great foundation behind the School's 'Thinking Society'. The Committee and speakers owe him deepest thanks and wish him, and next year's Committee, the best of luck. Kirsten Brown (First Secretary) Harry Humble (Second Secretary)

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James Sidney: "The creation of Israel was a mistake and should be abolished in favour of a James Sidney began the year with his second to fail being sent to the stake. democratic State of Palestine." Presidential Address, demanding a The Society's Second Secretary, Harry 28 9 16 3 Democratic State of Palestine. He set a Humble, managed to stem the flow, being Kirsten Brown: good example for papers to follow, being convicted of heresy by proposing that "Abolish all indirect taxation such as decisively convicted of heresy. steeplechasing was most cruel, and urging VAT, petrol and alcohol, and rely only on Kirsten Brown, the Society's First that the Grand National should be banned. direct taxation on income." Secretary, then put forward an academic The Society's Publicity Officer, William 19 3 12 4 paper on the abolition of indirect taxation Potts, then found that titles were neither Tim Wright: in favour of direct taxes on income. A archaic nor divisive and was found to be "Attendance at School Chapel should be heated debate then followed, centred on a heretic despite his strong argument on voluntary as part of the process of the pupils studying Economics, which corruption in Government Title disestablishment of the Church of pronounced Kirsten a heretic. Committees. England." Our Vice-President, Tim Wright, Simon Crisp then demanded that we 23 14 5 4 rejecting Martin Luther, demanded we resist the introduction of National Sarah Scott: disestablish the Church of England. Most Identity Cards on the grounds that they "There should be a separate House for surprisingly he was not found to be are a breach of our civil liberties. Simon, all Sixth Formers in Durham School." heretical. despite a good defence, found himself to 29 22 4 3 Our Social Secretary, Sarah Scott, then be a heretic. Harry Humble: suggested the School should create a Tom Hornby delivered a very topical "Steeplechasing, especially the Grand single Sixth Form House. This was very paper on the threat of a united Germany, National, is cruel and should be abolished." popular with the floor and Sarah was the not permitting a Fourth Reich at all costs. 28 12 14 2

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William Potts: 2. Joan Webster: N.H.S. Reform per volume, it would be more useful to "All titles, except for Royalty, are archaic 3. Peter Jennings: Marketing in the spend all of the budget for books on and divisive and should be abolished." Brewing Industry new titles instead of having to devote 24 5 15 4 4. Peter Johnson: Economics of some of it to essential replacements. Simon Crisp: Tourism Some 300 volumes were purchased "We must always resist the introduction 5. Frank Steanson: Take-over of Hugh during the year, mainly Science, Social of identity cards on a national basis." MacKay's Science, English and History, and 50 for 26 8 12 6 the Fiction Section. Over £800 was Tom Hornby: All speakers were clear and forthright spent on the twenty newspaper and "Do not permit a Fourth Reich. It would, in their views and I offer my warmest magazine titles, and another fourteen like its predecessors, be a menace to thanks to them from all involved. They were passed by Departments for Europe." have helped push the Society in a display in the Library. 86 volumes were 20 6 9 5 healthy and purposeful direction. donated by Departments and Juliet Clark: Without them it would have been much individuals, particular thanks going to "Ban animal furs for fashion and forbid more difficult to have reached our Miss Young and Mrs. Cadd for their animal tests by the cosmetic industry." present stage of development. gifts of fiction and general interest 28 23 1 4 All that remains for me is to thank Mr. titles. A monthly newsletter, with lists Mr Prynn: Riches, Lucinda, Kirsten and Andreas for of new books, reviews, recall dates and "Only money counts." help and encouragement. I would also cartoons, was published in an attempt 35 ' 10 23 2 like to congratulate our Lower Sixth, to keep everyone informed about what Richard Wharton: whose efforts are much appreciated by was happening in the Library. "We have a moral obligation to the Hong all. Simon Clark holds the chair next year J.M.W. Kong Chinese after 1997 to allow them and I wish him the best of luck. He has a safe haven in Britain." hard act to follow but I have no doubt BRIDGE CLUB 29 1 20 8 that he will be a fine success. Jim Adamson: Floreat controversial This takes place on Thursday "There is no place for NATO or the J. Simmons afternoons during Shell activities, and Warsaw Pact in the new emerging also an open session on Thursday Europe. 'Yanks Go Home. Ivan Go SCHOOL LIBRARY evenings. Home'." Basic hand evaluation and bidding are 23 6 11 6 Much more has happened in the taught, together with methods of play. School Library this year with the help Pupils are equipped with the basic skills Committee of the Community Service volunteers to play and enjoy Bridge. President James Sidney from LVI (who acted also as House Competitions are run during the two First Secretary Kirsten Brown Library Representatives): posters and Winter Terms, and I am indebted to Mr. Vice-President Tim Wright notices designed by Simon Briggs and C.N. Riches for help in organising the Second Secretary Harry Humble Asutosh Sahi (School House) helped to table mores. Winners have been I. Abell Publicity Officer William Potts make everyone more aware of the and G. Robertshaw and J. Robinson. Social Secretary Sarah Scott Library; Kristina Dyke and Katherine The Inter-House Competition for the Johnson (Pimlico) took good care of the Marsden Trophy was won by the THE ECONOMICS SOCIETY Fiction Section, selecting, cataloguing Caffinites — A. Madderson and R. and processing new titles and Teasdale. It had long been the intention of Mr. preparing displays to advertise existing P. J.K C.N. Riches to set up an Economics stock; and a start was made on the Society at Durham School and the computerisation of library procedures DEBATING SOCIETY 1989/90 year groups were to provide by Nelson Wong assisted by Daigo him with his first opportunity. Within a Sugiura (Poole House) with the THE PRESIDENT'S REVIEW OF THE scholarship group of four and a keen and introduction of a new Recall procedure 1989-90 YEAR voluble Lower Sixth there was the and Fiction catalogue. Further help was necessary strength to bring the Society to given by other Representatives: Daniel This year the Debating Society has fruition. Lucinda Hale was created Robinson (Caffinites), Robert Ainsley been more involved out of School than it Treasurer and James Simmons, (Ferens), Matthew Dennison and Steven has before, taking part in an Inter-School Chairman. We both agree that the White (Langley), and Anne Woodward Competition at Durham University, as Society's first year has proved to be a and Anna Pearson (Pimlico). Meetings well as debating with Teesside High most successful one. Our Meetings over were held during the year to discuss School twice. Although we did not win dinner were well attended and a wide stock, newspaper and magazine titles, the Inter-School Competition — the range of subjects were offered to and recall procedures, and several motion being "This House believes the members. There was a good deal of Representatives were able to give very Kremlin is better than the White House" consensible argument provoked and this, welcome help with the end-of-year — it was good experience at public tempered by good humour, was to stockcheck. Unfortunately this revealed speaking as well as gaining first hand provide an atmosphere in which our yet another loss of stock — 185 experience of what other Schools' economic understanding was to prosper classified titles and 60 fiction. Well over Debating Societies are like. and increase. a third of these had been signed out of The first debate with Teesside at their The following meetings were held: the Library by a named individual and invitation was "This House believes that subsequently mislaid which shows that Father Christmas has done more good 1. Walter Eltis (Director General of absent-mindedness is probably the for the country than Margaret Thatcher". NEDO) on The Performance of the chief reason for the non-return of On their return visit to Durham, we U.K. Economy books. Nevertheless at £7 average price debated the topic of feminism having no

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place in the 1990s. Both debates proved most successful as far as attendance and on the hearts of the Shell and Lower interesting, especially the latter as the contribution were concerned. It became Fifth, the number of people who came audience had, for once, an equal very heated and several people were was rather less than usual, although representation of girls. involved in personal arguments. when the debate was open to the floor it Debates within the School have been Incidentally, the motion was carried by a became quite verbally violent, and frequent, all attracting large audiences — large margin. proved to be a very touchy subject. sometimes over one hundred people The third debate again had many The last debate was a balloon debate, attended. These motions varied as titles people coming to participate. The motion where several characters argue their concerning politics, AIDS, smoking, was that "This House believes that the cases for staying in an imaginary balloon. promiscuity, and even brothels, were age limits on selling of tobacco and Unfortunately it was in places more of a debated. Obviously some debates alcohol should be reduced". The speakers farce than a debate, and in future balloon became more heated than others, but in this debate were all from Langley debates should be taken slightly more overall they were successful. House and it proved to be a very seriously if they are to be successful. Two balloon debates have been held enjoyable prep. time. The attendance was Overall, the year was a great success. I this year with characters such as Death, only slightly down on the last debate but wish the new committee all the best and Frank Bruno, Miss Piggy and Richard this proved to be very worthwhile. hope they do as well as we have done. Branson. Both were successful and Surprisingly, the motion was defeated by Finally, the debates would not have amusing. one vote with seven abstentions. been debated without the boys' I would like to take this opportunity to Our penultimate debate of the year attendance and support. Keep it up! thank Mr. Connor for all of his help with was "This House believes that the N. Powers-Debenham the Society this year, as without him it government should take more care of the Junior Debating Society President, would never have been possible. Thanks poor". As this was not a topic engraved 1989-90 must also go to all the speakers and the committee, Ben Charles, Richard Wharton, James Simmons, Dan Cummings, Jim Adamson and Rowena Physics Project Club held every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Photo: W.J.B Evans. I would also like to thank Mark Roberts and Simon Briggs for their frequent help in publicising the debates, and also those Staff who have given us their support by attending when they have had the time. J. Testo President, 1989-90

JUNIOR DEBATING SOCIETY, 1989-90

Chairman N. Powers-Debenham Secretary A. Thompson Representatives B. Ellis (School) C. Elliot (Caffinites) S. Roberts (Langley) I. Abell (Poole)

May I first of all begin by thanking all of the boys concerned with the Society, and especially our Secretary, Andrew Thompson, for the time he has put into writing out the minutes during and after debates. Then on behalf of all the boys thanking Mr. Connor, without whom there would be no debates at all. Our first debate as the Committee for the 1989-90 term was "This Flouse would ban all coloured immigration", which turned out to be one of the most heated to date. There were many people attending this debate, to which a lot of them actually contributed. The outcome was that the motion was defeated. The next debate on the agenda was "This House believes that there should be more sex and less violence on television". The title alone attracted many more people than expected and the Exhibition Room was full of people wanting to attend. This debate was the

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THE SCHOOLS' SCIENCE school expedition, the School minibus. Next morning, after a night of table- OLYMPIAD, 1990 We were all a bit inactive and still in our tennis, we took part in the semi-final holiday hibernation, but the minibus with John Leggot College from The Schools' Science Olympiad is an with its gearbox troubles, and William Scunthorpe, High School from Formby, annual competition between Northern with his stomach troubles, quickly woke and South Park College, Middlesbrough. schools organised jointly by Lancaster us up. After a very close match, we won. University and Shell. Arriving at Lancaster around midday, After the "competition lunch", the The first round saw our team of Tim we certainly were surprised. We knew it two winners of the semi-finals and the Wright (Captain), Alastair Green, was a new University and on a campus, two highest scoring losers played the William Raine and Michael Wallace, but it still took some believing. I think final. beat local school teams to win a the only way of describing it is much Unfortunately, we did not really like two-day trip for four to Lancaster concrete and many straight edges. the questions — "What is tribology the University where further tests Teams from as far afield as Mold in study of?". The match was close and all awaited us. Unfortunately, this visit Cheshire and Carlisle were all there to the teams finished within points of each interfered with Alastair's skiing do battle for a trip to an oil-rig in the other. arrangements coming as it did around North Sea. John Leggot College flew to the oil-rig, New Year, so our eager substitute, The first part of the competition was a even though we had beaten them in the Adrian Howd, quickly stepped in to computer simulation of a tanker disaster. semi-finals and obtained the highest help out. William and Michael had some success. marks of the day. Hopefully, next year's Tuesday, 2nd January was cold and Adrian and Tim caused extensive team will do better, rainy as we set off in that slave of many a pollution. T. Wright

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SIXTH FORM LECTURES F. Elgood (ex Headmaster, now himself stole from School by just twenty points. blind) — Insight on Blindness In the next round Caffinites' fears at The Lecture programme is designed to facing four Pimlico Sixth Formers proved provide a broad education covering over Ms. J. Byrne (Education Officer, N.G.F.) unfounded, and they moved on to meet a two year period a wide range of topics — National Garden Festival last year's winners, Langley. The first half which are not part of the normal of this round went very much in curriculum or which would only be G. Proud, M.D. (Consultant Surgeon) — Langley's favour, but Caffinites fought on available to a limited number. The Priorities in Health Care Provision and brought the scores much more level. speakers are of both local and national In the end, however, Langley held its standing, however we are always S. Irvine (Author "A Green Manifesto") lead and so met Poole in the Final. By delighted to hear from parents, friends, — The Green Alternative now Langley were firmly in their stride and O.D.'s who feel they might be able and won by a margin of 580 points. to contribute, although we are not Dr. A. Graham (Bishop of Newcastle Congratulations go again to Langley always able to take up offers upon Tyne) — Do Modern Interpretations for holding the title. Its team consisted of immediately. The lectures also provide of the Bible and the Creeds Destroy People's John Coffell (Captain), Ralph Woodward, an opportunity for Sixth Formers to Faith? Mark Roberts and Shaun Roberts. develop skills of asking questions, acting D.R.B. as hosts, and taking part in conversation P. Torday (Chairman Northern Region of over dinner. the C.B.I.) — Threats and Opportunities for VOYAGE EN PROVENCE, MARS 1990 This year we were fortunate to gain U.K. Business in the 1990's the services of a large number of Le carnet de Dominic (revu et corrige excellent speakers covering topics of Dr. J. Marshall (Director, Durham par Maxime et l'ordinateur a traitement immediate concern such as Russia and University Business School) — Industry de texte de son pere ...) Business Opportunities to pre-History into the 90's and Challenge and Le bus a quitte Durham a sept heures settlements of the area via such diverse Opportunities for Today's Sixth Formers du matin. Nous avons mis quatre heures subjects as earthquakes, Channel Tunnel, pour arriver a Londres. Une fois a and the ethics involved in limitless Dr. J. Jackson (Lecturer, Cambridge Victoria, nous avons pris un train pour demand for medical operations but only University) — Earthquakes: Geology in Douvres. Le train, bien sur, a pris du limited resources. Undoubtedly however Action retard — a cause d'un feu rouge, nous the highlight of the series was the lecture a-t-on dit. Finalement arrives au port, by Frank Elgood in which he covered his R. O'Mara (I.C.I. Explosives) — Bang into nous sommes montes dans l'aeroglisseur. loss of sight, the aids which are available the 90's La traversee etait tres mouvementee: le and how those with sight should, or vent soufflait tres fort, et il pleuvait a should not, communicate with the blind. INTER-HOUSE GENERAL KNOWL­ torrents. C.N.R. EDGE COMPETITION On etait tres contents d'arriver a Boulogne et de monter dans le train. A Dr. D. Williams (Head of Psychology The five senior Houses competed for Paris nous avions des chambres Hull University — The Logic of Illogical the 1989-90 title, and the rounds were reservees a l'hotel Marceau (avec Behaviour well attended, with House spirit showing douches et TV). Le soir, on a mange une at its best. The first round was possibly bonne pizza, et avant de nous coucher T.P. McNeill (Lecturer in Politics) — The the most exciting, ending unusually in a nous sommes alles visiter le nouvel Gorbachev Phenomenon tie and requiring a tie-break which Poole Opera de Paris, place de la Bastille.

R. Graham (Relate) — What Do You Hope For and Expect from Marriage

Captain J. Cager & Captain K. Smith (RA) — NATO and Deterrence

M. Fallon (MP for Darlington) — Reviving the North East

Dr. E. Anderson (Adviser on Boundary Disputes) — Where do Counties End?

Professor N. McCord (University of Newcastle) — A Bird's Eye View of North East History

F. Leonard (Amnesty) — A m nesty International

A. Jones (Roland Ltd.) — M odern Technology in Music

Dr. T. Ridley, O.D. (then Joint Managing Director, Channel Tunnel) — The Channel Tunnel

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Le lendemain matin, apres le petit Mardi: courses pour le pique-nique, et HISTORY DEPARTMENT NOTES dejeuner, nous sommes partis pour la visite du Pont du Gard (aqueduc 1989-90 gare de Lyon, ou nous avons pris le TGV romain). Apres-midi: visite du Palais des pour Nlmes. On y est arrive en sept Papes a Avignon. Le soir, nous sommes The History Department believes heures, le train ne s'arretant que trois fois, tous alles au cinema, ou nous avons vu strongly that its subject should be taught et jamais pour plus de quelques moments. "Monde sans pitie". 'in the field' as much as in the classroom. Le train etait remarquablement silencieux, Mercredi: 1'anniversaire de Dominic. Hence we attempt to organise several et semblait glisser sur les rails. C'est bien (Maxime: nous lui avons tous donne des educational trips in any given year. I superieur aux 125 de British Rail. cadeaux. Je lui a donne des chocolats include here pupils' accounts of two very A Nimes nous avons retrouve Mr pralines extra-fins (qu'il a avales comme si different expeditions. The visit to Paris to Corbett, qui etait parti au devant de nous e'etait des Smarties . . .). Apres, on a ete celebrate the bicentenary of the French avec la Citroen BX de Mrs Shearer. II y voir la maison carree a Nimes. Un camaval Revolution in July 1989 was a once in a avait en plus une voiture de location, se deroulait dans les jardins publics. lifetime experience not only for the eight une Fiesta. Avant d'aller nous installer Jeudi: apres avoir fait les courses a VI form students who attended but also dans notre gite pres d'Arles, en pleine 1'hypermarche d'Arles, nous sommes for the four staff who accompanied Camargue, nous avons visite le celebre alles voir la maison du grand peintre them. The flavour of the expedition is amphitheatre romain de Nimes, qui est Paul Cezanne, pres d'Aix-en-Provence. captured by the first report, written by . . recouvert d'une toiture escamotable tres La maison est entouree d'un beau jardin, . . The second report, by E. Effendi of the moderne. que domine le celebre Mont Ste Victoire Lower Remove recounts a more Le premier jour (dimanche), apres un — "la montagne de Cezanne" — mundane visit to Warkworth Castle in bon petit dejeuner, nous sommes partis aujourd'hui devastee par les feux de March 1990, but I include it not only as a faire le tour de la vieille cite d'Aigues- foret. Apres, on a fait un grand tour en purely factual account but also as an Mortes, ou nous nous sommes promenes voiture pres de Marseille. En revenant au insight into the value of such trips as sur les remparts. Pendant l'apres-midi, gite, nous avons pris un bac pour perceived by an unusually articulate 11 on est aller se baigner aux Saintes-Maries traverser un etang. year old. de la Mer, ou on a mange un pique-nique Vendredi: sortie a la piscine d'Arles J.R.M. assaisonne de sable. La mer n'etait pas (bonnets obligatoires), suivie d'un pique- tres chaude, mais on s'est bien amuse nique en plein air, au milieu des champs. A TRIP TO WARKWORTH CASTLE quand meme. Le soir, il a fallu faire le menage, parce Lundi matin: l'hypermarche d'Arles, que le lendemain, e'etait deja samedi, le Yesterday we went on a trip to pour faire les courses — et ensuite, visite jour du depart pour Paris, ou nous Warkworth Castle. It was after first break des Baux de Provence, un joli village allions fait etape. (11:35) that we disembarked on our most medieval perche sur une colline dans la Dimanche (Paris): visite de 1'aquarium adventurous and exciting journey. But chaine des Alpilles. C'etait tres agreable, Jacques Cousteau et du centre Pompidou because the trip was so long we had to malgre un vent terrible. Plus taid, un guide a Beaubourg. Promenade dans les jardins miss 2 afternoon lessons which were R.E. qui s'appelle Michel nous a fait visiter la des Tuileries et le long des Champs- and English (YAHOO!) and also we had vieille ville d'Arles. Quand on a change de Elysees suivie d'une tournee en bateau- to have the kitchen make us packed l'argent a la banque, on etait tres degu: la mouche sur la Seine. lunches which consisted of crisps livre ne valait que 8.30 FF. Le soir Maxime Lundi: retour en Angleterre — train, (cocktail flavour), biscuits, a ham est parti faire de la peche mais n'a rien pris. aeroglisseur, etc. sandwich, 2 Jacobs biscuits and a bar of On a du manger du pore au lieu des belles cheese (YUCK!!), and it was all packed truites qu'il nous avait promises. Fin du carnet. nicely in a brown paper bag and we were given cold orange juice so it was alright. We used the new clean bus because the old one had its seats taken out. Anyway the trip was nice and bumpy. After about 10 minutes of the ride I felt sick so I slept all the way which was hard to do when you had the sun in your eye, people talking and others trying to keep you awake. When we got there everyone jumped out happily whereas I jumped more relieved instead. The place was beautiful. The grass was green, not a speck of litter anywhere, the air was fresh and unpolluted, the sky was blue and you had a good view of the sea. The castle was an old Motte and Bailey one that had probably been around since the 12th century. A lot of its foundation had been broken down such as walls and buildings in the inner ward (the inner part of the castle) and its towers but most of it was still there. After we got out of the bus we had 15 minutes to eat "lunch" (the contents in the brown paper bag).

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After our "lunch" we were given a through the eyes of the city people and a anywhere so as not to miss such an short summary of the castle by Mr. Hind model display of the scenes of the unforgettable event with an atmosphere and a warning by Mr. Joyce (that has just revolution all brought home to us the unlike any I had experienced before. sadly departed on the 24th of March splendour, horror and terror of this Britain's display was highly typical — a sniff, sniff). We were not allowed to run event. procession of Scottish bagpipers, Morris around and scream and shout (which we If these visits during the day opened Dancers, London's double-decker buses usually do) and that we were not our eyes to this part of history some of followed by fire engines spraying water allowed to litter. When all that was us knew little about it is also true to say to depict the typical British weather for finished we were given a tour of the our eyes remained open for most of the which Britain is renowned. Amidst the castle with Mr. Hind telling us the night as well. For this was the time the processions: those from Russia of history about the section of the castle City of Paris really came to life — this marching soldiers and snow; a rotating that we were in. was the time of the celebrations. pyramid of people from Africa and all As soon as Mr. Hind was finished Bastille Day is commemorated on July the dancing and singing, then a silence everyone couldn't wait to be unleashed 14th; however the storming of the quietened the city followed by the on the defenceless castle. Everyone was Bastille occurred during the night before, singing of the French national anthem gone in the wink of an eye. He let us go thus it was the night of July 13th that across the city. Although the processions around answering the questions on the began Paris' "Party". That night thou­ had ended, the celebrations were far worksheet that we were given. Most of sands crowded to Le Place de Concorde from over. As fireworks sparked from us just ran around inside the keep (the congregating upon and around the the top of 1'Arc de Triomphe, lighting up main part of the Castle) scaring other grand statue, filling the roadside bars, the city the crowd poured over the tourists wandering around in the dark. singing, shouting, cheering and dancing barricades and themselves paraded The more intellectual ones (such as into the early hours of the morning. along the avenue. The party continued myself) stayed outside actually working. While the French with patriotism sang the next day with a fascinating firework We were given 20 minutes to do what their national anthem we chanted the display by the Eiffel Tower on such a we wanted to do. When it was time to words of "Floreat Dunelmia" much to scale none of us had witnessed before go, people were having a drink, the amusement of all standing by us. and again the city and its people borrowing money to get something in The following day was essentially the celebrated into the early hours. the souvenir shop, finishing off their time for parades. During the day we All in all the trip had been a grand pictures of their favourite part of the witnessed the splendour of the armed success enjoyed by us all. It enlightened castle (which was the keep) or having a forces in their military display. However, us all of the various aspects of the French drink. Then a minute later we were the highlight of the trip was Revolution, enabled us to be part of such zoomed back to school just in time for undoubtedly the evening parade grand celebrations and gave us the games (Sigh!). involving the grand procession of opportunity to see and enjoy the city of Ezra Effendi different countries along the length of Paris at its most lively and glorious time. l'Avenue des Champs Elysees, from THE 14TH OF JULY 1989 COMMEM­ L'Arc de Triomphe to Le Place de UPPER SIXTH GEOGRAPHY FIELD ORATED: "LE BICENTENAIRE DE LA Concorde. This attracted a crowd of over COURSE TO LANGDALE — REVOLUTION FRANCAISE" one million packing the pavements of 16TH/17TH SEPTEMBER, 1989 the avenue. When there was no room on This date marks the time, 200 years the ground the crowds expanded Leaving on the Saturday afternoon, ago, when the French revolutionaries vertically watching from treetops, roofs, the journey to Ambleside was long but stormed the Bastille in 1789. Bastille Day hotel windows and canopies of cafes, largely uneventful and we were all glad — the 14th of July — is celebrated annually in France but 1989 saw the Upper 6th Geography Fieldcourse in Langdale, Cumbria, Sept. '89. Photo: J.C.R. grandest ever celebration of this occasion. As thousands of Parisiennes left their home city to avoid the mayhem of the celebrations, thousands more tourists, including our small group of Dunelmians, flocked to the city to join in the celebrations. During our short visit we toured much of the city by day, seeing most of the sights. Our sightseeing took us to several of the more traditional sights of Paris: the Eiffel Tower commemorating its centenary; the modern Pompidou Centre; the splendour of Napoleon's Tomb and relics encased in the grand Army Museum; the busy flea market and the beauty of Notre Dame. Aside from these we also had the opportunity to visit the numerous special sights and events provided for this celebration. 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to stretch our legs on arrival. After one final stop underneath Pavey Ark, a High School's best year, it would not be supper everyone was glad of the chance huge buttress of rock which forms the charitable to record their score — nor to visit Ambleside in the evening. A back wall of Stickle Tarn corrie. This wise either, since without Ralph and spectacular sunset provided the finale to view must have been one of the John we may find ourselves in similar a very pleasant evening for all. highlights of the trip. straits before too long.This was followed The following morning all the Staff After this, all that remained was to by a comfortable victory against Durham were up bright and early; the rest of us amble down the steep footpath back into Johnston (820 - 230), with James in the followed at our own pace. After Langdale. At times the path-finding team this time, after which we had only breakfast a "lecture by the lakeside" was techniques of certain members of Staff one more regional match to play. This given by Mr. Hewitt on the geology of were dubious, to say the least! A well- was against Polam Hall, and played on the area which proved so fascinating that deserved rest at the car park and tea in their premises, this time with Barney but even a group of passing swans came Ambleside allowed time for everyone to without John Coffell, who was spottily near to hear more. Then, having visited a rest aching muscles and joints before the absent with measles; his place was filled nearby Roche Mountonnee we boarded trip back to School after a very very ably by Jim Adamson. As usual, the minibus and headed up into worthwhile, entertaining and enjoyable Polam entertained us most hospitably Langdale. weekend. We are indebted to all the Staff with tea: thus fortified, the team sat We stopped at Skelwith Force which who made the trip possible. Thank you. down for a match which at first they flows over the Skelwith rock barrier. On Christopher Lodge looked like losing. The first half was such a fine day it was a sight which few tense, and at half-time Polam were in the of us wished to leave, especially when SCHOOLS CHALLENGE lead. At this point I handed over the job faced with a view of the footpath up of question-master to the other side (a Harrison Stickle. As the highest of the This year the team consisted of those novel arrangement for us, but one which Langdale Pikes, it presents a bold front stalwart contestants, Ralph Woodward they had recommended) and was to, and dominates, the middle curve of (Captain) and John Coffell, with one relieved to have done so when the the valley. Even to uninitiated climbers, junior member from last year, Sean Durham team began to catch up: there as most of the group were, the majesty of Roberts, and one more junior place to could be no question of favouritism in the Langdale front provided ample fill. There was no obvious candidate, the the final score, a victory for us by 480 enticement to reach its cairn. After many requirements being not only a good store points to 350. It was a closer match than stops either to rest, to study the of general knowledge but also the the final scores suggested. surrounding scenery, or to eat, as we did confidence and alertness to have a quick We went off fairly confidently to play eventually in an ancient quarry — a hand on the buzzer, together with — if Glasgow Academy at Edinburgh neolithic axe head factory, we reached possible — familiarity with an area of Academy — not a slip-up in our the top. The difference in altitude knowledge where the other members of geography, but a midway point between the top and the valley floor is the team are weak. Gavin Robertshaw convenient for both schools which little more than 2000 feet, yet, because it and James Lovell both took a turn in the Edinburgh kindly allowed us to make occurs in a distance laterally of only team, but we finally settled on Barney use of. Alas, it was not our day. Plainly three-quarters of a mile, it is enough to Ellis as being, of the three of them, the rattled by some deficiencies in the convey a remarkable impression of one who fitted these requirements best. borrowed buzzers (even though there remoteness and inaccessibility. Although Gavin took part in the first match of was no reason to suppose one team was no-one admitted it at the time, it made the year, against Durham High School. more affected than the other) Durham some of us marvel at the sheer power of This was a run-away victory which allowed their confidence to ooze away the ice which formed such scenery. Most brought us our highest score to date, an while waiting for the match to begin, of the teaching was now complete, save astounding 1,020. This being not the and were far from on their best form. We were decisively though not disgracefully Upper 6th Geography Field course, Sept, '89, Langdale. Photo: J.C.R. beaten in a match the score of which I seem not to have the heart to record — a premature end to a promising season. M.F.

SKIING IN ALPE D'HUEZ, 1990

On the morning of January 3rd, twenty-one students met at School ready to catch the coach to Manchester Airport. It was just after 8.30 when we left under the supervision of Mr. Adams, Mr. Hewitt and Mrs. Cadd. Leaving Manchester in the rain we only hoped that the pistes had some snow. After an hour and a half flight, we caught a coach from Lyons airport to Alpe D'Huez in the Val d'lsere. We cheered at the first sight of snow. Next day we set off for the piste. For many it was their first time skiing and quietly they began on the nursery slopes. The more experienced followed the main runs having fun and adding to their

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experience. The beginners, including An apology must be made to the on the floor of the 'bus. Luckily Mrs. Cadd, mastered the art of stopping Geography department for the loss of the journey there and back was and turning. After a few days they were one clipboard which Neil mistakenly not so cumbersome. We met the on the main slopes and off-piste. placed on a rock within the tide's reach, welcoming party of Mr. Morris, Although there was not much snow, this also resulted in the drenching of Richard and Gaynor and Nick at the snow cannons worked during the himself, Nick and Gaynor. the Poly. night so that the piste was ready for the Mr. Hewitt skilfully ended a water (iii) Anna and Richie m anaged, next day. fight on the last night, braving the cross­ despite their map reading skills, Evening activities were arranged and fire of Rachel, Anna, Richard and Petra. to lose themselves in Plymouth, fully enjoyed. These included crepes, ending up in Union Street — discos, sledging, treasure hunt and many Accommodation: whoops! more. The comfortable hotel, friendly Plymouth Polytechnic which was a staff and good food added up to a very good central HQ within walking Educational value: enjoyable week. distance of the town. N il. .. A few weeks after the ski trip, a ski But seriously, to all those worried evening was held to show friends and Recommended Eating Places in Devon: parents out there, the in-depth studies parents a film and photographs of the Mr. Hewitt's unsurpassed knowledge prepared by the Geography Staff were good, enjoyable and fun ski-trip. of South Devon became apparent when most valuable to the physical part of the Allan Harder finding an appropriate place to eat each Geography syllabus. Each day was evening. After an exhausting day in the carefully planned with a different angle LOWER SIXTH FIELD STUDY, field, the Platters' fish and steak bar was of physical Geography investigated. EASTER, 1990 a welcome sight. The range of studies included till fabric According to tradition, clotted cream analysis at Langerstone Point, river Place: teas are a must in South Devon and were capture and speed at Lydford Gorge, Plymouth (somewhere south of the well appreciated in the cafe at Lydford beach gradient and sediment size at Watford Gap). Gorge. Mrs. Shearer's cooked breakfasts Slapton Sands, coastal erosion at and Mr. Hewitt's beans were a healthy Mallsands, and a visit to Kent's caves in Date: start to the day. Dave proved a valuable Torquay. Follow-up work questions, April 7th-11th, 1990. asset to the Geography Department with graphs and analysis were completed his knowledge in the mass production of every evening before our evening meal People: cheese and chutney sandwiches. Thanks and the further investigation of The line-up of budding Webers and Dave! Plymouth night life. I think the most Myrdals included Dave Langdon, Neil spectacular landform was Haytor on Hodgson, Emma Bailey, Sally Wilson, Problems: Dartmoor. Seeing it in real life was Richie Crampton, Nick Appleyard, (i) Mike Hay and his mischievous better than any explanation from a text Rachel Arthur, Nick Farnsworth, Anna antics. book. Pearson, Richard Vardy, Mike Hay and Rick Embleton. (ii) The m inibus im posed certain Finally, our sincere thanks must go to restrictions upon those of us with the teachers, Mr. Hewitt, Mr. Morris and Teaching Staff: long legs, e.g. Nick Appleyard, Mrs. Shearer for giving up their time and 2 male and 1 female. who spent most of his time lying endeavouring to broaden our education.

Purpose: Pursuing the one aim of geography, broadening one's outlook on the physical world in which we reside. To explore the wonderful gifts of nature and taste the southern delights that Plymouth had in store for us.

Social value: Some social activities were curtailed due to the excessive workload in the evenings.

Entertainment value: Getting to know the locals was somewhat amusing. Rick and Richie challenged two gentlemen to a game of Pool, which they lost most gallantly. One of the men turned out to be the South-West Pool Champion. Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Morris successfully captured the magic moments of the field trip with the notorious video camera, which we had the pleasure of viewing one evening upon our return to School.

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"I WILL LIFT UP MINE EYES TO THE there ladies of middle years could be and slain the flower of her youth. Yet HILLS .. seen rattling tins under the noses of again Grey reflected on the reasons for passers-by demanding contributions for war. France was an ally. Belgium was It had been a very hot summer. Also it the war-effort. recognised as neutral by all the Powers. had seemed inordinately long, reflected War-effort. As the light of the summer G erm any was a proven threat to the Sir Edward Grey as he watched the train evening slowly faded and the rattling security of British interests, to the move out of Paddington station or, more train left London, Sir Edward Grey integrity of France, to the balance of accurately from his position, watched closed his eyes and leant further back power, to the unity of the Empire, to the platforms and passengers and guards into his seat. The thought came to him of . . . to the . . . to the . . . Muttering move effortlessly past the window of his the soldiers he had seen gathering. How uneasily, Grey slept. It was the evening of carriage at a rapidly increasing speed. many would survive the battles which the Fifth of August, 1914. The previous No better image of the worthy effort and would surely come when the British day Britain had declared war on the dedication and civic virtue of the British Expeditionary Force reached France? In German and Austro-Hungarian empires. people since the end of the Napoleonic six weeks' time, when all agreed that the It was on the 7th August, after a upheavals could have been imagined war would be over, lost or won, how thoroughly wretched previous day than the freshly-painted girders of the many curses of bereaved wives, sisters, during which neither the delightful station, the polished wooden benches on mothers, would cry for a slaughtered weather, the peace of his gardens, nor the platforms, and the engines and father and learn to hate the name of the attractions of the trout-stream which carriages richly gleaming in green, red Grey? Could it be possible that he, who bordered his land had continued to and shining brass. Yet Sir Edward Grey, had never sought anything but honour alleviate the crushing depression that Foreign Secretary, had just walked for England in the chancelleries of hung over him like an invisible sword of through that station, and everywhere he Europe, desired nothing but peace and Damocles, that Sir Edward Grey left his looked there had been signs of a mighty increased popularity for the mass of his house and walked the mile and a half preparation just beginning. Boards told countrymen, and hoped for nothing for along the empty, silent roads — silent, of special military trains. Posters were himself but the satisfaction of working but for the joyful chorales of the being put up which appealed for all men for a noble cause and some few hours of songbirds to welcome the sun, and to flock to the Colours. Nay, more than rest in his garden or at the riverside, empty, but for the crowding of the air that, troops were mustering and drill- would be remembered as the man who with floating gossamer and the glittering sergeants were shouting, and here and had embroiled England in a vicious war of the dew upon the cobwebs on the

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hedges, to the village and the church of into life enthusiasms that had been lying However, the expectant peace was St. Edmund for Matins at 7.30. dormant. shattered by a loud voice rebuking : Even in the church the fresh, A smile crept unbidden on to his wide "What do you think you're doing?" invigorating scent of morning, of mouth as David reflected on happy "I'm helping this man," David replied, hedgerow flowers, and of sweet, mown hours of childhood spent kicking half­ whilst taking a pen-light out of his top grass was present, and Grey thought he blown footballs with the locals along this pocket and flashing it onto still pupils. knew what the old chroniclers had very street. "No you don't!" the stocky man meant by the odour of sanctity. What A deep-voiced call from behind retorted. "I know your kind; you was it that young fellow Brooke had reminded David of his father, whose wouldn't know how to help him." written? "Round about those hedges calm, low voice he had inherited. David paused, looked up and smiled blows/An English unofficial rose". However, unlike this call, his father's at the trouble-maker, as he remembered The prayers rose and fell in formal Jamaican lilt had faded into obscurity his father's words : "It takes a man to cadences. Grey joined in the responses before. . . suffer ignorance and smile. Be yourself almost absently, and soon was in that The crash jolted his meandering mind no matter what they say." Without a state of dim reverie which even the best from past reminiscences. He followed his word, he slowly turned back to his efforts of mind and will cannot at times hearing round the corner, striding out in patient. dislodge from even the most determined haste. A small crowd had already started "You don't know what you're doing!" Christian's brain. Into Grey's troubled to flock by the kerb like bees to a the aggressor cried. contemplation, still occupied with the honeypot. With eyes elevated by tiptoed "I'm a qualified doctor," came the decisions he had taken, at the very feet, David soon found the cause. calm reply. moment when he was about to voice a Without delay, he swiftly forged a "We don't want a witch-doctor. Leave prayer to ask for divine help and pathway through the throng, his lean him alone!" strength, the congregation intoned in the eyes methodically looking over the Another voice, with the high-pitched ancient chant "I will lift up mine eyes to prone form in front of him. A person tone of rapidly swallowed fear and new­ the hills/From whence cometh my help. beside him pivoted round sharply to found confidence called, "Go back My help cometh even from the look up at David, but his complaint at home!" Lord/Who hath made Heaven and being pushed aside disappeared from David's mind swelled with Earth". his lips as he took note of David's suppressed rage as he stopped his John Coffell, eyes and actions that almost sang out automatic retort that this was his land. Upper Sixth with superior knowledge of such However, lips stayed sealed and only the situations. observant would have noticed the brief THE ENGLISHMAN ABROAD The uninjured driver was desper­ flash of anger that his eyes let escape. ately trying to revive the still body. With supreme effort, he kept his body The jolt from brakes applied too David calmly moved him to one side completely rigid; David's intrinsic sharply ended David's stupor. Wearied with gentle words; he then rapidly serenity had once again saved him from from over forty hours of continuous checked the victim's neck for a pulse an ugly fate. work, he murmured a prayer under of life. Calmly and deliberately, with wide numbed lips in thanks for being woken The buzz of the crowd had been eyes staring directly at the stocky man, at the correct stop. silenced by David's opportune arrival. he flatly stated, "This fellow needs help. Stumbling on to the platform, it I will not let him die before my very would have been difficult to distinguish eyes." whether the commuter was simply tired The body suddenly convulsed with or as intoxicated as the middle-aged shuddering breaths and then lay still. Air tramp slumped against a wall beneath a no longer passed between the parted lips poster depicting the adverse effects of of the inert body. David practically dived heroin addiction. Both faces were rough towards the head and closing the nose, owing to neglected growth of hairs started mouth to mouth resuscitation. yearning for sunlight. As rheumy eyes Someone forcefully grabbed David's met baggy eyes, a hand hesitantly shoulder, but before it did any harm, it appeared from the bundle of rags and was pulled off by another member of the was rewarded with a few coins that crowd. were quickly snatched and concealed As the victim started to breathe again, within hidden folds with surprising a wailing ambulance pulled up and alacrity. David grunted and looked David more than willingly let the above the sea of heads towards the exit medical officers take over. Proud at and followed the multitude whilst having performed to his utmost absently wondering why everyone but potential and given the greatest of all himself found it necessary to walk with gifts to a helpless stranger, an inevitable such small paces. grin returned to David's visage in A pleasant breeze, smooth as warm greeting to the smiles of awe and relief water flowed down the rising escalator. being flashed at him from a respectful During the night, a fine rain had washed audience. the new-born chestnut leaves; in the As he turned to home, David saw his branches of a tree near a street lamp, a antagonist with head hung low and bird was trying to learn music. Outside, ruefully noticed that his skin had the the wind set David shivering one orange-brown plastic complexion that minute, only to disarm him in the next one could gain only from a sunbed. breath with a warm caress that stirred However, having taken only a couple

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of paces, a cough directly behind him stopped David in midstride. A red­ faced stocky man, upon being nudged by a companion, looked up with genuinely sorrowful eyes at David in humiliation and embarrassment. David was too kind-hearted to let the miserable young man suffer even more; thus before any words were uttered by the gesticulating man, David simply nodded and in hushed tones said: "I know. Don't worry; you'll know next time." Both faces broke into smiles and after a brief handshake they went their separate ways. However, first impressions are seldom forgotten. David walked away quietly wondering whether he would always have to prove himself before his qualities as a true English gentleman stood out. Had he really a home? Certainly no other country was his home. He was as foreign in England, this, his native land, as a common tourist. He may as well have been abroad. David returned to his flat thinking how privileged he was to be an Englishman abroad — in England itself. Kismet Hossain-Ibrahim, K.S., Lower Sixth

HYMN TO VICTORIAN EVANGELISM

Love of life, that life envigours, Let me trust thy bounty's mine; Bear me high above life's rigours, Show me life in love divine.

Zest for life, its motivation, Keep me strong when spirit fails: Feed my thoughts on bold narration, THE DESERTED AIRFIELD following him. Mark began to feel Guard me ere this radiance pales. nervous. He whispered to himself, "I'm Mark Bedworth squeezed through a here for a job. I'll get it done and be Child of light, who freedom offers, gap in the fence of chicken-wire bearing away from here in no time." But he was Let me feel your softening gaze; the sign, "No Entry. Davenport Airfield unable to convince himself and remained Let me bless yon hand that proffers (M.O.D.)." The wind swirled around uneasy. Blessings, sunken spirits to raise. him, making him involuntarily shiver Mark reached the old, rusted hangar and think of the hot bath he could be and found the door locked. In no time at King of light, who went before us, having at home in his pleasant, semi­ all, using heavy-duty Alain keys, Mark Let us know your presence now; detached villa. After ensuring there was had opened the tarnished lock and so Through your death to light restore us, no-one about, Mark picked up his bag pushed the door open. It only swung a Answer life's unanswerable "How?" and started across the ancient runway fraction, emitting an eerie squeak. Mark towards the old, corrugated-iron hangar. unwrapped a stick of chewing gum, and Love of life, that all empassions, The runway now had weeds growing after pushing it into his parched mouth Be my succour, staff and rod; from the cracks in the tarmac, caused by began to chew noisily. He unzipped his Rock me in the hand that fashions many summers of sun and winters of hold-all and after rummaging about, All life's glories — the hand of God. snow. The white paint, once bright and produced a torch and slid the switch to new, was faded and dull with the wear "on". The flash-light flickered, and Zest for life, life's onward motion, over the years. Mark pulled his black cap reluctantly illuminated a golden-yellow Ilumine well my rocky way: down over his ears and turned his collar path for about two metres in front of his Guide my path o'er plain and ocean, up as he perceived a few drops of rain on hobnail boots. Mark reached into his Lead me safe to life's last day. the dusty landing-strip. He quickened pocket and his gloved hand re-emerged Matthew Dennison, K.S., his pace, and on several occasions swung which he brandished at the impenetrable Upper Sixth round as if he suspected someone was darkness. He scouted round the inside

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THE REBELLIOUS RHYMER, OR, AN ACHAEAN BARD BEWAILS HIS FATE 4i I versify, And that is why No Muses aid my call. No rhyming power Stirs them from tower From mountain-spring, or hall. But poets good They often would Unfailingly assist, In days gone by Before all dry Ran springs, which wreathed in mist And cloaked in cloud Midst thunder loud And snows . . . But hark and list:

Towards this place With louring face Comes Agamemnon's heir. Apparently He's wroth with me For failing to declare walls searching for some hidden I SAW THREE SHIPS The mighty fame And lauded name (perhaps unlawful) object. He kicked (On reading Masefield's "Cargoes") Of Atreus's cursed line. over an old tool box, and the spanners For warriors bold spilled out across the floor. Suddenly, a A beautiful five-oared quinquereme And battles old sharp squeak broke the silence. Mark, came skimming in to its home port, In verses does he pine. alarmed, dropped the torch and hurled Nineveh. It came from that wonderful, It irritates, the knife at a dark, scurrying form ahead far off port Ophir bringing stack upon And sore it grates of him. He heard the sickening squelch of stack of glimmering ivory. The sounds That no new theme can I the knife sinking into flesh. Cautiously he of apes filled the air. This mingled (However sweet advanced, and uttered a sigh of relief as with the sight of the fantastic fan-tail The metric feet) he pulled the blade out of the dead rat. of the peacock, the scent of sandal­ Dare ever once to try. Nothing. Mark had searched the wood and cedarwood and the taste of hangar with the rusting fuselages of two sweet white wine. In fact, each and An audience Should be intense B-52 bombers as carefully as was every sense was overcome by that (Oh, call me avant-garde) humanly possible. He stepped outside, most beautiful cargo. and after recovering from the blinding Should listen, hear, Next came the proud Spanish And get it clear; effect of the daylight, surveyed his galleon with its fabulous sails and surroundings. He set off at a brisk jog A Bard's life's ruddy hard! masts reaching to the sky. It danced on I wasn't meant, towards a dirty, white building, and as he the white horses of the blue-green, Was not intent approached it, Mark noticed that the tropical sea by the white sands of the To be a balladeer, paint was flaking off the wooden walls. palm-covered beaches. It had travelled Until a tree He pushed open the tired door hanging from America, that rich Isthmus, On top of me on one hinge. As he began to climb the Panama. It brought with it gems, Fell: see my leg, right here! staircase, he noticed a trapdoor in the twinkling in the light of the bright sun. ceiling. "Ah! Now I remember! The boss A fighter I, Costly diamonds, emeralds, amethysts once said something about a loft in one of Ideally, and topazes were also in that cargo. our numerous meetings", he thought. Like Uncle Demosthen, Quickly, he raced up the remainder of the Brilliant gold moidores shone in the A Man of blood stairs, and leapt at the opening in the dim light of the oil lamps at evening. I really should ceiling. He strained with every muscle in Cinnamon was wafted through the air Have been, not one of pen. his body to use the grip he had with the by the cool sea breeze. I versify tips of his fingers. His head was soon Later, a filthy British coaster with its And hard I try through the opening, now his waist, and funnels caked in salt and dirt came To keep myself alive. finally his legs. There it was! Through the butting through the Channel, And every night darkness, Mark made out a black box struggling against the rough sea, the For hours I write, And still I scarcely thrive. mounted on the wall. After some harsh wind and the pelting rain. Its persuasion with a hammer, the front dark, dull, grey outline could hardly That philistine be seen in the thick smog its funnel panel fell off to reveal a maze of wires. Employer mine Mark systematically cut every one with a created. On it was carried black, dirty Likes only Homer's verse. pair of South-East Electrical Board pliers, Tyne coal, hard, rigid, road rail, dull Maeonides and now, after forty-five years, Davenport grey pig lead, firewood, clanking iron­ Is one of these Airfield was without electrical power. ware and cheap tin trays. Old bores I always curse. Nicholas Selby, Robert Ainsley, John Coffell, Lower Fifth Lower Remove Upper Sixth

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A MOMENT Previously inexorable truths to which the ESCAPE! boy had hitherto adhered unques- "I will lift up mine eyes to the hills," tioningly were now being questioned I had been travelling for four tiresome rang out through the church on the hill according to what he now felt. Once days through the hot and steamy Congo as the pressed congregation sang the untouchable standards were being Basin, with heavily armed Communist obligatory psalm with compulsory revised to meet with the depth of his rebels hot on my trail. I had been careless reverence and faith. The boy was bored emotion. His body followed the implicit enough to have been seen taking by this service, as always. Every instructions of the priest and mumbled photographs of the brutal murders of the morning he was frog-marched up the hill "Amen", but his mind was far away, once corrupt capitalist leaders. Small to be impressed by his superiors' reforming him, and all heretical thoughts traces of light, barely enough to see by, persistent attempts to answer society that defied his new faith were destroyed. filtered through the high jungle canopy. and its modern questions with Biblical The service and his mental revolution Ahead, however, the vegetation began to passages written millennia ago. The boy were over and the boy spent the day on a thin out, and so as I broke through the admitted his arrogance towards the new level, dazedly immune to the dense undergrowth I was dazzled by the black-robed lay-preachers who sat in the indoctrination that filled his life. Later in bright sunlight. pews with the boys and girls, but the day he saw her walking by, and she As my eyes gradually became justified it with the honest belief that the said "Hullo" to him — a feeble hangover accustomed to the barren landscape preachers believed no more in the Bible that recalled their uncertain friendship before me, I realised I was standing on a than the young congregation did. At which had sunk without a trace. To this deserted airfield. I slowly walked along least, he thought, they only believed in boy, it was his God speaking. He could the red sanded runway towards an old the parts that suited them. The bizarre not answer. hangar. The ground was dusty, and dead irony, that in a seat of learning and It was this inconsequent and foliage relentlessly rolled gently past in potential hotbed of liberal thinking, momentary meeting that inspired the the warm breeze. Occasionally the dust religion and twisted legislation would be normally cowardly boy into deciding on was blown up into a mini dust-storm used so extensively in order to remain in an act of utterly futile bravery. He was and then faded away. Here and there the nineteenth century, amused the boy. going to tell her how he felt, as far as he small acacia bushes had managed to He imagined that they must hire could put it into words, and open his soul break through the hard, lifeless ground. secretaries solely to search through so wide that he would be left too empty As I approached the hangar I realised it books of papers to find eloquent or even even to stay alive. He knew, however, that was no more than a skeleton of steel. The clumsy vindications of their authority. she did not feel the same way and that he pieces of rusting corrugated iron that The boy was rapidly losing his faith in would be pushing her away from him remained, gently knocked against one Christ, and what made him laugh was forever, but he knew that he must another in the breeze. The airfield was that he actually admired Jesus; but a champion his new belief. He lifted up his like a ghost town. swarm of B.A.s, M.A.s and Ph.D.s had eyes to the hills and a new light was I desperately needed a rest and I been the cause of his fall. burning so brightly that everything else estimated that the rebels would be a At this point, another far more was hurled into a misty void. He thought good two hours behind me. I carefully attractive thread entered his tapestry of he could see her face in the flames, the picked my way through the rubble, thought as his new religion came into flames of passionate faith that he knew oblivious to the fact that snakes and view. The boy was no longer even were his lifeline, his escape from reality. other creatures would be seeking shelter holding his psalter upright as he saw the The fall was complete. from the sun. I lay down in the far corner hair, the eyes, the glow of the living Jim Adamson, of the hangar, looking up at the cloudless statue. Mundane thoughts of drudgery Lower Sixth and empty expanse of blue above. I then and uninspired prayer were whisked away and locked up in a dark corner and her face filled his mind. He closed his eyes and feasted on this face, exquisite like a china doll's, then opened them again and looked across at her to assure T himself that this was real. Then he was no longer in a church, and no-one else * was around him. No sound registered in his ears and there was nothing else that he could see except her. No conver­ sations were imagined, no movement was conjured up by his vibrant state of mind, and yet this sight was enough to satisfy. He allowed this picture to fill his mind; he could see her, he craved to be near her sensuous beauty, but she could not see him. In the end, the well-intentioned and myriad verses of the Good Book and the dubiously-intentioned and interminable ministrations of the elders were no match for the boy's new faith, tangible and yet intangible, nearby and yet eons away. In those moments, his whole psyche was being permanently changed.

48 Above: Photo: North of England Newspapers (Westminster Press Ltd).

Right: Mark Christie, winner of the Margaret Harle Memorial Prize for Woodwind.

Below: Schools Science Olympiad. Durham School were finalists. Photo: W.J.B. «-n 11 1 1 fn] ^ Some ^ !Dunetmian ^ * 1 it!

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looked down the runway, which had NATURE'S TOLL THE ROSE already been enveloped in a heat haze, and estimated it to be about four Eyes that could not be likened to bluebells, She was as a rose: hundred metres long. It had Such was the deepness of their hue; Her beauty only grew undoubtedly been used by cargo planes Eyes that twinkled and shone with malice, As I was in her presence. to supply the natives. This would have Eyes that showed they knew Her smile was as sunlight been their only link with the outside world. Gradually my eyelids closed and Refracted through dew on a leaf tip, I dreamt of all the people and life that Declarations of love are false, Her happiness as uplifting would greet me in Nairobi. When based upon a face and on poise; As the bud bursting open, I must have slept for two hours when I Lips that formed the slightest of smiles Her blush so soft was suddenly awoken by sporadic gun When handsome men tried ugly ploys. As to put to shame fire. I slowly turned my head towards the The colour of any petal. jungle and to my dismay I saw the Slender clasped hands, placed on one knee, sunlight reflect off one of the rebel's Hands twisting and turning, and aching And as a rose binoculars. They had obviously not seen with pain: I tried to pick her, me, as they were shooting at random. I Age sidles up, rather too quickly, Have her for mine own. looked for a means of escape and to my utmost surprise on the other side of the While beauty never shows her face again. But as I grasped, I held on too tight, airfield I saw a sign hanging on rusted And I forgot chains. It read "Welcome to Rwanda" in Declarations of love are so true, Roses have thorns; sun-blistered paint. It was my only When based upon a face, and on poise: And cut deep they did, chance; I hurriedly picked up my camera But declarations of love are so rare And I bled . and began to run the short distance across When wrinkled, sunken features are Jonathan Brown, the open airfield. I had only gone half nature's toys. Lower Fifth way when a bullet lodged itself in my leg. Jane Stothert, I fell to the ground, my camera shattered. Lower Sixth I gathered up my last ounce of strength and retrieving the exposed film I dashed into the undergrowth and safety, hoping some of the film might be saved and the atrocities be shown to the outside world. Ryan Millmore, Lower Fifth

HUNTING

"Let him go!"

He shoots off Down the hole in full flight His slim, fast body flies through the rabbit's hole Like a bullet travelling through the barrel of a gun, His little tail chasing behind him like a whip.

All the time his little nose is twitching, Sniffing, Trying to find his prey. The rabbits start to smell the predator. The wild thumping of feet echoes round the tunnel They start to panic. They start to run.

But The Predator has the advantage. With his little feet going so fast as they can And one big leap At the rabbit's neck, The ferret has killed it with one firm bite.

The ferret goes to sleep, Guarding his catch. Jonathan Cawthorn, Lower Fifth

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DANSE DU DAUPHIN

In an endless expanse of blue, From his world of innocence and joy, A grey spear pierces the silk surface Reflecting life in tranquillity.

Sleek curves belie rippled muscles, Propelling our far cousin past crest And wave, his flippered greeting to all, As the world spirals round in reply.

Free from rule, this is his demesne. No child playing games to banish time — But a prince of the aquamarine Roaming his kingdom — the sea of life!

A perpetual smile stays fixed On the bottle-nose as it knifes past: A beacon of peace forging straight through, Immodest show of grace and power.

Majestic beast at one with nature, Beneath leaps drips bright beads of sunlight. A vessel of power slicing sea With great crescent tail and sickle fins. THE CROW Her mouth was different when she The strange noise is too compelling. returned, Both eyes see shadows and cry as one — I spotted it flying over the twenty acre A crow lying bowed among white teeth, Beneath, warm greeting; above, cold curse. corn field, Its eyes open, Grey spear turns red; hunter smiles back Effortlessly gliding in the midday sun, Mouth closed, home. Lying on the breeze. Dead. Edward Arthur Kismet Hossain-Ibrahim, K.S. Was it me he saw Lower Fifth Lower Sixth From fifty feet in the clear sky, Or my labrador?

He stopped flying west Took a turn and began to return to his young in the nest.

He had little chance: The long, sleek, black barrel was soon locked On to his jet black body. "Click" The safety catch was turned off. I focussed on the black blur in the sky. The trigger was pulled. The "flick" of tens of lead bearings was audible.

The sky shook As it fell Flopping, As he descended, Still alive, broken-winged.

It landed in the middle of thick, young, green corn plants. The retriever was in the midst of the field Sniffing for the scent.

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GENERAL REVIEW the last decade to six. Indeed taking the last The standards reached in recent times decade the school has produced (past and have been very high indeed but each Another exciting year with much to be present) no less than twenty international generation breeds its own motivators remembered. The programme continues sportsmen at six different disciplines. and there seems little reason why such to expand and the levels of attainment Club wise the outstanding results this standards should not continue to continue to rise. No less than five boys year have come from the cross country flourish. I must thank all the staff who so achieved international recognition whilst club, where, under the expert guidance admirably give their time to help with many clubs had highly successful and inspiration of Mr Cook the 1st VIII coaching, managing and enthusing the seasons. David Roberts and Justin Belton were undefeated on the domestic circuit boys and girls in their field and I am sure were awarded caps for Rugby Football and recorded a magnificent victory away their reward is seeing everyone do so with David playing for the 16 group v at Ampleforth which is the first recorded well. Mr Corbett leaves this year having Italy and Spain whilst Justin represented win we have had over them on their own given a great deal of time to Rugby and the 18 group v Wales, Scotland and midden. The Under 15 VIII also had a Cricket and whilst everyone in the Ireland before missing the French match marvellous win in the triangular match community will miss him the Under 14 through injury. against Ampleforth and Barnard Castle. age group have lost a highly Chris Clark (U14), Robin Weston (U15 The swimming team (1st) were again knowledgeable and most deeply loved captain), Philip Weston (U17 & U19) all undefeated domestically, as were the coach. I thank him for all he has done for represented England schools at cricket to Bastketball team whilst Tennis, Athletics, Durham School sport and wish him well take the number of schools internationals Rugby, Cricket, Rowing and Shooting all at Merchiston. that the school has produced at cricket in had very good seasons. N.J.W.

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RUGBY WORLD CUP

The season opened with an exciting International Tournament, the first of its kind in this Country and was hosted by D.S.F.C. Individual schools from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Portugal, Zimbabwe, and Canada all gathered at Durham for a week of rugby football and international relations. The initial games were in groups leading to knockout stages for both winners and losers. The four semi-finalists were Dollar Academy (Scotland), Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Ireland), Millfield (England) and Peterhouse (Zimbabwe). In a hard fought final on the Playground in front of a big crowd Peterhouse defeated Millfield 22-0 and deservedly won this exciting and innovating tournament. All our thanks go to Mr. Willings for having the initiative to create such a scheme and to Photo: John Buries enable all our players to be part of a unique experience. the Sedbergh captain made a break and 1ST XV RESULTS Floreat Schola crossed the line but in attempting to go v Sevenoaks 18-13 WON Richard Wharton behind the post was bundled over the dead v Stamford 12-4 WON Captain 1st XV ball line by a relieved Philip Crompton. v Kings 22-14 WON This proved to be a turning point as v Dame Allan's 28-6 WON Durham scored shortly after the restart with v Giggleswick 22-6 WON 1ST XV a superbly executed set piece and Justin v Barnard Castle 12-11 WON Captain: R.W. Wharton Belton scoring under the post in exactly the v St. Bees 3-6 LOST spot where the Sedbergh captain had failed. v Edinburgh Academy 17-20 LOST The season got off to a slow start with a The score of 10-6 remained until near the v Millfield 4-16 LOST mediocre performance against King's end when with Sedbergh attacking a ball v Colston's Bristol 29-12 WON Tynemouth as we left everything until the ran loose on our "22". Belton swooped on it v Sedbergh 14-6 WON last ten minutes and Justin Belton to and seventy-five metres later after an v Morpeth 44-3 WON ensure the new campaign was not be a exhilarating run the game was over with a v Ampleforth 6-45 LOST disaster. Equally poor performances marvellous third successive victory over the v St. Peters 22-4 WON followed against Dame Allans, brown shirts. Sedbergh will no doubt come v Cleveland Schools 16-6 WON Giggleswick, and Barnard Castle, the only again but Durham has a great deal to be v St. Aidans 62-3 WON saving grace being the actual results. St. pleased about. Bees was the lowest point of the term yet Morpeth were easily beaten before P. 16; W.12; L.4; For 322; A. 175 it was the turning point. We were beaten Ampleforth demolished us on their own 6-3 on the Playground and had played midden. We were weakened by injuries without conviction against a side we but really we were totally outplayed in Honours: should have beaten comfortably. This was what looked like a performance Durham County — 18 Group the first of three successive defeats yet we reminiscent of September. R. Wharton (Captain) played superbly in the next two games The remaining games were all won J.C. Belton against both Edinburgh Academy and with victory against Cleveland Schools, a A.H. Parker Millfield going down to two high quality County side, the highlight. M.W. Hay sides but playing with terrific Of the players our backs have been A. Errington determination and no little flair. Having fortunate to have David Roberts as M.T. Warkup played Millfield on the Saturday morning scrum half and Justin Belton and Adam of half term we were entertained in the Parker on the wings. David managed to afternoon by Bath F.C. who played the get our line moving well on most North of England French Champions, Toulon. The second occasions whilst the finishing of the two J.C. Belton — 18 Group match of this mini tour resulted in an easy wingers was electric. The forwards D.B.T. Roberts — 16 Group win against Colston's School, Bristol. improved dramatically with the Leonard After half term we were back on the boys outstanding at lock whilst Andy domestic scene and the visit of Sedbergh. Bolam made great strides, literally, as England We had beaten them for the previous two blind side flanker. The captain held J.C. Belton v Wales 18 Group years and no Durham School 1st XV had things together pretty well and whilst his v Scotland ever won three years running. We were own personal game had moments of v Ireland quickly 4-0 up with a try by left wing anguish one could not fault his Parker but two penalties by Sedbergh commitment to the team or the cause. D.B.T. Roberts v Italy 16 Group evened the situation. Just before half time N.J.W. v Spain

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HAWKS' XV RUGBY 1989 opponents, providing several members innocent victim of premeditated of the successful Cleveland School's 19 thuggery. Aside from Smith, however, It is almost traditional in this kind of Group team and defeat there was no the three-quarter line lacked penetration summing up of a term's rugby to do two disgrace. Needless to say our remaining — of 47 tries scored during the term, the things. First to explain away any defeats conquerors were Ampleforth College, six players who represented the team in during the season and secondly to claim yet, paradoxically, it was in this sixth the centre or on the wing managed only that, despite the defeats, members of the defeat that the team showed its true 15 between them, the leading try scorer team played sufficiently well to suggest mettle, dominating long periods of play being the flanker B.R. Jones. Such that a better future is in prospect. Never and attacking their opponents with a statistics, of course, can be unfairly one to avoid the cliche, I shall attempt to fierce determination which the final damning. It took R.J. Embleton, for do both of these things. scoreline sadly disguises — to resort to example, a long time to realise that he The Hawks' colours were lowered the cliche again, this certainly was a could beat opposing wingers with some after six of their fourteen encounters result which did not truly reflect the ease, but by the end of the term he was during the term. Of these, it was only game. In this fixture, as in several others, much improved. It is, however, vital that really the early defeat at Barnard Castle it was the failure to capitalise on hard he aims to run a little more elusively if which gave grave cause for concern, won ball which cost the side dearly. If I he is to make further progress next since that was a game which really ought were to criticise a team which worked season. B.R Holmes was aggressive in to have been won, though it is only fair hard in both training and fixtures it attack and dogged in defence, as ever, to credit our local rivals for their would be for this lack of a cutting edge making up for any lack of finesse by splendid organisation and determination to convert possession into points. S. sheer determination. on the day. Defeat by an O.D. XV at the Smith at full back looked the most likely Emerging late in the season, J.K. start of the term was less galling, at least to produce this as, settling into the Barlow showed similar qualities and for the coach who is able to claim some position, he produced some incisive suggested that he may develop into a credit whatever the outcome of such a running and skilful handling as the term valuable member of the side in the fixture! Defeats by the Durham County progressed. His absence towards the end future. N.C.D. Appleyard also worked 16 Group XV and by Darlington VI Form of the season was therefore regrettable — hard all season. He is a formidable College were both largely the result of doubly so, indeed, coming as it did as runner and a steadying influence in the fielding seriously depleted sides, though the result of the kind of incident which line, though he must continue to develop the ease with which resistance collapsed disgraces rugby football at all levels. I his passing skills if he is to reach the in the latter game was rather worrying. trust that his own interest in the game highest levels. R.J. Bloore was the only Stockton VI Form College were worthy will not dimmish as a result of being the one of the 34 players who represented

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the Hawks' XV this season to appear in experience in the team. A.R. Wynne his inspiring captaincy. I was impressed every game, and the experience he forced his way into the team by his by his maturity, demonstrated in his gained did much for his game. He is willingness to work hard, which made ability to stand above the team when the much improved in both defence and up for deficiencies in technique in the role of captain demanded that he do so, attack and, by the end of the season, he line out. He was always looking to go and by his powers of organisation off the had become a stalwart performer. forward and was an example to those field. I thank him for his work and all the Though his appearances were limited by around him in this respect. Having said team for what was, I think, a happy the success of these two younger centres, that, the forward strength of the team term's rugby. I trust that, regardless of A.G. Howd trained sensibly and, when was not, I think, in the front five — we results, everyone felt that they had called upon, never let the team down. were too often outscrummaged to be enjoyed themselves and brought some R.J. Watson, like Bloore, seemed to gain able to make such a claim — but rather credit to the school. confidence from an extended run in the in the back row. B.R. Jones not only J.R.H. team. He is a player of natural ability scored tries but also impressed with hard and he began to ally this with a more and determined play. He is a natural RESULTS judicious choice of options from outside athlete who has a good future in the O.D. XV H 10-12 half as the term progressed. T.E. Clark game. C.H. Brown was arguably the King's Tynemouth H 42-0 showed promise too. His pass is very team's most talented player, seemingly a Dame Allan's A 9-24 sharp, and his confidence around the natural flanker with excellent lines of Giggleswick H 18-0 base of the scrum increased greatly, running and the ability not only to be Barnard Castle A 9-4 though he could still look to improve in ever present in support play but also to St. Bees H 42-0 this area. Amongst the forwards, G.H. keep the ball alive in almost all Stockton VI Form Ames showed more commitment than he conditions — his presence was of great College 1st XV A 30-4 sometimes has in the past, and, though value. RS. Davison had a good season at Darlington VI Form his scrummaging is still not the best, he number eight and got through much College 1st XV H 4-45 was a valuable player. At hooker, J.J. work, though if he is to reach the highest Yarm School 1st XV A 11-12 Gatenby more than made up for his lack levels in the game he may need to be a Redcar Junior Colts H 14-13 of stature by a fierce determination and little more assertive in his play. Finally Ampleforth College H 4-23 willingness to place himself in the thick J.H. Spark set a good example not only St. Peter's H 12-6 of events regardless of the risk involved. on the field — where he proved quite Billingham Campus (Bede J.A.T. Beattie worked hard in the loose willing to undertake a positional change VI Form College) 1st XV H 23-0 and showed the benefits of last year's in the interests of the team — but also in Durham County 16 Group H 3-31

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FALCONS XV This run of three fine wins was brought for the side. We dominated completely to a halt against Fyling Hall 1st XV. We and no fewer than five tries were scored We learnt our lessons very early on in battled bravely but inadequately and the by George Cooper. It was good to reverse the first match against Durham City Yorkshire side, with some four County the Fyling Hall score and win 36-0. Colts — a side that was far in advance in players, broke through with some The main try-scorers have been preparation, proposed an ad hoc fixture. unstoppable running from their three- mentioned, but it was a side that was We accepted, but after the final score of quarters. It was another 35-0 job against us. very good about sharing out the honours 35-0 we were very angry to have got off Another ad hoc fixture against through sound and unselfish team-work. to such a disadvantageous start to the Darlington, with a valuable penalty kick Alan Harder, the Captain, had a hard­ season. from Jonathan Moody, resulted in a 3-0 working set of forwards and a nippy pair Consequently, the side picked to play win for the Falcons. of half-backs, Jonathan Moody and at home against Giggleswick, knew it Away at Morpeth we met a well- Marcus Handley, who took on much of had to produce a cracker of a match. This matched side, and although we turned the unsung task of getting the ball away it did, winning 54-7, with J.J. Brown, round 8-0 in the lead, with two fine tries skilfully to give the backs the chance of Steven Coverdale and Anthony Wynne from Steven Coverdale, we were lucky to running the ball in. prominent amongst the try-scorers. A end up the winners, with 14-9, the A side that makes training a gratifying tighter match against Barnard Castle got eventual score. experience will never do at all badly on us home with a win of 20-4. Again We were now reasonably confident the day, and to win six of the nine Steven Coverdale led the way in the that we would give Ampleforth a good matches was, to be sure, a feat to be scoring and two valuable conversions by game, and indeed at half-time we were proud of and effective carrying-out of Jonathan Moody ensured our staying 4-0 in the lead. Despite a second try, the task which they had set themselves. clear in the lead. Against St. Bees, again by Steven Coverdale, we did not Many thanks to James Simmons for his Gregory Close opened the scoring with a match up to the ensuring onslaught and scintillating runs and crunching tackles, very positive try, with Sharif Ela, we lost the match 22-8. Nothing daunted, and to Jonathan Armstrong for his Andrew Clark and J.J. Brown getting two we took the field for our final match ruthless grafting and pack-leading. tries each. against St. Peter's, which was a great day N.K.L.

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COLTS RUGBY REPORT — 1989 struggle once the opposition began to defeat of the season. We came back next roll forward and cross the gain line. week with a win, but then Ampleforth RESULTS We scraped a win at Pocklington, with also gave us a hard lesson. Neat football Pocklington A 19-17 W determined defence and an interception skills are important but sooner or later Ian Ramsay H 40-8 W try from halfway. Next week, given time you need to win the ball. Our size and Barnard Castle H 0-24 L and space by Ian Ramsay school, we weight made the set pieces very difficult, Monkton Combe Tour 4-16 L looked a much better team and ran out and in the loose we struggled to make Oldfield OB's Colts Tour 10-38 L comfortable winners. We went to Bath on tackles on the opposition's side of the St. Bees A 4-51 L a weekend tour, playing two matches; at gain line. Arriving at the breakdown in Durham City Colts A 4-4 D Monkton Combe School and Oldfield retreat and with insufficient numbers we Dame Allans A 26-24 W O.B.'s. These were two strong teams and played a game pattern of constant retreat Sedbergh A 0-58 L we played bravely, but were unable to and last ditch tackling. The results Laurence Jackson A 16-10 L cope with the problems they set us. To against the strong teams were inevitable. Ampleforth A 3-33 L make matters worse, we suffered injury At St. Peters the result was not so easy to St. Peters H 13-19 L problems to key players. predict. Both teams had had indifferent At St. Bees we met a strong side with our seasons. We started well and managed to September again, and the new U16's team lacking five first choice players win quick ball, moving it wide and scoring make their first climb up Chapel Steps to through injury. The score reflected fairly fairly easily. Later in the match however, Top Ground. Some weaknesses were upon a match in which we never got going, our opposition began to find our evident early in training. We were a and upon the difficult position we were in. weaknesses, driving back to force the small side, needing to play a fast and We were learning but not fast enough. physical confrontation. We must be mobile game in order to stretch bigger Midweek, strengthened by some strong disappointed that this even game, which teams. We also lacked pace in some Junior Colts, we played our best game of could have gone either way, was eventually positions, so that although we often got the season, a creditable draw against lost. It was, perhaps, the game on which players to the breakdown first, we failed Durham City Colts, and following this won our season rested and should be judged. to get there in numbers. Last year's chief a close battle against Dame Allans School. There are some good players in this playmaker had moved on to higher After Half Term things got tougher as school year and some of these may things with the First XV, so we often we met our strongest opponents, eventually play at a high standard. The found ourselves playing the game in Sedbergh and Ampleforth, on Saturdays hard lessons from a season such as this retreat, difficult for any team but either side of a rather weaker Laurence will not be wasted as long as they are not impossible for a small team. Even Jackson School. Sedbergh were an forgotten. defending heroically we were bound to excellent team and inflicted our largest J.M.

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JUNIOR COLTS RUGBY REPORT Giggleswick were beaten 36-8, but in In an absorbing game at Durham City they 1989/90 the next game, on a beautiful hot scored a try in the last seven minutes after September afternoon, the team "froze" we had led for most of the game. A bitter The team played thirteen matches and lost 8-24 to a Barnard Castle side lesson in concentration was learned ... altogether and lost only three; one of they had beaten easily the previous Which left the sevens . . . Three these being a narrow defeat 3-9 by season. Then we had five victories in a competitions were entered, two were Sedbergh, and another a heartbreaking 9- row: St. Bees (42-6), Kings (34-0), won outright, and we were knocked out 12 to Lytham St. Anne's, who went on to Pocklington (12-4), Dame Allans (54-0) in the semi-finals of the other. Barnard be the losing finalists at Twickenham in and Ampleforth (30-3). This last game Castle were beaten 12-16 in the County the Daily Mail Under 15 Challenge Cup. against Ampleforth was possibly the best Final, and Cramlington (32-4) in the So, it was an excellent season. The game the team played all season. They Morpeth Sevens. In the Ampleforth strength of the side was in its fast, strong were by now very fit, alert, and cohesive Invitation Sevens, Bradford Grammar triangle of wingers and full-back, with and if passes hadn't been dropped the School, who went on to win the Daily Daniel Sullivan and Richard Abell score could have been even higher. Mail Cup, held on to a (10-14) lead to particularly difficult to stop at close The Autumn term ended with a defeat beat us in the semi-final. range, and a very secure half-back (3-9) by a very large Sedbergh team, and And so the season ended. Highlights partnership of Robin Weston and Michael convincing wins against St. Peter's, York were obviously the Cup run, the winning Pearson which was able to attack either (46-0), and Laurence Jackson (44-0), the of three Sevens tournaments, and the from close in or by spreading the ball latter being the second round of the Daily victory at Ampleforth. The side now has wide. Injuries weakened a strong pack, Mail Competition. Only Cup Rugby and the distinction of being the only team at where the back row was always mobile Sevens were played in the Spring Term, any level to win away at Ampleforth for and hungry, and the tall second rows — and the County and then Area rounds twenty years! There are some promising Mark Burton, Ian Abell, or Nigel were won against Billingham Campus players in embryo but there is still much Blackbird dominated the line outs. In the (52-0), and Alnwick (40-4). to learn. Thanks to Mr. Dias and Mr. front row Stephen Houston was The team was now only four rounds Morris for all their enthusiasm and help, outstanding and Chris Senior, the other from Twickenham and the opposition, and to Mark Burton for being everything prop, and hooker Andrew Reader were Lytham St. Anne's, were strongly tipped to a Captain should be. always in close support. go all the way to the Final, which they did. H.S.D.

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CLUBS RUGBY much of the match at St. Peter's, but Roberts in the back row. The former two mistakes made at crucial moments and produced their best form only Played: 12; W:6; L:6; For: 188; Against:193 superior back play from the opposition sporadically, whilst J. Roberts proved to led to a disappointing defeat. be the team's outstanding player. The Clubs "A" XV enjoyed a less The mild Easter term allowed three Powerful and skilful in attack and a successful season than their counterparts matches to be played. Two of these superb cover tackier, he provided an of the past few seasons, but there was produced satisfying victories over Yarm excellent example to the rest of his side. some compensation for this in the and Hexham, while the third was lost in The scrum-half duties were shared by excellent record of the "B” XV, which the last minute to the talents of a W. Ritzema and J. Windows, both of won seven of its eleven matches, with Billingham wing, after we had dom­ whom also appeared at centre, the latter four victories over "A" team opposition. inated play for most of the match. As our finally winning out for his better defensive Although the "A" team depended own Sevens competition was lost to one qualities. At stand-off the diminutive C. largely on a small number of extremely of the few inclement days of the term, Clark was a steady player whose talented players, it was pleasing to see the only external competition was confidence increased considerably during the improvement in technical proficiency provided by Barnard Castle in the the season. B. Cosbie Ross provided some of the group as a whole, and, in Festival of Sport, when the opposition much-needed pace in the centre and was particular, the improvement in forward won by the odd game. joined by various partners, including the skills and defensive qualities. Strength in certain areas and weakness afore-mentioned scrum halves and A. The first half of the term proved to be in others caused a certain amount of Rose, a solid presence, though lacking in successful with four victories in six experimentation throughout the season. acceleration, who also played on the wing matches, although most matches were Indeed, this even extended to the use of when the occasion demanded. N. Brown close encounters, the most exciting of different scrummage formations for was an enthusiastic winger, though led which was a last-gasp 22-18 victory over home and opposition ball in the second down by poor hands at times, while M. Barnard Castle, in which the defensive half of the season. Handley was an effervescent full-back courage of T. Handley saved the day. The pack was relatively small, but whose defence proved crucial on many Other victories were registered against hard-working, and was rarely outplayed. occasions. Giggleswick, St. Bees and Dame Allan's, In the front row P. Armatage, A. Robson My thanks to Mr. Waters for his hard while there were narrow defeats against and C. Shepherd were all solid work and good humour with the "B" King's Tynemouth and Pocklington. performers in the tight and capable of team in the Christmas term, to Mr. D. Three straight defeats ensued in the dynamic play in the loose, A. Robson Best for his swimming sessions with the second half of term, against Sedbergh, being the most notable for his coverage "extras", to Mr. Chikanda for his help in Ampleforth, and St. Peter's. The team of the pitch and his excellent tackling. It the Easter term, and to all the parents was outclassed in the first of these was somewhat disappointing that the who supported at both home and away matches, but nonetheless displayed some talented C. Shepherd did not produce his matches. gutsy defence, and came back all the best form with more consistency. J. Finally, I should like to thank all those more determined to produce what was Laidler and M. Walton were whole­ players, colleagues, and parents, who in some ways the most satisfying hearted in their contribution in the have contributed so much to Clubs performance of the season against second row. A. Sahi moved from the Rugby over the last five years. Ampleforth. The forwards dominated for three-quarters to join C. Scott and J. P.C. Sport and Recreation

CRICKET match was rain affected as was the contained a mixture of talents and Sedbergh match where we had a ages. We shall not lose many players 1st XI "winning " draw. Pocklington defeated and hopefully the new boys will come Captain: W.P.C. Weston us easily as we played everything on of age next year. It would be invidious the front foot on a wicket that popped. not to mention certain individuals. The season opened brightly with an After half term we beat Altrincham Nigel Darling has bowled beautifully excellent win against an Invitation XI G.S. before drawing with Giggleswick this year whilst Nick Taylor bowling which was bristling with International and R.G.S. prior to going to St. Peter's his left arm medium has come on a flavour. Philip Weston scored a superb who had prepared their usual treat. Toddy Warkup has blasted some 80 and looked in very good nick as batsman's dream. St. Peter's batted quick runs whilst James Taylor has Tom Graveney would say. Barnard first and Philip Weston bowled bounced back from being dropped to Castle were the first school side and absolutely superbly off his full run for claim an opener's slot scoring an they featured Joe Murphy who is a the first time in weeks. Aided by some unbeaten 50 in the process. But very talented all round cricketer. outstanding catching from Dan Parkin, inevitably it is the Weston brothers Barney won the toss and inserted DS in particular, St. Peter's were dismissed who have been the fulcrum of the side. on a dry day with some cloud. Robin for 122. James Taylor, newly promoted Robin has batted with ease and Weston lost Philip with the score on 29 to open the batting with Robin Weston, authority that belies his years and has but went on to record 89 n.o. as enjoyed the experience very much as bowled his leg spin with much success. Durham School totalled 231-7 in 58 116 arrived before the fall of the first He seems destined for a great future. overs. Philip Weston bowled with (and only) wicket. Philip Weston faced Philip, his elder brother by two years, menace and fire to reduce Barney to 31- two balls, hit two fours, and the game has batted consistently well without 5 including the prized Murphy for 0. It was over as Durham celebrated their getting that elusive big score. He has then fell to Nick Taylor to mop up the biggest win over St. Peter's since 1883. bowled with venom and real pace tail which he did most assuredly taking Mixed results followed as King's when he has not been injured and we 5-12 including finishing the game with Tynemouth beat us whilst we beat St. all hope his problems will soon be a hat trick. Dame Allan's were also Bees. A tough Festival ended the behind him. But it is as a Captain that I beaten easily which was pleasing as season as we played Western Australia wish to make my final remarks about they have beaten us in the last two U20's and Millfield School down in Philip. He is an able, astute leader of outings. Ampleforth drew with us Somerset. Amidst beautiful surround­ men whose knowledge of the game far having succumbed in the last two years ings and outstanding hospitality D.S. exceeds most seventeen year olds. although they were very much on the lost to both formidable opponents but Sometimes he has, perhaps, been too "winning" side of the draw as we greatly enjoyed the challenges. The hard on his colleagues and he must be bowled 41 overs to their 65. The MCC side has had mixed successes and has careful to praise as well as chastise, to

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be firm but gentle and to understand Sedbergh DRAWN St. Bee's WON the needs of others. For Philip the Sedbergh 148 (Weston 5-25) St. Bees 140 (R. Weston 4-24) game is not life and death — it's much D.S. 130-7 (P. Weston 56 n.o.) D. S. 142-3 (R. Weston 62; more important than that! If he can P. McCutcheon 51 n.o.) temper the values of cricket with other Pocklington LOST ambition he has the talent and pedigree Pocklington 193 W. Australia U20 LOST to be a good player and a truly great D.S. 62 D.S. 198-8 captain. W. Australia U20 201-4 N.J.W. Altrincham G.S. WON Altrincham G.S. 85 Millfield LOST RESULTS D.S. 86-2 (R. Weston 45) Millfield 199-2 D.S. 115-4 Invitation XI WON Giggleswick DRAWN Invitation X I183-5 D.S. 178-7 (J. Taylor 65 n.o.) D.S. 187-6 (W.P.C. Weston 80) Giggleswick 154-9 (R. Weston 4-65) AVERAGES

Barnard Castle WON R.G.S. DRAWN Highest Barnard Castle 75 (N. Taylor 5-12, P. D.S. 187-2 (R. Weston 100 n.o., Inns n.o. Runs Score Ave. Weston 3-21) P. Weston 72) R.M.S. Weston 17 3 643 100* 45.92 D.S. 231-7 dec. (R.M.S. Weston 89 n.o., R.G.S. 139-6 (N. Darling 4-42) W.P.C. Weston 17 4 527 80 45.33 M. Warkup 46) J.M.W. Taylor 13 7 230 65* 38.33 St. Peter's WON M.T. Warkup 11 9 205 46 22.7 Dame Allan's WON St. Peter's 122 (P. Weston 4-32) P. McCutcheon 13 2 190 51* 17.27 Dame Allan's 107 (R. Weston 4-37) D.S. 124-1 (R. Weston 57; D. Parkin 14 3 104 26 9.45 D.S. 180-8 J. Taylor 52 n.o.)

Ampleforth DRAWN King's Tynemouth LOST BOWLING Ampleforth 175-4 D.S. 130 D.S. 195-5 dec. (R. Weston 62) King's Tynemouth 131-4 Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave. W.P.C. Weston 238.1 62 469 30 15.63 M.C.C. DRAWN D.A.T.A. LOST N.C.F. Taylor 74.3 12 274 17 16.11 M.C.C. 201-6 dec. D.S. 131 (P. Weston 60 n.o.) N.W. Darling 213.3 48 670 34 19.70 D.S. 116-4 D.A.T.A. 133-2 R.M.S. Weston 183.5 34 593 22 26.69

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BARCLAYS BANK U17 CRICKET This meant we were in the regional nowadays but there is real meaning to the final for the seventh consecutive word when watching cricket sides look Two year ago Durham won this occasion and our opponents were Royal good and then gradually crumble. National competition beating Millfield Grammar School, Lancaster. Durham Richard Huish reached 92-2 with the School in the Final. Last year we reached batted first scoring 140-9 in the 45 overs brothers Parsons in the van. Two superb the Regional final which was washed out and not thinking it enough. As it turned catches in the deep by Daniel Parkin and two days running and we lost on the out it was just enough as Lancaster were Robert Bloore changed all that and at 129- dubious method of tossing the coin. So restricted to 136-5 in the 45 overs thanks 9 a second Barclays victory seemed we still felt as we went into the 1990 to astute captaincy which controlled the assured. The last over started with campaign we were defending cham­ game. The National semi-final was Richard Huish needing seven to win. pions. against Worcester R.G.S. at Hinckley on Four runs were scored off the first five The season opened with an easy win 28 June. Durham won the toss and balls and with everyone on the fence the against St. Edmund Campion School, batted first scoring 151 in 44 overs. Philip last ball was bowled. Two runs were duly Gateshead which was played at Weston scored 50 before being needlessly recorded leaving the scores level at 140, Gateshead Fell CC, Philip Weston run out. Two more run outs followed however, Richard Huish having lost only opening the campaign with an unbeaten and a total of 180+ was thus reduced nine wickets were adjudged the winners half century. Two further easy games dramatically. The Captain, having scored as having lost fewer wickets. A great followed against Peterlee Tertiary 50 proceeded to bowl superbly and in game of cricket and an outstanding College and Stockton Sixth Form removing the first four Worcester performance by a young Durham XI College, Nick Taylor and Robin Weston batsmen set the School on the road to spearheaded by the most astute captain taking nine wickets between them in the victory. He bowled ten overs and took 4- one is ever likely to see. former and Robin Weston again starring 19 and his brother chipped in with 4-20 Team: W.P.C. Weston (captain), J. with ball and bat in the latter ably as Worcester were bowled out for 93. Taylor, R.M.S. Weston, P. McCutcheon, supported by his brother, Philip. The The final was played at Barclays Bank, D. Parkin, R. Bloore, N. Taylor, N. regional quarter final produced as tense Norbury on 5 July one day late as play Darling, N. Shearing, D. Roberts, J. affair at Dame Allan's who recorded 140- was impossible on the 4th. Durham Windows. 12th man J. Bailey. 7, Nigel Darling taking 3-23 off his ten batted first and were quite frankly overs. Durham eventually allayed the disappointing only James Taylor (27) and recent bogey of losing at Dame Allan's the Captain, yet again (50) reaching BARCLAYS BANK RESULTS by scoring 141-2 with Robin Weston 69 double figures. 140 was not a daunting n.o. An excellent match against total on a good wicket but Richard Huish St. Edmund Campion WON Woodhouse Grove followed with the VI Form College from Taunton had St. Edmund Campion 94-6 Grove being bowled out for 142. Whilst reckoned without the by now outstanding D.S. 97-2 (P. Weston 57 n.o.) D.S. won by five wickets had only four captaincy of Philip Weston. A lot of balls to spare. ballyhoo is spoken about pressure Peterlee Tertiary College WON Peterlee Tertiary College 33 (R. Weston 4-2; N. Taylor 5-6) Photo: John Buries D.S. 38-0

Stockton Sixth Form College WON Stockton Sixth Form College 82 (R. Weston 4-17) D.S. 86-1 (R. Weston 34 n.o., P. Weston 37 n.o.)

Dame Allan's WON Dame Allan's 140-7 (N. Darling 3-23) D.S. 141-2 (R. Weston 69 n.o.)

Woodhouse Grove WON Woodhouse Grove 142 D.S. 143-5

Regional Final WON D.S. 140-9 (P. Weston 42) R.G.S. Lancaster 136-5

Semi-Final WON D.S. 151 (P. Weston 50) R.G.S. Worcester 93 (P. Weston 4-19, R. Weston 4-20)

FINAL LOST D.S. 140 (P. Weston 56) Richard Huish VI Form College, Taunton 140-9 (on fewer wickets) N.J.W.

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2nd XI CRICKET

Played 7; Won 2; Drawn 3; Lost 2

Although in playing terms this season was less successful than that of 1989 with just two victories over Dame Allan's and R.G.S. Newcastle, the squad from which the team was selected was possibly the strongest ever with genuine competition for places. In fact, if injury to several key players, including both wicket keepers, and calls from the 1st XI had not intervened the results might have been better. The team, most of whom were Upper Sixth playing their third season and led for the second year by Ralph Woodward, showed a commendable spirit even when losing and have set a standard of play which will be hard to follow. There were outstanding performances with the bat by Beattie, Cummings, Errington and Metcalf; and with the ball by Armstrong (before he was deservedly promoted to the 1st XI), Clark, Howd, Metcalf, and Woodward, although all the batsmen and bowlers made useful contributions. I would like to thank Ralph Woodward for the way he has organized the team both on and off the field and Adrian Metcalf for the whole-hearted support he gave both before and after becoming Vice-captain. Finally one cannot omit a mention of James Simmons who in emergency turned himself into a useful 'keeper. C.N.R. Photo: John Buries

COLTS XI CRICKET, 1990 batting was not up to his usual P. Ross has showed much improve­ performance. ment. Played 11; Won 7; Drew 4; Lost 0 C. Roe is a much improved player D. Ward had a good season with the since last season, being much more team. This has been an outstanding season consistent and a good fielder. I would like to take this opportunity to for the team. It has been a big J. Lovell has improved very much in thank the whole team for a wonderful improvement. This season the team his batting. He scored 50 runs against season. I wish all these boys lots of luck played very well with some outstanding Pocklington and 49 against Giggleswick. in their favourite cricket. players. Last season the team won one He will be a very good cricketer in years S.S. Chikanda game and drew one game. This season it to come. (Temporary Coach from Zimbabwe) was all different the team played eleven D. Raw has become a very solid player games, won seven and drew four. this season but will need more help to C. Clark was outstanding this season. become a good cricketer. CLUBS XI CRICKET REPORT 1990 Only 14 years old, he scored 81 runs N. Shearing can become a good bowler SEASON against Dame Allan's, 27 not out against if he can be solid. He had a very good Sedbergh, 52 against Pocklington, 40 not innings against the Royal Grammar This was a good and enjoyable term — out against Giggleswick, 50 against the School. He needs help with his batting largely because this was an uncommonly Royal Grammar School, and an which has not really improved this gifted XI. Given this praise, one might outstanding 87 not out against St. season. expect something approaching an Peter's, York. His total this season is 367 R. Davy has kept wicket better this unbeaten playing record. This has not runs, with an average of 73.4. He went season and also proved to be the best at occurred — of eight fixtures completed, on to play personal performance games, taking stumps. His batting is as solid as only four have been won and the team three for the North of England U-14s, ever. was defeated by a competent XI from and was also selected for the England U- R. Abell had a good season with much Pocklington and, latterly, by St. Bees' 14 team. to know about the game. School. Yet it is still, I think, fair to speak J. Bailey had a wonderful season's M. Edmundson is a very good player of this as a very good season. I would bowling, taking wicket after wicket. He but has much to learn in the world of not really wish to see a side so young took 7 for 3 against King's School. His cricket. winning all its games — the experience

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his fellows, he had worked and trained with nothing less than whole hearted enthusiasm throughout. Amongst the bowlers, J.B. Windows was leading wicket taker, with 19, his quick deliveries produced with a pleasing economy of effort proving difficult for many batsmen and allowing the other bowlers the opportunity to take the wickets of the batsmen taking liberties away from his accuracy. J.G. Laidler bowled well — 6 for 18 at Tynemouth being an excellent return including as it did at hat trick — and if he can learn to control his swing he will make a very good bowler. A.K. Sahi was a little wayward and tended to bowl a little short, but still took 10 wickets, whilst J.B. Cosbie Ross emerged as a useful change bowler, taking 14 wickets. D. Errington looked useful too, taking 4 for 16 against St. Peter's — a shame his season was so curtailed by injury. J.C.T. Roberts was called on to do little bowling, but looked to develop into a useful off spinner as the season progressed. N.J.R. Elfleet and D. A. Reay (K.S.) also took wickets. Thus a good season has been enjoyed by both players and coaches. Given that the squad consists of 14 players only — M.A. Armstrong, J.P. North, A.O. Esan and S.A. Roxburgh also represented the side — the results have been impressive. J.B. Windows proved a good captain — the spirit in the team has been good and everyone has worked together well, the Photo: John Burks more gifted willing and able to encourage and advise their less able of defeat never did anyone any lasting radically out of place on the cricket field fellows. Of course, the final test of the harm — nor would it be realistic to by the end of the term. Arguably the season is the limited overs Lords expect a team so young to be infallible. batting was more impressive than the Taverners' trophy competition. Bolstered At Clubs level, cricket can be a bowling. W. Ritzema's 101 n.o. against by the astute skills of C. Clark, who has frustrating and yet, at the same time, a Giggleswick was a flawless exhibition of mastered to perfection the art of limited pleasantly unsophisticated game. When stroke play and a pleasure to watch overs batting, the team progressed to the wickets fall quickly in a junior fixture a whilst his wicket keeping was an county final, disposing of Belmont, collapse can soon follow. Frequently the outstanding feature of the season. J.B. Hermitage and Boldon Schools with team was in the happy position of Windows proved himself a fluent and limited difficulty on the way. The final inflicting this unhappy experience on cultured batsman, the highlight of his saw them matched against a Barnard their opponents, yet against both season being his 76 n.o. against Castle XI which had earlier been on the Pocklington and St. Bees we found Newcastle R.G.S. A.K. Sahi made useful wrong end of a drawn game. Once again, ourselves the victims of this self runs too, though he could be a little more the batting was most impressive — Clark destructive urge. Similarly, in a close judicious about his choice of shots at making his accustomed prolific fought encounter against Ampleforth times, and D.A. Reay (K.S.) made contribution — but the bowling was College, Durham appeared to be valuable contributions — a steady and ragged and Barnard Castle stuck to their coasting to a comfortable — and rare — sensible batsman. J.G. Laidler never task well. At one stage victory seemed win, yet the self destructive pattern quite lived up to his potential with the within their grasp but a combination of emerged again, and the game ended bat, but, in fairness, was never really put weaker batsman, the bowling of with Durham still requiring a run for in the situation which he is best able to Windows — who had sensibly held victory, our opponents a wicket. All exploit — scoring runs quickly when the himself back against a late charge — and present agreed that this was the true opposition bowlers are worn down. Both torrential rain conspired against them stuff of under 14 cricket — the J.B. Cosbie Ross and M. Shaw made and Durham came out the comfortable professional 'win at all costs' mentality useful runs, though the latter — like winners. One hopes that they are able to can — and, perhaps, must — come later. J.C.T. Roberts — needs to temper his acquit themselves as well in the national Yet what the team did have was a natural aggression if he is to make the stages of the same competition next year. "professional" attitude towards the basic most of his abilities. It was pleasant to They are a group who enjoy their cricket skills of the game. Ground fielding see M.A. Walton making the team's and make up a genuine team — as such improved greatly as the term progressed, highest score against King's Tynemouth they have been a pleasure to coach. and no-one in the squad appeared for, without the natural ability of some of J.R.H.

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THE BOATCLUB A large contingent of 23 boys went to a The smiles were broad on our faces at 4-day training camp at Holme Wansbeck Regatta where the 1st IV, J15's Earlier in the year, a combined crew of Pierrepont. Conditions were good and and J14's all won. Rowing against J15s the 2 school oarsmen and 2 recent old boys, the 2 J14 IVs got down to some excellent J14s won, as did the girl's LVI in the competed in the Boston Marathon — a work and showed that they had the true invitation against St. Peter's. By now we gruelling race of over 30 miles lasting competitive spirit amongst them. The J15 had to move over to training in the VIII over 3 hours, but it wasn't until Easter IV worked hard and, although they were for the J14s and at Nottingham, in Term that the club got down to training without their eventual stroke, looked brilliant sunshine, with a record crowd for the season. especially strong. By now the 1st IV, back and an extremely high standard of In February, the club acquired its new in the Janousek, at last seemed to be rowing, this age group put up a great fine IV from Brown's and with due settling down to some useful training. fight, finishing 10= out of 17 on timings. ceremony was christened "Great The Summer Term found us at Stockton The afternoon saw the J15 IV into the Expectations". A week later the 1st IV for the first regatta. Anyone who was on final, having put up the second fastest rowed this boat at Durham Head, but the towpath that day would have been time in the heats. A thrilling race with a had not been long enough in the boat to both proud of and astonished at the 1st nail-biting finish returned them short of give a true account of themselves, but a IV's performance. They won 3 races in the silver medal by 2 seconds over 1500 particularly sharp row by the 2nd IV, grand style by 3 to 4 lengths to gain the metres. It was a most memorable effort coming 5th out of 19 in their category, Middlesbrough Cup. The following week from Nicholas Powers-Debenham and his boded well for the future. we invited Bradford Grammar School to crew and a most enjoyable and fruitful At Wansbeck Head, whilst the 1st IV row against our 2nd and 3rd crews at week-end's rowing. How very much the trained at home, the 2nd and 2 J16 IVs junior level and LVI Girls. The girls won Easter camp had paid dividends! found out what it was like to be rowing one each, but quite expectedly, the boys Now at peak fitness the J14s went on to against boys who had not had 6 months found rowing against a 1st crew a little win at Hexham Regatta. We travelled north off rowing. The J16 IV, pitted against too much. This experience was to sharpen with the seniors to row at Berwick and the Cambois, were 30 seconds too slow. At us up for York Spring Regatta and here pair with Andrew Taylor and James McKie, York Head the 1st IV were still not the J14A crew was to row for the first dogged by steering problems, were showing any sign of being the strong time. They romped through the semi-final unlucky not to win. A shattering dead-heat crew they promised to be. The 2nd IV and were leading comfortably in the final for the novice IV, stroked by Rodney came in 25 seconds faster, with the J16 IV when a massive crab brought the boat to a Stobbs, in the semi-finals, saw them lose considerably faster than that. What was standstill and any fathers standing at the the re-row. DSBC staff were on excellent emerging was the fact that the club had a finish were to be disappointed. The J15 IV form and won Senior III IVs. good spread of ability and an then proceeded to show how it was done At Durham Regatta the 1st IV, now encouraging enthusiasm throughout the and "Great Expectations" won its first Senior 2 status, put up fine performances 2nd, J16A and J16B IVs. Also at York, the final. on both days and did well to get through J15 IV, desperate for a row, made their At Durham City the J14s were to be the first rounds. This was their last debut. rewarded with their first win, whilst appearance before "A" levels and they The head of the river crew in the VIII Roger Terry won Novice Sculls. Our run accepted that they had come a long way enjoyed a very fulfilling row, but were a up to National Schools Regatta via along the line and that they should settle little disappointed not to have done Wansbeck Regatta and an invitation for the wins they had achieved. better. As yet, senior river had not match against St. Peter's gave us the David Walton, at stroke, Simon proved itself. added confidence we needed. Thompson at 3, Gavin Ames at 2 and

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Andrew Ruddick at bow had upheld the honour of the club in a world where the opposition is more often than not 3 to 4 years older and stronger. The J14's made sure of their win, while the J15 IV seeing off a Westminster School IV in the semis, went on to win. They repeated their sound performance the next day and were the proud collectors of 2 tankards at the Town Hall ceremony on Sunday evening. We were unfortunate to miss Leeds Regatta — Speech Day falling on this date and we decided to go north of the border for the last regatta of term. The Scottish scene at Dumfries was refreshingly new and Durham School gradually stamped its mark on the regatta as the heats went by. First to win was that hard-working and long-suffering Novice IV, coxed and coached by Anthony Thompson, followed by the J15's, coxed by Simon Langdon Bill Steel does his stuff at the Boat Club Party. and finally the J14's, coxed by Giles Robinson. It rounded off a remarkably successful run of wins, which came as our David Wardell views the prizes. training, starting later than many of our opponents, began to tell. So many boys are obviously enjoying their rowing and i T he World of Stamps are happy to train hard so as to eventually win, that it makes life very rewarding. I can never finish this article annually without expressing my undying thanks to the parents who support the club — the mums and dads, who live through the trials of losing and the thrills of winning, are reaping the rewards of parental care and interest. The last week of term went rather dead after the flurry of activity of preceding weeks. House rowing saw the J14 Cup go to Poole, stroked by Angus Robson, the J15s, stroked by Nicholas Powers-Debenham, win for School House, while perhaps the surprise of the week was a win for Langley House in the J18s, stroked by Roger Terry and powered along by Philip Lightfoot, Andrew Taylor and Jeff roles his sleeves up. Jonathan Emery, with Simon Langdon as coxswain. My warmest thanks to David Walton, who not only took over the captaincy in mid-year, but also worked so hard and with such determination at stroke. He certainly fulfilled his role and well lived up to the standard expected of the Captain of boats. My thanks also to Alistair Adams for giving of his time to coach and for long hours on the "coach" to regattas! To Richard Hewitt for his attention to the girls' crews. At this point the youngest of the school's strokes, Christian Steel, is training to enter the J14 sculls at the National Championships. Good luck to a boy, who has had an outstanding first year and who is putting in 3 week's extra training in the pursuit of excellence. N.K.L.

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SWIMMING and leaves as the fastest breast stroke in v. Sedbergh WON the School's history. Michael Wallace, Captain: J.C. Sharp Andrew Ireland, Anthony Wynne, U13 U16 Captain: M.A. Wallace Richard Crampton and Tony Bramwell v. Bow LOST U14 Captain: P.S. Armatage have been the other first teamers and v. Choristers WON they all return next year so the v. Ascham WON This has been yet another good year production line seems to be still v. Ampleforth WON for the Swimming Club although there working. have been problems in that Mr. Willings U12 had to take over the reins as coach yet SWIMMING RESULTS v. Bow WON again until a replacement was found in v. Choristers WON the form of yet another itinerant 1st v. Ascham LOST Australian, Mark Spencer. Secondly v. St. Bees WON v. Ampleforth LOST many of our traditional opponents are v. Barnard Castle WON no longer contesting matches in the v. King's Tynemouth WON John Parry Relays Summer term and it may be that Mr. v. Workshop WON F/S 4th in Final (20) Willings will have to reconstruct the v. Ampleforth WON Medley 5th in Final (20) season. v. Sedbergh WON The Easter term went well with much Bath Cup 22/52 hard work on technique and stamina U16 Otter Cup 7th with a few fixtures to sugar the pill v. St. Bees WON whilst the summer brought some v. Barnard Castle LOST Aldenham Cup — Final excellent successes against all our rivals v. King's WON 1st Brentwood 4.05.10 and and some splendid performances in v. Worksop WON 2nd Felsted 4.05.40 the major public school events in v. Ampleforth LOST 3rd Durham 4.05.96 London. The second half of the Summer v. Sedbergh WON 4th Worcester 4.07.59 term was a dead loss apart from the U15 6th St. Lawrence 4.12.71 squad who went to Bishop Stortford and U14 came fourth in the final of public schools v. St. Bees WON 19 Public Schools eligible junior free style. v. Barnard Castle LOST Thanks are due to all swimmers but v. King's WON Bishop Stortford Junior Festival (U15) especially to John Sharp, the Captain, v. Worksop LOST 4th in each Final of Freestyle who has had a magnificent career here v. Ampleforth LOST (24 schools competing)

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ATHLETICS sprints. Captain Adam Parker had an Hurdles D. Parkin 88 12.4 outstanding season in both the 110m High Jump S. Hirano 88 lm 60 1990 was a good year for the Athletics Hurdles and the 400m. Towards the end Long Jump A.W. Baines 82 5m 96 Club with the Seniors and Intermediates of the season he ran well in the 400m Triple Jump A.W. Baines 81 11m 30 being particularly strong. The Juniors, Hurdles for the County and we look Shot S. Walker 70 10m 96 although they worked hard and forward to hearing of his success at this Discus D.A.E. Jones 89 34m 84 competed enthusiastically were short of event in the future. Javelin D.A.E. Jones 89 43m 45 talent and only Alastair Rose with his This year for the first time the U16 side Relay M. Thompson 400m running reached the County entered the ESSA Milk Cup competition A. Sahi OOQQ 49.8 Championships. winning the local round easily and A. Cram The Intermediates when at full qualifying for the Regional Final where S. Hirano strength was very strong indeed both on they finished a creditable sixth. 15 boys the track and in the field events. Daniel represented the City in the County Time/ Sullivan, Mark Thompson, Lee Williams, Championships while several performed Event U17 Dist. and Seki Hirano had many wins on the with distinction at the London Athletics track while Mark Knight deservedly set Club meeting held at the end of term. 100m J.C. Belton 11.0 a new record in the Shot. The My thanks to all those who helped 200m A.W. Baines 83 22.9 outstanding thrower however was David with Athletics during the season 400m A.W. Baines 82 52.3 Jones who added over 4 metres to the particularly Jeremy Morris who took on 800m M.J. Maughan 74 2.02.0 Discus record, broke the Javelin record responsibility for the day to day running 1500 C. Spedding 68 4.25.5 too and still has another year in the age of the sport, Rob Waters and Nick Gedye Hurdles A. Parker 88 14.0 group. If he can add consistency to his who masterminded all the home High Jump N. Robinson 86 lm 74 other virtues he has a fine future. matches. Long Jump A.W. Baines 83 6m 53 The seniors were also blessed with M.A.L. Triple Jump A.W Baines 83 12m 04 strong throwers with Andrew Bolam Shot M. Knight 90 11m 46 breaking records in Shot and Discus; he Discus D.A.E. Jones 90 38m 40 too will be at School for another year. He DURHAM SCHOOL ATHLETIC Javelin D.A.E. Jones 90 47m 97 was well backed up by Richard Teasdale RECORDS Relay A. H. Parker in the Discus and Richard Watson who L.A. Davidson 45.7 did well both in the High Jump and the Time/ R. Embleton Javelin. On the track Philip Boyd scored Event U15 Dist. J.C. Belton heavily in the middle distance events and Richard Wharton dominated the 100m A.W. Baines 81 11.5 Time/ Long and Triple jumps while Justin 200m A.W. Baines 81 24.0 Event Open Dist. Belton although nowhere near fit (who 400m N. Shearing 89 56.8 else can make a 100m look like a long 800m C.D. Jackson 62 2.13.2 100m J.C. Belton 89 10.9 distance race?) was rarely beaten in the 1500m J. Harthill 84 4.49 200m M.R.W. Taylor 70 22.5 400m S.H. Street 69 51.1 400m H. A.H. Parker 90 56.8 800m C. Spedding 70 1.59.7 1500m C. Spedding 70 4.00.7 Hurdles A.H. Parker 89 16.0 High Jump J. Grierson 83 lm 93 Long Jump A.W. Baines 85 6m 53 Triple Jump M. Dadds 84 12m 27 Shot A. Bolam 90 11m 57 Discus A. Bolam 90 37m 10 Javelin S.J. Maddison 85 46m 24 Relay S. H. Street M.J. Charlton 69 44.5 M.R.W. Taylor A.C. Saxton

ATHLETICS RESULTS 1990

25 April Seniors: 1st Worksop 99 2nd Durham 97 3rd Mount St. Mary's 66

Inters: 1st Durham 99 2nd Worksop 83 3rd Mount St. Mary's 70

Juniors: 1st Mount St. Mary's 107 2nd Worksop 98 3rd Durham 57

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28 April Inters: 1st Durham 75 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONS Seniors: 1st Ampleforth 122 2nd Pocklington 66 1990 2nd Durham 98 3rd Barnard Castle 47 Juniors: 1st Pocklington 88 Senior 2nd Durham 65 100m Belton 11.5 Inters: 1st Ampleforth 114 200m Belton 24.1 2nd Durham 95 21 and 24 May, City Championships 400m Parker 53.0 3rd Barnard Castle 65 Inters: 1st out of 8 800m Boyd 2.8.7 Juniors: 7th out of 9 1500m Boyd 4.30 Juniors: 1st Durham 112 Hurdles Parker 17.1 2nd Barnard Castle 79 Long Jump Wharton 5m 65 3rd Ampleforth 72 2 and 6 June High Jump Watson lm 65 Seniors: 1st Durham 74 Triple Jump Wharton 11m 82 2nd Giggleswick 68 Shot Bolam 11m 28 9 May — N.E. Public Schools Discus Bolam 37m 10 Seniors: 2nd out of 8 76 points Inters: 1st Durham 78 Javelin Watson 39m 14 Inters: 3rd out of 8 73 points 2nd Giggleswick 64 4 x 100 Langley 48.0 Juniors: 5th out of 8 61 points Juniors: 1st Giggleswick 81 Middles 2nd Durham 60 100m Sullivan 12.3 12 May 200m Cram 25.5 Seniors: 1st Sedbergh 81 400m Thompson 55.5 2nd Durham 59 12 June ESSA Milk Cup Regional Final 800m Williams 2.17.3 (U16) 1500m Williams 4.51.2 Inters: 1st Sedbergh 84 6th out of 8 377 points Hurdles Hirano 15.7 2nd Durham 70 Long Jump Thompson 5m 42 High Jump Jones lm 60 27 June Triple Jump Roe 11m 67 15 May ESSA Milk Cup (U16) U16 1st Durham 112 Shot Knight 11m 46 1st out of 6 345 points 2nd Pocklington 105 Discus Jones 31m 84 3rd Mount St. Mary's 66 Javelin Hirano 38m 04 4x 100 School 48.5 18 May U15 1st Pocklington 113 Seniors: 1st Durham 86 2nd Mount St. Mary's 109 Junior 2nd Pocklington 61 3rd Durham 55 100m Rose 13.2 200m Rose 27.1 400m Rose 59.4 800m Sahi 2.32.2 1500m Roberts 4.51.8 Hurdles Robson 15.0 Long Jump Robson 4m 57 High Jump Ritzema lm 45 Triple Jump Walton 10m 21 Shot Shepherd 8m 91 Discus Shepherd 23m 37 Javelin Gardiner 23m 79 4x 100 School 54.7

House Cups:

Senior 1st School 125 2nd Langley 112 3rd Caffinites 107 4th Poole 83

Middles 1st School 172Vi 2nd Langley 124 3rd Caffinites 95'/2 4th Poole 71

Junior 1st School 162 2nd Caffinites 118 3rd Poole 1031/2 4th Langley 73'/2

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CROSS COUNTRY

Sadly the Cross Country reports were stolen in the summer holidays and the superb photographic montage designed by Mr. Cook with them. In apologising for 0URH»«< the loss of these records I wish to point SCHOOL* out that the season was outstanding with the 1st VIII undefeated in school matches, a feat emulated by the U15 VIII. Paddy Robinson was the outstanding individual runner but was ably backed by a loyal and determined team. Paddy won the Durham Run in fine style as expected and DURHAM* ;woot1 SCHOGU this year's race was marked because it was sponsored by Brown's Hair Salons. Mr. Cook and Mr. Connor deserve the utmost praise for bringing the team to such a peak and for ensuring cross country as a whole was an enjoyable and successful activity. N.J.W.

RESULTS

1st VIII v. Durham VI Form Centre WON 32-56 Intermediate Squad. v. St. Peter's York WON 24-72 Durham 43 Ampleforth 35 A.M. Greig — 14 G.R. Cooper — 12 Barnard Castle 100 1st VIII Qualified to represent Durham J.K. Bell — 13 v. Ampleforth 35 Area at County Championships. P.J. Boys — 14 v. Barnard Castle 100 C.J. Lodge — 15 v. St. Bees WON 26-56 Cross Country Championships C.J. Grist — 17 Ampleforth Invitation 2nd Bishop Auckland (20.1.90) Durham School 1st VIII 3rd Barnard Castle WON 28-56 P.M. Robinson — 16 G.R. Cooper—18 N.E. Schools Cross Country 2nd VIII J.K. Bell — 21 Championships at Silksworth (7.3.90) Durham 85 P. J. Boys — 22 P.M. Robinson — 13 Ampleforth 24 C.J. Lodge — 26 J.K. Bell — 26 Barnard Castle 84 C.J. Grist — 29 G.R. Cooper — 27 Ampleforth Invitation 10 th A.M. Greig — 34 C.J. Grist — 28 v. Barnard Castle WON 87-129 1st 15 represent the County C.J. Lodge — 30 R.D. Taylor — 35 U15 Durham Schools' AA Individual P.J. Boys — 43 v. Durham Johnston WON 34-44 Schools Championships at Eastbourne D.P. Williams — 45 v. St. Peter's York WON 25-53 School, Darlington (9.3.90) Durham 1st VIII — 5 th Durham 37 P.M. Robinson — 10 Durham 2nd VII -— 11th Ampleforth 44 Barnard Castle 104 v. St. Bees WON 26-49 Senior Squad. v. Barnard Castle WON 24-60

U14 v. Durham Johnson LOST 42-38 v. St. Bees LOST 44-36 ■ v. Barnard Castle WON 36-46

OTHER EVENTS outwisscwcot Area Cross Country Trials at Whinney Hill (13.12.89) P.M. Robinson — 5 J.K. Bell — 6 C.J. Lodge — 8 C.J. Grist — 10 P.J. Boyd — 12

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TENNIS REPORT the steadier of the two with excellent we won 12-6. We were still undefeated technique, whilst Tosh has played with for two years when we went away to the This year has seen tennis played by an occasional brilliance and his consistency grass courts of Pocklington. We did not unprecedented numbers of players that can only improve. adapt well to this surface and played can only be good for the long term At third pair, Matthew Peacock (Vice- below our usual standard to lose 5-13. success of the sport. The School has the Captain), has played with excellent We next played away at Giggleswick use of nine courts at New College and technique and produced some very for an easy 8-4 win. The first four also these have been filled every day impressive tennis. His partner, Michael played indoors in our first County At a team level we have had a truly Veldhuizen, has managed to turn his match. The Captain had "a nightmare", excellent season. Joe Valks and I have potential in first team results. They but the others played very well for us to played as first pair throughout the played at their best against Barnard win 5-1 against Barnard Castle. season and did not lose to any first pairs. Castle School, beating the opposition After that encounter we met the Our only defeat was a lapse of third pair. National Finalists, St. Peter's, York, and concentration against St. Peter's School's The season opened at Worksop, a won 3 sets out of 4 at first pair, but their second pair. Joe has been the School's hard-fought match that came down to a depth meant we did not win a set at 2nd outstanding player for three years now, tie-break in the final set at first pair, but or 3rd pair, so lost 3-9 overall. with representative honours at County we managed to produce a good enough We altered our second and third and North of England level. At second level of play to win 5-4. We followed this pairings for the final match and we all pair, Tosh Sahi and Nick Farnsworth with a win against Barnard Castle (15-3), undoubtedly produced our best tennis have played, erratically for the most before a very tough match against Dame against a strong King's, Tynemouth side. part, but producing some excellent Allan's, a team with several County and We lost 4 out of 18 sets, Matthew and results against harder opposition. Nick is Regional players. In the end, however, Tosh playing particularly well together.

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RESULTS Mr. Willings for organising our best and Durham High School 1 v Stockton 6th most challenging fixture list yet. Form College 5 Worksop Away WON 5-4 Barnard Castle Away WON 15-3 RESULTS Final Dame Allan's Home WON 12-6 Hockergate 4 v Stockton 6th Form Pocklington Away LOST 5-13 Durham v Conyers College 2 Giggleswick Away WON 8-4 Singles Barnard Castle Home WON 5-1 J. Valks v C. Johnson WON 6-3 Play-off for 3rd and 4th place St. Peter's Home LOST 3-9 S. Smith v M. Anderson LOST 0-6 Durham High School 2 v Sir William King's, Tyne­ N. Farnsworth v D. Myers LOST 4-6 Turner 0 mouth Home WON 14-4 P. Coxon v J. Tuck LOST 6-3

Played 8 Won 6 Lost 2 Doubles Boys Valks & Smith Durham School 6 v Friends School 0 In the final week of term the House v Johnson & Anderson WON 6-4 Durham Johnston 2 v Conyers School 4 Tennis Tournament was held. Langley House narrowly defeated the Caffinites Farnsworth & Coxon Final in the Final, much to the surprise of Joe v Myers & Tuck WON 6-4 Durham School 3 sets 25 games Valks who was defeated by two lesser v players. U19 Inter County Conyers School 3 sets 29 games In conclusion, I would like to thank Mr. Connor, our master in charge, for his Girls Play-off for 3rd and 4th place support and encouragement, and Hockergate 5 v Sir William Turner 1 Friends School 0 v Durham Johnston 2

1st Tennis IV after winning County U.19 Schools' Championship: J. Valks, A. Sahi, S. Smith & N. Farnsworth.

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SQUASH 1989-90 especially good progress and James Junior Champion: W. Ritzema Robinson was an enthusiastic captain. Results of School Matches Competing in the County leagues, they Ferens Champion: M.W. Lane won three matches out of four and P W L failed by just one point to win their House Matches: Seniors; Poole House division. Middles; Caffinites 1st V 13 5 8 The under 15 team played mainly Juniors; Caffinites Colts 5 4 1 school matches. They lost to Sedbergh Under 15 7 4 3 and Barnard Castle but beat St. Peter's, Grateful thanks are due to Mr. Wall for Under14A 8 3 5 Ampleforth, St. Bees and Pocklington. organising the Colts and Under 15 Under 14B 6 1 5 Roger Davy proved the best player in squads and for managing several Ferens 2 1 1 this team by quite some margin, but he matches, both home and away, to John was well supported by Paul Bull at St. Gedye and Simon Worthy, O.D.s for their 41 18 23 Bees, David Jones at Pocklington and expert coaching and fitness sessions, to Mark Edmundson againt Sedbergh. Mrs. Gedye who has once again inspired Once again the squash players have Wayne Ritzema, drafted into the team the Under 14, Bow and Ferens Boys, and had a busy programme of matches. from the Under 14s, had an unbeaten to all the captains who have kept the Without any outstanding players the 1st season at No. 4 and his presence in the teams going. This is now the seventh V found it difficult on several occasions side tipped the balance in several year that I have expressed my thanks in to win at Nos. 1 and 2, but were often matches. this way in the pages of the Dunelmian well-matched with the opposition at the Wayne Ritzema also captained a and these expressions are no polite lower places. Team spirit was good and promising Under 14 side, most of whose formality. Without such help, interest and there were several exciting close matches were against club sides in the enthusiasm we shouldn't come anywhere matches. Hard-earned victories were "A" division of the County League. This near reaching the standards we do. recorded againt Sedbergh, King's, and League is arguably the crucible of N.G.E.G. Pocklington (who, we were told, had County junior squash, and competition been unbeaten at home by a school for is at times very hot! But this team of keen over two seasons), and the team only boys with rapidly developing skills RUGBY FIVES narrowly lost to St. Peter's and Leeds proved ready to do their best and to G.S. learn from the experience of playing, for The gulf between the standard of the Team captain Matthew Peacock, the the most part, more experienced players. mere handful of regular players and the most experienced player in the side, has A good win againt Nunthorpe and two rest was even wider this year. We were served the club loyally for seven seasons very close defeats at the hands of much indebted to the enthusiasm of and it was fitting that he won the Squashtec and Durham Squash Club are Tony Patten, O.D., for regular practices decisive tie in the fifth game in the remembered as particularly enjoyable, on Monday nights in the Christmas Term Sedbergh match as well as winning at exciting occasions. It is significant that which resulted in as good a first pair as No. 1 at Pocklington. Oliver Peel, in his when this team played schools rather we have had for several years, but there second year on the team again improved. than clubs they recorded victories over was never an opportunity either at He won the school Open Championship both Barnard Castle and Leeds G.S., two Senior or at Colts level for a full team and clinched the Pocklington victory, schools which for years we have found practice. and he will be remembered for his two difficult to beat at any age-group. The At Giggleswick Graham Miller and epic battles with Henry Tong of Barnard team greatly appreciated parental Richard Teasdale took some time to get Castle which ended with honours even. support from the gallery and an excellent used to the courts and lost to the Steven Rogers began the season at No. 1 captain was well backed up by the other opposing first pair but had little difficulty where he cheerfully accepted the role of players, Amitosh Sahi, Toby Handley, against the second. In every match they sacrificial lamb, but when playing lower Chris Clark and Jamie Laidler. scored more points than their opposition, down the order he had some good As last year, we drew the best from and they were as good as the best matches and rounded off his final season Ferens House and the best from Bow opposition, taking one game out of two with an excellent win at Leeds. Roger School to compete in the Under 14 "B" against the Merchiston and Sedbergh first Davy continues to make splendid division. The boys are, of course, a year pairs and losing to the Durham progress and had a good first season on young and in some cases not much University first pair by only 13-15, 15-16. the team, usually playing at No. 4 or 5. beyond "beginner" level, but again the In the North of England Open Doubles Still only in the lower fifth, his boys gave a very good account of Championships they played well against competitiveness and appetite for the themselves both on and off court. Stuart very experienced opponents. game promise great things for the future. Conley in his second year on the team Tribute must be paid to Tom Wood and Newcomer Asutosh Sahi, coming into did especially well. Michael Lane, the stalwarts of the R.F.A. who turned up the side at the end of January, did so well Michael Coates, Chris Hill and Chris from East Yorkshire, the Home Counties that he prevented Philip Weston from Harrison all did well on several and points south on the prescribed getting a first team place back after occasions, and Daniel Davies, Simon Sunday morning in spite of heavy injury. His athleticism and ability to Henderson and Andrew Saxton each overnight snow that prevented some of improvise, and his infectious enthusiasm played once and showed promise. our own team from leaving their homes. more than made up for lack of match The second pair varied from match to experience. Half Colours: M.A. Peacock, O.T. Peel, match. Simon Martin played regularly I was delighted to see a revival of S.D. Rogers. during the first half of the season. He keenness in the Colts age-group this had improved a lot during the autumn year after the same group had been Open Champion: O.T. Peel. practices but still lacked the ability to rather disappointing as Under 15s. Tony anticipate shots from good opposition. Bramwell and Peter Gibbs made Middles Champion: R.M. Davy Stephen Rogers shows a lot of promise

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but he does not play enough to make the it was felt that more time coaching and a confidence, mental and physical self- most of it. A.M. Errington and S. higher standard could be achieved with discipline, the will to succeed. Above all, Coverdale were not lacking in courage or sixteen than thirty-four. We achieved this don't forget my words: "A good loser is enthusiasm, and N.W. Darling put in an simply by having a head to head shoot a consistent loser", and "Time + effort = occasional appearance. by all in the first week and picking the reward". There were two Colts matches in top sixteen to shoot each week. This "Quis separabit" which we fielded the same team. All four fitted in well with the team plan, as the Tom Varty were natural games players. It was top eight would represent the School in instructive to see how the skills of the any match. This also had the effect of doubles game of the regular players, spurring the others to compete for the PIMLICO HOUSE GAMES James and Nicholas Taylor, developed, top spots, and indeed fourteen of the compared with those of the other two, sixteen represented the School or Corps I am pleased to report a satisfying year Daniel Parkin and Robin Weston. Their in the few Competitions we have had. for Pimlico House; all teams played with talent and potential are obvious. It is The Inter-School Competitions have only spirit and commitment and enjoyed a remarkable, considering that they never numbered two. We were beaten by four good measure of success. Several practised together, how close they were points, away to St. Bees. This amazingly individuals attained a high standard of to winning their matches. after being told "I'm afraid you cannot performance, and all played their sport Winners of the Singles Competitions fire with your own rifles!" If my twenty- with proper respect for their opponents were M.W. Lane (Ferens), A.K. Sahi two years in the forces taught me and the dictates of sportsmanship. (U14), R.M.S. Weston (Middles). There anything, it was that you can only fire In the Autum n Term w hilst team were only two contenders in the Senior your own rifle. However, after the team squads rowed and played netball, Competition and Richard Teasdale had wiped their eyes and closed their hockey was the major sport. The 1st X! emerged the winner over Graham Miller mouths, they really showed character were an experienced and well-drilled by the narrowest of margins. and applied themselves to the job in side led by Jacqui Testo as captain. As six of those who played on the first hand, and in the end we were very Jacqui's diminutive size belied her speed team (including the first pair) were unlucky to lose by the four points. and skill and she literally ran circles Caffinites, the result of the Senior House The home game against Barnard around opposition defence. A successful Matches came as no great surprise, but Castle was a different affair. Using all season culm inated in the team there was compensation for Poole our own rifles, we won by 876 points to representing Durham County in the Juniors. 788, a very good result considering the Barclays Bank National School's Graham Miller has proved a splendid top four from Barnard Castle were very Competition. Having beaten the Captain. In the court his resolution to good indeed. Northumberland representatives 2-0, the make the most of every opportunity has The highlight of the shooting year School were beaten by Stockton 6th Form shown him to be a fine example and must be the Surtees Shield Competition. College, the Cleveland Representatives, leader. Off the court he has given freely This is an inter-service shoot between 0-1, who went on to win through to the of his time to organise House and Singles Naval Cadets, Army Cadets, Flying National Final. Competitions, with regular coaching of Cadets and Combined Cadets, and this The Spring Term presented the usual Ferens boys. I hope his efforts will be year was contested by forty-six teams. wide choice of options, plus a rewarded by the appearance of some We received news that we had won programme of netball fixtures. The good players in two or three years' time, through to the Finals in January, and on squash team played four fixtures, and am grateful for the sort of dedication Sunday, March 4th, the team of Paul winning three. The badminton team on which the School depends. Chan (Poole), Captain, Graham Potter played three matches and won two. For and Jonathan Jessop (The Caffinites), and the first time two teams of girls took part RESULTS Nigel Blackbird (School) justified the in a cross-country meeting at Close hard work they had put in mostly in House — against an experienced field, 1st IV their own time at night, by romping the girls put up a brave performance and 21st Jan. (A) Giggleswick L:59-105 home by a fair margin over the rest, Mr. Cook was well pleased. A record 22nd Jan. (H) Old Dunelmians W :96-76 including the Air Cadets who had won it entry in the Dunelm Run followed — ten 24th Jan. (H) Rugby Fives Association three years in a row. The Team won the girls took part, and medals were L:64-120 shield, and each member an inscribed awarded to Rowena Evans and Rachel 3rd Feb. (H) Sedbergh L:75-89 tankard of the event. A cheque was also Arthur as first and second girls home. 5th Feb. (H) Old Dunelmians W:106-57 given for Cadet funds. 1989-90 was an important season for 15th Feb. (H) Merchiston Castle L:73-99 The year's shooting was rounded off netball. Under the skilled coaching of 27th Feb. (H) Durham University L:48-83 by the Inter House Shoot which, as Mrs. Cadd we were able to take on a full 19th Mar. (H) Old Dunelmians L:50-121 always, is hotly contested. This year's fixture list and produce some high contest must be the closest I have seen. quality play. In view of this the Colts IV The team of John Armstrong, Adrian Headmaster agreed to promote netball to 21st Jan. (A) Giggleswick L:86-122 Metcalfe and John Coffell of Langley full colour status. We are very sorry to 15th Feb. (H) Merchiston Castle L:60-77 scoring 461 to beat School's 456, Poole's have lost Mrs. Cadd, but welcome Mrs. 451, and Caffinites' 443. Sarsfield our new netball coach next D.B. As we go to press, I would like to term. thank all who have shot this year, both During the Summer Term, tennis and during the week and for the School. rowing were the priority sports, .22 SHOOTING I would like to end by saying to all the although Pimlico's athletes and team members who will have left by the swimmers trained with the boys all term. A total of thirty-four male pupils time they read these notes, take into the There was some unrest in the boat house, placed their names down to shoot this outside world the disciplines you have since a series of injuries and mishaps year. However, due to facilities and time, been taught shooting. Those of self­ made it difficult to produce a regular

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first crew — however the omens were good by the end of June! The tennis teams made a very good start to the season, winning their first three matches easily, and reaching the semi-final of the County League. Louise Sockett was an excellent Captain, and with her partner Emma Wood was the anchor of the team's success. Pimlico House took a full part in the annual Track and Field Championships — although the same small band seemed to be flying the flag in all events! Lucy Scott, Jacqui Testo and Sally Wilson all did well, but the winners' medal went to Ann Forbes. The inaugural Pimlico Sports Dinner in March went well. It was a pleasure to welcome parents to share our celebration of the year's events. May I take this opportunity to thank all those who sent kind messages of appreciation after the dinner. Finally, I report with great delight the presentation of two trophies to Pimlico House. Dr. and Mrs. Michael Sockett have presented an elegant cup to be awarded annually to the girl who makes the best contribution to tennis, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wood have presented a handsome rose bowl to be were actually picked for the team but all Finally I would like to thank Mrs. the Pimlico Sports Trophy, awarded were picked for the reserve squad. Weston for arranging all the matches and annually to the girl who makes the best The 2nd XI have also had a busy season, for supporting us all the way, also Mr. all-round contribution to sport in the playing seven matches. Unfortunately Riches for his excellent coaching, as well House; Emma Wood is the current they won only 2 of the matches but once as Mr. Pointing and Mr. Connor for their holder of the latter. Both trophies will again the scores did not always reflect the help with the 2nd XI. be awarded at next year's Sports game. The top goal scorer was the captain, Jacqui Testo Dinner. Kirsten Brown, followed by Anne Forbes. (Captain) H.G.W.

PIMLICO HOUSE HOCKEY REPORT 1989-90

With the new intake of talented and enthusiastic L6 girls it seemed likely that the team would have a successful season. Unfortunately not all of the final scores reflected on the actual game. The 1989-90 season culminated in seven wins and three losses in the fixtures played. The school scored twenty-seven goals conceding eleven with the top two goal scorers being Jacqui Testo and Louise Sockett. The XI reached the regional finals of the Barclays Bank Competition where the team won one match against the Northumberland School winners but lost to Stockton VI Form College, the Cleveland winners, thus finishing joint second. The match against the O.D. XI resulted in a win for the school for the first time in the series. Three girls also attended Durham County Trials; Louise Sockett, Emma Wood and Jacqui Testo. Unfortunately the competition was very high so none

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went on to finish the netball season on good form with a comfortable win against Durham Johnston. I would like to thank Mrs. Cadd on behalf of the squad for her excellent coaching and continued encouragement throughout the season. She will be greatly missed and we wish her all the best for the future. Thanks to Mrs. Weston for arranging our fixtures and supporting the squad and to Lucinda Hale who was a valuable member of the team, and an excellent Vice-Captain. I wish the Lower Sixth team members good luck for next year and especially to Nicky Green who will Captain the squad. I hope they play well and maintain the high standard achieved this year. Vice-Captain: Lucinda Hale, Coach, Mrs. J. Cadd. Squad: Rachel Parkin, N icky G reen, Emma Wood, Sarah Brudenell, Kirsten Brown, Sally Raw. Fiona Hills

PIMLICO HOUSE ROWING 1989-90

This has been a very full season for Pimlico's oarswomen. Although the crews were perhaps not as successful as we had at first hoped, this did not dampen our spirits, nor diminish our great desire for early morning outings! The training involved in rowing was PIMLICO NETBALL REPORT 1989-90 strained knee, and the loss of a tooth! more intense than we had either hoped Well done girls! or expected. Our three outings a week, Captain: Fiona Hills We then played St. Peter's York and plus aerobics and circuit training were the second team also played, not greatly appreciated at the time, but It was not a brilliant start to the unfortunately both teams were defeated. we have all learned a great deal about netball season being defeated in our first Thanks must go to Lucy Peart who very the pain barrier and we know it was four matches. However these results efficiently captained the second team. We worth it in the end. were not unexpected as all these teams would have played together as a squad for quite a few years. Although these defeats were fairly enormous they provided us with game experience, team work, and tactics. Our next match and first victory was against King's School, Tynemouth. This was the first of three successive wins, as we went on to beat both Polam Hall and Barnard Castle; the latter being our most outstanding score of 31 goals to 4. Our next match was most bizarre. The Durham School Ladies Netball squad versus the Staff Team. The "all male" team arrived at the Sports Hall wearing ladies games skirts! After the staff had worked out the rules (and how to keep their skirts on), it turned out to be a very exciting match, with the final score being a draw at eleven all. The Staff team soon discovered that it was a tougher task than they had anticipated, as after the match their side suffered several injuries including two strained backs, one

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Our first race, indeed the first time that any of us had rowed competitively, was against Durham High School, and both our crews won by sizeable margins. Durham City Regatta was the first major event and, as was the case in many Regattas, we lost to the eventual winners, Newcastle University. At Wansbeck, one of the crews was cruelly made to row the long course twice due to the disqualification of their first round opponents. After this Regatta the two crews were re-shuffled to produce 1st and 2nd crews. The first crew then rowed at Berwick, where we spent an hour at the starting line eyeing our opponents and fishing crabs out of the water. Unfortunately we were beaten by a strong crew in the first round, but we felt that we had done ourselves justice nevertheless. In Durham Regatta we were put through to the second round when our opponents were disqualified for not turning up after we had been waiting on best the School has ever done, and the throughout the season, Emma and the river for almost an hour. On the final match of the season proved to be Rachel, our reserve team members who Sunday we lost to the eventual winners our greatest victory — we won 9-0 were often called upon at the last in the first round, but it was a close, fast, against King's Tynemouth. All in all we minute, and especially to Mrs. Weston and hard-fought race. This was our last won five matches and lost three. who has helped to organise us and has Regatta of the season. My thanks must go to all those who loyally supported us. Throughout the season both crews have supported and helped us Louise Sockett showed great determination against experienced College crews. A powerful team spirit formed among the crews and this made the actual rowing all the more enjoyable. Many thanks must, of course, go to Mr. Hewitt for arranging the ladies' rowing and for training us throughout the year. Without Mr. Hewitt's help, Pimlico would have had to swim. Anne Woodward Lower Sixth

PIMLICO HOUSE TENNIS REPORT 1990

The 1990 tennis season looked very promising. Four of last year's team remained and two talented newcomers joined us. Emma Wood and myself played as first couple; we certainly had our fair share of good and bad play, but we learned to control our game and had several outstanding wins. Claire Todd and Junko Sekine played as second couple and, as last year, they proved to be very consistent. Sally Raw and Anna Pearson played as third couple. They soon learned to adapt to each other's game and won many important matches for us. The team had its ups and downs — "A" Levels and matches sometimes did not mix very well. However, one of the highlights of our season was reaching the semi-final of the County League, the

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ARMY SECTION ANNUAL CAMP, the Nazis' Ordensburgen or party the village — we breathed a sigh of relief VOGELSANG, WEST GERMANY. training schools — and learned how to and returned to the camp to change our JUNE 30th — JULY 8th, 1990 survive in the field, practical sessions here underwear! On July 1st 1990 we arrived at including the art of hypnotising chickens! Soon after we were back on the training Vogelsang after a long and tiring journey We even found time during a hectic seven area to witness a display of house clearing from Durham via Peterborough, days for a visit to Phantasialand — a — army style! This involved a group Harwich, the Hook of Holland and German equivalent of Disneyland. fighting through a building and Cologne. There we were met by Lt. One of the most memorable activities exterminating any enemy resistance in it. Tolfree and Bombardiers Hastie, of the week was the F.I.B.U.A. exercise. This was, to say the least, dynamic, as Longmoore and Chapman. On arrival at Here we amalgamated with 15 Battery to with the use of S.L.R. fire, L.M.G. fire and Vogelsang we were issued with kit and defend a mock village against an attack thunderflashes the assault was very fed — in army style. by H.Q. Battery. The village had many effective — and very noisy! During the week we participated in houses which were built especially for Such were two of the highlights of our many different activities, many of which fire fights and mock urban battles. These trip. There were many more, but to we had never had the opportunity to do had a sinister air about them, perhaps discuss them all would require much before. It was clearly going to be a busy because it is difficult to imagine such more space. Through all of them, though, week from the moment we arrived, when buildings as houses and churches at the the 14 cadets on the visit became much we pitched straight into a night exercise centre of a killing zone. When the attack closer and built closer friendships. We which incorporated the techniques of came at 7.00 a.m. we were soon glad that certainly learned something about F.I.B.U.A. — fighting in a built up area. we had filled all those hundreds of ourselves as well as simply having a This was just one of the many excellent sandbags and dug all those trenches the good time. Most important, by the end of activities which were arranged by our night before. The events of the next 30 the week, we were all much more willing hosts, 50 Missile Regiment, Royal minutes brought home to us fairly to work as a team — one of the major Artillery. During the week we also saw a realistically what it is like to be under objectives set by our instructors. Never pyrotechnics demonstration and an attack — even though the attackers were was this more obvious than on the impressive display of the power of plastic armed with blank rounds only. To have assault course, when Section l's efforts explosive when IV2 pounds of PE. 4 was eighty men — armed with rifles, were rewarded by the presentation of used to blow up an old Volkswagen van. machine guns, thunderflashes and even medals by no less a figure than Major We took part in section attacks, recce armoured vehicles — attacking you from General Shallard, the M.G.R.A. — a great patrols and ambushes, listened to an all angles gives a good idea of what it is honour for all those involved. interesting briefing on the history of like to be in a real battle. Best of all was Finally I would like to give special Vogelsang camp — itself originally one of the result. With our help, 15 Battery held thanks to our Bombardiers Tony Hastie,

Crianlarich 1990 - Walk in to Ben Lui.

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RAF CADET VISIT TO R.A.F. LAARBRUCH, GERMANY — EASTER 1990

This Easter, we, namely Flight Sergeants Crawford and Hossain- Ibrahim were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a camp in R.A.F. Germany. Having had transportation provided for, we arrived at R.A.F. Laarbruch late on Wednesday evening, and promptly settled in. Camp started early, very early, at 0530 hrs to be precise on the following morning. We were soon familiarised with the camp staff and the role played by R.A.F. Laarbruch in world defence, with its three tornado squadrons. Friends were quickly made as all cadets were split into four competitive flights, with Lewis in charge of D Flight and Kismet A Flight. Throughout the week, inter-flight competitions were held, such as an C.C.F. Adventure Training - Adam Bumby Crianlarich 1990 - Marc Batson on Centre aircraft recognition quiz which Kismet's Head of School House 1989-90. Gulley, Ben Lui. flight duly won. Unfortunately, the only competition that D Flight won was the Unfortunately, station visits were kept Lee Chapman and Steve Longmoore for 'firehose rolling team' due mainly to to a minimum due to our camp being all their hard work for us, to Lt. Tolfree Lewis's mental and physical dexterity. So held over the Easter weekend (since and Maj. Adams for their administration impressive was this team, that even the most soldiers were visiting relatives in and to Lt. Col. Dumas for kindly R.A.F. firemen were being beaten. England). However, we weren't worried allowing us to stay with his regiment. However, jealousy on their part made by the risk of an I.R.A. bomb attack on a Thanks are also due to Capt. Hind, Lt. them resort to cheating and poor Lewis half-manned base, even though we were Cook and Sgt. Major Varty for making it was absolutely soaked — twice, much to frequently warned of its increased possible for the group to go and to Cadet the amusement of the other cadets. probability. Sgt. Ather for entertaining us through However, revenge was wreaked by Even though they were cut short, the week. The camp was an experience Lewis with his consistent coughing station visits to the control tower, fire which none of us will ever forget. throughout each night for the rest of the section, communications centre and Cdt. Col. Sgt. Walker. week. Tornado squadrons were both interesting

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and enlightening. All cadets gained R.A.F RUDLOE MANOR SUMMER and very interesting. We also saw the "hands-on" experience of the workings CAMP fire unit (getting soaked in the process) of a major R.A.F. base, which was and enjoyed a trip round Bath. especially vital and helpful to the cadets The R.A.F Section of the Durham More conventional R.A.F. activities who wished to enter the R.A.F. itself. School C.C.F. this year went to R.A.F. included air experience flying, Moreover, to the delight of all, the time Rudloe Manor, near Bath, for Summer shooting with the new cadet rifle and a spared liberating by the base being "on Camp. We had an uneventful journey, flight on a Hercules which Mr. Curry holiday" allowed a much more relaxed during which we stopped at Hendon wrangled out of R.A.F. Lyneham. In camp with many visits outside the base. to see the R.A.F museum which we all one of the most enjoyable activities, The cadets had a separate coach and thoroughly enjoyed. the Night Exercise, we roamed over driver for the week in which we visited We arrived at the station to find that, the moonlit countryside trying to find the local tourist attractions. We spent all in addition to the nine Durham Spetznaz Commandoes alias the S.A.S. this time in civilian clothes for fear of members of the camp, there were but alias Mr. Curry and the staff. being potential targets and being three cadets from Seaford College. As we know, 'A' flight fairly attacked by the I.R.A. — but we dealt After the safety, security, and Padre's conclusively won the orienteering. with this in our stride! briefing twelve apprehensive cadets, However, in the assault course, the The trip seemed to be more of a having solved the myriad complexities drill competition and the football 'B' holiday than a R.A.F. camp with our of the service sleeping bag, went flight regained their form, though 'A' three visits to Holland as well as small uneasily to sleep. flight fought back by winning the market towns in local Western Germany. The next day found the camp, volleyball. However, 'B' flight clinched World War II fantasies were relived as divided into two flights, tramping the competition by winning on we visited the famed "Bridge too Far" at over the local countryside, engaged on inspections. This spirit of healthy Arnhem and hair raising excitement let an orienteering exercise, in which 'B' inter-flight competition certainly loose when we visited the top European Flight distinguished itself by getting added greatly to the success of the fairground attraction. R.A.F rations gloriously and utterly lost. After a camp. threatened to leave the safety of our splendid supper (and it is worth This article would not be complete stomachs through the double-loop and noting that throughout the week the without a word of praise for the efforts corkscrew of the roller-coaster — useful standard of the meals remained of all those involved with the training for budding Tornado pilots! superb) we experienced Corporal administration of the camp, both on The inter-flight competition cul­ Moore's assault course. the station proper, Sqn. Ldr. Curry and minated in the night exercise and drill Our visits included a trip to 6 Fit. Lt. Hodgkin from Seaford College. competition. The night exercise was held Signals Unit, which looked so secret Without their commitment the camp on the penultimate night at the camp and classified that I can only tell you certainly would not have been the and involved the four flights crawling that it was 90 metres below ground triumph it was. round a dense German forest trying to avoid not only each other but also the threat of soldiers from the crack R.A.F. regiment. The objective as it turned out was a tin of sweets which was rather a disappointment to the triumphant B Flight. Kismet and his A Flight came perilously close to finding the prize first and Lewis with his D Flight would still be walking round in the wood had they not realised everyone else had packed up and gone hours before. The final day brought the drill competition which decided the outcome. As each flight made small errors, nerves grew raw. However, we had to wait until the hour before departure for the final result. Unfortunately, A Flight's winning position was usurped by B Flight's professional drill (they made the least mistakes) resulting in B Flight being victims of the week-long battle by half a point and D Flight close behind. Upon return, the close kinsmanship of fellow cadets marked the end of what had been an invigorating and rewarding adventure. We look forward to our next sojourn to Scotland for a week-long gliding course, about which we will be sure to inform you in next year's Dunelmian. Lewis Crawford Kismet Hossain-Ibrahim

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ROYAL NAVAL SECTION VISIT TO We were whisked away into the A four-tone pipe woke the whole ship H.M.S. INVINCIBLE superstructure of the ship and at 0645 hours, and a quarter of an hour On arriving at Portsmouth we were introduced to our 'sea-daddies', who later was followed by a stampede to the promptly taken to H.M.S. Daedalus. There were responsible ratings. They were to Junior Ratings dining quarters for we awaited our transport link to H.M.S. be with us just in case the ship had to be breakfast. Lieutenant Corbett then took Invincible, a Mark 5 Sea King helicopter. In evacuated. It was strange at first; not us to the nerve centre of the ship — the the few minutes we were given a short, but only was the set up of the ship hard to Operations Room. Here, not on the clear 'brief' on safety whilst on board the get used to, but you could not see the bridge, was the place from which the helicopter. We were all equipped with a ship moving, although you could feel it. ship was controlled. It was a small room, life-jacket and a hard hat. Once the Therefore, for the first few hours it felt as packed with radar equipment, banks of methods of exit had been described to us though we had had too much to drink. computers and T.V. screens showing off we were ready to fly. Indeed, within ten Our cabin was even stranger. It was the new goalkeeper anti-aircraft system. minutes the helicopter arrived to take us. just on the water line, so one could hear Unfortunately, we were unable to see the Joining us on the flight were two members the water either lapping or crashing on testing of the system as the trials had of Her Majesty's warship, H.M.S. to the side of the ship, depending on the been completed the previous evening, Invincible. The space on board was speed. The bunks were three high and half a day ahead of schedule. cramped and only a couple of us were able very cramped, so there was not much Next, we went to one of the three to see out of one of the few windows due to room for indoor baseball! Yes, this was conference rooms in the ship for a lecture all the anti-submarine equipment. Directly an ancient tradition passed on from the on the department of both the A.S.W. in front of me was the sonar equipment, an U.S. Navy many years ago. and F.W.S. Sea-King Helicopters. This item used for picking out enemy The first item on the agenda was a was cut short as we hurried up to the submarines, especially during modern brief about the ship and some safety viewing platform to watch two of warfare. As the engine noise increased, the points. This was followed by a one and a Invincible's eight Sea Harriers arrive. big grey bird flew away into the skies. The half hourly stroll around a small part of Just before lunch we were instructed in journey was exciting. At the rear exit of the the ship, which made us appreciate how the use of the Sea Dart Missile — the 'chopper', a man leaned out over the sea big the whole thing was. 'best department on the ship', and taking photographs of interesting sights Our first meal was not too bad, consid­ watched two dummies being loaded (i.e. water and more water!). After fifteen ering we were at sea. After dinner we had a from the storage room up to their minutes our journey was over and we tour of the engine rooms and gear boxes. launches on the ship's starboard bow. landed with a climax of noise on the finest This was very hot and noisy. We went to After lunch we watched a 'MOBEX', or aircraft carrier in the world. bed after this tour, everyone being so tired. Man Overboard Exercise. We saw the

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Winners of The Surtees Shield 1989-1990.

ship's lifeboat, a hard-bottomed 'Pacific collision between the two vessels. In an towards Southampton, then cut inland to 22' dingy. The plan was that a dummy emergency, both ships would lose the H.M.S. Daedalus, Portsmouth. Our trip would be ditched at some distance from ropes and let them float away. That to H.M.S. Invincible had finished, but we the ship and that the ship would head evening we were tired after a long day will all remember it well. off in the direction of the dummy. At the and got our heads down early. At this point I would like to thank last moment the rescue boat would be The early night was soon ruined when H.M.S. Invincible for organising our trip, launched into the water by a crane and we were woken up at 0630 hours. This with a special thanks to Lieutenant would collect the 'body' from the water. was due to an early departure from the C orbett and our 'sea daddies'. Also We arrived too early and jumped to the ship. By the time we had packed, our sea many thanks go to Lieutenant Hewitt for next part of the programme, watching a daddies were ready to take us to taking us. pair of Harriers taking off from the breakfast. The meal was delicious but cut R.N.H. ship's runway. Their acceleration was rather short due to a briefing at 0715 quite startling and they also needed hours. The meeting was basically a R.N. SECTION REPORT 1989/90 about four hundred metres to reach the repetition of our first one on H.M.S. The Navy year began back in requisite 150 knots for take-off. We then Daedalus. We were shown the helicopter September with the best possible news, watched the 'MOBEX' which was quite safety drill again. The procedure takes an invitation from our affiliated ship, successful. place whenever there are helicopters H.M.S. Invincible, for a group of six to Later on, at about 4.30 p.m., we visited leaving — after all, it is better to be safe go aboard while she was at sea during a the bridge. After being shown round all than six fathoms under! Once we had all working up exercise. The visit was truly the equipment on the bridge, which was signed a book of departure we headed excellent value, and a report on it, mainly communications with the rest of for the flight deck departure lounge. In written by the cadets who went, can be the ship, we each 'took the wheel' in this dark little corridor we waited to be seen above. turn. What surprised me most was how summoned by the pilot. Due to radio A month later another group of six easy it was for the ship to veer slightly problems, our wait was lengthened so cadets went to sea in H.M.S. Orwell, the away from the chosen bearing so that we took the opportunity of taking a last R.N.R. mine-sweeper based in she had to be straightened up. After a look at the flight deck from the viewing Newcastle. They joined the ship in quick meeting with the Captain of the gallery. Everyone was relieved when we Rosyth, and took overnight passage to ship, we watched 'R.A.S.', or were called to the helicopter. The journey the Tyne. The cadets were made to work 'Replenishment at Sea'. The replenishing back was as exciting as the one there. We hard, getting the Orwell shipshape after ship steamed alongside us, ropes were circled the ship for our final look, then a refit, but also had an exciting time, thrown across and the goods were sent we headed straight towards Portland. I, steering the ship, firing S.L.R.s, and for between ships on a pulley system. This personally, sat next to the navigator and one "lucky" cadet, being winched off the continued throughout most of the he showed me some interesting ship by the R.A.F. (Boulmer) air-sea evening giving the 'Officer of the Watch' landmarks and ships. We flew up the rescue helicopter. Mr. Joyce, who on both ships a headache in preventing a western channel of the Isle of Wight accompanied the cadets, said that the

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entry to the Tyne in thick fog was also quite exciting, but for different reasons. Not surprisingly, such a good first term for the Section had to be offset by some things going wrong. For the second year I have to report that the water level in Selset reservoir, where we do our sailing, fell dramatically. The level was always below the end of the slip, so our sailing boats never saw the water at all, and only those windsurfers brave enough to attempt the trek across mud and stones got to do any sailing. Annual inspection went very well indeed for the Section with our windsurfers putting on a good display for the inspecting officer. This was combined with a windsurfing assess­ ment, James Mackie achieving R.Y.A. level 1 standard, whilst John Thickness went one better to gain level 2. Shell Field Day — R.A.F. and Army Sections visit to R.A.F. Catterick June 1990. The Easter term was as usual a term when the Section hibernated, a lot of time being spent indoors on chartwork, attention so that boys can progress as far their contribution to the Lower Fifth rule of the road, buoys and lights, etc. as possible in the diving world. Bret Field Weekend, where their uncom­ Not much can be said about this aspect Holmes is a case in point. Having tasted plaining hard work on the water, and in of our work, but it is valuable scuba diving three years ago, he decided the kitchen, kept the whole thing going. knowledge for those going to sea. that he wanted to progress and has Well done lads! Following the safety and shooting tests achieved the level of dive leader; a I always end by thanking Andrew in March, an enjoyable, but cold and wet testament to his application and the care Pointing and Mike Martin for their range day was spent at Battle Hill. of his instructor. Although we will miss greatly appreciated help, and the thanks During the Easter holidays cadets Brett, he is to be succeeded by three most are no less this year, but I cannot finish Dobson and Elliot successfully able cadets, Nick Farnsworth, Richard without looking forward to the arrival of completed the powerboat course at Vardy, and Nick Appleyard, who will help H.M.S. Invincible in Sunderland at the H.M.S. Cochrane, spurred on no doubt with the instruction of the younger cadets. end of term. We hope that the entire by the arrival of the Section's new safety This year's PO.s Quentin Anstee, Section will be able to go aboard and that boat; a 16-foot Dory with 20 h.p. motor. Anthony Thompson and Nick Farnsworth, a crew from Invincible will row against us It is a valuable and impressive piece of have done an excellent job instructing here at Durham, further strengthening the kit, which is already proving to be a the Shell cadets. Each P.O. has his own ties between the ship and the School. great favourite with the cadets. strengths and skills, and these have been This season the water level at Selset, blended to form a most effective team. STOP PRESS although dropping, has been high Indeed, without their skills and hard The result of the rowing race was a enough for a complete term of sailing. work, the section would not run as one-all draw. A satisfactory end for all Both Bosun dinghies have been in use smoothly, and field days would be concerned. and Petty Officers Anstee and Thompson impossible. I must praise particularly R.N. Hewitt have had the spinnaker flying, a rare but very pleasant sight. A new sight on the water is the C.C.F. Officers' Obstacle Course Instruction Day Catterick, April 1990. Section's Topper dinghy, supplied by the Navy. It arrived last November so was not launched until the start of the sailing season this year. It is a small single­ hander, suited to the more experienced sailor. Indeed it has made the club sailors at Selset sit up and take notice. On only its second outing it took first place in two races, firstly when helmed by Anthony Thompson, and then when sailed by his brother, Barry. During the summer we were pleased to welcome a new officer to our strength. He is Neil Minto. Some O.D.s will know him from their scuba diving course. Neil will continue to run the scuba, and will be involved with some of our other activities as well. At this point I must say what a splendid job he does with our scuba divers. He gives them great care and

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY NOW, AND PRESERVE AND USE cricket match being washed away. Any The London Dinner THE ENCLOSED RETURN SLIP. comments would be appreciated. It is anticipated that the 1991 Dinner of As well as the Headmaster, and our the London O.D. Society will be held at O.D. Golf guest, the Canon Bursar, Derek Hodgson, the Carlton Club in St. James' Street on The Annual Meeting of the O.D. the following O.D.'s attended the Dinner: Friday, 15 February 1991, the eve of the Golfing Society will take place on Friday, C.N. Hobson (Chairman), M.A. Lang Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham. This 5 July 1991 at Brancepath Castle Golf (Headmaster), H. Kirkton, E.R. Berry, Dr. date coincides with the beginning of the Club (the day before the O.D. Reunion) J.W. Salkeld, J.L. Browne, Dr. G.M. Bell, School half term holiday, and it is hoped to compete for the Willan Bowl. Details D.H. Hird, R.D. Appleton, R.W. that this advance notice will be of will be sent to all O.D.'s on the mailing Smithson, E.C. Craven, R. Burgess, P.J.N. particular help to parents planning list. New members are especially Copeland, Rev. R.D. Thomson, R.H. ahead. We are delighted to announce that welcome and should send their names Hopps, K.E.C. Howe, W.J. Lodge, T.F. the Chairman will be Derek Bucknall and addresses to John Webster, 3 College Wilkinson, Dr. G.M. Purvis, M.A. who was prevented by a serious illness Close, Dalton Piercy, Hartlepool, Hudson, R.M.H. Hooper, G.W. Baker, from taking the Chair in 1989. Cleveland. Tel: Hartlepool 232081. D.C.R. Appleton, N. Macleod, Mrs. S. There is a remote chance, because of Macleod, R.J. Malden, D.W.J. Errington, the recent terrorist outrage, that the O.D. Lunches D.T.W. Irvin, J.M. Coatsworth, G.W. Carlton Club will not be available. If so, The Newcastle lunch will be held on Clark, D. Baty, P.W. Ferry, D.A. Raine, diners will be notified on application of a Monday, 3 December 1990 at Northern H.S. Dias, T. Walton, K.B. Whittaker, comparable venue. F.C. Gosforth. D.A. Young, T.G. Mason, P.J. Wright, Changes of address or additions to the The Durham Lunch will be held at M.R. Fletcher, N.J. Willings, W.R.E. mailing list should be notified to Ritchie School on Monday, 25 March 1991. Burgess, N.G.E. Gedye, N. Tilley, M.G. Salkeld, the London O.D. Dinner Anyone wishing to be put on the mailing Remington, W.|. Best, Rev. J.R. Marsden, Secretary at 28 Speedwell Way, Horsham, list please send £1 to Godfrey W. Hedley, Mrs. J.A. Marsden, B. Elstrop, G.I. West Sussex RH12 4WA or by Fax to his 62 Warkworth Drive, Deneside View, Holmes, D.B. Taylor, R.E. Hepple- office 0372-370271. Please note that the Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham DH2 3TH. Wilson, G.W. Hedley, J.P. Stanley, D.J. names of those who have been unable to Tel: 091-3885908. Hayward, C.N.B. Young, Dr. A.G.M. attend for five consecutive years have Johnson, K.D.R. Hay, I.A. Brown, PC. been deleted from the list. O.D. Rugby Match Shaw, P. Sparham, M.J. Leonard, Miss O.D.'s are cordially welcome to the J.E. Gregg, Miss A. Tansey, Miss G.E. The Yorkshire Dinner O.D. Rugby fixture against the School Standish, J.D.N. Gedye, J.D. Everatt, C.S. A Yorkshire Dinner is held annually at which takes place on the first Saturday of Walker, A.J. Cracknell, Miss A. Barton. The Three Horse Shoes, Boroughbridge the Christmas term. Tea will be available in October. The date for 1990 is Wednes­ and there will be a gathering in the The London O.D. Dinner day, 10 October. The Dinner Secretary is evening at a designated location. The London O.D. Dinner was again at C.N. Hobson, 3 Hengate, Beverley, North the Carlton Club, on Friday, 16 February Humberside HU17 8BL. Tel: 0482-882543. O.D. MEETINGS 1989-90 1990. Those who attended either this Any O.D. who is not on the mailing list, The O.D. Reunion year or last will have been particularly particularly anyone who has just moved The Annual Dinner of the O.D. Society appalled by the news of the devastation into the Yorkshire area, is asked to make was held in Big School on 7 July 1990. caused by a terrorist bomb in June of this a point of contacting him. The Chair was taken by the President, year. Our sincere sympathy is extended C.N. Hobson. The Headmaster replied to to all concerned and we are confident The O.D. Reunion the toast of "Floreat Schola" proposed by that the Club will very soon be restored The 1991 O.D. Reunion will be held on the Rev. Jack Marsden whose perceptive, to its traditional splendour. Saturday and Sunday 6 and 7 July. On appreciative, and occasional ironic Without doubt the Carlton Club meets the Saturday afternoon there will be reminiscences of the five Headmasters with everyone's approval because of its cricket (and tea) on the Playground, under whom he had served so held his general ambience and its high standards weather permitting. Anyone who would audience that the merest tinkle of a coffee of food and service. As befits an eminent like to play should contact Godfrey cup was an intrusion. man of law, John Laws was a worthy Clark, Tel: 091-2740080. We are always indebted to the School Chairman, using all his persuasive wiles, The Annual Dinner will take place in Chaplain who regularly spends part of his wit and some questionable stories in Big School on the Saturday evening at his holidays preparing and conducting support of the Classics as the basis for a 7.15 p.m. for 8 p.m. On the Sunday there the Reunion Chapel Services. It was full education; a view that would have will be a service of Holy Communion at therefore a particular pleasure to met with general support a century ago, 8.15 p.m. and a Commemoration Service welcome Robin Myerscough for the first would have been regarded with at 10.15 a.m., followed by the Annual time as preacher at the Commemoration scepticism twenty years ago, but which General Meeting of the O.D. Society, and Service, on the theme of "Giving meets with far greater support today lunch. Those wishing to attend should Thanks", an appropriate occasion on than might generally be supposed. contact the Dinner Secretary Rodney which to express our appreciation to him. In Ritchie Salkeld's capable hands the Hepple-Wilson, 20 Bracken Close, The numbers attending the Dinner numbers at the dinner were the highest Dinnington, Northumerland, Tel: 0661- were well down last year. There were for over ten years — over seventy. As the 25359. very few younger members. Your dining room can accommodate over one IN VIEW OF THE MOUNTING Committee is naturally concerned to hundred, there should be no problems in COST OF PRINTING AND POSTAGE, discover the reasons. Notwithstanding, it accepting larger numbers next year. The NO SEPARATE INVITATIONS TO was one of the most successful dinners following O.D.'s attended: THE REUNION WILL BE CIRCU­ for some time, in terms of the cordiality LATED NEXT YEAR. PLEASE TAKE of the atmosphere and the superb J.G . McK Law s (1959-63), G.H.P. CAREFUL NOTE OF THE DETAILS standard of the meal, and in spite of the Grenfell (1923-26), W.L. Crick (1922-27),

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Dr. D.E. Oakley (1917-21), D.R. Cole O.D. Golfing Society R.J.S. BAKER (SH 27-32) 3 May 1989 (1921-22), J.E.H. Dykes (1918-22), W.G. Seventeen O.D.'s competed for the aged 75. Oakley (1918-23), D.W.M. Henderson Willan Bowl on Friday, 6 July. It was a B.W. BARNES (C 35-39) 2 September (1924-27), R.J. Malden (1958-62), I. Cole lovely afternoon and the standard of golf 1989 aged 68. (1957-61), C.R. Crofton (1955-59), G. was high. Chris Greenshields brought in D.A. BIRKETT (SH 48-52) 3 February Potts (1961-66), M. Storey (1960-64), A. a very good card accumulating 40 points, 1990 aged 55. Brunton-Reed (1960-64), A.F. I'Anson 1 ahead of Colin Anderson and Chris R.C. BUCKNALL (SH 34-38) 24 June (1963-67), M.H. Bell (1947-51), P.E. Rans Proudfoot who tied with 39 points. aged 70. (1951-56), J. Lee (1950-54), T. Dotchin The change of venue to Seaton Carew K. BURTON (C 34-38) November 1989 (1954-58), J. Brighton (1953-58), R.M.P. was enjoyed by all competitors though it aged 67. Grenfell (1957-60), W.S. Frost (1950-55), was decided to return to Brancepeth next J.S. CAROLIN (SH 19-22) 6 September J. Slater (1951-56), G.W. Robinson (1948- year when the event is to be staged on aged 84. 53), G. Clark (1948-54), D.C. Parr (1951- the afternoon of Friday, 5 July 1991. J.H.A. COULSON (SH 20-24) 28 January 57), D.l. Mort (1946-51), E.S. Whitehouse aged 82. (1946-50), D. MacKenzie (1944-51), A.T. O.D. Lodge R.A. DERRY (PH 24-31) August 1989 Douglas (1947-51), Dr. D.B. Perrott Godfrey Hedley had served as Master. aged 76. (1946-50), P.N. Kershaw (1944-49), P.G. There had been a successful dinner after S.K. DICKENSON (C69- ) 23 August Wickham (1942-47), Dr. B.A. Black the Carol Service, and an equally successful aged 33. (1945-49), D.W. Limon (1946-50), J.M. summer social event in the form of a river S. DIXON (C 27-31) 14 January 1990 aged Rans (1946-51), D. Baty (1945-51), Mrs J. boat trip on the Tyne, with the Director of 76. Baty (Hon. O.D.), M.A. Lang Music and Jazz Band in attendance. J.S. DODDS (C64- ) 23 October 1989 (Headmaster), R. Thomas (House Sadness was expressed at the deaths of aged 38. Master), J.R.W. Salkeld (1967-72), J.S. F.R.M. Martin and Sidney Salmon. T.E. ELLIOT (SH 23-28) 22 February 1990 Thompson (1967-72), M.N. Carey (1968- Gawan Holmes was to be Master in aged 80. 72), T.R. Armstrong (1970-74), P.G. the coming year. Jack Marsden and Brian T.G. GOBAT (2MH 20-22) last December Staveley (1970-75), R.G. McWilliams Elstrop were congratulated on Lodge aged 83. (1969-74), G.C. Pennock (1971-76), R. Honours, and the O.D. Lodge presented T.H. HEDLEY (C26-30) 20 June 1990 Alderson-Scott (1969-75), A.J. Edge a cheque to the Headmaster for the Peter aged 76. (1974-77, R.G. Braithwaite (1974-77), Newman Memorial Fund. N. HESLOP (C 22-25) 22 February 1989 P.D. Marshall (1980-85), J. Carr (1980- aged 78. 85), J.C. Gillette (1980-85), M. Dadds O.D. Chapter R.N. HEWITT (LH 23-25) 3 November (1980-85), M.F. Anderson (1980-85), S. The O.D. Chapter has had another aged 81. Maini (1980-85), D.M. Carrier (1977-84), happy and successful year with three A.R. HICKLING (DB 1930) 12 June 1989 A.J.D. Dawson (1977-84), S.J. Ibbitson new members. aged 75. (1974-81), D. Kenmir (1974-81), M.J. In February at the Installation Meeting W. HUNTER (SH 21-24) March 1990 Usher (1976-81), A. Summersgill (1974- George H.L. Nimmins was installed as aged 83. 81), A.C.M. Marsh (1975-80), Miss L. First Principal. A.R.F. MACKIE 9LH 23-28) 26 April Brunton-Reed (1985-87), Miss G. Congratulations to Charles S. Marshall aged 79. Sutherland (1985-87), Miss P. Carney on receiving Grand Chapter Honours. F.R.M. MARTIN (SH 26-29) 3 February (1985-87), Miss C. Kemp (1986-88), A.D. Meetings continue to flourish and are 1989 aged 77. McRae (1983-88), R.W. Johnson (1983- well attended. E. GARTH MOORE (SH 20-23) 5 June 88), J.K. Westbury (1966-71), G.S. Any O.D. Mason who is interested in aged 84. Hamilton (1921-24), P.N. Stevenson joining the Chapter should contact P.A. NEWMAN (Hon. O.D.) 18 April (1967-72), T.J.R. Lines (1977-84) Godfrey W. Hedley, 62 Warkworth Drive, 1990. Deneside View, Chester-le-Street, Co. J.M. PARKIN (SH 48-52) 11 February The Yorkshire O.D. Dinner Durham, DH2 3TH. Tel: 091-3885908. 1990 aged 54. The following O.D.'s attended the J.M. PAWSON (SH 23-28) 18 May 1990 Dinner on Wednesday, 11 October, 1989 Births aged 80. at the Three Horse Shoes, Boroughbridge: On 31 August 1989 to Lucia and Daniel B.G. PEARSON (SH 04-09) 18 November Chris. M. Attey (1973-80), A.J. Bailey Wong (1972-75) a daughter. aged 98. (1933-36), Derek Baty (1945-51), Hugh S. A.B. PINKEY (C22-25) died in 1988. Dias (Housemaster), Jimmy Coatsworth Engagements G.S. POWLEY (PH 30-34) died early this (Hon. O.D.), John D. Everatt (House­ David K. Semple (1970-77) son of Mr. and year aged 75. master), S. Forbes (1982-87), G.M. Fordy Mrs. R. Sample (O.D.) to Sue, younger J.C.P. ROSS (LH 28-32) November 1989 (1947-52), David H. Hird (1941-45), C.N. daughter of Mrs. A.R. Ackernley and the aged 75. Hobson (1938-42), Michael A. Lang late Lt. Col. T.L. Ackernley of Leeds. S.H. SALMON (SH 34-40) 11 March 1990 (Headmaster), P.J. Leonard (1981-86), aged 67. M.I. Leonard (1978-83), Rev. J.R. Marriages J.F. SAMPLE (PH 42-49) 11 November Marsden (Hon. O.D.), S.T. Minton (Hon. Richard S. Grainer (1973-78) to Miss 1989 aged 59. O.D.), Frank T. Nelson (1944-47), Hugh Miranda Cockburn in Brighton College H.P. SOLOMON (SH 26-31) died in 1989 D. Pern (1924-26), C.G. Pern (1973-75), Chapel on 16 September 1989. aged 77. R.A. Pern (1973-76), Edward Oliver (1952-57), Godffrey C. Reay (1943-47), Deaths THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING John Sharp (Head of the School), E. Spencer Snowball (1981-6), Rev. M.J. T.C. AULDEN (2MH 21-25) 7 November The AGM of the O.D. Society was held Thistlewood (1945-50), Howard J. 1989 aged 81. at School on Sunday, 8 July 1990. 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the Committee, were circulated, and developed his lifelong habit of modestly he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. provisionally accepted subject to further hiding the light of his intellect so that he In 1931 he was appointed accountant of discussion and amendment, and final was advised by his headmaster that he The Rio de Janeiro Flour Mills & confirmation in a year's time. could possibly become a dental tech­ Granaries (Brazil) Ltd., from which Derek Baty was elected President of nician! That this was an underestimate Company he retired as General Manager the Society, Nick Gedye was elected he proved in 1952 when he won an open in 1953. In 1943 he was awarded the MBE Honorary General Secretary, and exhibition to Emmanuel College, for services to the British Community in Godfrey Clark and Paul Stanley were Cambridge, and three years later a Brazil. From 1946 to 1948 he was elected Committee members. double first class honours degree in the Chairman of the British Chamber of It was proposed that Mrs. Paddy Natural Sciences Tripos. He went on to Commerce in Brazil. On returning to Surtees and Mrs. Yvonne Prynn be made study medicine at St. Bartholomews England in 1953 he served as a Director , Hon. O.D.'s in recognition of their help Hospital, London. of, or Consultant to, a number of concerns ! in preparing the 5th edition of the School After graduation and junior medical (many of which had interests in South Register. It was agreed that the one year posts at Barts he did two years National America). From 1958 to 1965 he was a waiting rule be waived in this case. Service in the Royal Army Medical member of the Council of the Anglo- The 1st XI v O.D. XI match had taken Corps, in Germany and returned to Brazilian Society. After 1967 he was place on Speech Day and the School had postgraduate training in dermatology, chiefly interested in social work having apparently been proceeding towards victory his chosen speciality. He completed this been Treasurer of the London Union of when the heavens opened. Thanks were at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Youth Clubs, the Greater London expressed to Godfrey Clark for arranging a Newcastle upon Tyne, and was Association for the Disabled and the cricket match at the O.D. reunion, which subsequently appointed consultant PROBUS Club of Sevenoaks (of which he had also been ruined by rain. dermatologist to Teesside where he was was one of the founders in 1974). Attendance at the O.D. Dinner had been working at the time of his death. E.W.C. well below average but pleasure was David made significant contributions expressed at the arrangements, menu, etc. to science, not so much to dermatology, There was some discussion about reasons but palaeopathology, the study of human Richard Allen Derry for declining numbers, especially the archaeological remains. proximity of other events (Speech Day, the What started out as a hobby brought While in Liverpool, Dick Derry played Summer Ball, and the O.D. Lodge Dinner). him international acclaim and for the Liverpool Rugby Club 1st XV, and B. Elstrop suggested inclusion of wives at recognition. In 1986 he was elected an rowed successfully for the Mersey Rowing the annual dinner. R. Hepple-Wilson honorary fellow of the Durham Club and, on coming to London, he rowed thought the weekend was the thing; not University Department of Archaeology for the Eton Excelsior Rowing Club whose just the dinner. There was a general feeling and a dining member at Hatfield crews he coached after the 1939-45 War. that the O.D. Cricket match and the O.D. College, Durham. As Territorial, he was called up into the weekend should coincide. Could the O.D. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Royal Artillery at the outbreak of war and weekend be at the Summer half term? Or Anthropological Institute, a member of served in the North African Campaign, on Speech Day? (!) The Headmaster the Scientific Committee of European surviving the siege of Monte Cassino. At expressed the view that an O.D. weekend Palaeopathology and consultant the end of hostilities he was appointed to in term time ought to be possible but palaeopathologist to the Department of open and run an Allied Officers' Club in Houses would not of course be available Environment. As a Fellow of the Royal Rome and then to open and run a for accommodation overnight. The same College of Physicians he was awarded Servicemen's Recreation Camp and would apply at a half term. The discussion its Medical — Gilliland Travelling Fellow­ Sports Centre for those awaiting ranged widely and the Autumn Young ship in 1981 to pursue palaeopathology repatriation in Northern Italy. He was O.D. Rugby fixture and gathering were studies in America and Germany. demobilised with the rank of Second mentioned. The cost of circulation of O.D. In medicine he was chairman of Lieutenant and joined the British Travel Dinner notices was also a factor to be various medical committees in Teesside Association. He was awarded the Queen's considered. Conclusions were deferred for and in dermatology he was chairman of Silver Jubilee medal in recognition of his further thought and discussion. the Northern Regional Dermatology work in connection with the Jubilee. He Thanks were expressed to the Catering Sub-committee and a member of the was the Association's Membership Manager and her staff for the excellent council of the British Association of Secretary on his retirement. quality of the meal and to Ralph Dermatologists. His untimely death has He married Marjory (nee Hodge), who Woodward for playing the organ for the robbed both his specialties of a man with survives him, in June , 1942, and had two Commemoration Service. a keen intellect, kind nature and dry daughters, one of whom died in infancy David Hird proposed a warm vote of sense of humour which ensured that his while he was overseas. thanks to Kit Hobson, the retiring sage counsel was widely sought and Dick was a very friendly and President, and Brian Elstrop expressed the generously given. companionable person as was evidenced appreciation of the O.D.'s for Derek Baty's David died suddenly in brutal by the large number who attended his work as Secretary over twenty-six years. circumstances in Middlesborough on funeral. His ashes have been interred February 3 1990 and is survived by his beside the grave of his daughter in Noss OBITUARIES three children, Simon, Charlotte and Laura. Mayo in Devonshire. T.C.H. David Anthony Birkett (1948-1952) Thomas Elliot Elliot, FRCSED, David Birkett obtained the first in Joseph Sinclair Carolin FRCOG, FRCPED order of merit Kings Scholarship to Durham in 1948 having been senior Joseph Sinclair Carolin left School in Thomas Elliot graduated MB, BS from chorister at Durham Cathedral. He 1922. He was articled to Turquand, Young Edinburgh University in 1933. He was enjoyed his years at the school where he & Co., in London from 1924 to 1929, when House Physician at Edinburgh Royal

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Infirmary and Edinburgh Royal Hunter insisted that the flying squads Maternity Hospital until 1935 and then were staffed by experienced obstet­ at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. ricians, anaesthetists and midwives, During the war he served as a surgical prepared to carry out any necessary specialist in the R.A.M.C. with the rank of procedures. He continued to be on call as Major. He was wounded in the evacuation a flying squad staff member for many from Dunkirk and later served in India years after he became a consultant. where he was at the siege of Imphal. A doctor's son, William Hunter was He was appointed consultant in born on March 28, 1906, and educated at Leicester in 1947 and worked there until Durham School and Durham University. his retirement in 1974. He was an After junior posts at the Royal Victoria excellent physician and a first rate Infirmary, Newcastle, he decided to surgeon who inspired confidence in all specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology his patients. His dedication to his hospital and in 1933 he was appointed obstetric led him latterly to spend long hours officer at the Princess Mary Maternity planning the new Leicester Infirmary. Hospital. Tommie was a quiet man but always In 1938 Hunter became consultant cheerful with a sense of humour and fun obstetrician to the Hospital and the next and an abiding interest in people. He year was appointed consultant gynae­ had a great love of books, pictures, and cologist to the Royal Victoria Infirmary. old furniture and was an enthusiastic Later he set up a regional gynaecology and knowledgeable gardener. He was a and obstetric unit and teaching centre at countryman at heart: his father was a Shotley Bridge Hospital. second generation family doctor in the Besides his hospital work as honorary north Tyne valley, and his mother came consulting obstetrician and gynae­ from the Scottish side of the border, an cologist to the United Newcastle area he loved to visit. Hospitals and the North West Durham His professional career almost came to Hospital Group, he had a private Quarter Sessions in Huntingdonshire an end nearly 35 years ago, when he consultant practice in Newcastle. and then in Cambridgeshire. became gradually incapacitated by an He retired in 1969 and devoted life to He had always been a devout unusual neuromuscular disease. painting, fell-walking and photography. churchman and in 1962 took holy orders, Although he had to give up all clinical He wrote and illustrated an anthology, becoming Vicar of the Guild Church of work for nearly two years, he fought Lakeland Hills of England. St. Mary Abchurch, London, in 1972. His back and refused to give in. It was with His wife, Mary, died in 1981. He is two careers were linked in his work as great joy that his friends watched his survived by three daughters. an ecclesiastical lawyer and he published eventual gradual improvement and an authoritative Introduction to English return to professional duties, although Canon Law in 1966. As Chancellor he was he never completely recovered. This to Evelyn Garth Moore a controversial figure, known for most of us would have seemed enough, judgements which were sometimes seen and it was hard to accept when in his The worshipful Chancellor the Rev. as eccentric, abrasive or reactionary, but 80th year he was struck by a more E. Garth Moore was the leading were always based on respect for the devastating illness; this he bore with ecclesiastical lawyer of his day: impish, niceties of legal procedure. So he became courage and stoicism. He married Mary eccentric, witty, learned, courteous, known outside his profession. Hicks and had four children, two of astringent, an able advocate, a Yet he was essentially a pragmatist whom qualified in medicine. His only meticulous judge and a devout priest. seeing the end rather than the means. son is a consultant surgeon. He was the son of a lawyer. Educated His work in the church earned him a at Durham School — and he remained Lambeth doctorate of civil law in 1986. devoted to Durham throughout his long Garth Moore was a fine teacher. William Hunter, FRCOG life — he went on to Trinity College, During his time Corpus Christi trained Cambridge, and thence to Gray's Inn many distinguished lawyers, some of William Hunter, obstetrician and where he was called to the bar in 1928. whom were to rise high in the legal gynaecologist, made a notable He soon built up a respected practice on profession. He had an excellent analytical contribution to the safety of domiciliary the south eastern circuit. Before the mind, and taught method rather than midwifery in the 1930s by establishing Second World War he taught at Gray's fact. His supervisions were deliberately the first obstetric flying squad in Britain Inn and Trinity. Then came a period provocative, challenging his students to — an innovation which led to a during which he served on the staff of refute arguments he put forward because significant reduction in maternal the Judge Advocate General, throughout they were provocative: so they were mortality. Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the always entertaining. On the surface he In 1932 Farquhar Murray, dismayed by Middle East and the Mediterranean. was prickly, sometimes difficult, but this the number of patients arriving dead at In 1947 he was elected a Fellow of covered a genuine humanity and maternity hospitals, had the idea of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, warmth. He was, as one student has said, mobile hospital teams to assist general where he taught law until his retirement. a "gentleman's lawyer", requiring his practitioners in obstetric emergencies. He kept his chambers at Gray's Inn and young men to "behave in law as Hunter was then resident surgical officer became Chancellor of the Diocese of gentlemen should", yet his talk and his at the Princess Mary Maternity Hospital, Southwark in 1948, adding to it Durham criticism could be acid. One of his Newcastle, and it fell to him and a in 1954 and Gloucester in 1957. He students, doing poorly in a Tripos colleague to organise and equip the first served as a JP and was a greatly examination, got from him a telegram such squad in 1935. respected Deputy Chairman of the assuring him that his knowledge of law

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would qualify him excellently as an His outpatients clinics at the Royal estate agent: that student is now a Victoria Infirmary became renowned for respected High Court Judge. the excellence of his teaching in which he As a churchman Garth Moore was demonstrated to medical students, assiduous and kindly, though again nurses and other practitioners in child sometimes eccentric perhaps even, with health his compassionate, yet pragmatic his high churchmanship, forbidding. approach to sick children and their Yet many experienced the help he could families. He was an ambassador for give them in time of grief or British paediatrics abroad, with a uncertainty. He was often an irreverent particular interest in and responsibility Reverend, mocking both himself and to the training of graduates from Africa. others with a parody of self- This interest originated in 1969 to the importance. A note by him in the Medical Research Council Child Corpus Fellows' book begins: "All the N utrition Unit in Kam pala and was great of the earth were there and 1 reinforced by subsequent visits to found myself sitting between . . Uganda, to The Gambia and Sudan. The fact that the academic lawyer was More recently, he was responsible for the a skilled practitioner in the law; the fact initiation of a British Council-supported that the lawyer became a priest; the fact link between the Departments of Child that the exercise of priesthood took the Health in the Universities of Khartoum lawyer-priest into a non-academic yet and Newcastle, allowing the exchange to highly educated community — all these mutual advantage of senior medical and came together, each enriching the other. nursing staff from the two units. A formidable list of publications came He served on innumerable local and from his academic pen. Most were national committees involved in matters concerned with ecclesiastical law, but the relating to the health of children, range of his interests extended widely — particularly in the field of paediatric including membership of the British for example, to Psychical Research and endocrinology and metabolism, and on Paediatric Association, the Paediatric the Church's Ministry of Healing. He had the effects of poverty on the growth and Committee of the Royal College of a share of the committee work of the development of children. Physicians of London, and the Medical Church of England. He was briefly a At the time of his death, Professor Research Council's Tropical Medical member of the Church Assembly (1955- Parkin and his research team had Research Board and Human Growth 62). He was a member of the Legal Board documented the fact that large numbers of Hormone Treatment Panel. He was a of the Church — later the Legal Advisory babies were failing to thrive when born to strong advocate of the development of Commission — for thirty years (1956-86), families living in deprived circumstances community paediatrics. and its chairman from 1972 to 1986. in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was planning He wrote extensively on medical Garth Moore was an entertaining to initiate programmes of intervention to issues in paediatrics and served on a colleague. He expressed himself in fine improve the long-term growth and number of ethical committees. Tory fashion, often outrageously. Though physical development of these children. He was a committed Christian and an he resented change, he was surprisingly Special qualities and skills are active supporter of his local Methodist adaptive to it. For example, he was demanded of the doctor who treats church. His colleagues in the Faculty of against admitting women to a traditional seriously ill babies and children. A love Medicine knew he could be relied upon college like Corpus, yet when they came of children and a capacity for hard work, to produce instantly an appropriate in he enjoyed their company. which, by its nature is often biblical or literary quotation. When Indeed, as host he was courtesy itself, unpredictable and harrowing, are combined with his quizzical sense of welcoming and amusing. Again he fundamental pre-requisites while skill humour, this would often diffuse tension would be deliberately provocative in and diagnosis need to be married to the at critical moments in clinical or speech but this was part of the game he art of communicating with parents and committee meetings. played with life. families. The training of the paediatrician The size of the congregation and the Garth Moore's mind remained clear to is long and arduous and the craft of sincerity of the tributes at the Service of the end and he bore his increasing physical children's medicine requires outstanding Thanksgiving held in Durham Cathedral afflictions with dignity and without self- teachers for its successful prosecution. on 6 May bore witness to a remarkable pity. He had enjoyed the good things of life Michael Parkin was born in man. The School Choir and all and he left it without regret. Gateshead, the eldest of four boys, in a Dunelmians present felt particularly family in which five generations had proud, and our sympathies are extended served as lay preachers in the Methodist to Michael's family, and especially to his John Michael Parkin Church. He was a medical student at wife and to the brother, sons and King's College of the University of daughter who are or have been members The sudden death from a heart attack Durham in Newcastle upon Tyne. of the Durham School community. of Michael Parkin, Professor of Clinical After National Service in Singapore Paediatrics at the University of Newcastle and Malaysia, he returned to Newcastle, upon Tyne at the age of 54, deprives becoming in turn First Assistant, John Fawcett Sample British paediatrics of an outstanding Lecturer and Reader in Paediatrics, children's physician and teacher. before being awarded in 1988 a personal John Sample died suddenly of a heart He inspired generations of medical Chair in Clinical Paediatrics in attack at the relatively young age of 59. students in Newcastle to become recognition of his contribution to the After leaving School he went directly practitioners in child health, and made health of children in the north of into the family building firm, John important contributions to research, England. 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/Varkworth all his life and was a very others. We can well understand why. immediate present his loss is sorely felt. ictive member of the local community. Bill was a man who had wide and But time is a great healer, and we pray He was a keen supporter of the various interests, and a man of great that in time Paddy, David and Simon, :hurch, a longstanding Rotarian — a loyalties. He thoroughly enjoyed his and Bill's immediate relatives, will find 3ast President of the Warkworth and games and pastimes, his golf, his bridge, their grief dulled and replaced by a host \mble Club — and an enthusiastic his rugby and cricket. He entered into of happy memories which will not grow supporter of local charities. them all with great enthusiasm. It was dull. For the rest of us, it is our privilege John's brothers, Ronald and David, his quite an experience to be at his side during this afternoon to pay our respects and lephews, and his son Stewart all went to a major rugby match on the Playground. express our gratitude for the life of a Durham School. He carried this same enthusiasm and loyal friend. We entrust him to the loving At School his energy was boundless initiative into other fields. He was a care of the one to whom, throughout his md his toughness legendary. His small staunch supporter of the Friends of life, Bill himself tried to be most loyal. stature was eminently suited to being 1st Durham Cathedral and worshipped And now lettest thou thy servant ::rew cox, but soon he was on the first IV there regularly as a member of the depart in peace. is an oarsman, and Captain of Boats for congregation. As a former Chaplain of J.R.M. rwo consecutive years, as well as winner Durham School I will always be grateful if the Senior House Run. He was a for Bill's very ready help with the I should like to add a note to whatever dedicated Dunelmian, a loyal friend, and services in Chapel on week-days and obituary of Bill Surtees is being i generous host. Sundays during the term and on "Special published in the magazine. During the Our sympathy goes out to his wife, Occasions". After leaving Oxford in 1931 time of my Headmastership he had an Bally, to Stewart and his three sisters. his talents and skills were soon important influence on the School appreciated by British Ropes. His career community and made an invaluable with that firm spanned 40 years (1937- contribution both to its happiness and to Bill Surtees 77). After the interruption of the 2nd whatever successes it then achieved. World War, he became the president in Because through his brother Gordon (a I find it difficult to believe that only last New York for 7 years and returned to friend from Harrow days onwards), he week I called at 34 South Street with two England in 1961 to be its General had passed to Mary and me such Australian friends who were refreshing Manager until his retirement in 1977. enthusiastic accounts of the School he happy memories of their stay in Durham Those 40 years are a good example of had an influence in making me want to some ten years ago. They insisted on Bill's loyalty and single-mindedness. But apply for the job in the first place. The making a visit to Bill and Paddy the first his loyalties extended much further. Vallances will always be grateful for this. of their priorities. The reason is not far to Above all he was a loyal and devoted When we were appointed to Durham seek. Ever since they moved to Durham a husband and father. He loved his country and subsequently arrived, Bill and quarter of a century ago Bill and Paddy and was serving with the 6th Bttn. D.L.I. Paddy were among the first to welcome have extended a welcome, a warmth and from the earliest weeks of the war. He did us and to make us feel at home. a cheerful hospitality to any who called on not have a comfortable war. He and his Throughout our time they showed us them, which have been quite remarkable life-long friend Vernon Ferens were taken great personal kindness and friendship and have made lasting impressions. prisoners within 24 hours of each other and were absolutely supportive of To the very many of us who were during the retreat to Dunkirk. Bill had everything the School stood for and did. fortunate enough to enjoy that kindness served as Intelligence Officer and Vernon Indeed, Bill has personified, and will and generosity the news of Bill's sudden as Adjutant; and on more than one always personify, the very best in Old death last Wednesday morning must occasion Bill told me rather gleefully that Dunelmianry, having a deep love of the come as a rude shock, and bring with it a "It was ironic that the Battalion should School, a great and vital enthusiasm sense of great loss. To some small degree lose all its intelligence so quickly". springing from that love, and being we can share the feelings of Paddy, Bill also loved and was a very loyal deeply sensitive to the needs and best Simon and David, and to them we extend supporter of his School. He rarely — and interests of its whole community. He was our deepest and heartfelt sympathy. But only if unavoidably — missed any of its willing to work very hard for it: what he they, like us, I am sure, are thankful that functions. He organised a lot of them, did in organising the Archives is of Bill was spared a long and frustrating particularly for the O.D.s; and as School course of permanent, lasting and illness. Although over recent months he Archivist he devoted a great deal of his obvious value. He also did much for the had been far from well, to a large time to preserving the records of the Old Dunelmian Masonic Lodge, the measure Bill had been able to pursue his School and to preparing the material for Newcastle Lunches and in many other many interests; and he was the sort of a new Register. It is a great pity that he ways too — I remember his Chapel man who would have found it difficult has just missed the satisfaction of seeing selections and readings with special not to be able to do so. Only last term I such a mammoth task completed. pleasure. Bill was a devout Christian and was chatting with him in the Common Far from least Bill was a loyal Mason. this was apparent in everything he did. Room at School — and I enjoyed those As a Founder Past Master of the Old He not only enhanced the life of the chats over coffee — and I said something Dunelmian Lodge, he supported it in all School Community but he also about getting old having its advantages his activities, and had very little time broadened that community. Always he (bringing a sense of proportion, being indeed for what he regarded as the ill- was selfless, and very, very generous. able to draw on experience, hopefully informed and wholly unjustified attacks More personally, I greatly enjoyed gaining a little wisdom), and Bill, looking on a movement which has been and Bill's company. He was a wonderful at me I thought a little doubtfully over continues to be productive of so much friend both to the Headmaster and to the latter, replied, "H'm, that's all very that is good. There are many of us here Michael Vallance throughout our well, but it depends on whether you are who owe Bill a great deal in this respect Durham time and he was one of a very fit enough to put all that into effect". He for his support and encouragement. small group of people, Old Dunelmians, would never have reconciled himself to It is little wonder that Bill's passing Masters and Boys in the School whom being useless, and being a burden on will leave a gap hard to fill. In the Mary and I will always identify as central

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figures both in our own lives and also in the life of the School in those years. Durham School owes a great debt to Bill Surtees and is no doubt very proud to be the alma mater of such a son. One of the most precious memories of him is the fun of his good company. M.W.V.

Thomas Blagburn Wright

T.B., as he was affectionately known, had remained intensely loyal to the school he had attended for a few years whilst he was in England with his parents just after the First World War. He was invited by his uncle to return to South Africa in 1922 so that he could help him run a Bone Meal Factory at Highlands, near Grahamstown. When his uncle died he took over the running of the factory. Later he became a poultry farmer and this became an absorbing interest for him. T.B. was elected Chairman of the Albany Poultry Club in 1955 and held this office until he retired in April this year. After holding two South African Poultry Association Championship shows in Grahamstown he was made President of the South African Poultry Association for 1968. After retiring to Port Alfred he served the Lower Albany Historical Society as its Treasurer for 13 years. Water divining for his friends, photography and stamp collecting were among his interests. He had a great affection for the School and regretted that he had never been able to return to England so as to visit it. Jonathon Phillips O.D. XV. Photo: John Buries

Dr. C.W . Gibby aspects of local history, as well as in for 36 of which he was in partnership photography and animal husbandry. with Dr. G.P Wood, O.D. We are sorry to record the death of Dr. Many Dunelmians will remember the J.A.C. BELL (1937-42) has finally retired Gibby, whose association with the school pigs, goats and geese which he kept in to Ripon where he is doing Voluntary began almost fifty years ago. Dr. Gibby the buildings just above the Choristers w ork at the C athedral School and was a senior lecturer in the Chemistry games field by the roundabout in Springhill, a Doctor Barnado's School. department at Durham University and Quarryheads Lane. It was natural that He is also serving as a Chaplain in Ripon he helped by teaching Physics and when the Kings Scholars' dinners were Cathedral and Fountains Abbey, and Chemistry in the school during the war, instituted in the 1970s Dr. Gibby should holds the Bishop's permission to officiate when full-time teachers were hard to have been asked to be the speaker at the in the Ripon Diocese. come by. For several years, before the inaugural event, setting the standard for G.R. CULLINGTON (1947-52) took early teaching of Science in Preparatory these enjoyable annual gatherings. retirement from the European Com­ Schools became obligatory, he brought In recent years, despite failing health mission in Luxembourg in 1989 and is the Choristers School scholarship classes and eyesight he retained his sparkle and enjoying himself in Guernsey. In 1987 he to Durham School for Physics and his interest both in the school and in the sailed across the Atlantic in the French Chemistry lessons in the evenings. Then, staff and pupils with whom he had "Transat des Alizes", finishing 15th out having retired from the University, he worked here. We are thankful for his of 52 in the under 11m class in a race again joined the school staff teaching long life and for all he has done for our from Hyeres to Casablanca and then to almost a full time-table of Physics school and city and we send our Guadeloupe. As well as Geoff, the crew between 1966 and 1969. sympathy to his widow and family. composed three Frenchmen and a Dr. Gibby's wide interests and his N.G.E.G. Dutchman. ability to communicate his enthusiasm R.J.S. BAKER (1927-32) who died last made him one of the most popular GENERAL NEWS year, wrote during his retirement a book speakers in the Durham area. He had a H.H.D. ANDERSON (1921-24) has published recently giving a colourful special interest in Abbey and in many retired after 54 years in General Practice, account of the Army postal service

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towards the end of the Second World J.W. SALKELD (1937-42) has retired from this he had to keep in close touch with War. Details are published elsewhere in General Practice and has been appointed all military movements. In checking the this issue. Deputy Lieutenant for Tyne and Wear. original script the War Office commented M.W. EDWARDS (1960-63) has been D.K. SAMPLE (1970-77) who works for "an interesting story and most since 1985 Regional Director with Calor Gas has been appointed Field Sales enlightening even for men who know a Beefeater Steakhouses in the North. He Manager for Cumbria. great deal about the Burma campaign". has now been appointed Director for the A.M. SWINBURNE (1973-78) has gone In recent amplifying his script he South and West. into banking. He is married with one son added particular critical comments on HIDEMOTO HAGA (1987-89) has passed and lives in London. such matters as the causes of the the entrance exam to enter Keio University P.D. LAWTON (1938-42) has had one of his Japanese surrender and the relations next April where he will read Physics. many books, "The Production and Man­ between certain top level allied P.G. McLAREN (1921-27) wonders agement of Cultivated Forages" translated commanders based on reading of whether the four drop goals he scored into Russian and published in Russia authoritative histories. He also (two with each foot) for the Durham City where it is used more extensively in Russia, comments on the implications of his in a Cup Tie against Horden in 1929 is the Ukraine and the Baltic Republics than it personal experiences for his later still a record. He was President of was in Canada and the U.S.A. involvement in practising and teaching Durham County Y.F.C. when it produced E.H. WYKES (1943-46) who has lived in management in various public services. three National Champions. He was also Canada for over 30 years, attended the After graduating in History at President of the Northern Counties Y.F.C. Friends' Midsummer Ball at School on 30 Magdalene College Cambridge and a D.I. MORT (1946-51) in his riper years June. His company, The Imperial Life period in adult education in Durham, scored a chanceless 104 last Summer for Assurance Company of Canada was Richard Baker entered the Adminis­ Nazeing Common C.C. against strong privileged to entertain the Lord Mayor of trative Grades of the Civil Service at Post opposition on an eccentric wicket. London on his visit to Toronto last year. Office Headquarters. He had just B.G. PEARSON (1904-09) who died last N.G. YOUNG (1980-85) has graduated completed a year's practical training in year aged 98 was at School during the this year from Liverpool University with Scotland when on the out break of war he Headmasterships of A.E. Hillard (co­ a B.A. Honours degree in Engineering was called up for the Army Post Office. author of the celebrated "North and Science and Industrial Management. He has published two other books and Hillard"), H.W. Mackenzie and R.D. many articles and reviews in quarterly Budworth. He was the youngest son of BURMA POST journals about management, public H.G. Pearson, O.D. (1861-64) whose A PERSONAL STORY OF AIR MAILS administration and environmental memoirs of the School in the early 1860's AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE matters. After retiring from the Post form one of our most interesting pieces BURMA CAMPAIGN 1944-45 Office he spent some years as Head of of archive material, and grandson of the by the late Richard Baker, O.D. Department and Reader at the Rev. J.G. Pearson, Vicar of Darlington. Richard Baker was mentioned in Polytechnic at Sheffield until his E.J. ROBINSON (1956-59) after some despatches for his part in the Burma retirement in 1979. years as Technical Manager for campaign 1944-45, organising the postal The interest for the general reader rests Schlumberger Europe has been services for 4 corps (half of the 14th in the commentary which he is able to appointed Environmental and Safety Army) in that largely air- (and partly make, from personal observation on the Manager for South America and Mexico. parachute-) supplied operation. To do background to the campaign — the personal conflict between Generals Leese Stephen Rehddie O.D. XV. Photo: John Buries and Slim for example; the experience being gained for future independence by Indian officers; the role of the nationalist Aung Sang who was assassinated and whose daughter is now at the forefront of the fight for a new independence in Burma. Richard Baker was also able, as many of the fighting men were not, to appreciate the beauty of that lovely country — "Looking across the Irrawaddy, you could see in the distance the clusters of towers and spires that was the dead city of Pagan — "the city of ten thousand pagodas, the ancient capital of Burma, one of the most beautiful I had seen in this campaign, or indeed anywhere in the world". He also manages to comment on matters of more lasting concern — on racial prejudice, which "runs pretty deep, with national prejudice, even in some of us who would claim to be liberally minded"; on the stereotyping of individuals by people (like the senior common room members in the LSE where he spent a year in research) who should know better; and on the "wildly impractical, elitist and butterflyminded" nature of many academics. He also muses on the difficulty

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of obtaining enough detailed information One casualty was Noel Hodgson "the "What translation are you using"? I to make a true assessment of any military school poet" who wrote our school songs. hedged. "Notes, Sir, and a dictionary" campaign, or historical event, and "the R.D.B. played fives with some of the Then, "Anything else"? I hurried back to reserve one must have about even the best older boys, flipping the balls with an my study and retrieved the forbidden documented histories of past centuries effortless turn of the wrist yet with such crib. It was an atrocious translation. No when so much of what happened within force that I marvelled they were not wonder it had betrayed me! living memory remains in doubt". flattened on the wall. "I want you to give me this now", he Unwittingly, perhaps, he contributes to He was extremely Spartan and laconic. said. "The reason is that it is a very bad that very reserve by his somewhat In the School House, Bungites, we had translation and you will do far better dogmatic assertion that the atom bomb cold baths every day of our lives. A long trying to work it out for yourself". And was not needed to defeat Japan. bath was filled at 7.0 and the tap left that was all. The author expresses his regret that he running, and in and out we plunged. R.D.B. was a great manual worker of was never able to revisit Burma in There was no central heating. Life was whom St Benedict would certainly have peacetime. Had he been able to do so he cold! He believed in corporal punishment approved. The expanse of the would, I am sure, have been even more but he was utterly just and I found it a playground at the time I left school, 1926, very satisfactory way of settling accounts, was greatly increased by his labours. moved than most of us not only by the far preferable to having to sit and write Year by year the high ground at the side beauty of the country and, by contrast, lines as my handwriting was atrocious. was steadily dug away. At one stage a the economic mess brought on it by its R.D.B.'s was fine and clear. truck on rails was used. In the end military regime, but above all by the It takes a very special type of character several hundred square yards of useful cemetery north of Rangoon, where, in a to adminster corporal punishment without playing space was reclaimed. peaceful spot there lie the graves of tens damaging the self-respect of either party. If he was not thus engaged he would of thousands of allied soldiers. Above Here is one example: be found on hands and knees on or the serried ranks of small headstones One of the absolute "musts" was around the central pitch diligently stretching away to the horizon is a huge attendance at the daily callover. In the removing plantains. and dignified monument on which is summer this was at 4.0 p.m. I was so There are two other small snapshots to engraved the message: engrossed in a detective story that I did not complete this collection. One is a “When you go home, tell them of us and say, surface till call-over was by-and-gone. I recollection of being awakened from For their tomorrow, we gave our today". was appalled. There was only one course, I sleep by my mother during holiday time. Burma Post is one way of ensuring that realised. I ran at once to RDB's study and She hands me a letter in R.D.B.'s the war in Burma is not forgotten. In knocked. A distant booming signified, handwriting. I open it with some alarm. spite of the confusion and the muddle "Come in". "What do you want"? came It reads "Dear Hugh, Will you be head of which are inherent in such a war fought from the back of the vast figure silhouetted the School next term? You will do it well in extremely difficult terrain, there was, against the window, where he was and I shall be grateful. Yours, R.D.B." amongst the hardship and the squalor, accustomed to work at a standing up desk. I was quite shattered. I was no good at the tenaciousness and bravery which all "Please sir, I've missed call over". "Why"? games and should have some of the who value freedom will salute. "Please sir, I was reading an Edgar toughest of our tough house under me. I BURMA POST is published by Wallace". "What do you expect me to do needn't have worried. R.D.B. with Churchman Publishing Ltd. but all orders about it"? "Please Sir can I have a masterly forethought had spiked the for books (Price £4.95) should be sent to lamming" (current argot for "caning") enemy's guns by putting the toughest in Bailey Book Distribution Ltd. Warner "Get down over the chair then". There the same study with me thus eliminating House, Wear Bay Road, Folkestone, Kent followed three very minor taps, then, "All rebellion from below before it could CT19 6PH. Tel: 0303-850156. right, get back to your book". start. We got on splendidly. I record this trivial event because it The other is the day when, my last term "R.D.B." was important to me that the law should being ended, I go to pay him a final visit. Some Snapshots be upheld. He might have said "Oh well, To my surprise he produces his immense I entered Durham School in January don't let it happen again" but as it was, glass lidded cigarette box of many 1919. I don't think there can be very the rules were kept unbent, I got off compartments and offers me a choice. In the front is written "H.C.M. Potts 1926. many of my year still around, but lightly, and the account was squared! It was a different matter, however when Dunelmensi Dunelmensis. R.D.B". whoever they are and wherever, I salute my dormitory was found out having held H.C.M.P. them joyfully! a night feast. Our lot was then the ultimate Richard Dutton Budworth was one of worst, namely appearance in the A greeting of Floreat Dunelmia was that breed who are larger than life. He headmaster's study after bed-time and exchanged on the steps of the was a clergyman of strict morality and before lights-out in our pyjamas. "Take Intercontinental Hotel Prague, when two cycled to Newcastle for a preaching them down and get over the chair" and O.D.'s met there in May. The Rt. Hon. Sir engagement rather than assist the railway the famous flip of the wrist that dealt such Geoffrey Pattie MP (1948-53), who is Vice- staff in the sin of sabbath breaking. punishment to fives balls got to work on Chairman of the Conservative Party with He was a very large man indeed and a our tender bottoms. It was soon over, special responsibility for liaison with the Rugby international. On my first arrival however, and there was a certain amount democratic parties in Eastern and Central at school he welcomed my father then of gratification in viewing our "sunsets" in Europe, met W.D.F. Surtees (1965-70) who looked down at me. "Gracious boy", he the bathroom the morning after. was part of an eight man Conservative said, "don't look so frightened". Some It was said of another head that "He is Party Campaigning team assisting the men naturally possess the quality of a beast but a just beast" and I think that democratic parties in the run up to the "magisterium". R. D. B. had been is true of R.D.B. Czechoslovak elections in June. David allocated a double allowance! In Latin classes we were required to Surtees has since been appointed Deputy His life was the school. The appalling translate aloud the work we had Conservative Central Office Agent for the slaughter of young life in the Kaiser's War previously prepared. One day I sailed East Midlands regional area based near left us with few masters, if any, under the along with suspicious ease. A quiet Hinckley in Leicestershire. age of 55, and grieved him beyond words. question struck chill fear into my heart. Ian Surtees

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BETTER LATE — ROSEBERRY THE BOY WONDER

If ever a single paragraph told a story (and, in this case, suggested another) it was in last Tuesday's paper. "Mike Roseberry has been named the Nixdorf Middlesex Player of the Month," it said simply. Five or six years ago Michael Roseberry was named just about everything in sight: MCC Young Cricketer of the Year, captain of Young England, schoolboy all rounder of the year, Boy Wonder extraordinary. In five innings for Durham School he hit four centuries and a 99, at 17 he represented the Durham Senior League. When Middlesex signed him it meant that at least four other counties had failed to. -* 11* "At the beginning in London I was getting a hell of a lot of write ups about what I was hopefully going to do," he says. "After a year or so they stopped, which was a good thing." After two years, and after three, it seemed that young Roseberry might have blossomed too soon: when he won another award it was, perhaps significantly, only as played cricket in his life. ("He says he was In January he asked Middlesex for second team player of the year. a wicket keeper, but he wasn't.") extra coaching, three or four days a Last year he scored 703 runs in 17 Matt, a wealthy property developer fortnight. "We did the bowling machine, championship matches; this season he every bit as agreeable as his son, is made videos, all sorts of stuff. hit 506 in June alone, averaging 63.25. adamant that pictures of him in pads and "I was getting out lbw too much, too early His first championship century was gloves hang on the wall of his old school. on, I was lunging, almost kicking the ball. If s followed quickly by the second. He was driving to Leicester to see incredible how long it took me to realise." "The first was an unbelievable Andrew, his 19-year-old younger son, This season he's opened with the West moment. After that everything else who has scored well this season for the Indian Desmond Haynes — "absolutely seems so much easier." County seconds. On Saturday he was brilliant, the best player in the world" — The Nixdorf Player of the Month is 12th man with the first team. formerly with Blackball and Guisborough. now in his fifth season with Middlesex, "Maybe he'll get on the field," said Matt. "We call ourselves the Geordie lads," approaching his 24th birthday and still The elder son, though, is in no doubt says Roseberry. "His accent's not as good uncapped. about the debt he owes his father. "He as mine." "It's amazing," he says, "how long it's drove me all over the country and paid Now the people who raised him as a taken it to come . .. " for lots of courses, which make a big teenager are at it again. He knows there As luck would have it he was back difference. are two England tours this winter but home last week — his parents live in the "You obviously need a little bit of declines to contemplate them. shadow of Penshaw Monument — for talent but courses help a lot." "It's amazing how people build you the first time this summer. The courses also taught him to bowl — up just because you score a few runs. We got him out of bed ("about time he "I'd like to bowl more, but it's just I've a long way to go yet." was up," said mum) to arrange the powder puff stuff now" — though that Nor does he yet consider playing for interview. "No problem," said Mike — skill was subsumed in the search for Durham, should the County gain first we'd heard, accurately, what a batting perfection. class status. thoroughly pleasant chap he was. "It's only natural that people expected "Probably I'd have joined them when I "One of my little pet hates," he said me to do well, but the only pressure was 18 if they'd been in the championship later, "is people who change." really is what you put on yourself. but there's a little bit of talk about a cap at It was fixed for noon at Rainton Lodge "I've always been confident, not big Middlesex and that's where my future is. near Durham, a motel owned by his headed or arrogant, I hope, but I know that "Financially a cap isn't important to father Matt. I struggled and I don't really know why. me, but it makes it so much more Mike arrived at 12.40, edging through "I always thought I'd do better difficult for them to leave you out. a wedding party in the lounge, full of tomorrow, always believed I'd get a "It sounds a horrible thing to say, but apologies for his lateness. hundred next time. after playing at Lords where every In the next hour he apologised another "It wasn't that I was lonely, because cricketer wants to be, Durham would be four or five times. "I've done nothing but people were very good to me. The only a backward step." sleep since I came home," he said. thing about London is that it takes me an Next day he was back at Lords for the At Tunstall prep school in Sunderland, hour to drive ten miles to Lords." Refuge Assurance game with Somerset and at Durham thereafter, his prodigious In the winters of 1987 and 1988 he (six first ball, out for 16); that afternoon cricket ability was clearly evident; there went to Australia, was injured both trips, he planned to watch some Durham is family debate, however, over the and hardly played. This year he stayed at Senior League. extent to which it is inherited. home, keeping fit and practising He drove off in the sort of sports car Mike insists that his father, a Sunderland occasionally at the McEwans Cricket that uncapped County cricketers can football fanatic and major backer of Centre near Houghton-le-Spring, which usually only stare after. "I'm sorry I was Durham County cricket club, has never his father also owns. late," he said.

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OLD DUNELMIAN REUNION 1991

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY, JUNE 29th (Speech Day)

1st XI v O.D. XI Cricket Match, 40 overs starting at 12.30 p.m.

O.D. cricketers wishing to play contact N.J. Willings at the School.

The Friends Ball is in the Evening.

SATURDAY, JULY 6th 1991

Informal Cricket Match, 2.00 p.m. - 6.00 p.m.

Tea, 3.45 p.m.

Annual Dinner in Big School, 8.00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JULY 7th 1991

Holy Communion, 8.15 a.m.

Commemoration Service in Chapel, 10.15 a.m.

Annual General Meeting of the Old Dunelmian Society, 11.00 a.m. in the Kirton Tindle Physics Building.

Lunch, 1.15 p.m.

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THE OLD DUNELMIAN SOCIETY ANNUAL REUNION, JULY 6th & 7th, 1991

Please reserve me a seat, price £11.00 at the O.D. Dinner on Saturday, July 6th, 1991.

I enclose a cheque for ......

I should like to:-

* 1 Have tea on Saturday * 2 Stay the night at School * 3 Have lunch on Sunday.

*PIease strike out if not applicable.

Seating preference (if any)

Name......

Address......

Years at School: 19...... to 19...... House ...... Form on Leaving ......

Cheques should be made payable to Old Dunelmian Society.

Please send your cheque and this form to R.E. HEPPLE-WILSON, 20 BRACKEN CLOSE, DINNINGTON VILLAGE, NORTHUMBERLAND NE13 7LY, not later than Friday, June 28th 1991.

94 Miscellaneous

I'HE FRIENDS OF DURHAM ;c h o o l The membership of The Friends ontinues to grow and we have had a >usy year, but there is still room for extra nembers. We held a Dinner at the Castle, by ourtesy of the Master, who attended as i principal guest. Music was by Mr. N. ileed and a small selection of the School Sand and some excellent glee singing. A Fashion Show was held at Ramside iall organized by Mrs. Anna Harris of Partners" of Gosforth, who is the nother of an O.D. We are very grateful o parents who organize events such as his. Our Spring Fete was postponed and it s now being held in the Autumn on 6th October. All are welcome and any gifts vill be gratefully received in the office. The Ball now takes place at the end of he Summer term. This year 606 ittended and danced to Bill Watson and us Band, and the Band of the 6th battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers vho also produced some excellent irumming by the Corps of Drums. Our hanks are due to everyone who helped nake the day a success. The Kitchen staff ire to be congratulated on producing an ixcellent meal, on what was a very long lay for them. Again our thanks go to the Maintenance staff for all the help given. Without them we could not go ahead. Why not join The Friends? Application orms are available from The Friends Dffice in The Grove and invitations are sent to all members. Just because you are in O.D. does not necessarily mean you are a member of The Friends. Membership costs £10 for five years or El 00 for life. J.M. Coatsworth

Angus Rae, Executive Head Chef; Neil Oakes, Trainee Chef; Barry Fish, Sous Chef.

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