Welcome to the 2020 Old Students Magazine

Welcome to the 2020 Shuttleworth College Alumni Annual Newsletter. What a year 2020 has been. For those who are still farming things all went wrong last autumn with the deluge of rain and the problems that caused. The catchy harvest also seemed to add insult to injury. By way of some compensation however, that which was harvested will be worth more than most have budgeted for. Although there will not be many bags of unplanted seed left in the shed this year it has not been all plain sailing. The weather gods appear to have been against us again.

But for all of us the Covid issue has dominated our lives one way or another. Some homes have been affected more than others and this Christmas will be a different one for many.

Despite the pandemic and all its tribulations The College has continued to run and later in the Magazine you can get a full rundown of what is currently happening at Shuttleworth today. Follow the link below for an excellent Virtual Tour of the College which shows many places you will remember and some new ones that are not so familiar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udm076OfWxM&feature=youtu.be

We have tried to include as much news as possible regarding past students and their endeavours. Graeme’s piece on viticulture gives an interesting insight into a subject the results of which we all enjoy but perhaps know very little about.

We did receive a large file of information from Denniss Nicholls (NDA 60/62) explaining how the changing climate is affecting his home in Australia. There is too much to print in this issue but there is a link to the whole article on the SCA website at: https://www.shuttleworthalumni.co.uk/articles.html

It is a fascinating and very detailed piece. It is not for the faint hearted as it does show how the World is changing rapidly and how it may affect us all.

We rely very much on input from you so please keep them coming when ever and whatever! Thanks for those who contributed this year.

Our thanks also go to Eric Yates for his help with the In The News Section. From his home in Hunstanton he scours the local newspapers, mainly the Farm and Country section of the Eastern Daily Press, for news of Old Students and their farming exploits. His memory of former students is encyclopaedic. If you were a student in his time at Shuttleworth he will remember you and your class mates too!

For reasons that are obvious we were not able to hold the Great 2020 Reunion in June. Tony Abbott’s chairman’s report gives more details.

ED.

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