NEWS & CONGRATULATIONS LUX IN TENEBRIS, A MYSTERY SOLVED...
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imon Bradley (80-83) sheds some light on the area of darkness that surrounds the RGS architectural relief, the designs of which were those of Albert H Hodge (1875-1917). The RGS relief can be found in the 1907 volume of Academy Architecture which showed designs exhibited annually at the Royal Academy in London. A plaster model of the school’s relief was depicted likely on a smaller scale than the carved stone and can only have been made as the necessary prelude to carving the finished work. For a fuller article from Simon Bradley, please visit www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/rgs-family/ ona-magazine.
QUEEN’S HONOUR
RGS CRICKET
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Chris Lightfoot (59-64) remembers RGS Cricket, Cambridge Tours 1958 and 1959.
ongratulations to Iain Nairn MBE (88-98) (pictured above) who has been awarded an MBE for services to physical disabilities. Iain joined the England Physical Disabilities squad in 2012 and as Captain from 2014 he led the team to victory in the first global physical Disabilities Tournament the following year, lifting the trophy in the T20 World Series. Since retirement he has been a tireless ambassador for the sport. Iain’s story can be found here www.rgs.newcastle.sch.uk/rgsfamily/ona-magazine.
CCF CHANGES
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aroline Hutton-Stott (17—) has been appointed as the new, and first female, RGS CCF Lead. Caroline previously served for 20 years in the RAF, retiring as Squadron Leader from her final role as flight operations information manager at Air Command, High Wycombe.
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There is a house in Cambridge, They call it Castle Bray And if you’re feeling thirsty, come to Castle Bray They bring the beer in barrels, they bring it on a tray And if you’re feeling thirsty Come to Castle Bray. Chris says, ‘These were some of the words of a song sung by a Mrs Lawrie (our landlady) as she sat at the piano in the accommodation allotted to the members of the RGS cricket team on the two Cambridge tours that I went on. There were I recall more verses, long forgotten’.
NEW ARCHIVIST
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elcome to Louise Piffero, (21–) new Archivist for RGS. Louise will be working with us Tuesday to Thursday each week, and can be contacted at archive@rgs. newcastle.sch.uk.
RUGBY NEWS
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ell done to Phil Brantingham (13-20) (pictured below) on being named in England’s squad for the U20s Six Nations! Colin Chater (73-83) is the new President of Novos RFC, succeeding Graham Ward (74-81) at the AGM in December 2020. Graham has also been elected President of Northumberland Rugby Union for the 202122 season, at the County AGM, the first President of the County with an RGS connection since John Elders in 1976-7.
