Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 201 7 Painting by request, the first item purchased by the college “Autum Stream” by Ivon Hitchens is reproduced on the front cover Guild Newsletter 2017 | 1 Welcome to the Bishop Otter College Guild Newsletter 2017 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. 2 | Guild Newsletter 2017 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 Well, another year gone by! I hope you enjoy the magazine again. I have much pleasure in putting it all together and the Marketing Team at the University do a wonderful job of preparing it for printing and getting it printed. They also choose the cover photo and I am sure you will all agree that the one on last year’s cover was absolutely stunning! So different to any we have had before. Please keep your articles and photos coming in – they are appreciated all round the world by over 600 members. The closing date for next year’s contributions will be Monday 22nd January 2018. Guild Newsletter 2017 | 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 Sue Pickering, 5 Berehurst, Borovere Lane, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1PA 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, 15 Seaview Court, 43 Marine Parade East, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire PO13 9BA 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 Hilary a note and hopefully she will be able to put you in touch again. From the Guild Secretary Dear Fellow Otters Welcome to the Guild newsletter 2017 and thanks go, yet again, to Rose for all her hard work and to Hannah, the University conference manager. The rate for B&B will remain the same but there may be an increase in the price of the meals. There are NO events at Goodwood and it will be the same formula for the weekend. 1. The Friday evening meal has been a great success and it will be repeated this year on Friday 7th 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!! 2. On Saturday 8th 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. 4 | Guild Newsletter 2017 3. Sunday 9th 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 and me – the University is very co- operative in so many ways. At our Guild Meeting on 9th July 2016 I did inform the gathering that I would be stepping down as Guild Secretary on Saturday 14 July 2018 at the end of the event. Even though I appealed, nobody has come forward to take over the position. There is still time to volunteer!!!!! We welcome Professor Catherine Harper from the University of Portsmouth as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor (replacing Dr Sarah Gilroy), and Professor Jane Longmore from the University of Southampton-Solent will replace Vice Chancellor Professor Clive Behagg who leaves on 1st May 2017. We wish Clive well as he has always supported the Guild and I hope that the new Vice Chancellor may be similar as she has an interest in history. This really will be the last official walk up Trundle Hill and Bob and I hope that as many people as possible will turn out for the event. This is living history and a very old tradition. For those who can only do the very last part, you are most welcome. Some people did this in 2015. The event did not happen in 2016 as only three people turned up including the two leaders! Whatever the number this year it will happen even if it has snowed. (Remember those days?) Best wishes to you all (sounds a bit like the Queen’s speech) and I hope that you can make it – if you cannot your year will think about you. Sadly we are not getting any younger and age is taking its toll. Sincere regards as ever, you are a great lot. Marten Lougee Bishop Otter Guild Minutes of the Business Meeting of the Guild Committee held on Saturday 9th July 2016 at 9.30 a.m. in the Cloisters Welcome: Dr C Greaves, Chairman and Vice-President of the Guild, welcomed 11 other representatives. Apologies: Apologies were received from Hilary Chapman (membership secretary), Jo Sztyber (rep for 1949-51), Trixie Barnden (rep for 1952-54), Audrey Colam (rep for 1947-49) and Carolyn Keyzor (rep for 1961-64). Minutes of the Last Meeting: The minutes of the last Business Meeting, held on Saturday 11th July 2015, were circulated, accepted and signed. Matters Arising: There were no matters arising. Treasurer’s Report: John Fletcher, Guild treasurer, presented the accounts, which appeared in the Guild Newsletter in March 2016. He thanked the University for collecting the money and Hilary Chapman for checking them. The Accounts were approved. He thanked Roger and Diana Revell (1962-1965) for their generous donation towards a shield which will go on the new building near the main entrance.