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Old Worksopian
NEWSLETTER 2014 - 2015
OW Chairman’s
Welcome
OW Committee
Since last year’s OW newsletter was published, a number
of OWs have commented that they thought my Chairman’s
welcome was somewhat severe - I make no apologies for this,
because it appears to have worked! This year has been far
more successful than last, with better-attended events and a far
more positive feel to everything alumni-related. The OW rugby
XV even won the annual clash with the College XV the first time
in 5 years.
President:
Mr Gavin Horgan – Headmaster
(2012 to date)
Chairman:
Mr Simon Langley (T 96-01)
Vice-Chairman:
Mr Ross Jackson (T 04-09)
Not a day goes by without Joe Root being featured in the
press; if you didn’t know, he is officially the best batsman in the
world - with brother Billy snapping at his heals. In September,
three OWs were in the Notts cricket team (Samit Patel, Brett
Hutton and Billy Root) with Samit being recalled to the England
Test team the same week (after a three year hiatus). Richard
Kettleborough umpired the cricket World Cup Final and Messrs
Dixon, Ward and Willars are all regularly featuring in the GB
hockey squad. A more unusual achievement was that two
OWs, James Wood and Marcus Smith both successfully
completed the Marathon des Sables, the most challenging foot
race on earth. Away from sport, Commondore Jeremy Blunden
was awarded a CBE and David Soar continues his criticallyacclaimed musical performances. It’s safe to say OWs have
achieved a huge amount in 2015 and it makes me very proud
to be Chairman of the Old Worksopian Society.
Hopefully by now, you will have all seen the ambitious and
hugely exciting plans for the future of the College, which
constitutes the largest investment in Worksop College since
Canon Shirley completed the main buildings nearly a century
ago. Education is evolving and it’s refreshing to see that we are
too. Change can be unsettling, but all the comments I have
received thus far from Old Worksopians have been enormously
positive. If any OWs have ideas around how we as a Society
can support these changes, then please let me know. The
best part of being Chairman is hearing from Old Worksopians,
so please do get in touch; I would like to hear from you, either
relating to the new plans for the College or simply to reminisce
about times gone by.
2015/16
Vice-Presidents: Mr Ricky Winn (MCR 54-90)
Mr Chris Murphy (MCR 69-97)
Mr Michael Fagan (MCR 91 to date)
Mrs Jean Wilks
OW Treasurer:
Mr Mark Knowles (Pt 78-83)
OW Secretary:
Mrs Wendy Marks
Committee:
Mr Bill Bradshaw (SH 52-54)
Mr David Campey (M 56-58)
Mrs Joanne Gray (D 79-81)
Miss Taryn Short (D 78-83)
Mr Shaun Holt (S 82-85)
Mr Mike Macilwaine (T 72-77)
Mr Peter Elkington (Pt 67-72)
Mr Luke Shaw-Browne (M 03-08)
Mr Chris Bates (T 04-09)
Miss Verity Oates (G 01-06)
Contact Us
To contact the OW Society for changes of address,
items for the next Newsletter or any other information,
please contact the OW Secretary, Wendy Marks.
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Post:
01909 535765
01909 537103
w.marks@wsnl.co.uk
OW Secretary
Worksop College
Worksop
Notts S80 3AP
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ross Jackson
(Talbot 2003-2008) to his new role as Vice Chairman of the
OW Society Ross is a fantastic young man and becomes the
youngest Vice Chairman in the history of the Society. I would
also like to take this opportunity to thank the OW Committee for
their continued efforts and of course
extend a massive vote of thanks
(as always) to Wendy Marks, who
does so much for the Society and its
members we simply wouldn’t function
without her.
Simon Langley (T 96-01)
OW Chairman
NEWSLETTER 2014-2015
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Editor’s Note
Writing this editorial seems to come around more
quickly every year and it has certainly been a busy
year at the College, even if the OW Society events
have been a little on the quiet side.
Without doubt, it is the traditional, long-standing
OW fixtures which continue to attract interest and
attendants. The OW Rugby and Hockey matches
saw a superb turnout of players and spectators,
the OW Golf continues to be one of the most
popular organised events and we had a record
number of OWs and families to the less longstanding but more traditional Sunday Lunch in
May.
It is newer events which seem to have felt the full
force of OW apathy but perhaps that is due the
very fact that they are ‘new events’ and have yet to
engender the same interest as those which have
been running for years.
However, on a positive note, when my call of
desperation went out to you all back in June to
let me have your news, it became a case of “be
careful what you wish for”! I spent nearly a week
dealing with a huge influx of emails bearing news
and photographs and as a result, this Newsletter
has probably the largest News section of all time!
So, apologies for my persistent harassment and
bullying techniques, but in my defence, it has
certainly paid off.
Things are changing fast at the College, and the
view across the car park towards Clumber is now
very different, boasting a state-of-the-art new
boys’ boarding house. The space this has freed
up within the College is being re-designated to
improve the Library and introduce a Sixth Form
area and IT space.
The majority of you will have received the details
by email of the School Development Master Plan,
or seen the information on the College website.
For those of you who haven’t, I have laid out in this
Newsletter a copy of the Master Plan information
booklet which explains all of the exciting changes
in store for Worksop College. The feedback we
have received so far has been entirely positive
and I hope that everyone will agree that seeing the
school go from strength to strength and embrace
change so keenly, can only be a good thing.
2016
Diary of Events
JANUARY
Sunday 10th
OW Netball
Contact Liz Warner l.warner@wsnl.co.uk
Sunday 10th
OW Boys’ Hockey – 1st XI
Contact Trevor Franse – t.franse@wsnl.co.uk
MARCH
Saturday 12/19th
So don’t leave it another year – come back and see
us at Worksop College soon!
Wendy Marks
OW Secretary
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THE OLD WORKSOPIAN SOCIETY
A new venue and a different time of year proved
a hit at the 2014 OW London Drinks. The very
capable organisation of Ross Jackson (T 04-09)
resulted in the different location (Camino, Kings
Cross) which meant that the Worksop College staff
could squeeze in a few more hellos and a final drink
before dashing off to catch the last train home.
Changing the event date to a Thursday in
November also allowed more staff to attend as the
examination demands at school were not an issue
and as a result future Reunions will be repeated at
this time of year.
MAY
Monday 11th
OW Society Golf Day – Lindrick Golf Club
Contact Nick Leefe nick@leefe.info
JUNE
tbc
OW Cricket
Contact Ian Parkin i.parkin@wsnl.co.uk
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 6th
OW Girls’ Hockey
Contact Trevor Franse t.franse@wsnl.co.uk
OW Rugby v Ist XV
Contact Richard Baker r.baker@wsnl.co.uk
I am sure that the next time you visit the
College you will be very interested to see all the
improvements and developments.
One thing which has not changed is the warmth
of the welcome which you will receive when you
return to your school. Whether it is to watch a
cricket match, attend a function or simply come
back to have a look around, I hope you will leave
feeling that we have enjoyed seeing you and from
the feedback we receive, that certainly seems to be
the case.
OW Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting in the Library
OW Secretary w.marks@wsnl.co.uk
OW London Drinks
OCTOBER
Sunday 4th
OW Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting in the Library 10.30am
OW Sunday Lunch
The second Camino drinks reunion will have taken place by the time this Newsletter goes to
press, but watch out for news on The Official Old Worksopian Facebook page of future events –
perhaps even further North!
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OW Sunday Lunch – 5th October 2014
Robbo’s Last Patchett Supper
Whether it was the cancellation of the summer reunion in May or the simple
opportunity to enjoy a Sunday Lunch without a sink full of dishes, we were very
pleased to have 80+ OWs and their families join us in October for our annual
Sunday Lunch, one of the largest and most enjoyable to date.
After stepping down as Housemaster
of Mason at the end of the 2013/14
academic year following 14 years at
the helm, Will Robinson was given
a proper send off by his Old Mason
boys, but it was all A BIG SECRET!
Those in attendance spanned all of the decades with one couple even choosing
to celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary with us.
In a change to the usual routine, the OWs joined the Boarders in their Sunday
morning worship filling the Chapel with competing young and older versions of
Praise My Lord the King of Heaven!
Amongst the number attending, there were several OWs who had never returned
to the College and were delighted to meet up with friends who they hadn’t seen
for over 40 years, (which does beg the question of why leave it so long?)!
Lunch was superb, the roast beef in particular resulting in many complimentary
remarks and soon everyone was busy tucking in, chatting away and a hum of
contentment filled the Great Hall.
The young family members of more junior OWs were soon restless and wanting to
explore the College grounds and it was certainly a beautiful day to do exactly that.
It seemed to encourage everyone else to do the same and before long people
were up and outside enjoying the beautiful grounds and reminiscing about their
antics in years gone by.
As I left, I passed a number of small children scooting and cycling round the
grounds with their OW parents, would they be future pupils one day and even
OWs themselves perhaps? Who knows, but if they did, life could be a lot worse!
Wendy Marks
OW Secretary
The idea was initiated by former
Captain of School and Mason boy
Mark Sutherland and after ascertaining
the date of a rare free weekend for
Robbo, the cover was in place.
An advance party was set up to
spend the day helping Robbo with
some maintenance on his new school
residence, Sparken Hill Farm, but still
no one mentioned that that same
evening, his last Patchett Supper
would be taking place at the Aston Hall
Hotel.
Fast forward to 6.30pm that evening
and 16 OWs plus a selection of
partners reunited with their former
Housemaster for a formal Black Tie
dinner complete with the infamous
“Patchett Supper” entertainment and a
few short, sober speeches.
A memorable evening for an
unforgettable Housemaster!
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Old Worksopian Masonic Lodge
News from the OW Masonic
Lodge No 6963 in the Province of
Nottinghamshire.
I couldn’t imagine when I left Worksop
a good few years ago that Freemasonry
would be one of my hobbies or as
some call it a ‘lifetime career’ and
honoured Secretary of the OW Lodge.
Thirty years ago W Bro John Taylor
(’46-’51) held a Cheese & Wine
gathering in the marquee on the
Sunday after Speech Day. It thrives still
today with about 200 to 300 visitors.
The local freemasons also enjoy a
charity ‘swimathon’ and their ‘Proms
night’ in the Great Hall is always
oversubscribed. Charity fundraising
ventures in the local community? – Yes,
many thousands over many years (with
grateful thanks to the Headmaster for
his continued support).
Finally a little recruiting: We recently
welcomed Graham Littlewood (’94-’98),
John Hawkes (’70-’75) and Luke ShawBrowne (’03-’08) but there must be
many OW Freemasons who haven’t yet
joined us and of course we encourage
newcomers. We are a vibrant lodge and
you might read a separate article on the
visiting Festival of School Lodges last
September.
If you are curiously interested, have a
look at the Nottinghamshire website
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Huge credit for organising the event
goes to W.Bro Michael Neville and his
wife Yvonne. The excellent table plan
was drawn up by the Lodge Secretary
W.Bro Malcolm Beecroft, other Lodge
members willingly took on minor roles
and full co-operation was received
from the Headmaster, Gavin Horgan
and College staff.
In all a highly successful day … and
a promise from the Lodge to repeat
the exercise if ever necessary, but not
before 2064!
Freemasonry might be difficult to
understand until you join us. It isn’t
a secret society – its ‘all there on the
web’. It most certainly is a global
organisation who prize honour, virtue
and charity above all, sometimes
described as ‘making a good man
even better.’ Their charity donations,
touching every corner of society, are
simply enormous.
But this is a note about the OW Lodge
in particular. We meet four times at
Worksop with the May Installation of
a new Master when we assemble at
College for Evensong and a Banquet in
Hall. The honour of being Master this
year belongs to W Bro Hamish Spencer
(’76-’79).
‘Happy have we met’ rounding off a
memorable Festival.
John Taylor (SH 47-51)
Old Worksopian UCAS Presentation
– www.nottinghamshiremasons.co.uk
and I will be very pleased to converse
with you –
Malcolm Beecroft (Pt 59–64)
OW Lodge Secretary
mbeecroft@btopenworld.com
One of the more obscure Masonic
offshoots is ‘The Federation of
School Lodges’, representing some
190 ‘old school’ Masonic Lodges over
the length and breadth of the country.
The OW Lodge has been a member
for 60 years, but has had only minimal
involvement during that time.
Each year the FSL holds an annual
Festival, hosted by one of its
members. As the nominated Lodge
for 2014 pulled out, in 2011 we
received request to take it on! The
Headmaster of that time giving us the
go-ahead to use the College facilities,
a small committee started planning,
the aim being ‘to preserve all that was
good in the past and to add modest
innovation’.
Saturday 20th September 2014 was
‘The Big Day’. Some 230 people
arrived at Worksop, to be greeted by
our Worshipful Master, W.Bro Philip
Dales and his wife Nikki, issued with a
‘welcome pack’ and provided with an
excellent buffet lunch in the Great Hall.
After the formal AGM of the
Federation, 140 brethren attended
a meeting of the Old Worksopian
Lodge in a temporary Temple created
in the Churchill Hall. Honoured by
the presence of the Provincial Grand
Master for Nottinghamshire RW Bro
Robin Wilson and RW Bro Colin Harris,
President of the Federation, restricted
Lodge business was complemented
with a lecture from W.Bro John Taylor
outlining the fascinating story of ‘The
Nine Dukes of Portland’.
The ladies we were delighted to
welcome enjoyed a specially arranged
alternative programme, with Judy
Williams as Bess of Hardwick and the
delightful Ashfield Youth Ensemble
singing a variety of traditional and
modern songs under the baton of their
Musical Director, Mrs Elaine Guy.
When you are applying to universities,
there are plenty of people around with
a word of advice, a suggestion or an
opinion, but who better to listen to
than those who have recently gone
through the process and emerged with
a positive and successful university
experience?
We were delighted to welcome back
to the College six OWs who offered
to speak to the LVIth form and give
their advice on UCAS applications.
Encouraging applicants to use their
initiative and take steps to stand out
from the crowd was key and there
were numerous top tips on how to
make the most informed choices on
location and course.
We thank the OWs for taking the time
to come back to the College and
spend time with the current pupils,
who can now approach the UCAS
application with more confidence and
a greater knowledge of how to ‘be the
best’.
Ed Nottingham (Pt 02-07)
Sam Johnson (M 02-07)
Harriet Robson (Pt 01-03)
MEng in Aerospace Engineering
with Pilot Studies at the University of
Liverpool.
Employed at Jaguar Landrover, initially
as a Powertrain Graduate Engineer
while completing the Graduate Training
Scheme, now as a fully-fledged
Powertrain Engineer.
Natalie Webb (G 07-12)
Ben McCarthy (Pt 02-07)
Chemistry at the University of
Manchester.
Healthcare Development Scientist at
Lucideon.
BSc in Psychology at the University of
Warwick and MSc in Management at
UCL.
Research Consultant based in London.
BA in History at the University of
Newcastle.
Now running own events business.
Partner Tom left school at 16, joined
the Marines before being medically
discharged a few years later. Now also
runs own events company!
History at University of Durham.
Currently in final year, applying for a
Law conversion at the University of
Law in Leeds.
Lizzie Williams (G 01-06)
Medicine at the University of Leeds
in 2011. Currently working as a GP
registrar in Sheffield
A short service of Evensong in the
Chapel was conducted by W.Bro
John Burgess, Provincial Chaplain,
accompanied on the organ by W.Bro
Paul Bowen, the Grand Organist. A
convivial hour in the Cloisters followed,
allowing old acquaintances to be
renewed and new ones made and
the day concluded with a magnificent
Festival Banquet in the Great Hall,
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My Trip to Ghana
Major Allen
Award
As I left home on the 18th April to start
my journey in Africa I was filled with
excitement. I had worked so hard to
raise all the money I needed to get
there (with help from the Major Allen
Award) and I felt positive and prepared
about the inevitable challenges I was
going to face.
opportunity to apply the skills I had
learnt from the leprosy camp. I helped
changed the dressings of children with
Osteomyelitis (an infection of the bone)
and it was one of the most difficult
experiences I had whilst I was there.
As we removed the old dressings each
of the three boys we were treating we
already crying and they were given
no pain relief beforehand. However, it
was in fact the reaction of the mothers
that shocked me the most as none
of them comforted their children as
they were screaming in pain. Although
a lot of what I saw on paeds was
distressing to see and it saddened me
to see such poor standards of care,
it was rewarding when the children
themselves thanked me for coming.
On my arrival in Accra I was hit with
the humidity that comes with the
start of the Ghanian rainy season!
It remained throughout the whole
of my trip and became somewhat
unbearable and only added to
exaggerate my emotions.
The following day I was escorted to the
taxi rank where we waited 2 hours for
the taxi to fill up and we then began
the long journey to my host family in
Cape Coast. It was during this wait
that I was bombarded by people on
the street; people sticking their heads
into the mini bus trying to sell us
things. I politely said no thank you but
everyone else simply ignored them.
When I arrived at my host family’s
house I was shocked by the living
standards. There was no running
water and the toilet didn’t work, but
these were things I would simply have
to get used to. It wasn’t long until I
experienced my first ‘dumsor dumsor’
which is an organised power-cut set
by the Ghanian government in order
to limit the amount of electricity the
country uses.
Once a week the other medical
volunteers and I went to help out at the
leprosy camp. The people here were
cured lepers but are still segregated
and rejected by their families due to
the stigmatism associated with leprosy.
Although the camp was initially set up
by a local group of nuns they receive
very little help from them now and
largely rely on the help from volunteers.
Each week we would go and clean
their wounds and renew all of their
dressings. It doesn’t sound like much
but doing this helped prevent infection
(something that would ultimately lead
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mothers there actually were. Unlike
in the UK there is literally no support
from the government to provide shelter
or food for new mothers and the
responsibility is entirely theirs.
to death as none of them could afford
health care). It also provided them with
some company which they valued,
especially the children.
As my skills grew so did my
relationships with them. They knew
us by name and one gentlemen
even invited us into his house (just a
single concrete room), and another
lady said prayers for us every time
we visited. The leprosy camp was
possibly one of the most rewarding
places I visited because it actually felt
like I was making a small difference.
It was also incredibly eye opening as
I had never known people with as
little as they have, be so humble and
so unbelievably appreciative of the
smallest things.
The delivery suite is definitely where
I felt like I was most at home as the
midwives were so welcoming and I
immersed myself in their daily routines.
During my time I observed over 20
natural births, bathed and clothed the
newborn babies and even had my
own patient on my last day. Of the
births I saw, around a quarter of them
were younger than me and I became
intrigued by the amount of teenage
At weekends some of the volunteers
and I liked to visit a nearby beach
resort for a swim and some much
needed relaxation time. It was
often the thought of going here at a
weekend to have some chips and have
a proper shower that kept us going
during the week! We also travelled up
to Kakum National Park and walked
along one of the longest rope bridges
in Africa, visited the international
stingless bee centre and stroked a
crocodile.
This trip has undoubtedly been an
eye-opening experience and I feel it
has strengthened me as a person.
The huge cultural differences made it
more challenging but it also made me
appreciate the NHS, everyday luxuries
and the lifestyle and quality education
I received whilst I was at Worksop
College. With the help of this award I
have gained experiences that will stay
with me for life and this trip definitely
confirmed my desire to become a
midwife in the future.
Danielle Stewart
(G 04-09)
Working in the hospital brought a
whole new set of challenges my
way. For the first week I worked with
midwives in the antenatal clinic, taking
vitals, measuring the foetus, taking
urine samples etc. It was difficult being
on there some days as there was very
little to observe and I could only make
out a few words as they always spoke
to patients in Tre.
On the paediatrics ward I was able
to be more proactive and had the
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OW SPORT
OW Rugby
OW Boys’ Hockey
Saturday 6th September 2014
Sunday 11th January 2015
Saturday 6th September saw the return of the OWs rugby
fixture against the College’s 1st XV. There was a great
atmosphere from the start when the OWs ran out to an
interesting selection of music. Worksop College started
strongly and after some multi-phase play, Captain Tom
Crosby ran in for the first try of the match. It was a very
equal game from hereon in with the OWs creating several
line breaks and exerted significant pressure on the College’s
defence. Eventually the 1st XV found some possession in an
attacking position and Harry Graham found half a gap and
darted through for a try under the posts. The OWs got back
in the game immediately as Jack Stevenson crashed over
from 5 metres out leaving the half time score 12-7.
The second tough fixture of the weekend gave the College players the
opportunity to put their new season’s team up against a strong OWs
squad assembled by Tim Foulds (Captain 2013/14).
In the second half the 1st XV dominated possession and
territory as fitness began to play its part. Luke Rivers scored
his debut try on the hand of neat back play and a fantastic
A bright start resulted in the College team gaining good possession
from winning tackles and interceptions to set up many counter attacks
and open play scoring opportunities. However many of these resulted
in wide shots and missed first touches in the circle and finding the OW
keeper Craig Walker in excellent form.
offload. Tim Smith found his way over the whitewash later on
in the game as the OW defensive tired.
There were some great individual performances from players
from both sides and the sportsmanship was great throughout.
The match finished with the College winning 25-7. A massive
thank you to all the OWs for their help supporting the fixture
and also to Sean Davey for refereeing the match.
The OWs led in midfield by Ollie and Charlie Willars and hard work
from Fearghal Evans began to secure their touch and found inroads
into the College defence demanding Mo Muhlen to be on fine form in
goal and giving full backs Tom Horner and Ben Kilford many challenges
to sharpen their game. The College took the opportunity to give more
experience to emerging players Anton Brinkmann, David Bates and Seb
Willars
So at an even position going into the second half all was to play for
and College Captain Tom Sorsby stepped up to settled his team with
a superb ‘back hand’ shot into the roof of the net. More possession
followed and Will Walker moving into an unfamiliar striker role made a
difficult deflection to score from a hard cross ball from Leo Wenzler.
OW Girls’ Hockey
OW Squash
Sunday 7th September 2014
Sunday 7th September 2014
The OW hockey was a very evenly matched game and a
great way for the team to start the season by winning 4-1.
Even though the OWs did not have a keeper, and failed to
retrieve one from the crowd, the score does not reflect the
intensity the girls played at.
After the sweaty walls of November 2013, we decided to
hold the 2014 event in September to try an alleviate the
issue. New heaters and a new lick of paint also awaited us
which made the courts far more playable than previously.
On the day a good number of OWs turned up; it was
decided to have a round-robin style event to maximise the
amount of squash.
This lead did not last long as Charlie Willars who had threatened
for OWs throughout finally by passed the College defence to set up
Fearghal Evans to score off the far post.
The ever-present Andy Coney took advantage of the
absence of James Berry and won all of his games, with his
fitness-levels seeming to get better every year. Ben May
(who plays his squash at Coventry University) and Jake
Clothier had also improved significantly since last year and it
was good to see the youngsters coming through the ranks.
Phil Blackburn came back to Worksop for the first time in
many years and played some good squash. Bob Bateman
also graced us with his presence (and now trademark pink
shorts) and thankfully we didn’t need to make use of the
College defibrillator which was on standby at his request.
2-1 win to the College
The first half was mainly possessed by the 1st XI with
sound play from Amanda Eversmann (D) and Greta Wilisch
(D) holding the structure in midfield. This resulted in the
attackers making plenty of leads to offer multiple passes
and resulted in our first goal scored by a reverse bunt from
Georgia Hird (SH). The OWs continued to persist at our
defensive circle, however were unsuccessful due to excellent
goalkeeping skills from Phoebe Leach (D). Although the
OWs were keeperless, their strong defence unit kept them in
the game. The second goal came from Sophie Parker (SH)
with a key deflection from the back post to end the first half.
The OWs fought hard in the second half, however Molly
Halmshaw (G) provided the 1st XI with a solid wall with her
strong tackles and interceptions. The game remained at
a sustained level, then later resulted in another goal from
Georgia Hird, shortly followed by a strong hit into the bottom
corner of the goal by Amanda Eversmann (D). Finally, after
perseverance from the OWs throughout game, they scored
a goal and celebrated rightfully.
Despite a few injuries, the game remained in high spirits and
all in all was a very competitive and enjoyable match to play
in.
A tough match concluded with the College team just getting past the
winning post and continuing its good early season form and preparation
for the first Nation Cup match against Nottingham High School.
Tom Sorsby
College 1st XI Boys’ Hockey Captain
It is hoped to hold the event slightly later in 2015 to allow
Nick Gaywood to attend (apparently the cricket season
extends into September these days). We are also hoping to
tempt back Andrew Hunter (now headmaster of Merchiston
Castle, Edinburgh) and John Stephenson has promised to
recruit some of the 80s squash superstars to give Berry and
Gaywood a run for their money!
Emma Bray
Girls’ 1st XI Hockey Captain
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Old Worksopian
OW SPORT
OW v
1st
The OWGS played one match in the late summer
of 2014 against Oundle with a win and successfully
managed by David Walker. We have none planned
this year but will try again for 2016.
VII Netball
Sunday 11th January 2015
The OW netball match was a great way to start the season
for a new and young 1st VII. The girls fought hard against a
very experienced and talented OW team, resulting in a close
loss of 18-09, however, I believe the score does not reflect
how even the game was.
The 1st VII started positively straight from the warm-up,
creating a high intensity, which was to be reflected within
the game. The OWs unfortunately mainly possessed the first
quarter, due to nerves being present for the 1st VII. However,
strong defence was shown by Vice Captain Rosie Radley
(D) and Katie Taylor (D), especially against two very tough
shooters. The structure was held well by the centre court
players, offering multiple scoring opportunities for the team.
OW Cricket
21st June 2015
OW Captain Conor Smith won the toss and elected
to bat first, much to the relief of every OW player.
Things didn’t go to plan when Sam Routledge knicked
off Andrew Parkin-Coates and Riecko Parker-Cole
dismissed Adam Dobb with the score less than 20. The
wickets continued to tumble with OW side being 70 for
5 at drinks. An outstanding partnership saw previous
captain Andrew Bell (57) and James Schofield (65) take
the OW team to a modest 203 after their 40 overs.
Daniel McLean and Billy Holmes got the 1st XI off to a
commanding start, sitting 30 for 0 after 5 overs when
the rain hit. Luckily, the rain went
away and enabled play to continue.
Adam Dobb struck after the rain break
dismissing McLean and Keast within
the space of two balls. The middle
order of the school faulted and the last
two batsmen were left requiring 6 to
win from the final 2 overs. The OWs
missed what seemed a certain run
out, allowing the 1st team to knock off
203 with just 4 balls remaining.
Golf Society 2015
During the 3rd quarter, the girls began to loosen up and
hold more composure whilst playing. There was sound
defending shown from Harriett Cundy (G) leading to the 1st
VII conceding no goals. Strong passing down the court and
excellent circle play from Abi Speight (D) around a very hard
defensive unit resulted in well-earned goals for the 1st VII. The
end of the game became very even, the ball travelling from
one end of the court to the other with no goals being scored.
Well done to all the girls for playing out of position and
staying confident in front of one of the biggest crowds I have
seen at an OW match.
Emma Bray
Captain of 1st VII Netball
The Birkdale Bucket (only the top 4 scores to count)
was played in March. After 2 late withdrawals the
gallant OW Team of four did their very best and
came 6th out of 8, the wooden spoon going to
Stowe! Uppingham won with 17 players! We intend
to send out a reminder early next year to seek further
support for this excellent and popular weekend, as
all OW Golfers are very welcome. But well done to
the team of David Walker, Anthony Burrows, Nigel
Sheard and John Lawson-Brown.
George Thompson, OWGS Captain, and his team
have now played at Fixby in the Regional Qualifier of
the Grafton Morrish Scratch Tournament with 3 pairs
playing foursomes off scratch. Only 6 teams playing
at Fixby qualified for the final rounds to be played
at Hunstanton and Brancaster later in the year.
Sadly the OW team were a total of 6 points short
of the target, but they will be back again in 2016.
Thanks again to George, James Hobson, Peter
Huddlestone, John Wilkinson, Richard Christian and
Mark Waddington.
Next year our Secretary David Payne has arranged for the OWGS
to play their Golf Day at College Pines on Monday 9th May, tee
booked for 1.00 pm. Any recent OWs who golf, will be made very
welcome if they come along. Plans are in hand to have dinner in the
Great Hall afterwards, which we assume would suit most people.
Doug Akroyd (M 67-72)
Christian Brash (T 73-78)
Max Brigham (M 74-79)
Anthony Burrows (Pt 73-78)
David Campey (M 56-58)
Stuart Chambers (Pt 56-60)
Nigel Clapham (T 73-77)
Peter Cook (P 78-80)
Alan Dickson (Pt 63-67)
Phil Doxey (Pt 78-83)
John Drake (SH 63-68
Chris Goddard (S 66-70)
Chris Halmshaw (S 69-71)
Richard Heppenstall (Mt 60-64)
James Hobson (P 79-82)
Peter Huddlestone (SH 62-66)
Simon Kettlewell (Pt 67-72)
Nick Leefe (P 55–60)
Stan Marcola (Mt 62-67)
John Martin (P 54-58)
Ray McGill (T 47-52)
Geoff Needler (T 51-56)
Mark Nicholson (T 68-72)
Robert Oldfield (Pt 55-59)
David Payne (S 60-64)
Jon Payne (S 63-68)
Tim Reaney (P 77-80)
Chris Sampson (M65-70)
Nigel Saxton (S 55-59)
Nigel Sheard (S 72-77)
Neil Stoddard (MT 68-72)
Justin Theobald (P 83-88)
George Thompson (P 78-81)
Mike Torkington (Pt 53-60)
Mark Waddington (T 78-83)
David Walker (Pt 57-61)
The Winners for 2015 are listed below. (cb = card countback)
2015 OW Golf Day
Last year the OWGS played their Golf Day at
Moortown GC, where the British Team won the very
first Ryder Cup in 1929. This year we moved to
Lindrick, which hosted the Ryder Cup in 1957, again
won by the British Team. Our sincere thanks go to
Max Brigham, OW and the Lindrick Captain this year,
who was extremely helpful with all the arrangements
for this successful day, which was windy but dry. It
was good to see an ‘old’ regular, Bill Bakewell (sadly
injured), who joined us for lunch but could not play
and also our thanks go to John Drake, who made
a special donation towards the prize for the Drake
Cup, presented by his father Neville some years ago.
We had 36 OWs playing at Lindrick, including 4
first timers, who were very welcome, namely Justin
Theobald, Doug Akroyd, Tim Reaney and Christian
Brash and we hope to see them back many times.
We received 13 apologies, including one from Alec
Sutherland, our oldest playing member, to whom we
send our best wishes.
BUTLIN CUP
BLAKE CUP
WILKS CUP
DRAKE CUP
PORTLAND BOWL
(best net score)
(best gross)
(best Stableford)
(best over 60)
(best over 70)
David Payne 74 2nd Tim Reaney
Max Brigham 82 2nd Simon Kettlewell
Anthony Burrows 32.cb 2nd Peter Cook
Peter Huddlestone 30 2nd Stan Marcola
Ray McGill 33 2nd Stuart Chambers
My thanks once again to Wendy Marks and David Payne for their
considerable contributions over the year and also again to Max
Brigham at Lindrick, who helped to present us with an excellent day,
both on and off the course.
NEW MEMBERS for the OWGS !!!
The OWGS does need some younger low handicap players to strengthen
the Scratch Squad run by George Thompson for the Grafton Morrish
Scratch Foursomes. We would like all of them (who we don’t know
about, but who may be reading this report!) to make themselves known
to David Payne, the Secretary of the OWGS on david.payne99@virgin.net
Nick Leefe (P 55-60)
President OW Golf Society
A great game played with great spirit
and a real success for the 1st XI team
against a strong OWs team, including
several 2nd XI and minor county
cricketers.
Conor Smith (S 06-10)
OW Cricket Captain
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Anthony Burrows Wilks Cup
David Payne Butlin Cup
Max Brigham Blake Scratch
Peter Huddlestone Drake Cup
Ray McGill Portland Bowl
15
OW SPORTING GREATS
As a keen athlete and sportsman, OW Chairman Simon Langley (T 96-01)
keeps a close eye on the sporting achievements of Old Worksopians.
In order to celebrate those who have gone on to represent their country and
kept the Worksop College name in sporting history, he outlines how they rose
to such heights and shares the highlights of their careers.
Jack Buckner
(T 75-80)
The Buckner siblings (Jack, Tom and
Ruth) came to Worksop with their
father Richard whom was Chaplain
at the College. Jack, the eldest of
the three siblings started at Worksop
in 1975 and quickly established
himself as a running talent,
eventually winning the National
Junior 1500m title in 1980.
A move to Loughborough University
(studying geography) came next and
between 1980 – 1983 Jack worked
with renowned coach George
Gandy and improved significantly.
He narrowly missed selection for
the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
over 1500m, the disappointment
of which resulted in him moving
up to the 5000m. In 1986, Jack
had his most successful season
with a Commonwealth Games
5000m silver (behind Steve Ovett)
and a wonderful victory in the
European Championships 5000m
Jack winning the European
Championships in 1986
16
in a championship record. A bronze
in the 5000m at the 1987 World
Champs quickly followed and
then a brave 6th place at the 1988
Olympics over the same distance.
Jack then made a comeback
in 1992, again qualifying for the
Olympics over the 5000m, but a
fall marked the end of his Olympic
dream and he retired shortly
afterwards.
Post athletics, Jack worked for
sports giant Adidas where he rose
to become their USA Marketing
Director. Later he worked for Sport
England in various senior roles. He is
currently CEO of the British Triathlon
Federation.
Matthew Lambley
(S 01-06)
Matt came to
Worksop on
an Athletics
Scholarship and
didn’t disappoint,
winning two
England Schools’
hammer throw
titles during his 5
years at the College. After Worksop,
Matt represented GB at the
European under 23 Championships
in Lithuania and England at the 2010
Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
His personal best throw of 71.70
ranks him as the 20th best British
hammer thrower of all time with the
senior implement. Matt is currently
teaching in Huddersfield and also
coaching a group of upcoming
young hammer throwers.
Joe Root
(Pt 06-08)
Joe Root came
to Worksop on
a sports award
and quickly
found his feet
at the College;
in particular
on the cricket
pitch. Joe
learned much of his cricket at
Sheffield Collegiate, where Worksop
has a strong connection to the club
through Alan Kettleborough, Nick
Gaywood (SCR 1998-2003) amongst
others.
He played for the Yorkshire 2nd
XI in 2007, represented England
under 19s and signed a three year
deal with Yorkshire not long after.
Since this time, Joe has gone on
to become England vice-captain,
the youngest ever English batsman
to make 3 Ashes centuries and is
now the number 1 test batsman in
the world. Joe also followed in the
footsteps of fellow OW, Yorkshire
and England player Phil Sharpe
(Shirley 1949-1955) in becoming
Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2014
(a feat achieved by Sharpe in 1963).
With brother Billy making his
Nottinghamshire debut in September
2015 (in a side containing no less
than three OWs) the Root brothers
are sure to be representing Old
Worksopians on the county and
national cricket stage for a number
of years to come.
Nim Hall
(S 35-43)
Nim Hall remains the only Old
Worksopian to have captained his
country at a sport. Starting life in
the Prep in 1935, his rugby talents
were spotted at an early age and by
the time he was 16 he was already
in the College 1st XV. In the LVIth
he was a member of the famously
unbeaten rugby XV of 1941/1942
(voted the best schoolboy rugby
team in England) and then captained
a second unbeaten team the next
season. He was also an excellent
cricketer (captaining the College
cricket XI for two seasons) and
jointly held the College 120y hurdles
record (16.0) for a number of years.
In 1947, Nim made his debut for
England at Cardiff Arms Park, with
his last appearance coming 9 years
later against Ireland at Lansdowne
Road. He was a renowned kicker
of the rugby ball and is attributed
with being the first rugby player to
use the round-the-corner method
of kicking, as well as being the
first player to kick an international
drop goal worth 3 points (they had
previously been worth 4). During
many of his 19 caps, Hall played
alongside Jeff Butterfield.
Nim is mentioned in Roger
Bannister’s autobiography (at the
time they were contemporaries
studying medicine). Nim it seems
struggled with his medical studies
and was “expelled” by the Dean of
the College for failing his exams. It
says something of the popularity
of the man (as Bannister says: ‘the
Jonny Wilkinson of the time’) as
the Dean was pelted with bread
rolls in the dining room upon follow
students hearing the news of his
expulsion!
Norman MacLeod Hall died on 25
June 1972 at Paddington, London
aged 46.
Adam Dixon
(S 03-05)
Adam first
realised his skill
as a hockey
player at the
age of 8 when
he was asked
to represent
Nottinghamshire
U14s and since
then he has
continued to move up the ranks
making his international debut in
May 2009.
His personal highlight to date
was winning gold at the 2009
EuroHockey Nations Championships
in Amsterdam and he subsequently
followed that with bronze medals
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
and 2014 World League final.
Bitterly disappointed to have missed
out on a place in the 2012 Olympics
team, Adam is on course for a place
in the team for the Olympic Games
in Rio in 2016. He was a key figure
for Great Britain in ensuring the
team’s qualification for the Olympics
at the World League event in
Antwerp in 2014.
Adam was named the 2013 Player
of the Year by the Hockey Writers’
Club.
Recent news: Adam continues
training and playing for Great Britain,
as well as Beeston Hockey Club, in
the run-up to the next Olympics.
Samit Patel
(T 98-03)
Samit helped
Worksop achieve
dominance over
the best cricket
schools in the
country during
his 5 years in the
College 1st XI. He
was voted the
World’s best under 15 cricketer in
1999 and went onto represent the
Nottinghamshire senior team aged
only 16. Samit has since represented
England a number of times and has
helped Nottinghamshire continue
their reputation as one of the best
county sides in the country.
Breaking news: as of September
2015, Samit has been re-selected
for the England test squad for the
series against Pakistan.
Ollie Willars
(Pt 04-08)
Ollie captained
two of the most
successful
Worksop
College hockey
XIs in the
school’s history.
In 2007 the
team reached
the semi-finals of the national
school’s cup and in 2008 made it
to final, narrowly losing to Dean
Close School. Post-Worksop, Ollie
continued the strong link between
the College and Beeston Hockey
Club, playing for their first team for
a number of seasons before being
selected to represent England
and GB in 2014, winning a bronze
medal for the former at the 2014
Commonwealth Games, held in
Glasgow.
continued
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Tom Buckner
John Grice
W.R.G. (Bill) Foster
Tom followed in brother Jack’s
footsteps by representing Great
Britain at the 1992 Barcelona
Olympics where he finished 8th
in the 3000m steeplechase semifinal. Tom also represented GB in
the Commonwealth Games (5th
place in the 3000m steeplechase in
1994), World Cup, European Cup
and World Championships. Tom is
currently assistant Headmaster at
Ludgrove School in Berkshire and
can still occasionally be seen taking
part in a local 5k Park Run.
John represented
England at
hockey in various
age groups whilst
progressing
through the
College. Upon
leaving the College, John joined
the highly-respected Southgate
club and in 2001 was selected to
represent England at the Junior
World Cup in Hobart, Australia and
was called up to the senior team in
2003. John is now team doctor for
the England men’s hockey team.
Bill is one the lesser-known OWs
to have achieved sporting success.
A long-time training partner of
Jack Buckner, Bill represented
Great Britain at the 1994 European
Championships in the marathon. His
personal best
(also the fastest
marathon
time achieved
by an Old
Worksopian)
stands at an
impressive
2:15.49
achieved in
berlin in 1995
aged 37. In
more recent
times, Bill has
won multiple
Bill competing in the
medals at
European Championships
marathon in Helsinki in
National,
1994.
European and
World Masters levels including gold
medals over 3000m at the World
Indoor Masters Champs in 2004 and
2010.
(T 76-81)
(P 93-98)
David Griffiths
(M 54-60)
Tom is pictured in the Barcelona Olympics,
second from the left.
Simon Corlett
(Pt 63-68)
Simon represented England Public
Schools in his final year at the
College. He then went up to Oxford,
where played 18 first class matches.
Post-university, Simon made 73
appearances for Ireland between
1974 and 1987. After retiring from
competitive cricket he later served
as the President of the Irish Cricket
Board in 2003.
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David can
probably
claim the title
of Worksop
College’s
best all-round
sportsman – our
very own C.B.
Fry! A multiple
Dorm Run winner and athletics
record holder whilst at the College,
he went into military service after
Worksop and represented Aden at
the 1962 Commonwealth Games in
the 880y and mile. He then went on
to win a number of Army titles over
440y, 800y and mile, before turning
his hand to orienteering, where he
represented GB at the 1966 World
Championships. David then played
rugby for Wasps on the wing, took
up marathon running and ran his
best time of 2:26 in 1982 (which
ranks him as one of the best OW
marathon runners of all time). Later
still, David became famous for
running the length of China and in
doing do raised over $1million for
charity.
(Pt 71-75)
Robin Brunyee
(T 52-56)
Robin won two England Schools
high hurdles titles whilst at Worksop
in the 1950s and went on to
compete for England in the 1958
Empire Games held in Cardiff whilst
competing for Birchfield Harriers in
Birmingham. His high hurdles record
from 1956 is the longest-standing
Worksop College athletics record.
John Roe
(T 70-73)
John after winning the National
Under 16 Squash Champs (the
Evans Cup) in 1972, John went on to
play for the England senior squash
team at 4th and 5th string for a
number of seasons, during a period
when England were at the forefront
of world squash.
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19
OW NEWS
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Determined to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Gold award, despite leaving the College, OWs
Leonie Case (G 08-13) and Jess Stacey (D 08-13) did just that, proudly receiving their Award
from HRH Prince Edward at St James’s Palace in February 2015. Jess and Leonie have kindly
provided the following report:
“What went into
getting our Bronze,
Silver and Gold Duke
of Edinburgh? Five
years’ worth of blood
sweat, tears and
blisters!
Luckily being at
Worksop College
allowed us to
complete our
hobbies, sports
and volunteering
sections easily as
the school provides
lots of opportunities
and a wide variety of
hobbies, sports and
CCF.
It would definitely
be fair to say that
Bronze was the
easiest, just a nice
stroll around Clumber
followed by a night
camping with friends.
Silver, however, well
that was a shock to
the system! Never
did we imagine that
Jess’s feet would
turn into little more
than two massive blisters!
Before
During
After
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The Gold Award though
was, as expected,
the most challenging,
including a moment in
the Peak District, when
Leonie fell in a bog and
a Park Ranger heard her
scream from miles away.
Never did we think that
malt loaf would be an
amazing treat at the end
of an expedition.
Our Gold residential took
us to Glenbrook’s Girl
Guides where we learnt
how to chop down trees.
This meant that over the
week we were able to
clear a forest area and
put a path through. Jess
also got to drive a Ferrari
- it might have been a
Ferrari Tractor but we
just won’t tell anyone
that!
To receive our Gold
award we got the
chance to go down
to London on 11th
February 2015 to
receive our award
from Prince Edward
at St. James Palace, which was a fantastic day for us and
our families who we would like to thank for supporting us
through the whole experience.
Great news from former Derry pupil
Mercedes Barrowcliffe (D 05-10)
who has re-established the family florist
and greengrocers business Astles in
Wollaton, Nottingham. Astles was
started by her Great Grandad Wilfred
Astle who opened the original shop
after deciding to move on from a hugely
successful stall on Nottingham fruit
market. Four generations on, Mercedes
has been inspired by her family
heritage and has brought back Astles –
and New Zealand did battle. Further
congratulations to Richard who was
awarded, for the second year, the ICC’s
Umpire of the Year award, the David
Shepherd Trophy. Richard is pictured
in discussions with Rohit Sharma and
Steve Smith, when he umpired the
semi-final between India and Australia.
Varsity match
against Oxford
University. Charlotte
is at St Edmund’s
College, Cambridge
where she is
studying Veterinary
Medicine.
News from
Emerson
Mountford (M
05-08) who has
chosen a career
in the Army and
was accepted
at Sandhurst
after completing
his physics
degree at the University of Birmingham.
providing fresh, quality produce. She is
gaining her qualifications and is under
the guidance of a very experienced
florist. We wish her every success and
Mercedes welcomes any OWs who are
in the area to pop in and see her new
venture.
2014 was a memorable year for Peter
Blackburn (T 40-45) when he was
awarded Life Membership of the
Chartered Institute of Public Relations
in recognition of his 50 years in the
Institute. Peter’s ambition was always
to work in the theatre and did work
as a professional actor and stage
director from 1952-55 before switching
to Public Relations. In November,
Peter held a party to celebrate his 85th
birthday where the guests were treated
to a performance from West End star
Sophie Evans who is a personal friend
of Peter’s. Peter is pictured with his wife
Jennifer and Sophie.
News from Phil Fisher (M 58-62)
who lives in North Yorkshire and is
proud to still be busy working at the
age of 70! After leaving Worksop, Phil
attended Harper Adams Agricultural
College from which he went on to work
for MAFF/ADAS before becoming a
partner in East Yorkshire Farm Services.
He specialised in Rural Planning and
Surveying and continues to work as
a Surveyor Engineer with the Vale of
Pickering Internal Drainage Board.
Away from work, Phil continues to be
actively involved with sport, playing
golf off a handicap of 13 and is Club
President of both Kirkbymoorside GC
and Pickering Cricket Club.
So what did
we gain from
completing
all three Duke
of Edinburgh
Awards?
We have learnt skills
that we would not
have gained from any
other experience:
realising our own inner
strengths, not giving
in, teamwork and how
to read a map!
But the most valuable
thing we gained from
this experience is an
amazing friendship,
one that will last a
lifetime”.
The career of Richard Kettleborough
(Pt 86-90) continues to go from
strength to strength. Despite England’s
early exit from the Cricket World Cup,
we were represented by umpire Richard
who was in the middle at the MCG
when the tournament co-hosts Australia
Congratulations to
John Stubenbord (Mt
60-64) who celebrated
40 years as a physician
MD after graduating
from the State
University of New York
at Buffalo in 1975.
Living in the Peruvian Amazon,
Mark Fernley (T 03-08) is now
joint owner of wildlife photographic
workshops and expeditions in
untouched and unseen areas of the
world. Untamed Photography Limited
www.untamedphotography.org is
An excited Mrs Warner (SCR), reported
the news that Charlotte Plumtree (SH
04-09) has been selected to play netball
for the Cambridge University Ladies
Netball Club and played in the famous
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OW NEWS
a developing
business in an area
where life is harsh,
diseases are vast
and the wildlife are
plentiful! As are
the photographic
opportunities, without a doubt.
Two or three times a year, in a pub in a
village in Lincolnshire, former teacher,
Graham Sharpe and pupil Kevin Firth
(SH 68-72) meet and catch up over a
drink or two. Kevin’s mum lives in the
same village as Graham, a convenient
coincidence and a great opportunity to
reminisce and chat over old times!
Some news from Tom Lamin (T 5964). After leaving Worksop in 1964 he
trained in Nottingham and qualified
as a Chartered Accountant in 1970.
He practiced in Grantham from 1973
to retirement in 2009 Tom’s first wife
died in 1998 and he remarried in 2003
having met Deana at the wedding of
his godson in Namibia who is the son
of M H W Betts (Mountgarret) who died
in 2009 . In retirement Tom endures
gardening but enjoys golf and long
holidays in Namibia which is when he
regrets not having learned German at
school!
News from James Bown (Pt 97-02)
who decided to go into teaching after
completing his degree and finishing
the TeachFirst programme in 2006.
James then embarked on a career as
a Geography teacher in both State and
Independent schools and is currently
Head of Geography at Haberdashers’
Aske’s Boys’ School. James got
married in 2012 and he and his wife
were delighted to welcome their
22
daughter Eva Mae Bown into the world
in October 2014. Congratulations!
Onwards and upwards, the teaching
career of Jonny Timms (Pt 98-03) is
also progressing nicely, with a recent
move south to take up the appointment
of Deputy Head of Caldicott Prep
School in Buckinghamshire. Jonny
had previously been Housemaster at
Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.
The College
recently
welcomed
back Craig
Woodhouse (T
96-01) when he
kindly agreed
to speak to
current pupils
to promote
News Academy, a programme to
find young journalistic talent and help
develop it. Craig’s role as Political
Correspondent at The Sun enabled him
to give a brief talk on his experiences
and his journey to reach his current
post and there followed an intense
Q&A session with the pupils! The
success of Craig’s visit encouraged the
Headmaster to invite him back to PrizeGiving in June when he was welcomed
as Guest Speaker.
A wonderful précis of his life and family
developments after Worksop was sent
in from David Turner (Mt 57-61). An
eclectic mix of interests and roles have
seen him successfully negotiate the IOC
Official Artist at the Seoul Olympics,
involvement in televisual Arts and
Sports projects as well as working for
25 years as a teacher in a Residential
School. David has been retired for 5
years but has by no means slowed
down, occupied with fighting to save
the greenbelt, involvement on numerous
Committees, enjoying cricket at Trent
Bridge and travelling and writing short
stories. David recently met up with
old friends Stuart Chambers and John
Tarbatt to catch up on the good old
days!
Congratulations to the following
OWs who graduated from Newcastle
University in July 2014:
James Barratt (M 02-07) – Civil
Engineering BEng Honours
Sebastian Poole (P 05-10) –
Computer Science BSc Honours
skeletal trauma. Chris has qualified as
a master Scuba Diver and his favourite
dive sites are the island of Bonaire
in the Caribbean and Exmouth, NW
Australia. Married to Josephine and
father to 4 children and grandfather to
5, life certainly sounds pretty idyllic in
the Cotswolds!
Congratulations to Quentin Batterbury
(P 05-10) who attended the University
of Reading after leaving Worksop and
obtained a 1st class degree in History.
He then went to Sandhurst where he
commissioned into the Light Dragoons
in August 2015. Quentin is pictured with
his sister Rebecca Batterbury (D 06-07)
and brother Robert (S 04-07).
Isabelle Reid (D 04-09) – Modern
Languages with Management Studies
BA Honours
Congratulations to Paul Chapman (S
92-97) and his wife Amy on the birth
of their son William on 14th November
2013. Paul is now self-employed and
runs a business called Secret Marketing
Coach; he kindly came in to school
recently at the invitation of the Business
Studies department to talk to some of
the students.
James Schofield (S 09-11) –
Economics BSc Honours
OWs who were pupils between 1978
and 1988 will remember Paul Jackson
and may be interested to learn that he is
curator of the Webb Ellis Rugby Football
Museum in Rugby, which will no doubt
have had a large increase in its’ visitor
numbers during this year’s Rugby World
Cup. One of his first projects has been
to commission a book on the history of
the game entitled “Webb Ellis to World
Cup” written by David Ray who was
Master in Charge of Rugby at Rugby
School for many years.
Loving retired life
in the Cotswolds,
Chris Colton (S
50-55) has reconnected with the
OW Society after
many years. Chris
was Professor of
Orthopaedic and Accident Surgery at
Nottingham University Hospital before
retirement 17 years ago, although he
still provides educational material for
post-graduate surgical education in the
fields of orthopaedics and musculo-
Fahrenheit, he scaled 1000 metres of
sand dunes and dodged sidewinders
and scorpions throughout the journey –
all of this whilst carrying all his food and
kit weighing 8kg plus water on his back.
Finishing a mightily impressive 55th and
as the 10th British male, James’s overall
time was 30h 13min 48sec and equally
as impressive is the £5,200 he raised
for YCR. A hero indeed!
In a heroic attempt to raise money for
Yorkshire Cancer Research, James
Wood (T 04-09) took part in the
legendary Marathon des Sables 2015.
Famed as “the toughest footrace on
Earth”, James’s challenge was to cover
251km in the Sahara Desert in 6 days
Temperatures reached 100 degrees
During a visit to London Martyn
Cleasby (SCR 73-97) met Will Smith
(M 89-92) who is now director of the
Barn Bacon Company and who set up
the Farmers’ Market in Barnes.
After graduating, Rachel Dales (G 0406) spent 5 years working in 3 different
boarding schools as a Housemistress.
More recently she moved back to
London and after a stint as PA to
the MD of a fashion company began
working at a
Private Equity
company in
May 2015.
Rachel is
pictured with
her sister
Jessica
Dales (G 01-03)
Congratulations
to Ross Jackson
(T 04-09) who
graduated this year
from Nottingham
Trent University
with a 2:1 BSc in
Real Estate. Ross
had a placement year with Savills, part
way through which he was offered a full
time job. So, combining the last year
of his studies with working has been
a challenge but a successful one with
permanent employment with this global
real estate company in London.
News from a recent leaver, Dominic
Cavell (P 08-13) who is studying
Sports Management (Golf) at
Bournemouth University. Dominic’s
placement year is a tough call, as
he has secured 12 months in West
Palm Beach, Florida working as a Golf
Operations Assistant at Frenchman’s
Creek Golf & Country Club! As a keen
and talented golfer himself, Dominic is
pictured 3rd from the left, as a member
of the Bournemouth University Golf
Team.
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Currently living in Madrid, Andrew de
Salis (Mt 79-84) has been introducing
a spot of Welsh culture to the city when,
together with The Madrid Players, he
performed Under Milk Wood by Dylan
Thomas, complete with Celtic harp and
choir! He also bumped into another
OW recently (Liz Slaney D 81-86)
when he stage-managed a pantomime
in Madrid, where Liz also lives. Andrew
is Director of Studies at Kensington
School, a British school in Pozuelo de
Alarcon, Madrid.
Since leaving
Worksop
in 2011,
Rebecca
Dilks (SH
09-11) has
graduated
from university
with a degree
in Philosophy
and Politics
and was
given the University of Leeds Access
Programme Award for 2014. She has
since undertaken a graduate diploma
in Law at the University of Sheffield and
will complete her studies and Masters
next year. In her spare time, Rebecca is
a Brownie leader and is embarking on
the Queen’s Guide Award in conjunction
with the DofE Gold Award.
Congratulations to Tori Oldridge (D
89-93) who is now Mrs Tori Eadington
and together with her husband was
delighted to welcome their baby
daughter Mia into the world on 5th
January 2015. As Mia was 8 weeks
premature and weighing just 4lb 2oz
she had to spend 4 weeks in the
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Special Baby
Care Unit but she
has continued to
blossom since she
went home and
is now doing very
well and is a joy to
all her family!
It was a rugby fan’s dream come true
for Richard Thorneloe (T 94-99) when
he was selected as a volunteer at the
Rugby World Cup this year. He was
selected from over 50,000 applicants
and had to go through an interview
process too. There were 10,000
volunteers in total working and Richard
was involved in spectator services at
Leicester.
Calum Semmence (P 07-12) is
delighted to have secured a full time
role when he completes his degree
in Mechanical Engineering from
Sheffield Hallam University in 2016.
His placement year has been spent
working for Carillion Rail and in addition
to offering him employment once his
degree is finished, they have also
offered sponsorship throughout his final
year. Congratulations on a successful
placement year experience!
After retiring three years ago, Nick
Matthews (M 63-66) is very happily
splitting his time between his family in
Brisbane and his home in Retford. He
enjoys spending time with his daughter
and grandchildren in Australia and
when back on home soil is a regular
attendee of the local beer festivals with
fellow OWs Michael Oates (S 56-60)
and Andrew Jefferson (SH 57-60),
as they are all members of North Notts
CaMRA. Nick also keeps in touch with
Anthony Lidster (Mt 63-67) and they
often meet up and enjoy the walks and
surroundings of nearby Clumber Park.
2015 has been a big year for Govind
Oliver (M 02-06), both professionally
and personally! In January he was
awarded the post of British Red Cross
Research Fellow at the University of
Manchester’s Humanitarian and Conflict
Response Institute (HCRI). His current
research is into whether pre-hospital
deaths from trauma and accidental
injury are preventable. When his
research fellowship is complete Govind
will undertake his clinical fellowship,
continuing his training in Emergency
Medicine.
On a personal note, on 18th July 2015,
Govind married Lucy Callaghan (S
02-07) at Tissington Hall, Derbyshire.
There was an extensive list of OWs
and former staff at the wedding,
unsurprisingly, with all of Lucy’s
bridesmaids and most of Govind’s
groomsmen being former pupils from
the College. Father of the bride was
former Deputy Head, Colin Callaghan.
Everyone had a wonderful day and the
couple then enjoyed a honeymoon in
Iceland.
Congratulations
to Alex Ward (SH
05-10) who has just
started working as
a Physiotherapist
after obtaining a
2:1 in her degree
from York St John
University. Her twin
sister Eve Ward
(SH 05-10) is
training to become
a Mortgage
Adviser, working
within a wealth
management
company in
Sheffield.
Ben Sampler (T 91-96) is still teaching
music and his experience of choral
singing at Worksop has paid dividends
as his comprehensive school choir has
sung Evensong in Winchester Cathedral
twice and looks set to be invited back
for a third time! On a personal note, Ben
and his wife
are proud
to have
recently
qualified as
foster carers
and are
finding that,
although it is
hard work,
it is also
extremely
rewarding.
Semi-retirement would seem to agree
with Graham Able (Mt 60-65),
although from his list of ‘interests’
it could be argued that he is just as
busy as when officially fully employed!
Graham is still greatly involved in
education, maintaining a consulting role
for Dulwich International, an Academic
Advisor to Educas, as well as being
Governor to two independent schools
in Norfolk. This has resulted in no
improvement in his golf handicap,
but he does manage to email the OW
Secretary from his sun terrace in the
Costa del Sol from time to time!
Keeping mind and body active is a timeconsuming thing and Andrew West (S
53-58) certainly does just that with his
viola playing, computer wizardry, weekly
swimming
sessions and,
when weather
permits, cycling
on the trans
Pennine trail.
He still finds
time to return
to the College
and is always a
welcome face
at OW Events.
Congratulations to Mike Palmer (S
98-03) who got married to Jen Malicka
on 21st March 2015 at Erwarton Church
in Suffolk. The reception took place
in Shotley and Hugh Anderson (P
98-03) and Vaughan Jacob (S 98-03)
were both ushers. The happy couple
honeymooned in Vietnam and are living
just outside Cambridge, where they first
met!
Chris Goddard (S 66-70) is keeping
in touch with the College through the
OW Golf which he enjoyed playing at
Lindrick this year. His business has now
been going for 40 years with Goddard
Warehousing Ltd still going strong and
he has also expanded and set up a
number of other offshoot companies.
Good news from
Wesley Fung
(SH 80-82) who
has recently
obtained a Doctor
of Philosophy
degree from
Oscarmount
University, USA.
Peter Waine (SH
62-67) is still working
a couple of days a
week despite selling
his company which
became the principal
source for appointing non-executive
directors. He was a visiting professor
at both Warwick and Cass Business
Schools and has also been on the
Boards of the International Cricket
Council and the Royal Opera House.
Peter will have his fifth book published
early next year and he also writes
freelance for Country Life.
Former SCR member Graham Sharpe
(SCR 67-84) recently met former pupil
Jonathan Chaffey (S 75-80) who
is now Chaplain in Chief of the RAF,
holding the rank of Air Vice Marshall.
Jonathan is still great friends with Pete
Wilcox who is the Dean of Liverpool
who was in Portland during the same
years.
Wedding news from James Hallas (Pt
99-04) who got married to Charlotte
Casey on 1st August at the Hurlingham
Club in London. James had the
support of a fair few OWs on the day
with Chris Hartley (P 99-04) who was
Best Man, Melissa Hallas (D 03-08)
as Bridesmaid and Jonny Timms (Pt
98-03) as MC. The happy couple were
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also joined by Jack Richardson (P 9904), Emma Bailey (D 99-04), Oli Cuff
(T 98-03), Nick Kitchen and Wendy
Bain (SCR).
French Riveria and occasionally bumps
into Douglas Keelan (S 56-60) who
owns a place in the Pyrenees. Terry
also keeps in touch with Ian Willows (S
57-60).
Peter Allton (Pt
81-85) has been
in touch to raise
awareness of the
side effects of
diabetes and has
launched a book
“Undefeeted by
Diabetes” which
highlights the
risks of lower limb amputation in people
with the disease. Peter has been a
podiatrist in the UK for 27 years and
is Clinical Director of Circle Podiatry.
For more information please look at
his website www.undefeeted.org to
understand the preventable risks of
diabetes.
John Macfarlane (Pt 64-69)
emigrated from Guernsey to the USA
in 1979 when he worked for American
company Tektronix. He retired over
10 years ago and he and his wife live
in Arizona during the winter and on
their boat in the San Juan Islands and
Canadian Gulf Islands in the summer.
Their time in
Arizona is
spent rallying
their Porsche
and spending
time with their
granddaughter
and John also
volunteers at
a local park
one day a
week. During
the summer they spend time crabbing,
fishing and visiting the many small
marinas dotted throughout the islands.
Retired Royal Marine Terry Knott (S
56-61) has bought a new house on the
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News from Hong Kong from Libby
Gray (G 00-05) who moved there
from London in 2014. She is working
as Head of English at Concordia
International High School and below is a
photo of Libby with her Grade 12 form.
And Hong Kong seems to be an
attraction for the Gray family, with
news that Tom Gray (Pt 95-00), who
is Food Sales Manager for Marks and
Spencer, has also moved there, looking
after the 80 stores around Asia. Tom
moved to Hong Kong with his new
wife Lizzie, following their marriage on
28th December 2014. The wedding
took place at “The Asylum” Peckham
and in addition to family OWs, Joe
Gray (Pt 97-02) and Libby Gray (G
00-05), James Durdy (P 95-00) and
Steven Hillcoat (P 95-00) were also in
attendance. The couple went travelling
through Mexico for their honeymoon
and will continue their new life together
in Hong Kong.
83-88) to the school where he met his
wife Kerrie Whittaker (D 88-89). Their
daughter is now also a pupil at Worksop
College!
News from Roger Wall (SH 76-81)
who works at co-educational day and
boarding Bradfield College in Berkshire
where he held the post of Housemaster
for 18 years. Roger has recently taken
up the position of Head of Co-curricular
but still coaches the 1st XI boys’ hockey
team. On a personal note, Roger plays
hockey himself for Reading Hockey
Club Rustlers who recently won the
O50 National Cup. He also plays
England O50 Hockey winning a silver
medal in June 2014 at the Masters’
World Cup in Holland and played in the
European Championship this year in
London.
We have previously reported on the
free-diving exploits of OW David
Tranfield (SH 78-81) and this year
he is training for a new British record.
David hopes to plunge to a depth of
-105 metres and swim back to the
surface and the date set to achieve this
record is the end of 2016, allowing him
a full two years in which to train. David
has also set up a successful property
business Tranfield Properties which is
based in his hometown of Sheffield and
been doing very well over the past 5
years.
Tonkin, who lives on North Island with
his wife Sally Furness, who was the
Headmaster’s Secretary for some years.
Richard and Judy were also delighted
to celebrate their Golden Wedding
anniversary in July and enjoyed their
celebrations with, amongst others,
their three sons, Simon, Jonathan
and Matthew (former Ranby pupils)
and John Coghlan, Robin Ellis
and Ronnie Wood (all former SCR
members).
Well done to Simon Langley (T 96-01)
who ran the Manchester Marathon in
April 2015 in a time of 3:30.29 which
was a personal best.
Following the successful completion
of a BTEC Diploma in Foundation
Studies Art and Design, Emily Straw
(SH 08-13) has secured a place at the
University of Manchester studying BA
(Hons) in Fine Art.
Candace Ho (G 07-11) is currently
studying for a Masters by Research in
Chemistry at the University of Warwick.
Worksop College has become
something of a tradition for John
Whiteley (T 61-66) and his family.
John sent his son Robert Whiteley (P
Congratulations to two OWs who
got married on 6th June 2015! Craig
Walker (M 02-06) married Hannah
Whall (G 04-09) at Stubton Hall
near Newark. The couple both work
as Engineers and live in Newcastle.
Zimbabwe was their honeymoon
destination!
Will O’Hara (Pt 68-72) runs two
companies, Pi Super Yachts Ltd and
Hydrogenisis Ltd. The former created
the concept of a very large, ultra
luxury, 80 m sailing Super Trimaran
that was capable of travelling the world
producing zero carbon emissions
using state-of-the-art technology. The
latter has been formed to research and
develop the concept of clean power
using hydrogen from sea water.
Thank you to Richard Winn (SCR
54-90) whose wife Judy (former Asst
Housemistress of Gibbs) recently
travelled to Wellington, New Zealand
to witness the installation of their son
Rev. Simon Winn (ex-Ranby pupil) as
Precenter of the Cathedral. During her
visit, they met up with former Chaplain
of Worksop College, Archdeacon David
Contacting the
Society from his
home in South
Africa, Stewart
Wood (Mt 60-63)
finally gave into the
OW Secretary’s
persistent emails! Stewart moved to
South Africa in 1975 and after meeting
and marrying his wife there, has never
returned to England. Since 1997 he
has run his own business in Information
Communication and Technology, and
prior to that owned a chemical business
for a number of years. Stewart
learned to pilot a light aircraft and has
enjoyed flying the length and breadth
of the country over the years, visiting
extraordinary places and meeting
diverse people.
Tony Tudor (T 6772) (pictured below)
has been busy
reminiscing with his
old school friends
about his days at the
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College! Catching up on Facebook with
Cedric Blakey (T 68-72), they both
remembered their CCF trip to Berlin,
when they did cross country skiing,
igloo building and went on a visit to the
east via Checkpoint Charlie. Tony also
played golf in Durham this summer with
Simon Kettlewell (Pt 67-72) who also
remembered the Berlin trip and Clive
Cook (Mt 66-71)
Congratulations to Faye Barratt (S
97-02) who married Tom Ward on 4th
May 2013 at The Mount Pleasant Hotel,
Doncaster. In addition to Faye’s brother
James Barratt (M 02-07), there were
a number of other OWs in attendance.
Melanie Colton (S 97-02) was Maid
of Honour and guests also included
Charles Brackley (T 97-02), Alan
Seery (S 97-02) and Andrew Davies
(T 97-02). The couple spent their
honeymoon in Dubai and Mauritius,
followed by an extended honeymoon
two weeks later in Northern Cyprus!
Further celebrations
were in order in
March 2014 with
the arrival of 7lb
14oz Thea Amelia
Ward who is busy
causing havoc
around the house
already!
News from James Lakin (Mt 66-70)
who, after retiring as Chief Engineer
with P&O Cruises, joined the St John’s
Ambulance, initially as a volunteer
First Aider. Last year he took over as
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a Unit Manager and regularly attends
Doncaster Races and match days at
Doncaster Rovers.
Although mostly retired, Peter
Grandfield (P 59-64) still keeps active
as a Parish Councillor in the Somerset
village of his birth as well as acting as
Chairman of a local history society. He
is also kept busy helping out with his
5 grandchildren when required and
maintaining his “ancient property and a
few equally ancient motor cars”! Peter
keeps in touch with OW Paul Shields
(S 59-64) and also enjoys a game of
golf.
Congratulations
to Matthew
Jordan (Pt
97-02) and his
wife Melanie
who welcomed
their first child
into the world in
June 2015. Eric
Jordan weighed
7lb 10oz and is
the second grandchild for former Head
of Geography, Stuart Jordan (SCR
74-06) and Elainie Jordan (SCR late
70s, early 80s Singing and Piano
teacher).
Vice Provost of St Mary’s Cathedral,
Glasgow, Rev Cedric Blakey (T
68-72) led a 12 day pilgrimage to the
Holy Land in May 2015. In June 2015
he became a convenor of the Scottish
Episcopal Church’s committee for
relations with people of other faiths.
As a result of this work he is building
on excellent relationships with Muslim,
Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Christian and other
faith communities in Scotland.
Congratulations to Commodore
Jeremy Blunden (M 79-81) who was
awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday
Honours List in June 2015. This award
was following two tours in the Middle
East in command of multinational
maritime forces tackling piracy and
maritime counter terrorism including
the largest
ever seizure
of heroin
on the high
seas. Jeremy
now works at
the Defence
Academy at
Shrivenham
near
Swindon.
After leaving the
College in 1973,
David Irwin (T
69-73) went on
to co-found one
of the UK’s first
enterprise agencies,
supporting people
starting in business. In early 2000 he
was appointed as the founder CEO
of the Government’s Small Business
Service and since 2002 he has been
consulting in enterprise and economic
development.
Bruce Champion (P 74-79) updated
the Society with the news that he now
works for Coutts and Co. Bank in the
Strand, the establishment famous for
looking after the money of Her Majesty
the Queen. It was a highlight of his time
at Coutts a couple of years ago when
he saw the Queen as she enjoyed lunch
there.
More baby
news and
congratulations,
to Vanessa
Williams (D 9601) now Vanessa
O’Meara who
gave birth to
her first child, a
daughter, Fenella
Jane O’Meara on
13th June 2015.
Fenella was born
at Guy’s and St Thomas and weighed
7lb 2oz. Vanessa and her husband live
in Greenwich and she works as Office
Manager at Knight Frank.
Rosemary Slosek
(D 94-96) has been
in touch with news
that she is in London,
now working as a
tax return coach.
She has become
co-founder of a group called EU VAT
Action, campaigning with a group of
self-employed woman for a threshold
for micro businesses for the new EU
VAT rules. They have been successful
in gaining the support of the PM and
the Government and went to Brussels
where the need for a threshold has
now been formally recognised. This
work will benefit and affect millions of
businesses and consumers and Rosie is
understandably proud of all their group
have achieved!
Doing whatever he can to help make
a difference is Bob Ross (M 54-59),
who works as a teacher at Colston’s
Collegiate School, Bristol. Bob’s former
colleague and close friend has been
working with schools in Kathmandu
and was there shortly before the first
earthquake last Easter. Bob has joined
the team, helping with the admin and
dealing with email traffic, sure in the
knowledge that all the work that this
group do is specific to benefit the
children in the communities they know.
Eagle-eyed OWs might have spotted
the ever-improving Sean Barkes (T
81-86) on the BBC’s London Marathon
coverage in April. Sean finished the
26.2 mile course in a personal best time
of 2:49.04 which is 5 minutes faster
than his 2014 marathon.
A week in Lignieres, France was the
holiday destination for OW Barrie
Maclean (S 43-47) where his
granddaughter is now living. The family
run a restaurant serving good Scottish
home cooking to an appreciative French
clientele and Barrie assures any OW
travelling south from Paris that the
mention of his name will guarantee a bit
of special OW treatment!
Congratulations to Adam Dixon (S
03-05) and Sam Ward (T 05-07) who
were named in the GB Hockey squad
competing for a place in the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
As he goes into
his fourth year
as Assistant
Teaching
Professor
at the
International
and Area
Studies school
at the University of California Berkeley,
Bruce Newsome (Pt 85-90) will have
two textbooks published this year. In
June “An Introduction to Research,
Analysis and Writing” was published,
followed by “A Practical Introduction
to Homeland Security and Emergency
Management” in October. Next year,
Bruce intends to publish some books
on history for the first time.
Geoffrey Marshall (M 47-55) had
a lucky escape when he suffered a
stroke and heart attack whilst driving.
Thankfully no one else was involved
and Geoffrey even managed to re-start
the car and park. After two weeks
in hospital, he returned home but
has stopped driving altogether and is
appreciating the availability of public
transport in Eastbourne!
Congratulations to James Pacey (Pt
97-02) who has completed his final
year of training for the Priesthood in the
Church of England. He was ordained in
Southwell Minster on 5th July 2015 and
his curacy will be served in the Parish
of Hucknall. Both James and his wife
Rachael are extremely excited about
this next step in their lives.
News from Ted Babcock (M 6869) who moved to Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania to retire and be near to
his grandchildren, however, he has
been called out of retirement to serve
as the Bishop of Pittsburgh’s Director
of Diocesan Administration. Ted also
serves part-time as Priest in Charge in a
parish in McKeesport, PA.
Alex Atherton
(S 85-90) has
been in touch,
as he completes
his twentieth
year working in
State Education
in various roles.
He is currently
Head Teacher
of Quintin Kynaston, a secondary
school in St John’s Wood, Westminster
following an eight year stint at Park View
in Tottenham, Haringey. Alex keeps in
touch with a number of OWs including
Richard Thomas (S 85-90) who he
sees from time to time.
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David Reason (SH 57-61) attended
the memorial service for Bill Sykes in
June which was held at The Church of
St Mary’s in Oxford. David reported that
the church was packed to overflowing,
such was the esteem in which Bill was
held. David wore his OW tie in order
to perhaps gain some recognition from
other former members of the School,
but without luck! However, he does
keep in touch with Tom Pearson (P
55-61), Patrick Thompson (S 55-59)
and John Cheshire (M/Mt 55-59).
A regular and welcome visitor to OW
events is David Mitchell (Mt 5256) who, on leaving Worksop, joined
the family business. He spent two
years in the RAF during which time he
saw service in Libya, Nigeria and the
Cameroons and after leaving, David
went into banking. On retirement from
the bank he joined Macmillan Cancer
Support becoming their Regional
Manager for the six counties of Trent.
David regularly meets up with OWs
Michael Furness (Mt 47-53), David
Spyvee (Mt 52-54), Norman Bates
(Mt 47-53), Bryan Huxford (S 52-54)
and Joe Emmens (SH 50-56).
Congratulations to Kay Margrave
(G 91-96) who married Giles Everard
on 4th July 2015. The couple were
wed at Bishop Norton Church and the
reception held at Kay’s family home
near Market Rasen and they were
delighted to be joined by a number
of Old Worksopian friends and family
members. In attendance were William
Margrave (P 89-92), Caroline
Hancock (nee McFarlane) (G 91-96),
Nicola Bartholomew (nee Scott) (G
91-96), James Walker (M 95-00),
Ben Trafford (P 96-01), Katherine
Trafford (nee Jones) (G 99-04) and
Fred Kirkby (M 86-90).
After leaving university,
Nigel Roberts (Pt
77-82) worked with
numerous corporate
global IT vendors before
setting up his own
company in hardware
and software distribution. He then
branched out into IT consultancy and
marketing and now leads a team of
professionals with 25 years’ experience
in business development. Nigel lives in
Gringley-on-the-Hill, near Retford, with
his family and in his spare time enjoys
creating and developing military history
websites.
Another senior
sportsman
representing
his country at
hockey is James
Watson (SH 6872) who played
in the 2014
Masters World
Cup in Holland
last summer.
James played for Scotland 60s and
also took part in other international
tournaments this year. James has
completed a term as Vice-Chairman
of The Kitchener Scholars’ Association
and was honoured to lay the memorial
wreath in Horse Guards, Whitehall on
Armistice Day. On a relaxing but busy
note, he and his wife recently enjoyed
a visit to Moscow visiting The Kremlin,
Red Square and St Basil’s Cathedral
amongst many sights.
Last year Alan Dickson (Pt 63-67)
kindly updated us on his working life
since leaving Worksop College, one of
the highlights of which was becoming
the Chief Executive of Capability
Scotland, providing services to children
and adults with disabilities. Alan retired
from Capability in March 2012 and
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moved to
Germany
to be with
his German
partner who
lives near the
city of Bremen.
She and Alan
got married in
July this year. Alan regularly travels to
Scotland as he sits on two Charitable
boards in Scotland and it also gives him
the opportunity to play golf at Gullane
which has been his club since 1998.
Alan is also in the process of writing his
first novel.
Congratulations
to Rachel
Coleman (nee
Smith) (S 91-96)
and her husband
who welcomed
Vosstian Leo
Archer Coleman
into the world on
14th July 2015.
Vosstian is a baby brother to his big
sisters Zephany and Xyrissa who are
very excited at his arrival! Rachel is
currently on maternity leave but will be
returning to her role as HR Director at
GlaxoSmithKline later in 2016.
York Minster was the splendid location
for the wedding of Anthony Edwards
(P 92-97) and Miriam Seed (G 9698) who knew each other at school
but whose paths did not cross again
until 7 years ago. Miriam’s father is
the former Archdeacon of York and
therefore they were very privileged to
be able to get married in the Minster on
29th November 2014. The reception
was held in The Hospitium in Museum
Gardens and the couple were delighted
to have Duncan Taylor (P 95-97) as
their Best Man. Miriam and Anthony
now run his family business together in
Doncaster.
David Soar (T 92-94) has enjoyed a
highly successful year. He is the bass
soloist in a new recording of Elgar’s
Dream of Gerontius which has already
picked up a number of awards. The
summer saw David at Glyndebourne
Festival Opera, singing the role of
Escamillo (the toreador) for the entire
season in Bizet’s Carmen, which
he did to great critical acclaim. His
former singing teacher at the College,
Gabrielle Burgin Lister, and husband,
Martyn Cleasby, were proud to be in
the audience for this triumph and spent
a couple of hectic days with him in his
rented cottage there, having heard him
the previous night in Verdi’s Requiem in
the Cadogan Hall, central London. He
rounded off the summer with successful
appearances in Lakme by Delibes for
Opera in Holland Park.
Our pride in OW
cricketer Joe Root
(Pt 06-08) continues
with his recent
accolade of being
named England’s
Player of the Series
after scoring 460 runs, including
two centuries, and was awarded the
Compton–Miller Medal for the Ashes
Man of the Series. Rarely is English
cricket reported without Joe’s name
being mentioned positively and at the
time of going to press he was a strong
contender to voted the BBC Sports
Personality of the Year. At the age of
just 24, he has achieved a great deal
that we can all be proud of.
Wedding congratulations to Alex
Forbes (M 97-02) who married Laura
in the summer of 2014 near their home
in Italy. Alex and Laura have since
relocated to Dubai where he is now
working as a First Officer for Emirates
flying the A380.
Celebrating a ‘big’ birthday recently was
Emma Johnson (D 89-93) who, with
her family, has set up a wine bar/bistro
restaurant in the square in Retford. It is
called Spencer’s on the Square as it is the
former Henry Spencer’s building. Former
members of the SCR Martyn Cleasby
and Gabrielle Burgin Lister together
with James Brown (S 93-95) and his
wife Alice were delighted to join them for
dinner to celebrate Emma’s big day.
News from Pete Skipwith (T 92-97)
who has been living in Bangkok for the
last two and a half years as part of an
expat assignment with PepsiCo. He
is the Modern Trade Sales Director for
the Asia-Pacific Region, responsible
for the sales of crisps, fizzy drinks,
porridge etc. in supermarkets and
convenience stores from Korea to
Australia via Vietnam. Pete is very
fortunate to be able to travel extensively
across Asia and is about to fill up his
second passport in two years with the
various stamps and visas you need to
get around! This summer Pete married
his girlfriend of over seven years in
Ayutthaya, the old capital of Thailand
with Old Worksopians James Skipwith
(M 88-89) and Juliet Skipwith (G 89-91)
in attendance.
We were delighted
to receive an
update from
James Lakin
(Mt 66-70). After
a career which
finished in the role
of Chief Engineer
with P&O Cruises, James joined St
John Ambulance as a volunteer First
Aider and he took over as a Unit
Manager last year. He regularly attends
Doncaster Races and Doncaster
Rovers as a First Aider with St. John’s
Ambulance and thoroughly enjoys
the experience, highly recommending
joining the charity whatever your age!
Former pupil, Ian
Church (S 74-77)
lives in Towcester,
Northamptonshire
where, until very
recently, he held
a number of
senior positions
including MD of
Travis Perkins Midlands, a company
he worked for for 35 years. Ian is a
keen runner/jogger and has remained
reasonably fit, still playing some cricket
and golf. He is a season ticket holder
and avid Northampton Saints supporter
but can also be found watching
Northamptonshire CCC & Northampton
Town FC. Regretfully Ian has lost
contact with all former Worksopians and
would be delighted to hear from others
from his era.
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So, what’s been happening
at Worksop?
Sport
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Academics
GCSE results
2015
•
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AS results
2015
•
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A2 results
2015
•
The 1st XV had a great 2014/15 season and for
the first time ever reached the 6th round of the
Nat West Cup, losing finally to Lymm High School
in January. Sevens rugby was a key focus for
the Spring Term which culminated in a nail-biting
final at the Mount St Mary’s 7s tournament which
ended 17-17. Sadly the opposition was awarded
the trophy as the last try scorers of the match.
The Girls’ Hockey and Netball 1st teams both
suffered with a mass exodus of strong players
at the end of last year, resulting in some mixed
but by no means poor results in both seasons.
Young, enthusiastic talent is coming through the
ranks and we look forward to a successful future.
The Dorm and Clumber Runs were won by two
of our more successful athletes, Oliver Dane
(20:58) and Georgia Hird (18:04). Portland won
the Dorm Run overall and Derry was the winner
of the Clumber Run.
Notts CCC Academy places were given to
Riecko Parker-Cole and Liam Patterson-White.
Sixth Former Tom Sorsby represented England in
the U18 squad.
For the second year in a row, Oliver Dane was
awarded Sportsman of the Year (14-18 year
old) at the Bassetlaw Sports Awards. The
presentation was made by Paralympic dressage
rider Sophie Wells MBE.
MASTER PLAN
Our Story Continues
FROM THE HEADMASTERS
We want all pupils, now and in the future, to receive the best education in high-quality, specialist teaching and learning environments.
Worksop College will be carrying out a multi-million pound programme of developments. These developments represent very
significant changes to our Schools. They have been organised into four phases:
Phase 1:
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We were delighted that James Dane, a 2014 Leaver who
was originally headed for the University of Birmingham,
made the decision to reapply to Cambridge and obtained a
place at Girton College to read Human, Social and Political
Sciences in Autumn 2015.
New on the curriculum for 2014/15 was GCSE Business
and GCSE Drama and this year Worksop College was proud
to become the only school in the North East to offer the
prestigious Leiths Introductory Certificate in Food and Wine.
The Sixth Form Enrichment Programme continued to reach
new heights with a large number of visiting lecturers from
top universities giving talks on a diverse range of subjects. A
highlight was the series of lectures on the Grey Friars Project
which followed the discovery, identification and examination
of the skeleton of Richard III.
The school timetable has been significantly altered to
increase the amount of teaching time available to students
whilst maintaining a healthy balance of extra-curricular
opportunities. The Easter holiday break was shortened by
one week to allow all pupils to benefit from extra teaching,
especially those taking external examinations.
A new position has been created within the College - Head
of Activities and Outdoor Education to maximise the wealth
of opportunities on offer in and around the College including
mountain biking, hiking, climbing and kayaking.
In addition to the trips to local museums and places of
interest, academic visits have been made to Morocco, Paris,
New York, Flanders and London.
Phase 2:
Phase 3:
Phase 4:
Other
The opening of the new
Boys’ Boarding House and
The reconfiguration of
the Main Building at the
The move of Years 7 and 8
to the College site and the
The relocation of the Prep
School to a purpose-built
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the reconfiguration of all
Houses
College site to equip it with
up to date facilities and a
dedicated Sixth Form Centre
development of a dedicated
Junior House within the
Senior School
Junior School at the
College site
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Work began at the end of 2014 on the new £4m 60
bed boys’ boarding house. This new building will
provide state of the art boarding facilities which will
create space in existing buildings for a redesigned
Sixth Form, Library and IT suite. Work is due to be
completed at the end of 2015 and ready for use in
early 2016.
World class professional singers VOCES8 held a two
day workshop with our pupils which was followed by
a sell-out concert, the third in as many years at the
College.
The CCF continues to be an integral part of school
life. The Guest of Honour at this year’s CCF Dinner
and Awards ceremony was The Venerable (Air
Vice Marshal) Robin Turner CB DL RAF(Retd) who
presented a new award The Brian Biddulph Memorial
Trophy in memory of Col Biddulph who passed away
in 2013.
In the Summer of 2015, ten pupils embarked on an
expedition which became known as Operation World
First. They flew to Greenland by Catalina seaplane and
spent four weeks exploring remote areas and climbing
uncharted mountains. The group returned safely on
1st August with many tales to tell and an experience of
a lifetime. Headmaster Gavin Horgan was interviewed
by the Daily Telegraph who devoted a full half page
to the expedition and the question that it raised of
whether school children are exposed to risk in the
present times. It provoked plenty of positive debate!
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This booklet provides more details about this development, along with current concept designs and drawings.
This is a massive and exciting commitment from the Board, Leadership Teams and Staff to education now and in the future, especially
in the junior years. We look forward to leading our Schools through this important period of investment and development.
Gavin Horgan
Christian Pritchard
Headmaster, The College
Headmaster, The Preparatory School
Worksop College Master Plan
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PHASE 1: CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BOYS’ BOARDING HOUSE
Why are we doing this?
Boarding is thriving across all years. In 2012, 55% of pupils
boarded; in 2015, this figure is 60% and the Prep School has also
seen the return of boarding between 2012 and 2015.
Boys’ boarding facilities need modernising: the new Gibbs
House opened in 2007 and we will now be providing at least
comparable facilities in the new House.
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What are we doing?
As our School continues to thrive and grow, more library, study
and classrooms spaces are needed. Moving boarders to the
new purpose-built facilities will free up space to reconfigure the
Main Building.
The construction of a new £3.5million, 60-bed Boys’ Boarding
House will provide stunning boarding facilities for boys’ boarding.
When are we doing this?
Work began on site in December 2014 and the new building will
be open from January 2016.
Mason House will move to the new building.
The work will also allow Phase 2 to take place.
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PHASE 2: RECONFIGURATION OF THE MAIN BUILDING
PHASE 3: MOVING YEARS 7 AND 8 TO THE COLLEGE
Improved academic results and an unrivalled offer means that
our Sixth Form is flourishing.
The new facilities will be purpose-built, state-of-the-art resources
that are set in an environment that is designed to support study.
This highlights the need to update our library facilities and
accommodate an ever-increasing demand for IT and specialist
teaching spaces.
The space created by the new Boys’ Boarding House will
also enable us to create attached accommodation for
Housemasters /Housemistresses and their Assistants in
each Boarding House.
The development of a Junior House will provide a dedicated
environment for preparing children to progress into the
The House will consist of bedrooms, study rooms, common
rooms and a kitchen.
Senior School.
Space in the Main Building – where most teaching takes place –
will have been freed up with the development of the new Boys’
Boarding House.
Excellent Sixth Form education must be a bridge to University in
all respects and that requires dedicated facilities.
What are we doing?
All Houses in the Main Building will be upgraded to provide a
modern, homely environment.
The boys of Portland and Pelham will merge into Pelham House.
Portland House, whose wing originally housed the Preparatory
School, will live on as the dedicated Junior House for Years 7 and
8 (please see Phase 3 for more information).
There will be a significant extension to the existing Library. IT
suites and other specialist teaching spaces will also be developed
within this area.
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Under the care of a resident Housemaster and Housemistress,
children will integrate and settle into the Senior School life in a
supportive setting that is focused on the specific needs of Years
7 and 8, well ahead of a key stage of their academic career.
The move will allow access to all facilities and resources at
the College with careful retention of the nurture that is
important to us.
School House, which currently resides in the Meynell Building,
will be relocated to the Main Building in the area currently
occupied by Mason Senior Wing.
When will this happen?
This work will take place in the Summer of 2016.
What are we doing?
Portland House, the dedicated Junior House, will be located in
what is currently the Meynell Building, from September 2016.
We will reconfigure the newly created space within existing
buildings to develop a dedicated Sixth Form Centre and
classrooms.
There will also be a resident Matron attached to the Junior House.
Work will begin in September 2015, with the merging of
Portland and Pelham Houses. All works will be completed by
December 2016.
The building will be redeveloped to accommodate Years 7
and 8. Existing accommodation will mean the Housemaster
and Housemistress will be attached to the House.
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PHASE 4: THE NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL
What are we doing?
We want to provide our children with the best education
possible and the creation of a one-site School will ensure greater
continuity across our educational provision for pupils in all years,
for generations to come.
Building a new Junior School means that children will benefit
from state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces.
The facilities at Ranby House do
not provide the modern
teaching spaces that
we need now or in
the future.
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Feasibility studies to look at whether it is viable to develop
the Ranby site to the same level as a new Junior School at the
College site demonstrated that this is not possible.
We are thriving; this means we need to develop suitable facilities
for our educational needs and desires and which accommodate
this increased demand.
In addition, the relocation of the Junior School to the College
site maximises the opportunities for younger pupils and use
of existing facilities at the College site. These include
the Swimming Pool, Astro Pitches, Sports Hall, Theatre
and Chapel.
We will build a new, state-of-the-art Junior School for children in
Nursery to Year 6 at the College site. This will be the best
possible environment for our younger learners now and for
the next fifty years.
This will be a high-quality, innovative Junior School, with facilities
and spaces that have been designed for outstanding teaching
and learning.
In conjunction with staff across both Schools, the design for
this building is underway. You can see the latest architect’s
impression of the School below.
Award-winning Architects Page Park have been commissioned
to work with us to design the Junior School. Synergy will manage
the project. This is the tested and highly successful team that we
are using on the new Boys’ Boarding House.
They will continue their work with the Worksop College team,
crucially including Christian Pritchard and other members of
the Prep School SLT to refine and develop the plans for the new
Junior School.
The facilities will themselves be better than any available at
the current site. This is before consideration of the many other
facility benefits on the College site.
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The Summer of ’59 and a
Meeting with Nye Bevan
The long hot summer of 1959 is etched in my memory; cricket, ‘O’ Levels and encounters
with Nye Bevan in Moscow.
PHASE 4: THE NEW JUNIOR SCHOOL CONTINUED
We are well underway with the design process and once these
designs are complete we will move directly to planning. We
estimate build time to be one year.
Subject to planning processes and approval, we hope to move to
the new School in September 2017.
Bevan was in Moscow with Denis Healey and Hugh Gaitskell as part of a delegation intent
on meeting the Russian leadership. I was on holiday with my parents and it was my third
visit and my intentions centred on evenings at the theatre and acquiring translated Russian
novels.
The hoped-for discussion in the cool recesses of the Kremlin did not materialise; Krushchev
has formed a relationship of sorts with Harold Macmillan who was expected to win the
forthcoming General Election.
Nye Bevan was staying in the same hotel as us and it was
a pleasant surprise to sit down to dinner with the Labour
leadership. Pleasant, because he appeared heartened by fresh
faces around the table and talk moved away from any heated
debate and more easily to recreational plans for the following
day. Despite being no stranger to Moscow himself, Bevan
kindly feigned to bow to my local knowledge and asked me for
suggestions and this warm inclusion continued for a ten day period.
In the event we visited the GUM department store and then, even though I had previously
viewed Lenin and Stalin’s mummified bodies in the Mausoleum, Nye Bevan insisted that I
accompany him. We were ushered to the front of a long queue and when we emerged there
was an ITN camera crew waiting. Questions were asked about the current 5 year plan and
Russia’s relationship with China when suddenly Bevan indicated to the presenter that his
young friend, a 16 year old British schoolboy, should answer a question on the quality of
life in the Soviet Union. I stepped forward wearing my blazer and said I was having a good
time but whatever I said didn’t go down well back at home, for when I returned to School
in September, my Headmaster revealed that an apopletic parent had demanded my instant
explusion.
I have an enduring respect for Roger Northcote-Green who took an interest in me as a result
of that Moscow visit and went on to no doubt rile the parent who accused me of starting a
communist cell, by asking me to give a talk and slide show to the School.
On reflection, it was mealtime conversation which I prize. Although I was a naïve teenager,
my left wing upbringing meant that the table talk was not a foreign language and I was
thrilled to be included.
As a child growing up in the welfare state I have been governed by three tenets of faith:
Education, Health and Housing. To think that as Health Minister Aneurin Bevan was
responsible for the most popular and enduring achievement of that Government prompts me
to vehemently oppose the creeping privatisation of Bevan’s National Health Service today.
David Turner (Mt 56-61)
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VOCES8 is one of the most exciting and versatile vocal
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performing repertoire ranging from Renaissance
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extraordinarily memorable concert last January we are
delighted to welcome them back to Worksop again.
Harnessing a combination of sound worlds and created
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This concert is devoted to Rossini’s Petite Messe
Solennelle, one of the most beautifully tuneful quasioperatic masses in the repertoire and described by Rossini
as his last ‘sin of old age’. Written for Parisian audiences in
1864, more than thirty years after the composer of ‘The
Barber of Seville’ retired from opera, it is a charming Mass
that is neither small nor solemn but instead dances with
joy and vitality. You can look forward to a richly melodious
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Wednesday 9th March 2016
7.30 pm, Mountgarret Recital Room
Tickets £10 (£9 concessions, £5 children)
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Saturday 19th March 2016
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Welcome to the Worksop Music Concert Series 2015/16. I am particularly proud
to present to you this year’s series which features guest artists of an exceptionally
high calibre and international reputation.
As an educator of young people, it is important to me to promote performers
who can engage the uninitiated. Very few people can manage this as well as
Graffiti Classics who had people falling off their chairs with laughter last year, but
you will find that others in this series will enthral in different ways. Whatever you
are looking for, you will find here music of considerable diversity and emotional
depth, performed by people who are extremely passionate about what they do.
As ever, the work of Worksop College’s own pupils is an important part of the
music here and everyone is welcome to sample the product of their considerable
talent. You may even wish to purchase one of the department’s CDs.
Useful reminders about concerts and photographs of the events will be available
via Twitter. To access these, please be sure to follow us @WorksopMusic.
I look forward to welcoming you to the concerts.
With best wishes,
Timothy Uglow
Director of Music, Worksop College
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JAZZ NIGHT
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The atmospheric Great Hall of Worksop College is
transformed into a candlelit jazz café for the highly popular
Jazz Night. Join us for a relaxed evening of food and music
performed by a professional jazz combo, with a guest
appearance from Worksop College’s Bert’s Big Band.
A varied programme of music from Worksop College’s main
ensembles (including Orchestra, Brass Ensemble, String
Ensemble & Wind Band), chamber groups, leading
instrumentalists and singers.
Ticket price includes a hot buffet
Licensed cash bar
Expect to be delighted and entertained by the young and
talented musicians of the College.
Doors open from 7.30 pm*
Booking essential
*Please note: we are unable to open the doors until
7.30 pm due to the daily routines of the College.
Thursday 21st January 2016
7.45-10.00 pm, Worksop College Great Hall
Tickets £19.50 (£10 children and College Pupils)
Thursday 28th April 2016
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COLINWALSH
WALSH
Organist Laureate of Lincoln Cathedral, Colin Walsh is at the
forefront of his generation of organists in England. As a
recitalist he has played in all the major venues in the UK,
across Europe, the USA, Australasia, Hong Kong and Russia.
His studies in France with the blind organist and composer
Jean Langlais inspired him to specialise in 19 th and 20th
century French organ music, which has brought him wide
acclaim throughout the world. His recordings on CD and
DVD as a choral conductor, accompanist and soloist
number nearly 40 over many years and various labels. More
recently he has appeared as organ soloist in the BBC
Radio 3 ‘Live in Concert’ series. This recital “Parisian
Organists” showcases the College Chapel’s magnificent
three manual Keats organ. Rebuilt in 2001, it is undoubtedly
one of the finest instruments in the area.
Wednesday 4th May 2016
RED PRIEST:
Handel in the Wind
Piers Adams’ four-piece baroque super-group Red Priest
has become an international phenomenon, turning the
period instrument movement on it head with its thrilling,
“no holds barred” approach to the genre. The group has
given over 1000 performances on four continents,
headlining in some of the most prestigious classical
festivals, and appearing extensively in TV and radio –
including a profile in 2005 for the UK’s flagship arts
programme, the South Bank Show, which attracted over a
million viewers. Red Priest will take us on whirlwind tour of
that titan of the baroque, Georg Frederick Handel, in a
programme including sonatas, chaconnes and virtuoso
variations, transcriptions both sublime and tempestuous,
and an audacious suite drawn from his most celebrated
work, The Messiah.
www.redpriest.com
Wednesday 22nd June 2016
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OBITUARIES
The Society offers its
condolences to the
family of Paul Douglas
Roberts (Mt 40-42) who
passed away on 2nd May
2014. Paul attended
Leeds University Medical
School after leaving the College and built a
career as a haematologist. It was through
his work he met his late wife Phyllida and
they married in 1952 and had 3 children. In
addition to their careers Paul and his wife
enjoyed adventurous mountaineering and
skiing holidays and Paul was also a great
lover of music and art. The couple moved
out of London and retired to Jordans Village
where they were members of the Society
of Friends; both are now buried in Jordan’s
Burial Grounds.
Thank you to Michael Moorhouse who
kindly provided the following information
following the sad news that his brother
Peter Moorhouse (Mt 45-49) passed
away last year.
“I am sorry to have to
inform the OW society
that my eldest brother
Peter died on November
1st 2014 after a long
illness. He was 82 and
was in Mountgarret
House from 1945 to 49
where he was known as ‘Ted’. He joined
the family firm Dathan Tool & Gauge Co
Ltd of Huddersfield where he became
Director and Chairman and Chief Designer
of gear tooling until he retired in 2002. He
was respected internationally in the gear
tool industry and his extensive knowledge
was often sought. In 1978 he was made
Captain of Crosland Heath Golf Club Nr
Huddersfield and later President of the
club. His wife Mollie died in 2006 and he
left two sons Christopher and Richard and
four grandchildren.
At Worksop he had a particular claim to
fame according to a story frequently told
by Mr Beanland at OW Society dinners.
Apparently there was a fearsome school
1st XI fast bowler by the name of Neary (M
46-49) who had gone through the cream of
the Mountgarret batting in a house match
and in came Peter low down in the order.
Neary’s first ball was very fast and straight
and all expected Peter to back away and
see his stumps shattered, but not Peter. He
stood his ground, swung the bat, and the
ball went for a huge six to great applause.
This little story does sum up Peter very well;
never one to be intimidated, plain speaking
and with a very dry wit.”
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It was with great
sadness that the
OW Society learned
of the death of
Michael John
Croll (S 42-47)
on 1st November
2014 after a long
battle with illness.
Michael did his National Service in the
Gordon Highlanders and was in Berlin
when the Airlift was in operation. He
subsequently qualified as an accountant,
finishing his career as a partner in
Shepherds in Manchester. A widower,
Michael moved to North Berwick to live
with his daughter and son-in-law and
conveniently, much closer to his great friend
Barrie MacLean (S 43-47) with whom he
had remained friends since before the last
war. Michael also remained in touch with
John Avison (S 43-47) and will be greatly
missed.
Earlier this year the
Society learned of
the sad death of
Paul Dalton (SH
62-65) following
a sudden illness.
After leaving
Worksop Paul
returned to his
home town of Henley where he started
work as an estate agent before setting up
his own agency business Daltons. Paul
married his wife Linda in 1974 and they
had two daughters before divorcing in the
early 1990s. However, the pair rekindled
their relationship in October 2014 and
remarried just 6 days before Paul passed
away. A traditionalist in every way, Paul is
remembered in the business community
as a kind and tenacious man who was a
stickler for detail and refused to embrace
the onset of technology over face to face
communication.
Thank you to the family of Christopher
Partridge (S 61-66) who advised us of his
sudden and sad death in January 2015 in
Singapore where he had recently moved to
retire with his wife Kim.
The Society was saddened to hear of the
death of Alec Coney (Mt 32-35) who
passed away in May 2014. Alec was
always very proud of his old school and
prior to illness in more recent years was an
extremely successful, forward-thinking and
popular gentleman who worked and drove
to the age of ninety. His daughter Gillian
and those who knew him will miss Alec
greatly.
Thank you to Peter Podmore (S 55-59) who
advised the Society of the sad death in
November 2014 of Robin Miller (T 56-61).
Robin’s career saw him become one of
Britain’s finest oboists as a founder member
of the legendary
Nash Ensemble
and principal with
the BBC Symphony
Orchestra and the
Scottish Chamber
Orchestra. He
also coached
the woodwind players in the Scottish
National Youth Orchestra and those who
knew him spoke very highly of both his
musicianship and companionability. Robin
was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease
and passed away in the Cheshire Home in
Bristol.
Sad news
of the very
sudden death
of Godfrey
Simpson (P
56-59) has
reached the OW
Society and we pass on our condolences
to Godfrey’s wife Ann. After being a Parish
Priest for over 20 years, Godfrey took a
group of parishes in the Cotswolds and
more recently had been the Chaplain to
Rendcomb College, Cirencester. His
sudden and unexpected death occurred
immediately following the new boys’ service
at the College where he had welcomed
them to their new church. Godfrey will
be very sadly missed by his colleagues,
parishioners and most of all his family.
Thank you to the family of Stanley Foxton
(Mt 39-42) who passed away suddenly
last year. Stanley had been living in the
Beeston area of Leeds close to his son and
daughter-in-law.
Russia. His farming
innovations made him
a well known figure in
the agricultural world
and his contributions,
achievements and
outstanding service
led to him become a
Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society.
However, despite all of this, it is his
swansong for which he will be noted as his
most memorable achievement. A lifelong
dream to own a whisky distillery became
a reality in 2006 when he built St George’s
Distillery, home of the English Whisky Co;
England’s first registered whisky distillery for
over a century. It now exports all around
the world and was the first of a number
of distilleries making him the founder of
an entire national industry. Following his
own achievements, James loved talking to
young people always encouraging them to
think outside the box. James is survived
by his wife Barbara, two children and four
grandchildren
Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District during
their holidays.
It was with great sadness
that we learned of the
death of Thomas
Flatt (M 38-41)
who passed
away on 11th April
2015. Thomas
was aged 90
and father of Bob,
Nick, Suzie and
Edward as well as
grandfather of Maddie.
After replying to an advertisement for a
chaplain at University College, London, Bill
was made a Warden of one of the halls of
residence as there was no chaplaincy as
such, and created a unique role for himself.
Not only did he play hockey and cricket
for the College, as well as singing with the
university choral society, but he realised
the need for a strong pastoral presence
amongst the students and began to run a
series of discussion groups.
The OW Society is very grateful to Keith
Watson (T 52-57) who provided the
following obituary for his good friend Bill
Sykes (P 50-58)
“It was with great
sadness that news of
Bill Sykes’ death on
15th January, 2015 was
received after he died
in the John Radcliffe
Hospital, Oxford as a
result of complications
arising from pneumonia.
We have sadly learned of the death
of Charles Wright (S 49-52) who
died suddenly on 27th June 2014 after
contracting a severe form of meningitis.
Charles lived in Sheffield for 53 years and
was Chairman of Inman & Co (Electrical).
He was a keen sportsman and enjoyed
playing tennis, badminton and golf. Charles
leaves a widow, April, to whom he was
married for 54 years, two children and four
grandchildren.
Bill was born in Huddersfield on 21st March,
1939. He came to Worksop in 1950 and
quickly made a name for himself both as
a sportsman and as someone who could
always see the funny side of things. Apart
from being a formidable squash player and
tennis and golf player he became Captain of
cricket, hockey and rugby as well as Captain
of Pelham House and eventually of School.
He was also a keen singer in the College
chapel choir and choral society.
The OW Society was saddened to hear
that James Nelstrop (SH 58-61) has
passed away peacefully at home on 6th
September 2014. Having grown up as the
younger son on a Lincolnshire farm, James
went on to farm in the UK, Australia and
Bill, together with three close friends- JM
Austin [M 1950-57], RM Powley [Pt 195059] and JKP Watson [T 1952-57] - used to
go for long walks discussing religion, politics
and other such weighty matters. They also
enjoyed hiking and youth hostelling in the
On leaving Worksop Bill had applied to
read Philosophy Politics and Economics at
Balliol College, Oxford but this was deferred
because of National Service, during which
time Bill served with the Gurkha Regiment in
Malaya and Borneo and thus began a love
affair with all things Nepali. He visited Nepal
several times and he made numerous Nepali
friends through his later work as a College
Chaplain.
From Southeast Asia Bill took up his place
at Balliol where he was persuaded to study
Law instead of PPE, something which
Bill always regretted. While at Balliol Bill
heard a sermon which so inspired him that
he decided to apply for ordination in the
Church of England. He subsequently studied
theology at Wycliffe Hall, also in Oxford.
His first curacy, from 1964-68, was at
Bradford Cathedral and during his four years
in Bradford he developed the art of making
notes on all the people whom he visited and
when he became a College Chaplain this art
became one of Bill’s hallmarks.
In 1978 Bill moved on as a university
chaplain in Oxford, where he stayed until
his retirement in 2005. It was there that he
raised the level of the chapel in College life.
Above all he saw his role as a pastor to
all the students and college staff, not only
those who called themselves Christians.
He wrote a series of books, Visions of
Faith, Visions of Hope, Visions of Grace
and Visions of Love, and A Still More
Excellent Way and used these as a means of
reflection, discussion and counselling.
Such was his influence on hundreds of
students during his 23 years at University
College that he was often called upon to
conduct weddings and funerals of former
students. He made friends around the world,
and on his retirement Bill was made an
Emeritus Chaplain.
Bill Sykes was a deeply sincere man, a
man of deep convictions, hard-working,
conscientious, utterly reliable and trustworthy
and one whose sense of humour and
infectious laugh will be long remembered.”
The OW Society was grateful to David
Turner (Mt 56-61) for advising of the sad
death of Michael Halstead (S 42-48) and
kindly providing the obituary below.
“On leaving Worksop in 1947, Michael joined
the family firm of wholesale newsagents. He
and his brother later expanded the business
by establishing a chain of retail newsagents.
On retirement Michael,
who had always loved
the sea, qualified as
a coastal skipper and
bought a sailing boat.
He moored it on the
Hamble and then at
Dartmouth. Michael
played golf since the age of 13 and was
a member of Stanton on the Woods GC
in Nottinghamshire and Sandilands GC in
Lincolnshire.
Michael was on the Board of the Nottingham
United Services Club for over 20 years. As
a pastime he enjoyed painting in oils.
Michael leaves his wife Gill, son Tim and
daughter Louise.”
The OW Society is most grateful to
Gabrielle Burgin Lister (SCR 82-99) who
generously provided the following obituary
following the death of Steven Pedlar (SCR
86-92).
“Steven died
peacefully on 23rd
April 2015 after a
4 year battle with
cancer. The last
time many of us saw
him was at the OW
reunion, May 2013,
where this photo was
taken.
A graduate of the Royal Northern College
of Music, Steven arrived in January 1986,
via The Crypt Grammar School, Gloucester,
to be our Assistant Director of Music. He
had barely settled into his post when he
was promoted to Director the following
September, on the departure of John March.
Steven tackled his work with relish. He was
an affable character, spirited, unconventional,
and passionate about music. He improved
life for the visiting specialist music staff,
myself included, by drawing us more
into the College community. Although he
embraced all aspects of music, it is fair to
say he was especially inspired by our great
British composers and by the voice. He
would find the most obscure recordings and
exclaim excitedly, “You really must hear this!”,
whereupon a companionable hour would
pass, often accompanied by a glass of wine.
Possibly his greatest inspiration was to
invite one of his heroines, the renowned
Constance Shacklock, to take a master class
with some of our singers, followed by an
evening talk about her distinguished career.
It was at Worksop that Steven met and
married Griselda (SCR 87-92). They had
two children, Giles and Imogen, both now
musicians. The family left for King Edward’s
School, Witley, where Steven was Director of
Music until illness forced early retirement in
2012, at which time he and Griselda moved
to Market Rasen.
His “funeral” - actually a simple and
moving service of remembrance - had no
conventional religious content. It featured
poems and music chosen by Steven and
the family. You might say that music was his
religion. It was a fitting tribute to a life well
lived.”
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ANNUAL REQUEST
FROM THE OW SECRETARY!
Each year we make the same request
to you all! PLEASE LET US HAVE
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES!
The Society currently holds email addresses for
over 1400 of you, but out of over 4000 OWs on the
database, this can definitely be improved upon!
Maintaining regular contact is so much quicker and
easier via email and we like to keep you updated on
details of events whenever possible. If you haven’t
received any emails from the OW Society in recent
months, it may be that you have changed email
addresses and not passed this information on to us.
This Newsletter is now available to view online at
www.wsnl.co.uk and if you wish to join the growing
number of OWs who are happy not to receive a hard
copy and download it instead, please let us know.
Email Wendy Marks on w.marks@wsnl.co.uk and
you can reduce your carbon footprint and save the
Society some money by choosing to view online in
future.
The OW Society Annual General Meeting
will take place in conjunction with the Annual
Summer Reunion the date of which is yet to
be confirmed.
A copy of the Agenda will be available on
request from the OW Secretary, Wendy Marks
at www.wsnl.co.uk .
The OW Society would like to invite all OW
members to attend the AGM and join us for
tea afterwards in the Great Hall.
With best wishes
Yours sincerely
We are regularly asked for up-to-date addresses of
OWs only to find that the information which we have is
actually the address which you gave us when you left ie
your parents! Please help us to keep our information as
accurate as possible and if you move, let us know!
w.marks@wsnl.co.uk
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OW striped silk/
polyester tie £20.50
OW crested silk/
OW striped
OW crested
Mountgarret tie
£10.25
OW Chairman
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Change of address
Your Requests
Annual
General
Meeting
TO ALL VISITING
OLD WORKSOPIANS
ALSO
AVAILABLE -
House polyester tie
£9.50
OW Bow-tie £14.99
Worksop College cufflinks
£15.49
Small blazer buttons
£2.60 each
I am sure that you will all appreciate the importance
of the laws relating to Child Protection, which is taken
very seriously by all working at Worksop College.
In the past, any OW visitors, after signing in, have
been able to walk around the lower level of the College
and revisit the buildings and Chapel. However, due
to the tightening of these laws, unfortunately it is no
longer possible for you to do this unaccompanied.
We do welcome visits from returning OWs and are
very happy to accommodate these wherever possible.
The OW Society office is open Monday to Friday
during term time and if you would like to arrange a
visit, please contact the Secretary, Wendy Marks,
(01909 535765 or w.marks@wsnl.co.uk) who will be
happy to arrange a mutually convenient time to meet
and accompany you around the College.
Worksop College/
House shield £35.99
Blazer badge £19.50
Full school colours
pin badge £4.49
Rugby shirt white/
blue/yellow no crest
£10.50
We hope that you understand the reasons behind
these changes and that it will not deter you from
returning with your friends and family members.
We look forward to welcoming you back!
Items can be ordered using credit or debit card details over the phone.
Please contact the School Shop on 01909 537144.
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