The journal of the Old Ipswichian Club Old Ipswichian Journal The Journal of the Old Ipswichian Club | Issue 7 Summer 2016 In this issue Club news Features Members’ news Births, marriages, deaths and obituaries OI Club events School news From the archives Programme of events Page Content 01 Member Leavers 2015 Member Leavers 2015 The journal of the Old Ipswichian Club Garnham Lauren Lo Thomas Patten Louis Life Members Gemmel Molly MacDonald Hamish Phillips Olivia Hewitt Edie Mahoney Elizabeth Raven Max Year 13 Hacker Abby Rule Cameron Hopkins Connie Marfoh-Gillings Laurence Watkins Rupert Hare Beth Rumsey Megan James Henry Morgan Tom Wilson James Sonia Abbie Angel Fergus Head Christopher Seifert Henry Jamieson Parsons Aulsebrook Gigi Hopkins Sam Sexton Sophie Badman Harry Hoskyns Chandos Shaikly Jonathan Bailey Thomas Hoskyns Wilf Sinha Kanishk Barker Dominic Howlett Olivia Taylor Shannon Associate Members Beavan Harry Huang Jeremy Temple McCune Nicholas Betterton Moné Hughes Thomas Wagland Isaac Sam Year 11 Bolton William Keeble Tim Wainer Robert Anderson Hollie Bowditch Lily Lawson Oliver Ward Ollie Beeson Charlie Oliver Buckley Liam Lee Jackie White Tom Culley Bolton Will Polly Burn James Livingstone Angus Wilding Josh Dudley Chiddicks Thomas Juliette Cattermole Ben Lo Rebecca Woods Ballard Alexandra France Clarke Charlie Blake Chang Ho Louch Harry Wyer Emily Kenworthy Dean Oliver James Conway Alice Macdonald Lily Yap Krystal King Gray Christopher Vanessa Cowie Sam Marshall Jess Yeap Joo Yee Lee Leung Claude Bethan Cubitt Penny Martin Tom Yu Chu Chen Lynch Matthew Charlie Pastora Dade Megan Maser-Clarke Tabitha Zhang Jason Marven Morgan James Keshav Davey Alexander Robert McAllister Charlie Zhou Jack Owens Pandya Sam Zoe De Silva Meegahawatte Avishka McGuire Jamie Renshaw Parker George Oliver Dereve Matthew Mead James Year 12 Sarson Smith George Hector Dong Elaine Mercer Holly Turner Wheeler Toryn Dosanjh Amardev Mottershead Thomas Chamberlain Katie Whitehead Year 12 Edwards Will Mullholland Joe Clark Samuel Fairhead Emma Osman-Wiggan Stean Pescott Frost Oliver Matthew Farley Juliet Pace Sam Loeer Heather Farley Nick Parker Ben Year 11 McConnell James French Matthew Parry Edward Murrell Frost Barrett Phillips Jack Ayling George Gale Tom Powell Rhys Azarmi Anahita The Old Ipswichian Journal 2016 Gillott Isobel Prescott-Smith Sarah Bishop Charlotte The Old Ipswichian Journal is published annually by the Old Ipswichian Club as a summary of the previous year’s events Goble Tom Prior Piers Devlin Alfie and news. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of the OI Club. Godfrey Tom Raymond Freddie Duley Elizabeth Editor: Clare Lock ([email protected]) For more information about the Old Ipswichians and to receive the twice-yearly OI news, please telephone 01473 298961 or email: [email protected] • Visit www.oldipswichians.org.uk, Follow us on Twitter Gurton William Regan Holly Eagle Sam @OldIpswichians and join the OI groups on LinkedIn and Facebook. 02 Issue 7 – A Journal of 2015 Leavers 2015 03 Programme of Events Ocers & Committee Members / Contents The journal of the Old Ipswichian Club August 2016 In this issue... Tues 16th Golf Fynn Valley September 2016 Club/Foundation News .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................06 Mon 5th Golf Thetford OI Club 125th Anniversary Appeal ............................................................................................................................................................................10 Fri 30th Presidents Event House of Commons Features ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Book Review ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 October 2016 Members’ News.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 Fri 7th Drinks in the City Obituaries ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................32 Thurs 6th – Tues 11th School’s Festival of Music School School News ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 Sat 8th – Sun 9th OI Fives 50th Anniversary Festival School Sta Leavers...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................52 From the Archives ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................56 November 2016 Club Events ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64 Sun 13th Remembrance Service School Chapel Old Ipswichian Club ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68 December 2016 Thurs 15th Sixth Form Centre ‘First Five Years Out’ Reunion (2011 – 2016 leavers) Professor Sat 17th Ipswich Dinner and AGM Great & Little Schools JM Blatchly Pg 32 – 37 Details of the above events can also be found on the Old Ipswichian Website: www.ipswich.school/old-ipswichians/ or contact [email protected]. In addition to these events the Club should be delighted 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 talk about this in general or specifically, please contact us [email protected] or telephone (01473) 298964. President Vice-Chairman Governing Body Representative Committee Co-opted Club O¡cers Ling Stephens Vacancy John Caudle and Committee [email protected] Secretary [email protected] Vice-President Clare Lock To retire end 2016 OI Webmaster for 2016 John Graham [email protected] Tom Edwards Guy Main Benson Ho [email protected] Ex-o¡cio OI Sports Liaison Treasurer James Davey Junior President Steve Runnacles Richard Hudson To retire end 2017 George Finch [email protected] Headmaster Martin Holland me@gfinch.net Nick Weaver Social Secretary Chris Warnes Junior Vice President John Ward London Dinner Secretary Nick Ranson [email protected] To retire end 2018 James Mansfield Bob Clayton [email protected] OI News & Journal Editor Foundation Manager Florence Milner Chairman Clare Lock Lindy Hacker Trevor Woods Sally Webber [email protected] [email protected] 04 Issue 7 – A Journal of 2015 Events / Officers & Committee Members / Contents 05 From the President From the Chairman / Foundation Oce News The journal of the Old Ipswichian Club Ling Stephens Sally Webber (OI 1982–1984) (OI 1993–1995) I believe that the OI Club is about keeping in touch, reconnecting with old Being part of a school community is a real privilege. As I write this, I am friends and meeting new ones based on our ties with Ipswich School. We are preparing to attend Speech Day and to welcome a new set of Old Ipswichians connected by common memories of school and especially the people there: our to the Club, a Club that continues to be a vibrant and active body, much like network of friends, teachers and sta. It is with this objective in mind that the the school community it works with. OI Club works actively to make sure that we keep in touch, even years after we have left school. The last year has seen a mixture of reunions, sporting enhanced has moved us forward. He will continue to give his events and dinners, bringing together OIs from across the time in updating and maintaining the Club’s website, but in the generations, and culminated in a sell out Ipswich Dinner meantime, we thank him for his time and dedication. I’d like to start by thanking Bob Clayton, who was a really via the Careers’ Database on the school website, mentoring or in the Great School. The evening saw much laughter as OIs Detailed reports of all of the past year’s events can be found popular President in 2015 and a he is a hard act to follow. helping to provide work experience. This is a