The Carthusian 2019
Volume 44/1
2019
The Carthusian
Volume 44/1
The Carthusian
2019 Volume 44/1
Edited by James Davey, Catherine Smith and Bill Freeman
Editorial
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Salvete
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School Life
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Music
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Design Technology Sport
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Remembrance
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Drama
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CCF & Expeditions
OC Interview Steph Wilson
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Artifex
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Prizes
Valete
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Art
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Sports Editor Nick Beasant
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Photography and Design by Roger Smeeton, and grateful thanks to those other people who supplied photographs
THE CARTHUSIAN Vol. 44/1 covers life at Charterhouse from July 2018 to August 2019. Views expressed are not statements of School policy, neither do they necessarily reflect the opinions of the 244 editors. THE CARTHUSIAN, CHARTERHOUSE, Godalming, Surrey GU7 2DX www.charterhouse.org.uk
intends to take the judges’ advice and really push himself
Natural History [35.29]. In a competition of trompe l’oeil,
next time. He knows perfectly well that he will do no such
Zeuxis depicted a bunch of grapes so faithfully that birds
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen steps back from the canvas. His
thing. As if he could – where does one climb when one has
flew into his painting. He was, however, forced to concede
head is tilted. His brush perches on one hand, his palette
reached the summit?
when he ordered the curtain to be drawn from in front
on the other, and he resembles, briefly, a candelabra. No
As much as it pains me, and as much as I fear the inflation
of Parrhasius’ work, only to find that the curtain was the
doubt he is aware of this. And, as he exhales through his
of that prodigious ego, I believe Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
painting. No one would try to have a conversation with one
trimmed nostrils the last of a sigh, his eyebrows lifting
is right. Right, though, on one point alone and then only
of Daphne Todd OBE’s subjects or crash, Wile E. Coyote-
ever so slightly, he allows himself (for only the third time
in the narrowest of senses. I believe that the workings of
style, into one of Lachlan Goudie’s landscapes. But the
today) the thought that he is really rather good. He knows
Laurence’s imagination should concern us much more than
judges of The Celebrity Painting Challenge (aired on BBC2
what they will say. They will compliment his art – because
the actual appearance of the church spire, aubergine, or
in April of this year), along with most of us, talk about
it is Art, undeniably Art, Art in its truest senses: skill,
minor celebrity he happens to be painting. I do not say this
painting as though the ideal thing would be for us all to
accomplishment and, yes, transcendence. They will praise
merely out of psychiatric interest (though there is, I feel
get concussion from a visit to the National Gallery. The
its composition, its depth, proportion, its (should they be
certain, much to explore in the mind of a man still inclined
series of innovations in Greek art that took place between
so inspired) rhythm, above all its exquisite shading. This
to cover a wall with scantily-clad nymphs prancing through
the late-sixth and mid-second centuries BC are sometimes
last point will hold Daphne’s admiration particularly. They
a dull nowhere of hills and dales). What I approve of is his
spoken of as a ‘naturalistic revolution’, sometimes as a
will, as always, and for the sake of these poor hobbyists
aversion to the slavish transferral-to-canvas of the precise
‘progression’. They could also be understood as a limiting
who have the honour of competing with him, suggest that
image that hits his retinas.
of what art is permitted to do. Plato saw that the artists of
he might have paid a little more attention to how his subject
‘Photorealism’ has long been established in the ‘West’, as
his day were essentially tricksters. Yet despite him, despite
actually looks. ‘You’re not really observing what’s in front
something laudable in itself. The Greeks had a word for it.
Picasso, Kandinsky, Pollock, and the marvellous variety of
of you. You paint too much from the imagination.’ Laurence
They called it alētheia – ‘truth’. Translated as Latin veritas,
artistic traditions in the world, we are still suffering from
bows his head and accepts their appraisal. When he is
this proved the criterion for victory in an apocryphal
that ancient fallacy which equates ‘naturalism’ with ‘truth’.
drawn aside to deliver his thoughts on the trials of the day,
contest between the Greek painters, Zeuxis and Parrhasius,
Laurence himself is no better. He, too, and more overtly
he will tell the nation – and you, esteemed viewer – that he
in the late-fourth century BCE, as recorded in Pliny’s
than many, is a devotee of the classical principles, bound
An Old Arrogance
by that same, vexed obsession with how light falls on an object. Phil Tufnel’s efforts in abstraction, by contrast, were by no means virtuosic, but they were refreshing. Daphne and Lachlan always looked slightly bewildered when they came to his easel. At least they knew where they were with Laurence. Laurence won a place in the final; Phil did not. Because they were afraid of him. And because we still prize those who continue merrily along in spite of the twentieth century – as if the art of painting had reached its peak in Late-Classical Greece, as if art had a peak, as if there were no world beyond the Hindu Kush. The arrogance of it.
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In praise of memory ‘‘NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls
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nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life.’’ So claims Mr Gradgrind of Dickens’s Hard Times, who drills all feeling,
commitment to mechanical rote learning. Much maligned in educational circles for decades, Michael Gove brought rote learning back to centre stage as Education Secretary in 2012, believing that “memorisation is a necessary precondition of understanding”. Charterhouse, meanwhile, has been quietly plodding along ahead of (or behind?) these trends, cementing the importance of learning verse off by heart in the Ancient and Modern Languages Verse Speaking Competition and the English Recitation Competition. Competitions with a long and illustrious history are characteristic of the English Public School system: Winston Churchill won the recitation prize at Harrow by reciting the 1,200 line Lays of Ancient Rome by Thomas Macaulay. However, these are not mere relics of an archaic system: what learning verse off by heart allows a Carthusian to do is fully to inhabit and interpret those words, to let them roll about in their mouths and in their minds. As a spectator this year, it was thrilling to see pupils take flight, temporarily displaced from their moment and inhabiting the heightened and intensified space that poetry offers. What learning verse off by heart promises, perhaps more so than any other form of culture, is the complete possession of a work of art. What a gift to be able to pocket and keep
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creativity and imagination out of his pupils through his
these gems, ready to be opened and explored whenever the memoriser wishes! Dickens’s memorisers suffer, left with no real understanding or appreciation of the subjects they dutifully recite; I hope that Carthusians leave with a richer, deeper and resonant understanding of the power of those words they have committed to memory.
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Removes Geography Trip to Yorkshire
The next day, we returned to Malton to carry out a more in-depth investigation of the urban area, trying to see if it
On Friday 3rd May, the Removes departed in the early hours
obeys a specific hypothesis and observing the environmental
of the morning on a coach journey to the Cranedale Centre,
quality of the town in several different areas. From Sunday,
North Yorkshire. Upon arrival, we were introduced to our
we changed to studying coastal environments. To do so
tutors for the weekend and then left the Centre to carry
we visited three different points on the Holderness coast
out a pilot investigation of the nearby urban settlement
in East Yorkshire, which is the most eroding coastline in
of Malton (also known as ‘Yorkshire’s food capital’). This
the whole of Europe, at around 2 metres per year in some
investigation consisted of us visiting several different areas
places. We found out that this is because the rock from
of the town and describing the surrounding environment
which the coastline is formed, called boulder clay, is so soft
owned by the RYS, so were fantastic to sail. The weather
as best we could. We then returned to the Centre and spent
you can break it up just by rubbing with your hands. We
was reasonably calm, so didn’t allow us to heel the boat
the rest of the day analysing our data and planning for the
also received an Oxford-Level lecture from Mr Price about
enough to dunk the railings, or lose any crew, but provided
following day with our tutors, taking a break for dinner,
his favourite type of grass (marram) and how useful it is
us with enough wind to have a decent race.
which was highly rated by everyone. Another popular part
on this coastline. On the final day, we visited Flamborough
Lunch was on board, allowing for a quick turnaround for
of the Centre was the common room, containing a flat-
Head, a headland stretching eight miles out of the regular
some more racing! The afternoon’s racing proved to be
screen TV, table tennis and football tables, and a hot drinks
coastline that is a major divider of the UK’s coast. There
incredibly tense with a double circuit race and lighter airs,
machine.
we drew field sketches of the landforms and visited several
allowing for more tactics. Having decided not to use our
caves and arches to see the different ways the sea is eroding
spinnaker, I suffered as I had to lean right out to port to
the rock. From Flamborough Head, we returned to school,
reach for wind in the jib as everyone else sailed past (not
having covered 23% of the material for the IGCSE exam in
a fun sight)! At this point it became apparent that the
just one weekend.
New houses had a bit more guile this year and they ended
Ollie Trill (W)
up winning the Baden-Powell trophy. Afternoon tea was
Sailing at Cowes
followed by a tour of the club and of Lord Michael Briggs’s beautiful early-Twentieth-Century yacht, ‘Mikado’, which
On Sunday at 0700 a rather bleary-eyed group of
was amazing. A quick hop on the ferry and a bus ride home
Carthusians, beaks and parents left for what was to be an
took us back to school. Thank you to Mr Reynolds and Mr
incredible day of racing with the Old Carthusian Yacht Club
Troy for organising such an amazing trip! William Ellis (R)
(OCYC) at the Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS), Cowes. The day started with a pre-match tea and coffee to wake us all up,
Politicians in Brussels
which was served in the club’s pavilion with beautiful views
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over the Solent.
Thirty-one Carthusians, together with Mrs Higgins, Mr Troy,
At around 1000, the racing began. Teams of four battled it
Mr Reynolds and Mr Tink, arrived at Brussels Midi station
out to win the coveted ‘Baden-Powell Trophy’ between the
on 15th October 2017 to spend five days learning about the
New and Old Houses. The dinghies were J70 racing boats
main institutions of the European Union and views of the
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one of the slightly panicked trips arranged by Mrs May to keep the negotiations on track, or to make the concessions always required by the Commission. During our visit we spent time at the Council, the Parliament (including several hours with our MEPs, Richard Ashworth and Daniel Hannan) and the Commission. We also took part in a role-play of the Serbia/Kosovo negotiations run by the EEAS (the EU’s foreign office), and we had meetings with Matthew Taylor, CEO of SA Bekaert NV (a Belgian multinational employing over 40,000 people world-wide), and with Sir Jonathan Faull KCMG (D 71), who was Director General for Internal Markets and subsequently led the task force preparing for Brexit. On top of this, we had visits to NATO and to a European School, where we won a debate, but drew a football match.
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EU on Brexit. We were lucky that our visit coincided with
The visits to the institutions were everything we could have expected. The officials all come over as highly intelligent and doing their best to serve the Union. Two discussions, however, stood out. The first was with Matthew Taylor and Thomas Tindemans (the son of a Belgian PM who is a consultant for companies looking for advice on the EU). The latter spoke to us at the request of an OC, Jeremy
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Jennings (H 74), who helped in setting up the trip. They both reflected on the way Britain’s leaders seem to be drifting into a position that will damage the economy, without being prepared to speak honestly about the consequences of the choices we face. The second was a broader debate with Jonathan Faull and Luis Enriquez (a parent who is a former McKinsey partner in Brussels), in which they considered the options now available in the Brexit negotiations. I cannot finish the report without mentioning the wonderful dinner at Jeremy Jennings’ club, Chateau St Anne, an eighteenth century mansion in the Brussels suburbs, which provided both a splendid setting and delicious food for our final evening. We came back to London wiser about the way that the EU operates and shocked at both the poverty of the referendum debate and the government’s negotiation tactics. Thank you to the beaks and the pupils: it takes real cooperation to produce such a splendid educational visit.
John Troy
St Andrew’s Ball that this was the first Ball in two years, none of the current Returning fresh-faced from the summer holidays, eager
pupils knew quite what to expect. We were not disappointed.
specialists flocked to Hall. It was a new term of reeling
The George Buchanan Scottish Ceilidh Dance Band tirelessly
(though, at least at first, that seemed a generous word).
accompanied our stamping feet, giving the evening a truly
Under the diligent tutelage of the enthusiastic Miss Batty
authentic atmosphere. As strange as it was to see Ms Davies
and the indomitable Mr Freeman, we slowly gained stamina
and Mr James twirling about, the best couple of the evening
and a talent for spinning out of control. We watched as
undoubtedly has to be Mr Sparrow and Mr Tink. Their vim
people who arrived with two left feet and seven flailing arms
and vigour as they rotated around the dance floor had
metamorphosed into something that might be mistaken for
others running for cover from the fearsome missile that
an actual Scottish dancer. Last year’s members were all too
was Mr Tink.
happy ‘gracefully’ to demonstrate their moves and teach
Our most sincere thanks go to Miss Batty and Mr Freeman,
those who had joined this year.
and everyone else who made this possible. The last two
The night of the Ball arrived. With it came rented kilts and a
years of Scottish dancing have been an experience that none
particularly lethal looking sword on the hip of the estimable
of us will ever quite forget.
Mr Bogdan – who still returns faithfully every year. Given
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Jamie Stapleton (S) and Holly Gardener (F)
Brooke Hall vs The Monitors
Swimming and Cycling to the Alps In an event in April with more than a nod to the history of the School, Daviesites cycled and swam the equivalent of Charterhouse to Chartreuse in the French Alps in aid of the Fountain Centre in the St Luke’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey Hospital, raising over £11,000. The distances covered were 1416 lengths of the School pool and 1000 km on bikes. In parallel, Jo Reynolds, former Warden of Stainers and matron of Fletcherites, swam the equivalent of the English Channel with two of her sons (Jack, H 12 and Angus, H 16).
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night, and the participating pupils can feel a great deal of
upheld the School’s name by winning three major awards:
satisfaction at a challenge well met, no matter how many
Nathan Rowland (P) & Christina Elling (S) won honourable
On the Wednesday of the last week of CQ, a day of perfect
miles were actually walked. Never have ties been worn with
mentions and I won ‘Outstanding Delegate’.
weather, the First-Year Specialists undertook that unique,
such happiness as they were on that Friday morning.
rather crazy, yet wonderful event, known formerly as the
My grateful thanks to those dozens of people who enabled
‘Fifty-Mile Walk’ and now as the ‘Charterhouse Endurance
this epic endeavour to take place, but most especially to
Challenge’. Some changes were put in place this year –
Mrs Higgins, whose extraordinary work went well beyond
In February this year, I was awarded the Mark Evison
notably the introduction of an award at the 30-Mile point,
the call of duty.
Foundation ‘Outback Award’, having decided that I
Charterhouse Endurance Challenge
Simon Brennan
but with the longer distance retained for those able to attempt it.
Giovanni Lupo Zucca (P)
The Mark Evison Award
really wanted to challenge myself in my Gap Year before,
Model United Nations Conference
A small army of beaks, support staff, catering staff and
hopefully, joining the Navy as a helicopter pilot. After an application letter, a CV, two references and an interview
other helpers moved into position to provide essential
YouthMUN is an annual Model United Nations which gathers
with Dr Evison, I was lucky enough to be selected for this
assistance and supervision, and the walkers set off from
open-minded and competitive students to challenge them in
incredible opportunity.
Rodmell just after mid-day. The vast majority reached
creating resolutions which benefit their assigned country.
As part of the award, I will travel to Australia to work as a
the sanctuary of the 30-Mile point at Southwater hut late
Students from Cyprus, Turkey and more local schools,
‘Jackaroo’ in Hay, NSW, Australia for five months. A Jackaroo
in the evening, earning their Challenge t-shirts and bacon
such as Harrow, took part in a conference at the London
(or Jillaroo) is a young farm hand who helps around the
butties, and well over a hundred reached Brooke Hall Arch,
School of Economics in February 2019. During the three-
farm, undertaking tasks such as sheep-shearing etc. I have
landing between 5am and mid-day, although mention must
day conference, delegates were tasked with debating and
never shorn a sheep in my life, nor do I have the faintest
be made of Mr Brian’s running group, who got back before
solving some of the most challenging issues confronting
clue about farming! I am, however, incredibly excited to get
midnight. There were countless examples of determination,
the international community today.
stuck in and immerse myself in a totally new culture, as well
resilience and mutual support throughout the long day and
On the first day, we were welcomed with a tour of the
as learn a great deal about farming.
LSE and an admission workshop, followed by an opening
Mark Evison (R 00) was tragically killed whilst serving in
ceremony and an evening social event to meet our fellow
Afghanistan in 2009. Prior to joining the Army, he had
students. On each of the following two days we spent eight
worked as a Jackaroo in New South Wales, Australia,
hours debating our topics in various committees. I was part
for eleven months. Mark’s mother, Margaret, set up the
of the Human Rights council and the topics of our debates
Foundation to ‘promote personal development through
were: ‘The Protection and Promotion of LGBT+ Rights’
challenges’. The Foundation’s trustees have supported
and ‘The Rohingya Crisis of Myanmar’. I was representing
many projects, ranging from climbing Everest to building
Indonesia, a Muslim majority country that strongly
an autonomous robot, and their generosity has meant that
supports Sharia Law, so I upheld some views which I do
hundreds of young people have benefitted.
not believe in. Reflecting on this experience, I was able to
I would like to thank Dr Evison and the Mark Evison
explore different viewpoints, which is part the beauty of
Foundation for this wonderful opportunity - I am incredibly
MUN – understanding different cultures to create a better
grateful and I cannot wait! I would also like to thank Mr
community in the near future. As Charterhouse pupils, we
Hearn and Mr Reynolds for acting as referees.
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Will Ellis (R)
Ms Perry spoke fluently, confiding the secrets of the ‘House’ to
for effective prisons. Another issue that stayed with me was
each one of us as personally as if we were individuals, not an
the problem of women and their children in prison. Should
The diversity of topics at Perception Society continues to
audience, before she moved on to her great triumph of anti-
they be separated? And if so, is it fair on the baby to be
draw scores of Carthusians to the Saunders Room each
porn legislation. When she came to a finish, I did not really
brought up in prison for something their parent has done?
week. Previously limited to Psychology and Brain Science,
remember what she had said, but how she had said it. Which,
These are questions that would not have occurred to many
Perception has this year branched out into other areas such
I suppose, is a great compliment to a politician. Sam Troy (G)
of us had we not attended this lecture. Jennifer Gilchrist (H)
Chairman Dr. Balasubramanian has worked tirelessly
What I love about Perception lectures is the opportunity
I had an exciting and interesting evening at Perception Society.
throughout the year alongside Presidents Iona Harrison
it provides for us, as pupils, to learn about topics that we
The topic was ‘Insight into Blindness’ – the connection
(G), Alex McNeil (L), and Luca Viventi (W) to ensure each
would otherwise not come across in lessons, such as the
between the brain and eyes, how people become blind,
lecture is organised to a high standard. The appreciation
Norwegian prison system. It quickly became clear in this
and which part of the brain it affects. Dr Bridge showed us
of their efforts is clearly evident in the following accounts
lecture that the way we treat inmates determines how
pictures of the brain of a blind person and of a person who
of a number of Specialist members and Under School guest
well they integrate into society after they are allowed out
has seen after a long period of blindness. In the latter case,
attendees.
of prison. The space, time, and trust given to Norwegian
their brain does function, but not fully, because it has been
prisoners to think over their actions and the beautiful
unable to see the world during its growth. There was a lot of
scenery of their surroundings create the perfect environment
fascinating information like this.
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as Economics, Business Strategy and Cognitive Warfare.
Iona Harrison (G)
My favourite lecturer of the term so far has been Alasdair
Mikayil Abiyev (L)
Truett. Through his long career in the military, he was able to provide a nuanced image of conflicts in the world today and what it is like to participate in them. For example, he pointed out that, rather than the danger and excitement you often associate with it, serving in armed conflict often consists of just watching and waiting. He also spoke about the importance of understanding other cultures and the dangers that can thus be avoided. In addition, Mr. Truett spoke about his own path to where he is today. He emphasized the importance of focusing on one’s strengths, and that the road to success is not a simple upward curve.
Helena Musk (G)
The chief surprise of Claire Perry MP’s lecture was the difficulty in finding a seat when I walked through the door – witness to the magnetism of a previous member of the Cabinet. The Saunders Room was packed, with latecomers having to stand at the back, or nervously balance themselves on the ‘nibbles’ table, and there was an atmosphere of great anticipation.
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tongued hagglers in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.
highlighting the key events in the rise of Christianity and
A warm glow seeped into the silver bird to the soporific whir
the Byzantine Empire.
Prego, prego, grazie mille, un caffè macchiato per favore
of engines, and I could already hear my brain whispering for
We resumed our journey after two nights in Rome, stopping
Those were some of the most commonly heard phrases
me to fall asleep again. My nap was curtailed abruptly as
off at Assisi, the home of St. Francis and his monastic order,
during the Theology Department’s whistle-stop journey
we landed in Rome and rushed off to our first activity: a
for a tour of yet another stunning basilica. After a brief
through
Europe.
tour of the Vatican City, complete with lush gardens and
pause to reflect on the bombardment of information we had
Despite having an average Italian vocabulary of fewer
domesticated terrapins, arranged kindly through Laura
already received, we cruised on, arriving at Ravenna later
than 20 words, this trip (or educational holiday, or
Giani (W 15). Our stay in Rome continued the next day with
that evening. Ravenna was equally beautiful and rich in
excuse for Mr Begbie to extend his boundless teachings
a plethora of dazzling apse mosaics, historical context to
history, having been overrun by Ostrogoths and later by the
into the October Exeat) turned us from Carthusians to
deepen our understanding, and a visit to quite literally every
Byzantine empire, both of whom left legacies clearly visible
Franciscans in Assisi, gondoliers in Venice and slick-
papal basilica in the city, and many more minor basilicas,
in mosaics, illustrating the differences in faith between
Theology Grand Tour of Rome, Venice and Istanbul
the
throbbing
cultural
hearts
of
them. The following morning, before setting off for Venice, we paid a visit to Dante himself (or his tomb at least) along with another lavishly painted, ornately decorated (…wait for it…) basilica. Oh, and have I mentioned the food? It was exquisite, perfectly balanced in flavour and utterly mouth-watering in presentation and aroma… and that was just the bruschetta. Onwards to Venice we rolled in our luxury, not-so-Italian coach. The weather was in our favour and soon we were escorted to our next lodgings, which, we were told, were on one of the more risky streets of Venice, without a single 5-star hotel in sight (who says Carthusians can’t live on the wild side?). We visited the Accademia art gallery, the glassblowing Murano district, and the Basilica dei Frari, sporting a particularly ‘phat’ apse – Gothic and without mosaics this time, though apparently containing Jesus’s relics. And as if the religious symbolism everywhere wasn’t enough to satisfy us, some heavenly gelato put us in the mood to pass our time in rest and quietness and recover for the final limb of our trip: Istanbul. Istanbul was a blast. We dashed from one monument to another, both religious and historic, finding out more and more about this rich and diverse culture. I was struck by
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some very obvious differences between this new city and the ones we had visited earlier in the week – such as the call to prayer which rang piercingly from every minaret – but also how much evidence still remained that Istanbul was once the thriving centre of Christianity, notably seen through depictions of Biblical figures inside the Hagia Sophia itself. The hubbub of the Grand Bazaar was an entirely different experience from the rest of the trip. It required extraordinary focus and awareness, pushing our orienteering and pathfinding skills as we were engulfed by shoppers. We also honed a keen eye for a good deal when faced with some sly salesmen (one of whom tried to sell us a small wooden chess set for nearly triple the price of an almost identical one elsewhere – a trick we swiftly called his bluff on). Once the trip was over, I was amazed at just how many incredible things we had discovered in just one week and how fulfilling it had been, particularly due to the meticulous
We then moved on for a fascinating tour of the Bavaria Film
escape attempt from East Germany and we were amazed
planning of Mr Begbie, the endless good humour of Father
Studio where we walked through the life-size U boat mock-up
how much we actually understood.
Clive and Mrs Nelson’s continuous compassion and
that was used in Wolfgang Petersen’s Das Boot, and we stood
Munich has a fantastic vibe and it came as no surprise to
kindness.
on the conning tower on which the actors were sprayed with
us that it is one of the most desirable places to live in
cold water to keep it as real as possible.
Germany. It is certainly a city to which many of us will
Dinner was eaten every night in a real Bavarian restaurant
return in the future.
Henry le Feber Robertson (S)
Fifth Formers in Munich
and we got to eat Schweinshaxe, Schnitzel and roast duck During OQ Exeat Mrs Peacock led eight Fifth Formers to the
with red cabbage and Spätzle, the Bavarians’ delicious take
Bavarian capital to learn some German, visit the sights and
on pasta. Mr Price spoke very highly of the local Helles beer,
experience some real Bavarian Gemütlichkeit. On the first day
provided it came from the wooden barrel. We had to take
An exciting exeat! From 13th to 22nd October, 34 Specialists
we rode the S Bahn to the main station and did a walking
his word for it.
accompanied by six teachers had the chance to discover
tour of the centre, passing by the famous Hofbräuhaus and
During the next days, we had really good language classes every
Chinese culture. Travelling on the eastern coast of the
lunching on Currywurst and fries al fresco in the English
afternoon and went sightseeing in the morning. Highlights
country, we explored a wide array of contrasting places,
Garden. On the way, we saw the amazing surfers who ride
included a visit to the very impressive BMW museum and a
from a terracotta army and never-ending markets to state-
the waves on the weirs of the River Isar. The park, which is
trip out to the Allianz Bayern-Munich stadium.
of-the-art skyscrapers and automotive factories. This was a
bigger than Central and Hyde Parks, is called the green lung
Special thanks must go to Mrs Peacock, who made sure we
memorable and challenging trip that enabled us to enrich our
of the city and is a great place to chill, especially in summer,
had a great time and learnt something. She even took us to
knowledge about the economic powerhouse that is China.
but it was stunningly beautiful on this sunny autumn day.
the cinema where we saw a film (in German) about a daring
During the eight days we spent in the land of Mao and cheap
Economists to China
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labour we were accompanied by a very kind and competent
international law firm based in Shanghai, where we learned
take countless pictures and in some cases follow us around.
tour guide, May. Her unrivalled knowledge of all three cities,
interesting facts not only about Chinese law (commercial
Additionally, we were told that “cash is pretty much dead in
Beijing, Xian and Shanghai, enabled us to visit fantastic places,
law, intellectual property rights and patents) but also about
China” as mobile payment software is the now the leading
which in some cases we had only seen in movies. We had the
Chinese history, traditions and education.
form of payment, with transactions amounting to 5 trillion
chance to visit attractions such as The Chinese Great Wall, the
It is well-known that the eastern, coastal part of China
dollars in 2017.
Terracotta Army and the Forbidden City. We strolled around
is well developed because its position enables it to trade
Hridansh Saraogi (g) and Alexandru Nastase-Bejenariu (g)
the streets of Shanghai and cycled on the wall enclosing
with the world. Conversely, the western area is composed
the city of Xian. We even got to haggle in the vast knock-off
of rural and industrial zones, which consequently makes
markets and embarked on a late-night cruise on the Huangpu
it less developed and more polluted. We experienced the
River, witnessing the beauty of Shanghai’s skyline.
differences in air quality and development in two of the
In a year marked by climate
As the trip was economics-themed, we got an insight into the
cities we visited: in contrast to Xian, Shanghai was extremely
strikes, Extinction Rebellion and
country’s industrial sector on our visit to the Shanghai SAIC-
modern and had a New York-like feeling, with good air
Greta
Volkswagen factory. We saw the production lines of classic
quality, many beautiful skyscrapers, globally significant
Sustainability
models such as Passat and Polo and the factory representatives
businesses (McDonald’s, Starbucks, HSBC…), and The Bund,
working hard for Charterhouse
informed us about the group’s strategic partnership, which has
a beautiful promenade which seems to have been cut out
to
spread throughout the country with the purpose of catering to
from London’s city centre. Comparisons between famous
planet
the increasing demand for cars. The group has factories in
western cities and China are still relevant when it comes to
chairs, Freddy Foulston (R) and
seven different provinces. We also visited Duan & Duan, an
prices: we expected goods and services to be rather cheap
Margherita O’Connor (W), made
but it turned out, to our surprise, to be quite the opposite.
progress on many fronts. ‘Go
This is probably because we visited popular tourist
Green’ week in LQ19 featured a
attractions and not rural areas, where our expectations
Chapel Service focused on the
might have been met.
environment and a trial of Meat
Moreover, even though China is still Communist (we
Free Monday. Staff and pupils were ‘Go Green’ week in LQ19
spotted propaganda posters in all three cities), its trading
also sent Eco-Tips to encourage small individual changes
ambitions have forced it to adapt to Western culture by
that would have a large cumulative effect.
shifting from a centrally planned economy (which engaged
2019 saw solar panels installed at Fletcherites and the
in little to no trade with other countries) to a market-
Sports Centre. The catering department have replaced
based economy, constantly interacting with the rest of
many plastic cups with ‘vegware’ compostable alternatives.
the world. The Chinese government, however, still holds
The Sustainability Committee was also fully involved in
on to its Communist values by restricting people’s access
Artifex 2019, with Edison Qui’s (S) ‘Plastic Oak’ and the
to the outside world as much as possible. For instance,
Clothes Exchange in the Dome. The grounds department
social media and some search engines are banned in the
has willingly allowed the field beside Rackets Court Hill
country. In certain places we visited, the people were
to become a wild meadow to encourage more biodiversity.
extremely surprised to see foreigners, prompting them to
Carthusian Day 2019 had a sustainability theme, headlined
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Sustainability Committee
Thunberg,
lighten
the
nascent
Committee
its
earth.
footprint The
is
on
founding
Green Flag flying during
Thoran Landers (D) in ‘Plugged’
The Charterhouse Classics Day with pupils from Westminster and Winchester, exploring authors such as Thucydides and Ovid
Solar panels on the roof of the QSC supply 98% of the building’s energy needs
by Toyota’s display of low-emission cars, including the revolutionary hydrogen-powered Mirai model. Freddie and Margherita even wrote to the Chairman of the School’s governors, Peter Norris, and were delighted to receive his full support. Notwithstanding this progress, the committee has ambitions to take things further. We would like to see Charterhouse free of single-use plastic, supported by an improved network of water fountains to allow pupils to carry reusable water bottles around the school and on trips. We feel that the recycling facilities need improvement and there should be a greater emphasis on the provision of plant-based food as part of the
The Chapel fire alarm
move to combined dining. We recognise that education is needed to try to promote the overall ethos of sustainability, and will be using Instagram, as well as more traditional channels, to spread the message around the pupil body. Our overall goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of Charterhouse to zero. This will be no easy task and the whole Charterhouse community will need to pull together. We feel, however, that such a project is completely in line with the school’s current modernising agenda. We would like Charterhouse to become a leader of sustainability in its sector. We should not forget that kindness and responsibility are two Charterhouse Core Values. And where better to start than with our own planet?
Hridansh Saraogi (g)
Chairman, Charterhouse Sustainability Committee
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Jazz Band tour to Spain
whether to react with ecstasy, rapture, or total sensory surrender. They swayed along, they screamed “Bravo!”, they
Imagine a crisp, cloudless day in Granada, the bustling
began to dance! Out of the corner of my eye, beyond the ride
murmurs of the great city echoing round the ancient main
cymbal that shimmered at my side, an elderly Spanish man
square, the trees exhaling softly, as if they too are enjoying
seemed joyously to jump around. It might have been the
the jazz. The sweet scent of chocolate-doused churros
cervezas kicking in, or it might have been us. Either way, it
infuses the air. Couples and families stroll by, taking in
was a happy, happy time.
the sights. “But what’s this?” they think, “Who are these
Granada was the climax of our four-day trip, but there
strange boys in red waistcoats? And what are they playing?
were many other memorable moments and plenty of time
My grandpa used to like this tune.” This initial confusion
for us to indulge, not just in our sizzling swing sounds,
gradually transformed into joy spreading over the faces of
but also in a spot of sightseeing. We took some cultural
our eager spectators. Suddenly they were all flocking round
value from a visit to The Alhambra, ‘The Red Palace’, led by
us, relishing our silky harmonies. They simply didn’t know
our conveniently named guide Nacho. He looked a lot like Carlos Puyol, and he seemed to know a lot about Granadan history. I think it surprised us all that on a hot day, he did not feel the ‘Chilli Heatwave’ but always remained a ‘Cool Original’. At the best of times, when the football banter got going, he was a ‘Tangy Cheese’. As we were quite clearly tourists, what with the waistcoats and pale Englishness, we attracted a lot of attention, particularly with Rog (Mr Smeeton) sauntering smoothly in our midst. It is important to note at this point that Rog is an anagram of ‘Gor’ as in ‘Gor Blimey’– and I must say, he did look the part in his white tux and red cummerbund. The absolute geezer. In Cordoba, we played a quaint venue next to the Roman bridge, competing with nearby Spanish buskers to draw in the crowds. Throughout our performance, Rog, while strumming along on his bass guitar, seemed to be humming some sort of eerie, low whirr, or, come to think of it, a growl, whenever the tempo went awry. He must have been musing about zooming down the Cote D’Azure in his jag, or sipping his first post-retirement piña colada in Cannes – a worthy reward for 48 years of service to Charterhouse. We visited
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the Mesquita, remarkable for its eclectic mix of Christian and Muslim architecture, then Nacho took us to a cracking local restaurant where we sampled a local delicacy called ‘Flamenquin’, a suspicious looking, but much sought after, fried meat roly-poly. In Lucena, we played in the main square and received rapturous applause at the end. One man got so carried away by our dulcet tunes that he tried to kidnap a Remove in the middle of Sing Sing Sing. Despite this slightly traumatising hiccup, the band recovered and overall it was an immensely enjoyable evening. What a sight it was to see the red sun setting behind the majestic St Ferdinand cathedral, while the whole square watched and listened in awe. The funniest moments of the trip included Mr Wright’s outrageous speech to Rog at our final dinner (the jokes will remain undisclosed), Oscar Hanks’ (B) terminator shades, the discovery of a certain Duckite 1st year (who will remain nameless) in the hotel gym at 11:30 – because ‘gains’ – and the sight of Rog and Mr Wright in twin ‘Fortnite’ caps, holding other dodgy souvenirs that we’d bought them. Indeed, it goes without saying that these two Beaks have always been a great comic duo, as well as a genuinely great pair of blokes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for everything they have done, not just in organising this tour (hopefully not the last!), but also for the School community. They will leave big shoes to fill.
Freddie Foulston (R)
PS: The Charterhouse Jazz Band should never die. It is a longstanding School institution, showcasing some of the best of what the School has to offer, and Rog urgently needs a successor.
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For me, the really significant dates that prompt remembrance
Remembrance 2018
all tend to fall during the summer months and coincide with the occasions when men I fought beside were killed. Unfortunately, during my six years as an infantry officer there were many such occasions.
11th November, 2018
Two dates that are particularly significant to me are the The centenary of the Armistice was a poignant day at
12th June and the 10th July. On the 12th June, back in 2009,
Charterhouse as we remembered the 698 Old Carthusians
Lt Paul Mervis, or Merv – my best friend – was blown up and
who died during or after the 1914-1918 conflict as a result
killed by an IED whilst leading a patrol in the Upper Gereshk
of their war service. During the preceding week, pupils
Valley in Afghanistan, and on the 10th July of that same
placed 698 crosses in the ground outside Chapel, creating
year, in Wishtan, Sangin, five soldiers from my company
a visual image of the shockingly high number of OC
hostilities at the end of the First World War – exactly 100
were killed and a further twelve seriously injured, all in the
casualties. There is an annual service of commemoration
years ago today).
space of 30 minutes in a complex IED ambush.
in Chapel on Armistice Day, but this year two services
But ‘Remembrance’ is a strange concept – what does it
Over the course of that last tour in Helmand Province, in the
were held to allow space for parents and OCs to attend.
actually mean?
summer of 2009, my Company – numbering over 120 men
The two preachers were members of Brooke Hall who have
How can we ‘remember’ these people if we didn’t know them?
at the start of the tour – was reduced, at its lowest ebb, to
experienced warfare at first-hand; their sermons were so
Our emotional links with our ancestors can only go back
just 56 combat effective soldiers. We lost eleven men killed
powerful that we have published them here in full:
two or three generations at best. I mourn my grandparents
and a further 31 were seriously wounded. Another four
because I knew them, but my great-grandparents are two-
men from that company, who survived the tour, have died
dimensional, historical figures with whom I have no real
since – one was killed in action during a subsequent tour of
emotional connection. Asking you to ‘remember’ the dead
Afghanistan and the other three took their own lives. Two
I have been asked to speak to you today, as an ex-soldier,
of the First World War is like asking me to ‘remember’ the
of them just this summer.
about the meaning of Remembrance.
dead of the Boer War or asking my father to ‘remember’ the
I’m standing here today wearing
For the Nation, for communities, for schools, for families,
dead of the Crimea.
medals that represent the various
Remembrance Sunday is designed to provide a formal focal
So what are we really asking ourselves to do here?
places
point, where we are asked to remember those members of
As an ex-infantry soldier, it’s relatively easy for me; when I
during my military career. The
our armed forces killed in war, and those whose lives have
say “We will remember them”, I’m thinking primarily about
peace-keeping tours in Bosnia
been affected by war.
the men and women with whom I have those emotional
and Kosovo are easy to reconcile
This building, in which we meet so regularly, is a war memorial.
connections: the men I served alongside in Iraq and
– we were the good guys – the
It commemorates the death of 1,050 young men from our
Afghanistan, who died or suffered life-changing injuries.
World Police – helping people to
school community killed in World Wars One and Two and in
For those who have experienced war at first hand,
go about their daily lives in peace.
the wars since, including the recent war in Afghanistan.
‘Remembrance’ will inevitably be centred on the events in
We used the threat of violence
Remembrance Sunday is held on the Sunday closest to the
which they were caught up, and it won’t limit itself to one
to prevent other people from
11th November (the day the Armistice was signed to end
particular day of the year in November:
doing harm to innocent people.
Sermon given by Ed Poynter on 11th November
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I
served
operationally
But in Iraq and Afghanistan, we used a lot of violence and
The Act of Remembrance on November the 11th channels
These young men listed on the wall, were not the policy-
we killed a lot of people. Some of those people were very
all this chaos into a solemn ritual that forces me to reflect
makers who declared war, they were the young adventurers
unpleasant, some were caught between a rock and a hard
on those conflicting emotions and helps me to reconcile the
who risked and lost it all, and they are worthy of your
place, and some may well have been innocent bystanders –
person I was back then with the person I am now.
respect. Take time to reflect on what they did. Try to
in the wrong place at the wrong time. The vast majority of
But for those of you without a direct emotional connection
understand why they chose a side, why they took up
those we fought against were very brave and believed that
to the concept of war, what might ‘Remembrance’ mean
arms and why they went off to fight in wars that led to
what they were doing was right.
for you?
their deaths. Be critical of the wars and of their individual
Did I hate my enemy? Sometimes, yes. But – and this may
On occasions such as this, society is reminded that amongst
motivations – that’s our solemn duty – but never diminish
sound slightly perverse – I always respected him. He was
the ranks of both the living and the dead there are people
their sacrifice. One hundred years after ‘The War to End All
brave, audacious, utterly ruthless, and very often I empathised
who are, or used to be, members of the armed forces; it
Wars’, it’s still vital that we do this, because it serves as a
with him. That didn’t stop me from trying to kill him.
reminds us all that beneath the façade of civilised society,
very necessary control mechanism. It makes society think
There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t think about the
there have been times, and there will again be times, when
twice before committing its youth to the battlefield, and it
time I spent in combat: I think about carrying my best friend
we are required to embrace the most brutal and primitive
helps to ensure that when we do, we stand a better chance
Merv’s dust-coated body on a stretcher, up the tail-ramp of
side of our human nature.
of doing so for the right reasons.
a Chinook; I think about blowing the doors off an insurgent
But, most importantly, these occasions encourage us to
Our ancient ancestors knew all about this: in Homer’s Iliad
commander’s house in downtown Basra in Southern Iraq and
reflect on the idea of sacrifice – of putting others before
and The Odyssey the warriors dedicate a lot of their time
charging in behind my point-man, ready to face heavily armed
ourselves, and inherent within that idea is the concept of
to ritual – making offerings, burning the dead, sharing
insurgents, only to be confronted by a terrified little girl in
love. Every name on the wall at the back of Chapel and in
out the armour and belongings of dead comrades and
a flowery red dress (probably no older than my own 5 year
the cloisters, and every one of those little crosses outside
enemies, story-telling… All these individual moments of
old daughter); I think about exchanging banter, in the way
represents a human sacrifice – maybe not a redemptive
ritual encourage warriors to reflect not only on their own
that soldiers always have, to pass the time between patrols
one – but a sacrifice nonetheless. Every one of those young
mortality but also on the humanity of the enemies they
and to make light of the horrors that they’re faced with: we
men died fighting for something bigger than them. Some
fight, and it is these moments of reflection that provide the
used to joke about going out for an evening on the town in
were conscripted, but many more volunteered, motivated
route to restraint, forgiveness and, ultimately, to healing.
Sangin… and getting ‘legless’! Perhaps most controversially,
initially – more often than not – by a simple sense of
This ritual setting encourages me to pay my respects to the
I remember grinning alongside soldiers who were whooping
adventure. Later, when the rounds started flying and
men who died alongside me and under my command, and
with relief and excitement, and pumping their fists in the
people started getting hurt, their motivation would have
also to the men that my soldiers and I killed.
air – fuelled by adrenaline (not so different from when you
come from somewhere else. In the heat of battle very few
This ritual setting encourages me to thank them all for their
watch your House football team score the winning goal) – as
of these men would have fought for some great political
sacrifice, and also to say I’m sorry.
we watched the fast jets I’d just called in destroying Afghan
ideal, or for their king or even for God… They fought for
So, the point I want to make is this:
compounds (and the Taliban fighters in them) 300m ahead
their mates, for the men they lived and fought beside, for
It’s vital for soldiers, and for those who send them to war,
of me, with 500lb precision bombs.
the men they loved like brothers. So, even if we never knew
to reflect compassionately on the deaths of both our own
These short anecdotes pretty much sum up the range of emotions
these people, even if we can’t relate to them emotionally
soldiers and our enemy’s (especially in democratic countries
that a soldier might experience in any given day: inconsolable
on a personal level, what we can do is recognise their
such as ours, where the soldiers do the bidding of the people
sorrow, surprise, fear, boredom, relief and even ecstatic joy.
humanity and their sacrifice.
that we – me, you, your parents – vote into power). It’s vital
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because it forces us to question our motives for killing or for sending soldiers to kill on our behalf. Ultimately, therefore, these rituals can serve to help prevent unnecessary violence and death in the future. Remembrance, as I understand it, is about reflecting on and recognising the dark side of human nature, but it’s also about increasing our capacity for empathy and compassion and thankfulness and forgiveness. In short, ‘Remembrance’ is about understanding and about healing. And therefore we should be both proud and
I did not much care for a job in an office
confident when we say, “at the going down of the sun and
that beckoned those with an Economics
in the morning, we will remember them.”
degree. The Royal Navy combined all the
Amen.
tradition and sailing that I love with the
Sermon given by John Troy on 11th November
safe thought that the only war likely to involve it was impending Armageddon
I am enormously honoured that Father Clive should ask
of the Third World War with the Soviet
me to speak in Chapel on the 100th anniversary of the
Union – and I might just as well be at
Armistice of the First World War. And let us be clear, it
sea for that.
is of particular significance at this School. We lost a very
1982 Argentina (then in thrall to an
high proportion of pupils to what Lloyd George, the Prime
unpleasant dictatorship) invaded the Falkland Islands, a
Force, and flown by brave Argentine pilots. The second
Minister, called ‘cruellest and most terrible war that has
British Dependency some 500 miles from the Argentine
pair delivered three 500-pound bombs into Coventry.
ever scourged mankind.’
coast. The British reaction was to form a task force of
Two exploded and caused her to sink. At this point, all
I want to consider two questions. First, whether we should
ships, aircraft and soldiers to retake the Islands. Thus on
on board had two principal fears. First, that the ship
still remember those who were killed in wars and, secondly,
25 May 1982 my ship, HMS Coventry, was on patrol to the
might explode and take all of us with her. Second, that
why we should do this in Chapel. However, before I
north of the Falkland Islands with the job of protecting the
she would capsize and go straight to the bottom. Under
embark on this I should explain why I have a particular
soldiers who had recently landed.
the extreme conditions, I witnessed heroism on the part
perspective, so you can allow for any bias and understand
My role on that day was to be an emergency officer of the
of sailors. They did not think of themselves and getting
why I was asked to speak this evening: 36 years ago, I
watch, which meant I was on the back of the ship getting
off the ship immediately. They went to find comrades
joined the Royal Navy. Within six months, I went to war in
ready to take over the steering if the main positions were
and carried them out of the ship. Some of those who were
the South Atlantic and my ship was sunk by the Argentine
destroyed. During the morning, HMS Coventry had shot
helping were burnt and scarcely capable of moving by
Air Force. Out of a crew of 240, 20 were killed immediately
down five Argentine planes, which made us a target in
themselves. I have to tell you that the smell of burnt flesh
and a further 29 severely wounded. I am also a Christian.
the afternoon.
stays with you for a long time.
My story is of a perfectly ordinary individual who became
At 3.00pm we were attacked by four American planes,
I also saw unexpected examples of leadership: a junior
an Economics teacher here. I joined the Royal Navy because
armed with British bombs, owned by the Argentine Air
officer, six months out of university, ordered experienced
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However, in late April
th
sailors first of all to abandon ship. Then, finding some clinging to the edge of a full life raft, persuaded them to follow him to other rafts which would have spaces. The point of telling you about these incidents is that it gives two enduring reasons for remembering, or remembrance. The first is that it gives evidence of the courage, leadership and self-sacrifice of which ordinary people are capable. If they can do it, so can you. You should ask a lot of yourselves. Captain Samson in Robert Graves’ Goodbye to All That was remarkable in his self-sacrifice. My sailors were remarkable in their selflessness. Remarkable, but not unique. And because they are not unique but remarkable, they serve as an example you can follow. This is a challenge for each of you. Secondly, remembering wars and their horrors should make us cautious of following the easy appeal of populists. It is easy and often popular to make a stand against a foreigner. Remember the cheering crowds of 1914. Frank Fletcher (Headmaster 1911-1935) referred to this in his
Wars and, in my small case, the death and burning of my
I believe that God has equally suffered and is alongside us
Armistice sermon of November 1918, when he said, “If we
friends in the South Atlantic. How can I believe, as I do, in
when these things happen. He does not prevent the events,
fall back into the old luxury, the old suspicion, the old
a loving God? How can we square this circle and deal with
but supports us. He is not a distant deity, but one who sent
exclusiveness, the day of peace we longed for will not
the problem of pain? How can it be true, in the words of St
his son to be with us. In the words of St Paul, “he did not
bring peace, but a sword”. Most of us are fortunate to have
Paul, that “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers,
withhold his own son but gave him up for all of us”. This
only known peace. This does not mean peace is inevitable.
nor things present, nor things to come, nor anything else
gave me strength some 36 years ago and may give you
We should be watchful and play our part in politics and
in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of
strength. My second challenge to you is to work out what
debate to prevent wars.
God in Christ Jesus our Lord”? And yet God allows these
you really believe in while you are at School and you have
Thus for these two reasons I believe we should have a
horrendous things to happen.
teachers and priests about you who will help you come to
Remembrance Day.
The minutes I have left are insufficient to deal with this
your own conclusion.
However, there is a further question, which we must
properly and, in any case, I am neither a theologian nor a
Thus, I believe it makes sense to have a remembrance
consider since we are in Chapel. Where does God sit in all
priest. I can tell how I deal with it. Suffering, and suffering
service and to have it in Chapel. At the West end, where we
this? It is the most difficult of questions for a Christian
dreadfully, is part of life. We witness it, at one degree
have laid wreaths, we have a memorial to the self-sacrifice
and one with which you should all engage. By this, I mean
removed, on the news from places like Syria and Iraq.
of Carthusians. At the East end, behind me we have an
Christians, Atheists, and believers in other religions. My
Occasionally it comes very close, such as when a friend or
altar, which reminds us of the sacrifice of Christ.
God, despite being all-powerful, has allowed two World
relative is struck by illness, accident or death.
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and that’s why it’s beautiful.”
An OC Interview
Unlike most students leaving Charterhouse, Steph decided not to go to university (“I never even considered the possibility – which must have been something of a first for
Steph Wilson (V 10)
the School!”), or follow a conventional path: she evidently arrived having already made some pretty firm decisions
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To visit Steph Wilson’s studio in Brixton was to enter a
about what mattered to her, and what she planned to do
Bohemian paradise, filled with dozens of brightly coloured
with her life. In fact literally from Day One of GCSE I knew
(and very vocal) birds. One of these, Tomato, emerged
“I’m never going to need any of this.” It’s a high-risk strategy
briefly from an open box of Cornflakes to do battle with
– reflected by the fact that her performance in Maths in her
a teaspoon, while Ham, her tiny dog, rubbed past my
entrance exams was “so bad that Peter Monkman had to beg
calves as I sat down with a cup of tea to talk to her about
to get them to let me in.” Arriving in the sixth form on an art
Charterhouse and her career.
scholarship, she was quickly identified as “the weird, hairy,
Steph is an independent photographer whose work
angry lesbian”, and, despite the hardship of a world in
highlights issues surrounding mental health and body
which sexism could, it seems, be fairly brutal, she managed
representation, among other important subjects. As modest
to be amused by the “unreal blend of Fawlty Towers and
as she is, her work must be described as thought-provoking
Hogwarts”. But she still felt that “life hadn’t really started
and visually stunning, and I’d strongly suggest visiting her
yet. I suppose it was the classic teenager thing – wanting to
page online. Her photographs are harmonious but never
live in a cramped flat in Liverpool.”
simply charming, bridging beauty and ferocity.
Sure enough, she would move in with her partner in
Now in her mid-twenties, Steph was an Art Scholar at
Liverpool, juggling a series of overlapping jobs – everything
Charterhouse and is remembered at the School as a fine
from a stint in Oxfam to creating a business selling vintage
draughtsperson (a skill which contributed to her incredible
clothing. This, she argued, helped her gain life experience
100% portfolio mark). Here, she focused on painting and
and develop a strong sense of determination. “The pressures
drawing, though using photographs as a basis and a record.
I had of paying rent on time and living on very little were
It was, she says, not until “my trip with the Art Department
what I think built my character. At the time it felt awful but
to New York, when I first used a film camera, that I realised
looking back I’m glad I had that experience.”
my photos were actually much stronger than my paintings”.
Could she have been prepared better for this kind of
I remember Mr Monkman loving the pictures … That was
hungry, bohemian life? When I asked whether the school
the first time I did it right. Not in a technical sense – I had
had prepared her for this choice, she laughed: “I think that
a new assistant the other day who said “Do you know how
they didn’t really have that preparation in mind.” Even so,
to take a photograph, because you’re doing everything
“I wish they’d sat us all down for a day and bludgeoned
wrong.” I was misusing the light meter apparently (And
us with guilt – I mean, to be able to just grab a seven-foot
that’s number one) and I just thought “Yes, I do it my way,
canvas, which I’d never be able to do again…”
Through her vintage clothing job, Steph got an internship
based on these expectations, generated by both them and
a real cost: work which will appear on her Instagram feed
with the magazine Dazed and Confused, which “was a sort
people around them.” This, she believes, is only avoidable
may well cost thousands of pounds, and earn absolutely
of crash course on fashion and the magazine industry. I
if your ambition is genuinely your own. She continued by
nothing, but she undertakes the expense partly because it
started by doing some shoots of protests, and created a
emphasising “kids shouldn’t put so much pressure on
allows her to do what she wants to do, and partly because
series focusing on female body hair, which was a radical
themselves – it’s only damaging”. Her words really struck
it should, theoretically, help her land the next contract.
subject just five years ago.” This was, in many ways, how
home when I got back to Charterhouse and found myself
She speaks approvingly of a friend who lost a £50,000
she began to be involved in fashion photography, which is
observing the students in the year above me trekking
contract because his images contained too much nudity,
what she now specialises in. Finding it at times difficult to
nervily to the Library. Her experience serves as an example
but published the work online and made the money back
strike a balance between personal creativity and promotion
of accomplishments being achieved without following the
again from the new work it brought in. This steely clarity
driven by consumerism, she admitted that “magazines
‘predetermined’ path, instead pursuing personal goals,
is evident not only when she discusses the less pleasant
can be very restrictive, particularly if they are big brands,
however unconventional.
aspects of her Charterhouse experience, but when she
but they choose you because of your unique style, so that
Steph presents herself as an eccentric, but there’s a clarity
asserts that, if you have privilege, you’d be an irresponsible
always remains”.
of vision about her which goes hand-in-hand with a real
fool not to use it.
Despite Steph’s participation in an insanely competitive
steeliness. She is very clear about what she will and won’t
My abiding impression is of someone who, despite her
industry, she does not seem to be the prime sufferer.
compromise on (she was happy to do a shoot for the all-
apparent fragility, has had the confidence and clarity to
Instead, she spoke feelingly of the experiences of many of
female team she worked with at Playboy, but wouldn’t accept
sustain and develop her own voice in a world in which
her contemporaries, reflecting that expectations are ‘forced’
a celebrity attempting dishonestly to manipulate their
young women have often been seen as bit-part players.
on young people. “Ambition is very integral to people’s
image), and she’s consistently demonstrated a readiness to
Steph continues to contribute positively to her industry,
upbringing, and if you don’t live up to that, it’s easy to
take risks. She is offered very lucrative contracts with big
which is what we should all aim to achieve in our future
think that you’re a failure. For example, a lot of my friends
brands because of the freshness and distinctiveness of her
careers, whatever they may be.
now are coming into this wave of depression and anxiety
vision, but a significant proportion of her product comes at
Steph Wilson was interviewed by Clara Aberneithie (S)
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22 Daviesites at Airhop
OCs winning the Arthur Dunn Cup
The Headmaster awarding prizes on Carthusian Day
Charterhouse
Valete & Salvete
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As a boy at Bromsgrove School, Roger found sanctuary from
Valete
a bullying and overly sport-centric regime in the art room, becoming a proficient painter. Here lie the roots of his beaking mission: to promote kindness and creativity. At the same time he took up the oboe. This horribly difficult
Roger Smeeton
instrument, which will not even sound without a reed
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An account of Roger Smeeton’s
carefully made from the best materials, yielded to Roger’s
half-century
Charterhouse
dedication and skill; by his early 20s he was one of the finest
might begin with how far beyond
oboists in the country, playing for Boult and Barbirolli, and
his job title (Head of Woodwind)
in the London Woodwind Quintet.
the scale of his achievements goes
In 1971, wanting the security of a teaching job, he began
– 232 expeditions (ten of these to
part-time at Charterhouse, enjoying the place so much
the Himalayas), 39 Band Shows,
that he soon gave up the stress of scorching up and
hundreds of glossy publications
down the country to fulfil playing engagements (albeit
(including this one), 700 con-
in entertainingly fast cars – here began his catalogue of
certs, 5,000 events superbly pho-
superior A to B devices, eight of them Porsches) to become
tographed... 48 years – but, as a
a full-timer. He has been fully immersed here ever since,
host of colleagues and pupils will
genuinely preferring term-time to holidays.
attest, it must chiefly record how
Before long he chanced upon photography. His new
this unassuming and genial perfectionist made so many
enthusiasm for taking and developing got him onto an ill-
things possible for so many here.
advised but successful bad weather attempt on Snowdonia’s
Like all properly great beaks, Roger is an enabler as well
fearsome Crib Goch in flimsy clothing and footwear during
as a doer. All that he has accomplished at Charterhouse
a School expedition. By and by Roger (who only ever does
– always to exceptionally high standards (his motto is the
things to the utmost) became a mountain leader.
exact opposite of ‘do it any old how’) – has been in service to
Latterly Roger took up the double bass to be useful to the
others. And more important than his illustrious deeds has
Music Department, and found himself much in demand
been his great gift for true friendship and the bestowal of
beyond the School as a rock-solid musical foundation
the most thoughtful care.
merchant – proving, to salesmen’s surprise, that certain
A shrewd observer of School life, Roger understands how
sports cars can accommodate the stringed monster. Early
it works – and how Carthusians and beaks work, or don’t.
on, in the same utilitarian spirit, and in keeping with
No-one gives better constructive criticism and advice. A
youthful trends and tastes, Roger had diversified by adding
chat with RWS is always good value – his views are original,
the saxophone (as well as the clarinet and bassoon) to his
sometimes radical; to anyone with a problem to solve he
musical armoury – and this enabled him to teach and coach
can offer the most lucid, imaginative and reliable solutions.
the players in the Charterhouse Jazz Band, an outfit for
at
which he has always painstakingly arranged every note of
fifty years. I am not referring to his, admittedly modest,
its extensive repertoire, tailoring the parts year by year for
sporting ability, although Roger did once represent the
the particular players available to him at the time. In the
School at rugby on a CCF tour to Germany and organised
same way he has run any number of small groups, notably
– though did not play in – several cricket matches in the
the B-Band, to cater for Carthusians of more modest skill –
Himalayas. He would readily confess that he can’t tell a
who have found enjoyment and satisfaction in the pleasures
third man from a short square leg and steadfastly refuses
of ensemble-playing deftly organised.
to recognise even the most obvious of football formations:
In sharp contra-distinction to the modest aspirations
“It’s all random”. Furthermore, he lives in fear of the ball
of the B-Band, Roger’s tutor trips to Brands Hatch and
coming in his direction in case he makes a fool of himself
classic film and curry nights have raised the bar to heights
trying to throw or kick it back.
unimaginable for those tutors for whom franking a minibus
And yet, Roger’s support for School sport is unsurpassed.
load of banco-dodgers through a burger joint constitutes
He has travelled the length and breadth of the country to
the industry standard. Roger would always ace ‘Best Tutor’
photograph teams from the lofty heights of Craven Cottage
from the off, but by Leavers’ Lunch his tutees will have so
and the Walker Stadium to the more humble realms of
much more to thank him for than shiny treats.
Walsall Swimming Baths and Southgate Hockey Club,
Here in this narrow span we can only glimpse the mountain
creating a pictorial record that is remarkable, not only for
range, glance only at the many peaks: the little must speak
its unparalleled quality, but also for its range. Roger gives
for the much. So widely is RWS admired in the Carthusian
up hundreds of hours a year photographing every team and
community near and far that wordy tribute is superfluous:
then painstakingly ‘editing’ each photograph to make sure
one of a kind – the outstanding specialist turned polymath,
that he not only has a beautiful snap, but that the technique
a classic beak in the grand tradition – so much in and of
of his subject is up to text book standards.
Charterhouse, and at the same time a private artist of
Roger’s participation for many years in the scoreboard team
integrity and genius... his own man.
at The Open Golf Championship encapsulates perfectly
Roger Smeeton has played a significant part in one-eighth
his approach to sport: he can’t tell a niblick from a pop-
of the School’s history – an astonishing one-third of its
up sprinkler, but you can be sure he will be punctilious in
time in Godalming – not least in chronicling it lavishly and
his time-keeping, meticulous in his work and absolutely
meticulously; his memory will endure.
determined that the Charterhouse board is a credit to the
Mark Blatchly (G 77, BH 1996 -2018)
School and the pride of the R&A. Roger’s fame has spread far and wide: when travelling
Mark Blatchly refers to Roger’s sport-phobic schooldays,
in the Himalayas Mr Bogdan was once hailed by distant
and with just cause! It is a mark of the man that RWS not
strangers: “Are you from England?” “Yes.” “Do you know
only overcame that phobia at Charterhouse, but embraced
Roger Smeeton?” Another equally unlikely encounter
sport. Indeed, it could be argued that he has made as great
occurred when buying a rug with Roger in Ladakh: first,
a contribution to Charterhouse sport as any in the past
Roger demanded tea from the rug-seller, and then engaged
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him in conversation, leading to the extraordinary comment: “Ah, yes! I knew your uncle in Srinagar�. I should also mention all the sterling work that RWS did in the CCF and for the Mallory Group over many years, particularly one memorable highlight when he hid up a tree to avoid a CCF section attack in the Brecon Beacons! Finally, I should record how brilliantly he organises, drives, cooks, navigates and walks on expeditions and how thorough he is in preparation, even down to his practical knowledge of First Aid.
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Bob Noble (BH 1977-2014)
Martin Elston
superb classroom practitioner, and his clear explanations could make the most complicated problems appear
Rarely in the history of Charterhouse can there have been
straightforward. Generations of Carthusians owe him a
a longer-serving, more devoted or more successful Head of
huge debt in their understanding of the simplicity, logic and
Department than Martin Elston, who has left the school after
beauty of Mathematics.
spending no less than 30 years as a gentle and thoughtful,
Aside from his responsibilities on the Maths front,
wise and consistent Head of Maths. In his time running the
Martin was a hugely respected tutor, as well as being an
Department he oversaw a remarkable growth in the number of
unfailing source of wisdom for several Housemasters.
pupils studying the subject, to the extent that the number of
He also for many years produced the school timetable,
Maths teachers more than doubled over these years. Results
a huge undertaking each year. Typically, this was always
were consistently outstanding, numerous pupils went on
done without fuss and with great care and accuracy as the
to study Maths and related subjects at top universities and
weekly/fortnightly structure changed from time to time and
myriad new syllabuses and courses were introduced with
required yet another re-programming of the system. Such
consummate professionalism and attention to detail.
a role may not immediately reveal the possibilities for a
Running any Maths Department brings the particular
sense of humour to be displayed, but Martin’s dry wit found
challenges of having to work with, and manage, that strange
possibilities even here. Many beaks will long remember the
breed of men and women called mathematicians. It is hugely
email that came round on 1st April last year, informing us
to Martin’s credit that the department he led was such an
that Martin wished to trial a new 13-day timetable structure.
extraordinarily united, happy and harmonious team over
This would be done by running a sped-up simulation at the
so many years. His light touch never hid his care for each
start of the following Quarter, with 1 minute representing
individual pupil and beak, and those working under him
1 hour. Beaks were told that they should move between
always felt supported and encouraged; as a result he was able
their 40-second long hashes (walking, of course, for Health
to get the very best out of each one. A large number of new
and Safety reasons) and note down any occurrence of there
teachers can testify to the way in which they were mentored
being two beaks in the same room at the same time. We
and guided through their first few years in the profession,
were solemnly told that the App ‘Potatofrill’, with GPS,
and every member of the department knew that Martin’s door
would need to be installed on our phones in order to make
was always open and that kind, wise advice would readily be
this all run smoothly.
offered. His shrewd handling of department meetings meant
Martin has never been a man to push himself forward or to blow
that when key issues were raised, Martin always went straight
his own trumpet. He will be missed far more than he may himself
to the heart of the matter, without ever being overbearing,
realise, both by his colleagues and by those pupils fortunate
and his organisation and diligence ensured that the ever-
enough to have been taught by him. He has been supported
increasing bureaucratic demands of the job were handled
for many years by the wonderful Vicky, who has also been a
without fuss and invariably without error.
hugely generous host to the Department on many occasions.
Above all, Martin led the department by example. He was a
Charterhouse has been very blessed to have them!
Ed Reid
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DGW’s appointment to Charterhouse.
David Wright
Appointed by Peter Attenborough, DGW enormously
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David Wright has always been so
enjoyed working for the School at that time and relished the
much more than just a Head of
vibrancy of the Music Department under Robin Wells. There
Brass. There is no questioning
quickly developed a truly corporate sense in the Music
his love of puns and his sense of
Department, with responsibilities shared around (as much
humour, his good grace (shown
as wit and good humour), at a time when the Department
right the way through to the end
was expanding rapidly following the opening of the RVW:
of his time at Charterhouse), nor
all the way through to 2003 on Robin’s retirement, it was a
his abilities as a trumpeter. Quick-
very happy ship on which to sail for DGW. The department
witted, genial and a fine musician –
thrived and the standard of music-making rose thanks to
as any orchestral player will know,
the likes of DGW – the department’s reputation enhanced
these are the key characteristics
and DGW himself has continued to thrive ever since. There
of
trumpet
was also ‘Outreach’ that was well ahead of its time, such as
player. Yet there is so much more
the work that DGW did in consolidating the RVW Scholars’
to him than that: housemaster, theatre director, Rotarian,
Programme (hosting and supporting the academics who
conductor, avid CD collector, man about the community,
had chosen to cross the pond), as well as supporting the
grandfather, and resident of Scotland, Spain and (soon to
Charterhouse Summer School and running the Charterhouse
be) London.
Celebrity Concert Society (sadly, now all defunct). Extra-
Arriving at Charterhouse in 1988, DGW had served for
murally, he served from 1988 to 2013 as Musical Director
ten years as Head of Brass at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville
of the Godalming Band and as Conductor of Godalming
College (DSMC) in Edinburgh. He had been a boy at Woodside
Youth Orchestra from 1996, bringing on musicians in the
Secondary School in his native Glasgow, avidly concert-going
local area and acquiring some very fine youngsters to join
and soaking up all the culture that the city could provide;
the School, too.
not quite sated, he left to study for his Music Diploma in
Given that Geoffrey Ford had set up the BTT, as another
Edinburgh (specialising in trumpet, conducting and singing)
skilled musician and lover of theatre, DGW was in many
before being appointed to DSMC, whilst also holding
ways a natural successor. John Witheridge (JSW) was quick
peripatetic posts at Fettes, Loretto, Mary Erskine School and
to see the wide-ranging interests of DGW and recognised
even the 2nd Parachute Regiment. During this time, he had
that he had the élan and experience to appoint him to the
regular professional appointments with the Royal Scottish
BTT. Performance drama moved forward very quickly, with
National Orchestra and the Scottish Sinfonia; he was
pupils of all ages involved in lots of activities throughout
involved with various chamber groups across Scotland and
the whole of the academic year. The performance schedule
he was regularly in the pits of various Edinburgh theatres
was very carefully curated and there was a significant range
as a freelance trumpeter. It was the perfect preparation for
of different types of performances on offer from September
any
professional
to July: pupils and staff alike used to have to compete for
accompanying texts on the dining room table…). It was a
Perhaps a little untimely, London calls, but he will
opportunities to perform and there was a real buzz about the
civilised and cultured place to be. Founder’s Feast at the
indubitably enjoy the opportunity to be a flâneur and
place. Highlights were the musicals, when Irene (DGW’s wife)
end of OQ, the JT Hodgson Memorial Dinner at the end of
theatre and concert-goer, in between keeping up with his
would choreograph and direct, whilst DGW would look after
LQ (with the legendary quizzes, witty repartee and superb
orchestral commitments in Surrey.
the music: they were rightly proud to have produced one of
musical performances by pupils in the House), and any other
the earliest ever amateur productions of Les Misérables and
celebratory events were done with style – and there was
Irene Wright
to have staged Tim Rice’s Blondel in collaboration with the
never any sense of edge or awkwardness from the pupils.
writer, which was a rare coup for any school.
The pupils loved him for his commitment to them and the
Always immaculately dressed, and with beautiful shoes
After four years in the BTT, DGW took over in Hodgsonites.
cheers as he raced around the track as a key member of the
(carefully curated and almost as significant in number
The careful nurturing and concern for pupils that he had
32 x 100m race resonated. Irene had asked him whether
as her husband’s CD collection) and pristine nails, Irene
shown in the BTT transferred to the boarding house: he
it was a good idea that he should be running the race, but
Wright always cuts a striking image around campus. It is
established order, structure, stability and good sense
was reassured that it was a very good idea when she saw
unquestionably her theatrical and professional training that
(pastoral care, long before it was invented). Irene had
that her husband had been especially organised with his
prevails, having been a ballerina in training at a younger age
obviously not been put off working alongside DGW in the
admin on this occasion and that the recent life insurance
before moving on to work professionally as a dancer, notably
BTT, as she joined him as matron in the house, too, creating
payments had been sent in.
dancing with the White Heather Club and Andy Stewart. She
an impressive husband-and-wife team. About a month
A regrettably premature end to DGW’s time in Hodgsonites
taught Highland and Scottish Country Dancing in many of
into their tenure, they made an appointment to see the
precipitated a return to the classroom via a fairly extensive
the leading independent schools in Edinburgh such as at
Headmaster: JSW was afeared that they were not enjoying
packing programme that had to take into account all
Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College, Mary Erskine School
themselves and was concerned that they had called the
the CDs: Irene wisely left him to it and fled to Alicante.
and Loretto (which is where she met her husband, DGW).
meeting in order to resign from the House, so he was ready
Many will be very thankful for his skilful teaching of
She even ran her own School of Dance for almost 20 years
to grant almost any wish that they might request – as it was,
Grade 5 Theory (there are not many who can make it
before moving south, when she set up another dance school
they simply wanted to leave term early for a wedding, and,
interesting, let alone fun – there are even fewer who can
and naturally picked up teaching dance and choreographing
had they known the Headmaster’s presentiment, they might
boast of such a significant success rate, too), as well as
at Charterhouse, too. Her insights as a professional, but
have been able to get away with asking for rather more…!
driving the introduction of Music for the younger years.
also as a seasoned teacher, meant that pupils were very
‘Hodge’ was a happy place. Going into the House dining
The School loved congregational practice under him with
lucky to be taught by her. Since 1988 she has been a Senior
room for lunch, you could always guarantee a warm
the politely witty put-downs against those who failed to
Examiner of the British Ballet Organisation (BBO) and is one
welcome and, even more importantly, you could absolutely
enjoy the opportunity to sing (no miming, thank you…)
of the handful of examiners able to examine to the highest
be assured that the pupils would welcome you and engage
and DGW threw himself into School life, even developing
level across Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theatre and
you warmly in conversation. In DGW’s time, it was an
a significantly enhanced programme for new beaks.
Contemporary; she was made a Fellow of the BBO in 2005
uncharacteristically
intellectually-
Gradually, he was drawn back to the Theatre, providing
and holds the distinction of being one of the very few Life
minded House – quite unique and the likes of which will
musical support for Fox and Kazi productions (the
Members: over the years, she has nurtured performers,
not be seen again. JSW was one lunchtime delighted to find
harrowing drumming at the end of A Man for All Seasons
dance teachers and junior examiners.
a table of Second Year Specialists discussing the body-mind
still reverberates) and even directing his own productions
Alongside all of this, she acted as a relief matron at
problem (although one might question as to why there were
of Coward in the BTT.
Charterhouse, as well as working as DGW’s Matron in
and
unashamedly
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Hodgsonites. ‘Respect’ was the maxim: pupils in the House
Chess and Blondel were all put on in the few years that both
time for sunbathing) and Kuwait (dry [in both senses of the
knew that there was always a kind word and counselling
DGW and she shared the theatre.
word] and hot) in recent years.
ear whenever it was required, just as much as they knew
She is a deft and imaginative choreographer, and, in spite of
In her spare time, she has been a stalwart of the Annie
that they had to be respectful and thoughtful in their
two major knee operations, she still has the ability to show
Marion Society, working closely as part of the committee to
dealings with others. The joyous laugh and quick comment
off her skills. Her production of Guys and Dolls in the BTT
help organise events. Of late, she has also been a consultant
were used in succession to support, correct or admonish
still stands as testament to her abilities as a choreographer,
and troubleshooter as a matron: many of the matrons at
where appropriate. Parents recognised the strength of such
just as much as her more recent production of the two-
Charterhouse have been interviewed by Irene and whenever
a strong partnership in both Irene and DGW, just as much
hander, Red Peppers. Her work extended beyond School, to
the ISI inspectors came to call, they would always have been
as they recognised the extraordinary commitment and care
Godalming Light Opera, Bohemian Lyric Opera and plenty
sent in her direction.
from which the pupils would benefit.
of other local companies, which kept her practice fresh, but
Irene Wright is unique in so very many ways, but in the
Irene unquestionably came into her own as one of the
also very busy.
Charterhouse context, it is also because she has served in
directors of the BTT. She loved the opportunity to direct
More recently, Irene has been a familiar face in the
every single boarding house as a matron. As a result, she
productions and she had an insightful way with the text.
examination hall (one of the few people trusted to lead the
has come to know countless Carthusians and members of
Carefully adaptive, responsive to young actors’ needs, but
invigilation of the notoriously prescriptive and rigorous IB
staff: reliable, experienced and full of wisdom and insight,
with an utterly professional eye and very high standards,
Diploma Programme examinations). She has also travelled
it is no wonder that she has been appointed to Westminster
pupils would step out onto the stage with confidence and
the country far and wide to examine dance – and many is the
School, where she will share her significant experience as a
aplomb – and she has joyed in their success, too. Les Mis,
late night when Irene has been taking an early morning train
matron there.
Daisy Pulls it Off, Godspell, The Boyfriend, The Music Man,
to the provinces; she has also been out to Cyprus (sadly no
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James Kazi (BH 2008-2018)
Kevin Brown
Yearlings camp at the end of CQ. Working alongside Ed How, he created the four-day
When Kevin Brown (KDB) arrived
expedition, where the boys had to buy and cook their own
at Charterhouse from Oamaru,
food, carry their own equipment and complete challenging
New Zealand, in January 1999, he
tasks between campsites. Although this superb trip has
probably never imagined that he
been adjusted over the years to suit the competency (or
would stay for twenty years – and
otherwise) of Carthusians born in the 21st century, its
acquire a British passport. He has
continued longevity is a testament to the hard work, care
contributed an enormous amount
and passion of Kevin Brown.
to the School, and will leave a
The Geography Department organised a field trip to the
substantial hole in Sport, Outdoor
Lake District every Easter holiday. Kevin was invited along,
Education and Geography.
together with other Gap -Year members of staff, and, within
Despite his continued insistence
a few years he knew the lanes around Windermere like the
on supporting the All Blacks,
back of his hand. As a result of this growing relationship
KDB’s main sport was Hockey. He
with the Department, he began to teach Geography in 2011,
was a stylish player, capable of putting the First XI in their
and has been a highly committed and organised teacher
place when required, and he has contributed a great deal
ever since. He sets high expectations for the boys and, as
to the junior teams at Charterhouse. Indeed, in the days
anyone who has accompanied the Fourths on the trip to
when four teams would share one pitch the day before a
London will know, always provides interesting, structured
fixture, I would regularly look across at his sessions and
and engaging lessons.
steal a drill. On top of this, he organised many a Brooke
In 2004 Patricia Aguado joined Charterhouse and lived in
Hall fixture, and, in recent years, has been the coordinator
Heywood Court (staff accommodation). There, of course,
of the traditional end-of-season First XI match against OCs,
she met Kevin, and in 2010, they were married in a beautiful
staff and ‘others’. Like many good sportsmen, Kevin was
(and very hot) ceremony just outside Valladolid in Spain.
also able to turn his hand to football, and gradually moved
The wedding actually became an opportunity for something
up the ranks, eventually running the U16A team. Such is his
of a Brooke Hall gathering, with Bob Noble even providing a
eye for the small detail that he actually has statistics for all
largely accurate historical tour of the city a few days before
62 Quarters of sport. (He won’t, however, release them to
the event. The next year Kevin replaced Philip Stapleton
me for public consumption).
as Housemaster of Weekites, a job he did until 2013. At
Whilst Kevin made an enormous impact on Sport at
this point he made the utterly understandable decision
Charterhouse, he played an equally significant role in
to prioritise his family and step down from the role, with
Outdoor Education. Not only did he initiate the regular
Marcos being born in 2012 and Javier in 2014.
World Challenge trips, travelling to Peru, Morocco, Mongolia,
Along with everything Kevin contributed to the School, he
Norway, Madagascar and Tanzania, he also re-energised the
was also an active member of Brooke Hall who was often
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Patricia Aguado
of her subject. She was one of the rare breed of teachers whom pupils actively wanted to be taught by, even though
Patricia Aguado de la Fuente first joined Charterhouse
– or perhaps it was because – they knew that they would be
in September 2003 as the Spanish Assistant. She had
worked very hard.
been recruited through what was then a particularly well-
Away from her professional responsibilities, Patricia did
trodden path – she was teaching at the Spanish language
her bit for Hispanic relations with the Antipodes when she
school, Warwick House, in her home city of Valladolid and
married Kevin Brown. The arrival in due course of her two
was assigned to a group of our pupils on the Spanish trip
boys, Marcos and Javier, took her away from the classroom
in March 2003. A short interview over tapas in a bodega
for a time but, as expected, she found the call of returning
soon convinced us that Patricia was the right person for the
to a job that she loved too great to resist.
job. After a very successful stint conducting conversation
Patricia’s commitment to her pupils was exceptional. The
classes, she stepped up as a fully-fledged teacher of Spanish
volume of work she would set and mark was prodigious,
to provide a year’s maternity cover, at the end of which she
and the feedback was always thorough, honest and
returned to Spain. However, we were fortunate enough to
constructive. Retests, extra hashes at all hours of the day
lure her back full time for the following year.
and sometimes night, endless additional oral practice: in
Her second spell with us was an unqualified success for
all these things and more, Patricia gave selflessly of her
Patricia on both a professional and personal level. She
time for the benefit of those whom she taught. She inspired
responsible for ‘getting things done’. For many years, for
very quickly established her reputation amongst pupils
countless Carthusians not only to achieve much more in
example, he organised the weekly sports timetable. Just
and beaks alike as a superb classroom practitioner, full
their acquisition of the language than they would ever have
as importantly, it was Kevin who got Brooke Hall football,
of energy, enthusiasm and a genuine love for all aspects
thought possible, but she also instilled in them a passion
hockey and cricket teams out onto the pitch, and for away matches he could always be relied on to produce some much-needed ‘heavy water’. Kevin, Patricia and the boys leave Charterhouse for Valladolid with all our best wishes. The family have an incredibly exciting life ahead of them, and it is perhaps ironic that they will now be teaching at the same school in Spain. My memories will be of someone who liked his 90s rock music, but also appreciated some of Neil Diamond’s greatest hits. He was someone who put a plastic snake in his golf bag in case his opponent three-putted, and who could never quite avoid stuttering in his run up to bowl. Most of all, though, he was someone who knew when and how to make a proper Gin and Tonic.
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Mike Gillespie
for Hispanic culture and literature that will remain with
writer Gabriel García Márquez, quotes from whom used to
and she also plans to travel, with Nepal and South Africa
many for life.
adorn Patricia’s hashroom: no llores porque ya se terminó,
already on her list.
Patricia was no less admired and respected by her tutees
sonríe porque sucedió.
Vikki says her favourite moments at the School have been
in Weekites, Verites and latterly Saunderites, in support
I suspect that the Colegio Ave Maria in Valladolid has no
the 18th birthday parties, Carthusian Days, the 50-Mile Walk,
of whom she worked tirelessly and with her customary
idea, yet, of just quite how lucky they are that Patricia is
winning the House Final for Football ten years in a row and,
compassion and empathy. She also played a very significant
joining their staff, but they will soon enough. We wish her
of course, meeting so many boys and girls and supporting
role in the lives of the boys and girls in the House during
and her family every possible success and happiness for the
them throughout their school years. Vikki is extremely
Kevin’s time running Weekites.
future. They will always be welcomed back to this corner of
proud of the length of her tenure here and has enjoyed
When the role of Head of Spanish became available, she
our island with open arms.
every minute of it.
Simon Allen
Phil Langman
was the obvious choice. She oversaw the return, with Simon Brennan’s help, of the popular Spanish trip to Valladolid and
Vikki Pearce
Zophanie Vasquez-Howard
of Specialists, culminating in an ever-memorable Spanish
Vikki Pearce first came to
Zophanie joined the newly built Charterhouse Club as a
Society dinner. She also introduced many cultural events to
Charterhouse
as
paying member in 1997 and took a part-time job there as
the calendar for the Under School, where healthy attendance
Matron
for
QSC Commercial Accountant in October 2002 to fit in with
numbers could be assured thanks to the large quantities of
two
describes
caring for her young daughters. She moved to the School
chocolate con churros on offer.
this time as being a real eye-
Finance Department (still in the same capacity) in 2006 and,
Unsurprisingly, Patricia was promoted to Head of Modern
opener and looks back on it
since January 2014, has been Deputy Finance Bursar for
Languages
she
fondly. She then spent a year
the School. She has achieved all this whilst being a single
combined unapologetically high expectations of our work
working with teenagers with
mother and helping her own parents run their local hotel,
with great warmth, kindness, patience and good humour.
Asperger’s Syndrome, before
sometimes staying overnight and cooking breakfast for 24
During her tenure, she oversaw a time of great success for
returning to Charterhouse as
guests, then on to work for 9am!
the department, with improvements in exam results in all
Matron of Girdlestoneites.
Zophanie took up running at the Club and trained for a
languages, the expansion of Mandarin and the growth of the
It is often said that matrons
5-km ‘Race for Life’, then went on to do track sessions. In
languages programme within the IB.
become a second mother to
2011 she ran her first marathon in London and has now
I know Patricia is proud to have worked at Charterhouse
those at a boarding school. This is true of Vikki, the most
run 108 of them, including 13 Ultra Marathons, the longest
for so long, and she is enormously grateful for the
warm-hearted of matrons. The boys and girls all love and
being the 53-mile ‘Highland Fling’ in Scotland! In 2013 she
professional enrichment and development opporunities,
appreciate her for the time, support and, above all, the
completed the 50-Mile Walk with the Specialists and Beaks,
as well as the friendships and sense of collegiality that she
advice she gives so freely. Vikki knew all of her boys and
coming in joint first with two other students in the early
found here. Patricia and Kevin always planned to relocate
girls extremely well and genuinely cared for their well-
hours. She has proudly kept her 50-Mile Walk tie.
the family back to Spain at some point, but nonetheless
being, both through her kind encouragement and instant
In 2012, she qualified as a personal trainer and then became
her departure leaves a hole for so many of us here that will
knowledge of when they were being economical with the
a running technique coach in 2013 and a Yoga teacher in
not easily be filled. In bidding a fond farewell, however, we
truth. She is a Duckite institution. Vikki retired in December
2018, which included several trips to an Ashram in India
should seek solace in the words of the great Colombian
2018, moving to the Cotswolds to be closer to her family
where she enjoyed the spiritual side of Yoga as well. She is
brought in a regular lecture series to enrich the experiences
in
2016.
Unswervingly
professional,
of
years.
in
1999
Gownboys Vikki
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now a qualified Yoga teacher trainer and Reiki practitioner.
Championships and ESSA water polo finals. Ellery has also
The loss of her son, James, aged just 31, had a huge impact
She loves to learn new things and inspire others and
helped countless Carthusians to enjoy a life-long passion
on her personally but led her to campaign for Cardiac Risk
is always ready to give help and advice on her favourite
for swimming. Elsewhere around School, she has always
in the Young (CRY). Ellery has gone on to raise awareness
subjects of health and wellbeing.
been a willing volunteer in House, on the 50-mile Walk,
of this tragic syndrome and significant sums of money to
She will be much missed in the Finance Department and we
countless sports events and the annual Fourths Olympic
support the charity, including running charity aquathons
wish her well with her own new Ystudio. She continues to
Park Geography trip.
and fundraising for and helping deliver CRY screenings for
run with old colleagues from the School and teach Yin Yoga
However, her involvement in teaching and coaching is
pupils at Charterhouse.
at the Club.
perhaps dwarfed by her experience, and success, in Masters
Although Ellery is retiring, there is no doubt she will remain
Swimming, Open Water and Marathon Swimming and also
close to the Charterhouse community and in touch with all
the extreme sport of Winter Swimming. Ellery took first
her friends and colleagues who have been lucky enough to
place in her age-group in the Edmonton World Masters
share their time with her over many years sterling service in
Ellery’s Antipodean tones have
Games 2km Freestyle Open Water event in 2005. This
the pool.
been ringing out across the
same year saw the first of her four relay team crossings
pool since she joined the Char-
of the English Channel. In 2010, Ellery became the oldest
terhouse Club team in Febru-
woman to complete the 26.4 km Lake Zurich Marathon
ary 1998, initially as casual fit-
Swim, following this up in 2012 with the 17.5-mile Ederle
Julian Freeman has been a truly
ness instructor and swimming
Swim (Manhattan to New Jersey, New York). She completed
inspiring theatrical director and
teacher. Her expertise as a
the iconic Manhattan Island circumnavigation (28.5 miles)
teacher, not only developing A-level
swimming teacher was imme-
in 2013 and the 26km Toroneos Gulf crossing in Greece
Theatre Studies at Charterhouse,
diately apparent and she was
in 2014. Introduced to all-year-round swimming in the
but also delivering a long series
invited to support the School’s
unheated water at Tooting Bec Lido, Ellery took on a new
of stunning productions in the
swimming team as a coach in
challenge in Winter Swimming. She won two World Winter
BTT across a wide range of genres.
2003. She was subsequently
Swimming age-group titles at each of the 2010 and 2012
His creations transformed the
appointed Head of Swimming
Worlds, defending the 50m freestyle once again in 2014,
BTT from a dingy space with
and Water Polo in 2009.
inside the Arctic Circle in Finland. An avid open water
appalling acoustics into a central
A native of Tasmania, Ellery obtained her coaching qualifi-
swimmer, she has participated in the highest altitude,
aspect of Charterhouse life, which
cations at the prestigious Australian Institute of Sport and
lowest altitude, and coldest open water swims around
drew in pupils and parents alike
graduated in Sports Science from the University of Surrey in
the world, invariably taking Master medals home with her
for many evenings of first-class
2002. Ellery taught and coached swimming in Australia and
from every event. Her latest success was the IISA World Ice
entertainment.
Germany before taking up roles at Charterhouse.
Swimming Championships in Murmansk in 2019, where she
Julian arrived as Director of Drama in September 2004,
During her tenure, Ellery has helped develop such swimming
won three golds in the 50m freestyle, fly and breast stroke
bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. He had been a
talents as Alicia Wilson (G 18), Piers Bowden (S 17) and
in sub-zero temperatures, at an age when most would be
professional actor for twelve years before turning to teaching,
Jack Marriott (H 08). She has enjoyed successes in both
happy to stay indoors when the thermometer touches zero!
firstly at a large comprehensive in Bristol, then at Uppingham
swimming and water polo at the Bath Cup, Surrey Schools
Her personal achievements have been inspirational to many.
and, most recently, at The Arts Educational School. Julian’s
Vikki Western
Ellery McGowan
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Nick Beasant
Julian Freeman
vision was to unite pupils in a common purpose and he was never happier than when a group of pupils, after weeks of rehearsing, transformed a production into something of their own. He embraced the boarding ethos of the school, seeking to open the theatre to a wider range of pupils, whilst always being mindful of the need to limit rehearsal time to fit in with the constraints of busy school lives. From auditions in the first week of Quarter until the final performance, Julian tirelessly gave up night after night, often rehearsing late into the evening. If his actors thought they had it tough coming to a few rehearsals a week, it was nothing compared to the hours put in behind the scenes, designing set, modifying scripts, finding costumes (with the help of his wife) and, of course, badgering pupils who hadn’t yet learnt their lines. He put on some extremely ambitious and memorable shows with visually stunning and innovative sets, achieving a very
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high standard of production with limited resources. Former
his subject afforded for learning effective presentation and
Headmaster John Witheridge (a great supporter of the BTT)
communication skills.
commented that at times one could easily forget that these
Julian was just as committed to his role as Saunderites tutor,
were school productions and imagine one was in the West
a post he kept for the entirety of his time at Charterhouse. He
End. It was hard to argue with that.
was always on hand to provide sage advice and timely moral
Julian’s legacy will remain visible in the wonderful gallery
support for his tutees, and he would be the first to volunteer
of black-and-white photos that decorate the BTT foyer, each
for any House duties. He was also a particularly passionate
production only made possible by his energy, creativity and
advocate for girls at Charterhouse, and of gender equality
superb attention to detail. He will be fondly remembered
within the co-educational Sixth Form, always taking a lead in
by generations of Carthusian actors for the trademark
challenging attitudes that hinted at any ingrained sexism.
‘hair-dryer’ dressing-down he would unleash upon the
Julian leaves behind a subject and a theatre in rude health
cast in the run-up to the first performance if lines had not
and he will be a hard act to follow. We wish him and Helen
been learned, stress levels were rising, and his exacting
all the best for their retirement in Devon.
Simon Allen
professional standards had not been universally met. This pep talk always had the desired effect and by the time the
Liz Carey
curtain came up the show would be running like clockwork,
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while Julian sat at the back of the auditorium projecting an
Liz joined Charterhouse in September 2008 as a staff
external image (at least) of calm and absolute confidence in
nurse in Great Comp, and in January 2009 accepted the
his cast and crew. Julian was a perfectionist, yet he made
role of Lead Nurse.
everything from casting to choreography seem effortless.
This was a particularly challenging time to be taking up the
Pupils always felt that Julian was genuinely proud of each
mantle, given that within six months the pupils’ medical
cast member’s contribution.
facilities would leave Great Comp behind and move into the
The BTT truly was Julian’s empire: he didn’t just organise
Hunt Health Centre. Accordingly, she spent much of her
the school plays. but anything and everything involving the
early time as Lead Nurse helping to equip the new building
theatre, from the more amateur House Plays, to the highly-
and finalise the transition of the team.
polished Band Show and the ever-popular Lack of Talent.
Over the ten years she was with the School, Liz worked
Drama at Charterhouse was also a family affair under his
tirelessly with the pastoral team – in particular the nurses,
stewardship: his wife, Helen, ran the LAMDA programme,
matrons, doctors and practice staff at The Mill Medical
joined latterly by son, Jack (H 2006), with the family golden
Centre and the Bevan Wilson physiotherapy team – to
retriever always nearby.
develop many of the systems and protocols in use today for
Julian well understood the wider application of theatre
the welfare of our pupils. We will miss her batty sense of
in the development of key skills in young people, a point
humour (who brings a water pistol into work, I ask you?) as
he would emphasise in his sales pitch for A-level Theatre
much as her enduring focus on caring for pupils. We wish
Studies to the Fifths, highlighting the opportunities that
her every happiness for the future.
Jane Drew
physiotherapy to Charterhouse sport, as well as oversee-
Fiona Warburton
Jim Price
ing big improvements in the quality of coaching across the The wonderful Fiona, with her
School’s sports programmes.
Jim Price joined Charterhouse in September 2014 from
dog Patch, has been firmly and
Nick has been instrumental in developing Charterhouse’s
Wellington College, bringing not only excellent linguistic
effortlessly
the
ties with local prep and senior schools, including the
skills in German, French and Spanish, but also a wealth of
music department for eight years,
expanded Prep Schools football tournament and the newly
experience and subject knowledge rarely seen in a non-native
always smiling, always charming,
introduced Prep Schools hockey and cricket tournaments.
speaker. He employed all of these skills selflessly for the next
somehow guiding music beaks
On the side-lines, Nick has been a massive hit on the hockey
five years in his teaching of German to all year groups; in
through the minefield of the
pitch and helped coach the boys’ 1st XI squad to victory
his second year he generously stepped up as acting Head of
timetable, booking coaches, piano
in the England Hockey Tier Two National Championships.
German during a temporary vacancy, and his departure will
tuners, organ tuners, orchestras,
In cricket, he coached both U15A and 2nd XI squads to
leave a distinct gap in the German Department.
spoon-feeding 20 prima donna
successful seasons. A meticulous man, reputed to organise
In referring to Jim, there is no such thing as a boring hash.
visiting music teachers, putting
his shoes and shirts in order of date purchased, Nick is
An endearing tendency to digress ensured informative
up
out
always (very) happy to have a chat and listen to other people.
transference on a wide range of topics, from his wide travel
programmes, distributing Kit-Kats...
His calm approach and tireless work behind the scenes has
experience to his views on world politics and the best places
The superb efficiency of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Music
made him a popular member of Brooke Hall, whilst his
to eat in London. A learned and literary scholar, Jim succeeded
Centre is largely down to Fiona (and Patch). Fiona leaves to
enthusiasm, good humour and considerable knowledge
in stimulating interest in German literary texts in the most
become Finance Administrator for the charity of Ladywell
make him a fantastic coach.
resistant Carthusian, which is a notable achievement.
music
administrating
stands,
giving
Dan Fox
Convent (which will be a walk in the park after years of ISAMS) and we wish her well.
Roger Smeeton
Nick Beasant Nick Beasant was appointed as the School’s first full time Director of Sport in 2014, having previously been Assistant Director and then Director of Sport at the University of Exeter, and he has had a major impact on sport during his five years in charge. Nick and his Sports
Department
colleagues
have introduced strength and conditioning, sports psychology and
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Jim has been an outstanding colleague. He is a great
their tutor in an otherwise innocuous question on probability.
enthusiast, embraces the things he holds important fully and
Graham’s extra-curricular contributions have always been
devotes time and energy to them. Slow to judge others, he
made on a grand scale. He has done a masterful job of
seeks out the positive rather than the negative in colleagues
heading up U14s Tennis, and Badminton (now one of
and pupils alike and has given unsparingly of his time to the
Charterhouse’s most popular minor sports) has thrived
CCF and Community projects. A well-respected and popular
under his leadership. Graham’s pursuit of an array of
member of Brooke Hall, he will also be missed on a personal
Pioneers activities has been steadfast. A regular fixture
level as he has a marvellous sense of humour.
on the Fourths’ expedition to the Brecon Beacons, his dry
It will come as no surprise that Jim has no plans to slow
humour is much appreciated during the long hikes.
down in his retirement and he has already organised a trip to
Graham’s devotion to Brooke Hall – whom he has served
Argentina, to soak up the culture and improve his Spanish.
well as a dedicated Treasurer – is no less than that to his
We will miss his warmth and humour, and even the eccentric
mastery (and one can imagine, a degree of patience) to the
pupils. A natural but unassuming polymath, there is no
range of objects in his chaotic classroom.
Carthusian community.
better candidate for the reputable Brooke Hall quiz team:
Throughout her time at Charterhouse Lizzie has also been
his knowledge of subjects as far removed as opera and
Lizzie Fletcher
committed to the pastoral care of her fellow beaks, providing
anthropology leave him with an unbeaten record.
a calm and reassuring listening ear for many of the younger
It remains to be said that Dr Kemp is held in very high regard
Lizzie Fletcher joined Charterhouse to teach Theology in
teachers. Not only has she served on the Masters’ Committee
across the school community, and nowhere is that more
OQ2015 and quickly became involved in many aspects of
and the Brooke Hall Social Committee, but she has promoted
evident than from his time as a tutor, firstly in Fletcherites
Charterhouse life. Her pastoral care has been particularly
teaching and learning discussion workshops and has hosted
and latterly as Assistant Housemaster in Duckites.
notable, going way beyond the hash-room. As a Fourth Form
informal ‘marking parties’ in Badger’s Hollow.
When he joins the staff at St Pauls at the start of the next
Master, Lizzie has settled in three successive ‘4efs’, providing
We wish Lizzie the very best in her role as Head of Theology,
academic year, they will quickly find themselves very lucky
them with vital grounding, clear academic standards and
Philosophy and Ethics at Latimer Upper School. She will be
to have him.
another layer of support in their first year. Her conscientious
greatly missed by pupils and colleagues alike. William Tink
Eleanor McIntyre and Ernst Zillekens
and practical approach as a Daviesites tutor has been greatly appreciated by her tutees, and her work with the Peer
William Tink
Robert Paler Graham Kemp
Support programme on Monday afternoons has been a real
When Ann Widdecombe said of Michael Howard that he had
boon to the School, providing peer supporters not only with
Graham joined Charterhouse in CQ 2015, quickly making
“something of the night about him”, it caused quite a stir,
good training, but also with an admirable role model.
an impression as a beak committed both to stretching the
so it probably wouldn’t be appropriate to use such a phrase
Lizzie has been a stalwart of the cross-country staff,
able and supporting the struggling mathematicians. Through
to describe Robert Paler, Head of Politics (OQ 15 - CQ 19), IB
training regularly with the pupils. Her Pontifex results
the Barrow Society, this commitment has extended also
co-ordinator, MUN maestro, history teacher and sometime
have been impressive, not least in running all three of the
to learning outside the hashroom. His imagination in the
hockey and cricket coach. The word ‘genius’ is used far too
races in conjunction with Sam Plater and putting us lesser
setting of internal examinations is legendary among staff
glibly these days of course, but in many respects it holds
mortals (who can barely manage one lap of the course) to
and students alike; many a Carthusian has been surprised
true of Paler, at least in the tactical, careerist sense. He has
shame! In taking on Baking Society, she brought culinary
(pleasantly or otherwise) to see a thinly veiled reference to
been a first rate classroom teacher, who would always go
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the extra mile for his students, yet
Sam Plater
possessed of a healthy disregard for
and 1st XI players now has access to a broader range of sessions, not only for training but also for mentoring and
the unimportant. In years to come,
“OK, boys, this year we are lucky to have someone much
understanding the physical and psychological benefits of
there will be books written on the
better qualified than me to help with U14s football. Let me
sport. Adjusting the culture of a school in this way is no
manoeuvres he carried out under
introduce Mr Platter. He will be...
mean feat, but Sam’s resolve has reaped great rewards, even
the noses of many a distracted
“Actually – it’s Plater, Mr Plater.”
if his 6.30am gym sessions are not yet quite as popular as
superior, and on the subterfuge
Stunned and smiling silence settled among boys, as I turned
an extra hour in bed!
involved
a redder shade of crimson, fumbling for the words to
As well as encouraging high sporting expectations among
pursuit of an easy life, free from
in
continue….
the pupils, Sam has fostered an ‘appreciation’ of exercise
the
initiative,
That brief moment of assertiveness in the face of
in his colleagues. It is thanks to his dogged determination,
policy or suggestion. To secure a
bewilderment heralded a new era of Charterhouse sport – an
for example, that Mr Poynter and I bear the scars, literal
significant promotion at the same
era of greater purpose, higher performance and increased
and figurative, of marathons and ultramarathons. His sense
time is further evidence of the sort
participation. And ‘Mr Plater’, more commonly known as
of humour and enjoyment of life, above all barbecues,
of raw, naked ability that can’t be
Splats (if he allows it), has been its pioneering force.
bacon butties and beef brisket, have also permeated the
taught. Truly, he is the ‘Prince’ that
He arrived at Charterhouse in September 2015 as the
School, as he has dedicated himself to raising the spirits
Machiavelli had in mind when he wrote his famous sixteenth
School’s first Sports Development Coach with a wealth of
of those around him – whether they have been wet and
century advisory.
experience for one so young (as he keeps reminding me): he
weary Yearlings in the Welsh Mountains, Weekites during
His greatest attribute without doubt is that magnificent
had coached at Millfield, played first team sport at Norwich
his three-year tenure as Assistant Housemaster, or Mr Tink
laugh, which, once started, demolishes any further attempt
School and the University of Exeter, where he also studied
and Miss Batty on a road trip around the Wild West. He
at conversation and brings witnesses together in shared
Sports Science, and – don’t whisper it too loudly – ‘almost
has even established a new Brooke Hall tradition, known
mirth and incredulity at the story which has almost certainly
made it as a professional sportsman.’
as Flat White Mondays (#FWM), for connoisseurs of coffee
preceded it. We have had teasing hints of a colourful past,
Since then he has applied his expertise, sense of purpose
and unhealthy breakfasts. Applications to keep this noble
most notably because of the emergence of a driving licence
and just a dash of healthy competitiveness to every arena
picture from the 1980s, showing the now shaven-headed
of Charterhouse sport with impressive success – not least
Paler peering out from the piece of pink plastic like an
as coach of an unbeaten streak of twenty matches in 2017,
especially hirsute Stuart monarch. And then there are the
spanning all three core sports and including a whole cricket
clothes; that staggering collection of suits, jackets and shoes,
season with the U14As. He was also instrumental in the
all of which smack of a barely concealed audacity. And finally
mentoring of this year’s 1st XI Hockey side, who recently
that spray-on tan, to which he’s never admitted, but which
won the Tier Two National Hockey Cup.
will surely lead to a significant dip in the local economy now
As the years have passed, Sam’s role has developed and he
that the twice-weekly sessions will come to an end.
has become the School’s first (again!) Head of Performance
He will be missed for his teaching, character and for all the
Sport, responsible for creating and implementing the
stories. And because we won’t see the like again. We wish him
Charterhouse Sports Performance Programme. Through his
all the best and dip our caps in salute.
efforts, every pupil from the Yearlings to the Sports Scholars
latest
his
bloody-minded
managerial
David McCombes
Graham Kemp, Sam Plater and Nick Dagnall
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ritual alive in Sam’s absence should be directed to CAMS,
and invested huge amounts of time and effort supporting
c/o Brooke Hall.
her pupils to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Sam leaves us to move to Dorset with Jenny, where she
In 2016, Laura took on the often thankless and hugely
will teach at Canford School and he will begin a thatcher’s
time-consuming challenge of managing the school’s Higher
apprenticeship. He will be deeply missed and Charterhouse
Education Department. Several cohorts of Carthusians
sport will be poorer without him; there is no doubt, however,
eclectic mix of Specialists in the House with good cheer,
owe her a deep debt of gratitude for working tirelessly to
that the roofs of the West Country will be all the thicker and
tranquillity, and astounding cupcakes and ice-cream floats.
encourage and cajole them through the UCAS process.
richer.
She also contributed to Charterhouse Rowing, acting as
As a member of the Weekites House team, Laura was
an utterly dependable coach and quad cox, and dabbled
invaluable; she was a real team player, who always made
in both Netball and Rounders. A little known asset is
time for House events and put the interests of the pupils
her delightful style of illustration, which extended quite
first. Laura managed to get the balance just right – holding
Hannah Punnett arrived at Charterhouse in 2015, direct from
naturally to her homemade wedding invitations when
wayward pupils accountable when they got things wrong,
Ampleforth, where she had been a Deputy Housemistress.
she married Tim, and became Mrs Dennis in March 2018,
but always demonstrating that she was on their side and
Plunged into the dynamic world of the Geography
triggering happy celebrations in the Department and
that she wanted them to succeed. It is no great surprise that
Department, she quickly established a reputation for a no-
email address chaos across the school. Her departure
her tutees repaid her care with genuine and deep affection.
fuss approach and calm sang-froid, mingled with a dark
was a source of sadness for us all, but reports from the
Ed Poynter
sense of humour. Very little fazed her, and she was quickly
mountains of Switzerland tell us she is very happy in her
commanding her ring of the geographical circus with verve
new role at the Collège Alpin Beau Soleil.
Charlie Sparrow
Hannah Dennis
and aplomb. The crazed lions of RO2 held no fear, such was her skill with the academic stool. She led highly successful
Dan Fox
Simon Woolley Dan Fox joined Charterhouse in September 2016 as its first full time Director of Hockey, having already coached the
Will Taylor
Under School Geography trips to both Iceland and Norway.
previous two years at the School.
She also became Resident Tutor in Fletcherites, where she
Will joined the School in 2015 and from the beginning has
Making his international debut in 2009, Dan gained 162
supported Ivan Hoffman de Visme, Alice Brooking and the
made a tremendous contribution to both the Chemistry
Hockey caps for England and Great Britain and captained
Department and the wider School community. Much liked
his country at the 2015 World League Finals in Raipur,
by his pupils and colleagues, he will certainly be missed.
India. He made his Olympic debut at London 2012, scoring
We wish him well as he moves on to Cambridge, in the full
in Great Britain’s opening game against Argentina. He also
knowledge that he will make a great success of his new role.
has a silver medal from the 2010 Champions Trophy in
Robert Morgan
Mönchengladbach and a bronze medal from the Glasgow
Laura Wakeling
2014 Commonwealth Games. Dan is a graduate of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and played first-class cricket for
Laura Wakeling
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Laura joined the school in September 2015 and very quickly
Oxford MCCU and the MCC Combined Universities XI.
proved herself an exceptionally capable teacher. Her
Dan has used all his international experience, coaching
passion for – and knowledge of – her subject were second-
ability and enthusiasm to help Charterhouse pupils become
to-none. She taught History with an infectious enthusiasm
the very best hockey players they can be. The hockey
been able to showcase his talents, not only playing for the
Ian Findlay-Palmer
Brooke Hall XI, but also coaching both the 1st XI and U14As. In both Saunderites as a tutor and within the Geography
Ian Findlay-Palmer arrived at Charterhouse in September
Department as a beak, Dan’s ability and wide-ranging skill
2017 after a long career at a range of schools as teacher,
set have been keenly welcomed and appreciated, and will
Head of Science and for a time Deputy Head. His passion
certainly be missed in the future.
for working with young people was evident in his approach
The School is grateful for all of Dan’s efforts and the
from early on and during his time at Charterhouse he
widespread impact his coaching and leadership have had
always intended the very best for his pupils.
on Charterhouse Hockey. We wish him well in his exciting
A knowledgeable Physicist, he was a great proponent of a
new role as Director of Hockey at Guildford Hockey Club.
practical approach to teaching, always striving for his pupils
Nick Beasant
to think for themselves, rather than simply presenting them with the theory. In the relatively short time he was here, he
Nick Dagnall
had the opportunity to share this philosophy with a number Nick Dagnall’s teaching has been consistently entertaining
of his divisions, asking the Head of Physics repeatedly to
and inspirational, right from his first interview lesson two
dust off and recover some long-since forgotten Nuffield
years ago (a class on the kidney, entitled “Urine it to win
practical papers from the top shelf of the prep room.
it!”). He interweaves the Biology syllabus with anecdotes,
Another area which has shaped Ian’s life is rugby, and in this
programme has flourished, both indoors and outdoors,
jokes, and passages delivered in French (or even Latin),
pursuit, too, he has made a significant contribution to the
culminating in the boys’ 1st XI reaching the England Hockey
with a singular enthusiasm and love for the subject. The
school. He spent a year in New Zealand in his youth where
National Plate Final in 2018. This was surpassed a year
young and fun exterior belies a powerful intellect that
he learned the art of coaching – something which he applied
later, with the side returning to Lee Valley National Hockey
knows exactly what matters and how to access it. Nick’s
not only at the school but also weekly for the Weybridge
Centre where they defeated Bedford on penalty strokes in
Polunin Society hashes, Oxbridge and Medics practice
Vandals Rugby Club. He was a long serving member of the
the Tier 2 National Final; this proving to be a fitting end to
interviews, and his extra support for pupils, have inspired
CCF, leading the contingents at Stowe and Monkton Combe
Dan’s time at Charterhouse.
and stretched many to achieve their full potential.
prior to assisting with the Charterhouse cadets.
However, his talents have not solely been experienced at 1st
Nick is equally at home, whether he is under canvas with the
We will certainly miss Ian’s loyalty and good humour as
team level. Dan has helped coach the girls’ hockey squads
CCF or discussing the veracity of the Bible during Chess Club.
a colleague and friend. I personally will remember many
as well as boys’ teams throughout the School. In LQ19, the
His relentless energy and enthusiasm on the School pitches
excellent conversations and pieces of advice. We wish him
U14Ds enjoyed unprecedented success in the inaugural
has motivated pupils, whatever the weather. He has been
the very best for his retirement.
‘CharterHurst Cup’ as Dan coached them to victory in a
an excellent tutor in Robinites, where he has proved a great
series of home and away matches versus Hurstpierpoint
mentor and storyteller, relating to all pupils, whether playing
College. He has also developed a strong coach education
‘Mafia’ with Specialists or discussing football with Fourths.
programme for both beaks and pupils alike – allowing them
Nick will be sorely missed for his talents, his humanity and
First encountering Frank on an IB course in Berlin
the opportunity to express themselves as coaches alongside
his unique style of banter! We wish him every happiness in
before I started at Charterhouse, I was struck by the
expertly mentoring them. On the cricket pitch, Dan has also
his exciting move to New Zealand.
impression that I was in the presence of a great mind.
Peter Bagley
Rupert Massey
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He seemed to fizz with energy, each thought spiralling
thinking about thinking, learning about learning. His
sudden change of pace, but one which she took entirely in
out to encompass another idea, writer or thinker, many
commitment to education and his belief in its importance
her stride. In the hashroom, Anthea has developed a calm
of which sent me scurrying schoolboy-like to research
and transformational ability were total.
and supportive rapport with her pupils and has always been
them further. Arriving back at Charterhouse for the new
Not just a formidable intellect, Frank was loyal to the
keen to discuss new approaches and ideas with colleagues.
Quarter, I could see that Frank was similarly dynamic in
wider education of Carthusians, frequently encouraging
She has also been involved in giving Classics Society talks
the hashroom: whiteboards were filled with connections,
connections between music and literature, having been
and Oxbridge enrichment sessions (a particular area of
observations and technical terms; divisions were bowled
a music scholar at Tonbridge. Add to that a high level of
interest being Roman imperial history) and she even joined
over by his encyclopaedic knowledge of Paradise Lost,
ability in athletics and basketball and it was easy to see how
a departmental trip to Greece at surprisingly short notice.
amongst many other texts.
Frank could be a figure that many Carthusians aspire to. We
Anthea’s good humour and open-mindedness have been a
With an undergraduate degree from Cambridge and a PhD
thank him for his two years here and wish him all the best
great asset to the Department and our loss will certainly be
from Oxford, Frank is an academic heavy-hitter even by
in his move to Dulwich College.
Prior’s Field’s gain; we wish her the very best of luck along
Will Gaisford
the impressive standards of Brooke Hall. An expert in Irish Modernism, Frank always wore his knowledge lightly,
the road, and hope to see her back at Charterhouse from
Anthea Lawrence
time to time!
Jonny Nelmes
teaching offered over the narrow confines of academia.
Former city lawyer, sometime Classicist, mother of
Connie Mayo
The IB, with its sprawling and expansive set text list, was
three, keen walker and traveller, Anthea Lawrence joined
created with a beak like Frank in mind. Always generous
Charterhouse in OQ 2017, initially as a Librarian. Her
Connie first came to Charterhouse in Cricket Quarter 2003
with his time and effort, Frank can be credited with much
background in the Classics, however, with a degree from
and enjoyed over eight happy years as a hugely well-liked
of the Oxbridge success in the English Department over
Brasenose, Oxford, did not go long unnoticed, and her
and admired matron in Robinites. Her incredible baking skills
his years of teaching. A number of pupils thank him for
enthusiasm and expertise were soon diverted into helping
became an absolute focal point of House life and made her
their love of literature and their desire to pursue further
Specialists with individual literature research projects.
even more popular with the boys and girls. Her final Robinites
study, attracted by that touch of university learning that
A term of sabbatical leave for Richard Haynes in CQ2018
Housemaster, Steve Hearn, calls Connie one of the last of the
Frank brought into his hashes. This academic rigour
provided an opportunity to explore teaching more widely
‘old-school’ matrons.
was matched with a genuine fascination for the science
with Under School Greek, Latin and Classical Civilisation
In 2011 Connie retired, but the pull of Charterhouse could
and process of learning. Frank was all about the ‘meta’:
groups, as well as some IB Latin literature teaching – quite a
not be resisted for long and she was enticed back to us to
preferring the broad spectrum of learning that school
be the new Matron of Hodgsonites in LQ 2017. Immediately the pupils and parents embraced her as one of their own and she resumed her baking duties. Connie was the most welcoming and reassuring of matrons. She possessed the best traits of the ideal matron: generous with her time, brilliant in moments of high drama and reassuringly expert in all aspects of boarding school (and teenage) life. Connie is a tough act to follow and we wish her well as she starts a well-deserved retirement in Scarborough after
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Salvete Rafael Lopez Bolivar (Head of Strings) Rafael graduated from the Madrid Royal Conservatory of Music with a first in Music Performance (violin) at age 19. He then studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London before working as a freelance player and as a violin teacher at City of London School for Girls. He is married and has two young children.
Simon Brian (Deputy Head, Academic) a total of nearly twelve years at Charterhouse. She has a
and History, all from the comfort of C block, Lindsay took
house near the beach and plans to spend a good few hours
new syllabuses, texts and classes all in his Antipodean stride.
Simon
cultivating her new garden.
Good humour, frank and direct feedback and a commitment
Cheltenham College, where he was initially Head of Modern
to the development of wider study habits were hallmarks of
Languages and Director of Studies, then Deputy Head
Lindsay’s time at Charterhouse. There will also forever be
(Academic). Previously, he taught at Dulwich College,
Ian Richards
Francis Wragg
joins
Charterhouse
following
seven
years
at
a corner of the library front desk that was his, where his
Highgate School, and various universities and schools in
Francis joined the School in April 2017 and quickly got to
English pupils in the Removes and Fourths could go to find
France and Austria. He and his wife are bringing up their
grips with the demands of boarding school life. He made an
recommended reads. His divisions were regularly noted as
three boys in a French-speaking environment and in his free
immediate positive impact in the Chemistry classroom and
having the most active readers by the library staff.
time Simon enjoys running and cycling.
quickly got to grips with the fundamentals of his chosen
Reflecting seriously about education is a responsibility for
career. He has developed into an excellent practitioner and
all involved in teaching but Lindsay took this further than
contributed fully to the wider life of the School. We wish
most. Questions about ‘how’ and ‘why’ drove all that he did
him the very best in his move to Nottingham; any school
with his teaching and many pupils will be thanking him in
Karen joins Charterhouse from the Royal Ballet School,
will be lucky to have him.
August for his sage advice on revision in particular.
where she was Academic and Pastoral Principal for five
As a resident tutor in Lockites, Lindsay slipped into the
years. She studied at Girton College, Cambridge, Warwick
running of the House with ease as a friendly but firm face
Business School and Plymouth University. She then worked
who clearly enjoyed his time interacting with the pupils.
for fifteen years in financial services and management
It’s rare nowadays to see a beak comfortable teaching across
Add to this his love of sport and the time invested in
consultancy before becoming a teacher of Business and
two subjects, but that’s just what we were blessed with in
cricket and football and it’s easy to see why he made such
Management. Karen has two grown children and likes choral
the case of Lindsay Merrony. Straddling the worlds of English
an impact in his short time here.
singing, dance, theatre, cricket and hockey.
Robert Morgan
Lindsay Merrony
Will Gaisford
Karen Davies (Deputy Head, Pastoral)
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Will Gaisford (Head of English)
scholar at Jesus College. He taught for seven years at
Michelle Moyer (Librarian)
Winchester College as Assistant Director and Acting Will read English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, before
Director of Chapel Music. When not teaching Music, Jamal
Michelle grew up in the American Midwest. Between
moving into a teaching post at Harrow School, where he
can be found on the sports pitch, enjoying long countryside
studying for a BA in Psychology and an MSc in Library and
was an Assistant House Master and ran the school tennis
walks, or driving through the Italian landscape.
Information Science, she spent a year teaching English in
programme. After nine years at Harrow, he has moved with his wife and twin boys to Godalming. Alongside interests in
Japan. She has subsequently worked as a Librarian in Dubai,
Sarah Jenkins (Nurse)
music and literature, Will is a keen squash and tennis player and enjoys spending time in the surf of his native Devon.
the USA and the UK. Michelle is currently working towards a diploma in Yoga Teacher Training and lives with her
Sarah has worked as a paediatric nurse at Great Ormond
husband, daughter, and two rescue cats.
street, Chelsea and Westminster, and Royal Surrey County
Simon Hayward (Director of Football)
hospital. She has two small children and in her spare time
Melanie Stacey-Payne (Nurse)
enjoys trail running and competing in ultramarathons. A graduate of Exeter University with a degree in Business Economics, Simon was on track for a career as a stockbroker
Melanie has been a Paediatric nurse for over 30 years,
Jessica Lawrence (Marketing Assistant)
until Football intervened. After serving as Club Captain for
having previously worked in A&E, Child Psychiatry, and School Nursing, and as a Specialist Nurse for Looked After
Exeter University Football, he joined Exeter City FC, where
Jessica joins Charterhouse following several internships
Children. Her other interests include running, walking her
for 16 years he ran the Club’s highly successful youth
and a BA in Creative Advertising from Falmouth University.
dogs, and travelling.
Cressida Lee (Marketing Assistant Manager)
Carolyn Turner (Lockites Matron)
With over 15 years of marketing and PR experience, Cressida
Carolyn worked in Saunderites from 2000 -2002, before
The daughter of an inventor, Amanda studied Mathematics
has worked with brands including WWF, the British Red
leaving to continue her career in education in the UK and
at Durham University. Following her training at Deloitte,
Cross, Disney and Coca-Cola. She lives in Farnham with
Asia. Her hobbies include travelling, art and photography.
she worked at Marks and Spencer as a financial analyst
her husband and two children and enjoys running and
and at Hillier Parker, before teaching at Surbiton High, St
mountain biking.
Jill Woolger (Girdlestoneites Matron)
Liam McKendry (Deputy Grounds Manager)
Born in Poole, Jill trained as a general nurse in Winchester.
development scheme.
Amanda Rusholme (Mathematics)
Catherine’s Bramley and Prior’s Field. Here, she was Head of Mathematics and a keen contributor to the pastoral and artistic life of the school. She is an energetic promoter of STEM in education.
Jamal Sutton (Deputy Director of Music)
There, she met her husband, then a Junior Lieutenant, and Originally from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, Liam moved to
as an Army wife she found herself continually on the move.
London in 2017, where he was a Groundsman at The Kia
She has two sons and, in her spare time, Jill enjoys choral
Oval for 18 months following a five-year position as Head
singing, making jewellery and swimming.
Groundsman of York Sports Club. He enjoys playing cricket, Jamal read Music as an Organ Scholar at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, before spending a year as a choral
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cooking, and exploring the world.
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A Review of the Year The School has seen several notable members of Music staff retire in the past twelve months and this has inevitably been a time of change in the department. What has remained is a cheerful and talented array of pupils who are fine ambassadors for the school. We have a talented group of musicians in the new Fourths, who have already made a great impact. There is much to look forward to in the coming five years and we hope others will be inspired to find ways to express themselves musically too. There has been a huge amount of music performed both in and out of school and it has been pleasing to see more Hodgsonites winning House Singing
collaboration with other schools, as well as a participation by a greater number of pupils – even those who would describe their musical talents as modest.
House Singing House Singing saw some worthy performances and the level of competition is getting higher year by year. This event is to be celebrated as possibly the only activity in which the whole school participates.
Visits to Schools There were several visits to local Primary Schools by pairs of pupils who demonstrated their instruments to throngs of children and answered their questions. In addition, a new scheme was initiated, whereby Carthusians visit a local Primary School each week to give music lessons to younger pupils. All concerned are learning from the experience!
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The Band Show The Band Show featured outstanding solos from trumpeters Ned Monkman (G), Tom Fowler (D) and Jonny Wilkinson (D), and from Charlie Harrison (G) on trombone. There were punchy sax solos from Will Adams (G), Mitsu Jeffcock (G) and Will Taylor (V), and Alex Moore (g) played the best ever tenor solo in Running Wild. The rhythm section – comprising Michael Freeman (S) on guitar, Rafe Hill (S) on bass and Freddie Foulston (R) on drums – came to the fore with a toe-tapping trio performance of Johnny B. Goode. Freddie also impressed with a percussive fireworks display of a drum solo. Illaria Bressi (R) and Rupert Peacock (G) took the limelight with fine vocal renditions of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square and These Foolish Things respectively.
The Guitar Concert Guitarists are too often hidden from view and earshot, so it was refreshing to hear an excellent concert of mixed repertoire, with everything from classic Spanish strumming through to Jimi Hendrix! A variety of performers played in an informal yet captivating setting with notable showings from Prom Kingchatchaval (L) and Pierce Thomas (B).
Evening Recitals There were at least six Evening Recitals over the year, in which advanced players could perform an extended programme in a relatively formal environment. Henry Le Feber Robertson (S) gave an outstanding and mature performance of Britten and Vaughan Williams on the viola. Henry achieved a staggering 91/100 for his Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) examination and his concert here showed
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us why. Another highlight was given by Owen Chan (S) and Benedict Wong (G) sharing the stage and accompanied most excellently by Mr Daniel Hill in Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata and Mendelssohn’s violin concerto. This was a superb concert of violin playing and thoroughly enjoyed by a captivated audience. Further notable performances were given by Veronika Voevodina (B) on the flute; Tony Zhang (H) on the clarinet; Michael Huang (G), Taki Ejima-Dalley (V) and Justin Wang (L) on the piano; Lancelot Liu (S) and Adrian Choy (L) on the violin; and Rupert Peacock (G) on the horn.
Orchestras The Chamber Orchestra, trained and led by the dynamic and inspirational Rafael Bolivar, has spent the whole year playing with gusto and immense musical conviction. They gave really compelling performances of Bach’s 3rd Brandenburg Concerto in Chichester Cathedral; Corelli’s Christmas Concerto in Hall, with soloists Eddie Chai (R) and Lancelot Liu (G)(the first time 4ths have appeared like this as soloists); and of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons in Godalming Parish Church and in Founder’s Court on Carthusian Day, with soloists Owen Chan, Dickson Tse (R), Henry Le Feber Robertson and Benedict Wong. Symphony
Orchestra’s
performances
this
year
have
included Berlioz’s March to the Scaffold, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Walton’s Crown Imperial and Wagner’s Meistersinger overture, the latter being conducted by David Wright as his CQ swansong.
Singing Chapel Choir enriched Sunday worship throughout the year. A non-auditioning group, it is very much a team of
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committed and enthusiastic pupils; for quite a few this
Souls’ service, Ash Wednesday and a compline service in
is their only musical activity and it is good to see them
CQ with some particularly beautiful solos from Sam Troy,
broadening their cultural lives in this way. Two services
Henry le Feber Robertson and Rupert Peacock.
were presented on Remembrance Sunday, both sung with dedication by the choir. They also sang with flair in the two
Woodwind
main carol services for the School and parents. In the same
week pupils sang at the London Charterhouse Founder’s
The Wind Music Society gave an outstanding performance
Day Service and found the time to visit local retirement
to a packed audience at the lunchtime concert in Chichester
homes, as well as the Meath Epilepsy Charity, to sing carols
Cathedral, playing Strauss’ ravishing Serenade with warmth
to residents – a humbling and beautiful experience. The
and expression. They also played a Mozart serenade at
choir also supported the Prep Schools’ Choral Day with over
the annual concert in Windsor, with colourful playing
180 visiting pupils attending.
from Alex Moore (g), Will Taylor (V) and Rupert Peacock
The Chamber Choir gave a fine set of Candlelit Carols and
amongst others. In the same concert solo performances
a lovely Evensong at Chichester Cathedral with excellent
included Charlie Harrison playing a virtuosic trombone
solos from Sam Wareing (G) and Sam Troy (G), amongst
solo and Lancelot Liu and Justin Wang (L) delighting the
others. The choir sang a joint Evensong with the Girls’ Choir
audience with a dazzling Schubert march for piano duet.
of Guildford Cathedral and joined a splendid youth choir
There was also some very accomplished woodwind playing
back in the Cathedral in April to sing Haydn’s Creation.
in Godalming to adorn an evening celebrating the writing
The March Choral Concert featured Fauré’s Requiem and
of Jane Austen. Gabriel Brown (G), Tony Zhang and Horace
Rutter’s Feel The Spirit with solos from Emily Bagley (G),
Choi (G) all played lengthy solos with great poise to a very
Rupert Peacock, Benedict Wong, Narissa Jewa (S) and Jade
appreciative audience.
Poon (S). The Burczyk Singers sang sublimely for the All
The Junior Sax Quartet, comprising Will Taylor, Will Adams,
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Mitsu Jeffcock and Horace Choi, was busy performing at a number of school functions including Headmaster’s Lunch, Chichester and Carthusian Day. They really are very good and it’s good to know they will flourish here for several years to come. The Brass Quintet, comprising Ned Monkman, Oscar Hanks, Rupert Peacock, Charlie Harrison and Owen Chan played at Chichester, Windsor and on several occasions in School with a repertoire ranging from Gabrieli to Gershwin. Several trumpeters played the Last Post on Remembrance Day around churches in Surrey. Oscar Hanks’ Last Post in Chapel was excellent.
Competitions The String Competition was of a very high standard with prizes being awarded to Benedict Wong, Michael Huang and David Yang (H). The Woodwind Competition saw prizes won by Veronika Voevedina, Horace Choi, Tony Zhang and Will Adams. Brass prizes went to Charlie Harrison (G), Jackson Wiggert (G), Martin Young (g) and Rupert Peacock (G). There was a very high standard of playing in the Piano Competition with particularly special playing from Jackson Wiggart, Thyme Thirapornsawad (L) and Michael Huang. The top senior prizes were, for the first time, won by 4ths – Justin Wang and Lancelot Liu, both exceptional pianists and certainly ones to watch. The
Organ
Competition
opened
with
a
rousing
performance by Gabriel Brown of Ridout’s Processional, making full use of the Charterhouse organ’s array of forte stops. A series of intimate Baroque works followed, played by Taki Ejima-Dalley, Mark Goriaev (B) and Justin Wang, performing JS Bach, Johann Pachelbel and Johann
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Walther respectively. All three played with confidence and style and, as pointed out by the adjudicator, Mr Richard Moore (Guildford Cathedral), an excellent sense of rhythm. Following these, Owen Chan gave a quite brilliant (and thus winning) rendition of the fiendish F Major Toccata (BWV 540) by JS Bach. Technically excellent, musical, rhythmic, exciting, this was a performance of real talent and ability. Taki Ejima-Dalley concluded the recital with Alexandre Guilmant’s Postlude in D. Once again, this was played with real vigour and thoughtfulness and meant that Taki very rightly won the Ralph Llewellyn Prize for most promising player. The Senior, Intermediate and Junior categories in the Singing competition were won by Rupert Peacock, Taki Ejima-Dally and Freddie Davenport (W) respectively, with additional fine performances from Henry Titchener-Hooker (V), Gabriel Brown and Emily Bagley. We were thrilled to welcome as adjudicator Professor Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. With both musicians and Germanists in the audience, Richard gave an invaluable insight into the meaning and subtlety behind the wonderful texts that the great Romantic composer, Franz Schubert, set to music. This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and the performing students all sang excellently. The School’s National Chamber Music competition was won for Charterhouse by Henry le Feber Robertson, Benedict Wong, and Ashley Chan with their performance of the Kodaly Serenade. Staff members, too, have performed with distinction: David Whitson was recently recognised by the British Trombone Society as Trombone Teacher of the Year, 2018, while Emmanual Despax, piano teacher, appeared multiple times on BBC Radio 3 and released an acclaimed recording for Hyperion of Romantic Piano Concertos.
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Lack of Talent Lack of Talent made its annual outing in September and raised money to provide Shaftesbury Park Primary School in Battersea with much needed funds for extra-curricular activities. The show was a heady mix of satire and nostalgia, which took the audience through emotions they never thought themselves capable of. As the curtain was raised we were treated to a glimpse into the mind of the show’s scriptwriter, Michael Freeman (S), as we listened to him lament the gradual extinction of the ‘big beasts of Brooke Hall’. Thank goodness we still have Mr Georgiakakis, who was ably played by Jamie Stapleton(S) wearing the trademark shorts with style and Mr Tully, played by Ed Crockford (D), who bestrode the stage like a colossus. Even though Mr Kazi had left us by the time of the show, Iona Harrison (G) brought his memory alive with a
backstage supremo Gabi Ribeiro (F) the ‘mic moment’ this year
beautifully choreographed umbrella dance with RAF cadets
came and went in hardly a blink of an eye.
which brought a tear to many an eye.
The show was a puzzle wrapped in an enigma. We thought
Music was rich and varied. Dennis Wei (W) gave many their
we had an angle on what was happening when another
first experience of listening to Chinese being sung and won
act or piece of music catapulted us in another direction.
many devotees with his cover version of Be with you again.
Fittingly then, we watched Henry Bole (H) and Afa Nfor (H)
Dickson Tse (R), Henry le Feber Robertson (S) and Jason
do the ‘Rubik’s Cube Challenge’ showing us that they were
Shiu (F) tuned their violins and gave us an unforgettable
a match for anybody at Bletchley Park.
instrumental version of Shape of You and we thank Luke
The prize for most imaginative performance, however, must
Gifford P) Michael Freeman (S), Louis Thomson (S) and
go to Savva Shillin (H) who took us through a story with a
Henry Clements (G) for getting us rocking with their cover
repertoire of sound effects that you’d never believe could
version of Chasing Cars. The audience couldn’t stay at that
come from a human larynx. The sound effects team of The
testosterone fuelled level during the whole show so it was
Archers has a long way to go to catch up to our Savva!
fitting that Louis Thomson’s (S) song Alone, written and
Well done to Cast and Crew. It was a blast!
performed by him, should bring us to a gentler, quieter state of
The Revd. Adam Watkinson
reflection and thought. Any audience loves it when unscripted cliff-hanger moments happen and nothing can deliver these moments better than a dodgy microphone. Thanks to
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Kes Billy Casper wasn’t enjoying life overly – especially not life at school. So much was clear throughout this beautifully acted and inventively choreographed production. Schoolmastering at its finest was on display from Jasper Craven (g) as Mr Farthing, who appears to be one of the few teachers in the play who would pass a modern school inspection. Capturing the spirit of an empathetic teacher amongst a host of more ‘old-fashioned’ colleagues, Craven put in a most relatable performance. Rather masterful in a wholly different sense was the performance by Henry Graham (g) as Mr Gryce, the Headmaster, who acted wonderfully in orchestrating a chaotic assembly, the like of which Father Clive simply would not allow here at Charterhouse. Henry’s performance created a subtle blend between Gryce’s under-confidence and desire to assert his authority – in an understated way it was really well done. Credit also to Charlie Howard (G) as Mr Sugden – reminiscent of Philip Glenister’s PE teacher in Big School. I certainly wouldn’t mess with Mr Howard after watching him in that role! When it comes to playing against type, the biggest surprise for me was the typically mild-mannered Toby Richardson (g), transformed into the aggressive, alcoholic Jud. A stunning performance from Toby – and very convincing character play. I only hope Jud’s characteristics don’t catch on! Aoife Mulligan Smith (V) also starred as a beleaguered Mrs Casper with consistent, time-worn style. Between them, Toby and Aoife created an atmosphere of a home filled with tension that often spilled out into violent emotion. It made for great drama – and a story that gripped the audience. Matthew Parnall (G) displayed exceptional capability throughout as the lead. His Billy Casper was portrayed
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with the consistency of a professional: the accent, the dour acceptance of the grim events that befell him, his frustrations at school. The magic of his conversation with Jasper Craven’s Mr Farthing brought great relief to the audience, who got to see something of joy in Billy Casper’s education before the shocking finale brought about the death of Kes. Matthew’s performance here was at its very best: distraught, but entirely in keeping with his character. It remains to credit the superb direction of Miss Fox and the hard work of Chris Bagust and his technical team for the production of this varied and ambitious project. A great supporting staff (including an impressive number of Yearlings as well as some old hands), worked together to support a gritty atmosphere, with some wellcrafted moments of a more light-hearted nature. Very well done indeed.
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Tonight at 8:30 From 21st to 23rd November, talented pupils took to the stage to perform Noël Coward’s Tonight at 8:30. The vast expanse of glass that forms one of the walls of the Theatre foyer looks out over Northbrook and the Sir Greville Spratt Stadium, making this one of the best places in the School to watch the seasons change. As the trees start to go barer, the dog-walkers more and more scarce, and fewer pupils are seen on the pitches and fields, the foyer of the Theatre becomes busier and busier. In this, our surprisingly versatile bunker of a building, preparations for the school play were well under way as the autumn roared outside.
showcase the breadth of his writing and performance skills.
Fittingly, Noël Coward’s Tonight at 8.30 is set in warm,
Then, as now, in the theatre, self-publicity is always far
often claustrophobic, interiors. We, the audience, peer into
better than no publicity at all. Three were performed each
these worlds with their artificial lighting and observe the
night, and such was the case at the Ben Travers Theatre
intensely private battles of its inhabitants. In Star Chamber
at the end of November. Each of the three showed a very
this is the stage of a regional theatre, in Red Peppers a shoe-
different side to Coward and each amply demonstrated the
box of a dressing room, and in Still Life the refreshment
breadth of performance talent here at Charterhouse.
room at Milford Junction. Coward wrote Tonight at 8.30, ten short plays, in order to
Star Chambers The characters in Star Chambers are bold, broad and very funny. A theatrical charity needs funds and its trustees, a number of successful actors, meet in what becomes a delicious skirmish of egos. The vapid chairwoman, Xenia Bond, with her dog (surely the only one at the table with any sense or decorum) squares up to the rather more experienced Dame Rose, whilst the young movie stars cannot help but mock the dull regional comic (an excellent Charlie Brod (W)). It was played, as it should be, with largerthan-life enthusiasm, although director David Wright kept it from ever becoming merely 2D caricature.
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Red Peppers The words ‘Irene Wright’ and ‘choreography’ have been synonymous in the Ben Travers Theatre for many years and so there is no one better suited to tackle the vaudeville inspired Red Peppers, which opens and closes with a spectacular song and dance number, complete with sailor suits, red fright wigs, canes and escaping telescopes. Combining his love of song, his lifelong fascination with the theatre and the razor-sharp quarrelling of a married couple that is so much a hallmark of his work, this is Coward at his wittiest. This asked a lot of its actors and Aoife Mulligan-Smith (V) and Will Adams (G), as the warring George and Lily Pepper showed extraordinary commitment to all three disciplines.
Still Life Far removed from the arch witticisms and pithy observations of Red Peppers is Coward the romantic. Still Life, the play which became Brief Encounter is studied, soft and heart-breaking. A tragic love affair defined by what is not said, by what is not done, played out against that most British of institutions, the railway timetable. Emily Fox, directing, invested every character and moment with exquisite detail and the café was rich with atmosphere. The middle-class, married lovers are not easy roles to tackle but Henry Clements (G) and Sophia Lewis (S) were touching and utterly believable. The Ben Travers Theatre has one of the finest reputations amongst school theatres. As a former pupil, it is enormously gratifying that this Quarter it showed it still stands to make its audiences – be they pupils, staff or visitors – laugh and contemplate in equal measure. Tonight at 8.30 challenged those involved and delighted those who came to peer through the vast window into the complicated drama inside. Alasdair Buchan (S 05)
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Artifex It is hard to believe that this is only the sixth year of Artifex. Our arts festival has become deeply embedded in the annual rhythm of Charterhouse and this year it has continued to prove its status as a vital, vibrant force in Carthusian life, providing educational opportunities well beyond what is possible in the hashroom. There were more events than any previous year with some pupils moving manically from one thing to the next.
was a transcendental experience for those lucky enough
Artifex 2019 saw the highest rainfall of any previous
to listen. For the first time we had an International Music
iteration, but spirits were not dampened! Wet-weather
Concert organised by Cagla Kazanli (F) where pupils
conditions following our ever-brilliant International Food
performed songs in their native tongues – a real treat for
Fair (co-ordinated by Mr Martucci) provided some added
the audience. Our regular fix of Unplugged, organised by
difficulty for the Inter-house Karting teams, of which
Louis Thomson (S) made for a relaxing evening in the Dome
Bodeites was first across the line. Yet it was Daviesites who
with songs performed by Edison Qiu (S), Cagla Kazanli and
will remain in our minds, whose vehicle, adorned with lights
Archie Woodhouse (R), among others. Many of the same
and a complex air horn capable of playing La Cucuracha,
names made a reappearance in our C’house Got Talent, but
bowed out in the first lap. Thankfully for them, they were
with the addition of an edgy comedy sketch by Sean Tan
able to make up for their karting troubles with a victory over
(G).
Gownboys in the House Quiz Final. We had a new inter-house
There were some highly successful student enterprises
innovation this year, with the Inter-house Graffiti which saw
running throughout, such as our pop-up restaurant in
houses compete under timed conditions to produce a work
Gownboys (ably managed by Zachary Yeoh (G)). There were
of art on the theme of injustice – our first winners being
also delicious smoothies, coffees and cakes in our Artifex
Gownboys with a well-crafted work using cleverly designed
Café and ‘Mr Whippy’ Ice Creams in a stall managed by
stencils. Carthusians themselves provided the canvas for an artistic event of sorts with our first Colour Run, arranged by Will Finnis (L) and Adam Schilders (H), which saw lucky participants completely covered in ridiculous amounts of powder paint. This year’s Artifex brought with it some seriously high quality musical performances. The Concert in the Cloisters series (curated by Owen Chan (S)) was particularly brilliant. A stand-out performance of Bach’s Double Violin Concerto
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fourths (Caspar Beyer (P), Thihan de Silva (P), Joe O’Neill (P), David Clapcott (W), Cameron Gemmell (R), Buris Armontien (P) and Finn Lakin (P)). We were blessed with some fascinating talks this year. Amnesty International saw Gabriel Brown (G) and his team put together some thought-provoking reflections on human rights and religious expression. The Charterhouse History Symposium, ably organised by Christopher Lim (R) saw a set of intriguing talks given by members of the Junior History Society. We welcomed back Jacob Bird (D 11), appearing as his drag-queen alter-ego, Dinah Lux. It was a powerful talk on LGBTQ+ rights and openness to self-expression across society. We also saw the return of the Inter-House debating competition this year, won by a strong Saunderites team who triumphed over Hodgsonites on the topic of the risks of nuclear power. Pupils could also sign up for our numerous workshops with the opportunity to learn about the art of sushi, perfumemaking (with Harry Sherwood (H 14)), Book carving and Bullet Journals (from Mrs Sutton and Miss Fletcher) and even stained-glass restoration. Our Chapel continued to
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be a popular location, hosting our nightly Cinema on the
Under Hall provided the location for Alexandre Nastase-
Ceiling, with films from the horrifying A Quiet Place to the
Bejenariu (g) and Zain Bokhari (L) to create, from scratch, an
toe-tapping Bohemian Rhapsody all sold out.
Escape Room – a seriously impressive achievement and an
There was a technological theme running through Artifex
immensely popular event.
2019. 4mb produced, premiered and answered questions
Jasper Craven (g) and Toby Richardson (g) masterminded
on their films exploring Technology and Ethics, covering
and directed a fabulous Sketch Show in the BTT, alongside
topics from driverless cars to the medical applications of AI.
Madeline Peacock (F) and Rhiannon Jones (F). Humorous
We also had a Virtual Reality Zone coordinated by Hridansh
skits including ‘Skinny Cap to Go’ and ‘Dirty Prime Minister’
Saraogi (g) and Orlando Everitt (g) which gave pupils and
left the audience in stitches.
some (rather terrified) beaks the opportunity to experience
The South African cloisters provided a suitable venue for
the latest in VR technology. Carthusians were also given
a thoughtfully compiled arrangement of speeches from
the opportunity to try their best to defeat Brooke Hall in
Shakespeare. These Shakespeare Shorts, pioneered expertly
the gaming sphere in our first E-Sports battle, organised
by Mr Monroe, involved powerful performances from Rohin
with skill by Saam Jourabchi (R) and Popon Sujairat (H).
Shingadia (V), India Gray (F), Ted Greenwood (G), Sean Tan, Samy Ramesh (B) and Shiv Pillai (G), alongside superb renditions from Mr Hall, Miss Davies, Mr Tink and Mr Irvine. Particularly memorable was the death scene from Anthony and Cleopatra, ably handled by Dr Aidonis and a crossdressing Mr Poynter in the title roles. The programme drew to a close with our first Prom in the Park concert which saw performances of film music from Jurassic Park, Gladiator and some Last Night of the Proms classics. This large-scale concert, featuring professional players alongside our pupils, was a fittingly cinematic end to another marvellous Artifex.
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Mark Begbie
Fine Art
Charlotte MIlls (V)
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Michael Freeman (S)
Luke Gifford (P)
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Francesca Buffoni (g)
Raluca Baicu (F)
Luke Gifford (P)
Lydia Stewart (F)
Tina Zhang (P)
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Tabitha Ellis (W)
Phoebe Rahmatallah (D)
Tina Zhang (P)
Lydia Stewart (F)
Charlotte Mills (V)
Michael Freeman (S)
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Art and Design USA Twenty-six Art and Design students experienced the West Coast magic over a five-day tour to Los Angeles. The hotel in Studio City, complete with swimming pool and palms, provided a perfect base from which to see the sights. Our supercool driver Dan knew the freeways like no other LA resident and avoided most jams to get us in double-quick time to see art at the elegant Getty Centre and Villa, the Broad and MOCA. The Warner Brothers Studio Tour was a real highlight that gave us access to the hallowed ground where shows like The Big Bang Theory and Ellen were filmed, along with major motion pictures like LA LA Land. Universal Studio was a sugar rush of big rides and virtual reality – we came away questioning what was real and what was artifice! We also got to consider the real LA on our final stop at Venice Beach, which laid bare the rich strata of everyday life. Back in Studio the experience has given us an incentive to produce fresh artworks and explore ideas relevant to the post-modern world we live in.
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House Art The report of the judges, Alexandra Drysdale (S 81) and John Gardner (B 76), is published here in edited form: The enthusiasm of the students, the sophisticated standard of the work, and at times its sheer volume, exceeded expectations, especially given all the other demands on students’ time. It was inspiring that women were clearly in the majority among those leading their Houses. As for the artwork, the setting mattered. The strongest work embraced
Pageites
Daviesites
its true artistic potential, using visual and synthesized
private side and, exceptionally, the Housemaster’s children.
in a very close second place. A slightly crisper presentation
work-media to enhance and transform its message, while
A polished two-room installation tightly interwove house-
might have secured it the overall victory.
also self-consciously referring to its own parameters.
member statements with geographic reference through a variety of media. The piece de resistance, a piece of
Daviesites Third House Award
Hodgsonites Winning House Award
performance art by three statuesque Hodgsonites, was
A smart ‘Race to Space’ theme presented by Phoebe
‘Identity’ was a very professionally crafted and smart
not only a measure of outstanding cooperation but also
Rahmatallah and Louise Rossetti addressed themes of racism,
exhibition hosted by Emma Spindler with support from
worked to anchor the exhibition as something about real
gender exclusion, and technology. The scene was set with
Leroy Ma. The visual presentation was polished and
people. The sophisticated overall product, appreciating the
a well-presented countdown and a clip of an Apollo space
compelling in its exploration of multiple angles from
variety and essence of a diverse community in an abstract
launch in a foil-draped environment mimicking the insulation
which identity is established, presented and modified.
format, pushed this entry to the top.
of space capsules. A mural composed of the faces of Daviesites alongside those of astronauts in a black and white
The genuine commitment to house participation included Pageites Second House Award
tableau served to flatten distinctions between men/women,
‘Line’ explored one of the essences of artistic process: the
professionals/students, past/present, and also commented
act of drawing a line, with all its pregnant possibilities. The
on the Carthusian tradition of annual posed House photos.
jurors were expertly escorted by Tina Zhang, Luke Gifford
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and Punch Suwannakit through the exhibition, which
Bodeites Honourable Mention House Award
was apparently a month in the making and enjoyed the
‘Fake News’ was a ‘full on’ immersive experience hosted
enthusiastic support of the Housemaster and his wife. A
by Nikita Alekseev that took the jurors to all levels of the
series of pieces, linked through a physical line, presented
house. The walls and ceilings were covered with graffiti,
sophisticated and materially diverse variations on the
newspapers and subversive commentary, some of which was
theme. The ‘House-generated’ ceramics were beautifully
revealed with black light, to produce a symbol of secrecy,
executed and stood out for representing genuine House
fear, and barely-concealed hostility. Where they were not
participation in the company of Art specialists. This
permitted to venture, jurors were impolitely and boldly
submission, with its strong intellectual component, came
advised “NO!” and “LEAVE!” by well-scripted anarchists.
Fletcherites Brush Award
Verites
Duckites
‘Red Alice’ is the story of a nurse (formerly of Great Comp…?)
‘Digital House’ was presented by Koh Ishikawa, aided by
‘Plastic
whose ‘patients’ regularly suffered gruesome deaths at her
Frederick Zamboni and Charlotte Mills. This work involved
exposition commenting on the important problem of ‘over-
hands. This entry deftly avoided becoming a proto-theatrical
taking three pictures of every House member, resulting in at
plastification’. Fran Buffoni excellently hosted a series of
‘shockfest’. Anchored by the genuine reality of its setting in
least 210 photographs, which were then digitally mastered,
very thoughtful and well-resolved sculptural installations
the school’s former sanatorium (where this judge actually
sorted, and arranged to create a photograph of the Verites
on a duck theme, including a poem, which was most
convalesced a long time ago), the exhibition was fronted
building. The strength of this proposal was in its simplicity
welcome. It was refreshingly calm and not overly academic
flawlessly by a perfectly cast and wardrobed Lydia Stewart.
and its completely electronic medium.
or preachy. The playful quality, the colours and the good
She was creepily supported by the clawing hands of Raluca
Ducks’
was
a
very
timely
tongue-in-cheek
craftsmanship were compelling.
Biacu, Clara Popescu and Rita Delgado, and, in the distance,
Saunderites
anonymous groaning men. It was an exceptional piece of
‘House Values’ was an introspective, intellectual, well-
performance art that easily could have been videotaped and
researched
presented as a trailer for an actual horror flick.
by Michael Freeman, a classicist, it disassembled and
The IB visual arts show presented nine exhibitions by
reassembled House principles in a structured manner
nine pupils, who have formed the most ambitious and
Lockites
that added clarity and personality. A series of vignettes
exciting IB set to date. The installations explored themes
‘Graffiti Arch’ was a work in progress by Sasha Povarova and
articulated
Kindness,
ranging from the perception of family and its impact
Sasha Prokofev, set in the shaded icy arch between Weekites
Moral Courage and Open-Mindedness. The video was a
on an individual to the vital issues surrounding female
and Lockites. In addition to the weather, this project had
welcome interlude but, unfortunately, rather too long. The
genital mutilation.
to overcome permissions from grounds, maintenance, and
acoustic guitar work and the sincerity of the interviewees
Louise Rossetti (D) in her lively interactive installation
house masters to deface a stray piano and school property.
were nevertheless excellent. A second room displayed
invited contemplative engagement from her audience
It also sadly ran out of spray paint (an occupational hazard).
outstanding sketchbooks and paintings.
and, through the power of distortion, debated issues of
and
hard-worked
Perseverance,
submission.
Responsibility,
IB Visual Arts exhibition
Presented
The strategy was its strongest feature – compelling in its
identity, truth, and reality.
effort to introduce art into the public environment of
Gownboys
Margherita O’Connor’s (W) video, ‘All Layered Up’,
Charterhouse.
‘Human Rights’ was an extensive and very well considered
presented a composition of scenes and events that
journey hosted by Lizzie Jeffcock and Serena Johnson,
have shaped her. This personal piece aimed to create
Weekites
which clearly involved great support from the house, with
a foundation for the viewer to understand her as an
‘Two Bicycles’, was a lovely installation, beautifully curated
each year group presenting an installation on each basic
individual, and thence to understand the progression
by Margherita O’Connor, Tabitha Ellis and Aidan Chan. A
human right. The whole piece was connected through a
of her exhibition. Her work included stylised figurative
set piece incorporated the treasured possessions of house
line of red yarn which culminated in the basement with a
portraits as well as abstract mixed-media works that
members, comprising artefacts ranging from day-to-day
superb candlelit installation. This entry had all the elements
explored texture and layer.
objects to a spray-painted gilet jaune. The piece spoke
of success. Perhaps its sheer range and the movement from
Rita Delgado (F) put forward ideas concerning the effects
to an active politicism and internationalism, juxtaposed
room to room diminished the final result, which could have
of civilization, informed by the outrage she felt during
with the mundane. It became a profound reflection of the
been more compact.
volunteer work in the schools of a township in Khayelitsha,
complexity of living.
Cape Town. The extreme poverty she witnessed here
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and the basic lack of material consumption contrasted sharply with her previous observations of New York. This memorable show was visited by many and the pupils articulated their intentions and ideas to a wider audience with insight and clarity.
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Design Museum and V&A
drew many designs for my upcoming GCSE project. After this we went to the V&A – one of the best design
On Friday 17 May, thirty of us DT students left early in the
museums in the world. The Mary Quant exhibition
morning, just before 8:00 am, to see the Stanley Kubrick
revealed her genius as a clothes designer in the 60’s, when
exhibition at the Design Museum and the Mary Quant at
she designed the society-changing mini skirt. Though
the V&A. We were then each given a sketchbook and set
fashion has never really appealed to me, the pieces were
the task of producing drawings from both exhibitions. My
incredibly interesting to look at, and I hope to include
group made for the Design Museum, whose architecture
some of the patterns in next year’s project. Elsewhere in
was a work of art in itself. The building was decorated with
the museum, my friends and I took particular interest in
great colour schemes and housed truly inspiring pieces of
glass work and furniture design, where there was some
work. We headed to Kubrick first, where we got a personal
excellent craftsmanship on display.
Ben Parkinson (H)
insight into the life of this true cinematographic genius and industry icon. There were tons of behind-the-scenes
Remote Control Society (JDTC)
movie equipment, such as the artwork for the movies, the old film cameras, the crazy models and old movie crates
This year I have had the pleasure of running the new Remote
filled with directing equipment.
Control Society, together with the help of Harry Church
After we had finished that fantastic exhibition, we
(G) and an enthusiastic group of Removes and Fourths.
decided to move upstairs to the main gallery. It had some
Throughout the year we have learnt about the ins and outs
really cool stuff. I found a massive 3D Printer and ended
of remote control cars and have started building a new one.
up talking to the woman running it about all the amazing
The models will be completed next year and we are all really
things they made – which included a rocking chair! The
excited to see the finished product.
part I liked the most was the ‘Design Through the Last 50
Undoubtedly the most exciting part of the society is
Years’ board from which I took a lot of inspiration and
driving the cars and this is something we’ve done a lot. It
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is an Art and
is also something that we can work to improve next year.
Design university with locations in Savannah, Georgia;
We currently have two cars to drive, one of which reaches
Atlanta, Georgia; Hong Kong; and Lacoste, France. It offers
65mph! I also have plans to build a ramp and, hopefully, set
a range of 75 programmes and it has a remarkable 99%
up a track where we can race the cars.
employment rate after the first 10 months of graduation.
It has been a really enjoyable experience to form the society
On 9 May, visiting speaker Kelley Lowe gave a lecture in the
with the Fourths who joined this year and I hope next year
JDTC informing us about what courses SCAD offer and the
can be even better. I would also like to thank Mr Aberneithie
amazing new design careers available.
for helping me set up the society and keep it running
One thing I believe that separates SCAD from other
smoothly.
universities is that they work directly with companies
Design Technology Lecture
Hugo Ballard (G)
such as Amazon, Uber and many others. This benefits the companies themselves hugely as it provides them
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with cheaper workforce and also gives the students a more in-depth view of life as an employee. A real win win. Furthermore, I find it fascinating that if the work you have produced for the company you are working alongside is exquisite then they may employ you as soon as you have graduated, this is the reason for them developing such successful students and the 99% employment rate. I found the campus extraordinary compared to other American Universities, where they value the look and upkeep of the Universities. As well as this, 80% of new applicants to Louis Renault (R)
SCAD are offered a scholarship or financial aid, they offer more than ten different types of scholarships, which can help a variety of people.
Savva Shilin (H)
They offer an opportunity to go on a summer camp, which will last roughly four to five days and they teach you many different skills. This opportunity also enables you to have a higher chance of securing a place at the university once you have completed the course. SCAD offer these courses to students after their first year of sixth form and they have kindly offered to take me and two other pupils. This opportunity will set us up perfectly for A levels in Design Technology as the skills we will learn should help us achieve a higher mark. I believe these courses are a very good way of making students interested in the school. Lastly, SCAD seems a perfect fit for anyone who is interested in Art and Design, the University offers a wide range of degrees which could suit anyone interested in Design. George Skeen (R)
Sam Thomas (W)
Max Carpenter (B)
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Joseph Eames (G)
Frederick Bates (P)
James Gell (W)
Romain Perusat (P)
Dennis Wei (W)
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Amaury Halley (B)
Freddy Clinton (W)
Sport
Football 79
Hector Platt (B)
Frankie Parker (S)
Alex Ford (D)
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Lola Stanley (F)
Jasper Craven (g)
Sam Nichols (D)
Gabriel Jonsson (P)
Charles Turner (G)
James Taylor (D)
Finlay McLellan (D) scoring
Tom Joyce (G)
Jonny Capuano (D)
Sam Thomas (W)
Ross Richardson (F)
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Murphy Parker (S), George Church (D)
Mackenzie Faull (W)
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Arran Taylor (D)
Ash Ticktum (P)
Will Turner (W)
Freddie Hay (B)
Jonny Wilkinson (D)
Ethan Cheeseman & DominicMatthews
Senior House Football Final Weekites 3, Gownboys 1 The 2018 final was played out in beautiful conditions on an excellent pitch. Weekites – perennial finalists, and holders of the Senior House Cup – on paper had a star-studded line up of Carthusian footballing talent. Gownboys, on the other hand, had belied their critics and doubters by reaching the final and had thoroughly deserved to do so. In fact, it was they who settled the more quickly, apparent when they hit the post early on, showing that they were not merely there to make up the numbers. However, for all the Gownboys’ intensity early on, it was Weekites who took the lead when 1st XI stalwart Henry Rowland waltzed through to score inside the near post. It was an impressive moment of individual skill which could have deflated the opposition. Nevertheless, Gownboys stood firm and equalized deservedly when a calamitous mix up in the Weekites defence allowed Tom Joyce to pounce inside the box. And yet hope was short lived, as a Rowland free kick was dropped in the Gownboys goal by Rupert Evans, only for the on-rushing Freddy Clinton to ram home, making it 2-1 at the break – a mountain to climb for the Gownboys in the second half. Truth be told, after the break it became more of a cagey affair, with neither side able to create meaningful opportunities. Gownboys battled courageously as tiredness started to tell, but when Jaime Munoz-Palacin scored with a long range effort the game was up. Weekites prevailed once more and the 1879 Football Challenge Cup returned ‘home’.
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Jaime Munoz Palacin
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Raphael Boulanger (P)
Sam Thomas (W)
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Toby Duffen (S)
Max Say (B)
Ross Fordham (W)
James Taylor (D)
Sport
Hockey
Sam Duffen (S)
Mackenzie Faull (W)
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Sebastian Lucy (D)
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Adam Phillips (R)
Marcus Rawlings (S)
Joe O’Neill (P)
Tom Fowler (D)
Senior House Hockey Final Saunderites 3, Weekites 1 Saunderites took on last year’s champions, Weekites, in a fiercely competitive final on the last day of LQ. Both teams contained a handful of 1st XI, 2nd XI and U16A players, as well as strong house hockey contingents – a testament to a strong and flourishing hockey programme at Charterhouse. The start of the match was an end-to-end affair where both teams committed to attack. Dynamos Toby and Sam Duffen worked hard in midfield for Saunderites, battling against fellow 1st XI players, Sam Thomas and Ross Fordham, in the Weekites line-up. This was a fascinating match-up between four talented and industrious players. Henry Rowland and Louis Ward provided stern opposition in midfield for Weekites and at the back, Henry Wilkinson and Morgan Clarke provided the last line of defence in the face of a pacey Saunderites forward line who always looked dangerous on the counter attack. Weekites enjoyed long periods of possession in the second half but struggled to break through the Saunderites defence; David Maitland Jones in goal for Saunderites looked solid but was rarely troubled. At the other end, Saunderites looked dangerous on the break and when brothers Marcus and Toby Rawlings scored it was a long way back for Weekites. When Toby Rawlings fired expertly high into the roof of the net past a diving Elliot Clarke, the 3-1 victory for Saunderites was confirmed and the cup returned to central School.
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the junior side made a great start to the trip.
lost 4-0 to a strong U15 side from Bishop’s.
Games three and four against Rondebosch were equally
Our final four games were all in Paarl, a district north
The 2018 Hockey Tour to Cape Town, South Africa,
competitive. The juniors battled throughout and, in a repeat
of Cape Town with a famous rugby pedigree. Both Paarl
involved 29 players from four year groups, four members
of the previous evening’s finale, conceded with seconds to
Gymnasium and Paarl Boys’ School hosted us superbly
of Brooke Hall (DRF, LFB, SRP and NEB), divided into two
go, losing by a single goal 2-1. James Taylor (D) in defence
well and the players enjoyed the authentic post-match
teams that played a total of ten matches over twelve days.
and Josh Drake-Brockman (G) in goal played very well,
hospitality. The first set of matches against Paarl
The trip began with two days in the beautiful town of
including a save from a penalty stroke. The seniors played
Gymnasium finished 5-1 to the junior side with two goals
Stellenbosch, which gave the teams a chance to practice
in their most competitive match of the trip and, despite
from Hameed Belo-Osagie (G), and Petrus Desbois (W),
together, visit Table Mountain and spend time planning
losing 2-0, fought fiercely throughout. Sam Duffen (S) was
Zhen Yang Lin (W) and Rupert Evans also scoring. The
for the matches ahead.
tireless alongside Charlie Howard (G) and Toby Rawlings (S)
team played very well and Mackenzie Faull (W), Freddy
The first tour match against Fairmont School in Cape Town’s
in the forward line.
Clinton (W) and Morgan Clarke (W) all played a big role in
Northern suburbs was a great introduction to competitive
Our final games in Cape Town were against Bishop’s College
the team’s success. The senior side won their match 2-0
South African hockey. The junior side (with players from
at their incredible hockey stadium. Sasha Prokofev (L)
with both goals from the prolific Toby Rawlings.
the previous season’s U14 and U15 sides) lost 4-0 and the
produced an incredible display in goal for the senior side
The following day Paarl Boys’ hosted two games, which
senior side (last season’s U16 and U17 players) conceded a
and Felix Lavelle (V) scored after some excellent work from
both finished 1-1. The competitiveness of both fixtures
goal with three seconds remaining to lose a fantastic match
Sam Duffen to leave the game 1-1 at the final whistle. The
was matched by the warmth of the post-match reception.
2-1. Elliot Clarke (W) in goal played superbly for the senior
junior side had their only disappointment of the trip when
By now both sides had started to play very well. Charlie
team, whilst Jamie Richardson (B) and Rupert Evans (G) for
they failed to play as well as they had the previous day and
Timms (D) in goal played his full part. Fynn Atherton (V)
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and Toby Duffen (S) were tireless in midfield alongside a resolute Peter Wallace (B) in defence. Nick Lamming (L) played very well for the junior side and Max Delaney (B), Henry Wilkinson (W), Ed Doljanin (g) and Alexi De Unger (V) all looked sharp. Alex Topley (D), Freddy Clinton, James Taylor, Rupert Evans, Alex Moore (g) and Santi Gutierrez (B) played regularly for both teams clocking up as many as ten matches in five days! Raph Boulanger (P) and Elliot Clarke led the senior side extremely well and set an excellent example for some of the younger players on tour. Both teams learnt a lot, improved throughout and were a real pleasure to spend time with. Our final two days of rest, relaxation and recovery were spent at a game lodge two hours north of Cape Town where we reflected on a successful trip and tried to work out who covered more ground; a herd of South African springbok or Toby Duffen!
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Senior House Cricket Final The senior house match final brought the two favourites together in a match that lived up to all expectations in a classic 20/20 contest. Saunderites and Weekites enjoyed trouble free routes through to the final, as they both should have done, given the cricketing talent available to both houses with no fewer than 14 1st XI, 2nd XI and U16A players on display. It was Saunderites who batted first and after losing Toby Rawlings early on, they then set about building an innings and competitive total. Ayush Patel batted maturely and, with Louis Lister proving an admirable foil, they built an excellent platform. Patel, steady at first, burst into life against the Weekite change bowlers and romped to a magnificent hundred, eventually finishing on
Ayush Patel
132 not out. Saunderites finished on 164-1 in their 20 overs – a competitive total, or so it seemed‌. In reply, Weekites started at a great rate with 1st XI pairing of Austin Wilman and Ollie Sheen flaying the bowling to all parts of a magnificent-looking Green. However, a midinnings stutter gave Saunderites some hope as careless batting looked to halt the Weekites’ charge. However, Louis Ward put the game to bed with some trademark lusty hitting. This was a cracking game played in an excellent spirit which saw Weekites retain the Senior House Cup, consigning Saunderites to a third consecutive defeat at the final hurdle.
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Royal Marine Detachment
Weekend, which includes live firing the L98A2 rifle. In order to qualify for this, cadets first have to pass the same Skill at
The summer was tinged with sadness as we said farewell
The Royal Marine detachment took part in the annual
Arms Training and the Weapons Handling test undertaken
to some outstanding CCF officers. Captain Jon Tully retired
Sir Stewart Pringle Trophy at Lympstone in September.
by regular soldiers – no mean feat for cadets who train only
from the CCF after 12 years, during which he served as an
This was an impressive showing by a youthful team. CSgt
on Monday afternoons.
Army section officer, as Royal Marine Section OC and, for
Frederik Markus (P) put them through their paces in the
The weather over the weekend proved to be very challenging
a time, as Contingent Commander. His dynamism, military
run-up to the competition with several weeks of gruelling
with torrential rain throughout the Saturday field exercise.
experience and enviable ability to forge esprit de corps will
training sessions. Special mention goes to Jamie McNeil (L)
The cadets showed excellent stoicism, and by the time
be greatly missed. Captain Nigel Coopper also retired from
for excellent authority and leadership whilst commanding
the sections tackled the finale (a deliberate section attack
the CCF as Head of the Army section, and Flt Lt James Kazi
the Drill Competition, and to Tom Miller (L) for leading the
against a dug-in ‘enemy’ position of regular army troops),
and PO Geoff Nelson also left in the summer for pastures
charge on the Commando Endurance Run in Woodbury
their skills and drills, which they had rehearsed over
new at other schools. I would like to thank all of the
Common, placing us in the top five schools for those
the day, were superb. The Specialist and 5th form NCOs
officers and NCOs for their hard work and commitment in
particular events. During activities weekends alongside
demonstrated excellent command and control and the
supporting the CCF at Charterhouse.
the Army section, the NCOs have shone, particularly Zelda
regular troops praised their efforts. On the Sunday cadets
Kenny (F), Tom Miller and Henry Graham (g) who led the
had the opportunity to live fire on a long range for the first
command task and helped with running the sniper stalk.
time and, despite their tiredness, they put in impressive
Henry Graham showed excellent RM leadership skills
performances with over 95% of the cadets qualifying in the
The Royal Navy Section has undertaken a range of sea-
during the Fourths Activity Week camp, despite having only
basic shoot.
based and land-based training this year. Highlights included
just transferred from the Navy section. Recruits showing
The opportunity to show progression would come during
coming across the giant American Nimitz-Class aircraft
signs of great promise during this exercise included Mitsu
the Activity Weekend of LQ, and progress they did. Again,
carrier when motor cruising in the Solent, damage control
Jeffcock (G) and Jonny Wilkinson (D).
both the Army and Royal Marine sections undertook a
training on the sinking ship simulator in Portsmouth,
Tom Miller, Charlie Reay (R), Oscar Sunderland (D) and Will
package of field training and live firing at Aldershot and
mountain-biking in the New Forest and canoeing on the
Abbott (S) all enjoyed attending the RM Summer Camp in
Pirbright. This time, however, the training was delivered
River Wey. Chief Petty Officer Will Ellis (R), head of Section,
2018. Some Marines have also joined in with Navy training
mainly by selected Fifth Form and Specialist senior cadets,
has given outstanding support over the last four years; he
events this year. The highlight of this was the DRIU (Damage
who demonstrated superb instructional and leadership
hopes to train as a naval pilot when he returns from his
Repair Instructional Unit), in which Max Stockmeier (S)
qualities.
gap year in Australia, for which he won financial support
gained particular praise for his efficient use of hammer and
skills, command tasks and a sniper stalk. The cadets did
from the Mark Evison Foundation. The new Head of Section
wooden wedges to fill in holes!
extremely well and all achieved their basic field-craft
Royal Navy Section
will be Petty Officer Oscar Hanks (B). Leading Cadet George Skeen (R) deserves particular mention for his exceptional
programme
included
shooting,
patrol
syllabus qualification. Performances were especially good
Army and RAF sections
culinary skills on various trips.
on the Sunday ranges, with 84% of boys achieving either a pass, 1st class, or marksman qualification, and seven cadets
These sections continue to enjoy a varied and dynamic training programme. The year began with training to prepare cadets for participation in the OQ Activities
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The
achieved the coveted score of 70/70.
Cadets are able to complete static-line jumps over the
Expeditions and Competitions
rolling fields of Wiltshire in an adrenaline-fuelled training On Friday 22nd March, the Charterhouse team of eight
package that never fails to impress.
cadets, Major Eastham and Flt Sgt Lay attended the annual
During the summer holidays of 2018, the Army cadets enjoyed
Brigade Military Skills Competition at the St Martins Plain
their first attendance for a couple of years at a Central Camp.
Training Area, Folkestone. The competition pits the best
Highlights of the camp were training with the Welsh Guards
school cadets against each other in a range of physically
on TIBUA (Tactics in Built-Up Areas), where they were able
arduous and realistic military skills. Teams representing
to clear and occupy a mock-up compound and, of course,
dozens of CCF and ACF (Army Cadet Force) units competed
the much enjoyed Adventure Training Package, which always
and Charterhouse was placed sixth overall. Considering
provides ample opportunities to get wet!
that Charterhouse had only competed once before, this
where they put the principles of field-craft into practice in
The annual Schools Meeting at Bisley was another highlight
was a pleasing result. The section performed well across
simulated scenarios. The RAF visit a number of installations
as the Charterhouse Full-Bore Shooting Team excelled in
all the stands, but came first in the Close Quarter Battle
including RAF Odium and Halton, to gain an insight into
all the competitions and only narrowly missed winning
(CQB), in the Dismounted Close Combat Trainer (DCCT) and
the complicated and interesting running of a military air
the coveted Ashburton Shield. Special mention should
on the Obstacle Course. The cadets worked incredibly hard
installation. This is supplemented by their flying days out
go to Caius Patel RN (B 18), for his captaincy of the team
and were a credit to both the CCF and School. The team
of RAF Boscombe Down, where their ‘Principles of Flight’
and for his exceptional shooting ability, particularly his
comprised Henry Waldern (V, section I/C), Charlie Timms
syllabus is demonstrated practically. Upon completion of
achievement in scoring a “possible” (50 out of 50) in the final
(D, section 2I/C), Josh Dinsdale (F), Archie Woodhouse (R),
this week, the cadets parade for ‘Pass Out’ where they are
Spenser Mellish Competition. Bisley 2018 was a thoroughly
Carl Schumann (g), David Rees-Mogg (V), Morgan McLucas
badged into their respective sections.
enjoyable experience, and one that will be remembered for
(g) and Gus McLellan (G).
A particular highlight of CQ was the parachuting course at
many years to come.
CQ saw the cadets welcome the new Fourths, who train
Netheravon, run by the Army Parachute Association School.
Maj. John Eastham Contingent Commander
together to complete their Basic (Red) Star qualification by the end of Activities Week. On Mondays they cover a roundrobin of activities which introduce them to the principles of safe weapon-handling, among other essential skills such as navigation, drill, and proper dress. This programme is followed by Fourths Activity Week, where the new recruits train together to complete their basic syllabus before deploying on a number of section-specific activities. The RN section base themselves out of Portsmouth and HMS Bristol, introducing the cadets to the basic principles of seamanship and giving them opportunities to get on the water for the first time. Royal Marine and Army cadets participate on an overnight tactical exercise in the field
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Mallory Group Mallory Group walked fifteen miles along the coastal path around Land’s End, from Treen to Cape Cornwall, on a blustery February day with spectacular views, and the next day a stretch of boggy Dartmoor, discovering the flavour of the bleak land of The Hound of the Baskervilles. This was the 232nd and final expedition led by Roger Smeeton, who leaves Charterhouse this year. His expeditions have ranged from the wintry mountains of Northern Scotland to the high peaks of the Himalayas, exploring Snowdonia, the Peak District and the West Country moors, and always somehow fitting in a curry.
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harterhouse Climbing
coach, Phoebe Nelson (D 15), a seasoned veteran of climbing competitions who came along to advise and encourage the
This has been a very successful year for the Climbing Club.
pupils. We are very grateful to Phoebe for giving her time
We have had record numbers, with all sessions fully booked
and would like to congratulate all those involved. We now
and a long waiting list. As a result, we have decided to run
look forward to the next competition in November.
an extra hour-long session on Tuesday afternoons to give
Finally, I would like to thank all the Beaks who have given
everyone a chance to come along and enjoy the wall.
their support in the climbing sessions this year. Your
We now have our own climbing tops and chalk bags – all
enthusiasm and dedication are very much appreciated.
proudly displaying our new club logo (see above) – which
Climb On!
have been a big hit with pupils and staff alike. We have also
Below left: Alex Hail (G), James McAllister (g), George Skeen
introduced new Climbing Log booklets. These enable each
(R), Toby Richardson (g), Zhen Ning Lim (B), Sam Martucci
pupil to learn and practice a range of rockwall-based skills,
(g), Kyle Werner (L), Luke Bonner (R), Carl Schumann (g),
including climbing and belaying techniques, rope skills,
Luke Gifford (P), Dylan Toussaint (L) and Archie Milne (L)
David Martucci
knots and lead climbing. In March twelve pupils attended the Independent Schools
successfully completed their expedition after trekking
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Climbing Competition at the Rockstar Climbing Wall in
around the hills of Snowdonia in March. Only one or two
Swindon. The pupils climbed very well considering that,
This has been another busy, but very successful and
sections remain before they complete their Award when
for many, it was their first competition. The routes were
productive year for the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
they return in September. Meanwhile, 13 of the 33 Gold
quite varied, with tough bouldering and top-roped routes
In March, we held our second ‘D of E Presentation Award
participants have just completed their expedition, trekking
testing their skill set to the limit. They certainly enjoyed the
Evening’ for participants, parents and special guests. We
in the Lake District. Of the other 20, one group trekked in
day and learned lots of new techniques from watching and
were also honoured to have Jules Mountain as our guest
the Hardangervidda National Park in Norway in July, while
talking to others – not least our very own technical climbing
speaker. Jules gave an inspiring talk on his ascent of
at the same time two groups paddled on the North Sea from
Everest, which, after many months’ arduous preparation, he
Hjelmelandsvågen, around Tau, finishing at the end of the
completed in the face of a devastating cancer diagnosis and
Lysebotn Fjord.
a severe earthquake.
In addition to the expedition, participants must also fulfil
From the 2017 entry, all but one of the 37 Silver participants
other important sections in order to achieve their Award. I
have now fully completed their Award in addition to 17 Gold
am always amazed at the time and energy they devote to
participants, which is very impressive indeed. A number of
these additional pursuits. Last year alone, for instance,
these were invited to Buckingham Palace to receive their
our Silver and Gold participants clocked up a staggering
Award earlier this year. Congratulations to all participants
collective total of 1,674 hours of activities – 654 hours of
who have worked hard toward this achievement. Currently
voluntary community work (whether that be for the School or
standing at 88%, this has been the highest Silver and Gold
for the local community), 558 hours of physical activity and
completion rate to date.
462 hours devoted to the improvement of skills in a number
From
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the
2018
entry,
45
Silver
participants
have
of fields. When you consider that this is in addition to all
the academic lessons and cultural and sporting activities at School, not to mention examinations, it is truly remarkable that so many have been successful. 74 Removes are currently registered to do the Silver Award next year. This is great news and shows that the Award continues to be a very popular choice here at Charterhouse. I look forward to seeing them on the hills in the Brecon Beacons in October. I would like to thank the finest D of E leadership team I have ever had the pleasure to work with. They all give up countless hours of their time, away from their homes and families – both during term and over the holidays – to help train, assess and verify groups throughout the year. The Award could not run without the sacrifices they make, for which I am very grateful. Many thanks also to the parents, who are another invaluable source of support to the Award. Your kind efforts are never taken for granted and always fully appreciated.
David Martucci
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Awarded for obtaining A* results in all 9 subjects at (I)GCSE Obaloluwa Agboola (P) Archie Cresswell (g) Anthony Gosnell (V) Jonathan Hodson (W) Saam Jourabchi (R) Henry Le Feber Robertson (S) Callum McFadzean Hassall (g) Jordan Michael (g) Alex Rubio (G) Louis Thomson (S) Alexander Topley (D) Ziya Vatsuev (G) Tom Wainwright (R) Samuel Wareing (G)
SENIOR FOUNDATION SCHOLARS Michael Freeman (S) Milo Knatchbull (L) Fredrik Markus (P) John Reeve (R) Jamie Stapleton (S) Christopher Tsang (S) Edward Wright (V) HONORARY FOUNDATION SCHOLARS Emily Bagley (G) Christopher Cole (S) William Craig (G) Robert Elston (G) Frederick Foulston (R) Audrey Fu (V) India Gray (F) Iona Harrison (G) Serena Johnson (G) Thoran Landers (D) Alexandra McNeil (L) Lia Rockey (G) Veronika Voevodina (B) RESEARCH ESSAY PRIZES Lee Prize Wenyu Zheng (R) OCAN Prize Frederick Foulston (R) Prizes David Campbell (P) Michael Freeman (S) Holly Gardner (F) Iona Harrison (G) Gabriel Spooner (L) BRITISH BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD GOLD CERTIFICATE Emily Bagley (G) Audrey Fu (V) Iona Harrison (G) Jamie Stapleton (S) Christopher Tsang (S) SILVER CERTIFICATE Henry Graham (g) Serena Johnson (G) Daniyar Kryukov (G) Oliver McBride (B) Alexander Tsang (R) Sam Wareing (G) BRITISH PHYSICS OLYMPIAD SILVER CERTIFICATE Christopher Cole (S) Iona Harrison (G) AS PHYSICS CHALLENGE SILVER CERTIFICATE Sean Tan (G) Simon Knight (R) BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION Owen Chan (S)
SPECIAL NAMED PRIZES ART David Baldwin Prize (Photography) Emma Spindler (H) Dean Prize (Figure) Raluca Baicu (F) Ehrman Prize (Design) Louise Rossetti (D) Leech Prize (Drawing) Rita Gracia Delgado (F) Struan Robertson Prize (Painting) Tabitha Ellis (W) Thomson Prize (Ceramics) Lydia Stewart (F) ART AND DESIGN Victor Chu Prize (Portfolio) James McAllister (g) BIOLOGY Allen Prize Charles Harrison (G) Bridge Prize Madeline Gasparro (g) Poole Prize Mark Goriaev (B) CHEMISTRY Kreis Prize Audrey Fu (V) CLASSICS Bryant 1A Prize (Latin) Sam Troy (G) Bryant 1B Prize (Greek) Freddy Clinton (W) ECONOMICS Wales Prize Tosin Oshai (g) CHARTERHOUSE LITERATURE CERTIFICATE PRIZE Sam Troy (G) SECOND YEAR SPECIALIST SUBJECT PRIZES ART Tina Zhang (P) BIOLOGY Iona Harrison (G) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Madeline Gasparro (g) CHEMISTRY Iona Harrison (G) DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Lateefat Sanni (L) ECONOMICS Frederik Markus (P) ENGLISH India Gray (F) FRENCH Arran Taylor (D) GEOGRAPHY Rosanna Hine (S) GERMAN Michael Freeman (S) GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Edward Halford (P) GREEK Michael Freeman (S) HISTORY Tabitha Ellis (W) ITALIAN Louise Rossetti (D)
LATIN Veronika Voevodina (B) MATHEMATICS Shared by Audrey Fu (V) & Iona Harrison (G) FURTHER MATHEMATICS Shared by Robert Elston (G) & Andrew Shin (L) MUSIC Emily Bagley (G) PHYSICS Iona Harrison (G) SPANISH Arran Taylor (D) THEOLOGY India Gray (F) MUSIC PRIZES BRASS Open Prize Rupert Peacock (G) Under 16 Prize Martin Young (g) Intermediate Prize Charles Harrison (G) STRING Antonia Butler Prize (Open) Benedict Wong (G) Intermediate Prize Michael Huang (G) George Draper 2 Prize Jackson Wiggert (G) Geoffrey Ford Prize (Junior) David Yang (H) WOODWIND Wales Prize (Open) Horace Choi (G) Ashley Prize (Lower School) Tony Zhang (H) George Draper 2 Prize William Adams (G) Carpenter Prize Veronika Voevodina (B) PIANO Ehrman Senior Prize Thyme Thirapornsawad (L) VSH Russell Open Prize Justin Wang (L) VSH Russell Junior Prize Jackson Wiggert (G) Thatcher Open Prize Lancelot Liu (S) SINGING Dawson Prize (Novice) Fredderick Davenport (W) Langridge Prize (Advanced) Rupert Peacock (G) MUSIC COMPOSITION Emily Bagley (G) SECOND YEAR SPECIALISTS For outstanding musical service Emily Bagley (G) Rupert Peacock (G) FOURTHS For outstanding musicianship Edward Chai (R) Lancelot Liu (S) HARVARD BOOK PRIZE Owen Chan (S)
NAMED and DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC PRIZES ART Jackson Prize – GCSE Portfolio Tarit Attapich (B) Levinson Prize – Sculpture Phoebe Rahmatallah (D) CLASSICS Palamountain Prize Michael Freeman (S) Elder and Alick Tassell Edward Wright (V) Gordon Whitbread Freddy Foulston (R) DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Power 1 Prize Lateefat Sanni (L) DRAMA Gygax Prize Tom Phillips (G) Hyde Prize Aoife Mulligan-Smith (V) Emily Leonard Prize Sophia Lewis (S) ECONOMICS Beveridge Prize Gloria Liu (W) Wales 2 Prize Christopher Cole (S) ENGLISH Tennant Prize Holly Gardner (F) Thackeray Prize India Gray (F) GEOGRAPHY Jenner Hoskin Prize Gabriel Spooner (L) Talbot 3 Prize James Meade (P) Wales Prize 3 Clara Aberneithie (S) Wales Prize 4 Frederik Markus (P) Best pupil in Remove David Yang (H) HISTORY AS White Prize James Meade (P) Balfour Melville Prize Milo Knatchbull (L) Bryant 2 Prize Jenny Li (W) Elwyn Prize Edward Halford (P) Mark Loughlin Prize Jenny Li (W) HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL Corke Prize Bill Zhang (S) Lancelot Liu (S) Rendall Prize Daniel Cross (g) Albert Ding (G) MATHEMATICS Talbot 2 Prize Owen Chan (S) Walford Prize Henry Le Feber Robertson (S) MODERN LANGUAGES Havelock 1 Prize (French) Lia Rockey (G) Havelock 3 Prize (German) Edward Wright (V)
Talbot 1 Prize Arran Taylor (D) Bushe-Fox Prize (Spanish) Clara Popescu (F) MUSIC Pennant Prize Jade Poon (S) PUBLIC SPEAKING Cyril Maude PrizeDebating Emiliya Alieva (H) SCIENCE Eustace Dallin Wade Removes Science Mark Goriaev (B) BIOLOGY Eustace Dallin Wade Emile Jurgens (S) CHEMISTRY Eustace Dallin Wade Oliver Trill (W) PHYSICS Eustace Dallin Wade Horace Choi (G) Allsop Prize Sean Tan (G) Beeton Essay Prize John Reeve (R) Mabbott Prize William Craig (G) Peacocke Prize Audrey Fu (V) THEOLOGY Monahan Prize Louis Thomson (S)
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FIRST YEAR SPECIALIST SUBJECT PRIZES ART Leroy Ma (H) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Daniyar Kryukov (G) CLASSICS Classical Civilisation Georgia Smith (B) Greek Jonathan Hodson (W) Latin Callum McFadzean (g) DESIGN TECHNOLOGY James McAllister (g) DRAMA Rhiannon Jones (F) ECONOMICS Chenming Li (W) ENGLISH Clara Aberneithie (S) GEOGRAPHY Alex Rubio (G) GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Gabriel Brown (G) HISTORY Gabriel Brown (G) MATHEMATICS Further Mathematics Angela Zhu (G) Louis Thomson (S) Mathematics Sam Wareing (G) MODERN LANGUAGES French
Oba Agboola (P) German Anastasiia Krapivina (H Italian Samy Ramesh (F) Spanish Gaia Londei (g) MUSIC Owen Chan (S) SCIENCE Biology Kyle Lavelle (D) Chemistry Samy Ramesh (F) Physics Anubhap Taechamahaphan (g) THEOLOGY Owen Chan (S) CALLING OVER TROPHY Verites ARTS FESTIVAL PRIZES Lydia Jones (D) Tom Reed (S) Kenza Elliott (g) Matisse Le Roch Platford (H) FOURTH FORM ACADEMIC PRIZES ART Stanislav Valev (H) CLASSICS Justin Wang (L) DESIGN TECHNOLOGY IDC Technology Trophy Freddie Davenport (W) ENGLISH Jack Wong (H) Anderson Prize for Reading Emmett Baker (R) GEOGRAPHY Kapugama De Silva (P) HISTORY Carter Prize Daniel Cross (g) MATHEMATICS Selim El Khoury (H) MODERN LANGUAGES Thomas Kinmont (D) FRENCH O’Meara 2 Prize Bill Zhang (S) SCIENCE Bill Zhang (S) CHEMISTRY Ed How Prize Lancelot Liu (S) FOURTH FORM ALL-ROUNDER PRIZES Caspar Beyer (P) Theo Needs (B) Justin Wang (L) FOURTH FORM PRIZES FOR SPORTING CONTRIBUTION Dominic Smith (g) Harry Baker (V)
SPORTS PRIZES Best Sportsman Will Briggs (V) Sporting contribution Robert Elston (G) Best Sportswoman Maisie Pennant (V) Sporting contribution India Riddoch (S) Buchanan Cup for best overall swimmer Niklas Amon (P) UNDER SCHOOL ACADEMIC TIE Tom Abbott (V) Ismael Ahmed (B) Eldar Chaizhunussov (R) Horace Choi (G) Kasim Domac (H) Max Page (D) Jamie Richardson (B) Toby Smith (B) Maksim Solomon (W) Jan Tao (G) Hugo Thomas (G) Sam Wells (P) REMOVES ACADEMIC TIE Henry Anderson (L) Amir Baradar (R) Taki Ejima-Dalley (V) Mark Goriaev (B) Michael Huang (G) Emile Jurgens (S) Oliver Trill (W) David Yang (H) Rohin Shingadia (V)
CREATIVE ARTS COLOURS Sophia Lewis (S) Margherita O’Connor (W) Toby Richardson (g)
FULL SCHOOL SPORTS COLOURS Robert Elston (G) Isla Horscroft (F) Alex Kurochkina (P) Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (R) Tor Olafsson (L) Hector Platt (B) Henry Waldern (V) PONTIFEX Girls’ Pontifex Maisie Pennant (V) Senior Boys’ Pontifex Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (R) House Pontifex Trophy Daviesites PINK COMMENDATIONS CERTIFICATES Obaloluwa Agboola (P) Michael Huang (G) Hugo Thomas (G) COMMENDATIONS CUP Lockites
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GREYHOUND AWARDS Jade Poon (S) For singing an exceptional solo in the Concert Choir concert in March Raphael Boulanger (P) For being joint captain of the 1st XI hockey team that won the National Tier 2 Cup
Elliot Clarke (W) For being joint captain of the 1st XI hockey team that won the National Tier 2 cup
Prizes
HEADMASTER’S PRIZES Jamie Stapleton (S) For outstanding service as Head Boy Iona Harrison (G) For outstanding service as Head Girl Milo Knatchbull (L) For outstanding service as Deputy Head Boy Christina Elling (S) For outstanding service as Deputy Head Girl Adam Soussane (D) For raising a significant sum of money for charity in the Chartreuse Challenge Thoran Landers (D) For raising a significant sum of money for charity in the Chartreuse Challenge Christopher Tsang (S) For raising significant sums of money for charity as Head of Charities and in House over five years Charles Nation-Dixon (R) For raising a significant sum of money for charity in the Robinites Cyclothon Ross Richardson (F) For outstanding service to sport as 1st XI cricket captain Alex Ford (D) For outstanding service to sport as 1st XI football captain Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (R) For outstanding achievements in athletics Owen Chan (S) For outstanding musical achievements (Distinction in Grade 8 on four instruments) Luke Clegg (V) Ben Lawson (R) Matthew Parnall (G) Louis Thomson (S)
our first HUDL League match. The visitors were on fire
a team that made progress every week saw us run out
Won 8, Drawn 1, Lost 9
to open the game, leading 2-0 inside 10 minutes. They
comfortable 2-0 winners with goals from Matteo Loria
As the new Director of Football arriving at the start of
were certainly the best team we would play all season and
(B) and Ford. Following a two-week half-term break, we
OQ18, I had no idea about all things Charterhouse –
they would end up as the winners of the ISFA Cup. The
returned looking a little rusty away at Eton and a 0-0
homebill, quarter, beaks, hashes and banco were just
Charterhouse boys were superb in their reaction to the
draw was a fair result. The rust had still not worn off the
some of the weird and wonderful things to get used to.
opening onslaught and an excellent free-kick from Henry
following week with a trip to Hampton and a chastening
More importantly, there was a group of players to get to
Rowland (W), as well as a goal of the season contender
2-0 loss was to follow. This was not the best preparation for
know and the first evening of training in OQ included 46
from skipper Alex Ford (D) had us level at 2-2 nearing
a Last 16 tie in the ISFA Cup away at Queen Ethelburga’s.
of them! Needless to say trying to assess 46 players takes
half-time. The football gods transpired against us as we
Unfortunately, the coin toss before the match was to play
some doing but the group was slowly refined and 33
missed a one on one at one end only to see a counter-
a huge part in the result. Bright sunshine would shine
players took to the field against Glenthorne High in a pre-
attack and a goal for Royal Russell at the other end just
directly in the eyes of one goalkeeper for the first 45
season friendly. Three teams of 11 played 30 minutes
before the half-time whistle. In the end a 3-2 loss was
minutes and when captain Ford lost the toss, we lost the
each with the first group winning 4-0, the second group
very respectable against an excellent Royal Russell side.
opportunity to have the sun in the eyes of the opposition
drawing 0-0 and the final group winning 1-0. The final
A comfortable 2-0 win at home to Westminster saw goals
goalkeeper. Despite an awful start, where nerves possibly
score of 5-0 was less important than the ability to assess
from Joe Earls (F) and Jasper Craven (g) in the 125th
got the better of us, we grew into the game the longer it
the players and refine the squad further. The opening
anniversary of one of the oldest fixtures in world football.
went on and the first-half was an even contest overall.
competitive match of the season saw a visiting Ardingly
A friendly against the OCs provided the next challenge
With their one shot on target in the half, a good free-kick
side score inside 5 minutes and then sit back and defend,
and the old boys ran out 2-0 winners in a game where
flew into the top corner of Wilman’s goal and the first
so whilst Charterhouse dominated possession and
the current crop of Carthusians pushed them every step
he knew about it was when he heard it hit the net. The
territory and looked the better side, a couple of goals on
of the way. Following a bye in the first round, we then
sun meant he was completely unsighted. By the time the
the counter-attack led to a 3-0 victory for Ardingly. The
began our ISFA Cup campaign with a tricky tie away in
teams changed ends the sun had set and Charterhouse
following day the wonders of the ISFA sixes were upon
Croydon against Whitgift. The best performance of the
would have no such advantage in the second half. Despite
us and there was something else for the new Director of
season to date saw a Dmitry Tertychnyy (g) goal give us
an excellent display we could not find an equaliser and
Football to get used to; 6-a-Side football on an 11-a-Side
a 1-0 half time lead and despite a goal against the run of
were left regretting a heads or tails choice at kick off.
pitch?! We opened with an excellent 1-0 win over Repton
play, a confident Charterhouse side scored again through
A 1-0 win at home to Bede’s followed, this time in the
but then despite completely dominating against a weak
Rowland and could have put 2 or 3 more past the Whitgift
HUDL League, with the goal coming from Tertychnyy.
Birkdale side, we couldn’t force the ball over the line
keeper. HUDL League action then took us on the long
This was followed by a 2-1 win against Winchester in the
and a 0-0 draw against the weakest team in the group
journey to Millfield and we came up against a side who
Elgin League, with goals from Craven and Campbell. A
always looked like being decisive. We dominated again
rivalled Royal Russell in quality, in fact they would go
re-match against Hampton was next up and after two
against Forest but couldn’t find a goal to earn a deserved
on to meet Royal Russell in the ISFA Cup Final. A hard
poor performances following the half-term break, we had
three points. With a 1-0 loss to Ardingly to follow in a
working Charterhouse side put pressure on the Somerset
regained our form and played well in three consecutive
very even contest, the chance to top a winnable group
side at times in the game but Millfield were deserved 3-1
matches, this good form continued at home to Hampton
was gone, although we did beat Alleyn’s 1-0 in the final
winners with Ford scoring for the visitors. After a tough
where we ran out 3-0 winners in an Elgin League contest
group game to confirm a place in the Plate competition.
run of games we then dispatched Highgate 7-0 with 3 goals
with Rowland, Campbell and an own goal on the score
A comfortable 2-0 win over Westminster took us into the
from David Campbell (P), along with Ross Richardson (F),
sheet for the hosts. Three wins in a row was our best run
semi-final where an injury to goalkeeper Austin Wilman
Ollie Sheen (W), Rory Boswell (V) and Craven. That victory
of the season and left us with two Elgin League matches
(W) and a tough 1-0 loss in a very close game sent us
took us into a 3rd Round ISFA Cup match at home to
to play, knowing that if we won both games we would
home. Royal Russell were next to visit Big Ground in
Bede’s in confident mood. Another excellent display from
probably be crowned Elgin South League champions.
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Football
1st XI Football
Bradfield arrived at Big Ground also in contention for the
Loria, M (B), Tertychnyy, D (g), Hetrakul, R (S), Earls, J
some excellent performances throughout the season
Elgin League and after an even first-half, where the scores
(F), Balogun, A (L), Medir Gonzalez, P (H), Sheen, O (W),
with Isla Horscroft (F) representing the ISFA National
were tied at 1-1, Bradfield ran away with the second-half
Campbell, D (P), Craven, J (g)
Simon Hayward
side. However, it was as a team that the girls excelled. A
and we suffered our worst defeat of the season losing 5-1.
special mention must go to Anastasiia Kurochkina (P) - an
We ended OQ with two HUDL League matches left to play
Girls’ Football
and those fixtures in LQ were, unsurprisingly, disjointed
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performances with a football squad who no longer trained
2018/19 turned out to be a very interesting season for
2nd XI
and played together regularly. Repton won 3-0 in a game
girls’ football. On a gorgeously sunny autumnal day,
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on Big Ground in February that was far closer than the
Charterhouse again hosted the annual ISFA U18 and U15
There were certainly some high points in the season for
score line suggested. We also bade farewell to a number
ISFA Girls’ 7-a-Side tournament with expectations of the
a competitive 2nd XI squad, including some excellent
of 2nd Year Specialists who very maturely decided
home side doing well raised slightly from the previous
collective and individual performances in a number of
to focus on their exam preparation or 1st XI hockey,
year when the team lost in the quarter-finals. Although
games, but overall the campaign was a frustrating one in
which included stalwart Will Briggs (V). This allowed us
it took the girls a little time to get going against the
terms of results, due in no small part to not being able to
to blood some younger players in our annual fixture
Worth School, once the first goal went in, nerves were
call on a full complementof players in any single game.
against Shrewsbury in March through to end the season.
settled. Although the second goal effectively killed the
Wins over Eton and Bradfield with a clean sheet were
Despite an excellent attacking display and two wonderful
game, conceding a late goal was the only slight on the
relished, likewise against Winchester and Westminster
goals from Hector Platt (B) and top scorer Campbell, we
game. Against local rivals, St Catherine’s, an almost
having been pegged back by our opponents. However,
defended poorly and looked like a group who did not play
identical performance was put in. However, it was clear
there were also disappointing defeats, and I am still
together regularly. We conceded some soft goals and lost
that the performances were getting better. So much
trying to work out what to make of the absence of a single
4-2 despite dominating possession and territory for large
so, that during the third match against King Alfred’s,
draw all term.
spells of the match.
some of the “starting” players were able to be rested in
We got underway with a narrow 0-1 defeat in a close game
All in all we had a positive season, we improved on like
preparation for the toughest game of the day against
against Ardingly, before a weakened side was mauled
for like results across the board from last season and we
King’s College, Taunton. In a match that would ultimately
by a powerful and athletic Harrow 1st XI. We competed
were extremely competitive in almost every match we
see who topped the group, a see-sawing match ended
more effectively and played a full part in a lively and
played. We got off to a slow start and took three matches
with the King’s running out close winners in match which
entertaining game against Royal Russell the following
to find our rhythm again after half-term, but when we
saw chances going begging for the host side. This was
weekend, but it seemed that whenever we got back on
were in sync and playing together regularly as a group, we
indeed a shame as it meant that Charterhouse would play
level terms our levels dropped, and our visitors ran out
were a match for everyone we played against and we came
eventual winners, ACS, Cobham (who beat King’s in the
deserved 3-5 winners in the end. We recorded our first
close to winning the Elgin League. Credit to the players
final) in the quarter-finals; a school with a strong history
win on a midweek trip to the capital, where this time
for their efforts and commitment because on the whole
of girls’ football.
we were on the right side of the same score line against
they progressed from one match to the next; they proved
In a tough draw and group, the girls found it difficult to
Westminster, thanks in no small measure to a hattrick
themselves to be capable of learning and developing and
make an impression in the newly revamped ISFA National
from Charles Rankin (D), though we were sweating a bit
they were a joy to work with.
11-aside competition. Tough defeats at the hands of ACS,
when our hosts got back to 3-3 from 1-3 down. The OCs
Player of the Season was awarded to Joe Earls and Young
Cobham, King’s Taunton and Millfield were off set slightly
were much too strong for us this year on a horribly wet
Player went to Adedare Balogun (L), but the whole squad
with an 8-0 victory over Bradfield on Big Ground. However,
afternoon, but we comfortably saw off Highgate 6-2 two
deserves a mention for the progress they made.
February and March saw a run of 7 wins in succession
weeks later in weather conditions so unpleasant that I had
Squad; Captain – Ford, A (D), Wilman, A (W), Richardson,
– a further two on Big Ground – in matches where 43
to insist that the substitutes took refuge in the athletics
R (F), Rowland, H (W), Schuetzner, J (D), Briggs, W (V),
goals were scored and only 2 conceded. There have been
shed at the side of Pitch O to avoid hypothermia.
outstanding captain both on and off the field. Andrew Wyciechowski
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initially, particularly for his good distribution from the
the right were used in advanced midfield roles either
performance in some rare autumnal sunshine at Eton; we
floor and the hand, and for his communication, but he
side of Joyce, and sometimes up alongside him when
dominated the first half but couldn’t score, and indeed
was then promoted when the 1st XI keeper was injured,
we played two up front. All three had searing pace that
would have gone in behind had it not been for a poor
and then missed six weeks or so himself through injury.
allowed us to hit teams on the counter, though this was
miss by their centre-forward. We didn’t get going in the
In Louis’s absence we had Federico Napoleone (V)
not always matched with end product in front of goal;
second half, but eventually broke through with about
between the posts; a fine shot stopper, he improved his
Finlay McLellan (D) also featured prominently in attacking
15 minutes to go and held on for a 1-0 win. We went
command of his area and his back four a great deal as
areas, and scored a few goals himself, including a fine
behind early to the Aldenham 1st XI after a long midweek
he gained more match experience, and ended up making
finish against Royal Russell. I look forward to seeing how
trip to Hertfordshire, but when we drew level midway
some crucial saves. In the back four we had particular
he and other First Year Specialists who will be back next
through the second half it looked like we would hold on
issues at centre half; certain starter Raphael Boulanger
year will fare in their bid to take the step up to becoming
for a respectable draw; however, we succumbed to a late
(P) was sadly only fit enough to play about 30 minutes
established 1st XI players in OQ 2019.
winner from our hosts in a game that could have gone
all season, and captain and defensive rock Luca Viventi
either way. More monsoonal downpours saw us move
(W) also missed a number of games in the first half of
3rd XI
our game against Hampton’s 2nd XI from Big Ground to
Quarter. Still, this allowed opportunities for others, and
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Broom and Lees, but it was our opponents who adapted
Charlie Rankin (D) was rapidly converted from a target
The 3rd XI season had everything – wins, losses, draws,
better, easing to a comfortable 3-0 win in the end thanks
man centre-forward to an increasingly effective centre
excitement, disappointment, last minute winners, con-
to three cracking finishes worthy of winning any game.
back, who certainly took no prisoners. Antoine Perusat
troversy, a game played in a pond. The 3rds must be the
Third and fourth defeats in a row followed against two
(P) played his way into the squad on a permanent basis
most inclusive team, with 32 players in total making an
more 1st XIs, with a 2-6 reverse against a talented Victoria
thanks to some excellent displays in matches and in
appearance this year. Some moved up to the 2nd XI and
College, Jersey, side followed by another frustrating
training, and also developed his game a great deal
become regulars; some found a home in the equally suc-
defeat by a less gifted but tenacious Marlborough team
through the challenge of this higher level. At full back,
cessful 4th XI and will no doubt be playing for the 3rds
who boasted one very lively forward who caused us real
we operated mainly with Tom Wainwright (R), another
or possibly higher next year. Some highlights then…
problems with his pace. At 2-3 in the last minute, two of
convert to the back four, on the right and Toby Duffen
The season started with a fairly gentle but easily won
our players broke through unchallenged and we seemed
(S) on the left, with Melvin Roehr (S) also filling in both
encounter against Ardingly in which the referee barely
destined to equalise, only for their goalkeeper to make
positions to good effect in a number of games. In midfield
had to blow the whistle. The following week the team
a save; thirty seconds later we had conceded a penalty
we tended to play a central three, usually comprised of
were 2-0 up against Harrow prior to a couple of borderline
and ended up losing 2-4. We rallied in the last two games
returning old stagers Max Say (B) and Rory Boswell (V),
decisions in the second half by the author (one penalty,
to record victories against Winchester and Bradfield 2nd
who brought energy, finesse and a good range of passing
one offside apparently missed) which led to a 2-2 draw.
XIs, to give a veneer of respectability to what was at that
to proceedings, as well as chipping in with their fair
It made for an exciting ending anyway. The Westminster
point a rather unsavoury-looking playing record. Against
shares of goals and assists. Alongside them was Gianluca
game, the first on pitch O, was a hard fought 3-3 draw.
Winchester we went 0-1 down in the second half despite
Capuano (D), who showed some sublime touches and
Not a day for the goalkeepers it has to be said with a
having played the better football, and showed a good deal
would often leave opponents trailing in his wake with his
couple of 35 yard punts, one for either side, going in
of character to scrap our way back to a 3-1 win. Against
quick feet and trickery, whilst Oba Agboola (P), in the first
pretty much through gloved hands. Frederik Markus’ (P)
Bradfield we had things a bit more our own way from
half of the season, and Nicholas Connelly (P) thereafter,
attempt brought the game to 3-3 in a spectacular fashion
the outset, with a cracking strike from Rory Boswell (V)
shared the role of water carrier at the base of the three.
nevertheless! Talking of goalkeepers, with an injury to the
setting us up for a reasonably comfortable 4-0 win.
Tom Joyce (G) was perhaps our most important player
1st XI goalkeeper, Austin Wilman (W), shuffling upwards
The injury problems we experienced over the course of
at centre forward, and finished the season as top scorer.
ensued which gave Ethan Cheeseman (W) the opportunity
the season began in goal. Louis Ward (W) was picked
Hector Platt (B) on the left and Dominic Matthews (G) on
to demonstrate some extraordinary skill between the
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The second half of Quarter began with a decent
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sticks for the majority of the season. The away fixture
and was a testament to the progress made by players such
game. The overall goal difference would have been more
against Eton ended 0-0 and while the blinding low sun
as Jonathan Miles (H), Seb Prezioso, Jean Oughourlian
negative (29 for; 30 against) without the stoical defence
had an unusual impact on the balance of play, it is not
(G) and Seb Lucy (D). It really bodes well for next year;
of captain Ed Crockford (D) and vice-captain Dmitry
an exaggeration to say that without Cheeseman in goal,
I suspect some of these names will be appearing in the
Chizov (P). Stand-out midfield players were Hugo Parkins
it could have been 4-0 to Eton. I am not certain whether
2nd/1st at some point.
(H), who very deservedly moved up from the 5ths towards
underwater football has ever taken off anywhere. The
A large thank you to the efforts of the regular second
the end of the campaign, and Arran Taylor (D), who was
soggy fixture against Hampton certainly makes one
years, Alberto Subiotto-Marques (P), Charles Denley-
the beating heart of the team and seemingly everywhere
suspect not. The man of the match on this occasion
Myerson (G), Melvin Roehr (S), Frederik Markus (P), Krishiv
on the pitch with his strong running. Goals did not always
was probably NSP, who on reflection, did a great job
Makhija (F), Sam Duffen (S) and Tife Austen-Peters (g) who
come easily this year, but Thoran Landers’ (D) winning
refereeing despite not being able to see much further
all performed well throughout the season and provided a
strike against Bradfield was particularly sweet, almost
than a couple of metres through the driving rain. The
backbone of strength and experience to the team.
Sauternes-like, one could say.
ball spent marginally more time rolling than stationary.
In the latter part of the season Oba Agboola (P) and Milo
Nevertheless, the travelling coach and parents were
Knatchbull (L) provided welcome reinforcement and both
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grateful for our persevering though the torrid conditions.
did an excellent job. Knatchbull in particular commanded
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The last two fixtures against Winchester and Bradfield
the area around the Charterhouse box and was really
After a most encouraging and quite successful trip to the
were excellent spectacles despite the latter being a loss.
effective at bringing the ball forward and picking out
Gothia Cup Tournament in July, where this team made
Against Winchester a variety of ailments and family
passes to get the attack going.
it to the last 32 of the Plate section, there was an air of
events transpired to render the 3rd XI a party of nine
Many thanks to the players for their efforts and good
expectation when Ardingly arrived for the first game of
players with twenty minutes until kick-off. Many thanks
humour, NSP for his expertise and company (and
the U16A season. But, against a well-equipped 3rd XI,
to Alex Topley (D) and Hartley Connell (B) for stepping in
refereeing) at training and on match days, SPMA and TER
Charterhouse created a plethora of chances in front of
at the last minute, Topley in goal, to help the 3rds to what
for their advice and help, to SDH for the strategic input
goal but could not find a way through a resolute Sixth
ended up being a hard-fought win against Winchester.
and general hard work making football at Charterhouse
Form defence. Three days later, the Harrow 2nd XI was
Charterhouse went 1-0 up only to concede a penalty to
as great as it possibly can be and also to the ground staff
welcomed to Northbrook and they proved a much sterner
bring things level. It always looked, with Charterhouse
and catering who work hard behind the scenes to make
test. Their physicality, pace and power proved decisive
stringing passes together and creating opportunities,
this all happen.
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and although Charterhouse played a much better ‘brand’
of football, scoring two good goals in the process to
that patience would pay dividends and so it turned out
4th XI
Frankie Parker (S) and Sam Thomas (W), an equalizer was
heated towards the end, without ever reaching boiling
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not forthcoming.
point, all managed to remain on the pitch.
A wine critic would probably describe 2018 as a good,
However, the winless streak was ended with a 3-2 triumph
The final game against Bradfield saw some terrific end-
rather than vintage, year for the 4th XI. Apart from the
over the Royal Russell 3rd XI. By now, we had become
to-end football, countless Charterhouse chances. Two of
customary drubbing from the Old Carthusian veterans,
accustomed to bigger, faster opposition and this match was
the goals we conceded were very soft indeed; we hit the
the team only lost two school matches versus Eton
a performance that showed the true worth of the squad.
woodwork twice and Sebastiano Prezioso (H) went close
and Hampton. The former put paid to the remarkable
Parker’s two excellent goals and the third to Thomas
towards the end with a tidy shot from range, forcing a
unbeaten record, stretching back to 2016, which was in
secured victory on Pitch M and really kick-started the
final great save from the Bradfield keeper. The final score
truth becoming a bit of an albatross around the neck of
season. This win proved to be the launch-pad for the season
of 1-3 did not reflect the efforts of the team nor the
the side. The eight victories against the usual opposition
as a composed and professional performance followed
overall performance. In the last two games some of the
once again show the depth of Charterhouse football
against a stout and resolute U16A Westminster side who
movement and passing was among the best seen this year
and the team was always looking to play a neat, passing
held out till the final minutes when three quick goals were
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to, with a final score of 2-1. Although the game got a little
the A272. We floated onto the pitch to face a typically
Cs. The boys played, at times, some beautiful football,
Jonsson (P) – the latter going ‘top bins’. Earlier, TJ Amusan
big, physical and smart Winchester side who made life
stringing passes together from the bottom to the top of
(G) had netted from close range. Importantly, Jamie McNeil
extremely difficult in our attacking third. Their excellent
the pitch, and controlling the play in the vast majority of
(L) in goal registered his second clean-sheet as well.
goal-keeper, who saved point-blank shots and three
games. The creative midfield trio of Daniel Mote (G), Tomi
This was followed by another home win against ACS
clear one-on-ones, ensured the 0-2 deficit we conceded
Ojora (W) and Matteo Capuano (B) were at the heart of
Cobham’s 2nd XI. Pitch M was indeed becoming a fortress
early into the second half would not be overturned. This
this, interlinking with great skill and fluidity.
but this was only after giving ACS Cobham a 1-0 head-
was another frustrating match given how well we kept
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start (!) and scoring two goals late in the second half; first
pressing looking for goal right up to the end of the 80
captain Lucas Mayhew (g) provided this from the back.
through a corner from James Taylor (D), then a wonder-
minutes; our effort was unquestionable. And so to the
Commanding the defence with skill and determination,
strike from Parker 30 yards out after some great lead-up
final match of the season, another away match, this time
vocal at all times, Lucas was a natural leader and a true
play from the team. Five games into the season, fitness
at Bradfield – a season tough to the end. The return of
team player. Over the course of the season, there were
levels were up, performances and play were improving all
JMS as manager proved to be the spark the team needed
some spectacular individual performances and some
the time and confidence was high.
and after a solid first half, the scores were locked at 1-1.
stunning goals from Amil Folawiyo (P) – whose audacious
So, post half-term, an opening match against Eton on Big
Then blitzkrieg as we ran riot scoring four goals in 20
chip when one-on-one with the opposition keeper earned
Ground would prove an extremely interesting affair. Both
minutes to stun the hosts and essentially seal the win
him what was perhaps the quickest hat-trick in U16s
camps were in the same “boat” coming off a lazy Exeat
before a consolation goal was conceded. Victor Chen (S)
footballing history – all of 12 minutes? Capuano’s 25 yard
but it was Eton who started with much more intensity,
was the main catalyst terrorising his opposite man but
curler was similarly brilliant. This was to be the last goal
purpose and poise on the ball. They scored two very good
it was Parker who benefited mostly from this scoring a
of the season.
goals in minutes eleven and thirteen which demanded a
hattrick to finish the season with ten goals to his tally.
The highlight of the season was surely the 1-0 away
response from the hosts. And although the final score
This season could be summed up in two parts: firstly, the
Victory at Hampton. On a day of non-stop thunder and
remained 0-2 to the visitors, Charterhouse pressed hard
attritional opening stanza where five games were played
lightning, with deeply poor visibility and a waterlogged
right up until the full-time whistle, but to no avail. This
inside 13 days (where we fared quite well!) and a post-
pitch, and, on top of that, playing a side that had beaten
was a hard, close match which partisans and neutrals
Exeat blip where we went winless four games in a row.
Eton who we had lost to the week before, this was a truly
appreciated in equal measure.
The playing record does not do justice to this extended
gritty match in which Charterhouse ground out a nail-
Three days later, we were on the road to Aldenham, and
squad of players (20 used in total). However, I trust the
biting victory by the narrowest of margins. Credit goes to
then Hampton another few days later. Both matches
impetus these boys will give the senior teams will see
every member of the team who showed great spirit and
were absolute goal-fests with teams playing with loose
them recoup the wins that eluded them this Oration
tenacity in seeing this one through. Goalkeeper James
abandon a.k.a. Liverpool 2017/18. The respective 4-6 and
Quarter. A wonderful group of lads to work with. I wish
Titchener-Hooker deserves a special mention for making
4-5 score-lines didn’t quite tell the full story as in both
them well for the future.
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some vital saves, particularly as pressure mounted on our
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scored by Nick Payne (S), Freddy Clinton (W) and Gabriel
season
required
leadership
and
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defence towards the death.
matches, each side was like a heavyweight boxer looking
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for the knockout punch that wouldn’t come…. or at least,
U16B
In all, it was a thoroughly successful season, and there
it wouldn’t come our way! Some of the eight goals scored
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will be plenty of excellent football to look forward to as
during these two matches were quite spectacular with
The Under 16B team had a fantastic season; losing to just
these boys move up the school.
Marcus Rawlings’ (S) overhead-kick and Sam Nichols (D)
Eton, and recording a frustrating draw against Tonbridge,
‘thunderbolt’ being the pick of the bunch.
the team won all their other matches, with some thumping
U16C
After the second Leave Weekend, Winchester (away)
victories against Winchester (5-2) and Bradfield (5-0).
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beckoned, another difficult task made all the more
This is a strong footballing year, and testament to this
It was a challenging season for the U16Cs. Some of the
difficult due to the ‘dreamy’ excursion we took along
was the fluidity of movement between As and Bs, Bs and
players confronted their own fears and as a result they
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following week, however, saw our C team up against King
real life thrillers; for example, the game against Eton that
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Edward’s Witley’s A team. Despite the U15Cs putting up
resulted in a 0-1 loss during the final minutes. Because
The U15A side have to all intents and purposes had a
brave fight, King Edward’s were able to keep possession
of the many changes within the squad, both games
relatively mixed season, full of highs and lows. Given
for the majority of the match, gaining a 7-0 lead by the
against Bradfield proved to be frustrating for some of the
the stage they are at in their development as sportsmen,
final whistle. The third fixture with Eton was a gripping
players. Luckily all of them remained highly engaged and
they will have learned a huge amount about themselves
end to end battle and both teams played at high tempo
as a result the first fixture ended with a 1-0 victory.
and the idea that working together as a collective team
for the duration. Sadly, Eton came out on top at full
As a team the group clearly improved. In the defence
with a positive mentality will lead to further positive
time, with the final score line 2-1. By far the toughest
they could always rely on the solid defensive stance of
connotations. The team spirit shown in matches against
fixture this season was against Hampton. Torrential rain
the four musketeers – Jack Little (g), Louis Lister (S), Will
Eton (3-3), Bedes (2-1) and Winchester (5-4 having been 1-3
and strong winds battered the players throughout both
Abbot (S) and Sam Cobden-Ramsay (V). During many an
at half time) was fantastic to see; the quality of football
halves, creating some incredibly challenging conditions.
occasion, they received helpful support from Ed Wyatt (P).
was pleasing and the effort levels remained high. Heads
This, combined with the well-above-average strength of
While during his injury Gregorio Napoleone (V) supported
did not drop and the team rallied around one another.
the Hampton squad, unfortunately resulted in a 10-1 loss;
the team throughout their training sessions. I am also in
The ISFA Cup draw was not a kind one, but again there
definitely a game to put down to experience!
particular grateful for his offered help and support during
was great strength of character to come back against
As the season progressed, the boys worked hard on
the first set of training sessions. Top scorers during this
Bradfield from 0-3 to 2-3 with a few minutes remaining.
increasing the accuracy and effectiveness of their passing.
quarter were Harry Ozin (H) and Jaime Munoz Palacin (W)
Despite banging on the door for the equaliser, it sadly did
In addition to this, their ability to read the opposition
with respectively 3 and 2 goals. The midfield relied often
not appear. As a group of individuals, there is potential
and adjust their playing style accordingly proved very
on Toby Ball (B) and Hugo McEachran Marin (V) and their
abounding with this selection of players. Ali Reza Dehzad
successful against Aldenham and Winchester and the last
technique and passing skills and the fast breakouts of
(g) progressed magnificently through the season, and was
minute winner from a long range shot was arguably the
Joel Adeyemo-Dakoh (B).
instrumental in the nine goal thriller against Winchester.
finest moment of the U15Cs season.
One of the specifics of the composition of our team
Ash Ticktum (P) also showed tenacity when in forward
was the impact of our so-called Italo-Spanish squad of
areas, with Mackenzie Faull (W), Louis Savile (g) and
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Jaime, Hugo, Gregorio and Andrea Micheli (D). Their
Luke Hornett (g) also making positive contributions
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team work and resulting Spanish shouts such as ‘Ariba’
to the midfield area. As a team, they have at times
On the whole a strong season for the U14As with 7 wins
did confuse many an opponent. Because of a change in
experienced some difficult results which will be a test
and just 3 defeats. The season started very well with
players, Henry Titchener-Hooker (V) was excellent as our
of character. The importance of having the right attitude
four successive wins and lots of goals, especially for
stand in keeper, making some really good saves during
and application during training and at matches will be
Freddie Hay (W) who notched 15 in 4 games. A loss at
the final few fixtures of the Quarter. Last but not least,
essential for this group in order to make the transition
Eton where we missed the influential Murphy Parker (S)
Freddie Bott (D) did join the Cs at the end of the season
to senior football. I am sure that they will take note of
halted our run before we got back on track with good
and proved to have a real fighting spirit and there were
what has happened during OQ 2018 and return with
wins against Aldenham, Bede’s and Hampton. The season
many times that he courageously challenged an opponent
mature mind sets next season.
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did grow as a team. Sometimes the matches proved to be
Richard Peacock
Winchester and a very good Bradfield side took the edge
for ball possession.
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off a good season.
team and I am certain that all of them will represent
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The team had a good defence, well marshalled by the
Charterhouse well during the seasons ahead.
The U15Cs faced some very strong opponents this
excellent Archie Kirton (W) and Harry Price (S) at centre
season. The team performed very well in their first match
back. Either side we had Theo Needs (B), Ben Ballard (B)
against Ardingly, securing a convincing 6-1 win. The
and Nick Kudriashov (B), all of whom had good seasons.
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It has been a real honour to have been able to coach this
Behind them, Charlie Goutkin-Smith (S) came with a good
chance after chance. 6-0 at the break wasn’t at all flattering.
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reputation as a keeper and didn’t disappoint, making
Parker sat out the second half and the contest became a
We got back to winning ways with a good 3-1 victory
some excellent saves and being good with his feet. The
little more even as we moved positions around and tried
against a strong Aldenham side. After conceding early
midfield was dominated by Murphy Parker who has
different things. The final score of 11-4 said little for
on, we dominated the rest of the half scoring 3 very good
strength, power and aggression. At times he was just too
either defence. Freddie Hay notched 4 more goals, Parker
goals. Freddie Hay continued his fine run with two well
good for the opposition. Alongside him DJ Clapcott (W)
2, Marsh 2, Clapcott, Kirton and Whitehorn also scored.
taken goals and Archie Kirton with a well taken free kick.
proved a willing partner, breaking up play and moving
The second half became a bit of a slog as neither side Westminster 1 Charterhouse 4
Doljanin (S), who often found himself playing in a variety
The third away trip and another very good victory against
of positions without fuss and no little skill. In the wide
a competitive Westminster side. The match was evenly
Charterhouse 2 Hampton 0
positions Finn Lakin (P) and Toby Slater (S) provided skill
balanced for large periods of the first half before Freddie
In driving rain we entertained Hampton on a day more
and trickery but lacked a little strength. They will no doubt
Hay popped up to give us an advantage. The second
suited for ducks. Without Parker and Clapcott we were
develop into good footballers once they get stronger as
half was much more straightforward as we played some
forced to move Hay into midfield to add a little bite,
they grow. Henri Whitehorn (P) also played a number of
excellent football. Hay dominated and scored all four goals
moving Marsh into the main striker role. That move
games in a wide position and did well. Casper Beyer (P)
in a vintage display. A very good performance all round.
seemed to pay dividends as Marsh latched onto a through
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forward with purpose. Making up the central 3 was Dali
came into the side late in the year and proved himself
ball to open the scoring before Caspar Beyer glanced
with a number of very good performances. Leading the
Charterhouse 7 Highgate 1
home a header just before the break to take a deserved
forward line Freddie Hay had an outstanding season
In the cold and wet we entertained Highgate in the last
lead to the interval. The second half became a dogged
scoring 18 goals. Power and pace took him away from
game before half term. We quickly got into our stride and
affair as Hampton came into the match but we defended
defenders with ease and he will be a dominant player
dominated. Freddie Hay opened the scoring before Toby
stoutly to hold them off and take a very good victory.
at schoolboy level in years to come. Ashley Marsh (L)
Slater added a second. Hay added a third before Highgate
played in the number 10 role and showed he can be a real
pulled a goal back after a calamitous piece of defending.
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handful at times. As he grows stronger, he will also be
The second half replicated the first, Hay ran riot taking
Next up were Bede’s and on a freezing day we set about
a massive asset to the school, possessing real potential.
his tally to 15 in 4 games and Murphy Parker also scored;
imposing ourselves early in the match. Chances came and
4 from 4 with tougher matches to come.
went before Slater popped up at the far post to get us into
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passed the ball well and we did enough to win the game.
a lead. A soft penalty gave Bede’s the chance to get back
The 14As opened their account in fine style with a hard
Eton 1 Charterhouse 0
on level terms and at the break 1-1 felt a little harsh on us.
fought victory at Ardingly. A very well matched first half
Always a tough physical match against Eton and this one
Playing the second half with more tempo we regained the
saw exchanged goals twice as neither side could take
proved no exception. With a strong wind and downhill
lead after a slick move that Beyer finished off before Marsh
advantage. Freddie Hay scored his second at the start of
advantage we started well but couldn’t find the elusive
coolly finished once clean through. A late goal for the away
the second half and Toby Slater finished off the match
goal to get our noses in front. Chances came and went
side couldn’t prevent us from claiming another victory.
with the final goal of the game to leave us 4-2 winners, a
and then against the run of play we conceded on the
good start.
stroke of half time. Missing the influential Murphy Parker,
Winchester 2 Charterhouse 1
we struggled to create in the second half although on the
The most disappointing result of the season as we
Royal Russell 4 Charterhouse 11
balance of play we certainly should have taken something
couldn’t cope with the physicality of a large Winchester
The 14s continued their fine start to the season with an
from the game; the first loss of the season.
side. The first half was not for the purist as neither side
emphatic win at Royal Russell. The first half saw total
could get a grip of the game and stalemate ensued. We
domination as Murphy Parker ran the show and created
played at a better level in the second half but conceded
two quick goals as our full backs were exposed high up
(3-2), Royal Russell (2-0) and Aldenham (4-2). Apart from
demonstrated by the team across the season, which
the pitch. We did get a goal back through a Parker penalty
Eton and Bradfield, the team were beaten, but unbowed,
proved the most successful U14C in recent Charterhouse
but try as we might, it wasn’t enough.
by Hampton (0-3) and Winchester (1-2). The fifth and most
history. The twin pillars of Jamie Hume (H) and Charlie Nation-Dixon (R), who rotated the keeping duties expertly
City-like possession stats of over 75%, the boys battered
between them, provided the firm foundation for this
The final game of the season and the toughest test, away
at the door on Vincent Square, but to no avail, conceding
achievement: Charlie even saved a penalty in a boggy
to Bradfield. We started brightly but conceded a couple
a sucker punch rebound off a free kick late on.
game at Bradfield. Alex Wareham (B), Tom Brocklebank (P),
of preventable goals just before half time. We did have
The defence included two ever-presents, the ever-reliable
Mischa Rumiantsev (H) and Kamran Valizadeh Afchar (G)
two golden opportunities to get back into the game but
centre backs, captain Henry Rolland (B) and Freddie
formed the next line of defence, with Kamran also taking
spurned them both. Needing a goal to get back into the
Halford (W). They were supported by an agile ‘sweeper-
responsibility for the team warm-ups on match days.
game we halved the deficit after Finn Lakin managed to
keeper’, Pelumi Adedoyin-Adeyinka (V) and tenacious
At the other end of the pitch, Alfred ‘hat-trick’ Popoola (V),
score a header without knowing too much about it! Alas
full backs Cameron ‘Archie’ Gemmell (R) and Emmett
Markus Cohen (S) and Zak Meghji (L) caused real issues
Bradfield hit back before Freddie Hay again got a goal
Baker (R). The midfield comprised: ever-present Alex
for opposition defences with their pace and power, not
on the breakaway - game on or so we thought. A head
Tertychnyy (g) and Harry Lavelle (V), joint top-scorers
least in the 6-2 victory against Highgate, and the midfield
injury to Archie Kirton then forced him off leaving us
with 3; Felix Orr (W), James Poultney (D), Joe O’Neill (P),
scored their fair share of goals too. Particularly memorable
short defensively, and as we ran out of steam, Bradfield
Louis Wilson (R), Toby Xi (D) and Alessandro De Bustis
were the long-range efforts of Barnaby Glass (B) and Harry
took advantage scoring two late goals. A great game, but
Figarola (H), whose season was sadly cut short by injury.
Winchester (H). Harry Baker (V) and Henry Mayhew (g)
Bradfield were the better side.
Some of the midfielders took their turn up front, but the
completed the midfield line-up – both distributing the ball
main striker was Oscar Bott (D), whose tireless running
incisively and working hard to recover ground in defence.
U14B
did not receive its just reward. Many thanks to CAMS,
As a result, Henry earned unanimous approval from the
Won 4, Lost 5
MPB & SRP for all of their assistance, and particularly to
team as man of the match against KES Whitley.
The U14 football fixture list has become ‘lean and mean’
Louis Ward (1YS W), who volunteered to coach the team
There is certainly a great wealth of talent in this squad,
over the recent years. To use a footballing cliché: “there
for five weeks when injured and did a brilliant job. Also,
who also managed to stand up physically to some strong
are no easy games in U14 football”. In my 17 years of
thanks to all of the boys – I wish them many happy days
opponents. It is only a shame that the bus journey
coaching teams at this level, I can never remember so
playing football at Charterhouse and beyond. Peter Price
weighed a little heavy in the legs for the first twenty
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few goals being scored in a season, for or against – for
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frustrating defeat came at Westminster. With Manchester Bradfield 5 Charterhouse 2
minutes against Eton. But that is now a challenge to
16; 17 against. This said, the boys should be very proud
U14C
overcome in the years to come….
of their season (looking beyond the superficiality of mere
Won 6, Drew 0, Lost 2
In the meantime, it only remains for me to thank the boys,
results): the boys became a team through the Quarter and
Following our heavy defeat against Hampton, news
parents and the other U14 coaches, especially SRP, for
began to show the cohesion, togetherness, selflessness
began to leak across the Surrey-Hampshire border that
their enthusiasm, support and good humour this season.
and desire to win matches against good teams. They
Winchester’s U14Cs were on a ten-week unbeaten streak
stood up to some very good teams with pride and
and looking for another scalp. Things looked ominous.
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determination: if their heads had dropped, they could
Fired by the spirit of the underdog, though, our boys
Housematch Final:
Weekites 3 vs Gownboys 1
have been well beaten by Eton and Bradfield, but held both
rose to the challenge and stunned the opposition with
Senior House Plate Final:
Bodeites 4 vs Pageites 3
to a 3 goal deficit for the last third of the game. The best
a volley of five unanswered goals – all this without our
First TICS Final:
Weekites 2 vs Girdlestoneites 0
performance came against Highgate (5-1) on an afternoon
usual captain, Dom Smith (g), who had led by example in
Junior Housematch Final: Saunderites 6 vs Weekites 1
of torrential rain. Everything gelled and 4 second half
the preceding games.
Junior House Plate Final:
Pageites 5 vs Hodgesonites 2
goals sealed a fine win. Other wins came against Ardingly
That performance was typical of the dogged attitude
Yearlings Cup:
Saunderites defeated Weekites
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3-0 to Reed’s. The following week Charterhouse beat a
final at Rugby. This match was a brilliant display. James
Won 15, Drawn 3, Lost 3
touring Australian side, Pine Rivers, 3-1 and battled to
Taylor (D), Alex Topley (D) and Freddy Clinton (W) were
The new-look 1st XI squad travelled to Rugby School for
a hard fought 2-0 win v RGS, Guildford in round one of
solid at the back; Will Briggs (V), Toby Duffen and Fordham
a series of pre-season matches against Bradfield College,
the National Cup. Another tough fixture followed as the
provided the cover in midfield and Rawlings, Ford, Thomas
MCS, Oxford and Rugby School. Ten members of the
1st XI travelled to Cranleigh without Boulanger and Elliot
and Sam Duffen were electric in attack. The game finished
squad had been on the August tour to Cape Town, South
Clarke (W). Max Say (B) played well in midfield and Sasha
5-1. A final block fixture and fourth game in eight days
Africa, and much of the rest of the group had been part
Prokofev (L) debuted in goal, but Cranleigh proved too
finished 3-2 to Charterhouse against Radley. Boulanger took
of either the U16 or U18 indoor teams that played during
strong and ran out 1-3 winners. Thereafter a sequence of
his season total to nine corners, Sam Duffen scored his ninth
the Autumn term. This extra contact time makes a big
excellent performances v Eton (4-2), Churcher’s College
and Boulanger won the game with a penalty stroke won by
difference during the short hockey season. The three
(6-0) and Bradfield (6-3) showed that the side was starting
the pacey Thomas. Another great season, that then carried
games were tight as each team found their feet and all
to gel. In all three games, Charterhouse scored within
on into CQ where Merchant Taylors’ awaited Charterhouse
twenty Charterhouse players spent time on the pitch.
the first minute and against Bradfield the score was
in the National Cup semi-final at Lee Valley Hockey Centre.
Two draws versus Bradfield and MCS and a narrow win
5-0 within twenty minutes of the start. Rawlings scored
against Rugby reflected some competitive matches and
4 against Churcher’s and another two in the Bradfield
National Cup Semi Final
good preparation for the season ahead. Goals came from
game. Say and Ford also both found the net and Sam
The semi-finals and finals of the England Hockey Tier 2
a Raph Boulanger (P) penalty corner against MCS and then
Thomas (W) in attack began to show his electric pace.
Championships took place at Lee Valley on Wednesday 1st
from Pete Wallace (B), Ross Fordham (W) and a second
Archie Samuelson (g) came into the side at Eton and
and Thursday 2nd May 2019. This competition involves
from Boulanger versus Rugby School.
played brilliantly in midfield and showed that he could
almost 100 schools that play one term of hockey and those
In the traditional start of season training match v
make a real impact at 1st XI level. Either side of half term
that chose not to enter the Tier 1 competition.
Guildford HC, the 1st XI squad started to take shape.
Charterhouse beat Hurst in a comfortable 3-0 win (Sam
The semi-final match against Merchant Taylors’ School,
On a surprisingly warm evening the School side started
Duffen with two), Portsmouth Grammar School 6-1 and
Northwood was a repeat of the 2018 final, which Taylor’s
brightly and played some good hockey through Fordham
lost a fantastic Friday night fixture 1-3 to a combative
won 4-3 in a closely fought match. However, this time it
and Toby Duffen (S) in midfield. Another penalty corner
St.George’s in front of 800 spectators and a live band. The
would be different. In the opening exchanges both sides
goal from Boulanger showed how important set pieces
St. George’s 6s competition saw a rematch with Reed’s in
battled away in defence without creating clear cut chances
would be throughout the season. It was also a good start
a tough group that also featured Tonbridge. After some
in attack. The Charterhouse defence led by Boulanger
for Toby Rawlings (S) who, in his first season of 1st XI
quality wins against Trinity, The Perse and Woodbridge,
looked in great shape. Taylor made a series of good tackles
hockey, had the challenge of stepping into Kai Magee’s
Reed’s proved too strong, but Tonbridge couldn’t beat the
and Briggs, Clinton and Topley were first to any passes
(S18) shoes at centre forward. Toby scored twice and
Charterhouse team who qualified in second place to the
up to Merchant Taylor’s forward line. As the half moved
looked sharp at centre forward ably assisted by Sam
plate quarter finals. Wins over Ardingly and Manchester
on, Say created several openings with Ford and Rawlings
Duffen (S) and Alex Ford (D), both of whom returned from
Grammar meant a place in the final where Langley Park
looking dangerous up front. However, it was not until
the 2018 season looking sharp. Sam himself scored the
ran out 1-0 winners in a very close final.
Thomas (in his first season at 1st XI level) came on that
fourth and despite some pressure from Guildford in the
The run in to the end of the season featured two games
the game opened up. Three blistering runs created chances
second half the score finished 4-2.
against Tonbridge. The first was a tight game where
for Thomas and his team mates, which led to a long corner
The season proper got underway against Reed’s (a side
Charterhouse hung on to a 1-1 draw with a depleted starting
cross. The ball fell loose inside the D and Sam Duffen swept
that went on to finish the season as National Champions).
XI. A week later a repeat in the National Cup also ended in
in on his reverse stick. 29 minutes 1-0. The half time team
A close fought game got away from Charterhouse when,
a draw (2-2) and only penalty strokes could separate the
talk was made more straight forward when a Charterhouse
during the warm up and opening exchanges, three
teams. Clarke was superb in goal and managed to keep out a
penalty corner from Boulanger in the last minute of the first
players were ruled out through injury. The game finished
flick low to his left to put Charterhouse through to a quarter
half flew under the keeper to make the score 2-0.
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The second half was closely contested but neither side
the circle and a deflected backhand shot drew them level.
between, making it 4-2 with Bedford needing to score again
could find a rhythm as each defence played well. Merchant
Only now did Charterhouse respond with a series of decent
to stay in the contest, Clarke stayed cool, dived quickly and
Taylor’s were forced to commit more players forward and
attacks, but Bedford continued to look threatening on the
saved low to his left to leave Charterhouse as winners and
this opened them up on the counter attack. A great move
counter attack. The final five minutes were tense for both
2019 National Champions. This was a fantastic, hard-fought
down the left ended with a ball flying across the circle and
teams and with two minutes to go Bedford won their first
final. A lot of credit must go to Bedford for the quality of
Freddy Clinton on the overlap smashed home from close
penalty corner of the game. Despite posting a player on the
their play. And, for the 1st XI, it was a brilliant way for the
range. The 3-0 lead was never seriously threatened and
left of the keeper the hard, low flick hit Taylor on the line
squad to finish their season together. Ten of the team have
Clarke remained calm in goal. A great semi final win against
and the umpire blew for a penalty stroke. Step up Clarke
now played their final game for the school and should be
a side that had beaten us in the final one year previously.
in goal, who had watched dozens of Bedford penalty flicks
very proud of their superb contribution. For Elliot Clarke (W), this was tremendous way to conclude
save! The crowd breathed again; just ninety seconds to play.
his time involved with Charterhouse hockey, including
After an evening unwinding and an overnight stay in
Incredibly, Bedford won another corner. Flicking left for a
three seasons in the 1st XI. He was awarded a Greyhound
Stratford, the 1st XI squad were ready for the final against
deflection the ball was stopped by Boulanger and cleared
award in recognition of his achievements over the past five
Bedford School. Bedford had convincingly beaten St.
to take the game to penalty strokes…… After hours of
years and in particular, the past two years where he has
George’s 3-0 in their own semi-final and boasted a two-year
practice for both Clarke and the five penalty flick takers,
played a major part in the team reaching two consecutive
unbeaten record. This would be a tough match.
Charterhouse were as confident as it is possible to be in
national finals. Elliot has always led by example in and out
The first half was a revelation. Charterhouse played with an
a straight shoot out (not particularly). Boulanger scored
of school. In 2019, he not only won the national school title
incredible intensity and created a series of good chances. At
the first and Say the second. Bedford hit the post and
but he also won the national indoor and outdoor titles with
the other end, Bedford couldn’t get into the Charterhouse
then scored. Briggs and Fordham scored, as did Bedford in
Guildford Hockey Club.
25 let alone get any shots away. Fordham and Toby Duffen were superb in midfield. Say carried the ball well and Briggs showed his experience and quality by attacking at pace down the right-hand side. All the time Clinton and Topley defended superbly. After 20 minutes, Charterhouse were awarded their second penalty corner of the game. The fierce
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Bedford defence blocked the first shot and the ball dropped to Boulanger ten yards out. He smashed the ball home to give the 1st XI a well-deserved 1-0 lead, which 1st XI carried through to half time. The balance of play in the second half was an almost total reverse as Bedford produced some superb hockey to put Charterhouse under pressure throughout. The Bedford attack couldn’t break down a defence that tackled superbly. Taylor was brilliant; Topley, Clinton and Briggs battled all half; Clarke was assured in goal and Fordham and Toby Duffen were tireless in midfield. Bedford looked like they eighteen minutes into the half, a quick move to the left of
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might run out of ideas. However, pressure finally told as,
week, we headed 15mins down the road with a player short
Olivia continued to not be afraid to run at players as Centre
his outstanding contribution to school hockey over the
and a goalkeeper who had been grabbed last minute from
Forward; always involved in the action, she assisted many
past five years. As 1st XI captain, Raphael has led the team
the girls’ hostels and who had never played hockey before,
goals and scored a great put-away against Christ’s Hospital.
to the school’s first ever national hockey title. Raphael’s
let alone donned a keeper’s kit. We fought hard but could
A player who has improved a lot over the last year is Alix
performances at centre back have been superb throughout
not keep them out and succumbed to the pressure, losing
McNeil (L); making great runs up front and having far great
his three years in the 1st XI and over the past two seasons, he
0-2. Happily, by the end of the season we managed to get
control of the ball.
has contributed more than thirty goals from penalty corners
our own back at home with a full-strength team. Charlotte
If only all teams could show such a never give up attitude,
and open play. Raphael has led by example - determined,
Mills (V) had got her eye in during the season and scored
a willingness to work to improve, and a supportive team
competitive and always bringing the rest of the team with
her third of four goals The sheer delight on the coaches’
spirit! I look forward to another enjoyable season next year
him. Incredibly, Raphael has also won six further national
faces when she did a right-hand drag was palpable! A new
and thank DRF for all his inspiring coaching.
titles with Guildford Hockey Club since starting to play
addition to the team, Matilde Monteforte (V), added to the
competitive hockey at the club. This season he captained
score sheet and they were joined by India Riddoch (F), our
2nd XI
the side to national indoor and outdoor titles as well.
dependable captain. As one of our stronger players, she
Won 2, Drawn 3, Lost 5
Raphael deservedly won both the Player of the Season
normally controlled the defence, but she gradually moved
The 2nd XI season got off to a tough start, with the opening
and Players’ Player of the Season awards at the end of the
into midfield as the season progressed. Controlling the play
games against Reed’s and Cranleigh. The team played well
season – accolades which reflect not only a fine season,
alongside her was Emily Sawyer (F), an excellent hockey
against these strong opponents, and although the score line
but outstanding service and achievement over the past five
player, with great stick skills and a good strike. She was
may not reflect this, the games were very competitive. Now,
years.
often seen driving forwards as well as saving many goals on
with the team having been able to train together for a few
the line to help our new goalkeeper. Jenny Li (W) had kindly
sessions, hopes were high of winning the next match against
At the end of this season, Charterhouse also said goodbye
agreed to take up the role and, with no prior experience,
KES, Witley. KES held out for a draw, which went against the
to departing Director of Hockey Dan Fox. His contribution
worked hard in practices to learn the position, listening
run of play, as Charterhouse had been all over them for the
and leadership to sport, and hockey in particular, have
carefully to advice. It always amazes me the difference a
majority of the game, but we could not seem to find the
been immense. Countless pupils have benefited from his
year makes and the Second Years always seem to return to
back of the net. More training, more practice, and we were
enthusiasm, skill and knowledge as the game has developed
hockey with better decision making, strength on the ball,
ready to go again, versus Churcher’s College, who had only
and flourished at Charterhouse. The national title win at
and determination. They are always key to the team and
managed to bring seven players. Charterhouse promptly
the Olympic Park was a truly memorable way to mark his
this year Sabrina Boliston (V), Julia Finegan (V), Olivia Evans
took the opportunity to put six past the opposition, in
service and reward all his effort and wisdom. We wish him
(G) and Cordelia Stevenson (F) were amongst those Second
a seven-a-side match that was only going to go one way.
well in his new role at Guildford Hockey Club.
Years to make an impact. Sabrina and Julia controlled the
The next match, against Bradfield, was another typical
defence and guided our new defenders, Shanay Patel (D) and
2nd XI game – Charterhouse had just as many chances as
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Zelda Kenny (F), with wisdom and determination. Cordelia
the opposition, yet once again could not score, so the 3-0
Won 1 Drawn 2 Lost 5
has matured into an excellent left-midfield player. She
score line does not reflect the game. The final match before
Whilst this cannot be classed as a successful season for
demonstrated all that she had learnt previously, remaining
Exeat was against Hurst, who Charterhouse dominated for
girls’ hockey in terms of results, it was very enjoyable and
strong on the ball and never turning into a defender’s strong
the whole match, and only managed to score a last-minute
the squad showed good perseverance to continue to battle
side. With Julia’s hit-outs and Cordelia’s through balls, we
conciliatory goal.
in tough matches. A lot of the games were close affairs with
moved the ball quickly and efficiently forward. Cordelia was
Off the back of this encouraging win just before half term,
the final goal difference only being -6. We seem to always
joined in mid-field by Alessandra Aprile Borriello (B) who is
there were high hopes going into the second half of the
have bad luck in the away fixture against KES, Witley each
one of the quickest players we have had in recent years. She
season. The first fixture was part of the famous ‘Friday
year and, after a narrow loss to Lord Wandsworth in the first
never gives up and will chase back to regain any lost ball.
Night Lights’, a new event which turned two senior games
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Raphael Boulanger (P) was also awarded a Greyhound for
Dan Fox
Louise Batty
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large crowds present. The opposition were St George’s, a
Won 5, Lost 3
Won 4, Drawn 1, Lost 5
technically gifted side but perhaps lacking the mental edge.
Satisfaction and success often go hand-in-hand, but I can
This was a season full of thrills and a few spills, a large
Having gone down to an early goal, Charterhouse rallied
say with some confidence that, even had our win-loss ratio
turnover of players, under-manned squads and last
and soon led 2-1. The game continued to prove eventful,
not been as positive, there would still have been plenty to
minute concessions of goals….but most important of all,
eventually ending in a pulsating 3-3 draw. The following
enjoy this season. The 3rd XI have been excellent right
high-scoring, entertaining hockey. Nobody could call this
Tuesday Charterhouse hosted Eton, and despite some very
from the outset, never failing to work hard in training and
team ‘boring’. We were capable of beating the ‘very good’
promising play and a fantastic solo goal by Seb Lucy (D),
matches and to support each other throughout. As a team
or losing occasionally to the ‘mediocre’ and we would
the game ended in disappointing fashion for Charterhouse
they have grown collectively and conducted themselves
often keep the spectators guessing until the last whistle,
when Eton scored the winner from a counter attack with
very well indeed, approaching matches in exactly the
sadly not always in our favour. We didn’t do ‘mid-week’
just seconds to go. The game finished 2-1 and proved that
right spirit: competitive yet graceful.
very well apart from racking up seven goals at the olde
sometimes being more clinical in front of goal was worth
The season kicked off with a 0-2 loss to Reed’s who – to
enemie near Slough at their brand new hockey centre.
more than sustained pressure.
be fair – were the better team. The following week was a
Don’t mention the word ‘cup’ either, since this team has
Just two days later the team made the short trip to KES, Witley
different story, however, with a 4-3 win over Cranleigh –
gone two seasons without winning a cup match, despite
for the return fixture after the home match had ended 3-3.
a strong hockey school – which set the tone for the rest
being one of the best U16 teams in the region when at
This time, the Charterhouse team was much changed but
of the season. A comfortable midweek win against KES,
full-strength. That said, we were mightily unfortunate
equally hungry for a win. After some good play on a tough
Witley followed, before a narrow and disappointing loss
at Hurst in a game we certainly deserved to win and
pitch against determined opposition, Charterhouse took
to Eton (1-2) and wins against Bradfield (2-1) and Hurst (2-
dominated for long periods, and would have done so but
the lead in the first half but were pegged back by a slightly
0). A narrow loss to Tonbridge (0-1) was our third of the
for some excellent keeping and a penalty corner award
contentious awarding of a penalty flick to the opposition.
season, and with four wins under the belt at that time, set
at the end. On a sunny Tuesday at Broadwater we scored
The second half saw desperate attacking by Charterhouse
up a crucial final game against Radley, which we won 4-2
three goals in the first half v RGS, Guildford but still
in search of the winner but it unfortunately didn’t come
on Northbrook in the final fixture on the final Saturday
managed to go into the break 3-4 down, thanks to some
and both sides settled for a 1-1 draw. The final game of
of the season.
generous defending. In a more sedate 2nd half, goals
the season was against Radley; the second half of this one
While it is true that there has been a fair amount of last-
were shared and we came very close to an equalizer in
saw some of the best hockey played by the team all season,
minute scrambles for players for many of the matches
the dying embers of the game; a 4-5 loss. The only other
but yet again a lack of composure in front of goal cost us
(and only two occasions where we had any substitutes at
loss came on the last Saturday v Radley when again we
dearly. The game ended 1-4 to Radley but didn’t dampen
all), the successes on the pitch has been underpinned by
were very short of players – four down from our usual
the spirit of a Charterhouse team which had enjoyed its
a core squad who have been utterly reliable in showing
squad. We dominated the game, scored the best goal but
hockey thoroughly during the Quarter. Many thanks should
up for training and matches, whatever the weather and
conceded a very soft, deflected goal late on. Even on the
go to SDJ for his enthusiastic coaching throughout.
regardless of the other demands on their time. Special
last play it took a great save by a Radley defender on the
mention in this regard must therefore go to Ganesh
line to prevent yet another accurate drag-flick finding the
Squad:
Robinson (L), Brandon Chiu (L), Harry Clayton-Jones
top corner. But we could take consolation in playing the
Rory Boswell (V); Sasha Prokofev (L); Milo Knatchbull (L);
(G), Luke Martin (B) and Caspar Woodward (W). Overall,
better hockey and deserving at least a draw, if not a win.
Alexi de Unger (V); Peter Wallace (B); Tom Wainwright (R);
this has been a highly entertaining and successful
Back to the beginning. The squad started four players
Charlie Howard (G); Seb Lucy (D); Gianluca Capuano (D);
season which I – and, I hope, the boys themselves – have
down from the previous season with three players
Adam Phillips (R); Fynn Atherton (V); Oliver Sheen (W); Eddie
thoroughly enjoyed; my thanks go to them for making
promoted to the 1st team and one in Espana. First up…
Jonklaas (S); Alex Moore (g); Toby Richardson (g)
it so. Thank you also to those who have come along to
Reed’s coached by an ex-England legend. This turned
Tim Hingston
out to be a well-fought first match and David Rees-Mogg
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of hockey into a momentous occasion, with food, music and
interceptions despite painful tendonitis. We also had our
they rattled to 21 scored in the Quarter. Cranleigh and
half to keep things level. We took the lead in the 2nd half
trusty Weekite wing backs Morgan Clarke (W) and Henry
RGS, Guildford are always tough opposition and after
and looked like getting the win our endeavour deserved
Wilkinson. We had aerial specialist Rupert Evans (G)
heavy defeats to them we built confidence with wins
but for a last-minute equaliser; 2-2. Not bad, though,
who, having no faith in our mid-field, preferred to drop
over Bradfield, Hurst and a senior Eton side. The one
against Reed’s. Next up, a very strong Cranleigh side with
bombs into the opposition half from a 16 [until, that is,
disappointment of the season was the loss against the
attacking threat, desperate to avenge our 3-0 away win of
the Eton rule came into play]. Our mid-field were overall
Eton U16 side (1-2). This was a game we definitely should
the previous season. Frankly, we were pummelled in the
our strongest unit, Ben Moulton (B), a rock at LM, strong
have won. We had all the possession, but our attacks were
1st half and there was only one other team who achieved
defensively and technically, putting testing balls into the
too slow and Eton made the most of the two chances they
this against us all season – RGS, Guildford. But we went
D, captain Gabriel Jonsson at CM, capable of a pirouette
had. Even the opposition coach remarked on how lucky
in only 0-1 as Nyasha Kunorubwe (P) shepherded the
turn and a rocket shot such as the one that turned the
they had been. As illness and injury hit at the end of the
ball onto the post or beyond. It could have been 0-5 on a
game against Bradfield, Hugo Samuelson (g) at RM, an agile
season, we only had 7 of our regular players available for
mid-week day. A massive physical effort in the 2nd half,
dancer and juggler with the ball. Up front, after the loss
the match against Radley and so, whilst unfortunate, it
where we redressed the balance and started to win the
of Frankie Parker (S) at centre forward, Ayush Patel (S) CF
was unsurprising that we lost our final game. Overall,
50-50 balls, disconcerted Cranleigh and we started to fire.
marksman supremo from the B team, cross-channel star
however, I saw this as a successful season where real
Ayush Patel’s (S) first touch as an A teamer flew onto the
Petrus Desbois (W) at LW and Marcus ‘Rashford’ Rawlings
progress was made.
junction between post and cross bar and sadly deflected
at RW (and latterly CF) proved an effective trio. They
Goalkeeper for the majority of the season was David
over but the team still came through with a battling
were joined later by the raw talent of Americano-Italiano
Rees-Mogg (V); an outstanding keeper who, in any other
and thrilling 3-2 win. A similar fightback ensued a few
Matteo Capuano (B). Nick Payne (S) ducked and weaved
year would be a shoe-in for the A team. Indeed, so stiff
Saturdays later against Bradfield. Finding ourselves 0-1
between the two squads and defender Anik Moore (P) was
was the competition that he was promoted for a number
down at half-time, we upped the pace and came out 3-1
promoted from the Bs; two Lockite Jamies also made a
of games. Jack Brown (H) is a very reliable sweeper with
winners in a physical contest. At Eton we scored within
guest appearance – Jamie Dovell (L) and Jamie McNeil (L).
excellent timing. He tackled strongly and often saved
the first minute and dominated proceedings but went
Rupert Evans was a key player at sweeper though he
mid-air shots. In front of him Charlie Turner (G) loved to
into half-time at 1-1. In a five minute burst after half-time
tended to hold on to the ball too long when carrying it
push forward and his movement allowed him to intercept
we had buried three more and 4-1 seemed comfortable.
forward. His excellent drag flicks at penalty corners
many passes. It was a similar story on the left with Charlie
However, five ugly minutes later we had gifted two goals
somewhat defined our results– when they went in, we
Harrison (G) and Duncan Petrie (D) and on the right with
back and our lead looked precarious. Henry Wilkinson
won; when they were saved, we didn’t. Rupert and several
our captain Anik Moore (R). Charlie was very difficult
(W) put them to the sword by edging forward and setting
others will be in the 1st XI squad next season. My thanks,
to pass, Duncan had excellent reach and Anik showed
up a 5th, Marcus Rawlings (S) snaffled up his second and
finally, to all the players for their enthusiasm, excellent
himself to be so valuable that he was stolen by the A
Gabriel Jonsson (P) smashed in a 7th from a 5 degree
discipline on the pitch (not one green card between them
team half way through the season! In the midfield James
angle - resulting in a 15-minute talking to for their keeper
all season, not even you, Rupert!), their team ethic and
Dovell (L) was an exceptional distributor of the ball with
after the game; 7-3. Tonbridge came, they saw, they were
commitment. Frankly, our play deserved an even better
accurate, strong passes. He was flanked either side by
conquered, despite taking an early lead. Smartly taken
record too.
Richard Haynes
the invaluable Henry and James Titchener-Hooker (V). All
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deflected goals from Rawlings and Petrus Desbois (W) put an end to Tonbridge’s resistance; 4-1. Altogether 26 goals
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and our attacking line up. Henry was an excellent striker
for, 24 goals against. Not one clean sheet. Not one game
Won 5 Lost 4
of the ball and, with James pushing out, he became our
without defensive shortcomings. Admittedly the heart
This was a very capable U16B side which started the season
key short corner taker. Nick Payne (S) played an attacking
of our defence had been ripped out from the start, but
slowly, only scoring 4 goals in the first 4 games, whilst
mid-fielder and, along with Matteo Capuano (B), they
Louis Lister (S) had made CB his own and made numerous
conceding 9. Once they got up and running, however,
were not afraid of taking on players to surge into the
circle. Jamie McNeil (L) was our top-scorer for the season,
U15A
Quarter and the highlights of the 3-3 scoreline were Jamie
frequently getting his feet around the ball to slot in many
Won 3, Drawn 1, Lost 6
Richardson’s (B) performance in midfield, Elliot Lau (L)
goals from the left post. Ambrose Witherspoon (B) picked
A highly anticipated season got underway with an
getting on the scoresheet and James Burns’ (g) screamer!
up a couple himself dashing in from the right-hand side.
away match against Reed’s where a hotly-contested
However, during the following day’s away match at
The whole team worked well to improve throughout the
local derby ended in victory for the hosts. This see-saw
Radley, fatigue became all too apparent as we looked to
season and became one cohesive unit, culminating in
battle first saw the visitors take the lead with a goal
stave off the opposition’s second-half barrage. Earlier in
the comprehensive 6-0 win over Tonbridge. They were a
from Ash Ticktum (P). However, Reed’s hit back hard in
the match, Lau had scored his second goal in as many
group of talented sportsmen who I thoroughly enjoyed
the second half and it was only some stout defending
games and was quickly closing down on Wyatt’s goal-
coaching.
from Josh Drake-Brockman (G) in goal that kept us in
scoring tally, this spurred him into action (as did Radley’s
Louise Batty
third goal) and a terrific solo effort from him saw us rally
A disappointing first up match but plenty of promise
late on, but to no avail. Finally, Faull and Lamming proved
Won 3, Lost 2
on display.
worthy adversaries this day to a dynamic and tireless
The U16Cs took the coach to Reed’s full of eager
A mid-week cup match against a highly-fancied St
Radley midfield.
expectation, and started the opening match of the season
George’s team loomed large and what might have been
Charlie Wyatt proved to be the MVP over the course of the
with vigour: Cameron Challis (H) repeatedly rushed down
a cricket-score at full-time (based on reputations) was
season, his ten goals in ten games is certainly something
the right flank; Will Du-Cann (R) continuously put pressure
actually a satisfyingly 2-2 draw, thanks largely to the
he should look to replicate in the next few years. Jamie
on the Reed’s defenders; and in the dying minutes of the
hustle and bustle of Charlie Wyatt (P) at centre-forward.
Richardson and James Burns were the most improved; one
match, Fred Zamboni (V) struck the goal that the team
Sadly though, some rather meek penalty flicks meant an
fulfilled some early potential while the other turned some
deserved. A 1-0 win. The unbeaten run continued with
upset of this magnitude on Northbrook A would have to
raw talent into a workable, goal-scoring threat who might
a 3-0 victory over Cranleigh. The lightning pace of our
wait. A close 0-1 loss to the “old foe”, Cranleigh, meant
also become coachable! This team itself will need to work
attack, ably supported by a stoic defence, was too much
three matches into the season we were yet to register a
hard over the next couple of years. Good basics are a key
for our opposition to handle. Challis scored twice, Du-
win – Hameed Belo-Osage (G) was a rock in defence this
ingredient to any top hockey player and these take time,
Cann once; and Jack Little (g) rightly awarded the Man-of-
day. But that was all about to change as a Wyatt-inspired
care and dedication. I wish this lot well.
the-Match award. After a series of cancelled games, the
goal-spree (he scored 6 in 3 games) saw us win the next
Eton 6th XI came to the fortress of Northbrook C…and
three matches against RGS, Guildford (3-1), Bradfield (2-
U15B
broke upon its walls. Ed Wyatt (P) got his name on the
1) and Hurst (3-2). Wyatt was ably assisted during this
Won 1, Drawn 1, Lost 7
scoresheet, and we won the game 1-0. However, when we
‘hot’ period by Mackenzie Faull (W), the newly-promoted
Sport always contains tough games and easy games,
went away to play the Eton U16Cs with a depleted team,
Sam Wells (P) in goal, Ticktum (who continued to impress)
and the U15B squad unfortunately faced their fair share
despite our best efforts we were undone. Eton established
and captain, Nick Lamming (L) whose work-rate, skills
of tough games this season. We were evenly matched
a 2-0 lead by half-time and with opportunities for both
and drive were becoming a recurring nightmare for
against most sides, but against well drilled opposition, we
teams in the second half, William Barraclough (D) scored
opposition defenders.
often struggled to form a coherent structure. The squad
our only goal. The game ended 1-2, notwithstanding the
Exeat came and went, as did our form it seemed…. a
contained plenty of good sportsmen, but unfortunately
outstanding efforts and skill shown by the Charterhouse
crushing 0-4 loss to Eton was difficult to stomach and
this meant they got pulled away to play a number of other
boys. Our final match was away to Radley where, despite
the ‘A team’ match against Tonbridge was an entertaining
sports, and squash, racquets, swimming, golf, water polo
losing, the boys played with their usual confidence,
afternoon out, but achieved little when looking to
and others’ gain was our loss on Thursday afternoons. We
positivity and skill. Well done for a (mostly) unbeaten
continue building as a team over the course of the season.
started the season with a 0-2 loss to Reed’s, but even in
Nick Dagnall
Our own “Friday Night Lights” match against Guildford
the process of playing this single game, the boys showed
Hockey Club proved to be a fun event near the end of
excellent progression and facing a real opposition
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the hunt for an unlikely draw as the minutes ticked by.
U16C
cemented a lot of tough lessons learned in training. This
is the true meaning of sport.
Nigel Coopper
showed in our next match against Cranleigh, a usually
Squad:
down. The game was eventually abandoned…..
dominant hockey school, but the score line remained 0-0
Rohin Shingadia (V); Maksim Solomon (W); Toby Pascoe
At this stage each year the Surrey Heats creep up on the
for the first 45 minutes of the match, with end to end
(g); Edward House (V); Oliver Clayton-Jones (G); Oscar
U14As. Due to cold weather, we had the advantage of
hockey and penalty corners being won by both teams.
Barrand (S); Charles Kelsey-Fry (S); Alex Kelsey-Fry (S);
playing on home soil. The group we had been placed in
It would simply be a matter of who scored first, and
Zhen Lin (W); William Turner (W); James Burns (g); David
was promising and if we got off to a good start, we may
Cranleigh took their opportunity before us, then used the
Yang (H); Tom Fowler (D) Jonny Wilkinson (D)
qualify for the Surrey finals. We drew 1-1 with Lingfield,
momentum to run in two more goals to finish 0-3. Despite
lost 0-8 to St George’s and lost 1-3 to Reigate Grammar;
these losses, we showed we were able to score goals with
U14A
so no finals this year. Exeat came at the right time to
narrow losses against RGS (1-2) and KES, Witley (1-3), and
Won 2, Lost 9
recharge the batteries. Straight after our return we went
our passing game developed further as the boys gained
It was that time of year again. When damp, cold football
to Eton and played superbly to win 3-0. More solo goals
experience. However, the spirit of the team had not had
fields are replaced by damp, even colder hockey pitches.
from Beyer but assisted by ably Baker and Oscar Bott (D).
a chance to mature and a heavy loss against Bradfield
The season was upon us. Now experienced in the way of
Away to Hurst never seems to go well for Carthusians,
and then a close loss to Hurst demoralised the squad. We
squad selection and preseason training, the team were
irrelevant of the sport. And so it was this time, and even
needed a win, and a 5-0 victory over St. Edmund’s allowed
able to meet during the Christmas holidays to dust off
though we took the lead, we lost our structure, discipline
the squad to start believing in their abilities again. This
the mouth guards and get used to playing Hockey at
and basics to go down 1-7. The positive news was that the
lead to our defining match of the season against Eton. It
Charterhouse. It soon became clear that we were raw.
boys were learning about how hockey at senior schools
started as a familiar story, Eton scored first, our heads
Lashings of enthusiasm, but little experience. Only in the
is played - more aggressively, faster and requiring
went down, and then they ran in two more easy goals, so
capable hands of captain Caspar Beyer (P) and helpful
more intelligence. Our penultimate game was against
far, so familiar. However, a well-crafted goal from open
experience of Harry Baker (V) did we have any real hockey
Tonbridge, which we knew would be hard. However, the
play on the cusp of half time gave us hope. At half time
knowledge. But nothing wrong with that, we would learn
boys put together the performance of the season and
the squad had a defining moment, an opportunity to
on the job (but it would need to be fast).
played some excellent hockey. Beyer scored a hattrick of
either come together as a cohesive unit or to crumble.
As ever, the start of the Charterhouse season is a baptism
terrific strikes, O’Neil and Baker both bagged a goal each.
What followed was the best half of hockey that the squad
of fire. We play Reed’s, Cranleigh and RGS, Guildford; all
Hoping that this might lead to great things in our final
had produced all season. We dominated the play, using
of whom have been playing hockey together for more
game against Radley, we gave it our all. Unfortunately,
quick passing and superior athleticism to overcome an
years than those starting at Charterhouse. We lost 1-6 to
they were very strong and were deserved winners 0-4.
increasingly worried and disjointed Eton defence. One
a strong Reed’s team and it proved to be an eye opener
So for another season, it was all over. I hope the boys
goal was scored, then another to bring the scores level.
for many of our players new to the longer, faster form
enjoyed their season and go on to play hockey for many
Our superior play continued, exerting more and more
of the game. Positives were there and it was pleasing to
years to come. My thanks to the boys for all their efforts
pressure, and it was only the shrill of the final whistle
see Joe O’Neil (P) making his Charterhouse debut for the
and to NEB and DRF for constant support.
that prevented a victory. Although the scoresheet showed
A team, having only picked up a stick for the first time
a draw, both teams walked off the pitch knowing the
the week before. A very similar outcome at Cranleigh (2-
U14B
identity of the true victors. The statistics for the season
8) occurred the week after. Caspar Beyer proving what a
Won 4, Drew 4, Lost 3
may show a substantial negative outcome, but I hope that
talented player he was with a brace of solo goals. Taking a
If this year’s U14B team were an American sporting
the boys who played learnt some heartfelt lessons about
break from Saturday fixtures we played RGS at Broadwater
franchise, they would undoubtedly be known as the
perseverance, fighting for what you want to achieve, and
School on a freezing Tuesday evening. The game started
Charterhouse Sharpshooters: their 18 goals in the season,
most importantly about the value of teamwork and co-
well and we took the lead, but then the snow came and in
including a 4-0 win over Bradfield, doubled the previous
operation in the face of challenging circumstances. That
tricky conditions where hands were starting to sting and
highest U14B goal tally of the last four years. They were
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visibility became almost a few meters, we slipped to 1-3
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team who have enjoyed their hockey and, crucially, learnt
Allen’s energy and enthusiasm across the whole of Long
Won 2, Drawn 2, Lost 6
a vast amount. The consistent back four (on rotation)
Quarter – even with the extra week this term!
Despite this looking like a rather disappointing season on
of Will Toller (W), Rowan Vincent (W), Alex Wareham
Of course, the hard work of the forwards was crucial to
paper, the season has had a number of positives for the
(B), Nicholai Kudriashov (D) and Zhangir Amangaleyev
this success: Freddie Halford (W), Alfred Popoola (V) and
players to take away from what has been the first ever
(S) have been a real force to contend with; in fact, the
Alex Tertychnyy (g) posed a real threat to opposition
season of hockey for a number of boys. This must be the
U14C have been lucky not to lose the likes of Rowan to
defences with their speed and agility, while Zak Meghji
first point to make; many boys in this team have learnt
higher teams. Across the middle, Ashley Marsh (L), Harry
(L) and Hugh Hutchinson (B), when released from the As,
all the basics and developed them from the word go,
Lavelle (V) and Barnaby Glass (B) have run other teams
added expert nous and positioning. Special mention must
finishing the season in a position whereby they should
off the pitch with some real skill shown by Harry. Out
also go to Archie Kirton (W), one of the men of the season,
be confident enough to walk into one of the top two or
on the wings, Will Ferry (V) and Daniel Abisher (D) have
whose rocket-rise from novice to clinical marksman may
three teams next season. Stick skills, shooting, defending
come on huge amounts over the season. Emmett Baker
yet see him play for Charterhouse A teams in the future.
and particularly playing with width have all improved as
(R) and Aran Chauhan (W) have done very well playing the
The forwards were not alone in hitting the bull’s eye,
the season has gone on. The final loss against Radley was
forward’s role, although occasionally been shy in front of
though: Cam Gemmell (R) and Ben Ballard (B) both scored
a hard fought 0-1, a game which could have gone either
goal; nonetheless, a lot to take into next season. Mention
great opportunists’ goals from midfield. Their ability,
way with Charterhouse looking like the stronger side for
also to those who have made their way into the team one
alongside Dom Smith (g) and Charlie Nation-Dixon (R),
the majority of the game, putting all the Quarter’s drills
way or another: Felix Orr (W) with some powerful striking
to provide quick and incisive through-balls also assisted
into practice.
of the ball, Henry Jackson (R) in goal and Charles Triplow
several goals across the season. And then there was Theo
Amongst some tricky games, the U14C team did manage
(W) and Robbie Marshall (S) adding to the midfield
Needs (B), whose skill, sportsmanship and leadership
to grind out a couple of victories, firstly against a
strength. Well done to all, here’s to their future hockey
were at heart of everything the team achieved in midfield
strong Reed’s side who probably went into the game as
careers!
and elsewhere.
favourites. A slightly scrappy, beginning of the season
None of this would not have been possible, however,
affair led to end-to-end hockey in which one goal was
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without the surest of foundations in defence: James
always going to be the inevitable winner. Fortunately,
Senior House Final:
Saunderites 3 vs Weekites 1
Poultney (D), on the right, and Felix Hughes (B), on the
this fell to Charterhouse and the game was safely put
Senior Plate Final:
Verites 5 vs Duckites 2
left, were accurate and relentless in their tackling; Toby
away. The other victory was against a Cothill team who
Senior League Winners:
Lockites 3 vs Weekites 1
Slater (S) was an energetic and effective link player at
were certainly an impressive outfit despite being, of
Junior House Final:
Pageites 4 vs Bodeites 1
CDM; Freddie Hay (B) marshalled the whole operation
course, a younger aged team. Mention must also go to
Junior Plate Final:
Verites 3 vs Daviesites 2
with his commanding and skilful presence in the middle.
games versus Bradfield and Tonbridge where, once again,
(Yearlings Cup not played this year)
Meanwhile, we all witnessed the discovery of a fearless
Charterhouse were much their equal and a goal either
Robbie Allen Cup:
ninja-keeper in Freddie Davenport (W), whose bravery
way would swing the fixture. Scoring a goal and attacking
and dedication kept us in several games.
with purpose quickly became a problem for the U14Cs
On perhaps the toughest hockey circuit in the country,
and thus fixtures such as these often fell against them.
the success of this year’s U14Bs should be a source of
A rival fixture versus Eton looks far worse than it was –
great optimism for the future and all that remains is to
even their coach admitted that Charterhouse were by far
say, ‘Well done, boys, and good luck next year!’
the better team for the whole game, but suffered from
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also the only team in recent memory to have matched Mrs
Jamal Sutton
Max Say (B)
an inability to attack the goal; certainly one to work on Admirable mention can in fact go to all members of the
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our wicket takers list. He does posses a good technique
coaching expertise and Melvin Bicknell for scoring.
Won 11, Drawn 1, Lost 4, Abandoned 1
with the bat and made some telling contributions, his 18
Roll on 2020!
After the incredible year of 2018, it was always going to be
ball 55 at Lord Wandsworth points to a bright future with
difficult to follow this up but the team of 2019 did a very
the bat. Having lost George Barlow, Prince Singh and Aman
Radley (Cowdrey Cup)
fine job. A season blighted by rain and cancelled matches
Mahtani who contributed over 150 wickets last year, it fell
The season got off to a fine start with an excellent 5
left us with fewer fixtures, but to only lose four games all
to Ollie Sheen to lead our attack. Initially he struggled for
wicket victory against very good opponents. Having
year is an excellent effort in any year. The side was expertly
wickets, but bowled well. After Exeat he excelled and his
lost the toss we laboured for the first hour before the
led by Ross Richardson (F) who kept superbly and batted
6-22 against the Free Foresters was a performance of the
introduction of Paul Dewey (L) and Clinton slammed
with his usual stylish manner. 553 runs at 42 meant he
highest quality and we are fortunate he will be back to lead
the brakes on. Dewey with 3-18, on what proved to be
led the way in run scoring and topped the averages. We
the attack next year. His opening partner was Jonny Miles
a rare 1st XI appearance, and Clinton 3-23 were the pick
wish him well and can only praise him for the way he
(H), who in his first year at the School proved a good ally
of the bowlers before we bowled them out for 160. In
impacted school life both on and off the field; a true role
with his swing bowling. Over 20 wickets was a good reward
reply after the early loss of Campbell, Richardson and
model. The opening pair of Toby Rawlings (S) and David
for his efforts. Wilman and Clinton made up the seam
Rawlings batted with calm authority to produce a telling
Campbell (P) found early season pitches a struggle, but
attack. Clinton had an incredible knack for taking wickets
partnership. On Rawlings’ dismissal, Wilman batted with
later in the year they both found form and looked very
with average deliveries! Wilman often produced good
style and moved us within sight of victory. A small wobble
solid. The partnership against Cranleigh in particular will
spells and provided us with good control. James Burns (g)
towards the end as Richardson departed for a fine 50, but
live long in the memory in playing its part in a great win.
provided our other spin option. As a Remove it can be a
Clinton and Briggs saw us home.
Rawlings also contributed with the ball with his whippy
daunting task to come into the side and produce match
seamers. Austin Wilman (W) batted with more maturity
winning performances, but he showed a lot of ability and
Cranleigh (20/20)
this year and can be happy with his performances with bat
his experience this year will stand him in good stead.
The first 20/20 contest of the season saw us travel to
and ball, often making telling contributions. Ayush Patel
It was an excellent year. The performance that really stands
Cranleigh. Once again we started badly with the ball
(S) threatened to have a great season but inconsistencies
out for me was the two day win against our local rivals
before Patel and Wilman dragged us back into the game.
and shot selection often let him down. However, he did
Cranleigh. Unfortunately, we couldn’t repeat our success
Burns, bowling his 4 overs at the end of the innings
produce the two best innings of the season with match
in the National 20/20, going out in the first round and the
coped admirably taking 4 wickets to stem the innings.
winning performances against Hurst and Cranleigh. More
Cowdrey Cup continues to be a struggle against the very
Chasing 154 it was vital we started well but the loss of
will be required as the lead batter next year. His leg spin
top sides. Next year will be a test of our young batters
Patel was alleviated by the fine strokeplay of Wilman and
improved throughout the year and should develop moving
but the bowling unit stays together and should thrive
Richardson who maintained a fine run rate. Richardson,
forward. Will Briggs (V) made up the top six and became
with the experience of this year. I would like to thank
in sublime form, dictated the innings and was impossible
our most improved player. Hard working with great
the tireless efforts of all the cricket staff at Charterhouse
to bowl to, finishing the match with 87 not out to win
commitment, Will not only produced some important
as they travel around the south east, giving up time and
with an over to spare.
innings, but was a positive influence around the team.
effort to help us deliver an excellent programme. Thanks
As is often the case you lose players each year, but we
also to Lee Marshallsay and Liam McKendry for providing
Hurst
now lose five out of the top six batters which will be a
outstanding pitches and practices facilities and without
On a windswept Saturday we hosted Hurst on Green and
big hole to plug! Hopefully doing that next year will be
our excellent catering department, we would indeed go
another excellent match ensued. The visitors won the
Jonny Capuano (D) and Freddie Clinton (W). Jonny batted
hungry! Our food is often commented on for its quality.
toss and after good spells from Sheen and Miles, Hurst
in many roles this year and looks the part; we just need
Finally, I would like to thank Sam Plater for his efforts
played excellently in posting a very competitive 238 in
him to convert this into scores next season. Freddie made
with the 1st XI this year and wish him well as he pursues
their 50 overs, in conditions which were awful for the
his name as a very effective seamer this year and topped
a career outside of Charterhouse; Rob Woods for his
bowlers. After losing Capuano early, we rebuilt well and
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at tea were 80-2 in 20 overs. It needed an injection of
particularly well. A total of 193 represented a good effort.
Campbell departed for 26 before Wilman played very well
pace after the break and with Wilman and Richardson in
Westminster struggled initially but as we turned the
in establishing a match winning partnership. Richardson
commanding form we set about the total with great skill.
screw, a spirited partnership put the game in the balance
with 86 played the innings of the day and a score of 239-4
Patel then came in and took the game away with some
as runs flowed. It was left to Toby Rawlings to conjure up
in 45 overs looked very good at the half way point. Ollie
brutal hitting, finishing 85 not out. An excellent chase.
a match winning spell with the ball, as he rifled through
Sheen got the OCs off to a poor start as he claimed a
the lower order to finish with 6-18; Remarkable.
wicket early and despite Rajan looking very comfortable,
St John’s, Leatherhead (National 20/20)
wickets fell at regular intervals. Great spells from Patel Tonbridge (Cowdrey Cup)
and Burns dried up the runs and the OCs fell away,
high hopes for this year’s event. However, we were
After losing the toss on a damp green wicket we subsided
eventually losing by over a hundred runs.
caught cold and at 20-3 after 6 overs our hopes lay in
against some decent left arm swing. At no stage did
the balance. A recovery of sorts led by Rawlings got us
we get going as wickets fell to some injudicious shot
Wellington (Cowdrey Cup)
to 130. In reply St John’s started well and got ahead of
selection and good bowling. A total of 92 rarely looked
Rain ruined a potentially excellent match as we posted
the rate and despite a middle order collapse, got over
like troubling a strong Tonbridge side as we succumbed
193 in our 50 overs. We started poorly before Wilman
the line. A disappointing day.
to a 7 wicket defeat.
and Patel steadied the ship. Another collapse after the
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As last year’s runners up in this competition, we had
loss of Patel for 33 followed, before Clinton showing his Eton (Cowdrey Cup)
Harrow (Cowdrey Cup)
best form of the season, gave Wilman some much needed
The second round of Cowdrey Cup matches saw Eton
Coming off the back of the Tonbridge defeat, we faced
support. Wilman eventually fell for 81 as we ran out of
visit Green. After losing the toss we bowled with great
more tough opposition in the form of Harrow. With
overs. Just 4 balls were bowled in the Wellington innings
discipline and took wickets at regular intervals as the
excellent pace and bounce in the home wicket, the Harrow
before the rains came to finish the match.
Eton batting struggled to any type of decent score. A
quickie ran through our top order. Again, we lacked any
final total of 176-9 off 55 overs was a below par total.
substantial innings and reached just 110 all out. In reply,
Lord Wandsworth
Having chased several totals well, this one started badly
we bowled well but with so little to play with we lost by 5
We travelled to Lord Wandsworth in the middle of some
losing both openers and a third wicket on 20. Again, a
wickets; Clinton and Miles with two wickets each.
of the worst weather of the summer. On winning the
recovery, led by Richardson and Patel looked to have us
toss we elected to bat and with Campbell and Rawlings
on course, but the loss of wickets when set led to our
OCs (20/20 – Lewis-Noble Trophy)
having their best opening partnership of the year, we
downfall. A good partnership from Sheen and Capuano
A thrilling game played on a great wicket saw the 1st
started brightly. Campbell went on to make 56 and with
gave us hope but again, just when set, we shot ourselves
XI just get home. Batting first we struggled for anyone
Richardson batting confidently, the runs flowed. Clinton
in the foot. We eventually lost by 39 runs in a game that
to find a good partnership but contributions across the
offered the innings of the day with 55 off just 18 balls
we really should have won.
board helped us to 123-7 in our 20 overs. In reply the OCs
as he led us to a mammoth 293-7 in our 50 overs. In
started well, until Jonny Miles ripped the heart out of the
reply, Lord Wandsworth never got going and wickets fell
Westminster
batting with 3-14. Rajan and Kaul then led a fightback but
quickly. Sheen, Wilman, Rawlings and Clinton all weighed
On winning the toss we elected to bat on a good dry pitch.
with Sheen and Burns just about holding it together, we
in and a 223 run victory was forthcoming.
Rawlings and Capuano started well and despite the loss
saw off the challenge. A win by 4 runs; a cracker.
of Rawlings and his younger brother, Marcus (S) making
Free Foresters OCs (Carthusian Day)
Ollie Sheen produced his best performance of the season
before lunch. A collapse of epic proportions with an
The traditional Saturday fixture saw Charterhouse bat
as he swept through the Free Foresters line up to set up
inexperienced side led to us being 120-8, before Briggs
first and after losing Rawlings early on, Campbell and
an easy victory. His 6-22, ably supported by Patel with 2-8,
and Burns led us out of the mire. Briggs with 60 playing
Richardson started to establish a good partnership.
left us chasing just 102 for victory. Toby Rawlings played
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his 1st XI debut, we scored at will to reach 102-2 just
with fluency despite losing Capuano and Richardson
to get us back in the game, and it duly followed. Sheen
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cheaply; his 50 not out leading us home ably supported
and Miles were outstanding as Cranleigh lurched to 26-6.
Won 5, Tied 1, Lost 3
by Patel with 34.
A fightback followed, but we stood firm and eventually
This was a most fascinating and enjoyable season of
bowled them out for 133. Chasing 162 to win in around
2nd XI cricket. Interspersed with torrential rain and the
Winchester
45 overs wasn’t going to be straightforward as the wicket
cancellation of three matches, including an aborted trip
Charterhouse continued its unbeaten run which stretched
died a little. It required one outstanding innings and
to Tonbridge (arriving in a deluge, only for the bus to
to five games with another convincing victory. After
Ayush Patel showed his class with a quite brilliant 75 not
turn around and return home twenty minutes later), the
losing the toss and seeing Winchester race to 30-0 inside
out to finish the game with ease. A superb end to the
squad of almost 30 (thirty!) cricketers played, at times,
4, overs Jonny Miles turned the game on its head with
season.
an expansive and audacious brand of cricket; usually
3 quick wickets. From that point on we held control, Clinton with 3-18 and Burns bowling with great control as Winchester posted just 114. Rawlings and Sam Thomas (W) started brightly. However, they both fell just before
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tea and a couple of poor dismissals after the interval left a small target being a little more challenging than it should have been. Richardson and Clinton then put the game to bed with sensible batting. Another good win. Mumbai Cricket Club (tour match) We welcomed our only touring side of the summer to Charterhouse in the form of the Mumbai Cricket Club. After a solid start, Mumbai proceeded to have a midorder collapse in the face of some excellent bowling and 163 all out represented a below par effort. Our reply started badly with the loss of Campbell and Capuano, but Richardson and Wilman dictated from then on. Wilman with 50 and Richardson 75 not out led us home to a 7 wicket victory.
batting first; setting a sizeable total and then squeezing the opposition when in the field. This of course meant
Batting
Innings Not Out Runs
Av.
RAJ Richardson
16
3
553
42.53
AA Patel
15
4
400
33.33
FH Clinton
11
5
157
26.16
ARR Wilman
15
0
350
23.33
TCP Rawlings
16
1
319
21.26
that matches were at times played for a ‘fun time, not a long time’, but always with an element of risk and a huge slice of amusement. Captaincy was shared between Elliot Clarke (W), returning for a second season, alongside wicket keeper Tom Wainwright (R). Battle hardened second years within the ranks included Ibrahim Ahmed (F), Rupert Peacock (G), Archie Samuelson (g), Makhdum
DWF Campbell 9 0 160 17.77 WG Briggs
15
3
208
17.33
GM Capuano
12
2
146
14.60
Shah (F) and the ever present Robbie Elston (G). These coupled with a strong contingent of first year specialists and post exeat, some budding fifths, meant there was at
OBG Sheen 6 2 50 12.50
times a strong ‘talent’ pool to pick from. However, this
JA Burns 6 3 25 8.33
was somewhat lacking in the first three games of the
JB Miles 6 2 32 5.33
season which yielded a return of three defeats. A 27 run
(minimum 5 innings)
defeat at the hands of Cranleigh in an opening 20/20 fixture, where we were left to chase 193 to win, was only
Bowling
Overs
TCP Rawlings
Mdn.
Runs
Av.
Wkts.
41
10
132
9.42
14
FH Clinton
82.5
9
335
13.95
24
JB Miles
102.3
11
353
16.80
21
OBG Sheen
114
17
396
18.85
21
JA Burns
73
3
338
24.14
14
AA Patel
67.5
6
266
24.18
11
AR Wilman
80.3
11
338
30.72
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lit up by a scintillating 109* by Ross Fordham (W). His batting at the top of the order set the tone throughout
Cranleigh (2 day match) The final game of the season brought our local rivals Cranleigh to Charterhouse for the traditional two day match. After a good start with the ball, we lost our way and after 50 overs Cranleigh posted 235. In reply, Campbell and Rawlings set about the Cranleigh attack with consummate ease, both hitting 50s. However, we
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lost our way after this before Clinton provided some
(minimum 10 overs)
the season. A 5 wicket away loss at Hurst, where we only posted 87 in less than 20 overs, was not our crowning moment of the season; nor was the 29 run home defeat to Eton, where more sensible batting (7 dismissals were bowled) would have led us to victory. Rain defeated us at Tonbridge and just as things were looking all doom and gloom, along popped an unbeaten run which would stretch to the end of the season.
fireworks to get us to 206-7 at the end of day one. The
It was Wainwright, scoring two centuries in back to back
start of day two demanded a proper bowling performance
matches, who led from the front. A comfortable 70 run
Wilman (W), who alongside David Campbell (P) were on a
In welcoming Eton to a flat Pitch 3, we gainfully began
run chase over Harrow played on Maniacs. Over 500 runs
one match loan from the 1st XI. Skipper Clarke bludgeoned
dismantling their bowling attack… well at least, Marcus
scored in the afternoon off a total of only 48 overs. At tea,
his way to a quick fire 34 from just 23 balls, which then
Rawlings (S) did, scoring a chanceless 115 runs and in
the visitors has posted a mammoth 255-7. Nevertheless
allowed Wilman and Campbell to wrap things up inside
the process providing our opponents with the only real
undaunted, a quick fire start from Fordham (41) alongside
8 overs. A fitting, if perhaps slightly anticlimactic end to
challenge of how to get a batter out – all others had
Wainwright, who was then joined by Louis Ward (W) saw
what was a thoroughly entertaining season.
essentially done this by themselves. Will Abbott (S)
the home side win at a canter by 9 wickets inside 28
A big thank you to all those who represented the side which
batting at number eight was the next best scorer with 18.
overs. The skipper registering 115* and Ward 74* which
also included Abhiraj Rana (S), Archie Creswell (g), Jamie
So, with what seemed like a mammoth task of scoring
included some memorable maximums – an astonishing
Marmion (B), Archie Dodd, (D), Lucas Rimmer (D) and the
over 200 runs in the 25 overs ahead of them, the Eton
game of cricket. The OC Friars were then put to the sword
ubiquitous Oba Agboola (P) – all made their contributions
batters relished the flat wicket, quick outfield and short-
on Carthusian Day, winning by 21 runs. Wainwright was
during the season. Thanks also go to AJ who assisted with
pitched bowling served up to them – were these things
again in the runs with a half century and supported well
the coaching and match day management and umpiring.
not mentioned at “half-time”? In the end, with little to
by Sam Thomas (W) with 66 and Alex Topley (D) with 52.
This was an enjoyable and wonderful season of cricket
stand in their way, in the 22nd over they won the match.
The action then moved to Wellington where the hosts
with which to conclude 5 years of personal involvement in
The off-spin of Moore earned him two wickets and Ben
had been unbeaten until that point in their season. This
Charterhouse sport; well done to one and all. Nick Beasant
Moulton (B) also bowling respectably enough.
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win over Southwark Clergy set the scene for a memorable
Sadly, the Tonbridge fixture was called off due to water-
all changed with Fordham (58) and Topley (51) leading
U16A
logged pitches as the team was about to board the coach.
overs. In reply, Wellington never settled and with tight
Lost 3, abandoned 1
This was indeed a shame given the hot run of form we
bowling from Topley, Thomas, and then Tom Whitehead
The season began with a hiss and roar as just two days
were in. Finally, to Harrow on the Hill to close the season
(P), Theo Payne (D) and Will Abbott (S), the visitors won
back into the Quarter, with one training session under
(pre-Exeat) and what treats were in store for us there;
by 27 runs, despite a tenth wicket stand of 61 making it
our belts, we made the short journey across to Cranleigh
playing on their 1st XI pitch with electronic ball-by-ball
closer than it needed to be! Lord Wandsworth on Green
to play their 3rd XI. In winning the toss, we thought it
scoreboard, a lovely mid-session tea and some strong
was a protracted 20/20 match which was troubled by the
best to take the initiative and bat, however, this 3rd XI
U16 cricket. In losing the toss, we took to the field and
weather; and yet it still witnessed plenty of drama. The
proved not to be the “also-rans” of previous years, they
generously got the Harrow opening pair off to a very
home side batted terribly to only score 83 all out from
had a very good bowling attack! As such, we lost wickets
solid start scoring at around six an over until their
18.3 overs. In reply, the visitors were seemingly sailing to
regularly and in the top order it was only Anik Moore
number five batter came in and scored 90 runs off 38
victory being 48-1 from 11 overs and then a mini collapse
(R) and Sam Thomas (W) who provided any resistance.
balls, essentially taking the game away from us. Harrow
with wickets from Payne and hostile spell from Paul
With overs and partners running out and a need for quick
finished on 245/4 off their allotted 30 overs with Theo
Dewey (L) meant 7 was required from the final over with 3
runs, Morgan Clarke (W) chanced his arm and clubbed his
Payne (D) being the pick of the bowlers with 1/25. In
wickets in hand. 5 runs from the first 3 balls didn’t bode
way to 38 not out, giving our total some respectability
reply, scoring was nigh-on impossible and the sporadic
well. However, Topley took 2 wickets in 2 balls and the
at 118/7 off 20 overs. Some wayward bowling early on
boundary hitting did little to move the field out back
scene was set – one wicket remaining; 2 runs required; the
led to the Cranleigh run-chase being a bit of a cakewalk
or abate the constant Harrovian chatter. Abbott again
bowler on a hat trick. Alas, the tie was probably the fairest
as we found it hard to build any scoreboard or fielding
showed some good application, top-scoring with 12
result as a single was stolen off the last ball. And finally,
pressure. That said, late wickets did fall to create some
in the teams meagre 32 all out. What a fall from grace
to Winchester who on the day were simply not very strong
jitters in the opposition, but this was too little, too little
having beaten this team at both U14 and U15 level.
at all. Falling to 17-6 off 10 overs meant that a recovery to
too late as Cranleigh eased to victory. Bowling-wise,
Despite the trials and tribulations of the foreshortened
72 all out was something of an achievement on Maniacs.
Thomas who took 3/7 was the pick of the bowlers, the
season, the boys were full of spirit and enjoyment for the
Payne was again in the wickets, ably assisted by Austin
other wickets being shared around.
game. In SDJ, it was a pleasure to gain an experienced head
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the way to an imposing total of 207-8 off the allotted 30
to join the coaching of both the U16A and U16B squads. As
and we conceded a lot of byes down towards fine leg
sided contests from last season into altogether more
for KDB, this season brought to an end almost 20 years of
and third man that added significantly to the Harrow
competitive affairs. There have, pleasingly, been some
distinguished and unstinting service to Charterhouse Sport
total. We created a number of chances in the field with
wins along the way – particularly impressive was an early
across three major sports, term in; term out. He has been an
all the miscued aerial shots falling in gaps in the field,
season win against a decent Cranleigh side on Maniacs
outstanding servant to the School, and Sport in particular
but the bowling of Ed Wyatt (P), Jack Rockey G), Cobden-
that went down to the very last ball, where a disciplined
with his zeal and enjoyment for school mastering becoming
Ramsay, Milne and McLellan was steady and consistent
performance from the seamers and a committed fielding
more of a rarity as the years pass. Best wishes and thank
and we weren’t too unhappy with the total we had to
display made a meagre total into a defendable one
Sam James
chase. However, despite a good effort in the field, our
– excellent catches from Charlie Wyatt (P) and Hugo
batting did not live up to the same standard and the loss
Wheatland (g) and miserly middle overs from Nic Lamming
U16B
of early wickets again made it look like we would suffer
(L), Charles Kelsey-Fry (S) and Tom Fowler (D) especially
Lost 2, Abandoned 1
a lop sided defeat. A lower order counter attack and
important in getting their team over the line. The final two
The 16Bs cricket team had their usual short season of
some swashbuckling batting from Will Du-Cann (R) and
games of the season also resulted in victories. In a rain
fixtures to allow the boys to focus on their all-important
Max Carpenter (B) again made the final score respectable
affected match against Lord Wandsworth, Charterhouse
GCSE exams and with a match away at Tonbridge rained
and it was great that we showed some character despite
proved too strong for the opposition as strength in depth
off, we only faced Eton at home and Harrow away. In the
eventually falling short of the run chase. Simon Hayward
proved to be crucial. Wickets were spread around the
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Eton match, played on Northbrook, the visitors went in
front line bowlers, including Ash Ticktum (P) who also
to bat first. The early overs bowled by Oscar Sunderland
U15A
went on to knock off the winning runs with an attacking,
(D), Sam Cobden-Ramsay (V) and Joel Adeyemo-Dakoh
Won 3, Lost 5
yet measured 35. Charterhouse knocked off the total of
(B) saw a number of edges fly past third man and fine
It has been something of a frustrating season for a fast-
101 for the loss of just two wickets, runs coming from
leg for four on a very small outfield. Perhaps with a
improving U15As, with several fixtures (including, on the
all the top order including some fluent hitting from Oli
very attacking field we may have taken early wickets to
face of things, some of the more winnable ones) lost to
Muir (D). The final home fixture against Winchester was
change the game, as it was the Eton top order settled in
unfriendly weather, and a number of key players from last
particularly pleasing. Batting first, and despite a few early
and scored quickly on a small pitch. Archie Milne (L), Gus
year missing sizeable slices of this short term to injury.
wickets, Charterhouse cobbled together a slightly under
McLellan (G) and Charlie Turner (G) all bowled well at
No more was this the case than in the final fixture with
par 133, bowled out in considerably less than their quota
times, but all of our bowlers were punished for the odd
Winchester, where the physio’s locker housed everything
of overs. However, it was in the bowling department that
loose ball. In contrast, Eton managed to take early wickets
from broken fingers to dodgy backs, dislocated shoulders
Charterhouse proved simply too much for the opposition.
and Charterhouse looked to be on the end of a very lop
to gammy knees; ironically, after our customary early
The pace of Wheatland and Fowler opening the bowling
sided result before a late swing of the bat from Adeyemo-
morning raid on the U15Bs, the depleted side then
was too much, who after their opening 12 overs, had
Dakoh brought some respectability to our total. Had it
produced perhaps their most complete performance of
Winchester 22-5 (including a stunning catch behind the
not been for some sloppy running between the wickets
the season and won comprehensively!
stumps by keeper Muir). Very much game over and enter
and a subsequent run out, Joel looked like he might have
In spite of these sometime frustrations, it has been
Aidan Hobson (g) whose bamboozling legs-spin and three
taken us over the line because the Eton bowlers had no
heartening to see so many of the boys approaching their
wickets saw the game out. Winchester all out for 50.
answer to his power hitting.
cricket in such a positive manner: their attitude has not
Last year, in fixtures against the cricketing powerhouses
Having achieved some good work in the nets and in
only been ‘good-humoured’ (towards each other, coaches,
on our circuit, the boys found themselves skittled for
training before the Harrow fixture, we went into this
opposition and situations) but, crucially, ‘constructive’ –
scores in the 20s – this season they were altogether
match with more detail in the plans for our bowling and
built on a recognition that there is pride and satisfaction
more resolute with the bat, passing 200 for the first
our fielding. An up and down wicket made life difficult
to be derived from incremental improvement, winning
time against Radley (anchored by a fluent Fowler) and
for the two different wicket keepers we used that day
individual battles, and turning a number of one-
only once bowled out for less than 100. Particularly
welcome additions have been the redoubtable Manuth
this time onwards all matches were close and could have
At the beginning of the season we lacked a confident
Kodithuwakku Arachchige (V), a scorer’s nightmare at the
produced four victories.
wicket-keeper, but had secured Orlando Everitt (g) by
top of the order, and the emergence of Wheatland as a
Every player in the squad played his part in the season.
Exeat. He gained confidence behind the stumps and began
real contributor with bat as well as ball; there have been
Ollie Clayton-Jones (G) was an excellent captain, who
to bat with Boycott-like determination. Yusuf Furniss’ (D)
scores of note from Lamming, Alex Kelsey-Fry (S) and
developed throughout the season so he could adapt to
season was curtailed by rowing and finally injury. This is
Ticktum, who has also been more of a threat with the ball
different situations. This was particularly evident in the
a great pity as he is a capable all-rounder.
as the season has progressed. The loss of James Burns (g)
Wellington match, and subsequently as his confidence
One of the joys of running a cricket XI is the partnership
to the 1st XI and Shiv Hinduja (L) to injury left the slow-
grew along with his bowling and batting. The opening
formed with the other master in charge. I have had the
bowling cupboard looking a little bare until Mr Sutton
batters changed over the season, with Charlie Bridges
good fortune of sharing a side with RCDM. I am enormously
unearthed Aidan Hobson’s leg breaks, which proved
(W) and Sacha Newbegin (P) being the most likely pair.
grateful for his enthusiasm and love of cricket, which
too much for Winchester’s batsmen in particular. Toby
Both hit the ball well and will continue to improve next
has been so effectively communicated to this group of
Pascoe (g), although a very late addition to the senior
year. Will Turner (W) developed into a strong batsman
players. We were also fortunate to have Hannah Jones of
team, is also one to watch in the future. Our thanks go to
(significant scores against Harrow and Winchester) and
Surrey (a professional coach) with us, who was able to give
those boys also who have been given a very late call-up
superb fielder, with hands like the traditional flypaper.
technical tips.
on a Saturday and fielded with purpose and enthusiasm.
Two catches in successive overs against Wellington will
Our thanks must go to Rob Morris, who in the first half of
remain in his memory for the rest of his life. This match
U14A
term was able to offer his extensive coaching experience
was notable for Arjun Mehta (P) making 35 in difficult
Won 5, Lost 6
to the group, and in particular to Hannah Jones, who has
conditions, cunningly finding fielders who could not cope
The U14As team showed a lot of promise this season. Early
brought both genuine technical insight and a sense of real
with the ball hit at them with pace. He strikes the ball as
victories over Eton and Hurst showed a lot of potential,
purpose and positivity to sessions – we are most grateful.
well as any and should go on to score many runs and,
whilst defeats to the very strong sides of Cranleigh and
indeed take wickets when his back is cured.
Harrow demonstrated some areas for improvement. At
U15B
Toby Pascoe (g) became a real threat opening the bowling
Eton, Caspar Beyer (P) had a stand out day taking four
Won 2 Lost 6 Abandoned 3
attack (his batting also improved as the season wore on)
wickets and scoring 34 as Charterhouse chased down 87,
For the U15B team this has been a most enjoyable side to
earning promotion to the As by mid-June. Tom Abbott (V)
well supported by skipper Jonty Postlewhite (V) with 20
coach. There are many things that lead to a good season:
and Jonny Wilkinson (D) both need to be more consistent,
and 2-22 with his off breaks. Jonty also played a big part
it can be success in knowing that one is packing one’s
but will threaten any batsman at this level. First change
on the win at Hurst with 39. Harry Price (S) scored 31 and
bags for a Saturday afternoon safe in the knowledge that
expert Rohan Rawla (R) made his way from the Cs after
the total of 139 in 30 overs always looked too many for
the opposition are quaking in their boots; it could be that
the first match and was an excellent all-rounder for us,
Hurst who were all out for 95. Toby Slater’s (S) 2-12 was
the weather is consistently good and we can be certain of
scoring 25 against Winchester and almost securing victory
an excellent opening spell in a game that featured five (5)
a good track and lots of runs will be scored; or it could
with his bowling. Mungo Waller (H) also impressed with
golden ducks. A fine Surrey cup run ended in a quarter
be that progress is being made by a group of players
increased consistency of his fast bowling. He frightened the
final bowl out at KCS, Wimbledon on a very wet day. But
who get on with each other and enjoy playing the game
Winchester batsmen, bowled one and ran another out as
wins against KGS, where Dom Smith (g) took four wickets
together. You only have to look at this year’s record to see
they sought to avoid facing the Waller pace. Samir Ahmed
in four balls and Reed’s were two excellent performances.
what made this such an excellent season. In many ways
(B) is an underrated bowler who consistently hit the right
Felix Orr (W) opened the bowling well all season and
we only gained confidence after Carthusian Day when we
length and works hard on his batting; he will become a
Harry Baker (V), Freddie Hay (B) and Archie Kirton (W)
registered our first win of the season, against parents and
much stronger player next year. Alec Williams (P) will be a
all look like powerful batsmen with a lot of potential.
beaks. This was the result of hard work in nets and on
great leg spinner if he sticks with his trade; when he hits the
Oscar Bott’s (D) all-round contribution and energy in the
practice pitches, made fun by the spirit of the boys. From
right length his turn is a threat onto any batter.
field have been excellent. Joe ‘Fast Hands’ O’Neill (P) has
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John Troy, Russell Millard
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been superb behind the stumps and Ben Ballard (B) and
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the Surrey Schools’ Championships. Mention must also
Charlie Nation-Dixon (R) have made useful contributions
The athletics season of 2019 was one filled with
go to Louis Thomson (S) and Tom Miller (L) for their
each time they have played. A great bunch of lads and
individual moments of triumph but rather too many
determined runs at the Lord Burghley meeting, both
improving cricketers and I wish them luck in their future
wasted opportunities as a team. As a sport it continues
boys ran the 800m, 2000m steeplechase and the 1500m,
Charterhouse cricketing careers. I am also most grateful
to grow in popularity, although the senior team was low
with Miller stepping up an age group. Owen Chan (S) and
for the contributions offered by Rob Woods, CAMS and
on numbers throughout. Robert Parham (B) captained
James McAllister (g) also competed.
EBM during the season.
the team, and filled in the gaps in the throwing events at
There was plenty of strength in depth in the Intermediate
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age group, and most of the athletes will still be eligible in
(W) as Keeper of Lessington. Last year’s Juniors found
this age group next year. Hameed Belo-Osagie (G) built on
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the transition to the Intermediate age group challenging,
his strong performances last year, and he was joined in
It was a great pleasure to work with this year’s U14Bs
but these youngsters competed hard against opposition
the sprints by Ali Reza Dehzad (g). Jeremy Ogbonna (H)
cricket team. Although we had some tough fixtures,
a year older than them. The new Yearlings showed plenty
improved his high jump pb to 1.80m when he won at Eton,
and wins were hard to come by, the boys played some
of promise, and they trained hard over the season to
and he was supported in the field events by Joshua Diri (W)
excellent cricket and greatly improved as the season
produce some excellent results in the last competitions,
in the high jump, shot put and discus, and Henry Butah (B)
went on. As a team, the boys were always purposeful and
although the team was hampered by several injuries
in the discus and shot put. Andrea Micheli (D) ran a superb
competitive when they needed to be and humorous and
to key individuals. There were excellent wins over
54.7s at Eton, and Hayden Brown (S) improved his 100mH
relaxed during less demanding times.
Wellington and RGS, Guildford (twice), and for the seniors
time to 16.4s. Others who competed regularly were Dan
The boys were forced to adopt a stoic approach to rather
over Marlborough.
Mote (G), Demi Adeyinka (V), Ben Parkinson (H) and Jan
unstable weather conditions which oscillated between
Alex O’Callaghan-Brown (R) was our star athlete. He was
Tao (G). The juniors lacked experience at the start of the
high, cold winds, rain/drizzle, and excessive heat but
awarded the prize for the best individual performance at
season, but with only a small number choosing athletics,
there was always a vibrant atmosphere among them. Some
the Burghley Trophy meeting, for his 400m, winning in
and a few injuries, there was plenty of opportunities for
highlights included 50s scored by Alfred Popoola (V) and
49.5s. He also produced fine results in the 100m (11.3s)
the boys to try a new event. The best performances of
Charlie Nation-Dixon (R). Perhaps the most improved
and 110mH (14.8s). He was also the Surrey Schools’
the season were from Freddie Davenport (W) in the HJ,
player was Alex Wareham (B), who ended the season as an
400mH champion, going on to finish 4th in the UK U20
breaking the school record with 1.65m in the final home
accomplished batsman whose range of batting strokes,
400mH, running a time that sees him selected for the
match of the season and Toby Xi (D) who consistently
from the deft to the powerful continued to frustrate Mr
National UK Athletics Championships later this summer.
ran well in the 80mH (an event he had only taken up this
Sparrow in the nets, and impress in the middle.
We wish him well in the English Schools’ Competition
year) securing a pb of 13.1s. Rupert Ferguson (G) showed
The bowling line-up was solid, with Popoola again at the
in July too. The senior team was boosted this season by
fantastic commitment, improving both his 800m and
forefront of the attack, supported by Rory Hail (G) whose
Hector Platt (B) who transferred from tennis, and Hartley
1500m times as the season progressed. Finn Lakin (P)
bowling got quicker and quicker, instilling fear into
Connell (B) who joined the school. Platt ran superbly in
was the most versatile Yearling, until his knee injury cut
opposition openers. Although catching was a weakness
both 100m and 200m sprints, finishing the season with
his season short, and Xavier Currill (R) showed the best
in this team, there was some skilful fielding, and a
a 23.9s 200m at Tonbridge. Connell joined Hodson as a
improvement, finishing the season as a high jumper, shot
particular mention should go to Hugh Hutchinson (B)
high jumper, Hodson finishing with the upper hand with
putter and sprinter! Markus Cohen (S) and Marco Lam
for some expert stops in the field and a stand-out catch,
a 1.75m best this season. Henry Rowland (W), although
(V) provided some back up in the distance events, with
and to George Benda (g) for his work at Point. This was a
a 2YS, competed throughout the season. His versatility
Markus’ 800m in 2.24.8min at the Lord Burghley as the
delightful set of boys who were keen to play and improve
was called upon on several occasions, and he produced
gutsiest performance of the term. Jesse Jabaru (R) and
and I wish them every success in their cricketing careers
consistency in his long jumping, finally managing to
Pelumi Adeyinka (V) also competed regularly.
Ted Monroe
break over the 6m mark with 6.06m to finish second at
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every opportunity, and he was supported by Jon Hodson
U14B
at Charterhouse.
sessions. With such interest and enthusiasm, the future
should go to FHW for all his help with the Basketball
medals were scarce this year – a gold to Alex O’Callaghan-
looks strong, despite the loss of a number of second year
programme this year. Pupils holding Basketball Colours
Brown (U20) and silvers to Henry Rowland (U20) Jeremy
students: Joint captains Gabriel Spooner (L) and Dickson
at the end of the year were:
Ogbonna (U17). Fourth places were achieved by Hameed
Tse (R); as well as Ashley Chan (F), Jade Hao (g), Isaac Ng
Full School Sports Colours: Anson Chan (H) and Afa Nfor (H);
Belo-Osagie (U17) and Hector Platt (U20) in the 200m, Rob
(R), Victoria Oon (S), Jade Poon (S), Chris Tsang (S), and
Sports Colours: William Miller (R) and Tina Zhang (P);
Parham (U20) in the javelin and Jon Hodson (U20) in the
Ege Yalniz (F).
Services to Sport: Popon Sujarirat (H); Zac Kibble (R);
high jump. Toby Xi finished fifth in the U15 80mH, as did
Matches were played against Cranleigh, Harrow, Reed’s,
Anik Moore (R), Louis Renault (R), Eric Kim (H), Jeremy
Hartley Connell in the U20 high jump. Rupert Ferguson,
Wilson’s and Surrey University with the teams winning just
Ogbonna(H)
Joshua Diri and Hayden Brown were also selected.
under half of the matches played against some very strong
The
In the Inter-House competition, the Lessington Cup
competition. In the Harrow Tournament the School came
Hodgsonites who beat Fletcherites in the final. The Junior
was won yet again by Saunderites, who also won the
a creditable third place, drawing with Eton and Coopers’
House Basketball Competition was won by Robinites,
Intermediate Boys’ and Senior Boys’ competitions. The
Coborn, beating John Lyon and Wellington and losing to
beating Pageites in the final.
Girls’ and Junior Boys’ ones were won by Daviesites.
the overall winners Harrow in the individual matches.
Saunderites also won the Relays Trophy in a closely
In the singles competitions the standard of play was very
Cross-Country
fought affair with Daviesites. Daviesites won an exciting
high, with Ernest Law (g) retaining the cup from last year
About the time of Pontifex some pupils tell me how they
32 x 100m relay. The Maxwell Cup for running was
with another impressive performance, again winning all
feel about running 4 miles through the beautiful wood trails
awarded to Alex O’Callaghan-Brown, for his impressive
of his matches. The plate was won by Aidan Tang (S), who
of Charterhouse. Often they tell me that it is pointless, by
win in the senior boys’ 400m. The Victor Ludorum medals
also won every match in his competition.
which I think they mean that it causes them suffering with
were won by Maisie Pennant (V), Alex O’Callaghan-Brown,
It has been a privilege to run Badminton at Charterhouse
little by way of reward whether that be social recognition
Hameed Belo-Osagie and Toby Xi.
for the last four years. It would be difficult to find a group
or something gained that will enable them to get on in
It has been another busy season, and I would like to
of pupils who better embody the values of the School.
life. Some are tempted, and do, cheat, others walk. High
thank my team of reliable coaches: JPF, EPN, CAC, MBP
Heartfelt thanks go to the captains from each year for
achieving team sport players can be seen at the back. Why
and FHW who will always cover for me when I have other
their efforts in driving the sport forwards, as well as to
waste your energy for no good reason?
commitments and we welcomed Sissy Gasson to the team
JMS and RMC who have helped me out brilliantly and also
It so happens that this year Mrs Nelson and Miss Fletcher
this season. They are always enthusiastic, even in times
to our coach David Greatorex. Next year’s captain will be
both told me to watch the documentary on Netflix about
of frustration and pouring rain. I have been delighted
Anubhap Taechamahaphan (g) and I am confident that
the Barkley marathon. The fee to enter is $1.60 and, if
that Rafer Joseph has again been committed to helping
he will do a smashing job. RMC will take over running
you are successful, you receive a letter of condolence. To
the athletes achieve longer, higher and faster in whatever
Charterhouse Badminton and I wish him and the teams
complete the ‘marathon’ you must run five loops. Officially
discipline they have competed. This is a sport that cannot
all the very best.
each loop is 25 miles, but in reality the total course is closer
Graham Kemp
House
Basketball
Competition
was
won
by
Philip Stimpson
to 130 miles with 16,500m of vertical climb (Mount Everest
happen without the support of the many other members of Brooke Hall who act as time-keepers and other officials,
Basketball
is 5334m). There are no course markers. Since 1995, 16
as well as to the Grounds staff who always ensure the
U19s Won 13, Lost 5; U16s Won 9, Lost 3;
runners have completed the marathon.
track looks its best: thank you.
It was another highly positive year for Charterhouse
For some pupils a four mile run feels like too much
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pain to be worthwhile, whilst for other people a near
Wellington College during the calendar year. It was also
impossible 130 mile marathon is worth hours of agony.
The number of pupils playing Badminton remains high:
the squad’s most successful season on record to date.
I imagine you do need to be a bit bonkers to attempt the
the courts are full for hours on end twice a week, with
The U16s continued their strong run of form from recent
Barkley marathon, but it may also be worth stopping and
many also playing in their spare time outside of the usual
years, winning 8 of their 10 matches. Special recognition
considering why they do it. One runner explained that,
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Basketball. The U19s were the only team to defeat
Badminton
Badminton Basketball Cross-Country
Schools’ Athletics Championships in June, but the
had the pleasure to run with. Which just leaves Edward
to their ranks.
Stoic, and emperor, Marcus Aurelius put it this way: “The
Halford (P) and Nathan Rowland (P). They have led by
The Public Schools’ Fencing Competition at Crystal Palace
impediment to action advances action. What stands in the
example organising every training session on the day
was once again the main chance for individuals to shine.
way becomes the way.” By which I take it he means that if
with consistent good humour and many debates about
Toby Berry fought his way to the final in the Junior Epee,
we have it too easy we are not challenged to develop and
politics. They have been amongst the very best leaders of
and Oliver Skeen came 12th in the Junior Foil. Rupert
learn about ourselves.
my time as coach of the team.
Peacock (G), James McAllister and Alexander Tsang all
The Barkley marathon and, on a more humble level, our
If I think about what the cross-country team means
produced seeding upsets in the knockout stages of the
Pontifex or other cross-country races (indeed, also the 50
I think mostly of the character and values that these
Senior Epee. Micol Giannelli (F) also fared well in the Girls’
mile walk) are as much about the mind as they are the
individuals embody. In contrast, those cheating to avoid
Senior Epee and has settled into the team well having only
body. Marcus Aurelius, who suffered various illnesses
minor discomfort without thinking of the impact this has
arrived at the School this year.
and threats to the Empire, said, “You have power over
on others sends a message more about themselves. For
Jamie Stapleton (S) and Jakob Hofmann (g) have led the
your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will
the Stoics, it is our integrity that is the one thing that
team ably in their roles as Captain and Vice-Captain
find strength.” Running helps to teach you that you are
cannot be taken from us, that we are in control of. Marcus
respectively and as a result things have run far more
capable of more than you thought if you have the mental
Aurelius one last time: our goal should be “not to live as
smoothly than some years in recent memory. Thanks to
strength; that, through bloody-mindedness, you can
if you had endless years ahead of you. While you’re alive
them for their efforts and of course to Mick Johnson our
achieve. In other words, it’s about character. It is for this
and able — be good.” It is about the running, but it’s also
coach for all of his work this year.
reason that I am so cheered by all our runners when they
about who you are.
Fencing Fives
‘if something’s easy, it’s not worth doing’. Similarly, the
Fives
finish a race having given everything. They may not be the
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fastest, but when you run at your limit it is just as hard
Fencing
It has been another encouraging year for Fives at
for the fastest as it is for the slowest (assuming they are
In many ways the Charterhouse fencing team has had
Charterhouse, with the usual host of fixtures against
equally fit!). This mental attitude reflects a strength of
a similar season to last. This is good news as last year
school rivals and adult club sides alike, culminating in
character. Indeed, it is precisely because of the suffering
was distinctly positive. This year, fewer fixtures were
an enjoyable trip to Shrewsbury for the National Schools’
that we learn most about the mental capabilities of the
cancelled and we had our first match against Whitgift
Competition in the final week of Quarter.
runners. I think of the manner in which David Maitland-
(originally scheduled for last year) and continued with
The game continues to enjoy a healthy interest at all
Jones (S) finished the Ranelagh Cup ensuring that we
our other recent addition – a fixture against RGS. Fixtures
levels: we have had several successful inter-house
came 2nd beating RGS Guildford by one place; or of
have once again been fought in good spirits and even the
competitions run over the year, with Bodeites emerging
Thomas Miller’s (L) 3rd place and Morten Younie’s (P)
tense 45 – 44 finishes did not change the general buzz
as junior champions and Gownboys the winners of
10th at Winchester. The Inters also came 2nd overall.
for very long, and I thank all fencers for their positive
the senior competition, and more than held our own
Then there has been the fine girl runners of this year
demeanour and sportsmanship.
on a competitive schools fixture list. Representing
with Maisie Pennant (V), Christina Elling (S) and Audrey
Several fencers have stepped up well, having been
Charterhouse in fixtures and tournaments (including the
Fu (V) all going to the Surrey County Championships. It
promoted to higher teams compared to previous seasons
newly-christened Vargas Trophy which we hosted for
was a pleasure to see Audrey win the OC handicap race;
with Oliver Skeen (R), Jordan Michael (g), James McAllister
the first time) have been everything from enthusiastic
a mark of how much she has improved. We have also
(g), Alexander Tsang (R), Charles Church (D) and Savva
newcomers (Toby Slater (S) and Hugh Hutchinson (B)
been lucky to have an outstanding group of Second Year
Shilin (H) being worth particular mention in this regard.
making an excellent start to their Fives-playing careers
runners. Ryan Kannepalli (S) has shown great strength of
Matches against the OCs continue to be competitive yet
in the Fourths) to fast-developing Underschoolers (Hugo
character and we will miss his ‘stream of consciousness’.
friendly affairs, and once again this is testament to the
Wheatland (g) in particular looking one to watch) and
Josh Dinsdale (F), William Ellis (R), Robert Elston (G), and
work of the team as the School has continued, in recent
the more seasoned hands (if the reader will pardon the
Michael Freeman (S) are some of the finest pupils I have
years, to amply supply OCs with excellent fencers to add
expression). In the LQ we have enjoyed wins at U16, U15
and Yearlings against Westminster, Highgate and Eton;
single-handedly organising two terms’ worth of inter-house
his individual score (5 over after 9 holes). The standard
there has also been some good girls’ Fives played by our
competitions with patience and good cheer. Fives will, as
was extremely high and it was pleasing to see so many
first senior pair of Holly Gardner (F) and Lia Rockey (G).
ever, continue in some form or other over even the summer
keen young players enjoying their golf.
Perhaps the most heartening prospect for next season is
months; for now, however, the club can reflect on another
The Halford Hewitt school golf course, where we practise
the number of boys in the 5ths and 1YS playing the game
enjoyable and successful season.
and play our junior matches has often received many
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at a good level – in the National Schools’ Championships
compliments for the quality of its greens and fairways.
Golf
Credit must go to Lee Marshallsay and his grounds team.
Adeyinka (V) and Ambrose Witherspoon (B) gave excellent
Charterhouse has enjoyed a successful year of golf with
Martin and Lee, our greenkeepers, particularly deserve a
accounts of themselves, despite being two years young
25 fixtures played in total. In the Gerald Micklem Trophy
special acknowledgement for their many hours of work
for the competition, and the U17 pair of Jamie Marmion
at Woking GC, the Charterhouse team led by Tor Olafsson
on the greens, bunkers and fairways. Golf continues to
(B) and Fin McLellan (D) came away with the scalps of
(L) snatched a remarkable victory in the final of the Plate
develop as a recreational sport at Charterhouse with nearly
two good Shrewsbury pairs. Also involved over the
competition, through a nail-biting play-off against Stowe. It
100 pupils of all levels holding a bag tag, which allows
season from the 1YS have been Charlie Howard (G) and
was Ryder Cup-esque! The senior team also won a friendly
them to use the School course in order to practice their
Louis Thomson (S) – all of which bodes (dare one say,
match against Eton College and beat RGS, Guildford in the
skills and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Beginners and
Bodes? such is the passion for the game from Dr Aidonis’
ISGA matchplay. The juniors have also been competitive and
intermediate players have also been able to take individual
charges) very well for next year.
finished CQ with a tie in the final match against Cranleigh.
lessons with golf professional Dean Lintott.
A real highlight was the performance of our first boys’
Our golf squad is becoming more competitive thanks to a
Many thanks to the following beaks for their active
pair, Hector Platt (B) and captain Robert Elston (G),
performance-coaching programme. Pupils have received
contribution to golf this year: CLM, TJH, MJC, SDJ and DJM.
who have enjoyed an unbeaten term in school fixtures
superb professional instruction from Alex Nicolson and
Will Baugniet
(including wins against Highgate and Eton), and were
Andy Thorne of Premium Golf who have both helped to
Lacrosse
also the best overall pair in the Vargas Trophy. At the
improve every aspect of our players’game. Meanwhile,
Lacrosse at Charterhouse has continued to grow and this
Nationals the pair won their group easily, and coasted
Worplesdon GC continues to offer Carthusian golfers a
year we welcomed many new 1st year Specialists who had
past a reasonably strong Shrewsbury pair in the first
magnificent opportunity to play our senior fixtures on
never played the sport before. Phil Collier (Head Coach and
knockout round, before finally meeting their match in
one of Surrey’s finest courses, including our annual match
England National Coach) had invited 2 players from the
an excellent Eton 3rd pair. The Fives was of a fantastic
against the Old Carthusian Golf Society. In the Charterhouse
current England Lacrosse team to showcase the sport and
standard throughout with plenty of aggressive volleying,
singles competition, Tor Olafsson (L) won The Peter Alliss
teach the girls some skills and from this session we gained
and Hector’s fluidity and power well complemented by
trophy. In the 2019 House Golf competition, Lockites won
a lovely cohort of enthusiastic, funny and determined girls
Rob’s tenacious retrieval.
the Wilson Cup with strong performances from Olafsson
who were willing to try anything – even going in goal!
Thanks must go, variously, to JCT for his boundless good
and Thyme Thirapornsawad .
We had a lot of work to do with our 1st game fast
humour and enthusiasm for the game at all levels, RHM
This year, 22 players competed in the Charterhouse Family
approaching
for bringing a fresh pair of eyes to the Fives club across the
Foursomes on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in June. The
passing, catching and shooting all needed to be taught
Quarter, both our visiting Tuesday coaches Mark Schmidt and
event was a major success with three teams finishing
and practiced and with the help of our more experienced
Hugo Young, plus the additional expertise of Mike Hughes and
level on points and playing some excellent foursomes
players we started to see the team shape up. One of
Oliver O’Callaghan-Brown which has done so much to develop
golf. After count-back, the Hollingsworth Cup went to
our best games of the season included our narrow loss
the senior players within the club over the past few months.
Archie Woodhouse (R) and his uncle James Howell. The
against St Catherine’s L (7-8) which initially was a draw
Most of all thanks go to captain Robert Elston, a better
2019 Charterhouse prep schools’ golf trophy went to
on the whistle but we played for ‘golden goal’, which saw
ambassador for the game one would be hard-pressed to find.
Windlesham House with a combined score of 81 and
Charterhouse just missing out. Within this game we saw
A much-improved player in his own right, and responsible for
special plaudits going to Miles Dickinson who shot 39 as
outstanding performances from Alice Marsden (F), Sophie
against
Wellington
College.
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the foursome of Charlie Turner (G), Toby Ball (B), Demi
Cradling,
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The 1st VII faced some really difficult oppositions across
herself into each game, normally against much taller
Maisie Pennant (V) and Henrietta Loughlin (H) in attack.
the course of the term but were never disheartened,
opponents. Charlotte Mills (V) and Tamara, supported
Our match against Wellington at home was another
the team spirit and morale remained high throughout.
by Shanay Patel (D), had a storming season in attack
excellent match for Charterhouse (L 4-8). At half time we
The team worked well together and really developed
positions and scored 84 goals across their 6 matches.
were neck and neck but tiredness got the better of us in
their game and owned the space as the season went on.
Zelda Kenny (F) played a great season in defence. These
the last 10 minutes where we conceded 3 quick goals.
Gabi Nelson (D) and Georgie Smith (B) forged a great
girls were ably supported by the rest of their team: Clara
At the National Schools Lacrosse Championships in
partnership playing in attack. Alice Marsden (F) in defence
Aberneithie (S), Lydia Lane (P), whose determination and
Aldershot we had some great moments of play and
was a force to be reckoned with, ably supported by the
passion really came across on court, and finally Sophia
determination to succeed from the team, especially
other members of the team; Alexandra April Borriello
Lewis (S) who put up such a fight in her last game she
against our more challenging opponents on the first day.
(B), Sophie Gudgeon (V), Matilda Monteforte (V) (who won
managed to break her finger. Thank you for all your hard
This was a great experience for our new players who had
coaches player of the season), Fike Adebiyi (P) (who was
work and continued enthusiasm during games.
never seen or been involved in a National event before. This
injured in a spectacular fashion in a mid season fixture
A massive thank you has to be sent to Helen Keet from
season we have seen true athleticism from Naomi Adebiyi
against Seaford, which saw her out for the rest of the
Surrey Storm who was at every training session and game
(D) and Oyintare Etifa (W) in midfield as well as Tansy
season), Aoife Mulligan Smith (V) and Hetta Loughlin (H).
to drive the girls forward; to Punch Suwannakit for being
Alevizopoulos (F) who is the most improved player of the
The 2nd VII took a while to gel but developed into a
the club captain and organising a wonderful set of netball
season. Samantha Bernard (B) and Wenyu Zheng (R) have
really strong team with players lead by Punch Suwannakit
team tops. Last but not least, thanks to all those parents
stepped up and showed commitment in goal. Francesca
(P). After a couple of games the girls managed a close
who came out to watch the matches and support the teams
Buffoni (g) has helped lead the team with her experience
win against Seaford. Over the course of the season, the
through some not ideal weather conditions! I look forward
alongside the captain Maisie Pennant (V). Lydia Jones (D),
team’s game really developed and they are a pleasure to
to what the Netball teams can do next year. Abigail Higgins
Lydia Lane (P), Sophia Lewis (S), Aoife Mulligan Smith (V),
watch and support, the biggest improvements have to
Christie Yan (L), Hannah Duale (V) and Anika Timchur
go to Tare Etifa (W) and the overall pace of their game.
Racquets
(g) have all been superb additions to the team this year.
A special mention must also go to Giselle Vere (S) who
Keep the roof on!
They have all committed to learning a new sport, played
stepped up on occasion to boost the numbers in the 1st
As always, the senior pair are pivotal in setting the tone
in matches and have had many individual successes at
VII. Eleonora Leenders (R) had a storming season as our
for the season and between the captain Adam Phillips (R)
training and on the field. We are looking forward to next
keeper, her game has really developed and they were ably
and his doubles partner Fred Foulston (R) they set the
season and will hopefully gain another excellent group of
supported by Olivia Evans (G), Fran Buffoni (g), Valeria
perfect example for the whole squad both on and off the
girls to join the team.
Orlova (L) (who was arguably the politest netball player I
courts. The skill of both players coupled with Adam’s
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Gudgeon (V) and Punch Suwannakit (P) in defence and
Charlotte Pounder
have ever come across apologising at every opportunity
energy and determination and Fred’s enthusiasm and love
Netball
when she managed to win the ball from her opponents!)
of the sport always made for highly entertaining matches.
What a season we have had! We have been joined by
and Rosanna Hine (S).
They enjoyed their victory over Radley (H), but then an
outstanding coaches from Surrey Storm this season
The 3rd VII had several of their fixtures cancelled at the
unfortunate accident on the hockey field, seeing Adam
who have had a real impact on the girls’ skill level and
last minute due to other schools being unable to field 3
getting delayed concussion, meant he was not able to play
motivation. With a tough and challenging start to the
teams. At times like this, many of the Cs would show up
for almost two months. It wasn’t until the Professionals
season for all teams with the first match against KCS,
and support the other teams and even helped to boost
Association Cup (Second Pair Doubles competition) at
Wimbledon after just 1 training session, the girls took the
numbers in the playing squads. Well done to Tamara
Queen’s that we finally saw them back at their best with
losses on the chin and really knuckled down. The tough
Sammika (V) and Julia Finnegan (V) who stepped up into
an excellent win over Clifton College getting them into
season continued as we faced teams from other schools
these positions. Tamara has also to be commended for her
the final sixteen. Here they bowed out in a pulsating
that had been playing together for up to 5 years.
fight and determination during a game, really throwing
match against Winchester, in which they saved three
wasn’t until the Eric Angus (Colts Doubles) Competition
whose patience and coaching skills have helped this
losing it in the set. As both Adam and Fred said after the
at Queen’s before they won again. Toby Pascoe (S) and
enthusiastic group of players get the most from their
match, they could not have wished for a better Racquets
Charlie Bridges (W) made up the Junior Colts Pair and
talent and with the brand new roof being installed on
match to complete their time at Charterhouse. Adam
good wins at Clifton College, Haileybury and especially
the courts last September (what do you mean that it is
also was at his best in the Renny Cup at Christmas losing
Eton made it look like this would be a very good season,
possible to play Racquets in temperatures higher than
in the tightest of matches in the deciding game. As the
but again luck was not favouring us and when Charlie
that experienced in the artic tundra?). It is going to be
neutral Professional from Marlborough (Robert Wakely)
pulled out the day before the Tonbridge fixture in
difficult next season to keep the roof on! Andrew Johnson
commented ‘How I wish my players would show the same
January with a ‘tennis elbow’ type injury, little did we
tenacity and never say die attitude on the court, an object
know he would not play again that season. Fortunately,
Rowing
lesson for anyone playing the sport’.
we were lucky in having a very talented youngster in the
It has been a good year for Rowing, some fun on the river
In the First Years, the technically more accomplished
Yearlings, Harry Baker (V), and he gamely stepped into
plus some notable performances in races have made it
pair of Jonnie Capuano (D) and Alex Topley (D) had good
the breech and it wasn’t long before this new partnership
an enjoyable one despite a reduction in staff numbers.
victories over Haileybury (H), St. Paul’s (H) and Wellington
got into the winning habit with victories over Eton (H),
The core of the Boat Club, the Captain, Edward Emeny (P)
(A) and hopefully the experience they have gained from
Clifton (A) and St. Paul’s (A). Harry also won a round in
and our regular senior competitors Adam Schilders (H),
playing in the top flight this year will help them enjoy
the Singles at Queens’ in the Jim Dear (U15) Cup; all most
Rory McIsaac (B) and Rufus Henderson (V) have attended
greater success as first pair next season. It was also good
promising. In the remainder of the Yearling’s we had an
and competed consistently throughout the year and
to see plenty of Tom Wainwright (R) down the courts
enthusiastic bunch of players with Jonty Postlewhite (V),
their dedication has been an inspiration to many of the
this season and whilst he did not get many matches, his
Harry Lavelle (V), Tom Kinmont (D) and Will Taylor (V)
Fourths that have given Rowing a try at various times.
victory over Haileybury (A), when partnered with Adam
all representing the School. Victories by Jonty and Tom
Out of the Fourths have emerged some good prospects
Phillips, hinted at his potential and we hope to see even
away at Harrow and Will and Jonty away at Tonbridge,
for the future, notably Max Dyer (L), Tom Goswell (L),
more of him in the future. The Colts A pair were the
and a first showing in the Doubles at Queen’s for Tom
George McLeod-Clarke (G) and Alban Raffard (L), all of
most successful in the School and were represented by
and Jonty are all promising for the future.
whom have shown a willingness to progress and compete.
Marcus Rawlings (S) and James Taylor (D). When on song
Charterhouse was also delighted, once again, to be invited
Our competitive events this year began with Burway
they could give most pairs a run for their money and the
to host the Amateur Doubles Competition in February, in
Small Boats Head in December, a classically grey, cold
victories over Haileybury (A), Clifton (A), Harrow (H) and
which Nick James and Mike Bailey were victorious. 40%
and damp day by the river that showed the Double Scull
Radley (H) all saw some first-rate play. In the Colts B,
of the entries were Old Carthusians. The pairing of Alex
of Edward Emeny and Adam Schilders to have some
Matteo Capunao (B) and Ayush Patel (B) showed promise
Rozier-Pamplin (R, 2009) and Hector Don (R, 2013) making
competitive pace. This was followed in March by our
and were involved in winning the match of the season
it to the Semi-Finals on the main competition. The Plate
first visit to the Olympic Rowing course at Eton Dorney
when they beat Tonbridge at home 18/17 in the fifth and
Final was dominated by OCs and saw the pairing of Henry
for the Oarsport Junior Sculling Head where we fielded
deciding game. As is often the case with these incredibly
Don (R, 2007) and Oli Taylor (D, 2015) overcome Louis Webb
boats from the Fourths, Removes, First and Second Year
tight games, the gallery was very full of highly partisan
(W, 2013) and Jim Rendell (W, 2013). Back in September,
Specialists. This day was made particularly special by the
support by the last game, and when the request for a let
we also enjoyed a fun afternoon of mixed OC and current
first and only competitive outing for Anton Kaem (R),
was made at match point on the Tonbridge serve, a pin
Carthusian Racquets, finished off perfectly with a glass of
proof that working on the guns really can get you places.
could be heard drop before AGJ declined the request to
beer and a barbecue in the pouring rain courtesy of Dickie
Robinites have also starred in the form of Alex Smith who
let the Carthusian’s back into the box (and then serve to
Cowling (R, 1987), though special mention should be made
has improved a great deal in his Rowing and shown huge
victory). The subsequent win at Clifton would prove to
of the MJC bespoke Racquet handle barbecue set made
encouragement and inspiration to the younger Rowers by
be their last as an unfortunate thumb injury to Ayush
especially for the occasion.
coaching and steering them through their early days. I
saw him Off Change for almost three months, and it
In the background I remain extremely grateful to MJC
would also like to thank Edward Emeny for his captaincy,
Rowing
match points and took the deciding game to 14 all, before
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spaces. The defeat to Gordon’s was sadly notable for the
Finally, I must thank and congratulate Anton Kaem (R)
captains as the only one to have successfully negotiated
spectacular broken nose suffered by Henry Coltman (D),
who was an outstanding leader and captain throughout
the school’s accounts system to see through to fruition a
which put him out for much of the rest of the season, and
the season, both on and off the pitch. Such success as
kit order that will arrive in time for next year.
was a significant loss to us. The first win of the season
we had was in large part down to his cheery and spirited
In May we entered our favourite regatta of the year, the Ball
came at home against old rivals Cranleigh, and it was
approach.
Cup held at Eton Dorney. The sun shone all day as usual,
pleasing to record an even more emphatic win away at
all the crews did well in their heats but the stars of the day
Cranleigh in the return fixture. A mid-season lull, due
Shooting
were Rufus and Rory in their gold medal winning Double
to Exeat and Eton crying off our fixture, presaged a run
The Shooting Team Started OQ well by winning medals
Scull, a race in which they led from gun to flag despite
of strong performances in November. Against a Harrow
and trophies at the CADSAAM competition with Best
some close competition from Barn Elms Rowing Club.
team fielding a number of players from their stronger
Overall Cadet Team being Charterhouse A: consisting of
Just before the Ball Cup we heard the sad news that our
teams, clearly not wishing to suffer another loss to
Henry Waldern (V), Alex Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (G),
former gym coach and competitive inspiration Ralph de
Charterhouse, we competed with great commitment and
Archie Woodhouse (D) and Charlie Reay (R), who was
Jong Mellon died from an aggressive cancer. He coached
courage. In the final fixtures against strong Sevenoaks
also U16 Champion Shot. Charterhouse B also finished in
the Rowers of CBC for many years and I’m sure they will
and Claremont teams the results remained in the balance
third place: Scott Nettelton (g), Charlie Howard (G), Gus
all remember him fondly.
until the very end.
McLellan (G) and James Ingham (S).
We returned to action for the completion of the Summer
This season the Charterhouse XV was packed full of
In the British Schools Leagues there were multiple successes
Rowing season at Walton, our home club, on 8 June and
Second Year Specialists who made a great contribution
across the Quarters, including in the Autumn Charterhouse
Marlow Town on 15 June. The evening of 8 June also saw
both to the success of the team on the pitch and the
A, B and D winning their divisions. Charterhouse C came 2nd
the Boat Club Dinner held with parents, rowers and staff
positive, resilient spirit off it. Teddy Wright (V), Koh
and Charterhouse E came 3rd. In the Spring, Charterhouse
in attendance to celebrate another year on the water. Our
Ishikawa (V) and Maxi Zhang (R) again comprised a
A came 5th, B 2nd, C, D and E 3rd and Charterhouse F came
fleet of boats painted in Charterhouse colours has got
formidable front row, which never came off second best
4th in their respective divisions.
bigger and they make a very distinctive impression on the
against any opposition. Rob Parham (B), Rupert Peacock
Henry Waldern (V) represented the England B team which
water thanks to the efforts of our coach Matthew Evans.
(G), Ned Jordan (B) and Luke Clegg (V) all contributed
won their matches in the British Schools National Match.
This year, sadly, marks the end of Mr. Taylor’s time at
greatly at the set piece and as strong ball-carriers. In the
The Teams attended the English Schools and British
Charterhouse and I must thank him for his unstinting
backs, Fynn Atherton (V) and Henry Wellesley (R) will be
Schools long range matches in November and December
support throughout the past few years, the minibus will
difficult to replace next season with their elusive running
and acquitted themselves well.
not be the same without those Chemistry questions.
and commitment in the contact area. Despite losing a
Charterhouse also won the Cadet Council for Rifle
Thank you to everyone involved in making a success of
large number of Second Years this year, there have been
Shooting .22 Team Competition (formerly known as the
Mark Nash
plenty of encouraging signs for the future in the shape of
Country Life which Charterhouse had not won since
Rugby Shooting
singling himself out amongst the distinguished former
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our Rowing year.
Andrew Johnston
characters like Coltman, Thomsons - Louis (S) and Angus
1938!). The squad won this event scoring the highest
Rugby
(S), Callum MacFazdean-Hassell (g), Archie Cresswell (g),
possible on the grouping, some creditable results on
After a previous season that might be regarded as
Duncan Petrie (D), William Thurman (R) and David Rees-
the Rapid and Snap phases and excellent results on the
‘transitional’ and which yielded only one win against
Mogg (V), to name only a few. So the future remains bright
Landscape target ably led and directed by James Ingham.
Harrow, a host of Second Year Specialists returned
for rugby here at Charterhouse as we continue with our
Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn achieved the highest possible
in September 2018 looking to improve results and
missionary work amongst the heathens. I am grateful
score obtainable, with Waldern one point behind.
performance. Early losses to strong teams from Gordon’s
to my fellow coaches, Mr Freeman and Mr Finlay-Palmer
Squad: Cpl Zu-Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn; Sgt HJ Waldern
and Tonbridge showed we had ability and resolve,
both for their expertise and good-company, and we shall
(Captain); Cpl ACA Woodhouse; Cdt OCT Everitt; Cpl CLC
but we lacked the guile to move the ball wide into the
miss the latter greatly as he moves on to pastures new.
Timms; Cdt MJS Gerhardt; Cdt JAMM Ingham (landscape
Leader); L/Cpl CEM Reay; Cdt N Shutt (Landscape only).
Service Rifle Coach (GP): Flt Sgt S Lay
Park invitation team 2-3. In the Annual School Doubles
The Cadet Council for Rifle Shooting Commonwealth
Target Rifle Coach (CTR): Captain VJ Burrell-Taylor MBE
competition at RAC Club, all three pairs (Holliday and
Competitions included a 3rd place the Ffennel; victory in
Contingent Commander: Major J Eastham
Inch, Hull and Rackind, Hodson and Smith) performed
the Earl Roberts, the 5.56 full bore GP Rifle and the Air
exceptionally well and we came 3rd to Eton and Epsom
Squash
after defeating a talented young team from St. Paul’s. In the
There have also been many further shooting matches
1st V Won 12, Lost 16
National Cup Stage 1 held at Epsom in November, we lost
against
Guildford.
The 1st V, led by captain Harry Holliday (F) at no. 1,
to the hosts but enjoyed victories over Lancing and Reigate
In addition, there was a special trip to shoot against
had a busy season, culminating in the Schools Division
Grammar to progress to the Regional stage in March where
Cambridge University.
1 tournament at Roehampton Club in mid-March. The
Peter Symonds College proved a different class.
Rifle 10 meters, 3 positional. Winchester,
Bradfield
and
RGS,
Harry Holliday was our stand-out player but he regularly
squash over Leave Weekend, ensuring our Division 1
had to battle with outstanding number ones: nevertheless
The CCF shooting team came away from the 2018
status for another season and reaching the semi-finals.
he notched up two 3-2 victories over Eton and was
Imperial Competition with 16 trophies and numerous
First up the team pressed Harrow closer than in a recent
essential to our success in all the tournaments we played
medals and badges, making it the most successful year
fixture with Jamie Inch (G), Jon Hodson (W) and Freddie
in. Though not playing as much competitive squash as
to date. This was an outstanding effort where the boys
Hull (H) all picking up games, and Seb Smith (g) a match
previously, he has developed a sounder defensive game
excelled at everything. They were a dream to manage and
win equating to 10 team points. This was followed by a
to go with his excellent shot-making. Harry has also been
coach throughout all the competitions, all week, which
tight win over Radley (12-11) in which Harry Holliday and
an outstanding leader and he will be a great loss to the
is due in no small measure to the excellent management
Seb Smith won 2-0 and Sam Rackind (W) and Freddie Hull
Club – my thanks for all he has done. Jamie Inch at no. 2
of team captain Caius Patel (B18). He not only cajoled
were left within a point of clinching games at the ‘bell’
suffered in late season from a tight hamstring but again
and encouraged the boys to attend all training sessions
(matches have a time limit). In another very close match,
showed significant improvement, especially in his short
in the build-up, he expected high level shooting scores
against the Division 2 winners Sevenoaks, we held on for
game: it was always going to be tough for him moving
along with high level personal and team management
a 12-11 overall team win and a semi-final berth against
up from no. 6 to no. 2 but he rarely went down without
from all involved. This resulted in a driven, organised
Epsom. We had lost comfortably to Epsom in both the
a close fight. Strings 3 to 5 varied according to form and,
and highly motivated team, who got on and did what
National Cup and a recent friendly, but the whole team
by the end of the season, numbers 3-6 could all beat each
they were supposed to do, with minimal drama; a perfect
once again put in maximum effort to make them work
other. Sam Rackind had missed much of the previous
environment for achieving high scores. Despite his
hard for their victory. An exhausted group of players
season and was more comfortable at no.4 than no.3, but
managerial duties, Caius also managed to keep his own
ultimately grabbed 4th place out of 8 - a good result after
he notched up several good victories for the team and
scores on track scoring a ‘possible’ (50 out of 50) self-
a series of previous defeats in LQ fixtures, admittedy
used his experience to good effect in tournament play.
coaching in the final Spenser Mellish competition. I have
some with an under-strength team. In previous weeks we
Freddie Hull also held the no.3 spot for part of the season;
been involved in Cadet Shooting at Bisley since 1992,
had entertained the Jesters, enjoying a post-match dinner
he sometimes made things hard for himself with error-
and I have NEVER seen anyone achieve this with such
in the Alverstone Room for the final time, and a strong
strewn starts to matches, but usually fought back well.
calmness and panache. Bisley 2018 was a thoroughly
touring team from Bishops, Cape Town, managed by ex-
Seb Smith at no. 4 or 5 probably had the best win record
enjoyable experience, and one that will be remembered
housemaster of Daviesites, John Knight.
of anyone in the team and could be relied upon on match
Squash
whole squad turned out and played some excellent Charterhouse Ashburton & Schools Bisley Competitions 2018
Other enjoyable tournaments during the season were the
days. The same could not be said of his play on training
Roehampton-style 8 team Surrey Sports Park Invitation in
days! The most improved player was no. 6 Jon Hodson,
HJ Waldern (V), A Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (G), E Garnier
late November, where again we reached the semi-final after
who developed a good volley and effective drop to go
(P18), CO Howard (G), JAMM Ingham (S), A McLellan (G),
victories over Radley, King’s Canterbury and Marlborough.
with his long reach and improved movement around the
CEM Reay (R), MJS Gerhardt (H)
We were eventually squeezed out by a Surrey Sports
court. My thanks to WJCG for regularly playing members
for many years to come.
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Verna Burrell-Taylor
The Team: C Patel, Captain , M Shutt (D18), Vice Captain,
of the 1st team and helping them sharpen up for match
unbeaten in friendly matches. He was aided by Alex Morley
Swimming
days and, of course, to Neil Frankland for his coaching on
(L) and Hameed Belo-Osagie (g). Sadly Jamie Richardson (B)
This year has not been one of our best for results with
Mondays and Wednesdays.
and Luke Hornett (g), both of whom had potential, didn’t
the Seniors only winning 2 of their 12 matches. The
play out the season.
U16s - 5 of their 11, the U15s winning 1 from 1 and
2nd V Won 5 Lost 4
U14s losing all 8. The Girls’ team won 2 and lost 4 of
U14 V Won 6, drew 1, Lost 4
their matches. In March, we again went to the Olympic
and they managed very good wins over Tonbridge, Eton,
Despite very little court time, the U14s managed to come
Pool for the Bath Cup, the National Public Schools
Harrow, Winchester and Epsom during the season. Eddie
2nd in their Stage 1 group, losing only to hosts Trinity
Championships. The team consisted of Niklas Amon
Jonklaas (S) must receive the accolade for playing the
Croydon 1-4. Wins against Lancing 4-1 and Whitgift 3-2
(P), Pun Tanchanpong (L), Jason Shiu (F), Chris Cole (S)
longest matches winning one match 3-2 after losing the
booked their place in the Regionals. In that group we
and Elliott Lau (L) who came 36th from 81 schools in
4th game 20-22! Other regular players were Jon Hodson
beat Felsted, were pipped by Haberdashers and crushed
the 4 x 100m relay and 43rd from 73 schools in the
(W), Hugo Samuelson (g), Nick Payne (S) and Rumaan
by Truro, the deserved winners and potential National
4 x 50m Medley relay; similar results to last year but
Ahmed (B), with Angus Thomson (B) making a late season
champions. In other matches the team defeated
Eton
unfortunately the Freestyle relay was disqualified for
return to the courts. Alex Kelsey-Fry (S) also played when
in LQ after drawing away in OQ. Dominic Smith (g), ex-
a faulty takeover. The Girls’ team, Lydia Lane (P), Emily
not leading the U15s.
Middlesex, was our stand-out player, supported by
Bagley (G) Clara Aberneithie (S) and India Gray (F),
Swimming
At full strength our 2nd V were a match for most teams
Charles Egan (V), Archie Kirton (W), Pelumi Adedoyin-
finished 27th from 27 schools in the 4 x 50m Freestyle
U16 V 6 Won 5 Lost 1
Adeyinka (V), Cameron Gemmell (R), Ben Ballard (B) Oscar
and 24th from 26 schools in the 4 x 50m Medley.
The U16s came frustratingly close to qualifying for the
Bott (D) and Majid Al Mutawaa (H). All have great potential
We competed in the 3rd Tonbridge Cup in January
National Finals in February, falling short by a couple
and I hope they find time to play and develop their game
coming 4th from 6 schools. At the Guildford Schools
of individual games in a tough Regional Group. Having
in coming seasons.
Gala we came third place in the over 15 Boys and third
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won their Stage 1 group in November with wins over
in the under 15 Boys. The Senior Girls did not compete.
Epsom, Reed’s and Lancing, they faced Truro, Wilson’s
Internal competitions
We were fortunate to have Cassie Patten, who won a
and Whitgift. A 4-1 win over Whitgift was followed by
Harry Holliday no.1 retained the Senior Singles Cup after
bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, conduct a coaching
a superb win over Truro 3-2. A win over Wilson’s might
defeating no. 2 Jamie Inch in the Final.
session one evening on technique for the swimmers and
have seen us through but, despite a superb fightback by
Dominic Smith edged out Alex Kelsey-Fry 15-13 in the
Leith Shankland from South Africa, who competed in the
Sam Thomas (W) at no. 4 to win 14-12 in the 5th, we were
deciding game in a thrilling, if error-strewn final to win
London Olympics, who did two sessions for us. Both were
pipped 2-3 and consigned to third place. Hugo Samuelson
the Junior Cup, thus keeping the cup in the family for one
inspiring and those who attended, benefited enormously.
remained unbeaten in the competition and, along with
more year! Duckites dominated both Senior and Junior
House Swimming goes from strength to strength and
the others, is a player with potential to be successful at
Competitions. Their senior team (Smith, Samuelson and
each Quarter and we have had inter-house Water Polo
1st V level. In the end have to take consolation in the
Smith) defeated Saunderites 6-0 in the final and the
competitions on Wednesday evenings in OQ, LQ and CQ.
fact that we beat two of the National Quarter-Final teams
junior team edged out Verites by a mere couple of points.
Winners of cups were:
during the competition.
My thanks to our external coaches Neil Frankland and
House Cup (Seniors)
Pageites
The squad: Seb Smith (g), Alex Kelsey-Fry (S), Dominic
Clare Wright and our beak managers MJD, JAB and
Gale Cup (Intermediates)
Saunderites/ Hodgsonites
Smith (g), Sam Thomas (W), Hugo Samuelson (g), Nick
WJCG, without whom we would not be able to run
Yearlings Cup
Saunderites
Payne (S), Freddy Clinton (W).
as many sessions or fixtures. It has been a busy and
Burgess Cup (overall)
Pageites
really enjoyable 2018-9 season and we look forward to
Buchanan Cup
Niklas Amon (P)
U15 V Won 3 Lost 3
2019-20 and teams that will compete well on our very
House Relays
Saunderites
Alex Kelsey-Fry (S) led the team extremely well, remaining
strong circuit.
House Water Polo
Bodeites
Under16 Water Polo
Bodeites
Yearlings House Water Polo
Saunderites
Richard Haynes
braved the rains this year. Special mention must be made
fresh air and fun! Our captain Charlotte Mills (V), Maisie
Our U18 Water Polo team won five of their ‘friendly’
of a number of the latter year group who did all that was
Pennant (V), Olivia Evans (G), Lia Rockey (G), Fran Buffoni
matches and lost two. In the London Schools League
asked of them and more, including, in no particular order:
(g) and Hetta Loughlin (H) all represented the School in
the U19s struggled and failed to win any matches. In
James Dovell (L), Henry Wilkinson (W), Hugo Samuelson (g),
fixtures this year and we will miss them when they leave.
the ESSA competition, we won one match, drew one and
Sebastian Smith (g), James Taylor (D) and Sam Nichols (D).
We have had a great many laughs on court and they have
lost one in the semi-finals, which put us into the plate
Twenty three matches across three teams were played
developed into very good doubles players.
final. Unfortunately, with no wins we did not bring home
in total, with an impressive across-the-board win versus
There was an excellent intake of First Year girls who have
the silverware. The U16s played in three rounds of the
Winchester. The first VI won seven out of their eleven
impressed the coaches with their ability and determination
London Schools League, winning all matches in the first
matches, including good wins against RGS Guildford,
on court. Lucia Pursals (R) is the best female tennis
round; they also fared well in the second round and semi-
Westminster and Dulwich.
player we have had for a number of years, demonstrating
final round, eventually losing to London Oratory in the
The boys’ singles internal competition was won by Andres
consistent, strong ground strokes and touch at net. Lucia
B final.
Bartlett (D), who impressed with his control and power as
has superb technique and could easily have strengthened
The Squad:
he showed improvement over the course of the season.
the boys’ team. She paired up well with Joelle Scheinin
S: Christopher Cole, Clara Aberneithie, Max Stockmeier
Eight Fifth-Formers registered for the Lawn Tennis
(W). Initially terrified of the net, Joelle soon overcame her
V: Kaleb Root, Artem Veligodsky, Dimash Shubay
Association’s
at
fears and, by the end of the season, was slotting volleys
G: Sean Tan, Emily Bagley, Horace Choi, Rupert Ferguson
Charterhouse during the last week of CQ. This is run in
away with style. We learnt in the Westminster fixture that
g: Henry Graham, Thomas Marshall
association with U-Coach, and Charterhouse continues to
she has a fiery competitive streak! The second pair is
L: Elliott Lau, Pun Tanchanpong
have the most comprehensive programme of any school
the strongest I have seen at Charterhouse. Nadya Entts
W: Freddie Davenport
in the country for developing coaches from within the
(P) and Matilde Monteforte (V) were a great team with
H: Matisse Le Roch Platford, Kasim Domac
pupil body.
powerful, but reliable, shots and great communication.
D: Liam Walton, Matthew Pulford, Oscar Saltissi
Based on what we have seen this year, the outlook for
They brought fun to the court and became formidable
B: Harry Semper, Oscar Hanks, Mark Sparavalo, Nikolay
tennis at Charterhouse is bright – we can only hope that
doubles players. I have never seen such proactive players
Fedorov, Pavel Laptev, Digby Witherspoon, Pepe Aprile
the same is true of the weather.
at net as Gabi Nelson (D) and Alessandra Aprile Borriello
Level
One
coaching
course,
held
Tim Reynolds
Tennis
Water Polo
(B). Gabi has no fear and bounces around athletically,
Borriello, Ethan Chaffey, Henry Butah, Ned Jordan P: James Meade, Niklas Amon (captain) Stefan Bostandjiev,
Girls’ Tennis
eager to put away a volley. Alessandra does a wonderful
Camilla Nicelli, Lydia Lane
1st VI Won 3, Drawn 2, Lost 4
charge to the front of the court, and her speed meant that
R: Ben Lawson, Eddie Chai, Xavier Currill
2nd VI Played 3, Lost 3
we were often worried that she would tumble over the
F: Jason Shiu, India Gray, Ege Yalniz
This year we had an exciting girls’ tennis team with a
net! Other regulars in the teams were Lola Stanley (F) who
I would like to thank PAB, TJA, SPM, TM, MXB, ALW
lot of strength in depth. The 1st team record does not
went from strength to strength, Nora Pursals (R), Giorgia
and WRT for all their help with swimming matches and
show the whole picture. The games lost were tightly
Aloi (D), Sophie Gudgeon (V) and Katayarn Paiboonsirijit
motivating the teams, plus Gerry Lay for his continuing
contested, and in every fixture we won at least a third of
(S). Overall, a lovely set of girls who will form the basis of
Ellery McGowan
the sets available. In fact, overall, there were more sets
a cracking team once again next year.
support of water polo.
won than lost (35 to 32). The results got better and better
I have thoroughly enjoyed girls’ tennis this Quarter and
Tennis
throughout the season, ending with strong wins over
am already looking forward to the next season. Special
2019 will perhaps be more memorable for some real
Lancing and Lord Wandsworth.
thanks to Martin Sterio and Shane Hurst for their guidance
soakings rather than actual results on court. With some
I was delighted that the Second Year girls continued to
and fun drills and to JLC for her great help with the 2nds.
key second years leaving after particularly early IB
play in matches throughout their examinations, realising
Louise Batty
examinations, it was the First Year and Fifth Form who
the benefit of getting out to the courts for some exercise,
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