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Earlier this year, OPs Nick Adlam (1998), Alain Hosley (1994), Nick Saunders (1993) and Dave Potter (1998) launched the RDC Foundation. The
Hasan Cuthbert (2017) spent
foundation, set up in memory of former Perse
the summer enjoying an
geography teacher and Scout Leader, Richard
internship in Nanjing, China.
Crabtree, will enable young people to experience
Hasan, who is currently
and develop themselves through adventurous
studying Engineering at
activities. Grants of up to £1,000 are available to
Cambridge, worked with
young people and charities working with young
Yourun International where
people, in order to continue the spirit of Richard’s
he did a six-week engineering
endeavours in supporting the development of
internship. Whilst in China, Hasan
young people. You can find out more about the
also helped run a rugby summer camp
foundation at www.rdc.foundation.
with Times College, sharing the skills he has gained as a member of CURFC. In August, Claire Pallister (1997) represented Team GB at the 14th IDBF World Dragon Boat Championships in Pattaya, Thailand. Claire competed in the Mixed Premiere mini boat in 2000m, 500m and 200m races. She said “[I] was honoured to represent my country for the first time at 40 years old. It’s still amazing to me that you can find a sport you’re really good at later in life and representing your country for the first time feels like a rather good midlife crisis!” Will Harmer (2018) was recently commissioned to compose a piece for the BBC Singers, which was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in August. The piece, entitled “Voyage of the Soul” was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings. You can listen to the piece online on BBC Sounds.
Max Moncrieff (2009) became a record breaker over the August Bank Holiday weekend, when he took part in the longest ever match of fullcontact rugby, totalling 30.5 hours and raising almost £50,000 for charity. Max was playing for the School of Hard Knocks against a team from Wooden Spoon, both charities that aim to use rugby to empower people and transform their lives. At the end of the gruelling match, the School of Hard Knocks won, with the final score 2154 to 1163 – an incredible feat by both teams! Speaking after the match, Max said “I’m incredibly proud to have taken part in the event and of everyone involved. The heat and sheer length of time playing made it a gruelling experience with a lot of mentally tough moments. Being woken up at 1.50am with a red bull and jelly babies to play again at 2am was a particular low point. We managed to raise a significant amount of money for these great charities and really made a difference. Everyone came together brilliantly and the way players pushed themselves was amazing to see. I’ve made some friends for life through bonding on the pitch, the camaraderie was key to keeping each other going.” 16
