Worth Society Blue Paper 2013

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Daniel Hughes and the birth of Everestmillion Worth Society Life

40 years on at the RAC A Peruvian love story Life and Times of Worthians

Meet Robert Bathurst Great Dragon of the East Gareth Malone’s revolutionary choir The Old Place

Installing Worth’s sixth Abbot

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Worth Society Life

Life and Times of Worthians

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Chairman’s Report 2012-13 Nick Butterworth (G’76)

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Meet Robert Bathurst (R’75)

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Remembering a Great School Master Gino Carminati, Head Master

The Birth of Everestmillion Daniel Hughes (R’98)

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Worth’s home-grown Political Cartoonist Christian Adams (R’85)

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young minds

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Out with the Old … in with the New Olivia Henley and Mary Lou Burge

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Gareth Malone’s new Revolutionary Choir Fraser Moyle (R’08)

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Worth Society Events 2013 City Lunch – Hugh Easterbrook (R’76)

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Great Dragon of the East Andrew Caillard (C’78)

40 years on at the RAC – Charlie Whelpton (B’74)

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1982 Leavers’ 30-Year Reunion – Giles Hamilton (B’82) and Matthew Brown (C’82)

Magic and the White Stick Thomas Harrison (StB’92)

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Worth The Movie: A Romantic Retrospective James Murphy (C’96)

2002 Leavers’ 10-Year Reunion – Chris Kellaway (B’02) and Tom Carew Hunt (StB’02)

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Forget Dragons’ Den Adam Fudakowski (G’03)

2013 Worthian Girls’ Dinner – Kitty Gibson (StA’12)

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Worthians Caught on Camera

2013 Business Networking Evening – Olivia Henley

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Worth Careers Fair 2013 Duncan Pring, Head of Careers

Announcements – Births/Engagements/Marriages/ Distinctions/Deaths

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News in Brief

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Obituaries Glenn Robertson Peter Dewey (R’77)

1992 Leavers’ 20-Year Reunion – Bill McNamee (StB’92)

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Work Experience In at the Deep End – Ciaran Stordy (StB’12) Insight into Law – Leonie Leuschner (StM’12)

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Global Action Awards: Year 13 Introduction: Olivia Henley

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GAA: A Peruvian Love Story Francis Dring (C’12)

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GAA: Sharing a Part of Myself Niamh Fogarty (StM’11)

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Worth Society Sport: Rugby – Jack Bodkin (G’03) and Desmond Calnan (R’69) Girls’ Hockey – Alice Rooke (StA’12) Golf – Ken Ross (G’65) Squash – Jeremy Dowling Tennis – Will Kan (B’10) Real Tennis – Paul Cattermull (StB’73)

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Remembering Benedict (StB’07) Memories by Emily, Liv, Charlie and Eddie Bridge

The Old Place 67

Installing Worth’s Sixth Abbot

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Nurturing and Challenging our Community Gino Carminati, Head Master

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A Time for Renewal Fr Martin McGee

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Second Generation at the School Children of Worthians Registered at Worth

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Chairman’s Report 2012-13

Remembering a Great School Master Gino Carminati presents Luke Cummins with the 2013 ‘Glenn Roberson Award for Sporting Promise’

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ver the last ten years during my involvement with the Worth Society Committee, it never ceases to amaze me that, for a school which is relatively young at 54 and comparatively small, numbering 3,970 Worthians – Worth has produced the most incredible diversity of talent and socially conscious people.

From the A – an Architect designing robots to build structures on the moon – to the Z – a Zoologist completing his final year at University and writing a dissertation on ‘exploring animal personalities and their role in animal welfare’ – the careers and paths followed by those educated at Worth have been quite extraordinary and there have been some spectacular achievements.

We have Art dealers (official art advisor to the Houses of Commons and Lords); bankers (the Chairman of a leading UK bank); charity pioneers (the brainchild behind London Poppy Day, Chairman of the Order of Malta Volunteers, Chairman of the Cardinal Hume Centre, the co-founder of a youth development programme for the UK’s most marginalised young people); distillers (the re-opening of a redundant distillery to become a leading whisky producer); entrepreneurs (founder of the world’s largest inter-dealer broker); farmers (the first to produce olive oil in Britain); fund managers

These examples offer a mere snapshot of the significant achievements by so many in their ‘lives after Worth’ and what often falls under the radar is the enormous amount that Worthians do to help others in real need across the world. Many Worthians that I come across in the course of everyday life regard the influence of the monks as fundamental to their attitude of balancing personal achievement with concern and help for others. While the monks are not as involved in the day-to-day operation of the school as they once were, their influence continues as the monastery remains the very bedrock of Worth. In that respect, it is a delight for me to see that the school not only continues to thrive academically, but that its pupils continue to receive the all round education and pastoral care of old – in an environment captioned in the promotion of Worth as, ‘space to think, room to grow, opportunity to excel’.

It is always a great pleasure for me to return to Worth – as I do on a number of occasions during the course of each academic year – to speak to pupils in the upper years about how Worth Society can support them as they embark on their futures. It is during these visits that I’m given the opportunity to meet the ‘Worthians of tomorrow’ who will, inevitably, continue to add to the diversity of talent and social conscience that are the very essence of Worth.

As a Society that aims to represent the interests of all Worthians, we continue in our endeavours to offer a variety of events and activities that will appeal to our full gamut of members – from the late teens to the early seventies – and a year never goes by without the launch of some new event or initiative. 2012-13 is no exception and we have had another very active year – as this issue of The Blue Paper clearly demonstrates, and we hope you enjoy the read.

My thanks, as always, extend to each member of the Committee for their continued commitment to the development of both the Society and our Charitable Trust, to our stalwart sporting representatives and we continue to be indebted to the support given to the Committee by the Abbot, Fr Kevin, the Head Master and individual staff members who have, as always, been so supportive during the course of this last year.

Mary Lou Burge, Nicholas Butterworth and Olivia Henley

(one whose start-up has created 5,000 jobs in the past five years); journalists (one reporting under fire amidst Syrian revolutionaries at the age of 24); Knights (no Peers yet); magicians (the world’s first bachelor’s degree in magic!); mountaineers, (conquerors of Everest - one putting the first Red Nose on the summit - and numerous other perilous peaks including Ama Dablam); members of the armed forces serving in the theatres of war around the world including Army (Lieutenant General and several Swords of Honour), Navy (Commodore) and Air Force (Wing Commander); oarsmen (rowing the Atlantic in 59 days in a 24 foot wooden rowing boat; sportsmen, national and Olympian and others competing in major challenges such as the Marathon des Sables (the equivalent of completing six marathons in seven days across the western Sahara); wine experts (Director of Maison Louis Latour); youth leaders; monks, priests and now a home-grown Abbot (whose Mitre and Staff bear recognition of his equivalence to a Bishop in the secular priesthood).

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lenn Robertson was clearly one of those school masters whose very presence had an immense impact on those who had the privilege of making his acquaintance. All head masters hope that their schools and colleagues offer pupils the positive experiences, care and attention that will help them develop as rounded individuals – with high levels of self-esteem, a sense of real achievement and deep rooted values. Glenn was a school master who managed to turn aspiration into reality by his personal commitment, his genuine dedication and his abundant generosity.

The enormous attendance levels at Glenn’s Memorial Mass on one of the worst days of last winter – when Worth and much of the country was covered in thick snow – was a fine testament to the depth of love and affection that Glenn instilled in so many of his former pupils and colleagues.

As well as providing trophies and tankards for The Glenn Robertson ‘Spirit of Rugby’ Award and The Glenn Robertson Award for Sporting Promise, I was also delighted to receive from Worth Society a cheque for the sum of £21,000, which will go towards

Artist’s impression of the Sports Hall extension which will incorporate The Glenn Roberson Fitness Studio

Michael Gabriel (C 1980-1985) Office: 01892 619888 e-mail: michael@green-lizard.co.uk

Nick Barnett (G 1968-73) — Trustee Office: 020 7404 4022 e-mail: nicholasbarnett@fsmail.net

Crispin Hayhoe (StB 1977-82) — Director, Trustee Mobile: 07718 339802 e-mail: crispinhayhoe@hotmail.com

Robert Bodnar-Horvath (B 1969-74) — Trustee Office: 020 8408 2524 e-mail: robertbodnarhorvath@blueyonder.co.uk

Abbot Luke Jolly (C 1966-71) — Patron, Chairman of Trustees Office: 01342 710308 e-mail: ljolly@worth.org.uk

Gino Carminati Head Master Office (sec): 01342 710222 e-mail: gcarminati@worth.org.uk

I hope you will all enjoy this sixth and final issue of The Blue Paper from Olivia and, on behalf of the Committee, I wish you all a very happy Christmas.

Mark Collini (StB 1984-89) — Director Office: 020 7783 4941 e-mail: markcollini@yahoo.co.uk

The Old Place

Gino Carminati Head Master, Worth School

Ben Babington (G 1994-96) Office: 020 7664 6649 e-mail: benbabington@jackson-stops.com

Finally, I am absolutely delighted to welcome Mary Lou Burge as our new Society Manager. She has already shown, in the short time that she has been with us, that she will be a worthy successor.

Life and Times of Worthians

I am delighted that we are able to recognise and remember one of our great school masters – who embodied so many of the School’s values and instilled them into the hearts and minds of several generations of Worthians.

Worth Society Committee

Nick Butterworth (G 1971-76) — Director, Trustee Office: 020 7664 6644 e-mail: nbutterworth@jackson-stops.com

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On behalf of Worth School, I would like to thank Worth Society and the many Worthians who contributed towards this very generous donation.

It was very fitting, therefore, that a memorial fund should be set up in Glenn’s memory; and even more fitting that it should exceed the expectations of those former Worth 1st XV Rugby players and friends whose brainchild it was.

My greatest thanks must go to Olivia who, after over six years as our Society Manager, has recently stepped down to have more time with her family. Her dedication has been immense, working far more than her contractual hours each year and she has been commended by so many Worthians for going to huge lengths to help out. Thank you, Olivia, so much and we all wish you much happiness. I must also thank Mark, her husband, for putting up with the intrusion into the Henley’s family life as Olivia so often worked late and even whilst on holiday!

Nicholas Butterworth (G’76) November 2013

equipping the The Glenn Robertson Fitness Studio. This Studio is being constructed as part of the Sports Hall extension project and is due to be opened at the start of the summer term in 2014.

Mary Lou Burge — Society Manager Office: 01342 710241 e-mail: worthsociety@worth.org.uk

Worthians Cricket Club: Michael Bilbe (StB’06) e-mail: michaelbilbe@hotmail.com Mobile: 07545 002803 Worthians Golfing Society: Ken Ross (G‘65) e-mail: Kenneth.ross2@virgin.net Home: 01323 733499 Worthians Rugby Club: Desmond Calnan (R ‘69) e-mail: dcalnan@tecres.net Home: 01372 386511 or Mobile: 07535 939582

Ed Keelaghan (R 1993-1998) Mobile: 07967 303496 e-mail: edward.keelaghan@gmail.com

Worthians Sailing: Hugo Sunnucks (R’09) e-mail: hugo@sunnucks.co.uk Mobile: 07794 089985

Daniel Pring (R 1998-2003) Mobile: 07865 064439 e-mail: danielpring@ymail.com

Girls’ Sporting Co-ordinators: Louisa McCarthy (StM’10) e-mail: mcclouisa91@gmail.com

Duncan Pring — Careers Office: 01342 710239 e-mail: dpring@worth.org.uk Andrew Taylor — Football Office: 01342 810548 e-mail: ataylor@worth.co.uk

Tess Ryan (StM’11) e-mail: tessryan10@hotmail.co.uk Alice Rooke (StA’12) e-mail: rookie93@hotmail.co.uk For all other Sporting activities and fixtures contact: Mary Lou Burge, Society Manager e-mail: worthsociety@worth.org.uk Tel : 01342 710241

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Out with the old…

We’ve had another busy year with a full diary of events and sporting fixtures – and I’m delighted that they continue to be so well supported. Credit for this undoubtedly goes to our valiant sporting and decade reunion co-ordinators. I don’t quite know what I’d have done without you all and you receive my wholehearted thanks.

Worthy of particular mention is the ‘one-off’ Reunion that we organised for all leavers who left Worth between 1970 and 1979. Historically this group has proved a little trickier to get together, so we decided on a different tack and invited them to attend a one-off event which took place at the RAC in London in May 2013. And what a night it proved to be! We welcomed around 100 Worthians and former staff – all of whom entered wholeheartedly into the spirit of the occasion and shared a fantastic evening. You can read all about it on pages 8 and 9.

During the year we have managed to entice a number of you back to Worth to share your wisdom and speak to the next generation about your lives, careers and experiences. And there are others who have been generous enough to offer 2-week unpaid work placements to pupils and to recent Leavers. I’d like to extend my thanks to all of you, as well as to all members of the Worth Society Committee, for your continued generosity and support.

And now it’s time for me to pass the baton to Mary Lou – and I’m sure that you will all continue to offer her your invaluable support as she settles into the Society Manager role. I much look forward to keeping in touch with Worth Society, the Worthians Charitable Trust and Worth School, and to hearing about their future developments and successes.

Martin Hunt and John Bennett

Sean Donnellan and Tim Ross

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t could easily have been mistaken for an audition for the ‘before shot’ of a Grecian 2000 commercial – but closer inspection revealed that the excited throng gathered together in the cellar restaurant of Vivat Bachus on Thursday 7th March 2013, was no ordinary group of City grandees. These were Worthians – the backbone of London’s financial centre – congregating for another Worth Society City Lunch.

…in with the new

Vintages of some of the attendees included, arguably, some of the finest crus ever produced by Worth School; ranging from the rounded maturity of the late ’60s and early ’70s – Tim Belson (R’69), Tony Green (C’69), Peter Gottelier (R’70), Tim Pethybridge (StB’70), John Smythe (R’70) – to the fruity

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month in, and I have to say I’m impressed.

Your Society is in fantastic shape, thanks in large part to the tireless efforts of Olivia, but also to its dedicated Committee and the network of eager contributors and event and sporting co-ordinators that I’m gradually getting to know.

We welcomed the following 55 Worthians and guests to the 2013 City Lunch:

I think we can all feel very proud that such a successful and supportive network has been built from what I’m convinced comes from the special experience that each of us has gained from being a part of the Worth Community.

Fr Stephen Ortiger Mike Margrett Keith Owers Olivia Henley

The year ahead is shaping up to be another actionpacked calendar of reunions, sporting gatherings and networking opportunities. I’m looking forward to helping to organise what will be our very first 50-year reunion for the class of 1964! The Committee are also discussing some interesting new events that we are hoping to get off the ground – so do watch this space!

Ben Babington (G’96) Nick Barnett (G’73) Tim Belson (R’69) John Bennett (R’81) James Blake (B’77) Mark Breen (StB’76) Howard Brookman (G’93) Sean Buckley (G’83) Nicholas Butterworth (G’76) Paul Cattermull (StB’73) Andrew Clutterbuck (G’81) Mark Collini (StB’89) Charles Crowe (C’75) Luan de Burgh (StB’84) Sean Donnellan (StB’86) Ben Drummond (R’83) Hugh Easterbrook (R’76) James Folger (B’10) Peter Gottelier (R’70) Tony Green (C’69) Giles Hamilton (B’82) Liam Hammond (C’72) David Harries (G’80)

In the hope of keeping in more regular contact, particularly with our more recent leavers, we will now be posting news and event details on our own dedicated Facebook page so do visit the Worthians Group and link up with us.

Olivia will be a hard act to follow, but I hope to build on all the wonderful work she has done for the Society. A big thank you to those who have already welcomed me so warmly into my new role and I hope to meet many of you at future events.

Mary Lou Burge, new Society Manager

Nick Hiley (B’79) Jonathan Hope (C’83) Martin Hunt (StB’81) Ed Keelaghan (R’98) Dominic Latham-Koenig (B’83) Robert Lindsell (C’77) Mickey Morrissey (R’77) Justin Mould (StB’81) Alistair Myles (G’99) Dominic Neville (R’74) Nicholas Norton (R’72) Tim Pethybridge (StB’70) Greg Pickard (StB’81) Tim Ross (R’86) Chris Rybak (B’85) Jonathan Sara (StB’94) Mark Simpson (StB’76) Darran Smith (B’96) John Smythe (R’70) Julian Stevens (B’96) Dominic Strickland (C’81) Henry Thornton (B’81) David van der Lande (StB’81) Dominic Warren (StB’78) John Weguelin (C’70) David White (C’83) Tom Willett (G’85) Michael Worrall (R’71)

Olivia Henley, old Society Manager

Charles Crowe, John Smythe and Peter Gottelier

Mike Margrett, Mark Breen and Hugh Easterbrook

effervescence of the late ‘90s – Ben Babington (G’96), Ed Keelaghan (R’98), Alistair Myles (G’99), Julian Stevens (B’96) – and one of the very youngest recruits to the realms of Worth Society in the form of James Folger (B’10).

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elcome to this – my sixth and last – issue of The Blue Paper. I really hope that you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed pulling it all together. Once again we have a wonderful collection of stories in the ‘Life and Times’ section, that highlight the fascinating and varied paths followed by Worthians and I am, as ever, indebted to all those who have responded to my begging (!) and contributed some great material.

Fr Stephen proffers a few words of wisdom before lunch begins

The spectrum of ages was as diverse as the variety of career paths to be found amongst our 55 hungry and thirsty Worthians. A rich smattering of lawyers, anxiously checking their watches to see how much the lunch was ‘really’ costing them; insurance and property boys settling in for the usual three hour ‘networking’ session; and even a start-up investment bank.

The venue – Vivat Bacchus in Hays Lane – is located very close to London Bridge and was found after the indefatigable efforts of Nick Barnett, one of the stalwarts of the City Lunch! He scoured many a London restaurant in search of a suitable location that could cater for the everincreasing number of Worthians who attend this annual event. And, in the interests of promoting his Fine Jewellery business, Nick once again very kindly sponsored the prelunch drinks (if any Worthians are thinking of popping the question or marking a special anniversary; then don’t hesitate to get in touch with him!).

Abbot Kevin, another City Lunch stalwart, was unfortunately held back at base with an uncharacteristic bout of flu and the irrepressible Fr Stephen was sent as his emissary. We also welcomed a couple of Honorary Members who missed out last year; the evergreen Keith Owers and Mike Margrett.

Alongside Abbot Kevin, there was another significant presence missing this year which left a huge gap at this year’s City Lunch. The wine appeared to last that little bit longer, the vibrations so often seen emanating from the allso-familiar belly-laugh were strangely absent. The void was that of the much loved and larger-than-life figure of Glenn Robertson who died suddenly and unexpectedly in October 2012. Many a glass was raised in Glenn’s memory and numerous ‘GTR stories’ were exchanged among those present as we all munched our way through Terrine de Campagne, a superb 7oz Smithfield Market Beef Sirloin and Chocolate Torte with ice cream.

Thanks are due to Olivia Henley who, as usual, ensured the whole event came together and ran like a Swiss watch.

Words of appreciation were also said for our Chairman, Nick Butterworth, who has made such a huge contribution to Worth Society over the past ten (yes ten!) years. Nick later confessed that the power-crazed look was a mere illusion and that he has no wish to be bracketed with such long serving leaders as Hugo Chavez or Fidel Castro. Indeed, he suggested that it might now be time for someone from a more recent vintage to take up the baton.

So, time for volunteers from the fruity and effervescent generation of the 1990s to step forward – and ideally before our 2014 City Lunch gathering!

Hugh Easterbrook (R’76)

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Life and Times of Worthians

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Tim Aldridge (B’75) Andrew Agnew (G’77) Hugh Bett (B’73) Chris Bishop (R’77) James Blake (B’77) Robert Bodnar-Horvath (B’74) Nic Boheimer (C’74) Rupert Boheimer (C’76) Mark Breen (StB’76) Richard Breen (StB’75) Nicholas Butterworth (G’76) Adrian Camu (C’76) Matthew Carter (G’74)

We welcomed the following 95 Worthians and guests to the 1970-79 Leavers’ Dinner: Fr Luke Fr Stephen Fred Belcher Mike Margrett Roger Stokes

40 years on at the RAC Events

Close to 100 of Worth’s oldest and finest came to renew acquaintances, catch up on the latest news and gossip and enter wholeheartedly into the spirit of the occasion.

Fr Stephen, Fr Luke, Roger Stokes, Mike Margrett and Fred Belcher joined the merry throng to reminisce and recall how life at Worth used to be some 40-odd years ago. It was just so very sad to note the absence of Glenn Robertson, following his untimely death in October 2012 – he would surely have enjoyed this most convivial of gatherings.

It proved to be a truly amazing turn out from a decade traditionally coy about coming together. We welcomed boys from every year group spanning the 1970-79 decade – and everyone revelled in the atmosphere and vowed not to leave it so long until the next time.

The Mountbatten Room was truly splendid – proving to be the perfect setting for such an event. We have Richard Breen (StB’75) to thank for being our RAC ‘member sponsor’ – thereby enabling us to hold the event at this prestigious establishment.

Food and wine were plentiful although, as we entered the room, one wag was heard to say, “Half a bottle of wine each!

Don’t they know we’re Worth boys educated by Benedictines?

It should be more like a magnum per head!”

The room was alive with the banter of Worthians and masters as they chatted away to one another.

“OMG I haven’t seen you since we drove out of the gates in 1970, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ’75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79!”

“What are you up to now? Are you single, married, divorced, married again?”

“Do you remember … blue papers, dances, the hydies, tennis on the grass courts, fagging, cross country runs, the sixth form bar, Bertie’s ‘morning call’?”

“And have you seen the school? Wow! They really don’t know how lucky they are – girls, the sixth form block, decent warm classrooms, centrally heated dorms, level playing fields and changing rooms that are no longer stables!”

“Whatever happened to so and so? Have you heard about … what’s his name?”

It was a truly impressive line-up of people from different countries, backgrounds and representing an impressive range of careers, frames (slim to ample), hair (none to plenty) – all bound by a common theme and gathered together to celebrate the history, the friendships and the shared experience of a Worth education as well as some outstanding memories.

Olivia received many notes of thanks and the following seemed, to me, to sum up the general sentiment shared among all of us who were there: “Friday evening was WONDERFUL, a total triumph; I don’t think I’ve attended a better Worth Society reunion. What a brilliant event and how much hard work went into it! Thank you so, so much; you did a superb job and made ninety plus Worthians extremely happy.”

Fr Stephen Ortiger “Thanks so much for helping to organise the Worthians 1970-79 Dinner at the RAC. I had a really wonderful evening and my only regret was not being able to talk to more of the Worthians present – what a wonderful turnout!

Fred Belcher

Martin Green (C’76) James Griffith (B’72) Mark Guterres (B’73) Gavin Hamilton-Deeley (R’72) Liam Hammond (C’74) John Haydon (R’78) Nick Hiley (B’79) Peter Hobbs (G’79) Andrew Hogge (StB’75) Paddy Jago (StB’75) John Katzaros (R’75) James Keliher (C’75) Crispin Kelly (StB’75)

Julian Kirk (StB’75) Luke Kisielewski (StB’78) Neil Leach (G’76) Rob Lindsell (C’77) Tim Maile (G’78) Sandy Mallet (R’79) Adrian Marlowe (StB’72) Gerard McHugh (C’74) Nick Metcalf (R’75) Hughie Miles (StB’78) Richard Miles (StB’75) Christopher Millar (R’75) Matthew Minch (G’73)

Richard Mitchell (StB’71) Anthony Morrissey (R’74) Charles Morrissey (R’72) Tony Morrongiello (C’77) Mike Nixon (StB’76) Simon Nixon (StB’72) Steven Noel-Hill (StB’74) Nick Norton (R’73) Lance O’Neill (R’74) Tim Pethybridge (StB’71) Simon Pickard (StB’78) Dominic Quennell (C’74) Nick Rivlin (StB’74)

Richard Rivlin (StB’72) Nick Robinson (StB’75) Andrew Rome (G’78) Jeremy Sandle (G’74) Tony Saunders (C’72) John Shanahan (G’70) Jeremy Sharman (StB’79) Mark Shepherd (B’79) Mark Simpson (StB’76) John Smythe (R’70) Nick Sorby (R’74) Michael Spencer (B’73) Alex Stewart-Clark (R’79)

John Tate (G’76) Paul Thompson (StB’72) Stephen Thornton (C’75) James Tibbles (C’75) Anthony van den Bosch (C’75) Freddie Vasquez (G’75) Dominic Wakefield (G’73) Anthony Ward-Thomas (B’76) Dominic Warren (StB’78) Charles Weston-Baker (B’72) Charlie Whelpton (B’75) Andrew Wingfield (StB’79)

“Just a note to say thank you for organising such a splendid event last night. It was fantastic to see so many old school mates after such a long time and to be reacquainted with Worth. The evening was top quality – food, wine, venue and company. It couldn’t have been nicer.”

Gavin Hamilton-Deeley

“Congratulations on organising such an excellent event – it was great fun and clear that everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. I was especially pleased to be able to catch up with several old friends with whom I had lost touch over the years. I look forward to many more such events in the years to come!”

Dominic Quennell

“I would like to add my thanks to the superb organisation of the Worthians RAC do. It was beautifully organised and you got the tables perfectly right (for me anyway!). I met some people I had not seen for nigh-on 40 years and it was a real delight.”

Anthony Van Den Bosch

Particular thanks must go to Olivia Henley, our intrepid and hardworking Society Manager who co-ordinated the event, harried and chased us all to come along, to pay up and encourage others to join their peer-group tables; as well as to our long-serving Chairman, Nick Butterworth, who conceived the event and entertained us with an excellent and amusing introductory speech as we sat down.

“Congratulations on organising a very successful evening last Thursday. I had a great time and lots of fun second guessing who I was talking to!! Thanks a lot and much looking forward to the next one!”

Matthew Carter

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hat a fabulous night it was – this coming together of the 1970-79 vintage of Worthians who congregated in the Mountbatten Room at the RAC in central London on Thursday 16th May 2013.

Peter Cockerill (B’75) Christopher Coffin (G’73) (James) George Cryer (B’72) Richard D'Alton (B’74) Shaun de Burgh (StB’74) John de Caestecker (G’70) Simon Drummond-Brady (B’74) Hugh Easterbrook (R’76) Jeremy Fletcher (G’72) Aidan Freyne (G’74) Simon Gordon (StB’74) Tom Gordon (StB’76) Stephen Gough (C’69)

The evening ended with promises to meet up again and requests for a repeat event in the not too distant future – so, over to Worth Society!

Charlie Whelpton (B’74)

“I wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for organising such a great evening on Thursday. You could sense how much everyone was enjoying themselves and that was a testament to both the natural good humour and friendly disposition of Worthians.

“To be honest I had not planned on going to the dinner originally as it’s not generally ‘my sort of thing’ – but when I saw the list of my contemporaries who had accepted it made it much easier to sign up. In fact I’d love to see them all again when perhaps we all reach the dreaded age of 60. At least we’ll all be in the same boat!”

Anthony Morrissey

Fr Luke and Tim Pethybridge

John de Caestecker and John Shanahan

Hugh Bett and Mark Guterres

Michael Spencer

Anthony van den Bosch and Andrew Hogge

Nicholas Butterworth and Martin Green

Nick Rivlin and Adrian Marlowe

James Griffith and (James) George Cryer

Shaun de Burgh, Jeremy Sandle and Nick Sorby

Fr Stephen and Sandy Mallett

Neil Leach, Mike Nixon and Hugh Easterbrook

Paddy Jago, Tony Ward-Thomas and Charlie Whelpton

Freddie Vasquez, James Tibbles and Peter Cockerill

Andrew Agnew and Mike Margrett

Liam Hammond, Robert Bodnar-Horvath and Matthew Carter

Andrew Hogge, Crispin Kelly and Nick Robinson

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1982 Leavers’ 30-Year Reunion Dominic Walker and Dan Crampton

Guy Lemieux and Matthew Brown

Oliver Morris and Dan Crampton

John Ford and Jo Hurley

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Donal Quigley, Joe Hurley and John Dean

Erica Moore, Anne Hayhoe and Crispin Hayhoe Neville and Helen Blewitt Matthew Brown Dan Crampton John Dean Tom Ellis John Ford Giles Hamilton Crispin and Anne Hayhoe Jo Hurley

Peter O'Hea, Helen Blewitt, John Dean and Neville Blewitt

Donal Quigley, Giles Hamilton and Matthew Brown

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should have known better having survived thirty years in the cut and thrust of City dealing rooms where the creed is; ‘never volunteer for anything and keep your head down’.

With that in mind, on returning from my summer holiday, I felt that I’d be fairly safe in replying to Olivia’s fortnight-old plea for someone to help organise a reunion for the ‘Class of 1977-1982’. But, to my abject horror, she told me that I was the first to reply and, de facto, had inadvertently volunteered myself.

Having the organisational skills of a Sicilian policeman, I was immensely relieved when Neil Laughton and Crispin Hayhoe came on board too – and having witnessed Neil on television organising hang-gliding trips in the Himalayas, I was filled with optimism. But this proved rather short-lived as we embarked upon the task in hand. It soon became clear that our Class is an unusually disparate group. I, for one, had only kept in touch with a couple of people since leaving. But my great friend Dominic Strickland, who had organised last year’s Class of 1976-81 Reunion, had managed to secure three quarters of his entire year – so what could possibly go wrong? We do seem to have an inordinate number who now live abroad – but we were absolutely thrilled when John Ford confirmed that he was flying in from Hong Kong and then Joe Hurley arrived from Sydney having dropped everything at short notice.

Neil, Crispin and I were rather stumped having managed to contact only a quarter of the year and started to think that perhaps our reunion was going to be little more than a few drinks round a corner table in the pub. But our breakthrough came with the arrival of Matthew Brown – a digital man in analogue company! He knew all the tricks (those that seem second nature to my children yet Greek to

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Ciaran Joyce, Oliver Morris, Crispin Hayhoe and Dominic Walker

me) and with the support of Matthew and Jamie O’Meara, we soon tracked down many more of our peers who were lurking out there in the cyber sphere.

Nevertheless, acceptances were proving to be a little thin on the ground until Neil hit upon the fine idea of inviting wives and ‘partners’ (as they are known at Ampleforth). So, by the time the evening arrived, our numbers were up in the mid-20s.

We approached the night itself with no small degree of trepidation. Matt Brown and I arrived an hour early on the evening of Thursday 20th September 2012 at Quo Vadis, 26-29 Dean Street, London W1 – just to taste the wines to ensure they were of fine enough quality! They surely must have been as the ensuing four hours passed in the blink of an eye.

We were thrilled to welcome Keith Owers although, very sadly, Fr Stephen had to cry off at the last moment and Roger Stokes, Glenn Robertson and Fr Philip were unable to join us. I am sure I speak for all of us when I say how very sad we were to hear of Glenn’s untimely passing just a month later. I, for one, remember him as such a great man and have very fond memories of the four skiing trips we shared with him.

We established that we are all the same age now as Keith had been when we left Worth in 1982! He looked just as we had remembered him and was on superb form. He commented to me how struck he is when attending these events at how little, in essence, people change. And that is certainly the over-riding impression I came away with – it only takes a few minutes for the same old bonhomie, legpulling and general banter to re-engage as if it were the sixth form smoking room all over again.

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Ciaran Joyce George Katzaros Neil Laughton Anthony Lavelle Guy Lemieux Nicholas and Erica Moore Oliver Morris Peter O’Hea Jamie O’Meara Donal Quigley John and Rowena Shepherd Dominic Walker

From left to right: John Ford, George Katzaros, Joe Hurley, Crispin Hayhoe, Dan Crampton, Ciaran Joyce (bending down), Tom Ellis, Anthony Lavelle, John Dean, Jamie O'Meara, Nicholas Moore, Peter O'Hea, Oliver Morris, Donal Quigley, Giles Hamilton, Dominic Walker, Matthew Brown, Guy Lemieux, Neil Laughton, Keith Owers and John Shepherd

Everyone’s individual destinies seemed unsurprising – rather like a parents’ evening at my children’s prep school; a few investment bankers and insurers, one or two media types and a lot of lawyers. So, hats off to those who broke the mould including Peter O’Hea (who is in environmental consulting), Dom Walker (a landscape gardener), Dan Crampton (living on a barge in the East End) and John Shepherd (who actually manufactures things – in England!).

It was also reassuring to see Ciaran Joyce wearing a leather jacket – after all, we were the punk rock generation.

Changes were few. Most attendees seemed to fill their suits rather better than they did thirty years ago – so, kudos to Dom Walker who seems to be heading in the other direction. Similarly, many pates seemed quite thinly populated – so, again, ‘respect’ to Anthony Lavelle for his lavish head-rug (but let’s see how that holds up with imminent baby-induced sleepless nights...!).

John Ford and Keith Owers

Donal Quigley and Giles Hamilton

Neil Laughton and Guy Lemieux

Keith Owers and Rowena Shepherd

Ciaran Joyce and Crispin Hayhoe

Tom Ellis and Dominic Walker

And full marks to all who brought their ‘partners’ – who deserve especial commendation for their bravery; it was certainly lovely to meet them.

A great time was had by all who were there – so it only remains for me to thank all of my co-organisers, Keith Owers and, most of all, Olivia without whose support it would definitely have just been a gathering around a corner table in the pub.

And finally, to those of our peers who we failed to make contact with this time round – please do get in touch with Mary Lou Burge at: worthsociety@worth.org.uk. After all, we’re going to need a few volunteers to help organise the next gathering in 2022!

Giles Hamilton (B’82) and Matthew Brown (C’82)

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1992 Leavers’ 20-Year Reunion

2002 Leavers’ 10-Year Reunion Bill McNamee and Jeremy Dowling

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I was more than happy to help – although did begin to question Paddy’s sources as we plundered onwards with our organisation as a duo, with no sign of others or even any mention of them ever again! Things moved forward swiftly with Paddy as the primary driving force, while I handled the ‘social media’ side of things (a polite way of saying – he did most of the work!).

A few months passed and suddenly the day, Saturday 27th October 2012, was upon us. It was a brisk autumn afternoon and the ‘Class of 1987-92’ met at 2.00pm at The Antelope Pub just off Sloane Square in central London. It may have been 20 years since some of us had set eyes on one another – but the faces, voices and characters were still instantly recognisable. Phil Coulter looked ‘dapper’, Justin Kelly ‘casual’, Ben MacGregor ‘grungy’, and Finbar O’Sullivan just seemed well, cross! Standard dress worn by the majority comprised jeans, shirt and jumper (detachable) – a style that appears so powerfully to bestow the combination of our age and a public school background!

The crowd gradually gathered until, by around 3.00pm, we were at full strength including Jeremy Dowling and Fr Luke from Worth – their presence a huge asset and much appreciated as their banter rivalled, if not exceeded, that of our ‘Class’.

We had booked the private upstairs room – which felt more like some kind of hunting lodge and we half expected Wilf Vernor-Miles (G’92) to arrive, red-cheeked complete with pheasants hanging off his shoulder. The meal was provided

Joe Delaney and Richard Hook

by the pub, who assured us that none was fresh game caught that day. A plentiful assortment of food and drink was shared (in itself a rarity 20 years ago!). Also shared were many memories – which some may choose to cherish or forget, depending on the nature of the story. Talk of recent weddings, new jobs, and imminent baby arrivals ensued, until the old jokes took a firm hold once again. It was hugely encouraging that, with so many people in the one room who were about to enter their prospective ‘mid-life crisis’ phase, we all had so much going on to keep us ‘otherwise occupied’.

Attendance was well spread – but I have to mention St Bede’s with the highest number present (we’ve actually won something!!!) at five, followed by Chapman with four, Gervase and Rutherford with three and Butler just the two.

It just goes to show that house Rugby competitions have no bearing on later life – so don’t take it too seriously boys!

The afternoon crept irrevocably towards evening and then onwards into dusk. By the end of the night we still had a full house (James Theis, it has to be said, more in body than in spirit), having had, unsurprisingly, a great albeit slightly ‘fuelled’ time.

Friendships grew further, were built all the stronger and rekindled on a number of levels – and I urge everyone to continue to stay in touch so it’s not so long until the next time! Special mention should go to Joe Delaney (sounding ridiculously Australian!) who travelled from Australia to attend – even though he did try to pass off that he’d tied it in with a business trip, we knew he’d come just for us!

Jokes aside, it was a heart-warming gathering for so many people – even those who had not seen each other since their final day at Worth. The company was so evidently enjoyed and laughter was prominent throughout. It says a great deal about the underlying experience and the common ground that Worth instils in every one of us. A simple gesture and understanding that says; “I was there!”

f you are hoping to read a report about the endeavours of young men in their prime – read on, read on. Alas, no words from the Olympic Park; rather a short reflection on the 2002 Leavers’ Reunion

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engagements and babies in our year and a timeless reminder that perhaps we’re not so young anymore ... and then we were off to Porterhouse, losing and gaining numbers along the way.

Rewind to December 2011 when Chris Kellaway cajoled a merry band of us to meet for drinks in Waterloo. Our mission? To plan a celebration that would entice as many of our year group (including the ‘early’ leavers) and as many monks and teachers as were happy to set aside Saturday lesson cover. There was a unanimous hope that Brian Klopper would renew his visa for the occasion.

Several rounds of cheap Irish beer later and the day boys started to make tracks – old habits die hard and they wanted to be home for “Hollyoaks”. By closing time our number had dwindled to a hard-core few; who would have been seen stumbling through Covent Garden in the early hours trying to put off the Reunion night’s inevitable end. Casinos and early morning kebabs rewarded those with stamina.

We spent hours trawling the social media sites to compile a list of contact details, and what did we discover? That the vast majority of us still live with our parents! Those who have moved on seem to be living either in the post-colonial dream (Middlehurst, Tyler, Madsen…) or in the forces at Her Majesty’s pleasure. To this day, none have yet joined the Church.

A highly successful day and night was had by all and we look forward to September 2022 and our 20-year gathering!

Fast forward to Saturday 15th September 2012 where the ‘Class of 1997-2002’ met at Belgo’s in Covent Garden – a poorly lit, low vaulted underground lair… and, with a two pint beer limit we were already having flashbacks to ‘The Centre’ – chuck in the waiters dressed as monks and we felt right at home.

Despite clashing with D’Arcy’s engagement drinks, a good number made it to the lunch and we were delighted that Fr Thomas and Guy Teasdale were able to join us; delighted – until ‘Tasty’ started handing out the Economics module results from July 2002. The crimson cheeks of my peers suggested I was not the only one who wanted to forget; particularly the bankers and financiers amongst us! Thank goodness so many of us have GNVQ’s in Young Enterprise.

The lunch ended with a quick speech from Alex Tyrwhitt – former head boy – who gave us a re-cap on the marriages,

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t was the spring of 2012 when I received ‘the call’ from Paddy Lynch; “Bill, do you fancy helping me get our Worth 20-year Reunion organised? I’m getting one person from each house to assist.”

Ben MacGregor, Simon Frearson and Justin Kelly

Tom Carew Hunt (StB’02) and Chris Kellaway (B’02)

The following 34 Worthians and guests attended the 2002 Leavers’ 10-Year Reunion: Fr Thomas Guy Teasdale Max Barnett Otto Blom Thomas Carew Hunt Michael Clancy Ronan Cloud James Coldwell James Condie Christopher Coopman Richard Dempsey Jasper Doyne-Ditmas Adam Fudakowski Matthew Hunt Simon Jalie Christopher Kellaway Benjamin Leslie

Alexander Looseley James Madsen Matthew Maguire Dave Mase Maxwell McAlister Benedict Newman Daniel O'Connell Dominic Rumsey Alex Simpson Jonny Smyth Giles Turton Alex Tyrwhitt Charlie Vaughan-Fowler James Wallace Angus Wardle Harry Wyburd Alex Young

Thanks to Paddy for all his hard work and to Olivia at Worth Society for all her support. Roll on the next gathering in 2022 – to celebrate 30 years of time passing!

Bill McNamee (StB’92)

The following 19 Worthians and guests attended the 1992 Leavers’ 20-Year Reunion: Fr Luke Jolly Jeremy Dowling Jonny Boux Rob Carter Philip Coulter Joe Delaney Rick Hook Simon Frearson Mark Hurley

Justin Kelly Paddy Lynch Ben MacGregor Bill McNamee Fin O’Sullivan Edwhite Pe Adrian Shawcross Greg Swarbrick James Theis Wilfrid Vernor-Miles

Edwhite Pe, Mark Hurley, Greg Swarbrick, Jeremy Dowling, Justin Kelly, Wilfrid Vernor-Miles, Phil Coulter, Ben MacGregor, James Theis, Fr Luke, Simon Frearson, Rob Carter, Bill McNamee, Fin O’Sullivan, Joe Delaney, Paddy Lynch, Richard Hook, Jonny Boux and Adrian Shawcross

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From bottom left clockwise: Mike Clancy, Matt Maguire, Ronan Cloud, Dave Mase, Chris Kellaway, Angus Wardle, James Madsen, Alex Simpson, Jonny Smyth, Tom Carew Hunt, Dom Rumsey, Alex Tyrwhitt, Max McAlister

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Front row: (x5) from left to right : Simon Jalie, Richard Dempsey, Max McAlister, Chris Kellaway, Charlie Vaughan-Fowler. Centre row: (x1) Ben Leslie. Back row: (x6) Max Barnett, Angus Wardle, Alex Simpson, James Madsen, Alex Tyrwhitt, Jonny Smyth

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We welcomed the following 15 girls and five members of Staff to the 2013 Worthian Girls’ dinner:

2013 Worthian Girls’ Dinner

Fr Stephen Caroline Brown Julia Cook Sarah Smith Louise Taylor

Olivia Barclay-Hudson (StM’10) Tilly Butcher (StM’12) Jess Coffin (StM’10) Charlotte Cotterell (StA’12) Kitty Gibson (StA’12) Alexandra Gorringe (StA’12) Elizabeth Hill (StA’12) Ruth Hodges (StM’12)

Maria Jover Santillana (StM’12) Leonie Leuschner (StM’12) Ellie Minch (StM’11) Louise Moon (StM’12) Sophie Nash (StM’11) Sasha Richards (StM’11) Celia Young (StM’10)

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Most of our car journey was spent catching up on news, having not seen one another for six months or so. Then, before we knew it, we were turning onto the Paddockhurst Road and heading down the drive towards the main entrance of Worth. I felt so excited at seeing the place again, with the twinkling lights of Rutherford and Butler before us.

But, there wasn’t much time to think and ponder as we soon spotted that another friend, Alex Gorringe, had also just arrived. Hugs and squeals of delight rang through the air as we greeted one another and said our ‘hellos’.

Back row from left to right: Sophie Nash, Alex Gorringe, Kitty Gibson, Liz Hill, Louise Moon, Tilly Butcher, Mrs Caroline Brown, Olivia Barclay-Hudson, Jess Coffin Front row from left to right: Mrs Sarah Smith, Mrs Julia Cook, Ellie Minch, Sasha Richards, Leonie Leuschner, Mrs Louise Taylor, Lottie Cotterell, Fr Stephen, Ruth Hodges, Maria Jover Santillana, Celia Young

Entering the warmth of reception, I looked at the armchairs by the fireplace and remembered the time I had first sat there in December 2009; waiting for my afternoon interview with Mr Carminati. I had felt terrified of the imposing buildings and unknown students at the time and yet now my feelings were so different – I felt a little sadness at having left Worth and put all this behind me. But, as Olivia Henley and Mrs Brown greeted us, my thoughts turned quickly to the present and the anticipation of the evening ahead.

Into the Cowdray Room we went and took great pleasure in the welcome hugs from our old school friends and the likes of Miss Hardman (now Mrs Smith!), Mrs Taylor and Fr Stephen who, of course, entertained us with his brilliant jokes and words of wisdom throughout the evening.

The splendour of the Cowdray Room

Celia Young, Olivia Barclay-Hudson and Jess Coffin

The 2012 St Anne’s girls were delighted to see Julia Cook again – she was such an important part of all of our times at Worth and now, having left School, I certainly regard her as a good friend and someone whom I can turn to for support and advice.

I was told that the turnout was smaller at this year’s dinner than in previous years. 15 girls attended in total, comprising mostly the 2012 cohort of leavers. But the smaller number certainly didn’t diminish our enjoyment of the evening and the atmosphere was fun, relaxed and jolly.

Fr Stephen, Celia Young and Jess Coffin

Sasha Richards, Ellie Minch and Fr Stephen

The Worth Catering team really pulled out all the stops and treated us to the most delicious meal. It was just lovely to sit in such familiar surroundings, chatting to old friends and catching up on the latest gossip and stories from university.

I am sure that I’m not alone in saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and reconvening with my friends.

Worth will always be very special to me and evenings such as this really do make me realise how important the Worthian network is to us all.

Adam Megyeri and Andrew Talty

“I would like to thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to join so many Worthians at the Business Networking event last Thursday. It was an amazing experience and I learnt a lot about actual options and challenges in the financial sector by talking to several of the attendees. I look forward to hearing from you about other Worth Society events”.

“From the event I gained a couple of business cards from Worthians who have said they will pass on my CV for work experience, which is just great. I also got to catch up with some familiar faces that I haven’t seen for a while and that was just fantastic!”

Worth Society’s popular ‘Business Networking Evening’ was held on Thursday 10th January 2013 and the above e-mails received from two of the attendees, Adam Megyeri (R’12) and James Henwood (C’07), demonstrate the real value of this event to our younger Worthian group.

The evening provides the perfect opportunity for some of our recent school leavers, those at university and those who had just left university, to come along to the scenic riverside Samuel Pepys Bar and Restaurant in the City of London and learn what it really is like to work in a profession of particular interest to them.

Our grateful thanks must be directed towards Simon McMenemy (R’89) and Daniel Pring (R’03) who acted as our hosts for the evening and skilfully married up our younger Worthians with the advisors present – and we made sure that there was at least one advisor present who represented a specific business interest declared by each of our younger attendees.

We welcomed the following 24 ‘young’ Worthians to the Worth Society Business Networking Evening: John Barnes (StB’06) Dale Bellis (F’03) Michael Bilbe (StB’06) Thomas Bilbe (StB’06) Marco Boodramsingh (C’11) Chris Brown (C’05) Richard Brown (F’05) Jamie Bruce (G’04) James Cliffe (R’11) Richard Hayward (StB’06) Giles Heather (F’03) James Henwood (C’07)

Nick Hopkins (G’05) Stefan Humphries (C’05) Chris Kelly (StB’08) Edward Long (G’03) Rorrie Mars (R’03) Adam Megyeri (R’12) Ben Oakley (G’08) Maximilian Schaefer (R’07) Christopher Scotland (C’06) Hugo Sunnucks (R’09) Andrew Talty (StB’08) James Talty (StB’06)

Michael Bilbe, James Talty and Christopher Scotland

As a result, we were fortunate to welcome the following 15 advisors who were on hand to talk to our 24 ‘young’ Worthians about areas of business of particular interest to them: Ben Babington (G’96)

Residential Development (Jackson Stops & Staff)

Tim Belson (R’69)

Jewellery manufacturer and diamonds expert

Mark Collini (StB’89)

Lawyer (Ofcom)

Matthew Forster (F’03)

Marketing (graphicks design agency)

Tony Green (C’69)

Lawyer (Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Europe LLP)

Janusz Heath (G’68)

Emerging Markets (MD and Head of Investment Management at Capital Dynamics)

Claude Keith (G’69)

Formerly Advertising

Mark Lane (F’03)

Wealth Management (Bestinvest)

James Longman (B’05)

Journalism (BBC)

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n Friday 11th January 2013, I was collected by Sophie Nash and we drove – full of anticipation – in the direction of Worth for the annual Worthian Girls’ Dinner, now in its third year.

2013 Business Networking Evening

Simon McMenemy (R’89) Employment Law (Signet Partners) Nick Palmer-Brown (B’03) Sports Sponsorship & PR (M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment) Daniel Pring (R’03)

Insurance (Kiln Group)

Max Watson (F’05)

Asset Management (Alcentra)

John Weguelin (C’70)

Ex-CEO of Bank of America

James Wheeler (C’68)

Recruitment of board level executives and teams

Everyone came away having gained much from the opportunity to network informally and inevitably – as is always the case when Worthians gather together – having had a thoroughly enjoyable evening helped along by Worth Society’s generosity behind the bar!

We really are hoping to push the numbers up – once again – amongst our university cohorts and more recent school and university leavers for the next gathering in January 2014.

So, if you fall into this group – please do come along and join us; it is, after all you that will gain the most benefit from attending this event!

And likewise – if you fall into the group who can share your valuable experience and wisdom with our younger cohort – we’d love to hear from you at: worthsociety@worth.org.uk!

Our thanks to Olivia Henley for organising the evening and we much look forward to returning to Worth for future events.

Olivia Henley, Society Manager

Kitty Gibson (StA’12) Julia Cook does the honours

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Olivia Barclay-Hudson and Caroline Brown

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Worth Careers Fair 2013

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or the seventh consecutive year, Worth organised its annual Careers Fair for Year 12 (Lower Sixth) students.

This took place on the 22nd June 2013 – a Saturday morning towards the end of term with the aim of giving more students a chance to attend. And so it proved to be, with almost 100 pupils participating.

The morning session was organised in such a way as to encourage students to think, not only about possible options beyond Worth, but also beyond university. The decision on which career to pursue is one of the most important that anyone makes, and the more that our pupils are aware of what really happens in a given career, the better placed they will be to make a fair judgement. The

Our 2013 Worthian career advisors, from left to right – Joshi Herrmann, Patrick Sadd, Canice Hogan and Richard Brown

format we employed was similar to previous years – with a number of outside speakers talking about their own career to small groups of students. Each speaker made their presentation four times, so students had the opportunity to learn about life in four different careers of interest to them.

Once again we were indebted to the four Worthians who contributed significantly to our programme that day. Patrick Sadd (StB’77) spoke with great passion and knowledge about life in the legal profession. Recent university leaver, Joshi Herrmann (R’05), was able to offer some very helpful insights into ways to get into journalism and what to expect from working in this field. City veteran, Canice Hogan (R’88), who has a great deal of experience both in the City

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For me the reality proved to be very different!

Arriving at 10.00am, suit-clad and ready to begin my first day of work as a journalist – or, at least, among journalists – I was confident, which surprised me because in the lead-up to this moment I had been very nervous. I had been so nervous in fact, that earlier that month I bought “Finance: The Basics” by Erik Banks, hoping in vain that the author’s know-how on merchant banking and risk would don me, in a matter of days, with unquestionable financial expertise; but it wasn’t Erik Banks who was behind this sudden surge of confidence. It was Olivia Henley of Worth Society and Dan Hyde (StB’05) – Bede’s Boy turned Mail journalist – whose generosity had made it possible for me to be there. I was confident because I expected to be welcomed with the same generosity by This Is Money; and I was.

Ciaran Stordy

At reception they gave me a nametag and sent me up a large escalator to wait for my ‘host’ – Dan Hyde. I sat in the enormous glass-roofed interior courtyard, with cohorts of journalists filling five floors of office space on either side of me, trying my best to look like I belonged. Soon Dan came down to meet me and took me to the third floor, home of “This Is Money”. Everyone was very friendly and warm; I was immediately allocated a desk and a computer and set to work on some research.

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I cannot begin to stress just how important it is for students to gain an understanding of what is involved in different careers – thereby helping to guide them towards, or away, from a particular profession. Undoubtedly this knowledge comes best of all “straight from the horse’s mouth” and the advice proffered by our 2013 speakers was invaluable and much appreciated by our students.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our Worthian speakers – especially since the event took place on a Saturday; in fact the very same Saturday that the Lions played their first test match against the Australians down under!

There are many Worthians who contribute to our school community and as Head of Careers I am particularly grateful to them for their support – at functions such as our Careers Fair, for offering work experience opportunities to our students; and for coming in to talk to those boys and girls who have a particular interest in their profession.

Duncan Pring, Head of Careers, Worth School

Insight into Law

In at the Deep End nterns. Question: What are they? Answer: Eager novices deftly making coffee for everyone, taking care of menial tasks and laughing hysterically at the boss’s jokes. That’s the role I imagined myself embracing as I prepared for the imminent and daunting flight to London, where I would work for two weeks at the Daily Mail Online’s finance branch, ThisIsMoney.co.uk.

and other financial institutions, was able to clarify a number of concerns and confusions voiced by students. And, last, but by no means least, we welcomed Richard Brown (F’95) who spoke about life in Lloyd’s of London – the biggest insurance market in the world and a magnet for all the best companies in that field.

My desk was in between two of the journalists, and it was they who became my mentors and were always, no matter how busy, willing to help and advise me. The research mentioned above culminated in a piece on the best way to sell an old mobile phone in order to partly-fund a purchase of the new iPhone 5. It was published on the website before I even left the office that day, leaving me grateful and elated.

Throughout the subsequent days my previous concerns regarding the nature of the work evaporated. I was only an intern and yet they treated me with respect; I never went long without having something to do and the editors were consistently patient with every brainstorm and article I presented to them. The atmosphere was informal, fraternal and replete with good-humoured banter while at the same time inspiring a serious work ethic. I invested my time in numerous projects over the two weeks and published digital articles on a wide range of subjects; from personal finance education to money-laundering pubs.

On my last day, Dan very kindly showed me the large and elegant office in which “The Daily Mail” itself is written, designed and readied for print; this was an unforgettable experience that definitely ranks as a highlight of the internship.

I will never forget the experience and am extremely grateful to Worth Society and its expansive network of Worthian boys and girls. Should the opportunity to return the favour arise one day, I will not hesitate to do so.

Ciaran Stordy (StB’12) November 2012

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t can be quite tempting to spend your entire summer holidays relaxing with friends and forgetting all the things learned at university (and I’m definitely guilty of doing this to a certain extent!). However, I would encourage and urge you to take advantage of the opportunities offered

by Worth Society. I can’t quite remember how I ended up contacting the Society – but I was aware that several other Worthians had managed to secure a 2-week unpaid work placement with their help, and I am very thankful for giving it a try myself.

At this stage I must thank Olivia for her amazing help and determination in arranging a work placement for me. I had just finished my first year studying law at King’s College London (KCL), and during this time had become interested in commercial and corporate law. So, accordingly, Olivia arranged a work placement at Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP with Worthian, Tony Green (C’69). Paul Hastings is an international law firm providing legal advice to financial institutions and companies. The close co-operation between the Corporate, Real Estate, Tax Advisory and other departments ensures that clients are provided with comprehensive legal advice across the board.

Having finished my first year at KCL, I have reached the stage at which we are given the opportunity to specialise in a particular area of law by choosing some of our modules.

Even though it’s very exciting to have arrived there, it can seem a bit daunting as our choices will – to a certain extent – influence our future careers. So, with that in mind, I felt that I should find out more about what it actually involves to work in a corporate and commercial law firm.

During my work placement, I joined Tony Green in the Real Estate department at Paul Hastings and was kindly welcomed by everybody. One particularly interesting task

I completed was research into the Royal Bank of Canada.

I not only discovered very good investment opportunities for myself, but also realised the importance of gaining a deep understanding of your client’s business, which enables you to give the right sort of legal advice.

I also started to appreciate the effort and work put into finding the right legal solutions to fit around a client’s specific needs.

Despite the very real fact that the everyday life of a lawyer involves a seemingly endless amount of work, the social side certainly wasn’t neglected! The Real Estate department organised a get-together for everybody, at which I shared some delicious cocktails and was given the opportunity to talk to some of the company’s trainees and newly qualified lawyers. The advice and opinions offered by them should make my journey towards becoming a lawyer far easier.

I also attended an event hosted by a global cloudcomputing firm who provide customer relationship management products. Although the event wasn’t directly related to the everyday work of a lawyer, I found it a fascinating insight into the business world.

Leonie Leuschner and Tony Green

As an intern, it’s sometimes difficult to feel like you’re doing something valuable and worthwhile every moment of each day; but overall I had a fantastic time. The work placement not only allowed me to gain an insight into the work of a City law firm and to build on my CV, it also provided me with fresh food for thought and a much clearer focus on the sort of career I can imagine forging for myself and the steps that I need to take to get there.

For that I owe my sincere thanks to Tony Green for making my time at Paul Hastings so enjoyable and insightful.

Leonie Leuschner (StM’12) July 2013

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he Worthians Charitable Trust (WCT) Global Action Award (GAA) programme is now in its 13th year – during which time the WCT has awarded a total of £18,680 to Worthians who have spent time in unpaid work for the good of others and the community, either within the UK or overseas.

Niamh volunteered for a sustainable educational project in Tanzania which was part of her own University’s volunteering programme

We continue to encourage Worthians to apply for a GAA at any age or stage in their lives – this might be during their last year at school, during a gap year, or perhaps in anticipation of taking a sabbatical from work later on in their lives.

The adjacent table lists the GAAs that have been awarded by the WCT since the programme’s launch in 2000 – and clearly demonstrates the depth and breadth of projects that it supports.

Since the 11/12 issue of The Blue Paper we have seen the return of Francis Dring (C’12), Niamh Fogarty (StM’11) and Xavier Geissmann (B’11) from their respective GAA projects.

Francis spent six months volunteering in Peru – following in the footsteps of his uncle and Worthian, Fr Kevin Dring

Francis spent six months following in the footsteps of his uncle and Worthian, Fr Kevin Dring (G’83), who worked as a priest in Peru for three years. For the first five months, Francis worked as a volunteer in the Peruvian Amazon’s capital, Iquitos, teaching English at two very different establishments before he moved onto the Diocese of Chulucanas in Piura for his final month. You can read about an experience that changed him; “in the way that only travel, cultural interaction and socially motivated work can” on pages 20 to 22.

Niamh, inspired by the power of education from her own personal experiences at Worth, applied her voluntary efforts into working on a sustainable educational project in Tanzania, as part of her own University’s volunteering programme. She was one of 19 volunteers who, through the University College Dublin Volunteers Overseas programme, helped to run intensive computer education classes for teachers at a primary school in Morogoro in the summer of 2012. She returned to Tanzania in 2013 as a student leader; and has since been elected as public relations officer for the UCD Volunteers Overseas Charity Committee. You can read more about her experiences on pages 23 to 25.

Xavier spent five months volunteering in Chile with the Manquehue Movement and is pictured in the foreground working at one of their schools in San Lorenzo, Santiago

Our final returnee Xavier, spent five months in Santiago, Chile for his volunteering experience with The Manquehue Movement – a charity with whom the whole Worth community is forging ever closer links. We are seeing an increasing number of recent leavers applying for a GAA in the hope of embarking on a volunteering experience with The Manquehue Movement – applications that the Worthians Charitable Trust wholeheartedly endorses.

Niamh Fogarty (StM’11) returned to Worth in 2013 to speak to Year 12 about the sustainable educational project she was involved in, in Tanzania, for which she received a WCT Global Action Award in 2012

As is always the case, our awardees have come away with memories to last a lifetime; as well as a desire to do more for the communities that demonstrated such kindness and selflessness during the short time they became immersed in their communities and their lives.

GAAs Awarded since 2000 2012-13 Charlotte Bonhoure (StM’13) – working with the Manquehue Movement in Chile Naomi Dring (StA’13) – volunteering for Worth Abbey’s ‘Outreach Peru’ programme in Peru

During 2013, the WCT has awarded four GAAs amounting to £2,650, and we are much looking forward to hearing from our awardees once they return from their respective ventures.

Ciaran Stordy (StB’12) and Charlotte Bonhoure (StM’13) were our third and fourth Award recipients to volunteer for The Manquehue Movement – following both James Harrold (StB’10) in 2011 and Xavier in 2012. Ciaran returned to the UK in September 2013 and Charlotte leaves, bound for Santiago in Chile, in March 2014.

Another programme very close to Worth’s heart is to benefit from the volunteering efforts of Naomi Dring (StA’13).

Naomi will be travelling to Peru in March 2014 to volunteer for Worth Abbey’s ‘Outreach Peru’ programme and will be dividing her time between two projects there. The first is in Ayacucho, the poorest region of Peru, where she will volunteer at a children’s home for orphans and abandoned children that is run by three Sisters of the Congregation of Hijas de Santa Ana. She will then travel to Tarma to work for a project that provides education to poor families, before returning to the UK in September 2014.

And our final awardee, James Folger (B’10), travelled to Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose, in July 2013. He participated in a six week volunteering programme where he taught English to children of low income families who lived in the surrounding areas of the city.

If, on the other hand, you’d like to actually apply for a GAA, donate to the GAA fund via the Worthians Charitable Trust, or find out about projects in need of volunteers; then please do make direct contact with Mary Lou Burge at worthsociety@worth.org.uk.

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Ciaran Stordy (StB’12) – working with the Manquehue Movement in Chile

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2011-12 Niamh Fogarty (StM’11) – volunteering with Tanzanian NGO, TanzEd Xavier Geissmann (B’11) – working with the Manquehue Movement in Chile

2010-11 Jack Clancy (F’11) – working for a remote Maasai community in Tanzania

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Chris Napleton (C’11) - volunteering at an orphanage in Nepal

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2009-10 James Harrold (StB’10) – working with the Manquehue Movement in Chile Will Desmond (C’09) – working with Cross Purposes in the UK 2008-09 Tristan Stutchbury (StB’01) – teaching English in Uganda

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Benedict Wintour (B’09) – working as a teaching assistant in Kenya

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Tom McMurray (B’08) – nature guide training in South Africa

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Fridolin Steinbeis (R’08) – working with aids orphans and as a hospital volunteer in Mexico

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2006-07 Luke MacWilliam (R’07) – eco-tourism in South Africa; teaching in Malawi

2005-06 Dominic Moor (StB’00) – medical elective in Uganda

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Rob Carson (G’94) – running a camp for disabled children in Ireland

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Edmund Chedgy (G’00) – medical elective in China

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Johnathan Craik (C’00) – medical elective in China

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2004-05 Daniel Grace (F’05) – teaching in Chile

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2003-04 Andrew Welsh (B’04) – teaching in the Galagapos Islands

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2002-03 Francis Binney (G’00) – conservation work in Indonesia

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Mark Haden (G’03) – the building of nurses homes in Zambia

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James Powys Lybbe (B’02) – working as a carer in a Romanian orphanage

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Alex Tyrwhitt (G’02) – teaching English in China

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Ed Bonn (G’01) – teaching in Kenya

We were delighted to welcome Jack Clancy (F’11) back to Worth to speak to Year 13 about his experiences while working for a remote Maasai community in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of North Tanzania

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Michael Burr (F’06) – conservation work in Cambodia

Elliott Webber (R’04) – teaching in Nepal

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Max Watson (F’05) – voluntary work in Tarma, Peru

2007-08 Benedict Kelly (StB’78) – fund-raising for communities in Peru

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Francis Dring (C’12) – volunteering with The Peru Mission in the Amazon

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James Folger (B’10) – teaching English at schools in San Jose in Costa Rica

Rob Carson (G’94) – running a camp for disabled children in Ireland If all this is enough to whet your appetite and spark your interest in the Worthians Charitable Trust Global Action Awards, then please do visit our website at www.worthsociety.org.uk under the ‘Community Support’ section to find out more.

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t some point during my two years at Worth (I’m not sure quite when!) I realised that I wished to study languages at university – particularly French and Spanish – and that I also wanted to take a gap year in order to broaden my world view and develop myself as an individual before embarking on the next important stage of my life.

So I leapt at an opportunity presented via my uncle and Worthian, Fr Kevin Dring (G’83); to undertake some voluntary work in Peru with people he knew and had worked alongside while working there himself for three years as a priest.

But a return trip to Peru with all the vaccinations and preparations it entails is no small financial undertaking. So I submitted a proposal to Worth Society as part of its Global Action Awards Programme in the hope that, if successful, any financial contribution I was offered might help to cover part of the costs of the trip. I was overwhelmed by the Committee’s positive response to my proposal and their incredibly generous contribution.

And so it was – in a flurry of flight bookings and needles – that I found myself on my journey to Peru …

After our 20-hour flight we finally touched down in Lima on the morning of 6th November 2012. Befuddled by jetlag, I stumbled out of the airport – now a world away from anything that I could remotely call ‘home’. From there I was accompanied on the flight to Iquitos – the capital of the Peruvian Amazon and the largest city in the world inaccessible by road – by Joe Plumb, Honorary Consul of Iquitos and project co-ordinator of ‘The Peru Mission’ which is the charity I would be working with for the next four months.

I was by no means the first volunteer Joe had accommodated; indeed, I joined two girls from Durham University who were already working with him as part of their year out. Having already been there for three months, they helped me ‘learn the ropes’.

And so, armed only with a whiteboard and my fairly fluent Spanish, I stepped into what, unbeknownst to me at the time, would prove to be a life-changing and deeply formative four months in the jungle city of Iquitos

And learn the ropes I certainly did! No sooner had I unpacked my bags than I found myself thrown headfirst into teaching English at two very different establishments.

The first, Comedor Santa Rita de Casia, was a food kitchen with a twist; providing hearty, nutritious meals to children whose families would otherwise have struggled to put food on the table, while also providing them with extra-curricular help with their schoolwork. The second, Casa de la Niña de Loreto, was essentially a free-of-charge boarding school run by an Order of nuns for girls either orphaned or whose parents were unable to look after them.

And so, armed only with a whiteboard and my fairly fluent Spanish, I stepped into what, unbeknownst to me at the time, would prove to be a life-changing and deeply formative four months in the jungle city of Iquitos.

Over the course of my stay I came across a wealth of unforgettable characters who injected some quirkiness into the humdrum of day-to-day life. They included Señor

Araujo, the septuagenarian neighbour who, despite earning next to nothing looking after motorbikes at the local cevichería, would insist on giving me a packet of chewing gum every time he saw me; Santos, the mischievous and fiercely bright young boy who, undeterred by the fact that I was twice his size, would consistently challenge me to a wrestling match in the middle of an English lesson. I was continually amazed by the Iquiteños’ capacity for cheerful optimism and resolute determination in the face of adversity.

The gringos, although a small minority, certainly managed to make their presence felt! Larger-than-life ‘Mad’ Mick who sold his house and quit his job as an insurance manager in 1998 to move to Iquitos for ‘the good fishing and the cheap beer’ is now a stalwart figure in the city; running a trading post and the only regional English-language newspaper, The Iquitos Times, for which I was asked to contribute an article.

Then there is Brian, who visited Iquitos and, having run out of money, tried his hand at conning unsuspecting fellow tourists out of theirs – a practice he has kept up over the years to achieve the city-wide notoriety he enjoys today!

Lunch - trapped Possum!

In January I allowed myself a few days off to take advantage of the main tourist attraction that Iquitos has to offer – the jungle. And so it was that I found myself sailing up the largest river in the world, with a young Chilean couple and my guide, Adriano, towards the Eco lodge that would be our base for a week. I have always been a great lover of nature, particularly of wildlife, and when you journey for just a few hours out of the city into virgin forest, the place is absolutely teeming with it!

Trekking along barely discernible paths listening to the screech of howler monkeys overhead, I would brush aside a curtain of creepers to be confronted with the awe-inspiring sight of a kapok tree, towering hundreds of feet above me with great buttress roots twice my height. Lunch one day consisted of a possum caught in a trap the night before, and a fish unfortunate enough to have leapt into our dugout canoe on the way to setting up camp. We grilled both over an open fire. The idyll was only somewhat marred by the ever-present cloud of mosquitoes which ended up weighing far more heavily on the mind than the fear of snakes or jaguars!

The morning after Francis’s mosquito net was invaded

In the blink of an eye March arrived – and the time for me to bid farewell to the many friends I had made in Iquitos and I made my way to Cusco, the ancient capital of the Incan empire and home to the instantly recognisable monument, Machu Picchu. It was with the aim of walking the four-day Inca Trail towards this fabled city that I came to be there and, after spending a few days acclimatising to the 3,300 metre altitude at the aptly named Wild Rover Hostel (famed for its Guinness-fuelled parties!), I laced up my walking boots and set off to climb.

Over the course of four long days and 28 gruelling miles, I passed mountain streams roaring down steep ravines, craggy rock faces disappearing into thick cloud and impressive ruins built all those centuries ago by strong

Francis sitting on the edge of a gorge

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Francis takes a breather on his way to delivering a wheelchair to Marcos

‘Mad’ Mick suits up in 35°C heat to bring Christmas to Iquitos

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Incan hands – the same hands that laid the path that I was now treading. It was truly humbling to contemplate the great stones – each one meticulously cut and slotted into place and which had stood firm as whole empires rose and fell around them.

or many reasons, I hold my memories of school as some of my fondest - maybe because I am now able to reflect on my education with greater wisdom – or perhaps simply because I really did love my experience of school.

At times – such as embarking on the near-perpendicular ascent to the 4,215 metre-high Dead Woman’s Pass – arriving at Machu Picchu seemed a pipe dream. But I finally stepped through the Sun Gate and came face-to-face with that most iconic of views, shrouded in mist and inspiring awe in those who have beheld it. It was a majestic end to the journey of a lifetime.

When I was offered the opportunity to spend the summer of 2012 working on a sustainable educational development project in Tanzania, as part of University College Dublin Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO), it was my own education that I thought back to. I deliberated on my own experiences as peer mentor, my strong interest in English and my involvement in sports coaching and came to the conclusion that I had the potential to be a valued member of this charitable team of volunteers teaching at primary schools in Tanzania.

Continuing to follow in the footsteps of my uncle, I spent the final month of my amazing adventure in the Diocese of Chulucanas, Piura, where he had worked as a priest. I was offered board and lodging by Chicagoan Bishop Daniel Turley, a dear friend of my uncle’s and the single most humble and kind-hearted man I have had the pleasure and privilege of knowing.

Here I was put back to work, giving English lessons in several different establishments, most notably the Catholic university and a school run by Victor’s Vision, a charitable organisation that educates the very poorest children in a province where a mere 37% complete their primary school education.

My skills were put to good use at the parish health centre – where my duties ranged from organising medicines and sending out medical packages to the more remote parishes across the Piuran Sierra, to cleaning wounds in the Centre’s emergency room and translating for the First Hand Foundation, a Kansas-based charity providing medical funding to those unable to afford treatment. I had the opportunity to visit a couple of the mountain parishes during my stay.

Francis arrives at Machu Picchu

Holy Week was spent in Chalaco, where the biting cold was a sharp contrast to the sweltering heat of Chulucanas and where I was treated to a moving passion play performed by the village youngster. I also spent a few days in Frías, my uncle’s old parish, where I walked up rocky mountain paths to deliver a wheelchair to Marcos, a man bedridden with paralysis for the past 10 years who fondly asked after my uncle.

In the few months since returning home, I have lost count of the number of times people have casually asked, “So how was Peru?” And I have yet to find an adequate answer. I can’t find the words that will do justice to the experience – although I can safely say that, as I sit here writing this article, I am not the same person who sat down to write their GAA proposal all those months ago.

Those six months in Peru changed me – in the way that only travel, cultural interaction and socially motivated work can.

For that I would like to offer my deepest gratitude to the Worth Society. Thank you.

Francis and Joe Plumb present students with certificates at the end of an intensive six-week English course

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My initial experience on arrival … saw me develop into a teacher, an international volunteer, a computer technician and a facilitator of sports and arts Sharing a Part of Myself continued

My role, as one of 19 volunteers, involved helping to run intensive computer education classes for teachers at one of four local primary schools in Morogoro. The aim was to establish a sustainable network of educators who were confident and qualified to teach in this field. The Tanzania project runs these courses in four primary schools each year, as well as running two ‘refresher’ courses, where schools with whom we have already worked can send their teachers on a week-long course to develop their knowledge further.

Alongside the computer education tutorials that my team of six volunteers delivered to the teachers at Mkono Wa Mara Primary School every morning – giving them a basic introduction to computers and useful programmes such as Word and Excel – we ran English Language classes aimed at aiding children who are preparing for national exams and who have a very narrow window of opportunity to gain a coveted place at secondary school.

Our afternoons were spent playing sports and games with the children to whom we taught English; enjoying their smiling and eager young faces as they vied for our attention. Their sheer enthusiasm motivated our challenging task, and every day a small army of children would congregate outside our classroom, eager to see us and inspiring us to give our all to this project.

Students gather around to watch their homework being marked

Although volunteering ‘on the ground’ takes place during the summer months, our work actually starts in September when we start collecting second hand computers and text books ‘on campus’ and also from the surrounding Dublin area. I have always had an abundant appreciation for books, and recognise their status as key holders to knowledge.

However, it was only after helping to set up a few shelves of books and watch a headmaster christen it a ‘library’,

in a strikingly emotive Swahili speech, that I began to understand the real value and meaning of education.

My initial experience on arrival in Morogoro and the Mkona Wa Mara Primary School saw me develop into a teacher, an international volunteer, a computer technician and a facilitator of sports and arts. At least, that was how my own narrative described it, and I believed that my abundant luck in the lottery of life had brought me to stand in these roles of educator. However, I soon realised that I had misinterpreted my purpose: I could not assign any of these labels because, ultimately, I was simply and solely a human being. Luckily, this revelation occurred to me only a few minutes into the project.

We spent the summer with our four host schools and, on arrival at one school, visited a classroom for deaf children.

In our pre-departure training, we had been briefed on the cultural differences – including social exclusion of children with such disabilities, and so were delighted by such progress being made by the district educational office in the education of these children. They may not have been aware of exactly why such a large group of foreigners had flocked into their world – but it really did not matter. The absolute delight in their eyes and their smiles told us that we would not be judged by the quality of our teaching or the extent of our technical knowledge, but by our actions and interactions as fellow human beings.

Two years on from my initial involvement with UCDVO, I have come to realise that my preliminary reflections on education were underdeveloped and needed enlightening.

It would not have mattered to my 65-strong class of Standard Seven pupils in Mikumi Primary school if I was a possessor of A*s or academic scholarships or prizes. They simply believed in me because I was a physical presence in

their lives at that moment. I spoke, laughed, looked and listened carefully to each of the students with my shaky Swahili and therefore said something that obviously transcended language. When we give time to someone, we share a part of ourselves with him or her – a precious momentary gift that displays our belief in their ability.

Education is essentially about giving and sharing time; experiences past and present that build our understanding of others and ourselves.

I am so thankful that I have had the chance to share my skills and time, since they really have become the currency of the 21st Century. Time given and knowledge shared can have dramatic benefits – improving their lives and potentially their society. By taking a simple interest on a human level, we can approach education and development in a more sustainable manner – and with enthusiasm rather than pessimism.

Since my original involvement with this project in 2012, I returned to Tanzania during the summer of 2013 as a Student Leader and have also been elected as Public Relations Officer for the UCD Volunteers Overseas Charity Committee. So, happily my involvement with this valuable project continues.

I would like to extend my utmost thanks to Worth Society for their sponsorship towards my first project. Additionally, my wholehearted gratitude for all the backing I have received from the Worth community over the past two years – and I am delighted to be able to share the invaluable outcomes of their support.

Niamh Fogarty (StM’11) September 2013

Students from Mkono Wa Mara Primary School explore the camera programmes

Part of a mural designed and painted by UCDVO volunteers at Mikumi Primary School in July 2013

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The following 44 Worthians represented the Worthians RFC during the 2012-2013 Season: Andy Bayles (B’98) Jack Bodkin (G’03) Marco Boodramsingh (C’11) Dom Bosher (R’08) Nick Bottino (R’06) Xavi Bottino (R’08) Adam Braverman (G’05) Mark Breen (B’05) Chris Brown (C’05) Richard Brown (F’05) Jamie Bruce (R’04)

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Ben Calnan (R’97) Tom Calnan (R’95) Rob Cottrell (R’97) Kevin Danagher-Smith (StB’09) Nick Elvidge (C’11) Ben Green (G’03) Giles Heather (F’03) James Henwood (C’07) Nick Hopkins (G’05) Osaro Idemudia (B’09) Simon Jukes (R’09)

Andrei Kanchelskis (StB’12) Ed Kemp (F’10) Harry Killoughery (R‘12) Chris Madsen (B’04) James Madsen (B’02) Daniele Manzi (R’09) Tom Middlehurst (R’03) Craig Monteiro (StB’05) Phil Myles (G’02) Alex Neville Smith (StB’10) Eddie O’Hare (B’10)

Dave Osborne (R’04) Peter Osborne (R’08) Ben Parry (B’11) Alex Podbury (C’04) Tom Poynder (F’13) Dan Pring (R’03) Tony Riley (R’09) Dom Rollo-Walker (R’09) Rob Rooney (G’01) Giles Sacarello (StB’08) Warwick Symcox (R’07)

Richard Brown takes a perfect catch, lifted by Giles Heather and Jack Bodkin – as Dom Bosher, Andy Bayles and Warwick Symcox look on!

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In the summer we took the positive step of hiring a fitness coach who led some very energetic, structured and well attended training sessions during August and September 2012. This resulted in a flying start in early September with a strong all round team performance and an outstanding win against a Surrey League 1 team (Old Walcountians) in the RFU Junior Vase competition. The day following this victory was the annual Worth game between ‘young’ and ‘old’ Worthians, which was a fantastic contest and came down to a last minute solo try from Ben Green to give the older Worthians victory.

Desmond Calnan gives a tribute to Worthians RFC founder members, Glenn Robertson and Paul Kozary, who tragically died during the 2012-13 Season

James Robertson presents the Glenn Robertson Worthians RFC Trophy to Alex ‘Sandy’ Hills, captain of the ‘young’ Worthians team

The first league game was against the Law Society and there were some difficult selection decisions to be made, with more than 30 players available to play. The game itself started with high intensity and within 20 minutes the Worthians were 10-0 up with two smartly executed tries.

We dominated possession and territory for the first half, but the Law Society managed to sneak a try against the play in the last minute of the half which brought them back into the game. Unfortunately the second half started with a catalogue of injuries to four of our forwards – Jack Bodkin, Andy Bayles, Giles Heather and Chris Madsen – and our possession dried up. With a number of our injured players forced back onto the pitch in the latter stages, the boys rallied in the closing moments of the game with a slick handling move that went from our own try line to theirs.

But we were unable to force the score, and, unfortunately came up short by just 6 points.

The bad news was that several of the injuries were serious and we lost players for significant parts of the season, including Chris Madsen for the whole season. As the injury list grew, the Worthians struggled to get a full 18 man squad for the next game. In this highly physical league, three bench substitutes are always needed. This trend seemed to continue in the run-up to Christmas and, with key players such as guest Frankie Williams (our match-winner and the Worthians’ version of George North) moving out of the London area, results just didn't go our way. Despite this the team spirit never faded and the team improved with each game.

There were several very close results and some notable team performances. Against Old Tonbridgians (one of the two sides that ended up being promoted), we led throughout the game until a last minute half-way penalty kick which gave the opposition victory by one point. Alex Podbury produced a stormer of a game, playing in a new role at centre, and dominated with strong tackling and skilful boot clearances.

Myron Kozary presents the Paul Kozary Memorial Trophy to Giles Heather, player of the season

In the forwards; prop Dave ‘Doz’ Osborne had a strong start to the season but unfortunately he joined the casualty list when he badly injured his knee early on while captaining the

with their ‘pick and go’ tactics, where Giles was always at the forefront.

Penalty!!! … with all eyes on referee, Henning Kaaberk, who’s in control of the game

side – which meant he would play no further part in the season. Doz's brother, Peter, had his first full season with the Worthians, showing flexibility in playing prop or 2nd row – as well as lifting, jumping and throwing in the line out.

Newcomer Marco Boodramsingh also propped for the Worthians and never took a step back when scrummaging against larger opponents. Richard Brown was ever-present around the pitch playing at second row, and he was strong in the line out and support play, often winning vital opposition ball. Dan Pring, James Madsen, Andy Bayles, Simon Jukes, guest Ed Rayfield, Giles Sacarello and Dom Bosher all made the hard yards in the forwards pack on numerous occasions (with both Dom and Giles showing great flexibility to play in the backs as well). Tony Riley was also involved significantly in the later stages of the season and showed real class in scoring eight tries in five games as well as turning over opposition ball on countless occasions.

Xavi Bottino also added grit and power to the team later on in the season and Andrei Kanchelsis proved his value as a very mobile hooker.

In the backs, Ollie Owen (guest) made the scrum half position his own and the forwards thrived on him bossing the game. Rob Cottrell and Jamie Bruce also covered the scrum half position well. Nick Hopkins played fly half for the majority of the season and used his big boot to great effect.

It was also good to see Mark Breen back in action showing great flair at 10. Adam Braverman boshed it up in the centre and rarely missed a tackle. Craig Monterio, when free of Rugby League duties, put in show some massive hits while playing for the Worthians. Eastbourne brothers Stu and Rory Garratt often contributed to the side when not injured or at university. Kevin Danagher, at full-back, added his silky runs to the back-line cutting through the opposition defences.

On the wings, Chris Brown showed patches of his raw pace and strength; while Ben Calnan tackled anything in front of him when playing. Ozzie Idemudia added more options when cutting into midfield after joining the Club later in the season – along with the welcome return of Rob Rooney.

Sadly, in addition to the difficult season on the playing side, we lost two of our founder members. Our President, Glenn Robertson, died unexpectedly on the golf course in October; while Paul Kozary, long-term prop, Vice-President, Fixtures Secretary and ‘a Worthians fixture himself’, was lost to pancreatic cancer in January 2013 at just 46 years of age.

Glenn was known to all Worth rugby players for the last 30 years and was a key driver in the foundation of Worthians RFC; while Paul was a fine prop and a true and kind Worthian who had helped in the overall development of the Club as well as the development of many players from Worthians RFC’s very earliest days. Glenn and Paul will be remembered in the years to come through two new awards: ‘The Glenn Robertson Worthians RFC Challenge Trophy’ – contested between ‘young’ and ‘old’ annually in September – and ‘The Paul Kozary Memorial Cup’ which will be awarded annually to the ‘Player of the Season’.

Our season finished on a strong note with successful performances at the Sevens Competitions. The regular senior players wisely opted for a ‘youth’ policy and enlisted reinforcements in the form of Tom Poynder and school rookies James Kemp, Max Bergot and Angus Bonner who, with parental permission, were drafted into the Sevens Squad. The highlight was at Egham where the presence of Max and James helped us cruise effortlessly to the semifinal of the main competition, which we were unlucky to lose when 19-7 up with just a few minutes to go. James gave the most impressive display of straight running centre play seen on the Worthians pitch all season and he scored six tries on the day, adding to the five he had bagged at Caterham a few weeks before.

Recruitment in recent years has been very successful – largely due to the influence of Nick Elvidge who has worked tirelessly to improve the contact with our recent leavers.

The focus is provided by two early season fixtures – the Cronk-Cunis Under-21 XV’s Festival in August and the ‘young’ versus ‘old’ Worthians game which takes place at

Worth School each September. Both events always prove to be very popular with our younger players and recent leavers.

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he 2012-13 Season was a tough one for the Worthians RFC team – both on the pitch and off it. For the second year since promotion we braved the vicissitudes of Surrey League 2, facing substantial Clubs running three teams and training twice a week in a highly competitive league with all teams pushing for promotion.

This coming 2013-14 season looks promising – with several new Worthian faces in the team and a significant proportion of last year’s group already committed to the season and determined to play good quality, entertaining rugby.

And we are absolutely delighted that Nick Walshe (B’92) has found time, amongst his England Under-20 Coaching duties, to accept the role of President of the Club, in succession to Glenn. We look forward to another 20 years of great enjoyment and huge success!

Jack Bodkin (G’03) and Desmond Calnan (R’69)

Andy Bayles scrags Tom Poynder, watched by Charlie Sutton, while Jack Bodkin covers…

...Tom’s all right and miraculously manages to release the ball – so let’s get on with the game

The ‘young’ and ‘older’ Worthians teams

Remember this is your Club, for all Worthians, and we always need new players! Everyone is welcome to play even if you can’t commit to a full season.

Take your pick of these choices to join in: • In August/September: Play in the National Under-21 Competition (Bank Holiday Monday). Play in the ‘old’ versus ‘young’ Worthians match (played at Worth on the second Sunday of September) • During your Gap year: Sign up for a few games before you set off on your gap travels • While at University: Play in the Under-21 fixture at Christmas. Play in the Sevens at Easter. Or ring up for a game if you’re visiting parents for the weekend!

• After University: Join Worthians RFC full time if you’re working in London or nearby If you’re thinking of playing, all you need to do is ‘phone one of the following people: • Jack Bodkin (Captain): 09717 415165 • Desmond Calnan (Chairman): 07535 939582 or 01372 386511

The player of the season was undoubtedly Giles Heather who showed fantastic commitment to the Worthians cause – always holding his own in the front row, and often getting the nudge on opposite props who weighed significantly more than him. The forwards often dominated opponents James Cliffe takes the winning kick

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The following 18 Worthians represented Worthians Golf during the 2012-2013 Season: Stephen Bamford (StB’70) Hugh Bett (B’73) James Blake (B’77) Matthew Carter (G’74) Patrick Davey (C’01) Phillip Davey (F’04)

Peter Gottelier (R’70) John Hatton (R’88) Graham Hutchings (G’05) Hugh Maguire (R’77) Paul Moran (G’94) Dominic Pasqua (B’76)

Greg Pickard (StB’81) Simon Pickard (StB’78) Jamie Robertson (B’89) George Ross (G’95) Ken Ross (G’65) Matthew Wood (B’77) Ken Ross looks on as son, George, carries off the Rose Bowl with an excellent score at Moor Park

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On Sunday 2nd September 2012, 10 Worthian Girls returned to Worth in an attempt to defend both their title and their reputation! Once again, we were blessed with glorious weather as well as an eager crowd of spectators comprising parents, teachers and current students.

Ellie Minch and Tess Ryan

Whilst the Worth 1st XI consciously warmed up and prepared themselves for the forthcoming game, the Worthian girls excitedly exchanged news of the past year and their lives ‘beyond Worth’ before quickly organising themselves into a rather mismatched team with kit to match!

From the very first pushback, the Worthian girls dominated the first third of the match with their experience and skill

The following 10 Worthians played in the 2012 Worthian Girls’ Hockey match versus the School 1st XI: Olivia Barclay-Hudson (StM’10) Andra Hess (StM’10) Charlie Hutchinson (StM’10) Sophia Knight (StM’10) Lauren Martin (StA’12) Ellie Minch (StM’11) Chloe Noakes (StM’10) Alice Rooke (StA’12) Tess Ryan (StM’11) Sarah Turner (StM’12)

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resulting in two well-constructed goals. The first goal, scored within the opening few minutes, came as a result of effective team play and a powerful strike from Charlie Hutchinson from just inside the top of the D. This goal set the initial tone, with the oldies flying high and dominating.

A second goal, scored by former head girl Tess Ryan, followed quickly afterwards.

orthians Golf continues to be active – with members taking part in similar events during 2012-13 as in previous seasons. We have seen a few new golfers joining our ranks this season – but I’m sure there must be many more Worthians out there who enjoy a few rounds of Golf and they would, needless to say, be most welcome to join us!

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Patrick and Phillip Davey, Peter Gottelier, Dominic Pasqua, Ken Ross and Matthew Wood played for Worthians Golf in the Catholic Public Schools Russell Bowl scratch foursomes event at Woking Golf Club in May. Despite fierce competition this is always a thoroughly enjoyable fixture – especially with fine weather and fine food, both of which were in very good supply that day.

Moving on to the second third of the game, the Worthians battled amongst themselves to occupy the few desired and less mobile defensive positions as fitness – or rather lack of it! – began to show. This third of the game was a far more balanced affair with both teams holding possession and making runs up the pitch. The School 1st team were beginning to settle – and strong play on the wings from Hermione Wilkinson and Katie Kenwood resulted in a balancing out of the match.

Our 2012 Autumn Meeting was, once again, held over a weekend at The East Sussex National Golf Course following a successful inaugural weekend the year before. 14 Worthians took part and newcomer, Graham Hutchings, won the Worth Salver with an excellent score of 39 points. George Ross, Greg Pickard and Peter Gottelier picked up prizes for ‘nearest the pin’ and Phil Davey controlled his driver to win the ‘longest drive’.

Unfortunately, due to conflicting engagements, we were unable to field a team to play in the annual Grafton Morrish scratch foursomes competition this year.

In the final third, after a motivating team talk from Sam Clark, the current Worth 1st team increased their possession of the ball and the younger players really started to make their mark. The Worthians were now visibly struggling – probably as a result of their heady student lifestyles and lack of regular Worth fitness and games sessions! The Worth 1st team were starting to catch the Worthian girls off-guard and grasped every opportunity afforded them to run rings around their older counterparts with some very fast breaks up the wing. These strengthening attacks were rewarded halfway through the final third with a goal from Molly Cummins.

But, in the end, it proved to be experience that prevailed with a 2-1 victory to the Worthian girls.

Our grateful thanks to Sam Clark, head of girls games at Worth, for running and umpiring the event and to Olivia Henley for recruiting the Worthian girls’ team and making it all happen! It really was a lovely afternoon and we look forward to joining many more Worthian events both in the near and far distant future.

We opened 2013 with our annual match against The Old Gregorians Golfing Society at the Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club in April. Stephen Bamford, Phillip Davey, Peter Gottelier, George and Ken Ross and Matthew Wood represented the Worthians. Unfortunately, due to the poor weather, it was only possible to play 18 holes with the afternoon round being abandoned – at that stage the Old Gregorians were ahead on points and thus won by default!

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Our fourth fixture, and second of the season, took place on Sunday 24th March 2013 and was arranged to coincide with Andrew Taylor’s ever-popular Worthians football tournament. Unfortunately our inclement British weather put paid to that fixture, which had to be cancelled due to water-logged pitches – but the squash went ahead and, once again, we welcomed a good number of Worthians to play against one another.

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We return to East Sussex for the 2013 autumn meeting and very much hope that some new faces will appear in our midst for the forthcoming 2013-14 season. If anyone is interested, then please do contact me at: kenneth.ross2@virgin.net.

We welcomed the following 11 Worthians to the December 2012 and March 2013 Squash fixtures:

Playing at 1 and 2 respectively, Harry Fisher beat Matthew Hay and Jamie Griffith beat Ashley Thomas while, at number 3, Matthew Doggett won 3-1 against Eliott Hartley who also filled in at number 5 winning his match against Josh Hardwick 3-1. Tom Lewis at number 4 won his match against Daniel Carminati 3-1 – resulting in overall victory for the Worthian team with 4 games to 1.

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The final event of the year was the annual spring competition for the Worth Rose Bowl which was, once again, held at Moor Park – a truly magnificent venue. Alongside myself; Hugh Bett, James Blake, Hugh Maguire, Matthew Carter, Patrick Davey, John Hatton, Paul Moran, Simon Pickard, Jamie Robertson and George Ross all competed and the Rose Bowl was carried off by George with an excellent score.

Ken Ross (G’65)

n Saturday 1st December 2012, our third Worthians Squash fixture took place against the School Squash team and once again, the experience of the Worthians proved just that little bit too much for the school side.

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ollowing on from last year’s highly successful inaugural Worthian Girls hockey match versus Worth School’s 1st XI, this second match was very eagerly anticipated by us all.

From left to right : Andra Hess, Charlie Hutchinson, Sophia Knight, Tess Ryan, Olivia Barclay-Hudson, Alice Rooke, Lauren Martin, Chloe Noakes, Sarah Turner, and Ellie Minch (goalie)

Howard Brookman (G’93) Desmond Calnan (R’69) Tom Carew Hunt (StB’02) Matthew Doggett (F’07) Harry Fisher (B’81) James Griffith (B’72)

Joshua Hardwick (C’08) Will Kenney (B’95) Tom Lewis (G’05) George Ross (G’95) Richard Stephens (C’02)

In a repeat of last year’s result, the experience of Desmond Calnan shone through (in spite of him being another year older!). Desmond beat all-comers, although Jamie Griffith – another squash veteran – ran very close behind coming second overall. The other players who took part were Howard Brookman, Richard Stephens and Tom Lewis. It was also very good to welcome Will Kenney and George Ross who, although unable to play because of injury, came to add their support.

Once again I’d like to extend my thanks to our Worthian Squash enthusiasts who return to Worth to play in these fixtures – and we look forward to welcoming many more of you for the two fixtures we will be holding during the 201314 academic year. Please do respond to Mary Lou’s notice if you’d like to join us, or feel free to get in touch with me directly at: jdowling@worth.org.uk. We look forward to hearing from you!

Jeremy Dowling

Welcoming Worth School and Worthian players for our December 2012 fixture, from left to right: Elliot Hartley, Matthew Hay, Jeremy Dowling, Josh Hardwick, Matthew Doggett, Harry Fisher and James Griffiths

Worthians Howard Brookman, Jamie Griffith, Tom Lewis, Jeremy Dowling and Will Kenney played in the March 2013 fixture

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Worthians Tennis 2013 Match Report Young and ‘slightly’ older – all set and ready to play

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peech day, Saturday 25th May 2013, saw three Worthians return to their old stomping ground to take on the younger and highly professional Worth 1st tennis team. The Worthian trio – Sean Buckley (G’83), Chris McCourt (B’83) and I – faced the lean and mean Harry Coreth, Tom Hicks, William Shorthall, Connor ThorntonClark and Alex Yeomans.

First Worthians on court were our dynamic duo – Sean and Chris – playing doubles against Tom and Harry. The Worthians fought a good fight but, being a little rusty and perhaps not quite as fit as their adversaries, they lost this first match 4-6.

Across the way, excitement was building as Alex Yeomans and I banded together as a ‘pseudo’ team to play Will Shorthall and Connor. Winners and aces were spread amazingly evenly across both sides of the court, but it was the pseudo team that triumphed in the end with a score line of 6-4.

The Worthian trio – Will Kan, Chris McCourt and Sean Buckley

Sean and Chris – now fully warmed up and taking the pace fully in their stride – played their second match against Alex and Connor. Once again, points were evenly matched on either side but it was the technical skill and fitness of the School team that prevailed, taking the match to three sets and winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

As the drama unfolded in this second doubles match, Tom Hicks challenged me to singles. Considerable flare was demonstrated by both players (of course!) and our final score line at 6-0, 6-0 to me (up the Worthians!) did not truly reflect the closeness of our match.

So, overall the day ended in a very admirable draw – quite a triumph for the Worthian trio! Perhaps next year – when our adversaries are on the same side of the net – the Worthians might finally experience the joy of winning outright and sweep up the championship title in this eternal struggle between young and slightly older!

Will Kan (B’10)

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wo years ago, Hugh Bett (B’73) and I decided to enter the 2011 Henry Leaf Competition for Public Schools’ Old Boys’ Real Tennis. For those of you unfamiliar with the game, Real Tennis is much like golf being a handicap sport, while the scoring is very similar to Lawn Tennis.

All ready to play – Tom Carew Hunt and Paul Cattermull at the 2013 Schools Alumni Real Tennis tournament

Tom Carew Hunt and Paul Cattermull – being presented with their cup as winners of The Henry Leaf Cup Handicap Division

This particular competition was to be held at Hugh’s home club – Middlesex University Real Tennis Club (MURTC) at The Burroughs, Hendon in North London. We figured that we might as well put ourselves forward for both the ‘Open’ and the ‘Handicap’ sections. Although we were knocked out fairly swiftly in the Open (where teams oppose one another from the same starting point irrespective of handicap) we did actually reach the semi-final of the Handicap tournament where, to level the playing field, teams are given extra points depending on their handicap.

For the 2012 tournament I happened to be away – so Hugh teamed up with Tom Carew Hunt (StB’02) – and this year the pairing went one better! They beat schools like Rugby and Wellington to reach the final of the handicap tournament and finished overall as runners-up. Once again they didn’t really feature in the Henry Leaf Open against Harrow and Charterhouse who dominated this section.

To ring the changes in 2013, the Worth team comprised Tom Carew Hunt and myself; with Hugh Bett playing his part in the warm-up by pairing with one of the professionals at

MCC to give this pair some practice. In the Open tournament we still couldn’t make any great progress, being heavily disadvantaged as we played against teams with very low average handicaps.

But all that was about to change in the Handicap tournament! We found ourselves unbeaten in the pool stage against Sevenoaks and Rugby – earning the opportunity to play Wellington, the Open finalists. As we played off 40 and the Wellington pair played off a fearsome 14, there was quite a handicap given; with Worth starting at 30-up and Wellington 40-down – but it was still rather like playing against the Murray brothers! In spite of this we managed to fight them off to win the competition 10-4 in a first-to-ten sudden death set.

Given that the beautiful Henry Leaf Trophy is awarded to the winners of the Open competition each year; I had decided to donate a trophy for the Handicap tournament – and, as a result of our win, the first school to be listed on this trophy is – Worth!

As the final was played at 2.30pm on Sunday 20th January 2013, sadly Hugh, Tom and I were unable to attend Glenn Robertson’s Memorial Service being held at Worth Abbey – but we figured that Glenn, of all people, would have understood and we dedicated our very special win to his memory.

Born West Africa • Lived in Ireland aged 3-9 • Convent school • Lied in first Confession aged 6 • Sent to satisfactorily brutal boarding school in County Meath • Moved to England aged 9 • Monastery school till 18 • Still dodgy in Confession • Aged 13 decided wanted to be an actor • Didn’t own up to this until 25 • University of Cambridge • President of the Footlights • Law School in London • Toured Australia in a Footlights Revue Botham The Musical • A year in Noises Off at the Savoy Theatre • Big advertising contract to sell Guinness • Thought this acting game was easy • Finally ‘came out’ to parents about chosen profession and wrote to the Passport Office • In a mad, ignorant and deeply depressing move, held a spear at the National Theatre in Frances de La Tour’s St Joan • Thought this acting game was not what it was a year ago • Four grim months in Dry Rot, a West End revival of a farce that should have been strangled at Bath • TV series: Malcolm Bradbury’s Anything More Would Be Greedy • More theatre: The Choice by Claire Luckham • Made love to Dorothy Tutin in Chichester and on tour every night for several months in Getting Married by George Bernard Shaw • TV series: Joking Apart by Steven Moffat which was awarded Bronze Rose of Montreux • Two series of Joking Apart in a five year period • Despair • Learned to be patient • Joking Apart still fondly remembered by drunks on public transport who recount in detail the plot of their favourite episode • Since then has performed in numerous stage and TV productions including Three Sisters, Hedda Gabler, Cold Feet, White Teeth, My Dad’s The Prime Minister, Poirot, My Family, Blithe Spirit, Present Laughter, Hattie (playing John Le Mesurier), a world tour as Alex the cartoon banker, Emma, Wild At Heart and Downton Abbey • Most recent work includes Dracula, Toast Of London and Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie • Killed in first episodes of Red Dwarf and Hornblower.

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How did your experiences as a past pupil at Worth influence the paths you have followed in your life?

I married – somehow – though Worth had nothing to do with that. Goodness knows how it happened as I hardly met a girl till I was 18. I’m sure it’s a healthier place now that the school is co-ed.

Being away from home from an early age sharpens your survival instincts which maybe helped me in my career.

I had a good education and was allowed to develop late.

Nowadays I’m worried that universities expect the intellect to be fully formed by the time pupils do their GCSEs.

Snapped by Fra Andrew Bertie while waiting for the opposition to arrive as captain of tennis in 1970

Is there any one person who has particularly influenced you and the decisions you have taken in your life?

There were lots of influential people – people who were surprising, inspiring and entertaining. There were some splendid oddballs and some possibly rather thwarted types.

The monastery was a fascinating, secret world of holy men who must have wondered how it was that their vocation led them to patrolling smelly dormitories filled with children of the mildly well off. I have a lasting fondness for Benedictines. There was a rich array of characters to enjoy amongst the staff, community, boys and people; like the school barber for whom we’d have to queue up in one of the washrooms. Snapping his scissors, he’d order you to sit down, then whisper in your ear; “Move and I’ll THUMP you.”

Hornblower with Robert Lindsay

What are your fondest memories of your years at Worth School?

Worth was a holiday camp compared to the prep school in Ireland I’d been to before. I arrived in flower-power late 1960s; some of the older boys seemed so unutterably cool and Itchycoo Park. I was sporty; I loved pulling on the school rugby shirt, but kept ending up in hospital. I got involved in as many shows as possible, starting as a stagehand when I was too young to perform in them. There was no school theatre then, plays were held in the Assembly Room. I did revues and plays, which might possibly have been terrible but they felt as exciting as anything I’ve done since.

What are your least fond memories?

Physical harshness was an accepted part of school life in those days, it was everywhere in the education system, apart from softy Bedales. Emotional honesty wasn’t encouraged and there wasn’t a very creative ethos. What else can I moan about? Not much – though I have a lasting dread of powdered potato, processed peas and cross country running.

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What was it that made you decide to pursue acting as your career rather than Law? Law was never a serious option. I lied at my university interview, saying that I wanted to be a barrister – calculating that if I said I wanted to have a career in acting, I’d be hurriedly shown the door. I’d wanted to act since I was 13 but had no idea how to get into it. Nor did I let on to anyone about my ambition until my early twenties. The school put us through a careers test and the result said that I should be a librarian.

Do the Christian values you were taught at Worth find a place within your life’s work?

In those days, the only exposure you had to religious education was if you failed your ‘O’ levels – the re-take year did a Scripture ‘O’ Level, not available to others. There was a feeling amongst some that the Bible, especially the Old Testament, was more for Anglicans. Boys who went straight into the sixth form were left to absorb religion by osmosis and sermons.

In my work, theatre chaplains come round backstage.

There was a splendid one at the Savoy Theatre in the 1980s whose church was the Chapel Royal in the Savoy Hotel. He also visited lots of theatrical establishments and I asked him

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On stage as Alex the banker with his cartoon self

what his ministry comprised. He said; “I look after The Savoy Theatre, The Whitehall Theatre, The Windmill Theatre, Raymond’s Revuebar, The Pink Pussycat and The Queen.”

Has there ever been a time when you didn’t know where the next job was coming from? If so, how did you cope?

How did you originally manage to cross the bridge from stage to television acting?

A lot of the time I don’t know what’s next – that’s just how it is. If I was in Russia I could be in the same theatre company all my life. That would be hell. Uncertainty is part of the job here and, apart from the fact that you can’t book a holiday or commit to dinner more than three hours in advance, it has its advantages in the surprises it can, with luck, throw up.

I’ve always done both. The biggest bridge is from comedy to drama. Drama people are very suspicious of comedy – they find it a bit cheap and end-of-the-pier. Having started in comedy sketch shows, it took a long time for me to be graciously allowed onto the mainland every now and then to take part in a drama. I can’t bear that snobbery; audiences can be nonplussed by some rubbish drama and come out of the theatre reckoning that they might have had a good time. If a comedy is rubbish then everyone is painfully aware of it. I don’t see comedy and drama as separate art forms.

What are the key differences between ‘the acting experience’ for stage and television?

The only difference is technical. On stage you do your own editing; the rhythm of the scene, where the focus lies, the angles to the audience, making sure everyone can hear, that’s all down to the performers. On film the directors can edit a scene however they want. Apart from that there are no differences; the impulse to get a line across in a plausible manner which engages the audience is exactly the same in any medium. On film, actors don’t even have to be audible because the microphone is so close that they can mutter the lines. I did some dialogue recently with an actor and the only clue that it was my turn to speak was when his lips stopped moving.

Do you have a particular preference for either?

At the moment I’m doing telly and also plotting to do a stage show. I think stage keeps you sharp.

Which particular acting roles do you hold close to your heart and why?

It’s important to remember that my perception of a job and how the audience felt about it might be very different.

I have a particular fondness for a quietly cultish BBC comedy I did in the early 1990s called “Joking Apart” (available on dvd – so go on, treat yourself!). I tend to shed a job after I’ve done it, not dwell on it. There’s no point hanging about moping when it’s over.

How do you balance work with relaxation and how do you spend your leisure time?

Sundays at Worth taught me how to relax, that’s never been a problem. Apart from home life, I like to go racing in the winter and to play cricket in the summer. When I’m working abroad I try to explore the place as much as time will allow.

Steven Moffat’s Joking Apart

What do you ‘hope’ the future holds for you?

Ha!! I never announce ambitions in advance but I don’t intend to retire! Unlike some careers, in acting you’re not doing anyone younger out of a job. I have schemes and I’m in the process of trying to persuade people that they are good ideas worth backing.

If any Worthian reading this article is thinking about starting out on an acting career, what advice would you offer to them?

In the present economic climate acting is about as insecure and dodgy as any other job. Other careers have caught up with acting, matching it for sheer dodginess. My advice, once you’ve trained, got an agent and landed a major film role would be:

Cold Feet with Hermione Norris; showing that a management consultant never sleeps

• Don’t imagine that the show is about you • Make sense of the text before you start rehearsing the acting stuff • Don’t imagine that journalists are friends • In telly drama, where two or more police cars are gathered together the scene will be rubbish.

And finally, ‘The TV Times Teeth Test’, whatever genre you are working in dictates the amount of teeth you display in the show’s publicity photographs. The rule is: Top Teeth for Comedy

What has been the most challenging role you have played during your career and why?

The hardest and most exciting job I’ve done was “Judgement” – a two hour monologue on cannibalism which I did in a pub theatre in Chelsea. Again, the audience may have felt otherwise...

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The Birth of Everestmillion Getting blasted on Denali, the world’s coldest mountain

t’s the 2nd September 2010 and my wife, Carali, and I are heading off on our honeymoon for an adventure of a lifetime – an off-road bus journey from Santiago in Chile to Quito in Ecuador. Little did I know what a life-changing experience it would prove to be.

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£1million for Comic Relief. I resolve that every penny donated must go to Comic Relief – so I need to cover the cost of my own preparation and training, amounting to over £20,000. If I can achieve enough corporate sponsorship to cover the costs, then I’ll do it.

It was crossing the border from Argentina to Bolivia that was the turning point. The difference in wealth was simply staggering. We left the tarmac roads, internet cafes, and other trappings associated with the western world to a country where the highways are almost unnavigable and over 60% of the country live below the poverty line.

For months I work furiously sending out bespoke PDF’s trying to attract sponsorship. The going is tough and noone bites. It proves a very demoralising experience and by the summer I’ve all but given up. But I decide to give it one last push – to think of that ‘something’ that will really differentiate me from every other Everest climber and fundraiser. I have another ‘light bulb’ moment – technology.

Perhaps that’s my answer. No-one has ever done a live video call from a summit or put a Red Nose on the summit of Everest. These are to be my selling points.

We made a stop at a mining village called Potosi; where they have been mining silver for over 500 years. It was as if time had stood still, and it’s a place where children born there face a very bleak future. Mining is their destiny and they are likely to die within 10 years from arsenic poisoning. The sight of one little boy in particular hit me like a thunderbolt.

He was lying completely alone down a mine, covered in dirt and it was then that I resolved to do my bit towards helping little boys and girls like him.

I strike lucky – the satellite communications company, Inmarsat, love the idea and come on-board straight away.

I secure a meeting with smart phone company HTC, pitching the idea of sharing my story anywhere in the world. They’re in too and provide me with enough funds to ensure my Everest challenge is on. I can’t tell you the sense of relief that overcomes me.

On our return to the UK, I set to work. My original plan was to raise a few thousand pounds for Comic Relief by climbing Aconcagua – the tallest mountain outside the Himalayas.

And then I had a ‘light bulb’ moment. Has anyone actually put a Red Nose on top of Aconcagua? No … and then … has anyone put a Red Nose on top of Mount Everest? No! So, this is it! My big chance to do something really big to help others:

By now my own training has started. I’ve summited Mont Blanc via les Trois Monts with Carali. I find the months rattle past and it’s already January 2012 and I’m in South America heading – complete with Red Nose – for the summit of Aconcagua. It’s a hard two-week slog to the summit where temperatures drop to -30 degrees and winds reach 50 mph.

But I make it and prove to myself that I’m fine at altitude. It’s the first time that I have all my sponsors on board, use all the satellite technology and wear my Red Nose – it’s an emotional moment and now I know that Everest really is on!

One Red Nose One Million People One Pound Each - The Everestmillion.

Hot on the heels of this experience and I’m packing my bags again for a week’s mountaineering in Scotland. Then off to Alaska in May 2012 to climb one of the world’s most dangerous mountains – Denali (Mount McKinley) the coldest mountain on earth at -90 degrees in winter. This proved to

and so the Everestmillion campaign was born.

Fast forward to February 2011 and my goal is clear – to put the first Red Nose on top of Mount Everest and raise

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be an epic three-week climb. We were dropped onto the glacier by plane, complete with skids, and then left to fend for ourselves – and I can’t begin to describe just how huge that challenge was and how vulnerable you feel on this mountain. It’s the highest vertical climb in the world, where you face bottomless crevasses, huge avalanches and temperatures which would make living in your freezer at home feel like a tropical holiday!

We started really well and before we knew it had almost reached the high camp. But then Mother Nature intervened to show us who’s the boss! We were stuck for 11 days at Camp 3 and eventually had to call it a day having run out of food and fuel. What we didn’t know was whether it was safe to descend and the mountain was almost unrecognisable following avalanche after avalanche. After two days of stability we started our descent, and I’ve never hyperventilated quite so hard as we found ourselves pushing through waste deep snow with our sleds behind us.

It was a huge relief to arrive safely at Anchorage – although we were bitterly disappointed not to have reached the summit. But it had been a great opportunity to test some new technology – and it did get me thinking seriously about Everest. The pressure was on!

That was the last of my big climbs and now the emphasis was on securing as much support as possible. Every month from July 2012 to March 2013, I organised some sort of mad challenge to raise the profile of my campaign and to attract support. These ranged from running the London 10km in full Everest kit alongside 63 Everestmillion runners, to cycling 470 miles in three days with the whole event streamed live. It’s fair to say I was probably doing far too much – and I was still squeezing in a full-time job!

By early 2013 everything should be sorted – but of course it isn’t! I’m still testing with the BBC, finding a cameraman, locating kit and trying to drum roll as much support as possible. The pace is furious.

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The Birth of Everestmillion continued Things haven’t changed a lot since Hillary and Tenzing – everything is still carried by Sherpa or yak

All too quickly the 27th March 2013 arrives and I arrive at Heathrow with David (my cameraman) and Carali for the first Everestmillion Live broadcast. I’m feeling sick – all too aware that some climbers don’t come back and others return with life-changing injuries. I try to push these thoughts to the back of my mind as I think of that little boy I met in Bolivia. After all, he’s the reason that I’m doing this.

We board our flight from London to Kathmandu; and then another to Lukla and it’s the most dramatic flight that I’ve ever had the pleasure to experience; with the majesty of the Himalaya laid out before us. But on that very day I go from a massive high to a massive low – David, my cameraman, falls off a wall and is found unconscious with a bad head injury.

He’s helicopter evacuated back to Kathmandu and then hours pass with no news but thankfully, when it does come, he’s OK. Over the next two weeks the climbing team, myself and some other trekkers, including Carali, meander up to base camp. We pass through so many stunning villages and it is every bit as beautiful as I had anticipated. But I’m not enjoying myself – losing David has been a massive trauma at every level. I’m now a one-man band trying to update sponsors, produce videos, upload pictures and more, every day. It’s absolutely exhausting and it’s only going to get worse as we approach Everest.

We hit Gorak Shep, the final village before Everest – and then Base Camp at 5,400m! Base Camp is a massive temporary village – with around 1,000 people living there of whom around 350 are actual climbers. It’s the 13th April 2013 and this will be my home for around six weeks as I acclimatise and wait for one of the few ‘weather windows’ that will allow us to attempt the 29,000 ft summit.

Carali stays with me for the first two nights and gets to experience the delights of climbing into a sleeping bag at -20 degrees. Then she has to leave with the rest of the trekkers – and saying goodbye to her is really hard.

During our acclimatisation phase we progress gradually up the mountain – first to Camp 1 at 6,000m, then Camp 2 at 6,300m and finally Camp 3 at 7,100m; before coming back down to Base Camp to rest and feed ourselves. We find living on the mountain is hard – boiling our own water, the disrupted sleep experienced at high altitude and the massively fluctuating temperatures – one minute it’s +40 degrees in the tent and the next it’s -20!

The weeks pass and we finish acclimatisation. It’s now the 8th May 2013 and in the time that we’ve been here, eight people have tragically lost their lives and over 100 climbers have left, either due to injury or of their own volition. We’re now waiting for ‘the window’ and need a period of stability with calm winds (less than 25km/h) and good visibility. It looks like the 19th or 20th May could be good – excitement and nervousness are building!

Soon it’s the 16th May and it’s time to go! I’m carrying a huge pack with solar panels, satellite modems, satellite phones – and my Red Nose of course. Most people are

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drama but a little reminder that, at this altitude, our brains aren’t functioning properly and we aren’t really meant to be here.

taking straps off their gear to make it as light as possible, and here I am with an extra 12kgs! We leave at midnight and by 7am we’re up at Camp 2. The next day we set off at 5am and I’m really struggling. The first hour is always the hardest when you’re trying to get your body going and today, with all the extra weight, it’s killing me! My group starts to disappear off into the distance and it takes some serious willpower to keep plodding on. But, plod on I do and about two hours in I somehow manage to get my strength back. I catch up with the others and I’m the first to arrive at Camp 3.

We hit the base of Hillary’s step and this is undoubtedly the point at which the nerves start kicking in. Many a climber has slipped on this horrible traverse across slippery rock.

But then, before I know it, I find myself standing on the summit of Everest at 7.52am on the 19th May 2013!

The emotion was one of relief rather than celebration – it’s taken 2½ years of intensive training and sacrifice to arrive here. But there’s no time to dwell. I need to get the Satellite phone out and make that call to the BBC telling them I’ll be ready to broadcast in 10 minutes. I set up the kit and then, before I know it, find that I’ve just done the world’s highest live video call to the BBC News Channel while proudly wearing my Red Nose! A few pictures later and it’s time to head off the mountain.

Camp 3 is a collection of tents perched on a 1,200m, 40-80 degree icy slope at 7,100m. It’s a crazy place to camp but it does make for some fantastic views. That evening we sleep on oxygen at 0.5 litre a minute – which takes away some of the unpleasantness experienced at altitude and helps us to sleep a little better.

The 18th May and we’re up again at 5am – and there are a lot of climbers around us. Today we reach new heights – the South Col at 8,000m. It’s a big day out and a reality check on our vulnerability – one moment it’s a beautiful gin-clear still day, the next there are lenticular clouds whipping over the summit and we find ourselves barely able to stand. If we were on the actual summit with those winds whipping around us, we’d be in serious trouble.

The journey down is probably the most dangerous and certainly when you’re at your most vulnerable – you’ve done what you’ve set out to achieve but you have nothing left. I’d been up for 34hrs, ascended 2,000 vertical metres and descended 1,000 metres. So, it was with a huge sense of relief and a great deal of emotion that I arrived back at Base Camp at 8.45am the following morning. Somehow I had reached the summit of Mount Everest and made it back down in one piece!

It’s midnight and we’re getting seriously battered at the South Col. Tents are destroyed, there’s rubbish everywhere and we only have a few hours to rest before our push for the summit. But ‘rest’ we certainly couldn’t. At this point the mind is rattling at 1000mph and the pressure is building.

Will my technical kit work? Will I get frostbite? Will I come back? I hate to say it, but on this mountain you do need a bit of luck.

But that’s not quite the end of the story. I’m still trying to reach my £1,000,000 target to help those in need. So, if you can spare a pound – or more – please text Nose70 £1 to 70070 or visit: www.everestmillion.com where you can donate and see all the video footage as well as my pictures.

Daniel Hughes (R’98) July 2013

But the hours pass and before we know it, Thundu (my Sherpa) and I are up in the dark and on the summit bid with 50+ people ahead of us. Progress is painfully slow and by this point I’m absolutely exhausted, very hungry and extremely thirsty. Stopping just isn’t an option as the queues are building. To be honest, I wasn’t enjoying it. But then the sun rose – and, oh my goodness! I can see for hundreds of miles into Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and also the summit just 200 metres above me.

We reach the South summit and it’s time for an oxygen bottle change. With the infamous delays at Hillary’s step ahead of us, we deliberately stop here to change bottles to ensure we have enough oxygen to last several hours. All changed and I start walking along the ridge – a 1000m sheer drop! – and I’m finding it really hard to breath. It turns out that my oxygen bottle isn’t turned on! No real

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The view down the Lhotse face at 7,300 metres

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Worth’s home-grown Political Cartoonist

Gareth Malone’s new Revolutionary Choir David, George, Gareth, Fraser, Andrew, Ollie and James during recording

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hristian Adams (R’85) began drawing at the age of three and has never stopped. Now 46, he is the political cartoonist of “The Daily Telegraph” and “The Sunday Telegraph” and has recently taken on the role of cartoonist for “The Catholic Herald”.

This latest appointment is quite a daunting one for him, as the last person to hold the same title was John Ryan – creator of Captain Pugwash – who served the paper for more than 40 years, since 1964. In the late 1970s, John and Christian’s lives crossed briefly when John was one of the country’s most famous illustrators. At the time Christian was a schoolboy at Worth and John visited the school to give a talk. Christian was immediately enthralled by him.

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was travelling in the car on my way to a day of music therapy at a special needs school for my placement on the Nordoff Robbins Training Programme, when I heard Gareth Malone talking to Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2’s “Breakfast Show”. He was discussing producing a “new and revolutionary choir, different from any other choir that has gone before”. Immediately my ears pricked up. Continuing, Gareth said that his mission was to; “create a groundbreaking singing group to celebrate the amazing talent in our country and initiate a new choral style that is fresh, modern and utterly unique”. This was followed by the details of how to apply for an audition.

Although he isn’t obliged to, Christian makes a point of going into the Telegraph offices so he can understand not only what the top news stories of the day are, but also what the editorial writers feel about them. He often pops to the pub to sort through his impressions – finding that a pint helps him to discover the connections between apparently unrelated ideas, which form the basis of many great cartoons. He makes the excuse that it does actually make a difference – “helping to lubricate the creative cogs a little”.

Like Christian, John was educated by the Benedictines.

According to legend he was once given the choice of a beating, or drawing for the Ampleforth paper. He chose the cartoon, not the cane – while Christian contributed voluntarily to his own school magazine, submitting caricatures of his teachers in a style influenced by Tintin, Asterix and Peanuts.

Even in the age of the iPad, newspaper cartoons still have a remarkable power – as witnessed with the furore over Gerald Scarfe’s “Sunday Times” cartoon showing the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, building a wall with blood in place of mortar. Christian says his most controversial cartoon followed a national disaster in Japan.

He drew Hokusai’s Wave after the Japanese tsunami and a lot of readers did not get what he was trying to say. They thought it was trivialising the tragedy, but what he was actually trying to convey was the spirit of hope and endurance that the original print exemplifies.

From Worth, Christian went to Bristol Art College, where he studied graphic design and illustration. His tutors said they could award him no more than a 2:2 as his work was ‘too limited to cartooning’.

Christian responds personally to every Telegraph reader who writes to him and also offers an unusually open account of his creative process on his Telegraph blog which can be found at: Tinyurl.com/atzusz6.

After Art College, Christian was lucky enough to be recommended by the great Trog to stand in for him at “The Observer”. ‘Trog’ was the pseudonym of Wally Fawkes, a Canadian illustrator who drew until he was 81, when poor eyesight forced him to concentrate on his other great love: clarinet playing.

He recognises that drawing a weekly cartoon for “The Catholic Herald” is going to be a distinctive challenge: how to laugh gently at the Church’s human foibles without leaving the anti-Catholic aftertaste of some cartoons? John Ryan managed this through his character of Cardinal Grotti, a curial official so shady he even wore sunglasses indoors.

Christian then got a staff job at the “Evening Standard”.

Seven years later, he moved to the Telegraph Group where he first worked for the Business section, then the website and, finally, as a political cartoonist. Last December he won the ‘Political Cartoonist of the Year’ award from both the Political Cartoon Society and the Cartoon Art Trust. He says the honours left him feeling “massively chuffed”.

Just before his Herald debut he commented, “I am a political cartoonist, and part of my job is to prick and poke the great and the good. Am I going to hold my nib back when it comes to the Catholic Church? We shall see...”

Fraser has his hands on the first hard copy promo release of “Voices”

During my music therapy training, we had often talked about Gareth and his community music work – and it seemed to me that this could be the perfect opportunity for me to get involved in one of his projects. What made this project so different was that instead of working with employees, at a hospital or with military wives, Gareth wanted to work with amateur and professional singers to produce an album that covered both classical repertoire and a mixture of pop, rhythm & blues and rap.

Initially we had to send in a CV and a video or audio recording of a performance. I heard from a friend that a lot of male singers – and especially baritones – had already auditioned and the thought of spending money on a return trip to London only for the outcome to be a “no” seemed a waste of time. So, right up until the night before I still hadn’t decided whether I was going to make the journey – but a last-minute phone call with Mrs Moyle persuaded me otherwise. And so it was that I found myself travelling to London for the audition on the 26th May 2013 which involved singing one classical piece and one popular music piece – something that many classically trained singers aren’t used to – as well as an extensive talk about our hobbies and interests.

I came out of the audition feeling apprehensive and unsure about whether they would call me back for the ‘group sing’ later on that day. But I did get the call – I was still singing for my place in the choir! At the end of the day they said we’d be contacted shortly if we’d been successful; and the very next day I got the ‘phone call to say they loved my audition and they wanted me to record the album the following week!

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Gareth is quite unlike any conductor I’ve ever sung with.

His personality and his spirit are exactly as they come over on the television. He just has this amazing ability to get more and more from his choir every time you rehearse or perform. His latest ‘project’ comprised seventeen 18-27 year old singers and with this group – who had only just met, and with a new repertoire of music arranged specifically for us – we managed to record an album in just seven days! It has been, and continues to be, the most empowering experience.

The album – Gareth Malone Voices – is available to buy from the 4th November 2013. It can be purchased from Amazon at £12.63, Sainsbury’s and the iTunes store at £8.99. It includes versions of songs by Fleet Foxes and Alicia Keys among others, with guest vocals from Lianne Le Havas, fashion model Amber Le Bon and Guillemots’ Fyfe Dangerfield : 1.

HAMBURG SONG

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TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART

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NOW SLEEPS THE CRIMSON PETAL

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CALGARY

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GUILLOTINE

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A LITTLE RESPECT

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NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN

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WHITE WINTER HYMNAL

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NO SURPRISES

10. VIDEO GAMES 11. I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME 12. BONUS TRACK: GO YOUR OWN WAY

As I write this, we have just debuted at The Classic Brit Awards and there is talk of a tour, a possible future recording and other performances. Potentially we have very exciting times ahead of us, but it’s still very early days and a case of – watch this space!

Fraser Moyle (R’08) September 2013

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Great Dragon of the East From left to right: Andrew Caillard, Steve Arnold, Warwick Ross (producer and co-director) and Demei Li (Professor of Oenology and Viticulture in Beijing)

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sense of euphoria and supreme confidence was sweeping through Bordeaux in early 2010. The great dragon of the East was firing up! Primed by the Hong Kong Government’s abolishment of wine tax in 2008 and enthralled by the rarity and price evolution of ‘first growth estates’, Chinese collectors began dominating the auction rooms of London, New York and Hong Kong. Almost every week new record prices hit the headlines.

It wasn’t long before fake bottles of Chateau LafiteRothschild started seeping into the market place.

Smuggling and counterfeiting – an ugly driving force of prestige brands – added a new complexity to food safety and provenance. The lure of a huge emerging market and the promise of glittering wealth resulted in the greatest mobilisation of the wine trade in history. Circuitously or directly, a vast proportion of Bordeaux’s grand cru classé wines were landing up in Chinese cellars and warehouses.

It is not uncommon to witness great back-to-back Bordeaux vintages; it happened in 1989/1990 and 1985/1986.

However, two ‘perfect’ vintages and a rampant emerging market – where anything can happen – is highly unusual.

It was with this scenario in mind that, in May 2010, I happened to encounter filmmaker and Mornington Peninsula vigneron, Warwick Ross, on a Qantas flight between Singapore and London. Like most ideas, mine was relatively unformed, and certainly without any understanding of filmmaking! But the annual primeur tastings in Bordeaux seemed to me like a great meeting of wine-heads and a forum that would make a great start for a film – especially if the 2010 vintage turned out to be a

Chateau Lafite project in Shandong Province – from left to right: 'Steam' (assistant cameraman), Lee Pulbrook, Andrew Caillard, Rob Coe

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cracker. Handycam-type cameras could be used to follow key characters around the immense landscape, punctuated by a myriad of beautiful Chateaux, plenty of egos and great wines. Oh – and we should also go to China. In hindsight how naïve I was!

covering the wine regions of Ningxia, Shandong Province and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the far North West. On one shoot we brought along Director of Photography, Steve Arnold, whose skills with the camera brought an extra energy and richness to the narrative.

and opportunities people take in pursuit of their love of wine. It is a study of the human spirit and cultural perspectives, set against the aesthetic of the Bordeaux and Chinese landscapes as the European debt crisis and global uncertainty gather momentum.

Fast forward to early 2011 and the 2010 vintage is exactly as predicted. I am back in Bordeaux in early April with co-director/producer Warwick Ross; the distinguished Australian screenwriter and co-director David Roach; a young dynamic executive producer Robert Coe; Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Lee Pulbrook; sound recordist Grant Lawson – and perfect weather.

China’s bewildering vastness and potential as a wine producing country completely took me by surprise. The contradictions are so extraordinary. The rapid building of infrastructure threatens to destroy the beauty of the landscape and profoundly toxify the air. Yet the pace of change, the will to learn and the desire for modernity may well result in new rapid ways of powering and developing the Chinese economy.

Narrated by the Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe; “Red Obsession” has gathered its own momentum over the last six months. It premiered at the Berlinale (The Berlin Film Festival) and has screened at several Film Festivals around the world including TriBeCa (New York), Seattle, Sydney, Melbourne, Transatlantyk, Moscow, Helsinki, Santiago and Athens. It also won the best feature film at the recent Oenovideo festival in Carcassonne.

We filmed new vine plantings on the bleak gravelly plains where Genghis Kahn subjugated the Western Xia, remnants of the Great Wall, herds of camels grazing through wine farms, and a vineyard adjacent to a cemetery in Turfan – a predominantly Muslim region that boasts over 30,000 hectares of ‘Thompson Seedless’ vines and an emerging wine industry (despite its history of making wine 2,500 years ago!).

Unusually for an Australian documentary film, it will get a theatrical/cinema release in August through Village Road Show and, in September, will go on general release through VOD (Video on Demand) and selected theatres in the United States. At the time of writing, I’m unsure when it will be released in the UK – but reviews from the British wine media have been very good.

Five weeks out and we have managed to secure an incredible lineup of interviews – including Charles Chevalier (Chateau Lafite), Thomas Duroux (Chateau Palmer), Jean Guillaume Prats (Chateau Cos d’Estournel), Christian Mouiex (Chateau Hosanna & Chateau Petrus), Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Paul Pontallier (Chateau Margaux), Pierre Lurton (Chateau d’Yquem & Chateau Cheval Blanc), rock star oenologist Michel Rolland, Frances’s gifted winewriter and philosopher Michel Bettane, UK wine critic Jancis Robinson MW, the world’s most famous interviewer Sir Michael Parkinson (in London) – to mention just a few!

The working title of our film, “The Fine Wine Game”, was innocuous as, after the Mondovino debacle a decade earlier, it seemed prudent not to alarm any camera-shy protagonists!

Over a period of sixteen months we filmed through the four growing seasons of Bordeaux, visited Hong Kong three times and travelled through China on several occasions –

Chateau Lafite location shot – from left to right: Grant Lawson (sound recordist), Rob Coe (executive producer), Lee Pulbrook (director of photography), David Roach (co-director), Andrew Caillard (associate producer)

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In Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen we talked to billionaire wine collectors, wine critics and China observers – including the mercurial Rupert Hoogewerf who famously described Communism as “Dog eat Dog Capitalism, but the other way around!”

The culmination of these months of filming and interviews is “Red Obsession” – an Australian production by Lion Rock Films, which follows a modern-day silk road through the prism of Bordeaux’s ethereal wines. It observes the risks

Chateau Castel-Changyu at Yantai in China’s Shandong province

From that first unformed idea, I always felt that “Red Obsession” was a story that needed to be told – and I will be forever grateful for being in the right place at the right time!

Andrew Caillard (C’78) June 2013 Andrew is an Australian Master of Wine and is the associate producer, interviewer and project advisor of “Red Obsession”.

Steve Arnold (director of photography) and Andrew Caillard at Turfan

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Magic and the White Stick

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Departing from London and heading for the Norfolk Broads on ‘Golden Mean’

ollowing my school days at Worth, I went on to study Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Leicester University, during which time I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, a degenerative eye condition. As pen, paper and blackboards became less accessible to me, I found my academic studies ever more challenging and used hundreds of tapes to record the lectures. Finally, after six years, I passed the degree – and then wondered what on earth I was going to do with it.

Very sadly, just before my final exams my brother Daniel died, and during that summer Fr James suggested that I return to Worth and join the Lay Community. I found this year, where I joined in with the monastic office, a good time to get my priorities in order and, perhaps influenced by the Benedictine way of life, I felt public service might be an area that I could become involved in. This led to ten years working for London Underground.

Whilst I now have a guide dog to assist me, my time living in London required me to use a white stick and, I have to say, this seemed to me to be the ultimate ice breaker – eliciting help from the general public all the time. On one occasion a bus driver pulled diagonally across several lanes of traffic to help me cross the road in front of him with the use of his horn. One hoot was the signal for me to ‘stop’, two for me to ‘go’, as he navigated me from one traffic island to another.

On another occasion, a Japanese woman escorted me all the way to some Northern tube depot on a rainy Sunday afternoon, taking her about four hours out of her way – and I still keep in touch with her! It seems to me that the ‘white stick’ is firstly seen as a symbol of ‘assistance required’ but also indicates that ‘this person is not a threat’. As such, I have had many deep conversations with complete strangers. These days, it is my guide dog, Magic, that the general public talk to; certainly initially.

Using a guide dog is probably a little trickier than one might think. It’s not simply a case of hanging onto the handle and whispering “take me home”. A left hand turn at a T-junction, for example, involves correct body positioning in relation to

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Thomas with his guide dog, Magic

Snowman at the Marina

the dog, hand signals, verbal commands – and a 270 degree turn in a clockwise direction. With a guide dog instructor a few metres behind, it felt like I was taking my driving test all over again. There are extensive interviews and assessments in order to match the recipient to a suitable dog, taking into account things like your home environment, your natural walking speed and the type of work expected of the dog... to name just a few. This is followed by a rigorous residential training period – which certainly isn’t for the faint hearted!

But it’s all for good reason – the desired outcome being a successful partnership between the owner and his or her dog which will hopefully last for around a decade.

I met my wife, Hilary, when I joined Putney Samaritans. She was one of my instructors as well as the person plying me with tea and chocolate biscuits during every break! She also took it upon herself to transcribe the paper handouts into

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email, so that I could read them on my computer which converts text into a synthesised electronic voice. With each email hand-out came a little chat; and before the training sessions were over she had offered to go tandem cycling with me. Six months later we completed the London to Brighton cycle ride – with onlookers shouting “he’s not pedalling at the back”, much to Hilary’s amusement.

We were married in 2005 and we bought a 50’ gaff rigged, twin-engine sailing barge to live on. Life ‘on board’ has been tremendously enjoyable and, ten years on, it still hasn’t lost its appeal. Day visitors frequently say that they feel like they’ve been on holiday and I know exactly what they mean.

From a practical perspective the boat really works for me.

I can locate everything efficiently, and don’t have any difficulty navigating inside or on deck. On a more kinaesthetic level, I’m inspired by living on the water – its proximity to nature and the freedom to take my familiar surroundings to new and exciting places. My sense of adventure hasn’t diminished and I take pride in my ability to rig the boat and do all kinds of maintenance on-board. I can change an Eberspacher diesel-fired boiler in 40 minutes; while Hilary creates fabulous meals for family and friends in an efficient galley.

After six years investigating the river Thames in between commuting to London for our respective jobs and the arrival of our two children - Digby and Celeste - Hilary and I decided to say farewell to London and make the four-day voyage to the Norfolk Broads. Celeste’s Godmother bid us farewell as we passed through Teddington lock into the tidal Thames; while a Samaritan colleague waved her turquoise scarf as she weaved through revellers following the ‘Heads of the River’ race at Putney (which just happened to coincide with our big move!) and my sister and family videoed us from the Dome. We noted the time that we passed Big Ben through the kitchen porthole, while my

Proceeds from all theatre productions go to the Bulgarian Orphans Fund

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Celeste and Thomas on board

mother tearfully phoned us from the end of various piers on the south side of the Thames – before we found ourselves turning left with our sails set for the immensity of the North Sea. On our arrival in Norfolk we sought out the local Catholic Church, only to discover St Benet’s Minster in Beccles which is run by Downside Abbey! Fr Antony Sutch, our parish priest, made it his business to integrate us into the local community; even encouraging us to dig up his presbytery lawn to grow vegetables – on the understanding we give him 10% of the produce! We began a Saturday musical theatre club for children in the local area and, in the spirit of Worth Abbey’s voluntary service, Fr Antony encouraged us to start a second group with learning disabled adults.

More recently we have expanded Fusion Musical Theatre to include school groups – and we earn a happy living at it; with me on the guitar, Hilary on the piano and Digby and Celeste (now aged 6 and 5) joining in with singing, drama, dance and percussion. Proceeds from our productions go to The Bulgarian Orphans Fund with whom we have formed close links and, thanks to Fusion, the Peter Beron Home in Haskovo now has a piano and a music teacher.

A year ago we instigated the Family Choir at St Benet’s; providing music once a month for Family Masses and recently we played for the children receiving their First Holy Communion. Later the same day, we anchored in the reeds with friends and enjoyed crumpets and iced buns for tea.

The following day we found ourselves dressing up as pirates with the learning disabled music group with me playing ‘Drunken Sailor’ on the guitar. It’s a slightly eccentric life and I could not have predicted any of it – but it’s a happy one and we have a great deal to be thankful for.

Thomas Harrison (StB’92) June 2013

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Worth The Movie: A Romantic Retrospective

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James about to leave home for his first day at Worth

James in Worth’s 1995 play ‘The Trial’ as Titorelli, the mad artiste

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have fond memories of my time as a Worth boarding student from 1989-1996 – and I am eternally grateful to my beloved parents for sending me there. I moved on to study at New College Oxford and the College of Law – but haven’t changed too dramatically since leaving Worth (you’d recognise me on Facebook – honest!). I am a better sportsman though – now able to run 5km in 25 minutes – so some things do change for the better.

I remember Worth being ahead of its time – pastoral care; activity based learning; studentteacher dialogue and state of the art information technology – whilst preserving public school values – sportsmanship and scholarship – and enhancing those through a compassionate Benedictine ethos.

It’s a winning formula which I trust continues to thrive.

During my school days I developed a passion for film, drama and news / media. I took acting very seriously and played the mad artist, Titorelli, in the school play Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ in 1995 directed by the brilliant Nathan Brown. I also founded a magazine in which film news and reviews took pride of place.

Over time I have retained and refined my interests, having enjoyed working as a film critic and casting adviser on some big budget blockbusters.

Recent highlights of my media work include drinking and chatting with the actor, Benicio Del Toro. I have partied into the early hours of the morning in a VIP wing of a bar in Cannes at the Cannes Film Festival surrounded by beautiful women. Later this month, I will be attending a cast and crew screening for Richard Curtis’ latest epic, ‘About Time’.

It’s not all glamour though! At some point you simply have to sit down, watch films and find original things to say about them. That’s very difficult when every film franchise apes its competitors: Bond and Bourne; Batman and IronMan; Star Trek and Star Wars. One devolves into the other, revisiting the same motifs and simply rebooting similar story beats.

Don’t get me wrong – most blockbusters are well crafted entertainments. It just takes a lot to impress me and I can decode a film franchise’s formula fairly quickly. That’s partly due to that little thing called ‘growing up’. Nowadays, any fantasy on film must first pierce my veneer of world-weary cynicism, before it can excite my deeply disguised sense of wide-eyed enchantment.

But I can equally blame the fact that I found life as a student at Worth far better than any film. The briefest of flashbacks or montage in the mind to any given point of my time within the school, is worth ten sittings at any summer cinema sequel du jour.

If you don’t believe me, then just read this step-by step guide to “Worth the Movie”: A James Murphy Production. It probably isn’t coming to a cinema near you anytime soon, so just enjoy it here instead.

Sitting comfortably with popcorn ready? Action!

The Mentor You always remember a good teacher and that’s why the mentor is an essential ingredient for many films. Tom Cruise practically built a career from titles that hinged on his relationship with a larger than life, inspirational Gene Hackman and Tom Cruise but challenging father figure (Gene Hackman in ‘The Firm’; Tom Skerritt in ‘Top Gun’).

Worth’s answer to the silver screen mentor was Brian Klopper.

His immaculate subject knowledge, commanding presence and unfailing sense of ‘probity, decency and honour’ personify good teaching and it was an honour to learn from him.

The Romantic Comedy There were no girls at Worth in my time (I notice the school has repaired that deficit; quite right too). But a girl named Jane did visit for a year as the school’s Marketing Manager. I remember Jane as a cross between Greta Scacchi and Emmanuelle Beart. She injected a romanticcomedy magic into Worth’s atmosphere. Her arrival coincided with the release of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (the best British ‘rom-com’) and my ‘excellent’ attempts at an impression of the then rising star, Hugh Grant. Jane was of course unattainable (as a staff member) but lovely, Greta Scacchi nonetheless.

Mood Music A film is frequently enhanced by its music.

The same principle applies to Worth. Music defined my first encounter with the school. I was being interviewed for a place in the Junior House by the (then) house master, Nick Evans (think Peter Sellers with a dash of Steve Carell). He was impressed by my identifying the piece playing in his office as a Haydn Symphony. I think he offered me the place there and then. Music was in the soul of the school, expertly directed

by Michael Oakley. Liam Bauress and Philip Gaisford also wrote some very catchy tunes for the liturgy and I still find myself whistling those occasionally.

Friends, Foes and Family Boarding school prepares you for the challenges of life and Worth was no exception. Some days were very tough but one learned to embrace the challenges, to enjoy every ‘dorm-raid’ and the verbal jousting to its character-building fullest. Any setback was offset by strong support. I made great friends and some names stood out (Jones!). The fabric of family was always there: a home from home, with surrogate pastoral contacts frequently dispensing wise advice (notably Guy Walker, Fr Mark Barrett and the late, great Ambrose Rigby). Like any film franchise from Bond to Batman and beyond, Worth always benefited from a strong cast of supporting characters.

The Force is Strong “You will learn the ways of the force” (Obi Wan Kenobi in “Star Wars”). One cannot escape the parallels between George Lucas’ Jedi teachers and the Monks of Worth.

They kept us all on the right path and it is marvellous that they continue to play such an active role in the life and work of the school. It is a pertinent time to be reminded of that connection too, with Abbot Kevin’s retirement and the future of the whole community now resting on the leadership of Abbot Luke, the new ‘chosen one’.

The Abbatial blessing provided us with an opportunity to gather Obi Wan Kenobi together once again, thereby highlighting the real ‘force’ that binds us: our timeless and tireless commitment to the Benedictine values that drive and define the spirit of our beloved school.

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orthian, Adam Fudakowski, is using ‘crowdfunding’ to turn his ideas into reality.

His gravity-defying precision gyroscope witnessed a spectacular take-off on “Kickstarter”. It hit 100% of its funding target in less than 12 hours and has pulled in US$300,000 of funding – and counting.

After being featured in “The Times”, Olivia Henley got in touch with him and asked him how he did it and where his inspiration came from.

I’ve always loved inventing things and that goes way back to when I first arrived at Worth 18 years ago. I was completely useless at anything involving catching or throwing and so I spent most of my early years trying to escape the clutches of ‘multi-sports’ – which was Alan Mitchell's answer to those with absolutely no sporting promise! I'm grateful that Worth was a place where it was ‘OK’ not to be in the 1st XV and that you were positively encouraged, and able, to succeed in other areas.

As a result, the Technology Club was my haven! I achieved the status of ‘techno-geek’ very early on – a title that I’m still proud to have amongst my friends! Making stuff was really the only thing I was any good at until I was 16. Carl Parsons, who used to open up the technology block almost every evening, really deserves beatification – can Abbot Luke sort this out? His total devotion to that Club – sacrificing his evenings and opening it over weekends meant that those who weren't sporty or academic had somewhere to hide. He always supported creativity, didn't require detailed plans for what you wanted to build (what 12 year-old is interested in making plans?!?) and in my view really fostered a place for young inventors. I owe a lot to Carl, amongst other fantastic staff at Worth – and I don't think I would have become an engineer had it not been for him and his Technology Club.

I went on to study engineering at Cambridge and now run a medical innovation business. But, as a child I used to have a gyroscope and always loved it as a toy. My fascination continued when I studied the underlying maths at university – it's such a simple yet mind-boggling device and that’s what I love about it. You can give one to a child who understands none of the underlying physics and they’ll be amazed by it; and you can give it to a rocket scientist who understands everything about it and it still appears

impossible! Part of my ‘inner geek’ wanted to have a proper machined, engineered version of it and so I made a precision version of the childhood toy for adults.

Having started it as a little side project – the gyroscope really took off once I launched it on “Kickstarter” and became much more of a success than I had ever expected, to the extent that it has somewhat overshadowed the medical business over the past few months.

“Kickstarter” allows project creators to collect small pledges – the average being £20 – from a large crowd of people. In return, project backers get a ‘reward’ – in our case this was a precision gyroscope. With “Kickstarter”, every project creator sets their own funding goal and deadline. If the project succeeds in reaching its funding goal, all the backers' credit cards are charged when the time expires – if the project falls short, no one is charged. Since the launch of “Kickstarter” in 2009, more than 5 million people have pledged over £500 million. One of the crucial differences of this type of funding is that, unlike angel or venture capital fund-raising, the project creator retains 100% of the business.

And that is one of the big problems with Dragons’ Den – which used to be the only way that 'Joe Bloggs' felt he could raise money for an idea. I struggle to count the number of times my friends have said; “Hey, you should go on Dragons’ Den”. But the fact is, I'd never go on Dragons’ Den to seek funding. It makes great TV and I love watching it, but companies usually end up with terrible valuations and if it goes wrong, which it frequently does, you get humiliated on national television. Yes, it’s a good PR stunt – but not good for raising capital. You end up giving away a large part of your business to a ‘dragon’ who has no time for you. ‘Crowd-funding’ is a much better and simpler way to raise a seed round for your business – particularly if you have a consumer product to offer.

If you’re interested in Adam’s Precision Gyroscope and would like to support him and the rest of the team at Manuka Makers, then do visit their “Kickstarter” page at: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manukamakers/ precision-gyroscope.

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These are uncertain times – and that makes it all the more important to unite through shared appreciation of cherished communities. And besides – everyone loves a good sequel to reunite the old gang!

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Caught on Camera Mark Behard’s (G’79) Blue Sky Cafe has started its sixth year of successful trading

Richard Lynton-Jones’s (StB’97) clan are well settled and loving life in Monaco

Maddy Ilsley (StM’10) at the Iguazu Falls in Brazil during her year abroad at Uni

Jack Udale (B’11) attempted and completed his first Ironman distance triathlon – The Brutal Triathlon in Snowdonia – and was placed 14/40 finishing in 16hrs 50mins

Jim Condie (B’02) and Chris Kellaway (B’02) in Australia for the Lions tour

Family Gairdner - belonging to Julian (StB'89) – pictured at Lake Taupo in the central North Island of New Zealand where they now live

Luke Pickering (C’08), Patrick Forsyth (C’08), Richard Pannell (C’08), Josh Hardwick (C’08) and Alex Dungate (F’08) pictured in April 2013 at the Commissioning Ball at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Ed Mannix (StB'78) still living in the Alps with arthritis!

Worthians who attended the wedding of James Lawrence were from left to right: Keith Barber (Old Ardinian), Mike Solomon (C’04), James Lawrance (C’04), Anthony Finnimore (C’04), Simon Westley (F’04), Stephen Gray (F’04), Andrew Kersey (F’04) and Nathan Bailey (C’04)

Ewan Ward-Thomas (B’77) walking Gatsby along the beach at home on Brehat Island in Brittany

John Shepherd (B’81) pictured with his wife, Rowena, and their two daughters, Sarah and Sophie

Chris Miles (C’89) kite surfing in Brighton

Chloe Thomas (StM’10) takes centre stage on the catwalk at TIGI BedHead World Release show 2013

Je Ahn (R’01) and his team from Studio Weave at their hand painted craft studio in Dartford Fred von Gottberg (B’06) pictured at his graduation ceremony from Fudan University in Shanghai

Alasdair Macdonald (C’91) in training for a Triathlon

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Caught on camera by Stephen Wolseley (R’98) – Mark Esdaile (StB’98) as Vicky Pollard!

Joe Hurley (C’82) shares a love of sailing with his daughter, Stella, and they spend their holidays cruising around the Pacific on their yacht

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Gerry Ambrose (G’76) running in the ‘Rat Race’ in Kuala Lumpur to raise money for kids born with AIDS

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Mark Waghorn (StB’90) receives the Scottish Green Apple Environment Award on behalf of his architectural practice for the design of Three Glens – a carbon negative farmhouse in Scotland

Ed Nunn (B’03) and Chris Major (StB’03) pictured at the first tee at Worth

Three generations of Stewarts – Andy (B’72), Rob (B’99), James (B’01) and Rob’s son, Teddy

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Caught on Camera continued

Mel (B’90), Ashley and Maggie Carson pictured in the Cotswolds on a recent trip to the UK from Seattle

Robert Carroll (R’69) pictured with Michael Palin in Hong Kong

Worthians were well represented at the Christening of Andy Tyler’s son, Milo, at Worth Abbey in March 2013 – from left to right: Tony Tyler (C’73), Andrew Pollen (StB’00), Alistair Stirling (B’00), Andy Tyler (G’00) holding Milo, Nick Smyth (StB’00) and Lorenzo Curci (B’00)

Max Walker (StB’80) on stage with ‘Caravan’

2003 Leavers pictured in Hong Kong for the Lions tour, from left to right: Alvin Chan (R’03), Charlie Birchall (R’03), Ai Yoshino (StB’03), Brandon Chau (StB’03), Daniel Pring (R’03) and Quinton Choi (G’03)

Richard Rivlin (StB’72) speaking at a recent Ship Owners Forum in Greece

Rohan Cavaliero (B’81) and Tom Elliott (C’96) happened to bump into each other at a Rugby match in Kuala Lumpur in 2013

Life could be a lot worse for Simon Drummond Brady (B’74) – pictured here with his executive team at Harrow Park, the members club he is opening in Nigeria

Worthians Gordon Moore (G'85), Fraser Moore(G'95), Michael Gabriel (C'85), Jaime Dunster (B'85) and Jonathan Sharpe (B'85) at another successful 40tude cycling event in Majorca raising money to help cure colon cancer for St Mark’s Hospital Foundation

Mia Ryan (StM’13), Jack Clancy (F’11), Fergus Ryan (Year 12 pupil at Worth) and Tess Ryan (StM’11) participate in the 'Dirty Dozen' – a 12km race with 20 military style obstacles!

Stefan Reynolds (G’89) celebrates completing his PhD and becoming a Doctor!

Tim Davies (C’10) with the ‘Make-a-Wish’ team at the runner’s breakfast on the morning of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington DC

Paul Fremantle (B’87) – far left – plays his tin whistle for local band ‘Revel Weird and Wild’

At an Army v. Navy Rugby Match, from left to right: Colin Rowton (R '98), William Pasquali (B '98) Nick Sisnett (guest), Stephen Wolseley (R '98), Mark Esdaile (StB'98)

Owen Lean (C’01) wows the presenter of the CTV Morning Show and the organiser of the Ottawa Buskers Festival with some of his magic

Michael Burr (F’06) met the Princess Royal as a result of his involvement in Riding for the Disabled at Warwick University

James Mathews (B'08) and Ben Oakley (F'08) enjoy a spot of fishing on Wimbleball Lake, Somerset Stephen Wolseley (R '98) enjoying a swim with his son, Nicholas, in a Wadi in Oman Toby (R’95) and Floriane Rumford in Lausanne, Switzerland

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Mia Ryan (StM’13) kissed by an elephant in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Peter Cullinan (StB’82) recently surprised Hugo Douglas-Dufresne (G’82) in Kericho, Kenya for his 50th birthday. Pictured from left to right are Julia Cullinan, Peter and Hugo in Kericho

Mia Ryan (StM’13), Alice Rooke (StA’12), Tess Ryan (StM’11) and a friend meet up during their summer holiday travels in Bangkok, Thailand

Xavier Geissmann (B’11), Ben Clyde-Smith (StB’11) and James Harrold (StB’11) re-visited Worth to speak to pupils about their Gap Year experience with the Manquehue Movement in Chile

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Announcements Julius and Laura Mooney’s son, Oscar

Births

Lucy, Ed, Jago and Nina Paget

Engagements

Marriages

Bill McNamee (StB’92) and Pauline, a daughter Alaina Lily, born on the 19th September 2013, a sister for Harrison

Max Barnett (G’02) to Fiona Buddery on the 19th October 2012 in Rannoch, Scotland

Adam Fudakowski (G’03) and Katie, identical twin boys Leon and Nicolas, born on the 25th June 2013

Nicholas Mifsud (C'87) and Sophie, a son William Ben, born on the 23rd December 2013, a brother for Thomas and Edward

Michael Burr (F’06) to Jenna Hallesy in February 2013

Tom Armstrong (R’02) to Emma Hampton on Saturday 26th October 2013 at Dornie Park in The Highlands of Scotland; with a Service of Blessing and a Reception held for their friends on Saturday 2nd November 2013 at Stonor Park in Henley

Crispin Hayhoe (StB’82) and Anne, a son Benedict, born on the 20th July 2013 William Kenney (B’95) and Sharleet, a son Oscar, born on the 10th December 2012 Mike Matthews (B’99) and Sarah, a son Henry Michael, born on the 22nd October 2013

Julius Mooney (R’03) and Laura, a son Oscar Alexander, born on the 21st July 2013 Oliver Mulcahy (C’05) and Olivia, a daughter Florence, born on the 5th November 2013 Edward Paget (G'96) and Lucy, a son Jago, born on the 6th January 2013, a brother for Nina Hugo Sanders (R’00) and Milly, a daughter Ida, born on the 22nd July 2013 Rob Stewart (B’99) and Sally, a son, Teddy born on the 29th May 2013

Robert Birchall (R’01) to Natalie Elias on the 3rd August 2013 Harry Fielder (B’03) to Laura Blackwell on the 21st December 2012

Rob Cottrell (R’97) to Ashley Avery on Saturday 31st August 2013 at All Saints Church in Woolstone, Oxfordshire

George Harley (StB’03) to Charlotte Richards on the 28th May 2013

James D’Arcy (StB’02) to Georgina Everington on Saturday 15th June 2013 at St Matthew’s Church in Warehorne, Kent

Chris Kellaway (B’02) to Lucy Myers on the 31st May 2013 in Rome

Peter de Vere (G'00) to Victoria Katherine Wade on Saturday 6th April 2013 in Grand Cayman

Conrad Payne (G’82) to Jules Charlton-Tudor on the 26th August 2013 in South Africa

Aidan Fyans (F’06) to Sarah Clement on Saturday 27th July 2013 at Salem Chapel in Llwynypia, Wales

St John Tyrwhitt (G’98) to Nina Gamborg on the 4th May 2013

Angus Gairdner (StB'96) to Julia Taylor on Saturday 27th July 2013 at Marden, near Devizes, Wiltshire

Elliot (Trev) Webber (R’04) to Esme Havil on the 26th January 2013

Bill and Pauline McNamee with Alaina and Harrison

Alex and Nicola Bone’s son, Finley

George Harley and his fiancé, Charlotte

Chris Kellaway popped the question to Lucy in Rome

Conrad Payne (G’82) proposed to Jules on the banks of the Hluhluwe River in South Africa

Ed Bonn (G’06) to Annie Rose on Saturday 21st September 2013 at Greyfriars Church in Oxford

Matthew Forster (F’03) to Eleanor Hicks on the 28th July 2013

Angus Wardle (R’02) to Ann Charlott Karlsen on the 15th March 2013

James and Georgie d’Arcy

Peter and Victoria de Vere

Nic Infante (B’96) to Alex Delaney on Saturday 21st September 2013 in Bivigliano, Tuscany

Anna and Jonathan Pemberton

Mike Solomon (C’04) with James Lawrence on James’s wedding day

Nic Infante pictured with fiancé, Alex, while on holiday in Burma where he proposed in 2012

Rob and Ashley Cottrell Richard and Emma Gairdner with Jemima and William

Aidan and Sarah Fyans

Alex Bone (R’00) and Nicola, a son Finley, born on the 20th August 2013

Richard Gairdner (StB’98) and Emma, a son William, born on the 21st October 2012, a brother for Jemima

Rob and Sally Stewart’s son, Teddy

Mike Matthews holding new-born Henry

Alex and Catriona Tyrwhitt

Olivia and Oliver Mulcahy

Julia and Angus Gairdner

Mike and Sally Matthew’s son, Henry

Max Barnett proposed to Fiona in the wilds of Rannoch, Scotland

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SOLICITORS

Catherine and Ronan O'Kelly

Carl Tantum (Worth Prep School 1944-1950) awarded an MBE in 2013 for Services to Charity in East Hampshire

James Lawrence (C’04) to Karen Heard on Saturday 12th October 2013 at Wakehurst Place in Ardingly, West Sussex

Deaths Nicholas Beazley (G’77) on the 19th May 2013, aged 53 years

Julius Mooney (R’03) to Laura Howard at an Australian legal ceremony on Friday 29th April 2011 in Dubai. The UK ceremony took place on Saturday 28th April 2012 at Hedingham Castle in Castle Hedingham, Essex

Tim Carr (R’63) on the 8th February 2013, aged 67 years

Oliver Mulcahy (C’05) to Olivia Gibson on Saturday 18th August 2012 at St Mary's Church in Great Bardfield, Essex

Julian Dare, former member of staff from 1965-1980, on the 4th April 2013

Liam Naidoo (C'96) to Eilís Mulkerrin on Sunday 30th June 2013 at Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, Ireland

Paul Kozary (R’84) on the 3rd January 2013, aged 46 years

Ronan O'Kelly (StB’02) to Catherine Newton on Saturday 18th May 2013 at Arundel Cathedral in Arundel, West Sussex Jonathan Pemberton (R’83) to Anna Symonds on Saturday 19th October 2013 at St Mary’s Church in Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire

Benedict Bridge (StB’07) on the 1st February 2013, aged 23 years

Glenn Robertson, former house master and rugby coach at Worth School from 1970-2005 and recently Worthians RFC president and vice president of Worthians Golf, on the 8th October 2012, aged 67 years

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Distinctions Edward Keelaghan (R’98) to Sophie-Jane Williams on Saturday 31st August 2013 at Prior Park Chapel in Bath

On your side • W I L L S A N D P R O B AT E • C O N V E YA N C I N G • INVESTMENTS

Nick Smyth (StB’00) to Amy Parton on Saturday 28th September at St Mary's Cricklade in Wiltshire

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Charlie Sunnucks (R'04) to Qi Yan on Saturday 7th September 2013 at St Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Kelvedon, Essex

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Oliver Taylor (G’03) to Charlene Burton on Saturday 13th July 2013 at All Saints Parish Church in Lockinge, Oxfordshire

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Alex Tyrwhitt (G’02) to Catriona Watts on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at St Leonards Pitcombe in Somerset Oliver Tyrwhitt (G’00) to Wai-Tze Cheng on Saturday 29th June 2013 at Gate Street Barn in Guildford Liam and Eilís Naidoo

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Edward Keelaghan welcomed a formidable 15 Worthians to his wedding – from left to right – back row: William Pasquali (B’98), Matt Chan (R’98), Andrew Bayles (B’98), Bertie Hancock (G’98), Niall Keelaghan (B’01); middle row: Hugo Terry (B’98), Anthony Woodward (B’98), David MicallefEynaud (B’98), Richard Lynton-Jones (StB’97), William Walder (C’98), Oliver Quinn (G’98); front row: Alex Ryan (B’98), David Anderson (guest), Marc McAlister (G’98), Andy Keelaghan (B’04); very front: Edward and Sophie-Jane Keelaghan!

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PRIVATE CLIENTS

Amy and Nick Smyth

film with James Mason, “Age of Consent” and directing several episodes of the hit series, “Return to Eden”. I then, in 1988, started my own personal development seminar company for the public (non-corporate) enjoying great success with it – having over 220,000 people attend my various presentations.

I wrote a bestselling book (100,000 copies sold in print) called “Absolute Happiness” and wrote, directed and acted in the cinema film, “Being in Heaven”. I have returned to West Sussex this year and enrolled my son in Year 9 at Worth and will now be living in the UK with my wife and daughter – leaving behind our 116 acre subtropical farm in Byron Bay. Please do feel free to contact me at: michaelrowland22@icloud.com

News in Brief Martin Blake (1961–1987) I have moved from Glastonbury to Henley-onThames to be closer to my daughter, Joanna, and her family and am wellhoused in a ground floor flat in what was formerly a memorial hospital. In my retirement I have kept in touch with my French friends and, 25 years ago, adopted a recent ‘new movement’ for special study called ‘Foyers de Charite’.

Three years ago I published a book on their foundress, Marthe Robin, with Theotokos Books which is available from Amazon. There are 75 Foyers worldwide – but still not one in this country. I would be very pleased to receive a visit from any Worthian who might be in the Henley area – so please do get in touch with me at : m.blake171@btinternet.com Paul and Carol Miller (1980-2003) Our daughter, Kate – well known to many Worthians who used to babysit for her! – married at Stowe in April 2012 and is currently a House Mistress and teacher of English at Dean Close School in Cheltenham. Carol and I are still working at Stowe School (as Librarian and English teacher respectively) where we recently welcomed Worthian, Tom Symonds (B’03), who gave a fascinating careers talk on horseracing. I still coach football – although my style of refereeing is now more of a casual stroll around the games pitch to the musical accompaniment of a whistle!

Worth Prep School David Barnett (WPS’50) After leaving Downside I read Modern Languages at Oxford before taking a Short Service Commission in the RAF. I then successively worked for Unilever as a Trainee (becoming a Brand Manager with Lever Brothers), then for Johnson & Johnson (Baby Products Brand Manager and then Marketing Manager First Aid Division), then for Brooke Bond Oxo (progressively Marketing Manager, Marketing & Technical Services Director, Deputy Managing Director). In 1979 I was asked by the Brooke Bond Liebig parent to go to Australia to become Managing Director of a recently acquired Sydney-based Australasian Food and Beverage Company – Bushells Ltd. After the subsequent successful public float of Bushells, it was eventually acquired by a competitor – Unilever! I left the organisation in 1989 to spend my last ten working years as a Consultant with one of the largest international executive search firms, Spencer Stuart Ltd, to run the Australasian Consumer Goods Practice. I was later elected a Partner of the worldwide firm and led the regional Asia Pacific Consumer Goods Practice. At various times I was also a local NonExecutive Director of Bulmers Australia, SC Johnson Wax Australia and Mildara Blass Wines. I retired in 2000 and remain happily based in Sydney, albeit still travelling extensively with my wife Hugh Anthony Caillard (first cohort at WPS in 1933) Enjoying our ‘life on the water’ in Sydney and we have an active family life. Margaret-Ann and I celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary in August (Fr Charles officiated at our wedding!). Son David was here recently with his daughter, Christina, which meant that all our sons and nine grandchildren were on the same continent David Cane (WPS’56) I sold my accountancy practice in April 2012 and I now specialise in the valuation of private company shares and advise on business finance and tax for corporate and private clients Carl Tantum (WPS’50) I was awarded an MBE for Services to Charity in East Hampshire this year

Worth School 1960s David Barder (R'63) Still working and having fun! Moved to Calabasas in California where it is hot nearly all the year round Clive Bayne (G'65) I can’t believe that it will be 30 years next year since I moved to Mexico – thinking I was only going for a year! I arrived in 1984, which was rather Orwellian of me, but not planned at the time. Still being intellectually challenged by running my own leadership solutions firm – and very grateful that consulting is one of the few professions that values grey hairs! Un fuerte abrazo a todos mis compañeros de clase

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Peter Campbell (C’63) I’ve been living in Australia for the past 45 years – 30 years in Queensland and the remainder in Western Australia and New South Wales. I specialised in house renovations in Western Australia but later turned to education. I’m fully trained as a Training Officer in small businesses and turned towards private tutoring which I have been doing for the last 15 years.

I now run a successful company that specialises in salvaging school children – I’m a ‘study trouble shooter’. I live 10 kms south-east of Brisbane and my hobbies include gliding, table tennis, golf and swimming. I live a happy life!

Gareth Dancer (R’64) My enduring and long-suffering partner, Pippa, and I are still together after 25 years (we’d be celebrating our silver anniversary if we were married: well, one doesn’t want to rush these things...) and we divide our time equally between a flat in Bromley (south east London / north west Kent) and a house in rural Greece on broadly seasonal lines – i.e. Greece in spring and autumn and UK in summer and winter. Greek activities include landscape gardening, giant fig tree pruning, dry stone walling, local travel, occasional swimming, music, reading and general low-key lotus-eating. In the UK I pursue my interests in music (Wagner and Elvis, with many listening points in between), politics, cricket (still playing, still missing), football (Southampton FC), the arts, walking and – rarely – cycling. Travel and accompanying photography are constants. This summer we drove the whole way back to the UK from Greece for the first time – Albania was particularly interesting. The main lesson learnt in life; decide on Plan A, consider Plan B, then stick to Plan A. My main remaining objectives: - visit Cape Horn by landfall - persuade Fr Kevin Taggart to come out for a long, large lunch - discuss Elvis with Steve Urquhart (G’63) - take David Bell (C’64) to a Rammstein concert Christopher (Chris) Dobson (StB’66) I’m enjoying my new life as a priest, as part of a Parish team of four in Crawley with six churches to serve. My daughters, Theo and Emily, are well and I went on a cycling holiday in Vietnam with Theo earlier this year. With Worth just a few miles away, I often pop in Michael (Grock) Grocholski (C’67) I’m still alive! Now retired in Touraine, France. Heartfelt greetings to the community, staff, alumni and alumnae!

Sir Peter Jonas (G’64) Since retiring as General and Artistic Director of the Bavarian State Opera Munich in 2006, I have been living in Zürich and lecture at various universities including Zürich, St Gallen, the Theatre Academy in Munich as well as serving on the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam and on the Governing Council of the University of Lucerne. I have recently retired from the Governing Board of the State Opera and Ballet Companies in Berlin and was made a fellow of the University of Sussex in 2012.

I also jointly run workshops on the Arts and Economics at the Social Science and Economics Research Centre in Berlin. I have now all but completed my project to walk from Inverness to the coast of Sicily (just 140kms to go!) and, in June 2012, I married the violinist Barbara Burgdorf, Concertmaster of the Bavarian State Orchestra John MacWilliam (StB’66) I am still working as a missionary priest in Tunisia with the White Fathers. Although the country remains politically and socially unstable, it is generally calm and remains a good tourist destination Tim Marlowe (StB’68) I have just returned from seven years in Shanghai whereI was teaching UK Culture, Finance and English at two universities there.

I have also been stage acting in the “Odd Couple” and played General Gabler in the play “Hedda Gabler”. Further minor appearances have included a deranged dentist in the U-Tube video, “Bad Day in Budapest” and as a gangster in the Tamil film, “Thyagi”. I will be in the UK for the next year ‘sorting out’ and would be very happy to hear from anyone. My mobile number is: 07981 965636 D.A. Charles Martin (StB’67) I’m living in central London, am semi-retired and developing property. Have two children, Olivia and Richard, and my wife and I have just celebrated our pearl wedding anniversary Alexander Nauta (G’64) I am retired and now living in the USA Michael Rowland [Falloon] (C’67) I went to live in Australia a year after leaving Worth to take up a job as an Assistant Director on the television series “Skippy the Kangaroo”. I have spent twenty years in the film industry working as an Assistant Director and Director, including working on Helen Mirren’s first

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Gerald (Gerry) Ambrose (G’76) I am a fund manager in Kuala Lumpur with Aberdeen Asset Management. I have a wife and two daughters (15 and 18) and like to keep myself in good shape (see ‘Caught on Camera’) Nicholas (Nick) Bathurst (R’72) Deborah and I celebrated our silver wedding with a dinner in Sherborne at which brother Robert (R’75) gave an even better speech than the one he made as best man at our wedding. We are about to revisit Venice – last seen on our honeymoon. Daughter, Beth, has started her first job teaching music and drama at Brampton Manor Academy in East Ham. Son, Alex, is half way through an engineering degree at Sidney Sussex College Cambridge Paul Baynham (G’70) – news via Tim Marlowe. Paul spent many years in Asia, particularly Thailand, and became a Buddhist monk. He left the Order after a year or two and married his girlfriend who had been a nun. He gained a degree in nursing and spent many years practising in Denver, Colorado before returning to Asia to help tribes people with gunshot wounds and other ailments. He and his wife, Kirsten, have now returned to Denver Mark Behard (G’79) I am living in Bristol with my wife, Nicole, and son, Conor (11). Our second son, Travis, is approaching ‘A’ levels and university applications and our eldest son, Tyler, starting his final year studying English at Christchurch Oxford. Blue Sky Cafe started its sixth year of successful trading with a bumper growth in the last six months – partly inspired by a great summer and ‘Roger’ the Grommet (a children’s hospital charity event with Aardvaak Studios) that occupied pride of place in our local neighbourhood square Nic (Gringo) Bishop (R’70) I was spotted playing rugby in Amsterdam – and am still turning out every weekend for Amsterdam Academicals at the sprightly age of 58!

James Blake (B’77) It’s been a busy year with a 25th wedding anniversary, a 21st and an 18th birthday – and Glynis is having both hips replaced (separately!).

Our eldest started reading Geography at Exeter last year and our second is starting at Exeter next year reading … Geography (so maybe Mr Owers’s teaching did seep through eventually!). I’m trying to stay fit playing some cricket, footie, running and golf – all badly Mark Breen (St’B76) Married to Gail with two children, Maddie and Gus, both currently at university in the US (Cornell and University of Virginia). I still work in property in London – as I have done more or less since leaving university – with my brother Richard (StB’75), Chris Bishop (R’76) and Nick Walters (R’76).

I feel old and grey. Richard feels much younger (but that’s because he dyes his hair). Chris Bishop’s features have been challenged by years of rugby and he is a bit thin up top – but he makes up for it by growing a Gringo moustache for ‘Movember’. Nick Walters is thriving but looking more and more like Prince Charles with each passing day. I occasionally see – but would like to see more of, amongst others – Jo Espinosa (R’75), Suresh Mudannayake (C’75), Nick Butterworth (G’76), Mark Simpson (StB’76) and Robert Wauters (G’72). Kevin Main (StB’76) and I have been promising to meet up for years – and will do it soon! Best wishes to other ‘blasts from the past’ and if you’re in London let’s meet up for lunch or dinner Jeremy Brooks (StB’72) I am still an Assistant Director at the Judicial Appointments Commission in London and am currently head of Courts and Senior Appointments. Soon to qualify for a bus-pass – still have a pulse. If any Worthian has been a lawyer, or has been professionally qualified in some other way (medical, social work, special needs, mental health, farmer, surveyor, etc) for more than five years and is interested in judicial appointments (part or full time) then I'd be very happy to point them in the right direction. If you’re interested then do call me on: 020 3334 5989 Justin Brown (C’78) I have been in and out of Myanmar since 2000 researching and reporting on market climate, market potential and market entry strategy for multinational corporations Andrew Caillard (C’78) Me and my partner’s film “Red Obsession” premiered in Bordeaux in November 2012 and has now been released in select cinemas in Australia. Narrated by Russell Crowe, it has had fantastic reviews and I hope it will reach the UK soon. You can learn more about it at: http://www.redobsession.com/ or turn to page 40 of this issue of The Blue Paper! Bobby-Ann and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary in June with a trip to China and Japan

Richard Caillard (C’74) After 14 years with IBM Australia, I joined Ernst and Young in Perth advising the federal and state government on major energy projects. My wife, Karen, is still with IBM – which promotes some friendly rivalry!

Alex Canneti (StB’78) I have been in the wine trade all my life – like a few others from Worth! I run the supermarket side of the Berkmann wine business and look after Georges Duboeuf from Beaujolais and Antinori from Tuscany Robert Carroll (R’70) I was able to exchange several banters about ‘working on TV internationally’ with Michael Palin in Hong Kong in October 2013. I presented him with my photo exhibition catalogue "Witness: Timor Lost and Regained – September 1999", which is the story of my week-long international war-reporting scoop for CNN and the BBC. I’m planning to publish it as a nonfiction adventure book in 2014. Palin was in the territory to promote his exhibition and book, "Around the World in 8000 Days – Travels with Michael Palin an exhibition of photographs with Basil Pao". There were several special moments with him – perhaps the best one when I was about to open the door to leave the lavatories of the legendary ‘Foreign Correspondents Club’ when Palin opened the door; "My God, Mr Palin is opening the door for me – it should be the other way round”. "It’s my role in life", he replied Christopher (Chris) [Loughlin] Cussons (R’70) About a year ago I finally plunged into downsizing to an apartment near the Surrey / Hampshire border from a house in Hampton, as I head for semi-retirement before Christmas. I am told that ‘life’ will now get busier!

Paul Cattermull (StB’73) I have just celebrated five years at Brewin Dolphin – specialising in the management of assets for Charities. This follows over 30 years in more general fund management following a postgraduate MBA as well as a spell in the Army following university. Along with Tom Carew Hunt (StB’02), I formed the pair of Worthians that won the Schools’ Alumni Real Tennis Handicap Doubles earlier this year – beating a Wellington team in the final that included the current World Rackets Champion and the Chairman of the Tennis & Rackets Association! Surely it’s time to build a Real Tennis court at Worth?

Richard D’Alton (B’74) I retired from the police service and now work as a Government Aviation Security Inspector. I live with my wife, Jackie, and son, Ben, in West Molesey, Surrey Jeremy (Jerry) Fletcher (G’72) Still working and running Kew Capital which I founded in early 2008 – overseeing our stakes in a wide array of businesses from pharmaceuticals to high tech. My wife, Adele, and I find ourselves slowly adjusting to being ‘empty nesters’, with two of our four kids having flown and the last two in their final year at Oxford. I can’t say that hitting 60 feels like the most exciting thing I’ve ever done! What on earth do we all do next? Any smart ideas gratefully received – and a few more reunion dinners before we all get too old would be fun!

James Forte (C’72) I have recently joined Allander Noble as an Associate, visit: www.allandernoble.co.uk which is a Director, Non-Executive and Senior Management recruitment firm. My aim is to combine my recruitment and corporate responsibility expertise to deliver recruitment solutions that incorporate society’s increasing expectations of the management of responsible business. Do please contact me at: jf@allandernoble.co.uk for more information about the business – or at: james.forte@vision40.com just to catch up!

Simon Gordon (StB’74) I had my 30th wedding anniversary in May (how time flies!) and my three children are all gainfully employed and off the payroll!

Working hard on Facewatch (online crime reporting) which I hope will be the next global phenomenon – alternatively I’ll be the next Worthian to join the dole queue!

Tom Gordon (StB’74) I live in Dunsfold on a non-working farm. Still married and have five children (grown-up), two grandchildren (not grown-up) and two son-in-laws (sort of grown-up). I work part-time with my brother Simon (StB’74) at Facewatch and am opening a Café Bar in Villiers Street, London WC2 – called Villiers – with two of my daughters. I dabble in property (for money) and paint pictures (for therapy) Martin Green (C’76) Working in Investment banking at Canaccord Genuity which is based in the City. The industry has seen some choppy waters over the last few years, but it’s now turning for the better. Anyone who wishes to explore a career in the Square Mile please do contact me via Mary Lou at Worth Society Ian Grocholski (C’71) I have been working, for the past four years in Afghanistan, Haiti and Timor Leste – where I met Robert Carroll (R’69) on a café terrace. My father celebrated his 100th birthday recently Charlie Hamshaw-Thomas (B ’78) Business Development & Corporate Affairs Director for e-Lites, the UK’s leading e-cigarette company

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David Caillard (R’79) Karroo Capital won an award for best alternative advisory firm in 2013. My daughter, Christina, is in her last year studying English at Exeter University and has plans for a career in advertising

Richard Hawkins (G’75) I am leaving Dresdner Commerzbank after 13 years Francis Hobbs (G’77) Still working in Cloud computing (if you don’t know about it yet you soon will ... or ask me for the beginner’s guide!). Jo and I have three children at Downside and a fourth who seems keen to follow them. Jo still working as a GP and we still find ourselves living in Midhurst Nigel Kennard (G’74) I’m still working regionally out of Singapore – largely into ASEAN but with several months based in Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Myanmar and Thailand this year Sandy Mallet (R’79) I run a gallery in Chelsea specialising in Modern British paintings and have also been setting up Busby’s, a new auction house in Dorset. Keiko and I are living in London just off Ladbroke Grove. Other Mallets are doing well – with Dr Mark and family in Bath and TV producer James and family in Barnes

Adam Marlipad [Marlow] (StB’72) I’m in Rome at the moment for my 60th birthday – and that got me thinking about Andrew Bertie my old Spanish/French teacher at Worth who turned out to be a Knight of Malta and indeed eventually became the 78th Grand Master, living at the Vatican alongside the Pope. I forget how many languages he could speak but one I recall was Sanskrit – quite an achievement. He was a great guy, full of humour and interesting stories. I remember him with great affection; particularly when he picked me up in his Rolls Royce from an illegal trot to Turners Hill – not a word was ever mentioned!

Charles Morrissey (R’72) Having reached the ripe old age of 60 and spent the last couple of years in fruitless attempts seeking further ‘white collar’ employment, I decided to stop chasing shadows and, after converting a small building into a workshop, I have started a picture framing business here at our home in Chailey, near Lewes. We are trading as South Downs Arts Services and do call me on: 07768 173031 if you’d like any help or advice on having an item framed .... and that’s pretty much anything from a photo to a painting, or a rugby shirt to a cricket bat! As for the rest of the family – Lucy is working in a family bakery and loving it; after two years working as a cowboy in Northern Territory, Henry (23) hopes to join the Paras; Emily (18) is at Manchester University doing a BA Hons in Acting; Poppy (16) is doing her ‘A’ levels at St Paul’s Catholic College in Burgess Hill; Tom (14) is also at St Paul’s Catholic College and wants to spend the rest of his life playing cricket (why wouldn’t you!); and Alexandra (10) is in her last year at Primary School Michael (Mickey) Morrissey (R’77) I moved to Smith & Williamson Investment Management in 2012. Have been married to Sally-Anne for 26 years – how time flies! Our eldest, Rosie, graduated from Edinburgh University last July and is just starting out with Douglas & Gordon in Putney, Hugo (Old Gregorian) has two years left at Edinburgh while his other sisters, Olivia (currently completing her UCAS form) and Francesca, are both at St Mary’s Shaftesbury. We have lived for 20 years in the Cotswolds and offer an open house to any Worthian!

Suresh (Muda) Mudannayake (C’75) My new book “The Professional” has just been released by Random House India. I write under the nom-de-plume of Ashok Ferrey Nicholas (Nick) Norton (R’72) I have just returned to London after a Voluntary Service Overseas placement with the National Youth Service Corps of Nigeria; advising on the establishment of an entrepreneurship training programme for Corps Members. Now working as an energy security adviser to the government Patrick Quinn (StB’70) – news via Tim Marlowe. Patrick spent time in France training to become a ‘Master of Wine’ and has spent the last fifteen years or so working with people with learning difficulties. He married in 1998 and now lives with his wife, Jan, close to Guildford Andrew Rome (G’78) Since my last submission I’ve been made an Equity Partner of Knight Frank, the largest international estate agency partnership and I look after our offices in the South West of England. This year I spent a week in Iceland doing some fishing with my son and, last year, five weeks in the USA up in British Columbia – which was amazing Charlie Russell (G’74) I am married to Wandee and have one son, Charles, born in 1988 by my first wife, Sarah. I’ve been trading in London since 1978 in the rare book business – until this year. We have now moved to Cirencester to work online and at shows here and in America. Our trading name is Russell Rare Books and you can find us at: www.russellrarebooks.com John Smythe (R’70) Greetings! I have a new book just out called “The Velvet Revolution At Work: The Rise of Employee Engagement, the Fall of Command and Control”. This link will take you to its first review in “Developing Leaders” magazine: http://www.iedp.com/Blog/Employee-Engagement_VelvetRevolution. The book is based on our consulting work, in which we help mostly large companies refresh strategy, change and transform by engaging their

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Tim Tyler (C’71) Johanna and I have a portfolio of jobs (some paid, others not!) to sustain two daughters at university, one son at sixth form college and one at school. The four married children are, thankfully, independent and one daughter is trying out life in Australia. The four grandchildren (with a fifth expected soon) are an excitement in our life – adding to singing, sailing and tennis John (Tish) Tyszkiewicz (G’78) I spent seven years in the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and have worked in the City as a Lloyd’s Broker since 1991. I married Bibi in 1987 and we have two sons (born in 1989 and 1991) and one daughter (born in 1994) Ewan Ward-Thomas (B’77) Since May 2012 I have been based on Brehat Island in Brittany (where cars are banned) and am married to Béatrice. I offer personal private tutorials for teaching English language, literature and culture in France.

Between 2009 and 2012 I did a BA Degree (Combined Studies, Hons) at Roehampton University in London. Any Worthians are most welcome to come and see us! Do e-mail me at: ewanwt@ymail.com Robert (Fuzz) Wauters (G’72) I’m living in Wimbledon, have five children, two grandchildren, am a regular at Craven Cottage and work at BridgeStreet Serviced Apartments based in Marylebone. Incidentally, I opened the first Indian restaurant in England with a Michelin Star – the Tamarind in Mayfair – a while back. I have absolutely nothing to do with it now but if you are visiting do tell the chef to change the tandoors!

1980s Andy Bernard (C’81) Now officially ‘over the hill’ and gathering speed!

Currently working (colleagues disagree) in the City and soon to be posted to Hong Kong for an indeterminate period. Round our way this is broadly seen as exciting. Still married (26 years now) to the long-suffering Catherine and still looking after three children – most of whom have failed to get the hint that graduation from university is probably the time to leave home. Anyone want to hire bright young things? Will work for food (preferably beer!)

Richard Brown (C’81) The good – I bought a narrow boat called ‘Kitty James’ which is excellent for reducing stress. The bad – both my parents have sadly passed away in the last eighteen months and I’m having a hip replaced in December. The ugly – I was married in August 2012, separated in March 2013 and am about to be divorced Sean Buckley (G’83) We enjoyed a cracking night this summer with some 30 of our year – for our 30-year reunion – a laughter-fuelled evening which sadly was over all too quickly and those who couldn’t make it were very much missed. James Cockburn was in superb form and it was just a shame that Roger Stokes had to leave early at 7.15pm. I caught up with Chris McCourt (B’83) for the Worthians tennis and again a few weeks later at his fantastic estate in Haywards Heath (where I was comprehensively beaten – still, it’s got me playing tennis again and I’m really enjoying it). I have to recommend the City Lunch to anyone who hasn't been before – I attended this year and met up with Giles Hamilton (B’83) and was amazed to hear who he had in common with Greg Pickard (StB’81) – and I never realised what a dark horse Greg was!!

Please do support Worthians events and do give blood!

John Caillard (R’81) Like many of my ‘Class of 1976-81’ this was the year I turned 50. Fortunately I’m managing to keep fit and am still competing well in triathlons and marathons. In December 2013 I’m bringing 40+ Aussie boys over from St Aloysius in Sydney to Paris – so if any of your daughters are planning on being there, my advice would be to lock them up!

Damian Chunilal (R’85) I’ve been in Hong Kong for nearly ten years now and can’t believe how fast it has gone! Had three great years working for myself, but am now CEO Asia Pacific of VTB Capital – so adding Moscow to the list of places I frequently visit. Happily married to Anastasia with two children, Natalia (7), Alexandra (5) and two from my prior marriage, George (16) and Victoria (14), who live in London Mark Collini (StB’89) Alexandra and I are still enjoying village life in Barnes and we’re about to embark on a small building project

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Daniel Crampton (StB’82) I live on a narrow boat on the River Lee. Sadly getting divorced. No kids. Still loving my music and get out to gigs a fair bit – and the theatre too. Always happy to chat if old mates want to know more!

Really enjoyed our reunion night – more please!

Peter (Pete) Cullinan (StB’82) I have moved to Doha in Qatar and work for Aecom as a Project Stadium Design Manager building 2022 World Cup stadiums – my family is still in South Africa with kids in boarding school and my wife, Julia, travelling between. My mother unfortunately passed away earlier in the year. South Africa is still a great home and place to bring up children. I travel back and forward to the UK at least every third month, for a week at a time, and took the opportunity to catch up with John Shepherd (B’82) recently when working with a design team out of London. Also surprised Hugo DouglasDufresne (G’82) in Kericho, Kenya on his 50th birthday recently – which took him by complete surprise!

Paul Fremantle (B’87) I’m still working hard as CTO of WSO2 – but I’ve also just started a part-time PhD studying the ‘Internet of Things’. I’m also now a visiting lecturer at Oxford University and in my spare time (ha-ha!) I play the tin whistle in a local band called "Revel Weird and Wild". Worthians are most welcome to come along and listen!

Julian Gairdner (StB’89) I emigrated to New Zealand with my family in April 2013. After ten years with Farmers Weekly in the UK, I’m now heading up the digital business of NZX Agri – the rural publishing arm of the New Zealand stock exchange. I’m living in Palmerston North (think Milton Keynes with less traffic and more dramatic backdrop!) in the North Island with Mel, Olly (10), Freddie (3) and Phoebe (2). It's been a huge move and tough at times but, after what has been twelve months of winter, we’re finally heading into summer and have a house with a pool! Please do come and see us. We’re only two hours from Wellington and about the same from Mount Ruapehu – New Zealand’s biggest ski field Tom Garrigan (G’88) I have been married to Liz for ten years and we have two children, Freya (8) and Matty (6) – and one moggie who is 18 years old!

We run a web design and development agency specialising in internal communications and work for a diverse range of clients – very large to very small! We’re living in Richmond-upon-Thames … I’m no longer playing any sport except the occasional round of golf – but am enjoying managing the local Under 6 football team. Always happy to meet up for a beer if anyone is in London or Richmond!

Giles Hamilton (B’82) I have just completed 31 years in the City (or thereabouts) having worked for eight brokers or investment banks with varying degrees of failure. I’ve been with Bank of China International for the last 11 years and now fully realise I am ex-growth; a dinosaur. I live in Wandsworth and Cornwall with my wife, Mini, my son Hugo (12) and daughter Lexi (7). They are at Northcote Lodge and Broomwood Hall in Wandsworth.

Hugo starts at Eton next year so I’d be thrilled to hear from any Worthians whose sons would be there at the same time – it would be rather fun to hook up. In my time off I customise old motorcycles and write about the late 60s / early 70s rock scene. I co-authored “Galactic Ramble”, and “Endless Trip” – two exhaustive accounts of the scene (so at least my interests haven’t changed!)

Dominic Hirons (G’89) My wife, Louisa, our three daughters and I returned from a three year stint in Hong Kong in July this year. I’m now Head of European Operational Risk for Morgan Stanley in London. We have moved to Sussex and are hoping to finish renovations on our house in Cuckfield so that we can move in before Easter 2014 Edward Horgan Goumas (C’85) I moved to a new role in May 2013 developing investment products at RBC Wealth Management after spending twenty years in a relationship management role at various banks. I’ve just moved across Putney with my wife and 11 year-old daughter Martin Hunt (StB’81) I married Olivia in 1993 and we have two children, Georgemma (born in 1996) and Theo (born in 1998). I retired from Fund Management and am now trying to make English sparkling wine from our South Downs grapes. I race old cars in my spare time and, with Olivia as my navigator and co-driver, we take part in a number of long distance endurance rallies in our pre-war Bentley – including Peking to Paris, New York to Alaska and we’re about to embark on our next adventure from Buenos Aires to Cape Horn Joe Hurley (C’82) I’m a senior Partner at one of Australia’s largest Commercial Law Firms, HWL Ebsworth, which is based in Sydney and I specialise in complex international trade and shipping and commodity cross-border disputes. I am a former Chair of the International Bar Association and am married to Penny – a well-known food stylist, food author and former TV Chef. We live in the waterside Peninsula suburb of Hunters Hill in Sydney and have two girls, Harriet and Stella. Stella is a girl after my own heart and is a keen sailor. We spend time cruising on our yacht around the Pacific during the school holidays.

Stella loves watching Matt Preston (R’85) on MasterChef – interestingly he was my Dormitory Prefect! If anyone is visiting Australia and would like to get in touch, do e-mail me at: jhurley@hwle.com.au William (Bill) Hurst (R’86) I’m still living in Suffolk and looking after my ageing mother who has Alzheimer’s. When not busy with that I’m still trying to get a break with my acting career

Dominic Latham-Koenig (B’83) My news is that, happily, we’re expecting a sibling for our son, Sacha, in February 2014 Neil Laughton (C’82) In March 2014 I’ll be launching ‘Flying with the Wounded’ – an enterprise providing flying scholarships to wounded military personnel.

The first eight pilots will also fly para-trikes 1000km across Kenya in October 2014. For more information please do visit: www.flyingwiththewounded.com Nigel Laughton (’84) I’m currently working as the British Skeleton’s Performance Director – preparing athletes who will compete for Team GB at the February 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia Dominic Latham-Koenig (B’83) My news is that, happily, we’re expecting a sibling for our son, Sacha, in February 2014 Philip Lundberg (C’80) Having run my own Sports Risk Management Company for a few years, I was offered the job of Group Director of Risk and Insurance for Sandals Resorts International based in Montego Bay, Jamaica in June 2013 and started working here in mid-September. I’m now fully settled and have had my first visit from my girlfriend, Lucy. We live in a new development on the waterfront of Freeport, just outside Montego Bay. The job is incredibly exciting and there is so much to do; but I have a very good unit of three insurance professionals to assist. My elder son, Alexander, continues to prosper having achieved 3 A*s in his ‘A’ Levels and has now started at LSE. He is combining this with a professional rugby career at London Wasps where he is currently on loan to Rosslyn Park to allow him to develop as a Prop. He has been selected for this year's England U20 squad under the tutelage of Worthian, Nick Walshe (B’92).

My younger son, Matthew, continues to thrive at Hampton and is Vice Captain of Rugby there – he hopes to follow his brother down the professional route.

Both boys have trips planned to see me in the very near future which is great.

It would be lovely to hear from any Worthians who are visiting Montego Bay or Jamaica, so do get in touch with me at: philiplundberg@mac.com Chris Mathews (B’80) I’m still hanging on in the Isle of Wight. My son has just gone to university – isn’t the house very quiet when they go? Looking to downsize. Took the motorbike to Ireland last year for a great trip – now thinking about next year’s!

Nicholas (Nick) Mifsud (C’87) Still in Scotland commanding 71 Engineer Regiment with the addition of William Ben born Christmas 2012 to join the other two terrors – Thomas (6) and Edward (4). We’re looking to settle the family just outside St Andrews. Sophie and I are hoping to complete on the purchase of a modest farm very soon Christopher Miles (C’89) Just coming to the end of our first season at our Brighton-based Kitesurfing company, BEKS, after working hard to have everything in place. Looking forward to seeing a few Worth boys down here while the sea still isn’t too cold and the wind is up!

Gordon Moore (G’85) In September 2013 I cycled over 444km (and over 7km of ascent which is 80% of Everest!) in the mountains of Mallorca in aid of ‘40tude Curing Colon Cancer’ in support of St Mark’s Hospital Foundation.

Please do consider sponsoring me at: www.bmycharity.com/40tude. Thank you!

Paddy Morrissey (R’84) I’m Group Managing Director and Founder of Sheffield Haworth, the UK’s leading Financial Services Executive Search firm with nine international offices which you can find at: www.sheffieldhaworth.com. Very happy to hear from Worthians who have graduated and are looking for jobs in the City! Sheffield Haworth celebrated their 20-year anniversary in January 2013 – perhaps it’s time for a rest! I live in Suffolk with Jo-Jo and our two sons, Will and Freddie. Will is in his second year at Ampleforth (St John’s House) and Freddie is at Orwell Park (near Ipswich) and is due to start at Ampleforth in September 2015. I’m much looking forward to meeting up with the ‘Class of 1979-84’ next year!

Conrad Payne (G’84) I’ve been a Partner at Strutt & Parker for eight years now working within the residential development team based in London, but covering the UK outside London. I divorced in 1998 and have two daughters Madeline (19) and Clare (15). Became engaged in the summer to Jules – I proposed on the banks of the Hluhluwe River in South Africa with our families and an elephant looking on as I went down on one knee! Living in Kent / East Sussex and getting married on the 19th July 2014. My parents are still in South Africa and my brother Damian (G’87) has lived in the USA for 20 years. He moved to Portland, Oregon a few years ago and married for the second time last year. I was his best man and Worth was mentioned in dispatches! Still in touch with Simon (C’90) and Michael (C’85) Gabriel and occasionally Austen Ivereigh (G’84), Dermot Woolgar (G’83), Martin Downs (G’83) and Calum Richardson-Dobie (G’84) Jonathan Pemberton (R’83) I married, for the first time (despite my advanced age!), Anna Elizabeth Symonds on the 19th October 2013 Charles Rangeley-Wilson (R’83) I’m living in Norfolk with my wife, Vicky, and two children, Patrick and Iona. In April 2013 Chatto and Windus published my latest book “Silt Road - The Story of a Lost River” and I am now working on a novel of documentary fiction Mark Reynier (C’80) We sold Bruichladdich to Remy Cointreau in the summer of 2012 and I’m now living in Edinburgh

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Edward (Ed) Mannix (StB’78) Still living in the Alps with arthritis – but Diesel my almost-canine companion died last year and is greatly missed. A new four legged friend in the form of Poppy the spaniel has moved into Méribel Village however, along with her two legged mummy who keeps order and is happy to follow me up mountains at the other end of a rope

people widely in the process. The title alludes to the velvet revolutions in the former Soviet occupied Eastern Europe and, more problematically, the Arab Spring, in which people are seeking to upend authoritarian regimes. Most Western corporations are run on similarly authoritarian lines based on post WW2 command and control styles of hierarchical leadership, but this style is being gradually replaced by much more mutual styles of leadership. The book sets out the concept and provides lots of ‘how to’ advice for leaders who want to engage their people in strategy, change, transformation and operational improvement in more mutual ways, but don’t know how to. It’s published

by Gower, publisher of my first title on this topic, “The CEO, the Chief Engagement Officer: Turning Hierarchy Upside Down to Drive Performance” (2007). I am available for talks, workshops, leadership meetings and ‘how to’ programmes here in the UK – or just about anywhere. Also there is something on ‘Velvet’ in the ‘About us’ section of our website at www.engageforchange.com

Stefan Reynolds (G’89) I passed my PhD on ‘Attitudes to the Body in Fourteenth Century English Mysticism’ at Heythrop College, London University.

We are setting up house in Ireland, near Cork, where we run a B&B, holiday rentals, take foreign student paying guests, as well as run the odd concert. It’s a beautiful Georgian house which is keeping me busy with DIY – do have a look on Facebook: ‘Glenville Park Paying Guest’ and our advert on page 60! If you’re interested in coming to stay e-mail me at: stefandreynolds@gmail.com. I’m starting to teach History part-time at Cork University (UCC) and am married to Silvia (nee Bence-Jones). No children (yet) but one dog, Beano

John Shepherd (B’81) I’m married to Rowena with two lovely daughters Sarah (15) & Sophie (13). I’m Sales Director at Serious Readers – manufacturer of ‘probably the best reading lights in the world’. I recently caught up with Peter Cullinan (StB’82) who is based in Qatar as part of the stadia build consortium for the 2022 World Cup. Also in regular contact with Hugo Douglas-Dufresne (G’82) – his eldest son, Digby, stayed with us recently before starting his first year at Cirencester Agricultural College Jonathan Stordy (StB’81) My son, Ciaran, finished at Worth in 2012 and has just started at Bristol studying English Literature. Daughter Anna (15) starts at Worth in 2014. I took the giant leap from spirits into beer this year and am now selling San Miguel around the world, while based in Madrid. Thoroughly enjoyed our 30-year reunion last year and it’s good to be back in touch with people like Niall McCarthy (StB’81) Mark (Max) Walker (StB’80) Whilst corporate drumming and events continue to pay most of the bills, playing for Caravan has become a welcome diversion.

Having just recorded my first album with the ‘70s Proggers, I know they’ll never reach the gold album status of their heyday – but it’s still a blast to be selling out the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Shepherd’s Bush Empire! Playing at festivals as far afield as Tel Aviv and the USA mean that, although I may never have reached the rock star status I dreamed of in my St Bede’s dormitory all those years ago, I am at least – in my twilight years – getting to play decent music with great musicians on a fairly regular basis!

Mike Watts (C’89) I’m still teaching at St Benedict’s in Ealing. Have three boys who run rings around Suzanne and me! No momentous achievements – apart from managing to keep a level head most of the time Mike Weston-Burt (G’82) I went to Oxford and am now living near Bath with my wife, four children and two greyhounds. I work for KPMG Consulting and travel the globe running training courses Gaye Wilmot (nee Robertson) (B’88) I’ve left teaching and have joined my husband’s business, Solec Energy Solutions – take a look at the website at: www.solec-uk.com. We’re electrical contractors but have branched out into renewable energy; thinking about the future and contributing to a greener planet! It’s all very exciting ... and busy. Perhaps there are some Worthians who want to reduce their carbon footprint and protect themselves against soaring energy prices? If so, we can customise systems for home and business – so whether it’s heating the swimming pool (!) or warehouse lighting, we can help

1990s Simon Albert (G’98) 2012-13 has involved: leaving the Army after ten thoroughly enjoyable years, moving house three times and changing jobs twice. But I’m now settled in Hampshire, near Overton, with Clare and Leo (19 months) and a very loyal hound. I’m commuting daily to London where I work just off St James’s for a small firm improving corporate governance for willing clients! I’ve managed to catch up with a few familiar Gervase faces, some of whom live locally Neil Appleton (C’93) I’m now in my fourth year of living and working in Amsterdam as Head of Web Strategy for Elsevier and taking Worth’s lasting impact very personally ... having married Gabrielle in 2002 – the sister of another Worthian, Julian Stevens (B’96)!

Roderick Aris (C’96) I’m living in Oxford with my partner, Zoe, and our two children, Viviane (4) and Benjamin (6 months). I currently manage the international department for Winkworth estate agents Ollie Barnett (StB’98) I’m still working at C Hoare & Co Private Bank on the banking / lending side. I recently moved to Esher with my wife, Rachel, and we’re enjoying the relatively rural lifestyle – especially at weekends. Saw Nick Robinson (StB’75) in the summer who seems still to be enjoying life in Cambridge. We celebrated the Christening of Richard Gairdner’s (StB’98) son and my godson, William, recently. My brother Sam (C’97) is well and is still working

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Philip Barrett (C’90) – news from his father, Austen. Philip is still living north of Buffalo in Western New York with his wife, Sande. He is a scientist (with a chemistry doctorate) still working for the largest industrial gases company in North and South America. At a recent conference of the International Adsorption Society in Baltimore, at which representatives of 43 countries were present, Philip was elected a director of the Society. He travels a good deal with his work and has had three visits totalling eight weeks to Brazil in the last six months, with another visit imminent. He rarely gets the opportunity to visit the UK these days Matt Brookes (C’91) I’m married with three children, living near Guildford, running a small software company in Richmond and occasionally holidaying in Devon where this year my children started playing with a boy down on the beach whose dad turned out to be Justin Pavry (StB’91)! He is just back from five years working as a lawyer in the USA – it’s a small world …

Howard Brookman (G’93) I’m working for Bloomberg in London, married to Sarah and living in South Woodford. We have two children, James (5) and Zoe (2). Had great fun at the recent 20-year reunion for the ‘Class of 1988-93’ – it was great to reconnect with so many after all these years Mel Carson (B’90) I’m now living in Seattle, Washington. After seven years working at Microsoft, I’ve started my own digital consultancy called Delightful Communications. Our daughter, Maggie, is now a (delightful?!) two year-old and we have another baby on the way. If you’re ever in the Pacific North West do look us up! – you can always contact me at: melcarson7@hotmail.com Rob Cottrell (R’97) Having had enough of the City grind over the last twelve years, I’ve decided to change career – and have taken up a post teaching at Sutton Valence School in Kent in their Modern Languages department. I’ll also be coaching the U15 Rugby side and 1st VII; so no doubt will be making trips back to Worth for away fixtures! I’ve moved to the countryside in Kent with my new wife – we married on the 31st August 2013 and Fr Kevin presided. My brother Richard (R’89), aka Gooch, was best man and both Joe Thompson (R’97) and Steve Ebbett (R’97) were ushers Nick Donovan (StB’93) I’m still living in East Grinstead with Jo – my wife of 15 years – and our three children, Olly (14), Flynn (10) and Ruby (6). I also still work in Recruitment for a business in East Grinstead called Gold Group Tom Elliott (C’96) I’ve just moved from Jakarta in Indonesia to Yangon in Burma where I have set up my own mining services company. Still playing rugby and was playing a game earlier in the year in Kuala Lumpur when I crossed paths for the very first time with another Worthian, Rohan Cavaliero (B’81), who left Butler before my arrival at Worth Richard Elwes (Larry) (G’96) I celebrated the publication of two more pop maths books this year – “Maths in 100 Key Breakthroughs”, and “Chaotic Fishponds and Mirror Universes”. I’m now taking a break from my writing career to concentrate on traditional academic activities – such as teaching and research Angus Gairdner (StB’96) I married Julia Taylor on the 27th July 2013 at Marden, near Devizes in Wiltshire. My brother Richard (StB’98) was best man and the remaining Gairdner brothers were all ushers. Julian (StB’89) flew in from New Zealand for the weekend, having moved in April 2013 to Palmerston North with his wife Mel and children Olly, Freddie and Pheobe to take up a role at NZX Agri. We had an amazing honeymoon in Bali and Sumatra – spending a week in Bali on the beach in Sanur and a few days in Ubud; before trekking through the jungle of Sumatra seeing orang-utans and elephants. Still living in Putney and recently promoted to Head of Presentation at Sky Richard Gairdner (StB’98) My wife and I had our second child in October 2012 – a little boy called William, a brother for Jemima who is now 3½. We’re still living in London but have spent most of the year trying to move house from our small flat into somewhere that can accommodate us all just a little more comfortably! We hope this might have come to pass by the time The Blue Paper goes to print!

Anthony Haggar (G’93) Economically both South and North Sudan are going through a very difficult time – largely on account of political disharmony as both sides come to terms with the reality of the split. We have much to be grateful for, by God’s good grace, and for now take one day at a time. On a personal level, Maria Luz and I are preparing to become parents as we are expecting our first child, a baby girl, early in the New Year Benjamin (Ben) Hancock (G’90) The Hancocks are off to Singapore in January 2014! I’ve been promoted to run Aon’s strategic partner relationships across Asia. The whole family – my wife, Linda, Daphne (3) and Walter (18 months) are hugely excited about the move and are much looking forward to ‘life in Asia’ Will Kenney (B’95) Our son, Oscar, was born on the 10th December 2012 and he has already been to Japan, India, the UAE and the US – and sleeps much better on flights than he does at home!

Worth Society Life

Life and Times of Worthians

The Old Place

Richard Lynton-Jones (StB’97) We have moved to Monaco and I’m still working for Barclays Wealth. Life is great and I still see so many Worthians. If any are interested in the world of Private Banking then do get in touch with me via Mary Lou at Worth Society Alasdair MacDonald (C’91) I’m back in the UK, living in Nether Wallop and Angus, Georgie and Emily are all enjoying Farleigh. I left Accenture, in January 2013, to set up an Analytics business from scratch. Signed up to do a triathlon whilst on holiday, so doing quite a bit of running which is great fun Chris Matthews (StB’90) Henry Michael was born on the 22nd October 2013 at 9.13pm weighing in at a massive 10lbs 5oz! Mummy and baby are both well, but Mummy and Daddy have sore arms!

Gareth McGuire (B’97) We have recently moved from Geneva to Manchester – and looking to make some friends 'up north'! Do drop me a line at: gareth.maguire@kellogg.com if you’d like to meet up Bill McNamee (StB’92) Myself and my wife, Pauline, celebrated the birth of our second child, Alaina Lily, on the 19th September 2013 Daniel Mourad (B’99) Contending with a new job and a pregnant wife, I decided to add another challenge to my list and have one last ‘big adventure’ before sleepless nights kicked in! For six months I trained with a team to reenact a 150km open water paddle to mark the 70th anniversary of Operation Jaywick – following in the footsteps of the brave soldiers who completed one of the most daring attacks in Singapore’s wartime history. The challenge took place in September 2013 and we’re aiming to raise a total of US$122,000 to be split between the UK Charity ‘Help the Heroes’ and the ‘Australian Prostrate Cancer Charity’. If you’d like to find out more about our expedition, then do visit our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/followinginfootsteps – and please do consider supporting us!

Liam Naidoo (C’96) I married Eilís Mulkerrin at Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, Ireland on the 30th June 2013 with many Worthians in attendance Edward Paget (G’96) I’m delighted to announce the arrival of our son, Jago, who was born on the 6th January 2013 – making Nina a ‘big sister’. I continue to live in Canada with my wife, Lucy, and we run our own osteopathic clinic.

Currently I’m also working for the Canadian National and Olympic speed skating teams, as they make their way to the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi Justin Pavry (StB’91) I’m back from the States and started working at CDC, the UK development bank, on loans to Africa and South East Asia. Much looking forward to rediscovering the delights of England with the kiddoes and catching up with Worthians – including Paul, Fuzzy and AliMac! Toby Rumford (R’95) Happily married and living in Lausanne, Switzerland where I am studying for a Masters in International & European Security. Would be delighted to catch up with any Worthians who might be over in this part of the world, so do get in touch with me at: tobyrumford@hotmail.com Simeon Stevens (StB’95) I have two children (6 and 3) with a third on the way.

Still working in the city – currently at Bank of America – and sitting just yards away from George Ross (G’95). What a small world it is!

Mark Waghorn (StB’90) My architectural practice won an award for the sustainable design of Three Glens Farmhouse which was recently completed in Dumfries and Galloway. You can find out more by visiting our website at : http://www.markwaghorn.co.uk Adrian Whyatt (StB’93) As well as being a member of the British Standards Institution (BSI) Disability Expert Reference Group (DERG) and of their Neurodiversity, Cognitive Impairment and Access to the Built Environment Task Force, I am a member of the BSI Accessibility Working Group which recently had its inaugural meeting. As one of two directors of the New Ionian Academy, the only not-for-profit organisation based in the British Isles dedicated to promoting real True Orthodox Christianity, I successfully lobbied for the BSI Accessibility Working Group to broaden its remit from disability and age related access to other equality strands including belief and religion. I’ve been involved in monitoring the implementation of various United Nations Treaties – notably the Economic and Social Covenant and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD), which overlaps standards work considerably in practice Christopher Wigan (R’92) I’m the founder and director of Flying Fantastic – a circus school specialising in Aerial Fitness with various locations in London. We are looking for premises and you can find out more about us at: www.flyingfantastic.co.uk!

2000s Je-Hyung Ahn (R’01) Studio Weave, my architecture practice, is celebrating after being shortlisted for the prestigious 2013 European Young Architect of the Year Award. We are one of five practices up for this prize which is specifically aimed towards architects aged under 40. The results will be announced in December 2013. Studio Weave also won the Royal Institute of British Architects’ South East Building of the Year recently James Arney (R’02) I’m currently living in Pokhara in Nepal and in charge of the annual recruitment of Gurkha soldiers into the British Army. Really loving life here and doing as much trekking, mountain biking and paragliding as possible before my eventual return to the UK in two years’ time Max Barnett (G’02) I’m engaged to Fiona (having met at Durham University ten years ago) and we are getting married in February 2014. Best man for the big day is Maxwell McAlister (G’02) – who recently organised a great stag weekend in Leeds – with Adam Fudakowski (G’02) and cousin, Sebastian Plummer (G’07), joining in on the fun. Special thanks to my uncle Nick (Nicholas) Barnett (G’73) who helped me with the perfect engagement ring!

Robert Birchall (R’01) I got engaged in August 2013 to Natalie while we were on holiday in the west of Ireland – and I’m looking forward to celebrating our marriage next summer in the Surrey countryside with a number of Worthians who will be invited to the ‘big day’ (provided they’re nice to me on my stag do!)

Alex Bone (R’00) My wife, Nicola, and I are celebrating the arrival of our first baby. Finley was born on the 20th August 2013 at 4.14pm weighing in at 7lb 2oz – a healthy size considering he was two weeks early Michael Burr (F’06) – news from Michael’s mother. In February 2013 Michael got engaged to Jenna Hallesy whom he met at the University of Warwick. While at Warwick he became very involved in the Polo Society; representing the University at the SUPA (Schools and Universities Polo Association) Nationals.

This group also helped with Riding for the Disabled and, as a result, Michael met the Princess Royal on a visit she made to Warwick (see ‘Caught on Camera’) William Burrett (StB’04) I still have many great memories of a happy time at Worth. Having finished at Northumbria University, I embarked on a career in hospitality and have found out that what I really love doing is cooking for a living. So, I’m currently working as a development chef for Skye Gyngell on two projects – a new hotel, Heckfield Place, opening some way down the line and a London restaurant opening next year – it’s all very exciting!

Desmond Choy (G’05) I recently submitted a thesis for a PhD at the University of Cambridge on the subjects of metalloproteinase and computational chemistry and am looking to get into a career in similar fields. I still actively perform as a pianist and gave a recital with a focus on 20th Century and contemporary classical music in May 2013. After a holiday in Hong Kong, I recently moved to London and am looking forward to enjoying the vibrant city life here Peter Conlon (G’03) Since leaving Worth I completed my Physics degree at Cambridge in 2007 and received a DPhil in Theoretical Physics from Oxford in 2010. Since 2011 I’ve been working for Goldman Sachs as an interest rate products quant while living in Covent Garden with my boyfriend. It was a pleasure to catch up with others at the 10-year reunion of the ‘Class of 19982003’ earlier this year Peter de Vere (G’00) I married Victoria Katherine Wade on the 6th April 2013 in Grand Cayman Alexander Dungate (F’08) I’m currently at the University of Surrey studying business management and in my third year will be taking a placement at Total Gas and Power Alexander Fey (StB’09) I have finished university and have secured a job with a German consulting firm in Berlin Harry Fielder (B’03) I got engaged to Laura Blackwell on the 21st December 2012. The wedding will be taking place on the 31st May 2014 in Oxford. I have also set up a pet services company in London called ‘The Pet Valet Company’ Matthew Forster (F’03) I’m engaged to Eleanor Hicks and we will be getting married in the Spring of 2014. I’m currently helping to run a marketing and design studio called ‘graphicks’ with two other partners

Aidan Williams (StB’98) Since the 1st September 2012, I’ve been the Executive Director at S-C Wardle Enterprises

Adam Fudakowski (G’03) Katie and I are delighted to announce the arrival of our identical twin boys, Leon and Nicolas. They were born on the 25th June 2013 in Bristol. We are all moving to France in January 2014 where I will be studying for an MBA at INSEAD Business School

Stephen (Wooly) Wolseley (R’98) I’m living and working in Muscat, Oman with Mary-Kate (née Quinlan and an old girl of St Mary’s Ascot ‘99) and Nicholas (3). We’re expecting our second child in January 2014 and are much enjoying our new life and career in the sunny Arabian Gulf

Aidan Fyans (F’06) I married Sarah Clement on Saturday 27th July 2013 at The Salem Chapel, Lywynpia; with celebrations taking place afterwards in the historic Welsh Hill Works, Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taff in Wales. Some of my Worth buddies came over with their friends which added to the fun!

George Harley (StB’03) I’m engaged to Charlotte Richards and we’re due to

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Edward (Dobbo) Robinson (B’89) I’m still living in Maidenhead and it will be ten years in January 2014 that I’ve been in business for myself. I sell and let property in Maidenhead and am always happy to hear from any Worthians who are local to us. The boys, Tim (9) and Jamie (7), are both fab! In my last ‘News in Brief’ I spoke about slipping into middle age having joined the Maidenhead Golf Club and started to read “The Telegraph”. Nothing further to report, although my lovely wife, Helen, is hankering after a Labrador. We went on holiday with my Mum and Dad in Spain recently and it was lovely to spend time with them

hard for Morgan Stanley. He has finally retired from rugby after a series of injuries; but he remains fit and takes on various physical challenges like marathons and cross-fit competitions – which he seems to keep on winning!

get married in July 2014. I’m a Barrister at 3 Paper Buildings – after what seemed like 500 years of law school! Living in Brixton and in touch with a really good group of guys from my year who I enjoy seeing regularly – both within London and outside Jack Harrison (G’00) I have been in Taiwan for five years and for the last two I’ve been working for Jardines Matheson. We have the franchise here for KFC so, rather unexpectedly, I have Colonel Sanders on my business card! I was back in Europe in July 2013 to join various other Worthians for the L’Etape bike race and also Nick Smyth’s (StB’00) Barcelona stag weekend!

Chris Kellaway (B’02) I’m working with ‘big’ Max Barnett (G’02) at Accenture and got engaged to Lucy Myers, who I met on an Arundel & Brighton Lourdes Pilgrimage in 2007 with Gus ‘Cupid’ Wardle (R’02). Jim Condie (B’02) has kindly agreed to be my best man when we get married in June 2014 – with Ben Newman (B’02) all set to play the organ

News in Brief

Christopher Lamb (R’01) I’m Assistant Editor of “The Tablet” and it’s been an eventful year covering the election of Pope Francis – when I was in Rome for the white smoke. I’m living in Battersea in south west London with my wife, Isabel, and two children Joseph (4) and Martha (1) Owen Lean (C’01) Just back from a summer at the Ottawa Buskers Festival and have moved to Paris for a year Christopher Madsen (B’04) I’m currently working as Partnership Manager at Chelsea FC – working with our commercial partners to grow the Chelsea FC brand globally – and recently toured Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia with the team. I live with my girlfriend, Hannah, and earlier this year we bought our first flat together which was very exciting. I manage to keep up with lots of Worthians, Messrs Podbury, Bellm, Pollen and Cottrell in particular, as well as many others James Madsen (B’02) I’m enjoying life in London working in corporate communications for Capital MSL. Play rugby with the London Stock Exchange and still also having the occasional outing with Worthians RFC. Very happy for Tom Podbury (C’02) and his wife, Lauren, who are expecting a baby in the New Year JP Matthews (B’06) – news from brother Mike. JP has recently successfully completed one of the world’s most extreme open water marathon swims – Robben Island to mainland Cape Town, which was the culmination of four long months of training and grim cold water acclimatisation! They had to swim through some of the most shark infested waters in the world. The motivation for this challenge was to raise money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer – a charity close to the hearts of the Matthews family having lost eight female family members to the disease. JP flew to Cape Town on the 24th October 2013 and completed the swim on Monday the 28th. If you would like to find out more about the swim, then do visit JPs blog at: http://escaperobbenisland.wordpress.com/the-swim/. He has so far raised around £5,000 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer Julius Mooney (R’03) I’ve been living in Dubai for the last five and a half years and married Laura Marie Howard (legal ceremony – as Australian) on the 29th April 2011 in Dubai. We had the main wedding, with several Worthians present, on the 28th April 2012 at Hedingham Castle in the UK. On the 21st July 2013 we had our first son – Oscar Alexander – born at a tiny 1.3 kgs being ten weeks early. After a stint of nearly six weeks in the NICU in Dubai, he was discharged and is now fit and healthy Oliver Mulcahy (C’05) I’m enjoying ‘living the Cornish dream’ – bought a boat and everything! – with Olivia having moved into married quarters following an assignment to HMS Northumberland as Deputy Weapon Engineer Officer. I came back from a Gulf deployment in May 2013 and will deploy there again early next year. Our daughter, Florence, was born at 6.36am on the 4th November 2013 weighing in at 8lb 8oz at Derriford Hospital. Both mother and baby are doing well Ronan O’Kelly (StB’02) I was married to Catherine Anne Newton on the 18th May 2013 at Arundel Cathedral in West Sussex. We were married by Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor who originally confirmed me at Worth, back in 1999, when he was Bishop of Arundel & Brighton Sean Rebecchi (B’05) I relocated to the San Francisco offices of ZS Associates in January 2013 and have now returned to the UK to read for an MBA at London Business School Chris Roberts (R’06) My partner, Rebecca, and I have just bought a narrow boat that we are going to refurbish and fit out with all sorts of eco/green solutions to live aboard full-time. Because I run an engineering firm, I will be designing and showcasing many new solutions to help reduce our impact on the environment Jonathan Rollo-Walker (R’08) Having completed my Economics degree in 2012, I have now started Graduate Entry Medicine at the University of Nottingham Hugo Sanders (R’00) Milly and I had our first child, Ida, born on the 22nd July 2013

Paddy Scott (B’01) I’m based in London working as a cameraman and will be departing on a two-month filming expedition to the South Pole in November 2013. Still in touch with many Worthians from my year Jocelyn Seligman (St B’01) Undertaking an MBA at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School Michael (Mike) Solomon (C’04) I’m currently living and working in Luxembourg as an IT consultant in the financial software services sector. I moved out here immediately after completing my BA in Computer Science at UCD Dublin in 2008. I spent the summer of 2011 doing an intensive Arabic language course in Beirut and have since learned French and some basic Luxembourgish too! I recently returned to West Sussex for the marriage of James Lawrance (C’04) at Wakehurst Place Andrew Talty (B’08) My career has really taken off this year – I started out at ITV working on the FA Cup, Indian Premier League and Confederations Cup. I’m currently working on the NFL for Channel 4, on “The American Football Show” hosted by Vernon Kay and for Sunday Night Football and Live International Matches. Super Bowl here I come! If anyone would like to get in touch for help or advice, then do e-mail me at: andrew.talty@sunsetvine.com James Talty (StB’06) I recently completed the graduate scheme with Ernst & Young and am in the process of qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Following the New Year, I’ll be moving from my current role within the Business Advisory team at Ernst & Young to their Transaction Advisory Service Line in Corporate Finance. More generally, I am currently living in Battersea with my brother Andrew (StB’08) and Richard Hayward (StB’06) and am ‘in training’ for the 2014 London Marathon! I'm still in touch with a good many of my peers from Worth – but unfortunately have yet to shake off John Barnes (StB’06)!

Oliver (Oli) Taylor (G’03) Having ‘popped the question’ while skiing in Italy last year, I married Charlene Burton on the 13th July 2013 at Lockinge Parish Church in Oxfordshire and we had the reception at the Springs Hotel at Wallingford by the Thames. We met eight years ago at Reading University Giles Turton (F’02) I qualified as a Chartered Surveyor at the beginning of this year and am advising on rural and farming matters having become a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers in 2012. I’m living in Cambridge, where I’ve been for the past three years, and am training hard to make selection for Worth Society’s Real Tennis team! It has been great to catch up with a number of Worthians over the past year

Nicaragua and Panama. I also spent a great deal of my time in school studying (not so easy when it’s 30+ degrees outside!) and my free time was spent at the beach – surfing, bungee jumping, canopying or climbing volcanos. I spent the last few months of my Gap Year in Beijing studying Mandarin at the Beijing Language and Culture University. This period was very difficult for me as I had great trouble communicating with the Chinese and it took me a long time to meet people. Once I overcame these barriers everything was good. Beijing is an incredible and noisy metropolis – I shared a small and rather dingy room with a Spanish guy and we discovered Beijing together. I learned a lot about Chinese culture, the fact that the City never sleeps and the air conditioning units are very bad!

Maddy Ilsley (StM’10) I’m now in my final year studying French and Spanish at Bristol University after a fantastic year abroad in France and Argentina Oliver (Oli) Jacobs (F’10) I spent a placement year as a sound engineer at Real World Studios for Peter Gabriel and more recently have been working on music tours. I’m in my final year at the University of Surrey studying Sound Recording and Music Alexander King (C’10) I spent the summer of 2013 working and travelling as a lifeguard in America and am now studying for a postgraduate degree in Marketing and Consulting at the University of Birmingham Tom (Smiley) O’Hare (B’08) I graduated from the University of Aberdeen and am now working for a renewable energy developer in their new Bristol office heading up the site acquisition of solar farms Nicholas Ottersbach (R’11) I’m currently on my year abroad in Rio de Janeiro where I’m ‘living the dream’ and greatly looking forward to the World Cup! If there are any Worthians out there who are going to be making their way out here and fancy meeting up, then do get in touch with me at: otters92@hotmail.co.uk Joseph Rivers (F’10) In October 2013 I arranged a ‘charity golf day’ in aid of the Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice (the only children’s hospice in Sussex) which took place at Mannings Heath Golf Club. We raised over £1,800 for the charity Naomi Sautter (StA’11) Since leaving Worth I have started a wedding and events company called ‘Naomi Sautter Weddings & Events’ alongside studying a Business Management Degree at Winchester University. We have been lucky enough to organise many successful weddings as well as an Autumn Wedding Fair at the Marwell Hotel in Winchester

Chloe Thomas (StM’10) After being one of the first cohort of Worthian girls who joined in 2008, I left in 2010, headed for City University London to study Speech Therapy, but I deferred in my second year. I then pursued a career in modelling (which I had been doing in my spare time after being scouted during my first year at Uni). I then got signed to a top agency – D1 models – and have been modelling full time ever since. I do plan to return to university but the modelling is keeping me very busy. I have done London Fashion Week in February 2013, been to Istanbul & Romania for hair shows, done shows for Toni&Guy and photo shoots for the British Hairdressing Awards – to name just a few. I also have castings with many well-known brands including Miss Selfridge, Urban Outfitters, T-Mobile and I have castings with agencies from Miami, Paris, New York, Milan and Brazil. Life as a model is very tiring and hard work – perhaps not as glam as people think! I have met some wonderful people on my journey – both at university and now as a model. In the future I plan to train as a personal trainer but, for now, I’m committing myself to building my portfolio so I can get signed up for more modelling and work abroad for a few months doing shoots and shows Jack Udale (B’11) On the 21st September 2013 I attempted, and completed, my first Ironman distance triathlon – The Brutal Triathlon in Snowdonia – and finished 14th out of 40 in a time of 16hrs 50mins. I enjoyed the whole day and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone!

William Watkins (R’10) I have started my final year at Aberystwyth and am preparing to write my dissertation – which I hope will be a critical review on ‘Exploring Animal Personalities and their Role in Animal Welfare’. I’ve done more volunteering work recently and spent two weeks at the International Birds of Prey Centre based in Gloucestershire Merrick Winter (F’13) I’m currently in the midst of my Gap Year working parttime at the Ashdown Park Hotel and Taffles Cafe. I’m studying, teaching the guitar and applying to King’s College London, New College of the Humanities, Exeter and Sussex Universities. I’ll be travelling to New Zealand in January 2014 and to India and Nepal around April of next year Tom Wood (B’07) I’ve now graduated from Magdalen College Oxford and am working in Istanbul as a media consultant on the Syrian Civil War Celia Young (StM’10) I graduated from Leeds University in the summer of 2013 and I’m now living in Rome working as an au pair and teaching English as a foreign language

Friedrich (Fred) von Gottberg (B’06) I’ve spent the last two years finishing my Masters degree in Economics – spending one year in wonderful Paris and one year in Shanghai. Both years were a great experience and I fell in love with Paris – which is perhaps the most beautiful city that I’ve ever visited to date.

Shanghai was a bit of a shock at first – quite different and certainly not blessed with the beauty of Paris but, after a short period of acclimatisation, I soon discovered the more interesting sides of Shanghai and successfully completed my studies in the summer of 2013. I’m now job hunting!

Angus Wardle (R’02) After two very happy years in Madrid working as an English teacher, I’m now back in the motherland working in the wine trade.

I got engaged to Ann Charlott in February and we’re hoping to tie the knot sometime next year. I’m enjoying catching up with Worthians whenever possible – and am particularly looking forward to the upcoming nuptials of Tom Armstrong (R’02), Chris Kellaway (B’02) and Ben Leslie (B’02)!

Elliot (Trev) Webber (R’04) I got engaged to Esme Havill in January 2013 and we’re due to be married in 2014

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2010s Sam Blenkinsopp (B’10) After completing a Graphic Design degree at LCC, I’m currently working for Adidas Originals at their headquarters in Germany as part of their Brand Marketing team Timothy Davies (C’10) I went to Namibia with the British Exploring Society in July 2013 and my sister got married in August 2013. In October I flew to Washington DC where I ran the Marine Corps Marathon. Currently in my final year at UCL studying Ancient History Jan-Philip (JP) Hotze (B’11) I’m currently living in Rotterdam studying International Business Administration and doing a lot of extra-curricular activities – including sitting on a committee for Entrepreneurship, planning to sail to Ipswich in the ‘Race of the Classics’ and I recently completed my second Marathon. During my Gap Year I travelled to California in a caravan with my parents and then flew on to Alaska to undertake a month-long expedition in the wilderness, where we spent our time sea kayaking and mountaineering through the Kennai Fiords – it was a truly unforgettable experience. Back in Germany I started a four-month internship at Vodafone Germany working in the department for Key Account International. I enjoyed my time there and learned a lot from the experienced management team at Vodafone. After the New Year I flew to Costa Rica to live with a host family in order to improve my Spanish. I experienced everything that Costa Rica has to offer and travelled to

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Situated just 23km from Cork City, with its historic English Market and St Finbarr’s Cathedral, the property has extensive parkland and gardens going down to a glen and river, an armoury room, library, drawing room, dining room, games room (with billiards and table tennis) and house chapel.

There are lovely surrounding walks, riding stables and a tennis court in the village, fishing in the Blackwater river and many attractions less than an hour’s drive away: Blarney Castle,

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Glenn Robertson 17/05/1944 to 08/10/2012

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ll of us who have known him will have our own particular memories of Glenn. Whether we be family, friend, team-mate, colleague, pupil, or other; we have all shared and enjoyed his love of laughter, people and life.

Glenn was born in 1944 to Tom and Connie and his early life was that of the proverbial child in a sweetshop – this may have had something to do with the fact that his Dad owned two sweetshops!

Glenn attended Northampton Grammar School where he was better known for his sporting prowess than his academic achievement – and looking around today, that trait alone may well have made Glenn the ideal choice for Worth in the 1970s. Initially he was more athlete than player, as his reaching the final of the English Senior Schools Triple Jump bears witness. However, Glenn was selected for an England Schools final trial and from this time it was full steam ahead with his rugby.

Next stop was St Luke’s College Exeter and in his holidays he was back trying to force his way into a very strong Northampton club side. Glenn’s forte was attack as his 91 tries in 109 games proves. However, he was never the most courageous of defenders and playing against the more physical sides was often a painful experience. One such occurred at Gloucester – the home side had a limited game plan of high kick followed by determined chase. On this occasion Glenn was underneath and took a clean catch. He was immediately apprehended by three cherry and whites and each held him with one arm while grabbing something soft and strategic with the other. Glenn hastily released the ball and his assailants ran off up the pitch to score. The winger walked slowly back to face the kick where he was ‘greeted’ by his irate skipper who asked why the ball had been given up so easily, Glenn’s response was; “If they really wanted it that much who was I to stand in their way”.

However, it was also said of Glenn in those days that if his opposite number scored two tries he would score three.

Such attacking élan brought recognition in the form of selection for the East Midlands against the Springboks, but despite reaching final trials a cap never came.

However, children were coming and the opportunity at Worth ended Glenn’s days as a saint.

Glenn was appointed to Worth in September 1970 as a teacher of Geography and PE, but with the added remit of improving the standard of the school’s rugby football. He went to work on the latter immediately, and his coaching magic had an instant impact as in his first season the 1st XV went down by a mere 80 points to St Benedicts. However, that would never happen again as Glenn removed them from the fixture list forthwith!

Having endured his self-styled ‘Black Day’ for Worth rugby at the hands of St Benedicts, things soon began to improve as Glenn’s know-how and passion saw Worth teams begin to win – it must also be noted that Glenn would be the first to acknowledge the support of many of his colleagues in this progress. He developed 7s in the school and whilst never quite winning the big one at Rosslyn Park, many smaller pots were brought home.

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Glenn enjoying his retirement in Norfolk – and a life of sand, sea and grandchildren

At Glenn’s retirement dinner in 2006 – Glenn, Andrew Bernard (C’81) and Fr Stephen

A further initiative was involvement with representative rugby and many Worth boys went on to play for Sussex under Glenn’s tutelage. A few went even further – Nick Walshe (B’92) being the first senior international and son, Peter, a ‘B’ Cap for Scotland.

cooking. When Glenn was appointed to a House, Annette was a key element in Glenn’s success and they made a fantastic team in three separate Houses at Worth.

But, while rugby was his main focus, Worth also produced many fine athletes, fellow triple-jumper Larry Achike (R’93) and middle-distance runner Tim Hutchings (StB’77) both represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games – and of course both played for the 1st XV. At the same time as all this was going on, Glenn was developing a wider coaching career – first at Rosslyn Park where he hooked up with his old St Lukes mate, Phil KeithRoach, and then with London Division. The Park reached two John Player finals and London had a famous victory over Australia at Twickenham. Thereafter it was back to age-group rugby; first coaching England Colts and then as Assistant Manager of an England Schools tour ‘down under’ and latterly a stint as a very well respected England Schools Chairman of selectors.

It would also be remiss not to mention Glenn’s role as President of Worthians RFC, a position of which he was rightly proud. He was influential in supporting the founding of the Club, always gave Desmond Calnan (R’69) 100% support in all his endeavours with the Worthians and most importantly, the President and First Lady always hosted a party after the annual Worthians match at the school.

But even then he was still doing his bit at Worth. I remember that one of Glenn’s last Worth teams was an U16 side that had never won a game – he was as determined to see that team win as any with which he had been involved at any level.

So, full-time player, top geographer and coach – how was all this possible? Simple. Annette. For, while Glenn was fully consumed with Worth and his other coaching, Annette was concentrating on bringing up Elizabeth, Gaye, James and Peter – and the job she made of that remains a huge credit to her. However, to me and I am sure to many of you, Glenn and Annette always came as a pair. To generations of Worth boys – while Glenn provided inspiration, Annette provided genuine care and consideration as well as some fantastic

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And when that final part of their life at Worth was over, Glenn and Annette retired to Norfolk and a life of sand (Norfolk’s golf courses are notorious for their bunkers), sea and grandchildren – George, Jack, Frank, Billie, Fraser, Alfred, Logan and Ben – as Glenn liked to say: eight in total, seven boys and just the one granddaughter, but even she is called Billie.

After a difficult time in the first half of 2012, the recent arrival of Logan and Ben seemed to bring the promise of good times ahead. If only …

Glenn was on the staff at Worth for 36 years and in that time many boys in a variety of ways benefited from his genuine desire to see young blokes achieve their potential. He was not perfect – nor would he ever have claimed to be so – but in many ways that made his interest and advice all the more effective. He was ‘one of us’.

And it is this influence that he had on so many, that makes up the final part of my address.

Much is made of ‘winning’, but for most of us whether it be in life or sport there are at least as many losses as victories.

Glenn understood that, and all of us who came under his tutelage were made aware of the importance of knowing how to win and how to lose. Enjoyment was key, but so too was demeanour and the spirit of sportsmanship and particularly of rugby football.

Earlier I mentioned Tim Hutchings as a Worth Olympian, and here he describes his observations of Glenn’s influence on him; “He was a great man and a great coach to generations of Worth boys. Bearing in mind its relative size, Worth became a respected rugby school, largely due to Glenn’s knowledge and gifted way of imparting it – with his knowhow enabling him to coach us into cohesive units, we became so much more than the sum of our individual skills.

Some of my very best sporting memories are of working with the Worth 1st XV under Glenn’s watchful eye; they were exceptional days – and largely due to him”.

I am sure that Tim’s words ring true for many who knew him and Hugh Easterbrook (R’76) – one of Glenn’s most talented protégés – and some other Worthians have, with the Head Master’s kind agreement, decided that Glenn’s name and spirit should not be lost to Worth School or its pupils. Thus, a fund has been set up whose aim is to provide two school prizes that will be awarded annually: The first prize – The Glenn Robertson Award for Sporting Promise – is to be awarded to a pupil in the lower school who, as its title suggests, shows particular sporting promise. The second – The Glenn Robertson ‘Spirit of Rugby’ Award – will be awarded to the 1st XV player who has displayed skill and ability but has also demonstrated all the very best virtues of the game.

The future of these prizes has been assured following the extraordinary amount of money raised through The Glenn Robertson Memorial Fund. It was a fantastic idea of Hugh’s and, I’m sure everyone will agree, a very fitting tribute to a great man.

The final total raised by the Fund amounted to over £23,000 and, as a result, sufficient money has been raised to provide an additional lasting memorial to Glenn in the shape of investment into the sporting infrastructure at Worth. This will take the form of a large fitness training room for boys and girls which will accommodate the most up-to-date of equipment. This should be operational by the summer term 2014 and is to be named in fond memory of Glenn.

As I said at the start; whether we knew him as ‘Glenn’, Dad, Grandpa, Glenda, Robbo, GTR, Mr Robertson or Sir; we have all shared laughter with Glenn and I hope that you too can picture the grin that would have greeted his realisation that the family had chosen for this service a reading that involved water being turned into wine.

‘Many people walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart’.

Peter Dewey (R’77) This Eulogy was given by Peter at Glenn’s Memorial Service which took place at Worth Abbey on Sunday 20th January 2013.

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Paul Kozary

Nicholas Beazley

12/02/1966 to 03/01/2013

19/01/1960 to 19/05/2013

On many occasions – using tickets purchased through Worthians RFC – we enjoyed long rugby Saturdays starting with a great lunch, moving on to a main course of international rugby at Twickenham and finishing off with a generous dessert of ale at a number of ‘rugby pubs’ around the grounds. It was always a perfect day.

Paul had two children, Myron and Katya, of whom he was extremely proud being a devoted father who was continually concerned for them and what was going on in their lives.

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n the 3rd January 2013 our great friend, Paul Kozary, passed away. He was a man of many facets – one of which was his love of sport; in particular of cycling and rugby. Paul certainly packed quite a punch and managed to complete not only one, but two, L'Étapes on the Tour de France circuit. He also distinguished himself over many years on the rugby pitch with Worthians RFC. Paul was an interesting character with a Peruvian mother and a Hungarian father. His early years were spent in Sussex and in Trinidad before he was sent to school at Worth – a place where he made many life-long friends.

Post-school Paul followed the trail into the City working in sales, and rose to become a Managing Director at Dresdner Bank. With his job Paul enjoyed extensive travel, finally focussing on the Middle East which he thoroughly enjoyed and many of his clients became his firm friends – as was evidenced by all those who joined him for his 40th birthday in Andorra.

Tragically, Paul was unable to make the move to start up a new page in his life which would have been in Lima with Adriana, whom he married shortly before his death.

Continuing his links with Worth, Paul had intended to start up a new venture with one of his great Worth friends, Chris Fife.

Paul might have passed away – but his memory at Worth lives on. In January 2013 his ashes were scattered at Worth and a bench dedicated to his memory, has been placed on the terrace at Worth. In recognition of Paul as a great friend and stalwart of Worthians RFC, the Paul Kozary Memorial Cup for the ‘Player of the Season’ was inaugurated in September of this year. I can envisage Paul sitting on his bench on a lovely summer evening at Worth and smiling as he thinks of ‘the best player’ taking a drink from ‘his cup’.

There couldn’t be a more fitting tribute to a great player and a great man.

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icholas would have been surprised and embarrassed by the deep and genuine outpouring of praise and love at his Memorial Service in London on the 6th September 2013. Over 650 people left work or play early on that Friday afternoon to pay tribute to their friend and colleague. It is quite an achievement – and how richly he deserved such recognition. News of his death had tested all of us, as well as our faith. It was a tragically early end to a life well lived by a generous, social, charming and good man.

Nicholas died on the 19th May 2013 at the age of 53 from the blood cancer – Myelofibrosis. His disease was kept a secret from his children, family and friends for over ten years. We all got to hear of it in January 2013 as Nicholas prepared for a bone marrow transplant using suitable donor cells from his brother, James. Although his chances were good and the transplant appeared to have gone well, he died from a serious complication. He remained uncomplaining and positive to the end.

Family life meant everything to Nicholas and he managed to achieve the right work / life balance while pursuing a successful career. He married Sarah (née Flory) and had four children. They are an embodiment of Nicholas's lovely character and have done him and Sarah proud. Harriet is at Exeter University, Camilla at Edinburgh University, Edward has a 2014 place at Bristol University and Hugo completes his GCSEs at Oundle next year.

Although not a particular sportsman himself, Nicholas was a great supporter of his athletic children. His decision to travel to London in April 2013 to see Edward complete the London marathon – in memory of a close family friend for the breast cancer support charity, The Haven, of which Nicholas had been Chairman of the Trustees – was particularly brave. He was at risk of exposure to bugs that could compromise his immune system; but nothing was going to stop him matching Edward's determination.

Helped by his family, Nicholas saw Ed at the 9 and 18 mile marks as well as at the Finish line. It was one of his last days out of hospital before he died.

Nicholas was close to Worth School and Worth Abbey. He arrived at Gervase from Ladycross in 1973 – leaving five years later with a place at Cambridge University. His brothers, James and Thomas, also attended Worth while their father, Henry (known as Harry) went to Downside and their uncle, Peter Beazley, was a monk at Worth and is buried in the cemetery. Fr Kevin Taggart was Nicholas’s House Master and then Head Master and they remained close for the rest of Nicholas’s life. Fr Stephen Ortiger was his favourite history teacher and also became a lifelong friend.

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After Worth, Nicholas studied at Pembroke College Cambridge and then went on to work at Freshfields, Coopers & Lybrand and, for the last 20 years of his life, at Bupa as Group Strategy and Development Director and then Company Secretary. His colleague throughout this time was Irene Herbert who said of him; “As a person Nicholas was warm, caring and mindful of others but he was also great fun. I shall miss him for his calmness, his counsel and his compassion. He was such an inspiration”. The entire Bupa Board and over 100 employees attended the Memorial Service with Bupa hosting refreshments afterwards. The Chairman, Lord Leitch, said in his moving eulogy that Nicholas “was a major factor in Bupa’s success”. He “never ever troubled any of us with his own troubles” and he paid tribute to Nicholas as “a talented lawyer, an insightful strategist and a brilliant Company Secretary”.

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It was in the City that I met Paul 25 years ago – and I will always remain in his debt for introducing me to my wife! He was a good and generous friend and we had many a great time together – as I know he also had with many others in his wide circle of friends.

Nicholas deserved the best friend and wife possible – and he found this in Sarah. She has been extraordinarily brave; supporting Nicholas, the family and his friends throughout.

The beautifully organised Memorial Service was an occasion we will all remember vividly; and this was mainly due to Sarah’s hard work and focus during a very difficult time.

Leading up to his death her clear sighted and informed blog detailing Nicholas’s illness was avidly read by his many friends. It helped us all keep in touch with his condition and reflected Sarah’s calm, practical and intelligent approach to their agonising predicament. The last of the 26 entries started with: “This is not the ending I had planned for this blog, and I am so very sad to tell you that we lost Nicholas this morning. Close family were able to see him in the last few days and all the children and his mother were able to be with him yesterday.

Although much changed and he struggled to communicate, he knew us all and we laughed together. He fought very bravely, never complaining and never without hope”.

May Nicholas rest in peace and Sarah, his young family and his devoted mother, Susan, be comforted in the knowledge that he was loved so well and will be remembered by so many.

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Remembering Benedict 23/07/1989 to 01/02/2013 Benny laughing

As your siblings, we have always been so proud of you, Benny. We all admired you. You were very caring and kind, always putting the needs of others before your own.

We remember you as a boy who taught himself the guitar, and who thought nothing of throwing down a hat in the airport departure lounge to busk for a few coins.

You brought so much joy to so many people. Everyone who met you warmed to you. Your gentle nature, big smile and light-heartedness made you someone people always wanted to be around.

You would unicycle up and down the village, and all the way to Wadhurst – just because you could. You loved impressing everyone with your juggling and Diablo skills, and it was always a pleasure to watch you flying your kite so freely.

You were happiest when you were around those who needed help. Seeing you talk to our disabled sister Liv, and to her friends, or playing with your younger cousins was testimony to your great capacity for love and joy. You may not have understood this to be a talent, but it was, and the world would be a happier place with more people who understood the vulnerable like you did.

You were an encouraging – and forgiving – tennis partner, who loved to entertain with acrobatics on the court. On the golf course you consistently beat our uncles to the longest drive using only a five wood.

Your sense of humour was refreshingly irreverent; you loved the randomness of life. You could make us laugh simply with a quizzical look or a casual comment. You just appreciated the stranger aspects of human nature.

You loved to be with independent thinkers and creative, open-minded people, you had a gift of making people feel at ease and would talk happily and with interest to just about anyone.

You were a man fully aware of your own faults, a quality most of us lack. You tried to fight your flaws whereas most of us try to ignore them and push them out of sight. But your innocent and sensitive nature meant that you struggled to make sense of this confusing world and you often sought solitude.

Although we do not really understand why you had to go, we promise to remember who you truly were as a son, a brother, a family member and as a friend. We will carry with us those things that made you so unique, so gifted and so loved.

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During the service, over 50 priests were on the sanctuary celebrating mass together in white robes, in front of the Worth Abbey Choir in their blue and white cassocks. The Second Reading from the Acts of the Apostles 4:32-37 was read by Nicholas Butterworth, Chairman of Worth Society.

Abbot Luke was elected by the monastic community on the 8th August 2013 to serve for an eight-year term. Of the previous five abbots, three are still alive and participated in the Abbatial election – including Fr Kevin Taggart who announced his retirement in June 2013.

You would rustle up a large, tasty salad or bruschetta at any time of day or night; you loved tending the barbecue, and garnishing everything with a chili and soy sauce.

Your hair, often concealed beneath a hat, was as thick as it was unpredictable; ranging from ‘large’ to ‘even larger’ through the years. Your handsome face – let’s face it, you were better looking than the rest of us – meant you could get away with whatever hairstyle you decided upon (even if it was the ‘mum special’).

Bishop Kieran reminded the congregation that an Abbot is chosen to be a “guide, teacher and encourager” within the monastic community. As part of the promises made during the service, Abbot Luke undertook to “always be concerned” for those entrusted to his spiritual care. On a lighter note, the new Abbot was remarkably unperturbed by the wet weather, noting that it is “good to be reminded that we are not in control of everything”.

Bishop Kieran Conry, Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, presided at the Abbatial Blessing of Fr Luke Jolly

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These lines only give some fleeting glimpses of who you were. But for us, knowing you will be a never-ending process. We will continue to learn even more about you – and from you – in the coming years, as we share our memories of your life.

n Sunday 13th October 2013, Worth Abbey Church was packed with more than 700 well-wishers to witness the formal installation of Fr Luke Jolly as the monastery’s sixth abbot. The Abbot is also President of the Board of Governors of Worth School.

First and foremost, you were someone who endeavoured to make others happy in any small way that you could – and for that we are forever grateful.

Bishop Kieran Conry, Roman Catholic Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, presided at the Abbatial Blessing. Gathered with the Worth monastic community were other monks, nuns and parishioners as well as staff, pupils and alumni from Worth School. Also present was Cardinal Cormac MurphyO’Connor, the former Archbishop of Westminster, along

Thank you, Benny, for the time you spent with us.

Benny with friends at Worth

As part of the Blessing, Abbot Luke received a copy of the Rule of Saint Benedict, a signet ring, a mitre, and a pastoral staff from Bishop Kieran. The rule and the staff are the most ancient signs of the abbot's authority, and of his pastoral responsibilities.

You loved being with your cousins, playing the guitar, swimming and messing around by the dam in Mouchão. As we were growing up, more often than not it would be you who had the crazy ideas that got everybody into trouble.

Indeed your fearlessness, especially of pyrotechnics, on occasion landed you in A and E.

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Benny with Charlie (left) and Ed (right) at Ems’s wedding

with English Benedictine Abbot President, Richard Yeo. Bishop Martin Warner led a representation from the Anglican Diocese of Chichester and the locality was represented by the High Sheriff of West Sussex, Patrick Burgess.

Ems, Liv, Ed, Benny and Charlie

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Abbot Luke (60) is the first Worthian to become Abbot. He left Worth to study History at Manchester University, before training as a Probation Officer. He has been a monk at Worth since 1980 and has served as both Prior and Novice Master, manager of the Abbey Estate, as a Boarding House Master and as Senior Chaplain in Worth School. He was also the primary spiritual guide to the participants in the BBC TV documentary “The Monastery” based at the Abbey.

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Nurturing and Challenging our Community Heather Norris and Ben Booker – head girl and head boy for the 2012-13 academic year

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nce again we can celebrate the many successes and achievements gathered over the past 2012-13 academic year and recognise the immense commitment and dedication given by so many. The achievements that I mention here are merely a limited selection of everything that happens at Worth, and I would like to express my continued admiration and pride for the efforts of all my pupils and colleagues.

participate in a great many competitions. The school’s intermediate team became champions of the National Rotary Youth Speaks Competition and the school’s senior team came third overall. For the first time, Worth entered the National Youth Parliament Elections and four of our pupils were singled out as exceptional candidates by the organisers.

In the performing arts, one of our pupils has danced in the Vienna Festival production of “Sleeping Beauty” and another has been elected to membership of the English Youth Theatre. In the area of Fine Arts, the school was honoured and privileged to have some of its students’ work selected and displayed at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Worth is a communion of people with different abilities and aptitudes, comprising a plethora of God-given gifts.

At Worth we aim to nurture, challenge and encourage each individual to discover their gifts and to discern the vocation that God has in mind for them. We aim to encourage pupils and teachers to engage in life with a sense of passion and a desire to be the very best one can be. Excellence and aspiration are essential qualities for any school community and no more so than for a Catholic Benedictine school.

Gino Carminati

In the National UK Linguistics Olympiad we received two silver awards, and in the Year 7 National Competition “Le Grand Defi” (which in translation means “The Big Challenge”) we secured the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

We started the 2012-13 year with some excellent academic results. At GCSE, 97% of pupils gained a minimum of five or more grades at A*-C with 55% of all grades at A*-A. The Year 13 leavers once again secured a 100% pass rate at ‘A’ level with an impressive 75% of all grades achieving A*-B. The IB average for the school was a record 37 points with 11 students achieving 40 plus points – once again making Worth one of the very top IB schools in the UK. I am also delighted to report that the overwhelming majority of Year 13 leavers once again secured their first choice university places including a great many to Russell Group and prestigious European and American universities.

Academically the school continues to thrive at all levels.

In Music, there have been 75 instrumental and singing examinations taken and passed at various levels – particular congratulations go to the 11 pupils who attained Grade 8 – four gained a Distinction, three a Merit and four a Pass. One of those who gained Distinction has been selected to join the Junior Royal Academy of Music and another is preparing for his Diploma for the Royal School of Music.

As well as the numerous outstanding concerts, recitals and performances given throughout the year, Michael Oakley and his team led a highly successful Choir Tour to North Carolina. House Music Competitions and the Battle of the Bands continue to be some of the highlights of the year and the number of pupils taking part in music is the highest on record.

I offer my congratulations to all our students who continue to display high levels of energy and commitment and who are, above all, decent, caring and principled young men and women.

The voluntary service programme has continued to grow with large numbers of pupils assisting outside organisations, such as the OMV

In drama – under the inspiration of Helen Brown, our new Director of Drama, ably supported by Mrs Gray and Mrs Smith – the school drama productions have continued to challenge and entertain both the performers and the audience. This year’s production of “Measure for Measure” was both original and invigorating in its creativity. We were also richly entertained by a lively and hugely enjoyable performance of “I love you, you’re perfect, now change!” and I should like to congratulate all those who performed.

The junior drama production of “Honk” also deserves special mention for the outstanding contribution of so many talented young people.

Other notable achievements worthy of special mention include a Year 12 pupil being invited to take part in a research Symposium in Bratislava with other leading research scientists. He was also the winner of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. In the highly prestigious and competitive National British Biology Olympiads, we received one gold and two bronze awards; and in the National Biology Challenge for the middle years, pupils secured two gold and one silver award.

In the National Mathematics Challenge at Intermediate Level, three pupils achieved gold awards whilst in the senior and highest levels of the competition, six of our senior students attained gold awards.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme continues to go from strength to strength and, by the end of the year 72 students had attained the bronze award, 34 silver and 37 gold.

Congratulations to all those who have taken part and especially to those members of staff who have sacrificed so much time to ensure that pupils can complete their awards.

In the world of Chess, Worth has undergone a period of positive revival and significant success with the Worth Chess team coming third in the National Schools Competition. One of our 13-year old pupils won the Sussex Chess Cup, is Sussex Champion, is the age 13 Champion of the English Youth Chess Championships and represented England in Greece at the World Schools’ Chess Championships!

In Young Enterprise our pupils have had an excellent year making substantial pre-tax profits and they have distributed generous dividends to all their investors.

There has been a multitude of trips and visits throughout the year to broaden the mind and stimulate the sinews.

Such trips have included visits to the Battlefields of WW1,

Worth Debating and Public Speaking teams continue to

The opening of the new St Bede’s boarding house at the start of the 2012-13 academic

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Worth hosted a visit from members of the Manquehue Apostolic Movement from Chile including two young female oblates

In fencing, the boys have performed well all season and though they have not won any major trophies, they have beaten the majority of schools and played in the Public Schools’ Fencing Competition.

The Worth Trebles excelled themselves when singing a version of Allegros Mazerie in the Abbey Church

The Fencing Club at Worth is thriving – and one of our fencers plays regularly at the British Youth Championships

theatre productions, museums, skiing in France, exchanges with Aurillac, residential visits to Salamanca and Lahnstein, trips to Rome, Iceland, Auschwitz, Krakow and Paris. These are but a few of the many cultural opportunities made available at the school, alongside a very enriching Worth lecture programme and an extensive extra-curricular programme.

The spiritual life of Worth continues to flourish. Once again we were very fortunate in hosting five members of the Manquehue Apostolic Movement from Chile – this time with two young female oblates – who supported the houses in the development of Lectio Divina and spiritual formation.

The Kintbury Retreat was once again very successful and the days of reflection have been very well attended.

Opportunities for retreat in the monastery and with the Poor Clares at Arundel have taken place. House Assemblies have been especially well developed this year as has the new form of Thursday Worship, where we have witnessed a higher level of pupil involvement in the development of the liturgical services. A greater number of pupils are volunteering to serve at mass and in total 41 pupils were confirmed this year.

In addition, the voluntary service programme has continued to grow with large numbers of pupils assisting with outside organisations involving the disabled and the homeless, supporting the elderly, primary schools and local charities – not to mention those who choose to complete their community service abroad during holiday times or as helpers on pilgrimage to Lourdes.

The commitment to raising awareness and funds for house and school charities continues to be a strong feature of our pupils’ commitment to active Christianity. In total a sum of £35,000 has been raised for charities and this year’s Channel Swimmers team is in the process of raising money for the Paediatric Ward at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead.

In sport, both the boys and girls teams have had excellent seasons in all the major sports with the highest levels of commitment shown by all.

In Hockey, a strong link has been established with the premier league East Grinstead Hockey Club, where a very large number of Worth girls are benefitting from additional

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specialist training and competition. One of our girls is part of the U16 indoor hockey team that played in the National Finals.

The girls also continue to go from strength to strength in netball; with two being selected to play at regional level and six selected for the Sussex Netball Academy.

And it doesn’t end there. One of our fencers is playing regularly at the British Youth Championships in age groups well above her own and is currently the U16 Sussex Fencing Champion; another girl has been selected to represent Sussex in the South Regional Golfing Championships; another came 9th in the British Ski Championships at U18 level; another has been selected for the U16 GB Ski Team, was 2nd in the British Ski Championships, 2nd in the British School Girls’ ski results at U21 level, and was 1st overall at U14 Level while her sister came 2nd. One of our rugby enthusiasts has played rugby for Kent, London and the South East Division and has been invited to trial for the England U20 team; while a cricketer has been selected for Sussex Cricket at U15 level. And we have the current 200m County Champion and silver medallist in the 400m, who has also been selected for Sussex in Cross Country and Athletics.

The boys too have had an excellent sporting year. In rugby, the school has played some outstanding matches across all levels and the overall commitment shown by players is high. A great many boys have made excellent contributions to rugby and worthy of particular mention is the U15A squad – achieving 16 victories out of 19 matches played.

The U15B team won 8 of their 10 matches and it was good to see the U15C team defeat Hurst by 27–17! The junior boys played valiantly this season and deserve congratulations for their efforts and for the immense progress that is being seen. Rugby 7s has also had a very good season with public recognition in the Marches Sevens competition.

And special recognition goes to Louis Gorringe who has been awarded the first Glenn Robertson ‘Spirit of Rugby’ Award and Luke Cummins who has been awarded the first Glenn Robertson Award for Sporting Promise.

In football, all the ‘A’ teams came third in their respective Sussex and Kent Leagues and the majority of teams won the majority of their matches, often with score lines resembling those of rugby matches.

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Like the girls, we have another impressive line-up of individual sporting recognitions across a wide range of sports amongst our boys. In golf, a pupil has been selected to play for Sussex; while another has been selected to represent South East England in sailing. Water Polo is featured with a pupil being selected to play with the GB Water Polo team; in cricket another has been selected for Sussex at U15 level; another continues to play and train with the Brighton and Hove Albion Academy; while yet another has been invited to trial for England at the U15 Polo Trials.

We have representation in the U16 Kent County squad; the Saracens School for rugby; the U15 Sussex rugby squad; the Harlequins School for rugby; Sussex rugby at U16 level; and we have the Captain of the Welsh Exiles U18 squad in our midst, who has also been selected for the Newport Gwent Dragons Academy.

In relation to our facilities; this year saw the opening of the new St Bede’s boarding house, providing excellent accommodation for 56 boarders. The former St Bede’s building has been refurbished to provide additional study rooms for senior girls in St Anne’s, several new classrooms, departmental bases, and the provision of a new suite of teaching rooms for the Learning Support and EAL departments.

The new school bridge that has been built over the Paddockhurst Road is now fully operational.

These achievements and developments that I have highlighted signal that, at the very heart of Worth, is a vision of what we are trying to achieve and, above all, a commitment to realising that vision. Excellence and aspiration run through all our efforts and they are part of the driving spirit that makes this school community vibrant, active and purposeful in all that it seeks to undertake.

But our visible successes are not in themselves the ultimate fruits of our labour. The aim is to nurture and challenge our young people to grow into the people they wish to be; to be formed as Christians and to be actively engaged and to delight in living out their vocation. The successes achieved are but part of the realisation of this aim. The focus on excellence and aspiration is but part of what makes for a Catholic education and the development of a person.

Worth was set up in 1933 as a prep school and then reconstituted in 1959 as a senior school in order to be, as St Benedict wrote, “a school of the Lord’s service”. The aim then remains our aim now; namely that young men and young women grow in mind, body and spirit to be beacons of light and joy; to be visible witnesses of God’s intentions and Christ’s philosophy of Love. In this respect nothing has changed.

I thank all those who have supported everything that we aspire to be and all those whose efforts have contributed to the life of this magnificent school; and, above all, I thank everyone for their loyalty, support and dedication and I commend the school to you all.

Gino Carminati, Head Master, Worth School June 2013

We have also started to extend the existing Sports Hall to provide new changing rooms for the girls and a large fitness training room, for both boys and girls, which will accommodate the most up-to-date equipment. I am indebted to both the Friends of Worth and to Worth Society through the Glenn Robertson Memorial Fund, for providing the funds that will go towards the equipping of the new Fitness Suite which should be operational by the summer term 2014 and is to be named in fond memory of Glenn Robertson.

The plan is to then demolish the old Rutherford building and to construct an extension to the teaching block which will add ten new classrooms, offices, a reprographics and resource area and a more modern and larger common room for the teaching staff. It is expected that this facility will be ready for occupation in September 2015.

The Governors have also agreed to invest an additional £500,000 in the further development of IT provision. Worth is well blessed with modern technology and its application across the curriculum. However, further investment will allow us to extend Wi-Fi facility and to create a new and faster virtual learning environment. The aim will be to make greater use of on-line libraries, electronic textbooks, and expand the variety and provision for virtual learning across the entire school curriculum.

Worth was honoured and privileged to have some of its students’ work selected and displayed at the Saatchi Gallery in London

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A Time for Renewal The monastery Chapel

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fter nineteen years of working in the School, Abbot Kevin very kindly granted me a sabbatical during the autumn term of 2012. Sabbaticals are meant to be a time for renewal – both physical and spiritual – so I decided to spend some of my time in a monastic environment and the rest in France; as my first love has always been France and things French.

I don’t propose to tell you about my time in Paris – brushing up on my French at the Alliance Française and enjoying that indefinable quality; that certain je ne sais quoi; of Parisian sophistication! Most of you will have had some first-hand experience of French culture, but few will have lived in a Moroccan monastery – which is where I was heading for the first month of my sabbatical.

Desert landscape near Midelt

The two Tibhirine survivors – Frs Amédée and Jean-Pierre

The Trappists attend church more often than Benedictines and place more emphasis on silence. I had seven offices to attend – starting with Vigils at 4.00am and ending with Compline at 8.30pm. It’s a long day and I understood, more than ever, why St Benedict talks about our attendance at these daily services as the Opus Dei or the work of God. I was amazed at the dedication of the four monks who sang all of the Office – Fr Jean-Pierre is 88 years old – and gave themselves wholeheartedly to their primary work of prayer.

There are about 30,000 Christians in Morocco – all of them foreigners as a Moroccan citizen has no right to become a Christian, nor for that matter an atheist. Prayer is of the greatest importance for the Muslim and that’s probably the main reason why the monks have been so readily accepted.

Outside the monastery Chapel

daily fast. I had the privilege of joining the monks on three occasions for the Iftar – and the welcome we received was always warm and simple. From the outside the houses look very impoverished – but once inside things are very different. The interiors are decorated with beautiful tapestries and carpets and everything is spotlessly clean.

In turn, the monks, regularly invite families to a meal in the monastery and attend the funerals and marriages of their neighbours.

When I first arrived at Midelt, I had been welcomed by the Moroccan caretaker and handyman, Omar, who had taken great pride in beautifully restoring the monastery chapel.

Every weekday the brothers and monastery guests are invited by Omar and his helper to share some menthe tea

Notre-Dame de l’Atlas, Midelt is located in the Middle Atlas Mountains about 200km south of Fès. It is the only Catholic male monastery in the whole of North Africa. I had already visited Notre-Dame de l’Atlas on a few occasions – as I have a special interest in the life and witness of the seven martyred monks of Notre Dame de l’Atlas, Tibhirine, Algeria who were beheaded by Islamic fundamentalists on the 21st May 1996 after enduring 56 days of captivity. The refounded community, which included the only two surviving monks – Frs Amédée and Jean-Pierre – had re-located to Midelt – and it was to Midelt that I was heading.

This time the challenge was Ramadan. I got a bit of a shock on my arrival at Marrakesh to be told that there was no bus to Midelt – which is 600km distant. However, God is good and people directed me to two buses that at least took me to within 100km of my destination. I then took a ‘cosy’ communal taxi (seven of us in a car designed for five), hurtling along at speeds of 75-85 miles per hour – and of course there were no safety belts! Providentially, and against all the odds, I arrived at the monastery at 8.45pm, just before the monks retire for the night.

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Pupil Surname

Christian Name

Current Year

House

Father’s/relatives name

Adams

William

10

Rutherford

Birrell

Edward

9

St Bedes

Mark (G'77)

Bruning

Emma

9

St Marys

Christian (StB'88)

Elwes

Barnaby

10

Rutherford

Benedict (G'81)

Elwes

Jasper

13

Gervase

Benedict (G'81)

Elwes

Samuel

12

Rutherford

Benedict (G'81)

Hamilton-Deeley

Harry

9

Rutherford

Gavin (R'72)

Harries

William

12

Rutherford

David (G'80)

(house, year left)

Charles (R'86)

Jenkins

Callum

9

Farwell

Jonathan (G'81)

Pack

Freddie

7

Austin

Nephew of Laurence (G’83) and Benedict (G’87) Kennedy

Pack

George

10

Chapman

Nephew of Laurence (G’83) and Benedict (G’87) Kennedy

Quinn

Niall

9

Rutherford

Brother of Rory Quinn (F'08)

Rowland

Michael

9

Chapman

Michael (C'67)

Rumsey

Alexander

12

St Bedes

Brother of Oliver (G'99) and Dominic (G'02) Rumsey

Spencer

Piers

13

Gervase

Peter (G'78) RIP

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The Cloister

Having said that, getting to the monastery has always proved quite a challenge for me! On my first visit the bus broke down three times and I thought for a moment that I would be abandoned by the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Worthians—The Second Generation: September 2013

Fr Martin McGee on sabbatical

As Fr Jean-Pierre has written; “Fidelity to the rendez-vous of prayer is the secret of our friendship with the Muslims.”

The life of the community can be described as a life of intense prayer and of dialogue with their Muslim neighbours in the context of daily life. Apart from five or six Franciscan sisters, there are no other Christians in the region. In a very short time, the monks have been more or less adopted by the local Muslim population.

During the month of Ramadan, which was in progress during my visit, the brothers are invited by local families to their evening meal – the Iftar – to celebrate the end of the

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at their morning and afternoon break. Paradoxically these uneducated Muslim workmen have a much better understanding of the monastic life and the centrality of prayer than would be the case of Christian tradesmen in the West.

The Muslim appreciation of prayer and worship provides a common meeting ground with the monks, and my month long visit to Notre-Dame de l’Atlas has shown me the strong friendship that can exist between Christians and Muslims – the monks of Notre-Dame de l’Atlas have much to teach us.

Pupil Surname

Christian Name

Proposed start date

Year group

(house, year left)

Father’s/relatives name

Archer-Perkins

Georgina

2022

9

Richard (C'66)

Bayles

Sebastian

2017

9

Simon (B'90)

Ceparano

Matthew

2018

12

Anthony (C'88)

Flood

Phoebe

2015

9

Dermot (C'77)

Halffter

Cristobal (Toby)

2014

8

Nephew of Jaime Zobel de Ayala (StB'77)

Johnstone

Dominic

2014

9

Rupert (R'85)

Le Gouellec de Schwarz

Amedee

2016

7

Nephew of James (G'93) and Simon (G'98) Albert

Le Gouellec de Schwarz

Maximillien

2019

7

Nephew of James (G'93) and Simon (G'98) Albert

Le Gouellec de Schwarz

Sophie

2014

7

Niece of James (G'93) and Simon (G'98) Albert

Little

Lochlan

2018

9

Roderick (G'90)

Little

Matilda

2016

9

Roderick (G'90)

Quigley

Alexander

2014

9

Donal (R'82)

Ryan

Archie

2014

7

Cousin is Richard Lynton-Jones (StB'97)

Samuels

Raphael

2017

9

Dominic Quennell (C'74)

Simpson

Charles

2015

9

Nephew of Alastair (StB'95) William (StB'96) Lockhart

Stordy

Anna

2014

12

Jonathan (StB'81)

Tanner

Raef

2015

9

Nephew of Andrew Wates (StB'87)

Fr Martin McGee August 2013

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Worthians—Year 13 University Destinations 2013 Name

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University

Name

Course

University

Merrick Allen-Winter

Applying PQA

Applying to US Universities

Beatrice Lewers

Flexible Combined Honours

Exeter

Alexander Aslett

Business Studies and Geography Edinburgh

Max Lindner

Business Studies

Aloysius Atkinson

History

Oxford

Queen Mary University of London

Annapurna Bain

Economics

Oxford

Zhuolun Liu

Mathematics w/ Finance

Exeter

Charlie Barclay-Hudson

Aerospace Engineering with Pilot Studies

Liverpool Finian Lurcott

Philosophy and Politics

Manchester

London

Miles Bateson

Geography and History

Leeds

Valentina Maccario

Law

Exeter

Alyssa Biagi

Politics with International Relations

Unconditional offer from the University LUISS Guido Carli in Rome

Chun Long Mak

Mechanical Engineering

Portsmouth

Harrison Marks

History

Newcastle

Ciaran McCarthy

Law (European)

Queen Mary University of London

Jonathan Blain

Politics and Economics

Newcastle

Henry Bond

Audio and Music Technology

Anglia Ruskin

Charlotte Bonhoure

Geography and Social Anthropology

St Andrew’s

Benjamin Booker

Bio-Medical Sciences

Taking a Gap Year before re-applying for Medicine

Christopher Cannon

Geography

Vincent Brenninkeyer

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Laura Capece Galeota

English and European Law

Queen Mary

Thomas Chandler

Geography

Bath Spa

Jessica Cook

Planning and Property

Nottingham Trent

Maximilian Cordes

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Robyn Cunningham

Bio-Medical Sciences

Taking place at Brighton will re-apply for Medicine

Benedict Derbyshire

Business Management

Benedict De Serpa Pimentel Modern Languages

Birmingham

Roehampton (withdrawn from UCAS to go into workplace) Exeter Not applied yet

Peter Milford

Not applied yet - on ‘Year in Industry’ Programme.

Arhan Naidoo

Management

York

Elizabeth Narbeth

Art History

Plymouth

Ng, Ho Cheong

Civil Engineering

Sheffield

Sophie Noakes

Primary Education

Bath Spa

Heather Norris

Classical Civilisation

Deferring Entry to 2014

Samuel Owers

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Murielle Pallien

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Oliver Pateman

History

UCL (declined place to apply for Oxford entry 2014)

Michael Payne

History

Exeter

James Pickard

Management Studies

Nottingham

Gregory Plummer

Combined Honours in Social Sciences

Durham

Isobel Pollard

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Mark Poole

International Relations and Modern History

Plymouth

Samuel Poynder

International Politics and Military History

Aberystwyth (has been awarded scholarship) Swansea

Letizia de Vargas

Applying PQA

Flora Dickinson

Art

Applying to Art Schools

Luke Donegan

Management

Leeds

Charles Dowden

Geography

Exeter

Thomas Poynder

Business Management

Naomi Dring

Hispanic Studies

Nottingham

Benjamin Pullan

Classics

Exeter

Olurotimi Etomi

Business Management and Social Policy

Sheffield

Jack Rafferty

Economics with French

Nottingham

James Riley

Computing

William Featherby

Psychology

University College London

Gap Year followed by Apprenticeship

Philipp Garack

Philosophy, Politics, Economics

Unconditional offer from University of Amsterdam to read Economics and Business Economics

Isabella Rothmann

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Eleanor Ross

Chemistry

Leicester

Mia Ryan

Management

Cardiff Exeter

Clementina Giorgetti

Sports Science and Physiology

Leeds

Victoria Schaal

Management with Marketing

Leslie Gebhard

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

William Shortall

Real Estate Management

UWE Bristol

Louis Gorringe

Geological Oceanography

Bangor

Yui Chung Shum

Mathematics and Computer Science

Surrey

Jeffrey Siu

Mechanical Engineering (with Foundation Year)

Brighton

Felicity Smith

Philosophy and Psychology

St Andrew’s

Nathaniel Smith

Sociology

Keele

William Spicer

Mathematics with Economics

Lancaster

Sophia Stone

English Literature

Chester (deferring until 2014)

Adam Sykes

Economics and Geography

Swansea

Tam Pak Ho

Natural Sciences

Durham

Wesley Tang

Chemical Engineering

Surrey

Sandro von Croy

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Alex von Grolman

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Titus von Hoensbroech

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Johannes Gottschalk

Law

Sussex

Patrick Grady

History

University College London

Oliver Hall

Very late application, post-results Kingston for HND

Kate Hamilton

History

Exeter

Matthew Hay

Criminology with Applied Psychology

Aberystwyth

Thomas Hicks

Applying PQA

Jonathan Hickson

Criminology

Not applied yet Roehampton

Alexander Hills

Philosophy

Exeter

Joseph Jeffreys

Biology and Geography

Liverpool Hope

James Keegan

Financial Mathematics

Katheryne Kenward

International History and Politics Leeds

Kent

Hui Fung Keung

Nutrition

Leeds

Mateusz Krol

Civil Engineering

Cambridge

Maximilian Kuehner

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Ronald Lau

Law

Manchester

Tin Chun Lau

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Sheffield

Gideon Laux

Economics, Management and Finance

Bocconi

Samuel Law

History

Nottingham Trent

Johannes Lehmann

Applying PQA

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Konrad von Rechberg

Applying PQA

Not applied yet

Harley Wan

Chemistry with Management

Bath

Benjamin Wegert

Applying PQA

Hermione Wilkinson

Fine Art/Photography/ Print-making

Declined UCAS offer (applying for Art School)

Alexander Yeomans

Sport Development and Coaching Sciences

Bournemouth

Longfei Zhao

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

University College London

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