The Arch Autumn 2017

THE ARCH Old Reptonian News, Issue 331, Autumn 2017

Welcome to our newest Old Reptonians

INSIDE

OR Snippets Pages 6 and 7

OR Football Page 23

School Development Page 35

Officers of The Old Reptonian Society 2017 President: Nick C Walford (Brook 1969) Vice President: W M Alastair Land (Headmaster) President Elect: Sir Michael Pownall (Brook 1963) Chairman: Nick R S Smith (Brook 1969) Treasurer: John S Wallis (Latham 1971) Governors’ Representative: Matthew J C Needham (Priory 1980) Old Reptonian Secretary: Nigel Kew (Staff) Old Reptonian Society Officer: Jan Cobb (Staff) Officers of The Old Reptonian Society 2017 Elected Committee Members John F M Walker (Hall 1946 & Ex Staff) - Life member J M Guy Levesley (Hall 1975 & Staff) - Appointed 2009 Edward T Sloane (Priory 1997) - Appointed 2013 Lloyd A Evans (Orchard 2002) - Appointed 2014 Tom Poynton (School 2006) - Appointed 2014 Andrew J Churchill (Priory 1982) - Appointed 2015 Simon C Johnson (Orchard 2004) - Appointed 2016 Eleanor J Tyler (Mitre 2005) - Appointed 2016 Ex Officio Members Simon D Armstrong (Cross 1963) - Lancs & Cheshire Sanjiv Basu (Orchard 1989) - Fives Anthony E Bishop (Priory 1972) - Golf Society James W Blackwell (Priory 2000) - Pilgrims Benjamin D E Dewhirst (New 1996) - Yorkshire Martin L Jones (Cross 1997 & Staff) - Hockey Nicholas P Le Poidevin (Cross 1964) - Law Society Jamie R Muirhead (Cross 2009) - Tennis Club Mark R Norton (Mitre 1986) - Masonic Lodge Edward R U Rhodes (New 1995) - Squash Club Alex Evans (New 2004) - Football Club Ed Sheasby (School 2012) - Music Club In order to put some balance into our Committee meetings we are keen for female Old Reptonians to join the General Committee. This body meets once a year on a Saturday morning, most usually on OR Football day at the beginning of the Michaelmas term. Please contact njk@repton.org.uk or jcobb@repton.org.uk for further details.

The Old Reptonian Society The Hall, Repton School Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH Tel. 01283 559320 Email: jcobb@repton.org.uk Editorial Team: Nigel Kew & Jan Cobb

DEADLINE for articles for the next edition (Spring 2018) is 31st March2018 Front Cover: Leavers 2017 - B illy Bye Photography Back Cover: Artwork by Olivia Brown (M’12)

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Welcome to The Arch President of The Society 2017 Nick Walford (B’69) Speech Day 2017 was a very different experience for me compared with May 1974. Hair was significantly shorter and the number of girls in attendance significantly higher- both dramatic improvements! It was also a much grander affair in a huge marquee on the Paddock, and the message from Headmaster Alastair Land was one of optimism, in spite of the uncertain times in which we currently live. The Chairman of Governors, Sir Henry Every, reflected this optimism, particularly in the international expansion plans for the Repton brand in key private education growth markets, with the next one opening in Bangalore in 2018.

Georgie Twigg (F’03) was guest of honour and provided a truly inspirational speech about her journey to winning an Olympic Hockey gold medal. Having achieved this sporting goal she is now focusing her talent and determination on becoming a successful lawyer. Georgie delivered her story with trademark charm and modesty, and all the young Reptonians present were thoroughly absorbed by it.

I suspect many of you use your precious time on the holiday sun lounger to read those books you have been recommended and to reflect on life. As your President I felt obliged to reflect on all things Repton, which was greatly assisted by one of the books I read called “The Golf Mine Effect” by Rasmus Ankersen. The book looked at small, geographically defined locations which are pumping out top performers and which, for example, enabled a single athletics club in Jamaica to produce most of the world’s best sprinters or for Iten, a village in Kenya, to produce the world’s best long-distance runners.

It struck me that there has been a conspicuous amount of “The Gold Mine Effect” going on at Repton. The book focuses on global sporting success, and clearly our own Georgie Twigg and Shona McCallum (A’08) reflect this most recently for ORs. But I was more interested in the application of the insights within the book for Reptonians past and present. It talks about “imagination being more important than knowledge”. We are bombarded in our daily lives with information that makes us feel limited. This risks us losing the irrational optimism needed to achieve outstanding success. The book talks about the importance of motivation and “why” you do something is the most powerful psychological question to boost motivation.

It also says that our motivation is kindled much less than we believe by our interests, passions or individual skills but to a great extent by the role models with whom we identify ourselves. At Repton, staff, pupils and parents provide these role models. Alastair’s focus on optimism is because Repton creates a highly motivating environment for pupils to identify their interests and passions, to develop, discover, create, learn, improve and achieve- the Gold Mine effect in rural Derbyshire!

Repton changes, as it must, to prepare Reptonians for the world beyond the Arch, however the passion for Repton from ORs remains the same. I experienced this first hand at two significant 50th Anniversary events this year which I attended. The first was celebrating 50 years of The Cricketer Cup at a spectacular Dinner for over 700 people at The Brewery in the City. I was privileged to be sitting next to Richard (H’56) and John Hutton (H’59) who under Donald Carr’s (L’40) captaincy, were part of a highly motivated team which won the trophy in the first year of the competition in 1967.

The second was the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the OR Football Club London branch. Over 100 OR Footballers across seven decades attended a dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane, London. There is always a special atmosphere when Reptonians get together, and it was wonderful to witness the

mutual respect and genuine affection between all the generations, united by their passion for what is a very special OR Club. Nick Smith (B’69) refers to the importance and mutual value of strong partnerships between our sports clubs and the school, with which I agree wholeheartedly, and so it was great to see Matt Carrington and Nigel Kew as our special guests at the dinner.

There was plenty of OR passion on display on OR Day when over 80 OR Footballers returned to Repton to play four matches against the school and one between the Vets and an OR Select XI. The following weekend in September I was at the Final of the D’Abernon Cup at The All England Club where, under Jaime Muirhead’s (C’09) fine leadership, we retained the trophy.

I fully share the Headmaster’s optimism for the school and would urge you all through the OR Society to help strengthen our partnership with the school by getting more involved in existing OR events, by imagining and creating new ones and by supporting the school as much as you are able through the Foundation and through supporting current pupils with careers advice and mentoring. And going back to where I started I would love to see many more girls getting actively involved in the OR Society through the creation of new branches, clubs and events to ensure that the OR Society is representative of how the school is now.

Finally, I would like to thank my friend Nick Smith for his guidance and support throughout the year and to Nigel Kew and Jan Cobb for all their hard work on all our behalf. I hope as many of you as possible will organise to meet up with old friends to attend the OR Dinner at Repton on November 11th, and I very much look forward to seeing you then.

Chairman of The Society 2017 Nick Smith (B’69) Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. Whether you are a longstanding reader, or this is the first time you have received The Arch, I hope you will find it interesting and informative. As an OR this is your magazine and we welcome any contributions or comments you may have.

2017 has already been busy and enjoyable, and there is still much to look forward to, including Drinks in Birmingham and our Annual Dinner. Last year the latter saw one of the best turnouts in recent times and was a convivial evening. This was down to many factors, not least several house and year groups getting together for the event. If you have Repton friends you would like to meet up with please encourage them to come along and, if you need

any contact details, the OR office will be happy to assist. We have also taken the decision to stay with suits for men (and the equivalent for women) again this year as overall it appears to be the popular choice.

I want to highlight in this report a particularly important aspect of the Society, namely the relationship between our various branches and the school. Of course, this has always been strong but, where we are in regular communication and there is mutual support, the best partnerships have evolved. Examples of note are those between the school and OR football club; the school tennis set-up and OR team; drama and the Rep Theatre Company; school hockey and the recently formed Repton hockey club. There are certainly others as well but it is no surprise that strong and enthusiastic input from the school has led to success for ORs in the fields mentioned. A particular highlight was the number of recent school footballers featuring in our hugely promising Arthur Dunn Cup final side and to note that the master in charge was prominent at both the semi-final and final. That is how it should be!

On the subject of the Arthur Dunn final, it was remarkable to see the level of support from ORs at Merchant Taylors and was a great indication of the loyalty towards our sports teams. Although the experienced Carthusians eventually prevailed on the pitch, they were a long way second off it. For the fourth year running, our fantastic tennis team reached this year’s D’Abernon Cup final and beat Old Reedonians 5-4.

Although I spent most of my working life in the Brewing and Pub sector I haven’t previously commented on the relationship between ORs and pubs. But it strikes me that we all seem to spend plenty of time socialising in them so I wanted to put in a good word for the Boot Inn, which nowadays seems to have become the watering hole of choice for many of us. If you are visiting Repton, it is not only good for beer and food, but also for comfortable accommodation. It all seems a long way from Dora’s (aka The Red Lion on the Burton Road) where my father and his OR friends would take me and others for a couple of pints of Pedigree after we had played on Speech Day against the Pilgrims. I’m unsure whether that still happens, but I’d like to think it might; if nothing else it was a good introduction to OR life.

Having mentioned partnerships earlier I must as ever thank our Secretary, Nigel Kew, and Society Officer, Jan Cobb, for their continuing efforts. The Society’s Committee have a very good relationship with them and are most grateful for their hard work on behalf of us all. Thanks too for all the efforts made by the officials of our various branches; they continue to give considerable time towards ensuring that we offer an appropriate choice of involvement for ORs everywhere. We also welcome the school’s new Directors of Marketing and the Foundation, respectively Dr Lisa Blenkinsop and Victoria Moon, and hope that we can utilise their skills and experience to move forward in an integrated manner. Ways in which we might do this include the provision of further careers advice, use of a wider variety of social media platforms, and the possibility of improving information contained on our website. If any of you can help with this or have further suggestions, please contact the OR office.

Best wishes to you all.

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School Calendar of Events 2017/2018 OCTOBER 2017

DECEMBER 2017

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Boys’ 1st XI v Wolverhampton GS

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Michaelmas Concert, Beldam Hall, 7.30 pm

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Girls’ 1st XI v Trent (County Final) (a)

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Boys’ 1st XI v Shrewsbury

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Boys’ 1st XI, U15A, U14A v Staffordshire Girls’ 1st XI, 2nd, 3rd, 4th v Oundle

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Coffee Concert, Beldam Hall, 11.30 am, Keyboards Concert

10 The Trial: Studio Theatre, 7.30 pm

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Boys’ 1st XI v Hampton (at Warwick University),

11 The Trial: Studio Theatre, 7.30 pm

10 Nine Lessons & Carols for Parents, Staff and Parish, 6.30 pm, all welcome followed by reception in the 400 Hall Foyer

12 IAPS Regional U12 & U13 Hockey Tournament OR Drinks in Birmingham, Hotel du Vin 13 IAPS Regional U11 Hockey Tournament Half-Term begins, 4.00 pm

13 Christmas Bands Concert, Pears School, 7.30 pm 15 Term Ends

14 German Reunion, the Steigenberger Park Hotel, Dusseldorf 29 Half-Term ends

NOVEMBER 2017

JANUARY 2018

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Subscription Series talk, 6.30 pm, followed by concert: Konstellation, Music School, 7.45 pm

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Sale of Work

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Boys’ 1st XI v Charterhouse

11 Boys’ 1st XI v Queen Ethelburga’s (a) Girls’ 1st XI v Oakham (a) OR Society AGM, 6.00 pm followed by OR Society Annual Dinner, Pears School, 7.30 pm 12 REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY Acts of Remembrance 10.05 am 15 Opera and Musical Theatre Concert, Music School, 7.30 pm

Lent Term begins

FEBRUARY 2018 3

Drinks In The City at the Lansdowne Club, London

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Half-Term begins

18 Half-Term ends

MARCH 2018 10 Sir John Port Lunch 23 Term ends 1.00pm

17 Exeat begins, 1.00 pm 19 Exeat ends, 9.00 pm

APRIL 2018

23 Informal Concert, Music School, 5.15 pm Old Reptonian Law Society Drinks Nell Gwynn: 400 Hall, 7.30 pm

16 Summer Term begins

24 Nell Gwynn: 400 Hall, 7.30 pm 25 Boys’ 1st XI v Kimbolton (a) Girls’ 1st v Uppingham Nell Gwynn: 400 Hall, 7.30 pm 26 Repton Music Society Concert Haydn ‘Nelson Mass’ and Handel ‘Zadok the Priest’, Pears School, 7.45 pm 29 Subscription Series: Charles Owen, piano, Music School, 7.45 pm

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JUNE 2018 9

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All dates and times are correct at time of going to print.

Please check the school web page. www.repton.org.uk

Forthcoming Events BIRMINGHAM DRINKS

LAW GROUP

Our second Drinks In Birmingham event is on Thursday October 12th 2017 at the Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR. The cost of the ticket, which includes canapés and drinks, is: £22.50 for ORs who left the school prior to 2007 and £17.50 for ORs who left the school in 2007 or after.

24 years since our last Law Group get together we are organising a drinks gathering in central London on Thursday 23rd November 2017 for ORs working or studying within the field of law. Please email jcobb@repton.org.uk if you would be interested in joining us.

Please use the booking form enclosed or book on line http://www.repton.org.uk/forthcoming-or-events

GERMAN REUNION

MUSIC GROUP

The next German reunion will take place on the 14th of October 2017 in Düsseldorf at the Steinberger Park Hotel.

We are delighted that Ed Sheasby (S’12) has volunteered to champion a new OR Music Society. Information on events and gatherings will be circulated in future editions of The Arch and via social media. To get involved or for further information please contact the OR Office on jcobb@repton.org.uk

ANNUAL DINNER

DRINKS IN THE CITY

The Annual dinner will be held in Pears School on Saturday November 11th 2017 and we are delighted to announce that once again this year spouses and partners of ORs are invited. The cost of the tickets for the evening are £45 and includes predinner drinks and a three-course meal with wine and port. For ORs who left the school within the last ten years the cost of the ticket is reduced by £10, therefore if you left the school in 2007 or after the cost is just £35.

After a very successful 2017 Drinks In The City evening at the Lansdowne Club we will be returning on Thursday, Feb 8th 2018.

If you would like to gather a group of your contemporaries to join you at the dinner and you need any help with contact details, please call the OR office on 01283 559320 or email jcobb@ repton.org.uk. The dress code for this year’s dinner is suits (not black tie).

Please use the booking form enclosed or book on line http://www.repton.org.uk/forthcoming-or-events

AGM Spouses and Partners are once again warmly invited and they will be very welcome to relax in the Library whilst the AGM is in progress. We will meet in the Library for pre-dinner drinks at 6.45pm, before moving to Pears School for dinner at 7.30pm.

AGENDA 1.

Welcome & Apologies

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Approval of minutes from Annual General Meeting November 12th 2016

Please use the booking form enclosed or visit our web page www.repton.org.uk/forthcoming-or-events

OTHER SOCIETIES, CLUBS & GROUPS We always welcome OR volunteers to champion different disciplines. If you are interested in setting up an OR club or society please contact Jan.

HOUSE CELEBRATIONS 2018 sees us celebrate 21 years of Field House and 21 years of School House, as School House! Latham House will also be 100 years old on Tanners Lane. If you are interested in joining us to celebrate any of these significant anniversaries please email jcobb@repton.org.uk

@schoolhousenews

@fie1dhouse

@orsociety

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Matters Arising from meeting on November 12th 2016

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President’s Report

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Chairman’s Report

OR SOCIETY ON TWITTER Keep up to date with current news and events from the OR Society.

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Secretary’s Report

Send your stories #beyondthearch

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Treasurer’s Report

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Future Events

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Election of Officers

10. Any Other Business 11. Date of next AGM

News and details on events from the Repton Houses, Clubs and Societies are also on Twitter - addresses can be found throughout The Arch.

Feedback on this issue #appraisethearch

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OR News: Snippets THE ABBEY

Rebecca Brookes (A’93) has completed a charity wing walk for the Brain Tumour Charity to support her husband.

Shona McCallin (A’08) played in the 2017 Euro Hockey Championships securing a Bronze.

Charlotte Stapenhorst (A’11) scored three goals in the recent 2017 Euro Hockey Championships for Germany.

@abbeyrepton Niki Wigram (née Harding A’97) has started a new business working as a Virtual Executive Assistant offering Private PA and Lifestyle Services to small business owners and private individuals. For more information, please visit: www.nikiwigram.com Leah Wilkinson (A’03) is Wales’ joint most capped Senior International in Women’s hockey.

BROOK HOUSE

Howard Dytham (B’84) has been appointed Repton’s Director of Cricket. Howard had previously been Head of the Derbyshire Cricket Board as well as Derbyshire CCC Academy Director and Head of Development.

THE CROSS

Callum Brodrick (C’14) made 52 runs on his First Class debut for Derbyshire Cricket Club v West Indies.

@thecrossrepton Edward Wilkinson (C’46) has been made a Life Patron of the School.

Martin Jones (C’97) and current member of staff has been appointed as Repton’s Perfomance Sport Leader.

THE GARDEN

@reptongarden

Esme Burge (G’12) has won the ‘Outstanding Player of the Year’ award at Beeston Hockey Club and scored the winning goal in the Bronze medal match at U21 Hockey Euros.

THE HALL

Alastair Buchan (H’69) has been appointed Pro-Vice Chancellor without portfolio, based in the International Strategy Office, and is responsible for Brexit strategy.

Nick Hart (H’88) has left Savills after 12 years to re-join Jones Lang LaSalle as an International Director and Head of UK Shopping Centre Investment based in London.

THE MITRE

Harriet Glover (M’15) entered the Melbourne festival emerging talent award with some of her exam work and has been subsequently shortlisted.

@mightymitre Emily Mitchell (M’11) has received her Gold Duke of Edinburgh award.

Joanna Musty (M’12) has received her Gold Duke of Edinburgh award.

Emily Renshaw-Smith (M’07): After running in the Paris Marathon, Emily decided to take up tug of war. Her team won both the 520kg and 560kg weight categories in the National Tug of War finals held in Devon in June and qualified for the British and Irish championships and the European championships from which they won four gold medals in the 520kg ladies 600kg mixed pulling for England in both the open and closed categories! She will be heading to the European championships, and her England team hope to win a medal in the ladies 520kg closed competition.

Ellie Watton (M’05) played in the 2017 Euro Hockey Championships.

NEW HOUSE

@newsfromnew

Nick Burns (N’90), Tom Chambers (N’90), and George Rainsford (M’96) all appeared on TV on the same evening, 29th April 2017.

Tom and George in Casualty and Nick in Dr Who. Tom is also appearing in a nationwide tour of the musical Crazy for You based on the music of George Gershwin.

Mike Cherry (N’67) has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to the small business community.

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NEW HOUSE

@newsfromnew

Will Hughes (N’08) has signed for Watford from Derby County for £8m on a five-year deal. Will made 165 Championship appearances for the Rams and he represented England Under 21s at the European Championships in Poland in the summer. The last OR to play in England’s top flight league was Jonny Gorman (C’09) who came on as a substitute for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Norwich in 2012, and who also played for Repton with Will. It was great to see Will taking advantage of the international break in the EPL to attend OR Day and watch the ORs playing against the School 1st XI and catching up with old friends after the game. I am sure we all wish him the best of luck with his new club and we very much hope we shall see him make his debut for the full England side.

Nick Walford Ross Whiteley (N’02), playing for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in a T20 at Headingly, hit six sixes in one over. It is only the fifth time in worldwide professional cricket has this feat been achieved.

THE ORCHARD

@orchardrepton

Robert Kirkland (O’59) has been made a Life Patron of the School.

Andrew Oxburgh (O’15), has been elected Captain of the men’s Blues Hockey team for Oxford. He joins Alex Urwin (L’13) who is Captain of Blues Football - two ORs in the same year!

THE PRIORY

@prioryrepton

Robert Owen (P’53) has been made a Life Patron of the School.

Mike Watson (P’04) has released his first single called Lying For Love.

England legend Ted Dexter has joined Wolverhampton CC after a chance meeting with one of his fans. Paul Windridge (P’69), was delighted to welcome cricket legend Ted Dexter to his cricket club, Wolverhampton CC. The 82-year old captained England 30 times in his 62 Test career in the 1950s and 60s. He has recently moved to the city from France and was spotted by Paul whilst watching a game.

Paul, the son of former Wolverhampton Cricket club president Peter Windridge, said he couldn’t believe his eyes when he spotted the former batsman “I couldn’t believe it when I saw him, he was one of my heroes”. ‘Lord Ted’ has kindly agreed to support the club and says “with all the youngsters coming through it’s truly wonderful to see such a vibrant club continuing to attract new players, it’s truly marvellous and a pleasure to be part of it”

LATHAM HOUSE

Many Lathamites will remember Julie Bowler. She has dedicated 40 years of service to Latham House as Assistant House Chef. The House celebrated this milestone with a presentation to thank Julie for all her dedication and hard work over the years. Current Housemaster, Mr Sam Merlin, turned 40 in December of last year and it was just a few months after he was born when Julie started working in the kitchens at Latham- she’s been there ever since!

She remains as committed and hard working as ever.

Julie was asked a number of questions about her 40 years in the House…

How would you sum your job up in three words?

“Friendly, encouraging atmosphere” What is your favourite meal to cook for the boys?

“I enjoy making breakfast the most, as that is what I have done the most of, and I believe it helps the boys to start their day off well.”

What is it about Latham House you like so much?

“Latham has always provided the atmospherical vibe of family, that I feel very much a part of, for which I am grateful.”

Can you describe a typical day?

“On a typical day, I arrive and greet the cheerful Lee (Head Chef).

Then I will begin by preparing the fruit and continental section of the breakfast (they especially love the waffles, pancakes and croissants on offer!) I serve breakfast at 7:45 am and following that, at 8:15 am, we tidy the dining area and clear the kitchen to prepare for lunch. Next, I prepare the vegetables and salads, as well as any condiments. At around 1:00 pm the food is then ready

@lathamlatest to be served to the boys. When this is complete, we tidy away, at the end of the day I return home to my husband for a relaxing evening.”

How has the House changed over the 40 years you have worked there?

“During my time at Latham, there have been a great number of changes, for example, room sizes have gone from 22 in a bedroom to much smaller units. I have worked alongside a multitude of Housemasters, ranging from Mr John Walker, to the present Mr Sam Merlin. Each Housemaster has brought something new and exciting to the house- staff and pupils alike. As well as this, on a personal level, the facilities for the kitchen have greatly developed. When I first started, we had basic gas ovens and grills, constantly giving a mid-twentieth century vibe; whereas now, the kitchen has state-of-the-art facilities that are much more up to date, allowing for a much more pleasurable environment to work in, especially for those less youthful kitchen members! I am very grateful for my time at Latham and hope to see the House and school develop even further in the future.”

Thank you Julie for your incredible 40-year service to Latham House and Repton School as a whole.

SOM

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Announcements Births

Richard Brownlee (P’95) and Laura are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter Isabella Aoife on November 23rd 2015.

Stuart Cawley (P’82) and Candela are proud to announce the arrival of Alyssa Victoria April 28th 2017.

David Exley (P’95) and Claire are delighted to introduce Eloise Rachel on June 23rd 2017, sister for Rory.

Oliver Hayes (B’91) and Rashmi have been blessed by the arrival of a second son, Kian William, on May 28th 2017 a brother to Rohan. They are currently settled in London after several years overseas.

Alex Leung (L’96) and Mimi are happy to announce the birth of Mia who was born in London on 29th June 2016.

Julia Pearson (née Hinchliffe) (G’92) and Neil are delighted to announce the birth of Francesca Dorothy Orla on March 2nd 2017, a sister for Elizabeth and Alice.

Engagements Sarah Bullock (A’97) to Ross Bayley on April 11th 2017 on the beach in Thailand. The wedding will take place on Saturday 28th July 2018.

Mike Cobb (B’95) to Vikki Read on July 4th 2017.

Weddings Myfanwy Bournon (A’96) married Christian Birmingham on August 21st in Ardingly.

Reptonians and Foremarkians in attendance were: Cilla James (Former Latham Matron) pictured with Myfanwy below, Jeremy Bournon (Former Director of Art), Bethan Pearson (née Bournon) (A’99), Myles Pearson (P’99), William Rowley (Foremarke), Lucy Burns (née Chilton) (G’96) and Dom Burns (O’85).

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Weddings Richard Brownlee (P’95) married Laura Ann Boyle on 26th November 2016 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Newry, Northern Ireland. The reception was held at Castle Bellingham, County Louth, Ireland.

ORs in attendance were from left to right: Edward Freer (B’92), Andrew Shanks (H’92), Ben Dunston (P’92), Neal Rushton (P’94), Mark Dixon (P’92), Joseph Dewhirst (N’92), Jamie Lamond (M’92), Matthew Gooderick (C’92), Joseph Henry (O’92), Richard Wynne (P’92) and Mark Gamble (P’92).

Ava Cheng (F’99) and Benjamin Yip got married on October 1st 2016 in Hong Kong.

ORs in attendance were (from left to right): Stephanie Lin (A’96) (maid of honour), Alex Leung (L’98) (and his wife Mimi Cheung), Ava (and Benjamin), Henry Cheng (O’99), Eric Ng (L’98) (and his wife Avis Chan), Man-Wai Yim (G’99) (and her husband Harvey Mok).

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Announcements Weddings

Natasha Hawkins (G’99 & M’03) married Thomas Marshall on July 15th 2017 in Markbeech, Kent (ceremony at Holy Trinity Church and reception at Falconhurst Estate).

ORs in attendance were Joshua Hawkins (O’02), Jordan Hawkins (O’03), Olivia Lewis (G’02), Camilla Lang (A’99) and Elly Earls (G’02 & M’03).

Fiona Jackson (A’93) married Joe Beale on August 6th 2016 at Cadeby Church, Warwickshire.

ORs in attendance (left to right): Mary Elliott (née Tate) (A’93), Edward Hollinshead (M’90), Georgina Burke (née Bailey) (A’93), Elizabeth Lumsden (A’93), Lisa Gaffney (née Bullivant) (G’93), Victoria Murphy (A’93), Caroline Mcguirk (née Hyde) (A’93), Angela Smith (née Walker) (A’93), Sally West (née Bullivant) (A’95), Mark Elliott (Foremarke), Alistair Wright (O’86), Isabelle Wright (Foremarke) and Fiona Harold (née Harding) (A’93).

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The marriage of Nicky Samra (N’02) and Ashlie Caddick (G’05) took place at Repton School Chapel on Saturday 29th July 2017. Over 30 Old Reptonians were in attendance, including three Ushers and two Bridesmaids and one Best Man. The reception was held in Pears School on a stunning summer’s day, over ten years after the couple met as pupils.

Top Row: Ben Samra (N’03) Usher, Fraser Mason (P’02), Nigel Kew (Staff), Lloyd Evans (O’02) Best Man, James Kilby (N’04), Luke Samra (N’05) Usher, Ross Whiteley (N’05), William Charlesworth (O’01).

4th Row: Adam Carlile (L’02), James Bishton (L’02) Usher, Nick Walford (B’69), Alex Evans (N’04), Joshua Golding (P’06).

3rd Row: Rory Farquharson (N’02), James Leavesley (N’04), Callum McIntosh (P’06), Timothy Gilbert (O’02), Tim Lambert (P’01), Tom Poynton (S’06), Alex ClarkeDowson (P’06).

2nd Row: Rachel Whitely (F’02) Bridesmaid, Emma Smith (F’02), Emma Greatrex (F’02), Anna Driver (F’02), Sarah Blackwell (A’02), Suzie Chamberlain (A’02), Victoria Pym (F’02), Susie Gilbert (F’02) Bridesmaid, Annie Smith (F’02).

Front Row: Nicky Samra (N’02) and Ashlie Caddick (G’05).

Nick Wilcox (O’88) married Solveig Christina Brattwall on 6th May 2017 at Chateau Valmy, Argelès-sur-Mer, France.

Old Reptonians in attendance were Toby Fricker (P’88), Charlie Gordon (N’88), Jeremy Saul (O’88) and Justin West (O’88).

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Farewell BROOK HOUSE

THE MITRE

THE CROSS

NEW HOUSE

David Charles G Baddeley (B’44) on July 3rd 2017.

James Alexander Gordon (B’95) on July 27th 2017.

Trevor Forsyth Parr (C’50) on August 18th 2017.

John Martin Ellison (C’53) on September 13th 2017. He was very proud of his school. In this photograph John is back row, third from the right.

THE HALL

Paul Faulke Hill (H’41) on April 18th 2017.

Alastair Michael Gordon (H’67) on August 16th 2017.

LATHAM HOUSE

Peter Derwent Johnson (L’36) on July 27th 2017.

Nigel John Bird (L’56) on August 19th 2017.

Jeremy Carlton Heal (M’52) on August 14th 2017.

Michael Norman Rushton (M’61) in 2016.

Rupert Anthony Kipling Nevitt (N’38) on July 25th 2017.

Nicholas Guy Irving Cawdry (N’49) on December 17th 2016.

THE PRIORY

Walter John Blencowe Bridge (P’34) June 1st 2013.

John Lloyd III (P’47) on March 13th 2017.

Thomas Dewar Getley (P’47) on June 18th 2017.

Richard Dallas Edmonds (P’54) on July 24th 2011.

Dennis Martin Dean (P’66) on March 3rd 2017.

ERRATUM Ian M M Stewart (C’44) on March 9th 2017.

Obituaries

John Price (O’42), OBE John Price OBE, Chairman of cutlery and gift company Arthur Price has died aged 88. The third generation of the Price family to be at the helm of the internationally-recognised cutlery firm, Arthur John Mason Price was born in Birmingham in December 1928.

Educated at Repton School, Derbyshire, as a young man he saw active service in Greece with the Durham Light Infantry in 1947 and received a commission in the Worcestershire Regiment the following year.

He joined the family firm in 1949, aged 21, and took courses in accountancy, design, tool-making and production engineering to learn the trade. Over the next few years John gained experience running Arthur Price subsidiaries and in 1959 (aged 31) he was made managing director.

The 1960s saw John participate in numerous trips abroad including Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and Moscow promoting British business on behalf of various trade organisations including the Government and the CBI. Through the early 1970s John masterminded the creation of the “largest flatware unit in England” in Saltley, Birmingham and became chairman of Arthur Price when his father stepped down in 1974.

In 1977 John personally designed and exclusively supplied cutlery for the supersonic aircraft Concorde, and in the same year the company was granted the Royal Warrant by appointment to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The mark of a successful businessman is his ability to steer his business through times of austerity. The cutlery industry, along with many others, was badly affected by the recession of 1981 and Arthur Price was not immune. John led a major reorganisation of the business, shifting its operation towards retail from manufacturing. The Saltley site was closed, the Sheffield operation was enlarged and the company established headquarters in Lichfield. There are still manufacturing operations 12

in Sheffield and Birmingham and the Lichfield office manages the worldwide operations of this 200-strong company.

John was admitted to various guilds and received numerous awards over the years. He was a Freeman of the Goldsmiths Company London, a Freeman of the Cutlers Company Hallamshire, received the Business Sponsorship to the Arts award in 1982 and in 1986 was presented with the “Think British Personality of the Year Award” by Jaguar chairman Sir John Egan. He served as chairman of Crimestoppers in Staffordshire and was chairman of the Prince’s Youth Business Trust. In 1993 John was elected president of the British Cutlery and Silverware Association and he also served as the president of the Federation of European Cutlers.

In 1988 Arthur Price was granted the Royal Warrant by appointment to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

John also worked tirelessly for charities and voluntary organisations.

He supported Lions International, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and St Giles Hospice in Lichfield.

Outside of business, Mr Price enjoyed playing and watching cricket and holidays with his wife Susie. He was also a jazz fanatic and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of the music form, and enjoyed smoking cigars.

Married to Susie, his eldest son Simon, Chief Executive of the family-firm said: “He led a crusade most of his life for the cutlery industry and when he set his mind to something he did his best to achieve it. Words people have used to describe him include gracious, gentleman, inspirational, lovely and loyal friend. He was a great grandpa and very proud of his grandchildren.”

In addition to sons Simon (O’73) and Nigel (O’75), John was proud grandfather to James, Tori and Harry, William, Elizabeth (M’12) and Yara and stepfather to Jonathan. He is also survived by a sister, June, aged 92.

John Price died on Wednesday April 26.

Julian Fisher –Townhouse Communications

Obituaries

Robert Dudley Bailey (C’45) 3rd December 1931 – 8th June 2017 Dudley was born in Didsbury, Greater Manchester. His Prep school was Woodlands at Deganwy, North Wales. He entered the Cross in 1945; Bill Blaxland was the Housemaster, who had himself represented Derbyshire at cricket, a perfect Mentor for the young Dudley.

Dudley soon established himself as one of the best fast bowlers in school cricket and one of the fastest at all levels of cricket. He was in the X1 from ‘47 - ’49, taking 131 wickets.

His best year was 1949 when he took 64 wickets for an average of 9.19. He was only the second Repton bowler to take over 50 wickets in a season, J M Crawford being the first.

The highlights in ‘49 were 8 for 29 versus Uppingham in the second innings, and match figures of 13 for 62. Malvern were dismissed for 67 and 114, Bailey 9 for 82 in the match.

He won the John Howell Bat for his wonderful season and was picked for the Public Schools against the Army at Lords, though he was unable to play due to injury. My memory of facing him at school is that he did not bowl flat out against the younger players, which said much for his character.

He did his National Service in the RAF, based at Wilmslow Cheshire, where he had a cricketing Group Captain who allowed him more time to play. He was made an honorary officer to reflect his cricketing contribution to the RAF. He played twice for the RAF at Lords, opening the bowling with F S Trueman. He also played for the Combined Services with Illingworth and Titmus. He played for Lancs 2nd X1, taking 6 for 39 versus Notts 2nd, and was picked for Lancs 1st team against the then Touring side in 1957. He played some club cricket for my team, Alderley Edge in the Cheshire League, the highlight being a double hat trick in the same innings against Bowdon CC. On leaving the RAF he joined Norbury Printers near Old Trafford Ground as Sales Director for 20 years until the early 70s. He married Ann Proctor Pearson and had 2 children Belinda and Julian. After his second marriage to Molly Broughton he moved to North Wales. In 1980 they moved to Kenilworth until his death on the 8th June; sadly Molly died in 1997.

Dudley became a full-time artist in the early ‘70s. His early years in Manchester had a great influence on his work, which included many drawings and paintings of people, bonfires, cricket and football matches around the back streets of Salford and Moss Side. Dudley had several one-man shows in Manchester, a large Retrospective at the Salford Art Gallery in1979. An early exhibition, put together by Richard Proctor Pearson (H’51), at his Clarendon Galleries drew much support including from Harold Riley and L S Lowry. He also showed regularly in London and several times at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; his work was also shown in the Cotswolds at the Richard Hagen Gallery. Wales also influenced his work, including beach scenes, landscapes and of the docks at Cardiff and Swansea.

Dudley was elected a member of the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1978. He continued his painting for many years and established an outstanding reputation nationwide.

He followed his brother, Robin, in qualifying for a Pilots licence. Robin died in a tragic accident when Dudley was 14. In his later life Dudley became involved in animal welfare and was a supporter of the Kenilworth Dogs Trust.

He is survived by his son and daughter and four grandchildren I wish to thank the family for agreeing for me to pay this tribute to a most endearing person, a man of many talents with much modesty and a friend to everyone who met him.

Mike Roff (O’46)

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Obituaries

James Ronald Carr (M’59), OBE James was a principled man who stood up for what he believed in and was proud to be called a Cumbrian. He was a devoted husband, proud and adoring father and great lover of the countryside. He was born in Carlisle in 1945 and grew up at Newbiggin Hall, Carleton, as a member of the Carr’s biscuit family. After Repton, where he was a keen amateur dramatist, he went on to read history at Corpus Christi College, where he continued with his acting. He played the leading role of Badger in The Wind in the Willows. After Cambridge, James qualified as an accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co, before starting a computer-leasing company. In 1976 he took the company public and in 1987 sold it and returned to Cumbia and established the Moorhouse Trust Grassroots Fund in 2010, which is now worth in excess of £275,000. The Trust supports conservation, environmental and educational projects in North Cumbria. James gained much pleasure from the grants made through the fund. His philanthropy was driven by a love of rivers, fishing and the natural environment. He particularly enjoyed being able to direct grants to projects that help people appreciate and value the natural habitats of our rivers and the catchments. The Eden Fisheries Plan was formed by a steering group made up of River Eden District Fisheries Association, Eden Rivers Trust, the Environment Agency and Natural England. The plan aims to protect and develop wild, self-sustaining fish populations so that they can continue to be enjoyed by future generations. He worked tirelessly for the Community Foundation, and as trustee saw the county through the floods of 2005 and 2009. From his early childhood to his final years, fishing and shooting remained his passion, with conservation playing a vital role.

In 2010 he was made High Sherriff and seized every opportunity to learn about, and in turn give back to, the more than 100 Charities he visited. This year he received his OBE for services to conservation, education and the community in this year’s New Year’s Honours List Extracted from Cumbria Life July 2017 and Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald.

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A R Stephenson (Staff 1953-59) J F M Walker (Staff 1957-91) writes:Alan Stephenson, who died on August 15th 2017 aged 88, joined the Repton staff to take over the Biology teaching of the redoubtable H A Maynard. He was devoted to his subject, which gave his teaching great authority, and his high standards enabled him to instil in his pupils a true scientific approach to their work. He gave much of his time and energy to out-of-school activities, most notably the Field Club, leading expeditions to various field centres in different parts of the country. He was involved in other clubs such as aeromodelling and philately and was also a house tutor at The Mitre.

In the Old Mitre, always only known to us as “Steve”, he was a much liked friend and colleague. He was a man of considerable charm, helpful to everyone and enjoying the somewhat esoteric banter around the dining room table. He hated the power station which was built in the 1950s and on Guy Fawkes night each year he would lead us all across the road to The Paddock where we would ceremoniously fire a rocket in the direction of Willington. We all respected his knowledge and opinions, and he came to be known as “the infallible Steve”.

Staff and boys alike were sad when, in 1959, he decided to leave teaching and become an examiner. He first travelled to Ghana to work for the West African Schools Examination Council, returning to England in 1964 to take up a post at the University of London as an schools examination officer for Science. Later he was appointed secretary of the London University School Examinations Council. He was awarded an OBE in 1991 for services to education.

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Carol Pennells (Former Staff) – Matron Field House 2008 – 2016 On Saturday 16th September ORs, staff, parents, girls, and friends joined us at Field House with Stephen Pennells and family to celebrate the life of Carol and mark her time in the House with a memorial bench.

Tragically, Carol was diagnosed with a very rare disease called Sporadic CJD only six weeks before she died; the disease affects only one person in a million worldwide.

Field House was blessed to have had Carol as Matron for just over eight years, and she could not have been more supportive. She was first class and always had the girls’ best interests at heart. Looking after 70 teenage girls isn’t a job, it is a way of life. The girls loved her, and this was evident in all the messages that we received, expressing adoration as well as great sadness, typically “ she was such an amazing person and I will always love her”.

Stephen is trekking the Great Wall of China for Marie Curie to raise vital funds in memory of Carol. Details can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stephenpennells We are exceedingly grateful to Emily GethingLewis (F’07) for helping us to organise this very special occasion by reaching out to as many ORs as possible and raising an incredible £870. A beautiful memorial bench was purchased from the company Garden Benches, run by OR Edward Sloane (P’97), and the remainder of the money has been given to Stephen to add to his fundraising to support the Marie Curie nurses who cared for Carol so wonderfully well.

OR Reunions

Happy Birthday to the Garden! 25 Years On It was wonderful to see everyone on June 17th. The celebration was a great opportunity to chat and share memories and experiences and also to look around School – some parts familiar and others, brand new.

Some were unable to join us on the day, however, they had sent in updates of what they were doing with lots of photographs which were shared during a delicious tea in the Garden dining room, where everyone was warmly welcomed by Sally Lees, the present Housemistress.

Having achieved this initial gathering, it would be good to keep up a network. There is the OR dinner coming up on November 12th; Drinks in the City in London on February 8th and much more imminent Drinks in Birmingham on October 12th.

A message from Martin and Frances “We do hope that we can keep the Garden girls’ network going. You were a very special pioneering part of Repton’s history! Do keep in touch and if you are ever in striking distance, please contact us and call in….we’d love to see you!”

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OR Reunions

ORs from 1945/1946 meet again Repton “Old Fogeys” lunch at The Jack in the Green Inn near Exeter on September 5th L to R: Sue-Mary Grew, John Walker (H’46), Anthony Beater (H’46), Kathleen Beater, William Agnew (N’45), Gill Agnew, Mary Lewis, Tony Lewis (L’46).

Visit to retired Biology Master Alfred Cheng (O’75) paid a special visit to Mr Harry Grenville, Biology Master around the 1970s. Mr Grenville resides in Dorchester and celebrated his 90th birthday last year.

He is still very active in the local community in giving talks. Recently Mr Grenville was instrumental in the establishment of a memorial on the site where the synagogue in his childhood home town of Ludwigsbury in the south of Germany was burned down.

The Cross OR Reunion 2017 Following the photograph of The Cross ‘56 Cricket Team published in the Autumn 2016 edition of The Arch, this year five of the survivors have met again together with Mike Potts C’55 and David Kerr (N’53), as a guest!

The group met for lunch in Stockbridge (Hampshire). Two had come from Dorset, two from Kent and the other three from Somerset, Sussex and London.

Back Row Gerard Wyllys (C’52), Mike Potts (C’55), Pat Vaughan (C’52), Andy Jenkins (C’51), David Kerr (N’53).

Front row Pat Darley (C’51), David Vaughan (C’53).

Enjoying Trent Bridge OR stalwarts of Trent Bridge – Stan Cutts (C’55), Butch Newbold (C’55), John Hings (P’55) and Jonathan Graham-Brown (P’55) met up at Trent Bridge when England were beaten by South Africa in the Test Match.

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OR Events Gaudy 2017

The 2017 Gaudy took place on Saturday, June 17th. With lovely warm sunshine to greet those attending, the occasion began in the ideal setting of The Garth, as guests who had attended the school between 1956 and 1963 and 1987 and 1996, along with the Sixth Formers between 1998 and 2000 mingled at the Drinks Reception. This year’s event coincided with the 25th anniversary of the opening of The Garden. Many thanks are due to Martin and Frances Wimbush, the first Housemaster/mistress, who put in hours of work to encourage girls to come back and then make the day special. Two full tables, along with the other guests, enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch in Pears School which closed with a few extremely well-chosen words from the Headmaster. Following lunch came the opportunity for tours around the school and former Boarding Houses, culminating in tea. For those feeling less active the 1st XI were playing Trent College on The Square. Over 50 years separated the oldest from the youngest attendee, but all seemed to enjoy the occasion. It was just a pity numbers were rather low.

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Branches of the Society Cheshire & Lancashire Dinner After a number of years sabbatical, we held our latest Lancashire and Cheshire dinner at the splendid Manchester Tennis and Racquet Club.

Some met up for the first time in 60 years to reminisce, others had never attended an OR event before.

Thank you to all those in attendance, we do hope you will join us at future functions, and to Victoria Moon for her charming and insightful address.

Simon (C’63) and Mrs Armstrong; Alexander Boyle (S’03); William Hartley (C’58); Jeremy (H’67) and Mrs Hobson; John (N’52) and Mrs Holtby; John (H’55) and Mrs Jackson; Thomas (N’54) and Mrs Johnson; Graeme Knox (L’53); John (N’54) and Mrs Miller; Victoria Moon, Foundation Director; Iain Robertson (M’60); Johnathan Rice (M’75); Mike Roff (O’46); James Rushton (B’50).

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East Anglia Branch On 16th May six ORs together with their respective guests sat down to an excellent summer lunch at the Wentworth Hotel in Aldeburgh on Suffolk’s sunrise coast. Jan Cobb and recently retired Head of the School’s Economics Department, Mike Keep, joined us and brought us the latest news from Repton. Numbers were down on previous occasions and perhaps Aldeburgh is a bit too remote from the rest of East Anglia for some.

For next time we’re looking for a more central venue more towards Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket or Cambridge. If any East Anglian ORs have any thoughts for a suitable venue for a 2019 get together, do get in touch at nickjn98@gmail.com.

Nicholas Newton (H’75)

The Old Reptonian Lodge 2017 has been a busy year for the OR Lodge and English Freemasonry, which celebrates 300 years. Freemasons’ Hall London, where the OR Lodge meets, was the centre-piece for a five-part SKY documentary “Inside the Freemasons” that aired in April. With unique and unprecedented access, the programme showed what Freemasonry has to offer in the 21st Century, including much of the charitable work undertaken.

Members of the OR Lodge were pleased to recently cover the repair and restoration cost of the School lectern that had been rediscovered under the stage of Pears School. The Lectern has its own history. It was originally presented by the Lodge to the School to commemorate the end of the First War in 1918. Once restored, the plan is to put the lectern back into service to coincide with the centenary of the end of the First War. Anyone wishing to know more about the OR Lodge can visit our website at orl.org.uk or contact the Secretary.

Mark Norton (M’86) mark.norton@orl.org.uk

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Branches of the Society Cricket

@reptonpilgrims

It is easier in cricket than many other sports to keep records to compare the generations of young games players that have come through the school. Of course, the game has changed massively and whilst games of T20 and 50-over cricket now dominate the game compared to previous years of timed cricket, the game, in many ways remains the same, as does much of Repton’s fixture calendar. Games against Uppingham, Malvern, Shrewsbury and MCC are still cornerstones of the season.

Repton has produced 153 first class cricketers which is the ninth highest number by any school. Of those, 11 have played test cricket which is the second highest by any school.

This year we added a festival with St Peter’s York, Epsom College and Warwick School that we hope to make an annual event with a different host each year. In 2016 we hosted Derbyshire 2nd XI v Warwickshire 2nd XI and in 2017 a Repton XI, that included a number of the current 1st team plus ORs from recent times, played Derbyshire CCC XI for Wayne Madsen’s Testimonial.

Nitish Kumar also made a first-class hundred this summer – 141 v Northamptonshire CCC for Loughborough MCCU.

REPTON’S MOST RECENT FIRST CLASS CRICKETERS 150 – Ross Whiteley (N’05) 151 – Nitish Kumar ( N’11) 152 – Harry White (L’11) 153 – Callum Brodrick (C’14)

We continue to welcome any ORs and Pilgrims to our matches. Our fixture list can be viewed at www.reptonsport.org.uk

1st XI LEADING RUN SCORERS:

Over recent years some research was done to compare many years of cricket records, and, with a few good performances in recent years, we thought it would be of interest to share some of this with the OR community through this publication, with much of this work done by James Ross (H’68). Of course it is not always easy to make direct comparisons between eras. Pitches were previously uncovered and now batsman enjoy straw coloured surfaces that allow a wider range of shots, but, in contrast, a shorter time to be able to bat for. Bowlers are limited by how many overs they can bowl, so perhaps don’t take as many wickets in a season as they once did.

What hasn’t changed much is The Square and its surrounds.

It remains one of the circuit’s most stunning venues. We were fortunate in 2016 to significantly refurbish the John Howell Room in the Cricket Pavilion due to the generosity of The Howell Family. This legacy will now live on for the next generations of Repton cricketers.

These records are of course working documents, and we would welcome any comments or additional pieces of knowledge to be sent to the OR office (jcobb@repton.org. uk). This season we had some individual performances that were impressive regardless of the era. Ben Chapman-Lilley (P) made 176 against Derbyshire and whilst still an U15 Will Hobsons made his first 1st XI hundred with 141*. This was an opening partnership of 311, which is just short of the Paul Borrington (S’04) Jim Blackwell (P’00) record of 320 set in 2005. On the bowling front, Jack Bull (O’12) finished his 1st team career with 73 wickets, which is the highest in the last 10 years. A year earlier Sam Trotman (L’11) had finished on 72.

OR

Runs

Years

RA Hutton (H’56) JN Crawford (B’01) SW Lovell (C’78) J Howell (P’1908) RA Young (H’1899) E Ikin (C’08) JH Human (B’25) NR Kumar (N’11) AR Paulett (L’87) SR Graham (S’06) FGJ Ford (P’1880) A Eccles (M’1890) CB Fry (C’1885)

2384 2098 2000 1892 1888 1781 1674 1557 1471 1440 1412 1410 1402

1959 - 1961 1902 - 1905 1980 - 1983 1911 - 1914 1901 - 1904 2009 - 2011 1927 - 1931 2012 - 2013 1989 - 1991 2009 - 2011 1883 - 1886 1893 - 1895 1888 - 1891

MOST RUNS IN A SEASON: OR

Score

Year

CJ Adams( H’65)

1242

1987

RA Hutton(H’56)

1036

1961

NR Kumar (N’11)

949

2013

E Ikin (C’08)

909

2011

AR Paulett (L’87)

831

1991

H Siddique (S’07)

806

2008

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES: 207* H Siddique (S’07) v Wolverhampton GS

2008

202* J Howell (P’1908) v Old Reptonians

1914

202

J Howell (P’1908) v Uppingham

1914

191

JN Crawford( B’01) v Burton

1905

176

BJ Chapman-Lilley (Priory) v Derbyshire U17

2017

172* PM Borrington (S’04) v Denstone

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2006

MOST HUNDREDS:

1st XI LEADING WICKET TAKERS:

8. JN Crawford (B’01)

OR

Wkts

Years

7. JH Human (B’25)

JN Crawford (B’01)

224

1902 – 1905

6. RA Hutton (H’56)

PR Farrant (P’36)

164

1884 – 1887

5. J Howell (P’1908), NR Kumar (N’11)

AW Allen (L’54)

150

1956 – 1959

4. CJ Adams (H’65), E. Crowther (C’00),

HG Topham (P’1874)

149

1878 – 1881

SR Graham (S’06), RAC Jerman (H’84),

FGJ Ford (P’1880)

146

1883 – 1886

AP Paulett (L’87), NP Stocks (H’80),

HJW Wright (C’67)

136

1968 – 1972

RA Young (H’1899)

RD Bailey (C’45)

131

1947 – 1949

PN Bradburn (P’67)

131

1969 – 1972

MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON: OR

Score

Year

MOST WINS IN A SEASON:

JN Crawford (B’01)

75

1904

15 - 2013

RL Sinclair (H’1889) 72

1891

FGJ Ford (P’1880)

69

1885

GE Burnett – Stuart 66 (H’1890)

1895

RD Bailey (C’45)

1949

64

UNBEATEN SEASONS: 1908 1961

IMP / JMR / JFMW

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Branches of the Society Football: Arthur Dunn Cup

@oldreptonianfc

Report and images courtesy of David Baulckham Whereas Alex is still waiting to get his name engraved on the historic trophy, his counterpart Jamie Cameron is aiming for a seventh Repton needed two matches to overcome win today, having never been last season’s beaten finalists Salopians on a losing side in a Dunn final, in their semi-final tie. After drawing the something no other player has initial tie at Shrewsbury School, they made achieved. Astonishingly, he is still home advantage tell in the replay. Alex only twenty-eight. As the match kicks Evans (N’04) agrees that both were tough off, it soon becomes apparent that matches: “Salopians were a very combative, any preconceptions of this being an strong outfit and pushed us as much as we easy match for Carthusians are way pushed them. Getting them back on home off the mark, as they are put under soil though, we were always confident and pressure from the outset by a fast did enough to get over the line”. and direct Reptonians team, with pace of Josh Riley (P’11) and Sam Graham (S’06) on the flanks, and the physical presence of Ndu Chilaka (P’08) up front immediately proving a handful. It is Chilaka’s first season for the Old Boys, having overtaken a long-standing School 1st XI goalscoring record, before taking up a scholarship at Regis University in Colorado. Not surprisingly he creates the first opportunity, but drags his shot wide, and later fires over the bar - two spurned opportunities that Repton are later to rue. Carthusians Whilst Carthusians have already wrapped on the other hand, are struggling to get up the Premier Division title with two games into the match with Alex Evans marshaling still to play, Repton will finish around the his midfield to good effect, and keeper Oli middle of Division One. The two sides have West (P’10) not really troubled. A deserved obviously not met this season, and Alex goal for Repton comes after about twentyis unpeturbed by the fact that Repton are five minutes when Graham turns sharply going in as underdogs: “I think it is going and beats Rob Proctor low to the keeper’s to play into our favour hopefully. They don’t left. know a lot about us. They will look at our league position but as you know, our cup As the Charterhouse players take stock of team is very different to that League side”. a very below par first half performance, Repton and Charterhouse have previously Repton must be satisfied with their lead but met five times in a Dunn final, the first time can only reflect on the fact that it could, way back in 1905. Carthusians are currently and should have been more, and that their hold the bragging rights with three wins opponents are unlikely to play as badly against Repton’s two. However, the last during the second forty-five minutes. As time Repton lifted the trophy in 1991 it predicted there is a lot more purpose to the was at Carthusians’ expense, winning Carthusians’ game after the restart, and four-nil in a replay after the first match West is a lot busier, dealing with a ended with a goal apiece. In 2005, when they lost to Tonbridgians in their most recent appearance in the final, they beat Charterhouse in the semi-final.

Alex is well aware of Repton’s good record: “Hopefully history can repeat itself. When we last got to the final five years ago, the squad that I was part of beat Carthusians on the way, after two hard-fought matches. We know it is going to be a really tough game, but I am fully confident of the boys doing the business”.

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succession of corners. There is a let off as his crossbar is rattled, and Repton breathe again. However, their first half exertions are beginning to tell as they start to tire.

Chilaka is now far less of a threat and well marshalled by the experienced Harry Schofield, whilst Graham succumbs to cramp. Still they hold firm however, and for a period it looks that, as Carthusians become frustrated, so Repton may ‘nick’ a second goal on the counter, with Evans having a couple of efforts blocked. With barely eight minutes remaining however, Carthusians’ persistence and a succession of corners finally draws dividends as Tim Downes heads past West for the equalizer, and Repton shoulders almost visibly drop. From this point on, it seems almost inevitable that Jamie Cameron’s name will find its way onto the trophy for the seventh time. Barely a couple of minutes later Drakeford-Lewis makes it two-one as Repton fail to clear another corner; and Cameron himself quickly adds a rather flattering third as the Repton defence appears to give up the ghost.

As the final whistle blows, Charterhouse celebrations are tinged with relief; whilst Repton are understandably disconsolate, and it is hard not to feel sorry for them. It is worth reflecting however that whereas an experienced Carthusians side is lifting the trophy for the seventh time in ten years, five of the Reptonians side only left the school last summer. Age is very much on their side and the best is still surely left to come.

Football: OR Day The highlight of the Old Reptonian Football Club calendar for sure, OR Day was yet another roaring success. With over 80 ORs putting themselves forward for Match duty, it was fantastic to have so many ORs available from so many generations of footballers. The format for the day included 6 OR teams fielded and scattered across the lush Repton pitches on a sunny Saturday; a good curtain raiser for the Repton pupils before their full season commences. After a full bill of Football, the ORs took over the Bull’s Head beer garden to talk through the match action and provide blow-by-blow accounts of the games they were a part of. It was a great opportunity to catch up with current Staff as well and also friends many may not have seen for a while.

It was a fantastic return for the ORs who completed a clean sweep for the second year running. With so many talented footballers signed up it was a very tough call on many players on which team to play in, but all players took the decisions in their stride and contributed to a roaring success back on the hallowed turf of Repton School. Please find the match reports from the fixtures below and on the following page.

1st XI Match Report 3-1 win: Mike Watson (P’04) x2,

Clayton Penny (P’97) Following an excellent season wherby the OR 1st XI were marginally pipped to the post for Dunn Cup Silverware by Old Carthusians in the final, the ORs as a club are in a wonderful place to push on for the future. With four debutants Tom Nevill (O’12), Tom Wilkinson (C’12), Alex Monro-Jones (C’12) and Jack Bull (O’12) coming into the line-up it’s great to have the conveyor belt of talent flowing from the school to the club year on year. The Square was in excellent condition for the game and it got off to a frantic start as neither side could stamp its authority. It was the ORs who struck first: Good work from Jack Bywater (C’11) down the right flank to beat his man and then drill a low cross into the box where last year’s top scorer, Mike Watson, picked up where he left off to swivel, beat his man and fire low past the Repton School Keeper to put the ORs 1-0 to the good.

The ORs were then pegged back just before the half-time break after an uncharacteristic mistake from Alex Urwin (L’13) led to a short back pass taken up by the Repton striker who skilfully chipped returning keeper Alex Paget (P’07) to bring the sides level. Safe to say Urwin was reminded of this in the Bull’s Head after the game…

The ORs got back in front shortly after the restart, Bywater again doing well to win a free kick on the edge of the box, which Captain Al Evans (N’04) took and curled goalwards only to be well saved by the Repton keeper. He couldn’t hold it, however, and it spilled out to Mike Watson (P’04) who this time turned provider, squaring across the box for the evergreen Clayton Penny (P’97) to fire home with his second touch after coming on as a substitute. 2-1 ORs. The ORs then added a third after excellent running from Penny down the right, skipping past his marker to then pull the ball back for Alex Evans who timed a run into the box. Sadly the ball fell on Evans’ “not-so-trusty” right foot and he scuffed the shot. Thankfully it fell kindly to Mike Watson who was on hand to take the ball, turn and fire low into the net for his second goal of the day and cement the win for the ORs. Job done in the end in what was a relatively scrappy game where there was no doubt two talented teams on show but sometimes this can mean two teams cancelling each other out. The experience to win games when you may not be firing on all cylinders was the driving factor here and it was great to get the win in what was the final friendly before the ORs begin their League campaign in London in Division One of the Arthurian League.

2nd XI Match Report 7-3 win: Chris Carlile (L’01)

x2, Alex Clarke-Dowson (P’06) x2, Callum McIntosh (P’06) Andrew Jopson (P’07) Will Charlesworth (O’01) For the second year running the 2nd XI could have easily been lining up on the Square with the talent they had available. Just goes to show the standards the OR Football Club has and the strength in depth available. There were goals from Chris Carlile (L’01) grabbing two and Alex Clarke-Dowson (P’06) also grabbing a brace which we hope will put him in good stead for the League campaign in London. Other goals came from Callum McIntosh (P’06), Andrew Jopson (P’07) and Will Charlesworth (O’01), with a trademark backpost header. The ORs ran out convincing winners and it could have been a lot more.

3rd XI Match Report 5-2 win: James Kilby (N’04) x2, James Dietrich (S’02) Tom Poynton (S’06) Fraser Wilkinson (O’03) It was a scorching day in Repton, as the OR 3rd team took to the field against their younger counterparts. Many of the ORs were wondering if they would be able to last in these conditions. It was imperative that the ORs got an early goal as fitness would surely be a factor later in the game. As planned, the ORs came out all guns blazing. Neil Twidle (N’06) and James Dietrich (S’02) causing havoc down the left, while Andy Brigham (C’07) and Matthew Edgerton (P’99) were giving the current Reptonians plenty to think about on the right, though for all the huff and puffing the ORs were not creating a many clear cut chances.

As the game approached 20 minutes still no breakthrough, and now the current Reptonians were starting to ask a few questions.

However, out of nowhere, James Dietrich cut in from the left and tried a speculative effort which crept under the keeper, 1-0.

Changes were made and a makeshift back line was caught out by a ball over the top the Repton striker made it 1-1. The ORs were shell shocked; class always tells though, and a delightful through ball from James Kettlewell (S’05) found Tom Poynton (S’06) who finished brilliantly 2-1. Early in the second half a corner was won, James Kettlewell put over a delightful ball and James Kilby (N’04) volleyed home, 3-1. Van der Schoot (S’14), who was

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Branches of the Society 3rd XI Match Report 5-2 win: continued

brilliant all day, made a rare mistake which allowed Repton to somehow get back into the game, 3-2. This never unsettled the ORs though, who controlled the rest of the game. Neil Twidle crossed to an unmarked David Scarrett (P’04), who from 5 yards out sent the ball into orbit, I believe NASA is still searching…

Luckily Fraser Wilkinson (O’03) made no such mistake, 4-2. As the game entered the final moments Scarrett broke down the right, crossing for Andrew Brigham who hit the post, Kilby finished from a narrow angle, 5-2. A fantastic day and everyone can be proud of their performance.

Match Report from skipper James Kilby

4th XI Match Report 11-2 win: Will Buckley (N’09)

x3, Louis Ball (P’12) x3, Elliot Sheasby (S’04) x2, Felix Waters (O’08) x2, Matthew Elliot (P’12) Declan Blackwood (O’06) Ben Samra confirmed his status as the most talented out of the three Samra’s after leading the 4s to the heaviest defeat of the Repton School sides with an emphatic 11-2 win. Two hat-tricks from Will Buckley (N’09) and Louis Ball (P’12), two braces from Elliot Sheasby (S’04) and Felix Waters (O’08) and then further damage from Declan Blackwood (O’06) and Matt Elliot (P’12) secured an emphatic win.

OR Vets vs Repton Select XI Match Report: Jonathan Scutt (H’82) Jonathan Webster (N’90) A tightly contested game between the OR Vets and the OR Select XI ended with the experienced heads taking home the win. A fast-paced and competitive game was a great spectacle on Sale Flats and a great exhibition of skill and commitment from the ORs on show. The plaudits for the winning goals for the Vets went to Jonathan Scutt and Jonathan Webster proving there is life in the “old dogs” yet. Tin hat well and truly on for that last label.

Overall a fantastic day for the club and a brilliant effort from all involved to contribute to the clean sweep for the second year running. Many thanks to the school and OR club officials for their support in making the day such a success.

The ORs turn their attention to the Arthurian League campaign and Dunn Cup campaign now with the hopes of going one better in the final and finally ending the long wait to get their names engraved on the famous trophy.

Alex Evans (N’04) ORFC Club Captain

The OR Chairman and OR President.

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50th Anniversary of the formation of the London Branch of the Old Reptonian Football Club- May 19th 2017 Over 100 OR Footballers across seven decades attended a dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel on Park Lane, London. Mike Cockcroft (C’87) (European Financial Director of Intercontinental Hotel Group) put his career on the line by persuading his employers to hand over the award-winning Theo Randall Restaurant to the OR Football Club for the night to celebrate 50 years since the formation of the London Branch and their entry into the Arthurian League.

The evening started with pre-dinner drinks although there had clearly been some “pre loading“ taking place as the decibels hit industrial noise pollution levels in the excitement of seeing old friends who had flown in from far and wide to witness this highly significant club landmark.

Following an introduction from Nick Walford (B’69) (ORFC Chairman), John Ballinger (P’59), Ian Payne (L’55) and Peter Rolfe (H’56) kicked off the speeches as they were the driving force behind the formation of the London branch. They provided a flavour of what the club was like pre email and John Ballinger proposed a toast to Peter Rowland (C’55) who was the real driving force behind the formation of the London Branch, but who was lost to cancer at far too young an age.

OR Tennis Society

The Chairman introduced, between courses, legendary Captains representing their decades, who talked about their experiences and recollections in highly amusing speeches - Guyon Ralphs (H’71), Mark Stretton (H’75), Des Anderson (P’82) (who flew in from Hong Kong) and current captain Alex Evans (N’04) (as well as Club President Martyn Beckett (B’64)). For those who helped form the club and for the more senior club members it was a wonderful evening to see the fruits of their imagination and determination in forming the London branch through the roomful of animated ORs. There was enormous pride in seeing that their club was in good health as many of them had been on the touchline at the Arthur Dunn Final a month earlier.

For the more recent members of the club it was an eye opener to both the successful history of the club on the field and to the warmth and longevity of friendships made off the field. It was wonderful to see all the different generations of ORs mixing so well together creating a memorable and special atmosphere. Our thanks must go to Nicky Samra (N’02) and the ORFC Committee for the enormous time and commitment to put on this landmark event.

Nick Walford (B’69)

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The second OR vs current team match held on Tuesday 23rd May was another great success Nine ORs played – Izzy Hearnshaw (M’11), Lottie Jameson (M’07), Becy Scrivins (G’06), Eleanor Sharples (M’08), Phil Brindley (N’02), Steve Amey (P’94), Jono Scutt (H’82), Nick Smith (B’69) and Alastair Wright (O’86).

This year’s match against the school took place on a beautiful May evening when players and spectators enjoyed a feast of tennis. The ORs produced a useful mixed team, with one or two members at or approaching the veteran stage!

The singles saw some excellent OR wins at the top of the order, while lower down youthful legs proved a little too strong despite the odd scare and some well contested sets. In the doubles the more experienced ORs were able to use all their wiles to push the school pairs hard, however in the end the school just came out on top. It was a pleasure to meet and play against this year’s boys and girls. They and the coaching team deserve great credit for the way in which they play and conduct themselves. Our thanks go to Jamie Muirhead for once again masterminding this hugely enjoyable evening and to Phil Brindley for captaining and organising on the day. This annual match is great fun and highly recommended to any ORs who fancy a good game of tennis, so do look out for details about next year’s match. Contact muirheadjamie@gmail.com Nick Smith (B’69) OR Chairman

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Branches of the Society OR Tennis Society

This year has been another exciting one for OR tennis. It kicked off in style on the 23rd May with our second OR vs current team match, held at Repton on a beautiful May evening. The match, for the first time, included both men’s and women’s matches against the current team, which was a great success, and the mixed OR team put up an excellent fight against a strong school side. The first round of singles saw some excellent tennis and impressive wins from the old boys team at the top of the order while lower down the order more youthful legs proved a little too strong, despite the odd scare and some well contested sets. The doubles saw an OR resurgence which unfortunately proved not quite enough to topple the current team, who came out just on top. It was a pleasure to meet and play against this year’s boys and girls.

Both they and their coaching team deserve great credit for the way they play and conduct themselves and it was a pleasure to be once again hosted so hospitably (both players and spectators) back at the school. This annual event was a thoroughly enjoyable one with excellent team spirit and is highly recommended for play for any ORs who fancy a good game of tennis. Do look out for details of next year’s match. Many thanks to James Rushby for hosting the match and to Phil Brindley for captaining the OR team.

On the 9th September the OR tennis team were once again crowned D’Abernon Cup champions, for the third time in four years – quite an achievement. This year’s journey started back in June when the quarter-final team of Julian Harrison (S’02), Jamie Muirhead (C’06), Rich Harrison (H’92) and Dan Cottier (L’99) defeated the Old Wykehamists 4-0 after a lovely day of

@reptontennis tennis at the Hurlingham club on a sweltering 18th June. On the 30th July the semi-final team of Sancho Simmonds, Dan Cottier (L’99), Jamie Muirhead (C’06) and Alex Grocott (S’10) then defeated the KCS old boys and three time champions from 20112013 without the loss of a rubber to reach the final for the 4th consecutive year.

The final at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet club was once again very well supported by many branches of the OR Society who enjoyed a nail-biting contest between the OR team and recent rivals the Old Reedonians who, despite a slightly depleted team, took the match right down to the wire. The ORs finally came out on top 5-4 to exact revenge for our 2015 final defeat. While the match was not played on grass due to recent rainfall, this did little to dampen the spirits, as the victorious Repton team once again lifted the trophy on the steps of the centre court clubhouse. Many thanks to all those who came to watch the match and support the society, not to mention those who played. If you missed any of our events this year, we don’t plan on stopping any time soon so watch this space.

If you would like to get involved with the OR Tennis society or hear more about what we do, please do email muirheadjamie@ gmail.com.

Jamie Muirhead (C’06), (OR Tennis Chairman)

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Golf ORGS SOUTHERN SPRING MEETING WORPLESDON GOLF CLUB FRIDAY 5th MAY 2017 The following report by Adrian N S Pepper (H’83).

26 Old Reptonians came for 36 holes of singles and foursomes at Worplesdon on 5th May, with numbers strengthened by the presence of a handful of younger ORs, which bodes well for the future of the Society in the south.

The winner by a long shot in the morning was next year’s Captain of Worplesdon Golf Club with a gross 74, a truly remarkable round for former Halford Hewitt player Nobby Miller (L’76) who amassed 46 points.

Fortified with kummel courtesy of the generosity of ORGS Captain Richard Body (H’63), the afternoon foursomes were closely contested. John Fletcher(L’66) and Adam Holdsworth (C’90) pipped Dominic Watt (N’86) and Alex Evans (N’04) to the Van Zwanenberg Tankards on a countback after each pair had scored 37 points.

John Ballinger (P’59) regaled the last to leave from a standing position at the bar with a variety of stories from the annals of Old Reptonian football until 8:25pm, a full hour after the closing prize giving ceremony.

Prizes were presented by the ORGS Captain Richard Body (H’63).

L - R: Richard Body (H’63), Robert Miller (L’76).

L - R: Adam Holdsworth (C’90), Richard Body (H’63), John Fletcher (L’66).

OR Squash and the Londonderry Cup This is an appeal to encourage your active membership of the OR Squash Club.

You may know that during John Hings (P’55) term as President of the OR Society in 2015, John was determined to resurrect the OR Squash Club that had been dormant for a number of years. John enlisted my help and we have made a start but have a long way to go!

We are really keen to learn of people who are playing squash, wherever that may be. Any standard is very welcome. For those who are better (or even moderate) club! players, the draw for the Londonderry Cup will be at the beginning of October and we will have our first round match in November or December.

If you are interested, or indeed if you are not, but think that there is something we could do to change that, please get in touch by email (Edward.rhodes@bnymellon.com) or text me on 07799893763. If you are aware of others who are playing, please do share this with them too.

Ed Rhodes (N’95)

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Who? What? Where? When?

Michael Potter (S’98)

After leaving Repton I set up my own stables at our family farm in Nottinghamshire. From here we breed, produce, ride, compete and sell Show Jumping horses and some Eventers.

Zoë joined me four years ago and since then we have strived to improve the business and ourselves.

Zoë is a former Individual and Team Gold medallist in juniors (under 16) and is now competing nationally and internationally up to 4* level and has won many classes at home and abroad. She has also jumped the Hickstead Derby and Evented to CIC2* level.

I also compete over here and in Europe with placings at some of the top shows including the Horse of the Year Show and Olympia. We have also sold horses who are representing GB all over the world at the highest level, CSI5* and on the Global Champions Tour.

At home we have a successful breeding operation where we try and use the best bloodlines around to achieve the highest quality of horse. We then produce these to jump, but also sell them on the way to make the business viable. We take horses in for clients on a shortterm training basis and we can also take them more long term for a competition career.

I am a qualified Level 3 UKCC Show Jumping coach, so we also have the training side to our business, where clients can come for private sessions or groups. We can also take students on a residential basis as we have accommodation for horse and rider.

We have a 5* training facility with indoor, outdoor and grass arenas. We create training and competition packages and can take our students to shows both nationally and internationally.

Jeremy Millensted (L’00) Two years ago Great Britain Deaf Football qualified for the European Championship in Hanover where they won the bronze medal.

I was proud to be a member of the squad. In the lead up to the ‘Deaflympics’ this July, I had a rollercoaster series of injuries from late 2016 to 2017 including a long-term abdominal strain. The doctor said that it was more likely that I wouldn’t be able to play football at the ‘Deaflympics’ in Samson, Turkey. This would have really hurt and I would have been devastated to miss out on this, the biggest event in the calendar. But my physio recommended for me to go to Pilates and I worked hard to get my core strength back. The manager was unsure whether to pick me to go, but I was not giving up, especially as he wanted me to be vice captain for Great Britain. My Pilates teacher did a tremendous job and I am continuing with the classes so that I can keep in good shape to continue my football and follow Ryan Giggs’ example!

The ‘Deaflympics’ in Turkey was an incredible experience. Lots of very high quality sports were on show, and I can see that any of them are good enough to be in the normal Olympics. I was proud to wear the Great Britain shirt on the pitch, playing against six very tough countries in just two weeks! It was very gruelling, especially as it was so hot and played over such a short time. We were knocked out in the quarter final due to defensive errors and a well-organised Italian side who won 5-4 in a penalty shoot out! How could I describe this feeling! It was horribly painful.

However, I was very proud that we are 6th in the world. We can start to work hard now and look ahead in four year’s time when the ‘Deaflympics’ will be either in Los Angeles or Dubai. The F.A. will soon be taking over international deaf football which will provide much needed financial backing and the chance of accessing facilities such as St.George’s Park.

If you want to know more about ‘Deaflympics’ go to the website: www.deaflympics.com We also have a website www.lambleyhouse.co.uk and our Facebook page and YouTube channel is ‘Lambley House Sport Horses’.

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Iré Hassan-Odukale (L’03) West is Best - Ikoyi I always wanted to open a restaurant and at the time, Jeremy (Chan) was working at Dinner

by Heston Blumenthal, but looking to leave. We decided to work together in 2015, and it’s grown from then to what it is now. I was looking to do a Nigerian-style restaurant. Initially it wasn’t planned to be what it has become. It was more of a side project – a fun project to look into Nigerian ingredients; but once we started looking into it, we realised that Nigeria and many other countries in that region have a whole diversity and wealth of products that have not been analysed and cooked in a gastronomic concept. We did a lot of research at the British Library; we did a lot of recipe testing; we did a lot of pop-ups and private dinners just testing these ingredients. We just became passionate about discovery and applying technique and real critical thinking to ingredients that have never really been used before, as they are at Ikoyi. We wanted to create a restaurant that has never been made before.

London has gone almost everywhere, to every continent apart from Africa in search of food inspiration, but there are many people from west Africa in central London. I wanted to have something for them to connect to, but also to spread the word beyond the African community. I initially thought of a purely Nigerian restaurant – more fast food, street food, more casual. Then we hit upon the idea of an upscale restaurant referencing the entire region. This was a concept we had to invent, West Africa has yet to move into an eating-out culture, everyone middle class and above has a chef or a cook at home, so you invite friends round and your chef will make better food than you can get in restaurants. There are dishes from my childhood such as jollof, plantain, cassava, spicy Nigerian beef suyo skewers that I thought could be given a sophisticated spin and Jeremy was the perfect person. He can take ingredients and flavours and do something different, make the dish the best that it could possibly be. Jeremy always makes sure when we have tastings that the food references some kind of flavour profile, memory, image or aesthetic, but it is not trying to recreate it, just capture the essence. Ikoyilondon.com

Joanna Goodhead (M’11) John O’Groats to Lands End - Bike the UK for MS This summer I had the best two-week holiday ever! 1006 miles covered, many metres of climb completed, energy bars consumed, three countries crossed, many friends found, endless laughs had and some unforgettable memories made.

Scotland. When the sun shone and the wind died down, Scotland produced some incredible views across highlands and lochs. Unfortunately, we did not experience this until day three as the trip started with some brutal 40mph headwinds making the first 50 miles very tough, cycling hard even to travel downhill! Travelling through Scotland took five memorable days, a surprising lack of midges, a great team ride up Glencoe and in particular enjoying Loch Ness under beautiful blue skies- unforgettable!

We crossed into England after battling through a tough 100-mile day. As we traversed down the west of the country we experienced mixed weather and terrain. The Lake District produced the rainiest of days. I was the wettest I have ever been in my life but a warming hot chocolate in a ‘Little Chef’ plus the sun breaking through the clouds produced a new lease of life to allow me to enjoy my longest climb in the Lakes: Kirkstone Pass with 1500ft elevation.

We crossed into Wales via Chepstow and then returned ‘home’ via the Severn Bridge and onto Bath. Here, we had a much-needed rest day after meeting with a local MS society, cycling specially adapted bikes and providing much needed peddle power. We headed further south towards Axminster via Cheddar Gorge, Glastonbury and eventually onto Cornwall. The MS societies again came up trumps with delicious pasties and scones, jam and clotted cream to help ease us through these last three days. Days that provided some of the toughest rides, but also the most amazing!

We crossed a gloomy Dartmoor in cloud (no rain!) and then enjoyed a beautiful descent into Tavistock. I LOVED THIS DESCENT and even managed to reach my highest ever top speed – 80kph!!! After this highlight, the ride into and through Cornwall seemed very tough as the terrain continuously changed and every descent meant an even more severe uphill section. To make it even harder, the rain came down again, maybe this was the wettest I have ever been and I was more than just a little relieved to see the campsite at the end of a very long 100-mile section.

We woke on the final day buzzing! Today was the day we would all cross the finish line at Lands End! It was an enjoyable ride through St. Austell and Truro to Penzance where a nasty 16%, one-mile climb hit like a brick wall and split the group. We stopped to reconvene allowing everyone to cross the finish line as 19 riders – no longer as individuals but as a strong team. WE HAD MADE IT and as I reflect on such an amazing two weeks, I am so glad I did it!

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Repton and The Great War

by Repton School Libarian and Archivist, Paul Stevens

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A LETTER FROM THE SOMME, MARCH 1917 “The Battalion will move off at 9.30 a.m. Packs and overcoats to be returned to the Q.M. by 7 a.m.”

Such was the order posted on a certain August day. The 12th Royal Fusiliers were then lying in an arid spot, called the Sandpits, half-a-dozen miles south-east of Albert. From our position it was possible to see the statue of the Virgin and Child standing out at right angles from the church spire—the statue of which the peasants say, when it falls, the War will end. We had been training in the art of co-operating with aeroplanes in advancing, and we were now to put our experience to the test. We march to Carney craters, a series of battered trenches two miles behind Montauban, which had once been the German front line. It was hot and dusty, and we settled down to rest - but not for long.

A fatigue party of 50 men was wanted for carrying ammunition to the firing line in front of Waterlot Farm. We walked past Montauban to the ammunition dump at Bernafay Wood, and loaded with sandbags of bombs and boxes of cartridges, we made our way up the old German communication trench past Trones Wood. Shells rained round us the whole way, and we advanced in a series of short spurts, taking what cover we could between whiles. We arrived without a casualty and returned to the Craters. We tried to sleep, but the big guns at Carnoy and Mametz kept crashing forth, and made it almost impossible.

Next day we occupied the “Dummy Trench” running east and west on the west side of Trones Wood, and began digging a communication trench in the wood till we were shelled out of it.

We finished it the following day. I dug up a lachrymatory gas shell, which made us all weep like infants, and quite helpless for the time being. After two days and another night at Carnoy craters we occupied the firing line in front of Waterlot Farm for four days.

It was a hot corner—a perpetual strafe with 11-inch shells. We dug an advanced trench 30 yards from the Germans at night, and for 36 hours I held one of the three advanced posts in it with six men. We were heavily shelled, but the post office kindly delivered a parcel to me that day; and we celebrated each succession of shells that missed us by eating chocolate or cake. From there we went back to a support trench before Montauban, and saw one of our ammunition dumps blow up. Our two other Brigades, with the Buffs and 1st R.F.’s, meanwhile went over the top and took Guillemont station. We then occupied the captured German front line. It was full of dead Germans, overcoats, rifles, and all manner of equipment and stores. The Cornwalls relieved us; we went back to Happy Valley to rest and refit and prepare for further adventures in France.

Reginald Boddington (Latham, 1900) 1886-1956

SELECTED DAILY NOTICES FROM REPTON February 16th 1917 The Governors yesterday granted a week’s extra holiday in honour of the Headmaster’s approaching marriage.

May 20th 1917 The Repton School Musical Club will hear a lecture from Dr Stocks on “Tuneless Music’

February 19th 1917 If any master at present exempted from service is (i) medically classified as A, or (ii) is medically classified as B, and is under the age of 31, will he let me know?

May 22nd 1917 Boys are forbidden to walk across Sergeant Jones’ garden above the School potato field. They must keep strictly to the stiles and the grass.

February 27th 1917 In view of the restricted import of paper, every economy in its use should be practised and whenever possible both sides of the paper should be used.

June 13th 1917 Between 10pm last night and 8am this morning the normal consumption of water was exceeded to the extent of 2000 gallons – and this after a special appeal for economy. In consequence all water will have to be diverted from the swimming bath for most of today. The moral is obvious.

March 5th 1917 Canon Parfit to give a lecture on “German Intrigue in Baghdad” March 8th 1917 The oil for electric light has failed to come through and our present stock will not last the term. The most rigid economy must therefore still be practised.

March 12th 1917 There will be a half holiday this afternoon in honour of the capture of Baghdad. Boys must only dig on the Top Hall when Jim Radcliffe is there to supervise.

May 10th 1917 The War Office has ordained that there shall be no O.T.C. Camp in order that boys may be free for agricultural work.

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October 5th 1917 The Police wish you to be reminded that all aliens must be registered: unless this is done you are liable to a summons.

October 20th 1917 Owing to the presence of whooping cough, the Boot is strictly out of bounds for a month – boys must not go there either to secure rooms or to see relatives staying there.

December 11th 1917 Jerusalem having been captured – an event of great religious significance though of small military significance – the last hour’s school this morning will be excused and there will be a short service for the whole School in Chapel.

SOME OF THE 61 OLD REPTONIANS WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION IN 1917 William Victor Ross Sutton (Hall, 1912) William left Repton in 1914 and went to Canada to work on a farm in Saskatchewan. He returned the following year to join up and was killed in action in Palestine in November 1917, aged 20.

His Commanding Officer, who was killed a few days later, wrote: -“Your boy was a real good lad, and we all loved him. He was making such a good soldier.

He was killed just after a fine charge the Brigade made, when he had been sent forward with his troop to round up prisoners.” He was shot in the back, was able to ride into camp, but died in a few hours, apparently without pain.

Of their five sons, Leonard and Mary Sutton lost four in the Great War. Three of them were ORs – Alexander (Hall, 1913) Eustace (New, 1910) and William.

Geoffrey Glendinning Bowman (Latham, 1913) At Repton he enjoyed playing football and doing gymnastics.

He was a member of the School Shooting VIII and took part in the Ashburton Shield at Bisley. He left here in the middle of the summer term in 1916 to join the Royal Naval Air Service at Crystal Palace. Though he wasn’t at the Front for very long he had several successful encounters, but on May 19th 1917 he was attacked by three enemy planes in the middle of a large fight, and was killed, aged 19. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was a great loss to us, a cheery messmate, a keen and good officer, a very skilful pilot, for whom I anticipated a brilliant future.”

Herbert Raymond Wilson (Orchard, 1903) After Repton he went to Sandhurst and got a commission in the Indian Army. He served in Tibet, Northern Assam, on the Chinese frontier, and was P.A. to Sir Archibald Earle, Chief Commissioner of Assam, for a year. He saw fighting in Mesopotamia in 1915, but was invalided home with typhoid. He returned to the front in October 1916, and died of wounds on January 11th 1917, aged 28. His two younger brothers were killed in France in 1915.

Hugh Richard Longbourne (Hall, 1897) He was very prominent in both cricket and football at Repton.

On leaving school he became a land agent and lived at Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, where he married.

On the outbreak of the War he joined the Huntingdonshire Cyclists’ Corps. Later he was transferred to the Queen’s and went to the Front.

He won the D.S.O. and was given the Silver Medal for Bravery by the King of Montenegro. He was killed in action at Arras, together with four other ORs, on May 3rd 1917.

His Commanding Officer wrote: “he was a splendid man, cool and brave, and beloved by all.” He was 32.

Charles John Beech Masefield (Hall, 1895) Charles Masefield wrote several notable papers on the history and archaeology of Staffordshire, a novel (Gilbert Hermer, 1908), a book of poems in 1911 and a collection of satires in 1914. In January 1915 he was commissioned in the 5th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment, which went to France in March 1915. He was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during a raid on enemy trenches near Lens, during which he led his company under a heavy trenchmortar barrage and single-handedly attacked a party of the enemy. On July 1st 1917 Masefield was injured in an attack on Lens – he was captured by the Germans but died of his wounds the following day aged 35.

THE REPTONIAN EDITORIAL, JUNE 1917 THOSE of us who can remember the “proper Speech Days” of peacetime are now growing tragically few. On “proper Speech Days” Repton was invaded by ORs, chiefly of the ‘Varsity sort, who played cricket and lay out in deck chairs and ate strawberry ices, for all the world as though once again they were to say “Here, Sir,” at the Library steps when the bell rang. Speech Day was one long, “fine, careless rapture,” a frolic of rejuvenated adolescence ; the band played in the Paddock, and it was very good to lie out at full length with music in one’s ears, a strawberry in one’s mouth, and before one’s eyes the green and white freshness of cricket.

Then came the War, and the O.R. match no longer featured as part of the day. O.R.’s are scattered to the ends of the earth, and since we cannot shake them by the hand, we send them out a great greeting from all of us. They are not forgotten. We may seem to them to be absorbed in the small details of School life, but it is not so. We are all preparing to follow in their steps, to take up the fight as they showed us how, and, while we yet remain at the School which is both ours and theirs, our thoughts constantly turn towards them.

When the end shall have come, we may hope for yet another “proper Speech Day” more memorable than all that have gone before or shall come after, when Youth with experience of mighty wars in three continents shall meet Youth of blessed innocence, and the two shall unite and give thanks.

ANONYMOUS, THE REPTONIAN, NOVEMBER 1917 Requiem Alive, he lived and loved and drank his draught, Alive, life’s joyous lovelight filled his eyes, Alive, he played God’s earthly game, he laughed; He’s dead, and is his laughter turned to sighs?

Has God no game that’s played thro’ Heaven’s dome?

Has Love then there no message for the heart?

This vaulted marble has become his home, Yet sometimes his green memories will part The tangled veil of many a joyous year, Expose the naked beauty of that clay Which was his body, fair, incarnate here, Yet there is turned to dust. The rosy day Brings memories of his cheek, the deep brown earth His hair, the limpid sea his lovelier eves.

He was the Potter’s roughest, but at birth God turned him shapely on the wheel. He lies, Entombed in clay, each cheek a damask rose, Each curling hair a shred of tawny fern.

His eyes, each as a dewy hyacinth grows, His joyous loves as golden crocus burn.

Then think of him and all he meant to be, His fine, straight, honest seeking of the truth, His joy, unfettered, breaking fair and free, And over all his rarest blessing - Youth.

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From the Archive

@reptonarchives

Thank you to Mrs Liz Castle, niece of B W Thomas, Housemaster of Latham, who has sent in various items of memorabilia.

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Elizabeth Thomas, wife of Peter Wynne Thomas, has donated various items of memorabilia which will be catalogued by Paul Stevens, Repton’s Librarian & Archivist.

Here are some of the items.

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The Repton Foundation From the Foundation Director

@reptonvictoria

The Repton Foundation enriches social capital for the common good of Repton Schools.

Founded in 1977 with the principle challenge of ensuring that the Schools’ have sufficient funds to have the flexibility to invest in buildings, facilities and pupils as necessary. Since its inception, The Repton Foundation has philanthropically raised funds for capital projects and received generous legacy donations in order to achieve this aim.

I’m honoured to be your latest Foundation Director, the next guardian of Repton Schools’ future, continuing to fulfil Sir John Port’s vision.

‘Renewal’ is at the heart of The Repton Foundation philosophy and as such we have ambitious, progressive and major investment ahead that will ensure our schools thrive and maintain their positions as first class public schools for many years to come. Phase 1 of The Sports Centre build is underway at Repton and a significant new Dining Room development is in progress at Foremarke Hall. Our most iconic historical building - Pears School will, subject to funding, follow next.

Never losing sight of our local community, we continue to provide Bursaries. Educating talented local pupils is fundamental to our Trustees values, whilst welcoming those from further afield gives us the diversity that results in the well-rounded reputation our young adults develop in their time with us.

We are always keen to hear from you and value any contribution or opinion on our work, our schools and our future. If you want to discuss further the work we do as The Repton Foundation, over a coffee, or a more in-depth confidential conversation then please do contact me.

As an Old Reptonian, an Old Foremarkian, you are afforded entry to one of the most significant ‘clubs’ which you will ever be a part. A lifelong network that can and will support you in fulfilling your own dreams and ambitions, as well as a responsibility that helps build futures for others.

The Repton Foundation is committed to facilitating your network for life.

Victoria Moon, Foundation Director E. vmoon@repton.org.uk T. 01283 559377

Sir John Port Society You have the opportunity to change the lives of whoever you wish, wherever they are in the world. By facilitating opportunities that can be passed on to the benefit of many future generations you can create and leave your own sustainable legacy. Whilst many of you may already be taking this journey, it is an opportunity open to every single one of you in whatever way suits you.

At Repton we have the Sir John Port Society in recognition and thanks to those OR’s and Friends of the school that have so generously enabled your school, and our pupils, to grow and flourish since 1557.

Our next Sir John Port Society Luncheon will be held in March 2018 and kindly hosted by Robert Kirkland and Alastair Land. If you are yet to indicate to us that you have made a provision for The Repton Foundation in your Will, and are comfortable doing so, then now would be a good time to share that with us, Robert and Alastair are great hosts!

Such a pledge does not bind you in any way, but as one of our most committed ambassadors this affords us the opportunity to say thank you, acknowledge your philanthropy, invite you to Sir John Port Society events and share key School news and developments with you personally. A legacy provides for the future, a Reptonian Legacy is one of impact, importance and influence.

If you would like to discuss the ways in which the school will benefit from your generosity, or to understand how easy it is for you to transform the life of future young Reptonians, then please call our Foundation Director, Victoria Moon 01283 559 320 or email: VMoon@repton.org.uk.

Marketing & Communication From the Marketing Director

@blenkinsopL

WHAT REPTON DID FOR ME To celebrate Repton’s spirit of excellence, to recognise the individual achievements of our Old Reptonians and to inspire our current Reptonians, the Marketing and Communications team will shortly run a marketing campaign titled ‘What Repton did for me.’ If you would like to be involved in this celebration, I invite you to forward on your stories in whichever format is easiest for you – for example, a written testimonial, a video recorded on your mobile phone or even a tweet or Facebook message! If possible, it would be wonderful if you could include a photograph of yourself during your time at Repton. We will share the stories on Repton’s social media accounts – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and on the School website. This campaign is part of a new initiative for 2017 /18 celebrating the Repton Family.

If you would like to discuss the ‘What Repton Did for Me’ campaign (or any other ideas for promoting Repton School), please contact me via phone 01283 559248 or email: LBlenkinsop@repton.org.uk 34

School Development From the Bursar

For many years the strategy for maintaining and enhancing Repton’s ‘built environment’ has been about balance. We have sought to balance the importance of maintaining existing buildings with the need to create new, modern facilities. Mindful of the importance of heritage we continue to maintain the School’s historic buildings, but we significantly re-work and enhance others to make them fit for their current purpose. But we also build sparkly new facilities, continuing the work of our forebears – today in Repton we are using buildings spanning nine centuries, from the 13th Century Old Priory to the 21st Century Science Priory. But as well as balancing the needs of the old and new, we also balance the functional needs of the School, carefully prioritising so that everyone feels the benefit, be it boarding accommodation, teaching and learning spaces, sports facilities, or auditoria and practice and rehearsals spaces for music and drama.

In the last couple of years we have re-worked and upgraded the spaces freed up when the sciences moved to their new faculty in the Science Priory. Geography moved to join ICT in the refurbished and renamed Cattley School (lately styled the IT Block, but originally the Physics Block). We were very pleased with the outcome so, when we turned to Furneaux School (formerly unimaginatively styled the Main Teaching Block!), we continued the philosophy of reinstating high ceilings to create light and airy classrooms, whilst significantly improving the efficiency of heating systems and thermal insulation, and installing modern ‘teaching walls’ with interactive boards and short-throw projectors. The availability of the space vacated by Biology meant that we were able to bring the whole of the Classics together, and provide a flexible suite of rooms for Learning Support. This summer Boot Hill (Business Studies and Economics) became the latest classroom block to undergo a major refurbishment.

Having completed the major refurbishment of most the Houses a few years ago, our recent strategy has been to undertake mini-refurbishments of two Houses every year to make sure that standards remain very high. The Cross received a lot of attention this summer, which was timely given the arrival of its new Housemaster, Matt Wilson. It is also the turn of Field House this year, but work there is being staggered to fit around Repton School Enterprises clients, the income brought in by Enterprises helping to pay for these sorts of projects.

Having been started in the summer, two major capital projects are ongoing. The Priory is being extended: as well as a couple of rooms for boys, the extension will provide accommodation for a Resident Tutor and his family. The project will be finished by Christmas and will leave The Orchard as the only House which does not have a Resident Tutor: plans are being drawn up to complete a similar extension and staff residence there within the next couple of years.

Headmaster Alastair Land said: “School sport is a positive part of life for all Reptonians, from those who participate in House games to those who compete at the national level. The new Sports Centre will meet the demand that exists among the current and future generations of Repton pupils for the best facilities in which to enjoy unmatched coaching and physical development.”

But we have no intention of resting on our laurels, and we are already planning our next projects. As well as the Orchard extension, the staff apartments in the Old Mitre are on the agenda for refurbishment. The mini-refurbishments of Houses will continue, but the possibility of extending Latham is also being considered. The sand-based pitch having been recarpeted a couple of years ago, a mid-life refurbishment of the water-based astro, including a new playing surface is being planned for 2019. And ideas are already being floated for a third hockey astro and a 3G football pitch.

But the biggest project on the near horizon is the refurbishment of Pears School. A key part of Repton’s heritage, this multi-purpose building is a little tired and in need of an uplift. Plans are developing well, and include the installation of a much needed lift to improve accessibility, a larger balcony (to cope with the current size of the School), a demountable stage to offer a more flexible space , and a scissor lift so that the concert grand piano can be safely stowed away between performances. Careful consideration is being given to the retention of the historic character and patina of the building, whilst improving its functionality as a multi-purpose space. A key element of the project will be to provide much improved, flexible lighting to suit the many different activities for which the hall is used. And, subject to funding, the cloisters arches will be glazed to enable better use to be made of the space outside the classrooms.

In parallel to the work at Repton, Foremarke Hall is getting its fair share of capital development. Following on from the building of the new music, art, DT and classroom facilities a couple of years ago, work has just started on a fantastic new dining room, and is due to complete next summer. Few prep schools can boast of facilities like Foremarke’s.

Carl Bilson - Bursar

But the biggest project at the moment is the major extension and refurbishment of the Sports Centre. By the end of October we will have a new Strength and Conditioning suite, housed in an extension at the back of the swimming pool. And by next summer our new sports hall will be completed, big enough to accommodate high quality indoor hockey and netball, which spectators will be able to watch from raked seating. Adjoining the new hall will be two brand new glass backed squash courts. Subject to final Governor approval, the second phase will then start, extending, upgrading and modernising the Tanyard Pavilion to provide much improved changing and hospitality facilities. The School has always had some excellent sports facilities but by the end of this project we will be up there with the very best.

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Letter from the Headmaster It is my great privilege and humbling to reflect on seventeen months as Repton’s (thirty-fifth) Headmaster. The extent, quality and intensity of pupil achievement in a cheerful considered atmosphere leaves me continually buoyed by the optimism and pure-hearted purpose of youth, a theme that I explored a little on Speech Day. To reflect on what Reptonians do when they are at School and to keep in touch with their activities and progress beyond The Arch gives a strong sense of professional pride and hope. When I set the Repton record in the national and global perspective of the last year and more, I am left no less confident of the work of the School and the outcomes of its pupils; but I am conscious of the contrast between our Values and aspirations, institutionally and individually, and a world of expediency, pragmatism and ambiguous ethical stances. For all of us and especially for the impressionable young there is a notable absence of statespeople and inspiring political leadership.

Save for Her Majesty and family, it is hard to find those in public life who espouse virtues that we would also encourage in the next generation. In such an environment, the position and responsibility of independent education and Great Schools in particular in civil society has never been more important. Whilst we might lament the state of the world we share, achieving nothing more than a gloomy handwringing cannot be our purpose and as an educational foundation, we are honour bound to do better.

We can emphasise and develop further our Values leading to a complete and embedded character education, which Aristotle[1] would have recognised, when freed from the constraints of syllabus content outside the classroom. With the framework having been built in Chapel, Lists and the House, activities such as CCF, Duke of Edinburgh, Community Service, Sports Teams, Music Ensembles and Drama Companies serve as the smithies where characters are tried, reformed and progress with the encouragement of peers and benevolent direction of teachers.

Being a Values driven school is right for Repton and properly sets us apart, The Good Reptonian, whilst not an archetype, is a figure we recognise throughout our Great School’s recorded history and all the way up to present times. Such a person is a kindly soul, keen to engage and interact but interested in the other party not in impressing the self; highly driven but for outcomes and not for show, possibly an Olympian or Oxbridge Scholar, yet these worn lightly, if more modest in achievement certainly with no less in ambition; conscious of society and nation and serving to the good of these as well as family. These Good Reptonians are the ones I read about with great interest, vicarious pride and a sense of contentment, for these are the traits of the young men and women that I recognise leaving Repton today and I believe are the sort of future Reptonians that parents of young children would hope for them to become. Qualifications, certificates and signifiers of attainment will always abound and rightly so, to benchmark, to encourage and to hold the door open to the next stage, yet it is character as developed by the Values of Repton that will endure, to sustain and promote a lineage of positive outlook in succeeding generations.

All involved in education throughout history, but never more so than in our contemporary interesting times, should be conscious that boys and girls leaving school should be Real World Ready. I am certain that I want a Reptonian to be able to hold their own in a social networking environment, to build an authentic track record to allow them to compose and disseminate a résumé that is succinct and impactful, to understand what being at work means, to appreciate fully the potential pitfalls of credit, social media and over commitment. More than that, I am aware that Repton, in collaboration with the parents who have sent their sons and daughters here, has an earnest duty to ensure that those crucial elements of awareness, insight and determination are in place for the day after the Leavers’ Ball. Much of this is implicit in character education but is also delivered practically in a Life Skills course to the Upper Sixth. We seek also to bring together single subjects, out of their silos, through a Cross-Curricular Excellence

Repton enjoys independence, a long heritage and a careful coordinated contemporary culture. Our independence is a prized status as it allows us to assert our Values and exercise them judiciously. We have done a great deal of work on the Values which underpin all our work here and we are rightly unembarrassed about asserting Wholeness, Truth, Excellence and Respect as the threads that run through all we do. This is not a mere nod towards high-register right-sounding tone but adopting and nurturing for all our boys and girls authentic moral courage. These Values are Christian, a proper reflection of a School with a Christian Charter adjacent to the vestiges of St Wystan and built from the stones of a monastery. So the moral courage and whole of life integrity we seek to build, for it is an incremental process, starts in Chapel and the Houses and continues every day and in every way in formal educational encounters, as well as all the spontaneous unstructured ones, between teacher and pupil, senior and junior and peer to peer. Our independence means we are the masters of our Values and equally we have to continually steward them, measure their effectiveness and be determined and unafraid in implementing them.

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[1] Nicomachean Ethics

programme into recognisable professional pursuits so that Reptonians can pursue projects in Engineering, Medical Science, Law, Journalism and Digital Media (and these are just our first) whilst at school.

We have made some advances in the last year to ensure that the Heritage of Repton is better understood by the current generation. The reinstitution of Founder’s Day, in which I hope more ORs will be able to participate next year, was one such example. We will continue to seek every opportunity on the grand scale and on the more day to day (such as relating to those drawn up to receive the Barnes Squad Cup, the history behind the trophy) to build a landscape in Reptonians’ minds of their forebears and the part they have played in the School and the world beyond the Arch. We will not dwell on past glories in the hope that some of the golden gleam mysteriously transmits down the decades but rather to appreciate fully that it has taken hard work, vision, dedication and generosity to secure the position and progress of the school in its four hundred and sixty years. We will do all we can to champion the achievements of recent ORs to become our contemporary role models and to make those a little further back more apparent, to this end the Hall of Fame will move out of the Old Priory and into Science Priory where all might engage with it. So Heritage is seen as a forward looking concept, by understanding our past we can look with purpose into our future and for this reason we bring on new traditions such as the Admission of Scholars ceremony and are in the process, as a pupil-lead activity of compiling an anthology of writing by Old Reptonians. The invigoration of our heritage in the activity of our School is joined with those strategic undertakings such as the work of The Repton Foundation and globally by Repton International Schools: the activities of both being essential to seeing Repton further into the future.

Integrating all of these ideas causes me to reflect with pride and hope the more so as I recall the recently held OR Society General Committee meeting held in advance of the OR Football afternoon.

It was clear to me at that very well attended gathering that ORs

from whatever walk of life or current preoccupation are keen to see their Society prosper walking in step with the School. All our positive discussions to enhance the Society’s functions and activities were also couched in terms to promote the opportunities of the boys and girls in the School. A real focus for Society and School in the coming year will be the building of professional networks that will of course assist ORs in their milieux but will also give those in the school networks, work experience and internships for their futures. We will also strive to enhance current events to appeal to a wider population of ORs by considering the inclusion of family, new sports and cultural dimensions in events.

We start the new academic year as a full school, balanced and well-founded: our new pupils joining in B and A Blocks and also Lower Sixth will be seeking to embrace all of the rich and developing academic, athletic and cultural opportunities at hand, under the wise and precise guidance of their tutor and House Master or Mistress. Equally, colleagues becoming members of the Repton Common Room will be seeking to engage with the School, primarily in the form room but also beyond it, to cause both their charges to flourish but also to consciously allow their professional practice to burgeon. For pupil and teacher alike they will find the Repton constant of a welcoming individual approach which is at the same time accessible and serious minded. This genuine and individual approach is important for me, as I have spent time on the road visiting junior schools with boys and girls in prospect for Repton, this is how our School is known and understood more broadly. With this in mind I trust that as the tumultuous year of twenty seventeen draws towards its autumn, Old Reptonians will continue to consider their old school fondly, to support it through OR events, to bring the school overtly to the attention of parents of boys and girls who would benefit from it and to think of how they can participate in sustaining the heritage of our Great School. To borrow the motto of Sir John Port’s father: intende prospera.

WMAL Headmaster

@alastair_land

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School News

@reptonschool

Achievements and Activities in 2016/2017 u Congratulations to Amelia Tarrant (U6M) who has been offered a place at Harvard in September 2017, and to the following six Reptonians who hold an offer to study at Oxford or Cambridge next year: Manon Allen (U6F) (History & Politics at Selwyn College, Cambridge); Kyoko Canaway (U6G) (Modern & Medieval Languages at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge); Elizabeth Martin De Bartolome (U6F) (Geography at Clare College, Cambridge); Stephen Richardson (U6N) (Mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge); Hannah Sherry (U6G) (Modern & Medieval Languages at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) and Joel Holmes (L’14) (Philosophy & Computer Science, an open offer from University College, Oxford). u Arkwright Scholarships for Design and Engineering have been awarded to Thomas Hvass (L6O), Samuel Riley (L6P) and Celia Li (L6A). Through the Smallpiece Trust, Fran Cole (4F) attended a Royal Air Force Residential STEM Placement at RAF Wittering and Amelia Wigglesworth (5G) will be attending two courses, Renewable Energy Engineering at Newcastle University and Biomedical Sciences at Southampton University u There have been many school trips. The A Block Geographers ventured to Iceland where they negotiated the crevasses of Snæfellsjökull glacier, climbed on the icebergs at Jökulsárlón lagoon before relaxing in the world famous hot springs of the blue lagoon. The History Department took 24 Sixth Formers to America (Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York) in Michaelmas half-term. Thirteen Sixth Form Physicists travelled to Geneva to visit CERN where current research scientists showed pupils around the huge site and provided a flavour of the cutting edge research being carried out in the area of particle physics. The Upper Sixth Biologists went to the Margam Discovery Centre in South Wales. u Academic societies continue to flourish at Repton. The Geography Society heard talks by ocean advocate Emily Penn, explorer Alex Hibbert, world recorder holder and motivational speaker Ben Heason and environmentalist David Edwards. This year has been a very active one for the Law Society: alongside an extensive programme of external speakers, two showpiece Mock Trials were held in the Library, and there was a society trip to London in February in which 12 pupils visited the Old Bailey, a corporate law firm and a barristers’ chambers in the Middle Temple. MedSoc was successfully led by Pranathi Yannamani (U6G) and Annie Gerard-Pearse (U6M). u The Ludvik Observatory was installed on the roof of the Science Priory in February. Pupils from B and A Block as well as Upper Sixth Physicists have had a chance to use this over the last term and the opportunity will be extended to all other year groups next year. u Christopher Bowen (U6N), Cyril Chukwumah (U6N), Thomas Coleman (L6S) and Amy Corner (L6G) were runners-up in an interschool French debating competition. Thomas Coleman was awarded the prize for the Most Outstanding Speaker in the competition. Pupils have continued to participate in a variety of linguistic and cultural activities for MFL Society, both within school and through a number of study visits. Highlights have included the interschool French debating competition, a Languages taster day at the University of Nottingham, a film study day at the University of Birmingham and participation in the International Space Challenge event. u Michael Dodman (L6L) has been awarded a Nuffield Research Placement for this summer. u Rhys Methven (U6P) has reached the national finals of the 2017 Triumph Motorcycle Design Awards. He beat stiff competition to be offered the chance to exhibit his innovative pizza cutter 38

u m achine and discuss his work with the judging panel at their Headquarters in Hinckley. u A team of three Mitre Lower Sixth Formers, Georgina Brownhill, Imogen Hacking and Indigo Omilana, entered, and won the National tenner challenge competition for the company with the highest profit by creating House joggers for all Repton Houses. u Nine ORs and friends of the School spoke about their professions to the Lower Sixth at the Annual Careers Forum.

Sixth Form and O Block pupils enjoyed a variety of career talks from ORs in a range of areas including Accountancy, Journalism, International Business, Hospitality, Event Management, Television Production and Sales and Marketing. The School was delighted to welcome back ORs Sue Fish (A’80) (OBE, QPM), Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police and Francis Habgood (O’83) Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police to celebrate the pending retirement of Chief Constable Fish. u The Lower Sixth Conference saw the pupils explore what it means to be a global citizen in the 21st century, based on the theme ‘Think Global’. In a twist on the traditional Repton entrepreneurial challenge, they created an online newspaper that gave a snapshot of the issues that they felt young people ought to be engaged with, then presented their sites in competition with other teams. We were enormously lucky to have Times journalist and former MP Matthew Parris as a keynote speaker at the Conference. u This year’s edition of The Reptonian is outstanding: spearheaded

by Editor Sam Riley (L6P), the style is the boldest and most contemporary ever, while retaining the core values of the magazine as a record of the school year and a forum for pupils’ creative abilities. u The debaters have had a great deal of success this year. Most notably, Sophie Palmer (5A) and Lucas Pringle (5P) won the Nottingham University Schools’ Debating Competition. Other impressive achievements include Manon Allen (U6F) and Kyoko Canaway (U6G) qualifying for the Finals of the Cambridge University Schools’ Debating Competition and Amelia Tarrant (U6M), Manon Allen, Laura Bramall (U6A) and Sophie Palmer qualifying for the Oxford University Schools’ Debating Competition. Finally, Manon Allen and Laura Bramall qualified to the national finals of the prestigious ESU Mace competition. This placed them in the top 12 out of over 300 schools. u Sale of Work in November raised over £17,000 for national and local charities. Harriet Glover (U6M) had her Christmas card design chosen by St Wystan’s church, Repton for the front cover of their annual Christmas card send out to all those living in the Parish, and has had a number of her A Level paintings selected for the Melbourne Arts festival this year. u July 2016 saw the fifth volunteering trip to Ghana where team members Ciara Allen (U6A), Claudia Atkinson (U6F), Mia Foster (U6A), Arabella Heap (U6M), Dominic Nield (U6O), Bradley Sharratt (U6N), Hannah Sherry (U6G) and Hugo Swaby (U6C) taught lessons at Dreamland School, Messiah International School and Cecilia Blessing School, and sampled Ghanaian culture. u The Sportathon saw the Ghana team members complete 27 different sports over a gruelling 24-hour period. They raised more than £3,800 for the Dreamland School. u The following Reptonians have achieved their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award this year: Thomas Lake (O’11); Henry Staley (O’13); Peter Knowles (U6O); John Robson (U6L); Emma Williamson (U6F); Ella Nieper (U6F); James Lewis (P’06); Annabel Finch (F’10).

u The Drama department has had a very busy year beginning in August 2016 with the Rep Theatre’s production of Equus at the Edinburgh Festival. The Michaelmas Term saw an energetic Studio production of Out of the Box followed by Neil Bartlett’s haunting adaptation of Great Expectations in the 400 Hall in November. The Lent Term Studio productions were Geraldine Aron’s The Donahue Sisters and the excellent A Level devised piece: The Yellow Wallpaper. The main house show was the all singing, all dancing From Repton to Broadway which raised over £6,000 for Foundation Derbyshire. The Summer Term saw the successful O Block GCSE practical performance: Neville’s Island and the final show of the year in the 400 Hall was Patrick Barlow’s comic version of John Buchan’s The 39 Steps.

Emma Balderston (3M) has played an active role in Derby Youth Theatre. She has been involved in productions of both Alice in Wonderland and Guys and Dolls. u The Art department held a challenging and exciting sequence of high calibre exhibitions in their two contemporary galleries, including a group exhibition of new painting talent from the Royal College of Art curated by OR Tom Hume (L’06) and a solo exhibition of installation artworks by current pupil Rosie Campion (U6F). Repton artists collaborated on a large-scale painting cladding the inside of St Wystan’s church Lych Gate at the centre of the village to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. u The annual David Wilkinson Memorial Lecture was given by the artist and filmmaker Tony Hill, whose presentation and performances accompanied his high national profile exhibition in our New Court Gallery. u The musicians have had a busy year. Chapel Choir have performed regularly, including the world premiere performance of Martin How’s Repton Jubilate and other highlights include the Nine Lessons and Carols, Remembrance and Confirmation Services. The Chamber Choir performed live to the nation on BBC Radio 4’s Daily Service Programme, as well as performing Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Allegri’s Miserere. MusSoc performed Mozart’s Requiem in December. Coffee Concerts throughout the year have included Jazz themed programmes, a stunning B Block Award Holders concert, a Baroque Celebration and others. u Kyoko Canaway (U6G) has been awarded an Organ Scholarship to Chichester Cathedral (2017) and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (2018). Kathryn Monteiro (U6F) has been offered a place to study cello at The Royal Academy of Music. Matthew Rhodes (5L) has taken part in the Young Composers’ Project, based at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Yasmin Dugdale (L6M) has been selected as a member of the National Youth Choir.

Following national auditions, Matthew Jankinson (L6L), Oliver Whittingham (4C), Kathryn Monteiro, Kyoko Canaway, Alastair Westwood (5N), Rika Canaway (5G) and Matthew Rhodes were invited to perform at The Royal Festival Hall with The Duet Philharmonic Orchestra. u The Mitre won the Unison singing competition for their performance of We are young by Fun, adjudicated by Edward Jones. Field House won the Harmony Singing competition with Save the World/Don’t you worry child by Pentatonix, arranged

by Claudia Atkinson (U6F), adjudicated by Ben Parry. u Repton’s Musician of the Year was adjudicated by Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, with winners Joe Jarvis (L6O) on drum kit (Senior) and Harry Scutt (3N) on piano (Junior). u Grade 8 Distinctions were achieved by Samuel Riley (L6P): Singing, Edward Mansfield (L6L): Singing, Matthew Rhodes (5L): Organ, Claudia Atkinson (U6F): Singing. u Oliver Whittingham (4C) has attended the Junior Academy of Music throughout the year, specialising in Viola.

u Hockey ended its season with three National Titles. This haul means that Repton has further strengthened its position as the most successful school in the history of the National Schools’ Competitions winning 33 National Titles since records began in 1980. 32 of those titles have been won since 2005. For the third successive season, around 100 pupils took part in the National Finals at Lee Valley’s Olympic Park and Repton achieved another Indoor title this year as the Boys’ U16s won the National Indoor Title for the first time in our history, meaning that we are the only School to have won all ten National Titles at one time or another. u The netball term saw a change of line up with the creation of an extra Senior team but the end of the U16 teams. This allowed all the U16s to move up into the Senior teams with two girls, Izzy Clarke (5F) and Emilia Kaczmarczyk (5M) selected for the 1st VII. Exciting times lie ahead for one of Repton’s most promising netballers, Philippa Wilson (U6G) who has been selected, through a rigorous trial process, into the Superleague Loughborough Lightning Youth squad. u The 1st XI football team, captained by Will Norcross (U6S), had a tremendous season winning a total of 22 out of 29 games and scoring an impressive 122 goals along the way. In the process they secured no fewer than three titles. We defeated Shrewsbury to carry off the ISFA Northern 8s title for the third consecutive season and the fourth time in five years as well as following up the success of last season by retaining both the Derbyshire and Staffordshire County Cups. u Lower down the age groups the U15A team had a tremendous run to the quarter-final of the ISFA Cup before cruelly going down away in London 3-2 in extra time after a thrilling match.

They also reached the Final of the Staffordshire County Cup before losing 6-5 on penalties. However, they lifted the MGS 8s title and followed this with claiming the Burton & District Cup for the second time after winning it the previous year as U14s. The U14A team, not to be outdone, managed to lift their first piece of silverware at Repton with an exciting victory in the Burton & District Cup final at St. George’s Park. They followed this up by taking the title in the first ever ISFA Futsal competition. u On an individual level, 1st XI Player of the Year went to Jack Bull (U6O) who celebrated three years in the team. Goalkeeper Matt Elliott (U6P) kept an impressive 14 clean sheets during the season, which was only one short of equalling the overall record, while Tom Wilkinson (U6C) finished as top goal scorer with 29 goals. u The ISFA representative teams contained several Reptonians.

Will Norcross (U6S), represented ISFA U18 in matches against the likes of Hertha Berlin, Sheffield United and Australia Schools. Merlin Ferrinho (L6O) represented the ISFA U17 team against Scotland Independent Schools whilst lower down the age groups Harrison Solomon (3P) and Eno Nto (3P) both represented the ISFA U14 team. u The girls’ football team had another impressive year, losing just one game over the course of the season. In Michaelmas, they won the ISFA National 7s tournament for the first time in the School’s history, beating the much fancied King’s Taunton in the final on penalties. They retained the Midlands League for the third straight year and reached the semi-final of the ISFA cup, losing narrowly in a game in which they dominated but failed to convert numerous chances. Three girls, captain Anna Jowle (U6M), Isobel Emmett (U6M) and Emma Williamson (U6F) represented the ISFA England side and we were the best represented school in this team who played international matches against Wales, Scotland and Australia. u Hermione Wright (U6G) competed in The English School’s Cross Country Championships.

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Achievements and Activities in 2016/2017 continued u Fenella Scutt (L6G) became the holder of the Girls’ Junior and Senior Steeplechase records as she won the Senior Girls event.

This was her fourth consecutive Steeplechase victory. u From the cricket season a number of achievements should be noted: James Sookias (U6S) represented Warwickshire 2nd XI in a three day championship game against Worcestershire, following a series of games last Summer for Derbyshire CCC 2nd XI. Following selection for Warwickshire U17, Ben Chapman-Lilley (L6P) was also signed by Warwickshire to their Elite Player Pathway Academy. Will Hobson (4S) and Owen Randall (3O) were signed to the Derbyshire CCC Mini Academy.

Ethan Berlusconi (3L), Anoop Chima (3L) and Tom Buffin (5S) have represented Derbyshire. William Wright (4O) has represented Lincolnshire. u Ben Chapman-Lilley (L6P) became the first centurion of the season following a 100 against Queen Ethelburga’s in April. u The 1st XI took part in the St Peter’s York Cricket Festival after the end of term with three other schools. u Molly Dytham (4M) has been selected to play for the U15 Derbyshire County cricket team. She was also chosen as a player for the “Emerging girls” programme. u In tennis, the Girls’ 1st team have secured qualification to the National Finals in July. Their undefeated campaign has continued across all competitions including the Aberdare Cup along with all Saturday fixtures. The Boys’ 1st team also qualified for the National Finals and the team also had success in the National Club league. Our Junior Boys had great success at the junior Finals in December and finished in a superb third place, Repton’s highest ever finish in this competition. This term our junior boys and girls teams have won the county stage of this event and will now enter the knockout phase. u Once again we had a number of Reptonians selected to represent their counties at junior and senior level: Elizabeth Allwood (L6A) and William Hawkins (3O) for Leicestershire, James Murphy (4S) for Cambridgeshire, Claudia Johnson (U6A) for Bedfordshire, William Davies (U6O) for Shropshire, Martin Thomas (5O) for Kent, Millie Devey-Smith (L6G), Mae Fitzgerald (4M) and Alex Ottewell (4N) for Derbyshire and Archie Hill (5C) Lincolnshire. Millie has had success internationally on the ITF Circuit competing in various tournaments and winning her first International title in May.

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u It has been a remarkable year on the Repton athletics track where five school records have been broken. Captain Jessica Lee (U6G) now holds the 100m and 200m records, Kelsey Pearce (3A) has broken the junior girls shot and javelin records and Rebekah Walton (L6F) obliterated a long standing javelin record by nine metres. At the DSSA County Championships at Moorways Stadium, Rebekah Walton, Nathan Furniss (U6O) and Kelsey Pearce won their respective events whilst also achieving English Schools’ standard in their respective disciplines. Jacob Savage (4L), Hermione Wright (U6G) and Georgie Brownhill (L6M) all achieved Silver medals. u Oliver Scutt (4L) has trained with the British U17 water ski team in preparation for selection for the European Championships held in Spain in August this year. Emma Scutt (3M) has been selected as a member of the U14 British water skiing team. u The academic year has been a busy one for Jess Richardson (L6G), in the training and competition aspects of her Judo.

In September, Jess represented England at the UK Schools Games and won a Bronze medal. In December she competed at U21 level at the British Championships and won a Bronze medal, securing a place on the Great Britain U21 Judo Squad and was awarded a place within the England Judo Academy, a training and development provision aimed at upcoming talented athletes. In April, she competed in the Northern Ireland Open and won the Bronze medal at U21 level and the Silver medal within the Senior Ladies’ section. She also competed as part of Great Britain delegations, organised by England Judo, at the International Thuringia Judo Cup in Germany and the Spanish Junior European Cup in La Coruna. u Kristia Gabriel (3G) has been training as part of the England Rounders U14 team and has represented England on the recent Guernsey tour. u The School hosted a major event with Olympic Gold medallist and swimmer Adam Peaty. The event raised over £7,400 for the two named charities.

Martin How (H’45) MBE has written The Repton Jubilate.

Martin pictured joining Repton’s Chapel Choir for the first performance of his song Repton Jubilate.

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From The Arch 330, Spring 2017, whom do you recognise?

Dear Editors Having received The Arch and, as always, flipped through to check on those I might have known, I spotted a veritable “rogues gallery”! My recognition thoughts are: don’t know; Nick Smith (B’69); don’t know; don’t know; not certain; possibly Nick Palfreman; Nicholas Daffern (N’69); remember him but not his name! (P’69); Simon Thompson (M’69); Brian Coleman (M’69); Frank Russell (O’69); don’t know.

However, I should add (with a degree of embarrassment!), I think no.4 could be me!

Dear Editor 6th from left (including teacher) is Nick Daffern (New), I think the 7th, with top hat, is Doug Foster (Priory), Teacher looks like Mr Rudolph (I think). I’ll have to keep looking at the rest – I recognise most – but no names yet.

I had hair like that around then!

Kind regards Charles Alan Johnstone (B’69)

Duncan Toms (N’70)

Dear Editors I attended the first day of the test match in July this year at Trent Bridge between England and South Africa and, as I was walking past his seat, Arthur Richardson, a pupil at the School between 1949 and 1954, recognised the tie I was wearing and we had a brief conversation. He was head of New House from September 1953 until July 1954. Interestingly, Arthur was present at the match in the company of a son of T L Thomas, Headmaster from 1944-1961.

I had little time to share reminiscences with Arthur, so on my return home I emailed Jan Cobb in the OR office to verify his current address as he told me he now lives in the South of England and my 1957 register lists his previous home as Hexham, Northumberland.

Jan rang me a few days later to tell me that according to the records, A. Richardson is deceased; very much a Mark Twain moment, whose premature obituary in a New York paper prompted the following cable to the Associated Press “The report of my death was an exaggeration”.

Hopefully someone reading this letter will know of Arthur Richardson’s whereabouts and perhaps be in a position to furnish Jan with a home address, email address or telephone number.

Peter Boult (N’52) Note from the OR Office – Arthur’s record had been marked as deceased in 1973. Hence his name did not appear in the 2007 register, it has now been corrected and we look forward to being able to update his record with his address.

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Dear Editors, It was a delight, as usual, to receive the latest copy of The Arch and to be greeted by a magnificent photograph of a building I knew well but a name I did not.

When I arrived for the summer term in 1957, this was the Science Block. I remember not just Physics downstairs and Chemistry upstairs, but accessed through an external door was the Metal Workshop. The master in charge was Mr J N Emery. If the internal door was unlocked, it was possible to pass through into the Physics Practical lab, in the corner of which stood the Bentley Engine.

After completion of the new Chemistry Block, between the 400 Hall and the Chapel, the Science Block became the Physics Block and the Metal Workshop was moved to beneath the Burnet-Stuart Room.

Best regards, James Buxton (C’57) Dear Editors, Bill Blackshaw was a remarkable man. He had been a top Russian interpreter in the Navy and had interpreted for top Russian leaders when they visited this country. What else he got up to in this connection; he was probably not allowed to tell us. It was a pity that we had no Russian classes when I was there, as there were a number of us who would have jumped at the opportunity to learn Russian, as a result of which our careers might have taken a different course. Maybe this was a result of TLT’s lack of foresight or maybe there just was not enough interest at the time?

Reflecting on Remembrance Day, it is a pity that it is such a man-centred ceremony, albeit with a few religious trimmings. We need to remember that both world wars were extremely closely run affairs. But for the grace of God we would have lost both of them, with dire consequences, and yet we seem strangely reluctant to admit this and give credit where credit is due.

Best regards, Stephen Etches (H‘55) Dear Editors, Just received the latest copies of The Arch and Archive. Another letter-writer asked that the names of people shown in photos be included, and I agree entirely: even if I don’t know the people, it would be good to know who they are!

I seem to recall there used to be more news of ORs in The Arch than there is now. I’m sure it’s difficult to find out what people are doing, outside of sports, but any info would be interesting. There must be high-profile ORs in business, the professions, the arts, and politics, but if so we don’t seem to hear of them. Also, the place has changed so much that a V.O.R. (or Very Old Reptonian) like me finds it difficult to relate to much of the current geography. New classrooms and laboratories, for example. New sports fields, for all I know.

Maybe you could include a guide to what’s changed since the 400th!

If I find The Arch of only occasional interest, Archive is terrific! It’s wonderfully put together, beautifully printed, with lots of pictures, and gives a fascinating idea of the extraordinary scope of what’s happening at Repton today. There are so many new ideas: Admission of Scholars, Lists, the Captains’ Club, the Academy, the Headmaster’s Reading List, Dress to Impress. My impression is that a lot of this is thanks to the new headmaster, Alastair Land, who looks not much older than his own sixth-formers! I can’t imagine TLT, who was Headmaster in my time, dressing up as Roald Dahl!

If I’m being unfair on any of Alastair Land’s predecessors, I’m sorry. But there’s so much I’d like to know, and living in Canada, as I have since 1975, I can’t easily come see for myself!

A small ‘for instance’: pupils are now referred to as U6G or L6P. What do these mean? The Arch still refers to N’06, which I do understand.

Sincerely, Tony Houghton (L’51)

We love receiving your stories and thoughts. Please keep them coming. Here is a reminder of where to send them to jcobb@repton.org.uk or write to us at The Old Reptonian Society, The Hall, Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6FH

ERRATUM

In a thank you from last issue – Simon Barber (H’70), for sending in old copies of the Reptonian Magazine – it mentioned ‘Bertie Thomas’ and it should be Bernard. Our apologies. Editor.

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Dear Editors John Gammell Tribute. Headmaster Repton School 1968-78.

Inspired by the recent reprinted (from 1971) tribute to Bill Blackshaw in the Spring 2017 edition of The Arch written by Keith Workman I thought I would write a belated view of John Gammell.

Appointed in 1968 in an interesting swap where the formidable John Thorne secured promotion to be head of Winchester College and Gammell, the former housemaster, replaced him as Head of Repton. A big lad with a tin leg, having lost the original above the knee at the Monte Cassino battle in Italy during WW2. Gammell displayed none of the positive life force of someone in a similar position such as Douglas Bader, giving off the aura of someone suffering clinical depression.

I remember he was, at the start of his tenure, down to support his staff by teaching a few lessons to sixth formers in literature or whatever. He never managed to show up for any of these and the likes of John Billington, in his usual good natured and forgiving way, would deputise at the last minute. In fact the only time in the five years we shared our time at the school that he ever showed any enthusiasm for anything was during a speech day type of event where ex-SAS types were doing an unarmed combat demonstration on the playing fields. They were a memorable, good act, with excellent verbal explanations accompanying their physical assaults on each other, and JG was at pains to show everyone he was involved with them and presumably organised and made their cash payment. He may have smiled. I have read a couple of articles on the internet which refer to him at Winchester School and his time in retirement.

If anybody disagrees with my memory and remembers receiving any sage advice from him I hope they will respond through The Arch magazine in his defence.

The JG oratorical skills were poor and uninspiring. I remember he seemed fixated by the National Average (of exam results) and was forever dribbling on about it.

JG and deputy head Norwood engaged in an evening attack in 1973 where they drove around the local pubs and then expelled (or Rusticated until the end of term was what it was called) the unlucky Reptonians they apprehended.

Simon Packard (M’68)

Dear Editor On behalf of Zoë and myself I would like to thank you for a fantastic afternoon at Repton for the Gaudy. The lunch was lovely and the tour afterwards was excellent. Our guides from School House did their House proud being polite, informative and engaging. The improvements that have been done to the school are quite incredible, and it was nice to hear the pupils talk so warmly of the school and of the staff, including the Head. It sounds like you have all made a significant effort to make the pupils feel at home and secure.

Kind Regards Zoë and Michael Potter (S’98)

Dear Editor I hasten to provide the answer to Charles Warner’s (H’52) second question in his letter in the Spring 2017 edition.

The team in question (the one beside the obituary of Robin Steward in edition 235) was the Arthur Dunn Cup winning side of 1960, beating The Old Malvernians 3-2 at Harrow & Wealdsone’s ground. I remember it quite well, not least because I was playing in it and am in the photograph (next to Robin ), but mainly because it was the first time that the ORs had won the cup for 46 years - we had last won it in 1914, following which we became the side to have held it the longest (6 years during the 1st World War!) until the Old Carthusians won it in 1939!

We had been in the final two years earlier at Plough Lane, Wimbledon, with even a slightly better side (five of this side plus Donald Carr (L’40), David Wilkinson (H’46), and Dick Sale (himself!), but on that attempt we all, bar two - Dick at Centre half and Pete Trott (P’48) in goal - had a totally off day and we lost 2-0 to the Cholmeleians. Dick had (perhaps rather recklessly) booked a private room at the Criterion on Piccadilly Circus for a celebration dinner - we quickly had to turn it into a full blown wake !

But...after all that ramble through a bit of historical detail, to the main point. The team in the photograph was:- back row: David Vaughan (C’53), Chris Waddilove (H’54), Andrew Robinson (C’59), Jeremy Tomlinson (B’54), Steve Webb-Jones (C’55), David Shentall (O’ 53), Referee. Front Row: Toby Turl (C’50), Robin Steward (B’48), Peter Barber (M’51) captain, Gerry Citroen (P’48), Pat Vaughan (C’52). The team contained 5 Blues (3 dark and 2 light) and Gerry had played for the Corinthian Casuals in the Amateur Cup final.

I don’t remember it being a particularly good game but, if you manage to win a Dunn final, it’s really only the result that matters (and ‘Oh dear’ about the ‘so near but yet so far’ of this year’s final against the Carthusians! - which I sadly saw at Merchant Taylor’s School).

AR (Toby) Turl (C’50)

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In the last issue Charles Warner (H’52) asked if anyone can name all the players in the football team shown in Edition 325 beside the obituary of Robin Steward.

Seated L to R: Toby Turl (C’50), Robin Steward (B’48), Peter Barber (M’51), Gerry Citron (P’48), Pat Vaughan (C’52).

Standing L to R: David Vaughan (C’53), Chris Waddilove (H’54), Andrew Robinson (C’51), Jeremy Tomlinson (B’54), Stephen Webb-Jones (C’55), David Shentall (O’53).

It was the winning team of 1960.

Dear Editors It was an enormous surprise, and wonderful too, to receive your greetings to mark my 80th birthday, for which I thank you most sincerely. My father A S Watson (O’1913) would have been thrilled to have had such a greeting from the OR Society when he turned 80 in 1979, but this fine custom had yet to be started. Repton made its indelibly good mark on both of us, one memorable event being at the 400th celebrations when, as two ORs, we were mounting the steps up to the Hole in the Wall from the Grubber. Dr Geoffrey Fisher, just behind us, by himself, caught up, which was followed by amiable introductions of “Hello Watson major and Watson minor I presume!”

Since leaving Derbyshire, attendance at OR – or any other Repton events has been very infrequent, unfortunately, but I pass through the county a few times a year, when it may be possible to visit Repton, whether or not any particular event happens to be on. I used to so love walking and cycling around the area while at School and very occasionally once or twice later. So there are many old haunts to look up and memories to rejuvenate.

It’s over 60 years since I left, and just over 30 years elapsed between father leaving Repton, and when I entered. He would have seen fewer changes during that period, than those that have occurred since I left. But then, 60 years before he entered the School how radically different it was then!

Thank you once more for those surprise greetings, and I look forward to a future visit to Repton, the School, and its surroundings, however short.

Yours sincerely Peter T A Watson (M’50) “Floreat Depardunum”

Dear Editors “Spike” (or “Monsieur Epi”, as I unsubtly identified him in my French exercise book) was, after Mike Charlesworth, the master to whom I owe the greatest personal debt.

Unfortunately, my cerebral mother somehow so managed to offend the then Head of Modern Languages during my first “A” Level year that I was relegated the following year to Spike’s non-Scholarship French set, despite being a Modern Languages scholar. As soon as my performance highlighted the inequality, I was offered promotion which I immediately and unhesitatingly refused, however, since he managed to bring out in me what others had not. In hindsight, it was one of the best decisions of my life, resulting in my achieving higher grades than some in the Scholarship French set: otherwise, I might not have been the only one out of eight students (from 500plus applicants) successfully to complete the four-year French and German Joint (Double) Honours Course at Bristol, where I met my wife of now 48 years, Eileen, a fellow French with Spanish graduate.

The story does not end there. When Ashley (N’95) was at the Preparatory School where Eileen was Head of French, it transpired that the Proprietor and Principal - who also taught French - had undertaken his teaching practice at Repton, lodging in Spike’s home.

Consequently, when a ship with Khrushchev on board unexpectedly had to put into Portsmouth very briefly in the early 1960s, and Spike was asked to interpret (he was that renowned a linguist!), the said gentleman - who shall, for good reason, remain nameless - accepted to tag along. According to him; when Khrushchev was heard to shout something from the ship as it left Portsmouth, nearby journalists, assuming that he too was an interpreter, asked him what Khrushchev had said. With Spike nowhere to be seen, and not understanding Russian, he claims that he said the first banal political cliché that came into his head, only for it to be duly reported in the press the following day! True or not: that was the beginning of a life-long friendship, with many boys progressing later from that school to Brighton College, such was Spike’s reputation as its Head.

Regards, Andrew Williamson (N’59)

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Dear Editor, I was talking to a friend recently who is also a train buff and a strong opponent of HS2, who, when he took up a senior appointment at Derby Cathedral, met a Director of EuroStar who lived in the City. The meeting led to a request from my friend for a trip to Paris on the footplate of a Eurostar locomotive if that’s what they are still called? Nothing happened for a while, then a trip was fixed from St Pancras to Paris on the footplate whilst his wife was entertained as a guest for Lunch in the First Class Dining Car. By way of conversation with the driver my friend asked how he had become a train driver of such a prestigious train. The reply he got surprised him somewhat as the driver said ‘When I left Repton I wanted only to become a train driver’.

Will the aforesaid OR Driver if he reads this letter please write an article for ‘The Arch’ on his career as a train driver and forward it to Jan Cobb in the OR office at Repton.

Your sincerely, Edward Wilkinson (C’46) Dear Editors I was delighted to read in the latest issue of “The Arch” that the Chess Club has been re-established. This was my “sport” at Repton, unusually being officially appointed captain of the New House team only a few days after my arrival (1959), and reaching second board of the School team (the original “First Six”) before leaving (1964) The Club met every Sunday after Evensong in the then OR Room (upstairs in the recently built 400 Hall) during the Michaelmas and Lent terms, for House Matches and Knockout Tournaments, which, when Secretary, it was my privilege to organise. School Matches, in silence and against clocks, were a highlight of my schooldays. We practised intensely and seriously: personally, I regularly played up to 30 matches a week with Simon Crittall (N’60), also a member of the House and School Team, in preparation for the House Matches; whilst the School Team was summoned to “Move-Abouts” (akin to the Footballers’ Kick-Abouts and the Hockey Players’ Hit-Abouts) as and when necessary. At away matches, we were sometimes accompanied by a member of the Signals Platoon who had been enlisted to broadcast a commentary on the First Eleven’s progress. On one occasion, I can recall my own game lasting longer than theirs; and, exhausted but jubilant, being interviewed live by the Signaller when I eventually won!

In my last season, the Captain of Chess was my good friend and fellow member of Mike Charlesworth’s 1959 Remove B, Nick Rowell (P’59), the Head Chorister. As a chorister myself, Sunday evening matches were particularly onerous for both of us, especially after one of Mervyn Williams’ full-blown Choral Evensongs. This might explain why Nick did not always turn out for Priory each week, allowing New House (composed of the School’s 2nd, 4th and 6th Boards) to lead the House Matches until the very last when he captained the Priory Team (composed of the School’s 1st, 3rd and 5th Boards) to a resounding victory against us and thus clinched the cup which, until then, was so tantalisingly within New’s grasp. I teased him about this only recently! My other vivid memory was during one of the annual matches versus the staff, when the legendary Bill Bolland, Head of Mathematics, after only a few moves, demanded a win, pointing out in his inimitable manner to his First Board opponent, J Q G H Rappoport (M’57), a highly intelligent Tip Scholar and Head of School, that he – Bill – was bound to win after so many more moves under the rules of perfect chess!

Thereafter, I regularly competed for a while in several London Leagues, making unlikely friendships along the way through what is basically a solitary and unsocial activity, even bumping into some well-known actors in the bar afterwards (including Griselda Harvey) when playing against the BBC. Many years later, I had the opportunity to tutor my sons’ preparatory school’s club and team, including staging several annual outdoor exhibition matches on an eight-by-eight metre board with live costumed pieces (all pupils, except for the Kings and Queens). Anyone who remembers my son Ashley (Foremarke ’91 and N’95) will not be surprised by such theatricality! All of which goes to show that Chess can be as valuable a character-building activity as any other team game, even if I was denied a House Tie, and School Colours were only introduced after I left Thus, I wish the Club as much fun and success as we enjoyed all those years ago; and look forward to reading of their progress.

Yours sincerely Andrew Williamson (N’59)

Lost Contacts

We have a long list of ORs with whom we have lost contact. Below is the list from SCHOOL HOUSE. The full list is available on the OR website http://www.repton.org.uk./keep-in-touch. If you are in contact with anyone on the list, perhaps you would like to ask them if they would like to receive copies of The Arch and correspondence from us. They can email, post, or fill in the form on the web page with their current details.

First Name/Surname Thomas R Peasgood Robert Nicholas M Rendall Charles E R Daley Alexander W J Swanston Andrew J Tetley Donovan James Moubray James O M Standage Lap Sui Chan Sung-Jae Lee F J D S Ferreira

Year 1993 1993 1993 1994 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1996

First Name/Surname Marc Michael John Da Costa Owen Richard Dacey Florian Vondran Nishkantha Arulkumaran Thomas J Passmore Henry J Bain Yu-Shin Liao Louis Jevremov Village Maximilian R L von Bennigsen Dong-Ik Shin

Year 1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001

First Name/Surname Peter Baker Shuang Song Patrick Newnham Jonathan J Ackerley James W Waddilove Xing Yue Oliver James Hallam Welch James William Gough William H A Fox-Davies Fearghus P O’Sullivan

Year 2002 2002 2002 2004 2004 2006 2007 2008 2008 2011 45

Overseas Contacts Country AUSTRIA AUSTRALIA Queensland Perth Sydney Victoria (Melbourne) Victoria BELGIUM BRAZIL CANADA Alberta British Columbia Eastern Ontario & Quebec Toronto Western CHILE CHINA CYPRUS DENMARK EAST AFRICA (Uganda) EAST AFRICA (Kenya) ESTONIA FINLAND FRANCE GERMANY (East/South) GERMANY (North/West) HONG KONG INDONESIA ITALY JAPAN JORDAN MALAYSIA KUWAIT MOROCCO NEW ZEALAND NIGERIA NORWAY (Oslo) PHILIPPINES PORTUGAL QATAR QATAR SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town Natal SPAIN South & Gibraltar Madrid Madrid Mallorca SOUTH KOREA SWEDEN (STOCKHOLM) SWITZERLAND TANZANIA THAILAND THAILAND TRINIDAD TURKEY UAE UAE USA All All California Chicago Florida Los Angeles Massachusetts New York New York North Carolina Ohio Texas Washington WEST INDIES All Cayman Islands Jamaica YEMEN ZAMBIA 46

Below is a full list of those ORs who have volunteered to be ‘Overseas Links’. We are very grateful to those who have volunteered, but there are many gaps in the list of countries. If you would be willing to act as an Overseas Link in a country not already covered, please contact Jan Cobb on jcobb@repton.org.uk

Name Doug Fletcher

House & Yr New ‘01

Email contact@chaletexperiences.com

Telephone +43 650 9686865

David Miller Frank Smith Natalie Wynne Simon Q Crabtree Vanessa Twigg Hadrian Coulton Susan Hawkins

Hall ‘59 Orchard ‘53 Abbey ‘95 Orchard ‘90 Abbey ‘76 Mitre ‘82 Abbey ’98

David.Miller@aigroup.asn.au frank@happygardener.com.au nataliewynne@hotmail.com simon@afps.net.au vtwiggb9@gmail.com notharry@googlemail hawkinsusan@gmail.com

0617 33953715 +618 92997363

Rev Martin Hattersley Ed Monro Tony Houghton Kamil Alam David Laing Nicolas Ibanez Scott Jipeng Li Richard Sale Mathilde Juul Mark Dudley Philip Hechle Kadi Lilis Saar Roger Smith Rev James Barnett James R Chapman Beate Erdmann Severin J B Zilg Eddie Niem David Poon John Syed Julie Daniels Natsuko Sato Toby Fricker Ian Grout Tim Wilkinson Martin Robinshaw Richard Hedley Ibrahim Dikko David Llewelyn Paul Bleckly Alistair Fairclough Steve Targett Lizzie Tebbs (nee Waller) Tracey Washer Richard Coventry Alfred Cheng

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Your Contact Details In the OR Office we are keen to ensure that we keep our records updated for all ORs. To this end we would be grateful if you could contact us if any of your details change, such as address, email, telephone numbers etc.

We are also delighted to hear your ‘good news’ such as engagements, marriages, births, qualifications gained, new jobs etc. We will only publish such information in The Arch with your agreement. The editorial staff retain the right to edit any submissions.

Thank You!

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Repton School Shop - Memorabilia NEW JUTE BAGS These jute bags are a new addition to our range of memorabilia, and retail at £5.00.

OR Ties:

House Scarves:

Miscellaneous:

Silk

The Priory

Large Glass Crested Goblet

Non Crease

School House

Crested Red Wine Glass

Bow Tie

New House

Glass Crested Paper Weight

Latham House

Crested Cuff Links

OR House/Sports Ties:

The Orchard

Crested Key Rings

Brook House

The Mitre (Girls)

Brass Buttons

The Hall

Cross

Repton cards

The Priory

The Abbey

Large Teddy Bear

School House (Polyester)

Field House

Repton Cricket Caps

New House

The Garden

Leisure Socks

Latham House

Large Golf Umbrella

The Orchard

Miscellaneous:

China Mug

The Mitre

Repton Crested Silver Charm (to fit all pendant and bracelet chains)

Repton China Coin Tray

Repton crested Charm with Bracelet

Repton Register 2007 Book

The Cross OR Football OR Hockey OR Golf (striped) Cambridge Pilgrims Tie New silk ties for Old Reptonians for all of the Houses are now available.

Pint Glass Crested Tankard

450th Anniversary Book Repton To The End Repton Register 2007 CD

Half Pint Glass Crested Tankard Champagne Crested Flute All items are available from the Repton School Shop, The Paddock, Repton, which can be contacted for price details and to place your order on: Tel. 01283 559323, or by email: shop@repton.org.uk 47

Artwork by Olivia Brown (M’12)

The Old Reptonian Society The Hall, Repton School, Repton Derbyshire DE65 6FH

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