AUTUMN 2017
Giving Back
Record Breaker OM Mentoring Academy Residential Pupil Fundraising
Anniversary Plans –
Save the Dates Master’s Welcome It is a great pleasure to write the preface to Marlborough Together, which specifically references the many initiatives that exist and encourage the spirit of giving back. The whole issue reflects this wish, which takes us back to the roots of our foundation 175 years ago. Over the last five years, there has been a burst of amazing generosity to the Marlborough College Foundation. The combination of all constituencies interested in the College is strong. It indicates that there is a clear belief that the responsibility gained from an all-round education is two-fold. On the one hand, a legacy of global Marlburian connectivity is formed with potential contacts in every hemisphere and walk of life. Secondly, there need be no apology for having acquired a good education but rather the comprehension that the adult duty is to share what was learnt in the first 20 years of life over a working career so that others may benefit from it as well. J O N AT H A N L E I G H – M A S T E R
New Master Appointment The Council of Marlborough College is delighted to announce that it has appointed Mrs Louise Moelwyn-Hughes to take over as Master in succession to Mr Jonathan Leigh, who will retire in August 2018 after six outstanding years of service. Mrs Moelwyn-Hughes is currently Head of St Edmund’s Canterbury, having previously been Senior Deputy Head at the Perse School, Cambridge. She is no stranger to Marlborough having worked at the College for 13 years from 1992 to 2005 where she taught Latin and Greek and held various positions including Housemistress of Mill Mead.
“It is a pleasure and a privilege to have been selected to lead Marlborough College into the next phase in its illustrious history. The prospect of working alongside pupils, parents, colleagues and alumni to realise the ambitious and exciting vision of the Council is one that I greatly look forward to.” MR S LOU ISE M O E LW Y N - H U G H E S
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2018 marks the 50th year of girls at Marlborough College and the 175th year since the College was founded. Mr Alan Stevens, together with his wife Heather, will succeed Mr Robert Pick as Master of Marlborough College Malaysia this Michaelmas Term from Barnard Castle School, an HMC co-educational boarding and day school in County Durham where he has been Headmaster since 2010. Mr Stevens, who is British, attended the Royal School Dungannon, where he was Head Boy, then graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast, with a First Class Degree in History. He was commissioned in the Reserve Forces in Northern Ireland and began his teaching career at Campbell College, Belfast, becoming Housemaster and Head of History. After completing a period of research at Yale University, then receiving an MA in Educational Management and Leadership, he moved to Trent College, England, as Head of the Main School, before subsequently being appointed Headmaster of Barnard Castle. He has published various articles on history and education and is an inspector with the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate.
We would be delighted if you are able to join us for some of the celebratory events which will take place throughout the academic year 2017/2018.
Celebratory School Walk
17th September 2017, Marlborough
Cycle to the Somme
13th-15th October 2017, Marlborough – Thiepval
A Festival of Sport together with Marlburian Club Day
4th November 2017, Marlborough
OM Art Exhibition
11th-14th December (Private View by ticket 12th December), Sotheby’s
Commemoration Day
26th May 2018, Marlborough Please go to www.marlboroughcollege.org/175 to find out more and to register your interest.
Heather is a senior civil servant with a passion for boarding, singing and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. She also holds a First Class Degree from Queen’s – in Law – and studied at Harvard and Yale, where she holds a fellowship.
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Anniversary Plans –
Save the Dates Master’s Welcome It is a great pleasure to write the preface to Marlborough Together, which specifically references the many initiatives that exist and encourage the spirit of giving back. The whole issue reflects this wish, which takes us back to the roots of our foundation 175 years ago. Over the last five years, there has been a burst of amazing generosity to the Marlborough College Foundation. The combination of all constituencies interested in the College is strong. It indicates that there is a clear belief that the responsibility gained from an all-round education is two-fold. On the one hand, a legacy of global Marlburian connectivity is formed with potential contacts in every hemisphere and walk of life. Secondly, there need be no apology for having acquired a good education but rather the comprehension that the adult duty is to share what was learnt in the first 20 years of life over a working career so that others may benefit from it as well. J O N AT H A N L E I G H – M A S T E R
New Master Appointment The Council of Marlborough College is delighted to announce that it has appointed Mrs Louise Moelwyn-Hughes to take over as Master in succession to Mr Jonathan Leigh, who will retire in August 2018 after six outstanding years of service. Mrs Moelwyn-Hughes is currently Head of St Edmund’s Canterbury, having previously been Senior Deputy Head at the Perse School, Cambridge. She is no stranger to Marlborough having worked at the College for 13 years from 1992 to 2005 where she taught Latin and Greek and held various positions including Housemistress of Mill Mead.
“It is a pleasure and a privilege to have been selected to lead Marlborough College into the next phase in its illustrious history. The prospect of working alongside pupils, parents, colleagues and alumni to realise the ambitious and exciting vision of the Council is one that I greatly look forward to.” MR S LOU ISE M O E LW Y N - H U G H E S
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2018 marks the 50th year of girls at Marlborough College and the 175th year since the College was founded. Mr Alan Stevens, together with his wife Heather, will succeed Mr Robert Pick as Master of Marlborough College Malaysia this Michaelmas Term from Barnard Castle School, an HMC co-educational boarding and day school in County Durham where he has been Headmaster since 2010. Mr Stevens, who is British, attended the Royal School Dungannon, where he was Head Boy, then graduated from Queen’s University, Belfast, with a First Class Degree in History. He was commissioned in the Reserve Forces in Northern Ireland and began his teaching career at Campbell College, Belfast, becoming Housemaster and Head of History. After completing a period of research at Yale University, then receiving an MA in Educational Management and Leadership, he moved to Trent College, England, as Head of the Main School, before subsequently being appointed Headmaster of Barnard Castle. He has published various articles on history and education and is an inspector with the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate.
We would be delighted if you are able to join us for some of the celebratory events which will take place throughout the academic year 2017/2018.
Celebratory School Walk
17th September 2017, Marlborough
Cycle to the Somme
13th-15th October 2017, Marlborough – Thiepval
A Festival of Sport together with Marlburian Club Day
4th November 2017, Marlborough
OM Art Exhibition
11th-14th December (Private View by ticket 12th December), Sotheby’s
Commemoration Day
26th May 2018, Marlborough Please go to www.marlboroughcollege.org/175 to find out more and to register your interest.
Heather is a senior civil servant with a passion for boarding, singing and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. She also holds a First Class Degree from Queen’s – in Law – and studied at Harvard and Yale, where she holds a fellowship.
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Personal Reflection
The Marlborough White Horse There have been 13 white horses carved into the chalk hills of Wiltshire. The first was the original Westbury White Horse which is thought to have been carved sometime between 1690 and 1710; its replacement was cut to a new design in 1778. The newest was created in Devizes in 1999 to welcome the new millennium. Over time, three of the horses have vanished from view through lack of maintenance. The Marlborough White Horse, the fourth in the county, was cut in 1804 by the boys of Mr Gresley’s Academy, a private school situated on Marlborough High Street in what is now Ivy House. It was designed by a pupil called William Canning, of Ogbourne, who plotted its outline with pegs on the slopes of Granham Hill. Once the outline was in place, ‘the rest of the boys set to work, and in a very short time cleared away the turf and filled up the vacant space with chalk broken to the size of a couple of fists.’ From 1804 until Mr Gresley’s death in 1830 the Horse was maintained by the boys and the annual scouring became a much-loved tradition. Decades of neglect followed until 1873 when Captain Reed of Marlborough, a former pupil of Mr Gresley and one of the boys who cut the Horse originally, oversaw a much-needed renovation that was said to have established a more graceful shape. From this time onwards the Marlborough
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1900s
White Horse appears to have been maintained well enough to keep it visible. This area of Granham Hill was purchased by the College in 1930. A recent restoration was carried out in 2001 by the 2nd Marlborough Scout troop with materials and tools supplied by the College. Grass and moss were removed, undergrowth and bushes on the hillside below were trimmed, and the figure was re-chalked with pure calcium carbonate mixed with water which was applied with a brush.
OM Mentoring Programme We are delighted that so many OMs are now part of our mentoring scheme and that it is providing such a successful platform for networking, support and advice. Read how Siena Clarke (NC 2006-11) launched her career with the help of Hannah Kapff (EL 1991-93) owner of Curious PR.
A recent study of the White Horse by Garry Gibbons highlights how the Horse has changed shape over the two centuries of its existence. From photographs, it is possible to see a rather sleek two-legged galloper c. 1860; by c. 1866 a more muscular four-legged steed emerges. Leg angles, tail, neck length and posture transform gently over the decades and by 1935 an eye has appeared.
Attending an OM Networking event was a scary prospect at first, as I thought I was far too young to be networking or using old school connections – however I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived (with a friend from my year in tow!) to such a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Francesca Geoghegan (Cotton, 2009-11) and I went to the Winter Women’s OM Networking evening, and we met so many interesting, approachable people (thank God...) who offered us sterling advice.
GR ÁINNE LENEH AN – COL L EGE A RCH I V IS T
1930s
I got chatting with Hannah Kapff (neé Thomson) (EL 1991-93), owner of Curious PR about routes into Digital and PR jobs. We discussed where I wanted to be, and what learning might be necessary to propel myself forward in the industry, and discovered that we were both in need of the other! I needed someone to give me an insight into the day-to-day of PR, and some basic training. Hannah needed someone with the ability to create design, emails online and social media know-how; it was a perfect match!
The process of getting to know the OMs’ network, building the connections and using them, has been far less daunting than expected. In fact, it’s only brought me good things, and I do hope for more in the future – and to be able to return the favours to future OMs coming up! S I E N A C L A R K E ( N C 2 0 0 6 -11)
www.curiousPR.com @CuriousPR
I have now been freelancing at Curious PR since March and have learned so much. We have such a breadth of clients (beauty, film, medical etc.), that every day is different and I’m kept on my toes! It’s especially enjoyable to be working with an OM, as we have so much in common, even if we didn’t realize it at first, be that friends, interests or just a general understanding of each other.
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Personal Reflection
The Marlborough White Horse There have been 13 white horses carved into the chalk hills of Wiltshire. The first was the original Westbury White Horse which is thought to have been carved sometime between 1690 and 1710; its replacement was cut to a new design in 1778. The newest was created in Devizes in 1999 to welcome the new millennium. Over time, three of the horses have vanished from view through lack of maintenance. The Marlborough White Horse, the fourth in the county, was cut in 1804 by the boys of Mr Gresley’s Academy, a private school situated on Marlborough High Street in what is now Ivy House. It was designed by a pupil called William Canning, of Ogbourne, who plotted its outline with pegs on the slopes of Granham Hill. Once the outline was in place, ‘the rest of the boys set to work, and in a very short time cleared away the turf and filled up the vacant space with chalk broken to the size of a couple of fists.’ From 1804 until Mr Gresley’s death in 1830 the Horse was maintained by the boys and the annual scouring became a much-loved tradition. Decades of neglect followed until 1873 when Captain Reed of Marlborough, a former pupil of Mr Gresley and one of the boys who cut the Horse originally, oversaw a much-needed renovation that was said to have established a more graceful shape. From this time onwards the Marlborough
1800s
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1900s
White Horse appears to have been maintained well enough to keep it visible. This area of Granham Hill was purchased by the College in 1930. A recent restoration was carried out in 2001 by the 2nd Marlborough Scout troop with materials and tools supplied by the College. Grass and moss were removed, undergrowth and bushes on the hillside below were trimmed, and the figure was re-chalked with pure calcium carbonate mixed with water which was applied with a brush.
OM Mentoring Programme We are delighted that so many OMs are now part of our mentoring scheme and that it is providing such a successful platform for networking, support and advice. Read how Siena Clarke (NC 2006-11) launched her career with the help of Hannah Kapff (EL 1991-93) owner of Curious PR.
A recent study of the White Horse by Garry Gibbons highlights how the Horse has changed shape over the two centuries of its existence. From photographs, it is possible to see a rather sleek two-legged galloper c. 1860; by c. 1866 a more muscular four-legged steed emerges. Leg angles, tail, neck length and posture transform gently over the decades and by 1935 an eye has appeared.
Attending an OM Networking event was a scary prospect at first, as I thought I was far too young to be networking or using old school connections – however I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived (with a friend from my year in tow!) to such a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Francesca Geoghegan (Cotton, 2009-11) and I went to the Winter Women’s OM Networking evening, and we met so many interesting, approachable people (thank God...) who offered us sterling advice.
GR ÁINNE LENEH AN – COL L EGE A RCH I V IS T
1930s
I got chatting with Hannah Kapff (neé Thomson) (EL 1991-93), owner of Curious PR about routes into Digital and PR jobs. We discussed where I wanted to be, and what learning might be necessary to propel myself forward in the industry, and discovered that we were both in need of the other! I needed someone to give me an insight into the day-to-day of PR, and some basic training. Hannah needed someone with the ability to create design, emails online and social media know-how; it was a perfect match!
The process of getting to know the OMs’ network, building the connections and using them, has been far less daunting than expected. In fact, it’s only brought me good things, and I do hope for more in the future – and to be able to return the favours to future OMs coming up! S I E N A C L A R K E ( N C 2 0 0 6 -11)
www.curiousPR.com @CuriousPR
I have now been freelancing at Curious PR since March and have learned so much. We have such a breadth of clients (beauty, film, medical etc.), that every day is different and I’m kept on my toes! It’s especially enjoyable to be working with an OM, as we have so much in common, even if we didn’t realize it at first, be that friends, interests or just a general understanding of each other.
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Swindon Academy Partnership
The Marlburian Club and Swindon Academy
Year 7 Grammar Stream Residential The Marlborough College Partnership with Swindon Academy continues to flourish. It has long been our intention to combine Marlborough’s unique and beautiful location, with its teaching strengths, to offer Swindon Academy pupils challenging subjectbased academic experiences, within a boarding environment. A recent major collaboration with 30 Year 7 Grammar Stream pupils has successfully completed its first year with benefits for pupils and teachers at both schools. Marlborough College teaching staff shared their expertise in a number of ways; a two-year Latin/Classical Civilisation syllabus is taught weekly and academic extension activities across a number of curriculum areas designed to stretch these bright pupils and raise their academic attainment. An inaugural week-long residential Grammar Stream Summer School was held at the College in June with Beaks offering intellectually challenging Archaeology, Music, Art, History, Drama, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, and Astronomy activities for Academy pupils. Pupils were also able to try new sports such as water polo, quick-cricket and soft-ball, and complete a demanding Neolithic-themed walk from Marlborough to Avebury, finishing at Silbury Hill.
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We hope that this residential will be the first of many during which pupils will build confidence and emotional intelligence, develop academic critical thinking skills, and deepen their knowledge so that they can excel at the next level, and then ultimately progress to the best universities. Building on from our work with these pupils is a proposed multi-year residential programme for a small number of the brightest Grammar School pupils, which would link Swindon Academy, Marlborough College teachers, and Fitzwilliam College Cambridge students. This proposed academic acceleration and university-access programme will be trialled next year, and will involve suitable Academy pupils being mentored by students from Fitzwilliam over a four or five-year period. COLI N SMIT H, DIR EC TOR O F PA R T N E R S H I P S
OMs Giving Back OMs have been helping students from Swindon Academy find work experience from within the Marlburian Club network and wider contacts. Each year there are several Year 11 Academy students seeking postGSCE work experience and advice from a variety of industries and activities local to the Swindon/ Marlborough area. The Club put Year 11 student, Tori, in touch with Emma Drewett of Dance4Life who allowed Tori to observe her teaching adult dance classes to get a feel for what is involved. James Geddes (TU 2002-07) kindly offered to give time and advice to students Harry and James about a possible career in the army. We particularly want to develop our offering of careers help to Academy school leavers. This year we were able to acquire four places for Swindon Academy sixth-formers on the Momentum Summer Scheme, where 24 former students from three different Academies are admitted to a two-week fully-funded residential programme in London, with general business experience provided by Balderton Capital, Darwin Property Investment, Freuds and other businesses interested in supporting this outreach programme. A number of independent schools are working together on this scheme to give opportunities, through their alumni networks, to bright children leaving regional Academy schools.
This year the scheme hosted Bethany from Swindon Academy, who hopes to become a music journalist, acquiring general business experience and some opportunities to put together articles for the Budding Entrepreneur magazine. We also hosted Comfort, who made some useful contacts while being mentored for a career in Finance. Swopnil returned for a second year on the programme before he starts his degree in medicine at UCL in September and Lauren returned as a team leader for her third year on the programme while she pursues her studies for a career in Criminology.
The Club would like to encourage OMs to email marlburianclub@ marlboroughcollege.org for more information if their workplace might be able to make a few days accessible to the Academy students on the Momentum Summer Scheme each July, or if they would like to become a mentor. Swopnil Gurung (Swindon Academy)
Sir Anthony Greener (PR 195458), has generously sponsored Swindon Academy students on the programme again this year. Additional sponsorship would be welcome for this very worthwhile initiative. We are delighted to be able to share opportunities that can be found within our OM network with these talented children who encounter so many practical obstacles to achieving their hopes and dreams for the future. J A N E V Y V Y A N (C O 19 81- 83) M A R L BU R I A N CLU B
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Swindon Academy Partnership
The Marlburian Club and Swindon Academy
Year 7 Grammar Stream Residential The Marlborough College Partnership with Swindon Academy continues to flourish. It has long been our intention to combine Marlborough’s unique and beautiful location, with its teaching strengths, to offer Swindon Academy pupils challenging subjectbased academic experiences, within a boarding environment. A recent major collaboration with 30 Year 7 Grammar Stream pupils has successfully completed its first year with benefits for pupils and teachers at both schools. Marlborough College teaching staff shared their expertise in a number of ways; a two-year Latin/Classical Civilisation syllabus is taught weekly and academic extension activities across a number of curriculum areas designed to stretch these bright pupils and raise their academic attainment. An inaugural week-long residential Grammar Stream Summer School was held at the College in June with Beaks offering intellectually challenging Archaeology, Music, Art, History, Drama, Mathematics, Critical Thinking, and Astronomy activities for Academy pupils. Pupils were also able to try new sports such as water polo, quick-cricket and soft-ball, and complete a demanding Neolithic-themed walk from Marlborough to Avebury, finishing at Silbury Hill.
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We hope that this residential will be the first of many during which pupils will build confidence and emotional intelligence, develop academic critical thinking skills, and deepen their knowledge so that they can excel at the next level, and then ultimately progress to the best universities. Building on from our work with these pupils is a proposed multi-year residential programme for a small number of the brightest Grammar School pupils, which would link Swindon Academy, Marlborough College teachers, and Fitzwilliam College Cambridge students. This proposed academic acceleration and university-access programme will be trialled next year, and will involve suitable Academy pupils being mentored by students from Fitzwilliam over a four or five-year period. COLI N SMIT H, DIR EC TOR O F PA R T N E R S H I P S
OMs Giving Back OMs have been helping students from Swindon Academy find work experience from within the Marlburian Club network and wider contacts. Each year there are several Year 11 Academy students seeking postGSCE work experience and advice from a variety of industries and activities local to the Swindon/ Marlborough area. The Club put Year 11 student, Tori, in touch with Emma Drewett of Dance4Life who allowed Tori to observe her teaching adult dance classes to get a feel for what is involved. James Geddes (TU 2002-07) kindly offered to give time and advice to students Harry and James about a possible career in the army. We particularly want to develop our offering of careers help to Academy school leavers. This year we were able to acquire four places for Swindon Academy sixth-formers on the Momentum Summer Scheme, where 24 former students from three different Academies are admitted to a two-week fully-funded residential programme in London, with general business experience provided by Balderton Capital, Darwin Property Investment, Freuds and other businesses interested in supporting this outreach programme. A number of independent schools are working together on this scheme to give opportunities, through their alumni networks, to bright children leaving regional Academy schools.
This year the scheme hosted Bethany from Swindon Academy, who hopes to become a music journalist, acquiring general business experience and some opportunities to put together articles for the Budding Entrepreneur magazine. We also hosted Comfort, who made some useful contacts while being mentored for a career in Finance. Swopnil returned for a second year on the programme before he starts his degree in medicine at UCL in September and Lauren returned as a team leader for her third year on the programme while she pursues her studies for a career in Criminology.
The Club would like to encourage OMs to email marlburianclub@ marlboroughcollege.org for more information if their workplace might be able to make a few days accessible to the Academy students on the Momentum Summer Scheme each July, or if they would like to become a mentor. Swopnil Gurung (Swindon Academy)
Sir Anthony Greener (PR 195458), has generously sponsored Swindon Academy students on the programme again this year. Additional sponsorship would be welcome for this very worthwhile initiative. We are delighted to be able to share opportunities that can be found within our OM network with these talented children who encounter so many practical obstacles to achieving their hopes and dreams for the future. J A N E V Y V Y A N (C O 19 81- 83) M A R L BU R I A N CLU B
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Now... After five years in the XI, 2017 Captain Billy Mead surpassed 1000 runs for the season in the second innings of the traditional two-day match against Rugby. In doing so Billy, a product of the Hampshire Academy and Emerging Player Programme, became the first Marlborough batsmen to pass this milestone for 56 years since his great-uncle Mike Griffith (C3 1957-62) achieved the feat in 1961. Earlier in the season Billy’s 214 not out against Sherborne broke the late Gethyn Hewan’s (PR 1930-35) individual batting record of 205 versus Free Foresters in 1935 in a total of 401 for 3 off 50 overs, also thought to be a record. This phenomenal achievement is testament to the hard work and endless hours of practice he has put in with Head Coach Mark Alleyne. M I K E B U S H , M A S T E R I /C C R I C K E T
...and Then “I have many amazing memories of playing for the XI, but I will never forget my innings against Sherborne breaking an 82-year school batting record. In the second innings versus Rugby I needed 55 to score 1000 runs for the season. The Rugby boys knew this and weren't going to let me reach the target quietly. Luckily, I made 64 not out. I am very grateful for the incredible support of the coaching staff and my team-mates. I was extremely honoured to gain a Sports Scholarship to Marlborough in 2012 and I hope I have delivered!”
During 1935 the late Gethyn Elliot Hewan (PR 1930-35), XI Cricket Captain 1933-34 and 1935, School Prefect, President of the Marlburian Club (1980) scored 205 runs in a match against Free Foresters. It was reported in The Marlburian that:
“Fletcher and Hewan were together when stumps were drawn at 6.30pm. Out of the total of 110 Hewan had made 90 not out and was battling splendidly. In the morning he carried his total to 205. It was truly a captain’s ‘ knock’ and he deserves all praise for it.”
B I L LY M E A D (C1 2 012 -17)
BI L LY M E A D 2017 S E A S ON – 10 09 RU N S @ 67. 27, 2 CENTURIES & 8 FIFTIES
Billy with great-uncle Mike Griffith at the Eton match
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Free Foresters 82 Wiltshire U17s (T20) 50 Winchester 18 Portsmouth GS (T20) 5 Winchester (T20) 55 MCC 126* Sherborne 214* Eton 65 Wellington 14 Radley 78 Clifton 57 Marlborough Blues 46 St Edward’s 20 Bradfield 22 Cheltenham 39 Ivanhoe GS 50 Rugby (2 Day) 4, 64*
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Now... After five years in the XI, 2017 Captain Billy Mead surpassed 1000 runs for the season in the second innings of the traditional two-day match against Rugby. In doing so Billy, a product of the Hampshire Academy and Emerging Player Programme, became the first Marlborough batsmen to pass this milestone for 56 years since his great-uncle Mike Griffith (C3 1957-62) achieved the feat in 1961. Earlier in the season Billy’s 214 not out against Sherborne broke the late Gethyn Hewan’s (PR 1930-35) individual batting record of 205 versus Free Foresters in 1935 in a total of 401 for 3 off 50 overs, also thought to be a record. This phenomenal achievement is testament to the hard work and endless hours of practice he has put in with Head Coach Mark Alleyne. M I K E B U S H , M A S T E R I /C C R I C K E T
...and Then “I have many amazing memories of playing for the XI, but I will never forget my innings against Sherborne breaking an 82-year school batting record. In the second innings versus Rugby I needed 55 to score 1000 runs for the season. The Rugby boys knew this and weren't going to let me reach the target quietly. Luckily, I made 64 not out. I am very grateful for the incredible support of the coaching staff and my team-mates. I was extremely honoured to gain a Sports Scholarship to Marlborough in 2012 and I hope I have delivered!”
During 1935 the late Gethyn Elliot Hewan (PR 1930-35), XI Cricket Captain 1933-34 and 1935, School Prefect, President of the Marlburian Club (1980) scored 205 runs in a match against Free Foresters. It was reported in The Marlburian that:
“Fletcher and Hewan were together when stumps were drawn at 6.30pm. Out of the total of 110 Hewan had made 90 not out and was battling splendidly. In the morning he carried his total to 205. It was truly a captain’s ‘ knock’ and he deserves all praise for it.”
B I L LY M E A D (C1 2 012 -17)
BI L LY M E A D 2017 S E A S ON – 10 09 RU N S @ 67. 27, 2 CENTURIES & 8 FIFTIES
Billy with great-uncle Mike Griffith at the Eton match
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Free Foresters 82 Wiltshire U17s (T20) 50 Winchester 18 Portsmouth GS (T20) 5 Winchester (T20) 55 MCC 126* Sherborne 214* Eton 65 Wellington 14 Radley 78 Clifton 57 Marlborough Blues 46 St Edward’s 20 Bradfield 22 Cheltenham 39 Ivanhoe GS 50 Rugby (2 Day) 4, 64*
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Marlborough College and
the Great War in 100 Stories In bringing to a conclusion our commemoration of those Marlburians who died in the First World War, we are producing a book to tell the stories of a community at war – stories of a place and its people through a period of conflict that radically changed their world.
Pupils Giving Back
Along with the more familiar names of Charles Sorley, Sidney Woodroffe and Siegfried Sassoon, you will find also some personal family memories of OMs, drawn from diaries and letters, snapshots of school life before and during the war, and stories behind commemorative objects and places around the College campus such
Not a hand out but a hand up The cost of sending one child to Marlborough College for just one year will build an entire primary school for 500 children in Kenya that will provide a place of education for generations of Kenyan children to come. This year, led by the 2016/17 Prefects, we embarked on an attempt to raise £40,000 to build the Kipungani Schools Trust’s 17th primary school, Kipanganjeni, a tiny Government primary school near Malindi with just two habitable ‘classrooms’, no ablutions nor kitchens or staff facilities. Our aim was to build eight new classrooms, each with a capacity for 50 children; separate girls and boys latrines; an administration block with a staff office and storage facilities all flanking a Marlborough style ‘Court’ in the middle. We began the fundraising on ‘Super Sunday’ by selling T-shirts designed by George Cayley (CO U6), with great success – clearing our stock of 300 t-shirts easily and taking additional orders. This was
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followed a week later with the 20/20 challenge, in which myself, Hugo Hentenaar (C2 U6) and Corisande Lyster-Binns (EL U6) completed a 20-mile trek across the Marlborough downs carrying 20 litres of water, fighting through the blisters and sore shoulders, in support of those in Kenya who have to walk unimaginable distances to reach their nearest school.
As we are coming to the end of our time at Marlborough we will hand over the fundraising baton to the 2017/18 Prefects. We hope they will bring us another step closer to finish the building next year which will result in opportunities to work, teach, coach and help at the Kipanganjeni School, as a Gap Year opportunity for Marlburians.
A number of individual initiatives with the likes of Virat Talwar (C2 L6) raising £1,500 through completing the gruelling Devizes to Westminster in the Easter holidays helped to raise the total to £5,000 by the end of the Lent Term. Every penny of which will go straight into the building of Kipanganjeni School.
To recognise our own fortune and to give back to others in desperate need, seems the very least we can do given the privileged environment in which we live. If you could help give generations of Kipanganjeni children a school for years to come please go to: www.thekstrust.com. N E D S E AG R I M (C 2 U 6 ) H E A D B OY, M I C H A E L M A S 2 016
as the Outerbridge window in Chapel and the Wedgwood Stone.
This beautifully bound and extensively illustrated publication is a limited edition of only 749 copies – the exact number of those who are commemorated on the back wall of the Memorial Hall.
Through the book there runs a strong thread of shared Marlborough heritage, experience and memory. It is a unique journey of reflection about those momentous years, which shows what that very special generation achieved and endured.
Secure your copy now at the special pre-publication price of £35 (+£5 P&P). Price on publication £40 (+P&P) May 2018. Order online at: shop.marlboroughcollege.org
SECTION 3: BATTLE STORIES
EDWARD KINDER BRADBURY (SU 1894 – 1898) On August 31st 1914 during the retreat from Mons, a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery, with some cavalry, bivouacked on the edge of the small village of Nery, some forty miles north-east of Paris. Unknown to them the Germans were camped on the plateau overlooking the village, and in the early hours of the following morning, having discovered the presence of the British forces, they launched a devastating attack. Outnumbered by more than two to one the brigade held its ground, thanks in large part to the bravery of the men of ‘L’ Battery whose concentrated fire on the German position from just three, and very shortly just one of their guns, drew German artillery fire onto themselves and away from the British cavalry, who were thereby able to repulse the attacks until reinforcements arrived and forced the enemy to retreat. The Battery Captain was Edward Bradbury, a 33-year-old Old Marlburian who had been in Summerfield from 1894
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to 1898. When the German attack began at Nery, the British brigade was preparing to move out. The combined effect of rifle, machine-gun and artillery fire created instant pandemonium, in the midst of which the Battery Commander was knocked unconscious. It was at this point that Bradbury took charge, and shouting “Come on! Who’s for the guns?” he led the charge out of cover into the open to bring the guns of L Battery into action.
that soon all the German guns were ranged on that one weapon, affording the British cavalry enough respite to organise themselves for defence and counter-attack. Bradbury, Nelson and Dorrell continued firing an estimated 160 rounds despite two of them being seriously wounded, before reinforcements arrived. Bradbury had one leg shot off just below the hip, and the other below the knee shortly afterwards, and Nelson suffered a bad chest wound.
Amongst the men who joined Bradbury at the guns was Lieutenant Jack Giffard, another Old Marlburian. Between them they managed to get three of the guns into operation, and returned fire on the German position. Giffard’s gun had only managed to let off eight rounds before it was knocked out and Giffard himself badly wounded. The second gun also was soon immobilised, leaving just Bradbury and Sergeant Major Dorrell and Sergeant Nelson manning the only surviving and operational weapon.
The following account by a corporal of the 1st Middlesex arriving to relieve them tells the end of the story. “Nelson had found some unwounded men who brought a door from the village and laid Bradbury on it. The Captain ordered them to cover up his lower body with a saddle blanket to hide his ghastly stumps. On his way to the first-aid post they passed one of the cavalry officers, to whom Bradbury still managed to call out with a wry grin: ‘They’ve hotted us up a bit, haven’t they, Colonel!’ There was nothing that could be done for him, and knowing he was doomed, he asked to be taken inside the village cemetery walls so that the other wounded should not
The Germans had twelve guns bombarding the village, but the fire from Bradbury’s gun was so severe and accurate
witness his agony.” Edward Bradbury is buried in that same cemetery along with five others who died that day. He was awarded the Victoria Cross “for gallantry and ability in organising the defence of L Battery against heavy odds at Nery.” Dorrell and Nelson were also awarded the V.C. and promoted to commissioned officers.
Fortunio Matania’s painting of the Affair at Nery
Edited by: David Du Croz (Head of History at MC 1996-2007), Old Marlburian authors David Walsh (C1 1960-65) and Robin Brodhurst (PR 1965-70), Archivists Clare Russell (CR 1980 - ) and Gráinne Lenehan, former Secretary of the Marlburian Club, Martin Evans (CR 1968 - ) and College Archive Photographer, Ian Leonard.
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All proceeds after full publication costs have been paid will go towards the College’s Bursary Appeal, enabling as many young people as possible to share in that rich heritage of which these stories are but a part.
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Marlborough College and
the Great War in 100 Stories In bringing to a conclusion our commemoration of those Marlburians who died in the First World War, we are producing a book to tell the stories of a community at war – stories of a place and its people through a period of conflict that radically changed their world.
Pupils Giving Back
Along with the more familiar names of Charles Sorley, Sidney Woodroffe and Siegfried Sassoon, you will find also some personal family memories of OMs, drawn from diaries and letters, snapshots of school life before and during the war, and stories behind commemorative objects and places around the College campus such
Not a hand out but a hand up The cost of sending one child to Marlborough College for just one year will build an entire primary school for 500 children in Kenya that will provide a place of education for generations of Kenyan children to come. This year, led by the 2016/17 Prefects, we embarked on an attempt to raise £40,000 to build the Kipungani Schools Trust’s 17th primary school, Kipanganjeni, a tiny Government primary school near Malindi with just two habitable ‘classrooms’, no ablutions nor kitchens or staff facilities. Our aim was to build eight new classrooms, each with a capacity for 50 children; separate girls and boys latrines; an administration block with a staff office and storage facilities all flanking a Marlborough style ‘Court’ in the middle. We began the fundraising on ‘Super Sunday’ by selling T-shirts designed by George Cayley (CO U6), with great success – clearing our stock of 300 t-shirts easily and taking additional orders. This was
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followed a week later with the 20/20 challenge, in which myself, Hugo Hentenaar (C2 U6) and Corisande Lyster-Binns (EL U6) completed a 20-mile trek across the Marlborough downs carrying 20 litres of water, fighting through the blisters and sore shoulders, in support of those in Kenya who have to walk unimaginable distances to reach their nearest school.
As we are coming to the end of our time at Marlborough we will hand over the fundraising baton to the 2017/18 Prefects. We hope they will bring us another step closer to finish the building next year which will result in opportunities to work, teach, coach and help at the Kipanganjeni School, as a Gap Year opportunity for Marlburians.
A number of individual initiatives with the likes of Virat Talwar (C2 L6) raising £1,500 through completing the gruelling Devizes to Westminster in the Easter holidays helped to raise the total to £5,000 by the end of the Lent Term. Every penny of which will go straight into the building of Kipanganjeni School.
To recognise our own fortune and to give back to others in desperate need, seems the very least we can do given the privileged environment in which we live. If you could help give generations of Kipanganjeni children a school for years to come please go to: www.thekstrust.com. N E D S E AG R I M (C 2 U 6 ) H E A D B OY, M I C H A E L M A S 2 016
as the Outerbridge window in Chapel and the Wedgwood Stone.
This beautifully bound and extensively illustrated publication is a limited edition of only 749 copies – the exact number of those who are commemorated on the back wall of the Memorial Hall.
Through the book there runs a strong thread of shared Marlborough heritage, experience and memory. It is a unique journey of reflection about those momentous years, which shows what that very special generation achieved and endured.
Secure your copy now at the special pre-publication price of £35 (+£5 P&P). Price on publication £40 (+P&P) May 2018. Order online at: shop.marlboroughcollege.org
SECTION 3: BATTLE STORIES
EDWARD KINDER BRADBURY (SU 1894 – 1898) On August 31st 1914 during the retreat from Mons, a brigade of the Royal Horse Artillery, with some cavalry, bivouacked on the edge of the small village of Nery, some forty miles north-east of Paris. Unknown to them the Germans were camped on the plateau overlooking the village, and in the early hours of the following morning, having discovered the presence of the British forces, they launched a devastating attack. Outnumbered by more than two to one the brigade held its ground, thanks in large part to the bravery of the men of ‘L’ Battery whose concentrated fire on the German position from just three, and very shortly just one of their guns, drew German artillery fire onto themselves and away from the British cavalry, who were thereby able to repulse the attacks until reinforcements arrived and forced the enemy to retreat. The Battery Captain was Edward Bradbury, a 33-year-old Old Marlburian who had been in Summerfield from 1894
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to 1898. When the German attack began at Nery, the British brigade was preparing to move out. The combined effect of rifle, machine-gun and artillery fire created instant pandemonium, in the midst of which the Battery Commander was knocked unconscious. It was at this point that Bradbury took charge, and shouting “Come on! Who’s for the guns?” he led the charge out of cover into the open to bring the guns of L Battery into action.
that soon all the German guns were ranged on that one weapon, affording the British cavalry enough respite to organise themselves for defence and counter-attack. Bradbury, Nelson and Dorrell continued firing an estimated 160 rounds despite two of them being seriously wounded, before reinforcements arrived. Bradbury had one leg shot off just below the hip, and the other below the knee shortly afterwards, and Nelson suffered a bad chest wound.
Amongst the men who joined Bradbury at the guns was Lieutenant Jack Giffard, another Old Marlburian. Between them they managed to get three of the guns into operation, and returned fire on the German position. Giffard’s gun had only managed to let off eight rounds before it was knocked out and Giffard himself badly wounded. The second gun also was soon immobilised, leaving just Bradbury and Sergeant Major Dorrell and Sergeant Nelson manning the only surviving and operational weapon.
The following account by a corporal of the 1st Middlesex arriving to relieve them tells the end of the story. “Nelson had found some unwounded men who brought a door from the village and laid Bradbury on it. The Captain ordered them to cover up his lower body with a saddle blanket to hide his ghastly stumps. On his way to the first-aid post they passed one of the cavalry officers, to whom Bradbury still managed to call out with a wry grin: ‘They’ve hotted us up a bit, haven’t they, Colonel!’ There was nothing that could be done for him, and knowing he was doomed, he asked to be taken inside the village cemetery walls so that the other wounded should not
The Germans had twelve guns bombarding the village, but the fire from Bradbury’s gun was so severe and accurate
witness his agony.” Edward Bradbury is buried in that same cemetery along with five others who died that day. He was awarded the Victoria Cross “for gallantry and ability in organising the defence of L Battery against heavy odds at Nery.” Dorrell and Nelson were also awarded the V.C. and promoted to commissioned officers.
Fortunio Matania’s painting of the Affair at Nery
Edited by: David Du Croz (Head of History at MC 1996-2007), Old Marlburian authors David Walsh (C1 1960-65) and Robin Brodhurst (PR 1965-70), Archivists Clare Russell (CR 1980 - ) and Gráinne Lenehan, former Secretary of the Marlburian Club, Martin Evans (CR 1968 - ) and College Archive Photographer, Ian Leonard.
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All proceeds after full publication costs have been paid will go towards the College’s Bursary Appeal, enabling as many young people as possible to share in that rich heritage of which these stories are but a part.
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Forthcoming Events 2017
OM News...
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16th September Senior Prefects Reunion Marlborough College 17th September Celebratory School Walk Marlborough College 20th September 5 Year Reunion Jam Tree, Chelsea, London
Bob Pick (CR 1980-2012) retired as Master of Marlborough College Malaysia (2012-2017) at the end of the Summer Term.
13th – 15th October Cycle to the Somme
4th November Club Day and Festival of Sport Marlborough College 7th November Clergy Drinks The Long Acre, Covent Garden, London 7th November Digital Players & Entrepreneurs Networking Event London 23rd November C3 (2005-17) Reunion Jam Tree, Chelsea, London 14th – 17th December OM Art Exhibition Sotheby’s London 18th December OM Carol Service Chelsea Old Church, London
Thomas Yaxley (C1 2003-2008), has jointly set up a Memorial Fund called ‘Stand Together Manchester’ for those affected by the attack in Manchester. Monies raised will provide ongoing support for those who have suffered life changing injuries, both physical and mental. www.standtogethermcr.org Mark Davison (B3 1972-75) is the Director of Venture Co, a company specialising in horse riding holidays around the world. Two projects that he has been particularly pleased to be involved in are Polo for Heroes and Heroes Ride 4 Recovery. Laura Dowley (EL 2000-05) having trained as a lawyer at a firm in the City is now working for an NGO called Asylum Access in Mexico. Aside from the legal work, she also campaigns for refugee and migrant rights in Mexico and across Latin America. Remember to send your news to: marlburianclub@marlboroughcollege.org Facebook.com/TheMarlburianClub Follow us on Twitter @OldMarlburians
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