Malvern View Summer 2017

M ALVERN VIEW Issue 28 | Summer 2017

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From the Headmaster

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When reviewing the endeavour and achievements of our pupils at the end of each term, I always find myself impressed by the nature and range of activities to which they have committed themselves and by their success in them.

A school such as Malvern offers the prospect of each individual being inspired by academic opportunity, by visiting lecturers, by artistic, thespian or sporting possibilities. But the school experience of young people is only a platform for what comes later and this publication also reflects in a small way the successes of recent past pupils.

Malvern is an exciting place where young people are able to develop and find their niche and I hope that you will glean from this publication a sense of the roundedness of the educational offering here. Enjoy the read!

Antony Clark Headmaster

Classical Reading Competition Fifteen of our pupils from the FY, Remove and Lower Sixth performed admirably in The Cheltenham Ladies’ College’s annual Classical Reading Competition. They read aloud, to over 100 other competitors, a challenging passage in Latin or Greek: certainly a nerve-wracking and technically very difficult thing to do as pronunciation had to be meticulous, and delivery expressive and dynamic.

They all did very well indeed, and the following particularly impressed the judges: Ani King (No.3), George Kent (No.9), Freja Bedell (No.6) and Ed Thurlow (SH) all of whom made the final of the Junior Latin Competition.

Imee Marriott (No.8) who came third in the Intermediate Latin Competition and Louisa Zinke (EH) who won the Senior Latin Competition.

Richard Thurlow, Head of Classics

FRONT COVER Left to right: Charley Atkinson, Tali Swinburne, Ellie Calderwood, Georgina Hartley, Jess Biddle, and Hannah Atkinson.

Back row, left to right: Freja Bedell, Imee Marriott, Ani King Middle row, left to right: Edmund Thurlow, George Kent Front row: Louisa Zinke

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The Blumenau Lecture ‘Russia: from Nicholas II to Putin’ by Dr Michael Lynch We were thrilled to stage the second in the series of Blumenau lectures in February. Dr Michael Lynch (Honorary Fellow at Leicester University, editor of the Access to History textbooks and prolific author) presented the topic ‘Russia: from Nicholas II to Putin’. These lectures honour the inspiring teaching of Ralph Blumenau, a former Head of History at the College, and have been generously funded by one of his former pupils, Andrew Curran (No.2. 60-64).

Ralph had written us a note which I read out before the lecture began; he was sad not to have been able to be with us.

“I am very sorry that I have been unable to come to this, the second in the series of Blumenau lectures that has been so generously endowed by Andrew Curran, who I taught in the early sixties, just over half a century ago.

I am extremely grateful to him, to Jon Herod who has arranged this lecture, and to Dr Lynch for giving it.

It is quite an ambitious task to talk about a whole century of Russian history in about an hour, and I would have loved to hear how Dr Lynch does it, and whether he sees any unity in this period. Winston Churchill said in a broadcast in October 1939, “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key ...” and he went on to say what he thought that key was. Perhaps Dr

Lynch will tell you either what Churchill thought the key was, or what he thinks the key is. It is as every bit as important to understand Russia today as it has ever been; and I am sure you are in for an interesting and thought-provoking talk.

Have a wonderful evening, all of you – and I am with you in spirit, if not in the flesh.”

Dr Lynch gave a captivating account of the development of Russian politics from late Tsarism, through Communism, to Putin. His presentation revealed the number of similarities between the different regimes, in motivation and methods, and was laced with anecdotes that brought the personalities to life. Dr Lynch’s enthusiastic and dramatic style held the large audience spellbound.

Jon Herod, Head of History

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Lea-Smith Reading Competition It was real privilege to be treated to this array of material from such a talented and engaging group of finalists. Congratulations to No.7, the overall winners of the Lea-Smith Reading Competition 2017 and to the following pupils who were individual winners at each year level:

Foundation Year: Remove: Hundred: Lower Sixth: Upper Sixth:

Georgina Wood (No.3) Matthew Ferris (SH) James Wakefield (No.1) Jack Bishop (No.7) Jordan Jain (No.7) Bradley Wells, Head of English

No.7 Winners of the Lea-Smith Reading Competition

Oxford and Cambridge college visits Aspiring Oxbridge candidates recently paid visits to Hertford College, Oxford and St John’s College, Cambridge, courtesy of their respective admissions teams. In addition to touring the colleges and experiencing dining on site, pupils met current undergraduates for questions-and-answers, and experienced academic taster sessions to give a sense of the tutorial teaching approach.

Dr Catherine Redford (Hertford) engaged pupils in a discussion of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Dr Matthias Dörrzapf (St John’s) answered questions on the admissions and interview process. Tours of the respective universities and

a meeting with our OM undergraduates enabled the pupils to gain insight into both the academic and wider opportunities available. The experiences inspired our pupils to prepare their applications, and enabled them to appreciate why the process is so rigorous and competitive and the reward of the distinctive Oxbridge tutorial approach so intellectually stimulating. Our thanks go to Hertford and St John’s for their generous hospitality.

Rev’d Andrew Law, Chaplain

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Abi Cunningham on target for the London Marathon Abi Cunningham (No.3) raised in excess of her target for the KidsOut charity in the London Marathon in April. She finished the course in 5 hours 3 minutes, running with her father, both sporting the bright yellow colours that are the charity’s trademark.

Abi said “I have been so excited about this incredible challenge and am elated to have raised the target sum. I feel

Charity netball matches The 1st netball team raised an impressive £210 for Cancer Research this year.

On a busy Wednesday, a series of three netball matches involving the 1st netball team, the 1st rugby team and a staff team provided great entertainment and a succession of closely contested games. Whilst the girls struggled to combat James Scott’s (No.7) height and skill and George Amphlett’s (No.9) dexterity around the centre court (both 1st team rugby players), the boys were just two goals ahead at the final whistle (17-15).

Against the staff, the girls were determined to go one better and ensure a win and this they did (7-6). The boys versus the staff match was won by the staff and this rounded off a great afternoon.

Rhian Jenkins, Head of Netball

exceptionally fortunate to have grown up in a stable family environment and to have had so many opportunities at home and at school. Not all children are that lucky.” At the time of going to press Abi had raised £2,846.64 for the charity!

Fiona Packham, Housemistress No.3

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Funds raised for charity Our thanks go to the outgoing School Council for 2016-2017 who organised the raising of over £14,000 for a range of local, national and international charities. Special thanks go to Kaspar Klemm (No.5), Chair, Oscar Holroyd (No.2), Vice-Chair and Tara Prasad (No.3), Secretary.

Money raised by the pupils went to a number of cancer related charities: Cancer Research UK, Myeloma UK, and to the pioneering research into medical dogs trained to detect the presence of the disease. The School Council voted to support the British Heart Foundation, as well as the Worcestershirebased Acorns Hospice. We once again supported the charity Action for Heroes and this year we also donated funds to the excellent work of Care After Combat, a UK-based charity providing professional support for Veterans and their families.

The pupils elected to donate to charities further afield: to the Malala Fund that supports the right of young girls to a minimum of 12 years of education, part of the charity’s quest to improve female empowerment in Africa, and funds were donated to the Mandalay School for the Deaf.

We once again supported the British Red Cross who are working in the turmoil that has been created by the displacement of immigrants fleeing war-torn countries.

Action in Focus, a charity that supports some of the poorest communities in Kenya were also the recipients of a donation, as was Hospice Care Kenya a charity that we have supported for many years.

It was a great pleasure to support Abi Cunningham (Upper Sixth, No.3) who ran the London Marathon for the KidsOut charity that gives disadvantaged children in the UK an exciting day out and memories from it to cherish.

The School Council voted to help our Old Malvernians make the world a better place, as they play their part in responsible global citizenship: Katharine Rhomberg (No.6, 2011-16) for Action Against Hunger, and Natasha Bishop (No.4, 2010-15) who founded the Pants Project that supports the Infertility Network. Also recognised for his wonderful work was Roger Gower (No.9, 1991-96) who died in a helicopter accident last year trying to deter poachers of ivory in Tanzania.

Maths inter-House competition The seventh annual inter-House Mathematics competition took place at the end of April and, once again, the spirit of the competition was excellent with all Houses trying their very best. No.3 set a blistering pace, only dropping one point in the cross-number exercise. No.2 and No.7 battled it out valiantly to catch up but despite a weaker final round for the No.3 girls, no-one could catch them. The level of Maths demonstrated was impressive and the teams displaying the strongest teamwork did best of all.

Congratulations to No.3 on a great performance.

Chris Thomas, Head of Maths

Royal Society of Chemistry Olympiad Three pupils took part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s UK Olympiad last term. Liza Rozenberg (No.6) and Carla Walla (No.8) scored Silver Awards and Oscar Holroyd (No.2) a Gold Award. Oscar’s achievement not only places him in the top 8% of candidates nationwide, but he is also Malvern College’s first ever Gold Award recipient. A fantastic success!

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The Ottoman Turks We were delighted to welcome back to the College Professor Ronald Hutton who gave a lecture in April entitled ‘The Ottoman Turks: From Terror of Europe to Sick Man of Europe’.

Professor Hutton is the head of the History faculty at Bristol University and has been coming to Malvern for over 20 years to talk to our pupils. This lecture addressed the importance of the Ottomans as a political, military, and cultural force in Europe and their subsequent decline to a position of weakness in the nineteenth century.

One particularly interesting insight for the audience was the role the Ottomans played in enabling the Reformation to

flourish: they attracted the focus of Catholic powers in Central and Southern Europe, distracting them from the struggle against the new Protestant enemy.

Professor Hutton delivered his lecture with customary brilliance, highlighting the major themes of the period with characteristic humour. He is also a specialist in Early Modern Britain, British folklore, and paganism, and his new book on the global history of the witch will be available from this summer.

Jon Herod, Head of History

Particle Physics: the Hadron Collider Dr Maria Pavlidou from the University of Birmingham gave a fantastic lecture on how the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) works and how it is able to detect different types of particles.

Our pupils were then able to have a hands-on experience of using the same software that is used at CERN to identify different types of particle interactions, culminating in the measurement of the mass of the Z Boson using measurements from the ATLAS detector in the LHC. All this gave our pupils a valuable insight into the way scientists work at CERN and an excellent experience in how data is gathered.

Michal Hnatek, Head of Physics

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A night at the musicals At the end of last term all the glitz and glamour of the West End and Broadway was brought to us in an evening of songs from stage and screen, performed in the Rogers Theatre by Malvern College’s top musical theatre performers. This was the first concert of its kind at Malvern and admirably hosted by Sixth Formers Amelia Wilson (No.4) and Eliott Gilling-Smith (No.5).

The audience was treated to 23 performances, solos and duets, from Les Misérables, Phantom, Funny Girl, Chicago, Rent, Grease, The Addams Family, Wicked and even from La La Land, in an evening that transported us into the world of well-known hits and popular showtunes.

“I am a great fan of musical theatre and this was a concert which made for a thoroughly enjoyable evening,” said Anne Sharp, Housemistress No.4 The Rogers Theatre refurbishment project begins this summer and we expect a magical transformation that will enable our players, with the help of Keith Packham, Director of Drama and his theatre team, to bring even more impressive performances to their audiences. Watch this space!

Rocket science Our Sixth Form scientists taught pupils from two local primary schools this term. In May, we welcomed the Wyche Primary School and in June, the Malvern Wells Primary School; both schools took part in an afternoon of fun science and helped us do some practical experiments.

Step forward the Sixth Form tutors: Dare George (No.1), Sunraj Dhariwal (No.1), Andreas Heyer (No.1), Elizaveta Rosenberg (No.6), Harry Everest (No.7) and Angelo Guenther (No.9) who had each planned a lesson to deliver as part of this primary school programme.

Our young visitors were excited to start and the first session was with Andreas who explained how to identify acids and bases, giving the pupils everyday examples of each. The Year 6 pupils put on their lab coats and safety goggles to test the pH level of nine household products (e.g lemon juice, shampoo, milk, vinegar) using the universal indicator, and they pooled the results.

Liza introduced the reaction of carbon dioxide with water and the pupils watched in astonishment as they saw a beaker of purple solution (alkaline) gradually turn blue, then green, then eventually yellow as solid carbon dioxide dissolved into the solution and neutralised it.

Next, the exciting challenge of some rocket science. This was led by Angelo, Sunraj, Dare and Harry who aimed to see how far the pupils could fire a rocket into the air using a neutralisation reaction to produce the gas. Using only pencils, Sellotape and small water bottles the pupils built their

rockets, then set about preparing their ‘fuel’ mixture. We all went outside to carry out the launch of one rocket at a time.

All of the rockets worked and some went as high as six metres.

Both schools had a wonderful day, in fact you could say they had a blast!

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

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Lucretian Society lecture ‘Fighting Fat in the Liver: the silent killer you never knew you had’, Professor Jeremy Tomlinson In March, we were delighted to welcome Professor Jeremy Tomlinson, from the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism who began his lecture by showing us maps of the USA and highlighting areas with a different prevalence of obesity, then he linked this with the prevalence of diabetes; there is a definite correlation. Startling was the fact that in 1994 less than 14% of the US population was obese, by 2014 that percentage has risen to 26%; a similar trend is seen in the UK. Dr Tomlinson explained that our bodies need to store fat, and that, as individuals, we tend to have either an ‘apple’ shape (where the fat is stored around the middle of the body) or a ‘pear’ shape (where the fat is stored around the hips and lower body). The latter shape appears to experience fewer problems with diseases related to weight.

Professor Tomlinson’s research involves looking into how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease develops and the treatments for patients suffering from fibrosis (scarring) of the liver which can lead to cirrhosis (failure) of the liver. Fat is stored in the

liver, and the more fat stored in the liver the greater the risk of fibrosis.

His talk not only explained the roles played by many of the hormones and how they function in the body, but also the methods of testing for liver health which used to involve a biopsy of the liver (1 in 1000 biopsies could cause death) and now involves a less invasive urine test procedure, followed by analysis using gas-chromatography and mass spectrometry.

Our pupils posed many very well thought-out questions for Professor Tomlinson and thoroughly enjoyed his talk that covered many areas of the biology and chemistry syllabi. This was a very informative lecture that also gave us a solution to staying healthy; just one hundred minutes of aerobic exercise per week can cut our chances of suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease significantly. With most of the audience having run the Ledder earlier that week this provided the pupils with some comfort!

Dr Natalie Watson, Head of Science

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RAF Cosford: CCF flying experience Each term the RAF cadets at Malvern College get several chances to have an Air Experience Flight at RAF Cosford.

Each cadet is taught to fly in a powered Grob Tutor aircraft by a pilot from the Royal Air Force. The airborne session lasts 45 minutes and covers lessons ranging from simple banking and climbing, to flying advanced aerobatics such as loops and stall turns. In March, three of our cadets had their first experience of flying whilst two more in the Upper Sixth had their last flights as Air Cadets at Malvern. In addition,

Barry Brown Bowl In the last week of the Lent term, the CCF held a full afternoon of multi-disciplined activities in the form of a competition named after a long-serving member of the Malvern College CCF staff who retired last year. The Barry Brown Bowl involved nine sections from the Marine, Army and RAF contingents who competed in, what has to be said, truly adverse weather conditions. They were tested in: laser clay-shooting; archery; paintball; grenade-throwing; axe-throwing and leadership.

In a close-fought contest the runners-up were Marine 2 Section and Army 4 Section, and the winners of this inaugural competition were Marine 1 Section, led by LCpl Monty Lampard (SH). Very well done to all 110 cadets involved who approached the event with fabulous enthusiasm in these testing conditions!

Major RG Lacey, Malvern College CCF Contingent Commander

Lower Sixth pilots Sulaiyman Ahmad-Fauzi (No.5) and Annie O’Gorman (No.3) were awarded places on the RAF Flying Scholarship programme where they will receive 10 days’ pilot training with the RAF at an airbase in Dundee, aiming to fly solo at the end of their training. Only 32 cadets in the UK are selected for this programme each year so they are to be congratulated.

Flying Officer Stephen Woodward, OC RAF section Malvern College CCF

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CCF exercise at Swynnerton Training Camp This term 110 of our CCF cadets were put through their paces at an intense and comprehensive final exercise that rounded off the training year. On arrival (in the dark) all sections were guided tactically into their harbour areas to set up camp and cook. There were nine sections, each led by a junior NCO, and all completed Night Patrols, navigating onto ‘enemy’ positions and reconnaissance tasks.

Following a night under the stars, the sections did well to complete a challenging rotation of tasks the next day, including Section Attacks, Fieldcraft, Obstacle Course, First Aid and the ever popular Casualty Evacuation. The weather was kind, but by far the biggest contribution to the success of this event was the positive and committed attitude of all of the cadets involved. The staff leading the training all commented

on how impressive the level of leadership was by all of the section leaders. Special mention was made of Ella Warren (EH), Bertie Davis (No.7) and Luc Gillard (No.1). All cadets applied themselves to the tasks with very commendable effort so well done to them all.

Mr Nichols planned and implemented this exceptional two-day exercise and we are grateful to him and to the support of Ms Brookes and Mssrs Reid, Jarvis, Woodward and Rybarczyk for allowing the cadets to gain enormously from the experience of taking part in this kind of exercise.

Major RG Lacey, Malvern College CCF Contingent Commander

Ski trip to Winter Park, Colorado We returned to Winter Park, Colorado this year for the annual Malvern College ski trip, anticipating a great six days on the slopes.

Throughout the week there were several medium falls of snow and enough sunshine to keep all our skiers happy. The level of skill across the group was high and all of the skiers explored most of the extensive mountain and motorway pistes, bumps (and there were many) and tree-lined runs. Most of us spent the trip trying to keep up with Mr Major!

The hotel was ideally situated on the slopes, and all enjoyed trips to the cinema, bowling and the typical American meals out. The pupils were good company and helped to create one of the best ski trips I have taken in many years.

Chris Thomas, Head of Maths

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Back row, left to right: George Advani and Charles Izzard Front row, left to right: Alina Allison, Sima Rukandema and Olivia Maiden

Worcester Competitive Arts Festival Mr Huguenin, Mrs Stanley and Mr Brown supported our candidates at Worcester Competitive Arts Festival this term where we had a number of notable successes.

Congratulations to Ani King (No.3) who was placed first (with Distinction) in the Shakespeare 14 and under category; and second (with Distinction) in the Solo Acting 14 and under category, and to Alex Medcalf (No.4) who was placed first (with Distinction) in the Shakespeare 17 and under category.

George Advani (SH) was second (with Distinction) in the Shakespeare 17 and under, and Charles Izzard (No.9) and Dino Abduljawad (No.9) were first (with Merit) in the Duologue Acting 17 and under category.

Siima Rukandema (No.4) and Olivia Maiden (No.4) were placed first (with Distinction) in the Verse Speaking in Pairs in their 14 and under category, and Alina Allison (No.8) was second (with Distinction) in Solo Acting 17 and under category. Georgina Wood (No.3) was second (with Distinction) in the Prose Reading 14 and under.

Lucie Fletcher (No.8) won the Vocal Solo 14 and under and the Open Lieder class. In the former, Missy Hingley (No.8) and Ani King both sang beautifully too, being awarded merit (along with Lucie). Lucie was awarded a distinction in the hotly-contested Lieder class.

Chloe Underwood (No.4) won two of her three classes, and was placed a very close second in the other. She won the

Vocal Solo 19 and under and the Open Class for Operetta and Light Opera and came second in the Open Class for Opera.

She was awarded a distinction in all three categories.

Very well done to all.

Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

Left to right: Ani King and Georgina Wood

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‘Treasure Island’ The Foundation Year Play ‘Treasure Island’, Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel that was first published in 1883, has endeared itself to readers, young and old, ever since. Contemporary playwright Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of the well-known tale, first staged at the National Theatre in London, was this year’s choice of play for Foundation Year dramatists who admirably performed a thrilling, swashbuckling piece of theatre over two nights at the Rogers Theatre.

Huge praise must be given to the large ensemble cast, technicians and the hair/make up crew, so too to the creative team of Heather Fryer (Costume design), Rosalind Lawton (Sound) and Steve Doidge (Lighting). This was a challenging play featuring a large amount of dialogue and a plethora of cameo roles, supported by a highly technical production which made for a great success.

Keith Packham, Director of Drama

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Julia rows for Oxford Julia James (No.8, 2007–12) is studying for a PGCE in Maths at Oxford University this year. She took up rowing last year at Exeter University (2015-2016) and started this year (20162017) rowing with the Oxford University Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club. She moved up to the open-weights (Oxford University Women’s Boat Club) after a few weeks and began the trialling process for The Cancer Research Boat Races.

Each squad has a rehearse day for the Boat Race, during which the squad puts together two matched eights consisting of their top sixteen athletes, and they race the full boat race course – known as ‘Trial Eights’. The event was held at the end of November on a similar tide to that of the Boat Race (high tide). Julia was selected to row in one of the boats, and having been behind for much of the race, her boat (Helen) rowed through the other boat (Heather) during the final 1km to win the race by a canvas.

Julia was selected to row in the boat for The Women’s Reserve Boat Race, in which Oxford’s second boat ‘Osiris’ races Cambridge’s second boat ‘Blondie’ shortly after the The Women’s Boat Race. Rowing in the Osiris boat earns you a ‘half blue’ and a blazer. The entire event was then celebrated in the evening at the Boat Race dinner, held at the Hurlingham Club.

She has a teaching position, starting in September at King’s College School, Wimbledon, and hopes to carry on with her rowing.

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Rowing history: BUCS Head, 2016, WB8+, Silver;

Henley Women’s Regatta, 2016, A8+, Qualified

Julia (second from left)

World Book Day The library recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of World Book Day by decking the Upper Grundy with bunting that depicted a range of book titles.

A competition to guess the titles of the wrapped books was held in the library and a book quiz was handed out to the Houses at lunchtime. Both created much discussion about the authors and their titles. The aim of World Book Day is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of reading and we enthusiastically supported it here at Malvern.

Helen Jones, Librarian

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From Malvern College to Sandown Park A good mix of pupils, OMs, current and former members of Common Room and Friends of Malvern College were present in the Lewis Lecture Theatre to hear Guy Disney (No.2, 19952000).

Guy lost his right leg below the knee after being injured when his vehicle was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade while serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in July 2009. On 17th February 2017 he became the first amputee jockey to win a horse race at a professional racecourse in Britain, when he rode Rathlin Rose to win the Royal Artillery Cup at Sandown Park.

After graduating from the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, he was commissioned into the Light Dragoons and soon found himself deployed to Afghanistan. Despite the massive personal consequences, Guy spoke very warmly about the general population of Afghanistan and has confidence that the good will win through in the end.

Then Guy spoke in some detail about his expeditions to the North Pole (2011) and with Prince Harry to the South Pole (2013) in aid of the charity ‘Walking with the Wounded’, which helps wounded former servicemen and women to transition to civilian life.

Finishing with a brief reference to his passion for riding

horses and to horseracing, Guy then answered questions before further conversations with pupils and visitors at a Reception in the foyer of the Lewis Lecture Theatre.

Syd Hill, Secretary of the Malvernian Society

Matthew Guy at the London Palladium Matthew Guy (No.1, 2011-16) left Malvern last year to begin a Materials Science and Engineering degree at Imperial College London. He has many talents but we did not expect to see him make his next public appearance at the London Palladium.

Matthew, along with fellow members of the male a cappella group, The Techtonics are ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) champions and the only non-US a cappella group ever to have won this competition. Matthew auditioned and was called back twice before becoming a member of the group. His supporters feel that his frequent appearances on the stage at Malvern College and his sound musical learning helped make it possible for this 18 year-old, first-year student to make the selection, and we are very excited to learn of the group’s success.

Popular on the university entertainment circuit The Techtonics caught the attention of the ‘Tonight at the London Palladium’ team and were invited to appear in the variety performance where they were watched by a live audience of over 2,000!

The show was televised and appeared on ITV on 19th April.

Adam Wharton, Housemaster No.1

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Leadership dinner To give the new prefects in House leadership positions a good start to their careers, we organised a Leadership Dinner with a guest speaker to give them some inspiration and advice. Don Coates addressed them on what he feels are the traits of an inspiring leader and what qualities are required of those who lead well.

Don is a career industrialist, and has worked for nearly 30 years in manufacturing, 20 of those as CEO of businesses in paper, packaging, flooring and furniture, with operations all over the world. Whilst he was able to talk about all the successes in his varied career, he was also able to talk about the failures and how it takes courage to come back from them to start something new. Don was an international weightlifter in the late seventies and early eighties, competing for team GB

at the European, Commonwealth and World Championships.

A serious knee injury prevented him from competing at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and forced his early retirement from competition.

We all thought that Don Coates, gave an entertaining and informative insight into what it is like to be a leader and what responsibilities and expectations a leadership role holds.

It was not surprising that many of the pupils were keen to talk about what good leadership takes after the talk; many searching questions were asked after the speech. A big thank you to Don Coates for giving up his time to help our new leaders in this way.

Anne Sharp, Housemistress No.4

Staff profile: Keith Packham, Director of Drama Keith joined Malvern in 2007 from Ardingly College in Sussex where he was the Director of Drama. A graduate of Loughborough University, he was a member of the National Youth Theatre, appearing in productions alongside Director Matthew Warchus, ‘James Bond’ Daniel Craig and comedian and novelist David Walliams. Postgraduate study at the Guildford School of Acting (University of Surrey) led him to tread the boards professionally (being directed by Kenneth Branagh in his film of ‘Hamlet’ was a highlight) and then to study for an Open University teaching qualification. He has taught A level and IB Theatre for a number of years and has been an examiner for AQA and the IB as well as running workshops on Shakespeare. Keith has directed numerous plays, comedies, musicals, even the odd opera, and once delivered a practical performance workshop on traditional Japanese Noh Theatre!

Whilst at Malvern, he has been responsible for a number of initiatives, for example: year-based drama productions; open-air Shakespeare productions; a Scholars’ Play; the Upper Sixth Dramatic Society as well as the Arts Colours and the Arts Award. Most recently he has taken a significant role on the design team in planning the refurbishment of the Rogers Theatre which is due to begin this summer.

When not directing or working in the Rogers Theatre, he enjoys football, tennis, politics, the delights of Cornwall and…. Attending the theatre!

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Olympic Gold Medalist opens new hockey pitch Pupils and staff at Malvern College were thrilled to welcome Lily Owsley MBE, GB Hockey player and Rio Olympics Gold Medalist who officially opened their new water-based hockey pitch at the Court Road playing fields site in March.

The College runs already runs a highly successful hockey programme with players reaching national and international level, and this second, floodlit pitch will enable the expansion of the hockey training programme at Malvern.

Officially opening the new pitch Miss Owsley said: “I am delighted that Malvern College girls and boys along with other local clubs, will benefit from this outstanding international standard pitch.”

Malvern College Director of Sport, Chey West said, “Sport plays a huge role in the life of Malvern College pupils helping them to become balanced and well-rounded individuals.

Hockey combines physical and mental determination, selfconfidence, team-work, and the ability to think and act on your feet”.

The players at Malvern have been further inspired by the successes of the GB hockey team in the Olympics and on the world stage. Lily Owsley, and Laura Malcolm, Severn Stars and international netball player, were inspirational guest speakers at a sports dinner held later that evening, where they encouraged the Malvern players to work hard to achieve their full potential.

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Chapel Prefects 2017-18 The Headmaster is pleased to announce the appointment of Chapel Prefect positions for the year 2017-18 as follows: Senior Chapel Prefect: Chapel Prefects:

Sacristan Chapel Prefect:

Lauren Maxey (No.3) Jack Bishop (No.7) Eliott Gilling-Smith (No.5) Ella Warren (EH) Amelia Wilson (No.4) Frederico Amodeo (No.7)

Senior Chapel Prefect Lauren Maxey (No.3)

Chapel Prefect Jack Bishop (No.7)

Chapel Prefect Eliott Gilling-Smith (No.5)

Chapel Prefect Ella Warren (EH)

Chapel Prefect Amelia Wilson (No.4)

Sacristan Chapel Prefect Frederico Amodeo (No.7)

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Chance of a lifetime Milly Wall (No.3, 2009-14) works for Londonbased fashion designer Emilia Wickstead, as a bridal and bespoke co-ordinator. From the Sloane Street boutique Milly recently worked on a project that was, for her, the chance of a lifetime. Emilia Wickstead’s team was commissioned to create a bespoke gown for an actress with a starring role in a Disney film that was launched earlier this year.

Milly says, “I began an internship with Emilia Wickstead last August and fell in love the designer’s work. This, I was sure, would be my dream job and it has been an incredible experience so far.

We had just shown the autumn/winter collection at London Fashion Week entitled ‘My Girl’ when Emilia was approached by Emma Watson’s team (of Harry Potter fame), to work with them in creating a sustainable gown for the premiere of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in London.

Emma Watson is an influential feminist figure and this dress had to reflect that new modern way of dressing.

She would wear the gown at the red-carpet launch of the film in London. I was able to help Emilia Wickstead with some sketches and we came up with a modern, structural, off-theshoulder gown with an inverted pleat train. The sketches for the gown were shown to Emma Watson and her team and together we developed the silhouette. Sourcing the fabric, to keep the whole project sustainable, involved using eco-age approved materials. Our choice was an ‘end-of-line’ cotton jacquard fabric sourced from a family-run business in London that specialises in couture fabrics. The designs were submitted, accepted and the gown was a great success.

I was so lucky to attend the premiere with Emilia Wickstead and was quite overwhelmed by the whole experience. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was always my favourite Disney film and Belle the strongest, coolest brunette – a truly independent Disney girl!”

Vanessa Young, Design & Technology

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House Music Competition The 2017 House Music Competition final was held in St Edmund’s Hall on the final Monday of the Lent term. We had three ‘Classical’ categories, run as concerts, with an adjudication at the end of each by Mr Stephen Clarke. The standard in each category was incredibly high and posed some significantly difficult decisions for Mr Clarke.

Alongside the ‘Classical’ competition runs a Plugged/ Unplugged category and we were delighted to welcome Mr Martin Toher, the co-founder of B-Unique Records as the adjudicator, and he brought with him his wife and

Charity concert at Worcester Organisers of Amaudo UK, raising funds for their work in Nigeria, thanked our musicians for staging a superb concert at the Bromyard Road Methodist Church, in the city of Worcester, this term. The concert raised over £450 that will go towards the provision of beds for those in need. The Amaudo UK charity is dedicated to the advancement of education and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in children and young people and their work is mostly undertaken in Nigeria.

We thank, in particular, soloists: Charlie Bijl (No.2), Chloe Underwood (No.4), Jennifer Zhou (No.8) and Freya Westwood (EH) together with the Chamber Choir for their performance of an impressive programme of music that was so well received at the church. The Choir further enhanced its growing reputation by the performance of this programme and we thank Mr Angus for singing with the choir and Mr Phillips for his skilful accompanying.

Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

two members of the band Kodaline who were recording locally. The visiting professional musicians were impressed by our youngsters for their technical musicianship and the confidence of their performances.

The winners of the House Music Competition were jointly, No.8 and No.4, with School House coming third. Individual winners were: in Category A, Ling Zhi Yang Zhang (No.6.1); Category B, Henry Queen (No.2); Category C, Oliver Cook (No.9) and Unplugged, Lucie Fletcher (No.8).

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Unplugged Concert Our final ‘Unplugged’ of the year was also the last one with Mrs Grundy at the helm as she leaves us at the end of the summer term for pastures new. We thank her for her tremendous contribution to music at Malvern and, in particular, for introducing and developing the very popular Unplugged events.

Jonathan Brown, Director of Music

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25th National Preparatory Schools’ Cross Country Championships Malvern College hosted the 25th annual National Preparatory Schools’ Cross Country Championships on Sunday 12th March in which over 1,000 pupils from more than 80 schools competed, in perfect cross country conditions.

Four races across the Malvern College campus and the Wells Common yielded the following year group and team winners for the Under 11 and Under 13 girls’ and boys’ races.

In the Under 11 Girls’ race, Lily Slaack from Derwent Lodge in Tonbridge, Kent was the individual winner helping her school to win the Team Competition. Jack Webb from Dulwich Prep, London won the Under 11 Boys’ individual race. Abingdon Prep, Oxfordshire won the Team Competition.

Dalis Jones of Tockington Manor, Bristol and Fraser Sproul from Sedburgh Preparatory School, Cumbria won the Under 13 Girls’ and Under 13 Boys’ individual races respectively.

The Under 13 Girls’ Team Competition was won by Cheam Preparatory School, Berkshire and Yardley Court Preparatory School, Kent won the Boys’ Team Competition.

Kent College, Canterbury took home the U11 Girls’ Small Schools’ Trophy, Tockington Manor the U11 Boys’. Sedburgh Prep was awarded both the U13 Boys’ and Girls’ Small Schools’ Trophies.

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EIGHT8 Cricket Competition There is no better place to play or watch cricket than at Malvern College on a summer’s day. Once again, the sun shone for the Prep Schools’ U11 EIGHT8 Cricket Competition and the spectators were treated to some excellent cricket from all of the sides battling it out for the AJ Murtagh Trophy.

In a keenly contested final, last year’s runners-up, Prestfelde School played Abberley Hall, and Prestfelde went one better than last year, leaving as champions. Beaudesert Park School beat Packwood Haugh in the Plate competition.

A great day of cricket!!

Winners of the AJ Murtagh Cup: Prestfelde School Runners-up: Abberley Hall The Plate Competition was won by Beaudesert Park School Best Batsman: Jack Home (Prestfelde School) Best Bowler: Ed Prideaux (Abberley Hall)

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IB FINAL PORTFOLIOS ‘Untitled 2’ Digitally manipulated photograph by Sophie Bubmann

Paintings and photographs by Jerrica Liu

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‘Cityscape’ Installation and photograph

by Cecilia Zetti

Photograph by Madeleine Bosly

‘Image of the City 2’ Watercolour by Anastasia Kalinina

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From the Archivist:

Robert Alexander Sykes A feature of WW2 was that many more civilians died than in WW1. One such casualty, killed in enemy action, was Robert Alexander Sykes (No.8, 1913-18) who was born in Ferozepore in the Punjab on 28th October 1899. In common with many other boys with parents living abroad, he was sent to England for his education. In 1913 whilst at Highfield preparatory school, he won an academic scholarship to Malvern College where he was a was a star pupil. Head of House in No.8, he was also a College Prefect. Robert read Agriculture at Cambridge and graduated with a BA in 1921. He gained his Diploma in Forestry in 1922 and joined the Forestry Commission in Nigeria in 1922, completing his MA in 1924.

Returning to Nigeria after a period of leave with his family in England his ship, the SS California, was struck twice by enemy fire and sunk. The ship was carrying many civilians and the loss was considerable. The California had been part of a fast convoy relying its speed to take it safely from Devonport, past the coastline of Europe en route to Africa.

Robert’s obituary in The Empire Forestry Journal of 22nd

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February 1943 mentions his dedicated career spent mostly working for the Commission in Nigeria. It reads: “…Sykes was one of the best liked men in Nigeria.”

Extracts from the article written by Diana Summers, originally for Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, using some material from the Malvern College Archives

Forestry Commission Journal (1920s)

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No.4 Leavers This informal No.4 leavers’ photo is a memento of the girls’ time together in the House. They are a close year and wanted to show this in a fun way so they decided upon the theme of the circus. This photo has captured the essence of fun and conviviality that has bound them together throughout their time at Malvern.

Ly Ann Foster took the photographs and spent her free time editing them. She hopes to work as a film editor in the future and clearly has a good eye for an image already.

Anne Sharp, Housemistress No.4

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Well-dressed by Ellerslie House It is the Malvern custom, at this time of the year, to observe the ancient art of Well Dressing.

The bounty of the Malvern Hills and its legendary supply of pure spring water is celebrated by the traditional decoration of the wells from which the famous Malvern water pours. In the summer of 2012 a Victorian water fountain, known as Grindrod’s Fountain and originally located in the grounds of Townsend House, a Victorian Water Cure establishment, was restored by Malvern College and readmitted to the fold. A commemorative plaque establishes its heritage where it sits, now in the wall of the private-side garden of Ellerslie House, a boarding house at Malvern College. Townsend House, Dr Grindrod’s former residence and on the same site, is now the Malvern College Music School.

Ellerslie House Foundation Year girls, assisted by their tutor Ms Shales, Mr Brown and the new Head of House team, prepared and dressed the ‘Grindrod Fountain’ to the theme of this year’s annual ‘Well Dressing’, the ‘Tree of Life’. Each girl at Ellerslie wrote on the back of a named teal acorn leaf what Ellerslie means to them. The older girls’ leaves were placed higher up to represent their growth and development during their time at Malvern College. This was a wonderful opportunity to for the girls and staff to get involved with a community project.

Emma Brown, Housemistress Ellerslie House

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No.2 Charity Arts evening No.2’s Charity Arts Evening was a great success, thanks to the huge amount of work put in by George Queen (Upper Sixth), Mr Major and Kathryn, No.2’s Resident Assistant. The event raised over £500 for charity, which is to be shared between the House charity (Roger Gower Memorial Fund) and two charities nominated by Stephanie, the Assistant to the Housemaster, in memory of her daughter Kerstin Redwings and the Neuro Foundation.

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Outdoor Pursuits news Jay Watts, Outdoor Pursuits & Leadership Co-ordinator

Mountain-biking Mountain-biking goes from strength to strength with enthusiastic club support by pupils and more trips on offer to bike trails in England and Wales. Laurence Elgar (No.5), Henry Queen (No.2), Lucie Gonder (No.4), William Brinkman (No.1), Jack Hamilton-Russell (SH) and Will Shaw (No.9) continue to shine in this discipline. We ran our first DofE bike expedition, on the Malvern Hills, to move kit and supplies, a tough but very rewarding trip.

Scuba-diving Now in full swing, Scuba-diving has proved very popular indeed. Pupils learn all the skills needed to dive outside the pool and hopefully gain their PADI Open Water Diving certificate. With weekly sessions in the College pool, pupils are quick to learn and will get the chance to utilise these skills in an open water environment. Mr. Hopkirk leads these Scuba-diving training sessions and will see the pupils through to qualification.

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Climbing Lead climbing training continues to be the highlight of the climbing on offer at Malvern College. It requires enormous amounts of concentration, total trust in the partner belaying you, and a calm, calculated approach to what you are doing. This term lead climbers headed out to try out their skills on real rock.

We have seen a sharp increase in the number of pupils taking on climbing as part of their DofE award. Well done to Laurence Elgar (No.5), Hamish Brodie (No.9), Vivien Kruse (No.3), Molly McNicholas (No.8), Lucie Gonder (No.4), Kira Angling (No.6) and Shea John (No.2) who continue to excel.

Paddlesports White-water kayaking dominates the Summer term paddlesport programme with regular trips to the weir at Knightwick proving very popular. Pupils learn how to paddle in and out of surf waves, how to roll the kayak back up after a capsize and how to move in and around white water rapids.

DofE groups have been out in sea kayaks and canoes to Scotland, the Lake District and locally on the River Avon; a busy time for DofE expeditions at all levels. Laurence Elgar (No.5), Hamish Brodie (No.9), William Forbes (No.1), William Brodie (No.1), Julius Lange (No.9), Kira Angling (No.6), Max Horler (No.7), Marco Garbi (No.7) and Lucie Gonder (No.4) for their continued commitment to paddlesports at Malvern College.

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Borneo UK2 training In March, 14 of the Lower Sixth who will be going out to Borneo in the summer, were preparing for their trip in Wales.

The weekend of training provided a chance to experience the physical aspects of the expedition to come, and to test out the personal and shared equipment they can expect to use whilst away. Team leader Becci called it a ‘mini expedition’ and although the conditions differ greatly from those they can expect to find in Borneo, the weekend is designed to push the group to the edge of their comfort

Costa Rica expedition training The Costa Rica expedition will involve crossing Costa Rica from the west coast to the east by kayaking, trekking, rafting and mountain-biking. We are preparing now and in May we took the training to the Welsh hills where we did a week of groundwork for the hard work that lies ahead this summer.

The team navigated its way up and around the mountains surrounding Cwm Llwch, our mountain bothy. Over the weekend we learned skills such as group management, first aid and catering for a team of 14 and all this stretched the team’s existing skills and kept them pretty busy. On Sunday, we took on a 56km bike ride, ascending a total of 1,346 metres, one metre higher than Ben Nevis!

A fantastic weekend was had by all, and what’s more it gave pupils an insight into how challenging it can be to manage a large group in varying weather conditions – another step towards a unique and very special expedition to come this summer!

Articles by Jay Watts,Outdoor Pursuits & Leadership Co-ordinator

zone: cooking for large numbers and waking up at 5am to start an 18km trek were just two examples of how we hoped to achieved this.

We hoped also to develop within the group transferable skills such as leadership, effective communication, problem solving and team work, as well giving them more of a feel for being in expedition mode. An excellent weekend and the groups are now excited to get off to Borneo!

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Lead climbing in the south west of England We started an expedition weekend off by attending the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Malvern Theatres to watch a programme covering sea-stack climbing in Tasmania, white-water kayaking in Papua New Guinea and some crazy French free-fallers performing some amazing feats.

On Saturday, we were lucky to have some sun on the rock at Wyndcliff to do some sport climbing, closing the gap between the indoor leading we had done and the reality of applying our techniques in an outdoor location. In the afternoon, we practised belaying individual climbers from above, by setting anchors. The plan for Sunday was to find some suitable sea cliffs to practise on but the forecast was for unrelenting rain. Instead, we went to the Redpoint Indoor Centre where the group got stuck into some intensive movement coaching, bouldering and more leading practice (they were still complaining of sore arms on Tuesday!).

All the climbers made real progress in terms of advancing their technique and got a window of experience of outdoor climbing – we will get to the sea cliffs when the weather improves!

Downhill biking – Forest of Dean Eight pupils from a range of year groups pounded the trails in the Forest of Dean for an action-packed afternoon of mountain-biking. After spending some time on the pump track refining downhill techniques, we took on the superb Verderers trail with its swooping burns and flowing lines which made for a great day for all.

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Huge congratulations to the Malvern A’s Canoe Polo team, who were crowned Division 2 Champions in the British Canoe Union, South West England, Junior League, this term. The result means automatic promotion to the top division next year and marks the end of a superb season of canoe polo at Malvern College.

The team showed dogged determination and inspirational game play throughout the competition. Captain Hamish Brodie (No.9) led the team through some very tough matches, playing hard whilst also showing respect for the opposition and working to keep the team focused and performing at their very best. The season, played over two tournaments, culminated in a final match against Abingdon

Bike Park Wales A group of eight pupils, of all ages, accompanied me to Bike Park Wales for an action-packed day of downhill mountain biking adventure! Taking on both blue and red routes, pupils sped down the sweeping turns, flew over the table top features, and manoeuvred themselves through every feature they could find on the track. A couple of tumbles followed by many laughs rounded off a fantastic day out for eight very exhausted cyclists.

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School, the winners of which would be crowned champions.

After a fraught opening three minutes in which we went 2-0 down, the A’s rallied, didn’t panic, dug in and were back level by half time. The match finished 6-3, sealing our promotion.

Well done to Hamish Brodie (No.9), Laurence Elgar (No.5), Will Brodie (No.1), Will Forbes (No.1), Julius Lange (No.9) and Douglas Pope (No.5) who played well and showed everything we look for in our sportsmen and women here at Malvern College; respect, resilience, humility and determination – certainly a proud evening for all coaches involved with the team.

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Gold Kayaking Practice Expedition – Scotland Over the Easter weekend seven pupils in the Lower Sixth travelled up to Fort William to begin their Gold Practice expedition from the west coast of Scotland to the east coast, by kayak. They took four days to complete the task and experienced all manner of weather conditions including driving rain, sleet and fog but eventually saw some sunshine!

The wind gave the group some experience of handling the

boats in choppy water; whilst we were crossing Loch Ness the waves were breaking on to the kayak decks, so a good test of their skill of handling the boats.

It was a successful trip, challenging at times and but very enjoyable. The group will head to Norway this summer for their final Qualifier Expedition.

Bronze Mountain-biking Practice Expedition – Malvern Hills For the first time at Malvern we are now able to offer a DofE mountain-biking expedition for this section of the Award.

The first Bronze practice expedition took place this term when, after some careful packing, we headed off into the Malvern Hills in what can only be described as torrential and relentless rain.

Making it up and over the Beacon, we wove our way down through forest terrain on tracks, country roads and bridleways through some very deep puddles.

The second day brought some much-needed sunshine and made for a stunning day on the bikes and the opportunity to dry out. We arrived back in one piece and in good spirits. The qualifier will take place in the New Forest in June.

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Gold Practice Expedition – The Lakes It was with a certain degree of trepidation that we set off for the Lake District on this Silver DofE Practice trip – the weather forecast for the following day was for wintery blizzards with heavy snow possible, and we fully expected to have to put plan B, or even C, into operation.

But the next day dawned sunny with blue skies overhead and we awoke to stunning views across the fells to the mountain tops. This weather lasted throughout the five days of the expedition, a relief and a joy.

The first day is usually a training day so we ran through the skills that the group would need: navigation, first aid and

Bronze Open Canoe Practice Expedition – River Avon This term’s Bronze DofE Practice Expedition on the River Avon had eight participants who learned their canoeing skills, the laws of the waterways, how to navigate and how to operate the locks en route. The Summer Qualifier will be in sunny Wales!

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a range of emergency procedures. Next, the teams moved on to pathfinding their way around hill tops, along the craggy outcrops and by following streams. “These pupils approached the task with maturity and application and were a complete pleasure to lead,” said an accompanying staff member.

Final expeditons will take them on to Snowdonia and Dartmoor next term but it is doubtful that they will experience a more delightful insight into the true beauty of the British countyside than on this trip to The Lakes.

Phil Wastie, Biology, DofE Co-ordinator

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Gold Awards at Buckingham Palace Seven former Malvern College pupils, Luca Maramotti, Hollie Hastings, Natasha Peters, Nancy John, Nick Townsend, Georgia Rogers-Coltman and Oluwatoni Adejuyigbe were presented with their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards on a blazingly hot day, in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.

The award winners, with their parents, met Prince Edward who chatted to them about their achievements and asked about the different activities they had been involved in. Steph McGovern, BBC Breakfast presenter and financial journalist, presented the Gold Award certificates. She spoke to the group of 50 Award winners and shared stories about her work in the media which had included amongst many experiences, an interesting interview with Donald Trump before he became President.

Steph had come straight from reporting at the site of the Manchester bombing which had happened the day before the Awards ceremony. She explained, in a very moving way, how this had made her feel, and how it had enabled her see so clearly how we have to make the most of our lives: to spend time with our families and value our accomplishments.

These former Malvern College pupils will remember a wonderful day spent among inspirational people.

Sarah Wastie, Biology, DofE Award Verifier

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Malvern College day of Commemoration On Saturday 27th May Malvern College held its annual service of Commemoration at Great Malvern Priory. Delivering the Commemoration, the Headmaster, Antony Clark, encouraged the congregation to uphold the vision for the College held by its founders and benefactors.

This year, the Address was given by Professor Paul Jackson from the University of Birmingham who spoke of his work for the United Nations in war-torn areas of the world. He urged us to work with one another to strengthen our local communities and not to be bound up in our personal aims and desires. Readings and prayers were delivered by the senior pupils; the Chapel and Chamber Choirs sang Insanae et vanae curae, by Haydn, Dear Lord and Father of Mankind, by Parry (arr. Chambers), Blessed by the God and Father, by S.S.Wesley, and Nunc Dimittis in D Major, by Herbert Brewer.

Parents and guests returned to the College campus to see exhibitions of Art, Design & Technology, and Science. There was also a presentation made by one of the College’s academic groups, the Wheeler-Bennett Society, and performances in the Music School as well as the traditional Field Gun Run on the Junior Turf, with representatives from the College CCF, rugby team and hockey team competing.

At Prize-giving the music ensembles performed magnificently, introducing the speeches and the awarding of prizes. British Winter Paralympian Anna Turney was inspirational in her description of her career as an Olympic snowboarder and GB Paralympic competitor. In addition, speeches were given by the outgoing Senior Chapel Prefect, Sebastian Thurlow (SH), and by the Headmaster, as well as by the Chairman of Council, Robin Black.

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Malvern cruise to victory in the Chesterton Cup Malvern beat The King’s School, Worcester by 6 wickets in the semi-final to reach the final against Dean Close School. They beat Dean Close by 159 runs to retain the Chesterton Cup. In the final, Malvern were put into bat, a decision that the opposition would regret. An opening onslaught by Josh Haynes (No.5) and Oliver Garnett (No.5) made short work of Dean Close’s bowling attack, scoring 186 for the first wicket within 15 overs. The battery continued when Jack Haynes (No.5) joined his brother and a total of 246 was amassed in twenty overs. Josh finished on 118 not out, which was his second consecutive Chesterton Cup century!

Although the target set by Malvern seemed as if it would be hard to reach, the side set about its job in the field in a very professional manner, summarily bowling the opposition out for 87. All of the Malvern bowlers contributed and each took

a wicket, illustrating the fantastic balance of the side. Malvern won the final by a massive 159 runs to retain the Chesterton Cup. Mahaaz Ahmed (No.2) should be praised for making one of the best catches I have seen in school cricket in the semifinal. What a shame it was not recorded!

Malvern 246-2 Dean Close 87 all out Malvern win by 159 runs and the retain the Chesterton Cup Josh Haynes 118 not out from 59 balls Oliver Garnett 76 from 47 balls Noel Brett, Head Coach: Rackets and Cricket Professional

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Jack Haynes captains the England U16s v Sri Lanka Jack Haynes led by example on the recent U16 England tour of Sri Lanka scoring 93 in the the final game of the series to help England win the game by 99 runs. Jack scored his 93 from 108 balls hitting six sixes and six fours as the side reached a total of 245 in their 50 overs.

This was a valuable tour for Jack who is part of the Worcestershire County Academy and was selected for this Sri Lanka tour, which celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Bunbury Festival, on his past form. Jack captained the Midlands side at the 2015 festival and was chosen to be part of a ‘Best of the Bunburys’ side in a three-day game (scoring 63 and 124) v London South East-South West, that took place at Loughborough at the end of last season, after he had impressed the selectors once again at the 2016 Bunbury Festival at Radley College.

150 years of Malvern College – a new film We hope that present parents and pupils, and Old Malvernians of all generations, will enjoy this hour-long film of the 150+ years of Malvern College. It charts the history of the College, culminating in the extraordinary events of the anniversary year in 2015.

The film is available as a DVD from the Malvernian Society office, and online, from the Malvern College website, at: www.malverncollege.org.uk/Our-History Syd Hill, Secretary of the Malvernian Society

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Dan Holland makes his first century for the XI Dan Holland (SH) played magnificently to make his first hundred for the 1st XI this season. He carried his bat to make 117 not out, against Magdelen College School, which is a great feat as he is presently in the Remove.

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Cricketer Cup Competition: 50th anniversary The first Cricketer Cup game was played in 1967 between Winchester and Malvern on the Senior at Malvern College.

George Chesterton (SH, 1936-41) captained the Old Malvernians and his friend Hubert Doggart, the Old Wykehamists.

Victory went to the home side who made it to the semifinals, losing to the Old Radleians. In the following year came the Old Malvernians’ first victory in the competition and there would be nine more such victories over the years. Two wins in succession now place them deliciously in sight of the hat-trick in this 50th Anniversary year.

The Old Tonbridgians have won the competition 15 times since its inception. Malvern is the second most successful side with 10 wins; no other side has come close to these two with three the highest number of triumphs achieved by a number of other sides. Harrow is famously the side that has most often

lost in the final – on three out of four occasions to Malvern.

In his introduction to the Silver Jubilee yearbook, Ben Brocklehurst who founded the competition as editor of The Cricketer magazine, wrote: “The Cricketer Cup now represents some of the best amateur cricket played in the land. By and large, it also represents cricket played in the best spirit of the game.”

The quality of the players who have taken part over the years is confirmed by the impressive number of county cricketers who have played in the competition, some before they made the grade and others after retirement from the county circuit. In addition, the participating schools have produced 26 Test match players, including six captains, who between them have won over 500 Test caps.

1968, Old Malvernians win The Cricketer Cup. George Chesterton receives the winner’s pennant from Gubby Allen, Chairman of the MCC.

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James Scott wins the ball in a lineout in the England U18s v France U18s match

Outstanding performances from James Scott for England U18s James Scott (No.7) has played in a run of international matches this season, first in the England U18s win over France at the beginning of March, then against Ireland in a hardfought 39-20 victory for England, later in March in another England win over Scotland (31-17), and against a Canada U19 team. The game against the Welsh U18 was the only game that the young England side lost.

James performed very well in this series of matches and was named Man of the Match in the Ireland game; he put in another commanding performance against Scotland. He has signed a two-year contract with Worcester Warriors whom he joins after leaving school this year. He will spend this summer on tour in New Zealand and the Cook Islands with a Malvern College squad, and then with the England U18s on their tour to South Africa.

Will Lane represents Worcester Warriors Senior Sevens After a number of successful Academy U17 matches, Will Lane (No.9) a Lower Sixth rugby prospect, was selected to represent the Worcester Warriors Senior Sevens squad at the Bury St Edmunds Sevens. The sevens squad is a mixture of senior full-time players and Academy players. Will played with maturity beyond his years and was excellent throughout, scoring a try in one of the games.

Congratulations Will, on this fantastic achievement!

“The important partnership between Malvern and Worcester Warriors has allowed me to continue to study for my A levels, even though I have missed some of my lessons to meet match commitments. The sustained support and understanding of the College staff has allowed me to stay in control of my studies and has helped me reach my long-term goal which is to play professional rugby,” James said.

James is an exceptionally talented lock and dominates the line-out at 6’6”. He continues to play for the Worcester Warriors U18 team between international commitments.

Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

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Victory in the North of England tournament In the Birkenhead School Sevens Tournament in March, Malvern’s Senior Sevens finished second in the group after winning two out of three matches. This meant qualification for the Boodle & Dunthorne Silver Salver Competition.

Malvern won the next three games to win the Silver Salver beating The King’s School, Worcester in the final 26-21. There are some big names on this Salver competition, so a very good win for Malvern.

Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

New Zealand tour cycle challenge In May, the Malvern rugby players who will tour New Zealand and the Cook Islands this summer, along with the staff who will accompany them, cycled the huge cumulative distance of 3,305 miles on the training bikes in the Sports Complex’s gym. This was primarily a physical challenge in preparation for the tour, but was also a fundraiser to help support the trip.

The cycle challenge was carried out over varying periods between 7am to 9pm on a Sunday this term, each of the players covering broadly the equivalent of 70 miles. But we make special mention of our Master i/c Rugby, Nick Tisdale, who cycled the great distance of 160 miles, and to Miss West, our Director of Sport, who also put a significant number of miles on the clock.

Mr Woodward organised the event and our thanks go to him for a very successful drive towards achieving both targets of the event.

JB Swart, Sports Coach

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Success for Malvern in the Marches Sevens tournament In the Sevens tournament at Hereford the team did not start well but as they grew in confidence the work rate improved and the side gained composure. Once we started to look like a serious side the positive results began to come.

Malvern progressed through the quarter-finals of the inaugural shield competition to face Adams Grammar School in the semi-finals, running out 38-14 victors, and then beat Solihull School in the final 35-7.

The final was Malvern’s best performance of the tournament. The Solihull side struggled to maintain their enthusiasm and endeavour but Malvern continued to work hard and keep the ball alive extremely well, exploiting every gap in the Solihull defence.

Nick Tisdale, Master i/c Rugby

Senior Rugby Sevens season roundup The Malvern College Senior Sevens squad had an excellent season with successes in various tournaments.

Christ College, Brecon tournament – group winners Victories over: Sherborne School Shrewsbury School Christ College, Brecon Marches tournament – shield winners Victories over: Adams Grammar School Solihull School

North of England tournament – Silver Salver winners Victories over: Ellesmere College Ampleforth College Shrewsbury School Bradford Grammar School The King’s School, Worcester Rosslyn Park tournament – group winners Victories over: The King’s School, Canterbury King’s College School, Wimbledon New Hall School Wycliffe College Epsom College

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The 130th Ledder Over 200 competitors, pupils, staff and Old Malvernians took part in this year’s Ledbury Run. ‘The Ledder’ a seven and three quarter mile cross country run, from the outskirts of Ledbury back over the Hills to the College, is a hard run. The route is tough going and crosses farmland until it traverses the Malvern Hills at the point called the Wrecker – which says it all.

On the day we were blessed with near perfect conditions, partly cloudy with some sunshine and reasonably dry underfoot. Picture the scene in Wilce’s field at 3pm: the atmosphere at the start line is a mix of nerves, adrenaline and excitement lightened by a cameo of Power Rangers (boys from No.2 running for their House charity – Born to Fly: The Roger Gower Memorial Trust). Silence falls as competitors take their places standing like statues, shoulder to shoulder.

They were ready, and with the sound of the clacker…..they were off!

53 mins and 48 secs later the boy in first place, James Hooker (No.5), appeared on the Senior bettering his second place of last year and earning himself another Ledbury Cap and the Tennant Cup for the best individual boy’s

performance. Georgina Hild (No.8) was the first girl across the finish line in a time of 1 hr 1 mins and 44 secs. She too earned herself a Ledbury Cap and was awarded the Sarah Fellows Cup for the first girl home.

Traditionally, Ledbury Caps are awarded to the first nine boys who complete the course. In the girls’ race, the number varies each year – one cap is awarded for each complete group of ten girls who run in the race. This year 56 girls ran the race and five Caps were awarded.

Congratulations to all those who earned Ledbury Caps this year.

In the girls’ House competition No.4 finished in third place with 89 points, in second place was No.6 finishing on 54 points and by 1 point, the winners were No.8 finishing with 53 points.

The boys’ competition concluded with No.9 in third place with 118 points, No.5 in second place with 92 points and School House in first place, with 42 points, having five of their runners in the top 12 home.

Congratulations to both No.8 & SH on terrific team performances.

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A No.2 account of the Ledder “You’re nearly there!”, were the words that Josh Sigley (No.2), acting as a race marshal, issued to us as we began to feel the strain of running the gruelling seven and three-quarter mile race known as ‘The Ledder’. Our spirits were momentarily lifted before we realised that we still had a good five miles to go. Nothing for it therefore but to press on.

The contingent of runners from No.2 was large; an encouraging sign of House spirit and commitment to the task, and our Housemaster, Mr Major was leading the charge over the Hills! We were also trying to raise funds for our House Charity ‘The Roger Gower Memorial Fund’, a charity set up in the memory of Roger Gower (OM), who was shot and killed while flying an anti-poaching mission in Tanzania.

So ran Ralph Sharp as our ‘Dark Horse’ and the intrepid Power Rangers who together with the rest of the runners, helpers and organisers from No.2 raised over £1,000.

It was clear that in the end, No.2 had taken this challenging race in its stride.

George Queen beat his last year’s time by a full fifteen minutes, spurred on by our echoing chants of ‘No.2, No.2’ all the way up the ‘Wrecker’, at the most challenging point of the race.

The run was unbelievable, the boys showed passion, determination and team spirit and made my first Ledder one that I will remember forever.

This was a fantastic day and, for me, is the best event in the school calendar; a race run in the same spirit by all, but run in the best spirit by No.2. With our flag raised and spirits high, out we came with flying colours.

We have a keen bunch of Removes ready to step up to the plate, so the example, quite wondrously displayed this year, is set to continue for years to come. Come on the boys in white and blue!

Sebastian Grace, No.2 (Hundred)

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Rackets: Queen’s highlights 2017 At another good Queen’s tournament, the U15’s reached the semi-final and the first pair put up a good fight against the number one seeds.

The first pair consisting of Will Annetts (No.9) and Joe O’Gorman (No.5) fought courageously in the first round but lost 4-0 to Eton who went on to win the trophy. Two of the games were very close and it was a very tough match for the eventual winners. Will led the team excellently and Joe showed tremendous bravery after being injured the previous week. This is a pair who will remember their final Queen’s tournament fondly and I would just like to say how well they have both served Malvern Rackets over the past five years.

The U15 pair of Dan Holland (SH) and Aaron Tomson (SH) also lost to the eventual winners 3-0 in the semi-final after beating two seeded teams on the way. They beat an excellent Harrow pair in the second round and an equally strong Cheltenham side in the quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals in their first tournament. Dan’s strong serve and Aaron’s teamwork played a big part on their achieving this, very encouraging for the future. Unfortunately, in the semi-final, they came up against a very experienced Wellington pair and had no answer to their powerful serves and groundstrokes.

Lisette Royan (No.3) made it through to the quarter-finals of the girls’ singles, playing some excellent rackets and showing how much she has improved in her two years at Malvern. She lost 2-0 to a very impressive Cheltenham player, but they were very close games which could have gone either way. Lisette has been a dedicated player and I wish her well in her future rackets endeavours.

Results

1st Pair lost 4-0 to Eton U15’s lost 3-0 in the semi-final to Wellington Lisette Royan (No.3) lost 2-0 in the quarter-finals Noel Brett, Head Coach: Rackets and Cricket Professional

Fives tour The Malvern Fives team embarked on its fourth successive annual tour, this time taking in the delights of Alleyns, Whitgift, Tonbridge and Christ’s Hospital. We were beaten soundly at Alleyns in all matches, but recovered well in the evening to beat Whitgift.

After a morning of Laser Quest we travelled to Tonbridge and won at 1st IV level (overturning a 13 point singles deficit) and at U16. The U14 pairing played well and developed their game. At Christ’s Hospital, Andrew Tudor (No.9) beat their Master in a close game and in a mixed match of all age groups together we won soundly.

Chris Thomas, i/c Fives

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Gloucestershire Schools’ Junior Golf Championships Over seventy golfers took part in this year’s Gloucestershire Schools’ Junior Golf Championships held at Tewkesbury Park Golf Club in March, in blustery conditions.

Malvern entered two teams of three: A Team Chris Crisp (No.7) Charlie Hickman (No.5) Ally Renton (No.7) Chris Crisp was seventh in the boys’ gross competition.

Josh Baker OMGS’s Most Improved Player for 2016-17

B Team Izzy Lloyd (No.4) Josh Baker (SH) Will Green (No.2)

Izzy Lloyd was eighth in the girls’ gross competition.

The performance of the day came from Josh Baker (SH) who won the Individual Net Competition for both girls and boys with an impressive net 67! In addition to this success in the Gloucestershire Schools’ Championships, Josh has had an excellent first season in the College Golf Team becoming our most consistent performer. As a result, he has been awarded the Old Malvernian Golf Society’s ‘Most Improved Player for 2016-17’.

Our B team won the Team Net Competition by one shot from Pate’s Grammar School.

John Cox, i/c Golf

National Ladies’ Winchester Fives On the first Sunday in March, Malvern hosted the National Ladies’ Winchester Fives event. Amelia Law (No.3) joined forces with Old Malvernian Shinan Zhang (No.8, 2009-14) in the doubles and together they reached the final, losing to the dominant pairing from Eastbourne. In the singles competition Shinan reached the semi-finals and lost to Tessa Mills from Eastbourne in a closely-fought match.

Chris Thomas, i/c Fives

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Football versus the Old Malvernians Malvern entertained the Old Malvernians in March and it proved to be a very good game of football played in great spirit by both sides. Malvern enjoyed much of the possession in the first half and scored half way through it. A corner whipped in by Dan Ferris (SH) took a deflection, wrong footing the goalkeeper and ending up in the back of the net. Both sides created chances but it stayed at 1-0 at the break.

In the second half, the OMs began to exert more pressure on the College side and two goals, one a penalty, were scored in quick succession. Malvern threw caution to the wind, playing three in attack, and in the dying minutes had a couple of great chances to even things up. The OMs, however, managed to hang in there and achieve a 2-1 victory over their younger opponents.

Matt Cleal, Master i/c Football

Girls football tour to Rome Two Malvern College Girls’ U18 Football teams took part in the seven-a-side Roma Cup tournament held in Rome in March. Malvern’s ‘A’ team had a very successful morning, with four straight wins against the hosts, St Stephen’s, Rome (3-2), St George’s, Rome (3-0), the American Overseas School of Rome (4-0) and our own ‘B’ team (3-0). The ‘A’ team, captained by Martha Castro (No.8), met St Stephen’s in the final but unfortunately could not repeat their sparkling display earlier in the day to win the match.

Malvern’s ‘B’ team competed very respectably, beating the American Overseas School of Rome 4-0 and narrowly being pipped for third place when they lost 1-0 to St George’s.

Francesca Hsu (No.6) won the trophy for top goal-scorer, with 12 goals in the tournament.

In addition to playing in the tournament, the girls enjoyed time on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday morning seeing the historic sights of Rome, including Piazza Navona, Campo de’ Fiori, the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon, and sampling the delights of Italian cuisine, including Rome’s oldest ice cream shop, Giolitti, founded in 1890. The girls were perfect ambassadors for Malvern both on the pitch and off.

Joe Gauci, i/c Girls’ Football

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Malvern pupils win Bronze After winning all their county and regional matches, scoring 56 goals and conceding none, Stourport Hockey Club qualified as one of the eight top clubs in the country competing in the U16 National Club Hockey Championships at the Lea Valley Tennis and Hockey Centre (at the Olympic Park) at the beginning of April in the Easter break.

Six girls from Malvern College represented Stourport Hockey Club in these national finals: Charlotte Atkinson (No.6), Hannah Atkinson (No.6), Jessica Biddle (No.6), Eleanor Calderwood (No.6), Georgie Hartley (No.8) and Tali Swinburne (No.8).

The girls played three games in their pool, winning 2-1 against ISCA Hockey Club on the main stadium pitch, and losing 2-1 to Southgate. They then won 2-1 against Beeston Hockey Club. These results placed them second in their group on goal difference, and in the third/fourth play-off.

Stourport faced a physical Ben Rhydding side to decide the final placings and that game was drawn at 3-3. This was a medal match and there had to be a winner. The competition was therefore decided on penalty flicks and Jessica Biddle saved two of the Ben Rhydding shots on the Stourport goal, thus placing Stourport in the Bronze medal position: third in the country.

Throughout the competition Stourport scored a total of 64 goals and only conceded seven. Well done girls for the part you played in the club’s success!

Erin Preece, Head of Academic PE

Jess Biddle is selected for England U16 hockey Fifteen-year-old Jess Biddle (No.6) was selected to represent England Hockey in the national U16 Girls v Ulster match at the national training ground at Lilleshall. She was one of two goalkeepers in a squad of 22 who were selected to play three matches over the period 29 April – 1 May 2017.

This was the first time that Jess has had the opportunity to play for the England U16 side and at just 15 years old, she has made the U16 National Age Group Squad (NAGS) a year early.

Selection for the NAGS squad has given Jess a great opportunity to develop her skills with weekend training camps at Lilleshall, Bisham Abbey and other locations around the country.

Should she also be selected for the matches against Belgium and Germany beyond the Ulster match, she might hope to be part of the Six Nations tournament in Barcelona this summer.

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Three County tennis titles for Malvern College Mid May provided a successful weekend for Malvern College on the County Tennis circuit, where Hans Baare-Schmidt (SH) played magnificently to win the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Schools’ U18 Boys’ Singles competition for the Scott Cup. Hans, now in the Remove will be eligible for this event for three more years so this is a terrific achievement. A series of Malvern College players have won the Scott Cup for eight of the past nine years which is a very impressive run of results.

In the doubles competition Malvern College also took both the U14 and U16 titles in the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Schools’ County Boys’ Doubles Tournaments

with wins for Alexey Artemov (No.2) & George Batyrev (No.5) at U14 level, and for Luca Dell‘Antonio (No.7) & Hans BarreSchmidt in the U16 competition. Malvern College’s girls, Ishbel Spencer-Nairn (No.8) and Maddie Queen (No.3) were runners-up to Bromsgrove in the U14 competition and Sasha Wilson (EH) and Ishika Agrawal (EH) runners-up in U16 Girls’ doubles, losing in the final to Hereford Cathedral School respectively.

Many congratulations to all our players, who played some terrific tennis.

Mark Cox, Director of Sports Liaison

Future Activities OPEN DAYS Saturday 7th October Malvern College Friday 13th October The Downs Malvern Saturday 14th October The Downs Malvern For further information please visit www.malverncollege.org.uk or www.thedownsmalvern.org.uk Super Camps Various day courses for children aged 6-14 based at Malvern College from 24th July to 25th August.

For more information please visit: www.supercamps.co.uk West Bromwich Albion Football camps Day camps for children of all abilities aged 4-14. 24th to 28th July, 7th to 11th August, 21st to 25th August To book a place please visit: thealbionfoundation.co.uk

Warriors Rugby Camp Monday 14th – Friday 18th August To book a place visit: www.warriors.co.uk/community/rugby_camps MRM Hockey Camp Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th August To book a place visit www.mrmcoaching.co.uk Pentathlon GB Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th August For full details please contact rachel.wreyford@pentathlongb.org / 07855 957924