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Newsletter
Autumn 2019 Issue 8
Introducing Neal Bailey
Headmaster from September 2020
The rise of Fencing with
Neil Bromley
Angus Gribbon
takes a step back in time
From Waste-to-Energy
Patrick Allen
School
Over the summer as I gave
some thought to the year
ahead and what lies in store
for Pinewood, one word kept
springing to mind, ‘change’;
News
we will be proudly opening
our new Teaching and
Learning Centre in early
Spring (more later in the
magazine), Chapel is moving to an alternate Friday
afternoon to accommodate the increasingly popular
Saturday morning matches and of course it is the last
year of having the Hoylands at the head of the school. from the Headmaster,
This certainly would suggest a decent amount of
change, but on further reflection, I began to wonder
Philip Hoyland
whether ‘change’ was in fact the best word. By
definition ‘change’ means to make or become different,
and reassuringly we know that despite the changes
that lie ahead, Pinewood will not change but rather
evolve and grow as we move into a new era.
We are incredibly fortunate to have had Philip and Henrietta
Hoyland guide the school over the last 17 years. When they
arrived back in 2002, Pinewood was a school of just under 230
children with only 13 weekly boarders and 18 regular boarders.
Today, they lead a school of over 400 children, of which around
30 are weekly boarders and 100 are regular boarders. They have
whole-heartedly committed themselves to Pinewood and have
shown endless dedication, enthusiasm, strength and wisdom
and I am in no doubt that this year will not be any different.
That said, after 18 years, retirement beckons and we were
delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Neal Bailey
earlier in the year. Neal will be the 11th Headmaster of Pinewood
since its inception in 1875 and we are very much looking forward
to welcoming Neal, his wife Nicola and their two boys into the
Pinewood Community in September 2020 and embarking on the
next era.
Please do save the date of 26th June 2020 when we plan to hold
a leaving celebration for the Hoylands. More details to come later
in the year.
I also wanted to take the opportunity to thank such a large
number of you for filling out the Old Pinewoodian Survey that was
circulated earlier in the year. It appeared that an overwhelming
majority of our Old Pinewoodians favoured reunions that were
specific to their particular era and enjoyed the opportunity to
come back to Pinewood. We will therefore be holding a reunion
for our Leavers of 1940s and 1950s in late September and will
continue with other eras in future years. Please keep an eye out
for updates via email or on the ‘Old Pinewoodian 1875’ Facebook
page regarding these events.
I do hope that you enjoy reading the contributions from some of
our Old Pinewoodians and hearing news from the school. As
usual, do stay in touch and we are always delighted to welcome
back Old Pinewoodians for a visit, tour or even a traditional
school lunch for old times’ sake!
Nicola Dingle
OPA and Development Officer
2 School News 14 Remembering the Past
5 Highlights of the Year and Celebrating the Now
6 Sporting Highlights 17 Waste-to-Energy
7 Welcome to our new OPs 18 Events
8 Staff Leavers 20 News
9 Introducing Neal Bailey 23 Obituaries
10 Development Update 24 Forthcoming Events
12 The Rise of Fencing
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Old Pinewoodian
SCHOOL NEWS
The 2018/19 and it has been super to see the way in
which it has been embraced by staff and
academic year children alike.
has come and
Music has had another superb year.
gone and I Highlights, as ever, include: The Carol
once again Service, The Rock Concert at the Friends
look back on of Pinewood Summer Afternoon and the
Summer Concert. Equally as enjoyable
the year with though, are the smaller more informal
pride and admiration at what soloist concerts that have taken place
we have achieved. in the intimacy of the Drawing Room. All
performances do give much pleasure to
Pinewood continues to develop those who have the opportunity to attend.
and evolve. We have taken the lead
Drama continues to thrive with a well-
in reshaping the curriculum and have
established pattern of regular productions
introduced a more creative approach to
entertaining us throughout the year.
Humanities in Middle School, mirroring
Drama lessons remain vital in helping
that which we have in Lower School.
children become articulate and at ease in
We are making further adjustments to
an interview situation which is now so
timetabling in the light of earlier pre-
much part of the selection process for
testing and also moving Chapel to the
senior school. The Nativity play was
Friday of an exeat to give a more flexible
followed by a wonderful ‘Christmas Carol’
approach to Saturday mornings. We
from a talented Year 7. The whole year
opened the new Servery at the start
group went up to see ‘Annie’ in Bristol.
of the last academic year and we will
‘Let the Games Begin’ from Year 6 was
move into the new Teaching and Learning
delightful and Year 5 this time presented
Centre in January. We plan to expand
an amusing ‘Around the World in Eighty
Pre-Prep office facilities over the course
Days’ after their customary two-day
of next year and also refine our plans for
workshop. The Summer Term saw a super
a second astro that should come on tap
Pre-Prep production of ‘The Bees’ Knees’
in September 2021. Numbers continue
and a vibrant and musical Year 4 ‘Troy
to be in good health and we remain
Story’. Year 7 had a Film day, which they
consistent with just over 400 children
much enjoyed, and the dramatic year was
across the Prep School and Pre-Prep on
rounded off with the customary Year 8
the register.
revue, ‘Curtain Call’, which gave the
As always, though, it is the achievements Leavers a chance to satirise the staff and
of the children that have been the highlight to showcase their talents. The staff were
of the year. Year 8 have had another on form too and gave as good as they
outstanding year in many areas of school got. It has also been another successful
life and altogether 14 children gained year for our LAMDA candidates – in
21 scholarships between them. That is a February, all 20 entered gained Distinction.
tribute as much to the hard work of the
staff as well as all the children. Our top set
was awarded four academic scholarships.
CE was successfully negotiated with the
average mark at 65% and 73% of the
grades attained were As or Bs. Pinewood
children are off to 16 schools: 12 to
Cheltenham, six to Marlborough and St
Edward’s, four to Cokethorpe, two to each
of Tudor Hall, St Mary’s Calne, Bryanston,
Sherborne, Bradfield and Radley, one
to each of Monkton Combe, Stowe, The
Royal High School Bath, Dean Close,
OLA and Shrewsbury.
Sport has had another very successful
year and remains a very important
part of Pinewood life. The Pinewood Art remains a flourishing department
approach continues to be ‘all- here at Pinewood. Highlights include
inclusive’, ensuring that every child the impressive sketchbook week, along
has the opportunity to be with Pre-Prep’s art week. Competitions
involved in representing the school. abound and the displays around the
Girls’ cricket has now been the main school are testament to the vibrancy and
summer sport for girls for two years depth of the department.
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Their prowess is exemplified in the first-
rate appointment they have made to
succeed Henrietta and me. It was a
thorough, very professional and rigorous
selection process (a point commented on
by all short and long-listed candidates)
and a tribute to Councils’ dedication
and wisdom. I know Neal and Nici were
thrilled to be asked to take up the reins
here in September 2020.
As I enter into my final year here at
Pinewood, I feel proud of the deserved
and outstanding reputation Pinewood
holds in this part of the country and
indeed nationally. We are superbly
resourced, governed and staffed, but it
is the children who make the school what
it is and we are forever thankful to our
families for entrusting their children to us.
Many of our Old Pinewoodians often The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust,
credit Pinewood for their love of reading, Wiltshire Treehouse, Julia’s House and We are always delighted to welcome
remembering fondly their ‘reading time’ back our Old Pinewoodians, so please do
Helen & Douglas House.
after lunch and we are delighted that drop in to see us if the opportunity arises.
so many of our children here today are The success of the school is testament There continues to be much to see and
to the dedicated and supportive staff that of course a term-time visit will no doubt
continuing in this vein. Just this year we
we have here at Pinewood. They never bring back some very happy memories.
saw 48 children become Word Millionaires
(having read over 1 million words) as part hesitate to go the extra mile and give
of the Accelerated Reader Programme. as much time and energy as possible.
Council under the chairmanship of
Extra-curricular activity continues to
Robin Badham-Thornhill offer their time,
complement our co-curricular offerings.
energy and expertise in many areas.
Kaleidoscope, our lecture series, will
move to Friday and continues to excite
the children as do our regular trips out,
visiting workshops and speakers and
Chapel preachers. Pinewood Adventure
is a natural extension of the Thursday
afternoon activities programme and was
a great success this year with a new
initiative for Year 6, witnessing them on
a Bushcraft course under canvas in
Sussex. The Leavers had a super week
in Wales mountain-biking, white-water
rafting, surfing and gorge-walking.
Our ‘Outreach’ initiative continues to
benefit the local community. We fund the
local church, support the Village Hall and
provide science and maths initiatives to
local primaries. We have also continued
to support and forge links with Shonda,
our Kenyan link school and hope to take
this forward in the years ahead.
In the past year, the school has provided
bursaries to 20 children; five of whom
received full funding, six of whom receive
funding of between 75% and 90%, five
between 50% and 70% and a further four
of between 15% and 25%.
Friends of Pinewood continue do
a wonderful job which allows the
Pinewood community to come together
at certain times of the year – Bonfire
Night, the Christmas Fair, Quiz Night
and the wonderful Summer Afternoon.
Funds from these events are split and
recently the school and FOPs have
supported Pennyhooks Farm Trust,
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5 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR
SPORTING
HIGHLIGHTS
The results that were achieved across the
board this year are very much a true reflection
of the dedication and commitment of the
children and indeed the coaching staff. The
year was full of ups and downs, as you would
expect in sport, particularly at this young age
when the children are very much developing
their skills, but what was very apparent was the
team spirit, sportsmanship and confidence
that grew and developed throughout the year.
As with previous years, special credit is due
to a number of children and teams for their
very notable achievements.
Individual performances worth mentioning
(restricting to Year 7/8 pupils)
Poppy Dillion
U14 Gloucestershire County Netball
Poppy Tulloch
Berkshire Cricket Captain of U13 and in the EPP
Minnie Fletcher
Gloucestershire U14 County Hockey
Lottie Jordan
National England Epée Champion
Ben Turner
Selected to represent England at Fencing
Melissa Watson
U13 Girls IAPS National Javelin bronze medal
Aoife Shanahan
Berkshire County Swimming squad and winner
of the Brighton & Hove U12 Open Water Triathlon
Team Highlghts
U10A Boys
Unbeaten Rugby season
U13A Girls
Winners of Prior Park Netball Tournament
Cross-Country Team
Winners of the Oratory XC
U11 Boys Cross-Country
4th place at IAPS National Championships
out of 47 schools competing
U12A Girls Hockey
Winners of Prior Park College Tournament
9 x Gold Medals at Winchester
House Invitational Meeting
Equestrian Team
Continued success on the schools’ circuit
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW OPS
Summer 2019 saw 46 children complete Year 8 at Pinewood as Old Pinewoodians. As we welcome these children to the
and 53 complete Year 6, of which eight of those are moving on Old Pinewoodian Association, along with any others who had to
to take up senior school places at other schools. Regardless leave Pinewood in other years, let’s take a moment to celebrate
as to whether a child has been with us for one or two years, the achievements of our 2019 Year 8 and Year 6 Leavers.
or as many as 10, all of these children will be forever united
YEAR 8 LEAVERS
Name Senior School Awards received Name Senior School Awards received
Poppy Amin Tudor Hall Yasha Malikov Sherborne
Cecilia Andreen Royal High School, Livvy Mason Dean Close Foundation Scholar for
Bath achieving scholarship
Oliver Arkell St Edward’s, Oxford status in Academics,
Music and Drama
Olly Beech Cokethorpe
Tabitha Mitchener Bryanston
Toby Bird St Edward’s, Oxford
Gracie Neilson Cheltenham
Alfie Blackett Monkton Combe Sports Exhibition
Alice O’Brien St Mary’s, Calne
Alexandra Brown Marlborough
Atticus Priddey-Chan Bradfield
Oliver Cameron Cokethorpe
Benny Rochmankowski Bryanston
Lilli Campbell Cheltenham
William Staunton Cheltenham Academic Scholarship
Romilly Campbell-Gray Marlborough Music Exhibition
Samson Cartlidge Radley Raffy Tate Marlborough
Katya Casey St Mary’s, Calne Milan Thapar Cheltenham Academic Exhibition
Bella Christie Cheltenham Iona Thompson St Edward’s, Oxford
Ben Conner Cheltenham Poppy Tulloch Bradfield Sports Scholarship
Amber Crosthwaite Stowe Georgina Verdon Cokethorpe
Marnie Davies Cheltenham Amelia Wheeler Tudor Hall Sports Exhibition
Poppy Dillon Cheltenham Sports Scholarship Kira Wolcough St Edward’s, Oxford Brewer Williams
Zac Fitzgerald Cheltenham Academic Scholarship
Tom Flawn Our Lady’s Abingdon Sports Scholarship and the Douglas Bader
Leadership Award
Minnie Fletcher Cheltenham Drama Exhibition
All-Rounder
Sports Exhibition Scholarship
Caitlin France Shrewsbury (Music and Drama)
Ottilie Green Marlborough William Morris All-
Rounder Scholarship
Rosa Hanbury Cheltenham Sports Exhibition YEAR 6 LEAVERS
Grace Hoskins St Edward’s, Oxford Name Senior School
Mazin Imran Cheltenham College Beatrix Andreen Royal High School, Bath
Poppy Ingham Marlborough Benedict Donald Abingdon
Inès Johnstone Marlborough Art Scholarship Georgina Paul Bablake School, Coventry
Finian Kennedy Radley Emily Payne Dauntsey’s
Max Knight St Edward’s, Oxford Matilda Richards St Mary’s, Calne
Ed Laughton Sherborne Poppy Richards St Mary’s, Calne
Tara Lockhart Cokethorpe Goldsmiths Award for Zach Wilson Dauntsey’s
the top Art Scholarship Sarah Wynter Overseas (Australia)
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Old Pinewoodian
STAFF LEAVERS
STAFF LEAVERS
Janine Over the last 11 years Sue has worked and the Nursery, but also working
in many different parts of the closely with colleagues and pupils in
Bedbrook department, always ensuring all aspects other year groups including Year 1 Art
Janine joined of domestic life are covered. and Computer Science. Susi was
Pinewood in 2016. always organised, with her sole aim
We wish Sue all the best in the future
She has provided being that the children in her care were
and hope retirement brings lots of rest
invaluable support happy and making progress.
and relaxation.
to the Music Her obvious enthusiasm for working
Department and with young children and her ability to
will be very much Helen share a smile with all of them made her
missed. We wish her the best with her
future endeavours. Gardner a special teacher. Susi will be very much
missed but goes with Pinewood’s love
Helen joined in
and support for her move home to
September 2016 as
New Zealand.
Ed Benbow School Nurse.
Ed Benbow joined She proved herself
in September of to be more than Martina
2013 having
previously worked
able in running a Tomankova
very busy surgery department and had
in the city. Recently Martina joined
a reassuring pitchside presence. We
qualified he proved Pinewood in
wish her well as she returns to a post in
a consummate January 2008 as a
the special baby unit at the JR in Oxford.
schoolmaster. Laundry Assistant,
but soon transferred
He has taught Maths as his main
subject but also some French. In 2014
Clive Harper to the kitchen to
work as a Chef. Martina was creative and
he was appointed Head of Boarding Clive came to
innovative with flavours and food
alongside Henrietta. Not content with Pinewood as a
combinations. We wish Martina success
excelling in the classroom Ed dominated maternity cover
in her future endeavours.
the sports pitches throwing himself chef and stayed!
enthusiastically into coaching senior A backbone of
sides in hockey, cricket and rugby. As if the catering Gary
this was not enough he immersed
himself in Pinewood Adventure, sang,
department for Vaughan
over five years, we thank him for his
with some notable solos, in the Choral Gary joined
hard work and dedication to Pinewood.
Society, played in the school orchestra Pinewood in the
Clive has made several attempts at
and represented the Common Room spring of 2013 and
retiring in recent years; however, his
cricket side, the Extras, displaying no was an efficient,
loyalty and kindness have resulted in
little skill with a relaxed bowling arm and professional and
him returning to Pinewood to ensure we
an insouciant cover drive. To cap it all committed Estates
are all fed and cared for. We wish Clive
he had the temerity to impersonate the Manager for
much happiness in the future.
Headmaster, with devastating and Pinewood.
villainous accuracy at several Year 8 The current state of the grounds bear
revue performances. We shall miss his Susi Jones testament to the programme he put in
humour, his friendship and his Susi joined place to bring them up to the high
professionalism, but we wish him well in Pinewood as Susi standards they now aspire to. Likewise
his promotion to Deputy Head at Cothill. Preston in 2012, his handle on repairs and renewal in
taking up a terms of the fabric of the buildings was
maternity cover
Sue Bignell position in the
superb. Moving up a gear he has been
responsible for project managing some
Little Sue, as she Early Years. new facilities which have greatly
has been known by enhanced the holistic offering of the
children, staff and A native New Zealander she had come
to England to further her career in school. When not engaged in estate
parents alike, has matters Gary was a keen supporter of
always been a loyal teaching and to be with her partner
Henry a teacher at Marlborough his beloved Birmingham City FC, a
and hardworking ferocious 5-a-side footballer and
member of College. She very quickly threw herself
into the life of the school. In 2013 she bowled a devastatingly quick off-cutter
the Domestic for the Pinewood Extras. We wish him
Department. joined the Pinewood team permanently,
predominately working in Reception and his family all future success and
happiness.
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WELCOMING...
NEAL BAILEY (and family)
Earlier this year the Board of
Governors announced the
appointment of Neal Bailey as
Headmaster of Pinewood on the
retirement of Philip Hoyland in birth of their first child, at which point they enjoying a similarly outdoorsy Sunday,
Summer 2020. decided to take the leap – and have never paddle boarding, playing tennis together
looked back. and spending time with other members of
Neal is currently Head at Mowden Hall in the family. Bliss!
Neal has a keen interest in sport, enjoying
Northumberland, since September 2014,
a wide variety of activities including Over the course of the next three terms,
and has previously worked at Cothill House
rackets, football (he is a keen supporter Neal and Nicola will visit Pinewood,
School and as Headmaster at Chateau de
of Liverpool Football Club), surfing and subject to continuing their excellent
Sauveterre. Neal will be joined at Pinewood
tennis. He also enjoys playing the guitar work at Mowden. They are extremely
by his wife Nicola, who is keen to play a full
and spending time with his family. When excited about the opportunity to move
role within the School, and their two boys,
asked to describe his perfect weekend, to Pinewood and to meet the children,
aged 10 and eight.
Neal detailed the following: An early staff, parents and wider members of the
Prior to entering teaching, Neal enjoyed a morning run on Saturday with his dog, Pinewood community.
successful career in investment banking, Luna, along the South Devon coastline,
but had always had a burning desire followed by breakfast with the family. The Governors are confident that Neal
to pursue a career in teaching, which Then venture out in their Canadian canoe and Nicola will continue the outstanding
was further enhanced through his wife, to find a magical and secluded beach efforts delivered by Philip and Henrietta
Nicola, sharing her own experiences of from which they can swim and cook over the past 18 years and we very much
teaching in a SEN school in London. The sausages! Return home to relax in the look forward to welcoming them into the
trigger to move out of London was the evening with some board games before Pinewood community.
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DEVELOPMENT
UPDATE
Our new servery
Pinewood continues to focus on improving and the school, is embodied in our vision, aims and values and
extending our facilities with development projects evident in our approach to life.
on-going. Last September we opened the doors to Here at Pinewood two strongly held beliefs underpin that
our new servery and catering facilities and the approach. Firstly that learning can only be fostered in an
extension to our boarding facilities. Twelve months atmosphere of trust and mutual respect and within an
environment where fear of failure is banished. We start with the
on and we are on the verge of opening our new
premise that you can do nothing with an unhappy child. […]
Teaching & Learning Centre, which we hope to
move into over the Christmas break. Secondly, we hold fast that education is not confined to the
classroom. Our mission statement alludes to the importance
The Teaching & Learning Centre is a purpose-built facility of Art, Drama and Music as well as our Sport, Activity and
which will house six classrooms, a teaching resource area Outdoor Adventure programme. This remains at the heart of
and a new, dedicated centre for Special Educational Needs. our holistic approach to education at Pinewood.”
In 2017 Pinewood appointed the London Architects, Feilden
Fowles to design plans for the Centre. Feilden Fowles, When developing plans for the site, Feilden Fowles built on
founded in 2009, is an award winning agency whose pitch their five initial thoughts:
and overall vision very much aligned with Pinewood’s ethos. 1. Connecting the sites
“We would like to think that Pinewood is a little different” says The new building should work as a connecting link between the
Philip Hoyland, Headmaster. “What makes it so is intangible, ‘old’ and the ‘new’ campuses, creating a new route – a learning
but nevertheless apparent in the atmosphere that permeates street – between the two.
10“The new Teaching and Learning Centre is very reflective of the aims and ambitions of the
school. Feilden Fowles immediately grasped the fact that we were looking for something more
than just a classroom block. We wanted an environment that would stimulate and inspire our
children, that would allow for the space to integrate technology into our teaching and that would
serve as a base for our Middle School and Learning Skills department. Above all we wanted a
building that blended the prevailing architectural styles surrounding it so it sits at ease within the
Pinewood estate.”
Philip Hoyland, Headmaster
2. Access at two levels spaces and smaller external courtyards in between the units;
Two entrances are to be provided – situated at each end of the raising the ceiling height and providing clerestory windows
learning street. A main entrance at the higher level and a along the length of the learning street to get natural daylighting
secondary entrance by the new sports facilities. to all parts of the building; varying the size and proportion of
internal rooms to provide a wide range of spaces facilitating
3. Celebrated learning resource space diverse teaching/ learning methods.
A celebratory two-storey learning resource space to be created
to provide a larger gathering space and allow for access at two 6. Creating courtyards
levels. The volume of the build should be embedded into the Providing a sequence of external courtyard spaces along the
slope so as to minimise impact on long views. The form and learning street, ranging in scale, function and use, to allow for a
language of the building should relate to the existing built fabric multitude of different uses such as gatherings, outdoor
education and play.
and draw inspiration from the abundant cultural assets on site.
This new resource will be used by all children, but importantly
4. Functional classrooms
will provide a pastoral and teaching base for Middle School.
All classrooms to be at ground level to allow for direct and easy
It will also ensure the preservation of the main building for the
access to external spaces, as well as long views across the future. We also look forward to using some of the additional
landscape. The classrooms would be arranged along the learning space in Bourton House to improve our boarding
street, making the plan efficient and spatially well connected. pastoral facilities.
5. Spatial qualities
Creating spatial interest and diversity by: clustering classrooms
into units of two, and then separating these to provide break-out
11Old Pinewoodian
THE RISE OF FENCING
THE RISE OF
FENCING
Neil Bromley arrived as a pupil at Pinewood in September 1983
and left in June 1990. He credits his love of fencing to the late,
great Squadron Leader Herminston who introduced him to sword
fencing and was responsible for the great fencing displays
that were put on at the school as part of Sports Day. After
leaving Pinewood, Neil went on to become a weekly boarder
at Dauntsey’s, before going on to study Human Geography at
the University of Kent, Canterbury, where he also captained the
fencing team. He then spent 16 years working at Nationwide
Building Society in Swindon, whilst also reinvigorating the
Swindon Fencing Club (where he remains the Chair). Nearly 30
years on from leaving Pinewood, Neil is once again a regular at
the school, coaching the next generation of fencers.
What are the highlights from your time
at Pinewood?
My memories of Pinewood are ones of
great teachers, lots of fun and thoroughly
enjoying myself. Teachers like Anthony and
Helen Hawley who took so much time to
help and explain things as a young pupil
at the school, Jim Bischoff who inspired
my enjoyment of Geography so much
so that it became my university degree,
Patrick Mackie and Henry Boddington,
whose ability to remember and impart so
much information, it was incredible. Their
conversations in Latin with each other
became the stuff of legend. All the teachers
who taught me sport and persisted with
me – thank you. Music was not a forte
Understanding Fencing d of
of mine and I apologise to Chris Field
mids – hieroglyphs have been foun about that – a few of us might have been
Sword fencing is as old as the pyra s, so it has
moves with wooden stick rather mischievous in his classes… And of
Egyptians practising sword combat ieva l time s swo rds beca me
During med course, Squadron Leader Hermiston, who
been around for thousands of years. ter ever thick er arm our, but it
ht to coun introduced me to sword fencing. A truly
bludgeoning weapons as they soug beca me impo rtan t
point of the sword
was in the 16th/17th Century that the re strap s hold ing the arm our
wonderful man who had time for everyone.
armour whe
as it targeted the joining points of in’s
He lives in my memory.
area s of wea knes s. Fast forw ard to 1896 and Baron de Coubert
gave of the foun ding spor ts. How did you end up as a Fencing Coach?
ing was one
first modern Olympics and sword fenc
I started coaching as an amateur at
There are three disciplines: Dauntsey’s when younger children came
any
pon where a point can be scored by to the club and quickly discovered that I
Sabre – cavalry sword: cutting wea et. The targ et is the top half
onent’s jack was rather good at it, the younger children
part of the sword touching an opp
head . seemed to enjoy and respond well to my
of the body including arms and
be way of teaching. This continued throughout
body is the target and hits can only
Epee – duelling weapon: the whole my time at university and subsequently
.
scored using the tip of the weapon with Swindon Fencing club.
(front and back) is target here as this
Foil – training weapon: only the torso At Nationwide a great colleague gave me
learn how to protect these areas then
is where our vital organs are. If you some excellent advice, to ‘always have a
a due l.
chances are you would survive plan’ and so I put my efforts into fencing,
thinking that would be something I would
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very draining going to the well repeatedly,
especially as the competition gets harder
with each successive bout. Flexibility and
core strength helps as it allows fencers to
lunge to score hits, and if they miss, can
get out of trouble quickly too.
People think being tall is an advantage –
shorter fencers will simply aim to get close
to taller people so they can hit and a taller
person has to resort to jabbing. So any
advantage one fencer believes they have,
can be turned into a disadvantage against
another fencer. Having the mental ability to
get your opponent where you want them
and the physical ability to then hit them,
makes it a very demanding but hugely fun
and exciting sport.
In my experience when teaching children
whether in sport or academics I believe
there are those who need to feel part of
a team and receive external recognition
when they achieve in class or do well on
the sports field. There are others who
have an internal drive/voice/mechanism
which tells them they are doing well and
challenges them when they can do better. I
fall into the latter category and having that
internal motivation, taking notice of what
my body tells me and listening to intuitions
has served me very well. Fencing certainly
suits children who are not outwardly sporty,
one day want to do. When my father England and therefore having my first who enjoy solitary activities as well as
developed dementia, my mother and I national champion come from the school team ones and who can actively listen
decided he would be cared for at home, at where I first started fencing and finally last and change tactics very quickly to their
this same time I also had the opportunity year seeing Lottie Jordan become the U11 own advantage.
for voluntary redundancy at Nationwide; England National Champion.
What advice would you give to someone
the stars seemed to align for me to leave
Fencing appears to have a recent surge looking to take up fencing in later life?
on my own terms. Although I really enjoyed
in popularity, why do you think this is? How might someone go about doing
my time at Nationwide, coaching fencing
was my dream and it was something I I think many things have helped raise that? (e.g. are there a number of
would be able to do whilst also caring for fencing in people consciousness – films regional clubs?)
my father. such as James Bond, Pirates of the It is never too late to start any sport or
I now teach over 100 children a week and Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, Game of activity, so start as soon as you can.
work in both the private and state sector. Thrones have all helped bring swordplay Look online/Google for a fencing club in
to people’s TV rooms, tablets and mobile your local town or use the British Fencing
What have been your highlights as phones. The 2012 Olympic Games raised Club Finder tool on their website. Clubs
a Coach? the profile of so many summer sports and I will have beginner courses and usually
My original plan was to help children think fencing certainly benefitted from this; provide all the equipment people need to
get through to national final events and I we then had the UK Fencer, Richard Kruse, start fencing. Fencing is a sport for life – at
thought that would be success enough finish fourth in Men’s Foil at the 2016 my local club in Swindon we have a World
for me. I have been blessed with much Olympics. Since then he has gone on to Champion who is in his mid 70s, so it is
more. One of my first male prodigies become the UK’s first ever World Number never too late to start.
won bronze at the National U10 British One in Fencing. I also think there is greater
Championships and now represents the accessibility for all sports now, thanks to Neil Bromley (right) fencing
country at U17 cadet level. My first female the internet and in particular social media. as a child at Pinewood
fencer won bronze at the England Youth
Championships at U15 and competed Is there a certain type of person that
for England in Poland. A further two boys suits fencing best? What attributes and
were then selected for England in not strengths are important for a fencer?
just foil but epee too. One of them is Fencing tests every part of the body both
now England U15 national champion, physically and mentally. Mentally it is a
number one in U15 age group, three at thinking person’s sport. There is no point
U17 and seven at U20 and he is just 15. rushing in head long without a plan of
I was hugely proud to see Zac Fitzgerald attack or a plan of defence which then
qualify for the British National Finals and be becomes attack. Strategising is important,
awarded National Level 2 Referee Status at as is stamina both mentally and physically.
only age 11, sending two teams to the British Fencing competitions have periods of high
Schools Team Championships and so far activity followed by lulls until the round of
winning two bronzes at U11 and U13, Ben bouts, so fencers need to know how to
Turner becoming the first pupil to represent relax and then quickly become alert and
13Old Pinewoodian
REMEMBERING THE PAST
ANGUS GRIBBON ON
REMEMBERING
THE PAST AND
CELEBRATING
THE NOW
We were delighted to welcome Angus
Gribbon back to Pinewood in September
2018. Angus left Pinewood back in 1965
before going on to Rugby and then Oxford,
after which he became a Commercial
Solicitor. Angus came and gave a talk to
Year 7 and 8 about life at Pinewood in the
60s and in turn heard from current children
about their experiences at school.
14I had a fascinating trip down memory lane when The current curriculum properly places much more
I visited Pinewood last September. As I drove to emphasis on Science and Computing. Whilst
the school though, I did wonder if I would even History and Geography seem to have stopped
recognise the school I left so many years ago? being separate subjects, I was assured that both
Driving over the Downs from Lambourn, familiar disciplines are still covered – albeit in a more
place names flooded back as I passed the once interesting project-based format. I was surprised to
familiar triangular walk we all used to make up the hear that Latin is still taught, having struggled with
road to Bourton, past the church where we went declining the future imperfect and other obscure
once a year for the Carol Service, and on through tenses and always wondering what or who the
the imposing school gates. Barbarians and Gauls were.
I joined the school in 1960 as a boarder aged eight, As boarders, we rarely saw our parents at any time
taking the school train from Paddington – a steam for the whole term, other than being ‘taken out’
train stopping by special request at Shrivenham once or twice a term, when we would be driven to a
station. When asked my name I innocently said nearby hotel in Swindon or Faringdon for a Sunday
‘Angus’ and was promptly informed that I would lunch, occasionally followed by a memorable visit to
be known by my surname. On the train the Goat, the Polly Tea Rooms in Marlborough, renowned for
as the Headmaster was popularly known (his wife its cakes and meringues. We were allowed to take
inevitably being called Nanny Goat!) announced out one friend on such occasions. Communicating
which dormitory we would occupy for the next with parents was limited to letters, with the letter
twelve or so weeks and also the Form we would board near the dining room being keenly checked
go into. Some things have not changed and the for news from home. We were required to write home
dormitories still bear the names of the places near once a week – the letters were always checked by a
the school when it was re-located to Dartmoor teacher (we called them Masters) before dispatch –
during the Second World War. Names which still roll ostensibly for grammar and spelling to be checked.
off the tongue: Dartfordleigh, Bellever, Longaford, The conspiracy theorists amongst us believed that
Hartiland, Stannon, Merrypit, Cherrybrook through content was being checked/censored to ensure
to Happy Valley and the ultimate top dorm: East that no negative comment was being relayed back
Dart. We all walked in a long crocodile up to the to parents!
school to be introduced to our ‘pater’ (= Latin for Special events included: summer outings when the
father). This was a second termer who was tasked whole school would go off in three rather rickety
with showing us around. coaches to, for example, Lechlade for the day;
The impressive baronial style school building and to row on the Thames and (great treat) drinking
above all the excellent grounds in the lea of the a whole bottle of Tizer pop. There were films on
Berkshire Downs made Pinewood a very special Saturday nights, usually war films such as Bridge
place to live for five years. The essentials are over the River Kwai, the Cockleshell Heroes or Ill
still there, albeit changed and improved in many Met by Moonlight. Tuck was a big feature with extra
respects. Instead of then being only 80 boarders, chocolate biscuits or cake at tea and eight old pence
all boys, there are now some 400 pupils, boys and worth of tuck from the tuck cupboard, supervised by
girls. I remember my father pointing out that the Matron – gobstoppers, sherbet fountain and Black
termly fees were £80, by way of encouragement to Jacks being particular favourites. Friday lunch was
me to make the best of it – even allowing for inflation a culinary highlight: fish and chips and jelly and ice
that was not a large sum, relatively speaking. cream. Less tasty were the occasional cold kipper
sandwiches and quarter bottles of not always very
We were well-taught for the most part and worked fresh milk before going to bed. The Masters would
hard to ensure a pass at Common Entrance but sit amongst us at table, chatting with us when not
we also had much fun: climbing trees named doing their erudite Times Crosswords. The Water
after famous mountains; the most challenging Tower and fire escapes were strictly out of bounds
of all being Everest opposite the Headmaster’s and consequently cool guys managed to climb both
much feared study – a summons there often at some stage in their time at Pinewood. After lunch
meant chastisement of some kind. We also built we were required to have forty five minutes ‘quiet
dens and played endless games of ‘Tommies time’ reading a book from the library – although
and Jerries’ and ‘British Bulldogs’. We were very not always so quiet as it was often accompanied
much a post war generation, watching war films
and reading ‘trash mags’ about Spitfire pilots and
other war heroes. Surprisingly we did no Prep
and Science was not even taught. The nearest I
came to a scientific experiment was to hold two
tins cans joined by a piece of string to get an
insight into the principles of radio communication.
The nearest I came to Biology was going on a
nature walk to the railway and back. We did learn
to differentiate a woodpecker from a jay and
cowslips from buttercups; but the sight of a Castle
Class steam locomotive thundering down the Great
Western line to Weston-Super-Mare was perhaps
of greater interest. Carpentry was supervised by
a benign carpenter called Mr Knapp – I still have
the bellows and wooden suitcase I made under
his auspices – or more accurately, he made, while
I watched – banging in the occasional not-totally-
perpendicular nail.
15by the laboured background tones of ‘Für Pinewood has evidently held and even Memorable historical events were the
Elise’ or some other piece being played enhanced its place as one of the leading assassination of John F. Kennedy and the
not too melodiously on the piano by some prep schools. The myriad of coded access Cuban Missile Crisis when we feared that
young musician. controls to different parts of the school and nuclear war would erupt as the USSR
the many safety signs were eye-catching placed its missiles within striking distance
A highlight of the week was playing in a
to one brought up in an era when such of the USA. Such key historical events are
school team and visiting other schools
things were nowhere to be seen, whether usually remembered in great detail, in my
in the area such as Cheam, Dragon and
for good or bad reason. case I was in the Library for the first and in
Oakley Hall. We travelled in a very old
Dormobile van and even older old London The school always had a warm and friendly the Changing Rooms for the second. By
taxi. Team teas (a glorified fry-up of eggs family atmosphere; yet there was much exception, we were allowed occasionally
bacon and soggy toast) were as much a competition with Form Orders published to watch TV – black and white only in those
reward as getting ‘colours’, which were weekly for all to see, cricket, ‘rugger’ (not days. In my case the exceptions were the
announced to the whole school and rugby in those days) and also soccer Tokyo Olympics in 1964 and the annual
entitled a special cap to be worn. matches were keenly contested between Oxford and Cambridge rugger match. Less
Chapel featured heavily, with a morning the two houses: Blue and Grey. House conventional teachers included: ‘Spud’
service each day in the school Chapel – members were distinguished by having Leithner, the aged Maths teacher who could
except on very rainy days when Miss Bishop either a blue or grey snake buckle belt. be seen sprinting on the running track as
(the music teacher) would play the piano in We had to run an assault course through we tried to go to sleep on light summer
the Assembly Room. For some reason on the grounds clambering over branches, evenings and Phil Lewis, who in Geography
such days we always sang ‘To be a Pilgrim’. crawling under nets and splashing through lessons would enthral us with his knowledge
‘God be with you till we meet again’ was water obstacles. Swimming in the open air of Berlin from 20,000 feet from the cold rear
always sung with particular gusto on the eve pool was compulsory, without trunks except
turret of his RAF Lancaster.
of going home on holiday; and ‘O God our on the Summer Parent’s Day when amazing
help in ages past’ rather more mournfully cakes and other delicacies were made The long cold winter of 1961 lasted for
on the first day of term, accompanied by available. We were occasionally invited to several months and permitted us to skate
the distinctive aroma of floor polish in the take a pre-breakfast dip which would involve and toboggan in place of games. The
recently cleaned Chapel. We had talks diving off the high board into the cold pool. school boiler was tendered and stoked
from outside speakers on subjects ranging We had to learn the names of the artists in by one Mr Large whose efforts must have
from ‘The migration of Storks to the Zuider the pictures on the dormitory walls – prints helped us from getting hypothermia.
Sea’ to Airey Neave telling us about his of classical pictures such as ‘The Laughing
escape from Colditz, when he was spotted My father had resolved to send me to
Cavalier’ and the ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ Pinewood as a result of seeing a sensibly
in the arc lights because his home‑made forming a basis for appreciation of the Arts.
German army uniform was in the and quite casually dressed boy from
We also had to learn and recite texts from
wrong tone of green. Pinewood whilst on his school train to his
the Bible. There was a rumoured threat
prep school in Sevenoaks in the 1920s; he
Beatings with a slipper were quite that failure to learn these would result in
was dressed in most uncomfortable top
frequent – only once in my case for the a delayed departure on holiday; but this
never seemed to happen. A prefect would hat and starched collar. It was a decision I
heinous crime of climbing on the chairs in
read a summary of the BBC news to the am very grateful for.
the Assembly Room. This transgression
did not, however, prevent me from being whole school each morning on the basis of It was encouraging to see the school so
appointed Head Boy in my last term. a quick précis of news items on the Home evidently thriving and in good health on my
Service as Radio 4 was then called. recent visit, despite and probably because
Much has changed as Pinewood has
modernised, the fourfold increase in Other pastimes to while away free time in of the many changes. The fundamentals of
numbers, the new Sports Hall, Theatre the pre-social media age included: playing teaching Pinewoodians to be independent
and other facilities; enhanced pastoral chess, stamp collecting, roller skating in minded, spirited, honest, courteous and
care, becoming a mixed school… and yet the ‘gym’ and target shooting with .22 rifles hard working seems to be still very much in
(and maybe because of these changes) in the school shooting range. evidence and largely unchanged.
16Old Pinewoodian
WASTE-TO-ENERGY
Waste-to-Energy
Patrick Allen left Pinewood in 1971, at which point he went to So their electricity price is high. This should
lead us on a voyage around the islands.
Rugby and then on to Durham University where he studied
Classics. Patrick now splits his time between the UK and China I live in China much of the year, which is
full of coal slag heaps, amongst much
where he concentrates his efforts on trying to clean the world other waste. They are leaching toxins
with a focus on Waste-to-Energy. into the soil and water supply. To us,
they are fuel. Much of Chinese regular
I had fallen into renewable energy when difficult to consistently produce such an waste is food, over 60%. To one major
untainted gas. Then with so much varied waste-to-energy company in China, this
a Chinese partner, of another project
input of waste, it is equally problematic was a problem: they were adding coal to
came to me, seeking psource EPC work
to keep the machinery unchoked without the mix for their incineration process! Of
for a large Chinese company. Shanghai
significant down time to maintain the course we have plenty of heat to dry the
Electric were slow to react to some
cleanliness required to keep emissions waste and are working potentially with a
proposals of such plant-building work on
low and a pure gas output. shredding company whose operation will
planned projects we brought to them, but
dry the waste to our required low level,
we got them going on a major biomass
The technology Levante is now supporting even watermelon skins by the ton.
plant in Cuba, where others were troubled
is just one chamber, which rapidly rises to
to tread. Many biomass plants in the UK Our ‘6-2-1’ plant will consume over
a temperature between 1200 and 1700
operate on waste wood, which is fine, 200 tons of waste per day. Newcastle
degrees Fahrenheit. The waste, all types
except the projected large number of new that are carboniferous, ‘volatilise’ at that has recently decided to stop exporting
plants are going to be very demanding temperature. Volatilisation causes no its waste, so two or three such plants
for that resource. toxins to be created. The only output is combined or separately could deliver and
low emissions and hot air, and a minor provide about 16MW electricity supply.
Cuban plantations were being overrun
by a vigorous plant, Marabu, which a amount of non-toxic residual matter. Finally in this age of plastic, which
wise British scientist realised had a high My chemistry never got far beyond has caused so much problem and
calorific value. Pinewood’s science centre, so I cannot appropriate attention recently, for us it
describe the process in detail. But it is too is a good fuel.
Happily this venture led me into contact a form of vaporization, which has been
with what is now Levante Energy, tested on plastics and rubber, as well
whose partners own a waste-to-energy as general RDF waste, without creating Waste-to-energy is a
operation in Croatia. However, they
had just discovered a waste-to-energy
emissions above permitted levels. Only
waste fuel and air input drive this machine.
dream, a very
process that is far better than what they
have themselves. Heat can be used directly, as I am hoping positive solution to
What is wonderful is its simplicity. So
one day it could supply Beijing, which
requires a centralised heating supply.
some major issues of
many attempts at this technology are
trying to create a gas, which then has
The process to transform our heat output our planet. First it is a
to steam is a basic boiler, which can then
to be pure enough to burn cleanly itself be simply fed into a turbine. sustainable supply.
to complete a suitable full process. It is
Currently units are just over 1MW each
and about the size of a container.
Testing to create larger units is
ongoing. It is though modular
anyway. So our first plant in the UK
will be a ‘6-2-1’, that is six waste
units, two boilers and one turbine.
Meanwhile we are also planning
to build two units in the Caribbean,
where fuel resources are limited,
but waste abounds, as everywhere.
17Old Pinewoodian
EVENTS
Mimi Watts, Georgia Spackman and Emily Acheson-Gray
Annie O’Grady and Libby Rowe
2012 LEAVERS’
LUNCH
Henrietta Hoyland and Jemima Littlehales
Whilst I’ve never really left Pinewood myself, it was really nice
to relive the end of the Christmas Term. Starting with the Carol
Service which Mimi Watts, Jemima Littlehales and I went to,
followed by a delicious lunch back at school with several other
people from our year, where we had a chance to experience the
new layout of the dining room and catch up with everyone’s news.
It was also lovely to see a few of the teachers who taught us at
Pinewood and scarily people who we haven’t seen since Year 8!
After lunch we were allowed to walk around the school, seeing all
the changes as well as, amazingly, our names still engraved on the
bunk beds in the dorms which brought back so many memories!
Emily Acheson-Gray Jim Bischoff and Dominic Hutchinson
LONDON This year saw a change of venue for our London drinks which were held at the Cavalry
and Guards Club, Mayfair. We did not have the turn out that we had hoped for, but I
know that the Old Pinewoodians who did come enjoyed being able to reminisce about
DRINKS days gone by with Philip and Henrietta Hoyland. We were also thrilled that Vanessa
Merchadier was able to join us again this year.
18Old Pinewoodian
EVENTS
2018 Leavers’
Summer
Reunion
Whilst to many here at Pinewood it feels as
though our 2018 Leavers just left, they have
actually been gone for over a year and in that
time gone on to settle into their new schools
and have a number of new and exciting
experiences! It was though, as always, a
delight to welcome our 2018 Leavers back at
the end of the Summer Term and reunite them
with friends who they may not have seen much
(if at all) over this past year. A number of the
boys joined in for a game of football against
our current Year 8s, while the girls engaged in
non-stop chatting! A wonderful evening and
one that we look forward to repeating again in
future years.
SUMMER DRINKS 2019
There was a wonderful buzz and energy on the Terrace as Old Pinewoodians
mixed with current pupils and parents at the Summer Bands and Drinks Evening.
We were once again thankful to be blessed with a glorious summer’s evening,
which undoubtedly contributed to the joyful atmosphere.
After a busy day at the Inter-House Athletics and the Friends of Pinewood
Summer Afternoon, the band members excelled themselves and proved to be a
real credit to the Music Department.
19Old Pinewoodian
NEWS
1940-1949 1980-1989
a lifelong ambition to explore the upper
reaches of that river that had given all the
children endless fun and recreation. He
still thinks often of those ‘idyllic’ times,
as they seem now, when, as he puts it, Dr Simon Hellier (1983) his wife and
‘Health and Safety’, and corporate/staff three boys are enjoying living just north
liability constraints were hardly thought of Tewkesbury.
of. One particular memory is the rolling of Congratulations to Jolyon Hobby (1984)
boulders onto the roof of the tin shack in and his wife on the birth of Sebastian.
the quarry!
Tim Hellier (1984) is Managing Director
We were delighted to hear from David of the specialist joinery designers,
Royle (1949) who is enjoying life in ‘Artichoke’ and lives with his wife
Wiltshire. David still keeps in touch with in Hammersmith.
Peter Stevens (1946), a long standing
Old Pinewoodian friend. David attended Congratulations to Simon Addison
Pinewood when it was located in (1985) and Danielle on the birth of
Postbridge, in the immediate post-war Oscar Theodore.
years and has memories of a marvellously Aran Dharmeratnam (1988) is currently
free existence. David was also with the enjoying working in the security sector
It was lovely to hear from Peter Stevens school when it moved up to Bourton. in London and living with his family in
(1946) who lives in Yelverton on the Cambridgeshire. Prior to this he was
Southern edge of Dartmoor, just 12 miles
1950-1959
working in Moscow.
from Postbridge. Peter was a solicitor
in a private practice in Plymouth all his School has once again brought Kate
working life, and became President of McPhedran (1988) and Zac Frost (1988)
Plymouth Law Society. He also trained as together as they unexpectedly discovered
Sebastian Chamberlain (1955) lives in
a Relate Counsellor, and became involved that their children were in the same class
Lymington, where he enjoys fishing, clay
in the Family Conciliation Service, helping at Primary School.
shooting and occasional sailing. Every
to shape a kinder and more constructive Thursday he goes out in a safety RIB Congratulations to Tim Triptree (1989)
approach to marriage breakdown. when there is a Scow Potter and each who is now a Master of Wine, one of
Peter is of the generation of boys that Monday he helps to retrieve the trolleys as 380 in the world. In order to be named
spent their school days at Postbridge they all go off to race. He is an honorary as a Master of Wine, Tim was required
where the school was evacuated to during member of the Court of the Cordwainers to pass a number of theory and practical
World War 2. However, he was also with Company where he is also on the Finance exams, as well as complete a research
the school when it moved to Bourton in and Resources committee. paper which he did on ‘Reserve wine use
Summer 1946, his last term at Pinewood. in Brut NV Champagne: trends, causes
Congratulations to Jonathan Teare
and implications’. Tim was also awarded
Peter credits the introduction he had to (1959) who is due to be the High Sheriff
the prestigious Noval Award for the best
singing and classical music at Pinewood of Nottinghamshire for 2019-2020
research paper amongst successful
to the fact he won a choral scholarship Master of Wine candidates.
to Canford and sang in Corpus Christi
College choir at Cambridge and the
Tim Triptree (right) with Adrian Garforth MW
University Choir. He was then compelled at Vintners Hall
to join the Army for National Service for
two years. He ended up as an officer
in charge of 80 gunners on a Guided
Weapons range in Anglesey, which at
least offered amazing scenery and the
chance to climb in Snowdonia.
He resumed singing on his return to the
Law, and is still in three choirs to the
present day. He leads one choir on a
Summer tour to a European venue every
1960-1969
year, which has survived for 16 years,
and has sung with and organised the
East Cornwall Bach Choir for over half of
his life.
After finishing school Patrick Snowball
He has kept in touch with many Old
(1963) went on to Oxford and then the
Pinewoodians and has fond memories of
Army for 20 years before eventually
the 2006 reunion at Postbridge. The first
ending up on the board of Aviva as
meeting in 60 years for many!
executive chairman of the UK. He then
Peter still enjoys walking and recently went to Australia as Group CEO of a
walked into the high moor above diverse financial services group called
Postbridge, following the East Dart river, Suncorp. He returned to the UK in 2016
past the pool the children made each and now chairs two listed financial
summer by damming the river, and up to services companies, Intergrafin and
the waterfall and Tin Miner’s Pass, to fulfil Sabre Insurance.
201990-1999
Congratulations to Ed Morrison (1998) Congratulations to Aileen Najati-
on his marriage to Marina Gibson. Ed and Gilani (2003) on her marriage to Owen
Marina live in Yorkshire, where Marina is Gilani‑Farr.
one of the world’s leading fly fishing tutors.
Congratulations to Rebecca Webster Congratulations to Jack Cooper (2004)
(née Green) (1991) and her husband, Congratulations to Thomas Bischoff on his marriage to Chloe Holmes in
Derren, on the birth of a son, Monty, born (1998) and Alana Shaw who were married September 2018.
on the 9th July. Rebecca currently lives in in the Yarra Valley, Australia. John Ellis
Sydney with her family. (1998) was a groomsman. Tom is working
and living in Melbourne.
Congratulations to William Scott-Gall
(1994) and his wife on the birth of their
baby girl in summer 2018.
Congratulations to Louis Hall (1997)
on his engagement to Catherine
Verna Bentley.
Congratulations to William Stebbing
(1997) and his wife Holly on the birth of
birth of their daughter, Margot Elizabeth. Congratulations to Rose Morrison
We were delighted to welcome back (1999) on her marriage to Rob Donnelly.
Timsing Ching (1997) and his family in They are living in London where Rob
summer 2018 when he was also able to works as a lawyer.
reunite with Henry Boddington. Timsing Congratulations to Alexander Congratulations to Tom McEwen (2004)
and his family live in Hong Kong and Shearn (1999) on his engagement to on his contribution to the GB team winning
works as a jade dealer. Stephanie Cross. Gold at the World Equestrian Games in
the USA in September 2018.
James Elwes (1999) has now moved
out of London and works for Messums Elliot Folland (2005) now works in
Wiltshire in Tisbury. the corporate hospitality department of
the RFU.
2000-2009
Congratulations to Will Grant (2005) and
Clare on the birth of their daughter, Olivia.
Aside from parenting duties, Will enjoys
playing rugby for Marlborough RFC.
Congratulations to Sam Morshead
(2000) and his team who won The Francesca Hillman (2006) is now
Congratulations to Sophie (née Argles) Cricketer’s ECB Outstanding Online working in PR for Freuds.
(1997) and Sebastian Hipwood on the Coverage of Domestic Cricket Award. Toby Webster (2006) has now graduated
birth of Barnaby, born on from a graduate-entry medical degree
16th November 2018. at King’s College London and started
practising as a doctor in August. He’s
keen to connect with OPs involved in
global mental health, and biosecurity
Congratulations to Tara Van Gruisen
(2007) on her engagement to
Edward Cooper.
Congratulations to François Mace (2007)
who obtained a Master of Engineering and
BA from Queens’ College, Cambridge.
Congratulations to Claire (née Fuller)
(2000) and Steven Espindola on the birth
of Elliot, a brother for Olivia.
Congratulations to Alexander Angus
(2000) and his wife Sarah (neé Frere-
Cook) (1995) on the birth of Isla Olivia
Rosemary Angus in July 2018.
Congratulations to Jamie Townsend
(2000) on his marriage to Lowri Jones in
March 2019.
Congratulations to Jonathan Skull (2000)
on the birth of his daughter, Sophia.
Congratulations to Louise Bradley (2002)
and her husband on the birth of Pippi, a
sister for Thea.
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