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HATFIELD RECORD 2014

Welcome on Freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sunday Front Cover: Hatfield College in its Durham Setting from a watercolour by local artist, Ian Curry. Prints available to purchase from the Hatfield Trust Office.

Hatfield Record 2014

Table of Contents The Master’s Letter

Notes from the Bursar Notes from the Librarian

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The Common Rooms

Articles: • David Melville Evensong

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Remembrance Day Address Stepping Down after 44 Years Hatfield Day 1971

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Academic Distinctions College Sport Club and Society Awards

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College Societies The Hatfield Trust Hatfield Awards and Bursaries The Hatfield Association Forthcoming Events Hatfield’s Archives Members’ News Death Notices Obituaries College Notes

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Hatfield Day

The Master’s Letter I write (mid8March) at an uncertain time for the Durham colleges. You may have heard that plans have been put forward to change the way the University’s accommodation and commercial service are to be managed, including those in the maintained colleges. This could have far8reaching consequences for the nature of our college communities. By the time you read this, we should have a much better idea of what is likely to happen. Certainly, there is no plan to abandon the collegiate basis of Durham University but whether the colleges retain their current strength and diversity may be in some doubt. It is easy to talk about “colleges” but less easy to define them. I spoke about this in my sermon at the David Melville evensong (reproduced on page 37 in this edition of the Hatfield Record). I have always argued that colleges are not about buildings but about the people who occupy them. Of course, geography (location), history (the age of the college and its buildings) and tradition (again, a function of age) are all important precursors to the community life we experience today. Equally, change will happen, for all sorts of reasons. Nevertheless, we need to maintain the diversity of our colleges; that is one of Durham’s abiding qualities. I know that some people, usually new to a collegiate university, find the colleges “untidy” and “uncomfortable”, even “threatening”. At the same time, our students uniformly express high levels of satisfaction with their college experience in the Student Experience Survey: Hatfield averages 4.3 out of 5, well beyond “good” therefore; given a few inevitable dissenters, it requires some very strong returns to achieve this sort of result year after year (Statisticians: please forgive the averaging of ordinal8scale numbers!). If Durham colleges are expensive to run (which is debatable), there is hard evidence of high student retention, in large part because of the welfare support the

colleges offer; this means retention not only of the students but also of the fees they pay too. I calculate that every 1% additional retention is worth something over £1 million per annum. Given that we retain better than 2% more students than the Russell Group average, this begins to look like “value for money” to me. As Master of the College, I expect to have control of all its staff; to be left with all the responsibility but none of the authority would seem very odd, to say the least. Colleges are complex communities. Of course, we are at heart “scholarly communities”– but then we always have been. We had our 18th Scholars’ Dinner in March and Baxter Prizes long pre8date those occasions; in other words, the College has always supported its students’ academic progress and celebrated their academic achievements. However, there is much more to college life than that. It goes without saying that student activities (extra8curricular) are the main activities, organised by the students for the students 8 exactly as it should be. This busy social and cultural life, additional to the domestic business of sleeping and eating, is what gives a college its lasting appeal to students, whether living in or out, whether current or alumni. We destabilise these structures at our peril: reputations are easily lost and hard to regain. Of course, life at Hatfield carries on relentlessly, not ignoring the bigger picture, not carrying on regardless. We have had another female Senior Man, Charlotte (Chach) Furneaux, and her successor is Maria Neary. Very soon, the JCR will have no collective memory of being led by a man! Chach, like Esther before her, has been the source of clear ideas and wise advice and I am very grateful to her. She has been ably assisted by another strong JCR Exec (which included Maria as DSU Rep). Highlights of the year have included the Lion in Winter Ball and Fashion Show as usual. Victory (again) in the Hatfield8Castle Challenge was another high spot, with dinner in Hatfield dining hall afterwards. Stephen Galway provided alumnus input by refereeing one of the hockey matches

and Tony Gray was on the touchline. The Hatfield Association formal the night before was again very successful and much appreciated. Music, theatre and the arts go from strength to strength. Kinky Jeff has just held its 10th anniversary reunion – KJ alumni clearly enjoyed the current ensemble’s performance! We had our first international food fair last May with a second one in the near future: a celebration of Hatfield’s increasingly diverse community – 44 nations at the last count – and not counting Yorkshire and Lancashire which both provided cups of tea, side by side at the fair as befits their geography!

Perhaps the most notable structural change has been the complete refurbishment of the kitchens and servery, at a cost of £1.6 million. The hall is now about two metres longer and all the food is now served in the annex, a most impressive, modern facility – it really does look like the artist’s impression in the 2013 Record. All the portraits have been taken out from behind glass, making them much

brighter, and the Bursar’s choice of curtains has been fully vindicated! Hall has a new wooden floor and a new coat of paint. All in all, it is a fantastic transformation – many congratulations to the Bursar, her staff, the design team, and the builders for what they have achieved – and many thanks to the University’s capital planning group for the investment. I am pleased to report that my own portrait has been added to collection, unveiled at the last formal in Easter Term (i.e. immediately before the annual Art Exhibition) by my son Tom and the Senior Man – it needed two tall people to remove the College flag draped over the painting! I would like to thank those who organised its production, those who donated towards its cost, and especially the artist, my good friend Roar Kjernstad, who did the painting in Steve Crone’s old office on Kitchen Stairs and made me pose for 16 hours standing up, because that’s the pose! The next evening, Elizabeth and I had an early 40th wedding anniversary dinner in College, a mixture of family and old friends, including our own Deputy Vice8Chancellor, Ray Hudson, and the VC of Loughborough, Bob Allison, who gladly never misses a Burt family occasion. I should add that we celebrated the new8look portraits with a talk by Professor Douglas Davies on “What was Frank Jevons Thinking?” Jevons’ enigmatic expression remains the star of the show for me. Perhaps Douglas’ most important thought was that, as a forward8thinking educationalist, Jevons would have been especially pleased to see women as members of Hatfield College – no wonder there is the hint of a smile! In terms of staffing, it was an enormous pleasure for me to see Anthony Bash confirmed in his role as Senior Tutor after having acted up for over a year. Anthony is a great source of wisdom, advice and encouragement and makes a wide8ranging contribution to College in his various roles. We have been joined by Dr Eleanor Spencer8Regan as Assistant Senior Tutor; she brings the average age of College Officers down considerably. Eleanor continues to teach in the English department and is married to Professor Stephen Regan of the same department; it is very good to have Eleanor at

Hatfield. Eleanor has primary responsibility for undergraduate student welfare and for our 400+ part8time distance learners. She has ambitious plans for online resources so watch that space! I have research leave in Easter Term so Anthony will be Acting Master. However, I shall be back for the end of term, Floreat dinner, and the graduation ceremonies. I am pleased to report that Tony and Barbara Laithwaite will both receive honorary degrees; a unique award, I believe. It will be very good to welcome them both back to Durham and I have the privilege of giving the oration. I shall have to return a couple of times during Term because I am chairing the planning group dealing with the new building on the boiler house site and the refurbishment of Pace and Jevons (the latter may even be demolished and re8built). This is a very exciting time for Hatfield, therefore, and the main site will be completely transformed over the next few years, at considerable cost to the University. Notâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; withstanding the current debate, it is very good to have this expression of confidence in our College and its future. So, life goes on at Hatfield, not exactly implacably, but with continued confidence in the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inherent qualities of tolerance, generosity, inclusivity, and scholarship. Others have written at more length about the tragic death of Sope Peters. I just wanted to note the quiet dignity of his parents and the strength of the College community in adversity. Floreat collegium! Tim Burt

Notes from the Senior Tutor The role of the Senior Tutor in College has changed because of wider changes within the University. Senior Tutors are no longer responsible, for example, for admitting undergraduates to the College, though we still do admit postgraduate students. As a result of the changes, the post of Senior Tutor has been reduced to half8 time and some new responsibilities allocated (I remain in the College full8time, as I am also Tutor for Postgraduates and Chaplain.) I continue to be involved with the provision of student welfare in the College, and work with a new Assistant Senior Tutor, Dr Eleanor Spencer8Regan. Eleanor joined us in November and it is a pleasure to work with her. I won’t say we play ‘good cop – bad cop’ (in fact, we don’t!); I would say that our gifts are complementary, and Eleanor has brought considerable wisdom and experience to her role. Her work is greatly appreciated by the students. Hatfield has always been a ‘scholarly community’ celebrating academic success. The University is now encouraging colleges to play a more active role in promoting the research and scholarly agenda of the University. We are delighted to be doing this. These are examples of what we have done this year: •

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Guest lectures. For example, greatly appreciated this year was a thought8provoking lecture from Richard Burge, the Chair of College Council and Director of Wilton Park. His topic was ‘Forgiveness – or Impunity?’ and he brought to bear his wide international experience on the question. Jointly with some University Departments and at the College’s initiative, we have four important events this year. The first two were on a theme to do with law and justice entitled ‘Righting

Wrongs – Restoring Relations’. We held a symposium in November on punishment, retribution and restoration and another symposium in February on justice in an unjust world. The other two events have, at the time of writing this report, yet to happen: they are two day8long research seminars entitled ‘New Horizons in Forgiveness Research’. We have invited speakers from Durham, Birmingham, Glasgow, and Edinburgh to present papers; I hope the papers will be of publishable quality for a wide readership.

(L8R) Dr Eleanor Spencer8Regan, Tracy Robson, and Michelle Crawford at the Lion in Winter Ball

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The College appointed four Junior Research Fellows this year; two so far, Michael Canaris and Andrés Luque8Ayala, have given guest lectures in their specialist fields.

The death of one of our second8year students, Sope Peters, in the river Wear in October, has been deeply distressing for the College. A memorial was held for him in Hall in February. All the seats were taken – and about 100 people stood. Sope was a Nigerian whose family live in the United States; we were honoured that nine members of his family came to the memorial (from the south of England, from Nigeria, and from the United States). An important part of my role is to take forward ‘SHAPED’ (‘SHAPED’ is an acronym for Supporting Hatfielders’ Academic Progress, future Employability and personal Development.) We now have a full, busy, and active programme of events for students to attend. SHAPED events are important because they complement what students learn academically and seek to make a significant contribution to prepare our students for ‘life after Hatfield’. Our mentoring system remains lively and vigorous. Every student in the College has a mentor (formerly known as a ‘tutor’) and we have developed a clear role for our mentors that is embedded in, and supports, the SHAPED programme. Our postgraduate community continues to thrive. Not only do we have about 300 postgraduate students who are members of College, but also we continue to have about 425 part8time students, many of whom are distance learners. We do see the part8time students from time to time. We are currently exploring ways of better serving the part8time students and including them in College life by ‘live8 streaming’ some College events, such as seminars, talks, and lectures. The MCR regularly holds research symposia; the events

Katherine Preston (2002805) author of Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice (ISBN%13: 978%1451676587) sharing her experiences at a SHAPED event

are well attended and make a significant contribution to the scholarly life of the College. As I write, we continue to face a degree of uncertainty about the way that some aspects of the life of the College are to be managed in the future. Despite the uncertainty, student support, a thirst for knowledge and learning, and preparation for the world of work in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;life after Hatfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; remain at the heart of what the College is about. If we add to those a high participation8rate in sport and a variety of cultural activities, we can say confidently that we offer our students an all8round experience that supplements what is learned in the lecture theatre and lab. Anthony Bash

Notes from the Assistant Senior Tutor At the time of writing I am coming to the end of my first full term as Assistant Senior Tutor, having been appointed in November 2013. I am delighted to have become a member of Hatfield College, and am grateful both to my new colleagues and to the students for their warm welcome and continuing support. Working with Anthony Bash and Brenda Mitchell, I have responsibility for undergraduate student support, and I am every day reminded that Durham University in general, and Hatfield College in particular, is home to many of the brightest, most promising, and most impressive students in the country. Our students work hard and play hard; they achieve fantastic results both in the examination hall and in their myriad extracurricular activities. Many of the students I see on a daily basis are going through a difficult and

challenging time in one way or another, and I am consistently impressed by their motivation, fortitude, and resilience. The centrality and importance of the college system to Durham University cannot be overstated, and it is immensely gratifying to see our students fulfil their enormous potential and ‘be the best that they can be’ with the support, encouragement, and provision of our close College community. In addition to an enhanced level of pastoral care, the collegiate environment enables and encourages students from different departments to meet and engage in interdisciplinary dialogue both informally and, increasingly, through lectures, seminars or conferences held in the colleges. One of the projects in the Hatfield pipeline for next academic year is a year8long lecture series titled ‘Aftermath’, which will bring together researchers to explore the literary, cultural, social, theological, political, and philosophical ramifications of major world events including the First World War and 9/11. We look forward to welcoming speakers from within and beyond the University, and hope that our own students will participate fully in this series. I also have responsibility for the engagement of our large and still growing community of part8time postgraduate distance learners (PTDLs). These students are primarily members of the University’s Business School and the School of Education and learn via a ‘blended’ programme of online and block8taught residential modules. That these students are often balancing their degree with a full8time career and/or family responsibilities, coupled with the fact that many of them will never visit Hatfield in person, means that they have a markedly different set of requirements than do our resident undergraduates and postgraduates. I am grateful to Philippa Haughton for her recent work in administering and establishing the PTDL community at Hatfield College – we now have a great foundation on which to develop a vibrant, diverse, and thriving community.

To this end, I have been working with the University’s Learning Technologies Team and the Computing and Information Services team to develop a coherent and sustainable online communications and community8building strategy. We hope to create a multi8 platform online community allowing for real8time two8way communication and conversation between College and our far8flung distance learners. The Trust has generously offered to fund the purchase of a professional quality video camera and editing software which will allow us to record and live stream our diverse programme of College events, from MCR Research Symposia to SHAPED events, choral recitals and concerts to College lectures, via our new channels on YouTube and Ustream, a leading HD streaming video platform. The College’s new Twitter (@hatfieldcollege) and Instagram (@hatfieldassistst) accounts have already accrued a number of followers and are giving College staff, PTDLs, and full8 time students alike the opportunity to share in our famous #hatfieldspirit, wherever they may be in the world. We will be systemically recording, archiving, and live8streaming College events from October 2014. The Trust has also kindly offered partial funding for an additional video camera to enable the JCR and MCR to record sporting fixtures, common room meetings, hustings, and other common room events. In January 2014, after several months of planning, the Student Support Office moved to an electronic or ‘paperless’ student records system, beginning the three year phase out of bulky (and costly) paper files. We are the first college in the University to make this inevitable and necessary change and we are already seeing the environmental and financial benefits of the new system. Given the Master’s role as the ‘Green Dean’ and the Bursar’s role as Colleges’ Environmental Bursar, we are proud to continue to lead the way in the green revolution by switching to ‘paper8lite’ freshers’ bed packs during Freshers’ Week 2014, by providing freshers with branded USB sticks holding the College Regulations and Handbook.

My first six months in this role have been hugely enjoyable, and I am looking forward to the next academic year and the challenges, opportunities, and rewards that it will bring for all members of our College community. Eleanor Spencer8Regan

Notes from the Chaplain 2013814 has been a lively year for the College Chapel, though attendance at some services has sometimes been poor. Evensong is now on Tuesdays, at the request of the choir. Our theme in Michaelmas Term was ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’, and the talks we had were interesting, thoughtful and often surprising. As you might expect, in Epiphany Term we thought about ‘The Seven Heavenly Virtues’. Our concern was that sin might be more interesting to think about than virtue – but this has not proved to be the case! Our speakers have included the University’s Academic Registrar, a clinical psychologist, professors of theology, a cathedral canon… the list goes on! We have held our usual pattern of ‘special’ services – a very well8 attended Remembrance Sunday service with a fine address from Charlotte Bull, an undergraduate (reproduced on page 41 in this edition of the Record), an Advent Sunday carol service, two Christmas Carol services and evensong to celebrate the founding of the College by David Melville. The Master preached at the David Melville service, and his very well8received sermon is also reproduced in the Record and on the College’s YouTube channel. We also held an Ash Wednesday Eucharist, with ashes for those who wished for them.

Musically, the choir goes from strength to strength. Laura Erel continues as our Senior Organ Scholar; Cindy Chang is our junior organ scholar. Tom Coxhead took over from Harry Castle as the Director of Music and has continued to develop our fine choir. The Choir sang Evensong at Cullercotes parish church in November and at Matins and the Eucharist in the Cathedral in February. A choir tour is being planned for the summer to Sherborne Abbey (21st – 27th July). The choir will also sing again in the Cathedral (this time at Evensong) in June on the Eve of Hatfield day and then at the College’s graduation Evensongs. In February, we also had the best8attended Choir Reunion of recent years. Before he was Director of Music, Tom Coxhead was Senior Organ Scholar last year. In keeping with his love of the organ, he organised a series of lunchtime concerts in Epiphany Term in which the organ sonatas of Felix Mendelssohn were played. In my role as Chaplain, I helped organise a memorial for a second8 year student, Sope Peters, who died in October in a tragic accident in the River Wear. I say more about this in the Senior Tutor’s report. The death of Sope, and the shock and grief for this popular student, have had a significant impact on the College this academic year. We have been delighted to welcome Bryony Taylor to the Chapel in Epiphany and Easter Terms. Bryony has been on placement from Cranmer Hall as part of the last part of her training for ordination. She has made up for one obvious deficiency of the Chaplain: unlike the Chaplain, she can sing in tune and so has sung the responses at Evensong! The Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation continues to meet, as does the Forum for Religious Understanding. Anthony Bash

Notes from the Bursar I would like to thank the JCR Exec for a fantastic year. This is my fifth Hatfield Record and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to many more. The Lion in Winter Ball and Fashion Show, which raised money for Water Aid, were hugely successful; in fact the best so far! The future event Chairs have a lot to live up to. The Hatfield Operations team worked tirelessly to prepare the College for Open Days for prospective students. The Hatfield Team have worked tremendously hard to support all of the College activities throughout this year. Well done team, we are proud of your achievements.

Mike Bodham, Hatfield Porter, happy in his role looking after students on Open Day. The College will miss the extensive knowledge of key personnel who have transferred to other colleges: â&#x20AC;˘

Phill Andrews has moved to the Catering Division as the Community Food Service Manager. Darryl McNary moved from the Business School to take over from Phill on the 1st August.

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Tracy Robson has been appointed as Bursar’s Secretary; she previously worked at the Vermont Hotel in Newcastle. Katie Petherick, College Receptionist, is on maternity leave until next April; we send our congratulations to her and her partner, Jon, on the arrival of Archie! •

Jan Spence has been appointed to cover Katie’s maternity leave.

A return to Hatfield blue for A & B Stairs

Catering Refurbishment Dining Hall Annex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Before

Dining Hall Annex 8 After

Refurbishments The entire Palmers Garth and James Barber House buildings now have wireless internet connection. Bailey House double glazed windows...

Summer 2014 Planned Refurbishment We have the proposed plans for accessible adaptations to the main entrance of Hatfield Gatehouse and C Stairs. The proposed schemes have already been shared with the Local Planners and Officers, who have agreed them in principle. Michelle Crawford

Notes from the Librarian Many thanks to the JCR whose funding permitted the Library to be staffed by twelve librarians this year. A big thank you to: Emma Antonio, Lizzie Ayles, Davide Baldanzi, Rayna Chacko, Imara Csoti, Harriet Forsyth, Bryony Pottery, Yan Teh, Becky Wallbank, Ben Walker, Emily Woodhouse, and Ivan Yuen, all of whom have provided an efficient and friendly service. The new College Librarian started at the end of January 2014 and thanks to Judith Watson for her long8standing commitment and service to Hatfield College Library. A College Library survey was conducted during Epiphany Term in order to gain feedback from students about the Library and Reading Room. We had an astounding response from 11% of the College student body. Many of the responses were very positive, but they also included suggestions on how to make the Library and Reading Room more successful as study spaces. A Facebook group for the Library has been set up in order to keep students up8to8date with library news and to provide tips and hints on using Library resources. Nearly 100 books have been added to the Library collections during the 2013814 academic year. This has been mainly through student requests, but also from private donations. Dr Elizabeth Foulds

The Junior Common Room Senior Man Chair Liversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Out Representative Secretary Senior DSU Representative Social Secretary Treasurer Vice8President (Discipline) Vice8President (Welfare) Welfare Officer

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Charlotte Furneaux Frederick Thomson Jesse Hope Luke Satterthwaite Maria Neary Asligul Armagan Jonathan Mills Sam Dethridge Katherine Maclennan Jamie Green

JCR Past and Present

It has been a challenging year for the JCR in many respects: losing a student, fighting against centralisation policies, and attempting to modernise as much as possible. Despite all of this, the JCR has flourished. The Exec has worked tirelessly to ensure that the JCR has reached its potential and I am proud to have been able to lead such a fantastic team. I hope that what I report below convinces you of this! Governance In terms of the governance of the JCR, this year has been the third year that the JCR has run as a Durham Student Organisation (DSO). While this is not without its challenges, the support and advice that we are provided with under this framework are far preferable to finding our own Trustees and becoming an independent charity. Since Easter Term last year the DSO model has allowed us to incorporate online banking, provided training, and is currently allowing us to attempt to reduce gym costs by looking into a centralised servicing contract for all DSOs. I am grateful to the DSO team within the University, and to Jonny, the Treasurer, who has ensured that the transition to online banking has been as smooth as possible. The DSO framework requires us to produce a strategic plan that outlines the aims of the JCR over the next 5 years. This document has recently been annexed to the Standing Orders to ensure it is developed and implemented in order to allow the JCR to continue to move forward. As I write, I am surrounded by the Open Day preparation, which is being led by the new Exec. I am pleased to be able to report that this year saw a record number of applications for the Exec and a record number of voters. This shows a strong interest in the running of the JCR from its members and I am positive that the new Exec will do a fantastic job.

Finances The JCR remains in good financial health without any major concerns. JCR Finance Committee has been able to provide financial support to all clubs that have needed it and advice to new clubs starting up. The online banking system has been implemented smoothly and the Treasurer also has a purchase card, which has meant fewer students having to be reimbursed. There are also on8going investigations into how the JCR can earn interest on its ring8fenced funds, and I hope that a mutually agreeable way for this to happen will be arrived at soon. Developments I would like to thank the Hatfield Trust for its support this year, which has meant that we have been able to start to move to a fully online sign up and payment system for events. The online booking platform will hopefully be live in the next few weeks. The website continues to develop and greater use of it has meant fewer emails and more concise messages being sent to the JCR – thanks to Luke (Secretary) for ensuring the website has remained up8to8date. Another of our main focuses this year has been communal space. B Stairs has a brand new table tennis table, a fantastic collage, and a brightly painted wall, while the Bar Annexe has benefited from a new projector. None of this could have been done without the generous support of the Hatfield Trust for which I am grateful. On top of this, I would like to thank Sam (VP Discipline) for his enthusiasm and time in collecting sporting memorabilia from past members of Hatfield which has definitely added to the Bar environment. Welfare Welfare within College continues to go from strength to strength with a balanced team of male and female senior reps. The Welfare team continue to have their awareness campaigns coincide with the DSU’s scheme of having one large ‘awareness week’ each term and

have adapted this to extend them to a fortnight. Welfare provision for Livers Out has seen improvements likewise. ‘Tea and Toast’ has continued to increase in popularity. It now runs twice a week, providing a quieter option for those staying in College or coming back from the town. My thanks go to Katherine and Jamie for all their hard work. Sport Sport remains a major strength of the JCR and the College continues to build on the successes of last year currently sitting in 3rd, not bad for a small College! The Men’s Football A Team won their league and cup competition while the Men’s Hockey Team also won the Cup but were denied first place in the league. The Men’s Rugby team and a Mixed Hockey team made the trip to York Varsity where both teams beat York Colleges convincingly. The link between the Hatfield Trust and sports clubs continues to be strengthened by having the Trust Director sit as a member of the JCR Finance Committee, and the Trust generously contributing a proportion of what is awarded. Furthermore, links between sports clubs and the Hatfield Association were strengthened with a member of the Association umpiring the Hockey matches at Hatfield8Castle challenge on the 22 February as well as another supporting on the side line of the Ultimate Frisbee match. Thanks must go to the captains of the individual clubs for their continued dedication, and also to DUAU Reps, Will Dunne and Katie Emms, for liaising with Team Durham on their behalf. Arts and Societies Our societies remain a real asset to the JCR. Kinky Jeff (assisted by an influx of talented freshers) are enjoying regular gigs around the University and further afield, while the Lion Theatre Company has gained a new lease of life embracing both College8based drama and University8wide participation.

The Christmas and Spring Concerts this year were well attended and saw a range of musical performances. During the interval of the Christmas Concert, the Music Society sold refreshments with monies raised being put towards the new piano, which has recently been purchased with very generous support of the Hatfield Trust. Furthermore, we have held numerous open8mic nights throughout the year, which have proved to be immensely successful. December saw the Hatfield Pantomime being performed at a more relevant time of year to last, and it was once again a great success. As well as this, ‘Hatfield’s got Talent’ took place for the first time this term and was not only a display of great talents but was also attended by many. My thanks go to the Presidents of all the Societies involved and to Azzy (Social Secretary) for their hard work this year. Social The social side of College remains strong. In8College events such as the ‘Michaelmas Ball’ and the ‘Hatfield Sessions’ have proved to be more popular than ever, and out of College events such as ‘The Lumley Castle Ball’ continue to entertain. The ‘Lion in Winter Ball’ and ‘Charity Fashion Show’ were, as usual, fantastic events with the former raising over £1000 for the Weardale Search and Rescue and the latter over £5000 for Water Aid in Africa. Formals continue to be a popular event with the demand so high for Christmas formal that a third had to be organised. As well as this, our first ever International Formal took place in January which was a delightful display of the cultural diversity we’re so proud of in College. The ever growing diversity of the JCR is something that will again be celebrated next term at the International Fair.

Sope Peters Following the tragic accident last term that led to the death of Sope, I would like to express how proud I am of the support and strength that was shown by the JCR. The amount of help that people offered and the support given to friends was resounding. I would also like to thank the College for its support, advice, and sensitive way of dealing with the situation and communicating so well with members of the JCR. A Memorial took place in Epiphany Term, which was organised by members of the JCR. Members of Sopeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family, as well as representative from the University, Police, and local community attended.

Stuart Kime (Hatfield alumnus) and Michael Holdgate from Teesdale and Weardale Search and Rescue receive a cheque from Beth Granger (LIWB Chair) for ÂŁ1000. A small supplement was added to the price of LIWB tickets to acknowledge the sustained involvement of S&R team members in the search for missing student Sope Peters.

External Relations A large effort has been made to improve relations with the MCR and it has been successful. I have met regularly with Raymond Rammeloo (MCR President) to discuss common issues and to ensure the smooth running of joint events such as formals. The Secretary attended the Hatfield Association Reunion weekend, and the Association Formal earlier this year was well attended and enjoyed by all. Furthermore, we have hosted another ‘All Exec Formal’ which members of other colleges thoroughly enjoyed. To conclude, I would again like to thank everyone who has made this year such a successful one for the JCR. Not many colleges can boast such a diverse and strong Junior Common Room and those who keep the wheels in motion are the ones to be thanked for that. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Senior Man and I know the rest of the Exec feel the same about their positions. I would like to thank all the people who make the role such a privilege. The College Officers, College staff, and various committees have been more helpful and insightful than I could have wished for and for that I am grateful. I wish the next Exec luck and am sure I will return to Hatfield next year to find it continuing to flourish. Charlotte Furneaux (JCR President)

DSU ‘Extra Mile’ Award It is a great honour to have been shortlisted for the DSU ‘Extra Mile’ Award, an award voted for by students which recognises outstanding student support provision, during my first six months in this role. Like our students, we also strive to ‘be the best that we can be’! Eleanor Spencer8Regan (Assistant Senior Tutor)

The Middle Common Room President Vice8President Welfare Officer Treasurer Secretary Social Secretary Research Officer

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Raymond Rammeloo Ruaridh Ellison Hazel Monforton Timothy Goddard Sarah Lam Alisha Chhatwal Matthew Wright

Developments The MCR continues to build on experiences of past years to enhance postgraduate life in Hatfield College. A thriving community is not self8evident, but has to be inspired, nurtured, and guided by voluntary officers and College staff. Based on the received levies, our current membership includes 125 full8time postgraduates and 8 undergraduate associate members. I hope this number increases next year, as it has been difficult to find enough volunteers to continue the ambitious programme of events introduced with a larger membership base over the last few years. Since the last edition of the Record, the position of Research Officer has been elevated to executive status to acknowledge the importance of academic support in our activities. Thanks to the efforts of Matt Wright, financial support for our members has been extended to include a Communal Research Fund and a Library Fund in addition to the already popular MCR Research Awards. These funds account for a fourth of our budget this year and enjoy continued generous support from the Trust. In the summer, our MCR moved from C Stairs to Kitchen Stairs, gaining 10m2 and a kitchenette. However, the new common room

was in need of refurbishment, being used previously for various purposes. After gathering opinions and requirements from our members, I drafted a plan to refurbish the room. College invested in this project without hesitation and the Trust contributed towards new furniture and the framing of MCR photographs. The room now serves its purpose as meeting room, study space, and focal point for common room tradition.

The new MCR in Kitchen Stairs after completion of its refurbishment in March 2014

Activities After taking office on 1st August last year, my first task was to ensure organisation of the annual Summer Barbeque at James Barber House. With about 40 attending, a bouncy castle and Tim and Elizabeth Burt visiting, it was a great success, though I ended up

doing most of the cooking! The skill of delegating came along in the organisation of a fantastic postgraduate Freshers’ Fortnight, led by Lydia Harris. She ensured an inclusive spirit with events reflecting the diversity of our new membership. Both our continuing and new members found it a most warm welcome, deeming it the best induction in recent memory. One of its direct results was an enormously diverse MCR Committee including taught, research, international, EU, and home students. New events were introduced such as international cinema evenings organised by Pablo González8Martin and Jean Odry ensured participation in pub quizzes throughout Durham.

MCR Freshers’ Fortnight 2013: distributing welcome packs carefully prepared by Senior Freshers’ Officer, Lydia Harris

This year’s MCR Formals have been used to bring more students into our great College and give our members a chance to meet new and interesting people. The Intercollegiate Formal (9 December) left numerous guests from ten colleges impressed with Hatfield hospitality and Felix Haehl’s piano music. The inaugural Researchers’ Formal (25 February) brought over one hundred postgraduates together for a long night of good conversation. The first Music Formal (11 March) featured College Grace sung by our Chapel Choir and a close8harmony interlude, resulting in further spontaneous singing after dinner.

MCR Freshers’ Fortnight 2013: drinks reception with College Mentors

Furthermore, excursions were organised to explore Vindolanda, Newcastle and Holy Island. Research Symposia have continued this year with topics and speakers as varied as ever. Attendance at

Formals has been exceptionally strong with 981 MCR diners over Michaelmas and Epiphany Term combined, notwithstanding that the latter is traditionally the quieter period of the academic year. The ceaseless efforts of Ally Chhatwal to boost attendance have surely paid off.

MCR Freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fortnight 2013: Sunday Walk

Future The priorities I set myself for my term of office included increased financial transparency for our members and organisational efficiency within the MCR Committee. We have been able to make significant progress with reporting on our actions at each General Meeting, streamlining our accounts, and giving full insight into the financial situation to our members. This process will soon be supported by the University through the Durham Student Organisation

Framework, which we plan to have joined by the start of the new academic year. Our postgraduate community continues to thrive thanks to the voluntary efforts of present students, past students who have shaped our MCR and handed it to us, the financial support of the Trust and the guidance from our College Officers. It is a great pleasure to work with all these individuals who try to make our College the best it can be. Raymond Rammeloo (MCR President)

The Senior Common Room President Vice8Presidents Secretary Social Secretary Visual Arts Secretary

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Keith Orford Nick Brown & Derek Crozier Rik Coldwell Sophie Philipson Elizabeth Burt

This is my last note to the Hatfield Record as President of the Senior Common Room. There were several significant developments in the life of the SCR during the year. Most notable for the members has been the greatly expanded social calendar organised by Sophie Philipson. This required a significant change to the online booking system managed by Brendan Hodgson so that all activities can now be booked using the same system as used for booking meals. Given the number of activities available to members this year this has been a boon.

The activities that have been added to the traditional walks and book club meetings included theatre trips, wine tastings, art tours, a reception for the Lumiere event, a champagne evening tour of Crook Hall and gardens, and a very enjoyable reception and group tour of the Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition on Palace Green. All of these took time to organise and I am sure that the members of the SCR appreciate Sophieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts. The Senior Common Room does not just exist to provide meals and social events for its members but is part of the College community. As such it has a duty to look to where it can enhance that community. This year has seen two moves to improve that enhancement. Firstly, there have been discussions with the College on the best way to use surplus SCR funds to provide opportunities for both undergraduate and postgraduate students to further their studies. The exact formula is to be finalised but might include travel bursaries and fellowships. It is hoped that a scheme will be in place for the start of the next academic year. Secondly, a photographic competition was held in the Michaelmas Term so that budding Lord Lichfields could exhibit their work and gain prizes. The entries exceeded my expectations both in quantity and quality and the judging exercise was difficult. The three worthy winners were awarded prizes from SCR funds. In signing off I would like to thank the Master, Tim Burt, for his unfailing support, Sophie Philipson, Brendan Hodgson, and the SCR Secretary, Rik Coldwell, plus the College office staff. Finally, I wish my successor well and hope that he enjoys his term as much as I have. Keith Orford (SCR President)

First Prize by Kate Taylor

SCR Photography Competition

Second Prize by Datian Li , Life from the Ruins

Third Prize by Laura Gray

Articles David Melville Evensong Melville’s legacy & colleges today You need look no further than the first page of Arthur Moyes’ History of Hatfield College to understand why David Melville is so important to Hatfield College, Durham University and higher education more generally. Born on 5th February 1813 and a graduate of Brasenose College, Oxford, David Melville had been Censor at University College since 1842 and, according to Arthur Moyes, did not like what he found there. Castle was said to cater only for the wealthy and well connected, men who hired their own servants and arranged for their meals to be served privately in their rooms. Student behaviour left much to be desired. When given the chance to establish Bishop Hatfield’s Hall, Melville jumped at it. David Melville was a radical educationalist. His explicit intention was to produce a serious, purposeful and well8motivated learning environment to which persons of limited means could aspire. Melville wanted, in Arthur Moyes’ words, “to encourage high academic standards in an atmosphere of congenial collegiate fellowship.” There remain today these two crucial elements of our college life: scholarly activity enjoyed by a closely associated group of people who share common interests and friendships. But before I focus on the very essence of collegiality, let me say a few words about Melville’s vision for domestic life in a college. His ideas were revolutionary at the time; today they have become the norm. He wanted students to live in study bedrooms and to eat together at the common table. Students should know the cost of living before they arrived and the price should be reasonable.

Hatfield College provided the dawn of a new age of residential education. Incidentally, Hatfield is said to have provided the template for Keble College, Oxford which was founded in 1870. Melville was certainly close friends with some of the key people who founded Keble and his influence seems clear. I was a Fellow of Keble for 12 years and it gave me great pleasure to be able to explain my move to an older college, indeed to the very college from which Keble had taken its lead. I’m not sure my comments were well received! Perhaps it is always in the nature of a collegiate university for there to be tensions between the core i.e. senior university management and the periphery i.e. the colleges. It was no different in Durham in David Melville’s day. He soon fell out with the Warden – whom we would today call the Vice8Chancellor – Charles Thorp. Melville’s licence (i.e. contract of employment) as Principal was clear: if he married, his licence would be revoked. David Melville married an Irish woman, Emma Hill, on 28th July 1848. Initially Thorp turned a blind eye, but eventually his patience was exhausted and Melville’s licence was withdrawn. Melville spent the rest of his life as a clergyman in Worcestershire, still a strenuous advocate of public education long before it was in vogue. He remained influential, especially with William Ewart Gladstone, four times Prime Minister, but it was Durham University’s loss. His progressive ideas were clearly too much for Warden Thorp... So what of college life, the sort of student experience that David Melville advocated? I must here thank Anthony (Bash) for a tutorial in classical language. We have two ideas to consider: the structure of the college community and its spirit. Form and process if you like. The word college itself comes simply enough from the Latin collegium. Lewis & Short’s Latin dictionary refers to “the connection of associates” – colleagues in other words. This is where we get the word collegial from. There is always an awkward tautology with the words college, collegial, collegiality and colleague. We can define

colleagues are those explicitly united in a common purpose. If colleagues show respect for another's commitment to the common purpose and their shared ability to work toward it, then collegial suggests consensus, having power and authority vested equally among colleagues. This, for me, is the essence of, not only the community within our College and in other Durham colleges, but also of the whole community of Durham colleges taken together, but the concept of shared responsibility does not sit comfortably with the current pattern of a centralised management system. This reminds me of our College Council – strictly speaking an “advisory” body but where every member feels ownership, united in a common purpose, “part of it”. Our second word is the Greek word koinonia (coy–know–knee8er) meaning “a close association involving mutual interests and sharing”. It is a fundamental concept pointing to how people should behave and interact – and what should characterise interpersonal behaviour. It’s the Greek ideal of ‘collegiality’ therefore. If college refers to the organisation, then koinonia emphasises the esprit de corps that should characterise such an organisation. It invokes notions of community, participation and sharing and, by implication, of generosity and altruism. I think this is exactly why David Melville promoted eating together, the fellowship of the common table, rather than allowing dining in private: sharing life and conversation, social and academic. It is why I have banned mobile phones from our dining hall, to encourage that old8fashioned word fellowship, the shared conversations between members of the College as they go about their daily lives. It is why we have “common rooms” a simple division of the College’s members into three like8minded groups. And it is why members of the College are so unselfish in their regard for one another – think only of the poster campaign for Sope Peters last term. I wonder what David Melville would have made of our College and our University today. He would not have been surprised by centralised management taking control of the collegiate periphery.

He would be delighted by our diverse, international community, in particular the presence of women. He was, after all, a progressive educationalist and, very probably, he approved of the establishment of colleges like Somerville, Girton and our own St Mary’s. He might well lament the concept of “living out” although even in his day we had more students that we could accommodate. He would at least approve of the way in which members of the College continue to engage even when living out, proof that mutual interests continue irrespective of where you are. And he would be pleased to be here tonight for worship in the chapel that he conceived but which was not completed until a few years after his untimely dismissal. Josceline Dimblebey, Melville’s great8great8great granddaughter, wrote a family history, A Profound Secret. As she wrote in a foreword to one of Arthur Moyes’ books: “The more I found out about David Melville the more exceptional man he appeared to have been, with a combination of brilliance, wisdom, good looks, humour and charm. Hatfield has a right to proud of him. And so have I!” David Melville looks down on us in the dining hall to this day, straight opposite the entrance. Give him a nod of recognition next time you go in there. And as we honour his memory tonight and thank him for the College he established in 1846 – and for the other Durham colleges that followed 8 let me quote his obituarist, one of his former students at Hatfield: “Peace to his ashes, good old man!” Tim Burt

Remembrance Day Address Core values are those values by which each member of the armed forces lead their lives and which they aspire to develop in others. These values, rooted in the moral and social development of our society over many generations, have a unifying function within the armed forces and constitute the founding principles of their ethos as a war8fighting Service. The three forces have a tradition of overcoming adversity to deliver, through Ground, Air and Naval Power, exceptional results. Good leadership is crucial to maintaining ethos. It inspires and underpins the values and capabilities of our forces. Take Colonel Tim Collins’s eve8of8battle speech to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment in Iraq in 2003. “We go to liberate, not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in their country. We are entering Iraq to free a people and the only flag which will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Show respect for them. There are some who are alive at this moment who will not be alive shortly. Those who do not wish to go on that journey, we will not send. As for the others, I expect you to rock their world. Wipe them out if that is what they choose. But if you are ferocious in battle remember to be magnanimous in victory.” These are the opening lines to the speech, where he was tasked with inspiring his troops, to get them into the mind8set that tomorrow they were going to war. Not an easy brief to be given, especially when he, too, was apprehensive of what lay ahead. Nevertheless he clearly highlights the importance of among many things, respect,

self8less commitment and courage, three things each member of the forces are taught from day one of basic training. History shows that good leadership at all levels can transform seemingly unwinnable situations into success. Every member of the armed forces has the duty and ability to lead and the moral responsibility to live by their core values. The core values of the Royal Air Force are: Respect, Integrity, Service and Excellence, nurtured by effective and consistent leadership. It is these which I am going to highlight tonight and portray why they are important to each member of the Royal Air Force no matter what rank they are, religion they believe in, or political party they follow. Respect Service in the forces is more than just loyalty to the Crown, military superiors, subordinates, and comrades. It also involves respect for others and a sense of pride. It flows from the duty to put others first and it means there is no place for prejudice or unlawful discrimination. To have self8respect is to value yourself as a professional and as a human being. People with self8respect have high personal standards of social behaviour and do not behave in ways that will bring discredit upon themselves, their comrades or their unit or service. Respect for others permeates up and down the chain of command as well as among peers. Genuine respect involves viewing other people as individuals of genuine worth, regardless of their race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or social background. Service personnel must follow the law and maintain the highest of standards of decency and justice toward people at all times, even in the most difficult conditions. The need for decency, compassion and respect for others is increased by the conditions in which personnel may have to live and operate, particularly while on operations.

Integrity Integrity is the courage to do what is right in all circumstances. It is the basis for the trust that is essential for the Royal Air Force to operate effectively. Integrity is vital in establishing trust and confidence between individuals who may face hardship and danger. Service Service is an act of selfless commitment. The military life is one of service to the Nation. It is about professional duties taking precedence over personal interests and the willingness to serve other people before ourselves 8 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Service before selfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Service incorporates the values of loyalty, commitment and teamwork. It might ultimately be about dying for others. Service takes considerable physical courage. Excellence By striving for excellence service personnel show a sustained desire for continuous improvement and innovation that will ensure the armed forces remains second to none. Professional excellence is more than the trade or operational skills that are developed through training and during service life. It is about the way tasks are tackled, the responsibility taken, and about making sure a job is well done, no matter how difficult the circumstances. Professional excellence requires the military to exercise care in leadership and fulfil the welfare responsibilities of command. It manages risk and understands the consequences and effect. Service personnel must also have the courage to take calculated risks. Excellence includes an obligation to ensure the most efficient and effective use of resources, including people, our most valuable resource without a shadow of a doubt. So in summary, respect, integrity, service, and excellence, are the core values of the Royal Air Force, otherwise referred to as RISE. These are also the values I try to live my life by each and every day, and I also challenge you to do the same. Hatfield is a unique

community of students who all strive for excellence; I have never met so many sports captains, head boys and girls and grade 8 musicians in the same place, so evidently the excellence clause goes without saying. Respect others and yourselves as you are all achievers, so it is okay to acknowledge this without becoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;big8headedâ&#x20AC;?. Have the courage to own up if you have done something wrong; integrity is often the most difficult but noticeable value to uphold. But most importantly of all, put your service and others before yourself, as well as keeping time for your own pleasure and fun. Do this and you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go far wrong in life. This is what each member of the armed forces does every Charlotte Bull in RAF uniform day. Every year on this special day of remembrance we hear the words: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. I ask you, what is stopping you from not only remembering them on this one day, but also actively remembering them by living by these values for the other 364 days in the year? So, Hatfielders, I pose to you the question, will you RISE to the challenge? Charlotte Bull (Year 3 undergraduate)

Stepping Down After 44 Years At the 2013 Reunion last September, I celebrated the 50th anniversary of my matriculation together with eleven of my contemporaries and their wives, many of whom I had not seen during the intervening years. A great time was had by all, swapping news of careers and families, and recalling our action8packed time in Hatfield in the early sixties, including the various highlights both academic and extra8curricular, and our many adolescent indiscretions. On a very personal note, at the Reunion Dinner, I was both overwhelmed and touched by the presentation of an inscribed Hatfield College blade, which now adorns the entire length of my entrance hall at high level! The fulsome comments from so many fellow Hatfield chums contained in the accompanying and exquisite leather8bound volume were most appreciated, albeit somewhat humbling, and will be for ever cherished. Being taken totally by surprise at the time, and perhaps also feeling the effects of an exceedingly good bottle of claret during the dinner, I fear I was unable at the time to express my genuine thanks to all those members who had a hand in the execution of this splendidly conceived â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ambushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Accordingly, I am taking this opportunity to say a big thank to the Association for its most generous expression of appreciation of my contribution to the Association over the past four and a half decades. I can assure you that I have considered it a privilege to have been entrusted with the Secretary8ship for so long, and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Seven years as Secretary of the SCR added to 44 years as Honorary Secretary of the Association takes me just over the half8century as a College scrivener which is perhaps enough! Accordingly, I have decided not to seek re 8election at the next AGM in July.

As Senior Man back in April 1968, I turned up to the Association AGM to give an account of JCR affairs and to ‘beg’ for a contribution of £100 towards ‘JCR amenities’ – at that time a euphemism for alcoholic beverages on Hatfield Day. That evening I was taken out on a sedate pub8crawl to the Three Tuns and The Waterloo (now demolished) by the 1940s and 1950s cohorts including such iconic individuals as Syd East, Peter ‘Bungay’ Hatch, Selby Tuff, Adrian Robertson, Tom Gatenby, and Len Newman. I was intrigued, if not captivated, by their sense of fellowship and their total commitment to Hatfield, so much so that I determined to make this an essential part of my life over the ensuing years. As a tutor, and then Bursar of the College, I was on site and it was easy for me to attend future Reunions until my predecessor, Peter Farrier, left to take up a teaching position in the Midlands and I took over as Honorary Secretary. Since then, I have only missed one reunion and AGM when I was required to lead a second8year geography field8 course to Malta. Sam Stoker, the Assistant Secretary at the time, gallantly stepped in to hold the fort in my absence. At the time it felt like I was bunking off school, and truth to tell I still consider it to be a huge black mark in an otherwise unblemished attendance register. This record has only been made possible by the patience of, and no little cost to my long8suffering wife Sue, a Trevelyan lass, and my family who eventually got used to my trips ‘up north’ for Reunions. They would often comment with resignation tinged with contempt – “Off on your Marbles and Comics weekend, Dad?” To them, my unreserved thanks for their support and understanding of my Hatfield obsession over the past forty years. It is good to know that the family tradition continues with my son, James, currently the Yorkshire Region Representative on the Executive Committee. In the late sixties, the President was the 948year old Revd. Edwin Horner, one of three brothers who attended Hatfield between perhaps 1890 and 1902, whom I remember seeing shuffling slowly back to his room in the newly opened Jevons building in 1968. The Chaplain, Revd (now Canon) Peter Brett, who was Honorary

Secretary, and only in his mid8thirties at the time, was sitting next to the frail President at the Reunion dinner when he enquired of Peter if he remembered Smithers (or similar). “No” replied the youthful Peter Brett. “Oh, you must remember Smithers” said Horner. “Sorry, I confess I do not recall the fellow. Was he here at last year’s reunion?” responded Peter. “No, you fool. He was the chap who went berzerk on A8Stairs during the Relief of Mafeking celebrations!” The full hand8written battels accounts for the three Horner brothers during their time at Hatfield College are recorded in large leather8 bound ledgers held in the enormous bookcases in the Senior Common Room. They make fascinating reading. More importantly, the above tale illustrates the perpetuation of that unique Hatfield ethos over the years, and instils a sense of belonging and pride in one’s soul, recognising that you are part of this rich and enduring tapestry of collegiate history. When I first took over as Secretary, there were really only two viable ‘Old Boys’ Associations in Durham – Hatfield and the ‘Ruin’ on the other side of Palace Green – both holding their reunions at Easter. This was justified on the somewhat spurious grounds that the membership contained a significant number of clergy and teachers. Numbers attending fluctuated from year to year from peaks in 1971 and 1996 (the 25th and 50th anniversaries of the Association) when numbers were well in excess of 100, to a low of only 36 attendees on one occasion in the late seventies. That year, in mid8April, the President Howard Phelps, then Operations Manager of British Airways flew into Newcastle Airport from Heathrow with his wife, Audrey, late on the Friday afternoon. They were met by his BA chauffeur, who had driven up from London and conveyed them to Durham. The chauffeur and Audrey checked into the County Hotel while Howard collected his keys for a cramped room in College to be with his contemporaries. That evening, a foot of snow descended on Durham bringing regional transport to a standstill.

Notwithstanding that I began to go down with a nasty bout of flu, the weekend was cosy and convivial. However, I vividly remember struggling up to the station on foot with Canon Ken Harper on the Sunday morning, ankle8deep in snow, to catch the first train out of the North8east on a train fitted with a giant snow plough on its bow. On our way south we carved through 208foot high snow drifts until we reached North8Yorkshire. Howard, Audrey, and the chauffeur were marooned in Durham for another two days! During the earlier part of my years as Secretary, we invariably hired a coach to undertake visits on the Saturday afternoon to places of interest. These ranged from the Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle, the University Botanical Garden, Beamish Open Air Museum, and the Metro Centre in South Tyneside. The last of these proved to be a particularly poignant trip as it coincided with the Hillsborough football tragedy which I watched unfold in horror in the company of Howard Phelps on a television in the window of Curry’s in the Metro Centre. By the seventies, the College had finally decided to conform to the licensing laws of the land rather than relying upon Tom Whitworth’s insistence (the then Master) that we did not need a licence, as medieval laws permitted the landlord of the ‘The Red Lion’ coaching Inn to brew his own beers for consumption on site. That meant that the bar was required for the first time to close at 10.00 or 10.30pm during our stay. To circumvent this, a 368gallon cask of bitter was purchased by the Association and strategically located in the corner of the Junior Common Room, enabling members to continue drinking their way into the early hours of the morning. This was also the era before ladies were allowed to take part in any of the Reunion Weekend activities, including the Reunion dinner, but with the exception of the Saturday afternoon excursions. Over the years a loyal band of band of supportive wives, many of whom were Durham graduates, agreed to hold their own mini8reunion,

staying in the luxury of the Royal County Hotel. In those days, one or two members took advantage of the Reunion to treat their secretary or â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;special acquaintanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to a discrete weekend away, whilst at least having the decency to attend the Reunion Dinner on the Saturday evening, much to the amusement and ridicule of their contemporaries. Today, and particularly since the admission of women into College in the late eighties, the partners, relatives and friends of members are encouraged to participate fully in the annual Reunion, with the exception of the Annual General Meeting traditionally held on the Saturday morning. For many years the North8East representative Tom MacGregor, by then in his late seventies, brought along not only his wife but his mother8in8law too! In the early seventies, a significant number of regional events were held in between the main Durham Reunions. Among these were the summer lunches in the Lake District hosted by Ken Harper; the annual dinners organised by the recently departed John Woolley in Greater Manchester; the Winter Dinner held in College arranged and hosted sequentially by Tom MacGregor, Arthur Moyes and Saint Cynthia; the sumptuous South Midlands dinners hosted by George Hope at his restaurant at Stow8on8the8Wold; and the Yorkshire lunches organised by Selby Tuff in his appropriately named village of Hatfield. For some fifteen years, I arranged the Midland dinner at my Hall of Residence in Leicester and have recently reinstituted an annual summer lunch at the University of Leicester. Unfortunately, over recent years, support for these initiatives have waned significantly with the notable exception of the informal September get8together at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham organised by Ian Curry, which traditionally attracts a large number of younger Association members. During my time as Honorary Secretary, I have been privileged to have served under no less than seven Presidents, all of whom

brought their own particular contribution to the post, as well as varying demands upon and expectations of the Secretary! John Wren, was a gentle and highly respected retired maths teacher from Hyde in Cheshire. I enjoyed his congenial hospitality at his home on a number of occasions on my way up to the North8West. Canon Ken Harper, was a retired Anglican priest residing in deepest Cumbria, who completed a doctorate in mathematics in his early eighties, and who as North8West representative organised regular summer lunches in the Lake District. Dr. Howard Phelps, Operations Director of British Airways, fulfilled the post of President with congenial efficiency and commitment for 12 years and was subsequently appointed Chairman of University Council shortly thereafter. Even a world8wide BA baggage handlers’ dispute did not prevent him from attending one particular Reunion. I continued to keep in touch during his declining years especially following the death of his first wife, Audrey. I was particularly touched when he asked me, only a humble geographer, to suggest suitable holiday destinations – a man who had flown with BA to almost every corner of the globe! Then came Sam Stoker, Vice8Master of Hatfield, as well as my Best Man. He acted as my Assistant Secretary for a number of years before accepting the mantle of President until his elevation to the Principalship of St. Cuthbert’s Society. A most congenial fellow, he was an efficient chairman as well as an awesome after dinner speaker. Professor Bill Heal, an eminent research scientist hailing from Northumberland, served as President with distinction for four years, during a particularly interesting if stressful phase in the life of the Association. A totally committed Hatfield fellow, he was ever punctilious in his handling of Association affairs. He and his wife Elsie are a delightful couple, whom I am proud to claim as dear personal friends. Samantha Mowbray, was excited to be elected as our first lady President in 2009, but found herself almost immediately embroiled in personal and career matters which made it impossible for her to discharge her duties as President. Her

unexpected resignation, only six months after her election, was an interesting time with protocol demanding that all 608plus members of the Executive had to be contacted by e8mail, letter, or carrier pigeon to canvass their views on the procedure of identifying a suitable candidate for possible election at the following reunion six months down the line. Brian Raine valiantly agreed to step into the breach following a short presidential interregnum. As a former Scottish headmaster, he immediately injected a new dynamism into the position and thereby the Association. Like myself, two years earlier, he cruelly suffered a stroke only some eight months into his term as President. Notwithstanding this set8back, Brian has not lost his ‘front row’ determination to carry on serving the Association with immense courage, interest and energy over the past three years – the true Hatfield spirit! Of course, I would not have been able to function over at least the last 35 to 40 years, without the constant help and encouragement of the lady whom I once dubbed ‘Saint Cynthia’ at an Association AGM. She is the one who does all the hard work of the Association: keeping in contact with generations of alumni; arranging reunions and regional dinners; meticulously checking my draft minutes; as well as offering wise counsel and a metaphorical shoulder to cry on in equal measure. Our almost weekly telephone calls are a highlight for me and are deeply appreciated. I was also fortunate to have enjoyed the no8nonsense advice and support of our long8serving Honorary Treasurer, Richard Metcalfe, during the last two decades, and who has also been a lifelong personal chum. Then there is Arthur Moyes, our revered first Director of the Hatfield Trust and College Archivist, who in his prime, could always be relied upon to raise contentious issues succinctly but invariably stridently at meetings, and also by letter during intervening periods! Often he brought the Executive Committee to heel by getting them to review their actions before permanent damage was done. Then there are a number of the ‘grandees’ of the Association, who have

been on hand to offer support, insight and encouragement to me during particularly difficult times. Chief among them have been my contemporary, Barry Northrop, a former Association Representative on what then was Governing Body, and Patrick Salaun, a key player in DUS, who was our Honorary Treasurer for five years in the late 90s. He had taken over from Dr. Brian Dobson, another Association stalwart, who had managed our finances meticulously and prudently for almost three decades. And finally, but not least, there is Tony Gray who I regard as my personal ‘Duracell Bunny’. Since taking on the role of our Representative on College Council, his enthusiasm, boundless energy and optimism have revitalised many aspects of the Association. In particular, he has already forged links with a large number of much needed younger members, who have expressed interest in becoming actively involved in Association affairs. There is also the host of members, their wives, and increasingly their widows, who, over the years, have provided such a vast kaleidoscope of friends and acquaintances, and who continue to enrich my personal life through almost daily letters, e8mails and telephone calls. With the changing tastes and life styles of Hatfield graduates, I am aware that the time is right for the Association to take stock of its role as a national and increasingly global player. I realise that I am approaching, if not already exceeded, my ‘best before date’ as Honorary Secretary, and it is time to pass the baton on to others with new ideas and initiatives, so as to present a much needed rebranding of the Association marque in a rapidly changing world of e8mails, blogs and Tweets. Floreat collegium! Johnathan Young (1963866)

Hatfield Day 1971 The Raft Race between Shincliffe Hall and B Stairs I was living with about 20 other first year Hatfield men at Shincliffe Hall and towards the summer of 1971 we were told by our two supervisory PhD students who lived with us that we should prepare for the Annual “Raft Race” against B Stairs. Chris Powell, an ex8 sailing instructor, was put in charge of building the raft of oil drums, rope, and wood which he and his boat team did in the woods by Shincliffe Hall. As a serving Artillery officer in the British Army I was put in charge of “fire power” which readers of Dr. Malcolm Yorke’s 2013 article Ordeal by Quinquereme will realise was an important part of the race tactics. Obtaining intelligence by using an “informer” from the Geography department who lived on B Stairs we discovered that B Stairs intended to use rotten tomatoes and cabbages as their weapons. I decided I would tell no8one on our team what our weapons would be but they had to be superior both in terms of long range, impact on the B Stairs’ crew, and unpleasantness at close range, especially if B Stairs attacked us directly from the water with knives intending to cut our ropes holding the oil drums to the wooden planks (a plan my informer had also passed on to us). On the morning of the race (Hatfield Day) Chris and a reserve crew drifted and man8handled the raft down to Dunelm Bridge where I boarded with sealed cardboard boxes of weapons and the operational crew. I had chosen cooking apples as long range, high impact weapons and then the ultimate weapon of fresh cow manure from the farm above Shincliffe Hall. I and one volunteer, whose name I sadly forget, had spent part of the morning harvesting the manure from an enormous mound of the stinking stuff into plastic bags. Unfortunately we only had our hands to do this task and running short of time I had to drive my car to the raft without the benefit of washing them or properly changing my footwear – not a

good thing to have done as several car passengers commented upon for a number of weeks afterwards. Chris had decided to take the raft into midstream even before B Stairs left the bank so that we could bear down upon them in true naval style (he had just read a book on Nelson at the Battle of the Nile). The cooking apples out8ranged their tomatoes and were so effective that the B Stairs’ crew abandoned their raft but several bravely swam towards us until arriving at the raft, when huge quantities of slightly warm cow manure was thrust upon their heads and they turned for the shore. Victory was Shincliffe Hall’s! As a footnote, just as Dr Yorke recalled from 1957, the water was so cold that two of the B Stairs’ crew had to be rescued as did I the following year when I dived into the river to help the Shincliffe Hall crew who were being soundly defeated by the 1972 B Stairs’ crew. But that is another embarrassing story of happy days at Hatfield College. Steve Bassnett (1970873)

Hatfield Day 2013

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College Sport Badminton Club The Badminton Club has had another successful season: the Men's A team were unfortunate to miss out on promotion, while the Women's and mixed teams have also had solid performances. The Men's Bs have made great leaps forward this year with the addition of talented freshers kick8starting what I am optimistic will grow into a highly competitive team. The Club has also been pleased to welcome many new casual players, both freshers and returners. I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the Club, and particularly the captains below who have been instrumental in making this such a great year. Harry Bessey8Saldanha (Club President) The season kicked off with many new, enthusiastic players, which was great to see. Unfortunately, we lost the first three matches, but once we had found pairs of players that worked well together (especially the strong and almost unbeatable team made up of Natasha Kriznik and Rebecca Duit) we managed to turn it around and went on a winning streak for the final four matches. This placed us at third in the league (at time of writing). I would like to thank the girls for all their hard work this season and for their commitment to the team. Laura Dreyer (Women's A Team Captain) Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great year for the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A team. After a strong start to the season, we were fighting for promotion to the Premier league until the last game. Special mentions must be made to Jianpo Su as well as to Stephen Wong for their strong performances and

dedication to the team. Although we fell just short of being promoted we still finished in a fantastic league position and have positioned ourselves for a great season next year. James Smith (Men's A Team Captain) The B team had their most successful season in two years after recording their first win. We finished ninth (out of ten) in Division 2 after having beaten bottom of the table Aidan’s B. We had some very close matches with three 584 losses and I have been impressed with the whole team’s performance and commitment, especially after losing two matches 980. Stand out players include George Hornsby and Harsh Joshi who worked very well together as a pair, often achieving crucial 380 or 281 game records; however, Harsh was lost to other commitments in Epiphany Term. Joe Deering stepped up in his place and quickly gelled well with George to restore a winning pair. Kevin Wu must be congratulated on his undying enthusiasm and showed vast improvement throughout the year after attending development squad sessions. Thanks to everyone that played this season and I’m sure that the team will go on to win many more games in the future! Jeremy Raymond (Men's B Team Captain) It was a solid season for Hatfield’s mixed badminton team. Three impressive victories took the team into a comfortable mid8table position, with much optimism for an even stronger year next time around. Members who have gotten to the stage where they've earned the right to be called "club veterans" led the front line of the team's efforts this season 8 I don't even have enough fingers and toes to count the total number of years service that Rebecca Duit, Stephen Wong, Natasha Kriznik, Laurence Stanley, and Krishanthi Vithana have given to HCBadC. Great work, guys! David McLennan (Mixed Captain)

Boat Club Once again, Hatfield College Boat Club has seen another successful season on the river. The strength and depth of all the squads has seen more improvement than anyone could have envisaged. I start with recounting what I believe is possibly the most successful regatta season in an extremely long time for the Club.

Another successful season with lots of silverware at Floreat dinner

Regatta season kicked off at Tyne Regatta, where the first points of the season were won. There were wins for the women’s top 4+ and novice 4+. The men’s novice 8+ also reached the final after beating Newcastle University, but lost out to a senior Butler crew. The women’s top 4+ then moved on to BUCS regatta, where they took on university crews from around the country and finished an extremely impressive 8th. The women then went on to qualify for

Womensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1st VIII at the Head of the River Race, London 2014

Henley Women’s Regatta, another remarkable achievement for a college crew. Victory was very much the theme for the rest of the summer, with multiple wins for both men and women at Hexham Regatta and Durham Regatta resulting in a huge haul of trophies. Most notably, Hatfield came home with the “Victor Ludorum for Colleges” trophy from both Hexham and Durham, rounding off a fantastic summer. A special mention goes to Mike Clowes who claimed Hatfield’s first sculling victory at Durham City Regatta, after sending a 15 year old boy back to his mother in tears. After losing a lot of top rowers, head season looked to be a far less enjoyable affair. A shaky start meant St Cuthbert’s took an early lead in the Pennants Series. However, thanks to an intake of extremely strong new rowers, both squads have picked up their game and have enjoyed a more successful second half of the year. We now sit second in the overall Pennants Series. After the cancellation of Novice Cup, the freshers finally got their first chance to race at Butler Head midway through Epiphany Term, where they all performed extremely well. Particular congratulations go to Charlie Rees, Dan McManus, Hugo Parrott, and Tom O’Keefe who were the quickest freshers on the day. As I am writing this, the women’s first eight have just returned from the most successful Women’s Head of the River Race in London where they finished 54th out of 239 crews. They finished above the Durham University 3rd eight and were only seven seconds off the second eight. This marks not only the best performance on record for Hatfield, but the best performance for any Durham college. Let’s hope the men can replicate this performance on 29th March. Joshua Tipper (President)

HCAFC: winners of the College Premiership League

Football Club

Hockey Club HCHC has had another excellent season in 2013814 and the Club has continued to be ‘the team to beat’ in college hockey. The Club’s success was epitomised by qualifying as the top placed Durham hockey team for the inaugural York8Durham College Varsity event, in which a mixed Hatfield team convincingly beat their York counterparts James College 683. The Men’s teams continued to show their dominance this year. The A team unfortunately lost out on the league title on the last weekend of the season, having drawn their last match against Van Mildert 282, which meant that the fate of the title was left up to St Cuthbert’s who, unfortunately for Hatfield, convincingly beat a weak St Mary’s team 1180. Second position, is however an excellent achievement, especially as the standard in the league has been the highest of my three years in Durham. In the Cup competition, Hatfield men once again asserted their superiority by emerging victorious for what was the fifth consecutive Cup win for some members of the team. Hatfield’s large contingent of Durham University Hockey Club players had the team labeled as favourites from the outset and left Captain, Sam Mirchandani, with a selection dilemma. The strength of the squad showed, however, with only Hild Bede in the Final really challenging Hatfield. Hatfield took a 380 lead before having a minor collapse and after three quick goals from Hild Bede, the match was delicately balanced at 383 with five minutes to play. Hatfield’s strength showed through however and Jack Kennedy, playing in his fifth Cup Final match, scored the winner with less than a minute on the clock. The Men’s B team also had another impressive season. The team managed to rack up a very commendable five wins despite being in a league with seven other colleges’ A teams. The Women’s teams also had a successful season. The A team finished third but with just two points separating the top three it was

an extremely close finish. They also reached the semi8final of the Cup competition, but unfortunately were knocked out by a strong Hild Bede team 482. The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B team, despite their initial worries about being the only B team in the league, also showed that they could match their A8team rivals, finishing a very commendable sixth position. Captain, Emily Thomas, had nothing but praise for the team, in particular for their determined performance against Trevelyan which earned them a 181 draw. I would like to take the opportunity to thank the rest of the Exec Committee. The team captains (Sam Mirchandani, Emily Pomeroy, Nick Mills, and Emily Thomas) have worked incredibly hard all year ensuring that teams were picked, umpires arranged and goalkeeping kits were in the right place. Similarly, Natalie Webb has kept a close eye over finances as Treasurer and instrumental in helping secure sponsorship from The Bishop Langley. Finally, Oliver McGlashan and Sally Furminger have organised some incredibly entertaining socials throughout the year. I would also like to thank The Bishop Langley as our Club sponsor, and providing us with some excellent evenings for our alumni weekend as well as the Christmas dinner. I have been incredibly lucky to be a part of HCHC for my three years in Durham, and I hope that the Club continues to be the dominant force that it is in college hockey. Ben Dewsnip (Club Captain) Pool Club Hatfield Pool Club had a mixed year, dogged by the loss of around ten A and B players. In the Premiership, both teams struggled to find form in the season's early stages, but the A team managed to win ten out of eleven matches in mid8season, enabling an all8time high seventh place finish out of 18 teams and a quarter final place in the Trophy. The Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s however had difficulties finding form and were unfortunately relegated.

The C team suffered the same fate in Division 3, despite a valiant attempt at a late comeback. All in all, 2013814 was a tough season for HCPC, and we are looking to regroup for next year and build on our strength in depth. Matt Gilmore (President) Rugby Club This has been another excellent year for HCWRFC, finishing higher in the table than ever before! A great intake of freshers in the Michaelmas Term helped us to have a successful first match against MilBut, winning 20810, under the watchful eye of fresher coach Barnaby Ware. As freshers’ flu hit, Chad’s took full advantage but we were soon back on form, beating the once feared Collingwood 3685, with numerous pitch length runs from Mollie Jebb. The celebrations continued when we met Cuth’s, winning 49812 and there was even a call for the blood wagon as Stef Boughey suffered a nosebleed. We were now placed joint top of the league with only two matches to go. Hild Bede posed no competition, allowing us a win of 34810. Now there was only one match to go, and the scores at the top of the table were still tied. Our final challenge was Graiden’s, who decided to field a mainly University8level team and devastatingly, we conceded the win and our position at the top. Despite the rollercoaster of a season, it has undoubtedly been the best season for HCWRFC in modern history. A huge mention has to be made to freshers, Kaitlynn Veno and Brogan Lear, who have both made a massive contribution to our success. The infamous HCWRFC spirit and friendships formed along the way are still as strong as ever. Let’s hope this continues into next year! Laura Murison (Club Captain)

Ultimate Frisbee Club When I was elected Captain in June 2013, I vowed this would be HUF’s year. Neither the ghosts of my previous captaincy two years ago, when cruciate ligaments and our best8laid plans fell apart and almost saw the Club relegated, nor the loss of three of HUF’s best players to graduation and ‘the real world’, would deter me. I’m delighted to report that the 2013/2014 season has been HUF’s most successful to date, and a fair reflection on the continued growth and improvement of the Club. In the Michaelmas Term, the A team featured an indomitable line8up of experienced returners boosted by the promotion of Jeremy Raymond, Tom Cole, Jasmin Strickland and Dave McLennan from the B team and the seamless integration of promising fresher Alan Go (!) and hewn8from8stone Czech loan signing, Erasmus student Petr Nuska. With a large, committed squad, a structured summer training plan and ambitious tactics previously played only by the university side, the A’s Premiership campaign was a resounding success. Losses, to eventual runners8up Grey A in the season’s opener and to perennial champions John’s A in the last match, bookended a remarkable unbeaten run, with a walkover against Aidan’s boosting our squad ahead of a tense 686 draw against last season’s third place Butler side. Knowing Butler’s pedigree would ensure they won their remaining matches, it fell to HUF to match these achievements with a greater points margin. Butler’s first match had been a narrow one8 point victory over Trev’s A, HUF’s fourth opponents, so the pressure was on to win and win well. The nine8point victory was one of HUF’s closer matches, with Hild Bede, Stephenson and John’s B subsequently demolished by an aggregate score of 3784 to secure third place with a game to spare, playing some fantastic Ultimate along the way. The A’s last match was a test against the best, the fearsome athletic prowess of John’s A. HUF received the disc first, and within three passes found ourselves one8nil up, our sophisticated offense working perfectly. Even though John’s drew

the game level before pulling away in the second half, HUF gave a great account of ourselves then as we had done all season and will be looking to further refine our slick style of play. The B team were under new captaincy for the first time in a couple of years, with the comically8named Edward Ward swapping social secretary duties for the tough task of getting a mostly8fresher side match ready in just a few weeks. The signs were promising, with a narrow loss to Mildert A, who would go on to win Division 1, giving the team a big lift and great experience. In the end, as one of only a few colleges with a second team, and with the firsts calling up several playes to strengthen their campaign, Captain Ward targeted fellow strugglers Grey C as the season’s pivotal game. A rousing pre8 match speech, which has already gone down in HUF folklore but is sadly too rude to print, galvanised the team to fight an incredible, gritty battle in the muddied trenches of Whinney Hill, leading to one of the lowest8scoring Ultimate matches ever witnessed but one which triumphantly ended 483 to HUF B. Improving on our eighth8 placed finish will surely be the aim next year, with plenty of promising performances from the freshers, especially HUF’s ever8 expanding women’s contingent. Epiphany saw a tactical reshuffling of the teams, with the A team stripped of its finalists to give them a chance to build for next year. As such, the two HUF teams entered into the college cup were more balanced than they had been, and hopes were high for both to do well. The A team topped their group with victories over Stephenson and Grey C while the B’s proved the tournament’s surprise package – utilising a fine blend of finalist experience and B8team grit to great effect to beat Cuth’s B, Mary’s A and Hild Bede A and claim 6th seed ahead of the crossovers. All Hatfield eyes were on the A’s and B’s meeting for the first time competitively in a 386 cross, but fate had conspired against them. The drawback of the B team’s ruining their initial 17th placed seeding was to force the dangerous Hild Bede A down to 14th seed, whence they faced HUF A. A tough

battle saw Hild Bede prevail, dropping the As 11 places down the rankings, though they held this place without undue difficulty. And what of the lowly B team? Having held 6th against Cuth’s A, they then exacted revenge by snatching Hild Bede’s third place away from them in what could have been the Hatfield derby, to return the third place the A’s had earned in the league to its rightful HUF owners. Though Grey A yet again proved too strong for the B’s in the 283 semi8final, they then overpowered Trev’s A to secure another top three finish in the finalists’ final competitive match. Overall, with the B’s cup performance matching the A’s third place league finish and the A’s improving on the B’s league position, Epiphany too proved a great success. Third term will see the usual post8exam days on Racecourse (all welcome!) begin in earnest, while HUF will be going abroad on tour for the first time in June as we pack our discs and boots to head to Europe’s fastest growing city, Dublin. Plans are already being laid by the excellent triple8social8sec team of Keita, Katie, and Jasmin, who alongside Ed Ward also played a big part in taking freshers to HUF’s first tournament, Manchester Beginners, in October. An excellent time was had by all, with many freshers getting hooked by such an early taste of high8level competitive Ultimate, and I’m sure beginners’ tournaments will become a HUF tradition in future years. This year has also seen excellent representation of HUF at university level, with ten Hatfielders representing Durham Ultimate, as well as a couple more playing for various club sides at competitive and fun tournaments alike. There are even rumours of next year’s uni captain being a HUFian – watch this space… I’d personally like to thank everyone in the Club, past and present, for their time, effort and friendship – I’m amongst the finalists leaving and have been incredibly proud to serve the Club for the past four years. I know I leave HUF in good hands, and wish them all the best for the future. Jake Waller (Club Captain)

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College Societies Student Community Action

This year has seen Student Community Action (SCA) thrive! With over 4000 keen volunteers on the mailing list, 500 passionate active volunteers, a dedicated staff and 40 student8led projects, SCA has grown considerably. This means that more and more of the local community gain the support that they desperately need. SCA offers endless opportunities to help people of all ages, abilities and socio8 economic backgrounds, which means that there is something for everyone. SCA works with many vulnerable groups including children, adults, the disabled, the elderly, and animals and is also involved in conservation projects in the North East. Numerous projects span both Durham and Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, each well8managed and publicised, which led to several projects being oversubscribed fourfold for the second year running. A few new projects have also been established due to popular demand with the Feed Durham Project collecting food for the homeless and the buddy scheme for young people with special needs. Additionally, 2014 has seen the rise of new execâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; positions, grouping the projects into three categories; education, recreation, and community.

We have also seen an amazing rise in the number of ‘one8off’ volunteering events this year organised by the college ambassadors, for those who do not want to commit to weekly volunteering. There have been marvellous opportunities which include an English Corner quiz to improve international students’ language skills, a Remembrance Service tea party, a Valentine’s disco’ for students with special needs that was headed by Hatfield SCA, and conservation projects at St Oswald’s Church and Old Durham Gardens to name but a few. Coupled with this have been sell8out social events including Jazz and Wine, Comedy and Cocktails, and ambassador socials. The nation8wide celebration of student volunteering was celebrated at Durham University with Student Volunteering Week which is now in its thirteenth year! Every day, SCA offered at least one exciting ‘one8off’ event kicking off with a Harry Potter party for disabled children that even contained a game of Quidditch! This was followed by quizzes, the collection and distribution of food parcels for women and young people, a tea party for the elderly, teaching computer skills to the elderly, conservation projects, and the painting of a children’s centre. There was a fairtrade bake sale and even student drop8ins. The week rounded off with a Live @ the Riverside evening in the DSU bar as a thank you to all our volunteers for their tireless but rewarding work. The final celebration of the year is the oSCArs that is SCA’s social highlight in the great hall. This allows SCA to say thank you to all our volunteers, ambassadors, project leaders and community partners – and the start of us looking forward to another year! Hannah Finney (Hatfield College Ambassador)

College would like to acknowledge the fine work of William Mills in supporting the Cyrenians’ homeless project and the distribution of clothes. It’s great to hear of Hatfield students supporting the community and engaging in outreach this way. If anyone would like to promote future projects, College is happy to give its support. Please get in touch with Dr Anthony Bash, Senior Tutor (Email: hatfield.seniortutor@durham.ac.uk).

Chapel Choir The Chapel Choir is currently made up of about 16 singers (slightly fewer than usual) but this year has been leading the choral scene at Durham amongst the university chapels. Three weeks into the beginning of the Michaelmas Term the Choir sang evensong at Durham Cathedral performing varied and technically demanding music 8 a great achievement for a choir that had only been singing together for two weeks. This has set the standard for this year as the Choir has tackled large8scale works by Elgar and pieces by modern composers like Jonathan Dove and Henryk Górecki with competence and style. In February the Choir held its annual alumni reunion weekend, the best attended of recent years. After a rehearsal on the Saturday and a splendid dinner in College, the current Choir along with alumni (making the Choir thirty8strong) sang the two Sunday morning services at the Cathedral. Epiphany Term also saw the chapel play host to six organ recitals, each featuring one of Mendelssohn’s Organ Sonatas. Recitalists included organists from Durham, Newcastle and St. Asaph Cathedrals as well as some of our own organists. At the end of the term the Choir sang evensong at Ripon Cathedral (and had a very good lunch in the Royal Oak beforehand) which resulted in a very generous invitation to return regularly to Ripon.

In the Easter Term the Choir will perform a concert at St. George’s Church, Cullercoats, sing a Mass for the University’s Catholic Chaplaincy and, of course, sing at the Eve of Hatfield Day service in the Cathedral. A tour in the summer will also see the Choir sing at Chester Cathedral before a week’s residency at Sherborne Abbey.

Hatfield Chapel Choir Reunion Weekend Dinner It has been fantastic to have worked with College Chapel Choir this year. I am indebted to my predecessor, Harry Castle; it has been fantastic to build upon the work he did with the Choir last year and he still sings with us when he can. I am fortunate to be supported by our two organ scholars, Laura Erel and Cindy Chang, who both work incredibly hard to prepare the accompaniments and voluntaries

for our weekly services. Jonathan Clinch has also been a great help this year coming to sing, play the organ or direct the choir when needed, and I would like to thank Anthony Bash and Tim Burt for their continued support of the chapel music. Tom Coxhead (Director of Music)

Hatfield DUCK It has been a fantastic year for Hatfield DUCK. We have worked hard to put on fundraising events throughout the year, to increase our presence in College, and to get more Hatfielders excited about charity. It started back in June 2013 with Hatfield Day. We foam ‘pied’ in breakfast, organised the all8college Palace Green photo and had the Toastie Bar open all day for hungry attendees. In Michaelmas Term, our charity auction raised £500 for the Charlie Waller foundation, in which Anthony Bash graciously had his beard shaved off for the cause. Our annual Jazz and Cocktails event, featuring the brilliant Kinky Jeff, was well8attended and enjoyed by all. We have continued to expand the Toastie Bar. It is now open every evening and features a ‘toastie of the week’. All of the toastie proceeds go to DUCK, and the bar has increasingly become an important hub for DUCK in Hatfield. A particular highlight was Hatfield DUCK week, which took place midway through Epiphany Term. We put on a quiz and a Dare Night, ‘pied’ in meal times, and had our Cupid deliver roses on Valentine’s Day. It was fantastic to see the Freshers’ Reps (‘Ducklings’) get so involved with organising and publicising the week.

We have enjoyed integrating with other societies in College. We have provided the likes of cocktails, mulled wine, mince pies, and strawberries and cream for Hatfield’s college concerts, the Beer Festival, and the College Pantomine. It has been a great way of extending a charitable reach to non8DUCK events in Hatfield.

It has also been encouraging to see Hatfielders participate in Central DUCK’s university8wide events, from RagRaids and DUCK’s summer Expeditions to Jailbreak and the Santa Dash. There are so many opportunities for Hatfield students to get involved with DUCK, and we hope that participation will continue to increase with time. A special thank you to everyone on the Hatfield DUCK Exec for all of the time that you have committed, and for your general

enthusiasm for all things DUCK. The money raised for DUCK will be distributed to a number of local charities and projects. We are confident that Hatfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charitable efforts this year will go a long way 8 we await the announcement of the college fundraising totals with eager anticipation! Sophie Jewsbury and Adam Smalley (Senior DUCK Reps)

Professor James Barberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Books

On 17 February 2014, Professor Maria Musoke, University Librarian at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, received a donation of 3,000 books from Professor James Barber, former Master of Hatfield College (198081996).

Professor Barber’s connection with Uganda began when he was posted there after joining the Colonial Service in 1955. After graduating from Pembroke College, Cambridge, he spent a year in Oxford, completing a preparatory course called the Devonshire Course, before taking up his post in Uganda. After service in districts in the East and Northern Provinces he spent the final years of the British Colonial Government in Entebbe, working as Clerk to the Cabinet and finally was the last serving Officer in the Cabinet. There he helped to set up the first elections and finally observed Idi Amin, then a Sergeant in the Kings African Rifles, pull down the Union Jack and hoist the new Uganda flag at the Independence Ceremony. When deciding to downsize his academic library of books, Professor Barber chose to donate them to Makerere University in Kampala, following a suggestion from the British High Commission in Uganda. So, in February this year, 3,000 books on Africa, International Relations and Politics, including several written by Professor Barber himself, were sent from his home in Cambridge. The British Council kindly covered most of the packing and transportation costs and a contribution from Hatfield College DUCK was generously made in 2013. The books will be kept together as the “James Barber Collection” in Makerere University Library. After leaving the Colonial Service, Professor Barber took up an academic career, eventually becoming Master of Hatfield College on 1 October 1980.

Hatfield International Fair Smiles, salmon, sangria... On Sunday 28 April 2013, Hatfield's first ever International Fair was held in the Birley Room, with eighteen countries/regions represented by students of the College. The venue

was transformed to host an exotic extravaganza of food, drinks, and culture, as posters, flags and music complemented the eclectic mix of aromas and flavours, and conversations flowed while students learned more about the world around them. Organised by Ivan Yuen with the help of other JCR International Reps (Charlotte Bull, Julia Galway8Witham and Yan Teh), this event aims to celebrate the rich diversity which exists within our college community and provide an opportunity to further interaction between home and overseas students. A quiz was designed to encourage visitors to engage in conversations with the countries' representatives, and discover more about the various cultures embodied by their fellow students. The countries/ regions represented were: Canada, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Lancashire, The Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Wales, and Yorkshire. The Fair successfully raised over ÂŁ130 for three charitable organisations particularly close to Hatfield students' hearts: the HVP schools in Nepal where Hatfielders volunteer as teachers every summer, a community centre in Newcastle where Hatfielders provide weekly supplementary tuition to disadvantaged Turkish children, and the Association for International Cancer Research,

chosen by one of our volunteers, whose close friend died of cancer in March. Representatives supporting these organisations each gave a short introduction explaining the personal links with these worthy causes, and how Hatfielders' generosity could really make a difference. The organiser would like to thank all the volunteers, College staff, and the Hatfield Trust for making this event possible and so enjoyable. He is most grateful to all those who supported the Fair, and hopes that 8 building on this year's success 8 the event will be continued in years to follow. Ivan Yuen (International Student Rep)

Music Society The focus of the Music Society this year has been to promote music more in Hatfield as well as improve the facilities we have available for students to use. Most notably this year, with a very generous donation from the Hatfield Trust, College has been able to purchase a new piano. This will be of huge benefit to music groups, solo performers as well as college members who just play the piano for fun and relaxation, and already I have heard great reviews about it. In addition, other ways the Music Society have tried to improve facilities and participation this year is by moving the old piano from the College Music Room to James Barber House; working with College Officers to provide a music store room and redecorate the music room; buying new sound equipment which will benefit the whole JCR; and replacing worn items such as parts of the JCR drum kit. These improvements were primarily funded by the JCR, who kindly donated the prize money received from the College Survey last year to music projects, which has been gratefully received.

In summary, 2013/14 proved to be a great year for music in Hatfield. It started off with the Freshers’ Concert, which proved more popular than ever, with the largest audience I can remember there being at any concert. Concert’s successes have continued to grow and grow as result of Steph Lam’s brilliant publicity efforts and the tireless work of Ivan Yuen, as concert manager, who has put lots of time into enticing performers and making sure that each concert runs seamlessly. We have also had an increase in the number of bookings of the music room, further showing that music participation in Hatfield is improving, and long may it continue. Charlotte Bull (President)

Kinky Jeff and the Swingers 2013/14 has been another successful year for Kinky Jeff, with highlights included a tour to Amsterdam and the first ever Kinky Jeff reunion when all members of the band, past and present, met for a black tie dinner and gig. New members have all got involved this year, meaning the band has worked really well as a team and played fantastically together. To celebrate Kinky Jeff’s 10th anniversary, the current exec organised a reunion, inviting all members of the band, past and present. It was great to meet all fifty KJ alumni at the black tie dinner, and they proved to be the most enthusiastic audience the band has ever seen during the gig which followed. It’s safe to say that this won’t be the last Kinky Jeff reunion. The band spread the Hatfield spirit as summer. As well as playing gigs, we also explore the city and its sites, as well as nightlife. Somehow we still managed

far as Amsterdam last had the opportunity to to sample its infamous to find ourselves in

Amsterdam’s version of Klute! Tour was an amazing way to end last year and to say goodbye to any KJ members who were graduating.

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Kinky Jeff has played lots of gigs this year, getting rave reviews from events like Castle’s Ladies’ Night, Geology Society’s Ball, and John’s Summer Ball. It has been especially exciting to play gigs in Hatfield at the Lion in Winter Ball, Lumley Castle Ball, and Jazz and Cocktails which all went very well. All in all, Kinky Jeff have had another great, jazz8filled year, long may this continue! Elizabeth Painter (President)

Lion Theatre Company Lion Theatre Company has been back in action this academic year with a plethora of performances aimed at involving Hatfielders in all levels of university drama. With a new Exec at the helm, the company has attempted to strengthen both its links with college and with Durham Student Theatre at large, whilst simultaneously offering its members opportunities to take control of their own creative ideas and visions. The society’s calendar was set into gear to cheers of ‘it’s behind you’ and ‘oh, no you didn’t,’ with the annual College pantomime. On Wednesday 4th December, the show was staged in the dining hall with a cast and crew exclusively comprised of Hatfielders. The comical script, written by Kalil Copely, entitled ‘The Hair of the Dog,’ was masterfully realised by directors Chaz Pitman and Azzy Armagan. Maria Neary and Toby Bradshaw took to the stage as the famous Hatfield heroes, Jack Willsington and the notorious Klutey, who led a motley crew of characters up the hill on a quest for the magical ‘hair of the dog.’ The quintessential pantomime style was infused with Hatfield’s unique blend of humour, which resulted in an enjoyable evening of entertainment for audience and cast alike. Epiphany Term saw the dining hall turned once again into a theatre for the long awaited College play ‘La Ronde,’ by Arthur Schnitzler, which performed to a sold8out audience on Sunday 9th February. The directors, Meredith Benson and Amy Price, led a cast of Hatfield freshers from both the JCR and MCR to success in this one 8night8only spectacle of romance and debauchery. The cast of eight worked their way through a tale of lust, hubris, and transgression, and the play wound its way through eight interconnected sexual liaisons, openly questioning the nature of human contact, love, and fidelity. The last week of Epiphany Term saw LTC’s debut performance at the Assembly Rooms Theatre with Peter Shaffer’s ‘Black Comedy.’ This hilarious one8act farce was skillfully directed

and produced by first8year Hatfielders Ollie Burrows and Sophia Eades8Jones respectively. The two of them led a production team and cast comprising Durham Student Theatre members from across the university and helped to establish LTC as a key player within university drama. With outstanding performances from Hatfielders Jack Close, Meg Osborne, and Luke Satterthwaite, the success of this show bodes well for LTC’s success in coming terms.

At the time of writing, LTC looks forward to its second Assembly Rooms show in the first week of Easter Term in the form of Noël Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit,’ directed by Erica Powell and Tyler Rainford, for which rehearsals are well under way. Hopefully, with the success of these performances, the only way is up for LTC. Tyler Rainford (President)

Hatfield Welfare This year, we have been very lucky to have a hugely committed and enthusiastic Welfare Team that has helped Welfare to maintain its high profile in Hatfield. Our three Senior Welfare Officers, Stefan Avanessian, Beth Ayres and Francesca Souter, have being incredibly supportive and their commitment has ensured Hatfield still has the most drop8in hours of all the colleges. We created the new position of Campaigns’ Officer last June, which was taken up by Meg O’Gorman. The position helps to co8ordinate university8wide campaigns and will hopefully continue to develop in the future, as Meg has been invaluable for us this year. On top of this, we have had a fantastic team of Junior Welfare Reps. Their enthusiasm for all things welfare has been incredible! We also restructured the welfare team a little to make the junior roles more defined, which has worked well. As a welfare team, we have run three main campaigns over the last year. Our annual Stress Less campaign took place just prior to exams and involved relaxing activities including baking as well as some more practical help like a map of all the possible exams locations to minimise any last minute panics! Take Your Time to Sign was a new campaign this year aimed at encouraging Freshers not to rush into signing for houses next year. The DSU reported a reduction in people signing early this year and we successfully ran a Hatfield Family Fortunes complete with some living8out related questions and sound effects! Respect Irrespective, another new campaign, promoted tolerance and general respect across the University. Events run in Hatfield included a very successful Speed8Dating evening in the bar, organised by one of our lovely Juniors, Olivia Rutherford, and the first ever joint Hatfield8Castle social. In keeping with our main aim of making welfare as accessible as possible to everyone in College, we rebranded ‘Cookie Fairy‘ as

‘Cookie Monster’. Olivia and Erin Murgatroyd ran a fantastic service meaning anything from Valentine’s hearts to Easter bunnies began to appear in pigeonholes throughout the year! We’ve also tried to promote the college family system so in addition to organising Family Fortunes, we had a very popular Family Formal in Michaelmas Term. Other events have included a Livers Out ‘Come Dine with Me’, organised by Hannah Watkins and Rachael Boyce, as well as a Livers Out Week in Michaelmas Term. ‘Tea and Toast’ remains as popular as ever under the current Presidents, Sam Sint Nicolaas and Catherine Jones, and continues to be much appreciated by livers in and livers out alike! Throughout all of this we have had incredible support from our Senior Tutor, Anthony Bash, and the lovely new Assistant Senior Tutor, Eleanor Spencer8Regan. Our positions can be challenging but Anthony and Eleanor have been there every step of the way and we cannot thank them enough for that. In addition, the whole College staff has been fantastic to work with. From Darryl in the servery to Jim in the plodge, the support for the Welfare Team has been unbelievable and it is due to them that so much of what we have done this year has been a success. We have been working with the College Officers, alongside other members of the JCR Exec, to create a Responsible Drinking Policy for the whole College. As a community we would like our culture to be one that promotes a safe and responsible environment. This will hopefully only grow as other colleges have now started to follow in our Hatfield footsteps. So now all there is to say is a huge thank you to everyone who voted us in way back in February 2012; we have had a fantastic year, and a massive good luck to our successors, Rachael Boyce and Stefan Avanessian! Katherine Maclennan (JCR Vice8President, Welfare) and Jamie Green (JCR Welfare Officer)

The Hatfield Trust The Trust continues to provide funding to enhance the Hatfield experience for our students through its concern for academic excellence (prizes) and has increased the number of funds that reflect intellectual commitment to academic success. The Trust is also active in supporting clubs, societies, and individual students as well as improving the environment of the College for the benefit of the whole community of Hatfield. The Trust recognizes and supports many areas of student endeavour. There are many annual academic scholarships. Some examples are: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

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Four History Awards valued at £200 each; Six Floreat Scholarships valued at £1000 each; Music Award valued at £300 to a first year female student; Baxter Prizes (up to75 x £100) to outstanding academic students who have been recommended by their departments; Two Barry Northrop Awards valued at £500 each to a student involved in (a) Middle Eastern or (b) African studies; Stephen Mott Award valued at £300 for fieldwork studies; Drinkwater Award valued at £250 to a student who, in his/her travels during the summer months, uses a language not studied at University; McNamara Prize of £400 and a new prize, the Howard Phelps Travel Award, also to the value of £400, to any student who intends to embark on demanding and independent travel which reflects their interest in humanitarian, educational and personally challenging tasks during the summer vacation; Bursary for UK Independent Research (9 x £250 for research in the UK). Five awards available to undergraduates and four awards to postgraduates.

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The Director sees many students throughout the year who come to the Trust Office seeking financial support for various extra8 curricular projects. This year we have purchased a new upright piano (£3000+), and a new keyboard (£1500+) for the College Music Society and Kinky Jeff. We have provided discretionary grants to a group of Hatfield students embarking on an ice8climbing expedition in Norway, a Hatfield student who reached the national final of a science and engineering competition in Birmingham, funding for a study China programme for a Hatfield student flying off to China, and the list goes on. The Trust is also active in its support of College clubs and societies. Following discussions with the Senior Man and JCR Treasurer and a presentation to the Trustees in May 2013, it was agreed that the Trust would provide finance for the JCR website to be upgraded to take on8line bookings from students wishing to book meals and tickets for ents etc. Following a discussion with Tom Coxhead, Choir Director, the Trust agreed to provide a contribution to the expenses of the Choir’s summer tour to Sherborne Abbey where they will be the resident choir from 21828 July 2014. There will be 18 singers and 3 organ scholars from the College. The Trust continues to contribute to the expenses of the MCR Research Awards. The Director and the President of the MCR have met on two occasions this year and awarded over £1700 to 12 applicants who will be travelling to various parts of the world, delivering academic papers, attending conferences or engaging in field study projects. The Trust has also been supportive in contributing to the furnishing of a new MCR Common Room.

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Following the pattern of previous years, the Director met with all 240 Freshers at the start of their induction week to explain the role of the Trust and how it enhances the opportunities for students of the College in many of the ways outlined above in this report. The underlining message was also that we rely on the generosity of parents, friends, and alumni of the College to fund this. Interestingly, the amount received this year from parents who donated to the Hatfield Trust by way of Parent Membership was over £3500. The Director met with the President of the Boat Club, Josh Tipper, to share thoughts on the maintenance of the boat fleet and the future needs of HCBC. The policy for the Club this year is to refurbish, re8equip and repair boats with new riggers, footplates etc., so all equipment is sound and reliable. This will be self8funding although a grant will be made towards this expense by the JCR Finance Committee. The Director met with four new JCR Executive members to decide on the level of awards to 28 applicants for the annual Travels Awards. In all, awards totally £4400 were made and we look forward to their reports to be published in next year’s Record. London Reunion: Friday 19 September 2014 from 7.30pm This September will see the 7th annual pilgrimage to the Alexandra pub in Clapham Common where we hope to meet up with many alumni who are able to travel to this London venue. Getting there couldn’t be easier as it is next door to Clapham Common Tube station. Last year more than 85 attended and the year before it was over 140. Lions’ Den I am pleased to report that the rebuilding/refurbishment of Jevons is likely to begin in 2016 and we anticipate the new building will 102

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Hatfield Awards and Bursaries Kalil Copley (Hatfield History Award) In February 2014, the Right Reverend Paul Butler sat upon the extravagant episcopal throne in Durham Cathedral and was installed as the new bishop of Durham. Towering above the choir stalls – it was allegedly the highest in Christendom/higher than the pope’s/the highest episcopal throne of the time (delete according to personal preference) – and bedecked in gold and its maker’s personal coat of arms, this throne was built by Bishop Thomas Hatfield in 1376879. With his physical remains lying in the tomb, Hatfield left observers in no doubt that he was the originator of the palatinate’s greatness and of the semi8royal status of his successors within the bishopric. All of this indicates a man profoundly aware of his temporal power and perfectly content to display it by the most extravagant means possible. But is there something more? Should we see this man just as a ‘beneficed politician’, or did spiritual considerations influence his political activities? In the words of a scientist acquaintance of mine ‘were bishops religious?’ My undergraduate dissertation examined the influence of spirituality on the political activities of three late medieval English bishops. My subjects were Thomas Hatfield (c. 131081381), bishop of Durham and earl palatine; Thomas Arundel (135381414), archbishop of Canterbury who helped to depose Richard II; and Richard Scrope

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(c. 135081405), archbishop of York, executed for rebelling against Henry IV. Traditionally, these men have been seen as political figures, whose religious activities were limited to their pastoral duties; religion and politics have thus far been considered distinct. My research has attempted to moderate this dichotomy. To continue with the example above, the throne was a symbol of Hatfield’s authority as earl palatine, yet he held the palatinate because, as bishop, he was the successor to St Cuthbert, whose church had been

Bishop Hatfield’s Throne granted these lands by previous kings. If the bishop was St Cuthbert’s successor, then to aggrandise the bishop was to aggrandise the saint, a proposal reinforced by the proximity of the throne to St Cuthbert’s shrine, and by the very fact that Hatfield chose to place the symbol of his power in the cathedral, and not in the castle. Hatfield was concerned with political prestige, but this prestige was rooted in a religious milieu.

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To facilitate my research, the Hatfield History Award allowed me to purchase three volumes of the parliament rolls covering the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, and a calendar of the register of Archbishop Scrope. The parliament rolls especially will be of immense value for future students. That they were only published in 2005 makes them an untapped gold mine – I stumbled across a petition from the religious community of Teviotdale which Bishop Hatfield investigated in 1377 that, to the best of my knowledge, has never been examined. I would therefore like to thank the Hatfield Trust for this award and for its support of my research. Justina Crabtree (Floreat Scholarship) Having thoroughly enjoyed my undergraduate degree in English Literature, I felt, as I began my third year in Durham, that I would love the opportunity to further my studies. This led me to apply for a Studies in Poetry Taught MA offered by my faculty, selecting modules and a dissertation topic which focused on my own main interests in the discipline, Romantic poetry and American literature. This year, I’ve studied the development of the genre of elegy in close detail, as well as a module entitled Romantic Forms of Grief, which looked at the work of William Blake, John Keats, and Percy Shelley, amongst other poets. It’s been really interesting reading their work from a specific angle, considering the various ways in which a particular emotion is expressed and imagined. To satisfy my love of American novels, a module entitled The Literatures of Slavery has given me the opportunity to read fantastic texts by writers such as Toni Morrison and William Faulkner. This summer I’ll be embarking on the intimidating (but nonetheless interesting!) task of writing my dissertation. My focus is Walt Whitman’s poetry collection Leaves of Grass, read in the context of American Romanticism, thus perfectly combining my academic interests.

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My main extra8curricular activity both as an under8 and postgraduate at Durham has been with Palatinate, our illustrious student newspaper. Last year, I edited Indigo, its arts and lifestyle pull8out magazine. I’ve written several articles myself both for the main paper and Indigo, mainly pursuing my interests in travel, food, and film. I’m hoping to work in the media industry after completing my MA, and my time at Palatinate has provided excellent training for my chosen career path. I’ve had the opportunity to attend training sessions in media law and news reporting, one of which was hosted by the Press Association in London, and have met journalists working for organisations from the BBC to the Evening Standard. As Palatinate represents students university8wide, I’ve loved the opportunity to meet others interested in journalism and the media, both within Hatfield and from other colleges. My Floreat Scholarship funding has partly been put towards my study of Mandarin, which I began learning from scratch in October alongside my MA. This has certainly proved difficult at times, with the language in no way resembling anything I’ve studied before. However, with perseverance, and plenty of time spent memorising Chinese characters, I’ve hopefully progressed considerably since my initial few classes in which I felt entirely baffled! Though I’ve no direct plans as yet for when I finish my course in September, I would like some of the coming year to be spent furthering my knowledge of Mandarin, perhaps teaching English in China as part of language exchange. I’ve had a brilliant time being a member of Hatfield College for the past four years, and so many opportunities have come my way during my time here. As I’m now imminently (and nervously!) facing the world of work, I find myself placing an even greater value on my time as a Durham student.

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Ruaridh Ellison (Floreat Scholarship) With the Floreat Scholarship from the Hatfield Trust, I have undertaken a Master of Science in Archaeological Science at Hatfield College. This assisted me to continue my study at postgraduate level. I have always had an interest in archaeology and the scientific element of the programme creates a wonderful combination of scientific investigation and cultural exploration. In this year, I have focused on isotope methods with a specialisation in childhood diet. The primary childhood isotopic diet project, by Dr Janet Montgomery, investigated Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, and revealed sporadic consumption of seafood in the Early Neolithic. As part of my research, I have applied this method to other sites from different periods. My dissertation investigated Cladh Hallan, Na h8Eileanan Siar, to ascertain whether Middle Bronze Age children no longer relied on marine famine foods as theorised from the improved agricultural practices of the period. My study investigated Portmahomack, Ross and Cromarty, to reveal whether the exemption of children from Christian fasting rules in some periods of the High and Late Middle Ages occurred as theological discourse moved between strictly following rules and protecting the vulnerable. I have also explored archaeological science in the popular media, chronometry, and the Norse in Greenland. This has prepared me for further study towards a Doctor of Philosophy in Archaeology to delve into the childhood isotopic diet of the Greenlandic High and Late Middle Ages. As part of the Middle Common Room, I have been able to share my research with another scholarly community, where we can discuss our research together in a multidisciplinary format. I have participated in SHAPED guest lectures for the Institute of Advanced Study and the Senior Common Room Lecture Series. I have also participated in lectures and conferences in Fora hosted by

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the College including the Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation, the Middle Common Room Research Forum, the Forum for Religious Understanding, and the Environment Forum. Hatfielders comprised the majority of the Durham University Bridge Club A Team and I also fulfilled the roles of team captain and society president; we progressed in the Kempson competitions and Portland Bowl. As a member of the Hatfield College Ultimate Club, I have been able to help grow the Hatfield Spirit in a developing community of the college and help the club to be among the best, if not the very best. I have enjoyed contributing to the Middle Common Room through my role as Vice8President going beyond the duties of custodian, acting in place of the President during absence and indicating health, safety and illness to the college forum. This has ranged from resolving nearly a decade of old post to rationalising property and installing a pianoforte in James Barber House to championing maintenance issues within college. As Chapel Clerk, I have enjoyed the hymnody and listening to the sermons on morality as well as assisting the Chaplain and supporting a special establishment within the college. The Hatfield College Music Society has enabled me to contribute to seasonal concerts as a Tenor and advance performing arts around the college as the Treasurer. The Middle Common Room Photography Competition I organised contained work by all common rooms of the College and culminated in an exhibition in James Barber House. The theme of Water and Light combined the Institute of Advanced Study themes from 2009 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2010 and 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2014 alongside diversity, through the many different cultural celebrations of water and light. I contributed a painting to the Hatfield College Art Exhibition of Kirkcudbright Bridge from the southwest, which bonds the parishes of Kirkchrist (merged with Twynholm) and Kirkcudbright, and beautifully punctuates the East Galloway scenery.

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Hannah Firth (Floreat Scholarship) Having graduated last summer in Natural Sciences here at Durham, it has been a pleasure to further my studies on a Masters course in ‘Risk, Health and Public Policy’ within the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, and to continue in my membership of Hatfield College. During my time as an undergraduate, I benefitted from the flexibility of the Natural Sciences programme, combining whole organism Biology with Human Geography. This allowed me to sustain my interests in what may seem like two discrete departments, and to forge new links between the disciplines. In particular, I developed an interest in health and the geographies of health inequalities through a third year Geography module, Geographies of Health and Healthcare, and through my Biology literature review on Causes of Obesity. For me, the comprehensive biological understanding of the causes of obesity I gained through writing my literature review was extremely complementary to the geographies of health inequalities I was learning about in Geography. I have been able to satisfy this interest, marrying these two disciplines on my present Masters course. We focus specifically on social risks for population health and consider a social model of health; that is to say, a holistic understanding of health as wellbeing, not simply absence of disease. Therefore, the scientific knowledge I gained in my Biology modules as an undergraduate, together with my understanding of how space and pace affect health from my Human Geography studies, have provided me with the necessary analytical skills for my course. I have greatly enjoyed the opportunity to pursue the interests stimulated by my undergraduate course, benefitting from the smaller group teaching and greater scope for independent learning at Masters level. I am fortunate to be undertaking a 68week work placement at the County Durham Public Health Department over the summer as a ‘Vocational Dissertation’.

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I will conduct research on behalf of the department and be able to make recommendations based on my findings. It will be a real pleasure to contribute something consequential from my studies, and ultimately to make a difference. I have also taken the opportunity to run the London Marathon this year through DUCK (Durham University Charity Kommittee), and have been training hard and raising sponsorship for this huge challenge. Throughout my four years in Durham, I have benefitted enormously from the continued academic and pastoral support of Hatfield College. I have greatly enjoyed being a part of the thriving academic postgraduate community and the MCR. I will leave Durham this September enormously grateful to the College, and in particular to Tim Burt and Anthony Bash, for their continued support and encouragement of my personal and academic development. Harriet Housam (Trust Award) During March I attended the National Science and Engineering Competition for three days, held at the National Exhibition Centre as part of the Big Bang Fair. I was in competition against 200 other competitors for a variety of prizes. The main one for senior category (17818) was young scientist of the year. All competitors were finalist either from regional competitions or applying online. I applied online last year with a research project on earthworms and found I had made the finals last December. On the Thursday I was seen by five different judges throughout the day and had to present my project â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Does the type of crop grown affect the populations of earthworms in a field, if so why is this? I had found that earthworms are essential for sustainable agriculture and had researched ways of increasing numbers of earthworms. The main technique I investigated was how crop type affects earthworm populations. Although I did not make it to the top five, I have gained valuable experience in presenting findings from my scientific

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experiment last year and received many compliments on my presentation and quality of my research.

The money I received from the Hatfield Trust enabled me to stay near the NEC, and contributed to transport and meals whilst I was there. Without this I would not have been able to attend. I hope by attending I have also changed some peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinions of earthworms and have got my message across to those who saw my stand how important they are for sustainability. Becky Wallbank (Floreat Scholarship) Whilst studying for MA in Philosophy I have found myself increasingly attracted to learning more about the philosophical issues in Aesthetics and the Theory of Art.

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My most recent research has been focused on addressing the supposed ‘paradox’ of fiction, the concern as to how we can coherently and rationally have emotions towards something which we do not believe to exist. The Paradox of Fiction has been formulated as follows: i) we have genuine and rational emotional responses towards F; ii) we believe that F is purely fictional; iii) in order for us to have genuine and rational emotional responses towards a character we must not believe that the character (or situation) is purely fictional. The paradox is grounded on the assumption that a structure of beliefs and desires fundamentally composes our grasp of the world, and it is this assumption that I aim to undermine. I will appeal to phenomenology to suggest that our primordial way of being in the world is not spectatorial and detached, composed primordially of a structure of beliefs and desires; rather our experience of world is engaged and participatory. More specifically, we can have this engaged and participatory experience with fiction, and the ‘fictional world’. It may not seem clear how we can be engaged with something that we cannot physically and practically grasp, yet I suggest that our embodied engagement needn’t be simply of this manner, we can experience our world in multiple ways, and in this sense have an experience of multiple realities. My dissertation will similarly pursue Aesthetics, yet here I will have an ontological focus and hope to explore the meta8aesthetical question as to whether it is possible to gain a definition of the concept of art. Examples of the vast array of attempts to define art include appeals to expression, imitation, skill, uselessness and moral learning. Yet none of these seem applicable to all art forms, nor are they specific to art. We seem to know what is meant by the term art, and know how to apply this term across cultures and generations, and yet despite this we struggle to articulate it, and I hope to examine why. It has been contended that our present conception of art originated in the eighteenth Century West; and an analysis of Ancient Greek society can demonstrate that they had a significantly different understanding of what we would call ‘art’. I am currently

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learning Ancient Greek to uncover and explore the philosophical implications of this argument further. I find these debates fascinating and I am extremely grateful to the Hatfield Trust, for without the Floreat Scholarship I would struggle to pursue academic study. Edward Ward (Trust Award) Over the summer of 2013 the Hatfield Trust kindly granted me ÂŁ230 to help fund a research internship in Seattle. The internship lasted two months and the research project was based in the department of biological structure in the University of Washington. My project involved investigating the expression of a gene in developing zebrafish.

Microinjection of zebrafish embryos at the one cell stage. The needle goes right into the single cell and circular segments of DNA with a red dye are injected. When the embryos develop they are imaged to look for a glowing heart indicating the microinjection was successful.

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While there I learned many essential skills needed for biological research, including fluorescent microscopy and microinjection. The time I spent in the lab also helped me secure in my mind that research is what I would like to pursue after graduation. Over the two months I was lucky enough to, not only gain experience in a research environment, but also to see Seattle and the surrounding area. While there I went walking in the stunning landscape of the Cascades with my lab, sailing on Lake Washington, and visited many of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highlights. I also got to experience several Seattle food festivals and play Ultimate with a local club. This trip has put me in a great position to apply to similar schemes across the world and will hopefully aid my application for a PhD after graduation. Emily Woodhouse (UK Based Independent Research Bursary) 3D Printing Tessellations of Hyperbolic Space When I signed up to do Maths at university, I never dreamed that I would find myself in a lecturer's office with stacks of coloured card, a pencil and scissors, desperately searching for a glue stick. Equally, when I started looking for a Number Theory summer project in the Maths Department, I never thought I'd be working independently from home. Or use a 3D printer. But let me begin at the beginning and show you how the pieces of this puzzle (quite literally) fit together. The Romans built their roads straight. We know they did this because the shortest way between two places is to take a ruler and connect them with a line. But what if it wasn't? What if a curve was the shortest? Such thoughts are what eventually led us to hyperbolic geometry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a world in which half spheres (as opposed to planes, the 3D analogue of a line) tessellate. My research looked at ways to create models from different tessellations of hyperbolic space. Well that got maths8y quickly! Let me try to explain. Take yourself back to when you were nine years old and used to blow bubbles in

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your last half inch of milkshake. The bubbles make a layer over the surface of the drink, but they don't stay separate. Two bubbles next to each other will join up and share a side, until you have a lumpy honeycomb shape. Now, imagine that you have just one layer of bubbles on the surface and that you could pick out all the lines and points where the bubble surfaces intersect. Join to this lattice any points where bubble meets glass, all connected to a point â&#x20AC;&#x201C; say 8 at the top of the straw. We'll call this point the point at 'infinity'. Now, all the points are connected up by curves and straight lines. This leaves us with a funny sort of shape, with the point at infinity like the apex of a pyramid. We'll call this shape a polytope. But, if I could stretch your imagination a little further, imagine you can hold this mesh of lines and points, pushing and pulling it into something round â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more like a many8sided dice. Got it? Then you've just done my project.

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mathematical structure, some polytopes have beautiful symmetries. This is where I came in. I made 3D models from the data that 'looked interesting', exploiting symmetries I found to make them round and regular by eye. Once I had about 30 or so different models, I began sending them to a 3D printer. This was not as simple (nor as glamorous) as it sounds. It may be sold as a way to realise anything, but there are very specific criteria for a computer model to be able to become a real life thing. At least at the moment. Needless to say, getting it right took a very long time. The road to a final process of making polytope models was a long and winding way of trial and error. 3D printing is not exactly free and my thanks go to the Hatfield Trust for its invaluable funding towards this project. Trying to find a way around the escalating cost of using this new technology was what led me to the last eureka moment – realising how I could turn a model into a wire8frame (just thickened edges) that would still print. All of a sudden I had much bigger, much more effective models that were crucially much less dense. Okay, so why exactly was I doing cutting8and8sticking with a lecturer again? Well, the next step is to try to make a puzzle that turns one polytope into another, a bit like the Rubik’s Snake. We spent several hours, in the craft box that is the Maths Department, putting pieces together the retro way. But don't worry 8 though the puzzle isn't finished yet, we did eventually find some sellotape. Matthew Wright (Hatfield History Award) 2nd Year PhD, Experts and International Policy&Making: The Defining of ‘Development’ 1947&1970 The word ‘development’ is often used as if the ideas behind it will act as a miracle cure to global problems. A country which is

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suffering from drought or famine is in need of development; universities, Durham amongst them, have forward facing plans for development; and many readers will have been on much feared staff development programs. Given it is such a ubiquitous term, the literature on development remains, ironically, underdeveloped. How do the people who make development policy decide on its aims? What does it mean to be ‘developed’ as a country or organisation or individual and how is this goal reached? My work attempts to provide some answers to these questions by looking at how the definition of ‘development’ as a concept became a means through which intellectual elites, and through them a wider public in Western Europe and America, defined themselves. Focusing on the period 194781970 my thesis explores the links in personnel and ideas between the Marshall Plan and the reconstruction of Europe and later attempts at international development. In particular it considers the role of experts and expertise in legitimising policy choices. The period between 1947 and 1970 saw the end of Europe’s colonial empires and the emergence of a new political and economic international system. My work considers the contribution of various important policy8making experts in this period, such as William Clark, an Observer journalist and later Vice8President of the World Bank; Paul Hoffman, a car salesman who was head of the European Cooperation Agency which implemented the Marshall Plan and later became the Director of the United Nations Development Program, and Lester Pearson, a Canadian diplomat who was an important influence in the founding of NATO, became Prime Minister of Canada and later headed the World Bank sponsored Commission on International Development in 1968. My thesis relates to themes of imperial, transatlantic, and elite intellectual history. It takes this broad approach in an attempt to show how policy is imagined and created, and consensus reached, on an international level through historically8contingent interplays of cultural, economic, social and political elites and institutions.

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As may be imagined, such a broad topic involves acquiring a lot of books, from propaganda tracts to detailed scholarship on the origins of development (often not as dissimilar as they sound or would wish to be!) I have therefore been very grateful to the Hatfield Trust for awarding me the Hatfield History Award for allowing me to spend £200 on these books. I’m always very glad to speak to people who are interested in my work and can be contacted at – m.a.wright2@durham.ac.uk.

Hatfield Travel Bursaries Lucy Bune I boarded my flights last summer not knowing what to expect. I was

about to spend six weeks working in a garment factory in rural Sri Lanka, researching ethnic integration in the wake of 25 years of bitter civil war. Rather than discuss my findings here, I would really like to share some recollections which I feel partially sum up the joys and challenges of my research. It is difficult to describe how surreal it felt to be working in a large factory in rural Sri Lanka, amongst over 1500 other employees, few of whom spoke English. Each morning everyone has to assemble inside to participate in a wake8up ‘dance’, and sing the national anthem; when the rains come, there is always a mad rush to ensure any stock waiting to be shipped is kept dry; and there is a resident crocodile in the creek bounding the factory site. ‘Packing Section 1’ welcomed me warmly, and over the weeks we established a (semi8successful) hybrid Sinhalese8English8mime language. One of my tasks was to sticker labels. This went well, until

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one day, laughter erupted at the sight of my labels. I’d spent the last half hour putting the stickers on upside down. With many a snigger, my error was corrected. If only I could say this was a one8off incident... Sadly, my embarrassment became utter shame as I proceeded to make the same mistake again... and again. My colleagues’ mirth became disbelief, and I can only imagine what was being said about me alongside the hopeless head8shaking. Each time, however, the labels and stickers were returned to me with large smiles. Lesson 1: Even in the most seemingly mundane of situations, the universal language of camaraderie, of forgiveness, and of giving second (and third) chances, matters.

I was given some priceless advice by a doctor a few years ago: whilst abroad, drink a bottle of Coca8Cola each day to avoid untoward tummy bugs. I follow this advice religiously, and now, having heard other travellers’ bowel8related horror stories, I swear by it. My colleagues swiftly noted my Coca8Cola ‘addiction’, and every day at 10am ensured I received my daily dosage. Trying to reduce my intake, I declined my friends’ offers of Coca8Cola one day, and by

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11.00am the next day I still hadn’t had any. It was hot. I felt shaky. Dizzy... My team instantly noticed my pale face and grip of the table, and straight away sat me on a stool. Even this was a struggle, so I excused myself and left. Nishan, my friend at Reception, eyed me with immense concern. Then, with a raised eyebrow, he asked, ‘Coca 8Cola?’ Before I knew it he was on the phone, and the chef appeared bearing a fresh, chilled bottle. As the Sri Lankans so commonly say, ‘what to do?!’ Lesson 2: Never mind addiction... Always listen to the doctor, and to your friends. One of my fondest memories is the food. When supervisors are scarce, eyes dart around to check the path is clear, and hands delve into pockets to produce little bags of fruit. Some were tasty, some inedible, others very specific as to which parts should be eaten and which not, but all had to be savoured so as not to offend the benefactor. One of my favourite fruits was the velvet tamarind: remove the outer layer, eat the inner, but remember not to swallow the pip (deduced through sign language). There were also delicacies at tea8time, as invariably someone would produce a little newspaper parcel of pastries. Some are deep fried, with coconut mixes within, some shaped like miniature pasties, filled with soft jaggery. Others are crunchy and sticky, twisted into intricate bundles of syrupy strings, and others are moulded into sweet little balls of goodness8 knows8what. Everything is shared, refusals are denied, and my colleagues took it as a compliment whenever I liked something. So I liked everything. Lesson 3: Try everything, because you never know what will be delicious, or what such simple gestures can mean to others. The main lesson I’ve learnt from my research is to always be adventurous and open8minded; always approach situations with a smile; and always try those odd little delicacies, however unappetising they may look. Even when you least expect it, it really is the little things that count. None of this would have been possible without the generous funding awarded to me by the Hatfield Trust, the Durham University Expeditions Panel, and the Henrietta Hutton Research Grant, whom to all I am eternally grateful.

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Zoe Carter Last summer, I participated in the DUCK expedition to Tanzania with ten other students. We spent the duration of the month in a small Maasai village in Lengijave, North East Tanzania. Living in extremely basic conditions, with no water, electricity nor toilets, was an education to us all. The poverty that the local people coped with was devastating but they were always so positive. We were hosted by the deputy head teacher’s wonderful family and stayed in one of the teacher’s houses.

In the first week, we built four large desks and renovated and stocked the library. A local ‘fundi’ (craftsman) taught us how to make the desks, from trees to varnished desks. This now provides

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seating for thirty children and a room to encourage enthusiasm for reading and learning. During our time, we took reading classes in the library everyday, taught extra English lessons and sport classes. Unfortunately, in Tanzania, use of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;caneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is still common practice and the teachers often leave classrooms of pupils to just complete work set on the chalkboard. We tried to give the children a more interactive, positive learning experience (which they seemed to love)! Primary schools in Tanzania are taught in Maasai and Swahili but all of the lessons in senior schools are taught in English. The extra English classes were vital to host as the standard of English tutoring is generally poor and many children fail their English entrance exams to senior school. I met several teenagers (many our age) who were still at primary school due to failing their exams. We also spent our spare time building two water towers to collect rain water. The children had to walk 45 minutes to collect water and missed lesson time whilst collecting water for the teachers and the school. They already had two water towers which, when full, served the school for two weeks. However, during the dry season, this did not last long with so many pupils in need of water. Building two more water towers means that the children will not go thirsty as often and spend more time in lessons. Two Maasai fundis helped us through the process but we did everything by hand; from mixing cement with spades, packing the sack mold with sawdust to cementing the outside to create the shell. I have learnt so much about myself, about the Tanzanian and Maasai culture, and have made some great friends. The whole trip was absolutely fantastic, I met some wonderful people who were always so friendly, welcoming and generous â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was an honour to have met them. I only hope we can continue to support those in need.

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Joanna Gibson In the summer of 2013 through the generous help of the Hatfield Trust I was able to return to America for three months to work as a counsellor at YMCA Camp Letts; a co8ed summer camp off the Chesapeake Bay in Edgwater, Maryland. Through fundraising and scholarships the YMCA aims to provide underprivileged children in the Washington DC/Baltimore are a chance to experience a traditional American summer. Exposing children to a wide range of activities include high ropes, kayaking, water skiing, land sports, arts and crafts, zip lining and banana boating.

The tranquil setting of the camp on a peninsula provides a much needed get away for many of the campers allowing them to focus solely on being care free and having fun.

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It is difficult to express how important ‘summer camp’ is for the campers. The word ‘haven’ seems appropriate. Camp provides a unique time, which allows children to try new activities and develop their personalities away from the strain of home life. It also gives children the opportunity to leave all technology at home, allowing them to develop concrete friendships. On a personal level the lessons I learnt and the people I met have had a profound impact on my outlook on life. The hours were long and the time off was scarce, yet everyday of that 128week period were worthwhile. I learnt the importance of thinking on your feet, being proactive and trusting your instincts. Camp also allowed me the unique opportunity to relive my childhood through camp games and skits and for that I will always be grateful. I cannot recommend the role of camp counsellor highly enough and my warmest thanks go to the Hatfield Trust for helping me finance my excursion.

Charlotte Harris This summer I spent two weeks in St. Petersburg, Russia. Built on 42 islands in the delta of the Neva River, St. Petersburg is fondly called ‘the Venice of the North’ as whilst walking through the city, the glimmer of bright sunlight reflects from its multitude of rivers and canals. This former capital of Russia is a cultural gem boasting wonderful palaces, cathedrals, and parks, in addition to a rich and unique history. Part of my trip was dedicated to learning a bit of the Russian language at a local language school and learning about its complex history. Out of classes, I was a dedicated tourist, and found many reasons to get snap happy.

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My first day was spent at the Hermitage museum. The collections of the State Hermitage comprise over three million original paintings and sculptures from around the world. The Hermitage ensemble includes the Winter Palace, the former state residence of the Russian emperors, to whom many of the prestigious art works showcased here were given as gifts by their counterparts overseas. There are so many collections at the Hermitage that when one man tried to see them all, he spent over a month in the museum! I obviously did not have enough time to do this but just a few hours inside left me with a lasting impression of the Hermitage as a spectacular cultural landmark on the world stage. The Spilled Blood Cathedral, probably my favourite attraction in St. Petersburg due to its architectural originality and visual impact, was built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881. The construction of the church was almost entirely funded by the Imperial family and thousands of private donators. Both the interior and exterior of the church are decorated with incredibly detailed mosaics, designed and created by the most prominent Russian artists of the day. Located in the centre of the city alongside one of the many canals, the approach to this cathedral is more than impressive, like its story.

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A thirty8minute taxi drive from the centre of St. Petersburg, the beautiful St. Catherine’s Palace is located in the suburb where Pushkin lived. The residence originated in 1717, when Catherine I of Russia instructed German architect, Johann8Friedrich Braunstein, to construct a summer palace for her pleasure. St. Catherine’s Palace St. Catherine’s Palace The Peterhof Palace

A day of my trip was devoted to visiting this incredible palace complex which is set in grandiose grounds with mazes, fountains and a lake. With pure gold trimmings throughout and rooms made exclusively from amber, this Palace embodies nonpareil wealth. My awe was intensified upon viewing a collection of photos in one of the Palace’s many hallways illustrating the arduous restoration work completed by local workers in the Palace after the heart8breaking extensive damage caused by the Germans in World War II. After a long wander inside and outside the palace, the day was rounded off with a traditional Russian meal, local wine, and traditional entertainment.

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St. Isaac’s Cathedral, one of the world’s renowned places of religious worship, is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. Wandering through the cathedral, my eyes marvelled at its intricate ceilings towering over worshippers lighting candles in prayer to the religious icons. A challenging climb up the steep cathedral stairs rewarded us with a breath8taking bird’s eye view of the city, before we watched the sun set whilst sipping White Russian cocktails from a roof terrace restaurant. No trip to St. Petersburg would be complete without paying a visit to the Peterhof Palace, a series of palaces and gardens laid out on the orders of Peter the Great himself. The Peterhof Palace

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grandeur of this complex to me seemed almost incomprehensible, I would say that the Peterhof Palace eclipses any landmark it may have been modelled on.

Sarah Lam Armed with a travel award generously donated by the Hatfield Trust, in the summer of 2013 having just graduated from Durham University, I embarked on an adventure to Nepal with three other Hatfielders. The team would be split into two with a pair of volunteers teaching at each of the schools, one in the capital and the other in rural Dang. Having heard about the Hatfield Nepal Project in my first year, I thought I would give it a go in my final year. Standing in Heathrow Airport, I did not know what to expect and I certainly could never have guessed how much I would enjoy the trip. Initially Nepal was a culture shock; cows roamed the streets and vehicles had little regard for traffic etiquette. Having been dropped off at Hindu Vidyapeeth (the school) in Kathmandu, I was a little apprehensive. The school seemed extremely quiet and having looked forward to a shower after almost 24 hours of travelling, the cold shower cut off on me almost as soon as it started. Power cuts and water shortages seemed to be something that we were going to have to get used to for six weeks. It turned out that the school was quiet when we arrived because all the pupils were on holiday as they had just sat their exams. The first week flew by with a whirlwind whistle8stop tour of the capital of Nepal, including visiting temples in the Durbar squares, some world heritage sites, and a few sneaky trips to the tailors. With the girls wearing our newly tailored Curtas (a long tunic like top with â&#x20AC;&#x153;gap yahâ&#x20AC;? style baggy trousers) our first teaching day finally arrived. Each volunteer was left in charge of around 25 students with a textbook, board marker and a red pen. Immediately most of the volunteers found their teaching voice; having never taught before, and I found

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that I settled straight into it. The pupils were incredibly enthusiastic and eager to learn. It was obvious how much they looked forward to the volunteers every year; students would still talk about volunteers from the past and would remember their names and what they taught them. The typical Nepalese style of teaching involves asking the class to read through paragraphs from the textbook and commit it to memory. We wanted to teach the material in a more interactive way, engaging the students whilst making sure they learnt at the same time.

Before we knew it, the six weeks of teaching English and Science were over. I taught three classes for six days a week. I had become incredibly attached to my students; it felt like I had a new family in Nepal. I did not want to leave and surprised myself when I started crying as we were preparing to leave the school. I witnessed first hand how important volunteers are for the students and the impact that they have. It was such a shame that the dropout rate for the

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volunteers was so high, Hatfield normally sends 8 volunteers a year to the HVP schools; however, it was a very disappointing turnout for 2013. To combat this problem and to ensure the longevity of such a worthwhile program, this year we worked hard to make changes and formalised the project to reduce future dropout rates. This year (summer 2014) there will be a total of 8 volunteers going to HVP and we hope that this will continue in the future. The difference that the Hatfield Nepal Project makes is palpable; the trip is organised directly with the schools eliminating the need for a volunteering organisation. This maximises the donations made to the school, as we do not need to pay an organisation. I wish all future volunteers the best and hope that they love the trip as much as I did. If I was offered the opportunity to do it again, I would not hesitate to say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;yesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; even if it does mean that I would have to use a non8flushing squat toilet for the duration of the trip.

Simon Lynch Despite months of preparation, immunisations, fundraising and advice, nothing truly prepared me for the seven weeks spent in the African country of Zambia in the summer of 2013. With its intense heat, bustling urban streets, and chaotic (read: slightly terrifying) public transport system, Zambia is a far cry from the pretty cobbled streets and coffee shops of Durham. But returning to the UK after my time there, I was privileged enough to have made some incredible friends, immersed myself in a highly unique culture, and amassed enough memories to last a lifetime. The premise of the trip was simple: seven Durham students heavily involved in theatre travel to the southern African nation with Experience Durham to conduct drama workshops and performances with local children. Still in its infancy, this outreach programme was about developing both the already existing contacts in Zambia, as well as discovering new ones. Using theatre as a medium of communication, education and empowerment, the seven

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of us set out to cultivate a mutually beneficial Durham8Zambia relationship. The first week of the trip was spent in the city of Livingstone, home to the breath8taking Victoria Falls. Working closely with Sun International, an African hotel chain which supports local outreach projects, we organised a series of drama workshops in the local Nakatindi Community School, which culminated in a school8wide performance the children and staff deserved to be incredibly proud of. It was a phenomenal beginning to our time in Zambia; from bungee jumps and elephants to smiling children and proud teachers, the memories and experiences taken from Livingstone are simply unforgettable.

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organising future placements, we quickly got into the swing of things, and found ourselves on the doorstep of Barefeet Theatre, who coincidentally were hosting their annual festival whilst we were out there. We each slotted into various roles within the festival (I somewhat dubiously became Chief Fire Marshal – no previous experience necessary, apparently), with much of our time spent with the Art Facilitators, helping them to conduct workshops. I worked closely with Mercy, a strong and independent young woman whose dancing was simply stunning. Together, we worked with three different centres to create an original piece of drama outlining the problems in their community. Two of my centres eventually placed first and second in the Barefeet Festival (much to the dismay of the other six). Three afternoons a week were spent at Fountain of Hope, an orphanage based in Lusaka. Sitting in on drama workshops, mentoring sessions and the occasional baby clinic, we offered our help wherever and whenever it was needed. Most importantly, we became the kids’ woefully inexperienced victims in their games of Zip Zap Boing (an astonishingly juvenile, though highly competitive, game we fell in love with). The trip provided us with a host of experiences and memories to last a lifetime. Culturally, we threw ourselves into Zambian life, trying (mostly unsuccessfully) our hand at Zambian cuisine and learning rather quickly that no matter where in the world you are, 4 year olds can make your life a living nightmare! We may not have been building schools or saving lives, but I do believe we made an overwhelmingly positive contribution whilst out there – we are taking the project in the right direction, and have begun to formulate a blueprint for the trip’s future successes. The project has huge potential, and with 2013 only the second year since its inception, the future of the Durham Student Theatre Zambia Project is looking very rosy indeed. The Hatfield Trust helped to fund my incredible experience out in Zambia, and so a huge thanks must go to the Trust for its generous donation and making my trip possible.

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Alex Mathie Like all good plans, our expedition to the Caucasus was proposed, perhaps not entirely seriously, over a pint. I’m not sure whether any of us really expected to be watching our 30 kilo expedition packs being loaded on to a plane nine months down the line, but by then it was too late. The team had undergone a number of changes: friends dropping out, new faces jumping aboard; and the organisation had not all been easy, but as we had our boarding passes checked and were seated on the plane, there was no doubt about it – we were going.

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didn’t buy this – accustomed to living on a tiny island which can be covered North to South by car in a day, we thought this was a pretty poor excuse. Eventually, the teacher gave up attempting to convince us otherwise. If you’re reading this, Mr. Falshaw, I’m sorry. And so, after 31 hours on a train, a night in a hostel in Kislovodsk and a strained conversation in Russian trying to organise transport to Elbrus, we were dropped off at the foot of the mountain by Aleksandr, our 4x4 driver. He took advantage of the fact we were still dazed by the terrifying drive and left in a flurry of business cards, urging us to call him if we needed help. Transport had been one of the main logistical puzzles of the expedition: we relied quite literally on planes, trains and automobiles to get us to where we

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The next few days were spent acclimatising – a gruelling routine of climbing high and then sleeping low to maximise the body’s ability to adapt to the lower oxygen levels at altitude. We faced bitter cold, harsh winds and at times, driving snow and hail, but after nearly a week on Elbrus’ slopes, we were finally ready – delicately poised to attempt a summit bid from our high camp at 4800m. Our initial summit bid, however, was aborted after we awoke to the sound of screaming wind and snow driving against the side of the tent. Poking our heads out into the inhospitable darkness, we were alarmed to find that the tent was half engulfed in a snow drift. The next day promised better weather, so we delayed our summit push until then. Although we carried the bare minimum up to the summit, the 800m ascent was tough and we all felt the altitude as we gained height. As the summit pyramid loomed, we stopped to refuel, catch our breath and re8cake ourselves in sun cream to protect against the increased UV index at high8altitude. Lungs bursting and legs screaming, we trudged up the snow slope to the summit. We’d made it. Elated that so many months of planning had finally come together, we were schoolchildren on top of the biggest hill in Europe – posing for photos and laughing giddily – but it wasn’t long before we started the long descent back to camp.

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The next day comprised hauling everything we were carrying up to the saddle at 5300m and over on to the South side. Cruelly, the path up towards to saddle felt so familiar after our summit bid, but so much harder given the increase in load. It was slow, tiring work, 208 minute bursts of exertion followed by 58minute breaks. The effort felt never8ending, but we continued downwards through wet, slushy snow in near8zero visibility. By 6 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock, having been on the go for over twelve hours, we found ourselves putting up the tents in horizontal, driving snowfall. We were soon asleep once more, happy in the knowledge that the hardest part was over. All that lay ahead was a whole lot of travelling 8 first to Moscow, then to the UK, but before that, it seemed silly not to stop in Azau, a tiny village at the head of the Baksan valley, to appreciate what brought us here in the first place â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a good, cold pint.

Joanna Walker In September 2013, as part of a third year geography module that would introduce us to active glaciers and their landscapes, I participated in an expedition to Iceland. The trip was to be a combination of learning through teaching in the field, and group research projects that had been devised by us back in Durham 8 the output from which formed the summative parts of the module. As a geographer, the opportunity to go on such a trip with my friends, to such a unique country, all in the name on my degree, was too good to pass up, and so, come September, there I was, flying to Iceland! Looking back on the trip, I realise that the trip taught me three key things about Iceland that I shall now share with you: (1) Iceland is a country of extremes. Straddling the Mid8Atlantic Ridge in the middle of the North Atlantic, it is highly geologically active, with many volcanoes and geysers; yet it is also, as its name infers, home to large quantities of ice, present both in glaciers and ice caps. Unsurprisingly, it is sometimes referred to as the land of

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fire and ice. A fact that seems to be skimmed over in the tourist guides though is the extremes of Iceland’s weather... It was very early on in our trip that I learnt it really is possible to experience all weather conditions in one day, and the second day of research brought with it clear skies and sunshine, wind, clouds, darker clouds, rain, hail, and finally a clear evening of northern lights. However, it was our return journey to Reykjavík, from our field trip base on the east coast of the Vatnajökull national park that really highlighted the extremes of the weather for me most. Travelling across Skeiðarársandur, a desert8like outwash plain constructed in large part of volcanic sands, we met ~100km/hr winds sweeping up a small sandstorm. The strength of the wind was such that it was possible to lean entirely into the wind without falling over, and there were a few points where it was questioned whether or not we should continue driving in our high8sided vehicles! (2) Iceland is a vast wilderness. With a total population of roughly 320,000 8 about the size of Coventry 8 the majority of which is centred on the capital Reykjavík, there are huge swathes of land where the evidence of human activity is minimal, or non8existent. There were many occasions when we found ourselves entirely alone. From our field site it was possible to see ~30km of Highway 1, Iceland’s main transport route, stretching across the massive Breiðamerkurjökull glacier snout towards our hotel. It was a busy part of the day when we could see more than two vehicles on the road at any one time. Surrounded by glaciers and empty plains, we also began to discover how silent silence could be without the background noise of 21st century life. Witnessing the northern lights, which began most evenings around 11 o’clock was another fantastic experience, serving to highlight once again the vastness of the Icelandic landscape as they raced above the mountains.

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(3) Iceland is greeny8yellow. The country, which receives large amounts of rainfall, and lesser amounts of sunshine, is an ideal environment for the growth of mosses and lichen, which thrive in the harsh new landscapes created by volcanic activity and retreating ice. The research project conducted by my group used lichenometry to date moraines in the Fjallsjökull glacier forefield, exploiting the fact that lichen size is directly proportional to its age.

View across Breiðárlón towards Fjallsjökull glacier We therefore spent the majority of the trip sitting on moraines measuring the diameter of thousands of lichen thalli, and my memories of Iceland are distinctly tinged with that unique shade of greeny8yellow, belonging to Rhizocarpum geographicum.

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Jack Williams I’m not really a traveller. Before this Christmas I had never left Western Europe. I knew that when I was selected by Durham University to judge at the World Universities Debating Championships in Chennai, India, I was to expect something I’d never experienced before. Getting to India (with financial support from the Hatfield Trust) was an ordeal in itself but, after a journey including a 128hour wait in Saudi Arabia, we finally landed in Chennai. I knew India would be completely different to anything I’d seen before, but I didn’t really know what to expect. Initially, everything seemed different and scary – I don’t think I’ll ever forget my first experience of Indian roads, spending 40 minutes in the front of a mini8bus desperately wishing the driver would slow down, or at least stay on his side of the road. But when you spend time in a place you very quickly adapt and before long we were using tuktuks to get everywhere (once you get over the fact that you’re travelling incredibly fast, often weaving between massive trucks, with the leather roof as your only protection, the thrill of a tuktuk ride becomes too much to resist). Mostly, we were able to get by because we had people to guide us. The World Championship is different to all other debating competitions because people from all over the world come together with a common interest, so friendships are easy to make. This meant that when travelled up to Delhi after the competition, for a combination of sightseeing and to put on debating workshops in local colleges, we already had new friends in the City to meet. We saw much more of Delhi then we would have alone – being shown round Old Delhi by someone who spends much of his time there gave us a much fuller experience than we’d otherwise have had (and we learnt the places to get the very best Indian food). Friendships were also made between members of the UK debating circuit, with teams supporting each other even when in direct competition. It is a delight that I can come back from India knowing a community of people across the UK. 139

The reason for the trip, of course, was to debate. I had been selected to represent Durham University as a judge at the World Universities Debating Competition, and that’s what I spent a large amount of my time doing. Judging alongside some of the best judges in the world – sitting on judging panels chaired by former World and Euro finalists – was inspiring and incredibly useful. I learnt so much about debating over the ten days, and was encouraged when my views were echoed by judges far more experienced than myself. As always, debating give me confidence in everyday life and gives me the tools to think quickly and express exactly what I mean (when you’re being pressured for a decent rationale for the judgement you came to, you learn to articulate your thoughts very quickly). My experience of India was twofold. I was simultaneously in a brand new culture, initially very alien to me, much further from home than I’d ever been before; at the same time, I was taking part in something very familiar to me which I have loved doing for years, having started out at school and continued at University. This opportunity, supported by the Hatfield Trust, gave me the best of both of these aspects. I could engage in the very best debating in the world and got to spent almost three weeks experiencing a brand new culture which I grew to love.

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The Hatfield Association The Association started 2014 with very mixed emotions because we hosted a very successful North Eastern Dinner on 17 January attended by 58 alumni and guests. All enjoyed a very good meal and good company, including John Woolley who was in very good form throughout the night. Sadly, John died peacefully during the night in his hotel room; a verdict of natural causes was recorded. John was a great friend and a tremendous asset to the Hatfield Association, organising regular dinners in the north8west. He will be sorely missed. Another sponsored Formal Dinner was held on 21 February. Tony Gray, the College Council representative, addressed the College before the dinner accompanied by 14 other alumni helping to raise further the profile of the Association. After dinner we hosted an evening’s light entertainment where Andy Auster, John Hamer, and Katie Ford spoke in an inspiring and very enlightening way to the students. It was an excellent evening and we are very grateful for all the effort that Tony and his other alumni gave towards this evening, which was very successful. 2013 saw the 67th Hatfield Association’s Reunion on 29/30 June, which was very successful with 91 attending the Dinner and Emeritus Professor Jack Lonergan was our guest speaker as the leading light of the contingent attending the 50th anniversary of their 1963 matriculation. The climax of this year’s Dinner and Reunion was our thanks to Johnathan Young for his tremendous effort on behalf of Hatfield College over the past 50 years. He has been Secretary for 44 years and the Association has been kept afloat during some difficult times by his tremendous dedication and unfailing meticulous handling of its affairs.

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He was presented with a book of congratulations and a Hatfield oar. He will finally release hold of the Secretaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s position at the end of the year. Johnathan, you have been a pleasure to work with.

Johnathan Young and Brian Raine There have been many other events such as the London meeting of alumni in Clapham in September 2013, the North West Regional Dinner arranged by John Woolley and a Midlands lunch arranged by Johnathan Young. In addition, there was a tour of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Whitehall (20 Hatfield men & women), arranged by Richard Burge, Chairman of Hatfield College Council, and Tony Gray. The tour was followed by a reception within the FCO and a group went out to dinner together afterwards. This occasion provided an opportunity for networking between Hatfielders through the generations.

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My thanks are due to all those who have worked so hard for the Hatfield Association. Our Secretary, Johnathan Young, who has been meticulous and dedicated to the end. Tony Gray, our temporary Treasurer, and College Council representative who is a great driving force behind the Sponsored Formal Dinner and works assiduously on behalf of the Association and Hatfield College. Stuart Wild, our new Treasurer, who has taken like a duck to water to the finances. It is sad to hear that Arthur Moyes, our Archivist, has been ill for some time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we wish him well! Cynthia Connolly, Assistant Secretary, better known as Saint Cynthia, continues to be the fountain of all knowledge about Hatfield, is meticulous and dedicated to Hatfield Association and the College. My thanks are also due to Tim Burt, the Master, for his support in everything we are trying to achieve for the Association and the College and the excellent service we receive from the catering and housekeeping side. Brian Raine (President)

Hatfield Association AGM The 67th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at 10.00am in the Birley Room, on Saturday, 29 June 2013. PRESENT Details redacted in compliance with Data Protection requirements

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David Jerold (Jerry) Dyson, 2 May 2011 Tom Cain (1949852), 7 December 2012 Dr George Calvin (1953859), 22 February 2013 Revd. Dr George FC Denning (1959862), 28 October 2012 Dave Gibbons (1956859), 2 July 2012 Dr Ken Giles (1963866), 10 March 2012 Dr John Golden (1944847), 31 January 2012 John Hughes, 1 November 2012 Graham Jakeman (1986889), 18 June 2012 Basil Lebof (1943846), 18 June 2012 Donald Mayes (1948851), University notified of death on 15 March 2013 Michael Mee (1947848 RAF Short Course), 14 December 2011 John Moss (1942846), 3 July 2012 Eric Parkinson (1960864), June 2012 Adrian A.G. Robinson (1947849), 30 May 2012 Dr Joseph Smartt (1949852), 7 June 2013 Alan J Willey (1944847), 1 October 2013 Graham Winter (1967870), 21 February 2013 John Lindley (College Tutor) notified of death on 27 June 2013

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The meeting stood in silence in memory of the above8named members of the Association and in recognition of their various and valued contributions to the College and the University. 711. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The minutes of the previous meeting held on Saturday, 1 September 2012 were accepted as a correct record with two minor amendments and duly signed by the President. 712. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES Minute 697(c) Senior Tutor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Following the resignation of Dr Penny Widdison, the Master was delighted to announce that Revd. Anthony Bash had been confirmed as Senior Tutor (half8time) combined with his existing duties as College Chaplain. 713. PRESIDENT'S BUSINESS The President recorded his personal thanks to Patrick Salaun for deputising for him at the previous two meetings of the Executive for the past two years. He also recorded his appreciation of the hard work done by the Honorary Secretary, the Assistant Secretary and the College Archivist, Arthur Moyes, on behalf of the Association, as well as the most generous support shown by the Master in all Association endeavours. Special mention was made of the wonderful work done by Tony Gray as our most proactive representative on College Council and latterly as our temporary Honorary Treasurer over the past twelve months, which included a most successful Formal Dinner in February.

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The President was pleased to announce that the Master’s portrait had been completed within budget and was now hanging in the dining hall. The Master was pleased with the likeness which had been executed by Roar Kjernstad, a Norwegian national, currently Artist in Residence at St. Cuthbert’s Society. 714. MASTER’S BUSINESS The Master offered a warm welcome to so many alumni attending this year’s reunion, and hoped that the University Open Day and the tail8end of congregation would not detract from the enjoyment of the weekend. He noted that during the year, the College Chaplain, Revd. Anthony Bash, had taken on additional responsibilities as Senior Tutor. He regarded this as a “most excellent appointment”. During the summer vacation the kitchen, servery and dining room would be reconfigured and refurbished at a cost in excess of £1.6m. Over the next 18 months, the College would be embarking on a significant fundraising campaign to lay the foundation for future redevelopments which would include the boilerhouse site. The Master gave a brief review of the College during the last academic year, noting that the academic, sporting and cultural life continued to be in good heart. He would be providing more specific details of the highlights in his ‘state of the Nation’ address at the Reunion dinner. Notwithstanding his pleasure in noting that so many members had returned to Hatfield for this year’s reunion, he was concerned there were so few younger members and particularly alumnae present. He regarded this to be a critical challenge for the Association over the coming years.

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715. SECRETARY'S BUSINESS The Honorary Secretary once again recorded his sincere thanks to the Assistant Secretary for her sterling efforts on behalf of the Association, and in particular her impeccable organisation of the Reunion Weekend. He also stated that he was indebted to Tony Gray, who most valiantly stepped into the breach to take on the critical role of temporary Honorary Treasurer following last year’s AGM. The Honorary Secretary stated that he had attempted to contact all members of the Executive Committee and in particular the regional and decade representatives, to confirm their willingness and capacity to continue to undertake their respective responsibilities. The meeting accepted the revised list of Executive members willing to stand for re8election for the 2013814 year. During the preceding twelve months, he had continued to keep in contact with a considerable number of Association members, and in some cases their widows, both in the UK and overseas by informal lunches, phone and e8mails. He had also liaised with his contemporaries and the widow of Rennie Barnes, who died in April 2012, for the installation of an inscribed garden bench in the Botanic Gardens in Nairobi where he had resided for many years. He also gave notice that having served 50 years as a College ‘scrivener’8 6 years as Secretary of SCR, and 44 years as Honorary Secretary of the Association 8 it was unlikely that he would be seeking re8election in 2014. 716. ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S BUSINESS The Assistant Secretary informed the meeting that further refurbishment of the College estate during the Summer vacation in 2014 would mean that the Reunion could not take place in September. It was likely that the only available dates would be

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27829 June, although Cynthia agreed to discuss the possibility of holding the Reunion on the weekend before Congregation with the Master. Tony Gray was keen to have the dates firmed up so that alumni from the 2001804 cohort could start making plans to meet in Durham to mark the tenth anniversary of their graduation. 717. TREASURER’S BUSINESS The Honorary Treasurer outlined the main features of the accounts of the Association for the previous 12 months: The accounts for 2013814 suggested an operating surplus in the region of £6,500. However it was recognised that the postage costs in respect of sending out two issues of the Hatfield Record, had fallen due in the current financial year, and had yet to be paid. A loss of approximately £50 on the Winter Dinner was matched by a surplus of £105 from the Reunion. £3,000 had been paid in respect of the Master’s portrait in June 2013, with a further sum provided for the framing of same. The 3.5% war stock (‘The Crimea campaign’?) had performed less well than in previous years, losing £25 (approximately 12%) of its value. Members were most concerned that in spite of a number of approaches to the University by the Assistant Secretary, no invoices for postage charges in respect of the previous two issues of the Record had apparently been forthcoming, which made it impossible to appreciate the true financial health of the Association. The Honorary Treasurer had been instructed to investigate the situation as a matter of some urgency. The meeting agreed to record a notional provision of £9,000 to be made to cover the above costs.

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In light of the likely significant inflation of postage and in other expenditure heads, the meeting agreed to increase the one8off membership subscription for freshers from £21 to £25. The JCR Treasurer commented that he considered this increase to be reasonable under the circumstances. The meeting confirmed that a donation of £250 should be made to the JCR towards the purchase of audio equipment of the Junior Common Room, and a contribution of £100 to the MCR to assist with the purchase of kitchen equipment for the Common Room in James Barber House. Additionally, a box of chocolates or bouquet of flowers would be presented to the Honorary Auditor, Mrs Sandra Ruskin, in recognition of her continuing efforts on behalf of the Association. The meeting approved the accounts, coupled with a sincere vote of thanks to the Honorary Treasurer, Tony Gray, who had valiantly stepped into the breach following the last Reunion. 718. EDITORS OF THE HATFIELD RECORD’S BUSINESS Once again the meeting expressed its unreserved congratulations to the Honorary Editors for producing yet another “outstanding publication”, which remained a pivotal vehicle for maintaining contact with members. Cynthia said she had already received a considerable number of positive comments about the 2013 issue of the Record, and to date there had only been 32 returns. 719. COLLEGE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE’S BUSINESS Tony Gray reported that he had duly attended the three College Council meetings during the past academic year, and had arranged a second Association sponsored Formal in College in the Epiphany Term. Approximately ten alumni had attended as well as approximately 60 current members of College at the reception and quiz in the Birley Room following the meal.

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Tony drew the meeting’s attention to the fact that 2016 would mark the 70th anniversary of the Association and the 170th of the founding of the College. Tony reported that at a recent meeting, the Chairman of College Council, Richard Burge (1982), had offered to do all he could to support the activities of the Association. In particular, he would be able to arrange a reception and tour of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for a small band of Hatfield alumni sometime in the coming months. This offer was enthusiastically welcomed by the meeting. Tony agreed to accept the offer and facilitate the event. 720. PRESIDENT OF JCR’S BUSINESS In the absence of the Senior Man overseas, the Secretary of the JCR, Luke Satterthwaite, presented a report on the activities of the JCR during the preceding twelve months. The College continued to be in excellent heart with the traditional Lion in Winter Ball, the Charity Fashion Show, and Hatfield Day being highlights of a hectic social calendar. The sports clubs enjoyed success in many of the leagues and trophy competitions this year, with the boat club and hockey being outstanding. The jazz band 8 ‘Kinky Jeff’ – continued to be in great demand both within and outside Hatfield. The JCR Treasurer thanked the Association for its most generous donation of £250 which would help with the planned refurbishment of the Junior Common Room.

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721. THE PRESIDENT OF MCR’S BUSINESS Chris Wood, as the out8going President of the MCR, provided a verbose report on the activities of the MCR during the previous academic year. He reported that, during the year, he had worked closely with the College, Hatfield Trust and the Association. There were now 225 full8time members of the MCR plus a further 300 part8time postgraduates, mostly on distance learning programmes. The previous year had seen a re8focusing of MCR activities from James Barber House to Kitchen Stairs, and a number of constitutional changes were currently under consideration. A full programme of research seminars and workshops had been arranged, in addition to a number of social events including formal dinners and balls. 722. DIRECTOR OF HATFIELD TRUST’S BUSINESS The Director, Ian Curry, indicated that a full report of the Trust’s activities during the past year had been published in the Hatfield Record earlier in the year. He therefore once again confined his verbal report to a limited number of key issues: Over £6,000 in travel bursaries and awards to students had been made during the previous academic year. Fund8raising continued to be the core activity of the Trust, involving mail8shots, telephone campaigns, the sale of College memorabilia and personal approaches to alumni and parents at graduation.

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Raising the profile of the Hatfield Trust had also been achieved through targeting parents on Freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sunday, the production of large advertising boards, and wider advertising. The September meeting of London alumni at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham was also proving to be a valuable point of contact for the Director in promoting the aims of the Trust. The Director and his office were applauded for their continuing hard work and dedication on behalf of the Trust. 723. ELECTIONS: 2013814 The following members were elected to serve as the principal Officers of the Association for the year 2013814: President: Secretary: Assistant Secretary: Treasurer: Auditor: Membership Secretary:

Mr Brian Raine Dr Johnathan Young Mrs Cynthia Connolly Mr Tony Gray Mrs Sandra Ruskin Mr Stephen Galway

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Mr Arthur Moyes, Professor Tim Burt, Canon Peter Brett, Professor James Barber, Mr Patrick Salaun, Mr Barrie Wetton, Mr Sam Stoker, Mr Barry Northrop, Professor Bill Heal, Mr Richard Metcalfe

Honorary Members:

Mrs Cynthia Connolly, Mrs Sandra Ruskin, Mr David Berry

Representative on College Council: Editors of the Record:

Mr Tony Gray Prof Tim Burt, Mrs Cynthia Connolly, Janet Raine (Technical Editor).

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Regional Representatives: North East: North West: Greater Midlands: South West: Yorkshire: London & South8East: Scotland: Northern Ireland: Spain: West Indies: USA:

Mr Arthur Moyes Mr John Woolley Mr Andrew Smith Mr. Brian Wood Mr James Young Mr Carwyn Cox Mr Brian Raine Mr Stephen Galway Mr Barry Readman Mr Ian Blaikie Mr Jon Smith

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724. REGIONAL REPORTS North East: A select, but congenial, ‘Winter Dinner’ had been held in College on Friday, 11th January 2013, at which some 20 plus members and guests had enjoyed a most excellent meal in the Senior Common Room. It was proposed that the event would be held on Friday 17th January in 2014. North West: John Woolley informed the meeting that 14 members had enjoyed a most congenial evening at Sam’s Chop House in Manchester the previous October. It was planned to hold a similar dinner on 18th October this year at the same venue. London: The Director of the Trust reported that the fifth informal get8together at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham had been held on Friday 22nd September 2013, and had been well8supported. This year the event would be held on 20th September at the same venue. Leicester: On Thursday 20th June, Johnathan Young had organised the seventh informal summer luncheon at the University of Leicester which was attended by eight Hatfield alumni. It had been agreed that a similar event should be held in 2014. Northern Ireland: Stephen Galway reported that Brian Irwin had hosted an informal and most convivial dinner at his local rugby club, at which five members had been present. There were no formal regional reports from London, Scotland, the South Coast, Yorkshire, the Greater Midlands or the South8West. 725. DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was confirmed that the next Reunion weekend would be held between Friday, 27th and Sunday 29th June 2014. (NOTE: Following the AGM, the College advised that the dates proposed

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were not available, accordingly a booking for the following weekend – Friday 4th to Sunday 6th July 8 was made). 726. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Stephen Wild reported that he had made some progress in attracting advertising revenue. Three local firms had submitted advert which appear in the current issue of the Hatfield Record. The Data Protection Act. Current members of College had been asked to give formal permission for their personal contact details to be kept on a computer database to facilitate contact with the Association. So far 93 out of 200 had signed up. Tony Gray noted that 2016 would be the 170th anniversary of the founding of Hatfield College and the 70th anniversary of the re8 emergence of Hatfield as an autonomous body after the Second World War. The meeting appointed Tony to form a small sub8 committee to formulate plans for a special anniversary reunion to mark this special occasion. Stephen Galway stated that he had continued to investigate various ways to raise the profile of the Association, including the development of a dedicated web8site to facilitate easier communication with the membership. The meeting agreed to make available a ‘reasonable’ sum of money to pump8prime this initiative. Michael Stark noted that the entrance to the Chapel was looking rather like a “garden shed rather than a place of worship”. It was agreed that the College should be approached to see if the entrance door in particular could be sanded down and given a couple of coats of varnish. The Secretary agreed to take up the matter with the Chaplain and/or the Master on behalf of the Association. There being no further business, the President declared the meeting closed at 12.00 noon.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HATFIELD ASSOCIATION

The Association shall be called the Hatfield Association. All members and officers of Hatfield College, Durham shall be eligible for membership. The aims of the Hatfield Association shall be to further the educational interests and welfare of the College, and to support the Hatfield Trust. The functions of the Hatfield Association shall be: •

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to organise an annual reunion of Hatfield College alumni in Durham; to publish the Hatfield Record; to promote regional activities of its members; to appoint an independent Honorary Auditor; to produce annually an independently audited set of accounts; to nominate a representative of the Association to serve on College Council.

The Officers of the Association shall be: • • • • • • • •

The President The President8elect The Vice8presidents The Honorary Secretary The Honorary Assistant Secretary The Honorary Treasurer The Honorary Editor of the Hatfield Record The Representative of the Association on College Council

and they shall be members of the Executive Committee.

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The above named officers together with the Senior Man and the President of MCR At least one Regional Secretary from each of the following areas: ◊ Scotland ◊ Yorkshire ◊ North East England ◊ North West England ◊ Greater Midlands ◊ London and South East England ◊ South West England ◊ Wales ◊ Northern Ireland ◊ Such other foreign parts as shall be determined and agreed by the Association from time to time. At least one representative from those students who came into residence in each of the decades from 1940 onwards.

The Officers of the Hatfield Association shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting to be held in Durham. The President will normally serve for up to a maximum of five years. At the end of the President’s penultimate year in office, a President8 elect shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Hatfield Association supports a magazine to be called the Hatfield Record and elects an Honorary Editor to assist with its publication. All members of Hatfield College JCR and MCR shall achieve life membership of the Association by payment of a single subscription upon matriculation.

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In the unlikely event of the affairs of the Hatfield Association having to be wound up, any residual monies and assets of the Association shall be transferred to the Hatfield Trust. Changes to this Constitution shall require the approval of a two8 thirds majority of those present at the Annual General Meeting, with a minimum of twenty members present, and after due notice of the proposed changes has been given in the Hatfield Record. Amended 8 July 2011 Brian Raine (President)

Alan Burdis (1951854) with granddaughter Sally Fletcher (current undergraduate) at the London Reunion, September 2013

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Forthcoming Events Reunion Weekend and AGM : 4&6 July 2014 Please contact Cynthia Connolly (c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk).

London Reunion : 19 September 2014 Ian Curry and Tim Burt plan to hold a reunion in the Alexandra pub, Clapham. Please contact Ian Curry (ian.curry@durham.ac.uk).

Geography Reunion Dinner : 25 October 2014

Geographers at the Summer Congregation 2013

Another chance for all our geography graduates to join current students at the annual Hatfield Geographersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dinner. Further details from Professor Tim Burt (t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk). Dress: black tie. Cost ÂŁ25.00 including wine, cheques payable to Durham University by Friday, 17 October 2014.

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Young Graduates’ Dinner : 8 November 2014 A reunion dinner for those graduating in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Please register your interest with the Master’s Secretary (janet.raine@durham.ac.uk). Bar open at 6.30pm; dinner at 7.30pm. Dress: black tie. Cost £25.00 including wine, cheques payable to Durham University by Friday, 31 October 2014.

Association Winter Dinner : 9 January 2015 Please contact Cynthia Connolly (c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk)

Chapel Choir Reunion : 14 & 15 February 2015 A date for your diary. You can stay in touch by joining the Choir Alumni on Facebook ‘Hatfield College Durham: Chapel Choir Alumni’. Or, if you are on the mailing list and have recently changed your email address, please do get in touch with Anthony Bash (anthony.bash@durham.ac.uk).

Banqueting, Conferences, Functions and Wedding Receptions Experienced staff at Hatfield College will ensure that facilities and amenities are arranged to suit your particular requirements. For information on organizing a function in Hatfield College please contact Event Durham (Tel: 0800 289970). Devon Case & Matthew Tancock 8 another marriage made in Hatfield (MCR)!

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Hatfield’s Archives If you are able to offer some help over the summer to help keep our archive records up8to8date (both student and memorabilia) we would like to hear from you. We can offer you lodging and meals when they are available (sadly, not always often during the summer). If you would like further information, please contact Anthony Bash (anthony.bash@durham.ac.uk) or ring 0191 334 2636.

Members’ News Barker, Sally (2000804), email to Tim, August 2013, ‘After meeting 'only' 12 years ago in December 2001 (!), we finally got married on 25 May 2013! The ceremony was held at St Martin's Church, Ruislip and the reception was at Grim's Dyke Hotel, (Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan's old house). We had a wonderful time 8 the sun shone for us all day and we couldn't have enjoyed it more. Shame it all went by so quickly! Steve Pickstone was Best Man and Rahul Williams was an usher… Dave and I came on our own to Durham last New

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Year's Eve for a trip down memory lane 8 we peeked into Hatfield and were pleased that (at least on the surface) not much had changed!’ Beeley, Dr. Brian (1953860), email to Johnathan Young, May 2013. ‘Your 50 Years On piece in the latest Hatfield Record inspires me to offer a few memories. I first arrived at Hatfield, armed with a BA (Geography under Daysh and Anthropology under Meinhardt) from King’s (that other Durham college in Newcastle) in 1956, to be interviewed by Prof. Bill (or ‘WBF’ as we called him) for a place in his Malta research project at the Department of Geography. Part of the deal was that I would be a member of Hatfield even though I would rarely be there – being in Malta much of the time on fieldwork and research. However, I did attend some meals in college and paid some battels, until 1960 when I became a founder8 member of the new Grey College SCR. From my total of eight years at the then Durham University I have to say that my greatest loyalty must be to King’s: I hope you’ll understand! Years later, when I was at the Open University I developed another link with Durham when an OU Social Science Faculty colleague, James Barber, moved up to Hatfield, though I have not met him since those days and he very likely wouldn’t remember me since I was based not in Milton Keynes but in East Grinstead. As a postgraduate student when I was listed at Hatfield, I lived in lodgings – even to the point that I took in other postgrads in a large furnished house where I became the ‘landlady’. You mention a number of things which strike chords for me, from humping luggage up to the station and the formality (and Latin graces) of college dining to W.D. Sparks and to Bill Fisher’s French academic gown. WBF was not always easy to get on with but one felt that he was very loyal to his ‘Fisher folk’ and could be very kind. He was good as a piano player at parties when the mood took him. I think you will agree that he turned the Geography Department into a force to be reckoned with. For a time I was ‘in charge’ of the Geography

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research facility at Southend House. I had a room in the roof from which I could see Bill Fisher striding up the hill from the main department – plenty of time to get my fellow researchers to turn off record players and to stop cooking things on Bunsen burners. Only on one occasion did I impressed WBF mightily. He met me arriving at the Science Labs very early one morning (having set my clock wrongly). This was out of character for me and Bill F was astonished. Fortunately I managed to capitalise on my mistake enough to mumble something about ‘Oh, yes Professor Fisher, I’m very keen to catch up on that report I’m preparing for you ….!” I won’t forget Southend House, not least because it was there in late 1956 that I arrived one morning to find some Egyptian and Libyan fellow graduate students in great distress and concern. One of them was crying ‘Why are you bombing my family in Port Said?” Since then current Mid East affairs have been a main area of interest for me. Also at Southend House, WBF gave me a hand8stamp and told me to collect together a library of books on the Mid East, this was the seed which became, long after I had left, the Middle East Documentation Centre. There you have a few thoughts. Keep up your good work and start drafting your 44th invitation letter’. Chambers, Hugh (1972876), in January 2013, Hugh, Assistant Head at Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School in Warrington was recognised with a Ted Wragg Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement. Teachers in regions around the UK receive this award annually for their outstanding results, vision, inspirational teaching and commitment to their learning and development. The late Ted Wragg was a Hatfield man. Cracknell, Professor David (1965869), awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

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Tim pictured at the Falkirk Wheel with his brother John. The mechanics for the Wheel were designed by Nick Cooper (1979882). Nick has also been involved in the design some of the most iconic engineering structures and equipment in recent years including the Channel Tunnel boring machine; the A380 creep forming system for Airbus; wind turbines; wave power generators; and the mechanics for the Gateshead Millennium bridge. 164

Crabtree, (née Dew) Ellen (2007811). Ellen and Christopher’s wedding service was held at Brancepeth followed by a reception at Grey College. Gowns were worn for dinner and Ellen read the Hatfield grace in order to balance out being at Grey! Enstone Mike (2002807) Sophie (née Smithson) (2003806) email to Cynthia, 19 May 2013. ‘After our wedding in Cyprus on 11 April 2010 with so many Hatfielders in attendance, we were stranded on the island after the Icelandic volcano eruption a few days after the wedding. No complaints though, Christopher and Ellen meant a longer holiday on a sunny island. Mike and I managed a route back via Greece, Spain and France which involved just about every mode of transport other than a scooter or submarine! Since then, we’ve both been fairly caught up in our respective careers. Mike is now a Principal Engineer at AECOM in St. Albans: the same company that sponsored him through Durham. He is currently undertaking a second Master’s degree with Imperial College, an MSc this time, in Systems Engineering and Innovation for which he has created his own App. I am currently Head of English at Goffs School in Hertfordshire where I have been working for the past couple of years. We both miss Hatfield very much and hope to make it back soon. Kindest regards, Sophie and Mike.’ Fane de Salis, Henry (1981884), email to Cynthia, 6 March. ‘Unfortunately I will be in Queensland, Australia, so will not be able to attend this year’s Reunion. I have begun a mid8life career change.

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In 2013 I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation with the University of Otago (topping the course!) and am now doing a research methods course with a view to undertaking a research Masters in Health Science. When not studying I work in a mainstream secondary school with boys with high functioning autism and also for a training organisation doing corporate stuff. All a long way from law and the military. I am still living in Wellington, New Zealand and am happy to host any Hatfield graduate or undergraduate passing this way. Best wishes, Henry.’ Miller, Clive (1971874), email to Cynthia, October 2013. ‘Greetings from Le Marche, Italy. I have been meaning to get in touch for a good while. It is now thirteen years since you were in Chedworth – that year signalled the final game of the Horse and Jockey cricket fixture – it was so lovely to have you there at the end, so to speak. We have had the likes of Bon, Nick Dingley and his wife Trisha (St Aidan’s), Nick Lowther, Dave Keen and his wife Sheila (St Mary’s) and Mike Wood all to stay with us. In short we stopped our teaching jobs, five years ago for Rosie and four for me, and we are living in the heart of Le Marche countryside, near a town called Servigliano. It is very rustic and we grow most of what we consume. We have a simple but happy life spending most days outside working away on the land and we have been so fortunate in having neighbours and local friends who have been welcoming and supportive. Forty8two years have now passed since we started at Durham and having been in touch with several of the Horse and Jockey men, we were thinking it would be good to visit the wonderful city in 2014 which will mark 40 years since graduating.’ Parr, Rear Admiral Matthew (1980883), awarded Order of the Bath in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.

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Sherlock, Ruth (2006809), was named Young Journalist of the Year at the 2012 British Press Awards; Ruth moved straight to the Middle East after graduating and is now a Daily Telegraph foreign correspondent. Ruth received a Hatfield Trust Travel Award which helped towards her to travel to Jerusalem. Her report â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nuns, Guns and Mosquesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was published in the 2009 copy of the Hatfield Record.

Photograph courtesy of Nick Carter, Magstar Ltd.

Short, Professor Rob (1981884), Pro8Vice8Chancellor for the Division of IT Engineering and the Environment and leading materials scientist at the University of South Australia, has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE). The prestigious appointment will see him contribute to the national research conversation on smart technologies and innovations.

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Smith, Emily (2005809), email to Tim, 13 October 2013, ‘Just thought I would give you an update on life since Hatfield. Both Matthew and I are now fully settled in our own house in Ormskirk, Lancashire. Matthew is Operations Director of his family animal feed company, B Tickle & Sons Ltd. He is going to be President of the Liverpool Corn Trade next year, the youngest in its existence. He is working hard to get a name for himself in the industry. I am settled and loving working as a Mathematics teacher at Merchant Taylors’ Girls’ School, Crosby, coaching rowing as my extra8 curricular interest. I am still glad to see that HCBC is going from one success to another. Over the summer Matthew and I got engaged (supporting the statistic that 72% of people meet their partner at Durham). We shall be getting married October 2014 in Southport. It’s going to be a big Hatfield event as we are still in touch with many people from University.’ Smith, Brigadier Richard (1980883), awarded the CBE (Military) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Stroud, Andrew (1989893), email to Cynthia, 7 October 2013, ‘I just wanted to send the attached photo of the Hatfield Croquet Team, 1991892. Having realised it was 21 years since we left, eight of the class of ‘92 got together with wives, husbands and 16 kids at Jon Bunn's place on a lovely autumnal afternoon, for the usual jokes and banter, still remembered 21 years later, shepherd's pie and profiteroles, plenty of beer, a few doughnuts and a soundtrack from our time there. I reckon it was first time we had all been together since graduation. Ian Hoad was pretty much the only one missing, but he lives in Zambia at the moment and unsurprisingly couldn't make it! Hope this finds you well and enjoying the arrival of all those bright eyed freshers 8 the 25th anniversary of our freshers’ week is next year! Love from HCCC 92.’

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Back row: (L8R) Amanda Kendall (née Brooks), Sue Davies (née Billington), Nicky Beart (néeForrest), Alex Scott8Phillips Front row: (L8R) Andrew Stroud (scorer), Rob Adsley (Vice Captain), Jon Bunn (Captain), George Turner

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Unterhalter, Andrew (199982002), email to Cynthia, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good to hear from you. It's been a pretty hectic few months having welcomed a new addition (Sophie Unterhalter) into the world and starting a new job at Battersea Power Station in January. Prior to that I'd been on the most wonderful trip to Namibia with my wife, spending some time with Henry Stratford (of 200082003 vintage) in Swakopmund and the surrounding area. Henry is Head Geologist for Rio Tinto in Namibia and gets to see some pretty interesting places in his day job. We were fortunate to see desert adapted elephants in our travels which I understand is quite rare out there. Like many countries in Africa, Namibia is being targeted for ivory and whether elephants or rhino, they are constantly under threat. Having returned from some time out and after 7 years in Mayfair I'm now running a substantial part of the redevelopment at Battersea Power Station, overseeing 2.1 million square feet of development, most of which is happening over the new Northern Line tube extension. I'm very fortunate to be working with two of the world's leading architectural practices, Foster and Partners (Norman Foster's architectural firm) and Gehry Partners (Frank Gehry's practice) who operate out of Los Angeles. It's a stunning project in its ambition, scale and aesthetic. All this sits alongside the Power Station itself with the chimneys due to come down this year, to be built back up again piece by piece and the building itself retained in its current form. The project is owned and funded by a Malaysian consortium but if you consider the complexity of the works taking place here and the skill of the design teams and contractors it is a UK effort 8 something we often forget but should be very proud of. Given the site has been vacant for 30 years it's good to see something progressing and the considerable regeneration happening in this part of London.

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Of course I still try to keep in touch with many of my year which always gives us an opportunity to relive great memories of Hatfield and of course celebrate our long held friendships from our time in Durham. Hopefully I will be up soon to say hello to you, Tim and everyone else. Keep well.’ Washington, Emma (200982012), won the 2013 Marjorie Sweeting Dissertation Prize (British Society for Geomorphology). Emma’s dissertation was on ‘Landslide susceptibility and risk along the Mugling8Narayanghat highway, Nepal’.

Emma with Professor Ken Gregory, President of the BSG

Wilcock, The Revd Paul (1997899), awarded the BEM for services to Policing in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

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Death Notices College has been notified of the deaths of the following Hatfield alumni since publication of the last Record. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Bishop, Ron died in London on 9 August 2013. Ron served on Governing Body from 1989 until 1998 and was made an Honorary Fellow in November 1998. Ron was also College Trustee. His funeral was held in London with a Memorial Service on 12 October at All Saints Church in Darlington. Coates, Bernard (1939848), 11 September 2013. Charlton, David (1955858) University notified of death in Canada on 23 July 2013. Hinchliffe, Revd. Derek (1952855), 16 August 2012. Horncastle, John (1958861), 1 April 2013. Lindley, John died on 26 June 2013. John was a College Tutor from 1982 to 2001 and was also a member of the SCR. McCarthy, John (1950853), 7 December 2013. Nicholls, Meredith (wife of Mike Nicholls, 1953856), 21 November 2013. Poll, Alan (1940843), 1 June 2013. Rees, Mary (former Assistant College Librarian), 15 June 2013. Smartt, Dr. Joseph (1949852), 7 June 2013.

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Smith, Nicholas S.A. (1967870), 11 July 2013. Woolley, Charles John (1971874), died very suddenly in Durham on 18 January 2014. A service of celebration and thanksgiving for John’s life was held on 4 February at Oldham Crematorium. Chris and Judith Dale, Tony Gray, Chris and Di Hodgson, John and Roz Markham, Courtney Packer, Stuart and Liz Wild, and Cynthia Connolly attended.

Obituaries Rennie Barnes (1963&66) Rennie hailed from Cheshire and entered Hatfield in October 1963 to read for a law degree. He used to recall attending tutorials at Professor Leo Blair’s house in Dun Cow Lane, and thereafter viewing Tony Blair as the “snotty nosed kid on the tricycle in the hallway”! During his undergraduate years he led a most convivial social life, which was significantly enhanced by his membership of the Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron based at RAF Ouston, just outside Sunderland. During that time he obtained his pilot’s licence, which had to be validated each year by completing a given minimum number of flying hours. On one occasion this involved a trip to see me in Leicester. During my final year I was his immediate neighbour on the first floor of Gatehouse and got to know him extremely well, and especially his constant fixation with, and attempts to mimic, our obsequious caterer Commander ‘Jed’ Stone, his greasy chips, and his fearsome wife. This preoccupation 8 or was it obsession? 8 Rennie maintained and honed in his correspondence with myself until barely six months before his death.

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Leaving Durham he trained to be a chartered accountant and was employed by Coopers and Lybrand with his first posting to their office in Moshi, Tanzania where he worked with a wide range of farmers and ex8pats. Upon the death of his father he returned to the UK and worked in the textile industry in Manchester for some time before he met and married a member of his extended family in 1979. They moved out to Africa for the next five years, based in Nairobi during which their two charming daughters, Belinda and Michelle, were born. He was an exceedingly proud father and often spoke fondly about them to me in letters and e8mails, and was particularly saddened when family circumstances intervened to prevent him from taking a greater part in their lives. When the family decided to return to the UK in 1985, Rennie applied his financial expertise in the running of a number of firms which included potato distribution and tile manufacture as well as being appointed Financial Director of Bibby Shipping Lines. During this 15 year period, he maintained his links with Africa, working for a wealthy African associate for a couple of years and establishing a passionate commitment to AMREF, a UK based charity devoted to developing African health care. In 1998 Rennie decided to sell up and invest most of his life savings in a 258year lease on a coffee plantation near Moshi from the Tanzanian Government together with a professional acquaintance from Kent who he had known for number of years. The pair had responsibility for more than 100 workers and their families which amounted in total to over 400 souls. Unfortunately, this enterprise did not work out, leaving Rennie with little option but to sell up and move on. In 2002, I was fortunate enough to visit him in Moshi for a couple of weeks on the way to a Geographical Congress in Durban. I enjoyed his hospitality and conviviality throughout my stay. The attached photograph shows us in colonial gear! He initially took me

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to view his coffee plantation, notwithstanding that his electricity had been cut off by then, due to his increasingly impecunious state. I was taken in his battered jeep, complete with flat battery, to visit an amazing variety of his chums, which included a ninety year old former Governor General of Kenya living in regal splendour in the outskirts of Nairobi. Then there was the mad retired Colonel who had been part of the military junta in Greece between 1967873, who took great delight in shooting dead intruders to his farm compound, and who had 12 moth8eaten dogs roaming about his kitchen. Our unannounced visit was apparently not deemed complete without the consumption of a complete bottle of whiskey. I was also introduced to owners of luxury hotels on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro; ex8 Johnathan and Rennie pat authors producing works on African history and culture; shop8keepers; farmers; Indian merchants and solicitors; as well as a host of restaurants and lakeside tea houses. A true testament to Rennieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing congeniality and his awesome ability to make and retain contact with such a diverse range of friends â&#x20AC;&#x201C; what we refer to nowadays as interpersonal skills and networking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a quality forged and tempered, no doubt, to great degree, during his undergraduate years at Hatfield. Following the collapse of his venture into coffee, he moved back to Nairobi in Kenya, and continued to maintain his links with his many

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friends and associates. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with cancer around 2007 and went for extended treatment to South Africa shortly thereafter. Sadly, the disease returned with a vengeance in late 2011, leading to his hastened demise in late April 2012. He faced the last years of his life with amazing courage, cheerfulness and stoicism, very rarely admitting his discomfort or misfortune, but happily supported by the constant love and care of his close friends.

Learning of his untimely death, a group of his contemporaries at Hatfield decided to establish a permanent memorial to Rennie. We quickly collected a not inconsiderable sum, and I asked a mutual friend of ours living in Nairobi to commission a suitably inscribed garden seat to be placed in the Nairobi Arboretum. As can be seen this was achieved last year, together with the planting of an endangered species of tree 8 Gigasiphon macrosiphon.

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In attendance are members of FONA and the Kenyan Forestry Department. As a personal and somewhat mischievous tribute to a dear and sorely missed chum, I also asked for a kapok sapling to be planted near to the spot in the garden where Rennie had been laid to rest. Mature kapok trees grow to an immense size, so our dearly loved and respected chum is unlikely to be disturbed for some considerable time to come! Johnathan Young (1963866)

Brian Dobson (1949&52) Anyone who had links with Hatfield over the last half8century and more must surely have come across Dr Brian Dobson, archaeologist, renowned and respected expert on Hadrian’s Wall, devoted cricket fan, Reader in the Church of England, and what is often called a “character”. Brian was born in Hartlepool and educated at Stockton Grammar School before going to Hatfield and studying under Eric Birley, who supervised his doctorate on the officers of the Roman army. This field remained his central area of expertise, where he brought to life and shed new light on the lives of these men. He was briefly away from his beloved north8east for national service and a two8year research fellowship, but he belonged in and loved his home county. In 1960 he became adult education lecturer in the Department of Extramural Studies, retiring in 1990. Brian and Professor David Breeze, whose undergraduate dissertation he had supervised, helped to shape a new view of Hadrian’s Wall with the study course that began in 1968 and never stopped. Their book, Hadrian’s Wall, written in 1976, was hugely influential, partly for the clarity of its writing. Indeed, those of us who knew Brian can attest to how lightly he wore his wide knowledge, how willingly he

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shared it with anyone who showed any interest, especially in the Wall, and how skilled he was at concealing it – the fluency of his knowledge of German, for example, first kindled when he studied in Freiburg, was largely concealed from this German speaker over most of the quarter of a century of our friendship. He founded the Hadrianic Society, devoted to the study of the Wall and the Roman army, and remained its president and patron up to his death. He also served periods as president of the Archaeological and Architectural Society of Durham and Northumberland, president of the Society of Antiquities of Newcastle, and trustee of the Vindolanda Trust. His commitment to the church in Belmont, where he lived, was just as wide, having served periods as PCC Secretary, Treasurer and Churchwarden, as well as a quarter of a century of brief, humorous and well8thought8out preaching in his role as Reader. He belied his almost Pickwickian appearance and apparent sternness of manner and had a knack of producing the right joke(s) for his congregation, grabbing their attention, getting across a simple message and leaving them wanting more. He is survived by his lovely wife and life8long supporter, Anne, and their five children and nine grandchildren, many of whom, including Anne, have been firmly introduced to his great love in his later years, Durham County Cricket Club. There he soon acquired a kind of following, waiting for his acid comments, always laced with humour, on what he could see before him. There are several present and former professional cricketers who have heard Brian’s round criticisms of their failure to entertain. Anyone who knew him had to experience his determination to call it as he saw it, but always with a twinkle in his eye. Once he was a friend, he was a good friend, and his humour never wavered. When diagnosed, he was told he had two years to live, and his reaction was “So, at least, I’ll see The Ashes at Chester8le8Street”. Sadly, he didn’t. It would have been the topping on his life as a cricket lover, which dates back to his youth. A photograph from the 50s of the “Durham Colleges Cricket

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Eleven”, sporting, of course, no fewer than nine Hatfield men, includes the Honorary Secretary, a Hatfield man to the depths of his being. David Drinkwater

John Lindley (former College Tutor and SCR Member) It was with regret that the University announced the death of John Lindley who died on Wednesday 26 June 2013. Throughout the 1980s John was the Director of Durham University’s academic computing service in Durham, which subsequently became the IT Service. He moved to Queen’s Campus in 1994 as Director of Information Services, tasked with evolving the Library, IT services and IT teaching into a form appropriate to Durham University. He retired in 1997. John was an active member of the SCR at Hatfield College, where he was Tutor from 198282001. He also became a member of the John Snow College SCR and served on its Committee, where his sound advice and guidance were greatly valued. In recognition of his contribution to John Snow College, John was awarded the John Snow 200th Birthday Award for Participation in College in April 2013. John will be remembered as a thoughtful man of wise counsel. His open8mindedness and willingness to contribute were exemplary. He showed remarkable dedication and commitment to the University and will be sadly missed by students and staff.

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A Tribute to John Lindley John was always such a "nice" man, in the best sense of the word. You would have to go a long way to meet anyone quite like him. I remember how he was once telling me about the early days in his time as Head of the ITS. They had bought a LARGE machine from a company in America. It came with a special facility 8 a thing called "email" whereby they could instantly pass problems/concerns back to the company in America and get instant responses. The ITS had big discussions about whether this new "email" thing could ever be of any wider use. They decided that 8 possibly 8 SOME academics might find a use for it. It was obvious, however, that students would never find a use for "email". You can't get everything right every time! John will be very sadly missed. Brendan Hodgson

Dr. Joe Smartt (1949&52) Joe passed away peacefully at the Grange Nursing home in Hampshire on Friday 7th June 2013 in his 82nd year following a long illness which was stoically borne. Joe gained degrees and qualifications at Durham, Cambridge and North Carolina universities. After working in Africa on a number of significant plant breeding programmes, he was offered a lectureship in genetics at Southampton University in 1967. In 1990 he achieved the status of Reader in Biology. Southampton University also honoured Joe by awarding him a DSc in 1989 for his work on the genetics and

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evolution of crop plants. In 1996, after 29 years of loyal service and distinguished research in evolutionary biology, Joe retired from the University. Joe had a lifelong passion for all kinds of music and traditional instruments, steam trains, goldfish breeding and judging, and folk dancing: he was the founder of the University’s first Morris men troop, the Red Stags. Helena Smartt (daughter)

John Woolley (1971&74) It is with great sadness that I have to report the sudden and unexpected death, at the age of 61, of John Woolley in January 2014. I recall that I first met John on my first day in Hatfield during Freshers’ week when we were invited to a sherry social. John, by then in his fourth year, bounded over with a big smile and a bottle of sherry and very quickly welcomed us into the Hatfield family. A skill he never lost. My memories of John are largely based around his love of Hatfield and his continued involvement with the College through the Hatfield Association, but he also had a very full career outside Durham. On leaving Durham, John took up a career in teaching close to his family home in Oldham at Counthill School, now Waterhead Academy. As a Geography teacher and later head of department he was keen to take pupils on field trips to widen their education. When searching for comments on the internet about John’s teaching days you will not be surprised that I found comments such as “ Mr. Woolley is awesome, he is one of the few teachers who listen to us!!!” also scoring 100% rating.

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John’s other key interest was scouting where he started as a cub8 scout leader in 1978 developing children and young people, progressing to county commissioner for Greater Manchester North in 2007, a post he held for five years. At this point it is appropriate to mention his funeral service which was very moving and a demonstration of the love and respect that his fellow scout members, teachers and friends held him in. On arrival the cortege had to pass under a canopy made up of all the Standards from all the scout groups that John had been commissioner for. The usual ten minute eulogy was replaced by a hour of tributes, tales of John’s contributions to both scouting and teaching, and the effect that he had had on so many people’s lives that he had met and worked with throughout his life. Many years earlier I was witness to John’s eye for detail and a job being done well at a Hatfield Day in the ‘70s. John had volunteered to sit under the ‘sploosh machine’, a simple means of soaking the person, he wasn’t in a pair of old jeans but a suit, tie and reading a copy of The Times. Needless to say he was soaked to a great cheer and a job well done. John remained a very active member of the Hatfield Association acting as North8West representative for over 20 years. He organised many memorable dinners in prestigious restaurants in the centre of Manchester where the Hatfield song would be heard at some point in the evening. He also supported other regional events and was a regular attendee at the annual reunion in Durham each year. John brought interest and enthusiasm coupled with an eye for detail to every task which he undertook. If you ever met John you would have been greeted by a very broad smile and boundless energy accompanied by a well founded East Lancashire accent. ‘Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis’ Rest in peace John Markham (1974877) 182

College Notes College Officers The Master

Professor T.P. Burt, MA (Cantab) MA PhD DSc FAGU FRGS

The Senior Tutor & Chaplain

Rev. Dr. A. Bash, LLB LLM BD PhD

The Assistant Senior Tutor

Dr. E. Spencer8Regan, BA MA PhD AHEA

The Bursar

Ms M. Crawford, BSc

Honorary Fellows Professor Robert Allison Dr. Sheila Armstrong Professor James Barber Dr. Bill Bryson Professor Sir Kenneth Calman Mr. Will Carling Mrs. Cynthia Connolly Lord Richard Dannatt Dr. Will Greenwood The Reverend Theo Harman Professor Bill Heal Professor Sir Frederick Holliday

Professor Ray Hudson The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Jenkins Mr. Tony Laithwaite Mr. William Arthur Moyes Mr. Bruce Oldfield Ms Angel Scott Sir Tim Smit Mr. Samuel Stoker Dr. Andrew Strauss Mr. John Timpson Mr. Frank Tyson Mr. Barrie Wetton

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College Council The Vice8Chancellor & Warden The Deputy Warden of Colleges The Master The Senior Tutor The Bursar The JCR Senior Man The MCR President Mr. R. Burge (Chairman) Mr. R. Coldwell

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Mr. D. Crozier Mr. S. El8Rashidi Mr. A. Gray Professor R.I.D. Harris Mr. S.W. Mott The Very Rev. M. Sadgrove Mr. S.J.H. Still Professor C.J. Torgerson Professor A. Unsworth

College Mentors (Continued) Details redacted in compliance with Data Protection requirements

Email Contacts The Master The Senior Tutor The Assistant Senior Tutor The Bursar The Chaplain

t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk hatfield.seniortutor@durham.ac.uk hatfield.assistantst@durham.ac.uk t.m.crawford@durham.ac.uk anthony.bash@durham.ac.uk

Hatfield Trust The Director The Assistant Director

ian.curry@durham.ac.uk c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk

Hatfield Association The President The Treasurer The Secretary The Assistant Secretary

brraine@btinternet.com stuart.wild@hoge100.co.uk jcy.1@btinternet.com c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk

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