BEDALES ASSOCIATION and OLD BEDALIAN BEDALES ASSOCIATIONNEWSLETTER 2013 & OLD BEDALIAN NEWSLETTER 2015 CONTENTS

Below, Bedales Rock Show, 2015

Welcome 2

Head’s Reflections 3

Rediscovering Community 6

OB Events 8

Edward Thomas 14

Reunions 16

John Haden Badley Society 17

A Good Habit Forming 18

OB Profiles 19

Art & Design News 24

Leading Art & Design 26

Bedales Arts 2015 28

Lest We Forget 29

Staff Profiles 30

News in Brief 34

Obituaries 41

Alan G Bush 41 David Cecil Butcher 42 Sholto Hamilton Georgeson 46 Joanna Dunham 47 Kenny Geer 48 Louisa Frederika Davis 48 Matthew Quantrill 49 Roger Lloyd Pack 50 Tamsin Donaldson (née Procter) 51

Births, Engagements, Marriages, Deaths 52

Recent Degree Results and Destinations of Leavers 54

Contents 1 WELCOME HEAD’S REFLECTIONS ON 2014

about to descend – especially when I learnt that To Members of the their short notice visit to inspect all three schools Bedales Association (for educational and boarding health) was to be in the final week of the Spring Term which is, let’s BEDALES be candid, a somewhat bleary-eyed time in the scholastic cycle. ASSOCIATION AGM It was therefore a real delight to see that, hoorah, they quickly “got” the place, deeming us Notice is hereby given of the 32nd “excellent” in all of the main student-facing areas. Annual General Meeting of the In previous inspections we have gained the top Bedales Association to be held at grade in all the pastoral categories but inspectors have been reluctant to give us the same accolade Bedales School on in teaching and learning; this time we achieved Sunday 28 June 2015 those accolades in all three schools with some unusually warm and colourful words like “love” The details are as follows: and “inspirational” managing to sneak through the clammy grasp of the civil servant editor. Given the ince I joined the Alumni Liaison (and about OBs), as well as school 11.0 0 Bedales Association AGM potential for regulatory howlers, it was also great Steam just over a year ago, I have had news and development initiatives. in the Reading Room to see us managing to be both (terrible word, this) the privilege of meeting many of you at The wonderful thing is that there compliant and full of colour, warmth, innovation various events. I have been fascinated is so much that we can include, and 12.30 Light lunch for Bedales ne of my 2014 highlights was a two hour and inquisitiveness – rectitude with fizz; to cap by the stories I have heard; from your we are extremely grateful to everyone Association members Oguided wander around the Estate in the it all, we were given due credit for achieving our favourite teachers and lessons, to who has shared their stories. The company of departing Head of Outdoor Work, demanding central academic aim (of developing life in the boarding houses and the Newsletter gives a fantastic overview Once the exact timings have been Peter Coates. Armed with a Dictaphone we inquisitive thinkers with a love of learning who mischief some of you got up to in your of the richness of our community and confirmed, they will be published ambled in a long anti-clockwise loop, starting cherish independent thought) but doing so whilst spare time! the incredible variety of paths taken on the school website, where the by Butts’ Field, progressing down Emma’s Walk keeping our regulatory nose clean. Working with Dennis Archer by Old Bedalians. As a vital part of the Bedales Association Annual Report to the Black Barn, then on past the new Kadian 2014 saw Michael Gove released from his and Philip Parsons over the last year has school community, do please continue will also be available. Observatory, and the Pav, skirting the Sam Banks educational mission and able to spend more time been an absolute pleasure, and I have to keep us up to date. Pavilion and into the Badley Oaks and then in the 1950s with his family. He left his successor learnt a great deal about Bedales and Thank you everyone who has Exact timings will also be available back through the John Rogers Orchard into that to be nicer to teachers and to put a brave-smiley its alumni in that space of time. I would made a contribution to Bedales over from: Helen McBrown by email magical centre of ODW – the Sotherington Barn, face on his trail of reform. Fortunately (and of like to thank Dennis in particular, who the last year; from attending reunions, ([email protected]) or Bonham’s Barn (The Bakery) and the two most course as a result of my far-sighted cunning plan), has so patiently taught me the ropes committee meetings and fundraisers, phone (01730 711561) who will also recent oak-framed buildings, one now sporting a we need have little truck with his changes to GCSE, and passed on his wisdom. He is to supporting the professional guidance send you a hard copy of the Annual natty splendid clock tower, atop all those wellies. as our students now take IGCSEs and Bedales always available to help, whether in initiative and careers fair, organising Report if you prefer. Please give her Although my main intention was to capture for Assessed Courses (BACs), but we have needed Scotland or France, and continues to OB events and of course donating the relevant address details. posterity as much local folklore as possible of to think carefully about the Sixth Form curriculum, be an invaluable link between you generously to our variety of causes. the great store that is in Peter’s head, our chatty as it will be from September this year. You will be and Bedales. Dennis has contributed We look forward to hearing from Richard Lushington circuit was a genial reminder for me how shaped glad to hear that, although the standard diet will to several sections of this Newsletter, you, and do come to visit us at events, Bursar and Clerk to the Governors and enriched our environment is by generations become three linear (i.e., you sit exams at the end helpfully compiling News in Brief, or if you are in the area. Bedales School, of Bedalians – and, crucially, how this both reflects of the course as most of you will have done if you Obituaries and more. Petersfield GU32 2DG what the school is and continues to make it what left before 2000), we will be requiring all sixth This year’s Newsletter has once Leana Seriau it is. I have, no doubt, already spent too much formers to do a suitably broad and characteristically again been designed by the wonderful of my life in and around schools and I know that Bedalian set of enrichment courses; these will Lucy Holmes (OB 1980–87) of Holmes most school grounds, even plush ones, are too benefit from our successful experience with the Wood and her ever helpful colleague CONTACT Dennis Archer often utilitarian places which reflect the military- BACs and will both prepare our sixth formers Ian Moore. I would like to thank THE ALUMNI Alumni Officer corporate roots of the schools; whereas ours well for university choices and make them better both of them for all their hard work. E: [email protected] mirrors the strivings, thoughts and quirks of equipped to tackle life thereafter. Thinking of taking Lucy has very kindly waived her fee LIAISON TEAM T: 0170 0 811611 generations of staff and students. It is a lived a new language at university? Try Beginner’s Russian. for us, and we are very grateful for in landscape. Artsy and ignorant about scientific development? her generosity. Leana Seriau Philip Parsons Consciousness of our different ways of doing Try the History and Philosophy of Science. Fancy This Newsletter features a Alumni Liaison Manager Alumni Officer things is acute when we are about to be inspected, not being feebly in thrall to Ikea? Sign up for that round-up of OB events which took E: [email protected] E: [email protected] so, although I am by nature not a nervy bloke, I did Oak-frame building course. place in 2014, important dates for T: 01730 711 572 T: 01730 711 631 have the odd moment when I knew that inspectors It is very much in this spirit that we have 2015, feature articles from OBs from the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate were revised our Block 3 curriculum to ensure that this

2 Welcome Head’s Reflections 3 HEAD’S REFLECTIONS ON 2014

formative initial year at Bedales establishes the right habits, especially those of inquisitiveness, PROFESSIONAL independent thinking, reading, learning through GUIDANCE doing, teamwork and willingness to make links across the curriculum. In this regard the mentoring Since the creation of the Bedales Professional roles, both of the tutor and of at least two 6.2s Guidance department last year, we have been allocated to each group (of 10 or so Block 3s) busy linking OBs who are already established in is central: so are born the Badley tutor and the their careers with current students and recent Badley senior. Winter vegetables have been leavers, to assist them with advice and support. planted in polytunnels and some very fine piglets We would like to thank all the OBs who kindly are being tended – one per group. They will merit signed up to the initiative and to those who have some undivided but unglamorous early morning already donated their precious time – it is much attention and will play a leading role in the end of appreciated. If you have not been contacted year feast that each tutor group will produce in the yet it is not because you have been forgotten. Sotherington Barn for their parents. We will be in touch if your experience matches The healthy, vigorous process of constant what a student or recent leaver is looking for. review and self-criticism has been helped this year with some stimulating traffic of ideas from abroad, If you think that you can advise about a certain notably across the Atlantic with the first of our profession, or that your organisation may be two American exchanges taking place. Last term, able to offer work experience or internships, two 6.1s had four weeks at Groton School in we would be delighted to hear from you. Massachusetts and twelve Block 4s had ten days Please contact Leana Seriau: at Putney School, Vermont. The latter, with a much [email protected] greater emphasis on self-sufficiency and more traction on green issues than us, has led to a good infusion of proposals from the returning students. Nothing would work without the right teachers. Notable departures from senior positions this year are relatively few. Alan Simmons retired after doing a sterling job as deputy head at Dunhurst, seeing Jane Grubb securely into her role as Head over three years ago now. Peter Coates completed his distinguished quarter of a century, mainly as Head of ODW. Peter has had a huge impact on the school’s communal life. Central, of course, to all the beautiful spaces that surround us. It has been his projects have been the involvement of students; heartening that we have recruited a very capable underscoring everything that Peter did was the iron replacement in Louise Wilson, whose previous belief running through his whole ODW philosophy schools include Porstmouth Grammar School, – that students must be involved as fully as possible Millfield and Charterhouse. in the planning and building of the Estate. Peter’s When you next come back, the scene to warm humanity has been shown in his profound your left as you come into the school gates will dedication to our beautiful landscape, our livestock have changed considerably. Already, a new Estate and our buildings. Dominic Oliver left to become Yard and offices have sprung up beyond ODW, Headmaster of Lancing College after four years bordering the Steephurst pitches. The old ones as Managing Head. A liberal at heart, Dominic have been demolished and, all things being well, instinctively knew that true liberal values depend the new Art & Design Building will rise up around on a civilised, humane and tolerant consensus the fine oak tree there. We cut turf in late February amongst students about standards of behaviour – as close as we could get to the Chief’s 150th and in particular they depend on all of us dealing birthday which was in half-term. candidly with each other. Throughout he has I trust that our paths will cross – you are put the interests of students first and taken an of course very welcome to come and see how enlightened, student-centred approach to making we are getting on. things work, for example through the extending of the school’s bounds so that everyone can enjoy Keith Budge

4 Head’s Reflections Head’s Reflections 5 Top, Lancaster REDISCOVERING Cohousing from COMMUNITY the River Lune Below, Residents on the Common House terrace Walking down the street to my new home I had a strange sensation. I’m moving in and I already know everyone who lives here. When was the last time I knew by name everyone who was living around me? Probably Bedales, which I’d left nearly four decades earlier.

t was October 2012 and I was moving into IForgebank, a cohousing community of eco homes, three miles east of Lancaster. Cohousing, combining private homes with communal facilities, was invented in Denmark in the 1960s. It aims to run by the people who live there. Above, Alison recreate an old fashioned neighbourhood, where We started attending the monthly weekend cycling down the pedestrian street people know and support each other. There meetings, where decisions are made by consensus. are now lots of cohousing communities around It was another 15 months before we moved in. the world – my sister Judith lives in one outside Time to get to know people and an eclectic bunch Washington, USA – but it’s still rare in the UK. we are. Aged between eight months and 72 My move towards cohousing began when years, there are engineers, academics, teachers, my father died seven years ago. My mother (an old care workers, artists, performers, even a former Bedalian herself) was bereft. Despite having lived chief constable. in her street for 25 years, when I rang her in the Sharing is central to cohousing: we share evening she often hadn’t spoken to a soul all day. space, decisions, meals, tools, stuff, while retaining Our society, and our streets, are no longer designed an element of privacy. So I own my terraced house, to foster casual contact between neighbours. which is quite small because there is so much doing finances or many of the other things needed we started feeding electricity into the grid from a And that is what cohousing is all about. I decided common space. We have a common house, where to keep the community running smoothly. I’m micro hydro on our local weir, a joint project with I didn’t want to grow old isolated. My children were we cook meals for each other a few times a week, on the information team dealing with the media, the local community association. We are digging leaving home, I was looking for adventure. Helping or hold celebrations, or just chill out. writing articles, answering queries, organising and laying our own fibre optic broadband. I am a to create a new community, particularly one that We share a laundry, with two energy efficient tours, responding to requests from academic director of Halton Mill, a low carbon workspace aimed to be an exemplar of sustainable living, washing machines amongst 41 households. There’s researchers wanting to study us, and much else. we have created in an old engineering works seemed a good one. a children’s room, a bike shed, a tool store, shared We also commit to cooking a meal once a month which we bought as part of the site. It’s taking I’d never been to Lancaster before visting guest rooms (so we don’t all need spare bedrooms). for up to 50 people: daunting at first but now the collaborative approach of cohousing into the the forming Lancaster Cohousing community. Kevin, We have a car club, with five cars shared between I’m used to it and it’s great not having to cook every workplace. I have started making films again after my partner, and I took the train from London on about 30 of the households. evening myself. an eight year break, setting up Forgebank Films with a grey, damp Saturday. After five years of searching, Bumping into your neighbours is literally Not that it’s easy. Sixteen months after the last a neighbour of mine whose skills complement mine. the group had found a site on which they were built into the design of cohousing. Our street is home was completed, we are still working out how There are other echoes of Bedales too. planning to build the 41 energy efficient, passivhaus pedestrianised, all cars are kept to the edge so to live harmoniously together. Consensus takes a Cohousing has at its core a belief in equality: that homes. It was a beautiful place, an old industrial there’s no walking out of your front door straight mind shift. It requires that you go into a meeting everyone is valuable, everyone deserves a voice, area, by the wild River Lune. They had planning into your car. The kitchen in my home overlooks not determined to get your own way, but looking we all have talents and can make a contribution. permission, but building had not yet started. the street, not the back as in “normal” homes, so for a solution that works for everyone; not the That seems quite like the Bedalian philosophy So it was an act of faith to become a member I can wave at my passing neighbours while washing normal approach of organisations or society. to me. of Lancaster Cohousing and to put down a third up. I don’t have a letter box in my door, so I meet It can be exhausting, all that company. If you’re of the house price when no brick had been laid. my neighbours when collecting my post from feeling low, it’s easy to think everyone else is having Alison Cahn (OB 1968–75), is a A friend in London asked me who I would sue central mail boxes: memories of collecting letters a great time and you are missing all the action. Not BAFTA winning journalist, film maker if something went wrong. “Myself, I suppose,” from the pigeonholes in the Bedales quad. dissimilar from the challenges of being at Bedales. and communications consultant. I answered. Because in cohousing you are both We commit to giving three hours work a But, like Bedales, it is also fun, and exciting www.alisoncahn.com the customer and the developer, it is created and week to the community: it could be on the land, and creative and full of possibilities. In December www.lancastercohousing.co.uk

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St Luke’s Concert leavers who are considering it as a A large variety of subjects and 2014 Leavers A Level Results Day 13 February 2014 career. 14 OBs from the classes of universities was represented 4 July 2014 14 August 2014 1992 to 2013 attended the event. Many and the 6.1s enjoyed hearing about thanks to Will Wollen (OB 1987–92) student life from those who have for organising the day, and to Ace already experienced it. Lawson (OB 1990–85) and Dan Wheeler (OB 1995–2000) for running Peter Coates Retirement Picnic the workshops with Will. 15 June 2014 The next Theatre Day will be taking place on Sunday 17 May 2015; Class of 2004 if you are interested in participating, please contact Will Wollen: Year Reunion BBQs. Many thanks to [email protected] Georgia Cameron-Clarke (OB 1982– 89), Christopher Granier-Deferre Bedales students, some of whom are Bristol Gathering (OB 1982–89), Francesca Pheasant now OBs, performed a lunchtime 12 June 2014 (OB 2000–04) and Jeremy Walker concert at St Luke’s Church, Chelsea. (OB 1999–2004) for their excellent Many OBs attended the event, as well organisation of the reunions. as parents, prep and primary school teachers and pupils, and renowned 35 & 36 Year Reunions OB Communications Campaign composer Will Todd. They enjoyed a 29 June 2014 July 2014 rich variety of performances, preceded by lunch.

OB Careers Talk 7 March 2014 Many OBs, staff and former staff attended the Retirement Picnic for Six OBs (from the classes of 2002 and A small OB gathering took place in Peter Coates, former Head of Outdoor 2003) returned to Bedales and talked Bristol for those studying at universities Work and a Mathematics teacher, to current 6.2 students about their in the Bristol/Bath area. Alumni Officer, who left Bedales after 25 years. studies and careers. Ben Matthews, Iestyn Barker, Bruno Saenz de Miera, Philip Parsons and University Liaison The rain held off and we even had Coordinator Sarah Oakley met up with some sunshine. After a toast from Left to right: Josh Grubb (OB 2010–14), Georgie Ashanti Akabusi, Thea Bishop and Class of 1978 OBs Charlie Raines (OB 2009–11), Philip Parsons and a few words from Gulliver (OB 2008–13), Charlotte Robins (OB Amelia Evans all gave inspiring talks 2008–13), Jasmine Hughes (OB 2012–14), James Thomas (OB 2008–10) and Peter himself, the crowd moved to the about their diverse professions and Georgia Reynolds (OB 2006–11), Jimmy Morris Ralph Woollcombe (OB 2010–12) lawn for a relaxed picnic which lasted (OB 2006–11), Daisy Wetherill (OB 2005–10). stayed to chat with students, giving at the Hotel Du Vin. until late afternoon. useful advice and offers of help. Our great team of recent leavers Beyond Bedales Higher Education 10 & 25 Year Reunions OB Theatre Day (photographed) thoroughly enjoyed and Careers Fair 28 June 2014 16 March 2014 speaking with OBs during the summer 14 June 2014 2014 communications campaign about memories of the school and the school’s fundraising priorities. There were reminiscences of all sorts, including the tale of when one OB remembers trying to cook a squid in the pottery kiln, no surprise it exploded Class of 1979 and they got into a lot of trouble. We are delighted to advise that The class of 2014 achieved strong On Sunday 29 June, the classes of 1979 a total of £31,216 was very kindly results in their A Levels, 48% of all Over 50 OBs (leavers from 2009 to and 1978 gathered for the combined donated by OBs for the new Art grades were A*–A and a record 2013) currently studying or starting their Class of 1989 35 and 36 Year Reunion. The groups and Design building and the John 75% of all grades were A*–B. The class The OB Theatre Day took place for careers, attended the fair. 6.1 students enjoyed a drinks Reception followed Badley Foundation bursary scheme. secured places at a range of prestigious alumni who currently work in the were able to talk to OBs about On Parents’ Day, the classes of 2004 by lunch in the Dining Hall and A big thank you to everyone who universities and art colleges (see theatre field, as well as more recent university options and career paths. and 1989 met for their 10 and 25 guided tours. contributed and to our calling team. Destinations of Leavers 2014).

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OB Sports Event to dominate. Despite knocking on the Cobham Gathering 13 September 2014 Stoner Team’s door, Bedales XI couldn’t 22 September 2014 DO COME AND make their pressure pay off, and a VISIT BEDALES spectacular goal against the run of play, from Stoner Team’s goalkeeper – Bedales students and staff love visits Jack Westgarth (OB 2003–08) – from OBs so do please come and from his own box, killed the game off. see us to catch up and look around. A fantastic match for teams and As you are probably aware, we spectators, one that will certainly lunch in the Dining Hall and tours by have a legal requirement to register become a yearly fixture and tradition 6.2s. Remarkably, Arthur Pearsall all visitors to the school; please as the rivalry intensifies. (OB 1954–59) who lives in Australia, therefore check-in with Wendy Sheila Rowell (née Whittaker, joined his OB friends virtually via Hudson or one of her colleagues Bedales 1st XI girls’ hockey team Stoner women’s hockey team Jack Deane (OB 2004–09) OB 1951–56) very kindly sent us a a video call organised by his two at Reception who will be happy photograph of an informal gathering daughters who were representing him to see you back at Bedales. OB THEATRE DAY, of OBs who left between 1954 and at the reunion. See Pennie Denton’s Thank you – we hope you 1956, which took place in Cobham. (née Player, OB 1952–72) account of will understand. SUNDAY 17 MAY 2015 It is wonderful to see OBs still keeping the day on page 12. in touch with each other, 60 years after Calling all Old Bedalians who work leaving Bedales. Martino Tirimo at Kings Place, in the theatre (or who want to)! 2 November 2014 OB Careers Talk Roger Birnstingl (OB 1945–50) has Will Wollen (OB 1987–92) is 26 September 2014 very kindly sent us an account of an Lily Wetherill receiving trophy from Bedales 1st XI boys’ & Stoner men’s organising a Theatre Day on Sunday OB gathering at Martino Tirimo’s Sonia Cartwright football teams 17 May. He’ll welcome any OBs (OB 1956–59) concert at Kings Place who work in the theatre in any in London. (see page 12) capacity as well as any younger OBs who are considering it or at Brighton Gathering an early stage. It will be a relaxed, 2 December 2014 friendly, supportive and fun day of workshops, food and chat, a chance 6.2 students were given a glimpse of to see the school again, and maybe themselves in ten years’ time when a trip to the pub in the evening for a group of OBs who left the school those who can hang around. in 2004 came back to share their experiences and to talk about their Football: Bedales vs. Stoner Jack Deane receiving trophy from Alan Wright All theatrical OBs are welcome – careers. There were examples from actors, directors, producers, writers the worlds of journalism, advertising, A successful sporting event for OBs (Bedales XI) played against an all star An OB gathering took place in Brighton – from the most acclaimed to the film, computing, politics and design. who left 5+ years ago took place at team of OBs (Stoner Team). A thrilling for those studying in the East Sussex most struggling, whether you’d like All spoke warmly of the help they Bedales. The Stoner men’s football encounter matching youth vs old, lead area. Alumni Officer, Philip Parsons and to offer support or gain experience had received at school and the strong team, managed by Jack Deane to a win for the Stoner Team by 3–0. University Liaison Coordinator Sarah and contacts. If you’re interested social and professional networks that (OB 2004–09) played against the Knowing that the youth and Oakley met up with Abbie Adams in taking part, please contact existed among OBs. Many thanks to Bedales 1st XI boys’ team winning 3–0. spark of the Bedales XI would have (OB 2009–14), Oscar Burns (OB Will on 01843 826458 or the OBs for their time: Nico Ball, Lucy The Stoner women’s hockey team, far greater levels of fitness, the Stoner 2009–12), Izzy Carro (OB 2008–12), [email protected]. Luscombe, Bella Mates, Louise Parker, managed by Poppy Wetherill (OB Team’s tactic was to attack in the first Elliott Hills (OB 2007–12), Jack Francesca Pheasant, Mrinal Sinh-Smith 2003–08) lost their game 7–1 against half, and defend in the second. The Murphy (OB 2005–10), Molly (pictured with sister Radheka, 6.2) the Bedales 1st XI girls’ team. After tactic paid off, and Team Stoner went Nicolson (OB 2012–14), Tom Nott and Jeremy Walker. the prize giving ceremony, teams and in at half time 2–0 up, thanks to goals (OB 2008–11), Tilda Reekie (OB Ezra Winter (OB 2003–08) 2007–12), Jess Sankey (OB 2008–13), supporters enjoyed refreshments in from and Reunion 1957–62 Patch Ward (OB 2006–08) Will Vetch (OB 2009–14) Jack the Sam Banks Pavilion. . 28 September 2014 and Tactical and formational switches Watson (OB 2008–10) at the Hotel Football report: Bedales v Stoner in the second half were deployed The Badley Weekend saw the return Du Vin. We hope to organise more On 13 September, two giants of to frustrate the youth and spark of of 40 OBs who left between 1957 university based events this year. If you Bedales football met for the first time. Bedales XI, whose superior fitness was and 1962. They enjoyed a music would like to suggest where we visit The current top crop from Bedales starting to show, allowing them performance in the Lupton Hall, next, please get in touch.

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OB musicians when we met to hear original Polonaise-Fantasie and the taken him to one side and said that he Martino Tirimo at Martino Tirimo (OB 1956–59) give last of the four Scherzos. He has an must stop smoking as he was setting Kings Place us a Chopin recital. We were Jessica attractive platform manner coming on a bad example to the younger boys. Birnstingl (OB 1951–55), Mary to greet the audience, then sitting and When Bill said that he couldn’t, John Brown (OB 1949–54), Susan Hill (OB immediately commencing the work showed him a small hut where he could 1949–54), John Jackson (OB 1956–61), to be performed. The delicacy and continue his horrible habit. Now that Penelope Lynex (OB 1949–54), subtlety of his playing, coupled with smoking is banned almost everywhere Sue Wilmshurst (OB 1956–71) and a Horowitzian technique, thrilled and I can’t imagine today’s housemasters myself, several of whom had been at moved us into being totally involved being so indulgent. Bedales with Martino. This was one with his music making. Naturally he The issue of progressiveness and of three recitals at Kings Place entitled received a very enthusiastic ovation what it was then and now at Bedales Chopin, the Great Piano Works which and afterwards we went to a canal view is elusive. The current Head, Keith he is giving and in 2015 he will continue restaurant to drink his health. Sadly this Budge, has written that ‘Bedales was with a similar series of five concerts of was without Martino, who was unable founded to be different. Where other Schubert. Martino has a stupendous to join us as he was flying to Peking that independent boarding schools imposed career in music and is a superb musician very afternoon for further concerts and conformity, we have always nurtured It was a very special occasion at Kings and pianist. The numerous audience master classes. couples. All three of them went on to spirit of the early Bedalians. They individuality, initiative and an enquiring Place, London on Sunday morning, had immense pleasure with some very be Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools. had built the pavilion (another recently mind.’ He reiterates Mr Badley’s view 2 November for no less than seven late Chopin, such as the extraordinarily Roger Birnstingl (OB 1945–50) Most of us recalled the landscape built in memory of Sam Banks) and that an all-round education for life must around the school as an ever-changing, the wattle and daub apple store. involve ‘head, heart and hand’. On the and often inspiring, background to our We built, as I recall, a weather station evidence of a day spent amongst pupils awareness’ as part of the now annual teach us much. However, he would lives: Summers spent pretending to beyond the swimming pool and not playing music, building chicken coops, The Reunion of Leavers Badley Celebration Weekend, we talk to us about art and life and that revise in hay fields and the orchard, much else although Outdoor Work landscaping a lake and discussing global from 1957–1962 spent a day of rather more parochial in itself was an education. Nearby in Autumns rescuing shiny nuts from their flourished. Count Csaky, a refugee issues and showing old pupils around awareness recalling our school days. the Workshop Biff Barker had helped prickly coats in Chestnut Grove to from the Hungarian revolution of their impressive school, Bedales still ‘And now’ announced the Director of There were exclamations of surprise both girls and boys to make wonderful roast in the Barn. At Dunhurst there 1956, was a colourful addition to the is different. I remember going around Music ‘Caleb Curtis, who has only been and pleasure as we recognised our things in wood and metal. Their legacy were weekly walks to Kettlebrook, community. He had been taken on to the school years ago with a friend, in the school three weeks, will play childhood friends beneath generous was the appreciable number who Strawberry Hanger, Stonor, Froxfield manage the farm and estate but also when my children were there, and the first movement of Brahms cello beards, bald pates, grey hair and lived-in went on creating things: I met painters, and even, on one memorable occasion, introduced fencing which became very when we came across children making sonata in E Minor.’ The boy sat down faces. At school, all those years ago, graphic designers, a glass blower and to Butser where we were caught in a popular. His lovely wife, Mary, looked bread in one of the old barns rebuilt with his cello, drew the bow across some of us had made friends for life; a wood worker at the reunion. torrential storm and cowered together after the gardens. At our reunion we since my day she exclaimed ‘Oh, I wish the strings and the deep, rich sounds some had married each other. There I also met writers, scientists, as lightning and thunder ranged around remembered the many private places my children could come here.’ filled the hall. Sitting, once again, in the were stories of Old Bedalians who’d explorers, doctors and lawyers. Joanna us. At Bedales there were the dubious around the estate where the initiated Bedales did not suit everyone. barn-like Lupton Hall on those hard met in unexpected places. Some of Bloom (Jojo) revealed, as our Sixth pleasures of Wet Run, a trek around would congregate and where alcohol At the reunion I met one or two who wooden benches was a strange, almost us had looked forward to meeting old Form guide was telling us about secret Steep when the weather was too wet was sometimes hidden and consumed. had been utterly miserable. But for surreal experience as buried memories friends and were disappointed not to passages from the library that we to play games. No one could escape The members of the Printing Works me, as an only child living in a rural surfaced threatening to drown out the recognise each other or find much in had never known, that she had been as a prefect sat on a style half way really did print the programme for the area, the school had provided a second music. The group in the Hall, all leavers common after all those years. Some a judge. Academic work at Bedales around checking us off as we passed. annual school play using old lead letters. family for the 12 years I spent a good from over 50 years ago, included of us found that we would like to get was never neglected. We may have Our Bedales had inherited some of the The OBL, housed in a large wooden part of every year there and I loved it. several musicians (Rachel Hall, Bill to know people whom we had hardly been labelled ‘progressive’ but lessons spartan attributes of the public school hut, was for inventors and those It gave me a good academic grounding, Salaman, Hilary Hart) who had played known at school. were decidedly not, as at Dartington system and we had to plunge into cold fascinated by wires and connections. a love of music, art and architecture, to us in Assemblies and concerts when Most of us had retired. We had and Summerhill, voluntary. We baths every morning. In our last year at Interestingly, I think both these places landscape and nature and some friends they were at the school. One, Martino lived our active lives, had children and remembered the teachers who had school Mr Badley had come to live at were only patronised by boys. The only for life. Thank you Mr Badley and all Tirimo, who had suddenly appeared now grandchildren. As charming young influenced us in the classroom and Bedales again. A flat was converted for secret place I can recall frequented my teachers and friends and thank from Cyprus in 1956, has become a sixth formers showed us the many especially the challenging history lessons him at the San and he became a familiar by girls was the attic at Steephurst you Headmaster and staff and pupils pianist of international repute. He was new buildings, some of us were struck of Roy Wake, who rather frightened figure wandering around the school he where some of us congregated to for inviting us back to see the new one of the many talented musicians with nostalgia for the old, ramshackle younger pupils but treated his sixth had created and attending Jaw in the listen to a version of Top of the Pops flourishing Bedales. The school is still, in the school whose playing, with and structures that had still littered the formers as adults and encouraged Lupton Hall where, incidentally, he was from Radio Luxembourg on Sunday in buildings like the Lupton Hall and without their outstanding teachers, estate in those cash strapped post-war us to think. Others recalled those provided with a special seat as he found evenings. Although we were in constant Library, much as it was 50 years ago gave me a love of music for life. years. In particular, in my case, the old excellent English teachers, Harold the wooden benches too hard. In 1965 fear that the Housemistress, Joyce when we were young Bedalians. We had been invited back to wooden shed that housed the Art Gardiner and John Slater. John was the school celebrated his centenary. Caiger Smith, might appear, the staff Bedales on Sunday, 28 September and Studio where Christopher Cash had also a housemaster, and armed with a ‘The spirit that built the pav’ seemed to turn a blind eye to these Pennie Denton while the school took part in activities allowed us to create whatever we torch, he used to prowl the grounds was frequently evoked as we were activities. Over lunch at the reunion Bill (née Player, OB 1952–57) on the estate with a theme of ‘global wanted but hardly ever bothered to after dark searching for miscreants and encouraged to emulate the pioneering Salaman told me that John Slater had

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t was a miraculous birth, the birth of a poet, in Edward Thomas Ithis patch of Hampshire in November 1914: Edward Thomas began to compose Up in the Wind, Commemoration a poem about the White Horse pub (and, for this miraculous birth, unlike another, there was plenty On Sunday 16 November of room at the inn). Thomas was 36 years old. But 2014, 100 years to the day where did the poet Edward Thomas come from? that he started his first poem, He was in many ways an Edwardian war poet, and celebrated war poet and Steep the poet emerged out of the prose writer, the man resident Edward Thomas was who had been appearing in print for two decades commemorated by Bedales and before the poet was born. Indeed, Up in the Wind Churcher’s College. Informative grew out of a prose sketch, The White Horse, dated sessions were held, including 16 November. a presentation on Thomas’ life As an editor of Edward Thomas’s prose for and poetic influence by Dr Guy Oxford University Press I have been keen to Left, Edward Cuthbertson, who has written promote his prose and argue for its influence on Thomas in Steep, 1914 the adjacent article. A tour of his poetry. I have also tried to show that Thomas’s Steep and a walk to the Poet’s prose and poetry reflect the age he lived in. If we Above, The Poet’s Stone Stone was then enjoyed, followed look at the opening lines of Up in the Wind we see by lunch at the White Horse how much they depict the England that Thomas in Priors Dean (‘The Pub With had explored on foot and in print. We see topics No Name’). that characterise Edwardian life: we have London and its struggle with the countryside, we have the motor-car and the train, we have ‘home’ and ‘work’ as themes, we sense the class system, we have the strong, militant woman, we find a celebration of wildness and toughness, we see that this is a poem about identity and individuality. Take that thoroughly Edwardian masterpiece The Wind in those Edwardians who moved out into new green the Willows (1908) or E. M. Forster’s ‘Condition of suburbs. Thomas was the author of countryside STAY England’ novel Howards End (1910), and, in some books like The South Country, The Heart of England, CONNECTED way or other, you will find the same things. And The Country, Beautiful Wales and In Pursuit of Spring behind these novels, as in Up in the Wind, there and these books would have been primarily WITH THE is a Thomasy topic, the temptation to reject civilised published for people in towns, cities and suburbs. BEDALES bourgeois life in favour of the open road and the Then to this Edwardian prose writer devoted open air, and a scepticism about the value of to the English countryside, there was added the COMMUNITY the normal middle-class education (a scepticism influence of an American, Robert Frost. He too shared by John Haden Badley). Thomas once was one of those educated men who wanted OB Bulletins declared that he loved birds (the feathered kind) to be a farmer and live under thatch, and in his Subscribe more than books; Leonard Bast in Howards End ideas about poetry there is a pursuit of what [email protected] is literally killed by books. might be natural rather than artificial. Perhaps Thomas was obviously happiest in the Frost’s influence has been exaggerated but his Facebook countryside but even his rejection of city life, encouragement was certainly important, and he Like us: Bedales School with its office jobs and commuting, was a rather and Thomas spoke about ‘sentence sound’ during Edwardian fashion. This was the age of ‘Back to 1914, especially during August in the early days of Twitter the Land’ movements, the countryside cult and the war. And then the war itself was inevitably an Follow us: @bedalesschool a primitivist celebration of tramps and gypsies. influence too. But Thomas was an Edwardian war When Bedales was founded in 1893, and especially poet who wrote about the war by writing about LinkedIn when it opened at Steep in 1900, it seemed to the countryside of places like Steep, about owls, Join us: Bedales Alumni usher in this ‘Back to the Land’ era. Leonard horses, journeys, rain, and inns. Bast walks out of London one night and into the countryside; as does Thomas in The Heart Dr Guy Cuthbertson, Senior Lecturer in English of England. And those men who ran off into the Literature at Liverpool Hope University and South Country were only extreme versions of all member of the Edward Thomas Fellowship

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Class of 2005 Reunion Classes of 1970 & embership of the John Haden Building on the Legacy of John Badley MBadley Society continues to grow In recent years Bedales has benefitted BURSARIES This year’s 10 year reunion will be held 1971 Reunion and we are delighted to see that it now substantially from the generosity of on Saturday 27 June 2015. Parents’ Day extends to current and former parents Old Bedalians who have been inspired A 45 and 46 year reunion will be held The generosity of OBs and parents will be taking place on the same day – as well as to OBs and former staff. by their own experience of the on Sunday 28 June 2015. The event has enabled a significant recent all the usual events and entertainment Membership of the Society is open school to further its work by means will start with a welcome reception, expansion of the school’s ability will be available. The day will conclude to all those who have informed the of a legacy in their Will. Such gifts and will be followed by lunch in the to award full bursaries to Bedales. with a Block Barbecue Party by the school that they intend to remember have helped to build new facilities, Dining Hall as well as optional tours. The John Badley Foundation (JBF) Cricket Pavillion. Bedales in their Will, and is both a way maintain and improve existing ones The afternoon will otherwise be free is currently supporting four full Invitations were sent out in of keeping members in touch with and fund bursaries for students who to enjoy the previous day’s Parents’ bursary beneficiaries at Bedales February. If you should have received the school and a way of saying thank would benefit greatly from a Bedales Below is a list of those to whom we Day exhibitions in the Art & Design and the first JBF graduate has one but did not, please get in touch you. Members meet annually for lunch education but who would otherwise have been unable to send an invitation Department and Gallery, and reminisce progressed to university. With the with Stephen, Alex or Leana. either in London or at Bedales and on not have access to one. Anything that to the reunion due to lack of any kind over the old volumes of the Bedales continued generosity of donors, 9 May last year we were very fortunate OBs feel that they can do to support of address. If you can help us to contact Record in the Library. there will be two new JBF awards Stephen Davidson in that Paul Cormack kindly arranged the school in this way will be greatly any of them, please get in touch: Invitations were sent out in for candidates in 2015. The JBF [email protected] for us to visit the RAF Club in London. appreciated. Philip Parsons (Alumni February. If you should have received initiative has encouraged other 07899 793 325 This provided an excellent setting for Officer) is happy to advise on legacies • Laura Fraser • Anna Ospelt one but did not, please get in touch: trusts to partner with the school a meal enjoyed by eleven members and can provide information on the • Sebastian • James Latter and there are currently students Alex Hemsley and their spouses. Afterwards Keith various projects here at Bedales that Stephenson • James Page Leana Seriau at Dunhurst and Bedales on full [email protected] Budge spoke about the school and its would benefit from your help. • Joseph Szarf • Cecilia Seilern- [email protected] bursaries supported by Buttle 07533 758 353 latest development plans, in particular • Charles Williams Aspang 01730 711 572 UK and the SpringBoard Bursary the proposed Art and Design building. Philip Parsons, Alumni Officer • Zoe Sua Kay • Charlotte Foundation. Bedales has also been Leana Seriau There was plenty of opportunity for [email protected] • Sung Chan Turner We have lost touch with the following selected to participate in the Rank [email protected] questions and discussion as well as 01730 711631 • Ina Hirschberger • Rory Campbell OBs who we would like to invite. If you Foundation’s Leadership Awards, 01730 711 572 reminiscing. The 2015 meeting will take • Piers Sherwood- can help us to contact any of them, a scheme which provides funding place at the Headmaster’s house Roberts please get in touch: for Sixth Form students with at Bedales and members will soon be outstanding leadership potential. advised of the date. • Martin Barlow Class of 1990 Reunion • Louise Bevan (née Trueman) The Bedales Grants Trust Fund • Simone Blatti (née Castle) encourages applications from This year’s 25 year reunion will be held • James Chesney students who have significant on Saturday 27 June 2015. Parents’ Day • Julia Cundy-Cooper Old Bedalian ancestry. It offers will be taking place on the same day - • Susan Davies means-tested support to students all the usual events and entertainment • William Elphick at Bedales with preference given will be available. The day will conclude • Andrew Gifford to those who have parental or other with a Block Barbecue Party in and • Richard Holloway family connections to the school. around the Sotherington Barn. • Duncan Holtham In particular, the Brenda Binding Invitations were sent out in • Michael Kane award, which may be as much as February. If you should have received Below is a list of those to whom we • Jonathan Ker full fees, will become available again one but did not, please get in touch have been unable to send an invitation • Robin Lodge in 2016. with Laura, Johanna or Leana. to the reunion due to lack of any kind • Jason Mitchell of address. If you can help us to contact • Joanna Moller Application is made through Laura Greene any of them, please get in touch: • Susan Morley the Registrar at Bedales: [email protected] • Susie Parsons Janie Jarman +1 (202) 460 6208 • Andre Cardenas • Patricia Platt (née Jackson) [email protected] • Hilary Davies • John Rhodes Johanna Walker • Mathias Duhrssen • Chloe Salaman [email protected] • Jason Graham • Allen Samuel 07793 077505 • James Hall • Marion Styles • Song-a Lee Leana Seriau • Hilary McNeil [email protected] • Louise Oates 01730 711 572 • Derek Silbermann

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would like to be able to begin every into a wonderful extensive plantation, we are grateful for his hard work ver the last few years James Fairweather, outdoor work would have been much more geared I annual report on the activities of the with rhododendrons flowering in nearly and guidance. Ohusband of Kate Fairweather (née Day, to the boarding community. For me, it was English Bedales Grants Trust Fund (BGTF) by all months of the year. Jennifer died less Also during the past year, we have OB 1980–85), has been interviewing OBs for us literature that I found especially inspirational; announcing another legacy of well over than two years after Brian; they are undertaken work to ensure that we are to find out about their time at Bedales, and where among the teachers, I remember John Batstone as a million pounds. It is happening. united in the Sustainability Centre in fully compliant with all regulations and life has taken them since. To give you a taster, we a particularly formidable, and rather scary, figure, Last year we gave news of the a green wood. advice of the Charity Commissioners. have compiled a selection of extracts from his most but there were others who were just as influential.” bequest of Brenda Binding, which led Jennifer’s bequest was a complex This has been ably led by our legal recent interviews. To find out more about the Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/anna-fox to the founding of the Brenda Binding one, consisting almost entirely of expert trustee Camilla Church following OBs, their memories and achievements, Bursary in her name. The first holder farmland in Devon and land in Surrey, (OB 1989–92). you can read the full articles on the Bedales website. of this full-fee award has been enjoying which is likely to be the subject of During the year, Jonathan Fox Eric Lawrie a Bedales education since September. a successful planning application. (OB 1976–81) left the Board of (OB 1972–77) It would not have happened It is shared equally with the Edward Trustees. We thank him here for his Anna Fox without Brenda. Barnsley Educational Trust, just at the advice on investment matters over (OB 1972–77) It is a least arguable that Eric Lawrie is one Astonishingly, what we did not top of Stoner Hill in Froxfield. We hope the past few years. Other remaining of the most travelled of all Old Bedalians. His know a year ago was that Brenda had that sale of these assets will eventually trustees are Peter Hall (OB 1975–79) As a Hampshire girl, growing up in the village peregrinations began from birth; brought up in been pre-deceased by another OB realise a figure comfortably over one and Dennis Archer (Bedales Staff of Ropley and attending the local school, Anna Africa, the son of a father who lived “in the middle who had made a similarly large bequest million pounds. 1974–2008) who, with Simon Latham, Fox could be forgiven if her parents’ decision to of nowhere” in Somaliland, while working for the to the Trust. This was Jennifer Lilley Needless to say, we are immensely complete the Investment Committee. re-route her to Bedales had come as a severe Royal Society of Foresters, Eric’s earliest memories (née Brooke) who had died on 2 June grateful for Jennifer’s generosity. It will Running the BGTF is very much a team cultural shock. “It was definitely their decision; involve plenty of wearing nothing but shorts, 2012, but whose death and legacy were enable us to increase greatly the level operation and a much busier one than they wanted something a bit different for me and roaming over termite mounds and swimming. not reported to us until after the OB of support we are able to give, possibly it was five years ago. they weren’t the type of parents who would have “All my holidays were spent back in Africa, while Newsletter 2014 went to press. both in number and level of awards. been interested in the old-fashioned, single-sex my father worked on re-generating forests across Jennifer went up to Bedales from It is perhaps worth mentioning that Claudia Arney (née Jay, OB 1982–89) model of private school,” Anna observes. “It was the continent,” he recalls. “When the colonial days Dunhurst in 1937 and left in 1942, to Jennifer has at least nine OBs in her a surprise and it was also, of course, totally different passed, Dad move onto the Food and Agriculture study architecture at the Architectural immediate family tree and that four from my home environment, but I was completely Organisation (FAO) in Rome; meanwhile, I had Association School in Bedford Square. successive generations of that family happy to be there. I’d spent a few days at Bedales been chucked into the cold September days of When the war ended, returning have attended Bedales, during a period as a type of induction to the school before boarding school life in Hampshire, the possessor servicemen had the right to their old covering more than a century. This is I started properly and I was looking forward to of an American accent and a crew cut!” jobs, and this meant a hard time for the truly loyalty to an ideal. the experience.” Despite the culture shock, Eric adapted quickly newly qualified women graduates, who For those who are not familiar The outdoor ethos of Bedales was one aspect to Bedales life. “In 1970, Dunhurst seemed to be an found employment where they could. with the work of the BGTF, it was of school life that completely passed Anna by. extraordinarily strict place,” he says. “I remember She worked for a firm in the city founded in 1927 with the aim of “Do you know, I don’t remember much of that side the fearsome Mrs Boulter measuring my bath water designing housing for pensioners providing financial support for students of things at all,” she laughs. “That’s possibly because level with a ruler to ensure that I hadn’t exceeded (a new idea) – “three outside doors at Bedales, with preference being given I was a day-girl and to a degree, day pupils were a the regulation depth of two inches! That was a slight in the kitchen, the poor old dears to children of Old Bedalians. This has slightly separate breed at Bedales. I suspect that the jolt to the system, but it was all part of the attempt will freeze” she said – but by great been extended over the years to cover to bring youngsters up properly and I soon decided good luck, she met someone who children who have OB relations though that I could easily live with it. Ultimately, I would was building some farm cottages at not necessarily actual parents. Currently say that Bedales proved to be a pivotal part of my Langrish near Petersfield. Her designs we are supporting just over a dozen experience of life.” were accepted, so she left the city and students and the great majority of them Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ employed two of her fellow students, have strong OB connections. eric-lawrie married with babies, in her drawing The financial year 2013–14 has office, each one looking after two been another very successful one babies while the other was working. in other ways, with strong growth This led on to a distinguished career in in our investments. At the time of mainly domestic architecture, but also writing, assets are around £3.2million, in restaurants. A vegetarian herself, she not including the Lilley bequest. In worked for a vegetarian establishment accordance with our Investment in Leicester Square and she also Strategy, we have again awarded designed a flat for Stirling Moss. bursaries to the level of 4% of assets, She married Brian Lilley in 1959 whilst substantially increasing the fund’s and they lived in the same small reserves. Simon Latham (OB 1993–98) house for fifty-one years, developing continues to chair the investment “a garden with some rhododendrons”, sub-committee of the trustees and

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from Hungary to England with her son Alex, who attended Claysmore School in Dorset. Alex, Mick’s father, was a similarly exotic figure, an accomplished horseman and enthusiastic motorist who drove a cream-coloured Lagonda shooting brake and secured the task of running the Bedales school farm in 1951, when Mick was 6. Alex also became the school fencing master, driving an extraordinarily successful team around the country in his Lagonda, which he also used for taking school pigs to market in Petersfield. Alex was accompanied by Mick’s English mother Mary, a friend of the headmaster of the day, Hector place, with its use of the cane, shared baths and Jacks. A botanist by training, Mary redesigned the unapproachable teachers, wasn’t fun.” school gardens and, with the encouragement of Happily, salvation was at hand. “Somehow, Hector Jacks, went on to invigorate what became my mother found out about Bedales and I was known as Outdoor Work, sharing her love of Harriet Lane sent over to sit the exam, which required an plants with the pupils. Mick and his twin brother (OB 1983–88) overnight stay, I seem to remember,” Kaveh John’s early Bedalian days were therefore spent Founder, director and conductor of her own explains. “I started in Middle School, aged about in a comfortably familiar environment. The children of families in the diplomatic service City of London-based choir, Constanza Chorus 12 or 13, and if it wasn’t as good as being at Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ can appear to enjoy an enviably exotic existence. (www.constanzachorus.co.uk); musical director home, at least I had moved from a place that was mick-csaky Harriet Lane’s childhood, skipping from Turkey to of the University of Reading’s two choirs and the unbelievably restrictive to something much better. Rome via Belfast and Trinidad, certainly afforded Ince Choir; vocal coach to Farnham Youth Choir I was happy to have the chance to find myself a bit.” her a window on the world that is granted to few and the Polish National Youth Choir; singing teacher Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ Peter Farrell of that age. It also played havoc with her education, at Bedales and Reading University; singer in her kaveh-zahedi (OB 1959–64) particularly in maths, a subject in which she says own right – all are commitments that must be she was “absolutely diabolical” and in which she shoehorned into Joanna’s diary, which is Peter Farrell is quick to acknowledge the dichotomy fell exponentially further behind with each move. presumably the thickness of War and Peace. Mick Csáky that affects his professional life and the school Enough was enough. “I’d read lots of Malory “It’s just as well that I’ve always been quite an (OB 1958–63) where he received the greater part of his education. Towers and St. Clare’s,” Harriet recalls, “and organised person, even before I was a Bedales Now Emeritus Professor of Education Psychology I thought that looked like fun. I was tired of pupil,” she acknowledges. Mick Csáky (and his twin-brother John, who also at Manchester University and one of Britain’s constantly moving around, changing friends Joanna arrived in Steep as a wide-eyed sixth- attended Dunhurst and Bedales from 1951–1963) pre-eminent experts on inclusive education, Peter every few years, and so I asked if I could go to former, having spent most of her prior education may have begun his Bedalian odyssey as a youngster remains conscious of the privileged nature of life boarding school.” at an all-girls school in Brighton. “It was as different fresh from a Shropshire farm, but his origins were at Bedales. Bedales, when Harriet arrived there for the from Bedales as you could possibly imagine.” in stark contrast to his own apparently bucolic “Yes, to get straight to the heart of the matter,” entrance assessment, seemed to have much to offer. Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ upbringing. In pre-WW2 Hungary, his Jewish he asserts, “I think that most of us at Bedales “I have great memories of those tests,” she says. joanna-bywater grandmother Olga had married a Hungarian count were aware that we were extremely fortunate “There was a lovely air of freedom and experiment – who was a Catholic. Nevertheless, with anti- to be there and this may have led some of us to I can’t remember sitting any exam papers but Semitism growing in Central Europe, she moved feel ‘superior’ to children who were not so lucky. I remember we had to make costumes out of Kaveh Zahedi newspaper and Sellotape.” (OB 1980 –86) Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ harriet-lane For many Iranian families, sending their children to boarding school, often in Britain, was once a rite of passage. Such was the lot of Kaveh Zahedi, Joanna Bywater who found himself marooned at the age of ten at (OB 1997–99) an establishment that would have been rejected as a setting for his novels by Charles Dickens for Joanna Bywater is not like other people; her day its almost implausible unpleasantness. “I absolutely has thirty hours in it, rather than the twenty-four hated the place,” admits Kaveh, who now struggles granted to the rest of us. It is the only rational to recall its name and delights in the fact that explanation of her ability to maintain a working it has since shut down. “For a boy born in Iran schedule that would horrify the weaker in spirit. to be suddenly confronted by this prehistoric

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I dare say that some of us may have looked down he says. “The outdoor stuff wasn’t really my thing, on Churcher’s pupils, for example. At the same but the fact that I couldn’t hit a cricket ball to save time, we felt different from people who went to my life never seemed to matter and I found myself other public schools such as Winchester or Harrow. doing a lot of theatre work under the tutelage Perhaps as a result of our feeling that we were in of the indomitable Rachel Carey-Field. I always a somewhat unique educational environment, many remember being hauled off by her to speaking of my Bedalian contemporaries developed a keen competitions, where the only male competitors social conscience, together with the confidence were the boys from Bedales!” to realise that it was OK to question authority Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ and be critical of it. That sort of attitude helped peter-harris you to grow up quickly. Certainly when I moved on to university.” Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ Phoebe d’Abo peter-farrell (OB 2002–07)

Peter Harris Phoebe d’Abo is waiting for a plane at Gatwick airport; it’s a regular haunt and an occupational Sirio Quintavalle (OB 1960 –65) hazard for a DJ who has become one of the global elite of her profession, with a fully booked schedule (OB 1987–92) For a man who has spent much of his professional stretching almost a year ahead. “Very occasionally, life criss-crossing the globe, it is surprising to hear I might think ‘not another plane’, but I never voice it,” From the moment he arrived in 1987, Bedales Peter Harris admit that he was never much of a she says. “I’ve heard that kind of thing before from seemed to be a perfect fit for Sirio Quintavalle. linguist at Bedales. “No, I was never much good people who don’t seem to realise how lucky they “I had a pretty good time from the word go,” at languages and the connection with China and are to be doing what they love for a living and Lydia Leonard he recalls. “It was difficult not to have fun at a place Asia came a good deal later in life,” he reflects. I’ve always thought: ‘How dare you?’ It’s a small (OB 1995–99) which allowed you freedom to follow your interests. “At Bedales, the people that I got to know and like price to pay.” I guess that I was quite shy in the early days, but best were often from foreign backgrounds. I was It’s a long way from the bucolic surroundings Born in Paris to Anglo-Irish parents she may have that soon disappeared. Most public schools seem drawn to them, and they’ve tended to go on and of Bedales, which Phoebe joined at the age of been, but the fact that Lydia Leonard only came to have their share of confident and charming pupils, do interesting things with their lives – one lives in 13, inspired by her older sister, who had thrived to the UK at the age of five does not prevent her but what made Bedales different was the absence Chile, another is a film-maker, and there’s a local at the school since her own arrival. “I had been from regarding herself as a thoroughly English girl. of boundaries between generations. No uniforms politician and a child nutrition specialist among at Alleyn’s School in South London, where I had She and her family settled in the bucolic Hampshire and the informality that existed between our them as well.” Peter landed in Block 3 with a sigh loved my extra-curricular activities, but had found surroundings of Bentley, where she attended the teachers and us made me feel that I could talk of relief, having just left his local private school in the atmosphere to be extremely pressurised,” local village school. “I was quite confident as a small to anyone as an equal.” Hertfordshire and its vicious headmaster. “Walking she recalls. “Applying to Bedales seemed like child,” she recalls. “That changed completely when Sirio loved the art and craft ethos at Bedales, into Bedales was pure pleasure by comparison,” sensible timing. From the moment that I sat the I moved to an all-girl Catholic school. I was far from whether it was working on a loom, baking bread, entrance test, I had no hesitation that this was difficult – I was pretty academic and I played county or attempting a perfect dovetail joint. He also the place for me.” hockey – but the school regime just didn’t agree excelled in maths and science. “I was part of Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ with me. I kept getting these unfair and absolutely an impressive maths and sciences set at school, phoebe-d’abo horrible reports, which had the effect of knocking and a lot of us went on to Oxbridge,” he says. all the confidence out of me.” “The quality of teaching was very high, and I was Matters plainly had to change. She had friends lucky to have Dennis Archer and Tobias Hardy, who were being educated at Frensham Heights who had only just joined. Together they made an but Lydia had hitherto been unaware of the incredible combination. I only now realise how rare existence of Bedales, a school with a similar ethos. it is to have such a range of excellent teachers.” The chance to join Bedales in Block 4 was one Sirio was also voted head boy in his final year which immediately appealed to her. “It promised at Bedales. “It was the result of a pupil vote, so it to be the complete opposite of what I was used was a nice affirmation from your peers.” Becoming to, which had to be a good thing,” she says. “From head boy had a great impact on Sirio’s confidence day one, I loved it. Coming to the school relatively and helped him to be a better public speaker. late made me even more aware of the beauty of its Any early nerves in assemblies soon faded, and surroundings and how lucky I was to be there.” he started to enjoy every minute of it. Read more: www.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ Read more: hwww.bedales.org.uk/alumni/ lydia-leonard sirio-quintavalle

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1. Showcase of Bedalian talent 9. in Art Auction

A fundraising Art Auction, which was the brain child of Remy Blumenfeld (OB 1977–82), was run in November 2014 in partnership with Paddle8. The online auction included paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, jewellery and items of design and was a huge success. The venture brought in winning bids totalling £90,000. The auction, which included many works of art by OBs alongside works by Tracey Emin, Sir Terence Conran and Jonathan Yeo, put a spotlight on Bedales. Both The Times and The 2. 3. Telegraph featured articles and it soon went global due to Paddle8’s outreach and Cara Delevingne’s Choose a name or tweet to her 1.94million followers (OB 2005–09). phrase that is special to The majority of purchases remain in the UK having been bought by Old Bedalians and parents, you to put on the new but artwork has also found new homes in the US Art & Design building (West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Piedmont), in Canada (Winnipeg) and also in Cyprus. When you visit Bedales, would Thank you to all the Old Bedalians, parents you like to see a name that is and art patrons who donated and bid for works important to you such as your of art and helped raise so much for the new Art favourite teacher, or perhaps a & Design building. OB art that sold in the auction special quotation you remember is featured here. from your school days, on the new Art & Design Building? 4 1. Charlotte 6. Nina Murdoch Olympia Dellal (OB 1984–89) For a donation of £500, a (OB 1996–99) and Untitled, 2014 name of your choosing (maximum Boyader Messenger 7. 50 characters inc. spaces and (OB 1994–99) Steuart Padwick Sticks Pop Art Dolly, 2014 (OB 1973–78) punctuation) can be displayed in Floor Light, 2009 the A&D sign at the entrance to 2. Rupert Muldoon 8. (OB 1996–2001) Dido Crosby the new building. Or would you River Avon / May / (OB 1973–80) like to be remembered at Bedales Lamb 7pm, 2014 , Leicester, Texel, 2013 Students Rock for Art & Design new by naming a room inside the 3. Miraphora Mina new building? 9. Kate Teale (OB 1978–85) Art & Design build timetable The Marauder’s (OB 1978–80) Map – Harry Potter All In 3, 2013 Please see enclosed leaflet for and The Prisoner 10. Georgia Student musicians got behind the The construction timetable for the more information. of Azkaban™ Glynn Smith fundraising campaign for the new new Art & Design building has been 5. 6. Courtesy of TM (OB 1980–85) Art & Design building, by adding an brought forward, in order to minimise & © Warner Bros. Simple Elegance Entertainment Inc. Of The Hidden extra night onto their Rock Show on the impact of building inflation on Egg 4. Ivon Hitchens , 2012 29 January. construction costs. The old Estates towards the goal of opening the new (OB 1903–09) Parents were up out of their seats Yard has been demolished and the creative hub in the Autumn Term 2016. Grand Oak and dancing the night away to Rock, Jazz, first turf cut for the new Art & Design If you can help, by making a Distant Downs, 1978 Soul, Pop and Hip Hop and were building in February 2015, six months donation, organising a fundraising astounded at the level of energy, ahead of the planned schedule. Whilst event or offering a prize for an auction, 5. James Morris (OB 1974–81) diverse musical talent and original it clearly has been prudent to move Veryan Vere Hodge, Head of Weddell Sea song writing. ahead in order to save on building Development would be delighted A terrific £12,000 was raised for costs, the need to fundraise has to hear from you 01730 711697, the project. become yet more pressing as we drive [email protected]

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edales is building a new Studio. This article is Bnot about making the case for you to donate – we have done that elsewhere and I very much hope you will support. Instead this is an answer to some pithy questions, not least those pitched by Doctors Impey & Archer, about the wisdom of building at a time when funds are constrained. Indeed about building at all. An entirely reasonable argument exists along the lines of ... the best paintings are produced in drafty garrets, impregnated with the smell of Gauloises and with a skimpy tablecloth tacked across the window as curtain. When Christopher Cash handed over the reins to George Hatton it was with the following admonition: ‘If you don’t get a new building now it will still be here when you leave’. Whether the great man (CBC) anticipated that business beckoned at the Cricketers. On these Left, Above, Gallery. In this skillful canvas, the eponymous faun place’ was softened by a third of a century in the his successor would serve another three and a half evenings in the studio, to these were added Christopher Cash Simon Sharp lies moribund, attended by a very friendly looking South Downs and he was latterly to be seen in a decades I doubt, but I am sure that he was aware a small glass of whiskey. The only break out was Above, George Right, chocolate Labrador. While stiffly immobile ducks fly panama, his beard reduced and grey, the trade mark of the reluctance of any school, anywhere, when when, on a June weekend, CBC, Tim Williams and Hatton and Art buildings, 1968 overhead (where is it now?). His abilities stretched Dr Who scarf forgotten. sculptor Barry it comes to spending money on Art. Mr Cash’s George Smith would set out in evening dress for Flanagan beyond the easel ... he once astonished Boys’ Flat Now Simon Sharp is Head of Art. He might teaching was a wonderful thing, particularly if you Glyndebourne in Tim’s Saab. with a bravura Fred Astaire-like waltz around the please followers of both Mr Cash and George ... were someone for whom art was the whole point The idea that 6th formers should not quad with Rachel Hudson, the then Head Girl, brainy and handsome with an aquiline profile, of school. The studio was a smoky haven, away drink or smoke was an unthinkable intrusion to to the Blue Danube performed by Dennis Lee, he is a Goethe expert and a designer, as well as from what he saw as the barbarian forces outside, growing up in his mind. Indeed he was genuinely an unforgettable image. a painter. For many years he was an adored Head represented I fear most powerfully by the well concerned at those who didn’t smoke, thinking He left the school in 1977 and was replaced of Art at Uppingham and is already at full throttle meaning but ill-fated sports staff. These ungenerous it was perhaps that we hadn’t tried hard enough by George Hatton. A greater contrast central introducing modelling, and turned out a really attitudes were at odds with the man’s prodigious to get over the initial bad reaction. Working in casting could not have provided, from Cash’s interesting Parents’ Day show last June. He is now abilities. He was the one staff at Bedales capable the studio, particularly on those evenings, was patrician reserve, profound depression and physical established as only the third man in the job since of doing all your preps, or at any rate spotting a direct view into a desirable grown-up world grace. Beetling, bearded and proudly Scouse, the Attlee government ... the worst errors in your work. The only exception and I think that those rooms, silent and with Hatton was variously a breath of fresh air or a He will be moving Art into the new studio and to this was Science: ‘no point and impossible’. half a dozen devoted painters at work, were his seismic shock. Either way his arrival was a profound here, late on, is the reason we need to build one. His teaching style at the easel was unfailingly polite, model of the ideal working environment. He was change. Gone was the paint encrusted yellow ginger I can actually put my car keys through the window but clear-sightedly critical. An error in drawing frankly less inspired by 25 uninterested 13 or 14 jar (it is on my desk as I write) the ram’s skulls and sills of the existing building and in a few years it will would be corrected on a scrap of white cartridge year olds, despairing of their lack of commitment the stuffed fox, stars of decades of careful still lifes. crumble away ... paper fixed to your own drawing with a paper clip; and boorish ways. Memorably, in the winters of In their place appeared a Head of Art’s office. the precursor to this corrective note was always discontent with attendant power cuts, he would This was unthinkable. Mr Cash had made do with a quietly hissed: ‘May I sit?’. read Sherlock Holmes out loud by a single candle, The Cricketers for this function. Next appeared The season’s change could be read through a sovereign remedy for inattentive Block 3s, and an etching press (a wonderful addition), indeed Mr Cash’s single wardrobe change of the year; his dramatic rendering of The Brown Hand was a whole printmaking room and a new interest in dark grey flannels, polished brown half Oxfords, probably of more educational value than anything syllabus and Art Education for the masses. Hatton, a deep cream or occasionally navy blue shirt and with brush or palette knife. Mr Cash’s youthful life we were to call him George, a novelty in that dull maroon tie were covered with aging tweed in was shrouded in glamorous mystery, we knew that department, also had elements of glamour in his the winter, and revolutionised by replacement with he had read History at Worcester College, Oxford past. His holiday work as an undertaker in Liverpool a very off-ivory linen in the summer months. In all but longed to know more of how he had spent cemetery was not without its excitement and he but the hottest days (in the summer of 1976), an the war in intelligence in the Far East. He returned quickly appealed to exactly that constituency who intermediate layer was represented by a chocolate to study painting under Sir William Coldstream at had not found Mr Cash’s laissez-faire techniques brown sleeveless pullover which bore the war Camberwell. He taught according to Coldstream’s sympathetic. George was an unfailingly energetic wounds of repeated skirmishes with chain smoked tight Euston Road style, measuring, measuring, art teacher, undaunted by a 6.1 class of 60 a few Cigarillos. These were inexpensive but reassuringly and measuring again, and chasing accuracy in ‘the years ago! It is no surprise that some decades later, Matthew Rice (Chairman of Governors, dark brown hybrid cigar/cigarettes and were as spaces in between’. His own work was in a similarly George became every bit as much of an immutable OB 1975–80), left much part of his muted outfit as the garments I muted and restrained palette. The exception to Bedalian fixture as Mr Cash. Perhaps his northern have described. The studio was open and staffed till this was a copy of Piero do Cosimo’s Death of soul, already compromised by a degree at Bath P.S. Perhaps somebody else could write about 10 o’clock most nights with exceptions when urgent Procris, the original of which hangs in the National Academy of Art ‘Corsham Court, Lord Methuen’s Gigi Meo soon. Or indeed Mr Hooper.

26 Leading Art & Design Leading Art & Design 27 BEDALES 1. 2. 3. LEST WE 1. 2. ARTS 2015 FORGET

edales Gallery is the first venue s early as July 2012, a request for data Bto appear on the 2015 Bedales Aon the Bedalians who had served Arts calendar, and that is wholely in the First World War prompted Ruth appropriate. The Gallery was opened Whiting and me to start thinking how in January 1990, through the vision of 4. 5. 6. we might commemorate them at School. the then Head and Board of Governors The initial request came from Anthony for a strengthened link with the local Seldon and David Walsh, who were community and an increasingly public compiling data from schools around face for the arts at Bedales. This the country for their book, The Great vision was carried through with the War on Public Schools . Ruth spent 3. 4. strong commitment of Martin Box three days working hard in the Library, as Head of Design and George Hatton, cross-referencing information from the Head of Art. The exhibition Bedales plaques on the walls, the Memorial Book, Gallery 25 (19 January–7 February) various editions of the Bedales Roll, the attempted to represent the Gallery’s 1. Bedales Dance 2. Blue and White Vase 3. Kathakali Commonwealth War Graves Commission heritage of twenty-five years of diverse by Felicity Aylieff website and online census records. We programming, as it sought to reflect 4. Who Knows Where the 5. Alison Crowther 6. Concentra III by compressed all this information into the and support all the interests of Art, Time Goes by Susan Cutts Alison Crowther answers the questionnaire required, Design, Technology, Textiles and and sent it off. Having received an Fashion. The biennial Dunhurst Art encouraging reply from David Walsh, & Design exhibition (5–24 March) and choreographers from Israel, the USA Courtyard for the beautiful who did acknowledge that we were Bedales Art & Design (27 & 28 June) and the UK (27 February); our annual denouement. somewhat unusual in being able to report complete the 2014/15 programme. Youth Dance Platform took place on Further offerings from the on women’s war service as well as men’s, In Autumn 2015, we look forward Sunday 1 March and our own dancers Drama Department include the we were disappointed when the book to starting the year with Bedales had the stage to themselves in Bedales BAC Performances (11 & 12 March), duly appeared that no mention was made 5. 6. Selective (the pick of the previous Dance Performs (5 March). Then, on AS Scripted Performances (29 & 30 of this. Nevertheless, we felt that given year’s work), a fascinating sculpture 2 June, spectacular dance theatre from April), New Views student writing how young the school was, just 21 in 1914, exhibition by Sue Freeborough and Kerala, India, is brought to us by the mentored by the National Theatre and therefore how few students were of the return of one-time Design teacher leading exponents of Kathakali, on an (22 June) and the Summer Production age to serve, that Bedalians had certainly Alison Crowther, who honours us international tour taking in the USA, (27, 29, 30 June). played their part. by choosing our Gallery for a 50th France and the UK. Finally, the long delayed visit of Despite our slight disappointment, birthday exhibition, celebrating a Bedales Arts has a proud and UK jazz legend Norma Winstone, it was a valuable exercise, as it clarified our markedly successful national and happy record of co-operation with the previously forestalled when her pianist thinking that we did not want to reduce international career. Science Department. Tangram Theatre was stranded by snow at Venice any commemorative exercise to mere In the Theatre, we opened with will be here on 17 March, presenting airport, takes place on 5 May, when numbers of dead and injured or medals Dunhurst Drama’s ‘Land of the Flying John Hinton’s hugely successful The she appears with Nikki Iles and other won, and also that we wanted in some Dragon – Three Tales of Old Japan’ Origin of Species by means of Natural leading musicians in ‘The Printmakers’. way to mark the fact that the war dragged (22–24 January). Selection or the Survival of (R) Tickets are required for all on for over four years, and was not all over As a brief interpolation in the public evolutionary Theories in the face of performances, whether free or in one short sharp blast of glory. I knew had been involved in the war. 1. Hon. Francis 4. Herbert programme, before the A2 Theatre Scientific and Ecclesiastical Objections: otherwise, and please note that some Ruth has continued to put a great Unsurprisingly, as the regular army must Geoffrey Pearson, Hugo Schneider, 23/08/1891– 05/01/1888– Studies students’ final performances being a Musical Comedy about events (particularly the Eckersley deal of effort into her research, visiting have been called on first, four of the five 06/09/1914. OB 05/12/1914. (11 & 12 February), a charity song- Charles Darwin (1809–1882). Then, on Lecture) are subject to very limited the National Archives at Kew and the were serving either full-time or in the 1906–1907, RASC. OB 1897–1904, Lieutenant recital was given by John Barker and 24 April, we welcome to the Theatre availability. More details of the 2015 Imperial War Museum to dig further into reserves before the war broke out. 2. Edward Charles Royal Engineers. Helen Cawthorne, in aid both of the the first ever Eckersley Lecturer from programme will appear on the military and civil records, discovering more Do visit the website to read fuller Vulliamy Battle, student-led project ‘Go Blue for Ebola’, Caltech, Professor Anthony Readhead. school website in the course of about the family backgrounds and war details of these OBs and keep an eye on 17/11/1894– 5. Lionel Frank 21/10/1914. Hastings Mundy, supporting current work in West Africa The Music Department presents the summer holidays. service of the Old Bedalians. it over the coming years as we mark OB 1908–1909, 12/04/1886– by Médecins Sans Frontières, and of the Spring Concert in the Quad on As we reach the centenary of the further centenaries: www.bedales.org.uk/ 3rd Worcesters. 03/09/1914. OB 1898–1902, the Bedales Art & Design appeal fund. Wednesday 25 March and the Bedales For all enquiries and to join the death of each OB, we are displaying as home/history-bedales/ww1 3. Percival Campbell RHA. Dance performances are Summer Concert will be given on free mailing list, please contact much information about them as we can If you use Twitter, follow Hampe-Vincent, particularly prominent in the early Parents’ Day, Saturday 27 June. A semi- the box office: in the Library, and also on the website. @BedalesLibrary which will alert you 27/08/1882– 6. Russell Kenneth 26/10/1914. Swanwick, months of the year. The graduate staged performance of Gluck’s opera e: [email protected] By Christmas 1914, five OBs had sadly each time new information is uploaded. OB 1894–1897, 27/09/1884– dance company of the University of ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ will form the t: 0173 0 711 511 lost their lives; four in France and one in 129th DCO Baluchis 14/09/1914. Chichester, Mapdance, performs pieces second half of the concert, beginning German Kamerun (Cameroon), which Jane Kirby (née Williams, OB 1974–79, (Indian Army). OB 1897–1898, 1st Gloucesters. by a particularly interesting range of in the Quad and moving into the John Barker, Bedales Arts I must confess was not a part of the world Librarian/Archivist)

28 Bedales Arts 2015 Lest We Forget 29 STAFF PROFILES

Mo Halli (1974–present)

t must have been a good omen. When Mohamed IHalli first left his native Morocco and landed at Heathrow Airport, he might have been forgiven for feeling apprehensive about leaving the sunny climate of his home land for the notoriously unpredictable weather of Britain. Instead, the May afternoon on which he arrived in London was bathed in glorious sunshine. It proved to be an apt metaphor for a life that has flourished ever since Mohammed (invariably known as Mo) came to this country, armed with his mildly restrictive work permit. “It really wasn’t much of a shock at all,” Mo remembers. “Sure, I had hardly any English at all and it took me about two years to be able to communicate properly. But England was so attractive to people from different countries in those days. You have such a wonderful history it was said gently and with a smile and it made you Above, Jim to help the students but I will always confer with At some point, we all have to retire, even the and I was so excited to be here.” want to improve and do your best for him. He was Townsend, Mo my colleagues before I do it – that’s a matter of apparently ageless Mo Halli. Mo accepts this but Halli, Jonathan and “The UK was advertising for manual labourers a great man and we all miss him terribly. When I David Butcher. respect. As I said, communication is the most has a clear idea of his wishes for the place that from abroad at the time and basically, my permit went to his recent memorial service, there were Photo taken by important thing here.” has been his professional home for the last 40 allowed me to do only that type of work,” Mo so many old colleagues there – great old Bedales Martin Box Mo Halli is adamant that you have to be years. “I would like Bedales to flourish for hundreds continues. “I came to Britain as a domestic worker people like Michael White and George Hatton.” prepared to fail if you are going to become a of years to come,” he says simply. “It is such an in a small Hampshire school, which, as it happened, Such were the relationships that Mo success as a designer. “If you never failed, you amazing place; there are no words to describe how closed not long afterwards. Somebody told me established with his colleagues at Bedales that he never really tried hard enough,” is his opinion. incredible Mr Badley’s vision was, God bless him. that there was a similar post at Bedales that I should fitted into school life at once. “We were a much “OK, something doesn’t work; you take a bit of time I shall know when the right time comes for me apply for. This seemed like a good idea, especially smaller team when I started,” he says. “It was just out, have a walk, drink a Coca-Cola or whatever to go. For now, I shall be here for at least the next because the job provided accommodation, as well David, Martin Box and me. They were fabulous and then you try again. It’s the same with any lesson four years. Let’s do some work and be productive. as lots of work.” mentors. Everyone was treated the same; I always – you have to persevere. Outside that, the secret My happiest moments are always when an old So began Mo’s association of four decades felt on an equal footing. Now, of course, everything is to make sure that people enjoy themselves while student comes back and talks to me about how with his new school. Life at Bedales started with at Bedales is so much bigger. The design workshop they’re learning and that they are always safe.” well they’re doing as an artist or an actor or a Mo lending a general hand wherever it was needed. has branched out to include things like textile, Modern health and safety regulations are a designer or whatever career it is that they’ve “The kitchen, the classrooms, outdoors – I helped for example. In the old days, John Batstone used to constant source of frustration to many people. chosen. If I have had even the smallest contribution out everywhere,” he says. Increasingly, however, be Head of both English and Drama. Now we have For Mo, it is merely an extension of lessons in to make to that, then I am thrilled.” Mo’s time was spent in the school workshop under a separate Head of Drama, we have a beautiful common sense that have always been preached When retirement does eventually come, the benevolent eye of David Butcher. It wasn’t theatre and there are so many more members of at Bedales since he has been a part of the Mo is now convinced that he will settle in his long before Bedales’ resident design technician, staff. I have to say, though, that the spirit of Bedales school. “Safety has always been our paramount adopted country. “I think that I’m a Hampshire lad Jim Townsend, was announcing his retirement; has never changed. It is still a proper community, consideration in the workshop,” he emphasises. now,” he says. “When I go back to Morocco, I feel to Mo Halli’s delight, David Butcher suggested not a collection of individuals. As long as that stays “We always played it safe in David’s day without more of a stranger, even though things have slowly that Mo should train to become his replacement. the same, this place will always be fine.” needing a long list of regulations to make sure of changed for the better there in recent years. Family A two-year spell at Guildford County College of Mo’s title at Bedales is now officially ‘tutor it. You will never stop accidents from happening is my magnet and my son and daughter, who are Technology gained Mo his City & Guilds qualification technician’. It requires an almost other-worldly completely and we have had the occasional one in 29 and 31 now, are both living in England. When in wood machinery and he was away. versatility. “I might be working with wood, metal my time, but never anything serious, I’m glad to say.” I arrive at Heathrow these days after a visit to “David Butcher was such a father figure,” or plastic. I could be asked to help people repair Treating his responsibilities almost as a parental Morocco, I feel like I have come home.” Mo reflects. “He was warm, he was approachable their guitars or work on an exhibition with the art duty, Mo believes that his job keeps him young at Suddenly, Mo is briskly business-like once again. and you could always come to him if you had department or a theatre production. It’s impossible heart. “People look at me and physically, I’m bald, “It’s been a great journey and I’m not retiring yet. a problem. David would be there with his pipe, to get bored,” Mo enthuses. “I have to say that what little hair I have is grey and I’m obviously We’re moving the design department to a new helping everyone and giving advice in the best way. the priority is the children and their lessons – that getting older,” he laughs. “Mentally, I’m more or less complex, which will be the next big challenge I remember one day when I was trying to plane always comes first. During lessons, I’m a back-up the same as I was when I arrived here. I think that’s for us all. You must always look forward in life.” a piece of wood and it wasn’t going very well. resource to the teacher; if the teacher happens not because we are all equals here; we all listen to each David just looked at it and said: ‘Mohammed, my to be around on any given day, then I will take the other, we learn from each other and we respect Mo was interviewed by James Fairweather, husband boy, it looks like the hind leg of a donkey’. Always lesson. Outside lessons, I want to do whatever I can each other.” of Kate Fairweather (née Day, OB 1980–85)

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In 1990, resolved to broaden his music-making Nick Gleed (1990–present) away from an essentially sacred base, Nick became Director of Music at Bedales, in succession to “ cannot remember a time when I had not accepted Jonathan Willcocks. He was inheriting a tradition I an inspirational and formative role for Music in that stretched back to the school’s founding father. my life. To a large extent, therefore, I have never “John Badley always gave music a high place in suffered from too many conflicting educational the life of the school,” Nick notes. “As a brilliant or career choices,” says Nick Gleed, for 25 years classicist, Badley understood that music really did Bedales’ Director of Music. “It wasn’t that I lacked have charms to soothe the savage beast and that it a wider curiosity. Quite the contrary – I have was a civilising influence. I believe that making music even more significantly, too many time-consuming we want to have it here and it has to be of the always been attracted to Art, Architecture and remains the ultimate example of the union of head, (“box-ticking”) lectures on welfare issues. In my highest standard. I think that we have achieved this.” English Literature as well – but for me, everything heart and hand which Bedales seeks to promote.” 35 years of teaching experience, a talented young Perhaps one of Nick’s hardest tasks is to convince began with and continues to emanate from my Changes to the music programme under Nick musician already has quite a good moral compass some parents that their children are not, after all, relationship with Music. First it was playing the were therefore usually of emphasis, not structure, as well as ambition. With the best will in the world, musical prodigies. “This difficult task manifests itself piano, then being a chorister and learning the organ. and were introduced gradually: “I was probably even good schools can fall into the reactionary more often in the ‘populist’ arena than it does in Having the opportunity to attend the Cathedral seen as someone who was bringing in something trap of over-teaching and an over-concern for the ‘classical’ sphere,” Nick observes. “My challenge, School in Bristol, through what was in those more of the sacred, which, since I couldn’t help well-being which actually frustrates the educative our challenge, is to ensure that everyone is given enlightened days the Direct Grant scheme, became my background, was true,” he agrees. “I happen need for reflection, imitation of good example and, the opportunity to achieve their own musical a transforming and life-enhancing experience.” to think that the sacred repertoire in the music however painful it might sometimes be, practical potential. If a student had once been a big fish Although all music was an enormous thrill canon contributes most prodigiously to its greatest experience. What works best for an individual is in a smaller pond and now finds that no longer for him, Nick is happy to admit that he was achievements, so I wanted to do plenty of it. what counts most and this must inform a school’s to be the case, it is my job to work with a parent simultaneously attracted to the ritual and That said, Bedalians tend to detect the spiritual in structures. Structures have always influenced (who might be temporarily angry or question how environment which particularly accompanied many things. Although I value my own upbringing attitudes but now, more than ever before, if we do things) whilst, at the same time, preventing sacred music. “Very much so and, although one in ecclesiastical surroundings, the absence of structures are uncomfortable or conflicting, a gifted any student from ever feeling crushed.” naturally develops away from innocent belief, the a school chapel at Bedales has never frustrated student is just as likely to feel victimized (by the Looking back over his 25 years at Bedales, constructs which have been created around what a Bedalian’s perception of what is innately sacred onerous obligations which necessarily accompany Nick declines to pick out a single highlight, is considered sacred, lose nothing of their initial or conceived spiritually. A Haydn Mass performed that talent) as is a student who has yet to find his/ preferring to celebrate the school’s musical culture attraction when deeper meanings, and complex in the Quad, just as much as a secular symphony her motivating focus. There is a balance between and the life-affirming enjoyment it has given him. questions, reveal themselves.” Nick observes, or concerto performed in the same place, becomes teaching and learning which we try very hard to “I’m proudest of the fact that, at a time when the “In a ritualistic setting you have an audience a multi-layered artistic experience which connects get right at Bedales; if we can’t always succeed, atmosphere in the country at large seemed to which is not only present emotionally but also directly and movingly in a very special way with how much harder must it be at other schools?” be aiming for the lowest common denominator, participating in the narrative for which music is its performers and audience.” Nick’s other Despite this warning, the pleasure that Nick we stuck to our guns and kept everything going supplying a backing-track. I think I might instinctively preoccupation was to improve the involvement has derived from teaching has ripened with the at a higher level of challenge,” he decides. “The have been indulging what I considered to be of boys in the musical life of the school. “There years. “When you start teaching, you’re only a few environment in which we operate – with BACs potentially “spiritual” – educationally and musically were far more girls than boys involved in “classical” years older than your pupils. You become a senior as well as GCSEs, the installation of Pre-U Music – when I went on to teach at King’s Canterbury and music-making at Bedales, which rather shocked sibling of sorts to them and then, some years after in the Sixth Form, brilliant Rock Shows as well as Durham School after Cambridge; institutions where me after my time at King’s and Durham, which that, the relationship is a more parental one, which wonderful Classical Concerts – is what enables us good traditions, ritual and a genuine love of learning were predominantly male establishments. The is the stage I’m probably at now,” he suggests. “The to flourish and to produce music of such profusion were prized highly.” boys at Bedales often need just a little extra great thing is that at Bedales, you have a perpetual and quality.” That Bedalian environment is clearly Nick had long believed that teaching would be encouragement or reassurance that it isn’t conversation with students which remains a particularly special to Nick. Despite being on a part of his music career. “Well, that was what lay un-masculine (picking an obvious example) to genuinely great delight. I’ve always thought that you sabbatical during the 2012 summer term, he behind my studying PGCE at Durham,” he explains. sing tenor or bass – after all, girls can’t do it!” get respect from your students in direct proportion was unable to resist frequent forays back to the “But I didn’t think teaching would become a full-time Bedales has long been renowned for the to the respect you show them. Music is very good music department to check on his charges and their occupation. However, while I was taking the PGCE enlightened fostering of its most talented musical at feeding that sort of exchange.” well-being. “Just couldn’t leave it alone,” he laughs. itself, the King’s Canterbury post came up; an pupils. Nick Gleed places great emphasis on the Today’s music department at Bedales caters to “Studying, teaching and making music mean almost opportunity which I felt I had to grasp. That hooked importance of this tradition, while sounding a note a more dizzying variety of sound than ever before. everything to me and I can quite honestly say me; I loved working with young musicians of really of caution about the future. “The relationship Concerts, Rock Shows and Festivals of the highest that working with my charming Bedalian students good quality and I also began to realise how crucial between a school and a particularly talented pupil quality are welded into the DNA of the school. and brilliant colleagues over so many years has in a school it is to get everyone involved whilst also isn’t always easy,” he begins. “A talented musician “I can’t micro-manage everything, nor would I wish been the greatest privilege. I know that I have been, ensuring that the talented ones thrive. There must is usually very able academically, with a well- to,” Nick insists. “We have so many talented people, and continue to be, a very lucky man!” be some form of elite which feels comfortable and established work ethic and analytical intelligence. on both the permanent and visiting staff, that such well looked-after, otherwise an institution’s higher However much an institution might wish to do so, a situation would be as unnecessary as it would Nick was interviewed by James Fairweather, ambitions, in every aspect of cultural, academic it probably should not crowd that person’s timetable be absurd. The students know, for example, that husband of Kate Fairweather and social behaviour, can’t function properly.” with too much teaching, too many subjects or, I have no personal experience of rock music, but (née Day, OB 1980–85)

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*An asterisk indicates a direct link to a Nicholas Maxwell (1952–56) published Caryn Nuttall (née Thomas 1954–60), to Peace was performed by the website in the electronic version of the two books last year: How Universities psychotherapist, and her colleague, World Orchestra for Peace under Newsletter, a pdf of which is available Can Help Create a Wiser World: The Jean-Claude Chalmet, were recently Valery Gergiev. on the Old Bedalian section of the main Urgent Need for an Academic Revolution given a four-page spread in the Times school website, www.bedales.org.uk/ and Global Philosophy: What Philosophy Magazine. The articles can still be read Josh Plough* (2003–08) is a designer- alumni. Readers of our monthly electronic Ought to Be. Nicholas taught Philosophy on her website*. maker based in High Wycombe where Bulletins will inevitably feel a certain sense of Science at UCL for nearly thirty he is studying furniture design and craft. of déjà vu in parts of the following, which years, and is now an Emeritus Reader. He exhibited his BluManChu Chair is designed to give a thorough service to at the Splinter furniture exhibition in those who prefer paper. Jenny Sofield (née Smith 1971–78) Art Lacuna, Battersea in April. in Australia wrote her second small Nick Knowles (1967–73) sent the anthology of poems called Changing Bedales Library a copy of High Spirits: Light. Available through Amazon. The comic art of Thomas Rowlandson, for which he wrote an appendix on rare prints in the Royal Collection. Camille Thoman (1991–92) won Rod Williams (1975–82) directed an Best Documentary at the Gasparilla episode of Italy Unpacked on BBC2, International Film Festival, Tampa for exploring the art, architecture and Nic Dunlop* (1986–88) is running Alana Hurd (1995–2000) founded her documentary The Longest Game. cuisine of the Mezzogiorno – Italy’s photo workshops in Bangkok, where My Million To One, a new social I can’t begin to explain what this lovely Wild West. he has been based for many years. enterprise, in an effort to raise film is all about. Her next project is a His five-day courses are a mixture of £1,000,000 by last November. thriller entitled You Were Never Here. Steuart Padwick* (1973–78) has visited teaching and holiday, for those wishing The project aim was to fund a home China, where he exhibited at the to improve their photographic skills. for abandoned and disabled children Chris Cowell (1970–76) was the Design Shanghai event in the Spring, in South Africa. translator for the Royal Opera House/ Juno Temple (2005–07) starred in a and also New York. He has been Sarah Harber (2002–07) is Advisor Globe Theatre production of Cavalli’s new psychological drama Magic Magic*, seeking inspiration from these countries, for Economics and Business Policy Louisa Denby (former staff) led the Ormindo*. Further performances take directed by Chilean Sebastián Silva. and the skills and expertise of the to the Australian Trucking Association Rosemary Consort* throughout place in February. Her performance was highly praised manufacturers, before then designing in Canberra. 2014, including OBs Charlotte Ashley as ‘sensational and career defining’. new pieces. He described himself as (2000–05) and George White ‘scared and excited in equal measure!’ (2004–07) in her choir, again raising Jonathan Hugh-Jones (1966–72) money for Cecily’s Fund. They are taking and his early music quartet Fires of a sabbatical for 2015, but expect to be Love have released a new disc called Chloe King (née Edwards 1983–89) back in action next year. Remember me my deir; Jacobean began 2014 with a sell-out show at songs of love and loss. On Delphian Perth Fringe Festival (Australia) where Records; lots of details on his Fires of she performed as a singing/narrating Love* website. gypsy/fortune teller and wrote the lyrics for the show, which featured four femmes fatales– a jazz singer, a fire dancer, a knife thrower and a snake charmer, all suspects in a murder. I can assure you that the rest of her Nina Murdoch* (1984–89) had another year was equally exciting but no room impressive solo show at Marlborough for details here. Fine Art in the Spring.

Naomi Pauling (2006–10) will be Dido Crosby (1973–80) exhibited Whitney McVeigh* (1980–85) is Nick Fox* (1976–78) was interviewed climbing Mount Kilimanjaro next a number of large animal sculptures Creative Research Fellow at the on TV news about the government’s summer to fundraise for UK throughout the Summer – a bronze University of the Arts. She was initiatives regarding research into based charity, Hope for Children*. Sitting Boar, large Black Sow, a pair invited by the Head of London College Roxanna Panufnik* (1982–86) scored Singer Kamila Thompson (1995–97) dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. HOPE works towards a world where of Ravens, a cast iron Stag and her of Fashion who saw her work in a Bedales first by having one of her has teamed up with her husband Nick is Professor of Neurology at children’s rights are realised and they new White Donkey in marble resin – the Venice Biennale. Currently, she is compositions in a Prom concert in to form The Rails* and produced an University College Hospital, London. can reach their full potential. in the lovely grounds of Hatfield House. making a film which they are partnering. the Albert Hall in July. Three Paths acclaimed debut album Fair Warning.

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A ‘fine versatile singer’ and ‘a duo to Probably wise in all respects – not The award winning 1984 documentary Constanza Chorus*, directed by deliver measurable results, for small watch’ according to The Guardian. surprisingly, for ‘one of the party’s filmAFRICA: A Voyage of Discovery, conductor Joanna Bywater businesses, entertainers and corporate most challenging thinkers’. which was produced and directed by (née Tomlinson 1997–99) performed brands in the UK and the US. Mick Csáky* (1958–63), celebrated its Mendelssohn’s Elijah at Cadogan Hall Lily Allen (1998–99) has been much 30th anniversary with special screenings in May. Her choir included Rory Ellie Strutt (1994–99) is still selling her in the news this year for swearing, at SOAS in London. Walker (1994–1999), Henry Llewellyn Big Green Egg* BBQs and is proud for releasing a new album and for (1996–2001), Lucy Coates (1997– to say that they are now used in at least her own record label folding. I do 2002), Alice Clark (2001–2006) three Michelin starred restaurants as admire her for not being dull. and Jordan Theis (2003–2010). well as the Chiltern Firestation.

Seona Ford (née Denholm 1957–62) Oli Holmes (1999–2004) won a New has been talking about Dorothy Sayers and a half hours, running to raise York Press Club award for Excellence on Matthew Parris’s Great Lives series. money for Cecily’s Fund. in Journalism for his reporting on Seona is vice-chair of the Dorothy Inside Rebel Syria. Sayers Society. Chloe Lonsdale (1992–95) was profiled at length in the Telegraph about her Michaela ‘Mica’ Nava (née Weisselberg role as creative director of MiH jeans, which now has more than 500 stockists 1951–56) recently gave a TED talk across 43 countries, and 38 employees entitled London 2014: Multicultural in two offices in London and New York. or Cosmopolitan?* Mica is currently Emily Vermont (2004–06) is working on a fictionalised account of masterminding a new charity. Finding women anthropologists and sociologists Rhythms* works to assist prisoners working in the field of race relations and ex-prisoners in finding new Natalia Tena (1998–2003) and her in 1950s Britain. patterns of crime-free behaviour vibrant six piece band Molotov Jukebox*, through a combination of music, managed by Sirius Flatz (1996–99), Clare Smith (1970–77) has been Grace Banks* (1998–2003) performed mentoring and a nationally recognised have released their debut album exhibiting in various places from in the Purcell Room on London’s South employability qualification. Carnival Flower. Manchester to Margate and has won Bank in March. Grace, who has also an Arts Council grant for Stitched Time, Rebecca Baldwin (1997–2002) was performed around Europe, as well Tortie Rye (née Ballantine-Dykes an exploration of art as work and a awarded a British Empire Medal in as in Brazil and New York, has a newly 1995–2000) has launched a new reflection on issues of authorship. the new year honours list for services released video for her song Innocent ‘collective of Doulas*’ in Bristol, to gender equality in the workplace. When You Dream*. which served to make me realise how This relates to an initiative in the ignorant I still am about some things. Department of Energy and Climate Change where she works. Reported Boyarde Messenger (1994–99) at length* in The Guardian. was interviewed on BBC World by Tim Willcox. You can still see how Diana Armfield RA (1933–37) and impressive and unflustered she was her husband Bernard Dunstan have Matthew Rice (1975–80) has been on camera on YouTube*. a special joint exhibition at the Royal commenting on the state of the nation’s Academy from October until April economy in The Guardian. “Staff are David Young (1976–81) moved to 2016. Diana is still working well into being taken on and they are not Addis Ababa in mid-2013 and continues her nineties. on zero-hours contracts ... but full to work with local forest governance recovery is a long way off” he says of NGOs in Cameroon, Ghana, and Tim Howarth (1993–98) is now Chief Stoke-on-Trent. He has also produced, Liberia. Any OBs passing through – Operation Officer, London based, with Alastair Langlands’ (former staff) or living in Ethiopia too – are welcome Jeremy Browne MP (1981–88) has for United World Schools*, who have Harpist Tori Handsley* (1997–2002) Anna Fox* (1974–79) is Professor of help, a new book: Rice’s Church Primer. to get in touch. also had an eventful year, losing his begun to extend their operations to also performed at the Southbank Photography at University for the ministerial post, announcing that he Myanmar. Centre, in April with her trio Creative Arts at Farnham. She has two Ashanti Akabusi (1998–2002) is Harriet Lane (1981–88) has written a will not stand for parliament again, (harp-bass-drums). Their electric books out recently and a third in the running VirtuBrands*, a boutique social second novel, Her. She has also written publicly criticising Nick Clegg and Sarah Richards (1991–96) completed contemporary jazz was tipped by pipeline – the latest in a very long and media agency specialising in designing for The Guardian about her progressive writing a book, The Global Race*. the London Marathon in under four Jazzwise as one-to-watch in 2014. diverse list. strategic social media campaigns that loss of sight over the past six years.

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Britain’s Forgotten African Army, country was apparently Ireland, but Johnny Flynn (1996–2001) has been Sasha Nixon (1992–94) is running was published in September. I still believe that Scotland would be if it starring in TV comedy series Scrotal Forever Pictures*, a production company became independent. Recall on Channel 4. she set up two years ago, making Harry Hardie* (1993–97) is now commercials, music videos, short film lecturing in Photojournalism at Xanthe Mosley (née Oppenheimer and branded content. Westminster University as well 1971–76) had a successful Three Night as jointly running Here Press, an Markets Exhibition at City Hall, London. Rachel Keeling (née Shaw 1993–95) independent publisher dedicated to Her large scale works were the result qualified as a dramatherapist, having exploring the use of documentary of artist’s residencies at Billingsgate, completed her MA at Roehampton photography in book form. Smithfields and New Covent Garden University. She is currently a mental over the last two years. health worker for Mind, teaching creative English at a Saturday school Sian Morgan (1989–94) is running run by Dulwich College and has been Dauvit Broun (né David Brown a health food shop and working as a facilitating a Forum Theatre project in Felix Conran (2008–13) and Felix homeopath in Ireland. association with a centre for migrants. 1974–79) is Professor of History at Manley (2008–13) launched a new Glasgow University. You can see his design studio, CLAMcollective*. Nicholas Maxwell (1952–56) has inaugural lecture, Rethinking Scottish Their first product LIGHTLY is now published Global Philosophy: What Origins*, on the University website. commercially available. Philosophy Ought to Be, again making You need stamina, but I have watched the case for an academic revolution it through from start to finish. Mella Shaw (1991–96) undertook a in an attempt to solve some of the three month ceramic residency at Alice Hill (née Freeborough 1982–84) world’s problems. Ben Thompson (1984–86) has for Konstfack, Stockholm and has shown has set up Fiji’s first glass blowing studio, some years worked as a ‘Stallionman’ the resulting work in Sweden and Hot Glass Fiji*. Alice is an experienced on a Thoroughbred Stud Farm in London. She has also been appointed professional glassblower, who trained Hampshire, but is now contemplating Arabella Dorman’s (1991–93) Exhibitions Manager at the Fitzwilliam and worked in the UK industry for primary school teacher as his next role Afghanistan exhibition, Before the Dawn, Museum, Cambridge. many years before moving to Fiji three in what has been a very diverse was the result of five years of visits to years ago. career. He has previously been in the country. She made front page and the Grenadier Guards and worked centre spread in The Guardian. Alice Balfour (1980–85) launched as a builder in Japan. her new website Shorehound*, selling things which she has made or designed. She has also enjoyed considerable success on Mastermind, answering Glorious Beauty, Simon Hichens questions on CB Fry and JM Barrie, describing her profession Simon Hichens’ (1978–85) latest as ‘beachcomber’. monumental sculpture was unveiled in front of 375 Kensington High Street Super-centenarian Hermoine Cock in September – stainless steel and a (née Hawkins 1918-20) celebrated her glacial erratic from North Wales. You 111th birthday on 1 March 2015 and can read the full story* on his website. is currently classed as the 5th oldest There was a long-running exhibition, person in Britain. During her incredibly Magic and Memory*, of the work of Kate Willcocks (1995–2000) is long life, the great-grandmother has Paul Montague (1900–09) in New working as a psychologist at Great lived through two world wars, watched Caledonia in 1913 at Cambridge’s Ormond Street children’s hospital, 21 prime ministers govern the country Museum of Archaeology and having completed her Ph.D. and seen five monarchs on the throne. Anthropology*. Marjorie-Ann Watts (née Lowenstein 1941–43) has published Lucy Parham* (1977–82) appeared on Toby Quantrill (1980–85) was quoted Al Harwicke-Kassi (1970–73) is the an autobiography Slideshow* which Radio 3’s InTune talking about her as spokesman for Christian Aid saying Simon Anholt (1974–79) has launched manager of The London African Gospel includes a section about her time latest Composer in Love portrait, Barnaby Phillips* (1982–86) is a senior that a survey they had commissioned his Good Country Index and was Choir*, which he founded with his at Bedales during WW2. She was Nocturne, about Frederic Chopin, correspondent for Al Jazeera English revealed that, not surprisingly, there featured in a very popular TED talk wife Crystal ten years ago, to help interviewed about it at Waterstone’s which she performs at various venues and now author. His first book, Another was ‘mass public opposition to tax explaining it. You can still enjoy this London’s African community promote by Amanda Craig. We suspect they in collaboration with Harriet Walter Man’s War: The Story of a Burma Boy in avoidance by large companies’. on the TED website*. The ‘most good’ gospel music. did not realise the connection. and Alex Jennings.

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Alexis Rowell (1978–83) is business 2014 award. She is also running her job continues to be Director of the another resident who has become development manager for a solar third six-month textile foundation Landmark Trust. Alan G Bush a world authority on the subject. power company – Joju Solar and course at her studio in Charlton Alan was the first to ferry a Constituency Organiser for the leader alongside all her other short courses. Gary Skinner (1989–92) is joint author o two brothers could be tractor across the loch, done by of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett. of an article* on the mechanical Nmore different than Alan and I. lashing two open boats together, Pianist Diana Ambache* (1961–66) properties of RNA in Proceedings Everything I can say about Alan’s laying planks across them and driving and several colleagues have released a of the National Academy of Science of fascinating life, he has already said the grey Ferguson onto the planks. new CD. Seven Sisters* is a collection of the USA. It is impressively complicated for himself in a series of booklets, Then, needing broken stone for the chamber music by seven female British and incomprehensible to the layman, self-published on Kindle. He has an muddy tracks between the crofts composers over the last 200 years. but has some bearing on Alzheimer’s inimitable style which makes mine and for concrete, he bought an old and Mad Cow disease. seem totally boring, so all I can do is stone crusher, weighing several tons, summarise his story. Dennis Archer and towed it across with a fleet of Tess Burrows’ (née Rankin 1961–66) will back me up in recommending small boats all with Seagull outboards, latest book, Touch the Sky*, records Alan’s books. floating submerged but hanging on her ascent of Kilimanjaro, whilst pulling After failing to prosper at Dunhurst chains from some huge metal floats! behind her an additional burden – a car and Bedales, Alan was switched to It is in use to this day. He devised a way tyre which carried messages of peace. Gordonstoun in Scotland, where of making a spinning wheel from an a greater emphasis on practical old bicycle; he made and used or sold Victoria Chester (1978–80) has subjects enabled him to find his niche, twenty-six of them over the years. recently taken up the role of Executive particularly in seamanship. After leaving Our much younger brother Julian Director at The Prince’s Foundation school he joined us farming in Wales, had his schooling at Dunhurst too and for Building Community* which seeks but was always looking for a chance then at Gordonstoun, and made his life to enable young people to explore to live on an island and work with in Tasmania. He and I together found Cressida Langlands (1990–95) runs career opportunities in traditional boats, and perhaps to escape from an even more isolated spot at the the FreeFrom Food Awards*, now in their building crafts and heritage building being a junior partner. southern end of Bruny Island, itself at eighth successful year, celebrating the skills. Very Bedalian! He found what he wanted as a the southern extremity of Tasmania. innovation and imagination shown by crofter at Scoraig, in the highlands of Just the place for Alan, we said, and the food industry in creating foods that Scotland, on a peninsula between two with a son ready to take his place at are free of wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs, deep sea lochs, cut off by a mountain Scoraig he took the hint and moved to nuts, soya, sulphites and other allergens. from vehicular contact with the rest Bruny with his second wife and their of Britain. Normal access is across two daughters. Little Loch Broom, more than a mile On Bruny Island, he also became in your own boat, or you can walk a builder and saw-miller, building first six miles along a narrow path between a hut and then a house, from timber mountain and sea. He was one of the growing on the place or fetched 25 years, Alan died on 7 May 2014, first newcomers who were to replace from elsewhere in Tasmania. With the aged 81, and was buried on Scoraig, the old inhabitants who had almost house half built he was stricken with without outside help, by his widow, all left by then. MS, which progressed slowly enough children, grandchildren and friends. There he also became postman, for him to adapt his lifestyle. As his He will be long remembered in Wales, lighthouse keeper, fisherman, consulting mobility became more restricted, on Bruny Island and above all in Scoraig mechanic, welder and ferryman to any he concentrated on another hobby; visitors to the growing community. weaving with a series of pedal powered John B Bush (OB 1941–46) When the Ross-shire County Council Hattersley looms, which had been Maxine Büchter (1996–2000) and her saw the population rising to nearly abandoned by their original owners in husband are running a very attractive- thirty households they proposed to the Outer Hebrides, home of Harris Alan Bush, A Personal Appreciation The Jackson twins, Bill (1955–60) looking conference and seminar venue make them an access road across the Tweed. This hobby later became a La Sortie du Rosebud, Sylvain Lefebvre and John (1955–61), won the Maserati La Borghesiana* near Rome. mountain, but abandoned it when all commercial business. I was at Dunhurst and Bedales with Concours d’Elegance, 6 cylinder class, but one of those families protested, However after fourteen years on Alan Bush and his older brother John. Sylvain Lefebvre (1978–80) exhibited in Turin in September with their 1961 Andrew Chastney (1981–83) has been such was the philosophy of those who Bruny he did return to Scoraig, living Alan was a year or two younger than at Galerie Vincent Lecuyer in Paris 3500GT Maserati. in Iceland working on his latest film for had chosen to live there. Many of their in a house newly rebuilt from an old me, and when he left Bedales in 1946 in December. the BBC Natural History Unit. It will clinker-built boats were made by one ruin, and comfortably heated by the at the age of 13, it’s quite possible that Bedales governor Anna Keay (1987–92) be broadcast in the Spring. of their number, and most of their surplus electricity from his home-made we had never exchanged a single word, Deborah Harwood* (1974–79) won featured in the Radio 4 programme households are now powered by locally wind turbine. and I never saw him again. Sussex Woman of the Year in Arts The Museum of Curiosity. Her daytime Compiled by Dennis Archer made wind turbines, to the design of After living with MS for more than I remembered him as a young

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Below, Portrait c. 1990 by Anna Dickerson (OB 1986–91) to go in new Art & Design building

boy with dark hair, a cheeky smile school memoirs, which were hilarious, in his emails, and his writing must have peas for Birds-eye, Italian prisoners- Ernest Gimson were also well known and a pearly white tooth, but many of unvarnished and probably at times been some compensation. Goodness of-war chasing hares, beds that might in Loughborough. So David was the teachers at Bedales remembered libellous, also included a description knows how much else he wrote. provide bomb protection, the still introduced to Edward’s maxims about him, I’m sure, as unteachable. Alan of his Gordonstoun experiences. There were certainly articles to his local prevalent airfields and Lancaster furniture design ‘fitness for purpose and academic learning simply didn’t In 2004 he sent me a copy of a ‘wee paper (some probably unprintable!), bombers. However, his father was and pleasure in use’, craftsmanship, and go together and, combined with book’ he had written about his life as to the Bedales OB Newsletter and the unable to weather the pressures presumably the collections of buildings irrepressible mischievousness, he must a crofter in Scoraig. This too was highly Gordonstoun equivalent. He loved stemming from the economic in places such as Bedales School. have made a trying pupil. Only Rachel entertaining. Alan had produced some poetry and wrote too, particularly depression and war years and At a Loughborough Christmas Cary Field, who took him for English, copies privately but wanted to get a satirical parodies. My favourite of eventually had to sell up. ‘social’ he met Christiane who, having seems to have seen a glimmer of talent publisher for a longer version including those I’ve read is There are foxes at In the midst of this, David, at the recently arrived from Germany, was and imaginative power in his written the earlier piece about his school days the bottom of my garden. Search for age of five, developed septicaemia as training to be a nurse at Leicester’s work despite his careless disregard and a later account of his emigration ‘Alan Bush’ in Kindle Store and you’ll a result of an ear infection and was Royal Infirmary. Meeting Christiane for the rules of spelling, grammar and to Tasmania. There was no doubting find a little gem called Instructions dangerously ill. Pre-penicillin, it spread created the reason to visit Berlin and punctuation. Miss Berry thought he his ability with words, but it seemed for building a Bicycle Spinning Wheel. down the left-hand side of his body repeated visits during the next 50 years showed promise in cookery, but that to me then that a publisher might want Alan said he only put it on Kindle for affecting the growth of his bones. would provide a unique insight into was before he and his classmates to do a lot of editing to correct the practice and was a bit miffed that it Between the ages of five and fourteen post-war European history. Here too pocketed all the biscuits they had made spelling and punctuation, and to do was out-selling his other books. he was in hospital for long durations. was someone who had had an equally instead of just one each. With typical so might actually destroy the work’s In one of our last typical exchanges His mother had made great efforts to extraordinary childhood. restraint she said: ‘Some little boy has originality and flavour. But technology of emails, Alan recalled my mother, ‘home educate’ with the wireless and Their first trip was in 1954. Boat taken more than one biscuit!’ has moved on, and a couple of years who sometimes entertained the books as constant companions. and train to Hanover and then a flight Eventually it was decided that ago Alan published all three volumes younger boys in The Wing when they When the doctors felt that David over the Russian zone into Tempelhof. impressed and inspired by Tim Slack. Bedales was not the right school for of his ‘autobiography’, warts and all, had energy to get rid of at bedtime, had stopped growing he was subjected They stayed with Christiane’s father In the same file are two newspaper him and my father (the headmaster on Amazon Kindle. teaching them a game that involved to major surgery, possibly experimental and ‘grandma Polly’ in their flat at the clippings; one from 1965 shows the at the time) suggested to his parents Anyone who was at Dunhurst the unenlightened players coming into for the time. Luckily it worked and he Jewish Hospital on Iranisherstrasse ‘Grandfather of the co-educators’ that they send him to Gordonstoun. and Bedales in the 30s and 40s (there the room and declaiming ‘Oh War was delighted that it impressed the (in the French sector). They would (Mr Badley) who was celebrating his Perhaps the idea was that stricter must be a few of us left!) couldn’t help Ta Na Siam’ three times at speed surgeons who replaced his hip some return for Christmas 1957 and again 100th birthday. The second, from 1967, discipline and lots of physical activity but enjoy volume 1 – It All My Fault. which, in Alan’s words ‘caused much 70 years later. On journeys through in 1961, witnessing the building of the includes an article about Tim Slack might succeed where Bedales But you don’t need to have been merriment among those who had Huntingdon our attention would be Berlin Wall. Arctic winters, Berliners and the £200,000 expansion project had failed. at school then to enjoy it, and the already been made fools of’. Does drawn to his ward window. He couldn’t walking on the frozen lakes. And they scheduled to start at Bedales that year. That was the last I heard of him later volumes. Rachel had been right. anyone remember being one of the get out of bed, but would be listening would also be there in 1989 when the David is quoted as saying that for more than 50 years. Then, about The spark she had discerned had fools? My mother certainly had a soft to the cricket and waiting the whoosh Wall was finally dismantled. he moved from the state to the 13 years ago, through an odd sequence remained alight. spot for him and understood the of the Flying Scotsman. David’s first job was at a new independent system because “here of events, I found myself in email Alan was essentially a practical man struggles he was having at Bedales. In 1951 David started a course at Technical High School in Great I can really achieve things”. Of course, correspondence with John (living in – farmer, crofter, welder, mechanic, I miss Alan. I miss his humour, his the Loughborough Technical Training Yarmouth. The first of its kind, it wonderful precious things were already Australia), and Alan (living in a remote boatman, weaver. Finding he had MS friendship, his honesty, and his courage. College. As a student and later as ushered in a new optimistic era in being made by his predecessor, Biff corner of the Highlands). Mostly we (and eventually being confined to a And I’m sad that Bedales failed him. a teacher he was caught up in both education and was opened by Prince Barker, but he was able to expand reminisced about our school days at wheelchair) must have been a bitter a post-war educational reform and Philip. A very happy period followed. and modernise the school’s workshop. Dunhurst and Bedales, though Alan’s blow, though he never mentioned it Joan New (née Meier, OB 1942–49) the drives to improve standards, first They lived in Gorleston in a caravan in There was little distinction between in science, and later in manufacture and a field by the sea. A photograph of this work and life – part of the school’s housing. He was to be taught how to time shows them returning with beach- philosophy. Nor sometimes between colleague, friend and neighbour. member of the important Steep Flower be one of the new type of teachers, combed firewood. They witnessed the workplace and home. All the staff David Cecil Butcher David started to teach at Bedales Show committee. who would go on to teach in the final years of the frenetic activity of the worked incredibly hard. David was in 1964 and there followed a very Born in the Parish of Somersham, new schools. herring fishing fleets, with the October extremely fond of, and relied upon, avid Butcher died quite suddenly happy and fulfilling 28 years. For much Huntingdonshire, near to the Isle of Technical Colleges had to reassess arrival of the Scottish boats and the his faithful lieutenants Martin Box Dat home, with his wife, Christiane, of this time he was Head of the Design Ely, both David’s parents’ families were how and what they taught and so, poor womenfolk who would process and Mohammed Halli. Many old pupils at his side, after just four days of illness. Department, eventually passing the farmers on farms of diminishing size. when their turn came, did many of the fish. A thousand years of fishing describe David’s patience and kindness. They had been married for over 59 mantle on to Martin Box. They had The Butchers reared cattle and grew the teachers. One of the visiting tutors suddenly came to a halt in the late Well, he loved doing what he was doing. years. Although frustrated by limited worked together since Martin’s arrival food crops. They were also traction to Loughborough was Edward Barnsley, ‘50s. An early lesson that, despite all There was a relaxed and informal mobility, he had enjoyed life up to the as a young student teacher in 1969. engine dealers and butchers. His father, the furniture designer and maker. In the early warnings, the activities of atmosphere between teachers and end. Indeed an Old Bedalian had stayed David loved his life at Bedales and Cecil, loved horses and would be called this role Edward was succeeding man would push valuable resources taught. He had the skill to explain things with them just the weekend before. Steep. He loved his garden, the views upon to help administer medicines. the Dutchman Peter Waal who had towards oblivion. clearly – having illegible handwriting We are very grateful to the many of the South Downs and the company We recall descriptions of farming worked in Edward’s father’s and uncle’s David kept the letter confirming and diabolical spelling did not seem to who have written to us describing of wonderful neighbours and friends. through the war years; corn stooks Cotswold workshops. The ideas and his appointment to the staff of Bedales be a hindrance. Younger pupils could their memories of David as teacher, David was a parish councillor and a (getting red hot), threshing machines, works of the Leicester-born Architect School, dated 13 July 1964. He was see what could be achieved – had been

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distinctive limp (caused by a childhood maker. He gave me the confidence and Josephine, and it was always a influence, opening many doors – a good illness) and was surrounded by the to challenge myself. I went from home full of warmth and laughter. life .... the qualities he engendered applied comforting sweet smell of ‘Clan’ pipe making a dovetailed toolbox aged 14, He did everything with a smile and to all walks of life; caring with a passion tobacco. Passive smoking had not yet to a mahogany desk with tambour a generosity of spirit. He cared about what you want to achieve and the been invented. doors, an upholstered rocking chaise passionately about people. importance of attention to detail results He was an exceptional teacher and longue for O level, a Rosewood inlaid He did not just get the best out in something beautiful and a glowing a gifted craftsman. His love of making backgammon table, a secret mitre of me as a maker and designer, but sense of achievement and pride and was infectious. He had the patience to dovetailed jewellery box and, in my helped a young boy struggling with confidence in one’s ability. David was help everyone realise whatever dream final year for A level, a dining table and teenage life. He was there for me inside a towering presence in my time at they had, from making a pipe for one’s six chairs. I don’t think I could have and outside the workshop. His kindness Bedales. He was, to me, more than father, to a family coffee table, or a achieved that with anyone else. I was has stayed with me all my life, even a teacher of Design, which I enjoyed so sculpted whale from a block of wood – lucky to have had some natural ability, though sadly we did not keep in touch much ... he really shaped the way I see no matter what skills they had, he was and even luckier to have had David a lot over the years. As is so often the things in terms of craft, design and so there with a guiding hand and constant feed that, but it did not matter what case busy lives got in the way. I was much more.” achieved – by those a little older. They to him. A thread that runs through encouragement. He inspired us to do ability one had. So many have said how planning to go up and see him in the “He was a lovely man and a fantastic would also learn how to make things David’s life was his ability to maintain more, to aspire to greater things. The they were welcomed no matter what. summer, but suddenly it was too late ... teacher ... he was the reason I chose of lasting beauty. life-long ties with people and place. answer was always ‘yes you can’ from If they wanted to have a go, he was I am so glad and grateful to have Bedales. He was a huge figure in my life, Early summer in the workshop was He liked to gather people around David, ‘now let’s work out how you there at every turn to help. shared some time with him. who made me feel like I was actually a wonderful time – the pervading smell him, all the more so as his mobility are going to do it’. He taught me respect and trust. My story is just one example good at something. He commanded huge of mock orange, perhaps the pressure decreased; to show off his garden, He loved design and wanted to In my final year he gave me a key to the of David’s care, thoughtfulness and affection and was an extraordinarily of exams lifted, projects nearing share the things he had grown and teach it, but there were no courses workshop. This had never happened guidance. So many people have their caring, nurturing, respectful and inspiring completion, an excitement about the swap plants and cuttings. Always a available, so he and Martin Box created before. I could go in there any time and own stories, their own happy memories teacher and human being. In every approaching Parents Day exhibition, voracious reader and talker, he was the first Design O level course and use all the machines, including circular of David’s love and kindness. Below are encounter with him that I can remember, everything photographed, the final very well-informed about all sorts later A level, which were adopted by saw and lathes, (though I did get kicked some snippets from over fifty of the and there are many, the fundamental push, working late into the evenings, of subjects and kept up to speed with other schools across the country. out by Harriet Heslop one night at tributes that have flooded in. decency of the man was clear. I cherish some tears, all hands on deck. Time current affairs. His influence spread so far afield. 11pm when I should have been in bed). the fond memories I have of him. They gentlemen please. He was delighted that his eldest He was a generous man who cared Of course it would not be possible, Steuart Padwick (OB 1973–78) don’t make them like that anymore. Of course teachers need to keep granddaughter, Siân, was able to deeply about people. He believed in with current health and safety laws, He gave so much of himself to us silly learning too. Short periods working attend Bedales for the Sixth Form the importance of creating things and to allow such things now, but it was teenagers ... one of the finest teachers at the Barnsley workshop, school trips and enthusiastically visited her there, was as passionate about his garden as taking a gamble and bestowing trust on Messages from OBs I ever knew.” to the inimitable Parnham House and, reconnecting with people and places. he was the workshop. He was always a young person that was so important. “David and all his family epitomized further afield, to Madrid, Barcelona, making some magic growth potion I am sure there were times when “David Butcher – mentor and friend – the very best of Bedales. His Design Denmark and a sabbatical term Pauline, Christopher and Josephine with nettles – I never knew what, but it I made mistakes and let him down, a massive influence on me – he was one department was a visionary interpretation teaching in Kentucky would provide Butcher. (OBs between 1973–81) worked, as his garden always flourished. but I always felt his belief in me. of the treasures of the world. He and of Badley’s philosophy, teaching me so stimulation. Pictures sent to him later The workshop became my He never complained when Chris gave me a lot of support when much more than the craft we learned in by the participants indicated that a sanctuary, my safe haven and David was I hammered flat his tape measure I was very young, they were very kind. the Workshop. The quiet purposefulness good time was had by all. David Butcher, like a father to many of us. He gave up because I thought the loose end was I feel so privileged to have been able to of the place was calming and inspiring On retirement, in 1992, David A Personal Appreciation so much of his personal time to have faulty – I thought I had fixed it, but share my making with him – he was a all at once. The workshop was a refuge, and Christiane made a new home in the workshop open in the evenings and actually I had ruined it. huge part of Bedales to me – he was a quietly healing place where one Rutland and soon established a lovely My story is about five years at Bedales, on Saturdays. We often worked late He had some great phrases, like such an inspiration to so many and such a was not judged on talent, cleverness, garden. The garage became a busy but they were pivotal to me and may into the night to get something finished ‘why don’t you paint’ the finished piece lovely man. Ah, good old David Butcher – or connections, but treated with absolute workshop, the first thing to arrive resonate with so many others whose and often leading up to the summer or ‘I could plant my radishes in the gaps he was so important to me at school in fairness. One felt completely safe. being a solid beech bench, a leaving lives were touched by David. exhibition it was right through the night! in those joints’. so many ways.” He taught us valuable life skills, that present from the school, pupils and David was a very warm gentle man, I don’t think he realised the I remember David slapping a “The workshop was my sanctuary – many of us probably still use daily.” their parents. This time provided and I liked him instantly. I first met him magnitude of what he gave and how bandage onto my hand when I had sent he made a difference to so many people’s “David changed my life for the opportunity to make new friends when I was 13 in September 1973. much he affected people’s lives. One’s a tenon saw right through the flesh lives, not just in the teaching of technical better, in the course of one particular and renew acquaintances with old. My first impression was of a tall man, school days are a precious time and between my thumb and forefinger, skills but in his spirit. Not dissimilar to the day, and stopped five years of bullying David and Christiane are much with a mop of hair fashioned into a children are very vulnerable – especially when too hastily cutting a joint. First library, the workshop, with its wonderful that I had suffered. I will never forget loved grandparents: David the willing classic brush-over, with almost as much at a boarding school where there are aid was not his greatest skill, but it smell of wood shavings and pipe tobacco, his kindness. David was the keystone story teller, card player and chess hair sprouting from his chest (readily not the parents to fall back on. To have stemmed the blood till he got me was a haven, with David as the gentle, of the Bedales I knew and that I opponent and, now that these grand- viewed thanks to the limited number one special teacher can make all the to the hospital! patient man at its heart. He was a great fondly remember.” children are no longer children, an easy of shirt buttons ever done up). difference. David was that for me. I had many happy times at his help to me at school as I was not academic “To Chris, Christopher, Pauline and confidante. The concept of home, and He wore a proper brown He led me from shy lost boy to home with Chris his wife, and the but liked working with my hands.” Josephine, thank you for sharing your especially his home, was very important workshop coat, walked with a a confident budding designer and three children, Pauline, Christopher “David Butcher was a very positive husband and dad with all of us.”

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director of the company until Bedfordshire, the daughter of Peter Sholto Hamilton resigning at the end of 2013, when Dunham, an architect, and his wife, Georgeson the board conferred on him the title Constance (née Young). She was of Director Emeritus. educated at Bedales, the progressive ick, as he was known, was born There was much more in his co-educational public school in Don 7 May 1922 at the family busy life: sailing, walking and tramping, Petersfield, Hampshire, and won homestead Ashwick, near Fairlie, reading widely and enjoying classical a scholarship to study stage design New Zealand. It was an inauspicious music and travel. He was a committed and painting at the Slade School of Art beginning: his mother Leila died and loyal friend, and a loving family in London, where her tutors included ten days later and his father Robert man. A generous and kind benefactor, Thomas Monnington and Lucian Freud. Georgeson would rejoin the Navy, he truly valued people; he was She played the witch girl, Barbara soon to be thought lost at sea in a himself an adventurous man of much Allen, in a 1955 London University shipwreck. Dick was brought up by devastations of war in Eastern Georgeson lived in Australia, they courage, modesty, and an endearing production of The Dark of the Moon his grandmother at Ashwick and his Europe. His post was at Lidice, remained close for the rest of his life. natural charm. alongside a young Tom Courtenay, and Stephens and Romy Schneider; luckily, brilliant engineer uncle C.W.F. (Bill) the little Czech town flattened by the In 1970 he was again in the team He is survived by his wife Anna that led to a Leverhulme scholarship it was never made. Hamilton nearby in the Mackenzie, Nazis, a grimly sobering experience. for the World Gliding Championships, Wilson, three children and two to train for the stage at RADA. Having divorced Osborne in 1972, at Irishman Creek. Eventually reaching England in 1948, at Marfa, Texas. Acknowledged by grandchildren from his earlier marriage, She made a professional debut she lived for a time with the great As a small boy he heard with he was introduced to gliding by Wills world gliding as the guru of wave and a stepdaughter. at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1958, stage designer Ralph Koltai, and was amazement of flying machines, and at the London Gliding Club and, exploration, he was recognised by the as Sister Thérèse in The Deserters, busy with over a hundred television at school in Timaru aged 11 had his despite poor eyesight, soon won prestigious international awards of Anna Wilson a second world war play, and a London appearances in this period. Her major first flight in the Southern Cross proficiency level. He had noticed long the FAI Gold Medal and the Lilienthal debut in 1960 at the Westminster as series included Love Among the Artists with Charles Kingsford-Smith; the ago in the Mackenzie the long white Medal for his contribution to aviation. Ellen in Gore Vidal’s Visit to a Small (1979) and she played Barry Foster’s experience determined him to become lenticular clouds characteristic of wave He was made MBE in 1978. A man Joanna Dunham Planet, followed by an appearance as French wife, Arlette, in the third series a pilot himself. This young boy growing formation, and now realised that there not given to pride, nonetheless a proud Hilde, the neglected stepdaughter of of Van der Valk. She had a starring role up in the South Island back country was could be fine possibilities at home for moment was leading the New Zealand he actor Joanna Dunham, who Vanessa Redgrave’s Ellida, in a famous in Peter Duffell’s horror movie The already adept with machinery: Uncle the sport. Returning in 1949, by March team at the opening ceremony of the T has died aged 78, played Mary Queen’s theatre production of Ibsen’s House That Dripped Blood (1971) Bill had built a dam and water wheel 1953 he had set six NZ records in the 1995 World Gliding Championships Magdalene in the Hollywood The Lady from the Sea (1961). and was Lady Astor in Michael Caton- to power a generator for electricity at state-of-the-art German Weihe glider at Omarama, his home patch in the blockbuster The Greatest Story Ever Told On television, in 1958, she played Jones’s Scandal (1988), about the Ashwick in 1917 (Bill being himself aged he had bought from Wills. In 1956 Mackenzie. In the 21st century, he (1965), directed by George Stevens, the flirtatious maidservant Louka in Profumo affair. Her later TV movie 18 at the time), and Dick operated this he was in the NZ team at the World enjoyed spending time with Steve with Max von Sydow as Jesus and Shaw’s Arms and the Man, opposite roles included Lady Catherine in Leslie for his grandmother by the time he Gliding Championships in France, and Fosset and the NASA scientists at Charlton Heston as Pontius Pilate. She Stanley Baker, and began, in 1961, a Megahey’s The Hour of the Pig (1992), was eight years old. Racing driver Bill in December 1960 set his first world Omarama on their Perlan Project visits. had been recommended to Stevens fruitful collaboration with the television with Colin Firth and Nicol Williamson, taught him to drive and at 12 he was his record, a Gain of Height of 34,392 ft A founder member of the family for the role by Marilyn Monroe, who director Joan Kemp-Welch. With and Raine Spencer in Diana, A Tribute grandmother’s official driver (Constable (commercial airliners were then flying company C.W.F. Hamilton & Co. Ltd had seen her performance as Juliet on her first husband, the architect Harry to the People’s Princess (1998). McIntosh of Fairlie turning a blind eye). at 10,000ft), climbing the massive (now Hamilton Jet) in 1939 with Uncle tour with the Old Vic in New York in Osborne, who later designed Alan When acting parts started In 1936 the family was in England, standing wave of the nor’west arch in Bill and others, Dick from 1949 was 1962, after she had taken over from Judi Ayckbourn’s new Stephen Joseph drying up, she resumed her first love important for two happy reasons: his a tiny vessel at a temperature of minus travelling widely in NZ selling and Dench in Franco Zeffirelli’s production. theatre in Scarborough, she had two of painting, mostly landscape and still year of schooling at Bedales, which he 57°C with ailerons and airbrakes frozen finding new agents, later travelling Her stage career, confined mainly children, Abigail and Benedict, the life, at her home in Sternfield, near loved, and his introduction to the sport solid. Six more world records and overseas including behind the Iron to the 1960s and 70s, included the latter named after the character she Saxmundham in Suffolk, where she of gliding as he watched cousin Philip countless NZ records would follow, Curtain for licences to manufacture, occasional indelible role, such as Perdita was playing at the time, Sister Benedict lived with her second husband, the Wills soaring along the Dunstable ridge. some shared with his wife, glider pilot selling ships on behalf of Taikoo in Frank Marcus’s comedy of adultery in Sanctuary, a long-running late-60s playwright and novelist Reggie Oliver, Back at home he started at Christ’s Helen Georgeson. His favourite world Dockyards, and representing the British and free love, The Formation Dancers television series about nuns, starring Fay whom she married in 1992. She College in 1937, but after a year or record flight was in 1978 from Lake Te Shipbuilding Group. He believed that (1964), in the West End of London, Compton. In 1971, she appeared with created a gallery in a converted farm so of indifferent health returned to Anau, well down south, to Hicks Bay on the greatest asset of a company was co-starring Maxine Audley and Robin Rex Harrison in a television version building and mounted numerous Irishman where he was apprenticed the tip of the North Island’s East Cape, its workforce, which made for an Bailey; her irresistible young ward Vera of Chekhov’s early play Platonov, exhibitions there, as well as showing to Bill. Through the war years the a distance of nearly 1,300 kilometres, excellent relationship with the unions, in Turgenev’s A Month in the Country directed by Christopher Morahan. at the New English Art Club in London Irishman workshop produced munitions on the power of the wind alone. and as general manager and a director one year later, with Ingrid Bergman and The previous year, she had played and the Royal Society of Portrait for the war effort. However Dick’s In May 1962 a remarkable he was particularly concerned for staff Michael Redgrave, at the Cambridge a sadistic Victorian murderer, Alice Painters. dream of flying was shattered when coincidence brought happy closure to welfare. In the 1970s the company was theatre; and a notable season at the Rhodes, in Wicked Women, an episode She is survived by her husband his airforce application in May 1940 was a lingering sadness in Dick’s life: aged 40, making the marine jet units developed Oxford Playhouse in 1970, when she of ITV’s Sunday Night Theatre. Much and children, and five grandchildren. rejected owing to eyesight problems. he was reunited with the father he had by Bill and heavy engineering projects played Elena in Jean-Paul Sartre’s Kean, enthralled by her cane-wielding After the war he worked in never known, who had not perished for the smelter, power stations, dams opposite Alan Badel, and a deeply performance, the critic Kenneth Tynan Michael Coveney shipyards in Canada and then joined at sea, and the void of longing from and railway wagons. Retiring as general affecting Desdemona in Othello. tried to inveigle her into a pornographic Reprinted with permission from a youth taskforce to help repair the infancy was filled. Although Robert manager in 1982 he remained a She was born in Luton, film he was planning with Robert The Guardian

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as her advisors thought there would be club Chairman at the time of his death. Kenny Geer no future for a woman in engineering. Matthew Quantrill Both his sons have inherited his love of Upon graduation, she taught science cricket and turn out for the same club. enny Geer, who died in November at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge, atthew was a dedicated For five days each summer in the K after a long illness, was possibly the MA and at the Lincoln School in Mmember of Stoner Cricket Club, penultimate week in July, the Memorial last Bedalian to score a century on the Providence, RI. With the outbreak contributing to the success of Stoner on pitch plays host to Stoner week, with old cricket ground. In the immediate of World War II and new opportunities the field as a batsman and wicketkeeper one match played each day against post-war years he and his great friend for women at home, she began and off it as the club secretary. He died different opposition. For Matthew, John Perrin won legendary status for taking courses and soon found work suddenly of a heart attack at the age this meant a Monday morning trip their sporting achievements at both as an engineer, joining Worthington of 49 on Monday 30 June, the day after from his home in Kent to Bedales. Since cricket and football. Pump & Machinery Corp. in the late he scored his 94th hundred. He was the offer of school accommodation Cricket was Kenny’s first sport 1940s. While at Worthington, she playing for his local team, New Ash had been withdrawn, he had in recent and, despite the best efforts of Benn continued with night school, earning Green & Hartley CC. Chasing 206–7, years taken to inhabiting the pavilion Bennett and Ken Keast to introduce a a B.Sc. in 1956, and an M.Sc. in 1961 Matthew opened the batting and for the week, setting himself up with an little sophistication and discipline to his in Mechanical Engineering, both from scored 121 not out off 105 balls, with airbed and all the equipment required methods, his batting in particular was the Newark College of Engineering 22 fours and one six in a total of 191–6 to file his daily match reports on the characterised by inspired mayhem. (now the New Jersey Institute to earn a draw. Stoner website. As a bowler he chose that most difficult of Technology). She retired from commissions, living her commitment After gaining top grades in his More often than not, if Stoner and challenging weapon, the legbreak, Worthington Pump after over 40 to leadership in her community. She A levels in 1983, Matthew took the were batting, Matthew would be at the which he bowled at a rollicking pace years with the firm in Harrison, NJ, helped form the Borough of Carroll seventh term exams and won a place crease, accumulating runs relentlessly and with great success for both Stoner and in Taneytown, MD. She was Valley, PA, her home of many years, to study law at St. Anne’s College, whilst those around him perished an unreachable dream, but each year and Petersfield over more than an early member of the Society of and served as one of its early Mayors. Oxford. On graduating he attended the to rash shots. Matthew batted in his he would turn up at Stoner week and six decades. Women Engineers. After moving to the Quadrangle in College of Law and then worked for a wicket keeping pads, without helmet he would be asked what the total was. As a day boy Kenny’s home Ms Davis was also devoted to 1989, she became similarly involved in City law firm, gaining his articles in 1990. or thigh pad, but it was rare to see (He was too modest to offer up the was Little Ashford Farm, where the outdoors and an active member leadership roles in her new community He found the rat race unfulfilling, and him troubled by aggressive bowling. information.) Given the number of he lived until his death. Many of his of the Appalachian Mountain Club, and taught jewellery-making in the on qualifying turned his back on what He would admit to not being the most hundreds he typically scored a season, contemporaries will remember what becoming an expert white water community’s arts program. would have been a lucrative City career. elegant batsman, but his concentration he would most likely have reached today’s youth would call ‘sleepovers’. canoeist. She hiked and paddled Ms. Davis was born on January 19, An opportunity arose at the and determination meant that he made his target in the 2015 season had his He was a pig farmer by trade and throughout the United States, from 1916, the younger of two girls born to Crown Prosecution Service in Kent, the absolute best of his considerable untimely death not meant that this famous throughout the pig breeding Southern New Jersey to the White Harvey Nathaniel Davis, a professor at for whom he worked until his ability. He kept himself extremely fit, ambition will forever remain unfulfilled. community for the quality of his pigs. Mountains and through the canyons Harvard College, and Suzanne Haskell death. He quickly learned the job putting many younger players to shame It is unlikely that any Bedalian will ever With his curly blond locks and of the Mountain West. In 1957, she Davis of South Carolina. Her mother and advanced to senior prosecutor. running between the wickets and in get anywhere near to his final tally of ever youthful appearance, it is difficult participated in what townspeople died in the ‘flu epidemic of 1918. Her Although clearly extremely capable, he the field. 94 hundreds. This was no Boycottian to believe he is no longer with us and along the route described as the first father married Dr. Alice Rohde, a made the choice to continue working His wicket keeping was exceptional. attitude, though – when chasing down we send sympathy and affection to his contemporary canoe run of the Main medical doctor and researcher, and in the Magistrates Court system. It was a surprise if even the most a total he was selfless, often risking his three daughters. Fork of the Salmon River upstream they had two more children. As a There he applied himself with skill and wayward of deliveries escaped his wicket no matter what his personal from Riggins, ID. Through the AMC, young woman, Ms Davis lost her step- diligence to prosecuting cases which clutches, diving full length to stop a position to help the team keep up with Rollo Wicksteed (OB 1949–54) she developed many of the friendships mother in a traffic accident. Her father’s might not grab national headlines, bye. His competitive side would surface the run rate or post a competitive total. important to her life, including her third wife, Helen Clarkson Miller, was but are of great importance to those when he felt that byes were given He supported the younger Stoner friendship with Dr. Ruth Walker. an educator who helped heal the involved. against him erroneously, with a gentle members with welcome advice and Louisa Frederika Davis Her spirit for adventure led to Davis family. He married Alex and had two reminder to the umpire that it should encouragement on and off the pitch. extensive international travel as well. Ms. Davis was devoted to her sons, Edward and Felix, now 18 and 15, perhaps have been signalled as a wide. After Stoner matches he unfailingly ouisa Frederika Davis, a she and Dr. Walker climbed in Norway, siblings and their families and was but the marriage ended in divorce. On the frequent occasions when he made his way down to the Harrow L pioneering engineer and an avid camped in Iceland, snorkeled in the a constant and beloved presence at Five years ago he found further reached some batting landmark, the for the post match ‘analysis’ but, environmentalist, died at her home Caribbean, boated the canals of France every major life marker and holiday. happiness with Anna Stock. scorer had to be on his toes, because being teetotal, it was the discussion at the Quadrangle Senior Living and England, photographed icebergs She is survived by many loving relatives He played for New Ash Green Matthew counted each run he scored. and food that interested him rather Community in Haverford, PA, on off Greenland and explored the world and friends, including Dr. Walker, her & Hartley CC (NAGCC) for over The lack of timely applause, indicating than the attractions of the various Wednesday, 18 June, 2014. She was 98. from the Galapagos to China, from sister Marian Woodruff, her sister- 30 years, turning out for both the a run or two missed off his tally, would brews available. Ms Davis entered the engineering Guatemala and Chile to Switzerland. in-law Elizabeth Davis, seven nieces Saturday and Sunday sides, and a few result in a look of admonishment in the Matthew is missed by everyone profession during World War II as an Later in life, she took up the craft of and nephews, eleven grand-nieces years ago stepping down to the 2nd XI. direction of the pavilion. who knew him and leaves a hole in early woman in the field. Despite her jewellery-making and their trips turned and nephews and six great-grand- Some of the club records he holds are In recent years, his ambition Stoner Cricket that will be hard to fill. lifelong interest in engineering, she to learning excursions at craft schools nieces and nephews. truly astonishing, such as 2540 runs in was to reach the truly exceptional He will remain forever 121 not out. graduated from Cornell University from Maine to North Carolina. a season in 1991. He had played over milestone of a hundred hundreds. in 1937 with a degree in Zoology, Ms Davis served on many boards and Thomas Davis (nephew) 1000 times for NAGCC and was the For most cricketers, this would be Justin Jones (OB 1987–92, Stoner CC)

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something approaching cult status, daughter struggle with her condition really care what [they] say, so long Roger Lloyd Pack notably for moments of inadvertent was “absolutely heart-rending as they are fair. I know I will be best wisdom that pierced the fog of idiocy. and painful”. remembered for Trigger in Only Fools oger Lloyd Pack was an actor who, On one occasion, Trigger prompts a He was also forthright about the and Horses, but I hope all my other R despite many other achievements, philosophical debate by revealing that possibility that, having left his first work will be acknowledged, too.” will forever be associated with Trigger he has used the same broom to sweep marriage, to the actress Sheila Ball, His television credits included from Only Fools and Horses streets for 20 years. When asked his when Emily was only two, he had Spyder’s Web; Moving; The Bill; The Old The character was involved both secret, he reveals that he has lovingly somehow contributed to his daughter’s Guys; and The Vicar of Dibley. Film in one of the series’ best running jokes, maintained it, replacing the head later difficulties. “I feel very sad about credits included The Naked Civil Servant; and its greatest slapstick moment. 17 times and the handle 14 times. that,” he said. “It’s one of those things 1984; Wilt; Interview with the Vampire; In the latter, he accompanies Del Boy In interviews Lloyd Pack was frank, where you can’t have a second chance. Vanity Fair; Harry Potter and the Goblet on a mission to pick up a couple of sometimes disarmingly so, about the Forming good, trusting relationships of Fire; and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. “modern euro-birds”, only for Del Boy nature of his/Trigger’s rather peculiar with your children involves being with In 2000 he was appearing in the to fall through the bar after a waiter, brand of celebrity. He was also frank them when they’re very small and hit play Art, a three-hander in which his unnoticed, lifts the hatch. In the former, about the travails of his personal holding them. You can’t replace it. The character, after some vacillating, gets Trigger persistently refers to Rodney life, in particular the mental health thing you most want in your life when married in a ceremony witnessed by as “Dave”. Even on the announcement difficulties faced by his eldest you’re little is for both your parents to the other two characters. During the of Rodney’s engagement, to Cassandra, daughter, Emily. love each other. If not, it can be the run Lloyd Pack decided to marry his Trigger raises a glass “to Cassandra and Emily Lloyd, who was born when beginning of all your problems.” partner of 25 years, Jehane Markham, Dave”. When she discloses that she is Lloyd Pack was 26, was catapulted Roger Lloyd Pack, who died of with whom he had three sons. His pregnant, he suggests that the couple to Hollywood stardom while still in cancer, was also clear-sighted about co-stars, Nigel Havers and Barry Foster, call the baby “Rodney, after Dave”. her teens after appearing in the film death, upon which, he said, even before acted as witnesses. Lloyd Pack said he Born with what he described as Wish You Were Here (1987). A decade his diagnosis, he reflected every day. could not resist the temptation to play “an old man’s face”, Lloyd Pack had in Hollywood followed, but she was A keen cyclist, recycler, and campaigner a central role as life imitated Art. to wait until his 40s to find success increasingly afflicted by mental health for Left-wing causes, he revealed he as an actor; once he found it with problems. In an interview last year, would like to buried in “a cardboard Reproduced with permission from Trigger, however, the role would not Lloyd Pack said that watching his coffin”. As for his obituaries: “I don’t The Daily Telegraph leave him be. Such was his identification with the road-sweeper that passers-by, even policemen, would shout out when you get older. It’s just dressing until I was 40. I was not easy to cast.” would lead to a doctorate on the “Wotcher Trig?” at him in the street. up, playing at being someone else. He found bit parts in series such as Tamsin Donaldson Ngiyambaa language from the In conversation, he said, strangers It’s rather lovely, too, but it’s hardly The Avengers, The Protectors and Dixon (née Procter) Australian National University in 1977. assumed he was very thick. He life and death.” of Dock Green, but spent much of his Her doctoral thesis was published by described the role as “like an albatross Roger Lloyd Pack was born on time drifting in rep – waiting, with orn 31 July 1939 London. Died Cambridge University Press and was in one way. If something becomes mega, 8 February 1944 in north London. His increasingly little confidence, for his B16 September 2014 Canberra, recently re-issued in a new edition. like Fools, you’ve had it. I’ll never escape father, Charles Pack, had grown up a big break. Australia Later she taught Aboriginal language- Trigger, I’ve learnt to live with that.” working-class lad in the East End before In the mid-1970s his career got Tamsin attended Bedales from learning methodology at Batchelor But the role (which he nearly turning to acting and, in the 1930s, a boost when the director Bill Gaskill 1950 to 1957. She won a scholarship in the Northern Territory, was a abandoned after two series, until his adding Lloyd to his surname. Roger’s invited him to join the Joint Stock to Oxford, where she read French visiting Fellow at Cornell University agent told him he would be “mad”) mother, Ulrike, was an Austrian-Jewish Theatre Company, which pioneered and Italian at Somerville College. and then worked at the Australian provided him with a measure of emigrée who had fled the Nazis. the idea of using collaborative After graduating, Tamsin taught Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait financial security and also ensured Roger was educated at St David’s workshops to inspire new material English in Finland before marrying Islander Studies. that he did not have to worry about (“a snobby little prep school run by a from playwrights such as David Hare the Australian academic Ian Donaldson, After retiring Tamsin maintained finding work again. Though he never sadistic couple”) and Bedales, where and Caryl Churchill. But it was not whom she met at Oxford. connections with Aboriginal peoples’ subsequently secured the golden he “coasted”. He did not shine at until 1981, with the advent of Only Tamsin and her family moved efforts to preserve their languages, roles of Lear or Shylock, to which Geography (securing just nine per cent Fools and Horses, that he secured in 1969 to Canberra, where she cultures and ancestral land rights. he aspired, he was sought after for in his O-level), but did begin acting, his future as an actor. He was signed resumed her work in languages, smaller, plum Shakespearean parts, eventually auditioning for Rada. After up after being spotted by the series’ eventually starting field work in Toby Procter such as Buckingham (in Richard III) or training there, however, he found jobs producer, Ray Butt, while in a play Western New South Wales, which (OB 1962–67) SirAndrew Aguecheek (in Twelfth Night). hard to come by. alongside Billy Murray, who was being Not that he was above playing In part he put this down to his considered for the Del Boy role. a pantomime dame, or signing on to looks. “It took a while for all my The series ran for a decade, with the Harry Potter franchise. Acting, he features to fall into place,” he said. the character of Trigger appearing said, was “a silly job, in a way, especially “I didn’t come into my own as an actor in nearly every episode and acquiring

50 Obituaries Obituaries 51 BIRTHS, ENGAGEMENTS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS

Taz Babiker, a son, Idris Jay, Charlotte Gibson and Laura Hickman and Simon Elizabeth Dorothea Joan Julian Hooper on 17 September Births on 7 March 2014 Adam Rothwell Wheeler on 19 July 2014 Abbott Rollit (née Barnes) 2014. Bedales 1945–52 on 5 December 2013. Louise (née Archer) and Anna (née Howarth) and Olivia Harrisson Oliver Housden and Ellen Shustik Bedales 1941–44 Rebecca Rea (née Llewelyn- Paul Brimicombe, a daughter, Paul Smuts, a son, Joey, and Rob Shirville on 9 May 2014 Davies) on 21 January 2014. Zoe Matilda, on 15 February 2014 on 17 September 2014 Iona Margaret McVean Bedales 1973–7 Paul Hutt and Jacquie Ansell Chris Howarth and Jill Pearson (née Bowring) on 6 November Alice Ballantine Dykes and Orlando Oliver and Rosie on 25 July 2014 2013. Bedales 1935–4 *Roger Anthony Lloyd Pack Jerry Birch, a daughter, Betty, Pattison, a daughter, Valentine, Bernie Johnen and Karl Baxter on 16 January 2014. on 16 December 2014 on 10 February 2014 Angie Illingworth and Cath Brew Jennifer Lilley (née Brooke) on Bedales 1957–62 Susie Reddick and on 10 December 2014 2 June 2012. Bedales 1937–42 Ed and Clementine Churchward, Daisy Parente and Aaron Thibaut Chassagne Alexander Lourie a daughter, Albertine, Rosenberg, a son, Max Henry Bernie Johnen and Karl Baxter *Alan Geoffrey Bush on on 31 October 2013. on 13 September 2014 Wolf, on 2 September 2014 Clare Richards and on 13 September 2014 7 May 2014. Bedales 1943–46. Bedales 1930–35 Rhydian Sandbrook Emily (née Cordier) and Robert and Catherine Park, Barnaby Logan and Sam Merry *David Cecil Butcher Ben Woolsey Nutt on Chris Judd, a son, William Theo, a daughter, Theodora Olivia Charlotte Roberts on 14 June 2014 on 21 August 2014. 29 July 2013. Bedales 1969–70. on 13 December 2013 Grace, on 18 September 2014 and Andy Taylor Bedales Staff 1963–92 Alexa Reid and David Matthews *Tamsin Jane Donaldson Lauren (née Cross) and Steve Marina (née Pearson) and Taylor Scopes-Upton on 30 November 2013 Anthony Stuart Coffin on (née Procter) on 16 September Vasil, a daughter, Violet Maria, Marc Summers, a son, Leonardo and Andrew Garner 25 July 2013. Bedales 1936–42 2014. Bedales 1951–57. on 24 October 2014 Fibonacci, on 20 October 2014 Gail Reid and Marcus Gent on Gary Skinner and Heather Carré 19 July 2014 *Louise Frederika Davis on *Matthew John Quantrill on Keaton Davis and Samantha Emily Ray and Hithame Elkhodry, 18 June 2014. Bedales 1931–32 30 June 2014. Bedales 1978–83. Mofokeng, a daughter, Bontle a daughter, Maya-Sophia, Amanda Woodland-Ferrari Michael (Warwick)-Sanders Truth, on 10 August 2014 on 20 May 2014 and Paul Angelo Sampson and Oluwakemi Lokulo-Sodipe Hugo Julius de Vries on Rachel Mary Hewett on 6 September 2014 28 May 2014. Bedales 1941–43 (née Reeves) on 30 March 2014. Stephen and Laura Davies, Anna (née Sharples) and Adam Bedales 1954–59. a daughter, Martha Rose, Carroll-Smith, a daughter Taylor Scopes-Upton and *Joanna Elizabeth Dunham on 28 November 2014 Teddy Leo Larkin, Marriages Andrew John Garner on on 25 November 2014. Jonathan George Rousham on 19 November 2013 2 August 2014 Bedales 1949–52 on 19 January 2014. Ben and Frances Donaldson, Nicholas Ball and Nadine Hawa Bedales 1949–54. a son, Matthias James Sumner, Ana Stefanovic and Jorge Ferigra on 5 July 2014 Anna Sharples and Adam Veronica Grace Fletcher on 18 December 2014 Escandon, a daughter, Lea Eva, Caroll-Smith on 13 May 2013 (née Fell) on 17 September 2014. David Robert Taylor Tapp on 5 June 2014 Amanda Boyd and Douglas Bedales 1936–41 on 27 September 2014. Amy Drot-Troha and Stefano Grout on 16 August 2014 Mella Shaw and Sarah Pyke Bedales 1989–94. Amorosi, a son, Etienne Oscar Ellie (née Strutt) and David on 14 September 2014 Beryl (Billie) Statham Indigo, on 25 July 2013 Ezrine, a son, Rafferty James Anna Case and (née Firth) on 10 March 2014. Sophy Tatchell Geronimo, on 9 July 2014 Simon Heesom-Green Kate Willcocks and Joey Bedales 1926–32 on 29 December 2014. Lu Flux and Alex Chinneck, on 4 October 2014 Gardiner on 28 July 2014 Dunannie Staff 1952–c1987. a daughter, Bloom Valentine, Charlie Wolstenholme and *Ken Gear in November 2014. on 4 September 2014 Nina van der Beugel, a daughter, Julie Cottrell and Stewart Rhys Rebecca Willoughby Bedales 1941–47 Julia Clare Dalton (née Wake) on Bess, on 12 August 2014 Ireland on 4 April 2014 and Ben Bradley on 31 May 2014. Bedales 1960–66. Aleksa (née Gibson) and 13 September 2014 #Alan Gent on 13 January 2015. Thomas Glancy, a son, Frederick Max Duckworth and Sarah Ann Bedales staff 1983–92 Christopher Alan Horsford James, on 18 September 2014 Godlewski on 6 September 2014 White on 26 December 2012. Engagements *Sholto Hamilton (Dick) Bedales 1937–40. Kate (née Gillespie) and Jonathan Ipek Gencsu and Alex Deaths Georgeson on 27 March 2014. Stone, a daughter, Thea Emilia, Rodger Abey-Parris and Voorhoeve in July 2014 Bedales 1936–37 *Those marked with an asterisk have on 5 April 2014 Leticia de Rosselló Vera Raphael (née Ashken) an obituary printed elsewhere in the Newsletter. Freddie Green and Helena on 2 January 2014. Charles Robert Gretton on # Indicates that an obituary will be Kim (née Graves) and James Clark and Xaiohui Lan Lakomy on 19 July 2014 Bedales 1964–69 2 January 2014. Bedales 1947–53 published in the next OB Newsletter

52 Births, Engagements, Marriages & Deaths Births, Engagements, Marriages & Deaths 53 DEGREE RESULTS & DESTINATIONS OF LEAVERS

Degree Results Laura Day Falmouth University Foundation Art & Design 2014 Freya Deane The University of Liverpool Nursing 2014 Aida Alonso Hannah Keenan (Upper second) from American Georgica Deane University of Bristol Spanish and Portuguese 2014 Psychology and Philosophy (Upper Economics and Management Intercontinental University London Daisy Devonshire Anglia Ruskin University Psychology 2014 second) from Jesus College, Oxford (Upper second) from ChristChurch & University of Creative Arts College, Oxford Max Din The Academy of Contemporary Music Music Performance 2014 Josie Bentley Sophie Waring Charlie Evans Flagg 2015 Application Film Studies 2015 Music (First Class) from Flo Robson History of Science (Ph.D.) from Magdalen College, Oxford English and Modern Languages St Catharine’s College, Cambridge Marisia Fein-Brown King’s College London, Philosophy 2015 (Upper second) from Hertford University of London Angus Finney College, Oxford Johanna Walker Jasper Ford-Welman Gap Year Business Strategy (Ph.D.) from Cass Web Science (M.Sc. with Distinction) Business School, City University Alexis Rowell from Southampton University Sofia Gaetani Morris SOAS, University of London Social Anthropology 2015 Psychology (M.Sc.) from University Joshua Grubb 2015 Application Biochemistry 2015 Victoria Homsy of Sussex Kate Willcocks Computer Science (M.Sc.) Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.) from Royal Vincent Hasselbach University of Cambridge Human, Social and Political Sciences 2015 from St Cross College, Oxford Taylor Scopes-Upton Holloway College, London University Minnie Hill-Reid City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Fashion Marketing & Design Jasmine Hughes University of Exeter Law 2014 Imo Jeffes City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Sisi Johnson Falmouth University Foundation Art & Design 2014 Destinations of Leavers Zoe Kremer University of Sussex Law 2015 Connor Ladion University of Bristol English and Philosophy 2014 Name Destination Course Year Ori Lazar 2015 Application Computer Science 2015 Ellie Lester University of Bristol Chemistry with Industrial Experience 2014 Abbie Adams City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Tilly Little City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Robin Allez University of Cambridge Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic 2015 Luke Liu University of Bristol Music 2015 Callum Anderson University of Bristol Music 2014 Celeste MacIlwaine The University of Edinburgh Classics 2015 Poppy Andruskevicius Falmouth University Foundation Art & Design 2014 Sadie McShane NYU Tisch School of the Arts Drama 2014 Claudia Anholt The University of Liverpool Biological and Medical Sciences 2014 Harley Mitford University of Southampton Music 2014 Edie Ashley Kingston University Fashion 2014 Laurel Mullin Fanshawe College Ontario Biological Sciences Foundation 2014 Amy Blakelock University of Exeter Drama 2014 Alfie Munkenbeck Coventry University Automotive and Transport Design 2014 Josie Blakelock Goldsmiths, University of London Popular Music 2014 Molly Nicolson University of Bristol English 2015 Edward Boyd-Wallis University of Bristol Physics 2015 Camilla Norris The University of British Columbia Liberal Arts 2015 Olivia Brett University of Cambridge Theology 2015 Freddie O’Donald Oxford Brookes University Physiotherapy 2014 Angus Carey-Douglas The University of Edinburgh Classics 2015 Edward Oliver Courtauld Institute of Art, History of Art 2014 Carmen Casal-Lopez Gap Year University of London Costanza Chia Gap Year Adam Osborne University of Exeter Medicine 2014 Coco Conran University of the Arts London Fashion Pattern Cutting 2014 Matthew Paul Gap Year Max Conru 2015 Application Environmental Management 2015 Maria Player University of Glasgow Zoology 2015 Emilie Coste City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Eleanor Plumbe Ravensbourne Interior Design Environment 2014 Will Cover Gap Year Architectures

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Below, Haymaking at Bedales, Summer 2014 Bottom, Sculpture produced by Dunhurst Art scholarship group and Art teacher Andy Cheese Hoagy Pollen Queen Mary, University of London Film Studies 2015 Daniel Rasbash University of Cambridge Asian and Middle Eastern Studies 2014 Asia Reekie Gap Year Olive Reekie Oxford Brookes Foundation Art & Design 2014 William Reynolds Berklee Boston Music 2014 Lizzie Reynolds University of Bristol French and Spanish 2014 Charlotte Riddick Gap Year Louisa Robertson- University of Sussex International Relations and 2015 Macleod Anthropology Elliot Robson 2015 Application Mechanical Engineering 2015 Rufus Rock University of Oxford Fine Art 2015 Dan Rogers University of Exeter Economics and Finance 2014 Carlotte Roma City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Ella Rowe Royal Holloway, University of London English 2014 Henry Russell Gap Year Jenna Sajous Application stage Midwifery 2015 Augusta Scott University of Sussex Politics and Sociology 2014 Maddie Scott University of West London Culinary Arts Management 2014 Nat Steele UCA Farnham Foundation Art & Design 2014 Charlie Stent Gap Year Sofia Tavener 2015 Application Classics 2015 Tabitha Taylor University Arts London LCC Foundation Art & Design 2014 James Topley Oxford Brookes University Film Studies 2015 Georgina Ullmann 2015 Application Media and Communications 2015 Nina van Heeckeren Manchester Metropolitan Foundation Art & Design 2014 van Kell

Will Vetch City College Brighton Foundation Art & Design 2014 Mima Viner 2015 Application Philosophy 2015 Freya Walker Ravensbourne Foundation Art & Design 2014 Abie Waterton Nottingham Trent University Product Design 2014 Rosie Watson 2015 Application Politics and International Relations 2015 Immy Welch 2015 Application French and Italian 2015 Miriam Wilford University of Southampton Music 2014 Frederick Willatt Royal Holloway, University of London Film, Television and Digital Production 2015 Io Worthington Falmouth University Foundation Art & Design 2014 Vincent Zulawski Regent’s College, London Acting & Global Theatre 2014

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