Lusimus February 2018

Lusimus THE RADLEY BROADSHEET

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Issue 35, February 2018

Ben Duffy/Talisker Whisky Atlantic

Paddy across the ocean

Paddy Montgomery (2000) and his friend, Seamus Crawford, celebrate their arrival in Antigua, having successfully rowed across the Atlantic.

See page 8 for more details.

RW Stoughton-Harris - p2 New Development Director – p5 Harry Phythian-Adams – p6

OR Lord’s Dinner – p16

OR sport – pp19-20

Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET College News RW Stoughton-Harris

GDPR – your data and the Radleian Society

G Social Tutor, Master-in-Charge of Gym and Honorary Old Radleian, Robert (Bob) Stoughton-Harris died peacefully on 15 December 2017 at Ty Gwyn Nursing Home, Penarth, aged 92 years.

In May 2018 new legislation will come into force regulating how organisations collect, keep and use personal data. The new requirements, known as General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), set out how organisations can use, manage and store data relating to individuals, and their rights in respect of this data.

The aim of GDPR is to offer protections for people, which in turn places obligations on organisations about how they hold, manage and process data.

“This is an important subject,” says Bursar, Andrew Ashton. “For example, you would wish sensitive information about you that Radley holds to be stored carefully.”

A don at Radley for 30 years, the School Arts and Music Prize was renamed in his honour.

He continues, “In the same way that we take our safeguarding and health and safety commitments seriously, we must also take data obligations seriously. We must store data securely – both paper and electronic records – limit access to data to those who need it for their roles, and ensure data is transferred securely.”

A full obituary will appear in the Old Radleian 2018.

Anyone wishing to pass on condolences and reminiscences to the family should contact the Radleian Society office on: radsoc@radley.org.uk and we will forward messages on.

The Radleian Society is currently working as part of the College’s GDPR working group, chaired by the Bursar, ahead of the final guidelines to ensure that we are ready for these requirements.

We will be in touch in the near future with further details about this important change.

Proposed Chapel extension Last year’s Impact report, published by the Foundation, included detail of the school’s plans to add one additional Social. As a key part of this proposed increase of the school intake it was deemed imperative that Chapel would remain at the heart of life at Radley.

But to allow Chapel to house the extra numbers for this integral part of Radley to continue, it became clear that a proposal to enlarge the building would be needed.

This is now currently in the planning application stages.

When considering the proposed extension to Chapel, Chaplain David Wilson said, “As you might imagine, I approach any changes to the life of Chapel from a conservative perspective, believing very much in evolution rather than revolution. When the Warden spoke to me personally with regards to the possibility of expanding the College and increasing the number of boys who attend Radley, my first reaction was to make the case for whole School Chapel… For me a boy is a Radleian first and last and that is best expressed by the whole meeting in Chapel.”

“I have been included in some of the design development and consider that the proposals to increase the seating in the form of apses on the north and south of the Chapel will provide appropriate seating to extend the Chapel capacity, whilst maintaining the focus across the Chapel to others within the community, particularly in the evening service…

The Bishop of Dorchester in a meeting with the College endorsed this approach and the additional widening of the arch to the sanctuary.”

He concluded by saying “I am delighted with the proposed design of the College Chapel and I give it my full support.”

Further images of the proposed changes can be found here: www.radley.org.uk/chapel-plans

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Notes from the warden If we believe in an education which is about much more than targets and statistics – which we do – this becomes a vital component of entry: what we really care about is the person, and the personality.

Of course, we have to be flexible as we do them. We have to overcome the dreaded preparation factor where, rather than simply encouraging boys to be confident in conversation, parent and schools can overdo it, drilling certain themes and issues into the boys’ heads to the point where they lose individual identity.

My favourite example was a boy who had done quite well but been a little stilted. In an attempt to relax him for the final few minutes, I asked him simply to tell me what he would do on a sunny summer evening. He thought for a moment, cogs whirring in his mind as he examined whether he had covered all the issues that he had been told he should. He then proceeded to say ‘I think you would probably find me reflecting on the current situation in Syria’. Now call me a cynic, but I dare to suggest that wasn’t true.

As you can imagine, interviewing prospective Radleians takes up much of my time. Under our revised entry system, we now interview all who are destined for Radley, whether through The Radley List, the Open Entry process or through the scholarship route. It is a busy but rewarding process as the interviews do matter.

No entry system is perfect but we seek to balance various factors: the report from the previous school, the results of academic testing, the profile of the boy as well as the interview itself. Just a few minutes, but a chance to gauge character, get to know the boy, hear about his interests, explore some ideas with him and give him a chance to shine.

bring something to the Radley community and thrive in their education here. And the ‘whatever the background’ bit matters. As boys sit in my office and I talk to them, I want to get a collective sense of a year-group emerging where the impact and experience will be greater than the sum of the parts, where the boys can be different, spark off each other and yet at the same time embrace the community ethos which makes Radley so special.

We do not want to lose the great tradition of the Radley List and have kept it at the heart of our system. At the same time, we want to widen entry slightly. Above all, we want talented boys to apply even if their parents can afford only part of the fee, or no fee at all, and this drives the significant expansion of our ‘Funded Places’ scheme.

Then the interview can take centre stage, as it should.

Knowing that the system welcomes boys from all backgrounds, the traditions of the school are preserved and that the funds are available to support boys we want to come, we can just talk to the boys and, I hope, identify the Radleians of the future who will help the school to continue to be the great school it is and always has been.

So we vary the interviews. We try to move quickly from the expected to the unexpected; picking up on things they genuinely show a passion for and allowing them to explore it – I had a boy talking for ten minutes once on the quality (or lack of it) of his school’s fish pie. And we cater for the background of the boys: one educated in the hothouse of a London day school may well be different from one who has spent much of his life running up hills in Scotland. Some boys will be a little shy: that is fine.

Others, a little over-confident: less fine but we still cope.

To find out more about our fully or partially Funded Places available for talented boys, why not attend our talk from the Warden and Q&A session at Radley.

There is one over-riding aim. Whatever the background, and route of entry, we are looking for boys who will

To register your place email: admissions@radley.org.uk or call us on 01235 543174

Funded Places Open Day 10 March, 1.30pm

Andrew Wagner – Wags’ 100 Wags remains the model cricket professional, exemplified by his willingness to book in early morning sessions for the boys for one-on-one coaching. He has also seen off countless opposition MiCs and pros, Radley groundstaff, five Radley MiCs cricket and three Wardens thus far in his illustrious career.

On the evening of Tuesday 23 January, a surprise champagne reception attended by family, friends and colleagues was held in Common Room to celebrate Wags’ 100th term at Radley.

Wags started at Radley in January 1985, and has overseen 33 cricket seasons, many in concert with Bert Robinson, as well as being the college sports administrator. His cricket successes for Radley College Cricket Club, both county and international, are well-documented, but Niall Murphy also drew attention to his organisation and to his coaching of rugby, hockey and football to the highest level during his 33 years here.

Wags’ response to those attending the reception was a short and succinct reply, in keeping with the man... “Enjoy!”

The Radleian Society joins the College in sending its congratulations to Wags.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Radleian Society News Radley Wildebloods The Radleian Society is pleased to announce the formation of the Radley Wildebloods.

It has been founded as a way for LGBT+ Old Radleians to reconnect and stay in contact, with the aim being to host multiple events throughout the year, including joint events with gay alumni societies from other public schools. It will also provide a safe space for LGBT+ ORs who may not be out at home or at work and give them somewhere where they can relax. Being LGBT+ at and after public school can be difficult and the Wildebloods wish to help to make this easier.

The society made the decision to name itself after Peter Wildeblood, one of the most influential Old Radleians. His actions and campaigning had a large positive impact and helped to shape the country that we now live in.

On the formation of the Wildebloods, the Warden said, “The College has been happy to support the setting up of the Wildebloods as part of the Radleian Society, which seeks to serve the wider Radley community, bringing together groups of alumni and others attached to the school for a whole host of events and meetings.”

Two events are currently planned for this year, with an inaugural launch party and drinks in April. The second is a joint drinks reception with the Eton Dragonflies and Harrow Byronics (date tbc).

To find out more, visit the website: www.radley-wildebloods.com

2018 EVENTS CALENDAR Edinburgh University Supper Mon 5 March The Canons' Gait, Edinburgh Invitees – ORs

Warden’s Music Sun 13 May Radley College Invitees – All

Mariners' Drinks Reception at Henley Regatta Sat 5 July Henley-on-Thames Invitees – All

Durham & Newcastle University Supper Tue 6 March The Library, Durham Invitees – ORs

Shell Parents’ Summer Drinks Party Tue 15 May The Oriental Club, London Invitees – Parents

Radley Reunion – Year Groups Reunions Sat 15 September Radley College Invitees – ORs

6.1 play – Hangmen Thu 8 - Fri 9 Mar Theatre, Radley College Invitees – All

6.2 Parents’ Summer Drinks Party Wed 16 May The Oriental Club, London Invitees – Parents

Beagles Clay Pigeon Shoot Sun 16 September Radley College Invitees – All

Choral Society Concert Day Wed 21 Mar Dorchester Abbey Invitees – All

Vyvyan Hope Society Luncheon Sun 20 May Radley College Invitees – All

Shell Parents’ Reception Fri 21 September Radley College Invitees – Parents

Radley Wildebloods Gallery Event April London tbc Invitees – ORs

Ferguson Singing Prize Festival Class & Recitals Thu 24 May Radley College Invitees – All

Radley Reunion – 50 Year Reunion Lunch Sun 7 October Radley College Invitees – ORs

Lodge Dinner Sat 21 April Radley College Invitees – All

Mariners’ Challenge Sun 10 June Radley College Boat Club Invitees – All

Hong Kong OR Drinks Party October Hong Kong Invitees – All

J Social 2009 Drinks Sat 21 April Radley College Invitees – ORs

Young OR Summer Drinks Party Tue 12 June The Oriental Club, London Invitees – ORs

Radley For Life Networking Event November London Invitees – ORs & Parents

Concerto Concert Sun 29 April Silk Hall, Radley College Invitees – All

Shell play – Oh! What a Lovely War Thu14 - Fri 15 June Radley College Invitees – All

Shell Parents' Meeting Mon 7 May Radley College Invitees – Parents

Beagles Puppy Show & Opening of new kennels Sun 17 June Radley College Invitees – All

College Musical – How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying Wed 28 November - Sat 1 December Radley College Invitees – All

Esposito Trio Guest Recital Thu 10 May Mansion, Radley College Invitees – All

College Musical Concert Performance Sun 24 June Silk Hall, Radley College Invitees – All

Young OR Christmas Drinks December London Invitees – ORs All dates and venues are correct at time of printing.

Any changes and confirmation of details will be posted on the Radley College website: www.radley.org.uk

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Development Director’s Notes New Development Director – Phillipa Roberts I am thrilled to be joining Radley as Development Director in February at such an exciting time for the organisation.

Born and brought up in London, I attended a Girls’ Day School Trust school before reading Zoology at New College, Oxford. On finishing my degree, I took a qualification to teach English as a second language and taught for a number of years in Oxford and in Argentina.

After deciding that I would like to pursue a career in charities, I volunteered for an environmental organisation called Earthwatch. One of the first paid opportunities to arise was in corporate grants administration and that took me into corporate fundraising and management of corporate programmes. From there, I spent a while in the corporate sector managing NGO partnerships as part of an external relations team before joining the Zoological Society of London as Head of Development. My role, based at London Zoo, covered membership programmes and fundraising from companies, trusts, government and individuals.

In 2008, I moved back to Oxford to join Jesus College as their first Director of Development and had the opportunity to develop and deliver strategies for fundraising and alumni relations, including the development of a campaign for the College’s 450th anniversary. It was a very productive and enjoyable nine years, culminating in securing a lead gift for a major capital development in the centre of Oxford.

ER D L O EH C S A E L P R O -L E G A IM

I had decided to have a career break when I was approached about the opportunity to join Radley. I was drawn to the role by the College’s strong vision for the future and its commitment to increasing to 10% the number of pupils receiving full bursaries. I was particularly struck by the warmth of the atmosphere and the beauty of the place during the recruitment process and was absolutely delighted to be offered the position.

I very much look forward to working with John and the Senior Management Team, to working with Caroline on the continued development of the Radleian Society and to raising support for the College to achieve its plans for student support and capital development. I am also looking forward to meeting the many Old Radleians at future events.

On a personal note, I live just outside Oxford, with my 11-year old son and our lurcher, spend holidays when we can at our house in a tiny village in the Spanish mountains and will be attempting to run the next Oxford Town and Gown 10k in May. If you would like to get in contact, please email me at PMR.Roberts@radley.org.uk, or via lucy.johnsson@radley.org.uk or call on 01235 543151.

New Radleian Society staff Simon Brand Publications and Social Media Editor

Selina Woodcock Database and Donations Manager

After 12 years as an Editor working on school textbooks and resources with Pearson Education, I started at Radley in November 2017.

With a degree in History and Masters in Medieval British Studies from Cardiff University and such a long time working on history textbooks, you can probably expect to see the occasional article on the history of Radley in forthcoming publications.

Both a young son and a continuing attempt to play rugby (long after I should have hung up my boots) keep me busy outside of Radley.

I am keen to hear from any ORs who have interesting tales to tell the rest of the Radleian Society community, so please do contact me with details on: simon.brand@radley.org.uk

I joined Radley in August 2017 following 3 years in the Development Office at Exeter College, Oxford. Prior to Exeter, I worked for the University of Oxford as a Procurement Spend Analyst.

I have a degree in English Literature and Philosophy from Oxford Brookes University, but data is my real passion! I look after the Development Office database and process donations for the College.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET OR Profile: Harry Phythian-Adams (1998) A dusty trench, baking under the 40 degree heat of a Bulgarian summer, may seem a far cry from the sleek glass and marble interior of the new Ashmolean Museum in the heart of Oxford, but it was during his days as a Durham archaeology student that Harry Phythian-Adams (1998) would develop some of the skills that he would later bring to bear in the creation of award-winning exhibitions.

The dig site of the Bronze Age cemetery lay deep in the middle of the Bulgarian countryside and even the long journey there was the start of the learning process. The lashed-together schoolroom chairs that passed for seating in the clapped-out minibus that drove them through derelict collectivised farms where, according to Harry, “the only things that still seemed to be looked after were the communist-era monuments”, surely provided an early and personal insight into the need for robust Health and Safety practices. And it was this sort of experience that would prove to be extremely useful when he took on a 3-month internship to work alongside Henry Kim, Project Director of the Redevelopment Project in 2008, as the interior of the Ashmolean Museum’s Beaumont Street site was completely rebuilt.

With their home out of commission, the whole museum had to decamp and was temporarily housed at the old Radcliffe Infirmary site in Oxford. But somewhat ‘cosy’ conditions in a Victorian building, living cheek-by-jowl with extremely busy colleagues was hardly going to provide a challenge to an old boy of B Social. And this wasn’t the only time when his Radley days proved to be useful. On his first day, he was given the floorplans of the proposed rebuild of the Ashmolean. He needed to learn these plans and learn them fast because as he recalls, “on Day Two of the job we visited the building site itself and Dr Kim tested me on where each of the various galleries would go.” However his experience of life as a Shell wasn’t always directly relevant, as he wasn’t left in charge of B Social after just a fortnight, unlike at the Ashmolean when the Project director travelled to the US for a week!

With this rather steep learning curve and plenty of hard work, Harry was soon up to speed with each of the departments and their own idiosyncrasies as they worked to get their exhibitions ready for the grand re-opening.

And with the Queen as the guest of honour, the level of detail and planning required was just as high as the pressure.

The lantern reportedly found on Guy Fawkes the night of his arrest beneath the Houses of Parliament, now on display in the ‘Ashmolean Story’ exhibition.

2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of Elias Ashmole and the Oxford museum that bears his name marked the occasion with the opening of a new permanent gallery.

The 3-month internship became a 6 months and then on to a permanent position as Project Lead for the Director of the refurbished museum. Needing to work alongside both curatorial staff and the senior leadership team in the establishment of the Temporary Exhibits programme, he took this role in his stride.

This calmness under pressure is unsurprising really when you hear that Harry has experience of supervising a trench that could have landed him in a Bulgarian prison.

As Harry says, “whilst digging out a grave cut very close to the skeleton, we unearthed something that wasn’t the Bronze Age grave offering we expected, but a cartridge from a percussion rifle”. Obviously this raised problems from an archaeological perspective as the grave had clearly been used rather more recently than 3000 BC, but also in Bulgaria it is a criminal offence to excavate anything under 100 years old. Thankfully, a brush with local law enforcement was averted as the find was dated to the Bulgarian War of Independence of the 1870s.

Now Head of Galleries and Projects, Harry works across all 67 galleries at the museum inputting into the creative process alongside curators and designers to ensure the exhibits speak to the wide range of visitors the museum attracts. Taking a lead on capital projects and working on the establishment and growth of an endowment fund (currently sitting at £22.5 million), he is involved right across the full spectrum of work in the museum.

This includes starting Ashmolean for All, a new initiative to get wider social backgrounds to visit the museum, and also a digitisation project being undertaken to help increase access to all of the collections.

A far cry from the History and Classics lessons of Gamble, Russell, Summerley and Campbell, but the enthusiasm and willingness to work extremely hard founded in a Radley classroom and honed on a Bulgarian hilltop have paid dividends both for Harry and for the Ashmolean.

The Mantle of Powhatan forms one of the centrepieces of the new exhibition.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET

© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

From ‘The Ark’ to The Ashmolean – the creation of a museum

In 1684 on Broad Street in Oxford, Elias Ashmole saw his prized collection of artefacts and curiosities go on display to the public. It was arguably the world’s first public museum to open its doors, and it is the story behind the creation of Harry’s latest permanent exhibition.

Inspired by the style of the original museum, the display is arranged so that visitors can see not only how the collection came into being, but also how it would have been originally organised thematically to help promote study.

The Ashmolean collection is based on the material gathered by famed naturalist father-and-son duo, John the Elder and John the Younger Tradescant. Acting for the Duke of Buckingham, John the Elder travelled across Europe and the Mediterranean in the 1620s collecting plant samples and seeds for use in the Duke’s garden.

Alongside the botanical collections, John also picked up items of curiosity and began to display these artefacts to the public in a house in Lambeth known as ‘The Ark’.

Continuing his father’s work, John the Younger travelled twice to North America and added unique items to the collection, such as the mantle belonging to Pocahontas’ father, Chief Powhatan. The exhibits on display in the new gallery include very rare specimens of pre-contact and pre-colonial era Native American craftsmanship.

Precisely how the collection came into Ashmole’s hands is a source of debate, as well as some rancour, and was only resolved after a long legal battle with Hester, John the Younger’s widow. Ashmole, already an avid collector of coins, manuscripts and books, had helped to catalogue the large collection held at The Ark. In 1656, Ashmole published this catalogue in print and in 1659 John the Younger agreed to gift the entire collection to Ashmole on his death. This did not go down well with Hester who, short of funds on John the Younger’s death, needed to sell off parts of the collection. There followed a long legal case against Ashmole’s claim, one he was to prevail in.

This allowed him to begin to merge his own collection with that of the Tradescants and in 1677, he gifted the whole joint collection to the University of Oxford who would go on to display under the direction of Ashmole.

Ashmole himself is an excellent example of an Enlightenment thinker. An antiquary and collector, he was fascinated with all manner of scientific and, what would now be termed, pseudo-scientific thinking, for example he published two treaties on alchemy in the 1650s. An ardent royalist, he first came to Oxford during the Civil War and it was here he studied mathematics and physics alongside his work as an ordnance officer.

Upon the Restoration in 1660, his steadfast support of the Royalist cause put him in favour at Charles II’s court and he was given several important political offices. The access to power and influence this gave Ashmole led to his involvement in the foundation of the Royal Society in 1660, and in 1672 he published his work codifying The Institutions, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, thus cementing his place in Royal favour. Such was his relationship with the court that he was gifted items from the Royal wardrobe that now form part of the exhibition.

The rules that Ashmole laid out in his ‘Statutes, Orders, & Rules for the Ashmolean Museum in the University of Oxford’ of 1686 make it plainly clear that this museum was not simply intended to be merely a collection of curios for idle amusement. He stipulated that the museum was to provide a place to study the collection to advance understanding – the building itself was to include several libraries and even a chemical laboratory, as well as the public displays.

These statutes, detailing how the museum should be run and for what purpose, would go on to form the basis for the organisation of public museums across the world to this day.

© Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

But the exhibition does not just tell the story of the work of the Tradescants, as without the intervention of Elias Ashmole, their collection would have most likely been broken up on the death of John the Younger in 1662.

For Harry and the curatorial team, he says “putting together the ‘Ashmolean Story’ was a chance to bring together numerous exhibits that had been displayed throughout different parts of the museum or had previously been in storage”.

Portrait of Elias Ashmole by John Riley, flanked in the new exhibition by Charles II (left) and the future James II when Duke of York.

Above: Henry VIII’s hawking glove and hawk’s hood gifted to Ashmole by Charles II and now part of the display.

Right: 'Statutes, Orders and Rules for the Ashmolean Museum'.

Draft regulations approved by Elias Ashmole, 21 June 1686.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET News & Notes Paddy Montgomery (2000) – Saddle Sand Sea On 22 January 2018, Paddy Montgomery arrived in English Harbour, Antigua, having rowed 3000 miles across the Atlantic with a university friend, Seamus Crawford, to complete the final leg of ‘Saddle Sand Sea – The World’s Toughest Triathlon’.

Having first cycled almost 3000 miles non-stop from Calais to Gibraltar via Slovenia, crossing the Alps twice and the Pyrenees, and then completing the Marathon des Sables, by running almost 6 marathons in 6 days, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic was the remaining task ahead of them. And this was the toughest challenge by far!

Every element of it was out there to test them, with winds of up to 40 knots and waves as big as 50ft, Paddy and Seamus had to get through this all on a boat no bigger than 23ft by 5ft. The cramped, and at times very uncomfortable, conditions meant a lot of bumps and bruises and the lack of being able to properly clean oneself ensured salt sores in exceptionally unpleasant parts of the body, adding to the pain and stress of the crossing. Despite that, Paddy says, “We were very lucky to experience some amazing moments such as beautiful sunrises and sunsets, clear starry skies and a number of wildlife encounters including whales, a superpod of dolphins and a shark. The latter of which meant the Jaws theme was always in our minds whenever we got in the water to clean the bottom of the boat!”

The pair completed the crossing in 38 days, 22 hours and 31 minutes which was just two days below the previous world record.

Ben Duffy/Talisker Whisky Atlantic

This epic feat of endurance was undertaken to raise funds for Shooting Star Chase (a hospice for children with life-limiting illnesses and their families) and the Prostate Project (a patient-led charity supporting research into better diagnosis and treatments for prostate cancer). All monies donated go direct to the charities with the pair having raised over £130,000 so far.

For more information on the challenge, including videos, visit: www.saddlesandsea.com If you wish to donate, then you still can at: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/SaddleSandSea

Paddy (front) and Seamus celebrate their arrival in Antigua after nearly 40 days rowing the Atlantic.

Geordie Gordon Lennox, Harry Clifton (Bligh), Jamie Farr & Will Caplan (2012) From news of a completed charity endurance challenge to one just beginning, as four Old Radleians from H Social – Geordie Gordon Lennox, Harry Clifton (Bligh), Jamie Farr and Will Caplan – are reuniting in 2018 to take on the Mongol Rally.

Departing from Goodwood on 15 July 2018, they will have to make their way across Europe and most of Asia, on a 11,500 mile route of their own devising through 19 different countries, over 5 mountain ranges and across 3 deserts to the finish line in Ulan-Ude, capital city of the Republic of Buryatia in Russia.

But it’s not quite as easy as it might first sound as the simple rules of the Rally make clear...

1. You can only take a farcically small vehicle of 1 litre or less.

2. You’re completely on your own.

3. You’ve got to raise at least £1000 for charity.

Speaking to the Society about what inspired them to take on his challenge, they said, “Collectively, we had the most incredible five years at Radley in terms of the academic tuition and pastoral support we received and the enduring friendships and memories we have made. We recognise what a privilege it has been to receive this very special education and the opportunities that we are fortunate to have as a result. Consequently, we would like to use the challenge of the Mongol Rally to be more than just an adventurous road trip and make it a force for greater good by raising funds for charities we believe in.”

The Mongol Rally’s set charity this year is Cool Earth, but during their time at Radley the group knew of the work of the Armed Forces Fund, saying, “the impact of the loss of life or serious injury to service personnel on their families is so profound and we were very moved by the transformative effect that the Armed Forces Fund can achieve.”

“We are aiming to raise £20,000 from the Rally, with the majority going to the Armed Forces Fund to help others have access to the same fantastic education that we received (a small proportion of funds raised would also go to a small charity called Robin’s Rally which is a cause very close to one of the team’s heart).”

Keep checking in on the Radleain Society website for information on their build-up and progress later on in the year.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund Eliza Rutland, daughter of Hugo (1974), is planning to run the 2018 London Marathon for which training is in full swing. She says “I was inspired to run the marathon following in my late father’s footsteps, as he completed both the London and New York marathons, and most importantly to support two incredible charities, the Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund and the Rainbow Trust.”

“I am (mostly) running three if not four times a week which I have to fit around my work schedule and social activities. The snow we have had at home this Christmas was a challenge but I have just about managed to persist through it. I am hoping to run the marathon in under 4 hours, permitting that my hip holds out! January saw my training start to ramp up working towards a half marathon in February and then of course the full distance in April.”

If you wish to donate, then please visit: www.justgiving.com/teams/elizarutland1

Then and now: now: Eliza (bottom left) with her brother and Hugo after his London Marathon, and (above) in training for her own.

Theo Bromfield, Charlie Rose & Will Johnston (2007)

Monty Wates (1988)

In September 2017, Monty completed a personal cycling challenge which entailed cycling up Mont Ventoux in Provence six times in just one day!

The route up the mountain is included in the Tour de France and the challenge consisted of over 9000 metres of vertical ascent and 264km total distance covered.

Following on from their marathon cycle ride from Johannesburg to Nairobi that successfully raised over £30,000 for the charity For Rangers, ORs Theo, Charlie and Will continue the hard graft as they continue to raise further awareness of the work done by the wildlife rangers.

In December 2017, Theo gave a talk about their journey to the Royal Geographical Society and the team are putting together a film documenting their journey to be completed in 2018.

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On finishing, he became only the 214th person in the world ever to have completed this well-known cycling challenge.

Monty also used the challenge to raise money for the William Wates Memorial Trust.

Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Charles Stevens (2010) © National Geographic Creative / Alamy Stock Photo

On 12 January, Charlie Stevens took time out of his studies in History at St Andrews University, and returned to school to give a riveting talk on the enormous Chinese investment and infrastructure programme known in the west under a range of names including the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative and the New Silk Road.

Charlie made clear that, despite the panoply of activity-related projects well underway in Asia and beyond, the Chinese government has released very little in terms of official documentation regarding its plans for this $4 trillion project. The sheer scale of the undertaking was emphasised in the talk and Charlie highlighted that OBOR dwarfs America’s attempt to rejuvenate Europe and Japan after World War II – that vast investment known as the Marshall Plan. Having cycled the historic Silk Road from Beijing to Tehran in 2016, Charlie had been amazed by the level of Chinese influence and investment in so many countries.

He made the point that this attempt to extend Chinese economic influence and create new markets for Chinese products is not necessarily something we should fear.

Goods and services can travel in both directions on the new roads, railways and sea lanes which are being developed. The talk was a timely reminder that we are now in The Asian Century and that Radleians, ORs and dons need to make adjustments accordingly.

Stephen Rathbone thanked Charlie for an outstanding talk and for being a prime example of someone who had shown enormous initiative with his adventurous travel plans and his securing of a research project through the leading Washington think tank, the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

THE NEW SILK ROAD PROJECT Covering 10,000 miles and 18 countries The New Silk Road Project will research the emergence of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It will be the first attempt to drive along the full length of the world’s next great trade route – a nexus of power, culture and commerce that now sits at the heart of China’s foreign policy. It will be a journey into the past – these are the steps that Marco Polo, Ban Chao and Genghis Khan trod. It weaves together ancient civilisations and empires. But it will also look towards all our futures: Chinese investment is in the process of refashioning Eurasia.

Charlie is now planning this two month journey, visiting over two dozen strategic ‘Silk Road’ hubs. It will begin in London, the far terminus of the BRI, and Rotterdam, China’s mooted Atlantic port. It will end in south China - in Yiwu, a new town that houses the world’s largest wholesale market.

He says, “Our journey will be an investigation: we will publish research, make a short film and produce a paper on it for our universities. We are looking for corporate sponsors – most obviously to provide a vehicle capable of mastering the 10,000 mile journey. But we will also use the expedition as a way to raise money for charity – with the main target being the many deprived people who live along the new Silk Road and whose lives are being shaken up by it.”

Details can be found on the following website: www.thenewsilkroadproject.com Charlie, with Academic Director Stephen Rathbone, after his talk to the school community at Clock Tower Court in January.

Or please email Charles at: charles@thenewsilkroadproject.com

Jerry Fowler (1990) In 2017 Jerry’s company, Firm Foundations Language Consultancy based in the city of Duhok in Iraqi Kurdistan, made work on an online Wiktionary of Kurmanji their main project. Kurmanji is the ‘northern Kurdish’ language spoken by some 20 million people in Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Iran, and countries of the former Soviet Union.

The team started with the language used in major religious texts and last year they helped add 1,500 new entries and made 15,000 edits.Currently, it ranks as the twelfth largest Wiktionary in the world, with 600,000 entries, giving great pride to the Kurds who contribute to it. It also helps make Kurdish a language fit for serious, intellectual engagement, despite the stateless existence of this people, divided up as they are by the borders of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran. As Jerry says, “More and more people are seeing that aid is a short-term solution for troubled peoples. Funding an online dictionary is part of the long-term solution.”

For 2018 they have drawn up an ambitious plan to make it a truly comprehensive dictionary. “We want the Wiktionary to be fun to browse,” Jerry explains. “Language is a verbal art; it can be very beautiful. But reliance on television in Kurdistan has undermined the culture of the ‘sehbetchee’, the much-loved village raconteur.”

The aim is to distil the wit and wisdom of the Kurds into a format anyone can access on their smartphones, with translations into any language under the sun.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Peter Vidal (1967) NEWS FROM THE ISLAND OF SYMI This small Greek island about 3 miles from Turkey had over 4,000 refugees land on its shores in 2015 and does not have the infrastructure to support these numbers. After discussion with the local organisers of support for refugees, Peter along with his sister and her husband, realised that there was a way they could help and co-founded the UK charity, Next Stop Symi.

The purpose of the charity is to collect, sort and transport, by van, humanitarian aid to islands in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea, working with small volunteer organisations on the islands. In October 2017 the charity was able to supply Samos Volunteers with a much-needed large quantity of new and second-hand clothing. In Rhodes, they were able to supply plastic sheeting to cover the open window frames on the building which houses refugees, and also supplied vital items to the medical teams on Samos and Symi.

Peter is acting as a trustee of the charity and also coordinates contact with the voluntary organisations on the islands.

The charity has a Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nextstopsymi) where appeals are announced about 2 to 3 months before the next van run and a website (www.nextstopsymi.org).

In addition to this charity work, Peter helped a group of Symi residents arrange and run the first Symi International Film Festival, that took place in September 2017. It was organised to run alongside the Municipality of Symi Festival of music concerts, dance shows, theatre and art exhibitions.

After 6 weeks of being open for submissions, 90 entries from 38 countries were sent to the festival, with a total running time of 41 hours. The organising committee viewed all the entries, finally showing 36 short films and 5 feature films from 19 countries over the course of the festival. The audiences comprised tourists as well as local residents and the event was such a success that a repeat is planned for 2018.

The 2018 Symi International Film Festival will be open for entries from film makers until the middle of the year. There is a modest entry fee to prevent being overwhelmed by entries and the closing dates will be announced on the website and Facebook page: www.symifilmfestival.com www.facebook.com/symiinternationalfilmfestival

Dr Philip Rylands (1964)

Lorne Smith (1962)

After 17 years of working in the NGO, Conservation International, in Arlington, Virginia, Philip has moved to another NGO, Global Wildlife Conservation (GWC), to become Primate Conservation Director.

Lorne organised a successful ‘Running-Golf Day’ conference in partnership with Notts Golf Club, Hollinwell in September 2017 for over 100 greenkeepers, green committee members and secretaries of golf clubs. Four of Europe’s leading experts spoke about the importance of the traditional values of the running-game to the successful future of golf. The speakers were John Philp MBE (the hero of Carnoustie and Europe’s most distinguished fine grass greenkeeper), Steve Isaac (R&A Director), Gordon Irvine MG (heir to Jim Arthur and Europe’s leading consultant in change to fine grasses) and Mick Grindle (Chair of Green at Notts GC, Hollinwell).

The NGO is based in Austin, Texas, but he will remain in Arlington, in the offices of Conservation International through a partnership agreement. He continues in his role as Deputy Chair of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group (PSG), administering the Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation’s Primate Action Fund, and editing the PSG’s journal Primate Conservation, amongst numerous other activities to support efforts for the conservation of the world’s 702 primate species and subspecies and their habitats.

Thom (1997) & James (1999) Elliot Brothers Thom and James opened their latest ‘Pizza Pilgrims’ restaurant in Oxford’s new Westgate shopping centre in November 2017 and invited a few Radley dons to join them to celebrate.

Lorne Smith (standing), with (from left to right) Grindle, Irvine, Isaac and Philp sitting.

Thomas Bateman CBE (1985)

Thomas Bateman has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier and was awarded a CBE in the 2017 Operational Honours and Awards List. This list recognises and honours service on operations.

Celebrating the opening with some well-earned drinks are (left to right) Thom Elliot, Kyle Willis-Stovold, Gary Wiseman, Reuben Adams, Alexander Rhodes, Will Matthews and James Elliot.

Hugh Melhuish (2007) Hugh Melhuish has been awarded one of 29 Army Medical Services bursaries to complete his medical degree at Warwick University.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET News & Notes John Bridcut (1965) Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor for the Ages

Ben Hatt (2005)

January 2017 in New York saw the production of Ben’s latest play, Revelations. It was the coming together of research Ben had been conducting over the last year on child abuse in the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Ben said, “what initially started out as documentary project for the production company I work for morphed into a personal project.”

As well as writing the play, he also made his New York acting debut in it, working alongside a talented cast and crew. Ben was able to raise the funds to pursue this personal project through a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Harry Bicket (1974)

In October 2017, after two years of unprecedented and surprising access to the world’s greatest tenor, this feature-length portrait of Jonas Kaufmann by John Bridcut was broadcast on BBC4. With his breathtaking voice, his natural intelligence, his wit and charm, and his matinée idol delivery, Kaufmann is one of the hottest properties in classical music.

The programme went behind the scenes to uncover the secrets of his success.

Jon Tarcy (2007)

Dario Acosta

From November 2017 to January 2018, Jon (pictured left below) continued his roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Rome MMXVII Season of four Shakespeare plays that transferred from Stratford-upon-Avon’s RST to the Barbican Theatre in London.

The Barbican has announced its 2018/19 classical music season and Harry will be conducting baroque orchestra, The English Concert in Handel’s Semele as part of this programme.

This will also be performed at Carnegie Hall in New York as part of its 2018/19 season.

Hamish Mackie (1987)

Hamish’s latest exhibition took place at Cercle Munster in Luxembourg from 30 January to 19 February 2018.

The exhibition included a number of sculptures inspired by his travels abroad and the countryside around him, giving his many sculptures a real sense of ‘Life in Bronze’.

Among the works on display at this exhibition were: Wild Boar Dart 2014 (left), Badger 2017 (right), Wild Boar Bolt 2014, Pheasant 2017, Leopard 2017 and Cheetah 2017.

This was a great opportunity to view some of Hamish’s recent sculptures in the elegant setting of this historic club.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Arthur Laidlaw (2003)

Arthur began the new year with a solo show at coGalleries in Berlin, where he has been the artist in residence. The exhibition, Fassaden, was based around a number of simple pencil and charcoal drawings of Berlin. The work performs a literal rearranging of the city. Each sketchbook is scanned and digitally enlarged to create prints, which are worked on with thick acrylic primer, before applying the final monoprint in black etching ink.

William Mackesy (1973)

January 2018 saw William Mackesy (pictured below on the left) present his first solo exhibition at 54 The Gallery, London.

A fine evening was had by all, including the various ORs present.

This year also sees Arthur exhibiting at East of Elsewhere, an exciting new project space in Berlin. Their group show, I Contain Multitudes, will host a wonderful selection of artists and poets.

Arthur’s time in Berlin continues as he will be staying on as an artist in residence at GlogauAIR, a house in Kreuzberg that hosts ten international artists every three months. Arthur says, “This will be an opportunity to experiment further, and to continue the themes of Fassaden, before bringing the project to London.”

Recent Publications Tony Buxton (1945) Free Diving to fame and fortune: The incredible adventures of a pioneer free 5 4 diver above and below water in the early 50’s Setting himself up as an underwater diving guide in Sri Lanka in the early 1950s, Tony’s services were in high demand by wealthy celebrities, seeking new interests, especially spearfishing. Many invited him to their homes, leading to a lifestyle and fame that he hardly imagined. Later both Hans Hass and Jacques Cousteau offered him employment. The diversity of his free diving experiences is fascinating.

As the first person to dive in The Maldives, Thailand and Southern India, he became a diving legend. In 1965 he set out to sail around the world on a Chinese junk, filmed by award-winning underwater photographer Ben Kropp, and diving on virgin Pacific reefs with famed explorer Jacques Dumas. Finally, he became a hugely successful commercial diver in Singapore. The different kinds of diving work he performed were astounding, including a joint venture with Exxon, resulting in a fortune he never anticipated. Buying a leading hotel in Pattaya, Thailand he set up the first significant PADI diving outfit in the country. Branching out into many other businesses, he led a flamboyant lifestyle, counting kings, presidents and film stars among his friends.

Amazingly, he hardly ever used SCUBA for his work, but diving almost entirely without it he achieved a lifestyle all but impossible today.

Anyone interested in diving, especially free diving, should read this book.

Brough Scott (1956) Churchill at the Gallop Horses were at the heart of the Greatest Briton of them all, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill. They were his escape in childhood, his challenge in youth, his transport in war, his triumph in sport, and his diversion in dotage. This book traces all the ways horses affected his life, from the rough ride his mother had while returning from a shooting party that caused Churchill’s premature birth, to the time spent riding through childhood, and as he grew into adulthood, when riding horses increasingly became the means of proving the courage that was to become the very core of his being.

The book covers his riding in the Royal Military Academy, his leading a 1,200 horse gallop of the Oxfordshire Hussars at Yeomanry camp, his boar hunting in France, his playing polo into his 50s, and his purchase at the age of 75 of a front-running grey that won 14 races and triggered ecstatic scenes as his homburg-hatted, cigar-chewing owner gave V for Victory signs in the unsaddling enclosure.

Published in October 2017, Brough was interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on 21 November.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Radley for Life networking Event The opportunities arising from disruptive technologies was the focus for the latest Radley For Life Networking event held at the London head office of Savills in February.

These technologies are appearing in an increasing number of industries and they are fundamentally changing how businesses work. Many Old Radleians and Radley Parents are at the forefront of taking hold of the opportunities these technologies present, with some examples detailed below.

Cloud disrupting technologies For the last three years Harry Fullerton (1981) has been involved with a successful, UK-based tech start-up, supplying cloud services to UK Public Sector organisations (UKCloud).

Whilst the concept of ‘cloud computing’ is not new, the technology behind it develops at speed. Tech start-ups and SMEs can cheaply and securely rent cloud computing and storage power when they need it, without having to buy the expensive hardware; thus they can concentrate on applications and outcomes that deliver the disruption.

The pace of change within the cloud market has been astounding. What has been interesting to observe is how for UK business, the marketplace is now being dominated by big US giants, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Drive, with little room for UK-owned cloud participation, except in specific sectors. In order to comply with EU/UK data sovereignty laws, the large companies are investing heavily in the UK. As these large companies battle it out for the UK market, the opportunity for UK disruptors lies in the applications they can develop on the cloud, using the agility and new cloud technology being delivered by these US tech giants. One thing is for sure; nothing stands still for long in this sector.

Disrupting market research through data

Lead speaker Jonnie Goodwin OBE (above) gave an overview of disruptive technology to the packed room of Radleian Society members (below).

Will Silverwood-Cope (1986) is currently leading key strategic client relationships at Black Swan, a company that disrupts traditional approaches to innovation by using data science to unlock previously unseen sector trends and customer intelligence.

‘Brandtech’ and advertising OR and RFL networking event panel member, George Prest (1988) is at the forefront of the opportunities arising from disruptive technology in advertising and marketing.

The primary model that has grown organically over time, especially around media, is built on headcount and marginal payment mechanisms. This has left the advertising holding companies (WPP, Interpublic, Publicis, Omnicom) at the mercy of consultancy firms and the big tech platforms, such as Google and Facebook.

For retailers to prosper, they have to sell products that cater to the tastes of the masses, and knowing what consumers want is a continuously evolving challenge.

Critically, large Fast Moving Consumer Good (FMCG) brands like Pepsico or Unilever, must understand and adapt quickly to changing consumer tastes, so their product innovation processes create products that sell. Like turning an oil tanker, these behemoths take time to bring new products to market – researching, testing, developing, marketing and distribution can take at least 6 months. Any approach that can accelerate this process could create real, disruptive, competitive advantage.

Technology has the ability to reverse this trend, bringing with it efficiencies of scale, new media and the ability to show people things that are personal to them. Recognising this, George is part of a group of people that have raised $350m to build a ‘brandtech’ group, You & Mr Jones.

Black Swan helps global FMCG brands cut down the time it takes to turn an idea into a consumable product or service. It does this by ingesting immense data sets from the internet, far exceeding the reach of traditional focus groups. It synthesises data from billions of conversations and online articles to reveal changes in consumer thinking, tastes, preferences and sentiment to increase objectivity and reduce the bias that researchers' questions can bring. By continually surfacing and analysing all the known and unknown topics of consumer conversation, and by using proprietary algorithms, Black Swan identifies trends before other methodologies even realise they exist - and most significantly, it can scientifically compute the future trajectory of a trend.

You & Mr Jones is in the process of acquiring and investing in disruptive marketing tech businesses, grouping them together to create network effects and plugging their technology into client businesses at scale.

The group is not looking to replace the advertising holding companies. Instead they are focussed on facilitating operational change in their clients at an enterprise level and are working with multi-brand clients such as Unilever, Pernod Ricard and LVMH.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET The Opportunities in Disruptive Technology On the evening of 8 February 2018, Simon Shaw (1978) welcomed over 100 members of the Radleian Society to Savills for the latest Radley For Life networking event.

The audience of Old Radleians and Radley parents, who had come to hear a discussion on the opportunities arising from disruptive technology, represented the broad cross-section of age, experience and expertise present within the society.

With current Radley parent, Jonnie Goodwin OBE, acting as lead moderator and speaker, the distinguished panel included knowledge of different fields of industry, from marketing, to property, to digital data handling, all of which are experiencing upheaval from emerging technologies.

A leading entrepreneur with extensive experience in the technology industry, Jonnie founded Lepe Partners in 2011, an international and independent merchant bank focused on the media, internet and technology sectors. He also co-founded Founders Forum in 2005, a networking organiser for key digital entrepreneurs, corporate CEOs and senior investors of today and the rising stars of tomorrow.

The panel contributors were OR George Prest (Creative, strategic and investment practitioner specialising in the application of technology to marketing, founder of the creative/strategic consultancy, Blood, and partner in the brandtech group You & Mr Jones), current Radley parent Dr David Shorthouse (Product Manager at Guardtime, one of the world’s leading Blockchain companies), Dr Rupert Levy (Head of Digital for Savills and involved in Savills’ in-house venture capital business, Grosvenor Hill Ventures) and Cal Lee (founder of Savills' Workthere service, finding flexible office space for businesses).

The panel discussed the effect of disruptive technologies in their sectors: (left to right) Jonnie Goodwin, Dr David Shorthouse, George Prest, Cal Lee & Dr Rupert Levy.

is clear that this technology has the potential to have an immense impact. The most well-known (or notorious) example to date is Bitcoin. This provides a very interesting example of collaboration between people who don’t necessarily trust each other, but by using maths and cryptography they are able to trust a transaction between themselves. However, behind the hype of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, David pointed out that it could be “easy to miss out on the quiet data revolution that’s Jonnie’s opening remarks highlighted three themes for the going on in the background”. One example he gave is that audience to keep in mind, “innovation, collaboration and Blockchain from his company, Guardtime, provides data education”, and these themes ran throughout the wide and integrity for all data held and processed by the Estonian varied discussions. government about their citizens.

One example of the innovative use of disruptive technology that has recently hit the headlines has been the growth of Blockchain technology. David Shorthouse described it as “a hugely disruptive technology that will provide substantial growth in jobs and business opportunities”, but continued to say that it has been “massively overhyped in recent times”. He went on to demystify what Blockchain is and elaborated on some of the ways it could be used, and not just as part of a cryptocurrency bubble.

In essence, Blockchain is a new type of tool to create, receive and process data, providing a means to create data you can trust. Given that data is the new commodity, it

George Prest followed this up by detailing the growing importance of data in the marketing and advertising industry. He highlighted the threat to existing brand corporations by Amazon, noting that the data they hold on their customers is “absolutely transformative and disruptive” within this industry. This allows them to track sales from beginning to end and to target their marketing more precisely, something that large brands aren’t currently able to do. But he identified the importance of bringing an innovative and creative approach to solve business problems through the work of UK company, Everything, which is allowing large brand companies to access end-to-end provenance irrespective of where it is sold.

Radleian Society members from across many different industries, and at different stages of their careers, taking advantage of the networking opportunities.

One of the key points that was raised in the discussions and in the questions from the floor, was the need to prepare today’s children for tomorrow’s workplace. Jonnie noted that the global business environment will be full of huge opportunities, but will also be incredibly competitive for school leavers who will be faced with new industries and new types of jobs, some of which we can’t even envisage now. Boys leaving Radley now will potentially have four or five different career paths over the course of their working lives and they need to have the skills that allow them to move between these paths.

He also noted that one of the key skills needed in this changing environment will be the ability to network. The importance of the fundamental skills of personal empathy, relationship-building and collaboration was shared by all of the panel, and, after the discussion session was over, this was backed up in practice in the busy networking session that continued for the rest of the evening.

A full video of the discussion session is available here: www.radley.org.uk/Previous-OR-Events The next Radley for Life event will be taking place in late autumn 2018 and further details will be publicised via email and via the Radley for Life LinkedIn community, which you can join at: www.radley.org.uk/rfl

After the panel discussion was complete, ORs and Radley parents, both past and current, socialised and discussed the talking points raised.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Event reports Old Radleian Dinner, Lord’s – October 2017 On 5 October 2017, two hundred Old Radleians gathered at Lord’s Cricket Ground for the OR Dinner to hear from three of our eminent Old Radleian cricketers: Ted Dexter (1948) Former captain of England and former Chairman of Selectors.

Andrew Strauss OBE (1990) Former captain of England and Director of Cricket for England.

Nick Gubbins (2007) Current first-class cricketer for Middlesex and England Lions.

Radleian Society President, Sam Melluish (1976), opened the evening by recapping some of the more recent developments within the Radleian Society. He highlighted the development of a new strategy to ensure the Society remains relevant in the 21st Century and builds on the importance of social and professional connections for both ORs and parents.

He was followed by TV presenter, Mark Durden-Smith (1982), who introduced the speakers and then went on to take questions from the audience. The opening question resolved a Radley myth about whether Ted Dexter had managed to hit a ball over Shop. Ted hilariously confirmed that he had indeed smashed a ball over school Shop and hit Clock Tower Court – in fact he said he had ‘cleared it by about 30 yards!’

Top: The serving of the dinner in the world-famous Long Room at Lord’s.

Above: Dexter (above left) and Strauss, Durden-Smith & Gubbins (above right) entertain the assembled Old Radleians.

Left: The drinks reception in the Long Room bar gave ORs the chance to catch up with friends, old and new, and drink in the ambience of the historic venue.

Many more memories of cricket at Radley were shared, with Strauss and Gubbins paying tribute to the dedication and loyalty of Andrew Wagner, Andrew Strauss in particular stating that he “would not have achieved what he had without Wags”.

The Warden closed the evening with some highlights from Radley, followed by three of his most memorable cricketing memories. These typified the values that he feels represent Radley and what it stands for – the mixing of the best of the old with the best of the new; determination but also modesty; success but also an ‘understatedness’ – values that he encourages in all Radleians.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Dinners & Drinks OR Livery Dinner – February 2017

Bristol University Supper – May 2017 An excellent turnout of 20 ORs from across the years who are now studying at Bristol University joined Radley dons Richard Greed and Dan Pullen for the reunion supper in Clifton.

Conversations flowed around the subject of current Radley news, not to mention their own news concerning various internships and job offers as well as some more pleasurable summer plans. There was a great warmth of atmosphere and time was taken to talk to the boys about the school’s future plans as well as Radley For Life.

The fourth OR Livery Dinner was held the at Saddlers’ Hall in the City, with 37 ORs present, representing seven decades of Radleians from the 1940s to the 2000s, with the Warden as guest. A fine meal was followed by the singing of the traditional livery grace and a very interesting speech from the Warden on the state of the College and his thoughts on what the future holds.

The evening closed with a rendition of 'Lusimus' which has been reported as perhaps not being of the highest musical quality, but which could not be faulted for volume or enthusiasm.

Radley For Life Networking Event – May 2017 Over 90 ORs and Radley parents gathered in London as Radley For Life held its third networking event, this time centring around a panel discussion focussed on Angel Investment.

The event was generously hosted by Killik & Co in Mayfair, and it was exciting to see the range of experience in the room: from seasoned investors looking for their next venture and to offer their advice, to young ORs with tech start-ups thirsty for knowledge and guidance.

Richard Huntingford (1969) chaired a panel of distinguished ORs including Mark Foster-Brown (1977), Rupert Gather (1975) and Rory Tapner (1973).

An insightful discussion ensued, covering areas such as key attributes of an attractive investment/entrepreneur, the importance of topics such as EIS and the effects these tax breaks have had on the start-up world. The discussion was then opened up to the floor and the panel responded to a series of interesting questions, and provided anecdotes around their favourite investment successes and failures.

The event concluded with an opportunity to network and catch up with old friends.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET 2018 Drinks & Dinners Shell Parents’ Summer Drinks 15 May, Oriental Club 6.2 Parents’ Summer Drinks 16 May, Oriental Club Young OR Summer Drinks 12 June, Oriental Club Mariners Drinks Reception 5 July, Henley-on-Thames Year Group Reunions 15 September, Radley

Young OR Christmas Drinks – December 2017 Eaton Square Bar in Belgravia was the venue as over 150 Young ORs gathered for their Christmas Drinks reception, hosted by the Radleian Society.

Welcoming remarks were provided by Society Chairman, Rupert Henson, and with dons Richard Greed, Simon Barlass and Dan Pullen also in attendance, the lively and convivial atmosphere was as much filled with reminiscence as it was with catching up with old friends.

The next Young OR reception will be the Summer Drinks Party on Tuesday 12 June 2018 at the Oriental Club in London.

50 Year Reunion Lunch 7 October, Radley

Details will be published on the website when events are confirmed and are subject to change.

Invitations will be sent out by mail or email.

See: www.radley.org.uk/ORE If you have questions about Radleian Society and Foundation events please contact Cassandra Russell on Tel: 01235 548574 Email: cassandra.russell@radley.org.uk

Above: The well-attended event was enjoyed by all and even the short speeches were met with rapturous concentration.

Left: Cosmo Fisher (2007) and Patrick de Courcy (2006).

Above: William Hubbard (2006) was one of a number of ORs who sported their F Social ties at the event.

Left: Marcus Gibson (2002) and Robbie Henderson (2003).

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Sports – OR Clubs Golf The OR Golfing Society topped a strong 2017 with a first ever victory in the Veteran Darwin Trophy, Hugh Mackeown (1955) and Michael Kfouri (1952) were the winning pair. The Radley team in the Senior Darwin Trophy losing to the overall winners, Tonbridge, after a fine run. The Society also enjoyed a good record of five wins and three losses across their matches this year. In the 2017 Halford Hewitt, an initial victory over Wellingborough 3/2 was followed by defeat to Merchiston. The draw for the 2018 Halford Hewitt sees ORGS take on Canford in the opening round.

In 1967, Robert Seward (1959) won the Scratch Gold Medal at Huntercombe and in 2017 repeated this feat again, exactly 50 years on from his first win. Between these two wins he has won the gold medal on three other occasions.

The Spring Meeting for the ORGS is being held at the Berkshire Golf Club, Ascot on Tuesday 17 April 2018 and fixtures for 2018 are now up on the ORGS website: www.orgs.org.uk

Tim Rowntree (1971) plays out of the light rough at Royal St George’s, Sandwich, during the ORGS’s Autumn Meeting.

Rowing Charlie Elwes (2010) gained a silver medal as part of the men’s four at the u23 World Championships in July. Australia proved too strong, pushing out to an unassailable lead, but the GB crew held off Austria by a length to take second place.

Josh Bowesman-Jones (2012) represented the Radley Mariners at the New Zealand National Rowing Championship in February. He competed in the senior single and the composite U20 double and pair with Avon Rowing Club.

Alex Ball (2009) was invited to the GB 2017 summer training camp in South Africa.

Football A strong start to the season sees Old Radleian FC sitting in second place in Arthurian League Division 2 with over half of the season played, having won 8 out of their 13 fixtures and scoring an impressive 40 goals to date.

Unfortunately the team could not carry its league form over into the Junior League Cup, being knocked out in the 2nd round by Old Citizens.

Old Radleians

Rackets On Friday 1 December, ORs Jack Roddan (2007), Charles Grimshaw (2007), and Tom Scott-Cowell (2006) returned to Radley’s Squash Court One to challenge three squash players from the current senior A team (pictured left).

The extra few years of experience gave the ORs a slight advantage and Harry Foreman (E), Oscar White (G), and Tom Novis (H) had to play some magnificent squash to keep up.

After a quick pizza, the ORs finished the evening with curry and refreshments at John Sparks’ (Tutor, C, 2006-2016), where the reminiscing took them well into the small hours.

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Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET Sports

Angus Corrie Deane (2013)

Simon Brown (1989)

Angus has been accepted onto the future Olympians programme for dressage riders.

Simon was crowned Rugby Coach of the Year at the prestigious Crabbie’s National Rugby Awards at Twickenham, in recognition of his dedicated service as Director of Boys’ Games at Rugby School for 15 years.

Nick Gubbins (2007) Nick was selected for the England Lions Cricket squad to tour Australia in November and December that ran parallel to this Ashes series. A drawn 3-day match vs a Queensland XII was followed by a victory and two losses against the Perth Scorchers in the T20 format.

Nick produced several good innings, including a 68 from just 52 balls.

This good form has seen him rewarded with selection for the England Lions tour of the West Indies throughout February and March 2018.

World Rowing Championships 2017 Tom George (2008) and Ollie Wynne-Griffith (2007) competed at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, USA, at the end of September 2017.

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Tom was in the GB Coxless Pair which reached the final and finished in 5th place. Ollie was a reserve but subbed at stroke in the Coxless Four, the flagship British boat, for their semi-final. His efforts helped them qualify for the final, at which point Will Satch reclaimed his seat and the crew won bronze medals.

Nick in action as he makes his half century against the Perth Scorchers.

Contact Details

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Radley College, Abingdon, OX14 2HR www.radley.org.uk

Tom (left) pictured with his rowing partner in the Coxless Pairs, Tom Jeffrey.

Philippa Roberts, Development Director Tel: 01235 543151 Email: PMR.Roberts@radley.org.uk Lucy Johnsson, Foundation Executive Tel: 01235 548543 Email: lucy.johnsson@radley.org.uk Selina Woodcock, Database & Donations Manager Tel: 01235 543172 Email: SKW.Woodcock@radley.org.uk

Will Stuart (2009)

Caroline Monaghan, Radleian Society Manager Tel: 01235 543171 Email: caroline.monaghan@radley.org.uk

Will (left) made his European Champions Cup debut appearance for Wasps in their 49-29 defeat at La Rochelle in December 2017, scoring one of Wasps five tries.

Cassandra Russell, Events Coordinator Tel: 01235 548574 Email: cassandra.russell@radley.org.uk

Tom West (2009)

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And not to be undone, Tom (right) made his Premiership debut for Wasps at the against Saracens in January 2018, going down to a 15-38 loss at the Ricoh Arena.

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