Hatfield record - 2016

Hatfield Record

2016

Designed by Emanuel Vincent Harris, Pace Building was completed in 1950. It was named after Rev Canon Edward George Pace, ViceMaster of Hatfield from 191747. The architectural historian, Pevsner, describes the building as friendly, going on to say 'stone, with a big hipped roof, front doorways with Gibbs surrounds to each set, and a nice rhythm of windows towards the river.'

The refurbished building was reoccupied in Epiphany Term.

Hatfield Record 2016

Table of Contents The Master’s Letter

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Notes from the Bursar

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Notes from the Librarian

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The Common Rooms

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Articles: • • • • • • • •

Founder’s Commemoration Universities at War Remembrance Day Elephant Tug/of/War 1952 Rugby and (Table) Football A Room with a View: Birds from D1 WorkFit North East Durham University Greenspace

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Academic Distinctions

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College Sport

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Club and Society Awards

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College Societies

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The Hatfield Trust

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Hatfield Awards and Bursaries

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The Hatfield Association

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Forthcoming Events

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Members’ News

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Durham University Honorary Degrees

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Death Notices

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Obituaries & Tributes

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College Notes

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Re&opening of Pace following the major refurbishment project (Tim Burt (Master) and Stuart Corbridge (Vice&Chancellor)

Credit: Samuel Michael Gard @ SMG Photography

The Master’s Letter This has been the most difficult letter of my twenty to start, as I did not quite know what to say! But that has now been resolved so I can make a start. I have today (7th March) just sent the following message to all three common rooms: “After conversations with the Vice/Chancellor and Chairman of College Council, I have decided to stay on at Hatfield for the next academic year. I will let you know the exact date in 2017 when I will retire once this is definite. In the end, I shall have completed twenty one years, or very close to it, as Master of Hatfield College, no doubt the best job in the world as far as I am concerned!

This is an exciting time for the University with a new strategy being devised. As part of this, the Accommodation & Estates Strategy Programme Board, of which I am a member, will have the important job of planning the development of new academic and college buildings; the latter is particularly close to my heart and the prospect of new colleges in Durham is an exciting one!

The Vice/Chancellor will attend Hatfield College Council on 24th May. This will be our opportunity to hear his vision for the College and how the appointment of my successor should be organised. That process can then begin and there should be plenty of time for a new person to be in post for the start of academic year 2017/18. Their first task will be to oversee the refurbishment of Jevons, an exciting prospect indeed!”

So, there we are. After too much dithering (or vacillation as some might politely call it), I felt there was too little time for College to complete the appointment of my successor by the beginning of the next academic year. This way, there will be ample time, ideal for the new person and the College, I hope.

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Of course, as my message implies, life at Hatfield continues to be very good, driven along by our multi/talented, hyper/active students.

Elizabeth and I know that life post/Hatfield can hardly be the same: being surrounded here by a thousand bright, energetic young people is a rare privilege. Whatever the demography of a Devon village, it is bound to be skewed towards the elderly rather than dominated by the 18/24 age group. We have just had, last weekend, the annual Lion in Winter Ball followed by the Charity Fashion Show. Both events were a great success, of course, very well organised and executed. In addition to the student organisers, College staff worked tirelessly to ensure that everything went smoothly, and the rest of us are very grateful to all concerned. Shortly, we shall have the HCBC fund/raising ball at Beamish Hall and then there will be the Lion in Summer Ball to look forward to – I hope you have all bought your tickets for what promises to be a wonderful finale to the academic year?

As ever, there have been many highlights over the last twelve months, often involving alumni, including: • Ray Hudson’s year as Acting Vice/Chancellor. Ray came to the Geography Department and to Hatfield as a mentor (then a “tutor”) in 1972, just for a year! We wish Geraldine and him a happy and long retirement; • A reunion of the 1965 vintage, including Tony and Barbara Laithwaite, where a good time was clearly had by all; • A stunning evening of English literature with the poet Sinéad Morrissey before dinner and the renowned author Phillip Pullman after dinner; • Bishop Oliver Simon’s sermon at the David Melville Evensong when he recounted the disagreement between Warden Thorp and Melville, eventually resulting in the latter’s departure from Durham and the world of higher education – a sad loss for Durham and the country; • Being hosted by Hatfield alumnus Chris Burn at a conference at Carleton University, Ottawa, where I studied for a Master’s degree 40+ years ago. Gladly, they asked me to be nostalgic; • The “On the Map” lecture series, jointly organised with Dr. Andrés Luque, including a map exhibition featuring the maps from the SCR sitting room;

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• Christmas in New Zealand. This included a short trip to the University of Otago to see its colleges, a chance to compare with what we do here in Durham. Elizabeth and I were warmly welcomed and it is clear that Durham has provided them with a vision for their future, one very positive result of our Collegiate Way conference in 2014. Even so, they do much that is enviable, including clear recognition of the centrality of their colleges to their university and a determined policy to invest in their future; • The visit of my former Oxford D.Phil. student, Mike Slattery, from Texas Christian University, to talk in Hatfield about rhino conservation one evening and wind turbines the next!

Tim with alumnus Chris Burn

One item eclipses all others this year: the refurbishment of the Pace building which was completed in February. This has involved complete modernisation whilst retaining as many of the original features as possible, including the double doors and the staircase balustrades. It has been completed to the highest standards, with excellent furniture, fully en suite, and sensitive replacement of the old windows with double glazing. We should see a large reduction in energy consumption. All in all, the University has spent about £2.5 million on the project and, whilst we can too easily grumble about the

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“contribution” we make to central funds, Hatfield is certainly getting its fair share back in terms of building refurbishment. All being well, there should be a further £5 million spent on Jevons in 2017/18. We are very grateful to staff from Estates and Buildings for their work on the project, Barry Frost, the project manager, in particular.

As an aside, I wonder if the Pace residents know what it is to “sport their oak”? I found this definition from Brewer’s 1898 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: “To keep an outer door shut. In the Universities the College rooms have two doors, an outer and an inner one. The outer door is called the sporting door, and is opened with a key. When shut it is to give notice to visitors that the person who occupies the rooms is not at home, or is not to be disturbed. The word sport means to exhibit.”

Finally, I should like to add a word of welcome to our new Vice/ Chancellor, Professor Stuart Corbridge. Stuart and I are old friends; we worked together at Huddersfield Polytechnic in the early 1980s, although our paths have only crossed occasionally since then. Under Stuart’s leadership, the University is vigorously conducting a full strategic review: the academic review is paramount, of course, with an accommodation review (academic and residential) following close behind. In an era of continued expansion, we can envisage a positive future for the college system, I think, and the development of new colleges in and close to Durham city. Durham is a world/class university and part of what makes us distinctive is the college system. Some people may assert that the cost of colleges is too high (although they usually fail to present supporting evidence). If a college system does indeed cost more than a non/collegiate equivalent – and that is a big “if” – then of course, the colleges must pay their way to ensure long/ term sustainability – and we do. But cost is only one side of the coin – there are many benefits, financial and reputational, which must be added into the equation too. The college system is central to Durham University’s “unique selling point” (USP), with Hatfield firmly at the heart of all that goes on in that regard.

Floreat collegium!

Tim Burt

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Notes from the Vice/Master & Senior Tutor Freshers’ Week went well. We have had a large intake of new students (299 undergraduates and 157 postgraduates, of which 21 are doctoral students). We continue to seek to be “paper light”, and once again all new students were given a USB stick that contained much of what would formerly have been printed – and more besides. At the request of the JCR we have printed SHAPED Diaries principally for first/year students; others may have copies on request. Thanks go to George Davies, Roshini Turner, and Abi Steed (the Senior Freshers’ Reps) as well as to their teams for the hard work that they put into Freshers’ Week.

Our schools’ mentoring scheme continues to go from strength to strength. Henry Parker and Hannah Paremain are working with St Robert of Newminster School, Washington, and have recruited 45 school mentors from the College to mentor Year 10 and Year 12 pupils on some Wednesdays in Michaelmas and Epiphany Terms. Jen Old is working with Dyke House College in Hartlepool, and has recruited 15 mentors for Year 8 pupils. We also arranged a “taster” afternoon at Hatfield for the pupils. Pupils had lunch in College with their Hatfield school mentors, followed by a tour of Hatfield for mentees and then three lectures – one for each of Years 8, 10, and 12. The talks were on Maps (Year 8, by Andy Burn), on Zombies (“Night of the Living Trope: The Undead in Literature and Film” – for Year 12, by Eleanor Spencer /Regan) and by me on “Remorse as a Literary Theme in the Harry Potter Books” (Year 10). We have also held a dinner in College for the Dyke House College pupils and their student mentors to celebrate the year’s mentoring. In addition, on 2 March I went to St Robert School with a group of Hatfield students and with Rik Coldwell, one of Hatfield’s mentors, to a conference for Year 12 pupils from 11 schools in the north east entitled “Raising Aspirations”.

SHAPED (“Supporting Hatfielders’ Academic Progress, Employability and Development”) is now firmly embedded in the life of the College.

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Wai Fung Teh and Meg Kneafsey have developed SHAPED to make it more responsive to students’ needs and aspirations. I am very grateful to them. The programme continues to evolve and develop! Wai Fung and Meg introduced a new set of talks, aimed primarily at first/year students, called “Blast Off”. The talks have been primarily aimed at the issues, concerns, and questions that first/year students typically have.

Topics covered include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

What I wish I'd known when I was a fresher Getting Involved in College Internships Lectures, seminars, and labs The Durham Award Dissertations and Extended Projects The Careers’ Service Introduction to Speed Reading Staying on Top of Life Doing the reading for lectures and seminars ‘Bashing’ it out (!)

Being a postgraduate A year Abroad or a Year in Industry College Hustings.

The Forum on Forgiveness and Reconciliation met three times. I gave a presentation on my new book, Forgiveness: A Theology; Professor Michael Snape gave a talk on war crimes in the Second World War; I gave a lecture on “The Spirituality of Forgiveness” to a seminar held jointly with the Forum and the Seminar on Spirituality, Theology, and Health.

Some of our new students faced the logistical challenges of the renovations at Pace and were housed temporarily at Shoichi Hall; all students in Michaelmas Term faced a modest reduction in the quality of some of our social and recreational facilities while Pace was being renovated. The College did its best to minimise the inconvenience and dislocation. The JCR took action to ensure students at Shoichi were well supported, able to participate in Freshers’ Week, and embedded in the life of the College. One of the Freshers’ Reps opted to live at

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Shoichi/Pace, and Jack Wilde, one of the Resident Wardens, lived at Shoichi during the period of “exile” from the main site. On balance, the short/term dislocation and inconvenience has been worth the benefit of Pace being renovated and turned into en suite rooms and excellent social and recreational facilities put in place.

One source of concern has been the effect of the new allocations system on the profile of College membership. The new system means that the College does not choose whom to admit; rather, students select which College they wish to join and are allocated to another College if the College of their choice is full. This has some important implications for establishing and maintaining a balanced and diverse community.

I have conducted a careful analysis of admissions data, and concluded that: 1.

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Under the new system, the number of students offered places and who come to Hatfield reflect exactly the proportion of people who apply; Hatfield is proportionately in line with the University average in terms of male/female ratio; Hatfield is proportionately in line with the rest of the University in terms of the number of international students; Independent school students comprise a proportionately greater number of students at Hatfield; There is an absolute decrease in the number of state school students applying to Hatfield.

There is cause for concern regarding the imbalance between state and independent school admissions, and the impact this has on maintaining a balanced and diverse community. To help mitigate this, the College is taking forward its own Target Schools Scheme whereby current Hatfield state school students will re/visit their schools to encourage applications to College. We also hope that our schools mentoring scheme will encourage a greater proportion of state school applications to Hatfield. The Master will be chairing a working party to consider what further steps we can take to ensure Hatfield is a balanced and diverse community.

Anthony Bash

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8 SCR Photo Competition (College Life Category) Runner up: Ru Poon

Notes from the Assistant Senior Tutor Let’s party like it’s 1846!

2016 is shaping up to be an exciting year in life of Hatfield College.

2016 marks the 170th anniversary of David Melville’s founding of the College in 1846, and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the College’s alumni organisation, the Hatfield Association. 2016 will, appropriately, be marked with various celebrations of our rich history, foremost among them, the Lion in Summer Ball; but even as we look back with pride at all we have achieved, we must also look ahead to all that we wish to accomplish in the future.

Like many others, we at Hatfield College have made a New Year’s resolution. In 2016 we launched a new fundraising project for the Hatfield Trust, the David Melville Fund. Honouring Melville’s vision of a vibrant community in which every member is given the opportunity to ‘be the best that they can be’, this Fund will enable to Trust to better support the activities of our sports teams, our societies, our choirs, our theatre company, and our community outreach projects. Whilst we are rightly proud of our students’ stellar academic achievements, we recognise that a true education is gained as much on the pitch or on the stage as it is in the lecture theatre or laboratory. In 2016 we aim to raise £100,000 for the David Melville Fund. This may seem an ambitious target in the current economic climate, but as you will know, Hatfielders are nothing if not determined and ambitious!

As part of the College’s new focus on alumni community building and fundraising, we appointed the first Sabbatical Development Officer, Catherine Gleave, in September 2015. It has been Catherine’s job to consolidate the many and various strands of fundraising and alumni activity that go on around the College, and to further the work of the Hatfield Trust in raising and distributing financial support for

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students’ co/curricular and extra/curricular activities. It has been a pleasure to work with Catherine this academic year, and we are confident that our investment in the SDO position will reap rewards, both in terms of monies raised and the increase in alumni engagement, in the future. The new SDO will be appointed in late April to start in September 2016, and we look forward to introducing you to our new team member in due course.

As I write this report in mid/March, we have just welcomed over forty of our students into their new home in the renovated Pace building.

The renovation works have been completed to the highest specifications and we sincerely hope that future generations of students will enjoy what is now some of the highest quality accommodation in the University. Of course, such ambitious building and renovation projects necessitate disruption and displacement of students, but we are incredibly proud of the way in which the JCR planned for the decant in order to ensure that every new student had the full College experience even whilst living off the College site; they showed true ‘blitz spirit’!

We are now in the third cycle of the University’s ‘automatic allocation process’; whatever our thoughts about the process, it appears that it is, at least for now, here to stay. Whilst we are immensely proud of Hatfield’s continued ability to attract a large number of the most accomplished applicants from the independent sector, we continue to work to ‘market’ the College in a more proactive way to the highest quality candidates from the state sector. To this end we have been working on producing a new College video which will showcase the friendly, diverse, and inclusive ethos at Hatfield. This video will form part of our media pack for our new ‘target state schools’ scheme, whereby our state/educated students will be encouraged to visit their former schools to share with current sixth formers their positive experiences of life on the Bailey.

The College’s reputation as a hub for engaging and accessible multi/ and interdisciplinary scholarly activity has only increased this academic year. In late October the inter/disciplinary event ‘How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse’ provided our new students with an entertaining and accessible introduction to the College’s scholarly events

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programme. Attracting an audience of approximately 120 students both from Hatfield College and from the wider University, this event brought together five academics from departments across the three faculties. Dr Luna Centifanti (Department of Psychology) debated whether zombies exhibit psychopathic tendencies; Dr Mark Booth (School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health) considered the likely epidemiology of the zombie outbreak; Dr Nick Pearce (Foundation Centre) explored the Haitian origins of the zombie myth; Dr Benedict Douglas (Durham Law School) asked whether zombies have human rights; and I examined the development of the zombie genre in literature and film. It's all fun and games 'till someone loses a brain…

To coincide with the Durham Book Festival in October, the College hosted a night of literary events. Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, held a packed hall of students in utter thrall, and the College’s affiliation with the Durham University Centre for Poetry and Poetics brought Durham Book Festival Laureate, Sinéad Morrissey, to speak to students about ‘The Poems That Made Me’.

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The Master’s lecture series ‘On the Map!’ attracted wide audiences during the Michaelmas Term, and students were fascinated to hear from speakers such as our own Junior Research Fellow, Dr Andy Burn, and Brigadier Mohammad Iftikhar Zaidi, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and Cranfield University.

Credit: Samuel Michael Gard @ SMG Photography

In a few days’ time, we will welcome nearly two hundred offer holders to College for our annual Post/Offer Visitor Days, showcasing the very best that Hatfield has to offer. Whilst we may have impressive facilities (a brand new cardio gym suite and a wide screen TV) and ‘selling points’ (a thriving online and social media presence) that David Melville could never have imagined, what remains most impressive about Hatfield College is exactly what Melville held dear 170 years ago, namely, our sense of collegiality, cooperation, and community; what we are still proud to call our ‘Hatfield spirit’.

Eleanor Spencer/Regan

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Notes from the Chaplain We welcomed Jonathan Allsopp as our new Director of Music.

Jonathan is a second/year student studying music, an accomplished organist, and is one of the Cathedral’s Organ Scholars. We have two new Junior Organ Scholars, Josh Ridley and Margaret Edwards. Our choir continues to thrive, and has produced excellent music. I have had on placement a Cranmer ordinand, Ben Allison, who is in his final year at Cranmer.

Important work to the chapel’s roof and the stonework was completed over the summer. In addition, major repairs to the organ were carried out. The organ repairers observed that the balcony was bowing under the weight of the organ, and a structural survey of the safety of the balcony has been requested.

The following visits have been made by the choir: • 30 November – to Durham Cathedral, where the choir sang evensong on St Andrew’s Day Service; • 6 February – the choir sang evensong at Ripon Cathedral; • 13 and 14 February – Choir Reunion Weekend – the choir sang at Matins, the Eucharist and Evensong; • 29 March to 1 April – the choir went on a tour to sing at Hereford Cathedral.

Our regular weekly service of Choral Evensong has been moved to Mondays at 6.30pm. The theme for Michaelmas was The Collegiate Way, and most of the speakers were JCR members. In Epiphany, the theme was Spirituality in Twentieth Century Literature. Our Remembrance Sunday Service was well supported and the two Christmas Carol Services were full. Bishop Oliver Simon, an alumnus of the College, gave a fine address at the David Melville Commemoration service in January (his sermon is on pp. 32/39).

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I am delighted to say that the tradition of lunchtime organ recitals on Fridays in Epiphany Term has continued. The theme was Celebrating

the Orgenbüchlein Project.

Chapel Choir Reunion

Our grateful thanks go to Alec Roth, former Visiting College Fellow, who has donated a set of scores of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis to the College which he composed for the Hatfield Service. The score has been recorded by Ex Cathedra on a new CD of Alec’s music which was released on the Hyperion label on 29 January 2016. www.hyperion/records.co.uk/notes/68144/B.pdf To coincide with the release of the CD, the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis will be published by Peters Edition.

Anthony Bash

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Notes from the Bursar Major Refurbishment During the summer vacation 2015, the Operations Team and local contractors refurbished the basement of A & B Stairs. The Library and Reading Room were transferred from Pace Building to A & B Stairs.

The Archive Room and TV Room within the basement have been transformed into much needed, additional study space.

The rear car park has been home to various shipping containers for storage, temporary gyms and common room for the last few months.

The temporary solution was not perfect; however, it allowed students additional space during the Pace Building refurbishment.

The major refurbishment of Pace Building has been completed to an extremely high standard. The project was slightly delayed, due to the contractors finding a void in the basement floor which was not included in the original building drawings.

The College organised a specialised removal company to transfer students from Teikyo University to Pace Building on Saturday, 30 January 2016. It was really heart/warming to see the enthusiasm and joy from the students moving into College. I think the abundance of cakes also lifted their spirits!

Minor Refurbishment The first/floor bathrooms and pantries in Bailey House were refurbished over the summer vacation. The remaining three floors will be refurbished in summer 2016.

The stonework on the Chapel was completely renovated; this has dramatically improved the overall appearance of the Chapel.

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Future Major Refurbishment The Business Case for the refurbishment of Jevons Building, including the extension of the Lion’s Den was presented to the University Executive Committee during the Easter Vacation. This was agreed and the refurbishment should commence in July 2017.

Lion in Winter Ball and Fashion Show Thanks go to both Executive Committees and Operational Teams for their hard work and determination, ensuring that both events were an amazing success.

Retirement

Mike Bodham retired from Hatfield College in January 2016. Mike has been an integral part of Hatfield College for 25 years. The students and staff will really miss him.

Michelle Crawford

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A refurbished room in Pace, now fully en suite!

Credit: Samuel Michael Gard @ SMG Photography

The relocated RoseWood gym in the Pace basement

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Notes from the Librarian Our librarian, Michelle Austin, left in December, for a new post at Newcastle University, nearer to her home. She oversaw the relocation of the library to its new location in B Stairs. I am delighted to say that the Library in its new location looks a much more welcoming place, with very good facilities. We now also have three newly/equipped reading/study rooms to support our students’ learning. At the time of writing this report, we are in the process of advertising for a new librarian. Watch this space for further news!

Student book donations have been good, with 104 books donated over the last few weeks of Easter Term 2015.

Stock checking was completed in June 2015 which showed 89 missing items. This figure is considerably higher than in previous years, which has been around 20/30. This could reflect the unstaffed 24/7 opening hours. £126.72 has been raised from the sale of withdrawn stock and this will be used to purchase additional books.

Fiction stock has now been reorganized and appropriate titles reclassified into the main Dewey sequence.

Poetry books that were donated by local poet, Anne Stevenson, to Dr Eleanor Spencer/Regan have now been sent to Palace Green Library to be held there as a Special Collection.

Anthony Bash

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The Junior Common Room Senior Man Chair Communities Officer Facilities Officer(s)

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Livers’ Out Representative : Secretary : Social Secretary : Treasurer : Vice/President (Discipline) : Welfare Officer :

Robert Double Felicity Juckes Daniel Cain/Reed Eleanor Hattersley (Easter Term) Samuel Gard (Michaelmas & Epiphany Terms) Sara Nordboe Pettersen Ben Bloom India Smith Oliver Carruthers Brogan Lear Isabelle Horler

The coming years will be an enormously exciting and challenging time for the JCR, as Hatfield begins a period of renewal and improvement.

This year, a key focus for the JCR Exec has been to manage the first phase of Hatfield’s exciting facelift: the refurbishment of Pace block and A & B Stairs. Through our presence on the committee overseeing Hatfield’s capital planning project, the JCR Exec has tried to maximise undergraduate input and consultation on the refurbishments, and has been successful in influencing the design of key JCR spaces to better meet the needs of the student community.

The JCR has continued to provide an extraordinary array of activities for College, from our success in college sports, to our thriving cultural scene, much of which I hope you will be able to read in the following pages of this Record. For now, I hope my report provides a valuable insight into the general business of the JCR. Pace Refurbishment, JCR Investment and College Facilities The JCR has seen the refurbishment of Pace block as a key opportunity to improve the JCR/managed facilities within Hatfield. Over £29,000 has been invested in JCR facilities and College living areas over the past year, much of which can be seen in our new gyms, music room and

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common room. Our music room has received £880 of investment, giving students high quality music recording capabilities, whilst also maximising space efficiency and noise reduction for Pace residents. We invested £7,178 in our new common room, which now features 4 high quality leather sofas, a state/of/the/art 65 inch 4K definition smart TV, surround sound and a PlayStation 4, with the possibility of a coffee machine in the future. The most significant portion of investment lies in the refurbishment of the College gym facilities. The JCR invested £18,355 in the Timpson and RoseWood gyms, alongside a generous donation from the Hatfield Trust of £6,500. Responding to the feedback from our members, the gyms now feature chilled water dispensers, TVs, wall/length mirrors, air/conditioning, 2 brand new dumb/bell racks and several new weights and cardio machines.

Alongside our Pace investment, the JCR has invested £1,268 into the College tech facilities, managed by our newly created Tech Manager and Tech Team.

The JCR is indebted to the work of Ellie Hattersley and Sam Gard for their fantastic work as Facilities Officer in the past year.

Governance and Democracy This year has been the first sitting of the newly restructured JCR Executive Committee. While it is natural that any significant restructuring creates organisational and operational challenges, I am happy to say that the new Committee has improved the management of the JCR. Many thanks to Felicity Juckes, our JCR Chair, for diligently managing our Standing Orders through this time of transition.

A key target this year was to improve transparency and accountability of the JCR, and to respond to our members’ desire for more information on accommodation fees. Hatfield JCR joined other members of the Presidents’ Committee to push for greater transparency on the matter of accommodation fees. In Epiphany Term, we held a comprehensive JCR/wide consultation on accommodation fees, JCR spending and College facilities. This exercise proved to be an informative democratic exercise, and presents clear areas in need of further consultation. We also introduced termly JCR Exec Reports for

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our members, to help communicate the work of the JCR Exec across our community. Many thanks to Ben Bloom, this year’s Secretary, who has been responsible for much of the essential information sharing between the Exec and our members, and who oversaw the design of a new Hatfield JCR calendar.

Finances The JCR remains in good financial health without any major concerns.

We decided not to increase the cost of the JCR levy this year, for the first time in a number of years. The current JCR levy stands as a single payment of £230. The opening balance for FY15/16 was £99292.07.

Oliver Carruthers has been the JCR Treasurer for the past year. His professionalism and superb budgetary skills have seen the modernisation of the way the JCR manages its finances. He has reliably conducted the herculean task of managing payments for all JCR facility investments over the past year, and also advised on all financial matters concerning JCR events and sports and societies. The JCR is indebted to his great service whilst in office.

Sports, Societies and the Arts The JCR has experienced an enormously successful year for sports, societies and the Arts, as I am sure you will be able to read in the reports from captains and presidents that follow. Our JCR Treasury Committee has continued to allow all JCR/affiliated activates to receive crucial investment to grow and develop. In the past year, we led a campaign to improve communication between the sports and societies captains and presidents, specifically on matters concerning social events within Hatfield’s bar. This has seen improved engagement between the JCR Exec and JCR activities. It has also allowed the JCR to facilitate better training to student leaders, so to maximise the student experience for all wishing to participate in Hatfield activities. This year, Hatfield JCR was one of the first University bodies to give student leaders within clubs and societies training through ‘GoodLad’ Workshops. The Bar has remained a key social space for our clubs and societies, and I hope this continues in the future, despite the challenges of the Jevons refurbishment. Many thanks to Daniel Cain/Reed, in his

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role as Communities Officer, for his efforts with JCR clubs and societies on the JCR Exec, as well as Isabelle Horler, our Welfare Officer, for helping facilitate the ‘GoodLad’ Workshops.

JCR Events Thanks to the effort of Senior Freshers’ Reps (Freps), George Davies and Roshini Turner, and their Frep team, this year’s Freshers’ Week was enormously successful. Highlights of the week including a sensational pub quiz and UV paint party in the Bar.

Members of the JCR Exec Committee

The Michaelmas Ball, named this year as the St. Moritz Ball, changed into a fine/dining experience within our Dining Hall. With the decorations totally transforming the Hall into a picturesque luxury ski resort, and a delicious and visually stunning menu, it is no wonder that the Ball sold out for the first time in 3 years, and raised over £2,000 for local charity, Cash for Kids, in an after/dinner charity auction.

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Hatfield’s Beer and Music Festival: Hatfield Sessions, returned once again at a slightly later date in January. Back from New Year celebrations, Joe Kelen and Will Seex put on a fantastic event for College, including a brilliant range of live bands, and an even better variety of bottled and draft beer for all tastes.

With a former JCR Treasurer chairing this year’s Lion in Winter Ball (LIWB), alongside the brilliant Hannah Johnson, expectations were set high. In short: they did not disappoint. Themed ‘Lost in the Woods’, LIWB boasted swinging boats, an exquisite dining menu and fantastic decorations across the whole of College campus. This was topped off by a sensational Abba tribute band to close the live music. A picture says a thousand words, and the turnout at this year’s Survivors’ photo is testament to how many Hatfielders remained entertained until 5:45am!

Many congratulations to Jamie Durham, Hannah, and the rest of the LIWB Executive Committee for putting on such a fantastic event.

This year’s Charity Fashion Show, themed ‘The Zodiac’, continued the success of the past couple of years. With top/quality banter from the compères, Toby Bradshaw and Alex Keating, alongside a diverse collection of glamorous fashion ranges, including a new ‘sportswear walk’, the event was enormously enjoyable. As a charity event, the Fashion Show also raised over £5000 for LIFE for a CURE, a charity founded by a Hatfielder in aid of Meningitis. Many thanks to Sophie Skipper, Sophie Roberts and Annie Harris for leading the Fashion Show into another storming success.

Particular recognition has to go to India Smith, this year’s Social Secretary, for her fantastic work overseeing all College events, as well as keeping Hatfield’s social scene busy with a multitude of open mic nights. The introduction of a Wine and Cheese evening for Hatfield was a superb idea, which will no doubt continue to develop in the coming years. Special recognition goes to India for her work organising this year’s Hatfield Day, and the Michaelmas Ball – both innovative and greatly entertaining.

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JCR relations: College Common Room relations The JCR has continued to communicate regularly with the MCR and SCR. Our Vice/President (Discipline), Brogan Lear, led a campaign this year to set up an academic support system between MCR and JCR students. This is a fantastic idea, which I hope will continue to be developed in the years to come.

Hatfield for the past, and the future…

The JCR would like to thank the Hatfield Association for its support restoring and framing archived pictures for display in College. The past year has seen a number of photographs, young and old, appear around College as part of an incentive to give Hatfield spaces more ‘Hatfield Spirit’. This has begun in the stairways in Pace building, and is something I hope will continue across Hatfield in the coming years!

With the generous support of the Hatfield Trust, the JCR has secured sponsorship to design a wall dedicated to Hatfielders who served in the two World Wars. With the support of Sam Gard, the Facilities Officer, and the University Archivist, we have set up a strong foundation from which to continue gathering information and designing the display.

From appreciating the past in Hatfield, to preparing the future, the JCR has also begun the process of designing a new social media campaign, #ThisIsOurHatfield. This campaign will feature a series of short videos introducing the key members of our College community, from the Master, to the JCR Executive Committee, to the Housekeeping Team and College Porters. These videos will help project a sense of ‘The Hatfield Spirit’ to anyone searching the internet to find out more about our College. Many thanks to the Hatfield Trust for supporting this venture.

A personal note Our JCR is a fantastic body, full of amazing, creative, ambitious and inspiring individuals. It is an imperfect beast, as any large/scale institution inevitably is. Within the imperfections, however, lies a truly

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remarkable, unique and warm collection of staff and students which make up our Hatfield community. I have so many fantastic, heart/ warming and life/lasting memories of my time within Hatfield’s gates, which I know I will treasure from the moment I leave.

The Hatfield Fashion Show raised over £5000 for the Charity, LIFE for a CURE

It has been a pleasure to be part of Hatfield JCR for three years, and a true honour to have been able to work alongside an incredible Executive Committee leading it into 2016. I wish everyone graduating this year the very best of luck for the future, and send my heartfelt thanks to all those who will continue to make Hatfield College the best college in Durham.

Rob Double (Senior Man)

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The Middle Common Room President Academic Officer Chair Events Officers Secretary Treasurer Welfare Officer

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Andrew Robertson Eléonore Vissol/Gaudin Abigail Steed Jonny Snowden & Julia Raszewska Daniel Morgan/Thomas John Lawson Georgia Mackie

2015/2016 has been another successful year for the Postgraduate students of Hatfield. We have run an ambitious programme of events from trips and parties, to scholarly activities such as research symposia.

The summer was host to a number of events to keep our members distracted from looming dissertation deadlines. These included an MCR Sports Day and Wimbledon Finals party, as well as a Karaoke night in Newcastle. On top of these we had a couple of summer welfare events: zumba and wine, and yoga and cake, which set off a chain of events being held in James Barber House involving bright clothes, sweatbands and fitness videos on Youtube.

Hatfield students also got involved in other events going on in Durham throughout the summer, with a good turnout for the Student Union organized trips to Whitby, Lindisfarne and Bamburgh.

The summer was finished off with the staple that is the Hatfield MCR BBQ as well as a postgraduate ball held for students from all colleges, held in the Castle.

As our Masters students headed home after a year in Durham, planning was already well underway for the induction week for our next crop of students. Abigail Steed led a team of ten Induction Reps who all worked tirelessly to ensure that students enjoyed their first weeks in Durham. The new MCR members enjoyed a wide range of evening events; highlights included a BBQ at James Barber House, the

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Welcome Dinner put on by College, and a Pot Luck Dinner where students made food from their homeland. We also enjoyed an evening on the Wear, having a joint boat party with St Chad’s MCR. To escape from Durham on the day that all the new undergraduates arrived, we went on a trip to Vindolanda Roman Fort and Hadrian’s Wall. Even Durham old timers learnt a lot, as it transpired that one of our new members, Archaeologist, James Wilson, was an expert on the Romans.

Members of the MCR Executive Committee

The end of October saw the elections for the remainder of the MCR Executive Committee (the President, Treasurer and Chair being elected at the end of the Epiphany Term 2015). The successful candidates were Eléonore Vissol/Gaudin, Jonny Snowden, Julia Raszewska, Daniel Morgan/Thomas and Georgia Mackie. Events Officers, Jonny and Julia, appointed Dianne Chen as International Officer, while Georgia appointed two deputy Welfare Officers: Josh O'Shaughnessy and Jack Schofield/Newton. Akash Jain also reprised his role as IT Officer, and has done an excellent job at revamping the MCR’s website (https://community.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.mcr/).

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Our events team have worked to ensure that members are kept busy while in Durham. Supplementing regular Hatfield formals, there have been several MCR/only formals, including one for Valentine’s Day complete with roses and anonymous notes. There have also been less formal events, including a James Bond movie night to coincide with the release of Spectre and an evening of mulled wine and mince pies in the lead up to Christmas. For people looking for a way to relax, the Welfare Team has organized a variety of welfare related activities, such as yoga, and a day of art and crafts run in conjunction with Hatfield Art and Crafts Club.

MCR Pot Luck Dinner

Research related activities have continued to be a cornerstone of MCR life. The termly symposia have gone from strength to strength, with the addition of speakers from the JCR, as well as a theme for each symposium. Most recently we had a symposium on the theme of Beauty, with topics ranging from Renaissance art to climate change and pure mathematics.

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The MCR has also sought to help its members with academic endeavours outside of Durham. With kind support from the Hatfield Trust, the Hatfield Research Awards have helped students financially with trips to other institutions around the UK, as well attending conferences and going on field trips further afield. Some of the more exotic places visited include Lebanon and South Africa.

Another way in which the MCR seeks to further the scholarly activities of Hatfield is through the Communal Research Fund (CRF). This is funding available to Hatfield students wanting to organize a conference or workshop on a topic that interests them. We have had one CRF event in the last twelve months, ‘Material Matters: Making and Marking Power in the Sudans’, and we are looking forward to supporting a lecture series on Roman Britain in Michaelmas 2016. The Hatfield Trust and SCR have both generously supported the CRF, so we hope this is something that will continue to grow.

The MCR continues to go from strength to strength thanks to the hard work of students as well as the College officers and staff. It has been my pleasure to work with these people for the past two years, but for myself and our Treasurer, John Lawson, the time has come to pass on the baton. Whoever is successful in the upcoming elections, I am sure that Hatfield MCR will be in safe hands, and I look forward to seeing it continue to flourish.

Andrew Robertson (MCR President)

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The Senior Common Room President Vice/President Vice/President (Events) Secretary Treasurer Visual Arts Secretary

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Derek Crozier Nick Brown Sophie Philipson Rik Coldwell Chris Smith Elizabeth Burt

Over the last 12 months the SCR has experienced a great deal of activity. To begin with a number of social events have taken place, apart from the formals and guest nights.

Throughout the year we have continued to hold monthly walks around the region, including visits to Reeth, Wolsingham, Edmundbyers and Newcastle, which have proved very popular and have been well supported. The Pudding Club held two successful evenings thanks to our compères, Michael Daly and Richard Bain. The On the Map! series of lectures proved very popular including visits to the University map archive and a private visit to the Antarctic exhibition, all thanks to the efforts of Professor Tim Burt and Andrés Luque. The SCR organised a Russian/themed Guest Night, which was attended by both SCR members and students and a good night was had by all. We also held well/attended Champagne Tasting and Whisky Tasting events this year, the latter being a very enjoyable joint social event with Collingwood SCR. We also continued our sponsorship of the JCR/MCR Photographic Competition.

During the summer we have refurbished the SCR Sitting Room and it is hoped that the new seating together with the coffee tables will encourage more SCR members to use it.

We have at last started the new standing order system for subscriptions.

Although slow to start with, this should, in the end, enable us to become financially viable and help us to budget for the future. It is also hoped that the SCR will soon have an updated Constitution.

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In conclusion I would like to take the opportunity to thank Sophie Philipson (Vice/President (Events)), Chris Smith (Treasurer) and Rik Coldwell (Secretary) for their continuing support.

Derek Crozier (SCR President)

SCR Walk near Reeth

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Articles Founder’s Commemoration Hatfield College Chapel, 29 January 2016 I’d like to begin by acknowledging the distinguished oversight of Hatfield College during the past twenty years of the current Master, Professor Tim Burt. Tim has, I believe, contested with the University’s powers/that/be for the soul of the collegiate system; and he, and Elizabeth, have modelled compellingly the vision of David Melville, the first Principal of Bishop Hatfield Hall, who we are commemorating this evening.

According to some recollections which were sent to May Gaskell, Canon Melville’s daughter, after his death late on Tuesday 9 March 1904, Melville had three ‘pet aversions’; he disliked people who smoked pipes; he couldn’t stand the ‘clerical moustache’ – though he sported Gladstonian whiskers himself; and he was strongly opposed to clergymen who became magistrates.1 Melville read classics at Braenose College, Oxford where he was a scholar. Robert Forest, the Dean of Worcester at the time of his death, remembers, On one occasion G[ladstone] & Ld Littleton were much exercised about a passage in the Classics of which neither of them could translate to his own satisfaction. M[elville] sent his rendering of the passage which Gladstone – I think in a letter – described as completely successful – yet M. used often to allege that he himself was a good but not a great scholar.”2 Melville was a liberal in his politics but he parted from Gladstone, whom he had known since their Oxford days, over Home Rule for Ireland in 1886 and became a Liberal Unionist; a precursor of the Conservatives. He was known to be hospitable, entertaining (in a

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manner of speaking), a conversationalist and raconteur. His obituary notices, of which there are a considerable number (several apparently drawing on a common source) mention by way of illustrating his tendency to be prolix, his playful definition of a baby – “a nebulous agglomeration of latent potentialities”. It’s acknowledged, however, that his comments could sometimes be caustic. He is described within the family as domineering; he was tall, some 6’3” in his prime. His two sons apparently found it difficult to relate to him: at the time of his death, one was in South America and the other was in the south of France, though MP for Stockport. His wife predeceased him – in Rome in 1893. May, his daughter, had the measure of him and it’s to May that the surviving reflections and appreciations seem to be addressed.

Melville had a reforming passion for education. This College owes its origins and its ethos to that passion. At the time which is important for us here, the 1840s, he was inspired by a vision of society which was more inclusive and open to that which he had found through his own educational experience; and he had the will and personality to challenge the status quo ante.

Let’s go back to 1842; Melville arrives in Durham from a creditable ten years in Oxford, studying in the University, followed in 1840 by ordination and a couple of years as curate of St Clement’s parish in Oxford. It would be interesting to know more about how he got here.

There is, I think, the potential for a play that explores the deteriorating relationship between Melville, the young tutor, and Archdeacon Charles Thorp, twice his age, who was the first Warden of the University. The Dean of Worcester reports a somewhat scurrilous and bitter account of what Melville is alleged to have said about his erstwhile ‘boss’. I quote: ‘He greatly disliked and despised a man named Thorpe [sic] who managed by scheming and chicanery to get himself appointed Warden of the University – a post for which he was utterly unqualified. The bishop at the time was Van Mildert (the last of the Prince Bishops, a scholar and a saint) and whenever or wherever Thorpe met him he would immediately drop on his knees and exclaim with the Durham burr:/ “I quave (crave) your Lordship’s blessing”! This eventually gained him the wardenship.”3

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Thorp, however, whether or not he was a sycophant, was no slouch, being a Doctor of Divinity and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is remembered for his commitment to education, to the environment, and he was an anti/slavery campaigner, working with the evangelical Church Missionary Society to found a university college in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He set up what we would now call a credit union in the parish of Ryton of which he was the Vicar. Nevertheless there was, in the end, little love lost between the Warden and his independent minded junior. It’s possible that the more conservative Thorp was suspicious of young Melville’s liberal, reformist tendencies. Thorp’s later years were disappointing as he tried to hold on to power in the University: it’s possible that this also coloured Melville’s memories.

We commemorate, however, this evening a young man: Melville was thirty three when, in 1846, he took on the project to create a university Hall which would be accessible to the sons of families with more limited means than the deeply pocketed who bankrolled their education at Oxford and Cambridge / and Castle / where debts could easily become embarrassing. Melville, acting from moral as well as economic principles, envisaged a model of tertiary education which would not cost more than £60 a year, achieved through economies of scale and greater incorporation than the associational, more independent life characteristic of the ancient universities. Writing in 1850, Melville argues:/ here are some extracts / “ . first of all for the fiscal. . . All that uncertain amount in tradesmen’s bills for necessaries is saved; every necessary being supplied, clothes, books and travelling being the only matters necessarily requiring outlay over and above, and these being easily calculable, a parent may at least know what he is about.

Indirectly too is uncertain expense checked . . . extravagances, like other evil deeds, being so made by the sight of means of its indulgence. . . . And this brings me to the moral effect of such system . . . self control, a proper regard of superfluities, industry, and order, are its direct consequences . . . The public breakfast, enforcing early rising, makes regular attendance at Chapel and Lectures; and this is reproductive, till in the majority absence is unknown and a settled habit of order and industry finds its reward,

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beyond the character formed in the Prize or Class list.”

He continues, “The public meals should be as a rule the meals of the officers; and no/one till he has tried it knows, un/English as it seems at first, the great comfort and convenience of public College breakfast.”

And he alludes to what by then was a serious personal issue, “Even if, as giving a more permanent and attached interest, it be advisable to allow the Head to be married; still that relation must not withdraw him from constant intercourse with the body in these particulars.”

That’s from the Durham Advertiser 19 October 1850 – a column headed ‘Cheap Colleges’.4 It seems that Melville married, in July 1848, an Irish lady who he had originally courted five or more years previously but whose hand was denied by parents who were fearful of his liberal tendencies; when his darling Emma arrived in Durham there was something of a crisis.

Warden Thorp married twice, but he was implacably opposed to the Principal of Bishop Hatfield Hall being so. It’s generally held that this at least contributed to the young progressive’s relatively early retirement after only six years as Principal of Bishop Hatfield Hall to the sleepy benefice of Shelsley Beauchamp with Shelsley Walsh in the Teme Valley, in rural Worcestershire. The Birmingham Post obituary is not alone in recounting “A story [which] has gone the rounds” that Melville reminded his patron, the Earl of Dudley, of his readiness to take the living by citing the biblical text, “Lord remember David and all his trouble”, to which his Lordship is said to have “aptly and laconically” replied, “And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man”!

And so like a short/lived spectacle, Melville, bequeathed his baby with its “nebulous agglomeration of nascent potentialities” to the hands of his successors in 1851. I hope that he saw the completion of this chapel, which he must have planned, before he left. In 1882, 20 years after Warden Thorp’s death, the University awarded him an honorary DD. Melville’s passion for education did not wane thereafter, though its focus seems to have been on schooling. He campaigned for an inclusively Christian liberal approach to religious education and,

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among other endeavours drafted an amendment to the 1870 Elementary Education Act, known as the Cowper/Temple amendment, after the MP who proposed it. This proposed a thorough knowledge of the Apostle’s Creed as the basis of a non/confessional syllabus for religious education.

The Dean of Worcester concludes his reminiscences with these charming phrases about his dear friend: “alas! the tonal effect, the play of mind, the extraordinarily vivid facial expression – these I cannot reproduce. They are gone for ever.”5 And the MSS with which we began concludes: “Peace to his ashes, good old man! They are laid in the Cloister Garth [of Worcester Cathedral] and the stone which covers them will soon be engraved his name and his own beautiful motto, “Denique Coelum” “Heaven at last!”6 (which is actually the Melville family motto).

I think, given Melville’s significant contribution to the fashioning of tertiary education in this country, as well as his other legacies, it’s an omission that there isn’t an article about him in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Well, what about us, now? Is the Founder’s Commemoration simply an occasion for nostalgia, a trip down memory lane, an excuse for a dinner?

You’d hardly expect me to endorse that!

In a way what we are doing contributes to the debate recently unleashed about how you treat historical revisionism, of people whose lives have signally impacted on the present but who are now seen in a less heroic light. I refer of course to Cecil Rhodes and the who/ha over his memorialization. Melville has a portrait / here; there is a rather cadaverous late pencil portrait by Sir Edward Burne Jones, but so far as I know, no statues. Unlike Rhodes, Melville

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was neither rapacious nor a wealthy benefactor. He was rather more sophisticated in his ability to harness the commitment and largess of others: it’s said that the restoration of Worcester Cathedral financed by funds from the Dudley family owed a good deal to Melville’s intervention. Melville exemplifies how reason and resilience contribute to a degree of success, however much the falling out with Thorp rankled to his dying days.

Melville, like the best mathematicians, made his major achievement, the founding of this College, when relatively young. The rest of his life, while fruitful, is less news/worthy. Some of us, I include myself, are more tortoises than hares; Melville leaped ahead. Nothing ventured; nothing gained.

Melville had convictions, convictions about what made for a better society, not all that exceptional for his age, but convictions based on a moral sensibility about what we might term ‘the common good’. The pulpit afforded a platform from which to share his thinking, and by all accounts he was a successful preacher. We can do well in using the time that is available to us here to engage with what might motivate us to make a difference for the better; to seek the common good. £60 in 1846 is now something in the order of £6,500, which is on the modest side of current university fees but not that disproportionate.

Thinking fiscally about the funding of universities as well as morally about access is very much the order of today as it was 170 years ago.

But how you sustain a collegiate system, that’s not something which Melville helps us with. The notion of the alumni, who vastly outnumber the current population of any school or college (10:1 here), is more recent. Development today, a.k.a. fund raising, means finding ways of encouraging people to hold a lifelong affection and appreciation of nine short terms at a liminal stage of life.

This is problematic and I don’t think Melville helps us particularly with this heritage/based notion of development. He’s not, I think, a romantic; more a realist.

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As to the wider context, it’s interesting to remember that Melville was in Oxford and then in Durham at a time when ecclesiastical passions were running high. John Henry Newman, at Oriel College in Oxford, and others were publishing Tracts for the Times from 1833 to 1841.

Melville couldn’t possibly have been unaware of this. In 1845 Newman finally left the Church of England and was received into the Roman Catholic Church. We don’t know what if any impact the arrival of Anglo Catholicism and the more colourful and exotic rituals which ensued had on Melville and his circle. He was in the business of training and examining people for Holy Orders and given these wider and deeper battles for the soul of the Church, an aversion to the clerical moustache seems rather trivial. I haven’t come across anything which casts light on his attitude to the Oxford Movement as it was later termed, or on his spirituality in general. This isn’t anything which his memorialists talk about either. He comes across as a worthy humanitarian rather than someone driven by a lively personal faith – though this may well be to do him an injustice.

What we are engaged in here, what this chapel, a key part of Melville’s scheme, was built to cargo, is an act of rooting or locating. Here we relate our challenging daily living to a divine framework. Theology poses the question, “Where is God in all this?” Worship, prayer, reflection, these are processes of rooting, locating, processes of discovery, of nativity.

In a recent blog, Professor Sarah Coakley, the Norris/Hulse professor of Divinity at Cambridge, wrote: For we come to church, week by week / do we not? / to be changed, to be moved from the condition in which we entered to somewhere else: otherwise, what on earth are we doing there? We come, in fact, to make space for the supernatural incarnate among us by means of word and sacrament. And in this mysterious process a form of right/ brain response, which has its own particular rationality and depth, plays a crucial role.

If things are working aright liturgically / and that's quite an if / God works on us thereby. It is not so much that we undergo a willing "suspension of disbelief," let alone a collapse into naive

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fundamentalism; but rather that Scripture, music, prayer and sacrament fuse in a way that shifts us into a new form of consciousness. A space is created in which we can respond to certain archetypal realities which defy left/brain literalism. We not only eat the body of Christ in sacrament, but ingest it too in our attention to scriptural texts which jolt and redefine us, stretching our ways of thinking to open us onto new realities, new realms of joy and hope.7 I do not know whether David Melville considered any of this, or what kind of a theologian he was. I do know that he has bequeathed a structure, a College, which offers us the chance to congregate, to think, to plan, to experiment, to progress.

And for that we celebrate his memory and give thanks.

Rt Revd Dr Oliver Simon (1964/67) 1

W Griffiths, Lambeth Palace Library (LPL) MS 1995 ff.130/8

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Universities at War Universities at War is an HLF/funded project producing obituaries of all members of the University who lost their lives as a result of the First World War. Along with the College Archivist, and in cooperation with colleagues in Newcastle University, staff and volunteers in the Archives and Special Collections within the University Library are researching the lives, careers, and service records of some two hundred members of the University, among them thirty/five from Hatfield. These obituaries are appearing online on the website of Archives and Special Collections on the centenary of the death of the individual. Obituaries of the three members of Hatfield so far featured are reproduced here, with the various contributors to each obituary duly noted. It is intended that the project will also consider the lives of those from Hatfield who served and survived, numbering some 175 at the latest count. The names of the these survivors are listed below: R. S. Adamson H. R. W. Anderson W. Anderton C. R. Appleton D. A. Archibald J. Archibald H. J. F. Arnold F. Ashworth J. B. Atkinson H. Bairstow H. J. Bell W. L. Bell C. R. E. H. Bill G. O. Bradford M. L. Bradley F. G. Buffey C. E. S. Bull W. G. Burgis J. H. Burn H. Burne

S.G. Bush J. G. Campbell R. D. Canadine H.C. Carden R. G. Clough R. A. Cochrane I.A. Conan/Davies B.R. Cooper W. Cooper F. A. Danks C. Dannatt A. W. Dawson W. M. Dixon F. J. T. Douglas L. Duddington J. A. Duncan H.J.T. Eacott W.B. East C.T. Eastman W.O.W. Edwards

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H. A. Ellis A. Elstob S. R. Farrar F. A. S. Ffolkes G. M. Forde L. Gee A. M. Gelsthorpe D. Gifford/Wood R. R. L. Glanley J. R. A. Godfrey A. R. Goodwin W. E. Graves W. G. A. Green R. D. R. Greene D. H. Griffith V. A. Guardabassi C. L. Gwilliam C. O. Haden A. C. H. Hall G. Roland Hall

E. P. Hardy J. E. S. Harrison T. H. Harrison F. G. B. Hastings C. N. Hatfield H. J. Hawkins E. J Heaton J. F. Hewitt G. G. Hickman W. E. Hicks E. E. Hill F. A. Hill S. B. Hinchliff A. V. Hodges R. H. Holmes S. D. M. Horner H. E. Horton N. G. Hounsfield J. R Hughes P. B. Hughes J. Hunt F. Hurd C. H. Hutchinson F. F. Johnston F. A. C. Jones H. W. Jones W. Kay H. V. Kemp W. T. Key C. G. King R. J. L'E. King J. A. T. Langdon T. A. Lee H. McQ. Leyshon B. Lloyd W. J. Lock M.W. Lumsden K.H. Macdermott

H.B. Mack T.G. McGonigle H. McNaught A. De Q. Mears W.A. Mitchell H.A. Moffat J. Moor D.M. Morgan P.C.P. Morgan W.P. Morris R. Mortimer J.E.G. Mosby K.W. Mumford J.W.C. Murray C.H. Naylor H.Y. Necker A.W. Nesbitt C.A.V. Newsome F.J. Newson J. Nutbrown L.S. Officer H. Orton J. Orton C. Parkinson F.L.C. Parkyn A.H. Peacock F.E. Pearse J.E.T. Philipps T. Phillips H. Pollard W. Railton E.F. Reade H.G. Redgrave A.J. Reed F.L.F. Rees S.W.L. Richards W. Richardson R.E. Roberts

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H. Robinson E.J. Rogers J. Scougal E.L. Sellwood H.E. Simmons H. Darroll Smith J.M. Smith William Smith W. M Smith P.R. Solly W.C. Stainsby H.D. Stearns L.V. Steele G. Thompson H. Thompson W. E. D'O. Thomson F. R. Thurlow J. Todd A. C. Tomlinson C. J. Tovey H. Townsend H. A. Turner O. Victor C. W. Walker S. H. Wall T. C. Walters H. P. Walton H.S. Wansbrough J. Waterfield C.F. Waton C.R.E. Wheeler G. E. Wheeler G.M.E. Wheeler H.V.N. White F.T. Wilcox James Wilkinson Calvert E. Williams S. Woodhams M. Young

Private Robert Winfield Lister 24 April 1915 www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/roll/register/#d19150424 Robert Winfield Lister was born in Keighley in West Yorkshire on 14 June 1891, the eldest of five children of Alfred Lister who was Treasurer of Keighley Corporation. His mother was Mary Jane Winfield Lister and the family lived at Sunny Mount. He started as an Arts student at Hatfield Hall in Durham University in Epiphany Term 1910. He passed his entrance exams well enough but was perhaps too involved on the editorial board of the Durham University Journal as he did not do well with his BA finals in Michaelmas Term 1911: he failed papers in Greek Testament, Plato and Suetonius, Ancient History, Evidences, and Education, and left without a degree. He followed his father’s financial career and went to work as a clerk in a bank in Bradford. He emigrated to Canada in 1912, joining the Imperial Bank of Canada in Westmount, Quebec, and then later in Montreal. The Royal Bank of Canada’s Roll of Honour records that he enlisted on 17 August 1914. He was medically examined and passed fit for service the next day at Valcartier Camp, but his attestation papers are dated 21 September. On that date he was attested as a private in the 14th Battalion (Royal Montreal Regiment) as part of the First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He had served in the OTC in his time in Durham, a fact that he recorded on his attestation. He was 5ft 6½ in tall with a fair complexion, brown eyes and light brown hair. The 1st Regiment Royal Montreal Regiment had been formed in August 1914 from three existing Militia regiments in Montreal and was soon re/designated as the 14th Battalion of the CEF. After training at Valcartier the 14th Battalion departed from Valcartier with the rest of the First Contingent on 23/24 September.

The troops sailed from Quebec on 3 October and arrived in Plymouth Sound on 14 October. The winter was spent on Salisbury Plain in muddy cold conditions. In January 1915 the battalion formally became part of 3rd Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. The Division went to France the next month and first went into the line in the Fleurbaix sector,

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relieving the British 7th Division. In April they were moved into the Ypres Salient. On the afternoon of 22 April 1, 3 and 4 Companies of 14th Battalion were in reserve at St Jean when the Germans launched an attack against the French troops on the Canadian left flank, supported by the use of chlorine gas. This caused the French to give way and the men of the 14th were alarmed to see men of 45th Algerian Division as well as civilians streaming past them. As dusk fell they moved up to Brigade Headquarters at Mouse Trap Farm to occupy the GHQ line behind the rapidly collapsing Allied front and were by now in danger from German infantry on their left flank. The battalion remained in the GHQ line improving the trenches until about midnight on Friday 23 April by which time the pressure had caused the 13th Battalion on their left to change their alignment to face German troops from the west. 14th Battalion conformed to this change which involved more trench digging through the night. At 03.30 on the morning of Saturday 24 April the Germans unleashed a heavy bombardment on the new trenches. This went on for two hours and survivors of the 13th and 14th Battalions were forced to retire to trenches further back where they remained until about 11.00. They retired a further 300 yards and held on there for another hour and a half under heavy artillery and machine gun fire before withdrawing another 200 yards. This position was not entrenched and consisted merely of ditches and folds in the ground. About 16.30 the survivors were ordered to retire behind the GHQ line that they had started from. Shortly afterwards they were able to repel a German attack with rifle and machine gun fire. Later in the evening 1, 3 and 4 Companies were withdrawn to the transport lines although it is probable that Robert Lister was dead by then. He is known to have been killed during the day although the exact circumstances are unclear and his body was never recovered. He is commemorated on the Menin Gate in Ypres, and the memorials in St Andrew’s Church Keighley and Hatfield College Chapel.

Additional sources: War Diaries of the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Library and Archives Canada; Soldiers of the First World War, Library and Archives Canada.

Research contributors: Clive Bowery, Linda Macdonald, Joyce Malcolm.

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Second Lieutenant Leslie Keith Gifford/Wood 22 August 1915 www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/roll/register/#d19150822 Leslie Keith Gifford/Wood was born at Kirkby Ravensworth Grammar School, North Yorkshire, in 1892. He was the younger of two sons born to Rev. Robert Gifford/Wood, headmaster of the school and later vicar of East Cowton, and Caroline (née Rogers Martin). He was educated at Richmond Grammar School where he won a prize for languages, was a member of the cricket, football, and hockey teams, and won the school challenge shield for long/distance running. In 1913 Gifford/Wood was awarded both the Ellerton and Newby scholarships to study at Durham University, and matriculated in Michaelmas Term of that year as a member of Hatfield Hall. He studied for a BA in Classical Honours, passing his first year exams at Easter 1914 with Class II Honours. While at university he played cricket, football and hockey for his college.

Gifford/Wood left his studies to enlist in a Royal Fusiliers Public Schools Battalion upon the outbreak of the war. From there he was gazetted on 16 September 1914 as a Temporary Second Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). The Battalion underwent training at Belton Park near Grantham, then Witley Camp in Godalming, Surrey, before departing from Liverpool on the H.M.T. “Aquitania” on 3 July 1915. After a week/long journey, they landed at Mudros Bay on the Greek island of Lemnos on 10 July 1915. The Battalion first saw action on 6 and 7 August 1915 during the landing at Suvla Bay. Despite heavy casualties they were successful in securing the hill of Lala Baba and continued to advance to the east over the following days. On 22 August Gifford/Wood was in the leading party at the Battle of Scimitar Hill, but the British forces there suffered defeat, with Gifford/Wood, aged 22, among the heavy casualties.

Although he was at first reported wounded and missing, his death was accepted by the War Office on 24 October that year, but an obituary was not published in The Times until February 1916. This reports,

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“[h]e fell, shot in both legs, 600 yards south/east of Chocolate Hill, and is said to have been last seen falling into a Turkish trench.”

Obituary, The Times, 22 February 1916, page 7, Issue 41096.

His body was never identified, and he is therefore commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, as well as the East Cowton 1914/1918 war memorial. He is also commemorated on the Hatfield College 1914/ 1918 memorial plaque.

Additional sources: biography of Gifford/Wood by Sophie Mawer and students at Richmond School; a photograph of Gifford/Wood is published by ww1/ yorkshires.org.uk.; the image of the Green Howards cap badge, taken by Jakednb and published by Wikipedia, is reproduced under CC BY/SA 3.0 licence.

Research contributors: Jenna Fawcett; Marie/Thérèse Pinder.

Lieutenant Philip Anthony Brown 4 November 1915 www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/roll/register/#d19151104 Philip Anthony Brown was born on 27 January 1886 in Beckenham in Kent to Anthony, a wholesale stationer, and Jane Chalmers Brown. He was educated in Beckenham at the Abbey School before moving on to Malvern College. He gained an Open Scholarship in History to New College Oxford, matriculating there in Michaelmas 1905. He failed Moderations in 1906, but went on to gain a 3rd in Classics in Trinity term 1908 and a 1st in History in Trinity term 1909. He was made M.A. in 1912. He was in fact an Economic Historian who began his career in the north east in 1911 tutoring classes set up by Durham University for the Workers’ Educational Association. In 1912 he was appointed as a lecturer in Economics in Durham based at Hatfield Hall whilst also holding down a similar post at the London School of Economics. A popular lecturer of “unfailing cheerfulness and courtesy” according to one obituarist and with “the spirit of an apostle” according to another for being able to hold down two such jobs. By August 1914 he had already published an edition of English Economic History

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documents, and was working on a study of the French Revolution in English History, which was published by friends in 1918.

He initially enlisted as a private in the 6th Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry with some college friends, before being commissioned into the 13th Durham Light Infantry on 13 October 1914. He was promoted lieutenant and made assistant adjutant on 3 February 1915. He arrived in France on 25 August 1915 and went up to the front with his battalion, which included a number of his WEA tutees, on 13 October at Armentières. Brown’s last letter home gives some idea of what life was like in the trenches, though he may not have been providing all the details: “We have gone back to the trenches / and to such trenches. I don't think any words can adequately describe them. It has been raining... There is not a patch of dry ground anywhere.

Boards soaked in mud, sandbags bursting with mud, ponds and even wells of mud ... yellow mud, greasy ponds, dirty clothes and heaps of mangled sandbags. A great deal of the trench work is collapsing in the wet … and it keeps us busy reconstructing it. We had a certain amount of shellfire, but very little rifle fire yet. A mild enemy in front of us, I think.

Now I must stop, as I am on duty and should go the rounds.”

Excerpt from the last letter written by Lieutenant Brown to his mother, 3 November 1915.

The following night those rounds involved trying to visit a wiring party in No Man’s Land with his observer Private Thomas Kenny, a former WEA student himself. Lost in the fog, they wandered too close to the German lines and Brown was shot through both legs. Kenny’s efforts in carrying Brown back to their own trenches, through the mud and under extensive fire, earned him the DLI’s first VC in the war, and Captain White earned an MC in the action. Kenny's citation records: “Private Kenny, although heavily and repeatedly fired upon, crawled about for more than an hour with his wounded officer on his back, trying to find his way through the fog to our trenches. He refused more than once to go on alone,

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although told by Lieutenant Brown to do so. At last, when utterly exhausted, he came to a ditch which he recognised, placed Lieutenant Brown in it, and went to look for help. He found an officer and a few men of his battalion at a listening post, and after guiding them back, with their assistance Lieutenant Brown was brought in, although the Germans again opened heavy fire with rifles and machine/guns, and threw bombs at 30 yards distance. Private Kenny's pluck, endurance and devotion to duty were beyond praise.”

Supplement to London Gazette, 7 December 1915.

Unfortunately, Brown died shortly afterwards en route to the dressing station. He is buried in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery at La Chapelle/d'Armentières and commemorated on memorials in Hatfield College chapel and at the London School of Economics. An obituary was published in the Durham University Journal in December 1915.

Brown also had a brother Theodore in the Buffs who was killed in 1917.

Additional sources: Letters from Philip Anthony Brown to his mother, August 26th to November 3rd 1915. (British Expeditionary Force, France.) [1916?]; WEA website and 'The WEA in the First World War in the North East' blog; IWM forum; private research notes of Lena Rodgers.

Research contributors: Joyce Malcolm, Lena Rodgers, Pauline Walden.

Dr Michael Stansfield (College Archivist)

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Remembrance Day Hatfield College Chapel, 8 November 2015 Thank you Hatfield College for allowing the Workers Educational Association to lay a wreath in remembrance of Lieutenant Philip Anthony Brown, Durham Light Infantry, WEA tutor and a member of staff at this College who died 100 years ago this week near Armentiers, Northern France.

While on observation in enemy territory he was shot through both thighs; his brave observer, Thomas Kenny of Wheatley Hill, under enemy fire carried him on his back for over an hour to reach the safety of his own lines. But Philip Brown died before he could reach the medical station. Thomas Kenny was awarded the Victoria Cross in recognition of his bravery / the first to be awarded to the DLI in WW1.

This week a group of twelve North East WEA volunteers travelled to Northern France and met with Philip Brown’s family to lay a similar wreath on his grave at Ration Farm Armentiers.

Philip was born in Beckenham, Kent, one of 9 children; all 6 brothers served in the war – two gave their lives. He had a privileged education winning a public school scholarship to Malvern College and graduated from New College, Oxford with a First in History.

Rejecting the chance of a more lucrative teaching career he joined the WEA team in the North East lecturing in Economic History. He passionately believed that higher education should be accessible to working men and women and not the preserve of a narrow social elite.

In Brown’s case he devoted his time to the miners of County Durham.

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In fact our Treasurer’s Grandparents were his WEA students having initially been taught to read and write in a WEA class in Stanley. The WEA delivered university standard lectures, known as Tutorial Classes, through a three year course of weekend classes and summer schools.

Many of those summer schools were held in Hatfield Hall because Dr Jevons, Master of Hatfield, was an ardent WEA member and supporter of widening educational opportunity. In those days the WEA was a partnership of University Staff, Trade Unionists and Co/ operators.

Times change and requirements change but I’m sure that Philip Brown would have recognised and approved of the WEA’s work today. We still provide a wide range of courses to students of all abilities believing in the power of education to change lives and in the right of all to that education.

Philip Brown was part of that incredible burst of optimism in late Victorian and Edwardian Britain who believed that Society could be changed for the benefit of all. We salute his memory.

Kath Connolly (Chair of the Durham Branch WEA)

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50 1913 Summer School at Hatfield Hall (Durham University).

Dr Jevons is sitting in the centre. To his left sits Philip Brown.

Hatfield/Elephant Tug/of/War 1952 During the immediate post/war years, once they had disentangled themselves from the wartime association with Castle, Hatfield was very successful at sporting activities, with Rowing, Cricket and Rugby being the most important. At the College sports of 1952, Hatfield won the Inter/Colleges Tug/of/War event, to everyone’s great delight. The Tug/ of/War team was made up, mostly of members of the Boat Club, for which I was Captain of Boats for that year. It was decided that the Senate Cup crew, the senior crew during that era; which consisted of Jack Stockill, Joe Helliwell, Tony England and myself, would be a part of the Tug/of/War team. For obvious reasons, Denis Newton, our cox was not part of the squad. Jack Stockill, Tony England, Denis Newton and myself have been stalwarts of the Hatfield Reunion since leaving College, but Jack and Tony, who were both incredibly good oarsmen, unfortunately, are no longer with us and have been sorely missed.

The Tug/of/War Cup was brought back to Hatfield, and proudly displayed with all of the other Cups which members of Hatfield had won during that year. Term was coming to an end, and a Circus arrived in the Durham area announcing that it would pay £50 to any tug/of/war team that could beat their elephant in a tug/of/war match; in 1952, £50 was the equivalent to £3000 in today’s buying power. An emergency JCR meeting was held and, by a unanimous decision, the Senior Man, Joe Griffiths, announced that the College should invite the elephant to Hatfield for the end of term celebrations. The Master, Eric Birley, gladly gave permission, and the challenge was sent out and promptly accepted by the Circus.

The day arrived, and the full/sized Indian elephant, in full tug/of/war kit, arrived at the College gate, led by his Mahout and accompanied by a small young elephant. The party was escorted down to the entrance to C Stairs and the dining room, and most of the College was congregated in areas well away from the elephant. The tug/of/war was laid out to be held in the area outside A, B and C Stairs which, in 1952, was largely gravel with no grass or vegetation, and the team were

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assembled in full kit, and the rope had been put in place. We then had to wait whilst the head of the kitchen came to say hello to the elephant.

He was a man called Madison, who had remarkably weird ideas about the combination of foods, and we always had gravy with fish/and/chips.

His reasoning was that he served carrots with fish/and/chips, and one always had gravy with carrots. He was an ex/bus driver, and our favourite story referred to his occasional serving at dinner with a large round tray held out in front of him, which he turned as though he had a steering wheel in his hand, every time he reached a corner. Madison then ordered that 50 loaves be brought out to feed the elephants. The large elephant consumed the majority, with a whole loaf being swallowed in one go; great hilarity ensued from the enthralled audience of students and staff. The actual eating of the loaves took little time, and the baby elephant appeared to have enough to satisfy him.

So far, we had only seen the front end of the elephant, and its trunk, but now the tug/of/war was about to begin, and we were introduced to the rear end, and the rope was duly attached to the elephant, and we took up our end of the rope. My good friend from school days, Ken Rackham, who came up to Hatfield with me, was the cheer leader, and he instructed us to take the strain, and we pulled as hard as possible, encouraged by cheers from the audience. The Mahout then reached up and touched the elephant with his baton. The elephant then marched forward, dragging us behind him, without showing any sign of needing extra effort. As you can imagine, complete silence. We then tried again, with the same result, now with hoots of laughter. The next move was to put as many people as possible onto the rope and two further tries were made, but the elephant still walked forward, apparently with no effort, dragging some 50 men behind him. Everyone, now, was screaming with laughter, including the Tug/of/War team, and I look back on it as one of the most amusing incidents in my life. There were many at Hatfield, but that one surpassed all others.

No wonder the Circus was prepared to risk its money, as there was, obviously, no chance that it would lose. It turned out that the elephant weighed 5 tons, which is equivalent to 40 men of 20 stone each, and all of us were far from 20 stone in weight; wartime rationing was still on, and obesity was only enjoyed by very few. Also, we were located on a

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gravel path, so our capability of ‘digging/ in’ our feet, for extra purchase, was minimal. Being dragged across the gravel added greatly to the amusement of the audience, but not to the Tug/of/War team.

What a wonderful day in 1952, the first year of the reign of Elizabeth, our glorious Queen, and this was typical of the escapades which Hatfield indulged in, and why we were so successful in most activities in Durham University, and we were, always, the College to beat in all sports. Enjoying life, whether we lost or won, was one of our principal aims in Hatfield.

Ken Groves (1949/52)

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Rugby and (Table) Football Having enjoyed Laurence 'Loz' Swarbrick's contributions in 2009 and 2011 and having been encouraged by him at an excellent brunch in New York in 2012 to put quill to parchment and contribute something to the Record, I decided to do so. Logically the piece should have celebrated the 45th anniversary in 2013 of the 1968 Durham 2nd XV winning the UAU Championship and then the 45th anniversary in 2014 of the 1969 Games Night to open the Jevon's bar. Sadly, but often inevitably, tempus fugit and the fingers are only now hitting the keyboard, for which I apologize. These recollections are, of course, seen through rose/tinted spectacles and hazily at that, so I invite everyone's addenda and corrigenda. (My Latin is courtesy of rooming with Classics scholar, Barry Reeve of Ham, Surrey and B and C Stairs.)

At the end of the 1967/68 season Durham University 2nd XV, with Bishop Hatfield Hall well represented, had reached the semi/final of the UAU Championship. The team was drawn against (inevitably it seems) Loughborough Colleges away. I don't recall it being a particularly difficult game, but cannot remember the score, and much to Loughborough's annoyance and chagrin Durham won and moved on to the final. There had been a few changes for the semi/final due to form and injury and it was decided by the captain, Geoff Farmer of Grey, and the other selectors to stick with the same team.

So, all to play for against Aberystwyth University who had swept all before them in their division. The match was played in neutral Manchester on a damp and rainy afternoon (what a surprise!). We had one lone but loyal supporter in Mike Bray of Tremorfa, Cardiff and B Stairs, but that was it, I think. There was no coaching or strategy in those far off days, tactics were dictated by the captain, vice/captain/ packleader, the opposition and the weather. It was a tough and tight game with lots of lineouts, I recall, and very close as the score confirms.

I remember Durham scoring a try, well converted from wide out by Keith McCulloch but it wasn't until I found a yellowing newspaper cutting in a shoebox that I realized the tryscorer was our very own Johnathan C. Young.

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If forced to guess after all this time I would have said it was one of the backrow, no offense to John, of course. Aberystwyth could only answer with a penalty, so there it was 5/3 to the lads in muddy and wet Palatinate Purple. The team was awarded the UAU 2nd Division Cup and we all received Winners' Shields and were invited to buy a UAU tie (rayon, an early polyester, I'm guessing) for the princely sum of 18 shillings of Her Majesty's pre/decimal currency. I don't recall any riotous celebration as it was back on the bus, so to speak, but I am sure a few beers were consumed.

Even after this length of time, I think I can name the team, though the end of season team photo is probably different due to tutorials, lectures, sloth or forgetfulness. I look forward to any corrections.

And, of course, the 1971 team under Nigel Halfpenny regained the Championship and the Cup. 1969 arrives and the Jevon's Building is completed along with its new bar. Prior to this, consumption of adult beverages took place in the dank basement of A and B Stairs, next to the TV room, crowded only for Top of the Pops and the Benny Hill Show. Under the auspices of Manciple, Steve Cox of Sandal, Wakefield and C Stairs, it was decided to celebrate the opening and christen the bar with a Games Night.

People arrived from as far away as Shincliffe and the Bailey and hundreds of teams, well, tens of teams, well, quite a few teams entered the different and varied sporting competitions.

Darts were being launched, ha'pennies were being shoved (though not Nigel, of course), but all eyes were on the Table Football arena. Known as 'Le BabyFoot' in France and 'FoosBall' in the US, Table Football was gaining popularity in the groves of academe and there were rumours of some players decamping to the Costa del Sol and the Riviera for illicit weekends with Continental experts, never proven, of course.

There were prelims, heats, quarter/finals, semi/finals and then came the Big One. The Final pitted the Leeds/Bristol combination of John

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Team: Hatfield unless otherwise stated: 15 Barry Dickinson (Bede), 14 Geoff Wanwright, 13 Malcolm 'Malkie' Brooks, 12 Ken 'Billy' Borrie, 11 Keith McCulloch, 10 Geoff Farmer (Grey), 9 Don Robson, 1 Alan Alcock, 2 Nick Currey, 3 John Young, 4 Peter Wilkinson (Castle), 5 Howard Phelps, 6 Rob Clark, 7 Malcolm ‘Mal' Newlyn, 8 Ian Pringle (Bede)

Ginnever and Roy Knott against the South East London team of Dick Wanless and Don Robson. Under the harsh glare of the lights and against the constant baying of the Hatfield crowd, these Corinthians battled it out, goal after goal, game after game, no quarter asked or given. (I think the scoring was first to 5 goals wins the game and the best of 7 games wins the match, but who knows, or indeed, much cares?) With Wanless playing flawlessly in attack and Robson doggedly defending, a chink was found in John's and Roy's armour and using a cunning mixture of skills learned from the Charlton Athletic teams of the late 40s and the England World Cup Winning team of 1966, the final goal was scored and the match was over. I like to think that the winners were modest in victory and the losers gracious in defeat, but who knows, as all four sprinted for the bar to have a couple of pints before closing. Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis, indeed!

Medals were awarded and the following Saturday Dick and I meandered down to the market via the Buff and the Shakespeare, to have the medals engraved as a memento of our endeavours only to be informed that the metal was of such high quality that it would shatter if the needle came within a foot!

Don Robson (1967/71)

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A Room with a View: Birds from D1 “I don’t care what lies outside. My vision is within. Here is where the birds sing. Here is where the sky is blue.”

George Emerson, in E.M Forster’s ‘A Room with a View, cheerily proclaimed this on offering his hotel room to Lucy and Charlotte so that they could view the Arno River. Billeted in D1 for Easter Term in 2015 I was often reminded of this, not because I was happy – which I was indeed, often joined by Dawn, and replete on the finest dining – but in search of the birds outside!

D1 sits on the first floor above the SCR – looking east from my desk I spied woodland over/reaching the River Wear. And when struggling to write, as was often so, even when cajoled by the kindly Master, I would head to the back room, and look west to Bailey House and south over the Tennis Court with its melée of students, and later parents and other proud relatives as the term ended. The studious moods of the citizens gave way to rapturous and I have to say rather ebullient affairs after exams.

But all of this was a distraction for what I really wanted was a list of birds from D1 – yes, that was my real challenge! As a mustard (well, marmite actually; well placed by the heaving toaster downstairs) keen birdwatcher I set to work with a growing list of bird species seen. In all I reached 66, but I’m afraid got nowhere near the current record species listing for Durham – held by the redoubtable Tom Francis, who has notched 361 species under the Durham Listing (the current full list of bird species seen in Britain numbers 600).

So what did I see? Well, I heard but didn’t see Tawny and Long/eared owls late into the night, and Dotterel – yes, heading north to the hills of the Scottish Highlands, and probably onwards to Norway and north east beyond. I know the Dotterel well, having studied them in the north, but to behold them high in the sky heralding the advent of arctic spring was special.

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I did include some birds seen whilst walking the area scanned from D1, so some of the more obscure passerines were seen in the field rather than through the window – but I could only include the area in view, which was frustrating for my list! Along the river and into the surrounding woods and fields I could have added several score to the list, but that was not the aim!

Some birds not seen surprised me – Ravens for instance, eluded me but must have passed by, and there were surely more waterfowl and passerines I could have added. Ah, but wait, I’m sure I heard a ‘Raven’s funeral’ – a raucous gathering of souls! Screaming, growling and yelping, I swear I heard them between D1 and the cathedral. The Raven, incidentally, has one of the largest brains of all birds and an exceptionally diverse range of vocalisations. In Danish folklore they were “terrible animals”, in Sweden they were referred to as the ghosts of the murdered, and in Germany as the souls of the damned. The first bird released from Noah’s Ark, the raven is the principal character in Edgar Allan Poe’s poem The Raven, which begins: ‘Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary...’ And so did I, and now must relieve you from all this!

If you want to delve into the local birdlife, get a hold of The Birds of Durham (2013, edited by Keith Bowey and Mark Newsome). It’s a wonderful 1000+ page book, which I recommend.

Here is my species list – a starter for ten…

Mute swan, Goosander, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Teal, Pheasant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Black/necked Grebe, Rock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Swift, Moorhen, Coot, Heron, Cormorant, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Black/headed Gull, Lesser Black/ backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black/backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Long/eared Owl, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Peregrine, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Martin, Swallow, Sand Martin, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Long/tailed Tit, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest (spotted

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first by Mrs Burt), Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Wren, Starling, Dipper, Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush and Blackbird.

Des Thompson

Professor Des Thompson, who works for Scottish Natural Heritage, was Visiting Fellow at Hatfield College in Easter Term 2015, and is now Senior Research Fellow at the College.

Workfit North East at Durham University

WorkFit is the Down’s Syndrome Association’s employment development programme, and WorkFit North East has recently been working with the Catering Department of Durham University to offer 12/week work experience placements to two WorkFit candidates.

Catherine and Gary began their placements at the start of October, working for 2 shifts each week for 12 weeks. Both were working in busy student cafeterias doing a range of tasks in their roles as Food Service Assistants. They were involved in setting up food service and dining areas, keeping areas clean, tidy and safe at all times, serving food and drinks, re/stocking food counters, cleaning, storing equipment and completing washing up by hand or using an automatic dishwasher.

Durham University has ten “catered colleges” providing students with a self/service breakfast, lunch and dinner served in the college dining hall. Eating together in a college dining hall is a great way to socialise and catch up with friends and these busy areas are at the heart of college life.

Catherine was working at Hatfield College in Durham. This is a large college with a very busy catering facility, providing three meals a day for its students.

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Situated between Durham's World Heritage Site and the banks of the River Wear on one of the oldest streets in Durham (the Bailey), Hatfield is the second oldest college in the University.

Food & Beverage Services Manager, Darryl McNary, has been impressed by the way that Catherine fit into the team and how diligent she has been about completing tasks: “It’s been a pleasure to have

Catherine here with us; she is a lovely young lady”.

Catherine’s duties were mainly around helping students with menu choices, keeping areas clean, tidy and safe at all times, re/stocking food counters, cleaning, and managing equipment. Catherine has enjoyed all of the aspects of the role and feels as though she has developed lots of new skills; “I feel as though I have come on a lot. I like it when the

students say hello to me. I wash and iron my uniform at home so that I am smart at work and I am always on time because that is very important. I really like working with Pauline and Arizu” (above).

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Both Gary and Catherine have had fantastic support and training from colleagues at Durham University who have been enthusiastic and committed to supporting the WorkFit programme. This valuable experience of a high/volume and high/profile catering environment has given both candidates some excellent experience.

Prior to their placements beginning, catering staff in the colleges were given WorkFit training to give them an understanding of the condition including the facts and myths about Down's syndrome, how to ensure good communication, supporting the learning profile of someone with Down’s syndrome and the strengths of people with Down’s syndrome.

Feedback from the training was very positive with comments like:

“I have learnt about aspects of Down’s syndrome that will benefit us as a workforce” and “...very informative, I feel much more relaxed about being a buddy” and, “...will take action to support the process to facilitate long term employment”.

WorkFit supports people with Down’s syndrome to access meaningful work opportunities that can benefit the rest of their lives. For more information about WorkFit please contact the team on 0333 12 12 300 or email us on dsworkfit@downs/syndrome.org.uk.

For more information visit the WorkFit website: www.dsworkfit.org.uk Alison Thwaite Employment Development Officer (North West and North East)

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Durham University Greenspace Winner of the Green Gown Awards 2015 Continuous Improvement: Institutional Change

((L&R) Yvonne Flynn (Green Travel Plan Coordinator), Tara Duncan (Sustainability Manager) and Tim Burt (Dean for Environmental Sustainability)

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In order to bring all of Durham University’s environmental initiatives and activities together, the name and concept of ‘Greenspace’ was devised in 2010. Greenspace is the face for environmental sustainability at Durham University.

The idea behind the brand is to make all environmental messages strong, focussed and instantly recognisable. Greenspace, however, is more than just a brand – it is a vehicle for change in all areas of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Policy. It is used as a driver to enhance and embed environmental sustainability and to promote positive environmental behaviour at all levels within the University / individual, group and institutional. It continues to show behavioural change improvements across the University since its inception in 2010.

The Greenspace motto is ‘Every small step leads to big change’.

The Green Gown Awards are administered by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) and the 2015 Award was presented to Tim Burt (Dean for Environmental Sustainability), Tara Duncan (Sustainability Manager) and Yvonne Flynn (Green Travel Plan Coordinator), at a ceremony in London on 26 November 2015.

The judges were particularly impressed by the brand and narrative the University has developed and the increasing penetration of the Greenspace agenda into faculties and departments. The embedding of the initiative into the planning round was commended, as was the creation of guidance to be followed in validation of new programmes, the internal review mechanisms to audit the effectiveness of the initiative, the carbon savings and the introduction of environmental champions in all departments.

“Winning this Green Gown Award recognises all the hard work over the last few years. It signals to the University what vital work Greenspace achieves, especially its communications and campaigns, and rewards Greenspace staff for their commitment, expertise and enthusiasm”.

(Professor Tim Burt, Dean for Environmental Sustainability)

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Academic Distinctions First Class Degrees 2015 Aboud, Holly Bailey, Rachel Baldwin, Laura Barnard, Polina Bishnoi, Chaitanya Boyd, Danielle Brand, Sophie Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Katherine Browne, Florence Bune, Lucy Carter, Zoe Childe, Mariella Clarke, Rachel Cranney, Lauren Cretney, Laura Cromwell, Edward Dorrington, Charlotte Drakeford/Lewis, Christopher Ellerker, Amy Erel, Laura Estlin, James Furminger, Sally Garlick, Dean Gosling, Serena Jebb, Mollie Jenkins, Rosemary Jewsbury, Sophie Kennedy, Joseph Kerr, Alice Lau, Justin Lear, Martyn

Mathematics Modern Languages Modern Languages Classical Past Economics Philosophy (with year abroad) Geography Mathematics Education Studies / Theology Music Geography Natural Sciences Classics Biological Sciences Sociology Combined Social Science (4 Year) Geoscience Geography Physics Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity Music Economics Geography Natural Sciences Psychology General Engineering Biomedical Sciences History Natural Sciences Geography (Science) English Literature Mathematics (4 Year)

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First Class Degrees 2015 (continued) Maclennan, Katherine Mills, William Neary, Maria Pettit, Henry Pomeroy. Emily Pratt, Naomi Robinson, Jane Roy, Ishanee Ryan/Brown, Paul Tasker, George Tavener, Abigail Tawney, Harry Taylor, Emily Taylor, Samuel Timperley, Lucy Turnbull, Sophie Waite, Daniel Walker, Joanna Wardle, Claudia Wilde, Jack Williams, Jack Woodhouse, Emily Woon, Hazel

Mathematics (4 Year) Criminology Philosophy, Politics & Economics History Mathematics (4 Year) Natural Sciences Mathematics (4 Year) Ancient History Arts Combined (4 Year) Economics Ancient History Natural Sciences History Criminology Economics Anthropology Mathematics (4 Year) Geography Modern Languages History Philosophy and Theology Mathematics (4 Year) History

Academic Scholarships and Prizes Prizes presented at the Floreat Dinner Avanessian, Stefan Baldwin, Laura Blancke, Edward Boyce, Rachael Dorrington, Charlotte

Gilbert Larwood Prize Barrie Wetton Prize Michael Crossley Shield SCR Prize Hatfield Trust Trophy (shared)

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Prizes presented at the Floreat Dinner (continued) Maclennan, Katherine Mirchandani, Samuel Rawbone, Philippa Walker, Joanna Wright, Matthew

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Rik Coldwell Prize Cynthia Connolly Cup Whitworth Trophy Hatfield Trust Trophy (shared) Hatfield Trust Award

Ed Blancke awarded the Crossley Shield by College Officers at the Floreat Dinner (L&R) Eleanor Spencer&Regan, Ed Blancke, Anthony Bash, Tim Burt

Vice/Chancellor’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence Frith, Nicole Polley, Alicia Tolson, Richard

Geography Philosophy Modern Languages

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Barry Northrop Award Sinha, Pammi Sycamore, Rachael

Geography (Physical) Archaeology

Baxter Awards Ackroyd, Lucy Arrowsmith, Samuel Ashton, Nicholas Bains, Harrison Ballantine Smith, Olivia Bentley, Edward Bessey/Saldanha, Harry Box, Georgina Brockhurst, James Brown, Caroline Butler, David Cahill, Clarissa Chilver/Vaughan, Martha Clifton, Max Davies, George Demetroudi, Michali Deung, Christopher Dicken, Kieran Dobson, James Dunlop, Briana Durham, James Fairfield, George Fincham, Patrick Fitch, Rebekah Foulds, Timothy Frith, Nicole Frith, Rebecca Fuller, Chloe Go, Alan Gould, Henrietta Hibbett, Emma

Natural Sciences Mathematics (4 Year) Modern Languages (O/S) [deferred] Geography Combined Honours in Arts General Engineering Natural Sciences General Engineering Physics (4 Year) General Engineering Mathematics (4 Year) English Literature & History Chemistry (Industrial) Mathematics General Engineering Physics (4 Year) Natural Sciences Physics (4 Year) General Engineering Psychology (Science) Economics Chemistry Geography Music Modern Languages Geography General Engineering Chemistry (4 Year) Natural Sciences Economics Geography (Science)

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Baxter Awards (continued) Hooper, Jessica Hooper, Matthew Hughes, Lucie Husband, Emily James, Lily Kelen, Joseph Lette van Oostvoorne, Hannah Li, Jianya Little, Huw Lu, Qiao McCarthy, Olivia McCully, James McGill, Alexander McKinney, Christye McManus, Daniel Ng, Serena Osborne, Megan Palucha, Szymon Phoon, Ru Yi Poh, Adeline Wern Jhin Polley, Alicia Price, Amy Raymond, Jeremy Richardson, Miles Roche, Jessica Salisbury, James Seniuc, Elena Sewill, Roseanna Sheard, David Singham, Samantha Slater, Jack Smith, James Smith, Victoria Somerset, Claire Southam, Anna Stephenson, Felix

Biomedical Sciences Natural Sciences Geography Geography (Science) English Literature Philosophy and Psychology Anthropology Economics with Management Physics (4 Year) Physics History Modern Languages Mathematics (4 Year) History Natural Sciences Anthropology English Literature Natural Sciences Economics Chemistry (4 Year) Philosophy English Literature General Engineering Mathematics Law with Foundation Physics (4 Year) Criminology Education Studies / Geography Mathematics (4 Year) Sport Exercise and Physical Activity Physics (4 Year) Physics (4 Year) Biological Sciences Geography Economics Natural Sciences

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Baxter Awards (continued) Stewart, Angus Thampuran, Arya Thomas, Elisabeth Thomas, Rachel Tolson, Richard Waddams, Laura Watkiss, Lucy Wilson, Nathan Wong, Christopher Wordley, Adam Yanishevskaya, Mariya

Classics English Literature General Engineering Economics Modern Languages Psychology (Science) English Literature Physics (4 Year) Mathematics Archaeology (Social Sciences) Combined Honours in Social Science

Floreat Scholarships Coxhead, Thomas Gosling, Serena Handler, Sophie Heald, Robert Wardle, Claudia Wilde, Jack

Music Marketing Education Management (International Business) Modern Languages & Cultures History

Hatfield Bursary for UK/Based Independent Research Shao, Chun Hua Smith, Simon Wardle, Claudia

Education Energy & Society Modern Languages & Cultures

History Award Marshall, Emma

History

Mott Fieldwork Prize Frith, Nicole Powell, Erica

Geography Geoscience

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College Sport Badminton Club It has been an overall successful year for Hatfield badminton. The men’s, women’s and mixed first teams have held their own in competitive top divisions despite the loss of some key players. However, the men’s second team has stolen the show. Having only won one fixture in total last year, a few great additions to the team has propelled them to the top of their league. They are yet to lose a fixture and having only lost two matches out of twenty seven, a surprise promotion is looking very likely. With a few great socials on top of that, badminton has been an enjoyable experience for all, casually and competitively.

Matt Hooper (Club Captain)

Boat Club It has been another good year for HCBC with the men’s and women’s squads performing well throughout the season. There has also been a big increase in members to the novice squad.

In Wansbeck regatta the men won the IM3 4+ after a day of epic racing, coming from a length down in their first and second races to win by one and two feet respectively. Chester/le/Street regatta saw the ladies win the WIM3 4+ event by a comfortable margin.

Hexham and Durham regatta saw Hatfield put in a good performance, making it to the final for many races but unfortunately narrowly missing out in the finals.

Head season started off well with the men’s squad picking up the fastest college crew over the 5000m Tees Small Boats head. This was followed

by Tyne head where the women laid down an impressive performance picking up fastest College 4.

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Next was Durham Small Boats head which again brought success to Hatfield with the men finishing 1st and 3rd in the IM3 4+ and the women bringing home fastest College 4.

Not content with just being the fastest college on the water the Hatfield women took to the ergos and battled in out in the North East Indoor Rowing Championships winning the team challenge.

There has been a large intake of novice rowers this year, who trained throughout the Michaelmas Term to compete in the novice cup. The event started off well with several crews moving into the second day of racing. An unfortunate landing stage incident led to our Novice Development Officer and his crew taking an untimely swim in the Wear, and unscathed, they planned to take to the water again in a rescheduled race. The weather, however, had other ideas and the second day of novice cup did not run.

This year’s BUCS head came to the Tyne, and Hatfield’s women took to the river to compete with college and university crews from around the country. Battling through tough and changeable conditions, they finished as the fastest Durham College, overtaking a medalling crew from the previous day’s racing.

Now deep into the season the men’s first VIII are hoping to build on last year’s performance at HoRR as they go toe to toe with crews from around the globe.

We are very grateful to the JCR whose funding has allowed us to rejuvenate one of our VIIIs, purchase a cox box and provide the novices with 2 new sets of blades.

As the year draws to a close we will once again be saying goodbye to several members of the club. Graduating from the men’s squad are Harry Bessey/Saldanha (Novice Development Officer), Alexander Dent (President), Joe Harris (Secretary), Harriet Housam, Henry Hoyle (Boatman), William Stone and Samantha Wilson (Cox’s Captain).

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Leaving us from the women are Lydia Cronin (Women’s Captain), Nicole Frith, Catherine Gleave, Hannah Paremain (Press and Sponsorship Secretary) and Charlotte Mander.

We would like to thank these members for their commitment and contribution to the club and wish them every success for the future.

Alexander Dent (President)

Cricket Club (Indoor t20 league) Although a slightly disappointing season overall with 4 wins and 4 losses, there were some excellent team performances including a 33 run win over St Aidan’s with only 5 men, where we scored a season best 124 run total which was easily defended.

Nico Spreeth, a first year, has made a superb start to college cricket, consistently scoring runs and taking wickets, including a Man of the Match performance against St Aidan’s B scoring 45 not out and taking a wicket. It’s good to see some freshers getting involved and having success.

James Dobson has also bowled extremely well throughout the indoor season, proving too good and too quick for most of the opposition, and looks a competitive player for the outdoor season next term.

While we have a good base to launch an aggressive campaign in the t20 outdoor league, fresher participation will be a priority, with not as many as we had hoped putting their hand up for the indoor team. A new C team captain will need to be selected also, a challenge in taking forward the newly promoted team and upholding the much loved traditions of good sportsmanship and enjoyment within the team.

Tom Elmslie (Club Captain)

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Football Club (Men’s) HCAFC continues to play a pivotal role in the university experience of over 150 footballers and social members at Hatfield, and it is with immense nostalgia and some sadness that we pen a final report for the activities of the Club for this season.

HCAFC leavers following their final game against Collingwood & a 2&1 victory!

Following a strong and enthusiastic intake of freshers and through the direction and support of seasoned members of the Club, HCAFC has gone from strength to strength this year. Whilst there have been glimmers of excellence on the pitch throughout the season, the Club

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has fallen short of replicating the Floodlit and League successes of recent time. The introduction of structured Tuesday night training at MC, however, has been a huge success. Thanks to Harry Savill, Tom Robson and Alex Moore for their enthusiasm in leading the drills and for their help in organising these sessions. Off the pitch, the Club’s socials continue to be the stuff of legend and we look forward to the host of activities planned in the final few months of the academic year.

The eclectic mix of personalities that comprise the Club’s Exec has been the driving force behind our successful season. A special thanks to Matt Robinson (Treasurer) for effortlessly and convincingly controlling the Club’s finances, as well as to Will Snowden and Callum Morris (Social Secretaries) who between them, over various points throughout the year, have ensured the rich tradition of the Club’s extra/curricular activities has lived on. The unrelenting dedication of the team captains in between them leading 50 players to try their luck at the Theatre of Dreams each week has been outstanding. Their character and passion has been second/to/none and is conveyed through their team reports below. Thanks to you all.

Despite a slow start, and disappointment in the Floodlit Cup, the As look to finish the season in a strong league position. Team performances greatly fluctuated depending on player availability / our lack of DUAFC players due to a fixture clash was detrimental to our Floodlit run, resulting in a loss to Grey A. Nonetheless, improvements were clear when we went on to beat Grey 2/1 in the league in Epiphany, alongside a particularly memorable 7/2 win against Van Mildert A. Impressive football in recent weeks has helped us restore a strong league position, battling it out in the top five. Well done boys.

Tom Robson (A Team Captain) Hatfield B has had a mixed bag of a season. We reached the lofty heights of back/to/back wins against the old enemy JoBo and young pretenders from the Hild Bede 4s. Yet a four/game losing streak ended promotion dreams and plunged our mighty team of "good lads" into the depths of a relegation struggle. Our position in the league is all but secure for next year, and a promising crop of skilled, but ultimately

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flawed, fresher intake look set to continue the abject mediocrity of the B team for the foreseeable future.

Marcus Bailey & George Dunne (B Team Captains) A trying first term prompted Moore’s Marauders to shake off our rolls of turkey fat after Christmas going 4 unbeaten with 3 wins, which bolted us up to 2nd by the end of January. An inevitable loss to Grey A in the last 32 of the Cup prompted a slight dip in league form but what a year it has been. The season has typified everything magical about C team football: over 30 boys used in all fixtures; minimum 5 slide tackles per game; Tiplady's goal from inside our own half; sporadic flashes of brilliance; consistent hearty gusto. It has been an absolute pleasure to manage such a fine group of gentlemen this year. I wish you all the success for the coming seasons.

Alex Moore (C Team Captain) Compared to recent seasons this season has been a qualified success for the Ds. We're sitting comfortably in the league averaging a point a game. The team has developed over the course of the season. However, some bad luck, frequent absences, and two red cards to goalkeepers have held us up a bit this season. The highlight this season would either be a win on penalties against Mildert in the Cup or a strong 4/2 win against Chad's in the League. The team is in a good position to push on next season.

Cameron Forester, George Goddard & Stephen Green (D Team Captains) We’d like to extend our thanks to the Exec and the JCR for their support this year in regards to funding new kits, and backing the Club in the occasional misdemeanour experienced.

As a significant number of finalists reluctantly approach the final whistle of our time with the Club we look forward to the next generation stepping up and leading the boys in the blue to bigger and better things. HCAFC is an incredibly special Club and has

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undoubtedly been the defining feature of our time at Durham University and Hatfield College; long may it continue.

The grass is green.

Henry Parker & Alex Keating (Club Captains)

Football Club (Women’s) Although facing a challenging season after moving up to the Premiership, following a Division 1 win last year, the HCWAFC girls made the most of playing the best colleges in town. They cinched a win in the first round of the Floodlit Cup, but suffered a narrow defeat against the best team in the Premiership, Collingwood A.

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Regardless of the difficult season, the girls were closer than they had been in a while, and everyone really enjoyed playing footie each weekend. HCWAFC looks forward to a better performance next year, whilst competing in Division 1 again.

Kate Evans (Club Captain)

Netball Club It has been a great season all round for HCNC, with this season seeing the introduction of the first HCNC D team; thanks go to the JCR and Hatfield Trust for the funding provided to invest in the extra equipment needed and cover the cost of umpiring fees. All of the teams have performed exceptionally, winning week after week.

The A team has enjoyed a successful season, despite complete lack of cooperation from the weather; the weekly walk to Maiden Castle, only to find out on arrival that the courts are too wet to safely play on were becoming all/too/familiar. Nonetheless, every match played shows great improvement from the last and the team have so far won three, drawn one and lost two. One of the best matches was against Grey, who the team managed to beat by three goals after four incredibly competitive quarters. Perhaps most frustrating was the match against Hild Bede, who are top of the league, which was lost by just one goal.

The defence has been particularly strong this year, with Caterina Strada making it near impossible for her opposing GA to get the ball.

At the other end of the court, Emily Cripps combines her height and skill to score goal after goal, shown by the total of 117 goals scored across the six matches played. The team as a whole now work together fluently on court, and captain, Pippa Frizzelle, has very high hopes for the rest of the season.

The B team has experienced a fantastic season this year. They kicked off the season on a high winning the first three matches with ease, showing the formidable strength of the HCNC B team. They then progressed to play their toughest rivals Van Mildert B’s, which was by

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far the closest and most tense game of the season. An unlucky weekend left players out of position and a knackering full match of play by every member of the team. They fought hard but ultimately narrowly lost 11/ 15, the one and only loss of the term for the B team. Their best performance came when playing John’s B team, allowing them a mere one goal to their 33 across the match play.

All the girls have gone from strength to strength throughout the season; however, there have been some key members who have shown true class and dedication to the team; Emma Price for turning up to matches having just arrived from a knackering game of college rugby, still stood as an unbreakable barrier in defence; Jemma Attar, for stepping up during the Hatfield vs Castle Day to become one of the strongest shooters of our squad; and finally Bethan Davies, who has been a committed member of HCNC B team for 3 years now, and played in almost every game of the season. She is an example of what the team and club strive for, commitment and long lasting support for one another.

An awesome season for Hatfield B team, and their captain, Lottie Thorogood, is looking forward to moving onwards and upwards.

The C team has also had a fantastic year of netball. Playing in conditions from snow to sun to being attacked by MC’s monster sprinklers, they have a fantastic 9 wins under their belt. With one more match to play, winning the league is well within their grasp thanks to their fantastic team. A special thank you goes to the C team veterans, Caitlin O’Halloran and Francesca Souter, who have shown unwavering dedication and fantastic netball to HCNC for the last four years. Also a shout out to the superb group of freshers who joined us in 2015 who raised the morale and standard of our team. In the hands of players such as Annie Estlin and Maddy Gough, this team’s promising form looks set to continue. Captains, Connie Taylor and Johanna Pemberton, want to say a huge thank you to all of the C team for being such an amazing group of girls to captain and wish them all good luck in the future.

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For the brand new Hatfield D team, it has also been an exciting season.

Whilst it did prove a struggle at first to incentivize people to attend training, this was largely due to the frequent rescheduling of matches, which discouraged players from practice. However, towards the end of first term, numbers began to pick up significantly, and training became far more cohesive and effective. There has been a particular focus on improving the fitness of the D team players, and developing shooting skills. Special mention for shooting progress must go to Mia van Diepen and Francesca Battersby for their amazing effort and coordinated play, which has served in the team’s most recent win against the Castle C team, who currently hold the top position in the Division 4 league.

Captain, fresher, Lola Fabian/Hurst, has done an excellent job of stepping up to a position on the HCNC Exec and believes the D team can be proud of impressive improvement in their ball skills and brilliant team spirit, which has become especially apparent in second term, as the team develop a real competitive drive to play their best in all matches. No doubt, this will carry on into next term as they recruit new players into their team and develop our netball abilities further.

Social Secs, Antonia Alley and Harriet Boulding, have organised regular socials, with their target being to have at least one social every 3 weeks. The first social in freshers’ week was a huge success with around 60 girls in attendance at their house. Since then, they usually have around 20 regulars who attended every social. Socials they have organised include: team meals at Spags, three/legged socials with HCRFC and Hild Bede’s rugby team, various fancy dress socials, and bar crawls. They always try to include the College in socials, using the bar and commons rooms, which are accessible for first years and a nice way for LO’s to get to visit College. It has also been a priority of theirs to ensure all girls feel included, especially those who do not drink and have done this by minimising drinking games. The Club is in the process of organising a tour, for which Caterina Strada and Alice Hoskins have been voted in to the role of Tour Secs, and will be voting on a location imminently.

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Alongside all the usual socials this year saw the return of recent graduates for an Old Girls’ Weekend in November, organised by our very own Old Girls’ Rep, Laura Gray. This was a great opportunity to catch up with the girls who dedicated a lot of their University time to the Club. The weekend was packed with lots of activities including an emoji/themed social on the Saturday intended to get the freshers involved with HCNC’s latest graduates. All round it was a great weekend, and is hopefully something that will be continued in future years.

As always, a big thank you goes to all the members of the Exec; Pippa Frizzelle, Lottie Thorogood, Connie Taylor, Johanna Pemberton, Lola Fabian/Hurst, Antonia Alley, Harriet Boulding and Laura Gray, without whom HCNC would not be possible. They have all shown real commitment and passion for the Club and have worked together brilliantly, despite obstacles, to provide regular practices and socials for the entire Club, and have captained a great bunch of girls to a lot of success this year. Another big thank you goes to all the girls graduating this year, all of whom have shown 3/4 years of constant commitment and support to the Club and will be sorely missed. It has been a real pleasure to captain HCNC this year.

Tom Elmslie (Club Captain)

Rugby Club (Men’s) This has been another successful season for HCRFC on and off the pitch. The As were Floodlit Cup semi/finalists and are poised to take 3rd place in the league. The B team – better and affectionately know as the Bandits – have continued to play some of the most free flowing rugby in Durham despite not entering the league this year. The Club’s social scene has flourished throughout the season and beyond, with 40 of HCRFC’s finest booked onto Tour.

The A team, led by Matt Price, embarked on one of the most successful Floodlit Cup runs in the last few years. The A’s clinched a last minute win against St Cuthbert’s in the first round courtesy of a

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characteristically skilful penalty kick taken by Peter Morris, aka the Maverick. The boys in hoops flew through to the semi/final where unfortunately they were overturned by a typically strong Collingwood side. Our league performance this year has also been strong and with two fixtures remaining we are set to take 3rd place after Collingwood and an unbeaten St Aidan’s side. The top try/scorer this season has been Ben Veitch. Special thanks are owed to Oliver Hart who has coached the team throughout the season.

The future of the Bandits looked uncertain at the beginning of the season, however a huge fresher intake bolstered numbers in the team encouragingly. We chose not to enter the Bs into the league this season and instead opted to play a series of friendlies. This exhibition style rugby has suited the Bandits well and their motley XV have put on some excellent displays in winning five of their six games. The top try scorer for the Bandits this season has been Johnnie Jackson. Special thanks go to Fraser Craig, Bandits’ Captain, for his organisational and sporting ability, both historically scarce amongst Bandits’ Captains.

All of this has been accompanied and complemented by a typically riotous social scene. Our Social Secretaries, Edward Varney and Hal Stevenson, have led old favourites and new socials for the Club, which now numbers over one hundred. After exams over 40 tourists will take HCRFC and its indelible spirit abroad to celebrate the Club’s continued success on sunnier shores.

It has been my absolute pleasure and privilege to lead HCRFC this year and I have no doubt it will continue to flourish in the years to come.

Toby Bradshaw (Club Captain)

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Rugby Club (Women’s) At the start of this year HCWRFC was just a shell of its former club, as we sadly waved goodbye to a huge crowd of seasoned members. But with the largest fresher intake we’ve ever had, the Club still remains as strong as ever.

Captained by Roshini Turner, we’re proud to have finished mid/table in 4th and with more wins than losses (just!). As always, few girls have picked up a rugby ball before they start their time at HCWRFC so this is an amazing feat from a predominantly Fresh team.

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Match highlights include a triumphant first game, coming from behind to beat Chons (Chad’s and John’s), a fabulous 22/5 victory against rivals Collingwood, and a smashing final win against John Snow (53/5!!).

Many thanks to our wonderful coaches, Jack Moore and Simon Owtram, who’ve done an outstanding job coaching such an inexperienced team. Socials have, of course, remained a highlight of the social calendar. New Social Secs, Hayley Wilding, Genie Zervos and Wanda Fuglesang, have put on a superb show. Notable highlights include the epic All/College Social marking the close of Freshers’ week, the infamous Three/Legged, and this year’s Rugby Christmas Dinner was undeniably the biggest and best yet. We’ll be very sorry to say goodbye to Phil Rawbone and Harriet Forsyth, both of them with four years with the Club – thanks for your continued enthusiasm and dedication. You will be missed! Congratulations to all members of the Club for a fantastic season. We’re excited to see what the next one brings!

Meg Mitcheson (Women’s Club Captain)

Ultimate Frisbee Club Last year was HUF’s highest league finish in the Premiership ever, so we all knew we had a lot riding on us this year. Having lost a couple of key members of the A squad we were glad to sign the talents of Jan Scholtz, formerly of Cardiff Uni, and Justin Browning into the As to maintain the high standard that we are known for. We have historically had a high percentage of players at University/level and this has not stopped as we were able to field 10 DUF players in both teams; this has come in handy due to the removal of the cup, and the league being doubled in size to cover both terms instead of just the Michaelmas. Our freshers have rapidly taken to the sport, as shown by the fact they came 2nd in a beginner’s beach tournament in Newcastle after only a few weeks of playing.

The A’s season started very strongly with a 10/3 win against Cuth’s A and a 9/5 win against John’s A in the first couple of weeks of the year.

Unfortunately, due to poor weather, the As were only able to play one

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more game before Christmas against Mary’s which they won 9/3 due to our handler’s ability to brake their zone defence. After a long Christmas break we were met with a large wake/up call as we drew with Trev’s A, a game we thought would be an easy win, 8/8. However we learned from our mistakes and kept our heads up and then went back to top form winning against Mary’s 11/4 and Hild Bede 10/3 in the next couple of weeks. We then unfortunately suffered a 5/9 defeat to a vastly improved Cuth’s squad who used their height and fitness advantage very well. The next game was the ‘title decider’ against Grey A, who had won the league the previous year. We knew it was going to be a very tough game and, although we played great Frisbee against a solid defence and irregular wind, we lost 3/7. The solid Grey defence really showed again the following week when we lost 5/7 as they were able to come back from losing 4/1 by playing a great zone and taking advantage of errors and tiredness due to our lack of subs. However we didn’t let this get to us and we returned the following day to play Trev’s, again with no subs, however we were able to utilise our strong women who were constantly free and scoring to win 11/3. With four games remaining in the season we are set to finish top 4 but everything is to play for so we will have to wait and see how the rest of season plays out and where in the top 4 we will place.

Our Bs have had the best ever season so far. This is mainly down to the strength of our freshers and new players, each naturally bringing different elements of the game. Whether this being the huge lefty forehands of Thomas Raikes, the solid natural ability to throw and handle from Martha Payne and Jonny Snowden, or the pace and fitness that Sarah Aitchison, Bryony Freer and Gabriel Hardwick use to constantly be free. Our first game against Van Mildert B was the first time most of the team had played an actual game and after only two weeks experience we were able to win 9/1, which at the time was the best HUF B’s had EVER done in a game. As weeks progress we began to master the technique of ‘huck and D’ in which we would use the massive throws of handler, Edd Ingram, to either gain territory or to pass to Remy Bennett or other freshers in the end zone. This really showed as we were able to beat Grey C 9/0, beating the record we set last game, and came 2nd in a beach tournament in Newcastle with opposition such as Northumbria University, Grey College and the local

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Newcastle team, ‘Pies’, who are all very strong teams. After Christmas we elected an official B’s captain in Edd Ingram who is not only a great player but believes the Bs need to be a mixture of fun and competiveness. Unfortunately, he was unable to captain his first game for a month as we had 3 walk/overs in a row by teams who were unable to field enough players to play us. But we managed to eventually get a game against Aidan’s which we were able to win 8/3 despite some very strong opposition. At this point we were sat at the top of the league and had high hopes to finish in that position. However we did not anticipate the strength of the Collingwood team and we lost 5/7. This was a particularly frustrating game as we had no subs but were still able to play some amazing Frisbee against a very good zone (which we had never played against up to this point), with Seb Marlow in particular having the game of his life as well as strong performances from Edd, Martha and Thomas. We have two games left in the season and are almost definitely set promotion to Division 1 next year but it all depends on who wins our game against Chad’s A as to who will win the league.

All players in both teams have done so well this season especially when playing without subs or on the swamp/like conditions of Whinney Hill and I’m sure the rest of the season is going to go amazingly. Behind the scenes Clarissa Cahill has done an amazing job as Treasurer, and Justin Browning and Seb Marlow as Social Secs. Our tour this year has been set for Worlds this summer in London and HUF will continue playing over the summer in several tournaments such as Fishbowl.

Although we are losing some very strong members of HUF in the form of Alan Go, Hannah Rogers, Alex Lawton, Jeremy Raymond and Clarissa Cahill, with the vast improvements shown by all the freshers, I still have very high hopes for next year and HUF’s continued involvement at University level.

Max Clifton (Club Captain)

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Mixed Volleyball As term two commenced we began our league games. The first two were highly successful winning both games 2/0. However a fierce start unluckily didn’t continue. We had close games against St. Cuthbert’s and Queen’s campus; however, they both narrowly won. The most successful moment in term was our win against Castle in the Hatfield/ Castle Day battle. The final score was 2/1. There has been some outstanding play this season particularly from Kalicie Freudiger. Her commitment to the sport is evidenced every time she plays. Currently placed in the middle of the league we hope for a few more wins to gain Hatfield some more points on the college table.

Kathryn McCloskey & Will Hyde (Club Captains)

Competitors in the Hatfield/Castle Challenge Day

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Club and Society Awards 2015 Hatfield Colours Badminton Full Colours Harry Bessey/Saldanha Half Colours Cindy Chang, William Dixon, Matthew Hooper, Shin Ma, Haijie Wu Special Recommendations Miguel Boville/Rose, Caroline Brown, Michael Choi, Glenish D’Silva, James Dobson, Joshua Li, Miti Shah, Chris Wong

Basketball Full Colours William Bleby, Abigail Hooper, Joshua Richards Harrower, Antonia Ross Half Colours Lorene Sacau, Daniel Tam, David Yeung

Boats Full Colours Alexander Dent, James Estlin, Nicole Frith, Catherine Gleave Half Colours Lydia Cronin, Joseph Harris, Harriet Housam, Henry Hoyle, Daniel McManus, Hannah Paremain, Samantha Sint Nicolaas, Amber Waters Special Recommendations Harry Bessey/Saldanha, Joseph Kelen, Lasse Maidstone, Alexander Massey, Jonny Messling, Szymon Palucha, Benjamin Shapland, Imogen Spence, Inessa Sytnik

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Cricket Full Colours Nicholas Cadman, Mackenzie Mirchandani, Samuel Taylor

Fisher,

William

Mills,

Samuel

Half Colours Elliott Charles, Joshua Chatland, Jack Close, Nicholas Friend

DUCK Full Colours Anne Bryant, Isabelle Horler Half Colours Rebecca Lowe, Sara Nordboe Pettersen Special Recommendations Oliver Carruthers, Katey Hamilton, Matthew Westby

Football Full Colours Christopher Drakeford/Lewis, Mackenzie Fisher, Bethany Granger, Robert Heald, Samuel Mirchandani, Neal Patel, Charlotte Sardeson, Jack Wilde, Aneurin Williams Half Colours Marcus Bailey, Samuel Baldwin, George Brown, Elliott Charles, Oliver Diamond, George Dunne, William Dunne, Thomas Gilbey, Eleanor Hattersley, Alexander Keating, Alexander Moore, Henry Parker, Harry Savill, Samantha Singham, Joseph Wykes Special Recommendations Zachariah Binge, Nicolas Haudecoeur/Wilks, Mark Hickling, Milambo Makani, Terry Prempeh, Thomas Robson, Nicholas Vollers, Simon Zeffert, Adam Wordley

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Hockey Full Colours Charlotte Bishop, Edward Cromwell, Faye Culpin, Sally Furminger, Mollie Jebb, Oliver McGlashan, Samuel Mirchandani, Emily Pomeroy, Lana Sweeney, Harry Tawney Half Colours Angharad Bainton, Anna Boorman, Danielle Boyd, Elizabeth Brown, Leah Clark, Kieran Dicken, Megan Edmond, Timothy Foulds, Rebecca Frith, Prudence Jones, Katherine Maclennan, Sophie Skipper, Jennifer Tilley, Harry Tyler, Duncan Wallace Special Recommendations Ryan Baker, Georgina Box, Toby Bradshaw, Max Clifton, William Doggett, Rebekah Fitch, Liam Hadfield, Nicholas Haudecoeur/Wilks, Mark Hickling, Emily Husband, George Liebscher, Simeon Nichols, Conor O’Brien, David Parry, Matthew Robinson, Saskia Simonson, Hector Stirling

Kinky Jeff and the Swingers Full Colours Stefan Avanessian, Elizabeth Bamford, Alexandra Broad, Thomas Cole, Jack Williams Half Colours Katrina Banks, Jessica Hall, James Oyebode, Isabelle Trotter Special Recommendations Miguel Bovill Rose, Rebekah Fitch, Emily Husband, Michael Kennedy, Angus Macnaughton, Natasha Mulley, William Schnabel

Lion Theatre Company Full Colours Anna Jeary, Tyler Rainford

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Lion Theatre Company (continued) Half Colours Lily James, Amy Price

Mixed Lacrosse Half Colours Jennifer Tilley Special Recommendations Max Clifton, William Doggett, George Davies, Liam Hadfield, Mark Hickling, Melissa King, Morgane Knapp, Thomas McCahon, Serena Ng, Simeon Nichols, Saskia Simonson

Music Society Full Colours Sophie Jewsbury, Stephanie Lam, David Sheard Special Recommendations Samuel Arrowsmith, Laura Baldwin, Shahnaz Ford, Angus Macnaughton, Sebastian Marlow, Naviena Selvarajah, Lillian Taasaasen

Netball Full Colours Hannah Burnell, Faye Culpin, Bethany Granger, Elizabeth Healey, Kate MacNay, Georgia Reynolds, Rosaleen Stewart, Olivia Topham Half Colours Kate Anderson, Bethany Ayres, Pauline Barker, Claudia Buffini, Bethan Davies, Georgina de Rome Moss, Philippa Frizzelle, Sally Furminger, Laura Gray, Jemima Hindle, Juliette Hoffmann, Erin Murgatroyd, Elloise Neale, Johanna Pemberton, Natalia Stevens, Constance Taylor, Olivia Tweed

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Netball (continued) Special Recommendations Tilia Astell, Claudia Buffini, Eleanor Crosthwaite, Grace Elcock, Bethany Granger, Brogan Harman, India Hattersley Smith, Jemima Hindle, Juliette Hoffman, Erin Murgatroyd, Johanna Pemberton, Charlotte Sardeson, Constance Taylor, Rachel Thomas, Charlotte Thorogood

Rugby Full Colours Hector Ahern, Jack Baron, Charlotte Bishop, Stefania Boughey, Mariella Childe, Harriet Forsyth, Robin Hardman, Mollie Jebb, Brogan Lear, David Lewis, Katherine Maclennan, Genevieve Moody, Oluwatobiloba Onabolu, Alexander Pike, Philippa Rawbone, Conor Stephens, Lowri Williams Half Colours Laura Balibrea/Coyle, Toby Bradshaw, Megan Cassidy, Zachariah Chadwick, Jack Close, George Fairfield, Marco Felber, Elliott Husband, Cordelia Lupson, Sunniva Morris, Jack Murphy, Paul Ryan/Brown, Harry Tawney, Kaitlynn Veno, Barnaby Ware Special Recommendations Marcus Bailey, Owen Bennett, Cameron MacRitchie, Matthew Cantelo, Zoe Carter, Fraser Craig, Fabian Eccles/Williams, Isaac Ellum, Katherine Evans, Wanda Fuglesang, Matthew Gardner, Claudia Gleeson, Lewis Harrison, Oliver Hart, William Helme, Alexander Jackson, Sarah Kimberlin, Craig Lamb, Rory Liggins, Megan Mitcheson, Matthew Price, Jack Moore, Peter Morris, Simeon Nichols, Simon Owtram, Michael Richards, Sophie Rudge, Thomas Siford, Thomas Stanley, Harry Stevenson, John Stileman, Rachel Thomas, Roshini Turner, Edward Varney, India Whelpton, Hayley Wilding, Eugenie Zevros

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Tennis Full Colours Jemima Hindle Half Colours Robert Double, Prudence Jones, Anna Southam

Ultimate Frisbee Full Colours Thomas Cole, Keita Fursdon, Alexander Lawton, David McLennan, Katherine New, Jeremy Raymond, Jasmin Strickland Half Colours Alan Go, Hannah Rogers, Lok Yuen Special Recommendations Justin Browning, Oliver Burke, Clarissa Cahill, Max Clifton, Laura Congreve, Charlotte Gagnier

Volleyball Full Colours Elizabeth Brown, Olivia Flanagan, Samuel Mirchandani, Steven Wilson Half Colours Caroline Bertrand, Joshua Chatland, William Dunne, Frederick Shuttle, Abigail Tavener, Samuel Taylor Special Recommendations Juliette Hoffmann, William Hyde, Mollie Jebb, Kathryn McCloskey, Rohan Patel, Attila Shaaran

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Welfare Full Colours Stefan Avanessian, Davide Baldanzi, Rachael Boyce Half Colours Isabelle Horler, Erin Murgatroyd, Amy Price Special Recommendations Katherine Anderson, Hannah Finney, Catherine Hinson, Emily Husband

University Palatinates 2015 Half Palatinates Bishnoi, Chaitanya Bloxsome, Tom Davies, Oliver Drakeford/Lewis, Christopher Gibson, Joanna May, India/Rose Murphy, Matthew Rawbone, Philippa Ward, Jake

Cricket (Men’s) Golf Hockey Football (Men’s) & Tennis Football (Women’s) Lacrosse (Women’s) Hockey Cricket (Women’s) Hockey

Honorary Life Membership May, India/Rose Mitchell, Natalie

Lacrosse (England U19) Triathlon (GB 20/24)

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College Societies Chapel Choir This year has seen a continuation of the chapel choir's successes over the past few years. After an initial open evensong in October with over 60 singers turning up, and 40 auditions later, we had our choir for the year. I was amazed and delighted how quickly the choir came together as a team, from the start they have made a fantastic sound and have been immensely fun to work with.

Choir Alumni Weekend

Late in November, we sang our usual St Andrew's Day evensong in Durham Cathedral, with music by Kenneth Leighton and Herbert Howells. Only a week or so later, we had our two Christmas carol services, both of which packed out the chapel and were a great success.

This term, as well as the usual weekly services, we returned to Ripon Cathedral in the first week of February to sing evensong (as well as visit

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my predecessor in the role of Director of Music, Tom Coxhead, who is now organ scholar in Ripon), and just a week later we had our Alumni Weekend.

Three full services sung in Durham Cathedral on Valentine's Day, with music by Charles/Marie Widor, Francis Jackson and William Byrd to name but a few, as well as a wonderful Alumni Dinner the previous night in College, made the weekend one to remember, and certainly the most successful moment of the choir's year so far.

Jonny Allsopp (Director of Music)

Community It has been a brilliant year for the many groups of students who contribute to Hatfield and the College community remains as strong as ever. The Communities Officer position is new to the JCR Exec and is responsible for co/ordinating and bringing together the various groups and clubs that make up the JCR. As you will have read from our Captains’ reports, there have been a great number of sporting achievements this year. Highlights include coming second during last summer’s College Festival of Sports as well as thrashing Castle in the annual Hatfield/Castle Day challenge. More training has also been provided to Club Captains and Society Presidents this year: the JCR organised ‘Good Lad’ workshops. These workshops were developed and delivered by Club Captains from Oxford Colleges and are designed to promote positive masculinity in order to discourage discriminatory or threatening behaviour. They are effective because they empower team members to manage their own behaviour and lead by example, as opposed to following unnecessary rules and regulations imposed from above. We expect to extend these out to female sport clubs in the Easter Term.

Last summer also saw us take part in County Durham’s annual Pride festival for the first time. We hosted our first ever Pride formal, followed by a photograph campaign in the bar during which students explained why Pride was important to them. Hatfield was also one of

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the few Colleges that took part in the annual Pride march, sporting handmade banners that we prepared in the days prior. Thanks must be said to Nicky Whyms and David Sheard who have been incredibly active JCR LGBT+ Reps. The weekly Monday socials at the Rainbow Rooms held in Osbournes and hosted by one of the North East’s most prominent Drag Queens have gone down a storm, as have the various film nights and educational LGBT+ forums that they have organised.

Credit: Samuel Michael Gard @ SMG Photography

One of the JCR’s priorities this year has been improving the experience of Erasmus and Exchange students, who, whilst they are with us for only a year, make no less a contribution to the College. We started off in Freshers’ Week by encouraging them to get involved with as many sports clubs and societies as possible and then hosted various formals to celebrate the diverse make/up of the JCR. Our International Students’ Rep (and incoming JCR President!), Brandon Roberts, organised a brilliant Thanksgiving formal as well as an International Students’ formal. Both menus were fantastic and both formals were very well attended!

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The year was rounded off by a day of sporting rivalry between the two oldest Colleges which ended with Team Hatfield taking the spoils once more with a 9/5 overall score. Notable victories in volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, netball, men’s hockey and men’s football emphasised the strength and ability of the many Hatfield students who took part in this sporting event. The event was rounded off rather appropriately with a formal dinner hosted by Hatfield, bringing together all the clubs from both colleges who had taken part in the day’s proceedings. Friendly chitchat and, of course, bragging rights were discussed over a fine meal. Fantastic performances from Kinky Jeff and Castle Big Band drew the evening to a close. On to next year, where Hatfield hope to remain triumphant in College sport!

If you ever want to stay up/to/date with the JCR’s sporting achievements, be sure to check out the ‘Team Hatfield’ Facebook page.

Daniel Cain/Reed (JCR Communities Officer)

DUCK The 2015/2016 Hatfield DUCK team consists of 15 members who attend weekly meetings, which are run by Matthew Westby and Katey Hamilton, in order to gather ideas to fundraise. A constant feature this year has been the toastie bar, which is managed by Hattie Gould and Eugenie Zervos. Thanks to many freshers volunteering, it has been open five times a week. A leakage in the bar prevented this at times, but for the majority of the year this feature has run smoothly. Other fundraisers this year have included the Hatfield Day photo, candy canes for Christmas, Valentine’s roses, cocktails at various events, and pieing in the dining hall. A number of events have also been organised

by Hatfield DUCK, including the freshers’ pub quiz, Jazz & Cocktails, and Tim Burt’s DUCK quiz. The fundraisers which raised the most amount of money for charity was the freshers’ pub quiz and pieing, which both raised close to £300 each.

Katey Hamilton (Senior DUCK Rep)

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Kinky Jeff and the Swingers It’s been another fantastic year for Durham’s premier college Jazz group. Kinky Jeff put in storming performances at some of Durham’s premier events such as the Wine Society’s and Caledonian Society’s Winter Balls, HCBC’s 1846 Ball, and the magic trio of Castle’s Ladies’ Night, Halfway Hall and June Ball. It wasn’t all performing for Hatfield’s most fun loving Jazz/merchants though, as an exciting social calendar including Pub Golf, Around the World at Hallowe’en and (the holy grail) Toga – themed socials were overseen by our illustrious Social Secretaries. Huge thanks must go, as always, to the Hatfield Trust for providing funds to help enable us to replace our decade/old selection of cabling, our only partially functioning bass amp and, last but not least, to help subsidise our yearly tour, which this time takes us to the far flung shores of Cologne. (Cologne may not actually be coastal, in which case it was meant metaphorically). With an eclectic roster of gigs lined up for the final 3rd of the year, no college event will be safe from the ever present threat of quality jazz/based entertainment.

Michael Kennedy (President)

Kinky Jeff Summer Tour 2015 In June, Kinky Jeff set off on a 5/day, 4/night trip to the beautiful city of Ghent, Belgium. With the support of the Hatfield Trust the band was able to take 16 musicians, a lot of instruments and our best set lists to the continent / playing two gigs during the trip. The first gig was played at a band stand in the bustling city centre to crowds of people sitting in restaurants and cafes. Armed with our traditional tour t/shirts, the two one/hour sets went down a storm with the local residents and fellow tourists / with many people subsequently following the band on Facebook and Instagram, we also received several messages from musicians in the area inviting us back again to play in the future! The second gig was a slight drive outside of Ghent to the town of Ostend. Due to the unfortunate weather the location of our gig had to be changed from the beachside stage to the balcony of a

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hotel overlooking the town. We ended up playing in a location next to a school / so by the end of our gig, 150 young Belgians were also dancing along to the music which signalled a fantastic end to our second gig. Outside of playing music, the band had a fantastic time exploring everything that Ghent had to offer / taking part in a walking tour of the City, boat tours and sampling the local delicacies of chocolate, waffles and beer! A day trip to Bruges allowed the Kinky Jeff tradition of a Brewery Tour to be completed.

The band had a fantastic four days: from the brilliant gigs to live audiences abroad, to the new found Belgium contingent of Kinky Jeff followers, it was an all/round success. Thanks must go to Ian Curry (Director of the Hatfield Trust) and the Trust; without their generous funding this tour could not have gone ahead. I speak on behalf of the band in thanking the Trust for its continued support of the band and look forward to an exciting year ahead for Kinky Jeff under a very strong new Exec and with Lion in Summer Ball on the horizon.

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Lion Theatre Company After a very successful summer for the company, being the only theatre company to go to the fringe, we have been building upon this success with several shows and plans for the future. Our first show, in the Assembly Rooms, was Travesties – a challenge to put on, but it paid off: the acting was commended as was the set in particular. Credit must go to Alissa Cooper (3rd year Hatfield) who built the set, and Anna Jeary (3rd year Hatfield), the director. Simon Fearn from Palatinate said that ‘director Anna Jeary and her cast were excellent in staging the more ridiculous aspects of Stoppard’s play’.

Our next play was Punk Rock by Simon Stephens, at the start of December, directed by Joe Kelen and produced by Nick Vollers (both 2nd year Hatfielders). The production took pace in the chapel, and the use of the space was praised. It was dubbed an ‘indubitable success’ and has started many freshers off to a good start in the drama world. In Epiphany Term we have shows coming up in the next two weeks (at the time of writing): Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall, which is being directed by Qasim Salam (1st year Hatfield) and with a production team also made up of Hatfield freshers. The play will take place in Caedmon Hall. In the Assembly Rooms, Tom Wills (LTC President) is directing Jez Butterworth’s The River, again with a largely Hatfield cast and production team. The show will take place from the 16 /18 March.

We are also happy to announce we will be supporting Auditions by Hamish Clayton in going to the Edinburgh Fringe 2016. The play debuted at the Durham Drama Festival, and received good reviews and feedback from a professional judge from the National Student Drama Festival organisation. So, with a few changes to the script and with finding a venue, we’ll be heading up there again! Several Hatfielders are involved, from the cast to the production team.

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LTC from the Edinburgh Fringe Following on from a very successful year for LTC, we continued our record as one of the foremost theatre companies in Durham by sending a play to the Edinburgh Fringe. This play is called Some Thing New, and was written by two Hatfielders, Alissa Cooper and Anna Jeary, now in their final year. The play follows 5 artists as they explore the meaning behind art with the audience, and as the play commences the characters’ frictional personalities clash, leading to the eventual breakdown of the process.

With the play having been written by the start of the Easter Term, and the performance space in Edinburgh confirmed, rehearsals after the exam period were intense but successful. We performed three times on the 13th June to Durham audiences in the Horstfall Room in St Chad’s College. Responses were overall positive, as many people found the material of the script very relatable. However, some, including a judge from the National Student Drama Festival, were critical of the interaction with the audience, as it didn’t seem to fit into the script naturally.

With this reception in mind, when we all returned to Durham in late July in order to rehearse for the Fringe run itself, the directors (Anna and Alissa) were quick to adapt the play in order to make the audience interaction (a vital part of the play) more credible. After an exhausting week of rehearsing, the cast and crew made their way up to Edinburgh.

We were performing in an intimate room with only 20 seats, arranged in a semicircle pattern. The venue was C Nova, just off the Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare during the festival. C Nova was also host of other Durham shows, including another student written play, Swing By

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The run started on the 5th August, and despite audience numbers being fairly small during the first week, we started to see more and more people getting interested. We also had plenty of time to perfect our flyering technique on the Mile, which always garnered attention.

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In keeping with the play’s theme of creativity, many cast members braved the Scottish weather to be body painted, which in the end produced some stunning effects.

Towards the end of the run we were averaging about 10 people per show, which was actually the perfect number of audience members for such an intimate show.

Financially we were pleased with how much we took in the box office; with the generous grant from the Hatfield Trust covering the cost of the venue, Lion Theatre Company was responsible for the rest of the budget. Although the expenses are still being sorted out we are confident that we have at least broken even on the money that LTC invested in the show, if not made a small profit, which will be used to fund our shows in the upcoming year.

We received good reviews; on the whole, because student productions are being measured up against professional shows at the fringe, one would expect to struggle, especially in immersive theatre, which is not always to peoples’ taste! However, this reviewer from Three Weeks seemed to enjoy the topics talked about in the play and took the interaction as a positive experience: Intentionally blurring the lines between art, artist and audience, this show will leave you thinking about the big artistic debates of the day. You may come with the

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expectation of sitting back watching passively, but Lion Theatre Company has different intentions. You’ll be participating in a staged “creative workshop”, led by the actors who each play a different type of artist, all hoping to become successful. The continual squabbling of these “artists” seems to suggest that truly original or objectively inspiring art cannot be produced in the modern age, due to the splintered nature of the collective consciousness.

This very positive review from A Younger Theatre highlighted the excellent characterisation and interplay between the characters: There are moments of brilliance, like when one exercise grinds to a halt because of differing opinions about art (what else?!) and snide personal comments begin to creep in. These are the best bits, when the focus is on their tenuous relationships, and the veneer of earnest, arty, ‘studentness’ starts to crack as they begin passive aggressively tearing chunks out of each other.

So, to summarise, without the grant from the Hatfield Trust, Lion Theatre Company would have never had the funds to take this show to Edinburgh. Speaking personally as Lion Theatre Company President, and producer of Some Thing New, it was so exciting to see Anna and Alissa take their show to the Fringe and also to be a part of that process.

Getting exposure for shows as someone interested in drama is difficult in Durham, but the Edinburgh Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world; what better stage on which to present a stimulating new piece of writing?

Tom Wills (President)

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Lion in Winter Ball 2016

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The Lion in Winter Ball 2016 witnessed Hatfield transformed into a magical woodland for the theme of ‘Lost in the Woods.’ Twelve hours of entertainment were enjoyed by 700 guests, with an array of acts and activities on offer. This year saw the night open with an incredible menu for diners, consisting of a duck and boar terrine for starter, smoked fillet of beef for main, and a tasting of dark chocolate and cherries for the dessert.

Aside from the delicious dinner, the ball featured an increased range of food for all the guests, with Artisan Pizza and Mexican Pulled Pork Burgers as particular highlights. For those who were not too full, Cheese and Biscuits, Nachos, French Crêpes and a selection of Patisserie treats were also freely available, alongside a bespoke drinks menu (including fresh coffee served to keep people going in the early hours of the morning).

Once guests were fed and watered, it was a delight to welcome electro/ swing duo ‘The Correspondents’ as our co/headline music performers, fresh from their successes at Glastonbury Music Festival. Forward/ thinking digital DJs ‘Eton Messy’ presented an alternative style of music later in the evening, channelling the likes of Disclosure and Bondax for a popular House and Bass set.

Alongside these professional acts, we were able to tap into the unbelievable talent on offer both in Hatfield and in the wider University. From pop and indie rock, to light opera and acoustic sets, there was a wide range of student acts performing throughout the night in a variety of spaces. The musical offerings was then rounded off with a hugely successful hour of ABBA’s greatest hits, brought to us by the remarkably convincing ‘ABBA Revival’.

Whilst the weather meant that the outdoor activities were a little on the damp side, ball/goers still managed to enjoy boat swings and the unique flower/garland workshop throughout the evening. They were also able to retreat inside for laser quest, a photo booth and studio, and the staple silent disco.

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The event has received tremendous feedback, proving once again why it is the highlight of the Hatfield social calendar. We would like to extend our thanks to the JCR and Hatfield Trust, whose generous donations facilitated the new and exciting entertainment procured for the evening. Thanks also go to the whole host of people whose hard work made the Ball possible. This year’s Chair and Treasurer, Jamie Durham and Hannah Johnson, were supported by a talented team consisting of Erin Murgatroyd (Head of Ents), Will Doggett (Head of Music), Kate Evans (Head of Decorations), Abbie Moujaes (Head of Marketing), Meg Mitcheson (Secretary), India Hattersley/Smith (Social Secretary), Amy Price (Creative Director), and Brandon Roberts (Ball Supervisor).

Jamie Durham (Chair)

Music Society The 2015/16 academic year has been one of great success for the Hatfield Music Society. Thanks go to Sebastian Marlow (Concert Manager), David Sheard (Publicity Officer) and Ruaridh Ellison (Treasurer). We got under way with a very enjoyable Freshers’ Concert, and finished the first term with a high/quality Christmas Concert (prolonging the tradition of the congregational carol to finish with). The recent Easter Concert was also well attended and of a very good standard. Hatfield music ensembles such as the Flute Choir made regular appearances at all three concerts, demonstrating a well rehearsed and challenging repertoire, from Kuhlau to the Friends theme. The Lent term also celebrates the arrival of a newly refurbished music practice room, along with the regeneration of Pace. This new facility provides more space and includes recording equipment, allowing musicians to record their sessions.

The Society has showcased some incredibly impressive talent covering a huge range of genres, including classical, folk and jazz. We very much look forward to further achievements in the summer term.

Angus Macnaughton (President)

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SHAPED The success of last year’s SHAPED Programme led to over 100 Hatfield students achieving the Hatfield Award. This year’s SHAPED Exec looked to build upon those strong foundations, with our biggest team to date consisting of two coordinators, six representatives and four junior representatives alongside the VP Discipline liaising with the JCR Exec. With new ideas and renewed enthusiasm, it was clear from the outset that SHAPED was becoming ever more relevant and enjoyable.

From our first event on ‘What to Expect When You’re a Fresher’ led by SHAPED and the Freps during Freshers’ Week / which filled the Birley Room / to Genevieve Burns’ fresher introductory series to university, ‘Blast/Off’; we have made a concerted effort to cater for freshers to ensure that their transition to university life and academia was as smooth as possible.

We have also supported finalists throughout the year, acting as a referral to graduate recruitment services and jobs. Targeted talks in first term included ‘Dissertation and Extended Projects’ led by Eleanor Spencer/Regan and Tim Burt; and ‘How to Apply for the Durham Award’, an Award for finalists to demonstrate their extracurricular development to employers.

Continuing our strong links with the Careers, Employability and Enterprise Centre and Dr Eleanor Loughlin, we had a return of the popular Academic Skills workshops including Speed Reading, Presentations, and Study Skills.

SHAPED has also encouraged academic engagement and stronger links between the JCR and MCR. All SHAPED events and the Hatfield Award are open to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Brogan Lear (JCR VP Discipline) organised a successful Academic Formal for members of both common rooms to discuss their disciplines in a social setting.

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SHAPED has also continued its concentration on Employability throughout the year through our CV Workshops and Internships Q&A. Of SHAPED’s Employability offering, the highlight of the year was the Lions Fortnight.

With two weeks of careers events providing a chance for alumni to discuss their careers and tips with current Hatfielders, the Lions Fortnight proved popular once again in only its second year.

Orchestrated by Jordan Parsons and Tom Heritage, this resulted not only in networking opportunities (supplemented by a previous talk on ‘How to Network’) for our students at events like the Lions Buffet, but more widely in increased awareness of the Lions Network (previously the Hatfield Business Lions). The Lions Network is accessible by all Hatfield students in order to read about the careers of and advice from alumni. Students are also encouraged to contact alumni if they have any specific questions. If you are interested in being in the Lions Network next year, please do not hesitate contact Anthony Bash.

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Although we have only briefly covered the abundance of events organised and hosted by SHAPED, we are proud to say that SHAPED is now fully integrated into the College community. We send our best wishes to Jordan Parsons, the incoming SHAPED Coordinator. We trust that he and his Exec will take SHAPED even further. With a new SHAPED website soon to come (funded by the Hatfield Trust) including all video recordings of events, SHAPED guides and blogs; and plans for a Careers Formal, Hatfielders have much to be excited about!

Meg Kneafsey and Wai Fung Teh (SHAPED Coordinators)

Student Community Action Student Community Action (SCA) has had an incredible year. For those of you who don’t know exactly what we do, SCA is a student/led, community/focused organisation that provides unique volunteering opportunities to Durham students. This ranges from weekly projects that span a wide variety of areas working with children, the elderly, disabled and even animals to one/off volunteering opportunities. This enables all to volunteer. Particularly those who cannot commit to a regular project but who still want to give something back to the community.

The Hatfield SCA representatives have been Antonia MacDonald and Hannah Finney this year. We have helped to arrange, promote and publicise SCA projects and one/off volunteering opportunities that have occurred throughout the year. In the first term we had events such as the SCA quiz night, bake sale and the project food drive which was a week/long project to collect food for East Durham Trust’s F.E.E.D Project. In Epiphany Term, the main focus has been Student Volunteering Week, which is a national celebration of all the amazing work of student volunteers.

For this we had loads of different one/off events from conservation work, elderly tea parties and sponsored runs to charity book sales running alongside our regular weekly projects. Kicking off with the

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SCA takeover of the Domino's Pub Quiz in the Students’ Union and ending with the annual Comedy and Awards night, a fabulous week of volunteering was had by all involved.

All in all, it has been a fantastic year for volunteering but it’s not too late to still get involved. Just check out the SCA Durham and Hatfield SCA pages or check out the SCA website at: http://community.dur.ac.uk/community.action/ Hannah Finney & Antonia MacDonald (Hatfield SCA Representatives)

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Hatfield Welfare It is a huge pleasure to be able to report on all the work the Welfare Team has done so far this year. The last 12 months have been characterised by some very successful campaigns, which have built on the accomplishments of previous events whilst adding imaginative twists to our predecessors' work. Welfare's presence around College has also been strengthened, as we've worked to increase our accessibility to all students. We're indebted to both the 2014/15 Team, and the 2015/16 Team for all their hard work, and we hope they have enjoyed being a part of Welfare as much as we have!

We began with the popular #WorkSmart campaign, encouraging Hatfielders to be conscientious of their personal wellbeing during exam /season. Events included a bouncy/castle, a puppy/room organised in partnership with SCA, and boxing master/classes. We also broke out the Welfare blenders, making over one hundred smoothies in an afternoon as a reminder on the importance of eating healthily through revision! It is in these stressful times that Welfare is able to have the biggest impact in the Hatfield community, and it was extremely rewarding to offer a little relief as tensions rose!

After the examination period, we appointed our Senior Welfare Representatives, Emi Husband, Joe Harris and Roshini Turner, and Campaign Representatives, Francesca Souter and Hannah Finney.

They have all been invaluable assets to the team. From holding weekly drop in sessions and supporting students, to orchestrating brilliant campaigns, their dedication has been unparalleled.

Over the summer, planning began for Freshers' Week and the following few weeks of the new academic year. Student/led Welfare has a unique place in Durham's support/network, and is especially valuable as we welcome new students to their new home. We were pleased to be the first to welcome the Freshers, speaking to them before their first Hatfield Formal. This helped establish the Team as central to college life, and was a crucial part of our wider efforts to increase exposure on all the Welfare has to offer. Simultaneously, we were also working hard with Sara, the Livers' Out Officer, to allocate hundreds of 'Fresher'

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children to Second Year 'Parents'. Fortunately, with some careful planning, this was a relatively straightforward process that meant the infamous 'Parenting Night' went without a hitch!

The pace was then slowed for our ever/successful "Refreshers Week", which encouraged the new students to relax in front of films, try a fitness session, and sign up to the NHS C/Card scheme.

After these early events, we were delighted to receive so many applications for the Junior Welfare Representative positions. Whilst decision/making was extremely tough, the successful candidates have been endlessly enthusiastic through/out the year. It has been a joy to work with Abbie Cole, Brogan Harman, Charlotte Robson, Chelsea Shaw, Gaspard de Kervenoaël, Georgia Jones, Hamza Rafique, Isabelle Wilson, Isobelle Coventry, Jasmine Kaur, Lara Hey, Lucy Pullinger and Natasha Bury. We hope they continue their involvement with Welfare in their coming years at Hatfield!

With a full team now at work, we went from strength to strength. After a poignant Formal, themed to raise awareness of World AIDS Day, we turned our attention to Christmas. We set ourselves the ambitious task of celebrating the '12 Days of Welfmas', with a different Welfare/related gift left in the Dining Room, in "Santa's Sack", for the last 12 days of term.

This proved very popular, as students had easy access to sweets, ear/plugs, sexual health supplies and other goodies. The event worked well in promoting Welfare's available supplies and also as a fun treat during the Festive Season.

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In Epiphany Term, SHAG Week made a triumphant return, promoting sexual health throughout the College. Our aim was to de/ mystify good sexual/health practise, to try and establish it as the norm!

The Junior Welfare Reps worked tirelessly to develop a series of informative videos, with simple instructions of how to put on a condom, and also a few facts about sexual health. The week then culminated in a SHAG/themed formal, which married humour and guidance together to warn students about the risks of STIs and STDs. Patrick, the phallic/shaped piñata, was the pièce/de/résistance of the night, offering guests the chance to win sweets, lube and condoms in the Bar! We were also pleased to run a Mental Health Week later in the term, focusing on student anxiety and depression. An issue close to many of our hearts, we hoped to raise awareness of Mental Health Issues through social media and blog posts. Smoothies made a re/appearance this week, along with an ice/cream night, a very popular free yoga session and cookie deliveries.

Finally, Hatfield’s ‘Wolfpack’ student safety campaign made a brief return to remind students of the importance of being aware of themselves and others when out late. This mini campaign saw lots of group photos, custom/made Hatfield Wolfpack stickers, glow sticks and general information on safety.

The much/loved Tea and Toast, held after every formal, has been a continual success this year, with a special alternative Pancake Day event held once Pace Kitchen reopened, which proved to be enormously popular.

In addition to such fantastic events and campaigns, important welfare work within the JCR Executive Committee has been carried out. This has included the organisation and running of several ‘Good Lad’ workshops in Summer Term 2015. Prominent members of sports clubs and societies attended discussion groups focusing on complex gender situations, and how positive change among social groups and broader circles can be implemented. Feedback was extremely positive and further workshops are being organised for the near future.

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Additionally, Izzy Horler worked alongside Alok Kumar (Hatfield Tech Manager and incoming Facilities Officer) to develop an anonymous online messaging system for Hatfield students to use, allowing them to ask questions, seek information or make reports completely anonymously. This has been a huge success and we hope this platform will be of use to students for a long time to come.

Izzy has also been a member of the University Equality and Diversity Working Group, gathering information to influence the new Academic Strategy to ensure Durham University is a welcoming and accessible place for all those who work and study here.

We have loved working together, and have had a wonderful year leading Team Welfare. We are both so pleased to have seen such an increase in participation in Welfare events throughout the year, so would like thank everyone for getting involved and supporting our events. It has been an incredible experience being so closely involved within the Hatfield community, particularly with such an important aspect of College, and we are very proud of what has been achieved.

Although we are very sad to leave our positions at the end of Epiphany, we cannot wait to see all the fantastic things that will be achieved in the year to come!

A few members of Team Welfare give a brief summary of their year: Helping to run the Welfare social media platforms this year was one of the most fun aspects of my role, second only to hosting the wide range of events we’ve put on this year. It’s been incredibly satisfying to work with such a lively team and to take part in successful events that Hatfielders really seem to appreciate.

Hamza Rafique (Year 1) This year has seen some of the best campaigns weeks put on by Team Welfare in my four years at Durham! This is definitely down to the incredible hard work of this year’s team. When it came to campaigns, everybody contributed with their own innovative new ways to engage the JCR in Welfare. We then took these ideas, planned the weeks and

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set to work on posters and marketing. It’s safe to say that the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages run by our marketing team have been an undeniable success in spreading information on events and campaigns to the whole JCR – not just those living in College!

Francesca Souter (Year 4) The Welfare Team has organised several highly successful campaigns this year, ranging from Sexual Health, and Mental Health Weeks to a Welf/mas Christmas countdown. The campaigns and marketing team has been exceptionally strong this year. They have boosted Hatfield Welfare's presence and helped promote some incredible events.

Hannah Finney (Year 3) There has never been a dull moment being a part of Team Welfare.

Whether it’s making toast at 2am, delivering Christmas cards or giving people STI's (not literally!) at SHAG formal, every member of Team Welfare brings joy and laughter. I've been so lucky to be a part of such an amazing team this year, and I can't wait to see what the future holds.

Brogan Harman (Year 2) My time at Welfare seems so short but I had so much fun. The Team is close/knitted and easy going, and it has never felt like a job or a chore.

What the Welfare Team does is great, and seeing the passion that goes into each idea made me realise how hard the Team works and appreciate them even more!

Jasmine Kaur (Year 2) Izzy Horler (JCR Welfare Officer)

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Members of the Welfare Team delivering cookies during Mental Health Week

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The Hatfield Trust The Trust continues to provide funding to enhance the Hatfield experience for our students through its concern for academic excellence (prizes) and has increased the number of funds that reflect intellectual commitment for academic success. The Trust is also active in supporting clubs, societies and individual students as well as improving the environment of the College for the whole community of Hatfield.

The Master, Sabbatical Development Officer and myself met with DARO colleagues to take forward strategies we can implement to identify potential donors and attract donations from alumni. DARO’s response to these issues is reproduced below: “DARO is developing a new suite of financial and information reports for colleges which is aimed at providing you with a more detailed insight into your alumni, including information on donors, demographics and engagement activity. I’m hopeful this will be of benefit to colleges in planning alumni activity and identifying where best to allocate resources. The college will be circulating alumni in the New Year with the Master’s Annual Giving letter including the amended Donation Form”.

Sabbatical Development Officer We were delighted to welcome Catherine Gleave in September as the Sabbatical Development Officer for Hatfield College, funded by the Trust for one year.

Academic Awards To see all of the bursaries and scholarships available to Hatfield students please refer to the College website: www.dur.ac.uk/ hatfield.college/undergraduate/fees/scholarships_and_ prizes/.

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A selection from the list is below: •

Baxter Prizes: 45 recipients received a total of £4500;

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Brileen Award: for a first year female music student (£300);

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History Award: book purchase scheme (£600);

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Music Award: contribution towards the cost of lessons (£250);

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Barry Northrop Award: for research with an Asian or African component (2 x £500).

Following a generous donation by alumnus, Christopher John Gant, undergraduate students studying Geography can apply for financial support for travel, field work and other relevant expenditure.

Bursary for Independent Research There are nine awards, each of £250, available to both graduates and undergraduates for research based in the UK. Fiver Fund The Fiver Fund supports students who might otherwise not be able to participate in extra/curricular activities through financial hardship.

The Trust is hoping to launch a new revitalized version of the “Fiver Fund” in the near future. Applications can be made at any time throughout the year and are open to all undergraduates. Reports of the activities pursued are published in the Hatfield Record.

Floreat Awards The Hatfield Trust supports up to seven Hatfield undergraduates who are proceeding to postgraduate work. Each scholarship is worth £1000 and applicants for the award are considered by the Master, Vice/Master & Senior Tutor and Director of the Trust.

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Postgraduate Research Awards The MCR Executive and the Director met on three occasions last year to consider applications for funding to assist with the expense of travel, visiting libraries, attending conferences or seminars, library costs including ordering books, papers or journals from the British Library etc. There were 24 applicants and a total of £3373 was awarded. The last meeting was held in June 2015.

Travel Awards The most popular of our bursary schemes to help students with their educational, charitable and personally challenging endeavours during the summer months. In all, 42 awards were given at a total cost of £6050.

As a result of the earthquake in Nepal and advice from the FCO and University, all awards to students hoping to travel to Nepal were regrettably withdrawn.

Freshers’ Sunday The College’s latest brochure, “The Hatfield College 1846 Campaign” was distributed to parents on Freshers’ Sunday. This is a quality publication with the message very much on “Excellence as Standard” at Hatfield. The package included a Free Post envelope and our new Donation Form. Early indications are that the response to the new layout and the choices provision on the form has resulted in more generous donations from parents.

Trust Reunion in London In the first instance, our aim is to raise awareness and let alumni know about the variety of ways we currently spend the Trust funds. We want to ensure that individual feedback is regular and focused and to emphasize the segmented use of Trust funds so that potential donors have a much clearer set of options.

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The eighth annual reunion at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham Common took place on 18 September 2015. In all, 65 alumni attended. An A4 flyer and new donation form were distributed which resulted in much discussion and comment about the importance of financing the Trust in College.

Mr. & Mrs. Scanlon (Patrick and Charlotte) [above] Sally Fletcher, Stefania Boughey and Kate Taylor [below] at the Reunion in Clapham on 18 September 2015

The date of the next reunion at the Alexandra is Friday, 23 September 2016, where we hope to meet up with many alumni who are able to travel to this London venue. Getting there couldn’t be easier as it is next door to Clapham Common Tube station!

Ian Curry (Director)

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Notes from the Sabbatical Development Officer This year, the Hatfield Trust took the decision to expand its staff and introduce a Sabbatical Development Officer to the office. The position has transformed the ways in which the Trust now engages with alumni, including the essential development of the Trust’s social media and online channels.

Taking on the position as the Sabbatical Alumni Development Officer has been a truly rewarding experience, and one which I would recommend to anybody. I feel incredibly welcome here and will be sad to leave Hatfield once my sabbatical year comes to an end. Over the course of the year, I have developed the Trust’s online presence including a Facebook page, blog and website which are all updated regularly. This has been a great help to alumni engagement and a fantastic way of interacting with alumni on a more informal platform. I have also updated the ways in which we interact with parents, including the provision of a ‘Parent Packet’ designed by me, to illustrate to parents exactly what it is we do at Hatfield, explaining why stewardship is so important. We have seen great success with this and it has proved to be a fantastic way of developing relationships with parents.

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The 1846 Boat Club Ball has been a particular highlight for me and I have really enjoyed the organisation process; the boat club was an enormous part of my university experience, so it has been great being able to give something back to the club. We have some very exciting sponsors lined up to work with us on the event and it should be a great evening all round! I have learnt a lot from taking on the challenge of organising a University/wide Ball and feel I have really developed my skills in this area.

Current members of HCBC celebrating at the 1846 Boat Club Ball (L&R) Lydia Cronin, Catherine Gleave, Alex Dent, Hannah Paremain, Amber Waters

The year has been filled with challenges and extraordinary successes, and I am so happy to have been able to work at the College which offered me so much as an undergraduate. I look forward to seeing my successor thrive in this position watching as the College progresses!

Catherine Gleave

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Hatfield Awards and Bursaries Serena Gosling (Floreat Scholarship) Three years of an undergraduate degree at Durham was clearly not enough, as in October last year I embarked on an MSc in Marketing.

Whilst it has been incredibly challenging, I have loved every minute of what we have been taught and next year I will be joining Procter and Gamble as a Brand Manager! I have both Durham, and, more importantly, Hatfield, to thank for this. Both have provided me with opportunities to grow all sorts of skills, from communication to teamwork and even my confidence. This year I have been a mentor to undergraduates which I have found incredibly rewarding. From setting parents’ minds at ease at the beginning of the year, to providing useful hints and tips to my mentees, ensuring they make the most of their time at Durham. I have enjoyed getting to know them and being able to help them.

My Masters has focused on both a history of Marketing up to the 21st century, as well as the cutting/edge research in the present day and I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to create my own brands and their marketing plans (even if these are just for summatives and not for real life!). Notable efforts include a new brand of deodorant and a new brand of vegetable crisps. Both required that I become, to my mind, an Adobe Illustrator extraordinaire.

Aside from my degree, I am also an avid thespian. In my first term I took part in The Actor’s Nightmare, playing an ‘absurd bin lady’ (just what my parents always wanted for me I’m sure). In second term I took a step back from the stage, taking a place on the Sales and Marketing Team for the Durham Drama Festival, an event which showcases some of the best student/writing Durham has to offer and it was an incredible success.

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Through all this, I have managed to maintain and grow my group of friends within Hatfield. The postgraduate community in Hatfield is a wonderful one, and I have made some lifelong friends and some fantastic memories. From introducing ‘spooning’ to MCR formals (for which I would like to apologize profusely to the SCR), to a Black Tie Nandos and even, at the grand old age of 22, making it to Survivor’s Breakfast at Lion in Winter Ball. Thank you Hatfield, you will always hold a very special place in my memory; Durham would not have been the same without all the support and experiences my College offered and I will never forget what I achieved and the friends I made.

Sophie Handler (Floreat Scholarship) I am currently studying for a PhD in the History of Art. A little/known subsection of the School of Education, the History of Art department is a small one, comprising just two members of staff, but is something of a hidden gem.

Following undergraduate studies in French at Durham, during which I took various elective modules in the History of Art, as well as writing my dissertation on the French Symbolist artist Odilon Redon, I felt that embarking upon postgraduate study that combined both of these subject areas would provide me with the perfect foundations for a future career in lecturing and academia in general. After completing an MA in Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Manchester, I was eager to return to the supportive, close/knit community of Durham, and especially Hatfield, for my PhD study, which I began in January 2015.

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My thesis is investigating concepts of childhood in the visual culture and literature of late nineteenth and early twentieth century France, more specifically, during the period of the Third Republic (1870/1940).

Through close analysis of a vast array of artwork and literature pertaining to this period, I hope to develop an in/depth understanding of how children were perceived by those around them, in particular adults, and in turn how children observe the world around them.

Ultimately, by pulling apart the visual and literary culture of the period, I am exploring childhood as a social, historical and political concept. In my examination of what it means to be a child in a given era and culture, I am seeking to expose the relativeness of each experience, depending upon gender, class, environment and individual parenting. I am also investigating the role that society plays in moulding our expectations and comprehensions of what childhood and children ought to be, and how this affects not only our infantile experiences, but also the adults which we become.

My initial research revealed the following major themes: innocence versus experience, infantile wisdom, primitivism, mental health, the natural world, the role of education, the power of imagination, the magic world of the child, the uncanny, toys and play, child poverty, child neglect, adult surveillance, issues of gender, sexuality and sexualisation, and family life. From these plethoric lines of enquiry, I have formulated six chapters on the following topics: the Romantic child, play and the world of toys, the neglected child of the working class, the neglected child of the middle class, boys and girls, and the disintegrated family. Whilst the majority of my first year of study was dedicated to comprehensive library and gallery/based research, culminating in an extensive literature review, I have since written two chapter drafts and am currently in the process of my third.

Being a self/funded PhD student, the Floreat Scholarship has been of enormous help to me, principally by allowing me to undertake less paid work and thus dedicate more time to my studies, but also by aiding the purchase of books and subsidising travel expenses for gallery and library trips. The scholarship has, in many ways, served as a financial buttress to the pastoral support provided by College. Although I am not a liver/in, I am still very much made to feel a valued member of

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Hatfield and look forward to further involving myself in the College community, MCR and otherwise, for the duration of my course.

Robbie Heald (Floreat Scholarship) I am currently studying an MSc in International Business Management. Having done my undergraduate study in Sport Science, this current Masters allows me develop my knowledge of the business world, with the intention of going into the high/ends of sport management, and more specifically sponsorship within sport. Within my course, I am a minority in terms of being British, which has been a nice change and has allowed me to meet people from different cultures and environments. I have been specifically interested in the Americans within my course, as I hope to work in the US in the future, so meeting such an array of people from across the US has been important in understanding where would be best to work in the future. My MSc has a real mix of business modules, from marketing on a global scale, to accounting and consulting. I have particularly enjoyed the workshops offered by the Business School, as I feel these environments are the closest to real/life situations and therefore I am able to develop my business skills within a realistic setting.

A major part of my year has involved being a resident warden and a college mentor. This has been really rewarding, getting to know my mentees and helping them out wherever possible. Having been through the whole process, I feel as though I am not only able to give good academic advice but also give advice on a university scale. Being part of the SCR, in addition to the MCR, has allowed me to be heavily involved in College life, getting to know the community very well and being able to have an impact on general decisions within College.

With regard to extra/curricular activities, this year I have been lucky enough to play an important role in being part of the most successful football side the University has ever seen. After winning the Northern Premiership for the first time in the University’s history in the first term, we reached the BUCS semi/finals in the second term, unfortunately being knocked out by University of South Wales.

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result we are likely to be nominated for the University’s team of the year award, come the Palatinate Ball. It has been a refreshing year on the football pitch having personally moved position, in addition to ending up as top goal scorer for the University. Furthermore, I have been involved in a strong league title performance from Hatfield As, ending the year in third place.

Emma Marshall (History Award) Last year, I decided to examine medical recipe books, written by women to treat illness in the home and local community, for my undergraduate dissertation. This involved reading ten handwritten, seventeenth/century recipe collections. However, although they reveal the medical interests and practices of a section of society excluded from most official channels of medical practice, including a university education and a license to be a doctor or surgeon, the books are problematic as sources. They have only come to be studied by historians recently, and contain hundreds of old/fashioned medical terms which are extremely difficult to decipher (for example, epilepsy was called ‘the falling sickness’, while lung problems were often referred to as ‘the rising of the lights’). This is where the Hatfield History Award helped. The £250 I received allowed me to purchase books which greatly assisted my understanding of these complex recipe collections. It was particularly useful because not much has been written on this subject, and several relevant books were not available in the library. Additionally, many are expensive, and so I would not have been able to purchase them without the grant from Hatfield. These books aided my dissertation in a number of ways; while some included glossaries of early modern medical and anatomical terms which were a huge help in understanding what the recipes were actually for, others examined the role of women in home healthcare. They made me aware of historians’ arguments on women’s contribution to seventeenth/ century medical care, from which I could form my own opinions. My dissertation, aided by the reading of books provided by the award, concluded that the writing of medical recipes was a highly social activity, with women often passing knowledge and advice between themselves and recording doctors’ recommendations. In addition, their

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use of imported foreign ingredients and published medical texts written by men demonstrates that the spheres of domestic and commercial medicine were connected, and female medical practice was not isolated and amateurish, as some historians believe. The money from the Hatfield History Award allowed me to purchase expensive books which in turn helped me to develop an original argument surrounding an under/studied topic, and I strongly encourage other Hatfield historians to apply for it.

Claudia Wardle (UK Independent Research Award) The UK Independent Research Bursary from Hatfield has been a great help to me this year, since, although many of the artworks involved in my MA by Research thesis are in Ferrara and other northern Italian cities, some are in the National Gallery in London. I will soon be going to Italy to spend time in the museums and archives there, but it has been extremely useful to have this bursary from Hatfield for when I have travelled to London to view paintings there. My research focusses predominantly on Ferrarese artist Cosmè Tura, and one especially key work of his is in the National Gallery: the Virgin and Child Enthroned (mid 1470s), the central panel of Tura’s Roverella polyptych. The first chapter of my thesis / including a related paper I have given / centres around this work and its allegorical messages of covenantal fulfilment found in the architectural and ornamental Old Testament elements, such as the Hebrew Tablets of Mosaic Law, the bronze cherubim and the four creatures of Ezekiel’s vision. I will be giving a paper on symbolic flora and fauna in Quattrocento Ferrara in July at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds and this bursary will also contribute towards some of the costs involved.

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Jack Wilde (Floreat Scholarship) After completing my undergraduate History degree at Hatfield between 2012 and 2015 I took the opportunity to further my studies and complete an MA in Modern History back here in Durham. The course involves a mix of compulsory modules designed to improve research skills and critical analysis in preparation for a PhD project, as well as a range of special subject modules which involve the intense study of issues in and periods of modern history. My own research builds upon my dissertation from last year: a case study examining the importance and role of sport and recreation in the British Army during the First World War. Last year I narrowed my source base down to one particular front, Salonika in Greece, but I hope to be able to widen the scope of research this year to other neglected fronts and forces. The photo/ graph may be familiar to some: indeed it has been prominent in the media (and in the Sainsbury's Christmas TV Advert) during the centenary reflections over the past year or two. In fact, it has been commonly misappropriated by numerous sources. Rather than depicting the famous / if slightly mythologized / story of the Christmas Truce the image shows a spontaneous football match involving both ordinary men and officers of the 27th Divisional Ammunition Train on the sandy ground of Salonika, a whole world away from the muddy trenches of the Western Front. From the diaries and records held at the Imperial War Museum, pick/up games such as these appear to have been a regular part of life in the British Salonika Force and sport as a whole was widely valued by the soldiers as an escape from the conditions of war on this Front.

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Aside from the dissertation, I am completing primary research for an extended essay on auxiliary Conservative pressure groups in the aftermath of the First World War and their impact on party policy and particularly their influence at notable by/elections at a transitional time in British political culture.

In addition to the Floreat Award I was very kindly offered one of the Resident Warden positions by Hatfield College. With the Pace accommodation block being refurbished I spent the first term at Shoichi Hall near St. Mary's College. Thankfully the building work was completed on time, despite the heavy snow this winter, and we are now back in main College with the luxury of some very nice rooms as well as the new gyms, kitchen and common room.

Message from Stuart Wild (1966/69) Being of somewhat advanced years I get a ‘Winter Fuel Allowance’ each year from our generous Government.

In common with many other recipients I don’t need it. So this year, after seeing a Twitter post by Paul Lewis of Money Box fame, I have donated it to the Trust for use towards some sort of hardship fund (the Government having donated it to me for such a purpose). Paul Lewis explained that most of us who are fortunate enough to qualify to pay Higher Rate tax can claim back part of the tax in addition to the receiving charity getting 25% from Gift Aid. The donation of £267, which will raise £333.75 for the Trust, does in fact cost me just 25p after receipt of the fuel allowance and tax allowance if I remember to put it on the form next year.

Perhaps other older alumni might consider doing something similar?

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Hatfield Travel Bursaries Olivia Flanagan Imperial College Oil and Gas Forum On 28 October 2015, I attended Imperial College Oil and Gas Forum in London with the help of the Hatfield Trust. It was a fantastic event discussing a variety of different issues within the Oil and Gas industry at present. With the current price per barrel at an extreme low, there are a lot of exciting changes happening.

The day began with a presentation from Iain Conn, CEO of Centrica, and Professor Jim Skea, Energy Institute, on the Global Energy Outlook. He defined the most important issues as: affordability, security of supply and climate change. He suggested the need for change from oil and gas to a more sustainable source but outlined the important role oil and gas has in this transition.

Next was a geotechnical discussion titled ‘Realising the Potential of New Frontier Plays’. This was chaired by Professor Alastair Fraser, with representatives from The Geological Society, Oil and Gas UK, and David Bodecott Consulting. This addressed advances in Geology allowing us to dig deeper and potentially retrieve 14/24 billion barrels from UK resources. Additionally, parts of the world that haven’t been accessed before due to technological, political or environmental reasons, such as Russia and the Arctic were outlined.

Ian Phillips, Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, chaired a discussion on ‘The Role of Technology in the Current Energy Market’. BP Integrated Supply and Trading, Halliburton and Siemens spoke about the need to adapt the culture of oil and gas to keep up with technology.

There has been an increase in the world’s reserve, due to technologies such as horizontal drilling. BP has reduced the length of many of their projects from 5/10 years to just 3 months.

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Halliburton has changed its customer approach by offering each of its services individually rather than as a package.

After lunch, ‘Seizing Opportunities in the Transformed Commodities Markets’ was discussed by John Kemp, Reuters, Carol Howle, BP and Stuart Staley, Citigroup. Lunch had given members of the audience confidence and the downturn in oil and gas was addressed with honest replies about how long it will last.

‘Achieving Entrepreneurial Success in the Industry’ was perhaps the most inspiring talk of the day. Paul Griffiths, Fastnet Oil and Gas, and Antoni Miszewski, AnTech Ltd, spoke about their journey to success.

Giacomo Franchini, SupplHi, is in the early stages of establishing himself, so spoke about the qualities required for entrepreneurship in the industry.

The final panel chaired by Melissa Stark, Accenture, gave ‘An Unconventional Outlook’ on the future of oil and gas. Kevin Foo, formerly from the mining industry and founder of Victoria Oil and Gas, spoke of his success in excavating and selling oil to private customers in Cameroon. Cameroon had previously been overlooked by larger companies such as BP, Shell and Exxon Mobil due to complicated politics and size of the supply. Professor Geoffrey Maitland, ICL, addressed the importance of contacting other departments within your university for collaboration on projects.

Overall, I found the ICOGF very informative and had the opportunity to speak to some very interesting people. It has only increased my desire to work in the energy industry.

Save the Children, Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro Last summer I took on the challenge of climbing the highest free standing mountain in the world, Mount Kilimanjaro. The trip was organised by DUCK, in aid of Save the Children and I personally raised £2135. This involved six days of trekking through a range of terrains and temperatures ranging from 25 to /10 degrees; four and a half days to reach the summit at 10,000ft and one and a half days of

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decent. I took the machame route, through the rain forest for 2 days, then over more barren terrain until the ‘Baracco Wall’, so called for its steep ascent, on the fourth day. After just 2 hours of sleep we began the final push to the summit at midnight with the hope of arriving at the summit for sunrise. Before returning to base camp for some lunch and immediately beginning the steep descent.

This was one of the most mentally challenging but rewarding experiences of my life. I had completed a lot of training in preparation, including the three peaks challenge (climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in less than 24 hours). Towards the summit there was only 50% of your normal oxygen supply and the air pressure was greatly reduced; the whole group suffered from some degree of altitude sickness. Despite only seven in ten of all climbers successfully reaching the summit, the whole group made it / a very proud moment!

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After completing the climb, I spent a week experiencing all that Tanzania had to offer. We went on safari and were lucky to get very close to lions, giraffes, monkeys, rhinos and much more. Spent an afternoon with a maassai tribe. Took a 18/hour long bus ride across the country to the capital Dar es Salam then spent a few days in Zanzibar.

I met some great friends and got to experience so many things. It was an amazing couple of weeks and with the help of the Hatfield Trust it was made possible.

Katie Heard In December, the Hatfield Trust kindly provided me with a grant to enable me to attend the World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC), held in Thessaloniki, Greece. WUDC is the world’s largest debating competition, with nearly 400 teams competing from across the globe, from nearly every country in the world. The competition was founded in 1981 by, among others, the late Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, and has had notable participants including Ted Cruz, who made the semi/finals. The competition takes place across five days, with nine in/rounds that every team competes in. We sent two teams, Durham A (myself and Kez Exley) and Durham B (Imogen Maclaren and George Bainbridge).

British Parliamentary format is a style of debating used at WUDC. Each team has two speakers and each round has four teams in a room, two on the government side and two on the opposition side. The motion and the side you will be speaking on is announced fifteen minutes before the round starts so that is the time you have to prepare your speeches with your partner. Each speaker may speak for up to seven minutes, and during the fifteen/minute prep you are not allowed to use any electronic devices, so no Googling for someone else’s ideas on the matter. After fifteen minutes you go to your room and participate in the debate. A panel of judges, usually those who have successfully competed beforehand with lots of experience, will decide who won, who came second, third and fourth. Points are assigned according to every round. This occurs for nine rounds after which teams are ranked

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according to the points they have accrued and the top 48 teams enter into knockout rounds, from double partial octo/finals right up to the Grand Final.

Durham University has a long tradition of producing some of the best debaters in the world, including one best speaker in the world, though no one on the two teams going to Thessaloniki had ever spoken at an international tournament before so expectations were fairly low and mostly the aim was to enjoy the week. Motions ranged vastly from whether we should use private military contractors in active military operations, whether the US should cede hegemony to China in East Asia, and punishing criminal acts based on culpability rather than the damages caused by the act.

By the end of three days, we were all fairly exhausted and waiting for break night, where the top 48 teams would be announced. Waiting up until midnight we were delighted to find that Durham A broke as the 21st best team and Durham B were 43rd. The following day was one of rest where we explored Thessaloniki and discovered the delight of gyros kebabs.

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The day of the double partial octo/finals was nerve/wracking. The motion was on regretting mainstream, commercial films that depicted historical subjugation and/or crimes against humanity. Both Durham teams were in opposition and successfully navigated the round to make it through to the octo/finals. However, the octo/finals was when disaster struck and our combined lack of knowledge on privatising the banking sector unfortunately led to the end of our journey through Thessaloniki WUDC out/rounds. The eventual winners of the competition were Harvard A on a final motion that debated whether the world’s poor would be justified in pursuing a complete Marxist revolution. The speaker tab, which published the rankings of all speakers according their cumulative speaker points per round, ranked me as the 7th best speaker in the UK and 29th best speaker in the world which was a great feeling to round off my final year of competitive debating.

I would like to thank the Hatfield Trust for making it possible for me to attend and Durham debaters, past and present, who provided me with the training and enjoyment that kept me debating for all three years at Durham. If you are reading this and are interested in learning more about joining debating, the Durham Union Society runs weekly training sessions in British Parliamentary format where those from novices right up to the more experienced train together to improve, so I would recommend anyone who is interested to come along.

Joe Kelen Looking back on a time so vivid and yet self/encapsulating is a hard thing to do. It might in a way be impossible to convey the overwhelming sense of euphoria and tedium I occasionally felt, working in the highly culturally disregarded field of mental health, during a time of huge tumultuous upheaval in Sri Lanka’s political and cultural identity. When I first arrived in Colombo, I didn’t know what to expect: due to the nature of our work, even mentioning where I was based contains the possibility of putting the project within jeopardy.

What I will say is that the 12 weeks I spent as a coordinator, leading a team of graduates in a role I was nowhere near qualified to take, has

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had a transformational role on me as a person to a much greater level then I’d care to admit. The day/to/day running seemed simple: we would teach English, work with disabled children, help provide creative and art/based therapies to patients, and once a week play football at a local orphanage (which probably helped me a lot more than it did the children). That wasn’t what was hard. What was hard was getting up each morning, having to have 6 hours worth of lessons planned for a variety of different needs and learning abilities. The hard part was figuring out how a Psychology student with a Drama fixation was meant to teach complex grammar to 16 year olds at a vocational training college. The hard part was explaining to volunteers, with many more years of experience under their belt, why they should listen to you.

Looking back in hindsight, it was the best experience I will ever have.

Seeing a woman smile, the first sign of her even noticing you, after 2 hours worth of hand massages, was the most exhilarating feeling for the smallest reward I’ve personally ever had. Having 40 children recite a tongue/twister more often found as a warm/up exercise in Durham Student Theatre one of the most hilarious experiences I’ve ever been privileged to witness. The moment when I found a note under my pillow, thanking me for what I’d done, one of the most life/affirming.

Above it all however, there was one incident which affected me the most. In Killinochchi, the ex/capital of the Tamil Tigers, I met a Psychiatrist. With over 100,000 constituents, he was the only practitioner in an area which included the site of arguably one of the worst atrocities this side of the 21st century. Underpaid, overworked, his eyes were blackened through lack of sleep, we wondered what motivated him. ‘Someone’s got to do it’, were his words, summing up the resilience that marks NGO workers worldwide. I can’t say I envy him, but I did admire him. The reason why I applied for the Drinkwater and Hatfield Travel Award was because I had a feeling I wanted to go into humanitarian work. That feeling has become a must.

Going to Sri Lanka fundamentally changed my outlook and career path in life. I can only thank Hatfield and SL Volunteers for that opportunity, however melodramatic that might sound.

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Meg Kneafsey At the beginning of my second year, I was chosen as the DUCK India Expedition Leader for the summer of 2015. Throughout the year I was responsible for advertising DUCK Expeditions, recruiting, interviewing and selecting a team, liaising with DUCK and our partner charity the FutureSense Foundation both in the UK and in India, and most importantly supporting my team with their fundraising and preparing the expedition. We would be working in a school for nearly five weeks teaching conversational English, painting and significantly, building a water tank that could hold enough water to supply the school for three months.

The work throughout the year was challenging but highly rewarding.

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their own costs such as flights and accommodation on top of fundraising a direct charitable donation of £1000 each to the FutureSense Foundation. I wasn’t required to fundraise for the charity but still had to fund my own costs, supported by the Hatfield Trust Travel Award alongside other grants.

Rosie Sewill I decided to make the most of the luxury of having a September free and wanted to gain some experience in wildlife conservation, something I’d never done before, so I signed up for a conservation project called Wildlife Sense for 2 weeks. The project is based in Cephalonia, a beautiful northern Greek island home to geckos, lizards, goats, donkeys but most excitingly loggerhead (and a few green) turtles. The focus of the project was on the turtles, and I was lucky enough to see both adult turtles and hatchlings which had just emerged from their nests.

It was so interesting to learn so much about these amazing creatures which I knew very little about before arriving in Greece apart from what I had seen in Finding Nemo. Although Finding Nemo suggests that sea turtles can live to 150 years old, their average age span is only about 33 years old although they can live up to about 60 years. I loved being able to relay all my new knowledge to tourists who were watching the turtles swimming in the harbour (one in three of the only places in the world where you can see sea turtles so closely). It was particularly rewarding being able to tell people why the conservation work we were doing was so important. Turtles are such an integral part of the Mediterranean ecosystem, having been there for over 200 million years and therefore have not adapted to human influences yet. This became very obvious and real to me when we saw 2 hatchlings crawl straight towards some bright street lights rather than the sea one night.

Hatchlings would naturally crawl towards the sea as the moon reflecting on the water should be the brightest light. Yet with the growth of tourism, beach bars and hotels are giving off much more light than the sea, meaning hatchlings, like the ones we saw, are often disorientated and travel towards the light rather than the sea. Another

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day we also spotted an adult female turtle with a fishing line trailing behind her. A sharp reminder of the effects that fishing can have. In the Medi/ terranean, trawler fishing boats can catch around 50 turtles in their nets at once. This is one of the main reasons why their chance of surviving to adulthood is so slim – approximately 1 in 1000 survive.

One of the highlights of the trip was on the first evening.

We went swimming in the dark and saw bio/luminescence in the water, which is emitted by a certain species of plankton when you move in the water producing beautiful sparkles. The stars were also incredible and so it was a completely magical experience being able to lie on your back in the sea and watch shooting stars and look at the Milky Way.

David Sheard Carnatic Vocal recital presented by Naviena Selvarajah and Janan Sathiendran, 9 May 2015, Music Department I presented a one/hour evening concert, showcasing Carnatic vocal (South Indian Classical) music. This also comprised a 10/15 minute interval. Janan Sathiendran, who will be paid £200 in total for the concert, made possible by the generous help of the Hatfield Trust, and his workshop, had travelled from London to accompany me.

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A recommended donation was suggested, towards fundraising for the Lady Andal Venkatasubba Rao Matriculation School in Chennai, India that includes a specific infrastructure, 'Learning Centre' which greatly deals with the cognitive development of children with varying levels of learning difficulties. This is a school I had personally visited and observed in March/ April 2014, whilst receiving vocal master classes in Chennai. In South India at least, there still exists a haze and ambiguity around the term ‘learning difficulties’. The term is in many places, casually dismissed. Also, it is not rare to find people that do not accept it, even if they understand it. Hence, I find that Lady Andal is very progressive in tending to an issue that still requires a fuller awareness in India. Not only are children with special needs catered for in the Learning Centre, they are in daily classes and interact with those without learning difficulties. It was refreshing to see how the pupils are brilliantly sensitive to their peers with such concerns. Hence, I feel that it is essential to encourage the unique work of the Lady Andal School via fundraising for developments in the Learning Centre.

We had managed to obtain a donation of £71 from the audience that attended the concert, alone. I feel that this is impressive considering the some 25 people that attended. I was pleasantly surprised. However, next time, I will be sure to hold the event at a more appropriate time, further away from the examination period, and publicize the event more to guarantee a higher number of attendees. David Sheard, who was later reimbursed, provided free refreshments.

Tabla workshop presented by Janan Sathiendran, 10 May 2015, Music Department Following the concert night, Janan presented a 1½ hour workshop explaining the function of the tabla in an Indian classical concert, briefing on the composition of the instrument itself. He also explained the various styles of tabla playing that originated from different states across northern India. He actively involved the

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audience, via asking questions and inviting members to perform the aurally rehearsed rhythmic patterns on the tabla. Although the number of attendees was very underwhelming, we were very much interested and enlightened by the workshop.

Overall, I feel that both the concert and workshop have been a starting point in showcasing Indian Classical music in Durham University through a student of its own. I sincerely thank DUMS, the Hatfield Music Society and the Hatfield Trust for providing me with this incredible opportunity to do so.

SCR Photo Competition (Open Category) First Prize : Jonny Snowden (Sunset on El Misti, Arequipa)

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The Hatfield Association Together with the 170th anniversary of the foundation of Hatfield College in 1846, we also celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Hatfield Association, formed in 1946 to fight unspeakable plans to merge Hatfield with Castle!

Over the past year meetings have been held, dinners attended and events organised. The Association, through its support for the Hatfield Record and the Trust, continues to play a strong part in enhancing College life for the present cohorts of Hatfield students.

Notwithstanding its limited funds, the Association has supported the educational interests and welfare of the College by contributing to various aspects of College life. These have included Hatfield Day, the College Organ, the Boat Club and the marquee for the Lion in Summer Ball. In addition, we are well advanced in the development of the Association website and will be making the Hatfield Record available on line.

However, rather than looking back at past achievements or dwelling on the present, I think it would be appropriate to look at the future. I wish to use these columns to stimulate discussion and debate about the future of the Hatfield Association.

We exist to support the College and Trust, in order that both may flourish. How should the Association and its members best arrange its affairs to fulfil this mission? Are we an organisation fit for purpose?

At the last AGM the Officers were mandated to bring about change, refresh and rejuvenate both its structure and activities. The aim was to optimise engagement and make the Association relevant to all – but particularly twenty first century alumni. Specific objectives were to: • Induce greater engagement and representing a range of Hatfield eras.

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• Recruit a younger generation of Officers to take over from the current incumbents.

• Stimulate productive dialogue over the role and activities of the Association and identifying projects which will "...support the educational and welfare needs of the College" (see the HA Constitution).

With the above in mind, I would like to encourage all our members to attend the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 2 July. 2016. We plan to keep formal procedures to a minimum. This will give plenty of time to discuss and debate what we want of the Association and how it can properly be structured to achieve its agreed aims. The specific topics I had in mind are as follows: • How do we make the Hatfield Association better aligned to the needs of College?

• How do we make it more relevant to its members, of all eras?

• What projects should we be involved in?

• What initiatives should we take?

• What budget should be allocated towards project initiatives?

• What changes to the structure of the Executive are required?

• Can we learn from other College Associations?

• What use can we make of social media?

• Are changes needed to the Constitution?

At the end of the discussion it is hoped that a working party can be appointed to present recommendations to the Officers within 6 months. This would enable a report to be drafted recommending changes (including Constitutional changes) to be presented to the members via the website and put to the 2017 AGM for ratification.

The Association website will emphasize the importance of the 2016 AGM and members who are not able to attend will be invited to contribute thereon.

Today Hatfield is a community of over 1000 students and staff with an enviable record of academic and sporting success. It is a prime example of the success of the Collegiate system on which the success of Durham University is built.

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Our College deserves an Association fit for purpose with the aims, resources and structure to ensure that it continues to flourish both now and in the future – and to ensure that the Hatfield Spirit continues to burn as brightly as ever!

Patrick Salaun (President)

Hatfield Association AGM The 69th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at 10.00am in the College Chapel, on Saturday, 30 June 2015.

APOLOGIES Details redacted in accordance with Data Protection requirements

DEATHS It was with deep sadness that the meeting learned of the deaths of the following members since the last meeting: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Bates, Kenneth (1949/55 and1965) February 2015 Berney, Kai (1980/83) 20 September 2013 Bluck, Leslie (1974/77) 14 May 2014 Crass, Lancelot (1953/58) 31 May 2014 Douglass, William L. (1938/40 and 1945/46) 15 June 2014 Goodall, Rear Admiral Simon (1969/72) 12 November 2014 Holmes, Nigel (1971/75) 9 October 2014 Hudson, Peter E. (1955/58) 28 August 2014 Jewitt, Dennis (1965/68) 2 March 2015 McNie, John (1972/75) 14 July 2014 Moore, Malcom (1955/59) August 2014 Murray, Brian (1953/56) 30 May 2015 Stoker, Samuel Galbraith Culley (1955/59) 26 July 2014.

Stubbs, Charles Harold [“Stubby”] (1948/51) 6 March 2015.

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The meeting stood in silence in memory of the above/named members of the Association and in recognition of their various and valued contributions to the College and the University.

752. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING The minutes of the last meeting (published in the Record) were accepted.

753. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES

Minute 717 The Treasurer had sought professional advice as to whether the Association should have paid VAT on the postage costs of distributing the Hatfield Record and confirmed that it should not.

The Association Website was now up and running and members had begun to register on it.

The Meeting thanked the Membership Secretary, Stephen Galway, for all his hard work and congratulated him on the quality of the website.

754. PRESIDENT'S BUSINESS Welcomed the appointment of the new Vice/Chancellor, Professor Stuart Corbridge.

Paid tribute to the unique contribution made to the College by the late S.G.C Stoker.

Described some of the Association’s activities during the year, which included a tour of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Association’s Formal, the NW Region’s Dinner and the NE Region’s Winter Dinner in College.

Thanked the Honorary Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer for their support during his term in office.

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Expressed the desire that under his successor’s leadership the Association would recruit a younger generation of Officers and re/ examine the role of the Association in supporting the College. With the burden of the postage costs for the Record’s distribution lifted new opportunities would be open in providing such support.

755. MASTER’S BUSINESS Reported that following the report from its Audit Committee, University Council had announced that the proposed plan for the centralisation of services to Colleges would not be pursued. However, vigilance was needed to ensure centralisation measures did not slip in under the radar.

Offered the opinion that the new Vice/Chancellor was a “college man” and that there was therefore cause for optimism for those who saw the true value of Durham’s collegiate system.

Pointed out that Hatfield had benefitted and would continue to do so from the University’s Strategic Plan: in 2015/6 Pace block was to be refurbished and, in 2016/7, Jevon’s, at costs of £2.7 and £5 million respectively.

Looked forward to the Lion in Summer Ball in July 2016, celebrating the 170th anniversary of the College’s foundation in1846.

Announced that fifty/five of the 2015 cohort of graduates had achieved firsts.

Thanked the Officers for their work in endeavouring to modernise the workings of the Association.

Announced that the Trust had undertaken to provide funding for a Sabbatical Development Officer whose role would be to further the work of the Trust, in particular to set up a digital blog with the aim of involving more younger alumni, especially women.

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Was pleased to announce that Catherine Gleave had been appointed as the first SDO. [The Meeting welcomed Catherine to this post and wished her every success.]

In answer to questions from the floor he stated that: Work on the boiler/house site had stalled.

Arrangements for the LiS Ball (now a College, rather than an Association, event) under his direction, would be advised by a committee whose members included Eleanor Spencer/Regan (Assistant Senior Tutor), Catherine Gleave, the Senior Man and Tony Gray.

That whilst he had announced his intention to resign from the post of Master of Hatfield College, this would not be before the new Vice/ Chancellor was in post.

756. SECRETARY'S BUSINESS The Honorary Secretary explained the arrangements planned for making the Hatfield Record available to members from 2016, as agreed at last year’s AGM: A questionnaire emailed to all members on the University’s database had received some 200 responses. The overwhelming majority were in favour of the proposal to make the Record available, digitally to all and, by subscription to cover postal costs, to those wishing to receive a printed copy. The majority indicated that they would be content with digital access, but a significant minority would take the printed version.

Next, members had been circulated by email and with a notice in the 2015 Record, asking them to register their preference on the Association website.

The proposed cost for delivery of a printed copy would be £5.00 (by annual standing order) for members resident in the UK and £10.00 for overseas members (by a mechanism yet to be decided).

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The digital Record will be on line in an easy/to/read, page/turning format (as used by Castle for Castellum); members will be emailed to alert them to its publication.

The meeting approved these arrangements.

757. ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S BUSINESS The Assistant Secretary informed the meeting that lunch that day would be held in the Dining Hall and that raffle tickets, in aid of the Trust would be on sale in the evening before dinner.

758. TREASURER'S BUSINESS The Treasurer presented the Annual Accounts which were ready for audit.

The Meeting approved the Accounts.

It was proposed and approved by the Meeting that £250 and £100 be donated to the JCR and MCR, respectively, for specific projects which they identified.

759. EDITORS OF THE HATFIELD RECORD’S BUSINESS The meeting expressed its sincere appreciation to the Honorary Editors for producing yet another impressive issue of the Hatfield Record.

760. PRESIDENT OF JCR’S BUSINESS The Senior Man, Rob Double, presented a report on the activities of the JCR during the past twelve months.

This had been a very active and successful year for the College with high levels of participation from members of JCR.

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He thanked the Meeting for the donation of £250 and stated that JCR wish to use it to enable trophies and photographs illustrating Hatfield’s history and traditions to be displayed prominently around College. He asked members if they might be able to contribute such artefacts, in digital or actual form. A team photograph of the UAU Trophy Winners was given as an example.

The Master indicated that the Hatfield archive was now held in the Palace Green Library and that the Archivist, Michael Stansfield, could make its contents available at short notice.

761. THE PRESIDENT OF MCR’S BUSINESS John Lawson, speaking for the President, Andrew Robertson, who was not able to be present, told the Meeting that: The MCR now had 150 members; in addition there were a large number of part/time postgraduate distance learners.

During the year MCR had arranged a large number of social events, including an Inter/College Formal, when graduates of other Colleges had enjoyed Hatfield hospitality.

MCR members had been greatly assisted in their research by awards from the Hatfield Trust and SCR. Thanked the Association for its donations: the 2014 donation had been used to help produce the new MCR members’ induction pack; the 2015 donation would be allocated to the framing of photographs to be displayed in the MCR. 762. DIRECTOR OF HATFIELD TRUST’S BUSINESS A full report of the Trust’s activities during the past year had been published in the Hatfield Record earlier in the year. In addition, the Director told the Meeting that: The donation in the name of John Woolley was being used to make travel awards to students for this summer.

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A donation of £50K had been received from C.J. Gant (1957/1960) to be used to further support undergraduate geographers at Hatfield.

The Director and his office were thanked for their hard work on behalf of the Trust over the past year.

763. ELECTIONS: 2015/16 The following members were elected to serve as the principal officers of the Association for the year 2015/16.

President: Secretary: Assistant Secretary: Treasurer: Auditor: Membership Secretary:

Mr Patrick Salaun Mr Tony Gray Mrs Cynthia Connolly Mr Stuart Wild Mr John Panter Mr Stephen Galway

Vice/Presidents:

Canon Peter Brett, Professor Tim Burt, Professor Bill Heal, Mr Richard Metcalfe, Mr Arthur Moyes, Mr Barry Northrop, Mr Patrick Salaun, Mr Barrie Wetton

Honorary Members:

Mr David Berry, Mrs Cynthia Connolly, Mrs Sandra Ruskin, Mr Edward Wood

Representative on College Council: Editors of the Record:

Mr Tony Gray Professor Tim Burt, Mrs Cynthia Connolly, Janet Raine (Technical Editor)

Regional Representatives: North East: North West: Greater Midlands: South West: Yorkshire: London & South/East:

Mr Arthur Moyes Mr David Whyte Mr Andrew Smith Mr Brian Wood Vacant Mr Carwyn Cox

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Scotland: Northern Ireland: Spain: West Indies: USA:

Mr Brian Raine Mr Stephen Galway Mr Barry Readman Mr Ian Blaikie Mr Jon Smith

Roll Call by Decades Decade

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Representative(s)

1940

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Mr Syd East

1950

3

Mr Geoff Cullington, Rev Alex Conn

1960

8

Mr Patrick Salaun

1970

3

Mr Greg Jones, Mr John Markham

1980

1

Mr Henry de Salis, Mr Geoff Ellis, Mr Stephen Galway

1990

0

Mrs Yolande Wright, Mr Simon Ward, Mr Andrew Stroud, Mr Adam Williams

2000

0

Ms Sam Dowling, Mr Rob Henderson, Ms Stephanie Wood, Dr Penny Widdison

2010

2

Ms Katherine Maclennan, Ms Laura Baldwin, Ms Charlotte Furneaux

764. REGIONAL REPORTS

North East: A well attended ‘Winter Dinner’ had been held in College on Friday, 15th January 2015.

North West:

David Whyte arranged a most successful dinner for members in October 2014.

London: The Director of the Trust reported that the seventh informal get@together at the Alexandra Pub in Clapham had been held on Friday 19 September 2014, and had been well@supported. This year the event would be held on 18 September at the same venue.

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DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was confirmed that the next Reunion Weekend would be held between Friday, 1st and Sunday 3rd July 2016.

766.

None.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

There being no further business, the President declared the meeting closed at 12.15pm.

Decade Reps at the AGM: Katherine Maclennan (2010s) and Syd East (1940s) Alok Kumar (current student) with alumnus, Rob Adsley (1989&92), at the Association Formal on 26 February 2016

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THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HATFIELD ASSOCIATION Amended July 2011 The Association shall be called the Hatfield Association.

All members and officers of Hatfield College, Durham shall be eligible for membership.

The aims of the Hatfield Association shall be to further the educational interests and welfare of the College, and to support the Hatfield Trust.

The functions of the Hatfield Association shall be: •

• • • • •

to organise an annual reunion of Hatfield College alumni in Durham; to publish the Hatfield Record; to promote regional activities of its members; to appoint an independent Honorary Auditor; to produce annually an independently audited set of accounts; to nominate a representative of the Association to serve on College Council.

The Officers of the Association shall be: • • • • • • • •

The President The President/elect The Vice/Presidents The Honorary Secretary The Honorary Assistant Secretary The Honorary Treasurer The Honorary Editor of the Hatfield Record The Representative of the Association on College Council

and they shall be members of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall consist of: •

The above named Officers together with the Senior Man and the President of MCR.

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At least one Regional Secretary from each of the following areas: ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

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Scotland Yorkshire North East England North West England Greater Midlands London and South East England South West England Wales Northern Ireland Such other foreign parts as shall be determined and agreed by the Association from time to time.

At least one representative from those students who came into residence in each of the decades from 1940 onwards.

The Officers of the Hatfield Association shall be elected at an Annual General Meeting to be held in Durham. The President will normally serve for up to a maximum of five years.

At the end of the President’s penultimate year in office, a President/ elect shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting.

The Hatfield Association supports a magazine to be called the Hatfield Record and elects an Honorary Editor to assist with its publication.

All members of Hatfield College JCR and MCR shall achieve life membership of the Association by payment of a single subscription upon matriculation.

In the unlikely event of the affairs of the Hatfield Association having to be wound up, any residual monies and assets of the Association shall be transferred to the Hatfield Trust.

Changes to this Constitution shall require the approval of a two/thirds majority of those present at the Annual General Meeting, with a minimum of twenty members present, and after due notice of the proposed changes has been given in the Hatfield Record.

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Forthcoming Event Reunion Weekend : 1/3 July 2016 Please make your reservations using the online booking form on the College website: www.dur.ac.uk/hatfield.college/alumni/events/. If you have any queries please contact Cynthia Connolly (T: 0191 3342620 or E: c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk).

Lion in Summer Ball : 2 July 2016 To mark the 170th anniversary of the founding of the College, Hatfielders of all ages will party like it’s 1846 in celebration of the College’s rich history and exciting future. The Ball is the climax of the Reunion Weekend, and will be held on Saturday 2nd July / we can’t wait to welcome our alumni back! Whether you graduated five months, five years, or five decades ago we hope that you will be able to join us to relive your fond memories of Hatfield College and to create some new memories, too! The evening will begin with a wine reception with music from College musicians, followed by a candle/lit dinner with Jeremy Vine (Hatfield 1983/86) as guest speaker. Dancing to music from College bands, a disco and a ceilidh, will continue into the night...

If you would like to join us at the Lion in Summer Ball 2016, please book online: www.dunelm.org.uk/events. Tickets cost £85 per person or in tables of 12 at a cost of £1,020 per table. There is a limited amount of accommodation available in College (first/come, first/ served); if you wish to book accommodation please contact Hatfield College Reception directly on 0191 334 2633.

If you have any queries about the Ball, please contact Eleanor Spencer/ Regan (T: 0191 3342642 or E: hatfield.lisb2016@durham.ac.uk).

London Reunion : 23 September 2016 Ian Curry and Tim Burt plan to hold a reunion in the Alexandra Pub, Clapham from 7.30pm. Please contact Ian Curry for further details (E: ian.curry@durham.ac.uk).

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Young Graduates’ Dinner : 29 October 2016 A reunion dinner for those graduating in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Bar open at 6.30pm; dinner at 7.30pm. Dress: black tie. Cost £26.00 including wine. Please book using the Dunelm online booking form (www.dunelm.org.uk/events/booking) by Friday 14 October 2016.

Geography Reunion Dinner : 5 November 2016 Another chance for all our Geography graduates to join current students at the annual Hatfield Geographers’ Dinner. Further details from Professor Tim Burt (E: t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk). Dress: black tie.

Cost £27.00 including wine. Please book using the Dunelm online booking form (www.dunelm.org.uk/events/booking) by Friday, 21 October 2016. This will be Tim’s last so please try to come.

Association Winter Dinner : 13 January 2017 An online booking form will be made available on the College website.

Please contact Cynthia Connolly for further information (T: 0191 334 2620 or E: c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk).

Chapel Choir Reunion : 18 & 19 February 2017 A date for your diary. You can stay in touch by joining the Choir Alumni on Facebook ‘Hatfield College Durham: Chapel Choir Alumni’.

Or, if you are on the mailing list and have recently changed your email address, please do get in touch with Anthony Bash (E: anthony.bash@ durham.ac.uk).

Conferences, Functions & Wedding Receptions For information on organizing a function in Hatfield College please contact Event Durham (T: 0800 289970).

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Members’ News Barker, Sally (2000/04) email 11 June 2015 … Hope all well with you. Just realised (having seen the Hatfield Record this morning!) that we didn't send you details of our new addition! He's called George John Pickstone and is now just over 5 months old, having been born on 2/1/15. The reunion weekend looks fun / perhaps we will make it up there one of these days (think bit ambitious this time around!).

Balch, Oliver (1995/98) has a new book released on 19 May 2016, Under the Tump; Sketches of Real Life on the Welsh Borders, published by Faber & Faber. www.faber.co.uk/9780571311958/under/ the/tump.html Barrington, Dominic (1984) In the summer 2015, Dominic moved from being Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Church in Kettering, where he had served for twelve years, to be Dean of the Episcopal (Anglican) cathedral of Saint James in Chicago. He would always be keen to hear from Hatfield alumni living in or visiting the Windy City.

B e l l , P hi l i p (1 9 7 9 / 8 2 ) e m a i l 12 September 2015 ... After graduating in 1982 and spending some time in part/time work, I obtained a job as an Information Scientist with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and moved

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to Hitchin in North Hertfordshire. A few years later I moved to Baldock, five or six miles away, and I now live in Hitchin again. I worked for the IEE for 18 years, then it found that it could get the work done more cheaply in India and the Philippines. A few months later I started work as an assessor of Housing and Council Tax Benefits in Islington, and when I had done that four years I left and started to do the same job for Stevenage Borough Council. I am still doing that: I now work in Hertford because Stevenage Borough and East Hertfordshire District now have a shared Benefit service.

Most years, in the summer, I meet Adrian Gates, David Cox and Mike Ballingal, or as many of them as can manage on the day, for lunch.

This year (2015) Adrian, David and I met in St. Albans. I also see Michael Vallow most years and Tim Wickens from time/to/time.

Boyle, Mark (1978/81, Senior Man 1980/81) email 19 June 2015 …I have just enjoyed a thoroughly pleasant couple of hours of reminiscence with the latest edition of the Hatfield Record. In this age of electronic bombardment I would like to continue to receive it in printed format and would certainly be happy to pay for the privilege.

Good luck in gaining endorsement for your plans at the AGM. Email to Cynthia … It struck me, Cynthia, that I should have cc’d you on my reply above to Tony re the Hatfield Record. It was great to see you at the reunion last year in Clapham. One of the great pleasures of life is to keep bumping into ex/Hatfield people in all sorts of different situations – it seems that the world of pensions, where I now work, seems to have attracted a fair number. It remains a very special club.

Carter, Spencer (1984/87) email 27 January 2016 …This seems a little bit self/indulgent, but if of any interest to College, some of my Durham memories (Archaeology) have been posted on the web: www.dur.ac.uk/ archaeology/alumni/aom/2016/12/.

Even after so many years, and a rather strange career, I still treasure the years at Hatfield. I've stayed in College a few times since, although it's not the same out of term time. A group of us did manage to get together in London last year for a good catch up with distant diaspora / some for the first time in over 20 years. I was also bowled over to be

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conferred a Honorary Research Fellowship in Archaeology last December / a feeling of 'coming home' in some senses.

Crossfield, Samantha (2006/09, 2009/10) ...As a Hatfield alumna I love receiving inspiring, reminisce/inducing, updates from Hatfield, particularly in the Hatfield Record! The Hatfield Trust enabled me to make the most of the long student summer by teaching abroad and participating in an international culture camp in Poland (I studied Anthropology), and I'll never forget that.

I'd just like to let you know about the successes of the non/profit research organisation I developed, ResearchOne. It would be of interest to researchers and students, and may even be an celebratory piece of news. ResearchOne has probably the world's most varied electronic health records research database, with over six million patient records linked across over 450 organisations from over ten different sectors in UK health and social care. It recently won an RCUK award for academic impact. It is contributing to numerous research projects, and despite being only a few years old is already supporting pilots (for example, a frailty index trial in Yorkshire hospitals, and SMS messaging for flu vaccinations for the vulnerable) and publications. It's supporting some really creative projects too, for example exploring the impact of weather on health service utilisation. www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/3628/national_award_for_transforming_ data_into_knowledge www.researchone.org I've recently moved on to developing an Integrated Research Campus at Leeds, but I'd be happy to discuss ResearchOne should it be of relevance to Hatfield!

Drinkwater, David (1964/68) ...Having resigned as Chairman of my local community Association (to become Vice/Chairman!), I have acceded to the glorious post of Chairman of Durham Voluntary Countryside Rangers Service. This is a collection of about 350 people who care for the beautiful countryside that surrounds Durham City out to the coast, up into the Pennines and from south of Gateshead to north of Darlington. We check walks, repair stiles, steps, paths and

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fences and lead and steward public walks from 2 miles to 15 miles in length. We are under funding threat, but I and my fellow officers are resisting this with all our might.

Flynn, Ken (1966/69) email 16 September 2015 ... In this year’s Record I was particularly interested to read the article on Tony Laithwaite and his wife’s Honorary Degrees. I went to the same school as Tony – Bishop Vesey’s, where he was an accomplished sprinter and winger in the school 1st XV. I was saddened to hear of Sam Stoker’s passing. Our times at Hatfield did not coincide but I met him several times when I was playing cricket for Chester/le/Street. His sister, Evelyn, who worked in the College office with my wife/to/be at the time (44 years later we’re still married!) put me up the night before our wedding and served me the most remarkable breakfast, which is still referred to today.

Foster, Lizzie (2011/14 and 2014/15) emailed College in March 2016 to say that she had been picked to represent Great Britain for archery at the World University Championships in Mongolia in June 2016. She added, “I just wanted to say a massive thanks to the Hatfield Trust for providing grants towards my archery whilst I was in Hatfield. It hasn't been easy trying to balance full/time academic study with performance sport that takes up about 30/40 hours a week, but I really feel like it’s paying off now. … The financial support Hatfield gave me (especially when my bow was broken for a few months!) has really helped me to get to this level. I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but the encouragement and culture within the College towards sport (everyone seems to do something) really helps to continue doing sport … Huge thanks to all at Hatfield who have helped in the previous years / from catering staff dishing out early meals at 7am before a tournament to the porters for occasionally keeping an eye on my bow!”

Frieling, Andrea (2009/2011, MCR Vice/President 2009/2010) and Sean Ford were married on 25 December 2015 in Plerguer, France near Andrea’s hometown of St. Malo in Brittany. Catriona Dickie (2009 /2011) and Dr. Krishanti Vithana (2009/2015) were in attendance, Catriona being one of the bridesmaids. Andrea is currently a Bilingual Insurance Advisor in Winnipeg, Canada, after graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma in International Studies in 2011.

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Sean is a US Army Sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division and has served for 8 years including 4 tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They are planning on having a religious celebration later this year in the USA.

Andrea and Sean with Krishanti (left) and bridesmaid Catriona (right)

Harle, Kate (1997/2000) and Robilliard, Dominic (1996/99) email 17 August 2015 ...We hope you are all well and that this year has been a great one for Hatfield and all of its students, teachers, groups and clubs. We've never sent you an official update for the Hatfield Record (sorry!) and a lot has happened since we graduated so here goes / we'll try to make it short(ish) and sweet.

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As you know, Kate and I met at Hatfield in 1997. I graduated with an English Literature degree in 1999 and Kate followed with a Linguistics degree in 2000. We were good friends throughout that time and eventually started dating in my final term in 1999. We finally tied the knot surrounded by many Hatfielders in 2010 in Frome, Somerset.

(L&R): Ben Fletcher, Ru Dalton, Stuart Marven, Mick Holland, Jack Edmondson, Will Ennes&Borlace (aka Reg), Dom Robilliard (groom), Kate Harle (bride), Nicola Parker (née Donnelly), Helen Edgar, Hannah Davies (née Bass), Kate Smith&Bingham (née Hirst)

After living in London for several years we moved to San Francisco in 2008 and we now live in Mill Valley, CA, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge.

So, let's start at the very beginning...

When I left University I briefly flirted with management consultancy before quickly changing career direction to follow my passion for video games (I have great memories of video game nights in E9 / Kate loved

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to try and beat me at MarioKart!). I managed to get a job at Sega in London and started figuring out how games were made. Then, within 6 months I moved to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe where I worked as a games designer for seven years on various PlayStation games but mostly the Getaway series. Kate realised she loved her time organizing and marketing the many balls and events while at Hatfield, and started her marketing career at a top PR agency, Biss Lancaster Euro RSCG, two weeks after she left Durham. By the time we had left London, Kate had moved into experiential marketing and sponsorship working with big brands such as American Express, Nokia, Mini, Intel and more.

Then, in 2008 I was offered a job working at Lucasfilm in San Francisco. Anyone who knows me knows what an absolute crazy Star Wars fan I am, so it was an easy decision for me, and luckily Kate had always dreamed of living in another country so we made the leap! After a few years at the company, I had become a Creative Director and spent my last two years working directly with George Lucas which, while daunting, was also a childhood dream come true. George sold the company to Disney in 2012 and the following year I moved back to Sony, but the American division. I'm there to this day, working on multiple projects but I spend most of my time leading and mentoring a small team made up of recent graduates getting their start in the industry (we're called Pixelopus). This role has led to many collaborative efforts with various academic institutions in America which have been incredibly rewarding. It’s also given me the opportunity to sit on various university advisory boards where I help shape curriculums that are relevant to contemporary games design and development.

For the first 15 months in the USA, Kate was waiting for her Green Card so wasn't able to get paid work. She used that time to follow her passion for animals and volunteered for numerous charities helping to care and conserve wildlife and nature. She's hand fed a Great Horned Owl, looked after baby raccoons, helped tube feed a sick snake, answered hundreds of wildlife emergency calls, and more. We even fostered orphaned baby squirrels and opossums for a couple of years (if you've never seen a baby squirrel holding a syringe full of baby milk, YouTube it, it's adorable). During that time we also rescued a couple of

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cats including one we call Buddy, an 18lb Maine Coon mix that thinks he's a dog.

During that time off, Kate also volunteered her marketing skills 3/5 days a week for the Marine Mammal Center / a world/leading animal hospital, scientific research and education center that rescues and rehabilitates 600/1200 seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals every year from up and down the California coast and Hawaii. While volunteering she helped them launch their new $32M hospital. Once Kate got her green card in 2009, she became their Marketing Officer where she stayed for five years. During her time there, she oversaw all of their marketing and communications helping the organization raise $6M a year and attracting 100,000 visitors. From managing breaking news about stranded sea lions and whales washing up on beaches (a 42ft Fin whale calf at Stinson Beach was one of the most memorable), and writing weekly stories to their email community, to launching ocean trash art exhibits and organizing their fundraising events like Run for the Seals / Kate's work at TMMC was always busy but never boring, she loved her time there. But, in March 2014 Kate decided to move on and pursue a consultancy career with the aim of helping other conservation conscious nonprofits, and socially good for profits, while giving her more flexibility time/wise for any future family needs.

Which leads me to the next part of our story...

We are happy to report that we welcomed our first child earlier this year. Edeline Skye Robilliard was born on February 19 at 4:25pm Pacific Time in California USA. "Edie" was delivered naturally weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. and measuring 20.5 inches in length. Mum and Edie did wonderfully. Edie is almost 6 months old and just a joyous, giggly girl.

Kate has returned to work part/time and life is busier than ever, but we are all healthy, very happy and now getting a little more sleep (Edie is being a good baby to us for now//touch wood!).

We keep in contact with a number of lifelong friends from Hatfield and many have stayed with us during our time in the States. Helen Edgar (2000) has been to visit a number of times on one of her many fabulous road trips. More recently we saw Matt Pennycard (2001) for dinner while he was over for business at the beginning of the year and Jack

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Edmondson (1999) has been out multiple times for work as well; we were fortunate to catch up again in early June. Natasha Reckless (née Aitken, 1999) also lives in the Bay Area with her husband and two daughters, and Kate is looking forward to catching up with Ellie Dailey (2001) who has recently moved to San Francisco with her family.

Kate, Dom and 2&week old Edie on Mount Tamalpais

While we miss England, especially our family and friends, California is treating us well. We are very grateful for the chance to live and work here / the mix of great weather, dramatic scenery and lovely people will make it hard for us to ever leave.

As always it was great seeing you and Liz last December while you were over for your conference. We look forward to our dinner every year and can't wait to see you this Winter and introduce you to Edie. We are planning a trip to the UK soon too and would love to visit beautiful Durham and pop in to see you at Hatfield.

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Kelly, Chris (1973 76) congratulations from Hatfield on Chris’s recent appointment as Vice President of the RFU and, in due course, the Presidency in 2018/19.

Kerr, David (1965 68) email on 31 March 2016 … A wonderful night was enjoyed by one and all at the Hatfield Alumni celebration on 11/12 July 2015.

Middleton, Henry (1964 67) recently emailed the Association President ...Regarding our past history, I don't think you will know about my small collection, amassed over the last 10 20 or so years, of armorial porcelain with the coat of arms of Hatfield College (still Hatfield Hall when it was made about 100 years ago, of course). I also have one, rather larger, of Durham University.

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Moyes, Ian (2004/08) and Young, Kate (2004/7, 2008/09) email on 1 March 2016 … I know you like to be kept up to date with the goings on of past Hatfielders so I thought I'd drop you an email to let you know of another Hatfield wedding!

Kate Young and Ian Moyes

Ian and I got married on August 15th last year in Hale, Cheshire which is where I'm from. There were lots of Hatfielders in attendance and we even allowed some people from other colleges to come! It doesn't seem like six years since we left Durham. We live in Cambridgeshire and are just (fingers crossed) about to buy a house. Ian is working for the NHS in business intelligence and I'm still teaching Geography at Hinchingbrooke School in Huntingdon.

We'll be seeing you in a few weeks as I'm coming back to Hatfield for an outreach project aiming to get more state school students applying to Durham with the aim of teaching later on.

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Proctor, Dominic (1976/79) congratulations from Hatfield on Dominic’s recent appointment as an Independent Non/Executive Director of the RFU. Sherlock, Ben (2002/06) email on 29 September 2015 ... I just wanted to let you know that this summer (May 16th) I was able to persuade a good bunch of Hatfield alumni from the 2002/2005 vintage to meet up for the occasion of my wedding. I’ve attached a picture that we had taken on the day with myself, my beautiful bride Sarah and some 13 Hatfielders all in rude health and showing that though it may have been nearly 10 years since graduation, the Hatfield spirit is still alive and well in us all.

Back row, left to right: Sam Lockwood, Simon Campbell, Rachel Hill, Laura Sherratt, Katy Crawford, Matthew Smith (Best man), Henry Davies, Robert Gidney Front row, left to right: Laura Knowles, Emma Martin, Sarah Allwood (the only non&Hatfielder), Ben Sherlock, Simon Morris

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Sinclair, Colin (1959/63) email 7 May 2015 … It would be good to inform my Hatfield 1959/63 contemporaries that I am still alive and kicking, even working. I am still involved in developing mines, now in South America, often in the Andes, after lengthy stints in Africa and Australia. To my rugby playing pals, I will not miss the World Cup in September and October, although I may be barracking for Aus. So who knows, it could be worth a few drinks.

Webster, Howard (1983/86) email 27 August 2015 … Wanted to share with you the very first review for Meet Pursuit Delange. It is an official selection at this year’s Raindance Film Festival / which is one of the big three UK film festivals. Here is the Raindance review (below). It is premiering at the festival on 26 September 2015. Movies always take a long time to finish / we had another pick/up day / an entire new song and dance number shot only a few weeks ago if you can believe it / and this one was no exception / I hope Ben and I have done Durham proud. I think it is one of the first post/Durham/Hatfield movies! We are hoping it will be in cinemas later in the year! Watch this space!

MEET PURSUIT DELANGE Directed by Howard Webster UK | 108 minutes You will struggle to find a film as inventive, amusing, honest and musical as Meet Pursuit Delange this festival season. Meet Pursuit Delange, a struggling writer hoping to make it as a novelist and journalist. Meet his friends, the ‘cricket and leg obsessed’ Charles Itchy Forrester and the ‘stoned for 20 years and believes he can actually fly’ Jonty Smith. Together these three chums struggle to maintain a living whilst residing in a dilapidated hut at Kew Cricket Club. With anarchic wit, they engage in a series of oddball events involving making a feature film, having affairs, learning to train dogs and auditioning singing policemen as they delay life’s daily grind. The pure delight of Meet Pursuit Delange is how it unashamedly invests in the eccentricities of everyday people and life. Robert Portal gives a knockout performance as the brutally honest, drily/funny Itchy and special mention should go to a fantastic array of feel good, toe/tapping musical numbers. In particular, there is a delightful touch to old Hollywood in a magnificent song and dance sequence in the beautiful Kew Gardens. With its eccentric characters, hilarious script and innate vibrancy, this film is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/films/meet/pursuit/delange

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Durham University Honorary Degrees Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter (1981/84) Doctor of Science Durham Cathedral, 15 January 2016

(Left to Right) Sir Thomas Allen (Chancellor), Carl Hunter and Stuart Corbridge (Vice&Chancellor)

A few years ago, a colleague forwarded an e/mail from a student at St. Chad’s, asking whether there were any possibilities for the Physics Department to work with an ultrasonics company. That student was Clare Hunter, and thus began a happy association with Coltraco Ultrasonics Ltd. and the recipient of one of today’s honorary degrees, her father Carl Hunter.

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Carl Hunter did not arrive in England until he was 9 years old, having been brought up in Canada, Australia and Singapore, thanks to his father’s career as a submariner. When other schoolboys received food parcels from home, Carl would receive print/outs and tape recordings of dolphins and whales communicating underwater. Whether he was really hoping for cake is not recorded, but these unusual parcels sparked an interest in ultrasound which would find its fruition years later.

In 1981, Carl arrived at Hatfield College to study History and Politics.

He made the most of his time at Durham – he rowed in Hatfield’s 1st VIII and performed in a string of plays both with the Hatfield College Dramatic Society and the University Theatre. He also met the woman who was to become his wife, Dorothy. He first noticed her as she cycled up and down the Bailey in her flowing blue skirt and managed to secure a place next to her at the Hatfield College Ball. One way and another, the evening was not quite the success he had hoped for, and it was some years before she actually agreed to go out with him. Here is obviously a man with staying power and persistence!

There followed training at Sandhurst and a commission in the Royal Greenjackets. He joined his Battalion as an Armoured Platoon Commander in Germany as the Cold War was coming to an end. He subsequently commanded the Greenjackets Mountain Patrol, was the Army’s Warrior Officer at the School of Infantry, was ADC to Commander British Forces Hong Kong, commanded in West Belfast during the Troubles and was detached to both the Brigade of Gurkhas and the Royal Navy.

On leaving the military in 1991, Carl’s father Eric asked him if he would like to join him to start a company. After leaving the Navy, Carl’s father had worked in the shipping industry, and discovered that high/ pressure CO2 containers were being tested using radioactive sources.

He felt that the job could be done better – and more safely – using ultrasound. Carl readily agreed to join his father as Managing Director, and threw himself into building the customer base for the new company.

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In the following 10 years, he spent 6/8 months of every year overseas, a testing time both personally and for the young company – to finance these efforts, Carl took consultancies with various aerospace and defence companies. Once again, persistence paid off. Coltraco now employs over 40 people and exports 95% of its production, all of which is in the UK, to 106 countries.

Coltraco Ultrasonics manufactures 14 systems and products. To take but one example, Coltraco ultrasound technology is widely used on board ocean/going ships and oil rigs where it alerts crew to potential water ingress sites on/board, particularly in ships’ hatch covers. Sinking and submerging is the number one cause of loss of life at sea, and the technology developed by Coltraco helps save the lives of many mariners. Their latest system will enable ships to monitor their hatch covers for weather/tight and watertight integrity on voyage for the first time and the shipping company technical teams ashore will be able to monitor the data in real/time wherever the ship is in the world. This ensures that mariners no longer need to access remote and dangerous areas of ships during transit.

Durham’s recent association with Coltraco, which started with that e/ mail, has revolved around undergraduate projects in the Physics Department. Carl and his team have provided the students with many scientific problems to tackle, which they have done with enthusiasm.

This has led to summer projects and part/time employment for Durham undergraduates, and one of the very first project students is now Head of Research at Coltraco. Through working with Coltraco, our students learn about industrial research, planning a project, working in a team and presenting their work to a client.

However, Carl’s work with our students is much more important even than that. First, his interest in and enthusiasm for their work really rubs off on our students. No matter how busy he is, Carl makes every effort to come to the students’ final presentations – I have not known him to miss a single one. Not many undergraduates present their work to the CEO of a company that exports worldwide, so Carl’s presence is a source of tremendous pride. Secondly, but most importantly, Coltraco’s philosophy is based on integrity. The advice he gives to our students is like gold dust. Time and again I have heard him tell

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students that wherever they decide to go, they should look for a company that values them as human beings and will seek to develop their skills, and that both scientific and personal integrity is the bedrock of a successful industry. The fact that this is being told to them by a successful businessman makes the advice all the more valuable.

In short, Carl is a remarkable man, running a remarkable company.

Chancellor, I present Carl Stephen Patrick Hunter for the degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa.

Oration by Professor Paula Chadwick

Credit: Victoria Greener, Physics Department

Flora Bowring at the Rising Stars Research Symposium 2015 presented with “The Audience Choice Award for Best Poster” by PVC, Tom Ward.

The Rising Stars Symposium celebrates excellence and originality amongst the University’s undergraduate scientists.

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Death Notices College has been notified of the deaths of the following Hatfield alumni since publication of the last Record. Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list.

Armstrong, Elizabeth (Housekeeper, 1978/2001), 16 February 2016.

Barber, Professor James Peden (Master, 1980/1996), 24 July 2015.

[See obituary on page 179] Bowen/Jones, Howard (College Tutor 1948), 20 October 2015.

Howard died peacefully at home in Romaldkirk, aged 94 years.

He was one of the four lecturers in the geography department when he was appointed in 1947 after seeing active service with military intelligence in the then Burma. He was one of a group of scholars whose early work focused on problems of land use and agricultural geography of Malta, funded by the Colonial Office, that culminated in the 1962 book ‘Malta: background for development’. He then remained a key figure in developing a wider interest in the regional geography of the Middle East and Mediterranean. The work on the Middle East received its initial major impetus through a major grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. From this arose the Middle Eastern Studies Centre in the University, supported after 1962 as one of the 'Hayter report' Centres for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies of which Bowen/Jones, by then a Chair, became director in 1968. His main work charted the development of modern economies in the Middle East with notable collections such as ‘Change and Development in the Middle East’ (1981) bringing together the work of the centre, and his own books on petrochemical resource/led development, the soil characteristics and agricultural production in the Arabian Peninsula, whilst he kept a Mediterranean interest with regional geographies of Spain and Malta. He worked in Durham his entire career until he retired in 1985.

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Budd, Clive (1966/70), 12 April 2016.

Callister, Charles William (1959/62), 9 November 2015.

Crone, Steve (Catering Manager, 1990/2009), 13 July 2015.

Cullis, Harry (1937/30), 9 March 2013.

[See obituary on page 182] Dobson, Eric (1957/60), 12 February 2016.

Herron, Joseph Bryan (1953/57), 27 November 2014.

Herriman, Philip (1958/61), 3 July 2015.

[See obituary on page 183] Murray, Brian (1953/56), 30 May 2015.

Poll, John (1953/57), 3 December 2015.

Power, Anthony (Tony) (1956/59), 1 April 2015.

Slater, John (1956/60), 21 September 2015.

John was a pupil at Henry Mellish Grammar School, Nottingham and returned to the Nottingham area where he taught Science in the Secondary sector. He was a popular member of the 1956 intake and a keen tennis player. He was an active club tennis and table tennis player and continued to play after retirement from teaching. (Malcolm Driver 1956/60) Tyson, Frank (1950/55), 27 September 2015.

[See tribute on page 186] Walker, Peter (1969/72), 6 September 2015.

[See obituary on page 192] Winter, Brian (1970/73), 17 July 2015.

[See tribute on page 194] Wragge, Dr. John Michael (1947/50), 18 June 2015.

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Obituaries & Tributes Professor James Peden Barber (Master of Hatfield College 1980/1996) At his interview for the position of Master of Hatfield College in 1979, the large University Panel, chaired by the Vice/Chancellor and including representatives of Junior and Senior Common Rooms as observers, was most impressed by the views and opinions of Professor James Barber. There could be little doubt of his suitability for the post.

He graduated from Pembroke College, Cambridge and Queen’s College, Oxford, obtaining MA and PhD degrees and after National Service joined the Colonial Service with a posting to Uganda, initially serving as a District Officer and then Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister and Clerk to the Cabinet of Uganda. He then moved on to University teaching finally joining the Open University where he became Professor of Politics and Pro/Vice/Chancellor. There was no reason not to appoint him to the position of Master and in 1980 he came to Hatfield.

From the first day of his tenure as Master, James Barber set himself a challenge. He had a vision which was to change a male/dominated society in Hatfield to one which would better reflect social changes and equal opportunities, in other words and if the opportunity were to arise, he wanted the College to ‘go mixed’. Of all the changes he envisaged for the future development of Hatfield, this was the most controversial. At the time it was anathema to the JCR and to the Hatfield Association and the general debate was long, painful, and at times, produced unwarranted opposition.

Eventually, and after protracted negotiations, Senate decided that Hatfield should go mixed in 1988. In the 8 years following his appointment, Professor Barber and his staff worked tirelessly to achieve this aim. The first 25 female students who were accepted were treated equally from the outset as were the 4 female tutors who were appointed to assist them. No special consideration was given to these new members of Hatfield because they

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were female and as the concept of equality developed so did the number of applications from women who wanted to be associated with a mixed college.

As a result of this decision to admit women, during the 1990s Hatfield developed in an extraordinary way. Applications increased quite markedly, as did the academic performance of the students, the 1991 statistics showing, incidentally, that on the whole, women had done better than men. Later in the period the Middle Common Room was re /vitalized to become an important contributor to both the social and academic life of the College, while in 1987 the establishment of the Hatfield Trust was seen as a foundation for the future of Hatfield as a residential college. The 1990s also saw changes in the general environment of the College site. James Barber’s desire to improve the environment took the form of tree planting and by encouraging gardening staff to be creative. It is interesting to note that in 1995 the College ‘Green Team’ won a £1,000 in a University contest which called for action plans to show how colleges could do more to protect the environment. This, coupled with the refurbishing and general improvement of accommodation in the College, did much to change the appearance of Hatfield which James Barber had thought of as “being very run down physically” when he first took over as Master.

From the outset, James Barber resolved to ensure that Hatfield had a strong group of people to run the College and was happy to delegate.

Much of the strength of the administration in the College in all areas was through teams working together to accomplish change and to be accountable. He listened to what members of staff had to say and valued their contributions. The College Officers’ Monday morning meeting seemed to be the key to make the ‘system’ work. Reporting by College Officers at College Meeting and Governing Body became an important means of judging the health of the enterprise and also a forum for considering plans for the future of the College. The Master was also very interested in the attitudes of the JCR. Their reaction to change had not always been positive so he went out of his way to listen and support. One of the ways he approached the problem of winning over the students was through his support of sports teams and societies.

As a talented sportsman himself he showed a keen interest in Hatfield’s

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performances on the playing field and on the water. It was said of him too ‘he enjoys watching as part of the crowd and particularly enjoys watching Hatfield teams either men or women win anything especially hockey. He is especially pleased if the defeated team comes from Castle.” He was a good attender at all College functions and gradually began to earn the respect of students. He was a great believer in the ‘Hatfield Spirit’ / a lively College with good academic performances. As one Senior Man noted, “James Barber is kind, considerate, and shows an incredible willingness to be involved in everything the JCR does whether sporting, musical or social, yet students still remain in awe of him and act accordingly.” He also rebuilt bridges with the Hatfield Association which initially had been very doubtful about his plan to go mixed. He did this by taking every opportunity to meet members of the Association at meetings, regional dinners and and in particular at their Annual General Meeting held at the College. He reported among other things, how the College was working and how much their interest was appreciated.

James Barber was a charismatic person. The changes he envisaged and the progress that was being made in many areas of College life depended much on his ability to suggest and persuade and carry out.

He was much respected by staff who worked for him since he created an environment where their opinions were considered and valued.

Furthermore, his thinking for such issues as forward planning and equity enhanced not only his own reputation in Hatfield but also in the University at large where the College was now seen as being academically strong, outward looking, innovative and successful. It was no surprise that the University recognized his value when in 1987 he was appointed Pro/Vice/Chancellor and also acknowledged his academic quality in 1992 by awarding him a personal chair as Professor of Politics.

During the 16 years of his tenure as Master of Hatfield, only a ‘snapshot’ of the ground/breaking changes to the College have been mentioned in this brief account of Professor Barber’s stewardship.

Throughout, he had support from his staff, his family, particularly his wife June, and eventually from the student body. He respected their views and they in turn accepted his thinking, The Hatfield of today

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owes much to Professor James Barber’s belief that the College would be a better place both academically and socially as a mixed community. At his retirement dinner in 1996 he was given a prolonged and standing ovation by students and staff alike. He had been a much respected Master of a lively and happy College.

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Harry Ernest Cullis (1937/40) Harry Cullis passed away peacefully at his home in Vancouver on March 9, 2013 at the age of 94. Harry will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 70 years, Freddy; his son Pieter (Nancy), daughter Tara (David); grandchildren Jeffrey, Jane, Severn (Judson) and Sarika (Chris); great/grandsons Ganhlaans and Tiisaan; his niece Sue (Robert) and great nieces Katie (Allan) and Emma, his cousin Donna, and the Jones family in the prairies. He also leaves his sister Mary, brother George (Barbara), in England, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and their children. Harry was born and grew up in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. He studied Physics at Durham University, where he met his soul/mate Freda (Freddy) Rutter, marrying in wartime 1942. At 22 he became Captain in the British Army's Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers (R.E.M.E.). Captain Cullis shipped to Calcutta in 1943, to install radar around north/eastern India. Reunited after three long wartime years, Harry and Freddy settled in in the Cotswolds. In 1955, Harry and Freddy and children set sail on the Cunard Liner Ivernia to Montreal, then rode the train across Canada to BC. After a year in Port Alberni they settled in West Vancouver, Harry was a teacher and vice principal at West Van Secondary from 1956/65, and was principal of Sentinel Secondary from 1965/1969.

Harry became Superintendent of Schools in the Howe Sound and Lillooet School districts. Sportsman, bricoleur, poet and gardener, Harry built beautiful vegetable and flower gardens everywhere he lived, and for others too. Harry was very special: he made a difference; we loved him, and he will be sorely missed.

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Philip Herriman (1958/61) Philip was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour just over 2 years ago. He died at St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil, surrounded by family.

Philip Herriman was a former Principal of Okehampton Community College (Devon). He was a lifelong believer in high quality state education for all and throughout his career endeavoured to uphold these principles. Philip was a committed educationalist, a lively and charismatic man and a devoted husband and father. He was a man who inspired others.

A key to Philip’s character was his lack of interest in traditional status symbols to denote position. He always drove an old, often battered, car (at one point a tiny Citroen 2CV). He rarely parked in his designated parking space at College. He always made time to talk to everyone and was always approachable. For him, being Principal of a large College meant being at the heart of what was going on. A good leader with an open ear.

He was a wonderful husband and father. He was dedicated to his work in education, but he was also dedicated to his family / wife Coleen, and children John and Sasha. With his family his teaching work took him to Cheshire, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Hampshire, Bushey in London and to Okehampton.

Everywhere Philip went he looked for a family home that needed extensive renovation. Outside work, this was his passion. Philip loved planning his future school projects while getting stuck into building projects. Throughout many house moves he built and landscaped by hand, shaping his home environment into places of beauty and homeliness for his family. He kept a small flock of sheep and at one point hens, ducks and various smaller animals.

General biographical details: Philip was born in Bristol on June 2nd 1939 just before the Second World War. He moved to Manchester during the war with Harry and

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Mary Herriman, his parents. He was an only child. Later the family returned to Somerset to live in Clevedon where Philip spent much of his childhood.

He went to primary school in Clevedon and later went to Wells Cathedral School. At Wells he excelled in Athletics and was the school champion for 2 years. He also made friends with whom he kept in touch throughout his life.

From there he went to Durham University (Hatfield College) and read History in the late 50s. While at University he also made lifelong friendships (David Head, Peter Sidey). He began to travel independently and hitchhiked across North Africa with friends, spending a great deal of time in Algeria. On leaving Durham he 'borrowed' the sign for the History Department. It remains in the family home – but can be returned at any time! While at University he enjoyed playing sport, particularly Hockey – he was a great sportsman.

He returned to Hatfield many times for college reunions. His daughter Sasha Herriman also went to Hatfield College (1989 – 1993). She chose Durham and Hatfield because Philip had been so happy there.

After Durham he went to India for 2 years to work for Harrison and Crossfields. (1961) He developed a love of India and of travel but a long/lasting dislike for the colonial and hierachical system in India.

He then returned to London and worked for Pirelli but soon decided that work as a business man was not for him. During this time he met Coleen Read from Wrington near Bristol. They got engaged in 1964.

He started to teach in Norwich at a school called Hawtreys in 1963 and from then on decided to pursue a teaching career. He returned to Durham for a teacher training course in 1964 (Diploma in Education).

He later studied for a Masters in Education at Reading University (1974).

In 1965 he married Coleen. Coleen was Philip’s lifelong wife, companion and friend. Together they had two children, John, born in 1968 and Sasha, born in 1970.

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His first official teaching post (History) after qualifying was in Chipping Campden. He later worked at Frank F. Harrison Comprehensive School in Walsall. His first Head Teacher position at Grange Park Boys School, Bushey in 1981.

In 1984 he became the head of Okehampton College and oversaw the expansion of the school into a Community College. This allowed both parents and children to study at the College for the first time. Mature students studied alongside college students. There were also crèche facilities at the College to enable parents with young children to study.

The College also began to offer sport facilities for the local community.

During his headship at the College he oversaw the creation and development of the Octagon Theatre in the College grounds. Philip also led and oversaw the move of the College from a split site to a single site making a huge difference to the practicalities of student life at the College.

He was very involved with the local French Twinning group, he was a member of the local rotary club and was an Independent Parish and District Councillor for Sampford Courtenay.

Philip was a writer and was able to devote a lot of time to it during his retirement. He wrote many short stories and poems and also two novels. The Seduction of Mr Pettigrew (comedy) is available through Amazon. Shadows of Deception (thriller) is still in the publication process.

Philip was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour just over three years ago. He underwent chemo and radio therapy. Throughout the progression of the disease he never once complained. He remained as positive as he was able to. He was dearly loved by family and friends.

We will miss him greatly.

Sasha Hall (née Herriman) (1989/93)

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Frank Tyson (1950/55) Hatfield’s Personal Typhoon My Personal Memories of a Great Man In 1950, my second year at Hatfield, an undergraduate arrived who turned out to have sporting abilities which were far higher than I had ever experienced before. Following close association on the cricket field, and socially in after/ game activities, I found that he was one of the most pleasant individuals that I have been able to claim as a close friend. Frank had no obvious vices to those who knew him, and even his opponents, who were subjected to a massive need to win on his part, were not able to find any. Unlike many famous people, he was not a self/ publicist, and he tended to be thoroughly embarrassed by adulation of any sort.

It quickly became apparent that Frank had skills at soccer which were well above average but, as he broke his leg playing soccer in his first season at Durham, and gave up playing henceforth, we were unable to appreciate his true worth. However, come the summer, he entered my favourite sporting activity, cricket, and thus started a marvellous period in my cricketing history. Hatfield had acquired the FASTEST BOWLER, accepted by many experts, that there has ever been in World cricket. Obviously, we first met in the nets, and I can assure you that Frank was the fastest bowler, off one pace, that I have ever faced, and the speed, using his full run/up, beggared description. As you can imagine, this constant practice, in the nets, meant that I had little fear of the fast bowlers I would meet in my subsequent cricket career of some 40 years.

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Before coming to Durham, Frank had played in Lancashire League cricket, one of the top cricketing federations in the Country, and represented the Army during his National Service time, and was an automatic choice for the Durham Combined Colleges team, and the University side. Durham University, in those days, was a combination of Colleges in both Durham and Newcastle and, hence, the existence of, virtually two top level squads. I played with him, for two seasons, in the combined Durham Colleges team, and we were not beaten during that period. It was odd, however, that Frank did not take that many wickets, largely due to the fact that when a ball beat the batsman, it flew over the stumps, instead of hitting them, and most batsmen were not good enough to get a touch. Also, the slip fielding was not up to much, proved by the fact that I fielded in the slips against Frank for almost two seasons, and in the second season, I caught the only catch in the slips off his bowling; the ball, virtually, welded itself to my palm, and I quickly decided that a fielding position elsewhere was imperative! In the first season, another Hatfield man, the late Tony Nutting, also took the only slip catch off Frank Tyson, for which he was equally proud.

The significance of Frank taking less wickets than were expected was that the bowlers at the other end took more than they might have hoped, possible due to the relief, and consequential lack of concentration, at surviving the sheer speed of Frank’s frightening deliveries. However, in one match against the army at Catterick Garrison, one batman hit Frank for a 6, but he did not last for long at the crease!

Obviously, we also enjoyed the presence of Frank in the Hatfield cricket team, and it was great to terrify the Castle team, when we played them. Unfortunately, we were light of a wicketkeeper in the Hatfield team, and we had to coerce a less than willing volunteer to undertake the task, and a man of fairly ample proportions was found, whose name alludes me. It is usual for the wicketkeeper to stand closer to the wicket than the slip fielders, but our wicketkeeper stood someway further back, towards the sight screen, to our great amusement. I can still hear the alarming thud when the ball landed in his gloves, and the shaking of his body, which went on afterwards for about 5 seconds.

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When Frank finished at Hatfield in 1953, with a degree in French, he returned to Northampton, and was taken on by the Northamptonshire County team. He was selected for England for the 1954/55 tour of Australia, and it is well/known that his bowling performance was a major contributory factor in the winning of the Ashes during that tour. This earnt him the sobriquet of Typhoon, for which he is fondly remembered by many. Frank represented England in 17 Test matches, during his relatively short career, and his bowling average (runs scored between wickets) of 18.56 was the best achieved by any bowler since the 19th Century.

This was described by Frank as the fastest ball that he ever bowled (except for the one that I caught in the slips, of course).

The famous Australian Keith Miller edged it and Len Hutton knocked it up, for Bill Edrich to catch it. Godfrey Evans is the wicket keeper, and Neil Harvey is probably the other batsman, as he is holding his bat in his left hand. What an array of really famous cricketers.

My friendship with Frank blossomed after we came down from Durham, and I spent some time in Northampton attending various cricket matches, travelling from my home in Chalfont St. Giles in Buckinghamshire. He became godfather to my elder son, and I spent many happy hours talking to his mother, the delightful Violet; she allowed me to use her house that she had not sold in Middleton and where Frank was brought up, for a few months when I took up employment with the Ferranti Company in Manchester. Of momentous significance was his marriage, in 1957, to

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the gorgeous Ursula in Australia, who became a great favourite of my family when she came to England, and I have happy memories of our friendship.

One of the cricket matches that I attended was Northants against New Zealand in 1958, and I will never forget the magnificent party which was held at Frank’s house on one evening, attended by the New Zealand team, and most of the press and commentators, particularly the infamous John Arlott. In those days, having a good time with your competitors, and drinking their health to the extreme was the thing to do. The great John managed to consume a vast quantity of red wine, easily surpassing most of us who also, probably, drank and ate too much, and he sat at his table welcoming all those who desired a chat.

About 4 o’clock in the morning, most of us went to bed, or left the party. At 5am, I was awoken to be told that John Arlott had taken the side out of my car, which was parked outside Frank’s house, whilst he was driving away in his Rolls Royce. I was told to meet John at the cricket ground next morning, before the cricket commenced and, just before 11am, we met and amicably decided that he would pay, completely, for the necessary repair for my car, a 1933 Bentley. By then play was well under way and John Arlott joined the commentators, took up the microphone and started to broadcast. He had seen none of the match that morning, but he started in his magnificent style as though he had been there from the start, with not one sign of apprehension or nervousness (and no sign of a hangover!).

What a true professional, and it was such a great pleasure to have met this man, enjoying his company on several further meetings and appreciating his ability to enjoy his life to the full.

A further story relates to my fairly insignificant cricket career, after Durham. I played for one of the senior cricket clubs in the London area, Harrow Town, and I negotiated with Frank to bring down the Northants side for a ‘benefits’ game against my club. In those days a professional cricketer was paid distinctly less than now and, to enhance their remuneration, they relied on a ‘Benefit Year’, where activities were organised, throughout the year, for the financial gain of the selected professional for that year.

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This photo very clearly shows the amount of effort that Frank put into his deliveries, and it is, probably, one of his favourites, as it was on the cover to his book, A Typhoon Called Tyson, which he published in 1961. It is a fairly early image, as he has not lost much hair!

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The team arrived to full fanfare, and included Ramon Subba Row, the England opening bat, and Keith Andrew, hailed as the most technically perfect wicketkeeper in England, but eclipsed by the far more flamboyant Godfrey Evans, and only playing in two Tests for England.

Also included in the quite brilliant team was George Tribe, a renowned slow bowler and all/rounder, who had played a few games for Australia.

This is the only time that I played against Frank and when I came in to bat he bowled me two balls which I hit for 4 runs each, but the fourth ball was an absolute corker for someone of my limited ability, and I was clean bowled. Frank was full of apologies, and I thoroughly enjoyed the copious number of drinks that he bought me afterwards. When it came the time for Northants to bat, they scored the appropriate number of runs to make the game entertaining, and George Tribe scored 100 in less than 40 minutes, and this was against high quality Club Cricket Conference bowling. By pure coincidence, the previous week I had scored 123 not out in a 20 over inter/divisional game at the EMI Company (famous for the first broadcast of electronic TV), where I was employed at the time. The innings lasted over an hour, and I was quite proud of my achievement, even though it was against the worst bowling that I had ever encountered. George Tribe’s performance truly emphasised the vast difference in quality between players of Test match quality and ordinary club players, and I was duly chastened, but by no means unhappy with my achievement. A ton is a ton, after all!

A Typhoon called Tyson retired from first class cricket in 1960 and took up school teaching in Northampton before emigrating to Australia in 1962, thus emulating his hero, Harold Larwood, equally the scourge of the Australians, who had done so ten years earlier. There, he continued with teaching and expanded into coaching and broadcasting for most of the rest of his life. Our friendship continued, and it was marvellous to see him during his brief visits to England, and we carried out intermittent correspondence, even into occasional emails.

Hatfield has lost one of its greatest sporting stars, but his memory lives on, especially for those who were with him in College. Our deepest condolences go out to his family.

Ken Groves (1949/52)

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Air Marshal Peter Walker CB CBE (1969/72) Peter Walker is amongst that band of Hatfield men whose future success has been very much shaped by three formative years at Durham.

Formally, Air Marshal Peter Walker was a former RAF fighter pilot and the serving Lieutenant Governor of the Bailiwick of Guernsey when he died suddenly in September 2015 at the age of 65. Peter was the son of an RAF group captain, and was educated at Pocklington School in Yorkshire. He joined the RAF as a cadet in 1969 and that autumn came to Hatfield to read General Arts whilst also training as a pilot in the University Air Squadron.

On graduating from Hatfield in 1972 with a BA in Politics, Law and Sociology, Peter entered RAF College Cranwell where he claimed that one of his greatest challenges was to meet the standards set by his father, first as a fighter pilot and later as a senior officer. His first post was to fly the Phantom at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, and by the early 1980s, a new generation of skilled fliers, including Peter, had brought into the jet age the manoeuvrability associated with Spitfires. "Peter was a charismatic fighter pilot," one former colleague recalled, "he taught many a novice pilot the art of Air Combat Manoeuvre – but now at supersonic speeds”.

Peter then converted to the Tornado F3 all/weather fighter, before taking command of No 111 Squadron based at Leuchars in Fife. In

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1993 he went to the Falkland Islands to command the large RAF airfield which accommodated detachments of Tornado fighters. In 1999 he became the RAF's Director of Operational Capability at the Ministry of Defence and was then promoted to air vice marshal as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations). In 2002 he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff (Policy Requirements) at SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) in Belgium. His final appointment was as commander of NATO's Joint Warfare Centre, for training operational staff, in Norway, and he retired from the RAF in 2007.

Peter was married to Lynda and they had two sons and a daughter. He spent the first few years of retirement involved with local issues in north Devon and doing voluntary work for RAF and civilian charities before being appointed as HM The Queen’s representative on Guernsey in 2011. Peter’s experience and his personable approach, wit and down/to/earth attitude to issues quickly established him as an effective communicator with the local population. His sudden death from a heart attack on the island caused shock there. An air display was dedicated to his memory, and the Red Arrows made a special fly/past.

Informally, those of us at Hatfield at the same time remember Peter as a very nice man. Mickey Warrender, now Mickey Bruntsfield (1969/72) recalls with fondness Peter as being “solid, fun, someone who did not take himself too seriously, and he loved a party”. He added much to College life and Richard, now Sir Richard Panaguian (1968/71) recalls memories of Peter as being connected in some way or other with various outings to bars, although there were other thoroughly commendable events involving cinemas and Chinese restaurants. His room was a favourite watering hole for coffee after lunch and he and Richard occasionally played rugby of the coarsest variety for the University 4th XV, where enthusiasm was more important than skill.

These were happy days at a time when working hard (sometimes) was mixed with strong friendships and believing that Hatfield was at the centre of the Durham universe. Peter Walker was pivotal in all of this and we will miss him.

Peter Grant/Peterkin (1968/71)

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Brian Winter (1970/73) Lifelong Friendship Forged in Hatfield College 1970/74 I first met Brian in late September 1970 during Freshers’ Week.

I was in Elvet Riverside dressed in my grey flannels and blazer (in retrospect, somewhat bizarre attire for a student in the seventies) when a bloke with a gingerish drooping moustache, dressed in russet loons and blue denim jacket approached me and asked: “Excuse me, Sir, can you please tell me where the English Department is?” That was the only time that Brian ever called me “Sir”.

It transpired later that evening in the Hatfield bar that dressed in flannels and blazer, Brian had mistaken me for an academic and one of the Elvet Riverside tutors. An error far from reality.

Brian was housed in his first year in College on B Stairs and I was on A Stairs. In the early months, we both had our different sets of friends and acquaintances and rarely drank together. Brian was studying for a BA General Arts degree including his favourite English and I was studying for a BA Geography Honours.

Behind the pursuit of both degrees / “Sport”. A euphemism for academia …

Brian came from Grangefield G.S. in Stockton where he had England schoolboys’ rugby trials. I came from Glyn G.S. in Epsom where I had England schoolboys’ soccer trials.

In background, we had little in common. Brian came from the North/ East, from a one/parent family. I came from a middle/class family in the suburbs of London. What could have brought us together?

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It was Brian’s idea. We both did not have ladies to accompany us during the day / evening, so what do young sporting Hatfield men do out of season? He mentioned 14 or was it 16 pints, starting in the Buffs … who knows? But from that day forward we knew each other very well.

In our second year in Hatfield, Brian and I shared a room on C Stairs.

C3. If it had been OK for Messrs Bowrey and Roberts, it was OK for us.

I had now changed courses and was, like Brian, studying for a BA General Arts degree but including my favourite French. We were both studying Politics and Anthropology.

Brian by now had been elected Secretary of the University Rugby Club and was playing regularly in the back row for the University Second XV. He spent much of his university rugby career in the seconds and captained them in his 3rd year. From all accounts, he was a feisty, no/ nonsense player who, for want of a better expression, enjoyed the “rough and tumble” yet defended his team/mates unequivocally when provoked.

But what always annoys me, is that during my university soccer career as an “elegant” central defender, I was sent off on only one occasion, “mistakenly” I might add. Brian, however, graduated with no such stain / yet he must have come so close on more than one occasion. How did he get away with it?

But that was only one side to Brian. Bob Young, a Bede man, tells a story of Brian when Brian was captain of the University Second XV and Bob, who was only dropped on one occasion from the First XV, was taken under the wing by Brian. According to Bob, Brian was extraordinarily supportive … until he added: “I don’t want to see you in my team again, Bob”. Bob never played for the Second XV again returning to the First XV the following week.

It was during our second year that I changed Brian’s name. No longer “Winter” but henceforth “Hiver” … no explanation required … and so he remained to me until his untimely death.

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It was Brian’s idea. We both did not have ladies to accompany us during the day / evening, so what do young sporting Hatfield men do out of season? No, 14 or 16 pints did not come to mind. We had learnt our lesson. But Brian had been “working” during his second year behind the Hatfield bar and volunteered our services to run the skittles stall during the day. Under the Chapel arch, on the left.

Anthropological division of labour – one was the “putter upper” and the other took the money. Whether it was our “charismatic” sales technique or the fact that we knew a few people in the University, or sheer blackmail or aggression, our takings and profit on the skittles stall must stand as a record even to this very day.

Following Messrs. Bowrey and Roberts, our third year was spent in adjacent rooms at the top of K Stairs, Bob Smithies and Mel Towersey, close neighbours. By this time, Brian had become rather studious or so he appeared to his mates. Something that we could not understand when there were so many other distractions, was that he really enjoyed reading … Shakespeare and Dickens …

I preferred copying or paraphrasing his essays or his notes. John Bennett, a Grey man, and I probably owe him our degrees, well most certainly that part contributed by Social Anthropology.

The year passed quickly with both rugby and soccer to the fore and we both had young ladies to accompany us to the college formal/informal balls, even outside of Hatfield.

Darts in the Vic in Hallgarth Street, Saturday afternoon on the lawn at Cuths, uninvited guests at the Undercroft parties in Castle, the Durham Regatta … and then exams …

We both ventured to Palace Green on the morning of the results. Both Class II “gentlemen’s degrees” … well, we had enjoyed 3 years together at Hatfield …

I don’t know if Brian had decided to become a teacher during his final year, whether it been a lifelong ambition or whether he just fancied a fourth year in Durham. But as most of his close pals, Ray Edwards, Bob Smithies, Paddy Higgins, John Sedman and Chris Knee to name but

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five, departed to take up paid employment, Brian stayed on in Durham to do a PGCE (a “new” required qualification at the time, for graduates who wanted to teach in secondary education). However, he moved out of College.

Brian qualified as a teacher in 1974 by which time he had decided to do Voluntary Service Overseas. Initially he intended to do 2 years but eventually opted for 1 year. He was posted to Nigeria, I say not far from Kano but in those days distance was probably irrelevant. The syllabus required him to teach “Macbeth” and “A Christmas Carol” including an explanation/description to pupils of snow – an interesting concept in a place where the temperature does not fall below 70 degrees F. He told me that he did receive the can of Newcastle Brown that I sent him for his birthday – but unfortunately the contents had disappeared.

Brian returned from Nigeria in June 1975 and proceeded to work on the “bins” in Stockton.

Later that year, he was my “Best Man” at my wedding to Liz (Neville’s) in Hexham. As befitted a student of the English language, his speech at the reception was delivered with aplomb.

It was after this, 1976, that Brian commenced his long career in teaching.

He moved south to Hertfordshire and joined the English Department at Sir Frederic Osborn School and became a member of Welwyn Rugby Club continuing his rugby career which eventually would span 43 years. In 1980, he was promoted to Head of the English Department at the school.

He married Judy, “tall, slim, just his type”, in 1983 and they proceeded very quickly to start and complete their family – Tom (1985), Becca (1987) and Michael (1988), the latter delivered by hand by Brian in his bathroom at home. I told him at the time that he was going to “enjoy” their higher education … and that was before tuition fees …

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Brian then joined Richard Hale School in 1994 as Assistant Head Teacher and in 2003 was appointed Deputy Head Teacher. His 21 years at Richard Hale School certainly impacted the lives of thousands of youngsters. Below are a few comments: “Respect is earned not given. But you instantly respected this man, his dedication and desire to see success was unrivalled. I feel for the boys who didn’t get the chance to be taught by him.

RHS legend.”

“Scariest man until you get to know him and then he is the most knowledgeable, kind hearted man ever!” If he teaches you, you learn to love him…scariest man alive though; do not get on his wrong side. So funny at times … whether he means it I don’t know.” “Old school but best English teacher I have ever had.”

Brian told his family that on becoming a teacher, he only ever hoped for two things – to be Head of English and to be Deputy Head. In such a short life, he achieved both.

During his time at Richard Hale School, all three children graduated: Tom from Nottingham University, Becca from Hatfield College and Michael from Cardiff University.

Two years ago, Brian came to Paris for the weekend of France/Wales.

In February of this year, Brian, joined by six other Durham alumni, Peter Holton Gordon Wood, both Hatfield, George Makulski, David Cowell and Geoff Simpson, all Grey, along with Ian Bell, Bede, came to Paris to join me for a long weekend “entre hommes” for the same game. We had a great time. All commented on Brian’s good company, his friendship, his sense of humour, his firm handshake and greying drooping moustache / and of course, his standard Stockton put/down “Bollocks!” I was fortunate that Brian stayed in my studio apartment – then unknown, but it was the last quality time together … time reminiscent of sharing a room together on C Stairs all those years ago...

It was whilst I was on holiday in the south of France at the beginning of June that I received an email from Brian. “Cancer of the oesophagus.

Prognosis two years”.

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Brian had planned to retire 17th July 2015 and was looking forward to, amongst other things, spending time travelling with Judy.

Brian Winter died in the Lister Hospital, Stevenage, some 6 weeks after my receipt of his email, on the very day of his planned retirement.

Dors bien, Hiver. Merci de tout. Surtout ton amitié. Je t’embrasse.

Michael Drake (1970/1973)

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College Notes College Officers The Master

Professor T.P. Burt, MA (Cantab) MA PhD DSc FAGU FBSG FRGS

The Vice/Master & Senior Tutor and College Chaplain

Professor A. Bash, LLB LLM BD PhD

The Assistant Senior Tutor

Dr. E. Spencer/Regan, BA MA PhD (Dunelm) AHEA

The Bursar

Ms M. Crawford, BSc

Honorary Fellows The Rt. Rev. Dr. David Jenkins Dr. Tony Laithwaite Mr. William Arthur Moyes Mr. Barry Northrop Mr. Bruce Oldfield Mr. Marcus Rose Ms Angel Scott Sir Tim Smit Dr. Andrew Strauss Mr. John Timpson Dr. Jeremy Vine Dame Gillian Weir Mr. Barrie Wetton

Professor Robert Allison Dr. Sheila Armstrong Dr. Bill Bryson Professor Sir Kenneth Calman Mr. Will Carling Mrs. Cynthia Connolly Lord Richard Dannatt Professor Terry Eagleton Dr. Will Greenwood The Reverend Theo Harman Professor Bill Heal Professor Sir Frederick Holliday Professor Ray Hudson

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College Council The Vice/Chancellor & Warden The Deputy Warden of Colleges The Master The Senior Tutor The Bursar The JCR Senior Man The MCR President Rev. Dr. M.R. Armstrong Mr. R. Burge (Chairman)

Mr. R.J. Coldwell Professor D.J. Davies Mrs. E.A. Dodds Mr. A. Gray Professor R.I.D. Harris Miss S.E. Philipson Mr. T. Pullman Professor C.J. Torgerson Professor A. Unsworth

College Mentors Details redacted in accordance with Data Protection requirements

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College Mentors (Continued) Details redacted in accordance with Data Protection requirements

Email Contacts College Officers The Master The Vice/Master & Senior Tutor The Assistant Senior Tutor The Bursar The Chaplain

t.p.burt@durham.ac.uk hatfield.seniortutor@durham.ac.uk hatfield.assistantst@durham.ac.uk t.m.crawford@durham.ac.uk anthony.bash@durham.ac.uk

Hatfield Trust The Director The Assistant Director

ian.curry@durham.ac.uk c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk

Hatfield Association The President The Treasurer The Secretary The Assistant Secretary

pasalaun@talktalk.net stuart.wild@hoge100.co.uk anthonygray49@gmail.com c.a.connolly@durham.ac.uk

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203 SCR Photo Competition (College Life Category) First Prize: Sam Gard

Hatfield polo shirt at 2400m (Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand). Can you go higher?