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Hatfield Record 2015

The front cover illustration is Ian Curry’s depiction of the “Pace” bell outside the chapel. It reminds us that refurbishment of the Pace building is imminent!

Hatfield Record 2015

Table of Contents The Master’s Letter

Notes from the Bursar

Notes from the Librarian

The Common Rooms

Articles: • • •

Remembrance Day Address The Origins of Handball Panthera leo in the Free State

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Academic Distinctions

College Sport

Club and Society Awards

College Societies

The Hatfield Trust

Hatfield Awards and Bursaries

101

The Hatfield Association

136

Hatfield 194602016: Something to Celebrate…

158

More Forthcoming Events

161

Hatfield’s Archives

163

Members’ News

164

Durham University Honorary Degrees

173

Death Notices

179

Obituaries & Tributes

180

College Notes

194

The Hatfield Record from 2016

197

4 Selfie with Jeremy Vine at the Collegiate Way Conference

The Master’s Letter Last November, Durham University took global centre stage as we hosted the world’s first Collegiate Way conference. Convened by Professor Martyn Evans (Trevelyan) and myself, the conference brought together representatives from a wide range of colleges from across the world, to provide an opportunity to share experience, to identify and share good practices, and to consider how best to advocate the collegiate model. One hundred delegates came from 40 different colleges, twenty universities, nine countries, five continents – it was quite a gathering! And, as you might expect, Hatfield College was at the fore, hosting several delegates, holding two formal dinners with associated events (open0mic night, DUCK jazz and cocktails), and Kinky Jeff the star attraction at a student concert held out at Ushaw College. Jeremy Vine expertly chaired the final debate and brought the house down with his after0dinner speech at the gala dinner in the Castle. My thanks to all from Hatfield who took part, including Tony Gray from the Hatfield Association; a world association of college alumni associations will be one positive outcome. Another will be the successor conference at ANU Canberra next year. I wrote last March at an uncertain time for the Durham colleges. I am pleased to report that plans to restructure the management of the University’s accommodation and commercial services in the maintained colleges have been scrapped. This is good very news for the colleges since it means that the integrated nature of each college community remains intact. This does not mean to say that Hatfield will not have to take its fair share of any future cuts but I retain line management of all College staff; this, I believe, is vital to the spirit of the College community. University funding remains challenging (as in all universities) and there is a need to cut costs as well as increase income; the colleges must be part of that process. However, a balanced view must be taken: no doubt it costs more to run a collegiate system but there are also clear benefits, financial as well as reputational. I noted last year that, if Durham colleges were expensive to run (which is debatable), there is hard evidence of very high student retention, in

large part because of the welfare support the colleges offer; this means retention of not only the students but also the fees they pay too. I calculated that every one percent of additional retention was worth something over £1 million per annum. Given that we retain at least 2% more students than the Russell Group average, this begins to look like “value for money” to me. Let us dwell on Durham’s image and reputation as a collegiate university. I have just been part of the panel to appoint a new Vice0 Chancellor (by the time you read this, the news should have been public for several weeks). It was interesting to hear candidate after candidate attest to the very special attraction of the colleges, setting our University apart from almost all of its competitors. Words like loyalty, friendship and community were frequently used. No one could envisage Durham University without its colleges. Nevertheless, just because the colleges are fundamental to the University, we cannot be complacent; we need to make the most of this inherent advantage in going forward. We remain very popular but we need to work harder on making sure we attract the very best candidates irrespective of where they come from or who they are. Angel Scott used to say that there are as many ways of being a Hatfielder as there are students in the College. We need to underline to potential candidates that, whilst the Hatfield College community will no doubt mould their characters, they also help Hatfield College itself to evolve. At any one time therefore, the College community is indeed the sum of its parts, arguably more. Every member has a part to play: men and women, undergraduates and postgraduates, home and international students. Our staff, SCR members and alumni add to this rich mix, producing a “meaningful community of affection”, as the new VC expressed it. Our unique SHAPED programme (described in more detail elsewhere) has gone from strength to strength this year, driven forward by the SHAPED champions. Our students gain greatly from all they do at the University but do not always articulate the advantages explicitly. SHAPED deals with learning beyond the classroom, helping to produce curious, well0rounded, fully equipped graduates, competitive in the job market and engaged citizens. Involvement in the programme is logged via the Hatfield Award. From a slow start, this has gathered pace this year. I should not be surprised to see other colleges follow suit in due

course. SHAPED is also supported by a revitalised Lions Network; Hatfielders remains curiously timid to contact alumni but uptake is increasing as current students realise what a rich vein of talent and experience is available to them. Lions: be patient â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you will be contacted in due course, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure! The rich diversity of the Hatfield community, mentioned above, is central to the (inter)personal development of our students. Work and life in general is increasingly diverse; College life in microcosm helps prepare our students for a global world; for a shared planet, to put it another way. In July, the refurbishment of Pace building will start. If all goes well, it will be ready for re0occupation at the start of Epiphany Term. Pace is a very elegant building, with some fine architectural features and these will be retained as far as possible, in particular the lovely staircases and the double doors. All bedrooms will be en suite. This is a considerable investment by the University (some ÂŁ2.7 million), recognising the need to keep its bedroom stock up to modern standards. Despite inevitable disruption and uncertainty, the number of returners has held up remarkable well; I can only hope that living in college remains popular, despite rising cost, helping to sustain the balanced community so important for College life. The residence charge has to help cover past as well as future investment; I hope the students can appreciate that they are investing in the long0term future of their University, although I know this can be hard to appreciate at the time. We still do not know about the future of Jevons: refurbishment rather than rebuilding now looks more likely, given the very long time scale needed for planning permission if we attempt the latter within the World Heritage Site (the WHS boundary will soon, not unreasonably, include the entire peninsula). As for the boiler house site, a new building there remains a twinkle in the eye; maybe my successor will have more luck than James Barber or me. It remains a blot on the landscape. Finally, on a personal note, you should know that it is my intention to retire in 2016, unless there is some very good reason to stay longer. By the end of next academic year I will have spent 20 very happy years at Hatfield College; no one could have a better or more rewarding job. It will be very odd for Elizabeth and me not living in the midst of young, talented, friendly, busy people; east Devon will seem very quiet by comparison! By then the College will have reached its 170th

anniversary and we can only all hope that there will be at least another 170 years in which it can continue to flourish and set the highest standards: vel primus vel cum primis.

Floreat collegium! Tim Burt

Tim Burt (Hatfield undergraduate, 1983#86) with Tim Burt (Master, 1996#present)

From: BURT T.P. Sent: 09 March 2015 11:22 To: WARBURTON P.A. (Dean of Experience Durham) Subject: 3000 Peter, I meant to tell you last evening that yesterday was my 3000th day averaging at least 10,000 paces each day. In fact, my average in that time is 13,250 paces, a total of 39.7 million steps, a distance of 19874 miles.

Notes from the Vice0Master & Senior Tutor With an intake of nearly 300 undergraduates, Hatfield has had a busy year! I am very grateful to our loyal and hard0working College mentors, who encourage and support our students in many ways. Brenda Mitchell, in the Student Support Office, continues to work very hard, with great patience, to ensure our paperwork is kept up to date. SHAPED continues to thrive (SHAPED stands for Supporting Hatfielders’ Academic Progress, Future Employability and Personal Development). It is the College’s programme of development and support for our students. I have been assisted by a very able group of students whom we call “SHAPED Champions”. Events are now advertised on Facebook, Tweeted, filmed – and then available on YouTube. We have moved into the twenty0first century in style! Highlights from SHAPED this year – and there are many – include: • Careers events (BAe, the Foreign Office, accountancy, teaching); • A series on how to improve study skills (public speaking, speed reading, revision, working routines, and so on); • A focus on women in business. Our students also mentor school children from St Robert School, Washington. About 45 students have been involved. They go three Wednesday afternoons each term to mentor pupils from Years 10 and 12. We also held a residential “taster day” for some pupils from the School in September. In March, we staffed an event for 10 local schools at a regional day conference entitled “Raising Aspirations”. The aim of the conference was to motivate local pupils to apply for university – and Durham in particular. 171 pupils attended. Our Lion’s Network (formerly Hatfield Business Lions) is not well used by our students. Alumni of the College offer career advice to our students in the scheme. It is very disappointing that there is a poor

take0up of such a valuable resource of expertise. Our SHAPED Champions organised a buffet lunch to re0launch the Network. The event was well attended by our students and generously supported by our alumni – with the result that the Network is better known in the College. We hope that in future more of our students will contact members of the Network. The scholarly work of the College continues to grow. Eleanor Spencer0 Regan will write separately about the AFTERMATH series of lectures and about the lecture given by Terry Eagleton. Within the College, two of our Junior Research Fellows (Andrés Luque and Matthew Crawford) gave lectures. The MCR held research symposia, as well as two well0 attended two0day conferences. The Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation met three times this year. Lectures were given by Professor Stephen Regan (Forgiveness in Post0Ceasefire Irish Poetry); Dr Deon Snyman, who is the head of the Worcester Hope and Restitution Process in Worcester (Western Cape) who spoke on reconciliation and hope in South Africa; and Dr Peter Ong'Are, from the Department of Music who spoke about the role of music in promoting peace and reconciliation in Rwanda. During the course of last calendar year, I wrote a book which, by the time you read this report, I hope will have been published. It is called Forgiveness: A Theology (published by Wipf & Stock). We face some significant challenges in the coming academic year. Pace will be closed for refurbishment until Epiphany Term; those who would have lived in Pace will be in Shoichi Hall, adjacent to St Mary’s College. When the refurbishment is complete, each room will have been remodelled and will have an en suite shower and WC. In the next few months, we will also be continuing to work on the future of Jevons, and exploring options as to whether it should be renovated, or even pulled down, and replaced by a new building. The Hatfield Trust has generously invested in replacing old stock with new in the College Library. We have also welcomed a new Librarian, Michelle Austin, who started in January. Michelle is overseeing a move for the Library from its current location in the basement of Pace to a new location in the basement of Melville Building.

Our students are a pleasure to work with. We have some of the most enterprising, imaginative and energetic students imaginable! Music, drama, and sport thrive in the College. Our JCR and MCR Execs work hard to ensure all our students have opportunities to â&#x20AC;&#x153;be the best they can beâ&#x20AC;?. Anthony Bash

Freps 2015

Notes from the Assistant Senior Tutor Whilst it seems no time at all since I sat down to write my Notes for the 2014 Record, it gives me great delight to report that 2015 is shaping up to be another fine vintage at Hatfield College! The inaugural Collegiate Way conference held at Durham University in November 2014 gave us ample opportunity to showcase our College to our international visitors. Kinky Jeff and the Hatfield Swingers wowed our guests at Ushaw College, and many of our students participated in workshops and discussions with delegates, or contributed to our SCR photography exhibition on the theme of ‘College Life’. Once again, I was reminded of how lucky we are to belong to this vibrant College community; historical yet forward0 looking, traditional yet diverse, valuing excellence yet broadly inclusive. One of the things to emerge very clearly from the various sessions at the Collegiate Way conference was the fact that students are capable of achieving so much more when they study in an environment that nurtures not only their academic potential but also their personal development. That Hatfielders continue to work hard and play hard is evidenced by the impressive results of our 2014 graduands; the exciting (and exhausting!) Freshers’ Week programme; the Prohibition 0era glamour of this year’s Lion in Winter Ball; and our resounding overall victory on Hatfield0Castle Day to name but a few achievements and events. Wherever you look around College you can see our students constantly striving to be the ‘best that they can be’, with the support and encouragement of our close College community. Of course, our College is not only a pastoral and a social community; it is also a scholarly community, and we strive to ensure that our students are presented with myriad opportunities to continue their learning and intellectual development beyond the lecture hall or laboratory. To this end, we were delighted that our application for £900 of Research and Scholarly Activities in Colleges funding at the start of this academic

year was successful. This financial support from the Colleges division allowed us to host the inaugural Hatfield College Lecture in October 2014. Professor Terry Eagleton, the world0renowned cultural theorist and literary critic, gave a lecture titled ‘The Death of God and the War on Terror’ to an audience of approximately 400 students, staff, and members of the public. This lecture appealed broadly to students of all disciplines, and all 400 free tickets were claimed within the first 24 hours of the online sign0up. We look forward to announcing the speaker for the Hatfield College Lecture 2015 in due course.

Also made possible by the generous financial support of the Colleges division was the AFTERMATH lecture series. This multi0disciplinary series of seven lectures promised to explore the cultural, political, social, aesthetic, and scientific import of some of the most significant events in twentieth0 and twenty first0 century world history. The theme of AFTERMATH was chosen to complement the various work packages on the Tipping Points project and also tied in with the 2014015 IAS theme of ‘Emergence’. The series began in Michaelmas Term with Professor Max Paddison (Department of Music) lecturing on Aesthetics

after Auschwitz: Adorno’s Negative Dialectics as Cultural Criticism in Post0War Germany. Our second lecturer, Professor Martin Ward (Department of Physics / IAS), discussed The Space Race 1945 0 1969 and Future Prospects. Our final lecture of the Term saw Dr Simon Ward (Department of German, MLAC) explore the ‘aftermath’ of the division of Berlin in What Remains? Berlin and the Aftermath of the Berlin Wall. In the Epiphany Term, Professor Douglas Davies (Department of Theology / Centre for Death and Life Studies), one of our Fellows, spoke on the death of Princess Diana in a lecture entitled After Diana: The Theory of Offending Death. This was followed by a lecture drawing on my own recent research, entitled ‘Down here, after 9/11, we need positive stuff’: Poetry in the aftermath of 9/11. In the final lecture of the series, Dr Jeroen Gunning (DGSi), a member of our SCR and another of our Fellows, delivered a lecture entitled After the

Arab Spring: Reflections on Egypt and Tunisia in the Aftermath of Revolutions. Each lecture in this series has been superbly well0attended with over seventy students at the first lecture! It is clear to us that Hatfielders are not only gifted in their own degree subjects but possess a genuine intellectual curiosity that transcends departmental and even faculty divisions. In the 201502016 academic year we plan to offer a series of four lectures on the theme of ‘Terror’. These lectures, to be given by speakers across all three faculties of the University, will encourage students to re0examine the concept and connotations of ‘terror’ – a word that has in the twenty0first century become shorthand for, and synonymous with, ‘terrorism’. We hope to include in this series lectures on psychopathy in children; on the ‘terror’ of disconnection in an online age; and on the origins of the vampire in literature and film. We are also delighted to have entered into a partnership with the Shakespeare Institute, a beacon for international Shakespeare scholarship based in Stratford0upon0Avon. The inaugural Shakespeare Institute Northern Lecture will be co0organised and hosted by Hatfield College in the 201502016 academic year and we look forward to what promises to be a prestigious and fascinating lecture. Each year, our speaker at this event will also visit St Robert of Newminister Catholic

School and Sixth Form College to deliver a workshop for English AS and A Level students as part of our mentoring and outreach programme. Our plans to record and publish online video recordings of our scholarly events have begun to bear fruit and you can visit the College’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXEqN08o0 4_BkZXilMwZpKA (or search ‘Hatfield AST’ on YouTube). My gratitude is due to our fantastic SHAPED Champions who have helped immeasurably with the time0consuming process of filming, editing, and uploading these videos. We have, after much deliberation and consultation with students, made the decision to focus on offering ‘on demand’ video and audio content, rather than on offering live streams of College events. Many of our large (and ever growing) community of Part0Time and / or Distance Learners (PTDLs) balance their academic studies with a full0time career and family responsibilities, and they require content and resources that can be accessed at their convenience. We continue to use the College’s official Twitter (@hatfieldcollege) and Instagram (@hatfieldassistst) accounts to spread a little #HatfieldSpirit #BlueAndGold #DaCloob to current students, prospective students, and alumni, wherever they may be in the world. As I write, we have just welcomed a large number of prospective Hatfielders to College on the Post0Offer Visit Days (formerly Open Days). Each of these students has a significant decision to make in the coming weeks and months; a university education is increasingly costly – indeed, we see significant numbers of our students facing financial difficulties during their time here – and they must be sure that Durham University and Hatfield College are right for them. For those students who join us in 2015, we are looking ahead to a necessarily disruptive period of renovation and development on the Main College site. I have no doubt, however, that Hatfield College continues to offer a first0class experience for our students. Money simply can’t buy the kind of enthusiasm, dedication, pride, and sheer Hatfield Spirit that you witness not only on Visit Days and during Freshers’ Week but every day here in College. Eleanor Spencer0Regan

Notes from the Chaplain Musically, the Chapel has gone from strength to strength this year under the leadership of the Director of Music, Tom Coxhead. Laura Erel and Cindy Chang have been Senior and Laura Erel Senior Organ Scholar Junior Organ Scholars respectively. Tom has been appointed Organ Scholar at Ripon Cathedral for next year and Laura has been appointed Organ Scholar at Chichester Cathedral, also from next year. We congratulate them on their successes, and the College for being (in the words of the Cathedral Organist) “an Organ Scholar factory”! We hosted a series of organ recitals in Easter Term on Friday lunchtimes. The recitals were of the music of JS Bach. Our theme in the Michaelmas Term was “Unsung Heroes” and our speakers included an undergraduate (Jack Williams); a postgraduate (Catherine Goode); a College Mentor (Dr Christine Kent); a Catholic priest and SCR member (Fr Ben Earl); and the Canon Librarian of the Cathedral (Rosalind Brown). In Epiphany Term, our theme was “Faith and Faiths”. We were given a robust defence of atheism from David Sheard, an undergraduate and a choir member, and an outline of Islam from Mahshid Turner, the

University’s Muslim Chaplain. Professor David Wilkinson preached on science and faith, and Professor Douglas Davies, a College Fellow, gave an exploration of anthropology and religion. We continue to hold evensong weekly on Tuesdays. Attendance has been poor this year, and we wonder whether Tuesday (which can be inconvenient for those who wish to attend formal dinner) is the best day for evensong. We may well change evenings for evensong next year. We hosted the largest ever Choir Reunion dinner in February; the choir also sang at the two morning services in the Cathedral the day after the Reunion dinner. Our occasional services continue to be well supported. We held in Hall a memorial service for Sam Stoker, a former Vice0Master and Senior Tutor, as we knew the Chapel would not be large enough. Chapel was full for the Remembrance Sunday Service: Dr Michael Stansfield, the College Archivist and Assistant Keeper in the University Library, preached about some of the Hatfield students who fought in the First World War. We held two Christmas Carol services, and have hosted one wedding, one baptism and one wedding blessing. A former College Chaplain, David Glover, spoke at the David Melville Evensong. The Chapel hosts two of the College’s forums. Mahshid Turner spoke on her interfaith work at the Forum on Religious Understanding. The Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation met three times this year. Further details about its work can be found in the Vice0Master and Senior Tutor’s report. Anthony Bash

Notes from the Bursar My thanks go to the outgoing JCR Exec for an interesting and challenging year. The Lion in Winter Ball and Fashion Show, which raised money for Cash for Kids and Childhood First, were both hugely successful. Well done to the LIWB Exec and Fashion Show Exec for their excellent dedication, determination, organisational skills, and teamwork. The Hatfield Operations’ Team worked tirelessly to prepare the College for Open Days for prospective students. The team has worked tremendously hard to support all of the College activities throughout this year. Well done team, we are proud of your achievements. The College will miss the extensive knowledge of key personnel who have left College. It is with sadness that we report that after over 30 years’ service to Hatfield College, both Susan Brown and Karen Parkin have left College for pastures new. We wish them well in their new ventures.

Refurbishments in 2014 The accessibility works to C Stairs and the Porters’ Lodge have been completed on time and to an excellent standard. The main boiler has been replaced at Palmers Garth; thank you to Estates and Buildings for completing these works on time. All College buildings now have wireless internet connection. We are awaiting installation of Wi0Fi for the external communal areas of College. These areas will include Dunelm (Bar) Quad, Fellows Garden, Tennis Court and Rectory Lawn. The installation of Wi0Fi in the external areas of College will be extremely helpful to students during the exam period.

Summer 2015 Planned Refurbishment The plans for the refurbishment of Pace in summer 2015 are currently being developed and will be displayed in Reception once they are finalised. All bedrooms will be transformed into en suite bedrooms. The bathrooms and pantries in Bailey House will be refurbished in the summer vacation; we will be meeting in March with the University’s Estates Department to develop the scope of works. Michelle Crawford

Hatfield receives ‘highly commended’ in the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign Left to right: Vicky Smith and Jack Evans (Hatfield Environment Reps), Darryl McNary (Food & Beverage Services Manager) and Tim Burt

otes from the Librarian The library and reading room facilities are well used by students and they support undergraduate and postgraduate studies by providing recommended course texts and quiet study space. Many thanks to the JCR whose funding permitted the library to be staffed by eleven librarians this year. A big thank you to: Emily Woodhouse, Harriet Forsyth, Davide Baldanzi, Becky Wallbank, Eleanor Belton, Rebecca Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sa, Wai Fung Teh, Hazel Woon, Daniel Tam, Natalie Webb, and Sarah Clarkin, all of whom have provided an efficient and friendly service. In particular, special thanks for the dedication and support they provided to library users in the absence of a College Librarian in the Michaelmas Term, before I took up post in January 2015. The library introduced 240hour opening in the Easter Term of 2014 and this continues to be popular with students, allowing access to books and study spaces whenever they are needed. Feedback from the previous library survey requested more plug sockets in the library to support the use of laptops and these have now been provided. Almost 250 books have been added to the library collection during the 2014015 academic year, primarily through student requests and private donations. The online library book request form introduced at the beginning of 2014 has proved very successful and many students are requesting books in this way. Additionally, a generous donation from the Hatfield Trust allowed a further 116 books to be purchased, with more to follow. A full audit of under0used stock has begun in order to ensure that library materials remain relevant and help to guide future purchases. I would like to encourage all students to make use of the library facilities and contact me if they have any queries or suggestions to improve the service. Michelle Austin

The Junior Common Room Senior Man Chair Liversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Out Representative Secretary Senior DSU Representative Social Secretary Treasurer Vice0President (Discipline) Vice0President (Welfare) Welfare Officer

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Maria Neary Patrick Fincham Aimee Myrhe William Dunne Daniel Cain0Reed Sophie Lorenz Jamie Durham Alexendra Broad Rachael Boyce Stefan Avanessian

A year ago, upon being elected Senior Man, I could not have imagined the exciting, but also exhausting, year that lay ahead. Leading and running such an enthusiastic, diverse and thriving JCR does not come without its challenges, but also the inevitable and innumerable rewards.

What follows is just some insight into what the JCR has been up to during the year. A key development for the JCR this year has been the restructuring of the Executive Committee. There is now only one Vice0President position, which will remain as Vice0President Discipline. There is now just one Welfare Officer on the Exec, who will be supported by a non0 Executive Assistant Welfare Officer. Furthermore, there has been the creation of two new roles. The Communities Officer will subsume the previous role of DSU Rep, and take on responsibility for clubs and societies (previously overseen by Vice0President, Discipline) as well as DUCK and SCA. The Facilities Officer will take responsibility for liaising with College Officers regarding College spaces, particularly the bar. We hope that the new Exec structure will be more suited to the needs of the JCR in the upcoming years, and somewhat even out the work load amongst Exec members, in the hope of encouraging people to apply for positions which were seen as more time consuming, which have suffered from a lack of applicants in recent years. The JCR is now in its fourth year as a Durham Student Organisation. Throughout the year I have seen the invaluable support and advice which are offered by this, in terms of legal, financial and operational support. As the DSO Framework has now been in use for four years the JCR Presidents instigated a review, which is being conducted at present. The initial meeting suggests that there will be improvements regarding negotiating contracts with external suppliers, online payments for events, and the job definition for non0Sabbatical Presidents, all of which will be beneficial for the everyday running of the JCR. The JCR remains in a financially stable position and is forecast to run a surplus at the end of the financial year. With the help of the Hatfield Trust, the JCR has donated thousands of pounds to clubs and societies, ensuring subs remain low while being able to afford everything they need. We have ring0fenced a significant amount of money for future investments in both the gym and new bar. These funds now total more than ÂŁ40,000.

After introducing a system for incoming students to pay for their Freshers' pack by invoice, which proved very popular, we have begun to implement, subject to final approval, a Battels system which could be used for a variety of events and activities such as Formals and Lion in Winter Ball. We have also spent much of the year pushing to move payments online which has been met with resistance from central finance; however, a solution looks like it may be on the horizon. My thanks go to Jamie for his great work throughout the year.

JCR Freshers’ Week

Student0led welfare continues to be one of the most active and exciting parts of JCR life, with a year full of campaigns. Summer term included a Work Smart campaign with a bouncy castle in Jevons courtyard and the all0day free tea and toast picnic. The first week of Michaelmas Term was 'Refreshers’ Week', aiming to help students recover from the business of Freshers’ Week, with free smoothies, yoga and a movie night. There was also the first C Card Registration in college which successfully signed up over 100 students to the NHS C Card sexual health scheme.

In Epiphany Term the team held a Student Personal Safety Campaign, using social media and wristbands to encourage students to look after each other when out at night, followed by a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Welfare Weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; with a movie night (including free popcorn), smoothies and an Easter Egg hunt. My thanks go to Rachael, Stefan and all of their team for their hard work throughout the year.

Joint Hatfield#Castle Band playing at the Hatfield#Castle Day Dinner

Sport continues to be a key strength of College life. Hatfield currently sit in third position in the College points table, and in second position for points per student. Special congratulations go to the Hockey Club 0 the Men's A team won the league and the Cup, and the B team beat Goodricke College in the York Varsity matches to help secure a victory for Durham. This year saw the relaunch of the Mixed Lacrosse team, who came second in their league 0 a huge achievement for almost all new players! Congratulations also go to Women's Football, Women's Hockey A,

Men's Rugby A, Ultimate Frisbee and Men's, Women's and Mixed Badminton A who all came second in their respective leagues. Hatfield once again triumphed on Hatfield0Castle Day, and, after being beaten in the Erg Challenge by Castle for the past few years, secured a well0deserved victory. Thanks go to Jenny Tilley for organising the day, and her work as DUAU Rep throughout the year. Arts and societies within the JCR have continued to thrive. The Lion Theatre Company has had a fantastic year under the leadership of Tyler Rainford and his Exec. Productions of The Government Inspector and POSH were performed in the Assembly Rooms with rave reviews. They are currently developing the original production Some Thing New which will be travelling to the Edinburgh Fringe in the summer.

The Hatfielder magazine has also been revived this year, enabled by generous support from the Hatfield Trust, with two issues being published so far, and another planned for next term. There have been widespread contributions to the publication from across the JCR, and even wider readership. Kinky Jeff continues to go from strength to strength, with a hugely talented crop of Freshers, performing at Bailey Ball, Ladies Night and Lion in Winter Ball, with the help of the Hatfield Trust. The Music Society has also put on successful termly concerts, alongside the ever popular Open Mic nights in the Bar. DUCK has also had a fruitful year, raising almost ÂŁ3,000 for charity so far. The team have sold refreshments at Hatfield Day, during Freshers' Week and during the Collegiate Way conference social events. They also had a very successful DUCK week with Awkward Formal, an Auction of Promises and pieing in the dining hall. The Toastie Bar has also undergone a transformation, now opening most nights of the week with a new range of fillings and snacks. Thanks go to Annie Bryant and Isabelle Horler for their tireless work. The social side of College remains vibrant. This year the Michaelmas Ball was bigger than ever, with entertainment all over College.

Michaelmas Term also saw the new Hatfield Halloween party being held in the Bar, which was a huge success. There have also been numerous, well attended smaller events throughout the year, such as Open Mic Nights and Jazz and Cocktails. The Collegiate Way social events were a particular highlight of the year, showcasing to our international visitors what the JCR does, and why Collegiate life makes such a difference to the student experience. As ever the Lion in Winter Ball and Charity Fashion Show were the highlights of the Hatfield calendar, raising ÂŁ630 and ÂŁ5,000 respectively. My thanks to all those who have organised the fantastic events this year, and especially Sophie, our Social Secretary for her excellent events. Relations between the JCR and the MCR have continued to improve, with myself and Andrew meeting fortnightly to discuss common issues and areas where we can work together. The MCR has instigated an academic mentoring system for JCR members considering postgraduate study, and there continues to be a high number of MCR members attending JCR0organised events. Jamie and myself attended the Hatfield Association Reunion weekend which was a highlight of the year. Another highlight was the Association formal in Epiphany Term, which was superbly well attended and expertly organised by Tony Gray. It was a pleasure to share stories with the alumni and relive their years at Hatfield. To have been Senior Man of Hatfield has been an honour, a pleasure and ultimately, a privilege. I am very proud of the Exec for all we have managed to achieve, and I know they are all equally thankful for the opportunity. I wish the next Exec the best of luck as they embark upon their own exciting year. My thanks to all College Officers and staff who have been such a source of support and advice. My thanks also go to all the members of the JCR who contribute to the running of the College community, in any and all ways, who truly make Hatfield what it is. Maria Neary (Senior Man)

The Middle Common Room President Academic Officer Chair Events Officer Secretary Treasurer Welfare Officer

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Andrew Robertson Isabel Lรณpez Ruiz Lydia Harris Pauline Schut Abigail Steed & Ashton West John Lawson Laura Seeliger

The MCR Committee as Hatfield Lions (credit: Andrew Robertson)

The MCR has continued on from the last year as a vibrant community within Hatfield College. We have run an ambitious program of events throughout the year, both social and academic, at which there has been a good level of attendance. Currently, our membership stands at 157 members.

The summer of 2014 saw the MCR put on a number of events to keep people busy while the undergraduates were away, a particular success being the BBQ held at James Barber House. Aside from events run by the MCR, there was a strong turnout by Hatfield students at the Postgraduate Summer Ball, as well as a lot of cold and soggy Hatfielders as the “Ice Bucket Challenge” took the MCR by storm. The summer was not just fun and games, with many MCR members having dissertations to finish. This did not stop people taking some time out to write a few sentences about fellow MCR members, with our Anonymous Compliments page becoming a huge success. The summer was a particularly busy time for Felix Haehl and Gergely Kertész, the Induction Officers for Freshers’ Fortnight 2014, who were planning a comprehensive program to welcome people to the North East of England. As well as a Welcome Dinner kindly put on by College, there was a day trip to Vindolanda Roman Fort, a River Cruise and BBQ on the Wear, a trip to the coast, another BBQ (this time on dry land), and a well0attended Research Symposium. Aside from these there were lots of smaller events to help people get familiar with life in Durham. I would like to thank Felix and Gergely, as well as the rest of the induction team, without whom the vast array of events put on would not have been possible. The Michaelmas Term was Hatfield MCR’s first under the Durham Student Organisation (DSO) Framework. Despite some initial teething problems, becoming a DSO has led to positive changes within the MCR. The largest changes relate to our accounting procedures, which have been standardized in accordance with University regulations. This has resulted in more transparent budgeting, as well as dramatic improvements in the way that cash is handled. We have also received increased support from the University, who ran events such as Welfare training. Michaelmas also saw the election of our new Executive committee, who quickly settled into their respective roles. A change from last year was the introduction of an Events team to assist the Events Officer (formerly Social Secretary). The events team was made up of Bibi Beekman, Liz Walker, Wieteke Overbeek, Emily Walter and Xiaoxiao Huang who helped Pauline Schut to organize a diverse range of events

and trips. These have included a number of cultural events such as a Sinterklass movie evening in the lead up to Christmas and a very successful celebration of Chinese New Year, as well as a recent trip to Beamish for an insight into County Durhamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.

Celebrating Chinese New Year (credit: Xiaoxiao Huang)

The Events team was also instrumental in the success of two MCR0only formals that we ran in the Epiphany Term. Our Welcome Back formal in January was very well attended, with almost 150 MCR members and guests. As well as a delicious meal prepared and served by the Hatfield staff, there was an MCR0run pub quiz in the bar afterwards. It was such a success that we ran a second one at the end of the term, at which we also made a good attempt at filling the hall. Formal dinners have not been limited to Hatfield College, with our MCR regularly sending people to Inter0MCR formals around Durham. Having out0attended most other Colleges at these events, we are looking forward to welcoming members of other MCRs to join us in late April as we hold an Alice in Wonderland themed Inter0MCR formal of our own.

The MCR has continued to promote Hatfield as a scholarly community. On top of the numerous Research Awards given to our members, we have held termly Research Symposia and three Communal Research Fund (CRF) events. The CRF was introduced to provide funding for workshops and lecture series to be held in the College. Following on from our first event, “Succeeding in Science”, there were two more CRF supported workshops: “The State of Research on the New Sudans” and “Negotiating States”. Both the Hatfield Research Awards and the CRF are supported by the Hatfield Trust to whom we are very grateful. We would also like to thank the SCR for supporting the CRF. Our postgraduate community continues to thrive, thanks to the dedication and hard work of many of our members as well as the College Officers. It has been my pleasure to be involved with such a great bunch of people over the past year, so much so, in fact, that I am doing it again. Our Treasurer, John Lawson, and myself have been re0 elected into our current roles for the coming year, and hope that we can use our experience from the past year to allow Hatfield MCR to continue to flourish. Andrew Robertson (MCR President)

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The Senior Common Room President Vice0President Vice0President (Events) Secretary Visual Arts Secretary

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Derek Crozier Nick Brown Sophie Philipson Rik Coldwell Elizabeth Burt

Before beginning my yearly report I must thank Keith Orford, my predecessor, for his stewardship over the past four years as President of the SCR. Keith leaves the SCR in a stronger financial position; this has allowed the SCR to give financial support to our college community. It was decided that rather than giving support to one project, we would prefer to give to several projects. The following are two of the areas to which we have already pledged our support: £500 per year for the next three years to the MCR for Seminars and Guest Speakers, and £450 to the Chapel Choir for Music Folders. These folders will have the College Crest embossed on the front, and it is hoped they will arrive in time for the Chapel Choir’s visit to York Minster in April. We are also presently investigating the possibility of a Travel Grant for students attending sporting events. This also reaffirms the principles which our SCR Constitution sets out; that is to support student activities. Since the appointment of Sophie Philipson, our Vice0President (Events), the SCR now offers members a wide range of events throughout the year and the popularity of these events is increasing. The AFTERMATH lecture series has been well attended by SCR members and students. Monthly walks which take place around Durham County are very popular and are led by a number of SCR members. Once again the walks are open to SCR members and students. Recently the Art Club was opened, with the support of Mrs Elizabeth Burt, and meets once a month in the Art Room of the College. It is hoped in time students may wish to join in.

Late last year the SCR was invited to an exhibition which was held in Palace Green Library. The exhibition was entitled ‘Books for Boys’ during which we were given a highly engaging lecture by Simon James, Head of English Studies, on the subject of twentieth century authors.

SCR Walk at Seaham

The Photographic Exhibition this year was well supported. The theme was ‘College Life’ and there were over a hundred exhibits, the judging of which Tony Gray and I found rather challenging. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, our Guest Night had a Chinese theme with a Chinese Menu which gave Colin, our chef, a real challenge. Sophie Philipson dressed the table with Chinese decorations to give it an authentic Chinese look. Other events include theatre visits, a Gin Tasting at Collingwood College, and our annual Teppanyaki Japanese evening in Newcastle. We have also started the Pudding Club, an evening in which a guest Pudding Master introduces four classic puddings accompanied with the appropriate dessert wine. Our inaugural meeting was compèred by Professor Douglas Davies, the second by Rik Coldwell. On both occasions those attending were impressed with the research our compères had conducted. As you will

gather, the SCR is now a very active part of the College. This is due to the hard work of my committee. In closing I would like to thank Sophie Philipson, Rik Coldwell, and Chris Smith for their support and hard work all of which has helped make 2014/15 a very memorable year. Derek Crozier (SCR President)

SCR Photography Competition: College Life

First Prize by Lucy Bune

Articles Remembrance Day Address, Hatfield College Chapel, 9 November 2014 Over the plains and the hillside steep, Where men lie in their last long sleep, Never again shall they laugh and sing, Never again shall the cruel wounds sting, Death has brought them that better thing; Men who’ve fallen and men who fall, God ha’ mercy on one and all. That is the last verse of a poem simply entitled “1915” which was published in the Durham University Journal of November 1915.1 This year at this time of remembrance, everyone’s thoughts are particularly focused on the centenary commemoration of the outbreak of the First World War. I have been invited to offer some reflections on one project within the University that is helping to inform such commemoration. My name is Michael Stansfield and I am the Deputy Head of Special Collections within the University Library, based at Palace Green. I am an archivist, one of whose particular responsibilities is the development, cataloguing and promotion of the archive of the University and its colleges. In which latter regard, the more observant amongst you may have noticed my appearance on the college list of contacts as Archivist, as those college archives that we look after at Palace Green do now include this College’s. Aside from the stewardship of that archive, one of the projects we are engaged on is to build an online resource of the involvement of members of this university in the First World War. Most of the university’s colleges of the time erected some form of memorial to their members who died during the war. This chapel of course has the plaque, which I shall come to shortly. St John’s similarly has a plaque, St Chad’s a reredos, Castle procured a new organ, and Medicine and Armstrong also have plaques. You may

be puzzled by my mention of the last two, but what is now Newcastle University was then very much part of this University, and indeed comprised the majority of students in the University. So we are actually engaged on this project in cooperation with our colleagues in Newcastle. I should also point out that the University then also had affiliated colleges at Codrington in Barbados and Fourah Bay in Sierra Leone, and they are very much part of the work as the conflict was of course a global one, not just in terms of its theatres, but also in terms of drawing in people from all round the world to serve in those theatres. After the war, the University did try to gather together information on all those of its former members, including staff, not only who died during the conflict, but also who served in whatever capacity. This was then published as the university’s Roll of Service, with the published proviso “that, as is almost inevitable in such publications, the names of many of those eligible will be missing altogether”.2 What we are intending to do is, with the considerable assistance of volunteers, to make this invaluable resource accessible online – and there is now a simple list of the dead from Durham Colleges and a plan of their burial places and memorials on our website.3 We are also enhancing the often rather rudimentary details of those listed in the roll, and are trying to expand the roll to be as comprehensive as possible. (For instance the roll includes no names from Fourah Bay College, and, if 17 from Codrington served, I cannot believe that no one from Fourah Bay was involved.) Attention naturally focuses on those who did not return, but we are keen to record those who came back as well to try and provide a resource of all the personnel from this institution who were involved in the conflict. One offshoot of this was that we were hoping we might be able to assist the colleges in commemorating their own dead, and perhaps appreciate their contribution overall, by providing details of those who did die perhaps for commemoration on the centenary of their death. When I suggested this to your chaplain, he countered by suggesting that I come and tell you about the work myself, hence I stand before you now. So, let me say something about Hatfield’s contribution, first in general terms, and then looking at some of the names on your memorial. Some numbers first then. 100 years ago, Hatfield (and it was then of course

Hatfield Hall rather than College), was nothing like the size it is now. In the summer term of 1914, 34 Hatfield men (it was then just men) were certified in the Proctors’ register as attending chapel and lectures.4 From that relatively small number, a total of over 200 with Hatfield connections served during WW1. (From the university as a whole, around 2500, including 4 women, served; 313 did not return.) As you might perhaps expect, Hatfield’s contribution was more than any other college in Durham and reduced numbers here to just 2 in 1917. Around 95% of Hatfield’s contribution served in the British army; the rest served in the Royal Navy, the Royal Flying Corps/Air Force, the labour corps, the New Zealand and Canadian forces, and, reflecting Hatfield’s international element even then, Victor Guardabassi fought with the Italian army. The subjects that the University was teaching then in Durham were nothing like as broad as they are now, and many students here were then preparing for life in the Anglican priesthood. This is again reflected in the military service of those from Hatfield as over half served as military chaplains. This could be a very hazardous role, and the University’s only VC during the war was awarded to a chaplain. Aside from the chaplains, most did serve as officers, but still around 10% enlisted or were conscripted into the ranks. Perhaps indicative of the then broad demographic of Hatfield is the fact that less than 10% served in the principal local regiments, the Durham Light Infantry and the Northumberland Fusiliers. But enough of numbers; let me now turn to the memorial here. This lists 27 names; the published university roll and our work add another 6, so the story of the College’s, and the University’s, war service is still a growing one. However, I will pick out three stories to help us reflect on the poignancy of this occasion. Firstly, let me focus on R.W. Lister. He was the first man from Hatfield to die in the war, when he was killed in action at St Julien in France on 24 April 1915. He had been born in Keighley in West Yorkshire on 14 June 1891. He started here as an Arts student in Epiphany Term 1910. He passed his entrance exams well enough but I am afraid perhaps got too involved on the editorial board of the Durham University Journal as he did not get on well with his BA finals at all in Michaelmas Term

1911: he failed papers in Greek Testament, Plato and Suetonius, Ancient History, Evidences and Education5 and left without a degree. He went to work as a clerk in a bank in Bradford, and then emigrated to Canada in 1912, joining the Imperial Bank of Canada in Westmount, Quebec. On the outbreak of war, he enlisted almost immediately on 17 August as a private in the 14th battalion of the Royal Montreal Regiment in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. I should perhaps note that Lister had served in the OTC in his time in Durham, and it was in fact men from Hatfield who had instigated some form of military training for students in 1903 which led to the formation of the University’s OTC in 1908. As well as being on this memorial here, Lister is also commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres and the memorial in St Andrew’s church Keighley. As an aside, he is an example of the hazards of identifying people of the same name as we did briefly have him down as being killed in both WW1 and WW2, an achievement even for someone from Hatfield, until it was realised that the R.W. Lister on the Elland memorial must be a different person. Anyway, and moving on, Philip Anthony Brown is on the memorial as a member of staff, indicative of the fact that not only was there a tremendous exodus of students from the University to the forces, but also many staff served as well, 78 to be precise, of whom 9 did not return, including Brown. Born in 1886 in Beckenham in Kent, he was actually a graduate of New College Oxford with a first in Modern History in 1909. He was an Economic Historian who began his career in the north east in 1911 tutoring classes set up by this university for the Workers’ Educational Association. In 1912 he was appointed as a lecturer in Economics in Durham based at Hatfield whilst also holding down a similar post at LSE. A popular lecturer of “unfailing cheerfulness and courtesy” according to one obituarist6 and “the spirit of an apostle” according to another7 for being able to hold down two such jobs, he had already published an edition of English Economic History documents, and was working on a study of the French Revolution, published by friends posthumously, when war broke out. He initially enlisted as a private in the 6th Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry with some college friends, before being commissioned into the 13 DLI on 13 October 1914. He arrived in France on 25 August 1915

and went up to the front with his battalion, which included a number of his WEA tutees, on 13 October at Armentières. Brown’s last letter home, written on 2 November, gives us some idea of what life was like in the trenches, though I suspect he spares us some details: "We have gone back to the trenches 0 and to such trenches. I don't think any words can adequately describe them. It has been raining..... There is not a patch of dry ground anywhere. Boards soaked in mud, sandbags bursting with mud, ponds and even wells of mud.....yellow mud, greasy ponds, dirty clothes and heaps of mangled sandbags. A great deal of the trench work is collapsing in the wet … and it keeps us busy reconstructing it. We had a certain amount of shellfire, but very little rifle fire yet. A mild enemy in front of us, I think. Now I must stop, as I am on duty and should go the rounds."8 Two nights later, those rounds involved trying to visit a wire working party in No Man’s Land with his observer Private Thomas Kenny. Lost in the fog, they wandered too close to the German lines and Brown was shot through both legs. Kenny’s efforts in carrying Brown back to their own trenches, through the mud and under extensive fire, earned him the DLI’s first VC in the war. Unfortunately, Brown died shortly afterwards en route to the dressing station. He is buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery at Armentières. He also had a brother Theodore who was killed in the Buffs in 1917. Finally, I would like to look at Arthur Percival Hatfield. He was born in York in 1891 and started at Hatfield in Michaelmas Term 1909. There is no indication that the names are connected, but there was a family connection with the Hall as his elder brother Cyril had graduated from Hatfield in 1904; he would also serve as a chaplain during the war. Arthur held an exhibition from Hatfield for students of limited means, and was clearly a student of academic prowess as he added to that the Newby Scholarship in 1910 and the Van Mildert Scholarship in 1911, both won by examination. He graduated BA with a 4th in Mathematics in June 1911.9 He featured in the Hall’s Debating Society, proposing a motion in March 1911 “That Modern Civilisation is a Failure”, railing for instance that “The engines of war become more terrible as time goes on. Do we realise that they are meant to destroy our fellow creatures?”10 University was followed by ordination in Southwell diocese, a curacy at St Peter’s Nottingham and marriage to Hilda Ross

of Sutton vicarage, Retford. He joined the army chaplains’ department in 1916 and, as a reminder of how widespread the war was, served in the Balkans, Palestine and Mesopotamia. He died in what we now know as Iraq on 9 July 1918 and is buried in the Amara war cemetery there. He is also commemorated on the chaplains’ memorial in the Royal Garrison Church, Aldershot. So there you have just three of the many who for our tomorrows, gave their today. In conclusion, I can do no better than cite from the conclusion of the address which Hatfield’s then Master, Frank Byron Jevons, made on the dedication of this memorial on 19 June 1921 and observe that “true to their Hatfield motto, when the hour came to offer themselves, the members of this College were, first or amongst the first”.11 Michael Stansfield 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Durham University Journal Vol.XXI, p.283. The University of Durham Roll of Service 191401919, [1920]. https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/roll/ accessed 9 November 2014. DULSC, UND/CI2/2. DULSC, UND/CF3/C9A. Durham University Journal Vol.XXI, p.284. The French Revolution in English History, ed J.L. Hammond (1918), p.xi. Letters from Philip Anthony Brown to his Mother, [?Oxford, ?1916]. Durham University Calendar 191101912. Durham University Journal Vol.XX, p.90. Durham University Journal, Vol.XXII, p.346.

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Origins of Handball in Hatfield I was delighted to receive a copy of the 2014 Hatfield Record in the post. I was equally delighted to turn to page 1 and see a photograph capturing a group of students on Hatfield Day playing "handball" on the Hatfield tennis court ramp (there is another shot on page 54).

The reason it brought a smile to my face was that it was I who was in fact responsible for introducing the game back in the summer term of 1993, my first year at Hatfield. It is incredible to think it is still being played in the same spot some 21 years later! Since it appears to have become a permanent part of Hatfield College life, I thought you might be interested to know the origins of the game, and how it came to be played in the courtyard. Growing up in Sydney, I used to play "handball" during most break and lunchtimes with kids at school. It was a simple game that usually required a flat strip of concrete (unlike the Hatfield ramp!), a tennis

ball, and a drawn out grid with any number of squares. It would keep us Aussie kids entertained for hours and fuelled our strong sense of competition. If my memory serves me correctly, I first got the idea of drawing up the court in Hatfield whilst a group of us were impatiently queuing for supper outside the dining hall in the summer term. Having quickly explained the basic rules and then offering some advice on technique, we managed to get a game going. It is testament to the inquiring mind of the typical Hatfield student that it did not take long before a substantial crowd congregated to witness this alien, but somewhat fascinating game. As it became clear that the game was open to anybody who wanted to queue, it became more popular, and we increased the number of squares to allow for the extra demand. However, it clearly caused concerns amongst the College management, as the game was swiftly banned with a "No games here" sign above the rampâ&#x20AC;Śso we resorted to playing on B Stairs! I don't recall how we managed to resurrect playing on the ramp, whether it was sheer insolence or whether a negotiation took place. I suspect the formerâ&#x20AC;Ś I was aware that the game did continue to be played in the courtyard even after I moved out of College and during my Durham years (19920 96) but had heard in dispatches it had again been banned at various points. However, it appears the game has endured the test of time, and the powers that be have allowed it be so. I have no doubt it continues to be popular because it is inclusive, fun, and a great break from exam revision. Although I suspect there are others who find it extremely irritating... For anybody who might be interested in the official rules, I managed to find the following Wikipedia link. It explains that the game is played in school playgrounds in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and is much different to any official sports called Handball. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handball_(school) Well there you have itâ&#x20AC;Ś..whilst I cannot say I contributed as much to the academic life of the College, I can still look back with pride and perhaps take a tiny, wee bit of credit, for the English (and Scottish, in

terms of the Commonwealth Games at least) resurgence in sport over the years, as we Aussies have had to become more used to second best in recent times. Kym Graham (1992096)

From Our South African Correspondent: Panthera leo in the Free State Through a South Africa/UK Schools' partnership scheme sponsored by the British Council the Hatfield Association Honorary Secretary had the privilege of teaching at Harrismith Secondary School in 200708, where he witnessed the extraordinary musical talent of its students . He returns each August with two former colleagues to work with the students to stage a musical. A cast of forty five students rehearse for two weeks before performing the show to local audiences. Reported sightings of a lion in a small town in the Free State were confirmed by Mr Leonard Mphuthi, a teacher at Harrismith Secondary School, in the township of Intabazwe. He revealed that the animal was a leading cast member in the Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production of the musical Ill Met by Moonlight. It seems that the lion is on secondment from the University of Durham, in the UK, where he studies at Hatfield College and is heavily involved in sport. Apparently the animal entered South Africa in late July, with excess baggage including 1,530 cans of Whiskers (donated by the Hatfield College Trust). The lion immediately began two weeks of intensive rehearsals, along with the other forty five members of the cast (all human, aged 16+) for a show which includes twenty0three songs from the 1950s & 60s (including I Feel Love Coming On, Wake Up Little Susi, Stop In The Name of Love, Keep Your Hands Off My Baby). Although there are suggestions that he may have been responsible for the unfortunate dual suicides of the lovers Pyramus and Thisbe, Hatters (as the lion is affectionately known) has been popular with

audiences totalling four thousand. During the show’s two week run of fourteen performances, Ill Met by Moonlight has been performed to local schools in the township of Intabazwe and taken on tour to schools in Harrismith town and the outlying rural townships of Tshiami and Kholokoe.

Cast member Nkosingiphile Masiteng (who describes himself as being “really into the lion”) tells us that Hatters is an excellent dancer and has built up a great rapport with the cast, though there have been some communication difficulties owing to his broad Wearside accent. Expressions such as “Why aye man” and references to “Ganning along the Scotswood Road” have not readily translated into Zulu. Soon to return to the UK, when asked to comment on his recent experiences, the lion is said to have exclaimed, “Grrrrrr, Grrrrrr, grr Grrrrrrr grrrrr!” – which loosely translates as, “Dunelmo, Dunelmo, it’s Hatfield again!” Tony Gray (1967070)

40 The Cast of Ill Met by Moonlight

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College Sport Badminton Club Hatfield Badminton has enjoyed a great year. A host of Freshers and other new members joining has expanded the club. This, with the addition of existing players immensely improving, has made the Club one of the best in the College sporting leagues and cups. The Men’s A team, led by Matt Hooper, secured promotion this season from Division 1 to the Premiership with great performances from both old and new members. The Men’s B Captain, Will Dixon, improved on previous season standings and led his team to several victories in their league, ending with a mid0table finish. Women’s A, led by Cindy Chang, achieved promotion to the top division as well against tough opposition. Harry Bessey0Saldanha oversaw the promotion of Hatfield Badminton’s Mixed team so that the club achieved a record triple promotion. In addition, cup runs for both the Men’s and Women’s teams are ongoing and the hope that the Club will bring some silverware to Hatfield is still very alive. It’s been a fantastic season for the club and the promotion to the top divisions will provide a great challenge for the 2015/2016 competitions. James Smith (Club President/Treasurer)

Boat Club Hatfield College Boat Club has gone from strength to strength this year and has yet again improved on what was a successful season last year. After training hard in pre0season, we kicked off the term with BUCS regatta, sending a women’s crew, who came 11th overall, and a Hatfield0Castle men’s composite VIII, who came 12th, both out of around 30 university level crews. Next came Hexham Regatta, in which we were not only the joint winners of the College Victor Ludorum trophy but enjoyed wins in the Novice IV, W.IM2 IV and W.IM2 VIII. Durham Regatta also proved an enjoyable weekend and was again successful for the club; with a win for the W.IM2 IV, silver for the Men’s Elite IV and medals for the Men’s Elite VIII. We finished off Regatta season in style, sending our top Women’s crew to Henley Women’s Regatta, another remarkable achievement for a college crew. Head Season was just as fruitful, with the men’s squad in particular gaining in strength and numbers and becoming a force to be reckoned with on both the Wear and the Tyne, winning their category at the Tyne New Year’s Head in January.

Not to be left behind, the women, despite some serious injuries, nonetheless rose to the challenge and went on to win at Rutherford Head. We’ve also been lucky in recruiting some keen novices this year,

many of whom enjoyed racing at Novice Cup, the White Rose Head and Haywards Cup. Off the water, Hatfield have also dominated, with wins for both the 1st and 2nd womens’ crews in the team events at the North East Indoor Rowing Championships. More recently we have (finally!) beaten University College in the annual Hatfield0Castle Erg Challenge – our first win since 2010! An exciting day, in which true Hatfield spirit was shown culminated in an 800 m win for Hatfield, a great way to end the term! Looking forward, both senior squads are currently training hard for the Men’s and Women’s Head of the River Races on the Tideway in London – the results of which are to be confirmed but nonetheless exceptional I’m sure. Nicole Frith (President)

Congratulations Past and Present British Rowing Championships, Nottingham 2014

Durham’s women’s coxless four finished fourth in the British rowing championships but took the plaque for the first British under 23 boat home – a magnificent result – congratulations to Hanna Inntjore (Van Mildert), Charlotte Drury (Hild/Bede), Amy Ellerker (Hatfield) and Becky Dell (St Cuthbert’s).

2014 World Rowing U23 Championships, Varese, Italy M2x, Angus Groom (alumnus) – Bronze medal. 2014 Commonwealth Regatta, Glasgow M1x, M2x and sprint, Angus Groom (alumnus) representing Scotland – 3 Gold medals. 2014 World Championships, Amsterdam LM8, Simon Barr (alumnus) representing Germany – Gold medal. W8, Lou Reeve (alumnus) coached by James Harris (ex Castle) – 6th.

Cricket Club With the footballers wiping the floor, April saw the return of Hatfield’s finest club. Three great teams. Three great leaders. One dream – glory on Finals Day. Sadly, this didn’t materialise. A combination of injuries, exams, DU cricket, lie0ins and some awful cricket saw to this particular objective. Boasting the best side in the University by a million miles, goodness knows how the A team wasn’t even at Finals Day, let alone collecting the trophy at the end of it. From the start, luck was not on Harry McInley’s side as they came up against Cuths’ Durham CCC batsman who humiliated the Hatfield attack with Nick Cadman being reverse0swept for a gigantic six. Nick Cadman retired shortly after this match. Wins followed against Josephine Butler, Chads and Castle – a memorable victory given the intimidating presence of Castle’s world0class DU all0rounder Magnus Pierre. However, one’s ability to wake up early and England’s defeat to Uruguay the night before, led to a disappointing and premature end to the season. Special mention to Pete Richer – in essence, a hired gun – ending the season with a lowest score of 50*, along with a ton against the very worst of bad bowling attacks and a hat0trick to bring the same match to an end.

The Bs, under the leadership of fresher Nick Friend, also failed to make it to Finals Day but did retain their Premiership status. Granted, the team never actually won a match. Walkovers against both John Snow and Trevs were sufficient. Things did improve after an inauspicious start. Van Mildert put us in and bowled us out about 20 minutes later. A further half hour later, the game was done. Hild Bede were next to put the side to the sword. This, however, was different. It was lashing down with rain and it was the final day of the Premier League – in short, nobody really wanted to be out there. We fell 30 short of our 1800run target. The story was similar against Aidan’s. We fell short with the bat and didn’t quite have enough with the ball to trouble their bang average line0up. A decent season all in all. Some hilarious moments along the way. Special mentions to Nick Friend for whom finding 11 willing cricketers was something of an achievement in itself. Also, to Alex Keating whose performance in the Hild Bede game may go down as the least coordinated individual performance since David Seaman kept goal for England. The Cs, captained by Robin Hardman, fared little better. Despite the ‘best’ efforts of opening bowlers Toby Bradshaw and Harry Tawney, who started each game respectively with 120ball overs, Hardman’s men couldn’t quite drag themselves to promotion to the Premiership. The only college to field a 3rd XI, key talent was found in Hatfield’s social team, with individual performances of Elliot Husband, Jack Close and Robin Hardman almost getting the Corinthians over the line in both of their matches. In summary, a decent season with some serious players in the College. Surely, success is just around the corner. The inaugural Hatfield Ashes were played for in perhaps the most exciting cricketing event of the season with ‘lack of sense of humour of an unnamed barman’ stopping play with the match well into its final session. Much like the rest of the season, a social with much promise but falling just short in the end. Farewell to Oliver Clarke and Peter Richer who both received full colours, alongside cricketing great Andrew Strauss. Mackenzie Fisher (Club Captain)

Football Club After a double winning season hopes were high. Despite the loss of several HCAFC stalwarts, central to the success of the A team in the 2013/2014 campaign, optimism remained after early season victories. However, soon it became apparent that it would not be possible to fill the sizeable holes that had been left in both the playing ability and leadership of the side. Furthermore, the introduction of key players into the DUAFC setup led to availability being affected at crucial times in the season, exposing the lack of depth of a comparatively small college. Although results fluctuated, the side remained in a battle for the league with Collingwood and Hild Bede for much of the season. The campaign faded out during the last couple of fixtures, culminating in a 4th place league position. The floodlit cup, the pinnacle of the college football season, also ended in disappointing fashion. Hindered by injuries the side slumped to a 200 loss to eventual winners, Josephine Butler. The highlight of the year was unquestionably victory in the 70a0side competition. Victory seemed unlikely when the side was left with only 6 players from the quarter final onwards, an outfield player in goal and the prospect of Hild Bede, Van Mildert and Collingwood in short succession, but the team consisting of Brown, Robson, Gilbey, Charles, Drakeford0Lewis and Brand pulled through in remarkable fashion. It was always going to be difficult to follow the success of last year and with a large majority of the side graduating or going on a year abroad, next year seems daunting. Hope can be taken from the similar position that was faced before last season. Hild Bede has shown this year that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a team comprised of University footballers to win the league; commitment and hard work has led an average bunch of players to the title. If the boys remaining in the side stand up and take responsibility for the success of the team, a good group of freshers could be moulded into a side that will hopefully challenge for trophies again. The other teams have also experienced mixed fortunes. The B team started with a thumping 600 win over last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Floodlit runners0up, Cuths A, and there was a belief that a promotion challenge

could be on. However, the knock0on effect of the loss of players in the A team had a huge impact on the mid0season form of the B team. In the end the B team, led ably by Olly Diamond all season, managed to avoid relegation from Division 1 with several games remaining and ended comfortably in mid0table. Thankfully this ensures that players who narrowly miss out on A team selection next year will still be able to play a decent standard of football 0 vital if we want to get back to competing at all levels.

7 aside winning team

The C team struggled to get going this year despite of the best efforts of George Pope. It took 9 games, including 7 losses, for the C team to get three points in the bag with a dogged 301 win over Cuths B. This was sadly a similar picture to previous years, the only difference being that we decided not to draft in reinforcements to save the C team from relegation. Hopefully, the samba Cs will be able to regroup next year and return to Division 2 at the first time of asking.

The story of the D team was summed up in the final few games of the season where both Mildert D and Aidan’s D inflicted heavy defeats. Defensive lapses in concentration undermined some of the decent attacking football that was played. The management trio of Harry Tawney, Ollie McGlashan and Jesse Hope tried their best to halt the tide mid season with a mixture of coaching videos and motivational speeches. With one game remaining at the time of writing, even a win looks unlikely to be enough to keep the D team up. Like the C team, a lower division would offer more even competition for a team that has punched above its weight for many years. However, if the unthinkable happens and relegation is avoided then the prospect of Ds vs. Cs games in Division 3 next year is extremely exciting. The Galacticos, captained from afar by the ever0absent Jamie Oyebode, started well with 2 wins from 2. But that is where the good news ends. The next two games saw the team lose 1700 and 701 before a couple of draws saw the Galacticos finish 7th but only one point off 4th. However, as has always been the case, results are of secondary concern to the Galacticos and it has been great to see many freshers integrated into Hatfield football via the Friendly League. It was always going to be hard to replicate the across0the0board success from the 2013014 season but the manner in which we failed has been disappointing. Despite this there is no reason why this year cannot just be a blip and HCAFC’s winning ways can return next year. Nye Williams (Captain)

Mixed Lacrosse Hatfield Mixed Lacrosse was “reborn” for this season, as Hatfield has not had a team for a few years. We have come back with a vengeance! So far having won 5 of our matches, drawing one, and losing one, we are around 2nd in the league tables. This is very impressive considering the majority of team members had never picked up a stick before in their lives. Lacrosse has been a popular sport as it is different, and everyone loves to try something new!

The team is very mixed between first and second years with a couple of 3rd years that wanted to give the sport a go. Everyone has improved so much in just a few months; I am very proud how far we have come considering the circumstances! There are so many notable players that have improved this season and have been so dedicated; this is what makes it for me!

Toughest match: Has to be against Hild Bede as they are a very strong team, but we came out fighting until the last minute. Most memorable moment: I think Tom McCahon’s goal in the match against Chad’s A was a big moment. As it was Tom’s first goal of the season, it was worth the wait. I think his reaction said it all! Jenny Tilley (Captain)

Hockey Club This season has been a very successful one for Hatfield College Hockey Club (HCHC). The Men’s As won both their league and cup competition and the Women’s As have an excellent chance of winning their league. The Men’s cup victory was HCHC’s sixth triumph in succession, showing just how dominant we have been in Men’s college hockey. Both teams also won their matches on Hatfield0Castle day 0 a fantastic achievement! We also won our mixed York Varsity match for the second year in succession, defeating Goodricke 302. The Men’s As were absolutely terrific this season. Although we lost a couple of our key players from last year, we got a very talented group of Freshers arriving. There was also a real enthusiasm to play for HCHC, both in the cup and league, from our DU players. We were virtually an unstoppable force, winning 13 out of our 14 games (scoring 39 goals and only conceding 13 in the process). In the cup we were blessed with 15 DU players, meaning we were always favourites to win the competition. We didn’t disappoint, winning the final 604 against Collingwood. Matt Robinson and Tim Foulds ended the season joint top scorers on eight goals, with Lalit Bose on seven goals. Dave Parry won Player of the Season for his excellent tackling and distribution in defence. Our goalkeeper, Toby Bradshaw, also made some very important saves. This was particularly impressive given Toby had not played hockey in five years. His excellent performances resulted in him receiving a deserved call up to play for DU. Despite there being some individual brilliance, we were an excellent team and everyone contributed. With only three of the current squad graduating, we have a real chance of similar successes next year. The Women’s A team suffered a slow and arduous start to the season, drawing four of their six league games in Michaelmas Term. However, since returning after Christmas, we have won every fixture to date. This reinvigorated team has ascended from the bottom of the table to now being very strong contenders for the league title. The team still has four league games left, but we are confident that we can maintain our winning form. Four wins should see us winning the league this year. In a team made up mostly of finalists, the success is a testament to

brilliant teamwork, practice, and determination. Of significant note is the commitment of fourth years, Emily Pomeroy and Charlotte Bishop, and third years, Faye Culpin, Lana Sweeney and Sally Furminger for their long0term loyalty and excellence on the pitch. They have all been integral members of the team this year.

York Varsity Team

This season was always going to be challenging for the Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bs, with the recent departure of many stalwarts of the team. With a team formed almost entirely of new players we struggled to get a good start to the season, with many players out of practice and fitness. This wasn't helped by a lot of our games being affected by the cold weather, depriving us of a regular run of games. However, since Christmas we began to play some lovely hockey as a team and have started to get some positive results. With many games still to be played, if we can continue this form to the end of the season we look in good shape to secure a top half finish in a league where there is only one other

B team. The new boys have shown great commitment throughout the season and so this team has a lot of potential looking forward to next year. William Snowden and Ed Cromwell have been very effective in midfield, creating numerous goal0scoring opportunities. The 2014/2015 season started off on a high, with a bunch of new faces eager to join HCHC and play for the Hatfield Women’s Bs. Unfortunately this enthusiasm did not transfer into positive results on the pitch, as we began the year with a couple of disappointing 100 defeats. However, as the first term progressed, we managed to group together as a team and turn these defeats into wins. This determination led us to joint top of the Division 1 league table leading up to Christmas. As the second term began, the weather made a turn for the worse: however, our team stayed committed and carried on playing week in, week out. Although as of late our form has slightly dropped, a couple of wins in our final league games next term could see us climb the league table again. A particular highlight was being part of the team that got Hatfield B’s into the quarterfinals of the Cup. As far we are aware, this is the first time in history for the Women’s Bs! So far this has been an excellent season for HCHC. Our performances have been fantastic and next term we are hoping to add more silverware. Training has been well attended and I believe this is the main reason we have been so successful this year. Off the field, HCHC have had some enjoyable socials, with the Christmas dinner and ‘Welcome Drinks’ my particular highlights. Although there are many people leaving at the end of this season, we have lots of strong players in both first and second year and so I am confident HCHC will continue to deliver trophies for Hatfield College. Sam Mirchandani (Club Captain)

Netball Club Hatfield College Netball Club has had another winner of a year. The A team has racked up victories against various arch nemeses (most importantly, Collingwood), and mastered the art of the last quarter comeback (who needs a warm up when you’ve got the first two quarters?). With the usual attendance from girls that have had more than their fair share of fun the night before, the team have been impressed to find the skill they can still produce week after week. Rosie Stewart and Olivia Topham can be admired for accumulating their eight years of HCNC experience and wisdom to not only produce their best netball yet, but also dominate the player0umpire sass. Fresher Pippa has proved size is of no consequence and stands tall as our top goal scorer shrugging off oafs from the hill with no loss of composure. Combined with Elly Neale’s height, Olivia Tweed’s glamour, and Tali Steven’s violence many a team have been left eating our dust. With only one more match to play, Hatfield As have done us proud. At worst they’ll place 3rd in the Premier League, beating colleges with almost double the students. Kudos. With only three members of the current squad left next year the incoming Freshers have big shoes to fill. The B team, captained by the mighty Lizzie Healey, has shown ultimate dedication to all aspects of HCNC life. Although their success has been better off the court than on, they have still had their fair share of triumph. Most Improved Player can be given to no other than the ball of keenness that is India Hattersley0Smith. Having stepped up to shoot in a precarious state against Mary’s, she has stood as the team’s most reliable shooter ever since. Sally Furminger and Erin Murgatroyd, or THE DREAM TEAM, as they shall forever be known, formed a formidable wall in centre court. But dominating the defence with her determination Player of the Season must of course go to Elly Crosthwaite. B team glory can be epitomised in fighting through a match against the beasts of Trevs to steal the win by a goal in the last minute… Never rule them out. The C team, meanwhile, has enjoyed varying degrees of success over the course of the season. Beth Ayres must be accredited with stirringly

motivational centre court speeches that could have rallied even the weakest of men. On many occasion it was a match that paralleled the exploits of David and Goliath, but unfortunately whilst Hatfield channelled David’s size, their opposing Goliaths often proved bulk does matter. Nevertheless, mention must go to the ever reliable Connie Taylor and Johanna Pemberton, turning up rain or shine. The Cs may have been defeated but they never stopped being determined. The team are left questioning what they will do next year without the entertainment produced by Beth Granger’s flair, and Grace Elcock demonstrated everything the Cs stand for when she played on after breaking her wrist. Hatfield Cs can still hold their heads up high. Having been punched, tripped, and pushed they won their final match of the season gloriously. THEY WON. So there is literally no stopping them now.

Laura Gray and Olivia Tweed have trained us ruthlessly, springing surprise fitness sessions on a less enthused squad to ensure that we remain in peak physical condition AT ALL TIMES. Matching fitness with the likes of Uni players, Hatfield’s trophy team will be a tough act to beat. And then there’s Kate MacNay’s economic expertise. The excitement produced by all of her purchases is undisputed, mainly the balls and whistles, but she never fails to surprise us with treats.

In all seriousness this season has rivalled only the best. There’s now only one more thing left to be done. Bring. On. Tour. I speak on behalf of all the finalists when I say thank you for maintaining the unparalleled supremacy of HCNC. Hannah Burnell (Club Captain)

Rugby Club We entered the 2014 – 15 season with high expectations. HCRFC had achieved good results in both the league and the floodlit cup in the previous season and we were looking to build on this success. We had however lost eleven of our starting fifteen. We therefore needed leadership from our senior players and commitment from our new recruits in order to rebuild our team. The Club Captain and Coach quickly and effectively organised our new outfit for a warm up game against Castle. This was a contest that saw fourteen freshers captained by ousted DURFC 4th XV premier Ben Veitch. They put in an excellent display for a team that had only trained once together. Despite the inevitable lack of clinical rugby especially around the set piece our closely guarded jouer game plan worked well. We managed to score four running tries before conceding in the dying seconds walking away 2205 victors. The three Radley forwards (Hart, Stanley and Varney) with five years of experience of playing alongside each other gave us an advantage in the pack which was backed up by some hard running by Fabian Eccles0Williams at 13. Our first official game saw us thrown in at the deep end against Hild Bede. They are a notoriously tough outfit and the previous year’s league winners. Our official A0Team Captain Angus Stewart suffered a season ending finger injury in the warm up game so handed the armband to Conor Stephens. A comprehensive victory 2203 followed, the only points as a result of overzealousness leading to an early penalty. Our new fly0half Peter Morris had a storming game; he was backed up with strong running by Matt Cantelo, Tom Statley and Will Hemle. Sprits were high within the team.

The term continued in a similar vein with comprehensive victories over Castle, Van Mildert, St Aidan’s, Trevs and Cuths in both the league and the floodlit cup. We were unbeaten going into the Christmas break. The return of DURFC legend Robin Hardman gave us an important boost in the centres. Stalwarts of Alex Pike and Ben Veitch showed the true value of experience while our gritty props George Fairfield and international recruit Marco Felber quietly and determinedly got on with the task in hand.

Playing Cuths in the Floodlit Cup

A poor performance against a well0drilled Grey side saw us crash out of the floodlit cup 5–33 on a dreary Burns Night in the middle of January. A fortnight later the hill powerhouse of Collingwood proved too much again. We put in a gutsy performance; however, it was ultimately in vain. The season’s success would not have been possible without Player – Captain – Coach – Treasurer, Barney Ware. His efforts in all areas have been titanic, the entire club is very grateful for all of the hard work and dedication he showed.

Hatfield Rugby proved again this year that it is capable of punching well above its weight. Finishing the season as runners0up in the premiership was particularly pleasing. There is lots of young talent rising through the team and a very bright future in store. Toby Bradshaw has ably captained the B team this year. Victories may not have been forthcoming, but the spirit and resilience of the team has been remarkable. HCRFC socials continue to go from strength to strength. Attendance has been excellent with many individuals from other clubs joining us simply for our spirit. Jack Close and Elliott Husband have led these with charisma; their replacements have big shoes to fill. All our players look incredibly smart on and off the pitch in their new Playerlayer Kit. It was efficiently organised by Stash Men, Jack Baron and Ben Veitch. The Boat Club’s help has been much appreciated, the weekly use of their training facilities for our fitness sessions has been incredibly generous and much appreciated. Lastly, I must thank everyone involved in HCRFC – it has been an honour and privilege to lead the club this year. The spirit with which the boys have conducted themselves both on and off the pitch has been admirable. I could not have wished for a better group to do it with. Hector Ahern (Men’s Club Captain) The girls of Hatfield Women’s Rugby have had a great season. With our members spanning from faithful 4th year veterans to keen freshers, all the girls have come together to have a great time on and off the pitch. Led by our skilled and fearless team captain, Phil, we ended the season in a mighty third place, one of our best results in recent years. Notable victories include a 4700 win against our ‘Stockton sisters’, John Snow and satisfyingly beating all Bailey teams with scores of 30–22 against Chads and taking Chustle down with a huge 4305 (yes, that’s Cuthbert and Castle combined). Despite a win against Milbut in our game, we placed behind them in the league, with Trollingwood taking the top spot.

We had a lot of returning talent this year in speed, tackling and hands as well as gaining a promising group of new members who have shown great potential in both natural talent and their ability to pick up the game in such a short amount of time. Most girls join the club having never thrown a rugby ball before, and we are consistently impressed with the girls’ determination to go out try something new. We feel privileged to have such a diverse group of girls keep the club together, and have great friendships off the pitch. Last year 33 members went on a trip to Budapest and a tour to Croatia has been planned for this June. I would like to thank every member of HCWRFC for a great year and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the club. Stay Sassy. Brogan Lear (Women’s Club Captain)

Ultimate Frisbee Club Coming off the back of Hatfield’s most successful season, I had big boots to fill as club captain. The club began the season playing in new flair sublimated kit, redesigned by the dedicated Treasurer, Keita Fursdon. Hatfield A were once again in the Premiership for the 2014/15 season and retained a strong squad from last year along with the Master’s signing of Ollie Burke from Exeter Ultimate. It was hoped that Hatfield’s strong representation at University level would give us a healthy advantage, especially with the big names of DUF club captain Edward Ward and DUF co0women’s captain Jasmin Strickland. Hatfield’s main strength lies in its women, demonstrated by all four of the A women playing at University level along with B team captain Katie New. This was very useful with the new rule dictating a minimum of two girls on the line to encourage female participation in the sport. The freshers were soon hooked on the sport after going to the beginners’ tournament in Manchester, which is now becoming a HUF tradition.

Hatfield A’s season started with a strong 1304 win over newly promoted Van Mildert A. Next up were last year’s champions St. John’s A, in a match to be played in hurricane winds on Racecourse. Hatfield A showed their handler strength and came out 701 winners. The As continued their fine form with a 1204 win over Hild Bede A and a 1300 win over struggling John’s B. With the team fuelled on donuts from the bagel win, it was soon becoming clear that the league title would culminate in a shoot0out between Hatfield A and Grey A on the final weekend of the term. All that stood in our way was last year’s 3rd place team, Butler A, who were easily fought off by HUF with an 803 win. The big match was upon us and with both sides featuring huge sideline support, including alumni players, the stage was set. Grey A got off to a quick start and were not fazed by our horizontal stack. We quickly switched to a vertical stack and a hung0over Tom Cole scored what was to be our only point. Grey A pulled away and took the half 701 before sealing the match 801. It was not to be our day but everyone played their best, and we still had Trevs A to beat. They were duly dispatched in the first week of Epiphany Term to seal Hatfield As best ever league finish with an impressive 2nd place. Hatfield B were playing in the newly created Division 2 featuring debutant teams along with the old foe of Grey C. Bolstered by lots of keen freshers including the big throwing Max Clifton and Simon Ng, the aerial prowess of Justin Browning and Seb Marlow and the always open Laura Congreve, hopes were high for the upcoming season. HUF B began their league campaign with 2 tough matches against Ustinov and Chads, losing 206 and 407 respectively. Despite this, they came back with renewed vigour to beat Grey C 902 and Butler B 401 to guarantee a best ever finish. However, they fell to the might of the Cuths army losing 107 and 208 to Cuths B and C respectively. The season was finished off with a 1300 walkover against Hild Bede B to give the B team their best ever finish of 6th place (out of 8). Congratulations to Katie New for captaining and teaching the freshers the ways of Ultimate. The Epiphany Term saw reshuffling of the teams for the cup competition with the finalists being moved to the Bs to allow next year’s A team to gel. The As’ 2nd seeding gave them a favourable group

which they duly topped. A walkover against Johns A guaranteed a top 8 finish and we went into the 2v7 cross against Chads A with confidence. However, Chadsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; unconventional tactics of their GB handler hucking to tall freshers in a strong wind gave them the win.

Trevs A followed, which we narrowly lost on sudden death, before sealing 7th place with a win over Butler A, which bodes well for next season. The B team faced a tough group and narrowly lost to Mildert A before regrouping and beating both 4th seeds Hild Bede A and Trevs B. The Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost out in a three way tie to be left with the tough 3v14 cross against Trevs A. They unfortunately lost this along with the following 2 matches against Grey B and Johns B but finished off the cup competition with a convincing 803 win against Stephenson A to finish in a respectable 15th place.

Credit must be given to all players this season, especially in the latter half when a lack of players often meant playing without any subs in tricky conditions. The wonderful social secs Edward Ward and Hannah Rogers have kept up the social side of the club and another HUF tour is in the pipeline along with a HUF representation at summer tournament Fishbowl. I have high hopes for next year with vast improvements shown by all the freshers and would like to see continued involvement at University level. Jeremy Raymond (Club Captain)

Mixed Volleyball It has been a great year for HCVC, with improvements from all players throughout the season and some excellent results to show for it. The A team has played brilliantly in the league winning all but one match so far. With just one more opponent to face it is looking promising that they will be making an appearance on finals day at the end of Easter Term, where the top two teams from each division will face each other to decide on a college champion. Although the B team is yet to win a match, they have come extremely close on numerous occasions. There is one match left for the Bs and I have every confidence that a win is in sight. Having established the club just over a year ago, we are now the only college to boast two teams. The club has gone from strength to strength and after welcoming some talented new members this year, I look forward to seeing what the two teams have to offer for the rest of the season and I hope that the club will continue to grow in the future. Olivia Flanagan (Club President)

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College Societies Chapel Choir This year has been a particularly busy one for the Chapel Choir. In July, the Choir spent a week’s residency at Sherborne Abbey (having gone via Chester Cathedral to sing the Sunday services there) in which we enjoyed singing for the last time with those who had graduated a few months before. In addition to singing for Evensong each evening at the Abbey, we also sang for a wedding and were privileged to be the choir for Dorset County Council’s official World War One memorial service, at which the Bishop of Salisbury preached. Both in Chester and in Sherborne we encountered a lot of Durham (and Hatfield) alumni. With the start of the new academic year we held auditions to fill our vacancies and this year the choir has expanded to 22 singers. The Michaelmas Term has a number of extra services for the Choir to sing for: the Remembrance Sunday, Advent and Christmas Carol services, all of which were well attended and gave a chance for College members to hear the work of our singers. The Chapel Choir also sang Evensong in the Cathedral on St. Andrew’s Day singing Leighton’s Responses, Harris’ Faire is the Heaven and giving canticles by Peter Klatzow their first Durham airing. This standard of singing at this service was particularly high with clergy and congregation complimenting the Choir. The Epiphany Term saw the choir return to sing Evensong at Ripon Cathedral in February and enjoy a lunch at the Royal Oak beforehand. The weekend after was the annual reunion weekend, when choir alumni return to Durham for a dinner on the Saturday night before joining the current members in singing the morning services at the Cathedral. This year is believed to have been the best attended reunion remembered with 40 people attending the dinner. Epiphany Term also played host to another series of organ recitals, this time eight concerts of organ music by J.S. Bach. These were all extremely well attended and included notable recitalists such as Roger Fisher and James

Lancelot as well as other organists from the University and city as well as guests from further afield. These events have done much to raise the public profile of music at Hatfield. Luckily the organ (which has suffered considerable damage from excess moisture) was patched up before Christmas so that the recitals could go ahead and keep the organ playable until full repairs are undertaken during the summer. At the time of writing, the Chapel Choir has much to look forward to in the Easter Term and summer. Just before the start of term in April, we will be singing for two evensongs at York Minster and we hope to make visits to Hexham Abbey and Newcastle Cathedral before the end of the year. The Bishop Hatfield Service in the Cathedral is, however, very much the highlight of the Choir year. After the Graduation Evensongs held at the end of June we set off for a weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour of the Alsace region of France, based mainly in Strasbourg.

I am fortunate to have been supported by our two hard0working Organ Scholars, Laura Erel (who starts her term as Organ Scholar at Chichester Cathedral in September) and Cindy Chang, and thank them for all their hard work during the year.

I would also like to thank Anthony (Bash) and Tim (Burt) for their continued support of the Chapel and the Choir during my tenure as Director of Music. I am also very grateful to all members of the Choir for having coped with me for another year. Tom Coxhead (Director of Music)

Hatfield DUCK Year on year Hatfield DUCK has excelled and 2014/15 has been no exception! We have worked very hard to put on a fantastic calendar of events, building a good reputation and engaging Hatfielders in having a great time whilst supporting worthy charities. The start of Michaelmas Term set the tone and standard for the rest of the year for DUCK, with a hugely successful range of events in Freshers’ Week, including themed cocktails and mocktails at the Around the World night, a pub quiz, a Casino night, a Fun Fair and a cake sale, raising in excess of £700 in one week alone! The high levels of engagement continued throughout the term, which saw a mass viewing of the Great British Bake Off final in the bar, with cake and toastie sales in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, raising enough to fund a cancer information and support specialist for a day! 'Awkward' formal, which allowed pre0arranged seating for a formal, including romantic settings for two, was a huge success and was enjoyed by many. The Collegiate Way Jazz and Cocktails Night welcomed both students and international delegates, with entertainment provided by Kinky Jeff and other Hatfielders, making the most of the fantastic musical talent at Hatfield. December began with DUCK week, our busiest week of the year! We held a Christmas themed quiz, toastie of the week and mince pies, candy cane deliveries, the return of the infamous pieing and a JCR exec auction of promises, offering promises such as a date with Dan and Maria, and a three0 tiered cake baked by Rachael, which raised £332 in bids!

Epiphany Term continued to see DUCK as a prominent part of college life, with our Valentine’s roses and themed toastie raising £215 in a week for the charity Save a Child’s Heart, who provide cardiac surgery and other life0saving procedures for children in developing countries, as well as training doctors and nurses, improving quality of care and opening medical centres. Further to this, Hatfield DUCK teamed up with Sophie Lorenz, the Social Secretary, to put on a hugely popular Open Mic and Cocktail Night in the dining hall, with performances from Kinky Jeff, DU Gospel Choir and many incredibly talented Hatfielders, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Left to Right: Izzy Horler, Ollie Carruthers and Sara Nordboe Pettersen serving cocktails at the Hatfield Sessions

Hugely importantly, the toastie bar has thrived this year, and the proceeds from it, which all go to the central DUCK allocation fund, have made up a huge amount of our final fundraising sum. On the re0 launch night in October alone, a fantastic £115 was raised, making the

toastie bar a key hub for Hatfield DUCK. A special thanks goes to our wonderful toastie bar manager, Sara Nordboe Pettersen, for her brilliant work in making the toastie bar such a success. Alongside our own events, we have continually supported other College events when possible, the first instance being the photo on Palace Green, taken from the tower of the Cathedral, on Hatfield Day. Other events that Hatfield DUCK has supported include the Halloween Party, Hatfield0Castle Day, the University Challenge trials, Hatfield Sessions Beer and Music festival, various concerts and the Hatfield College Charity Fashion Show, who were fundraising for ChildhoodFirst. Involvement in non0DUCK specific events has been fantastic as we have reached many different groups in college and increased fundraising. Of course, Hatfield DUCK is just one of the college branches of DUCK, with central DUCK running a plethora of incredible events throughout the year that we have advertised and supported, with many Hatfielders also taking part. Events include, Rag Raids, Destination Amsterdam, the Santa fun run, DUCK Carnival, Canoeing across Scotland, Three Peaks Challenge, Cathedral Sleepout, Bungee Jump on Palace Green, Tough Guy, Skydiving, Formally Lost and Jailbreak, with some Hatfielders reaching Brussels. There are also expeditions happening across the globe this summer to Uganda and Thailand, which are both new expeditions for this year, and recurring expeditions to India, Peru, Tanzania, Kilimanjaro, Cambodia, Romania and Borneo! It has been fantastic seeing University0wide involvement in DUCK from Hafielders. Finally, we thank everyone in Hatfield for their generous support and attendance of DUCK events throughout the year, resulting in Hatfield DUCK raising over ÂŁ3000 this year, final figures pending. Very importantly, a huge thank you must be extended to every member of the Hatfield DUCK exec for their hard work, commitment and effort throughout the year, resulting in fantastic events which have raised money for worthwhile causes, going either into the central DUCK allocation fund, which is then distributed to local charities, or going straight to specific chosen charities.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our year as Hatfield’s Senior DUCK Reps and are hugely excited to be handing over to Katey Hamilton and Matthew Westby as the Reps for 2015/16. We are sure they will do a quacking job!

Isabelle Horler and Annie Bryant (Senior DUCK Reps)

Lion Theatre Company It has been another utterly remarkable year for Lion Theatre Company, which continues to move from strength to strength in the wider world of Durham Student Theatre. Having firmly re0established itself last year with the success of such shows as Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy and Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit, LTC has continued its tradition of putting on dark comedies and satire into this academic year with enormous success.

Michaelmas Term witnessed the marvellous triumph of Laura Wade’s POSH, directed by Lily James and performed in both the Empty Shop and the Assembly Rooms Theatre in November. Concerning the antics of the infamous fictional Riot Club, based on Oxford’s very own Bullingdon Club, the play of great interest to students across the University, eager to witness an evening of ‘booze, banter and brutality.’ As the night descends into chaos the play’s themes of aristocratic privilege, class friction and student drinking culture are poignantly revealed. James’ strong direction really brought out exceptional performances from all members of the cast. Particular mention must go to Hatfielders Ollie Burrows, Olivia Race, Jack Gault, Robert Double, Alex Moore and Tom Wills for their sterling performances. In its wake, Epiphany Term saw the wonders of Nikolai Gogol’s classic farce, The Government Inspector, directed by Tyler Rainford and performed in the Assembly Rooms in January. Gogol tells the story of a decrepit Russian town run by a Mayor whose own values are corrupt and immoral – at least, until he is informed that an official from the government will inspect the town. What follows is a farcical, humorous depiction of the Mayor’s attempts to pull some sort of town respectability together before the big inspection. The show is riddled with biting social commentary, which, in addition to the highly stylized and absurdist style of production chosen made the show an immense critical success. Special mention must also be made to Alissa Cooper and Shahnaz Ford’s masterful costume designs, which truly brought the play to life. Sam Arrowsmith, Tom Wills and Serena Gosling were all excellent in their respective roles. LTC now looks forward to quite possibly its most exciting venture to date. This summer, Lion Theatre Company will be the first college theatre company in Durham to go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Anna Jeary and Alissa Cooper have produced a new piece of writing entitled Some Thing New. The piece concerns a group of five ‘artists’ as they embark on an evening of disparity, sentimentality and a dose of sexual tension in the hope that they might be the next to fill the shoes of Magritte, Dalí and countless esteemed individuals before them with revolutionary ideas and sparkling talent.

They want to establish the artistic movement to define their times. But is it ever that easy to create something new? The play is sure to be a delightful success.

On a final, personal, note, it has been nothing but an honour and a pleasure to act as President for LTC over the last two years and it has been a joy to watch the company flourish in this time. With a new executive at the helm for the next academic year, there is little doubt that the company will keep on growing and involve even more Hatfielders in years to come. Tyler Rainford (President)

Lion in Winter Ball 2015 The Lion in Winter Ball 2015 saw Hatfield set to the theme of ‘The Roaring Twenties’. With a record 720 guests, 1920s America proved to be a great pull for Hatfielders wanting to make the most of the biggest night in the College’s social calendar. 2015 saw a greater number of professional musicians hired in for the night than ever before. From the electronic DJ sets provided by Ministry of Sound DJ, Jay Stone, and the up0and0coming HipHopopotamus, to the acoustic performances of Becky CJ, Channy Thompson and Chelsea Wood, recommended by Newcastle’s Metro Radio, the night featured a number of high calibre musical performances. The stand out artist on the night however was our headline act in the main marquee: I AM Beyonce. This tribute act provided an hour of quality entertainment and was greatly enjoyed by the college community. 2015 also saw significant investment in non0musical entertainment across Hatfield’s campus. In the bar, guests had the opportunity to win a number of prizes, such as a GroPro video recorder, in our ‘cash grabber’ game. Attempting to depict the excess of the Wall Street boom of the 1920s, guests had to catch a winning ticket from hundreds of identical flying items in order to win big, or otherwise go home empty handed. The bar and Jevons lawn also featured a large0scale basketball hoop game, a cork shoot stand, a boxing stand and a 1920s photo studio in the reading room. On the ‘opposite side of town’ beside Rectory lawn, guests were able to enjoy Hatfield’s first outdoor cinema through a projection on A Stairs’ wall, whilst enjoying Shisha with friends on the picnic benches. Guests were able to take a more relaxed approach in the Birley Room’s jazz lounge. Complete with hot drinks, toast and large beanbags to relax on, this area provided refuge for many Hatfielders seeking to take a break from the night’s festivities. The stand out success of the non0musical entertainment came in the form of indoor crazy golf, located in the dining hall. Accompanied by delicious (though short lived) party food, and under the watchful eye of Timba, the dining hall was a hub of activity for Hatfielders ready to tee0

off. Unsurprisingly performances were not on top form towards the end of the night! Alongside Hatfield’s very own ‘speakeasy’, guests were invited to enjoy the excesses of the 1920s. Paella was served throughout the night, as well as ice cream, party food, and a cocktail bar outside C Stairs’ entrance.

Part of the team Antonia Alley and Charlie Capel

It is essential to offer appreciation and thanks to all members of the Executive Committee for Ball, who spent many months planning and organising the event to continue the great successes of previous years. On the decorations team, Laura Gray and Georgina Box played a crucial role in bringing Hatfield campus back to the 1920s, with elements such as brown0bagged champagne bottles and full0scale wall projections, and they both did a superb job alongside their decs team in shaping the night. On the entertainment team, Charlie Capel and Kate Anderson did a superb job in negotiating and orchestrating all the entertainment for the evening, and thanks also to Alex Moore for sourcing musicians. On the marketing and sponsorship team, Antonia Alley and Isabelle Horler both ensured the fantastic turnout at the event through their convincing marketing efforts, including managing

the social media pages, and designing the ball wristbands. LIWB also managed to secure sponsorship from an external company for the first time. ARUP, a global engineering firm, provided generous support for the Ball, and the correspondence between the marketing and sponsorship team and ARUP has secured, what I hope is, a lasting relationship for the future. Thirdly, LIWB Ball Secretary, Erin Murgatroyd, proved essential in organising ticketing for the Ball, and conducting all administrative necessities for the Ball with the utmost care and attention. I reserve a special thanks for two individuals, without whom the Ball would have not been possible. George Pope, the Senior Ball Coordinator, was tasked with organising the operational side of the Ball, and with running the event on the night. His sheer professionalism and commitment ensured that the night went incredibly smoothly, and I forward this thanks for his excellent management of the LIWB operations team. Finally, I would like to thank the LIWB Treasurer, Ollie Carruthers. Throughout the whole eight months of planning, Ollie was a pleasure to work alongside, and the significant buffer we leave for next year’s Ball Committee is a testament to his competence and professionalism. Whilst I hope that my report leaves little to the imagination, I would warmly welcome you to watch our LIWB highlights video, available on YouTube via the link below, and I would like to thank everyone who contributed to our charitable donation, which in total raised £680 for our chosen local charity, Cash For Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuB8MtxAbC4 I thoroughly enjoyed my time working on the Lion In Winter Ball, and I look forward in great anticipation for what next year’s Committee is going to pull off, and indeed, what our first ever Lion in Summer Ball has to offer. Robert Double (Chair)

Music Society Building on great work of the Society last year in improving musical facilities in College, this year the Society has been looking at improving accessibility of music in College. This has chiefly been through the introduction of the Samuel Galbraith Culley Stoker Fund, which subsidises the purchase of sheet music up to 100% of the cost for Hatfield musical ensembles as well as for individual members. The Society has also looked into including new music facilities in the renovation of the Jevons building which will take place over the coming years. The Society has continued to host its usual concerts at the end of each term, as well as the dedicated Freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Concert in Michaelmas. These have been extremely well attended, with a combined audience of well over 100, and more than 30 performances. They have showcased an extraordinary level of performance ability which seems only to go up year on year, term on term! This year has also seen greater involvement between DUMS (the University Music Society) and college0level music, and it will be very exciting to see where this will lead. It has included, so far, a plan to have all college pianos tuned on a regular schedule, which will mean that facilities are kept in optimum condition to allow music to flourish. The Society has branched out in its activities this year, hosting a talk given by a speaker from Belfast University on Traditional Irish music, and other events are being planned for the summer term including involvement in the Festival of the Arts. David Sheard (President)

SHAPED SHAPED (Supporting Hatfielders Academic Potential, Employability and Development) has undoubtedly had a successful year. The Programme is barely recognisable to many recent leavers, most notably due to the rebranding and the student0led approach that has developed. We started off the year by agreeing to open up many of the talks to all Durham students rather than limiting attendance to Hatfield0only students. This has not meant a loss for Hatfield students though, and there are many aspects of SHAPED exclusive to Hatfielders. Most obviously is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Hatfield Awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which seeks to recognise students who have made the most of their student life by participating in the many opportunities available to them. Only a part of this requires attendance at SHAPED talks. Most Hatfielders will qualify for the Hatfield Award without even realising by participating in repping, sports teams, University clubs or volunteering. The Award is not limited to any number of individuals and welcomes all. Those who achieve the Award are invited to a dinner in their honour during the Easter Term, and we hope to see a large number of Hatfielders attending! There is also the Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Network, which remains solely accessible to Hatfielders. The expansion of the Hatfield Lions Network, diligently orchestrated by the ever0committed Laura Baldwin, will hopefully encourage more

current Hatfielders to contact alumni. The first Business Lions Buffet Lunch, which we hope will become an annual event, bridged the gap between current students and alumni in an informal setting. Without a doubt, some of the most successful talks were part of the AFTERMATH Series – organised by the charismatic and supportive Dr Eleanor Spencer0Regan. Dr Eleanor Loughlin from the Careers Services gave many Study Skills talks to help students develop useful life skills, for example ‘Speed Reading’, which was a real highlight! The series of Women in Business and Spotlight on Success talks (both part of the Business Lions Fortnight) cannot be forgotten either! With a wide array of speakers who came to Durham from across the country, we hope to develop these themed talks further in the next academic year. Despite the increase in attendance, we have been aware that it is not always possible for Hatfielders to attend the SHAPED talks and events. This has resulted in the team recording every talk. Most have been successfully uploaded onto the Hatfield JCR YouTube channel ensuring livers0abroad and the busiest among us don’t miss out! This developed from our commitment to gaining feedback, innovatively organised and collated meticulously by Wai Fung Teh. Anyone who has attended SHAPED talks this year will certainly have been hounded by the SHAPED team to “please fill out the feedback form”. It was from this feedback that we also stepped up our advertising game. Although we could apologise for the many Facebook posts and invites, we won’t, for a very good reason. This, alongside the regular updates on the Hatfield App by our extremely proactive and dedicated Rachael Boyce, is linked to the high attendance at many SHAPED events. We also concentrated on making the talks more relevant and personal to Hatfielders, leading to the introduction of a current student0led talk on internships. This event demonstrated the SHAPED programme’s new direction; a student0run society led by current students to help other students. Of course, we want to give a huge thank you to Eleanor and Anthony for their unwavering support throughout the year, and to our Team Coordinator, Ed Blancke, for his enthusiasm at every 8am meeting, coming up with the corniest SHAPED phrases that we all love, and

being genuinely committed to making SHAPED a programme to be proud of. We would also like to thank all students and staff who have supported our events through their attendance. Without you, the service would not run and with you, our drive to help SHAPE Durham students is boosted tenfold.

The SHAPED team at the Lion in Winter Ball

The SHAPED team hopes that within the next year we can build upon the foundations now set. We intend to work closer with the Hatfield Association to make use of a network of alumni. We will also be working with the Hatfield VP Discipline (a new part of the role) and continuing to organise student0led events. We now have a new team, with the Easter Term allowing us to provide a comprehensive handover, bringing fresh ideas and ensuring the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress continues. With your help, we hope to be more engaging and relevant to Hatfielders than ever before! Meg Kneafsey and Robert Littleton (SHAPED Champions)

Student Community Action This year has been a busy one at SCA (Student Community Action) with all sorts of volunteering activities happening across the University. A particular highlight this term included Student Volunteering Week which took place in February and gave students the chance to try out lots of one0off volunteering opportunities. Events were held every day of the week and included a Harry Potter themed party for primary school children, an Age UK ‘Winter Warmer’ tea party, a charity football match and conservation projects in Old Durham Gardens and the Stockton Road Cemetery. Cake sales were also held in order to raise money for the events. The week was a great success and hundreds of students were encouraged to give their time to help out and to get involved in further volunteering. This term SCA also worked alongside the University environment week and a ‘College Clear up’ was held in the Hatfield grounds and along the riverside. Another campaign that was very successful was the food collection for ‘A Way Out’, a charity aiming to help vulnerable women. SCA also runs a number of weekly projects that help students to support the local community. Some projects that Hatfielders are involved in include one0on0one tutoring (supporting sixth form students through their A level courses); after0school clubs in primary schools teaching modern foreign languages; and also befriending and visiting the elderly. Other projects such as riding for the disabled and dog walking have also been particularly popular. In the coming year SCA is hoping to expand some of the new projects which are starting up and encourage even more students to get involved. Rebecca D’Sa (Hatfield College Ambassador)

The Hatfielder This year The Hatfielder college newspaper was brought back to life after a lengthy hiatus, and we have been thrilled with the level of engagement, support and reception the paper has received. With an enthusiastic and diverse pool of writers, we were able to fulfil our intended coverage for the paper in both Michaelmas and Epiphany editions. From reviews of Hatfield life, both social and sporting, to general comment pieces on whatever the topical issue, we have been pleased to accommodate every writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s burning interest. It is certainly a testament to the active and inclusive nature of our College that we were never short of events to recount, articles to publish, or sporting feats to celebrate. Needless to say, we would never have had such a successful re0launch without the support from both College Officers and the Hatfield Trust. Given that most of us are relative newcomers to journalism, their guidance and generosity has been critical to the paperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progress this year. I would also like to thank The Hatfielder exec for all their determined efforts this year, including Flora Thomas, Ellie Hattersley, Amy Price, Sam Wilson, Meg Kneafsey, and Hannah Burnell. We hope that The Hatfielder will now become an established part of College life for the years to come. We have been able to lay the foundations for the paper to continue a successful evolution into its second year and, with the ongoing support from everyone involved, I am confident that we will be seeing a lot more from the paper in the future. Rob Littleton (Editor)

Hatfield Welfare It gives us great joy in writing this end of year report for Team Welfare 2014/2015. After numerous campaigns, general ‘welfare’ tasks, and meetings, we can look back on what has been both one of our busiest and most enjoyable years at Hatfield. The start of our year begun with a #WorkSmart campaign in College, lead by the Durham Students Union, to try and alleviate anxiety surrounding the upcoming exam period. This saw a host of activities including the ever popular bouncy castle in Jevons courtyard, and the all day free tea and toast picnic. We’ve learnt that offering free food to students who are accustomed to eating in the dining hall each day or cooking for themselves is a sure way to get people involved and engaged in College events! Following the exam period we appointed our Senior Welfare Reps, Davide Baldanzi, Amy Price, and Izzy Horler; and our two Campaigns Officers, Katie Anderson, and Erin Murgatroyd. These five team welfare members have been amongst the most dedicated and have done an amazing job, from organising events to running their weekly drop ins. When returning after the summer holidays, we were full of ideas for welfare events for the upcoming freshers and began the long process of allocating Hatfield Parents to all the new Hatfielders joining in October. This involved a high level of ‘Facebook stalking’ and matching subjects from the second year parents to the new freshers. The family event of the year was hosted following freshers week; the annual ‘Parenting Night’ began in Jevons courtyard and featured a new family photo booth to help provide a souvenir of the evening. Following a large number of applicants for Junior Rep positions we appointed the following: Briana Dunlop, Catherine Hinson, Hannah Finney, Emily Husband, Natasha Mulley, Lucy Pullinger, Roshini Turner, Joe Harris, Ellie Hattersley, Oliva Rutherford, and Sophia Patel. They have been enthusiastic and wonderful members of team welfare this year, and we hope they will continue to be a part of Welfare in the years to come!

During the first week of term we held 'Refreshers Week', which was aimed to relax and help students recover from the business of Freshersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Week. We held various events such as free smoothies, yoga, and a movie night. It was at this point that we invested in two JCR blenders as a long term investment for whenever Welfare wish to make smoothies at an event. We hosted the first C Card Registration in College and successfully signed up over 100 students to the NHS C Card sexual health scheme. The thinking behind the scheme was to allow students to have another method through which to obtain condoms, and also to allow the Welfare budget to be used more effectively. This is something we hope will be repeated each year, encouraging more people to sign up to the scheme and increase individualsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; responsibility for their sexual health. We have aimed to increase the social media presence of Hatfield Welfare to engage more students by structuring the Welfare team and including two types of junior roles: Social Media, and Bloggers. These reps would promote welfare events through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and write blogs targeting welfare issues of their choice, usually relevant to the campaign being run at the time. A Team Welfare page has recently been created and could be a step towards online drop in sessions. The last campaign this year was the Student Personal Safety Campaign. This was important to us and was relevant to the time following the tragic incidents regarding the river, though the campaign was focused more generally on safety during a night out. A member of the team came up with the idea of #wolfpack. A phrase coined by the film The Hangover which promotes the idea that on a night out you look out for the friends you're with. We incorporated wrist bands and gave groups of friends the same colour band to get them thinking about themselves as a unit to reinforce the idea of looking out for each other. The Personal Safety campaign was followed immediately by a 'Welfare Weekend'. This was used as an opportunity to help students unwind during the busy period of time at the end of Epiphany Term where

many people have summative deadlines. This involved a movie night which saw the purchase of a JCR popcorn machine, and also an Easter egg hunt.

In addition to welfare campaigns, we had a large influence in the restructuring of the JCR Executive Committee, specifically in terms of how the positions running the welfare team would be structured. As of the end of Epiphany, the Welfare Team has been handed over to the newly elected and chosen Welfare Officer and Assistant Welfare Officer, Izzy Horler and Amy Price. We are very confident that they will do a brilliant job and are excited to see all the great work they do for the upcoming year. It has been a pleasure being so involved with Hatfield and the welfare system, and we are finishing our time on the exec happy in the knowledge that we have had a successful year. Stefan Avanessian (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, as such, 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 whole community of Hatfield. 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 enhanced the opportunities for students of the College. The underlining message was also that we rely on the generosity of parents, friends, and alumni of the College to fund this. The amount received from parents who donated to the Hatfield Trust by way of parent membership was over ÂŁ3500 this year. The Trust would like to acknowledge the generosity of alumni who make regular contributions to the Trust through standing orders/direct debits. Their continued support is much appreciated and goes a long way in enhancing the student Hatfield experience.

Funding to individual students Postgraduate Research Awards The MCR Executive and the Director met on two occasions so far this year to consider applications for funding to assist with the expense of travel, visiting libraries, attending conferences or seminars, and library costs including ordering books, papers or journals from the British Library etc. There were 14 applicants and a total of ÂŁ1643 was awarded. The next two meetings are scheduled for April and June 2015.

A new initiative from the MCR Executive saw the launch of the “Communal Research Fund” designed to run workshops and seminars in College using visiting lecturers. The Trust provided £600 as an initial contribution which was matched by the MCR and the SCR. Bursary for Independent Research There are nine awards, each of £250 available to both graduates and undergraduates for research based in the UK. Floreat Awards The Hatfield Trust supports up to seven Hatfield undergraduates who are proceeding to postgraduate work. Each scholarship is worth £1000 and applicants for the award are considered by the Master, Senior Tutor, Assistant Senior Tutor, and Director of the Trust. The Fiver Fund The Fiver Fund supports students who might otherwise not be able to participate in extra0curricular activities through financial hardship. Applications can be made at any time throughout the year and are open to all undergraduates. Reports of the activities pursued are published in the Hatfield Record. Travel Awards The most popular of our bursary schemes to help students with their educational, charitable and personally challenging endeavours during the summer months. In all, 38 travel awards were given at a total cost of £6050. The annual cost is shared with the JCR. Following the recent earthquake in Nepal, the University has followed FCO advice that people should not travel to Nepal unless essential. On this basis, the Trust was unable to sponsor Hatfield students wishing to teach in Nepal this summer, but we hope our links there will be resumed as soon as possible. Academic Awards For the full list please refer to the College website (Hatfield Trust) “College Bursaries & Scholarships” to see the 29 different bursaries and scholarships available to Hatfield students.

Listed below a selection from that list: • Baxter Prizes – 45 recipients received a total of £4500; • Brileen Award (for a first0year female student studying Honours Music) £300; • History Award (book purchase scheme) £600; • Music Award (towards the cost of lessons) £250; • Barry Northrop Award (for students conducting research in any discipline in which there is a significant Asian or African component or connection) 2 x £500. The seventh annual pilgrimage to the Alexandra pub in Clapham Common took place on 19 September 2014. In all about 75 alumni attended and the strong affinity to Hatfield was very evident from all who attended. The Trustees who met at our last Trustees’ meeting in November 2014, outlined some targets they would like to be incorporated in Trust planning for the future. The Trustees are setting themselves some new goals in anticipation of the College’s 175th anniversary in 2021: • Generate at least £100,000 of disposable funds annually, over and above normal running costs. • Improve the Trust’s visibility, making use of social media to raise awareness and make clear the Trust’s ongoing need for funding. • Ensure that, by 2021, 50% of Hatfield alumni have donated to the Trust at least once. • Aim to achieve an appropriate balance in the use of the funds across the various core focus areas (travel, culture, sport, etc.). • Launch specific campaigns dedicated to capital projects.

In the first instance, our aim is to raise awareness and let alumni know about the variety of ways we currently spend the Trust funds. We want to ensure that individual feedback is regular and focused, and to emphasise the segmented use of Trust funds so that potential donors have a much clearer set of options. You can therefore expect more regular contact from College over the coming years, and from the Trust in particular. I encourage you to join in with Facebook and Twitter as they become available. We hope you will thereby see how active your College community continues to be and how vital your donations are in helping current students be the best they can be.

London Reunion: Friday 18 September 2015 from 7.30pm This September will see the 8th 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 couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be easier as it is next door to Clapham Common Tube station. Ian Curry (Director)

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Hatfield Awards and Bursaries Jamie Bache (Floreat Scholarship) My academic year so far has been extremely eventful and enjoyable. The two main reasons in my decision to complete a Master’s degree at Durham after my undergraduate degree were to captain DURFC’s 1st XV and to further my academic capabilities in completing an MSc in Marketing. In regards to rugby, I have relished every moment of my role as captain and enjoyed leading the team and having the responsibility of making crucial decisions on and off the field to benefit my teammates. The season hasn’t gone quite as well as we had planned as we struggled to really find our form and there is still a lump in the back of my throat with the thought of ‘what could have been’. But, looking forward, the 1st XV has a great chance of winning the BUCS 7s in April; our last chance to achieve some silverware this season. Concerning my degree, my decision to study marketing at postgraduate level is one that I am truly happy with and am now confident that I want to pursue a career in the marketing sector. I find I can really relate to the subjects I am being taught and genuinely look forward to the majority of my three0hour lectures, perhaps with the exclusion of Thursday mornings. Next year I hope to combine both my love for rugby and my desire to pursue a marketing career, by working in the field of sports marketing for an agency or a brand that I am passionate about. I also wish to continue playing rugby at a competitive standard. The Floreat Scholarship has allowed me the freedom to take rugby training seriously and focus on my MSc at the same time, without having to worry about carrying out part0time work to ensure my financial situation remains stable. For this reason I am truly grateful for being awarded the scholarship.

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Emily Cooper (Floreat Scholarship) In my third year as an undergraduate I was presented with an abundance of new opportunities and, most importantly, an introduction to the previously undiscovered potential Durham had to offer. To many graduates with a degree in Music, the most logical step would not be to displace their musical talents and aptitude for harmony and counterpoint with the Durham University Business School: however, I decided that, as a means to truly fulfil my Durham experience and attain an academic qualification that could relate directly to my desired career path, a year’s taught Masters in Management (International Business) could only be of huge worth to me! My days as an undergraduate were spent as a member of Grey College. I took advantage, especially, of the great sporting opportunities the College has to offer and much of my time was exhausted on the netball court. ‘Studying’ for a Music Degree, I discovered, was an extremely enjoyable investment of three years. I developed a particular interest in areas of the course such as Ethnomusicology; a field of music in which the department specialises and which was previously foreign to me. My final0year dissertation project provided me with the opportunity to explore a period of musical, technological and sociological revelation which I found both stimulating and fascinating. The thesis, titled ‘Victory though Harmony; Social Cohesion in World War Two’, disclosed the resultant factors of the technological insurgency of radio broadcasting directly prior to the Second World War. I further researched the morale0boosting influence of popular music during period and assessed the extent to which the BBC used music as a means to both unite and motivate a nation throughout a period of international conflict. As a musician with experience and a passion for choral singing, I was delighted to become a member and Scholar of Hatfield Chapel Choir at the beginning of my third year as an undergraduate. The Chapel Choir at Hatfield upholds a reputation for being one of the best in the University and since joining I have been fortunate to participate in the performance of exciting and difficult choral music on a weekly basis.

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It was the Chapel Choir, too, that really attracted me to becoming a member of Hatfield College and the community. During my time in the Choir I have sung services in Durham, Chester, York and Ripon Cathedrals, performed a concert at St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, Cullercoats, and spent a week in residency at Sherborne Abbey. I am very much looking forward the Choirâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming tour to Alsace in Summer 2015 which looks to be an exciting week performing services and concerts in a variety of exquisite venues as well as an opportunity to explore the area. As a member of Hatfield Chapel Choir, it has also been a delight to sing and socialise with so many fine musicians. MSc Masters in Management (with a focus on international business) has presented an entirely new array of unfamiliar challenges. The initial shock, as a music graduate, of being reunited with a calculator as a means to resolving financial ratios and understanding a balance sheet was one I had to overcome! The number of participants on my course has also dramatically increased from an intimate fifty to over three hundred, and as a student from the United Kingdom this places me in a minority amongst over two hundred and fifty international scholars. I have, however, greatly enjoyed the opportunity to mix and familiarise myself with such a diverse range of cultures. This has particularly added a new dimension to debate within seminars, as viewpoints are brought to the table from a range of international perspectives. Writing a dissertation for the Business School at Masters level will be my next challenge. My proposed topic is a study into the perception and attitudes towards the hospitality industry as a profession â&#x20AC;&#x201C; comparing the recognition of the industry within different cultures. The prosperity of the industry is almost entirely dependent on the quality of its employees, thus I also wish to assess the difference in the calibre of employees across different cultures and the different methods the industry applies as a means to attract people to the job. I have felt privileged to be welcomed as a member of Hatfield College this year and I will finally leave Durham this summer so enormously grateful to Hatfield for helping to extend my stay in Durham and open more doors for the future!

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Melissa Dawson (Floreat Scholarship) After four years of an undergraduate degree at Hatfield, studying Biology with an industrial placement, I was offered the opportunity to undertake a research Masters looking at the effects of fire management on birds and invertebrates in the South African savanna. There are two aspects to this project: (1) assessing the short0term effect of fire on the abundance and diversity of invertebrates and birds; (2) assessing the long0term effects of fire management on birds and invertebrates.

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Savanna ecosystems are characterized by a continuous grass layer under a sparse canopy of trees. Fire plays a major role in determining the structure, function, and dynamics of the savanna system, enabling the establishment and maintenance of this biome over other vegetation types. Most savanna regions are now highly modified by human development including subsistence agriculture, mining and game management. Fire is still a major component of this land; however, the

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ignition and timing of these events is now infrequently due to natural causes. Prescribed burning is widely used for conservation management, and is an essential ecological factor in the management of savanna ecosystems. Despite the widespread use of fire as a management technique, very little is known about its effects on the ecosystem, in particular on invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians. This limited understanding led to the development of my project, working with a current PhD student. The project involved a 30month field placement at Mankwe Wildlife reserve in the North West Province of South Africa, from September to December 2014. While in South Africa, data were collected on new burn sites following the change in diversity and abundance of birds and invertebrates on these sites over the 30month period. The reserve burns on a five0year cycle; this means that it is split into grassland patches at different stages of growth since burning. These different patches were used to study the longer0term effects of a burn regime. Upon my return to the UK I have begun to analyse the data I collected in the field; initial analysis is showing interesting results.

South Africa was an amazing experience; the field work provided a great learning curve for me and helped me to develop my field techniques. While on the reserve two rhinos were poached.

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This led to increased night patrols and the de0horning of the remaining rhino. Being part of this distressing process really enabled me to experience what reserve owners around Africa go through day to day to protect their animals. Since leaving the reserve I have started to raise funds for Mankwe, to help them protect the remaining rhinos. https://www.crowdrise.com/savemankwesrhino/ Last year 1215 rhinos were poached for their horns; with only 5055 white and black Rhino remaining in Africa, if poaching continues at this level it will not be long before they are extinct. The Floreat Scholarship enabled me to fund this Masters and field work, enabling me to undertake my own research and develop field skills and statistical skills that I require to work in field conservation. Therefore, I would like to say a massive thank you to the Hatfield Trust for supporting me with this project.

Tim Honey (UK Based Independent Research Bursary) During the summer of 2014 (1 – 19 September), I undertook a research project under the supervision of Dr Adam Benham at the School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University. It was entitled: “An investigation into the in vivo effect of homocysteine on the 2G4 epitope on Ero1α in human fibrosarcoma HT1080.” The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle that functions in the synthesis, modification and exportation of proteins. These proteins are subjected to quality control and modification by molecular chaperones – proteins that assist the covalent folding/unfolding and assembly/ disassembly of other proteins. One major function is to prevent polypeptide chains from misfolding and aggregating into non0 functional structures, which occurs in protein misfolding diseases, such as cataracts, Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Oxidative protein folding is the process that ensures proteins leaving the ER have the correct arrangement of disulphide bonds. Disulphide bonds form between two cysteine residues and play an important role

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in the folding and stability of proteins. In humans, the main pathway of oxidative protein folding is mediated by ER oxidoreductase 10alpha and 10beta (Ero1α and Ero1β) and protein disulphide isomerase (PDI). Electrons pass from the client protein to PDI to Ero1 and onto molecular oxygen via an Ero10bound flavin adenine dinucleotide cofactor; and the disulphide bonds flow in the opposite direction (Benham et al., 2013). The importance of these oxidoreductase enzymes and ER redox regulation is demonstrated by their upregulation in gastrointestinal disease such as Barrett’s oesophagus, oesophageal and gastric cancers. Within Ero1α, there are regulatory disulphide bonds that allow it to change between active and inactive conformations depending on the oxidative stress in the ER (e.g. high stress = active; low stress = inactive). Homocysteine is a precursor in the metabolism of cysteine and methionine and it has been demonstrated to induce the active form of Ero1α (Battle et al., 2013). My work involved using a technique called Western blotting (otherwise known as protein immunoblotting) in which proteins are separated based on their size and molecular weight by gel electrophoresis and then specific proteins are detected and visualised using antibodies, chemiluminescence and photographic film. 2G4 is one such antibody that is used to detect Ero1α as it binds to a specific epitope (an epitope is the part of a protein that an antibody binds to). However, studies have demonstrated that the 2G4 epitope disappears after homocysteine treatment. Therefore, I investigated whether this effect could be reproduced. Although results were successful, they were limited due to the restricted amount of time available. Each Western blot experiment takes 2 days to complete and so a limited number of results were obtained. This summer research placement has provided invaluable lab experience for my final year (in which we undertook a 50week lab project for one of our dissertations), and for Masters/PhD applications (in which I am hoping to obtain a PhD in neuroscience). Therefore, I am enormously grateful to the Hatfield Trust for funding this placement.

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Catherine Kendall (Floreat Scholarship) Having studied Archaeology and Ancient Civilisations during my undergraduate time at Hatfield, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until quite late in the day I realised that my true interest lay in museums, and in using my knowledge to further the lifelong learning of others. Thus, my decision to remain in Durham with the MA in Museum and Artefact Studies, in one of the best Archaeology departments in the country. My modules focus on such topics as theories and approaches to museum studies and its practice, the investigation of artefacts and their properties, and a student run project creating an educational resource for the Oriental Museum on the theme of Pilgrimage. My research project is focused on the representation of trans* people, and their histories and experiences, in contemporary museum exhibitions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trans*â&#x20AC;? (including asterisk), is an umbrella term that refers to all of the identities within the gender identity spectrum including transgender, transsexual and genderfluid individuals, essentially anyone whose gender does not correspond to their assigned sex at birth. I am aiming to highlight the lack of LGBT representation in museums, especially the amount of trans* focus as opposed to gay and lesbian narratives, but also to provide evaluation of their representation when it is present. The importance of representing minorities in the museum is absolutely key to the current museum focus on being a safe, social space for everyone in the communities they support; LGBT people have always existed and it is up to museum professionals to indicate this in displays, and draw attention when exhibiting the history of society. Exhibiting trans* stories can serve to normalise minority sexualities and provide information to museum visitors who may never have considered LGBT viewpoints. They can provide inspiration and security to young people struggling with their sexualities, and in the inclusion of personal stories, can provide a voice to a group of people often completely erased from history, and discriminated against in society. We need more, positive, LGBT representation throughout society and the media, and this project is my attempt to fulfil part of this need through the museum medium that I hope to spend my life working with.

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This is where the Floreat Scholarship has been invaluable to me, by providing the funding to visit exhibitions across the country, now and throughout summer, in order to gather data. It has also enabled me to stay in Manchester for my Easter vacation placement in the Manchester Museum, which will give me the chance to gain experience working in a professional museum environment, working with the family and adult learning team on an adult learning event proposal linked to development of the Study, their new inquiry based research gallery, among other responsibilities. I also hope to use my time in Manchester visiting various other museums and gathering data for the research project. Being a part of the Hatfield MCR, and living at James Barber House, has been such a different experience from the last three years as an undergraduate, but it has been just as enjoyable. I have tried to remain just as involved, attending as many events and formals as possible and have found the whole MCR community to be so welcoming. I would encourage anyone reading this to stay on if they can! I am so glad I decided to stay at Durham, and Hatfield, as my experience with the MCR has been better than I ever could have hoped, and without the help of the Hatfield Trust and the Floreat Scholarship I may not even have continued studying, so I would like to thank them and all involved for their generous support.

Simon Smith (Floreat Scholarship) Continuing my studies at Durham has been a natural progression from my undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences. I am now reading for an MSc in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Energy and Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, a relatively new course offered at Durham which considers how energy technologies can be most effectively integrated into societies, cultures and economies across the world. The course is heavily interdisciplinary, drawing from modules in engineering, economics and anthropology departments. I have developed two main research projects during my studies: the first considers energy efficiency in student accommodation, particularly for students living in privately rented accommodation, where energy

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efficiency standards are typically very poor; the second considers how the growing number of community energy projects in the UK could transform the UK energy system from a centralised, high0carbon energy system to a distributed, low0carbon energy system. The Floreat Scholarship has significantly helped me continue my studies for a fourth, final year and I am very grateful to Hatfield

College and the Hatfield Trust for supporting my studies. Although I have not yet finished my studies, I have already gained so many extra skills to complement my undergraduate degree. Last summer I was fortunate enough to conduct fieldwork on Tenerife, monitoring gas emissions from the third highest volcanic feature in the world, Mt. Teide and gaining valuable skills at communicating science to members of the public. I have also gained an appreciation of social science perspectives on energy issues, and have learned that if academics are to contribute to the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy challenges, they must take a truly interdisciplinary approach that considers both the technical and social dimensions of energy related issues.

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I have continued as an active member of Hatfield College this year and, although I have missed being in the JCR, I have been surprised by the vibrancy of Hatfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MCR student community. As I liver0out, I have at times missed out on James Barber Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lively social scene. However, I am fortunate to live with undergraduate friends from Hatfield and therefore feel that I have been an effective bridge between the JCR and MCR communities within Hatfield.

As a Floreat scholar, I am perhaps expected to spend the majority of my time hard at work in the library. Although there is some element of truth in this, I have made a real effort this year to make good use of my time away from academic work. I have continued to be heavily involved in the University climbing and walking community, and have been fortunate enough to improve my ice climbing skills with fellow Hatfielders during an expedition to Rjukan in Norway in January 2015 (putting ice screws, funded by the Hatfield Trust, to great use). Hatfield College has provided me with so many opportunities throughout my four years at Durham. If there are any Hatfield undergraduates reading this who are considering studying at a postgraduate level in Durham, I would strongly encourage them to apply for the Floreat Scholarship; it would, of course, be rude not to.

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Hatfield Travel Bursaries Kate Anderson Last year, if you had told me that I would be travelling to India and Nepal next summer for 8 weeks, I would not have believed you. Thanks to the money from the Hatfield Trust, I have been able to live the dream of travelling whilst still a university student. The experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity that was made available to me by my College, Hatfield. The Hatfield Nepal Project has been operating for almost 10 years now; it sends 8 Hatfield students to volunteer in a school in Nepal called Hindu Vidyapeeth for 6 weeks. I was one of the 8 lucky volunteers to go to Nepal and meet the incredible people who run this charitable school. On our first night in Kathmandu, we met Chintamani Yogi – the founder of HVP and figure head. He gave us some insight into the troubles he faced in trying to set up a school that was able to offer sponsorships to children who had troubled backgrounds, as well as offering to many other students the chance to learn in a moral environment. Now there are three HVP schools: Central (Kathmandu), Dang and Thali. Only four volunteers stayed in Kathmandu; I was one of the four who travelled to rural west Nepal to stay in Gorahi, Dang. There we met Chintamani’s older brother, Bhola, who is the principal and figure0 head of HVP in Dang and one of the most amazing people I’ve ever met. After 6 weeks in Dang, he had inspired us all to live peacefully and generously. He also spends his time as chairman of an old people’s home which he set up, as well as a disabled persons’ centre. His philosophy talks were insightful and I feel like I was very lucky to have met Bhola. We stayed at the Children’s Peace Home which is run by Bhola and his wife. 34 children from the ages of 6 to 23 live there. I had the pleasure of being able to recognise each of the children at the Peace Home and know all of their personalities. Not only were all of the children kind

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and happy, they were all with a troubled past that had lead them to be taken in by Bhola and their education sponsored. I have said multiple times now that those children are so lucky to have such a wonderful childhood growing up at the Peace Home as it is such a loving and warm environment. I feel truly blessed to have been able to visit such a place and I hope one day I will be able to go back.

I would like to say a big thank you to the Hatfield Trust for making my summer one to remember.

Daniel Cain0Reed The Hindu0Vidyapeeth (HVP) Educational Charity In February 2015, the Headmaster of one of the schools at which Hatfielders volunteer each year through educational charity Hindu0 Vidyapeeth (HVP), came to visit England as a result of the combined efforts of past volunteers.

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Upon returning from a summer of teaching in Kathmandu, under the care and guidance of HVP Central’s headmaster Vishnu Dangi, the last thing we had anticipated was welcoming him to our own scholarly community five months later. Vishnu sir’s trip proved to be a fantastic opportunity for cultural exchange in addition to enabling past volunteers from across the country to catch up with the man who has played such a pivotal role in what is for many an extremely unique and formative volunteering opportunity. Bringing Vishnu sir to England was no mean feat. Co0ordinated by our fellow volunteer and Oxford student, Ben Peacock, a number of volunteers had to provide character references to support Vishnu’s visa application. After these formalities had been overcome, we needed to secure funding for flights and this is where the community spirit which volunteering for a small charitable organisation becomes of integral importance. Over a decades worth of volunteers from around the country and in a range of professions contributed to the cost of flying Vishnu over to England. Seeing how quickly this project was mobilised was testament both to Ben’s dedication and to the strong sense of purpose which volunteers develop through their experiences at HVP. After a stint in London, Vishnu arrived by train to Durham on February 22nd for three days. During his time, Vishnu was able to meet College Officers for tea, meet current students, and experience Durham’s World Heritage Site. Vishnu was extremely impressed to have met our College Officers as well as Trust Director, Ian. This was a fantastic chance for them to understand exactly what College students do whilst participating in the Nepal Project each year, as well as enabling them to see the extent of the impact that kind donations from the Trust make in the schools. In addition to taking in the wonders of the Cathedral and the Castle, Vishnu was interested in collegiate life in Hatfield. During meal times he had the chance to speak to a number of students about their lives at Hatfield: what they enjoy, how the collegiate system is helping them with their future success, and what their current studies are like. Just as Hatfield students live and eat communally in the College, hostel students in HVP’s Kathmandu school benefit from the same communal

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spirit. It is this strong sense of community that I think the schools in Nepal have in common with Hatfield and I have no doubt that this visit has helped strengthen the relationship that we are lucky to share.

Vishnu’s visit definitely highlighted how important Hatfield’s contribution to the charity and the schools is, both through JCR members co0ordinating and preparing the next round of volunteers in addition to the generous grants that the Trust and JCR contributes through Travel Awards. Whereas in Oxford and Cambridge, the project is coordinated on a University0wide scale, at Durham it is only open to Hatfield students. We are very lucky to be able to keep the project on a smaller scale because it undoubtedly helps to foster a sense of belonging amongst the volunteers as well as adding to the countless opportunities that Hatfield offers its students. Ellie Hattersley (Nepal Project Chair) and I were really appreciative of the very kind help of the Hatfield Trust for funding Vishnu’s visit. Initially we had only anticipated a small contribution to the cost of

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accommodation; however, the fact that the Trust fully funded his accommodation in a very impressive flat in Bailey Court along with providing us with funds to cover his expenses whilst he was here lifted a huge financial burden off Ellie and me and it definitely improved Vishnu’s experience in Durham. This summer’s volunteers enjoyed meeting Vishnu and are more excited than ever to begin their volunteering. We are looking forward to working with this year’s volunteers in the future to raise the profile of the Project throughout the College so that more students have the opportunity to get involved and challenge themselves in the same way that we have been lucky enough to do. Vishnu really enjoyed his visit to England and Durham in particular, and left us this message: 'I cannot express in words what an amazing time I had with all of my dear friends at Durham. I am highly thankful to you all 0 especially to Ellie Miss and Dan Sir for kindly coordinating my visit to Durham. I feel I am blessed to meet you all 0 you are the beautiful people of the beautiful Durham University.’

Charles Capel Thirty one days, two national parks, and scores of friendly Ugandans have taught me more about myself, than 19 years in UK has, or ever could. Thanks to funding from the Hatfield Trust Travel Fund during the months of July and August I worked as a Social Media and Communications Intern at Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH). CTPH is an internationally recognised Ugandan Non0Profit Organisation that aims at reducing the transfer of disease between humans and gorillas or livestock by improving the health of communities. Upon arrival in Entebbe, I worked for a week in the CTPH Head Office. For smaller non0profit organisations in Uganda, a dedicated staff member for Social Media and Communications is uncommon, which meant that one of the greatest tasks I faced was being able to

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create a long0term strategy to allow CTPH to continue using social media effectively after I left. I trained a number of team members, and utilised a tool called Buffer, which allows the user to line up and schedule posts to a number of social platforms. The office work in Entebbe was a fitting preparation for the raw beauty awaiting me in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, home of half of Uganda’s gorilla population. Bwindi is the heart of CTPH’s operation. Here they monitor the health of the gorillas in collaboration with the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, and teach surrounding communities about family planning, sanitation, health, and information technology. As well as monitoring, and training staff in social media, my role there was to help CTPH tap into the ecotourism industry, in order to provide an alternative revenue stream to grants. I designed, marketed and produced the CTPH Experience, which consisted of a tour around their Gorilla Research Clinic, and a presentation on the work they carry out. After Bwindi National Park, I followed the well travelled tourist route to Queen Elizabeth National Park where CTPH has a Telecentre and Visitors’ Information Centre, as well as carrying out ground operations focussing on Livestock and Hippo conservation. My role here was to train local staff in social media, as well as hospitality, and management. I worked closely with CTPH staff with a view to increasing the revenue streams from the Visitors’ Information Centre, which sold hot food and drinks. I am proud to say that by the time I left we were taking in a day what we would previously earn in a week. This was largely due to a few structural changes, and new concepts such as selling take away coffee to tourists in the morning before they go on their game drives. Before I arrived in Uganda I remember feeling as if, in the words of Joseph Conrad in the Heart of Darkness (a somewhat fitting companion on my trip), ‘instead of going to the centre of a continent, I was about to set off for the centre of the earth.’ The fear of the unknown, the unfamiliar, and the uncomfortable cast a sobering shadow over the most enlightening experience of my short life so far.

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To those who ask I have developed the line â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;it was the single most exhausting and incredible month of my lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The reality, however, is much more complicated. Uganda taught me that I am more able than I previously thought. Each day posed a new challenge that I was forced to tackle. I had no training in how to design a menu, or make a brochure. I had never been forced to connect with someone from a different culture, let alone work with them. Filming a documentary, interviewing people, and researching stories were all unfamiliar tasks. Yet I managed them all.

Moreover, I learnt that international development is more than numbers on a page, or points on a graph. Seeing poverty beyond economics, I finally understand the enormity of the issue. I remember driving from Kampala to Entebbe trying to project my memory of the UK onto the improvised buildings and quasi0urban jungle. The task of bringing Uganda to western levels of development is so huge when poverty seems so entrenched. How does a government build the nation it wants to be, when the nation in it is so deeply etched?

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As a journalistic experience it was invaluable. I reconfirmed my passion for my career choice, and had the opportunity to feel as if I was in fact a journalist. Conducting interviews, searching for stories, and filming documentary footage allowed me to make mistakes, to learn from them, and most importantly avoid them next time. Finally, I was able to write a blog. My blog (ccapel.wordpress.com) allowed me to digest what I had seen; it empowered me to tell other peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stories; it allowed me to keep in touch with those who cared; most of all it motivated me to dig deeper, say yes more, and stay focussed. Without funding from the Hatfield Trust Travel Fund the most extraordinary month of my life would have been mundane. Flights, accommodation, food, vaccinations and other expenses form a sometimes overwhelming, financial barrier to any trip such as this. The Hatfield Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generosity helped removed this barrier allowing my dream to turn into reality.

Ed Cromwell In early July 2014 I headed out to Vancouver, British Columbia to carry out research as part of my 4th Year Geoscience research project, helped by funds from the Hatfield Trust. Once I arrived in Vancouver I was lent a 40wheel drive truck by the mining company and headed to Princeton, a small town located about 3 hours east of Vancouver. The mining company accommodated me in a small house in the town for the duration of my stay. My research in Canada was based at a mine around 30 minutes drive up a steep winding road at Copper Mountain, one of British Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest copper producers. Before a mine comes into existence, a lengthy process is conducted to calculate whether the mine will be economic, involving geophysical surveys and the drilling of hundreds of drill holes to calculate the amount of metal located beneath the ground.

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For my research project I was looking at these old drill holes from an already active mine and trying to work out the defining characteristics of the rock type that hosted the highest concentration of mineralization. I carried this out in extremely challenging weather conditions, with temperatures ranging from 5 to 35 degrees, sometimes changing 20 degrees within a day.

Whilst at the mine I also got a chance to see what the geologists did each day in the mine, working with the colossal shovels and haul trucks, analyzing the rock to ensure the high grade goes straight to the crusher for processing, mid and low grade is taken to stock piles, and any waste rock is taken straight to the waste piles. The whole experience was unforgettable, and I have just finished writing my Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thesis using the research I conducted in Canada, part of which will be published in the scientific journal Economic Geology, as a collaboration with geologists at the mine and the University of British Columbia.

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Nicole Frith During the summer of 2014, I was lucky enough to be offered a 60week internship with the National Society for Earthquake Technology0Nepal (NSET). Whilst at NSET, I worked with the Schools’ Earthquake Safety Program (SESP) to assess hazard awareness in western Nepal, compile a summary report of a completed disaster preparedness program in Bangladesh, and attend their annual students’ summit on earthquake safety. I also regularly visited schools throughout the Kathmandu Valley to learn about the benefits and practicalities of retrofitting buildings for their improved safety during earthquake events. Upon completion of my internship, I travelled around Nepal for three weeks, visiting the tourist center of Pokhara, Chitwan National Park and Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha. The end of my visit coincided with a geography department field trip, during which I undertook group research into the flood risk of the Dobhan Khola Valley (central Nepal). My experience in Nepal was one I will never forget. As my first experience of the developing world I had no idea what to expect as I alighted the plane in Kathmandu; however, I was greeted only with warmth and kindness by anyone I met. After the culture shock associated with cows wandering the streets as they pleased, fearing for my life as I exited the airport’s gates onto the mayhem of the roads outside, and the exposed electricity wires that could probably electrocute you if you weren’t careful; I had soon settled into my house, had friends from both Nepal and Australia, and had even joined a local gym (I use the term loosely to describe two treadmills, a cross trainer and a broken bicycle, all of which were only guaranteed power between 508 pm!). My fears of the rabid dogs and walking through unlit streets at night even started to fade! Though I experienced many new things in Nepal, there are probably two achievements I remain most proud of. Taking the bus to and from work was daunting and I avoided it at all costs for the first two weeks; however, my confidence with the locals improved and my first journey alone, and after which I actually ended up at the right place, is something I am still proud I managed. Secondly, a brief crash course

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in Nepali from my Australian housemates ensured I never paid over the odds for taxis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; again something which I am proud to have learnt, not only for the economic benefits but for the smiles on my colleagues faces when I tried to use my limited Nepali vocabulary.

My visit to Nepal was fantastic! Not only did I learn so much about both the Nepali culture and myself, but I made some great friends and had some fantastic experiences, which will always remain with me. I thank the Hatfield Trust for helping me to get there, without which my summer, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure, would have been a lot less exciting.

Ellie Hattersley, Cat Jones & Matt Lynch This summer saw eight Hatfield students making a trip across the world to Nepal, to teach in schools run by the charity HVP (Hindu Vidyapeeth). Five of us chose to spend two weeks in India beforehand, seeing the sights of the Golden Triangle of Jaipur, Delhi and Agra, before making our way overland to Nepal.

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Ellie had spent three months in India in 2012, and she was keen to revisit the slum she worked in as part of the trip to Jaipur. We met some locals in Amber Fort who were kind enough to later drive her to the community, and accompany her to the school that she worked in conjunction with on the project two years ago. She met with Madhu Gee, the headteacher of the community school. Through a mixture of Ellieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broken Hindi and her friend Suhan's translation, they had a brief conversation about how the school was getting on (well) and what had been going on since she had left. Unfortunately, the community has not had any volunteers since she left, which is a shame, but it seems as though there have been some developments, the most obvious of which that the wall which had been under construction during her stay was now completed, and the petrol station nearby was now fully operational. It was really great for Ellie to revisit a place with such great memories. Once our whirlwind tour of India was over, we began the gruelling 25 hour0plus journey on to Nepal, involving an overnight sleeper train, a three0hour jeep, a quick stop at border control, and an incredibly sweaty and uncomfortable bus to Kathmandu. We briefly stayed overnight in a guesthouse, before heading onwards to the school that four of us would spend the next six weeks teaching at. We were greeted like royalty, with garlands of flowers and specially made dhapattas (scarves) and handshakes from various important people within the school. Chintamani Yogi was our main source of information over the next few days: the founding principal of HVP. Vishnu sir, the head teacher of the Kathmandu school, was away going to various educational conferences in Thailand and Korea and other exciting places. When he returned, he made us all feel incredibly welcome and taught us about Nepali culture and tradition. We were all exhausted from travelling, but so excited to get stuck in and involved with teaching and meeting the children and settling into Nepali life. The remaining three Durham volunteers arrived, and a day later four of our number headed off to rural Dang to teach at another of HVP's schools. Shortly afterwards we were joined by some more volunteers from Cambridge, who would make up our team over the coming weeks.

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The Nepali education system has to be explained to be understood. Nepal is economically one of the poorest countries in the world, and its education system somewhat reflects this. The instability of the political situation also exacerbates some of the problems inherent in the system, which is partly why a lot of people choose to go elsewhere for higher education. There are three basic types of school in Nepal: government schools (free schools), private schools (profit0making schools), and trust schools (based on charities, such as HVP). Government schools are essentially fighting an uphill battle, against teachers who get paid regardless of how well or how often they teach classes, nepotism shown by employers, and students who come from widely diverse backgrounds, often delicately balancing poverty and their education. Private schools are often cripplingly expensive, and therefore offer a very high standard of education, but are almost inaccessible to those who don't have the means to pay. That is where HVP comes in. Trust0based schools don't make a profit, so any money that is made from the school fees which are necessary in order for the school to run, are invested back into the school, into fair salaries for teachers, equipment for the classroom, and long0term projects. HVP also sponsors some children, who can't afford to pay for their own school fees. This is especially important in HPV Dang, where many of the children living in the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peace Home would have been denied the opportunity to be educated if HVP did not step in. HVP schools receive volunteers from Oxbridge and Durham for three months every summer, who tend to use more creative teaching methods than their Nepali counterparts, which is hugely beneficial to the kids. The children in HVP schools are taught in English, by English speaking teachers, for about a quarter of their school year, and the difference this makes is noticeable. Particularly for the children in the hostel, it's really obvious what a positive difference this has made in terms of their level of English. The teaching was tough, and a steep learning curve, but overall hugely rewarding. We all learnt a lot about how to plan lessons and deliver them as well as how to control a class; Ellie and Cat taught kids the Arthur theme tune and held debating contests and helped run two spelling bees. Similarly, Matt and Nathan (a volunteer from Cambridge

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University) taught the children a lot about European history, such as the Second World War, which the children found interesting (as their syllabus consisted solely of Nepali history). We taught a mixture of kids from class 1, aged about 6 or 7, with very little English, up to class 8, aged between about 14 and 16, with a pretty good grasp of the language. The Nepali teachers would sit in at the back of our lessons, listening in to some of the things we were trying to explain, and taking note of our methods. This is where we feel the school will feel a lasting impact, as the Nepali teachers would take tips and be able to implement them in their lessons after we had gone.

In Kathmandu, the school we worked in also housed around 40 hostel kids, who lived and went to school there, and these kids were the reason we all had such an incredible six weeks. We spent almost every hour of our days with them; teaching them, playing football and basketball with them, helping them out with their homework, eating our meals with them, and joining in with their prayer time. One weekend we took all the hostel kids to Nagar Kot, a village from which

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you are supposed to be able to get a clear view of the Himalayas (unless it's cloudy, which it was). The bond that we had with both the teachers and children alike was incredible, and when we left we were all in floods of tears. Many of us hope to return to Nepal in the near future! It has been an incredible and rewarding summer, and huge thanks have to go to both the Student Travel Abroad Fund, and the Hatfield Trust, for their generous contributions towards the cost of our trip, and without whom we would not have been able to give so much to the wonderful kids we met. Nepal is a beautiful, welcoming country and we are honoured to have got to spend time there and to have worked with HPV Nepal.

Tim Honey During the summer of 2014, 23 young adults (aged 15018) and 10 accompanying leaders from Christ Church Winchester flew out to Uganda where we spent 4 weeks (8 July 0 6 August) volunteering and working alongside churches and schools in Kampala and Kisoro. I was one of the leaders accompanying this group. Whilst out there, we were joined by around 30 Ugandan delegates of similar ages to form a Ugandan0English team of 60 men and women. The first 2 weeks (7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 21 July) were spent in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, where we worked alongside the Diocese of Kampala. We spent much of our time in a particular church called St Nicolas Church Kalerwe. This lively church is located in the heart of the capitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest slum, Kalerwe, and within the last 10 years, has built an adjacent primary school to provide education to the many children. These were people who had very few material possessions and yet in their church, joy, enthusiasm and a sense of belonging to each other was wonderful to see and be a part of. Eleven of our team members were from Kalerwe and were such inspiring individuals, e.g. 18 year0old Emmanuel grew up in Kalerwe and has been awarded a highly competitive scholarship to study Law at Makerere University.

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A typical day consisted of congregating with our Ugandan team, worshipping, praying and studying the Bible together, eating lunch together and then doing community outreach. This included visiting slum areas and meeting residents, visiting Butabika Hospital (a psychiatric hospital that also serves as the teaching hospital for Makerere University College of Health Sciences), and sharing the Good News that “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16) as evidenced by the life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

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En route from Kampala to Kisoro, we spent 3 nights (21 – 24 July) on Byoona Amagara Island in Lake Bunyonyi. A stunning and serene island0studded lake in which we canoed in dug0out trees to reach the island; slept in open0air “Geodomes” that looked out onto Lake Bunyonyi; awoke to the sound of fluttering birds; had solar0powered showers, which were refreshingly cold; and gazed up at the astonishing star0lit sky. The first 2 weeks had flown by and this time of retreat was

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such a blessing. Firstly, because it was the opportune time for people to become unwell – as everyone was run0down. Secondly, we used this time to reflect on all we had seen and done in Kampala, and focus ourselves on our next adventure to Kisoro… The final 2 weeks (24 July – 6 August) were spent in Kisoro, a rural town in Western Uganda located at the base of Mount Muhabura, where we worked alongside the Diocese of Muhabura. Our activities involved taking assemblies in primary and secondary schools, brick0 laying for a new hostel, visiting Kisoro Hospital, and playing with infants at Potter’s Village 0 a child crisis centre that helps care for abandoned and orphaned babies, teenage mums and destitute pre0 school children. I really believe this trip was a success – it was a month of building and strengthening Ugandan0English friendships; it was a month of personal discovery (realising gifts we were unaware of); it was a month focusing on God’s word, and worshipping Him together; it was a month of pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones and supporting each other through it; it was a month away from our own culture – giving us a chance to reflect on what things in our lives are fundamentally important and what are distractions; and it was a month of experiencing a different, beautiful and inspiring country and culture. The money we fundraised was used to bless the people we met, e.g. each Sunday we bought lunch for the entire congregation of the church we were visiting, and we took out 29 1000litre suitcases full with provisions, including arts and crafts, paper, pencils, pens, books, Bibles, clothes, toys (e.g. skipping ropes and bubbles), which we gave away to the schools and churches. Therefore, I am enormously grateful to the Hatfield Trust for their generous donation towards this trip.

Phoebe Kitchen Sitting by a motorway for 7 hours. Stranded outside Dar Es Salem… welcome to Tanzania! It all started in a typical way with a very early morning at Heathrow, accompanied by the grey sky signifying the start of a British summer.

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There I was met by 15 relative strangers, who I would be spending my time with over the next 6 weeks. The journey to our first destination seemed to be of epic proportions: 150hour plane journey, a seven hour wait in a bus depot and a 12 hour bus journey across rural Tanzania. Exhausted, we arrived at Moshi, situated at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro. This was one of the two main purposes of the expedition: climbing the “hill” (according to my friends) for Save the Children and building a rural nursery for the Future Sense Foundation. The first day consisted of a team meeting. Here, we were accompanied by our mountain guides who gave us a crash course in mountain survival. As the sun appeared I somewhat naively asked where the mountain was as, ironically, it wasn’t obvious in the immediate skyline. My jaw dropped. The peak was difficult to see because it looked faint in relation to the sky. No, not because it was far away. It was above the clouds. I just wasn’t looking high enough… All my confidence as an assertive Hatfield fresher evaporated. I was terrified. Equipped with my trusted Duke of Edinburgh attire off I set for the six day “trek” the next day. The route we had chosen to climb was the Machame route of medium0level difficulty. This feat was undoubtedly the furthest I had pushed myself both physically and mentally. The scenery was stunning; our climb took us from tropical rainforest to rocky wasteland and finally Arctic tundra. For the summit attempt we had to start walking at 1am after three hours sleep. Illuminated by the night sky and my flickering head torch we headed up the tallest mountain in Africa. The darkness and the cold were overwhelming. I quickly lost feeling in my hands and feet. It was by pure determination that I made it to sunrise. By willpower alone I somehow made it to Uhuru Peak. At 5,895m this is the highest point in the whole of Africa. Despite, (temporarily) falling asleep at the summit point it was a moment of both pure elation and relief. However, it would be unwise of me to suggest that I managed to do this all by myself. The DUCK team was supported by a 400strong group of porters who carried our belongings and cooked magnificent food for us (to help combat the altitude

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sickness). Moreover, the climb really signified the start of some truly great friendships with members of my team. Without their support and good humour the climb would have been far more difficult.

After this physical challenge, it was time for the volunteering aspect of our expedition. The Future Sense Foundation is a charity that provides financial support for community development projects throughout the world, supporting over 100 non0profit organisations. For our project, Future Sense partnered with ARISE FAWE who are trying to improve the state of women’s education in Tanzania.. The nursery school was situated in Arusha; a small and mountainous rural town. Here we spent almost 3 weeks helping to completely rebuild and decorate the school for the children. This consisted of heavy manual labour: brick laying, plastering and painting walls “Tanzania style” as well as looking after the children when they came to visit.

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At the end of the project we had built two large classrooms for the children with a reception and a separate teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room. The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces on the big reveal was priceless and their eagerness to learn throughout the visit really emphasised the importance of Future Senseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work in the area.

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support two amazing charities and through the work in the nursery, I know I did make a lasting difference to the lives of children who are less fortunate. The kindness and generosity of all the people I met made me feel incredibly privileged and grateful. Therefore, to end is a famous Swahili quote I feel is particularly apt at optimising their life philosophy. So in the words made famous by a certain Disney cartoon,“Hakuna Matata”.

Samuel Lowden It would have been the best and probably the last photo I would have ever taken. A thin jungle track with impenetrable bush on both sides and a huge bull elephant 5m from the car. Having mock charged us twice (think scary as in terms of a mock execution, rather than scary like a mock exam) we were now engaged in a stare off with a four ton angry elephant that was looking for any provocation to hit our Land Rover. Even the stencilled lion prints on the side didn’t seem to be putting it off. After about a minute of the entire car holding its breadth and praying that no0one would be tempted to see if the tell0tale click of a digital camera would count as provocation, the elephant decided that it must have scared us enough (it had) and ambled off into the bush, leaving us to rev off. That was my fourth full day in Zambia. I was in Zambia (just above Zimbabwe and Botswana and a bit to the right of Angola) to volunteer with the Zambia Primate Project (ZPP0 a subsidiary of the Born Free Foundation) which rescues, rehabilitates and then releases back into the wild baboons and vervet monkeys, which are illegally captured and used by locals for the bushmeat or pet trade. My contribution was spending August and September 2014 camping in the middle of Kafue National Park (Africa’s fourth largest; twice the size of Wales and a lot more interesting…), helping to monitor a troop of thirty previously confiscated baboons as they neared the end of their first six months in the wild and helping out with anything and everything needed in camp. Needless to say I learnt a huge amount about baboons very quickly – their behaviours, personalities and various calls, to the point where I was able to proudly tell the team that there was a leopard in such and such bush that we hadn’t spotted, but the baboons had. I was lucky enough to witness the

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whole cycle of the project as I accompanied the project director Cosmas to their rehab centre in Lusaka before a two week road trip up to the Congo border, confiscating three vervets (two of which had horrific sores from the chains used to tie them up) and a yellow baboon. Leaving them with the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage involved a surreal journey â&#x20AC;&#x201C; two cages with monkeys/baboons in and then a further vervet carefully tied to the top so it could roam, but not as far as the windows or driver! The noise was impressive but the smell will stay with me for life. Being able to confiscate such abused primates and then take them to a sanctuary was hugely rewarding and rammed home the reason the project exists. At the time of writing the troop I was monitoring had only lost two baboons out of thirty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a real achievement considering many of them lived for years in captivity with little knowledge of their natural predators.

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and therefore showers, whilst warthogs, kudu, impala and on one terrifying occasion two male lions all used our camp as a thoroughfare. Apart from myself, camp consisted of Cosmas, two assistants and the scout â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all Zambians and all intrigued to hear my views on everything from how big the moon was to if Justin Timberlake had actually died. In return they taught me basic Nyanja/Bemba (two of the local languages) which I used to keep the villagers in our nearest ranger station in constant hysterics. Zambians are some of the friendliest people I have ever met and I quickly found myself invited to Sunday lunch equivalents whilst the kids were equally repelled/fascinated by me. Toddlers would either spend hours playing with my hair or would burst into tears at the sight of me. Needless to say two months of total immersion in a completely different culture with no other volunteers of any sort was at the start a fairly daunting prospect. However, I was genuinely sad to leave â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I not only learnt a huge amount about bushcraft, wildlife conservation, Zambian culture and the odd misc. item like how to change a tyre without a jack, but most importantly I met so many amazing people who have given me such a different insight into the world, forcing me to challenge my assumptions and adapt to their way of thinking. I am very glad to have contributed to the Zambian Primate Project and its brilliant work but my enduring memories of Zambia will be of how welcoming the guys I worked with were and the willingness of all those I met to make me part of their extended family. Huge thanks to Cosmas and his team at the ZPP, the people of Chunga Ranger Station, the Hatfield Trust for kindly sponsoring my vaccinations and ensuring I stayed illness free and to the Army Undergraduate Awards Board for helping to cover the cost of volunteering. For the record, I never did manage to take a good photo of an elephantâ&#x20AC;Ś

Natalie Mitchell I was awarded a Hatfield Trust travel award in order to compete in Ironman 70.3 Kronborg, in Denmark. In September I travelled out to Denmark for 4 days, in order to race. I have always wanted to race an Ironman, and having been injured since I was 16, a half ironman was the logical stepping stone.

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A half ironman consists of 1.9km open water swim, 90km bike and a 21.1km run – a half marathon. The first couple of days were spent rebuilding and testing my bike, doing a course ‘recce’ as well as registration and safety briefings. I raced on the Sunday, starting at 7am. The swim was really good, but there were loads of jellyfish (that we had been informed were ‘friendly jellyfish’ by the course director). Next was the bike leg; the bike consisted of 2 loops, along the coastline – this meant that it was rather windy!

Finally, the run was around the grounds of Kronborg castle. Overall I came 5th and was the 2nd Briton. This result meant I have been selected to represent Great Britain in the European Middle Distance Championships in Italy during May 2015. Many thanks to the Hatfield Trust for so generously supporting me.

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The Hatfield Association The 68th Hatfield Association’s Reunion, held on 4/5th July 2014, with our most successful dinner yet, attended by c.120, was a tremendous and very lively weekend. Our Guest Speaker was Richard Paniguian, who delivered an excellent, amusing and very thoughtful speech (see page 138) Richard was later to be knighted in the New Year’s Honours list – congratulations! This year we are looking forward to Ted Littlechild as our Guest Speaker, who was a fellow member of the 1969 UAU Cup winning rugby team in 1969. The Association has been very busy this year with events, dinners and a lot of manoeuvring behind the scenes e.g. website, the Record, Joint Colleges Alumni, Hatfield Lions, and outreach. There was the usual very well attended London meeting of alumni in Clapham in September 2014. In November I attended Dave Whyte’s first North West dinner as the representative at Dimetri’s in Manchester. It was a very good, convivial evening and we ended it by standing and singing the Hatfield Song in memory of John Woolley, to rapturous applause by the other diners. The North Eastern Dinner on 9 January 2015, which I also enjoyed, was another very good meal with good company with some travelling from USA, Switzerland and the south of England mostly to attend and pay tribute to Sam Stoker, whose Memorial Service was held on Saturday 10 January 2015 in Hatfield. It was a very fitting tribute led by Professor Tim Burt with accompaniment by the Hatfield Chapel Choir and eulogies by Chris Kelly and Chris Alcock. In January a tour of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in Whitehall with a reception in the India Office Council Chamber, arranged by Richard Burge, Chairman of Hatfield Council was greatly enjoyed by alumni representing seven decades of Hatfield. The Sponsored Formal Dinner on 20 February was another great success helping to raise the profile of the Association with the JCR and MCR. Fifteen Hatfielders, (again from the 1950s – 2010s) representing the Association 0 Eddie Stringer’s (1957) lively contribution earning him cult status amongst JCR!

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My thanks are due to all those who have worked so hard for the Association but, especially, our Secretary, Tony Gray, who has worked diligently and tirelessly on all matters concerning the Association and Hatfield; our Treasurer, Stuart Wild, who has done some excellent work on the finances; Stephen Galway who has set up the soon0to0be announced website; and our own Saint Cynthia who continues to do an incredible job that is well above and beyond the call of duty. We owe her a tremendous debt of gratitude.

Association Sponsored Formal including 50s icon, Eddie Stringer!

My thanks are also due to Tim Burt, the Master for his wholehearted 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)

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Hatfield Association Speech 0 July 2014 Master, fellow guests, To those of you who justifiably regard most speeches at this stage of the proceedings as the ruination of a good dinner 0 take comfort! This is going to be the economy model. I am greatly in the debt of our President for having invited me to be here tonight. His invitation prompted me, for the first time, to think quite hard about what Hatfield had meant to me when I was an undergraduate, and how my life has been shaped by the experience subsequently. I had fun at Hatfield: we all had fun 0 how could anyone not? Along with many of my vintage, my first brush with Authority at my new college was with Jim the Porter, a rather granite0faced former warder at Durham Prison: “Good afternoon”, I said, trying to summon up a confidence which was wafer thin. Jim, sensing a rabbit before him, went for the jugular. “What's good about it?” he snarled back. There’s really not much one can say in reply to that! In due course we all got to know Jim as one of the funniest and actually kind people imaginable. But then one was drawn into a remarkable community of convivial fellow students, with the Shakespeare within a short walk (stagger) of the College, a fair balance between study and play, and all under the eye of a great Master in the tradition of the illustrious Masters which had gone before him and have followed him since. I was actually quite overawed by Tom Whitworth on first acquaintance. It’s hard to remember now, but he could fix you with a rather forbidding expression. This was, of course, before I saw him performing in the theatrical interlude on my first Hatfield Day. This was a production he had written himself, so he appeared in the starring role of the Sugar Plum Fairy (wearing not very much at all as I recall) in a script larded with the kind of innuendo which George Formby or Max Miller would have envied. After that, nothing was ever quite the same. Even though this was in the days before we had all become strangled by political correctness, I did actually ask him afterwards whether he hadn’t been a bit worried about the reaction he might have got when the script was sent for typing in the College Office. “Not a bit”, he said, with the twinkle in the eye which was now familiar to me.

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“That’s why I always like to have a married woman in the College Office.” Fun's all very well, but surely there was more. And, of course, there was. For those of us who can look back on their teens in the late 1960s, life in Britain was very different. We were aware that great changes were taking place. Almost all the industries which has supported the country’s prosperity for a century or more were in rapid decline: steel making, ship building, mining, and the automotive industry were on the way down in a vortex of chaotic and acrimonious industrial relations Deep traditions were in transition, with no clear vision as to where this was all leading. During all these changes, Durham’s University, with Hatfield at its centre, stood out like a beacon of optimism, a magnet for a remarkable spectrum of talent and colour. Academic strength – sure, what would you expect from a great University? – but also music, drama, art and sport. There had always been great figures from the sporting world who first came to the nation’s attention at Durham, and these were the days just before Durham would unleash a galaxy of sporting stars who would dazzle the world in the colours of the nations of the United Kingdom. What made Durham so special? Part of the secret was in the twin forces of scale and tradition. Durham, and Hatfield within it, is as close to perfection in balancing the two as it is possible to get. It’s old enough and large enough and prestigious enough to be important beyond the immediate region. This is a University and a College which has an international reputation. But its traditions and scale are not intimidating: it’s an intimate place. It moulds all those who pass through it, but you as an individual can also leave your mark. By now I think you will have realised how much my time here meant to me. Experiences, friendships, successes and failures – all in three years which were over in a flash, but which have become a point of reference for my whole life since.

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I left Durham in the summer of 1971, a newly minted graduate with a degree in Arabic and a job with BP. In no time at all I had been sent to the Middle East – the first step on a journey that would end nearly 40 years later after completing a string of international assignments in some of the most far flung corners of the world, having witnessed some extraordinary events. In all cases, I headed off with no real expectation of what lay in wait. There is a saying that Mankind is divided into three categories: Those who make things happen; those who watch things happening; and those who wonder what just happened. I have no shame in subscribing to Mr Bean’s theory of the Universe. Rather like Mr Bean, things just seemed to happen. In 1978 I went to Tehran as BP’s representative. Iran is a spectacular country, and Tehran a pulsating city. Of course I was not to know it, but a convulsive revolution was just around the corner. In a breathtakingly short space of time, and in the bloodiest imaginable way, a country turned in on itself and tore itself to pieces in 1979. Great men were shocked. My company, BP, which had been so intimately bound up with the turbulent history of early 20th century Iran and fancied itself among those with the deepest understanding of the country, was caught completely off guard. No one had seen this coming. Could I conceivably have made a claim to have had second sight about this event? Not really. But I did make some interesting observations which have stood me in good stead since. Ahead of major upheavals, including natural phenomena like earthquakes and tsunami, it’s the little things that started to give the game away – in the case of Iran, in the midst of tumultuous religious fervour and big politics, it was the accounts clerks in business, banking, government and the military who were just too scared to even sign a payment order for fear of being denounced subsequently who paralysed the commercial and financial system. Simple, normal things like getting paid, gradually stopped happening, and a mighty empire fell. Sometimes it’s worth looking at what is happening at the periphery rather than trying to make sense of the tangle at centre stage. About half way through my time with BP, the Berlin Wall came down. Another event that caught most of the world on the hop. I, along with everyone else I knew, assumed that the faultline which divided free Europe from the Communist bloc was permanent – just one of those

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things one had grown up with that one no longer really thought about. And suddenly it was gone, followed in next to no time by the Soviet empire. And in the upsurge of independent republics setting up for themselves after generations of life in the Soviet Union it became possible to take a scheduled flight from Heathrow to places one had never imagined being able to visit in one’s lifetime. Countries like Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Kazakhstan, which had last known true independence in the early part of the 20th century, stumbled into very bright sunlight. Of course they found the adjustment difficult – after all, many were governed by close knit families who ran their countries as though they were their own businesses, a sort of corner shop. But the achievements have been remarkable as the region began to deliver to the world mineral and hydrocarbon resources which have greatly diversified the sources of our energy security and commensurately reduced our energy supply risks. And helping to build some of the huge infrastructure projects which supported the growth of the Caucasus energy corridor gave me access to some of these leaders, from the redoubtable Turkmen bashi, who had gilded statues of himself erected in every town in Turkmenistan, and who dyed his hair black to preserve the myth that he was eternally young and immortal 0 he wasn’t ; he died and was succeeded by a dentist, to the civilised and visionary Eduard Shevardnadze (the last Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union and the first proper President of modern Georgia). When I went to his office for the first time in Tblisi I noticed a camp bed in the corner and said, brightly, that he must be working so hard and so late that it made sense for him to sleep over in the office. “Oh no”, he said, matter of factly, “not at all. My wife has a very argumentative temperament, and when I recognise the signs coming on, I prefer to sleep in the office – it’s easier that way.” And then after what seemed in retrospect to have been a very brief time, I turned 60 and retired from BP. Just when I was getting happily used to the idea of spending more time on the beach, I was asked by Government if I would be interested in becoming Head of the UK’s Defence and Security Organisation.

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After so long in the private sector, what would it be like to be a civil servant? Well, the similarities between the private sector and the Civil Service are more striking than the differences; two large swathes of humanity trying to do their best in a wicked world. Though I have to say that nothing quite prepares you for the moment when you actually say for the first time, ‘Yes Minister’. Coming to with a start, it dawned on me that I had been offered a decent sized speaking role in that marvellous comedy series. Mr Bean has been alive and well throughout. In my new role I have kept in touch with most of the people in those countries whom I knew when I was with BP, so it has really been an extension of Mr Bean’s journey, rather than a break. They’re all still there, running their family businesses, but now we talk about “Defence & Security” instead of “Oil & Gas”. And on the whole I am very proud of what the United Kingdom does to contribute to a safer world. And if I’ve learned anything, it’s that no0one, not even the mighty USA, can do this on its own. Everyone has to pitch in. The new threats of aggressive internal disruption and cyber attack have done more to underline the importance of intelligence sharing and operational co0operation. We probably all worry a bit too much, but these are not risks to be taken lightly. So where does Hatfield come into all this? It’s really simple. It’s at the centre of it all. In between school and work, there were the three years that made the biggest difference. You were away from home for long enough periods to get used to independence. Of course, you were part of a sympathetic and supportive system, but you had to start working things out for yourself. There’s quite a lot of guff talked about “values” in today’s corporate world, but without fuss or drama, Hatfield taught us all about the truest values – the importance of balancing hard work and fun, the importance of friendships, and the essential guideline of thinking about others. The truth is that Hatfield has everything, but it can take a lifetime to work that out. Everyone here has had the privilege of a brilliant university education. So this is perhaps the moment to reflect on all that Hatfield has achieved since I left in 1971. Tom Whitworth would be delighted to see the continuing sporting success of the College, its sustained,

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remarkable academic achievements, the breadth of the extra0curricular opportunities which are now available, and the vast improvement in the College’s fabric and facilities. And the fact – no longer exceptional but rather how things should be – that women undergraduates play a leading role in Hatfield life. A reunion dinner such as this is not only an opportunity to spend an enjoyable evening, but a moment to reflect on what Hatfield has meant to us all. So I would like to end this evening by asking you all to consider a couple of things: Firstly, does the University do enough to engage its high0profile alumni to help raise funding? There is sometimes a sense that once someone has become something of a celebrity they become too grand. This is rarely the case; it’s just that they are very busy. Almost no one will turn away a request for help. Why not think of doing so? And secondly, in this new era of funding for universities, should we accord Hatfield and the Association a slightly higher priority in our own lives? I’m not talking about unaffordable amounts of money or unrealistic amounts of time, but about finding a way as an individual of contributing to maintaining Hatfield as a distinctive, independent entity. All of us here have taken so much from this place, and benefitted so much from its traditions and reputation – especially Mr Bean. Just don’t wait a lifetime to work this out! And lastly looking to the future and those here for the Open Day, are we inspiring others and helping them to follow us in the Hatfield tradition? – a tradition that we have so enjoyed and benefited from – especially Mr Bean. Richard Paniguian (1968071)

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Hatfield Association AGM The 68th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at 10.00am in the College Chapel, on Saturday, 5 July 2014. PRESENT

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DEATHS It was with deep sadness that the meeting learned of the deaths of the following members since the last meeting: • Ron Bishop (served on Governing Body from 198901998), 9 August 2013 • Leslie Bluck (1974077), 14 May 2014 • David Charlton (1955058), University notified of death in Canada on 23 July 2013 • Bernard Coates (1939048), 11 September 2013 • Lancelot Crass (1953058), 31 May 2014 • Derek Hinchcliffe (1952055),16 August 2012

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John Horncastle (1958061), 1 April 2013 John Lindley (College Tutor 198202001), 26 June 2013 John McCarthy (1950053), 7 December 2013 Alan Poll (1940043), 1 June 2013 Mary Rees (former Assistant College Librarian), 15 June 2013 Joseph Smartt (1949052), 7 June 2013 Nicholas Smith (1967070), 11 July 2013 John Woolley (1971074), died suddenly in Durham on 18 January 2014.

The meeting stood in silence in memory of the above0named members of the Association and in recognition of their various and valued contributions to the College and the University. 727. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The minutes of the last meeting (published in the Record) were accepted, with the correction of one error; the omission of Alex Conn’s election as a representative for the 1950s decade. 728. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Minute 717 Tony Gray reported that the bill for postage of the Record in 2012 had inadvertently been paid by the College.

Minute 726 (b) 70/170 Anniversary Celebrations 2016 Tony Gray reported that a subcommittee had been formed to arrange the Lion in Summer Ball as the climax of the Association’s Reunion Weekend. The group includes several young graduates and a current member of JCR. With the support of the Master and the Bursar, good progress has been made and a date set: Saturday 2nd July 2016.

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the Record, instead of having a hard copy posted to them, at great saving to the Association (current annual cost of postage is c£9k); view back copies of the Record and memorabilia; make on0line bookings, with electronic payment; add their contact details to a database; receive communications about events and topical matters; buy merchandise. Crucially, with the database established and kept up0to0date, it will allow the Association to communicate with members rapidly, reliably and without dependence on the University’s database. Also, communications can be linked to social media, appealing to younger members, whose empathy with and participation in the Association is so vital. Stuart reported that the development of the site would require an investment of c£3k and that he had in mind a specific, trusted company to carry out this work. The meeting congratulated Stephen on the progress made and gave its full support to the development of the website as outlined by the Treasurer. 729. PRESIDENT'S BUSINESS The President reported that he had continued to undertake a range of tasks on behalf of the Association during the year, including attendance at meetings of Hatfield College Trust. He expressed his grave concerns over changes planned by the University which threaten the autonomy, integrity, essential character and diversity of Durham’s Colleges. On being asked by the President to elaborate, Tony Gray distributed a paper and stated that: The Vice0Chancellor had introduced plans to centralise the provision of services (Housekeeping, Portering, Catering, Office, Bursarial), so that they would no longer come under the control of College Heads and staff would not necessarily be members of a particular College. These plans are pending – awaiting a report by the Audit Committee to University Council.

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Operating from this year: Senior Tutors no longer have a role in admissions; students may choose a College, but, where Colleges are oversubscribed places are allocated randomly. In response, the Association has made contact and formed an informal alliance with representatives of the executives of seven other College Alumni Associations who are not employees of the University (as they are in the remaining Colleges). Its actions have included: •

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There was further acute concern at the threat to the viability and independence of College Associations as a result of proposals by the University to centralise all Alumni communications/relationships. Unanimous support was expressed from the floor, mandating: •

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The President paid tribute to all those who have worked so hard on behalf of the Association, especially the Honorary Secretary, Assistant Honorary Secretary, Treasurer, and Rep on College Council. He emphasised how much he had enjoyed his time at Hatfield during the year and appreciated the friendliness shown by all its staff. He thanked the Master for his full support for the Association's endeavours and congratulated him on the excellence of the Master's Letter and his article on David Melville's legacy in the 2014 Record.

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730. MASTER’S BUSINESS Asked from the floor to comment on the above threats to the autonomy of Colleges, the Master emphasised that it was important that responses from Heads of Colleges and the College Alumni Associations should be entirely independent and that there were necessarily issues of confidentiality – points which the meeting duly acknowledged. He did, however, feel able to state that the proposed review of services to Colleges had met with unanimous opposition from Heads of Colleges, that this had been communicated to the Chair of University Council in a detailed plan of their own, laying out how services to Colleges might be made more efficient and effective without diminishing the autonomy of Colleges. A response was expected from University Council following receipt of a report by its Audit Committee – planned for 15th July. He added that the new admissions policy was subject to a review after three years. The Master was pleased to report that the College was “in very good heart”. He made mention of the successful SHAPED (mentoring) programme, administered by the Senior Tutor and College Mentors, to the MCR Dinner the previous evening and the recent Floreat Dinner. At Congregation, Hatfield degrees had included forty0one 1sts; 83% of undergraduates had achieved a 1st or 2.1. During the period of the Master’s research leave Anthony Bash had held the office of Acting Master and the Master took the opportunity to pay tribute to his diligence in this role. He also thanked the Director of the Trust for his work throughout the year and the Rep on College Council for helping to make the Association better known in College. In answer to a question from Mr Salaun, concerning the role of Senate, the Master stated that it had become gradually disempowered over the past decade, but that following the pending review of governance of the University it might be granted more powers.

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In response to a request from the floor, the Master agreed to make mention of the Review of Commercial Services to Colleges when speaking at the Association Dinner that evening, when more members would be present. The President thanked the Master for his report and looked forward to his fuller address at the Reunion Dinner that evening. 731.

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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. 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 calls and emails. He had organised a seventh annual lunch in Leicester in July. He expressed how honoured he felt at having had the privilege to hold the post of Honorary Secretary to the Hatfield Association for the past forty four years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; indeed having served the College in various posts of responsibility for half a century â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the emotion he felt in now choosing to step down. 732. ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S BUSINESS The Assistant Secretary informed the meeting that a substantial programme of up0grading and refurbishment of Jevons House would be taking place during the summer vacation which would mean that the Reunion in 2015 would have to be held between Friday 26th and Sunday 28th June. She advised the meeting that lunch that day would now be held in the Dining Hall and that raffle tickets, in aid of the Trust would be on sale in the evening before Dinner.

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733. TREASURER'S BUSINESS The Treasurer presented the Annual Accounts which were ready for audit. He announced a change the way that they were presented, designed to give a clearer picture of the Association’s financial position. He drew the Meeting’s attention to the fact that expenditure (chiefly on postage for the Hatfield Record – accentuated by this being subject to VAT) now exceeded income. He reported that the Membership Secretary, Stephen Galway had made very considerable progress with setting up a new Association Website. This has the potential to enable members to: opt to view and download an electronic version of the Record, instead of having a hard copy posted to them, at great saving to the Association (current annual cost of postage is c£9k); view back copies of the Record and memorabilia; make on0line bookings, with electronic payment; add their contact details to a database; receive communications about events and topical matters; buy merchandise. Crucially, with the database established and kept up0to0date, it will allow the Association to communicate with members rapidly, reliably and without dependence on the University’s database. Also, communications can be linked to social media, appealing to younger members, whose empathy with and participation in the Association is so vital. He reported that the development of the site would require an investment of c£3k and that he had in mind a specific, trusted company to carry out this work. The meeting: Commended the Treasurer and Membership Secretary for their work, took note of the serious state of the Association’s financial position and agreed that the sum suggested should be allocated to developing the website in the way suggested.

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Confirmed that a donation of £250 should be made to the JCR and a contribution of £100 to the MCR. The meeting agreed to accept the accounts for 2013014, subject to one small amendment and expressed a sincere vote of thanks to the Hon. Treasurer. 744. EDITORS OF THE HATFIELD RECORD’ S BUSINESS The meeting expressed its sincere appreciation to the Honorary Editors for producing yet another impressive issue of the Hatfield Record. In particular, the meeting congratulated Professor Burt on his excellent Master’s Letter. 745. PRESIDENT OF JCR’S BUSINESS The Senior Man, Maria Neary, presented a report on the activities of the JCR during the past twelve months. This had been a very active and successful year for the College with high levels of participation from members of JCR. HC Boat Club had enjoyed particular success. The Association’s 2013 donation to JCR of £250 to promote art in College had been used to commission a collage, now hanging on B Stairs. The Art Society had been active and had held an exhibition and produced splendid decorations for Freshers’ Week and a number of other College events. The Lion Theatre Company had performed four highly successful productions. College musicians had been highly active: highlights of the year included three concerts, a well attended Hatfield Choir reunion weekend and a highly successful Dublin tour by Kinky Jeff. DUCK had expanded its activities and raised £8300 – the third highest College total for the year. Hatfield Day had been widely hailed as “the best ever” and the Lion in Winter Ball had raised £1000 for Teesdale Search and Rescue.

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746. THE PRESIDENT OF MCR’S BUSINESS Raymond Rammeloo, the President of MCR, provided a report on the activities of the MCR during the previous academic year. MCR had been allocated more accommodation in College including a Common Room on Kitchen Stairs. New MCR standing orders had been written and ratified. MCR had had regular contact with the Association. Donations from the Association: the donation from 2012/13 had been spent on refurbishment of the new Common Room whilst the 2013/14 donation would contribute to the induction of new members in September. 747. 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 confined his verbal report to a limited number of key issues. The Trust had made some 29 awards totalling some £90,000. These included academic awards, awards to College societies and student travel awards. An example of the Trust’s influence on lives: Hatfield alumnus Ruth Sherlock, when a student received from the Trust a travel award, allowing her to visit the Middle East and, later, an award which enabled her to undertake a course in basic Arabic. In 2012 she received the Daily Telegraph’s Young Journalist of the Year Award. Today, she is in Baghdad working as chief Middle East correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. The Director and his office were thanked for their hard work on behalf of the Trust over the past year.

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748. ELECTIONS: 2014015 The following members were elected to serve as the principal officers of the Association for the year 2014015. President: Secretary: Assistant Secretary: Treasurer: Auditor: Membership Secretary:

Mr Brian Raine Mr Patrick Salaun Mrs Cynthia Connolly Mr Stuart Wilde Mr John Panter Mr Stephen Galway

Vice0Presidents:

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

Honorary Members:

Mr David Berry, Mrs Cynthia Connolly, Mrs Sandra Ruskin

Representative on College Council: Editors of the Record:

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

Regional Representatives: North East: North West: Greater Midlands: South West: Yorkshire: London & South0East: Scotland: Northern Ireland: Spain: West Indies: USA:

Mr Arthur Moyes Mr David Whyte Mr Andrew Smith Mr Brian Wood Mr James Young Mr Carwyn Cox and Ms Alice Clay Mr Brian Raine Mr Stephen Galway Mr Barry Readman Mr Ian Blaikie Mr Jon Smith

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MrsYolande Wright, Mr Simon Ward Mr Andrew Stroud, Mr Adam Williams

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Ms Sam Dowling, Mr Rob Henderson, Ms Stephanie Wood, Dr Penny Widdison

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North East: A well attended ‘Winter Dinner’ had been held in College on Friday, 10th January 2014. This happy event was John Woolley’s final meeting with his many Hatfield friends. Several days later members were shocked and greatly saddened to learn that John died peacefully in his sleep later that night. North West: In October 2013 John Woolley had arranged a dinner at Sam’s Chop House which had been greatly enjoyed by a strong nucleus of committed members in the North0West . David Whyte undertook to arrange an event in October 2014.

Greater Midlands: In June Johnathan Young had again arranged a lunch at Leicester University which had been enjoyed by twelve members – he undertook to do so again in 2015.

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London: The Director of the Trust reported that the seventh informal get0together at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham had been held on Friday 20th September 2013, and had been well0supported. This year (2014) the event would be held on 19th September at the same venue. South West: Brian West reported that in May a small gathering had enjoyed a jolly evening at the Black Horse. He undertook to arrange another event in 2015. 750. DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was confirmed that the next Reunion weekend would be held between Friday, 26th June and Sunday 28th July 2015. 751. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Colin Mountford asked if communications between the Association and its membership might be made more frequent than, as currently, solely through the annual publication of the Hatfield Record. Various members referred to the proposed website as a means of doing so. There being no further business, the President declared the meeting closed at 12.20 pm.

New Senior Man, Rob Double, chatting to Chach Furneaux, the middle one of three female â&#x20AC;&#x153;Senior Menâ&#x20AC;?. Few students can now remember a man in the role!

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HATFIELD ASSOCIATION Amended July 2011 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.

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The President The President0elect The Vice0presidents 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. The Executive Committee shall consist of: •

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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 President0 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. 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 two0thirds 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.

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Hatfield 194602016 Something to Celebrate… In the summer of 1946, there might have seemed little for Hatfield to be optimistic about. The country was suffering more severe levels of austerity than during the darkest days of the war which had ended twelve months earlier. More specifically, Hatfield students were exiled from their own college (leased by the University to Neville’s Cross College), forced to eat in Castle and had to share with that college a joint Master. Worst of all, it was widely accepted that the University intended to merge the two colleges: in its hundredth year Hatfield College could cease to exist. Still, stout hearts beat in Hatfield. Led by Dr Holgate, Rev Sparkes and the Senior Man of 1938, W.L. Douglas, in the face of all difficulties, a weekend of Centenary Celebrations was arranged, drawing in some 150 militant Hatfield Alumni. The Hatfield Association was founded – with a very specific aim in mind. Its first overt act was to present a resolution to University Council that: “A separate Master and staff be appointed to Hatfield as soon as possible, and that the buildings be devoted to the specific use of Hatfield students...”. Few doubt that the sustained representations from this resolute group of Hatfielders forged the University’s decision to re0open Hatfield as a separate College in 1949, with its own Master, Eric Birley. It is no exaggeration to say that since then Hatfield has only grown and flourished. Hatfield now boasts over 1000 students and staff and a record of academic and sporting success which few institutions could fail to envy. Above all else, it has retained that special quality readily recognised by returning alumni of the 1940s or any other decade. Hatfield is proudest of being a strong, supportive, inclusive community 0 of young women and men striving to become, and to help each other become, “the best they can be”. Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis 0 the Hatfield Spirit burns as brightly as ever!

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2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the Hatfield Association and the 170th anniversary of the foundation of Hatfield College. Hatfielders young and old have a great deal to celebrate and be grateful for. And a celebration, inclusive of Hatfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current students, staff and the alumni of eight decades, is what the College, assisted by the Association, is planning for the weekend of 103 July 2016 ...

The Lion in Summer Ball, 2 July 2016 2016 marks the 170 years of Hatfield College and the 70 years of the Hatfield Association. To celebrate these two anniversaries, the College, assisted by the Association, plans a very particular Reunion Weekend (1st 0 3rd July) the climax of which is the Lion in Summer Ball on Saturday 2nd. The event is, literally, a once0in0a0lifetime opportunity for Hatfielders of every generation to party together and celebrate their great good fortune in becoming members of Hatfield College. Current students are warmly invited; veterans of the 1940s 0 whose actions ensured the survival of the College 0 will be guests of honour. We wish to attract every decade of Hatfield alumni. Those of the past two decades in particular will wish to join Tim in celebrating his twentieth year as Master. The evening will begin with a wine reception with music from College musicians, followed by a candle0lit dinner with Jeremy Vine (Hatfield 1983086) the guest speaker. Dancing to music from College bands (old and new), a disco and a ceilidh, will continue into the night â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and beyond, whilst there will be provision in quiet and comfortable surroundings for those whose athletic performance on the dance floor is now of a more limited duration. This is a celebration for everyone, an opportunity to reflect and, mainly, to have a lot of fun. We also feel it could be an opportunity to do something for future generations of Hatfielders. At the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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foundation in 1846, David Melville’s vision was that Hatfield should provide the opportunity of a university education to students of lesser means. In 2016 would it not be appropriate for the Hatfield College Trust to launch a fund for a David Melville Scholarship to enable such students – particularly those from state schools – to enjoy this privilege in the twenty first century? The Lion in Summer Ball is part of the Hatfield Association’s Reunion Weekend. Accommodation will be available in College from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd of July. Usually, other than offering informal meals for those who wish, the programme is left uncluttered to allow members to wander and relax in Durham as they wish. However, on this occasion, we wonder if there may be enthusiasm for some sporting fixtures on Saturday. Revised perspectives on health and safety preclude a knock0out, inter0decade Quinquereme event, but more conventional sporting events, between teams representing different decades of Hatfield (including current students), would certainly be possible. The opening of bookings, with details of all costs and accommodation available, will be announced in College, on the University’s Newswire and notified to Association members by email, well in advance. In the meantime, please put the dates in your diary and begin contacting your friends to make up a table. There can only be a limited number of tickets and when they’re gone ...

Being Part of Hatfield 70/170 Celebrations… We hope all this catches your imagination. If you have the time and enthusiasm, the organisers will be very grateful for your help in making the event a stunningly memorable success. • Can you loan photographs 0 particularly of Hatfield Day, sport, pantomime or other timeless event, sports teams and College photos? Or memorabilia, Hatfield regalia/stash, even anecdotes? All these are needed to reproduce digitally and feature in the decade0 themed decorations.

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• Were you part of a band at Hatfield? Could you make a come0back to perform at an “open0mic” spot during Saturday evening? • Football, hockey, cricket, rowing? Would you participate in an inter0decade sports fixture on the Saturday afternoon? • Are you willing to help with fund0raising in respect of a David Melville Scholarship? • Are you in a position to offer some advertising sponsorship? • Have you other resources, including business expertise, to offer? If would like to contribute, or have any comment or query, please contact Tony Gray, Tim Burt and Eleanor Spencer0Regan by email: hatfield.lisb2016@durham.ac.uk.

More Forthcoming Events Reunion Weekend and AGM : 26028 June 2015 Please make your reservations using the online booking form on the College website: http://www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/events/. If you have any queries please contact Cynthia Connolly (T: 0191 3342620 or E: c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk).

London Reunion : 18 September 2015 Ian Curry and Tim Burt plan to hold a reunion in the Alexandra pub, Clapham. Please contact Ian Curry (E: ian.curry@durham.ac.uk).

Young Graduates’ Dinner : 31 October 2015 A reunion dinner for those graduating in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Bar open at 6.30pm; dinner at 7.30pm. Dress: black tie. Cost £25.00 including wine. Please book using the Dunelm online booking form (http://www.dunelm.org.uk/events/booking) by Friday 23 October 2015.

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Geography Reunion Dinner : 7 November 2015 Another chance for all our Geography graduates to join current students at the annual Hatfield Geographers’ Dinner. Further details from Professor Tim Burt (E: t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk). Dress: black tie. Cost £25.00 including wine. Please book using the Dunelm online booking form (http://www.dunelm.org.uk/events/booking) by Friday, 30 October 2015. This may be Tim’s last so please try to come. Bob Allison has promised to attend.

North West Dinner : November 2015 After a very successful North West dinner last November in Manchester, we are planning to repeat the event between the middle and end of November. Please contact David Whyte if you are interested and would like further details. (E: daswhyte@hotmail.com or M: 07860 371831).

Association Winter Dinner : 15 January 2016 An online booking form will be made available on the College website. Please contact Cynthia Connolly for further information (T: 0191 334 2620 or E: c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk).

Chapel Choir Reunion : 13 & 14 February 2016 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. (E: anthony.bash@ durham.ac.uk).

Conferences, Functions & 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 (T: 0800 289970).

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Hatfieldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Archives The eagle0eyed amongst you will have noted that Michael Stansfield is now the Hatfield College archivist. You will have deduced that Arthur Moyes is no longer able to fulfil that role. He and Joan are in good spirits but he has not been able to come into College for some time now. We remain deeply grateful to Arthur for all that he has done for Hatfield College, of which his work in the archives is perhaps the least of his achievements. His two books and many shorter pamphlets remain a rich source of College history. Most importantly, Arthur set up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and built up â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Hatfield Trust. Where would we be now without his vision and energy over twenty years ago?

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Members’ News A’Bear, Mark (1977080), awarded an MBE in the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to School Governance. Beagrie, Neil (1977080), at a ceremony in Hollywood on 23 October 2014, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®) awarded the 2014 Archival Technology Medal to Neil Beagrie in recognition of his long0term contributions to the research and implementation of strategies and solutions for digital preservation.

Neil was a former student at Hatfield College and undergraduate in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University (197701980). The full citation for the award reads “Mr. Beagrie played a key role in the development of a collaborative approach to the study and

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dissemination of knowledge relating to Digital Preservation, Research Data Management, Digital Curation and Data Archives. He was responsible for establishing the Digital Preservation Coalition, with major members from industry, national libraries, broadcasters and archives. In addition, he was responsible for establishing the digital preservation program within Jisc. This program helped to create the Digital Curation Centre, which seeks to actively manage, preserve, and curate digital data throughout the research lifecycle.” William Kilbride, Executive Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition said: “‘I am delighted to hear that Neil’s work is being recognised with this well0deserved accolade. He is highly regarded among colleagues in the UK and internationally for his calm, approachable manner, his clear advice, and the high standards he sets. These virtues are woven into the fabric of the Digital Preservation Coalition, an organisation which he helped create. I extend congratulations on behalf of all of the DPC’s members and staff, and we are honoured that DPC should be associated with this award.” Rachel Bruce, Deputy Chief Innovation Officer, from Jisc added: “This award is recognition not only of Neil’s enormous contribution to digital preservation over the years but also the work he has done to clarify and explain aspects of managing research data. We are delighted that SMPTE has honoured Neil in this way, it is very much deserved, and we are pleased that some of the initiatives that Jisc has established, such as the digital preservation coalition and our research data programmes and services, are acknowledged as globally valuable.” The SMPTE is the worldwide leader in motion0imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries. The SMPTE Archival Technology medal recognizes significant technical advancements or contributions related to the invention or development of technology, techniques, workflows, or infrastructure for the long0term storage, archive, or preservation of media content essence.

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Pervasive, fluid and fragile: digital data is a defining feature of our age. The creative industries, Government, research and education, health, the heritage sector, and private life depend on digital materials to satisfy ubiquitous information needs. Digital preservation is an issue which all organisations and individuals will need to address. The 2014 award can also be viewed as a reflection of: •

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the growing importance of digital preservation to major industries such as film and television as their content is dominated by digital; and the profile that digital preservation and research data management in the UK has achieved internationally in the last decade and the impact of the UK Digital Preservation Coalition and Jisc innovation programmes.

Others recognised by the SMPTE at the 2014 Honours & Awards Ceremony included George Lucas and John Logie Baird.

Further information: Neil Beagrie is Director of Consulting at Charles Beagrie Limited (www.beagrie.com), an independent consultancy company based in Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, specialising in the digital archive, library, science and research sectors.

Cook, Brian (2006010), email to Tim Burt, 26 November 2014, ‘While I have been back to work a month, I only just feel like I have my head above water. We welcomed a lovely little girl to the world on September 21st named Aveline. Mom and daughters are all doing really well – as is the dog…’

Diggins, Simon (1978081) email to Cynthia 4 June, ‘Thank you for your kind reminder but regrettably I have another engagement: I’m getting married on 6 July and I suspect my future intended would not take too kindly to me being absent! Please pass on regards to all at Hatfield, a place I still regard with enormous affection and gratitude. I leave the

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military this year, after a full career, and am looking forward to my next adventures, but wherever I go, the spirit of the Hatfield Lion goes with me: Vel Primus vel cum Primus. Never, Hatfield semper Primus.’ Goode, Catherine (20060present) and Rozier, Charlie (20070present) were married at St. John’s Church, Lacey Green (Bucks) on 28 March 2015. A total of 18 Hatfielders attended, including this year’s Senior Man, Maria Neary. Honeymoon was spent in a luxury Cornish cottage at Treworgey (a beautiful and successful business run by Hatfield alumna, Holly Wright). Charlie finished his PhD in Medieval History in 2014, and Catherine will complete hers in Classics by summer 2015. Griffin, Mark (1994097) awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to charitable causes and youth development in the USA. Harle, Kate (199702000) and Robilliard, Dominic (1996099), daughter Edeline (Edie) Skye born on 19 February 2015, “absolutely perfect”. Longman, Ted (1958062) I left Durham in 1962 with a degree in physics and proceeded to train for the Anglican ministry. Then in 1985 after nineteen years in parochial ministry I faced a midlife crisis. My mother who was in her eighties had founded an independent primary school in 1945. I felt obliged to let go of my vocation and begin another one for which I was particularly unqualified being neither a teacher nor a businessman. Over twenty years later my son Tim is running the school in a far more capable way than I ever did. So I have been able to find the time to tell the remarkable story of how the Firs School Chester came into being. If anyone would like a copy contact me on ted.longman@firsschool.org and I will happily send you one (cost £10 including post and package).

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Midmer, Alice (2008011), email to Tim Burt, 1 July 2014, ‘After graduating from Durham I rode horses and travelled for a year before last year doing a Masters at Warwick in Environmental Biosciences in a Changing Climate – catchy title. I found the ecology/environment aspects of my Durham Biology degree the most interesting so after a year out I thought I would follow on in that area. The Warwick course was a great one and really broad, if a little intense. Anyway, the course also covered the food system and a little on agriculture and following a successful placement I have now been working for a farming charity called LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) for a year. They promote sustainable farming: www.leafuk.org. Quite a new area and lots of talking to farmers, working on their research projects, farmer events etc. so all new again but really enjoying it! Not playing as much hockey now but still horse riding lots and competing, which is great if very time consuming. All is good with Will; he is working for PWC and still travelling a lot and playing lots of sport. Hope everything at Hatfield is going well, such a great place and time for both Will and I so let us know if we can contribute anything back. I hope you appreciated the update!’ Paniguian, Richard (1968071), awarded a Knighthood for services to the UK Defence Industry in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Paterson Jacyln (née Booth),, (200102004), introducing Hugh Edward Paterson who was christened in Hatfield College Chapel on 18 January 2015.

Schneider, Brett (1992093), received an EMMY at the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), 41st Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards ceremony, in Los Angeles, California on 22 June 2014 in the ’Outstanding Game Show’ category.

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Tyzack, Charles (1988091) email to Cynthia, 7 June, ‘Married Krisztina in 2010 in the Chapel of St. Catharine’s College in Cambridge with a big party afterwards. Andy Stroud, Brendan Baxter and Tom Otley, along with other Durham friends were present. We now live just outside Henley on Thames’. Should anyone wish to get in touch with Charles he would be pleased to hear from them. Email: c.r.tyzack.94@cantab.net. Vials, David (1991094), email to the Master, 21 July 2014, ‘As promised I attach a photograph taken at the bar "sessions" table.

Hatfield Reunion 2014 Left to right: Sid East (70 years since matriculation), Mark Bristow, Simon Ost, Mick Bain, Tom Anthony, Nick Blease, Carina Vials (née Martin), Helen Read (née Engelhart), David Vials

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is the addition of a gym to the college and individual post pigeon holes. Hatfield remains the best college! I think that Mark and I will look to organise a larger turnout from vintage 91094 for the 25th anniversary. My very best regards to you and of course to Cynthia who looks exactly the same.’ Webster, Howard (1983086) At the Durham Assembly Rooms, Durham Student Theatre and Experience Durham hosted a world0first preview screening of the new British musical comedy Meet Pursuit Delange. The preview screening was followed by a special Q&A with the film’s stars and its director, Howard Webster.

Weerasinghe, Professor KD (formerly visiting fellow) has been awarded the Academic Leadership Award in Disaster Management by the Ministry of Disaster Management in Sri Lanka. Weera works at the University of Ruhuna. He and Tim Burt recently published a paper on the incidence of heavy rainfall in Sri Lanka.

York, Giles (1986089), Chief Constable of Sussex, was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the New Year’s Honours List.

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Durham University Honorary Degrees Barbara and Tony Laithwaite Doctor of Civil Law Durham Cathedral, 2 July 2014 The dissertation should be the high point of an undergraduate degree: the combination of knowledge gained from the course and a topic of intense personal interest. Very few dissertations spawn a highly successful business career but this is exactly what happened for Tony Laithwaite. Tony admits that his dissertation – on the wines of Saint0 Émilion – was not the greatest piece of work but Professor Bill Fisher, head of the Geography Department, loved wine and gave it a generous mark. Tony was on his way. But if it was Tony Laithwaite of Hatfield College who started a business in the wine trade, it was Barbara Hynds of St Mary’s College who provided the business brain to ensure a highly successful company. Together, they are without doubt Durham’s most entrepreneurial couple. Tony Laithwaite came up to Hatfield in 1965. His A levels were not the strongest but the Senior Tutor at Hatfield, Adrian Sandys Wood, saw something he liked and gave him a place. A romantic Francophile dreaming of Brigitte Bardot, Tony spent his gap year in France, living with a friend of his grandmother. He already had a book on wine and photographs of happy girls in vineyards made him think that picking grapes and making wine would be a good thing to do. Once at Durham, Tony spent most of his time doing lighting and decorations for dances and gigs, including Pink Floyd and The Who. For a term, he dated Helen Hynds from St Hild’s College but once he had met her little sister, the chase was on 0 but Barbara fought him off for some time. Barbara Hynds came up to St Mary’s in 1966 to read chemistry. She had an explosive reputation – literally – and was regarded as something of a liability in the laboratory; there was even talk of her signing a disclaimer. Barbara recalls very fondly her moral tutor at St Mary’s, Edna Jenkinson, who was very supportive when times got hard; she

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continued to call on Miss Jenkinson long after graduation. Barbara was Rag Queen in 1967 something which seems to have only increased Tony’s determination. Tony went back to his beloved France after graduation. The people he knew were what we would today call entrepreneurs and given his continued association with wine production, it was only a matter of time before he got involved himself. His mentor and friend, Monsieur Cassin, suggested one evening that Tony sell cases of wine for him in the UK. Tony describes this as his “light0bulb moment”, sitting in a Citroen 2CV – he saw the vision immediately. So, this is how he got started, driving a van to and from Bordeaux and selling cases of wine to whoever would take them, including Bill Fisher and others in Durham. Tony’s exasperated college tutor had written of him: “Some real intelligence not applied. Has rarely taken advice.” Clearly, when the time was right, Tony was astute enough to take advice and act on it. Operating from various premises in Windsor, including a railway arch, there was no real business plan until his second lucky break came. Having met Barbara again at sister Helen’s dinner party, they became an item. Tony challenged her to give up her job in TV market research and come and help him run the business. She did! They make the perfect combination: Barbara provides the analytical business skills; Tony knows wine and has the happy knack of spotting opportunities, which Barbara then makes work. Barbara started by conjuring up two years of accounts from receipts in Tony’s glove box; he had no idea that accounts were needed! When they formed a limited company, there was no doubt who should be managing director. The third lucky break involved a helping hand from Durham0graduate Sir Harold Evans, then editor of the Sunday Times. Tony wrote to complain about a recent article on the wine trade. The letter was printed, including Tony’s address. The orders poured in. Then a well0 connected customer suggested to the Sunday Times that it run a special offer for the readers. From here on, the business grew quickly until today the turnover approaches £400 million, which roughly equates to 40 million bottles sold each year. They have continued to innovate: an increasingly global wine list, employing “flying winemakers” (their term), taking their skills to new countries like China and India.

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Nowadays we take Australian wine for granted but it was Laithwaites who got us used to the idea. They aim to get there before everyone else and their trademark has always been authenticity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; wines direct from the producer, not an anonymous blend bottled in some English port. And making their own wines in their own vineyards is of increasing importance to them, personally and commercially.

Tony and Barbara Laithwaite with the Chancellor, Sir Thomas Allen, and Tim and Elizabeth Burt

Tony and Barbara Laithwaite have been unstinting supporters of the University. They have regularly hosted DUBC rowers for the Henley Regatta, Barbara providing the necessary carbs with a succession of meals. They have also generously supported the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and it is a matter of great pleasure to me personally that my water samples are analysed for their chemical content in the Laithwaite Laboratory, a happy combination of Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s geography and Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chemistry.

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There had been wine companies doing mail order before but Laithwaites took the concept to a new level, and today they are probably the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest wine merchant. Customer care is central to the company and it is interesting that Barbara and Tony both liken the relationship to a college community, emphasising the bond between people, that sense of belonging to the club. They married in 1975 and went on to grow their business and their family. All three of their sons are in the drinks trade: Tom helps Tony with customer relations, Will has his own brewery, and Henry his own vineyard. Henry deserves special mention: he wisely avoided both his parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; colleges and went to neutral Collingwood, where he met his future wife, Kaye. The award of honorary degrees to a married couple is rare but it is entirely right that we should honour Barbara and Tony Laithwaite together and salute their entrepreneurial success. Chancellor, I present to you Anthony Hugh Gordon Laithwaite and Barbara Anne Laithwaite for the awards of Doctor of Civil Law honoris

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Mosobalje Olaloye Oyawoye Doctor of Science Durham Cathedral, 1 July 2014 You are known as Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first professor of geology, a title bestowed in 1966 when you were promoted by the University of Nigeria, but let us first explore a little earlier in your extraordinary life. Your introduction to geology presented itself before you went to university when you served for two years from 1950 to 1952 with the then Colonial, Nigerian Geological Survey. A taste for geology you certainly obtained during those years with the survey and in 1952 you moved to Washington State University to complete both a first degree and masters.

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In 1956 you made what then must have been a most unusual move and chose to study a PhD with Sir Kingsley Dunham here in Durham. Prior to joining Durham University, Sir Kingsley had worked with the British Geological Survey (an organisation for which he was later director) and it is perhaps this link along with Sir Kingsley’s reputation which tempted you to join a fast expanding Department of Geology here in Durham. In 1957 a young new lecturer arrived here in Durham, Dr Henry Emeleus. Henry became your second supervisor and guided you through much of your research. It is from Henry that we learned much about your career and I am pleased to say that Henry, still active in the department despite being well into retirement, was honoured with the Chancellor’s Medal this year. We know from Henry that you proved yourself to be an outstanding researcher. Your work on the Pre0Cambrian basement gneisses and granites was exemplary. On a slightly lighter note we also learned that you were affectionately known as Soba and I will, if I may, use this term of endearment in my words to come. After leaving Durham you returned to Ibadan as a lecturer and rapidly progressed to a chair and Head of Department (1968). Henry Emeleus spent a month or so at Ibadan as a visiting research fellow, during this Henry helped with petrology teaching for your Honours students and subsequently participated in the 3rd Year field excursion which took them across Nigeria, ending up at Bauchi. Henry remembers being most impressed by the quality of the instruction on this memorable trip, and the enthusiasm of your students and staff. Soba, you were active in many parts of Africa – assisting Zambia set up their first School of Mines at the University of Zambia in 1970 – but it is back home in Nigeria where your reputation goes before you. With many of your former students now professors and leaders in their own right. Professor Oyawoye, you are known at home as the ‘Father of Geology’. Soba, you were honoured in Nigeria with the award of the Order of the Niger – the highest possible award for a citizen of Nigeria.

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After leaving your academic post in 1977 as a protest against the military rule in Nigeria and its impact on university autonomy, you undertook an eclectic career which saw you as board member and latterly chairman of companies and educational establishments throughout Nigeria though always with special emphasis on your home town of Offa.

Soba, you are an outstanding African geologist, statesman and most of all human being. Please accept this honorary doctorate from your Alma0Ata, Durham University. Chancellor, I present Mosobalaje Olaloye Oyawoye to receive the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa. ÂŠ Professor Jon Gluyas, Durham University

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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. Bates, Kenneth (1949055 and 1965), February 2015 Berney, Kai (1980083), 20 September 2013 Bluck, Leslie (1974077), 14 May 2014 Crass, Lancelot (1953058), 31 May 2014 Delaney, Kevin (1952055), 5 May 2014 Douglass, William L. (1938040 and 1945046), 15 June 2014 Goodall, Rear Admiral Simon Richard (1969072), 12 November 2014 Holmes, Nigel (1971075), 9 October 2014 Hudson, Peter E. (1955058), 28 August 2014 Jewitt, Dennis (1965068), 2 March 2015 McNie, John (1972075), 14 July 2014 Minter, Derek (1955058), 6 October 2014 Moore, Malcolm (1955059), August 2014 Stoker, Samuel Galbraith Culley (1955059), 26 July 2014 Stubbs, Charles Harold (1948051), 6 March 2015 (Known to his Durham friends as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stubbyâ&#x20AC;?.)

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Obituaries & Tributes Reverend Derek Hinchcliffe (1952055) I was surprised by the brevity of the “death notice” afforded to the Reverend Derek Hinchcliffe in the 2014 edition of the Hatfield Record. Perhaps few others knew of him as I knew him, which was a person devoted to the service of others, initially as a teacher and then as a Methodist minister. Derek was born into a Methodist home in a Barnsley pit village. He was the outstanding pupil in his primary school and won a scholarship to Wakefield Grammar School where he was taught by W.H. Teasdale, a Hatfield scholar, and of whose prowess an account can be found in Arthur Moyes’ publication Be the Best That You Can Be. At Wakefield, Derek remained an outstanding pupil but lacked the confidence to accept a place offered at Pembroke College Oxford. Instead he chose to come to Durham. Following a period of National Service, Derek taught at Barnsley Grammar School and then at Wath on Dearne where one of his pupils was the future Conservative minister, William Hague. At this time I was also teaching in South Yorkshire and frequently heard of Derek’s prowess as a stimulating, caring teacher. Promotion was inevitable but few thought that it would be as Deputy Head, and then as Head, of a challenged Comprehensive school in Rotherham, constantly threatened with closure. Derek’s caring for the pupils in his school was legendary and driven by the conviction that “many pupils cause trouble because they are always being put down due to lack of achievement”. “Our aim”, he wrote, “is to provide every child with the opportunity to excel is some field, possibly academic but more likely sporting, social, music, or general helpfulness”.

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This philosophy permeated his school and won him the respect and support of staff and pupils alike. Sadly the closing of the school was inevitable as was the closure of Cortonwood Colliery where most the pupils’ fathers worked and where the Miners’ Strike began. Derek saw his role as Headmaster as extending to offset the hardships that might be experienced by his pupils during the strike. To this end he drained school funds, visited support groups, appeared on TV and radio, wrote newspaper articles and acted in an advisory capacity to the President of the Methodist Conference. When it was all over he summed up his feelings in the following heart aching statement: “There was courage and there was stupidity, there were miscalculations and misjudgements; there was bravado and brazenness; there was generosity and injuries and deaths. The real heroes were the families, both nuclear and extended. I watched the heroic march back to work, banners held high and brass bands playing. I applauded those ‘lions led by donkeys’ and I wept.” Soon after the strike, Derek’s school was closed. Seven days before its closure, Derek was offered the position of lay pastoral assistant in Sheffield with responsibility for several churches on a three0year contract. At the end of this contract he expressed his absolute conviction that his vocation lay in the Methodist ministry. He accepted a three year appointment in the Rotherham circuit on a 75/25 basis. Seventy five percent of his time would be directed to church work and 25 percent to ordination study. The circuit he inherited has been described by the previous superintendent as a “poorly circuit” plus the recommendation that the church to which Derek had been appointed (Talbot Lane) should be closed. Derek’s response to this challenge was typical. He encouraged opening up the church to “outside” usage and, for example, the promotion of Christians in Sport which was a marvellous success. He described how the Church was packed, suits were exchanged for tracksuits, and Sunday best dresses for sports gear. The galleries were festooned with football shirts and the church displayed sports photography and promoted an extensive sports library. The local

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community was getting the message. Churches could be used for community gatherings and were not the preserve of the ageing middle class. The singing in the church was said to equal that of Cardiff Arms Park and support was given to bring the World Student Games to the Don Valley Stadium. Organised walks round town featured regularly to celebrate Christian festivals. Talbot Lane Church was becoming a central facility. In 1999, Derek retired to Barnsley but his work was not done. He was disappointed that no moves had been made to bring the different church communities together. This was his last big challenge. On 23 March 2002, the Chair of the Methodist Conference, Christina Le Morgan, visited Barnsley to open the Erasmus Church. At a cost of ÂŁ1,500,000, the construction and funding of the church owed much to Derek. It is a church built for the twenty0first century and is now characterised by a strong community base, with over 20 regular users and holding three different services every Sunday. (The opening concert was presented by the Grimethorpe Colliery Brass Band. Who else?) I feel privileged to have known Derek Hinchcliffe. I feel proud to have been his friend and I treasure the copy of his book Before I Forget, of which he sent me a signed copy. A copy of this book can also be found in the Hatfield library and readers will note that much of the material contained in that publication has been utilised for this article. Edward R. Wood

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Nigel Trevor Henry Holmes (1971075) Nigel came to Durham in 1968 to study Botany because of the enthusiasm for natural history in general and plants in particular generated by growing up on a Devon farm near South Molton. Rugby was an important reason for choosing Hatfield College. Subsequent to the undergraduate course he spent almost five more in Durham researching on plants in four different river projects, all done with great energy and often continuing under river flow conditions which caused some worry for his supervisor and would horrify a modern health and safety committee. The biggest of the river studies was his PhD project on the vegetation of the River Tweed financed by the Tweed River Purification Board, something they had never done previously. Thanks to the fact that Nigel had thought hard about how to conduct a survey to provide a base0line for future studies, he got a deal done and the project proved a big success, impressing the strong0minded director, J.C. Currie. The other projects dealt with the possible impact of transferring water from Kielder Reservoir via the North Tyne and Tyne to the Tees and surveys of the plants and larger algae in every half0kilometre length of the Wear, Tees and Swale. Nigel had both a very good visual memory and was highly observant in the field. This led to a minor achievement of which he was particularly proud. At away rugby matches of the University first team, he always managed to slip off to a local river and find colonies of 30mm wide brown spots on a submerged rock which proved to be the brown alga Heribaudiella, an organism thought to be very rare until Nigel started looking. Unfortunately, a dislocated shoulder spoilt his chance to match this success by playing fullback for the England rugby union. All this led to rivers being the subject of his working life. This started by working for the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) and he joined the team set up to make a nationwide survey of rivers and thus choose those to be recognized as Sites of Special Scientific Interest. All this was done with just as much energy as before, but sport switched to

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squash at the county level. After the survey had been published in 1983, he set up his own consultancy to advise water management organizations and this continued until the end of his life. However, in later years he had become so successful that he could be highly selective in the projects he agreed to carry out. Nigel helped to found the River Restoration Project in 1992 and got John Major, the prime minister and his local MP, to launch it Several British rivers have benefitted greatly from this initiative, including the River Skerne in the North0 East. However, the initiative has spread much wider and the European River Restoration Centre now tackles projects throughout Europe. Running training courses was a particular enthusiasm and there are many stories about his wading into deep and sometimes very cold rivers to demonstrate plant growths, while watched by Environment Agency staff on the bank. It will be a challenge for future people running such courses to match both his zest and panache, and also his down0to0earth and logical approach in doing this. Fortunately one of his most important achievements, publication of Rivers in the new British Wildlife Collection series, occurred before he died in late 2014. The book, co0authored with Paul Raven, is a successor to those in the New Naturalist series and likely to remain the main semi0popular text about river ecology for many years. Brian Whitton

UK River Prize & the Nigel Holmes Trophy The UK River Prize celebrates best practice in river restoration. The 2015 winner of the UK River Prize will be announced at the 16th River Restoration Centre Annual Network Conference on 19th May 2015. The trophy is a fitting tribute to Nigel's expertise and huge interest in river restoration schemes across the country and beyond.

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Memories of Nigel â&#x20AC;Ś from two of his Hatfield and University team mates The greatest compliment I can pay Nigel is the feeling of security from knowing that he was playing at the back. Any forward would have told you back in the 1970s that the last thing they would have wanted was to be chasing from side to side of the field because the full back had missed touch with a kick or had decided to run from some impossible position on the field. It was rarely an issue with Nigel. He knew when to kick and when to run and usually performed both options with success.

1972 University 1st XV Team: Nigel is front row third from right

Off the field he was always great company with his infectious enthusiasm and joy of living. How else can I explain being persuaded by him to drive him to Bradford to watch the All Blacks play against the North East with one of our Hatfield contemporaries, Peter Warfield, playing for the North East? Nigel had injured his shoulder

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(and not for the first or last time) and convinced me that I should drive him in the bright yellow Clan Crusader 0 a kit car 0 which he had just finished building during his first year as a postgrad student. An adventure that I've never forgotten. Meeting up with Nigel and the rest of the successful 2nd XV in 2011 was not just a walk down memory lane, but a reunion of a group of friends as if little time had passed since we last seen each other. And Nigel hadn't changed one little bit, as full of life as ever. Mick Woodley (1969072) Mick mentions the gathering in London in 2011 at the East India Club, by kind arrangement of Andy Auster, to celebrate the 40 years prior success of the University 2nd XV Rugby Team in the 1971 U.A.U Championship. A year later on 7 March 1972 Nigel was amongst a large group of Rugby players from both teams who congregated on the steps of Dunelm House awaiting the bus South, with the 2nd XV due to play Loughborough Colleges the next morning whilst the 1st XV were to play Bristol. Fortunately Nigel by then the UAU and English Universities full back was in our team, having had warranted progress hindered in previous years by a rival in the University ranks who could offer selection for Coventry and England after his name – Peter Rossborough had left Durham. Nigel certainly deserved his place having been the match winner in the epic quarter final match against Loughborough at the Racecourse ground. “Durham in semi thanks to Holmes” and “Durham’s debt to Holmes” were just two of the newspaper headlines; with the reports reading: “Man of the match was Holmes, the Durham full back, who gave an immaculate display and he kicked the three penalty goals, which, with the ball so wet and slippery, was no easy tasks. Holmes also fell on the ball courageously and successfully, his clearances were superb, his hands safe and sure, and he made one out0of0this0world mark where it

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seemed curtains for Durham”. Of course, Nigel was driven in that game and many others and this drive also showed in what I believe to have been a very successful professional life and career. Many of us experienced our first taste of West Country rugby when Nigel was instrumental in organising a Tour with matches against his home town club of South Molton, and also against North Devon at Barnstaple. Rumour had it that Nigel had erected posts on the family farm for goal kicking practice. Our visit allowed the confirmation of this rumour as truth – with the practice area being as uneven and as undulating as you would expect in a farmer’s field. No wonder Nigel became so good. Nigel and I experienced a number of rugby experiences and successes at both 15 a side and Sevens including Nigel’s matches for the Durham County XV. But on my regular walks through Durham along the river I will often stop at the river end of the Racecourse pitch and reflect on that day in 1972 when Nigel was the last line of defence and ultimate match winner whilst playing the game of his life against the star0 studded Loughborough side including Lewis Dick of Scotland, Clive Rees later of Wales, Steve Smith and Fran Cotton both later of England. I know that on that day the visitors would have liked to have had Nigel in their team. We were lucky to have him. Terry Roberts (1969072)

Derek Minter (1955058) It is enormously sad to report the sudden, unexpected death of Derek Minter in October 2014. He leaves his widow, Edith and their two sons. Derek met Edith while at Hatfield when she was a student at Neville’s Cross Teacher Training College. Derek was a prominent member of the College, socially and in the sporting sphere, representing Hatfield in cricket and hockey. He took an active interest in theatrical performances in conventional drama, but possibly most memorably as half of a double act concocted for the daunting “Freshers’ Concert”, a sort of “initiation ceremony” traditional in the

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1950s. The ‘turn’ was a success and subsequently performed in a variety of revues and cabarets around Durham, including several memorable concerts at the local jail. The act accumulated the largest collection of “Waiter, there’s a fly in my soup” jokes ever assembled! Derek graduated in 1958 with an honours degree in Botany. On leaving Durham he eventually pursued a life0long career in the pharmaceutical industry, on the marketing side, while continuing to perform in musicals with Harpenden Light Operatic Society and with a variety of choirs. In retirement the family returned to his birthplace, Brighton, and with his enthusiasm and zest for life he was always busy with a new project or trip on the horizon. He continued many choral singing activities, home and abroad, was a season ticket holder for both Sussex CCC and Brighton and Hove Albion FC. and worked tirelessly for several charities. Even then he still found time for extensive meticulous research in producing the definitive biography of Erasmus Darwin, presently lodged with the prestigious Linnaean Society. His loyalty to friends was characteristic and he never forgot anyone, no matter how long they had been separated. He had that rare ability to make them feel special and important to him. His compassion, warmth and generosity of spirit ensure he will always be remembered with great affection by his many friends from Hatfield and elsewhere. Keith Carter (1955059)

Russell Porter (1974078) A campaigner for affordable housing who died in 2012 has had a street named after him and a development completed in his honour. It was part of Tollesbury parish and district councillor Russell Porter’s strong beliefs that Maldon and the Dengie was in desperate need of more high0quality reasonably priced properties. Now two years after he died from cardiac arrest, the housing complex he campaigned for

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opened on Thursday [10 July 2014] with a huge launch party in his memory. In the aptly0named Porter Place, Tollesbury, Mr Porter’s widow Stanny said: “It was a very proud day for me and the whole family. It’s a lovely legacy to Russell. When he first became a district councillor in 2011 housing was one of the first issues to come up and something he felt passionate about. He worked hard at his job in London but always found time to go to council meetings and try to come up with solutions for problems with housing in the district and would have loved these homes,” … Mr Porter was a councillor for Tollesbury East parish for 20 years and Maldon District Council since May 2011 and the scheme in his name consists of ten properties that are all let at affordable rent, something close to Russell’s heart. With the help of the Homes and Communities agency and Maldon District Council the homes were completed in March 2014 and some residents have already moved in. Mr Porter could speak five languages, loved history, and particularly travelling, which led him to Belarus in 2012 where he met the Mayor of Brest and became a consul for the city in the UK. His friend and neighbour Cllr Robert Long joined him on that trip and also felt this was a fitting way to remember Russell. He told the [Essex] Chronicle: “It’s a fine development and an achievement for Russell that these homes have been built 0 he would have loved to have seen it completed. He was one of a kind, irreplaceable, and a huge loss to local people.” Courtesy of the Essex Chronicle

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Sam Stoker (1972089) Throughout its history, Hatfield College has been very fortunate to enjoy the long service of several Vice0Principals and Vice0Masters. Joseph Fowler served for 47 years, and Teddy Pace for 30 years but in the modern era, no one has served for longer or with such distinction as Sam Stoker. He was appointed Senior Tutor in 1972, Vice0 Master a year later, staying 16 years in that role until 1989 when he moved to be Principal of St Cuthbert’s Society. Samuel Galbraith Culley Stoker was born in Browney, County Durham on 8th October 1936. He was educated at Durham Johnson School before coming up to Hatfield College in 1955 to read History. Sam made an immediate and lasting impact upon the College and University community. I well remember Bill Heal, himself a distinguished Hatfield alumnus, reciting Sam’s full name on more than one occasion. Clearly, anyone with the first names Samuel Galbraith Culley was destined to make an impact irrespective of background. Sam was a fine cricketer, playing at least two matches for Durham in the Minor Counties Championship in 1957. As we might expect, he was an all0rounder: a right0handed batsman, and, most notably, a medium0fast right0arm bowler. David Hillery, from Grey College, was at school with Sam; he described him as “Sam the fearsome fast bowler built on the lines of Freddie Trueman and with identical hostility towards any batsmen facing him. Batsmen were safer in the pavilion”. Sam graduated in 1958 and subsequently gained a PGCE and a Master’s in Education. After a short commission in the RAF, which included winning the Sword of Honour, he embarked on a long and influential career in education. His first appointment was as a lecturer at Durham Technical College, where he was involved in the education of mature students and those from non0traditional backgrounds.

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Sam moved back to Hatfield College in 1972 as Senior Tutor and served as Vice0Master from 1973 to 1989. He was Acting Master in 1979 after Tom Whitworth’s death. He combined those roles with a post as Lecturer in the School of Education, where he did much to develop schools liaison work at Durham. In effect, Sam was the University’s face of what we now refer to as “fair access” or “widening participation”. I have heard it said that Sam acted as a one0man band in that regard and quite possibly it was a lonely furrow to plough, at a time when universities were not much bothered about such issues. It was typical of Sam that he cared about opportunity, wanting local students to benefit in the same way as he himself had done. When Sam was an undergraduate, there were many local students at Durham but things were very different two decades later and we can well imagine Sam wanting to reverse the tide, single0handedly if necessary. We can view his valuable work at St Cuthbert’s in exactly the same light, growing the Society from 400 to 1000 by the time of his retirement in 1999. Then, much more so than now, the Society included many local students; many of them were mature students, most of whom lived at home. Notwithstanding, Sam developed and nurtured a cohesive student community. Sam was greatly respected by Hatfield students and served as President of the Hatfield Association from 2001 to 2004. He was made an Honorary Fellow of the College in 1997. Very many old members of the College sent messages of condolence after Sam’s death was announced: these encapsulate Sam’s influence on Hatfield College and its students: “Sam embodied the spirit of Hatfield.” “He represented the very best of the Hatfield ethos and was a figure who [we] looked up to with respect and admiration.” “He helped me transform from a very young and raw undergraduate through university life into the real world.” Several people used the term “role model”. It is clear that Sam inspired students to be the very best they could be. Many former students counted it a privilege and a joy to have known him. His fine sense of

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humour when confronted by the antics of Hatfield men of the day was much appreciated, yet “he could put the fear of God into even the most hardened Hatfield rugby player or hooray Henry with a mere glance in their direction”. Many mentioned Sam’s wisdom and sound advice. Interestingly, two former Vice0Chancellors took time to write. They summed up Sam’s character thus: Sir Fred Holliday called him “a giant of a man”, whilst Sir Kenneth Calman called him “a great and inspirational person.” One of the first women to study at Hatfield, Sarah Brearley, provided an insightful picture of Sam: “He managed to have an air of authority which we respected, yet still seemed a bit of a lad.” Mention of the admission of women raises the question of Sam’s view of that important phase of Hatfield’s history and development. Foolishly, I never asked Sam about this, and Arthur Moyes’ History of Hatfield is ambiguous so I can only speculate. No doubt, as a loyal Hatfield man, Sam would regret the change; but as the person responsible for admissions to the College, he knew that the mixed colleges were attracting the best candidates and in much larger numbers. Sam’s advice to the Governing Body of the College was therefore unequivocal: the change needed to happen. No doubt Sam steered a careful diplomatic path along the way, but as an educationalist, he ultimately wanted the best opportunity for all. So, how to sum up Sam Stoker? In his History, Arthur Moyes summarised Sam’s character thus: “He was ebullient, authoritative, lively, quick witted, and fierce when the occasion demanded it. Always his own man …”. Let me leave it to Simon Diggins (1978081), one of the undergraduates during the time when Sam was Vice0Master, to have the last word: “All in all, Sam was a great man: a devoted educationalist; a fine officer; a formidable sportsman; and an outstanding Hatfield man.” Tim Burt

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Charles Harold Stubbs (1948051) My Dad’s full name was Charles Harold Stubbs and he was born on 18th October 1925. Many people at Durham, however, called him “Stubby”. He studied at Hatfield from 1948 to 1951. He was Hatfield College cox with a crew of four; he earned the University’s half palatinate award for rowing and wore the half palatinate scarf with pride every winter! Its distinctive colours meant that it evoked lots of comment wherever he went and he was always delighted to recount tales of success on the river. I remember being told one tale of a boat race on the Wear where the weather was so bad that someone wheeled a harmonium out from one of the colleges and played “For those in peril on the sea” as the races took place. My Dad died on 6th March 2015 and was 89. He contracted pneumonia from which he was recovering well, only to fall prey to hospital acquired pneumonia which he could not outrun. At his funeral service reference was made to his lifelong attachment to Durham and to Hatfield. The orders of service were printed in the nearest we could get to Hatfield blue and an image of St. Cuthbert’s cross featured on the cover. My Dad taught Geography, Geology and French at secondary schools in Stoke0on0Trent from 1952 until 1984. It was his ambition to be retired as long as he had taught 0 an ambition he only narrowly failed to achieve! His widow Marjorie survives him. Alison Pope

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College Notes College Officers The Master

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

The Vice0Master & Senior Tutor and College Chaplain

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

The Assistant Senior Tutor

Dr. E. Spencer0Regan, BA MA PhD (Dunelm) AFHEA

The Bursar

Ms M. Crawford, BSc

Honorary Fellows

Dr. Tony Laithwaite Mr. William Arthur Moyes Mr. Barry Northrop Mr. Bruce Oldfield Mr. Marcus Rose Ms Angel Scott Sir Tim Smit Dr. Andrew Strauss Mr. John Timpson Mr. Frank Tyson Dr. Jeremy Vine Dame Gillian Weir Mr. Barrie Wetton

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

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College Council The Vice0Chancellor & Warden The Deputy Warden of Colleges The Master The Senior Tutor The Bursar The JCR Senior Man The MCR President Rev. Dr. M.R. Armstrong Mr. R. Burge (Chairman)

Mr. R.J. Coldwell Professor D.J. Davies Mrs. E.A. Dodds Mr. A. Gray Professor R.I.D. Harris Miss S.E. Philipson Mr. T. Pullman Professor C.J. Torgerson Professor A. Unsworth

College Mentors Details redacted in accordance with Data Protection requirements

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

Email Contacts College Officers The Master The Vice0Master & 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 anthonygray49@gmail.com c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk

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The Hatfield Record from 2016 Producing the Hatfield Record is one of the functions of the Hatfield Association, enshrined in its constitution. I hope you will agree that this edition is impressive, describing the extraordinarily varied activities of Hatfield's vibrant community in a high quality format. For many years Hatfield students have paid a sub for life0time membership of the Association (£25 in 2015). This has entitled us to receive an annual copy of the Record, wherever in the world we might live – for the rest of our lives! The cost of printing has been met by the Hatfield College Trust, the Hatfield Association paying the postage. With rising costs, this arrangement has become unsustainable. This year the cost of postage alone exceeded the Hatfield Association's annual income. After considerable discussion, the Association's officers have put forward the following, to apply from 2016: • The Hatfield Record will continue to be published in its current high quality printed form. form It is of great value in representing the College's ethos and achievements to alumni, current and future students and their parents 0 and to potential donors to the College Trust. • Association members who so wish can continue to receive their copy of the Record by post. post They will, however, be asked to take out a standing order, making an annual payment to the Association to cover costs. The anticipated subscription is: UK residents 0 £5.00, overseas residents 0 £10.00. • The Hatfield Record will also be made available to all Association members as an on0line document 0 at no charge.. We intend to: use the most up0to0date, reader0friendly format; make downloading of individual articles possible; and notify members of the publication date and the weblink.

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The proposals will be put to the AGM on 27 June 2015. I hope members will find these proposals sensible – not least in freeing Association funds to be used in other ways, to further the educational interests and welfare of the College (as the Association's constitution defines its aim). The Association’s officers have identified a number of new projects which would enable Association members to engage with and support current and future students. In March the Association consulted the 5542 Hatfield alumni whose email addresses are held on the University’s database. Some 200 replied; the overwhelming majority of responses was positive.. If you use email but did not receive this circular it means your email address is not held on the University’s database. In this case please do make contact so that we can both learn your views and (with your permission) put this omission right. If you do not use email and wish to express your views, please do phone or write to me as soon as possible. Anticipating that the proposals are approved at the AGM, it is essential that we know how each member wishes to have access to the Hatfield Record from 2016. May I ask you to indicate which of the options you wish to adopt in order to receive future editions of the Hatfield Record, preferably via the Association’s website: www.hatfield0association.co.uk 0 or by contacting me directly.. Tony Gray (1967070)

Honorary Secretary E: anthonygray49@gmail.com A: 52 Green Lanes, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5JW T: 0121 382 7218 M: 07944 319873

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Jen Old; Special Commendation in the SCR Photo Competition

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A date for your diary! For more information visit www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/lisb2016

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