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OLD T RIDENTS’ S O CIE TY OTALUMNOIFTERNT COLLEG E LIFE OLD T RIDENTS’ OLD T RIDENTS’ S O CIE TY S O CIE TY ALUMNOIFTERNT COLLEGE ALUMNOIFTERNT COLLEGE Issue 01 March 2019 OT Life - 2018-2019 V2 JS updates.indd 1 08/03/2019 11:02 In this issue Welcome Welcome to first edition of the Trent College alumni magazine, OT Life. For Trent College 150th 4 news and events, professional networking or perhaps just curious about what Calendar of Events 7 your old school friends are doing, we aim to keep you connected. School News 8 We love to hear from Old Tridents and share experiences of life beyond Trent. We organise events giving you the opportunity to reunite with old friends Life in Careers 10 and teachers, and also invite you back to Trent to participate in the school’s Trent Foundation 12 careers programme. OT Feature: Where 14 If you have an idea for an event, would like to organise a reunion or wish to are they now? share your career experience with current pupils, please get in touch. OT Spotlight 15 Finally, with the launch of our new ‘Access Portal’ keeping in touch has never been easier. If you have not yet provided your communication preferences Life in Sports 16 to us, you will find details of how to register to the ‘Access Portal’ later in this President's message 18 magazine. The Portal enables you to subscribe to communications, and with your own personal log in, update your contact details at your convenience. A tribute to Captain 19 Albert Ball VC We hope you enjoy reading the latest news and updates from Trent College, The Elms and The Old Tridents’ Society and look forward to keeping in touch. Obituaries 20 Keep in Touch 23 Jo Slater Development & Alumni Officer Foundation, Communications & Events [email protected] Ann Randell Development & Alumni Officer Database, Archives & Research [email protected] 02 OT LIFE OT Life - 2018-2019 V2 JS updates.indd 2 08/03/2019 11:02 From THE HEAD It’s hard to believe that our year of It was also a great pleasure to meet some of you at the recent OT celebrating the 150th anniversary of Trent Society Dinner held in London. Another very enjoyable evening. College is now over, with the grand finale event taking place almost a year to the day I am very much looking forward to offering a warm welcome to that we launched our celebrations with the all former pupils and staff who attended Trent during the 1970s visit of HRH The Earl of Wessex. It was and earlier, as the school will host a special reunion event in a fantastic year of celebration which we were pleased to share May. I am certain this will be a nostalgic occasion for all. with so many from the alumni community. The lasting legacy to this significant anniversary is the commemorative stained As ever, if you are passing by and wish to drop in to visit the school glass window located in the Chapel, made possible through the or would like to pre-book a visit, please get in touch with the generosity of The Old Tridents’ Society. Alumni Office and they will be delighted to arrange this for you. The start of the academic year has seen a fantastic display of Best wishes, support by OTs for the school’s careers education programme. Our continued thanks go to all Old Tridents who offer their time, experience and invaluable advice in this way. If you want to know more or wish to get involved, please see the careers feature. Mr Bill Penty, Head It was a pleasure to welcome OTs and supporters back to Trent in December for the highly anticipated annual fixtures against the Trent teams of rugby, football and also this time netball. OT LIFE 03 OT Life - 2018-2019 V2 JS updates.indd 3 08/03/2019 11:02 A Sesquicentennial CELEBRATION The 150th anniversary celebrations gave To launch these celebrations, in departing by helicopter from Top Field, the school a wonderful opportunity to September 2017, pupils, staff and much to the delight of the flag waving look back through history and create a invited guests lined the driveway and onlookers, Prince Edward unveiled a lasting legacy. Former Head of Biology terrace to welcome The Earl of Wessex. plaque to commemorate his visit. and Trent’s volunteer archivist Mr David Inspiring students, Prince Edward Pinney created a timeline of the school’s observed them taking part in a number In November, The OT Society hosted an history, from the first 53 boys arriving of DofE and team building activities evening with Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards. in April 1868, under the headship of before officially opening the school’s All guests agreed it was a real treat to Rev. T.F. Fenn, to the appointment of new Food & Nutrition Suite. Before meet the ‘from zero to hero’ British the school’s 10th Head, Mr Bill Olympian and Ski Jumping Champion Penty. A whole school photograph who was only too happy to work his way was taken to capture the school around tables, talking about his career, community as it is now, including the highs and lows, and to show video all staff and pupils from Pre-School footage of his time at Calgary '88, and to Sixth Form. the biographical movie 'Eddie the Eagle'. The calendar was packed with A highlight in the anniversary calendar events designed to involve the was the London Gala Dinner held in whole of the Trent community. February, at St Pancras International 04 OT LIFE OT Life - 2018-2019 V2 JS updates.indd 4 08/03/2019 11:02 Station, also celebrating its 150th The celebrations continued through anniversary. It was thoroughly enjoyed spring and summer with a Whole School by all who attended, including the Head, Reunion event giving OTs and former Chair of Governors Andrew Crompton staff the opportunity to return to Trent, (Blake 1979 –1986), Old Tridents, take a tour of the buildings and grounds parents and former staff. and enjoy an afternoon tea. There was also an outdoor festival of music, ‘Rock In March, the school held its annual on the Terrace’, organised by the Trent Spring Concert at the Albert Hall, Parents’ Association, followed a few Nottingham. This very special concert world famous British Army Parachute weeks later by a Family Fun Day, where was an orchestral, choral and jazz Display Team, The Red Devils, who parents and children could participate spectacular themed especially for the swooped across the school fields making in a 'history of Trent' treasure hunt 150th anniversary with music through a spectacular entrance to the awaiting organised by the TPA. the ages performed by Trent College crowd. In the evening a special Mess students, staff and Old Tridents, Dinner was held to celebrate the The anniversary celebrations culminated including a guest appearance on the achievements of the year 13 cadets. in the autumn with The Royal Finale drums by OT Pete York (Hanbury 1957- Special guests included local dignitaries, Ball, organised in association with the 1960) of Spencer Davis Group fame. Old Trident military personnel, the Parents’ Association. Over 230 guests visiting Inspecting Officer and members were welcomed with a Champagne The school’s 150 year military heritage of The Red Devils team. reception and enjoyed a three course was marked by an official Inspection dinner with entertainment from a close event, with Inspecting Officer Wing up magician. There was dancing to live Commander Larwood-Hughes, Head of band ‘The Jazz Dynamos’ and for those RAF Air Cadets, Cranwell and held on whose feet were up to it, the dancing St George’s Day. The event involved the continued late into the night to tunes school’s CCF comprising of 160 cadets played by the aptly named ‘DJ Prince’! and 6 officers from both the Army and Thank you to Old Trident Tom Singleton RAF and was led by Old Trident and (Shuker 2005-2012) and his team for teacher of Graphics Maj. Ben Ward the fantastic lighting and production, (Kemp 1992-1999). and for compering the whole evening. The CCF cadets performed drill squad In reflecting on the anniversary year, demonstrations and competition Bill Penty said “The 150th anniversary rotations as well as an impressive celebrations epitomised the sense of blank firing exercise. It was also a real community Trent has, with so many pleasure to see the re-establishment people sharing this landmark in the of the Trent College CCF Drum Corps. school’s history. Thank you to everyone The Inspection finale was the highly who was able to join us in marking this anticipated arrival overhead of the historic occasion.” OT LIFE 05 OT Life - 2018-2019 V2 JS updates.indd 5 08/03/2019 11:02 A commemorative STAINED GLASS WINDOW During the anniversary year, Trent College Art teacher Mrs Vicky Prince ran a competition for pupils to submit designs for a new stained glass window, to be installed in the Chapel. The winning design is by talented artist Peak Ltd to produce the finished stained Lucy (Year 11). Lucy’s artwork was glass window. With thanks to The taken by glass designer Jayne Ford and Old Tridents' Society for its generous painted onto individual panes of glass. donation and making it possible to It was then assembled and installed by create this lasting legacy to Trent. Steven Parsonson of Classic Glass High Sharing the stage with the Band of the Grenadier Guards Trent College was delighted to welcome Anthem and the music of Handel, the world-renowned Band of the Grenadier contrasting with popular compositions Guards to the school recently.