NO.120
Prof HJ Macdonald (Coll, 52-58), for
services to French music - Chevalier de
l’Ordre National du Mérite.
Media
The government has appointed Sir David
Clementi (E, 62-67; Warden, 08-14) to
carry out an independent review into the
way the BBC is governed and regulated
amid increasing criticism of the existing
BBC Trust. David, a former deputy
governor of the Bank of England who was
chairman of Virgin Money and
Prudential, is expected to present his
proposals by early 2016 ahead of a white
paper renewing the BBC charter which
runs out at the end of next year. He has
previously reviewed the regulation of legal
services in England and Wales.
Musical
Sansara, a choir set up and run by Tom
Herring (I, 07-12), Jack Butterworth
(Coll, 07-12) and Ben Cunningham
(K, 07-12), won first prize at Peter
Phillips’s London International A Capella
Choir Competition at St John’s, Smith
Square, also winning the audience prize.
They were up against The Gesualdo Six
and the Epiphoni Consort in the final.
See www.sansarachoir.com.
T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
Politics
The following were elected MPs in the
May 2015 General Election:
NE Boles (Coll,79-83) – Grantham and
Stamford;
AJG Chalk (D, 91-95) – Cheltenham;
MJH Fysh (Coll, 84-89) – Yeovil;
R Sunak (H, 93-98) – Richmond, Yorks;
JFL Whittingdale OBE PC (A, 73-77) –
Maldon; Secretary of State for Culture,
Media and Sport.
SPC Milne (Coll, 71-74) has been
appointed the Labour Party’s Executive
Director of Strategy and
Communications.
Services
At a recent visit of the Queen’s Dragoon
Guards trustees to the Regiment, Lt MA
McKechnie (E, 02-07) instructed Capt
FDS Rosier (I, 64-69) and Capt AFJ Roe
(G, 72-75) in the use of the SA80 rifle
and the Glock 17 pistol. The Range
Safety Officer did not allow a hot.
Sport
George Nash (K, 02-07) was in the VIII
that won the final of the Grand
Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal
Regatta, defeating the Olympic
champions from Germany.
At the Queen’s Club on Saturday 2nd
May, 2015, Christian Portz (H, 05-10)
and partner Alex Titchener-Barrett beat
Hopton & Coyne 15/12, 15/6, 15/6 to
become the new Rackets World Doubles
champions
Old Wykehamist Sporting
Societies
Clay Pigeon Shooting
Following the School’s victory over both
Eton and Harrow for the annual Land
Plate last November at Bisley, they were
challenged by their coach and Estates
Bursar Robin Chute to a match against a
team of OWs. This took place at
Compton Manor Shooting Ground on
June 9th, when a team of OWs – Robin
Chute (E, 61-65), Richard Priestley
(A, 60-65), Charles Brims (K, 63-68),
Alex Roe (G, 72-75) and Julian Spencer
(Co Ro, 09-) shot against Winchester A –
Harry Goaman (E), Freddie Lawlor (E),
Jamie Colvin (A), Rupert Kettle (G) and
James Summerfield (G), as well as
Winchester B – Alex Krespi (E), Alex
Rulke (I), Charles Erwin (G), Hughie
Fagan (B) and Bertie Cammack (A).
The match consisted of five individual
stands of ten clays, followed by a team
flush of 60 clays in windy conditions. The
OWs’ chances faded when one member
missed all ten rabbits, mumbling that he
paid someone to shoot rabbits. The match
was deservedly won by Winchester A
with 215, followed by the OWs with 189
and Winchester B with 188. Top Gun was
Jamie Colvin with an excellent 39,
closely followed by his captain Harry
Goaman with 38. The OWs consolation
prize was winning the side-by-side
competition. The afternoon was
organised and hosted by John Cavendish
(OE, sadly) and was so enjoyed by all that
it will hopefully become an annual event.
OW Golf
Kennyite golf at New Zealand Golf Club:
on Saturday June 27th, 2015, David
Durnford-Slater (D, 51-55) invited
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