AMPLEFORTH DIARY WINTER 2018

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Welcome to the latest edition survivors of abuse and those That same weekend, in Rome, of the Ampleforth Diary, once who have concerns, so please Pope Francis canonised a Contents again offering a snapshot of so have no hesitation in coming number of saints, including many of the things happening forward and be assured that Pope Paul VI and the El in and around Ampleforth, your voices will be heard. We Salvadorian Archbishop Oscar 1 Welcome in our works and among our apologise, too, to those of our Romero. I was struck by the 2 friends and friends and words of Pope Francis in his Ampleforth Society Report supporters. supporters homily: “Pope Saint Paul VI 4 The Ampleforth Society who have seen wrote: “It is in the midst of 6 Ampleforth Global In recent their loyalty their distress that our fellow months, as and love so men and women need to know 8 Ampleforth Society Weekend you will be tested by the joy, to hear its song”. Today 16 Ampleforth Society Events 2019 only too sins of our Jesus invites us to return to well aware, brethren. the source of joy, which is 17 Biography: Acting Head Deirdre Rowe Ampleforth the encounter with him, the 18 A New Safeguarding Charter has been in Ampleforth courageous choice to risk the headlines is a very everything to follow him… 19 BTEC for the sins different place to embrace his way.” 20 Expedition to the Holy Land and crimes today to what 22 highlighted it was twenty, May I beseech your prayers Remembrance Service by the thirty, forty, for vocations to our monastic 26 Equestrian Arena Opening Independent fifty years ago, Community and for its 30 Inquiry into Child Sexual and the Ampleforth Diary is but renewal, that that the voice of Extending the Ampleforth Welcome Abuse (IICSA). Any response one testimony to that and it the Lord calling young people 32 Old Amplefordian Golf Club in words may seem inadequate, is always a delight to see the to a life of prayer and service 36 New Master for St Benet’s Hall but first and foremost I want variety of activity recorded in may be heard; and be assured to convey my heartfelt sorrow these pages. that you will be remembered 38 Announcements for the pain and distress that in our prayers here at 40 Fr Martin’s Paintings has been caused by members I am writing these words just Ampleforth. of our Community. We ask after the Ampleforth Society 52 Voluntary Content Editor for forgiveness, especially of Weekend, which, despite 53 OA Book those who have been hurt by the persistent rain, proved our brethren. As a Community, once again to be a wonderful we are learning very many opportunity for people to lessons and the people we come together; to ‘Come and Fr Gabriel Everitt OSB will learn most from are the See’ Ampleforth as it is today. Prior Administrator

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Tel: 01439 766777 Email: [email protected] Design: www.mercerdesign.co.uk AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 1 platform, I believe Ampleforth In the past, we have all been wish to do so to contribute to Ampleforth Society Global will do much to asked to contribute funds for the important debates. bring the Ampleforth family development of Ampleforth. together, especially the younger However, the Ampleforth We held a very successful Report of the Trustees generations. Ampleforth Global Society is more than just money. inaugural meeting of the will also be valuable in providing Amongst our 16,000 members St Laurence Ethics Forum at careers support to both current lies a wealth of expertise, skills the IoD in the summer and students and members of the and connections. In the past we intend to run a further Society. this has been made available to meeting in March next year in It is now three years since we Fr Gabriel saw the Society using and engaging in activities that Ampleforth on an ad-hoc basis conjunction with the CU. passed a motion at the AGM the digital revolution to bring support the Abbey and College One of the obstacles we have rather than in a structured and to expand the membership together and strengthen the and advance the education of to deal with is the poor and targeted way. To this end, we So these are the three pillars of the Ampleforth Society, Ampleforth Family, which is pupils attending the College. often out of date contact intend to launch the ‘For the where we will be focusing our turning it into a 16,000 strong what the Society is at heart. details we have for members. Future of Ampleforth Forum,’ energy over the coming years. global community of OAs, If we bring all this together then I do ask you to ensure your to work out how best the Society It will not be easy, I suspect, professed Ampleforth monks, I was also minded to look back in my view, we have a specific own contact details are correct, can provide resources of all and I ask for your support in parents, staff and friends, all at the foundation of the Society duty to move forward, to awaken and also to encourage other kinds to the Abbey and College. this important work. We agreed connected to Ampleforth and in 1875 and its original purpose. the sleeping giant and to bring to members - particularly younger Our plan is to invite a few people at the AGM to appoint Nick its values. It’s now time to I discovered this was to ‘unite fruition the vision of the Society and more itinerant family initially to a meeting in the New Channer (D81) as a new Trustee. consider the next steps for the past students and friends of as expressed by the founders, members - to confirm their Year, then gradually expand this However, we would welcome expanded Society. In so doing, Ampleforth College in furthering the Goodall report and our current contact details with the as momentum builds. Once other volunteers either as we have drawn our inspiration its interests and to keep alive Fr Gabriel, our Patron. Development Office. again, we see Ampleforth Global Trustees or as co-opted members from a number of places. amongst past students a spirit as being a great help here. helping us in specific areas. of affection for Ampleforth and With this in mind our plan for In the past we have attempted I recall interviewing Fr Gabriel goodwill towards each other.’ the Society for the next few years to welcome and induct final year Our final pillar will be outreach; In the words of one OA: ‘In this when I first became a Trustee is founded on three pillars. students into the Society before promoting the Catholic faith and crazy world, Ampleforth matters.’ of the Society. He described the Nearly 100 years later a group they leave the College. I believe supporting Catholic education I believe this is absolutely true. Society as a ‘sleeping giant’ and of OAs led by the late Sir First, we need to build and this is critically important, but I and values beyond the Valley and This unique and outstanding hoped within the next decade to David Goodall (W50) wrote strengthen the Society, the don’t think we have got it right our activities in this area will also school instils in its student see the giant awaken. His vision a report about the future of Ampleforth Family. Without yet. This year we will review form part of the agenda for the those qualities of compassion, was of a Society committed to the Society. This emphasised a strong family we will not be how we do this with a view to new forum. redemption, caring, listening, supporting the College with the the need to build and support able to achieve our objectives. regenerating the practice in the service to others, tolerance; resources of the Society and its the Ampleforth family and its We will do this by continuing summer of 2019. We have been in talks with the common good that are all members harnessed directly to monastic foundation, especially to organise events around the the Catholic Union of Great under threat in the wider world. the school development plan at a time of rising secularism. world where members can meet. The second pillar is the Britain over the summer This Society, I believe, with its and the overall development of The report emphasised the As usual, we will also provide support the Society provides and the CU has invited the objective of promoting and Ampleforth. relationship between students financial support to the various to the Abbey and College. The Ampleforth Society to be sustaining the Catholic faith and and the monastic community, a OA sports clubs. We will keep Society intends to continue an affiliate member of the Catholic education, is now well He also saw a significant special relationship which needed communicating the activities and its bursary programme by Union. This will give us the positioned, with a firm direction outward looking role for the to be nurtured. As a result of achievements of current students funding two and a half ability to share news of each and plan, to help members young Society with outreach playing this report, the purposes of the and members of the Society and bursaries each year. This year other’s events, to become and old to defend those qualities an important part of the Society were amended. we will keep members informed we will also provide financial involved in the activities of the and values and promote the activities. In particular, he saw the of developments at the College support to the Ampleforth CU, especially those dealing message of Christ. Society helping the monastery Today, the constitutional and the Abbey. Lourdes Hospitalite. Lourdes with public policy. As I have to continue the mission of objective of the Society is to is the epitome of Ampleforth already said, the Society is the Ampleforth and the Church as promote the Catholic faith and to To this end, the launch of and its values, as well as an repository of a valuable store a whole, as well as supporting advance education. This includes Ampleforth Global, our new occasion for members of of professional expertise in a and influencing Catholic fostering relations between social media based platform, the Ampleforth family to get wide range of fields, and our education, and promulgating Members and other persons comes at the right time. together, renew friendships link with the CU will provide Jeremy Deedes (W73) Benedictine values and character associated with Ampleforth Judging by the experience of and work with current school the mechanism and opportunity Managing Trustee to the wider world. Abbey and Ampleforth College other institutions that use the students. for those professionals who Ampleforth Society

2 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 3 DAVID O’KELLY (C81) I served for over twenty years in the Army (The Green Howards) leaving regular The Ampleforth Society service in 2006; I have spent the time since as Regimental Secretary of The Yorkshire Regiment, based in York. I am the son of an OA (Dick C43) and MEET THE TRUSTEES father of two OAs (Charlie C07 and Katie M10); there was also an uncle, four cousins and a brother in the school so I feel very much part of the Ampleforth family. It is not surprising perhaps that I was married by a monk, Fr Walter, who also baptised both the children. It was the aforementioned uncle (Michael C45) The Ampleforth Society is a 16,000 strong global community of Ampleforth monks, alumni, parents, who persuaded me to take over as Treasurer of the Society after he had held staff and friends connected by Ampleforth, its values and beliefs. The Society engages in activities which the post for 23 years! I am now extremely pleased that he did, as I am enjoying being at the centre of much of what the Ampleforth Society does and offers. • support the Abbey and promote the Catholic faith We are an organisation which is growing in importance and collectively we have • advance the education of the pupils attending the College a great deal to offer – to current students, the wider Ampleforth Society community and, critically right • promote and nurture the Ampleforth family now, to the Abbey and School as they embark on a new chapter.

The Abbot of Ampleforth is Patron of the Society and the College Head is the Vice Patron. The The range of activities which the Ampleforth Society supports, from career advice through to Society is run by a Board of Trustees and is supported in its activities by the Development Office at sporting and social occasions, is growing. We continue to offer significant bursaries to the school Ampleforth. The Society was founded in 1875 and is a registered charity, number 529626. allowing more children who might not otherwise be able to, to enjoy the amazing benefits of a Catholic, Benedictine, Amplefordian education. Together with the Development Office at Ampleforth, the Ampleforth Society organises social and pastoral events across the globe as a means of maintaining and strengthening links with Ampleforth. We also provide Society members with regular communications and updates relating to the works of the Monastic Community and the College. The trustees also, where possible and appropriate, work NICK CHANNER (D81) with the trustees of the St Laurence Education Trust and the Ampleforth Abbey Trust, making use I was educated at Ampleforth and St Benet’s Hall, Oxford where I read of the collective strength, expertise, skills and views of the Society membership. Modern History. My father went to Ampleforth and claims still to hold the Steeplechase record. I am married to Louise and our three sons have also been to Ampleforth; the youngest, Tom (D17) is now in his first year at St Benet’s Hall where he is reading Near Eastern Studies - and is the last of a current stream of Channers who have all been in St Dunstan’s. I recently completed a full career in the Army and started a new role as Chief of Staff in a security services and construction logistics firm (Wilson James Ltd) - but settled in Coxwold so I am well placed to take up a role as an OA Trustee.

JEREMY DEEDES (W73) PATRICK TOLHURST (C99) I have spent much of my career in financial services before retiring in I left Ampleforth in 1999 having enjoyed five happy years in the valley. Like 2015. I now run Living Money, a life and financial coaching and training many Old Amplefordians, the friends I made during my time at Ampleforth business, which has the Christian values and qualities I learnt at Ampleforth are friendships that have lasted. I live and work in London (as a lawyer with at its heart. I became a Trustee of the Society in 2012 and was appointed my own practice) and I have three young children - the eldest has just started Managing Trustee in 2015. I helped instigate the move to make the Society at school. In 2013 I was asked to become a Trustee of the Ampleforth more inclusive by opening membership of the Society to parents, staff Society and have since helped change the way the Society is organised, and friends, as well as OAs. I believe deeply in Ampleforth’s Benedictine establish the St Laurence Ethics Forum and co-ordinate the London branch values and want the Society to have a role in defending those values in an of the Ampleforth Society. Ampleforth and those connected to Ampleforth increasingly sceptical and secular world. are clearly navigating a difficult time. Despite this, I am struck by the loyalty so many Old Amplefordians and parents have to the school, the Community I live and work near Ampleforth and I am married with one son, Alex, who and the wider Ampleforth family; there is much that people value about left the College in 2015. I am a keen supporter of the Ampleforth Lourdes Pilgrimage, taking my first Ampleforth and the Ampleforth Community. In order to thrive in the 21st century, this support of pilgrimage in 1973 and I have been to Lourdes with my son every year since 2014. members of the Ampleforth Society will be more important than ever.

4 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 5 YOUR PROFILE Make instant updates to COMING EARLY 2019 your contact details and employment information Ampleforth Global is a new, dynamic networking platform, which will allow Ampleforth when they change. You will Society members – OAs, parents, visitors and friends – to connect and reunite online. In also be able to share news the same vein as Ampleforth’s Compass for Life, Ampleforth Global will be pivotal for of projects you’re currently remaining connected with all that is happening in the Valley; in sharing news and career

involved in. opportunities, hearing about developments, as well as enabling OAs to give back through

our mentoring programme.

A Ampleforth Global will make it easier to maximise the benefits of being part of

Ampleforth’s unique extended family. Highlights will include:

M P KNOWLEDGE DIRECTORY SHARING

Find old friends L Volunteer to offer career and invite new advice or mentor students

connections; personal E and other Old Amplefordians. or professional, from Search for an alumnus who all over the world. can help you with careers

F advice and information and to link with professional O groups.

JOBS AND R OPPORTUNITIES Seek out or advertise T job vacancies, internship opportunities or study placements across the H Ampleforth Society. SPECIAL INTERESTS Follow or start a group with a common goal or interest; MESSAGING come together to collaborate Receive and send messages G on special projects. Become to other Society members in a mentor and help support a variety of ways; through the next generation of Old Ampleforth Global, by email, or L Amplefordians to achieve by synchronising your account their ambitions. with LinkedIn or Facebook. O Manage what you share and receive by amending your B EVENTS own settings. Find out about Ampleforth A Society events; book your L place, or publicise your own reunions and get-togethers. Join in! We need your participation to make Ampleforth Global a success. Engage with Ampleforth clubs all over the world, so Ampleforth Global will be launched early next year and we will be in touch to let you that you can stay involved know how to join in to further enhance your connections with Ampleforth Society wherever you are. members across the world.

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80 members of the Ampleforth Society arrived into the Valley on Friday 12th October, for a wonderful weekend of conversation, food and events. Here we have a selection of reviews from people who attended, which included members of the Monastic Community, current parents, Old Boys and Girls and wider members of the Society…

8 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 9 A softly-lit Performing Arts Centre proved the ideal venue for this year’s Ampleforth Society Supper; especially given its superb acoustics. Jeremy Deedes (W73) reminded guests of the challenges and opportunities facing the newly-expanded Society – highlighting the wide variety of events across the UK, allowing OAs and others to build and renew ties – all within the perspective of supporting the Monastery and College, and better serving the mission of the Catholic Church in challenging times. This underlined the constant need for new blood and fresh ideas to drive the Society forward.

In a memorable short address, Michael Dunne (A46) took us back to the war years at Ampleforth, and recalled those monks who had served in the armed forces in varying ways – highlighting Fr Aidan Gilman (D44) who remains as a link with that era.

ACTIVITIES “Autism Plus at Park House Barns was delighted to welcome members of the Ampleforth Society to the barns on Saturday 13th October. Simon Cale, Lead Officer at the barns for Autism Plus, showed guests around the chocolate factory, classic car Morris Minor hire cars and horticultural field. Autistic young adults from North Yorkshire train and work within the enterprises and help to produce the wonderful range of chocolates and vegetables produced on-site. Pupils from Ampleforth College come down and work on Friday afternoons, during their enrichment and community volunteering sessions. Pupils work on the horticulture field and support the trainees and service users. You can purchase chocolates and book out the Morris Minors through their websites: www.ampleforthplus.co.uk and https://classiccarhirenorth.co.uk.

“Guests also toured the remaining derelict barns which are being prepared for Phase 2 refurbishment. A fundraising steering group has been formed and work is now progressing on income generation towards the remaining barns to establish additional social enterprises, such as a bakery and farm shop for more autistic young adults to train “Guests from different school generations compared notes from their and be employed within.” own time here. One recalled taxis lined up on Saturdays to ferry By Simon Cale Project Manager, Autism Plus Sixth Formers to the Star Inn at Harome! A special note was struck by current students turning up to see their parents and bid them “It was quite a magnificent weekend of hospitality and entertainment, most especially the goodnight.” By Fr Philip Rozario dinner on Saturday. The weekend kicked off with a most convivial evening accompanied by a fish supper, which gave us all a chance to introduce ourselves to new faces and “Supper in the Performing Arts Centre, rather than in the usual Upper catch up with old friends. During Saturday there was a selection of indoor and outdoor Building, was a great opportunity for members of the Society to see activities, including clay-pigeon shooting and nature walks with a break for a lovely each other alongside many members of the Monastic Community. lunch at The Windmill. The weekend reached its climax on Saturday evening when we Those who attended were treated to some excellent music, first from were most royally entertained: on arrival we were welcomed with meticulously dressed the Pipe Band, who played some favourites from their repertoire while pipers in their Scottish regalia and lovely Heidsieck champagne. This was followed by members of the Society enjoyed drinks on the terrace outside, and music from a live band (featuring the Head of Music on piano), whilst dinner was served then once inside, a Jazz trio took over. A lot of work had clearly gone comprising the most delicious food and a selection of wines! All told an epicurean feast! into making the room look good and, thanks to its acoustic qualities, We all gathered one last time for High Mass with the school in full voice on Sunday it was possible to have some good conversations over delicious food followed by coffee afterwards, providing us with the chance to say our goodbyes before and wine without the need for shouting - a real bonus. To judge from heading off back home to old clothes and porridge! I will endeavour to return next year! the amount of circulating which went on, everyone enjoyed catching My thanks to the Development Department for organising such a lovely weekend.” up with each other.” By Fr Hugh Lewis-Vivas By Michael Tate (T82)

10 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 11 “I so much enjoyed the Ampleforth Society weekend when the Monastic Community so generously welcomed us all to see more deeply into its workings and to meet a variety of people with different perspectives and different experiences of their time spent there. I had interesting conversations with Old Boys from the 1950s and old parents, as well as monks who I hadn’t come across before. The dinner was a very special event with the most delicious food and interesting company.

“I was so deeply touched by Fr Gabriel’s talk at the AGM and I am praying for the monks at this difficult time. As a parent of two boys at Ampleforth, I now feel more involved with the school and “It had been at least 15 years since I’d attended my last and only that I know it better. It was good to have had the chance to go previous Old Amplefordian weekend. I’d wanted to attend another with my parents, my father being an Old Amplefordian himself, at some stage but somehow I’d never quite rustled up the energy; as it provoked new conversations afterwards about his happy then this year’s invite arrived and I thought long and hard about time there. Certainly I love it more and hope to see it continuing it. With recent publicity I expected many might feel reticent about to flourish with the monks leading it into the future. I saw such going, and being ‘of that era,’ I’d read the Report too, at length. tremendous fondness in the eyes of others who were visiting Whilst there were many truths therein, I also felt strongly that it again and I am so happy to know that this is the place where my was unfair - deeply unfair on the greater majority of the Monastic children are being educated. Community, who had contributed so much that was positive to our lives. So, I resolved to attend the Weekend, as much as a show of “Thank you, Dionne, for organising such a wonderful weekend. solidarity with school and monastery as to reconnect and revisit the It must have been a huge amount of work! It was a real treat!” ambiance that is SHAC. And how glad I am that I did. There were By Charlotte Tucker event highlights of course – convivial Friday evening and Saturday lunchtime meals in The Windmill, clay pigeon shooting in the valley, and the excellent dinner on Saturday evening, but most of all it was the relaxed congeniality of everyone one met, that stood out as the enduring feature. One forgets the easy, non-judgemental attitude of OAs, which always serves to put one at ease, regardless of differences in year, house and era – always the start of any conversation….

“The sober end of the affairs, the AGM, was well handled too, with Fr Prior Administrator tackling head on, deeply and apologetically, the very evident elephant in the room. The Community is in recovery – reflecting on the past with remorse, trying to cope in the present and moving heaven and earth to safeguard for the future. And the school is in good shape – proudly sticking to its Catholic values in this post-modernist world.

“Parents were also in attendance at the Society Weekend – whilst a new development, their self-evident enthusiasm for and dedication to the School and Monastery had an energising effect. It was a memorable and enjoyable weekend which I’ll attend again – hopefully sooner than 15 years’ time.” By Dominic Moorhouse (B79)

By way of an addendum: Old Amplefordian Armed Forces Dinner. Those sufficiently old enough in the tooth will remember the last OA AF Dinner at Woolwich Officers’ Mess in 2000, presided over by then CDS and Fr Abbot. For all those from SHAC that have served or are serving in our armed forces, it may be timely to have another, perhaps in 2020, location and date tbc. Your expressions of interest, enthusiasm, involvement and/or assistance are sought in the first instance - please contact Lt Col Dominic Moorhouse REME at [email protected].

12 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 13 “The Ampleforth Society has developed over the years since I left Ampleforth in 1965 from an Old Boys society to one that encompasses all those with a connection with the College and Abbey. 53 years ago the Old Boys gathered for a reunion over the Easter weekend when we could meet up with all the monks who had been involved with our education. Those links continue to today. Then in about 1968 an Old Boy brought his wife with him and that was the start of widening the weekend to friends of the College and Abbey. We now have Easter and the October weekends to gather at Ampleforth and I have always been welcomed at any time over the last 53 years, and I am sure that welcome will continue. There were and are many other events when OAs and other Society members get together elsewhere. Last Easter I was unable to attend the Easter services due to illness but could listen to the Ampleforth services being streamed on the internet, which was lovely. My friendship with those at Ampleforth allowed me in 1976 to spend a week in the carpentry shop making a dining room table. That followed the many hours in the Sixth Form that I spent in the carpentry shop building a 14’ speedboat. The boat and the outboard motor are now again at Ampleforth to be refurbished by College students. Long may Ampleforth friendships continue for everyone’s sake.” By Paul Rietchel (H65)

“I am not an Old Boy but I have sent four children to the school. Every time I see them I am aware of the very positive and gentle Benedictine influence in their characters. I am unhesitating in my praise for their experience at Ampleforth. The Abbey is still one of “Just like the well-rounded education the College offers to their my favourite places to find peace and pray. Long may it all continue.” students, Ampleforth offers once a year a unique and truly well- By Graeme Olley rounded weekend; two to three days at an inspiring venue full of a variety of interesting activities, from clay pigeon shooting to mini retreats. The Ampleforth Society Weekend was indeed a very positive experience for us! A magnificently well-organised event with an intense but manageable agenda.

“By all means a fabulous opportunity to meet new people you share similar values with and discuss problems of mutual interest, a well-thought-out plan to develop friendships, exchange ideas, experiences and memories. In other words, a priceless way to keep in touch year after year with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances at an ideal location of outstanding natural beauty, far from the noise and the distractions of our busy everyday life. Highly recommended!” By Barbara de Castro Marugun

“What we experienced on the weekend was an overwhelming sense of friendship and kindness and making new friends that we know will last a lifetime. We didn’t know what to expect but found the speeches interesting and informative along with the activities. Meeting other parents and monks was a highlight and if the question was put to us would we come again? Of course we would.” By Stephen & Lillian Mollison

14 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 15 BIOGRAPHY: AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE, AMPLEFORTH ACTING HEAD DEIRDRE ROWE school to ensure that the unique Benedictine experience at SOCIETY Ampleforth continues, offering students the opportunity to EVENTS deepen their faith. Having been the Designated 2019 Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for five years, Deirdre will continue to build on the robust policies and practice that have been put in place to ensure that student safeguarding and wellbeing is at the centre of College life. Her approach will not only focus on the excellent structures and processes she has established but also on educating and empowering students. Her aim is for them to know and iss Rowe makes introduction of BTECs, understand how to safeguard history as the first mental health first aid training themselves, delivering and Mever female head of and the construction of a expecting the highest standards Ampleforth College in over two new equestrian arena, as well of behaviour from themselves hundred years and has started as continuing the varied and and others. her new role by asking staff and busy life of learning, sport and students to ‘be at the top of their activities. She’s also back in the Deirdre is supported by two game’ this year, and go beyond classroom and will be teaching deputies; Dr Hannah Pomroy, expectations in the classroom, on music herself. Director of Academic Studies the sports field and as part of the and Mr Adrian Smerdon, school community. With a Master’s degree in Music Acting Deputy Pastoral who is hilst the development team here at Ampleforth Abbey at Trinity College Dublin, responsible for boarders and day and College are busy crafting a diverse programme of Having been at Ampleforth for Deirdre has spent her entire student care, as well as the new Wevents for 2019, we can confirm that our calendar for the nearly five years, working as career in Catholic education Designated Safeguarding Lead. upcoming year will be made available on Ampleforth Global at its Associate Head for the last two, including spending four years launch. Beyond providing members of the Society with a platform Deirdre’s priorities are shaped as Deputy Head Academic at Her hobbies include cookery, to reconnect and network with one another, Ampleforth Global around balancing the academic St Leonards-Mayfield School walking, travel and Ignatian will serve as a source for updates on newly confirmed Ampleforth demands on the students with in East Sussex, over a decade at spirituality. Deirdre lives on Society events. For now, dates to save in your diary include the the pastoral care they need to All Saints’ RC School in York site and often eats with the Brompton Oratory Mass on the 16th May and the Ampleforth thrive. She will be building on and a further four as Principal students. As a keen cook and Society Weekend from 11th to 13th October. We encourage you to the strength of this year’s A Education Officer for the self-confessed foodie, she register on this exciting new online platform so that you can utilise level and GCSE results with Diocese of Leeds. enjoys talking to students about all the information and opportunities that it offers. a newly reinforced academic food and working with them team in disciplines from classics Deirdre is determined that to improve school food. She to coding, while ensuring that Ampleforth remains a school has asked parents to send in all students achieve their best in the Lord’s service. She will favourite recipes from home so possible outcomes. Deirdre work alongside her team and that they can be included in the will also be overseeing the the monastic chaplains at the daily menus.

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The Charter builds on the Safeguarding Charter – eight The St Laurence Education Trust progress made at Ampleforth commitments that focus on the has had a lay chair since 2016 to create an environment where health and well-being of our and its constitution ensures that those young people entrusted beneficiaries and staff: lay members are always in the to our care can flourish and is 1. Keeping people safe is at the majority – representing a broad BTEC part of an on-going programme heart of everything we do. diversity of skills and experience In September 2018, the College and have already had such positive feedback of work. 2. Our culture is one which in order to provide the best announced the introduction of BTECs from parents and pupils alike. BTECs offer a supports a robust approach to strategic leadership and oversight in Countryside Management, Enterprise practical way of learning by doing for students Ampleforth College and St safeguarding. for the future of the College. and Entrepreneurship and Hospitality, and will really take advantage of Ampleforth’s Martin’s Ampleforth have been 3. Our safeguarding structures supporting our unique location and magnificent setting and help to embed our core developing the programme since (and processes behind Emma, who will continue as the ambition to provide a holistic education for values even further into the curriculum.” early 2018 with Emma Moody that) are clear, simple and Interim Manager for Ampleforth all our students. of Womble Bond Dickinson transparent. Abbey Trust and St Laurence solicitors, a specialist in charity 4. Our systems and procedures Education Trust over the next BTECs will further enhance our practical “AT AMPLEFORTH, WE PRIDE law, education and safeguarding. fully support safeguarding. six months in order to monitor portfolio of subjects, available to Years 12 and OURSELVES ON OFFERING AN 5. We have the right people progress and ensure that new 13 and make the very most of our magnificent EDUCATION WHICH NOT ONLY The programme builds on in the right places working structures, processes and ways setting and facilities. HELPS OUR PUPILS FLOURISH Emma’s initial assessment together to achieve effective of working are embedded across ACADEMICALLY BUT SETS THEM that staff at the College are safeguarding. the organisation, said: “Ampleforth Countryside Management will explore the committed to keeping children 6. Good safeguarding requires has already implemented significant legal and practical side of managing an UP FOR WHEN THEY LEAVE THE in their care safe and that child effective communication. improvements to the way safeguarding estate and builds on our already thriving SCHOOL.” protection systems “on the 7. To keep people safe, we must is reviewed and managed, and I have gamekeeping activities, while Enterprise and ground” are working to protect work in partnership with reported my confidence in the current Entrepreneurship will give students the skills children from harm. She also others. safeguarding system to the Charity they need to feel confident in running their reported back to trustees and 8. Our strategy on safeguarding Commission. Everyone who I am own business. Hospitality will focus on event regulators that staff operated embraces continual working with at the College is wholly management, as well as the importance of within a policy framework which improvement. committed to protecting the children in the hospitality industry for the economy. created a safe environment for their care” their students. Underpinning the Charter is Students can choose to study only BTECs, an accelerated programme of “Importantly, Ampleforth has also or to follow a mixed pathway of one or two We will continue to work with governance reform. Trustees of strengthened relationships with BTECs alongside one or two A Levels. The statutory agencies and regulators the Ampleforth Abbey Trust relevant statutory agencies such as courses are led by Harriet Thompson, Head and ensure our systems for and St Laurence Education the North Yorkshire Safeguarding of Modern & Vocational Studies, who joined safeguarding are robust. Pupils, Trust are pressing ahead with an Children Board (NYSCB) and the College late last year. Harriet says: “At staff, parents and visitors will overhaul of board structures to the North Yorkshire Police. The Ampleforth, we pride ourselves on offering be able to judge our progress ensure the highest standards of College is working collaboratively and an education which not only helps our pupils using Ampleforth’s first ever accountability and transparency. transparently with those agencies”. flourish academically but sets them up for when they leave the school. We’re so excited to be offering BTEC courses to our students

18 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 19 Expedition to the Holy Land

here were differences Important factors were the at the Western Wall of the of opinion about enthusiasm and good sense of Temple, and the Jews occupied Twhich day left the the students. We were often on in their own devotions seemed most impression during the the road by 7.00am, heading entirely un-phased by some brief six-day expedition with for the assassin/crusader of us making the sign of the 20 Sixth-Form students to Castle of Nimrod. On one Cross at the end of the prayer. the Holy Land before Easter occasion we even shuffled Best of all was our Palm 2018. Some were captivated into the Holy Sepulchre for Sunday entry into Jerusalem, by ‘the desert walk,’ a 3-hour Mass at 6.00am, the latest palms and all, through the hike down the canyon of the time when crowd-free prayer same gate as Jesus himself Wadi Qilt from Jerusalem to can be managed. The trip was entered. This was followed by Jericho, a real experience of not without incident, such as Mass in the next-door church desert heat, enlivened by idiotic the hassle of replacing a lost of St Anne’s, with the Gospel goats and fierce guard dogs; passport, and slight friction of the Passion distributed at half-way point our thirst when the Palestinian guide was between twenty readers. was quenched by the offer of bold enough to assert that she orange-juice from the monks knew the Holy Land better Enthusiastic thanks to Mr of the monastery of St George than Fr Henry, but the first aid Hudson for arranging the whole of Coziba. Others preferred the kits were returned unopened trip, to Miss Rowe for ensuring swim in the weird Dead Sea, as 25 exhausted but exhilarated our health and safety and to the floating as though weightless in pilgrims docked at Stansted. Roberts family who functioned its salty waters. More ominous as our Travel Agents. was the contrast at Bethlehem Two amazing incidents were between the peace of the in Jerusalem. We went to pray Fr Henry Wansbrough Basilica of the Nativity and the threat of Israeli fire-power in Manger Square, and the account from an Armenian wood-carver of the hazards experienced by Palestinians living under Israeli rule. There were some exciting climbs too; clambering up from Qumran in search of the caves where the Scrolls were found, or the snake-path up to Herod’s palace at Massada – not to mention the drive between two minefields in the flower- filled but eerily deserted Golan Heights near the Syrian border.

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t was fitting that incense, the calm surroundings bidding prayers were read by Remembrance Sunday and heightened hush in the senior cadets and there were I this year fell on the Abbey – however, it soon other cadets, proudly wearing 100th anniversary that the became apparent that there their uniforms, dotted around Armistice was signed marking were differences this week. the Abbey. One only had to the end of the Great War. One only had to glance around see the numbers of visitors Commemorative events had the Abbey to see the ten inside the Abbey Church who been planned up and down see-through silhouettes sitting were standing due to the lack the country, indeed around solemnly in amongst each of of seating to know that the the world, marking this special the Boarding Houses. Each congregation had travelled occasion in many different phantom figure had a perspex long distances to attend this ways, which befitted the name block next to it with the special day. Fr Edward’s homily memories of the thousands name of an Old Amplefordian talked of peace and how those of men and women who died who had died whilst serving who served in the war brought for our freedom. Ampleforth in the First World War as this about. This was so apt Village had celebrated just well as a poppy to symbolise considering his own family such an occasion the previous the occasion as part of the connections and his service week and now it was the turn nationwide ‘There But Not within the Ampleforth College of the College. There’ campaign to remember CCF too. Fr Edward has had all those who lost their lives in these long-term connections Mass began as usual at 10.00am, their local community churches. within the school as a celebrated by Fr Edward. To There was further evidence Housemaster too, and it was he the uninitiated this Mass was too that this was a special who oversaw the framing of the like any other – the burning Mass; the two readings and the Allmand VC and Nairac GC,

22 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 23 which hung beside each other Amplefordians and 27 villagers in Bolton House for so many who died in the First World years, serving as reminders of War were read aloud whilst the outcome of conflict. those in uniform saluted their memories and the Regimental After Mass the Schola and Colours were lowered honouring Monastic Community exited the fallen. Then there was the the Abbey through the South Reveille, the concluding prayers Transept, following the sounds and the Colours were marched of the lone piper, solemnly off parade. Throughout the calling the congregation to whole event there was respectful further ceremonial duties. Once silence, except for the pitter- everyone was in position around patter of rain as it fell to the the Field of Remembrance, our ground, reminding us of the short service of remembrance conditions that our forefathers began. A wonderful and proud had to endure whilst on the gathering of brethren, students, Western Front. staff, parents and visitors surrounded the 250 crosses It was a wonderful and fitting whilst wreaths were laid by staff, way to pay our respects to so students and relatives. This was many who had given everything followed by a tear jerking last for those of us that remain and post, played wonderfully on a are able to grow old. bugle and the piper’s lament (Flowers of the Forest). During Major Miles Blackford the ensuing two minutes silence, Contingent Commander the names of the 63 Old Ampleforth College CCF

24 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 25 EQUESTRIAN ARENA OPENING

Set in 2,000 acres of North opportunities for day pupils are ‘divine mirrors’ as they Yorkshire countryside, to train and prepare for the reflect back the emotions Ampleforth College National Schools Equestrian you put in, if you put in prides itself on its outdoor Association (NSEA) and other love, respect, kindness and curriculum and the new events. Currently, we have curiosity, the horse will return Equestrian Arena, which riders representing the school that. Following the opening was opened recently, is the in Eventing, Show Jumping, speeches from Deirdre and latest addition to the sporting Dressage and Jumping Christopher, two students facilities available to our the with Style Competitions. received a short Masterclass of students. We have a proud Training with specialists will their own from Christopher. history of Equestrian athletes; be arranged for the students, Watched by an enthralled a number of former students providing them with every audience, Charlotte Armitage have achieved great success in opportunity to succeed in their gave a dressage demonstration the Equestrian world including chosen discipline. and Louis Pern gave a show Michael ‘Mouse’ Morris jumping display, both receiving (W66), Peter Savill (J65) Christopher Bartle, constructive feedback from and Thomas Tate (O65) all British Eventing’s High Christopher on what to involved in the racing industry Performance Coach also holds work on to improve their and Lissa Green (M07) and Masterclasses for students and performances to catch the Christopher Bartle (A69) in two students each year receive judges eye. the Eventing world. a number of lessons from Christopher, which are paid The College currently has Earlier this month for by the College. an up and coming Eventing Christopher Bartle opened star in Issy Saxby. Issy has our new waxed sand/fibre The opening of the arena, been selected to join the 60 x 40m Outdoor Arena, which was blessed by British Eventing Under 18 which was installed by local Fr Ambrose, was overseen Development squad, and company Hymas Arenas. The by Head, Deirdre Rowe. travelled to Ireland in the new facility, which includes In her opening speech she Summer holidays to take part Dressage and Show Jump cited a quote from Allan in the Millstreet International facilities, will enhance the Hamilton saying that horses Horse Trials as part of the

26 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 27 12 strong development squad. moving to the College in and rounded corners, which This is a great reward for Issy September, she then qualified encourages the rider to use all who juggles her riding and for the College too. Madison the space available to them, competing with a busy academic could soon be following in the and makes maintenance of the timetable and being a member footsteps of Issy Saxby and arena easier too. A full set of of the school’s hockey team too. Christopher Bartle! show jumps and cross country Issy now has the opportunity to fences, alongside dressage train between her lessons at the Congratulations must also go facilities are now available for College on the new facility. Alex to the students who attended training. The installation of Verth recently competed in the the Show Jumping at Epworth this new facility demonstrates Dodson and Horrell National Equestrian Centre at the the school’s commitment to Amateur Show Jumping weekend – they were placed in all developing and nurturing the Championships held at Aintree four classes they entered, teams confidence and competency of International Equestrian Centre finishing 2nd in the 80cm class, our equestrian teams.” too. So hopefully, in the not 3rd in the 90cm class, 3rd in the too distant future, we will have 1m class, with individual placings Eliz, who lived locally as a child yet another international rider in the 90, 1m and 1.10 classes! and rode through the woods amongst the Equestrian team! surrounding the new site of the Eliz Cook, Equestrian arena daily, dreamt as a child The school has a busy Coordinator at the school that she would be part of the equestrian team who recently who project managed the equestrian team at Ampleforth attended the NSEA Eventing installation of the arena, says: College, so was overwhelmed to Championships and the NSEA “We are delighted with the see not only her dream come to Show Jumping/Jumping with new facility; Hymas Arenas fruition, but to see the students Style Championships, with one have completed the arena to now benefitting from this student, Madison Chapman, a very high standard, which wonderful facility. representing two schools at incorporates a mounting block the Championships. Madison within the perimeter fence, qualified for the Championships for her prep school before

‘NO HOUR IN LIFE IS WASTED IN THE SADDLE’ WINSTON CHURCHILL

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mpleforth means developed significantly over that a new staircase visitors will be different things to time and what has emerged is able to climb onto the bridge Adifferent people but a truly exciting project which, and through the generosity of everyone does agree that if we are successful, will the monastic community, will Ampleforth is a very special change the visitor experience be able to walk into Monks’ place. The valley has its own dramatically. We hope Wood and visit the two sense of place, tranquility, Ampleforth will become a cemeteries. Incidentally, in the beauty and a tradition that must-see destination for people Visitor Centre children (and goes back centuries. visiting the area, whilst ensuring adults) will be able to build a we keep that same sense of miniature version of the bridge There have been changes over place, tranquility and beauty. themselves and understand those centuries: new buildings, the significance of the high the introduction of girls to the Visitors will arrive at an parapets on either side. College, lay Head Teachers but improved and extended car park there is also consistency with and see new signage that will As part of the development the works of the monastic welcome them and point them work on Monks’ Bridge we community, education and a in the direction of a new and were able to offer one of warm welcome to visitors. extended Visitor Centre. The the College students, Seth new galleries within will talk Higgins (C), the opportunity One of the changes we about the Rule of St Benedict to be involved and to design have mentioned in previous being a fore runner in work a staircase himself as part of editions is our desire to extend life balance, life at Ampleforth his Design and Technology and improve our visitor College, about the nature coursework. Seth engaged welcome: “Come and See.” surrounding us and the fabulous with the design team and the In January 2017 Ampleforth heritage buildings that are such Project Manager, presenting Abbey was given approval a major part of the experience his ideas to the architects by the Heritage Lottery at Ampleforth. Significantly the who then shared with him Fund to develop a detailed new layout of the Visitor Centre their own drawings. “Seth application for a £3m grant will allow visitors to access was amazing,” said Project towards extending the Visitor Alban Roe House Chapel when Manager Kevin Kaley, Centre, repairing Monks’ it is not in use for Mass. “He got to grips with the Bridge, repairing the Abbey challenges of introducing a Church roof and restoring the Visitors to the Abbey Church new staircase and followed magnificent Walker Organ. will also learn more about current conservation thinking the hidden stories within by not simply recreating After almost two years work, the Church and about the what would have been there with a team of specialists, we Grade 1 listed building and its before. I think he shows great are now ready to submit our importance in the life of the potential as an architect.” final plans to the Heritage monastic community and the Lottery Fund for their students. They will be able to The whole visitor area will consideration in March 2019. also visit Monks’ Bridge and have improved signage and learn about its history and interpretation so that visitors The project, directed by the purpose, linking it to the story can learn more about this monastic community, has of catholic persecution. Using living heritage.

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GOLF CLUB By Mark Whittaker (J86)

Halford Hewitt Warm Tour the final on Sunday at Los Naranjos where It has been another successful season for the tour doctor Chris Healy would eventually Old Amplefordian Golf Club. The Halford prevail victorious and added another trophy to Hewitt warm up this year consisted of four his fine collection. days of golf (90 holes in total) including three rounds of 18-holes as singles stableford Day 3 provided an even sterner test at scratch as the main competition. Each touring Marbella Golf and Country Club in what member was allocated appropriate duties on was described by tour bookie as “today felt tour ranging from head chef, doctor, media like 140 miles per hour wind, everything consultant to our own Tour bookie! elevated with barrenquilla left and right of fairways. Driving rain for most of the day, Day one provided 18-holes as non-competition not most golfers’ ideal habitat! at Rio Real Golf Club where the sun made a welcome appearance! That evening the tour enjoyed a well-deserved sumptuous dinner in the local and picturesque Day two was the first day of the 18-hole town of BenaHavis! competition at San Roque Golf Club and provided a very stern test of golf on some exceptionally quick greens. We were also suitably dressed in the latest OA fashion golf attire!

The final round was to be held at our favourite local course Los Naranjos, which, after playing each year for the last four years, is regarded as home and familiar Left to right: Luca Gerolla (O16), Patrick Faulkner territory. The order of play was in reverse (H11), George Hattrell (H09), Chris Healy (B77), order with leaders going out last; both the Matthew Camacho (C98), Mark Whittaker (J86), wooden spoon and overall winner trophies Simon Hardy (D76), Tom Davies (H02), Christian were being hotly contested! At the top of Minchella (H94), Ed Robinson (O12), James the leader board the host had to hold off a Faulkner (E01) and Hugh Jackson (T95). late surge from the Italian duo of Camacho and Gerolla, whilst Chris Healy had to Upon completion of play the hotly contested settle for the wooden spoon after a strong annual putting competition and customary late showing of form by tour debutant Ed San Miguels began with names being Robinson. Upon completion of play, in randomly pulled out of a hat. Due to play reverse order the following final accumulative being suspended by light, we had to conclude scores were recorded:

32 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 33 C Healy 44 points It was thrilling to repeat last year`s first round 5-0 Once again we were through to the semi-final competitive golf in getting there. The good P Faulkner 47 points victory against a very strong Westminster team. on Sunday morning and in keeping with last news is that lots of lessons have been learnt and E Robinson 52 points On conclusion of play Fr Edward was keen to year the search for accommodation for Saturday improvements are already being put in place and G Hattrell 61 points organise a team photo and after finally managing to evening began; the team were split up into the we will be better equipped for it next time! S Hardy 63 points round up the troops, with the exception of James Dormy House at RCPGC along with friends H Jackson 69 points Faulkner, the following photo was produced in and supporters houses for which we were all It is appropriate to say at this juncture how C Minchella 71 points front of Royal St George’s Clubhouse. extremely grateful! The Captain made particular very fortunate I am to be able to captain such a J Faulkner 73 points note that he would prevent this from happening wonderful team full of talent and an even better T Davies 79 points next year!! bunch of guys to play golf with! We all remain L Gerolla 81 points passionately determined to go one better in the M Camacho 83 points We awoke to a rather dark and overcast Sunday Hewitt and to win it for both the Society and all M Whittaker 85 points morning for the Semi Final and in the Captains the supporters who are and have always been words “it’s like being back in Manchester.” there pushing us along the journey. With this And so came to an end another Spanish tour; We were to play Epsom, a repeat of last year’s wonderful help from the Society, the Hewitt hugely successful in providing a strong test of final and so came with extra determination and Team is getting stronger and stronger each year golf in tough conditions on quality courses, great drive to overcome that narrow and painful loss. with every player constantly seeking to improve, camaraderie and most importantly building a There was naturally extra incentive to overcome with perseverance and patience we will prevail!! wonderful team spirit….perfect preparation for the last year`s final defeat and the team responded Hewitt in just 2 weeks` time. magnificently; in particular the Captain recalls On behalf of the Hewitt Squad I would Round two saw another exceptional Team Christian holing a game changing 30 foot putt therefore like to take this opportunity of performance remaining unbeaten against St Paul’s on the 14th for a half…the top 3 games all thanking all members of the Society for the The Halford Hewitt Cup 2018 throughout. After the customary post-match went on to produce convincing victories over a continued and much appreciated support and Following the now firmly established pre-Hewitt drink with the opposition, the Team excitedly previously 11 match undefeated span and strong encouragement…God willing very soon we will warm up fixture in Spain (but not quite basking headed towards Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club Epsom team. Matches 4 and 5 were called in lift that trophy and Ampleforth will be on the in shorts this year) the Team were eager to where the remaining matches over the weekend to rest the troops in preparation for the Final left hand side of the honours board rather than start and repeat last year’s Hewitt success but would be contested for an afternoon on the against Winchester in the afternoon. the right!!! go one step further! It was especially pleasing practice putting green. to welcome back Simon Hardy to the Team Alas the team didn`t quite produce the same And finally, a very, very special thank you to who had been showing fine form with lots of In the Captain’s view, the third round turned quality golf in the final as in the previous our most loyal and long standing supporter Fr golf over the winter. The following Team was out to be the toughest match with some truly rounds and we lost to a very strong and in-form Edward pictured enjoying this year’s Hewitt at selected to represent the Society: exceptional golf being displayed throughout the Winchester team. Losing in the final was another Royal St Georges. Team. Match 2 was all square playing the 17th bitter-sweet moment having shown everyone a magnificent 40 foot birdie putt by David put that last year’s result was no fluke, yet at the them 1 up playing the 18th where a solid par same time not delivering when we needed to in 4 was good enough to win 1 up. Meanwhile, the final. the Faulkner brothers were in majestic form cruising to a handsome victory and it was left to Final Match Result – Ampleforth 1 v Winchester 4 the newly adopted Italian duo of Camacho and Gerolla playing in Match 4 to seal victory for Simon Hardy/George Hattrell the team courtesy of a Camacho special 5 wood Lost 8 & 7 from 230 yards into the heart of the 18th green. Mark Whittaker/Christian Minchella Lost 3 & 2 And so we were into the Quarter Final. After a Hugh Jackson/David Hague hard fought victory in Match 2 and a handsome Declared half on 18th victory with some fine golf coming from Match James Faulkner/Alex Faulkner 5, Match 1 was venturing off down the 19th. Lost 3 & 2 Top Row Left to Right: Hugh Jackson (T95), James Meanwhile Match 3 was 1 up playing the 17th Matthew Camacho/Luca Gerolla Faulkner (E01), Simon Hardy (D76), Matthew Camacho where another spectacular birdie 3 by David & 3 down with 3 to play – match declared a half (C98), Luca Gerolla (O16); Front Row Left to Right: Hugh was enough to secure the team victory. Alexander Faulkner (E05), Christian Minchella (H94), Simon and George went on to prevail on the 19th Upon reflection, the Captain is of the view the Mark Whittaker (J86) (Captain), David Hague (J12) with a solid par 4, whilst the opposition paid a team were a little tired and flat in the final, both and George Hattrell (H09) visit to the water! physically and mentally after some very tough

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of years in Cork, Ireland, where Harald Edinger: here at Oxford and my research NEW MASTER FOR ST BENET’S HALL I ran an organic smallholding. I am a doctoral candidate in interests focus on French After completing my International Relations at the Renaissance literature and the Professor Richard Cooper doing all I can to ensure that the be in excellent and reliable undergraduate degree in Cork DPIR and joined St Benet’s in relations between France and has been appointed Master Hall continues to develop and hands during the next period.” I spent two years in Geneva Michaelmas term 2017 to work Italy in the Renaissance. Before of St Benet’s Hall for the next advance, while remaining true to studying for my Master’s. Here in as a Junior Dean. My research coming to Benet’s I served academic year. Professor Cooper, the communal and cultural values Professor Cooper is married to Oxford I’m delighted to be a part draws on classical realism and as Professor of French at a distinguished Oxford scholar on which it is founded. St Benet’s the Italian scholar, Emanuela of the St Benet’s community. political psychology to gain Brasenose College and chaired of the European Renaissance, has embarked on an exciting Tandello, who is a Fellow of As both a student and staff insights into the role of emotion the Faculty Board of Modern takes up the post following the journey and I am delighted to Christ Church. They have two member, I feel very welcomed in in foreign policy decision- Languages for the University. departure of Werner Jeanrond have this opportunity to be part sons and four grandchildren. this most inclusive and friendly making, using contemporary I am an Emeritus Fellow and who led the Hall for over five of it.” College, and I am proud to call Russian-Western relations Dean of Degrees at Brasenose years until the end of August. St Benet’s roots lie in the Roman myself a Benetian! as an empirical case. Before College. I am married to the Professor Cooper will serve as Catholic Benedictine tradition coming to Oxford, I worked Italian scholar, Emanuela In an Oxford career spanning Master for the entire academic and for more than a century it Natalie Garbett: in management consulting and Tandello, who is a Fellow of 40 years, Professor Cooper year, during which time a formal educated male students only. I am delighted to join the European financial regulation. Christ Church. We have two has held a variety of senior process will take place to appoint That changed in 2015 when community at St Benet’s Hall. I hold a BSc in Business, sons and four grandchildren. college roles and been deeply the next long-term Master of St the first female students were My previous roles have involved Economics and Social Sciences involved in many aspects of Benet’s. Professor Cooper takes admitted. The Hall now admits working at a theatre school, from WU Vienna, and an MA Ethan Kuhn: the life of the wider University, up the post of Master following balanced numbers of male and producing costumes for film in International Relations and I am excited to join St Benet’s including as Junior female students. and TV, and coordinating tours Economics from the School Hall as the Director of Proctor and Chair of “ST BENET’S HAS EMBARKED ON for fans of historical dramas, of Advanced International Development. My previous the Modern Languages In another recent such as Downton Abbey. In my Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins development roles have been Faculty Board. His AN EXCITING JOURNEY AND I development, the spare time, I enjoy canoeing the University. with faith-based institutions distinguished academic AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE THIS Hall’s estate expanded waterways around Oxford, and in the US and I most recently record has attracted OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF IT.” significantly through the I am training to canoe the Richard Cooper: worked at an Episcopal important research acquisition of a former English Channel. I’m honoured to be appointed boarding school in New grants and a number of visiting the withdrawal for medical convent in North Oxford, in Master of St Benet’s Hall Hampshire where I also took professorships at universities reasons of Professor Peter order to provide vital extra space Christine Gahan: for the next academic year. on responsibilities in residential in mainland Europe and the Davidson as interim Master. for teaching study and student I am PA to the Master and I look forward to doing all I and community life. I’m United States. Other important accommodation. Director of Development, and can to ensure that the Hall especially pleased to make this activities have included major The Acting Chair of The St Alumni Relations Officer. My continues to develop and move across the pond with my fund-raising projects. Benet’s Trust, Sir Ralph Waller, ST BENET’S HALL TEAM role involves working with the St advance, while remaining true Yorkshire-born wife, Annabel said: “We are deeply grateful Christine Pelican: Benet’s Hall Alumni Association. to the communal and cultural Clarance, and our two dogs. Professor Cooper said: “I’m to Professor Cooper for his I am a DPhil Candidate studying I also support events such as values on which it is founded. In my free time you can find excited to be joining St Benet’s at willingness to serve as Master. International Relations. My Degree Days. My previous roles St Benet’s has embarked me shooting clays and rough this critical moment in its life. As His great knowledge, experience research is on punitive warfare have been within the public on an exciting journey and shooting with my Kleine someone with wide experience and love of the University and how the psychology of sector, charity sector and Higher I am delighted to have this Münsterländer, skiing with my of the University, I’m well make him an outstanding punishment influences foreign Education administration, opportunity to be part of it. wife or discovering traditional aware of what a special place person for this role. The policy decisions. I grew up in which has included PA roles and I received my BA and DPhil in pubs across the English St. Benet’s is. I look forward to leadership of St Benet’s will Kent, then lived for a number departmental administration. French and Italian Literature countryside.

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2018 Announcements 26 November Peter Ward, father of Jonathan (H71), Robert (H77), Edmund (T80) and Damian (T84) 19 November Charles (Duff) Burrell, father of Toby (J13) and George (J15) 6 November Margarita Rust, mother ofLuis (EW15) 31 October Mrs G Jungels-Winkler, mother of Christophe (B93) 16 October Terry Wilne, mother of Jonathan Cutter (T88) Old Amplefordian Births Old Amplefordian Deaths 14 October Gabriel Hinarejos, father of Gabriel (T), Nilva (A) and Ginebra (A) 3 October Patricia Snipe, mother of Timothy (H84) 2018 2018 30 September Maire Channer, widow of the late Frank (D53) and mother of Aidan (D81) 6 November Annabel and Anthony Arthur (J97) 4 December Mikus (Michael) Lindemann (W84) 28 September John Guly, friend of Ampleforth Abbey a son, Joseph James Charles 13 November Richard Dougal (E52) 1 August Ann Vickers, mother of Edmund (B87) 18 September Hannah, née Codrington (A06) 8 November Charles Morland (T57) 29 July Violette Balfour, mother of Anthony (T89) and Hector Tulloch (EW07) 24 October Stanislaw Ciechanowski (JH40) 19 July Gill Palengat, mother of David (O54), Christopher (E79) and Richard (W83) a daughter, Eliza Rose 21 October Michael George (J66) 11 April Jane O’Hegarty, friend of Ampleforth Abbey 22 August  Hew Williams (EW08) and 20 October James Dove (T95) 1 March Penelope Ballinger, mother of Alexander (B85) Sophie Partridge, a son, 20 October Geoffrey Morris (B54) 1 March Fiona Wray, mother of David (C75) Edward Paul Ernest 13 October John Massey (C57) 13 February Melvin Birkett, father of Justin (D84), grandfather of Charlie (O13) and Henry (O15) 11 August Patrick (C99) and Natalie Tolhurst, 10 October John Scrope (C50) 7 February Mary O’Donoghue, mother of Damien Ignatius Deasy (D03) a son, Henry Alexander Nicholas 4 October John McCraith (W44) 5 February Janet Ward, mother of Jonathan (H71), Robert (H77), Edmund (T80) and Damian (T84) 30 June Emma and Harry Hall (E01) 2 October James Heagerty (O50) 2 February Duncan Beardmore-Gray, father of Matthew (T74), Felix (T76), Thomas (T79), William (T84) a daughter, Lydia Ann Dalton 11 September Christopher Herdon (D46) and Benjamin (T87) 25 June Sarah and Henry Doyle (H07) 14 July Anthony Coker (J68) 16 January Betty Moore, Oblate of Ampleforth Abbey a son, Jack Arthur 5 July John Massy (W41) 5 April Harriet and Giles Furze (O96) 22 June Robin (Robert) Stringer (B68) 2017 a son, Frederick William Charles 16 June Robert Baty (E46) 9 November Edna Wigham, friend of Ampleforth Abbey 26 March Clementine and Jack Ronan (J07) 7 June Michael Hadcock (O48) 22nd March Barbara Oke, mother of Richard Oke (O88) and twin sister of Fr Adrian Convery OSB (O49) a son, Rafferty Michael Galwey 1 June Hubert Baillie (C63) 18 March Oliver and Alice Lamb (T00) 13 May Rt Rev Timothy Wright OSB (T60) a daughter, Poppy 8 May Julian Cotton (W56) 3 March Hannah and Patrick Teague (T05) 3 May John Kerr (O44) Old Amplefordian Marriages a son, William John Patrick 27 April Very Rev Timothy Horner OSB (C38) 16 February Vanessa and Wentworth Beaumont 21 April Christopher Irven (B53) 2018 (E98) a daughter, Nancy Rose 13 April Edward Massey (B51) 8 September Miguel Morenes Bertran (O95) to Ana García Méndez Eithne 9 April James Murphy (E49) 1 September Rory Smith (H09) to Annabel Thomson 9 April Nicholas Davenport (D71) 28 July Hugh Ainscough (H09) to Holly Wilson (M09) 2017 4 April Richard Baillie (H62) 21 July Sophie Ryan (A09) to Nicholas Edward Hirsch 28 November Isobel and Charles Willoughby 1 April Iain Bowie (T70) 2 June Tim Adamson (B06) to Gulya Avtakhova (E04) a daughter, Leonora 29 March John Martin (W48) Skye Amelia 26 March James Macmillan (D58) 2017 17 July Gulya and Tim Adamson (B06) 10 June Edward Kirby (B98) to Mellisa Dess a son, Henry 2017 11 February Oliver Hawe (O87) 2016 3 September Oliver Lamb (T00) to Alice Perry

38 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 39 Last year’s auction of Fr Martin Haigh’s paintings generated an astonishing level of interest, so much FR MARTIN’S so that the Monastic Community are pleased to respond to requests for another sale. A further PAINTINGS 24 pieces are now presented for auction; specially selected from Fr Martin’s studio collection.

This year’s compilation is dominated by bold oils on canvas, featuring a mix of familiar scenes and landscapes synonymous with Fr Martin’s recognisable style and influence. French Provence, the Yorkshire countryside and poignant religious iconography are each detailed in exquisite colour and emotive compositions – a collection no doubt identifiable to Old Amplefordians, friends, pilgrims and constituents of his parish. A Provençal Village Impasto oil on canvas The Ampleforth Society Weekend from 12th 61cm h x 89cm w – 14th October 2018 presented a preview of Inv. 43 this year’s collection at Windmill, but for those This is a ‘classical’ approach to the painting of a of you who could not make it, we hope you Provençal village, with its characteristic red roofs enjoy browsing the selection on the following surrounding the church. The impasto technique underlines pages. Viewings in person may still be available – the reflection of the light. Fr Martin used the same respectfully, by appointment only – by contacting location for a completely different painting, made in an Ellie Wadsworth on +44(0)1439 741088 or via expressionist vein. [email protected].

Rural Landscape in Summer HOW TO PURCHASE Oil on canvas 63cm h x 76cm w Offers will be invited and the highest offer for any one painting Inv. 62 will be accepted when the sale officially closes at 12noon on This painting captures the light Thursday 7th February. very well and the sense of space of some rural landscapes in the south If you wish to register an interest to purchase, please make your of France. Taken from a raised offer online or submit your offer with the name of the painting viewpoint, it leads the eye from via email to [email protected] or telephone the mature cereal crops to the far +44(0)1439 741088 before the sale closes. away background of a village at the edge of a wood and a chain of Each piece will be sold as seen. Successful purchasers will be hills on the horizon line. The strong asked to collect their artwork from Ampleforth. Please note horizontality is only broken, in the that copyright for the artwork will remain the property of the centre of the composition, by some Ampleforth Abbey Trust and the Trust retains the right to trees, among them a cypress. There withdraw any of the artwork from sale before the auction closes. is a lovely harmony between the hues of yellow, blue and green. All proceeds will go to the Ampleforth Abbey Trust, registered charity number 1026493.

40 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 41 Low Tide in a Normandy Harbour Oil on canvas 60cm h x 76cm w Inv. 63 This is a carefully thought and executed painting of a bright sunset on a harbour in Normandy at low tide. The raised view point allows Fr Martin to play with the dark shadows and the golden light on the quiet water, the wide pier and the range of buildings. The pale blue fishing boat is the only other note of colour. There are also some unusual silhouettes adding life to the composition.

Ecce Homo Signed Oil on canvas 45cm h x 35cm w Inv. 196 Having been flagellated and ridiculed Olive Grove Sunset over the Harvest with a crown of thorns and a purple Signed Signed robe, Jesus is presented to the Jewish Oil on canvas Oil on canvas people. Behold the man has been 54cm h x 65cm w 50cm h x 60cm w represented by the greatest painters Inv. 181 Inv. 215 in an attempt to translate Christ’s A traditional Provençal topic treated knowledgably by Fr It seems evident that Fr Martin thought of Van feelings. By painting only the bust, Martin. He has captured the light remarkably well which Gogh’s cornfields when he painted this landscape. The Fr Martin focuses all the attention enhances the silver green colour of the leaves and the arid composition is based on an ascending axis, underlined by on the exhausted and silent face of ground, against the sketched dark background of the the rows of stubbles between which lay the cut straw. The Christ. The strong black contours, mountain. sunset is well suggested by the muted tone of the colours. the orthogonal colour pattern and the absence of depth make an obvious link with contemporary stained glass.

42 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 43 Wandering Through a Nocturnal Landscape Treated Deserted French Village as Stained Glass Signed and dated [19]96 Signed Oil on canvas Oil on canvas 63.5cm x 76cm w 63cm h x 76cm w Inv. 67 Inv. 104 To capture the melancholic atmosphere of a deserted In this original work, Fr Martin has pushed further a French village, Fr Martin has chosen a grey sky of the study of a landscape at dusk, seen from under trees. The same colour as the old houses roughcast. A rusty iron geometric aspect of the trees and the patches of colour gate is the main focus of the painting. Wild vegetation may recall Cézanne. However the geometric divisions gives the only note of brightness. given by these trees and the choice of deep colours seem inspired by stained glass.

A Rocky Coastline II Signed Oil on canvas 60cm h x 82cm w Inv. 223 A hurried study of the various shades of brown, mauve and yellow on the rocky background and the small beach before the storm.

Courtyard Farm in Summer Signed and dated [19]70 Oil on canvas 60cm h x 50cm w Inv. 212 Public Square in Provence with a Fountain A Tree-lined Road, after Gauguin A farm building drenched by the sun is one Oil on canvas Oil on canvas of Fr Martin’s favourite topics. This simple 40cm h x 56cm w 63cm h x 91cm w subject, enhanced by the bright red tile Inv. 177 Inv. 106 roofing, allows him to play with orthogonal A typical corner of a Provençal town with its circular Fr Martin revisits one of his frequent topics – the lines. They neatly structure the composition, public fountain. By choosing to paint it at night, lit by shadows of trees on a sunny road – using, for the the shaded and light areas. As almost the street lights, Fr Martin may have had in mind Van bottom part, Paul Gauguin’s simplified style and always, no sign of human life. Gogh’s painting of The Café Terrasse at Arles. clashing of arbitrary colours.

44 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 45 Along a Quiet River Oil on canvas 70cm h x 91cm w Inv. 100 Charming painting, delicately brushed with tender colours, of a quiet river bordered by Lombardy poplars. The diminutive feminine figure on the foreground, maybe with a small dog, emphasises the majestic aspect of the landscape. Orchard in a French Village Signed and dated [19]73 Oil on canvas 70cm h x 91cm w Inv. 201 What seems at first glance an ordinary view of a not so well kept orchard behind a street in a French village, is enhanced by an excellent treatment of the light. Against the geometric background of the simple buildings, the flood of summer light brightens up the thick meadows and the contorted trees. Fr Martin’s naturalistic approach, helped by a great variety of brushstrokes, gives us the sensation of feeling the grass and touching the trees.

Pyrenean Landscape Signed and dated [19]76 Oil on canvas 91cm h x 71cm w Inv. 39 An impressive painting of a typical Pyrenean landscape under a cloudy sky. The depth of the broad scenery and the rendering of the snow- capped mountains are particularly well treated.

46 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 47 Study of Contorted Tree Roots The Barn with a Red Roof Oil on canvas Oil on canvas 63.5cm h x 76cm w 54cm h x 65cm w Inv. 61 Inv. 160 The geometric and strange shapes of dead trees with This painting is very typical of Fr Martin’s work. their roots above the ground are a recurrent theme in Fr A carefully chosen viewing angle, slightly from above, Martin’s work. They are well brought out here thanks to allows him to play with shadow and light. Thanks to the bright orange and green undergrowth. his love for strongly defined colours, he brings life and brightness to this humble corner of a farm courtyard.

Fishing Boats Back at the Quayside Oil on canvas 71cm h x 91cm w Inv. 107 This work is part of a series dedicated to fishing boats at quayside, probably in Normandy. Taken from above, when the tide is low and sunset starting, this one focuses not only on the reflection of light in the water but also on the working fishermen and the bright colours of their boats. It is the only one where seagulls can be seen.

Calvary Signed Oil on canvas 71cm h x 91cm w Inv. 133 A Watermill Small Fishing Boat by a Jetty This impressive painting may have been Oil on canvas Oil on canvas inspired by the frequent Calvaries set at 71cm h x 91cm w 63.5cm h x 81cm w the entrances of villages in the Pyrénées. Fr Inv. 191 Inv. 52 Martin, who went frequently to Lourdes, has Under a muted sky, a carefully structured landscape based An interesting composition, seen from a raised represented medieval villages similar to this one on a close view allows Fr Martin to study the reflection of viewpoint on a sunny day, of an empty jetty with several times, with the characteristic dark muted the building on the mill pond and the rush of the water on fishnets, lobster pots and a small boat on the sand colours of a grey day in the mountains. But, the weir. alongside the wall. more than a representation of the sculptures, Christ and the two thieves seem to be painted as a direct evocation of the Crucifixion.

48 | WINTER 2018 | AMPLEFORTH DIARY AMPLEFORTH DIARY | WINTER 2018 | 49 Summer Day in a South of France Village Signed and dated [19]82 Oil on canvas 76.5cm h x 86.5cm w Inv. 92 Although this work is treated in the “Van Gogh manner” which Fr Martin likes to use when painting in Provence, it may represent a village “on the Loire” as indicated on the canvas verso. The softness of the light as well as the combination of tile and slate roofing can fit with this part of France.

Farm Courtyard in France Signed Oil on canvas 60cm h x 76cm w Inv. 34 The slightly raised viewpoint allows Fr Martin to study the diversity of buildings surrounding this farm courtyard. The old cart and the woman with a headscarf feeding the chickens reinforce the traditional atmosphere. Light is quite subdued.

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2018 DIARY | SPRING AMPLEFORTH WE NEED YOU! We are seeking a voluntary Content Editor to help us to produce future editions of the Ampleforth Diary. Two editions of the Diary Over seventy years on, the The author has identified the interest in education, he has been are produced each year, but we need help to terrible events and outcome of need for a concise summary Chairman of the Governors of generate interesting editorial content, collate the Second World War remain covering the main events and a large Comprehensive School articles and curate images. Working as part hugely relevant and important. personalities. The result is a and still remains involved, while of the Development Team you will also Far from diminishing, interest compelling, highly readable, helping with maths coaching at work to your own initiative, with excellent in this truly global conflict is and informative book which another school. communication skills, both written and increasing. The internet has encourages an understanding of oral and meticulous attention to detail. enabled detailed research into this most tumultuous, yet tragic, A keen sportsman, he is a Whilst this is a voluntary post, reasonable ancestors’ war records to an period of history. The Second member of the MCC, a qualified expenses can be paid. Please contact extent unimaginable a decade World War Explained will appeal umpire and still plays golf quite [email protected] to find or so ago. to all age groups. badly. He and his wife, Minty, out more. have been married for 60 years, There have been thousands Michael O’Kelly (C45) served in had four sons at Ampleforth and th of books on all aspects of the Royal Navy for 34 years. He have twelve grandchildren. Amplefor the War: general in scope, of saw action in the Korean War He lives near Petersfield, Diary particular subjects, biographies and became an anti-submarine Hampshire where one of his and personal memoirs. In warfare specialist. After he left sons owns an award-winning addition, there is a constant the Navy, he took up a senior independent bookshop – his flow of feature films and position in Whitbread plc and book can be obtained from documentaries all too often then subsequently spent eight there (Tel: 01730 261199 or with inaccurate or misleading years as a West Sussex County www.onetreebooks.com) as well historical content. Councillor. With a particular as most other good bookshops.

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