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Stonyhurst Association Newsletter 309 February 2015 AMDG STONYHURST GES RU 1762 . B .L 3 I 9 E 5 G 1 E S 1 R 7 7 E 3 M . O 4 T S 9 . 7 S 1 T O ST association news N YHUR STONYHURST NEWSLETTER 309 CHINA AND HONG KONG ASFEBRUARYSOC 2015IATION 1 GES RU 1762 . B .L 3 I 9 E G STONYHURST ASSOCIATION 5 Stonyhurst Association, Great War Battlefields Tour 2015 1 E S 1 R 7 7 E Led by Paul Garlington, Battlefield Historian 3 M . O 4 T Sunday 12th – Thursday 16th April 2015 S 9 newsletter . 7 S 1 T O ST N YHUR After the tremendous success of the Stonyhurst Great War lunchtime ferry from Dover. We will then visit the Carrière Heroes Tour last year you are invited to a second Association Wellington at Arras with dinner at 8 pm in the Somme War Graves Tour, which continues the programme of hotel. NEWSLETTER 309 AMDG FEBRUARY 2015 recognition of Stonyhurst involvement throughout the Great • Monday 13th: all day on the Somme including Beaumont War. The tour is led by Paul Garlington, Battlefield Historian Hamel, Mametz, Montauban, Fricourt andS ThiepvalT beforeO NYHURST and St Mary’s Hall and Stonyhurst College History teacher CONTENTS returning for dinner in the hotel at 8.30pm. (www.paulgarlington.com) who will take us to the sites of famous battles and also to the areas where OS were heavily • Tuesday 14th: morning and early afternoon on the Somme Diary of Events 4 involved in the fighting and many of whom fell in action. then transfer to Ypres arriving about 6.30pm. Dinner will be at 8.30pm in the hotel. ASSOCCongratulationsIA TI5 ON The cost of the tour will be £650 per person based on a group • Wednesday 15th: all day at Ypres Salient with visits to of about 30 and staying in twin rooms (£695 for single rooms). include Hooge, Tyne Cot, and Langemarck, ending the day This includes: a fully guided battlefield expedition; all travel in Association News 7 with Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate; dinner will be a comfortable coach; museum entry fees and full board in the in the hotel at about 9 pm. Somme and Ypres hotels. 100 Years Ago 10 • Thursday 16th: free morning in Ypres with the It is advisable to arrange your own travel and medical opportunity to visit the ‘In Flanders Fields’ Museum. We Stonyhurst Magazine 11 insurances and to bring a European Health Card. A 4am will depart at 1.30pm for visits west of the Salient, seeing departure on the first day will enable us to catch the lunchtime Lijssenthoek and Vlamertinghe, en route to Calais for the during the First World War ferry from Dover. On our return a later ferry from Calais at 6.30pm ferry and Stonyhurst by midnight. around 6pm will help to avoid rush hour traffic and return to Maurice Dease VC 13 Stonyhurst by about midnight. This tour is for up to 30 from the Stonyhurst Association, adults only. China and Hong Kong 14 Suggested itinerary: Please phone or email the Association Office to register your interest. Ubi Sunt? 18 • Sunday 12th: 4 am departure from the College with other meeting points at Cobham Services and Ashford Station; Tel 01254 827043 email: [email protected] Lourdes 2014 23 Visitors 24 Development News 25 THE STONYHURST RECORD College News 27 A record of the recent activities and achievements of the pupils and Correspondence & staff at the College and St Mary’s Hall, many obituaries of former pupils Miscellany 25 and featured aspects of the history of the school. The Dakar 29 The Stonyhurst Record is on sale to current parents and former pupils. The support of OS subscribers is greatly appreciated and without which Shop 30 the publication would cease to exist. To become a subscriber, please apply to Beverley Sillitoe in the Published by the Stonyhurst Association Association Office for an application form. To purchase a single copy of Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe the current edition, please send a cheque for £12.50 to Beverley made Lancashire BB7 9PZ payable to ‘Stonyhurst College’. Tel: 01254 827043 Email: [email protected]. LIEUTENANT MAURICE DEASE VC, ROYAL FUSILIERS, OS 1907 www.stonyhurst.ac.uk Editor: David Mercer ([email protected]) Front Cover: The Peak Tram Way, Hong Kong Back Cover: “Poppies” © Stonyhurst Association YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEWSLETTER ARE WELCOMED: CONTACT THE EDITOR FOR INFORMATION diary of events congratulations Please send your contributions to the Editor: [email protected] Details will be published on the web site (www.stonyhurst.ac.uk/association.shtml); email [email protected] with any queries ORDINATIONS FEBRUARY 14TH – OS LUNCH AT Alfred Rebello OS 80-83 was ordained priest at St John the APRIL 25TH-26TH — OS SPORTING WEEKEND PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS Evangelist Cathedral, Salford, on 18th July, 2014. Following on from last year’s successful lunch The annual sporting weekend will take place at the College. If any OS would like to play Joe Hill OS 95-00 (below) was recently ordained deacon in enjoyed by over 30 OS and friends, Preston in a team please contact the Wanderers representatives whose details are: Boston, Mass. He was vested by Father Patrick Hough OS Grasshoppers will be holding a repeat on 90-92 and Father Nick King SJ, OS 60-66 and the other Hill 14th February 2015 when the Hoppers Rugby Marco Vaghetti [email protected] brothers were in attendance. 1st XV are playing Hull Ionians. George Soccer Rob Eatough [email protected] Erdozain (OS1961) and Martin Hothersall Cricket Richard Drinkwater [email protected] (OS1972), respectively Hoppers’ Chairman Golf James Andrews [email protected] and Treasurer, will be hosting the lunch which is 12:00hrs for 12:30hrs followed by Netball & Hockey Natalie Crouch [email protected] the match which will kick off at 14:30hrs. The and Laura Kerrigan [email protected] Edmund Page OS 99-04 and Mildred Mugenya were married in format is very informal with no speeches or Kenya on Saturday 26 July, 2014. The photograph above shows the toasts as it’s just an opportunity to meet Richard Drinkwater will be co-ordinating the event and can be contacted on the email Page family and some twenty OS and also Adrian Aylward, former fellow Northern OS, partners and friends in address above. headmaster of the College. a very relaxed atmosphere. The cost is £18 per head and anyone Rickard O’Connell OS 85-93 and his wife Christine were based on a group of about 30 and staying AUGUST 21ST – AUGUST 28TH – interested should contact Martin Hothersall married at Farm Street on 24th May, 2014 by Fr Nick King SJ, in twin rooms (£695 for single rooms). This LOURDES PILGRIMAGE on [email protected] or 01772 OS. James Savage OS 85-93 was Best Man and Simeon Dillon includes: a fully guided battlefield expedition; 613207. OS 85-91, Charles Gilmore OS 87-93, Inigo de Noriega OS all travel in a comfortable coach; museum SEPTEMBER 12TH 88-93, Catriona Myers OS 91-93 and Timothy Harrison OS entry fees and full board in the Somme and OS 1995 REUNION MARCH 25TH – A PRESENTATION 86-93 were in attendance. BY THE CURATOR, TO BE HELD Ypres hotels. Please contact the Office for a A reunion for OS1995 is being arranged at IN THE BRUNSWICK ROOM, THE booking form and to reserve a place. the College. It is being co-ordinated by Nick GUILDHALL, BATH Kenyon who can be contacted at nick@ MARRIAGES MAY 2ND – 3RD – OS 1990 REUNION dewlay.com. A booking form will be emailed Jan Graffius, Curator at Stonyhurst will give A reunion for OS1990 is being arranged to all OS 1995 in the New Year. If the email Ailsa Macfarlane OS 99-04 and Alastair Robertson OS a presentation about some of the book at the College. It is being co-ordinated by address we hold for you is out of date please 99-04 were married at St Peter’s, Stonyhurst on 28th June, 2014 by treasures held at Stonyhurst, including the Gregory Tomlin who can be contacted at let us know your current one so that we can Father Matthew Power SJ, OS. recently acquired manuscript book of plays, [email protected]. A booking form will update our records. In attendance were the following OS: written and performed in penal times when be emailed to all OS 1990 in the New Year. Ailsa Robertson, Alastair Robertson, Niall Macfarlane, Julie the College was situated in St Omers, which We are currently gathering as many email SEPTEMBER 19TH Macfarlane, Alasdair Macfarlane, Jessica Sketchley (née Macfarlane), is one of few to survive the period. addresses as we can and would be glad to OS 2005 REUNION Fr Patrick Hough, Fr Matthew Power, Douglas Robertson, Phoebe There will be light refreshments served hear from any of you who know that the A reunion for OS of 2005 is being arranged at Robertson, Angus Robertson, Samantha Martin, Faye Bovingdon, afterwards and all are welcome to attend. It email address we hold for you is out of date the College. Susie Hanratty is co-ordinating Siobhan Richardson, Katherine Waite, Ben Ashworth, Joe Ansbro, would be helpful for catering purposes if you so that we can update our records. the reunion and can be contacted at suz_ Michael Fenton, Chris Moss, James Small, Matt Burke, Matt Hicks, would advise the Association Office if you [email protected]. A booking form will Patrick Hall, John Ashworth, Daniel Smalley, Graham McEwan, plan to attend.
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