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The Reunite magazine is published twice a year for alumni, past & current parents, staff, students and the wider community. professional networking platform for Georgians. great Parents;a George’s& Weybridge,St Alumni we encourage you to signupto our LinkedIn group professional, so and personal both manybenefits, to support another.offerconnectionsone connect Such with exists Office Georgians throughout their lives and to help them Development The their own lessons. former pupils,notleast if they recall themfrom stimulating and diverse post-school lives of our also enjoy learning more aboutthe compelling, our colleagues and inspirational visits these find students The Georgians.current experienceswith St George’s to offer career advice and to share their especially indebted to those who have returned to are We School. day present the of success the to whose expertise,interest andsupport are integral such an active and engaged Georgian community, in the Georgian Family. We are so fortunate to have School andto enhance further links with everyone magazine to keep you upto date with life atthe The Development Office has produced the Reunite all enjoy reading itasmuch we do. working on this magazine and hope you 19th ourissue of Reunite – we is have really enjoyed this know to fantastic It’s To the2018SpringEdition of Reunite Welcome community andenhance educational provision for thefuture through charitable giving. Re-uniting theGeorgian Family witheach other andtheSchoolinorder to strengthen our

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RU19 Spring 2018 1 COMING HOME TO SCHOOL

COMING HOME TO SCHOOL I was drawn to more exciting things than serving we did not show a profit until the 7th year but I in Germany in the Cold War. Although not strictly never said die! I am often asked how Trailfinders eligible, as I was still but a 21 year old 2nd came to be so successful. The shortest answer is Lieutenant, I volunteered for the SAS. I was offered that TF brought integrity to the travel business the Selection Course, passed it, and joined 22 SAS and have become the most trusted travel brand. on operations in Malaya in November 1958. I was Ealing Trailfinders RFC and the Trailfinders Sports to serve eight years in Special Forces and become Club take most of my free time. I have always much travelled with tours in Malaya, Libya, been committed to the fine ethos of the game Kenya, Muscat & Oman, Borneo, Aden and the of Rugby. So good to see SGW doing so well, Yemen, together with many exercises in Europe. especially the successful resurrection of the Old After being put into the hands of the Jesuits, as Boys and Anthony Watson having such success. an ill prepared border still only 7 and in Wartime, all later tests have seemed quite manageable. I have watched SGW grow, prosper and develop, while still retaining the fundamental values and Being the youngest Sandhurst graduate ever in spirit I so happily recall. It has been a great success 22 SAS and having accumulated so much Sabre story and the new initiative of the Activity Centre Squadron service finally caught up with me. I was is another significant landmark which I am proud told I was too young to command a Squadron as to support, together with the ambition it displays. older officers were returning for further tours. Although right for it I would have to join the Be a part of it. queue and wait until after Staff College, for which I had been recommended. I was determined to be entrepreneurial and be my own boss. Mike Gooley,CBE This led, after a couple of other exploits, to OG ’54 founding Trailfinders in 1970. Although always growing it was not an instant success. In fact In a snapshot of his life, Old Georgian Mike Gooley CBE recounts his path through a life of camaraderie and adventure which has shaped his ambitions and successes. His devotion to the College and particularly his love of sport and his belief in the school’s vision for the future, led Mike to make the largest donation ever made to St George’s.

In 1949 my parents sold up intending to marked a time of very significant progress for SGC. immigrate to what was then Southern In my time the School was an all-male boarding Rhodesia. This coincided with my finishing at school with just a handful of day boys. St John's the Preparatory School to the now They missed, or were spared, our monastic long defunct Jesuit College of Beaumont. fellowship but were much more Worldly-wise. It is always a joy to reunite with those who I was registered to continue with the Jesuits shared the camaraderie of those days and at Salisbury College, curiously also called St for the most part our recollections coincide! George’s College, however my Mother suffered a huge stroke just a month before we were due to We all had to do two years National Service sail. As a result I did not go to school at all for a and, as my Father was a lifelong Soldier and year until placed at St George’s, which I found an my Brother now a Regular Officer, I decided to altogether less harsh regime and settled in easily. follow the family calling and applied to go to I am currently writing my Memoirs, to be entitled Sandhurst. I was commissioned into the South ‘My Trail,’ and will cover off that time in more Staffordshire Regiment on the 19 December 2 detail. Suffice to say I found myself in a happy and 1956. This invitation to join them was no doubt 3 talented age group where we hardly ever lost a influenced by the fact they were renowned Rugby or Cricket match. Father Peter Murtough for Boxing and I had represented Sandhurst at was President (the equivalent of a Headmaster Light Heavyweight, while their ‘talent scout’ today) and his dynamic and ambitious leadership at the RMAS was also a devout Catholic. Spring 2018 RU19 Spring 2018 RU19 4 RU19 Spring 2018 St Maur’sReunionTea Lost Alumni classrooms. their in staff teaching and pupils current our You will alsogetthechance to meetsomeof LowerourforYears is pupils. which – Ark built and gym, and a chance to have alook around thenewly chapel the to an including sights; St Maur’s There will beanopportunity to visit familiar of staff afternoon tea. and pupils St George’s ispleased to invite allformer from 7pm. 25th SchoolReunion onThursday 19April invited areback to theCollege to celebrate their 1993 of Class George’s St The Venue: 9 May 2018 Stephen Allen, Peter Arnold,Frederick Askew, R Babington, Robert Barr, DennisBaynes, SimonBeech, Venue: 19 April2018 Susan Robinson, Gaby Major, Margaret Hooley, Odette Lyne, Vera Major, Tessa Russell (neeRumsey) Michael Sheehan,Martin Sloper, Andrew Storeck, Paul Tissier, Paul Tumilty, AnnaPaulo-Hartry, JillChapman, Stephen Niel,Christopher Pike, Jonathan Pitman,Jonny Ray, ThomasRochford, Peter Scammell,MichaelShea, Oliver Irving,JulianMacKenzie, JohnMarkey, Ryan Martin,Barry Mathè,BHMcBurney, Barry McCann, Anthony Drobinski, Terrence Faulkner, David Fitt, TimFlood, Robin Higgins,Richard Holland,Laurence Hull, Michael Bilous, Robert Cassidy, ChrisChandler, JulianCreighton-Williamson, Paul DeNahlik,SimonDraper, DATES FOR YOUR DIARY St George’s Junior Schoolat2.00pm St George’s College

1990, andtheStGeorge’s Classof 1992. and completed1991 theirwho GCSE’sboth in extend this to invitation to the St likeMaur’s alumnae also would We provided. be will drink welcome and buffet curry complimentary A an invitation to their classreunion. We would really like to ensure they receive below please can you getintouch with us. as possible. If you know of anyone onthelist of our former pupilsfrom theClassof 1968 We are seeking to reconnect with as many Class of1993 25 YearReunion

contact Melanieon01932839352 our website visit please more, out find to like would you If of ladiestogether. group a get can we year first the be may this especially – facesfrom the Class of 1974 and 1975, and newwe hope many see to hoping are Weafternoon. the of duration the for bar cash a be three will There a wine. with include lunch course will and £45.50 is cost The on 6Junefrom 12noon. in anew venue, theRoyal Thames Yacht Club the response sofar. Thelunchisbeingheld popular reunions and we are delighted with The Over Sixtieslunchisoneof our most Over 60sLunch Venue: 6 June2018 Knightsbridge, London. Class Celebrato Royal Thames Yacht Club, 50 Year of1968 www.stgeorgesreunite.com or ry Reunion

n prnr wloe Te l Georgians’ Old Clubhouse will beopenfor afternoon drinks. The welcome. partners and 11am and lunch will followat tour at school 12 noon. a Spouses for Arrival bar. cash a be will delicious three course sitdown mealandthere 50 year reunion. The College will be providing a The classof 1968are invited to celebrate their Venue: 19 May 2018 St George's College, 11.00am

RU19 Spring 2018 5 6 RU19 Spring 2018 Mass Please joinusforarelaxed andfundayinthebeautifulCollegesurroundings Our Headmistress, RachelOwens,andHeadmaster, AntonyHudson, 26ft climbingwall Sunday 24June2018, Old Georgians•Current GeorgianFamilies •Current Staff would like to invite you and your family to join us for a day of would liketoinviteyouandyourfamilyjoinusforadayof Laser ClayPigeonShooting OG vsCollegeCricketMatch • School Tour England vsPanama Football Match will betelevised please visittheReunite website,www.stgeorgesreunite.com GEORGIAN DAY or contacttheDevelopmentOffice on01932839352, To findoutmore andtoconfirmyourattendance, email: [email protected] summer festivitiesattheCollege. • • Please RSVPforcateringpurposes. Hog roast lunch with your Georgian Friends. with yourGeorgianFriends. 90ft artificialcavingsystem ANNUAL ANNUAL OG Parents •OGStaff for more information. •

Face Painting • OG vsCollegeTennis Match • 11.00am –4.30pm Cash Bar

• • Bouncy Castle

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this year we would love to hear from you. assist inorganising your classreunion later to like would you If 2018. in anniversary year The Classof 1998 will becelebrating their 20 Class of 1998 – 30 years organising anevening drinksreception. Please getintouch if you would like to assist in St Maur’s drinksreception –July the Josephites Over 80’s afternoon tea with * • • www.theduckandrice.com • TheDuck andRice, Soho • Thursday 28Junefrom 7pm The reunion detailsare: many as see school friendsaspossible. to love we’d and reunion year To celebrate we would like to organise our 30 since our days atStGeorge’s andStMaur’s. It’s hard to believe that 30 years has gone by time atStGeorge’s andreminisce together. a wonderful opportunity to look back at your be will This House. White the in tea afternoon would George’s St like to invite alumniover theageof 80to an of priests Josephite The Reunions inplanning £25 per person Venue: 28 June2018 Class of1988 The Duck andRice, Soho,London

event hasbeencreated @stgeorgesreunite www.stgeorgesreunite.com andaFacebook can befound ontheReunite website Further detailsaboutallour reunions (née Strok) andChristian Devaux Henry Powell, Vikki Wardle (née Hennen), Vanja Your reunion ambassadors are: ChrisJansen, wait to see you We cannot 1986. Maur’s in St George’sand St to both invitation at GCSE’s their this completed who extend anyone to like would We Save the date –Saturday 24November 2018 Class of 1978 – 40 years 10 year anniversary in2018. The Class of 2008 will becelebrating their Class of 2008–10 Year Celebration 01932 839352 www.stgeorgesreunite.com or Ticket Information: Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane,London Saturday 17November Celebrate 150GalaBall * Reunion

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RU19 Spring 2018 7 DIARY YOUR FOR DATES 8 RU19 Spring 2018 This was areally fun,andrelaxed morning. Thank you to everyone who participated. raised: £1,789 we are really pleased with thetotal amount toward theActivity Centre Campaignand All fundsreceived for therun were donated acre site. around theCollege’s 100 enjoyed abeautiful run/walk beloved four legged friends and oldtogether with their 19 November. Families, young Family 5kmFun Run onSunday St George’s heldtheir very first Fun Run WHO HASBEENREUNITED?

20:56 20:55 20:54 20:53 the top 10 with you: our top runnersandpleased to share majority we are incredibly proud of Although this was a‘fun’ runfor the 24:09 24:07 24:05 23:39 23:06 21:07 Francesca Clarke –Assistant Head Business Team Rob Deacock –Current Member of Phil Bader –College Parent Arthur Owens –Current College Student Ben Hedges–Junior SchoolParent Alex Hedges–Junior SchoolPupil Tom Gunan Jeff Johnson– College Parent Paul Willis –College Parent Will Owens –Current College Student Junior School

Gemma Parry-Jones, Andrew Burton, David Bicarregui andAlison Burgess St George’s. along with their experiences of their timeat International all enjoyed who sharing their professional life group diverse a Sachs were guests The Bank. Goldman for Officer St George’s Weybridge, and the Chief Financial Chair of theFinance andRisk Committee for the is David,London.near or in working those an ideallocation asitiscentrally located for in Paternoster Square, London, which was 28 guests gathered attheHappenstance Bar Industries. Banking andInsurance work within theFinance, Georgian community who us, bringingtogether the host acity drinksevent for David Bicarregui, agreed to that oneof our Governors, We were very delighted City Networking

the evening soenjoyable. Thank you to everyone who helpedto make interest in working atGoldmanSachs. conversation with arecent leaver who hadan of years boardingthe 1980sand 90s andhada very enjoyable the about Georgian Old David in particular enjoyed chatting with one “ St George who are soproud to belinked to such adiverse group of people interesting andenjoyable to meet Current Parent“It was very, Colette Marquez-Estevez –

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RU19 Spring 2018 Spring WHO HAS BEEN REUNITED? 11 Helen Limbrick (née Quinn) Limbrick Helen Corrigan and Charlotte (née Webster) Andrew Crow and Fiona Riley and Fiona Crow Andrew ” I would like to thank thank to like would I

you the Development team so much team the Development you to so lovely was it. It organising for meet and to old classmates, see my to forward I look Melanie and Oliver. at the next gathering in all you seeing so! or years 10 another , “ Quinn Helen “ Helen and Charlotte and Helen Dominic Long, Mike Lawson and Simon Corrigan Lawson Mike Dominic Long, , “Thank you for for you , “Thank Katie Dyer with the opportunity us providing with one another! It up catch to evening” enjoyable very a was “ Carl Von Reibnitz, Sue Marks and Alan Birtles Reibnitz, Von Carl a such organising so much for you “Thank bothyou meet to great was night. It fantastic with old friends and teachers” up catch and to Reibnitz Carl Von organising for you thank a massive say to “Just touch lost Having week. last event the reunion will certainly up and catch good to was it touch” in stay to an effort of more make Simon Corrigan

(née Webster); Simon Corrigan; Andrew Crow; Crow; Andrew Simon Corrigan; Webster); (née Alan Birtles, Charlotte Corrigan Corrigan Charlotte Alan Birtles, Katie Dyer; (née Delve); Delve-Jones Penny Knights; Haigh (Wilkinson); Krissy Francesca (née Quinn); Limbrick Helen Michael Lawson; Riley; Susan Marks; Fiona Dominic Long; Ward and Gerard Reibnitz; Von Smith; Carl David Attendees:

Thank you to everyone who everyone to you Thank dinner the reunion attended The class of in November. back reunited were 1997 celebrate to Weybridge in reunion. year 20 their enjoyed 14 classmates each other with up catching in and filling each other since about themselves lovely was It School. leaving former be joined by to Sue Marks staff members of and Alan Birtles.

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RU19 Spring 2018 Spring 10 12 RU19 Spring 2018 Class of2017Christmas Drinks complimentary drink at theBlock andGasket. a for teachers), College (current Green, David Development Team, MichaelStather and They were joinedby MelanieandOliver, from StGeorge’s. since graduating their first term away to Weybridge following were welcomedback The Classof 2017 Adele White andGeorgina Norris Juliet Darroch, SophieJaye, and KatieMacDonald Ella Baumann, Cameron Cahill

James Cook memories to last alifetime.” In and friends George’smade I’veSt India. at – short to expedition Challenge World a and Dinner; Leavers’ Form 6th the College; playing inmy last ever Hockey gamefor the Challenge; TeamMaths Senior UKMT the in part taking Orchestra; College the in time first the for playing Programme; Extension include: atripto Bletchley Park aspart of the mine of highlights personal few A prefect. musical, and also through my role as a senior activities, includingacademic,sporting, represent theschoolina wide variety of to able being enjoyed greatly me I preparedlife. for well also but now; am I me where got to only not has it – fondly incredibly I look back on my memories from St George’s – different anything Maths istheonly choice for do me. to wanted have intellectual stimulation, andIcould never perfect balance of exciting new content and my course hasa very high workload, itisa Although course. my through and societies to able halls of residence, playing sports,joining being also while meet loads of new people through livingin love; I subject my knowledge andunderstanding of the developing loved I’ve far. so fantastic been has Warwick of University the at time “My Surrey Drinks guest isquoted assaying “as an alumnus, roof.They are informal, relaxed and veryOne fun. one under together family Georgian these evenings asa way of bringingthe whole The Development Team decidedto host present too. were Office Development the Gordon-from Hughes Janice Melanie Long, and Caroline Rodrigues-Mendes Cole. Greg Bursar Headmaster, Antony HudsonandtheSchool Headmistress, Rachel Owens, Junior School The guests were greeted by College an informal socialevening. forgatheredGeorgians Old Parentsand OG included both Junior SchoolandCollege Parents, which George’s, St of friends 49 Georgian Family Social. venue to host our proved to betheperfect Lobby Bar once again The Brooklands Hotel

new faces atour next reception. more frequently and hopeto seemany We would like to arrangetheseevenings experiences with current families.” my timeasastudent, andsharingmy about reminiscing enjoy also I place. taking up to date with alltheexciting developments School and gives me the opportunity to keep chat with Current Parents andHeadsof these evenings are agreat opportunity to RU19 Spring 2018 13 REUNITED? BEEN HAS WHO THE CLASS OF 2007

THE CLASS OF 2007 Attendees: Louise Dickinson Louise Adams; Joe Burston; Katherine Cuttell (née Crane); Louise Dickinson; I was always determined to Liam Fahy; Clare Forster; Katherine get into theatre, but it was Back in 2017 the Class of 2007 met Frei; Hannah Godfrey (née Gray); Sean Godfrey; Abigail Harper; never presented to me as an at St George’s to celebrate their ten Max McKendrick; Kayleigh O’Hanlon year reunion. We are pleased to share (née Holmes); Emily Prentice (née easy choice. Chester); Mark Prentice; Abbie Probert; with you what some of them have Laura Saunders; Richard Saunders; I had to make my moves with stealth. My My journey to this point involved an MA in been up to these past ten years. Helen Smith parent’s discovered I’d secretly switched from Applied Theatre at the Royal Central School of Biology to Theatre Studies at my Sixth Form Speech and Drama, and five years of working parent’s evening; how could they argue with as a freelance practitioner. Applied Theatre is the charming Mr Schofield telling them I’d a practice that sits somewhere between gained full marks in my coursework? It was theatre, political activism, and drama therapy. foolproof. I arrived at the University of Leeds, It’s largely based on Marxist principles and Victoria Pugh buoyed by the success of my previous duplicity, uses theatre as a political tool to ‘empower’ the and within the first two days changed courses ‘oppressed’. I have worked with diverse groups At Aged 11 I started at again, to study English Literature and Theatre of people nationally, and internationally Studies. My parents gave up their dream of including running a story-telling workshop St George’s College and over the me becoming a doctor, and it’s been ten longs with young orphaned and abandoned women following five years completed years of regret since then! That’s a lie, it’s been in Delhi, and running a physical theatre project my GCSEs, performed in a hard, and continues to be, but I’m having the with homeless young people at New Horizon time of my life. Youth Centre, North London. number of dance shows and made lifelong friendships. I now live in South London and work part time I am also an Associate Artist with emerging as an applied theatre practitioner, and part theatre collective Mouths of Lions. We are a With 11 GCSEs under my belt and completing time as an actor. I run the Blue Elephant Young group of friends from University and drama People’s Theatre in Camberwell. The project school who built a company from the ground A-levels at Esher College I gained a place at On my wedding day with OGs Jennifer is entirely funded by Children in Need, and up. This process involves a lot of working for Nottingham Trent University to read Planning Hardwick, Emma Gibson, Me, Dr Emma Cross & Property Development BSc (Hons). is aimed at young people from low income free, but it pays off! Last year we won Best families. We’re based on an estate where there’s Family Show at the Buxton Fringe for Dr. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at NTU, taking I went on to complete my Assessment of a lot of gang culture, and so the theatre is a safe Zeiffal, Dr. Zeiggal and the hippo that can full advantage of all that university life has Professional Competence in 2013, and became and positive space where young people can never be caught. We continue to develop to offer – both academically and socially! I a qualified member of the Royal Institution of make the right choices. We recently featured work and you can find out about us on our completed a sandwich year at East Midlands Chartered Surveyors as a chartered Project on BBC Radio 2 with Sara Cox, and you can hear website: www.mouthsoflions.co.uk. If you Development Agency, joined the Ski Society, Manager. In the following three years I also more about the project here (from 56 mins): own small people, bring them along to one of worked part time as an estate agent and embarked on a Leadership and Executive http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b091j99v ours shows!! made a number of friends. In my final year I Programme at Imperial Business College. was awarded both the RICS East Region Prize In 2014 I took on an international Project for Best Dissertation, as well as the Wilson Management role with TUI, the multinational Bowden Prize for Outstanding Contribution travel and Tourism Company. While in this role I to Planning and Property Development. These worked in Ibiza, Cape Verde and the Dominican David Gunn are achievements of which I am immensely Republic; managing a programme of major proud. I was honoured to be asked to speak global refurbishment and new build hotels. Since leaving St George’s in 2007 I went to and give the vote-of-thanks at my year’s Nottingham University to study medicine, and I got to experience a full international lifestyle, graduation ceremony on behalf of the student graduated in 2012. I’ve worked in the NHS in even picking up a bit of Spanish! I returned body – a memory that I treasure. In 2011, after hospitals in the East Midlands since, and have to London Project Management in 2016 for graduating with a first-class degree, I joined now returned to Nottingham University to a role at Paragon Building Consultancy, and 14 Mace’s highly competitive Graduate Scheme study for a PhD in Gastroenterology. 15 recently became Associate Director. In 2015 and started my career in London. I began on I met my now husband, Jonathan, after being education schemes as an Assistant Project I met my wife Louise while a medical student introduced by a mutual friend. We married in Manager. Within a year I was nominated at the and we married in 2015. We now have a little 2017, and live in Essex with our beloved West Woman in Construction Awards 2012 as Best boy William, born in September last year. Highland Terrier, Poppy. New Starter. Spring 2018 RU19 Spring 2018 RU19 THE CLASS OF 2007 Katherine Crane Abbie Probert After leaving St George’s in 2007 After leaving St George’s College I moved straight down to Sussex, I moved to Barcelona to join one ready to attend the University of of the leading tennis academies. Brighton to study Podiatry. I continued to play on the professional circuit I thoroughly enjoyed the three year degree and gaining a world ranking in both singles and made the most of the exciting opportunities doubles and was fortunate enough to travel that afforded themselves to me. the world. I started a podiatry clinic within the salon, and During my studies at the University I was able employ staff to manage the beauty aspect of After two years I was awarded a full scholarship to continue with the charitable work that was the business. to the University of Colorado and an so encouraged at St George’s. This included opportunity to represent the university in the using my newly learned skills in podiatry In 2015 our son Jack was born and that’s when NCAA Division I Big XI conference. During my working in a leprosy clinic in Nepal, as well as life really got busy! Sport remains a big part four years at Colorado I travelled from coast taking part in Crisis Christmas (Carrying out of my life. I enjoy running and going to the to coast playing other universities and getting podiatry treatments on homeless men and gym and as a family we attend multiple rugby involved in college life. Boulder really is one of the most beautiful places on earth. After two years I decided I wanted to move women in London). matches a year. My son already attends a rugby home after many years living abroad. I now class for toddlers on a Saturday morning. After university I was offered a job with the work for REBO a company devoted to making Having met my, now, husband Mark while International Tennis Federation, the governing sport accessible to more people and giving studying at University we decided to make I truly believe that my time at St George’s body of tennis, in Valencia, Spain. I managed communities the resources and equipment our home Hailsham in East Sussex. After taught me how important it is to manage a the coach education platform Tennis iCoach needed to lead healthy and active lifestyles. graduating in 2010 I went straight into private well-rounded life, balancing work successes an online resource for coaches worldwide. In REBO ambassadors Judy Murray OBE and practice, taking over my Mother’s established (and occasional failures!) with an ever-growing my role I organised the ITF Worldwide Coaches Great Britain’s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith podiatry clinic in Twickenham. In 2013 Mark family and social circle. I am grateful for the Conference by BNP Paribas in Turkey, the OBE help us achieve our mission to get rackets and I were married and our Cockapoo Ruby opportunities that have been given to me and conference saw over 600 coaches attend in the hands of more people, I love giving back joined our family. In 2014 I purchased my am excited to see what else the future holds. from around the world with presentations by to a sport that has given me so much in my life. second business, a beauty salon in Hailsham. leading experts.

It was such a huge part of my life and I have Off the pitch I continued my studies at City been fortunate enough to stay in touch with University London completing my MA in a great deal of friends from the school. I even Broadcasting Journalism. My passion for sport married one of them! Emily Chester and I took led me to work as a producer for BBC Sport

Abi and Adam Abi and Adam our vows in July 2017 and we were so grateful where I was lucky enough to cover the London to be able to celebrate the wedding service in 2012 Olympic Games. After relocating from the St George’s College Chapel. Father Martin Manchester to London, I soon realised journalism Abi Harper was the celebrant and there were over 30 Old wasn’t my destined career and embarked Georgian’s present. Upon leaving St George’s in 2007 on taking over the family jewellery business alongside my brother, Adam, in Cobham. I went on to study History at the After leaving St George’s, I went to Loughborough University to study Banking, University of Nottingham. My father has run Harper Ltd since 1976 and Finance & Management. The course meant since joining, my brother and I have thoroughly I had an industrial placement year, which I It was during this time that I followed my enjoyed the challenges and rewards of this Mark Prentice spent at UBS Global Asset Management. After 16 brother’s footsteps in gaining my first senior exciting industry. My next project will be a 17 graduating with a 2.1 I was successful with my international cap playing hockey for England complete refurbishment of our jewellery store I’m sure that everyone will say the application for the Citibank graduate scheme, in 2008. St George’s was a huge influence on with building work due to start next year. We based in Canary Wharf. After two years at Citi my international hockey career which has have been fortunate enough to supply several same but, quite simply, I cannot I left and joined British Airways, where I have taken me all over the world including the Youth engagement & wedding rings to friends and believe it’s been a decade since been ever since. The company is incredibly Olympics in Sydney, the Junior World Cup in Old Georgian’s with the hope to see many

Spring 2018 RU19 we left St George’s. diverse – and the flight perks are a big plus! Spring 2018 RU19 Boston and throughout Europe. more through our doors in the future. 18 RU19 Spring 2018 Oxbridge Interview Preparation through guidance careers ‘good’ of theme of introducing anoverarching strategy and to provide inspirationto our students by way is Department George’sCareers St of aim The or by telephoning 01932839499. emailing our students please dogetintouch by one/any way andshare your expertise with If you feel you would like to participate in months. coming the in parents and Georgians looking forward to working with many Old This isanew departmentandthey are really for StGeorge’s. heading uptheCareers Department and Kate Freedman who will be members of staff, Emma Paton St George’s welcomed two new At thebeginningof the year careers team onboard St George’s welcomes anew certain answers were rightand wrong andthe paper with meand helpmeunderstand why took thetimeto gothrough anentire Georgian past Old One exam. the of nuances the take thetest was andhelpingmeto understand useful, advisingme when thebest timeto I exams. and particularly found their advice ontheLNAT interviews university the for who gave up their timeto help meprepare Georgians Old the to grateful incredibly am “I report for us: Sixth Form student Matthew has written a University. our students wanting to apply to anOxbridge were Georgians Old invited to assist with aninterview event for and parents year Last CAREERS [email protected]

be thebest version of themselves!’ outside in’ and to help ‘enable ‘the every student to blending College, George’s St into work talks and workshops bringing the world of work experience programme andstimulating every student andparent, acomprehensive person centred holistic guidance available to includes encounters with higher education, addresses theneedsof eachindividual but also a stable careers programme which not only careers framework through which we can offer a providing pillars 8 benchmarks, ‘Gatsby’ the Matthew Richardson, U6 formatted questions andlogical reasoning.” interview as it consisted mostly of similarly proved to beinvaluable preparation for my real Georgian questions, forcing me think more logically. This Old me to think carefully about how I answered the as conducting theinterview really challenged useful procedure Additionally, Ifound themock-interview and friendly fashion. could have any questions answered inaquick a phonecall,text or emailaway meantthatI had when preparing by myself. Also, being only me think andgreatly assisted theclarity thatI insight into the way thatthetest wanted an you me gave This it. behind reasoning logical Andrew discussed his experiences working Much to theexcitement of thestudents, (an BAE Systems aerospace company). with employment finding University of Central Lancashire, before he studied, Motorsport Engineeringat the degree the about spoke He there. got he how route into Engineering and motorsport and Andrew spoke to thestudents abouthis projects heiscurrently working on. Theatre to discusshiscareer andsomeof the Andrew arrived atapacked outAmandaSmith Engineering career andmotorsport. those students interested inan an insightfulcareers talk to all on Monday 22January to deliver Aerodynamics atGinettaCarsLtd., speaker Andrew Lewis, Headof to welcome specialguest St George’s College was excited for EngineeringCareers Talk College welcomes specialguest

College andspeakingto thestudents. would like to thank Andrew for coming to the George’s St them. to available opportunities with amuchgreater understanding of the interest inmotorsport andthestudents left interested inacareer inengineering or an This was anexcellent opportunity for anyone the FIAEndurance Championship. suitable to race inthe24hour Le Mansrace in car a car; LMP1 new brand a developingAero, their Le Mansproject inthecapacity of Lead on Cars Ginetta with working project, recent and listened intently ashediscussedhismost studentsThe werefascinated by Andrew’s talk Darke going onto win aGoldmedalonthebike. Karen with Andrew’s handcycle; Paralympian’s of one side projects, where was hehelpedto produce a highlight personal many personal highlights of his career. Another inthe place championship, notingthatthis was oneof the third in finished they as years, during their most successful season in 10 team aerodynamics 1 Formula Williams with RU19 Spring 2018 19 CAREERS My final day through Slovenia, Croatia, France, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, GETTING TO KNOW YOU and Hungary had been going so well I had Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and ambitions of continuing through Slovakia to Slovakia, at 155 miles a day. It was a brilliant reach the Czech Republic border, just another adventure, but I’m already planning a bigger, 40miles beyond my proposed Slovak finish round-the-world bike trip before I plan to line. However, with 100 miles to go before return to university for post-graduate study. Slovakia, a bike crash left me with scrapped I would like to thank Spokes of Bagshot (OG ’13) knees and deep gash to my right palm, which for supporting me on this venture, and I David Haywood made piloting the bike difficult. I arrived in look forward to collaborating with other Bratislava after 204 miles that day with seven businesses on future expeditions. After successfully achieving one of my big sporting goals for the year hours to go before my seven-day deadline. But by representing Great Britain at the triathlon Olympic Distance Age- with decreasing visibility in some inopportune www.haywoodexplores.com fog, and with the state of my bleeding body, If any alumni or business contacts would Group World Championships in the Netherlands, I was inspired to I decided to stay in Slovakia, my thirteenth like to get in touch with David regarding challenge myself further. country that week for a new Guinness World future projects you can email him at: Record. In total I cycled 1070miles (1720km), [email protected] Since joining the Lower Sixth at St. George’s, attendants, petrol station managers, all sorts through Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and cycling from London to Paris one October – all in 12 different languages. Languages is half-term with my older brother on a whim, not something I studied at St. George’s. Rising I’ve taken time most years to complete a long- early on 12 October 2017, just before first light, distance cycling trip as a fun combo of travel I set off from Belgium and creeped back into and adventure. the Netherlands to tick off countries #1 and Helen McArthur (OG ’03) I’d cycled from London to Rome in 2014, #2. Asking some bemused builders to sign my from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2015, documents I headed into the sunrise and rode from London to Paris in 24hours, London to south-east back through Belgium. I crossed Amsterdam in 2016, and now, with my cycling into Germany briefly, before cutting south fitness peaking after a successful season in through the depressingly hilly Luxembourg, triathlon I was looking for something tougher. I eventually finding the flat bike path alongside first had the idea for attempting the Guinness the Moselle river, all the way to France. World Record for ‘Most Countries Visited by The next day took me through the Vogues I am a computer programmer working for A major thing I have noticed in my time at Bicycle in a Week’ after doing some internet Mountains to Strasbourg and into Germany’s BAE Systems. I left St George’s after my university and working in the technology research into what cycling records existed, with Black Forest. From the delightfully smooth GCSE’s in 2003 and went on to study Business industry is that as a woman I find that I have the hope that something as iconic as a world roads of Germany, I headed south towards Information Technology at Bournemouth mostly studied and worked in a very male record would capture people’s imagination, Switzerland and the beautiful Lake Constance. University. My degree was focused to creating environment. At university only 4 women did inspiring a desire to challenge themselves and solutions to solve real life business problems. my course out of 80 and at work there are 5 A late evening ended in the Rhine Valley at It covered the full life cycle of a project from women working in my team out of 40. explore what’s possible in their lives. the intersection of Switzerland, Austria and understanding the client’s problems to I think sometimes we stereotype who should I would start my record attempt for the Liechtenstein with the last glow of sunlight building a solution. ‘Most Countries Visited by Bicycle in a Week’ fading over the Alps. Day 4 began with ticking do each job which is unfortunate. Whist in Belgium, close to the border with the off countries #7 and #8, and heading up the The degree included a placement year in working at BAE Systems I have been involved Netherlands. However, as it was with a majority valley towards Innsbruck. This is where my industry and its here that I really developed in a couple of meetups where young women of borders in Europe, there’s no clear boundary gear cable decided to snap, leaving me stuck a love of programming. The placement year from local schools and colleges have come within the Schengen area – I didn’t get my in an incredibly high gear for the next 100miles really gave me an advantage when I left in to ask questions about studying STEM passport checked through 16 border crossings until I could get it fixed. Whereas normally you university, as I was able to show I had experience (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) until I reached Croatia. would typically pedal between 80-100rpm, in the industry when I was looking for my first subjects. Usually they want to know what we I could just about hold an average of 28rpm job. After leaving Bournemouth I worked for do and how I got to be where I am today. The This does save you time, but it makes it very five years at an online marketing company software I build at the moment helps find hard to tell which country you’re actually in up the switchbacks of the Arlberg Pass in Austria. Launching the bike from side-to-side called Gravytrain building Insurance quote people who commit insurance and tax fraud when you need to film and document border engines. More recently for the last 2.5 years I and more recently I have seen how it can be crossings for the record criteria. No border for each pedal stroke almost broke me. Italy soon followed though, before it was a back have been working for BAE Systems Applied used for child protection purposes. Knowing 20 checks meant no border guards to sign my Intelligence building fraud detection systems that I have helped to find criminals and bring 21 documents and witness my presence in their into Austria for a late-night encounter with the local police after I accidentally ended up where I work with Big Data technologies. Like them to justice makes me feel really great country (I needed two independent witness anything in the world of technology everything and when I show the students how it works they signatures per country), and this meant cycling on the motorway. I was then mobbed by a herd of startled deer in the pitch-black as is continually changing so I am always learning are instantly intrigued. I hope that you found asking reliable-looking strangers to help – new coding languages and developing my the above an interesting read and perhaps it bar staff, accommodation providers, bakery my bike route cut through a field where they were sleeping. It was an eventful evening. skills as new faster ways to solve problems helps influence more young women to study Spring 2018 RU19 become available. STEM subjects. Spring 2018 RU19 22 RU19 Spring 2018 embarked ona second degree after being internship at White Cube gallery, I immediately the contemporary art world isduring an Having beenexposed to just how international two days before my 21st birthday. History of Art from Oxford Brookes University mates Istarted with, graduating with aBAin sit my examsatthesametimeascourse well enough to hand in my dissertation and almost takingabreak mid-degree, Ibecame after miracle some By studies. my of out time it took to getbetter soasnotto have to take to commute three days a week whilst doingall support from my parents, Isomehow managed overwhelming to Thanks campus. on actually probably spentmore time with doctors than unwell throughout my undergraduate extremely degree and was I one. usual a not was experience university MyHistory. Art study to teaching directed towards the visual artsandI went on post time Department, my interests were always my of hours attheCollege was spentintheMusic much While in London. exhibitions for diverse audiences also curatingcontemporary art UK andtheMiddle East, whilst and interviewing artists inthe jobs inadditionto writing about and international modelling consisted of debutante balls my ALevels in2011my life has has changed.Since finishing and two degrees later, notmuch alongside my studies. Six years extra-curricular activities I was always jugglingmultiple During my timeatStGeorge’s Lizzy Collier (OG ’11) (OG ’11) while my first published art review was of the of was review art published first my while frequentlyand towrite continue I College. the the name Gallery Girl almost since the day I left constant. I have been blogging about art both under studies, my at SOAS and atBrookes, Throughoutwriting hasbeena art. Arab of for some of the most prominent publications from Syria), andIhave subsequently written Armenian from Lebanon andmy grandmother own heritageintheMiddle East (my mother is Middle East andNorthAfrica,drawing on my to focus oncontemporary arthistory from the world. the During my timeatSOAS of Imadethedecision understanding global more a one finished I depth, very intense year later with adistinction and my of felt out initially Having incredibly face. your in and political, feisty was SOAS of Weybridge, environments and dignified Oxford polite, very fromthe contrast stark A London. of University the Schoolof OrientalandAfricanStudies, Art andTheory of AsiaandAfricaat awardedmy first. My MA in was Contemporary mrig rit fo te rb ol and World Arab the from artists emerging events, exhibitions andfestivals thatsupport curates that organisation an – Canteen Arts the Middle Eastern art world, I was invited by in profile rising my Given London. Shoreditch, in Mix Rich at floors two across place take will next my exhibition scale big on first my March In project. touches finishing the putting Alongside this,Icontinue to write andam house. publishing academic predominantly a been working as an Assistant Editor at I.B.Tauris, Following my graduationfrom SOAS, Ihave health charities. was even endorsedby anumber of mental grant a to from O2Think Bigtheshow was asuccess and Thanks people. young on illness increaseawareness of mental toeffects ofthe in April 2014inChelseaOldTown Hallinabid place took Visions Hidden exhibition first My words. in about speak to difficult are that an alternative language,especially subjects always havebelieved thatartcanspeak to audiences in I art. well: knew I thing one the decided to shed light on mental illness using a raised hadn’t really goneanywhere. Itherefore done previously had charity runbutrealised thatthemoney Ihad I from. recovering from during my BA, and sufferingwas still very much been had I that (Anorexia) ailment an urgent needto draw attention to the Besides studying, while atSOAS Ialsofelt Surrey. my accent istheresult of achildhoodspentin that unawareEnglish’, ‘impeccable my on me believed meto beRussian, complimenting unassuming journalist from The Times even acquiring agoodcommand of Russian, one Having perfected my ballroom skillsandalso London. and Vienna in balls in on participate went to I 2014. in Moscow in Ball Viennese balls and was theonly Britishdebutante atthe myself becoming involved with theRussian catch a flight to Sweden for a shoot. I also found starting anexamhour early sothatIcould I managedto talk oneof my professors into with oneof my highlightsatSOAS being when modelling, somehowintofell I studying, While Suitcase MagazineandtheGuardian. in such publications as Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, year attheCollege, Ihave now beenpublished final my during Georgian the of edition an in A Level work of my fellow sixth form students

me inthenextchapter. looking forward to seeing what surprises await I could achieve somuch,andIam very much In just six years I would never have known that movements. these ofresult a as inherited and the fragmented memoriesthatare created consequences of migration,andinvestigates The exhibition will consider thereasons and sculpture. and painting video, photography, and migration,theshow will consist of around theconceptual framework of memory Based region. Arab the in roots have all who Europe, the Middle East and North America display the work will of seven young female artists from and 2018 Festival (AWAN) Now Arts Women will Arab Canteen’s Movement Arts during run Perpetual show. the about has already seenmetravel to Belgiumto talk It isanexciting yet daunting opportunity that boundaries. and ideasacross socialandgeographical Arts Canteen facilitates theexchange of art organisations, outreach and arts non-profit, WorkingUK-basededucation, exhibition. with audiencesUKthe in beyondand to – curate an their diasporas in bringing their work to new RU19 Spring 2018 23 YOU KNOW TO GETTING 24 RU19 Spring 2018 Peter Kornicki and Greek. As an accomplished linguist, he had taught by My JohnHindley, who taught Latin be to was George’s St at fortune greatest My like mecould order champagne(whichIdid!). to thefactthatonce airborne16-year-olds these exotic experiences, by referring casually had having of glory the in basked I aeroplane. never beenabroad andhadnever beeninan though it is to imagine now, most boys had hard time, Atthat taking. all were we flights would be a notice put up giving details of the the services, soatthe end of every term there lived overseas, mostly because their who fathers were in boys other were There Cyprus. to out fly would we term every of end the at so the war (and hasnow reached theageof 100), commander who transferred to theRAF after been a Polish Spitfire pilot and fighter squadron fatherhad My time. the Cyprusat in stationed were parents my as boarder, a was I well). as attendingMaur’s St from girls with form sixth (though there were some classes taught in the boys for only wasat was it I time, the at George’s: since St passed have years fifty Now war, andI wondered if hehadsurvived the war. away because of theintervening years of the thirty years earlier, butitseemedmuchfurther just was that 1966, in Back aright. remember In 1936hehadmadeascore of over 200,if I George’s. St at was I when unbeaten still was Miller, J. called boy whose record of a runsscored inasingle innings of name the saw and boards which listed schoolsportingrecords One day in1966,Ilooked atthe wooden (OG ’68) Japanese andKorean attheOrientalInstitute, forprotesting loudly. After a yeartoswitched I racist Powellites (supporters of EnochPowell) first my in week I that was forcibly ejected from ameetingof fact the of proud very was I and inthoserowdy andpolitically intense days I went upto Oxford in1968to read Classics not to callhim‘sir’, as we usedto. effortconsciousmake a to had I and eye his in visited himlast year hestill hadtheoldtwinkle near Newquay andinhisnineties,but when I lives now Hindley John years. two for enjoyed our futures andthegoodcamaraderie we had four glasses out of his briefcase and we toasted and Masters’ bottle the the took he in now Room; fridge Common the in this secreted of champagneinto school(ahem)andhehad bottle a smuggled earlier had I copy). a have still (I Latin in speech Ciceronian magnificent the windows inthedoor, andthenrecited a over blinds the lowered first Hindley Mr time, and gathered in the Classics room for the last exams ‘A’levelour done had we When times. Thailand andIhave visited himthere several in lives now he service; civil Kong Hong the in Oxford, andlater hadadistinguished career Church, Christ to went who O’Brien, Anthony Oxford, and whom Ilast saw this year) and Marley (who,like me, went to Lincoln College, level together under his guidance: myself, ‘A’ Paul Greek and Latin did who us of three were a gifted and inspirational teacher, and there was He East. Middle the in warthe spent then Studies duringthe war to learn Turkish andhad been sentto theSchoolof OrientalandAfrican decision: to setupmy own room atLocker starting after my business I found myself making a huge year one 2017, September In treatments affect the musculoskeletal system. of anatomy, physiology and how all of these Therapists, allof whom addedto my knowledge Chiropractors, Osteopaths andother Massage start time, I this worked alongside Physiotherapists, to During possible. as experience much decided as I working for acouple of companies, to gain Business. Massage In September 2016,Isetupmy own Sports sporting goalsor simply helpeasetheir pain. career asI wanted to helpothersachieve their that this was somethingI wanted to doasa While prevention. completing thecourse Iquickly realised injury and recovery aids and wanted to understand how massage furthering my knowledge of humananatomy interestedin was I Diploma. Massage Sports a at University, alongside my studies Icompleted Swansea University. While I was in my final year get a2:1inmy Sports Science degree from to on went I 2013 George’sin St leavingAfter D.Phil. my upon I was a social worker for acouple of years embarked I Before prison. I forgot to mentionthatIhave alsobeenin very goodto me. Vancouver, been Ohio, has short, in Life, Singapore. and Oxford Philadelphia, in have lectured I alone 2017 in and articles and books changed little: Icontinue to write, to publish has lifemy but 2014, retiredin century.I 15th started printinginMainzthemiddle of the century,8th many centuries before Gutenberg where printing was practiced atleast from history of booksandpublishinginEast Asia, the on been has workmy of Most Cambridge. and thefollowing year becameaprofessor at I was elected aFellow of theBritishAcademy before2001, In 1985. movingin to Cambridge at theUniversity of Tasmania for four years and taught Japaneseandthehistory of Japan as anassociate professor atKyoto University, then and student graduate a as first years,six for Japan in lived I is PhD. a for which term Oxford D.Phil., the a did then and First, a took Molly Tyrrell (OG ’13) several languages. being keen travellers andgoodspeakers of children have continued thetradition,both of languagesmillingaround athome,andour speaks Hindi,Urdu andFarsi, there are alot who Indologist an is she Since Cambridge. in the church of Our Lady andtheEnglishMartyrs through itandin1998ImarriedFrancesca at for.careTogether daughterto old yeargot we leaving me with anine year oldsonandfour 41, of age early the at 1995 in died wife first small apartment for holiday use. Sad to say, my a has familywife’s Italian myVenice, wherein this writing am I tale. the tell to lived and this As you can guess, I persuaded him not to do that Icould kill you now, don’t you?’ wounded apoliceman, said was, ‘You dorealise and knifed had who client, my thing first The me. behind shut slammed doors the then and of Dartmoor Prison to seeoneof my clients, mostmisty day when Ientered theforbidding gates The work. frightening timeIhad was onadank and probation in specialising adventures new itmay bring. the to forward look and ended 2017 continue as will 2018 that hope I friendly. and the atmosphere of thegymis very welcoming to beamember to book anappointmentand The room is open to everyone, you do not need a was was 27 have beenagreater success. Locker prospect that fantastic opportunity for me and itcould not knew the I daunting, massage Although self-sufficient a therapist. become and 27

RU19 Spring 2018 25 YOU KNOW TO GETTING 26 RU19 Spring 2018 Tim Bainton influencers in my life. These two teachers were Teachers buttwo inparticular becamelifelong Politics andPhilosophy under abrilliant setof and day to day accountability. I studied English, installed inmeanew found senseof discipline quickly who Frawley, Ms. was tutor form My situation. same the in people othernumerous George’s St. College, with which meantthatthere were Maur’s St amalgamated that year Convent the was it but anyone I remember attending theschoolnotknowing two most the important years of my life. been have may reflection in family, friends,academicstandards andfaith, coaches; and facilities combined with atruly excellent blend of notch top with day The opportunity of beingable to trainevery doing sosince 1996. centre oncampus,andhadbeen the extremely convenient tennis to trainatSurrey Tennis Centre, regularly visit St.George’s College familiar with theschoolasI would due to my tennis ability. I was on an“All Rounder’s” Scholarship the fallof 1999for theSixth Form I cameto StGeorge’s College in (OG ’01) experiencing life. in Addlestone, nights inLondon and actually vinyl, buying CDsand minidiscsfrom Seaof Sound parties, girlfriend, to house serious went beer, first first my my had I lunch! for but Ihave to admitto theoccasional kebab good were lunches School makeup. and mind graduating, they are days forever etched inmy life, his built has career andfamily intheUnited States since who old, year 34 a As for. that I look back on and am most grateful friends, life lessons, knowledge and maturity the toraid the few.However,was a it name to shop, tuck line in first being and chips and fish of thirds and seconds debates, afternoon Nation’s, United Kennedy Club,Byzantian Club,heated Friday Model training, tennis for positive memories from travelling to Portugal many so are There exam. A-level politics final first and maybe the last to achieve 100% in my A-Level andsurprised everyone by beingthe have beenthe case because Igot an Aat were illuminatingandpassionate, which must I speak for allmy peersthathisPolitics classes think I inspire. and communicateto ability the and Watters had another Mr.wasmygreat life; he on influence me school. the influenced at others countless greatly students his wit and clear love for teaching and challenging immense Witter’s Mr. However, words. wrong for carryingonsentences andcapitalisingthe me reprimand routinely would Mr.who Witter

and exciting opportunities. As part of pursuing employees 100 and are continuing to grow andencounter new over have We clubs. Sports the ownership andthird party management of the is of focus main Our tennis. in involved stay diversification the company through the years, Iamstill able to despite and, company isBlueChipSportsManagement The country. the in companies management still runoneof themost successful sports hard work, luck andpassion,Ihave founded of and tons after later, decade A use. good to flair entrepreneurial and acumen Mason business George tennis butalso wanted to apply my natural from University, I wanted to buildacareer around graduating Upon successful life intheUnited States. chapter inmy life thathelped mebuilda to sacrifice leave family andfriends,itbecameaformative enormous an meant obviously it While what Imay have missed intheUK. University in the US always left me wondering to Going there. time my during faculty the on two NobelPrize laureates who were teaching fortunate enoughto study economics under a degree in Economics with honours. I was also I enjoyed four great years andgraduated with Mason George At camaraderie. came tragedy feel apartof community andthrough the to theUK butinstead, mademeimmediately this event could have sent me running back that mind my in doubt no is There happened. that horrendous attack on11September twelve miles away from thePentagon when at aUniversity asaForeign Freshman only being on back look I scholarship. athletic full Fairfax,Universityin Mason VAGeorge a at on ofplaying DivisionOneCollege tennis inAmerica dream lifelong my pursue to George’s St. true. come At dream theendof thesummer term in2001,Ileft my make to me enabled class coaching of Justin Sherring, which Fry Mr. to for hissupport atthistimeandfor the world grateful forever be will I dreams. the tools thathave allowed meto follow my educational learning and gave me many of My school set me up for a lifelong journey of and their passionsistheflagshipof my school. themselves discover and flourish to students combined with anenvironment thatallows The identity. adult presence of highlevels of my academicexcellence, shape helped have The schooltaught me valuable lessons that

children attheschool. forward to hopefully oneday enrolling my own look I College. ThankGeorge’s St. everything for you future. the for opportunities discuss memories of wonderful timestogether and place to stay and most important we canshare safe a food, good you promise I with touch. in get heart my teachers andfriendsare visiting DCplease fills my If School. George’s St. at times article wonderful this Writing Selhurst Park. plus miles away from thehallowed turf of care aboutCrystal Palace, despite being 4000 fervently soughtafter but I still passionately and basketball seatsatthebest gamesare me and her future in design. American football of TheComplete Coach marriesher support for coverforthe design Her Sport. in equality and world, isacommitted advocate for diversity my Helen, beautiful wife, who also works intheSports Virginia. Fairfax, and Alexandria both in offices Washingtonin with resideDC, I D.C Washington area startup companies. some advise and in invest a few smaller boutiquecompanies as well as sustaining abusinesshasenabled meto start My passionfor theprocess of building and and BarnesNoble online. Coach andisavailable onAmazon intheUK and shocked). The book is called The Complete my first book (Mr. Witter will be both impressed published I 2017 23, December On Solutions. the Expert”inFebruary 2018copy of Club than 80counties, andastheresident “Ask International, which isdistributed innofewer Business Club of copy 2017 July the of cover magazines as well asbeingfeatured onthe I have beenpublishedinnumerous industry commentator. and speaker executive, coach, capacities within theSportsindustry asa Thishas industry. enabled to club travel allacross the world in various health and fitness and respected voices internationally influential intheSports, most the of one be to leader my success as aplayer, coach andbusiness I have beenfortunate enoughto leverage Georgetown from University, Washington DC. Management Industry Business ManagementandanMPSinSports my educationjourney Igraduated with MAin RU19 Spring 2018 27 YOU KNOW TO GETTING GETTING TO KNOW YOU

In addition to promoting the book in the run When her final article was up to its release, I have also been invited to published I was inundated with chair a panel on mental health entitled ‘One requests for one-to-one sessions. in Five’ at Southbank Centre for Women of the World 2018. In response, I set up a private practice in Marleybone with a I have fond memories of my time at both waiting list. I was also contacted St Maur’s and St George’s, and many of my by the press and featured in The dearest friends are old Georgians. I’m grateful Telegraph, Psychologies, Red to the college for always supporting my Magazine, and on BBC Live Lounge. development, not least because I wasn’t very academic and I couldn’t do sports to save my life. In the summer of 2017 I signed a book deal with Pan Macmillan, who acquired world rights for two books. The first one, The Kindness Method – Changing Habits for Good, will be published in June 2018.

Sharoo Izadi (OG ’03)

After leaving St George’s in Alongside this, I started developing my own therapeutic approach to addressing a range 2003 I went on to complete of day-to-day habits, based on the concepts I an undergraduate degree in saw working in addiction treatment. I started Psychosocial Sciences and pitching my approach to a more mainstream, ‘personal development’ audience. In January a postgraduate degree in 2016 I delivered a workshop at The School of Psychology. Life, entitled ‘Making Changes that Last’ and I was invited to join the faculty. During this time My first experience of working in the field was as I also started working with Amy Winehouse an Assistant Psychologist at a NHS substance Foundation, providing therapeutic support misuse service in North West London. at Amy’s Place, their recovery house for young women. During this time I was lucky enough to be supervised by the Vice Chair of the Faculty of In the summer of 2016 I was contacted by a Addictions at the British Psychological Society. journalist who had heard about my work. She I went on to work as a frontline substance said she wasn’t happy with her drinking habits, misuse practitioner and eventually became a but that she didn’t want to give up alcohol Criminal Justice Lead in East London. altogether. She’d tried some support groups but they’d felt too ‘severe’ or abstinence based In 2012, I was headhunted by Vital Signs, a for her needs. consultancy that advises organisations like NHS, Addaction and Turning Point on best We agreed to meet weekly in a coffee shop practice in the treatment of addictions. for casual discussions about how she could improve her relationship with alcohol. The idea 28 29 Being a consultant meant that I could effect was that she would write a series of articles change at a strategic level and feed back about her experience of working with me in what I knew wasn’t working ‘on the ground’. I The Pool, an online magazine for women. learned about commissioning, policy, clinical governance and the political landscape of

Spring 2018 RU19 addiction treatment in the UK. Spring 2018 RU19 30 RU19 Spring 2018 Alice Goring such asosteoporosis. the progression of degenerative bonediseases Goring! I research the role of the vasculature in Southampton, so hopefully soon I will be Dr PhD scholarship with ArthritisResearch UK in I amnow nearing theendof athree-year to managed alongside my degree. I also finals. compete atInternational level eventing my before just horrifically quite back my breaking including from in my Igraduated intake despite some major setbacks, perfectly. bill Southampton with thetop First ClassHonours the fit to smaller than thehorsesIhadbefore, butseemed much is and Frenchman’ Little called is ‘The He horse. current my found I there trawlingforthe internet.the saleon It ads was I was pretty miserable andfound myself combine everything but within only a week thinking that I would never have time to horses, my sold I Southampton. of University After school,Istudied BiomedicalScience at and Maths). very well in my Alevels (Biology, Chemistry academic support which enabled meto do during gameslessons andgotamazing I was able to gohomeandtrainmy horses allowed meto have thebest of both worlds; my sportingambitions lay ineventing and about thisthoughasthey realised that at StGeorge’s Inever neededto worry sporting successes went atschool!Being hockey and that was about as far as my proud thatI was captainof theCteam for rounders! Iremember once being very completely rubbishathockey, netballand side of things very doable, butI was always sports at St George’s. Ifound theacademic I was never your ‘typical’ player of team (OG ’10)

led! I hn rv te 7 ie t work to miles 57 the drive then 67,000 I already!) him than seen haven’t you more if followers Instagram gained somehow has ‘TeddyShetland amusingly (who Shetland’ the ride before work and tending to my miniature My typicalday starts with anearly morning abroad for international competitions. last seasonandhadsome very exciting trips National U25OpenEventing Championships contestedfiercely a won also I work! to taxi a to leave theballandgostraight back there in day inStevenage to potential investors sohad true to form, Ihadamassive pitch thenext Sticking had won! I out find dinnertoafter the until wait to had but finalists, three the of one was I knew I Course.Race Ascot at Ball Hound exciting to collect the award at the Horse and top-levelIt job waswith sport. equestrianvery is given to someone who balances afull time award national prestigious This Year’. the of crowned the ‘Horse and Hound Amateur Rider best year ever for my riding. I was most recently Alongside my work, thepast year hasbeenmy set to bea very exciting year! a great support team andgroup of sponsors, soitis in the world currently competing at this level. I have as advanced eventing. He will be the smallest horse up to thehighest level of thesport which isknown season, where Ihopeto step “TheLittle Frenchman” eventing 2018 the for now preparing just are We most days. normally ridinguntilabout10pmatnightandtrain these days when Iridetheminthedaylight! Iam as if I am absolutely crazy. They are almost shocked the timeIarrive atthestables my horseslook atme by so late, finish very often I that means PhD myof school! Unfortunately thereality of nearingtheend I honestly never thoughtI would say when I was at international conference thatIhave beento, which for my work andspeakingat every national or and Ihave surprisingly won New Investigator prizes Thankfully, Iseemto be getting the hang of it now dread. with me filled it of thought the and school remember I doing publicspeakingfor examssuch asmy Switzerland. ESBat and Germany Austria, exciting places inthepast year includingUSA, really some to me taken has workMy campus. the both inthehospitalandlabs, which are on from WeybridgeSouthamptontobased am whereI

winters andsetbacks are soonforgotten. everything goesright though the injuries, cold achieve and the stars don’t always align! When you andthehorsehave to beontop form to Riding horsesis very muchthesameasboth better. out worked have not could ironically, started onmy second choice of degree, which think thismademeeven more determined asI I and don’tplanned alwaysThings as work out and I was pretty devastated. of reasons, thisdidnothappenandatthetime was at school was to become a vet. For a variety close as friends might remember well that my dream when I as George’s St at teachers My research osteosarcoma. to hear from any of you who mighthappento great be also would It up. it look definitely it, haven’tofIfyouheard 2016. in disease the to a great friendof mine who sadly lost her battle by started was (osteosarcoma).cancerIt bone The charity aimsto fund vital research into set to be a very exciting year for the charity too. has is which it so £1million, first its raised justamazingly Charity, Pony to Hannah’s Wonder Willberry advisor scientific the also am I RU19 Spring 2018 31 YOU KNOW TO GETTING 32 RU19 Spring 2018 addition to the above I am very thankful that In sports. OGA in involvedare who people the abundance andI would like to thank all of Fortunately we have theseingredients in the ClubHouseafterwards. conditions andenjoying apintor cupof tea in and hockey gamesregardless of the weather the great atmosphere attending rugby, cricket provide often so group This – Supporters The committed, fair andcompetitive manner. needs club participants thatenjoy playing every their sport in a succeed To – Players The clubs we play against. with facilitiesthatare theenvy of many of the OGA the providing in George’s St of goodwill the upon reliant heavily are We – venue The the various sportstheOGAcurrently in support. participate to Family Georgian the in time to provide their theopportunity for allstakeholders sacrifice gladly that Staff and Georgians,Old parentsorganisersthose The – number of essentialingredients. Weybridge. Theseclubsrely ona parents andstaff of StGeorge’s Old Georgians, parents, OG social interaction between lifeblood of regular sportsand and will continue to bethe sports clubshave been The OldGeorgians’ Association Chair of the OGA Note from the OGA Tony Jansen,OGAChairman(OG ’83) in contribute satisfaction. to welcome whatever way provides them with thegreatest is Weybridge George’s St with connected everyone that is sports OGA for tenet The clubs. sports these enthusiasm to set theballrolling andstart people who have the vision, desire, drive and Netball, example for Rowing, and Ladies Cricket. I want to Familyhear from Georgian for the opportunities more provide to want We competitions. and Golf Tennis inanumber of leagues andOldBoys Cricket, Hockey, the Rugby, play Currently OGA activities. further sports to our foundation expand fabulous a have We Club House. ensure the smooth running of the OGA and the amount of organisation behindthescenes to significant SecretaryourprovidingGeraghtya we have Paul Stubbsour Treasurer andMiriam Alex Willis, OGRFC Chairman(OG’06) want. to play or getinvolved inany way thatthey looking to welcome new faces into theclub on thepitch andare most certainly always entertain to continue can we that hope We spectators (homeandaway)! and infrequently outnumber opposition come wind, rainor shineto support theteam and of course theamazingfanbase who Radio, & Roberts Trailfinders sponsors our As always, we are sograteful to theCollege, Whitgiftians. competitive league featuring the likes of Old again once to the raised bar and have shone in a very risen have tobe OGRFC Not intimated, clubs. rugby established firmly and games a tough (butenjoyable) contest against easy of days walkoverevery victories, with weekbeing the are Gone comesseason each With newits challenges. successful campaign. season isproving to beanother College leavers, the2017/18 youthful talent from therecent Ben Johnston) andaninflux of (ex-England international With anew coach atthehelm Rugby

greatly appreciated”. out, regardless of the (weather) conditions is say that the support we receive week in, week I canspeak for therest of thesquad when I a real senseof community within thecluband is There family. our for also but players, as us rewarding and proud experience for not just Playing alongside my brother, Max,hasbeenextremely promotion. secure end-of-season to look another they as OGs support help to fresh, younger players coming into the squad “This seasonithasbeengreat to have some Joe Deal(OG’13) has been one of my greatest Joe rugby memories”. alongside Playing enjoyable. and surreal the time Joe and I play Most 6 and 7, before.which has been very experienced not had I that brilliant experience sofar this year andone “Playing alongside my brother has been a Max Deal(OG’17) RU19 Spring 2018 33 OGA 34 RU19 Spring 2018 feel incredibly welcome”. established membersof theclubmaking me an been certainly enlightening experience madeeasier by the has Rugby OGs “Joining "Friends for life". Ali Stanley and would highly recommend allto getinvolved”! college the at finished have they going for anyone looking to play up rugby once set great a have we think I today. players same the alongside playing still I’m that think junior school over 15 years ago and it’s mycrazy to of some with rugby oldest friends. I remember playplaying rugby at the to great is “It Francesco Grosso Vase Final”. got usto Twickenham for the2011Daily Mail our coach Mark Crean was inspirationaland – George’s St at rugby my to back “Thinking Eoghan Sweeney Joe Davie Louie Dunmore part of theteam”. being enjoyed thoroughly I’ve and ex-pupils mainly of up made set-up great a It’s age. our and madeusfeel very welcome, regardless of “All the Old Georgians were massively inclusive

side lines. OG Parents, supporting their sons onthe (OG ’78) who are both OldGeorgians and Michael Davie (OG’80)and Andrew Percival Class of 2011are thebackbone(or heart) of theOGRFC” Taken atOldWhitgiftians onthe17February 2018“The and Eoghan Sweeney Ali Stanley, BenGoldie,Francesco Grosso to right:Jack Hambleton, ChrisHanson, The Bandof Brothers –Classof 2011–Left Will Arkell, JoeTerry and Will Cooke. Adams, JoeDuggan, JamieandConnor Kelly, pictured), together with Max Deal,Cameron Louie Dunmore, JoeDavie, Rory O’Neill(all in theOGRFC with thefollowing players: The Classof 2017are well represented

-  -  -  are three-fold. Our mainaims/targets for 2018 friends, or asspectator andIfeel sure all will see you atthematches, playing, with your all inadmirable surroundings, soIhopeto fortunate are to have such anattractive programme for We efforts. our focusing and he and Cricket, will bebringinga wide experience to thetask Georgians’ Old of appointed Captain been has ’02) (OG Arnot Michael will beopponentsonPresident’s Day. association, long a has George’s St and OGs Former Pupils. The Sussex UniversityMartlets, with St whom Andrew’s against fixture new a Trophy Cup Competition thisseasonandhave As usual we will beentering theCricketer of theOGsRugby andHockey clubs,hopefully theCricket Clubcanfollow. at theCollege with thenew activity centre onthehorizon and with theconsistent successes for the2018seasonandoneIhadnohesitationinaccepting. It’s anexciting timefor sport It was anabsolute pleasure to have beenasked to CaptaintheOldGeorgians' Cricket Club Cricket Possible cup–draw yet to take place at11am Sunday June17at11.00 OGs v TheDeadBats Sunday May 28at14.00 OGs v Emeriti Sunday May 13at11.30 (Club House Pitch) at2pm OGs vs Cranmorians OGs v StGeorge’s College at11.00 Annual Georgian Day Sunday 24Juneat11:00 in asmany fixtures asthey can. recent leavers allencouraged to participate students, teachers, gap-year students and We also want to engagetheschoolmore, with of thegamethatOGsare known for. continue to play within theoutstanding spirit ensuring list, whilst fixture we ourtraditional We want to increase our competitiveness in 2019 with agoodcampaignthis year. strong positionto press our claimfor aspotin won theCricketer Trophy in2016, we are ina the prestigious Cricketer Cup and,having It isour continued desire to gainentry into Old Georgian Cricket Fixtures 2018 OGs v OldAmplefordians Saturday July 7at11.30 Possible Cup Sunday July 1 Possible Cup Sunday July 15at11.00 OGs v StAndrew’s University OB Saturday July 14at 11.30 OGs v TheGrasshoppers Sunday July 8at11.30

Brian O’Gorman(President OGA) its in favoured cricket position. OG the keeping myself support, value your and rely We or ([email protected]). ([email protected]) want to apply early to Mike Price Mike Arnot(OG’02),Captain summer attheCollege role andlook forward to afantastic 2018 for theopportunity to take onthisnew Finally, I’dlike to thank BrianandtheOGA possible throughout thesummer. as would OGs it many coming down to watch theladsinaction and as SGC see to at fantastic than play better to many places aren’t There forward. moving and will only helpstrengthen thecricket club I believe thesegoalsare well within our reach OGs v TheTroubadours Friday July 20at11.30 OGs v Old Wimbledonians Wednesday July 18at11.30 OGs v Sussex Martlets (President’s Day) Sunday August 5at11:30 OGs v Isipathana Sunday July 22at11:30

RU19 Spring 2018 35 OGA 36 RU19 Spring 2018 the opposition is the big London clubs. It has has Captained one. lose one ofwin It situation a been clubs. London big the is opposition the Here League. National the of Conference East the to West the from moved were Mens1s The an excellent socialscene! enjoy who team, competitive hockey onaSaturday followed solid by a leading is O’Sullivan Londonthe Premier AndrewOG league.Captain into contention promotion in are 2s men’s the After a very strong setof results since Christmas most competitive Vets the League inthecountry! in team top the now is Vets OGHC the Yet players. ex GB Grinstead,field East and Surbiton beat we that season Reading HC!Theseoppositionclubs,including first the is This league. London the of top them putting Grinstead, East against Vetswon our press, to goes Reunite As Summer Leagues, in so why notjoininthefun? playing be will We circumstances. personal This levels. skill enables players various to enjoy thesportto suit their of leagues in play to men’s team),continues meaningthattheOGHC Ladies teams from 2 to 3, (and possibly another quality players. In addition, we are increasing our All thesepromotions meanthat we needmore season. next OGHC the at mates College your joining consider Please clubs. other OG in to players out going is appeal this Consequently, in theprevious seasonalso! last season two teams were again; promoted, ashappened promotions experience the season, will 2017/18 OGHC the of end the Nearing position. up runners the in are teams other and conference East, two teams are National at the top of their leagues, the in play 1s Men’s The season. storming another having is YourOGHC playing hockey atother clubs. I amstarting thisReunite article with anappealto allOldGeorgians Hockey www.oghc.org [email protected] Noel Doran(OGHCChairman) already impressive College facilities! to helpsupport thisfantastic additionto the events raising fund many running the be will OGHC months coming the Over Centre. Activity the College with theDevelopment of thenew supporting be to delightedare OGHC the Lastly EOS festivities. party. So alcohol will flow freely on April 21st our buy everyone adrink attheEndof Season dinner fantastic result meansthattheChairmanmust a Such won. teams all January in weekend a On the senior sides. and bringingthrough homegrown talent into the older Dragonsfrom migratingto other clubs leagues. The OGHC is committed fully to prevent evenings, as well asparticipate inloads of youth Steph Elliotttrains the Dragons on Sundays and international GB exHere, club. the offuture the building juniors, the on focus These squad. the to players GB two, but one just not adding, by coaches of squad his increased Waters Royce spaces insomegames. apologise to someplayers for nothaving enough add another team nextseason,having hadto dedicated professional coach, Sarah,planto OGHC. Captain EmmaKramer (08)and theladies the in teams both in play girls College Many promoted. get to going are they more, or 4 of difference goal a with usually match, every nearly Winning Ladies1s. our is success real A on constantly. is pressure the ’04), (OG Doran Thomas by Netball the years to come. in Dragons’ the of ‘Clash this in participate to match and hope we canencourage more girls Netball OG first the of part be to great was It welcome refreshments. and warm providing George’s St and support enjoyed We the great atmosphere with brilliant time. another for again play to and teams were brought back together to beapartof asoldfriends were reunited winners! It was anupliftingandexciting day the were Wrigley, Siri by captained team 1st it was atightandcompetitive game with the and team 1stcurrent playedthe team OG Our look forward to doingevery year. it was abrilliantexperience thatI Dragons onthe16December and team to play attheClashof the asked to gather anOGnetball of theStGeorge’s 1st team I was Georgian. Asprevious Captain I amAlex anda2017Old

Alex Oldfield (OG’17) their second team. Science andmadethe Netball squadplaying in Sports Physical Education andCoaching I amnow at Birmingham University studying Netball andsportcontinues to dominate and with thebest trainingand coaching. me providingGeorge’sby St at time my made who Haynes and Tallisa Yeoman Claire staff, years at St George’s. I am so grateful to College Netball hasgrown somuchover thelast few

Alex Oldfield RU19 Spring 2018 37 OGA 38 RU19 Spring 2018 for more information. can telephone theDevelopment Office [email protected] you Conor Boden,by emailing If you are interested please contact enjoy afunafternoon of tennis. Georgian community joininthis year and We would love to have more friendsof the day onSunday 24June? students attheannualGeorgian against thecurrent StGeorge’s Old Georgian team andplay Would you like to bepartof the current parent or OGParent? player? Are you anOldGeorgian, Are you anenthusiastic tennis Tennis

five years. our objective isto win thistrophy inthenext trophy.We and golfershavetalentedplentyof being beaten by Epsom who went onto win the Octoberfinals quarter the reach to In managed we 2017 trophy. Morrish Grafton the for Forty (Brancaster). eight schoolscompete inaknockout format Norfolk West Royal and finals The are heldinNorfolk andare played May. atHunstanton in played rounds qualifying This isanOldBoys tournament with Ellie Conroy (OG ’13),Max Murphy (OG’13),Torsten Wrigley (OG ’13)and Tom Kirkby (OG’14),Franno Annandale (OG’13),JamesHart Connor Coles (OG’13),Aidan Annandale (OG’13), 1966. since Morrish Grafton has the in Association played Golf Georgians’ Old The golf together for nearly 60 years. Old Georgians have beenplaying in Vietnam Siobhan Das Bachran (OG’83),attheGreg Norman course Golf ( OG ’ 13)

(OG 77),taken onthe1st tee atBude GC Matt Willis (OG’07),Simon Willis (OG ’81),andJon Willis, us please will provide fulldetailsof theday. tojoin he and [email protected] welcome contact are staff and parents past parents, Georgians, Old All June. 13th Wednesday on Zealand New a at day arranged golf have we 2018 In Downside. and AmpleforthWorth, against playing be Wewill Russell Bowl a competition for Catholic Schools. In 2018 we have beeninvited to play inthe Peter Richards, (78),Hole in oneatTrevose onthe2ndhole

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Activity Centre Building and Appeal News Caroline Long, Director of Development (OG ’89).

It’s hard to believe that it is now four years much needed sports hall. It would also be the since initial discussions took place around perfect way to celebrate our very special 150th a table comprising of the Heads, Bursar and Anniversary in 2019 – which then seemed years members of the Board as various projects from away! Much has happened during the intervening the School’s masterplans were considered to years. The vision became a plan and along the make long term campus improvements. We all way we sought the views of many people from Another part of the masterplan and the knew the one project that stood out; a new and Georgian families, experts and professionals; Activity Centre project, was to replace the now both in sports provision and building design. So demolished left hand end of G Block changing Flic and Ed of many have helped us get to this point, from our rooms (known in the past as the Sixth Form Scott Brownrigg architects, Scott Brownrigg, to our Board, staff Centre) to allow the space for the Activity Centre, and of course those individuals who believed so with a new satellite changing building. Visitors to much in St George’s and this project that they the College will notice works being carried out in provided substantial, transformational donations front of the netball courts by the Indoor Tennis to enable us to move forwards and make the Centre. The new Farm Pavilion will provide much dream become a reality. needed student and staff changing facilities for this area of the campus located within easy reach of the Astros and cricket/rugby pitches. The Pavilion will consist of 6 new changing rooms, 2 for adults and 4 for students with multiple toilet cubicles to service home and visiting teams, a student shelter and a compressed air boot cleaning facility. Farm Pavilion will be completed in May 2018.

Activity Centre Appeal News

In October last year we launched our most Thank you to each and every one of you who exciting and ambitious appeal to raise £10 have contributed so far. With every envelope, million pounds towards the Activity Centre every online donation or phone call received to celebrate our 150th Anniversary. With £6 to make a gift to the appeal there is always million already raised we are reaching out to the excitement and gratitude. wider Georgian Family to join together to help During the appeal we held a number of reach our ambitious target. Georgians across events and would like to thank everyone who the globe received a brochure which included attended the first 5k Family Fun Run, the lots of information about the vision for sport Activity Centre launch event which included a at St George’s, celebrated our sporting history 40 very popular climbing wall and caving activity 41 and gave more detailed information about and attracted over 600 Georgians and our By February this year, the old sports hall had building rise from the ground. The Activity the building itself. Alongside the brochure our Founder’s Day Challenge; a 24 hour giving been demolished and the site cleared and ready Centre build is due to be completed at the end of Celebrate 150 Activity Centre film created an day in honour of our Founder Constant Van for building work to begin. There is a wonderful 2019 and we look forward to seeing the building evocative overview of Georgian sport. Our aim Crombrugghe. sense of excitement and anticipation around the progress over the coming months. is to encourage as many Georgians to join in

Spring 2018 RU19 College as we now start to see this momentous and support at whatever level you can. Spring 2018 RU19 42 RU19 Spring 2018 target was£3k! £9,211.29 FOUNDERS’ DAY CHALLENGE RAISED VIA Fun Run 1raised Brian O’Gorman,President OGA Howard Appleby (OG’77),Rachel Owens, Headmistress, £1,789 To whohasgenerously supportedtheActivity whotoeveryone everyone THANK YOU Centre Appealsincewelaunchedonthe16October 2017. Overseas Georgians 898 Please support atwhateverlevel youcan launch on16Oct Number ofdonorssince 264 www.stgeorgesgiving.com Help us reach ourtarget. Some factsandfigures… Georgians keep intouch… 7,569

£387,953.82 Over thelast14months... activity centre raised incpledgesforthe 1,872 have attendedourevents! Georgians Fun Runners enjoyed by the whole family in touch! Thank youforkeeping parents, paststaff. alumni, parents, OG

Testing outtheGlassFloor Launch Party Enjoying theClimbing Wall Fun Runners & Helen Richardson-Walsh (student), Becky Waters (Headof sportsJS) (L-R) Kate Richardson-Walsh, CatPatterson

Fr Martinenjoying theFun Run RU19 Spring 2018 43 CELEBRATION! THE JOIN 44 RU19 Spring 2018 Reverend BrianCreak Dr IanCoxon Mr PCorris Mrs F Corney Mr JamesCook Mr &MrsM Convey Mr &MrsP Conroy Prof JosephConnor Mr &MrsJ Colwell Mr &MrsG Cole Mr Richard Coffey Mrs Frances Clayton Mrs F Clarke Mr David SClark Mrs &Mr CChinchen Dr Mark R Chester Mr Kevin Cheney Mr &MrsF Chan Vee Chow Mr &MrsCJChalmers Mr Colin NChallis-Thompson Mrs JCastledine Dr David PCandy Mr &MrsR Cake Mr Anthony R Byrne Mr &MrsGBurton Mr &MrsMBurt Mr andMrsJBurrell Mr MartinF Burns Mr Bobby R Burns Ms LBunni Mr MichaelHBrouder Mr &Mrs V Brito Mr &MrsJPBrennen Mrs SBou-Simon Mr Peter JBolger Mr Patrick Bolger Mrs TBodoano Mr Conor PBoden Mrs &Mr LBlake Mr DBicarregui andMsTGunhold Mrs LBernau Mr andMrsK Begg Mr JohnJBeedham Mr &MrsOBarrett Mrs CBarr Mr &MrsABarnfather Mr Richard Barker Mrs PBarai Mrs V Banks Mr &MrsHBailey Mr &MrsPBader Mrs Mary Ault Mr ThomasCAthayde Mr Howard Appleby Mrs Tessa Armelin Mr &Mrs V Agwu Trailfinders Charity The MichaelGooley Donor Recognition 2017-2018 Mrs &Mr V Hyams Mr David Hoyland Mr &MrsI Hopes Mr &MrsJ MHood Mrs AHongsukpant Mrs SHinton Ms F Hinton Mr &MrsK Higgins Mrs SiobhanHextall Mrs EHertzog Mr &MrsBHepden Mr &MrsCHenley Mr Alastair W Hegarty Mr &MrsBHedges Mrs MHase Mr &MrsJ-PHarrop Mr DHarbottle andMissJPhithak Mr W Moukarzel &MrsNHallak Mr &MrsNHall Mrs THall Ms Mary Hackett RIBA Dr &Dr ZGriffiths Mrs MelanieGordon-Hughes Mr SimonR Glassock Mrs MGimenezdeRolon Mrs MiriamMGeraghty Mrs &Mr CGeorge Mr &MrsSGancz Mr Jack EFrost Mrs &Mr SFrenz-Kuttler Mrs &Mr AFoster Mrs AlisonForeman Mr &MrsJFlynn Mr &MrsNFlorence Mr &MrsAFinn Mrs AFigueroa James Fialho Mr &MrsGFarmer Mrs BarbaraFarfan Costa Mr Paul Fairbairn-Tennant Mrs DEwart Mrs OEwan Mrs NEntract Mr MEllis&Dr EEyre Mrs SEatock Mrs F Drakouli Mr andMrsDonnelly Mrs ADickinson Mr &MrsDDick Mr R Deacock Mr &MrsMdeRham Mr &MrsCDeLapuente Mr &MrsSEDavey Mr &Dr DJDarroch Mr &MrsK Dargue Mrs andMr Danesh Mrs MCreber Mr Tony Creber Mrs AMoreve Mrs NMoore Mrs &Mr NMooney Dr &Mr SMilne Mrs DMiller Mr &MrsA Miller Mr &MrsM Garpman Mr David CMepham Dr andMrs Menezes Mendes Mr Mendes&MrsRodrigues- Mr BMelville Mr ArtiMehrotra Mr andDr McVey Mr &MrsIPMcIntosh Mrs &Mr AMcIllroy Mr MMcEvoy &MsMDowd Mrs &Mr IMcCormick Mr JimBMcCarthy Mrs Mary EMcCarthy Mr &MrsPMatthys Dr Felicity W Mather Mrs SMartin Mrs &Mr MMarquez-Romani Ms SusanMarks Mr PMarais Mrs &Mr MManderis Mrs SusanMackie Mrs R Macefield Mrs Caroline ALong Mr JohnLloyd Mr &MrsDList Mrs SLinn Mr &MrsJMLewin Mr &MrsPLewicki Mrs &Mr K Lepone Dr MLee Mr JohnLe Maire Mr &MrsDLe Brocq Dr &MrsNLast Mr &MrsBLad Mrs Carolyn R Kramer Mrs &Mr JKnutsen Mrs &Mr K Kirkby Mr Richard King Mr &MrsJKhaksar Mrs LKent Mr PKenney Mrs HKemp Mr JohnEKahn Mrs LJohnson Mr andMrsJohnson Mr andMrsJenkins Mr &MrsGJardine Mr andMrsCJansen Mrs SJang Mr R Jamison Mr &MrsPJames or call01932839352. Appeal asaoneoff or regular donation,please visit www.stgeorgesgiving.com If you canhelpmake dreams reality by supporting theCelebrate 150Activity Centre Thank you to allour supporters this academic year. Mr JohnRapacioli Mr &MrsSRaj Dr &Mrs X Qu Mrs NPrior Mrs SPotter Mrs HPortsmouth Mr &MrsZPiatek Mr Wood &MrsPhillips Mr NigelPearson Mr SPearce Mr andMrsGPatterson Mrs AParks Miss MParker Mr &MrsJDPark Mr APapathomas Mrs JudithPalmer Moran Mrs R Owens Mr &MrsDOrmond Mr &MsAOllington Mr &MrsMOlivier Mr O&MrsMLee Mr TimO’Grady Mr Brian V O’Gorman Mr JasonAO’Donovan Dr AnnO’Brien Dr Victoria Nunn Mrs &Mr V Norton-Edwards Mrs &Mr NNolan Mr Ed Newton Dr AMuggeridge Mrs SMoule Father MichaelMorgan-Evans Mrs JStephenson Mr JamesNStather Drs T&BSpencer Mrs Andrea Sott-Fairbrother Mrs &Mr SSmith Mr &MrsTSmith Mrs &Mr HSmith Mr MichaelSlavin Mr &MrsGSkinner Mr &MrsBSinniah Mr ThomasHSimonis Mr Peter Shortt Mr &MrsDSherry Mr Timothy JSheppard Mr &MrsK Shahbo Mr Richard Sexton Mrs MSelby Mrs &Mr AScott-Watson Mr JScott-Cree Mr EricASawyer Mr andMrsDSaveliev Mr &MrsMSatchel Mrs Ruth Salthouse Mrs Carole AnnRoycroft Mr &MrsARogers Mr ORobinson Mr andMrsRoberts Mrs &Mr GRichardson Mr &MrsJRichards Mr &MrsCReid Mr Leith Raw Mr GirishRaval 18 anonymous donationsreceived Syder Foundation Mr &MrsG Wrigley Mr &MrsC Wright Mr &MrsD Wragg Mr &MrsN Wootton Mr S Woodward Mrs E Wood Mr &MrsB Winter Mrs A Wiles Mr &MrsM Whaley Mr &MrsG Webster Mrs A Webb Dr MichaelA Waugh Mr Van Hoffen &MsHenfrey Mr ThomasPTurvey Mrs ATrikha Mrs JoannaSTompkins Mr Antony DTomassi Mrs TTobin Mr andMrsSTobin Mr JohnSTilley Mr Gerard F Thompson Mr Robert HThomas Mrs SThomas Mrs LSummerson Mrs JSugrue Mr Bernard HStyle Mr &MrsAStoianov Mrs JStevens

RU19 Spring 2018 45 CELEBRATION! THE JOIN 46 RU19 Spring 2018 discussing our upcoming sportshallprojects “It was back in about 2013 when I was Melanie met with himto findoutmore! and project this leading be to delighted is Greg have one! to UK the be of whole will the in we school first that very the is great what’s and … future the of floor the is truly This screen. touch a via individual sportcanbeswitched onindividually every for court professional A more. much so the technical all offersfloor, it sports modern fulfils a requirementsof floor this while Yes, you ask? I hear floor? glass A about. excited is very Greg – which floor glass the Activity Centre, andmost particularly enthusiastic conversation aboutthe to have become engagedinthemost sure St were Cole, you Greg Bursar, George’s of company the in If you have found yourself recently The GlassFloor Greg Cole, Bursar

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ed f il’ oky Dn hnls visited Munich andmet with theASBteam. Shingles, Dan Hockey, Girls’ of Head a small team of us,includingour Olympianand 2017 in further, diligence due our take To a schoolhallisputover aconsiderable time. would withstand thefullrangeof usesto which floor the that confidence enormous us gave This bit. drill tipped diamond a as such glass, a paneliscontact with something harder than school use. In fact the only thing that will break dragging furniture across itto simulate normal exam chairs,tables andeven bottles, and to ofFacilities scratch or break Head itonthe last day by dropping the of efforts best the at the end of three winter months. This despite unmarked was floor the traffic, of manner all enduring Despite day.per steps of thousands literally – in and outside from fall foot visitor where there isa very highstudent and the maincorridor just insideamainentrance in a panels the in placed Weenvironment. floor school the of durability the was concern over theChristmas term 2016,asour chief floor of section a trialling on insisted also We if it was tough! to throw somehockey ballsonto itto really see the users and try it out for ourselves – not least installation atBT Sportearly on,to speak toUK first very the visited We adoptors’. ‘early a viable proposition, notleast as we would be be to going was floor the that us convince to RU19 Spring 2018 47 CELEBRATION THE JOIN JOIN THE CELEBRATION

While there we visited the school in which the first such as badminton at one end with basketball at ever glass floor which installed in 2010. We were the other. able to speak with the staff and students there As previously mentioned, if we had a traditional (who love it) and Dan gave it a big thumbs up from wooden floor we would not be able to utilise the a sporting perspective (texting back to the Sport space so easily for non-sport related functions. It Department that it was ‘sick’!). We were fortunate would take about 10 person-days just to cover and to see a broken panel, and to be reassured that in uncover the wooden floors with a protective layer the early stages it simply looks different and can to use the hall for things like exams, assemblies, still be walked or played upon until the panel can open mornings and dances. Tables and chairs can be replaced – another potential risk eliminated. be set up, and stilettos for a dance can be worn. We have most recently in February 2018 visited the second UK installation, at Oxford University Sports Centre, which is currently underway. We took along with our builders, design consultants and key members of our Facilities Department to learn from Oxford’s experiences of installing the latest version of the floor. “I firmly believe that we are With all this good news there has to be some bad, “ and that’s the money. It is certainly expensive, at perfectly positioned to seize a £1.5 million, but I strongly feel the benefits are great opportunity. More schools worth the expense. This cost will include the glass will be looking at this technology floor for both the main sports hall and the dance in the future – if they can afford studio. The reason for installing in the dance it – and we will be leading the way studio is because this is adjacent to the hospitality zone and a folding partition will open the studio and will be years ahead of many to create additional space for events. With a glass of our competitors. It will certainly floor, it will be easy to transition from dance to make St George’s a talking point dinner and back, providing a much greater range and I would expect to be visited of opportunities for entertaining in the Activity by lots of other schools, sports Centre. Other benefits are that the floor should last centres and businesses. Already us 70 years, compared to a normal wooden sports floor which will need to be completely resurfaced we have received interest from every twenty years or so, and there will be no Sport’s National Governing Bodies periodic maintenance required, simply keeping it including England Hockey and clean on a weekly basis. The ability of the floor to Netball. It is all part of a piece in display individual lines will allow us to offer a wider helping build the profile of our range of courts than we might otherwise choose, not worrying about line congestion, and will make amazing school, and inspire us to it much easier for younger children to learn the be the best we possibly can.” c o u r t m a r k i n g s o f n e w s p o r t s . We a r e i n c l u d i n g for example as well as additional practice netball, basketball and volleyball courts. I have received so much positive feedback from parents, Old Georgians and members of the LED lighting strips run in aluminium tracks under Join me in this excitement and help donate towards this amazing project the floor (above the underfloor heating), and community because they share my excitement these lights will then shine through the panels for the idea that it is possible to have the very For further details on how to donate 48 displaying the individual sports lines very sharply. highest performance combined with the most 49 If one of these LED lights were to malfunction practical surface. We have an amazing building please visit www.stgeorgesgiving.com single panels can be easily lifted by our own staff design but we must remember that the floor and replaced within a couple of hours. The lights is the one thing every one of our students will will be controlled by staff using a touch screen use and it should be the very best, and the very display enabling various combinations to be used, best is what we need everyone’s help to get! Spring 2018 RU19 Spring 2018 RU19 50 RU19 Spring 2018 and doctors. being cared for by anamazingteam of nurses spent thelast few weeks of her life in2004, Beare Hospice, inmemory of my Mum, who Sam and Woking the for funds raise toyear, at least achallenge amonth,throughout the ourselves apersonaltarget to participate in “challenging” year! Thisisbecause we hadset a was it that say to fair be would it 2017, in were asked to summarise our achievements If we were to look back onour last year, and School Teacher since 2007) (Current StGeorge’s Junior James (OG’93)andEmily Stather Achievements January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 2017 July August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 were able to complete: The list of our achievements are shown below and we are bothenormously proud of what we ANNOUNCEMENTS

London SprintTriathlon, 100-mile cycle Prudential RideLondon 10K NewhamRun finishingintheOlympic Stadium,ClimbingScafell Pike, Eton Dorney Super Sprint Duathlon 10K London Winter Run, ThorpePark only) Half Marathon(James Hampton Court Half Marathon 10K Weybridge Run, 5K Woking Run (Emily only), 10K AprilFools Run, 5K Gung-HoObstacle Run (withthekids) Sprint) in1day Dorney Triple Triathlon –3Triathlons (Sprint,Super Sprint, Super Super 10K Bobby Moore Fun Run, Eton Dorney Super SprintTriathlon, Eton Blenheim Palace Super SprintTriathlon 1 mile SeaSwim around Burgh Island Sprint Triathlon 25K ThamesBridgesTrek, 2Mile Swim Serpentine,Eton Dorney Super Great SouthRun –10miles MoRunning 5K,Battersea Park Woking andSamBeare SantaFun Run 5K

Commonwealth Powerlifter Ollie Brown (OG’03),GB wish to pursue” wish everyone I every success inany sport they might sport. the strong whatever encouragement, a has George’s St sporting heritageandI was always given every horizon. the on particularly with theTokyo Paralympics also to givingmy forward absolute best at the games, looking really am I special. very feel Commonwealth2018 Australiain Games does being selected to represent my country atthe World and ParaPowerlifting forChampionships GB, team European the both at competed already Having University. Loughborough training at Squad Powerlifting Class World GB ofthe nowpart am I Simmonds. swimmerEllie the London Paralympics and particularly the by the amazing fea ts of the competitors at inspired Woking,being afterin club small a at ago years five over just Powerliftingstarted “I Carrara Sports andLeisure the Centre, Australia, inApril. at compete to squad England’s joining the other para-powerlifters inTeam be will Ollie debut. CommonwealthGames his Congratulations to Ollie who will bemaking havetooconqueredLondinium (I London) vici’ Classics medal engraved with the words ’Et ego events receives aspecially designedLondon Swim at Everyone miles who completes thisiconic trioof 2 swim open the Serpentine, water and festival.swimming 100 Surrey – Marathon, Londoncycle 100miles inthePrudential RideLondon Money Virgin the run to us requires challenge unique This challenges. world’sthe greatestofsporting one – Classics to thechallenge of completing theLondon By runningthismarathon, we will have risen Virgin London MarathoninApril2018. the run attempt to ourcontinueefforts and to mile Swim Serpentine, which have inspired us were theLondon Prudential Ride 100andthe2 Two of the big challenges that we completed

the biggest challenge to date! close with a efforts to ourfundraising bring to inJune, 70.3 Ironman Staffordshire the enter coming to anend, we have alsodecidedto Finally, just as we thoughtour madness was emily-stather-bok-PRLS-2017-42501488. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/james- Any us. donations would behugely appreciated sponsor to like to would you if delighted Woking and Sam Beare Hospice, and would be amazing the for efforts fundraising secure to a charity place, enablingusto continue our enough fortunate been have We who have currently beenawarded themedal. world the in people 569 only are ThereFame. and will be listed in the London Classics Hall of RU19 Spring 2018 51 ANNOUCEMENTS ANNOUCEMENTS

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Nathan Raj (OG ’15) Congratulations to Nathan who has taken up a placement at Keysight Technologies on a year out from University. Nathan is currently reading Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Sheffield. Keysight Technologies is an international Electrical Test and Measurement company. It was formerly known as HP. He has been working with the sales team that sells the company’s EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools. Nathan is also going to be helping with their remote technical support Where will Nathan like to be in five years from team and in the service centre diagnosing and now? He’s not sure, but he has been talking repairing instrumentation. Nathan has just to several of the people he has been working Happy 90th Birthday! got back from a week-long training event in with and he is starting to develop an interest Germany. Nathan secured his placement after in business development, finance as well as John Le Maire with Fr Jude hearing someone from the company giving a engineering. So any Old Georgian, working in John Le Maire (OG ’46) talk at Sheffield University. Several interviews those fields please do get in touch with Nathan John Le Maire celebrated his 90th birthday on Matron, the only female on the staff, came into later and he got the job. – he would love to network with you! the 8 February. As a surprise his son, also John her own. We were only permitted one bath a Le Maire (OG ’69) and wife Jill (who are both week and then with a maximum of five inches OG Parents) brought Dad back to St George’s of water! Michael Clayden (OG ’73) for a tour of the school. A chance encounter On Sundays we dressed in our pin striped was enjoyed between the guests and Fr Jude trousers and black jackets and we were obliged Michael has recently been appointed as McHugo where many memories and stories to attend the Old Chapel – twice! There existed Head of Finance at C & J Marine Ltd, a where shared and enjoyed. a system of weekly cards being issued – one leading manufacturer of top quality boat for general behaviour and discipline and the covers, yacht canopies and upholstery, John shared with us some of his memories as a school boy: other for class work. Pink was good boys (I just outside of Chichester in West Sussex. seldom received these), green was border line Michael has also been involved with the “When I went to St George’s in 1940 things acceptable, buff was not acceptable and white Chichester Rugby Club for over thirty years were very different from what they are today. was a very serious matter indeed resulting in and he is the team’s official photographer. There are now so many more buildings – we at least a visit to the Headmaster and possibly He has also qualified as an STA swimming boarders only had the White House and the worse. Red House (not even a joining lower Kean teacher and lifesaver at the tender age of 62 There was a dairy farm which produced not only Block)! and spends a lot of time at the Petersfield milk but also a wide variety of vegetables. The Open Air Pool – age is just a number! During the hours of darkness all windows senior boys were encouraged to join either the had to be blacked out and as soon as the air Army Cadet Force or the Sea Cadets. raid siren sounded we had to make our way I left St George’s in 1946 and after a spell doing to the air raid shelter situated on the hill. At compulsory Military Service in the Army spent the same time one of the Josephites made his my entire working career with Midland Bank in way up onto the roof of the White House for the International Section (my speciality being 52 Matthew Edwards (OG ’74) “incendiary bomb duty”. During the war all of French) retiring in 1986. I have been happily 53 the teaching staff were Josephites. married to my wife Adele since 1950 and have Matthew joined St George’s College in 2006 Living conditions were not great! Heating was three sons – John (OG ’69), Christopher (OG ’70) as a Chemistry Technician. After twelve years minimal resulting in many sore and chapped and Paul (OG ’74). John’s three sons Tim (OG ’98), of dedicated service Matthew retired earlier legs as a result of (having to) wear short Nick (OG ’99) and Oliver (OG ’03) all also attended this year. trousers (even in the winter) – this is where St George’s”. Spring 2018 RU19 Spring 2018 RU19 Births OBITUARIES David Gunn (OG ’07) and his wife Louise welcomed little William Edward on the 22 September 2017.

Michael Willis (OG ’49) Weddings 1932 – 2017 Dad was born in Coulsdon, Surrey on the 22 May 1932 and he and his brother Jeremy joined Victoria Pugh (OG ’07) St George’s as a young man in the early 1940’s. Victoria and Jonathan married at Claridge’s During his stay at the College, Dad immersed in London on the 7 May 2017, which was himself in every aspect of school life, including Victoria’s late mothers birthday (Lesley numerous acting roles, but his passion was Pugh). They enjoyed a honeymooned in always the sports field. He represented the Deauville, France – returning home two school with some distinction in Rugby, hockey weeks later to a big party to celebrate in and cricket. I am reliably informed that he was Shenfield, Essex. a combative back row forward on the rugby pitch, a goal poacher extraordinaire on the hockey fields and a devilish leg spinner on the hallowed cricket square. His photos in the late 40’s bear testament to his successes. The last of the Willis tribe duly arrived and Dad settled in to running a smallholding on After leaving SGC, Dad went to Guys Hospital the outskirts of Bude first thing and last thing to learn the art of dentistry which eventually Anna Mepham (OG ’00) during the day, whilst running a busy school took him to Berlin as an army dentist where he dentist practise in the middle. No mean feat! Anna Mepham and Fraser Aitken were met Mum. They married in 1957 and returned married on 30 September 2017 at St James’ to England in 1959 with the first of their Ever the sportsman, Dad soon became a very Church, Weybridge with the reception held children, Sally. accomplished golfer, playing low single figure at Silvermere. They had over 100 guests both golf all his life and a more fierce competitor you After spending a few years back in Coulsdon, from the UK and Fraser’s native South Africa, couldn’t hope to meet. Many a time I waited to where three more budding Georgians arrived, many were Old Boys/Girls including my father get a sympathetic slow down to allow me to they moved to beautiful Bude, in North and four brothers. win, but it never happened. Cornwall which was to be their home for the Old Georgians in attendance were: Brian next half a century. Dad had to take an early retirement from Mepham (OG ’51); Simon Mepham (OG dentistry but continued to live a full and ’85); Philip Mepham (OG ’87); Christopher happy life in Bude, watching his family grow, Mepham (OG ’89); David Mepham (OG ’95); culminating in him spending time with his Jemma Mepham (née Milton OG ’96); Richard Michael, Alex and Simon great grand-daughter Ana. Wildenberg (OG ’52); Jacqui Kershaw (née Dad made regular visits back to the college Tierney OG ’00); Alex Kershaw (00); Emma to watch us play various sports and kept a Petersen (née Boyens OG ’00); Jane Walker (OG very close eye on all SGC matters. My son ’00); and Bethany Biggs (née Dick OG ’00) Alex’s successful relaunch of the Rugby club a Old Maurians in attendance were: Tiffany Ball particular source of great pride for him (née McCready OG ’96); Rebecca Magill (98); Dad passed away peacefully on the 19 October Hannah Sheridan (née Plant OG ’98); Dana 2017 after a couple of tough years battling 54 Demin (OG ’98); Lucy Duncombe (OG ’98); illness. 55 Michelle Beadle (née Adams OG ’00); Nicole Izod (00); Danie Smith (née Alexander OG ’00) He was a true Georgian. Compassionate, caring and Nicola Mansfield (OG ’00). and a great Dad, Grandad and Great Grandad as well as being a true gentleman. Clare Webb-Jenkins (retired staff) and Laura Milton (current staff) were also present. Written by Simon Willis (OG ’81) Spring 2018 RU19 Spring 2018 RU19 56 RU19 Spring 2018 Play, Aladdin andhis wonderful lamp. In 1963Jamestook partintheUpper School their family during thissadtime. Our thoughtsare with his wife Valerie and James Dow died onthe24December 2017. James Dow (OG ’68) is survived by his wife andchildren He andby his 2016. August in Priory Bristol the in died long and valiant struggle a against thisdisease after and disease Huntington’s developed sadly He this. prevented illness his until yoga enjoy other hobbiessuch as choral singing and and tennis play to continued Des Niamh. and They hadthree beautiful children Conor, Orla they lived in a magnificent stone manor house. doctor andthey settled intheBatharea where travelled extensively. He he married in 1993 to Louise career also a his During cyclosporine. medicine asaresult of his work with thedrug of thegreat unsung heroes of transplantation At hismemorialservice he was describedasone retirement Novartis). onmedicalgrounds. (later He stayed with thesamecompany untilhis pharmaceuticals Sandoz doctor for only afew years before hejoined After tennis. qualifying asadoctor for he worked asahospital Purple a University earned He London education. medical his of part to on a went Kings College HospitalLondon for He thesecond as Club. Hawks elected the of was member and Grasshoppers) (the Whilst there he played tennis for the University Magdalene College Cambridge. gifted and won aplace academically to study medicineat was He author). and journalist team where hepartnered JohnCarlin(anotable College’sfirst Tennis the of member a was He Des O’Sullivan was at St George's in the 1970’s. 1956 –2016 Desmond O’Sullivan OBITUARIES them are enjoying University. children his carry theHuntington geneandallof of none Thankfully nephews. and nieces brother Michaelandsister Deirdre andmany many friends. who will begreatly missedby hisfamily and uncle and brother a Glynis, of husband Loving 2017. September in died Dougall Tim Tim Dougall(OG’66)

many previous colleagues. retirement, when they remained friends with St with of their working lives andcontinued during association years many for lasted Maur’s Dudley’sSt and George’s and Molly the early 1980s. finally and Maur’s,St retiredfromtomoving in she where years the over commitment her part-time teaching posts, gradually increasing of severaltookfirst she the school, when at all relinquished teaching untilher children were Like many women of her generation, Molly was bornshortly afterwards. warm and much loved family home and Mark they lived for therest of their lives, creating a They subsequently moved to Chertsey, where arrived.Lou daughterMary theirGeorge’s and In 1951Dudley started teaching history at St was born. College, andduringthistimetheir sonJohn he was a history undergraduate at Pembroke while Cambridge outside was home first Their and marriedin1948. engaged became they returned he war.When sent by theNavy to Singapore atthe endof the up teaching inColoma, Croydon andhe was took she while corresponded They University. Dudley, who was onanaval shortcourse atthe It was there shemether future husband, diploma. in stayed subsequently Liverpool to complete apostgraduate teaching She university. to for a woman at atime when few even went a science degree beinganunusual choice study biology in 1942 atLiverpool University, Scarborough . She won a County scholarship to Molly was born and spent her childhood in 1924 –2017 Molly Woodget

delivering thehomily. to her longstanding friendFather Adrian for support of those who attended her funeraland The family were grateful for the warmth and greatly.her miss and company intelligent and grandchildren. They always found her enthusiastic, engaged great and grandchildren her relishing visits from friends and especially from a few days before her deathinDecember, to enjoy her beloved able homeand garden untiljust was she Happily 2015. in Judith wife of her husbandin2012andthen John andhis Molly’s later years were saddened by the deaths RU19 Spring 2018 57 NEWS SCHOOL SCHOOL NEWS

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Long service recognition Introducing our This year Headmistress Rachel Owens decided to start celebrating our long serving staff members for their fantastic service to the St George’s. Members of staff reaching a significant length of Music Director, service, 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years were presented with a gift voucher and enjoyed a cream tea celebration with colleagues. Staff who had served 30 years plus were privileged to name a Richard Quesnel room of their choice after themselves. Music at St George’s is undergoing some exciting David Bradford new changes; my arrival at the College as Director of Music coincided with the appointment of a David Bradford celebrated his 38th year of new Head of Academic Music here as well as that teaching Maths at St George’s. For his long service of a new Director of Music at the Junior School. recognition Dave chose to name the Theatre bar – Together with the existing team of enthusiastic ‘The Bradford Arms’. and dedicated music staff, we will be working to develop academic and performing music in the build up to the 150th celebrations next year. musicians and it has been wonderful to hear the As a department we are continuing to foster College choirs lead the performance of new pieces musicianship through a range of varied I have composed for the school. There will be performance opportunities. The College has many plenty more first performances over the course Melvin Tiley different vocal and instrumental ensembles and of the year ahead, and more and more audience participation. Melvin Tiley has been at St George’s for a students have plenty of opportunities to perform fantastic 30 years teaching in the History in informal lunchtime recitals, termly concerts The Music Department is working hand in hand Department. Thank you for enriching our and services. They are encouraged to meet and with Chaplaincy to encourage whole school student’s minds. perform with professional musicians – alongside singing, and we have already introduced hymn their studies with our excellent team of visiting practice before Assembly and staff choir practice music teachers, students also participate in at INSET! This is part of our mission to support the masterclasses, and perform with professional College’s Catholic ethos and to encourage the Martin Parnham soloists and orchestras. spiritual life of the school through enthusiastic participation in collective music making… and 36 years ago Martin Parnham joined St I am also keen to develop a strong sense of musicianship in and outside of the classroom getting all those voices to sound “perfectly George’s Technology Department. In his balanced” is an exciting challenge! honour he has had a technology classroom through greater overlaps with performance named after him! Thank you for all you have projects. The schemes of work and the concert We are always looking for new ways to attract done for our students! programmes are dovetailed to ensure clearer outstanding talent to come to St George’s and will coherence between the fields of study and the continue to support our excellent music scholars, students performing in ensembles all receive some of whom are performing to Grade 8 standard a ‘music project’ document that outlines the and above; they are actively encouraged to attend Giovanna Hale principal works studied and the key areas of prestigious national music courses and apply for Congratulations to Giovanna Hale on her learning. Hopefully, this will help the students music scholarships to major universities. However, recent long service award presented to her by to keep track of their personal progress and to our priority as a department is to encourage Headmistress Rachel Owens on Friday 23rd build up a really useful and attractive portfolio of everyone to discover their musical personality February. Giovanna joined St Maur’s as a Languages performances over their time at the College. and to feel comfortable however good they are at singing, playing or just listening – that’s a great Teacher back in 1990. In 2000 she joined St Of course, teaching music also involves helping skill in itself which every musician needs to master! George’s and has been a firm fixture within the to support student creativity, especially through Languages Department. With her gift vouchers opportunities for students to compose and hear The College Choral Society is open to parents, 58 59 Giovanna chose a beautiful necklace to remind their works performed. We hope to allow more staff and Old Georgians who wish to sing in the her of her wonderful years teaching Georgian young composers to hear their works performed annual concert with the College choirs and a students. Giovanna is delighted to have seen so by school and professional ensembles, from professional orchestra. Do come and support many wonderful changes over the years and most Lower School minimalist music projects to A level our performance of works from 18th century memorably to see how the school developed into a candidates writing works for orchestra. As a keen Salzburg (Mozart, Michael Haydn) at 7.30pm composer myself, I have always written for young on April 22.

Spring 2018 RU19 really great co-educational school. Spring 2018 RU19 60 RU19 Spring 2018 who are deemed to be outstanding – and Ellie and – outstanding be to deemed are who to those awarded only offer early offered an gaining also was Shahbo, a place to study Neurobiology at Harvard, Ellie Girl, Head was support the invaluable.” process; challenging this through me guided who staff the all thank to like would “I College. Emmanuel to up going Natural Another Science. Science student is Alex Mason, who will be Natural read to College, Rory to read MathsandPhysics, Harry Homerton from offers received have Convey Harry and Parkinson Rory Science. Computer together with EthanJones, who isreading Churchill College to read EngineeringSciences, Head Boy, DemiTola-Obembe, isgoingupto from Cambridge University. offers received students having five celebrating that are delighted is George’s St Cambridge bound…andheadingto Harvard! sitting examsthissummer! be will who girls and boys our all to luck Good and are deservingof theoutcome.” best absolute their done have all competitive; Cambridge andHarvard are extremely achievements. students’ “We the of saying: proud so news, are this with delighted was Mandy Smith,Assistant Head:SixthForm, St George’s Junior School. from came originally Ellie, as well as boys, five Also worthy of note isthefactthatfour of the To allof themIgive my thanks.” phenomenal. been have who parents, my and George’s College, St at staff the and teachers it is due to the support I have received from my study at one of the world’s top universities, but extremely grateful to have theopportunity to am “I accolade. this of deserving certainly is Ellie Shahbo Mr MichaelDavie Chairman of Governors CELEBRATE 150GALA BALL Celebrate150 GalaBall,ataprestigious London venue. Invitations andbookingdetails will besentoutsoon Mrs RachelOwens Join usonthe17November 2018for the St George’s College Headmistress, AT APRESTIGIOUSLONDONVENUE SAVE THEDATE to the whole Georgian Family. Mr AntonyHudson St George’s Junior Headmaster, School Mr TonyJansen Chairman of the OGA

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