Aldenhamiana No 27 October 2003

Published by THE OLD ALDENHAMIAN SOCIETY Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ, England e-mail: [email protected] www.oldaldenhamian.org

THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER both in respect of the School as well as the Society. Thirdly, your Committee - and the commitment of its It is a great honour for me to assume the Presidency of members, which has been superb. I am especially the OA Society from Field Marshal The Lord Vincent, pleased to welcome William Rouse, who has who has taken the Society forward with such success succeeded Richard Hall as our Secretary. But there over the past four years and to whom I must express remains a need for more of you to serve the Society on our gratitude for his leadership and commitment. In his its Committee and I would particularly welcome the valedictory letter in the previous edition of interest of younger members, especially from ladies Aldenhamiana, Dick Vincent outlined the very great who left Aldenham during the 1990s! deal that has been achieved during his period in office. Not only has the Society's complex financial position Since I became President in April, the major event has been reviewed and placed on a firm foundation, but the been OA Day on 22nd June. This was, without doubt, a Committee has also charted a clear course for the huge success with over 230 OAs and their wives and future. Concurrently, the Governing Body made major partners attending, for which much credit must go to decisions about the further development and the Development Team at Aldenham. The day began enlargement of the School. The next few years will with coffee in Houses, followed by a magnificent and therefore be an exciting and challenging time for very well attended Chapel Service which included Aldenham and I trust that OAs will offer their strong moving tributes to two former members of staff, personal support. Geoffrey Crawshaw and Ken Barnard, together with a special tribute to George Fagg OA. The collection I want to pick up on three of Dick Vincent's points. realised over £800 for two related charities. First, the changes to the Rules of the Society over Afterwards, a Champagne Reception was held in the membership and subscriptions. The previous Treasurer, Yard and the Shed, a first in this venue for an OA Day John Rimer, took a leading role in bringing about these - I felt that Sergeant Major Buckingham would have important changes, following the recommendations put been delighted, especially as the fierce sun caused forward by the Working Party under Richard Hall's many still corked bottles to explode involuntarily percipient chairmanship. I am therefore delighted that during speeches by both the Headmaster and your John, having recently handed over the Treasurer's role President! Lunch was a splendid affair, which had to be to Richard Peart, is nevertheless willing to continue as served in three different locations due to the large a Committee member. numbers attending. It was Next, the OA Website - the particularly warming that Society owes Mark Jordan many eminent OAs a huge debt of gratitude for managed to get to his invaluable and Aldenham that day, painstaking work in including Bill Kennedy - a establishing the Website well known principal and overseeing it. Without member of the Common doubt, the Society's Room from 1934 to 1959 Website will increasingly and a former Housemaster become the most efficient, of McGill's. During the effective and economical afternoon, OAs spent time means for OAs to keep in revisiting old haunts around the School and touch with each other and Mr Bill Kennedy (CR34-59) and Housemaster of McGill’s 46-59 learn about future events, enjoying the OA Day Gaudy with Mrs Mary Leaver, wife of seeking out former Dr Peter Leaver (M53-58)

1 friends. My overall impression, confirmed by those invited now to start paying a voluntary subscription. who sought me out during the day, was that both the Standing Order form at the back. Society and the School had hit upon an excellent formula for OA Day i.e. on a 'decade group' basis, The next edition of Aldenhamiana will appear, as immediately following Visitation Day, and that we usual, in February to give adequate warning of must now seek to develop this - which the Committee arrangements for the OAAGM. We would be delighted will do for OA Day 2004. to receive your news, views, and memories in the meantime. Editors of publications such as this always In the near future, we have our annual OA Dinner say, "We depend on your contributions". The cunning which is to be held in the Royal Air Force Club, Editor, at this time of year, sends you early but sincere Piccadilly, on Tuesday 25th November at 7.00 pm. OAs best wishes for a very Merry Christmas in the hope will find details of this event and an application form (somewhat cheeky, but faint heart never won fair lady) elsewhere in this edition of Aldenhamiana and on the that the OA Society office may receive a Christmas Society's Website. I hope that, as with the OA Day card or two! Would that not be an excellent medium earlier this year, many of you will be able to attend, for also letting us have your news ?! together with your guests. Peter Jones, Chairman of the Horserace Totalisator Board, will be our principal guest I hope you enjoy this Aldenhamiana. this year and I would wager that we will hear some entertaining stories from the fascinating world of Trevor Barton horses and courses!

Finally, I much look forward to meeting many more HEADMASTER'S LETTER OAs during my tenure as President. But, in the meantime, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me In my last letter I informed OAs about the Strategic - through the School - about your views on how the Development Plan and associated building projects that Society should move things forward to best effect. were about to begin at the School. I am delighted to report that we are nearing completion of Phase 1 and Mike Taylor about to embark on Phase 2 of the projects. A new classroom at the Pre-prep (Wilson House) has been EDITOR'S NOTES completed and is already in use by our new Year 3 class. The extension on Martineau's to create the new To the traditional indicators of Autumn (less frequent Prep building is nearing completion and will be in use lawncutting, Terry Wogan back on Radio 2 after his as from January 2004. It is very exciting indeed to see hols, Christmas cards on sale again) we have pleasure the plans and artists' impressions turning into reality. in adding the thud of the October Aldenhamiana once again landing on your doormat or, for an increasing Work on Phase 2 begins in the New Year with the number of e-friendly OAs, a substantial addition to construction of a new classroom block and Common your computer's Inbox. Room extension on the site of the Games Shed. Please see the artist's impression below. This phase also We have much enjoyed putting together this edition of involves the refurbishment of the Near and Far Old Aldenhamiana - as always, a panoply of fascinating Blocks to accommodate a relocated Junior House (for reminiscences, photographs, reminders, invitations and 11+ entry) and to free up the whole of the current reports. Read about the OA Veteran footballers' valiant Martineau's building for the Prep School. Building campaign in the Arthurian Veterans' Cup competition! work on these parts of the scheme is likely to last about Try to spot yourself in an old team photo! Apply for a year and will inevitably cause some disruption in the tickets for the OA Dinner! Mark your diary for next heart of School site, but the regeneration that will year's OA Day! What other publication offers such a follow will certainly make it worthwhile. In addition to heady cocktail of action, reaction and interaction? May the new buildings much work continues to be done on I particularly draw your attention to the reply sheets refurbishing our current facilities; over the summer a inside. If you wish to keep your Aldenhamiana great deal was achieved in all the senior houses, with pristine, please photocopy before sending. Beevor's a particular focus for renewal.

You will once again find an explanation inside of the I do hope to see many OAs visiting the School or at new subscription arrangements. In a nutshell, if you other functions this year. We were delighted with the left the School in summer 1983 or before, you are response to OA Day and the 1940s/50s Gaudy in June 2 2003 and I am grateful to all of you who attended then. We were blessed with warm sunshine and fine singing in the Chapel! We look forward this year to a number of regional dinners, including Toronto and New York in October, and it will be good to make contact with OAs from many parts of the world as well as the UK. The OA Dinner in November will be a highlight and I hope that OA Day in June 2004 will be just as well attended as 2003.

In other respects the School continues Artist’s Impression of the Common Room Extension and new Classroom block to thrive. As I mention above the new on the site of the Games Shed. Prep School is filling up with pupils already and the Head of Prep School Mr Paul have promised an extra income of £750 a year in total. Cheetham took up his post this September. Planning is However, 50 is only a small proportion of those we ongoing for the introduction of full co-education from hoped would respond, so maybe some of you just did 11+ next academic year and 13+ in 2005, and in not get round to it! There is another copy of the form advance of that the Sixth Form girls have moved to in this edition and we very much hope that you will use Paull's House where there is more space for expansion. it! In the main School the pupil population numbers some 475 as we start the new academic year, once again a Richard Peart record number. Our academic results continue to show positive "Value Added" and this year the GCSE results were particularly pleasing, with our best ever Diary Dates performance; some 27% of all grades achieved were at A or A* and 96% of pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs Tuesday 25th November 2003 at grades A* to C. Given Aldenham's profile as an all- OA Society Annual Dinner round school this represents a very good performance indeed as it puts us on a par with selective schools in Tuesday 16th March 2004 the maintained sector including many Grammar OA Society AGM Schools. In addition to academic success we continue to believe firmly in the value of a broad and balanced Sunday 27th June 2004 education for life, with tremendous opportunities in OA Day (incorporating a Gaudy for OAs who sports, the arts and a whole host of co-curricular left the School in the years 1960 - 1969) activities. Friday 9th July 2004 I do look forward to making and maintaining contact Eros to Eros Run with as many of you as possible this year; if you are able to visit I hope to be able to show you some of our new developments myself. As ever I remain very thankful for the enthusiastic support of so many OAs. REPORT FROM THE OA WEBSITE Richard Harman WWW.OLDALDENHAMIAN.ORG

The Old Aldenhamian web site now encompasses general information about the OA Society, but in TREASURER'S REPORT addition, since the last report includes the on-line members' database, which is now fully up and running. Voluntary Subscriptions - As the new Treasurer of the Access to current information about your Society I would like to express the Committee's thanks contemporaries is but a mere click away! The system to all those older OAs who have responded to the works in a similar way to the popular "Friends appeal for a voluntary subscription. So far, fifty of you Reunited" website and offers many additional

3 facilities. OAs are earnestly requested to register their Spring Meeting e-mail addresses on the site. 22 April at West Hill Attendance: 17 (18 in 2002) The web site is maintained on a purely voluntary basis Weather: Fine and warm and the Society is looking for recruits to help keep it up Results: to date. If you have experience of web site maintenance Spring Challenge Cup G Green (68) and are willing to devote a small amount of time please Scratch Prize G Green (76) contact me ([email protected]). Stableford Prize WH Gamble (37 points) President's Cup I Wilson-Soppitt & JDL Yule Mark Jordan (36pts)

Grafton Morrish PLEA FROM THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN 18 May at Royal Ashdown Forest Result: Qualified for Finals (73 points) The School Library copy of Schoolboy Rising Team: J Bloomfield & SP Radin (25) by Nigel Foxell (B45-49) has been missing DJ McMonagle & RA Alter (23) from the shelves for some time. Unfortunately it RJ Coombes & R Steel (25) is now out of print so cannot be replaced. If any OA has a copy he now longer requires, would Match v Old Leysians he please be kind enough to send it to the 27 May at Brookmans Park Librarian, Mrs S.A.Price c/o the School. Thank Result: Won 3-0 you. Team: ND Melvill & PJR Marsh Won 2&1 P Bailey* Won 2&1 WH Gamble* Won 5&4 OA GOLFING SOCIETY * Two members were absent REVIEW OF 2003 Match v Littlehampton Halford Hewitt 24 June at Littlehampton 11 April v Repton at Royal St Georges, Sandwich Result: Won 4 - 1 Result: Lost 2-3 MW Blake & PMQ Mobsby Lost Team: Team: J Bloomfield & SP Radin Won 4&3 RJ Coombes & RA Aram Won RA Alter & D Rawlinson Lost 3&2 C Simeons & M Weatherhead Won SGO Williams & DJ McMonagle Lost 6&5 I Wilson-Soppitt & JDL Yule Won RJ Coombes* & R Steel Won 3&2 RFS Crabb & D Bingley Won G Green & PJ Easby Lost 1 hole Match Over 30's v School/Under 30's *Bob Coombes (S44-47), who has played in 53 25 June at Porters Park consecutive Halford Hewitts, was asked to present the Result: Over 30s beat Under 30s (124 - 114 points) trophy this year in view of his outstanding Team: MW Blake & PMQ Mobsby 32 points achievements in Halford Hewitt competitions over the S Goodfellow & RA Aram 36 points years. This is a great tribute to him and also to ND Melvill & A Henchley 25 points Aldenhamian Golf. I am sure you will join me in IR Eggleden & G Green 31 points congratulating Bob for his sterling service to the OA RA Alter & Joshua Tobiansky 33 points Golfing Society - Ed. D McMonagle & Daniel Andrews 32 points Richard Groom & James Bilotta 18 points Halford Hewitt Plate D Lees & JDL Yule 31 points 11 April v Clifton at Princes, Sandwich Result: Lost 1-2 Summer Meeting Team: J Bloomfield & SP Radin Lost 1 hole 23 July at Ashridge RA Alter & DJ McMonagle Won 3&2 Attendance: 27 (25 in 2002) RD Hall & R Steel Lost 6&5 Weather: Overcast but warm Results: Ian Greig Trophy ND Melvill (61 points) Scratch Prize JDL Yule/ND Melvill (75 points)

4 Stableford Prize JDL Yule (45 points) their Old Boys' teams records in the competition. There Laurence Latter Trophy MW Blake & CJ Croxton are pictures of most of the Cup-winning teams (39 points) (including the OA teams of 1934 and 1979), some great action shots from all eras, and accounts of dramatic Match v Old Shirburnians matches, many written by the players themselves. The 27 July at Ashridge first chapter, entitled simply "Arthur Dunn", describes Result: Lost 4 - 6 this remarkable man, who played for the Old Etonians Morning when they beat Blackburn Rovers in the 1882 FA Cup I Wilson-Soppitt & MW Blake Lost 2&1 Final (!) and went on to captain England (all while JE Saxby & RD Hall Lost 1 hole developing a successful career as a schoolmaster). JDL Yule & K Whittaker Won 4&3 Sadly he died in 1902 at the very early age of 41. It was NO Holt & R Chaventre Lost 8&7 only three weeks later that, in an effort to preserve the RA Aram & CJ Thwaites Won 4&3 amateur game, representatives of various Old Boys' Afternoon clubs met and among other measures instituted an I Wilson-Soppitt & K Whittaker Lost 1 hole annual competition for "the Arthur Dunn Challenge R Chaventre & MW Blake Lost 3&2 Cup". Since then, the Cup has been played for every JDL Yule & CJ Thwaites Won 4&3 year except the war years. Thoroughly recommended. RA Aram & JE Saxby Lost 1 hole NO Holt & RD Hall Won 3&2 OA VETERANS' FOOTBALL CLUB - ARTHURIAN VETERANS' CUP CAMPAIGN Remaining Fixtures in 2003 1st Round : OAs 5 Old Reptonians 0 Thursday 13 November Match v Old Hurst 2nd Round : OAs 5 Old Salopians 2 Johnians at Porters Park Reports on the Semi-Final and Final by Alex Henchley and Mark Cox (K 77-82) EROS TO EROS 2003 (Ed. - remarkable examples of modern sports journalism … and an entertaining read, so reproduced in their entirety ! Those of us who were at the Final will Neal James-Crook (M70-75), Michael Worne (S63- remember it for many years.) 68) all the way from South Africa, Alan Phillips (M77-82) and Katherine Tucker (B92-94) SEMI FINAL TEAM vs. Old Cholmelians represented the OAs on the run this year, and all Sunday 23 February, 2003 posted excellent times in good weather. Your Editor, Kick-off: 11am nursing a leg injury, took the easy option this time and Venue: Upper, Aldenham School cycled. All enjoyed a hearty US-style 4 July breakfast Referee: Eddie Carter afterwards. The OA participation is now a recognised feature, and anyone interested in taking part next year 1. John BAUGH 7. Andy CLARE should let the Editor know via the OA office. 2. Tony COCOZZA 8. Matt WENDER 3. Pete GODOLPHIN 9. Mark COX FOOTBALL 4. Nick BAKER 10. Alex HENCHLEY 5. Dick HALL - (Captain) 11. Phil KERR "The Centenary History of the Arthur Dunn Cup" by 6. Rob HADRILL David Roy, etc., published by Replay Publishing Ltd ( [email protected]) Subs: 12.Scott GOODFELLOW replaced Pete GODOLPHIN Ed. - we have received a copy of this fascinating book 13.Alistair JOHNSON replaced Rob HADRILL for review. Your Editor, despite a highly dodgy 14.Paul STENNING replaced Matt WENDER footballing career at Aldenham (highpoint Colts XI - coach, Austin Galvin - in about 1973, I being probably Many thanks again go to David Mead and the the only boy to play a whole season in the forward line Aldenham ground staff for allowing us to use the of any Aldenham team without scoring a single goal) Upper. All the Veterans have agreed that it has been a knows a good book when he reads it, and is pleased to big advantage this season. It was again in excellent confirm this richly illustrated history to be excellent. It condition, even allowing for the OA 1st XI having is packed with information and interesting historical played the Old Cholmeleians the day before. detail, with analyses of all participating schools and

5 Match report: Hadrill, our "Martin Keown", felt his back go after a sharp turn. After going off & then coming back Rob "After the management toyed with the Christmas Tree, decided he could not continue. Dick Hall then decided Diamond and the "Hetherington U-14 (2-3-5)" it was time to introduce Scott Goodfellow. Scott, had formations due to doubts about both the fitness & state however only turned up in his sandals, yes, his sandals, of minds of both Matt Wender & Scott "Sicknote" obviously thinking it was the "Stamford Bridge Goodfellow right up to the last minute, both were Beach". Meanwhile, Al Johnson stripped off and was passed fit to play, Wender with a vigorous Mark Cox pressed into centre half duties. fitness session and Goodfellow with a more sedate walking of the dog, meant 4-4-2 was reverted to! "Half-time arrived, allowing Dick Hall to sort out the reshuffle at which time, both Pete "45 minutes" "The Old Cholms performed a very impressive Godolphin & Wender made strong cases for their "Premiership" warm-up, team talks, etc, which made substitution. They failed. Godolphin & Baker especially thankful that they were OAs as they voiced doubts on their abilities to last the "Old Cholms started the second-half strongly, but still warm-up, let alone the game. Dick Hall, our durable did not find a breakthrough. Pete after some resolute and very experienced master of ceremonies (i.e. our defending decided that was that. He had shot his bolt. Captain), gave a very short, sharp (Tony Adams like) Enter Goodfellow, who had by now retrieved suitable team talk on the theme: if we wanted it, we would win! footwear, taking up the centre back position with Al Johnson moving to left back. Goodfellow, after on "When the mind games were finished, and the game Saturday contesting that even taking the dog for a walk started in earnest, the OAs dominated possession and was a struggle, proceeded to show his injury might the early stages. After about 15 minutes, Henchley have been in the mind after all, as we were amazed to turned the centre back letting the ball run to the by-line see him not only beat one challenge with his normal before crossing where Andy Clare marginally failed to "drop of the shoulder" but surprised when he make it 1-0 with a header, but in the same passage of accelerated & proceeded to beat two more. play the OAs won a corner. It was driven in low by Pete Godolphin, causing panic in the Old Cholms "Matt Wender also gave way to Paul Stenning, with defence, Matt Wender pressurised one of their number Paul now partnering Mark Cox up front with Henchley in slicing the ball over the keeper's head into the net, dropping into midfield. where Phil Kerr marginally failed to claim the goal before it crossed the line. Both Wender, Godolphin & "With twenty minutes to go the Cholms equalised, a Kerr made claims to the goal, but it was officially header from a corner was cleared off the line by recorded as an own goal. 1-0 to the OAs !. Henchley, but unfortunately it was returned at pace inside the near post. 1-1 ! "The OAs were on top, following on in the style developed in the Salopians game, with Clare (our "The OAs surely it seemed could not win from this midfield general) & Kerr again taking a vice-like grip position. We had offered little attacking force in the on the midfield aided by Nick Baker, adding his second half. The OA front two were certainly not the variation of short & long passes & Matt Wender with quickest, but they make up for it in guile & his quick incisive running. Dick Hall was organising & anticipation, even though Mark Cox believes he is still dictating play at the back with measured performances the quickest in the club over the first ten yards….does from Cocozza, Godolphin & Hadrill, and Mark Cox he mean in the bar, or in the penalty area ?… after a was proving a handful for their defence. glance at the midriff the former looks more likely ! But more seriously the Stenning/Cox partnership "Five minutes after the goal, following some good started to work, and with six minutes left Phil Kerr put interplay, the ball fell to Pete Godolphin, twenty yards Mark Cox through, the keeper came out of his area and out, who drilled the ball against the post. The Old seemed favourite for the ball, but Cox somehow stole Cholms then started to come more into the game, but the ball and calmly directed it into the net. 2-1 to the offered very little in the way of direct menace to John OAs ! Baugh's goal. John, our own "David Seaman" was again defying the years, well, he is only 47 years "Mark Cox then had another chance to seal it. He young, claimed all the crosses, etc with ease. outmuscled (or maybe a better description, outflabbed) the defender, but then decided to sidefoot it past the "Potential disaster was shortly to strike with Rob keeper without success rather than take it round him.

6 Nick Baker also found himself in the clear down the OLD ALDENHAMIANS v OLD CARTHUSIANS - right hand side after throwing a dummy which fooled THE FINAL the defence as well as himself (he had seen it done on Date: Sunday 23 March, 2003 TV!), but then decided he may did not have the legs to Venue: Bank of England Sports Ground cover half the pitch to take the keeper on! Referee: David Mann "With two minutes to go they scored. Eddie Carter, the referee, admitted he would have blown the whistle 1. John BAUGH 7. Andy CLARE before they had scored, but added time on for what he 2. Nick BAKER 8. Matt WENDER thought was blatant timewasting by the OAs. Nick 3. Scott GOODFELL 9. Mark COX Baker put it down to being too "bloody knackered" to 4. Ant SELWYN 10. Alex HENCHLEY keep it moving at breaks in play. 2-2 ! 5. Dick HALL (Captain) 11. Phil KERR 6. Rob HADRILL "The game went to extra time, where the OAs had more possession and more will to win! Nevertheless, it ended Subs: 2-2 after extra time. The Old Cholms then tried to claim 12. Tony COCOZZA a replay, but they had bargained without our 13. Pete GODOLPHIN experienced captain, Dick Hall, who had 14. Paul STENNING tied them into penalties before the start of the game.

"Five penalty takers were selected - Cox, Hall, Goodfellow, Stenning and Kerr. The rest of the team were just praying it did not go to sudden death! But more importantly, we had the commanding figure of John Baugh standing between the sticks! There were visions of England and World Cup 90 (Chris Waddle), Euro 96 (Gareth Southgate) and Arsenal v Valencia (Graham Rix) in 1980. So near, but yet so far!… Phil Kerr cheerily reminded the penalty takers of their OA Veterans’ Football Team : Runners-Up, Arthurian Veterans’ Cup, 2003 plight!

"Cox, Hall & Stenning decisively put their penalties Match report : powerfully in the left hand corners, while John Baugh had intimidated their takers with his imposing presence. "After much deliberation over the final makeup of the John saved all their three penalties, "saving" at the same side after the semi-final, Scott Goodfellow came into time, Scott "Sicknote" Goodfellow, who hit the bar, the side at left-back in place of Pete Godolphin and Ant from a TV career advertising pizzas with Gareth Selwyn replaced Tony Cocozza, with Nick Baker Southgate & Chris Waddle. So 3-0 to the OAs on dropped back to right back. This meant Alistair Johnson penalties. The Old Cholmeleians had played in the last being left out of the squad, which was unfortunate, as four finals, winning two, so it was no mean Alistair has provided continual enthusiasm & powerful achievement to win! Now to the Final…..it would be a running when in the team, but with Selwyn now fitting "finale" to the OA football careers for the trio of available someone had to make way. Baugh (47), Hall (46) & Clare (48) - (ages in brackets) who have won the Arthurian League & Arthur Dunn "At first sight, the pitch at the Bank of England looked Cup and Kerr, who was also a member of the Cup a tremendous surface, but on closer inspection it was winning team, if we could have one last big effort to win very dry & made instant control difficult. The pitch was the Cup! No alcohol, plenty of pasta and some "aerobic" also probably the widest any of us had ever played on. fitness are now in order. The countdown is on! Dick Hall gave his normal stirring address prior to kick off. "NB. Goodfellow & Wender to be wrapped in cotton wool." "The OAs were looking for an early break to go their way. What we had not bargained for, was the break

7 being to Mark Cox's arm. Alex Henchley at first corner, but somehow John managed to pull off a truly thought "the Cox was rolling around a little too much", outstanding save with his left-hand. thinking he had been watching a little too much Sky TV! It shortly became evident however that Mark was "Once again the OCs let fly from fully 25 yards and the in a touch of distress, and was not fit to continue. A big ball was destined for the other top corner, but John flew blow to the OA's chances as Mark had scored in every to his right to parry. round (5 goals) and gave the forward line a physical presence. Enter Pete Godolpin at left-back with Scott "In between these efforts, the OAs nearly scored twice, Goodfellow now reverting to left midfield with Matt once when Matt Wender drove the ball from 12 yards, Wender replacing Mark as centre forward. but the their keeper made a good save, and then Phil Kerr tried to lob the keeper from twenty yards, but it "Pete immediately went on a run which was bought to was turned over. a premature end by an over enthusiastic Carthusian. It looked for a moment that we might be looking for "The OAs were never able to exert the midfield another substitute. But Pete recovered and made sure he influence that they had enjoyed in previous rounds, due exacted satisfactory retribution with a tackle (just as partly to the size of the pitch & firmness of the pitch late) on the offender. and partly to two very fit OCs in the centre of their midfield, who were still playing regular Arthurian "The game settled down with both sides sharing an League football, one in the Premier Division, the other even amount of possession, but the Old Carthusians in division two. looking more threatening going forward. The OCs had a catalogue of corners in the first half, which "Before the end, Pete Godolphin after a great display fortunately were so consistent that you got the decided the body was telling him it had had enough. impression they had been practising putting the ball Tony Cocozza came on & dropped in at left back. into the side netting. "Full time ended 0-0. "The OAs then created some openings of their own. Ant Selwyn had a couple of hopeful efforts, then the "Another game with extra time beckoned. best chance was created from a free kick down the left. Unfortunately for the OAs it was half an hour too far. The ball was crossed in, Dick Hall went up with their The OCs were just that little bit fitter & stronger and it keeper who could only push the ball to Henchley who came to bear in this period of the game. After five chested it down for Goodfellow to shoot just over the minutes, the OCs put in a cross that eluded everyone bar. and rolled into an empty net. 1-0! Alex Henchley went off with a pulled hamstring & Paul Stenning slotted in "The OCs then created a couple of chances which went up front alongside Matt Wender. It was shortly 2-0 just narrowly wide. before the half was out, but not before the OAs had a corner. The box was packed, the ball fell to Tony "Half-time… still 0-0. The game was finely balanced. Cocozza, on the edge of the box, who controlled it, but The OAs definitely thought we could nick it, and at the same time was brought down for a penalty. Dick started the second half well with some good Hall stepped up, sent the keeper the wrong way, but the movements, with Wender & Clare exchanging some ball rolled the wrong side of the upright. neat passing movement on the edge of the OCs' box. Nick Baker & Ant Selwyn also started to combine to "The second half of extra time was one way traffic, good effect, but as time wore on with energy expended, with OCs adding another four to the tally with Stenning the OCs started to create some great chances. providing a consolation goal with a sharp turn in the Thankfully at this point, John Baugh again showed box. The game finished 6-1!… a scoreline which did remarkable agility (his ability & quality always not really reflect the play with all those goals in the last evident). ten minutes of extra time.

"Two relatively golden chances fell to the OCs, one "So near, but yet so far! It was extremely disappointing backpost header that Rob Hadrill did well to cover not to have been able to win, especially for the older across & block on the line, and the other an easier members of the side, Dick Hall & John Baugh, who chance when the ball fell to an OCs attacker with only announced their retirements, surprising after Dick's John Baugh to beat. The ball was destined for the top resolute defending, captaincy & organisation of the

8 back line and John's continued brilliance in goal. They All local OAs are invited to join in the Heath Club's both seem to have a good few years left. ( Ed.- I am weekly practices at Aldenham. The sessions are from pleased to report that the latest missive from the 7.30pm every Tuesday throughout the year. All ages Veterans indicates that both Dick and John have and abilities are encouraged! The evening is rounded decided after all not to retire.) off with a visit to the Round Bush PH for some sandwiches and liquid refreshment. Just turn up, there "Special mentions as well for Andy Clare, the oldest are normally spare gloves, or phone Graham Pulsford member of the side, but still by far the fittest at 48. His 01923 854517 for further details. footballing abilities show no sign of being dulled either, and Phil Kerr, who has revelled in his central midfield The OA Fives Club itself is hoping to re-enter the role with his close control & jinking runs. league and Jon Knowles(M89-94) is looking for eager recruits to boost his available pool of players. The "The future looks bright with the emergence of Nigel fixtures are all in and around London. Give Jon a call Fenn (the OA's Wayne Rooney, and who might well on 0208 341 3914 or email him on have made the difference this time around if his parents [email protected]. family planning had been slightly better), Alan Cinnamond, Roger Sugarman & Nigel Marks next year."

Ed.: we have also received another inimitable, entertaining and very welcome report from the OA THE ALDENHAMIAN Veteran footballers, this one focussed on the new season. Space constraints (and a consciousness that In early December you will be receiving through there are perhaps some readers who only want to read the post this year's edition of The Aldenhamian so much about football !) prevent us from publishing it, (the glossy School magazine). This is sent out by but may I encourage you all to support (or even to play the School to all OAs, and as you can imagine for) the OA sides - non-Veterans and Veterans. Matches the printing and postal costs are very frequently take place at Aldenham (e.g. the opening considerable. The School is happy to continue match in the Veterans' Cup competition this year is at sending the magazine to those OAs who want it, 11 a.m. on Sunday 23rd November). Why not come and but clearly there is no point sending it to those then relive old memories in the Three Horseshoes afterwards? There is a special OA Football Club section who no longer value receiving it. Therefore, on the website, with contact details. when you receive your copy of The Aldenhamian, you will find inserted in it a OA FIVES CLUB REPORT TO APRIL 2003 postcard which you will be asked to return if you wish to continue receiving the magazine. Graham Pulsford (M71-75) writes: The unexpected success of the Old Aldenhamians in the In future all new OAs will receive The Alan Barber Cup was ended by a 2-1 defeat in the Aldenhamian for five years after they have left quarter final played at Aldenham on January 12th. school, and after that they must elect to continue Captained by Jon Knowles (M89-94) the OA pairs put on a spirited show against the number one seeds and receiving it. Every year group, as it reaches the 5 victory in the third pair was due reward for their overall year stage, will be asked to let the School know effort. Special mention must be made of Phil Lyndon if they wish to remain on the mailing list for The (K76-81) who played his own style of fives to baffle Aldenhamian. the opposition into losing the third pair! Please note the above in no way affects this The Heath Tournament played at Aldenham on April publication Aldenhamiana or the arrangements 13th was won by Josh Rose (B94-99) and Timothy for supplying it to OAs. Shepherd (Salopian). Other OA entrants included Tim Chamberlain (K79-84), Trevor Barton (K71-75), Irfan Khan(B91-96), Colin Wootton (M 70-74), Graham Pulsford (M71-75) and Andrew Fraser (School Bursar).

9 OA Day and Gaudy 2003

10 A REMINDER OF THE NEW SUBSCRIPTION ARRANGEMENTS FOR OA SOCIETY MEMBERS

You will already be aware that new membership subscription arrangements were unanimously approved at the Society's AGM in 2002, in order to put the finances of the Society on a sounder footing and to enable the Society to provide members with an improved service, particularly by way of an expansion of the web site.

Under the new arrangements, with effect from September 2002, pupils who wish on leaving the School to join the OA Society (or their parents) pay a lump sum which gives membership of the Society for a fixed period of 20 years. Thereafter such members will be invited to continue their membership by paying an annual subscription.

As a further part of these new arrangements, all existing Life Members of 20 years plus standing (i.e. who left the School twenty years ago or more) are invited to pay a voluntary annual subscription to the Society. Obviously this works on a rolling basis and, as the years go by, further batches of OAs will fall into this category. It is hoped that most OAs, once they pass the 20-year point, will be willing to pay the voluntary annual subscription. An appropriate sum would be £10 per annum. The Society would of course welcome larger voluntary subscriptions, particularly from those who wish to continue to receive Aldenhamiana in hard copy.

In conjunction with the voluntary subscription scheme we are continuing to encourage OAs to download future editions of Aldenhamiana from the web site in order to reduce printing and postage costs to the Society.

So, key points for existing Life Members : • If you left the School in the summer of 1983 or before, you are invited to start paying a voluntary annual subscription to the Society.

• If you left the School after 1983, your 20 years is not up yet!…..but as each year passes the Society will invite another year's worth of Life Members to start paying voluntary annual subscriptions.

A Standing Order form for voluntary annual subscriptions is included in this issue of Aldenhamiana and will also be included in future issues and will be on the website.

HONOURS & APPOINTMENTS GOLDEN WEDDING

The Society congratulates the following OAs: On 21st March 1953 at The Holy Redeemer, Streatham Vale, Raymond Bird (M30-35) to Mary. ATGrieve (S40-45), Chairman of the Jerwood Foundation, has been appointed CBE for services to On 13th June 1953 at Christ Church, Turnham Green, the Arts. W.4 Hugo Trim (SH38-41) to Patricia. C R Cowles (P81-86) won a TV BAFTA last night in the Best Entertainment Show category as the show's BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS producer of "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here". Dr Nick J. Davey (S71-76) and Cicely are delighted E P G Sherrard (S65-69) has been elected Master of to announce the birth of their daughter Matilda (Tilly) the Girdlers' Company. Elizabeth on 24th January 2003

ENGAGEMENTS DEATHS

The engagement is announced between Jonathan J T M Davies S27-32 28 February 2003 Barnes (P87-91) and Joanna Kennedy Scott. K A Barnard CR56-91 2 May 2003 R Bartman M39-42 29 April 2003 The engagement is announced between Christopher D G Corble S22-25 19 January 2003 Dawson (S86-91) and Emma-Louise Davies. J T M Davies S27-32 28 February 2003 C B E Dormon M23-27 13 August 2003 B R E Evans S38-41 6 August 2003

11 G S Fagg M88-93 18 April 2003 C Foss M42-45 3 February 2003 Daphne Gough 1 March 2003 J R Harris S43-46 23 March 2003 E Heyman S37-41 4 June 2003 M E Hiller S31-35 8 April 2003 PK Hiller S28-30 23 October 1999 J A Jephcott M37-41 7 August 2003 WH Keatley M49-53 23 April 2003 K A Maclean B28-34 9 March 2003 C J Mead B53-59 16 January 2003 AC Myers P24-27 27 September 2003 K F W Tooley B36-40 8 June 2003 expertise in the world of radio and signals. Indeed, WH Young B28-32 13 July 2003 call sign 'one-one-alpha' was the envy and admiration of many other schools on the net. But I think one of his greatest achievements was to humanise and OBITUARIES AND TRIBUTES develop the 'outward-bound' activities of the Cadet force. With Arduous Training or Adventure Training, Chris Arkell (B46-52 & CR62-93) has kindly Mountain and Hill expeditions, he seized upon the contributed the following tribute to Ken Barnard opportunities offered by the military and spent hours (CR 1956-1991): "The unexpected death of my friend of planning to enable well-equipped expeditions to and ex-colleague Ken, in May this year, of a fairly rare take place in such wonderful places as Snowdonia, the form of cancer, was a terrible blow to all who knew Brecon Beacons, the Black Mountains, Dartmoor, the and loved him, and of course especially for his large Cairngorms and the Mourne Mountains. The family. The great number of people who gathered at camaraderie and enjoyment of these expeditions of Aldenham Church and at the School, on 15th May, for usually 20 or so older boys plus three or four members his funeral, was a real testimony to the love and of staff was immense. Ken presided over these affection in which he was held. Not only did many old expeditions with splendid calm and determination. I colleagues and their families, fellow parishioners and well remember my first traverse of Crib Goch. Ken many others come together to pay their respects, but arrived to find a rather jittery looking group also friends from his beloved boat-yard in Porthmadog wondering whether they really had to cross this made the journey to Aldenham. frightening path into nothingness and was easily able to convince them that there was nothing to it. "Ken was an inspiration to me throughout my time on the staff and after; our families were and are united in "After the years as OCCCF came the years as love and respect for each other. Ken and I discussed Housemaster of Beevor's (1967-82), and this is where many problems over the years, human, financial, the partnership of Susan and Ken showed its true affecting bricks and mortar, future plans and so on, worth. Ever hospitable, they entertained generations and the solutions which he came up with always had a of Aldenhamians and their deep involvement in the down-to-earth practicality and feasibility about them. life of the House was always apparent. These were not easy years to be a Housemaster. Both Ken and Susan "Strength, determination, modesty, kindness and rode out the storms caused by adolescent behaviour humour were the hallmarks of this man, both in and with tact, understanding and charm. Ken and Susan out of the classroom. In the Chemistry laboratory Ken were an ideal couple to preside over such an extended laboured to instil into many an unscientific mind the family for so long. mysteries of his subject. It is from the classroom that a schoolmaster's life evolves and Ken's career "After his years as Housemaster Ken spent nearly nine followed this pattern. House Tutor in Beevor's before years as Head of Science and ran the Shooting. He his marriage in 1956, he ran the U15 Hockey and also had time to enjoy his cottage in North Wales as Football and the 3rd XI cricket for years. His unerring well as to rebuild the family house in Radlett. He gave accuracy with one of the old-style hockey-sticks was valuable service to numerous committees at the formidable, as I know to my cost! He was in the School where his powers of tactful yet firm argument Combined Cadet Force from the time he joined the were most useful. staff and was able to develop his great knowledge and

12 "Through all these years Ken and Susan brought up a should be OK on reserves"), and the much-discussed, family and were the proud grandparents of eight but still strangely inexplicable, fall in numbers of the grandchildren. Their commitment and devoted service formerly prolifically breeding house sparrow. For this to Aldenham Parish Church has been remarkable over Mead could offer no definitive answer, merely many years. Ken seized upon retirement in 1991 to reaffirming dolefully: "More and more people will be pursue single-mindedly his hobbies. He soon became seeing less and less spadgers in the future." an expert navigator and put this new skill to great use in his boat at Porthmadog and on many occasions "In a career of birdwatching and ringing which took around the Greek Islands. At least two expeditions a him to more than 20 countries, including most of year took place here, some enjoyed by his whole Europe, Belize, the US, Malaysia and several African family, appreciative as ever of his total commitment to states, Mead had caught and ringed around a quarter of them and their lives. a million birds over 30 years. He was leader of an Iberian ringing group on a series of expeditions to "All of us who knew Ken miss him so much. We are Spain and Portugal between 1967 and 1977, and was privileged to have known him and to have shared so also a member of OTOP, the Polish Bird Society. many wonderful moments with him. We thank God for his life and times and extend the hand of love and "In addition to his fieldwork Mead was a prolific support to Susan and his whole family." author of works, both on individual species and migration. He also contributed to several large-scale Susan, Ken's wife, and his children Tim, Jem and Steph studies and ornithological atlases. have asked us to pass on their sincere thanks to all those who gave so generously to the Mesothelioma "Christoher John Mead was born in 1940 in Hove, East research fund in memory of Ken, and also those who Sussex. He was educated at Aldenham School, ran the Eros to Eros in aid of this most worthy cause. A Hertfordshire, [Ed. - where he was a renowned total of £2,350 was donated to Dr Shah, who is cricketer and Eton Fives player] and Peterhouse, extremely grateful and intends to use the money to Cambridge, where he read mathematics but left in 1961 fund further courses for students. without taking his degree. Birdwatching (along with jazz) had been a lifelong passion, and in that year he joined the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) at The following tribute to Chris Mead (B53-59) is taken Tring, Hertfordshire, to work in its ringing office. from the Times newspaper of January 18, 2003: "A highly respected figure in international ornithological "For the next 35 years Mead was to be at the centre of circles thanks to his surveys of migration and that process through which the Trust is not merely a population dynamics, Chris Mead came to more recorder of species in the British Isles, investigating general public notice in 2000 with the publication of populations and movements, but is, as a corollary, an his detailed study The State of the Nation's Birds. A important monitor of changes in the environment. meticulous and highly readable survey, this charted the history of population, distribution and breeding habits "Mead firmly believed that the findings of scientific of some 250 species in Britain and Ireland, noting work on birds should not be the province of which species are on the rise, and which are in decline. ornithologists alone but ought to be shared by those Among the success stories recorded by Mead were that with a passing interest in birds, so that there might be of the beautiful and elegant avocet: "chosen as the a groundswell of concern about the potential damage RSPB logo when they started to return to breed, done by man to his natural surroundings. To that end he courtesy of Hitler. The defence of the East Anglian was interested not only in ringing, but in training coast involved flooding of the coastal marshes and ringers and involving anyone interested - the essence provided the birds with an ideal breeding habitat"; and of the Trust's operations being a partnership between the dramatically impressive peregrine falcon, which, as its small scientific staff and a large number of Mead noted, is now moving from its former moorland volunteers . and cliff habitats into lowland areas, including London - "The pigeons in Trafalgar Square need to watch out." "In 1991 the BTO and Mead moved from Tring to Thetford, Norfolk, where its headquarters, donated by "To set against these successes he noted the decline in generous benefactors, stand on the site of a medieval such familiar species as the lapwing, because of Benedictine nunnery with 160 acres of riparian habitat intensive farming ("outlook seems to be fairly grim but in the valleys of the rivers Thet and Little Ouse.

13 "In 1994 Mead suffered a serious stroke, which curtailed his fieldwork. But he continued to work with the Trust as a publicity consultant and spokesman. He was active in alerting public attention to various man- made dangers to the survival of various species: the threat to some songbirds from pesticides and the loss of hedgerow habitats; the danger to finches from winter salt applied to roads, leading to the contamination of their beech-nut diet; the fallacy of the depletion of fresh water fish stocks by cormorants and goosanders.

"Among Mead's books were Bird Ringing (1974); Robins (1984); Owls (1987); Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas (with Ken Smith, 1982) and Bird Migration (1983). In addition, he contributed to the Atlas of Bird “Andrew won a State Scholarship to Cambridge and Migration, Bird Families of the World, Birdwatchers went up as an Exhibitioner of Christ's College. He Yearbook and A Dictionary of Birds, among many took his degree in Natural Sciences for Part One of the others. His most recent major study was the chapter he Tripos and in Law for Part Two. He qualified as a wrote on swallows and sand martins for the BTO's Chartered Accountant and had a successful career with Migration Atlas (2002), a survey of the movements of I.C.I., where he was instrumental in the development the birds of Britain and Ireland. of the company. He is remembered by his friends and contemporaries both at Aldenham and at Cambridge "Besides being a spokesman for the Trust, Mead was for his rigour of intellect and in debate, his sterling in constant demand as an ornithological expert on qualities of character, his many years of dedicated radio and television programmes - he was a frequent service to his local community and Church on Deanery panellist on Radio 4's The Living World - and often Synod, on the P.C.C., and as Treasurer; and for the contributed to specialist periodicals. His profession steadfastness of his convictions coupled with a honoured him with its highest awards. In 1996 he was kindliness, gentleness and warmth of humour awarded the Union Medal by the British experienced by all those with whom he came in Ornithologists' Union; in 1997 he received the Bernard contact. Tucker Medal of the BTO; and finally, in 1999, he was awarded the RSPB Medal, making him one of the few to receive the "Big Three" of ornithology, a fact of Pamela Worssam, wife of Leslie Worssam (B35-38), which he was very proud. whose death was recorded in the last edition of Aldenhamiana, has sent the following tribute to her "When he was not birdwatching, listening to jazz husband: "Leslie was the son of Cecil and Edith remained an enduring recreation, with Duke Ellington Worssam. He attended Aldenham School from 1935- a particular favourite. In 1965 he married his wife 39 and was in Beevor's House. On finishing at Verity ("V" to all who knew her). She and three Aldenham he started a career as an actuary with the daughters survive him. Friends Provident Society and became an RAF Volunteer Reserve (VR). In November 1941 Leslie "Chris Mead, ornithologist, was born in Hove, East was called up to the Elementary Flying and Training Sussex, on May 1, 1940. He died of a heart attack in School in Brough, Yorkshire where he flew Tiger Thetford, Norfolk, on January 16, 2003, aged 62." Moths.

"A few months later, in February 1942, he was called It is with great sadness, shared by Tom Jackson (P51- to serve with the United States Army Corps (USAC). 56), Euan Ross (P51-55), Alan Dickinson (SH47- He travelled on the Queen Mary to Canada and then by 52), Basil Maddox (SH51-56) and other train down to the USAC Primary Training School at contemporaries of his brother, that William Pumfrey Darr Aero Tech in Albany, Georgia. At Darr, young (P62-67) writes to report the death on 20th October Englishmen and Americans were flying Stearman 2002 of his brother Andrew Arthur Henry Pumfrey PT17 aircraft. Having completed the basic course as a (P51-56) (centre in picture below) after a long illness pilot he went on to become a certified flying instructor, borne with serenity and courage. and spent much of the war in the States teaching

14 Americans to fly. Leslie returned to England to be "In fact it's as an actor and a friend that I remember stationed in Gloucestershire. His first night as Officer Peter. He arrived in McGill's house at Aldenham at the on Watch was 7th May 1945. start of my second term. Aldenham Football must have seemed a soft option after Edge Grove rugby (how "On returning to civilian life, there was space in the Jimmie's XV used to thrash Gadebridge and Lockers family firm, G J Worssam and Sons for him to join. Park!). In any case, Peter became a stalwart of The family firm specialised in Brewery Engineering Aldenham drama too. I get the feeling he wasn't having started as Millwrights and Pump Repairers in allowed to do as much as I did, and was prominent in 1849, later Brewers Engineers and Coppersmiths and house rather than in school plays, but then I couldn't having been granted four "patents, mechanical", play games: Peter was as smooth a cricketer as he was between 1857-1864. The family continued to have a a dynamic footballer. Our most memorable moments tradition of engineering passed through the sons, together were in an A.A. Milne play, The Boy Comes several of whom also attended Aldenham School, but Home, which walked off with the Junior cup (ah, those Leslie was the end of that line. To qualify him to join pot-hunting days!) in March 1951. The adjudicator the firm, Leslie went to Loughborough College, now said, of the climactic dream-scene, in which Peter Loughborough University, to train and left as a terrified the life out of his sour old Uncle James (my C.Mech.Eng, DLC and MI Eng. In 1945 the family part), "We forgot we were at a school, and thought we firm was absorbed into Vickers Ltd and Leslie worked were really in the theatre". Two years later, in a for them in their Brewery Engineering Division until sequence from Henry IV Part Two, we pulled it off his retirement in 1984. again as Falstaff and Prince Hal. (The personal relationship between us was, ironically, not so "Leslie travelled widely overseas and in Britain visiting dissimilar.) The 'pot' slipped through our fingers, this various well known British breweries such as time, thanks to my over-ambitious, disqualifying Guinness, Burtons and Bulmers installing and inclusion of too much of the play (remembered to this maintaining bottling lines. How GJ and earlier day by our housemaster, 'Bill' Kennedy!). We made our engineering Worssams would have regarded modern final appearance together, I as De Levis and Peter as bottling methods one can only wonder at, but the speed Captain Dancy, in a scene from Galsworthy's Loyalties, and efficiency would have impressed them most in December 1953. certainly. "By then Peter was Head of McGill's and School "Leslie and his wife Pamela married in 1961 and had Captain. He was not an academic, and told me only last two daughters, Caroline and Clare." summer that he rather resented (in retrospect) returning for a whole term, simply as a kind of statesman, rather than for anything of advantage to himself. (He thought Bryan Robson (M49-53), a regular contributor to exactly the same had happened at Edge Grove.) I Aldenhamiana, sent the following about his friend remember being very proud of Peter's putting me into Peter Bolt (M49-53): "We were at school together for the McGill's senior house football team for one eight years. At Edge Grove, Peter seemed made of important game, as a consequence of some more steel. He was immensely wiry and tough - an all-round experienced player's injury. (Interestingly, Peter was games-player. I can't remember if he took boxing critical of the Games set-up at Aldenham in our day. I lessons, as some of us did: possibly he had no time. I always assumed it was first-rate: Peter thought it rather think it was misfits and wimps like me who were a shambles and the coaching 'not 'good'. Don't tell encouraged to learn boxing, by Jimmie ('that lovely anyone.) man', as another Edge Grove friend called him) Pratt. But of course, Jimmie also coached the XV, which "It was strange to have found that I could not 'get close' Peter must have captained in the autumn term of 1948. to a boy with whom I had shared so many experiences That term was just as memorable for a spectacular at school. We coincided once or twice, socially, and pantomime production, in which Peter was 'Fat' King were jolly enough; but it wasn't until last year when I Melon and I was his Princess Caraway. We had a met Peter again on the occasion of Pauline Kennedy's climactic walk-down duet - "I'll Walk Beside You" - funeral, that we began to turn things around. I rather after which I imagine not an eye in the house remained nervously sent him (at his request) a copy of Captain dry. The excitement created by this burst of glamour Eros. Peter wrote to me that he more or less knew what and brilliance in those 'austerity' days is very vivid to to expect. He had never forgotten, he said, my asking me. him (our last term), why 'you never laugh with your eyes, as well?' I had forgotten - but he said it made

15 something uncomfortably clear to him. He had been re-education, followed by an eight-month visit of everything he was required to be - Dead Straight, All- Australia and New Zealand, eliminated nearly all the rounder, Just-get-On-With-It, and never had the least sequels of that illness, and in October he started to read idea of who he was, or who anyone else was, if it came for a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the London to that. Long before we met again, in Taunton, he had School of Economics, which he was awarded in 1951. been very desirous of renewing our friendship. Like most of its readers, he was moved by the book. "In 1943 three members of the Oxford University laboratories staff had formed a small company, "Well, there's a great spirit gone! There were, I gather, Longworth Scientific Instrument Co. Limited, to 300 friends (real friends, not reps, Peter's widow, Sue, manufacture a lightweight chloroform vaporizer which told me) at the Thanksgiving service (which I missed). had been designed and developed at the University for If I had not chanced to ring up Joan and Tim Law the airborne forces, later producing other anaesthetic before Christmas, I don't know when I'd have learned equipment as well as a range of medical instruments. the shocking news of Peter's death. We were the same The story of the rescue of this company in 1946 by Sir age. I know he was a splendid man. He was a splendid Harry and of Anthony's long association with it from boy too. It is as a boy that I cannot help thinking of 1945 (firstly as a Director and then as Managing him." Director) has been admirably told by Anthony in "A History of the Longworth Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd" which was published in 1988. The clarity and Brian Dudin (M37-40) wrote from New Zealand: "I precision of this work, where meetings and other events enclose a copy of the obituary notice for Sir Anthony concerning the company are recorded in great detail, Jephcott Bt (M37-41) who died on 7th August 2003. are an insight into Anthony's character - his need to get For the record there were two OA ties being worn at the to the root of any problem and to find the appropriate funeral, by John Ross (B37-42) and myself. We were solution. This was also apparent from his unhurried pall bearers. It is indeed a small world that we were and articulate manner of speaking, and from the fact able to attend on this sad occasion. John Ross was that he was invariably a patient and sympathetic billeted with Anthony at George Vasey's cottage at the listener. 'Battleaxes' and I entered Sammy Cox's House in the same Christmas term in 1937. See pages 266 and 267 "His work involved much travel, particularly to of the 11th Edition of the Register." Australia and New Zealand, but also to the U.S.A. This brought him a host of friends inside and outside the medical profession ; his competence in the John Thirkettle (M37-41) writing from his home in technicalities and use of anaesthetic machines earned Rennes, France also remembers his friend Anthony him a well-deserved honorary membership of the Jephcott: "The many friends of Sir Anthony Jephcott, International Association of Anaesthesiologists. Bt. will be saddened by the news of his death on August 7, 2003 at his home in Auckland, New Zealand, after a "In 1973 he stepped down from the Board, moving to long illness. Wellington, New Zealand in order to establish a part- manufacturing company there, primarily to serve the "John Anthony Jephcott was the elder son of Sir Harry Australian and N.Z. markets. Jephcott, Bt., the distinguished analytical chemist who became Managing Director and later Chairman of "In his subsequent retirement firstly at Kerikeri, then at Glaxo. On leaving Aldenham he went up to Oxford to Whangarei and finally at Auckland, he was a prolific read medicine but in 1944, having failed to satisfy the writer. His letters were a constant source of pleasure examiners in anatomy, he left Oxford to join the Army. and enrichment to his friends, for they showed his vast However, being initially stationed in Shropshire with culture and wide range of interests. He will be sorely the REME he was able to maintain contact with his missed by those of us who knew him well." University friends and notably those of the Departments of Anaesthetics and Physiology. Ian Maclean kindly wrote with the sad news of the "In March 1946 he was drafted to Egypt, subsequently death of his father, Kenneth Maclean (B28-33): "My contracting poliomyelitis : this required a long and father used to be proud of driving his Housemaster in arduous period of re-education before and after he was his car, after he became proficient at driving at 17 in the discharged from the Army in July 1947. Happily this days before you used to have to take a test! He loved

16 driving and passed the Institute of Advanced Motorists housemaster's (Bill Kennedy - who seems set to test in 1970 to show his family that he could pass a test survive us all!). if he wanted to! "Sadly, I never saw 'Buster' again. He read law at St "We have numerous tankards indicating his sporting Cath's, but I can't tell you what he did with that. He prowess, at running and shooting. It may also interest was, as George Orwell said of his first wife, 'a decent you to note that he kept in touch each year with his last stick'." headmaster, George Riding, who had retired to the Cornwall cove of Portmellon (near Mevagissey) where LADIES AND GENTLEMEN my family spent all our summer holidays from 1964 on. Curiously, the house, Colona, is now on the market If you would like to join the OA Society Committee and I went round it with Mr Riding's son only a month (see the President's letter on Page 1) please contact ago to see if it was possible for us to buy it, after all the Honorary Secretary, William Rouse, whose these years. details appear at the back of Aldenhamiana.

"My father was the reliable type rather than trail- blazing. After he got his degree in Mechanical Engineering at University College, London, he worked OA NEWS, HOME AND ABROAD for Alcan all his working life. Notably, he managed a vital factory in South Wales producing aluminium for Casimiro Isolani CBE LVO (S31-36) whom we were aircraft during the war years, when he had some 2000 delighted to see at the Gaudy in 2002, wrote to us as people to look after; he would have been only in his follows: "John Nixon (S31-35) has asked me to send late 20's then. He went on to manage Alcan's world- you the enclosed copy of a photo of him and me which wide support services and took early retirement in he had sent me some time ago. 1973. He served the village on the Parish Council and through Red Cross work, and he heroically looked "John was my contemporary in School House (I in after my mother through many years of illness before Evens, he in Odds) and we both arrived in the she died in 1995. Then it was my turn to look after Christmas Term of 1931. The photograph was taken him, for the last seven years; my father suffered a by another contemporary (George Miller (S31-36)) stroke just two months after my mother's passing. He who sadly was killed in the war in the Far East. It died this year after the onset of a rapidly developing shows John and me on the Upper Playing Field (I am brain tumour but fortunately appeared to suffer no pain the one with a white handkerchief in the breast pocket from it." of my jacket!).

"I have very pleasant memories of my visit to Bryan Robson (M49-53) also sent a tribute to Bill Aldenham on the special day for OAs of the 20s and Keatley (M49-53): "I was saddened to see in the 30s last year." Telegraph today that W H Keatley died on 23rd April, of accursed cancer, at only 67. In McGill's he was one of the few boys I was allowed to speak to without permission, when I arrived in the house, a term later than himself.

"We knew him as 'Buster'. He became a particular chum of mine and we shared a study, chattering and laughing endlessly, during his last term (summer '53). He was not, really, an actor (I believe I gave him a small part in HenryIV Part Two), but shared my love of the drama. After leaving in December, I spend a weekend at Royston, with Bill and his family. His brother Julian had narrowly escaped being killed, as a subaltern, in Korea. It was Julian who picked me up at the station. 'By the way', he told me, 'my brother is Bill now - don't call him Buster". His initials were an embarrassment to him at school, being the same as our

17 John Kinross (M47-52) writes "I was sorry to miss need 2000 to read the newspaper! Out there, I met up the June Gaudy, but was busy moving from Cornwall. with and keep in touch with Roger (M85-90) & Peter My new address is 'The Weaven, Little Dewhurst, Mcdonald (M86-91). Hereford HR2 6PP'" After slogging it out for four years at the University of the West of England, I graduated as an Aeronautical We were pleased to receive the following from Simon Engineer and managed to get a job with British Osborne (S61-66): "I was sorry to learn of the death Aerospace up in Warton, working on the Eurofighter of Geoffrey Crawshaw. My contact with him was Final Assembly. In the six years I've been up there, I limited as he did not then teach the X stream. met up with an old University friend, bought a nice However, owing to inadequate application on my part, 'rock' in Cape Town, and proposed to her on New I failed to pass sufficient 'O' Levels to qualify for the Year's Eve 2000. Lower Sixth. Thus I had one term in the Shell (a salutory experience) with GTC teaching me Latin. He "Nowadays in the last two months, I have changed was a good and kindly teacher and helped me greatly jobs, moved house and had our first baby daughter - although I passed the December re-sit with a lower Rachael, on the 22nd Nov 2002. I am now based in mark than I had managed when I failed the previous Bristol, working for Airbus UK on the design of the summer! Who cares - he helped me get the right result. A380 double-decker aircraft. A truly massive aircraft! I keep in touch regularly with Jason Lee(P85-90) & "Another encounter was a couple of years later in Binoy Gardi (P85-90) who have had children in the connection with the 1966 Senior House Plays. Rather last six months, and also email regularly to Kevin Tsio ambitiously, Evens put on an edited version of Noel (B85-90) based in Hong Kong and Alvin Thong (P85- Coward's "Hands Across The Sea".The cast of nine 90). I am now settling down to fatherhood, which included four female characters, one of which I had to means I am selling my snow boards and archiving my play opposite David Randall (S61-66). I had not the golf clubs." first idea about female deportment so arrangements were made for me to receive tuition. GTC's wife, Jean, came to the rescue; equipping me into the Another email, this time from John Sugden (M46- bargain with shoes, suit and hat. The deportment 50): " I was interested and surprised to see William S lesson was held at their house one evening and the Godfree (K67-72) in your list of 'lost' OAs. I see him essentials for sitting, crossing one's legs and walking frequently, and often sing in various choirs under his were duly imparted, never mind how to speak in the inspired direction! He is also a most gifted composer. sibilant contralto tones required of a 1930s lady of He is almost 20 years younger than me but I am sure tone about town. GTC's contribution to the we both share our love of music thanks to the same proceedings was to say absolutely nothing - but his music master at Aldenham, namely WG (Bill) Hook silence was eloquent and spoke volumes! Still, (CR48-73) William Godfree is still a schoolmaster at everyone seemed to enjoy the effect on the night. I Highfield School, Liphook." have never again been called on to use the skills which Jean Crawshaw taught me under GTC's watchful eye but I remember the occasion with amusement." Rupert Brecknell (K79-84) wrote to let us know his latest change of address and at the same time jotted Ed.- I also remember Jean Crawshaw well - she was a down a few lines about what he is doing: "I left lovely, kind lady and a great friend of my mother Dina Aldenham in 1984 (an horrendous 19 years ago) and Barton (an assistant matron at Aldenham in the 1960's went to Middlesex Polytechnic to study Hotel and and then at Edge Grove for many years), when we all Catering Management. I qualified in 1987 and spent a lived in Letchmore Heath. few years doing various jobs in catering. However I then made the brave decision to go back to University and train to be a teacher. A very welcome email from Jeff Gordan (P85-90): "I went to St.Mary's College and studied Primary "After leaving Aldenham in '90, I spent a gap year in teaching with geography. I received my degree in July Japan to learn to read and write Japanese. As I could 1997 and have been working in the Borough of Barnet already speak the language, having been born just ever since. I am currently working in New Barnet outside Tokyo, in the year that I was out there I where I am a Year 5 teacher and PE co-ordinator for managed to learn the two easy 56 character alphabets the school. I coach both boys and girls football and and 800 Chinese hieroglyphics. Unfortunately you athletics.

18 "I have lost touch with all OAs , although I did bump into "THE SKY'S THE LIMIT! Tim Chamberlain (K79-84) about 6 or 7 years ago. I have recently moved out of London and have bought a "World record holder and old boy of Aldenham School, house in Harpenden." Mr Adrian Nicholas, [check shirt below] returned to the School in Elstree to a rapturous reception when he gave Ed.: Please note that the OA Office is always happy to an inspirational presentation of his amazing sky diving help you to try to contact other OAs. experiences. Adrian, who believes in living life to the limit and beyond, strongly encouraged his audience to think about what they want to achieve in life and go for It was good to hear from Tim Stranack (S52-56), who it, whatever it may be. wrote as follows: "Aldenhamiana No. 26 for February 2003 contains on page 13 a photograph captioned "Holder of the world record not only for the furthest ever "Hockey team circa 1956". From the 'colours' it is human flight (an incredible 10 miles) but also the longest clearly the 2nd XI. I do not recognise any of those in the freefall delay (4 minutes 56 seconds). Adrian was a photograph but I do know that it is not the 1956 2nd XI presenter on Capital Radio for ten years before becoming because I was a member of that team and I have a a professional skydiver. Adrian has jumped in more than photograph of it, which I attach. I hope that you can 20 countries, representing his country at the World download it. Games, the World Air Games, the Extreme Games and The Extreme Games Pro Tour, and has featured in numerous films worldwide.

"This week on television we saw Adrian jumping from ten thousand feet with Leonardo Da Vinci's design for a parachute which he had built from the 515 year old drawings using materials that would have been available at the time, never tested before, and defying the critics who said it would not work. The spellbound audience were also shown film footage which included Adrian 'flying' in the wing suit through the mountains in Chamonix and the Grand Canyon, jumping from a Russian Jumbo Jet over the North Pole and from cliffs in Norway - more akin to scenes from a James Bond film, but without the trick photography!

During his schooldays at Aldenham in the 1970s, Adrian "With the help of my contemporary in School House threw himself into every aspect of school life (except the Evens, Clive Simeons (S52-56), I have identified some, violin!), making his first parachute jump at the age of 17. though not all, of the team members. Taken from the top In between his world record-breaking challenges Adrian and going left to right they are: works on many projects; training the Military, as a Alan Day, Simon Fawcus, Peter Mobsby, ? , A.Dey, ? motivational speaker for corporations and helping people and ? overcome fear and phobia. He's a much published Stephen Adams, Shafeeq Hussain, Mark Phillips, Tim photographer and has just finished an IMAX film." Stranack and Peter Boitel-Gill.

"Some of us joined the 1st XI that year in the team sent to the Oxford Public Schools Hockey Festival where Aldenham had the distinction of being the only unbeaten side in the competition."

(Ed. - can anyone identify the others in Tim's photo?)

We are indebted to Heather Sherman in the School's Marketing office (who also helps us in formatting Aldenhamiana) for letting us have a copy of a recent press release called…….. 19 Paul Cushman (P & K 59-64) emailed: "I see that I'm International, reviewing new builds and refits, plus a month and a day too late for the OA Society's AGM. technical reviews and cruising features. In addition to Anyway, it would have been impossible to attend. I compiling the Superyacht Services Guides on an think that I left Aldenham in '64. I was originally at independent basis, he also continues to write for Boat Paull's, but was moved to Kennedy's to be head boy International and their new trade magazine Captain's there in my final year. Took an undergraduate degree at Log - aimed at Superyacht Captains and crew. Work Southampton (Economics) and worked a couple of years aside, boats are never too far away, for he lives aboard a in London, before going for a short visit to Canada. That small cruising ketch in Antigua, with his wife Caroline, turned out actually to be a 3 year visit; followed by a and their three young pirates." year in South America, and after that, instead of returning to the UK, I stayed on in Montreal. So, I have spent the last 30+ years mostly in Canada (currently James Tubbs (S70-74), living in New Zealand, emailed Toronto) and mostly working in behavioural and to say he would love to hear from OAs visiting or living opinion research. Although visiting France regularly, I there. The OA office can help you with James' contact rarely manage to get to the UK. Nonetheless, I'm details. looking for a British publisher for my books of fiction. So, if there are any OA's in the publishing world, I'd like to make contact. For any OAs who are interested, my Adam Malski (R94-99) recently featured in the address is 154 Browning Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4K Nottingham University Magazine: "Adam Malski is a 1W5 Canada. Is the Bruce Alexander who I see acting final year Business Studies student. Not only is he in "ATouch of Frost" the same Bruce who was in studying hard for his final exams but he's also training Beevor's in the early or middle 60's? We were in a hard as a member of the Great Britain, Age Group, couple of school plays together, but my own acting Duathlon and Triathlon teams for the world fizzled out after university. Best wishes." championships in Affoltern, Switzerland this August.

(Ed.- Bruce Alexander's (B & K59-64) entry in the "Adam first discovered Triathlon during a placement Register shows him to be a Solicitor, Author and Actor. year at Hewlett-Packard. 'An e-mail was sent around the Would he or one of his friends tell us if he is indeed in office looking for a novice triathlete' Adam said 'Having ATouch of Frost?) earned a bit of a reputation for participating in a variety of activities (some for charity, some out of craziness) like Toughguy, I felt obliged to give it a go. Ever since, Canon Martin Boxall (S51-55) was unable to make I have been hooked on the sport'. OA Day and the Gaudy, Cornwall being a very long way from Hertfordshire, but sends his greetings. He has "Triathlon has been labelled the 'ultimate endurance been very busy in recent months with the new Anglican- sport' because of the magnitude of mental and physical Methodist Covenant, which has now been accepted by drive it takes to train and compete. It also takes an the General Synod and the Methodist Conference. extraordinary amount of self-discipline to balance study Martin is the Ecumenical Officer of the Diocese of with training. Adam said 'strangely enough, it was Truro. He says: "On top of my work as Ecumenical easier on placement with Hewlett-Packard because I Officer, I still find time in the summer to sail, and my could get up at 0500 to train on the bike, and swim or wife and I have just enjoyed two wonderful weeks on run after work. At University there is no set 'day' so it our boat 'Legacy' in the Isles of Scilly." takes a lot of planning and perseverance'.

"His future plans are to continue competing at Olympic We learn that Andrew Blatter (M75-78) has recently distance but his ultimate goal is to step up to Ironman written a new book Super Yacht Services Guide to the distance. After University he proposes to coach soccer Caribbean. The brief biography at the beginning of the in the USA as a vocational job and then he plans to book reads as follows: "Andrew Blatter has been travel around the world before considering a variety of working in the Superyacht Industry since 1988 - during career paths. which time he has sailed around the world, and completed six TransAtlantic crossings in his capacity as "Adam commented 'I have thoroughly enjoyed my 4 Professional Captain, RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and years at the Nottingham Business School. The generous STCW '95 MCA Class IV Master for yachts up to 3000 sponsorship that was awarded to me by the Business tons. He has also managed refits, and a prominent new School has given me the opportunity to compete for my build. For the past 6 years, Andrew has been writing for country…something that I am extremely grateful for." the world's foremost Superyacht magazine Boat 20 John Roberts (S52-55) wrote to the OA office prior to "Health and safety rules mean the church can no longer OA Day : "Thank you so much for your letter of 2nd employ Mike, of Troymead, Balcombe, because of the May regarding the Gaudy. I trust that you have an dangers presented by his age. ‘I do agree with it, really,' excellent day on Sunday 22nd June. Geoffrey he said. 'As you get older you are more liable to trip up. Crawshaw spent some time trying to teach me Latin. They are not allowed to build raised graves these days We used to try and quiz him on the previous night's but there are plenty here that are very old and I do have football matches on TV early in class with the hope of to be careful where I'm looking.' diverting his attention from the matters in hand. It sometimes worked, but I think he knew it and enjoyed "His passion for the outdoor life stemmed from early recounting these events himself. My wife and I have days in India where he owned an 840 acre coffee been 37 years in Nairobi, Kenya, but we have visited plantation. He came back to England and bought a 70- Aldenham on a couple of occasions during that time. acre farm with a herd of Aryshire cattle in Midhurst Thank you for the lovely calendar, which provoked where he farmed for eight years before moving west to many memories. I was in 'Odds' House and had a study Cornwall and another farm. He returned to Sussex and just near the Headmaster's Notice board shown in the taught agriculture and farming to handicapped boys at a picture." home in Faygate before moving to Brantridge Farm at Handcross and finally to Balcombe where he retired from farming and took up gardening to keep him active.

"In 1983 St Wilfred's then church warden Peter Hutton roped him into the job of gardener and since then Mike has seen several vicars and parish wardens pass by. I'm a person who has got to get out and this has done that for me. I will miss it and the charming people here,' Mike said.

"However, Mike has no plans to sit back in an armchair. At his mobile home in Swanage Mike says there is a four-acre site that needs just a little bit of careful tending……"

In a recent Sunday Times article, Karren Brady (B85- 87) was listed among The Top 10 Sexiest Sportswomen of All Time. The caption next to her photo read : "Yes, yes we know she's not a proper sportswoman, but she's certainly the real-life version of Gregory's Girl (1980s film featuring an attractive girl who likes football) She is great-looking in a saucy sort of way and obviously fun to be with, but best of all, she could probably get you into matches free, because she runs Birmingham City. Runs it very well, too, having carved out an individual style. One of the first things she did on arriving at Birmingham was posing provocatively in the team's kit. What other football boss could do that and look so alluring in shorts? Not Ken Bates, that's for sure." Robert Wright (B60-65) responded to the Editor's plea for comments about sending Aldenhamiana by email with the following: "Aldenhamiana received by e-mail - Richard Greig (P54-57) sent a charming article entitled and I thought Peter Harrington's (CR49-64) 'Mike hangs up his gardening gloves' which he spotted demonstration of the Cathode Ray Oscilloscope was in his local newspaper The Mid Sussex Times: fantastic at the time! "Regulations have forced church gardener Mike Michell (M34-36) out of his job. At the age of 83, "You asked for comments about receiving however, Mike has to agree - it really is time to hang up Aldenhamiana by e-mail: downloading the .pdf is fine, his gloves. The octogenarian has been tending the but because it has been laid out as a double page spread, graves in St Wilfred's cemetery in Haywards Heath for printing it out on A4 means that the type is a bit on the the past 20 years….. small side for Old Aldenhamians! 21 "It was great to see more photos included. Indeed, the last issue had prompted me to get out some old photos and I found some that I had taken during some of those wonderful holidays paid for by the Ministry of Defence (or was it the War Office?).

"All the photos were taken in 1964 and 1965, some in Snowdonia. Not as exciting as some of the more recent articles about Aldenhamian trips to the Himalayas or the Rockies, but I bet the blisters and banter were just as good! You couldn't have asked for better "Glyder pilots" than Ken Barnard, Chris Arkell and Arthur Hearnden (his pun by the way), amongst others. And as for firing the Bren Gun - Ah…those pre-PC days !

"There is also a picture of a Beevor's hockey team: I can't remember why I took the photo, but I imagine that Beevor's had just won - they always did!"

Bahar Uttam (B58-61) received an invitation from the Development Office at the School and was prompted to send some news: "After school I was offered a scholarship by AEI and attended Queen Mary College, London University. After the two years of training, I pursued postgraduate degrees in the US. I had planned to stay here for only three years and return to the UK. However with the opportunities available, I stayed and started my own business in Information Technology. The company was successful to the extent that we reached a turnover of $50 million with ten offices in the US, one in the UK (Staines) and one in the Middle East and stayed privately held. Last year we received an attractive offer from a large public company and decided to accept it. I am pleased to say that I am 'unemployed'. I was the Founder and Chairman of the company called Synetics."

Although a non-member of the OA Society, Jack Geddes (B33-36) sent the following very welcome contribution to the Aldenhamian which, when he last wrote (a number of years ago!) incorporated Aldenhamiana. Thus it has been passed to us. "I recall the Aldenhamian magazine and I trust that it is still thriving. I am a former contributor - but my last and only contribution, I must confess, was about 67 years ago ! In those days before George Riding took over as Head, we could roam the woods and fields at large, and enter the delightful Lord Aldenham's gardens, but he put a stop to that. The gardens, too, when a club took over, were closed to us.

"However, as accredited 'bird watchers' three of us, Philip Aldridge (B30-34), Godfrey Wallis (B30-36) (later to become the Rev'd) and I, were still accorded the right to roam. My one and only contribution to the 'Aldenhamian' should certainly be found in the 1935 or 1936 issue entitled 'Rare Visitors to the Res' (meaning

22 rare birds seen on the nearby Reservoir to which I used "To give you an idea of my life during the last few years to run daily with my binoculars to keep a record of birds I have been living in Spain for over 35 years now. I there, which included swans, water fowl, wading birds came out of our family business early and my wife and such as the curlew, snipe, whimbrel and grey heron. I came out to Spain and bought an abandoned old 'finca', One rare visitor recorded in my article was a Great meaning 'land including a house'. I farmed the land - Northern Diver. Amazingly, some birds of passage about 3 acres - re-planting twice as crop values changed reach Africa, and Australia, including swallows. Then over the years and finally cutting up to 20 tons of citrus by some miracle, those swallows find their way back to fruit - oranges and lemons - annually, also almonds and build a nest under the eves of the same barn as in making our own olive oil! I integrated with my local previous years. An expert suggested some birds who fly neighbours, was almost a founder member of the local at night are guided by the stars. agricultural Co-op, was accepted by the locals as a 'campesino' - 'a labourer of the land' - and obviously, "I have had the pleasure of recently being in touch again after all that time, speak Spanish quite well. It is with OA and ex fellow 'Sharpshooter' Neville Gillman sometimes painfully obvious that many 'ex-pats', again (P31-35) (he was in 'Tibby' Mead's House when I was in after many years, do not. 'Loppers" Allsop's House). I was one of the few from the School who served in the same tank regiment in the war "My youngest daughter was probably the 1st foreign girl - 'The Sharpshooters', the 4th County of London to attend the local village school and learned Spanish Yeomanry (later the 3rd/4th CLY). I was a gunner on a and the local dialect -Valenciano - in about 3 months. 'firefly tank' much of the time. Amazingly I survived Later she went on to St Margaret's at Bushey, her until the war ended, when we were about to attack Mother's old school. She now works in Geneva with Hamburg. I also survived the whole Western desert WHO in a pretty powerful position. One of our twin campaign, from Egypt, through Libya into Tunisia, then daughters (we had three girls) was probably the 1st Cof Italy briefly (landing at Salerno, near Naples) and then E girl to be married to a Catholic in the local church! I home and later to landing on the Normandy beaches. had long negotiations with the local Archbishop to Neville (who lost a leg) and his wife Nancy still live in obtain permission! In those days they viewed other England, remarkably survive and it is delightful to be in religion with suspicion - we were almost infidels - touch again. I am now 84, so Neville must be 84 or 85 definitely heretics! years old. My dear wife Olga still survives, we have just celebrated our 52nd wedding anniversary. Born in "My wife died 5 years ago and I sold the 'finca' - the Cologne, she has authored a very popular book here land and the house (a very lovely but massive 250 year telling of her life as a professional ballet dancer in old farmhouse that I had restored completely) - because Hitler's days! Finally we have been in Australia, the it was just too large to live in alone, and bought a biggish "lucky country", whence we migrated in 1957. With my two-floor flat over-looking our little harbour. I have had very best wishes and fond regards." 4 different sailing yachts here over all these years, and have cruised much of the Mediterranean. Stephen Turner (S50-55) recently wrote to the OA Office: "I have been retired from teaching for about ten "So what else? I have written for the local English years now, keeping myself busy with musical activities language press - had my own weekly column - 'Coast mostly, playing the organ for a local Methodist Church and Country Living', complete with a mug shot, for here in Dunstable and for larger choral 'one-offs'; this about 25+ years (and have even been recognised on an autumn I shall be playing at the Fairfield Hall in aeroplane flying back to Luton !). Now I am not Croydon for a Festival of Christian Music. I also work publishing - still writing but storing them for future for the New School of Organ Studies, which operates in public appearance. I am working on my 'book' of our Luton, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Bedford." life in Spain, but it is going slowly.

"So there it is. It has been a full and satisfying life. My Roger Fisher (S42-45) replying to his invitation to the brother, Charles Fisher (S37-38) was at Aldenham Gaudy Luncheon writes: "I am devastated that I have before the Second World War. He is 6 years older than I, already put in place arrangements for a visit of friends to and one of his Grandsons - James Ryman - is at present me here in Spain that coincides and over-laps exactly a 'part-time' boarder. I do not think that either of us, with the luncheon date! I would have been delighted to neither my brother or I, left many memorable traces at have returned to UK for the occasion - but fear that it is Aldenham. I certainly did better at my preparatory impossible. Perhaps there will be another occasion. But schools - Dulwich College Prep and St Wilfred's at probably not one bringing together such - time-wise - Seaford. I still have all my reports from my school old school chums! days!" 23 LOST OAs Veterans Football Contact - Mark Cox Aldenhamiana 26 was sent to the OAs listed below and Home Tel: 01923 855181 subsequently returned marked "unknown at this Work Tel: 020 8628 3606 address". If any OA reading this knows the whereabouts Mobile: 07904 459532 of any of them please could they let the OA office know e-mail - [email protected] or ask the OA concerned to contact the OA office or to visit the OA website and update their contact details Golf there. Hon. Secreatry - Ian Eggleden 6 Pelican Wharf AM Carroll L90-95 58 Wapping Wall C M Drew M42-47 London E1W 3SL D P Kaminsky M94-97 home: 020 7702 0028 J S Meara S86-89 office: 01277 695852 D R Moore S52-57 J D Myers B93-98 e-mail: [email protected] K D Myers B91-94 C M E Nicholson P88-93 Cricket D J Pavitt P94-97 Captain and Hon. Secretary - Hanif Moledina S M Siddik S81-84 13 Lincoln Road J B Tabor M71-76 Northwood D L Todeschini P83-87 Middlesex HA6 1LB G D B Waddell S50-52 home: 01923 840368 C J H Watson K83-85 office: 01788 55440 F R Colin York M42-44 mobile: 0410 239295 e-mail: [email protected]

FREEMASONRY Fives Hon. Secretary - Jon Knowles The Old Aldenhamian Lodge, No. 4884 (founded 1926) 13a Bishopswood Road Master: FE Burlingham Johnson Highgate The Old Aldenhamian Lodge, which exists primarily for London N6 4PB past members of Aldenham School, its Governors and its Home: 020 8341 3914 teaching staff, present and past, meets at 10 Duke Street, e-mail: [email protected] St James's, London SW1 on the second Wednesday in January, the first Wednesday in March, and the third OA SOCIETY Wednesday in June and October. Full particulars of the Lodge can be obtained from the President: Mike Taylor Secretary:- B S Tan, 5 Busch Close, Park Road, c/o Aldenham School Isleworth, Middx TW7 6UE Elstree Home: 020 8580 2966 Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ Hon. Secretary: William Rouse SPORTS CLUB OFFICERS AND 36 Savoy Court SECRETARIES 245 Cromwell Road Earls Court Football London SW5 0UA Chairman - Paul Clemow Email: [email protected] 4 Harris House Himalayan Way Hon. Treasurer: Richard Peart Watford Strathyre Herts WD18 6GS Hadley Green home: 01923 240792 Barnet mobile: 07973 336073 Herts e-mail: [email protected] EN5 4PS Email: [email protected] Club Captain - Martyn Berg Flat 5, 295 Ladbroke Grove London W10 6HE mobile: 07767 845261 e-mail: [email protected] 24 *** STOP PRESS *** On Wednesday 8th October the School hosted a very successful lunch in Hove for OAs living in Surrey, Sussex and Kent. We were delighted that 27 OAs attended and all agreed that it was a splendid occasion particularly as it provided a marvellous opportunity to catch up with old friends and meet other OAs living locally. We are especially grateful to Derick Burlingham Johnson (S39-41) who recommended the restaurant and helped arrange the event.

The School is now hoping to repeat this initiative in other regional locations. If you would like to help arrange one such event please contact John McAllister or Molly Barton in the Development Office at the School.

Tel: 01923 858122 or email [email protected]

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26 27 OLD ALDENHAMIAN SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER 2003

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