OF Update 2015

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OF 2015

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Welcome to the 2015 OF Update a special 90th Anniversary edition!

There’s news from OFs far and wide and from every generation.

You’ll see on pages 25 to 31 more news about the special 90th OF Open Day on Saturday 12 September 2015, including a list of all those who have already said they’re coming and the prebooking information for the food packages on the day.

The Cedar Tree

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Personal News

The latest news from Old Frenshamians sorted by the decade they joined Frensham.

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The following contributions have been sent to the OF office by Old Frenshamians from across the world. If you would like to get in touch with any of your old school friends, please call Flo, Pete or Emily on 01252 794959 and they’ll do their best to help.

Nancy Woods (née Caldecott) 1933-1945 Obviously I am still alive and I am still living opposite my daughter and family. I have been a lucky girl all my life and this is extending into old age so far!

from Leeds University with a First in Masters of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Lizzie made her West End debut in The Phantom of the Opera in the Ensemble and covering Madame Giry. Both she and Tom are a credit to Frensham and to their own talent and hard work.

Mary Briggs (née Hollingsworth) 1935-1946 Following my happy years at Frensham, I have been lucky enough to have two of my grandchildren also there so I have been able to follow another generation through the school. I am feeling very proud of Lizzie Holmes (200007), who graduated from the Royal College of Music with a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance, and Tom Holmes (2002-09), who graduated

Eric Cass 1936-1939 (above) My wife, Jean, and I were honoured to receive an MBE each in the 2014 New Year Honours. As it would have been to difficult for us to go to Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle, Her Majesty The Queen arranged for her representative, the Lord Lieutenant for Surrey, to come to our apartment and carry out the presentation.

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Wilfred Cass 1936-1941 I turned 90 and am sending photographs of the celebrations, which took place on 11 November 2014. (See over).

Eric Talbot-Weiss 1938-1948 I am shortly to celebrate my 83rd birthday. Despite advancing years, I play golf twice a week, weather permitting, and do a lot of walking in the local countryside.

I live in the village of Overton in Hampshire and am close to my family. Sadly, my wife of some 57 years is now in a care home in Winchester suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s Disease, so now I live alone. I have been on many cruises run by Saga as they look after you so well and are full of interest. Recently I cruised to northern Norway and

was fortunate enough to see the Northern Lights. Is anyone else from Frensham cruising with Saga? Do let me know via the OF office.

Tom Koralek 1939-1940 Tom’s daughter writes: He’s still travelling between Mexico in Winter and Europe in the summer so has a very lovely life and still captivates any audience within ear reach.

Tom writes: Marie-Claire and I are currently at our hibernation abode in Mexico as every winter but this time all our children and grandchildren are about to join us for an infrequent family reunion on the occasion of my 90th birthday. I read in the Guardian a couple of weeks ago that Lord (Claus) Moser

had his 93rd ; is anyone else of my OF generation still around?

The only offspring with whom I now keep in touch is Isabel Knowland, Tony and Barbara’s daughter.

Top left: Photographs from Wilfred Cass’s 90th birthday celebrations; Bottom left: Lizzie and Tom Holmes, Mary Briggs (née Hollingsworth’s) grandchildren who also went to Frensham; Bottom right: Tom Koralek photographed on his visit to Frensham in October to record his memories for the 1940s film archive.

The only other OF of the next generation with whom I obviously have constant communication is my daughter Ivana. She teaches up to A Levels at an Inner London school and was just classified as an ’outstanding teacher‘ by HM Inspectorate of Schools.

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Robina Mapstone (née Blair) 1942-1952 It’s almost three years since I retired and discovering life after work has been an interesting journey. After learning that I didn’t need to tackle everything at high speed, the mornings became entirely different. My garden gets more attention, I read the paper and listen to news, and am discovering the community, Venice, California, where I have lived but not explored since commuting took up most of those good hours.

and a view of the ocean.

Back in the late 1960s, when I worked for IBM’s Museum and Exhibition Department, I was part of an IBM (client) Eames Office (designer) team that created a major exhibition ’Computer Perspective‘ at 590 Madison Avenue in New York City. Forty-seven years later I am reconnected with these world-renowned designers and am showing their work to visitors from around the world.

Other than that, I have lived in the same house in California for 42 years. I ballroom dance, sing in an opera chorus, garden, enjoy autobiographical writing, photograph landscapes, practice Pilates, go to opera, symphony, theatre and museums, travel, and wonder where the time

I have just completed preliminary training on becoming a docent (guide) at the Charles and Ray Eames House in Pacific Palisades, California, a 1949 Case Study House that overlooks a meadow

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goes. My only current OF contact is Carole Cutner (194753).

Denise Altschul (née Simons) 1942-1946 My surname while at Frensham was Simons (Jacobs was my married name and my son Simon Jacobs (1977-79) is also an OF). I’m afraid that the nickname Dizzy, which I was given at school, has stuck with me all my life, although I shortened it to Diz when I emigrated to Canada, explaining it away as being similar to ’an Elizabeth being called Liz‘. I married a second time, now widowed, hence the surname Altschul. (See Diz’s lovely poem overleaf).

Closer to 90 than 80 I’m closer to 90 than 80 It happened at 12.01 On a rainy night last October Alone, in my bed...Not much fun!

Whatever happened to 60? Or even to 75?

It’s not in my nature to grumble But, Good Lord, I can’t be 85!

I try hard to keep myself busy Took lessons to learn the guitar.

I paint watercolour and acrylic And I’ve made all my Christmas cards.

I studied Haiku with a Master.

Learned to dance, from a young ballet star.

Took up sculpture and creative writing, Volunteer both nearby and afar.

I do aquafit twice a week now, And swim like a fish on a hook, But I’m nearer to 90 than 80, I’m hoping that’s not how I look !

I’ve sort of, ’gone off’ constant flirting And love to curl up with...a book!!

Steven Frank 1949-1953 (above) I have spoken at Morning Talk in the school a couple of times over the last few years about my experience as a holocaust survivor during World War II. I have also just completed filming in York on the first 3D film about my experience with the most up-to-date technology that will allow members of an audience who hear my story to ask questions and the hologram will answer them. The interesting thing is that I am the first survivor in this country to be filmed and possibly in Europe too.

But what’s happened was quite unexpected, I, for once, had an evening to spare.

A friend of mine was performing At a club, near my home; I went there.

I entered a room full of strangers And waved to my friend from afar, I settled myself at a table Where a man, sat alone, near the bar.

Note: The Interactive Holocaust Survivor Testimony project is run by the National Holocaust Centre and the aim is to preserve the voice of Holocaust survivors for generations to come. Steven has been filmed in High Definition 3D telling his moving story about his experiences in Holland, Westerbork and Theresein, his liberation and his eventual safe arrival in England. As part of the filming, his answers to hundreds of frequently asked questions were also captured so that in years to come his hologram should be able to interact with audiences.

His white hair had caught my attention, He looked up, and gave me a smile.

The evening ’blurred past’, I should mention As together, we walked to our cars.

Six months have now passed since I met him, A reminder, of how life CAN be, Just good luck that he lives ’round the corner’ A few minutes drive, from me.

We have so many interests in common And I’m constantly learning from him, Whereas he thinks I’m crazily active, That my life’s a continuous spin!

Who knows what’s in our future?

My ’new life‘, just ’appeared’.

So - I’m nearer to 90 than 80 And life didn’t stop in those years.

One must live for the day And just put away, Those nagging, Old-Age, fears.

Jane de Sausmarez (née Boswell) 1942-1955 On 15 July 2014, I gave one of the lunchtime lectures at the National Gallery. The title was

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‘Colour: Understanding the Deception’ to coincide with the then current exhibition ‘Making Colour’. This was the first time I had ever given a public lecture so the stage fright set in about two months beforehand! Once I felt I had knocked the content into shape, the next problem was the delivery. How to be natural?

I was rather saved from this predicament when, shortly after I had started speaking in what sounded to me liked a halfstrangulated voice, the zapper slid off the lectern and on to the floor. “Oh my gawd”, I said as I retrieved it, quite forgetting I was miked up. Everyone laughed and that was it: from then on I thoroughly enjoyed myself and now of course I can’t wait to do it again.

Peter Strauss 1944-1948 I retired last year following 22 years carrying out my own successful and independent coal consultancy business as a geologist. My interests and background were summarized in an article entitled Consider Coal in the OF Magazine 2010.

My long career has been a truly rewarding experience, involving much travel.

Since retiring, I have continued to enjoy life with my wife, Mary, one daughter living near us with 12-year-old twin boy and girl, a son living at home and the eldest son based in Auckland.

I have a large garden to look after. Recently two large trees behind our house in Sydney had to be removed as we have bushfire-prone land beyond our property. We also have an 11-year-old golden retriever who is regularly taken for walks.

So life continues to be relaxing and enjoyable. However, shortly I will start an eight-week radiation treatment programme for prostate cancer but I will be in good hands.

For the last five years I have regularly communicated by snail mail with Pippa Coulston née Hollingsworth (1935-49) who lives in New Zealand. In contrast to mine, Pippa’s recollection of people and events at FH are quite remarkable. Indeed, I have also been in touch for 11 years via email with a former pre-war Berlin classmate who now lives in Brazil and still works. This contact arose through a letter with a class photo published in a Berlin journal.

During an extended two-month holiday in Europe in 2010 accompanied by my daughter and her children, I much enjoyed visiting FH again and meeting Andrew Fisher and some staff members.

Joel Montague 1946-1949 I was at Frensham from 194649 and my brother, Harry (deceased last year), from 1946-48. That was the period of ‘austerity’... not so many of us still around who remember those chilly nights and miserable food! Yet for me (I was called ‘Yank’) those were totally happy years with a memorable and often eccentric staff and wonderful diverse students, all under the direction of the superb, very progressive (for his

time) headmaster, Paul Roberts, who will never be forgotten by any of us.

with a Chinese co-author has been accepted by the Zhanjiang Normal University Journal. I am in and out of China, with my last trip paid for by the Zhanjiang Historical Research Association.

After the military and college and various graduate schools, I led a life as a public health officer mostly overseas with non-profits and the UN. My most interesting job was as Head of Health for five years based in France for His Highness the Aga Khan. I retired 10 years ago and live in Wellesley, Massachusetts, near Boston. I’m happy to meet ageing OFs who visit this part of the world.

In short, I am busy, happy, and thank goodness so far have just the normal aches and pains which beset 83 year olds.

Patricia Waddington 19461949 Since leaving Frensham Heights, I have travelled extensively, living mostly in Italy, the USA and Argentina. I shall be 80 very soon. I am still working a great deal in tourism, guiding in Buenos Aires and travelling around mostly South America. I would love to hear from anyone who dates back to my days in Frensham.

I’m married to an Iranian, a doctor still in Private Practice.

We have two children: Maryam, married to an American architect saving the world based in Morocco with Management Systems International doing development work in the Middle East and Africa, and a son who is Professor of Urology at University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Gloria Simmons (née Littlestone) 1946-1950 Just to let you know that having reached my 80th birthday in September 2014, I retired after 15 years from my work as a counsellor and family therapist at a large health centre in Bushey, Hertfordshire but I am continuing to work with clients in my private practice from home. I am now trying to decide what area of voluntary work I might find locally. I will probably end up helping out at the local hospice where perhaps I will be able to use my counselling skills in some way to give comfort to older people and the terminally ill. I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me during my time at Frensham.

Since I retired 10 years ago, besides being very active as a trustee and doing consulting work with the non-profit organisation ‘Partners for Development’, which I helped found, and gardening, I have taken to writing . My most recent books are ‘La Terre de Bouddha’, DatAsia 2013, and this year I co-authored with Jim Mizerski ‘John Thomson: the Early Years in Search of the Orient’, White Lotus, which has hundreds of 19th century photos of Asia by the first, it is believed, photo-journalist. I am currently working on a book on the French leasehold of Kouang Tcheou Wan in China.

One article on the subject is now out in Chinese and another

Joanna Bicknell (née Bell) 1946-1954 I was married for 48 years; my husband died in 2007. In 2010, I bought a small bungalow and

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finally sold the waterfront family home in 2011. I am lucky to have my three children living nearby: Nigel and Janice nearer Montreal and the youngest, Sheila, quite near me off the western tip of the island of Montreal and near the Ottawa River. Janice and son-in-law Frank have two daughters: the eldest in her first year at Dawson College in Montreal and the youngest in High School.

Janice did work for Air Canada like her father but is now with Bombardier and Sheila is a dietician.

I gave up riding some years ago but still keep in touch with riders and horses. I enjoy my garden, live theatre and film and try to keep fit with exercise classes in nearby Hudson, Quebec. Sad to say, despite living in French Canada, my French is not good, although Frensham gave me every opportunity to master it!!

I’m so sorry I shall not be joining the 90th celebrations but I will be thinking of my years as a day pupil, sometimes riding my pony part way to school and then changing to my bicycle in Rowledge. That seems so long ago!!

Vanessa Winchester (née Wills) 1949-1956 Retired: current projects include looking at climate change on Cairn Gorm, Scotland, as registered by vegetation around a snowpatch called ‘Margaret’s coffin’ and a study in southern Madagascar of a forest’s decline where the lives of numerous rare beasts, particularly ringtailed lemurs, are threatened.

1950s Christine Glover (née McAlister) 1955-1964 After 30 happy years in Edinburgh, Christine has moved to Amesbury in Wiltshire where she is continuing to practice as a holistic health consultant.

Michael Rendell 1956-1965 Mike retired from the Law a decade ago and started a new career as a historian.

His interest is the Georgian Era and he has written a number of books about the period, including an illustrated introduction to the Georgians and a biography of Phillip Astley, the man who founded the modern circus in 1768. He

has been commissioned to write a book about the sexual shenanigans of the Georgians, to be entitled ‘Sex, Scandal and Satire - in bed with the Georgians’, which is due out in 2016, and an illustrated introduction to the Regency period, due in 2015. He gives lectures extensively, both in this country and in Spain, where he spends half the year. He has also joined the cruise liner lecture circuit, giving talks on 18th Century social history.

Angela de Winter (Lindsay formerly Weinstein) 19581962 I have fond memories of the occasional Saturday night dance at Frensham. Years later I discovered Ceroc (modern jive) where I met my partner James.

I have four grandchildren.

My son Simon has two boys: Joshua (7) and Oliver (5) and my daughter Nicki has two girls: Sophie (7) and Lauren (5).

I was a stay at home mum and my married name was Weinstein. When I got divorced I decided to reinvent myself. I changed my name to de Winter and after doing an Access Course went to University of Hertfordshire where I read Linguistics and Drama. When my peer group began thinking of

Michael is married to Philippa.

He lives on the edge of Dartmoor when not pottering in his garden under the Spanish sun, and fondly recalls his Frensham history teachers: the inspirational Miss Le Mare and Mr Matthews.

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retirement, my mother became ill and I then had to take over the family property business, which I continue to run.

In our free time, James and I enjoy playing bridge and dancing Argentina Tango – exercise for the brain and body.

I also go to art classes, which is good for the soul. We have reluctantly sold our skis and hung up our tennis racquets and now like to travel whenever we can.

2015 will be a very important year. Frensham’s 90th birthday and we both have big birthdays to celebrate as well! I look forward to seeing my old classmates again in September.

final day of teaching – not good timing on the part of either of us.

I feel I must have looked up ‘retired’ in the wrong dictionary as I have 25 pupils (mostly piano) and am involved with several Eisteddfods. I am lucky enough to live in a large house overlooking the beautiful Indian Ocean. I no longer have a dog as a pet, the last one, Ludwig, dying at the ripe old age of nearly 17. We obviously named him Ludwig after Beethoven, so be careful what you name your pet as both Ludwigs went completely deaf.

If any Frenshamians who are reading this remember me, then I send my love to the girls and my best wishes to the boys. I have many happy memories from those days, for which I express my sincere gratitude to Frensham Heights – a great school.

1960s Doborah Flierl 1962-1966 Born in the USA, our family lived several years in Frankfurt, Germany until we moved to England when I was six. My father was a commercial airline pilot for Pan American Airways.

My mother wrote a column for the Brazil Herald in Rio de Janeiro when they were living there in the 1940s (free airline tickets helped with research for columns). As an older woman, she sold real estate in Surrey. A couple of years after Frensham, I came to America at the age of 18 and have lived here ever since. We made regular trips back to England and Europe to visit my immediate family and

they visited me here. I have one daughter who is married, works for a dentist, and has three sons. I am currently reading the Book of Mormon from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.

Christopher Paul Latham 1962-1970 I was on the Music Staff from 1962 until 1970. I also stayed at my next two schools (Sidcot in Somerset and Scotch College in Melbourne Australia) for eight years each, causing someone to comment that they thought I had a seven-year-itch and it took me a year to scratch.

Charles Cooper 1962-1968 Alumnus: Charles William Ronald Cooper DoB: 06.06.1950 Address: Guernsey Employment: Trust Director (looking forward to retirement June 2015) Wife: Deborah Daughter: Dr Emily (MBBS) Son: Samuel (ACA) Still avid sailor – moved from a Finn dinghy in 2014 after 45 years to a D-Zero Slave to 2 large dogs and 2 small cats

I took the Scotch College Orchestra of 72 boys on a 15-day tour of China in 1986 then moved to Perth in 1987 to become Director of Music at a large girls’ school - the ‘large’ referring to the school, not the girls. I took their orchestra and choir on tours of Japan and England and then retired in 1998, my wife dying from the dreaded cancer during my

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Richard Thomas 1963 – 1966 Richard continues to live the joyful life of a retiree in Perth, Western Australia. His major involvement is currently in organising the 9th Global Buddhist Conference to be held in Perth from 8-9 August 2015.

It is hoped to have a session to consider issues such as cyborg art, social robotics and the implications of emerging technologies from a Buddhist ethics perspective. Of course there will be more traditional topics as well.

Another strong interest is in protecting the bush, performing ecological surveys and general work on rehabilitation of degraded land. Of course he likes flying around the planet but takes great care to offset his

emissions and has visited some of the actual sites where trees are planted and flourishing.

Lucien Rees-Roberts 19641969 Croatia and in particular the island off the coast of Dubrovnik where we have a couple of cottages is still my favourite place to be. We have finished the restoration of a 15th century tower on the island into a house and this will be published in Architectural Digest.

I got married at our upstate home to my partner of 30 years, Steven Harris. I have also had an exhibition of Lopud paintings in America but also Croatia.

My firm, Rees-Roberts and Partners, stays busy doing Interiors and Landscape in America and Europe but I am trying to restructure the firm and hoping to spend more time painting.

Nick Van Praag 1964-1970 I live in Vienna after retiring three years ago from the World Bank where I worked for two decades. It is great to be back in Europe and I visit the UK often. My professional focus is on the humanitarian space through a program I set up called Ground Truth. Our goal is to improve the performance of humanitarian programmes by bringing the voice of the people who are supposed to benefit into program design and implementation. It is a simple idea but it had not been done before - at least not the way we do it.

flood-affected communities in Pakistan and on recovery in Haiti where the human reverberations of the 2010 earthquake continue. If you want to follow Ground Truth’s activities, please check out www.keystoneaccountability. org and, if you wish, subscribe to my blog. Apart from that, our kids are long gone and live in the US and UK. My brother, Lucas van Praag, is a long-time resident of New York where he runs a financial PR company and my sister, Jo van Praag, is a talented and successful garden designer and practitioner based in London and Norfolk. Both are OFs.

Vanessa Nicolson-Davidson (née Nicolson) 1966-1973 I have had a memoir entitled ‘Have you Been Good?’ accepted by Granta for publication on 7 May 2015.

I write about my time at Frensham 1966-1973, among other things.

Richard Daniel 1967-1973 Living in Bath. Happily married with two lovely teenage children.

Simon Thomas 1964-1972 I still live in the South Island of New Zealand, ‘Land of the long white Cloud’. My one and only grandson, Kye (aged 2) visited recently from Canada, which made me feel old and happy. My other three kids are all over the world. I now manage Summit Real Estate in Motueka, which oddly enough is the career my father had – who would have guessed! I produce a music show for Fresh FM called My New Album (you can download the podcast from iTunes). I’d love to hear from any old FH mates.

John Harrison1966-1968 I have taken up the chair of a charity called Childhood First, which runs therapeutic residential communities for children aged between 5 and 18 who have suffered severe emotional trauma. I have been a trustee for over 20 years.

We are now working on the Ebola response in Sierra Leone, on the crisis of internal displacement in Ukraine, on

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1970s John K Grande 1971-1973 Recently remarried and enjoying life. Curated Earth Art at Royal Botanical Gardens last summer in Canada. New book in China hopefully 2015...

Jeremy Lynton 1971-1973 I am happy to inform you of the birth of a son, Isambard, to my wife Vi Vian and myself.

Pasha du Valentine (nĂŠe Sarnia de la Mare) 1973-1976 I have been running Brighton Arts Club for two years and am about to open our second arts cafe with our own radio station in affiliation with Goddamn Media. I bump into people from Frensham on a regular basis as hundreds of visitors pass through our doors every week.

I am a new grandma with the recent birth of Romeo de la Mare, son of my youngest son Rupert. My mother, now 70, has confusingly put Frensham down as her old school on social media, probably accidentally on purpose after her fond memories from the 70s. I am in regular contact with several chums. Bridget Orlando donated one of her amazing paintings to BAC recently.

Belinda Eaton (nĂŠe Creswell) 1974-1977 I am a painter and information can be found on me on my website www.belindaeaton. com. After leaving Frensham and Saint Martins School of Art, I went on to live in New York for crazy arty hedonistic times, France to ground myself and reconnect and Pakistan for adventure and shift in life, and have finally ended up living in the only desert in Europe in Almeria Spain. This is where all the spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood were made and is now the location for many films.

Within this surreal landscape I have built a painting studio connected to an old cortijo which is also an olive farm.

I am deeply involved in yoga and run a small yoga centre down here as well as teach and help train teachers in the lineage of Integral Hatha Yoga.

After a life of travelling and many adventures, I am very happy in this moment living in this beautiful environment surrounded by nature, stars and peace, painting and teaching.

Anna Gillespie 1975-1982 Last year, Andrew Fisher invited me to Frensham Heights to consider a proposed commission for the plinths outside the art blocks. The sculpture that is emerging from this process, having been selected by a small committee of students and teachers, is called Recollection. (See above).

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Recollection was inspired by my visit, after an absence of almost 30 years. While many things had changed at the school, I was deeply moved by the familiar sights and the memories that came flooding back. My work has involved using mast from oak trees for about 10 years but it was a complete surprise to me on returning to Frensham to see so many beautiful mature oaks.

In my day, the grounds were dominated by rhododendrons, which we played in at almost every opportunity. To my delight, the area outside the art blocks that Andrew was asking me to look at was within as good as touching distance of some lovely oaks. This inspired me to bring natural elements into the walkway.

Revisiting Frensham I strongly felt the passage of time from childhood through to adulthood and hope this sculpture expresses this feeling, which we all experience. Like me, the sculpture is looking back to its origins and reflects on change, growth and potential. My hope is that the sculpture also reflects the joining of the head and hand, which I feel is appropriate to its position outside the art blocks. I was nourished by Frensham Heights and around me I could see the very same process taking place.

Aaron Fedor (formerly Sanders) 1977-1979 Aaron Fedor lives in New York City with his 10-year-old son Luke (Aaron is divorced). He produces and directs videos, is a photographer as well and is open to any Frenshamians who are ever in New York.

Meg van Rooyen 1977-1981 I work at a national charity as a policy manager in debt advice.

I still live in Leamington Spa with partner David. My son Jack is finishing his degree at Sheffield University in Politics (compulsory subject in our family) and daughter Molly is doing her AS levels. I have one house, two cats and an allotment alongside a serious Twitter current affairs addiction.

Annette Teesdale (née Crisp) 1977-1982 Annette Suzannah Maria Crisp, daughter of writer NJ Crisp and sister to Simon Tracy Crisp (OF 1968-1972). Married for a second time to Kevin Paul Teesdale and currently residing in Germany. I am a part time assistant Kennel Manager for the Ministry of Defence and a full time Apprenticeship

Coordinator for Veterinary Corps soldiers studying animal care.

granddad in their class, though I do provide a puzzle for the staff about what to do with me on the year abroad.

I have carried out numerous qualifications in alternative therapies, canine training, veterinary nursing and teaching and am currently working towards taking a Canine psychology degree. My husband is a full time Kennel Manager, canine behaviourist and trainer plus a part-time gentleman’s barber. We will be moving back to the UK to take up residence on our narrowboat. My son has been educated in Germany and is currently waiting for a university offer in Germany to study medicine.

I have fond memories of Frensham and wish well all those who knew me there. It was, after all, a most civilised place and quite unlike anything I had seen in my previous 38 years in education.

Ivana Koralek 1979-1982 For my part, my youngest (Tobias) will be leaving home either for a year’s sabbatical or going to university whereas my eldest (Yann) will have just finished university. Myself, I’m now the Head of Ethnic Minority Achievement in a London comprehensive, not quite as powerful as it sounds but is as far as I want to go in Education. I am coming to the opinion that a change of career is in order but I’m still pondering on its direction. In a dream: something to do with dance, having recently attended Ballet Rambert classes and thought of Joanna Thompson, my most inspired teacher. I will never forget working on a most compelling homeproduced soundtrack with some existential movements.

Sometimes I fear that the Education system I’m now part of doesn’t allow the freedom to explore that I was privileged to have at Frensham.

Allegra Stroup 1978-1979 I live in a small town called Arcata in Northern California right on the coast among the redwoods. It is beautiful and remote. I am a family nurse practitioner at a rural community health clinic. Most of my patients are poor and have historically received very poor health care because they can’t afford it; many of them are also homeless. It is a challenging and rewarding job.

John Taylor 1978-1983 When I was retired at 60, I went on to lecture on the BA (Management) programme at the Colchester Institute, a franchised feeder college first for Anglia Ruskin University and then for Essex, until my fourth and final retirement in 2011.

Matthew Billingham 19791985 I’m currently directing the Basel English Panto (www.baselpanto. org) “Snow White and the Seven Dwarvz” - with a script written by my daughter, produced by my son, my other daughter acting AND my wife

After a grisly run in with blood cancer, I recovered enough to awaken my interest in French and Hispanic culture by studying at Essex. The undergraduates are surprisingly tolerant of

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as wardrobe mistress. (To read the full story, go to www. frensham.org/alumni).

punishment fit the crime by ordering a boy who had spent a morning chopping down daffodils to spend a weekend fixing them with Sellotape and wooden splints. ‘The House Is Full Of Yogis’ came out in 2014 on Harper Collins and has been bought by the BBC for a four-part dramatisation.

I’m wondering who would be suitable to play Jonathan Hughes, legendary housemaster at Brackenhill.

When I’m not writing, listening to albums, reviewing concerts or interviewing pop and rock stars, I’m at home in Southeast London with my wife NJ and children Otto and Pearl.

Frensham contemporaries Polly and Steve Rose live nearby.

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Jacqueline Meyer 1981-1983 There’s not really much to report except that I got married in 2004 and am still living in Rome and still working for the same American pharmaceutical company where I have worked for the past 27 years.

Murphy Williams 1982-1984 Murphy has been living by the sea in Cornwall for the past 10 years with her children Silver, 11, and Jesse, 12, and her partner Louis Eliot. She recently switched from journalism to confectionery and now whisks up award-winning puffs of air and sweetness for her company Cloud Nine Marshmallows.

Jo Rothwell (née Lisney) 1983-1987 I moved to New York in 1996 and spent two years there working in a music PR firm representing Sting, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner to name a few. On my return to London I began working at Freud communications and did publicity for Chris Evans on his Virgin Breakfast Show & TFI Friday.

William Hodgkinson 19831987 Having spent the last decade and a half working as a writer, and the last five as rock and pop critic for The Times, I was pulled back to late-80s Frensham Heights in writing ‘The House Is Full Of Yogis’, a childhood memoir on my family going from being bourgeois suburbanites into meditating freaks after our father had a Damascene revelation and joined an Indian spiritual group called the Brahma Kumaris.

I had a son called Dylan in 2000, a daughter called Lola in 2003 and twins Ava and Mylo in 2010. I am marred, have been living in Leeds for 12 years and have spent time teaching preschool music classes. It turns out that my friend and next door neighbour in Leeds was hosting a party and after chatting to her dad, Chris Jordan, found he is also an even older OF. I am still best of friends with Adam Meiklejohn, Charlotte Curling and Lucy Howe.

My going to Frensham was one of the happier products of father Nev’s moment of enlightenment. The book recalls, among other incidents, Hamilton House housemaster John Atkinson making the

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Joseph White 1983-1990 I have fond memories of the seven years I spent at Frensham between 1983 and 1990. Throughout those challenging adolescent years with their worries and insecurities, I felt supported by friends, staff and the genuine family atmosphere at the school.

So where am I now? You could say I ran away to join the circus.

After starting my career as a theatre stage technician and lighting designer, I’ve spent the last 10 years in the world of performer rigging. Working mainly in theatre and circus, I design and set up equipment and systems to suspend performers, including acrobats, wall runners and tightrope walkers, for companies including Cirque du Soleil. It has given me the chance to abseil off buildings, suspend performers from bridges, spend time climbing in trees, and dangle performers from various theatre roofs around the world.

I owe a lot to Frensham for introducing me to the world of theatre and the performing arts, and allowing me the freedom to develop my interests and skills. In my first year I was roped into performing in ‘Wind in the Willows’. I wasn’t very good at acting (and changing into costumes in a freezing cold hall didn’t help) but it did open my eyes to the jobs behind the scenes I might be better suited to.

When an opening in the school lighting department arose, I volunteered for the job. I was given a bunch of keys to various parts of the school (Nevill Hall, the Minstrel’s Gallery) and pretty much left to get on with

it. Dick Jones and Jonathan Hughes were there for advice, and encouragement but I was allowed – along with Phil Riddett and Tim Robertson – to build and climb the access tower, put lights up, rewire Nevill Hall and design lighting rigs for pretty much every play, musical, band performance and disco that took place over the next six years.

Health and safety didn’t really come into it in the eighties – or maybe they just trusted us not to do too much damage. I can thank Pauline Lalor for helping me to develop my early rigging skills by allowing me to play with ropes and build zip lines and rope swings on school camps. My first taste of what would eventually become my career was lowering performers from the roof of Nevill Hall. I think my 14-year-old self would be happy to know how it all turned out.

I remain friends with various people from my time at Frensham, and of course Facebook has brought me back in contact with many more.

I’m now married and living in Twickenham. My sister, Tamsin (OF 1981-88) is a teacher in Brighton and my brother, Sam (OF 1986 91) is a musician in Ireland.

Antonia Carver 1987-1989 Antonia Carver is married with three children and living in Dubai. She is director of Art Dubai, the annual international fair and visual arts festival for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

Michael Dresser 1988-1992 The last year has seen gigantic changes in my life. In September 2013, I took the dramatic step of leaving a 12-

year relationship, home, work and nearly 20 years of life in London and set off in search of a more sustainable and fulfilling way of living. This took me initially to New Zealand for six months, where I did a mixture of travelling, staying with friends and ‘wwoofing’ (a form of volunteering in exchange for bed and board) and ‘more importantly’ began to examine who I am and what I really want out of my life (the stunning scenery and sunshine helped with this a lot!)

now doing and feel so at home doing it.

Ben Le Roith 1988-1993 After A Levels I took a gap year and discovered a passion for Africa and International Development that has stayed with me ever since. After degrees in Environmental Geography (UCL) and Environment and Development (SOAS), I went to work for the Department for International Development, which manages the UK government’s programmes to reduce poverty around the world. I have subsequently enjoyed a series of fascinating and rewarding posts both in the UK and overseas in countries including Nigeria, Sudan, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iraq.

In May 2014, I moved to Scotland to join an intentional community at www. newboldhouse.org, living and working together in a large Victorian mansion near the Highlands. In addition to providing a home and livelihood for the community members who live in it, this functions as a retreat centre and guest house, with a big emphasis on connection to nature and spirit.

I was a three-month volunteer, which extended to six months and then to becoming a full-time member of the community in charge of Housekeeping (those who remember my habit of hanging my clothes on the floor may find this particularly amusing!).

Nigeria has a special place in my heart as it is where I met my wife Bobo (who is from neighbouring Niger Republic) in 2003 and where my daughter Jasmine was born in 2013.

My most recent post was as Head of Office for Northern Nigeria where I was based in Kano until the security situation deteriorated and we had to move to Abuja. At the time of writing, I am on a year’s Discretionary Leave and enjoying spending time with my wife and daughter as well as taking forward a number of personal projects including the building of a second home in Niger and investing in small businesses in Africa.

The journey I’m now on in my life has brought some incredible changes within me. In the last few months I feel as though I’ve really begun to see what my purpose and path in life may be, and am beginning to take steps towards making that a reality.

I’m sure my time at Frensham, living and working together in a community driven by the idea of co-operation and love, has really had a huge impact on allowing me to do what I’m

I am always keen to hear from Old Frenshamians and to share experience with those working in or considering a career in International Development or Africa.

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Lisa Britten (née Smith) 1989-1995 I now live in South Nutfield and own and run a wedding/party land hire venue over 11 acres.

I live with my partner Wez Lucas, our four rescue dogs and welcomed our little boy Zak into the world on 15 October.

Kitty Deane 1989-1996 By some magic, I’ve managed to become a bit of an expert in car insurance pricing and vaguely sought after. An opportunity came out of the blue at the beginning of 2014 to work on an eCom start up in China creating a mobile platform for insurance and it has been amazing! I’ve worked in this awesome, rather mysterious, country learning and seeing an enormous amount and meeting lovely people. I’m really glad with how things are working out – even though my carbon footprint is shamefully monstrous – it is fun and different. The next phases will be Thailand and Taiwan and I’m excited about the launch in China early 2015. Fingers crossed!

throughout. After graduating I did various recruitment/event organising admin type jobs for about 18 months, before eventually taking on a junior level Human Resources role, at what was then Salomon Smith Barney, a US investment banking firm, better known now as Citigroup.

I stayed with Citigroup in London for four years before an opportunity came up to join Credit Suisse (another investment bank) in an HR role, where I have been ever since (11 years and counting). Since joining CS, I’ve held a variety of roles in HR and worked in London, New York, Sydney and most recently Hong Kong where I’m now regional HR lead for the Equities business in the Asia Pacific region. I was late to the table from a world travel perspective but now struggle to see myself returning full-time to the UK... funny how these things go sometimes…

1990s Sophie Pointer 1990-1996 I became an Aunty to Fox nearly two years ago and then had a daughter, Nancy (above top), with my partner Martin in March 2013. We live in Brighton and have a band together, Call Me Jolene (above bottom), with Travis Oliver (OF 1988-95).

Last year I started working for Caroline Lucas, the first Green MP, which I love. In my other snippets of spare time, I am working with her to set up a citywide network for women and girls in Brighton and any other random bits of activism I can fit in!

I am in touch with a few OFs

(largely via Facebook but in person where we can!): Kitty Deane, Hattie Morahan and Bex Darby, Dan Sherrington (fellow Brightonian) and Dan Broom.

Rosie Kalliabetsos has recently moved to Brighton so we’re planning a major catch up. I’m a genuinely sentimental old fool and would love to catch up with any OFs who happen to find themselves down here by the seaside.

passing on the passion of dance to the next generation. I am still friends with Dani King, Claudia Bacon, Antonia Pilbrow, Lucy Jordan, Hannah Kitson.

Karen Bailey 1991-1993 Hard to know the right way to go about this but conscious I’ve been off-radar for a while now, not for any negative reason, just missed the update requests. I figured now was as good a time as any.

Alice Thorpe (née Butler) 1990-1995 I am married to James Thorpe and had a beautiful blonde baby boy in 2012 called Bertie. I live in Clapham Old Town in London and am the founder and director of Funky Moves, which provides quality dance activities for kids and adults around London...

So, after leaving Frensham, I took a year out during which I did nothing remotely productive and was highly unadventurous (unlike most of my classmates).

I then went on to do a BSc in Psychology at University College London from 1994-97, working part-time in Harrods

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I have extremely fond memories of my time at Frensham and feel quite strongly that I would not be where I am today, or had the adventures that I’ve had, were it not for the time I spent there. Quite aside from the fact that to this day one of my very best friends – 21 years on – is someone I made friends with at Frensham. The experience generally has stood me in very good stead for the cross-section of backgrounds, upbringing and cultural norms of the people I come into contact with on a daily basis. For both of these, I will be forever grateful.

Unless something fundamentally changes between now and next September I will unfortunately not be able to attend any of the anniversary

Mark Trollope 1993-2001 Helen, the boys and I are still living in Avalon on the Northern Beaches (for Home & Away fans, very close to ‘Summer Bay’) and life is good. Ben will be 11 at the end of February and will be moving into Year 5. Tommy is currently in Year 2 and 7 years old and one of life’s adventurers. Both boys play rugby and are involved in the local Cub group. Last summer Ben was bitten by a Brown Snake but clearly his English blood was too rich and the snake decided not to inject its venom – not a daily or usual occurrence in Oz, but noteworthy.

Helen’s housekeeping business is flourishing and has expanded into the area of servicing holiday lets, as well as supporting home organisation and cleaning services. She caught the health bug and has participated in a number of ‘Tough Mudder’ style festivities next year but sincerely hope that everyone who does has a great time.

Nick Crocker 1991-1995 (above) Since last writing, I have now launched my new business, Red House Textiles, which I run from a converted stable block behind our house in Suffolk. The company sells textiles, trimmings and some accessories for home soft furnishings. I have curated the collection myself, bringing together things that I love and have used successfully during my career as an interior designer to date. Things have got off to a good start with our first orders being taken before our one month anniversary!

Richard Atkinson 1991-1996 News from this year was that I got married to my now wife Stephanie at Frensham Heights on a very hot day in July (right).

It was a fantastic day with lots of people asking if this really was my old school and how lucky I was. Only after you have left do you realise what a special place Frensham is.

Sam Smith 1991-1996 and Jade Smith (née Yates 1993-96) Having moved back to Farnham after seven happy years in Cheltenham, we now have a new addition to the Smith household – Reuben was born on 8 July 2013.

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events. I have moved schools and am now in a Deputy role at Pittwater House School in Collaroy. It’s a great school and has a very strong community, which it identifies as the ‘School Family’. I still trot out and play a bit of rugby and am very much involved with Surf Life Saving at our local beach.

possible and to have started a family after being hopelessly broody for so long!

I think of Frensham with a smile, so many wonderful memories... and hope to visit for the 90th anniversary next year and catch up with old faces!

Lara Karmali 1996-1998 I am living in Kenya with my husband Kush Ratna and 2 children Kayan age 5 and Kiara age 2.

We keep in contact with a number of staff and students from the 90s and had Gerry Holden to stay in June. The previous year we met up with Pat and John Bayston for dinner and relived many fond memories. Like many, we were terrible saddened by the passing of our dear friend Lynne Elgy.

She leaves a huge hole in all our lives but an amazing legacy.

(A tribute to Lynne appears on page 21.)

Peter de Voil 1993-2003 Peter and Anne de Voil met Erik Szabo for lunch in Cambridge, Massachusetts in August. Erik was an HMC Projects scholar at Frensham Heights from 2000 to 2001, when he returned to Slovakia to finish his schooling.

Having been among the top 50 students in the 2001 Chemistry Olympiad while at Frensham, Erik continued to take part in the Chemistry Olympiad in Slovakia.

In 2002 and 2003, Erik represented his country at International Chemistry Olympiads in the Netherlands and in Greece. In competition with over 200 students from more than 50 countries, he won two Olympic silver medals for Slovakia. In 2005, he was chosen by the British Council to represent Slovakia at the London Youth Science Forum, to which he returned for several summers as a member of staff,

I have been back to the UK a few times in the last five years, unfortunately never at the same time as Founders’ Day. I look forward to being able to attend one in the near future with my family.

Esme Lee (née Fellowes) 19962003 (photo) Baby Evie has arrived 7lb 8oz.

We are being well looked after

by Jamie and Maisie! at the Phoenix Theatre on Charing Cross Road in London, my first job back after having my beautiful daughter, Mabel, who is now a whopping 18 months old! I live in Brighton with my boyfriend who is a health food fanatic and very much enjoy the life/work balance at the moment, despite being very tired most of the time!

eventually serving as chief of staff until 2010.

Erik studied physical chemistry and obtained his doctorate at Comenius University in Bratislava, where he was appointed assistant professor in 2012. Earlier this year he won a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University in the USA, where he is currently researching applications for oscillating reactions in designing artificial living systems at the Rowland Institute, in a project with Harvard’s Origins of Life Initiative.

I have been lucky enough to be working fairly consistently in theatre since graduation from Guildford School of Music and Drama in 2006 and Royal Academy of Music in 2008 and have loved every minute. I have no idea where the next few years will take me and where I want to go; just happy to be living in the moment whenever

Florence Andrews 19952002 I am currently standby to the lead role in ‘Once The Musical’

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Tom Collins 1997-2002 Tom Collins and Nancy Carlisle got married on Saturday 31 May 2014 at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Frensham, followed by a wonderfully fun (and well organised!) reception at Frensham Heights (above).

Eugene Berger (OF 1996-02) performed the duties of Best Man and there were many other OFs present, with an increasingly high concentration to be found in the bar as the evening progressed. Tom and Nancy are now living in Leicester. Nancy is a Lecturer in Psychology at University of Leicester and Tom is an Early Career Research Fellow in the Faculty of Technology at De Montfort University.

Photographer: Ben Pipe (http:// benpipe.com).

Phil Boydell 1998-2005 In September 2013, my wife and I moved to Germany and we’re teaching at an international school in Cologne.

We were blessed on 17 September 2014 to welcome our daughter Phoebe Anne (above) who is now challenging our sleep patterns!

Rebecca Wood 1999-2006 After finishing Frensham in 2006, I moved to Fethiye in Turkey and started a career in teaching Scuba Diving. I did this for a further season in Cyprus before going to Plymouth University to study Ocean Science. I moved to Australia for a year in October 2012 to do some diving and other bits, enjoying a very different life style. I moved back in October

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(2013) and am now currently doing my PGCE at Reading Uni to become a Science teacher.

2000s Erik Szabo 2000-2001 (See entry under Peter de Voil 1993-2003) Andrew Kimbell 2000-2002 In response to your email, I am now working for Hillarys Blinds as a Field Installation Manager.

The hours are long but I’m enjoying the work. My little boy Thomas is nearly 7 so not so little any more!! Where did those years go? I am living in Godalming and as ever trying to stay as far away from cities and populated areas as possible.

Long live the glorious outdoors. :-D

Charlotte Aldred 2000-2007 After leaving Frensham Heights in 2007, I gained two AS levels from Alton College and started to work as an administrator for a number of years. In 2010, I returned to Alton College to complete an Access to Higher Education course to gain the qualifications required to enter University. I gained a place at the University of Portsmouth in September 2011 to study Environmental Science (BSc) and graduated in the summer of 2014.

(fracking). I am funded through the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) as part of the first cohort of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Oil and Gas. My partner of five years, Johan, and I purchased a home together in Fleet in November 2014. We have spent a large amount of time travelling to Sweden, Johan’s home country, to visit family, friends, help me learn the language and to enjoy the Swedish culture. After leaving Frensham I worked in film production making commercials for about 5 years.

I then travelled round SE Asia with Charlotte and Antonia Curling (OF 1985-90) in 1993.

In September 2014, I started a four-year PhD at the University of Southampton, based in the National Oceanography Centre, where I am researching the mobilisation of metals from the hydraulic fracturing process

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Anna Harper 2002-2005 Since I was at Frensham, I did my BA in Land Economy at Cambridge (getting my MA this year). I’ve been working as a Strategy Consultant in the City (London) for three years and this year started up a property sourcing business to help people who want to invest but don’t have the time, knowledge or inclination to do the work themselves. So, it’s all go - very busy but great fun. I really enjoyed catching up with my cohort at Jo Murdoch’s reunion... The facts have changed in everyone’s lives but lovely to have the lasting connection.

Holly Dolan-Bibby 2002-2007 I have recently completed my Diploma in Law from BPP

Law School and while I am waiting to start my legal career I am working as an Account Executive in a PR company on Regent Street.

Rory Marbaix 2004-2009 I am currently finishing my final year at Warwick University studying Law and Business.

Next year I shall be completing my Legal Practice Course in London, to then go on and be a Trainee Solicitor at Ashurst in the following year.

Kate Tidman 2005-2008 I graduated from The University of Kent, Canterbury in 2013 with a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies. I live and work in London and am currently working in TV and Media at BT Sport and for shows such as Big Brother, A League of Their Own and the Paralympic Winter Games 2014.

David Waker 2005-2008 I left Frensham Heights in 2008 and began college at Goldaming College. I went to the University of East London, where I graduated with a 1st Class BA (Hons) in Dance: Urban Practice. I also travelled to China, part funded by my university, to do a practice based research project for my dissertation and my final project performance. I was training with the Shaolin Monks in Southern Fist Shaolin Kung Fu, in the Fujian Provence for a month.

I then took my solo from uni to The Place, London to perform in their Resolutions Season in 2014. I am now returning in 2015 to debut my first group piece with my own dance company: Mountain Tsunami Productions. I am now an evolution company

and have had many successful performances across London.

After spending the last five years in Paris working in hotels and restaurants, I have come back to London! I’m currently a floor manager in a hotel called the Renaissance St. Pancras.

Hope all is well back in little Frensham and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

I performed in the 2012 London Olympic Opening Ceremony.

Since then I have been a successful dance entrepreneur and have been selected to join “The Fi.ELD” by East London Dance and have ties with Hofesh Shechter Dance Company. On top of this, I am currently in the middle of leasing with the National Ballet School in London.

Ilana Archer-Ebdon 20072012 I am currently living and working in Sydney, my third year as a working and certified Scuba Diver Instructor (below).

I’ve worked in Cairns, Mexico and London. At the moment I’m living in a great flat with people from all over the world.

If anyone reading this takes one thing away from it: TRAVEL. I’ve met so many great people and friends for life. Also found my passion in life. Diving! I’ve now dived in Cozumel (Mexico), London, Tahiti and Cairns (Great Barrier Reef). I’ve travelled to places like Burma (Myanmar) and Antarctica (which was insane).

Francis (Frank) Williams 2006-2011 I’m currently in my second year of studying History at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, while making the most of the opportunity to travel around Australia and New Zealand. I’m particularly looking at Australian and Asian history, namely the impact of WWI/II on Australia, as well as genocide and insurgency in Cambodia and the Philippines.

At the same time I’m training for my Private Pilots’ License between Newcastle Airport and small aerodromes in Australia whenever I get the chance.

New Zealand, particularly, has some enjoyable mountainous landscapes to fly across.

I thank everyone at Frensham Heights for being able to do what I am. Especially John A who helped my love for photography grow. I’m now venturing into underwater photography – much harder as fish tend to swim away from giants holding bright

I’m continuing with playing/ making music, in August achieving my Foundation Diploma in Composition, working to create a variety of minimalist scores for orchestra and string sextet.

Pascal Zelleke 2007-2009 I’m getting in touch for the first time in a long time! My name is Paco (or Pascal to be formal) Zelleke.

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lights. Sorry I’m missing the anniversary but I’ll still be in sunny Australia and on my way to New Zealand - hopefully.

Olivia Biancardi 2008-2010 I am a member of the class of 2010 at the school. Having graduated this past summer with a 2:1 in BSc Psychology from Royal Holloway University of London, I am now studying for my MA in Counselling at Goldsmiths University of London, with hopes of becoming a qualified psychotherapist.

Emily Gilmour 2008-2010 My journey into makeup and nails continues and this year I have been working for WAH Nails doing lots of their events including Vans in Manchester, Tommy Hilfiger and a Tia Maria event. I find myself travelling a lot with this company which is always fun. I have recently also done makeup for a music video to be released later this year and once again makeup for an in house film for Unilever.

The most exciting thing I have found myself doing this year is the X Factor, where I am the lead assistant which is great fun meeting everyone. Onwards and upwards in the beauty industry and loving it every step of the way .. .other than people who pay my invoices late!

Tributes & Deaths

Barbara Machin-Cooke (née Budd) 1934-1943 Barbara died in February 2015.

Michael Wickham (née Cousins) 1932-1939 Michael died in on 1 July 2014.

Doreen Cousins 1932-1935 Doreen died on 25 December 2014.

Ursula Rees-Roberts (née McCannell) 1931-1939 Ursula died on 16 January 2015.

Lynne Elgy 1946-2014 Andrew Fisher writes: Lynne was a wonderful colleague: wise, calm, professional and passionate about young people. She could both laugh with me and at me when I needed it!

She was also a ground-breaking Head of Outdoor Ed – starting events that remain at the core of Frensham: surfing, ropes, hill walking – making friends across all ages. She had a knack for getting others to think about themselves or what they were doing. She seemed to see into each of us and encourage us to ask questions.

Above all else, Lynne had a wonderful sense of humanity, charm, insight and ‘time’; each conversation or interaction left you feeling valued. It is testament to her that generations of staff and students alike will miss her and will all remember her wonderful qualities.

Adriana Obregon 1977-79 Adriana died on 15 March 2015.

Michael Bullivant 1949-1956 Michael died on 10 February 2015.

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Pamela Metcalf (nÊe Rodway) 1937-1944 Geoff Metcalf, Pamela’s son, writes: Born in Sale, Cheshire, Pam moved to White Barn, Rowledge in the late 1930s with her parents and brother James (Jim), who also attended the school albeit somewhat later.

She attended Frensham Heights from 1937 to 1944. Her time at school stayed with her for the rest of her life as she was often to mention her Headmaster, Paul Roberts, whom she considered to be a great friend.

His help and guidance during her time at the school was never forgotten.

keys for car keys, went on to have three children. They relocated from Hampshire to Suffolk in 1963 and went on to have six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

On retirement, Pam and Herbert travelled the world visiting the family and enjoying everything their family achieved. Pam was widowed in 2007 but still kept the determination required to keep visiting everyone whenever possible, her last trip being to Denmark just two months before she died.

Elena Lazzari 1988-1989

bit for that cause.

Joris Wonders, writes: Elena Lazzari died in July 2014 after having been unwell for a number of years. Several of her friends, including me, Hannah Pretorious (nee Fletcher), Natasha Pilbrow, William Sturgess, Catherine Bloodworth, Giselle Jones, Zoe Suggars (nee Harley) and Camilla Cowling, gathered at the school in October to share fond memories of her. In particular, we talked about her selfless and loving nature, the way she cared for everyone around her and her occasional naughty side.

Elena was only at Frensham for a year but the school meant everything to her. Without doubt her year there was one of the happiest of her life.

A particularly poignant moment was listening to a recording of Elena and Natasha aged 13 discussing their hopes and dreams, and in true Frensham-style what they would do to make the world a better place. In her short life Elena undoubtedly did her

Having left school she worked for a while at Milford Hospital, using her trusty motorbike to get her there each day. In those days, women on motorbikes were a very unusual sight! She married Herbert in 1952 and, having swapped the motorbike

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World War 1 Remembered

Staff and students paid a special tribute to mark 100 years since the outbreak of World War One in November 2014 (photographed by a fearless John A from the basket of a cherry picker!). The tribute was particularly poignant as the house had been a military hospital during the war.

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OF Reunion On 20 September 2014, a group of Old Frenshamians reunited for the first time in many years.

Joanna Murdoch, who works as an Event Co-ordinator at Crazy Cow Events, organised the venue at Sway Bar in Holborn, London. Among those who attended were Sam Rolles, Dave Morris, Freddie Errington, Lizzie Holmes and David Burn, Vicky Stewardson, Anna Flach and Leo Konopizky (who flew in from Germany!) Around 40 OFs attended, some of whom had not seen each other for over 12 years. The night was a

huge success. It was a double celebration as it was Ekin Gecergil’s birthday, so we had an amazing cake created by Izzy and Becky Wood. There are plans to do another event next year and hopefully this could become an annual event with even more people attending!

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90 1925-2015 There has been a wonderful response to our invitation to the special 90th Anniversary OF Open Day on Saturday 12 September 2015. Over 500 people have accepted – they’re listed on the next few pages. If you have not yet replied and would like to attend, please let us know by 29 May. Details of the various pre-booking options for food on the day are included on pages 30 and 31 – we hope we’ve covered different tastes and budgets.

‘That’s entertainment!’

Finally, we’re appealing to OFs young and old to provide some entertainment for your fellow guests.

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Those of you who came to the OF Open Day in September 2013 will remember the wonderful piano and flute recital given by John Mosesson (OF 1953-57) and Robin Soldan (OF1947-56) in the new Recital Room. Now we’re hoping to encourage more OFs to take part...so do put your name forward, take to the stage and join in the celebrations!

Just go to www.frensham. org/90 or ring Flo, Pete or Emily on 01252 794959.

90th Anniversary

The following is a list of all those OFs who are aiming to come to the 90th Anniversary Open Day on Saturday 12 September.

The names are listed both by decade and by year of leaving Frensham Heights.

1930s

1940s

Woods, (Caldecott) Nancy 1933-1945 Carlton, (MacHatton) Rachel 1935-1939 Briggs, (Hollingsworth) Mary 1935-1946 Murrin, (Martin) June 1935-1948 Cass, Eric 1936-1939 Moser, Claus 1936-1940 Taylor, (Martin) Heather 19361949 Cracroft, Timothy 1937-1948 Talbot-Weiss, Eric 1938-1948 Koralek, Tom 1939-1940 McIntosh, (Side/Williamson) Karina 1939-1946 Gem, (de Moubray) Audrey 1939-1948

McGimpsey, (Bennett) Nora 1940-1946 Luchford, John 1940-1949 Aldridge, Joanna (Wife of Trevor Aldridge) Johnstone, (McKay) Ann 19411946 Popper, Robert 1941-1946 Hutchings, Michael 1941-1955 Joll, Diana 1942-1945 Gardiner, Carol 1942-1947 Alexander, Frank 1942-1947 Gaudin, Ann 1942-1948 Bell, Paul 1942-1952 de Sausmarez, (Boswell) Jane 1942-1955 Milner, (Littman/Bullivant) Jennifer 1943-1948 Bradley, Morton 1943-1948 Gresser, Paul 1943-1952 Ronayne, (Strub) Elgin 19441945

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Alexander, (Meyers) Jean 1944-1949 Gee, (Thieman) Shirley 19441949 Standing, Roderick 1945-1947 March, David 1945-1951 Marchant, Michael 1945-1951 Hirsch, (Schalit) Shirley 19451952 Simmons, (Littlestone) Gloria 1946-1950 Jarvis, (Lee) Jean 1946-1951 Decrop, (Marr) Jill 1946-1951 Evans, (Lloyd) Bridget 19461952 Smith, Philip 1946-1952 Wilson, (Jenkins) Judith 19461955 Mason, Lawrence 1946-1955 Sherwood, Thomas 1947-1951 Cutner, (Appleson) Carole 19471953 Neville, (Littlestone) Stephani 1947-1954 Banks, (Dowie/Legg) Patricia 1947-1956

Soldan, Robin 1947-1956 Coldwell-Leeves, (Johnstone) Michelle 1948-1952 Acratopulo, John 1948-1954 Skeates, (Gordon) Caroline 1948-1956 Hudson, (Marr) Georgina 19481957 Castle, Geoffrey 1948-1958 Frank, Carel 1949-1954 Davis, (Farrington) Diana 19491955 Swayne, David 1949-1956 Winchester, (Wills) Vanessa 1949-1956 Morgan, David 1949-1957 James, Keith 1949-1957 Cooper, Justin 1949-1960

1950s Smithells, David 1950-1954 Wishart, Luke 1950-1954 Francis, Simon 1950-1956 Orlik, Richard 1950-1957 Brass, (Schalit) Ruth 1950-1957 Weaver, Nicholas 1950-1959 March, Andrew 1951-1956 Grant, (Jequier) Beth 1951-1957 Lushington, (Longfield) Bridget 1951-1957 Anderson, David 1951-1958 Shemer, (Jedlin) Anne 19511959 Street, (Thomas) Clare 19511961 Spurring, (Dowie) Jane 19511961 Dawson, Ian 1952-1955 Chamberlain, (Weeks) Penelope 1952-1956 Howard, Mark 1952-1957 Wright, (Chitty) Barbara 19521961 Hunot, Francis 1952-1962 Appleson, Robert 1953-1955 Molotnikoff, Marion 1953-1956 Amos, (Anderson) Caroline 1953-1957 Alexander, William 1953-1960 Counsell, Geoffrey 1953-1963 Cruikshank, Christopher 19541959 Lindsay, Edward 1954-1959 Hubbuck, Stephen 1954-1959 Phillips, Michael 1954-1960 Riddett, Robin 1954-1961 Lawrence, (Richards) Jane 1954-1962

Myers, Bernard 1954-1963 Wilkins, (Nathan) Stella 19551957 Britton, Heather 1955-1959 Fryer, Michael 1955-1959 Evans, Richard 1955-1959 Goldblatt, (Strauss) Carol 19551960 Sparks, John 1955-1963 Glover, (McAlister) Christine 1955-1964 Copley, Ken 1956-1960 Latter, (Johnson) Linda 19561961 Di Carlo, (Coles) Janet 19561965 Wibaut, Frank 1957-1959 Kaldenberg, (Sayer) Jackie 1957-1959 Lousada, Olivia 1957-1960 Alexander, John 1957-1962 Walker, John 1957-1962 Mason, (Rutter) Lindy 19571962 Colls, Jeremy 1957-1965 Vert-Willams, (Williams) Toni 1957-1965 Felton, (Dale) Pippa 1958-1961 Felton, Richard 1958-1961 Wheeler, David 1958-1962 de Winter, (Lindsay/Weinstein) Angela 1958-1962 Read, (Pomerance) Jane 19581963 Moira, Janet 1958-1963 Mur, (Wenger) Karen 1958-1963 Watson, Paul 1958-1963 Hemingway, (Walrond) Anne 1958-1964 Weeks, Richard 1958-1974 Cape, Tim 1959-1959 Kedros, Anthony 1959-1962 Kleiweg de Zwaan, Maarten 1959-1962 Fergusson-Wood, Charles 1959-1963 Short, Timothy 1959-1963 Erskine, (Klupt) Maria 19591964 Pilley, Peter 1959-1964 Kerbiriou, Yann 1959-1964 Chatfield, (Taylor) Beryl (Bez) 1959-1965 Chuter, Peter 1959-1966 Hart, Stephen 1959-1968

Moss, (Ware) Rachel 1960-1964 Cooper, (Bowen-Roberts) Susan 1960-1964 Schiessel, (Wolf) Dorith 19601966 Nutt, (Reed) Helen 1960-1966 Lancaster, John 1961-1965 O’Shaughnessy, John 19611965 Dawson, Catherine 1961-1966 Smith, Howard 1961-1966 Davenport, (Keay) Jane 19611966 Watts, John 1961-1967 Burridge, (Hamblin) Myra 19611967 Alexander, Kay 1961-1968 Sollner, (Bowen-Roberts) Jane 1962-1964 Noel, Anthony 1962-1965 Horsley, Mary 1962-1965 Cole, Nick 1962-1965 Russell, Keith 1962-1967 Dadswell, David 1963-1966 Oliphant, John 1963-1966 Thomas, Richard 1963-1966 Holt, Tim 1963-1966 Semler, Peter 1963-1968 Adams, Timothy 1963-1968 Miskin, John 1963-1969 Singlehurst, Laurence 19631969 McBeath, (Walrond) Christine 1964-1969 Saunders, (Hodgson) Elizabeth 1964-1969 Moxon, Julian 1964-1969 Rees-Roberts, Lucien 19641969 Moody, Olivia 1964-1969 Reed, Paul 1964-1969 Lambert, Tim 1964-1969 Read, Noel 1964-1970 Witt, (Starnes) Heather 19651967 Ridout, Simon 1965-1969 Tutt, David 1965-1970 Andrews, Benedick 1965-1971 McCarthy, Ian 1965-1971 Danckwerts, Peter 1965-1971 Michelli, Pippin 1965-1971 Sykes, David 1965-1972 Roberson, John 1965-1972 Harrison, John 1966-1968 Peacock, Matthew 1966-1969 Stevens, (Heber) Jenny 19661970 Jackson, Richard 1966-1971 Pearn, Stephen 1966-1971 Ashtiany, Saffie 1967-1968 Suart, Phillip 1967-1971

1960s Pawlik, (Smith) Pippa 1960-1964

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Dale, Richard 1967-1972 Allen, Clare 1967-1973 Dale, (Oates) Mary Ann 19671973 Wills, Mark 1967-1974 Mason, Paul 1967-1974 Crisp, Simon 1968-1972 Bowler, Caroline 1968-1973 Despres, Jonathan 1968-1973 Chedzey, Simon 1968-1973 Lough White, (White) Caroline 1968-1974 Buttigieg, (Saunders) Olivia 1969-1973 Winter, Paul 1969-1973 Marcussen, Stephen 1969-1973 Maddison, Natasha 1969-1974 Jellinek, Dominic 1969-1975 Hart, Harriet 1969-1975 Davies, Sally 1969-1976 Reynolds, Eric 1969-1979 Gordon, Maureen 1969-1997

1970s

Bregman, Mark 1970-1970 Brenner-Collins, Belinda 19701971 White, (Rog) Richard 1970-1973 Cutler, Dan 1970-1974 Harrison-Green, (Edwards) Wendy 1970-1976 Porter, Nicholas 1970-1977 Clyde, (Pears) Pauline 19711972 Duncan, Fiona 1971-1972 Lynton, Jeremy 1971-1973 Guru, (Sainter-Ashbrooke/Nunez-Perez) Elizabeth 1971-1974 Roberson, (Thomas)Jane 19711974 Suart, Jonathan 1971-1975 Aylwin, (Morris) Oonagh 19711976 Smith, Richard 1971-1976 Yates, Jackie 1972-1973 Yates, Karen 1972-1974 Yates, Penelope 1972-1974 Winter, David 1972-1975 Macdonald, (Hudson) Lorraine 1972-1975 Ambrus, Mark 1972-1975 Vane, (Hookway) Selena 19721976 Dalton, Hilary 1972-1977 Roychoudhury, Jeremy 19721978 Charles, Mark 1973-1976 Skinner, Didi 1973-1978 Hitchcock, Fleur 1973-1980

Bayston, John 1973-2002 Bayston, Patricia 1973-2002 Eaton, (Creswell) Belinda 19741977 Sargent, Gilly 1974-1977 Woolliard, Timna 1974-1977 Wood, Coleen Joanne 19741980 Porter, Jane 1974-1981 Platt, Mary 1974-1981 Warrack, Sebastian 1974-1981 Gillespie, Anna 1975-1982 Everett, Christopher 1975-1990 O’Connor, Monique 1975-1978 Black, Brenda 1975-1979 Faure, (Cresswell) Robin 19751979 Barry, Isaac 1975-1980 Bellino, (Moller) Dawn 19751981 Jones, Dick 1975-1992 Lee, Adrian 1976-1977 Whitehouse, (Shanahan) Annabel 1976-1983 Billingham, Patrick 1976-1984 Lalor, Pauline 1976-1996 Billingham, Judith 1976-1999 Afolabi Olatunji, David 19771982 Cullen, Jeff 1977-1978 Fedor, (Sanders) Aaron 19771979 Brightwell, (Avery) Amanda 1977-1979 Dodds, (Wheeler) Anna 19771980 Stableford, Justin 1977-1981 Hedayati, Sharam 1977-1981 Teesdale, (Crisp) Annette 19771982 Holt, (Bostock) Melanie 19771982 Larsen, Senja 1977-1982 Christie, Jill 1977-1983 Boughton, Andrew 1977-1990 Cook, Andrew 1978-1981 Allan, Andrea 1978-1982 Travers, (Rolliston) Claire 19781985 Stewart, John 1978-1990 Brown, Hilary 1978-1993 Evans, Gez 1978-2008 Cartier van Dissel, Lisette 19791981 Stride, Philippa 1979-1981 Koralek, Ivana 1979-1982 Tacey, Julia 1979-1982 Woolrych, (Aldridge) Debbie 1979-1984 Billingham, Matthew 1979-1985 Thompson, (Haig) Laura 1979-1987

1980s

1990 Deluca-Perry, (Deluca) Mitzi 1985-1990 Parry, (Baird) Susannah 19851990 Attew, Adam 1985-1992 Bernard, Claire 1985-1992 Jones-Parry, Emma 1985-1992 Swift, (Henderson) Emma 1985-1992 Cyphus-Mason, (Cyphus) Joanne 1985-1992 Jones, Zoe 1985-1992 Rickard-Read, Sue 1985-1995 Bailie, (Rickard) Penny 19861988 McConnell, (Eley) Bridget 19861991 Eley, Carolyn 1986-1991 Binns, David 1986-1991 Russell, (Talbot) Kate 1986-1992 Ambrus, Sandor 1986-1993 Arnold, Carole 1986-1995 White, Christine 1987-1900 Young, Alan 1987-1989 Moore, (Sim) Hannah 19871989 Britten, Daniel 1987-1990 Delahaye, Marcelle 1987-1991 Brown, (Bruce) Meriel 19871991 Nichols, Bertie 1987-1992 Pretorius, (Fletcher) Hannah 1987-1992 Sturgess, William 1987-1992 Picken, (Gilbertson) Alison 1987-1994 Coope, (Cowling) Camilla 19871994 Sturgess, James 1987-1994 Whitaker, Samantha 1987-1994 Atkinson, Cliff 1987-1999 Bourne, Jeremy 1987-2007 Sandell, (Broom) Orlanda 19881990 King, Allan 1988-1991 Benjamin, Laurence 1988-1992 Jelley, Matthew 1988-1992 Le Roith, Benjamin 1988-1993 Baird, Simon 1988-1993 Edwards, (Bloodworth) Catherine 1988-1994 Wonders, Joris 1988-1994 Harley, Zoe 1988-1994 Watts, Duncan 1988-1995 Clarke, Judith 1989-1991 Eley, Daniel 1989-1994 Jordan, (Patterson) Elizabeth 1989-1994 Britten, (Smith) Lisa 1989-1995

Carmichael-Jack, (Millar) Katrina 1980-1984 Cowdery, Angela 1980-1987 Van de Vegt, (Colson) Isobel 1980-1987 Nicholls, Sally 1980-1987 Lewis, (Bennett) Lindsay 19811983 Korn, Joshua 1981-1984 Courtier-Dutton, (Millar) Cassilda 1981-1985 Epps, (Gibbons) Hannah 19811986 Malcomson, Clare 1981-1988 Aldridge, Neil 1981-1988 Heath, Polly 1981-1988 Rose, Steven 1981-1988 Reed, Tony 1981-1988 Cyphus, Ann 1981-1996 Galita, (Hoyte) Polly 1982-1984 Lakeman-Brown, (Brown) Kate 1982-1986 Best, Orion 1982-1986 Moran, Howard 1982-1987 Deighton, Erin 1982-1988 Smith, Henry 1982-1988 Avery, (Rogers) Natasha 19821988 Yiasoumi, Eva 1982-1989 Roddis, Tristan 1982-1989 Ellis, (Taber) Jill 1982-1992 Teasdale, (Osborn) Emma Xarifa 1983-1985 Cutler, Christina 1983-1985 Horton, (Thomas) Helen 19831985 Iles, (Lowde) Penny 1983-1985 Lowde, Corydon 1983-1986 Hickman, David 1983-1987 Arnell, (Stell) Carol 1983-1988 Russell, Polly 1983-1989 Kethero, Robert 1983-1989 White, Joe 1983-1990 Adams, (Love) Kate 1983-1990 Bedi, Inderjit 1984-1986 Saunders, Jason 1984-1986 De Luca, Marcus 1984-1986 Phillips, Simon 1984-1986 Barden, (Bryant) Lisa 1984-1987 East, Nigel 1984-1991 Hearn, (Cecil) Antonia 19851987 Beale, Janet 1985-1987 Rawsthorne, (Sandars) Alison 1985-1989 Sargeant, Daniel 1985-1990 Love, Emma (Rachael) 1985-

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1990s

Stephenson, Suzanne 19902006 Deacon, Robert 1990-1992 Riley, Christopher 1990-1994 Slater, Jonathan 1990-1994 Thorpe, (Butler) Alice 1990-1995 Mannion, Amy 1990-1995 Marriott, Amy 1990-1995 Hawkes, Dylan 1990-1995 Pointer, Sophie 1990-1996 Bushill, Jo 1990-1997 Marriott, William 1990-1998 Ashworth, Jaime 1991-1995 Brend, Leo 1991-1996 Smith, Sam 1991-1996 Marriott, (Taor) Sally 1991-1998 Jimenez, Flora 1992-1994 Cornfeld, Jessica 1992-1994 Dennison, Katrina 1992-1996 Garrett, Tim 1992-1997 Hydes, Rowan 1992-1999 Lee, Sophie 1993-1995 Hegenbarth, Benya 1993-1996 King, Damien 1993-1996 Smith, (Yates) Jade 1993-1996 Chancellor, Scott 1993-1999 Jones, Claire 1993-2000 de Voil, Peter 1993-2003 McFarlane, Stuart 1993-2007 Kressin, Philip 1994-1996 Smith, Alexandra 1994-1998 Holden, Gerry 1994-1999 Sanders, (Sherrington) Anna 1995-2000 Mowat, Emily 1995-2000 Vyday, Galina 1995-2001 Andrews, Florence 1995-2002 Walker-Au, Helen 1995-2002 McDerment, Neil 1995-2002 Jones, Simon 1995-2002 Long, Thomas 1995-2002 Crawford, Marion 1995-2009 Corbin, (O’Leary) Eleanor 19961997 Jabs, Verena 1996-1998 Beattie, Richard 1996-1999 Belmonte, Julian 1996-2001 Shepherd, Richard 1996-2001 Kwun, Wah Yun 1996-2001 Kjellin, Emma 1996-2003 Lee, (Fellows) Esme 1996-2003 Dinic, (Golijanin) Jelena 19971999 Keilhacker, Zeno 1997-1999 Daynes, Ian 1997-2000 Bird, (O’Brien) Anna 1997-2002 Collins, Tom 1997-2002

Leung, Alex 1997-2003 Wicks, Peter 1997-2003 Kwun, Shirley 1997-2003 Berger, Tara 1997-2004 Van Jaarsveld, (Koervers) Katrin 1998-1999 Sokolov, Nikolay 1998-2003 Hodgson, Harriet 1998-2004 Morgan-Gibbins, (Morgan) Fiona 1998-2011 Murdoch, Joanna 1999-2006 Wood, Rebecca 1999-2006 Pruul, Priit 1999-2000 Smart, Emma 1999-2001 Dshkhunyan, Karina 1999-2001 Kay, Lawrence 1999-2001 Gonciarczyk, (Steer) Natasha 1999-2001 Hanton, Richard 1999-2002 Errington, Nicholas 1999-2003 Taylor, John 1999-2004 Goddard, Averil 1999-2006 Carter, Daisy 1999-2008

2000s Kimbell, Andrew 2000-2002 Haller, Daniel 2000-2002 Snowball, Luke 2000-2004 Burn, David 2000-2005 Aldred, Charlotte 2000-2007 Holmes, Elizabeth 2000-2007 Long, Georgina 2000-2007 Jones, Kate 2000-2007 Vickery, Jane 2000-2008 Bakh, Polina 2000-2008 Worsfold, Shirley 2000-2010 King, Ian 2001-2009 Perl, Hannah 2001-2013 Cheeseman, Julia 2001-2003 Mirow, Philipp 2001-2003 Ball, Daisy 2001-2006 Whishaw, Natasha 2001-2008 Dick, Emily 2001-2009 Kittow, Anna 2002-2007 Warren, Helena 2002-2007 Dolan-Bibby, Holly 2002-2007 Yendell, Joseph 2002-2007 Jones, Andrew 2002-2009 Ingvorsen, Leo 2002-2009 Goddard, Johnny 2002-2010 Smith, David 2002-2011 Douglas-Hiley, Gigi 2002-2013 Wiederman, Stephanie 20022013 Reinhard, (Doelle) Christoph 2003-2004 Carter, James 2003-2008 Kittow, Lucy 2003-2008

Sachs, Jack 2003-2009 Stinton, Jacqueline -2003 Tinson, Kate 2003-2009 Ingvorsen, Tarun 2003-2009 Brander, Lewis 2003-2013 Layard Horsfall, Jolyon 20042014 Bieger, Charlotte 2004-2005 Dedman, Joshua 2004-2007 Dedman, Charles 2004-2009 Mackay, Charlotte 2004-2009 Hagstrom, Johan 2004-2009 Dick, Sarah 2004-2011 Vane, Lucy 2005-2007 Roberts, Elliott 2005-2008 Acton, Richard 2005-2009 Gaskell, Jordan 2005-2010 Bodie, Lauren 2005-2010 Acton, Benjamin 2005-2013 Watts, Joshua 2005-2013 Travis, Hamish 2006-2009 Smith, Ellis 2005-2010 Derber, Chelsea 2006-2010 Le Butt, Tristan 2006-2013 Davidson, William 2006-2013 Gibbons, Sarah 2007-2009 McCallum, Robbie 2007-2014 Armour, Thomas 2007-2014 Hibbert, Florence 2007-2009 Irving, Lettie 2007-2009 Gray, Olivia 2007-2009 Zelleke, Pascal 2007-2009 Goetz, Lynda 2007-2010 Carter, Nicholas 2007-2013 Bricknell, Georgina 2008-2010 Gilmour, Emily 2008-2010 Peplow, Francesca 2008-2010 Cimova, Kristina 2008-2010 Biancardi, Olivia 2008-2010 Hockley, Joseph 2008-2013 Hibbert, Georgina 2009-2012 Barnett, Gene 2009-2014 Barnett, Nathan 2009-2014 Howlett-Molloy, Shaun 20092014 Hoare, Beatrice 2009-2011 Shepherd, Isabelle 2009-2011

Tattersall, Rebecca 2011-2012 Speller, Georgina 2012-2014 Kerz, Johanna 2012-2014 Donnelly, Niall 2012-2014 Franz, Vincent 2012-2013

Can you help?

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Also, if you have replied and your name is not on this list please just let us know.

2010s Godwin, Byron 2010-2013 Chownsmith, Eleanor 2010-2012 von Zimmermann, Henrike 2010-2012 Millett, Lucy 2010-2012 Appleby, Isobel 2011-2013 Bretthauer, Maxine 2011-2013 Geerts, Selena 2011-2013 Riezouw, Vincent 2011-2013

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90TH CELEBRATION DINING PACKAGES With so many people coming to the OF Open Day, we’ve thought long and hard about food...and we’ve come up with three options that we hope will match most tastes. Given the numbers, we are asking that you pre-book. We have limited numbers for a formal sit-down meal in the Ballroom but we’ll put together as many hampers and roast as many hogs as required!

BOOKING YOUR PACKAGE

The easiest way to book is online at www.frensham.org/90. This will take you to a dedicated page where you can book and pay for your food, ask any questions or indeed offer to provide entertainment on the day.

However, if you prefer to book with us direct, please call Flo, Pete or Emily on 01252 794959.

WWW.FRENSHAM.ORG/90

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PACKAGE ONE HOG ROAST £10 If you’re after a quick, easy and tasty bite, you can book a hog roast bap, complete with stuffing, apple sauce and a side salad. Get a glass of wine or a local beer from the bar, find a nice spot and enjoy.

Unfortunately, vegetarian options are not available on this one!

PACKAGE TWO HOG ROAST PICNIC HAMPERS £30 This is no ordinary hamper...this is a Frensham Heights hamper! Filled with lovely picnic foods, salads and homemade chutney and pickle, it’s a perfect meal for two people – and the hamper itself is a great momento of the day. Both meat and vegetarian hampers are available.

Fresh

PACKAGE THREE FINE DINING £55

Seasonal

Enjoy an elegant three-course lunch with wine and coffee in the beautiful surroundings of the Ballroom. There will be tables of eight – so either book one or two seats, or how about getting a group together? We are limited to just 80 seats so do book quickly if this one’s for you.

THE BA LLROOM

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Frensham Heights Rowledge, Farnham Surrey, GU10 4EA T. 01252 792561 E. admissions@frensham.org www.frensham.org

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