Old Stoic Society Committee Chris Atkinson (Chatham 59) Dr Anthony Wallersteiner (Headmaster) Ivo Forde (Walpole 67) Simon Shneerson (Temple 72) THE MAGAZINE FOR OLD STOICS John Arkwright (Cobham 69) Elizabeth Browne (Stanhope 81) Patrick Cooper (Chatham 86) Issue 1 Colin Dudgeon (Associate Member) Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) Peter Farquhar (Associate Member) John Fingleton (Chatham 66) Ed Gambarini (Cobham 00) Tim Hart (Chandos 92) Hannah James (Nugent 97) Nigel Milne (Chandos 68) Tim Scarff (Grenville 91) Ben Scholfield (Temple 99)

MAKING THE GRADE An insight into Michael Grade, one of the most influential figures in British television.

Old Stoic Society Stowe School Stowe THERE GO THE GIRLS Buckingham MK18 5EH Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) looks into United Kingdom the lives of some of the OS Girls. Telephone: +44 (0) 1280 818349 e-mail: [email protected] THE NEW INN www.oldstoic.org John Garratt (Cobham 53) reveals how the National Trust intend to restore the New Inn to recreate the original approach and access for visitors to Stowe. 2011 Events C a l e nd r We have endeavoured to organise a wide range of events in 2011 that will appeal to Old Stoics of all ages. To make enquiries or to book any of the events below please call the Old Stoic Office on 01280 818349 or E-mail [email protected]

1 March 2011 28 May 2011 18/19 June 2011 21 September 2011 Old Stoics and Stowe Parents in Speech Day and the Old Stoic David Shepherd Wildlife 50th Anniversary Reunion Lunch the City Networking Reception Classic Car Meeting Foundation Art Exhibition Stowe Green’s Restaurant, Stowe Stowe London EC3V 3ND For those who left Stowe in 1960 or 1961. Drinks in the Marble Saloon A chance to see Stowe in all its glory 18 June 2011 All Old Stoics, their guests and on one of the busiest days of the with lunch in the Music Room. current parents are invited to this School calendar. Old Stoics and David Shepherd Wildlife Guided House or landscape garden networking drinks reception at Stowe parents are invited to join a Foundation Dinner tours, followed by afternoon tea. Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar classic car meeting and lunch on Stowe in the heart of the City. Tickets 3 November 2011 include drinks and canapés and the North Front. are £25 each. 29 June 2011 Old Stoic Annual Dinner & AGM 7 June 2011 7 June 2011 Roxburgh Society Lunch Green’s Restaurant, 11 May 2011 Old Stoic Summer Party London EC3V 3ND All Old Stoics and their guests are invited Stowe Stowe Golf Course Kensington Roof Gardens, This year, the formal Old Stoic Black to join us for an informal evening. Roxburgh Society Golf Day London W8 5SA W/c 16 July 2011 Tie dinner will be held in the main hall of Green’s Restaurant and Stowe Golf Course Join us at this new and exciting Templars’ Cricket Week Live OS bands will play during the welcome Oyster Bar in the City of London. For members and guests of the fixture. All Old Stoics and guests are Stowe reception in the Spanish Garden and after the Places are £55 each and will include Roxburgh Society on Stowe Golf welcome to this informal evening a Champagne reception, a three BBQ in the nightclub. Course. at the Kensington Roof Gardens. 10 September 2011 course dinner, with wine and a A cocktail reception, BBQ and two professionally run casino to Tickets include food from the BBQ and drinks until Old Stoic Reunion Day 14 May 2011 live bands. Tickets include food and entertain you after dinner. Old Stoics 10.00pm when a cash bar will open until 12.30am. drinks until 10.00pm when a cash Stowe 40th Anniversary Reunion leaving in 2003 or later are entitled bar will open until 12.30am. Tickets to a discounted ticket price of £30. Dinner Open to all Old Stoics. A short are £35 each. Tickets are an unbelievable £35 each Chapel service will be followed by Stowe Old Stoics can bring up to 2 guests boarding house tours, drinks in the 11 June 2011 Marble Saloon, welcome by the To book your place at the party, call the Old Stoic Office For those who left Stowe in 1970, 1971 and 1972. Afternoon tours of The OS Open Golf Tournament Headmaster and Lunch. Afternoon 5 Old Stoic Reunion Day on on 01280 818349 or email [email protected] the House and landscape gardens options include watching rugby on for the Bill Edgerley Memorial 11 September 2010, for those followed by drinks in the Marble the North Front, landscape garden Cup who left before 1960. With Kensington Roof Gardens, London W8 5SA Saloon and dinner in the Music and House tours finishing with a huge turnout of over 300 a Room. Stowe Golf Course afternoon tea. great day was enjoyed by all. Featuring live Mark Stormont’s (Temple 06) band REDSTONE COLLECTIVE Caspar Sheppard’s (Walpole 04) band GET PEOPLE

“You have no idea what an awful lot of fun it is to relive one’s youth of 60 years ago. Congratulations and thank you for providing us with such a memorable day.” Julian Richardson (Temple 49) THE MAGAZINE FOR OLD STOICS

Issue 1 Features

4 MAKING THE GRADE 14 THERE GO THE GIRLS Hannah Kate Reardon, Old Stoic and Durden (Nugent 01) looks into Editor of Tatler meets Michael the lives of some of the OS Girls. Grade, one of TV’s most influential figures to talk 20 THE NEW INN John Garratt about his life at the top of (Cobham 53) reveals how the television broadcasting. National Trust intend to restore the New Inn to recreate the 10 CLASSIC CARS AT STOWE original approach and access John Arkwright (Cobham 69) for visitors to Stowe. Page 4 reflects on the inaugural meeting on Speech Day 2010.

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2 EDITORIAL 30 BIRTHS

8 FROM THE HEADMASTER 31 OBITUARIES

22 NEWS 37 STOWE’S RICH HISTORY

29 MARRIAGES

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9 FROM STOWE TO UNIVERSITY BOOK REVIEW: BETWEEN BOY AND MAN DOMINIC GORDON CONQUERS KALA PATTHAR 39 TRAVEL WITH A PURPOSE 12 WORLD OCEAN ROWING RECORD BOOK REVIEW: STOWE - THE HISTORY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TOTAL WIPEOUT 40 STOWE LODGE 13 STOP PRESS – HENRY CAVILL THE ROXBURGH SOCIETY OS GAP YEAR SCHOLARSHIP Page 14 41 THE CORKSCREW SOCIETY 18 THE STOWE BOMBING CAPTAIN JOHN STEWART THE STOWE BEAGLES 42 A PAST CELEBRATION 19 THE GROVES OF STOWE COLIN SHILLINGTON AWARD VIRGIN GRAND PRIX WEEKEND 43 OLD STOICS PLAY FOR CAMBRIDGE 35 THE LONG AND WINDING ETON FIVES ROAD TO WISDOM 44 STOWE TEMPLARS A TRAGIC REUNION CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING 36 THE PINEAPPLE CLUB INSIDE BACK COVER Page 20 38 BEST EMERGING ARTIST 2011 EVENTS EDITOR’S LETTER

Welcome to the and for chasing the various reports from the first edition of sporting societies, also the many other Old The Corinthian, Stoics who have contributed to the content of this magazine. Caroline Whitlock, our a publication super-efficient Events Co-ordinator, and the dedicated to members of the OSS Committee have also Old Stoics and been instrumental in managing this project their news. and getting the final document on to the press – so my thanks go to them too. As the Society goes from strength to strength, I must also thank our advertisers for their with more events, better organised sports support: Hugo Fay (Grenville 71) at clubs, increased support for recent leavers Taylormade Investing Ltd, Caroline de and improved communications, it is only Peyrecave (Nugent 04), Amanda Seymour fitting that we now have our very own (Nugent 88) at C-MAW, Hugh Beattie members’ magazine. (Chandos 91), Kate Reardon at TopTips.com, 2010 was a very successful year for the Tom Wilson (Cobham 09) at Cuffmixture and Society. We organised 12 very popular Arthur Ward (Walpole 64). events, improved the quality of our 2011 will see another busy year with events communications, increased the prize fund across the country. Do take a few moments for the Old Stoic Gap Year Scholarships and to see if there are any you might be increased our contributions to OS Sport. We interested in on the inside back cover, or on completed the Data Census, which led us to our website www.oldstoic.org or even on begin the design phase of the new Business Facebook. I would recommend that you put Network Forum – where, amongst a plethora the new OS Summer Party at the Kensington of functions, Old Stoics will be able to Roof Gardens on 7th June in your diary. All browse and promote their businesses, Old Stoics and their guests are welcome to advertise and look for job opportunities. this informal evening, kicking off with a Although this publication is new, it has cocktail reception in the Spanish Gardens, retained and improved on the more popular followed by a BBQ and two live Old Stoic elements of its predecessor – The Column. bands. Tickets are £35 and include food and Areas such as OS News, Births and drinks until 10.00pm when a cash bar will Marriages still exist but with more pages we open until 12.30am! have been able to incorporate more of what Finally, I am always open to new ideas, you have sent in. We have also been able to so please do call in or send emails to include more in-depth obituaries than we [email protected] if you have any have in the past. We have not, however, thoughts on new events or have any content been able to include obituaries on all the that you would like to submit for next year’s deaths of which we have been made aware. edition of The Corinthian. The recent Data Census has sadly uncovered many more than we expected. However, I Just remember, if we don’t have your hope that the obituaries we have included contact details – and in particular, your show the diverse contributions Old Stoics email address – we can’t notify you of all have made to the world. the great things we do…!

This magazine also includes a number of All the very best for the year ahead, key feature articles which I hope you find interesting. Thank you to Kate Reardon (Nugent 87), recently appointed Editor of Tatler, for taking the time to interview Michael Grade (Grafton 61) and gain an interesting insight into his career in the world of television. Also, my thanks go to Tim Scarff (Grenville 91), 2 Hannah Durden for her article on OS Girls Old Stoic Society, Director 3 Cover Story Michael Grade

4 MAKING THE GRADE Kate Reardon, Old Stoic and Editor of Tatler meets Michael Grade, one of TV’s most influential figures to talk about his life at the top of television broadcasting.

5 Cover Story

Michael Grade didn’t go to Stowe for long. He spent just about a year in Grafton, but he’s a pretty great role model for Old Stoics – charming, erudite, unconventional and phenomenally successful. Grade, 67, didn’t have much to do with 1 Michael Grade (Grafton 61), has been the school until recently. In his capacity one of the most influential figures in British television for the past 44 as Chairman of Pinewood Studios, he years, holding senior posts at London attended an event at Stowe and met Weekend Television and the BBC. In Headmaster Anthony Wallersteiner. 1988 he was appointed Chief Executive “I thought he was terrific; he and I got of the newly launched Channel 4. After on very well,” says Grade. Having 9 years he returned to the BBC as the subsequently spoken at 2010 Speech Chairman of the Governors and recently relinquished the post of Executive Day he adds, “You get a feeling that the Chairman of ITV. place has revived, he’s doing a fantastic 3 Michael Grade, the guest of Honour job. I was hugely impressed.” at Speech Day 2010, thanking the Michael comes from what is habitually Headmaster for awarding him his referred to as the royal family of UK show Old Stoic tie which he is wearing in the photograph. business. His father, Leslie, was an agent who represented the likes of Bob Hope. Uncle Lew (Grade) was one of the founders of ITV, while Uncle Bernard we all think you ought to get serious short of money because you didn’t earn (Delfont) was a theatre mogul and boss now.” Grade continues, “So I learned to very much at London Weekend in those of the record business EMI. be an agent with one of the great agents days. I wasn’t complaining, I got the rate of all time, the great Billy Marsh. Billy for the job, but I couldn’t earn any real But to contemporary ears and eyes taught me everything about the business, money.”) received an offer to run Grade’s own career is what resonates he was the agent who found Bruce Embassy TV and Films in Hollywood. most powerfully. “I left school at 17. Forsyth, Morecambe and Wise, Norman “I thought, It’s now or never… it’s not I had no desire to go to university, I’d Wisdom, Frankie Vaughan, he was just going to do me any harm, a few years in done enough exams. I wanted to go to awesome. We had a wonderful time, and Hollywood.” He calls Embassy ‘a sitcom work but I didn’t want to go into the family in a very short space of time he and I factory’ which was his specialty, but after business, I had no idea what I wanted ended up as partners.” three years he became increasingly bored to do. So I had a chat with my Dad, who was a great fixer, and one of his big shareholders in commercial television in “The other thing they taught me was the early days was the Daily Mirror Group, so he said, “I’ll get you a job on the Daily If you need an answer now, the answer’s “no.” Mirror as a sports reporter.” Well, that It doesn’t matter what, never agree to anything under pressure” sounded just the job. So off I went to the Daily Mirror for six years.” After running the agency for six years, with Hollywood, “It was just business, When Grade was 23 his father had a Grade started to get involved in business, business, there was no stroke which meant Michael had to leave television. “I represented quite a number creative excitement. I was used to the Mirror to work for the family talent of television directors and I started having news and documentaries and arts, agency. His father’s illness was ‘a terrible quite good ideas, packaging shows and and proper drama.” blow to the family’ but at least Grade so on. In 1972 Cyril Bennett at London With characteristically perfect timing didn’t mind the career change. “I knew Weekend Television said to me, “Why Grade got a call from the BBC. “They were that I had more expensive tastes than the don’t you save yourself the taxi fare and in a mess, would I go back? So I took the Daily Mirror could manage to fund, so I come and run the entertainment biggest pay cut in history and went back left after six very happy years, with a department?” It was a huge leap, it took to run BBC1, which I did for three years. fantastic training in journalism which has me a long time to make up my mind, but By the end of it I was Director of stood me in very good stead over the in the end I thought, sod it, I’m going to Programmes, having oversight for BBC1 years – not because I’ve had good press do it. Television’s the future really.” Grade and BBC2 and I was going to succeed the but because you know how it all works.” was at LWT for eight years, during which Managing Director. But there was a time Cyril Bennett died, “and I became “I never thought that I would end up in political earthquake inside the BBC and head of programming at London the family business, but they actually I thought, Oh I can’t cope with this, I don’t Weekend, to my amazement, in 1976.” needed me. One of my uncles, Bernard want to spend the next few years of my life Delfont, said to me, “You’ve got to come In 1982 the 39 year old, recently divorced in a civil war inside the BBC playing 6 into the business, your Dad’s very sick, and impoverished Grade, (“I was always politics, I want to make programmes.” themselves into.” Although he’d been – that’s not to be squandered, I take that turned down last time, she told him to very seriously. That’s more important to put up or shut up and apply for the job, me than anything else, the family and, “To my absolute astonishment I got reputation for fair dealing and for it and became Chairman of the BBC. integrity. They never went back on their Which was kind of, “Blimey!”” word, you give your word very carefully and very thoughtfully and when you do “I did three years of that and then ITV it’s got to mean something.” was in a muddle. I described myself as a sort of media paramedic at this point. If Famous for his family, his career and his there’s a mess to clear up they seemed red socks, which were a sartorial trick to to send for me. So I went to ITV for three get himself noticed in Hollywood, who is years, not expecting the advertising Michael Grade? “I am whoever I need to market to collapse to the extent that it did, be that day. God knows. I have no idea but we got through it. The business is in who I am.” Push him, as he seems to great shape and it looks like it’s having have a very good sense of self and he a good year this year, so I’m pleased answers simply, “I know what I do.” So about that.” is that how he defines himself? “Pretty much, yeah.” Nowadays Grade is keeping his hand in, “I do Pinewood, I’m Chairman of Ocado, “I’ve had one rule really which is: Chairman of a business called James Whatever you’re doing, be the best if you Grant Group which is a talent agency can and something super will turn up as among other things, which I really enjoy, a result of it. Success breeds success. If it keeps me in touch with the talent, my you do well at something, someone will roots. And I’m presenting some say, “You’ll know who we should get for documentaries for the BBC about the days that? He’s done very well over there.” of the music hall and variety which is None of the things that happened to me great fun.” He is also in the late stages I ever expected, each has been more He continues blithely, “And I was very of a deal to buy four theatres from surprising than the last. If you do lucky that the Chief Executive’s job at Andrew Lloyd-Webber. “My wife said, something well other opportunities Channel 4 was available, they were “When are you going to retire?” I said, present themselves. Best piece of advice looking for a successor to Jeremy Isaacs “When the phone stops ringing.”” I could give anybody really.” so I got it.” Grade spent nine years at Channel 4 and “Enjoyed every minute of “I’m so lucky to be in a business that I Kate Reardon (Nugent 87), Editor of Tatler it, we had a great time. We did all kinds absolutely adore. I get such a thrill still of things… We took it to fully independent from seeing things that are really great, Since this interview took place, we were status selling its own airtime, we built whether it’s in the theatre or on TV. I just delighted to hear that Michael Grade has get a thrill watching something come that building in Horseferry Road. We did been appointed a life peer as Lord Grade right – watching an audience, feeling an all kinds of exciting things, we made of Yarmouth. He was introduced to the audience.” Grade claims his remaining some wonderful programmes, I worked House of Lords on 27 January 2011. with some lovely people, it was a joy.” ambition is ‘To stay alive.’ As well as two After nine years he began to see the same grown up children he has a 12 year old set of problems coming round over and son who’s keeping him young. again, and realised it was time to get out. And so the genes go on. How much of his Grades’s next career challenge was as good fortune does Grade lay at the door the Executive Chairman of First Leisure, of his own genetic inheritance? “I was “And then I started what one might call a very lucky, I had three fathers really… they plural existence, I did all kind of things; were lovely, lovely people and very I was Chairman of Camelot, the National supportive of me.” Although Grade’s Lottery, Chairman of a publishing father died tragically young, his uncles company, and then I did the buy out Lew and Bernie steered him wisely. “I leaned a lot from them, not that they ever of Pinewood with my partner Ivan tried to teach me anything – they dropped Dunleavy.” He applied for the little hints occasionally. “Always be nice 1 Kate Reardon (Nugent 87) renowned chairmanship of the BBC and lost out to to people, you never know,” was one of journalist and founder of the Gavin Davis. “Tessa Jowell rang me with internationally popular website the things Lew used to say to me all the some trepidation to tell me I hadn’t got Top Tips for Girls has spent twenty time. No question it’s one of the most the job and I said, “If I’d been on the years at the cutting edge of women’s important things you could ever learn. publishing. She started at American appointments panel I would have given The other thing they taught me was “If Vogue, has been Fashion Editor of it to Gavin Davis not me, so don’t worry you need an answer now, the answer’s Tatler, contributed to most major about it.” Then they had the Hutton British newspapers and written three “no.”” It doesn’t matter what, never agree Enquiry and all that. My wife and I went columns in The Times – who named to anything under pressure. And probably out to dinner, it was her birthday and, to her one of Britain’s best writers. She the most important thing is reputation. was a Contributing Editor at Vanity my shame, I spent the whole dinner going I’m hugely conscious of the enormous Fair and has recently been appointed on about how easy it was to sort the BBC goodwill that the three of them left behind Tatler’s 17th Editor. out and what a mess they’d got 7 From the Headmaster

At the most recent Governors’ meeting classrooms (originally part of the Marble Hall and the Library are I presented a report on the key Medical Centre, then Stanhope and resplendently restored at the heart of the developments that have taken place latterly Skills Development). Last summer House and, if you have not visited Stowe at Stowe since my appointment as we embarked on a programme to enhance in recent years, prepare to be astonished. Headmaster in 2003. Only 6 of the 18 and re-equip laboratories in Science. None of this recognises the achievements Governors present on 14 January were Perhaps the most notable transformation of the teaching and support staff who in post eight years ago and the exercise has been the creation of a new courtyard have worked tirelessly to bring about the allowed me to explain to new Governors with the demolition of the CCF building transformation of Stowe. Academic how policies that are reaching fruition in and disused squash courts (both CCF performance has improved steadily and 2011 have their origins in strategy plans and squash have been successfully we were delighted with last summer’s formulated and approved at the re-housed) and the triumphant re- record-breaking GCSE and A2 results. beginning of my headship. emergence of the Art School as a cultural Over Christmas, Stoics received Oxbridge hub for Stoics and celebration of the The most radical change was the move offers to read English, Chemistry, Law and architecture of 1930s international to full co-education and the subsequent Biological Sciences and healthy numbers modernism. enlargement of the school roll from 590 continue to apply successfully to the to 760 Stoics. Many of the more striking Progress continues apace: seven Russell Group Universities. building projects – Queen’s and Stanhope architects have submitted designs for the I hope that you enjoy reading the first – emerged from the Governors’ long-awaited Music School and Governors edition of The Corinthian and that all ratification of my paper on co-education will make the final selection on March 25. Old Stoics share our pride in seeing this in November 2003. As the school changed This £5m project allows us to renovate great school flourishing in the twenty-first and grew, facilities had to be adapted the Roxburgh Hall and rationalise its use century. and improved: the servery was completely exclusively for Drama and provides a modernised and the Temple Room turned first-rate facility for teaching and Dr Anthony Wallersteiner into a dining room; new playing fields performing music at Stowe. With new were added to the Bourbon and a second classrooms for Design and Technology all-weather astro-turf was installed in also in development, Stowe will have 2007; a superb athletics track was Britain’s best facilities for music, art, opened by Sebastian Coe in September drama and design. 2009. While the School has been re-inventing Extensive modernisation and itself, Stowe House Preservation Trust rationalisation of the academic area has carefully returned the Mansion to has transformed teaching and learning as its eighteenth century splendour. The all classrooms are now equipped with crumbling and dilapidated façades, projectors and smart-boards; Economics, porticos, colonnades and pavilions are Business Studies and Politics are now a fading memory as the work of Adam, taught in the Leoni building, with History Leoni, Gibbs and Vanbrugh can now be successfully relocated to the McElwee appreciated in pristine condition. The

1 Lynn Chadwick’s ‘Sitting Couple’ is the centrepiece of the courtyard outside the new Art School. 7 The suite of Apple Mac computers on the mezzanine level inside the Art School. 5 Queen’s House, one of the new girls’ boarding houses opened by HM The Queen in 2007.

8 from STOWE to university The transition from school well and what needs to be done over the to university can be very holidays, much like it is at university. tough both academically There is structured study time even in the sixth form which is key to keep you and socially. working but this almost certainly isn’t Stowe School has a fantastic system enough for you to get all your work done set up to help ease the transition; in therefore it encourages you to do more the lower years your work is closely private study in the afternoons and monitored to ensure you achieve your weekends, again much like it is when you progress beyond school. In the Sixth 1 best and then by the time you reach your Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, Oxford. Form there is a greater appreciation for final year much more independent work balancing the extra-curricular activities environment difficult. Also the compact is expected of you. However, your tutors such as the fantastic music and sporting nature of halls of residence/colleges and housemistress/master will always facilities available with the class work can be daunting with the feeling that keep an eye on your progress to help that you are there to do. It is these skills, there are so many people around all the you succeed. along with pure academics, that the time but again the boarding house system at Stowe eases you in to this I believe that one of the best aspects the School encourages you to learn for atmosphere, which in the end is a school has to offer is the feedback, both yourself. comfort to know that some of your in TWOs and termly reports. TWOs are Socially, I have found that students from closest friends are nearby. grades given out twice a term with an boarding school backgrounds (even if attainment grade and an effort grade so they were day pupils) found it much I can honestly say that for me Stowe you and your parents can see where you easier to settle in to the busy university was the perfect way to get me from are in your studies. The termly reports life. Many students haven’t spent more school to university, teaching me give a more in depth review allowing you than a couple of weeks away from their enormously valuable skills and lessons. to know specifically what you’ve done families and find an entire term in a new Natalie McDaid (Lyttelton 09)

gruelling expedition. The journey was 7 Dominic Gordon one of amazing highs and bitter lows, summits Kala and witnessed exceptional Patthar (5650m) with Mt Everest in demonstrations of endurance, resilience, the background. teamwork and self sacrifice. It has been an amazing experience that I will never forget and is hopefully a Dominic Gordon stepping stone to future more extreme expeditions. Nepal is a remarkable place CONQUERS KALA PATTHAR with spectacular scenery and charming people. Spending 24 days trekking and In 2008 it was conceived that Carnegie The intensive training regime ranged camping through the Himalayas was Great Outdoors and My Peak Potential from expeditions in Wales, arctic survival emotionally and physically demanding. would lead a selected team deep into training in the Bavarian Alps and various Coping with altitude sickness and the Himalayan region trekking from Lukla challenges in the Yorkshire Dales, all temperatures dropping to -25°C on a to Gorak Shep (Everest Base Camp) and of which were designed to prepare the daily basis was tough but the rewards from there propose a summit attempt on team and enhance individual skills and of reaching the summit of Kala Patthar Kala Patthar at 5650m. augment fitness. The team flew to were well worth it. It was an incredible Training for the 24 day expedition began Kathmandu on 10 October 2009 where moment for me looking across the vast in January 2009 when the team of 19 was they undertook voluntary work with Khumbu Glacier and on to Everest, selected by Dave Bunting MBE, ex British The Self Help Group for Cerebral Palsy Nuptse and the other great mountains Forces mountaineering specialist and (SGCP). There they helped with the final of the Himalayas and I could not have former Chief Training Instructor of the preparation of a new vocational achieved this without the support of Joint Services mountain training around workshop and presented a cheque family and friends. the world. for £10,000 before commencing the Dominic Gordon (Bruce 02) 9 FEATURE CLASSSIC CARS at STOWE

3 Top, left to right: Alex McEwen (Chatham 91) MGB Roadster; Henry Mytton-Mills (Walpole 73) Triumph TR6; Mark Bailey (Chatham 72) Morgan Plus 8; Oliver Croom-Johnson (Temple 69) Morgan 4/4 Series 1; David Lees-Jones (Grenville 65) Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental; James Cridland (Temple 89) Morris Cowley Flatnose Tourer; John Blayney (Chandos 61) Bentley 4¼ Ltr Sports Saloon; Peter Fisher (Cobham 52) Jaguar XJS; Durand Hotham (Cobham 62) Jensen Interceptor; Joe Gambarini (Cobham 72) Rolls Royce Mulliner Park Ward; Joseph Miro (Grafton 73) Triumph TR5; Sandy Doggart (Chatham 58) Aston Martin DB2/4; Ed West (Grafton 02) NCF Blitz; John Arkwright (Cobham 69) Austin Healey 110/6 BN4; Martin Selby-Lowndes (Grenville 78) MGVA. 10 Speech Day 2010 Caroline de Peyrecave Old Stoics, parents and friends of Stowe provided lunch in the Old Stoic marquee (Nugent 04) were invited to display their Classic cars adjacent to the display. Caroline de at Stowe on Saturday 29 May 2010, Speech Peyrecave (Nugent 04), an increasingly I recently painted the British Day and following a good response, some recognised portrait painter, added a Touring Car driver Tom Chilton 45–50 cars were due from all over the fascinating dimension by displaying her and showed the painting with country between 9 and 10am on the artwork, including portraits of racing drivers other work at the Classic Car Saturday morning. The weather was in a marquee on site. Rally at Speech Day. The atrocious and we feared that the pouring Despite the weather conditions, it was a school website warned that rain might deter owners of their cherished most enjoyable gathering which we would “the weather forecast cars from making the journey to Stowe. like to repeat on Speech Day, Saturday suggests that there may be There was no need for concern. At about 28 May 2011. All Old Stoics, parents and light rain at points throughout 9am a stream of Classic cars, with their friends, particularly those with a connection the day”… As this photo intrepid drivers, started to arrive. with Stowe, will be most welcome. If you are shows, there was pretty much The result was a tremendous display on interested in participating this year with any a deluge of heavy rain all the North Front ranging from the 1920s to form of classic transportation – car or day!! However my brand new the latest car, a kit car built by Stoics in the motorcycle, please contact the Old Stoic little marquee stood up well IT workshops. It was a magnificent sight office on [email protected] and it is fortunate that much enhanced by the beautiful surroundings of We look forward to seeing you there. of my work is carried out in Stowe. The event was generously supported oil, which is rain proof! by Marcus Atkinson (Chatham 90) and his John Arkwright (Cobham 69) company Hagerty International, who

Since then I have been privileged to paint amongst others Lieutenant Dougie Dalzell, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, who tragically lost his life in action in Afganistan.

Caroline is available for commissions at: www.carolinedepeyrecave.co.uk

11 WORLD OCEAN Total Wipeout The Corinthian interviews Katie Lamb (Lyttelton 06), on her recent trip to Argentina to compete in the ROWING BBC’s ‘Total Wipeout’. Katie, what made you decide to take part? I have watched the show a couple of times before and never understood RECORD why everyone makes it look so difficult? Five seconds into the qualifier I had answered my own question! I underestimated the distance between the take-off ramp and the pontoon and experienced my first wipeout! I’d like to think I ‘trained’ and reached a suitable level of fitness to stand any chance of proceeding through the qualifier but I genuinely believe you cannot prepare yourself for the obstacles they throw at you!

1 Boat launch in October 2010 on the River Dart, Totnes. Total Wipeout is renowned for ‘the big red balls’ how did you do? Captain James Kayll (Walpole 00) will depart Western Australia Hmmm...I gave it my best shot having tactically planned in April 2011 as part of a 4 man team rowing 3,100 miles across to take the speed over style approach. I think you will find the Indian Ocean to Mauritius. James and his team are aiming I provide an interesting viewing on this obstacle! to beat the 4 man record of 68 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes. So, there are 20 contestants – 10 males and 10 females? As if the challenge is not hard enough, the team will also be Didn’t the idea of competing against men intimidate you? undertaking environmental research in conjunction with the Anyone that knows me will know I am a little bit competitive National Oceanographic Centre. Micro sensors will measure (ok VERY) so I was not about to be shown up without a fight! water pH, salinity and temperature which will help researchers It’s strange when you first meet your fellow contestants at acquire new data which will contribute to the understanding of the airport you find yourself looking around and weighing global climate change. them up ‘hmm I could beat her and perhaps him?’ But looks can be deceiving, as I think people found out with me!! Concurrently, the team will also record physiological and cognitive measurements during training, the race and recovery, Do you have any advice for anyone who has read this with the intent of demonstrating normal changes which occur in and is now about to apply? human beings when subjected to extreme conditions. This data I would definitely recommend going for it if you ever have will act as a tool within schools and generate interest in science the opportunity! It’s the most surreal experience and I met and the human body and mind. such a variety of interesting people that I otherwise might never come across. Girls, I would recommend investing in a The team is raising funds and awareness for 4 different charities: serious sports bra and boys watch out, the girls are usually The Light Dragoons Charitable Trust, The Mark Evison a lot better than you might think!! Foundation, Access Sport and Compassion UK. They have already raised over £40,000 for these charities but aim Finally Katie, for those who missed the show can you to reach £100,000 by the end of the campaign. remind us how you did? Following my shout of ‘Prepare to be bowled over...!’ The team has already secured sponsorship from B&Q and I came 2nd in the Wipeout Zone. I will be making one Strutt & Parker. However, they still seek critical sponsorship final appearance very soon in a special ‘Champion of for a number of items such as food and clothing! Champions’ show but don’t blink, or you will definitely For further information please look at their website: miss me on this one! www.indianocean3100.com

12 STOP PRESS! We are delighted to report that Henry Cavill (Grafton 01) is the latest in the line of distinguished Old Stoic actors, beginning with David Niven (Chandos/Grafton 28). Henry has just been cast as the new Superman in the next Hollywood blockbuster. Warner Bros have announced that Henry, 27, will take the lead role in the forthcoming ‘Superman: Man of Steel’ movie and was described by director, Jack Snyder, as “the perfect choice to don the cap and S shield.” A release date in 2012 is anticipated.

7 Henry Cavill at the Vanity Fair celebration for the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. OS Gap Year 2009/10 Scholarships

Teaching in Gambia prep school. The contrast between schools and pupil ability was I will never forget my first day at Bakau immeasurable. This and other aspects Looking ahead – 2010/11 Upper Basic. I was asked to teach a grade of Gambian life have contributed to In February 2010 five very high eight class (14-16 year olds) English. With my greater appreciation of England calibre applications were short listed no idea what to expect I was given a piece and in particular the education I was for the OS Gap Year Scholarship. The of chalk and introduced to my class. Fifty fortunate to receive at Stowe. Old Stoic Society awarded three lively faces stared back at me, no text prizes to the Upper Sixth candidates: books, no syllabus, no previous whole I went out to Gambia in a team of twelve. Robyn Dann and Isabella Cameron class teaching experience and two As well as teaching we were also (Queen’s) who are off to work in a hours to fill. engaged in Christian work. We ran the children’s hospital in Ecuador and teaching for children at church Going to Gambia has certainly taught me then on to teach English in Chennai, conferences, helped at Sunday school the art of thinking on my feet. If the next India. Lucy Milburn (Stanhope) is and visited local schools to give talks. teacher didn’t turn up, I would have to travelling to Gambia with a Christian carry on, Maths, Science, Social Studies; However, it wasn’t all work and no play. foundation called ‘Smile’ and will be whatever the pupils asked for. After a We made good friends with our helping with young children in local week it became clear about half of my neighbours and the Gamfees staff (the communities. Finally, Abigail Payne class were illiterate. They could all copy charity we were affiliated with out there). (Lyttelton) and Liberty Barrons from the blackboard but reading and One of my favourite memories was (Nugent) will be working in an spelling the word ‘cat’ was impossible. attending a birthday lunch. We arrived at orphanage in Cambodia and then taking part in a Panda Conservation However pupils at Bakau were keen, 12pm to a house with no electricity, programme in China. particularly the girls (seven of whom in water from a well and a rather unusual one class are called Binta!). Teaching them loo. On the menu was pork, lots of pork. The OS Society Committee would like to read individually was tremendously We ate a whole pig, freshly slaughtered, to thank Michael Righton for his satisfying. The Binta crowd frequently which the boys spent the morning continued efforts in preparing the visited our team house for learning, fun cutting up. The whole experience was fun candidates for interview and for the and games – our unripe mangos being because it was utterly alien and we were guidance he gives to those Stoics their favourite departing gift. sharing our lives with our Gambian interested in making the most of neighbours. their Gap Year. I had spent the first part of my year working as a ‘gappy’ at Beachborough Charlotte Matthews (Lyttelton 09)

Charity in South Africa Felix Stevenson (Grafton 09), the other scholarship winner, had to alter his plans due to a severe illness. However, he still managed to complete three months teaching at the Dominican Convent High School and three months voluntary work at the Warehouse, a charity established by St John’s Parish to work with churches 1 Charlotte Matthews teaching her first 1 Felix Stevenson (Grafton 09) teaches in their response to the poverty in class at Bakuau Upper Basic in Gambia. at the Dominican Convent High School. South Africa. 13 FEATURE

The article on a Along the way she “spent time on the prefect’s career Oxford papers, still very unionised in the late 1970s” and “in the end…worked in aspirations in magazine journalism – for most of the last year’s 1980s at Vogue.” Another of those first Stoic magazine five, Nicky James (née Hemsworth), prompted me who Joanna lodged with in Finmere, very sadly died in 2007 after a long to see what Old Stoic women battle with cancer. She married and had really have got up to. three boys after a career modelling and, with her husband, lived in Scotland Unfortunately the logistics of contacting catching and smoking salmon for a all 1,377 female Old Stoics were beyond living. Her sister, Tessa Hemsworth me, so a shorter list was compiled (Stanhope 80), has two sons (both with representing an eclectic mix of age, OS Grandfathers) with another late OS, careers and backgrounds and a letter Dominic Colloredo (formely Chetwynd, finally went out to about fifty women Walpole 77). asking for some of their best (and worst) Shortly after the ‘first five’ left Stowe, memories of Stowe and what they had Tina Stallard arrived in 1976 to study been doing since. I’ve had the pleasure English, French, German and Art. Whilst of collating a variety of CVs and listing a number of inspirational teachers memoires and taking you back through at Stowe, including “a mad German the generations to 1974… teacher who used to throw tantrums in As Charles de Gaulle airport opened in class”, like many others it was the art Paris, Richard Nixon resigned as school which was “a refuge where I could President of the USA after Watergate hide away among the easels.” It wasn’t and Ceefax was launched by the BBC, all plain sailing mind you, one of her Stowe School welcomed the first five worst memories was “walking into the girls into its midst. This included Joanna dining hall…and realising the boys were Goodwin (Stanhope 76) who provided marking the girls out of ten for their the following account: looks.” The beautiful gardens and “While RQD [Bob Drayson] was on grounds, along with the art studios and sabbatical during 1974, Brian Stephan a love of languages launched Tina into [BSS], as Acting Headmaster, admitted a career with the BBC having studied five day girls. BSS was so enthusiastic modern languages at St Hugh’s, Oxford. that I found myself doing English A level Tina showed early directorial flair instead of Mathematics and he insisted winning a BBC competition in 1989 for the two girls in his set sat at the front so first-time directors having made her he didn’t have to look at the “horrible short film “The Gipsy Worker” which boys.” He deplored our lack of classical received critical acclaim from the likes education, set us stanzas of Pope and of Time Out. After 12 years as Staff Dryden to learn by heart as a punishment Producer working on both the One and but remained a stalwart advocate of Six O’Clock News and Panorama she “the girls”…We came to school on went freelance as a photographer, mopeds and were quickly dubbed “The filmmaker and TV producer. Her work is Honda Brigade,” later “The Hood”… but, now seen on a multitude of mainstream on the whole, everyone was easy-going channels and her award winning and there was certainly none of the ritual photographic projects have featured in humiliation or bullying experienced by the likes of the Sunday Times Magazine. Rebecca Willis at Charterhouse. We Most recently Tina wrote, filmed and babysat for the Masters and the boys produced “Manda’s Prize” about solar invited us to tea and toast in their cookers in Zambia which was shown studies, and begged us to trim their hair at the FICA (Brazil) and Washington when their housemasters threatened Environmental Film Festivals and she them with the school barber. We learned produced “Haiti Earthquake 6 Months to walk and eat very fast in order not to On” which was used by the BBC, Sky be left behind.” and ITN in their coverage. Of those first five girls, strong bonds In amongst all this Tina has been married were formed and Joanna became for 27 years and has an 18 year old son, godmother to Caitlin Livingstone’s and a 16 year old daughter. When asked 1 The first five girls (née Mitchell) daughter. Keeping the what she wants to be doing in ten years arriving in 1974. Stowe theme running Joanna married it was a simple response of “keep doing 14 John Goodwin (Chatham 62) in 1986. what I do, which I love” and that Stowe There go the girls Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) looks into the lives of some of the OS Girls.

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definitely “opened up a new world of intellectual challenge for me, which has been – and still is – a constant source of excitement and delight”. Carolyn (Minnie) Rosso (Stanhope 79) studied English, French and Art but admits to having “some trouble focusing on study”. That said Bertie Stephan was the teacher who most inspired her; “I think he had more faith in my ability in English than I did, God bless him.” She shared a study with Emma Williams and Avril Comery with whom she is still in touch but also lived at the Dobinsons’ house down by the main gate with Emma. This meant that a new generation of moped riders was born. 1 Temple of British Worthies, now part of the Carolyn wanted to be an interior designer, National Trust Landscape Gardens. but did an art degree first and then 7 Tina Stallard (Stanhope 78), award moved to Turin having married an Italian, winning freelance photographer. settling there for the next 22 years. At 3 Avril Edwards (née Comery, Stanhope 79) first she worked for an architect, but this and Carolyn (Minnie) Rosso (née Smith, became impractical as she had the Stanhope 79). opportunity to travel with her husband who worked in tourism. She did some teaching, worked alongside her husband and then had three children and so became a full-time mother. The children went on to attend the International School of Turin and Carolyn was elected up new GP practices across the East of woodworking, metalwork and how to use to the Board of Governors, later becoming England. At the same time she is a lathe” of which she still admits to being Chairman and spear-heading the raising researching why women fail to get top “freakishly proud”. Mr Carpenter gets a of funds to build a new campus which jobs at Directorial and Board level. Penny mention at this point for being finally opened during 2010. married a hospital Chief Executive and “relentlessly enthusiastic and tolerant of [their] sometimes moronic attitudes”. The family moved to Lugano, Switzerland has three daughters so has been both a in 2007. Her eldest daughter, Christina, housewife and worked part and full-time. Incidentally from her days of fooling with has just graduated from Exeter and is Mix this with back packing, which she fashion in the D&T labs, Kate followed working in Milan, her second is due would love to do again with her grown up her early dream to work in the to attend the University of Kent next daughters, she also coaches in the East “impossibly glamorous and fun” world of fashion and, after petitioning the top September, and Marco, the youngest, is of England. This includes helping young man at Condé Nast in New York, got her first job at the age of 19 as a Fashion Carolyn is positive that Stowe had an enormous influence on her life Assistant – the youngest ever – at from every point of view, that it helped to open HER mind, American Vogue which she describes as “very Devil Wears Prada”. At 21 she giving her “independence and an enormous amount of self confidence”. returned to London and was made Fashion Director at Tatler which applying to read hospitality management people make sense out of their jobs, in catapulted her into the limelight and a and follow in the footsteps of his father. particular young women who she wants role as Contributing Editor at Vanity Fair Carolyn is positive that Stowe had an to see “achieve what they want out of life followed as well as writing columns for enormous influence on her life from every and get through this tricky decision The Times and contributing to nearly point of view, that it helped to open her making so heavily influenced by self every national newspaper along the way. mind, giving her “independence and an esteem, work opportunities…career and When asked what would be in her enormous amount of self confidence.” family” which she freely admits to having obituary she was relieved to admit little clue about when she left school. “That’s the one article I won’t have to Taking us into the 1980s Dr Penny write”. At the end of 2010 it was Newman (Stanhope 80) said she found On to the later eighties and Kate Reardon confirmed that Kate is to become the it easy to be invisible with so few girls in (Nugent 87) who studied English, Art, 17th Editor of Tatler since its re-launch the Sixth Form and that students weren’t Design and Technology and Photography in 1901 and she will be taking over from taken seriously unless they were going for at Stowe. Coming from the “stiflingly Catherine Ostler in January 2011. Oxbridge, which she rebelled against at strict and mono-sex Cheltenham Ladies’ the time. Not that it has stopped her. Now College” Kate not only got to “fool about And into the 90s with Pippa Heggie (née a GP in Suffolk she advises on how to set with fashion” but also “learned Thompson, Stanhope 90) who was part of 16 the first year to sit GCSE exams over the at Société Générale on their International that it “was possible to turn something Programme soon followed. She went on that was a pleasure and a passion…into a to work in public relations including career”. However, the academic interest running an educational programme in still burned strong and she “did an MPhil 13 countries for the European Plastics in Architecture back at Cambridge to write industry (“not sexy PR”) but it gave her a about how theatres are built and how taste for environmental law. After a stint [they] will build them in the future”. as field press officer for Raleigh In May 2010 Allegra moved to International in Chile she moved to Allen Cheltenham to run a new theatre called & Overy as press officer to get her foot in Parabola Arts Centre, built by Cheltenham the door and applied for law school as Ladies’ College which has been a huge a result. challenge to be in charge of, but she Working as an environmental lawyer in assures me that “more often than not the London, Pippa managed to fit in dog excitement outweighs the fear!” To sledding in the Arctic, trekking to Everest complement her experience she is also base camp and participating in the now doing a PhD in Performance Practice infamous Fastnet race where she met her at Exeter University. Allegra got married in husband. Now located in New York as of December 2010 to a producer whom she February 2010 for his job, Pippa is a met working at Battersea Arts Centre stay-at-home mum looking after her 18 three years ago and says “I am glad we month old and is expecting their next met ‘on the shop floor’ as it were – we are child in 2011. She was realistic about job passionate about the same things…and prospects if she re-trained for a Masters find a lot of ways to support each other”. and the New York bar so has put her Looking forwards, Allegra would like to career on hold for the time being. run a theatre in London and, whilst she would love to have children, she faces Following in Pippa’s footsteps was the age-old dilemma of balancing this Hannah Wright, (née Baker, Nugent 91) with a passion for her career. who studied Chemistry, Biology and Geology which she went on to study at And finally Rosie Armitage (Lyttelton 03) Bristol as a result of encouragement from who, at two years my junior, has pursued Dr Mike Waldman, fondly known as “Doc a varied career without the traditional Pot”. No dry academic, however, outside university education that so many seem the classroom Hannah got caught to think is the be all and end all. Instead traditional ‘O’ Levels. Despite ultimately smoking by ‘Clank’ (the deputy head at she followed the vocational route and attending Cambridge as a result of sitting the time), partied a lot but also got took a BTec in Tailoring and a Costume her ‘S’ Level (“if it weren’t for Foster exposure to creative arts, photography, Degree which were both at the London deciding that I should…apply for woodwork and metalwork – all skills College of Fashion. Rosie is now working Oxbridge I’d never have considered it so which, she assures me, are still used as a costume maker and has been at the I owe him a lot”) it would seem that a lot today. She says Stowe taught her how Royal Shakespeare Company as a men’s of fun was had in between: “within weeks to survive in a male environment. She tailor for the last 18 months. Before this of starting I auditioned for ‘The Boyfriend’ now works for Cisco Systems, responsible she was tailoring at Glyndebourne and had a hilarious first term skipping for their Datacentre Virtualisation Go Opera and did a year freelancing in prep for rehearsals to play Maisie. [I] to Market channel partners across the London working for the Royal Opera never forget being a bit shocked when globe. House, English National Opera and in Weston (who was choreographing) the West End. suggested that I wasn’t really having to Hannah married Dave on 9 October 2010 act when I had a number entitled ‘There’s and since meeting her husband has been Rosie has greater aspirations to be Safety in Numbers’ where I got to “learning to balance [her] work with [her] trained as and promoted to a Cutter and, essentially flirt with a handful of boys personal life” although freely admits that ultimately, gain “enough experience and whilst singing and dancing.” this was “tough to do in the beginning”. contacts under my belt to work from Her two year old dog Digby is no doubt home as a freelance cutter/maker for Pippa’s lasting memories are of her time benefitting! Theatre. That or a professional road spent in the Stowe grounds which were cyclist which I am toying with at the And on to the ‘noughties’ and Allegra opened to the public by the National moment [having] just signed up for Galvin (Nugent 02) who arrived with more Trust while she was there. She L’Étape du Tour 2011…” remembers “climbing up the Temple of A Levels than I was planning on taking [British] Worthies…soaking up the sun that year when she started in Lower Sixth. And so we come to the end of hearing and reading a book in the empty space She want “to be a diplomat, or a criminal some of what all these hugely at the top”. Having left her shoes on the lawyer [but] was drawn to theatre” even inspirational OS women have got up to ground, however, the attention of a though she “didn’t want to be an actress over the past 35 years. There was so passing tourist was grabbed who asked and…had no real purchase on how one much material that I received from people if she were Mercury (who we assume might go about making a living from a I am just sorry that we couldn’t fit it all should have resided in said sunbathing creative career”. Quite clearly this did not into the one article. The response was nook). Pippa left Cambridge in 1994 and stop a motivated student from following amazing and I thank everyone who took struggled initially to find a job, choosing her dream and, after studying History of the time to contribute. instead to learn French. An idyllic month Art at Peterhouse, Cambridge, went to Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) at the top of Ville Franche Sur Mer soon train as a Theatre Director at R.A.D.A. sorted the linguistic skills out and a role which was the first opportunity to see 17 The Stowe Bombing

Like the rest of Britain during WWII, Stowe was required to maintain a state of blackout to prevent German bombers targeting light sources.

While blackout curtains were used in donned the, often ignored, steel helmet 1 Almost every Stoic was a member of some parts of the School, the vast number which on this occasion almost certainly the Officer Training Corps from 1923. of windows in the Mansion and its saved his life. As the stick of bombs fell, They received weapons, survival and surrounding buildings were washed with he threw himself on his chest and when leadership training along with other tar, a much more practical and affordable he pulled himself up, he noticed that a skills needed to be a successful officer. solution which left the windows stained block of masonry had fallen and left a 5 Stoics hunting for Shrapnel. dark and with tar filled corners once the large dent in his helmet. Fortunately, these Photographs by R Wilkinson (Walpole 39) war was over. were small bombs and only produced shallow craters but did cause over one On 9 May 1941 the school had its closest hundred windows on the South Front to brush with war. A German bomber on its shatter. The only casualty was a pupil way home lightened its load while over slightly cut by falling glass. Stowe. A handful of bombs landed near the South Front curving away from the In total 1,918 Old Stoics served during South Front Portico, missing the Rotunda, WWII. Of these 264, or one in seven, were and ending at the edge of the Eleven Acre sadly killed. 242, or one in eight, were Lake. Had these been dropped any closer decorated, including 2 Victoria Crosses to the House, it would have resulted in and 111 Military Crosses. many casualties and severe damage to When summing up in The Stoic magazine the buildings. at the end of the war, the Headmaster the distinguished service which men from Mr Capel Cure was on duty around 2:30am JF Roxburgh wrote: “In considering these this school have rendered war.” that night. Being a stickler for protocol he figures it is impossible not to feel pride in Daniel Capurro (Current Stoic, Chandos Lower Sixth) THE STOWE BEAGLES Support for the Stowe Beagles from the MH (Temple 72) welcomed us into his pupils and those within our hunt country hunt country. remains as strong as ever. Sadly, in July We were very pleased to welcome over 2010, Bill Boswell, founding Chairman of 400 followers at the traditional Boxing Day the Supporters Club in 1972, died. It was a 1 meet, on the North Front, in the snow. From left to right: Alistair McGee fitting tribute that, at a packed service, An invigorating day followed in minus (Lyttelton 73), Chairman, Harry Howard, members of the Stowe Beagles acted as Whip, Adda Birch-Reynardson MH, temperatures. pall bearers, with Paul Burditt (Temple 79) Henry South MH and Mrs Marie-France giving the eulogy. McGee, wife of the Chairman, taken A number of fundraising and social at Gatehousecote, Bonchester Bridge, The 2010/2011 season, despite the events are planned for 2011, to which all Nr Jedburgh, The Scottish Borders. weather, is going well, hounds continuing Old Stoics are invited: to go out on Wednesday and Saturday March 12th: Hunt Ball in the Marble Hall June 11th: Puppy Show on the South Front. afternoons. In October, during half-term, and State Rooms at Stowe. Judging at 3pm. there was a very successful visit when hounds, pupils and supporters, including March 18th: Hunt Supper at the Saracen’s September 2012: Celebration of the regular follower Chris Mullineux (Temple Head, Towcester. 50th Anniversary of the Stowe Beagles. 52) travelled to Scotland and May 15th: The Stowe Beagles Hunter Trials A reunion dinner at Stowe. Northumberland. Hugh Leyland (Bruce 72) at Primrose Hill Farm, Gawcott, Buckingham kennelled the hounds and pupils! Chris organised by Lawrie Strangman (Bruce 57) Details of all the above events and meets Leyland (Bruce 72), Simon Shirley-Bevan and his family. There is a class for current are available from Phillip Kennedy (Grenville 72) and Ian McKie MFH (current and Old Stoics and members of their 01280 813489, [email protected] parent) hosted the meets. Rupert Gibson family, for the Bill Boswell Trophy. Alistair McGee (Lyttelton 73), Chairman 18 Virgin GrandPrix Weekend

1 The Russian supercar, Marussia.

9-11 July 2010 Stowe was delighted to host the very first Virgin Grand Prix weekend this summer. After a successful foray into the world of motor sports, sponsoring the Brawn car, Virgin launched their very own racing THE GROVES OF STOWE team ‘Virgin Racing’ at the end of 2009. Virgin Racing decided they wanted to A Limited Edition Book of Prints by Ivan Green create a real Virgin Experience over the Many Old Stoics will know the work of John Piper – a distinguished and prolific three days of the Grand Prix weekend, painter, printer, creator of stained glass, set designer, maker of fabrics, comprising a campsite with a social tapestries and memorable images of Stowe. Ivan Green has been inspired by programme, a VIP experience in the Piper’s neo-Romantic reveries of Stowe to produce a series of paintings of Mansion for all their sponsors and a Park extraordinary tone, texture and taste. Drawing on traditional and contemporary & Ride system for their key customers. techniques, Ivan juxtaposes the familiar and the unfamiliar, rearranging The Bourbon playing fields were temples, lakes, columns and porticos into images of great originality and transformed into a fabulous campsite, complete with ‘chill out zones’, whilst the beauty. His work has been acquired by museums and galleries in the UK and pavilion became a fully operational bar. the USA: from the V&A Museum to the Huntington Library in California – home A huge stage was built in the middle of to the Stowe archives. the campsite where new Virgin bands Over the last couple of years, Ivan and I have discussed the idea of producing played late into both nights. a collection of prints – in the form of a limited edition book that we could make Campers, VIPs and Virgin ‘Park & Ride’ available to those with an interest in and appreciation of the landscape customers were transported to and from of Stowe. Silverstone racecourse on modified Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, Headmaster tractor trailers called ‘land trains’, which followed a route along the edge of the fields up to Stowe Corner, without ever The book will be limited to a production of 300 copies of which 200 needing to use a main road. only will be available for sale. The names of all those who subscribe Meanwhile the Mansion played host to before publication will appear in the book if they so wish. Each copy two spectacular dinners attended by all will be signed by the artist. The book measuring 315mm x 427mm will the sponsors and drivers, and the North comprise 21 full colour, single page illustrations across 90 pages. In Front triangle was the setting for a series addition, each volume will be accompanied by two original, limited of amazing cars including the new edition prints signed by the artist. The price, intended to cover the Russian Supercar, the Marussia. costs of production only, will be £395 (including UK P&P). The whole site was alive with activity To subscribe, or to receive further information, please contact Rebecca over the weekend – and although it was hard work for the Stowe teams involved, Edmenson at Stowe on 01280 818280 or [email protected] it was great fun! Dommie Gill, Head of Events 19 FEATURE continue to look after horses. The Inn itself was built by Lord Cobham between 1717 and 1721 to serve visitors to the gardens he had recently begun to landscape. I first heard of the Inn and the exciting plans for Stowe: its development into a Visitor Centre while at a National Trust event on the Isle of Wight during the summer of last year. Since then it has featured very briefly in the interesting article on ‘Partners in Heritage’ in the last issue of The Stoic; but The my guess is that few Old Stoics will have picked up all the excitement of this project from the brief description given there. Before our dinner we had a site visit to the New Inn, which reminded me of the route New of the Junior Cross-Country course (did I really only run that race once?). The route from the Corinthian Arch ran along what I’m sure we called ‘the carriage drive’, eventually reaching the Bourbon Pavilions Inn and on to the ‘home straight’ back to the North Front. I always understood that Lord I was recently privileged to attend Cobham had planned this as an comments, “The use of the complex as an impressive carriage route for his visitors, a splendid dinner hosted by the hostelry declined in the first half of the so that their first view of his magnificent C19. The Inn closed c.1850s … and the National Trust in what is now the home was the South Front seen across estate kennels were introduced apparently Music Room at Stowe, but which the lakes. Turning left, they would have for the 1st and 2nd Dukes’ carted deer lost sight of the house until, like the I have difficulty thinking of as hounds. Although no longer cross-country runners many years later, anything other than the Bruce accommodated by the Inn, visitors still they wound their way past the Bourbon House Room (even though the sought out the gardens and by the 1880s Pavilions to the North Front. boarding which covered the tickets for the gardens were being sold on splendid wall paintings has now What never occurred to me at the time was the North Front of the house.” been removed and the room is that Lord Cobham also expected more ordinary visitors than his house guests, The New Inn was not included in the land restored to its original glory). The and that he had built a public hostelry purchased by the Governing Body of the dinner followed a visit to the New (incorporating a working farm) for their school in 1922. By this time, the Inn was Inn, which is close to and north benefit. Casual visitors staying at the New the farm house to a tenanted farm. The east of the Corinthian Arch. Inn would walk or ride down from the Inn tenancy passed to James Tompkins in to the garden gateway on the south axis 1933, and he acquired the freehold of During my years at Stowe, I was unaware between Vanbrugh’s Lake Pavilions, which the farm in 1947. Two Tompkins brothers of this lovely old building, which lies are contemporary with the Inn. This continued to occupy the house and outside the school grounds. However, I acceptance, or expectation, of casual farmed the land until the start of the understand that later generations will country house visitors puts a perspective present millennium. But the state of the have fond memories of going there for tea on the school’s imaginative collaboration building gradually deteriorated, indeed with their parents or of learning to ride at with the National Trust, which clearly the farmyard barn collapsed at some time The Kennels, where Theodore and Mary follows a long tradition. As the Trust’s in the 70s. By the time it was acquired by Connor – now well into their 80s – conservation plan for the New Inn the National Trust in 2005, the Inn was a

20 provide a complete range of visitor facilities for the garden. I wanted to share the excitement and the imagination of the project with other Old Stoics, who may be as ignorant about it as I was just a few months ago. The NT was kind enough to send me a 98 page report about the project. This confirms my high opinion of the Trust’s general approach to conservation and public access and also about this project in particular. Picture for yourselves the attractiveness for visitors to Stowe arriving 7 View from the south east corner with magnificent palace. Now I have discovered along Buckingham Drive from Chackmore, the Queen’s Temple in the background. that I had no need to dream of belonging and gaining access to the gardens via the 7 Refurbishing one of the many sash windows. to the aristocracy, since almost 150 years Corinthian Arch. If this strikes a chord with 1 The restoration of an 18th century dormer earlier ordinary people had their own you, as it does with me, you may like to window on the north side. The whole grand entry to the gardens at Stowe. support the project yourselves. There is still a shortfall of £200,000! structure is covered by a temporary The National Trust’s interest in the New protective roof which can be seen from Inn goes back as far as 2001 when an The splendid recent dinner I referred to at the main Mansion. unsuccessful proposal was put to the the beginning of this piece confirmed and Trustees of the National Trust to purchase extended my interest in this project. It crumbling ruin, though one of the brothers the New Inn in order to conserve this piece gave me an opportunity to see their plans is said to have remained in residence of the jigsaw of Stowe’s history: funds at first hand. But also I was able to learn during the winter months when his were not available in view of the large much more about the way the school, the Stowe House Preservation Trust and the caravan was too cold! I won’t repeat the financial commitment to the ongoing National Trust collaborate in a most tales about the tenants’ occupancy that preservation of other buildings and monuments in the gardens. What changed productive way to preserve and enhance emerged during our evening; they were the buildings and grounds of Stowe for the strangely redolent of ‘Cold Comfort Farm’! this policy was the development of a business case to create a new Visitor benefit of the school (including, of course, What has caught my imagination about Centre. The need for such a centre had the pupils) and the public. Back at the Isle the National Trust’s major project to long been recognised and in February of Wight last summer, I made a throw away remark to Laura Pepper, the National Trust Regional Fund Raising Manager for the The New Inn was not included in the land purchased by the area, that I would like to help to raise awareness of the New Inn project amongst Governing Body of the School in 1922. By this time, Old Stoics. The launch of The Corinthian the inn was the farm house to a tenanted farm. seems an ideal way to do this, and perhaps also to open the way to more thoughts and information about the work restore the New Inn is the intention to 2003, a study day was held at Stowe to of the Stowe House Preservation Trust and recreate the original approach and access review the options. The New Inn emerged the National Trust at Stowe. for visitors to Stowe. Even as an as the preferred option, being the only undistinguished cross-country runner I location for facilities that met all the If you are interested in this project, please could imagine something of the grandeur project objectives including improvement feel free to contact me, or Laura Pepper at and the romance of aristocrats riding in of the visitor’s access route to the gardens the National Trust. Laura can be contacted their carriages watching the South Front and house. In May 2007 the Board by email at laura.pepper@nationaltrust. disappear behind the trees to reappear sanctioned the spending of £8.4m on org.uk, or by phone on 07920 546225. as the grand North Front entrance to a the site providing that the project could John Garratt (Cobham 53)

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They are £20 per pair, with a special offer of 3 pairs for £50 until April. Contact: Arthur Ward (Walpole 64) Both prices include P&P to anywhere in the UK. mob: 07980 893580 or e-mail: [email protected] We look forward to hearing from you! 21 mid October 2010 (an early one of which was to go to Stowe) and that his second book ‘Guide to Fair NEWS Value under IFRS’ was published in April 2010 by John Wiley and Sons, Many thanks to all those Old Stoics who submitted news items for this edition. Please accept New York. the editor’s apologies that some entries have had to be abridged and that some photographs have been omitted due to their print quality. Jeremy Gibson (Walpole 52) Please keep sending in your entries for the next issue of The Corinthian to [email protected] or post them to Old Stoic Office, Stowe School, Buckingham MK18 5EH. Jeremy is co-author and editor of ‘Turnpike Roads to Banbury (Banbury Historical Society 31, 2010)’. Its Buckinghamshire France. The battles of Talavera, and Northamptonshire chapters 1930s Clive Foster-Barham Salamanca, Vitoria, in the Pyrenees cover the history of roads around (Cobham 39) and beyond to Toulouse, and the Buckingham and Stowe familiar to sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, and generations of bicycling Stoics. Clive was a member Badajoz, among numerous minor Major Charles Ashton of the Stowe Rover actions, are all succinctly described (Chatham 35) Scouts, led by Maths John Harding and depicted in some 77 maps and master, Mr Freddie (Chatham 52) Charles and his wife, Archer. He was taught plans in full colour. Cecil, celebrated the piano and sang in the Stowe John has recently their 70th wedding Choral Society under Dr Huggins and completed his book, anniversary on Mr Snowdon. He still cherishes his 1950s ‘Roads to Nowhere’, 3 December 2010. Huggins Prize for Music ‘Haydn’s which was published They were married Sonata in D Major’ signed by Leslie last November. The in the village church of Milton Huggins and the adjudicator was Mr Michael Deeley book has been well Lilbourne, where they have lived for Ratcliffe, former Master. Now, he (Bruce 50) 70 years. Charles remembers sharing reviewed in military plays his Chappell baby grand piano and Middle East publications and he a study with Leonard Cheshire. daily and still sings in 2 choirs locally Michael’s very has already presented a copy to the He was involved with the Angling in Somerset. He also writes comic successful memoir Association and he still continues poetry and enjoys bird photography. ‘Blade Runners, Deer Stowe Library. The book has some to support the Stowe Beagles. Hunters and Blowing contemporary relevance as it The Bloody Doors Off – describes the Yemen, now a hotbed of Al-Qaeda activity, mainly as it was Doug Howell 1940s my life in cult movies’ was published in paperback by Faber in the past, but with something of (Temple 38) & Faber on 4 March 2010. the present. Doug writes “My memories go back David Palmer to the 1930s. Sadly, many of my (Chatham 44) Rupert Chetwynd George Kent classmates are not with us any more. (Walpole 51) (Cobham 52) We had good Rugby teams with the David writes “In September 1939 likes of Ken Goldschmidt, Mallet, the month the war began Alistair Rupert has written a book on Spencer, ‘Spuggins’ and others. Horne, Tony Quinton and I entered Afghanistan entitled ‘Yesterday’s J.F gave lectures on the beautiful Stowe in Chandos, Temple and Enemy – Freedom Fighters or cathedrals of Europe. The Chapel Chatham respectively. In June 2010 Terrorists?’ It currently enjoys a five rang with 800 voices singing in my wife Millie and I celebrated our star Amazon rating and sells like hot naan bread! Rupert has helped to harmony. Snowdon, our organist was Diamond Wedding. We marked the George has been involved with make three documentary films on one of the finest in the country. Being occasion with parties, one in London charitable work with destitute Afghanistan, one for the History an American, I left England in 1937 at the Cavalry & Guards Club and children in South India. After raising and joined the U.S.Army after Pearl another at Burrow Farm, our home in Channel called ‘Afghanistan – war without end’. a million pounds he retired. A few Harbour. On the Memorial in the Buckinghamshire. The toast at the years later he came out of retirement Chapel, I saw the names of several of London party was proposed by Tony to save two of the homes in Andhra my class who died in WWII. One of – now Lord – Quinton, and at the Michael Gregory Pradesh from closing. The Reverend these was ‘Dot’ Beamish. He won the country party by Alistair – now Sir (Chandos 51) Christopher Turner (former music prize, playing the French horn, Alistair Horne. During 70 years, our Headmaster at Stowe 1979-89) and while I accompanied him on the paths crossed many times and we Michael has an Pauline Stanton-Saringer both piano. I was fortunate and survived finished up living within a few miles interest in the became trustees of Children’s Homes 4 years in the U.S. Army. Thanks to of each other in the Thames Valley. restoration of the in India Trust, supporting Chairman, Dr Huggins we always had good We were flattered and delighted to Locomotive ‘928 George. The photo shows the three music at the school. We once had the have two such distinguished Old Stowe’, originally built in 1934 for of them at Heathrow on their return London Philharmonic playing for us. Stoic friends propose our health on Southern Railway Schools’ Class from Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. It was My study mate, George Le Bouvier, these occasions. Sadly Tony Quinton and only one of 3 remaining. More a happy combination of skills and became a distinguished scientist. died in July 2010.” information can be found at The experience. Essentially his message The other was Christopher Robin Maunsell Locomotive Society on is that education is the key weapon Milne. He was a soloist in the choir Ian Robertson www.maunsell.org.uk in breaking the cycle of poverty in the and quite good at cricket. My career (Chatham 44) developing world. Any Old Stoic was in the auto industry. I worked at interested in helping with this work is Ford, responsible for estimating the Ian has recently Nicholas Boultbee welcome to contact George at (Grenville 52) cost of new models and had to compiled ‘An Atlas [email protected] The explain to our President, Bob to the Peninsular War’, website describing the Christian work McNamara, when they turned out to Nicholas was appointed Chairman published by Yale Regattas by the Guelph Rowing being done by this small charity is be wrong! I later ran a manufacturing University Press. It is Club in addition to being the Club’s www.chitonline.co.uk operation in Pittsburgh. I was back at the first comprehensive Safety Officer. Stowe two years ago. The grounds modern atlas to cover were beautiful as always and some in detail that series of campaigns in Nigel Ostrer wonderful new buildings have been Portugal, Spain and South-West James Catty (Cobham 52) added. I saw some students who France where, between 1808 and (Walpole 52) were girls – a very nice addition! I 1814, almost all the fighting took Nigel has fond memories of the have fond memories of Stowe and place between British troops – Jim, who has never worked in the years he spent in Cobham House, would love to hear from some of my commanded by the future Duke of travel industry, wishes to report his including the last two terms of 22 class mates.” Wellington – and those of Napoleonic 305th crossing of the Atlantic in Roxburgh. Recently he wrote and published a book, a well-known expert on near death writes “There must have been 50 of ‘The Ostrers and experiences, lecturing on CNN, BBC Ralph Cobham us and I had seen hardly any of them Gaumont British’, and other media. Mike became (Grenville 56) since we were teenagers. Some I about his uncle who Regional Director (Latin America, recognised, others I didn’t. I have Ralph and created and ran the then Europe, then the Far East) studied the list of attendees and Richard Squires Gaumont British for the world’s largest advertising scanned the group photo but there (Cobham 56), Picture Corporation in agency, McCann Erickson. He moved are still many whom I cannot place. I countries 15 times during a 40 both Founder 1927, which was the largest movie was approached by one whom I year career! At Stowe they together Trustees of the company in the UK in the 1930s, immediately knew, David Manzi-Fe produced a transposition of Animal Betjeman employing 16,000 people, including (Cobham 59), although we hadn’t Farm to the school with the students Millennium directors like Hitchcock (who started seen each other since shortly after removing the tyrannical Masters Park, Wantage, Oxon, have organised as a script writer in the GB subsidiary leaving school. Since the lunch we only to become more tyrannical the unveiling of three large exhibits Gainsborough Pictures), and 1,274 have corresponded with the odd themselves. The film grossed a by an Oxford Professor of Fine Art actors including his mother and glorious £36 at Sports Day in the email. In August 2010 we met for and The Minister for Culture, James Mason (married to his cousin). old Gymnasium, more money than lunch in Zurich and we were invited commemorating the life and works of More details are on his website: either of us had ever seen! Mike has to visit him in Arosa later that week. John Betjeman on Saturday, 26 March www.gaumontbritish.com also lectured at Stowe on careers in It is a beautiful train ride to Arosa 2011 at 11.30am. Buffet lunch. For the Advertising industry and what it where it snowed! We had an is like working abroad. He retired to details, email: [email protected] John Garratt extensive dinner when the teenage Monaco when he became tired topics of cars and careers were (Cobham 53) of paying taxes! Peter refuses to replaced by blood pressure counts retire – his wife won’t let him! Michael Hill John retired in 2000 from the (Walpole 57) and herbal remedies for prostate.” Chemistry Department at the University of York where he started as Richard Day Michael was awarded an MBE for a Junior Lecturer in 1965, and (Temple 55) voluntary service to St John 1960s progressed to a Readership. He was Ambulance in Bath in the Queen’s elected an Emeritus Fellow on ‘Artful Tales’ is the Birthday Honours in June 2010. retirement. He and his wife Pat retired unlikely and John Wates to her family farm in Sussex, with the implausible Journal of (Bruce 60) an Art dealer from Colin McIntosh fond notion that they would relax in a (Temple 57) corner of it with a small herd of Dexter 1957-1997. They are John christened cattle and a few Portland sheep. They stories of the quirks Colin writes from Calcutta where he his own and amusements of have ended up managing the whole is resting after rather a hard trip to granddaughter, life in the Art world, first at Sotheby’s farm, and their cattle numbers have remote parts of Upper Burma after Petra Wates, and later as a dealer in Bond Street. increased to about 100 (half of which ‘his’ birds. He managed to see one on 20 December They are interspersed with stories are the local Sussex breed) and the 2009. In the which touch on the connoisseurship of the rarest birds in the world, the sheep flock to about 300 (mostly of Spoon Billed Sandpiper! photo, her father, the Romney breed, though they still of drawings, and are – more often than not – tales of merry times, Luke Wates have a handful of Portlands). It is a (Walpole 90) is on the left. beautiful spot, with woodland and a manic egos and mischievous malice.’ Robin Hunter-Coddington He christened her in the font that he lake as well as pasture. They welcome (Chandos 59) was baptised in himself, in 1943. visits from Old Stoics. Their interest in Colin Maher Robin continues with his love of the the work of the National Trust has led (Chatham 55) them to become Patrons. seas. Having resurrected the Old Michael Chapman Colin continues to teach English in Stoic Sailing Society a few years ago (Chatham 62) Zelenograd. He writes “Today, for my he has recently turned his attentions Sir Michael Craig-Cooper to a slower form of movement on the Michael writes “I have been pretty (Temple 54) Russian hooligan teenage students, the topic from ‘English File’ was: sea – swimming – indeed he used busy this year – first as a Quality to be quite competitive in his school Sir Michael, former What was boarding school like back Assurance expert on a World Bank in the 1950s? For me, I told them, I days holding a school record for a project in Jakarta, then as water President of the Old very brief period. He swims regularly Stoic Society and a would always remember the long resource/supply specialist for Hue in the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, Province in Vietnam (a very pleasant former Master of the tables. How at Chatham House, we would do evening homework at long London, both winter and summer, place for that work!), and now in Drapers’ Company, has tables in total silence for two hours and 18 months ago decided with Astana (-5 to -10˚C) where I am just become The Pilgrims’ new under the stern gaze of the house a few of his fellow swimmers to writing a Final Completion Report for Honorary Secretary. The Pilgrims’ is prefect, ready to record the slightest swim the Channel from England to an ADB water supply and sanitation the most pre-eminent Anglo- infringement of that silence. At the France. Not only to do so, but to project for 3 Oblasts. Apart from that American friendship society in the end of two hours, we would quickly do it with the oldest team ever to I am trying to publish a paper on country. Sir Michael completes his put up nets on the long tables and attempt it and to land in France on earthquake prediction – shortly, term as Vice Lord-Lieutenant for noisily get on with our ping-pong the day of his 70th birthday. As he when I return to Manila for Christmas Greater London in January 2011. He matches. Next morning it was long said before the attempt, he much where I have a 10-year old son is a Director of the National Bank of tables again at which we would preferred the thought of drinking attending the British School.” Kuwait (International) PLC, a member breakfast in the main dining room. sea water rather than champagne of the Court of the Drapers’ Company The procedure for eating a boiled to celebrate. On 21 September the 7 man team, with an average age of and is active with many other bodies, egg in those days was to execute it Guy Vowles 57, landed in France at 22h09 after (Cobham 62) including the Royal Hospital Chelsea. so that its ‘head’ landed on the plate of an adjoining breakfaster.” swimming for 15h 12m 03s, much quicker than they had anticipated, Michael Ferrier (Temple 54) hence poor Robin arrived in France Nick Clayton Peter Fenwick (Cobham 54) a day earlier than planned and had (Grafton 56) to drink champagne to celebrate, not seawater!! As Robin has commented on his Twitter site, this was a real toughie and he is now going to Guy is about to publish a new continue to swim, but slowly, in long distance walking book called short races, and in warm water. ‘The Palladian Way’. It covers the 125 mile route from Buckingham Mike, to the left in the photo and (Stowe) to Prior Park outside Bath Peter Fenwick (Cobham 54) right, David Ridley where another Palladian bridge is met in Monaco having not seen (Cobham 59) in the UK. The book will be each other for 35 years! They both Nick cornering in the hobby-horse available in April 2011 and will be left Stowe in 1954, shared an world championship race at Knutsford In September 2009 David attended published by Reardon Publishing. apartment in London and then went on 5 Sept 2010. The fifth Knutsford the 50th Anniversary Reunion lunch Further details can be found on their various ways. Peter became Great Race will take place in 2020. for those who left Stowe in 1959. He www.guysrambles.co.uk 23 returning from base camp, I got lost teacher at Stowe had kindly NEWS in the Khumbu Glacier just before organised for me to spend a day dusk with only a can of sardines and with his dentist. My undergraduate no sleeping bag! After several years degree was followed by a Masters as a news correspondent for United degree obtained with Distinction Press International in Canada and then a PhD. My specialist 1960s cont... 1970s (where I reported on Quebec’s first clinical practice is dedicated referendum on independence and exclusively to the treatment of Gum spent many hours on Pierre Disease and Dental Implants David Lemonius John Naumann Trudeau’s election plane criss- www.dralansidi.co.uk I feel a real (Chandos 63) (Cobham 70) crossing Canada), I cycled across sense of gratitude to Stowe and my America to take up more reporting teachers and who encouraged me Having been out of touch since he John went to Brazil as a trainee on assignments in Sydney, Australia. I and set me up on my career.” left Stowe in 1962 David’s life has a 2 year contract and stayed for returned to the UK (via Everest) for a been varied and enjoyable. Having 20 years! His last job was with 10-year stint as editor and trained in engineering his first job Midland Bank; he left in 1985 to broadcaster of the BBC World Simon Greenley was with WJ Cooper and Sons, start his own business and married Service’s main current affairs (Walpole 74) programme Newshour. Itchy feet Agricultural Engineers in his wife in Dec 1991 in Barcelona. Simon is married to Vicky and lives and a decision taken with careful Buckingham! He recalls being sent From there they went to Germany, in London with their two children, consideration to leave before up to Stowe to repair a lawn mower and then postings in Dakar, Guinea, James - who will be sitting common ‘management’ called, I lived in the and hoping he wouldn’t meet up Brasilia and now Islamabad. They entrance for Stowe in June this year - Amazon for a year and a half to and Ella. Simon is an Insurance with any of his former ‘inmates’! He are due to leave mid 2011 but don’t freelance for the BBC and write litigation partner with city law firm then followed a career in farming and know their destination, as yet. screenplays. Cut to 2011 and I now Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, one of agricultural engineering until the run a property consultancy the country’s leading Professional early 80s when he switched to specialising in high-yielding Philip Yerburgh Liability and Insurance practices. Caribbean investments. Quite a leap running a boatyard on the Isle of (Bruce 70) Simon is at present representing even for my 6’1" frame and certainly Wight until he retired from the Lloyd’s and London insurance a very stimulating and rewarding business about two years ago. Since Having spent 10 years with Land underwriters in relation to the BP career change! The recession has then he has been ‘driving’ a pleasure Securities Trillium, Philip took Deepwater Horizon loss and the redundancy in 2008, probably the been very good to me. Home is with boat in his son’s business taking collapse of Madoff Securities and worst time for people in property. my family of two children in tourists for trips around the world has previously acted for However, the gods of Stowe were Teddington, Middlesex.” famous Needles Rocks from the underwriters on the World Trade clearly smiling on him as he almost Centre loss, the Enron insolvency equally famous Alum Bay Coloured immediately found a post as a and other catastrophes. Simon has Sands. He is married with two grown- Bret Johnson Project Manager for an organisation (Walpole 71) been ranked for several years by up boys and two grandchildren. founded by a very famous OS, Chambers directory in the top 5 Leonard Cheshire. The organisation Bret lives in Suffolk and has now Insurance and Professional Liability Peter Goodwin has been ‘re-branded’ Leonard retired from the Law, after 30 years solicitors in London. Simon plays (Cobham 65) Cheshire Disability. He wasn’t sure as a solicitor. He teaches law tennis, squash (in which he is on whether it was his experience of and business studies part-time at the verge of defeat by James) and Peter remarried for the 2nd time project management or his OS socks Colchester Institute and remains golf - all of which he played at Stowe aged 63 on 2 October 2010. He now that made the difference! However active as an organist and choir whilst taking time off for fishing, lives near Haslemere, Surrey and is since then, as a result of director. swimming (in the lake pre the currently Chairman of the South re-organisation, he has been indoor pool) and playing fives. Leicestershire Conservative promoted to National Asset Manager Association but will soon be moving with responsibility, amongst other Michael Platt (Chatham 71) Mark Samuelson his allegiances to Jeremy Hunt MP in things, for all the Care Homes. Every (Chatham 74) SW Surrey. He recently attended the one he visits has some memorabilia After some time out following the opening of the new Art School and of Leonard Cheshire, often a photo After leaving Stowe Mark hitch- sale of his company Solicitors Own said “it was good to see that the of him in hard hat with a builder’s hiked the length and breadth of the Software, and slightly astonished plaque to my Uncle, in whose name trowel in his hand laying the USA and returned to UEA, Norwich at now having a 30 year old the original Art School was given by foundation for an extension to one of for 3 years of American Studies B.A. daughter, Michael has recently my Grandfather, is displayed in the the large houses that form the core He worked in London selling media new entrance hall.” of our estate. Anyone wishing to launched www.billpaid.net an (Haymarket Publishing & ORACLE contact him can do so on online service to help businesses Teletext) from 1979-1988 and then [email protected] – he get their invoices paid sooner. travelled extensively for 2 years; He Barry Olorenshaw is always looking for local volunteers! went to South America by container (Chandos 66) Alexander Ando ship, retracing the footsteps of Barry has resigned as Chairman Hugo Fay (Grenville 73) Admiral Cochrane (1775-1860) for of commercial property investment (Grenville 71) an intended TV Documentary. group, Priam, and has also stepped Alex retired from the European Thereafter, he travelled onwards to down from the chair of the New Hugo writes “After a Investment Bank in October and is the South Pacific for six months Forest Business Partnership in couple of degrees now a pensioner in Rome. cooking and helping run a Dive order to devote more time to from University School in the Cook Islands, NZ, family business interests. He College London and Australia, China, Nepal, India, McGill University, I Dr Alan Sidi Kenya and South Africa returning to will continue to be actively involved (Grafton 73) in a number of charitable and embarked on a varied career in England in 1990. He attempted to community related organisations and journalism, screenwriting and set up Travel Radio but went back property investing and consultancy. to AdSales working for Sky Media & would welcome hearing from any Old I try not to look back too much The History Channel until 2005. He Stoics seeking business start-up or because I don’t like turning my back is currently involved with cheese expansion assistance in Hampshire on the future! But I always regard making, media consulting, picture where he may be contacted on the high point of my life so far in dealing and doing Post Grad M.A. [email protected] Alan writes “It is a very long time literal terms – trekking to 18,000 Degree at Leicester University in feet in the middle of February in a since I left Stowe early one morning the ‘History of the English Country Charles McDonald pair of old sneakers and summer to catch the train to London to go House’. He writes “Busy times; (Chatham 68) flannel trousers arrogantly looking for an interview at Guy’s Hospital to hardly remunerative but down on Everest Base Camp as if I apply to study Dentistry. What enthusiastic, fascinating and fun all Charles is now the senior partner ruled the place! But that was 26 pulled me through the interview the same; something which I feel at Hallett and Co, lawyers in years ago and that high point could and gained me the offer of a place Stowe enabled me to cultivate all 24 Ashford, Kent. easily have turned nasty as later was that fact that my Biology those years ago.” David Scowsill Oliver Colvile (Temple 74) (Bruce 77) 1980s

David was appointed Oliver was elected as the President & CEO of The Conservative Member of Parliament Crispin Jackson (Grenville 81) World Travel & Tourism (Grenville 04), Edward Jackson (Bruce for Plymouth Sutton & Devonport Council in November 05), Chris Wightman (Chatham 76). on Thursday 6 May 2010. Crispin, after four years in the Book 2010. He will continue Front Row, Darren Haskell-Thomas Department of Christie’s Auctioneers, the organisation’s work to raise (Grenville 04), Catesby Langer-Paget is working as a freelance book valuer, awareness of the importance of Travel (Walpole 00), Jonty Crosse (Walpole Frank Egerton advising on the disposal of private & Tourism and its US$5.8 trillion 76). Missing because at the time, I (Temple 77) value to the global economy. He will did not realise he was an OS living in and public libraries and book lead the organisation in addressing Bahrain was Douglas Hansen-Luke. A Frank was Chair collections. Based in North London, the political, environmental, social good time was had by all and plans of Writers in Oxford. he can be contacted at and technological factors facing the are to make this a regular event. In 2009 he became [email protected] industry, and encouraging the public a supervisor on the and private sector partnerships University of Oxford Prof Paul Nelson MSt in Creative Sonya Martin necessary to build strategies and (Temple 76) (née Nightingale, Stanhope 81) policies for future growth and Writing and also became Librarian and Subject Consultant at the prosperity. David has been CEO of Paul has been Sonya is married with two children Bodleian Latin American Centre Opodo; Vice Chairman, Worldhotels; appointed Professor in and several animals. She currently Library. In October 2010 a new Senior VP Sales, Marketing & IT at Immunology. He is a works as both a human and veterinary edition of his second novel Hilton International; Managing national and physiotherapist in North Wiltshire. ‘Invisible’ was officially published Director EMEA at American Airlines; international speaker Along with her husband Steve, they on viruses and immunity and by his own imprint, StreetBooks Regional General Manager Asia/ run a busy physiotherapy practice in continues to encourage pupils and (www.streetbooks.co.uk). Pacific at British Airways and Sales & Highworth. In addition, she chairs Marketing Director at easyJet airlines. students who wish to embark on a Throughout 2010 he has been scientific career. He can be contacted on the editorial panel of Initiate, ACPAT (The Association of Chartered on [email protected] A blip in his an anthology of writing published Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy), life occurred in 2007/8 following a by Blackwell and Kellogg College teaches veterinary physios at the The Rt Hon the Earl Attlee diagnosis of amyloidosis. With much Royal Veterinary College and lectures (Chatham 75) in November. prayer and care from all, the miracle both GPs and vets. Earl Attlee was appointed to be a is that he survived and is continuing to regain strength again. With his wife Government Whip, Lord in Waiting Prof James Cameron Mary and three children, the family (Lyttelton 79) Chris Boxall and Government Spokesman on all now live in an old Post Office (circa (Lyttelton 82) transport matters in the House of 1830) in the Shropshire countryside. James has just been appointed to Christopher is Chief Executive of Lords, by the Prime Minister. He also The violin (learnt at Stowe) still gets the Prime Minister’s Business Fundamental Asset Management, a has a supporting role in the DCLG played at a local church band and Advisory Group. Other recent Board fund management boutique focusing (Department for Communities & Local with a group that helps at a local drug positions include – Oxfam rehabilitation centre. Government) and the Home Office. Development Board, Pepsico UK on smaller quoted companies. He has Advisory Board, GE Advisory Board, launched a free web based research Worldwatch International, China service called Investor’s Champion Christopher Drake Andrew Clarke (www.investorschampion.com), (Walpole 75) (Bruce 77) Dialogue, and World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Climate which offers independent and Chris has lived and Andrew is still working in Change (Chairman). He remains objective research commentaries worked in Asia for over a legal capacity after Trustee of the Carbon Disclosure on quoted companies and pulls twenty-five years and qualifying at the Bar in Project and his main enterprise is the no punches in giving its subscribers is currently a Director 1982 – currently working one he founded 7 years ago, which is the blunt low-down. of Samena Capital as General Counsel of Climate Change Capital, a specialist Hong Kong Limited, an Asian-focused ExxonMobil International Limited in investment house. Marcus Cotton Surrey, after a total of 23 years with asset management company. A (Chatham 82) solicitor, he is also the Chairman of the company (16 of which have been the Association for Living Values spent in overseas assignments in Marc Hope Marcus is CEO of Tiger Mountain (Cobham 79) Education, a Council Member of the Indonesia, Turkey, America, Singapore Nepal with fellow OS Kristjan Hong Kong International Institute of and Qatar). In addition to legal After 10 years at Edwards, Chairman (Grenville 90). He Educational Leadership, a founding support for ExxonMobil, he has has started Mahseer fishing in Nepal member and Treasurer of the Asia- various external appointments – as a Fasttrack, Marc Pacific Network for Moral Education Bencher of Middle Temple (2009), a has joined the (www.fishingnepal.com). The Golden and a founding trustee of the Values member of the Court and Board of sports marketing Mahseer (Barbus tor putitora) is the Education Trust in the UK. He has Directors of the London Court of agency SMAM to ‘salmon’ of South Asia and is found in been active with a number of charity International Arbitration, as Chair of spearhead few rivers in far-West Nepal – remote or non-profit organisations for many the Corporate Counsels International sponsors/partners and unspoiled, this is a unique fishing years, mostly in relation to education Arbitration Group; and as a member of for the XXth Commonwealth Games experience. After fishing, a visit to and values and is also a Founding the Advisory Counsel to Queen Mary in Glasgow 2014. Marc has also Karnali Lodge & Camp in one of University of London. Outside interests Trustee of The Mother and Child been appointed to three Nepal’s finest national parks is a fine include golf (Wentworth GC) and Health and Education Trust, Deputy- non-executive directorships – Sport option to explore for tiger, rhinoceros, Chairman of the Association for membership of the Honourable Taekwondo UK (responsible for the leopard or the rare Gangetic Dolphin. International Business Ethics, a Society of Knights of the Round Table GB Olympic Team), Pro-Active East (1720), an ancient dining club with Marcus can be contacted at member of the Advisory Group of London (the body responsible for charitable purposes. Andrew is [email protected] Oxford University’s China Office and a Sport and Physical Activity in the married to Ece Clarke (née Ustun – or you could try Kristjan at Mentor with Hong Kong University. 10 East London Boroughs) and from Istanbul), a successful artist with [email protected] London Youth Games. a studio in London (website: GAP Year/work experience – they Jonty Crosse www.ececlarke.com) and a string of welcome applications from Stoics and successful exhibitions to her name. (Walpole 76) Sir Richard Kleinwort Old Stoics to come and experience life Children consist of a 24 year old step- (Grenville 79) in the jungle as part of a well This photo is of the first Old Stoic son (Ekin Gecergil), recently graduated Reunion to be held in Bahrain on from Glamorgan University and a 15 Sir Richard has recently been established, responsible conservation 21 October 2009. From left to right: year old daughter (Clare Alev Clarke) appointed Vice Chairman of Cubitt tourism venture – educating guests, Back Row, Richard Fossett (father of studying at City of London Freemens Consulting, the independent serving local communities, engaging George and Max Fossett), Will Kenyon School in Ashtead. Time is spent at corporate and investor in conservation research. (Chandos 04), James Tedder homes in London, Surrey and Istanbul. communications consultancy. www.tigermountain.com 25 Properties, the subsidiary of you set the buy and sell price with NEWS Canadian pension fund OMERS, other users. You directly own the last year on the letting of the asset and The Real Asset Company 540,000 sq ft Watermark Place in looks after the storage and insurance. the City to Japanese investment www.therealassetcompany.com bank, Nomura. The transaction is 1980s thought to be the largest ever non South East Asia for 3 months. He is pre-let office leasing deal in the UK. Dominic Hyman now temporarily back out in (Temple 90) Charles Hopkinson- His son, Edward, started in Singapore starting up a Digital Media Chatham in September 2010. Woolley (Temple 82) Company while he awaits finalisation Dominic has won an Emmy award of an agreement with a major in 2010 as Supervising Art Director Charles is a partner of Tyrus Capital Containerised Shipping Company on Chris Allerton for ‘The Pacific’ for outstanding Art LLP which was the largest hedge an invention of his. (Walpole 88) fund launch globally in 2009 and Direction for a miniseries or movie. After leaving the It was directed by Steven Spielberg. now has assets under management Alison Cooper of $1.7bn. He is married, with three army in 2001 (The (née Nightingale, Stanhope 84) children, and lives in Oxfordshire. Life Guards, Sebastian Cunard Household Cavalry) Alison has just planted a vineyard (Chatham 91) Chris worked at in Sussex. Charles Birtles Photographic Records at the At present, Seb runs a Garden (Temple 83) Lichfield Studios in London. In 2003 Design and Build Practice with his he set up his own business Allerton Charlie has Sarah Heaton wife Kate, based in central London (née Mounsey, Stanhope 84) successfully completed Photography specialising in portrait, working on projects all over London. corporate & social photography. He his third year of trading Sarah currently works part-time for They are currently re-landscaping as an independent lives between London and Wiltshire Dean Associates, a specialist Haberdasher’s School in South East property search agent and travels the UK and abroad educational consultancy which helps London. Their company is called covering Hampshire, West Berkshire following a wide scope of families find the best schooling, ‘Newleaf’, soon to be changed to & South West Wiltshire – his best photographic commissions ranging ‘Landspace Design’ and have one year to date. As a family friend who is university and childcare options from royal portraits through to books also Chairman and Founder of a FTSE available. She was recently appointed on rare Chinese porcelain. He is son, Theo aged six. 100 company said to him, shortly a parent governor at a primary school married to Amanda and has two after he launched his business in in Hammersmith. After a career in children, Freddie (8) and Imogen (5). public relations in London and Hong Mark Flower November 2007, “I am a great www.chrisallerton.com (Chatham 91) admirer of people who forge their Kong, she now lives in Shepherds businesses on the anvil of adversity”. Bush and is married to Nick Heaton, Mark has just moved to Bangkok These words gave him huge to whom she was introduced by Nick James Cridland from Tokyo with InterContinental (Temple 89) encouragement, when embarking on Dalton (Grenville 82), and has three Hotels Group, looking after Sales and a fairly daunting challenge, bearing in children, Lucy (11), Cecily (9) and Marketing for all hotels in Thailand, mind market conditions at the time. Oliver (5). She has a keen interest in James is starting a property IndoChina and Maldives. He will be Whilst riding the storm, his business gardening, an allotment and consultancy and estate agency busy with quite a few hotel openings is going from strength to strength and introduced various gardening projects covering Oxfordshire and the in Thailand and Vietnam over the he is ‘loving every minute of it!’ to local schools. surrounding areas in Spring 2011, Charlie lives in Hampshire with his building on his many successful years next 2/3 years. wife and two sons and would be in the business. James promises all delighted to assist any Old Stoics Mark Kitto Old Stoics will receive an immediate with their property searches. (Grenville 85) Archduchess Elyssa www.cbpropertysearch.co.uk discount and highly favourable von Habsburg Mark’s first book treatment! Contact initially: (née Edmonstone, Nugent 91) ‘China Cuckoo’ [email protected] or 07780 705329. Christian Castell (Constable and Elyssa together with her husband (Grenville 83) Sigismund and children Amedeo Robinson, 2009) has Alexander Talbot Rice been republished in (9), Tatyana (7) and Max (6) have Christian writes “I have (Cobham 89) the United States moved to Switzerland, just outside followed a few doors Geneva. They are very much that opened after I (as ‘Chasing China’) Last year Alex enjoying their new life there and fractured my Calcaneus and Australia under rode a horse across the better climate! The children are (heel bone). A friend its original title. He is still living on Afghanistan to draw gave me a guitar to strum whilst I a mountain in China, keeping his and paint the human settling into their new international spent the first 3 months with my foot family in noodles, thanks to a small face of that country, school and making the most of the in the air. I have written a number of coffee shop and bar business and has written a numerous activities available. They songs which the producer of the Dave (www.moganshanlodge.com) and book about it called ‘A Horse With hope to bump into some Old Stoics Mathews Band heard and he has is working on what he hopes will be No Name’. This year he founded on the ski slopes! offered to produce my music for no his second book. He also writes a Kabul RFC as part of his UK based charge. I have performed before 150 regular column for Prospect people at a local venue for charity NGO called ‘Being There Alex Saary Magazine about life in rural China. and subsequently appeared on live Foundation’, and is organising an (Bruce 91) radio for an interview for an hour international tournament including which included performing 3 of my several British Lions, in the Spring Alex has spent the Julie Jaques (née Hamilton- of 2011. ww.alextalbotrice.com last 16 years songs live, with just an acoustic Russell, Stanhope/Nugent 86) guitar. I now perform regularly at a dedicating his time to becoming one of the couple of local venues. I had never Julia now lives in France having moved picked up a guitar before, let alone most highly skilled from New York and she and her stand up sober and sing as well. ALL 1990s and highly qualified golf coaches in IN 18 MONTHS!! I hope this inspires husband, Victor, have three children. the UK. He is currently a PGA some people. Good things happen Advanced level golf coach with an from bad situations. Richard Hopkinson- Ralph Hazell additional degree in Golf Stroke (Lyttelton 90) Engineering from the USA – one of Woolley (Chandos 87) only 15 in the UK. He is also the Ralph set up a business in 2010 England Regional Coach for the Toby Priestly Richard is now head (Grenville 83) called The Real Asset Company. Thames Valley area helping many of of one of the Real It enables individuals to buy Gold, the Elite players with their Toby and his wife have recently Estate groups at City development programmes. Alex’s returned from taking their 4 girls (13, law firm, Berwin Silver, Fine Wine and other expertise in golf performance 11, 9 and 7) out of school to go Leighton Paisner and commodities at very competitive coaching is being used by the British 26 backpacking ‘on a shoestring’ in advised Oxford prices. The middle man is cut out as Olympic Coaching Programme to pilot their new training models. He has worked closely with Sir Clive Simon Reid Alexander Heath Laura Marshall Woodward (Performance Director at (Former Staff 88-93) (Grafton 97) (née Humber, Lyttelton 98) the BOA) for the last 2 years developing this programme. Alex is Simon, former member of the Laura has started a new role as Sales also the first sports coach in the UK English Department, is currently the Manager for Seahawk Marine Foods. to be using the new and emerging Deputy Headmaster at Worksop field of 3D neuro-mechanics College, Nottinghamshire. He has screenings and training programmes recently been appointed Principal of Toby Barnett to enhance and measure power Gordonstoun School, Moray, (Grafton 99) output and coordination in his Scotland commencing Easter 2011. students’ golf swings. To contact AJ left Stowe in 1997 and after a Toby is on the final leg of a 10 month, Alex please email him on number of years as a surveyor decided self-funded Film and Photography [email protected] Robert Bush to become a freelance photographer project driving overland from the UK (Bruce 94) (www.ajheathphotography.com). through Southern Europe, Russia, During a trip to Helmand Province in Central Asia and the Middle East. He James Dare Rob now works at HM Treasury in the spring of 2010, he had the hopes to make it back to the UK in (Grenville 92) London on Emerging Market pleasure of being looked after by time for his 30th Birthday in April, economies as part of the Ministry’s Captain Nick Wills, who it turned out preferably without any more run-ins Global Economics Team. He still James, having left the banking world was an Old Stoic (Grenville 02). Whilst with any former KGB. in 2001, has been living in Cape returns to Stowe occasionally to hack his way around the golf course (in he was with him, he received some Town and is currently Global Sales post from the UK and, totally by and Marketing Manager for Warwick many more strokes than it took him Michael De Butts chance, one of the bits of post Wine Estate. Warwick is one of South as a pupil!). (Grenville 99) Africa’s leading Wine Estates. He happened to be the Old Stoic Column was married 5 years ago to magazine. Nick is a Platoon Annabelle and has two wonderful Daniel Scott commander of 7 Platoon, Number 2 children, Jemima and Sebastian. Any (Chandos 94) Company, 1st Bn Coldstream Guards. Old Stoic visitors to the Cape are He was heading up a Police Mentoring more than welcome to call into the Daniel finished his Yatchmaster Team (PMT) working in Nad-e Ali with Estate, which is 40 minutes outside Offshore exams in April and Afghan National Police. He arrived Cape Town. Please contact him at successfully sailed his boat, the back safely in April 2010. AJ studied [email protected] to arrange 100yr Dutch sailing barge – ‘The Half photography at the London School a visit. Moon’ from Barcelona to Ibiza and of Printing and has since Mike is a director of Pirate Technics, back (despite the odd hiccup). He is photographed a huge range of now settled back in BCN and running makers of sculpted bonfires, Sam Pelly subjects from weddings, family life drawing classes and painting portraits, through to fashion shows pyrotechnic displays and floating (Grenville 92) courses from his great new studio in and now war photography. dance stages. They have built and the Gotico. www.danielscottart.com co-ordinated the epic destruction of Sam works as a photographer centre-pieces for The Secret Garden between his studios in Notting Hill Tom Stables Party, Green Man and Shambala and Wiltshire, shooting portraits, Sophia E Chambré (Walpole 97) fashion and fine art photography (née Calvert, Lyttelton 95) Festival in the UK, and are the only UK fire troupe to be invited to for private commission and Until recently Tom was the Design editorial. He portrays children too Sophia and Tom Chambré (Grafton Director of menswear with John Burning Man, USA. They also create and will give a discount to any Old 95) are working together in their own Richmond of London and Bologna. installations and bespoke shows for Stoic parent who contacts him via business called Chambré Property He has now been appointed senior smaller celebrations on private land. www.sampelly.com Management which manages and head menswear designer with The picture above is this year’s lets properties in central London Pringle at Sloane Square, London installation at The Secret Garden, Damian Rayne providing a high quality service at and would be pleased to hear surrounded by 120 fire performers, from and meet up with any other (Lyttelton 92) very competitive rates. The website is leaking glowing balloons, fire Old Stoics in the area. www.chambrepropertymanagement.com lanterns, fireworks and flames into Damian launched ‘The Muse at 269’ the sky. More footage can be viewed 7 years ago. It was established to Ben Bloomfield at www.burningart.co.uk support arts in the community and James Furse-Roberts (Temple 98) narrow the divide between university (Grafton 95) and the professional world. It is Ben has launched a property Laura McMaster (Nugent 99) essentially a combination of search website. If you are looking commercial and creative for a new home, his website does Laura was made a partner at actuarial environments in an arranged all the hard work for you. consultancy Lane Clark and Peacock marriage designed to alleviate the www.thepropertyscout.com in October 2010. She works in their constraints faced by emerging artists. insurance consulting department Visit www.themuseat269.com James has recently started his own advising a range of UK based London practice, FRLA, which provides Durga Talukdar (née Gohel, Lyttelton 97) market and overseas insurers. Rupert Alexander landscape architecture and interpretation design services. He (Chatham 93) specialises in designing spaces that Frances Morley-Fletcher Rupert had a are functional and convey stories, (Nugent 99) portrait he such as heritage visitor centres and botanic gardens. In November, his Fran is engaged to David Watts and painted in May will be married near Buckingham, in design for a sustainable education Durga was featured in Vogue India – a 2010, of HM The August 2011. Queen unveiled. pavilion that stores rainwater for feature about illustrators. She did a He was thankful it hand-washing won the BD/Dyson scroll painting based on the received positive Airblade Design Competition. Baburnama for Babur restaurant in Dan Webster and widespread London, which was over three metres (Cobham 99) long. For examples of illustrations, press coverage. Kate Stephens please take a look at www.durgii.com Dan is a Chartered Surveyor and (Nugent 96) In December 2010, she and her family has relocated to Turner and moved to Singapore for 2-4 years. D’Arcy Wyvill Kate is engaged to Michael Townsend’s Singapore office, where (Temple 93) he is looking to grow the Project Papadimitriou. Management arm of the business, D’Arcy is now living back in North Mark Bowman (Cobham 98) in particular, its corporate end user Yorkshire and involved in the family James Craven and commercial fit out team. Dan sporting business organising Grouse, (Bruce 97) Mark has just moved into a lovely would welcome contact from any Pheasant and Partridge shooting home in Hildenborough, Kent, with Old Stoics currently living in across the Yorkshire Dales. James is engaged to Katherine his girlfriend. They bought the house Singapore and can be contacted www.constableburton.com O’Neill of Perth in Australia. from Hugh Brooking (Cobham 68). on [email protected] 27 and hotel sectors. She also continues NEWS to create artworks and is hoping to Eliza Ferguson organise an exhibition in either (Nugent 04) Barcelona or London in 2011. Eliza completed her degree at Bristol provides include cooking, party University and went onto live in New 2000 > planning, dog walking, house sitting, Thomas Greenaway York working as an assistant art temp work and research. She will be (Grafton 03) curator. She returned in May 2009 and happy to add a few Old Stoics to her has since been working at Kingsdale Foundation School in Dulwich, growing list of clients. For more Nik Brandram teaching in the Ethnic Minorities (Chandos 00) information visit www.plangee.com Department (EMA), teaching English to children from 11 to 16. She hopes Elke-Christine Gust to get her PGCE later this year. (née Schwind, Nugent 00)

Elke married Johannes Gust in June James Whaley 2008 and in September 2009 had a (Grafton 04) Nicholas came back in September son, Laurenz Alexander. She hopes 2010 from working with the Afghan to go back to teaching. Thomas, having trained in Florence National Security Forces in sunny for nearly 4 years, has set up a Helmand Province for most of the workshop near Stowe, inlaying semi- year. Although he is only a Captain, Moritz Schumpelick precious stones into marble. He is (Temple 00) he spent the first four months as an engaged in the traditional Florentine acting Major commanding a team of James has been working and living in Moritz has successfully passed art of Commesso di Pietre Dure or twelve British and US soldiers fully Pietra Dura. He receives Whistler, British Columbia, Canada as his exams in Dusseldorf to become embedded with about two hundred commissions for tabletops, boxes, a Children’s Snowboard Instructor for a solicitor. Afghans, ranging from regular Army panels and less costly paper weights 3 years, working both on Blackcomb and Police, to counter-terrorism, suitable for wedding presents using and Whistler Mountains. Whilst out intelligence and narcotics officers. stones such as agate, chalcedony, Zeno Trapp there, he worked for VANOC at the He then spent the last two and half jasper, lapis lazuli, malachite, onyx (Temple 00) Whistler Olympic Park during the months back with his Regiment, the and a wide range of marbles. Scots Guards. Zeno has recently moved to Berlin www.greenawaymosaics.com Vancouver Winter Olympics 2010. and has founded a film production He also embarked on a new career in company there called Colorstorm photography, shooting landscapes Will Dudley Films. Tony Meredith (Former staff and portraiture with the aim of trying (Walpole 00) and Chatham Housemaster) to show what life is like in a ski town. Jacquetta Robertson Tony Meredith has (Lyttelton 01) been writing full-time Eleni Mezulanik since retiring in 2003 (Nugent 05) Jacquetta has been living in Shanghai after 30 years of since June 2009, teaching English teaching at Stowe Eleni was called to the Bar of initially, but is now working as a PA. (where his wife England and Wales in October 2009 Will ‘The Walpole Warrior’ stepped She is hoping to start a miniscule Heather, of course, is after graduating from the University into the boxing ring on 21 October cashmere business this year! still working). In November 2010 of Kent. She has been a member of 2010 to raise money for The Mark Omnibus Press published ‘Richard the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Evison Foundation – a charity set up Rodney Bennett: The Complete Bahamas since April 2010. She was in memory of Lieutenant Mark Greg Cushing Musician’, a 600-page biography, the awarded an LLM in Intellectual Evison, a university friend of (Cobham 02) third of Tony’s highly successful Property from Queen Mary’s William’s, who was killed in collaborations with Paul Harris University, London and is pursuing a Afghanistan in 2009. With 3 months Greg scored a try for (another former long-serving Stowe legal career in London focusing on of boxing training under his belt, Cambridge in the Varsity master). Tony’s writing has been Intellectual Property in the fields of William took part in the charity match on 4 March 2010. widely published in recent years, evening at The Troxy, East London, particularly in various arts magazines fashion and media. in front of a 1,000 strong crowd. The (not least Dancing Times), and he bout went well and William’s Thomas Kirk also worked with David Nixon (of (Cobham 02) Keith Leon opponent took a standing count in Northern Ballet) and David Drew (of (Temple 06) the 2nd round. Due to the charitable the Royal Ballet) in creating The Three Thomas is a researcher with Global nature of the evening, the Musketeers, a full-length dance piece Governance and PhD candidate at the Keith graduated in 2009 with BSc. organisers were not judging the using music by Malcolm Arnold, Degree in Management from Royal bouts, but William clearly came out London School of Economics and which played at Sadler’s Wells, Holloway, University of London. on top. The evening was a huge Political Science. Thomas’ work toured nationally with Northern Ballet Also, in 2010, he completed two success raising a lot of money for investigates the role of civil society in in 2006-07, and has now even half marathons (Silverstone and various charities. William is still creating the conditions for peace in reached the repertoire of the Estonian undecided on whether or not he will contemporary conflict with particular national company! Tony, who still The Royal Oaks) raising over continue his boxing career. There reference to Afghanistan and Pakistan. lives locally and is on the PCC at £1,000 for two charities. He is were 16 Old Stoics in attendance. Stowe Church, is currently working on currently working for the NSPCC. Anyone wishing to learn more about several very different projects, his The Mark Evison Foundation and the Katrina Varian (Nugent 02) half-completed book on the school Emily Ansell funds it awards to young people and its cultural heritage still patiently with a dream should visit (Nugent 07) Katrina lives and works as an artist awaiting completion. www.markevisonfoundation.org and architect in Barcelona. An online Emily is engaged to portfolio of her work can be seen at Caroline de Peyrecave Jonathan Elfer kat-varian.com. She graduated in Gee Whitlock (Nugent 04) (Grafton 07). They (Lyttelton 00) Masters in Architecture from The hope to marry in Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL Caroline has been 2012. Jonathan proposed at the top last June 2009, and spent 8 months made a member of of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. in South America between November the Society of Women 2009 and June 2010, researching Artists and at their vernacular architectures of Panama annual exhibition Thomas Stanton and Colombia, and teaching English was awarded the (Bruce 07) to children in Colombia and Ecuador. portraiture award presented by Gee has recently started her own She is currently working up designs HRH Princess Michael of Kent for Having completed the three year business, based in central London, for several international architectural her work ‘Sindy’, pictured above. Land Economy course at St John’s 28 called ‘Plan Gee’. The services she projects in the residential, restaurant www.carolinedepeyrecave.co.uk College, Cambridge, Tom is now undertaking an additional year Nick Payne and directed by Simon reading Management Studies at Godwin. He has done other bits and Ed Saper (Chandos 93) 2000 > the Judge Business School, pieces for television in between. Cambridge. He also represented ‘Any Human Heart’ by William Boyd Cambridge in the annual Varsity was broadcast in November. He Hugh Arbuthnott Match on 9 December 2010. played the young Ben Leeping and (Cobham 00) Old Stoic Ed Stoppard (Walpole 92) Hugh married Clare (née Hilton) played the older Ben Leeping. James Musgrave on 12 December 2009 in (Grenville 08) Nottinghamshire. Other Old Stoics present were Alex Berry, Charlie Since leaving Laura Paine Ed married Sarah Brown on 17 July (Queen’s 09) Hustler, Edward Gambarini, Ian Grant- school in 2008 2010. Old Stoics in attendance, Peterkin, Richard Worrall (all Cobham James has been Since deferring her left to right are Richard Plumridge, 00) Milly Skene, (Nugent 00) Arabella pursuing an acting place at Goldsmiths Michael Champness, Olivia Coy, Connell, (née Arbuthnott, Nugent 98) career. During the after a year of Politics, Gordon Bird (hidden), Sarah Brown and Edouard Lake (Chandos 00). All of them behaved impeccably as could last 12 months, his Laura has taken to (Bride) Ed Saper, Matt Steggles, only be expected from Old Stoics! credits include modelling full-time Paul Saper, Duncan Atherton and ‘The Browning Version’ directed by with Select Model Giles Thompson. Sir Peter Hall and ‘Any Human Heart’ Management. An eventful few Harry Trelawny a Channel 4 drama directed by months have seen her working Robert Bush (Grafton 01) Michael Samuels. His most recent, editorially, on the catwalk and (Bruce 94) ‘Wanderlust’, (which finished on commercially. Destinations have 9 October) is a new play at the Royal been varied; including Paris, New Robert married Marielle Sack on Court Theatre in London written by York, Cape Town, and even Norwich! 22 May 2010 in a ceremony at St Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University in New York. A reception was held at Harry married Hannah Tozer the Water Club on the East River. (Lyttelton 01) on Saturday 29 May Marielle and Robert met at Columbia 2010 at St Mary’s, Redbourn, Herts. Business School where both were Nick Oldridge (Grafton 01) was Best Marriages taking their MBAs in October 2005. Man. The honeymoon was spent in the Maldives. Photo from left to right: Amelia Annfield, Hannah Durden, Caroline Lindsay Nick Oldridge (Best Man), Natalie (née Shasha, Nugent 95) Tkachuk, Will Trelawny-Vernon (ex 1980s Chatham Housemaster), Harry Caroline Shasha Trelawny, Edward Clark (Usher), (Nugent 85) Hannah Trelawny (née Tozer), Hugo Christina Thevan married Oliver Rebbeck, William Dudley, Sam Vallis, (née Sivapiragasam, Nugent 88) OS), Marcus Atkinson, Angus Lindsay at The Antonia Ford and Ian Winsley’s wife, Marshall-Andrew, Philip Would, Ben Connaught on Michaela Winsley (Ian was an usher (Rani) Christina married Ridley, Tristan McEwen (Best Man), 3 November but was absent for the photo). Holly Paramarguru Thevan in Stacey Prewitt. 2010. Her brother, Middleditch was also in attendance. March 2004. Christina Justin Shasha (Chatham 93), was has been practising as present at the wedding, and the an advocate and Hannah Wright photographer was Chris Allerton Libbit Osborne (née Baker, Nugent 91) (née Forde, Lyttelton 02) solicitor in Malaysia since 1992 and Photography (Walpole 88). has had her own firm since 2000. Libbit married Simon Charlie Blake Osborne in Burnham (Grafton 96) Thorpe, Norfolk on 7 Chester King August 2010. Old Stoics (Chandos 89) Charlie and Alexandra Williams in attendance included her father Ivo, current Chairman of the Hannah married David Wright on 9 (Nugent 97) were married in London Old Stoic Society, her brother Thomas, October 2010. The wedding was held on 17 April 2010. currently in Chatham, Daisy Gibbs in Windsor, the reception in Ascot and (née Russell), Rory MacNamara, the honeymoon tracking gorillas in Sophie Narizzano, Camilla Rwanda! Old Stoics and former staff Peter Horrell (Grenville 96) Pemberton, Nick Reed-Clarke, Ralph Chester married Tessa Rose Mills on attending, left to right are: Hazel Carmichael, Lucian Tarnowski, James Waldman, Toby Baker, Sam Wolcough Saturday 7 August 2010 at St Giles’ Peter Horrell married Victoria Read Carnegy-Arbuthnott. Henry Swayne (née Hoare), David Wright (Groom), Church, Stoke Poges, Bucks. The on 30 July 2010. Old Stoics present (current staff) and his wife Tor Swayne reception afterwards took place at Hannah Baker, Alex Wolcough, Bryn were also present. Libbit is currently Stoke Park and Best Man was Nic Hesketh, Charles Burkinshaw and were Richard Horrell (Grenville 65) working as a teacher in London. Gorey (Temple 89). Old Stoics in Mike Waldman (aka Doc Pot!). and William Horrell (Grenville 67). attendance at his wedding from left to right in the photo are Pete Saville, Ed West Rupert Alexander Charlotte Southwell (Grafton 02) Nic Gorey, Bimbo Hart, Sebastian (Chatham 93) (née Lee, Nugent 97) Pearson, Alistair MacIntosh, Stacey Prewitt, Chester King, Carlos Perez, Rupert was Charlotte married James Southwell Edward Hopley, Hertford King, and married to on 25 April 2009. Old Stoic Edward Witney King. Naomi Rutter Dobbin (Chatham 97) attended. at Berkhamsted Edward married Alice Pearson-James Town Hall on 1990s Susannah Theophilus on 31 July 2010 at St Mary’s Church, 11 September 2010. In attendance Wargrave. Old Stoics in attendance (née Toynbee, Nugent 98) were a number of other Old Stoics: were (left to right) Lucy Keenan, Laura his father, Anthony Atkinson Duncombe (cousin), George Percy Angus Marshall-Andrew (Chatham 60) his uncle, Chris (usher), Alex de Rivaz, Nicholas Wills, (Bruce 90) Atkinson (Chatham 59), President Sir Philip Duncombe (grandfather), Harry Duncombe (cousin), Edward Angus married Nicky Murray on of the Old Stoic Society, Adam Atkinson (Grenville 85) cousin, West, the bride Alice West, James 12 June 2010 in Palma de Mallorca. Keenan (best man), Nick James James McNeill (Chatham 93) best Old Stoics present were (left to right) (godfather), Edward Black (usher), Jason Kumar, Julian Keirle, James man, Oliver Bengough, Mark Alexiou Susannah married Luke Theophilus Gee Whitlock (cousin) and Sam Marshall-Andrew, Simon Craig (non and David Lewis (all Chatham 93). on 4 September 2010. Stafford Allen (usher). 29 Peter Straker Lizzy Peacock (Cobham 93) (née Davies, Lyttelton 96)

BIRTHS Peter and Daisy Straker had Lizzy and her husband, Nick, are a daughter, Flora, born on pleased to announce the birth of 20 March 2010. Joshua William Peacock born on 13 1980s 1990s October 2009, a brother for Anna. D’Arcy Wyvill (Temple 93) Charlotte Southwell John Buchanan Tristan McEwen (née Lee, Nugent 97) (Chandos 82) (Chatham 90) D’Arcy and his wife, Imogen, have had a son, Marmaduke Alexander Charlotte and her husband James To John and Sheridan, a daughter Tristan and his wife, Paula, had a William Wyvill on 12 April 2010 at are delighted to announce the on 26 January 2009. son Toby on 4 November 2009. the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, birth of Olivia May Southwell on North Yorkshire. 24 May 2010. Duncan Boardman Alison Arnott (Grenville 84) (née Howard, Nugent 91) Richard Lloyd (Grenville 94) Durga Devi Talukdar Duncan and Charlotte are pleased to Alison and her husband, Keith, are (née Gohel, Lyttelton 97) announce the birth of Charles Rufus pleased to announce the birth of Richard and his wife, Heidi, are Duncan on 6 June 2010, a brother to Rory in June 2010. pleased to announce the birth of Daniel and Freddie and a nephew to their first child, a daughter, Louisa Colin Boardman (Grenville 87). Alethea on 28 September 2010 in Fletcher Morgan Stoke Mandeville. (Bruce 91)

Richard Searby Fletcher and Barbara Broughton had Durga and Ranjit had a daughter (Cobham 86) Sophia E Chambré a son, Fletcher Beaumont Broughton (née Calvert, Lyttelton 95) Maya Devi Talukdar on 15 October Richard and Helen were delighted Morgan, in October 2009. They now 2008. Sophia and Tom Chambré (Grafton by the arrival of their third child, a live in Vancouver. 95) had a baby boy, Robin son, Benjamin, on 12 July 2010, Armand David born in London. He is a brother for Chambré born on 4 October 2010, (Chatham 98) Alex (6) and Lucy (2). Rafic Barrage a brother for Johnny. (Lyttelton 92) Armand and his wife, Amanda, had Christina Thevan Genevieve Ford a baby girl, Emily Maya Kingsmill (née Sivapiragasam, Nugent 88) (née Choo, Nugent 95) David on 10 October 2010. Emily weighed in at 7lbs 11oz at birth Genevieve and Ray, are pleased and we’re all doing well. to announce the birth of their son Alexander, on 30 October 2009, a brother for Gabriella. Laura Marshall Rafic and his wife Alexandra are (née Humber, Lyttelton 98) pleased to announce the birth of their second son, Ashar Pierre Rafic Katie Garvão de Carvalho Laura and her husband, Robert, are Barrage, on 5 January 2010 in (née Mallett, Lyttelton 96) pleased to announce the birth of their Washington DC. Rafic, Alexandra, baby girl, Sophia Jane on 13 June 2010. Amir and Ashar live in Arlington, Christina and her husband Virginia, USA. Paramarguru had a daughter, Joanna 2000 > Thevan, on 2 March 2007. Sam Pelly (Grenville 92) Robert McKinnon (Temple 02) Mark Stiebel Our daughter Mirella was born (Grafton 89) on 21 February 2010, a sister for Robert and his fiancée, Csilla Batta, Mark and his wife, Karis, had a Melo. Orlando Seale (Lyttelton 91) Katie and Miguel are delighted to are pleased to announce the birth son on 16 December 2009, a was one of the guests present at announce the birth of Lawrence on of Bradley McKinnon, born on brother for Amelia. her christening. 23 August 2010. 10 December 2010.

30 Mr George Lees (Temple 42) in September 2009 Lt Col John Lloyd-Williams Obituaries (Temple 42) on 22 April 2010 We have provided information about the lives and careers of eight particular Old Stoics. In so doing, Mr Gavin Perceval Maxwell we realise that there are many other Old Stoics who will have made no less a contribution to society, (Bruce 42) on 30 July 2009 the country and the lives of others. We hope, though, that in reflecting upon these eight lives and The Rt Hon the Lord Quinton their achievements in the world of academe, politics, the arts, the services and business, we are of Holywell (Temple 42) able to demonstrate the enormously diverse contribution of Old Stoics to the world. on 19 June 2010 Mr Simon Spicer (Bruce 42) Those deaths marked with an asterisk have an obituary on our website; www.oldstoic.org/obituaries on 19 December 2009 Mr Michael Turner (Cobham 42) died some years ago Mr Bryan Henry TD (Chatham 37) Mr Dennis Johnson (Cobham 43) Mr Tom Eaton OBE TD DL on 27 February 2010 on 28 April 2010 (Cobham 37) Mr George Pirie (Grenville 37) Major Peter Pearson (Chandos 43) on 12 May 2010 October 1918 – January 2010 on 20 January 2010 Mr Kyrle Simond MBE (Temple 37) Mr John Shepherd-Barron OBE As a civic leader, Tom was the third on 11 April 2010 (Walpole 43) on 15 May 2010 youngest Lord Mayor, and was regarded Dr Steven Smith (Grenville 37) Mr Alexander Mackenzie Smith as “Mr Norwich” for his contribution to on 4 February 2010 (Chandos 44) on 14 July 2010 the life of the city and county over seven Mr Antony Dodwell (Grafton 38) Mr Andrew Marsden-Smedley decades. on 19 February 2010 (Walpole 44) on 13 January 2010 His family has been involved in the city for more than 200 years Lt. Commander David Foster DSO Mr Godfrey Wright (Chandos 44) and he was also an hereditary Freeman of Norwich. It was no DSC (Cobham 38) on 4 June 2010 on 18 August 2008 surprise when the young solicitor, who had spent more than Dr John Yerburgh (Bruce 44) three years as a Japanese prisoner of war in the notorious *Mr Paddy Davies (Bruce 39) on 1 September 2010 Changi Jail, joined the family firm of Overbury, Steward & Eaton on 3 September 2010 Mr Christopher Cooper where he was senior partner for almost 30 years. Mr John Glenny (Cobham 39) (Grenville 45) on 31 October 2009 He became Lord Mayor in 1957 at the age of 39. His themes in died some years ago Mr Henry Marten (Temple 45) his mayoral year included support for a centre for the physically *Dr Robert Marten (Grafton 39) on 15 November 2009 handicapped and promoting Norwich by encouraging travel on 13 October 2010 grants for students. Mr Patrick Murphy (Grafton 45) Mr Hamilton Rowan DFC on 25 October 2009 In 1962, he was made an OBE; in the same year, as Chairman (Chatham 39) on 12 April 2010 Mr Timothy Thackrah (Bruce 45) of the Libraries’ Committee, he opened Norwich Central Library. Mr Robert Russell CBE on 28 July 2010 He was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk. (Grafton 39) on 18 August 2010 Mr Julian More (Chandos 46) His legacy also includes the Royal Norfolk Regimental Museum. *Major Gen David Toler OBE MC DL on 15 January 2010 And his plan in 1988 to re-open the tunnel between Shirehall, (Grenville 39) on 19 November 2009 once the Assizes Court, and the Castle Museum, the former jail, Mr Nicholas Turquand-Young Mr Stephen Whitwell CMG MC (Cobham 46) on 5 September 2010 was also successful. (Chatham 39) on 6 October 2010 Tom joined the Territorial Army in 1936 and served with the 4th Baron Whitby of Ballycowen Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment during WWII. He was wounded (Grenville 46) on 19 November 2009 and mentioned in dispatches and was demobbed with the rank 1940s Mr Peter Stewart (Grafton 47) of Major. He later received the Territorial Decoration. on 15 March 2010 Dr John Ferguson-Smith (Grenville 40) on 12 February 2010 Mr Charles Wauchope (Chandos 47) on 23 May 2010 Dr Derek Wraith (Grafton 34) Mr Geoffrey Moy (Walpole 40) 1920s on 8 April 2009 on 13 November 2009 *Mr Alasdair MacGregor (Bruce 48) on 16 March 2010 *Mr Lance Burra-Robinson DFC Dr Philip Clay (Grafton 41) *Mr Dudley Steynor AFC (Bruce 35) in June 2010 on 3 October 2009 Mr Trevor Potts (Bruce 48) (Grenville 28) on 5 December 2009 on 20 July 2010 Mr Robert Lloyd (Chatham 35) *The Jonkheer Frederik Groeninx Mr Marcus Chambers (Chandos 29) on 14 March 2010 van Zoelen MC (Chandos 41) Brigadier Geoffrey Duckworth CBE on 5 August 2009 on 1 January 2010 (Chatham 49) on 6 March 2010 Mr Bryan Maude-Roxby (Bruce 35) Lt Colonel Jock Sprot MBE TD in October 2007 Richmond Harding (Bruce 41) Mr Ian Gornall (Bruce 49) (Chandos 29) on 27 May 2010 on 21 October 2010. on 2 September 2010 Mr Antony Carr-Gomm (Cobham 36) Dr Christopher Lewis (Chatham 41) Mr Geoffrey Wolfe on 10 February 2010 Mr Timothy Lambert (Grafton 49) on 9 September 2010 (Bruce/Grafton 29) in 2008 on 29 December 2008 Mr Tom Eaton OBE TD DL Mr Ian Macdonald (Walpole 41) (Cobham 37) on 19 January 2010 Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop on 8 June 2010 (Chatham 49) on 13 January 2010 1930s Major Charles Hamilton Mr Bingham Dore (Cobham 42) (Chandos 36) in June 2005 on 28 February 2009 Mr Adam Dawson (Temple 31) *Mr John Kempe CVO (Bruce 36) The Venerable Derek Hayward 1950s on 29 January 2010 on 10 May 2010 OBE (Grenville 42) on 26 April 2010 Mr James Newton (Chandos 50) Mr Geoffrey Wright (Grafton 31) Mr Patrick Keyes (Grafton 36) Mr Donald Hodge OBE on 5 September 2010 on 26 July 2010 (Grenville 42) on 19 January 2010 on 17 December 2009 *Major Gen David Egerton CB OBE Mr Harold Vickers (Cobham 36) Mr James Kingsland (Bruce 42) Mr Graham Sewrey (Grafton 50) MC (Chandos 32) on 17 November 2010 on 1 April 2010 on 12 September 2010 on 8 March 2010 Mr Derek Chidell MBE Mr Peter Frankenburg (Cobham 37) *Sir Henry Lawson-Tancred Bt. Mr Simon Digby (Walpole 51) (Grafton 34) on 17 October 2009 on 22 April 2007 (Chandos 42) on 28 March 2010 on 10 January 2010 31 Mr Simon Logie (Walpole 54) The Rt Hon the Lord Lyell Obituaries on 24 November 2009 of Markyate QC (Grafton 57) on 30 August 2010 Mr John Renshaw (Grenville 54) on 24 October 2009 Mr Jarda Svejdar (Walpole 58) Mr Anthony Lumsden-Cook *Mr Guy Renwick (Chatham 54) on 4 June 2010 1950s cont... (Bruce 53) on 21 November 2009 on 30 January 2010 Mr David Fanshawe (Chandos 59) The Rt Hon the Lord Bernstein on 5 July 2010 Mr James Pearman (Walpole 51) of Craigweil (Chatham 54) Mr William Mells (Chandos 55) on 23 December 2005 on 12 April 2010 on 9 October 2009 The Rt Revd Colin C W James (Former staff 1955-59) Mr Ronald Robinson (Chandos 51) Mr Rodney Crombie (Chatham 54) Mr Victor Pope (Grenville 55) MA on 31 October 2009 in 2008 on 19 January 2007 on 9 December 2009 Mr David Campbell (Grenville 52) Mr Robin Fennell (Temple 54) Mr Peter Catchpole (Grafton 56) *Mr Jeremy Lewis (Bruce 59) on 28 January 2009 on 14 May 2008 on 9 November 2010. on 3 June 2010 Mr David Llowarch (Walpole 52) Mr Nigel Lacey (Temple 54) Mr John Cameron (Temple 57) Mr Peter Sadler (Grafton 59) in December 2009 on 16 May 2010 on 2 December 2009 on 19 December 2009

Lt. Commander The Rt Hon the Lord David Foster DSO DSC Quinton of Holywell (Cobham 38) (Temple 42) May 1920 – June 2010 March 1925 – June 2010

Lieutenant-Commander David Foster was Lord Quinton, the former President of one of the most highly decorated pilots of Trinity College, Oxford, was a highly the Fleet Air Arm in the Second World War. unusual academic philosopher, as On 24 January 1945, Foster commanded 849 Naval Air Squadron much at home on mass-audience radio and in administrative of Grumman Avenger dive-bombers during Operation Meridian, committee rooms as he was in the college tutorial. the largest ever undertaken by the Fleet Air Arm. Some 140 aircraft flying from the carriers Indomitable, Illustrious, Indefatigable and Anthony Meredith Quinton, the son of a surgeon captain in the Foster’s ship Victorious attacked oil refineries at Palembang in Royal Navy, was born on 25 March 1925 and educated at Stowe. Indonesia which were supplying the Japanese war machine. Foster During the war, he served as a flying officer and navigator in and his pilots delivered a pinpoint attack, all returning safely, the RAF. though many of the aircraft were peppered with shrapnel. Quinton went up as a scholar to Christ Church, Oxford, Five days later Foster was asked to repeat the operation, against graduating with a brilliant First in PPE, after which he became an enemy which was now thoroughly alerted and had had the a Fellow of All Souls. In 1955 he was appointed Fellow and opportunity to reinforce its defences. This time Japanese fighters Tutor of New College. met Foster and his squadron 100 miles from the target and fought them continuously, using cloud cover to achieve surprise. Foster After becoming President of Trinity, Oxford, in 1978, succeeding had just given the order to dive on the target when two Japanese AG Ogston, Quinton became increasingly involved in public Zeros burst from the cloud and shot down both his wingmen. affairs, serving during the 1980s as a member of the Arts Foster himself dived steeply, hoping to shake off his pursuers as Council, of the Peacock Committee on the financing of the he passed through the wires of the barrage balloons, and was BBC and as vice-president of the British Academy in 1985-86. followed closely by the remaining flights of 849 NAS. They delivered a second successful attack. Appointed Chairman of the Board of the British Library in 1985, in succession to Lord Dainton, with the specific task of seeing Four of the 12 aircraft were lost – one crew being rescued by the destroyer Whelp, whose first officer was Philip Mountbatten, the new library built, Quinton applied himself with enthusiasm, now the Duke of Edinburgh. Six more were damaged. Foster was brushing aside criticism of the design. awarded a DSO, and four of his aircrew were also decorated for He served as a Governor of Stowe School from 1959 to 1984, their bravery. chairing the board from 1969 to 1975. He was, at various times, Subsequently Victorious and her aircraft were involved in a delegate of the Oxford University Press, curator of the Operation Iceberg, air strikes on the Sakashima Gunto islands and University Theatre and president of the Aristotelian Society, the Formosa, before the ship withdrew to Australia in June 1945. Society for Applied Philosophy, the Royal Institute of Philosophy, Foster was awarded a Bar to an earlier DSC. the Association of Independent Libraries and the Friends of the David Ramsey Foster was born in London to American parents Wellcome Trust. He was a fellow of Winchester College from 1970 and was educated at Stowe and Gonville and Caius, Cambridge. to 1985, was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1977 and He volunteered in 1939, but was not called to HMS St Vincent, created a life peer in 1982. as a naval airman 2nd Class, until the spring of 1940. Quinton’s notably lucid books on philosophy and the history After the war Foster joined the Colgate-Palmolive business, in of philosophy include The Nature of Things (1973); The Politics which his father had also held leading roles, and steadily rose of Imperfection: The Religious and Secular Traditions of through the company. By 1957 he was managing director of UK Conservative Thought in England from Hooker to Oakeshott operations; four years later he was vice-president and general manager of the European division; in 1965 he took charge of the (1978); Thoughts and Thinkers (1982); and Utilitarian Ethics American household products division; and in 1970 he became (1973), a classic study acknowledged to be the most reliable president and then chief executive officer. He was elected introduction to its subject. He also wrote acclaimed studies chairman in 1975, and retired in 1979. of thinkers such as Francis Bacon and David Hume, edited the anthology Political Philosophy (1967) and wrote From During his tenure as CEO, Colgate’s sales grew from $1.2 billion Wodehouse To Wittgenstein (1998), a collection of essays to $5 billion, and the company launched innovative new products such as Colgate toothpaste with MFP fluoride and Palmolive applying philosophy to political and social questions. dishwashing liquid. 32 *Mr Andrew Beazley (Grenville 72) on 13 October 2010 Mr John Shepherd-Barron OBE (Walpole 43) 1960s June 1925 – May 2010 Mr Bryan Smart (Cobham 73) Mr David Bate (Grenville 60) on 4 December 2010 on 30 September 2009 John Shepherd-Barron OBE was credited Peter Guest (Chandos 76) with inventing the world’s first automated Mr Nicholas Wheatley (Cobham 60) on 5 January 2011 teller machine (ATM). He once explained in July 2010 that he came up with the idea of cash *Major Christopher Felton dispensers in 1965 while lying in his (Bruce 61) on 20 December 2009 1980s bath after finding his bank closed. It was then his habit to withdraw money on a Saturday, but on this Mr Lindsay Thomas (Bruce 61) Mr James Pearman (Walpole 82) particular weekend he had arrived one minute late and found on 23 March 2010 on 16 June 2009 the bank doors locked against him. Mr Gordon Arbib (Temple 62) Miss B M Scott Later that year, he bumped into the chief general manager of on 9 April 2010 (Former staff 1957-83) on 9 May 2010 Barclays Bank who was about to have lunch. Over a pink gin, John Mr Adrian Crosthwaite Mr Peter Freeland (Grenville 84) asked him for 90 seconds to pitch his idea for a cash machine. (Chandos 62) date unknown on Friday 30 July 2010 “I told him I had an idea that if you put your standard Barclays *Lt Commander Colin de Mowbray *Commander Malcolm Burley cheque through a slot in the side of the bank, it will deliver MBE (Chandos 63) on 12 July 2010 MBE RN (Former staff 1973-86) standard amounts of money around the clock.” He said, “Come on 23 August 2010 Mr Adrian Ireland (Chatham 63) and see me on Monday morning.” Mr Stuart Oldcorn (Lyttelton 87) on 15 June 2010 Barclays commissioned him to build six cash dispensers, the first on 13 February 2009 of which was installed at a branch in the north London suburb of Mr Andrew Brodie (Chatham 67) Enfield on 27 June 1967. in March 2010 1990s According to the ATM Industry Association, there are now more *Mr Henry Straker MBE (Temple 67) than 1.7 million ATMs around the world. In Britain alone, a total on 30 April 2010 Dr Anthony Selby (Former staff of £10 billion a month was withdrawn from ATMs last year, with 1967-93) on 11 October 2010 an average of a million transactions per hour. 1970s Mr Samuel Morley (Chatham 98) John was born in the Indian province of Assam. Educated at on 18 September 2010 Stowe, the University of Edinburgh and Trinity College Cambridge Mr Neal Tubbs (Walpole 71) where he studied History and Economics. John’s university work in July 2008 was interrupted by war service in India, Burma and the Middle East, in 159 Parachute Light Regiment, the 6th Airborne Division and as a Captain in the 2nd Indian Airborne Division, where he taught Gurkhas to parachute. The Rt Hon the Lord Bernstein of Craigweil (Chatham 54) Sir Robin Maxwell-Hyslop March 1936 – April 2010 (Chatham 49) Lord Bernstein of Craigweil was the June 1931 – January 2010 last of the founding dynasty to run the Granada media group. Robert (known as Robin) Maxwell-Hyslop was born in Ivybridge, the son of Captain Alexander Bernstein was educated A. H. Maxwell-Hyslop, whose bravery was at Stowe and St John’s College, said to have saved HMS Devonshire in 1929 from explosions and Cambridge, where he read Economics. Alfred Hitchcock was who later became Captain of HMS Cumberland. It was always a family friend, and one of Alex’s youthful memories was of Sir Robin’s sadness that slightly defective eyesight prevented him watching a preview of Psycho with him in a private cinema, from following his father. In July 1940 he was sent to relatives in the great director ‘giggling and laughing’ at his own skill. Canada, where he attended Upper Canada College. Returning to Lord Bernstein joined the family business in 1959 and started Britain in 1943 he went to Stowe, where he was taken under the as assistant manager of the Granada cinema at Brixton. He moved wing of the great headmaster, J. F. Roxburgh. He served his on to be a production trainee at Granada Television in 1961, National Service with the Royal Artillery – in the Commons he becoming Managing Director of the group’s television rental frequently wore his gunner’s tie to make the point of his interest business from 1964, and of ‘entertainments and motorways’ in servicemen. from 1968. After reading PPE at Christ Church, Oxford, he went to work for In 2000, he received a life peerage as Lord Bernstein of Craigweil Rolls-Royce as a graduate apprentice and was chosen in 1958 as (the village on the outskirts of Bognor Regis where he was brought personal assistant to Sir David Huddie, Director and General up). He was chairman of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manager of the sales and service department. Manchester and the Old Vic in London, where he led a major In the 1959 General Election, working in Derby for Rolls-Royce, renovation appeal. He was also a trustee of the Theatres Trust and Sir Robin had the chance to contest Derby North, which he lost to the Civic Trust for the North-West, and a member of the courts of the Labour MP, Group Captain Clifford Wilcock, by 22,673 votes Manchester and Salford universities. He founded his own charity, to 20,266. But he was thought to have done so well that he won Quercus Trust, which gives awards for young theatre directors at the safe Conservative seat at Tiverton in Devon in 1960. the National Theatre Studio and the West Yorkshire Playhouse, and supports dancers and visual artists. Throughout his time in Parliament Sir Robin specialised in trade and industry affairs. He was the longest-serving member ever of A shrewd connoisseur of contemporary art, Lord Bernstein became the Trade and Industry Select Committee, serving for 21 years a director and co-owner of the Waddington Galleries in Cork Street between 1971 and 1992. in 1966. For his private collection, and for Granada’s offices, he acquired works by the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns and Sir Robin’s heaven was the Standing Orders committee of the Kenneth Noland. He was also a keen gardener and a lifelong skier House of Commons, on which he served from 1977 to 1992, and (for many years he owned a chalet in Klosters), having raced for the Procedure Committee, on which he served from 1978 to 1992. Cambridge and for the Army during National Service. 33 My father passed away Obituaries suddenly in 1964 and after I left Stowe in 1967 with a bunch of athletics cups, The Rt Hon the Lord Lyell of and records, I turned into Markyate QC (Grafton 57) a bit of a wild man. December 1938 – August 2010 My life revolved around drumming Nicholas Walter Lyell attended Stowe in Grafton House (I backed Roger Hodgson in bands at from 1952-1957 followed by two years National Service, Stowe), running a mobile psychedelic then Christ Church, Oxford where he read Modern discotheque and training to become an History. After working for two years in Newcastle in international athlete, but after a six month shipbuilding, he was called to the Bar in 1965 and developed a good commercial practice, alongside his debilitating illness in 1968 I was told I interest and involvement in politics. He was the Conservative MP for 3 different would never run again. constituencies: Hemel Hempstead, Mid-Bedfordshire and North East Bedfordshire So we moved from Surrey to Dunkeld in between 1979 and 2001. In 1987 Margaret Thatcher appointed him Solicitor General Perthshire, Scotland and took over and following the 1992 election John Major made him Attorney-General for England, Dunkeld House Hotel and I recuperated Wales and Northern Ireland, with the longest continuous service of any law officer for more than a century. He was created a life peer in 2005, chaired the Society of living in the beautiful place where we Conservative Lawyers, was a former Chairman of the Parliamentary British Field Sports would remain for seventeen years. Committee and chairman of the Federation of British Artists at the Mall Galleries. I did manage to run 10.7secs. for 100 He was appointed as a Governor of Stowe in 1990 and Chairman of the Governors from metres eventually and confounded June 2001 to 2007. He was a Trustee of the Stowe House Preservation Trust, as well as everyone who knew about my illness, the Stowe School Foundation. As Chairman, he was instrumental in appointing the however the snap sprint I had enjoyed current Headmaster, Stowe going fully co-ed and expanding the size of the school – at Stowe was gone. building two new boarding houses. In addition to this, he used all his diplomatic skills to broker an asset exchange with the National Trust, which will leave Stowe on a much I became heavily involved in fishing for more secure footing for future generations. Atlantic salmon on Scotland’s river Tay as I recuperated. Wading in the strong Lord Lyell was a valued Trustee of the SHPT when it was successful in securing two lots currents, fishing through all weathers and of Heritage Lottery Funding which enabled the restoration of the North Front, South Front and Marble Saloon. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the renaissance river conditions and the various highs and Stowe is currently enjoying owes its inspiration to Lord Lyell’s imaginative and creative lows endemic in the sport taught me a lot leadership as Chairman of the Governors. None of this captures his warmth, humanity about myself and my capabilities. I and generosity of spirit. travelled full circle from wanting to catch fish to preserving salmon stocks and was All those who knew Lord Lyell well, will remember him with affection for his intelligence, part of the effort on the Tay that raised wit and connoisseurship of fine wine and paintings. He enjoyed drawing, capturing likenesses with a single line, often sketching little portraits and caricatures during £1million to buy off the seventeen netting meetings – even in Cabinet. He also wrote poetry, starting while a boy at Stowe and he stations in the estuary. has donated a copy of his book of Poems to the Stowe Library. He will be much missed I owned and ran various businesses during by so many and everyone in the Stowe community. He is survived by his wife, Susanna this period including hotels, a restaurant, and their four children (two of whom are Old Stoics) and eight grandchildren. a trout fishery, a retail clothing business in Dr Anthony Wallersteiner London and so on. In 1995 I left Britain and placed a small game fishing boat in Madeira and spent two seasons tagging and releasing the biggest Blue Marlin in David Fanshawe (Chandos 59) the world. Shortly after arriving there my April 1942 – July 2010 crew and I won the Blue Marlin World Cup with a 953 pounder, which put us out of David’s first ambition was to be an explorer but when he favour not only with the professional attended school he discovered a love of music. At Stowe he American crews, but also with the locals. spent much of his spare time learning to play the piano, and when he was 17 he was discovered by the mother of a school So later in 1996 I sold my boat and moved friend, a French baroness, who tutored him in the piano. to the South African Cape where I had become involved in financing the salvage In 1965 David won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied composition under John Lambert. On of an ancient wreck. In early 1997, realising completing his studies in 1969 David travelled up the Nile from I was involved in a scam, I demanded my the Mediterranean Sea, visiting Egypt, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya over a three year money back whereupon an attempt was period before finally reaching Lake Victoria. Returning to the UK in 1972 with several made on my life and I was left for dead hundreds of hours of recordings made during his travels, David used the material to with virtually no money. compose what became his best known work, African Sanctus. He also composed the score for more than 50 films and TV productions, including the BBC’s When the Boat Between 1997 and 2002 I would go Comes In, ITV’s Flambards and Rank’s Tarka the Otter. through some extremely daunting and unnerving experiences as I battled to stay David was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by the University of the West of England in 2007 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to bringing music from alive and it would only be my existing around the world into the lives of people who neither read nor write music and to his knowledge and experience of life, in which pursuit of musical excellence. He was the recipient of a Churchill Fellowship and received my time at Stowe had played its full part, a nomination for an Ivor Novello Award for the recording of African Sanctus. that would get me through. Many would 34 not have made it. The Long and A Tragic Winding Road Reunion For the past six years I have lived on a remote Chinese mountain. to Wisdom It’s rare enough for China-based friends to visit. So, to have in life onto a new and better one where my Grenville study mate drop they become far stronger, happier and in from a business trip to our more fulfilled beings living a beneficial nearest city was a wonderful experience for themselves, those around surprise. Better yet, the them and those they have yet to meet. business trips became regular. Returning to the UK in 2002, broke and still On his last visit however, in July coming out of depression, I found words 2010, Peter Freeland (Grenville 84) pouring out of me in the early hours of didn’t call ahead as usual. One of each morning and I began hammering his colleagues did. Peter was in them into my computer day and night, intensive care in the local hospital resulting in the first two books of my ‘How with acute pancreatitis. His family to Beat the Energy Thieves and Make Your were rushing from England but he Life Better’ series that help people might not make it through the night. The sudden freefall from having money to understand so much about their energy Could I be there? I barely heard the having none was devastating enough and how easy it is for the things they question. without the effects of the attempt to end innocently reach out to such as alcohol, my life, but when I was at my worst, almost drugs and tobacco to seriously damage Peter was unconscious. The doctor skeletal through weight loss, I was told I them or steal all of their energy and end told me I could stay for a few was also in depression. their existence. minutes and that Peter couldn’t hear me. I sat and talked through the With perhaps only days left, as my doctor These are extremely easy to read books, night, about school, our old friends, told me some years afterwards, a lady I written for everyone from those struggling his family whom I once knew well. had met just once called me and begged at the bottom of the pyramid of life I made bad jokes and rash promises. me to help her. Driving into Cape Town the upwards so that people of all ages following morning and seeing the state she When I ran out of ideas I started and education can understand and get real was in, only able to shake and cry, again. Peter’s family arrived the next help from them and make their lives better. triggered me to spend some hours talking day. They thanked me. In my exhaustion I blurted out, “It’s a to her about the therapies I had been using I have proved the power the message in my pleasure” and felt a complete fool. and try to help her as best I could. books carries time and again when helping Nothing could have been less of a people one on one and I am truly glad that On my way home I began kicking myself pleasure. But I was glad to be there. because if athletics had taught me anything it was that whenever you think Friend in need is one thing. Friend your tank is empty there is always more “if athletics had taught me who shared your study is another. there you can give. anything it was that We’d shared our most ‘formative’ years thanks to chance. Now cruel That lady today is a scuba diving mum who whenever you think fate had thrown us together again amalgamated her kids with those of her your tank is empty in the most unlikely place, in tragic new partner, who had also suffered circumstances. depression, and is as right as rain and there is always more there enjoying life to the full. you can give” After a week long fight, Peter died. He never regained consciousness. I decided to begin helping people, wrote He was 43 and single. No words can a self help book ‘We’re All In This Together’ the wisdom about life I learned throughout describe his family’s grief. And I lost that helps people get themselves through my time at Stowe and thereafter has one of my oldest, closest friends just stressful and depressive times and started resulted in my helping others and has after he’d tracked me down. It was giving talks on the subject that were set me on this course for the rest of my one of the saddest weeks of my life. extremely well received. When one reader time here. But I am so damn glad I was there. told me my book had stopped them Jess’s books will be available through his Mark Kitto (Grenville 85) committing suicide I felt that everything I EnergyThieves.com website, on the net had been through had been worth it and and via bookshops by April 2011 if not slowly my health began to improve as I before. Corporate book sponsorship and made my way back towards the light, endorsement opportunities are available. assisted through my helping others. Contact Jess by email: Since then I’ve had an alcoholic go away [email protected] or mobile: and cure himself after talking with me for 07813 908999 just one hour and I’ve helped many people make the jump from a dark, unhappy road Jess Miller (Cobham 67) 35 PINEAPPLES STOWE’s FAVOURITE FRUIT!!!

Say the word ‘Pineapple’ and During World War II the Pineapple pub it will spark many memories was destroyed in an air raid and the club among Old Stoics. But not, of had to move elsewhere in the Harrow Road area. In 1966 the Stowe community 1 Prince Edward opens the new Stowe course, for reasons connected raised funds to build a new Club on the Centre in Harrow Road. with healthy eating! present site in the Harrow Road, beside transformed everything. They are Simon the Westway and next to several tower Shneerson (Temple 72), involved for In the late 19th century, most of the block housing estates. Then, in 2005, almost 40 years since he visited as a leading public schools set up clubs in Westminster Council offered to finance a Stoic; and Julian Walker and Robert London for young working boys, who were massive new youth centre costing several Freeman (both Lyttelton 82), both of largely uneducated and employed as million pounds, with a fantastic range of whom have been Trustees for 25 years. cheap labour. The clubs became a safe sports, music, arts and leisure facilities Today the new Centre is operated under haven where they could take part in spread across four floors. contract by Paddington Development various sports and leisure activities. Today’s Stowe Centre is in fact now the Trust, using local authority grants as well When Stowe opened in 1923, JF was UK’s showcase youth centre. Opened by as EU regeneration funding. Meanwhile keen to establish a Stowe club and he Prince Edward, it attracts international the Stowe charity is called Stowe Youth and three other masters personally paid visitors who have been hosted by Tony Trust and gives financial support both to to hire a room above a pub in Paddington Blair, Gordon Brown and other leading the Club and to other deserving youth once a week. figures. More importantly, it is the main activities around the area. The Stowe Club opened in 1927, with a youth facility in a deprived inner-city area For the future, there are hopes that Stowe small team of masters and the very first that desperately needs facilities like this. School may once again become actively Old Stoics, who between them ran the And the Pineapple has achieved results: associated with the club that bears its Club and its activities every week. England football captain John Barnes name. It can do Stoics no harm to see how started life as a Stowe player and was the other half live and – perhaps The pub in Paddington was called talent spotted at a match in Regent’s Park, surprisingly – they have much in common ‘The Pineapple’, so naturally the boys’ the club has produced a number of with today’s young people in Westminster. club was soon known at Stowe as the national champion boxers, and many And across the road from the Club, a Pineapple Club. From that, its main thousands of other young people have sparkling new Academy has facilities that fundraising event became a huge annual gained skills or taken part in valuable and even Stowe can only dream of, with highly charity ball, the Pineapple Ball, which worthwhile activities in the club. A typical motivated teachers who are keen to build ran until 1982 when, with 3000 guests, it day will see perhaps 500 young people partnerships with Stowe Youth Trust simply became too big for Stowe to cope using the centre. Stowe parents and Old support. with. Many Old Stoics will have fond Stoics are always welcome to visit too memories of the Pineapple Ball, where Even more excitingly, there are plans – so please do! the South Front was filled with marquees to re-activate the Pineapple Ball and to and lavish cabarets combined with Behind the scenes, three Old Stoics restore it to its place on the London and big-name entertainment, military bands, carried much of the burden of running Home Counties social calendar. Watch fireworks, pipers, and a funfair. This was the Club for many years, a colossal and The Corinthian for more news, and Buckinghamshire’s major social event of generally thankless task, and were meanwhile offers of help are more the year, and it placed Stowe and the responsible for negotiating the ‘dream than welcome! 36 Pineapple very firmly on the map. deal’ with Westminster Council that Simon Shneerson (Temple 72) A Slice of REGULAR Stowe’s Rich History

We would like to make this a regular feature in this magazine, drawing on the extensive knowledge of those who have studied the history of our great School and the buildings that 1 we know so well. Michael Bevington Watercolours of Stowe by Jean Claude Nattes courtesy of the Buckinghamshire is one of those individuals. He County Museum. Plug Street, looking West arrived at Stowe in 1981, is Head from near the Egyptian Hall. of Classics and is the ‘official’ Stowe Archivist. original ‘pay’ telephone, reputedly used by Richard Branson to start his business. Plug Street: Its history and origins On the south side were changing rooms Perhaps Plug Street’s best known feature is the Headmaster’s Gothic Library. It was for Bruce, Temple, Grenville and Chandos JF Roxburgh’s living quarters which he houses, occupying the old Servants’ Hall took over from the last Master of Kinloss. and the Butler’s Pantry. Only Temple’s The original family had moved to this survives, and this will soon give way warm and sunny area on the south side to improved visitor facilities. The Cellar Bar below the Marble Hall, for several below stairs in the 1750s. In fact the 1 Plug Street, looking East towards the name of ‘Plug Street’ may have come decades the school’s Sixth Form club, Gothic staircase. from the Master of Kinloss who was is being replaced by the new visitors’ killed at Ploegsteert in December 1914, centre. stopped their sale in 1848 ‘to prevent a large quantity of arms getting into the although Major Howarth, the first Perhaps the most curious survival in hands of improper persons’. Housemaster of Chandos, had been Plug Street, apart from the uneven stationed near this village. flagstones and heating pipes, are the The housekeeper who used to answer On the north side of Plug Street is the gun racks on each side wall. Frank the bells in pre-school days by cycling Egyptian Hall, which gave its name to Hudson reckoned they held 14 Baker along Plug Street would not recognise its the boys’ lavatories nearby – ‘going to flintlock rifles, introduced in 1800, and bright and cheerful look, with Art School Egypt’. They used to be flushed with 80 Brown Bess smoothbore musket, paintings, Design exhibitions and display water pumped from the Eleven Acre Lake issued to Militia regiments from 1803. boards. And she might find the and the Clerk of Works sometimes had Until 1921 there were still 320 ‘used at automatic fire-doors a challenge as well. to clear out the weed. Nearby was the Waterloo’. The government supposedly Michael Bevington, Stowe Archivist

37 Best emerging Artist Dham Srifuengfung, Immy Overton (both current Stoics) and I attended the private view of Clemmie McGaw’s (Nugent 06) latest work.

She left Stowe in 2006 having achieved an outstanding Art A level. The exhibition was at Westminster Reference Library, next door to the National Gallery. Amongst a lively crowd, including many Old Stoics, was Prince Michael of Kent (who spoke fondly of his visit to Stowe last year). Clemmie had made 10 large canvases under the theme, ‘Suffering through Conflict’. The work reminds us of some of the images in the press of prisoners in ‘stress positions’ in the aftermath of 11 September 2001. It is a brave Artist that takes on such politically sensitive material, however, the approach to painting, the soft touches and the inventive handling of paint put the haunting imagery into a different context for us. The quality of paint itself can be moving and Clemmie uses her technique very cleverly. She uses gravity as a tool to pour, drip and spread both oil and gloss paint. Sometimes the canvas is laid bare, or with thin washes marbling into one another. In contrast there are very gestured swipes of thick, glutinous oil paint. The colours are neutral and subtle. Apart from enjoying these paintings for the pure delight of the processes, the subject matter begins to demand your attention. They are frightening images with faces hidden by masks and figures protecting themselves. They ask questions about trust and guilt. The work is perhaps not about specific events, instead they seem to ask us to look at the way we treat each other universally. Clemmie was awarded the title of ‘Best Emerging Artist’ by Kate Stanners of Saatchi & Saatchi last year. This exhibition seems to be further concrete evidence of a serious, professional Artist emerging. George Irvine (Grenville 90), Art Master at Stowe

Book Review BETWEEN BOY AND MAN by Peter Farquhar [Available through Amazon: ISBN: 978-1-4520-3931-2(sc)] This novel, by a former head of English at Stowe School (1983-2003), presents a gripping story and dynamic exploration of serious themes. Events take place primarily in the buildings and grounds of a rural boarding school 1 Clemmie McGaw’s (Nugent 06) – awarded ‘Best not much unlike Stowe. Primarily but Emerging Artist’ by Saatchi & Saatchi in 2010. More of not exclusively: the novel opens her work can be seen at www.clementinemcgaw.com dramatically with a suicidal leap in 38 Travel with Book Review STOWE a purpose The History of a Public School 1923-1989 The McElwee Travel awards were created McElwee’s era. Yet it is an irony of this back in the 1970s in honour of a very same cheap flight/Gap Year travel This is the distinguished former Stowe History Tutor, generation, that however well hundreds story of how, noted author and an icon of 1930s to of past and present Stoics may know the within seven 1950s style – Bill McElwee. Bill’s former beaches of Thailand or the après-ski at decades of its pupils, from almost every generation he Klosters, far too few know their way foundation in had taught at Stowe, felt that a memorial around Paris, or care much about the 1923, the should be created to the way in which contents of the Uffizi, nor have they fledgling he had so influenced their lives. Bill’s marvelled at the Parthenon, nor Stowe School greatest gift – for so many historians at wandered in awe around the Vatican established Stowe – was his ability to inspire in his City.... what to do – to continue to do – itself among pupils a love of ‘culture’. His rather about that? the group of leading public schools. raffish tours to Italy, France, Germany It covers not only the early years, and elsewhere during the summer So the purpose of the current committee, when Stowe’s ambitions had to holidays opened eyes, hearts and minds which includes many Old Stoics who contend with shortage of resources to a wider world. It was decided to create themselves were once ‘McElwee and make-shift facilities, and the a fund which would allow future Stoics to scholars’ and which includes Bill’s heroism and losses of World War II, enjoy something of that same feeling. daughter Harriet Hall, is to manage the when every Old Stoic was of McElwee Travel Scholarships, working military age, but also the post-war In 2011, in the era of low cost flights, in conjunction with Dr David Smith, changes in education and society mass travel, easy access across borders Head of History, and so to award up to which threatened old-style public anywhere, no school really has any 5 £1,000 + travel scholarships annually school attitudes and the resolute pressing need to ‘encourage its pupils to for worthwhile cultural travel projects, march into the modern age of travel and broaden the mind’, as in Bill to pairs of Stoics in the Lower Sixth. co-education, building programmes The same Committee also authorises and technology. shorter, UK only, cultural visits in term Such a History will be of great time, to destinations such as distant interest to all Stoics, old and new, art galleries, historic buildings and other and also to all who are likely to be sites of relevance. fascinated by the daily workings of a great public school, and the In 2010, 5 groups of Stoics travelled interaction of Headmasters, through Italy, Ukraine, France, Portugal Housemasters, Senior Common and Belgium with their awards, and then Rooms and students. in September presented their stories to a large audience back at Stowe. Copies are available at: www.stamppublishing.com Christopher Tate (Walpole 71), 1 George Eatwell and Teddy Kealey in Italy. Chairman, McElwee Awards Advisory Board

front of the Manchester-London express. following an act of malice and his own The reader is also entertained by the This person’s identity invites speculation naivete. There is a well worked-out presentation of boys and girls on the cusp as one reads about the preceding tangle of ambivalent feelings, private of adulthood, by their friendships, rivalries, events. One of these is the novel’s agendas and fortuitous circumstance. dilemmas, spite or idealism. Much good second episode: a nocturnal chase in The inter-linking motives and actions humour and comedy arises from the the College grounds following a sexual of several characters are described portrayal of staff friendships, alliances, escapade by a Sixth Form boy and girl. and dramatised. John’s tending the cut ambitions, schemes, and by senior shin of one of his footballers – also one management manoeuvering. Furthermore: The central character is John Donaldson, of the star students – later makes him ‘There is no more efficient rumour-factory the College’s middle-aged bachelor- subject to a criminal charge following than an English boarding school.’ The Chaplain, teacher of Religious Studies the accusations of the student and his novel’s scope, however, is much greater and coach of the soccer 1st XI, a mother, whose resentments really lie than its particular setting owing to its distinguished, sympathetic figure for elsewhere. At the same time John’s moral focus and energetic examination of the pupils and most – not all – of the conscience is troubled by the warmth the age-old fault-line running between the staff. John is devout, dedicated to both of his transgressive feelings towards individual and society. Between Boy and his vocations, and gay. This last fact is some of the boys. His ordeal of Man is warmly recommended. only launched out of his private consciousness is an engrossing Steven Thompson, (Former staff 85-09) consciousness into public exposure feature of the narrative. 39 Stowe Lodge The Stowe Lodge, founded in 1981, now has almost 50 members, many in their 30s and ROXBURGH 40s, and meets three times a year in London, dining afterwards at the Oxford & Cambridge Club, and once each year at Stowe. To mark its 25th anniversary in 2006, the Lodge funded five interactive whiteboards in the Modern THE SOCIETY Langauages Block and it continues to provide bursarial assistance for Stoics whose families a message from the President have fallen into difficulty and can no longer afford to pay full fees. Freemasonry is a you to reveal how much you will be fraternal society based on companionship, leaving the school and you can charity and morality, and has much to offer its specify where you want the money members, but the Stowe Lodge also provides to be spent. You can leave the a way for Old Stoics to keep in touch with each money anonymously or you can join other and with the School. Anyone interested the Roxburgh Society and enjoy our in learning more should contact the Lodge annual Luncheon and other events Secretary via the Old Stoic Office. held at Stowe and at other situations outside the school. If you are thinking of leaving a Dear Old Stoic, legacy to Stowe, please contact If like me, you have visited Stowe Mrs Janet King on 01280 818320 within the last five years, you will or email [email protected] who have witnessed the huge will be delighted to send you some transformation that has taken place information or you may like to the grounds and buildings alike. to use the services of an Old Stoic To the outsider, there is a lawyer, Richard Clapham (Temple tremendous sense of momentum 99) who is a private client solicitor. and confidence about the school; Richard specialises in Will and Trust a wonderful atmosphere has drafting; [email protected] emerged between pupils and Hopefully, it will be a long time teachers working together to create before we receive any legacy that an exciting place to be, with superb you decide to leave us, but the long achievements both at the school term effect of these legacies will and in the outside world. ensure the continuation of this All of this requires a great deal great School. of money to function properly and I appeal to you, even if you are already a donor, to consider leaving The Stowe School Foundation a Kit Clucas (Walpole 60), President, legacy in your will. No one will ask The Roxburgh Society

the Corkscrew Society Remembers... Captain John Stewart OBE FRAGs RM (Retd) Past members of the Corkscrew There was indeed some resistance Society will be saddened by the death amongst the staff to the idea of Stoics in December 2009 of John Stewart for being allowed to take part in formal so long an active supporter of Stowe’s wine tastings on school premises. wine tasting club. Antony Lloyd, at that time under The Society was the inspiration of Zair housemaster of Temple, was easily Berry (Chandos 72) no doubt using persuaded to take the Society under his influence as Head of School with a his wing and never regretted having somewhat reluctant Headmaster. done so. Zair was encouraged by his 40 40th Anniversary of the Corkscrew Society

The Corkscrew Society years. Hopefully it will take place in one has disappeared. If any past members will reach its 40th birthday of the State Rooms at Stowe and take the have any information of its whereabouts form of either a lunch or dinner, with an we would love to hear from you. Research in 2012 and we are OS speaker from the world of wine (of through past issues of the Stoic has delighted to hear that it which there are many notable examples). produced some information but we is still going strong. Hotel or B&B accommodation can be would like to build up more. Have you arranged in the nearby area for those any amusing/interesting memories of On a recent visit to Stowe, we found out who would like to stay over. Precise the Society or did you serve as Chair there are still two tastings held every timing will depend on Stowe’s busy or Secretary? Do let us know. We might term for the Society’s membership of 24 calendar but it would be lovely to be able even publish something in time for Upper Sixth formers, along with a grand to use the summer or early autumn. We the anniversary. black tie dinner in the summer. Splendid think we should include all who have If you would like to hear more about this news indeed! been members of Corkscrew and other suggested 40th anniversary celebration Old Stoics who are interested in the The suggestion has been made that this as plans develop please do let us know, world of wine, along with their wives/ auspicious event must be worth marking. perhaps by email to Colin Dudgeon (the husbands/partners. A Ruby anniversary would seem an Society’s current Chairman) at Stowe appropriate occasion for a wine tasting Records are somewhat threadbare. For – [email protected] society to celebrate. The format of such the first 20 years or so of its existence an event will depend on the interest it the Society maintained a careful record Zair Berry (Chandos 72) Founding Chairman, Antony Lloyd (Former Staff 67 to 94) Founding produces amongst those who have of members and activities in a smart Master in Charge, Michael Waldman (Former enjoyed their membership over these leather-bound minute book. Sadly, this Staff 70 to 02), Master in Charge from 99 to 02

uncle, Claude Morny (Bruce 32), at the One of the early speakers was John the Society. Always instructive and time a senior official of the International Stewart, himself an enthusiastic member idiosyncratic, these evenings could be Wine and Food Society, who was able to of the IWFS, a farmer at Weston further enlivened by malfunctions of his persuade some well-known figures in the Underwood with a lovely home in the hearing aids, necessitated by injuries world of wine to speak to the Society and Mill House at Olney. When Claude Morny sustained when his vehicle was blown from that time it never looked back. sadly died a few years later, John had up during the Cyprus insurgency of the promised him he would ensure that the 1950s. John’s contribution to the Society Society was never lacking in support over many years was considerable, and outside the school. This he did with great many Old Stoics will have benefited from enthusiasm for many years. his knowledge, enthusiasm and great He gave the Society’s first meeting of hospitality. each academic year as an introduction Antony Lloyd (Former staff 67-94) to the new membership on the art of wine tasting. He always provided the wines himself with little if any contribution from 41 A PAST Colin CELEBRATION Shillington Award Increase in 1 The 2009 winners on Speech Day, Stoics selected Victoria Elliott (Nugent 09) and David Devlin-Jones (Chatham 09). to play for The excellent idea for The Corinthian England at magazine reminds me of an auspicious Schools or time for the Old Stoics when the OSGS The award winners (with part of their citation):- captured the prestigious Halford-Hewitt Cup Under 18 level for old boys’ golf after 44 years of endeavour 2004: Tom Laws in 1979. My brother Colin (Chatham 57) (Stowe’s first ever member of the England Under 18 Rugby XV…) At the end of 1978 I was asked by the captain pictured above, died from cancer on of the society, Lorne Williamson, if I would 3 May 2003. He was 64 and still held 2005: Graeme White (England Under 18 Cricket XI…) consider taking over as Hon Sec of the society. the Stowe School record for the 1500 He explained that it wasn’t a particularly metres and the mile. He competed for 2006: Ben Howgego onerous position but amongst other duties it Northern Ireland in the Commonwealth (England Under 18 Cricket XI…) would be helpful if I could travel down to Kent Games in 1958. 2007: Tom Stanton for the HH tournament where apart from (Midlands Schools Rugby XV...) I was delighted when the Headmaster supporting the society I could be on hand with agreed to the donation of a cup in his 2008: Abby Webb the cheque book for any unseen exigencies! (England Schools Hockey triallist…) memory, to be awarded on Speech Day Six members of the team were vastly each year, starting in 2004 – The Colin 2009 (girls): Victoria Elliott (England Under 21 Lacrosse triallist…) experienced, having taken part in the 1962 Shillington Award for Sporting final when Stowe lost in a close match to our Achievement. I decided to give each 2009 (boys): David Devlin-Jones old rival Oundle. The two youngest members winner a framed certificate to keep. (Public Schools Barbarians Rugby XV…) of the team were Greg Choyce and David 2010 (girls): Daniella Allard Lucas whose fathers had both been in the What I had never expected was that in (England Under 19 Lacrosse 2011 1950 final where we were beaten by Rossall. almost every year it would be won by World Cup Squad contender…) However we had once again reached the final someone who not only led outstanding 2010 (boys): William Richardson in 1978, also captained by Lorne Williamson Stowe teams but also was on an (Schoolboy Player of the Month Award but had been beaten quite easily by Harrow, English international squad, usually in ‘Rugby World’…) so the team was quite determined. for a major sport. We had the ex English international Bob In 2009, the School decided that in Colin Shillington went on to compete Durrant playing top with Bruce Marshall- view of the popularity of this award, for Great Britain and to become a Andrew and setting a great example as we it would provide a second cup, so that leading figure in Northern Ireland life, annihilated school after school until on a in three principal areas – business, balmy Sunday afternoon we triumphed there could be separate Colin Shillington Awards for boys and for sport and the community – for which against Marlborough. Three of our five pairs he was awarded the CBE in 1997. were unbeaten throughout the whole girls, and so I now give two framed tournament. certificates per year. Anthony Shillington (Chatham 61) The relevance of this ‘trip down memory lane’ is that after our great success we wondered how to commemorate it and it so happened that there was a foursome competition at our Football Team spring meeting for which we had no trophies. I came up with the rather inadequate title of The Celebration Tankards for which the members subscribed and the Hinds family kindly organised the silverware. I later received a letter from that most famous of Old Stoic golfers Laddie Lucas, who said “Couldn’t we come up with a better name” and suggested rather tongue in cheek that they could be called “The Corinthian Pair” but on hindsight he said “maybe not, since people might think of alternative connotations!” I raise my own tankard “Here’s to the new Corinthian Magazine.” 1 Back Row (L-R): Roo Corbishley; Archie Leon; James Robson; Lester Smart; Ed Hoy; Guy Vowles (Cobham 61) Rupert Rowling. Front Row (L-R): George Ashby; Rory Lyon; Nick Oldridge; William 42 Dudley; David Parker; Jonnie Howorth. Old Stoics Play for Cambridge

Two Old Stoics Play for It has been a great privilege taking part in Cambridge in the 129th the world’s oldest amateur rugby match, Varsity Match at Twickenham. and I know many old blues still show huge loyalty to their respective Going into the game we had had the universities. To that end, so much rides better season and had put some really on the match, and the build up is good performances in, especially against phenomenal. It means that as a squad Northampton Saints which was a close you see each other pretty much every day game. All in all though, the Varsity match for a term, and personally it meant that a is a one off game with no second chances fondness for Cambridge developed as I and form counts for nothing on the day. felt much more a part of the university, all The game was the fastest, most intense of its colleges and their shared history. It I have ever been involved in and we just was fun playing with Tom too, and great to struggled to get our momentum. A 10 think how far I’ve come since Stowe days, minute lapse in concentration in the first it was a shame I couldn’t put him through half where we let in 2 tries proved to be a hole in the Oxford defence. critical and it was uphill from there. At Greg Cushing (Cobham 02) 15-0 down, we managed to get a penalty before half time to bring us back into the match. In a spirited second half 3 Greg Cushing, Daily Mail Vase 2001. performance, the boys really pulled 5 Greg Cushing, George Hunter (Cobham together as we tried to fight our way back 09) Under 21s and Tom Stanton in their into the game – eventually scoring a try Cambridge Strips. through our superior scrum. Ultimately though, it was too big a deficit to come back from and with a few mistakes at crucial times, we couldn’t get back on top, eventually losing 21-10. Sadly, this was my last chance to play in the Varsity Match as I move on next year and so I will never get the chance the put the loss right again. I’m sure I will be there in the stands for years to come though. The rugby club is a special thing to be part of at Cambridge and I would encourage any sporting Stoic to gain a place at Cambridge to be part of it.

Tom Stanton (Bruce 07)

some fresh blood – Jonty Irving (Bruce as we currently have just 4 regular old 09) who has played a couple of games boy Eton Fives players in the club – so if Eton for us this season while studying in anyone is interested in playing or finding London. out more, please contact me: On the subject of social events, we most [email protected] or on 07766421338 Fives recently held our Christmas dinner at Jürgen Hutter (Lyttelton 90) Brinkley’s in London’s Little Chelsea. This season EFA membership Old Stoics present were myself, Mike has become compulsory for Skjøtt (Lyttelton 90) and Charlie Robinson those who have played three (Walpole 99). Dinner was prefaced by an enjoyable game of Fives at the Westway league matches or more. Sports Centre, allowing us to build up a decent appetite. Ronald Pattison The fee is small and provides access to a (EFA Director and Secretary of the Old superb league while supporting growth Carthusians Club) was honorary guest, of the sport. Very few members who join and has provided long-standing support 1 renew their membership for many years to the Old Stoics Eton Fives ever since the Clockwise from left: Sam Basu, Sec of the – which is a good sign. Another Old Stoic Old Reptonians; Michael Skjøtt (Lyttelton Club re-entered the league in 2002. player who has joined the EFA is Karl 90); Ronald Pattison, EFA board member and Sec of the Old Carthusians; William Wagner (Bruce 92). Karl has become a It is encouraging to see players like Skjøtt; Charlie Robinson (Walpole 99); regular player for us (and post-match Jonty playing Eton Fives after school and Karl Wagner (Bruce 92); Simon Warren- social drinker). We have also recruited university; however we need many more Thomas; Jürgen Hutter (Lyttelton 90). 43 competitive in the tournament. In the meantime, we have to gird our loins Clay Pigeon for another tough encounter against Wellington in the first round in 2011. Shooting The main focus of the season was, Speech Day 2010 was a as ever, the Cricket Week. The pitches wet affair and, after a were far too good (if you are a convincing win in 2009, suffering bowler) and scores of the Old Stoics arrived with Stowe around 300 tended to be the norm. great expectations – We came out narrow winners on the despite the earlier than results board, with 3 wins, 2 losses usual 9.30am start! Templars and 2 draws. The peak achievement was chasing down a total of 305 in Peter Staples (Master in Charge, pictured 2010 was another hugely 44 overs against Woodhouse Eaves seated) was in confident mood and guarded enjoyable season for the Stowe CC courtesy of Rupert Rowling’s not the cups expectantly, but it was not to be the Templars, full of good fun and out 94. School’s day. (mostly) good cricket. Outside the Week, we suffered Despite wild and wet weather conditions, the The one disappointment was that we several early season cancellations Old Stoic teams won the day with a score of came up 30 runs short chasing a big to a mixture of weather and 94 to the School’s 72. total of 280 against a strong opposition inadequacies, but Top scoring OS team comprised John Blayney Wellington team in the Cricketer Cup. recorded a good win against (Chandos 61), currently the longest standing The highlights for the Templars were Hurlingham, and then another member, Nick Hawkings-Byass (Cobham 72), some excellent bowling figures from against the Hottentots, with the who was also runner up in the Father and Sons Harry Wolrige Gordon (Chatham 08) Bowman brothers both scoring well. with his son Charlie, and Michael Hardman and Rory Lyon (Walpole 07), and a (Walpole 72) who returned to the fold after some The club is in good heart at the typically classy and robust innings 20 years’ absence! The other great score came moment, and we would encourage of 89 by Richard Harris. The Templars from Richard Hay (Grafton 09), who is the any Old Stoics of any vintage who are pursuing a development policy, newest member. would like to be involved to get in fielding a young side in the contact with either Rupert Rowling This year saw Chris Lockwood leaving after 20 competition under a new captain in (07833 694 336) or Oliver Croom- years running Stoic clay pigeon shooting and we Rory Lyon, and we are confident that Johnson (07909 962 076). all wish him well; Bob Spademan will continue when the team has a bit more to run the shooting and train the Stoics. experience we will be very Nigel Grice (Temple 85) We need more good shots to contact us and represent the Old Stoics, particularly more recent leavers who have been so well trained by Chris Lockwood and Bob Spademan! With recently increased support from Stowe and the Old Stoic Society for Old Stoic sport, we would like to hold more competitions during 2011, both with the School and also with other schools’ ‘Oldies’; we already have an open 3 The Clown Team: fancy invitation for a match against the Old dress night at The Queen’s Oundelians and would like to extend this series. Head in Chackmore during Please contact David Pickavance with ideas the Templars Cricket Week. ([email protected]).

David Pickavance (Walpole 72)

44 2011 Events C a l e nd r We have endeavoured to organise a wide range of events in 2011 that will appeal to Old Stoics of all ages. To make enquiries or to book any of the events below please call the Old Stoic Office on 01280 818349 or E-mail [email protected]

1 March 2011 28 May 2011 18/19 June 2011 21 September 2011 Old Stoics and Stowe Parents in Speech Day and the Old Stoic David Shepherd Wildlife 50th Anniversary Reunion Lunch the City Networking Reception Classic Car Meeting Foundation Art Exhibition Stowe Green’s Restaurant, Stowe Stowe London EC3V 3ND For those who left Stowe in 1960 or 1961. Drinks in the Marble Saloon A chance to see Stowe in all its glory 18 June 2011 All Old Stoics, their guests and on one of the busiest days of the with lunch in the Music Room. current parents are invited to this School calendar. Old Stoics and David Shepherd Wildlife Guided House or landscape garden networking drinks reception at Stowe parents are invited to join a Foundation Dinner tours, followed by afternoon tea. Green’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar classic car meeting and lunch on Stowe in the heart of the City. Tickets 3 November 2011 include drinks and canapés and the North Front. are £25 each. 29 June 2011 Old Stoic Annual Dinner & AGM 7 June 2011 7 June 2011 Roxburgh Society Lunch Green’s Restaurant, 11 May 2011 Old Stoic Summer Party London EC3V 3ND All Old Stoics and their guests are invited Stowe Stowe Golf Course Kensington Roof Gardens, This year, the formal Old Stoic Black to join us for an informal evening. Roxburgh Society Golf Day London W8 5SA W/c 16 July 2011 Tie dinner will be held in the main hall of Green’s Restaurant and Stowe Golf Course Join us at this new and exciting Templars’ Cricket Week Live OS bands will play during the welcome Oyster Bar in the City of London. For members and guests of the fixture. All Old Stoics and guests are Stowe reception in the Spanish Garden and after the Places are £55 each and will include Roxburgh Society on Stowe Golf welcome to this informal evening a Champagne reception, a three BBQ in the nightclub. Course. at the Kensington Roof Gardens. 10 September 2011 course dinner, with wine and a A cocktail reception, BBQ and two professionally run casino to Tickets include food from the BBQ and drinks until Old Stoic Reunion Day 14 May 2011 live bands. Tickets include food and entertain you after dinner. Old Stoics 10.00pm when a cash bar will open until 12.30am. drinks until 10.00pm when a cash Stowe 40th Anniversary Reunion leaving in 2003 or later are entitled bar will open until 12.30am. Tickets to a discounted ticket price of £30. Dinner Open to all Old Stoics. A short are £35 each. Tickets are an unbelievable £35 each Chapel service will be followed by Stowe Old Stoics can bring up to 2 guests boarding house tours, drinks in the 11 June 2011 Marble Saloon, welcome by the To book your place at the party, call the Old Stoic Office For those who left Stowe in 1970, 1971 and 1972. Afternoon tours of The OS Open Golf Tournament Headmaster and Lunch. Afternoon 5 Old Stoic Reunion Day on on 01280 818349 or email [email protected] the House and landscape gardens options include watching rugby on for the Bill Edgerley Memorial 11 September 2010, for those followed by drinks in the Marble the North Front, landscape garden Cup who left before 1960. With Kensington Roof Gardens, London W8 5SA Saloon and dinner in the Music and House tours finishing with a huge turnout of over 300 a Room. Stowe Golf Course afternoon tea. great day was enjoyed by all. Featuring live Mark Stormont’s (Temple 06) band REDSTONE COLLECTIVE Caspar Sheppard’s (Walpole 04) band GET PEOPLE

“You have no idea what an awful lot of fun it is to relive one’s youth of 60 years ago. Congratulations and thank you for providing us with such a memorable day.” Julian Richardson (Temple 49) Old Stoic Society Committee Chris Atkinson (Chatham 59) Dr Anthony Wallersteiner (Headmaster) Ivo Forde (Walpole 67) Simon Shneerson (Temple 72) THE MAGAZINE FOR OLD STOICS John Arkwright (Cobham 69) Elizabeth Browne (Stanhope 81) Patrick Cooper (Chatham 86) Issue 1 Colin Dudgeon (Associate Member) Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) Peter Farquhar (Associate Member) John Fingleton (Chatham 66) Ed Gambarini (Cobham 00) Tim Hart (Chandos 92) Hannah James (Nugent 97) Nigel Milne (Chandos 68) Tim Scarff (Grenville 91) Ben Scholfield (Temple 99)

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Old Stoic Society Stowe School Stowe THERE GO THE GIRLS Buckingham MK18 5EH Hannah Durden (Nugent 01) looks into United Kingdom the lives of some of the OS Girls. Telephone: +44 (0) 1280 818349 e-mail: [email protected] THE NEW INN www.oldstoic.org John Garratt (Cobham 53) reveals how the National Trust intend to restore the New Inn to recreate the original approach and access for visitors to Stowe.