Faces and Places / Felsted Future

FACES AND PLACES

OF SOCIETY DINNER CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CO-EDUCATION

The 117th Old Felstedian Society Dinner took place at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London on 13 March. The evening celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Co-Education at Felsted and was attended by OFs from across the generations, with many friends gathering together from the ’70s and ’80s. OF Society president Brian Lott OBE (a56-62), welcomed guests and announced Sarah Macdiarmid (m85-87) as the next president. Guest of Honour, Jenny Burrett (83-16), spoke fondly of her memories when she joined Felsted in 1983 as a modern languages teacher and her experience of teaching and running a girls' boarding house, before her appointment as the headmistress of Felsted prep school in 2004.

FELSTED FUTURE

Marshall Centre

The construction of the Marshall Centre for Learning re-commenced in early December, with an opening date of early 2022. The centre is being named in honour of Frederick Marshall (c43-47) to celebrate his extraordinary legacy to the school. For more information please visit felsted.org/future/projects.

OF CRICKETERS PLAY IN MCC FIXTURE

Felsted School cricketers kick-started their late season in style with the boys’ and girls’ 1st teams playing the MCC in September. Six OFs made up the MCC side playing against the boys, including MCC Head of Cricket John Stephenson (fa74-83). The MCC elected to bat first and declared on 203 for 3 and secured a win over the school team, who were bowled out for 166. Director of Felsted Cricket Jason Gallian commented: “In these exceptional circumstances it was great to have a game of this quality and I am grateful to everyone who helped make it possible.”

VIRTUAL SPEECH DAY 2020

Felsted’s Virtual Speech Day helped to celebrate the end of term on 4 July. Chair of governors Rob Brown (fd74-84) provided a welcome address, along with a traditional farewell from the Heads of School Oliver Butler (fhc10-20) and Annabel Hills (gn15-20).

OF SOCIETY WELCOMES JOHN DAVIES AS HONORARY LIFE MEMBER

The Old Felstedian Society elected John Davies OBE as an Honorary Life Member in March. John was chair of governors at the school from 20072019 and stepped down in November 2019. He sits on the House and Finance, Education and Nominations Committees and remains a member of the board. His three sons, Edward (fb85-92), Simon (fe90-01) and William (fba85-95), were all educated at Felsted.

FORMER US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HOSTS LUNCH IN WASHINGTON

OF Howard Dean (g66-67), former governor of Vermont and 2004 US presidential candidate, hosted a special lunch for Felsted pupils as part of a politics trip to Washington in December 2019.