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best catered of all schools. The Master made light of the
Africa etc. Today, there are ows living in over 80 different
acoustic difficulties with a typically rousing and challenging
u.s.a./
address. Tea was taken in the Cherry Court café—site
provided they have released their e-mail address, you can
Canada and a similar number in Australia/New Zealand.
of the Fives Courts in former years. It was a particular
contact them directly. But only ows, using their username
We are always in need of more volunteers to become ow
delight to welcome some very senior
and password, will be able to gain access to the database.
Representatives for the country in which they live, but all
Gerald Ashfield [L 1923–1926] and David Wilkinson [Hn
the current ones are listed both in the Year Book and on
1925–1930].
also encouraged to update their details using the web-intouch database, accessible directly, or via the
You can also search for other
ow website.
ows by name or year and,
c h a rities & fin an ces
part of the world e.g. Hong Kong, Australia,
countries around the world, including over 200 in
the ow website.
The attendance at the
Ian Norrington
J E W E L L E R
ows, including
agm, now held in the morning
The Herbert and Bevir Funds continue to be important
The Master is keen to meet and greet ows around the
on the same day as the Autumn Reunion in the pavilion
arms of the Society. The Herbert helps ow parents whose
world and he hosted a New York reception on 12th June
on Turf, has dramatically increased since we moved it from
sons/daughters do not have to be at College and the Bevir
at which Chris Potter and the new Development Director,
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is there to help finance gap year projects, either before or
Ed Schneider, were present.
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number, at least in recent times.
after university. We tend to make about 20 Bevir awards
Schneider, will be visiting groups of
each year.
The finances of the Society are in good order and one
of the practical ways the
The Master, accompanied by Chris Potter and Ed
ow Society helps its members is
by the Sports Clubs’ grants which totalled about £11,000
ows overseas in a
number of countries during the coming year.
events d uring the yea r
October 2007, 250 ows of all ages turned up and watched
ow r e pr es en tati ves over s ea s
The now regular
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ow Dinner in Wales was once again
organized and hosted by Dr Michael Watson on 16th
February.
This was a happy occasion, held this year at
the Egerton Grey Country House Hotel. The Master gave
At the Annual Autumn Reunion held at College on 13th
this year.
ows attended last year’s agm, a record
the rugby 1st XV win over Eton. It was a sunny day with
a full and witty account of events at Wellington in recent
times and spoke of his hopes for the future.
As ever the annual OW Sports Clubs’ dinner at Queen’s
Club on 28th February was well attended, with 96
ows
Their aim is both to pull together the current local ow
lunch in the Dining Hall to try out the new Sodexho counter
ows who come to their
service, which suggested that Wellington is now one of the
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and members of Common Room present. The ow golfers,
who reached the last 8 of the Halford Hewitt, hosted the
community, and to welcome new
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evening under their Chairman John Goodeve-Docker. The
Guest Speaker was James Munro, sports’ correspondent of
his brother Max who was also in the touring party. Over
bbc News and the Master also addressed the gathering.
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1,000 OWs are involved in the ow Sports Clubs, as players
In addition to some distinguished ows, special guests
present were the Captains of the Wellington Cricket,
or active supporters.
Hockey, Rugby and Shooting teams this year and the Captain
ow Gaudy was held at College on
26th April. On a warm and sunny afternoon, 120 ows and
of Girls’ Games, Anna Abbott.
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their ladies assembled for tea in Great School, a service in
gap Year Fair in the Sports Hall on March
chapel, talks from Dr Anthony Seldon and Anthony Bruce,
9th to promote applications to the Bevir Trust, which
a tour of College and then drinks before dinner in the
ows travelling overseas on
Dining Hall. Amongst those attending this Gaudy was Ian
College’s
provides support to young
Low who had flown in from Sydney and gathered a strong
worthwhile projects.
The finals of the Daily Mail Cup at Twickenham on 2nd
April attracted a large number of
ows in a total crowd of
Hardinge contingent, including Jeremy Hutchinson, former
Tutor and Richard Coleman, Undertutor.
around 7,500 spectators, there to see Wellington win both
The Golf Course earlier in the afternoon had seen
the junior and senior finals. This was the first time that one
keen combat and in one foursome all players were claiming
school had won both finals !
victory at the 19th ! A happy and increasingly noisy throng
The ow Cricket Club, who reached the last 4 teams in
the Cricketer Cup, were represented by a full table at the
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celebrated its 40th anniversary this year.
While on the subject of
ow Sports it is interesting
The
ow Rugby Club held a most enjoyable Drinks
party at the Institute of Directors on 13th June.
ows are currently contracted to
A Waterloo Day Dinner was held again, on
Premiership Rugby Clubs. Also, a special mention for Thom
this occasion at the East India Club; and other
Evans who played for Scotland against Argentina in June and
ow groups at many venues countrywide as well as
to note that some 16
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