LOVEDAY LENT NEWSLETTER life: from the Verdi Requiem performance, to lunchtime concerts, the school production of ‘Suicide’, CCF and Duke of Edinburgh Award overnight exercises, national and regional success at hockey, rugby 7s and swimming. They have certainly been busy and are ready
Housemaster’s Comments Twelve weeks have flown by and as the boys’ trunks and suitcases fill the corridors of Loveday it seems like only yesterday that they were all being unpacked and the chill of January was very much in the air. The Lent term is always a challenging one: short but very busy, dark in the mornings and the time of year that an outbreak of cold or flu is most likely to decimate the House. Thankfully we have more or less avoided this last hazard and despite the darkness and cold the boys have been (on the whole!) cheerful, good company and as supportive of each other and me, as ever. Lots of news and stories are mentioned in this newsletter but for me the term had two particular highlights. Firstly, the Loveday House production of John Godber’s “Up‘n’Under” in week six was a great success and I am delighted that in these increasingly exam-filled times there is still the room for these fantastic events. Produced, acted, lit and stage managed by members of the house it was not only a great fun evening but allowed the immediate and wider house community to come together. As Mr Longshaw wrote in his review (on the school website) ‘It was refreshing to see a mixture of familiar and less familiar faces in major parts and the success of the run was reflected in the sheer pleasure on
for a rest. Underpinning all these activities is, of course, academic study and for the three year groups with major public exams in the Summer Term there must be plenty of self disciplined revision balanced and supported by some fun and relaxation. Please use this time wisely, the examinations are upon us very early in the summer. We must also say one goodbye this term: Mr Rob Lane who has been in Loveday for two years and is currently a tutor to the Lower Fifth, is moving to East House as Day Warden. Congratulations to him on his promotion and our loss will certainly be their gain. He was awarded a pair of Loveday cufflinks at the end of term House Prayers – he may have to wear them secretly in East. All that remains to be said is to wish you all a restful and enjoyable Easter from my family to yours, and I look forward to seeing you all at the start of the Summer Term.
Andy Logan U6th Dinner
the audience’s faces’. I could not have agreed with him more. My second highlight has only just occurred: the Loveday House Charity Walk in week eleven. The Loveday weather gods were kind to us again and the sun shone for much of the morning. Mr Wilson was on the bbq from 6.00 a.m. making sure all the walkers had a bacon sandwich before departure and by 8.45 over 150 walkers and dogs were heading up into the Surrey Hills for a 10K circuit, many wearing their charity Loveday T-shirts. All made it home in one piece, indeed at one point we were even in ‘dog credit’ as we managed to acquire a retriever that had no connection to the event or House whatsoever but had clearly seen that it was a good thing to be a part of. The money is still being counted but it seems that when all is done we will have raised over £2,000 for three charities being supported. Well done and thanks to all who took part but particularly Mr Batchelor who was the organisational mastermind behind the event. There have, of course, been many other individual and collective successes this term and Loveday boys have been thoroughly involved in all spheres of school
This was of the best evenings of the five years in Loveday. A tasty curry along with plenty of drinks created the perfect atmosphere for a thoroughly enjoyable evening, with tutors, students and of course the parents. It was a very pleasant celebration of our time together at Cranleigh. Speeches and thanks were made all round and then Loveday hit FNG. This left us with many stories to discuss on Sunday evening when we returned to school. A small list: Jack got lost, OD “blagged’em”, Matt’s surprise visitor and Eddie met a rugby player. All in all it was a great evening and thanks must go out to the parents and teachers for putting it all together. Tom Gillen Public Speaking Having blown away all challengers in the school event last term, the Loveday Team of George Lee, Fraser Shearer and Charlie Humberstone by default became the Cranleigh School team. Our first assignment this term was the straightforward task of dispatching Cranleigh School B and Box Hill School in the first round of the nationals. Although