FOUNDERS’ DAY
After 18 months of disruption, we had been hoping to celebrate Founders’ Day in the usual way for 2021. Unfortunately, the anticipated relaxation of the Government’s COVID measures were delayed, and we were forced to rethink our plans (again). Even so, we managed to lay on a very special event for our Upper Sixth leavers and their families. The Leavers’ Ball became a Leavers’ Festival, the
treated to a wonderful performance of ‘Concertino
night before Founders’ Day, but everyone was
for Flute and Piano’ Op 107 by Cecile Chaminade,
still on the Parade Ground in good time, ready for
with the flute performed by HMC Scholar, Lucia
their last parade as Pangbourne students.
Burić. This was followed by an inspirational
Whilst the Prize Giving audience in the Chapel was limited to those parents of the prize winners, we were able to livestream the event on the College’s YouTube channel. The audience was
speech from our guest of honour, Lord Dr Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE. His speech covered many topics, but his overriding message was that the wisest person is the one who recognises that
