the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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the secretary’s report
chris potter [c 1960–1965]
T
he 2011 May reunion was
sparsely attended (75) but
wonderfully enhanced by
four nonagenarian ows
as pictured. Bush fires in
Crowthorne proved to be no barrier to them
(see page 131).
There have been three successful year
group reunions at the Alma Hotel in London.
The years featured were leavers in 1995/1996,
2000/2001 and 2005/2006.
The wcrfc Rugby tour to Australia,
New Zealand and Fiji enjoyed a twenty year
reunion at College in July organised by Angus
MacDonald and Ed Lyddon (see page 131).
The ow Sports Clubs met in February
at Queen’s Club for their annual dinner.
John Goodeve-Docker (Chairman) expertly
organised proceedings and Lord Edward
Faulks made a delightful address.
The Kingsley Society was created for
younger ows, to recognise and nurture the
intense loyalty, goodwill and sense of service
that exists among ows with among its aims
the creation of a Bursary to support a child
for admission to Wellington.
There were four further initiatives which
bonded ows with College during the year. A
PeterWillett [Bl 1932–1937]
Peter Hemphill [Hn 1934–1939]
Alan Loveless [W 1933–1938]
Derick Garnier [Hn 1930–1934]
Careers Fair was held in February at which
twenty young ows and a similar number of
current parents gathered in the Newsome
Hall to offer careers advice to Wellingtonians.
Some 300 people attended the event.
Through the autumn a series of career
information talks to Sixth Formers was given
by younger ows and there was a Business day
in March for current Wellingtonians at which
a further group of twelve young ows offered
their expertise. Ed Venables, currently
teaching at College, created a number of
business scenarios which teams of six had
to unravel. The fourth initiative was the
combined ow/College sports dinner in the
Monro Pavilion in March to introduce leavers
to the ow sports clubs.
The secretary continues to make
University visits on behalf of the ow
Society to catch up with ows (graduate
and undergraduate) and this year’s travels
have been to Bristol, Exeter, Loughborough,
Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle and Durham
The ow Society is run by a General
Committee, from whom is drawn an
Executive and Finance committee. The
General Committee has in 2010 been split
into subcommittees with headings Liaison