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4Radley’s revamped Wednesday Afternoon 4This year has seen the inauguration of the New Activity Programme continues to broaden Theatre. The Haddon Cup was held in the Old boys’ horizons, be it to introduce new skills, Gym in October. Late November saw a fitting awaken new enthusiasms, or cultivate an opening of the New Theatre with ‘School for awareness of the importance of helping others. Scandal’, a tour de force, directed by David The 5th Form has been helping patients at the Edwards. The theatre has subsequently been well Nuffield Hospital, organising weekly concert used for Social plays and culture evenings; last parties for the elderly and infirm, and teaching term Ed. Chalk (Cothill, C) wrote and directed and helping in primary schools. ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, a colourful and professional production. Rupert Lazarus 4Boys have also run, climbed, cycled, swum for (Moulsford, B) and Rory Stallibrass (Milbourne Charities. A total of over £60,000 has been Lodge, C) have won places with the National raised. Patrick Chambers (Cothill, B) raised Youth Theatre. over £2500 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. 4229 Blood donations were given by boys and Radley adults this year. 4There has been a wide range of expeditions and visits: Art Historians went to China, 6.1 boys to Romania to run an orphanage holiday club, Hispanists to Cuba, Paris exchange with Lycée St. Geneviève, 40 musicians performed in Venice in February, the Bigside squad worked hard near Verona, the Shells invaded Normandy. Most satisfying have been frequent favourable comments from total strangers on the manners and behaviour of the boys. 4A number of boys achieved Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards in 2005/6: Michael Richards (St. Ronan’s, H), Hugo Codrington (Elstree, E), Henry Thompson-Ashby (Twyford, A), James Brown (Elstree, A), Charles Twallin (Cheam, A), Charles Quigley (Elstree, A), Fred Macnamara (Summer Fields, E), Tom Cabot (Sunningdale, E), Ali Holmes (Caldicott, G), Harry Nicholls (Cothill, A) and Oliver Hunter (Farleigh, C). Freddie Bolton (Summer Fields, G) and George Pitcher (Cothill, B) won the Young Citizen’s Award, and Hugh Taylor (Cothill, H), Freddie Ackrill (Bilton Grange, B) and Toby Burgess (Elstree, D) were awarded the ‘Millennium Volunteer Award’ for service to the Community. 4David Pumphrey (Northcote Lodge, B) and Jamie Bromfield (Cothill, A) won Army Scholarships.
4It has been a busy year for Music. Trafalgar’s 200th Anniversary was marked by a spectacular performance of the Choral Society’s Nelson Mass in Chapel; the Gloria was sung by the whole school, which lifted the roof. Senior boys celebrated later with a Nelsonic feast of heroic proportions. The Scholars’ Concert, Wharton Piano Prize, Ferguson Singing Prize and Hudson String Prize were all of a high standard, and this term’s Warden’s Music in the Theatre was a great success. So too was the Venice trip with 40 musicians, performing in – amongst other venues – St Mark’s. We have a rich vein of pianists at present: at the Oxford Music Festival Jonny Williams (Westbourne House, H), Jamie Brown (Caldicott, D) and Greg Williams (Norman Court, C) took 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the U18 Piano Recital class, and Jonny and Greg also won the Abingdon Concerto Competition. The Chapel Choir has had a good year; the 16 or so choristers from local primary schools are a real addition to its sound. Many of them sang the May Morning Madrigals from Mansion Roof, directed by Luke Bartlett. In the Associated Board exams, George Nye (Dragon, E) achieved a Grade 8 Distinction in Singing, Jonny Williams (Westbourne House, H) Grade 8 Distinction on Piano, Greg Williams (Norman Court, C) and Arthur Sawbridge (Hall Grove, E) Grade 8 Distinction for Violin. The Ferguson Singing Competition was won by Robert Crabtree (Christ Church Cathedral School, E); the Hudson String Prize by Arthur Sawbridge (Hall Grove, E) and Myles Watkiss (KCS Wimbledon, H); the Gunn Cup (Woodwind) by Francis ForbesEdwards (St. Piran’s, C); the Gunn Cup (Brass) by Jamie Hepburn (Sandroyd, D); the Wharton Piano by Greg Williams (Norman Court, C); the Guitar Prizes went to Michael Little (Dragon, A) (Acoustic/Classical); Pelham Groom (Summer Fields, E) (Electric) and Tom Dance (Dragon, H) and Nick Holland (Moulsford, B) (Original Composition). Jonny Williams (Westbourne House, H) won the Organ Prize.
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