swich Ip i d a Staff Leavers l n | 01 s O • • S u s p e i p o r a r 12YEARS5 s t r i 1889-2014 n u g B M d u n sic t a Old, Spor Ipswichian Journal swich The Journal of the Old Ipswichian Club | Issue 6 Summer 2015 Ip i d a l n s O • • S u s p e i p o r a r 12YEARS5 s t r i 1889-2014 n u g B M d u an sic, Sport In this issue Club news Features Members’ news Births, marriages, deaths and obituaries OI Club events School news From the archives Programme of events 02 | Old Ipswichian Journal Leavers 2014 | 03 Leavers 2014 Issue 6 – A Journal of 2014 Life Members Leavers List 2014 Associate Members Leavers List 2014: Jonathan Aldous Alex Fitzsimmons Alex Petersen–Carlyon Adam Anad Amber Frettingham Ashwin Philip Lauren Angus–Larkin Sam Galbraith Jacob Phillips Freya Megan Fatima Abeer Edward King Jay Armitage Giddings Proud Hugo Harry Abby Aird Emily McKay Marsha Ash Gillott Richardson Alex Laurie Caleb Bond Fergus McKay Zoe Ballard Glasse Ridsdill–Smith James Toby Chloe Brown Olivia McKay Jonathan Balshaw Hamilton Sayer Alex Kian Luke Camilleri Torran McNeill Oliver Baxandall Hardwick Semnani Anna Jack Thomas Cosby Holly Ong George Beecroft Haughton Shenton Elizabeth Ben Monty Douglas Christopher Price Eleanor Blake Herbert Slack James Masha Jodie Fry Tom Renshaw Harriet Bloomfield Hodgkinson Smith James Harry Harriet Galloway Amelia Smith Ollie Bocking Holmes Stanton Alexander Sarah James Harvey Hettie Sohi Andrew Bowly Hoogewerf Stanton Finlay Will James Head Jake Starke–Welch Morgan Boyle Hudson Steele Ben Lily Sophie Hogan Michael Tanner Joshua Brady Humphries Stirling Alex Ellie William Hughes Evie Taylor Hannah Brown Hunnable Street Dominic Andrew Darren Kappala–Ramsamy Tom Wheeler Kip Campbell Jacklin Stroud Phoebe Carter–Brown Emily Jeery Rosie Tarleton Munashe Chagonda Nadia Jolly Molly Taylor Jonathan Chang David Jones Isobelle Taylor–Calver Nicholas Christou Emma Knights Alex Thompson Joe Clennell Cameron Lally Benedict Thompson Felix Corbett Jady Lee Ellie Todd Charlie Cresswell Abby Li William Trickett Henry Cutting George Liebscher Denham Vertigen Oliver Davies Anna Marsburg Stephanie Von Beatrice Derrick Michael Mayhew Gunten–Hemstedt Jamie Dickie Finlay McManus Eddie Wallace Becky Dormer Archie Menzies Joe Walters Jessica Drain Alex Neagus Charlotte Wastell Hamish Eckstein Benedict O’Donovan Sam Webb–Snowling The Old Ipswichian Journal 2015 Georgie Everett–Beecham Grace O’Malley Eloise White–Thomson The Old Ipswichian Journal is published annually by the Old Ipswichian Club as a summary of the previous year’s events and news. The views Okiki Fagbemi Hannah Papenfus Harry Wilsher expressed therein are not necessarily those of the OI Club. Cameron Farnan Isabella Pardoe Robert Wilson Editor: Clare Lock ([email protected]) William Faulds Freya Parry Toby Wilson For more information about the Old Ipswichians and to receive Beatriz Ye Zhu the twice-yearly OI news, please telephone 01473 298961 Robert Fayers Matthew Parson or email: [email protected] Joanna Fisher Alex Patrick Patrick Young Visit www.oldipswhicians.org.uk, Follow us on Twitter @OldIpswichians and join the OI groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. Image by – Jady Lee, 2014 leaver Will Fisher James Penrose 04 | Old Ipswichian Journal Contents | 05 OI Club 2015–2016 Programme of events Contents Issue 6 – A Journal of 2014 2015 August In this issue... Thu 13th OI Golf Fynn Valley September Thurs 3rd Michaelmas Term Starts Club/Foundation News ..........................................................................................................................................................06 Sun 6th OI Rugby 7s Tournament 10am Notcutts The OI 125th Anniversary Gaudy .................................................................................................................................08 Thu 17th Committee Meeting 7.30pm School Pavilion Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................10 October Thu 1st – Tue 6th School’s Festival of Music Great School Members’ News .............................................................................................................................................................................20 Fri 2nd Festival of Music – OI Club Jazz Night Great School Fri 2nd Drinks in the City 6pm London Obituaries ...........................................................................................................................................................................................30 Fri 16th President’s Event – Wine tasting and food 7pm Great School School News .....................................................................................................................................................................................swich 42 Ip i d a l n November s Sta Leavers .....................................................................................................................................................................................O 48 • • S u s Sun 8th Chapel p Remembrance Service e i p From the Archives .......................................................................................................................................................................o r 52 a Thu 19th 7.30pm School Pavilion r Committee Meeting 12YEARS5 s t r i 1889-2014 n u ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................g B ........................................................ December Club Events M d 60 u an sic, Sport Wed 16th End of Michaelmas Term Old Ipswichian Club .................................................................................................................................................................64 Wed 16th ‘First Five Years Out’ Reunion (2010 – 2015 leavers) 6pm 6th Form Centre Sat 19th AGM 6.30pm Little School Sat 19th Ipswich Dinner 7.00pm Great School 2016 February swich Ip i d a Sunday 28th Benefactor’s Evensong School Chapel l n s O • • S u s p April e i p o r a r Sunday 17th OI Sports Festival Ipswich School Sports Centre 12YEARS5 s t r i 1889-2014 – Rushmere n u g B M d u n si t a Details of the above events can also be found on the Old Ipswichian Website: www.ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk/old-ipswichians/ c, Spor In addition to these events the Club is very happy to help in the setting up and running of milestone anniversary reunions such as 10th, 20th, 25th, 30th and 40th. If you would like to find out more, please contact us [email protected] or telephone (01473) 298964 President Secretary Committee: Ex-Ocio: Club Ocers Bob Clayton Sally Webber [email protected] To retire end 2015 To retire end 2017 Headmaster and Committee Vice-President Richard Hudson Martin Holland Nicholas Weaver Ling Stephens Social Secretary Clare Lock Chris Warnes John Ward London Dinner Secretary for 2015 Junior President Vacancy Vacancy James Mansfield Liz Pope OI Journal & News editor To retire end 2016 Foundation Manager Clare Lock Junior Vice President Tom Edwards Lindy Hacker [email protected] George Finch Benson Ho [email protected] Chairman Representative on the James Davey Guy Main Governing Body [email protected] John Caudle Treasurer If you are interested in helping with social events or a position on committee please contact the Chairman Guy Main Steve Runnacles at [email protected] 06 | Old Ipswichian Journal Club News | 07 Club News From the Chairman From the President Issue 6 – A Journal of 2014 Guy Main Bob Clayton (1969–1979) (1975–2012) Well, what a year 2014 was for the OI Club. I would like to thank Trevor Woods, our 2014 President, for an excellent array of superb events in the 125th Anniversary year. I especially enjoyed the Andrew Leach Recital The various celebrations of 125 years since its founding I hope that unity and friendship of OIs, which are objectives which was played on the Steinway grand piano and would like to thank Trevor for his were year long, although heavily focused on the Gaudy, of the Club, will be widely realised. “It’s a poor sort of memory generous donation in the purchase of this wonderful musical instrument. which took place on 28 June. Those of you present at the that can only look backwards,” said the White Queen to Alice. school on that day, over 400 OIs and guests, will I hope When we look back, I hope we are pleased at what we see. This agree that it was an excellent party. thought should, I think, help guide our decisions and conduct I was greatly honoured to be approached by the OIs and hockey pitches, six netball/ tennis courts and two full size asked if I would like to be the President. The organisation football pitches. Of course, in the fine traditions of the OI Club, there were many on a day to day basis. has always been an important part of my life and I am more activities and events. The anniversary Sports festival, Looking ahead, plans for next year are taking shape. Key On the day students received coaching in hockey and netball pleased to be more actively involved in the very busy held at the school’s fantastic facilities at Rushmere, were a events in the OI calendar will continue,