Events

As our events calendar this year has been greatly reduced, we thought we’d roll back the clock and share some of our favourite photos from past London Dinners. Where have the last 10 years gone?

2010

John Webster (C 70), Stephen Merton-Jones (LH 67) and James Watson (L 88)

Chris Philpot (B 82), Vicki Murray (née Cumming, J & Fd 85) and Charles Bond (C 82) Charlotte Fitzgerald (Fd 99), Helen Huxtable (née Roberts, Fd 99), Harriet Molyneux (Fd 99), Richard Boston (B 56), Fiona Colville (née Slominska, Fd 99), Louise Hood (née Whitlock, Fd 99) and Francesca Wiggins (Fd 99)

Martin Cardoe (Hf 74), David Barrow (Hf 74) and John Muncey (C 75)

2012 2011

John Suchet (Fgh 57) at the OU Association’s Centenary Dinner

2013

Jules Aschan (née Butler, Fd 75), Tim Vaughan (WB 77), Fionah Matthew (née Butler, Fd 78) and Chris Pearson (WB 74)

Nicholas Potter (B 79), Sarah Woodberry (Fd 82) and Philip Hunter (Fgh 93), Graham Livesey (Fgh 93)

Chris Robinson (H 79) and Piers Mudd (B 94)

2014

Ted De Haan (B 04), Laura Highton (Sa 04), Georgie Barr (J 07), Verity Hunter (J 07), Kathryn Leonard (J 07), Laura Seward-Smith (J 07), Chloe Mallo (J 07) and Georgie Field (J 07)

Lucy Womack (née Hilton, Fd 82), Julian Edmunds (H 79), Sophie Pringle (née Wade, Fd 83) and Stephanie Heath (née Johnson, Fd 82) Back row: Sophie Freeman (L 04), Rachael Zapolski (L 07), Phoebe Davies (L 04). Front row: Gemma Sutton (L 04), Lucy Arden (L 04) and Laura Christopherson (Sa 04)

2015

David Ashworth (L 58), Neil Kennedy (Hf 59) and David Scott (WD 58)

2016

Mimi Morley, Millie Talbot and Emily Assheton (all Fd 05)

2017

Olga Sergeeva, Tilly Whitwell, Georgina Clifford, Jankee Patel and Fenella Bell (née Cuthbert) (all L 09).

Tom Stuart (Fgh 92), Sophie Mason (née Pellew, J 95), Jo Inder (née Firth, L 95), Robert Moore (Fgh 92), Jenny Rogers (née Owen, L 95), Vicky Kilpatrick (née Muirhead, L 95),

2018

Nick Wall (Fgh 92) and Nick Dearman (Fgh 92).

Tom Scowsill, Will Flinn, Robert Archer-Smith and Tom Core (all SH 06)

2019

Daisy Johnson (L 08), Becky Wilson (Fd 05) and Emma Murphy (J 08) Rowan (B 05) and Edmund Northcott (B 03) Emily Myrtle, Rose Murfitt and Francesca Esses (all L 11) Neil Kennedy (Hf 59) and Rebecca Lin (L 16) Dr Richard Maloney and Fiona Watts (J 96)

London Dinner 2020

And finally, to our wonderful 2020 London Dinner, held in February at the Mandarin Oriental, the last London event to take place before the national lockdown. It was a fabulous evening, our thanks to everyone who attended and to Philip Berryman for so many lovely photos.

As soon as we’re able to announce our events programme for 2021, we will share details via social

Tim Gittins (Fgh 77), Hermione Christodoulou (née Puckridge, Fd 82) and Charles Fish (Fgh 77) Gemma Sutton (L 07), Jess Rickards (J 10) and Rachel Sutton (J 07)

media and the OU website.

Toby Makhzangi (Housemaster of West Deyne) and Jim Reddy (Hf 89, former Housemaster of Fircroft)

Robin Johnson (H 67), Richard Redmile (H 66) and Richard Levell (H 74) Rebecca Lin (L 16), Richard Boston (B 56), Kamil Bujel (Hf 16), Edna Au (L 16), Wen Yeh Lee (L 16) and Annie Mao (L 15) Jim Thompson (LH 04)

Hattie Maud (Sa 07) and Benjamin Landman (Fgh 07)

Patrick Mulvihill presenting Richard Boston (B 56) with his ‘This is Your Uppingham Life’ book of memories, to

celebrate his 50 years at the School.

Megan Blade (J 10), David Kirk (former Housemaster of Fircroft), Charlotte Mantle (J 10) and Caroline Bertrand (J 10)

Sydney Dinner February 2020

On the very same day as the London Dinner, our OU friends in Sydney got together at the Harbour View Hotel. Thanks to Tom Ray (Hf 00) for organising a fantastic evening.

Derek Bunting (B 45), Martin Gossage (Hf 57) and David Leather (B 45) From the left, front to back, then back up the right side of the table: Simon Walker (WB 84), Ted de Haan (B 04), Alasdair Humberston (Hf 01), Robin Schall (C 45), Emma West (F 77), Rob Harrington (B 73), Charlie Peach (B 96), Tom Marlay (SH 97), Belinda Noel (L 02), Alison Barrow (F 80), Oliver Freer (C 78), Nick Crowder (Hf 03), Rachel (Robin’s granddaughter and driver),

Nick Fewkes (WD 00), Tom Ray (Hf 00).

Fives Reunion Dinner September 2019

Jo Taylor (Fd 90) and Edward Timpson (LH 87)

Helen Johnstone (Housemistress of Samworths’) and Lucy Womack (Fd 82)

Leicestershire Drinks October 2019

Our enormous thanks to Mike (Fgh 69) and Bertie Higgs for an amazing party held at their home. Their generous hospitality ensured everyone had a fantastic time.

Steve Kemp (LH 65) and Jonathan Palfreyman (LH 65) James Fish (Fgh 72) and Philip Pruden (F 75)

Kim Renwick and Tony Waite (WD 62)