FLOREAT 2017
Message from the President of The Cheltonian Society Cheltonian Society Executive Committee M Anton-Smith (S, 1982) A P Arengo-Jones (BH, 1962) R F Badham-Thornhill (H, 1973) President P S Hammerson (L, 1962) C N Peace (H, 1960) E L Rowland (Xt, 1962) D Stewart (H, 1978) M G P Swiney (NH, 1969) C W S Waters (BH, 2002) M Sloan (OC Administrator)
Trustees of the CET
Extraordinary General Meeting NOTICE is hereby given that there will be an Extraordinary General meeting of the current Cheltonian Society at College on Saturday 22 April 2017. Please refer to the Cheltonian Association and Society website for the Agenda in due course.
Awards The Society, in conjunction with the Trustees of the Cheltonian Endowment Trust, were pleased to make Travel Awards (to the Lower Sixth) to enable: • India Blake (Q) to travel to Tanzania with Operation Raleigh and work in an Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC). • Aiko Fukudu (Cha) & Alena Gorb (A) to attend a summer course at Cambridge University for students who hope to study Natural Sciences. • Will Hardy (S) to travel to Taiwan to undertake two weeks of intensive Mandarin lessons. • Emily Lowde (Q) to travel to Tanzania with Gap Medics and work in dental practices in deprived areas.
As the President of the Association mentioned in his letter, there are many OCs and representatives of the whole College community who are a little confused as to the exact role of the Society and the Association. The organisations have worked very well together over the past few years. College has really reached out to Old Cheltonians and has welcomed the key role that they play in the life of the school. Following positive discussions within the Executive Committee of the Cheltonian Society, the President of the Cheltonian Society spoke with the Headmaster, the President of the Association and other interested parties about the possibility of a merger between the two organisations. All agreed it is the right way forward. The proposal was put to the AGM of the Cheltonian Society in October 2016, and it was agreed unanimously that The Cheltonian Society and Association be merged into one body, called the Cheltonian Society. Malcolm Sloan, as OC • Fergus McNeile (NH) to travel to Tanzania with Gap Medics and gain medical work experience. • Kiana McDonald (We) to travel to Argentina to combine an intensive Spanish learning programme along with a voluntary community care programme. • Finn Milton (Xt) to travel to Tanzania with Gap Medics and gain medical work experience. • Tara Percival (Cha) to travel to Nepal to work in a 'multi-speciality' hospital and attend lectures at the local teaching hospital.
The Cheltonian Endowment Trust The Cheltonian Endowment Trust (CET), formerly the Cheltonian Trust Endowment Fund, was formed in 1917 for the purpose of acquiring donations, subscriptions and legacies and then applying the income for the benefit of Cheltenham College. This fund was merged in 2005 with the
Administrator, will continue to have an important role to play. The Old Cheltonians on the new advisory committee will retain executive control over the awarding of the OC tie, all OC funds currently held by the Cheltonian Society and the granting of funds to the OC societies and sports clubs and The President of the new group will continue to have a seat on the College Council. There is work still to be done and, having announced the move towards a proposed merger in this magazine, the plan is to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Cheltonian Society on Saturday 22 April 2017 to amend the current Cheltonian Society’s rules (see notice at left). If any Old Cheltonians would like more information beforehand please contact either Malcolm Sloan, OC Administrator, on 01242 265664, m.sloan@cheltenhamcollege.org or Robin Badham-Thornhill, robinbadhamthornhill@googlemail.com. Information will be on the website as well. It remains for me to thank all members of the Cheltonian Society Executive Committee and Malcolm Sloan for all their efforts in the course of the year as well as the Association team mentioned above. Robin Badham-Thornhill (H, 1973 & Housemaster BH, 1985-93) Cheltonian Society Fund and the Sir John Dill Fund to make a larger and more effective charitable fund. The fund is an independent Trust run by a board of Old Cheltonians. The fund is professionally managed. The income is used primarily to assist families who find themselves in a situation where, without our support, they would otherwise have to withdraw their children from College. In addition, the CET funds Travel Awards for L6th pupils and also funds a number of prizes. Furthermore, when sufficient funds are available, the Trust provides other assistance to College. We are always looking for financial support, as well as for younger OCs to become trustees. To learn more, please get in touch with me through Malcolm Sloan, the OC Administrator. Paul Arengo-Jones, Chairman (BH, 1962) 61
OC SOCIETY
Paul Arengo-Jones (BH, 1962) Chairman Peter Badham (Th, 1965) Robin Badham-Thornhill (H, 1973) Helen Burgoyne (Cha, 1987) Rob Davidson (BH, 1967) Treasurer Patrick McCanlis (BH, 1966) Graham Prain (Ch, 1959) Tom Robinson (L, 1994) Lynn Rowland (Xt, 1962) Charles Stevens (Ch, 1964) Michael Swiney (NH, 1969) Clare Thompson (Cha, 1987)
2016 was a very busy year with the 175th Anniversary celebrations. All these events, and many others, were all masterminded and organised superbly by the Association Manager Rebecca Creed and her team. You can read about the exploits of the OC sports clubs, and the particular successes of OC racket players, on pages 64-67.