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We had no half terms as such, but we did have two or three Leave-out days when one was free to go anywhere and do anything from after breakfast to 9pm. Looking back I am amazed that there was simply no control at all about what people got up to. Nobody asked you where you were going, let alone what you were going to do: you really were free to do as you wished with no questions asked before or after. Since my parents lived in Cornwall, I did all sorts of things – shooting pigeons on a farm belonging to a friend of my parents near Liphook was a favourite. I kept my 12-bore shotgun in its case with
100 cartridges in my toys with no trouble from anybody – imagine that today! Then I went to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight on a splendid paddle steamer from Lymington to visit another family friend. And of course I went to London to do exciting things like lunch at Veeraswamy’ s, who made one feel like a Maharaja, or visit the Windmill theatre to see nearly nude ladies – disappointing I am afraid!
The Winchester Undertakers ran a fleet of four or five vintage Rolls Royces, dating from the 1920s and 1930s. On the final day of term they were turned into a
fleet of luxurious taxis to ferry men from their houses to the station. They were stately black limousines, impeccably kept, but one could get two men in front beside the chauffeur and five in the rear. They were quite expensive( 5 shillings I think), but a shilling each from the passengers covered it with a good tip for the longsuffering chauffeur. One’ s trunk had already departed the previous day by Luggage In Advance, to be delivered by the Great Western Railway to my home in Cornwall a day or two later – cost 2 / 3d. It was a civilized way to start the holidays.
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Eleven dons will be leaving us at the end of Cloister Time. They are: Poppy Rimington-Pounder( Classics, since September 2015); Paul Elliot( Theology and Philosophy, since September 2014); Ingram Carpenter( Sport, since September 2013); Henry Cullen( Classics, since September 2013); John Greenwood( Modern Languages, since September 2013); Alfred Artley( Classics, since September 2013); Shaun Macey( Sport, since September 2011); Emma Macey( Art, since September 2010); Ralph Townsend( Headmaster, since September 2005); Peter Cramer( History and Art History, since September 1994; Ho Do B, 00-07); and Andrew Wolters( Chemistry, since September 1981; Ho Do B, 89-99).
We will also bid farewell to Lew Chatterley, soccer professional since September 1998. OWs who played under him are encouraged to send in memories for an article in TS122.
John Wells, Works Bursar since March 1994, will depart in September. His tenure has seen much of the School refurbished: College Hall, the Music
School extension, the squash courts, the Science School observatory( incorporating warship technology!), New Hall, Chapel( including rehanging the bells), Cloisters, School, every boarding house bar H and D, and at the time of writing the Museum project in the Warden’ s stables. He will be succeeded by his current assistant, Simeon Cox.
We wish all these members of our community well for their future endeavours.
Sporting News
The fives squad have surpassed last year’ s recordbreaking haul of trophies, winning nine of the 11 championships which they entered. Tom Kidner( E) was most impressive in winning the national U16 Rugby fives singles and doubles titles, the latter with Alex Poyntz( I).
The Disciples of Euterpe …
Arnold Ching( C) has been selected to play the double bass for the National Youth Orchestra for the second year running.
Many boys have gained musical diplomas this year, but Joe Zubier( Coll) deserves special mention for scoring 98 / 100 for his LTCL singing diploma, the highest score( we think) ever achieved by a Wykehamist while at the School.
Chapel Choir will again be recording a carol service for Classic FM this year, to be broadcast on Christmas Day.
A remix of Matt Lillywhite’ s song‘ Beautiful’ by Tom Wigley( K) has been included in an album raising money for Cancer Research UK, available on iTunes.
A setting of the Magnificat by Oliver Tarney( Co Ro) reached Number 5 on the iTunes Classical Chart in September, knocking Holst’ s Planets into sixth place. It was commissioned to celebrate 50 years of the choral charity Sing for Pleasure and is available under the Convivium label.
… of Melpomene …
Jeremy Choo( I) has won the Connell Guides essay prize for a piece on the First Gravedigger in Hamlet. He earned praise
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