Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 2015 Guild Newsletter 2015 | 1 Welcome to the Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 2015 Next time you visit Bishop Otter campus, you may like to visit the newly restored stained glass windows which have recently been installed in the new extension of the Chapel of the Ascension. Originally situated in the Old Chapel, they were removed and discarded when the Old Chapel was turned into a laboratory in 1962. When the building was decommissioned as a library and turned into a sport science library, the windows were found under the floorboards. On further investigation, some were also found in the basement of University House. The windows, which would have been in the East Window above the altar, were made by Charles Eamer Kempe, a renowned 19th century stained glass artist whose work, inspired by early Renaissance style, is distinguished by its detailed face drawings and shimmering greens. Kempe designed the windows to look at their most splendid on a bright sunny day with the sun illuminating them from behind. These windows are the last to be completed as part of a four-year project which began with the restoration of the three windows installed in Cloisters in 2011. The restoration has been sensitively fulfilled by Horsham-based stained glass artisan Cliff Durrant. A grant of £25,000 from the Bishop Otter Trust made the restoration project possible. See how you can help the University. A chance to double the value of your donation to the University. Please see inside back page for details. 2 | Guild Newsletter 2015 Bishop Otter College Guild President Professor Clive Behagg Vice-Presidents Dr Colin Greaves Professor Philip E D Robinson Honorary Secretary Mr Marten Lougee 11 Meadow Close Cononley, Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 8LZ 01535 636487 (mob) 07813 393381 [email protected] Honorary Treasurer Mr John Fletcher 6 Colley Rise Lyddington Oakham Rutland LE15 9LL 01572 821213 IT Support and Editor of Newsletter Mrs Rose Savage 14 Crouch Cross Lane Boxgrove Chichester PO18 OEH 01243 773336 [email protected] Membership Secretary Mrs Hilary Chapman 60 Connaught Road Cromer Norfolk NR27 OBZ 01263 513711 From the Editor Once again, another year gone by and I thank you all for your contributions and articles. I have had a request from the Membership Secretary to ask you all if you would be good enough to remember to let herself and me know if you should change address. We do get a number of returned Newsletters marked as “not known at this address” and we want you all to receive them. Also, if you should hear of a member of your year who has, unfortunately, died, please let us know so that we can remove them from the list to prevent any distress to the family. Please could I have all contributions for the 2016 Newsletter by Friday 22nd January 2016 at the very latest. I hope you all enjoy this edition of the Newsletter as much as I have enjoyed putting it all together, and I wish you all a very happy 2015. Guild Newsletter 2015 | 3 Committee Meeting All Year Representatives able to get to the Reunion are invited to the Committee Business Meeting at 9.30 a.m. in room H149. Year Representatives 1944-46 Mrs Cynthia Aird, 1 Rosevine Road, West Wimbledon, London SW20 8RB 1947-49 Mrs Audrey Colam, 24 Burton Road, Dover, Kent CT16 2 ND 1948-50 Mrs Pat Life, 78 Elmstead Gardens, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7BE 1949-51 Mrs Josephine Sztyber, 8 Crofton, Lion Lane, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1JE 1950-52 Miss June Blitz, 19 Marjoram Crescent, Cowplain, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO8 9BD 1951-53 Revd. Barbara Watson Hammond, 28 Church Path, Emsworth, Hampshire PO10 7DP 1952-54 Mrs Trixie Barnden, 48 Folders Lane, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 0DX 1953-55 Mrs Pamela Cahill, 50 Ridgeway, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7DE 1954-56 Miss Rosslyn Stenning, 7 Hurst Gardens, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9ST 1955-57 Mrs Valerie Gabriel, Flat 1, 6 Dittons Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 1DN 1956-58 Mrs Lorna Edwards, 26 Queen’s Drive, Nuttall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG16 1EG 1957-59 Mrs Pauline Moss, 3 Lathallan Drive, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire FK2 0PD 1958-60 Miss Muriel Warburton, 37a Oaklands Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9SS 1959-61 Mrs Anne Walters, 1 Wayte Court, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire NG11 6NL 1960-63 Mrs Maureen Evershed-Martin, Mile End Cottage, Cherlton Fitzpaine, Crediton, Devon EX17 4JU 1961-64 Mrs Carolyn Keyzor, 83 Anmore Road, Denmead, Hampshire PO7 6NT 1962-65 Mr Marten Lougee, 11 Meadow Close, Cononley, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD20 8LZ 1963-66 Mr Roy Salmon, 36 Lombard Street, Lidlington, Bedfordshire MK43 0RP 1964-67 Mr Bob Norris, Exotter, 7 Ethelbert Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 3EU 1965-68 Mrs Jo Bird, Swansong, 70 Glade Road, Marlow, Buckinghamshire SL7 1DH 1966-69 Mr and Mrs Peter and Rose Scott, 23 Beamish Way, Maple Farm, Winslow, Buckinghamshire MK18 3EU 1970+ Mrs H Chapman, 60 Connaught Road, Cromer Norfolk NR27 0BZ 1980+ Mrs P Cahill, 50 Ridgeway, Hayes, Bromley, Kent BR2 7DE Mrs Hilary Chapman acts as Membership Secretary, so it is helpful if you could let her know of changes of address or any deaths, so as to keep records up to date. If you have lost touch with former friends drop her a note and hopefully she will be able to put you in touch again. 4 | Guild Newsletter 2015 From the Guild Secretary Dear Friends. Welcome to the Guild Newsletter 2015 and we must sincerely thank Rose for all her hard work putting it together and to Hannah Bennett, the new conference manager who started in May 2014 and had to deal with us! Prices held on accommodation, no Goodwood Festival of Speed and the same formula for the weekend. 1. Friday 10th July The Friday evening meal has been a great success and it will be repeated this year on Friday 10th July at 7.00 p.m. You will need to book this with College on your booking form. There will, however, be a minimum number of 20 people required for this to take place but that number has been easily reached since it started in 2013. You will be informed by the middle of June if it is not taking place so you can make alternative arrangements. After dinner some people will meet in college around 8.30 p.m. in the old music room for a drink. Don’t forget your own drink and something to drink it out of if possible!! As it is 50 years since the 1962/1965 left there should be plenty there! 2. Saturday 11th July On Saturday 11th July the timetable will be: 9.30 a.m. Business meeting especially for year reps and interested members 10.30 a.m. Guild Service 11.15 a.m. Coffee break 11.45 a.m. General meeting and news 1.15 p.m. Lunch The rest of day can be spent looking at exhibits etc around our old college, look at the changes and, most of all, enjoy meeting with friends. 3. Sunday 12th July. 9.30 a.m. Holy Communion (said) 10.30 a.m. Trundle Walk (around 12.15/12.30 p.m. at the top) The Guild is a team effort with Colin, Hilary, Rose, John, Barbara, Hannah, Andy and me - the University is very co-operative in so many ways. This year is 10 years since 7/7 and had it not been for Clive and Linda Bolton (Goodwin) I would not have made it. Judith in Newcastle could not get through ... Andy has included some info about the Alumni, this is important. Best wishes to you all and I hope you can make it, if you cannot, your year will think about you. We are not getting any younger!! Sincere regards Marten Lougee Guild Newsletter 2015 | 5 Financial Report From John Fletcher, Treasurer BISHOP OTTER COLLEGE GUILD Income and Expenditure Account for Year Ending 31st December 2014 INCOME EXPENDITURE 2013 Balances at 1/1/14 2013 0.00 Cash 0.00 62.22 Year Rep's Expenses 91.50 2198.55 Current Account 2921.41 7.95 Secretaries' Expenses 0.00 931.12 Deposit Accounts 931.59 0.00 Membership Sec. Exp. 0.00 0.00 Treasurer's Expenses 0.00 3129.67 3853.00 70.17 91.50 425.00 SUBS & DONATIONS 235.00 0.00 Newsletters 0.00 21.97 Miller-Memorial Tree 49.95 REUNION July 2014 REUNION July 2013 390.00 Receipts 342.00 185.00 B.O.C. Chapel 201.00 370.00 Chapel Offering 402.00 185.00 Chosen Charity 201.00 760.00 744.00 0.00 Refunds 0.00 0.00 Service sheets 11.77 370.00 413.77 BANK INTEREST Balances at 31/12/14 0.47 Deposit Accounts 0.47 0.00 Cash 0.00 2921.41 Current Account 3345.19 0.47 0.47 931.59 Deposit Accounts 932.06 3853.00 4277.25 4315.14 TOTALS 4832.47 4315.14 4832.47 Checked & found correct H Chapman 6 | Guild Newsletter 2015 Notes for the Reunion Weekend 10th to 12th July 2015 Please note that all bookings for the weekend July 10th-12th July and any requests to stay additional nights before or after the reunion will be handled by the University’s Conference Office. The booking form only covers the weekend ; other nights depend on the availability of rooms. Conference Office direct line is: 01243 812120. Email: [email protected] Please complete the booking form which is enclosed separately with the Newsletter.