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Old Boltonians’ Association 1895 - 2015 THE BUGLE Newsletter Autumn 2015 42370 BS The Bugle AUT15.indd 1 20/11/2015 08:05 Old Boltonians’ Association 1895 - 2015 CONTENTS STAY IN TOUCH Stay in Touch 2 Bolton School Merchandise 2 Like our Facebook page for event invites, CONTACT US School news and memories: search Bolton Messages Development Office Sir Philip Craven, President of the 3 School - Old Boys and Old Girls (Official) Bolton School Old Boltonians’ Association Chorley New Road Philip Britton, Headmaster 3 Connect with fellow Old Boys on Linked Bolton In: connect with Bolton School Alumni The Mail Bag 4 BL1 4PA Corrections 5 and join the Bolton School Group. T: 01204 434718 Old Boltonians’ Association 5 Follow Alumni and School news via E: [email protected] The Bolton School Wine Collection 5 Twitter: @BoltonSchool / School News @BoltonSchAlumni Former Acting Head of Bolton School dies 6 THE TEAM Lewis Daly receives Rotary Club Award 6 Read regular blogs from pupils and staff Julia Bates Family Festival Unites Foundation 7 across the campus: http://boltonschool.me/ Head of Development The Historical Association 7 Laura Firth From Torpedoes to the Sound of Music 7 Follow bolton_school_foundation and use Development Manager #BSAlumni to share your memories and photos. Carol Haslam Old Boys’ Features Old Girls’ Liaison Officer Alumni Authors 8 Follow us on Flickr: search Frances Johnson Peter’s Alpine Challenge 9 BoltonSchoolAlumni Development Assistant Odds On 10 Inspiring the Next Generation 12 Kathryn O’Brien Visit the Old Girls and Old Boys section of the Alumni and Development Assistant Around the World on a Motorcycle 14 School website at www.boltonschool.org for event Mister Ambassador 15 Archana Patel photographs, Alumni career profiles, news of Old Freemasonry 15 Alumni Officer Boys, an up-to-date events calendar and more. Jenny Salerno The 100 Campaign for Bursaries 16 Development Officer Events Update your contact details at: The 100/500 Celebrations 17 www.boltonschool.org/alumni-register Photo Wall 18 Sports Football First XI 20 BOLTON SCHOOL MERCHANDISE It’s a Funny Old Game... 20 School now has an Online Merchandise Store, selling all of the items Old Boltonians’ Golf Society Report 2015 21 Bursary Golf Day 2015 21 previously sold through the Development Office, and many more. Sports Honours Boards 21 A variety of items are available for purchase, from Old Calling All Old Boltonian Rugby Players 21 Boy cufflinks and ties, to iPad cases and photo frames. Old Boys’ News 22 Also available is The Genesis of Education in Bolton, a News of Former Staff 25 complete history of the origins and foundations of Bolton Mini Reunions 25 School, written by Old Boy Malcolm Howe (1948-1956). Graduations 27 All profits made from the sale of merchandise go directly Archives to the School Bursary Fund, which helps make a Bolton Ask the Archivist 26 School education open to all academically gifted pupils, Looking Back 27 irrespective of their family’s financial situation. Can you Help? 27 Genesis Book Orders are usually delivered within five working Lives Remembered 28 days, and overseas delivery is available. In Memoriam 31 Yellow pull-out section Alumni Events Calendar i The Boltonian Order Form ii DVD Order Form iii OBA Annual Dinner Booking Form iv Bolton School Pens Snugg iPad Case Bolton School Bag Bolton School Photo Frame To order your items, please visit: www.boltonschoolmerchandise.org or call 08450 504015 2 42370 BS The Bugle AUT15.indd 2 20/11/2015 08:05 Newsletter Autumn 2015 I very much enjoyed the Sports Reunion held in the WELCOME summer, and it was a pleasure to see so many Old Bolts returning to School to compete in the matches held that FROM THE sunny afternoon, and then celebrating the enduring impact School sport has had for so many of us at the dinner held PRESIDENT in the evening. The Grand Reunion in September was It has been a great honour for me to another marvellous day, again blessed with good weather, be President of the Old Boltonians’ and I was delighted to join with the vast numbers of former Association during the year that the pupils present in renewing old friendships and reminiscing Bolton School Foundation has celebrated its Centenary. with former teachers. Looking back on my first year in office, I have been I must return though, to the balanced education for which continually struck by the incredibly varied lives that so Bolton School is famous - that balance between academia many Old Boys and Old Girls now lead, whether in work or and the acquisition of life skills which encourage the in retirement. This, I am sure, is due to their upbringing, a curiosity and freedom to ask any question of anyone. That great part of which was the balanced first-class education might be Vladimir Putin, who sat at my left side for one that they received at Bolton School. hour in Sochi last year talking about the history of Russia, During the first half of my Presidency, I have been the Ukraine and the Crimea, or in the current negotiations delighted to represent the Association at a number of for Rio 2016, where they wish to make budgetary cuts of events, and have met a variety of fellow Old Boltonians, 30%, less than one year out from the Games! including several former classmates whom I last Finally, I want to say that I am very pleased to hear about encountered almost 50 years ago! I was sorry to miss the number of Old Boys and Old Girls who go back the Centenary Dinner held at School in April, at which the into School to talk to current pupils. I am told by the anniversary celebrations formally commenced, but was Headmaster, Philip Britton, that this makes a real difference. reassured to know that my Vice-Presidents, Peter Leather As we look forward to the next 100 years, please do not (1973-1980) and Irfan Ravat (1992-1999), were able to underestimate the effect that your experiences can have on represent the Association in my absence. I am indebted the developing the lives of current pupils! The 21st century to Peter and Irfan for deputising for me at other events is, for human beings, the century of greatest change that throughout the year, and would like to extend my thanks they will have ever experienced. Let’s get it right through to them both for their ongoing support. team work and giving back to the planet! Sir Philip Craven (1961-1969) Form in the community. In sport, too, there was much to be A MESSAGE proud of, from the individual achievements of two Old Boys playing cricket for England at Under 19 and one making FROM THE a first class debut for Lancashire, to the team efforts that took us to be champions in the national water polo finals in HEADMASTER all three age groups. The 100/500 anniversary year is now I joined the Saundersfoot Camp for a few days this summer in full swing, with last half term seeing and enjoyed seeing the boys in that relaxed environment. possibly the largest gathering of Many of Year 7 went to Paris before the summer and the Old Boys and Old Girls ever seen at School for the Grand Year 8 Rhineland trip has just returned. Those, and many Reunion. The weather was kind, the arrangements went other trips and visits, continue to enrich life at the School well and, from the great sense of common purpose and and help boys develop. collective memories in the Great Hall at the start of the Finally, the end of the summer term saw two significant day to the celebrations and fireworks at the end, it was a retirements. Martin Wadsworth retired for the third (!) truly memorable occasion. I know you will all have your time, this time from his role as House and Sports memories of the day and others who could not make it will Co-ordinator, forty years on from his arrival at the School. wish to share those as well, so our next edition of The Bugle He is, of course, still to be seen around School and will will have a full report. Do please submit any thoughts you most likely be evident when the cricket season begins. may wish to share to the Development Office. Dave Jones, the Assistant Head (Academic), former We have started the academic year with a full Year 7 of 150 Head of Physics and, for boys of a certain generation, boys and reflecting on a terrific set of A level results for unparalleled football and cricket team coach, retired after the leavers – very nearly six in ten of the grades achieved 33 years. I am sure both names will conjure fond memories were at A* or A in the so-called facilitating subjects (the and many anecdotes. Looking around the common room, ones that we have always taught!). We also celebrate over there are quite enough characters there to provide the 6,000 hours of Community Service through our Duke of anecdotes of the future. Edinburgh Award alone, aside from the efforts of the Sixth Philip Britton 3 42370 BS The Bugle AUT15.indd 3 20/11/2015 08:05 Old Boltonians’ Association 1895 - 2015 THE MAIL BAG A selection of emails and letters received since the last edition of The Bugle was published. In each issue the Star Letter is STAR LETTER awarded a copy of the book, Bolton Boys in Focus. Please send in your Career Moves feedback to the Development Office Dear Editor, by post or by email with the subject- MAILBAG – and have a chance to Here is a brief history of four Old Bolts whose careers were very win a copy yourself! much unplanned, but enjoyable and interesting.

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