OLD KING’S CLUB KING’S COLLEGE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 120 2014 1 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 CONTENTS 1 WELCOME 2 DRINKS & DINNERS 17 DUEL DAY DINNER 20 ACCREDITED ACTIVITIES 32 MEMBERS’ NEWS 35 KCS LODGE 36 ONLINE PRESENCE 38 DEATHS & OBITUARIES 45 BLAZER BUTTONS DATES 28 09 NOVEMBER JANUARY 2014 2015 ANNUAL DINNER FREE DRINKS! HOUSE OF COMMONS WINCHESTER HOUSE CLUB (PAGE 12) www.oldkingsclub.org.uk SOUTHSIDE, WIMBLEDON COMMON, LONDON SW19 4TT +44 (20) 8255 5390 / [email protected] 2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 WELCOME The Old King’s Club is close to the hearts of many of its members. During the past year, the Club Committee has worked hard to engage with more and younger members through new activities and a stronger online presence. More glamorous annual dinners, informal drinks evenings and a rôle at Duel Day at Lambeth Palace have been added to the Club’s usual successes in the sporting arena. It is an honour to have been elected to succeed Micky King as Chairman. Micky has taken over from Cavan Taylor as President. Few people have done more for the Old King’s Club in its 130 year history than Micky and Cavan. The Club is grateful for the administrative support it receives from the School’s development office, and remains one of a decreasing number of independent alumni clubs around the country. Please let us know what you would like your Club to do for you! ALEXANDER MALMEUS (OK 1984) [email protected] 1 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 21 NOVEMBER 2013 2013 ANNUAL DINNER Members of the Old King’s Club and especially invited guests enjoyed a 3 course meal in the Great Hall. The John Burnet-Hall jazz ensemble provided musical entertainment with a Roaring 20’s theme during drinks before and after dinner. Most tables were drawn from particular year groups, with the Rugby Club and Lodge making up parties of their own. Speeches were given by the President of the Old King’s Club, the Head Master and the Chairman of the Governing Body of KCS. The School Song was sung, accompanied by organist Carl Jackson. 2 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 3 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 4 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 5 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 6 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 7 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 8 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 9 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 10 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 28 NOVEMBER 2014 ANNUAL DINNER The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP (OK 1985) cordially invites members of the Old King’s Club to dinner in the Member’s Dining Room at the House of Commons. 7pm – 10.30pm, preceded by a free tour at 6pm. The dress code will be black tie and places can be booked via the web site for £65 per person (£40 for 2014 leavers) including all drinks. Nadhim recalls: “I have fond memories of a good tutor, Bob Hiller, who also taught mathematics at KCS. Bob was an inspirational teacher who played fullback for the Harlequins and made his England debut at Twickenham on 20th January 1968. I remember Bob every day of my life - he taught me to succeed in life you need a lot of hard work and self- discipline.” THE DINNER SECRETARY [email protected] THE RT HON NADHIM ZAHAWI MP 11 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 12 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 13 JUNE 2014 DRINKS AT THE CAVARLY & GUARDS Old King’s Club members gathered for complementary drinks in the Field Marshals’ Room at the historic Cavalry and Guards Club on Piccadilly. 13 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 14 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 19 SEPTEMBER 2014 DRINKS AT THE EAST INDIA CLUB Some 120 Old King’s Club members gathered in the Hogarth Room. Although half of those present had left the School in the past 5 years, the earliest leaver dated to 1939. 15 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 16 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 20 MARCH 2014 DUEL DAY DINNER The Old King’s Club were out in force at the 2014 Duel Day Dinner, held at Lambeth Palace. Following drinks in the Arch Bishop’s drawing room, members and guests paid homage to one of the three founders of King’s, Archbishop William Howley (1766-1848) by laying flowers below his portrait. The Palace kitchens produced an excellent meal, which was followed by the traditional re-enactment of the famous duel of 1829. The Duke of Wellington was played by Alexander Malmaeus, Chairman of the Old King’s Club and the Earl of Winchelsea was played by Andrew Parrish, President of the King’s College Alumni Association. Younger members concluded the evening at the Savile Club. 17 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 18 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 19 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 15 JUNE 2014 CRICKET Congratulations to the Old King’s Club team which beat the School’s 1st XI 242-131 on June 15th. The Head Master came along to wish everyone well at the start of the 40-over match and the Old King’s Club’s Chairman was there to witness the final wicket. EDWARD CL ARKE 1 SEPTEMBER 2014 Through His Offices of David Holland (OC 1961) a box of Lord’s was made available for the second day of the Middlesex versus Warwick- shire match on September 1st. 18 members of the Club, nearly all members of 1960 school cricket teams, attended and enjoyed a day of food, drink and reminiscense. The fact that there was 20 minutes of cricket because of poor weather was not a major incovenience. 20 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 20 JUNE 2014 CAREERS’ EVENING The Lower 6th form Careers’ Evening has been described as one of the “Crown Jewels” of the Old King’s Club’s year. The Club designed and commissioned an online application which allows students to securely log in and view the anonymous profiles of prospective advisors. The students make 5 choices in order of preference and the system makes a list of advisors to contact and eventually assigns students to small seminar groups. Thus, control is places in the hands of the students, making it more likely that they get the advice they are looking for. Our thanks go to Eleanor Sturge, who contacts all the advisors and makes everything run without a hitch. The main event is preceded by drinks and supper, allowing advisors (mostly Old King’s Club members) to catch up with old friends and network with professional colleagues. 7 DECEMBER 2013 CROSS-COUNTRY It was a small but select band which took part in the annual cross-country race against the School in December. To increase the excitement, the staff had their own team to make it a 3-way contest. The race was won by Richard Winchester of the Staff, with second for the Old Boys and Matthew Lloyd third for the School. The Staff also came out on top in the team race, ahead of the Old Boys and the School. This year’s race will be in the first Saturday in December. It is less than 3 miles, and anyone of any standard is welcome to run! JULIAN SMITH 21 / OKC NEWSLETTER / 2014 FENCING Traditionally, the OK Fencing Club’s main event is an annual match against the School on Commemoration & Governors’ Day each June, usually including foil, sabre and epée matches. This is an opportunity to keep in touch with contemporaries and other OKC fencers. Many OKs continue fencing at University and beyond and often meet up at competitions and clubs. The School Fencing Club operates on Saturday mornings during term time and OK’s are welcome to attend, subject to approval of the organiser. DAVID TILLES FOOTBALL What a start to the 2014/15 season the 1st XI have made! Following on from their unbeaten promotion season in 2013/14, they were handed a tough start to their return to the Arthurian League Premier Division with games against three of last season’s top five in September. First up were Old Carthusians - last season’s unbeaten champs - and the OKC came so close to causing an upset. Following a deserved first half goal, we were leading 1-0 until the 70th minute before an equaliser and a late winner snatched away the points for Charterhouse. The Old King’s Club were not to be perturbed, however, and a battling point was earned in a 1-1 draw against last season’s runners-up Lancing Old Boys before we registered our first win of the season against Old Cholmelains with a hard-fought 2-0 victory in the rain. This was followed last Saturday by perhaps our most satisfying moment so far when we took on Old Etonians - who defeated us in the Arthur Dunn Final in 2010 and confined us to relegation in 2012/13 - and we romped to a 6-2 victory with Dan Phipps (OK 2003) scoring a hattrick. MIKE TILLES 22 / O KC N E WS L E T T E R / 2 014 GOLF Martin Fielding has been a stalwart supporter of the OKC Golf society for many years. It was with great sadness that we learnt of his death last October. He has played in most of our games and has brightened each occasion with his enthusiasm for life and good humour. He was an inspiration to us all. For this year’s Triangular match in April, it was decided that we should have a cup to be presented each year to the player with the best score and so the Martin Fielding Cup was created. David Cross (OK 1979) had the highest score and was presented with the cup by Gill Fielding. Paul Druckman won the Blades ‘scratch’ Cup with 21 points excluding handicap and Peter Taylor won the Bill Cox Cup with 35 points off a 17 handicap.