The Ousel 2019/2020 - Full Edition

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THE OUSEL

The Magazine of Bedford School and the Old Bedfordians Club Number 992 - Autumn 2019 to Summer 2020

15 cAPTAIN TOM MOORE

66 SPORT

17 ART

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࢒ Editors: A.W.Grimshaw and R.A.Quirighetti ࢒ Editor - Bedford School Association: Clara Policella ࢒ Reporters-in-chief: Edward Mathew-Jones and David Adeyemi-Abere ࢒ Front cover: Scene from 'The Trial' (Mark Lewis)

38 DRAMA

49 MUSIC

99 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

102 Bedford School Association

࢒ The Ousel magazine regrets any mistake made; all errors are made without malice or intention and in spite of repeated checks. All views expressed are those of the individual FRQFHUQHG DQG VKRXOG QRW EH WDNHQ WR UHSUHVHQW WKH RIÀFLDO position of either Bedford School or the Harpur Trust. ࢒ Bedford School is part of the Harpur Trust.

࢒ Back cover: Scenes from 'The Trial' (Aidan Huxford)

࢒ Bedford School, De Parys Avenue, Bedford. MK40 2TU ࢒ Design: Cherry Red Designs - www.cherryreddesigns.com ࢒ Printer: Lavenham Press - www.lavenhampress.com ࢒ © Bedford School 2020 ࢒ Photographs: Many thanks to all who contributed and apologies if you are not individually named; special thanks to Mark Lewis and Aidan Huxford; also Dr Suthers for rowing photos.

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WELCOME

EDITORIAL 2019

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f we were to borrow the title of a literary work to describe the course of our lives over the past nine months, it would surely be Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected. Despite the unforeseen hardships of the period, there have also been unanticipated moments of joy. Like many during the lockdown, I found comfort in nature, in the discovery of new cycle paths, rambling routes and in SLHYUPUN [V PKLU[PM` IPYKZVUN I\[[LYÅ` ZWLJPLZ HUK WSHU[ SPML assisted by newly downloaded apps. I learnt to cultivate vegetables, in a very modest patch, and was astonished on YL[\YU OVTL MYVT H WVZ[ SVJRKV^U OVSPKH` I` [OL ZLH [V discover that one diminutive courgette had matured into a NHYNHU[\HU THYYV^ H ^VY[O` ^PUULY H[ HU` ]PSSHNL ZOV^ Cycling down a country lane in blazing sunshine during T` OV\Y»Z YLSLHZL H[ [OL OLPNO[ VM SVJRKV^U ^P[O UV [YHɉJ on the roads, nature seemed to sing with a newfound intensity; I was struck by the feeling that I was suddenly inhabiting a bygone age – to be reclaiming a life of simple rural pleasures. The natural world and I were one... I was bewildered, therefore, to look upon one media image, of customers in a carpark outside an urban IKEA. Thousands queued for hours on the store’s reopening – the line a leviathan on tarmac. The word ‘queue’ stems from

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the Latin word ‘cauda’ meaning ‘tail’. An apt derivation for this serpentine procession, which seemed to contradict everything that I had read about the psychology of queuing. According to experts, a wait of more than six minutes and over six people in a queue will deter us from joining its number. Those shoppers must have really missed the meatballs. (UK `L[ WLYOHWZ ^L ZOV\SK UV[ KPZTPZZ [OL ÅH[ WHJR fanatics so readily. The journalist George Mikes said: ‘A man in a queue is a fair man; he is minding his own business; he lives and lets live; he gives the other fellow a chance; he practises a duty while waiting to practise his own rights; he does almost everything an Englishman believes in doing.’ So, a queue becomes an opportunity – to demonstrate KLMLYLUJL HUK KLTVJYHJ` 6\Y HS[Y\PZT PZ HTWSPÄLK ^OLU we wait patiently at two metre intervals, masked, having ZHUP[PZLK V\Y OHUKZ TLHZ\YLZ [OH[ HYL UV^ ZV YV\[PUL PU our school community. (UK [O\Z P[ PZ [OL TVKLYU KH` X\L\L ¶ HZ T\JO HZ V\Y PUKP]PK\HS JVTT\UPVUZ ^P[O UH[\YL [OH[ ILJVTLZ [OL paradoxical symbol of socially distanced cohesion. Truly a ‘tail’ of the unexpected. Ŷ Rebecca Quirighetti

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OL `LHY OHZ YLKLÄULK [OL UV[PVU VM [OL /LHK Master’s “study”. Gone, or at least rare, are the JVɈLL [HISL JOH[Z [OL ZVM[ M\YUPZOPUNZ VY [OL [YPJR` MHJL [V MHJL TLZZHNLZ KLSP]LYLK PU [LYTZ Z\P[HISL to the context – avuncular, stern, paternal, worldly, direct, uncompromising, empathetic, kind, downright annoyed. Instead, in its place, lies the portable screen. Teams and Zoom (who had ever heard of those argumentative twins last year? Are they in the remove form?); One Note and One Drive (the opposite of music scholars and golf scholars, maybe); and a variety of bulletins, from the typed, to the audio recording, to the video. The view from my study has been the same computer screen, day in, day out, but with a ]HYPL[` VM IHJRKYVWZ! [OL ZJOVVS WSH`PUN ÄLSK MYVT T` KLZR at school; the garden from my desk in School House; the attic from our home in Bosham; Arundel Castle from the train to get there. Paradoxically, the study has never been more dull; and never more interesting. This extraordinary year was turned on its head in March, when we were given two days by the Government to shut the school. In true Bedford style, reminiscent of 1979, we PTTLKPH[LS` [YHPULK [OL ^OVSL Z[HɈ PU 4PJYVZVM[ ;LHTZ (removing them for 90 minutes each in small groups from their own classes), closed the school on Friday night and ^LYL \W HUK Y\UUPUN YLTV[LS` VU 4VUKH` TVYUPUN WLYPVK ;OL LHNSL L`LK ^PSS YLHSPZL [OH[ [OPZ ^HZ UV[ X\P[L [OL MLH[ VM 1979 – we did take Saturday morning out of lessons to give M\Y[OLY Z[HɈ [YHPUPUN ¶ I\[ UL]LY[OLSLZZ P[ ^HZ PTWYLZZP]L 5V[ VUS` ^LYL HSS SLZZVUZ [H\NO[ I\[ ZVJPL[PLZ ÅV\YPZOLK sport continued (albeit through Bedford’s impression of Joe Wicks), the musicians found a way to hold weekly online concerts, and entrepreneurialism blossomed all over the place – not least via the remarkable Captain Tom, but also through a plethora of individual creativity and kindnesses. (NHPUZ[ HSS [OL VKKZ T` LUK VM [LYT ÄUHS HZZLTIS` OHK never been fuller. As I write at the start of another school year, I not only

YLÅLJ[ ^P[O JVUZPKLYHISL WYPKL PU V\Y JVTT\UP[` ¶ [OVZL who teach, learn, parent and work here, as well as those who have done so and still stay in touch by way of support. Every week brings its own new challenges – indeed, starting up again in September has presented a far greater challenge even than shutting down! But this school has wonderful spirit – it always has had – and we look ahead to the opportunities ahead of us with determination, hope and positivity. Thank you to our new editorial team – the evergreen Andrew Grimshaw has now been joined by the golden presence of Rebecca Quirighetti – who, between them, and with the support of many, have produced another wonderful tribute to the year gone by. I wish all readers good health and happiness in the year ahead. Ŷ JSH

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ACADEMIC LIFE

The Bedford School Response to Covid 19

The following is an excerpt from the Head Master’s final assembly of the academic year 2019-2020 and details the school’s response to the Covid lockdown. We apologise if we have left some details out, but we had to make cuts; we hope that the whole gives some picture of school life during this unique time.

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he Head Master writes: I am ashamed to say that, when this term started, I did not think that there would IL T\JO VM H ÄUHS HZZLTIS` H[ [OL LUK VM P[" I\[ VUL look at only the last fortnight of parent bulletins and notices shows just how wrong I was: in those two weeks alone there have been, amazingly in this lockdown period, notices for [OL *OPULZL ZVJPL[` IPVSVN` ZVJPL[` [^V LUK VM [LYT ]PY[\HS concerts, various sports activities (including a HIIT challenge), several charitable fundraising initiatives, a house Masterchef competition (judged by Dhruv Baker), architecture society, and a creativity challenge – all in the upper school alone. So in the LUK [VKH`Z ÄUHS HZZLTIS` PZ [OL SVUNLZ[ HUK WYVIHIS` TVZ[ interesting) on record!

Music Music has done an amazing job to keep us all entertained during the lockdown period with virtual concerts every Sunday afternoon. My own favourite (and as I write this, there PZ H NYHUK Ă„UHSL [VUPNO[ ^HZ JVTWLYLK MYVT H NVSM JV\YZL I` (UKYL^ .YVVT VU VUL VM [OL Ă„YZ[ KH`Z NVSM JV\YZLZ were allowed to open. It was a blustery day, and part of the LU[LY[HPUTLU[ ^HZ ^H[JOPUN JHY[VVU ZOLLW Ă…`PUN WHZ[ ILOPUK his head on one of the fairways. It was pure Monty Python; but with some brilliant music to showcase between shots. MUSIC COMPETITION FINALS, THE SCHOOL OVERALL WINNERS WERE: Fourth Form to Remove: Daniel Hutchins Fifth to Upper Sixth: George Balfour Multitrack Recording: Henry Poppleton

. . . . President of the Music Society: Nathaniel Otley . . . . . . .

Vice President of the Music Society & Secretary of the Adrian Boult Society: Michael Lee Head of Brass Ensemble: Michael Lee Head of Chamber Music: Ryan Tse & Amir Solanki Head of Chamber Orchestra: Ian Tang Head of Chapel Choir: Hugh Halsey Head of Choral Society: Hugh Halsey Head of Jazz Orchestra: Nathaniel Otley Head of Symphony Orchestra: Harilaos Karavaggelis & Harry Mason

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. Head of Concert Band: Michael Lee

. Head of Media Production: Thomas Raut . Head of New Music Society: Jonathon Coughlin 7L[LY )HYYPUN[VU THKL P[ [V [OL [VW Ă„]L MYVT V]LY LU[YPLZ in 41 countries in the Prospect 100 music competition. He will UV^ IL TLU[VYLK I` +HUU` AVVR THUHNLY VM [OL OPW OVW group “Migosâ€?, who have over 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify. ;OPZ ^LLR OL HSZV OLHKSPULK H SP]L Z[YLHTLK *OHYP[` “Lockdown Liveâ€? Concert helping to raise money for both the NHS Charities and Help Musicians UK with a great band in support, most of who he met at the National Music Camps over the years.

Drama The Drama Society has continued to meet every week and a theme for a number of talks this term has been, Âş;OLH[YL PU *YPZPZÂť ;OL Ă„YZ[ SLJ[\YL VM [OL [LYT ^HZ I` >PSS 9VILY[Z ^OV ZWVRL VU OV^ *V]PK TH` W\[ HU LUK [V [OLH[YL HZ ^L RUV^ P[ ;OPZ ^HZ H [OV\NO[ WYV]VRPUN SLJ[\YL that drew parallels between the current situation and the plague closing theatres down for 78 months. However, in the aftermath of tragedy, theatre can make a very strong comeback: this was the theme of the talk by Harry Hine, who addressed the renewed interest in theatre after the cessation of hostilities following the Second World War. This presentation was complemented by the lecture by our new president, Dylan Swain, who spoke on ‘Theatre and Propaganda’, and the role played by theatre in facilitating W\ISPJ Z\WWVY[ MVY ^HY ;OL Ă„UHS WYLZLU[H[PVU VM [LYT ^HZ I` :HTP /\UKHS ^OV [VVR H KPɈLYLU[ [HJR HUK ZWVRL HIV\[ [OL JYLH[P]L WYVJLZZ HUK OPZ V^U LɈVY[Z PU ^YP[PUN WSH`Z HUK Ă„ST scripts. In addition to these lectures, the creative arts faculty has encouraged students to submit creative work each week. As part of this activity, Max Pearson performed a monologue for us from ‘The Glass Menagerie’, while Jamie Williams wrote some imaginative song lyrics on the theme of lockdown (to the tune of ‘Skid Row (Downtown)’ from Little Shop of Horrors).

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Art For this term’s art extension projects, those upper sixth boys NVPUN VU [V KV KLNYLLZ PU HYJOP[LJ[\YL NYHWOPJZ M\YUP[\YL HUK WYVK\J[ KLZPNU ^LYL [HZRLK ^P[O WYVQLJ[Z [OH[ ^LYL HSS related to galleries including, for the architects, designing a gallery for the school which could be anywhere on the school site. Richard Huang came up with the most radical solution which, controversially, involved knocking down the school chapel! Mr Croker was impressed with the engagement the boys had with their individual ideas but it certainly helped that the architects had tutorials with London based architects and the Graphic designer had tutorials with a designer. To get the remote talks underway for the art society in the summer term Mr Croker talked about the National Gallery exhibition of works by the Venetian Renaissance painter, Titian. Known as ‘the Poesies’, this series of paintings commissioned by Philip II of Spain is generally regarded as some of the greatest paintings in Western Art. Mr Croker explained why these paintings are so highly regarded and ZLLU [V IL ZV PUĂ…\LU[PHS HUK ^O` [OL JSVZ\YL VM [OL L_OPIP[PVU only a week after its opening because of the pandemic was such a tragedy. -VY [OL Ă„YZ[ YLTV[L [HSR VM [OL [LYT MVY [OL architecture ZVJPL[` SV^LY ZP_[O IV` (UK` >VUN [HSRLK HIV\[ Âş,\YVWLHU (YJOP[LJ[\YL PU /VUN 2VUN Âť ^OPJO OL HKHW[LK MYVT OPZ ):07 LZZH` 0U H [OVYV\NOS` ^LSS YLZLHYJOLK [HSR Andy spoke authoritatively about the range of architectural styles that can be seen in his home city. The talk took on extra resonance knowing that Andy was actually delivering his talk MYVT /VUN 2VUN P[ZLSM ZV [OPZ S\UJO[PTL [HSR PU [OL <2 ^HZ actually an evening talk for Andy! We were delighted to welcome back OB Peter Webb, for an art society talk we had, of course, hoped to be hosting at school. Peter has degrees from Cambridge and London Universities and a doctorate from the University of East Anglia and has since lectured extensively on related topics at universities and colleges. He has written books on Hans Bellmer, David Hockney and Leonor Fini. In his talk, Peter touched on his life at school and how he then became an art historian, before taking us through his career and his extraordinary encounters with Salvador Dali, David Hockney and Leonor Fini. It was an enthralling talk for all those fortunate to see it, so we will look forward to welcoming Peter IHJR [V ZJOVVS PU [OL UV[ [VV KPZ[HU[ M\[\YL ZV [OH[ ^L JHU VɈLY OPT [OL S\UJO ^L VYPNPUHSS` WYVTPZLK OPT Having delivered an excellent assembly talk in the spring term about the school art collection, we were very keen for \WWLY ZP_[O IV` 7L[LY )HYYPUN[VU [V KV HU HY[ ZVJPL[` [HSR before he left the school as someone going on to study art history as his degree. Peter chose to talk about ‘Fashion x (Y[Âť WHY[S` PUZWPYLK I` HU VU SPUL JV\YZL VU MHZOPVU OL OHK recently opted to do through the Museum of Modern Art in 5L^ @VYR 7L[LY [HSRLK LSVX\LU[S` HIV\[ [OL PUĂ…\LUJL VM HY[ on fashion and vice versa and challenged the concept of what L_HJ[S` HY[ JHU IL! H NYLH[ ^H` [V Ă„UPZO OPZ [PTL H[ ZJOVVS >L are hoping that Peter will return as an OB for another lecture sometime soon. We were delighted that Monica Knight very kindly agreed to help out with a talk for the architecture society. Monica trained as an architect and is currently a heritage consultant

to architectural practices and a member of the technical team for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. For her (recorded) lecture, Monica talked about the ‘Arts and *YHM[Z )\PSKPUNZ PU )PKKLUOHTÂť I` ZPNUPĂ„JHU[ (Y[Z HUK *YHM[Z architects, including Baillie Scott.

Theology and Philosophy Society The theology and philosophy society has continued to meet over the course of the last term via Microsoft Teams. Topics, YHUNPUN MYVT KPZJ\ZZPVU VU [OL JV L_PZ[LUJL VM YLSPNPVU HUK science, to Miss Rattab’s excellent talk on philosophy and sport, to a lecture on how we seek meaning in life and Ben Barnes’ lecture on C.S.Lewis’ trilemma, have all provided a platform for us to engage with the big questions that life presents us. All the sessions have been enormously enjoyable. A big thank you must go to Ben Barnes (Lower Sixth) for his role in leading the meetings over the course of the last year and to all of those who have attended and participated so enthusiastically in the sessions. It has been tremendously encouraging to see this appetite for and engagement with critical thinking during the recent period of remote learning.

Debating Society The debating society has met a number of times on Teams. Motions have related to remote schooling, medicine and the Black Lives Matter protests. The society’s values of exploring ideas rigorously, courteously and clearly have been well and [Y\S` \WOLSK I` [OL Ă„M[LLU VY ZV IV`Z PU]VS]LK 0[ OHZ ILLU particularly good to enjoy the contributions of a range of N\LZ[ JOHPYTLU *VHJOPUN OHZ ILLU VɈLYLK I` V\Y L_JLSSLU[ WYLZPKLU[Z )LU )HYULZ HUK 9V^HU )HZJL[[H 7VSSP[[ IV[O lower sixth).

Economics A number of boys in the U6 researched and presented on the subject of investment opportunities in the current THJYVLJVUVTPJ JSPTH[L HZ WHY[ VM [OLPY WYL \UP]LYZP[` economics course. A selection of these have been forwarded by Hugh Maltby (Director of the Bedford School Association) [V JP[` IHZLK 6SK )LKMVYKPHUZ MVY [OLPY VWPUPVUZ 0M HU`VUL OHZ ÂŁ100k to invest in a balanced portfolio, they would be safe PU [OL OHUKZ VM! 6SSPL )\YYPKNL +LHU ,^HU .VYKVU ;VT Byrne, Ben Sudborough, Yoji Nishina, and Aaron Hall. In addition, Sam Welch has been running a weekly LJVUVTPJZ MVY\T HUK PU [OL PU OV\ZL =PY[\HS ;YHKPUN simulation, George Kendall has turned his ÂŁ100,000 into ÂŁ116,000 in just 6 weeks of trading.

History Nationally, the importance of history and public understanding of our collective historical journeys has been under the spotlight as never before. The history society has continued to meet this term on Microsoft Teams, with a comprehensive discussion led by Ciaran Zanna (L6th) on the history, function and place of statues in our society; the boys put much of the dialogue in our public life to shame. A further History Society discussed “the perfect curriculum.� X

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Medics Society Medics society is one of the newest societies in school, with V\Y ÄYZ[ TLL[PUN Q\Z[ [OPZ -LIY\HY` ;OL ZVJPL[` ^HZ ZL[ \W MVY people interested in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science to share their research and expand their knowledge. The medics society has gained a strong following from day one with many boys having a keen interest and sharing talks on a wide range of topics from the NIPAH virus that hit Kerala in 2018 to mental health disorders such as PTSD. The society is still growing, with boys in lower years starting to take a greater interest. Looking ahead, we hope to expand our talks with guest speakers from outside of school to give an insight into what life is like in a medical environment.

Physics (SS KLWHY[TLU[Z WYVK\JLK H[ [OL KYVW VM H OH[ H WYL ZP_[O MVYT JV\YZL MVY HSS ÄM[O MVYTLYZ [V [HRL PUZ[LHK VM .*:,Z 0 Z[PSS ÄUK [OPZ H YLTHYRHISL HJOPL]LTLU[ HUK [OL MLLKIHJR MYVT boys has been amazing – and across all courses: everybody has their own favourite. The Physics department created a ZOVY[ ]PKLV VM OPNOSPNO[Z MYVT P[Z WYL ZP_[O MVYT JV\YZL

Academic Support Boys of all year groups and abilities have been taking the opportunity to attend additional academic support with Z\IQLJ[Z [OL` ULLK H SP[[SL L_[YH OLSW ^P[O VY ZWLJPÄJ Z[\K` strategies that can help their progress. It has been amazing that the boys living in other countries and time zones have tuned into their additional English lessons and have been keen to practise their English speaking and writing ready for their return. Well done to all the boys who have worked so hard and shown such resolve.

Pre-University Courses ,]LY` KLWHY[TLU[ HSZV JYLH[LK WYL \UP]LYZP[` JV\YZLZ MVY [OL upper sixth to take before going to university, again at the drop of a hat. In this, we were greatly supported by parents and Old Bedfordians who agreed to give talks and hold seminars online to give boys an insight into their worlds of work. The series of 15 talks was hugely popular and very informative Our Head of Careers had over 1100 views on her LinkedIn post on this topic, and our innovative way of OHUKSPUN P[ PU KV\ISL X\PJR [PTL

History <WWLY ZP_[O OPZ[VY` Z[\KLU[Z LU[O\ZPHZ[PJHSS` \UKLY[VVR H WYL \UP]LYZP[` L_[LUZPVU JV\YZL VU OPZ[VY` [OLVY` WYLZLU[PUN writing and blogging on famous historians and historical works from Montaillou to Stalingrad and curating a virtual museum inspired by Professor Neil MacGregor’s series A History of the World in 100 Objects. Items ranged in size from a shipping container (Tom Byrne) to an original rugby ball (Bryn Williamson) and a pair of contact lenses (Harry McPhail). Boys also studied modern Germany from 1871 to 1945. They debated some sensitive topics, including the )YV^UPUN .VSKOHNLU JVU[YV]LYZ` HUK PU]LZ[PNH[LK [OL VYPNPUZ

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VM MHY YPNO[ WVSP[PJHS ILSPLMZ ;OL ÄM[O MVYT [VVR JV\YZLZ VU Russian and Chinese history and some excellent independent ^VYR ^HZ ZLLU OLYL PUJS\KPUN JVTTLU[HYPLZ VU SH[L [ZHYPZ[ LYH JHY[VVUZ HUK WHPU[PUNZ HUK KL[HPSLK WYVÄSLZ VM RL` SLHKLYZ and revolutionary groups. *PHYHU AHUUH ^HZ WSHJLK Y\UULY \W PU [OL WYLZ[PNPV\Z :OLɉLSK <UP]LYZP[` /PZ[VY` 7YPaL ^OPJO OHK H YLJVYK U\TILY of entries this year, for his essay on the rather daunting [P[SL! º/V^ :PNUPÄJHU[ ^HZ [OL -PYZ[ >VYSK >HY&» ;OPZ ^HZ described as ‘a thoughtful, informed, and analytical piece of work’, the judges further commenting: ‘the essay draws upon some excellent research and you have done well to engage with scholarly literature. You go on to make a persuasive HYN\TLU[ [OH[ [OL ^HY L_HJLYIH[LK WYL L_PZ[PUN PZZ\LZ HUK `V\ \ZL L]PKLUJL ]LY` LɈLJ[P]LS` PU THRPUN [OPZ HYN\TLU[ You reach a convincing conclusion in that the legacy of the war can work to obscure the complexities in its causes and consequences.’

Politics <WWLY ZP_[O WVSP[PJZ Z[\KLU[Z JVTWSL[LK H ZP_ ^LLR JV\YZL in international relations and political thought as part of the wider academic extension programme delivered during the enforced closure of the school in the summer term. Under Mr Vann’s expert tutelage boys managed to present on their own political ideologies without falling out, and then enjoyed working on a more collaborative basis to design a political JHTWHPNU )V`Z HSZV [VSLYH[LK 4Y .YHOHT»Z H[[LTW[ [V Ä[ [OL LTLYNLUJL VM [OL UH[PVU Z[H[LZ Z`Z[LT NSVIHSPaH[PVU IR theory, the emerging ‘BRICS’ and ‘MINT’ powers, the theory of war and its interaction with politics, and the role of race and gender in IR studies into six double lessons. Alex Wilkins (immortalised in Hansard earlier this year) and George Wegener presented brilliantly on modern China, Tom Lukiyanov, Yoji Nishina and Bryn Williamson analysed Russia and Brazil, Emmanuel Adeyemi and Huw Turner made the case for Nigeria and South Africa as key emerging powers, and Ben Sporton and Ed Blythman considered the geopolitical PTWVY[HUJL VM 0UKPH 0U [OL ÄM[O MVYT IV`Z LUNHNLK ^LSS ^P[O an introductory course covering democracy and participation, political representation and direct action, referenda, elections, prime ministers, the role of the media, political ideas, and the importance of local government. One topic under discussion was the lowering of the voting age to 16, and our participants made a very good case. Boys were invited to submit work in response to assigned readings and discussion topics on everything from Fukuyama’s ‘End of History’ thesis to intersectionality and WVZ[ JVSVUPHS [OLVY` VUL OPNOSPNO[ ILPUN 1HJR 6»+VUV]HU»Z powerful essay entitled ‘Why are We Witnessing the Death of Neoliberalism?’. The politics extension prize was awarded to George Whitcombe for his detailed exploration of the causes and impact of the Thirty Years’ War, precursor to the Treaty of Westphalia, the moment at which modern politics began. George analysed the role of religion in the war’s origins HUK IYVRL KV^U [OL THU` JVUÅPJ[Z HUK YP]HSYPLZ [OH[ THKL up what was a complex series of overlapping, multipolar LUJV\U[LYZ YLÅLJ[PUN VU [OL TVKLYU YLZVUHUJL VM [OPZ MVY troubled regions of the world today and for our understanding of current tensions between secular and religious institutions.

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Independent Research and Academic Extension: BSIP Results 2020, and reflections on the Fifth Form Project This year’s lower sixth produced an outstanding array of extended essays as part of their Bedford School independent project work. Exploring new topics and often ranging across many disciplines within the sciences, humanities, art and design, projects covered everything from the role of LUNPULLYPUN PU YLK\JPUN IH[[SLĂ„LSK JHZ\HS[PLZ [V IPVTPTPJY` UL\[YVU Z[HYZ 0UKV ,\YVWLHU TPNYH[PVUZ [OL LJVUVTPJ impact of international sporting events, and the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease. Essays were assessed for argument and analysis, knowledge and understanding, the selection and evaluation of evidence, and formal academic presentation. The BSIP Prize 2020 is awarded to Rowan Spong for an outstanding analysis of the chemical and psychological factors associated with aggressive responses to computer games. ;OPZ `LHYÂťZ Y\UULY \W PZ /\NV 4H[OL^ MVY OPZ Z[\K` VM dementia treatment and prevention. Many boys will continue their research over the summer with a view to submitting an EPQ later this year, but it is hoped such work will also have encouraged boys to think about their ^PKLY YLHKPUN HUK ^YP[PUN PU TVYL JYLH[P]L ^H`Z 9\UULY Up Harry McPhail, whose immersive study of the Bedford Highlanders was the subject of a recent school ‘Thought for the Day’, now maintains his own blog, Harry’s Histories, and has written for the Bedford Independent on the town and its heritage. 0U MHJ[ THU` VM [OPZ `LHYÂťZ Ă„M[O MVYT OH]L HSYLHK` ZOV^U great creativity and intellectual curiosity in their own project work. In the space of only six weeks, Alex Edun, Maxwell Martin and Henry Cudjoe set up their own customised trainer company, complete with a website and social media strategy, Deimis Sukys made a powerful documentary video on Black Lives Matter, James Watson composed and recorded a score in the Romantic style, entitled ‘Travelling Through the Ages’, accompanying an essay on the evolution of music over the past 250 years, Arvin Rai produced a detailed evaluation of [OYLH[Z [V THYPUL LJVZ`Z[LT OLHS[O HUK +H]PK (KL`LTP Abere utilised advanced resources such as JSTOR and Gale [V NYLH[ LɈLJ[ PU JOHSSLUNPUN JVU]LU[PVUHS ^PZKVT VU <2 ISHJR SL[[LY SH^ Very well done to all boys for engaging with these programmes. HM COMMENDATIONS (FOR OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF WORK) Well done to the following boys:

. Shiryu Oshiro (Fourth Form) for his consistently excellent art work, including an exceptional relief sculpture. . Siddharth Prabhu (Fourth Form) for a superb entry to the DESMOS Maths competition in which he produced an impressive piece of computerised art work using a complex set of functions. Gideon Chan (Remove) for outstanding work in English Literature. Arav Kirtane and Robert Parrish (both Remove) for taking VU HU L_[LUKLK ZLYPLZ VM WO`ZPJZ JOHSSLUNLZ [V Z\WLYI LɈLJ[

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. Varun Nathan (Remove) for sustained excellence in design technology. . $OH[ (GXQ 0D[ZHOO 0DUWLQ DQG +HQU\ &XGMRH DOO Ă°IWK IRUP

for their energy, creativity, commitment and entrepreneurial skills. Harry Hine (Fifth Form) for an exceptional research essay on Saudi Arabia as a response to the gender inequality course. Alex Linney (Lower Sixth) for outstanding research on TLKPJPUHS JOLTPZ[Y` ZWLJPĂ„JHSS` [OL KL]LSVWTLU[ HUK mechanisms of asthma drugs. Rohan Jacob (Lower Sixth) for a superb essay on the YLZWVUZL VM 2LYHSH [V *V]PK Hugo Mathew (Lower Sixth) for excellent research on the fetal development of the human brain. Jamie Williams (Upper Sixth) for wonderful presentations to the English society on Pullman and Lovecraft, as well as YLZLHYJO VU Z\YYLHSPZT MVY [OL [OLH[YL Z[\KPLZ WYL \UP]LYZP[` course. Ben Sporton (Upper Sixth) for an outstanding dissertation on the Russian Revolution of October 1917, covering a broad historiographical range and formed out of a close reading of a great variety of texts.

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House MasterChef 2020 First there was MasterChef; then came Bedford School’s House Online MasterChef! The competition saw families cooking together to compete for the title, with Dhruv Baker, OB and winner of MasterChef 2010, as our guest judge. With families entering from around the world, it was a truly exciting culinary experience, and Dhruv was impressed by the sheer number and quality of the entries. He has recorded a video of his thoughts on the dishes, which is on our website, and he has chosen a few highly commended dishes and an overall winner too. Highly commended dishes go to Cameron Brown for his ‘thousand layers of lockdown’, to *OYPZ[PHU ;`YLSS MVY OPZ Âş.V[HIRPÂť WYVUV\UJLK NH^ >6/47 RLL H [YHKP[PVUHS 7VSPZO KPZO VM ZWYPUN JHIIHNL SLH]LZ Z[\ɈLK ^P[O pork mince, to Ishaan Mukherji for his ‘vegan mushroom and leek pie’, to Jonathan Coughlin for his ‘asparagus wrapped in Parma ham’, and to Noah Brown for his ‘ginger layer cake with poached pears and a cream cheese frosting’. And the winner of House MasterChef 2020, goes to William Osborne, for his ‘British summer berries pavlovas with a strawberry coulis’. It was a dish that stood out to Dhruv for the thought process that went into it and the number of critical considerations that were made. William demonstrated a sustainable and ethical approach to cooking, by using seasonal, local ingredients, considering their sourcing and provenance. Dhruv felt that he took account of all these elements beautifully and that his story was told in a brilliant way with a wonderful narrative running through it. Very well done, William, and well done to all the families who took part. -VY [OL Z[HɈ LX\P]HSLU[ HSZV Q\KNLK I` H WYVMLZZPVUHS 6) JOLM – Nicholas Marriott) this year’s winners were:

. Neil McCleery’s ‘Still Life with Fruit’ . Team Ruta’s ‘Summer 2020 Cake’ . The Wainwright Family’s ‘Beehive Lemon Cake’ Well done to the chaplain!

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In keeping with our philosophy, the message that the PE and Games Department has consistently given, is that all boys should have some form of exercise as part of their daily routine. The nature and suitability of this exercise will have varied depending on the individual and individual circumstances, as well as government and National Governing Body guidelines. However, the programme and competitions that were devised, were to try and engage as many boys as possible, as well as give some structure to each week! Boys were encouraged to get involved with the House Activity competition, by recording all activity sessions on the ‘Strava’ App, with points being awarded for every session posted. The number of activities posted grew rapidly as the term progressed and regularly surpassed an incredible 1,300 in total each week. For the games programme and in conjunction with the above competition, physical activity sessions, which could be done from or at home, were set throughout the term. These running and bodyweight sessions culminated in a house 5K HUK 2 Y\U K\YPUN [OL ÄUHS ^LLR ILMVYL 4H` OHSM [LYT ^P[O times recorded directly into house groups on the Strava App. ;OLYL ^LYL H ZPNUPÄJHU[ U\TILY VM LU[YPLZ PU[V LHJO YHJL PU all year groups, with the following boys recording the fastest times: 5K RUN Fourth Form – Jonny Weimann Remove Form – Patrick Diamond Fifth Form – (SL_ 4VɈH[ ^P[O H ZJOVVS MHZ[LZ[ [PTL VM mins. 38 secs. Lower Sixth – Hugo Matthew Upper Sixth – Bryn Williamson

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During the second half of the term the training sessions have ILLU I\PSKPUN [V H º]PY[\HS» ZWVY[Z KH` K\YPUN [OL ÄUHS ^LLR VM term. The events in this competition are: individual 2,3,4,5K run. 4 x 1K relay run. 3 x 10K cycle. HIIT Challenge. Ball Skills Challenge. There has also been a weekly house high intensity interval training (HIIT) challenge, which has consistently had a high number of entries and has been keenly contested. Well done and good luck, too, to Kayde Sylvester (Upper Sixth), for signing a professional contact with Northampton Saints. (UK ÄUHSS` MYVT [OL IVH[ JS\I! KLZWP[L SVJRKV^U HUK missing group land and water training, Dylan Mitchell has IYVRLU [OL ZJOVVS MV\Y TPU\[L LYNV YLJVYK ^P[O H ^OVWWPUN 1,218m. The previous record holder was George Cave in 2011 ^P[O T [OL VUS` WLYZVU ^OV L]LY NV[ JSVZL ^HZ +`SHU»Z brother Ollie and even he was over 30m behind Cave. So well done to Dylan – it must have been an enjoyable family dinner at home that evening!

Duke of Edinburgh Although the current situation has forced postponement of the expedition section of the award, the other three sections are currently being completed by about 150 pupils and the range VM KPɈLYLU[ HJ[P]P[PLZ OHZ ILLU V\[Z[HUKPUN MYVT SLHYUPUN [V shear sheep or learning a new language as part of the skill section, to helping to make cakes for the NHS as part of the volunteering section, to bike rides as part of the physical section. Many boys are using the time to upload the evidence of the activities they have done previously, completing their awards, which has been great to see. (SS [OL Z[HɈ PU]VS]LK HYL SVVRPUN MVY^HYK [V NL[[PUN [OL expeditions completed next academic year and getting back out on the hills.

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75 boys from the L6 venturing out weekly to work in numerous local primary schools and care homes. They worked hard to run sports clubs, teach language and maths lessons, provide support for music activities and conversed with and sang songs to the elderly residents of local homes. In return, the boys gained valuable work experience and interpersonal skills and, just as importantly, built relationships with a wide range VM WLVWSL VM KPɈLYLU[ HNLZ MYVT HJYVZZ V\Y SVJHS JVTT\UP[` Whilst the activities were sadly cut short by lockdown, some boys continued to support the community from afar – indeed, Andy Wong even carried on teaching maths to the children at St James’ Primary School – from Hong Kong! Support for charities has continued at a pace this year. The Movember campaign raised over ÂŁ15,000, our highest ever total, and Rock Night raised over ÂŁ600 for the Music 4 Memory charity. Work has not stopped during lockdown. The stamps from Captain Tom’s amazing fund raising went to support St John’s Hospice and the RNIB, and local people in isolation have been helped by our contributions to the Active Minds programme. Many pupils have also been raising money individually for their chosen charities which have ranged from national scale charities such as Mind to those on a local scale such as a local wildlife sanctuary; well done to all those boys who have taken the initiative to continue with charity work during this time.

Further lockdown news The brief sketches which follow fall under a theme of general creativity, imagination and entrepreneurial behaviour (often with a positive social impact), all expressed by boys over this lockdown period. ( U\TILY VM Ă„M[O MVYT IV`Z PUJS\KPUN Gabriel Davis, Harry Hine and Arun Nanda, who would otherwise have been doing GCSEs, got together to create a magazine, to showcase school writers and broadcast the opinions of young people on a range of economic and political matters, called “Floreatâ€? – a nod to our own school motto, meaning “may it/he/she Ă…V\YPZOš ;OL Ă„UHS JVW` ^P[O IL V\[ I` [OL LUK VM [LYT ;OYLL Ă„M[O MVYTLYZ 4H_^LSS 4HY[PU /LUY` *\KQVL HUK Alex Edun have been incredibly entrepreneurial and creative HZ WHY[ VM [OLPY WYL ZP_[O MVYT WYVQLJ[ ;OL` OH]L ZL[ \W HU online retail business called ‘YBK’ (‘Young Black Kings’) which provides unique and distinctive customised Nike Air Force 1s (a type of trainer). They already have 1,200 followers on Instagram. )LUQPL 0UNYHT 4VVYL th form) was instrumental to the Z\JJLZZ VM [OL HZ[VUPZOPUN M\UKYHPZPUN LɈVY[Z MVY [OL 5/: of his grandfather, Captain Tom Moore (now Colonel Sir Tom Moore). Benjie initially gave thanks to social media and the support of his friends, many at Bedford School, for spreading the word, but then took on a central role in the MHTPS` LɈVY[ HUK \UKLY[VVR THU` TLKPH JVTTP[TLU[Z HYV\UK the world, acting all the while with great humility, good sense HUK WYPKL HS^H`Z ZLLRPUN [V KLĂ…LJ[ [OL WYHPZL MYVT OPTZLSM and onto those who had donated the money and the cause to which it was donated. Amongst many other accolades, he has deservedly been nominated as a “rising starâ€? in the Independent Schools Magazine’s Independent Schools Awards. Robert Parrish (remove form), with his family’s support on

the farm (and not least that of his brother, Ben, in the Lower Sixth), set up online a boxed fresh veg delivery service from scratch as soon as lockdown started, to try to help those ^OV JV\SK UV[ NL[ [V [OL ZOVWZ 6U [OL Ă„YZ[ KH` PU I\ZPULZZ he was extremely nervous to have to respond to two orders. A couple of weeks – and a whole host of happy customers SH[LY OL OHK NH[OLYLK H SHYNL NYV\W VM ZJOVVS HNL MYPLUKZ to help, and was boxing up 650 orders per day to send all around the country, having grown to be Amazon’s top veg box company! Will Wright (fourth form) set up a range of tasks he could do for his local community during the early stages of lockdown (from recycling, to shopping, to gardening, to innovative use of IT to keep people engaged in their homes) and raised close to ÂŁ500, which he then sent across to his godmother in Cape Town to feed a host of Zimbabwean refugees and homeless who are not being supported by the government, and where, of course, the pound goes a long way. 1VIH ;OVTHZ Ă„M[O MVYT HUK 6SSPL @H[LZ -V\Y[O -VYT have also found themselves in their local newspapers for interesting initiatives. Joba has been raising money to buy board games for care homes and Ollie has been running RT MVY :WPU` 5VYTHUÂťZ H SVJHS OLKNLOVN Z\WWVY[ JLU[YL and has raised over ÂŁ1000. 300km is a year’s worth of travel for a hedgehog – but Ollie managed it in a month or so, and in doing so ran a half marathon and became this charity’s largest single fundraiser. Other sporting challenges included Ollie Gregory (lower sixth), who did a watt bike cycle to Paris for the charity Mind; and Freddie Tucker (fourth form) who managed to play 101 golf holes in a day at his home golf club and has raised V]LY ‰ MVY (SaOLPTLYÂťZ <2 PU TLTVY` VM OPZ YLJLU[S` KLJLHZLK NYHUKMH[OLY /PZ WSHU ^HZ VYPNPUHSS` OVSLZ Ă„]L rounds) but apparently they had time for a few more before the sun set! Luca Albon (lower sixth) and his brother, Alexander (F1 driver for Red Bull), took part in ‘Race for the World’, a virtual ZP_ YHJL -VYT\SH ZLYPLZ VYNHUPZLK I` -VYT\SH KYP]LYZ [V YHPZL TVUL` MVY [OL >VYSK /LHS[O 6YNHUPZH[PVUÂťZ *6=0+ Solidarity Response Fund. Luca raced against professional racing drivers in the event, including six current Formula 1 KYP]LYZ HUK OL Ă„UPZOLK ZLJVUK PU [OL ZLYPLZ V]LYHSS ;VNL[OLY they raised over ÂŁ80,000. 1HZWLY >HS[LY ZL[ VɈ MYVT *VKPJV[L PU /LY[MVYKZOPYL [V ride his bike to Salcombe in Devon to raise money for CLIC Sargent, who give vital support to young people and their MHTPSPLZ ^OVZL SP]LZ OH]L ILLU HɈLJ[LK I` JHUJLY 0[ PZ MHPY [V ZH` [OH[ 0 OH]L UL]LY LUQV`LK JVTWPSPUN HU LUK VM term assembly more than this. All members of our community, IV`Z Z[HɈ WHYLU[Z HUK 6)Z JHU IL WYV\K VM ^OH[ ^L OH]L achieved this term in the most trying of circumstances. From me, simply well done – I wish you all a happy and healthy summer, and leave you with one thought: let’s not come back as if nothing ever happened. Let’s remember all we have learnt from this period about ourselves and others, all the wonderful kindness we have witnessed, and may we return with a renewed sense of the possible. If we can achieve all this under such circumstances and within such timeframes, we can achieve most things. Until then, rest well. Ĺś JSH

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continued to celebrate their learning within the community and excel on the national stage. Following the release of IB and A Level results, 87% VM \WWLY ZP_[O IV`Z ^LU[ VU [V LP[OLY 9\ZZLSS .YV\W HUK VY Times Top 30 universities, with the most popular destinations in 2020 being Durham, Nottingham and Loughborough. Seven boys take up places at Oxbridge this year: four

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boys at Oxford (Matthew Lewis reading biology; William Ashcroft reading biomedical sciences; Lucas Inman reading chemistry; Ewan Gordon reading economics) and three at *HTIYPKNL 6SP]LY )\YYPKNL +LHU YLHKPUN SHUK LJVUVT` Joe Fordham reading modern and medieval languages; Oscar Hill reading psychological and behavioural sciences). (Z L]LY [OLYL ^HZ H [LYYPÄJ YHUNL VM KLNYLLZ [OH[ )LKMVYK boys are starting, which range from aerospace engineering to architecture, history of art to international relations, law to physics, and medicine to theatre. Outside of the UCAS system, boys earned places at top universities across the world, including Columbia, Emory and the Christian Brother universities in the USA and Hong Kong University and Keio University in Japan. Boys have also gained places on degree apprenticeships with leading ÄYTZ WYVMLZZPVUHS WYLTPLYZOPW ZWVY[Z HJHKLT` JVU[YHJ[Z HUK KPYLJ[ LTWSV`TLU[ ^P[O SLHKPUN ÄYTZ ^OPSL V[OLYZ OH]L opted to take gap years. ;OL L_[LUKLK WYVQLJ[ X\HSPÄJH[PVU ,78 JVOVY[ HJOPL]LK H JSLHU Z^LLW VM ( ( NYHKLZ MVY H [OPYK Z\JJLZZP]L `LHY In the lower sixth, our A level cohort produced a superb range and quality of Bedford School independent projects [OL ^PUUPUN LU[Y` ^HZ 9V^HU :WVUN VU [OL UL\YVZJPLUJL of aggressive behaviours. 3PRL [OL \WWLY ZP_[O [OL ÄM[O MVYT HJOPL]LK H Z\WLYI ZL[ VM X\HSPÄJH[PVUZ 4LU[PVU ZOV\SK IL THKL [V [OVZL IV`Z who achieved ten or more grade 9s (a top A* equivalent): +H]PK (KL`LTP (ILYL (SL_HUKLY (LSSLU 1HTLZ *\[SLY Krish Nair, George Ashcroft, Sami Haroon, Harry Hine, Anish Katechia and Dylan Swain. What follows is a small selection of the ways Bedford boys have made themselves known outside the school grounds in areas of academic success. Many national competitions were unable to run owing to the pandemic, but Bedford boys demonstrated excellence in all those that went ahead. As ever, in forming this digest many achievements OH]L ILLU VTP[[LK I\[ 0 OVWL [OPZ NP]LZ H ÅH]V\Y VM [OL breadth and depth of academic pursuit with which our teachers and boys have engaged. In the British Biology Olympiad, Will Ashcroft, Lucas Inman, Benjamin Spanoudakis and Novo Ukiri (all upper sixth) achieved gold medals. Benjamin was one of just 16 students invited to complete further theoretical assessments for a place on the UK team for the International Biology Olympiad before the event was, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic. Benedict Giles, Jay Johnson, Alex Lam, Matthew Lewis and George Wegener (all upper sixth) were awarded silver medals. Benjamin also achieved a gold medal in the Chemistry Olympiad, with Will Ashcroft, Samuel Evans, Lucas Inman, Jay Johnson, Alex Lam and Shawn Peng (all upper sixth) achieving silver medals. Rohan Jacob’s (lower sixth) essay on the response of Kerala to the pandemic was highly commended by judges in the University of Cambridge Cottrell Essay Prize for Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Harilaos Karavaggelis and Tony Zhang (both lower sixth), won gold in the Senior Physics Challenge, and Harilaos Karavaggelis and Max Sogan (both lower sixth) won silver in the Physics Challenge. In the Senior Maths Olympiad, a record 25 boys achieved NVSK TLKHSZ! ,TTHU\LS (KL`LTP (ILYL 6SP]LY *YHURZOH^

Sam Evans, Flik Feng, Ewan Gordon, Jack Beighton, Oscar Hill, James Hooper, Lucas Inman, Jay Johnson, Benjamin Watson, Dimitri Webb, Steven Yan (all upper sixth); Harry Dowrick, Michael Lee, Alex Linney, Carlos Martinez Bonet, William Sayer, Amir Solanki, Yubo Song, Ian Tang, Hasnain Zaidi, Tony Zhang, Justin Zhao (all lower sixth) and 4VU[` >PSSPHTZ ÄM[O MVYT -YVT [OPZ L_JLSSLU[ OH\S -SPR Feng (upper sixth) made it through to the British Maths Olympiad and both Tony Zhang and Justin Zhao (lower sixth) achieved a merit in the Senior Maths Kangaroo. The team of James Hooper, Benjamin Watson, Tony Zhang and Justin Zhao won through the regional heats of the Senior Team 4H[OZ *OHSSLUNL [V [OL UH[PVUHS ÄUHSZ ^OLYL [OL` YHURLK 34th in the UK. Our younger mathematicians have demonstrated the developing talent within the school, with twenty boys achieving gold medals in the Intermediate Olympiad. Shawn Shen, Makar Molchanov, Charlie Dowrick and Oli Pope (all YLTV]L MVYT HSS ^VU QVPU[ ÄYZ[ WSHJL PU [OPZ `LHY»Z OPNOS` competitive Maths Feast. Oscar Hudson (upper sixth) won an unprecedented third gold in the UK Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) advanced paper, placing him, for the third consecutive year, in the top 5% of pupils in the country and cementing his position as one of the school’s most gifted linguists. Siddharth Prabhu and Ben Otiende (fourth form) designed an inventive air quality monitoring station, ^OPJO ^VU [OLT H ^LSS KLZLY]LK WSHJL PU [OL UH[PVUHS ÄUHSZ of this year’s Raspberry Pi competition. The boys, competing HZ º;OL (80 .\`Z» JVTIPULK [OLPY LUNPULLYPUN HUK 7`[OVU coding skills to develop the monitoring station for recording JOHUNPUN WVSS\[PVU SL]LSZ 7L[LY 4VVYL ÄM[O MVYT ^VU )LZ[ In School in the Bebras Computing Challenge; Alexander (LSSLU ÄM[O MVYT HJOPL]LK H KPZ[PUJ[PVU PU [OL 6_MVYK *VTW\[PUN *OHSSLUNL HUK 1HTLZ 4VɈH[ ÄM[O MVYT WYV]LK VUJL HNHPU [OH[ OL PZ VUL VM [OL [VW WLYMVYTPUN `V\UN computer scientists in the country when he was selected for the ‘Elite Phase’ of the government’s Cyber Discovery Programme for the second year running. 0U [OL HY[Z .LVYNL )HSMV\Y ÄM[O MVYT ^HZ ZLSLJ[LK MVY the National Youth Music Theatre of Great Britain, James >H[ZVU ÄM[O MVYT ^VU H 9V`HS :JOVVS VM *O\YJO 4\ZPJ Organ Scholarship and an unprecedented three boys were selected for the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain: Ishaan Mukherji (upper sixth), Sarmukh Hundal and Max Pearson (both remove). Josha Mital (remove) won Best Questioner at the English Schools Union Churchill Public Speaking Area Final and the team of Ben Barnes and 9V^HU )HZJL[[H 7VSP[[ IV[O SV^LY ZP_[O YLWYLZLU[LK [OL school with distinction at the Oxford Union School Debating *VTWL[P[PVU -PUHSZ 8\HSPÄLY +H]PK *OHU -YLKKPL 7LHJVJR Sami Shameem and Andy Wong (all lower sixth) excelled in HU PU[LUZP]L [OYLL KH` KYH^PUN ^VYRZOVW ^P[O ]PZP[PUN HY[PZ[ Dr Glenn Sujo and Benedict Siow (upper sixth) represented the school in the national art public speaking competition, ARTiculation. Two new creative arts spaces have also been developed this year – a new drama studio was opened by the acclaimed playwright Simon Stephens and our sculpture studio has been transformed thanks to the generosity of Old Bedfordian Gilbert Lloyd. Ŷ SSB

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he reserve has slumbered during the lockdown. The grass was cut but the wildlife has been quietly getting on with its seasonal cycle disturbed only by the occasional worker or visitor. We maintain a seasonal approach on the reserve, rather as a woodman or waterman might, where the shifting of day light and temperature dictates what we do. So our season commences with some clearance of coppice woodland as the leaf fall advances. The group of IB boys are our prime movers here and once again an important aspect of the CAS programme is to cut coppice. Coppice woodland is

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an important part of the habitat mix that produces diverse sustainable wildlife habitats. In addition we collected and planted tree seed. There has been much discussion in the press and in exciting new publications on the subject of “rewilding�. In some cases this refers to the reintroduction of large bovines as well as their predators. In Britain, 10,000 years ago, as the ice sheets retreated, there were many large bovines such as elk and wild cattle like the auroch, living here and no doubt ranging over forested ares like Ickwell. These heavy creatures supported and created the kind of woodland that historically had clearances and gaps not the blanket tree cover some might suppose. The breaks in the woodland let in sunlight and warmth and led to a rich diversity of wildlife. On the reserve, we do not expect to be inviting Exmoor ponies or bison and wolves along any day now, but we can rewild on a scale lower down the ecological pyramid. We have top predators like buzzard and owl hunting over our grassland but we also have some open canopy woodland which our coppice work sustains. We think as a school we are unique in being able to teach these important natural processes and have them on the curriculum both of the upper and the prep school. New tree growth can occur naturally but some help is ULLKLK MYVT [PTL [V [PTL /LKNLZ HYL IV\UKHYPLZ I\[ PU ecological terms they, along with linear woodland, provide wildlife corridors. Our boundary hedge programme is virtually complete with hedges now encircling the entire reserve and providing warm spots, windbreaks and eventually nesting sites.

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Education in and about the natural environment takes place continually here. The local playgroup from Ickwell Green come up twice a week for ‘forest school’. We usually have a prep school summer school and there are visits from the geography and biology departments as well as other school users. In addition, as reserve advisor, I have been taking a variety of JV\YZLZ [V^HYKZ H JLY[PÄJH[L PU ÄLSK LJVSVN` HUK [OL SLJ[\YL notes and my assignments are available on the Ickwell pages on the school website. I was once again pleased this year to have pupils from both Bedford School and BGS taking the opportunity to further their studies before going up to university. Last year Antonia MYVT ).: OLSWLK TL ^P[O ZTHSS THTTHS SP]L [YHWWPUN ZV [OH[

we have a better idea of the grassland ecology of the site. :OL PZ UV^ VɈ Z[\K`PUN LJVSVN` 9LJLU[S` 0 OH]L ILLU OLSWLK by Olivia from BGS, who, along with Brady from Bedford :JOVVS OHZ OLSWLK ^P[O TVYL ZTHSS THTTHS [YHWWPUN HUK recording. This work is important and gives participants a good opportunity to learn practical skills which will carry them forward into environmental careers. Brady and I also spent time investigating the lake animal community and recording our observations. I thank all three for their help on the site and hope others will come forward to help with the work in the future. Please contact me via the school if parents are interested or if sons wish to extend their school work into ecology and conservation Mr Palmer, who works with me and the IB boys, is always looking for ways to challenge their learning, so this spring the opportunity occurred to take part representing the school PU ),+767 :JPLUJL HU HSS KH` L]LU[ VU H :H[\YKH` H[ [OL Cecil Higgins museum. The boys took it in turns to man a set of tables groaning with microscopes, hand lenses and a lap top with camera attached. Our theme was indoor pond KPWWPUN HUK [V KV [OPZ H ZLYPLZ VM ZTHSS ^H[LY HUK WSHU[ ÄSSLK JVU[HPULYZ ^P[O Z\P[HISL ZTHSS PU]LY[LIYH[LZ RLW[ THU` children and teenagers fully occupied all the afternoon. I am grateful to Mr Palmer and Ms Taylor for their support in this. Finally, Ickwell reserve is part of an important historical landscape recognised by English Heritage and Natural England. The description is of historic parkland and we are one of over 20 important sites recognised in Befordshire and strung out along the Greensand Ridge. I spent some time on a course learning how to interpret historical landscapes and this was followed by practical ÄLSK ]PZP[Z 0U [OL ZWYPUN 0 ^HZ HISL [V QVPU H [LHT VM SVJHS landowners supported by experts in parkland conservation to survey our reserve in its historic setting and to look at ways to X

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library along with the Ickwell collection of books on ecology and conservation. ;OLYL ^PSS IL THU` VWWVY[\UP[PLZ MVY SLHYUPUN HIV\[ Ă„LSK conservation in the years to come, especially now that there are rumoured changes to the agricultural support system with payments being directed more into the stewardship of landscape and wildlife conservation. In addition many people will need to be trained in tree planting and woodland conservation if the government are to achieve their plenting targets. I look forward to the coming year and working with those who support me in the bursary and the grounds department. CHJ

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As a footnote (and written in September 2020) Ickwell is still in lockdown to all but casual visitors so our plans are on hold and winter seasonal work is delayed. The media have had much to say recently on the subject of “rewilding�. I have been reading Wilding by Isabella Tree

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which graphically describes how she and her husband set out to change the way their Sussex estate was managed. As an environmental guru, she has become so popular that her courses are heavily oversubscribed, and I have yet to gain a place. 4H]LYPJR HUPTHS YL PU[YVK\JLY +LYLR .V^ OHZ HSZV ILLU PU [OL TLKPH L`L YLJLU[S` MVY OPZ ¸NL[ YL PU[YVK\J[PVUZ KVULš UV UVUZLUZL HWWYVHJO" ^OH[ 0 SLHYULK VU T` KH` JV\YZL ^P[O him should help our understanding at Ickwell. This media attention is driven partly by the government’s proposals to change the way agricultural subsidies are worked V\[ MYVT IHZPJ WH`TLU[Z [V WH`PUN MVY W\ISPJ ILULĂ„[ ZV among other things we will need to train ecologists and tree planting experts for the future. We take it step by step here and just before lockdown I went round the reserve with Richard Lawrence, professional ecologist and lead water vole expert for North Bedfordshire, so I hope when the work starts again we might implement some of his recommendations before we go for a water vole reintroduction. Ĺś Chris Jones

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that he could see the wonderful spectacle of all his cards displayed. His face was a picture. As the day of Captain Tom’s IPY[OKH` Ă„UHSS` KH^ULK ^P[O thankfully only a few cards having fallen over in the three days prior) we were at school for 4.45am to let ‘Good Morning Britain’ and ‘BBC Breakfast’ into the Great Hall. Both crews set \W HUK Ă„STLK SP]L HUK YLJVYKLK segments with both the Head Master and two volunteers (Mandy Alison and Bev Marshall) and the morning raced past in a Ă…HZO 9HKPV PU[LY]PL^Z ^P[O 3)* and 5Live took place and CBS America and Channel 5 News JHTL PU [V Ă„ST *HW[HPU ;VT ^P[ULZZLK H Ă…`WHZ[ MYVT H :WP[Ă„YL and Hurricane at home in Marston Moretaine and his birthday story was covered by media across the globe. We sent him our own birthday message in the form of a musical tribute, as boys from [OL ZJOVVS Z[HɈ HUK 6)Z WSH`LK the wonderful ‘Wellesley’, the regimental quick march of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in which Tom served during the Second World War, moving into ‘Happy Birthday’. It was truly special. Thanks go to Andrew Groom for putting it all together. All in all, it was a day to remember for everyone concerned; we were honoured to be able to play a part in proceedings. Thank you to everyone who JVU[YPI\[LK [V [OL LɈVY[ -YVT [OL communications team, the BSA team (including honorary member Rachel Maltby) and the 150 ZVY[PUN VɉJL ]VS\U[LLYZ LZWLJPHSS` [OVZL UV[HIS` (UKYL^ Gilbert, who appeared on Sky News) who led the charge, to John, who manned security and handled all the media arrivals. From the group of volunteers (led by Donna Peters) ^OV I\PS[ NPHU[ T OPNO U\TILYZ V\[ VM JHYKZ [OH[ ^L ^LYL HISL [V Ă„ST ^P[O H KYVUL HZ [OL` ^LYL KPZWSH`LK VU [OL Ă„LSK on a blissfully sunny Monday, to those who got up before the sun came up on Thursday (thank you Steve Pocock, Rob Wood and John Mold) to help us get the hall ready for broadcasters (and notably Craig who thankfully got the lights ^VYRPUN HNHPU ! P[ÂťZ ILLU H [LHT LɈVY[ MYVT Z[HY[ [V Ă„UPZO 4HYR 3L^PZ OHZ Ă„STLK HUK WOV[VNYHWOLK [OL LU[PYL [OPUN ^P[O THU` VM OPZ LɈVY[Z ]PL^LK VU ZVJPHS TLKPH HUK VUL post reached an incredible two million people! The stamps have all been clipped in their thousands from the envelopes by a remote team of Biddenham workers led by Chris Jones and his wife, and latterly by boys and

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their families in Bedford as well. Susie has liaised with charities and the stamps are being donated to enable both the RNIB and St John’s Hospice in Moggerhanger to raise T\JO ULLKLK M\UKZ We’re now working with Benjie and his family on the plans for the cards moving forward. We’re hoping to play a part in whatever becomes of them to create a lasting reminder of Captain Tom’s amazing achievement. Thank you to everyone and, of course, to Captain Tom. Ŝ Jo Dickson

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‘Conditions and Lineaments of the Human’ A weekend drawing workshop with Dr Glenn Sujo Friday 28th, Saturday 29th February and Sunday 1st March

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n Friday, the 28th of February, Bedford School was privileged to host a drawing course run by the brilliant Dr Glenn Sujo. This intensive course ran for three days and proved to be an invaluable experience for the select few of us who were lucky enough to attend. Starting from a simple premise, we were encouraged to really develop and push ourselves and our ideas in new and exciting directions and to challenge our preconceived notions of what drawing could be.

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Our course started at 12:30pm on Friday, with an explanation and introduction by Dr Sujo, who laid out the major guiding principle of the weekend: the personal journey brought about by the broader human condition. My initial thought was what KVLZ [OH[ TLHU& >LSS ^L ^LYL HIV\[ [V ÄUK V\[ The start and backbone to our drawings was the wonderful ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ exhibition in the Higgins gallery, including drawings and works from the likes of Dali, Picasso, Moore, Rossetti and others. By examining and creating studies in front of the works we achieved two things. Firstly, an insight into how previous generations of artists had used their dreams as a source of inspiration to create a sense of

both beauty and horror. Secondly, it allowed us to create a repertoire of symbolism and imagery which would be used in our drawings throughout the weekend. After returning from the gallery and admiring the work on display for the Detweiler competition, we made our way back to the library seminar room in order to discuss and further our understanding of what the process and the objectives of the weekend would be. To summarise, Dr Sujo began by discussing his research on thematic groupings ranging from the depiction of war to the various responses artists have had to imprisonment. In essence, we were encouraged to do the same to explore the potential of thematic groupings within the Higgins collection and construct a ‘dialogue’ between what would otherwise be a random collection of images. Finally the day ended with the ‘Circle Review’, a presentation of the work created by the other artists on the course. This was a personal highlight for me, as I found this was essentially an opportunity to really delve into the thoughts and inspiration for each work of art and to have examples of just what a course like this could lead to. And so we ended day one, very much exhausted but undoubtedly excited and inspired for the rest of the course. X

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Following the work that was done on the previous day at the Higgins gallery we convened in the art block to begin taking these initial drawings and developing them by experimenting with collage, paints, chalk, trying to achieve and explore this elusive concept of a ‘dialogue’ between the images. The work created in that session went on to inform our subsequent drawings, and I began to feel that I was really ^VYRPUN \W [V H WV[LU[PHS M\[\YL KYH^PUN H WYVZWLJ[ 0 MV\UK to be very exciting. The next major session was in the Erskine May hall and involved making observational drawings from moving models. The models would continually move in a repeated sequence VM WVZLZ *HW[\YPUN IV[O [OL TV]LTLU[ HUK Å\PKP[` PU Z\JO a short space of time necessitated a more expressive and loose approach than a typical life drawing session could have encouraged. As a result, the drawings produced functioned more as another resource, a way to include the human form in

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future works. We then reviewed and examined the collection of work produced. The high quality and sheer variation in every interpretation demonstrated just how valuable these review sessions are for aspiring artists looking to understand the importance of having a unique approach to drawing. We then concluded the day with a screening of the movie ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, a dark, fairy tale story set during the Spanish Civil War. Throughout the movie we were encouraged to sketch its fantastical creatures, locations, and characters. The movie itself felt right at home within the wider themes X

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provided even more potential imagery for future drawings. With the end of the movie, the second day drew to a close. Fatigued and very much in need of sleep, we departed still M\SS VM HU[PJPWH[PVU MVY [OL ÄUHS KH`

Sunday: ;OL ÄUHS KH` ^HZ ]LY` T\JO [OL JYLH[P]L J\STPUH[PVU VM HSS [OL previous sessions. ;V RPJR [OPUNZ VɈ ^L YL[\YULK [V ^VYRPUN MYVT [OL WLYMVYTLYZ MYVT :H[\YKH` YLJYLH[PUN [OL HUJPLU[ [HSL /VTLY»Z º;OL 6K`ZZL`» ;OPZ HUJPLU[ Z[VY` ^HZ ÄSSLK ^P[O [OL ZHTL archetypal tropes that are universal to the human experience and therefore could be freely adapted for any narrative artwork. The performers continued to perform their repeated cycle representing violence, love, familial relationships, and more. This session gave rise to the ‘Transitional Drawing’ which was far more developed than our previous body of work: this would HJ[ HZ [OL ÄUHS WPLJL VM L_WLYPTLU[H[PVU PU IV[O JVTWVZP[PVU and use of material. ;OL [YHUZP[PVUHS KYH^PUN ^HZ [OLU ÄUHSS` YLKL]LSVWLK PU[V one last ‘sustained drawing’. This represented the creative climax to the course, drawing from all the previous work, the Higgins sketches, the artist studies, the observational drawings,

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he art department society meetings bookend the week with architecture society on Mondays and art society on Fridays. The art society alternates with classical art and the art and fashion societies although meetings for these have dwindled this year and they are in need of reinvigorating with fresh energy from some new members. In fact the only JSHZZPJHS HY[ ZVJPL[` TLL[PUN [OPZ `LHY ^HZ [OL ]LY` Ă„YZ[ [HSR VM

the autumn term, when we were delighted to welcome Ollie Croker, a postgraduate student at Oxford University, to lead a workshop on the use, artistic merit and importance of Greek vases to the archaeologist and art historian. The workshop provided a rare opportunity to handle original pieces of Greek WV[[LY` HUK [V NL[ H OHUKZ VU \UKLYZ[HUKPUN VM OV^ ^L identify, date and analyse Greek vases. It was great to have some classicists from Bedford Modern School also come along for this talk. (Y[PZ[ 4PJOHLS 4\YĂ„U ]PZP[LK [OL ZJOVVS [V NP]L H [HSR [V [OL boys about his exhibition we were hosting in the Foyer Gallery. This provided an excellent opportunity to explain his working WYVJLZZ HUK PUĂ…\LUJLZ HUK WYV]PKLK H MHZJPUH[PUN PUZPNO[

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into the development of his pictures which were based on 2000 photos he took of the building of the A14 extension being constructed close to his home. Quoting poetry from T.S Eliot, referring to the music of Michael Tippett and the paintings of Nicolas Poussin, it was an enlightening and engrossing lunchtime for all 0LFKDHO 0XUÀQ those who attended. The artist Dr Jan Kilcyone has also previously exhibited with us so we were delighted to welcome her back to talk about the work of Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar and how art can be used as a politicising force. The central theme of her talk argued that producing art as a socially engaged politicising force means focusing on what art does not what it is and subverting the traditional roles of both artists and viewers with the idea of art for art’s sake. Dr Kilcoyne looked at how far the installations HUK PU[LY]LU[PVUZ VM NSVIHSS` HJJSHPTLK *OPSLHU HY[PZ[ (SMYLKV Jaar help us understand how challenging this is. It was a YLTPUKLY [VV [OH[ HY[ JHU VWLYH[L PU SV[Z VM KPɈLYLU[ ^H`Z As one of the few presentations for the art and fashion society this year, David Chan (L6th) talked about his experience of working over the summer for ‘Uniform Power’ a Hong Kong and Chinese company. He described the various aspects of the design process and manufacture of uniforms THKL [V JSPLU[ ZWLJPÄJH[PVUZ -VY HU` Z[\KLU[ PU[LYLZ[LK PU design and fashion this was a fascinating and insightful talk ARTiculation is the national competition for speaking and talking about art and something that the school has supported from its early days. The challenge of talking about a work of HY[ PZ ZVTL[OPUN [OH[ PZ H O\NL ILULÄ[ MVY \WWLY ZP_[O HY[PZ[Z applying to art degree courses after school. From the internal heat with 17 boys doing a presentation, a shortlist of four was ZLSLJ[LK MVY H ÄUHS WYLZLU[H[PVU PU 5V]LTILY [V 4Y -PUJO V\Y independent adjudicator. Benedict Siow, an aspiring architect, was chosen for his insightful and passionate talk on the controversial brutalist building the National Theatre by Denys Lasdun. On Wednesday 5th February the eastern regional heat took place at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich. The last of eight to give his presentation, Benedict delivered an assured, authoritative and calm talk. Although he was not shortlisted by the adjudicator, he was praised for ‘His outstanding delivery and engagement with the audience’: he was the only person to do his talk without notes. With the school closed as a result of Coronavirus all talks for the summer term had to be done remotely and, to get things underway for the art society, Mr Croker talked about the National Gallery exhibition of works by the Venetian renaissance painter, Titian. Known as ‘the poesies’, this series of paintings commissioned by Philip II of Spain is generally regarded as some of the greatest Western art. Mr Croker explained why these paintings are so highly regarded and ZLLU [V IL ZV PUÅ\LU[PHS HUK ^O` [OL JSVZ\YL VM [OL L_OPIP[PVU only a week after its opening because of the pandemic was such a loss.

We were delighted to welcome back OB Peter Webb for a talk we had, of course, hoped to be hosting at school. The lure of having another school lunch proved too much to resist when Peter initially agreed to visit earlier in the year, so we were delighted he kindly agreed to do his lecture remotely having never lectured in this format before. Peter has degrees from Cambridge and London universities and a doctorate from the university of East Anglia and has since lectured extensively on related topics at universities and colleges. He has written books on Hans Bellmer, David Hockney and Leonor Fini. For his talk, Peter touched on his life at school and how he then became an art historian taking us through his career and his extraordinary encounters with Salvador Dali, David Hockney and Leonor Fini. It was an enthralling talk for all those fortunate to see it so we will look forward to ^LSJVTPUN 7L[LY IHJR [V ZJOVVS PU [OL UV[ [VV KPZ[HU[ M\[\YL ZV ^L JHU VɈLY OPT [OL S\UJO ^L VYPNPUHSS` WYVTPZLK OPT Having delivered an excellent assembly talk in the spring term about the school art collection, we were very keen for Peter Barrington (U6th) to do an art society talk before he left the school as someone going on to study art history as his degree. Peter chose to talk about ‘Fashion x Art’ partly PUZWPYLK I` HU VU SPUL JV\YZL VU MHZOPVU OL OHK YLJLU[S` VW[LK to do through the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Peter [HSRLK LSVX\LU[S` HIV\[ [OL PUÅ\LUJL VM HY[ VU MHZOPVU HUK vice versa and challenged the concept of what exactly art can IL H NYLH[ ^H` [V ÄUPZO OPZ [PTL H[ ZJOVVS >L HYL OVWPUN that Peter will return as an OB for another lecture sometime soon.

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Architecture Society

It is still the case that architecture is the preferred degree destination for most of our senior art boys, in fact since 2011 31 boys have gone on to study architecture from Bedford School so, not surprisingly, this society remains busy and popular. The architecture society operates by alternating practical drawing sessions with lectures, mindful that drawing is critical to any serious architecture application WHY[PJ\SHYS` MVY [OVZL HWWS`PUN [V <*3 -VY [OL ÄYZ[ [HSR VM the term, Richard Huang, Ben Siow (U6th) and Andy Wong (L6th) talked about their summer courses and architecture practice experiences. This was a timely reminder that anyone seriously contemplating an architecture degree would be wise to organise something similar to strengthen their applications particularly for the very top courses. In September we were delighted to welcome architect Louise Linthwaite, who studied at Plymouth University and Bartlett and Aarhus School of Architecture in Denmark. She J\YYLU[S` ^VYRZ MVY H^HYK ^PUUPUN 3VUKVU HYJOP[LJ[Z (/44 (Alford Hall Monaghan Morris) who are in the process of designing the temporary House of Commons chamber at Richmond House in Westminster. She talked about her career to date, her inspiration as an architect and some of the X

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have some students from Mark Rutherford also in attendance For his talk, Boris Song (L6th) spoke knowledgably about the ‘Forbidden City’ and his work experience in an architecture studio in China designing a school, an experience he had clearly enjoyed. With UCL such a popular choice for our boys, we were KLSPNO[LK [V ^LSJVTL IHJR 6) 3LV ;ZL H ZLJVUK `LHY architecture student at Bartlett, to talk about his experiences on the course so far. He showed his work relating to a U\TILY VM KPɈLYLU[ WYVQLJ[Z ^OPJO JSHYPÄLK MVY [OL IV`Z Q\Z[ how much work and time is involved when working on an architectural course. The work was incredibly exciting and inspiring. Local architect Stuart Devonshire from MK40 Architects practice has very kindly visited us before so it was great to welcome him back to talk about a project he has done ZWLJPÄJHSS` MVY [OL HY[ KLWHY[TLU[ ;OL IV`Z LUQV`LK ZLLPUN HSS VM OPZ WSHUZ MVY [OL YLJVUÄN\YH[PVU VM [OL ZJ\SW[\YL Z[\KPV HZ :[\HY[ L_WSHPULK [OL WYVJLZZ MYVT ÄYZ[ TLL[PUNZ HUK discussions about the project and the challenges including planning permission. The fact that some of the L6th boys will be based in the new sculpture studio from September made it all the more exciting -VY [OL ÄYZ[ YLTV[L [HSR VM [OL [LYT MVY [OL HYJOP[LJ[\YL society, Andy Wong (L6th) talked about “European (YJOP[LJ[\YL PU /VUN 2VUN ¹ ^OPJO OL HKHW[LK MYVT OPZ ):07 LZZH` 0U H [OVYV\NOS` ^LSS YLZLHYJOLK [HSR Andy spoke authoritatively about the range of architectural styles that can be seen in his home city. The talk took on extra resonance knowing that Andy was actually delivering his talk from Hong Kong, so this lunchtime talk in the UK was actually an evening talk for Andy. For our only other talk in the summer term we were delighted that Monica Knight very kindly agreed to help out. Monica trained as an architect and is currently a heritage consultant to architectural practices and a member of the technical team for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. For her (recorded) lecture, Monica talked about the º(Y[Z HUK *YHM[Z )\PSKPUNZ PU )PKKLUOHT» I` ZPNUPÄJHU[ (Y[Z HUK *YHM[Z PUÃ…\LUJLK HYJOP[LJ[Z PUJS\KPUN )HPSSPL :JV[[ ;OL

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Art History

Art History has continued on Mondays and it is great that this year the numbers for the later adult class are the highest ^L OH]L `L[ OHK ;OL LHYSPLY HM[LY ZJOVVS JSHZZ MVY V\Y IV`Z also has healthy numbers made up mostly from those boys going on to study architecture, but this year we were joined by Peter Barrington (U6th) who is to study art history for his KLNYLL [OL ÄYZ[ MVY H U\TILY VM `LHYZ >L ^LYL HSZV QVPULK by two students from Sharnbrook Upper School, who will also be doing art history at UCL. This year our teacher Caroline Bacon covered a series of major artworks, starting with the Discobolus and over twenty Ä]L ^LLRZ WYV]PKLK H WV[[LK HY[ OPZ[VY` \W [V 9LUaV 7PHUV»Z Shard. In addition to the weekly classroom talks we do also PUJS\KL ]PZP[Z HZ WHY[ VM [OL JV\YZL 6\Y ÄYZ[ NHSSLY` [YPW PU [OL October half term was to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. We were delighted to be joined by Classical archaeology WVZ[ NYHK\H[L Z[\KLU[ 6SSPL *YVRLY ^OV NH]L \Z H [V\Y of the cast courts. Caroline then continued with a tour of a selection of paintings in the remarkable and extensive JVSSLJ[PVU PUJS\KPUN H SVVR H[ ^VYR I` [OL 7YL 9HWOHLSP[LZ and Camden Town Group. In the spring half term we travelled to the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts in Norwich. We started with a look at the distinctive architecture of the university buildings by Brutalist architect Denys Lasdun and, most notably, the distinctive ziggurats that have made this such an iconic I\PSKPUN ;OL :HPUZI\Y` *LU[YL P[ZLSM PZ VUL VM [OL ÄYZ[ major designs by Norman Foster, so it was very much an architectural experience as well as an opportunity to look at the fantastic collection of work amassed by Robert and Lisa Salisbury Unfortunately the pandemic brought the course to an HIY\W[ JVUJS\ZPVU PU 4HYJO I\[ WSHUZ HYL PU WSHJL [V VɈLY [OL class remotely from September according to circumstances. Ŷ MCC

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he Detweiler competition remains a highlight in the arts calendar as a celebration of the creativity of the boys not just in art but in drama, English and music. The competitive element of the evening creates a genuine anticipation and interest for all those exhibiting so it is always something of a relief that the responsibility of judging falls to an invited guest. This year we were particularly delighted to welcome back Dr Hannah Higham from the Henry Moore Foundation so soon after her excellent Gilbert Lloyd lecture about Henry Moore in January. The boys were therefore under no illusion about just how seriously their work would be scrutinised with such an expert adjudicating. For this year’s competition the theme was ‘Man and Machine’, which all year groups had been working on since the start of the academic year in September. The range of work VU KPZWSH` YLĂ…LJ[LK [OL HTIP[PVU HUK PTHNPUH[PVU [OL IV`Z IYV\NO[ [V [OL Z\IQLJ[ ^OPJO HSS Z[HɈ PU [OL HY[ KLWHY[TLU[ ^LYL delighted by. Dr Higham admitted to Ă„UKPUN [OL ZLSLJ[PVU VM H ZOVY[SPZ[ PUJYLKPIS` KPɉJ\S[ ^OPJO is testimony to the

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2020 quality of the work on display. Eventually she selected 5 works as highly commended: Richard Huang (U6th) for his PU[YPN\PUN HUK HTIP[PV\Z ZLSM portrait; Boris Song (L6th) for his technically accomplished portrait mixing man and machine; Rob Parrish (Remove) for his set of striking intaglio prints; Tyler Choga (5th) for his intricate but powerful linocuts; and Ollie Stringer (5th) for his exciting and complex sculpture. However, [OL ÄYZ[ WYPaL MVY H + ^VYR ^LU[ [V (SL_ 3HT < [O MVY OPZ dramatic and huge bubble wrap portrait painting. The fact [OH[ LHJO I\IISL OHK PUKP]PK\HSS` ILLU ÄSSLK ^P[O WHPU[ \ZPUN a syringe was testimony to Alex’s extraordinary patience HUK [LUHJP[` ;OL ÄYZ[ WYPaL MVY H + ^VYR ^HZ H^HYKLK to Austin Ward (5th) for his striking sculpture of hands which created an extraordinary illusion of appearing to levitate and defy gravity. Ŝ MCC

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he Art and RE departments organised a trip to Scotland K\YPUN [OL 6J[VILY OHSM [LYT OVSPKH`Z NP]PUN [OL opportunity for students to experience the sights, galleries and museums of Glasgow and Edinburgh. For the art students, in particular, this was an opportunity to develop our drawing skills, and broaden our perspective, understanding and perception of our subject. The trip got underway on the Friday with a very early morning bus departure which was something of a challenge being the day HM[LY OV\ZL ZPUNPUN (M[LY H [OYLL OV\Y QV\YUL` ^L HYYP]LK H[ [OL /LW^VY[O 4\ZL\T PU >HRLÄLSK [OL H^HYK ^PUUPUN HY[ NHSSLY` KLZPNULK I` JVU[LTWVYHY` HYJOP[LJ[ +H]PK *OPWWLYÄLSK >L ^LYL NP]LU H [V\Y VM [OL T\ZL\T I` H TLTILY VM Z[HɈ HUK ^LYL introduced not just to artworks by Barbara Hepworth, but also by renowned artists such as Henry Moore and Paul Nash. We stayed at the gallery long enough to produce some artist studies before grabbing a quick lunch and then departing for Glasgow. After another four hours on the bus, we arrived at our hotel in

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Glasgow, our accommodation for the night, before making our way to the Hard Rock Cafe where we had a very enjoyable dinner. Afterwards we had the opportunity to walk through Glasgow city centre, guided by the teachers. The following day after breakfast we made our way to the Kelvingrove Museum ^OLYL ^L ÄYZ[S` SVVRLK H[ VUL VM [OLPY TVZ[ MHTV\Z WHPU[PUNZ ‘Christ Of St John on The Cross’ by Salvador Dali. It was hung in a dark room with the painting dramatically illuminated by a small ceiling light. The darkness helped to create an atmospheric environment, which I must say accentuated the drama of the subject of this remarkable painting. We then spent two hours in the gallery, looking at the massive collection of art works which ranged from the sculptures of Rodin to the paintings of J.M.W.

Turner. We then walked the short distance to the Hunterian Art Gallery, which features mostly portrait paintings from famous artists around the world including one of Mr Croker’s favourites, James McNeill Whistler. As we stood in front of these paintings Mr Croker compared the use of colour and brush marks to the work of Mark Rothko which left us all confused and puzzled. This was another fantastic opportunity to get some drawings done before we then moved on to the Mackintosh house nearby, a show house which displays all aspects of the extraordinary work of the Scottish architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. We were lucky enough to have an excellent tour guide who explained 4HJRPU[VZO»Z PUÅ\LUJLZ HUK OPZ PTWHJ[ VU TVKLYU HYJOP[LJ[\YL For art students who are applying or planning to apply for an X

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architecture degree course, it was a fantastic experience for us to not only learn more about the architect himself but it also gave us the chance to think about the challenges of practicality and design in architecture. We then bid farewell to Glasgow as we made our way to the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. After arriving at our Holiday Inn we unpacked and headed VɈ MVY KPUULY PU )LSSH 0[HSPH (M[LY Z\WWLY ^L ^HSRLK IHJR [V V\Y hotel which was quite a considerable distance but it did give Mr McCleery and Mr Bolton the chance to show us around the city, as Mr McCleery grew up in Edinburgh and Mr Bolton Z[\KPLK H[ [OL \UP]LYZP[` 6U [OL :\UKH` TVYUPUN ^L OLHKLK VɈ to the Scottish National Gallery which was my favourite gallery on the whole trip. The collection features some of the world’s most renowned paintings. To start with we were taken to see Nicolas Poussin’s ‘Seven Sacraments’, recognised as one of the

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greatest sets of paintings in the history of Western art. With the seven paintings featuring religious content it was interesting to hear how the RE teachers responded to them, explaining all the religious symbolism. Then Mr Croker made some observations about them and the artist Poussin. He talked about the process used to make the compositions and how Poussin made little ^H_ ÄN\YLZ [V WSHU [OPUNZ V\[ ILMVYL L]LU Z[HY[PUN [OL WHPU[PUN a preparation process that could so easily result in overworked and stale imagery, something Poussin avoided. We were then given the chance to walk around the gallery to do some studies VM WHPU[PUNZ [OH[ WHY[PJ\SHYS` JH\NO[ V\Y L`L 0[ ^HZ KPɉJ\S[ MVY me to settle for just one painting with so many artists to choose from including Raphael, Titian and Rembrandt all in one gallery! Afterwards, we went to St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, which contained stained glass designed by Scottish artist, Eduardo

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walk, we were accompanied by Leo Chiu, an OB who had just started his architecture degree at Edinburgh University. He was able to show us the facilities including the library, giving us some of his thoughts about adapting to university life. We then met up for a very enjoyable dinner. The last day of the trip was certainly WHJRLK I\[ HSZV ]LY` KPɈLYLU[ /H]PUN ZLLU [OL 7HVSVaaP Z[HPULK glass at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, we had the opportunity to learn more about him at a workshop at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art which houses his archive and studio contents. We started by going around the museum looking at Paolozzi’s sculpture, including one located outside which we were asked to sketch even though it was a freezing cold morning and our hands were shivering, which I must say was very brutal but also “funâ€?. The workshop was certainly inspiring. We were split into groups and then asked to make a superhero from the recycled materials provided. We were not given materials of the best quality or quantity but that was the point of the activity: to respond to what was available. We ended the workshop session lining up the sculptures for us to assess them with our teachers choosing their favourite piece. With the RE boys spending the morning elsewhere, we then met up for Mr Bolton to lead us on H JOHYNL \W (Y[O\YÂťZ :LH[ ^OPJO WYV]LK [V IL H ]LY` KPɈLYLU[ experience to the rest of the trip. We artists did not respond very well to the challenge as by leaving the Museum of Modern Art when we did we were missing an opportunity to look at paintings by both Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. However, this ascent

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Paolozzi. The stained glass was very controversial because of the contrast in design to the traditional style, replacing the typical Biblical references with simple, bold shapes and colours. Paolozzi’s designs were quite similar to the windows we saw in Mackintosh’s house, which reminded us once again just how PUĂ…\LU[PHS 4HJRPU[VZO PZ *V\Y[LZ` VM 4Y 4J*SLLY`ÂťZ JVUULJ[PVU with the cathedral we were allowed to look around the small song school next door, which had been decorated with paintings by the artist Phoebe Traquair. These striking and vivid Arts and Crafts murals include allegorical and religious images, portraits VM SLHKPUN JVU[LTWVYHY` Ă„N\YLZ JOVPY HUK JSLYN` VM [OL KH` and images of the natural world. We were all enjoying looking at [OL WHPU[PUNZ \U[PS ^L ^LYL [VSK [V KYH^ HU` Ă„N\YL ^L ^HU[LK in only thirty minutes. While we were busy drawing, we were accompanied by Mr McCleery playing hymns from the organ including the famous ‘Jerusalem’. It was actually a fantastic experience to draw in a chapel while listening to music being played and was something I thoroughly enjoyed. Following a visit to the City Art Centre in the afternoon, we then went to Edinburgh Castle, where we took a group picture before parting ways, with one group going to a chapel service with Mr McCleery and one group heading for a tour of Edinburgh university with Mr Bolton who studied here for a few years. For the university

was great fun, at least for me. Some of us made it to the very top which was worth it just for the phenomenal panoramic view of the whole of Edinburgh: it was gorgeous. I guess that was the perfect end to our Scotland trip. We then made our way back to the bus for the long journey back to Bedford, eventually arriving at midnight. This trip was great and a lot was packed into a very short period of time. As an art student, I was both shocked and amazed at the size and quality of the collections and art galleries in Scotland as, to be honest, before the trip I was a bit doubtful about whether Scotland would be the ideal location for an art trip, but I was certainly proved wrong. It was also interesting to have two departments go on the same trip together as one major advantage was that we had the privilege of the company of so many teachers who were both very enthusiastic and intellectually challenging. The resulting discussions about a variety of Z\IQLJ[Z VɈLYPUN KPɈLYLU[ ]PL^WVPU[Z ^OL[OLY MYVT HU 9, VY Art perspective encouraged us to think about things in a much broader way. It was certainly sad to end the trip but I did learn a lot of things I would not have done in normal lessons in only [OYLL KH`Z >L HYL L_[YLTLS` NYH[LM\S [V HSS [OL Z[HɈ 4Y *YVRLY Mrs Whiteman, Mr Rowlands and Mr McCleery and particularly to Mr Bolton for whom this was his last study trip at Bedford before he leaves at Christmas to go to Manchester Grammar School. Ĺś )LULKPJ[ :PV^ < [O

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rama society came back with a bang last year in the autumn term, when we were spoilt for choice right from the onset with a team of three drama society presidents. They all had great breadth but also had specialist interests in areas of the subject, which helped the rest of us develop an understanding for the academic side of drama. 1HTPL >PSSPHTZ V\Y ÄN\YL OLHK MVY [OL HJHKLTPJ ZPKL VM drama, gave us an insight into the stylized world of drama ^P[O ]HYPV\Z KPɈLYLU[ L_JP[PUN [HSRZ ^OPJO WHY[PJ\SHYS` OLSWLK

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the students partaking in The Trial (a stylized play). George Robertson, president of the society, kept things well organised and also gave intriguing talks on the aspects of theatre behind the scenes, perhaps an overlooked side of the industry. ;OPZ VɈLYLK [OL ZVJPL[` H NYLH[ PUZPNO[ 7L[LY )HYYPUN[VU our NYT representative, spread the word about the fantastic company which students such as Sarmukh Hundal and me had the chance to get into over the summer. Sarmukh Hundal HSZV VɈLYLK H [HSR [OH[ 0 ILSPL]L ^HZ VUL VM [OL OPNOSPNO[Z of the academic year in drama society. It was about writing screenplays and plays, conveying the cathartic nature of writing and the urge that playwrights (including himself) get to tell their stories. A further highlight of the year for me was Ben Barnes’ talk on religion and theatre as it was interesting to see the similarities and overlaps between the two subjects. It also

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included one of my favourite quotations from Alan Rickman, ILPUN ¸[OLH[YL PZ T` YLSPNPVU¹ ^OPJO UV[ VUS` HTWSPÄLK [OL [^V subjects’ overlapping nature but also the school’s passion for drama and got me thinking about how it resonated with the department. We also had many lectures from professionals, one of the most notable of these was the talk from Sebastian Croft (Horrible Histories and Game of Thrones star) where we all got a valuable insight into the industry from a professional WLYZWLJ[P]L (SZV V\Y ºOHUKZ VU» KHUJL WYHJ[PJHS ^VYRZOVW from street dance choreographer, Sam Golle, gave us actors much more breadth in giving us an extra tool in our kit. It is safe to say that the arts have been brutally damaged by the lockdown; however, with thanks to Mrs Keylock the whole society was able to unite over Zoom and continue with [OPZ MVYT VM LUYPJOTLU[ >OL[OLY YLTV[L VY MHJL [V MHJL [OL drama society was lucky enough to have another fantastic year! Ŷ Max Pearson THE MAGAZINE OF BEDFORD SCHOOL AND THE OLD BEDFORDIANS CLUB 39

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s soon as I entered the theatre, I knew I was in for a treat. Either side of the stage, cast members with identically painted white faces sat upright and rigid, Z[HYPUN Ă„_LKS` HJYVZZ [OL ]VPK [OL` ^LYL ZVVU [V PUOHIP[ ;OL Z[HSSZ ZLH[PUN OHK ILLU YLTV]LK HUK YLWSHJLK I` H = ZOHWLK thrust: the stage was literally set. 7SH`^YPNO[ :[L]LU )LYRVɈ PZ PU HSS MHPYULZZ HU HJX\PYLK [HZ[L )LYRVɈ ZOVVR \W UH[\YHSPZT PU [OLH[YL JVSSPKPUN grotesque physicality with the abstract, ideologies with PKLHZ :\JO PZ )LYRVÉˆÂťZ ]LYZPVU VM -YHUa 2HMRHÂťZ ;OL ;YPHS H muscular, punchy (and often witty, albeit subtly so) take on the Establishment’s assault on individualism where it appears at odds with the State’s preferred narrative (whatever that is). It is what we might now know better as the ‘Thought Police Gone Mad’. Director, Antoinette Keylock, chose to [YHUZWVZL P[Z LHYS` [^LU[PL[O JLU[\Y` IHJRKYVW HUK ZL[ P[ PU

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kept the piece alive, fresh and urgent. Max Pearson and Robert Parrish as ‘Guards 1 and 2’, comically introduced us, with menace and grotesquely slow motion walks, to the absurdity of the protagonist’s unwanted, unwarranted predicament. K, the protagonist himself, played superbly by William Roberts, displayed confusion and vulnerability as the only actor with a ‘real’ face (with no make-up) and ZKRVH LQGLYLGXDOLW\ ZDV JUDGXDOO\ EURNHQ GRZQ +LV ðQDO scene, immersed in complete futility, was compelling, thrilling and alarming. Roberts showed no fear in throwing KLPVHOI LQWR WKLV GLτFXOW UROH ZLWK JXVWR DQG FRPSOHWH commitment. He was ably supported by the fearsome, WKUHDWHQLQJ ,QVSHFWRU &ROH %DODFKDQGUDQ ZKR SXσHG RXW his chest and boomed his voice in a comically pointless display of authority. K’s landlady (Shreya Arun) made you feel she was somehow complicit by turning a blind eye to his arrest; she played this with just the right amount

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VM PUKPɈLYLUJL 1H`H *OHTILYZ HZ 4PZZ )\YZ[ULY HSZV beautifully and seductively captured the grotesque titillation the character requires, placing her career prospects in law over and above any relationship she and K might pursue in the future. Sami Hundal’s wheezing defence lawyer, Huld, epitomised the sheer indefensible world they had all come to inhabit. It was a lovely comical cameo when in fact this was no laughing matter. Other supporting roles, played by Sam Maling, Sarah Bhandari and Louis Cooke, weaved their ^H` PU[V [OL HIZ\YK UHYYH[P]L ^P[O JVUÄKLU[ LHZL HUK JSLHY WYLJPZPVU 1VZO\H *VVRL HZ )SVJR HU PSS MH[LK ¸\UYLNPZ[LYLK¹ played a small, but impactful role, and he perhaps gave us the most demanding physical interpretation of all, owning the stage as he slid and crawled, bounced and rooted himself [V [OL ZWV[ SPRL H N`TUHZ[ 3V\PZ *VVRL»Z MH` HUK PUKPɈLYLU[

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achieves fame if the plant is fed becomes too much to handle. I won’t spoil the ending, but the bodies start to pile up… Personally, the show is one of my favourite musicals. Written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, it’s a hypnotic blend of dark humour, amazing songwriting, and 1950’s KRUURU ðOP FRQYHQWLRQV 3LFN XS D FRS\ RI WKH VRXQGWUDFN RU WKH ðOP \RXâOO EH KXPPLQJ WKH VRQJV HYHU\ZKHUH , promise you. The rehearsal process started in the third week of September- the newly assembled cast had only 8 weeks to get the show up and running. Under the able baton of Mr Bantock, we and the band arduously learnt the songs, with Tom Arnold providing accompaniments in his Assistant MD role. Mrs Millington and Mr Leven helped us discover inner X

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beasts inside ourselves were fed and watered. ;OLYL ^HZ H ]LY` KPɈLYLU[ ILHZ[ [V [HJRSL OV^L]LY 0U TVZ[ productions, the plant is not played abstractly by an actor on stage (take a look at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s ]LYZPVU [V ZLL [OPZ ]LY` KPɈLYLU[ HUK L_JP[PUN [HRL VU [OL ZOV^ YH[OLY W\WWL[Z HYL \ZLK H[ KPɈLYLU[ Z[HNLZ VM P[Z NYV^[O ;OYLL YLX\PYL VUL THU THUPW\SH[PVU [OL SHZ[ ULLKZ H [LHT VM Ä]L [V JVU[YVS ]PULZ P[Z J\YSPUN SPW HUK VM JV\YZL P[Z NPHU[ NHWPUN TH^ ;OH[»Z UV[ [V ZH` [OL ÄYZ[ [OYLL HYLU»[ OHYK

to do. The third pod (which comes in during the latter half of Act 1), is four foot high, and is played by a person perching in the plant pot, moving the jaws up and down with both hands. This is, naturally, hot, tiring and sweaty work, and Blue Galtos and George Wegener, on alternate nights, performed extremely admirably at this demanding task. We spent hours getting the lip syncs right, as the plant’s rhythms of speech are varied, complex, and deliciously evil to boot. The big boy was another creature altogether. George Robertson (Stage Manager), Purdey Blackstock, Ben Smith, Ciaran Zanna, Murray Silk and Tom Hayward, and the aforementioned Blue and George, while helping backstage, controlled this fearsome monster. I could feel the sweat WV\YPUN VɈ [OLT IHJRZ[HNL ^OLU 0 ZH[ MLL[ HIV]L [OLT with the band, and I suddenly realised that for all the tricky singing that the role demands, I had the easy job. They seemed to be incessantly pulling ropes, switching levers and doing everything possible to make the plant look as realistic HZ H [VU JHYUP]VYV\Z H]VJHKV JV\SK 6]LYHSS [OL Z`ULYN` between myself and every puppeteer was slick, polished and precise every night, and helped to create the illusion that the plant was alive and looking for its next meal. So why did I enjoy the role? Simply put, it’s nothing like HU`[OPUN LSZL PU [OLH[YL 0THNPUL ]VPJPUN H YVJR HUK YVSSPU» X NYV^SPUN MV\S TV\[OLK ZH]HNL TLHU NYLLU TV[OLY MYVT

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outer space for four performances. All your inhibitions are let NV HUK `V\ NL[ [V SL[ SVVZL SL[[PUN `V\Y WYPTHS UH[\YL Ã…V^ [OYV\NO `V\ P[»Z L_[YLTLS` JH[OHY[PJ PM `V\ JVTTP[ LU[PYLS` to the role of this funky baddie who is literally all mouth. This was only heightened by the dazzling lights of Mr Tearle and (SL_ :[LLSL [OL MHU[HZ[PJ ]PUL LU[HUNSLK [^V [PLYLK ZL[ I` Mr Leven and Mr Pharaoh, and, of course, the band. Oh, the band. They set the audience ablaze with energy every UPNO[ Ã…H\U[PUN [OLPY U\TLYV\Z HUK HWWHYLU[ [HSLU[Z MYVT [OL RSLaTLY Ã…V\YPZOLZ VM º4\ZOUPR HUK :VU » [V [OL [O\TWPUN drums and percussion in ‘Feed Me,’ and the bombastic beat of Orin’s ode to pain, ‘Be A Dentist!’ I couldn’t have been able to complete this feat however, without the support of the brilliant cast, who functioned as a coherent unit, working harmoniously throughout the sometimes stressful eight weeks of rehearsals, singing until our voices were hoarse, and juggling notes, individual performances, and Mr Bantock’s omnipresent face on a monitor above us. The plant is an invaluable role for anyone ^OV ^HU[Z [V W\YZ\L ]VPJL HJ[PUN HUK P[ ^HZ TVYL [OHU 0 could have ever imagined. From the sassy Ronettes (Jess Wallace, Bea Anderson, Alice Munn and Ella Turner), who were ready to meet anyone with crackling humour, to the WHPU VIZLZZLK 6YPU 0 HZZ\YL YLHKLYZ [OH[ 6ZJHY /PSS PZ [OL sweetest person in real life, but with forceps in his hands, he’s pretty scary), to Dylan himself as a nerdy, bumbling Seymour ^OV ZHJYPÄJLZ OPTZLSM PU ]HPU L]LY`VUL ZOV\SK IL L_[YLTLS` proud of what they’ve done to make the show the best that the school has seen. Thanks should also go to Mrs Millington and Mr Leven for directing and producing the show, and their extensive time and support. Oh, one more thing…

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lack of open barber shops! The intermission entertainment showcased the true creativity of Mr Groom’s mind, and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the musical quiz hosted by the indomitable Mr Rooke, who I think has proved that his talents are wasted as Bromham Housemaster; instead he should be hosting the ‘Late Late Show’ in New York! My WLYZVUHS OPNOSPNO[Z MYVT [OL JVUJLY[ HYL [OYLL MVSK" ÄYZ[S` [OL Mr Sanders’ fantastically arranged ‘Bedford by the River’ (it ^HZ HS^H`Z NVPUN [V IL ^P[O TL [OL JOVPY HZ HS^H`Z ^LYL THNUPÄJLU[ HUK P[ ^HZ WHY[PJ\SHYS` UPJL [V OLHY H ZVUN ^OPJO is quintessentially Bedfordian. My second highlight was the performance by the mass string orchestra of ‘Somewhere Over [OL 9HPUIV^» H ]LY` WVPNUHU[ HUK Ä[[PUN VKL [V [OL PUJYLKPISL LɈVY[Z VM 5/: Z[HɈ HUK RL` ^VYRLYZ [OH[ JLY[HPUS` [YPNNLYLK HU LUKVYWOPU YLSLHZL 4` ÄUHS HUK PUJPKLU[HSS` T` ^PML»Z favorite aspect of the concert) was the jazz orchestra playing º9LK *SH`» V\[Z[HUKPUN 4Y *OPSKZ [OL \WILH[ HUK QV`M\S tones were just what I (we) needed! It only remains for me to say that I wish Mr Groom all the very best in his new role, we have certainly lost a very creative and talented musician and I’m sure that the boys would all agree that he has been an outstanding role model HUK ÄN\YLOLHK ^P[OPU [OL T\ZPJ KLWHY[TLU[ V]LY [OL WHZ[ ML^ `LHYZ 4` ÄUHS [OHURZ HYL [V HSS [OL Z[HɈ HUK [OL IV`Z HZ ^LSS who contributed to this year’s summer concert, and generally to music over the past term. I wish you all a very restful summer break and look forward to hearing you, hopefully in person, at the St Cecilia’s Day concert in November. Ŷ MJR

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IHJRPUN ]VJHSZ WLYMVYTPUN +\Ɉ`»Z º4LYJ`» ;OPZ ^HZ MVSSV^LK by a Remove Form band who covered ‘Feel It Still’ with a stylish vocal performance from Joshua Cooke. Jamie Williams rose to rock legend status back in November following his mesmerising performance in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ as Audrey II; at Rock Night, he had the audience headbanging once again to Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’. Dylan Swain got the crowd going with ‘Mr Brightside’, a Killers cover which got the crowd bouncing the WVNV VU THZZ ^P[O .HIYPLS +H]PZ WSH`PUN [OL PJVUPJ N\P[HY YPɈ with slick precision. ;OL -\UR ;HUR Z[HɈ IHUK LU[LYLK [OL Z[HNL ^P[O X\LZ[PVUHISL V\[Ä[Z (U V\[Z[HUKPUN ]VJHS WLYMVYTHUJL MYVT 4Y 7L[LYZ ZOV^LK VɈ OPZ M\SS YHUNL PU [OL 5PUH :PTVUL JV]LY of ‘Feeling Good’. Jonathon Coughlin and Ashwin Santosh Kumar took to the stage, performing a cover of The Ramones ‘Bitzkreig Pop’. The impressive wall of sound created by this duo, akin to Royal Blood, and notably without a bassist, was achieved by Jonathon’s extensive pedal board on which he showcased some outrageous guitar solos. 7L[LY )HYYPUN[VU»Z VɈLYPUN ^P[O OPZ HJJVTWSPJL ;VT (YUVSK ^HZ [OLPY ÄUHS 9VJR 5PNO[" OH]PUN I\PS[ X\P[L H MVSSV^PUN V]LY the years, it was great to see members of the crowd dancing and singing along to some of Peter’s well known original songs such as ‘Haiti’. The evening was concluded by a DJ set from Olly Dwight, Year 13, who put on and dazzling display and was the perfect way to end the evening of fantastic musical entertainment! Ŷ TPR

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It is easy to have perseverance when you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The Bedford 1st XV 2019/20 rugby season was mostly spent in darkness, with no sign of the light at the end of the tunnel. A few times I thought I saw the light, but more often than not it turned out to be a train heading to steamroller us. Disappointment was a common emotion [OYV\NOV\[ [OL ZLHZVU" P[ ^HZ VM[LU ]LY` KPɉJ\S[ [V IL WYV\K of the performance we put out. Despite all this, I have no regrets. The majority of players running out with the eagle on their chest had played in a side with less-than-impressive

results for two years, yet still ran every line and made every tackle to the best of their ability. It would have been easy to give up, but every game we played to win - and eventually against Radley we did. After a disappointing season, it is important we look back and celebrate every little victory. We must remember that winning is only a bonus, as we play rugby for the love of the game. ;OL ÄYZ[ M\SS TH[JO VM [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ V\Y J\W NHTL HNHPUZ[ Rugby. Going into the game there was an air of anticipation as we knew Rugby had a strong side and were just coming VɈ [OL IHJR VM H JVU]PUJPUN ]PJ[VY` HNHPUZ[ 6HROHT 2LLU X

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sixth were eager to run out with the boys coming up from [OL YLHZVUHIS` Z\JJLZZM\S < ( [LHT ;OL OPNOSPNO[ VM [OL game was an impressive feat of speed from co-captain and winger, Ryan Apps. Apps scored a try in the corner and the conversion was made by the aspiring centre, George ;OVTHZ +LZWP[L V\Y ILZ[ LɈVY[Z ^L Z\ɈLYLK H SHYNL SVZZ in front of a large crowd to a strong Rugby team that ended \W NVPUN HSS [OL ^H` [V [OL J\W ÄUHS 9\NI`»Z HIPSP[` [V TV]L [OL IHSS ZLLTPUNS` LɈVY[SLZZS` [V [OLPY Z[YVUN Y\UULYZ THKL for an extremely tiring game of endless defensive sets and a score of 7-66. This match seemed to set what can only be described as a disappointing precedent for the next three TH[JOLZ HSS OLH]` SVZZLZ HUK [V <WWPUNOHT :[HTMVYK HUK ,[VU YLZWLJ[P]LS` 0[ PZ VUS` HM[LY SVZZLZ Z\JO HZ these that the true character of a side can be revealed. The character shown by the 1st XV after these losses was one of perseverance and resilience. I found the season helped me to mature, both mentally and emotionally. The losses galvanised us to play our best game of the 2019/20 1st XV season again our oldest foe, Dulwich. ;OL LU[PYL Y\NI` JS\I WSH`LK H^H` H[ +\S^PJO 6]LY games were played to celebrate their 400th anniversary and the rich playing history between our two schools. I felt a strong sense of pride running out through the CCF guard of honour to the cheers of past and present Bedfordians, parents and teachers alike. It was at this moment that I no longer felt like just a pupil at Bedford, but a part of a large community with a long history. It is a feeling that I sincerely hope every Bedford boy gets to experience. A long kick in wet conditions early in the game saw Dulwich enter our 22 quickly. Despite the early chop tackles from Gurkran Johal, a couple of knock-ons meant Dulwich scored under the posts. The aggressive Dulwich attack JSHZOLK HNHPUZ[ ^OH[ [OL JVTTLU[H[VY JHSSLK H ºMVYTPKHISL» ;/, 6<:,3

Bedford defence for a fairly even back and forth between the two teams. A missed penalty attempt from us, as well as a late converted try from them, saw us trail in 23-0 at half time. The impressive intent to win the hardball that we had seen all season from our co-captain Mike Phillips turned out to be his downfall as he put his body on the line and took a hit [V [OL RULL PU H IPN JVSSPZPVU SLZZ [OHU Ä]L TPU\[LZ PU[V [OL ZLJVUK OHSM 4PRL ^HZ JSHWWLK VɈ [OL ÄLSK HUK H UL^ ZLUZL of purpose was found after seeing our captain go down. 6\Y YLPU]PNVYH[LK KLMLUJL ILH[ +\S^PJO H[ L]LY` [\YU HUK [^V )LKMVYK [YPLZ ZH^ \Z ^HSR VɈ [OL WP[JO ^P[O V\Y OLHKZ held high, keeping Dulwich scoreless in the second half for a ÄUHS ZJVYL VM ;OL YLZPSPLUJL ZOV^U PU [OL ZLJVUK OHSM VM [OL +\S^PJO NHTL TLHU[ MVY VUL VM [OL ÄYZ[ [PTLZ [OH[ season, we had control of the game. After what was the 157th ZLUPVY Ä_[\YL IL[^LLU [OL [^V ZJOVVSZ )LKMVYK Z[ ?= OHZ secured 66 victories, and Dulwich now has 65. Considering the Commonwealth of Australia, my home country, was only MVYTLK `LHYZ HNV 0 ÄUK [OLZL U\TILYZ HZ[V\UKPUN The history of the game of rugby and rugby at Bedford is something I feel privileged to be a part of. In the week after Dulwich, our thoughts quickly turned to the next game, which was on a Thursday. (M[LY VUS` [OYLL `LHYZ VM Y\NI` 0 Z[PSS KVU»[ RUV^ OV^ 0 MLLS HIV\[ ^LLRKH` TH[JOLZ 0 [LUK [V ÄUK [OL TH[JOLZ LP[OLY extremely easy to get motivated for or a bit harder than usual. The second weekday match of the season against Haileybury H[ OVTL OV^L]LY ZH^ \Z HSS NV PU ^P[O JVUÄKLUJL HUK enthusiasm. We had shown promise against Dulwich and the \WWLY ZP_[O IV`Z YLTLTILYLK V\Y ÄYZ[ ]PJ[VY` VM [OL ZLHZVU last year was easily won against Haileybury. With both our captains injured, I led what may have been an all-too-hopeful run out against a Haileybury side that showed remarkable improvement in just a season. An unexpected 17-36 loss followed. Despite losing to a better side, a lot of positives

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came from the Haileybury game. Building on the second half LɈVY[Z MYVT [OL WYL]PV\Z :H[\YKH` [OL )LKMVYK H[[HJR ^HZ [OL best yet. The general lack of size on the team meant we were able to utilize our speed and kicking skills to get our highest score of the season, with a try from George Thomas and two MYVT 3\RL >PSSPHTZ ( Z^H[OL VM PUQ\YPLZ JVTPUN VɈ [OL /HPSL`I\Y` NHTL HUK earlier matches meant an extremely depleted squad travelled [V :JV[SHUK VUS` H KH` HM[LY [OL /HPSL`I\Y` TH[JO MVY H [YP nations tournament. It was an exciting prospect for all and a possibly nerve-wracking one for some, in playing against three schools nobody had encountered before, with a side [OH[ KPKUÂť[ OH]L THU` Ă„YZ[ ?= NHTLZ IL[^LLU [OLT /LH]` YHPU TLHU[ [OL Ă„YZ[ KH` VM Y\NI` ^HZ JHSSLK VɈ HUK [OL ZLUZL of community that rugby creates was showcased. That day saw two world cup rugby games played, and although it was KPɉJ\S[ [V ^H[JO ,UNSHUK KLMLH[ (\Z[YHSPH NH[OLYPUN ^P[O ZJOVVSZ MYVT 0YLSHUK HUK :JV[SHUK [V ^H[JO [OL NHTLZ ^HZ good fun. Despite the mood of the Irish boys souring when 0YLSHUK MHJLK VɈ HNHPUZ[ 5L^ ALHSHUK [OL Z[\UUPUN I\PSKPUNZ VM 4LYJOPZ[VU *HZ[SL :JOVVS OV\ZLK YLSH[P]LS` OPNO ZWPYP[LK boys. In the evening we ate and sang with all the schools, and missing the memo on the dress code did not deter us from getting involved. Despite the festivities the night before, it was IHJR [V I\ZPULZZ VU :\UKH` HZ HU HS[LYLK Ă„_[\YL ^HZ YLSLHZLK HUK ^L YHU V\[ PU [OL JVSK :JV[[PZO ^LH[OLY [V V\Y Ă„YZ[ NHTL with 15 men. With every game played we lost a player to injury, meaning the third game was played with 13. It was in this last game however, we scored our only two tries for the [V\YUHTLU[ 6\Y WLYMVYTHUJL PU :JV[SHUK ^P[O [OL YLK\JLK numbers was one I was proud of despite losing three matches. Getting on the plane with one man in a wheelchair, we were OHWW` HZ [OL )LKMVYK ZWPYP[ OHK ILLU ZOV^JHZLK ;OL Ă„YZ[ match back after the break ended in a close loss of 8-0 to a strong Warwick side. The Warwick loss was compounded by a KLMLH[ H[ OVTL [V H ]LY` WO`ZPJHS 6HROHT ZX\HK ;OL Ă„YZ[ HUK VUS` ]PJ[VY` VM [OL ZLHZVU JHTL Q\Z[ [OYLL games before our season was over. Playing away at Radley in our clash jerseys, it was a wet and ugly match. An early WLUHS[` RPJR MYVT 9HKSL` ^HZ HUZ^LYLK ^P[O H Ă„LYJL VɈLUZP]L set from Bedford leading to a try under the posts. The rest of the half went scoreless apart from one Radley penalty kick, ^P[O LHJO [LHT Ă„NO[PUN OHYK MVY WYLJPV\Z NYV\UK 6\Y ZTHSS pack showed dominance in the scrum and lineouts all game, and scrum-half Bryn Williamson was all over his opposite number as per usual, meaning we had the upper-hand early PU [OL ZLJVUK OHSM (UV[OLY WLUHS[` RPJR MYVT 9HKSL` W\[ H Ă„YL in our bellies and with a strong response, we bullied our way under the posts. Cheers from a large and committed Radley supporter base could do nothing to deter our strong Bedford ZPKL MYVT WYL]LU[PUN H ^PUSLZZ ZLHZVU (M[LY [OL Ă„UHS ZJVYL of 14-9, Will Ramply received the only midseason colours given out. This was well deserved, as his playing attitude \U^H]LYPUNS` LTIVKPLK [OL Âş): +VNÂť TLU[HSP[` HSS ZLHZVU Feelings after the game were of relief rather than celebration, as the prospect of a winless season had become a real possibility. The next game was a low-scoring match against Harrow, a team that is always tough to play against but a physical match I always look forward to. In matches like these we missed [OL WYLZLUJL VM V\Y SHYNL ]PJL JHW[HPU 2H`KL :`S]LZ[LY >L

Z\ɈLYLK HU LTV[PVUHS SVZZ VM PU ^OH[ ^V\SK IL MVY H SHYNL THQVYP[` VM \Z V\Y SHZ[ L]LY OVTL NHTL H[ )LKMVYK :JOVVS 0 am not afraid to say tears were shed, and the performance we W\[ V\[ KPK UV[ YLĂ…LJ[ [OL Ă„UHS ZJVYL SPUL ;OL Ă„UHS NHTL ^HZ one to remember. Away against Abingdon, a ferocious battle between two very well matched teams took place. A strong Bedford attack bore no early fruit and Abingdon snuck in the Ă„YZ[ [Y` VM [OL TH[JO ;OL [^V [LHTZ [OLU SVJRLK OVYUZ HUK RUVJRLK ZR\SSZ PU H KLZWLYH[L Ă„NO[ MVY NYV\UK MVY [OL YLZ[ VM the match. The game was infuriatingly lost on conversions, ^P[O IV[O [LHTZ ZJVYPUN [OYLL [YPLZ MVY H Ă„UHS ZJVYL VM The atmosphere after the game was, despite the close loss, H QV`V\Z VUL :VUNZ ^LYL Z\UN PU [OL JOHUNPUN YVVTZ HUK celebrations of the chapter of life that is now over for the upper sixth continued well into the night. 4HY` 3V\ 9L[[VU H N`TUHZ[ ^P[O Ă„]L 6S`TWPJ TLKHSZ once said, “A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.â€? I know that, even though the season did not have many wins, in the years to come it will not be the losses that will be remembered. I look forward to reuniting with the players, with whom I have formed bonds. I hope that one day I can re-join Bedfordians past and present, share memories, and cheer on the next generation of boys who wear the eagle on their JOLZ[ :LLKZ VM WLYZL]LYHUJL OH]L ILLU ZV^U I` YLJLU[ `LHYZ of Bedfordian rugby players. I hope this will allow Bedford to continue to grow as a formidable pillar of schoolboy rugby, as it has been for so many years. )LU :OLYYPɈ =PJL *HW[HPU HONOURS CAPS: M. Phillips (C) / Ryan Apps (C) Major Colours: B. Sherriff (VC) / G. Thomas / B. Williamson / L. Williams / A. English / G. Bennett / W. Ramply / A. Christey / G. Johal / H. Constantine / B. Barnes / L. BUTTERLY AWARDS: 1st XV Co-Captain M. Phillips / R. Apps 1st XV, Vice-Captain- K. Sylvester % 6KHUULII 0RVW ,PSURYHG % %DUQHV 3OD\HU¡V 3OD\HU : 5DPSO\ &RDFK¡V 3OD\HU % SHERRIFF SQUAD: T. Allen / L. Inman / T. Chambers / S. Dicks / M. Catt / O. Crankshaw / F. Cassell / M. Lewis / K. Gilmour / H. Turner / A. Willcocks / H. Warren / J. Hudson / W. Monk / J. Garbutt / W. English / G. Mann

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“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.â€? These words, spoken by business magnate Henry Ford, epitomise the journey \UKLY[HRLU I` [OL )LKMVYK :JOVVS ?=" P[ PZ H WSLHZ\YL HZ JV JHW[HPUZ [V IL HZRLK [V NP]L V\Y HJJV\U[ VM [OPZ Ă„UL ZLHZVU 6U :H[\YKH` [O :LW[LTILY ! WT H[ 6\UKSL :JOVVS [OL ?=ÂťZ ZLHZVU ILNHU ^P[O H SVZZ VM [V H Z[YVUN 6\UKSL ZPKL ^OV ^LYL Z\WLYPVY PU [OL HPY [LYYP[VY` HUK scoring tries. While this defeat may have ended the season MVY V[OLY ?=ÂťZ 4Y 4HYYPV[[ [VVR \Z IHJR [V [OL KYH^PUN IVHYK to develop our fundamental skills. The following Tuesday, we were drilled with gruelling one-on-one tackling, passing and kicking, which could only be likened to the training session NP]LU [V :V\[O (MYPJH HM[LY [OLPY KLMLH[ [V 1HWHU PU ;OL fruits of our labour were shown in the victory over Rugby :JOVVS VM 7P[ZMVYK ^HZ [OL UL_[ Ă„_[\YL HUK H OPNOSPNO[ VM [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ ^P[O [OL PU[YVK\J[PVU VM 6SP]LY )\YYPKNL Dean, whose impact was indisputable and culminated in a OLYVPJ ]PJ[VY` VM JLTLU[PUN [OPZ HZ [OL Ă„YZ[ ]PJ[VY` under the new leadership team of Zhu and Burridge-Dean. <UKLY [OPZ UL^ HUK PTWYV]LK JHW[HPUJ` ^L ^LU[ VU [V SVZL HNHPUZ[ :[HTMVYK >L YLHSPZLK ^L ULLKLK [V KL]LSVW [OL K`UHTPJZ VM [OL IHJR SPUL :V ÂşOVN ISVJRLYÂť ^HZ W\[ PU[V place, consisting of a spiral pass from 9 to 10, a subsequent distribution from 10 to 12, culminating with a reverse pop to the10. Thus, there was only one man for the highly important QVI VM Ă…` OHSM >PSS )HYMVYK HSVUN ^P[O OPZ [Y\Z[` ZPKLRPJRZ :HT 2LHUL HUK 1HJR )LPNO[VU ;OPZ UL^ Z[YH[LN` ^V\SK WYV]L KL]HZ[H[PUN [V ,[VUÂťZ KLMLUJL I\[ ^L LUKLK \W SVZPUN HUK 3LVU PU ( , K\L [V SPNO[ IY\PZPUN VU [OL Ă„UNLY :V 0ÂťT Z\YL for those of you reading who caught on, you realise it was back to the drawing board, and we were running out of ink. The following two games were against Dulwich and Haileybury, both were loses, however, after implementing a rigorous daily training and nutrition programme over half term, the 4XV rebounded with passion to defeat Warwick 40-5, with exquisite kicking from Will Barford; this momentum carried V]LY PU H ]PJ[VY` V]LY 6HROHT ;OL WLU\S[PTH[L NHTL MVY [OL Ă„YZ[ [PTL PU Ă„]L `LHYZ ^HZ H[ OVTL [V /HYYV^" V\Y [Y` SPUL ^LU[ \UIYLHJOLK YLZ\S[PUN PU [OL Ă„YZ[ JSLHU ZOLL[ VM the season, a win of 20-0. Finally, the biggest game of our

Y\NI` JHYLLYZ H^HP[LK PU (IPUNKVU [OL SHZ[ L]LY Ă„_[\YL MVY 9PJOHYK /\HUN 6ZJHY /PSS (UOHK :PUNO ,SSPV[ :HILS HUK the co-captains. It was a closely contested game, where the away conditions did not favour us, frequently expressed by >PSS )HYMVYK [V [OL YLMLYLL <UMVY[\UH[LS` [OPZ [LYYPĂ„J ZLHZVU ended on a loss, and we may not have won, but let us refer IHJR [V /LUY` -VYKÂťZ ^PZL ^VYKZ š^VYRPUN [VNL[OLY PZ Z\JJLZZš ;OLYLMVYL [OL ?=ÂťZ ZLHZVU ^HZ H NYLH[ Z\JJLZZ This success can only be attributed to the dedication and hard-work of both Mr Marriott and Mr Bridle, who we thank LUVYTV\ZS` MVY HSS [OLPY [PTL HUK LɈVY[ :V OV^ KVLZ VUL end such a legendary tale? Well, as we bid our farewells, ^OVZL ^VYKZ HYL TVYL Ă„[[PUN [V Ă„UPZO ^P[O [OHU V\Y ]LY` V^U Winston Churchill? “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.â€? 6SP]LY )\YYPKNL +LHU *HW[HPU HUK 3LVU AO\ *HW[HPU THE LEON ZHU AND OLIVER BURRIDGE-DEAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING VALOUR ON THE PITCH: Arthur Sowerby. SQUAD: Sasnidhu Ambepitiya, Blake Ayling, Will Barford, Jack Beighton, James Brazil, Oliver Burridge-Dean, Louis Case, Ashlesh Chandrapu, Sam Corner, Barney Davies, Divine Edjejovwo, Blue Galtos, Will Garner, Sam Garrett, Ewan Gordon, Oscar Hill, Richard Huang, Phil Hughes, Sam Keane, George Kendall, Tom Lukiyanov, Nikita Markov, Arin Mital, Tawanda Munatsi, Jason Natsa, Joe Needham, German Nikolishin, Hamza Noor, Jamie Norris, Ben Parrish, Elliot Sabel, Louis Simon, Anhad Singh, Arthur Sowerby, Hector Stokes, Theo Ward, Dimitri Webb, Michael Wells, George Whitcombe, Leon Zhu

U16A

This season proved to be somewhat tough and often frustrating. However, it was rewarding and ultimately very LUQV`HISL 6\Y JHTWHPNU Z[HY[LK ^H` IHJR PU 1\S` ^P[O [OL tour to Australia. It was a struggle adjusting to the 11-hour [PTL KPɈLYLUJL HUK ^HZ H YLSPLM [V ZWLUK H ML^ YLSH_PUN KH`Z X

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we played against a fairly decent representative team for the Queensland area. With some good rugby and a bit of luck, we won against the older, bigger mixed team. We carried on progressing throughout the tour improving core skills and playing as a cohesive team. However, we struggled a little playing in a hot climate and on hard ground against very physical opposition teams. The tour brought smiles, friendships, and memories to last a lifetime, as well as numerous injuries that would prove costly at the beginning of the term. ;OL ZJOVVS Ă„_[\YLZ ILNHU ^P[O H Y\U VM [V\NO SVZZLZ [OH[ tested the resolve of the squad. However, that being said, it is commendable that the spirit and drive to improve, from all players in the squad never wavered throughout the season. The losses spurred us on to train with a genuine drive to turn the season round. The second half against Haileybury was arguably the turning point. A close game of 37 points to 36 ^HZUÂť[ [OL ILZ[ WLYMVYTHUJL MYVT H [LJOUPJHS WLYZWLJ[P]L in the fact that we nearly threw the game away, but it was at least a win and one that would prove to change the tide of the season. ( ^LSS LHYULK YLZ[ VM OHSM [LYT SLK [V H Ă„UHS WSH` SVZZ [V H Z[YVUN >HY^PJR ZPKL ;OL [LHTÂťZ WLYMVYTHUJL ^HZ Z\JO [OH[ ^L MLS[ ^L ^LYL VU [OL Âş\W^HYK J\Y]LÂť HUK [OH[ ^L ^LYL going to become unstoppable‌ 6UL JV\SK HYN\L [OH[ [OL [LHTZ [V WSH` PU [OL ZLJVUK OHSM of term are the tougher ones, and so we could prove our quality if we beat them, and that is exactly what we did. We WYVJLLKLK [V ILH[ 6HROHT OH]PUN SVZ[ [OL WYL]PV\Z `LHY ;OPZ LSL]H[LK JVUĂ„KLUJL HUK KYV]L \Z VU [V beat Radley 24-8 in our next game. The following week, we were due to travel to Harrow, to play a formidable opponent HUK VUL [V ^OVT ^L OHK SVZ[ HZ \UKLY ÂťZ >L started the game exceptionally well, scoring two classy tries, but, following an injury to Jasper Cummings, our rhythm ^HZ KPZY\W[LK HZ [OL NHTL ^HZ TV]LK [V H KPɈLYLU[ WP[JO However, the team rallied and played on strongly, to secure the game at 17-7. As you can imagine after the game there ^LYL THU` IVPZ[LYV\Z JLSLIYH[PVUZ HTPK Ă…`PUN [LZ[VZ[LYVUL levels in the changing room. >L Ă„UPZOLK V\Y ZLHZVU ^P[O H NVVK WLYMVYTHUJL HNHPUZ[ H strong Abingdon side winning 34-20, with the highlight being H TLZTLYPaPUN [Y` MYVT Ă…HURLY .HIYPLS 4HUU ^OV ÂşIYVRL H ML^ HURSLZÂť VU OPZ ^H` [V [OL ^OP[L^HZO ( [Y` OL YLN\SHYS` IYPUNZ into the conversation. The following awards were presented at the culmination of the term: David Adeyemi-Abere receiving “most improved WSH`LYš 3H\YPL :[YLK^PJR YLJLP]PUN ¸*S\ITHU VM [OL @LHYš HUK 6SS` )SHRLTVYL YLJLP]PUN ¸7SH`LYZÂť 7SH`LY VM [OL ZLHZVUš 2PLYHU .PSTV\Y HUK 6SS` )SHRLTVYL 2019 COLTS A RUGBY SQUAD: David AdeyemiAbere, Alex Aellen, Jacob Bailey, Daniel Bello, Olly Blakemore (Vice-Captain), Nicholas Challacombe, Henry Cudjoe, Jasper Cumming, Alex Edun, Tomas Else, Kieran Gilmour (Captain), Ben Guest, Ellison Hendry, Gabriel Mann, George Mansell, Feyisayo Okusanya, Harry Oldham, Jake Pattinson, Laurie Stredwick, Ted Walker

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U16D

With six wins (plus victory in a triangular tournament which ^HZ UVTPUHSS` H * [LHT Ă„_[\YL HUK VUS` VUL SVZZ [OL ZLHZVU could certainly be described as a success in terms of results. However, increasingly these days, we measure our success on the development and participation of as many boys as possible and the enjoyment had by all in playing the wonderful NHTL [OH[ Y\NI` PZ 0U [OLZL SH[[LY YLZWLJ[Z [VV [OL < + VM 2019 will be looked back on with good memories. ;^V TH[JOLZ Z[HUK V\[ PU T` TLTVY` VM [OL [LYT 6\Y humble contribution to the 400th anniversary of Dulwich College was a cracking contest in which we eventually prevailed 29-15 after some end-to-end action, witnessed by HU \U\Z\HSS` SHYNL JYV^K 6\Y Ă„UHS Ă„_[\YL ^HZ H YL[\YU TH[JO at Harrow after their victory on our turf early in the season. An admittedly depleted Harrow side (many of their early season ?= OHK JOHUNLK ZWVY[ ^HZ ^LSS ILH[LU PU H WLYMVYTHUJL ILĂ„[[PUN H ) ?= ^P[O JVU[PU\P[` PU WOHZLZ VM WSH` HUK Barbarians-style attack from our own 22. ;OL LɈVY[ HUK JVTTP[TLU[ PU TH[JOLZ ^LYL L_LTWSHY` even if training sessions sometimes tested the staying WV^LY VM [OL WSH`LYZ HUK [OL WH[PLUJL VM [OL JVHJOLZ 0ÂťK like to mention all but, in brief, Costello and Whiteman were monumentally strong, Deardon and Terry never missed a tackle, Whitlock and Hylton were models of dependability, 6ZIVYUL RPJRLK SPRL HU ( [LHT WSH`LY )HYILY HUK 4HJ.PSSP]YH` were fast and elusive, Apesin and Flatt were at the heart of the Harrow win, Beckmann ran some outstanding lines, Chien WSH`LK Z\WLYIS` PU WYL[[` ^LSS L]LY` WVZP[PVU VU [OL Ă„LSK HUK in Herbert, we had a quite outstanding captain and half back, who could easily play in top teams at senior level. Mr Waite and I had a lot of fun, even if this was interspersed with moments of exasperation, and wish all the boys well with their rugby careers in the sixth form. 9,/ THOSE WHO PLAYED: Apesin O, Baker B, Barber C, Chien M, Costello C, Deardon J, Flatt H, Galbraith E, Herbert T (Capt), Hylton N, Iankov A, Liu S, MacGillivray W, Ofosu E, Osborne W, Sporton C, Terry O, Thomas O, Tomblin A, Whiteman J, Whitlock E, Williams O

Under 16 Rugby Sevens 2020

6\Y ZL]LUZ ZLHZVU ILNHU H[ H ZTHSS ÂşWYL ZLHZVUÂť L]LU[ H[ 9\NI` :JOVVS ^OLYL ^L WSH`LK 9\NI` HUK )YVTZNYV]L twice each, on an extremely muddy pitch. As you can imagine, with a team based on pace, this forced us to change V\Y NHTL WSHU <UMVY[\UH[LS` ^L SLHYULK [OH[ [OPZ ULLKZ [V be done earlier than two matches in, as the other teams were having more success with a direct approach to the matches. All matches were very competitive and our goals for the day were certainly achieved: to learn about how to change our game plan and to integrate the four remove form players. Considering their age, they played “out of their skinsâ€?. With the next two events cancelled due to the weather, [OL [LHT ^LU[ VU [V [OL <WWPUNOHT ZL]LUZ JVTWL[P[PVU VU H ]LY` ^PUK` KH` ([ [OL Ă„YZ[ M\SS [V\YUHTLU[ VM [OL [LYT [OL team, unfortunately, did not progress to the latter stages

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of the competition, losing all games narrowly. This was disheartening, but again a great learning opportunity used ^LSS @V\ JV\SK ZLL [OL [LJOUPJHS HUK [HJ[PJHS PTWYV]LTLU[Z throughout the day and the squad depth was certainly KL]LSVWLK ^P[O THU` ºUL^» WSH`LYZ WLYMVYTPUN ^LSS :VTL highlights of note: Matt Weimann really stepped up his game and amazed onlookers while gliding around defenders to score a mesmerizing try. David Adeyemi-Abere shone against Framlingham with some impressive footwork, which he has been consistently practising in training, to torture OPZ [LHTTH[LZ <WWPUNOHT ^HZ ^OLYL NYLH[ [LHT^VYR WYL]HPSLK /HYY` ;VUN\L HUV[OLY < WSH`LY THKL HU impressive try-saving tackle when he dislodged the ball PU[V [OL OHUKZ VM V\Y ^PUNLY (SL_ ,K\U ^OV LɈVY[SLZZS` YHU [OL SLUN[O VM [OL WP[JO :WLJPHS TLU[PVUZ NV [V /LUY` *\KQVL ;VT ,SZL HUK 3H\YPL :[YLK^PJR V\Y WV^LYOV\ZLZ and workhorses throughout the day. The team got better and IL[[LY HZ [OL ZLHZVU WYVNYLZZLK <UMVY[\UH[LS` K\L [V TVYL bad weather and the Coronavirus pandemic, we were not HISL [V ZOV^ VɈ V\Y WYVNYLZZ H[ M\Y[OLY [V\YUHTLU[Z HUK [OL national sevens competition. 2PLYHU .PSTV\Y SQUAD: David Adeyemi-Abere, Max Allman-Ward, Daniel Bello, Oliver Blakemore, Nicholas Challacombe, Eldon Craven, Henry Cudjoe, Alex Edun, Tomas Else, Kieran Gilmour (captain), Ciaran Kilbane, Gabriel Mann, Laurie Stredwick, Dylan Swain, Harry Tongue, Ted Walker, Matthew Weimann.

U15C

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Z\JJLZZ VM [OL WYL]PV\Z < * [LHT HUK ^L Z[HY[LK HZ we meant to go on, with a brilliant showcase of skill and KL[LYTPUH[PVU PU [OL ÄYZ[ NHTL HNHPUZ[ 6\UKSL ^OLYL outstanding individual performances from Charlie Dowrick, /HYY` 5VYYPZ HUK 2VYLKL (SNHIL HUK Z[YVUN Z\WWVY[ WSH` from all players - showed a good omen for games to come. /V^L]LY [OL ISVJR VM [V\NO Ä_[\YLZ HOLHK WYV]LK challenging, as we faced excellent sides from Rugby, Eton and Dulwich in foul weather, although only losing in most cases by a minimal margin. Despite that, convincing wins V]LY <WWPUNOHT HUK /HPSL`I\Y` ZL[ \Z PU NVVK stead for the second half of the term. Warwick welcomed us back into the season and with some decisions not going our way (and a pitch with no WVZ[Z P[ ^HZ HS^H`Z NVPUN [V IL H JOHSSLUNL `L[ [OL team showed real dedication and pushed on right till the last second, with a try from Freddie McPhail, in what were OVYYPISL JVUKP[PVUZ ( JVU]PUJPUN ^PU V]LY 6HROHT ^HZ [V MVSSV^ I\[ PUQ\YPLZ HUK WYVTV[PVUZ [V [OL [VW NHTL ZVVU got the better of us as a team; we really had to show our KLW[O HZ H `LHY NYV\W [V V]LYJVTL (IPUNKVU PU [OL ÄUHS game of the season. ( UV[HISL TLU[PVU T\Z[ NV [V 3\JH 4VYL[[V ^OV KPK UV[ miss a game all season and played across the entire backline [OYV\NOV\[ H Z[YVUN JHTWHPNU 2VYLKL (SHNIL HNHPU WYV]LK [V IL H SL[OHS ÄUPZOLY HUK >PSS 9VILY[Z» NVHS RPJRPUN PTWYV]LK JVUZPKLYHIS` HZ [OL ZLHZVU ^LU[ VU ÄUPZOPUN ^P[O H NVHS RPJRPUN YLJVYK PU OPZ ÄUHS NHTL VM [OL ZLHZVU ^P[O H broken left foot! Finally, a word of thanks must go to all the coaches who OLSWLK [OL < * [LHT [OYV\NO [OLPY Y\NI` JHTWHPNU PU WHY[PJ\SHY [V 4Y )LHSL MVY HSS OPZ OHYK ^VYR HUK LɈVY[ VɈ [OL ÄLSK /LYL»Z [V H NYLH[ < ZLHZVU >PSS 9VILY[Z HUK 1VUU` )\YNLZZ X

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SQUAD: Will Roberts (cc), Jonny Burgess (cc), Khush Shah, Luca Moretto, Kieran Birkett, Shayaan Jadoon, %U\Q 2·'HOO 7RP 'HDUGRQ -DPHV +LQH &KDUOLH Blythman, Korede Alagbe, James Wooten-Evans, Freddie McPhail, Kush Katechia, Vivek Rav, Wilbur Collier, Merlin Toms, James Barney, James LumleyWood, Mathew Omelchenko, Harry Norris, Charlie Dowrick, Louis Elder, Tai Tsang-Goodwin, Ryan Jordan, Ivan Savelyev, Jamie Wallwork, John Ogunyiluka, Cole Balachandran, Flynn Gill, Oskar Martin, Leo De Luca, Riaz Bakr, James Holliday, Sunny Ye

U14C

This season had its ups and downs; the team certainly NHPULK PU JVUÄKLUJL HZ ^L ^LU[ HSVUN ;OLYL ^HZ H JSLHY improvement in every player, whether it was handling or tackling; each boy showed great enthusiasm in both. We all YLSPZOLK [OL VWWVY[\UP[` [V YLWYLZLU[ [OL ZJOVVS VU [OL ÄLSK and eventually ended up playing rugby of higher standard than we could have possibly been thinking of at the start of the season. >L LUKLK \W ^P[O Ä]L ^PUZ HUK Ä]L SVZZLZ HUK OHK ZVTL extremely close games against Dulwich and Pitsford, with the former being an outstanding team performance and by far the most enjoyable of the season. We may have not always got the results we wanted but the ethos of the team and our love for the game certainly developed. A huge thank you to Mr Ruta, Mr Brett and Jase for all their time and input coaching us this year. 1HTPL >LSJO HUK >PSS ;YVIL 1VPU[ JHW[HPUZ SQUAD: Tom Cameron-Fraser, Jack Harte, Harry Li, Alex Ying, Shaun Wood, Marco Mao, Jake Reynolds, Will Everitt, Luca Imondi, Matthew Goodman, Will Trobe, Jamie Welch, Scott Gildersleve, Pharell Peters, Noah Brown, Kurtish Mistry, Robert King, Oscar Easterbrook and Ivan Iankov.

U14E

Early season, non-contact triangular tournament successes HNHPUZ[ 6\UKSL HUK <WWPUNOHT HSVUN ^P[O H UHYYV^ ^PU PU H game of touch rugby with Eton, laid the foundation for more ZLYPV\Z Z[\Ɉ H SP[[SL SH[LY PU [OL H\[\TU (NHPUZ[ +\S^PJO [OL < ,»Z ZLJ\YLK H ]PJ[VY` HNHPUZ[ H WO`ZPJHS HUK well-organised team. The contested scrum held up well, [OL JV\U[LY Y\JRPUN ^HZ LɈLJ[P]L HUK [OLYL ^HZ ZVTL NYLH[ [HJRSPUN ;OL [YPW [V /HPSL`I\Y` [OH[ WYLJLKLK /V\ZL :PUNPUN HSZV WYVK\JLK HU L_JLSSLU[ Ä_[\YL ^OPJO [OL [LHT ^VU (M[LY H [PNO[ HUK ZVTL^OH[ [LJOUPJHSS` KLÄJPLU[ ÄYZ[ half, the boys excelled. Handling of the slippery ball was neater, strong pressure was applied at the breakdown and the kicking game was intelligent. There were spectacular [YPLZ MVY HTVUN V[OLYZ )HYUHI` 1HTLZ HUK 6SP]LY 1VULZ Tom Bates kicked two conversions. This performance was MVSSV^LK \W ^P[O H KVTPUHU[ KPZWSH` HNHPUZ[ 6\UKSL" H win included a hat trick of tries from William Reddy. (M[LY JVTPUN ZLJVUK [V H Z[YVUN 9HKSL` [LHT [OL ÄUHS ;/, 6<:,3

TH[JO HNHPUZ[ /HYYV^ < , LUKLK PU H ]PJ[VY` /\^ Burton-Pye and Ben Cook were the stand-out forwards I\[ P[ ^HZ [OL Ã…LL[ VM MVV[ IHJRZ ^OV YLHSS` THKL [OL KPɈLYLUJL >P[OPU [LU TPU\[LZ 4HRZPT 2HIHYV^ZRP OHK H IYLHRH^H` [Y` HUK :OPY\ 6ZOPYV MVSSV^LK \W ^P[O [^V TVYL sprints under the posts. William Reddy and Aaron Berman WYV]PKLK JVU]LYZPVUZ ILMVYL 6SP]LY 1VULZ ¶ ^OV ZJVYLK PU L]LY` NHTL VM [OL ZLHZVU ¶ Z[VYTLK H^H` MVY H SHZ[ TPU\[L [Y` Throughout, Aaron Berman proved a mature and able captain. His determination inspired considerable commitment and progress from all the boys involved. 53/ SQUAD: Filip Arvinte, Thomas Bates, Aaron Berman, Huw Burton-Pye, Andy Choi, Ben Cook, Luke Dover, Luca Fattorini, Christopher Foley, Dawud Ibrahim, Mohammed Ibrahim, Barnaby James, Oliver Jones, Maksim Kabarowski, Thivamsam Karunakaran, Charlie Lawrence, Samuel Lock, Sam Maling, Hari Mistry, Finn Montgomery, Louis Montgomery, Keshav Navalkissoor, Justin Ng, William Ngan, Aleks Nikolov, Shiryu Oshiro, William Reddy, Zaki Shameem, Blake Swift, William Tian, George Worthington, Richard Yang, Oliver Yates

U14F

;OPZ ^HZ [OL ÄYZ[ `LHY PU SP]PUN TLTVY` [OH[ [OL < ;OPYK Game continued to train after half term and this meant there was large squad of players who travelled to the various Ä_[\YLZ [OYV\NOV\[ [OL ZLHZVU ;OL [LHT KPK UV[ ^PU H game but their keenness was exemplary and progress was considerable. A heavy loss against a strong Bedford Modern :JOVVS < * ZPKL ^HZ [OL [LHT»Z ÄYZ[ M\SS JVU[HJ[ NHTL They competed much better than the 46-5 scoreline suggests, learning plenty of lessons about how to ruck and move the ball wide in the process. There was great improvement shown PU [OL UHYYV^ KLMLH[ [V H Z[YVUN 6\UKSL < + HUK HNHPUZ[ [OL I\SR VM 9HKSL`»Z < - +LZWP[L H IYPSSPHU[ Z[HY[ HNHPUZ[ /HYYV^ PUJS\KPUN [OL ÄYZ[ try of the game within two minutes, the team found their VWWVZP[PVU»Z Z^PM[ ^PUNLYZ OHYK [V JVU[HPU ;OL` WHZZLK well, rucked with determination and held their heads high [OYV\NOV\[ H SVZZ *HW[HPU *OHYSPL 3H^YLUJL KPK H THNUPÄJLU[ QVI VM SLHKPUN OPZ [LHT 53/ SQUAD: William Baker, Huw Burton-Pye, Carson Cheung, Arun Chohan, Tom Clark, Ben Cook, Louis Cooke, Luke Dover, Luca Fattorini, Pratap Gill, Giles Halsey, Mohammed Ibrahim, Dawud Ibrahim, Barnaby James, Oliver Jones, Samarthay Kashyap, Ishmaeel Khan, Charlie Lawrence, Samuel Lock, Faraz Malik, Sam Maling, Hari Mistry, Toby Mitchell, Finn Montgomery, Louis Montgomery, Keshav Navalkissoor, William Ngan, Shiryu Oshiro, Ben Otiende, Kishan Patel, Siddharth Prabhu, Sami Raja, Zaki Shameem, Dilan Sharma, James Sumner, Blake Swift, William Tian, Joe Travis, George Worthington, Will Wright, Vincent Xiang, Kevin Xu, Richard Yang, Alex Ying

ROWING The 1st XIII

The season started just like any other with a couple of weeks of pre-season training at the end of the summer; little did we know just how different a season it would be. Pre-season is always a great opportunity for the boys to get used to being in smaller boats again and to really concentrate on the technical side of their rowing, rather than the power side. The year started with a small group of boys on the river ZKLOVW WKH PDMRULW\ SOD\HG UXJE\ IRU WKH PRVW RI WKH ÀUVW WHUP this made it even more important that boys committed to the extra sessions that were put on before and after school to start WR EXLOG ERWK ÀWQHVV DQG D FUHZ G\QDPLF :LWK D FRUH JURXS RI boys attending every session and others attending where they could, the season started off very much along the right lines. 7KH ÀUVW UDFH RI WKH VHDVRQ 6W 1HRW·V KHDG ZDV FDQFHOOHG due to bad weather conditions and this would very much become the theme of the year. Bedford small boats head was WKH ÀUVW UDFH RI WKH VHDVRQ WKDW ZRXOG JR DKHDG DQG VDZ WKH entry of two IVs and three singles; one of the fours put down a commanding time to take the win with the other four missing

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and soon it was start time. Both boats put together their best performances so far as crews and put in very consistent times down the whole seven-kilometre course; the top four put in a particularly strong performance to win, by almost a full 30 seconds, for the second year in a row and the second four ÀQLVKHG D YHU\ VWURQJ ÀIWK SODFH 7KH ÀQDO WZR UDFHV RI WKH term were both cancelled due to bad weather. In the spring term the squad was back up to full strength ZLWK DOO RI WKH UXJE\ ER\V QRZ EDFN RQ WKH ULYHU DV ZHOO :H were put into two matched VIIIs for the beginning of the term ZKLOVW WKH VHOHFWLRQ SURFHVV WRRN SODFH 7KH ÀUVW UDFH IRU WKH WZR HLJKWV ZDV %$6+(5 KHDG DW (WRQ 'RUQH\ WKLV LV D VL[ NLORPHWUH UDFH EURNHQ GRZQ LQWR WKUHH OHJV WKH ÀUVW OHJ ZDV strong for one of the VIIIs, setting the third fastest time, as was WKH WKLUG OHJ IRU WKH RWKHU 9,,, ZKR VHW WKH ÀIWK IDVWHVW WLPH IRU WKDW OHJ 2YHUDOO WKH WZR 9,,,V ÀQLVKHG VL[WK DQG HLJKWK 7KH QH[W UDFH ZDV WKH KHDG RI WKH 1HQH ZKLFK XQNQRZQ WR WKH boys at the time, would be the penultimate race of the year; two VIIIs were again entered and the 1st VIII was starting to take shape by this point, although nothing was set just yet. :KHQ WKH ER\V DUULYHG LQ 3HWHUERURXJK WKH\ TXLFNO\ UHDOLVHG that they were in for a very rough race as wind speeds had already started to pick up; the race would be shortened just before the start time to around half distance. Despite the now shortened course the race was still a gruelling one rowing into strong winds and open-sea-like waves; through all of this the VIII managed to set the second fastest time of the day and the fastest in their category. The next three races ZHUH DOO FDQFHOOHG GXH WR EDG ZHDWKHU :KDW ZRXOG WXUQ RXW WR EH WKH ÀQDO UDFH RI WKH VHDVRQ ZDV ZLWK WKH &DPEULGJH University lightweight VIII as they prepared for the boat race

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Colts 2020 squad

The colts squad started the season very promisingly, with good attendance to sessions throughout the autumn term. The season started early with preseason training in the summer holidays where the attendees were given the opportunity to learn some skills in the single scull boat - standing up and performing a helicopter manoeuvre proved testing in single sculls. After a quick swim, we would then make our way back up to school for an activity such as water polo, basketball or ultimate frisbee, with forfeits for the losing team (usually burpees). The autumn term started with sessions scheduled around DFDGHPLF DQG UXJE\ DFWLYLWLHV 6RPH ER\V ZHUH VHOHFWHG WR join the seniors in a small boats session on a Monday morning where we could develop our ability to move the boat by ourselves. The rest of the week consisted of weights, circuits

and an eights/fours session on the river. The autumn term training provided a platform for us to build on in the months to come. The only proper event of the season was Bedford 6PDOO %RDWV +HDG ZKHUH ZH ZHUH JLYHQ WKH RSSRUWXQLW\ WR face one another in the single scull category. The top three IDVWHVW %HGIRUG - VFXOOHUV ZHUH &KDUOLH 0F&XWFKHRQ 2VFDU :KLWFRPEH DQG $XVWLQ :DUG UHVSHFWLYHO\ DOO EHLQJ ZLWKLQ WHQ VHFRQGV RI RQH DQRWKHU 1RQH RI XV ZHUH D PDWFK IRU 'U 6XWKHUV ZKR ZDV D IXUWKHU VHFRQGV DKHDG The October half term is usually the time for the Pangbourne camp, but unfortunately the Pangbourne river was Ă RRGHG VR ZH KDG WR URZ RQ (WRQ 'RUQH\ 7KLV SUHVHQWHG D new opportunity to row side-by-side in a competitive paddle. On the camp we were given the opportunity to row in pairs, TXDGV IRXUV DQG DQ HLJKW :H ZHUH DOVR LQWURGXFHG WR URZLQJ WHOHPHWU\ LQ WKH ERDW RQ WKH FDPS ZKLFK DW Ă€UVW VHHPHG OLNH D mismatch of numbers and graphs, but soon we understood. 2QH PHPRUDEOH PRPHQW RQ WKH FDPS ZDV $XVWLQ DQG 6HE¡V attempt at a Victoria sponge. Although proving to be tasty, it ORRNHG PRUH OLNH D ELVFXLW IURP WKH RYHUXVH RI Ă RXU 'XULQJ WKH &KULVWPDV KROLGD\V DV D EUHDN IURP RXU UHYLVLRQ we were given the opportunity to row on a select number RI GD\V D FRXSOH EHIRUH DQG DIWHU WKH &KULVWPDV SHULRG During these sessions we were able to row in an eight and prepare for the season ahead. Due to a shortage of coxes who had committed to the highly-anticipated skiing season, RQH LQWHUHVWLQJ HYHQW ZDV H[SHULHQFLQJ 'U 6XWKHUV FR[LQJ WKH eight, which was a change to say the least. :H VWLOO WUDLQHG WKURXJK RXU PRFN H[DPLQDWLRQ SHULRG ZLWK VHVVLRQV VFKHGXOHG DURXQG RXU H[DP WLPH 7KH %$6+(5 KHDG came as a relief as it signalled the end of our mocks. This is a URZLQJ HYHQW FRQVLVWLQJ RI WKH WRS URZLQJ ER\V¡ VFKRROV LQ WKH X

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Hockey may be a major sport in the spring term, but training and matches start way back in the autumn term. Within a couple of weeks of arriving back at school, a full indoor training programme was underway. Turnouts to these sessions were JVUZPZ[LU[S` Z[YVUN KLZWP[L OH]PUN [V ^HSR [V [OL )LKMVYK :P_[O Form College, as our own sports hall was out of use. Many of the boys had played very little, if any indoor hockey before, but morale and commitment were high, allowing a strong [LHT [V KL]LSVW -YPLUKSPLZ HNHPUZ[ :[HTMVYK WYV]PKLK [V\NO competition and good preparation for the regional tournament, which was held in Norwich. Here, the team performed well and despite narrowly losing their two opening games, only just TPZZLK V\[ VU X\HSPM`PUN MVY UH[PVUHSZ ;OL [LHT SLK :[HTMVYK I\[ LUKLK \W MHSSPUN ILOPUK HZ [OL ÄUHS ^OPZ[SL ISL^! OHK [OL YLZ\S[Z Z[H`LK H[ [OL Z[ =0 ^V\SK»]L ILLU VU [OLPY ^H` [V H UH[PVUHS ÄUHS ( Z\JJLZZM\S PUKVVY JHTWHPNU NH]L great belief heading into the outdoor season, especially given that the team felt more accustomed and suited to the outdoor game. ;OL ÄYZ[ ^LLR VM [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ H I\Z` VUL MVY [OL Z[ ?0 ^P[O H :H[\YKH` Ä_[\YL H[ OVTL HNHPUZ[ 4HNKHSLU *VSSLNL :JOVVS 6_MVYK MVSSV^LK I` V\Y ÄYZ[ ,UNSHUK /VJRL` *\W TH[JO H^H` H[ >H[MVYK .YHTTHY :JOVVS VU [OL ;\LZKH` 4*: HYYP]LK HZ H ^LSS KYPSSLK \UP[ W\[[PUN \Z \UKLY [OL JVZO for the opening ten minutes. We conceded a soft early goal, but buoyed on by the large home crowd and choosing to change our press, we dominated the rest of the second half. A superb dink over the keeper from Tom Chambers levelled the score before Julian also tapped in to put us ahead going into half time. We started the second half strongly too, with ;VT ÄUPZOPUN [^V TVYL X\HSP[` [LHT NVHSZ [V W\[ \Z \W ;OL WHJL VM [OL NHTL ZSV^LK HZ 4*: Z[HY[LK [V NL[ TVYL VM H foothold again, with Bryn Williamson making some important

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ZH]LZ PU NVHS +LZWP[L [OPZ 4*: KPK NL[ H NVHS IHJR SLHKPUN to a slightly nervy last ten minutes. Good work rate from all the boys ensured we held our lead though, so we opened the season with a 4-2 win. 0U Z[VYT` JVUKP[PVUZ H[ >H[MVYK [OL [LHT NV[ VɈ [V H Ã…`PUN Z[HY[ WSH`PUN ZVTL L_JLSSLU[ [LHT OVJRL` >P[OPU Ä]L TPU\[LZ ;VT *OHTILYZ OHK W\[ \Z HOLHK ZSV[[PUN PU H YLIV\UK VɈ a penalty corner. Despite dominating the rest of the half, we squandered a few chances, meaning we only went in 1-0 up. (UV[OLY X\PJR Z[HY[ ZH^ ;VT 6»;VVSL ZJVYL H ZOVY[ JVYULY giving us a two-goal cushion. Again, we lacked a bit of quality PU [OL ÄUHS [OPYK ^OPJO HSSV^LK >H[MVYK IHJR PU[V [OL NHTL They played some nice hockey, scoring with around ten TPU\[LZ [V NV ;OPZ HNHPU SLK [V H ULY]` ÄUPZO I\[ Z[YVUN NHTL management allowed us to see the game out, returning home with a 2-1 victory. 6\Y TH[JO HNHPUZ[ 6HROHT ^HZ JHUJLSSLK K\L [V MYVaLU pitches, giving us time to recover before a cup match against /P[JOPU )V`Z» :JOVVS ( KVTPUHU[ WLYMVYTHUJL YLZ\S[LK PU H 2-0 win, with several missed opportunities preventing a larger score line. In the same week, we travelled to Eton. Despite KVTPUH[PUN [OL NHTL ^L HNHPU Z[Y\NNSLK [V ÄUPZO JOHUJLZ I\[ [VVR [OL SLHK [OHURZ [V H ;VT 6»;VVSL KYHN Ã…PJR /V^L]LY ^L were punished for sloppy errors and missed chances, as Eton equalised, meaning the game ended 1-1. The draw to Eton resulted in a slight loss in momentum. As our busy schedule continued and games kept on rolling PU [OL [LHT Z[Y\NNSLK [V ÄUK [OLPY ILZ[ MVYT +LZWP[L NVVK performances, and often playing arguably the better hockey, we lost a succession of matches to Felsted, Repton, Forest, <WWPUNOHT HUK 2PTIVS[VU ;OLZL SVZZLZ HSZV TLHU[ ^L dropped out of the cup. Thankfully, half term arrived, allowing us to regroup, refocus and rest up. The second half of the season was extremely successful, ^P[O [OL [LHT ^PUUPUN Ä]L V\[ VM Ä]L ^OPJO WLYOHWZ JV\SK X

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JSVZL LHYS` ;OL ÄYZ[ ^PU JHTL HNHPUZ[ 9VZZHSS :JOVVS ^OLYL our extreme dominance and pressure was eventually rewarded ^P[O H ^PU 6U [OL ZHTL KH` ^L WSH`LK :[V^L ^OV OHK a strong season so were expected to be tough opposition. Another excellent performance, this time with some clinical ÄUPZOPUN ZH^ \Z ILH[ :[V^L 3\JHZ 0UTHU ZJVYLK [^PJL with his second a rocket on his reverse from the edge of the circle. The following week we travelled to the Perse, who are HS^H`Z HU VYNHUPZLK HUK ZRPSM\S V\[Ä[ (NHPU ^L KVTPUH[LK large parts of the game, taking the lead several times, with Tom Chambers and Ben Bayley combining in a great goal, to put us 3-1 up. However, the Perse fought back, aided by some Bedford mistakes, meaning we only narrowly won, 4-3. 5L_[ ^L WSH`LK 9\NI` PU ^OH[ LUKLK \W ILPUN [OL ÄUHS game of the season. Rugby made us their “Thursday Night 3PNO[Z¹ ZOV^WPLJL TH[JO ( SH[LY W\ZO IHJR [PTL HSSV^LK [OL Ã…VVKSPNO[Z [V JVTL VU HUK SHYNL 9\NI` JYV^KZ [V NH[OLY As had happened throughout the season, we dominated possession and looked the better team, even managing to take a 3-0 lead. Rugby had fast and skilful players though, who always looked dangerous on the break. Perhaps thinking ^L OHK [OL NHTL ZV^U \W ^L LHZLK VɈ HUK SVZ[ WVZZLZZPVU cheaply in our own half, several times. Rugby took their chances well, pulling back two goals, with still ten minutes remaining. Rugby had numerous opportunities to equalise, ^P[O VUL ZOV[ ILPUN ZH]LK VɈ [OL SPUL MYVT VUS` `HYKZ V\[ :VTLOV^ [OL IHSS Z[H`LK V\[ HUK L]LU[\HSS` H ULY]` [LU minutes came to an end, giving us a hard-earned 3-2 win, over HUV[OLY Z[YVUN [LHT ;OPZ YV\UKLK VɈ [OL ZLHZVU ]LY` ^LSS TLHUPUN ^L ^VU LPNO[ NHTLZ KYL^ VUL HUK SVZ[ Ä]L HZ ^LSS as having an unbeaten second half of the season. The patch in the middle of the season, where we failed to win, remains a frustration, purely because we felt we were better than THU` VM [OL [LHTZ ^L SVZ[ [V 6]LYHSS [OV\NO [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ massively successful and very enjoyable, thanks to a great team spirit and quality coaching. The next couple of seasons look promising for the 1st XI, with several younger players performing well in the team this year. TEAM: Dan Smith, Bryn WIlliamson , Finlay Cummings, )UHGHULFN 6WRFN (GZDUG %O\WKPDQ 7RP 2·7RROH Ryan Apps, James Worker, Daniel Smith (captain), Lucas Inman, Tom Chambers, Calum Bourne, Daniel Reid, Ben Bayley, Julian Schranner, Michael Catt, Ben Bayley

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V\Y NHTLZ HUK [OL UL^S` MVYTLK [O ?0 ^LYL JVUÄKLU[ I\[ apprehensive nonetheless. The two teams were entangled in KLHKSVJR MVY T\JO VM [OL ÄYZ[ OHSM I\[ [OL IHSS TPYHJ\SV\ZS` found its way to Will Barford by the goal-post, who quickly snuck it past the keeper to jubilant cries from the rest of the Bedford team. Many missed opportunities came our ^H` K\YPUN [OL ZLJVUK OHSM HZ )HYMVYK HUK :HZ (TILWP[P`H shot up the pitch and unluckily shot the ball to the wrong side of the posts. Van Der Walt, our ‘keeper seemed to get everywhere, block every shot, whipping his pads out to block H WVW Ã…` SPRL H JV^IV` YHWPKS` KYH^PUN H N\U V\[ VM OPZ holster. There were cheers in the Bedford camp that night, as we celebrated one more victory than there had been in the last season. ;OLU JHTL 6HROHT ^P[O [OL ISHZ[LK )HYMVYK ISLLKPUN YLK )LKMVYK ISVVK ^OLU OL YLJLP]LK H ISV^ [V [OL OLHK ( ÄUHS NVHS MYVT :HZ ZLHSLK [OL KLHS SLH]PUN )LKMVYK ^PUULYZ [V HU 6HROHT ZPKL [OH[ JV\SKU»[ X\P[L ISV^ \Z H^H` We then faced the mightiest opposition of the season in Eton College, who famously beat us 11-0 last year. Despite packing enough players for two teams (while Bedford had UV Z\IZ[P[\[LZ ,[VU OHK UV NVHSPL ;OPZ \S[PTH[LS` THKL UV KPɈLYLUJL ;OV\NO H UPJL I\UJO ,[VU YHU JPYJSLZ HYV\UK \Z ÄYPUN [OL IHSS \W [OL WP[JO ^P[O KL]HZ[H[PUN ZWLLK [V ZJVYL repeatedly, leaving a weary Bedford literally at a 5-0 loss. However, the game was an extremely good defensive exercise that certainly put us through our paces; we played admirably against a strong side that was seemingly favoured by the gods. (M[LY H ^LSS KLZLY]LK IYLHR ^L WSH`LK [OL 6HROHT < C squad once again and emerged with with a 2-1 Bedford

victory. We needed the half term to rest and recuperate for [OL ÄUHS [OYLL TH[JOLZ HOLHK" [OL JYLHZLZ PU V\Y [LHT Z[PSS KLÄUP[LS` ULLKLK [V IL PYVULK V\[ Half term came and went, and we faced our greatest rivalry since the time of the dinosaurs. Not the monolithic Eton, nor [OL TLUHJPUN -LSZ[LK 5V :VTL[OPUN MHY MHY ^VYZL SVVTLK ILMVYL \Z )LKMVYK 4VKLYU :JOVVS ;OL` ZJVYLK [^PJL HNHPUZ[ V\Y ZSLLW` \UWYLWHYLK ZPKL PU [OL ÄYZ[ [LU TPU\[LZ 6UL ZU\JR P[Z ^H` WHZ[ 1HZWLY I` H OHPY»Z IYLHK[O HUK VUL VM them snuck… underneath my legs. The perfect nutmeg. ;OLYL»Z H YLHZVU ^O` 0 ^YP[L HIV\[ ZWVY[ YH[OLY [OHU WSH` too much of it. We lost by those two goals in the end, and they had one extra player on their team, who was probably the goal-hanger, shouting instructions like a wrestling announcer, but who UL]LY ^YHUNSLK ^P[O [OL IHSS OPTZLSM 6\Y [YHPUPUN [LJOUPX\L VM [OL º)LKMVYK :^HYT» P L HZ ZVVU HZ `V\ SVZL [OL IHSS H[ least three players go to it to try and force it back in a double [\YUV]LY ^HZ \ZLK HNHPUZ[ \Z HUK [OL )LKMVYK 4VKLYU boys buzzed angrily around our excellent, masterful sweeper >PSS 9HTWS` HUK L]LY`VUL MVY [OH[ TH[[LY PU [OLPY M\Y` 0[ ^HZ [LZ[HTLU[ [V V\Y [LHT [OH[ ^L KPKU»[ JVUJLKL HU` TVYL goals, but, needless to say, we trudged to a belated match tea heavily stung by the Bedford Modern barbs. ;OL :H[\YKH` HM[LY ZH^ )LKMVYK OVZ[ /HILYKHZOLYZ» (ZRL»Z ^OV ^LYL RUV^U MVY [OLPY OVJRL` VY ZV ^L [OV\NO[ NP]LU [OH[ VUS` [^V [LHTZ V\[ VM [OL LU[PYL ZX\HK SVZ[ VY KYL^ That might have been so, but with only 6 of their players having shown up, the match was declared a walk-over, and an H\[VTH[PJ ^PU MVY [OL MV\Y[OZ 5VUL[OLSLZZ H TH[JO VM ZVY[Z was still played, with a conglomerate of second, third and X

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TEAM: Akhir Absar, Ali Aftab, Matthew Cole, Aaron Hall (captain), Jamie Williams, Harry Dowrick, Harry Mason, Yaamin Mohamed, Nat Otley, Luke Thompson, Alex Christey, Sam Garrett, Freddie Peacock COLOURS AND HONOURS CAPS: MINOR COLOURS: Aaron Hall, Jamie Williams, 0DWWKHZ &ROH 1DW 2WOH\ $OÀH :LOFRFNV 0LFKDHO Bennell, Hugo Matthew, Varun Parmar, Elliott Potter, Sam Welch, Ben Barnes, Callum Wallis, Oliver Gregory, Archie Walsh, Tom Allen, Rowan Bascetta-Pollitt, Will Van De Walt, Luke Williams, Mike Phillips, Ollie Burridge-Dean, Paul Smith, Will Cochrane, Hector Stokes, Luke Thompson, Ben Bayley, Julian Schranner, Will Watson MAJOR COLOURS: Edward Blythman, Calum Bourne, Ryan Apps, Lucas Inman, Daniel Reid, James Worker, Finlay Cummings, Frederik Stock HONOURS CAPS: Daniel Smith, Michael Catt, 7RP 2·7RROH %U\Q :LOOLDPVRQ 7RP &KDPEHUV

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The season proper began with an away trip to Magdalen *VSSLNL :JOVVS 6U H ZSVWPUN WP[JO HUK PU IS\Z[LY` JVUKP[PVUZ we started slowly and confused our defensive style for a NHTL VM T\ZPJHS Z[H[\LZ ¶ [OL THPU PZZ\L ^HZ [OH[ [OLYL ^HZ no music. A well taken goal from Eldon Craven gave us an opportunity to get back into the game but we were twice caught on the counter-attack and lost 3 -1. We had little time to dwell on this and were back in action three days later with a home cup game against Eltham College. Despite a long coach journey, it was Eltham that started the strongest and ^L ^LYL \UKLY ZLYPV\Z WYLZZ\YL MVY [OL ÄYZ[ [LU TPU\[LZ /V^L]LY V\Y YLZPSPLUJL HUK KL[LYTPUH[PVU WHPK VɈ HUK ^L took the lead through a Hayden Melly goal. More pressure JHTL MYVT ,S[OHT HM[LY OHSM [PTL HUK [OL` KYL^ SL]LS @L[ again it was Hayden who got us back in the game and with two further goals to complete his hat-trick, we won 3-1. In V\Y NHTL HNHPUZ[ 6\UKSL ^L ZL[ HU \U^HU[LK YLJVYK MVY [OL ZLHZVU ¶ V]LY ÄM[LLU WLUHS[` JVYULYZ H^HYKLK [V \Z HUK UV[ one converted. Despite a wonder strike from Weimann and another from Melly, we lost 3-2. After a frustrating start to the season, we arrived in Eton for V\Y SHZ[ Ä_[\YL ILMVYL L_LH[ -YVT [OL V\[ZL[ [OL IV`Z WSH`LK some excellent hockey: ball-speed was high, movement VɈ [OL IHSS PUJPZP]L HUK JY\JPHSS` [OL` ^VYRLK OHYK MVY LHJO Following a series of impressive showings in the Bs, Max Allen came into the team and gave one of the performances of the season, scoring a brace. The ever-industrious Varun Nathan NYHIILK OPZ ÄYZ[ VM [OL ZLHZVU I\[ [OL Z[HY WLYMVYTHUJL JHTL MYVT 1VZO :[L^HY[ OL WSH`LK ^P[O ZRPSS WV^LY HUK most importantly intelligence and opened his account with MV\Y NVHSZ ( JVU]PUJPUN ^PU ¶ ([ OHSM[PTL HNHPUZ[ -LSZ[LK ^L SLK ¶ HUK SVVRLK PU JVTWSL[L JVU[YVS ([ M\SS [PTL [OL ZJVYL ^HZ ¶ ;OL SLZZ said about this performance the better. We quickly had chance to make amends in the second round of the cup, away at Bromsgrove. Despite a lot of endeavour and a well-struck

NVHS MYVT :[L^HY[ ^L KPKU»[ OH]L [OL WSH` ^P[O LUV\NO X\HSP[` HUK SVZ[ ¶ J\W JHTWHPNU V]LY <WWPUNOHT ^LYL V\Y UL_[ VWWVULU[Z HUK ^P[O H I\TWLY home crowd, the boys played some excellent hockey and were dominant throughout. A 2 -1 lead at half-time should OH]L ILLU H SV[ TVYL I\[ <WWPUNOHT»Z RLLWLY ^HZ UV[OPUN short of spectacular and his prize was to be substituted at half [PTL ( ÄYZ[ NVHS VM [OL ZLHZVU MYVT *HSLI :HUKLYZ ^HZ Q\Z[ YL^HYK MVY OPZ UL]LY LUKPUN W\YZ\P[ VM [OL IHSS HUK ^L ÄUPZOLK ^PUULYZ >L HYYP]LK H[ :[V^L M\SS VM JVUÄKLUJL HUK left with a valuable win. Most importantly the boys showed TH[\YP[` PU[LNYP[` HUK JVTTVU ZLUZL PU KPɉJ\S[ JVUKP[PVUZ ¶ H ]LY` ZH[PZM`PUN ^PU 6\Y UL_[ H^H` [YPW [OHURZ 4Y 4LL ^HZ [V /(): <UMVY[\UH[LS` MVY /(): [OL` OHK ZL]LYHS VM [OLPY ÄYZ[ choice players unavailable and we were ruthless in front of goal, both Pearson and Blythman opened their accounts for the season, and we recorded our largest win of the season, ¶ 0U ^OH[ [\YULK V\[ [V IL V\Y SHZ[ NHTL ^L [YH]LSSLK H^H` HNHPU [V 9\NI` .HTLZ HNHPUZ[ 9\NI` PU HSS ZWVY[Z HYL always hard and fair and this was no exception. At half-time ^L ^LYL ¶ KV^U KLZWP[L OH]PUN OHK TVYL WVZZLZZPVU HUK chances. We kept our composure and belief and equalised shortly after the break. This gave us the impetus we needed HUK ^L ^LU[ VU [V ZLJ\YL H YLZV\UKPUN ^PU ¶ Tom Hayward captained this side with maturity, composure and professionalism and the example he set in both training and matches was exemplary. Goalkeepers are a special breed in hockey, to willingly stand between the posts with a hard ball travelling very quickly, often at head height, takes bravery and *OHYSPL *HYL` OHK HU L_JLSSLU[ ZLHZVU NP]PUN JVUÄKLUJL [V those in front of him. This squad have a great deal of talent and skill and when they work together and for each other they are a match for anyone. If they can continue to develop their game awareness, teamwork and hockey brains, they have the potential to break records and raise the bar further for Bedford :JOVVS /VJRL` 1,4 TEAM: Charlie Carey, Tom Hayward (captain), Eldon Craven, Charlie Blythman, Tom Godber, Harry Wootton-Evans, Harry McPhail, Harry Midgley, Josh Stewart, Max Allen, Max Pearson, Caleb Sanders, Varun Nathan, Hayden 0HOO\ 0DWW :HLPDQQ *DEULHO 2·1HLOO

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First and foremost, it was an absolute pleasure to look after such a talented team this year. The boys worked hard in all of the games lessons and gave everything during the Ä_[\YLZ 0[ ^HZ HSZV HU LUQV`HISL ZLHZVU HZ [OL ZX\HK ^HZ X full of so many nice boys who enjoyed their hockey and

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;OL ÄYZ[ NHTL VM [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ HNHPUZ[ 4HNKHSLU *VSSLNL :JOVVS ^OPJO [YHKP[PVUHSS` PZ H Z[YVUN Ä_[\YL HZ hockey at Magdalen is always very good. Despite only having had a couple of training sessions, the boys soon ZL[[SLK KV^U PU [OL NHTL HUK KVTPUH[LK PU [OL TPKÄLSK [V ZL[ \W ZL]LYHS ZJVYPUN VWWVY[\UP[PLZ PU [OL ÄYZ[ OHSM .HIYPLS 6»5LPSS HUK 4H_ (SSLU ^LYL Z\WLYI PU [OL TPKÄLSK HUK ^L deservedly went in at half time 2-0 up. The second half ^HZ H ZSPNO[S` KPɈLYLU[ Z[VY` HZ 4HNKHSLU Z[LWWLK \W [OLPY game and put us under a lot of pressure. It was now the turn of the defence and the goalkeeper to keep the team in the game and for the whole of the second half, they were outstanding. Jamie and Harry Wootton-Evans and Joe 4\SSHUL` ^LYL YVJR ZVSPK H[ [OL IHJR ^OPSZ[ 2O\ZO 2H[LJOPH in goal showed what a quality keeper he is. Magdalen did manage to nick a goal with just two minutes remaining, which made the rest of the game very interesting, however the whole team pulled together and held out for a very hard-fought win. ;OL ZLJVUK Ä_[\YL VM [OL ZLHZVU ^HZ H [YPHUN\SHY ZLYPLZ HNHPUZ[ 2PTIVS[VU HUK 6\UKSL ;OL ÄYZ[ NHTL ^HZ HNHPUZ[ 2PTIVS[VU HUK [OL [LHT ^LYL VU [VW MYVT [OL ]LY` ÄYZ[ minute of the game. Again, Max and Gabriel were excellent PU TPKÄLSK ^OPSZ[ *VSL )HSHJOHUKYHU -YLKKPL :V^LYI` HUK Zaid Faleel threatened to score on every attack. However, despite the constant pressure, it took nearly 20 minutes ILMVYL [OL ÄYZ[ NVHS ^HZ ZJVYLK HUK VUJL [OL ÄYZ[ VUL ^LU[ in, we never really looked like relinquishing the lead. Two further goals before half time, gave Bedford a commanding SLHK H[ OHSM [PTL )LKMVYK [VVR [OLPY MVV[ VɈ [OL NHZ H SP[[SL bit in the second half, maybe because we had a back-toIHJR Ä_[\YL I\[ ^L Z[PSS THUHNLK [V ZJVYL VUL TVYL NVHS to win the game 4-0. After just ten minutes break, we then played against 6\UKSL HUK P[ ^HZU»[ SVUN ILMVYL P[ ^HZ JSLHY [V ZLL [OH[ [OL` ^LYL H SV[ Z[YVUNLY [OHU 2PTIVS[VU ;OLYL ^HZ ]LY` little between the two teams other than we just about had [OL LKNL PU TPKÄLSK ^P[O (SSLU HUK 6»5LPSS HNHPU WSH`PUN ^LSS (Z [OL NHTL WYVNYLZZLK 7H[YPJR +PHTVUK 2PLYHU )PYRL[[ HUK -YLKKPL :V^LYI` HSVUN ^P[O ZL]LYHS V[OLYZ put in a real shift and an excellent goal from Balachandran ensured we were 1-0 up at half time. The second half was again very close with both teams playing well and the next goal in the game was always going to be crucial. That second goal went to us and at this point, one felt that the game may now just be safe. However, similarly to the WYL]PV\Z Ä_[\YL ^L JVUJLKLK ^P[O Q\Z[ TPU\[LZ [V NV HUK ;/, 6<:,3

it meant a pretty hectic last two minutes of the game. The KLMLUJL HNHPU OLSK ÄYT HUK KPKU»[ WHUPJ HUK ^L ^LYL HISL [V WYV[LJ[ V\Y ZSLUKLY SLHK [V ILH[ H Z[YVUN 6\UKSL [LHT 2-1. Well done, boys. Following several very good performances by Max Allen, he was deservedly selected for the A team for the next game away to Eton. This did leave a little bit of a hole in the middle of the pitch because in previous games, Gabby 6»5LPSS HUK 4H_ WSH`LK ]LY` ^LSS [VNL[OLY /V^L]LY P[ was an opportunity for another player to step up. For long periods of time, we competed very well against a strong ,[VU [LHT HUK H -YLKKPL :V^LYI` LX\HSPZLY [VVR \Z PU[V half time level with one goal apiece. Whilst we again JVTWL[LK ^LSS PU [OL ZLJVUK OHSM \S[PTH[LS` [OL KPɈLYLUJL between the two sides was that Eton took their chances whilst we came close with ours. In the end, Eton went on to win the game 4-1 and although they deserved the win, 4-1 ^HZ UV[ YLHSS` H MHPY YLÃ…LJ[PVU VM OV^ JSVZL [OL NHTL ^HZ ;OL UL_[ Ä_[\YL ^HZ HNHPUZ[ -LSZ[LK HUK ^OLU [OLPY [LHT ran out onto the pitch, I think our boys were pleased that it was hockey we were playing and not Rugby as they had several boys who were over six feet tall, in fact they looked TVYL SPRL H ZP_[O MVYT [LHT HZ VWWVZLK [V < )»Z :PTPSHYS` [V [OL ,[VU Ä_[\YL [OL ÄYZ[ OHSM ^HZ ]LY` JSVZL with both teams creating chances to score. However, it was Felsted who managed to break the deadlock with a goal midway through the second half. Despite being 1-0 down at half time, we felt we were very much still in the game. Felsted, stepped up their game in the second and put us under a lot of pressure, however superb goalkeeping MYVT 2\ZO 2H[LJOPH HUK L_JLSSLU[ KLMLUKPUN RLW[ -LSZ[LK at bay. For long periods of time we had to defend but with around ten minutes left in the match, we put together a fantastic move involving three or four players passing the ball at pace and this led to a one-against-one between Cole Balachandran and the Felsted keeper. Cole did really well to push the ball around the keeper and it looked like we would ÄUHSS` ZJVYL [OL LX\HSPZLY OV^L]LY H -LSZ[LK KLMLUKLY tracked back and managed to block the shot at the empty NVHS [V RLLW [OLPY SLHK +LZWP[L SV[Z VM LUKLH]V\Y ^L KPKU»[ create any more chances in the game and Felsted held on to their slim lead to secure the win 1-0. Following a very tight 1-1 draw at home against <WWPUNOHT WVZZPIS` H NHTL ^L JV\SK OH]L ^VU P[ ^HZ VU to the local derby against Bedford Modern A team. There was nothing between the two teams initially, however as the game progressed, Bedford slowly started to get the upper hand; at half time, the score was still 0-0. The second half

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to push forward to try and score the equalizer, however [OL IV`Z Q\Z[ JV\SKU»[ ÄUK [OL UL[ I\[ ^P[O TPU\[LZ [V NV Harry Wootton-Evans scored a superb goal from a very well-worked short corner. The game ended in a draw and, without doubt, it was a result we had to work hard for and the team should be very proud to have earned a draw against a good team. 4Y :[LLY TEAM: Zaid Faleel (Capt), Harry Payne, Max Allen, Cole Balachandran, Kieran Birkett, Patrick Diamond, Abid Husein, Kush Katechia, Harry Midgley, Joseph Mullaney, *DEE\ 2·1HLOO 5REHUW 3DULVK $U\DQ 6LVRGLD 9HGDQW Somal, Freddie Sowerby, Adam Trussell, Sam Wells, Harry Wootton-Evans, James Wootton-Evans

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A season where the boys showed on various occasions their potential for success over the next few years representing the hockey club. The way in which they tried to play hockey throughout the season kept the watching spectators entertained with expansive atta cking play. The boys who represented this team throughout the season were outstanding and always showed the true grit that is traditional for Bedford :JOVVS IV`Z ;OL` ^LYL SLK Z\WLYIS` ^LSS I` /HYY` 7H`UL ]PJL JHW[HPU HUK >PSS ;YVIL JHW[HPU TEAM: Harry Payne (vice-captain), Isaac Maddison, Isaac Dutson, Will Trobe (captain), Tommie Baddeley, Jack Harte, Toby Mitchell, Charlie Lawrence, Jamie Welch, George Worthington, Thomas Jenkins, Pharell Peters

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;OL ZLHZVU Z[HY[LK ^P[O H ^PU HNHPUZ[ 4*: 6_MVYK HUK [OL IV`Z KPKU»[ SVVR IHJR MYVT [OLYL ;V VUS` JVUJLKL [OYLL goals in eight games is testament to their strong defence and goalkeeper Will Everitt. A narrow 1-0 defeat in a game they KVTPUH[LK HNHPUZ[ <WWPUNOHT ^HZ [OL VUS` ISV[ VU [OLPY ZLHZVU»Z YLWVY[ (SS PU HSS [OPZ ^HZ VUL VM [OL TVZ[ JVUZPZ[LU[ teams across the hockey club during the 2020 season and we saw many exciting prospects for the future. TEAM: William Everitt, Ben Cook, Luke Langridge, Oliver Munn (captain), Huw Burton-Pye, Tom Clark, Will Reddy, Louis Montgomery, Ben Smith, Ben Plumley, Rahul Thakrar, David Knight, Pratap Gill, Aaron Berman

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These boys were a pleasure to watch play, coach and be around during the 2020 season. They improved greatly as the season went on and were one of the hardest-working sides in the hockey club during the season. The boys never gave up and worked tirelessly to grind out close games, never NP]PUN \W VU WPUJOPUN H NVHS SH[L VU [V ^PU ;OLPY ÄUHS ^PU VM [OL ZLHZVU JHTL PU H ^PU HNHPUZ[ /HILYKHZOLYZ» :JOVVS ^OLYL HSS VM [OLPY OHYK ^VYR WHPK VɈ HZ [OL` ZJVYLK ZVTL fantastic team goals. TEAM: Matthew Goodman, Tom Cameron-Fraser, Kurtish Mistry, Justin Ng, Keshav Navalkissoor, Dilan Sharma, Zaki Shameem, Thivamsan Karunakaran, Jason Fasanya, Isaac Talbot, Jake Reynolds (captain), Mohammed Ibrahim, Samarthay Kashyap

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What an extraordinary year! As the noise of party revellers subsided last New Year’s Eve, who would have foreseen the year we have endured? The year we had ahead? At a time of crisis, it is heartening to see so many of our extended community step forward to support and help each other through these tough, challenging times. Yet, despite the doom and gloom, there have been examples of laughter and comradeship in abundance. None more so, than when the community came together to support the Capt (Sir) Tom Moore card-opening operation in the Great Hall. In March, the school transformed itself into a ‘virtual’ institution, evoking memories of 1979 when, following the great ÄYL [OL ZJOVVS ZOV^LK PTTLUZL MVY[P[\KL PU [OL MHJL VM HK]LYZP[` and came together to ensure it was ‘open for business’ – the same characteristics exhibited by the class of 2020. The BSA team have had to adapt to a new way of working involving the use of Zoom and Microsoft Teams, two products

we’d never even heard of six months earlier! Our autumn series of online lectures has attracted huge audiences from across the globe engaging OBs who would ordinarily not have been able to travel to physical events. Our new digital networking platform Eagle Connect went live last December. We already have 1,400 members actively using the app on a regular basis to make connections and help one another. While we can’t physically meet, we will endeavour to have a M\SS º]PY[\HS» WYVNYHTTL VU VɈLY ^P[O ZVTL[OPUN [V Z\P[ HSS [HZ[LZ Can I ask that you regularly refer to the school and BSA online calendars, which are constantly updated on the website. I look forward to seeing you at a ‘virtual’ or ‘physical’ event in the near future. Ŷ Hugh Maltby (73-83), Director, BSA and Old Bedfordians Club

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This year has been a year like no other for the Bedford School Association (BSA) and whilst the pandemic has brought a whole host of challenges to the individual organisations that make up the BSA, and in particular Hugh Maltby and the ^VUKLYM\S ):( Z[HɈ [OL ^H` PU ^OPJO [OVZL JOHSSLUNLZ OH]L been met has been extraordinary in my view. Adversity can bring out the best in people and I have great admiration for the way in which the whole of the BSA has adapted and been ÅL_PISL PU JVU[PU\PUN [V THPU[HPU [OL Z[YVUN JVTT\UP[` [OH[ PZ a particular strength of Bedford School. Whether this has been in providing on-line events for people to attend, keeping the nearly new shop open or being part of Captain Tom’s birthday celebrations, helping opening the thousands of cards and assisting in arranging the display, it has been a great example of the community spirit that [`WPÄLZ [OL ):( HUK [OL :JOVVS >OPSZ[ WO`ZPJHS L]LU[Z HUK activities may not have been in as great a number as previous years, people have worked just as hard and in many cases much harder and I would like to thank all the volunteers and Z[HɈ MVY [OLPY ]LY` OHYK ^VYR PU [OPZ JOHSSLUNPUN `LHY We look forward to a return to a more recognisable normality but much of what we have learnt and experienced in this year will be used in the coming years to maintain the wider community that is the BSA. Whatever your connection with the School, I hope you will take the opportunity to experience the wider school community for yourself in the future, whether this be virtually or in person. Simon Briggs (77-82) Chairman, BSA Committee 104 THE OUSEL 2018-2019

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It has been a strange end of term for this year’s leavers and parents, with everything ending so abruptly. All those long-term relationships that have been forged at the side of a sports pitch, concert or social event seem like distant memories. Hopefully, that’s where the Past Parents Association can step in and help maintain your connections with the school and other WHYLU[Z >L HS^H`Z KLZJYPIL V\YZLS]LZ HZ [OL ÄUHS WPLJL VM [OL jigsaw, keeping past parents involved with sporting, musical and such other events. Prior to lockdown, we held a Bedford School and friends bike ride taking a not too strenuous route out to the study centre at Ickwell. The event was well attended with a mixed ability group of riders ranging from the serious, to the enthusiastic and those who were just looking forward to a chat, a cake and a cup of tea at Ickwell. There is another social bike ride planned, involving a ºIYL^LY` Z[VW VɈ» ^OLU ^L HYL V\[ VM J\YYLU[ YLZ[YPJ[PVUZ Past parents also turned out in force for the OB Careers Fair, VɈLYPUN [OLPY [PTL HUK L_WLYPLUJL [V NP]L JHYLLY N\PKHUJL [V over 200 boys and girls from Bedford School, Bedford Girls’ School and Bedford Academy. In today’s challenging job market, I would encourage all past parents to sign up, along with their boys, to Eagle Connect - which is driven by Hugh Maltby and his team. It is in addition to the OB network but connects the wider school community for advice on all aspects including mentoring, internships and potential job positions. In summary, the school wants to maintain and cultivate the ties and connections made to keep your whole family involved within the school community. Richard Banks Past Parents’ Association

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Nearly New Shop can be found on the Parents’ Guild Website (via the School website), on Classlists and in the regular weekly parents’ email from the School. ¸0»K SPRL [V VɈLY H O\NL [OHURZ [V HSS [OL .\PSK TLTILYZ ^OV have assisted in last year’s events and to all those parents who volunteered to assist in the Guild Shop over the summer. I would also like to thank all parents for their ongoing support”. Emma O’Dell Chairman, Parents’ Guild

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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restrictions it placed on all our lives halfway through the academic year, the Parent’ Guild has continued to support the School and parents throughout the year. /PZ[VYPJHSS` [OL 7YLW .\PSK OHZ VYNHUPZLK [OL 4HJTPSSHU *VɈLL morning, however, this year the Parents’ Guild were more heavily involved. This allowed the event to go on longer which resulted in the Guilds raising £870 for the Macmillan Charity. Held in the Café Bar, this is always a popular event with parents enjoying JVɈLL HUK JHRL HUK H JH[JO \W ^P[O V[OLY WHYLU[Z ^OPSZ[ OH]PUN the opportunity to wander around and browse the many stalls. 5V]LTILY ZH^ H .\` -H^RLZ -LHZ[ H IVUÄYL [OLTLK UPNO[ ^P[O KPUULY HUK H N\LZ[ ZWLHRLY ;OPZ ^HZ [OL ÄYZ[ [PTL that the Guild had run this event, but it was hugely popular. Many thanks to OB Max Williamson (05-16) who, spoke about overcoming cancer whilst in the 5th Form and of his experiences studying at Oxford University. As well as being a wonderful evening, the event raised £800 for the boys’ Movember charities. The Guild organises the annual Tug of War for the Movember Charity, which has become an important date in the boys’ diaries. In 2019, it was held on a dry day, an achievement in itself for such a wet autumn. The ground looked a little worse for wear after the event as did many of the boys who, despite their ILZ[ LɈVY[Z LUKLK \W PU [OL T\K .YLH[ M\U ^HZ OHK I` HSS HUK Crescent / Pemberley were triumphant receiving the coveted trophy. There were further events planned for the year, a BBQ and Boogie and The Upper School Ball, however both had to be cancelled. We do hope to reschedule these once restrictions have been lifted. The Guild also provides a Nearly New service from the Guild Shop. With all the COVID-19 restrictions in mind, volunteers moved all the shop stock to the Langham Pavilion during the Z\TTLY HUK [OLU VɈLYLK H WYL VYKLY \UPMVYT ZLY]PJL [V WHYLU[Z >P[O V]LY J\Z[VTLYZ [OL LɈVY[ [OH[ ^LU[ PU[V THRPUN [OPZ work was well worth it! Trialling new ways of doing things is quite JVTTVU UV^ HUK [OL .\PSK JVU[PU\LZ [V SVVR H[ OV^ P[ JHU VɈLY H JVZ[ LɈLJ[P]L ^H` VM YLJ`JSPUN JSV[OLZ ^OPSZ[ OLSWPUN WHYLU[Z Details of all Parents’ Guild events and information on the

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Bedford School Foundation

What an unusual year for us all! Despite this, we are extremely fortunate to have such a loyal community and the history of generosity from OBs and others has meant that the Foundation has been able to continue helping the school with both capital projects and with bursaries and scholarships. The need for this will be even greater over the next few years, and I would encourage those who would like to help and become a member of the Foundation, to contact Hugh Maltby or myself to discuss possible ways in which this could be achieved. For those who have already contributed, whether large or small, our sincere thanks. As I have said before, you know who you are! Earlier in October, we celebrated the Commemoration of -V\UKLYZ HUK )LULMHJ[VYZ I\[ MVY [OL ÄYZ[ [PTL [OPZ ^HZ HZ with so many things, a virtual event. I would urge you to watch the event online on our website (bit.ly/F-B2020); I hope you will agree that this captures the essence of what the celebrations are all about. Although we were unable to meet together, it is still PTWVY[HU[ [V [HRL [OL VWWVY[\UP[` [V YLÅLJ[ VU OV^ MVY[\UH[L ^L are to be part of this wonderful institution and to mark its heritage and the generosity of a large number of benefactors over many generations. (UV[OLY ÄYZ[ MVY [OL -V\UKH[PVU ^PSS IL H ]PY[\HS (.4 SH[LY [OPZ year and we hope to be in touch again soon with more details. As always, my thanks go to my fellow Trustees, and Hugh 4HS[I` HUK OPZ [LHT MVY HSS [OLPY OHYK ^VYR HUK LɈVY[Z Z\WWVY[PUN the Foundation. Lance Feaver (69-74) Chairman, Bedford School Foundation

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A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN HUK HYL JVUZ[HU[S` WYVK\JPUN PU[LYLZ[PUN WYVQLJ[Z PU [OLZL KPɉJ\S[ [PTLZ PUJS\KPUN [OL J\YYLU[ ZLYPLZ VM Zoom talks. We are lucky to have you. Finally, all stay safe and let’s get back to normality as soon as possible. David Murray (1969-76) 7YLZPKLU[ 6SK )LKMVYKPHUZ *S\I

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hat to say? Here in London we are going into a tighter form of lockdown from tomorrow evening. So, despite all our previous hopes in connection with the annual OB dinner and other events, we do not seem much further forward than when I wrote my piece for the Review back in April. So no old friends met at Henley to report on, no stories emerging from the At Home in July‌‌.. Instead, here is a conversation piece. I found an old photograph from the Bedford Record (now no more!) of the 9V`HS 5H]HS ZLJ[PVU VM [OL :JOVVS **- VU P[Z HUU\HS Ă„LSK KH` activity back in November 1973. About 30 of us are stood HSVUN [OL KLJR VM /4: 3SHUKHɈ PU *OH[OHT 9V`HS KVJR`HYK (now long since ex-RN), under the leadership of (then) Lieutenant PA Young and Cadet PO Coxswain Chris Johnson (66-75), in the new section uniform of blue sweaters rather than proper Naval rig. What did we think we looked like with that ridiculous 1970s’ hair, sort of short back and sides grown long, occasionally shaped with the assistance of a mirror and a pudding basin, occasionally chopped out of the eyes? No wonder the Lords of the Admiralty decreed that school CCFs should thenceforth wear a uniform that allowed them to be properly distinguished from the real thing! That said, at least four of those photographed had careers in the forces. Chris Harvey Ă„UPZOLK HZ H 4HQVY PU the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, as well as captaining the combined services XV against Australia, Dominic Rudd (72-76) fought in the Falklands with the Royal Marines, Kevin Ryan (71-76) was in the Royal Green Jackets for a stint, and I believe that (KHT :[YLH[Ă„LSK 1HTLZ ) went VU [V ILJVTL H 5H]HS 6ɉJLY WYLZ\THIS` ^P[O H WYVWLY uniform‌.and a haircut. So this was not a bad crop (to use an inappropriate pun in this case) for HM Forces. We all have memories of our old class mates. Thank you all for your support for the OB Club, and [OHUR `V\ [V /\NO HUK [OL [LHT H[ [OL 6) VɉJL ^OV KV H YLTHYRHISL QVI [V Ă„UK UL^ ^H`Z [V LUNHNL ^P[O V\Y TLTILYZ

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lot of troubled water has passed under the bridge since I last wrote my piece for The Ousel. In a year that the Old Bedfordians Club would UVYTHSS` LUQV` HWWYV_PTH[LS` 70 events, reunions and gatherings, both sporting and social, it has been reduced to Q\Z[ H OHUKM\S VM WO`ZPJHS L]LU[Z due to the pandemic. Despite this, OB Club Director, Hugh 4HS[I` HUK [OL [LHT OH]L ILLU ^VYRPUN OHYK [V Ă„UK JYLH[P]L and meaningful ways to engage and support OBs of all ages [OYV\NOV\[ [OPZ KPɉJ\S[ [PTL “Eagle Connectâ€? has continued to grow with over 1,400 members and is our main networking platform. The Bishop 4LTVYPHS -\UK OHZ Z\WWVY[LK V]LY H KVaLU 6)Z PU Ă„UHUJPHS hardship and the OB Club team have organised a full programme VM ]PY[\HS YL\UPVUZ HUK [HSRZ ^OPJO ^L OVWL `V\ OH]L LUQV`LK HUK ^PSS JVU[PU\L [V LUQV` V]LY [OL JVTPUN TVU[OZ Talking of “troubled waterâ€?, I have been passing some of the lockdown hours by trawling through the school archives and was amused to come across what were considered grave misdemeanours at Bedford almost a century ago. Apparently, quite a dim view was taken of boys, “wearing loud socksâ€?, “wearing plus-fours during term timeâ€?, “wearing chocolateJVSV\YLK Ă…HUULS IHNZ VU :\UKH`š VY L]LU ¸^LHYPUN H NYL` [PLš Equally serious transgressions included, “posting a libellous notice to the detriment of two monitors in a public placeâ€?, “holding a long conversation with some girls in Russell Parkâ€?, and my personal favourite, “sitting on a fence with a girl on a :\UKH` HM[LYUVVUš >OL[OLY [OPZ SH[[LY VɈLUJL ^HZ H SP[LYHS VY H Ă„N\YH[P]L VUL PZ UV[ LU[PYLS` JSLHY 6O OV^ [PTLZ OH]L JOHUNLK Moving on, we are continuing to encourage all OBs who haven’t already done so to become “Eagle Supportersâ€? and ZPNU \W MVY Z\IZJYPIPUN TLTILYZOPW )LULĂ„[Z PUJS\KL HU exclusive networking platform, discounts to special events, OB publications and careers support. All this for less than the cost of H J\W VM JVɈLL H TVU[O +L[HPSZ VU [OL 6) *S\I ^LIZP[L VY (bit.ly/OBClubMembership). Please support your club. I will close by wishing you all the best for a very merry *OYPZ[THZ HUK H MLZ[P]L HUK LUQV`HISL 5L^ @LHY 3L[ \Z HSS OVWL that 2021 will prove to be a better year for us all. *YHPN 4P[JOLSS *OHPYTHU 6SK )LKMVYKPHUZ *S\I

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VIRTUAL events David Hockney As I Have Known Him

We have taken advantage of everyone’s newfound familiarity with technology and organised a series of free online events - enabling the school community from across the globe to come together, making us all feel a little closer. ;OL Ă„YZ[ L]LU[ ^HZ H OPNOS` LU[LY[HPUPUN [HSR I` accomplished art historian and lecturer Peter Webb (54-59) about David Hockney. We’re thrilled to report that this was an outstanding success with over 50 OBs and members of the Bedford School community joining him for an evening of art appreciation. Entitled ‘David Hockney as I Have Known Him’, Peter took us through the various styles of David’s art and showed us how he has developed over the years to establish himself as one of the world’s foremost living artists. Peter has known David since 1970 and it was fascinating to hear about his personal connection with the artist, adding anecdotes from his various meetings with David which really brought the whole subject to life. A particular highlight was his insight into ‘Boy Doll’ which ^HZ PUZWPYLK I` /VJRUL`ÂťZ HKTPYH[PVU VM *SPɈ 9PJOHYK ;OL picture contains many hidden references to the singer which Peter was able to share with us. Mr Michael Croker, Director of Art at Bedford School, said, “Peter’s lecture was enthralling and provided an excellent and comprehensive overview of Hockney’s extraordinary creative versatility and range. Peter’s enthusiasm was totally engaging and entertaining and his personal connection to Hockney provided a real insight into his personality and working process.â€? Following on from this success, we have created a series of virtual lectures / events to keep you entertained. The aim is to provide something for everyone and we are continuously looking for new and interesting topics. Please do get in touch if you have any suggestions‌we would love to hear from you!

VIRTUAL REUNIONS 1964 1st VIII

On Thursday, 27th August the 1964 School 1st VIII had its Ă„YZ[ Âş]PY[\HSÂť YL\UPVU Members of the eight HYL ZWYLHK HJYVZZ Ă„]L separate continents 0LNH *RRGIHOORZ +XJK 0DOWE\ which necessitated 'DYLG :DUEULFN 6PLWK a 10pm start to 7RQ\ -RVHSK $QGUHZ 3HDNH [OL JHSS +LZWP[L -RKQ %HUHVIRUG 5LFKDUG +DUULVRQ DQG 0LFKDHO being separated by +DUSHU thousands of miles, the camaraderie was soon evident with the night spent reminiscing and catching \W VU LHJO V[OLYÂťZ UL^Z (Z `V\ JHU PTHNPUL [OL [VWPJ VM Covid-19 was high on the agenda and it was fascinating [V OLHY OV^ LHJO JV\U[Y` OHZ KLHS[ ^P[O [OL JYPZPZ (Z [OL laughter and enjoyment extended into the early hours, it was HNYLLK [V NL[ [VNL[OLY HNHPU H[ *OYPZ[THZ

1983 1st VIII º4LL[PUN MVY [OL ÄYZ[ [PTL ZPUJL [OL` competed in the Bedford Sprint Regatta on 10th July 1983, the 1983 1st VIII held a virtual reunion on Thursday, 24th :LW[LTILY (S[OV\NO several decades may have passed, it didn’t take long for the playful banter to start as the crew rolled back the `LHYZ %6%& VW 9,,, &RPSHWLQJ DW WKH +HDG RI WKH 5LYHU 5DFH /RQGRQ Mark Davies (78-83) is the only crew member who can still be found on the river, regularly competing for Sammamish Rowing Club, Washington, USA where he has ^VU ZL]LYHS UH[PVUHS THZ[LYZ [P[SLZ 7OPS +\UUL HUK Pete Hopkisson (75-84) have continued to compete against LHJO V[OLY HSILP[ º]PY[\HSS` VU [OLPY LYNVZ >OPSZ[ :PTVU Hemsley (79-84), Paul Birch (77-83) and Hugh Maltby (73-83) can still be spotted donning their best lycra, having swapped VHYZ MVY [^V ^OLLSZ +H]PK 1VULZ ^OVZL ZVU PZ UV^ in the Upper School, can be found on the touchline shouting LUJV\YHNLTLU[ As everyone reminisced and caught up on almost 40 years, they raised a glass in memory of their crew mate Ian Rowe (73-84), who sadly passed away last year after a SVUN IH[[SL ^P[O JHUJLY (SZV TPZZPUN MYVT [OL YL\UPVU ^HZ Mark Johnson (73-84) who was unable to join them for the L]LUPUN 9LTHYRHIS` Ä]L VM [OL JYL^ OHK ILLU PU [OL ZHTL class in the Inky! Do you have a sporting, musical, arts or drama group that you would like to reconnect with? If so, do let us know and we will help co-ordinate a reunion.

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DVP Events THROUGHOUT the World NEW ZEALAND (June)

It was wonderful to see OBs, who left the School 60 years apart, coming together for a catch up in Auckland, New Zealand. DVP Ted Shorrock (44-50) and his wife Charia, joined Callum MacFarlane (03-10), Chris Sansome (78-83), Marc Proctor (75-85), John Wellingham (60-67) and Paul Thompson (64-72) at the Galbraith Ale-House where they chatted over a few beers. It was a welcome return to relative normality after many weeks of uncertainty.

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e are tremendously proud of our network of District Vice Presidents (DVPs), who volunteer HZ YLWYLZLU[H[P]LZ MVY [OL *S\I HJYVZZ [OL ^VYSK 5V[ VUS` KV [OL` HJ[ HZ SVJHS JVU[HJ[Z ^OV JHU WYV]PKL advice to visiting OBs, but many also organise local NH[OLYPUNZ ^OPJO HYL HS^H`Z NVVK M\U All DVPs and their contact details are listed on the OB Club website so do get in touch with them (or us) if you’re moving to a new territory and would like a friendly point of JVU[HJ[ We are always on the lookout for proactive individuals who would like to join our fantastic network, so please do SL[ \Z RUV^ PM `V\»K SPRL [V IL PU]VS]LK

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On Friday 11th September, OBs joined our DVP for Bedfordshire, Dr Jason Reddy (7984), for an informal get together in the Bedford Blues Beer Garden. The event was particularly special HZ P[ ^HZ [OL ÄYZ[ [PTL ^L OHK ILLU HISL [V TLL[ WO`ZPJHSS` since March. There was a real sense of camaraderie and, although socially distancing measures had to be observed, it was a great evening with brilliant company.

what was going to happen when they last met at the end of 2019! Along with Russell, Wayne Fozzard (77-79), James Woodrow (74-84), Chris Rodwell (83-88) and David >PSZVU H[[LUKLK [OL KPUULY >L [OPUR `V\»SS HNYLL [OH[ [OL` SVVR KLSPNO[LK [V IL IHJR [VNL[OLY

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NEWS OF OLD BEDFORDIANS X Alan Broad’s (37-46) writing as Tim Topps, has published a new book, ‘Yes, Lad, But Byways’ a full life memoir dedicated to Grose/VKNL [OL Ă„YZ[ OHSM VM ^OPJO PZ nearly all about his time at Bedford. The hardback edition came out on the 18th October – his 93rd birthday!! ‘It is the small incidental, personal things and odd ideas which we are most likely to recall fondly in our dotage. This is a lifelong 92year autobiography, full of light-hearted glances back, and the book’s title is a gentle swipe at Housman and his “blue remembered hills.â€? Alan’s natural wit radiates from the pages of this insightful memoir.

Andrew later risked the gardener’s wrath on the lawn of his brotherin-law’s house with his 1934 Aston Martin. T Stuart Wilkinson (59-66) has been taking driving lessons VM H KPɈLYLU[ ZVY[ Âś OL OHZ ILLU SLHYUPUN [V KYP]L H `LHY VSK ERF 18 tonner!

X Richard Shorrock (45-53) has been awarded The Shining Star for his work with the Multiple Sclerosis Society. More than 30 years ago Richard’s wife, Brenda, was diagnosed with MS and since then Richard has given of his free time and worked tirelessly as a member of their local committee. He has not only raised M\UKZ I\[ HSZV ZV\YJLK THU` ^VUKLYM\S YHɊL WYPaLZ MVY [OLPY events, including free entry to venues and tea for 4, as well as short stays and a week’s holiday. Silver tongued Richard found that not many could turn down his requests! X Former Private Eye and The Observer investigative journalist, Jack Lundin (49-54), is still doing major pieces for Noseweek, an investigative monthly in South Africa, including his bittersweet memoirs of his days in a bizarre Rhodesian bush school that he entered on leaving Bedford after Vth form. T At last, some fun in the sun during lock down! Andrew Randall (61-66) held a ‘socially distanced’ mini ‘pre-War car’ party in June at Penshurst Place, Kent.

/PZ[VY` ^HZ THKL [OPZ `LHY HZ [OL :JOVVS KPK [OLPY Ă„YZ[ L]LY Speech Day virtually. Prizes were ‘presented’ from the comfort of their own homes by Simon Chandler (62-71), Richard Hext (67-74), Will Gompertz (78-81), Andrew Manze (75 /\NO ,SSPV[ " (S 4\YYH` 4HY[PU )H`Ă„LSK (80-85), Vicram Sohal (07-13) and Michael Talalay, nephew of 7H\S ;HSHSH` A gathering of ex-pats living in Normandy, France led to a chance meeting for two OBs - Jonathan Crowe (71-75) and Mark Scrivens (67-76) - where they discovered that they had been living within 5 miles of each other for several years without ever realising it! After reading history at university and attending the Drama Studio, London. Jonathan spent 30 years in the world of theatre as a scriptwriter and in marketing before moving to Normandy in 2013 to set up his own business as a tour guide focusing on the D-Day landings and other Norman history. Mark joined the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, directly from school and spent 10 years X

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war in 1982 whilst serving in the frigate HMS ALACRITY. On SLH]PUN [OL 95 OL ^VYRLK PU [OL Ă„LSK VM MHTPS` SH^ MVY THU` years before moving to France in 2005 to assist his wife in her French antiques business. T

X Congratulations to Sean Costello (78-88) who has been promoted to Colonel, Royal Armoured Corps Reserves, which is a Corps Colonel appointment on the .LULYHS :[HɈ T Rob Morgan (84-89) held the inaugural reunion for OBs in Bermuda when his son Ellis, a current pupil, and he met up with new islander Henry Banks (01-11)

*OHYSLZ )SHJRSVJR Z[HɈ has now retired from the Royal Air Force and has become a Civilian Instructor for the Bedford School CCF. T l-r +H]PK 4HZSLU /\NO 4HS[I` 5LPS Dawson (78-83), Greg Eckersley (78-83) and Mark Fancett (79-84) TL[ \W PU 6J[VILY PU /HYWLUKLU MVY HU \UVɉJPHS ‘bookclub’ gathering.

Guy Riley (81-91) found a passion for wine when he went travelling on leaving School. 20 years later he is still in the wine industry and works for the Crittenden Wine Estate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. www.crittendenwines.com.au T Having announced in the OB Review that Chris Cottam (82-92) had been nominated for a BAFTA for his TV series The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, we are delighted to announce that he won!

T James Brodie (77-88) and Andrew Murphy (75-86) completed the Club to Pub swim at Henley, swimming 1.6 km in open water downstream – followed by a well deserved pint at the end!

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Charles Turnham (03-93) and his wife Trish are delighted to HUUV\UJL [OL HYYP]HS VM [OLPY ÄYZ[ JOPSK *OYPZ[PHU 1VOU :HUN born on 11th July 2020. X Chris Bolton (88-95) has been taking part in the Run Around the World 20 challenge in aid of the mental health charity, Mind. He joined a virtual team and the challenge was to cover as much of the distance round the world (40,075km) as they could in one month! Chris added 222 km to his teams’ total. Well run Chris! X Toby Bailey (8595) is the National Performance Coach for Cricket Scotland responsible for developing players to compete at international level as well as being a national selector. David Massiah (94-96) has taken up a new post as Headmaster at Dulwich College Yangon in Myanmar and is looking to introduce IGSEEs and the IB Diploma Programme. T Phelan Hill (87-97) joined Sir Matthew Pinsent as a guest speaker at the Henley Royal Regatta “At Home”, which took place in the absence of this year’s regatta. Phelan shared his insights of the 2015 Grand Challenge Cup where his Great Britain crew defeated the all-conquering German eight, a feat they repeated the following year at the Rio Olympics, where he became Olympic champion.

X James Gooch (90-01) is to be seen regularly in BBC’s The Bidding Room, a show that features a cast of dealers who go head-to-head in a bid to buy extraordinary items from the public. James originally worked in TV but gave it up to pursue a love VM HU[PX\LZ ÄYZ[ ^VYRPUN PU HU[PX\L shops, before setting up his own store, Doe & Hope. His antique treasures are also often used HZ WYVWZ PU THU` SHYNL ÄST HUK ;= ZOV^Z PUJS\KPUN Game of Thrones.

X Congratulations to Tom Abrahams (92-03) who has just been promoted to Squadron Leader TAT BA RAF. Tom is J\YYLU[S` WVZ[LK HZ HU (PY :[HɈ 6ɉJLY embedded in 1st Artillery Brigade at Tidworth. Stephen Elms (95-03) changed direction with his music merchandise company, Pacewell Entertainment, to rise to the challenge with the *V]PK WHUKLTPJ HUK L]VS]LK [V Z\WWS`PUN 77, /PZ ÄHUJtL Sharna Laidlow, is the 2020 UK Karaoke champion. X Henry Vann (99-04) and his wife Eve McGrath are proud to announce the birth of their son, Frankie Patrick McGrath-Vann on September 30th, 2020. X Adam Park (9705) was on top of the world, literally, when he proposed [V OPZ ÄHUJtL 1LHUUL Chen. The couple became engaged whilst climbing Mont Blanc. Adam is a Principal at Boston Consulting Group and recently returned to London from California, whilst Jeanne is VP Portfolio Group at Bain Capital, London. X James Richardson (94-05) married Megan Evans at the Fitzrovia Chapel on Sunday 30th August 2020. James works as a Financial Planner and Analyst for Capita and Megan works in procurement for Danone, the French dairy company. The couple met in London when introduced by a mutual friend.

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X Lawrence Coward (98-08) and his Australian Ă„HUJtL (SL_HUKYH OH]L had to put their wedding on hold due to Covid-19. The couple met in Dubai where Lawrence is Business Development Manager at Transguard Workforce Solutions and Alexandra is a Manager for Apple. The couple now plan to marry in October 2021.

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match against Glamorgan putting Northants on top, 29 runs ahead of Glamorgan. Northants came 4th overall in their group. Charlie has now signed a 2-year contract extension with Northamptonshire. T Philip Barnes (06-15) recently completed a massive bike ride where he cycled to each place at which he had studied, from his Lower School in Westoning, to Bedford, to the University of Nottingham, then on to the University of )PYTPUNOHT Ă„UPZOPUN H[ 30=,>09, PU :PS]LYZ[VUL OPZ Ă„YZ[ job in his marketing career. The ride was a practice for his planned cycle from London to Paris in 24 hours next year.

X Senior Auditor for KPMG Henry Banks (01-11) has been Ă„UKPUN P[ [V\NO [V HJJSPTH[PaL to his new posting in Bermuda! T Henry Wellbelove (00-11) took part in ITV’s Who wants to be a Millionaire with Jeremy Clarkson, in September. Digital project manager Henry won a cool ÂŁ32,000 having answered the ÂŁ64,000 question about chemical elements and radioactivity, incorrectly. *VSPU )HRLY Z[HɈ would, no doubt, have been shouting the answer at the screen! X Anthony Tai (15-17),who is in his 3rd year studying architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, has been awarded the Bartlett Gold Medal for his ‘Coworkers CafĂŠ: An Architectural Hack for Surveillance Society’, an internet cafĂŠ veiled in skins of digital glitch anonymity.

X Actor Alistair Bourne (02-13) featured as Steve in Gangs of London on Sky in 2020. X Josh Jackson (06-13) has started a new health and Ä[ULZZ Z\WWSLTLU[ I\ZPULZZ Hakamount. The brand focuses on providing premium supplements without the \UULJLZZHY` ºÄSSLY PUNYLKPLU[Z in order to help individuals make the most of every day. Charlie Thurston (07-14) scored a maiden county hundred for Northamptonshire CC in their Bob Willis Trophy 112 THE OUSEL 2018-2019

X Jack Murphy (08-18) is making H Ă„ST LU[P[SLK ‘Show Me the End of Time’, starring Matt McClure, which is due to be released by the end of the year. Set in a punk dystopian world where it is possible to extract memories, a callous and cold-hearted man involved in the memory industry, all of a sudden, comes across his own memory which awakens him to what he has become. Oliver Graham (07-18) JVTWVZLK [OL T\ZPJ MVY [OL Ă„ST Ed Blythman (09-20) returned to school in September to collect the Guy Fletcher Prize for sportsmanship. He represented the school in a vast array of sports and excelled in Athletics, ‘where his dedication to training was nothing short of outstanding’.

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ho do you think of when you picture running legends? Some common names that spring to mind are those larger-than-life characters such as Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Bedford’s very own OB Harold Abrahams (08-13), 100m gold medal winner in the 1924 Olympics. Arthur Hamilton Newton might not be a household name today, nevertheless, he remains one of the greatest runners of all time. Regarded as the ‘father of modern ultra-running’, he ^HZ UV[ VUS` H WYVSPĂ„J Y\UULY I\[ HSZV ILJHTL HU HJJVTWSPZOLK coach later in life, with his coaching techniques still in use today! Educated at Bedford School, in 1901 Arthur travelled to South Africa and, after a short stint at teaching, decided that it was not for him so purchased a farm in the province of Natal, South Africa. Life as a farmer was not easy and he faced many Z[Y\NNSLZ OV^L]LY OPZ Ă„NO[PUN ZWPYP[ HUK KL[LYTPUH[PVU RLW[ OPT going and propelled him to become a running legend! Although he had run occasionally when he was younger, Arthur restarted his running career on 1 January 1922 at the age VM 1\Z[ ^LLRZ SH[LY OL JVTWL[LK PU OPZ Ă„YZ[ *VTYHKLZ Marathon as a publicity stunt. Newton believed that a good performance would make him popular with the public, and it gave him the opportunity to publicise what he perceived as ‘gross injustices’ being perpetrated by the South African government in connection with his land disputes. His victory and subsequent success surprised him and set him on a new career path as a professional athlete and then as a writer. Between 1922 and 1935 Arthur accumulated 103,000 miles in training – he was a rare talent who had world-class ability in nearly all the ultra-running disciplines - from 50 miles to 24hour races. His dominance in the early years of the Comrades 4HYH[OVU TPSLZ OLSWLK [OL YHJL NL[ VɈ [OL NYV\UK [V become the oldest and largest ultramarathon in the world. On 4 April 1931, in an attempt to break the 24-hour world record of 150 miles set by Charles Rowell in 1882, Arthur organized his own event, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With the Great Depression raging around the world, Canada was initially HɈLJ[LK SLZZ HUK THU` VM [OL LSP[L \S[YHY\UULYZ ^LU[ [OLYL [V compete. When time was called, Newton had set a new world 24-hour record of 152 miles, 540 yards. His record would last for 22 years until broken by South African Wally Hayward. But Arthur’s best distance was 100 miles. With few 100-mile races in which to compete at the time, he resorted to participating in highly monitored solo events to prove that a farmer from Africa was the best in the world, and he certainly was! W 1928-Start of 100-mile race with relay runner

(Y[O\Y Ă„YZ[ ZL[ [OL TPSL YLJVYK VM O TPU ^OPSZ[ SP]PUN in Rhodesia (now Kenya). In 1927, he returned to England and set the record of 14 hours 22 min 10sec on the Bath to London route on 7th January 1928. Fellow Old Bedfordian, Harold Abrahams was at the start to watch him begin and a crowd, LZ[PTH[LK [V IL NYLL[LK OPT H[ [OL Ă„UPZO PU 3VUKVU /L HJOPL]LK [OL YLJVYK KLZWP[L Z\ɈLYPUN MYVT WO`ZPJHS ÂşY\UUPUN problems’ and there being adverse weather conditions. He made two further attempts in fairly quick succession in 1933 but was unable to complete the races due to his ongoing injuries. By 1934 he had made a complete recovery. He logged a total of 1918 running miles between January and May and 629 running miles in June (an exceptional training mileage 75 years ago!) and decided he was ready for another attempt at the record. He again found the heat troublesome and had stomach problems at around the 70 mile mark. On 20th July 1934 Arthur set the 100 mile road running ‘world record’ running from the Bear Inn near Bath to Hyde Park Corner in London with a time of 14 hours 6 mins. He was 51 years old and it was to be the last record he set before his eventual retirement from competitive road running. 3H[LY PU HM[LY OH]PUN IYVRLU OPZ Ă„UHS YLJVYK (Y[O\Y announced his retirement from competitive running. He had run more than 100,000 miles during his career. Although he no longer raced, he continued to give back to the sport through coaching, writing books, and helping other ultrarunners break records: “There remained only one useful alternative, and that was to put my experience at the disposal of other athletes so that they could JHYY` VU ^OLYL 0 OHK SLM[ VɈ š Arthur dismissed the then-current ideas on long distance training and was an early pioneer of the concept of high mileage training at relatively slow speeds (later called long slow distance). He wrote an autobiography and several books on his training methods, which are still available. Although written over 85 years ago, his ‘nine laws of running’ still provide excellent advice that holds true to this day: Today, the 5 times winner of the Comrades Marathon is still remembered in the race. Legend has it that runners who greet him HUK WSHJL H Ă…V^LY 1. Train frequently all year round in Arthur’s Seat 2. Start gradually and train gently (reputed to have 7UDLQ Ă°UVW IRU GLVWDQFH RQO\ ODWHU IRU VSHHG been his favourite 'RQâW VHW \RXUVHOI D GDLO\ resting spot) will VFKHGXOH UDWKHU D ZHHNO\ RQH enjoy a successful 'RQâW UDFH LQ WUDLQLQJ DQG UXQ second half. Ĺś WLPH WULDOV RQO\ LQIUHTXHQWO\ Thank you to 6SHFLDOLVH Davy Crockett 7. Don’t over-train ultrarunninghistory. 7UDLQ WKH PLQG com for photos and 5HVW XS EHIRUH WKH UDFH help with research.

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hen England won the FIFA World Cup in July 1966, it inspired many of the boys to take up an interest in soccer. Such was the enthusiasm that very quickly several teams were created, each formed of eleven players and based on their boarding house. Kirkman’s Athletic, Redburn and Talbot’s were three such teams. Other sides in those early days included Parkside Albion, Sunday United and the Comets. Informal games were arranged and generally took place in Bedford Park on Sunday afternoons, after the local league games had ÄUPZOLK >L»K [OLU [HRL V]LY [OL WP[JO \U[PS [OL Park Keeper or Groundsman would come round HUK YLTV]L [OL UL[Z 0M ^L NV[ ºRPJRLK VɈ» [OL pitches, we might migrate back across the road and continue play on the rugby pitches, which, of course, made goalkeeping that much more of a challenge! By the time the 1969/1970 season came HYV\UK [OL Ä_[\YLZ ILNHU [V NL[ TVYL MYLX\LU[ but my team, Bedford All Stars, had also started taking on non-school sides. Of course, as we had no suitable home pitch, by necessity, these ^LYL HSS H^H` Ä_[\YLZ 0[ KPKU»[ OLSW [OH[ [OL` were all located in villages surrounding Bedford. Of course, none of us had cars and we were too young to drive anyway, so would cycle to the matches. It seemed that the exercise to the matches was a great way to warm up in WYLWHYH[PVU MVY [OL TH[JO ;OL ÄYZ[ VM [OLZL teams was in Cople. Over the three years we played them, our worst result was a win by two goals to one. Like Coarse Rugby, these games didn’t always have 11 players each side. I think on that occasion we only had nine! It wasn’t just other school teams or local villages we played against. The records show that, on Sunday October 5th, 1969, we played V\Y ÄYZ[ TH[JO HNHPUZ[ H [LHT VM :JOVVS Masters. We lost that game by seven goals to three. The Masters turned out to be our most formidable opponents. That season, we shared the spoils with two wins each. We used to cycle quite some distance to get to some of the matches. Gamlingay Dynamos turned out to be one frequent opponent, as did Stevington and Ickwell, but only once did we UV[ JVTL H^H` HZ ]PJ[VYZ ^OLU :[L]PUN[VU OLSK \Z [V H Ä]L all draw. 114 THE OUSEL 2018-2019

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0U [OL OVWL VM ÄUKPUN V[OLY JOHSSLUNPUN NHTLZ 0 HK]LY[PZLK MVY Ä_[\YLZ PU Charlie Buchan’s Football Monthly, the premier soccer magazine of the time. Only a single game resulted against Starborough Liege of Luton. Obviously too far to cycle, this time we took the train and walked to the pitch. The journey was worth it as we ran out winners by seven goals to one. I became aware of a new nationwide competition sponsored by the Daily Express. It was the Under 18, 5 H :PKL [V\YUHTLU[ ^P[O [OL ÄUHSZ ILPUN WSH`LK H[ ;OL Empire Pool in Wembley. In order to enter, we had to be YLNPZ[LYLK ^P[O V\Y SVJHS MVV[IHSS HZZVJPH[PVU 0 K\S` ZLU[ VɈ the registration fee and club details and, a couple of weeks SH[LY ^L ^LYL UV[PÄLK [OH[ ^L OHK ILLU HJJLW[LK Bedford All Stars ^HZ HU VɉJPHS ZVJJLY [LHT >P[O [OH[ PU WSHJL 0 WVZ[LK V\Y JVTWL[P[PVU LU[Y` MVYT P VɈ [V ;OL ,_WYLZZ HUK ^L ^LYL in the game. Our qualifying round was played one Sunday afternoon in Luton, so we were able to get there by train. I can only remember a few things about the competition. We had been WYL[[` Z\JJLZZM\S HUK MV\UK V\YZLS]LZ PU [OL ZLTP ÄUHS against Bedford Falcons. We knew that they would be a tough team to beat as they had been an established team in the Bedford League for some time. So, it was a real pleasure to beat them fairly comprehensively (3-1, I think) and I was fortunate enough to score one of the goals. We then found V\YZLS]LZ PU [OL ÄUHS HNHPUZ[ H [LHT MYVT 2L[[LYPUN ^P[O HU evenscore right up until the last few seconds. We lost by 2-1 having been only the width of a post away from going all the way to Wembley. The rest of the 1970-71 season was similar to the previous `LHY [OV\NO ^L KPK ÄUHSS` NL[ [OL LKNL V]LY ;OL 4HZ[LYZ winning three games to their one victory over us. Most of the team had left school in 1971 but, in 1972, we once again entered a team into the Daily Express event. As I was no longer eligible to play, I coached instead. This time, it was played up at Northampton College of Technology. >L ILH[ [OL OVZ[Z PU V\Y ÄYZ[ YV\UK NHTL I\[ SVZ[

to Denbigh Wayfarers in the second round and that, unfortunately, was that. My father had died that January and I remember that my mother was good enough to drive a portion of the team to the venue. What we had started in 1966 developed over the next few years into an unstoppable force to legitimise soccer as an acceptable NHTL MVY )LKMVYK IV`Z 0U T` ÄUHS year, it climaxed when a school team was trained and played its ÄYZ[ PU[LY ZJOVVS NHTL HNHPUZ[ Pilgrim School. The squad from which the team was selected had a nucleus of players from both Bedford All Stars and Bedford United, one of the better other boys’ teams we played. :HKS` ^L SVZ[ [OL ÄYZ[ TH[JO HNHPUZ[ 7PSNYPT Ä]L UPS I\[ HZ MHY 0 HT H^HYL P[ ^HZ [OL ÄYZ[ time there had been a proper soccer pitch at the school with proper goal posts. The game has not looked back since. Between 1970 and 1972, a few of us also played soccer for one of the local Saturday League sides, Queens Athletic. &KULV +DUWRS

and I did, and I was very happy to win both a league and cup winners’ medal with them in 1972, even managing to score a goal in [OL X\HY[LY ÄUHS Ŷ Paul Thompson (64-72)

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A Conventional Hero -

Though Still a Rebel O U 5V]LTILY VUL VM [OL KLHKSPLZ[ JVUĂ…PJ[Z in human history came to an end after four horrifying years. My great-uncle, Ian Hastings Webb Carter, fought in the Great War but, alas, did not get to see its end. His story is a rather unusual one, as my cousin, Digby Carter, who has researched and written about him, discovered, “Ian was an enigmatic type, being rebellious in a strict Army household.â€? He was the last of four brothers who studied at Bedford School (two went elsewhere) where he remained from 1903 to 1904 and then again from 1906 until 1908 when he left ‘by request’. Whose request is unknown! We have no idea of what happened in the intervening period; however, this was not the only time Ian ‘evaded’ attention. We do know that, during his time at Bedford, he served in the OTC, the forerunner of the CCF. Ian’s brothers all followed their father into the Army, except for my grandfather who was in the Merchant Navy. However, Ian wanted to follow a career in the arts and act on the stage. After leaving school, we know that he spent much time mixing within the artistic community in London and even gave himself the stage name of Christopher Arthur Valentine. We don’t know the origin of his chosen stage names but they did remain with him until later in life (as you will see). During this period, Ian did not live at home as he was refused entry until he stopped his HY[PZ[PJ LUKLH]V\YZ ^OPJO OL Ă„LYJLS` YLM\ZLK [V KV Although Ian did not want to pursue an Army life, in 1914 X ,DQ +DVWLQJV :HE &DUWHU T )DXERXUJ G¡$PLHQV %ULWLVK &HPHWHU\ )UDQFH

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he signed up as a 2nd Lieutenant. He does not seem to have enjoyed the military too much and indeed, resigned his commission after a series of dishonoured cheques were PKLU[PÄLK ;OPZ LZJHWHKL OHK [V IL ºO\ZOLK \W» ILJH\ZL his father was a colonel at the time (subsequently becoming 7H`THZ[LY .LULYHS HUK ZVTL VM OPZ IYV[OLYZ ^LYL HSZV 6ɉJLYZ PU [OL )YP[PZO MVYJLZ :\ɉJL [V ZH` [OH[ OPZ MH[OLY WHPK \W I\[ H[ [OPZ Q\UJ[\YL 0HU ^LU[ VɈ ºJHTW\Z» OH]PUN Z\ITP[[LK OPZ resignation. The Army, police and indeed the family, all rallied to [Y` [V ÄUK OPZ ^OLYLHIV\[Z We have no record of where Ian was from February 1915 and can only assume he was ‘artistically’ occupied. However, he did surface in December when he enlisted as a Private in the 5th Cameron Highlanders with his stage name, Christopher Arthur Valentine. He joined his battalion in France and was quickly promoted to Corporal and then to Sergeant. He was awarded the MM in 1916. Sadly, his life was cut far too short when he was killed in action on 3rd of May 1917 at Arras. His name appears in the School Memorial Hall (as I.H.W. Carter) and on the Arras War Memorial in the Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery (as Valentine CA). In summary, Ian was born into a strong military family, he rebelled against his parent’s norms and values to aspire to a life onstage. World events intervened, reshaping his life (as with so many others of his era), and brought it to an all too premature end. He died as a conventional hero - though still a rebel. Ŷ Hugh Carter (48-57)

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he Flying Kestrel is a project my father and I have embarked upon as a part of our family business º)YVVRÄLSK +YPURZ  ;OL NVHS PZ [V [YHUZMVYT H KPSHWPKH[LK 9PSL` 2LZ[YLS ºIHYU ÄUK º ^OPJO UVIVK` ^HU[LK to buy or restore into a UK Land Speed Record car, capable of speeds of over 200mph. The vehicle is powered by a custom made 900bhp, 2.5 litre turbo charged 5-cylinder engine – so

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The Story So Far

The Flying Kestrel began after my father (Nigel McNally) and I had a conversation about committing to doing something truly unique for the Kestrel Brand and to give focus to our marketing activities for the upcoming year. Kestrel beer is the fourth largest British lager brand in the UK and is being exported to countries such as Italy, France, Holland, Africa, USA, China and India. We wanted a project that would connect with our loyal beer drinkers worldwide. After some weird and ridiculous suggestions from both parties, we decided we would take on the challenge of restoring a 1935 Riley Kestrel car. 0 YL[\YULK [V \UP]LYZP[` [V Ă„UK T` MH[OLY OHK ZLU[ TL H link to a dealership in Brummen, Netherlands, called ‘Gallery Aaldering’. The link took me to a ‘car’ that could literally be described as a pile of parts on four wheels, but I fell in love with it immediately. It was like something out of The Wacky Races! In my eyes it was a blank canvas – which would give us the opportunity us to create something truly special and unique. After several phone calls and brainstorming ideas, we decided to travel to Brummen to see the vehicle in all its glory. On the journey, we discussed what we would do with the car – including potentially creating the fastest Riley in the world (70+ mph). Whilst this would be a great achievement, it still didn’t quite have the ‘WOW!’ factor we wanted our project to have. Upon arrival, our contact Danny Buitelaar drove us to a large warehouse, which held the most incredible collection of classic cars anyone could imagine. Why on earth they would have such a dilapidated shell of a car amongst this amazing collection was beyond me. I literally had to be dragged away

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from the array of Ferraris I had been drooling over‌and there, standing before us, was the Riley Kestrel. It was exactly what ^L L_WLJ[LK WHY[Z WPSLK PU[V [OL JHY [OYLL Ă…H[ [`YLZ HUK UV YLHS idea of what we were potentially dealing with. Danny explained that the car had been shipped from the UK and left in a barn for 54 years. It had been untouched since 1965, but still had all the paperwork, giving the car a unique history. After inspecting our new ‘project’, we were taken to the main dealership a few miles away to discuss purchasing the vehicle. We got down to the nitty gritty‌negotiating the price and made arrangements for the vehicle to be shipped over to the UK the following month. Back in England, after I’d made the point that perhaps we should aim to make the car as fast as possible, rather than just the fastest Riley, my father found an engineer who was up to the challenge. Based at Santa Pod, Jon Webster at Webster Engineering is acclaimed for designing and building bespoke drag racing and other race-winning vehicles at his state-ofthe-art workshop and holds records in virtually all national race JHY L]LU[Z >OLU ^L Ă„YZ[ ]PZP[LK OPT 0 ^HZ HTHaLK I` OPZ sheer knowledge on every vehicle he was working on (from 300bhp to 8000bhp!). He suggested that, with the right engine, we could go in for multiple UK Land Speed records – this was precisely the ‘WOW!’ factor we had been looking for! So, we set ourselves a challenge – for a Riley Kestrel to break the outright 207 mph record amongst other records whilst still maintaining the original look and feel of the car (as well as preserving as much of the original ash frame as possible). As Jon started ^VYRPUN VU [OL JHY ^L ILNHU Ă„STPUN MVY [OL KVJ\TLU[HYPLZ HUK the ‘behind the scenes’ for “The Flying Kestrelâ€? journey. With lockdown restrictions earlier this year, we feared we may have to interrupt our project, however, Jon put all the right social distancing and timing measures in place, allowing him and his team to continue work on the restoration as soon as it was deemed safe to do so.

;OL -S`PUN 2LZ[YLS ^HZ Ă„UHSS` \U]LPSLK MVY [OL Ă„YZ[ [PTL VU [O July by Rachel Riley, best known for Countdown, at Santa Pod Raceway. We felt she was the perfect person for the job due to both her penchant for cars and, of course, her name! Seeing the transformation and hearing the roar of the engine made the day truly unforgettable for everyone there, especially the team behind the scenes. On the 3rd of August we travelled up to Elvington Raceway in Yorkshire to attempt to break the records; however, what was supposed to be the big record-breaking day unfortunately turned into a testing day due to adverse weather conditions. We hit speeds of over 160 mph with plenty of spare engine capacity left to get us to the record of over 207 mph, but unfortunately the wind at Elvington Track caused some aero dynamic issues which impacted the safety of the car. We will be running wind tunnel aerodynamic tests to ensure it can withstand high speeds whilst ensuring we have not detracted from the original shape of the car. Although disappointed we were unable to break the records on the day, it does make the documentary far more entertaining for viewers and we did get the car up to some fantastic speeds with plenty more to come!

What’s Next?

It’s full steam ahead at team Kestrel! Once the necessary alterations are made, we are determined to hit our recordbreaking goal in the summer of 2021. We then plan to take the Flying Kestrel on tour, visiting Italy, USA and China where we are also selling our award-winning Kestrel beers allowing people in those countries to see the incredible car in its full glory! I will personally continue to push things forward whilst also JVTWSL[PUN T` ÄUHS `LHY H[ 5V[[PUNOHT ;YLU[ )\ZPULZZ :JOVVS It’s been such a fantastic opportunity which has enabled me to put into practice what I’ve been learning at university, as well as spending some real quality time with my dad. For further updates on this hugely exciting project check out our website and social media channels...watch this space! Ŝ >LIZP[L! ^^^ [OLÅ`PUNRLZ[YLS JVT 1VLS 4J5HSS`

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JVZ[ LɈLJ[P]LS` [OHU JV\SK IL KVUL I` ]HU Then Covid hit! Our traditional business based work (carrying people to business meetings; delivering to restaurants; delivering for reprographics companies; very large hot food deliveries to businesses) virtually disappeared over the course of a week. With 95% less work, but only slightly reduced expenses, we were facing bankruptcy within months.

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6\Y PTTLKPH[L YLZWVUZL ^HZ [V W\[ HZ THU` Z[HɈ HZ WVZZPISL on furlough; and then get to work ringing everyone we could think of - former clients, anyone who’d ordered a job - desperately trying to work out where the work could come MYVT [V RLLW \Z HĂ…VH[ >L HZRLK HSS Z[HɈ [V YHJR [OLPY IYHPUZ and put out feelers for work that we could be doing. We have a training team who normally train new riders to ride to our standards (our training team includes fellow OB Roy Ashman (96-02)), delivering an externally assured City and Guilds X\HSPĂ„JH[PVU VM V\Y V^U KLZPNU :V ^L ZL[ [OLT [V ^VYR designing and delivering hygiene protocol to comply with new government guidance. Many of the companies, that we delivered for were small companies, delivering to the restaurant and bar trade – suddenly, they had no market; and we had no work. So we set up our own supermarket (supermarket.pedalme.co.uk - now closed) and used our social media following (follow us @pedalmeapp) to leverage sales; buying at trade prices and selling at retail with next-day delivery all across London. We now needed warehousing, sorting and packing procedures – ^OPJO ^L KL]LSVWLK VU [OL Ă…` One of the clients we called gave us wind of a tender (an invitation to bid for work) that was being put out by Lambeth Council - delivering to shielding and sick (with Covid)

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individuals. We put in a bid, low-balled the price and won the work. Initially, we were due to have 200 drops a day, every day but, due to the non-linear spread of viruses, it didn’t quite pan out that way. Cases were doubling every few days, meaning there were far more people who needed deliveries than had been anticipated, and we peaked doing over 400 deliveries a day. This was a huge amount of work - each delivery weighed 15kg and needing to be delivered in a plastic, specially sealed box to keep both clients and riders safe. We think that this might have been the single biggest e-Cargo bike operation to date in the UK. In total, we delivered 10,000 packages weighing a total of 150 tons, covering 20,000km. 7HJRHNLZ ^LYL WHJRLK PU[V Ã…PW [VW WSHZ[PJ JYH[LZ I` volunteers in full PPE. We were sent a drop list the evening before delivery and created optimised routes and logistics. For this, we had to develop new tech tools - previously we’d been handling deliveries of up to 15-20 drops which could be manually optimised - 400 drops is too complex to optimise by eye; so we generated new tech integrations and worked to PTWYV]L LɉJPLUJ` HZ [OL WYVQLJ[ ^LU[ VU You can read more about the Lambeth project on our blog: pedalme.co.uk/blog As the level of infections peaked and fell, so did the volume of work on the project and we started winding KV^U ;OPZ WYLZLU[LK ZVTL ÄUHUJPHS JOHSSLUNLZ HZ ^L»K

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As businesses started running again in London, our traditional markets slowly picked up. Covid has made us stronger in a number of ways - we have new tech tools, which allow us to optimise routes for large numbers of drops far more quickly HUK LɉJPLU[S` [OHU ^L JV\SK ILMVYL" [OL IYLH[OPUN ZWHJL given to us by the slump in demand allowed us to rethink how the company works, and get a new HR company in to make \Z TVYL LɉJPLU[ Our supermarket project has made us realise that there’s O\NL WV[LU[PHS PU ^HYLOV\ZPUN HUK M\SÄSTLU[ OVSKPUN JSPLU[»Z products, then picking, packing and distributing - so we have H ZX\HYL MVV[ ^HYLOV\ZL VU [OL ^H` 0[ ^PSS IL [OL ÄYZ[ of three spread around London coming on line over the next 6 months - as long as we get the investment we need to implement these - which seems highly likely given our current trajectory. We’re working with Neil A Dawson Ltd (run by Neil Dawson (78-83)) - looking to sell advertising space to companies ^P[O HSPNULK PU[LYLZ[Z HUK Z\ɉJPLU[ Z[H[\Z [V SPM[ [OL IYHUK»Z reputation. We’ve also taken on an additional Director who is going to be huge for strategic direction of the company, as well as providing leadership on sales. We’ve just acquired a huge JVU[YHJ[ ^VYRPUN [OL 3PTL 1\TW IPRLZ YLKPZ[YPI\[PUN Ä_PUN and swapping batteries to keep their bikes rolling in a far more eco-friendly way than using vans. We’re recruiting and growing again - which is what we’re set up to do. In London, for now, but I’ve heard there are a few other cities that could use us too. Let’s hope that the state of the economy allows that to continue on this trajectory! Ŷ Ben Knowles (96 - 01)- Pedal Me Rider / CEO

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We'd like to share these wonderful poems we have received which have been written by some talented OBs.

BEDFORD SCHOOL – FARRAR’s HOUSE More than seventy years have passed but still I can recall the thrill of my arrival there: Farrar’s House on Pemberley, foursquare.

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devoid of fearâ€?; secondly he was very obstinate and single minded, and lastly he had immense determination. Burnaby seemed to thrive on danger. During his time as a soldier in The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards) he had the reputation of being the strongest man in the army – and at 6ft 4â€?, weighed over 17 stone. Burnaby could never resist a challenge. He was an author who still has books in print today, a balloonist who was the Ă„YZ[ THU [V JYVZZ [OL *OHUULS ZVSV H SPUN\PZ[ ^OV ZWVRL seven languages, a Tory politician, a war correspondent for the Times, and that merely scratches the surface! His death at Abou Klea in the Soudan, was met with much public grief and the Times wrote a 5000 word obituary. Even the circumstances around his death were full of controversy. /L MV\NO[ \UVɉJPHSS` PU [OYLL campaigns, the Russo-Turkish war, T $YDLODEOH IURP $PD]RQ in Egypt at the battles of El Teb, and even in his last JHTWHPNU OL ^HZ VɉJPHSS` HU ¸PU[LSSPNLUJL VɉJLYš even though, in reality, he ^HZ PU H [YPV VM VɉJLYZ PU command of the battle. When asked about what inspired him to write the book, Tim said: “I had written two books on the 1st World War and had the idea of writing about Burnaby some time ago but it was my partner writing novels that made me proceed.â€? For those wishing to purchase a copy, the book is available on Amazon in both Kindle and paperback versions. Happy reading! Ĺś ;PT 4HJOPU Z[HɈ

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OVZL Ă„YZ[ MV\Y UV[LZ VM )LL[OV]LUÂťZ -PM[O @V\ RUV^ them, right? Ba ba ba baaaaa! I was in Avignon, a beautiful old Roman city in the south of France, JVUK\J[PUN [OL 6YJOLZ[YH VM (]PNUVU MVY [OL Ă„YZ[ [PTL in a series of concerts of my own music and the likes of Beethoven and Britten, and with an ensemble called Apollo5. We knew lockdown was coming when the audience didn’t turn up for the fourth performance. It was supposed to be an H\KPLUJL VM Z[\KLU[Z MYVT MV\Y KPɈLYLU[ SVJHS ZJOVVSZ I\[ schools had closed that morning, so we played the concert VUL SHZ[ [PTL [V HU LTW[` OHSS Ă„STPUN P[ VU [OYLL P7OVULZ ( sign of things to come. The name of the group I founded with my brother Barney PZ =6*,: -VY [OL SHZ[ Ă„M[LLU `LHYZ ^L OH]L I\PS[ a choral music foundation around this ensemble called the VOCES8 Foundation, and before 2020, we had spent the last decade touring the world, giving concerts in the US, Asia, Europe, Africa, (and even sometimes in the UK!), and leading workshops with about 40,000 students every year. For many X %DUQDE\ DQG 3DXO 6PLWK

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of those years we’ve been coming back to Bedford as well. I think a large part of the reason for the very existence of VOCES8 comes from our time as students at Bedford School, and in particular, from the House Singing competition. Barney and I had been choristers at Westminster Abbey, but it was the Part Song element of House Singing that really got us into a cappella, and we’ve loved it ever since. It’s hard to imagine that, 20 years after leaving Bedford (I left in the year 2000 with that Pulp song still ringing in my ears!), we would have a career in music which takes us all over the world, but we do, or at least we did. 2020, the year of Covid19, has changed everything for all of us. Schools closed, shops closed, no travel, families and friends forbidden from seeing each other, concert halls closed, sports arenas closed. So‌ what are we going to do next? That’s the question that Barney and I asked ourselves, and then asked our team, and then asked our industry. Our answer was a new digital festival called ‘Live from London’. Over the last six months (I’m writing this in October), we’ve turned the space that we run in London (an old Wren church next to St Paul’s Cathedral) into a broadcasting studio VM ZVY[Z MVY JOVYHS T\ZPJ Ă„SSLK ^P[O HSS ZVY[Z VM [LJO [OH[ HSSV^Z

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us to make super high quality productions, and we’ve set up a digital series of concerts by small vocal ensembles like ours. The response has been amazing, and we’re so grateful to everyone who has supported us. The idea is simple really. Each Saturday through August and September, at 7pm UK time, we broadcast a live concert by one of the top professional vocal ensembles in the UK. People around the world buy a season ticket, and they can watch the concerts at any time, (they were available On Demand until the end of October). Amazingly, we’ve managed to do the equivalent of selling out the Royal Albert Hall nine times across the series! >L OH]L ]PL^LYZ ^P[O \Z LHJO ^LLR MYVT KPɈLYLU[ countries, and all of the artists involved have been able to earn income at a time when the arts is struggling more than ever. ‘Live from London’ has been about something incredibly important – it has been about artists standing together, ^VYRPUN [VNL[OLY HUK ÄUKPUN Z[YLUN[O HUK Z\JJLZZ [OYV\NO collaboration. The series has raised more than £300,000 for arts organisations around the world and, just as importantly, has given people who are missing live music the chance to be part of a new community and feel connected to each other at a time when we are all struggling to realise that sense of connection in our lives. Alongside ‘Live from London’, we’ve also just launched a digital academy. The VOCE8 Digital Academy is designed to support all schools that are struggling to continue choral music as they normally would. It’s an incredibly tough year to be someone who loves singing in a choir, and we are doing what we can to share a positive message of hope, now more than ever. But what next?

Well, we’re doing it again, but bigger! This December (2020), we begin ‘Live from London – Christmas’. This time, alongside concerts broadcast by VOCES8, Apollo5, the Tallis Scholars, I Fagiolini and the London Adventist Chorale from our home in London, we’re involving groups like Take 6 from the US, Amacord from Germany, Anuna from Ireland and The Gabrieli Consort and Players is going to broadcast the Christmas Oratorio from St John’s, Smith Sqaure. Our team has really developed its skills at packing our cameras and gear into a van. We were in Canterbury Cathedral with the Cathedral Girls Choir just yesterday and we have a full VYJOLZ[YH JVTPUN PU[V V\Y *LU[YL HZ 0 ÄUPZO [OPZ HY[PJSL You can join us online until mid-January. We’d love to see you there. None of us can predict what 2021 will look like, but we hope that live music will once again ring through the concert halls of the world, and that audiences will return to enjoy that music. Even when that happens though, I think ^L»]L ILLU HISL [V ÄUK UL^ ^H`Z [V LUNHNL ^P[O H\KPLUJLZ online this year, and that will certainly help us as we head further into the next decade. We want to share music with you somehow, sometime, in the near future. Paul co-founded VOCES8 with his brother Barnaby and PZ H\[OVY VM [OL =6*,: 4L[OVK @V\ JHU ÄUK V\[ TVYL H[! www.voces8.foundation/livefromlondon Ŷ Paul Smith (95-00) *OPLM ,_LJ\[P]L 6ɉJLY VOCES8 Foundation

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OLD BEDFORDIANS SPORT Christian Davis (07-11) has also taken a more prominent role as Director of Cricket and, as well as setting their sights on winning the Cricketer Cup, the Club has outlined ambitions to engage a wider range of OBs than ever before. Plans for the 2020 season had included staging a new event in June – an evening T20 match in central London against another old boys team, combining a relaxed match with the opportunity to network, meet old friends and make news ones. We hope this event will be possible in 2021. Will Aitkenhead (04-09) remains Club Captain and along with Christian and former Northants and Glamorgan opening batsman, James Kettleborough (00-11), will look to assemble a squad that can win the prestigious Cricketer Cup for the ÄYZ[ [PTL If you are interested in playing cricket for the Old Bedfordians, please contact Will Aitkenhead willaitkenhead@gmail.com or 07878 416 221. :LOO $LWNHQKHDG

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5L]LY ILMVYL OHZ [OL ÄYZ[ 6) .VSM :VJPL[` L]LU[ VM [OL `LHY been the Autumn Meeting. The new normal? Let’s hope not; despite Tim Henderson missing a hole in one by six inches on the 3rd, Stan Lersch’s 10 on the 1st seemingly set a more appropriate tone for many, and by the looks of the scores, all of the ten players assembled had spent lockdown doing anything other than playing golf! The 2020 OBGS Autumn Meeting and AGM came to the Dukes course at Woburn, bathed in sunshine and made KPɉJ\S[ I` L_JLW[PVUHS W\[[PUN Z\YMHJLZ HUK H WHY[PJ\SHYS` slow member’s medal out just before us. (Z PZ UV^ [OL UVYT MVY >VI\YU Ä_[\YLZ OVSLZ ZPUNSLZ in the afternoon followed a delicious – albeit socially distanced – lunch of steak & ale pie and cheesecake, with all MV\Y [YVWOPLZ VU VɈLY

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at the school and, like me, they still have that competitive streak that motivates them to beat their opposition. One of our regular players sadly passed away over the Christmas period last year. Stuart Endersby (62-69) was a RLLU [LUUPZ HUK Ä]LZ WSH`LY -VY ULHYS` `LHYZ OL ZOV^LK up for matches against the school. He will be sadly missed by us all. If we have enough interest, we would like to make use of the school’s facilities and hold more OB matches. If anyone is interested in playing, we would happily welcome new players, please contact me (Toby) via the OB Club. Toby O’Dell (78-86)

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It has been a very dry year for sports fans across the nation, whether you usually participate or spectate, this has had H O\NL LɈLJ[ VU [OL ^LSSILPUN VM THU` /V^L]LY ^P[O [OL easing of lockdown restrictions in September, it was uplifting to see some of our favourite sports being played once again and Old Bedfordians getting straight back in the saddle – SLHKPUN [OL ^H` PU [OLPY YLZWLJ[P]L ZWVY[Z IV[O VU HUK VɈ [OL ÄLSK X Benedict Eggeling (14-17) of RC Favorite Harmonia was in the German gold medal men’s eight in the European Rowing Under 23 Championship held in Duisburg, Germany. In calm conditions, Benedict’s crew established a strong rhythm to take an early lead in a JVTWL[P[P]L ÄLSK ILH[PUN [OL 9VTHUPHU and Italian crews into silver and bronze by over a length in a time of 05:44.40.

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An extremely brief AGM was held, during which the Secretary was unable to provide a summary of the year’s Ä_[\YLZ ¶ [OLYL OH]LU»[ ILLU HU` .P]LU [OL ^YP[L VɈ VM [OL `LHY [OL :LJYL[HY` WYVWVZLK HSS VɉJPHSZ ZLY]L H M\Y[OLY months in their respective roles which was unanimously agreed. Having won the Scratch Trophy in 2019 with probably the worst score in OBGS history, Tom Langley-Poole trumped it with an even worse score, 85. The Medal Salver was more deservedly won by James Lawson with a net 78. With only two players eligible for The Junior Trophy – one of whom being James Lawson – Charlie Wren was delighted to claim it by default to the amusement of all, also with probably a record low score of 21 points. Surging back into the realms of respectability, the Senior Trophy was won by Chris Johnson with 29 points. Here’s to hoping for a more ‘normal’ 2021! Attendees: Tom Langley-Poole (96-06): Captain & Secretary, Tim Henderson (64-71): Vice-Captain, Simon Kimber (58-65), James Lawson (61-66), Stan Lersch (81-88), Chris Johnson (66-75), Charlie Wren (95-06), Seb Wren (0212), Ben Garrett (04-15) and Jim Black (73-82) For further details on the OBGS and how to join, please contact Tom on Tom.Langley-Poole@eulerhermes.com Tom Langley-Poole (96-06)

T Ethan Vernon (07-18) represented Team GB at the European Cycling Championships in Plouay, France. Taking part in the Under 23 individual time trial, over a distance of RT OL ÄUPZOLK [O ^P[O H [PTL VM TPUZ ZLJZ with an average speed of 47.3km/h! If that was not enough, he then competed in the Road Race, covering a distance of 136km. Unfortunately, the onset of cramp, while in the leading NYV\W ^P[O RT [V NV YVIILK OPT VM H OPNO ÄUPZO /L UV^ has his sights set on the 2021 Olympics in Japan having been selected for the team GB Olympic cycling quad.

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W It is not often [OH[ `V\ Ă„UK MV\Y Old Bedfordians playing in the same squad. Emilio Gay (1118), Alex Wakely (96-07), Charlie Thurston (0714) and Harry Gouldstone (12-19) are an integral part of the Northamptonshire County Cricket team and were showcasing their cricketing prowess over the weekend of 5/6 September. Emilio, Charlie and Harry all played together against Gloucestershire in the Bob Willis Trophy match. Unfortunately, play had to be abandoned just before S\UJO K\YPUN [OL Ă„YZ[ ZLZZPVU VM WSH` ^OLU P[ JHTL [V SPNO[ [OH[ a non-travelling member of the squad had tested positive for COVID-19. Completing the Old Bedfordians cricketing foursome, Alex played in the Vitality T20 game for Northamptonshire Steelbacks, seeing them through to a four-wicket win over Glamorgan at Edgbaston. (PLOLR *D\

T Not forgetting, of course, Kayde Sylvester (17-19) who, fresh out of the Upper Sixth, joins the Saints’ Senior squad.

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Sir Alastair Cook OHZ ÄUPZOLK H Z[YVUN ZLHZVU ZJVYPUN consistently for Essex County Cricket Club in the Bob Willis Trophy competition, which they went on to win. We were delighted to see him named as the Cricket Writers’ Club Bob Willis Trophy Player of the Year! T George Furbank (13-15) and Fraser Dingwall (13-17) have once again been selected for Eddie Jones’ England training squad and continue to be an integral part of [OL 5VY[OHTW[VU :HPU[Z [LHT YLN\SHYS` [HRPUN [V [OL ÄLSK PU the Gallagher Premiership campaign. Both recently renewed their contracts with the club. George was further selected for his international debut against France in the Six Nations.

Those of you who enjoy triathlons may have heard Matt Chilton (76-81) commentating on the recent Triathlon World Championships held in Hamburg. Matt has also been the voice of skiing on British television for the last decade and a half, and is currently the lead commentator for Ski Sunday. Former England and Lions rugby international and broadcaster 4HY[PU )H`Ă„LSK (80-85) has worked as a presenter and reporter across the Heineken Champions Cup, Challenge Cup and Premiership Rugby Cup, and regularly presents the weekly live debate show Gallagher Premiership Tonight. Recently, you may have seen him as the Gallagher Premiership Rugby anchor man for BT Sport. Those of you who regularly tune in to the Premiership may have also spotted fellow OB and current Teacher of English in the Prep School, Sam Roberts (85- 96), commentating on various games. The need to comply with the myriad of rules and regulations associated with the return of sport has shone a spotlight on sports governing bodies and administrators. Mark Darbon (8797), CEO, Northampton Saints and George Wood (83-94), Swim England, Sport Development Director, have both been involved in the safe return of their respective sports. Ĺś

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, * 3 º;LYY`» (SSLU Born 11 June 1936 Died 16 May 2020 - Aged 83 At Bedford School 1947-1954 - Paulo Pontine After Bedford Terry went to Downing College, Cambridge, to read Law, following, and followed by his brothers Dick (43-52) and Michael (52-59) respectively, and gaining a Boxing Blue. During one match against Oxford, he fell into conversation with a ‘dark blue’ boxer, discussing what they would do after leaving university, Terry shared his plan to work for an International company; the Oxford opponent declared that this sounded far too much like hard work .... he was VɈ [V /VSS`^VVK HUK KPK PUKLLK HJOPL]L MHTL [OLYL ILPUN 2YPZ 2YPZ[VɈLYZVU T\JO [V ;LYY`»Z HT\ZLTLU[ ;PTLZ H[ Cambridge were also hard though, and stories were shared about the necessity of putting his laundry on a bus from Cambridge to Bedford where his mother would meet the bus and return the laundered clothing to him the same way (all without a mobile phone!). (M[LY OPZ [^V `LHYZ VM 5H[PVUHS :LY]PJL HZ H WPSV[ VɉJLY PU the RAF in Germany, Terry joined Shell, where he stayed until his retirement in 1993. During this time he worked in Nigeria, the Cameroons, Zambia, Ibadan, Lagos, Hong Kong, London, Manchester and Taiwan, marrying Pat early in his career to ensure a beautiful companion on his travels. Terry’s parents lived in Renhold so there was always a link back to Bedford and his three children, Clare, Edward (72-82) and Lucy all boarded in Bedford with the girls at Bedford High School and Edward at Bedford School. ;LYY` ^HZ HS^H`Z H TVKLZ[ HUK ZLSÅLZZ THU ^OVZL THPU WSLHZ\YL OHZ ILLU PU KVPUN [OPUNZ OL MLLSZ ^V\SK ILULÄ[ others. He was also a very compassionate man, which was particularly highlighted shortly after he left Taiwan. He had moved back to work in London when there was a terrible boating accident in Taiwan during a company event, where TLTILYZ VM Z[HɈ HUK [OLPY MHTPSPLZ KPLK PUJS\KPUN OPZ Z\JJLZZVY»Z ^PML HUK ZVU ;OL YLTHPUPUN Z[HɈ YLX\LZ[LK [OL possibility of Terry returning and, without hesitation, he was on the next plane out to Taiwan where he spent the next few TVU[OZ OLSWPUN KL]HZ[H[LK Z[HɈ [OYV\NO H ]LY` KPɉJ\S[ [PTL When Terry retired it seemed the most natural move was to return to Bedford with family close by. Although Terry’s retirement appeared to be anything but the quiet life as he became involved with many varied charities and committees. He sat on the board of the Biddenham Council, was a member of RELATE, the Fredrick Ray Trust, St John’s Trust, the Biddenham Millennium committee beside Dudley Peacock and the Biddenham Pond committee to name but a few. He was very much ‘hands on’ with all these commitments from helping to arrange a new stained-glass window for the Church

to wading into the pond to clear the reeds. He was an active member of Biddenham Church before moving into Bedford itself where he joined the St Andrew’s Church community with the Church being very conveniently placed across the road. He was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award by The Rotary Foundation. He enjoyed his garden and his enthusiasm over the years even made a budding gardener out of Pat. He had, sadly, less gardening success with his children where their interest was quite strong but their abilities fairly weak! Terry is survived by his wife Pat, 3 children and 6 grandchildren including Jack Melville (99-10) and Hugo Idle (06-12). Dr Ray H Andrews Born 4 October 1918 Died 23 June 2015 - Aged 96 At Bedford School 1930-1936 - Crescent Richard Arnold-Roberts Born 18 April 1940 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1948-1956 - Bromham Martin C Austin Born 14 July 1952 Died 27 July 2020 - Aged 68 At Bedford School 1960-1969 Ashburnham 5PJR 9 (`Y[VU ;+ Born 2 June 1934 Died 29 January 2020 - Aged 85 At Bedford School 1943-1952 - Pemberley Nick loved Bedford School and rowed for the 2nd VIII, played rugger in the 2nd XV and led the school shooting team. He remained involved with the school via the Old Bedfordians Club until his death. Nick had wanted to be a soldier from early on and was a prize winning Sergeant in the Combined Cadet Force at school. He joined the Regular Army from school and entered Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He was discharged from RMA and returned to the rank of trooper in the16th 5th Lancers the day before his passing out parade. He was told that his record would not disclose it but it was SHYNLS` K\L [V OPT THYY`PUN ^OPSZ[ HU 6ɉJLY *HKL[ HUK without permission, but, a practical joke that went wrong with H [O\UKLY ÅHZO \UKLY [OL .LULYHS 6ɉJLY *VTTHUKPUN»Z JHY probably didn’t help! The MoD almost immediately reckoned that he ought to be commissioned after all and recalled him to Land Forces (TA), gazetted him, and commissioned him in March 1956, WVZ[PUN OPT KPYLJ[S` [V [OL 9LN\SHY (YT` 9LZLY]L VM 6ɉJLYZ After a few years with Beds & Herts he transferred to 4th /5th Northamptons – and posted to ‘A’ company it fell to him to play a material part assisting his fellow ‘Saturday Night X Soldiers’ into the infantry role, for they originally trained as

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gunners in the Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, which had its roots in the old 4th Northamptons in 1937. Nick was a good shot collecting many a silver spoon on the ranges both with Beds & Herts, and with the Northamptons and was a bronze TLKHS ^PUULY PU [OL 5H[PVUHS :THSS )VYL 9PÅL (ZZVJPH[PVU contest. He was awarded the Territorial Decoration in 1967. The same year his employers moved him back to Bedford. MOD funding meant they were reducing numbers and they would not allow a transfer back to the Beds & Herts so, after a short time with the Army Cadet Force, Nick resigned. He became a well-known and well-respected member of The Royal Anglian Regiment Association. It is clear to those of us who knew him well that not being able to follow the original military career he intended had a SHZ[PUN LɈLJ[ VU OPT /L ^HZ UV[ WYV\K [OH[ HZ OL W\[ P[ OL ‘blew’ the start of his military life, but it made him determined to succeed both as a businessman and as a TA soldier. As a full time civilian job Nick joined Perkins, the Peterborough diesel engine manufacturer in 1955 and in 1957 he went to work for Ford Motor Company. He was there for some time before he joined a London City Commercial -PUHUJL /V\ZL ÄUPZOPUN \W HM[LY ZL]LYHS `LHYZ HZ H company director. He did a lot of seconded work in many ÄLSKZ HSS V]LY )YP[HPU PUJS\KPUN HNYPJ\S[\YL [OL TV[VY PUK\Z[Y` and the caravan industry. In 1985 he was head hunted into a position on the Board of a substantial leisure company and moved to Anglesey. When the company moved to Chester he resigned and he and his second wife Marion formed their own company, Teamwork, which acting as an agent, ran the largest Trade and Public Exhibitions for Caravan Manufacturers in Europe. In 1999 they sold out and retired. Nick always maintained that success in his business career was in large part due to the skills he learned during his military service. Nick had been a senior member of two masonic lodges and was twice a Grand Master; it saddened him that in his later years he was unable to attend a masonic lodge. /L ZWLU[ OPZ YL[PYLTLU[ [Y`PUN [V ÄUK [PTL [V ZHPS OPZ IVH[ ride his motorbike and spend time with family and friends when not involved with charity work – especially the local Cancer Unit and the R.N.L.I. of which he was the branch Treasurer. He was also Secretary of his Parochial Church council for many years. Nick loved to sail and had a boat from his 30s, when he sailed with his eldest daughter, Jane, and then with Marion until in his 70s when he bought a motor home instead. He ZWLU[ THU` `LHYZ ÄYZ[S` ^P[O 4HYPVU HUK [OLPY ILSV]LK KVNZ HUK [OLU VU OPZ V^U ^P[O [OL KVNZ NVPUN VɈ [V -YHUJL HUK Spain for a couple of months. In 2011 after 34 years on his beloved Anglesey, Nick was advised by the medics that he should move near to his family PU /HTWZOPYL /L OHK OHK H I\Z` HUK M\SÄSSPUN SPML VU [OL 0ZSL of Anglesey with many local friends who were so kind and helped enormously when Marion died in 2010; he was never quite the same after that. Nick did adapt pretty well to the move but always missed Anglesey. In 2016 Nick took his motorhome to France where he collapsed on the street and ended up in hospital, had to be repatriated by air ambulance and was then in hospital in Basingstoke for 3 months. He eventually beat the infection that nearly killed him but it weakened him and coupled with 132

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an inoperable heart condition life was getting harder with each passing day. The last 5 months of his life were a struggle that on the whole he bore stoically. He is survived by two daughters, a stepson and step daughter, 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. We shall all miss the kind and generous man that he was. Dr W Joseph (Joe) Baker )VYU 5V]LTILY Died May 2020 - Aged 80 At Bedford School 1950-1959 – Glanyrafon After Bedford, Joe studied medicine at St George’s, London. David G Bates Born 4 October 1942 Died 1 August 2015 - Aged 73 At Bedford School 1950-1959 - St Peter’s G Ewan Bayley Born 28 August 1930 Died 22 December 2016 - Aged 86 At Bedford School 1944-1948 - St Peter’s Charles R C Bevis Born 28 April 1930 Died 10 March 2020 - Aged 88 At Bedford School 1939-1950 - Crescent Robert J Blore Born 17 August 1970 Died 2 January 2020 - Aged 49 At Bedford School 1984-1987 - Kirkman’s Adapted from the Eulogy given at his funeral by Rob Morgan (84-89) Today brings one of those occasions that we are all destined to attend one day, that we fear, but hope will never arrive. My part, this time, is one that I accept with great honour, but which I would never have wished for nor even contemplated OH]PUN [V M\SÄS 0[ PZ particularly hard to perform MVY ZVTLVUL ZV `V\UN ^P[O ZV T\JO SLM[ [V VɈLY [OL ^VYSK and who I know, if fate had reversed our roles, would have done a much better job. Rob was my best friend and my best man, and I was his. I remember well the day that I asked him. He was so pleased. In fact, I’d go so far as to say he was overjoyed. Of course this was for all of the sincerest of reasons that you might expect on such a happy occasion, but also because, as he put it, “I’ve been planning this for years!”. He’d already written half of his speech, planned what he described as my “demise”, and had just been waiting for his chance. Such was the mischief of the man, I couldn’t help wonder why on Earth I’d handed him ÄYZ[ TV]LY HK]HU[HNL HNHPU PU [OL VUNVPUN NHTL VM VUL \W

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man-ship that punctuated our lives. 9VI ^HZ KLLWS` SV`HS JVUĂ„KLU[ M\UU` HUK PUJYLKPIS` competitive: even something as simple as lunch could turn into a contest, when he was involved. I’ve lost count of the [PTLZ [OH[ OLÂťK VYKLY [OL Ă„ULZ[ ^PUL VU [OL TLU\ OH]L \Z plough through seemingly endless amounts, and then, when our faculties were at their lowest ebb, insist that we all spoof for the bill! Rob was an original, one of a kind, and a maverick: he SV]LK [V Ă…PY[ ^P[O JVU]LU[PVU JVU[YV]LYZ` [OL Y\SL IVVRÂŻHUK of course pretty girls. For all the trouble that this could have caused him, his charisma seemed to ensure that in all these scenarios he nearly always ended up on top! 0 Ă„YZ[ TL[ 9VI PU :LW[LTILY H[ )LKMVYK :JOVVS PU H KVYTP[VY` [OH[ ^L ^LYL [V ZOHYL ^P[O [^LS]L V[OLY ZJY\Ɉ` teenagers, many of whom went on to be lifelong friends. It was an inauspicious starting point for adventures that eventually took us all over the world: Vancouver and New York, Bermuda and Miami, Hong Kong‌.and Stoke-on-Trent. For all the glamour of these places, it was his company that mattered and that I remember most: you just never knew what was going to happen next when Rob was around, but you knew there would always be a great story to tell afterwards. His time at Bedford was briefer than most, but he made his mark, and it didn’t take him long to become well known in the upper echelons of the School. In the company of many other strong personalities, he still stood out as a leader, he captained our rugby team to an unbeaten season, and led it utterly uncompromisingly from the front. He became well acquainted with Bedford’s headmaster, who must have so looked forward to their weekly “chatsâ€?: 8am on Monday morning was always kept free for Rob Blore and our friend, contemporary and equally spirited, Rich Allen. ( ML^ `LHYZ SH[LY HUK MVY KPɈLYLU[ YLHZVUZ 0 \ZLK [V OH]L weekly meetings with the headmaster as well. Occasionally I’d mention Rob, as I often spent weekends in Northampton with him. Although he would never condone all of the rules that Rob fractured, he admired his spirit, and knew that he would leave a positive mark on the world. I could also tell that OL ^HZ IHÉŠLK I` V\Y MYPLUKZOPW! OV^ ^HZ P[ [OH[ ^L JV\SK be friends, when seemingly I always remained inside the line, and Rob was always some way over it. I put it down to Rob’s competitiveness: he always wanted to win, and one of his specialities at school was getting caught! Next stop, Hurtwood House, suited Rob better: it was outcome oriented and seemed to be totally devoid of any rules. The absences of these seemed to help Rob focus and he got his academics back in line with his considerable intelligence. He also began to show one of his greatest gifts: bringing people together. Entering student life, it was always Rob’s plan to head to Oxford Poly, as it was then known, to study surveying and head into the property industry. Had he done ZV 0 Z\ZWLJ[ T` JHYLLY TPNO[ OH]L Z\ɈLYLK JVUZPKLYHISL disruption, as I had ended up at a place just down the road. As it turns out, and as Rob would gladly tell anyone that ^V\SK SPZ[LU OL ZLSĂ…LZZS` SL[ NV VM OPZ 6_MVYK HTIP[PVU [V save my career, and took the lesser trodden path to North :[HɈVYKZOPYL ^OLYL OL JHTL HJYVZZ [OL TLYYPLZ[ HUK TVZ[ electric bunch of reprobates that I’ve ever had the privilege to meet!

Remarkably, all of this proved to be the perfect foundations for Rob’s future career, upon which he soon embarked under the guidance and support of those who recognised early Rob’s talents in communication and entrepreneurship. Whether by luck or judgement, Rob picked his career perfectly: the property industry must surely be the last that hasn’t yet fallen to political correctness and bureaucracy, in which unashamedly authentic personalities like Rob’s could Ă…V\YPZO HUK Z\JJLLK Rob went on to work for Hill Welsh, Colliers and eventually OPZ V^U Ă„YT :[PYSPUN )SVYL HUK K\YPUN OPZ JHYLLY 9VI continued to surround himself with colourful personalities, and he loved his job: true to form he seemed to have found a way to turn work into fun. Rob’s world was a melting pot VM LɈLY]LZJLU[ JOHYHJ[LYZ [OH[ OL OHK IYV\NO[ [VNL[OLY YLĂ…LJ[PUN OPZ HIPSP[` [V JVUULJ[ ^P[O WLVWSL MYVT HSS ^HSRZ VM life. I feel fortunate to have shared his adventures, his friends, and his family with him, and I will miss him terribly. Rob is survived by his 2 sons, Buster and Brodie, and by his mother and father, Gillian and David, and sister, Helen. David C Boyde Born 12 March 1940 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1953-1956 - Crescent During his working life David was heavily involved in the Oil Industry and amongst his many pursuits he obtained his Private Pilot’s and Instructor’s Licence; he also had a deep love of steam locomotives. This unrequited love for steam meant that shortly after he retired David joined the Bedford Model Engineering Society to ‘play trains’. He married Anne Evans in 1960 and he and Anne passed this love on to their children and grand children. David was a great organiser and joined the Committee of the Bedford Model Engineering Society, where he became Treasurer. He was heavily involved in the Club becoming a *VTWHU` 3PTP[LK I` .\HYHU[LL [OL UL^ Ă„M[LLU `LHY SLHZL and the development of the entire current infrastructure including the new Clubhouse. In preparation for the new Clubhouse David took personal control of the funding negotiations with the Green Sand Ridge Organisation, a task which was tortuous in the extreme. During his time with the club David owned a number of 7 Âźâ€? locos which, whenever possible, he drove for passenger hauling tasks. He also developed the Haynes End signalling system, a task that apparently required David to spend many hours on his knees at the track praying to things called ‘treadles’. Once he had stopped driving David spent many hours running the signal box and the Haynes End platforms. David’s health started to fail and he retired from the Treasurer’s role in 2014. He came to the railway whenever he X was able but passed away towards the end of 2016.

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Dennis J Buck Born 29 April 1929 Died 17 March 2020 - Aged 90 At Bedford School 1940-1947 - Ashburnham Dennis was born to Aubrey and Violet Buck in Bedford where he and his younger sister, Joyce, grew up. Right from a very young age Dennis was a joker, always playing tricks on people. He won a scholarship to Bedford where he was ‘wellmannered and polite; and always tried his very best’. He was good at rugby, rugby sevens and athletics during his school years. In 1947 Dennis joined the army and was in the last intake of conscripted troops. His particular role was to escort POW’s to and from Ireland. He worked in London until 1952, at which point he wanted to join the Indian Army. Instead, however, he travelled out to Africa, sailing on the Union Castle Line to Cape Town. There then followed a 4-day rail journey to Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) to work on a copper mine, Mufulira, which was named after the town in which it was ZP[\H[LK /LYL OL ^VYRLK VU ÄYZ[ NLULYH[PVU JVTW\[LYZ 6U OPZ ÄYZ[ KH` PU 4\M\SPYH PU OL ^LU[ [V [OL Recreation Club for a beer and whilst there saw a young lady with lovely legs playing badminton! He soon found out about joining the Badminton Club so he could meet that young lady, Ida. They married in 1954, spending their honeymoon at Cathedral Peak in the Drakensburg Mountains, Durban and Scottburgh in Natal; and thus began the 65 very happy years they enjoyed together. Home was a two-bedroomed bungalow owned by the mine. The next big event in their lives was the arrival of their children, Keith who was born in 1962 followed by Karen in 1965. Dennis was a keen golfer and he and Ida LUQV`LK ÄZOPUN HUK IHSSYVVT KHUJPUN HUK [OL` ^V\SK NV [V the Recreation Club every Sunday evening to dance, followed by the weekly cinema show. In 1965 Dennis was transferred to Ndola to work for the Rhodesian Selection Trust as a Senior Programmer/Systems 7SHUULY PU [OLPY *LU[YHS 6ɉJL" HUK ^HZ WYVTV[LK [V 6ɉJL Manager in 1968. In 1971, the family left Zambia and moved to the UK so the children could get a better education. Once settled Dennis [VVR H QVI PU 3VUKVU HZ HU 6ɉJL 4HUHNLY ^P[O H ÄYT VM Chartered Accountants, (originally called Whinney Murray and UV^ RUV^U HZ ,@ HUK YLTHPULK ^P[O [OL ÄYT \U[PS OL YL[PYLK PU -VY OPZ V^U WHY[ +LUUPZ LUQV`LK YLHKPUN ÄZOPUN MVY salmon, playing golf and going on holidays. He and Ida enjoyed their Spanish holidays as a family; and in later years, as a couple, seeing many wonderful places, ZUVYRLSSPUN PU [OL 4HSKP]LZ .VSÄUN HUK ÄZOPUN PU :V\[O (MYPJH and Canada, Lanzarote, Australia and New Zealand and safaris in Zambia and latterly cruising. A true gentleman, Dennis was someone who always thought of others. He was always proud of his children’s achievements. G R Clive Burton Born 17 December 1935 Died 24 February 2011 - Aged 75 At Bedford School 1948-1953 - St Peter’s 134

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7L[LY 4 *HTÄLSK )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 22 January 2020 - Aged 66 At Bedford School 1962-1969 - Bromham Robert (Bob) G Caple Born 8 December 1939 Died 28 December 2019 - Aged 80 )LKMVYK :JOVVS Z[HɈ Bob was born in 1939 in Chiswick, left school at 15 and joined the Lord’s .YV\UK :[HɈ PU OH]PUN PTWYLZZLK in school, club and county youth cricket. His stories of life as a Lord’s Nipper are legion and hilarious; and he would tell of the actual spots where the ZJVYLJHYK I\`PUN NLU[Y` ^LYL Ã…LLJLK the carriages paraded on Eton v Harrow days and some poor victim was tied to a medical trolley and sent hurtling towards the Grace Gates 40 years ago by the youthful Bob! )VI THKL OPZ ÄYZ[ JSHZZ KLI\[ MVY [OL 4HY`SLIVUL *YPJRL[ Club against Oxford University in 1958. This was Bob’s only appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1959 Bob joined his home county of Middlesex, making his debut against Oxford University. He played a further match for Middlesex in the 1959 season against Cambridge <UP]LYZP[` ^OPJO THYRLK OPZ ÄUHS HWWLHYHUJL MVY 4PKKSLZL_ In 1961, Bob joined Hampshire, where he played a single match for that seasons County Champions against Oxford University. He next represented Hampshire in 1963, where MYVT [V OL YLWYLZLU[LK [OLT PU H M\Y[OLY ÄYZ[ JSHZZ TH[JOLZ /L WSH`LK OPZ ÄUHS ÄYZ[ JSHZZ TH[JO MVY [OLT in the 1967 County Championship against Leicestershire. *`YPS -P[[ :[HɈ ^HZ YLZWVUZPISL MVY IYPUNPUN Bob to Bedford in 1968; he was recommended by Lord’s and contacted while coaching that winter in South Africa. When )VI THYYPLK MVY [OL ÄYZ[ [PTL OL ZV\NO[ M\SS [PTL LTWSV`TLU[ at Bedford in 1970; fortunately, the boys were spared culinary upset when the then Head Master asked ‘Can Caple cook?’ HUK [OL HUZ^LY ^HZ ÄYTS` ULNH[P]L 0UZ[LHK )VI PUP[PH[LK the Bedford School shop, selling cricket boots from the kit room in the pavilion, and worked part time on the grounds. In 1972 the School provided him with some space on the present School shop site and the business blossomed into a thriving concern from which mothers emerged carrying MHY TVYL [OHU [OL` OHK L]LY PU[LUKLK [V I\` )VI ÄUHSS` sold the shop in 1982, after returning to Christmas holiday coaching in South Africa and meeting his second wife, Jenny. Summer months at Bedford dovetailed with winter months at St Alban’s College, Pretoria. Bob had always been an immaculate cricketer: beautifully turned out, the straightest of IH[Z HUK [OL ºUHNNPUNLZ[» VM SLUN[OZ HZ HU VɈ ZWPUULY /L ^HZ very competitive; his temper and ferocity were matched only by his dog, Rags, who delighted in ambushing unsuspecting postmen and headmasters around the school. Bob was a neat golfer and a mean snooker player, especially at 3am. He enlivened many a cricket festival during his time at the School at Stowe or Wellington with midnight ÄLSKPUN WYHJ[PJLZ HUK HS^H`Z ZLLTLK [V YLJVNUPZL H SPRLS` winner in the 3.30 at Doncaster! His organisation of the

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pavilion kit room and his maintenance of the grass net area was a hard act to follow. He had endless patience with Prep School boys and ran the Easter holiday coaching course for a number of years with great success and enjoyment for the boys. On leaving Bedford in 1997 he and Jenny retired to South Africa. Olly V Chapman Born 5 April 1966 Died 6 January 2020 - Aged 53 At Bedford School 1979-1984 - Kirkman’s Olly started at Bedford School in the Autumn term of 1979, joining Kirkmans as a boarder. Olly proved to be a popular member of the house with his ability to soak up the usual mickey taking and to give it back in good measure. His smiling face was always very much in evidence around the house especially after he discovered that Kirkmans’ location at the top of De Parys Avenue was ideal for venturing into Bedford Park to promote good relations with other Harpur Trust students of the High School and Dame Alice. The Army CCF became a great interest at Bedford, inspired by the R.S.M. However Olly also found that he excelled at /VJRL` HUK ILULĂ„[[LK MYVT H [LHJOPUN NYV\W H[ [OL ZJOVVS who had played at a high level and were excellent coaches with a passion for the game. Chief highlights of Olly’s Bedford hockey career were playing at Lords before the Varsity match and two trips to the German hockey club Mulheim where, for OPZ Ă„YZ[ [V\Y HZ H `LHY VSK ZX\HK TLTILY MVY [OL OPNOLY HNL group colts, he was part of a team, who were taught a hockey SLZZVU VU OV^ [V WSH` VU Ă„YZ[ NLULYH[PVU HZ[YV I` H [LJOUPJHSS` WYVĂ„JPLU[ VWWVZP[PVU I\[ ^OV THUHNLK [V NL[ [OLPY V^U IHJR in the bar afterwards! The ex GB Hockey Captain, Bernie *V[[VU :[HɈ JVTTLU[LK PU OPZ LUK VM ZLHZVU *VS[Z Ousel report that Olly “could be a top class right wing – he has pace, timing and a subtle change of directionâ€?. Olly was not your standard right winger as instead of crossing the ball after beating a few defenders he would rather fancy his chances of shooting himself from improbable angles. Despite the law of probability not being one of Olly’s strong subjects he was remarkably successful with his acute angles. After his second year in the School 1st XI most teammates had realised [OH[ PM 6SS` KPK UV[ ZJVYL [OLU [OL` JV\SK ILULĂ„[ ;OL Âť [LHT broke the scoring record, and the top scoring left winger was especially grateful to Olly! After leaving Bedford and enjoying travels and adventures, Olly found time to gain a degree in Estate Management and excelled in the territorial army with The Honourable Artillery Company. As he set continuing personal challenges for himself he then applied to join Two One Special Air Service Regiment – passing the gruelling SAS selection process. Olly loved adventure – he ran the 250km Marathon de Sables across the Sahara, as well as the outdoors in general – whether stalking in Scotland, walking in Brecon Beacons or exploring New Zealand in a camper van. He also loved sport

playing golf with the same determination and improbable optimism as his hockey shots on goal. He was never one for a chip back onto the fairway. In 2003, surrounded by many friends and family, Olly married Jo in Franschhoek, South Africa – the scene of many long, sunny holidays over the years; together they had three boys Ned, Milo and Luke. The boys provided a source of great pride for Olly, he loved watching their achievements from the school theatre to muddy rugby pitch. 6SS` OHK ILLU PU]VS]LK PU Ă„ST HUK [LSL]PZPVU WYVK\J[PVU MVY many years, travelling the world as a producer for advertising HNLUJPLZ HUK [^V `LHYZ HNV OL ZL[ \W [OL 3VUKVU VɉJL MVY Los Angeles based production company Furlined. He had many friends in the industry, just as he had in every aspect of his life, he was straightforward and direct whilst being engaging and amiable. After Olly’s sudden passing in January the many facets of his life were brought together for a celebration of his life – as family met the worlds of the military, advertising, Bedford School and of course the many other people whose lives he had touched. Nobody really understood just what a varied life he had lived but as friends gathered from the country and the world the stories of his generosity, friendship and sense of fun were shared and enjoyed. Derek Eales (79-84) and Stuart Lucas (79-84) Tim D Clifton Born 25 December 1960 Died 29 August 2019 - Aged 58 At Bedford School 1972-1978 – Bromham From his early days at Bedford School, it was clear that Tim had a brilliant intellect and that the future ^V\SK VɈLY T\JO ([ ZJOVVS OL was fast streamed and achieved top grades before going on to Oxford to read history at New College .YHK\H[PUN ^P[O Ă„YZ[ class honours and demonstrating his ability to cross boundaries with ease, he moved from ‘arts’ to ‘science’ and joined Prime Computers in Bedford. However, he soon began to develop a thirst for adventure, love of risk, and a desire to seek new challenges that would lead to a somewhat restless life. After a few years with Prime, it became clear that a nine-toĂ„]L VɉJL QVI PU )LKMVYK ^HZ UV[ MVY OPT ZV OL [VVR [OL JP]PS ZLY]PJL L_HTZ HUK LU[LYLK [OL -VYLPNU 6ɉJL /PZ Ă„YZ[ WVZ[PUN was in war-torn Ethiopia during the famine in the mid-80s. He then started moving steadily up the ranks and had postings in Angola and Serbia. -PUKPUN OPTZLSM PU KPZHNYLLTLU[ ^P[O VɉJPHS WVSPJ` concerning the rights and wrongs of the war in ex-Yugoslavia, ;PT SLM[ [OL VɉJL HUK ILNHU [V ^VYR ^P[O [OL ,\YVWLHU Community Monitor Mission in Bosnia. After the war, he again proved his ability to successfully cross boundaries and he began a business career in mining and oil. This took him to many places, notably sub-Saharan Africa and India, and he worked for various companies including BHP-Billiton. With the slump in the oil market, he set out as an independent consultant and, as a display of his wide X ranging interests and abilities, he also started studying for a

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Ph.D. in wine marketing at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Tim was working on a large hydro-electric project in Angola when he contracted malaria and died in August 2019. He married twice, and divorced twice. He is sadly missed by his family and friends. Paul E Coles Born 16 April 1905 Died 12 May 2020 - Aged 87 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ Paul Coles worked in the Bell Room for over 20 years from 1965, seeing many pupils and Z[HɈ WHZZ [OYV\NO [OL KVVY There were many changes during his time there, one of the biggest was following the ÄYL VM ^OPJO SLK [V H [V[HS restructure of the entire school, not just the Bell Room. He not only saw the School as a place of work but got fully involved in the community, which was made easier by the fact that his wife, Margaret, worked in the Preparatory School and they both enjoyed their time at the school. Paul took part in a wide range of extracurricular activities. He helped run the Young Farmers Club, organising trips to many farms and agricultural shows although these might have been an excuse to visit Jordan’s Mill as often as possible and pick up his breakfast cereal! He also set up and ran the Archery Club for many years and spent many a happy day at various tournaments with the team, including an annual archery darts match against his local pub darts team. He enjoyed his time managing the school’s bee hives which meant he had honey to go with his breakfast cereal. He thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the Choral Society concerts, two in particular stuck in his memory – Beethoven’s 9th and Handel’s Messiah. Following his time at the school, Paul and Margaret moved down to Sussex. Once again, he set about getting involved in the local community, helping run a museum in the village windmill and carrying out voluntary work on the common around their cottage, a nature reserve. Possibly his proudest achievement was being chairman of the Sussex Branch of the Royal Air Force Regiment Association, involving the annual Remembrance Day celebrations at The Cenotaph. As well as enjoying the work and social sides of his time there, he was also very proud to have been involved with Bedford School and always remembered his time there with great pleasure. Richard S Dawes Born 31 July 1942 Died 11 January 2020 - Aged 77 At Bedford School 1949-1961 - Bromham Richard had a strong association with Bedford School. As well as attending the school himself his grandfather (R J A Dawes 1889-1892), father (A G Dawes 1918-1927) and sons (William (82-87), Philip (84-89) and Tim 136 THE OUSEL 2018-2019

(89-94) also attended, so there has been a longstanding family connection. It was at school he developed lifelong friendships, a love of rowing, sailing and fencing, and it is perhaps no surprise that he returned as a School Governor. 6U SLH]PUN ZJOVVS OL QVPULK [OL MHTPS` ÄYT +H^LZ Puckle, and quickly developed a successful career as a stockbroker, eventually taking senior roles within much bigger international companies, such as Credit Lyonnais Laing and then as a fund manager at Mercury Asset Management, where he set up the High Net Worth team within Mercury Asset Management Private Investors. During this time, he also became a Non-Executive Director of Adam and Company, originally a private Scottish Bank, a role that suited him well. He was very well known in the City for his humour and sense of business acumen. During this time, he often returned to the school to give the boys lectures on careers in the City as well as providing work experience through various internships. A close friend and colleague from the Mercury Asset Management days said “He was a great stock-picker I\[ KLÄUP[LS` KPKU»[ NV I` [OL IVVR HUK OL TVZ[ JLY[HPUS` KPK things his way. He was loveable and had the best sense of humour - we laughed A LOT!” On retiring from a successful career in the City, he kept his hand in and sat on various Boards as a non-executive director and his interest in the City remained until the end. Outside his career he had numerous interests and on leaving school he was a member of the Honourable Artillery Club in B Battery and spent some very sociable weekends on Salisbury Plain and enjoyed fencing at the Lansdowne Club. Fishing in Scotland with friends and family was a real passion, particularly the social element. He spent many years sitting as a Justice of the Peace on the City of London bench and subsequently returning to sit on the Milton Keynes bench. However, his real passion was farming, particularly Redpoll cattle, where he was chairman of Redpoll Cattle Society and contributed hugely to the breed and well as developing his own herd of Redpoll Cattle in north Buckinghamshire, where he and his wife, Virginia, farmed when he retired. Whilst Chairman of the Redpoll Society he even personally presented /9/ ;OL 8\LLU ^P[O ZL]LYHS OLPMLYZ ÄUL HKKP[PVUZ [V [OL Sandringham herd! Richard is survived by his wife, Virginia, three sons, Will Dawes (82 – 87), Phil Dawes (84 – 89) and Tim Dawes (89 94), his two brothers, Simon Dawes (52-62) and Chris Dawes (55-65) & 6 grandchildren. Stuart J Endersby Born 15 January 1951 Died 2 January 2020 - Aged 68 At Bedford School 1962-1969 - Paulo Pontine Stuart was one of the most talented Fives Players ever to represent the school. He took to the game early in his career at Bedford School and went on playing on the school courts through Colts, 1st IV and the Old Bedfordians Club for more 50 years. A natural left hander and powerful striker of the ball, he was a talented singles player and a brilliant doubles partner. In 1967 he won the West

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of England Colts Singles and, with his partner David Lindsell, also captured the doubles championship in that same tournament. In 1969 and 1970 he was runner up to Wayne Enstone in the National Schools Championship. Enstone went on to become the National Open Champion for 23 out of the next 24 years. In practically any other era Stuart would have been one of the very few repeat winners of the National Schools Championship – alongside the only 3-time winner Peter Mellor (57-62). Along with Graham Saunders (58-64), Stuart was a faithful and passionate driver of the OB Fives and shared that passion with the generations of boys that succeeded him. He was a most convivial person with whom to share a drink, with an easy-going sense of humor and a ready laugh. It was impossible not to see the world as a brighter place after being in his company. He leaves behind his dear wife Gale, and children, Debbie, Emma, Tristan and Jen. R Michael Evan-Jones Born 23 June 1944 Died 2019 - Aged 75 At Bedford School 1958-1962 - Sanderson’s The Revd Brian G Felce Born 31 January 1930 Died 7 May 2020 - Aged 90 At Bedford School 1943-1948 - Sanderson’s Pauline Fletcher Born 8 April 1905 Died 13 February 2020 - Aged 95 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ My mother, Pauline Fletcher, died in February at the age of ninety-four. In 1949, she had married my father in All Saints Church, Kempston who, in the following year, was to join the Z[HɈ H[ )LKMVYK :JOVVS :LJVUK VUS` to her family, the school became, and was to remain, the major love of my mother’s life. In particular, she relished her time in Redburn, where my father was housemaster from 1965-1977. The cheerful and caring way in which she supported the boys on their journey into adulthood will be remembered by all those for whom the boarding house was a second home. David Fletcher (58-69) John C M Franklin Born 22 March 1930 Died 4 December 2017 - Aged 87 At Bedford School 1943-1949 - St Cuthbert’s David J Fuller Born 9 May 1945 Died 18 April 2020 - Aged 71 At Bedford School 1958-1965 – Bromham On leaving Bedford David joined the Metropolitan Police for a short service career. He would regale his friends with his Kray Brothers’ story. He later lived for a period in the West Country

ILMVYL ÄUKPUN LTWSV`TLU[ \U[PS OL YL[PYLK PU [OL TV[VY YHJPUN industry. In his early years he was a tremendous athlete, with those long legs of his, and a great tennis player. He adored sport. He loved history, sporting history and memorabilia; but particularly he adored sport, and especially tennis & rugby. Much of this love was for Bedford Blues Rugby. He was there at Twickenham in 1975 when Bedford, captained by Budge 9VNLYZ ILH[ 9VZZS`U 7HYR PU [OL ÄUHS VM [OL 2UVJRV\[ *\W at Twickenham 28–12. He was also very proud, that items he co-owned, with his brother Robert, are on display at the RFU museum at Twickenham. He was a very interesting and very talented man. In retirement he took to walking a great deal and immersing himself in his many interests. He greatly enjoyed his last years. Brother Robert (59-68), and his wife Irene moved to France, and at times, it seemed, that David had too. He kept reappearing though. He watched a lot of rugby over there and was full of stories of how he enjoyed France so much. David also took up umpiring cricket. A very brave thing to do. He went on a course and then seemingly went full time with Sharnbrook & Bromham CC, which has a big tie with Bedford Blues. Many Blues players and fans play for them. He adored it. His loyalty was such, that he would forgo holidays [V LUHISL [OL JS\I [V OH]L HU VɉJPHS /L ^HZ H ]LY` SV`HS THU Our condolences and sympathies go to his bother Robert and the greater Fuller family. Bedford has lost a lovely man and a great servant. (Adapted from Howard B Travis’s tribute) Peter A Gair )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 5 January 2020 - Aged 88 At Bedford School 1942-1950 - St Cuthbert’s After Bedford Peter went to Jesus *VSSLNL 6_MVYK HUK [OLU X\HSPÄLK as a solicitor and worked for many years with Benning, Hoare & Drew (now Knowles Benning LLP). - 5 > )PSS .HTTHU Born 14 March 1936 Died 14 April 2020 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1944-1953 - Crescent )PSSZ MH[OLY HUK UHTLZHRL YHU [OL MHTPS` ÄYT VM OV\ZL furnishers in the High Street founded by Bill’s greatgrandfather (another Francis Gamman) in 1872. He entered the Inky as an 8-year old day boy in 1944, walking in each morning from his parents then home in Ravensden. 6U SLH]PUN )LKMVYK )PSS ^HZ HY[PJSLK [V H SVJHS ÄYT VM Solicitors (an unpaid position as was the case in those days) HUK HM[LY ZVTL `LHYZ VM PU[LUZP]L Z[\K` X\HSPÄLK HZ H ZVSPJP[VY in 1959. There followed a long and unusually varied legal career, comprising service with a Midlands Local Authority HUK PU WYP]H[L WYHJ[PJL ^P[O SH^ ÄYTZ PU 5VY[OHTW[VU Norwich, Leicestershire, London (both centrally and Z\I\YIHU :\ZZL_ HUK SHZ[S` :\YYL` \U[PS ÄUHS YL[PYLTLU[ PU 2004. In 1977 Bill married Frances O’Reilly, of Mullagh, Co Cavan, X 0YLSHUK -VY ULHYS` `LHYZ [OL` SP]LK H[ :THSSÄLSK :\YYL`

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serenely untroubled by the overhead roar of aircraft taking VɈ HUK SHUKPUN H[ ULHYI` .H[^PJR (PYWVY[ \U[PS PUJYLHZPUN PUĂ„YTP[` VISPNLK [OLT [V LU[LY H JHYL OVTL H[ /VYSL` ^OLYL Bill died. ( THU VM \WYPNO[ JOHYHJ[LY Ă„YT WYPUJPWSLZ HUK VSK fashioned courtesy, Bill joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1958 and was sustained throughout his adult by a deep Catholic faith. Gerry G Garner Born 27 August 1939 Died December 2019 - Aged 80 At Bedford School 1946-1955 - St Peter’s Gerry was born in Bedford, the youngest son of Robert and Violet Garner. He had two brothers, Trevor and Nigel. Gerry started at Bedford School in 1946, and enjoyed 9 years at School until he left in 1955. After School he went straight to work, and joined a local accountancy Ă„YT JHSSLK 5VY[O^VVKZ /L ^VYRLK there for a number of years and progressed to become senior partner. The business moved to Goldington Road in 1981 where it remained until Gerry started H UL^ Ă„YT PU JHSSLK .HYULY (ZZVJPH[LZ Throughout these years Gerry became a very prominent businessman in the Bedford area, and played a big part in local charitable work as a member of the Bedford Rotary Club. Gerry was married four times, and had four children. Portia (DAHS), Matthew (76-86), Toby (82-91) and Rosie (DAHS). He also had seven grand children, with all three grandsons currently at Bedford School, this means that William, Jake and Olly make up the third generation of Garners to attend this great School. On the 21st February 2020 a memorial service for Gerry was held in the School Chapel. This was a wonderful celebration of his life, attended by all his family, and many friends and colleagues. Carl J Gissinger Born 22 October 2003 Died 19 July 2020 - Aged 16 At Bedford School 2018-2019 - Redburn John McGavin Gordon Born 10 April 1925 Died 19 December 2019 - Aged 94 At Bedford School 1934-1942 - Talbot’s Born in the Philippines, with family there, in Spain and in Scotland, 1VOU H[[LUKLK [OL 0UR` HUK Ă„UHSS` left the school in 1941. During the war, in 1941, the BBC symphony orchestra was evacuated to Bedford and the school’s Great Hall was used intermittently by them. It was K\YPUN [OPZ [PTL [OH[ 1VOU Ă„YZ[ THKL contact with the orchestra and their conductor, Sir Adrian Boult. It was 138

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[OPZ NYLH[ ,UNSPZO JVUK\J[VY ^OV VɈLYLK 1VOU OPZ Ă„YZ[ QVI ^P[O the BBC and he was unusually young when he joined their music department in 1942. John was drafted into the Army and completed his National service in Palestine. He re-joined the BBC again in 1949, ILJVTPUN VUL VM [OLPY Ă„YZ[ :[\KPV 4HUHNLYZ HUK JVU[PU\LK [V work with Sir Adrian Boult. Also known as John McGavin Gordon, John was an ABC and ATV London announcer in the 1950s. He had always harboured an ambition to become an actor and went to drama school. He started using his middle name, McGavin, as his stage name in the 1950s, both in his acting career and later at Southern Television to avoid confusion as there was another actor and transmission controller with the name John Gordon. John re-joined the BBC and produced plays and arts programmes for the African Service, also spending time in Africa, including Botswana in the 1960s and Ethiopia in 1971. The BBC had sent him to Addis Ababa at the request of the Ethiopian government which was concerned about the quality of the country’s radio service. It was a six-month assignment and John returned to London just before Haile Selassie was deposed as emperor. As was commented at the time, the two events were not connected! Back in London he returned to news reading at the BBC World Service and over the years interviewed many fascinating people, including Vivien Leigh while she was married to Sir Laurence Olivier, whom he also knew well, and the well-known Norwegian opera singer Kirsten Flagstad. John remained at the BBC World Service until, in his words, he was put out to graze in April 1986. John passed away in Twickenham in December 2019. He used to walk down the hill every day to buy the newspaper HUK Z\ɈLYLK H Z\KKLU OLHY[ H[[HJR PU OPZ MH]V\YP[L JVɈLL shop. At 94 he was cheerful to the end, with regular visits to West End theatres, and this is the way he would have wanted to go when the time came. >OLU 0 Ă„YZ[ TL[ 1VOU HIV\[ `LHYZ HNV [OV\NO ^L OHK left the school just over twenty year apart, we marvelled at having had so many of the same masters, he at the beginning of their career and I toward the end, including O.V. Bevan, Jack Carlton, Rhodes-Harrison, Ted Amos, Dalzell among others. Together with other OBs I remember fondly John’s lively attendance at several OB events in Washington DC and 5L^ @VYR ^OLYL OL THPU[HPULK H Ă…H[ HZ H WHK MYVT ^OPJO [V visit plays and concerts there and in Philiadelphia. John will be dearly missed by his friends in Bedford and beyond, not without a smile for his elegant diction and sometimes naughty humour. )LQQ /RQJLQRWWR

John H Goulden Born 18 December 1927 Died 5 February 2019 - Aged 91 At Bedford School 1942-1945 - Sanderson’s John was a Solicitor in Kent and was also a Freeman of the City of Canterbury. He is survived by his wife Sarah and their 3 daughters. Donald S Gray Born 10 August 1937 Died 12 April 2020 - Aged 82 At Bedford School 1948-1956 - Ashburnham

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G Barry Greaves Born 12 October 1936 Died 13 May 2020 - Aged 83 At Bedford School 1944-1954 - St Peter’s 7YVMLZZVY (U[OVU` ;VU` ( .YLLUĂ„LSK Born 26 April 1931 Died 19 March 2019 - Aged 87 At Bedford School 1944-1949 - Glanyrafon Tony was a man of many talents. He was creative, an enthusiast who was interested in everything and everybody. His passion for maths and statistics was matched by his love of language and adventurous travel, ;VU` ^HZ IVYU PU :OLɉLSK PU 1931. He remained a proud Yorkshireman all his life. He became a boarder at Bedford towards the end of the Second World War, leaving the school in 1948 with a passion for Science and Rugby and a love of learning. From school he went to the Royal School of Mines, leaving early to do his National Service in the army. According to Tony OL ZWLU[ TVZ[ VM OPZ [PTL HZ IHYTHU PU [OL VɉJLYZÂť TLZZ )` this time he had realised that his real interests were his love of language and writing. So on leaving the army he went to the Regent Street Polytechnic to do a Diploma in Journalism. For several years he was a reporter in London for the Sunday Express and the Sunday Mirror and then, having returned to OPZ YVV[Z [OL :OLɉLSK ;LSLNYHWO A major step in his career followed. Increasingly turning [V ZJPLU[PĂ„J QV\YUHSPZT OL ^LU[ [V ^VYR MVY )YP[PZO :[LLS /PZ role was to work with researchers to write papers which could be understood more widely, not just by the small circle of the writer’s colleagues. He was now in a world of maths and Z[H[PZ[PJZ HUK KLJPKLK [OH[ OL ULLKLK X\HSPĂ„JH[PVUZ >VYRPUN PU [OL L]LUPUNZ OL [VVR OPZ Ă„YZ[ KLNYLL PU TH[OZ HUK Z[H[PZ[PJZ followed shortly afterwards by a PhD. The title of his thesis was ‘The Automatic Design of Experiments. Some Practical Algorithms.’ He later became head of Process Computing and Statistics at BISRA, British Steel’s research association in :OLɉLSK He was made redundant when the research department ^HZ JSVZLK I\[ ^HZ ZVVU PU]P[LK [V QVPU [OL [LHT H[ :OLɉLSK University which was part of a multi-centre cot death study. Tony was an active member of the Royal Statistical Society 9:: HUK ^HZ [OLPY Ă„YZ[ LKP[VY VM [OLPY UL^SL[[LY Âş5L^Z HUK Notes’. He was awarded the Chambers Medal for outstanding ZLY]PJLZ [V [OL ZVJPL[` ;OL 9:: H^HYKZ [OL .YLLUĂ„LSK Industrial Medal, every three years, for contributions to [OL LɈLJ[P]L HWWSPJH[PVU VM Z[H[PZ[PJHS TL[OVKZ PU [OL manufacturing industries. For several years he represented the 9:: VU [OL 7HYSPHTLU[HY` :JPLU[PĂ„J *VTTP[[LL In 1980 Tony moved to Belfast to be Professor of Medical Statistics and Computing at Queen’s University. His inaugural lecture ‘Computers and Health’ was about the use of computers in the diagnosis of illness. While he was there, he co-wrote in 1985 (with Rutherford) the government white WHWLY VU ZLH[ ILS[Z Âş;OL TLKPJHS LɈLJ[Z VM [OL :LH[ )LS[ Legislation in the United Kingdom’. He found working in Belfast at the height of the troubles extremely stressful and

took early retirement, shortly afterwards starting his own business as an industrial research consultant. Throughout his career Tony’s passion was to persuade statisticians to communicate in a language that could be understood widely and not just by the small number of people ^OV ^LYL ^VYRPUN PU [OL ZHTL Ă„LSK (M[LY OL YL[PYLK OL wrote a seminal paper ‘Communicating Statistics’ which was published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society and ran courses on the subject here and abroad. He frequently quoted W B Yates. ‘Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people’. Tony was a founder member and past president of ENBIS, the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics. The aim of ENBIS was to stimulate the application of statistical methods in business and industry across Europe. He was active in the organisation, giving papers and presentations at their annual conferences in many European cities. He edited the ENBIS newsletter for several years. ENBIS awarded him the George Box medal for outstanding contributions to industrial statistics. In his acceptance speech Tony issued a challenge. ‘Tell the world, outside your circle, of work you have done, and done successfully because you used statistics.’ ENBIS supported by Wiley, the publishers, [VVR \W OPZ JOHSSLUNL HUK H WYPaL MVY [OL .YLLUĂ„LSK *OHSSLUNL is awarded each year. He wrote several books and published many papers. He contributed to and edited ‘Research Methods for Postgraduates’ which is now in its third edition. Tony loved adventure. He was particularly excited by the jungles of South America. Sometimes he travelled on his own but often with one or both of his sons. They went deep into the jungles of Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. His great regret in [OL SHZ[ ML^ `LHYZ VM OPZ SPML ^HZ [OH[ OL OHKUÂť[ M\SĂ„SSLK OPZ ambition to explore Venezuela. He was particularly interested in the Mayan Indians, studying their architecture, their maths and their language. Tony had four children. He challenged them but supported them, helping them in every way he could, especially in their academic studies. He was rightly, immensely proud of their achievements. ;VU`ÂťZ SHZ[ `LHYZ ^LYL ]LY` KPɉJ\S[ /L OHK ZL]LYL Parkinson’s and was almost blind. However, he never gave up his desire to learn. A few months before his death he was asked by doctors whether he wanted to be resuscitated. ‘I certainly do’ he replied, ‘I’ve got three books to write!’. (OL]DEHWK *UHHQĂ°HOG %+6

Michael G Hearth )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 3 October 2020 - Aged 80 At Bedford School 1953-1957 - Pemberley Michael was born in Leicester but spent most of his formative years at Spalding in Lincolnshire. His father was an executive in the hosiery industry and his mother was part of her family’s Agricultural and Engineering business. After leaving Bedford - where he had a distinguished cricketing career - culminating in being X awarded his 1st XI colours - and

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being invited to play for the Leicestershire Young Amateurs - he joined a Leicester-based company, Loweth Wools, who were in the Knitting Wool industry and they felt that Michael ^V\SK ILULÄ[ MYVT QVPUPUN H `LHY JV\YZL H[ [OL )YHKMVYK College of Technology. Loweth Wools was run by 3 brothers who all retired together and invited Michael to run the company, which he did successfully for many years until he sold the business. Michael mainly lived in Leicestershire with his wife, Anne, but in recent years they also enjoyed spending time at their house in Norfolk. Michael was a huge worker for many charities including the RNLI, for whom he was the organiser for recruiting about 30 annual volunteers for the Market Harborough RNLI Flag Day and he is a past Chairman of the Gweek Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall. He was very much a ‘sporting’ person who was a past Captain and past President of the Leicestershire Golf Club. Michael and his wife had 2 daughters who lived nearby and he had six grandchildren who gave him an enormous amount of pleasure regardless of whether they were playing Cricket, Rugby, Hockey, Netball, Lacrosse or taking part in school Amateur Dramatics. He loved playing golf with his grandchildren, and it was only recently that he had to admit KLMLH[ ^P[O OPZ LɈVY[Z [V ILH[ [OLT `V\[O OHK JVTL [V [OL fore! 3HWHU +HDUWK Richard G C Hill Born 15 April 1937 Died 1 May 2020 - Aged 83 At Bedford School 1944-1956 - Bromham Peter M Howlett Born 16 August 1937 Died 12 December 2014 - Aged 77 At Bedford School 1951-1956 - Burnaby 4HQVY +LYLR > /\Ɉ Born 6 December 1923 Died 7 January 2019 - Aged 95 At Bedford School 1936-1940 - St Cuthbert’s Derek left school in 1940 to re-join his father in the Indian (YT` HUK L]LU[\HSS` ^HZ HU VɉJLY PU [OL 4HOYH[[H 3PNO[ Infantry. He served in Baluchistan and the Burma Campaign in the Arakan, and later in Malaya. After ‘Independence’ he took a degree course at Chelsea Art School (47-52) and married in 1953. He had 2 sons, his eldest son being awarded a Queens Award for Industry in 2011 and is the Director and Founder of Integrated Design Ltd. The Revd Martin C Hughes Born 25 February 1940 Died 31 January 2020 - Aged 79 At Bedford School 1947-1958 - Bromham Robert W E Jackson Born 7 December 1936 Died 4 July 2019 - Aged 82 At Bedford School 1947-1954 - St Peter’s 140

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Anthony J T Jaggard Born 5 June 1936 Died 10 October 2020 – Aged 84 At Bedford School 1944-1954 – Sanderson’s He trained as an architect at Liverpool. His projects and consultations have included Lulworth Castle, Dorset, among many, and his work at the Roman Town House in Dorchester received much acclaim. Chris J R Kettler MBE Born 5 September 1939 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1946-1958 - Redburn Chris Kettler was born in Bedford four days after the start of the Second World War. His father Hans had been born in Hagen to German parents who had moved to Bedford and subsequently became naturalised in 1926. His Mother Sally Rossiter, a native of Cambridge, had met his father whilst they were at Cambridge University. He spent his childhood in Bedford and started in the ‘Inky’ in 1946. Shortly HM[LY OPZ -H[OLY»Z ^VYR HZ H )YP[PZO (YT` 0U[LSSPNLUJL 6ɉJLY took the family to Germany and so Chris became a border in Redburn where he would remain until he left Bedford School in 1958. He attributed his success as an adult to his experiences HZ H JOPSK HUK WHY[PJ\SHYS` [OL PUKLWLUKLUJL HUK JVUÄKLUJL he developed as a border. From the age of eleven he would draw cash from the House Master and walk into Bedford to the travel agent to book his journey home for the school holidays. He would then write to his parents to inform them of the travel arrangements and would undertake the journey on his own. He talked fondly about the boat train from London to Hamburg or JOLJRPUN PU MVY H /LH[OYV^ ÅPNO[ H[ 7HKKPUN[VU :[H[PVU After much success at school he attended University College Hospital (UCH) Dental School from 1958 to 1963, and then went onto the Eastman as a postgraduate orthodontic student. During his studies he met his wife ‘Tally’ Talbot, a nursing student and the daughter of a schoolteacher from Gloucestershire. At university he was a keen oarsman and rowed and coxed for the University College Hospital Eight. He completed his formal postgraduate training in Orthodontics at the Royal Portsmouth Hospital which was regarded as one of the most prestigious training jobs at the time. Having passed the Faculty of Dental Surgery he decided to go into specialist practice – an unusual thing to do at the time, but he didn’t care for the politics of the hospital service and wanted to have responsibility for his own clinical and managerial decisions. And so, in 1968 he returned to Bedford and after a period working for the Bedfordshire School Dental Service started an orthodontist specialist practice in which he ran for 37 years before selling the Practice to his associate Helen Turner. He duly become her associate and continued to deliver clinic care until just short of his 75th birthday. When asked why he was still working in his seventies he would simply remark, “because I enjoy it!” He built a local and national reputation for high quality clinical care - ‘high treatment standards for his patients has been at the forefront of his working life’ Passionate about his profession, he entered orthodontic

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politics in 1982 and held various posts continuously in the British Society for the Study of Orthodontics and then in the British Association of Orthodontists as Secretary. When he entered dental politics there were three things he wanted to ZLL YLHSPZLK ;OL ÄYZ[ ^HZ [OL \UPÄJH[PVU VM [OL Ä]L ZLWHYH[L WYVMLZZPVUHS VY[OVKVU[PJ ZVJPL[PLZ 0U PU ZPNUPÄJHU[ WHY[ K\L [V OPZ JVTTP[TLU[ HUK LɈVY[Z [OL ZVJPL[PLZ TLYNLK HUK he became the founding Secretary of the British Orthodontic Society. Secondly, was an enduring commitment to supporting the WYVMLZZPVUHS KL]LSVWTLU[ VM [OL HUJPSSHY` VY[OVKVU[PJ Z[HɈ ^P[O the ultimate goal of the creation of orthodontic therapists. He chaired the working group behind the initiative and when the orthodontic therapists profession was created he was invited to ILJHTL [OLPY ÄYZ[ 7YLZPKLU[ Thirdly was recognition of orthodontic specialists who were underrepresented in the UK and internationally. He became involved in a number of national groups working with the *OPLM +LU[HS 6ɉJLY HUK ^HZ [OL )YP[PZO YLWYLZLU[H[P]L [V [OL European Federation of Orthodontic Specialists. Chris was also instrumental in shaping the future of the NHS’s approach to orthodontics and contributed both to Lord )SVVTÄLSK»Z PUX\PY` HUK [OL /V\ZL VM *VTTVU :LSLJ[ /LHS[O Committee into improving NHS Dentistry. He subsequently co-led the Personal Dental Contract Pilot which would see an overhaul of the fee structure for NHS dentists. He received a number of awards over his lifetime including the British Orthodontic Society Special Services Award in 1999, Life Membership in 2002 and the President’s Cup in 2008. He was appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2011 MVY ZLY]PJL [V VY[OVKVU[PJZ" [OL ÄYZ[ ZWLJPHSPZ[ VY[OVKVU[PZ[ practitioner to be recognised as such. He was and will always be a Bedfordian: born in Bedford; schooled in Bedford; he raised his family in Bedford; started and ran a successful practice in Bedford and died in Bedford. A huge supporter of the Town he enjoyed Bedford’s diverse JVTT\UP[` VM[LU ]VJHS HIV\[ [OL O\NL ILULÄ[Z VM H T\S[P cultural society. He was a shareholder and season ticket holder of the Bedford Blues and a long serving member of the Bedford Rotary Club, becoming its President in 201X. As a natural conservative voter, he even once admitted to voting Labour in a General Election because it was the right thing to do for Bedford! Having treated thousands of the Town’s children over a period of four decades he became very well known around the town, regularly bumping into current and former patients. /L YLTHYRLK ^P[O WYPKL H[ ZLLPUN H ILHTPUN 7H\SH 9HKJSPɈL VU the front of a national newspaper – ‘I am responsible for that smile’ - this was typical of his dry sense of humour. As a father, despite juggling a busy professional life he was always keen to get involved, be it watching rugby matches, regattas or attending the Sunday Chapel Service – all three of his sons were choristers in the Chapel Choir. /L HKVYLK OPZ [OYLL NYHUKJOPSKYLU ^P[O [OL ÄYZ[ ILPUN IVYU VU his 67th birthday. He loved the children’s jokes and despite being quite vocal about the harm of sugar would always have a grand ZLSLJ[PVU VM Z^LL[Z HUK W\KKPUNZ MVY [OL RPKZ (M[LY OPZ ÄYZ[ grandchild was born, he was unsure what he should be known as - he didn’t want to be plain Grandpa but wasn’t quite ready to be just Chris. The solution was Grandpa Chris, but little did he know that his Grandson, like many young children couldn’t pronounce ‘Chr’, and so instead would pronounced it ‘Grandpa

Piss’, which is what he became fondly known as, and even ZPNULK OPTZLSM VɈ HZ Z\JO PU [OLPY IPY[OKH` HUK *OYPZ[THZ JHYKZ -DPHV .HWWOHU &KDUOLH .HWWOHU 5LFKDUG .HWWOHU Gerard M A Kinneen Born 31 October 1956 Died 24 December 2019 - Aged 63 At Bedford School 1968-1974 – Crescent Gerard won a scholarship to Bedford School and, despite being the youngest pupil in his year, he thrived academically and became a gifted pianist. He studied accountancy at Southampton University before LTIHYRPUN VU H JHYLLY PU [OH[ ÄLSK NVPUN VU [V THUHNL OPZ own successful consultancy business. /L SV]LK ÄUL J\PZPUL HUK L]LU ÄULY ^PUL I\[ ^HZ TVZ[ passionate about classic cars, spending many years lovingly restoring his E-type Jaguar, Sunbeam Alpine and Sunbeam Tiger. <UMVY[\UH[LS` OL Z\ɈLYLK H ZLYPV\Z Z[YVRL PU OPZ TPK MVY[PLZ and although he battled tirelessly to overcome this setback he never truly recovered from this blow. He passed away last December following a short illness, leaving a loving and caring partner, Moray. Ross A Lee Born 15 October 1947 Died 30 October 2019 - Aged 72 At Bedford School 1959-1965 – Crescent Ross won a scholarship to Bedford School. By the time he had reached the History 6th form he had established himself as a leading personality in the Debating society and also discovered the value of [OL SVJHS YLJVYKZ VɉJL for any student with a serious interest in historical research. His ability to make ÄYT MYPLUKZ ^HZ HSZV L]PKLU[ H[ [OPZ LHYS` Z[HNL H[ SLHZ[ OHSM H dozen of Ross’ school friends remained in close contact with him for the rest of his life. Not least amongst those Schoolday friends was one, Clare Phillipson, who, in 1974, was to become his wife. In 1966 Ross went up to New College to read History and, once again, to meet a number of people with whom he formed enduring friendships. Studying Modern history at Oxford enabled Ross to display his obvious enthusiasm for the subject. Throughout his life he pursued a strong interest in local and English history, in his spare time engaging in research especially in relation to his home county, Bedfordshire. He was a recognised and published authority on the English Civil War, 1642-1651. X (M[LY NYHK\H[PVU [OLYL ^HZ H IYPLM I\[ OPNOS` ZPNUPÄJHU[

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episode in the Ross’s life. He became a hospital porter at St Bartholomew’s Hospital . Ross’ research had informed OPT [OH[ PM OL ^VYRLK HZ H Z[HɈ TLTILY MVY H TPUPT\T VM 9 months he would be entitled to a private operation on his troublesome knee joint. A previous operation had failed but this time it all went according to plan and with the unforeseen consequence that Ross’ already developed concern for O\THUP[` ^HZ YLHɉYTLK I` [OL MLHYZ [YP\TWOZ HUK [YHNLKPLZ that he was to witness on the wards. He often said the lesson that ‘Life is a lottery’ served him well in his later days as a Barrister. /V^L]LY 9VZZ» ÄYZ[ JHYLLY KLJPZPVU ^HZ [V [YHPU [V IL a teacher. He became Head of the History department of a comprehensive school and his enthusiasm for his subject was such that for several years 2 or 3 members of his sixth form got into Oxbridge. One would imagine that success such as that would have delighted the School’s Head but, in this case, it was so unexpected that it merely provoked jealousy and Ross became deeply unhappy. With great support from his wife Clare, Ross quit teaching to retrain as a lawyer. This was no easy decision. There was a considerable drop in income and Ross entered a world where his fellow pupils were some ten years younger than he was. But he made it. Completing his pupillage in Chambers and called to the Bar as a member of Gray’s Inn in 1987, he subsequently became a founder member of York Chambers in 1990. He practised across the spectrum of general common law, enjoying working for people who often felt powerless in the face of the legal system. Ross, after all, had seen enough of life to lend them a sensitive ear. He was an advocate for inclusivity and was particularly supportive of his younger colleagues. He went on to serve as Secretary of Chambers. Ross will be remembered for his warmth, loyalty, generosity in giving his time and expertise to help those who needed it, and his unwavering support to friends, colleagues and above all, family. Ross died unexpectedly on October 31st, 2019, at the age of 72. He had been happily married for 45 years. C Derek Lester Born 29 October 1921 Died 26 December 2018 - Aged 97 At Bedford School 1936-1939 - Bromham After serving in the Royal Navy in WWII, Derek emigrated to Calgary, Canada, in 1952 to work in the oil and gas industry. In Calgary he met his wife Shelagh and derived great pleasure in acquainting Canadians with all things English. He was a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club and used to come over to Lords every 4 years for the Ashes. He was also an Honorary life member of The Canadian Cricket Association and both the Ranchmen’s and Glencoe Clubs in Calgary as well as an Honorary Life President and Board Member of the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the Alberta Director for the ‘Forum for young Canadians’. He was also a proud parishioner of Christ Church, Calgary. Derek is survived by his wife of 63 years, Shelagh; his 3 children Brian, David and Alison; and 3 grandchildren. 142

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Richard H C Lindley Born 25 April 1936 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1945-1954 - St Cuthbert’s Richard was born in Winchester, Hampshire, to Guy Lindley, an army lieutenant colonel, and Penelope (nee Hatchell). After Bedford he did National Service and served with the Royal Hampshire regiment in what was then Malaya during the so-called emergency. He then studied English literature at Queens’ College, Cambridge, where he JOHPYLK [OL ÄST ZVJPL[` His television career began in 1962. He joined ITN, working as a war reporter in Africa, Asia and in the Middle East. He had approached his early assignments at ITN for ITV news HUK J\YYLU[ HɈHPYZ WYVNYHTTLZ with some trepidation and compared covering events in what was then Rhodesia following the 1965 unilateral declaration of independence by its prime minister, Ian Smith, with his days as a second lieutenant leading a platoon through the Malayan jungle. “Somehow, I managed to convert a potentially paralysing fear of failure into action,” he said. “And it’s been the same on every story I’ve ever covered. I always have to use my fear of failure as the spur to get me out and HIV\[ PU HU LɈVY[ [V Z\Y]P]L [OL SH[LZ[ [LZ[ ¹ ;OL [LZ[Z ^LYL THU` OPNO WYVÄSL HUK ZVTL[PTLZ ZOVJRPUN During the Biafran war in eastern Nigeria (1967-70) he was H MHTPSPHY ÄN\YL ¶ [HSS HUK ZSPT YLWVY[PUN [OL OVYYVYZ ^P[O H J\[ NSHZZ ,UNSPZO OVTL JV\U[PLZ HJJLU[ ¶ HZ N\UÄYL YHNLK around him and, away from the action, telling the stories of [OL JVUÅPJ[»Z `V\UN VYWOHUZ (Z VUL VM [OL ÄYZ[ QV\YUHSPZ[Z to enter the conquered Biafran territory at the end of the civil war, he interviewed Igbo women who claimed to have been raped by federal soldiers. Later in Dhaka, at the end of the ÄNO[PUN IL[^LLU 0UKPH HUK 7HRPZ[HU [OH[ ZH^ [OL JYLH[PVU VM Bangladesh in 1971, Richard showed a quality that marked him apart from some of his war correspondent colleagues. Presented with the chance to shoot exclusive television pictures of a guerrilla leader having prisoners tortured, he and his team walked away, fearing that their presence was encouraging the violence. Two stills photographers who captured the subsequent bayoneting to death of the prisoners won a Pulitzer prize, while ITN had no coverage of the shocking climax. This moral awareness, along with his modesty, reserved manner, and integrity, made Richard revered by those who worked with him. Yemen, Vietnam and the six-day war between Israel and its Arab neighbours were among his other battlegrounds before he left ITN in 1973 to join the BBC and Panorama JV]LYPUN J\YYLU[ HɈHPYZ /L L_HTPULK YHJL YLSH[PVUZ PU the return of Ayatollah Khomeini and nuclear power in 1979 and interviewed Margaret Thatcher shortly after the start of the Falklands war in 1982. When he took over as presenter

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of Panorama that year, one TV critic described Richard as “a cross between Barry Norman and Sir Alec Douglas-Homeâ€?. Rhodesia and its transformation into Zimbabwe spanned much of his television career. For Panorama he interviewed in 1975 a white farmer and black barrister, asking whether all the YHJLZ JV\SK L]LY SP]L [VNL[OLY ILMVYL YL[\YUPUN Ă„]L `LHYZ SH[LY to look at the prospects for the country after independence. /L ^HZ PU :V\[O (MYPJH PU MVY 0;=ÂťZ J\YYLU[ HɈHPYZ programme This Week, reporting on the establishment of an Afrikaner whites-only homeland in the Northern Cape. /L ^HZ [OL Ă„YZ[ ^LZ[LYU [LSL]PZPVU QV\YUHSPZ[ [V PU[LY]PL^ Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator brought into the world’s spotlight following the Israeli air strike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. 9PJOHYK YLTHPULK ^P[O 7HUVYHTH MVY Ă„M[LLU `LHYZ ILMVYL in 1989, being appointed as a television regulator at the Independent Broadcasting Authority, forerunner of Ofcom, regulating the accuracy and impartiality of ITV news and J\YYLU[ HɈHPYZ ;OLU PU OL YL QVPULK 0;5 HZ WYLZLU[LY VM its World News, and from 1995 was again regularly seen on British national television with special reports for News at Ten, until the programme was cancelled in 1999. Richard wrote two books about the history of television journalism: ‘Panorama - Fifty Years of Pride and Paranoia’ was published in 2002; ‘And Finally‌? The News from ITN’, his account of the news service on commercial television in Britain, in 2005. A past President of The Media Society, he wrote about broadcasting and chaired debates on media matters and issues of public concern. He was Chairman of a housing charity, the St Pancras Almshouses. He was latterly lead governor for Royal Free Hospital and was appointed Chair of Voice of the Listener. Richard married Clare Fehrsen in 1976, with whom he had 2 children and later married to the broadcaster Carole Stone in 1999. Richard was appointed MBE in 2017. A year earlier he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease; his death came a month after sustaining multiple injuries when he was run over by a lorry. Richard T Lines Born 3 September 1940 Died 17 February 2020 - Aged 79 At Bedford School 1954-1957 - St Cuthbert’s Richard lived his whole life happily in Hillesden, farming where his ancestor had lived since 1630ish. He was married to Margaret for almost 55 years and had 4 children. -YHUJLZ 3P[JOĂ„LSK Died 24 December 2019 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ Frances joined the school in 1987, originally to do lunchtime cover in the Library, and continued with parttime hours. She worked with four librarians over the years and saw four Headmasters come and go. In 1987, the library was housed in the Memorial Hall ^OLYL [OL Z[HɈ *VTTVU 9VVT PZ UV^ located. At that time, the upstairs area

was a silent working area, supervised by a teacher, and the library itself was used by individuals and groups who wanted to use the resources. Always at the cutting edge, the library even had an automated library system in 1987 when most other school libraries were still using manual card indexes. The greatest change that Frances experienced was the move from the Memorial Hall to the new library building. Two years from the laying of the foundation stone in 2002 until [OL Ă„UHS VWLUPUN PU [OPZ TV]L ^HZ H IPN WYVQLJ[ [OH[ JOHUNLK [OL SPIYHY` LU]PYVUTLU[ MVY IV[O Z[HɈ HUK IV`Z Frances had to develop and learn new skills as the library has become more IT based and she did this with great JVUĂ„KLUJL :OL ^HZ WVW\SHY ^P[O IV[O IV`Z HUK Z[HɈ HUK was always helpful, courteous, and patient, whether she was [Y`PUN [V Ă„UK H IVVR VY ZVY[ V\[ H WHWLY QHT PU [OL WYPU[LY Her experience of the school and library was invaluable, and ZOL THKL H ZPNUPĂ„JHU[ JVU[YPI\[PVU [V [OL JOHUNLZ [OH[ OH]L taken place in the past two years with the introduction of new resources, including digital media. ) /V^HYK 4HJ5H` Born 1 May 1923 Died 18 May 2020 - Aged 97 At Bedford School 1936-1941 - Paulo Pontine Howard was born in Middlesbrough. He often reminisced with pleasure of the summers when he used to stay with a maiden aunt in Goathland and roam the moors. He came to attend Bedford School, aged thirteen, after his mother met the headmaster. It may have been unusual in those days for a Yorkshire lad to go to a school in [OL 4PKSHUKZ HUK ^OLU OL Ă„YZ[ arrived, he was teased for his accent. While at the School, he excelled at cross-country running and boxing, taking part in [OL 8\HKYHUN\SHY *VTWL[P[PVU PU OPZ Ă„UHS `LHY With the War having started while he was at the School, he became an apprentice at Rolls-Royce in Derby. It was only after he died that we learned that he had been a Private in the Derby Home Guard—our own Private Pike and we did not know it! In the early 1940s, his father died, aged 55; he had ILLU 4HUHNPUN +PYLJ[VY VM [OL MHTPS` Ă„YT 4HJUH`Z 3PTP[LK which produced nuts and bolts, later acquired by Guest Keen & Nettlefold. Later, Howard went to the Agricultural College at Silsoe, where he met Pamela. She was living in St Neots, where her father had set up in the motor trade; at one stage his was reportedly the second largest Ford dealer in the country. /H]PUN X\HSPĂ„LK HZ H *OHY[LYLK 4LJOHUPJHS ,UNPULLY Howard set sail for South Africa in 1948 on a Union Castle 3PUL ZOPW :OVY[S` HM[LY^HYKZ 7HT QVPULK OPT Ă…`PUN I` South African Airways to Johannesburg, a journey that lasted some forty-eight hours. Howard was immediately in trouble when she arrived: he was viewing the cars in a nearby MG showroom instead of being at the airport to greet her! They married straightaway and lived in the Witswaterand goldTPUPUN HYLH ULHY 1VOHUULZI\YN ;OLPY Ă„YZ[ JOPSK 4HYJ\Z X was born in November 1949. Sadly, he survived for only 10

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months. Bill was born in April 1951. ;OL MHTPS` YL[\YULK [V ,UNSHUK PU SP]PUN Ă„YZ[ PU Middlesbrough, where Joanna was born, in February 1955, [OLU IYPLĂ…` PU 2PTIVS[VU ^OLYL 7HTÂťZ WHYLU[Z ^LYL SP]PUN ;OL MHTPS` Ă„UHSS` ZL[[SLK PU (ILYNH]LUU` HUK :[LSSH ^HZ IVYU in September 1962. Howard was working for British Nylon Spinners in Pontypool, a company later taken over by Imperial Chemical Industries. In 1970 he took a post in the group’s headquarters in Millbank, London. This entailed a move to Leatherhead, where he and Pam were to remain. Pam died in 2009. Howard always missed her, particularly, we think, her attempts, not always successful, to rein in his `V\[OM\S L_\ILYHUJL 0U OPZ SH[L LPNO[PLZ OL Z\ɈLYLK H ZL]LYL H[[HJR VM ZOPUNSLZ ^OPJO HɈLJ[LK OPT MVY [OL YLZ[ VM OPZ SPML 0U 2016, he experienced the sadness of losing Stella to cancer. His philosophical outlook on life helped him through the KPɉJ\S[ [PTLZ /PZ Ă„UHS UPUL[LLU TVU[OZ ^LYL ZWLU[ H[ 9LPNH[L Grange, where he enjoyed chatting to the other residents. When he began to make use of a wheelchair, he was banned from keeping it in his room after using it to do wheelies down the corridor. For us, Howard’s Yorkshire accent was only discernible in JLY[HPU ]V^LS PUĂ…LJ[PVUZ HS[OV\NO OL [VVR [V ZH`PUN Âş,L IHO N\TÂť MYLX\LU[S` PU OPZ Ă„UHS `LHYZ /L JVU[PU\LK [V WYHJ[PZL certain Yorkshire traditions, such as eating his Yorkshire pudding before the beef, and having Cheddar with his mince pies. His ability to consume large amounts of food without ever carrying any surplus weight was legendary in the family and left people who did not know him awestruck. We were told often of how his mother would frequently exclaim, ‘Ee Howard, not another course.’ It became customary for him to do a headstand on his birthday and at other family celebrations, until the one he performed on his 80th OHK HU LɈLJ[ ^OPJO THKL OPT KLJPKL to give up that activity. When he was 86, two of his grandsons were married in Italy, one in Tuscany and the other in the Alps. He gained renown amongst family and friends for his skinnydipping exploits at both celebrations, the second being in a freezing-cold mountain stream. At the Alpine wedding, he also impressed the Italian contingent with his enthusiasm for KLZJLUKPUN H S\NL JV\YZL VU HU PUĂ…H[HISL Y\IILY [`YL At one stage, he was a keen collector (and, of course, KYPURLY VM Ă„UL *SHYL[Z HUK )\YN\UKPLZ HUK OL OHK SPML long interests in stamp-collecting and steam trains—he was a regular contributor to the construction of the Tornado locomotive. In passing away shortly after his 97th birthday, he couldn’t quite match his mother, who reached 99ž, or his eldest cousin, who made it to 101. >L YLTLTILY ^P[O HɈLJ[PVU H TVKLZ[ THU ^OV was determined to live life to the full and enjoy himself, someone who delighted in his four grandsons and one granddaughter, and his seven great-grandsons and two greatgranddaughters; someone who was, as one of his former neighbours put it, ‘his own man’. %LOO 0DF1D\ DQG -RDQQD :KLWH QĂ’H 0DF1D\) Frank R Mears Born 21 July 1932 Died 2020 - Aged 88 At Bedford School 1943-1949 - St Peter’s 144

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Major Christopher (Dusty) D E Miller Born 29 April 1932 Died 2 December 2019 - Aged 87 At Bedford School 1941-1950 - St Peter’s On leaving School David joined the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. In later life he volunteered with the charity: Royal Commonwealth and Empire Ex-Servicemen. David had particular responsibility for Somalia where he was stationed in the 1950s. He was awarded The Most Blessed Order of Stia Negara Brunei in 1966 whilst serving with the Royal Brunei Malay Regiment. He is survived by his wife Edith. Ali I Mills Born 4 May 1948 Died 13 May 2020 - Aged 72 At Bedford School 1961-1967 - Kirkman’s Ali’s father ran the chemist shop in Lower High Street, Harpenden. At School Ali excelled at boxing and swimming and was a member of the 3rd XV. A former estate agent, he latterly, together with his exwife, ran a chain of homes for the elderly in Harpenden. He was also lead singer in a School group and continuing with his music, played with a band regularly in pubs round Harpenden, his pièce de resistance in his later years being ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ (Procul Harem). Whilst at School he ZLLTLK [V SPNO[ [OL Ă„YL VM L]LY` [LLU HNLK NPYS PU )LKMVYK (SP was a ‘convivial chatterbox with the most tremendous sense of fun’. Tribute from Old Albanians RFC where Ali had been President. ‘It is with great sadness that the Club announces the passing of Ali Mills, a man whose stature belied a great heart and a giant personality. There are those amongst us who go through life in an almost placid fashion, happy with rules and content not to pass an opinion on any subject which might be deemed controversial. Our numbers include many who, like a becalmed vessel, leave little trace behind them regardless VM [OL LɈVY[ [OL` L_WLUK :\JO ^HZ UL]LY (SPÂťZ KLZ[PU` HUK so many of us in OARFC and friends in untold other Rugby locations are proud to have shared even a little time with him. So much of his life involved humour, his laugh was typically infectious and his sense of comedy was never absent for long. His long-time friend and colleague, the late lamented Tom Howard, often mused on his erstwhile half-back partner’s abilities, (like the fact that Ali was a useful boxer in his youth); but he was not slow to point out certain shortcomings when OL MLS[ [OL ULLK HYVZL 6UL Z\JO ^HZ ;VTT`ÂťZ HɉYTH[PVU [OH[ his scrum half was the inventor of the Barnes Wallis pass! His career at OAs lasted from the 1960’s despite previously being a pupil at Bedford School. He played in every side (SIHUPHUZ Ă„LSKLK HUK 0 ^HZ WYP]PSLNLK [V RLLW OPT JVTWHU` PU at least four of them from 1983. To say he was a noted tourist is like saying St Paul’s Cathedral is a Chapel and it is certainly true to say that his colleagues, whenever OAs ventured to other clubs (or distant

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shores!) regarded him as a lively source of mayhem. Whilst he may never have been a great example…he was indeed a terrible warning! He was one of those people who made folks smile even at the mention of his name. Music played a big part in his life and he brought his enthusiasm to the clubhouse every season. The Ali Mills Night ^HZ HS^H`Z H NPN ^OPJO ÄSSLK )LLJO )V[[VT VY >VVSSHTZ [V the rafters and seemed to get better as the years rolled by. I remember meeting him at a training session at Westminster Lodge and I asked him why he was there; after all it had been many years since he’d needed to train! He said “I’ve been given the greatest honour of my life! I’ve been asked to serve as Club President and I’m desperately trying to come to terms with that!” Ali was a worthy President for many years, guiding through some turbulent times but never losing sight of the fact that the players were, and always will be, the mainstay of our organisation. Not for him a lengthy coach journey to a distant opposition ground perched at the front of the bus; Ali was always to be found at the back, with the players, asking questions and joining in the fun. He will be especially remembered for that. Ali had heart problems for some years but that did not stop him playing in the last match at Beech Bottom, Us vs Them! I was delighted to referee the game and, it has to be said, there was no evidence of a bouncing bomb that day! Ali passed away in hospital after a short illness. He leaves a son, Jonathan, and a daughter, Amy, whose grieving will surely be alleviated by so many memories of a delightful Dad.’ Brian Quinn. Christopher P Money Born 5 March 1947 Died 27 February 2020 - Aged 72 At Bedford School 1954-1966 - Crescent Jim R A Muller Born 05 April 1934 Died 16 February 2019 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1946-1952 – Glanyrafon Jim served in the Royal Air Force when he was called up, before taking his place at Corpus Christie, Cambridge. He switched courses from Classics to gain his degree in chemistry. Whilst at Cambridge he rowed for his college, and later for Marlow Rowing Club. His working life was spent at the ICI Paints Division in Slough. Initially he worked in Research and Development and latterly on computers in the Paints Planning Department. At one point he spent six months in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) commissioning a plant for ICI. Jim met his wife, Judy, in 1964 at the Marlow Operatic Society singing Gilbert & Sullivan. Together they performed in almost all the G & S operettas and also in Die Fledermaus, the Merry Widow and Carmen amongst others. On taking early retirement from ICI Jim took a Royal Horticultural course in garden design and worked in people’s gardens (as long as he could have input – he didn’t want to just weed or mow lawns!)

and was commissioned to design a Memorial Garden in St 4HY`»Z JO\YJO`HYK PU )LHJVUZÄLSK 6U YLSVJH[PVU MYVT )LHJVUZÄLSK [V 3SHUNHKVN H >LSZO speaking village in Carmarthenshire Jim and Judy restored and lived in a farmhouse which had not been lived in for 100 years. They had nearly two acres of land bordered by the 9P]LY ;`^P ZV ^LYL ZLSM Z\ɉJPLU[ PU MY\P[ HUK ]LNL[HISLZ 1PT THKL HUK ZVSK ^HSRPUN Z[PJRZ OH]PUN ÄYZ[ MV\UK [OL [YLL HUK cut the wood, and he took an active part in community life. They both learnt Welsh and were members of the community choir. Jim was the treasurer of the village Film and Supper Club, of which they were both founder members. Jim was a lifelong bell ringer and former Tower Captain. His other interests included calligraphy. photography, cooking, wine making from his own produce, and marmalade and jam making. He was fascinated by language. He enjoyed sailing and once, when on board the Tall Ship Sail Training Association Ship, Stravros Niarchos, he climbed to the top of the crow’s nest - when the ship had returned to port – there being no chance to do so at sea! ‘All of us who knew Jim will remember his quiet, polite and gentlemanly personality and disposition. It is not surprising that, wherever he went, he acquired the title of ‘Gentleman Jim’. He is survived by his wife, Judy. ,K^HYK 1 9 5V` Born 21 May 1927 Died March 2020 - Aged 92 At Bedford School 1941-1943 - Pemberley Surgeon Colonel J P Anthony Page RAMC Born 9 June 1937 Died 9 December 2019 - Aged 82 At Bedford School 1945-1955 - St Cuthbert’s After leaving Bedford Anthony went up to Gonville and Caius College at Cambridge University to study medicine. After qualifying he went to Canada for a short while to work as a junior doctor at a children’s hospital in Toronto. On his return to the UK he joined the RAMC in 1964 and joined the Blues & Royals of the Household *H]HSY` HZ [OLPY WLYTHULU[ TLKPJHS VɉJLY /L ZLY]LK at home and abroad as well as looking after the soldier’s families. Anthony rose to the rank of Surgeon Colonel staying with the regiment for many years. From 1992 he worked in Saudi Arabia for two years then on his return he worked for the Ministry of Defense as a civilian doctor in Osnabruck, Germany. 0U OL THYYPLK OPZ ÄYZ[ ^PML HUK OHK MV\Y JOPSKYLU /L married Alison his second wife in 1981 and they had three children. They were married for 38 years until his death. He leaves behind thirteen grandchildren. X Anthony retired to Caithness in Scotland in 2002 where he

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LUQV`LK WSLU[` VM ÄZOPUN HUK ^HZ [OLYL \W \U[PS OPZ KLH[O He will be remembered as a man who always had time for other people. David Parker Born 2 August 1930 Died 1 December 2016 - Aged 86 At Bedford School 1940-1949 – Sanderson’s Brian Parkinson Born 1 December 1935 Died 8 January 2020 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1947-1954 - St Cuthbert’s Ken Parkinson Born 28 December 1936 Died 24 June 2020 - Aged 83 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ Born in Lytham, Lancashire, he moved to Manchester University where he accumulated a degree in Botany and Zoology and a WYLZZLK ÅV^LY JVSSLJ[PVU ^OPJO has held spellbound successive NLULYH[PVUZ VM )PVSVN` Z[HɈ H[ )LKMVYK" P[ TH` ^LSS IL [OL ÄULZ[ specimen of its type this side of the River Ribble. Having sampled the many-faceted delights of Wellingborough, he arrived at Bedford School in September of 1978 and in rapid succession became Head of Biology and [OLU /V\ZLTHZ[LY VM 7LTILYSL` +\YPUN OPZ HUK OPZ ÄYZ[ ^PML Enid’s, time in charge, Pemberley developed a reputation for being a relaxed and safe boarding house and Ken’s down-toLHY[O Z[`SL HUK \UÅHWWHIPSP[` ^LYL NYLH[S` HWWYLJPH[LK Ken was deeply involved in School sport and, even though his ability to hit a ball with a racket was rudimentary to say the least. He refereed rugby for his entire School career and was for many years coach to the 2nd XV. As the years took their [VSS HUK ^OLU V[OLY Z[HɈ ^V\SK IL [OPURPUN VM [HRPUN [OPUNZ easy, Ken, now head of the Royal Navy Section of the CCF, [H\NO[ OPTZLSM [V ZHPS NHPUPUN OPZ *VHZ[HS :RPWWLY»Z *LY[PÄJH[L and introduced the sport to numbers of boys both in the *VYWZ HUK V\[ZPKL P[ :HPSPUN ^HZ [V ILJVTL ZPNUPÄJHU[ PU OPZ personal life as well. Ken was also involved with the establishment of the Field Centre at Ickwell Bury, was Senior Housemaster and a member of the Senior Management Team. Following his retirement from the School, Ken and his second wife Jenny, moved to Christchurch where they spent many happy years sailing along the south coast. Peter J Payne Born 31 August 1924 Died 28 October 2019 - Aged 95 At Bedford School 1939-1942 – Ashburnham Peter Payne was the only son of the late George Payne and Annie Payne (née Dyer) and stepson of Florence Payne (née Young). A much respected and admired early Computer Scientist in 146

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Cambridge, he was one of the leading computer scientists of the post-War era. Peter was a man who changed the world we live in. It is not often that this can truly be said of someone; but in Peter’s case it really is true. Peter was such a modest man that he barely ever talked about his achievements, still less boasted of them; indeed, it was not really until last year, when I bumped into one of his former colleagues, that I really started [V HWWYLJPH[L [OL ZPNUPÄJHUJL VM ^OH[ 7L[LY KPK (Z H JOPSK 0 was always fascinated by the things Peter could do with the rather basic home computers then available; on one occasion, I remember that he managed to scan a drawing I had made of a cartoon mouse and turn it into a brief animation. Peter was not born into the Young family, and yet he was grafted into the Youngs when his father George married Flo, my great aunt. George Payne died in 1950, but Peter often said that his father was even more talented than he was – an engineering foreman at W.H. Allen so skilled that he was the only worker permitted to use the most sophisticated cutting machines. Peter inherited his father’s gift for working with technology – but unlike his father, Peter had the opportunity to receive a higher education, and became one of the leading computer programmers of the post-War era. Peter was always a man ahead of his time, and this was why I always enjoyed visiting him. He seemed to see further than the rest of us, and his was an intellect focussed on the horizon of the future. Indeed, while the work of many researchers soon gets supplanted and fades into PUZPNUPÄJHUJL 7L[LY»Z WPVULLYPUN WYVNYHTTPUN MVY [OL KLZPNU and manufacture of three-dimensional objects is much more important now than it was in the 1960s. It will be still more important in years to come. 3D printing technology, the technology of the future, is dependent on programming developed by Peter Payne for W.H. Allen, British Airways Corporation, Clark’s Shoes and others. In 1972, Peter was [OL ÄYZ[ WLYZVU PU [OL ^VYSK [V KLTVUZ[YH[L [OH[ H JVTW\[LY program could be used to cut a three-dimensional object. ;OH[ TVTLU[ ^HZ PU LɈLJ[ [OL IPY[O VM HSS + JVTW\[LY HPKLK manufacturing, including 3D printing. In 2018 I met a gentleman called Ernest Warman who worked with Peter in the ’60s and ’70s, and remembered him as both a legend and a visionary genius of computer-aided design. Ernie remembers Peter working through the night to design the nose-cone of the BAC111 aeroplane, a type of short-haul jet that remained in service from the 1960s until the retirement of the last plane as recently as May of this year. Peter showed that he could accomplish in one night what would have taken a conventional team weeks to complete. On another occasion, Ernie remembered someone asking if a program could be developed to design shoes; Peter took VɈ VUL VM OPZ V^U ZOVLZ [OLYL HUK [OLU HUK \ZLK P[ [V ^YP[L H program that would create templates for shoes. There was no MHɉUN HIV\[ ^P[O 7L[LY /L Z\IZLX\LU[S` ^VYRLK ^P[O *SHYR»Z Shoes, developing a computer-controlled shoe last that is now on public display in the Whipple Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge. The programs he developed were probably used to create the shoes you are all wearing today. Believe it or not, even the humble snap-shut spectacle case was developed by Peter’s team. Peter’s work bridged the worlds of engineering and academic research, and he worked both in Cambridge

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University’s Engineering Department and in the Mathematical Laboratory, the predecessor of today’s Department of Computer Science. The area in which Peter excelled was creating programmes that could deal with complex, curved 3D surfaces – something that, when Peter started, no-one thought a computer could do. But the more challenging the WYVISLT [OL TVYL LHNLY 7L[LY ^HZ [V ÄUK H ZVS\[PVU 0UKLLK a preoccupation with the three-dimensional spilled into Peter’s hobby of stereoscopic photography, while his brilliant spatial sense was no doubt the secret of his gifted coaching in snooker (Peter was a coach at Greyfriars Snooker Centre in retirement). The life of Peter John Payne is a reminder of how much a single modest and unassuming human being can contribute [V [OL ^VYSK ¶ PU ^H`Z [OH[ ZLLT ZTHSS H[ ÄYZ[ I\[ PU [OL perspective of history may be huge. The work of pioneers of computer science, of whom Peter was one, now dominates all our lives in ways they could not have imagined. Peter himself started to feel as early as the late 1990s that he no longer understood modern computers. But in truth we do not yet RUV^ [OL [Y\L ZPNUPÄJHUJL VM 7L[LY»Z ^VYR HZ [OL [LJOUVSVN` made possible by his vision is still being invented. Peter was VUL VM [OL SHZ[ Z\Y]P]PUN WPVULLYZ VM [OL ÄYZ[ HNL VM JVTW\[PUN that followed the Second World War. I don’t know why Peter was so modest about what he accomplished. Perhaps he felt that the credit should go to the team in which he worked, rather than to any one individual. But above all, I think Peter understood that it was his quiet work as a mentor – whether to young engineering students, to young snooker players, or to members of his own family – that mattered most. His kindness, his patience, and his ability to inspire inquiry have left a legacy that I think Peter ^V\SK OH]L JVUZPKLYLK Q\Z[ HZ PTWVY[HU[ HZ OPZ ZJPLU[PÄJ contribution. Because Peter was always able to see more than one dimension. By Francis Young J Michael Peacock Born 18 June 1922 Died 17 June 2012 - Aged 89 At Bedford School 1930-1940 - Crescent Michael left in the summer of 1940 at the height of the invasion fear during the Second World War, which interrupted his planned university admission. He was the son of a dental surgeon who had volunteered for active service in the Boer War, serving as a cavalryman in the Imperial Yeomanry and taking his own horse to South Africa. After being commissioned into the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Michael himself saw active service in the Far East. He was a member of a cloak and dagger organisation (Combined Operations Pilotage Parties) that swam ashore from submarines to reconnoiter beaches for future invasions against Japanese-held Burma. On one such mission he became separated from his party, who assumed he had been swept out to sea. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of the Japanese, who could not \UKLYZ[HUK ^O` H UH]HS VɉJLY ZOV\SK IL PU [OL Q\UNSL 2LW[ away from other allied prisoners in Rangoon jail and unable to communicate with them, he was nicknamed the Admiral by the British soldiers. Weakened by recurring tropical disease, he was unable to stand upright for long periods but kept his

mental agility by scratching long division sums on his cell wall. As his wife later recalled he was eventually repatriated [V ,UNSHUK HUK KPZJOHYNLK MYVT [OL UH]` ^OPSL Z[PSS Z\ɈLYPUN from malaria, beriberi, and dysentery. The London Gazette records he was awarded a Mention in Despatches for ‘bravery and enterprise in reconnaissance operations’. After the war, Michael initially struggled to gain admission to a veterinary college until new government regulations assisted ex-servicemen. He was accepted as a mature undergraduate to the Royal (Dick) (Edinburgh) and he NYHK\H[LK PU (M[LY NYHK\H[PVU OL ^LU[ ÄYZ[ PU[V WYHJ[PJL in King’s Lynn before setting up his own plate in Bedford. Bedford at the time had three veterinary surgeons and practitioners, none of whom apparently spoke to the others. Michael visited each to introduce himself and found that for a number of years he was the only conduit for communication between them. With hard work and because of his tireless devotion to his clients, he developed his home-based practice into a thriving concern. Although it was a genuinely mixed practice that provided for small animal, equine and farm clients, his heart always lay with large animals and in his specialism of pig medicine. 4PJOHLS ^HZ HS^H`Z ÄLYJLS` WYV\K VM OPZ ,KPUI\YNO education and preferred, whenever possible, to recruit Dick men to his practice. His wife Sheila, who died the year before him, supported him throughout his career and later life. Together they raised a family and ran the practice from the building next door. Sheila was a leading member of the Bedford Medical Wives’ Club and wrote an amusing recollection of their life together entitled Wife to the Vet. Michael was a true gentleman of the old school who spurned the business side of his chosen profession and who was always prepared to dedicate plenty of time to clients and treat them with compassion. I remember being told, forcibly, that it was the overriding duty of a professional man to make his business a success solely so that he could continue to WYHJ[PZL OPZ WYVMLZZPVU MVY [OL ILULÄ[ VM V[OLYZ /PZ KL]V[PVU to his vocation was inspiring. I, and I suspect, many other visiting students learned much about the art of veterinary medicine from him, and observed the skills he used to JVTT\UPJH[L ZV LɈLJ[P]LS` ^P[O OPZ ]HYPLK JSPLU[LSL IL [OL` the hunting set, the bitch breeder or the gnarled farmer. Our thoughts and sympathies go to his children, Nicky and Stephen. -HUHP\ 0DQWHOO

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Crumbs (SVM[ 0 ZLL [OL Ă„ZOLYTHUÂťZ Ă…VH[ Here and there a passing boat But life is calm in waters deep This is my house where I slumber and sleep But wait! Behold! What can I see? A splash in the water; some food, maybe 7LYOHWZ P[ PZ IHP[ MVY [OL Ă„ZOLYTHUÂťZ SPUL Or else it is crumbs that are sure to be mine I study the crumbs. Now where is that hook? I won’t be too fast - I’ll have a good look 6UL Ă„ZO PU H O\YY` NYHIZ H[ [OL JY\TIZ ( Ă…PJR VM [OL YVK HUK V\[ OL JVTLZ But I have more sense Than to eat up those crumbs I don’t want to end up In somebody’s thumbs There’s bound to be trouble So I sit all day long And listen to the brook As it sings its sweet song By David Phillips, aged 10 J Richard Probert-Jones Born 25 May 1933 Died May 2016 - Aged 83 At Bedford School 1940-1951 - Paulo Pontine J Michael Ramsden Born 2 October 1928 Died 28 July 2019 - Aged 90 At Bedford School 1941-1945 – Burnaby Mike was born in Blackpool. His father was Jack Ramsden, who worked for )YP[PZO 4V]PL[VUL 5L^Z HUK Ă…L^ K\YPUN WW2 on operations with both the RAF and the USAAF. The family moved south to Edgware around 1937 and Mike was sent to Bedford as a boarder, his father having heard good things from Old Bedfordians. There he joined the Air Training Corps, having always been interested in aeroplanes, attending many air shows of the Cobham variety. In 1943 he went to /H[Ă„LSK ^P[O OPZ MH[OLY ^OV ^HZ Ă„STPUN [OL [OLU UL^ =HTWPYL 0U JVU]LYZH[PVU ^P[O OPZ MH[OLY HUK \UOLHYK I` 4PRL .LVɈYL` KL /H]PSSHUK 1Y ZHPK ^VYKZ [V [OL LɈLJ[ [OH[ ¸PM `V\Y SHK PZ interested in aircraft then he couldn’t have a better start in life than joining the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical Schoolâ€? (DHAeTS). Mike had been destined to read classics at Oxford, but his school friend Michael Spanyol (42-45) had planned to become a Rolls-Royce apprentice and initially Mike thought of joining him. In the end both went to DHAeTS. He was a member of the Wasps Rugby Club, whose ground at Sudbury (Wembley) was near his home. He also WSH`LK MVY [OL ;LJO :JOVVS [LHT 4PRLÂťZ Ă„YZ[ RUV^U QV\YUHSPZT 148

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appeared in ‘The Pylon’ during his apprenticeship. He coedited several issues and contributed articles and cartoons Towards the end of his apprenticeship he became interested in and involved with the work of the Public Relations Department. It was there that he met Angela Mortimer. On completion of his apprenticeship, he joined the PR Department. His engagement to Angela was announced at Christmas 1952 and they married in 1953. Mike saw and WHY[PJPWH[LK PU Ă„YZ[ [OL Comet glory years and latterly the disastrous year of 1954 when all examples of the Comet were withdrawn from service due to structural defects. With the Company at a low ebb, he left in 1955 to join Flight magazine as a journalist on the air transport team. /L SLHYU[ [V Ă…` ZV [OH[ OL JV\SK WHY[PJPWH[L PU [OL ]HYPV\Z visits to factories along with photographer and artist – Flight was renowned for its cutaway drawings. A talented artist, OL YHPZLK TVUL` [V WH` MVY OPZ Ă…`PUN SLZZVUZ I` ZLSSPUN watercolours from a stall in St Albans market. It was in January 1958 that the then editor, Rex King, agreed to Mike’s proposal of a diary column. Rex chose the name Straight and Level and the byline Roger Bacon, saying [OH[ -YPHY )HJVU [OL [O JLU[\Y` ZJOVSHY ^HZ [OL Ă„YZ[ Englishman to say anything sensible about aeronautics. Mike gleefully recounted clangers and lampooned those in power (‘the neddies’), also delighted in interpreting ‘yuckspeak’, e.g. Âş6\Y OPNO JHWHIPSP[` MHJPSP[` VɈLYZ VW[PT\T YLJ[PĂ„JH[PVU ^VYR = we do repairs’. ‘And By and By a Cloud Took all Away’ was Mike’s choice of heading for Flight’s wonderful aviation photo archive. Mike became editor of what by then was Flight International in 1964. As a trained engineer, he helped to establish Flight’s reputation for technical expertise and coverage of aviation safety, reporting on accidents and their investigations, and advocating advances in training and oversight. In 1976 he published ‘The Safe Airline’, a scholarly analysis of the entire topic, all of which is every bit as relevant today as it was then. It won an award from the Flight Safety Foundation. He had a front row seat for many of the major aerospace events of the late 1960s and 1970s, including the Apollo programme HUK [OL PUH\N\YHS WYLZZ Ă…PNO[ VM *VUJVYKL /PZ WVL[PJ ^H` with words in capturing the poignancy of a historic moment became a trademark. In 1981 he became Editor-in-Chief and in 1989 he left to become Editor of Aerospace, the journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and Head of Publications. He retired from the RAeS in 1993. The Honourable Company of Air Pilots (incorporating Air Navigators) in 1980/81 awarded Mike The Cumberbatch Trophy for ‘an outstanding contribution to aviation safety’. In 1988 he was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society’s >HRLĂ„LSK .VSK 4LKHS ÂşMVY OPZ JVU[PU\PUN HUK LɈLJ[P]L campaign, exercised through his writings, to improve further standards of air safety’. Mike campaigned against an RAF verdict of gross negligence by the pilots of Chinook ZD576, which crashed into a hillside on the Mull of Kintyre in dense fog on 2nd June 1994. This was a cause into which he threw a huge amount of his time and energy. He was much obstructed and was Âş^HYULK VÉˆÂť I` [OL ;VW 2ULKKPLZ ;OL ]LYKPJ[ ^HZ L]LU[\HSS` overturned, much to the delight of Mike and his many fellow campaigners.

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Another campaign was the response he led to the infamous Channel 4 programme ‘Comet Cover-up’ in August 2002, which alleged wrong-doing by de Havilland in the design VM [OL *VTL[ (M[LY T\JO LɈVY[ *OHUULS ^HZ MVYJLK [V broadcast an apology in December 2003 and to publish it in the Daily Telegraph. In the 2016 Aerospace Media Awards, he was recognised with a long-overdue Lifetime Achievement Award. Every colleague and contemporary in the room was on their feet applauding, as if to say, “Yes. About time!â€? In the world of aviation journalism and publishing, he was one of the greats. Mike was a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Royal (LYVUH\[PJHS :VJPL[` HUK 7YLZPKLU[ VM [OL /H[Ă„LSK IYHUJO until 2018 when he retired due to ill health. He continued to ^YP[L PU OPZ YL[PYLTLU[ PU WHY[PJ\SHY H IPVNYHWO` Âş:PY .LVɈYL` de Havilland – A Life of Innovation and Leadership’. Mike was H [Y\Z[LL VM [OL :PY .LVɈYL` KL /H]PSSHUK -S`PUN -V\UKH[PVU and a founding trustee of the Mosquito Appeal Fund, which became the current de Havilland Aircraft Museum. He painted throughout his adult life, also enjoyed classical music, particularly Mozart. He leaves his wife Angela, son James and daughter Annabel. Charles A Randall )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 31 January 2020 - Aged 71 At Bedford School 1962-1966 - Pemberley Known as Charlie, he began his career at the Herts Advertiser in the 1970s before joining the Telegraph in 1979 where he stayed for 32 years as their cricket, rugby, bowls and hockey writer. He reported on county cricket for several decades before covering hockey for three years at the paper. He also reported on school’s hockey for The Hockey Paper and was elected chairman of the Hockey Writers’ Club. Close friend Ivo Tennant wrote in a tribute on the Cricket Writers’ Club site: “He was slim, wiry, seemed to eat and drink little, did not smoke, and, as he once demonstrated when covering Hampshire at Bournemouth, had evidently been a Ă„UL JS\I JYPJRL[LY MVY THU` `LHYZ “He collected the ball on the boundary and, to the PYYP[H[PVU VM [OL Ă„LSKLY ^OV OHK W\YZ\LK P[ Ă„aaLK P[ PU V]LY the stumps and into the wicket-keeper’s gloves. So his death from pneumonia, when only in his early seventies, comes as a shock. I happened to be in the press box, the old – and preferable – box at Lord’s with Charlie in 1989 when he was relatively new to cricket writing. It was early season and Yorkshire were giving a debut to a young fast bowler called Darren Gough, who took three Middlesex wickets for JVTPUN VU Ă„YZ[ JOHUNL 5LP[OLY VM \Z OHK OLHYK VM OPT Charlie, diligent and polite as ever, asked the travelling White Rose correspondents – at least four in those days – if they JV\SK Ă„SS OPT PU HZ OL OHK H SLUN[O` WPLJL [V ^YP[L “It was, I think, John Callaghan, who mischievously informed Charlie that Gough was ‘the son of a Barnsley rat-

catcher. Given Charlie had been a sub-editor, and no doubt respected for his accuracy, his description was not queried. His lurid words were duly printed!â€? Away from his journalism he joined the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), an army reserve regiment, part-time in 1968 and maintained this connection into recent years as President of the HAC football club. A long-term resident of Radlett, Herts, he was a member of Porters Park Golf Club for 55 years and a member of Radlett Cricket Club for a similar length of time, playing league cricket until he was 64. His interests included collecting records for his Rockola Max jukebox, chess and drawing. He leaves a wife Kate, whom he married in 1979, two JOPSKYLU 5PJVSL HUK :PTVU HUK Ă„]L NYHUKKH\NO[LYZ Sports Journalists Association 1VOU 4 9LHK . 0 4LJO , Born 18 October 1934 Died 11 April 2020 - Aged 85 At Bedford School 1947-1953 - Pemberley Rev Anthony F Richards Born 4 December 1926 Died 6 March 2016 - Aged 89 At Bedford School 1934-1945 - Paulo Pontine On leaving School Anthony went into the Royal Navy and then to both Oxford and Cambridge. He joined the Ministry and became Vicar of Christ Church, High Wycombe (1959-63); Curate-in-Charge (1963-67); Vicar of Terriers (1963-73); St Stephen’s, Cinderford (1973-80); St Paul’s, Clacton-on-Sea (1980-93); New Zealand (1988-89) Christopher A Rosevear Born 3 September 1947 Died 5 September 2019 - Aged 72 At Bedford School 1955-1965 - Paulo Pontine Chris was the son of Don and Gerda Rosevear, who often ILJHTL LɈLJ[P]LS` ÂşMVZ[LY parents’ to boys attending Bedford School as day boys whose own parents could not at that time look after them from their local home, usually due to the parents spending most of the year working abroad. Clive Beeley (56-59) recalls that Gerda was a fabulous cook and Don was always keen to push them all on getting their homework done properly and would test them on it in the morning whilst he was shaving/dressing and would generally try to expand their knowledge not just of their school subjects but the wider world as well. In August 1957, the family and Clive all went on a carefully planned month-long tour/holiday in Germany with Don driving in his super black Humber Hawk car which performed without fault over many hundreds of miles in those weeks. They were treated to tours of famous tourist spots like Neuschwanstein Castle, Oberammergau, Bayreuth Playhouse and Nuremberg. Don would keep an immaculate daily diary of X all the events, adding some hand drawn pictures to embellish it!

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After leaving Bedford School in 1965 Chris attended Christ’s College Cambridge and read Modern & Mediaeval languages. He then went to the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration to read Economics. He joined Data Base Unlimited working as a consultant in automating treasury management and specialising in database implementation within [OL Ă„UHUJPHS ZLY]PJLZ PUK\Z[Y` HUK ILJHTL :LUPVY 7HY[ULY (M[LY 24 years with them he became the Director of International (ɈHPYZ MVY 9+6 *V PU 4VSKV]H HUK [OLU ,\YVWLHU *VTTLYJPHS Director for WMB Agency, Moldova. He was also the Former Senior Consultant at the International Economic Advisory Group, World Bank, and Former Head of Treasury Management EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) at Citibank. Chris married Kate and the couple adopted 2 sons, Josh and Louis. Chris and Kate were animal lovers and their home PU >PUJOĂ„LSK /HTWZOPYL ^V\SK IL Ă„SSLK ^P[O THU` KVNZ cats, cockerels, hens, and several other animals all competing for their attention! Chris was an accomplished musician and played the piano and oboe to a good standard. He also master-minded the >PUJOĂ„LSK 4\ZPJ -LZ[P]HS L]LY` `LHYZ HYV\UK 1\UL [PTL HUK was able to attract musicians of International standard such as Peter Donohoe (Piano) and Jennifer Pike (Violin). Kate died in late December 2017, but Chris still spent a lot of [PTL PU 4VSKV]H HUK Z\ɈLYLK H OLHY[ H[[HJR [OLYL PU :LW[LTILY 2019. He is survived by his 2 sons, Josh and Louis. ) 5 Âş9\Z[`Âť 9\Z[VTQLL Born 7 August 1934 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1944-1952 - St Peter’s Rusty was born in Bedford, the son of a Doctor. On leaving Bedford he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers. He played rugby for the Engineers as well as playing rugby and cricket for the Bedford Lions. Rusty joined Air India in 1960 and married Khorshed in 1961 in Bombay and they had 2 children, Tina and Neville. He was posted to Geneva as Manager in 1975 and retired as a Deputy Commercial Director. Rusty lived in Switzerland, Beirut, Hong Kong, London, and Cairo and retired to Mumbai, India, where he was a member of the Gymkhana Club. He died in Bangalore and is survived by his daughter Tina, a vet in Bombay and son, Neville, an Architect in the US. His son Neville told us that even at the age of 85 before his death, he often recalled his fond memories of Bedford School and his childhood days in Bedford Michael I Skeggs Born 13 March 1961 Died 5 March 2019 - Aged 57 At Bedford School 1974-1978 - Burnaby 3[ *KY 1VOU ( :THY[ 95 9[K Born 26 August 1929 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1940-1947 - Crescent Joined the Royal Navy and served in Hong Kong and Japan. 150

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Jack Smith Born 7 March 1936 Died 1 May 2020 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1949-1954 - Paulo Pontine Together with his twin brother, Peter, Jack was a member of the 1st XV and the 1st XI. Following School Jack played for the Bedford Blues as Full Back and made 343 appearances for the Club between 1953 – 68. He was also chosen to play for the Barbarians in 1965. Jack was also a very talented JYPJRL[LY HUK Ă„YZ[ WSH`LK MVY the county in 1959 and his last appearance was in 1975. He was captain from 1962 until 1973 and it was under his bold leadership that Bedfordshire lifted the Minor Counties Championship in both 1970 and 1972, the only two occasions on which the county has been outright winners of the title. Jack himself played a big role in these successes. His HJJ\YH[L VɈ ZWPU THKL OPT [OL WLYMLJ[ WHY[ULY MVY SLN ZWPUULY Graham Jarrett and between them they took 97 wickets in 1970 and 74 in 1972. With Trevor Morley taking 40 wickets in each of these seasons, Bedfordshire boasted a formidable attack. As a captain Smith was a born gambler and on most VJJHZPVUZ OPZ [HJ[PJZ WHPK VɈ 6UL [PTL ^OLU [OPUNZ ^LU[ spectacularly wrong though, was in a Gillette Cup match when, with drizzle in the air, he sent Hampshire into bat after winning the toss, and saw his bowlers slaughtered by Roy Marshall (140) and Barry Reed (112) who set a new JVTWL[P[PVU YLJVYK MVY [OL Ă„YZ[ ^PJRL[ In all he played 147 games for Bedfordshire and took 493 wickets. He was also twice chosen to play for the full Minor Counties representative side against the tourists. Against [OL (\Z[YHSPHUZ PU OL YLJVYKLK [OL HTHaPUN Ă„N\YLZ VM 21.1-11-22-3, capturing the wickets of Bill Lawry, Wally Grout and Alan Connolly. A year later he played against the South Africans when Colin Bland, Tiger Lance and Dennis Lindsay were his victims. Jack’s son Simon (77-82) also played for the Blues, making HWWLHYHUJLZ H[ Ă…` OHSM MYVT William S Smith )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 18 June 2020 - Aged 82 At Bedford School 1948-1954 – Crescent William, fondly known as “Billâ€? was born in 1937 in Hull. He was the eldest of two sons of Sidney and Agnes Smith (nee Bambrough). After leaving Bedford, Bill completed his National Service with the Royal Tank Regiment. His hard work earned him a commission and he went on to become a Second Lieutenant. After completing his military

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service, he trained as a Civil Engineer for Bedford Council. His working career took him overseas to Sierra Leone and Zambia (to name but a few places), and it was whilst in Zambia that he met the love of his life, Valerie. They got married in Lusaka YLNPZ[Y` VɉJL PU HUK OHK [^V KH\NO[LYZ 3V\PZL PU and Alison in 1974. In 1977, Bill and his family left Africa for good, and returned to the UK. They settled back in Bedfordshire and Bill worked for Kier International until his retirement. In 2013, they moved to be closer to family in Bedale, back in Bill’s beloved Yorkshire. It was during his time at Bedford, that Bill developed his lifelong love of rugby and rowing. Rugby, in particular, was his greatest passion and long after his playing days ended, he continued to follow the sport. He was an avid Saracens fan and loved watching England play in the Internationals. He was one very proud Grandad, when his two grandsons decided to follow in his footsteps. Bill was a larger than life character. He touched people with his warm kind heart, generous nature and infectious sense of humour. Straight talking, greatly respected, and dearly loved and adored by his family. Bill is survived by his wife Valerie, his daughters, Louise and Ali, and two grandsons, Jack and Harry. Hugh A W Southon Born 13 October 1927 Died 27 July 2020 - Aged 92 At Bedford School 1934-1945 - Ashburnham Hugh died peacefully in Batemans Bay, Australia. The family moved to Bedford PU [V ILULĂ„[ MYVT [OL excellent Harpur Trust School. Hugh entered the ‘Inky’ a month before his 7th birthday. In the Upper School, his extra-curricular activities were ‘rugger’, rowing, Scouts and the JTC. An avid birdwatcher, Hugh once surprised a policeman at 4am en route on his bike for a ‘hide’ in Stagsden, in time for the dawn chorus! National Service in the 14/20th Kings Hussars was followed by a degree in Zoology at New College, Oxford. He married Ruth (‘Biddy’ Sturton. BHS) in 1954 and appointment as an entomologist with the East African Trypanosomiasis and Tsetse Research Organisation took the couple to Tanganyika (now Tanzania) and, later, Uganda. After 10 years the family returned to London where Hugh worked for the International Biological Programme for another decade. In 1975 the family emigrated to Australia where Hugh became Executive Secretary of the Australian Academy of Science in Canberra for a further 12 years. Retirement followed in an idyllic spot on the south east coast of New South Wales, where Hugh and Ruth were deeply involved with their community. Attendance at u3a (University VM [OL ;OPYK (NL RLW[ [OLT TLU[HSS` Z[PT\SH[LK /\NO Ă„UHS few years were spent, with Ruth, in a care home. The couple had 2 sons and 2 daughters. Their elder son Michael, was at Bedford from 1971-1974 0UV (ODLQH %R[KDOO VLVWHU

Colonel Roger Squires OBE TD JP DL Born 12 April 1934 Died 4 December 2019 - Aged 85 At Bedford School 1945-1952 - Talbot’s Roger was born in Luton in where his family owned a hat manufacturers. His Bedford school days were due to start on the 8th May 1945 but this was delayed by two days “for [OL Ă„YZ[ KH` VM [LYT ^HZ PU fact VE Day. And so, instead of coming back to school, we celebrated each in his own way, the victory upon which the School, like every other free institution depended for its hope of survivalâ€? (from the Ousel July 1945). Roger’s school days passed happily enough. He captained [OL ZJOVVS IV_PUN [LHT HUK YLWYLZLU[LK [OL Ă„YZ[ ?= MVY Y\NI`" always preferring sport to the academic side of life. In later years we hosted the OB gatherings in the North West and attended those held by other Old Bedfordians, where all the OBs would delight in reminiscing and hearing news of the school from the current headmaster. On leaving Bedford in 1951 he commenced National :LY]PJL H[ 6Z^LZ[Y` HUK MYVT [OLYL [V 6ɉJLY [YHPUPUN H[ Mons where he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery. On passing out he joined the 1st Singapore Regiment RA and this positive experience of army life led to him joining the Territorial Army on his return to England. 9VNLY ZWLU[ OPZ ^VYRPUN SPML ^P[O 3HWVY[L *OLTPJHSZ Ă„YZ[S` PU 3\[VU HUK [OLU [V 3VUKVU HUK Ă„UHSS` >PKULZ PU *OLZOPYL During those years in Luton his weekends were taken up with playing rugby for Harpenden where he captained the team, and serving with 100 Regiment RA. The move north in 1968 meant leaving the Herts & Beds Yeomanry (100 Regiment) and joining 103rd (Lancashire Artillery Volunteers) Regiment Royal Artillery. 1974 was a special year, Roger took command of the 9LNPTLU[ [OL Ă„YZ[ ;LYYP[VYPHS (YT` 6ɉJLY [V KV ZV HUK H month later was married to Jocelyn. They found a house, which had to be within commuting distance of the Batteries based across the north west, their three children were born at intervals so as not to coincide with the Annual camp HUK MHTPS` SPML Ă„[[LK HYV\UK [OL KLTHUKZ VM ^VYR HUK [OL Regiment. In 1978 Roger was promoted to Colonel and was ADC to HM Queen Elizabeth 11. In 1983 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. From 1985- 1992 he was Honorary Colonel of 103rd Regiment and in 1993 became a Deputy Lieutenant of the county of Cheshire. Having taken early retirement from Laporte he had time to give to other community causes. He was Chairman of the Bench, involved with his village Scouts and Secretary of the village hall. He also maintained his military links by chairing the Friends of the Chester Military Museum. He was a liveryman of The Tallow Chandlers Company and regularly attended Company events in London. Any other spare time was taken up with gardening and travelling. Roger thoroughly enjoyed life and although his health X deteriorated in the last 2 years he still managed to attend

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social gatherings. The annual St Barbara’s Dinner, (St Barbara is the patron saint of Gunners), is a major event in the north west TA calendar. For many years he was responsible for [OL VYNHUPZH[PVU ZV P[ ^HZ Ă„[[PUN [OH[ P[ ^HZ [OPZ KPUULY [OH[ he attended 4 days before he died on 4th December, St Barbara’s Day. He is survived by his wife Jocelyn, 3 children and 6 grandchildren. John Stanton Born 2 May 1935 Died 21 April 2020 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1948-1953 Pemberley Robert (Bob) W Street Born 22 October 1935 Died 8 July 2020 - Aged 84 At Bedford School 1946-1954 - Paulo Pontine Bob passed away in Douai, France on 8th July 2020 in the presence of his much-loved wife, Jacqueline and their children. He had been unwell for some time but had borne his illness with his normal stoicism and humour. Bob joined the School in the Inky in 1946 where both his intellect and sporting ability were quickly recognised. In the early 1950’s Bob was a popular and successful captain of the 1st XI cricket team and also a member of the 1st XV rugby team. (M[LY 5H[PVUHS :LY]PJL HZ H 7PSV[ 6ɉJLY PU [OL 9V`HS (PY Force, Bob went up to Exeter College, Oxford to study Modern Languages. His subsequent teaching career took him to Dulwich, Stowe and High Wycombe. He continued to play cricket and it was with some satisfaction that he scored a century for every club for which he played. On retirement Bob and Jacqueline moved to Douai, Jacqueline’s hometown. With his cricketing days over, Bob was able to pursue his other passions, especially singing and Bridge. For many years he was a member of 2 choirs and of his local Bridge Club. Bob retained happy memories of his days at Bedford and regularly attended the Old Bedfordian ‘At Home’ reunions, where his and Jacqueline’s presence will be sadly missed by his many friends. Major Alan R Taylor RE Born 14 August 1927 +PLK 5V]LTILY (NLK At Bedford School 1937-1943 - St Cuthbert’s After matriculation Alan immediately enlisted in 1945 and went on to become a Major in the Royal Engineers. While at Sandhurst, as a part of his training, he spent a year at Keble College, Oxford, where he was awarded his Oxford Blue for boxing. He married Joyce Marshall, daughter of Frank Marshall who was Bursar at Bedford School for some years. After 17 years in the British Army Alan demobbed and emigrated to Australia arriving in Perth, Western Australia in 152

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1961. After a few jobs as an engineer he became a teacher at Hale School, the oldest Private School in Perth. He was a teacher there for 20 years and was a house master and senior science master, before retirement. He is survived by his 5 children, 16 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. John B Tennant Born 7 October 2020 Died 17 June 2020 - Aged 67 At Bedford School 1963-1971 – Ashburnham John was born in Portsmouth to Jim and Ruth Tennant. Known as JBT to many of his friends he was a keen sportsman, playing rugby in the Colts XV and then the 1st ?= HSZV WSH`PUN Ä]LZ and athletics at school. He was also a Monitor and Head of Howards. After school he trained to be a Chartered Surveyor whilst working at Mellersh & Harding in London as well as attending Caulden College, Stoke on Trent, qualifying in 1978. He then went on to work for Fox & Sons in Southampton. Sadly he had serious mental health issues in his late 20s from which he never fully recovered and had to give up work. He then lived in London, occasionally writing poetry and enjoyed music and going to live concerts. He helped Marjorie Wallace to set up her charity SANE designed to improve the life of people with mental illness and also worked as a volunteer for the Rethink mental illness charity in London. John had a great sense of humour and was always laughing and joking. He was intelligent, honest, loyal and very competitive. He will be sadly missed by his sister Susan and his nieces, Joanna and Sarah and his great nieces, Alicia and Sasha on all of whom he doted. Tim R Thom Born 20 May 1940 Died 30 March 2020 - Aged 79 At Bedford School 1948-1958 - Talbot’s Tim was born in Bombay, India where his father worked in banking. He was the second son and, after early schooling in India, joined his elder brother at Bedford in the Inky as a boarder, initially at Farrars and then Talbots. He excelled at sport playing for the 1st XV in OPZ ÄUHS `LHY /L ^HZ H 4VUP[VY and Head of St. Peter’s. Leaving school in 1958, he was articled to Price >H[LYOV\ZL 7> PU 3VUKVU HUK X\HSPÄLK HZ H *OHY[LYLK Accountant in 1964. He worked on audits and investigations at many well-known multinational and national listed companies, travelling widely in Europe on special assignments, before becoming a partner at their Leicester VɉJL PU /L TV]LK [V [OL )YPZ[VS 6ɉJL PU

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becoming Managing Partner in 1983. He was involved in the ÅV[H[PVU VM :V\[O >LZ[ >H[LY ^OLU [OL ^H[LY JVTWHUPLZ ^LYL ÅVH[LK I` [OL .V]LYUTLU[ The Times reported in its ÄUHUJPHS JVS\TU [OH[ 7> PU )YPZ[VS OHK QVPULK \W ^P[O [OL local radio station GWR (now called Heart) to promote the Company by words of wisdom from PW’s Groovy Guru and :LUPVY 7HY[ULY ;PT ;OVT HUZ^LYPUN X\LZ[PVUZ VU HU` ÄUHUJPHS matter – just tune in at 5.45 pm on Wednesday afternoon – and to everyone’s amazement they did! In 1991, shortly after the Kuwait war ended, he was appointed Managing Partner of PW’s Middle East practice where his skills as a banking specialist were recognised. Tim worked for Price Waterhouse all his working life until his retirement in 1996. Tim’s outside activities included being a Justice of the Peace and trustee of many Bristol charities such as St. Monica’s Trust, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and St. Stephen’s Church Ecclesiastical Trust. In 1984, he joined the Council of Bristol University as a lay member and started a 25-year association with the university. He stood down for OPZ ÄUHS `LHYZ PU [OL 4PKKSL ,HZ[ I\[ YL QVPULK [OL *V\UJPS on his retirement, becoming Honorary Treasurer in 2000. He ^HZ HJ[P]LS` PU]VS]LK PU YLZ[Y\J[\YPUN [OL \UP]LYZP[`»Z ÄUHUJLZ which are well placed to continue its ambitions in the core areas of research and teaching. In 2008, he was made an Honorary Doctor of Laws for his services to the university. On retirement, besides his charitable work, Tim took up one of his early loves, golf, and played regularly to a respectable handicap. Another enjoyment was watching and helping his grandchildren grow up. He was always interested in their achievements and was delighted recently when his South African granddaughter came to Bristol to further her SLNHS X\HSPÄJH[PVUZ Tim is survived by his divorced wife, two daughters, six grandchildren and by his partner of 25 years. Anthony P Thomas Born 31 October 1931 Died 15 October 2018 - Aged 86 At Bedford School 1944-1948 - Sanderson’s Sue Tomlin Born 23 February 1946 Died 13 July 2020 - Aged 74 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ Sue joined the nursing profession in 1967 having X\HSPÄLK HZ HU :95 PU Liverpool where she worked, ÄYZ[S` PU TLU»Z Z\YNLY` HUK casualty, then in midwifery and, ultimately, as a casualty ZPZ[LY \U[PS ^OLU OLY ÄYZ[ son, Tim, was born. Son Nic was added in 1974 and Sue joined the BNA as a part-time industrial nurse until her enrolment at Bedford School in 1983. Sue oversaw the move from the old establishment in Glebe Road to the present, more spacious and better-equipped centre in Burnaby Road. She was a wonderful wife, she was good looking, [OV\NO[M\S UL]LY W\[ OLYZLSM ÄYZ[ M\SS VM SPML NLULYV\Z

superb host and never missed a birthday. One of life’s born communicators. If you made friends with Sue, you made a friend for life. A very loyal and honest person. She loved good MVVK JVɈLL ^HSRPUN OVSPKH`Z [OLH[YL T\ZPJ JVUJLY[Z [OL gymnasium, gardening, tennis, chatting, watching Wimbledon and Strictly. Sue developed Major Cancer 7 years ago and had a 4P[YVMHUVɈ 6WLYH[PVU H[ 2PUN ,K^HYK =00 /VZWP[HS PU 3VUKVU ( JVTWSPJH[LK HUK KPɉJ\S[ VWLYH[PVU 3PML ^HZ HSTVZ[ UVYTHS after the operation and she continued her busy lifestyle. She [VVR HU HJ[P]L YVSL PU [OL 4P[YVMHUVɈ :VJPL[` >L H[[LUKLK many bi-annual events and Sue attended the lectures and mentored people thinking of having the life changing operation, occasionally relating her experiences to the society. Tragically the cancer returned and she entered hospital where she further contracted Covid-19 and died in July. She is survived by her second husband Mike, 2 sons, a stepdaughter and 2 grandchildren Mike Tomblin Richard J Wallis Born 23 January 1931 Died 21 August 2019 - Aged 88 At Bedford School 1941-1949 – Ashburnham John was born in Southend-onSea. His father had run away from an insecure home environment at age 14 and worked the Arctic convoys to Murmansk, chipping PJL VɈ [OL THPUMYHTL PU MYLLaPUN temperatures to avoid the ship capsizing. By the time John was born he had become a civil 5LFKDUG RQ ULJKW servant. John’s mother worked in HU HJJV\U[Z VɉJL ^OLYL ZOL ^HZ renowned for her arithmetical skills. John won a scholarship to Bedford. Three aspects of his time there stood out in his memory: the negative one - that the pupils were divided alphabetically by surname as to whether they did German or Geography - remained a source of abiding regret, since it apparently closed down for him the opportunity to apply for a languages degree at university. More positively, he thrived on the sporting opportunities at school, captaining the rugby team and being prevented only by injury from enjoying a full season in the cricket 1st XI. He also recalled his Bedford headmaster (or tutor?) arranging his place at Cambridge to study History by telephoning a don he knew at the university. John was the ÄYZ[ PU OPZ MHTPS` [V NV [V \UP]LYZP[` HUK [OVZL `LHYZ WYV]LK to be the best of his life: the university air squadron, college sport, enduring friendships and ‘hearty’ times in The Little Rose. Despite all that, he got a II.i and then a job at De la Rue, parking his car for the day on Regent Street just where P[ J\Y]LZ [V^HYKZ 7PJJHKPSS` *PYJ\Z /L TL[ OPZ ÄYZ[ ^PML Jean when both were promoting formica at The Ideal Home Exhibition in 1956, their son Robin being born in 1961. His adventures around the world as a marketing director MYVT [OL TPK Z [V [OL TPK Z ZLSSPUN ÄYZ[ OVZWP[HSZ HUK later architectural glazing - were chronicled in a mémoire X entitled ‘Oiling the wheels’. It was a work of its time, full

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of insight and daring. Much of it covered his endeavours HZ H VUL THU VɉJL WYVTV[PUN :V\[O (MYPJHU THKL specialty glazing at a time when trade with that country was problematic. The memoir could have entertained a wide readership had it been published. However, despite his Ă…\LUJ` HZ H ^YP[LY 1VOU Z[Y\NNSLK H[ [PTLZ ^P[O [OL WYHJ[PJHS side of life - in this case, the need for a good editor and agent. He spent his last 30 years in Walton-on-Thames, with his second wife Margaret until her death in 2013. Golf, cricket and rugby remained his abiding passions, and he chose a prayer of thanks for sportsmanship to be read at his memorial service. His son and grandson both followed him to Cambridge - the former to read languages, in which John greatly encouraged him. John leaves one son and four grandchildren. Robin F W Watkin Born 28 March 1944 Died January 2020 - Aged 75 At Bedford School 1953-1961 - St Peter’s Mike J Watt Born 1 October 1947 Died 10 February 2020 - Aged 72 At Bedford School 1956-1965 - Crescent John F Webb Born 24 December 1937 Died 6 April 2002 - Aged 64 At Bedford School 1953-1955 - Pemberley Lt Col John C Weston MC )VYU 5V]LTILY Died 27 March 2020 - Aged 91 At Bedford School 1942-1945 - Sanderson’s On leaving School John joined the Royal Marines, following in his father’s footsteps, Eric Culpeper Weston, who had served during the Second World War as a MajorGeneral in the Royal Marines. An ancestor was Thomas Culpeper, HJJ\ZLK VM OH]PUN HU HɈHPY ^P[O Catherine Howard, 5th wife of Henry VIII and beheaded. John was on amphibious training exercises in 1950 when he was urgently recalled to Eastney Barracks to take command of a detachment of bewildered marines. They were isolated in secrecy before being dispatched with sealed orders to Devonport, to join the frigate Austell Bay, whose captain seemed equally confused. Leaning over the bridge he called out: “Who the hell are you and what do you want?â€? After the orders were opened the ship sailed two hours later for the -HSRSHUKZ [V KL[LY VUL VM [OL Ă„YZ[ WVZ[ ^HY (YNLU[PUL [OYLH[Z to invade the islands. On arrival in Port Stanley, John was presented with a white charger by a welcoming committee ^OV [OV\NO[ [OPZ ^HZ [OL WYVWLY ^H` MVY HU VɉJLY [V SLHK OPZ men into town. 1VOU ^HZ [OL PU[LSSPNLUJL VɉJLY VM *VTTHUKV 9V`HS 154

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4HYPULZ ^OLU P[ THKL H Ă„YZ[ L]LY OLSP IVYUL HZZH\S[ MYVT the sea at Suez, On November 5 1956, as the dust and noise of the helicopters subsided to reveal the De Lesseps Z[H[\L HSVUNZPKL [OL :\La *HUHS H )YP[PZO Ă„NO[LY KLSP]LYLK a devastating attack, killing several marines and wounding V[OLYZ PUJS\KPUN 1VOU HUK OPZ JVTTHUKPUN VɉJLY John was swiftly evacuated to Malta where an accomplished surgeon reconstructed his right arm, though it never regained full mobility. Subsequently he held the rare privilege of saluting with his left arm. Later he met the pilot, who insisted that he had attacked only after several protests to the forward air controller had been overruled. In September 1966, John was commanding C Company, 40 Command in dangerous jungle along the border in Sarawak. Locating an enemy platoon, he executed a textbook WYL LTW[P]L Z[YPRL \ZPUN SL[OHS Ă„YLWV^LY HUK ZV\UK [HJ[PJZ before withdrawing successfully and without casualties. ;OL JP[H[PVU MVY OPZ 4* PKLU[PĂ„LK OPZ JHSTULZZ \UKLY Ă„YL during an intense engagement in which some 30 enemy were killed: “Weston who, although severely handicapped himself by an arm badly wounded at Suez, never spared himself and OHZ ZL[ H THNUPĂ„JLU[ L_HTWSL [V OPZ TLU š During service in Borneo (1963-66), John started a collection of wild animals, including two honey bears, a giant OVYUIPSS ZL]LYHS TVUNLLZL H ]PJPV\Z TVUP[VY SPaHYK HUK Ă„]L pythons. Covertly shipped to his next posting, Singapore, one of the bears broke loose, but John managed to thrust the animal into the back of his car and, with a shaken young KH\NO[LY ILZPKL OPT ZWLK VɈ [V OPZ X\HY[LYZ H[ 1VOVYL Bahru while the bear rampaged on the back seat. His arrival coincided with a truck carrying the rest of the collection: “It’s OK, darling, I can explain everything,â€? he told his wife. John subsequently served in the Admiralty, with the USMC in Virginia and in Scotland, and was universally popular and respected. In 1978, however, he took early retirement to assume a management role at the Design Council in London. For almost 30 years he lived in Liss Forest where he was an active member of the community. A rare blood infection led to the amputation of both legs, which he bore courageously, while insisting that he should live at home to the end. 1VOU THYYPLK Ă„YZ[ PU 7HTLSH )V^KLU :OL KPLK PU 1997 and he married, secondly, Jean Bruce, the widow of a IYV[OLY VɉJLY HUK H MVYTLY /V\ZL VM >VY[O TVKLS RUV^U HZ “Rowlandeâ€?. She died in 2013. He is survived by a son and two daughters. Adapted from The Telegraph Grant B Williams JP Born 31 December 1932 Died 21 February 2020 - Aged 87 At Bedford School 1943-1951 - St Peter’s Grant was Consultant Urologist and Transplant Surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital from 1968-1988 with his speciality being vasovasostomy, the reversal of vasectomy. R M Roy Wills Born 23 October 1930 Died 5 August 2017 - Aged 86 At Bedford School 1942-1947 - Paulo Pontine

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David R Wynn-Wiliams Born 21 March 1934 Died 12 September 2019 - Aged 85 At Bedford School 1947-1952 - Talbot’s David did National Service mostly in Egypt after Bedford and then worked for Regent Oil in the north of England where he played rugby for several of the big clubs. He worked his way up the oil trade and worked for BP in London and continued to play rugger for Richmond. He lived in Essex, then London where he met and married Susie and went VU [V ^VYR MVY HU (TLYPJHU JVTWHU` HUK [OLU Ă„UHSS` MVY Petrotrade, an Arabian company. When he retired from the oil industry, he moved to Dorset with his wife Susie in 1988, where he devoted his time to golf, dogs, gardening, bridge and watching sport on television. He managed to see the World Cup cricket and [OL (ZOLZ PU OPZ Ă„UHS ^LLRZ I\[ [PTLK OPZ KLH[O MYVT JHUJLY badly, as he missed the World Cup Rugby. David died peacefully on Thursday 12th September 2019 aged 85 years. He was a accomplished sportsman and played in the 1st XI rugby, the 1st XI cricket, was Captain of Fives, played at Junior Wimbledon and was a good golfer. He played rugby for the East Midlands, Cheshire and Richmond amongst others. He thoroughly enjoyed going to the OB lunches in Bournemouth to hear news of the school and where he met John Moule, the Headmaster at the time and renewed his acquaintance watching cricket at Radley where David’s grandson was a pupil and John Moule, the new Headmaster. David loved his time at Bedford but as his Headmaster wrote in his report when he was 15 “ I hope David will take OPZ TPUK VɈ [OL ZWVY[Z Ă„LSK PM OL PZ [V WHZZ OPZ L_HTZ HUK have any future prospects.â€? David leaves a widow, Susie, two daughters, two Z[LWJOPSKYLU HUK Ă„]L NYHUKJOPSKYLU HUK HSS VM [OLT LUQV` sport. Phillip A Young Born 1944 Died 7 July 2020 – Aged 76 )LKMVYK :JOVVS :[HɈ Phillip was born in Southall, spent his early childhood in Cranford and was educated at Latymer School in Hammersmith between 1955 and 1962 where he proved to have a talent for rowing. He then moved onto :OLɉLSK <UP]LYZP[` SLH]PUN with a degree in chemistry) and undertook a year’s teacher training before joining Bedford School in 1966 as a chemistry master and tutor to one of the boarding houses –

Kirkman’s. This was where he met Margaret who was at that time, the matron. They subsequently married in 1969 and had a son, Matthew (78-83) in 1971. Margaret went on to teach piano in the school. Phillip spent his entire teaching career at Bedford School. His responsibilities gradually developed beyond chemistry master to housemaster of St Cuthbert’s, coaching the 2nd rowing VIII and running the Combined Cadet Force (he reached the rank of Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve). And, in the latter years of his career taking on sailing instruction and overseeing the UCAS university entry system. This last responsibility meant he (and the family) lost the last two weeks of the summer school holiday as he dealt with getting boys into their places of further education as well as giving blunt but kindly analyses of a boy’s choices [V V]LY L_WLJ[HU[ WHYLU[Z /L L_JLSSLK H[ HSS [OLZL KPɈLYLU[ responsibilities. This was achieved alongside becoming Head of Chemistry just before retirement. Outside of school he was a very knowledgeable amateur historian and was revered for his powerful and vivid lectures. He was known as a hard but fair schoolmaster and was well respected by his pupils. He was also a mainstay of the common room, sometimes adorned in a lurid blue wetsuit after an afternoon’s sailing! On retirement, Phillip and Margaret left Bedford for Whitstable in Kent. Phillip had a long association with Whitstable as he would normally spend his summers there as a child because of the amount of family in the town. His mother moved from London to Whitstable after his father’s death and lived there until the end of her life. A part of each summer would be spent with his family and his mother where they would enjoy the beach and seaside. On retirement, he and Margaret chose to make this idyllic area their home. Once moved, Phillip took up his serious hobby of astronomy, creating a makeshift but very functional observatory out of an old shed in the garden. He was an active and respected member of SEKAS (South East Kent Astronomical Society) and participated in many cold night meets in and around Dover. He continued his night ]PNPSZ PU [OL VIZLY]H[VY` \U[PS P[ ILJHTL [VV KPɉJ\S[ VY [OL temperature got too low! He was also a talented calligrapher and the house is adorned with many of his projects. He was a member of the local calligraphy club and was well respected not only for his skill but for his kindness and encouragement to others. He carried on these activities ^OPSL Ă„NO[PUN OPZ PSSULZZ In 2015, he was diagnosed with Bowel Cancer and went through three major operations and many chemotherapy sessions and was for a while, cancer free. Sadly, it returned, and he stopped treatment at the end of February 2020 when it was clear that his condition was terminal and advancing quickly. His health continued to decline with increased rapidity until his admission to the Pilgrim’s Hospice in Canterbury in the second half of June. He died on the morning of the 7th of July. Throughout his illness he maintained his dignity and humour right up until the end and bore what is a terrible disease bravely and only rarely with complaint. He is greatly missed not only by his immediate and extended family, but also by those who at some point had had the pleasure of his company, wit and wisdom. Ĺś

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OLD BEDFORDIAN NOTICES 2021 HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY

Eagle Connect! We’re thrilled to report that a year after launch, we already have over 1,400 members on Eagle Connect our online social and business networking hub, Designed to bring the Bedford School community closer together; it enables willing OBs, past and present Bedford parents, NYHUKWHYLU[Z HUK Z[HɈ [V Z[H` JVUULJ[LK HUK Z\WWVY[ LHJO other in all aspects of their life. 0[ KPɈLYZ [V V[OLY ZVJPHS UL[^VYRZ HZ HSS TLTILYZ OH]L H ZOHYLK HɈLJ[PVU MVY )LKMVYK :JOVVS LUHISPUN \Z [V JYLH[L H highly engaged and supportive online community. In collaboration with the school careers department, we will also use Eagle Connect to support the careers programme for current boys and OBs; encouraging them to start stretching their horizons, understand the value of building a network and help them to build a set of skills that will ensure their employability in the workplace of the future. Join via our website: bit.ly/BSEagleConnect

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Saturday 4TH July 2021 OB Club At Home Join us at Bedford School for this very popular event, with tours of the school buildings, House receptions, the ‘At Home’ Drinks Reception and a three-course lunch in a marquee on the WSH`PUN ÄLSKZ (Z ^L ^LYL \UHISL [V OVZ[ HU HUUP]LYZHY` reunion in 2020, we will be welcoming Leavers from the Classes of 2010, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970 and 1960 to join the 2011, 2001, 1991, 1981, 1971 and 1961 Leavers for a bumper Anniversary Reunion! Further details will be available on our website at: bit. ly/OBEventsCal

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