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St. George’s School WINDSOR CASTLE ASSOCIATION CHRONICLE 2016 St. George’s School Windsor Castle Association CHRONICLE 2016 Welcome to another edition of the Chronicle. It comes at a time when the school’s communications are undergoing a transformation with a new look to the Magazine which will now be produced termly as a Newsletter. These are available on the school website at www.stgwindsor.org/Newsletter. The Association also has a presence on the school site and copies of Chronicles can be found under the Association tab. If you would like to keep abreast of events happening in today’s school however, one can now follow its output on Twitter https://twitter.com/stgwindsor as well as by visiting the website http://www.stgwindsor.org/ . Compiling the Chronicle serves two important functions: first, it acts as a document of record that publicizes the rules of the Association and minutes of its AGM; secondly, it aims to keep members in touch one with another. It is in this second area that it is entirely dependent on its members: the more that is contributed the more valuable it will become to its members. Please do send your news either by the tradition method of postcards or on e-mail to [email protected] . If you know of any news about another former pupil do please let us know; we positively encourage parents to help by informing on their children! Obituaries I have first to announce the obituaries and notifications that I have received. Eric Carr (1983–1994) Bursar Eric was the much loved and respected Bursar of the School in the important period leading to the first large building scheme of 1987 and provided invaluable support and guidance during the process. He died in the spring of this year at the age of 91. George and Sue Hill attended his funeral. Stephen Cazalet (1943–1948) Stephen passed away after a long spell in hospital and three months after his 80th Birthday. Stephen was in the Merchant Navy for many years and met his wife Ann when he was a junior Officer with Union Castle Lines. They were married in Surrey in 1963 and went to S. Africa with their two young sons where he joined Safmarine and continued his career in Containerization. Peter Walter Christopher Coombe (1944–1948) Chorister Peter won a musical exhibition to Denstone College. He was the first award by the new musical teaching staff after the second world war. During his time at Denstone he had a very serious lung operation which was successful but meant missing a year’s schooling. This did not stop a musical life to which was added work in the acting department. He left Denstone in 1952. After college his first post was at Church House Bookshop in Westminster. He worked there for some ten years, living in Richmond, where he was prominent in the local Gilbert and Sullivan productions and other musical items with his violin. He moved from Westminster to help the Woodard Twins, grandsons of the founder of the schools, in conservation work. Dryden House in Northants was one home involved. Peter was always interested in architecture. After, he went to Michaelhouse in South Africa where he knew the head of the Art Department. This move has remained a bit of a mystery, but did not lead to any work though he always maintained a love of the flora and fauna of that country. He returned to this country by sea and moved to the Lizard in Cornwall where he found work with the Falmouth Jewsons branch. This suited him well, because he could look after the house which soon became the parental retirement home and he stayed with Jewsons for twenty years. He then moved to Clewer, but did not find this to his liking, and then bought a house in Exmouth in 1994. Here he settled with the local church choir and to the post of Treasurer. He had earlier completed some accountancy courses. His other interests included Gardening, the Life-Boat Association, and the Prayer Book Society: he has left us a ten volume stamp collection. He was very knowledgeable on many subjects, in particular the Railways of this country being a life member of the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society. Contributions in his memory are being sent to this organisation.. The funeral was a simple Requiem Mass, with Doc H’s Nunc Dimittis sung by the choir he served for so many years. His interment was in the local church yard and a reception was held in the Church Hall. The Hon. Secretary represented St George’s at the service and afterwards. A plea renewed The Editor would be grateful for news about members of the Association, their whereabouts, appointments, achievements, or other changes in circumstances so that this Chronicle can be an ever more accurate and informative way of fulfilling the objects of the Association. Similarly, we would be grateful for notification of those members who have died so that we can mark their passing and amend the records. New Members 2015 Catherine Alexanders (2008-2015) Bradfield College Zain Kothari (2005-2015) Hampton School Henry Bishop (2009-2015) Westminster School Theodor Kyriacou (2001-2015) Stowe School Amélie Byrne (2007-2015) Lady Eleanor Holles Lacob Laniado (2005-2015) Wellington College Dylan Byrne (2005-2015) Hampton School Zachary Laniado (2005-2015) Bradfield Matilda Cayton (2007-2015) St George’s, Ascot David Low (2005-2015) King’s School, Canterbury Keaton Chohan (2005-2015) Bradfield College Kristian Mathea (2006-2015) Bradfield College Andrew Coates (2005-2015) Bradfield College Merle Mowbray (2010-2015) Sir William Perkins Marina Daniel (2005-2015) Claires Court School Luken Pereira Fernandes (2009-2015) Holyport College Joseph Debiase (2010-2015) Charles Rycroft (2007-2015) Desborough College Nicholas Foster (2005-2015) Eton College Mannat Sahota (2007-2015) St George’s, Ascot Darcey Goble (2005-2015) Marlborough College Rohan Sahota (2005-2015) Ana Graham Usabiaga (2011-2015) Sir William Borlase George Smith (2005-2015) Hampton School Daniel Hamilton-Foster (2011-2015) Bradfield College Vikram Thakrar (2005-2015) Eton College Lucas Jameson Fenwick (2010-2015) Bedales Elizabeth Wales (2005-2015) Holyport College Ria Konkumalla (2008-2015) Sir William Perkins Benjamin Wickers (2006-2015) St George’s, Weybridge News from and about Association Members Tom Berry (2001–2010) secured very favourable A level results as part of a record-breaking set of results at Hampton School and is now bound for Loughborough to read History. Aidan Briggs (1995–1998) Aidan and his wife Zoë were blessed with a daughter, Emily, on 21st March 2016. Michael Coombe (1938–1945) reports that he is keeping busy in Exmouth during his retirement. Will Dawes (1989–1993) enjoyed Christopher Robinson's 80th Birthday service at John's Cambridge. Quite an occasion, and the results may still be available online here http://www.sjcchoir.co.uk/listen/webcasts/choral-evensong-celebration-80th-birthday-dr-christopher- robinson-cvo-cbe-7-may-2016 . He managed to update a name or two which the editor has added to the entry from the Hills below. His name thus gets its own entry! Martin Denny (1981–1986) and his wife Harriet were joined by Tristan James Leslie Denny, born on 12th November 2015, a brother for Imogen. James Heavey (2003–2012) recently secured straight level 7s in his Middle Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Wellington College, one of only nine students in the year to achieve this feat. Word reaches us that his brother Sam Heavey (2005–2014) has made an impressive start to his Wellington career. George and Sue Hill (Staff 1983-1992) travelled to Cambridge for a celebration of Christopher Robinson’s 80th birthday that was held at St John’s College and during which Christopher conducted a huge choir for Evensong. An invitation to all choristers who sang during Christopher’s time as Organist and Master of the Choristers at St George’s resulted in the following former choristers singing at the occasion: Tom Roach, Nick Robinson, Neil Porter, Charlie Lort-Phillips, Rupert Beale, Simon Robson-Brown, Richard Murray-Bruce, David Leeming and Andrew Robinson. Former Lay Clerk Trevor Craddock was also singing. The Hills noted that as these individuals are now all about 40(!) they hardly recognised anybody and apologise if they have forgotten anyone. A splendid party was held afterwards. Lucas Jameson-Fenwick (2010–2015) has progressed from his role as TV host on the stage, he starred as Eddie Hair in last summer’s production of The Demon Headmaster, to the being the real thing. At the beginning of October he was to be seen interviewing Foxes (a popular, young, Grammy- winning singer), aided by a banana, on the CBBC Official Chart Show. He was well-prepared and at ease, and even managed to coax Foxes into revealing that she enjoyed chocolate with ketchup on top! Rose Grundon (2007–2014) has made the most of her first year at Cheltenham Ladies’ College and has particularly enjoyed History, English, Netball, Lacrosse, Tennis, Rounders and Drama. In addition she has taken part in Swimming, Athletics, Hockey and Musical Theatre Clubs. Small wonder that she commented that her year had been, “very intense, although thrilling and exciting—I have made lots of new friends and learned lots of new things.” Roger Judd Assistant Organist & staff (1985–1990) was in St George’s Chapel on 24 November 2015 to launch his new book. Also published that day was a new recording of the Harrison & Harrison Organ and both publications mark the 50th anniversary of the current organ in the Chapel. ‘The Organs in Windsor Castle – their History and Development’ is published by the Positif Press.