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Contents President Report

Page 3 With time I have come to meet and be acquainted with Welcome growing numbers of our former pupils, former parents and former staff. You are such an important and loyal part of the Page 4 Meet the Development Team Truro School community and I feel a strong responsibility to ensure we are proactive in helping you to remain connected to Page 5 this fine place. Truro School Today My trip to the Isles of Scilly, home to a good number of alumni who experienced school life as a boarder, was a wonderful Regulars adventure. It also served as confirmation that my boarding Page 12 – 16 strategy for Truro School today is the correct course of action. Sport Fixtures Life as a boarder brings its own unique set of experiences and with it forges lifelong friendships. Truro School has developed Page 16 – 17 its facilities in the last year to support my belief in this valuable Truro School Archive part of our School life today, as it was in our recent history. Page 18 – 21 Reunions Speech Day 2014 was a very special occasion; we were treated to a masterful speech by Connie Schneider (CO95). Page 22 – 24 Her three pieces of advice for students were Obituary Tributes Page 27 1. Trust nobody Congratulations to… 2. Be a home wrecker 3. Show no sympathy Page 28 The Max Levene Trust She talked directly to our leaving students, imploring them to; learn for yourself, make up your own mind, don't believe Page 28 TSFPA Funded Projects everything you read; travel, leaving parts of your heart/soul with the people you meet and places you stay along the way; Page 29 and instead of showing sympathy, show empathy. She Truro School Leavers touched the whole audience with words that go to the heart of what we aim to bestow upon own students. Values that I know Features Association members carry with them long after school. Page 6 – 9 I am moved to understand what a greater number of our Alumni careers in the BBC alumni are doing. Aided by the School’s new Development Office we have looked to improve our two way communication Page 10 between School and Association members; to find out where Tiling to the Top you are globally; find out how many countries you have left a Page 11 piece of your heart in; and what discoveries you have made for Haydn’s Creation yourself along the way. The feature articles in this edition have Chairman Report begun to answer these questions, showcasing the hard work, Page 25 determination and innovation some of you have shown in Speech Day 2014 – Every leaver of Truro School is an “Old Truronian” and We’re looking ahead to the upcoming year with great Former Pupil Returns recent years. upon leaving becomes a member of the Truro School anticipation, not just for our events but also in Former Pupils’ Association, of which I have the honour formulating a new communications strategy to reach our Looking further back, our School Archive offers a glimpse of Page 26 of being the Chairman. The TSFPA Committee are a alumni more effectively with increasingly relevant School history from just beyond living memory. We mark the Valeria Duca (C014) mixed group of hard working volunteers who ensure that information. The first step in this plan is our newly anniversary of the Great War, with our first instalment of Staff Caricatures the Association continues to be a success year after designed TSFPA newsletter – we hope you like it! With remembrance stories. Jo Wood, our School Archivist, year. The past 12 months have been no exception. improvement in our communication across the former Page 30 continues to research Truro School during this period and will Business Lunches relay tales over the coming year across our multiple media pupil network, we will look to support the School’s channels. The September Annual Reunion dinner was another Career Department and Development Office more What’s New roaring success, showcasing the School’s talented effectively. Finally, considering our successful list of events in the last 12 music department, before enjoying the company of old Page 31 months, I look to the next opportunities to come together as a friends spanning decades of school history over an On behalf of the committee, I’d like to thank the School Former Parents’ Page community. Following on from the outstanding Haydn’s excellent meal. The Decenennial Reunion format is for their continued support of the TSFPA and most Creation from Scratch performed on the evening of the Annual proving to be immensely popular and we’re looking importantly thank you, our members. Your support of Reunion Dinner, after the gripping sports fixtures during the forward to the classes of ’05, ’95, ’85, ’75 and ’65 joining our events and sending us news for our online day, again this year we aim to celebrate your multitude of us this September. The London Reunion again newsletter through the year, and for this annual talents. We expect large audiences and healthy participation Truro School appreciated a great turn-out and I would urge anyone in publication, makes a huge contribution that we greatly Trennick Lane, Truro, for these events and thank you in advance for your support. the Big Smoke to venture to Mayfair this October to appreciate. Cornwall, TR1 1TH ensure its repeated success. I hope you enjoy The Truronian and look forward to seeing as Sophie McGannity (CO98) Tel: +44 (0)1872 272763 many of you, from far and wide, in the coming year. Email: [email protected] Web: www.truroschool.com Andrew Gordon-Brown

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I am responsible for bringing the Archive to life, as well Hello from the as preserving and adding to it. From the success of last Truro School Today year’s Archive Exhibition, I look forward to creating Development Office another exhibition in September this time on the history Dear Alumni Music Department). Recognising our musical as well as of science in Truro School. Did you know that in the academic provisions, Truro Cathedral has partnered It is my pleasure to join Truro School and re-launch the 1930s Truro School had the leading science laboratory It has been a whirlwind year for Truro School, with the with the School to launch the Cathedral’s first female Development Office, working alongside some fabulous in the county? If you would like to explore our archives, launch of the Headmaster’s Strategic Plan 2014 to 2020 choir. Truro School has committed to educate the girl choristers, backing the programme with a 25% people for such a rewarding cause. Working with the please do not hesitate to contact me on and the first steps taken towards realising its aspirational contents. scholarship and means tested bursaries available for all wider Truro School community, supporting organisations [email protected] such as the TSFPA, I aim to bring together all people successful choristers. We have enjoyed recruiting our who have an interest in the future development of our Jo Wood – School Archivist In April 2014, we launched the Truro School Elite girl choristers over the last six months and keenly school. Whether we be forging links between our Fencing Academy Programme in partnership with Truro anticipate the start of their choral careers in September Careers Department and TSFPA, or organising a get Fencing Club. This involved moving the Truro Fencing 2015. Their first performance is scheduled for 11 together of our oldest Old Boys or a spa day for our Club on campus and simultaneously creating the October 2015 at Truro Cathedral – I hope to see many Since the School kick-started the Development Office youngest Girls, I hope to cultivate a strong sense of Cornwall Fencing Centre. The Centre boosts an eight alumni in the congregation. again, I have been a voice for the TSFPA members. Truro School community. I am proud to have worked piste training facility in the Old Gym, and team of with the TSFPA on the re-design of this publication and As a former pupil myself I feel well placed to ensure the internationally renowned coaches working with our hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed TSFPA and School hear our views. Although I will students to develop the best fencers in the country. collecting the wonderful stories from far and wide. primarily be looking after the TSFPA members, I will The Elite Academy Programme will safeguard continued also be working with Lucy on the wider Truro School success for our fencers long into the future. You can reach me on [email protected] – I would community activities, hoping to bring people together on love to hear your stories of School life. every possible occasion. My main responsibility is to Lucy Alldritt – Development Manager ensure we can stay in touch with you – please enable me to keep your contact details up to date by sending me any changes! “cultivate a strong sense of You can contact me on [email protected] . Truro School community” I look forward to hearing from you. Steve Floyd – TSFPA Administrator

Current Truro School Fencers Girl Choristers at the Be A Chorister For Day event

A further significant achievement this year has been facilitating the launch of the Cornwall Music Service Trust (CMST) on 1 January 2015. CMST was created following the closure of Cornwall’s instrumental tuition service. On hearing the service was in jeopardy, Truro School joined forces with Gareth Churcher , then Brass Team Leader, and offered our help to ensure co-curricular music lessons remain fully accessible to all children and young adults throughout the county. With a concerted effort the newly formed trust was set Poltisco Junior Girls’ Boarding up in just three months. Truro School have created a home for CMST with office space, human resources In May 2014, we proudly opened a junior girl’s boarding assistance and access to business consultancy. With house, refurbishing the Poltisco building in accordance such support, a stable model for growth under the title to Cornwall Council’s conservation regulations to of a registered charity has been generated. It is a fine maintain its Regency splendour. Opening Poltisco example of Truro School’s commitment to reach far into added to our suite of boarding facilities now catering for our community for Cornish wide benefit. up to 90 boarders, both girls and boys aged 11-18. Nancy Kenward (CO96) has been appointed House In the next 12 months we will Mistress of Poltisco in addition to teaching Geography no doubt bring you more and taking on Head of Careers. Meanwhile Claire exciting developments; Murphy was appointed as Head of Boarding to oversee in the meantime to read the the implementation of our reinvigorated boarding School’s Strategic Plan strategy. Boarding at Truro School has traditionally been 2014-20 please visit such a mainstay of School life, we are delighted to see http://www.truroschool.com/ it move from strength to strength. senior/about-us/ strategic-plan/ Another of our pillars has of course been music; melodies heard from every corner of the School, beyond Best wishes Jo Wood Steve Floyd Lucy Alldritt the confines of Epworth House (current location of the Rachel Bayliss – Bursar

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Jeremy Mills (C077) Lion Television

mix together the inserts for the following morning’s radio programme, and encouraged me to return and help out. I was in my element and eventually convinced them I was ready to drive the desk on the live broadcast. By my late teens I was employed in the School holidays as a Regional Station Assistant.

BBC Plymouth was my ‘university’ in terms of learning a trade, and where I became infected by the intense camaraderie that’s so much part of our bizarre business. This was the heyday of regional BBC TV, so alongside the nightly Spotlight news we made music shows, quizzes, ﬁlm dramas, gardening shows, and documentaries – gloriously, and subversively, away from the glare of London chiefs!

But in my mid 20s a London executive did spot some of my work and I was offered the chance to move to London. I moved to producing and directing long-form documentaries and series, spending several fascinating years immersed in My interest in television started at the age recording people’s lives. In the early 90s I of 10 when a behind-the-scenes item on became an executive producer and set up Blue Peter inspired me to become a TV a unit focussing on prime time director. By the time I started Truro School documentaries for BBC One - our first I was already dabbling in 8mm film series being Airport. making. Mr Worsely White reinforced that interest through the school film club he ran After 18 years on the BBC staff I decided so energetically. I instinctively eschewed to set up my own independent company, Ron Chakraborty (CO89) fiction for fact, and projects included Lion Television. In the early days we documentaries about RNAS Culdrose and chronicled the madness of the Adelphi BBC Sport the Fal River oyster sailing boats. A Hotel in Liverpool, explored the often passion for accessing places that say ‘no uplifting stories of Children’s Hospital, and I left school and went to Christ Church College in Wimbledon and the Olympic Games. The timing unauthorised entry’ was ignited and Castaway 36 men women and children to Canterbury, where I completed a degree in Film also meant I was fortunate enough to be at every remains with me today! Every spare a remote Scottish island for the whole of and Television Studies. I then returned to Cornwall Olympics where Ben Ainslie won gold – a minute was spent learning about cameras, the year 2000 – a project so ludicrously and finished a Newspaper Journalism course at connection I regularly remind my colleagues of. lighting, editing, stop frame animation and ambitious that only years later do I wonder Cornwall College. putting together soundtracks by editing how we all survived the experience! In the tape. ensuing 18 years we have produced After London 2012 I took over as Executive Editor hundreds of hours for broadcasters around My first job was at the Slough and Windsor of BBC Sport’s Major Events, so last year I looked At 15 years old my experience of the world from blue-chip docs to a quiz set Observer, initially on the news desk before after the Winter Olympics in Sochi and the manipulating sound gave me exposure to in the back of a taxi. 18 years on, having switching to sport. I also worked for a few months Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, as well as our the professional media world at BBC sold Lion, I am looking for the next part of as a sub-editor on the Daily Express. regular Olympic sports output. My main role now is Plymouth. At an informal visit the studio, a bizarre, but thrilling, odyssey that has planning the BBC’s coverage of the Rio 2016 managers realised I could record, edit and been a life in TV. My lucky break came in June 1998 where I Games. secured a six month contract as a trainee Assistant Producer with BBC Sport. It was so exciting to Anyone who remembers me getting destroyed on suddenly be working at Television Centre on the rugby field in house matches or scrapping to an programmes like Match of the Day and Grandstand unconvincing 30 or 40 for the 1st XI will know that I as well as on location at so many great sporting was never going to achieve much as a sportsman, events. so this is very much the next best thing. Not quite at the heart of the biggest sporting venues, but In 2002 I became an output editor, leading the often in an OB truck in the car park – and that’ll do gallery teams on events like the Six Nations, for me.

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Ros Atkins (CO93) BBC Worldservice

If I think back to the discussions we used to have in the Sixth Form during English classes with Mr Scott and History with Miss Thomas (now Mrs Rainbow), what we were trying to do then and what I try and do every day at work have a lot in common.

I've been a news presenter for the BBC World Service radio for a good few years, and more recently I’ve moved onto BBC World News television too. Every day we’re coming to new information and having to quickly decide what matters most and what questions we need to ask to understand the subject better. The processes share a lot with how we had to approach learning about Della Matthews (CO85) 19th century France or First World War poetry. Where the BBC and school differ, is that while we were encouraged to express our opinions in the classroom, doing so on eventually made it on to their news trainee scheme air is a fast track to being relieved of your duties. when I was 24. I desperately wanted to move to the Beeb as I appreciated the wealth of journalistic I can remember being in a Truro School careers session and being opportunities which were on offer there, and twenty asked what I wanted to do and replying, ‘journalist’ without giving five years on, I haven't been disappointed. Since any real thought to the practicalities of how to achieve that. Back joining I've worked for a wide range of outlets then many, perhaps most, routes into the industry didn’t involve a including Radio Sheffield, the Six O'clock TV News journalism qualification or technical know-how, and there was no and Radio 4's 'The World at One'. Some of my best asterisk next to this career option saying ‘number of paid jobs times were spent doing reporting assignments while I decreasing’. was based at Radio 5 Live to countries as diverse as Zimbabwe, Morocco and the Philippines. I’m aware it’s a more daunting prospect today. But I hope that if there’s a boy or girl who is 14 now, as I was in 1988 in that careers I spent two years working in South Africa helping to meeting, they still choose journalism if that’s what they aspire to. set up a co-production between BBC World Service The more I do the more I find the communication and research Radio and the South African Broadcasting skills it teaches are useful in many aspects of life, and, without Corporation (SABC). The work was uniquely meaning to sound too pompous, it’s fulfilling because it feels like it challenging and rewarding and I learnt so much from matters. It’s also important to remember as you view an industry in my time there. On returning to Britain I joined BBC flux, that the appetite for journalism hasn’t gone away, it’s just World TV. I started off as a producer, working I grew up on a farm near Falmouth. It was an idyllic we’re all changing how we want to consume it and pay for it (or not through the ranks to Assistant Editor. childhood in many ways, but there were few as the case may be!). opportunities for travel as my father always had to be I never meant to stay so long at the BBC. The around to milk the cows. As a result I developed an Every day, I’m kept on my toes by people straight out of school and organisation is changing fast. These days there's a acute interest in what lay beyond the farm gate from university who are doing really well. It’s hard, but it’s possible, so I huge emphasis on social media, citizen journalism an early age. Little wonder then that I took hope the next Cornish generation keep journalism on their list of and user generated content. Production techniques Geography as an A Level at Truro School (in 1985) options. and then went on to study it at university. are rapidly evolving and the way news is broken, shared and consumed is vastly different to what it Coming back to being in the classroom in the Sixth Form, I was even five years ago. It's an incredibly exciting Much as I enjoyed my Geography course, I found remember talking about many issues, but I don’t remember gender time to be working for the BBC. These days my role writing more enjoyable than the actual subject matter coming up a lot. Nor did it when I was at university. Looking back it is less about reporting the stories and more about itself. As a result I got sucked into student journalism feels like we’d collectively switched off to the differing experiences organising how we cover the main themes of the day big time. I was forever chasing stories for Cherwell of boys and girls and men and women, thinking perhaps that those in challenging and innovative ways. I've been lucky newspaper in Oxford, with lots of nights spent helping inequalities were rapidly becoming things of the past. Evidently, enough to work with some highly accomplished to edit the newspaper. I also did work experience at that’s not proved to be the case. the Falmouth Packet newspaper and the Western presenters including Naga Munchetty, Nik Gowing and Truro School's very own Ros Atkins! Morning News during my holidays. Last year I made a documentary called All That Stands in the Way looking at gender inequality through the lives of four teenage girls My advice to anyone who's interested in joining the All of those late night production deadlines helped in London, Lesotho, Iceland and Jordan. I’m hoping Truro School BBC is to get as much hands-on journalism me to secure a place at Cardiff University on its one might show it to its pupils and that it’ll start a few discussions I experience as you can along the way. Don't wait to year print journalism course. From there I became a never thought to have when I was there. It’s on YouTube if you’d take a media studies course. Start writing / taking trainee at the Press Association which was then like to see it, and if you work at or have kids at schools which might pictures / recording footage / reporting / blogging based in Fleet Street. The PA is Britain's main be interested in showing it then do get in touch. domestic news agency and it helped me to up my wherever and when ever possible. So many people want to be journalists; you need to be extremely hard game in terms of delivering fast and accurate copy. I should also mention that you can listen to BBC World Service working, persistent and lucky in order to succeed. through iPlayer Radio and on DAB radios. To see BBC World I had been applying for job / work experience News television you need to be outside of the UK. If you’re on opportunities at the BBC since I'd left school and I holiday and switch on the TV and get BBC News, that’s us.

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Haydn’s Creation and Jazz Concert from Scratch

On the night of the TSFPA Annual Reunion Dinner, the Chapel rang out with the sound of Truro School’s returning musically talented recent leavers. The first half of the concert, Haydn’s Creation, boasted an all-star line-up of former pupil soloists, conductor and orchestra leader. Soprano, Lydia Manuell (CO08) ; Alto, Felicity Turner (CO07) ; Tenor, Farran Roland (CO07) ; Bass, Charlie Murray (CO09) ; Conductor, Matthew Rogers (CO98) ; and Orchestra Leader, Jack Vosper (CO09) . The orchestra comprised former pupils as well as current pupils and peripatetic staff. The choir was also represented by each area of our Truro School community - former and current pupils, plus Truro School Choral Society members made up of parents, friends and staff. It really was whole school community ensemble! Tiling to the Top After the interval (held in the Heseltine Gallery Studio amongst the splendour of Snapshots in Time, the Julian Prichard (CO87) took over as general manager for “Dubai was new then and no one really knew where it was School’s first archive exhibition) classical formalities gave way to Jazz, directed by the infamous Simon BASF Construction Chemicals UAE in December 2014. at the time. I managed to get a job within the first couple Latarche. Simon, Assistant Director of Music, has been He sat down with industry magazine BIG Project Middle of days working on the Bani Yas Underpass, next to the at Truro School since 1983 and now in his 33rd of East to share his thoughts on this new role. Julian has Deira City Centre. At that stage, my job was to install all the ceramic tiling on the underpass and to apply teaching music! He conducted Felicity Turner , current students a real flavour of what a career in music kindly allowed us to share this interview with TSFPA carbonation coating,” he recollects. “In my interview, I said accompanied by a Jazz Band of pupils, current and can look like. It was a pleasure to catch up with every members and detail his journey from the spires of Truro that I had tiled a few bathrooms before. Now I was doing former, closing the evening in suitably colourful and alumni and ‘hear’ how their musical talents have to the sands of the Dubai– it makes for a fascinating 1,000sqm a day! But honestly, it was actually quite fun cool style. developed. I hope to do something similar again soon.” glimpse at what hard work and vision can achieve. and a real eye-opener in terms of starting my career in the Middle East.” Now more than two decades into that Martin Palmer , Director of Music said “this was a You can see and hear what the Truro School Music Julian started his Truro School career at Treliske in career, Pritchard has been announced as the general wonderful opportunity for our alumni to return, giving our Department is up to by following their Facebook page. 1974 as a boarder at 7 years old. One of six siblings manager of BASF Construction Chemicals UAE LLC. from St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, he confesses “I was never much of an academic, but loved sport, especially This means he will be overseeing the UAE, Qatar, Oman, rugby, where I was captain for most of my playing years Kuwait, Bahrain and Yemen from the Dubai-based at Treliske and later Truro School.” In fact the peak of regional headquarters of the Construction Chemicals Julian’s rugby career, after playing throughout the 90s division. Having joined BASF in 1994, Pritchard was, until for Rosslyn Park London and Dubai Exiles, came when recently, the construction systems manager – Gulf States. he gained 4 international Caps for The Arabian Gulf in “It’ll be a huge challenge. At the end of the day, the the 2003 World Cup qualifying rounds. business has been running extremely efficiently and profitably thanks to our professional team. A lot of eyes At 18 years old in the Sixth Form Julian studied Metal are looking at Dubai because we’ve done so well over the Work Engineering and Craft Design and Technology. He years,” he asserts. “We’ve got an extremely solid recollects, “I achieved two 'C' grades, with the help of foundation and our people are the foundation of the the late Roger Shaw the beloved Pentreve House business. There’s some great talent here and we need to Master, my mentor and family friend.” On leaving Truro empower people for the future and give them the School in 1987, Julian initially went to work in Uganda opportunity to grow with the business. It’s a challenge that for a construction company, where “I realised that I I’m looking forward to.” certainly was more practical than an academic”. On his In Dubai, you can be working on a Burj Khalifa or an return a year later Julian enrolled into South Bank Atlantis type of structure, but equally, you can be working in University to study Building Surveying. With an HND the outer regions, building smaller projects. Pritchard sums under his belt, he headed once more for the airport. up neatly “what I love about Dubai, and certainly about the UAE, is that we seem to be the incubator of innovation.” Back in the early 1990s, Julian Pritchard was one of those young people who decided to set off for pastures new and What Julian showcases is the unique Cornish or Scillonian unexplored. In his own words, he landed in Dubai on a determination that breeds success through hard work and one way ticket, fresh out of university, with “all his worldly innovation driven by creative vision, which is applicable possessions crammed into a rucksack”. “I didn’t have a wherever in the world our alumni find themselves. We job, but I came out to look. wish Julian all the best of luck in his new role.

You can read the full article by BIG Project ME at: http://issuu.com/thebigprojectme/docs/bigproject_december_2014

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Easter Smickett v Schinter Sport Fixtures Rugby Approximately 40 players joined us for the Smickett Thanks to Richard Pryor (CO76) who refereed the The annual matches took place last year on Easter Saturday between teams of v Schinter rugby match. Scrums were unopposed so rugby. A very quick winger back in the 70s at School. former pupils, Smith and Wickett against School and Vinter. The weather was there was no shortage of people volunteering to play in the front row. Smickett were the outright winners by We also had our own former pupil physiotherapist in again superb and some excellent hockey and rugby was played. 24 points to 19. Unfortunately not all our alumni are attendance for the matches. Becky Davison (CO99) is identiﬁed in the team photograph, please email Steve a chartered physiotherapist and does work at Truro School as well as the Lander Medical Practice. Mixed Hockey Floyd to help us rectify this situation! TSFPA would like to say an enormous ‘thank you’ to The players had the beneﬁt of new shirts, partly funded Several sixth-formers played in the mixed Schinter won the mixed hockey match by 3 Mark Nicholas who contacted the majority of the hockey by our sponsors. Many thanks to them. hockey for which we are extremely grateful. goals to 2, having been 2 goals down at players and umpired the match on the day, as well as They certainly contributed to the game and this one stage. helping with the shirts and barbecue. Many thanks Mark. is something we are likely to continue with in future years.

The Smickett v Schinter rugby team:

(top left) Back row: Tom Carne, Ben Pollard, Joe Healey, Jon Hyatt, Tom Clarke, Tom Byrne, Rory Loftus, unidentified, Digby Parsons, unidentified, unidentified, Harry Somers, Nick Carne Front row: Charlie Pendarves, Theo Gayton, Calum Turner, Richard Pryor (CRRS referee), Dave Hewitt, Tom Somers, Ben Ackner, James Pooley

(bottom left) Back row: Michael Woyton, Charlie Goldsmith, Lister Metcalfe, Harry Goldsmith, Tristan Nolan, Andrew Chilcott, Pete Bush, George Masters, Josh Conlay, Tom Collinge, Tom Pascoe Front row: Adam Crocker, Joe Hicks, Tristan Parry, Ross Wolhuter, Freddie Gleadowe, Chris Mude, Henry Conchie, Matt Sweet, Ollie Smith

Our fantastic Sir Ben Ainslie Sports Centre The Schinter mixed hockey team: offers annual gym membership at £91 per year (top image) : Hayley Hardstaff, Joe Parry, Adi Shields, Maddie Davison, Kiran Bhardwaj, James Coston, Peter Ashworth, Sunil Tanna, Harry Lobb, Jack Warren and Matt ffrench-Constant for alumni up to their 25th birthday. The Smickett mixed hockey team: Call 01872 246050 or drop in to sign up today. (bottom image) : Simon Reed, Dan Whitmore, Jess Pascoe, Rob Hodge, James Rawling, Luke Rugg, Sam Wheeler, Aime Tall, Alex Reed, Jack Carr and George Baird

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FP Football v School Tom Tallis (CO13) reports

Following the former pupils’ victories in rugby, mixed to dominate possession. Attack after attack barraged hockey and netball, the pressure was on for the old the first XI back four and this soon bought a goal mid- boys’ football team, class of ’13, to make recent history. way through the first half, following a sublime run and Former Pupils Day If the old boys could secure the win against an excellent cross from Ryan Jelbert and nearly tucked home by Truro School 1st XI, it would be the first year in modern Toby Armstrong . times the former pupils would take a clean sweep September 2014 An inspirational half time team talk came from the gaffer, against the school first teams. With early news that our Simon Collinge (CO74 and current Truro School Maths captain, George Williams , would return from Thailand Former pupils’ teams played their traditional just hours before kick-off, training and team selection Department). We started the second half confident of matches against the School in netball, mixed was left in the reliable hands of myself and Ryan Jelbert . more goals. With the wind playing a key role in the hockey and rugby on the first Saturday of the game, an untidy yet nevertheless controlled second half Michaelmas term. With three training sessions behind us, the boys were in from the old boys saw out a comfortable win. high hopes of a victory. As match day arrived in true Truro Many thanks to Millie Deacon (CO14) who School style the first team football pitch had not only been The class of '13 have triumphed in every former pupils’ organised and captained both the netball and mixed replaced by rugby posts, but also a 200m running track, fixture and a huge amount of credit has to go to the hockey teams and Locryn Williams (CO14 ) who so portable goals were in place for the big game. teams, with second to none preparation being key. Man did likewise for the rugby team. of the match went to Ryan Jelbert, but in truth could The School netball team beat the Former Pupils The game started in a sloppy fashion, with no clear cut have gone to a number of old boys players. chances for either team. We old boys used all our 14-12 in a very closely ‘fought’ match. Thanks to Glynn Hooper (Truro School Games experience to change formation into a free flowing 4-5-1 As you can see we are missing team photographs Department and Head of 5th Year) and Simon Collinge formation, which could quickly turn into a 4-2-4 attack. from the Hockey and Netball matches. We need for organising the game. This swung the pendulum into our hands and we began participants and spectators to send photos into us from our events and welcome any comments to accompany them! Send pictures to [email protected]

Back row: Michael May, James Evans, Josh Alford, George Back Row: Gus Angilley, Matt Teagle, Jack Reed, Toby Fortey, Harry Walker, Jack Gleadowe, Curtis Pay, Louis Dyer Armstrong, Lee Humphreys, Tom Tallis, Nick Byrne and Will and Alex King. Knox. Front row: James Channon, Joash Moosavinia, Andrew Front Row: Michael Ahrens, George Williams, George Hooper, Hodding, Christian Vroon and Ryan Jelbert. Kieran Barlow, Ollie Young, James Townrow and Guy Whittaker. FP Cricket v Staff The Former Pupils, captained by Ryan Jelbert (CO13) , beat the staff in a highly entertaining game. Unfortunately the following day’s match against the 1st XI was rained off.

Back Row : (l to r): Kiran Bhardwaj (CO12), David Hoskings (CO11), Alan Hoskings (CO84), Jack Gleadowe (CO14), James Austin, Adam Gustafsson, John Cornish, Charlie Goldsmith (CO10), Richard Spall (CO09), Saul Berger, Rob Monk (CO87), Ben Green, Chris Kendall, Mark Huckle Middle Row : Charlie Hoskings (CO15), Ryan Jelbert (CO13) Capt, George Williams, Angus MacKinnon, Chris Dennis (CO73) Front Row : Ben Hoskings (CO13), Michael Austin, Zac Berger

14 15 Casualties 1914-1915 E.C. Banﬁeld , 1.11.1914, aged 19 W. Blamey , 20.6.1915, aged 41 R. Gilpin , 3.7.1915, aged 25 A.E.T.H. Varcoe , 5.9.1915, aged 34 The corps gathered together for its ﬁrst group photograph on 14 July F.H. Thomas , 2.10.1915, aged 31 J. Paynter , 8.10.1915, aged 30 H.A. Millard , 13.10.1915, aged 19 Truro School in 1915 T.S. Roberts , 22.11.1915, aged 21 At home At war

The day to day running of the school was little affected help boys leaving the school who wanted to go on to the Letters back to the school from former pupils included Lieutenant Robert Gilpin, RFA, wrote on 14 June by war in 1915, although some teachers left to join the Woolwich Military Academy. The first drill took place on postcards from E.C. Banfield’s brother Ralph: 1915, from Ezra’s Tomb, Iraq military and there were fewer teams available to play 7 May with 94 cadets on parade, including eight against in sports matches. Opinions and concerns about masters, with the headmaster, H.W. Vinter, as cadet- April 24th. We are now on the way to the Dardanelles. I thought of May 1st, 1902, the day I joined Truro the war were often aired by pupils in the school’s captain. On 1 July the cadets were affiliated to the 4th We have been eight weeks in this old boat. Everybody College. Funny how my mind went back to that day debating society meetings held in the library, including Battalion of the DCLI, with the new title of ‘B’ Company, is in tip-top spirits... while sitting in the hot Persian Desert. whether ‘the government should control the food 1st Cadet Battalion of Cornwall. The cadet corps May 27th . You have heard of the attack on the 18th, the The school magazine in December 1915 recorded that supplies in war time’ - a motion that was carried with 14 continued to grow and was nicknamed ‘Caesar’s enemy seemed to come up in droves just at dawn, and votes to 4. It was still several months before strict Legion’. fell like corn mown down with a scythe. It was rather Second-Lieutenant F.H. Thomas, formerly of St Just, rationing was enforced at the school. A British Red exciting whilst it lasted. To-day has been very quiet... was killed in action in France on October 2nd... Cross first aid course was held and parcels were sent to By December 1915 it was noted that ‘once more a term The first week was simply the limit, did not have any He received a commission in September last in a the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (a regiment which has slipped away, and we cannot help noticing at sleep for the first five days... On the Friday we mustered Tunnelling Company of the Royal Engineers, and left many old boys joined). almost every hour that the great war is still raging’ . Vinter’s continuous correspondence with old boys on the beach, hardly half the Batt: turned up... immediately for France. He parted with John Paynter at Rouen, and it is pathetic to relate that both were killed The summer term was ‘on the whole, a happy and provided them with a constant reminder of Truro during June 5th. Another week gone and we are still in the within a fortnight. prosperous one; but the shadow of the great war has the turmoil. same place... Nothing much really happened this week. hung over us’. The school’s cadet corps was formed, to Most of us can sleep in any position now, standing, Jo Wood – School Archivist sitting, lying, or kneeling comes natural...

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Annual and Decentennial Reunion Dinner September 2014

The Annual Reunion Dinner held at Truro School this year was the first of a new format targeting 1 2 ‘Decentennial’ reunions within the dinner, amid a weekend of annual alumni events. The netball, mixed hockey and rugby matches, followed by a superb BBQ, were held on the Saturday afternoon, and a Chapel Anniversary Service held on the Sunday morning. (More news and photographs of those events can be found in the October 2014 Online Newsletter.) Our Director of Music, Martin Palmer also treated us to a Haydn’s Creation and Jazz Concert from Scratch on the Saturday evening, with several former pupils playing in it and many additional alumni forming the audience (see page 11 for full article). The weather was beautiful on Saturday 6 September, allowing us to enjoy a drinks (above) John Rhys-Davies, Watson and Ann Weeks, Brian Jackson and several other pupils from the early sixties, reception on the Terrace before dinner and the concert, on the Terrace prior to dinner. bathed in Cornish summer sunshine. hoping your children do better than you did in life. It was Those who graduated School 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 a special evening, with Watson Weeks, one of his drama years ago were specifically invited, but the annual teachers from the 1960s, also attending the dinner. I 3 4 dinner was (and will be for 2015) for all former pupils to think Watson’s reaction to John’s speech and career was attend. 110 people in total enjoyed a wonderful three one of quiet satisfaction - a job well done Watson! course roast dinner, making it the best attended annual reunion for many a year. Many thanks to all those who attended the dinner. I think it’s fair to say everybody enjoyed themselves, At the dinner we were very lucky especially the huge table from the Class of ’94 - pass to have John Rhys Davies the port please! (CO62) (which is the stage name of HJ Davies, Head Boy in 1962- The Annual and Decentennial Dinner 2015 will be held 63) as our guest speaker. John on Saturday 5 September. The Decentennial Reunions flew in from New Zealand to join will be the Classes of ’65, ’75, ’85, ’95 and ’05, open to us and as you would expect of all those who did or would have left in the Upper Sixth in the well-known actor, his timing and speech were those years, as well as any other former pupil who superb. Thankfully John appeared to have misplaced his wants to join the party. axe on route from New Zealand, though he did not hold back with his opinions on marriage, teenagers and Steve Floyd (CO76) 5 6 Then and Now: 50 years on

Photographs of 5 FPs from the Class of ’64

Mike Carreras, Andy 7 8 Cameron, Stuart Sylvester, David Stocks and Stuart Bird all attended the Annual Reunion Dinner and 1: Former Staff, 2: Mixed table, 3: Class of ’94 4: Angilley table, 5: Headmaster and Governors’ table, Decentennial Reunion. 6: Part of the Class of the ‘early 60s’ table, 7: Mixed table, 8: Part of the Class of ’04

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Isles of Scilly Reunion London Networking Reunion

In November 2014 Andrew Gordon Brown and I braved School. Being such a success I hope this becomes an the Atlantic winter weather, launching off the coast of annual event, although perhaps best to be brought Land’s End in a rather unsteady SkyBus towards St forward into summer to guarantee more travel Mary’s, Isles of Scilly. Having organised an afternoon tea conducive climes! at the Star Castle Hotel for all former pupils living on the Scillys, there was no deterring us! The afternoon was Lucy Alldritt superbly attended, with School graduates from ﬁve decades represented. Andrew Gordon Brown with Mrs Pritchard and Boarding school life formed much of the conversation, two of her daughters with questions on how it had changed in recent years. I Amelia and Helena, also learned a great deal about ﬂower farming, the CO96 and CO00 history of the islands and the long connection with Truro respectively.

The London Networking Reunion was held in the Class of ’67 Impromptu Reunion upstairs function room at The Masons Arms, a Greene King pub in Mayfair, with approximately 40 former pupils able to drop by. Being my ﬁrst TSFPA event, it was Three former pupils from the Class of ’67 contacted Steve (Main image) Philip Andrews, Terry Webb, wonderful to witness a broad spectrum of our former About 40 former pupils attended Floyd at very short notice to organise a tour of School. Ken Holland, Patrick Vickers, Andrew Barker, pupil community together, from our oldest attendee Mr That was the starting point for a very last-minute reunion Jeff Webb, Peter Thomas, John Brimacombe, the reunion with many stories Peter Luff, Glyn Mainwaring. Trevor Jaggar , who was at School from 1937 to 1943, tour and lunch for 11 former pupils, some of whom hadn’t to the young women who left school in 2010, and the all from School being told. It was seen each other since they left School 47 years ago! the decades represented in between. wonderful to see such a broad spectrum of our former pupil community together...

As I found, the ‘Networking Reunion’ is a good opportunity to speak to other alumni who may be in the same line of work and able to offer nuggets of advice to younger members. It also provides the opportunity to swap stories of School life through the various ages. One former pupil particularly enjoyed hearing stories of her father while he was at Truro School. Phil Rule (CO77) gave some wonderfully detailed descriptions of various antics he and Jim Barlow (CO77) got up to whilst at School. Thankfully, realising the delicacy of the situation and being early on in the evening, Phil, a retired police ofﬁcer, managed that very ﬁne balancing act of satisfying Sarah Barlow’s (CO10) curiosity with ‘selected’ stories whilst withholding others. So much for the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth! Lucy Alldritt

Terry Webb and John Brimacombe wearing their original caps. Amazingly John’s looks like it still ﬁts.

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Obituary Tributes

Louis PASCOE Nick RICKFORD (CO92) Michael LEWIS (1941-50) H. Roy DUNCAN (1959-1966) Louis (aka Lou) Pascoe was a long standing member of Sadly died in March 2014 aged 39. Died suddenly on 15 April 2014 aged 81. He had been Died on 30 August 2014 leaving his wife Barbara and Truro School support staff, as technician in the Physics suffering from several recurrent illnesses for two years. two daughters, Armorel and Bryony. Roy went to school He had been an active member of the London Branch of in 1959 and left in 1966. He had two brothers at the Department. Lou died peacefully, aged 88, on 29 Brian Russell KNIGHTS (CO59) the Former Pupils’ Association. school David and Colin. The Duncans are Scillonians January after a short stay in Amberley House Nursing and were at Truro School as boarders like many others Home, Truro. Lou had remained a Truronian all his life, Died on 12 December 2014 following a stroke aged 74. as they had passed the 11+. After school Roy soon initially training as a plumber, then working with the He and his wife Evie lived in Arundel, West Sussex. He had been suffering with lymphoma cancer and diabetes Rev John HARPER (CO52) returned to St Mary's to live and work. He bought the Water Board and finally taking up his role at Truro for a few years and didn’t recover consciousness from Has died. Golden Spray, one of the inter-island boats, which he School. He also actively pursued various leisure the stroke, passing away two days later. operated until he retired. He contributed to Island life in activities including sailing (through which he met his many ways; lifeboat crew, council member and wife, Barbara), snooker, shooting and model Robert BATHO (CO62) Chairman of the council for many years, JP, drummer in aeroplanes. At the School, Lou was a well know Jenny LEATHES Died on 30 May 2014 aged 67. Rob was a prefect and the Blues Band and other groups to name but a few. character who presided over an 'Aladdin's Cave' (his Died on 12 April 2014 after a long fight with cancer. He was a good friend to me and many others at school. prep room) filled with a myriad of components and head day boy before he left Truro School in 1963. He Jenny’s funeral, a celebration of her life and then a then took up a university apprenticeship with Rolls Obituary from Paul Taylor (1959-1965). devices that he was always willing to demonstrate to woodland burial, was held on Friday 25 April at Trereife Royce and went up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford in any interested pupil brave enough to venture inside. House outside Penzance. Five people spoke including October 1964 to read PPE. Many a happy break-time could be spent finding out an excellent tribute from Guy Dodd. As well as Michael Garnett more about thermistors, Windshurst machines, optical contributing much to art and especially to ceramics over CARLING (1945-48) prisms and smoke generators, to name just a few. Lou many years her major contribution was in building up Derek Haydn ENDEAN (1945-52) was one of life's real characters. His possibly gruff DofE. DofE had a very low profile before Jenny arrived, Died on 1 March 2014 aged 81. exterior concealed a heart of gold and a genuine but under Jenny it became a major part of school life From Truro passed away unexpectedly at the Royal Born in Wheathampstead, interest in helping young people navigate the mysteries and many hundreds of pupils passed through it. Jenny Cornwall Hospital on 9 March 2013, aged 78 years. Hertfordshire he grew up in a of physics and electronics. Our sympathy and best also ran Ten Tors, another major part of school life. I Devoted husband of Margaret and much loved father of wishes go to his wife Barbara, children Jane, John and never helped Jenny in this but for seven of these years I Sarah. small community, earning a Richard, his grandchildren and great grandson. Thanks was running the Sixth Form and so was very well aware reputation for an insouciant to Mike Lister (CO70) for the sad news. of the involvement of so many pupils, and always attitude to life which was remember how helpful Jenny's contributions were to William James Russell (Russ) BARBER generally how he was seen as writing UCAS references. After she retired due to her Passed away suddenly but peacefully at Royal Cornwall an adult. Despite his happy-go- cancer she took on many challenges including running Alistair Macintosh Hospital, Treliske on Thursday 16 October 2014 aged lucky attitude he surprised the London marathon and was an inspiration to many. everyone by gaining a scholarship to St Albans School Her service was packed far exceeding the numbers 72 years. Russ taught at Truro School back in the early (Larry) LAW (CO72) where he made life-long friends despite leaving after a expected and people were standing in the corridors, the 70s. Passed away at Derriford year when the family moved to Cornwall. His parents entrance hall and possibly outside. I can't think of any Hospital on 12 September 2014 staff who contributed more to what happens outside the wanted him to continue to be educated in the Private aged 61. Dear Father of classroom. Tribute from Nigel Baker (CO67 and former John TREWHELLA Sector hence his arrival at Truro School in 1945. Michael Natasha. Son to Iain and staff member). Passed away at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske on 2 had a serious side to him which appreciated the Rosemary. Brother to Jonathan January 2014 aged 83 years following a long battle with Methodist services, the hymns and membership of the (CO74), also known as Larry. deteriorating health. John’s three sons, Roger (CO72), choir all of which remained of life-long importance to him. John Milner BOULDEN Jem (CO76) and Ross (CO78), all came to Truro (1942-56) Aware that he would have to do National Service, he left Alan Fletcher School. school prematurely after gaining Lower School Passed away in Sydney, POWNALL (1922-27) Certificate. He joined The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Australia on 9 August 2014 Charles Paul Thomas WILSON (CO61) Infantry and quickly rose to the rank of Sergeant. He Died in July 2010, peacefully in Italy, aged 99. He was after a long illness. He leaves a loved the life, remaining in the army for twenty nine Died in September 2013. fit and healthy until the end but finally 'ran out of puff'. wife, six children and fifteen years and having gained his Majority, held several Staff He is greatly missed by his wife Carole, daughter Anna grandchildren. John always had jobs in Divisional Headquarters. He enjoyed postings in and her husband, and two grandsons. very fond memories of his years the Caribbean, as well as Cyprus, Belgium and in at school, especially his time John WILSON-CLARIDGE (1949-53) various stations in Britain, retiring in 1979. Michael died playing cricket and rugby. He Died in January 1993 from prostate cancer. at home surrounded by his family on 1st March 2014. Reginald J. RANDALL (1935-39) was in the 1st XI in 1955 and Died in March 2011 aged 89. He had some fond 1956 when he captained the Tribute from Katharine Carling. memories of his school and with a long medical career as team. He was in the 1st XV in William Henry Ernest Alfred (Ernie) a GP, regarded with affection and respect by his patients. 1955-56. John went on to become the Company THOMAS (1940-44) Reginald had a long retirement and was 89 when he Secretary of a large insurance company in Sydney, Peter William (PW) BERRIDGE (1938-47) died. He had strong values alongside a gentle nature. I'm whilst also teaching accounting two nights a week at a Died at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth on 13 November Died peacefully at home in Higher Porthpean with his sure his great strengths were founded on the values he Technical College for 25 years. He was extremely proud 2014 aged 85. He had health problems for a number of beloved and devoted wife Joan on 16 November 2014 was taught at school as well as those of his parents. of his children; they all gained University degrees and years but was suddenly taken unwell, admitted to A&E. are now working in their chosen fields. He died after two days in hospital but after a peaceful aged 82. Formerly of Veryan, he was a greatly loved night. His son Louis (CO71) writes ‘I know that he was and appreciated Dad to Anne, Robert and Ian. Wesley James BREWER (1933-39) proud of his association with the school both as pupil, Died in March 2014 aged 90. He was immensely proud Barry GRIME (1943-49) parent and former pupil and had good memories of his of being an Old Boy of Truro School and remained Died in April 2014. As well as being a former pupil Barry time there. I was also lucky enough to be taught by two John FAULL (1937-43) enthusiastic to know what was happening at the School. had also been a School Governor. of his masters who would refer to him on occasion.’ Died on 31 December 2013 aged 88.

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Obituary Tributes Speech Day 2014 - Former Pupil Returns

James Edward (Ted) KERKIN (1946-49) Victor Charles Died on Saturday 10 January 2015 suddenly at home, WATTON (CO68) aged 82 years. Much loved husband of Leola, loving Died on 2 January 2015. father of Courtney (CO79) and Phil (CO81), father-in- Charles left Truro School in law to Karen. A thanksgiving service was held on 1969 and went on to Lincoln Saturday 24 January at Truro School Chapel following a College, Oxford. Charles had private family committal at Penmount Crematorium. an international career in the oil industry, running companies in W H David PODD (1942-47) Peru, Chile and Spain as well as in the UK. At 50, he Died in July 2011, aged 81. changed course and became Finance Director for the RNLI: a job he very much enjoyed until he retired. Connie Schneider Anna Whitford 1st XV captain Locryn Williams, presenting his England U18 Charles THURLOW (1946-54) rugby shirt to the Headmaster, with Kim Conchie, Chairman of Died recently, aged 78. In his later years Charles was Governors, applauding. an historian and publisher of great distinction. Charles Philip John TREVENNEN (CO73) was a quiet, intense, humorous and very skilful man The Headmaster’s speech mentioned the following staff Died on 1 January 2015 at St Julia’s Hospice, aged 60, who undertook the labour of love of publishing learned leavers; Gretta Lugg, Dave Hunt, Sophie Brookes, after a long battle against cancer. From a young age work about Cornwall in high quality books at reasonable Rob Piper, Jonathan Lewis, Melissa Macleod, Chris Philip had always had a passion for photography. This prices. I very much doubt if Charles made a penny from Moncaster , Jane Flood, Judith Eastburn and went back to the days when he joined the school his efforts but he extended our understanding of Tim Tall . Mr Gordon-Brown went on to say: camera club and became fascinated with developing Cornwall and her people, of their achievements and and printing black and white photos. He saved up for his their legacies. He set very high standards for himself first 'serious' camera whilst in his mid-teens, even and his authors and contributed greatly to the academic “Tim Tall has led the department for so declining an invitation from a friend to spend a holiday canon of Cornish life, and to read one of his articles, or with his family in Alaska. (Where during that holiday his many years, built a great team around him his publications is always a rewarding pleasure. His friends’ parents entertained an American President, finest achievement though must be Wheal Martyn China and is the living manifestation of our during a visit to the oilfields!) He was a talented Clay Museum - he was one of a complex team but his school motto, Esse Quam Videri. He came landscape photographer and his striking images, often tenacity, charm and erudition ensured that it is, and will portraying Cornish land and seascapes at their best, Harry Lobb Andrew Gordon-Brown to Truro School as a boy, he worked here continue to be, one of the finest industrial heritage have sold well for a number of years at numerous interpretative centres on the planet. I think that, in his as a man, he retires as a legend.” outlets around Cornwall. Exhibitions of his work have scholarship, his compassion and care, his standards, Transcripts of the speeches made by the Headmaster, been held not only in the UK but also in Holland and his demeanour and his self-effacing leadership, Charles Guest of Honour Connie Schneider (CO95) , Head Girl China, where his Cornish photos featured in national Thurlow was undoubtedly one of the great old boys of Anna Whitford (CO14 ) and Head Boy Harry Lobb newspapers. For several years he also supplied the Truro School, and I hope that his legacy is (CO14) can be found under the Latest photos used in the Truro Cathedral calendar, proceeds acknowledged and enjoyed by all for whom the school News/Archives/July2014 section of the Truro Senior from which help maintain the fabric of the cathedral. is a special place. Tribute from Bert Biscoe (CO71). School website. And they are well worth the read as some superb oratory was heard which moved the whole Peter Davies BERRINGTON (1927-32) audience in the fitting environment of the Sir Ben Ainslie Stephen Sports Centre. There were four Headmasters in Died on 13 March 2015 aged 96 years. With his sister, attendance; the current Andrew Gordon-Brown and Clement WICKS Valerie, he was sent from India aboard ship to England former Paul Smith , Guy Dodd and Brain Jackson , who Teacher at Truro School 1950- to attend school. Following his time at Truro he went was acting head between Barry Hobbs and Guy Dodd. 76. He died on Tuesday 13 onto Taunton School and on leaving school applied to January 2015, peacefully at the Indian Police and was accepted with a post in the Mountford House, Truro aged Punjab and Northwest Frontier provinces. He was in 89. Much loved and missed by the Police in India for 8 years, rising to the level of wife Peggy, children Sarah, District Superintendent, and left upon Independence in Matthew and Polly. 1947. After India, he emigrated to British Columbia, Canada where he met his wife, with whom he had three children. In 1960 he moved to California and lived the Robert (Robin) TCHERTOFF (1940-45) rest of his life there. He is greatly missed by his family Connie, who returned to Cornwall especially to speak to our including his three children and many grandchildren. 2014 leavers, is a dedicated rule of law professional known Died a few years ago. His son has just notified us of his for her work in the fields of international justice and death and said ‘He had been very happy to have re- humanitarian action in conflict zones across the world. At established contact with his old School’ . Robin had one point during her superb speech she asked all the generously donated to the 2008 Organ Appeal and leavers to stand up, ‘I would like the leavers amongst you to having emailed him an image of the Air Training Corps get up for a second. Take a good look. Take a look at your card found in the archives Robin wrote ‘I cherish those friends, and your family, and remember this day, because days. I went on a glider course in August 1945 in whether you choose to stay in Cornwall, or travel the world, Weston Super Mare which ended very well for me but this, TODAY, is where it starts: the rest of your lives.’ sadly very very badly for the our teacher.’ Holding the refurbished Opie Shield aloft, the house captains of School House, Ollie Williams (CO14) and Georgie Goldsmith (CO14) Steve Floyd (CO76)

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Leaver Valeria Duca (CO14) drew caricatures of teaching staff and put them on the wall in the Staff Room on the last day of term. Do you recognise them? Valeria has now gone onto study History of Art at St Andrews University. Congratulations to... If you do not recognise anyone from this selection, please visit our online Former Pupil Newsletters from May to July 2014 and Terraces 2014 for more pictures. Ben Comeau (CO11) Hannah Hughes (CO06)

Earlier this year, Hannah received one of the three President’s Awards from The Geological Society. President’s Awards, instituted in 1980 by Professor Percy Allen , are conferred upon geoscientists who are within ten years of their first degree in geoscience or a cognate subject and who have made a notable We congratulate Ben Comeau who early contribution to the graduated with a starred first in his Music science. Degree at Cambridge University, achieving the highest mark of his whole Hannah is currently in her year group. He also recently passed the third year of a PhD at Fellow of the Royal College of Organists Cardiff University. After her (FRCO) Diploma, winning all the possible first degree at Oxford and prizes at the same time. a prizewinning MSc at Camborne School of Ben is now working as a composer, Mines, she is now studying mafic igneous rocks from Western pianist and organist based in London, but Scotland to assess their potential for nickel-copper and platinum will be returning to Truro School on 21 group elements – while trying at the same time to understand the November 2015. We look forward to evolution of the sub-continental lithospheric mantle over time. With hearing Ben play our chapel organ in a the publications arising from her MSc, and with more in press from concert to celebrate the fifth anniversary her current PhD research, she will boast a substantial publication list of its installation in the School Chapel. by the time she completes her doctorate.

Sarah-Jane Boyd (CO10)

The former England amateur international golfer turned professional in September 2014 and has just started playing in tournaments on the 2015 Ladies European Tour. Her first event was the RACV Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast in Australia - that well known European island. Sarah-Jane double-bogeyed the first hole, putting a ball into the lake, but recovered to complete her first round four over par. She was also four over par for her second round and missed the cut by a close 3 shots. Her brother Robert (CO99) , who is a doctor in Australia, caddied for her.

Her second tournament, in New Zealand where she played in the ISPS Handa NZ Women’s Open, unfortunately saw Sarah- Jane again miss the cut. We wish Sarah all the best of luck in her upcoming tournaments and congratulate her on making the difﬁcult transition to being professional.

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Truro School Leavers 2014 ‘Remember the boy, support the man’ We welcome the following 2014 leavers to the TSFPA. We love to keep up in touch, so please feel free to email Steve [email protected] or Lucy [email protected] to update your details. The Truro School Community Max Levene (CO10) Facebook page is also a great way to remain in contact with each other and see what the School is up to – follow us today!

This short piece is an abridged excerpt of Max’s full Great Yarmouth. It has Class of 2014 Class of 2016 blog which can be found in the September 2014 been really interesting and Michael Ahrens George Hooper Josh Poat Omar Abbas Niels Kunz TSFPA Online Newsletter, where he reflects on his I look forward to Bolaji Ajose-Adeogun Sally Hosie Zachary Roberts Jasper Attlee Rebecca Lewalter 2nd year at UEA Norwich. continuing my role this Josh Alford William Hosking Alexander Rodda Glen Badve Sophia Lieb next year with my main Mary Allison James Hough Emily Rodda Thomas Bamford Frederic Lower In my first year I helped set up a peer support group for aim being to improve Beth Angove Candice Huang Kendall Royden Eva Barnsley Beth McGuinness any student at UEA with a disability. access around the Josephine Arter Lee Humphreys Daniel Rutter Isaac Barrow Megan McKenna This year I have done over 50 hours of volunteering for campus. Baba Braithwaite Miranda Hygate Joe Sibley Raoul Bonah Luke Meeson the scheme. I seem to do quite a bit of work with Finn Branney Jack James Chris Smith Paul Carbis William Michell helping other students to use technology supplied by The main objective of this Charlotte Carpenter Alex Jane Molly Somers Rebecca Carpenter Louise Page disabled students allowance more effectively. I am summer (2014) was to Jessie Chan Rebecca Johnston Ben Steen Storm Cockroft Rosie Park really proud of how successful the group has been. purchase a Power chair. Rafael Cheng Liam Kirkby Lawrence Stewart William Collins George Parry Whilst I have not wanted Robert Cherry Aadhithyan Kumaravel Dominic Stratton Emily Coston Emma Pendarves I have also got involved (and still don’t really want) Jack Clifford-Wing Yoriko Lam Joshua Talbot Conall Cromie Katherine Pritchard with the charity Inspire by a power chair I need to Alice Copeland Alex Lee Tom Thorogood Sam Darby Benjamin Rowe doing a bit of writing about get one in order to drive myself in a Motability vehicle. If Milly Deacon Kevin Li Robert Trebilcock Eleanor Davis Liva Rudroff my experiences of having I can get driving it will give me a huge amount of Taylor Dedman George Light Jack Trevail James Deiraniya Charlotte Schneider an injury and just before the independence and could be vital if I’m looking for work Connor Donnithorne Christopher Lightfoot Christian Vroon Will Dobbs Millie Smith Christmas break (2013) I next year; a rather scary thought in itself!! The power Valeria Duca Harry Lobb Harry Walker Emily Drew Thomas Swain had the amazing chair is now set to arrive next week meaning I can Jack Dukes Luke Mansfield Harry Wallwork Mawgan Dudding Trystan Tom-Baird opportunity to go to an move on to the next stage of getting a vehicle. The Scott Dunstan Aidan Maskell Nathaniel Warren Aislinn Dunne James Trew event hosted at CITIBANK chair is going to be part funded by the Max Levene Rhys Fairlie Lucy Matthews Alice Wheatley Benjamin Eisma Chloe Turner in Canary Wharf aimed at Trust Fund, and therefore it seems apt to thank all Maddison Fletcher Samantha-Jayne Sam Wheeler Oliver Fawcett Sonny Turner encouraging students with those who have donated in the past and throughout this Mary Ford Millington Anna Whitford Patrick Flanagan William Turner disabilities to apply for jobs in investment banking. It year. It was also a great honour to have the trust put George Fortey Joash Moosavinia Will Whitworth Sophia Foster Imogen Usher-Sparks was a really interesting day where I had the chance to forward by Mr Austin (House Master Trennick) and Mr Jack Gleadowe Andrew Leanne Williams Eric Haywood Milo Vingoe Munro-Lott meet many of the top investment banks. I applied for Whitmore (Director of Sport) to be the schools chosen Georgie Goldsmith Locryn Williams India Heaton Benjamin Vulliamy Lloyd Nielsen some internships however was unfortunately charity for the RFU grand draw. Ellie Green Oliver Williams Cameron Ellie Warren Crystal Obi unsuccessful but I will try again this year as I really Amelia Grigg Jacob Wyatt Hinton-Rowe Simon Wasner Nnebe Okoli Jourdan-Leah applied a bit too late. You can donate to the Max Levene Trust by sending Hayley Hardstaff Donald Yau Francesca Waters Tesni Patching Holdsworth a cheque made out to ‘Truro School’ (with Max Jack Harvey Ollie Young Leo Wendler Abigail Piercy Adam Hughes Levene Trust written on the back) to James Austin, Robert Hodge Harriet Whittaker The second term was defined by a very snap decision Eleanor Jeffrey to run in the Student Union elections as the students c/o Truro School. Keep an eye out for more news Oliver Holdsworth Jordan Wilkinson Edgar Hole Louise Kitto Eloise Williams with Disabilities officer. I have since been in weekly from Max in our monthly TSFPA Online Newsletters. Belle Knowles Jacob Wilson meetings and have been on a two day training course in Ruangrit Yeamsansuk

Funded Projects

This year TSFPA invested nearly £15,000 across a number of projects. At the 2014 Speech Day we were glad to see the newly refurbished Opie Shield back in operation and proudly received by School house. It now hangs in the Heath Hall for all students and staff to see. The fund also supported the Games Department with new equipment and trophies, as well as our own alumni rugby and mixed hockey teams kit for the annual Easter Smickett vs. Schinter matches. The largest project this year was repairing the stained-glass window above the chapel, now the Heseltine Gallery window. This was an ambitious undertaking that has ensured the survival of the window for many decades to come. We implore members to visit the Heseltine Gallery to enjoy the window and wonderful exhibitions held within the Gallery throughout the year.

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Business lunches Dear Former Parents

Last term saw the and Tamsin Holman (CO91 ) Our final lunch was Medicine, I did not attend Truro School as a pupil, although many beginning of our attended the Journalism and Media Veterinary and Dentistry and we Welcome to the first ever of my family did. Rather, my own connection began as a annual series of lunch in October and offered advice were fantastically lucky to have all Former Parents Page in parent; putting two sons through both the Prep and Main ‘Business on breaking into journalism - both areas represented. Again, current the TSFPA annual Schools (Ben: 1990-2002 and Dominic: 1995-2009) Lunches’ which now work at BBC Radio Cornwall and former parents were happy to publication. This page aims which, I guess, qualifies me as a 'fully paid up' member are hosted by the but have significant experience in attend and Dr Harvey , Dr Dommett to give former parents the of the extended Truro School family and, as an ex- Headmaster and other areas also. and Dr Rainsberry were able to opportunity to have their parent, a sort of alumnus myself! myself, Head of provide a balanced insight into the Tim Daffern , current School say. In its first year I am Careers. Each different specialisms of each It's a funny thing, this association with Truro school, in governor and parent, attended the pleased that Lou Jones , lunch is held on a Friday in the industry and offer advice and that, as a parent, one is pretty much in constant contact Geology and Engineering lunch and proud parent of two Truro Hestletine Gallery (formally the L6th contacts for work experience. with it: dropping off; picking up; attending parent was able to use his considerable School old boys and Common Room) and is open to evenings; supporting teams (a lot); carol concerts; international experience across the Every lunch was very well attended, designer of the revamped students from the 5th and 6th forms fundraisers, hosting children's friends and our children industry to outline the huge range of particularly by the 5th Years, and I TSFPA annual, has written to attend. being hosted, in turn, by their friends, with much taxi opportunities within this area. The think everyone agreed how useful for us. He sets out his case to former parents to work in-between. The list goes on and the School is It gives current students an Law lunch was also supported by they had been. The Headmaster remain engaged with the Truro School community omnipresent in our lives! opportunity to meet and question another former pupil, David and I have been so grateful for the and explains why he feels the network of parents is equally important as the network of former pupils. A professionals from a range of Williams (CO99) , who works as a amount of support we have Why then, when the time comes for our children to leave very fitting first article! As Chair of the Truro School industries in an informal real estate solicitor for Foot Anstey received from former pupils and the School – as cleverer, more mature individuals than Board of Governors as well as being a current parent, environment, offering them a in Plymouth. He was able to offer parents and the opportunities they when they started – does our association pretty much I am delighted to see that the voice of our former fantastic insight in to different jobs his insight on the various routes into have presented to our students. If end? Just like that. With a big full stop. The child moves parents is so valued. Thank you Lou for your article – available and advice on how to Law, and Helen Angove , former you think you could offer advice, on into Higher Education or, praise be, paid employment! I look forward to reading many more stories from our reach them. We have been lucky parent, attended the Finance lunch guidance or work experience to our But the parent, after the initial shock (followed by the former parents on this page in the years to come. enough to have excellent support and successfully explained the students please contact me on euphoria of waving goodbye to school fees) is left slightly from a number of local businesses, huge range of jobs within the [email protected] . Kind regards, Kim Conchie bereft. Friendships and acquaintances made with other current and former parents and industry. Helen worked in children, parents and teachers tend to drop away, albeit Nancy Kenward (CO96) former pupils. Former pupils investment banking in the City for with some exceptions, but the old routines are most Victoria Gould (CO95) many years and now divides her keenly missed and, over time, they too are consigned to time between London and Cornwall memory, as our children, much like ourselves, move on working for City Asset with their lives. Management. So the idea of an 'Alumni of Parents', seems, to me, to Kim Conchie is our Chairman of be just as important a part of the School's outreach as the Governors and a parent too. He an Alumni of ex-pupils! This is why I would advocate that attended the Entrepreneurs lunch all parents and, indeed, ex-parents, whether they be old and was able to offer some Truronians or not, stay in contact with either the TSFPA inspirational advice on the different or with the School itself. As I see it we are, as yet, an opportunities available within 'untapped resource'' with much to offer, via our shared Cornwall and further afield. He experience, common bonds and long association with successfully demonstrated the School. Maybe us 'oldies' could how work experience, still be involved and useful? ambition and networking There’s a thought! can be just as vital in the business world as Lou Jones degrees and other qualifications.

Tempus Fugit Ben (CO02) on the left and Dominic (CO09), taken in 1996 with Ben joining the Main School and Dominic starting at the Prep School

30 31 Upcoming Events 2015

Saturday 4 April 2015 Thursday 2 July 2015 Sunday 6 September 2015 Easter Sports Former Pupils Cricket v Staff Chapel Anniversary Service Fixtures and BBQ 6pm 11am Alumni Art Workshop Football Former Pupils Friday 3 July 2015 Heseltine Gallery v School 1pm – 3pm 10.30am Truro School Speech day Alumni Music and Drama Rugby Smickett v Schinter Former Pupils Cricket v School 1:30pm start Performance Burrell Theatre 3pm 4pm – 6pm BBQ 4pm Saturday & Sunday 5 & 6 Tuesday 1 to Friday 25 September 2015 September 2015 Friday 17 April 2015 TSFPA Annual History of Science at Truro 1940’s Spring Reunion Reunion Weekend School Archive Exhibition 2pm Saturday 5 September 2015 Thursday 1 October 2015 Netball Former Pupils v School London Networking Reunion Friday 22 May 2015 1pm Devon County Show The Masons Arms, 38 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PY 6pm Former Pupils’ Reception 2pm Mixed Hockey Former Pupils v School 2pm Sunday 11 October 2015 Friday 5 June 2015 Rugby Former Girl Choristers ﬁrst performance Royal Cornwall Show Pupils v School at Truro Cathedral Former Pupils’ Reception 2pm 2:30pm Saturday 21 November 2015 Annual Decentennial Dinner Monday 29 June 2015 6:30pm for 7:30pm 5th Anniversary Celebration Concert of the Chapel Organ TSFPA AGM Targeting Classes of 7.30pm ’65, ’75, ’85, ’95 and ‘05 Tuesday 15 December 2015 Guest Speaker Connie Schneider Tuesday 23 June 2015 (CO95) Christmas service St Mary’s Methodist Church followed by Truro School drinks at Truro School Sports day