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We had no half terms as such , but we did have two or three Leave-out days when one was free to go anywhere and do anything from after breakfast to 9pm . Looking back I am amazed that there was simply no control at all about what people got up to . Nobody asked you where you were going , let alone what you were going to do : you really were free to do as you wished with no questions asked before or after . Since my parents lived in Cornwall , I did all sorts of things – shooting pigeons on a farm belonging to a friend of my parents near Liphook was a favourite . I kept my 12-bore shotgun in its case with
100 cartridges in my toys with no trouble from anybody – imagine that today ! Then I went to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight on a splendid paddle steamer from Lymington to visit another family friend . And of course I went to London to do exciting things like lunch at Veeraswamy ’ s , who made one feel like a Maharaja , or visit the Windmill theatre to see nearly nude ladies – disappointing I am afraid !
The Winchester Undertakers ran a fleet of four or five vintage Rolls Royces , dating from the 1920s and 1930s . On the final day of term they were turned into a
fleet of luxurious taxis to ferry men from their houses to the station . They were stately black limousines , impeccably kept , but one could get two men in front beside the chauffeur and five in the rear . They were quite expensive ( 5 shillings I think ), but a shilling each from the passengers covered it with a good tip for the longsuffering chauffeur . One ’ s trunk had already departed the previous day by Luggage In Advance , to be delivered by the Great Western Railway to my home in Cornwall a day or two later – cost 2 / 3d . It was a civilized way to start the holidays .
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Eleven dons will be leaving us at the end of Cloister Time . They are : Poppy Rimington-Pounder ( Classics , since September 2015 ); Paul Elliot ( Theology and Philosophy , since September 2014 ); Ingram Carpenter ( Sport , since September 2013 ); Henry Cullen ( Classics , since September 2013 ); John Greenwood ( Modern Languages , since September 2013 ); Alfred Artley ( Classics , since September 2013 ); Shaun Macey ( Sport , since September 2011 ); Emma Macey ( Art , since September 2010 ); Ralph Townsend ( Headmaster , since September 2005 ); Peter Cramer ( History and Art History , since September 1994 ; Ho Do B , 00-07 ); and Andrew Wolters ( Chemistry , since September 1981 ; Ho Do B , 89-99 ).
We will also bid farewell to Lew Chatterley , soccer professional since September 1998 . OWs who played under him are encouraged to send in memories for an article in TS122 .
John Wells , Works Bursar since March 1994 , will depart in September . His tenure has seen much of the School refurbished : College Hall , the Music
School extension , the squash courts , the Science School observatory ( incorporating warship technology !), New Hall , Chapel ( including rehanging the bells ), Cloisters , School , every boarding house bar H and D , and at the time of writing the Museum project in the Warden ’ s stables . He will be succeeded by his current assistant , Simeon Cox .
We wish all these members of our community well for their future endeavours .
Sporting News
The fives squad have surpassed last year ’ s recordbreaking haul of trophies , winning nine of the 11 championships which they entered . Tom Kidner ( E ) was most impressive in winning the national U16 Rugby fives singles and doubles titles , the latter with Alex Poyntz ( I ).
The Disciples of Euterpe …
Arnold Ching ( C ) has been selected to play the double bass for the National Youth Orchestra for the second year running .
Many boys have gained musical diplomas this year , but Joe Zubier ( Coll ) deserves special mention for scoring 98 / 100 for his LTCL singing diploma , the highest score ( we think ) ever achieved by a Wykehamist while at the School .
Chapel Choir will again be recording a carol service for Classic FM this year , to be broadcast on Christmas Day .
A remix of Matt Lillywhite ’ s song ‘ Beautiful ’ by Tom Wigley ( K ) has been included in an album raising money for Cancer Research UK , available on iTunes .
A setting of the Magnificat by Oliver Tarney ( Co Ro ) reached Number 5 on the iTunes Classical Chart in September , knocking Holst ’ s Planets into sixth place . It was commissioned to celebrate 50 years of the choral charity Sing for Pleasure and is available under the Convivium label .
… of Melpomene …
Jeremy Choo ( I ) has won the Connell Guides essay prize for a piece on the First Gravedigger in Hamlet . He earned praise
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