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INTERVIEWS * REVIEWS * COMMENT
EPSOMIAN MAGAZINE 2007/08
Over the past four years I have very much
enjoyed working on both the format and the
content of the Epsomian. This has, undoubtedly,
been a challenge, but I hope that each edition
will serve as a memory to you, our fine readers,
of your own personal time here, in this
incredibly diverse community.
We gained another addition to the Epsomian
family this year, in the form of Miss Butler, the
new teacher/editor, who has sacrificed almost all
her spare time to the production of this
magazine. Little did she know the size of the task
she had taken on! The result is that we have
managed to bring publication forward a little,
and we hope to continue this trend next year,
meaning that you should now have less than a
year to wait for the 2008–2009 edition.
As usual, we owe a huge debt of thanks to all
those who have contributed words, pictures and
advice. The past four years working on the
magazine have been thoroughly enjoyable, and,
as I pass on the reins to a new group of
Epsomians, I hope that the magazine continues
to be a success long into the future.
Here’s to the 138th edition. Enjoy.
Annie Urwin, student editor
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ACADEMIC AN
SUMMER 2008
Middle Fourth Form
Lower Sixth Form
Juliet Ariel (Rv)
Dodd Speech Prize
Liam Anderson (Rn)
David De Vile Composition Prize
Daniel Bradshaw (C)
Dodd Speech Prize
Max Bleilob (Fa)
Melody Man (Cr)
Crawfurd Commonwealth History
Project Prize
Prosser-White French Oral Prize
Norman Colyer Memorial German
Prize
Zoe Sciver (Rv)
Junior John Ingram Poetry Prize
Guy Blunden (F)
Politics Prize
Peter Wilkin (Fa)
Crawfurd Commonwealth History
Project Prize
Katie Bourne (Wh)
Engledue Latin Prose Prize
George Broom (F)
Warren Pickett Award
Janine Zager (Cr)
Dodd Speech Prize
Lawrence Ching (H)
Dodd Speech Prize
Jae Ho Chung (G)
First Year Sixth Biology Prize
Critical Thinking Prize
Ely Webster Economics Prize
Thomas Mathematics Prize
Upper Fourth Form
Samir Amin (Rn)
Dodd Speech Prize
Timothy Cobb (P)
Claude Calthrop English Essay Prize
Charlotte Davolls (Rv)
Young Cooperatives Prize
Kara Heggs (Cr)
Dodd Speech Prize
Uta Demel (Wh)
Ralph Gooding Chemistry Prize
Delna Karanjia (W)
Dodd Speech Prize
Ademola Elebute (F)
Business Studies Prize
Olagoke Solanke (H)
Harvey Prize
Charlotte Ellison (Rv)
Fifth Form
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Timothy Faccini (F)
Cunning Nutrition Essay Prize
David Gazet (P)
Senior John Ingram Poetry Prize
Madeleine Kuhler (Wh)
Physical Education Practical Prize
Dominic Behar (G)
Junior Art Prize
Esther Kwon (Wh)
Instrumental Music Prize
Paul Clarke (P)
Junior Ely Webster Computing Prize
John Lee (G)
The Piano Accompanist Prize
Max Denning (H)
Leonard Leung (G)
Anna Hurley (Rv)
Dodd SpeechPrize
Carr Divinity Prize
Edward Leung Zheng (G)
Jennifer Leung (W)
EAL Prize
Thomas Mathematics Prize
Glyn Hughes Physics Prize
Curtis Man (G)
Junior Design Prize
Carina Lindberg (Cr)
Glyn Hughes Chemistry Prize
Young Enterprise Award
Caroline Lloyd (Cr)
Anthony McGhee (H)
Sophie Pontifex (Wh)
Physical Education Prize
Patrick Sweeney (H)
Chamberlayne Prize
Joe Trayfoot (Fa)
National Sporting Award
Annie Urwin (Cr)
Young Enterprise Award
Matthew Wynne (C)
Sterry Divinity Prize
James Pease-Watkin (Fa)
Sunderland Classics Prize
Victoria Richardson (Rv)
Dodd Speech Prize
Nicholas Thomas (F)
Dodd Speech Prize
Upper Sixth Form
Alexander Adams (R)
Barbers' Company Biology Priz
Waterfield Biology Prize
Frances Andrews (Wh)
Aberdour Prize
Dame Kathleen Raven Award
Edward Ariel (C)
Theatre Studies Prize
Ronald Raven Religious Studies Prize
David Blackburn (R)
Senior Ely Webster Computing Prize
Jennifer Bryant (W)
Physical Education Practical Prize
S.R. Piper Award
Jacqueline Charlton (Cr)
Charities Award
Henry Charnock (P)
Norman Rice Prize for Economics
Senior John Ingram Poetry Prize
Lisle Chase (F)
G.A. Davies Bequest Biology Prize
Matthew Chasey (Fa)
OE Lodge Citizenship Prize
Georgina Crate (Rv)
Gardiner Prize
Ralph Gooding Botany Prize
Timothy Dawson (C)
Clara Liddell (Cr)
Heli Metsmaa-Petersons (Wh) Norman Colyer Memorial Spanish
Prize
Newsom Instrumental Prize
Alice Mowbray (Wh)
Pendlebury Greek Prize
Robert Nuthall (Fa)
Martin Classics Prize
Morenike Oyagbola (Wh)
Radcliffe History Prize
Max Page (G)
Eric Radcliffe Award
Wakeley (Harvey) Award
Raj Sahni (H)
Marcelle Rowe Drama Prize
Nellie Eden (W)
Brande English History Essay Prize
Michelle Shanahan (Rv)
Norman Colyer Memorial French
Prize
Sophie Farrelly (Rv)
Fielding Senior Art Prize
French Prize
Gautham Shankar (C)
Sealey Physics Prize
Angus Field (G)
Political Essay Prize
Emma Sluman (Rv)
OE Lodge Citizenship Prize
Jamie Gillespie (H)
Terrence Tai (G)
Robert Gillespie (G)
Heath Mathematics Prize
Matthew Goodyear (G)
Smith-Pearse Natural History Prize
John Facer Chemistry Prize
Wood Mathematics Prize
Rosebery History Prize
Politics Prize
Engledue European History Essay
Prize
Propert Prize
Abigail Temple (Rv)
Rosebery Literature Prize
Lina Grüger (Wh)
Martin Mathematics Prize
Christopher Tighe (F)
Ann du Bois Award
Corinne Hammond (Cr)
Irish Medical Schools' Biology Prize
Henri Trépant (H)
Headmaster's Choir Prize
Samuel Harley (C)
National Sporting Award
Rebecca Tse (Wh)
Sarah Haville (Wh)
Mrs Major Geography Prize
Baileigh Walsh (Cr)
Spanish Prize
Jennifer Hedges (Cr)
Barford Literature Essay Prize
Duncan Way (Rn)
Natalie Ingham (Wh)
Crawfurd Commonwealth
Geography Prize
Erasmus Wilson Senior Design
Eleanor Wells (W)
Newsom Choir Prize
Wooram Jung (R)
Dr Kiernander Medical Prize
Smith-Pearse Natural History Prize
Georgia Wilson (Wh)
Jensen Drama Prize
Hannah Kent (Rv)
Robert Wolstenholme (Fa) Wood Mathematics Prize
Watts Science Prize
Young-Han Kim (Rn)
Irish Medical Schools' Biology Prize
Max Page (G)
Boys’ All-rounder Sports Cup
Joanne Lan (Wh)
Senior IELTS Prize
Ely Webster Economics Prize
Propert Prize
Christopher York (P)
Boys’ All-rounder Sports Cup
Jennifer Bryant (W)
Girls’ All-rounder Sports Cup
Norman Rice Prize for Economics
Max Eden (F)
Brande Award
Jessica Lee (Wh)
Physical Education Prize
Hannah Patel (Cr)
Brande Award
Andrew Leung (Fa)
Watts Science Prize
Wood Physics Prize
Jamie Gillespie (H)
Brande Award
Beverly Lee (W)
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NEWS
CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD
Four U6th-form Chemistry students acquitted themselves well
in this year’s UK Chemistry Olympiad, organised by the Royal
Society of Chemistry.
SPRINGBOK RUGBY
LEGEND VISITS
COLLEGE
Rugby players from all age groups were delighted to meet
Rugby World Cup winner Chester Williams when he ran two
afternoon coaching clinics at the College. A former South
African international winger, and the first non-white player to
represent the Springboks after the ending of the apartheid
regime in 1992, Chester won 27 caps for his country and went
on to coach the South African 7s and Ugandan national teams.
The highlight of his career was a winning appearance in the
1995 World Cup final against New Zealand, when he lined-up
Andrew Leung, Matthew Goodyear and Robert Wolstenholme
were awarded silver certificates, and Gautham Shankar a
certificate of commendation, in the first round of the
competition to select a UK team to compete in the 2008
International Chemistry Olympiad, in Hungary. These were
the best results the College has achieved in this particular
competition.
COLLEGE COACH GETS
ENGLAND JOB
Dr Bob Chappell, one of the College’s sports coaches, has
just been appointed manager of the England U18 men’s
basketball team.
The FIBA appointment is for a two-year period, and Bob will
be coaching the U18 England squad which competed in the
men’s 2008 European Championships, held in Hungary, in July.
The England job comes hard on the heels of an announcement
that Bob has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Brunel
University, in recognition of his academic and sporting
contribution to the university over a period of 30 years.
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against the fearsome
Jonah Lomu.
Chester visited the College
in his role as an
Ambassador for Touraid,
a charity that establishes
sustainable relationships
between schools and
clubs in the UK with
organisations around
the world that support
disadvantaged children.
The coaching clinics
focused particularly on
wing play and back
three options. Chester
was impressed with the standard of rugby at Epsom.
“The players are very enthusiastic and hungry, and show a lot
of potential,” he said.
COLLEGE ECONOMIST
WINS IEA PRIZE
COLLEGE HOSTS
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN
U6th-form economics student Jae Ho Chung has been awarded
a major accolade, taking second place in the prestigious 2008
IEA (Institute of Economic Affairs) student essay competition.
It may be more than 22 years since the world’s worst nuclear
accident took place at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine,
but the effects of radiation fallout are still blighting the lives of
over a million youngsters living in the neighbouring regions.
His essay was entitled:
‘How, where and why do
markets fail and what is
the answer?’
Nicola Morrow, Head of
Economics and Business
Studies, described the
standard of Jae Ho’s essay as
being on a par with
undergraduate work, and
said his paper gave an
informative and imaginative
discussion on why markets
don’t always work.
This summer, a group of children from Belarus arrived at the
College for the start of a four-week respite holiday, organised
by the Mid-Surrey Link, part of the national Chernobyl
Children Life Line charity.
WAKEBOARDING
SUCCESS
U4th student Sophie Cordery
won a silver medal at the 2008
IWSF (International Water Ski
Federation) Cable Wakeboard
World Championships.
Competing in Anapa, Russia, a
seaport on the Black Sea,
Sophie finished second in the
girls’ event, missing out on a
gold medal by just one point.
A cable wakeboarding
enthusiast for several years,
Sophie trains with JBSki at
Thorpe Lakes in Surrey. Wakeboarding is a fast-growing
water sport, which involves riding and performing tricks on
a board pulled by a cable or motorboat.
Sophie will be setting her sights on a gold medal later in 2008,
when she enters the European Championships in October.
The boys and girls, aged 9–10, were hosted by local families
and given access to the facilities at the College, including the
swimming pool, sports centre, dining hall and meeting rooms.
They also had use of the College’s minibuses for several of
their trips, which included sightseeing tours of London, a visit
to the seaside and some horse riding with local charity Epsom
Riding for the Disabled.
OLD SCHOOL UNIFORM
GOES TO CHARITY
A large quantity of old school uniforms, which is now surplus
to requirements, has been donated to the Balkan Aid Relief
Foundation (BARF), a charity that provides aid to
disadvantaged schools in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
BARF Chairman Neil Newitt came to the College to accept the
donation from College Stores Manager Mike Coleman.
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F
LEAVING STAF
BERWICK CURTIS
JAMES POSTLE
Berwick Curtis, a graduate of
Emanuel College, Cambridge,
joined Epsom College in
September 1973 to teach French
and German. Cool, calm, highly
competent, cultured, kind and
conscientious, above all a true
professional, are all the
qualities which colleagues,
parents and pupils attribute to
Berwick, who began his
retirement at the close of the
summer term.
Throughout his career here, Berwick has brought to the College
a wealth of creative talent and a meticulous eye for detail,
enthusing and cajoling his many pupils to achieve academic
success, and yet always alive to the needs of the whole child.
Quietly efficient, Berwick has prepared many classes of pupils
for all manner of public examinations, and his results over the
years have been outstanding, reflecting his high expectations
and his ability to get the very best from his pupils.
A dedicated and accomplished classroom practitioner,
Berwick intuitively understood the value of extra-curricular
activities, hence his unstinting commitment to foreign
language exchanges as well as his readiness to oversee a
whole array of games and activities throughout his time here.
His contribution to the Royal Navy section of the CCF has also
been invaluable.
Berwick’s care and attention have also benefited generations
of pupils who have been under his care, pastorally, in the
House system, and, certainly, many boys and girls (Berwick
retires while a Tutor in Wilson House) have much to thank him
for. A true all-round schoolmaster, Berwick has, indeed, given
his time with generosity to all aspects of College life, not least
of which is his support for Chapel. A committed Christian, he
has been a stalwart member of the College community.
Teachers of Berwick’s calibre are rare. Epsom College has been
privileged to have kept such a unique man for so long, and we
wish him every happiness in his retirement.
Mr R. Ellison
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The Common Room has
recently lost one of its most
talented and popular members,
with the appointment of James
Postle to the Headship of the
Junior School at Blundell’s
School, in Devon.
‘JRWP’s’ initial application to
the College was in 1995, for the
post of Master in Charge of Rifle
Shooting, on the impending
retirement of Michael Nash.
Building on the legacy left to
him by Michael Nash and Rex Goddard – the three have, in fact,
spanned 58 years of outstanding achievement by the College in
the sport – James has since gone on to help establish, and then
confirm, Epsom’s reputation as the premier target rifle shooting
school in the country.
In shooting, at school level, it is the Ashburton Shield which is
synonymous with success, and, with seven wins in the past 13
years, James is the undisputed expert in the field of cadet
target rifle shooting. I have lost count of the number of times I
have been asked the secret of James’s success – about which
he is remarkably modest – but the essential ingredients are an
unfailing instinct to discover and appoint new talent, a flair for
motivating members of all age groups, superb skills in
promoting team spirit, and, in matches, a canny eye for the
main chance when the opportunity presents itself.
James also made a significant impact in the History
Department, being a highly respected teacher of English
History at A level, and also a veteran organiser of the regular
trips the department has undertaken with the Juniors to Ypres
and the Battlefields of Belgium. A natural classroom
practitioner, he used his skills and knowledge to great effect
and helped to promote the large expansion which the History
Department has seen in recent years. He was also appointed a
Tutor, initially in Fayrer House, and later in Wilson – to which
post he moved six years ago.
But, in many ways, the best was still to come. Around that
time, James had been a natural nominee for the position of
Registrar, or Director of Admissions. His ongoing work on an
MBA – with an important focus on Educational Management –
meant that he was ideally placed to see the bigger picture
when it came to strategic decisions affecting the intake of new
pupils. This ability to review detail in a wider context was
further enhanced by his appointment to a Travel Fellowship of
the Winston Churchill Trust – as a result of which he was given
the resources to study the public-private partnership in
secondary schools in Australia.
In due course, it was, therefore, a logical step for James to take
over further aspects of the Marketing and Communications
Office, and become a full member of the Senior Management
Team. Here, an ability to grasp a huge amount of disparate
detail enabled him to help the Governing Body navigate
through the finely calibrated changes needed to maintain a
successful blend of day and boarding, and boy and girl,
numbers, at a time when the College has deliberately sought
to become fully co-educational. Side by side with that has
been the popularity he has generated across the whole
spectrum of Prep-school Heads, whether at our more local and
regular ‘feeder schools’, or further afield, either towards
Central London or, indeed, with prep-schools overseas, in both
Hong Kong and Malaysia.
All members of the team he established in his office speak
most warmly of his abilities as a manager, his innovation, his
sense of fairness, his judgement – and his cracking sense of
humour, too! He has been tireless in his efforts on all our
behalves to get out on the road, make the necessary contacts
and forge the links that any expanding school, such as our
own, needs to maintain its momentum and success.
His loss is therefore a considerable one to the College, but, at
the same time, it brings the joyous news that James is to marry
and settle with his partner of many years, Eve Jardine-Young,
formerly Housemistress of Raven House. It is entirely right that
young teachers of James’s creativity and drive should find
senior positions at an early stage, and we are certain that he
has an outstanding career ahead of him. We are, equally,
delighted that he should have shared that first phase with us
at Epsom and wish him, and Eve, every happiness and success
in the future.
Mr R. Gill
THE REVEREND
CLIVE A. CASE
Some would say that they had
never seen such shiny and wellpolished shoes! Some would
say that his suits were more
stylish than Saville Row itself!
Some would wonder how he
could drive such flash sports
cars! Some would say that he
was just a charming, wellmeaning and thoughtful
individual. That is the persona
of Clive Case.
A fresh-faced and keen Mr
Case arrived at Epsom in August 2003. He was appointed as
the newly titled Head of Theology and Philosophy and as
Assistant Lay Chaplain. He also found himself as the live-in
Tutor of Forest House. It was clear from those early days that
Clive was full of joie de vivre, with a personality the size of the
Eiffel Tower. He fitted in to the Epsom set-up seamlessly! He is
a very personable individual, with a marvellous sense of
humour and a natural ability to relate to people at many
levels, including the bursarial staff, fellow members of the
Common Room and, of course, his pupils.
Clive was already a year into his training for the Anglican
Priesthood on arrival from Truro. In the two further years of
training, he followed a course of study that led him to his
ordination as a Deacon, in July 2005. A year later, Clive
returned to Guildford Cathedral for his ordination to the
Priesthood. Later on, during the evening of 2nd July, in the
College Chapel, and supported by many of his closest family,
friends and colleagues, he presided at the Holy Eucharist for
the first time. It was a joyous occasion, and it was a pleasure to
welcome back Fr Chris Brown (Clive’s predecessor), who had
also been, at one time, Clive’s Housemaster and Divinity
Teacher at his senior school. During this period of time, Clive
was also attached to the Anglican Parish of St. Martin of Tours,
where he was able to offer help and also further his
knowledge of ministry in a wider sense. One thing that we all
miss at Epsom are the ‘gimmicks’ that Clive loved to use as
props in his sermons! Who can ever forget the time that he
smashed a mug from the pulpit to the ground – in
emphasising a good point … I think! On a serious note
though, his sermons were always meaningful, yet there was,
inevitably, a smile or two in there for the listener as well!
Clive also initiated the annual Shrove Tuesday ‘Pancake Race’ –
members of the College armed with frying pans, tossing
pancakes, and running a race around the Chapel triangle! On
leaving the College, Clive presented a frying pan trophy to be
handed to the winning House every year! Clive also took a firm
lead in the running of the Philosophy Society, and he cocoached the U14 ‘C’ rugby sides with me – affectionately
known by the boys as the ‘God Squad’!!! As a keen athlete
himself, he also ran the College cross country, and took
athletics as his summer activity. Somewhere in the recesses of
my memory, I think he even introduced some of the pupils to
the French beach game of ‘boulles’!
Clive arrived as a layperson and left as a Priest. He also arrived
as a bachelor and left as a married man. He had taken the
hand of Miss Sylvie Yvon, a French assistant teacher. Clive was,
indeed, a popular member of Epsom College, well loved by all
who knew him. It was inevitable that Clive would wish to run
his own ‘show’ one day soon. Therefore, it was no surprise to
me when, in December 2007, we bade him a fond farewell as
he departed to St. John’s School, in Leatherhead, having been
appointed as their new Chaplain.
On a personal note, Clive was not only a colleague but a good
friend too – completely reliable, loyal and dependable at all
times. May I take this opportunity of wishing him all of God’s
blessings in the future, in his ministry, marriage and
parenthood. Thank you, for all that you achieved during your
four and a half years at Epsom. Our loss will be the gain of
your new school.
Fr P. Thompson
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LEAVING STAF
MIKE READ
CAROLINE EVANS
Mike Read arrived at Epsom in
2001, to take up a part-time
post (five days a week!)
teaching all year groups,
including GCSE and AS/A2 level
Design Technology Resistant
Materials/Product Design.
When Mike first arrived, many
will remember his somewhat
eclectic taste in clothing –
stripes, spots and checks could
appear in any combination
and/or set of colours.
He came from a background in theatre, stage and set design,
and was duly pounced upon to produce set designs for many
College productions, which he did tirelessly and with a real
passion. Productions included Sweeney Todd, Figaro and Into
the Woods. And who could forget the mammoth event at the
Royal Albert Hall, where Mike was Stage Manager for Epsom’s
150th Anniversary, in November 2004 – an immense task,
which he took in his stride.
He has been co-ordinator for Judo and for Epsom College
Young Co-operatives, dealing with Fairtrade and raising money
for a charity in Malawi.
In January 2007, Mike took the reins of the Design Technology
Department, and has transformed the organisation, schemes
of work, programmes of study and resources available. The
department now has a strong structure from which it and its
pupils can work. It is just a shame that he is not staying longer
to see the fruits of his labours over the past year and a half.
I have been immensely grateful for his calm and measured
approach with the senior boys in Carr, where he took main
responsibilities as a 6th-form Tutor. I extend our gratitude to
Mike for all he has done, and wish him and Annie great health
and happiness in whatever is around the corner.
Mr M. Day
Caroline arrived at Epsom in
September 2001, having
deciding that the education
sector must be safer and
warmer ground than her
previous employment as an
architectural conservationist.
She worked on several notable
projects, such as the British
Museum and Highcliffe Castle
– both involved cold, wet
weather and heights!
Her job description at Epsom
was as a curious hybrid, a technician/teacher
in the Art Department, the first of such a breed employed.
She soon had the Art School organised and colour coded,
every technical task she undertook was executed to an
unremitting high standard – but it was her teaching that
most impressed. At first, she took only the M4 classes for
printmaking, but it soon became apparent that this
potential talent should be stretched further. By the close of
her time at Epsom, she had taught at every level in the
College with unqualified success. She is, by nature, a
cheerful and indomitable character, and this came across
strongly in her contact with both pupils and staff, ever
willing and indefatigable.
She began as a House Tutor in Rosebery (a boys’ House) and
later moved to Raven (with the girls). Her energy within the
House echoed that which she showed in the Art School. She
would spend hours diligently sifting through her tutees’ orders
and reports, always anxious to give her best to her charges,
both on matters academical and pastoral.
Her sortie into matters theatrical was characteristically
conscientious: she built a massive whale for Moby Dick, whose
jaws, eyes and nearly everything moved! A simple job for
someone like Caroline.
We wanted an online gallery for artwork produced by the pupils,
Caroline set to and taught herself how to design a website – we
had our gallery. Nothing was too big or too much trouble for
her, yet she achieved all of these tasks with a quiet, effective
approach, modestly accepting copious amounts of gratitude.
The College will miss her, but the Art School will miss her
more, a splendid person to work alongside and a superb
example to the pupils, in fact, a perfect example of a gifted
teacher. We wish her every success in her new post at
Bryanston, in her beloved West Country.
Mr G. Poupart
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RACHEL SUMERAY
Rachel Sumeray came to
Epsom directly from a career in
engineering, with Atkins, in
September 2004, as a trainee
teacher. In that first year, she
gradually took over the
teaching load from John Odell,
who did much to guide her.
Having completed her GTP year
she stayed with us, quickly
establishing herself as a good
classroom teacher.
Inevitably, in this early period,
she was relearning much of her old ‘A’ level Physics, and
discovering, as we all have, that you don’t really know much
Physics until you start teaching it. Her results show just how
quickly she got to grips with the subject and coped with all
the practical work. Her confidence in the classroom quite
simply mushroomed.
This past year, she undertook to look after the Engineering
Education Group, who were doing a project with the INTECH
science and technology centre, at Winchester. This really gave
her a new outlet, encouraging the team and guiding them to
a successful conclusion to the project, despite a very tight
time schedule.
It was a disappointment when she announced that she would
be leaving at the end of the year. Initially, her thought was to
take a well-earned break from teaching, but Downsend
Preparatory School learned of her decision and have sought
her out to do much of their Science teaching from now on. We
all wish her well in her new post, and expect to see a dramatic
improvement in the quality of the Science of our M4 recruits.
Mr D. Poore
JOHN HIGGS
Few Secretaries to the Council
have made much impact on
the College in the past, but
John Higgs has been an
exception. Ever since he
arrived, in 1998, he has taken
an energetic part in the whole
community – the College as
well as the charity. In his
central roles, as Secretary to
the Council and Administrator
of the Royal Medical
Foundation (RMF), John has
achieved a real change in the
relationship between the RMF and the rest of the College. In
part, this real change came from John’s very professional
involvement in the details of administration: the successful
stewardship of trust funds and investments and the efficient
administrative support of the College Council. But John went
much further than this: he was heavily involved in the
preparation of the Statutory Instrument of 2000, which
completely restructured the governance of the College, and
he spent a good deal of time and effort finding and
promoting the right candidates to join the new governing
bodies, supporting a general renaissance in the corporate life
of the College.
For most of the community, John’s impact has been noticeable
in many other ways. His support of the archive has meant the
exploration of a huge area of College history, as the Council’s
minutes were suddenly open to us. This was the beginning of
many little campaigns that John ran to make the College aware
of its unique heritage and links to medicine – from putting
gold bars under paintings through financing frames for the
front hall to finding and completely refurbishing the Founder’s
grave – there is a long list of activities which have made a
considerable impact on the way we see ourselves as a
community. The most important and memorable of these
campaigns were in support of the 150th-anniversary
celebrations, especially the memorable Royal Albert Hall
concert, and in preparing our case for the recognition of Hugh
Glyn Hughes (OE), by the Jewish community, for his
achievement in the liberation of the ‘horror camp’ at BergenBelsen in 1945. It is, in large part, due to John’s energy and
meticulous attention to detail that we owe the success of both
these enterprises.
If that was all, then John would already have made his mark,
but John has been active and supportive in many aspects of
College life: he has organised Battlefield tours for the College
staff and visits to Bergen-Belsen and Auschwitz for the History
Department; he has interviewed L6th Young Enterprise
candidates; he has supported the Development Department in
organising gift aid, the Senior Chaplain in organising speakers
and very memorable Remembrance Days, the Old Epsomian
Club, the Charity Committee and the Careers Department. He
has taken a full part in instructing in the CCF and in helping
the finer points of administration there, while, during the past
few years, he has taken a very active role in supporting Carol
Creevey in administering the very successful Friends of Epsom
College. He has taken a very full part as a leading member of
the College community.
To return to the professional focus of John’s life here, as
Administrator of the RMF, we have seen much to admire: his
personal interest in the difficult cases the Foundation helps
has been very obvious, while the College has benefited by the
support given to Foundationers, to the Warren Picket Trust
winners and in his extensive work to ensure that we do not fall
foul of the recent Public Benefit Regulations. George Pincus,
the Chairman of the College Council, pays tribute to his
meticulous administration, efficiency, courtesy and the impact
he has made in raising the profile of the RMF, both inside and
outside the College.
We wish John success as he moves on to become Secretary for
the Rank Trust.
Mr A. Scadding
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LES
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EDITORIAL ART
EPSOM COLLEGE
CONTINUES ITS
TRADITION OF
SUPPORTING CHARITY
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Epsom College has maintained a dedicated connection to
charity ever since its foundation, and the spirit of giving in the
College is as strong as ever. Guided by Mrs Davies and the
House Charity Representatives the College community
regularly contributes to a variety of charitable causes.
Other charities that have become special to us are Help for
Heroes and Thank the Forces. Help for Heroes is based at the
Ministry of Defence Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court,
close to the College, and the aim is to raise £6 million to help
provide a swimming pool and gymnasium for the
rehabilitation of troops injured in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Over the past two to three years,
the Kingston-based charity
Growbaby has gained a particularly strong affiliation with the
College, and the toy service for the charity has become an
annual event. Growbaby was set-up by Mrs Farrelly, a parent at
the College, and College members have fully embraced the
cause and given generously. This year, we provided 500
Christmas presents for less well-off children, who may not
\otherwise have received any.
Through Thank the Forces, we have sent gifts, in parcels, such
as Pot Noodles, deodorant or instant soup, to our troops. Our
minimum contribution is small in comparison to the sacrifices
the troops make, and is one we know is hugely appreciated.
One act of charity that is maybe more personal, and certainly
more painful, yet is undertaken by large numbers of staff and
students, is the act of giving blood. The ‘Bloodmobiles’
regularly park at the front of the College, and it is never long
until the beds are full of willing donors.
The College not only supports local and national
charities, but also those further afield – most notably,
Task Brazil. The fundraising efforts of the College, in
2002, allowed a 55-acre site to be purchased 90km
north-east of Rio de Janeiro, and Epsom College Farm
was created. The ecologically aware farm produces
organic vegetables and also provides a home (Forest
House – situated within the farm itself) for up to 10
boys aged 10–14. For the street children, Epsom College
Farm is a chance to escape a life of crime and live in a
safe and caring environment. The College continues to
support the cause, and we recently donated £10,500.
Charity can be defined in many ways: ‘selflessness’,
‘generosity’ or ‘assistance to those in need’. However
you choose to define charity, it is clear that all gifts –
of time, of blood or of money, big or small – mean a
great deal to those that receive them. For most of us
at Epsom, it is not the ‘feel good factor’ of charity
that motivates us, but a genuine desire to give to
those less fortunate than ourselves. This is why I am
proud to be an Epsomian.
Lottie Mungavin
Dear Lt Col Hamps
hire and CCF Cade
ts,
I would like to than
k you personally fo
r the
generous parcel yo
u sent out, which
I received
today. It was very
kind of you to send
it, and I can
assure you it is ve
ry greatly apprecia
ted.
Irrespective of wha
t is included in th
e boxes, ever y
item is used. For m
e, the toiletries w
ill
come in
extremely handy in
the heat and dust
y
co
nditions
of Afghanistan.
Many others in m
y unit received sim
ilar parcels
this afternoon, an
d I just wanted to
let you know
what a huge effect
on morale they ha
ve, but it is
the message behind
the gifts that really
matter.
The fact that you
took the time to se
nd
us
these
means more than
you can imagine.
It is very nice
to know that wha
t we do is recognise
d and that the
support from back
home is still there.
Morale here is very
good among the Br
its, but it
does feel a long w
ay away from hom
e,
it
is a real
comfort to know th
at you, and the pu
bl
ic, are
thinking of the Briti
sh forces, and our
th
anks, once
again, for your thou
ghts and generosit
y,
from myself
and on behalf of ev
ery soldier in Afgh
anistan.
I wish you good lu
ck on your next CC
F exercise.
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Taylor
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Results:
Carr
Solo – Trott Cup
Fran Andrews (Wh)
A very sensitive rendition of ‘The Turtle Dove’ was given by
Anthony Gillan, to kick off Carr. This was followed by a slightlyunrehearsed-yet-still-showing-promise part song! The unison
stole the show for Carr: Ed Ariel’s extreme conducting was not
only humorous but EXTREMELY effective! The boys sang with
such enthusiasm that first place was their only option.
Part Song – Carson Cup
Holman
Unison – Murray Young Cup
Carr
Overall Winners
Holman
Robinson
To start off the whole show, Liam Anderson sang his rendition
of ‘This is the Moment’, from the musical Jekyll and Hyde. For
such a challenging song, Liam did well to hold his own, and
delivered a very respectable performance, with a fantastic last
note; a great start the show. The part song followed suit, with
all the Robinson boys getting into the Beach Boys’ classic
‘Barbara Ann’, and two brave boys sang falsetto. To end on a
high, the unison was well organised, with clear articulation,
which resulted in a very effective performance.
Rosebery
The last year that Rosebery would ever be entered as a boys
House – and what a way to end (despite being so low on
numbers!). Not only did George Lucas co-write his solo song
with Chris Girling, he performed it with such confidence and
feeling that it really moved the audience. The part song was
well maintained throughout, but perhaps a little too simple to
gain a place in the top five. Finally, the sound of the unison
filled the sports hall, despite the numbers. Although some
words were a little unclear, the fact that all the boys were so
involved was admirable.
Crawfurd
Forest
Despite a slight memory slip, Richard Barth sang his heart out
in his version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Close Ev’ry Door’. He
had a really good tone, especially in the high notes. The select
few from Forest then slipped on their jackets and performed a
fabulous and entertaining version of ‘Ignition’, by R. Kelly. The
combination of the melodic line and hilarious actions led to
these boys grabbing second place! Finally, the House joined
together for a well-disciplined version of Noel Gallagher’s
‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’. Well tried by all, and great to see so
many smiles.
White
Fran Andrews gave an extremely mature, musical and winning
performance of ‘Per Pietá’, by Vincenzo Bellini. Her range was
outstanding, and the overall performance was poised and
deserving of the win. Then, for only three girls to stand up as
the White House part song and deliver such a sensitive version
of ‘Kiss from a Rose’ was incredulous. The parts were well
maintained, though with such a small number it was hard to
keep it in parts the whole way through. All the girls then gave
a fantastic performance as they joined together to sing the
unison, ‘We’re all in this Together’, from High School Musical.
Whether the audience were lovers or haters of HSM, they
realised that the girls sang well and made this popular Disney
song their own.
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Suzie Blunt began with a chillingly good performance of ‘I
Heard it Through the Grapevine’. This performance was
definitely deserving of a place, but, unfortunately, she was
robbed! The part song was then sung in three confident parts,
and very well handled, however, there was quite a bit in unison
and the arrangement was slightly dull. Finally, a spirited
rendition of ‘It’s Raining Men’, by all the girls, confirmed
Crawfurd’s competitive reputation. The actions were good, but
the song was so low at times that it was a little unclear!
Propert
Jordan Oldershaw sang ‘Mack the Knife’, in a ‘swing’ style, and
was very confident in his delivery. He did very well to continue
through the early applause, and definitely deserved third
place. The part song deserved to follow suit, grabbing third
place with the boys’ hilarious version of ‘Beautiful Girl’, by
Sean Kingston. To see the two Oldershaw brothers up there
was adorable. The great comedy element was continued by the
‘Propert Crew’, in their unison, which was enjoyed by all.
Fayrer
Holman
Dan Bailey ironically sang ‘Danny Boy’, and, despite the words
being a little lost at times, there was a nice sense of musical
line and he performed it very well. The part song, Billy Joel’s
‘The Longest Time’, was then very ambitious (maybe a little too
much) in its arrangement. It was then very entertaining to see
approximately 70 boys singing ‘I will Survive’ as their House
unison! The finger pointing was excellent and just added to
the overall high spirit of the performance.
Anthony ‘Debby’ McGhee gave a moving rendition of ‘Stars’,
from Les Miserables, which earned him his second place. The
boys, in the part song, attempted a barbershop song, which
was an extreme challenge. They clearly pulled it off with their
light-heartedness and came first. Finally, Holman’s very slick
presentation of ‘Shine’, by Take That, with actions that worked
very well, gave them that slight edge over the runners-up,
Raven. All in all a spectacular performance from the whole
House – they thoroughly deserved the win.
Carina Lindberg
Granville
The audience was captivated by Tom Burgess, with his musical
version of ‘Wishing you Were Here Again’, from the Phantom of
the Opera, wxhich deserved its fourth place. The judge was
quoted to have said that you could “have heard a pin drop”!
The part song was an impressive five-part arrangement, and
the combination of the shared solo and beatboxing led to an
effective show! The boys were very committed to the unison
and did very well to keep going, despite a technical blip.
Wilson
This House started with their part song, ‘Under the Sea’, from
The Little Mermaid. Ellie Wells then continued with her solo –
‘Take Me to the World’, by Stephen Sondheim. It had a good
sense of musical line and a very confident delivery. The
audience was then in stitches during the unison when the M4’s
and the conductor donned animal masks! A nice overall
sound, and a performance definitely deserving of a place.
The winners!
Raven
Laura Frazer blew the audience away with her rendition of
‘Think of Me’, from Phantom of the Opera (clearly a popular
musical!), despite the fact that Laura forgot her music and had
to run back to Raven to get it! The part song had a good
collective sound that was clear and very well conveyed. The
unison was also clear, with a huge collective effort. The sound
was coherent and the syncopation was excellent! These three
songs together led to a huge success for Raven, as they
narrowly missed out on first place overall!
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POETRY
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
W.B. Yeats
Abou Ben Adhem
Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,
And saw, within the moonlight in his room,
Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,
And to the presence in the room he said,
“What writest thou?” The vision raised its head,
And with a look made of all sweet accord,
Answered, “The names of those who love the Lord.”
“And is mine one?” said Abou. “Nay, not so,”
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low,
But cheerily still; and said, “I pray thee, then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow men.”
The angel wrote, and vanished. The next night
It came gain with a great wakening light,
And showed the names who love of God had blest,
And lo! Ben Adhem’s name led all the rest.
Leigh Hunt, 1784–1859
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FI
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THE DU
A voluptuous cascade of crimson, framed by funereal black.
A chequer-board floor. Two uncapped pillars. This was the set
(designed by Amanda Brookfield and beautifully realised by
Mike Read) for The Duchess of Malfi. Simple and symbolic –
opulence, life, blood and gore; calculation and chance;
potency and truncation. Fade-in music, at once mysterious
and melancholy, and flood the stage with cold, blue light. The
mood and matter of John Webster’s great play is captured.
Captured, too, was the audience, and not, as in years past, by a
roll-call and by guarded doors, but by the sheer magic of live
theatre. The Duchess is a long play; this performance could
have been longer still and that audience would have remained
entranced, because its members were aware that they were
witness to something very special: a serious play, seriously
well-performed.
meaning, and Webster’s text is notoriously knotty – but they all
teased out the subtleties and innuendoes, the ironies and
paradoxes, the overt and covert dualities, as if they were
Jacobean Drama specialists.
What is a play? It is words. Webster’s words are wonderful –
they are vivid; they are crisp; they are wildly extravagant. The
second ingredient of a play is that the words are spoken aloud.
Megan Abram, Rebecca Kjadegaard and Laura McClean
rendered their lines with richness of tone, clarity of expression
and subtlety of intonation. Nick Conner, Tim Faccini, Tom
Harty, Ben Scarles and Chris Tighe produced a diversity of
timbre any drama-school student would yearn to be sure of
delivering. The spoken word, of course, is nothing without
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Words create characters and themes. Not for one moment did
one disbelieve in the population of this play’s world, as its
individual members sniped and probed, deceived and
schemed, tortured and murdered and suffered and died. As
they did so, we were forced to contemplate what it was all
about – a question that is the play’s central focus. What is it all
about, this thing called “life”? “We are the stars’ tennis balls,
struck and bandied which way please them,” says Bosola. Life,
for him, is a lottery. “I am Duchess of Malfi, still,” proclaims
the heroine. For her, it is about dignity and fortitude. “The
Arragonian Bretheren”, Count Ferdinand and the Cardinal,
consider it to be about power and privilege, whereas Julia, the
Cardinal’s mistress, sees it as being about grasping and
retaining opportunity. And then, of course, there is loyalty and
love, such as motivates Antonio, Cariola and Delio. Once more,
I must congratulate the cast upon the assuredness with which
these facets of the play were revealed, with diamond clarity.
A play is much preoccupied with its central
characters. But walk-ons, too, have an important
part to play: if not, they would not be written in!
Max Austin, Henry Awin, James Barnes, Andreas
Demetriou, Chris Devitt, Edmund Peppiatt and
Amelia Storr each maintained a seriousness of
purpose and a professional precision that was
the hallmark of this production. Lines were not
merely learned and mouthed – they were
modulated.
Finally, a play is about building a relationship
between the performers and their audience.
The audience on the night I attended was
gripped. An extraordinary relationship was
established, and the applause at the curtain
call was an expression of admiration and of
thanks. Thanks for the skill of the performers;
thanks for the evocation of additional
atmosphere, conjured-up by Paul Henson and
his technical team; thanks for the authenticity
offered by Jo Vernon-Harcourt’s costumes;
thanks to Jae Ho Chung’s and Edward Leung’s
stage gang, who managed the scene changes
so slickly, and thanks for the clarity and
intelligence lent to the production by
Amanda Brookfield and her assistant director,
Gabbie Jerrit.
Mr R. Worrall
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Every year, students compete for the
Dodd speech prize. Lawrence Ching
won the 6th-form prize with the
following entertaining speech,
entitled: ‘The effect of ‘instant
messaging language’ on English’.
Lol (laugh out loud)
4eva (forever)
:) (smiley face)
Many of us are now familiar with these shortened words and
hieroglyphics, and many of us have used these in internet
instant messaging, web logs or text messaging on phones. But
why? It is simply because it is quicker to type. With the
exclusions of ‘unnecessary’ vowels, double letters, grammar
and punctuation in general, a sentence’s number of characters
can be reduced to as much as a half of the original number.
For example, take this average text message:
Hey mate. That’s funny. What was the biology prep again?
This consists of 47 characters. Now, consider the message in
texting language:
hA m8 lol wt wz d bio prp gen?
This consists of only 22 characters.
Surely, this isn’t English? But it is. In fact, it’s a very economical
version as well. The texting function on a phone only allows a
certain number of characters per page, and you get charged
per page of text sent. We can all save pounds per month! Plus,
imagine the time you could save, whilst still getting your
message across. This form of English is simply logical, isn’t it?
Now, we humans aren’t known for stopping when we’re
supposed to, so we have developed more and more
abbreviations over the years, to further erode our language.
We even invented the emoticon, or the emotion icon, possibly
the worst use of, and almost an insult to, punctuation. The
cleverly named hieroglyphics deserve a complete glossary for
themselves. There are countless emoticons around the world,
such as the classic smiley face. In East Asia, especially Japan,
further development had been made. A new set of emoticons
had been invented that surpassed any other technological
advance: the emoticon that did not require one to tilt one’s
head to the left to be able to understand it. For example:
^^ (shift 66) – these are eyes to show happiness.
=.=” – this emoticon usually refers to the extreme
embarrassment or awkwardness caused by a bad joke or pun.
Moving on, the introduction of the addition of numbers to
shorten words, such as ‘l8er’ and the number 4 to replace ‘for’,
has lead to such common use that singer Avril Lavigne, back in
2002, released her single ‘Sk8er Boi’. Now, the purpose was, of
course, to show the rebelliousness of teenagers, and not to cut
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back the characters. Note how the word ‘boy’ has been
changed to ‘boi’. There is no logical reason to do this, as both
forms consist of three characters. This merely shows how we
have evolved to adjust our language, even when it has
surpassed its original purpose. The title of this song is not to
hack off characters, but to send a message: ‘I’m spelling it
wrong and being cool at the same time’. Has that become the
new function of instant messaging language?
But is that not what communication is for, to get the message
across? Our language is deteriorating. Say goodbye to
beautifully eloquent literature, the musicality and
magnificence of poetry, the power and delivery of speech. Say
hello to a world of limited diction, where language is purely
for functional purposes. The beauty of language can disappear
just like that. This beauty lies in the difference of every single
word. No English word in the entire dictionary means exactly
the same as another. Every word is a different shade, one that
can be used, artistically, to paint an entirely different picture.
Take the word big, for example. Big is different from gigantic,
enormous, mammoth, colossal and gargantuan. None of these
are the same. But if we are to minimise our diction and our
use of language, all we are left with is big. And that is it. There
will no longer be a need for grammar, punctuation, excessive
adjectives and unnecessary adverbs … there will be no need
for the thesaurus!
We must preserve the beauty of language. We must prevent
future generations from divulging themselves in such jargon.
We must stop the self-destruction of the English language. Or
what will we become in the future? Robots that cannot express
what they feel because language permits us only to
communicate with the minimal effort. If we are to stop this
decline, we have to change our ways. No more ‘2moz’ and
definitely no more ‘shift 66’. We should be preserving the
magic that is the English language. Let not the speed,
convenience and practicality of instant messaging slang
diverge you away from the way English was meant to be.
Thank you, and ttyl.
EPSOM COLLEGE
RY
CROSS COUNT
EPSOM COLLEGE
EPSOM COLLEGE
EPSOM COLLEGE
EPSOM COLLEGE
EPSOM COLLEGE
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GIRLS HOCKEY
1st XI
P10 | W6 | D4 | L0
+ TOURNAMENTS.
UNDEFEATED
After a successful Ireland tour, the 1st XI had a quite
exceptional season. They became the most successful senior
girls’ hockey side in our history. To have an unbeaten run with
such a strong fixture card is a superb achievement. They were
runners-up in the Christ’s Hospital tournament despite not
losing a match, runners-up in the Bradfield VI’s and runnersup in the County Championship.
Jennifer Bryant, as captain, led quite fantastically, a key player
and pivotal to the team’s success. Ruth Payne, as vice captain,
was also instrumental, and her efforts in defence throughout
the season were second to none. Both these players were ably
supported by Katie Crawford, who was quite awesome and
tenacious on the right wing, Jessica Lee, ever reliable and solid
in defence, and Helena Mortimer, who displayed much natural
flair and skill throughout her second full season in the team
… and she still has one to go!
Convincing wins over Christ’s Hospital, Hurstpierpoint, St.
Mary’s Ascot and Sevenoaks were particularly pleasing, as were
our phenomenal statistics. Highlights were coming back from
2–0 down to defeat St. Mary’s, holding on to a draw against an
accomplished Canford side and the last-minute winner to
defeat Cranleigh.
Overall, there was lots to celebrate for a very committed and
talented squad, and, with nearly half of the team remaining,
we hope for great things next season too.
Mrs F. Drinkall
County Honours
Charlotte Ellison and Helena
Mortimer
Hockey Cup
Jennifer Bryant
Shaw Trophy
Hannah Murray (most improved)
Half Colours
Charlotte Davolls, Laura Butcher
and Meghann Murdock
Full Colours
Charlotte Ellison, Carina Lindberg,
Hannah Kent and Hannah Murray
Major Colours
Jennifer Bryant, Jessica Lee, Ruth
Payne, Katie Crawford and Helena
Mortimer
Natasha Nichols also played in the County Tournament and
Bradfield VI’s for the 1st team, and became the first ever U4 to
play for the 1st XI.
Inter-House Winners – Wilson
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2nd XI
P11 | W8 | D1 | L2
Clara Liddell expertly captained the team. Not only did she
bring a smile to everyone’s faces and motivate them on many
occasions, she also played a huge role in organising the team
before matches. The team, as a whole, worked incredibly hard
to complement each other in games, and they were an
excellent example of how to progress and work effectively as
a team. They had their ups and downs, but, on the whole,
they produced results that reflected their tremendous efforts
in the matches.
The opposition was tough at times, and the girls rose
particularly well to the challenges that they faced. A particular
mention must go to the last two matches. The first of these
was a 1–1 draw against Christ’s Hospital. The girls were
disheartened by the opposition scoring late in the first half,
and, despite huge efforts, just couldn’t get the goal they so
badly wanted during the second half. Fortunately, the girls
managed to get a short corner just as the full-time whistle
blew, and a deflected shot at goal gave us the draw that the
girls really deserved. We knew the last match against
Wellington College was going to be a tough one. The girls
worked their socks off, which resulted in a very balanced
match, with both teams working hard to get the win. The score
was 2–2 until the final two minutes, when the girls scored
their 3rd, and, more importantly, winning goal. I’ve never seen
them jump so high, what a match to finish on!
A special mention should go to Hannah Davies for being an
outstanding goalkeeper and for being our saviour on so many
occasions. Another commendation goes to Maddy Kuhler, who
was probably the most skilful and committed player on the
pitch, and was our best player for the season. However, this
should not take attention away from the fact that no one in
the team can perform to their best without the support and
dedication of the others.
Half Colours
Sarah Titcombe, Rachel Evans, Clio
O’Sullivan, Maddy Kuhler, Jessica
Eden-Juster and Anna Dick
Full Colours
Hannah Davies, Corinne
Hammond, Clara Liddell, Eloise
Alexander and Fiona Edgley
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GIRLS HOCKEY
U16 A XI
P8 | W6 | D2 | L0
The season started with an away fixture to Sutton Valence, to
play their 2nd XI. After a slow start, the patterns of play
developed and goals just poured in, and we ended up
comfortable 8–0 winners. Probably our toughest match was
against Cranleigh, when, after a period of initial dominance by
us, Cranleigh took control and went ahead. They continued to
be in control for most of the second half, but we would not
give up, and, with about five minutes to go, Emily Newey
scored what was to be the equaliser.
Of the players, ‘Princess’ Leah, in goal, played very well indeed,
and only let in 2 goals the entire season. She was ably assisted
by her defensive team of Beccy Pearson, Sidony Laing, Lottie
Mungavin and Rebecca Kjaedergaard. These girls really did
work hard as a unit, and their teamwork was a major factor in
the team’s success. In midfield, Anna Hurley was a star, and
earned the player of the season award, while Jo Boddy ran and
ran in every match and Lucy Murray showed some of the best
stickwork of anyone. The key player in midfield though, was
the captain, Steph Crouch. Up front we used Claudia Fletcher,
who harried defences brilliantly, and Emily Newey, who scored
loads of goals and comfortably ended up as our top goal
scorer. This main group of girls was assisted by Livvie Moore,
Ilsa Forsberg, Rachael Lenney and Laura Frazer, at various
stages of the season.
So, we ended up with an unbeaten season, which was
wonderful for the girls after all of their hard work.
Mr M. Oliver
Colts Colours
Leah Chowdhry, Rebecca Pearson,
Sidony Laing, Lottie Mungavin,
Rebecca Kjaedergaard, Anna
Hurley, Jo Boddy, Stephanie
Crouch, Lucy Murray, Emily Newey
and Claudia Fletcher.
Inter-House Winners – Crawfurd
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U15s
The U15 As enjoyed an immensely successful season, scoring
an average of 5 goals per game (56 in total), allowing only 6
goals against. The fixture against Cranleigh was certainly the
biggest test of the season, resulting in our only draw, at 2–2.
The girls consistently played as a team, demonstrating
perseverance against tougher opposition and grace when
facing lesser opponents.
Most Improved Player Award – Natalie Sciver
The U15 Bs also had a really successful season, with many
players improving their skills and understanding of the game.
The team bonded well and tried to put what they had learned
in practice into every game. Meanwhile, the U15 C team is
going places! From a mixed start, where inexperience led to
an unpredictable style of play, this team really gelled well,
and their sense of determination and enjoyment in the game
was palpable.
U14s
Most girls in the year group had an opportunity to play in a
match, and all the teams continuously improved as they got to
know each other. Enthusiasm was certainly not lacking, and
the girls worked well and kept improving their skills. Everyone
tried hard all season and had a really enjoyable time. It was a
pleasure for the staff team to work with this talented and keen
year group and see the improvement and progress of
individuals and the teams. Well done to all the girls.
Inter-House Winners – Raven
Inter-House Winners – Raven
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Summary 2007
P
W
D
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1st XV
10
9
0
1
2nd XV
10
10
0
0
3rd XV
11
9
0
2
4th XV
9
4
0
5
5th XV
5
0
0
5
6th XV
3
0
0
3
Colts A
10
5
1
4
Colts B
10
2
0
8
Colts C
9
3
0
6
JC A
18
13
0
5
JC B
11
9
0
2
JC C
11
5
0
6
JC D
9
3
0
6
U14 A
11
6
1
4
U14 B
11
7
0
4
U14 C
11
7
0
4
U14 D
9
5
0
4
U14 E
4
0
0
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Summary of the 2007 Season
2007 was an outstanding year for the College. We have taken on
another strong block fixture with Tonbridge, to go with Wellington.
The 1st XV have been consistently in the top-four schools in Great
Britain, in the Canterbury (NZ) sponsored rankings.
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Major Colours
Chris York (reawarded), George
Lowe, Max Eden, Ed Rushen, Max
Page, Joe Trayfoot
1st XV Full Colours
Gus Field, Adam Cooper, James
Crisp – Palladino Award (most
consistent player), Luke Davis, Greg
Newman – Sanger Trophy (most
improved player), Oliver Crouch,
Robbie Gillespie, Joshua Li
1st XV Half Colours
Roland Crouch, Max Polkey,
Jamie Billings, Jeremy Evans,
Patrick Iyoyin
2nd XV Colours
Sam Wilkinson (reawarded), Jamie
Gillespie (reawarded), Tom Key,
Jamie Gillespie, Wooram Jung,
Henry Way, Tim Faccini, Robert
Wolstenholme, Tom Brown, Tom
Lothian, Richard Trepant, Rhodri
Needham, Charlie Mortimer,
James Frewin, Peter Matthews,
Sam Wilkinson, Jamie Phelan, Nick
Connor, Aymeric de Vimal du
Bouchet, Freddie Readhead,
Johnathan Blackburn
XXX Caps (3rd XV)
George Freeman, Harry
Falconer,Guy James (reawarded),
Oliver Lloyd, Matthew Goodyear,
Alex Fox, Owain Mason Johns,
Jamie Allum, Piers de Haan,
Jack Fraser
Colts Colours
Max Denning – Smith-Balewa
Trophy (most promising Colt),
Chris Davie, Mark Tampin, Ben
Scarles, Pete Nichols, Alex Dowle,
Jack Gospage
Representative Honours
England U18 – Joe Trayfoot
Surrey U18 – Max Eden
Surrey U16 – Jamie Falconer and
Mark Tampin
Captain’s Report
After the success of last
season, there was much
anticipation about what the
1st XV could achieve this
year. With this in mind, we
embarked on our pre-season
tour to Ireland, which was
particularly successful and
stood us in good stead for a
promising start.
After a hard first week
back, we headed into the
first match against RGS.
Despite a comfortable
winning margin, everyone felt it was a good run out,
and there were a few more gears available, if needed.
However, our next game was an entirely different proposition.
Harrow proved a tough opposition to break down, with a
large home crowd, however, we eventually managed to
work ourselves some breathing space in a tightly fought
game. Unfortunately, our victory was slightly marred by a
serious last-minute injury to one of the Harrow players.
The definitive game of the
season was against
Wellington. Like Tonbridge,
the game was hyped up a
great deal, both in Epsom
and at Wellington, drawing
an impressively large crowd
away from home. The game
was extremely closely
fought from the first
whistle to the last, but, in a
game that could have gone
either way, Wellington
handled the conditions
better to grind out the
narrowest of victories, and
win 13–16, in a very
physical match. However,
Wellington’s performance
later on in the season,
seeing them eventually go
on to win the ‘Daily Mail
Cup’, undoubtedly
underlined our ability to
compete with the very best
schools in the country.
The final game of the season was against Eton, and
for some us was our last for the College. It proved
to be a somewhat personal affair, as we were facing
many of the same players that had ended our
undefeated season as Colts. With this in mind, we
were not going to be beaten. The entire team upped
their performance for one last game together, and
we finished our season on a high, winning 29–19,
and making amends for the Colts season.
The season turned out to be one of the very best
the College has ever enjoyed. However, for all of
the effort put in on the pitch, the season would
really not have come together without all of the
help we have had from all the coaches over the
years, particularly Mr Wolstenholme and Mr Whiteley.
George Lowe
Tonbridge was the game we were really looking forward to,
but, despite its billing, the match started rather slowly, until
Max Page managed to grab an interception try, which really
sparked both the team and the game into life. Following
another 2 interception tries, the forwards began to impose
their authority, leading to 2 more well-worked tries, and we
eventually ran out convincing winners by 39–12.
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The 2nd Side
Between the excellent 4th XV victory at Harrow in sunny
September, and a victory of similar credit away at Merchant
Taylors’ in the hailstorm of December, representatives of 2nd
Side never ceased to amaze the spectators,
enjoy themselves, frustrate their
coaches and, at times, stretch the
patience of referees, home and
away. With in excess of 60 keen
and serious players listed for this
game, Thursdays were very busy
indeed. Most of the group were
keen for matches on Saturdays, but
only the 4th XV had anything like a
regular fixture list. Members of the
5th and 6th XVs, with fewer fixtures,
almost always against large, and
predominantly boy, schools, had
Colts C
The C’s season can only be described as truly
mixed but spirited. This side had tons of heart
and soul, combined with the effort of pack
donkeys, and never gave up, even when the
tough got going. The side managed to score
120 points, but conceded 254. The first thing
that comes to mind is this team is pretty bad.
But the results aren’t a fair reflection of the
effort and coaching.
The team would like to extend special thanks
to our coach, Mr Matthews, who worked hard
to keep motivation and spirit within the team, and
we would like to say a sad goodbye to Mr Curtis
(known as the Blind Wombat by the boys), who has
now retired.
The big game of the season was against
Tonbridge. In the pouring rain and on the
muddy pitches, Epsom were flattened by the 6ft
giants of Tonbridge.
their work cut out, but showed great
determination in matches against
Harrow, Tonbridge and Wellington – all
accomplished teams. Lack of competition
is a serious concern, which is supported
by sympathetic parents.
Selection was always a problem, and for
the right reasons: too many players and too few teams to put
them in. Able members of the U6th, already established from
last year’s encounters, proved themselves difficult to dislodge.
A large, capable and keen L6th learned, for the first time in
their school careers, to challenge their seniors directly for
places in teams, which several felt they had the right to step
into. For this reason alone, 2nd Side provides a new learning
experience and an important lesson to take well beyond the
confines of Epsom. Many L6th fought through the challenge
laid down by the U6th and reached positions of seniority,
several even ending up in the very successful 3rd XV.
The side is in debt to the growing band of enthusiastic parents
who gallantly supported the teams in a season of 50% wins,
and to the many staff who have refereed, encouraged, advised,
checked and transported the teams.
Mr D. N. Rice
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The fixture against local rivals Cranleigh was one
of the closer and more exciting matches of the
season. It was back and forth at both ends, action
all the way. With minutes left, Epsom were
camped just metres away from Cranleigh’s try
line, needing a try to win. It came down right to
the last action of the game – a scrum just 5m
out. Epsom pushed on valiantly, and nearly won
the ball, only to be pushed out to touch, ending the game in a
17–12 deficit to Epsom.
Even though this was a disappointing season for the lads, the
team worked hard and many players deserve praise. The team
spirit was fantastic and the Blind Wombat’s bad jokes, on and
off the field, were hilarious. An enjoyable season, even if it was
not a successful one.
U14s
The U14s had a good season and won the majority of their
games. The beginning of the season is always a trial, as the
teams are all new, yet this was a particularly pleasing season.
Against the big guns – Wellington, Harrow and the like – the
teams never folded and were always competing. There were
considerable improvements and many deserved promotions
throughout the teams. Well done to all.
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I don’t know how many bones there are in the human body,
enabling it to hold together and to function with its
extraordinary complexity, but I do know two pieces of data
about this: there are very many, indeed, and if one of them –
even the tiniest – cracks or breaks, noticeable impairment
ensues. The bones beneath the flesh of this production of
Sweeney Todd were many (56 named individuals in the
programme, plus that indeterminate number implied by the
phrase ‘& team’). If any of these bones had cracked or broken,
an impairment would have been noticed. None did. Thus,
each single individual is to be heartily congratulated for the
part he or she played in creating a show that was, quite
simply, superb.
I use the word ‘show’ deliberately, for this piece is more than a
‘musical’. ‘Operetta’ is too light and too ‘am-dram’ a term;
‘opera’ would suit me better, but others, who know much
more about these things than I, may dismiss this as nonsense.
‘Show’ takes it out of a specific genre, and I think that is right,
for it is, if such an entity exists, ‘multi-generic’, requiring, as it
does: a talented and versatile band/orchestra, dancing skills,
razor-sharp timing, acting ability and singing voices capable of
coping with a huge range, both of pitch and of tempi. What is
more, this is before one begins to give thought to the
technicalities of set movement and the demands of
sound/lighting. Any school that can harness this array of
accomplishments may feel proud of its talent; a school that
can harness these accomplishments and hone them to the
degree of precision presented to the audience of which I was a
member (the first night) may feel extremely proud, indeed.
Stephen Sondheim, as a composer, is always demanding. He
does not write ‘tunes’ (not, at least, in my understanding of the
term!). He writes, to my mind, a series of mini-choral-sonatas.
Rarely is there a solo voice for long – even when one particular
voice is central. Rarely is there a duet, or a trio in the sense of
two or three voices singing the same words at the same time.
Rather, there are parts which entwine around each other, fight
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against each
other, move off
in different
directions from
each other,
coincide,
collide and do
a whole
variety of
other vocal
acrobatics.
The result is
as thrilling as a highwire act without a safety net. And ‘thrilling’ is as good a word
as I can think of to describe the effect upon the audience of
this production.
Strident antiphonal chords, followed by a slow-moving tableau
of sinister figures and shadows, established the mis en scène.
We were in the Victorian Underworld of child prostitution;
steam rising from a Thames, fetid with human excrement;
public hangings and visits to the lunatic asylum would have
been popular entertainment and the process of the law was
utterly arbitrary – as the self-created Sweeney Todd knew all
too well. The tableau froze, faces staring at the audience, eyes
wide open and glinting in the stage lighting. It was the
moment of our imaginative transportation from plush, easy
Surrey into the dark heart of a quite different world. The tall
and slender form of Charles Rivett-Carnac, tortured into
extraordinary angularity, was straight from the illustrations
accompanying Dickens’ novels. A ‘big’ opening number
followed, including a small choir, standing side by side upon a
bridge. With absolute synchronicity, their arms went up to
coincide with the band’s silence. This, without a doubt, was
going to be a welldrilled performance!
And so the show began. Not just because I directed him when
he was a junior (but to some extent!), Liam Anderson has
always impressed me greatly, both as an actor and as a singer.
Judges of the House Choral Competition have not always
agreed with me, but I remain convinced that he has an
extraordinary vocal range. Singing much lower than is his
norm, for this part, he still had opportunity to release that
beautifully soft, light, high timbre that we are more
accustomed to hearing from him. His diction is chiselled; he
relishes the words. And, of course, he can act (also, we now
discover, he can dance!). Whilst he clearly takes direction, Liam
is doing, on stage, what comes naturally to him, and it is that
aspect of his craft that he conveys so well.
Who is Georgia Wilson? I confess to having to ask this question,
myself, and I suspect I may not have been alone. No need to
ask, any more! Hers was an extraordinary performance – and
this was confirmed to me by a professional actress, next to
whom I happened to be sitting. Georgia simply was Mrs Lovett.
Whether speaking or singing, the glottal stop was absolute:
better was be’’er, letter was le’’er, shutter was shu’’er! I felt that
she would be able to stand-in for Barbara Windsor at the
Eastenders ‘Queen Vic’ at the drop of a bosom-hugging purse!
But it was so much more than comic-cockney. Her stage
presence was magnetic. She almost succeeded in taking Mr
Todd to the altar; Toby was besotted by her, and she seduced
the rest of us too!
Fran Andrews had already demonstrated, in The Coronation of
Poppea, that she can both sing and act. This performance
confirmed that knowledge. Any 17/18-year-old who can hold
her notes, lying flat on her back on an uncomfortable settle,
whilst her stage amorato is plucking kisses from her inbetween phrases, deserves our utter respect!
Tom Burgess played the part of the put-upon simpleton, Toby.
And he played it superbly (as the curtain call applause
indicated). I have seen him perform before, and I know he is
incapable of presenting badly; his heart and soul are always
fully engaged. Watch his face, alone: whether singing or
speaking, it is always registering the emotion his part
demands. And he has a lovely voice, both in speaking and in
singing mode: light and yet rich; young and touching; every
word enunciated with unforced clarity. He is a show-stopper,
yet his discipline and maturity prevent him from being a showstealer – that makes all the difference.
Toby’s initial employer is the quack seller of hair restorer,
Signor Pirelli, played by Henri Trepant. Pirelli, in truth, is an
Irish chancer, and Henri captured, with gusto, both the fauxItalianate swaggerer and twinkle-eyed Irish tinker. His face
was adorned with a massive grease-paint moustache, his
shoulders draped with a theatrical cloak of fluorescent
intensity, and he relished the caricature conman he was
called upon to represent.
The thoroughly evil double-act of the show is Judge Turpin (an
ironic name?) and Beadle Bamford, played by Anthony
McGhee and Greg Newman, respectively. As soon as they
appeared,
I thought of ‘Mr.
Mephisto’ (I’m
not sure from
where) and
‘Pozzo’ (from
Waiting For
Godot). The
former had all
the sinister
cynicism of
Mephistopheles and the
latter that manic cruelty
which Beckett explores
so well. Each has a big
voice and each put this
to great advantage –
especially Greg, who
can sing, but his part
often required him to
sing badly. Now, that’s
a skill!
Whilst their characters
were not paired in
production, I would
like to consider
Jordan Oldershaw and Clio
O’Sullivan together. They both acted their socks off – I know
them both! Jordan has now acquired the physical stature to play
a ‘Romantic Hero’ role. He’s moving in the direction of ‘matinee
idol’! His voice suits this role, as well: it is capable both of
tenderness and of strong determination. You could not find a
more wholesome and naturally delightful L6th-form girl than
Clio – yet she managed to stink of trollop, with her ‘jig-jig’
gestures and her wild hair. She, too, has a singing voice that
would not allow slumber in the back row of the gods!
Of course, I could now (and would like to) consider each
individual member of the company. But this is a review, not a
book! What I will say is this: every single member of the
company is a genuine actor and/or singer, and/or dancer,
and/or performer, and/or theatrical magician. Forget Britain’s
Got Talent. Epsom’s got talent.
My thanks and admiration to you all for a magnificent evening.
Mr R. Worrall
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The performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah on the evening of
Sunday 3 February represented the first opportunity for the
combined Epsom Choral Society and the College Chapel Choir
to benefit from the newly refurbished setting of Big School.
The event itself goes back many years, and is a regular fixture
in the calendar, bringing together pupils, parents, friends of
the College and members of the Choral Society.
The previous year had seen some challenging problems in
trying to accommodate such a choir into the confines of the
College Chapel, for Britten’s War Requiem, but it is pleasing to
record that this year, by contrast, an impressive combined choir
of some 150, together with an orchestra of over 50 players,
were comfortably accommodated in the new surroundings.
Elijah retains its popularity in the repertoire of events such as
this, and rightly so, given the outstanding performance to
which we were treated under the baton of Mr Ian Holiday. Our
own Chapel Choir had already entered into one of its strongest
phases for many years, the event being placed midway
between its appearances at Westminster Abbey and Canterbury
Cathedral, and nine individual members of the choir were able
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to act as soloists in several of the quartets and other items.
We were fortunate to be especially well served by our four
visiting professional soloists: Debra Morley, Serena Kay, Mark
van Ments and, former member of Common Room, David
Stout, who gave a commanding performance as Elijah. All
were impressively supported by the Orchestra (leader
Elizabeth-Ann Binks); a particularly memorable rendering of
the cello obbligato by Caroline Gough had the entire audience
holding its breath in rapt attention before Elijah’s dramatic
moment of realisation, ‘It is enough’, delivered immaculately
by David Stout.
It was, in conclusion, a well-rounded performance of what is,
itself, a well-rounded work, and its dramatic intensity and
strong emotional content were well sustained over the twohour period. The performance drew deeply appreciative
comments from the large number of visitors for whom this
was the first chance to witness the excellent acoustics of Big
School, and we would hope to welcome them here again, on a
regular basis, in the future.
Mr R. Gill
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On Thursday 13 March 2008, Epsom College hosted its own inter-house version of
The Great Egg Race, to celebrate National Science Week. Each team consisted of
two L6th pupils and two U4th pupils, and 11 House teams took part. The event
was jointly organised by Mrs Muller and Mr Read, and supported by Mr Day and
Mr Green.
The students were given two hours to make a device, with a given pack of
materials, that would propel an egg the greatest distance. Testing commenced in
the Quad at 4pm, and attracted an enthusiastic crowd. There were a few false starts
awarded, as eggs careered into the feet of the spectators, and, in another case,
where the egg was sent backwards on the first attempt. The event was hugely
enjoyable and keenly contested.
The results were as follows, and cash prizes were awarded at final assembly.
1st Carr – with their catapult which propelled the egg a grand
distance of 3.80m. The team consisted of George Frazer, Lorcan
O’Duffy, Adam Webb and William Broad.
2nd Fayrer – with a slim-line cart that travelled 2.56m. The team
consisted of Peter Slater, Felix Hugger, Ben Choi and Kelvin Chung.
3rd Propert – whose cart travelled 1.96m. The team consisted of
Henry Way, Greg Stidolph, Martin Norton Amor and Peter McCallum.
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CCF
The College CCF was highly honoured to welcome Chief of the
General Staff, General Sir Richard Dannatt, as the Reviewing
Officer at the Combined Cadet Force’s Annual General
Inspection (AGI) day, on 12 March 2008.
The day commenced with a marching display by the Band of
the Welsh Guards. This was then followed by the Guard of
Honour (made up of 5th-form cadets and led by Sgt Thomas
Morrison), to officially welcome General Dannatt to the
College. Nearly 400 cadets then formed the parade,
commanded by RSMs Alex Fox and Jamie Gillespie. General
Dannatt took the Salute and inspected the Contingent. The
ceremonial included an advanced Drill Team display, led by
Sgt Holly Brook. The morning’s events concluded with the
official opening of the College’s new CCF Headquarters. The
Reverend Canon Ray Jones, from St. George’s Memorial Church
in Ypres, Belgium, first gave a blessing. (The CCF visits Ypres,
annually, as part of their summer-camp activities.) General
Dannatt then performed the opening ceremony, with fanfares
from the Welsh Guards.
In the afternoon, cadets took part in inter-house competitions
in a variety of disciplines, designed to demonstrate the
training achievements of the CCF contingent. Visitors and
cadets also had the opportunity to view displays by the Royal
Navy and Army Recruiting Teams, a Royal Marines stand,
undertake some abseiling and try out a climbing wall erected
by the Royal Navy.
In the evening, the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel
Michael Hampshire, hosted a formal mess dinner to dineout the current U6th NCOs and to welcome in the new
senior NCOs.
Lt Col M. Hampshire
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EPSOM COLLEGE
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BOYS’ HOCKEY
1ST XI
Epsom vs Whitgift
Lost
1–2
Epsom vs Sutton Valance
Won
5–3
Epsom vs Trinity
Lost
0–5
Epsom vs Tonbridge
Lost
0–5
Epsom vs Eton
Lost
0–4
Epsom vs Reed’s
Cancelled
Epsom vs Charterhouse
Lost
1–8
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Lost
1–4
I was delighted to be made captain by Mr Head, even though
his words, obviously chosen carefully, were ‘we may have the
first non-starting captain!’ Despite these words of
encouragement, I was still ready to take the job seriously.
Having been at the College for five years, my earliest memories
of Epsom College hockey were watching my brother play for
the 1st XI against Wellington, and I remember being very
impressed by the talent and competitiveness of their game.
Unfortunately, as the years went on, there seemed to be a lack
of true hockey players entering the College, and the standard
dropped. This has always frustrated me, and the first thing I
was ready to attempt to change was the attitude towards
hockey, of the boys, within the College.
produced some excellent hockey that we were unable to match,
simply due to a lack of raw skill. Many of the players we came
up against were thorough hockey players who had been playing
for many years at clubs, and even county and divisional level.
This is perhaps what we lacked, as our only player who played
outside the College was Connor Payne, who tells us he is to
become the next Epsom College teacher with 50 international
caps (playing for England) to his name. Despite this, we learned
more and more every game, and began to build an impressive
structure to our game. What made the difference was
dedicating time to drills mimicking specific scenarios in a
game, allowing us to gain more control during open play. None
of our losses were in vain, as we continued to learn, and we
never gave up until the very last whistle, which I believe gave
us a memorable connection as a team.
Many memorable moments occurred during the season. One
of my favourites was when Max Page dribbled from the 25-m
line around four players, finally reaching the goal where he
had to pass the ball to Max Polkey, for us to seal the goal.
Polkey literally touched the ball into the goal from half a
metre out, and he then ran around celebrating as if he’d
scored a goal worthy of Maradona. This highly annoyed Page,
as Polkey became the top goal scorer of the season, with Page
getting none!
I was immediately impressed by the turn out to pre-season
training in the winter term, which ran every Tuesday and
Thursday, especially by the L6, many of whom seemed very
keen. When the season did arrive, the attitude was, initially, a
lot better than I expected, and we trained hard right from the
beginning. This was shown in our first game, in which we were
1–1 at half time, but, unfortunately, lost 3–1 at the end.
Compare this to a 9–1 loss the previous season to the same
team, Whitgift.
Throughout the season, we met teams who had a greater
understanding of the game, and, at times,
Other memories are of some of Allum’s outstanding saves,
which, at times, saved us from great losses; my partnership
with Patrick Sweeney, in midfield, and the defence of Jamie
Gillespie, Matt Goodyear, Connor Payne and Chris York, who, by
the end of the season, worked as an incredible unit. On the
wings, Roland worked with unrivalled pace and Lloyd with the
versatility to play anywhere on the pitch.
Next year’s 1st team have the potential to be a very effective
team, and I wish them a lot of luck for their season. I would
like to thank Mr Williams and Mr Kennedy for their efforts this
season, and, of course, Mr Head, who has been an outstanding
coach this season, sticking with us to the end and making us
laugh, frequently, throughout.
Greg Newman
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2nd XI
P9|W6|D1|L2
This was a highly successful season for the 2nd team. Given the
current lack of club players at the College, it was an impressive
achievement to win over 70% of our games. The three decisive
factors were the willingness of the squad to play a simple
brand of direct and attacking hockey, a desire to be one of the
fittest teams around and the ability to work and communicate
well as a unit. We were fortunate to have a consistent squad
that was interrupted rarely by injury and 1st-team promotion.
Five of the six games were won by a single goal, and this says a
great deal of the resilience of the squad in adversity. If there
were one fault, it would be that, once we got 1 or 2 goals up,
we were unable to slow the pace of the game down and
control possession of the ball.
Tim Faccini showed great promise and made some vital saves,
especially in the Trinity game, where he played in severe pain.
We missed his calming influence at the back in the latter part
of the season. O’Duffy filled in before Rushen took over for
the last game. The defensive trio of Weingartshofer, Briscoe
and James got better and better throughout the season. In
front of the back was the ever-dependable Cramp. His
deceptive fitness, distribution, intelligent positioning and vital
role in front of the defence made him one of our most
indispensable players. Patrick Sweeney deservedly gained
promotion to the 1st team. His ability to hold the ball, do the
basics well and his work rate make him a good player. Lee
Cresswell always looked exciting on the ball and played a
crucial part in some of the best goals of the season, playing a
1-2 and passing the ball past the helpless keeper on a couple
of occasions. Gwyn Page typified the best facets of our play
this season. He does the simple stuff really well, works
tirelessly and at real pace in midfield, especially off the ball,
and set-up, arguably, the goal of the season, in practice
against the 1st team, Costain slapping the ball first time high
into the net. Mortimer worked as hard as anyone did up front,
running back frequently to rob the opposition midfield of the
ball and exploiting gaps at every opportunity. He played
intelligently in games, occasionally even putting into practice
some advice from Mr Head and winning short corners. He
scored some memorable goals, using his stick, feet and
anything else he could get on the ball. Wong and Laing did
much work off the ball up front. Wong looked dangerous with
the ball and Laing, who struggled with injury, scored a couple
of important goals earlier in the season.
Costain proved himself as a natural goal scorer, and is
indispensable up front. He is good at finding space in the wide
channels and scored 2 goals of real class in matches – 1 with a
back-stick flick whilst surrounded by the entire Trinity defence.
Matt Wynne proved himself as a player of ability who can play
anywhere, but, sadly, his season was beset by injury and
illness. Jarred Pitout joined the team late in the season, and
worked tirelessly up and down in the centre of midfield, while
Lowe was very quick and brought his physical approach in
rugby to hockey matches – his attitude was an example to
others. It was a shame that he missed out, through injury, for
much of the season.
The team spirit, positive attitude in training and work ethic in
games was impressive, and it has been a real pleasure to work
with this group of players. Unfortunately, we expect to lose
much of the squad to the 1st XI next season.
Mr G. Kennedy
Colts A
Epsom vs Whitgift
Lost
0–6
Epsom vs Sutton Valence
Won
5–1
Epsom vs Trinity
Lost
0–1
Epsom vs Tonbridge
Lost
1–3
Epsom vs Eton
Lost
0–1
Epsom vs Reed’s
Lost
0–3
Drew
1–1
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Lost
2–3
The aim of most sports is to score more points, or goals,
than your opponents. In hockey, this is made especially
hard when there is a small semicircle that has to be
entered before a shot at goal can be counted. For the Colts
A team, the aim was first to actually enter into the ‘D’ in
sufficient numbers to suggest that one of our players may
actually find the ball coming to them. Then there has to
be the proficiency to get the ball to those players, without
being intercepted. Finally, on the basis that all this has
been achieved, there is the actual task of connecting the
stick with the ball on a trajectory that may actually hit the
target. This process was seemingly beyond the players this
year, bar one match against a one-man team from Sutton
Valence, where the goalkeeper saved at least 20 shots and
still conceded 5.
To be fair, a many players worked hard to improve their
game. A couple may well end up on the fringes of the
1st team next year. General team improvement was
made throughout the season, and the boys did not have
much luck.
In goal, Rory Adam improved greatly, as he stepped up
to A-team hockey, aided by regular specialist coaching
from the invaluable Hems. He has a bright future ahead
of him. At the back, Xavier Dialdas and Nick Thomas
read the game well, and were mostly effective against all
but the most skilful players. Will Shaw was the player of
the season – his reading of the game, his tackling and
his distribution were outstanding, and he has a great
deal of promise. Nikhil Waugh was also very effective
and always enthusiastic.
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BOYS’ HOCKEY
In midfield, James Pease-Watkin struggled, manfully, to impose
himself on games, but he often tried to do too much or
suffered because of a lack of movement from others off the
ball. He is one who will undoubtedly improve in a better team.
Ollie Wilkinson, on the right, showed great technical skill to
beat his man round the outside, but struggled a little with his
distribution thereafter. Max Nicholson’s return from injury
gave the team better balance on the left – a gifted player with
good awareness and a bright hockey future. Harry Bradshaw,
likewise, is an intelligent player who thinks about and reads
the game effectively. James Edwards impressed me with his
technical ability, and he has the potential to be a very good
hockey player if he wants to be.
In the forward positions, Otis Earle was the dictionary
definition of enigmatic. At times breathtakingly skilful, his
choice of options and final delivery too often disappointed,
but he tried hard and cared. Jamie Falconer utilised his energy
levels and general sporting awareness to good effect, and Pete
Nichols reluctantly moved up as the high striker, to make the
most of his prowess in the circle.
All in all then, a slightly unsatisfactory season, dominated by a
frustration at a lack of goals. My greatest thanks go to David
Pease-Watkin for volunteering to umpire for the team,
enabling the coach to do just that from the sidelines, as well as
all the parents who travelled to home and away games giving
the boys support.
Colts B
After a loss to Whitgift in the first week, the team was to lose
only one more match. A chief characteristic of the team was its
determination and work ethic, most exemplified by captain
Ben Scarles, in the centre of midfield. In particular though,
and especially in the middle of the season when we played
traditionally tough teams such as Trinity, Tonbridge and Eton,
the lads in defence can take many of the plaudits in matches
when, at times, we were ‘under the cosh’. Burgess, as sweeper,
was particularly good, tidying up loose ends behind the back
three time and time again. In addition, Teo, in goal (and
memorably Denning on one occasion against Eton), was a very
good stopper at the back, and Jones, Cheetham, Williams and
Mason, at different times, all showed tenacity in their
defensive roles. In the middle of the pitch and up front, we
had huge potential, which, unfortunately, we did not
consistently utilise. Gospage worked very hard, but often in a
less threatening part of the pitch. A striker with a
sledgehammer of a hit, he will have been disappointed not to
have received the ball in the opposition ‘D’ often enough.
Phillips and Morgan were the usual wingmen, and both of
these two were good strikers of the ball, Phillips, in particular,
scoring 2 outstanding roofed goals from the top of the ‘D’.
Singh added a touch of class to the midfield, being very
comfortable on the ball, and scored a decisive goal against
Trinity, to record a draw with the final whistle approaching. In
the last couple of matches, the midfield was beefed up by the
arrival of Waugh, whose play was instrumental in the win
against Charterhouse, at the end of the season. It was,
sometimes, a problem for me to give all squad members as
much game time as they deserved, and, in this light, I was
always impressed by the likes of Dewar, Brooks and
Everingham, who trained hard and played their part to the full
on the pitch, when given their opportunity.
Junior Colts A
Epsom vs Whitgift
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Lost
1–10
Won
7–2
Epsom vs Trinity
Drew
2–2
Epsom vs Eton
Lost
11–0
Epsom vs Reed’s
Lost
3–2
Lost
2–0
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Lost
9–0
Despite the results,
it has been a good
season, from a
player’s point of
view. Although we
didn’t win as many
games as we would
have liked, we did
achieve the skill
levels and the type of
hockey we want to
play, in the future, in
higher teams. From a
captain’s point of
view, it was extremely
satisfying to see the team
never give up, even in
games when we knew we
would be up against it.
Michael Bennet was
outstanding and
continued his form from
last year in goal. The
defence performed
consistently well, with
skill, but, also with
bravery. Lucas SmithMuller never stopped running and
making tackles all round the pitch. Although his aggression did
get him in trouble with the referee a few times, his willingness
to win the ball saved us many a time in defence. In attack, Ben
Francis and Tom Harty bombed down the right-hand side and
provided many balls for the strikers to latch onto. Bradley
Smith and James Patston worked well together up front and
scored many goals between them.
I would like to thank Mr Stephens, on behalf of the team, for
helping us to develop our skills and understanding of the game.
Josh Allen
Junior Colts B
TEAM: L. Shabbo, T. Flynn, R. Chisholm, H. Thomas,
C. Hardy, H. Nelson, J. Malynn(C), C. Jones, E. Kang,
M. Norton Amor, J. Song, R. Moore.
Epsom vs WHITGIFT
Lost
0–4
Epsom vs SUTTON VALENCE
Drew
2–2
Epsom vs TRINITY
Drew
1–1
Epsom vs TONBRIDGE
Lost
0–7
Epsom vs REED’S
Lost
0–5
Epsom vs ETON
Lost
1–3
Epsom vs CHARTERHOUSE
Lost
0–2
Epsom vs CRANLEIGH
Lost
0–6
Junior Colts D
Two draws, six losses and only one win is the sort of
results line that would get you the sack in the Premier
League. However, it is unlikely that a change of
management will occur, as the spirit and effort of this
side, in all matches, more than compensated for the lack
of sparkling results.
We beat Reed’s School in our first fixture. Energy and
enthusiasm were clearly going to be the foundations for
future success, but, as the season went on, we came up against
sides that had more flair and skilful stickwork. Tonbridge,
Reed’s, again, and Cranleigh all beat us by handsome margins,
whilst the two draws against evenly matched sides did show
that there was indomitable character in the side.
I would like to thank Mrs Emma Peters,
whose drills and enthusiasm in
practices enabled progress to be
made during the season, and it is
hoped that the players will
take these lessons with
them into the next year.
Mr K. Siviter
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BOYS’ HOCKEY
U14 A
Epsom vs Whitgift
Lost
0–5
Won
1–0
Epsom vs Trinity
Won
2–0
Epsom vs Tonbridge
Drew
1–1
Epsom vs Eton
Drew
2–2
Epsom vs Reed’s
Lost
0–4
Lost
1–2
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Lost
1–4
Epsom vs Whitgift
Lost
1–2
Epsom vs Alleyn’s
Drew
1–1
Epsom vs Dulwich
Won
1–0
Epsom vs St. George’s
Drew
0–0
Epsom vs Trinity
(runners-up in group)
Won
1–0
Semi-final vs KGS
Lost
1–4
3rd/4th vs Cranleigh
Lost
0–4
Surrey Cup
For the first time ever, we were able to get some constructive
work done with the boys in the Michaelmas Term, which
meant that we were not starting from scratch in week one of
January. In addition, there were a couple of players in the
squad this year, and a few more, who picked up some skills
very quickly.
Our first match was, as ever, a challenge, against Whitgift, but
we did not buckle under their pressure, and we certainly
learned much from the experience. In week two, we competed
in the U14 Surrey Cup, where we were runners-up in our
group, having led Whitgift for a decent chunk of our second
encounter. We played the winners of the other pool (Kingston
GS) and lost 4–1, and then a very tired looking set of boys
played Cranleigh, for what was to end up fourth place. Inbetween, we went to Sutton Valence and won 1–0, when we
should have probably won by more, after a very convincing
first-half performance.
Our next few games saw us beat Trinity in the block fixture,
where we did start to play some good, determined hockey. A
sound draw against Tonbridge was a good result for us, against
one of our traditionally strong rivals. Next we played Eton,
where our patterns of play were glorious and we totally
dominated, only to let in two really daft goals, resulting in a
draw. However, it was pleasing to see how well the boys had
progressed since starting to play.
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After half term, we were rusty and missing some players when
we played Reed’s, although they were, on the day, comfortably
better than us. We were, again, a couple of players down when
we lost narrowly to Charterhouse, and we ended the season
with a rousing second-half performance against a very strong
Cranleigh side. At 0–2 down at half time, we played very well
in the second half, losing 1–2 and hitting the post.
Mini Brad looked pretty tidy and useful in goal. Hugo, as
sweeper, came on leaps and bounds during the season, and
was a great ‘reader’ of the game. Teapot looked stylish, but
could go walkabout every now and then, whilst Psycho, in
central defence, showed what pace and non-stop running
could do in a game. Ben played very well at left back, once the
coach had moved him from centre forward! Our other main
defender was Mad Max, who showed some great stick skills,
and should develop well in the future. Wide right, we had Ben
Crouch and Jordan Burns. Ben showed some magnificent
stickwork, at times, whilst Jordan learned to use his
remarkable pace to very good effect, once he had recovered
from a rugby injury. Elsewhere, Briegley was at the top of the
diamond, ‘Morris Minor Williams’ was our key distributor and
the recipient of the Woodward Trophy for our squad. His
vision, ability to make the right passes, willingness to try the
odd aerial pass and to always turn up to games on time, made
him an absolutely obvious choice for the award. Well done,
Thomas. Wide left we used Olly Ramagge, who ran and ran
and ran. As he improves his stick skills, he, too, will become a
fine player. Up front we used Peter and ‘Ronald’ MacDonald.
Peter had a good eye for the ball, but needed to be a bit more
hungry for the ball in the ‘D’, whilst Ronald drove Mr Oliver
mad at times. However, there was no doubting his real talent
with some sublime stickwork, at times, and a wonderfully low
centre of gravity when on the ball. ‘Ronald’ is a classy act, and,
in a few years time, when he stops annoying coaches, he will
be terrific. AJ also played early in the season, in defence, and
was another who gave 100%, but, as others overtook him,
skillwise, he moved into the B XI. However, he could so easily
regain his A XI place, and should aim to do so next season.
I thoroughly enjoyed taking this set of lads, and can see so
much potential in them as a team, which is encouraging for
the future of the College hockey. Finally, my very sincere
thanks go to Mr Payne, for his magnificent support and
contribution to the training of the whole A- and B-team squad.
I really am most grateful to him.
The Players: Daniel Bradshaw, Hugo Coleman, Teagan Pitout,
George Lindley, Ben Roe, Max Dialdas, Alex Oxley, Ben Crouch,
Jordan Burns, Charlie Briegel, Thomas Williams, Olly Ramagge,
Robbie MacDonald, Peter Small.
Mr M. C. Oliver
U14 B
P7|W1|D1|L5
GOALS FOR 8, AGAINST 18
It is always a steep learning curve for boys playing their first
term of hockey at Epsom. Initially, there are new individual
skills to learn, and then these need to be combined with
teamwork. The team was often at its best when playing against
our 14 A side, in training. Our highlight was a 5–1 win over
Sutton Valence. Players who stood out include Boote, with a
very reliable strong hit that was effective at 16-yard hits; Rossi
and Aves, who both worked really hard in the midfield, and
Oxley, who was an excellent marker in defence. We used a
squad of 21 players in trying to get the best team combination
and hopefully they will try to improve on their record in the
next season. As ever, the support from parents was always
welcome and encouraging, even though the results went
against us.
U14 C
Lost
3–0
Epsom vs Trinity
Won
2–0
Epsom vs Tonbridge
Won
4–2
Epsom vs Eton
Won
1–0
Epsom vs Reed’s
Lost
2–0
Won
6–2
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Won
2–1
2008 proved to be a tremendously successful season for the
U14 C XI. With a mixture of games on grass and AstroTurf, the
boys proved that, even with little experience, they could adapt
to either surface. With many players having never picked up a
hockey previously, we were thrown into the deep end for the
first fixture of the season, against an U13 A XI from Sutton
Valence, playing on AstroTurf. Despite recording a 3–0 loss,
much confidence was taken from a game played against skilful
and experienced opposition.
Three wins on the bounce followed, with the level of hockey
played improving week by week. Back on AstroTurf we came
unstuck against a strong Reed’s team, but returned to winning
ways for the last two fixtures, including an outstanding win, on
AstroTurf, away at Cranleigh.
Throughout the season, we defended resolutely and with
determination, and attacked with pace and purpose, scoring
some excellent counter-attacking goals. All members of the
squad contributed during the season, and praise is due to all
players, but a special mention to Weir and Whitehead, who led
the attacking line; to James, who made some outstanding
saves in goal – despite this being his debut season, and also to
Corbett, who captained with maturity and led by example.
Mr R. Young
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RUGBY 7s
2008 was a very good season for the Senior 7s. On average, 25
boys trained regularly, twice a week, from early January. As usual,
the standard was very high, and so were the expectations. The
Sussex VII’s, the traditional ‘warm-up’ tournament, was eagerly
awaited, and the new format, based on the World 7’s Series and
involving international referees, was to prove very successful.
Luckily, we were also able to enter a 2nd VII into the main
tournament, which competed very well and learnt much about
the game. The 2nd VII won the shield, defeating Abingdon in the
final, and the 1st VII won overall, with a fine win in the final over
Cranleigh, after extra time. George Lowe had the additional
honour of being voted ‘player of the tournament’.
A postscript to the season came in the shape of an invitation to
play a ‘one-off’ match against John Fisher, the runners-up of the
Open tournament at the National 7s, at the Rosslyn Park floodlit
stadium, in May. Both teams played exceptionally well, and the
result, 27–26 to Epsom, reflected the intensity and quality of the
game. Several of the regular starting line-up were unavailable.
George Lowe and Chris York were at an England trial and Patrick
Iyoyin, Luke Davies and Max Page were all injured. So, great
credit goes to the players who stepped up to meet the challenge
– Adam Cooper, Josh Li, Ed Rushen and Jamie Billings.
Mr A. Wolstenholme
won
won
won
40–0
24– 5
43–0
Epsom vs Truro
Epsom vs Cranleigh
Epsom vs Millfield
Epsom vs Colston’s
won
won
won
lost
43–0
24–15 (QF)
33–7 (SF)
14–24 (F)
EPSOM COLLEGE
Great credit should go to George Lowe, the captain, who did
much to motivate the squad, both on and off the field, and to
Max Page, who has real talent for the game. Together, they
were the ‘icing on the cake’, who were well supported by all the
players, who turned up every week, rain or shine, to play and
enjoy 7s. Thanks go to Mr Drinkall and Mr Campbell for giving
up so much of their time to help and support during the course
of the term, and also to Mr Young for his input as well.
Epsom vs St. Olaves
Epsom vs Campion
Epsom vs QE Barnet
EPSOM COLLEGE
The 1st VII went on to have a very good run at the Surrey 7s,
before losing to Colston’s in the final. The highlights were another
hard-fought win over Cranleigh, in the quarter-final, and a superb
performance to defeat Millfield, in the semi-final. Unfortunately,
Max Page, one of ‘stars’ of the team, suffered a bad injury when
he broke his jaw, and this unsettled the team going into the final.
Surrey 7s
Sussex 7s
won
won
won
won
won
won
27–5
29–7
40–0
31–26
34–5
29–24
2nd VII
Epsom vs Cranbrook
Epsom vs Dulwich
Epsom vs St. Pauls
won
lost
lost
21–7
0–14
12–21
Shield
QF vs St. Pauls
SF vs Wimbledon College
F vs Abingdon
won
won
won
15–0
19–7
27–10
EPSOM COLLEGE
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1st VII
Epsom vs Eastbourne College
Epsom vs Bridgend College
QF vs St. John’s
SF vs Whitgift
F vs Cranleigh
NETBALL
1st Team
P13 | W13
This was the best, and most enthusiastic, senior netball squad that
Epsom has ever had. The team was full of talented and committed
individuals whom, when together, worked exceptionally hard for
each other, to produce a determined and unstoppable team. In
defence, Hannah Kent, Clara Liddell and Jenny Bryant formed the
‘tripod’. This formation was certainly unorthodox, but was really
effective. Rebecca Kjaedegaard, the baby of the defence, was also
a key member of the defending team. In the centre of the court,
Helena Mortimer was ever reliable and produced numerous
‘turnovers’ for the team. In attack, Sarah Haville, Flo Kirby, Laura
Butcher and Coralie Yeo scored an impressive 413 goals, while the
defence only conceded 225.
The team came second in the county tournament, narrowly
losing to Wallington, by 1 goal, in the final. Sadly, we have to
say goodbye to five talented netball players, four of which
have represented the 1st team for two years, Coralie Yeo,
Jennifer Bryant, Clara Liddell, Sarah Haville and Hannah Kent.
Trophies and Colour were presented to the following:
Most Improved Player
Hannah Kent
Senior Cup
Coralie Yeo, for her role as captain
Colts Colours
Rebecca Kjaedegaard
Full Colours
Helena Mortimer, Flo Kirby and
Laura Butcher
Major Colours
Coralie Yeo, Jennifer Bryant,
Clara Liddell, Sarah Haville and
Hannah Kent
Inter-house Results
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Cranleigh
King’s Canterbury
King Edward’s, Witley
Charterhouse
Parel Vallei (South Africa team)
Sevenoaks
Haileybury
Wallington
Brighton College
Downehouse
St. John’s
Bradfield
Caterham
White House
Wilson
Crawfurd
Raven
26–18
17–11
32–2
60–19
27–19
21–12
21–15
35–33
36–24
44–28
39–9
36–19
19–16
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NETBALL
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2nd Team
3rd Team
P11 | W10 | L0
P8 | W8
An excellent, unbeaten, season for this determined 2nd team.
Jessica Lee and Georgie Morley were a dynamite double act in
defence, despite Georgie never before playing GK. Our shooters
were unstoppable, and both Sam Burke and Sophie Sweetman
worked very effectively with GA and captain Fiona Edgley,
whose energy around the circle was relentless. Our dynamic
centre-court squad, of Danielle Rice, Fran Andrews, Eloise
Alexander and Anna Dick, demonstrated some amazing
attacking play, and the team strengthened their defence
throughout the season.
The team had an exceptional season, going from strength to
strength. They produced big score differences in every game,
thanks to some awesome shooting from Meghann Murdock,
Holly Brook and Baileigh Walsh. Centre-court play was
dominated by Carina Lindberg and Olivia Button. In defence,
the opposition barely got a look in, thanks to Rebecca Pearson,
Zara Marklew and Charlotte Davolls.
4th Team
P5 | W5
This team also had an exceptional, unbeaten season. With two
of last years 3rds keeping things flowing at each end, Haanah
Patel as GS and Hannah Davies as GK, the team achieved some
outstanding results. Their best one being a home match vs
Reed’s 1st team, where they won 22–14. During the season,
they scored 130 goals and conceded only 59.
Squad: Emily Newey, Steph Crouch, Leah Chowdhry, Grace
Llewellyn, Rachael Lenney, Lottie Mungavin, Jo Boddy,
Louise Hosking, Philippa Smith.
Intermediate Cup goes to Rachael Lenney, for most
improved player
Colts Colours
Jo Boddy, for consistently good
netball
Lottie Mungavin, for being an
excellent captain and player
Steph Crouch, for her hard work
in defence
U16 A
Inter-house Trophy
1st Crawfurd
2nd Wilson
3rd Raven
U16 B
P8 | W2 | L6
Our season was
characterised by the
versatility of our
squad, with a
number of players
finding themselves
in various positions
throughout the
term. Despite the
changes, the squad gelled
together well and players embraced the challenge of new
positions. Notably, Jo Boddy, as GK, Rachael Lenney, as WA and
Grace Llewellyn, playing GD, in the epic Bradfield game –
which was, undoubtedly, the needle match of our season.
Going into the game missing Steph Crouch, as GD, we were
quite nervous – especially as the opposition are known for
being very aggressive! However, after a bit of a re-shuffle,
Grace slotted into the defence and played courageously. In a
close-fought game – in which Miss Thornley very nearly
experienced heart failure – we snatched it in the last few
minutes. Excellent shooting under pressure by Jo and Rachael,
and a great effort by the rest of the team, made it a match to
remember. Overall, a solid season, including wins over
Sevenoaks, Kings Canterbury and Eastbourne. Well done to
everyone who played, and a big thank you to Miss Thornley for
her support and memories of the bright-red trakkies!
The U16 B team worked incredibly hard and made huge
progress because of this. They were finding their feet, and
getting used to playing as a team, when they lost their first
fixture to Cranleigh (1–31). In their second fixture, they had
their first win of the season (16–5) against Manor House. They
then played a good match against Sevenoaks’ 4th team (5–18).
Despite losing, their confidence was boosted, which led to a
very close match against Haileybury (13–19). They had their
second win against Brighton (22–14), and, although they
continued to improve as a team, their last three matches were
losses, despite their excellent efforts throughout, against
Tormead, Caterham and, finally, Eastbourne. The team were
very versatile indeed, and played all over the court, putting
100% into every game, without exception. Special mention,
though, must go to the captain, Ilsa Forsberg, and Olivia
Griffiths, for some outstanding shooting.
U15 A
P11 | W9 | L2
Enthusiastic, and with a great desire to do well, this squad was
cheerfully committed all season. Losing to a strong Brighton
team taught them that they have to learn to be ‘clever’, and this
will come with more experience. Their match record was
certainly impressive, and they were ably led by Jenny Waterman.
U15 B
P9 | W5 | L4
A season of two halves – before half term they struggled, but,
afterwards, they blitzed the opposition. Keenly led by Caroline
Small and ably supported by all the rest, they improved, and so
obviously enjoyed winning! If they keep up their enthusiasm,
the A team will need to watch their backs next year ... well done!
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NETBALL
U15 C
P10 | W7 | L3
The U15 C team had a shaky start to the season, but, as their
skills sharpened up and their confidence grew, the standard of
play rose, shown by their huge victory over Bradfield in the
final game of the season. Elizabeth Diggins was a very reliable
player throughout all the games, who was called up to the B
team on a few occasions. Katy Gash was the most improved
player of the season, with Georgia Malcolm being the most
consistent player, and Talia Janson being the top goal scorer.
U15 D
Epsom vs Cranleigh
20–10
Epsom vs Kings Canterbury
19–13
Epsom vs Haileybury
13–6
Epsom vs Sevenoaks
16–11
Epsom vs Brighton
18–18
Epsom vs Downe House
40–6
Epsom vs Tormead
15–14
Epsom vs Bradfield
22–11
Epsom vs Caterham
32–16
Epsom vs Eastbourne
25–9
Margaux Monfared – captain
P3 | W3
The U15 Ds had a good season, shown by their undefeated
record. Much enthusiasm was seen by all the girls, during
games and practises, and many players improved with each
game. There was solid mid-court play by Steph Fernandes and
great improvement by Beth Sluman.
Junior Individual Trophy Awarded to Yasmin El-Sayed
Inter-house Result
1st Raven
2nd Wilson
3rd Crawfurd
U14 B
The U14 B team had a brilliant season, losing only one match,
against Sevenoaks, when the weather was not great! Our team
worked well together which, over all, made success possible.
Well done to everyone who played, and let’s hope we will be
unbeaten next season. Thank you to Mrs Rice for being a great
coach and teaching us lots of new skills.
Felicity Beckett – captain
U14 C
The U14 C team were unbeaten this season, with only one
drawn match to Eastbourne College. Alongside this result were
many convincing wins, such as 19–5 against Brighton College
and 16–5 against Haileybury. But our most successful matches
were those against Bradfield and Downe House, where we won
20–5 and 21–3.
Amy Gyngell – captain
U14 D
U14 A
The U14 A team had an outstanding season. They were
unbeaten, due to the dedication and determination of
everyone on the team. Everyone wanted to win, and, to do so,
we had to train hard and stay focused. We also were coached
by Mrs Drinkall, which I think might have helped just a little
bit! The results were as follows:
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Our first match of the season was against Cranleigh School, it was
a very close match, and the overall score ended up as a win for
Epsom, 19–16, with a lot of great goals scored by both teams.
Our second match was against Brighton, and we had a great
victory against them, as the score was 22–5 to us. We then played
Bradfield, and had another close game, but the end result was
20–13, another win for us. Our final game was away at
Eastbourne, and there was a lot of great play from all members
of our team, despite the bad weather, and we won 16–12.
Emma Owens – captain
Inter-house result
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Raven
Rosebery
Wilson
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FOOTBALL
1st XI
2nd XI
3rd XI
4th XI
5th XI
EASTBOURNE
4–1 W
2–1 W
10–0 W
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BRIGHTON COLLEGE
2–1 L
2–0 W
1–1 D
0–3 L
3–3 D
SEVENOAKS
0–1 L
1–3 L
1–3 L
0–11 L
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KING’S, CANTERBURY
1–1 D
0–2 L
0–3 L
0–2 L
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TONBRIDGE
4–0 L
6–0 L
4–2 L
2–0 L
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CRANLEIGH
3–1 W
0–2 L
3–1 W
2–5 L
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RGS, GUILDFORD
2–0 W
1–1 D
4–1 W
0–4 L
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CORINTHIAN CASUALS
3–3 D
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WELLINGTON
9–2 L
2–0 L
7–0 L
6–1 L
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ST. JOHN’S
7–0 L
3–2 W
4–1 L
14–0 L
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1st XI
2nd XI
This was a good season overall, with
some very convincing performances
against big schools and strong sides.
Good wins came against Eastbourne,
Cranleigh and RGS Guildford, and
excellent draws against King’s
Canterbury and Corinthian Casuals.
Tonbridge were just too strong for us,
and Wellington was not a scoreline that
truly reflected how well we played. A
series of errors and a short pitch did not
help, or suit, our game.
Overall, this was one of the best footballing sides we have had
for some years, and one or two of the close games could easily
have gone our way, particularly Brighton and Sevenoaks.
The defence played well together, and midfield was
commanded by Jordan Oldershaw, but it was the dynamics of
George Freeman, James Crisp and Patrick Iyoyin up front, that
marked out this season, and they notched up a very good
number of goals each.
Full Colours:
Major Colours:
William Twyman, Max Eden,
Joshua Memour, Tom Lothian,
Janil Ramesh, Jordan Oldershaw,
George Freeman, James Crisp,
Patrick Iyoyin and Aymeric de
Vimal Du Bouchet
Harry Falconer, for being an
excellent captain and an
absolutely superb leader and
player throughout the season.
The season started very positively, with backto-back victories over Eastbourne and
Brighton. Team selection then became a little
disrupted, with injuries to key players in the
1st and 2nd XI. A run of defeats followed.
Games where we should have produced
results, such as Cranleigh and Wellington,
ended in losses, as we failed to hit the back of
the net. Towards the end of the season, the
team started to show a lot more promise,
with more consistent performances against the 1st XI in
training, following the bolstering of defence (with Blackburn
and Gillespie) and midfield (with Fraser). Performances against
RGS and Wellington were probably amongst our best, although
we needed to find a few more shooting boots.
Half Colours:
Jon Blackburn, Jack Cole,
Jack Fraser
Mr P. Gillespie
3rd XI
Despite a mixed bag of results, this was a successful season, for
several reasons. From the outset, the squad members worked
well together. There was much talent in attack and defence,
and the whole team were able to play a well-structured
passing game. Keenly contested games against Cranleigh and
RGS Guildford earned deserved victories. A few enforced
changes seemed to upset the balance of the team, and they
found it difficult to match their previous standard.
Nevertheless, an enjoyable season.
Dr S. Wade
Player of the Season – George Freeman
Most Improved Player – Jordan Oldershaw
Winners of the House Senior Football Competition – Forest.
Mr M. Day
4th XI
The team had lots of enthusiasm, but could not really hit the
target or fill the gaps in defence. All enjoyed playing, however.
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GIRLS’ RUGBY
What an outstanding and undefeated season from a group of
girls, half of whom had never picked up a rugby ball before this
year. As it is only a 6th-form sport, girls in the junior end are
deprived of such an exciting, and athletically challenging, sport!
The term seemed to start well, with vast numbers of girls
either joining or, heaven forbid, returning to play the sport. We
all seemed to pick the sport up very quickly! However, we
weren’t without injury, even before the first match – Hattie
Askew broke her arm in one of our first contact sessions.
Despite losing such a strong player, we moved on and entered
our first tournament – the Christ Hospital Tournament. The 1st
VII beat Christ Hospital 23–10 and Richard Challoner 12–0,
securing first place. There was some excellent teamwork
between Helena Mortimer and our captain, Jess Lee, as well as
forceful tackles from forwards Carina Lindberg and Eleanor
Thomas, against a big opposition. There was even a fear of a
broken leg that turned out to be cramp (Raph …). The 2nd VII
beat Richard Challoner, but lost to Christ Hospital in one of the
most intense games; only a few points between, with
determined play from Zara Marklew and Meghann Murdock
and outstanding sprints from Alex Biggs. On the whole, it was
an outstanding performance from both teams, which led to
the cancellation of our next match against Christ Hospital!
Despite fearless tackles and some extreme runs, we just missed
out on returning for a second day. However, we had fought our
hardest and had the bruises to prove it!
From the first training session to the final match, both the
teams really stuck together and had a lot of fun. We would all
like to thank Mrs Adams, Mr Cooper and, of course, Mr
Drinkall, for their fantastic support and coaching throughout
the year. Good luck to all future girls willing to get stuck in!
1st VII:
Forwards:
Backs:
2nd VII:
Forwards:
Backs:
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Epsom entered five boats in the competition. In the fast
fleet, Henry Nelson sailed his recently purchased Laser 4.7,
Richard Barth sailed a Laser Radial and Natalie Thomas
helmed a Wayfarer.
Henry Nelson did particularly well, coming first in his first
race, third in his second and fifth in his third. The best two
results counted and he was placed second in his class and
third in the overall fast fleet race.
In the slow fleet, the College was represented by Caroline Small
(helm) and Holly Brook (crew) in a Laser Pico, and by Morgan
Bowen-Perkins in a Topper. Morgan ended up fourth overall,
being beaten by the local knowledge of the Papercourt team,
which took all three of the top places in the Topper class.
Caroline and Holly were fourth at the end of the morning’s
races in the Pico class, but, sadly, had a capsize in the
afternoon, which forced them to retire.
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J. Lee (captain), H. Mortimer,
J. Eden-Juster
Z. Marklew, S. Titcombe,
H. Canby*, C. Davolls
M. Murdock*, N. Barsby, A. Biggs,
C. Pease-Watkin, S. Davison
*Also played in Rosslyn Park 7s with 1st VII
The season peaked at the Rosslyn Park School 7s, where the 1st
VII were, unfortunately, placed in the hardest and most
physical group – against Gwyr, Cranbrook and Peter Symonds.
The College sailing team secured its best results in 10 years at
the Surrey Schools Sailing Association Regatta, at the
Papercourt Sailing Club in Ripley, in March.
E. Thomas, C. Lindberg, E. Wells,
R. Moore, S. Pontifex, C. O’Sullivan
Carina Lindberg
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CROSS COUNT
With a fairly small squad this year, the team, nevertheless,
performed very well and achieved some highly respectable
placings in the fixtures entered. The season began with the
gruelling Knole Run, and, despite injuries, there was a solid
team performance, followed by creditable results both in the
Wellington Relays and the Harrow South-East X Country
Championships. The final fixture saw a fitting reward for
commitment, as the College team scored a noteworthy second
place in the coveted Ranelagh Trophy in Richmond Park.
It must be emphasised that such good results were down to a
team effort, and there were some very promising L6th runners,
as well as the talented 5th former, Joe Toomey, who ran as a
senior member for the team, with tremendous credit. The
prospects for the 2009 season look excellent.
Full Colours:
Alex Davie, Matt Chasey
Half Colours:
F. Hugger, R. Trepant, L. Anderson,
C. Hatfield, R. James
Rhodes Cup for the most improved runner – F. Hugger
Colts Colours:
J. Toomey
Cooke X Country Cup for the best individual performance –
J. Toomey
Mr R. Ellison
FENCING
The fencing team fought well this season, against much more
experienced opposition.
During the Michaelmas Term, Epsom’s Foil team were
victorious against Worth, and the Épée team against KCS
Wimbledon and RGS Guildford, which has been a new fixture
this year. Impressive performances were seen from the team
captain, Terrence Tai, who fenced all three weapons, and Reni
Ip, who represented the girls’ team with enthusiasm.
For many matches, the team missed the support of Gaurav
Gupta, who has been busy fencing for the British Cadet Team,
at events including the Cabriès Cadet International, in France
and Samoria, in Bratislava. In addition, he achieved third place
at the Hereford & Worcester Open Fencing Tournament, fifth
place at the British Cadet National Championships and second
place in the Public School Fencing Championships.
The team had quite a turnover of members in January,
resulting in a relatively novice squad. The Foil team faced
further experienced opponents, but managed to stay in
contention and push all their matches to a very close final
score. Unfortunately, luck didn’t fall Epsom’s way very often,
but another clear victory over Worth School was well deserved.
The Sabre team were more successful, with victories against
Tonbridge, KCS Wimbledon and Worth.
Terrence Tai and Leonard Leung consistently represented the
1st Foil team, and showed notable improvement throughout
the season. They offered a very tough challenge to all
opponents.
Full Colours were awarded to Terrence Tai, for his dedicated
leadership of the team, and Major Colours were awarded to
Gaurav Gupta, for representing the British Fencing Cadet
Squad.
Many thanks must go to Terrence Tai, who has acted as an
excellent team captain for a second season, and to coaches Joe
Shackell and Ian Keeble, for their invaluable support and help.
Dr A. W. Hughes
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BOYS’ SQUASH
This year’s squash season proved to be one of the most
successful yet. The boys’ 1st V won the Roehampton School’s
invitational tournament and came runners-up in Neil
Frankland’s annual tournament. The 1st team was composed
of Matt Costain, Rishi Naik, Jonathan Malynn, Chris Parkinson,
Rory Chisholm and Jenny Bryant. The U15 team, dovetailing
nicely with the top squad, consisted of Jonathan Malynn, Chris
Parkinson, Olly Ramagge, Rory Chisholm and Josh Allen.
The highlight of the Michaelmas Term centred on the Surrey
Independent Schools’ Championship, held at Epsom. The 1st
team came top of their group and went into the semis, to face
Charterhouse. A 2–1 victory led to a final against Trinity, which
we lost 2–1. Meanwhile, the Epsom 2nd team, consisting of
Jenny, Maddy Kuhler, Charlie Mortimer and Jack Frazer, did
very well and managed to finish a very respectable 11th.
In the Lent Term, the highlight was the U15 team’s
performance in the National tournament. The quarter-final
was against Christ’s Hospital (a known ‘squash force’), and
Epsom won 5–0, with outstanding performances from
everyone. The semi-final was held in Manchester, at the
National Squash Centre. The boys were up against a very
strong team from Wycliffe School, and lost 4–1 to the eventual
winners. However, they played Newcastle Grammar School in
the 3rd/4th playoff, winning 5–0, giving them an overall
position of third.
Not to be outdone by the U15s, the 1st team managed to win
the Roehampton Invitational tournament, beating Harrow in
the final. This was an outstanding result and rounded off a
great year for all Epsom squash players. All the boys would like
to thank Mr Johnstone, for accompanying us to every away
match, and Dr Tod, for dealing with such mundane matters as
organising the match itinerary and arranging the teas! Further
thanks, of course, go to Neil and Mike, our professional
coaches, and finally ‘Philly Baby’, without whom we would
never have reached our destination!
TABLE TENNIS
This was a lean season for our boys, despite their commitment
and hard work in training. The U19 team started well, beating
Reigate College to qualify for the zone finals, in January. A
draw with Hampton, and a loss to a strong Wilson’s team in
the Surrey League, was the extent of their competition in the
Michaelmas Term. In the Lent Term, two matches were
cancelled, leaving only the final match against Whitgift
(national champions!), which ended in a comprehensive
victory – for them.
TEAM: Andrew Leung (c), Tyrone Leung, Stuart Briscoe, Young
Han Kim, Ihn Song.
Senior Inter-house Competitions Winners:
Holman & Crawfurd
The U16 team qualified automatically for the Zone Finals, as it
was the only Surrey County school that had entered. Like the
U19s, they, too, drew their match with Hampton, but were
outplayed in all their games against Wilson’s and St. Michaels
in the Michaelmas Term. In the Lent Term, Whitgift were no
less strong at this age group, and Ernest Bevin, having sports
academy status, proved too strong for us.
Team: Kelvin Chung (c), Benjamin Choi, Melvin Chow, Alan
Lau, Matthew Man, Jonathan Malynn.
Junior Inter-house Competition Winners:
Fayrer & Wilson
Mrs C. Rice
CHESS
Matthew Costain
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GIRLS’ SQUAS
This was our most successful year yet. A very capable and
consistent team was captained by Jenny Bryant, with
support from Maddy Kuhler, Helena Mortimer, Alice
Davidson-Richards and Danni Rice. They performed really
well all season, but the pinnacle of the season had to be
reaching the quarter-finals of the National Schools
competition, they were unlucky to not get through to the
next round, as they lost 2–3, with the third string having a
very close match. Next year!
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The House chess trophy for 2007–2008 was won, and thus
retained, by Fayrer. Robert Wolstenholme displayed a
Karpovian willingness to grind down his opponents on the top
board, which inspired his Fayrer teammates to a series of
convincing wins throughout the competition. In a surprise
second place, Rosebery were ably captained by David
Blackburn, whose elegant middle games were, at their best,
reminiscent of Paul Morphy in his heyday.
It should be noted, in passing, that some of the games were
tightly contested, whilst others were fabulously swift. The
name of the unfortunate player who got checkmated in five
moves will remain undisclosed. Equally, the player from a girls’
House who insisted on calling her knights ‘horsies’ and made
‘clippety-cloppity’ noises whilst moving them across the board
will never be divulged – at least, not by me! In the end, as is
right and proper, chess was the real winner.
Mr I. McClure
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Easter 2008
Having been on two Epsom ski trips already, including one to
Tremblant in my M4 year, I couldn’t believe my luck when Mr
Day said that we’d be going back there again. The only fear we
had before travelling was that – somehow – this trip wouldn’t
live up to our rose-tinted vision of Tremblant in 2006.
However, these fears were quickly assuaged!
All the 5th form who had been on that previous trip eagerly
awaited the ‘Tremblant experience’: the revered fast-food
outlet that manifested itself under the little sign that read
‘Beaver Tails’; indulging in the veritable feast that was
breakfast at Le Shack, and drowning whatever we were about
to eat in copious amounts of maple syrup. Of course, this was
all to happen before the morning ski, and well before we all
retired to the hotel’s outdoor hot tub.
Taking Gwen, the infamous HGV-driving instructor from 2006,
as a benchmark, the groups had even better and more
entertaining instructors for our second helping of Tremblant.
The intermediates were taken by Pete, a Rossignol-sponsored
racer, who extolled how he wanted to be ‘really dead’ when he
died, and James.
With temperatures reaching -30°C and an abundance of
powder on the pistes, the conditions for skiing were perfect.
Mr MacDowel saw this, and took advantage, reportedly
cutting-up seven-year-olds on greens, bombing down blacks
and, eventually, breaking his aluminium pole before
proceeding to throw it into the neighbouring wood in disgust.
Such was the nature of the skiing that even this did not win
the coveted hat for the biggest wipeout. That prize would have
to be awarded to Ollie Borch, who was foolhardy enough to
attempt to ski through a tree.
As any skier will know, the après ski is very important. This
year’s sweetest trip was to a traditional maple syrup factory
and restaurant. After an impatient look at how the syrup is
made, we drizzled and then poured gallons of the syrup on to
bacon, sausages and scrambled egg. The sweet was then
served; fresh ice from outside on a stick covered in fresh,
heated syrup. Even the staff professed to feeling a little hyper!
Of course, none of this would have been possible without all
the staff putting up with us and sacrificing their own holidays,
and, for that, I, and everyone else who went, would like to
thank Mr and Mrs Day, Mrs Odendaal, Mrs Muller and Mr
MacDowel. For all those juniors deliberating whether to go on
the Junior Ski Trip, it’s a great one to go on: you’ll
meet people that you’d never bump in to at the
College and make some great memories while
doing so.
Alex Dowle
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22 March – Sophie’s 18th Birthday
We left the College at 8am and all was quiet, apart from
Sophie’s (scary) surprise party of shrieking friends adorned
with loads of balloons, who then followed us to Gatwick for a
birthday breakfast in Starbucks. Later, in France, after the girls
had a morning glass of champagne, on the plane, to toast
Sophie’s birthday, we were welcomed by the sight of rain in
Grenoble. But the higher we climbed the rain turned into
snow, making us all very
hopeful for what the
next seven days
would entail. Boot
fitting was followed
by the first of many
delicious dinners in
the hotel, and then
a very intellectual
quiz, unreasonably
testing us on our
knowledge of
world locations.
After we
celebrated one of
the groups’ many
birthdays in the
Polar Bear Bar,
Mrs K did
involuntary splits
on some ice on
the way back to the hotel!
novice alike. In the
afternoon, Ollie’s 18th
involved himself,
Roland and Morrison
skiing to the bottom
of the mountain in
very ventilated ski
clothing, with
temperatures at 17°C and white-out
conditions. Their
style certainly
attracted strange
looks on the slopes!
The evening
entertainment
involved ice-skating
in blizzard-like conditions. Leigh impressed the crowd with
expert backwards skating … and the occasional wipeout.
25 March
This was the best snow of the weekend, in fact, the best week
for skiing in the past five years, so said the wise Spiderman (the
intermediate ESF instructor). Perfect powder conditions were
what Weaver seemed to love, falling over 10 times, saying he
much preferred the icy conditions the day before … we sensed
some lying here. The advanced group found themselves
surviving some very extreme skiing with their ski instructor.
23 March – Lorcan’s 17th Birthday
Our first day of skiing – after a night of snowfall we had nearperfect snow conditions, with blue sky making for good skiing.
Everyone had a good day on the slopes and found their ski
instructors very entertaining. Later came Lorcan’s bowling
birthday party, in a neon-lit venue with great music. A few
strikes and plenty of spares for ‘Chappers’.
24 March – Ollie’s 18th Birthday
The weather was not quite as sunny as the day before, but the
snow was in good condition and was enjoyed by expert and
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The evening’s entertainment involved going to the outdoor
swimming complex. This consisted of an outdoor heated pool,
outdoor jacuzzi and steam rooms. Most of the group liked the
idea of jumping in the snow and then into the heated water,
especially Jake, who managed to scratch his chest on the snow!
The rest competed to see who could last the longest in the
snow before running for the warmth of the water; Sophie even
managed to dip her toe in! Juan was also very depressed to
miss a whole day of boarding, because he injured his knee the
previous day.
26 March
Spiderman (the ESF ski instructor) injured his leg! We deeply
missed him and his expertise for the remainder of the trip. All
the skiers went up to the glacier, despite the harsh conditions.
Lorcan somehow managed to wrap himself around the only
tree in the entire ski resort! After another great skiing/boarding
day, we went to the Piano Bar, below the hotel, to watch the
England game.
27 March
The intermediate group were still missing Rudi the ski
instructor (aka Spiderman), but they gained another great one,
in the form of Izold. This instructor took the intermediates to
jumps they hoped never to repeat, especially on one where
Lorcan flew like Eddie the Eagle, only to land flat on his face,
breaking a pole and bruising his chest (and ego) in the process!
In the afternoon, the highly competitive ‘boarder cross’ races
took place … the overall winner was the mighty Doc RAJ, with
a very bitter Roland coming in second, we don’t know if he’ll
ever get over it! The evening activity was a trip out to the pool
complex – we enjoyed the sauna, pool and steam room, with
the girls spending most of the time in the jacuzzi, not allowing
anyone else in! After our usual fantastic dinner we headed out
to Smithy’s bar, for some après ski activities.
28 March
This was our final full day on the slopes. Everyone was keen
to take full advantage of the great conditions the French
mountains had to offer. As it was the final day, the teachers
decided that we should ‘enjoy’ our packed lunch on top of
the glacier. This seemed like a brilliant idea, except for the
sub-zero conditions, which made eating extremely difficult,
but at least the drinks stayed cold! A little bit of culture was
in order, and came in the form of the ice caves at the top of
the glacier. We found that viewing was a lot easier for the
shorter members of the group ... anyone over 5ft 7in was
walking like the hunchback of Notre Dame. After enjoying
the hotel food all week, our final night involved a trip to a
restaurant. This was a big change, and everyone enjoyed the
fajitas. After dinner, more fun was had downstairs, in the
restaurant, when the floor was cleared for a dance area. This,
of course, led to everyone strutting their stuff to the ‘best’ of
their ability … special mentions go to Lorcan and Tim Medici
for their top-quality Irish dancing – and all the rest for their
amusing routines.
29 March
A sad, sad day … as we left Les Deux Alpes. The air of sadness
was sensed at breakfast, which was a very quiet affair. We will
all miss Fran, our rather lovely ski rep (at least the boys on the
trip thought so …), but most of all we will miss Les Alpinistes,
our hotel, very much. The great food, the great hosts, the great
accommodation, and, especially, the lift. At the airport, some
of the party decided to be the last onto the plane (including
the responsible teachers), receiving a well-deserved round of
applause from other passengers!
Looking back, we had fantastic trip! We had the best snow, the
best nights, the best boxer-short-clad skiers, the best wipeouts
and a smashing good time!
See you next year!
Epsom Ski Club
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At 7.30am on Tuesday 8 April 2008, a rather bleary eyed, but
eager, bunch of teenagers sat haphazardly on their suitcases at
Heathrow’s Terminal 4. Having just been given our brand new
top-of-the-range hoodies, we were a mass of ‘lilac’, and,
frankly, we looked the business. Checking in wasn’t too much
of a disaster, and Mr Oliver even managed to maintain his
composure despite a variety of passport scares. So, in the end,
everyone managed to keep track of everything.
The flight was relatively comfortable, although Lucy Murray
would probably disagree, due to the fact that, at the slightest
hint of any turbulence, she could be found trembling and
fearful under her British Airways complimentary blanket.
Jamie Falconer wasn’t particularly happy either, after Ms
Chandley had asked him, numerous times, to stop
undressing under his blanket, he finally gave in and agreed
to remain fully clothed (despite claiming that he much
prefers sleeping naked).
Seven long hours later, after watching re-runs of ‘P.S. I Love
You’ and ‘American Gangster’ one hundred times over, we
touched down at JFK airport. Our journey through customs
and to the hotel could not have been any better, and our tour
guide entertained us for the whole 40 minutes, as he
recounted his life growing up in Jersey. He epitomised New
York; it was absolutely fabulous. After stopping off at Pier17,
and having a snoop around and a bite to eat, of gargantuan
American-sized portions, we suddenly became aware that
Hatty and Rachael seemed to have gone missing. The alarm
was raised, but two minutes later their faces appeared on the
horizon, grinning triumphantly. It was only as they got closer
that all became clear. The Abercrombie & Fitch bags were a bit
of a giveaway. Rachael and Hatty, apparently New York pros,
had taken it upon themselves to slyly stray from the Pier 17
path and head off to (yes, of course) A&F. There was an outcry.
Why had we not all been warned? Ms Chandley assured us that
there would be plenty of time to visit Abercrombie & Fitch on
5th Avenue over the next five days, and, heartened by this
prospect, we again took our places on the bus.
As we rolled into the Hotel Pennsylvania, fatigue was
beginning to show, and I think everyone was content to just
crash out on their new beds. This wasn’t so easy for me,
however. Having watched the recently released horror film
‘1408’, two days before, in which a man checks into a hotel
room which makes its victims commit suicide, I was not so
chilled out when I suddenly realised my room looked
somewhat similar to the one in the film. When I commented
on this to Ali Al-Fekaiki, he looked at me like I was a bit of an
idiot, before saying ‘they filmed it here, you mug’. It was only
after I’d checked under all the beds, looked in all the
cupboards and inspected the bathroom from head to toe that I
felt safe enough to relax. I must admit, the temptation to head
to the fourteenth floor and take a picture of the room 1408
door was too great, and I did so!
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That evening,
after a brief
sojourn at the
top of the
Empire State
Building, which
Ffion kept
confusing with
the Eiffel Tower,
we had our first
glimpse of the
magnificence
that is Times
Square.
Dwarfed by
the buildings, and slightly overwhelmed by the neon lights,
I think that was when it hit home just how lucky we all were to
be there. What an experience! On returning, most couldn’t
refrain from having a taste of the gourmet menus available at
McDonald’s (where, funnily enough, a cheeseburger meal
consists of not one but two cheeseburgers), and so that was
where the majority ate. By 9pm, everyone was tucked up
asleep, like little angels. Who’d have thought it was possible?
As day two dawned, jet-lagged faces could be seen poking out
of doors all along the third-floor corridor. Ms Chandley and Ms
Morrow’s room had, temporarily, been turned into the Epsom
College bank, and by about 8.30am it was jam-packed. An
hour later, armed with a fistful of dollars and a sense of
excited anticipation in our hearts, we headed off to Penn
Subway Station, to get our very first taste of the New York
Subway. It became immediately clear who was incapable of
balancing within the confines of the carriage, however, and
Michael Bennett, in particular, served to cause a lot of
disruption, as he tripped over his feet every two seconds. After
a short jaunt to the harbour, we took our places on the Circle
Line ferry, and, despite a two-hour trip around New York on
the Hudson River, we managed to keep our interest up,
especially when the Statue of Liberty came into view. Excited
by our trip out, our opinions of NYC were soaring, and the
matinee performance of Mamet’s latest drama, ‘November’,
starring Nathan Lane, couldn’t come quickly enough. It was
fabulous – a political satire ridiculing George Bush – which
was met by an extremely appreciative audience. Later that
evening, we had our first taste of a Broadway musical. As the
house lights dimmed in the Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th
Street, we were blown away by the glitzy spectacle that was ‘A
Chorus Line’. The dancing and energy were mind-blowing,
and, by the time the show was over, two hours later, it seemed
an enormous energy transfer had taken place, as we all
buzzed with the songs we’d just heard.
Day three rolled around, and it seemed, to all, that jet lag was
a thing of the past. Knowing full well that we were all to take
part in a professional Broadway dance workshop, we all
sported our jazziest dancing gear. Some went for ankle
warmers; others went for tights. But, without a shadow of a
doubt, the best-dressed Epsomian was Jamie Falconer. Dressed
from head to toe in a figure-hugging dance kit, he was a
picture: the next Fred Astaire. As we trooped into the Chelsea
Dance Studios, there was an array of different facial
expressions. Sonny looked raring to go, whilst a couple of girls
looked positively terrified, but it was clear from the moment
that New York’s award-winning choreographer/dancer Jeff
Shade (and his wonderful involuntary ‘snort’) walked in the
door, that there was nothing to be apprehensive about.
Immediately, he took us under his wing, and within five
minutes there was not one person who didn’t look like they
weren’t enjoying themselves. As dance captain of the show
‘Chicago’, Jeff worked us very hard, and, despite the sweat
trickling off our foreheads, nobody wanted to stop. Especially
Michael Bennett, who brought a certain je ne sais quoi to his
rendition of a dance move that Jeff called ‘Find Nemo’. By the
time the workshop was over, we were exhausted, and promptly
headed over to Central Park for a picnic lunch in the sun, to
help recharge our batteries before moving on to the MOMA, on
West 53rd Street. Tom Harty proved himself to be an ‘art-pro’,
as he swanned around asking, ‘How the hell can this be
classed as art? My brother’s only one year old and can paint
better than that’, but, all-in-all, we were pretty impressed,
especially when we caught a glimpse of the real Starry Night
by Van Gogh. After admiring the artwork we were let loose
on 5th Avenue. It seemed that Abercrombie & Fitch might
burst at the seams due to the sudden rush of intake. I am
almost certain that their sales must have tripled in size by the
time Epsom College were through. Tom Harty, Jamie Falconer
and Talia Janson were all smiles as they left with job offers
(which they gracefully turned down, due to being underage
and English, but it gave them something to boast about
anyway). We ended our day at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre,
where we encountered something truly spectacular: Spring
Awakening. It was a sort of ‘rock-musical’ adaptation of
Wedekind, an 1890s expressionistic play, that captivated
everyone (even Mr Green, whose head kept bobbing to the
music throughout). It documented the lives of teenagers in a
society where sexual experience just isn’t something people
talk about, and the amalgamation of the fantastic lights and
mesmerising music meant that it made for a simply
enchanting evening.
Friday came like a lead balloon. Knowing full well that this was
our last full day, the morning felt heavy with an air of
depressive anticipation. But, not to be disheartened by the
knowledge of the inevitable, Mr Oliver and Mr Green helped to
lighten everyone’s mood by having a hearty breakfast in
Lindy’s, at the bottom of our hotel. Our day really began with
a design workshop, in which we had the opportunity to speak,
in detail, with a dancer in the chorus of The Lion King and Ron,
the big man, who was Head of Stage Management in the same
show, which we later saw that evening. The information we got
was invaluable, especially to those of us with exams looming.
After that, we got the chance to have a guided tour of the
American Museum of the Moving Image, in Queens, which was
fascinating. During our time we got to create a video and even
do a voiceover of the film Babe: Pig in the City. Three hours
later, we had the opportunity to visit Ground Zero and pay our
respects, which was quite a moving experience for all. Later
on, we saw The Lion King, which was very well received by us
all. In addition, as if seeing the show wasn’t enough, we even
got our very own personal guided tour of backstage by Ron the
Stage Manager. Seeing the costumes and puppets up close was
absolutely amazing, and this meant that, as GCSE students, we
actually have pictures of the real deal. We ended our day at
Ellen’s Stardust Diner, where the waiters and waitresses did a
fantastic job of entertaining us, doing renditions of 1960’s
tracks and dancing on tables. What a day!
Saturday. How depressing! Not one person seemed glad at the
prospect of going home. We visited our workshop studio, a
place that had very much come to feel like home, for the very
last time, but this time was a little different. Ms Chandley had
organised a practise audition where five singers and four
actors had to perform a song or monologue in front of the
group and be coached by a Broadway casting director. It was a
real learning curve for all of us, and it became clear how
talented Epsom really is, with stunning performances from
Laura Frazer, singing ‘Think of Me’, from Phantom of the
Opera, and a monologue from Jennifer Waterman, playing
Verity from Wymark’s play Find Me. After our own
performances, we had the opportunity to see a professional
audition by a Broadway leading actor, who was very
impressive and probably made a couple of us feel a bit
inferior! After our auditions we said goodbye to the studio,
and, indeed, to the Hotel Penn, as we collected up our things
and headed to a Korean martial arts show called Jump, where
a dysfunctional family acted out their home life in the form
of tae kwon do and ju-jitsu. Jamie Falconer and Hannah
Gillett were dragged onstage at different points in the show,
much to the amusement of the rest of us. As the show ended,
so did our time in New York. As we headed,
unenthusiastically, to the airport, still sporting our lilac
hoodies, the reminiscing had already begun. New York Drama
Tour 2008 ... simply unforgettable!
Livvy Moore
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The author of the book of Ecclesiastes must have been a most
wise individual – he noted the passing of time and that
everything has a purpose and finite focus. I often feel that
when I pen these Chapel notes each year. The Chapel year
clearly conforms with the academic cycle, but we also try to
follow the liturgical calendar set by the wider church.
With the Michaelmas Term inevitably comes the celebration of
the harvest. This year, we welcomed the Children’s Trust, at
Tadworth, who shared their work and vision. Our offering was
in the monetary sense, and we hope it helped, in some small
way, to the good work in the Trust. Our Armistice Day thoughts
were inspired by Brigadier (ret’d) Alan Eastburn, (formerly a
commander of mine), who spoke with sincerity and passion, as
only someone who has seen active service for the country is
able to do. The pupils of the CCF brought in their banners to
be laid up on the pile of drums, assembled at the high altar.
Later on, in November, our convivial organist, and also
accomplished Methodist lay preacher, Martin Ellis, led us in
our consideration of the Wesley commemoration. The service
included many of Wesley’s hymns and poetry. Our ‘Toy Service’
has now become an annual event, and all of those in Chapel
are ‘encouraged’ to bring in a gift for a boy or a girl – suitably
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labelled for the recipient. The ‘Growbaby’ charity, based in
Kingston, has continued to be the recipient of all we can
collect. Nothing is too big or too small. The children (an ever
increasing number too) of our staff came to Chapel for the
Christingle Service, which, this year, was led by Fr. Clive Case.
Apart from the annual Nine Lessons Carol Services, this was to
be his farewell offering.
Clive moved on to St. John’s, Leatherhead, after four and a bit
years of faithful service as Assistant Chaplain. Helen Hynd
arrived in January, as the Lay Chaplain, and has eased into her
new role with relative ease and aplomb. We welcome Helen,
Maurice, Maddie and Callum to Epsom, and hope they will be
very happy here.
During the Lent Term, Mala Tribich, a survivor of the BergenBelsen concentration camps, spoke very movingly and most
eloquently about the awful atrocities that we recall in the
annual Holocaust Memorial Service. Our Hindu priest, Krishna
Gopal Das, led our thoughts during the multi-faith service,
which included representatives of all faith communities in the
College. Bishop Ian was our celebrant and confirming bishop
at the confirmation service held in March. He was able to
baptise from our newly created nave altar during the same
service. As ever, it was a joyous occasion for all the
candidates: Timothy Cobb, Stephanie Crouch, Laura Frazer,
Hannah Gillett, Owain Mason-Johns, Catriona Melville,
Alexandra Smith, Lucinda Taylor and James Williams.
In the summer term, it was a pleasure to welcome the Dean
of St. Alban’s, The Very Rev’d Dr Jeffrey John, who preached
an outstanding sermon on our Founder’s Day. Never before
have I received so many favourable remarks about our
speaker as I did this time. It was quite remarkable.
Now some thanks that are due. First, to Mr Berwick Curtis.
He has been a faithful supporter of all that St. Luke’s
chapel stands for, and spoke from the pulpit on many
occasions. We pray that God will continue to be with him
in his retirement, and as he begins life as a lay reader in
the Church of England. Second, to the team of sacristans
led by Matthew Chasey, but also comprising Ellie Wells
and Tom Hatton. Next is Kay, our plant manager, cleaner,
foreman and general carer of the Chapel. She is just a
great asset, and I am so grateful for all that she does.
Finally, thanks go to the ‘flower mummies’. Thank you to Mrs
Borthwick and all those good ladies who offered flower
pedestals, week in and out. Perhaps you do not know, but you
are much appreciated and never taken for granted.
Fr Paul Thompson
Senior Chaplain
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tYEcoon
MARTINI
tYEcoon had a very successful year. After the appointment of
the Managing Director (MD) and Deputy MD, Annie Urwin
and Helena Mortimer respectively, the team all got to work
on projects.
MARTINI had probably one of the most successful years for a
YE company. After a gruelling application process, which
included filling in a lengthy form and a having a 20-minute
interview, a great group of 12 people were selected. We quickly
elected our Managing Director (MD), Carina Lindberg, and her
deputy, Emma Cockeram, and set about to begin one of the
most stressful, yet most rewarding, experiences.
The team undertook almost more than we could cope with over
the course of the year, but all the hard work and teamwork that
we put into the company paid off in the long run.
We started the year concentrating mainly on the College
Calendar. We were able to sell 250, at £5 each, and the
calendars got great feedback from staff, pupils and parents
who all appreciated the its professional feel and look. Holly
Brook worked exceptionally hard on this project, and was able
to negotiate printing with a useful contact she had.
Helena Mortimer also worked very hard on the sale of
wrapping paper. This idea worked extremely well, and many
parents and staff members used the efficient service to order
their paper.
The Lent Term was far busier for the tYEcoon team, especially
after losing Mrs Irvine to appendicitis. We organised the sale of
College T-shirts in two colours, the first of their kind. Designed
by James Cramp, the T-shirts have revolutionised the wardrobe
of most pupils in the College, and seem to be a popular choice
of clothing in both games and free time.
We also concentrated hard on the football tournament. Thanks
to Pete Matthews and Will Twyman for all their help organising
the tournament, and also to all the staff who were happy to
give up their free time to help us out.
Valentine’s balloons were another project, worked on by Suzie
Blunt and Annie Urwin. Unfortunately, the success of this idea
was limited, but most people enjoyed working on the project
and we learned a lot about pricing products.
Our final term was spent only on leavers’ hoodies, which
finished off a very long but successful year. We were lucky
enough to share a dinner with MARTINI, Epsom’s other YE
team, and the Young Co-operative Society, where we said our
final thank yous. We also presented Clic Sargent with a
percentage of our profits.
Thanks from all the team must go to Mr Bowler for his help
with printing, Mr Hartley and Mrs Drinkall for their cooperation with the T-shirts, and, finally, to Mrs Irvine – without
you nothing would ever have got done! Thank you also to all
the parents, staff and pupils who supported our company. We
all learned a lot about teamwork and business over the year,
and YE really helped us all grow into confident and skilful
business people.
Annie Urwin
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We seemed to pack most of our projects into Michaelmas
Term, which is the longest and most stressful, so, in hindsight,
probably not the best choice. However, we were eager to get
the company up and running, and were quickly drawing up
plans for another M4/U4 party. We sent out questionnaires and
decided on the popular ‘rave’ theme. We organised a venue,
food, drink, entertainment and decoration, only to be
hindered by the fact that we had chosen bonfire night! Despite
this set back, we still had an amazing turnout, and managed
to make a considerable profit.
We then turned our minds to the House polo tops, which
turned out the largest profit for us. It was probably one of the
most stressful times MARTINI has had, but we learned a lot
through collecting in over 350 forms and placing a large, and
complicated, bulk order.
We were also successful in our other projects, including candy
cane and Easter egg sales, and, most importantly, our selling
of coloured, Clic Sergeant bracelets, to raise money for the
charity – which helps children with cancer.
Overall, it was one of the most fun and rewarding experiences
I have ever taken part in, and I would like to think that we all
took a lot away from it – including our salaries at the end. Well
done to everyone!
MARTINI members: Carina Lindberg, Emma Cockeram, Anna
Dick, Sophie Pontifex, Elliot Grosvenor-Taylor, Leonard Leung,
Tom Lothian, Mel Waite, Lorcan O’Duffy, Felix Hugger,
Charlotte Ellison and Meghann Murdock.
Carina Lindberg
The Young Co-operative Society
The Young Co-operative Society was established, in recent
years, as a way for pupils to engage with ethical consumerism.
Membership is limited to 6th-form pupils, who are expected
to trade their way to a profit but are restricted to using
Fairtrade products. The Society struggles to raise funds, as
many of its ventures are in competition with Young Enterprise
companies, who are frequently able to undercut the Young
Co-operative group. Competition is also faced from the
College’s Charity Committee. The Society aims to not only sell
its ethical wares but also hopes to raise the profile of
Fairtrade within the College and encourage pupils to think
about how food is produced.
Charlotte Davolls and her band of enthusiastic volunteers
worked in a determined and creative manner to raise funds
throughout the year. Enterprises included selling roses for
Valentine’s Day and candy canes at Christmas. Advent
calendars appeared around the College, containing treats
made from Divine chocolate (one of the first ethical
companies started with cocoa bean sellers). On Founder’s Day,
the Society decided to sell all the Fairtrade items they had in
stock, ranging from jams and chocolates to after dinner mints
and gentlemen’s relishes. Picnics were augmented with the
strangest of items, including a Harrods coffee bean grinder
that had been donated to the Society to raise funds. The
College Catering Department also joined in and bought ethical
mints to accompany the coffee being served.
By the end of the year, the Young Co-operatives Society had
raised over £800, which was used by the Landarini Trust, to
help orphans in Malawi ‘walk out of poverty’. Funds were used
to buy items such as cows and mosquito nets.
Thanks go to Mr Reed, who spent many hours organising
events, and to the Catering Department, who allowed us to sell
chocolate through the College Tuck Shop.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
This year, the College saw its first group of 6th-form students
doing Photography. This new subject provides an outlet for
artistic people to demonstrate their creative ideas. As this is an
art and design course, there are many opportunities for the
students to use different art techniques and styles within their
image making.
The class consisted of highly motivated pupils keen to get their
creative ideas onto paper. The group jelled very well and we all
had a lot of fun.
The quality of the coursework from the pupils was very good
indeed; I will mention only a few here. One pupil decided to
create a short film for the examiner to watch, another created
a montage showing the relationship between the media and
eating disorders. One student used a light box installation, one
worked with mirrors, and another mixed Andy Warhol and
phone boxes!!! Now that the course has got off the ground, we
hope that it will go from strength to strength.
Mr R. Johnstone
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‘Do you like it, sir?’ a U4 girl asked me, during the interval.
‘I admire it,’ was my response.
Orwell’s novel was not written to be liked. This dramatised
version was not selected as the Junior Play because it is
likeable. Created, originally, in 1948, the novel was the product
of less than half a century which had already squandered its
potential in two world wars. Already, less than three years after
the terminal action of dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, a deep, global fissure had begun to develop, ranging
the Communist bloc, which encompassed much of Asia and
Eastern Europe, against the forces of Democracy, situated,
predominantly, in Western Europe and North America. Were
these two forces sizing each other up with a view to renewing
hostilities? If so, what would be the outcome? What would life
be like when the last two digits of the current date, 1948,
became inverted? Orwell’s prognosis was grim.
And grim, too, is the vision created by this dramatised version.
The world is bi-chromatic: black and blood red – the colours
of totalitarianism. Public announcement systems invade our
hearing; the eyes of Big Brother (and Big Brother’s agents)
invade the privacy of our homes, our minds, our souls.
Emotion has been desensitised. Taste has been all but blunted.
Fear is what we mostly smell, and those whom we touch, we
touch not with tenderness but with the touch employed by
Judas, when he betrayed Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane.
It is the vision of a world in which humanity has become
beleaguered. Eliminated or perverted have those five senses
become, through which, as human beings, we encounter what
we call ‘life’.
Placed (rather than scattered) around Big School were stooges
of the regime: silent, immobile, threatening. Discordant noises
mounted to a cacophony. Two bureaucrats sat at desks,
attending to papers. Neither communicated; neither
responded; neither reacted. This was a fitting prelude to
Orwell’s dysfunctional world-vision. A prelude developed
through the eight scenes which followed, tracing Winston
Smith’s ‘progress’. If ignorance is knowledge; if war is peace;
then it follows that progress is regress.
My programme lists the names of over 30 M4s and U4s who
contributed in one way or another. To mention each is
impossible within the space allowed. To mention some and
to ignore others is invidious. I shall be invidious as little as I
can be! Ben Roe had a coldly commanding presence, as
O’Brien. He was able to conjure cruelty through his voice –
not the cruelty of the bully or the sadist, but the cruelty of
the fundamentalist fanatic, so convinced of his position that
he never needs to raise his voice to enforce it. His was a truly
chilling performance. The part of Julia is extremely difficult.
A young woman who, had she not fallen in love with a fellow
doubter, would, no doubt, have muddled through,
unscathed. Her feelings for Winston and her desire to please
him are the feelings more of a woman than of a girl, and
Jennifer Waterman is to be congratulated upon tapping into
emotional reservoirs yet to be filled, in reality. Hers
was a poised and convincing performance. An emotional
range and intensity, well beyond his natural 15 years, was
demanded, too, of Max Mayhew, as Winston. He embraced
that range with touching sincerity. Intellectual curiosity,
sexual attraction, obdurate truth to self, physical and moral
courage almost too painful to contemplate, personal terror
and the false calm of the emasculated: this is the list of
emotional pulses the part requires to be registered. To do so
demands the courage of a lion and the resilience of cast iron!
It was a remarkable performance.
A Chandley production is always going to be a production with
a capital P! Here, no holds were barred. Short of a revolving
stage, the gamut of modern theatrical technology was
employed: voice-over amplification, multi-angled projection,
pencil-point-accurate lighting, audience-blinding floods – it
was all there! (The black and white film montage of Max, as
Winston, pacing his torture-cage, rather like Ted Hughes’ zoocaged jaguar, was almost too painful – in the same way that
Gloucester’s blinding in King Lear is almost too painful – to
watch.) Omnipresent, too, was the trademark choric work that
she does so well: many voices speaking in unison, split-second
action and gesture timing; wordless walk-on parts who receive
almost as much stage-exposure as top-of-the-bill stars! This
style created a massive impact upon the audience.
Did I like it? the U4 girl asked. I admired it – and I admired it
enormously. Give me admiration over being liked, any day of
the week!
Mr R. Worrall
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A L6th-form leadership and teambuilding day held at the
College proved to be something of a knockout, with students
taking part in an afternoon of unique games and challenges.
During the morning, Housemasters and Housemistresses led
students in House-based activities, including a practical
session on applying for university, together with exercises
based on TV’s The Apprentice series. Various scenarios and role
plays were acted out in small groups, involving organisational
tasks and aptitude tests, and the morning ended with a
reward-based treasure hunt. The fun continued in the
afternoon, with students and staff taking part in an ‘It’s a
Knockout’ competition. Having just returned to the College
from study leave, fresh from completing their AS-level exams,
students threw themselves into wacky games, getting wet and
soapy whilst enjoying giant, colourful inflatables, obstacles and
other props.
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THE LIBRARY
The year started with a flurry of introductions to the library for
new students and staff. To welcome back the 6th form (and help
fill their quiet moments) we launched our display programme
with a selection of books recommended to them by staff. It
provided an exceptionally wide-ranging choice of material.
In November, in conjunction with the visit of the M4 to the
National Theatre production of War Horse (based on the bestselling book by Michael Morpurgo), we presented a collection
of books, DVDs and newspaper articles on the production and
on the events and background to the First World War.
The debaters met regularly throughout the year, on
Thursday afternoons, covering topics such as racial
profiling at airports, the legalisation of cannabis and
presumed consent for organ donation. Lighter topics, such
as the merits of chocolate versus sex and the abolition of
fat people, were also discussed. Regular speakers included
Samad Abdul, Hannah Patel, Matt Wynne, Anthony
McGhee, Lucy Sharma and Matt Wade. Meetings were often
enjoyably lively, with Mrs Jerrit, in the chair, making much
use of her gavel!
We also participated in the Surrey Schools’ Public Speaking
Cup, an inaugural event organised by Sutton Grammar
School. Despite an excellent speech from Matt Wynne, the
hosts were the winners, but Matt Wade’s role, as questioner,
was particularly commended by the judges. We learned a
great deal about the slightly unusual format of the event,
which will be put to good use in the future.
Mrs G. Jerrit
The library contains a varied selection of material relating to
this period, from textbooks to songbooks. In addition, we are
able to give borrowers access to the very moving accounts of
the experiences of members of the College through the
wartime issues of the Epsomian magazines stored in the
library. We were very pleased to be able to include in our
display two winning projects from the M4 History Project
Competition. Thank you to Caroline Small and Jennifer
Waterman for lending them to us.
December saw the start of the annual Christmas quiz, with the
theme this year being films based on books. A dedicated group
of puzzlers solved a clue each day, with Blade Runner (based
on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick)
proving, probably, the most challenging.
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Later, philosophy, linked to work undertaken by
students in the L6th and U6th, provided the theme for
a promotion of existing and new resources, and then,
in February, with our 6th-form History and English
students in mind, we were delighted to welcome
author and historian Alison Weir to the College. She
talked about the extensive research involved in
producing her latest book, Katherine Swynford, and
answered questions on writing and historical research
from students and staff in the 6th-form Centre.
February also saw our first lunchtime event: Mrs Jones,
from the Modern Languages Department, and Ms
Brookfield, from the English Department, gave a brief
presentation on the allure of Latin American fiction.
The audience was treated to readings, in English and
Spanish, and an opportunity to try the Spanish
delicacy dulce de membrillo.
The publishing world these days seems full of awards,
from the Man Booker to the Carnegie, but a small
group of Surrey schools decided that none quite
covered the books their students wanted to
recommend, so, in March, the Surrey Book Awards
were launched. All M4s and U4s were invited to take
part, and the winning title (both at Epsom College
and overall) was Charlie Higson’s Double or Die.
National Science and Engineering Week falls in
March each year, and, this year, it was marked with
a display of library materials and a ‘quick quiz’ for
break times.
In June, the Theology and Philosophy Department kindly
lent us some artefacts for a display on Hinduism and Sikhism,
to tie in with lessons for the M4 and U4.
As light relief for those revising in the library, June also saw our
celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian
Fleming, with a display on the theme of espionage.
As the summer term came to an end, we said goodbye to
many valued borrowers (first making sure they had returned
all their library books, of course …). We hope they have all
found useful and happy libraries wherever they are now!
Mrs S. Perry
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CRICKET
1st XI
P15 | W9 | D0 | L4
ABANDONED – 2
Team: M. Page, J. Ramesh, J. Pitout, O. Lloyd, J. Billings,
C. Mortimer, P. Nichols, T. Lothian, J. Cramp, J. Faal,
P. Matthews, N. Waugh, T. Faccini, J. Allen, J. Cole,
J. Pease-Watkin, Charlotte Billings (Scorer).
The 1st XI enjoyed one of their most prolific seasons, with
notable victories over Whitgift, Cranleigh and St. John’s. The
secret of this success lay in the experience of the senior players
and the much-anticipated fulfilment of their potential.
The batting showed a marked improvement, and was ideal for
a game plan that included batting first, so as to put the
opposition under pressure to bat against the board from the
start. Numerous scores of 180+, coupled with the miserly
nature of our bowlers, thus proved most effective. Success in
this area was also achieved by the form of the top 6, all of who
achieved 1 or more score over 50 and 2 hundreds. Page was
instrumental at the top of the order and when in, quite
literally, decimated opposition attacks. His aggregate of 392
runs (Ave 36, HS 140) won him the batting award. Mortimer
(Ave 38, HS 108) and Nichols (Ave 23, HS 51) also impressed.
Our bowling was definitely our stronger suit, and we were
spoilt for choice. Not only was there a plethora of seamers at
our disposal, but the availability of two spinners proved
extremely valuable. I have always maintained that decent
spinners, at this level, are potential match winners, as
batsmen are weaned on a diet of seam-up bowling. Here,
Pitout and Cramp were exceptional. They
took 43 wickets between them, and, more
impressively, especially considering the
majority of our matches are limited overs,
they averaged less than 3 runs per over.
Special mention to Pitout (108 overs, 25
maidens, 271 runs, 27 wkts, best 7/21),
whose contribution has been the best for
some time – and who was arguably the
most effective spinner on the circuit. The
bulk of the seam bowling was done by
Mortimer, who was ably deputised by
Ramesh, Lloyd and Waugh.
One area where Epsom have always
flourished is in the field, and it was no
different this season. The hard work put
in by the team has definitely paid
dividends. Matches can be won
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by a brilliant catch or run out, and every run saved makes the
overall task of winning that much easier. The standard this
season was mostly outstanding, and was commented upon by
numerous opposition coaches. One of the greatest attributes
of the team was their enviable ability to maintain their
collective focus and intensity, especially when the odds were
stacked against them. It was incredibly difficult to choose the
best fielder. Nichols’ contribution as wicketkeeper was
outstanding, as was Pitout (who pulled off the best catch of
the season), however, being the fulcrum of the side, his
effectiveness standing up to the wicket, and general tidiness,
gave Nichols the award by a nose.
Special mention must be made, at this juncture, of the
captain, Max Page. Max has played a pivotal role in the
development of this young side and it’s considerable success.
He led by example, was technically shrewd, proactive, and,
most importantly, held the respect of his troops, which made
for a highly productive and enjoyable atmosphere.
It leaves me to thank my squad for all their hard work, both
pre- and during the season. As always, it has been a privilege.
Thanks also to all the coaches; to Charlotte Billings, for
scoring; to Bev Spencer and her catering staff, who do such a
superb job of making the lunches and the teas, and to Andy
Lewis and the groundstaff, who are responsible for the
grounds looking as good as they are. Lastly, thank you to the
parents for all their support.
Mr D. Campbell
Awards
Eric Radcliff Award:
Max Page
Batting Salver:
Max Page
Bowling Award:
Jarred Pitout
Fielding Award:
Peter Nichols
Major Colours:
Max Page And Janil Ramesh
Full Colours:
Jarred Pitout, James Billings, Oliver
Lloyd, Charles Mortimer, Tom
Lothian, James Cramp And Peter
Nichols.
Half Colours:
John Faal, Peter Matthews, Nikhil
Waugh And Tim Faccini.
2nd XI
P6 | W2 | D1 | L3
The first match of the season, a tie against Cranleigh, promised
so much for the rest of the season. Our bowling was
understandably rusty – rain had curtailed most practices in the
first couple of weeks of term and had washed out the first
fixture of the season. Catching, too, let us down, and Cranleigh
rattled up 221. However, within this, Pease-Watkin and
Twyman bowled particularly well in the middle of the innings,
and our batting reply was pretty impressive. Polkey and Bush
set-up the chase, with the former scoring 77. A quick-fire 30
from Needham and some lusty blows from Twyman left us
needing 1 from the last ball, but Norman was run out to give a
tie, probably the fairest result, and a great game of cricket.
Above all, I was impressed by the ability of the batters to chase
down quite a daunting total, something that requires nerves as
well as ability.
However, whilst our bowling was always respectable, for the
remainder of the season we regularly failed to score enough
runs to create competitive totals. Cole scored 40 to bring us a
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victory against Eastbourne
in a very low-scoring
game, and Twyman (38)
and Matthews (51) scored
vital lower-order runs
against Dulwich, to set
them a target. However,
all too often, batsmen got
themselves set, then gave
their wickets away – at
Brighton and against St.
John’s, in particular, too
few wickets were
‘taken’ by the
bowlers, and,
rather, were given
away by
impatience. Runs
later in the season
for Walton-Gould
suggested he may
have been batting
too low (he told me
this every week!) ¬–
but, collectively, we
let ourselves down in
this department.
On the bowling front,
Matthews was always
impressive, never
more so than against
Eastbourne (2–24),
and he returned to the
1st XI the following week.
Polkey was always sharp
when opening the
bowling, and, against St.
John’s (2–25), almost
turned the match in our
favour with his opening
spell. Twyman and
Walton-Gould were ideal
middle-of-the-innings
bowlers, both taking the pace off the ball with
their gentle swing, the latter producing remarkably tight
figures against St. John’s (2–7 off 6 overs). Pease-Watkin also
impressed early in the season with his off-spin, and I am sure
he will move up to the 1st XI next year.
I was left reflecting though, at the end of the season, that a
season that comprises six matches is really too short, certainly
to try and generate momentum. After four weeks of term,
most players are on study leave, and, whilst the lads were
pretty good about coming in for practices during exams, we
were only able to have one middle practice all term –
something absolutely vital to develop many of the skills
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needed each Saturday. Finally, a big thank you to James
Walton-Gould, a highly competent captain, and Max Polkey –
something of a veteran in the team – for their commitment
and leadership over this season, and, indeed, over their Epsom
cricketing careers.
Mr C. Conway
Junior Colts B
The brighter moments of this difficult season – good wins
against Brighton and City of London Freemen’s – were offset by
five heavy defeats against sides that were better all-round
teams. Due to a small squad, we were obliged to borrow from a
pool of players from the year group below, to make up a full
team on Saturday. Given these circumstances, it was hardly
surprising that we struggled in most departments.
Both batting and bowling often gave cause for concern. The
batting was fragile below the number 5 slot, although Josh
Small’s innings of 58 vs Brighton and James Turner’s 124 not
out vs City of London both created platforms for victories. Sadly,
the bowling was characterised by a lack of accuracy and control
– the total number of wides and no-balls in most games meant
that we were playing against 12! Nobody really looked like a
match winner, although effort and enthusiasm were clearly
there. However, the fielding was probably the best aspect of our
game – most players were keen to do their best.
Despite the difficulties and frustrations, there was a willingness
to practice and a passion to play that defied the results!
Mr K. Siviter and Dr S. Wade
John’s, but, in the final match of the season, against King
Edward’s of Southampton, the boys returned to form. The final
ball of the season came from our star fielder, Kirby, who took
the winning wicket and ensured a winning margin of 96 runs.
A superb team and a great season, winning half their matches
and promising much for their future performances at Epsom.
Girls’ Cricket Report
U14 B XI
From a talented year group, a very strong B XI team emerged
that was able to enjoy an even season under the committed
captaincy of Ollie Dennis.
In the first match, against Cranleigh, poor fielding allowed
Cranleigh to score 198 runs in 30 overs. Despite a 43 from
Standen and 24 from Rossi, Epsom were all out for 158, losing
by 40 runs. However, the boys bounced back against Dulwich
College, to record their first win there, at this level, for many
years, and this form was repeated against Brighton College,
where Sander made 53 not out to help Epsom to a lead of 161
for 6, from 30 overs. Dennis followed this up by bowling 4 for
14, with Hinds taking 2 for 12, and the team managing to
bowl Brighton out for 88, to record a 73-run win.
Despite scoring 152 against Whitgift, they had one talented
player who was able to score 97 not out and ensure the win for
them. However, Epsom came back in a 20/20 match against
City of London Freeman’s, where some players got their chance
to debut. Some poor bowling allowed CLFS to reach 102, but
Roe and Standen set Epsom on a good path, scoring 27 and 15
respectively. Defeats followed against Eastbourne and St.
Epsom’s girls’ cricket enjoyed a good season, with over 30 girls
signing up for the activity and an expanding fixture list.
Captained by Susie Blunt, the senior girls played their first
match away at Wellington. Faced with a quality opposition, the
girls bowled and fielded well to keep Wellington to 113 for 3 in
20 overs, with Ellison, Sciver and Nichols taking the wickets.
With the loss of 2 early wickets, it was a tough task for Epsom,
but Alice Davidson-Richards, from the M4s, stepped up, on her
debut, to score Epsom’s highest ever girls total of 61 not out,
taking Epsom close, but not close enough, to winning, as we
lost by 4 runs. In the match against Charterhouse, Epsom
bowled superbly, to win by 10 wickets, with Sciver taking 5 for
5 runs. With many seniors absent for the Cranliegh match, we
were able to bring in a number of junior players. Epsom
batted well to reach 101 all out, but Cranleigh had some
excellent batting, and won the match by 9 wickets.
The junior team only had two games, but the girls played
brilliantly, to win both. Against Sutton Valence, Epsom fielded
well to reduce the score to 80 for 3, with Reynolds, Sciver and
Davidson-Richards taking the wickets, and Rachel Mewett
impressing on her debut as wicketkeeper. Epsom comfortably
reached their target in 9 overs. The second game was against
Wellington, and proved to be a very competitive match.
Wellington batted first and were able to make 107 for 7, in 15
overs, with Sciver, Nichols and Davidson-Richards taking the
wickets. With a high score to match, Sciver and Nichols opened
the batting, but, with the loss of 2 early wickets, Epsom were
under pressure. It was Davidson-Richards who saved the day,
again, and scored 50 not out, to take Epsom to a winning score
of 108 for 4 in a thrilling game.
Carina Lindberg
girls cricket
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Senior Boys
U16 A Boys’ Tennis
At this senior level, we had decent strength in the As to give
anyone a game, but failed to take our opportunities on too
many occasions. Wins against Dulwich, St. Pauls, Sevenoaks,
Winchester and Whitgift were pleasing, but losses against
Hampton, Radley, Cranleigh and Wellington shouldn’t all have
happened. The places amongst the first eight were always
hotly contested, with no player consistently better than the
rest. Everyone also suffered from a poor run of form, or a part
of the game that let them down for a week or so – most
commonly serves!
With the season being cut short by GCSE’s, the team gained
more wins than losses. The season started with a narrow loss
to Sevenoaks, but, from then on, we became less rusty and
played better as a result. The best game of the season was a
victory over Winchester, with two out of three matches being
won. Overall, the season was, yet again, like the previous two
years, a success, with some of the players now looking to get
into the 1st XI next year.
In outside competitions, Josh Phillips and Rory Cook can be
congratulated for reaching the final of the St. Georges’ pairs
competition, where they found Reed’s just a little too strong.
Major Colours:
Matt Goodyear
Full Colours:
Guy Blunden, Stuart Briscoe, Ollie
Clayton, Matt Costain, Matt Hack,
Alec Laing (re-awarded), Gwyn
Page, Josh Phillips
Olly Wilkinson
U15 Boys’ Tennis
Another year, another load of nonsense. How long can I
sustain this? How long can my loyal readers keep their
interest? Don’t answer that one!
This year we find ourselves in the Celebrity Big Brother House –
with a difference. The celebrities may be real or fictional,
fictional adaptations of real people or fictional adaptations of
fictional people. In addition, the producers have added an
extra twist – boys only! Hosted by our favourite personality –
famous for those artistically pleasing hair adverts – and why
not, with glorious flowing locks like his? – N.D. MacWheel-Zone.
The first on the BB couch are, naturally, two celebrity couch
users – the interviewers Michael Parkinson and Russell Harty.
Then we meet someone who also loves a couch, but only if
its got an engine in it and is trying to cross the Andes –
Richard Hammond.
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U14 Boys’ Tennis
The U14 boys had a good season overall, where one player
dominated, several others showed potential and improvement
and many others just enjoyed their tennis.
Overwhelmingly, the highlight for me, every year, is the vast
numbers of boys keen to play for the College – long may
that continue.
Max Dialdas was the star – winning virtually every game he
played, and the problem all year was finding an adequate
partner for him – no disrespect to those who tried, but Max
was a cut above the rest. Danilo Bardella, Alex Whitehead and,
at the end, Cameron Jeffery all played very well throughout
the season, but each possesses areas that will need significant
improvement if they are to step up to a level appropriate for A
team 1st pair tennis. That said, they were excellent, on the
whole, in training and wore their hearts on their sleeves in
every match. I could not have asked for more from them.
The next wave, containing Ben Crouch, Alistair Porter, Sam
Bonfield, James Scott and Jack Bainbridge, were all talented
players, but, again, lacked either technical, psychological or
motivational prowess to make them a complete player at this
stage. They will need to work hard at the specific areas of their
game, which needs addressing, if they are to improve next year.
If we move into the kitchen, we find our thinkers, poets and
men of science. The Greeks, Cobrates the philosopher and
Alexis the comic poet; the Italian, Dante, describing the path
to the inferno of hell, and the British scientist, Baron Kelvin,
measuring the temperature of this path. Finally, three great
mathematicians (although surely all mathematicians are
great): Ed ‘Temple’ Bell (who could not love those Bell
numbers?); Jonariste Malois, the inventor of Malois Theory (at
the tender age of 15), and Yoonclid, the master of geometry.
If you can’t stand the heat of the kitchen, then we need to
switch to our garden cameras. Johnny Morris, personifying the
animals and insects in his inimical, jolly way. Mr T (clearly a
man) lifting the table and benches for fun. Sevvy Sabasteros,
improvising a golf club from a rake, and those cheeky naval
twins, Admiral Lord Nelson and Admiral Lord Nelson, playing
battleships in the pool.
As we come back through the door, we need to pass our selfappointed bouncer, Phil Mitchell. Tough and bald on the
outside, but a real softy (although still bald) on the inside.
Finally, we pan into the bedroom, where we find our poorly
animated hero, Goggin the Gog and our puppet made out of
drinking straws, Chizzle. Playing on the floor are three toy
trains, Harry the Tank Engine, Peter the Tank Engine and, in a
desperate attempt to keep the same bad idea going, but
shifting to a surname connection instead of a first name,
McEvoy the Tank Engine. You are allowed to groan now.
Please don’t phone to vote them off yet, since the lines are
most definitely not open (nor ever likely to be!).
Results were mixed, with the A team punching above their
weight, the B team doing pretty well and the C team
performing outstandingly, with the greatest of effort at their
relatively few opportunities to show what they could do. I
thank all of the boys for a thoroughly enjoyable season, for
their effort and their good humour. Likewise, I would like to
thank Justin and all the coaches for their time, advice and
patience. Ultimately, though, when the coach can win 17 out
of 22 ‘choccie challenge’ matches against the boys, there must
be a certain quality deficit prevalent!
Mr A. Bustard
Internal Competitions
Senior House:
Granville (Matt Goodyear and
Ollie Clayton)
Junior House:
Fayrer (Chris Parkinson and
Harry Thomas)
Senior Singles:
Matt Goodyear
Junior Singles:
Max Dialdas
Mixed Doubles
Senior Mixed Doubles:
Helena Mortimer and
Stuart Briscoe
Junior Mixed Doubles:
Alex Mungavin and Ben Crouch
Until next year then.
Mr A. Wilson
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Senior Girls' Tennis
With 8 wins and only 1 loss, the Girls’ 1st V1 undoubtedly
enjoyed a very successful season. We came across tough
opposition in our match against Cranleigh, narrowly losing 5–
4. However, we proved our strength with convincing wins
against the likes of Wellington and Kings Canterbury.
I paired with Danni to make the 1st pair. Danni had an
impressive season, constantly improving and gaining in
confidence. In particular, she deserves a mention for her
unfaltering patience in dealing with me and my ‘moments of
madness’. Reaching the semi-final of the Surrey Schools’
Festival Tournament (losing to the eventual winners) was the
highlight of our season, as our true potential came to light,
and we put in notable performances against some tough
opposition, which only served to strengthen our partnership.
Miku and Sarah formed the unbeatable 2nd pair. They were so
consistent and patient that it was borderline frustrating(!), but
it worked wonders – which was evident from their consistently
positive results. They were our most steady and reliable pair
and will, therefore, be sorely missed next year. They have
definitely given us something to learn from and think about
for next season.
Hatty and Holly made a very strong 3rd pair. Their fun, lighthearted nature contributed greatly to the spirit of the team.
However, as soon as they stepped on to the court they
underwent a sudden transformation, as they focused intently
on their game. Their passion was clear in every match, and it
often gave them the winning edge over their opponents.
The 2nd V1 also enjoyed a successful season, winning four out
of five of their matches. They had a squad of eight and,
therefore, enjoyed the flexibility of being able to move around
and play with different partners. The strong MoBryant (Alice
Mowbury and JB) partnership, however, was not broken. All
the players were enthusiastic and improved, steadily,
throughout the season.
Personally, my thanks goes to the team, which, despite the
stresses of looming exams, was present and enthusiastic
every Saturday.
Our thanks go to Justin and his fellow coaches, Dan and Jamie,
without whom we would still consider our tennis as a leisurely,
relaxing affair away from the stresses of Epsom life. Instead,
we have been made to train hard and we have unleashed our
competitive side. Although not always the most attractive (as
we were encouraged to make ‘Sharapova-style’ grunts/squeals),
it certainly translated positively in our Saturday fixtures.
Lastly, our thanks go to Mrs D, who managed to maintain a
sense of composure even during our most nail-biting matches.
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Her calm, supportive presence was felt on the side of the court
and was always greatly appreciated.
I hope that next year our season will be just as successful,
if not more so.
Helena Mortimer
Full Colours:
Helena Mortimer, Danielle Rice,
Miku Fujita, Sarah Haville,
Alice Mowbray and
Jennifer Bryant.
Half Colours:
Holly Brook, Harriet Canby,
Caroline Seabrook, Uta Demel,
Sophie Pontifex and
Sarah Titcombe.
Senior Trophy:
Helena Mortimer
House Trophy:
White House
Girls 2nd VI
P5 | W4 | L1
This team saw several variations in pairings, with Caroline
Seabrook, Uta Demel, Georgina Crate, Corinne Hammond,
Alice Mowbray, Jennifer Bryant, Sophie Pontifex and Sarah
Titcombe being the regular players. They all played some
positive tennis and benefited from advice given by our
resident coach, Mr Justin Culver.
Full Colours:
Helena Mortimer, Danielle Rice,
Miku Fujita, Sarah Haville,
Alice Mowbray and
Jennifer Bryant.
Half Colours:
Holly Brook, Harriet Canby,
Caroline Seabrook, Uta Demel,
Sophie Pontifex and
Sarah Titcombe.
Senior Trophy:
Helena Mortimer
House Trophy:
White House
David Potter Coaching Cup: Harriet Canby
(for attitude to training
and improvement
throughout the year)
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Christ’s Hospital 8–1, but our other victories were all close
calls, proving the commitment and determination of the
whole team.
Inter-house Competition Results
1st Raven
2nd Wilson
3rd Crawfurd
U14 Girls’ Tennis
For the first year since taking girls in at 13+, the M4 were
allowed to opt for the sport of their choice – tennis, rounders,
athletics or swimming – to pursue exclusively (or almost!)
during their games times on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and in
matches on Saturdays.
Seventeen girls signed up for tennis, and all but one had the
opportunity to play in the A, B or C tennis teams. Despite the
enthusiasm and good focus in training, the girls were
outplayed in all but four of their 13
matches, winning
one and coming
close in three
others.
It must be said,
however, that 10 of
the 17 girls had
played little or no
tennis before this,
and, of the other
seven, only one or
two play, regularly,
in clubs at home.
The A-team girls, in
particular, showed
great potential for
the future, and
several others
significantly improved
their skills and tactical
awareness as the term
progressed. Well done
to all the girls for their
effort and
commitment this term.
U15 A Girls’ Tennis
P7 | W5 | L2
Despite injury and illness, this was a successful
season. Although the pairs changed most weeks,
the team managed to adapt and learned to
work together. The team showed many
improvements throughout the season, and,
hopefully, will continue with this next year.
Jessica Wong made some amazing volleys
throughout the term, and showed massive
improvement as she came up from the B team.
Louise Kelly’s deep groundstrokes helped the
team to many victories, and everyone saw Sam
Duff’s improvement in serving. Louise
Walsom’s enthusiastic attitude and consistent
play made her a very good player during the
season, while Caroline Small, Cat Melville,
Tash Nichols and Emma Albon all brought
their own personalities and style to the team.
U15 B
P5 | W4 | L1
The team suffered only one loss early in the season, against
King’s Canterbury. A superb effort was put in by all the girls,
and this became a very competitive squad. We defeated
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Inter-house Competition Results
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Rosebery
Raven
Wilson
Crawfurd
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Girls’ athletics is
gradually
growing, and,
with this
expansion,
the results are
ever
improving.
The Wellington
fixture, held at
Marlborough,
proved to be a
great start to
the season,
resulting in an
overall coeducational
victory. At Manor
House, the
junior team
came third and the Intermediates came first, resulting in our
final placing being second. The Cranleigh fixture once again
resulted in the Intermediates winning and Juniors and Seniors
coming fourth, our final placing third, with the following
schools competing: Cranleigh, St. John’s Seaford and Caterham.
The final meet of the season was at home with Manor House,
Brighton College, Eastbourne and Cranleigh competing. The
Senior team came fourth, Intermediates second and Juniors
third – resulting in third place overall.
During the district competition, we saw some very impressive
performances from the Epsom team. At U15-level, Alice
Davidson-Richards won both the shot and the javelin, and
Sophie Cordery came second in the hurdles. In the U16s,
Tamsin Barber produced a great run in the 100m, coming
second, and Natalie Sciver won the 200m. Sophie Reynolds
came a pleasing third in the 300m and Natasha Nichols ran a
brave race from the front, winning the 800m-trophy. Emily
Field did brilliantly in the hurdles, and came second, and
Emma Albon impressed on the track, completing the 1500m in
a cracking time, resulting in second place.
The Surrey County Championships were just as impressive. In
the U15s, Alice Davidson-Richards won the shot, making her
County Champion. At U17, Steph Crouch won the hurdles,
closely followed by Emily Field. In the Senior section, Laura
Butcher won the long-jump competition and Meghann
Murdock came third in the 1500m. Well done to Jessica EdenJuster for her superb role as captain.
Mrs N. Wilson
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Despite the loss of our first match to rain, this turned into a highly successful season. Overall,
the team won all the major trophies, bar one, with the victory at Eton, against seven of our
strongest competitors, in the Lord Burghley Trophy being the most pleasing. We are getting
involved in more co-ed meetings, and this seems to bring good performances out of both
boys and girls. We also had our most successful year at the County Championships, with no
less than 10 County Champions, and most other athletes were well placed in the finals.
Senior Team
The team was, once again, unbeaten against all of the schools that they played against, and
produced four County Champions: Jeremy Evans in the triple jump, Freddie Readhead in the
discus, George Lowe in the long jump and a captain’s effort from Patrick Iyoyin in the 200m.
The team was split between U6th and L6th, and, on match days, was an inspiration to the
junior years. Of those leaving, we will miss the power and determination of George Lowe,
the versatility of Chris York, Max Eden’s guts over the longer distances and James Frewin’s
skill and pace over the sticks. The athlete most missed will be our retiring captain. Patrick
Iyoyin has been an outstanding sprinter, both technically and in his determination,
throughout his time at the College. He leaves behind him a legacy of records in the 100m
and 200m, and his captaincy has been an inspiration to the junior athletes. Nick Conner
and Jeremy Evans will captain the team next year, and I expect them to continue producing
the quality performances that we have seen this year.
Major Colours:
Patrick Iyoyin, George Lowe, Freddie Readhead and Chris York.
Full Colours:
Max Eden, James Frewin, Nick Conner and Jeremy Evans.
Half Colours:
Sebastian Weingartshofer, James Measures, Felix Hugger,
Richard Trepant, Tom Brown, Josh Li and Leigh Cresswell.
Intermediate Team
This team was just as successful. Particularly pleasing were the efforts of the U4s, at the
lower end of this age group, in winning the District Championships, where Bradley Smith
(1500m), Tom Flynn (100m) and Ben Ivey (2,000m steeple chase) won their events. At the
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County Championships, our best-placed athletes were Jite
Avwunu and Eduardo Kang, coming first and second in the
long jump. Both went on to represent the county.
Joe Toomey, Jamie Falconer and Nick Thomas were injured for
all or most of the season, and were big losses. However, it gave
the others opportunity to come through and fill their spikes.
Max Nicholson and James Edwards had a very good year over
one and two laps, bringing their PB’s down almost weekly. Will
Freeman was another that got better and better, both as a
hurdler and a sprinter. The ‘fat boys’, Tom Shopland and Max
Denning, proved very difficult to beat in the heavy throws, and
a combination of Paul Clarke, Will Edgeley and Kieran Moore
looked after the javelin. Along with Eduardo and Jite, Harry
Bradshaw was our best horizontal jumper, with Ed Mason best
in the vertical department.
Colts’ Colours:
Will Freeman, Jite Avwunu, Harry
Bradshaw, Max Nicholson, James
Edwards, Paul Clarke, Tom
Shopland, Max Denning and
Ed Mason.
Junior Team
The team came from a small, but very talented, group of boys.
They had a very good year, including a win in the District
Championships. At the County Championships, Hugo Coleman
(javelin) and Alex Aves (hurdles) won their events, and, along
with Jordan Burns (triple jump), represented Surrey in an intercounties match. All three set new College records (ie the best in
over 150 years), including Jordan in the 100m, 200m and triple
jump. In addition to these three, George Lindley had a good
year in the sprints and with the spear, Connor Findlay was our
best thrower and Russell Ramagge was our jack of all trades,
with enough talent to turn his hand, successfully, to almost
any event. Over the longer distances, Keiran O’Duffy and Alex
Oxley became increasingly good, and could be relied upon for
a fighting finish.
There is a lot of talent in this year group, and I hope they carry
on breaking records for the next four years!
Mr J. Drinkall
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TARGET RIFLE
We began the year as National Champions, after huge success
in 2006/2007. It was hard to imagine that our results could be
bettered, and I think few of the team which assembled in
September 2007 thought we could; but this was an extremely
talented group of shots and they were led by an excellent U6
trio of Sam Harley, Sam Hunter and Will Stewart, who were
determined that they would equal and better the record of the
previous year.
As usual, the M4 rush in September yielded some good new
recruits in the form of Henry Awin, Ben Ross and James Scott,
and Jen Lewsey from the U4. We also had a new L6 recruit,
freshly poached from Dollar Academy, by the name of Nick
Beesley, who quickly settled in and increased our Scottish
contingent by 100%, much to the delight of Sam Hunter. The
team quickly found their feet and were undefeated in all our
home shoulder-to-shoulder matches, although defeat at the
BSSRA Small-bore Championships at Wellington came as a
shock, showing us that we could not be too complacent. This
was more than made up for by the team retaining the
national Staniforth Trophy (beating Dollar into second, to
Nick’s delight), and the term ended with the excellent news
that Sam Harley, Sam Hunter and Will Stewart had all been
selected to represent the British Cadet Rifle Team in Canada in
the summer – a fantastic achievement to have three on this
tour for the second year running. Nick Beesley also gained
selection on the Great Britain Under 19 tour to South Africa
and had a fantastic trip over the Easter holiday, producing
some excellent scores. The Lent Term saw us working hard on
the Country Life Competition, and the hours of Group,
Rapid, Snap practice paid off, with second place being
achieved, being narrowly pipped to first place by Dollar
Academy – much to Nick’s chagrin! Will Stewart is to be
commended for his good work on the landscape section.
The team reassembled, focussed and determined for our
Easter Bisley Camp. Some excellent results in the Ibis
Open Championship and the VIII retaining the Malvern
Cup for the eighth consecutive year, were some of the
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highlights from the weekend, interspersed with go-karting
and hail!
The summer season opened with the Clayton Challenge, which
we retained with a score of 505.30 using 1.55-grain
ammunition. The following week, in the LMRA Championships,
the ammo being used by each school was inconsistent in
quality, and the VIII was to be significantly disadvantaged. Our
score of 467 was nowhere near the top, and we were frustrated
that we had been so disadvantaged and ended with a result
which didn’t reflect how well we had performed. Determined
to set the record straight the following week, in the Open
Surrey Championships, the team produced an excellent result
to regain the Epsom Challenge Trophy, scoring 523.30, with
Sam Harley winning the individual with 69.4. The pair of
Oliver Stewart and Hannah Kent won the Officers’ Cup and
Kate Ross and Jack Ball the Cadet Pair. This score was bettered
in the Sawyer Cup the following week with a terrific 524.37,
and we retained this trophy again, winning it for the 12th time
in 13 years – an outstanding record! The Reserve Pair of Jack
Ball and Oliver Stewart won their pairs match – very fitting in
Oli’s last match representing Epsom. Sam Harley won the
individual again, with a very impressive 70.10 out of a possible
70.14 – a tremendous shoot. As the exam season arrived and
we had an enforced pause in the season, it was clear that we
had the form and ability to dominate the National
Championships in July, and perhaps even to match the
outstanding performances of last year.
A week after the end of term we assembled for the four-day
Schools’ meeting, which culminates in
the Ashburton Shield.
Immediately, we began
achieving some very
high scores, and, over
the first three days of
competition, Epsom
dominated the
scoreboards to the same
extent as the previous
year. Of the 12 ‘open’
CTR schools’ team
matches that Epsom
College entered, we won
11 of them, including the
DSG, Victoria, Devon,
Kinder, Epsom, Cheltenham, Rutland, Garry and
the Lucas. On average, the Epsom cadets
occupied at least 10 of the top-30 places in every
major individual TR match and at every distance.
Seven individual competitions were won by team
members: the 500 yards Aggregate (Cpl Slater),
the 600 yards Aggregate (Sgt Hunter with Epsom
cadets placed also second, third and fourth), the
Monday Aggregate (Sgt Hunter), the Wednesday
Aggregate (Cpl Beesley), the Fox Quaich (Sgt
Hunter), the Cadet Rifle Aggregate (Cdt Dowle
with Epsom Cadets also second and third), the
Schools Hundred (Cpl Beesley and Epsom cadets
also placed second, fourth, fifth,
sixth and eighth) and the Cadet
Grand Aggregate (Cdt Dowle with
Epsom cadets placed second, fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth).
As Ashburton day dawned, the
squad were, as in 2007, relaxed,
calm, confident and determined,
although the Master i/c in his last
year was perhaps a little more
uptight! The VIII put in a stunning
performance at 300 yards: 34, 31, 34,
33, 35, 34, 31, 33, for an excellent
265/280, winning us the Kinder
Trophy for the second year in a row,
with Hannah Kent, on her debut for
the VIII, putting in a super 35.5. At 600
yards we bettered our 300-yard score,
producing 268, with a very tidy 35.4 from
Alex Dowle. This total was 5 points ahead of
the Oratory School, and we had retained our
own Epsom Trophy by winning this distance.
We broke for lunch, and with crowds
growing and the pressure mounting it
would have been easy to falter. However,
the VIII held it together well, in a tricky
wind, at 500 yards and scored 266/280,
with no one scoring less than 31; Sam
Hunter top scored with 102.14, Alex Dowle
completed an excellent 101.10 with Ben
Newman putting in a super 100.9. The VIII
finished with a total of 790.75, retaining
the Ashburton Shield, with a new record
score and our title as National Champions
for the third year in a row. Dollar trailed
with 779 in second and the Oratory came
third with 766. This fantastic score meant
we had won the Ashburton for the 12th
time in 19 years, the seventh time in 11 years, and, indeed,
have not been out of the top-2 places in the past 11 years.
Meanwhile, great heroics were going on with the other teams.
The Reserve Man Competition had been shot by Charles RivettCarnac, who had had to go through a nail-biting tie-shoot to
finally win the competition outright. His excellent score of
48.3, when combined with the Ashburton, won us the Rutland
Trophy. The Cadet Pair of Jack Ball Kate Ross shot well and
came third in the Under 16 National Championships. They
combined with Samir Amin and William Broad to come second
in the Cadet Four match – again a great result. The VIII also
retained the Garry Trophy for beating the Canadian National
Team, which sums up the strength of our performance. Finally,
the Old Epsomians did their bit, and the huge Lucas Trophy for
the past and present aggregate was also retained – over 20
trophies won in all. The internal Officers Cup was won by Sam
Hunter, the Crawfurd House Cup by Carr (Sam Harley) and the
Michael Nash Most Improved Trophy went to Jack Ball. Major
Colours were re-awarded to the captain and vice captains and,
now, also to Hannah Kent, Nick Beesley, Ben Newman and
Peter Slater. Full Colours went to Charles Rivett-Carnac and
Alex Dowle. Colts Colours to Jack Ball, William Broad, Kate Ross
and Samir Amin.
A great night of celebration was had
by all with the Old Epsomians in the
Surrey Clubhouse, and 14 stayed on
to shoot the main meeting. Many
shot well; we retained the Gary
Jones Team Trophy and a number
shot in the Queens and St George’s
second stages. Sam, Sam and
William had excellent tours of
Canada and played key roles in
the team as wind coaches and
shooters. Thanks must go to our
young OE coaches during the
schools week, who were superb:
James Lothian, David Nuthall
and Harry Ball. Bob
MacKeith joined us too,
and, as ever, his sage
advice and good humour
was much appreciated.
Throughout the year we
would not manage without
Andrew Lothian and Peter
Dodd, who, again, gave up
hours and hours to help
and amuse us in equal
measure – many, many
thanks for all your help.
Maureen Odendaal is an
absolute stalwart who has
become a very firm fixture in
the set-up, and I am very
grateful for all she has done
for us, and Roger Gill remains
one of the most respected
and well-liked staff members
on the school shooting circuit;
his integrity is second to none
and he has never failed in his
support for the team or myself over the years; many thanks for
everything, Roger.
Last year I wrote “a great team in 2007? Yes, without doubt”.
This year I have to say the same: the 2008 team was every bit
as good as the 2007, one and they fully deserve the enormous
success they have achieved. I was touched by the presentations
made to me at the OE dinner on Ashburton evening, none
more so than by my being made a life member of the Old
Epsomian Rifle Club. I shall take away very fond memories of
my 13 years at Epsom, and my involvement with the shooting
will be pre-eminent in those. Thank you to all the team
members, past and present, for your loyalty and hard work,
and I look forward to seeing how you all progress in years to
come. In the meantime, I am delighted that Miss Clare Huxter
will be taking over from me; I can think of no one more
suitable or able to continue the great shooting tradition of
Epsom begun 57 years ago by Rex Goddard and continued by
Michael Nash, my predecessor. I am certain that Epsom
shooting will go from strength to strength under Clare’s
guidance; good luck to you all.
Mr J. Postle
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GOLF
This was another very busy year for the golfers. The highlight
saw us win through to the finals of the HMC foursomes
competition, beating KCS Wimbledon, Millhill, Whitgift, and
Harrow en route. These were
played over two days at
Luffenham Golf Club, and we
came very close to winning.
Cheltenham and Reigate were
beaten on the first day, but,
on the second morning, we
lost to Millfield School. In this
match, despite the strength
of their team, we were up in
two of the three matches,
with three holes to play, but
their experience under
pressure told, and we were
beaten on the 18th and
20th greens. The team of
Blease, Boote, Lloyd, Chasey
(captain), Kuhler and
Morgan bounced back, in
the afternoon, to win the
Plate competition from
five other schools,
including Loretto.
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Senior Team
U15
The Senior rounders squad was a pleasure to take this year.
Unfortunately, we only had two matches, but this allowed us
to put out two very different teams for each. All participants,
whether they played in the team or not, were very
enthusiastic, even when it was cold and damp.
Only a very small number of girls in this age group chose
rounders as their summer sport, but those that did were
enthusiastic from beginning to end. Match success was mixed,
but everyone who opted for this sport got a game, and spirits
remained high, even when faced with superior opponents.
U16
U14
The U16 rounders team had a very brief season this term, with
one match against Cranleigh. Unfortunately, they lost, but their
team spirit was excellent throughout. Well done to everyone.
The U14 team achieved unprecedented success this season,
winning every game except the first: some notable wins include
those against Brighton College, Cranleigh and Eastbourne.
Individuals who contributed particularly impressive leadership
and rounders prowess included: Amy Gygnell, Katie Adam, Evie
Cody, Fliss Beckett, Janine Zager, Rachel Mewett, Maisie Bayley,
Sophie Glaas and Becky Quinlan.
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During the whole of 2007/2008, there was a great buzz around
the swimming pool. The input of some very enthusiastic boys
and girls from the new M4’s intake provided a very welcome
boost to the swimming morale and also to the team’s results.
the competition, and the result of it all was a very impressive
performance from our girls. The Epsom team, made up of M4
and U4 girls swimming in the senior age group, managed, not
only, to make the final, but, also, to finish sixth in that final.
In the Michaelmas Term we had the Division 11 relay trials,
which gave our swimmers the chance to qualify for the
Nationals. The M4 boys narrowly missed a swim at the
Nationals when they qualified as second reserve.
The summer brought a host of inter-school galas. Trips to
Eastbourne and Harrow, and home matches against Reed’s,
Glyn and Cranleigh, proved to be very exciting, and, at times,
very close, with the boys winning against Cranleigh and the
girls stunning the opposition teams by winning the annual
Harrow fixture.
The Lent Term is now occupied by the Bath and Otter Cup, a
competition formed of independent schools from all over the
UK. We took both a boys’ and girls’ team to Whitgift School for
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We had a mixed season this year. To start with, a combined
girls’ and boys’ team from Epsom beat the Beacon boys’
team 3 sets to 1 in early May. Just before half term, our
annual invitation tournament took place, with the boys’ A
team winning their Pool, and then losing 15–18 in a close
semi-final against the Rikkyo School. The boys’ B team also
qualified for the semi-finals in their group, but were
outplayed by the Lycee B team, who beat the Rikkyo B
team in the final.
The girls played a round-robin competition, winning three
of their four matches, to take second place – only 3 points
down against the Rikkyo A team, who won all their games.
Another combined boys/girls match against Thomas More
boys was evenly contested in early June, with the
Ashcombe tournaments following on 21 and 22 June. In
the 4-a-side competition on the Saturday, our Senior boys
were third, and, in the 6-a-side (adult) competition on the
Sunday, the boys were third again, winning two and losing
two matches. Four of our girls combined with players from
Epsom Volleyball Club in the ladies’ competition, which
was a great experience for them – they won one and lost
three matches.
Thanks must go to Lina Gruger and Andrew Leung for their
commitment and enthusiasm as captains, and for their
excellent assistance and support throughout that time. Well
done to all those who played this year – Mr Hibbitt, Mrs
Winmill and Mrs Rice have enjoyed working with you!
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TOUR TO DUBL
On June 20 2008, an intrepid band of 17 L6th ‘Dubliners’
ventured forth on Ryanair, bound for the Emerald Isle,
accompanied by Ms Brookfield and Mr Worrall. We spent three
days in Dublin, sampling the cultural (and gastronomic)
delights of this beautiful city, and exploring its wonderful
Georgian streets and squares. After spending so much time,
beforehand, preparing for the trip, it was exciting to finally be
in the city that had shaped and celebrated eminent writers
such as Swift, Joyce, Yeats, Wilde and Kavanagh.
Highlights of the trip included: a performance of The Weir, by
Conor McPherson, at the celebrated Gate Theatre; an
illuminating visit to the Book of Kells in the Old Library of
Trinity College; a slightly risqué one-man show at Dublin
Writers’ Museum (somehow expletives sound quite charming
in a soft, Irish lilt!); a fascinating visit to the James Joyce Centre
(interactive media and all) and a rather damp open-top bus
tour of the city.
Somehow, we also managed to build in free time for the
students to visit Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty Library,
to photograph Oscar Wilde’s statue in Merrion Square, and to
explore Grafton Street and Temple Bar! All in all, it was a
wonderful trip. Our students proved to be delightful company
– mature, intelligent and witty … and capable of devouring
vast quantities of pain au chocolat for breakfast! We intend to
repeat the trip in 2009, with a similarly keen and intellectually
engaged group.
Ms A. Brookfield
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Rafting on the Colorado River
After winning the Warren Pickett Travel Award, I had been
looking forward, with eager anticipation, to spending a week
rafting down the Colorado River. I had huge expectations of the
Grand Canyon, but no words or photos can prepare you for
seeing it for the first time. I was completely blown away. My
mum and I were in a group of 15, and, after receiving life jackets,
we set out for one of the most memorable weeks of my life.
The boat was under the control of two boatmen who knew
every part of the canyon off by heart, and they took us to all
the best places. The Colorado River has some of the biggest
natural rapids in the world, one of which almost swept me
from the boat, but I managed to grab onto a rope and get
pulled back on board. At lunchtime, we would pull in at a
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beach, dry off in the 40oC-heat and play Frisbee while the
boatmen set-up lunch.
After a few more hours on the boat, we found a beach where
we could set-up camp for the night. Everyone put up tents, just
in case it rained, but it never did, and I spent every night
sleeping on the beach beneath stars, which were incredibly
clear and bright.
Everyday, at some stage, we stopped, filled up our flasks and
went to explore a side canyon. My favourite places were
Havasu Falls and Shinumo Creek (this is where the picture of
me jumping off the waterfall was taken). Along with the food,
these walks were the best thing about the trip.
The experience was one that I’ll never forget; everyday was full of
exhilaration, but, also, relaxation. I recommend it to everyone.
George Broom
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The Tall Ships’ Award
In August 2008 I had an amazing opportunity to spend a week
aboard a tall ship, after being given the Warren Pickett Travel
Award. The trip started in Den Helder, Holland, where we
found our ship, the Stavros S Niachros, that the 48 of us were
to crew for the next seven days. The crew was split into three
watches, I was in red watch, along with 16 others. The first day
was nerve-racking, as none of us knew each other, or anything
about sailing! But it did not take long to resolve this, with an
afternoon of training and a night out in lively Den Helder.
The next day we prepared to set sail, but could not leave before
the salute to the Prince of Denmark and his impressive
procession of ships. We started our voyage heading across the
North Sea, which, due to bad weather, was particularly rough.
This made the first 24 hours preoccupied with seasickness. Each
watch took it in turn to take the helm, keep watch and be ready
to help the captain. The watches were, literally, non stop,
resulting in being asked to steer a 60m-long ship in the pouring
rain at 4am somewhere in the North Sea, which was amazing!
On Sunday night we anchored just off Margate, to give people a
chance to fully recover from seasickness, but, after that, almost
all seasickness disappeared for the rest of the trip.
The next morning we were ready to head off again, towards
Dieppe, in France, and, for the first time, the wind was right to
set the sails. This involved climbing 45m on to the yards, and,
whilst we were up there, practising our newly found knot tying
skills. Unsurprisingly, in the wind, it was terrifying!
As we reached Dieppe, we received a warm welcome, with
loads of people coming to see the boat. After anchoring safely,
and lots of spaghetti runs to clean up the deck, we were set
loose for a memorable night out in Dieppe.
On Wednesday, I was lucky to be appointed mess man, which
meant that I had loads of jobs aboard the boat, for example
getting the rowing boats ready for our rowing race (which red
watch lost, in our new-found style). I even got a ride in the
speedboat after untying the ship from the dock, to catch up
with the Stavros.
We were sad to leave Dieppe, as we set the sails again (and so
had another chance to climb to the yards), and we headed off
towards Southampton. Red watch were determined not loose
another competition, so practised hard for our entire watch,
from 12–4am, for the knot tying competition the next day. The
next day came, and we were ready for the competition, which
we thought would be a definite red watch victory, but ended,
as usual, with us coming last.
As we anchored in Southampton, and after our last inter-watch
competition, the egg drop (which we won!!!), we spent our last
night together on land, and it was hard to believe that our
voyage on the Stavros was over. I headed home on the Friday,
exhausted and sad to be leaving the other members of the
crew, as well as the beautiful tall ship. I had a fantastic time
aboard the Stavros, and take away from it some amazing
memories and experiences. So I strongly recommend the
award to the L6th, as it is a truly fantastic experience.
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After an extremely early start, the 33 players
and support staff began the journey up to
Edinburgh and prepared for the long days
ahead. We were only going to be away for three
days, but, somewhere in those three days, we
had to fit in four matches and plenty of practice.
This was not what we expected! We wanted a
holiday away from our parents!
Our first opposition was Edinburgh Academy. The
B team had a somewhat weak opposition, with
Will Entwistle scoring a try in the first seven
seconds! After the speedy exploits of Usain Bolt in
the Olympics, it seemed only fair to re-name our
prop Philip ‘Usain’ Glover. So, the second
remarkable play of the game was ‘Usain’ running
through most of the opposition, culminating in a
superb solo try. ‘Usain’ had made his mark! The
rest of the team deserve credit, as the final score
was 115–0 to Epsom College! The A team did not do
quite as well, but they won 33–12. But there was no
rest for the wicked, and no time for celebration, and that
evening we went 10-pin bowling, where Mr MacDowel showed
just how magnificent he was, by thrashing Mr Kennedy.
The next day began with a little ‘culture’. After looking at
Edinburgh Castle and seeing the Palace we ventured on to
Murrayfield. We had an in-depth tour and saw the facilities for
the players, with many of us even getting a close up view of
the Calcutta Cup (which England has won more times than
Scotland!). The afternoon was much more serious. Our
opposition was George Watsons, a huge, all-boys day school,
which has produced many Scottish Internationals in the past.
Once again, the B team led the way, by defeating the
opposition 15–10. For the A team, the pressure was on. If they
won, it would be an unbeaten tour and a confident start to the
beginning of the season and the Daily Mail National
Competition. The team needed to get to the breakdown
quicker and the backs needed to support more and give more
options to the fly half. The game plan worked, and, once the
tries started to be scored, the team became much more
confident. The score, in the end, was 19–12 in our favour.
For many reasons, it was an extremely successful tour and a
great team-building exercise for the up-and-coming term.
Thanks go to all the staff who gave up some of their summer
holiday to accompany us up to Scotland.
George Lindley
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Preparation
After a gruelling series of visits to the hospital, for injections to
vaccinate against yellow fever, rabies, hepatitis A and typhoid
… not to mention the malaria tablets, and a weekend training
expedition in Crowborough, where we woke up to snow, we
were ready for our expedition to Uganda.
Uganda lies in the middle of Africa. It is a green and lush
country which has many lakes, the largest being Lake Victoria.
The Rwenzori Mountains are in the west and Mount Elgon and
other major peaks lie on the eastern side of the country.
Uganda has many National Parks; we were able to visit Queen
Elizabeth National Park and see a variety of animals,
including lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, hippopotamus
and buffalo. Uganda also has mountain gorillas, chimpanzees
and a lot of birds.
Our time in Uganda was divided into four separate phases:
Acclimatisation
We began this phase a couple of men down, as Ed Mason and
Mark ‘Big Sneds’ Sneddon were stuck in Dubai. Unfortunately,
Ed had left his passport on the plane, which made it tricky to
get on the connecting flight. We flew into Entebbe
International Airport and then made our way to Kampala, the
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capital city. At first it was noisy and dusty, and then the rain
came, like you have never seen before – not the Uganda we
were expecting. Our guide, Frankie, helped us to exchange
money without being ripped off, we then went to the
‘Shoprite’, to stock up on food.
We stayed at a backpackers’ campsite and got used to putting
our tents up and down. Our next journey took us to Lake
Ruzongo. We crossed over the equator and finally arrived to be
greeted by over 100 local kids. We played football, we lost,
Uganda 3–England 0, then devoured the first of many rice and
tasteless sauce meals. But it was better than what was to
come. We travelled all across the west side of Uganda, meeting
locals, young and old, and even some Italians, also staying at
one of our many visited campsites. Eventually, after four or
five stops at various destinations, many six-hour bus journeys
(in good old Rosa) and finally learning how to work a Tranjia
(portable cooker), we had made it to the ‘trekkers’ campsite in
Klemebe. As part of the acclimatisation phase, we hiked two of
the Buwata Community Trails. They were not easy, but we
returned to Klembe and were offered an epic football match,
this time complete with national anthems and a referee. An
explosive second half finished 4–3 to KTFC, and the crowd
screamed ‘Mazungu, Mazungu’ (white man, white man), they
loved it. It was a real experience for us.
Trekking up Mount Elgon
We travelled, by bus, from Kampala to Mbale,
the base camp for Mount Elgon. However, after
more rain, the bus fell into a ditch, and we were
forced to complete the journey to the base
campsite by foot.
The summit of Mount Elgon, at 4,321m
(14,176ft), is Uganda’s second highest
mountain. The forested terrain on the slopes,
followed by open moorland higher up, provided
stunning views during the four-day ascent to
the highest point, Wagagai Peak.
We travelled with a local team of guides,
porters and ‘security’, a small army, and
reached the peak in record time. It was an
incredible high (mentally and physically) and well worth the
effort. The descent down the Sasa Route, including several
downhill ladders and a ‘wall of death which was painful on
the knees, took a mere day and a half. We were very tired and
very wet.
We were delighted to have a big evening meal, and we then
rested for the next couple of days.
Project Phase:
Salalira Primary School
On arrival at Salalira School, we learned that the school had
been without fresh water for two terms. The usual capacity of
1,000 children had dwindled to 200. We decided that we
would spend quite a large proportion of our budget and pay
for the water bill – we also paid for water for another year.
The project which we undertook involved continuing on from
where a previous expedition had left off, building a new
classroom. We bought materials and then started work on the
ring beam construction, which will allow another team to
build the roof on top. We also built a ladder, scaffolding and
timber planking.
Unfortunately, rain caused delays, and so we spent time
teaching P6/P7 students English, Science and general
knowledge about English culture. We mixed concrete with
stones, sand, water and cement to put into the ring beam,
which was positioned on top of the new classroom walls –
which will support the roof construction. We also spent time
with the local children, playing football and other games.
Rest and Relaxation
After completing the trekking and project phases of the
expedition, we had a few days of R&R. Then, we all squeezed
into yet another minibus and headed for Jinja. We played golf,
swam, fished, watched some TV, sampled some Nile beer and
even gatecrashed a Christian party! We spent many a night on
the town having some laughs; Briscoe had us in stitches for
most of the time.
Overview
We trekked for miles and camped in some of the most remote
parts of Uganda; this challenged us both physically and
mentally, but we were rewarded with outstanding views of
Kenya and Uganda, and a huge sense of achievement from
reaching the Wagagai summit. We were greeted and looked
after by friendly and generous locals and handed over gifts of
books, colouring pencils and pens. We made budget and
transport decisions daily and worked as a team to keep the
books balanced.
We had come a long way since landing at Entebbe
International, some 28 days earlier,
but all were looking forward to the journey home and the
thought of sinking into a long, hot, deep bath (and a Subway).
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where the scenery was spectacular and the roads quiet, they
enjoyed spectacular descents, achieving speeds up to 79km/h.
Day three was to provide the stiffest challenge so far, with
heavy rain, headwinds, seven punctures and a broken crank
arm, requiring Jonny to cycle one-footed into Wigan. Day four
brought the halfway stage, in very heavy rain, again, but also
the epic experience of reaching the summit of Shap, in the
Peak District. From here, it was a long, 249km-slog into
Edinburgh, through a landslide in the Borders.
By day five the pain was beginning to kick in, with sore
backsides, knees, Achilles tendons and a general stiffness in
the muscles, which took a good couple of hours to cycle out
each morning! The ascent into the Highlands in day four and
five was spent enjoying what scenery we could see through the
teeming rain and trying to position the backsides on the
saddle to ease the pain.
However, the sun shone on the far side of the Cairngorms,
and, after ascending the 1,200ft, we enjoyed coasting down to
Inverness, where we saw
John O’Groats, on the
road signs, for the first
time.
In the first week of the summer holidays, Rob
Johnstone and Graham Kennedy, from the
Epsom College Common Room, accompanied
by Jonny Foley, an old Marlboroughian, took
on the challenge of cycling from the
southernmost point to the northernmost point
of the UK. This was done in order to raise
money for Cancer Research.
This involved cycling a distance 1,320km over six
and a half days, with a heart-stopping and bottomnumbing 933km over the first four days, before they
hit the Highlands of Scotland. On their way, they
would face considerable adversity. In numerical
terms, this would entail 20km/h headwinds for four
days, 13 punctures, burning 8,000 calories a day and
an average of 189km/day. This involved 5am starts
followed by days of up to 10 hours in the saddle.
Starting in hilly Cornwall, where the roads were as
smooth as a baby’s bottom, but, also, unfortunately,
as busy as one, progress was swift but unrelenting, as
the three competed against heavy traffic on the flatter,
but hectic, A30. Crossing the Severn into Wales, on day two,
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Despite the slight shock
of being overtaken, near
Dornoch, by two very
overweight men on a
tandem bicycle travelling
down a steep hill at
84km/h, we managed to
scrape into John O’Groats
with a tail wind and
glorious sunshine, to
finish at
lunchtime on the
seventh day.
Despite the
extreme nature
of this
endurance
event, it was an
incredible
experience, and
we were very
grateful for all
the support we
received, both
on and off the
road. Your generosity has, thus far,
raised just under £3,000 for Cancer Research UK. Many thanks.
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Carr House
Housemaster
M. Day Esq
Tutors
F. C. Drinkall
M. R. Read Esq
T. S. Cooper Esq
M. D. Hobbs Esq
G. D. Kennedy Esq
Head of House
L. Davies
Deputy Head of House
M. Polkey
Let’s get straight to the most important date of the College
calendar, 4 October, The inter-house Choral Competition.
Forget the solo competition, forget the part-song competition,
the only cup that matters is the unison. Hours and hours and
hours of practice finally culminated in Carr House being
announced as the winners of the Murray Young Unison Cup,
leaving all other Houses clutching at thin air. To quote our
esteemed Housemaster: “The Unison Cup shows that a House
is united and working towards one common goal and cause, it
is the single most important and coveted trophy that any
House can wish to win”. And yes, boys, we won it! Special
mentions must go to Keval Patel for leading us through the
many rehearsals on the piano. Also, to Mr Kennedy for his
highly skilled and talented input, and we are all very sad that
his talents are now to be wasted in Fayrer House. Finally, to
Edward Ariel, for his inspiring enthusiasm – we well know the
triumph would not have been possible without him (House
colours were awarded to Ed and also to George Frazer for his
efforts in leading the part song). To quote the adjudicator’s
official report, we produced “Extraordinary conducting” and
“Singing with real spirit and energy”. Well done everyone!
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Moving onto more music success: Anthony Gillan achieved
grade 8 on the flute with merit, Christopher Hardy grade 7 on
piano and Jack Frazer grade 6 with merit.
As well as music, Carr House had a great input into the drama
productions at Epsom, particularly backstage. The stunning
production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd saw Carr
dominate the credits of the production team with Mr Read as
Stage Manager and Will Broad, Alex Siba and Adam Webb
responsible for the very advanced lighting during the
performance. Then, in the summer performance of George
Orwell’s 1984, Kush Chatrath was Stage Manager and Alex Siba
and Adam Webb were, once again, part of the lighting/technical
team who are essential for the success of a production.
Each end of term final roll saw Carr House collect many
academic prizes. In the Michaelmas Term final roll, Jack
Barrass won a GCSE Prize for nine A*s and Stuart Briscoe and
Matthew Wynne won the Ann Hood Prize for 10 A*s. In the
summer term final roll, the boys of Carr House raked in the
prizes: Alex Scales won the Chemistry Prize, Max Dialdas the
History Prize and George Lindley the Physics Prize. Danny
Bradshaw won the Dodd Speech Prize, Matthew Wynne picked
up not only the Cunning Nutrition Essay Prize but also the
Sterry Divinity Prize. Edward Ariel was also a double
prizewinner, with the Theatre Studies Prize and the Religious
Studies Prize. Sam Harley won the National Sporting Award
and Gautham Shankar the Sealey Physics Prize.
Carr is not so well known for its achievements in CCF. However,
this changed during 2007/2008, as Danny Bradshaw became
best cadet and Matthew Wynne became best NCO. The Junior
and Senior teams both performed well on AGI day. We also had
Alex Brunton-Reed, Henry Cheetham, Xavier Dialdas, Pete
Nichols and Marcel Van Wyk achieving their Bronze Duke of
Edinburgh’s Awards.
In the Sports Department, Carr House continued to excel. The
Michaelmas Term was host to many events that we did well in.
Particularly, the much-anticipated cross-country competition!
The M4s did outstandingly well by coming second. Special
mentions to Ciaran O’Duffy, who won the race by 11 seconds,
and to Danilo Bardella, who came in third (House colours were
awarded to both for their superb effort). At the Intermediate
distance Alex Dowle finished 10th, and at the Senior distance
Luke Davies, Gareth Blease, Stuart Briscoe and James Frewin
all finished in the top 30. The great turnout, from nearly all
the boys in the House, and the huge effort from everyone
deserved a better finish than sixth overall.
Next were the swimming championships. We finished second
overall only to a very strong Fayrer team, however, we won the
U14 and the Standards Cup. Special mentions go to Alex Norris,
who won the 50m breaststroke; Connor Payne, who came
second in the 100m backstroke, and Seb Weingartshofer, who
came second in the 50m butterfly. We also won the U14 4 x
25m medley and freestyle relays, and the same again in the
Seniors’ competition. A great all-round House effort!
We did not fare so well on the rugby pitch this year, with the
U4s coming sixth and the M4s coming fourth. However, Luke
Davies, James Frewin and Max Polkey all represented a very
successful College 1st XV. It was much the same story on the
hockey field, as the Juniors came seventh in the interhouse
competition. Max Polkey, Connor Payne, Gwyn Page, Seb
Weingartshofer, Connor Payne, Jaymish Patel and James
Frewin all played for the College 1st team.
The Senior House football was an epic story this year. From the
kit arriving late, to potential last-minute winners, from diving
headers to penalty saves. Captained by James W-G, Carr began
with a very average loss, 2–1 to Holman. But then the kit
arrived, and everything changed – we went on a rampage –
with some exceptional performances from Gareth Blease and
the captain. But the most important performance was from
Andrew ‘Becks’ Bever, who scored the crucial 5th goal against
neighbours Propert, in a tough 5–1 victory. A crunch game
arrived against Granville, and we could only manage a draw,
when we so badly needed a win. Even a 9–2 thrashing of
Robinson couldn’t get us into a position to win overall. We
were too far behind going into the last game to be able to win,
but there was always pride to play for. The final game, against
eventual winners Forest, went all the way to penalties, and,
after Jack Barrass pulled off a stunning save to his right, James
Frewin had no trouble in drilling the ball into the net for the
win. A second-place finish was very good, but we all know we
could have won if we’d taken all our chances.
The summer term saw the arrival of the Athletics Standards
Competition for the Junior boys. The U4s’ performance left
something to be desired, whereas some of the M4s did
outstandingly well – particularly Max Dialdas, who amassed 34
points, Cam Jeffery 35 and George Lindley 36 (House colours
were awarded to George). Special mention should also go to Seb
Weingartshofer, who represented Surrey in the triple jump. Max
also performed very well in tennis, as he won the Junior Boys’
Trophy and House colours. In addition, Stuart Briscoe partnered
Helena Mortimer to victory in the Senior mixed doubles tennis
competition, and House colours were awarded to him as well.
Stuart also partnered Gwyn Page as one of the College’s 1st
team boys’ tennis pairs. Pete Nichols represented the College in
the 1st XI cricket and he collected the fielding award.
None of the success achieved by Carr House in 2007/2008
would have been possible without the help and guidance of
our Housemaster, Tutors, Head of House, Prefects and U6th.
On behalf of the House, I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Day,
Mr Cooper, Mrs Drinkall, Mr Kennedy, Mr Read, Mr Hobbs, Luke
Davies and Max Polkey for all that they have done for the
House. And last, but by no means least, I would like to thank
Sue and her team for looking after us so well! It is a sad note
to end on, but we must bid farewell to Mr Read, who departs
after seven years’ loyal service in the House, to find pastures
new in the West Country at Bryanston School. He will be much
missed. Mr Kennedy, after a brief foray in the House, has left
to take up his position as Fayrer House resident tutor, and we
wish him great success in that new role. We very much look
forward to welcoming Mr Thomas and Miss Crossland to the
House, in September 2008, as new tutors in Carr.
Crawfurd House
Where on earth could I possibly start? As to be expected, a
million and one things have somehow been crammed into
one academic year. Ranging from various academic successes
to interhouse sporting victories, we Crawfurdians have
definitely managed to keep up appearances with another
enormously successful year.
The year started off at its usual pace. Despite being used to the
familiar chaos that comes with attending Epsom College, most
of us were swept off our feet as the term broke into full swing.
September became October almost immediately, and with
October came the long-awaited Choral Competition. As Maddy
White took to the stage, umbrella in hand, the sense of
expectation was tangible. We did well in our rendition of ‘It’s
Raining Men’, blurting out a quaver here and a crescendo
there. Seemingly, however, the head judge was not of the
same opinion. When it was revealed, after a long and tiring
day of singing, that our unison had finished second to last,
there was uproar amidst the masses. Not to appear ungracious
in defeat, we kept our heads high, barely flinching as the news
that our part song had also failed to gain a place in the top 5
was flung upon us. It was only as we gorged ourselves on
Domino’s pizza, post-defeat, in an attempt to ease the pain,
that the realisation settled in. The judge just couldn’t handle
us, it was that simple.
Cross country soon raced around the corner, and, with its
arrival, our losing streak ceased to exist. Jo Boddy did us proud
by finishing first, by miles, in the Intermediate Cup, followed by
Tamsin Barber in U4 who came in at fourth place. Carina
Lindberg of L6 and Sophie Glaas of M4 also placed themselves
in the top 10 for their various age groups, and it would be
wrong of me not to mention Lauren Bowman and Lucy Murray,
of the 5th form, who valiantly trundled in right at the back to
win the wooden spoon. Good effort, guys, at least you finished.
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The U16 interhouse hockey tournament was a tense affair, but,
after securing a 2–0 win against Wilson, we battled on to
eventually beat Raven on penalty flicks, and thus defended
our title for the third year running. The end of term neared,
and, as it did, Megan Abram and KJ seemed to disappear off
the face of the planet in the run up to a hugely successful
performance of The Duchess of Malfi. At the end of term we
were forced to say goodbye to Angela, our immensely
passionate and caring Housekeeper, and bubbly Nicole the
gappie. Mrs Keevil just about managed to keep it together as
we congregated in the Common Room to bid farewell to them
both, but it was a sad event nonetheless.
As the Lent Term began, so did Hannah Patel’s reign as Head
of School (our first in ages, it was nice to steal the title from
Wilson for once), and Clara Liddell took up her new post as
Head of House. Despite an outbreak of the norovirus, most of
us managed to soldier on, occasionally remembering to wipe
down any keyboards we ended up using. Anna, Carina and
Suzie then did us all proud on the sporting front by finishing in
the top 10 of the Hendelah Waley Cup. By the time the soirée
arrived, the ‘noro’ had retreated and the whole of Crawfurd
was fighting fit. What a result. Suzie Blunt gave a terrifyingly
accurate portrayal of Mrs Keevil (joking, Miss ...), which had
the audience in fits of laughter, and Talia and Lucy wowed us
all with a beautiful rendition of ‘Defying Gravity’, from the
Broadway musical Wicked. A special mention must also go to
Vicky Piper, who pulled off the part of the Big Bad Wolf in
Little Red Riding Hood with incredible ease. What great acting
skills you have, Grandma.
After half term, disaster was in the air, as Hattie had her wrist
battered in rugby, Mrs Irvine was rushed to hospital with
appendicitis and Elspi suffered a chipped tooth just before a
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(which she somehow
won anyway). But, in
true Crawfurd spirit,
they struggled on. Our
theatre trip to Mamma
Mia was a huge
success, thank you so
much Wozza for
getting us such
fabulous seats. I think
the opening notes of
‘Waterloo’ were
ringing around the Crawfurd
corridors for many a month afterward. With the Easter
holidays came Miss Thornley’s wedding, which, I hear, was a
lovely occasion. Congratulations, Mrs Woolmer.
Numbers dwindled with the arrival of study leave, but stress
levels remained consistent, and no one killed anyone, so lots
can be said for that. Much to the satisfaction of the 5th and
U6th forms, the L6th were obliged to return to the College
post-exams. With their return, came the announcement of the
new Head of House, Suzie Blunt, who slipped into Clara’s
shoes with admirable ease. The entire year took on the roles of
acting prefects quickly and professionally, which is a credit to
them all. More triumphs came flooding in for Crawfurd, with
Kara Heggs winning the U4 Dodd Speech Prize and Janine
Zager winning for the M4s, and, as expected, the Epsom
College pace continued up to the very last day. As per usual,
we all achieved a huge amount and put in a massive amount
of effort; well done, team, long may it continue.
Fayrer House
Housemaster:
P. J. Williams, Esq.
House Tutors:
D. J. R. Campbell, Esq.,
J. M. Drinkall Esq.,
Ms N. C. Morrow, Dr S. A. Wade,
Mrs S. E. Williams
Head of House:
G. Lowe
As the summer holiday came to an end, the boys returned to
Fayrer expecting an intense year, as PJ looked to continue his
legacy of success into the final year of his 15-year tenure as
Housemaster. The summer had set the tone for the coming
year, with good exam results across the top three years – the
U6th being particularly successful. Even Monkey managed to
exceed his own expectations. AS and GCSE results were also
impressive, thus giving a good academic
foundation to the year – even in Fayrer!
Before the House could resume its
domination of the Michaelmas sporting
competitions, the boys were moved out of
their comfort zone to face the always
widely enjoyed Choral Competition. This
year’s unison was ‘I Will Survive’, which,
when performed with some well-drilled
actions, was clearly a crowd favourite,
though it didn’t quite achieve its deserved
place on the scoreboard. The part song
was probably best forgotten (sorry chaps!),
whilst Dan Bailey sang ‘Danny Boy’ for the
solo, in a highly stirring fashion, and was
very unlucky to not be placed. Musical
success continued this term for the House,
with regard to exams, with Simon Jennings
achieving grade 6 in singing.
The next major inter-house competition
was the cross country. PJ’s rigorous training routine had seen
an unbroken winning streak throughout his reign as
Housemaster, and he wasn’t going to let up in his final year.
Hard work resulted in wins for both the Junior and
Intermediate age groups, and the overall trophy. The M4s
managed to achieve a remarkable nine in the top 12, led in
by Ali Porter in second place. Joe Toomey cruised to victory in
the Intermediate race, whilst Felix Hugger inched Max Eden
on the line to take the Senior crown. Further cross-country
success was gained by Joe, who was district runner-up the
following week, and he has gone on to represent Surrey on a
regular basis.
The House was also successful in rugby. George Lowe captained
the 1st XV, which had a strong Fayrer contingent in it, and A
teams lower down the College were similar. Strong
performances for the College were mirrored with successes in
the House competitions, where good efforts by the U4 and 6thform teams and a win by the M4s, along with an incredibly
exciting win in the 5th-form competition, won Fayrer the
overall touch rugby shield. Other rugby awards included Major
Colours for both George Lowe and Joe Trayfoot.
Other sporting
successes in the
Michaelmas Term
included total
domination of the
swimming pool, in
which the James
brothers led the Fayrer
team to an
overwhelming victory.
Rupert James claimed
the Smith Boys’ 100m
Cup, whilst he shared
the Huxter Boys
Individual Cup with his
brother, Guy. Fayrer also thrived in the less mainstream sports,
winning the Junior boys’ table tennis, with a team ably led by
Ben Choi, and winning the House volleyball competition.
The Lent Term began with modules for all L6th and U6th, and
books and files were hastily opened, as the Senior members of
the House tried to quickly prepare. The 5th form, too, had their
first experience of ‘serious’ exams, and the usual panic from
them ensued. However, attention soon returned to House
competitions, and, after a questionable defeat to Carr in the
Great Egg Race, the House were determined to retain the House
Pancake Race Trophy, which ended in a tie with Holman.
As always, the House performed well in all sports. Top hockey
teams were filled with Fayrer boys throughout the College,
and, unsurprisingly, the House claimed both the Junior and
Senior House hockey competitions. In other sports, the House
had similar success. George Lowe led the 1st VII to the Sussex
7s title, whilst squash captain Matt Costain led the College to
another successful season, with U4 Chris Parkinson also
proving himself as a new member of the 1st V. Fayrer boys
were also prominent in the shooting team, with Sam Hunter
and Nick Beesley representing Great Britain as well as the
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College. In addition, Felix Hugger and Joe Toomey received
cross-country cups as recognition for what was a highly
successful season for them.
Aside from sport, the now well-established chess captain, Rob
Wolstenholme, along with his wing men Ed Rushen, Andrew
Leung and Guy James, stormed to victory in the inter-house
chess, continuing Fayrer’s tradition of dominance, in the most
intellectual of House competitions. Fayrer was also well
represented on AGI day, though didn’t pick up any awards, and
the term ended with the usual exhortations from PJ to work
hard over the Easter holiday as “the exams will be upon you
before you know it”!
As usual, not many took notice of this, so the return to College
for the summer term was the regular panic, as tests and
revision got under way. Quiet hours were strictly enforced with
PJ patrolling the House with even greater regularity and an
even shorter temper! Most members of the House still found
time to enjoy the usual games of football and tennis just
outside the back of the House – and at least there were no
broken windows this year!
In House competitions, we stormed to success in the athletics
finals on Founders’ Day and also in the Standards Competition,
but were less successful in the cricket – losing to Propert in the
final. In the tennis we managed to trouble the opposition,
and, in all sports, were hefty contributors to College teams
once again.
So the year drew to a close and the usual goodbyes were said:
to George ‘Borat’ Lowe and Matt Chasey, who both led the
House with distinction. To Freddie, Harding-Edgar, Woostie,
Andrew and Nutters; and to Ed ‘I like my sofa’ Rushen,
Bowman, Guy James, Oli ‘pie boy’ Lloyd, Masons, Sam Hunter
and Roger.
A farewell party was arranged for Mr and Mrs Williams on the
last Sunday of term, and was attended by a huge number of
past and present boys and parents to pay tribute to their time
in Fayrer. Mr Williams spoke fondly of his years in Fayrer,
following an amusing and entertaining summary of 15 years
of life in Fayrer by Mr Drinkall. We obviously wish Mr and Mrs
Williams well for the future, along with their sons, as they
embark on a new life at Epsom, and thank them for all they
have done.
We also welcome Mr and Mrs Head and their family to the
House and, as an ex member of Fayrer, have no doubt that Mr
Head will continue the traditions of the House.
So, that’s it really! Another successful year full of laughter, fun,
success and hard work. Well done everyone – and good luck to
Jarred and the team for next year.
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Forest House
[Max won’t mention that he was chosen to be Head of School
– the first for Forest in six years – and he was rated as one of
the best there has been in recent times – well done Max! This
allowed Janil Ramesh to step up as Head of House.]
Well, where to start? Another momentous year in Forest’s
proud history. Best to go in chronological order, so as to forget
as little as possible. As usual, at the beginning of the year, the
House’s energy was focused on the choral competition.
Practice for the unison was on schedule, but panic did ensue
after the part song was performed for the House, and it was
mediocre, to say the least. After 24 hours of toil, with five
minutes here and there, it seemed ready. Harry Falconer led
the part song through those dark hours, and, in the cabin of
his room and with sheer focus, we found harmony together
and knew our rendition of R. Kelly’s ‘Ignition’ was going to set
the roof on fire. After a rousing speech to the troops from Alex
Davie, easily comparable to Churchill, we proudly marched to
the drama studio for a final rehearsal. There, Richard Bath
surprised us all with his solo performance. The bravest and
most talented of all of us, his final delivery was excellent,
gaining the respect of the whole House for what he did. With
blazers inside out (genius from Jamie) and hair slicked back,
the part song boys looked as smooth as they sounded, and
their dance moves had the crowd stunned. Tighe and
Morrison’s booming bass kept the rhythm for Hack, Otis and
Harvey’s melodies. This was a memorable moment that won
us second place, and will be remembered for a long time. Tom
Hatton strode straight from the part song to conduct our
unison with aplomb. Spirits were high for days after the
competition, and the College knew who the real winners were.
Focus was soon turned to the cross-country competition, and
everyone was keen to repeat the previous year’s success. There
were hard training sessions for weeks. I was proud to
see many of our Juniors feed off the Seniors’
determination – seeing mini-Borch push himself on a
final lap of training was certainly motivation for me,
and is a moment still very clear in my memory. After
one more session around Chapel under fireworks for
Guy Fawkes Night, the day came. Step up once more
Al Davie, this time comparable to Henry V, he
poetically called for a monumental effort, and he
then proceeded to lead on the course. The Seniors
won for a second year in a row with excellent
performances from Al, Tom, Ben, Jonny Blackburn
and Trepant, with the ‘General’ Janil, calmly and
coolly bringing up the rear. [Max is too modest here
to add that he stepped back on the line to allow
the overseas Fayrer runner – brought in on a free transfer for
one season – to win the race, rather than see him fly into the
crowd as they tussled for the victory, an act of sportsmanship
that impressed everyone who witnessed it.] Also, in the
Michaelmas Term, several boys performed in the College play
The Duchess of Malfi, with outstanding performances from
Nick Conner and Chris Tighe, whilst, later in the year, Richard
Trepant performed in the outstanding Sweeney Todd musical.
At the same time, there was a very successful Epsom rugby
season underway, thanks largely to many Forest boys. Robbie
Macdonald, Ollie Dennis and Tom Williams showed real
promise in their first seasons representing the A and B teams,
while Ed Bellringer and Josh Allen had strong seasons as part
of a good Daily Mail U4 squad. Jamie Falconer led the 5thform A team, as captain, with explosive pace and a good rugby
brain. He looks set for a good two years in the College 1st
team. Nick Thomas had a solid season, and, when not plagued
with illness, is one of the strongest players in his year. Otis
Earle moved between scrum-half and full back with his quick
feet, and developed as a player 10-fold with hard work that
was also seen in the athletics season. In the Seniors, Harry
Falconer had a good season with some performances in the
2nd team and as a solid rock for the 3rds. Blackburn (Brazil
under 20s), Trepant (France under 20s), Faccini (Italy under
20s) and Nick Conner (Malaysia under 20s) worked hard for
2nd and 3rd team caps, helping to make it one of the
strongest Forest rugby seasons for years.
The soirée was memorable for several reasons: it was the first
in a refurbished Big School, and, after Harry and Tom and I
murdered a Kings of Leon song, the night was full of talent and
fun. Mark and Alex did a sterling job as hosts, to a tough crowd!
We find you funny! Your humour kept us going towards the end
of the year. James Corbett produced the performance of the
evening by a mile with his violin, although the most
memorable moment was the Falconer episode, for which Harry
is still, apparently, receiving therapy! The football season saw
Harry Falconer captain the 1st team from centre back, earning
major colours. It was a privilege to serve next to him, with the
‘General’ playing defensive midfield in front of us, and Josh
Memour commanding the offside line next to us. Ben CareyLampard had a solid season in the 2nds, with Chris ‘Flush’
Tighe, Mark and Tom. This group, plus Blackburn, Norman,
Blunden, Adegboye, Otis and Jamie, saw an undefeated Forest
team win the football cup. Harry was a little bitter about not
being the top scorer, but he didn’t do too badly. The crowd at
the sideline, at every match, showed why we are so lucky to be
in Forest, and what a band of brothers we are!
Before we knew it the summer term was upon us, the U6th
already feeling nervous of exams and leaving in general.
Nevertheless, there were strong cricket performances in the
House. Josh Allen played for the U4 1st team and continued his
success with Surrey, all under our ‘General,’ Janil’s wing. He
earned Major Colours after four years in the 1st team, a
dedicated servant to College cricket. Ed Bellringer was the
other outstanding cricketer, with a couple of half centuries at
the crease. Guy, Hack and Josh Phillips bossed the Senior
tennis team without managing to collect a single inter-house
trophy amongst the three of them! There was excellent athletic
ability shown by Max and Richard Trepant, in the Seniors,
representing the College in long distance and steeplechase,
with the former winning the 800m and 1500m on Founders’
Day. Otis, as always, was sterling in the same events for the
College Intermediate team. Tighe and Kla dominated the gym,
and everyone was in high spirits as the exams closed in. After
the exams, Forest celebrated its 50th year in its present
location. Unfortunately, the U6th were ‘helping communities
overseas’ so couldn’t be there, but were sad to miss it. Many
familiar faces came back home!
The L6th did very well in their AS levels, an academically
talented year, there were many straight As and excellent
performances, including Blunden and Chris Davie, who have
now seriously increased everyone’s expectation of them next
year. Coincidentally, they kissed and made up and are now
friends again! Lisle Chase (UCL), Mark Hempstead, Kla
Athakravi (LSE) Jason Tong and Tom (University of Life) had
outstanding grades in the U6th. Good luck to all the boys at
their respective universities.
Now is a good time to say a few thank yous: to Yvette, the
ladies and Ken, from all of us, on the help and friendship you
gave to us; to the tutors – Mr Irvine, Mr Hibbitt, Mr Henson
and Mr Gillespie; to Mr Case, who sadly left us at Christmas to
take up a well-deserved promotion as chaplain at St John’s
after five great years in the House; and, finally, to Mr Bustard,
for the wonderful time. Here’s to many more glorious years at
the bottom of the hill, under the sun, with friends in Forest!
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Valete: Kla Athakravi, Ben Carey-Evans, Lisle Chase, Alex Davie,
Max Eden (Head of School – Michaelmas), Harry Falconer, Tom
Hatton, Marc Hempstead, Janil Ramesh (Head of House), Oliver
Rayburn, Christopher Tighe, Jason Tong, James Wilson,
Nathaniel Burns.
Salvete: Max Austin, Jack Bainbridge, Richard Barth, William
Borch, Melvin Chow, James Corbett, Oliver Dennis, Robbie
MacDonald, Angus Martin, Tim Plumbridge, Thomas Williams,
Andy Wong.
Max Eden
Granville House
The start of the Michaelmas Term brought the usual flurry of
anxious activity, but it was not long before all the newcomers
began to feel more at home in the House of ‘red and black’.
The term would be dominated by the three Cs (Chapel service,
Choral Competition and Cross-country), and the House put in a
great effort in every regard.
Granville’s Chapel service was hailed, by common consent, to
be the best of the year, featuring a clear moral message, a 5thform chorus and a rap from the pulpit containing the
memorable line – ‘Let’s go back to 00 AD, life in Bethlehem was
a little bit crazy’! Moreover, in the Choral competition, Tom
Burgess’ fourth spot in the solo and the fifth place in the part
song were further highlights of the opening weeks. While the
ample unison preparation did not quite pay off on the day, the
spirits of the troops were raised by some outlandish images of
MALT and ‘Thumper’ held aloft before proceedings began!
There were also some very notable achievements in the cross
country. The House finished fourth overall, but excellent
individual performances in their age groups included Ben
Francis (seventh), Ben Crouch (20th) and Rhodri Needham
(16th). As always, it was a relief to end the trauma of Chapel
triangles and return to the normality of prep (and toasties).
The Michaelmas Term was also characterised by exceptional
sporting triumphs, in areas as varied as fencing, shooting,
squash and swimming. In rugby, however, the Granville boys
surpassed themselves, winning the Senior inter-house rugby
competition and attaining numerous awards. Greg Newman
received the Most Improved Player Award, James Crisp the Most
Consistent Player Award and, in tandem with the others, Max
Page gained Major Honours. Well done also to Gus Field and
Robbie Gillespie, two further stalwarts of an outstanding 1st XV.
Special Granville praise should also go to Rhodri and Charlie, a
seminal half-back pairing in the 2nds, who ended the season
unbeaten, with DJRC bursting blood vessels of pride.
As always, Matt Goodyear’s superb organisation was in full
view in the swimming gala (in which we finished fourth), and a
noteworthy end of term event involved the House volleyball,
with the hastily assembled team ‘learning on the job’ and
proving that fitness is sometimes more important than
technique. Alas, in the M4s, the excitement of the impending
Xmas holidays was tempered slightly by the loss of ‘Yerbury’,
after one term, as his family was relocating to Australia. He
had proved himself an amazing academic and his eccentricity
blended in well with his roommates! Nonetheless, after
another successful term, all looked forward to the holiday and
even hanging around, with little to do, for the final two days of
term did not dampen the spirits too much.
Inevitably, however, a
sense of doom crept in
with the AS/A2/GCSE exams
at the start of the New
Year, and the tone was set
for much of the Lent
Term! Nonetheless,
the House was well
represented in the
hockey squads and
the 1st XI contained
Greg (as captain),
Max, Matt and
Rhodri. Although
success was thin on
the ground in the
course of the
season, all offered
significant
contributions and a
healthy challenge
was initiated in the
House competition
(narrowly missing
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out in a penalty shoot-out on the day). However, never let it be
said that Granville is only a sporting House, for, in Sweeney
Todd, Tom Burgess, Greg and Charles Rivett-Carnac
demonstrated, beyond all measure, that true drama excellence
colours the corridors of the College’s ‘premier House’. The
weeks, and months, of endeavour paid off in some spectacular
performances, and all were proud of their efforts.
With the advent of the summer term, and the Wilson pitch
frolics, the mood of the House lifted immeasurably, with the
U6th increasingly looking to the future and the prospect of
sampling university life! As always, Founders’ Day proved to be
a superb occasion, with Will Freeman being recognised as
Victor Ludorum of his year (with victories in the 100m, 100m
hurdles, triple jump and finishing second in the 200m),
Harrison Mead and Tom Gray striding home one/two in their
800m event and Olly Ramagge being awarded the Lord
Burghley Champagne Bucket for the (earlier) House Standards
competition. Another magnificent aspect of the day involved
watching the (rather rusty) Senior 400m team strive to remain
unlapped and feign injury at every possible opportunity.
Granvillians also featured prominently in other sports, with
‘Captain Fantastic’, and Head of House, Matt Goodyear,
winning the Senior singles in the tennis and the doubles with
Ollie Clayton. The L6th and U6th also continued the House’s
fine reputation in cricket, with both Max Page and (more
surprisingly for a fast bowler!) Charlie Mortimer smashing their
way to centuries in the course of the season. Max deserves a
special mention for winning Double Major Colours, the batting
salver, best all-rounder and the Eric Radcliffe Award. Before
leaving sporting matters, let’s not forget the so-called ‘minor’
ones: Johnny Malynn and Olly Ramgge were both instrumental
in the U15 squash team, coming third in the National
Championships (an outstanding achievement); Charles R-C and
Ben Ross were both involved at Bisley for the target rifle, with
Charles helping to return the Ashburton Shield to Epsom, and
who can forget ‘Team Granville’ in the Saturday softball
extravaganza, gaining an epic Granville victory and changing
the modern face of the sport!
As befits such an academic House (!), Granville was awash with
prizes at the close of the year. Dom Behar and Curtis Man
picked up 5th-form prizes, Jaeho Chung gained a remarkable
four prizes (an excellent recruit from Robinson!), John Lee,
Leonard Leung and Ed Leung Zheng all attained L6th prizes,
and, fittingly, Gus Field, Robbie Gillespie, Matt Goodyear, Max
Page and Terrence Tai were all rewarded colours in their final
year. Prize-giving was, therefore, a significant affair, and the
depth of Granville awards reflected the hard work of the chaps
throughout the year.
Alas, 2007–2008 was also a year of goodbyes. We bade farewell
to our excellent gappie, Gus, from Australia, who proved a true
Granvillian in every way and was a tower of strength in every
setting. Thanks for all your efforts big man! His two
replacements, Richard and Sean, proved big hits in differing
ways, with Sean offering his own unique Zimbabwean take on
life at every opportunity. We also lost the irreplaceable Jean,
Housekeeper extraordinaire and member of Granville for over
24 years! In addition to keeping the boys and a succession of
HMMs on their toes, she always offered a caring and wise
approach to every situation, not to mention excellent treats at
break time! We will miss her, and we all thank her for the
unstinting care and devotion to the men in ‘red and black’.
It goes without saying, of course, that the increasingly smooth
running of the House would not have been possible without
the abundant talents of the U6th, and Matt, as Head of
House, deserves special credit for this. We also wish his
successor, Charlie Mortimer, the best of luck in this
demanding role. Thanks must also go to MALT and the tutor
team, together with Jean’s House staff, for keeping all on
track, and we wish Mr Young well as he pursues a new
venture as resident tutor of Holman.
Valete: James Crisp, Angus Field, Oliver Foster, Jack Fraser,
George Freeman, Robbie Gillespie, Matthew Goodyear,
Peter Keohane, Greg Newman, Max Page, Terrence Tai and
Alex Yerbury.
Salvete: Ben Crouch, Ben Grant, Sebastian Jennings, Matthew
Man, Oliver Polkey, Oliver Ramagge, Ben Ross, Alex Whitehead,
James Williams, Xavier Williams and Alex Yerbury.
Holman House
As usual, the year began with an expectant buzz. Upon arrival
we were greeted with 12 new M4’s, two new U4’s and one new
L6th – a certain Will McCarren, who had transferred over from
Rosebery. As is the way in recent years with Holman, on the
first Sunday we had a social day to introduce the new pupils
and make them feel welcome. With true Holman spirit, we had
a 5-a-side football tournament, followed by a treasure hunt.
The evening concluded with a barbeque arranged by Mr
Holiday. Not only was the day enjoyable, but the new M4s and
U4s could now feel part of Holman House.
The main bulk of fun early on was focussed on the eagerly
anticipated House Choral Competition, and shortlists for this
year’s unison were soon circling the House. Much credit is
deserved by Foxy, Henri, Ms Chandley and Mr Holiday, for the
enthusiastic help they gave during practice sessions, helping
the House to win the part song and come second in the
unison, performing ‘Shine’ extremely well, with some great
conducting from Foxy. Anthony McGhee gave an outstanding
performance for the second year running in the solo, and
came very close to winning. Well done to him. Holman won
the overall trophy and maintained their excellent record of the
past five years.
A good number of the House were involved in the College
production of The Duchess of Malfi, with lead roles for Ben
Scarles, Tom Harty, Edmund Peppiatt and Chris Devitt. In the
6th form Dodd Speaking Prize, Lawrence Ching delivered a
brilliant speech to claim the award and continue Holman’s
success during the term.
Rugby always proves a major part of the Michaelmas Term for
many in the House, with boys representing all levels of teams
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Throughout the year, the
Chapel Choir performed to a
high standard, leading
numerous services at various
venues. Holman were the
most represented boys
House and were led by our
very own Henri Trépant, the
Choir Prefect.
throughout the College. Special mentions go to Will Brown,
Tom Harty and Chris Devitt for their efforts in the Junior Colts,
reaching the Daily Mail Cup quarter finals. Jite Avwunu, Ben
Scarles, Max Denning and Will Shaw continued their good
performances from last year into the Colts, and, at Senior level,
Foxy, Leigh Cresswell and Patrick Sweeney were regular 3rdteam players who, after the arrival of their new shirts, actually
looked quite good! Tino Charanba and Tom Key also played
key roles and managed a few 2nd-team caps, where they
joined Jamie Gillespie and Tom Brown, who put in some
awesome displays – most notably against Wellington College.
More success came in House rugby, with the Senior’s winning
the plate against Forest in the final.
Moving on from rugby, the annual cross-country race brought
out some very determined runners, with Leigh Cresswell and
Patrick Sweeney giving excellent performances. In the
swimming gala, Henry Awin deserves a special mention for his
contribution, and, in House table tennis, Holman’s team
victory meant we were the first to take the trophy from Fayrer
since records began. Well done to Raj Sahni, Patrick Sweeney,
Alec Laing and captain Tyrone Leung. The other major news in
the term was the discovery of ‘Halo’, and the Doctor spent
many a night ‘saying goodnight!’
The Lent Term saw hockey take over from rugby, and the
traditional Holman contingent, led by resident tutor Mr Head,
all proved that the extra training throughout the rugby terms
helps. Will Shaw had a great season for the Colts, while Alec
Laing and Patrick Sweeney led the banter in the 2nd team with
Mr Kennedy. Patrick broke into the 1st XI team towards the end
of the season, where he joined Jamie Gillespie, who was vice
captain for the season. Patrick is to be captain of hockey next
year. Holman’s enthusiasm towards hockey was shown in the
Senior House competition, where we were runners-up to Fayrer.
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Drama played a huge part
in this term, with many of
the House contributing in
the outrageously
ambitious and
tremendously performed
Sweeney Todd, which was
greeted with great
appreciation by the
College. Anthony McGhee played the
crude judge and Henri Trépant played the hilarious Pirelli.
Both gave five-star performances in a five-star show. Nick
Hammond was in the company and one of Sweeney’s victims,
and Jamie and Raj were stage managers for the show. A
special well done should go to those people who put in an
extraordinary amount of time and effort over two terms,
working with Ms Chandley as director. It was described as one
of the best ever College productions.
Holman have traditionally done well in the AGI Day, and, once
again, the House won the overall trophy to ensure that our
name remains the only one on the cup! Well done to all who
keenly contributed to this success. The contingent was ably led
by Cadet RSMs Fox and Gillespie, who confirmed Holman’s
dominance of the day.
The enjoyable summer term then came along. It had already
started on a positive note, with Jamie being appointed as Head
of School to be succeeded by Raj as Head of House. In sport,
Ashwin Singh, Rhys Thomas, Will Shaw and Ben Scarles played
a high level of cricket in the Seniors, and, in tennis, we had
many pupils, across different years, in top teams. Tom Harty
represented the A team and Charlie Chapman played 2ndteam tennis. Alec Laing represented the College and was 1st
pair in the 1st team, gaining full colours.
Exam season was starting to loom. We’re glad to say that work
did pick up for most; however, the U6th seemed to increase
their gym time in preparation for their post-exam trip to
Newquay! In this final term, Holman quietened down as study
leave arrived and people started to work, with, perhaps, a few
films watched here and there ….
Overall, the year was very successful from a House perspective,
in terms of sport, music and, of course, drama. We continued
in the areas where we are traditionally strong and made good
ground in others. The year was invariably dominated by the
Friday night banter with Mr Head, which turns out to be his
last year in Holman, and the antics of ‘X’, which is now well
and truly finished.
As the year came to end, so did Mr Head’s legendary position
as the resident tutor in Holman. Everyone enjoyed his Fridaynight shifts and he will never be forgotten in Holman. He is
now becoming Housemaster of Fayrer, and we wish him all the
best in his new job and hope he enjoys it with his new X-Box.
Good luck to Mr Young, who takes his position as live-in tutor.
Also, thanks to Mr Holiday, the House Tutors and House
Prefects for ensuring the year went by enjoyably and
smoothly. Good luck to Lawrence Ching, as the new Head of
House, and his prefects: Leigh Cresswell, Tino Charamba,
Anthony McGhee and Patrick Sweeney. A farewell to the U6th,
who had some great and enjoyable times in the House over
the past five years: all shall be missed and all shall miss
Holman’s unique atmosphere. Long may the spirit and
success continue into the future!
Valete: Alex Fox, Danny Garrett, Jamie Gillespie, David
Hosking, Tom Key, Alec Laing, Raj Sahni, Robbie Shaw, Henri
Trépant, Dilee Vignarajah and Wilson Wong.
Salvete: Jamie Akinlade, Henry Awin, Sam Bonfield, Oli Clark,
Gherardo De Nardis Di Prata, Ed East, Jack Garton, Jamie
Hanley, Charles Piper, Nick Reid, James Scott, Matthew Taylor,
Allen Kim, Jack Martin St Valery and Will McCarren.
There were many Propert boys representing the College in
rugby at all levels. Adam Cooper, Ollie Crouch, Roland Crouch
and Chris York were all part of a very successful 1st XV, only
losing one game in their season. The 2nd team participants
consisted of Tom Lothian, Pete Matthews, James Phelan and
Henry Way, with another successful season going unbeaten.
Tom Bliss, Peter McCallum and Tom Flynn played for the
Surrey U15 side, and Oliver Weir, Sam Castle and Alex Aves for
the U14s. Major colours were re-awarded to Chris York and Full
Colours were awarded to Adam Cooper and Ollie Crouch.
We weren’t as dominant in the swimming competition as last
year, but many House members represented us with merit.
Charlie Twyman came second in the 50m freestyle, 25m
butterfly and 100m medley, and Tom Flynn finished second in
the 50m breaststroke. All age groups finished mid table, and
we still finished in a respectable fifth place overall. Apart from
the inter-house competition, Propert reached its finest
moment with a first-place position in the House standards
competition. Well done to all those involved.
The Michaelmas Term also entailed another one of Mr
Thompson’s memorable soirées, called ‘The Sound of the
Rings’, and mixing The Sound of Music with The Lord of the
Rings, expectations were high, and the House succeeded with
some great moments of humour and action. Many thanks go
Raj Sahni and Jamie Gillespie
Propert House
2007–2008 was a very significant year for Propert, as it saw Mr
Wolstenholme’s first intake of M4s reach the U6th. We also
welcomed Mr Zacharias as tutor for the M4 year.
As usual, the first of many challenges for the year was the House
Choral Competition, with our unique style established by the
famous Mr Thompson, ably assisted by Mr Stephens at the
piano. Jordan Oldershaw gave an outstanding rendition of ‘Mack
the Knife’, to get us of to a great start. Our part song was
‘Beautiful Girls’, which was a hit with the audience – but not the
judge! The unison was also well received, but, again, we didn’t
catch the judge’s eye. We were positioned third in the solo, third
in the part song and mid table in the unison, a respectable
result in an excellent competition and a memorable afternoon.
This was quickly followed by the cross-country competition, with
Adam Cooper and Roland Crouch doing really well, with placings
in the top 10. Despite being a very cold day, it was great to see so
many Propertians committing themselves to taking on the
challenge. Propert’s efforts were good enough for fifth overall.
Propert has always performed well in the House Rugby
Competition, and this year was no exception. In the Senior
competition, Propert reached the final of the Senior Cup where
we were narrowly beaten by Granville, and we won the Plate in
the Colts with a determined team who had finally earned
success after some years of hard work. In the M4 competition,
again, Propert just lost out in the final. Above all, though, the
U4 team came through for the House, reaching the final and
winning the competition. Second place overall showed that we
remain a strong competitor for sporting achievements.
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to Mr Thompson and Mr Stephens for taking time to make the
night run smoothly.
The Lent Term is dominated, for many, by exams, with mock
GCSEs and AS and A2 modules. However, we still managed
some good performances in the inter-house hockey. The
Seniors ended the competition as Plate winners and the
Juniors as runners-up in their competition. Senior football
soon followed, with a podium finish of third place being
another success, and congratulations also go to members of
the House who played in the 1st VII rugby squad. House
colours were to be awarded to Jamie Allum, Ollie Crouch,
Roland Crouch, Chris York and Ben Everingham, after their
efforts in the House hockey.
In the spirit of Easter, there was the Great Egg Race, where
Propert performed well, finishing in third overall. Propertians
next turned their minds to the rhythms of the Solo Music
competition. Propert were inspired by musicians like Michael
Riddelsdell, who won the beginner drum kit section; Tom Bliss,
who won the elementary drum kit section and Tim Cobb, who
won the advanced brass section. Not surprisingly, Propert
came first overall.
As Propert ticked off the boxes in representation for Sports and
Music, it was now time to focus their attention to the world of
Drama. The College put on a production of Sweeney Todd, with
Jordan Oldershaw and John Faal taking lead roles in an
excellent performance of the well-known play.
In the summer term, we saw the Junior Propert cricket team
defeating Fayrer in the final, and, in athletics, the U16s won
their age group, with some great individual performances from
Tom Flynn, Connor Findlay and Alex Aves. With strong
competitors in the M4s and U4s, the House came third overall
in the House Standards competitions. A special mention
should be given to Alex Aves, who went on to attend the
National Finals for the Hurdles in his age group at Gateshead.
House colours were given to Peter McCallum, Andrew
Matthews, Tom Bliss, Martin Norton Amor, Ed Rosen and Tim
Clews for the success in the Junior Cricket Competition.
In the Junior School play, Propert was represented by Giles Way.
There have been many achievements throughout the year, but
there are some unsung heroes among the House who make
Propert run as smoothly as it does. I would like to thank Mr
Zacharias, Mr Stephens, Dr Hughes, Mr Thompson and Mr
Ellison for taking on the challenge of being our tutors. Also,
many thanks go to Sue and her cleaning staff for doing a great
job keeping the House as clean as possible, despite some
Christmas excitement getting out of hand. And last, but far
from least, thanks go to Mr Wolstenholme for the commitment
and time he put in to making sure everyone was in the right
place at the right time. I’m sure everyone in the House would
agree that due to everyone’s enthusiasm, good humour and
loyalty to the House, 2007–2008 was another outstanding year
for Propert.
Chris York
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Raven House
Housemistress:
Mrs J. Vernon-Harcourt
M4 R Tutor and Housemistress
of Rosebery elect:
Mrs N. Wilson
Tutors:
Mr Baverstock
Miss Butler
Miss Evans
Mrs Yvon-Case
Head of House:
Hannah Kent
September came and we arrived back from the long summer
holiday to find the House had changed again – we had stolen
the John Propert room to put the U4s in and Mrs VernonHarcourt had stolen their sofa! We welcomed the biggest group
of M4s to the House ever (as we shared the House with the
newly formed Rosebery Girls): 21 at the time, shortly joined by
Genny Measures to make 22, plus Anna Dixon into the U4,
Caroline Lloyd from Crawfurd into the L6th and Mrs Wilson
from Wilson too!
Realising the choral competition was fast approaching, we
started training in earnest. With the song sounding great from
the beginning, all that was left to do was overcomplicate
things by adding in lots of movements! But, with a true Raven
spirit, we braved the sports hall and narrowly came second,
both in the unison and overall. Well done everyone –
especially Laura Frazer for her valiant effort in the solo!
Next was the dreaded cross country! With many questioning
just how long it would be, and lots of nervous M4s, we hit the
Downs, and the Intermediates won their competition!
It didn’t take long for the Christmas holidays to approach, and
the House was festively transformed with ‘Secret Santa’
messages being transferred between girls and staff alike.
When we got back after Christmas we were reminded that the
soirée was just under five weeks away – that meant we all had
a lot of preparation to do! But, in true Raven style, we
entertained (whether off stage or on!) and put on the best
show yet.
Next up was the much ‘awaited’ interhouse swimming gala!
We all showed a really good team spirit and great strength of
character – lets face it no one likes getting into a swimming
costume in front of a couple of hundred people and not many
like thrashing around in the water trying to look like you’re not
drowning! And the fact that we won was fabulous!
In the summer term, athletics is always an interesting event for
Raven, with oodles of teamwork and great results! Special
mention goes to Emily Field and Emma Albon. Well done to
everyone who took part – the U4s came out winners with the
M4 Rosebery coming 1st and the Raven M4s a close second. It
really was fantastic that everyone took part, with a wide range
of abilities, yet all the same level of Raven enthusiasm.
Tennis is always an event much anticipated by all Houses –
with a lot of talent and fierce competition. The U4s dominated
and emerged the winners! Also, the M4s had an equally proud
game coming second. Congratulations to all for your fantastic
efforts and even better results.
Massive congratulations, once again, to all that took part in
the cultural and sporting events. We may not be the biggest
House, but we certainly do our best to aim high and have fun!
Let’s hope next year is just as impressive! Thank you to all the
tutors, prefects and members of staff in the House for their
continuous hard work over the past year.
Valete: Kate Catterall, Georgina Crate, Sophie Farrelly, Miku
Fujita, Hannah Kent, Emma-Jane Langley, Roxanne ManekMacer, Ruth Payne, Mimi Phillips, Michelle Shanahan, Emma
Sluman and Abigail Temple.
Salvete: Juliet Ariel, Maisie Bayley, Felicity Beckett, Anastasia
Bowes, Evie Cody, Sophie Cordery, Susie Durgan, Lauren Higgs,
Caitlin Keep, Celine Klein, Sophie Lundsberg-Nielson, Sean
McGrath, Genevieve Measures, Rachel Mewett, Margaux
Monfared, Polly Norkett, Rebecca Quinlan, Zoe Sciver, Camilla
Shopland, Alexandra Smith, Amelia Storr, Rebecca Tattersall,
Anna Dixon and Caroline Lloyd.
Caroline Ellison, Rosie Andrews and Victoria Harper
Robinson House
Another year has passed and, yet again, the Robinsonians have
shone in many fields, both at the forefront of the College’s
mind and in the lesser-known areas of College life. With the
loss of Rosebery as a boys’ House came the gain of some
former Rosebery boys for Robinson, both in the U4s and L6th.
These new recruits fitted right in, and many of us at the end of
the year can’t see how they were ever not in Robinson.
Whether it was Eduardo Kang helping out in the Junior
Robinson hockey team or Will Mitchell showing off some
rather suspect haircuts, they have been a welcome addition to
the House. Of course, with the new Rosebery boys came the
new M4s. As Mr Conway described them, they are a, ‘diverse
bunch’ – with sporting, musical and academic prowess on
show in their first year.
Robinson, yet again, entered into the spirit of the College by
entering the inter house choral competition. We gave our best,
with Liam Anderson, yet again, coming to the forefront with
his solo
performance.
I, for one, am
not quite sure
what is going to
happen when
Liam goes to
university, as he
has been singing
for the House
since being an
M4; a ‘volunteer’
will have to be found. Alas, the competition seemed to be
judged more on dance moves than on quality of voice, and so
Robinsonians sat in the crowd in dismay, as we failed to win a
place in any of the three sections. But, not ones to dwindle on
this disappointment, we launched ourselves into the College
cross country. Unfortunately, we were struck by the distinct
lack of most of our top runners, with Ivey, Edwards, Nicholson
and Anderson away on the day of the big race. However, all
was not lost, as top runners for the younger years included
Oxley and Shammas, both placed in the top 10 in their races.
Alex Oxley also showed his running skills in the 10,000mchallenge by coming top of the Intermediates. We continued
to show our new success in athletics on Founders’ Day, by
coming second – an achievement unheard of for Robinson! A
string of first places came from Kang (who also won the Victor
Ludorum), with Edwards, Nicholson and Ivey winning two first
places each. ‘But all of these wins came from the Junior end of
the House’, I hear you say. But no, Jeremy Evans came first in
the long jump and high jump to win the Senior Jumps Cup. It
would appear the 6th form aren’t all useless! The Senior years,
in fact, outshone the Junior pupils with their achievement in
the Senior House football – the first Senior Robinson team in
10 years to not only score goals (no, not just one, but many)
but also to actually win a match! It truly has been a good
sporting year for Robinson.
It was not just team performances that were outstanding on
the sporting side, but several of the fine pupils housed within
our walls gave their best in their own solo areas. David Boote
joined the 1st Golf team and helped them to third place in the
HMC national finals; I’m quite sure he is one of the youngest
members ever to join that team. Wallace, Hogarth and Brewis
also got down to business in the swimming gala, coming first
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in their disciplines; Hogarth was also named most improved
swimmer at the end of the year. Out of the water Sam
Wilkinson and Jeremy Evans represented both the 1sts and
2nds for rugby – both teams had highly successful years, no
doubt due to the Robinson influence.
After we had come in off the sports fields and washed
ourselves down, the Robinson army also showed themselves to
be quite a cultured bunch (you heard it here first!). As a starter,
the Robinson House soirée was a masterclass of comedy, music
and acting. It was a really enjoyable evening that shall,
hopefully, be repeated every year. School entertainment
continued with the College production of Sweeney Todd,
producing a stunning performance from Liam Anderson as
Sweeney himself – Johnny Depp could have learnt a thing or
two from that particular production. The L6th created yet
another startling Robinson Chapel service, reproducing the
David and Goliath story, a story that somehow turned into
Samir Amin atop Jack Cole one on one with Theo Gibson – the
art of religious comedy is not dead! While productions popped
up here and there, a constant source of entertainment and
intrigue was the new College publication, Epithet. Again,
Robinsonians showed an intellectual level never before seen,
with Messrs Wade and Clayton giving their opinion on such hot
topics as Chapel and Saturday school. While they contributed
to the interior of the magazine, Al Fekaiki lent a lot to the
design of the magazine, as well as providing content inside.
A year as successful as this would only be complete with a hefty
sum of prizes, and this was exactly what we achieved. Matthew
Wade with the GCSE Prize, Daniel Hollington gaining his
Academic Exhibition Prize for the 6th form and Wallace, Brewis,
Amin, Anderson, Way and Young Han Kim winning prizes in
both academic and musical fields, these, on top of the sporting
prizes previously mentioned. Indeed, it appears this year will
be hard to follow, so, on that note, I will take this chance to say
good luck to James Measures, as he takes over as Head of
House, and also to say thank you to Mr Conway, from the whole
of the U6th, for the five years he has endured with us.
Rosebery House
In September, the U6th and 5th form began the final year of
Rosebery as a boys’ House. We relocated from Rosebery to the
Old CCF Armoury, which had been vacated because a new
CCFHQ had opened. The building had been designed by us as
an open plan area with sitting locations, pool area, work and IT
areas, showers and a large brew room. It was an ideal space for
us and very soon we felt at home. We had been concerned as to
how the two years would get on, but fears quickly disappeared
and an excellent atmosphere emerged which was friendly,
supportive and proud of our Rosebery traditions. Without the
Juniors we took to playing pool, watching current affairs on our
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new big-screen television and even playing chess.
Given our numbers, we were aware that we would not be able
to compete seriously in most competitions, but we were
determined to be participants, and everything we did, we did
wholeheartedly. First off was the House Choral competition.
George Lucas performed our solo ‘Black Dress’, which he had
written, the partsong was ‘Barabara Ann’ and our unison ‘Talk’,
from Pickwick. Many were impressed with our programme, but
the adjudicator did not really respond to us. Throughout the
year many were involved in performing arts events and all of
us played in College sports teams.
Anyway, we were good at parties! We had a drinks reception to
welcome our parents to the House and another to show staff
our new accommodation. We also had some supper and DVD
evenings in the House, and visited our favourite curry house
in Epsom.
Our main focus was obviously to be public examinations. The
combination of trial exams, modules and then the summer
timetable meant there was quite a scholarly atmosphere, and
the results achieved reflected this.
The inter-house cross-country training proved gruelling for the
contestants, especially as it was compulsory for the new L6th.
However, White House members showed themselves to be
determined and supportive of one another, as well as
developing a desire to win. All this hard work was rewarded
with White House finishing an impressive second overall, with
seven members finishing in the top 15. This event started the
ball rolling for further sporting successes. The L6th girls
participated in the Hendelah Waley Competition in a positive
Towards the end of the year we had a BBQ, which, because
of the weather, we held in the Tuck Shop, but it was a good
social evening. Then, at the end of the summer term, there
was a large event organised for all who had been in
Rosebery over the years. Some 150 Old Roseberians made
the effort to visit the College, and they were welcomed by
Mr Michael Hampshire and his predecessor Dr David
Young. An excellent lunch was had in Big School, during
which Tom Chatfield, Brian Chapman, Michael Holiday,
Adrian Chapman and Amit Roy gave a concert. There were
tours of the campus, which included the renovated
Rosebery building. It was an event much appreciated by
our visitors.
And what for the future? The U6th left and the 5th year
joined other Houses for their 6th form. The new
Rosebery building was ready for September 2008 and
girls arrived. It took a little while to get used to seeing girls in
Rosebery shirts! However, they intend to continue the
traditions of the oldest Day House in College. Good luck to
them all.
Our thanks to our tutors, Dr McClure and Mr Thomas, who
were so generous with their time and support for our last year
together. Also, our sincere thanks to Mr Hampshire who had
stayed a further year as Housemaster to be with us. He was
eventually able to retire from Housemastering after 16 years.
White House
The year started with the long-anticipated arrival of the L6th
girls, who were warmly welcomed into the House by their
fellow students and who would prove to play an important
role in the House’s achievements. The early mornings and long
days proved a dramatic contrast to the lazy weeks of the
summer holiday, and, in true Epsom style, it was not long until
we were all thrown in at the deep end with the inter-house
choral competition. This provoked huge debate on song titles,
and we eventually settled on ‘We’re all in this Together’ from
High School Musical, which we felt to be appropriate, as it was
all about team spirit. This unison turned out to be an energetic
performance, deservedly reaching third place overall with Fran
Andrews’ beautiful solo and the soulful part song of ‘Kissed by
a Rose’, by Seal, performed by Esther Kwon, Jess Tetley and
Fran Andrews.
and enthusiastic manner, with Maddie Kuhler finishing in sixth
place. White House’s performance in the volleyball inter-house
competition was also spirited and competitive, and led to first
place – a great achievement! In the inter-house girls’
swimming championships White House finished in second
position, with Vicky Elmslie winning the Senior 100m freestyle.
The tennis season also showcased further White House talent,
with a team of Sarah Haville, Alice Mowbray, Jessica Lee,
Sophie Pontifex, Harriet Canby and Uta Demel coming first in
Senior House tennis.
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White House participated in various musical events, with a
good representation in the Chapel choir. Jess Tetley won Senior
Intermediate Singing in the House instrumental competition.
The College’s sensational production of Sweeney Todd saw
Georgia Wilson’s outstanding performance as Mrs Lovett and
Fran Andrews as the splendid Joanna. Our soirée was hugely
entertaining, with really varied content, including sketches,
singing and a great dance performance of Soulja Boy.
I’m sure next year White House will strive to even greater
achievements!
Sophie Jacobson
Wilson House
Housemistress:
Miss K. R. Adams
House Tutors:
Miss K. D. Cloonan, Mr B. J. Curtis,
Mr J. R. W. Postle and
Mrs S. E. Teasdale
Head of House:
Jenny Bryant
Prefects:
Nellie Eden, Jess Eden-Juster, Kat
Law, Beverly Lee, Raphaelle Moore,
Emma Pearce, Eleanor Thomas
and Ellie Wells
The new College year brought with it a new Housemistress for
Wilson. After 11 years of dedicated service to the House, Mrs
Parsons left to begin her ministry in Devon, handing over the
reigns to Miss Adams. Miss Adams’ first year has been an
extremely successful one, with Wilson excelling not only
academically but also in sport and music.
Almost immediately after the academic year had begun so did
the social events for Wilson, including a rather sophisticated
wine and cheese evening for the 6th form and tutors,
organised by Emma.
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Another 6th-form social, the pub quiz, saw Mr Postle realising
his hosting talents dubbing himself the new ‘Paxman’. Many
would agree, however, that the Scrabble Championship was
the social event of the season, culminating in a nail-biting
final which saw the L6th team of Sam and Danni victorious in
clinching the Chinese takeaway. Halloween saw our first
Pumpkin Carving Evening, and much fun was had by all.
Competitive spirits ran high, and some even had their own
pumpkin carving kits! Well done to Caz and the U4s for their
great efforts – a tradition we hope will long be continued.
Wilson featured strongly in this year’s House Choral
competition, with the House being placed third overall.
Thanks go to Bev, Ellie, Meghann, Holly, Danni and Sophie for
all their hard work on the part song; to Helen for
accompanying the unison and to the M4s for wearing some
slightly embarrassing masks! All bodes well for next year, with
a very musical group moving into the U6th.
We were even more successful on the sports field this term. In
the House cross country we discovered the new M4s contained
several secret running stars, with Tiffany winning the Juniors
and Caoimhe coming in second, ensuring that the M4s won
the Junior Trophy. In the Intermediates, Tash Watson ran
superbly to finish second, with U4s and 5th form narrowly
missing out on second place overall. In the Seniors, not only
were six of the first 10 runners from Wilson, but Meghann’s
victory also broke the College record! Overall, Wilson retained
the House Cross-Country Trophy in great style. Similar passion
was shown in the inter-house hockey, with the Seniors winning
the trophy, 5th form finishing third, U4s second and M4s
fourth – lots of potential for the future there.
With Christmas fast approaching, Miss A organised a House trip
to Hampton Court ice-skating rink. The usual grace of the
Wilson girls was not always seen on the ice, although many
smiling faces were. The tradition of Secret Santa was
enthusiastically continued, which saw the House covered in
posters, chocolates and treasure hunts, which is always so
lovely to see, and the festive spirit was evident again at the
Christmas Party, where, this year, we were fortunate to have
not one but two Father Christmas’s – thanks to Mr Curtis and
Delna. Although the House was glad to see Christmas come we
were sad to see our gappie, Sarah, leave, and we wish her all
the best for the future.
The Lent Term saw the House shine on the sports fields. In the
Hendelah Waley Competition Wilson girls dominated the field,
with Holly Brook winning the trophy and Helena Mortimer
coming a close second. The vibrant quartet of Jess Wong, Jen
Watkin, Louise Kelly and Alice Davidson-Richards displayed
outstanding ‘table skills’, winning the Junior Inter-house table
tennis competition, and the swimming gala saw enthusiastic
and credible performances from all who competed, with Jade
Warner winning the U15 breaststroke and the M4s showing
great teamwork in the U14 medley. Great determination was
also shown by all during the inter-house netball, which was
clearly seen in the results with U15s, U16s and Seniors all
finishing second.
AGI Day was an exciting day, with a great display of teamwork
throughout the House, and the practice and hard work by all
was apparent. The parade in the morning was most
impressive, and special mention here must go to Holly, Bev,
Ffion and Charlotte for their leadership and role in the Honour
Guard. The teams produced remarkable results during the
afternoon, including Eleanor’s group pulling Mr Poupart’s car
up the hill in a quarter of the time that Robinson took! Great
fun was had on the assault course too, with Ffion entertaining
our esteemed guests with her attempts to get over the wall!
Congratulations to Holly Brook, who has been appointed joint
Head of CCF for next year – if she can get all her hair into a
bun, I’m sure the rest will quickly follow!
So ends another year in Wilson. We would of course like to
thank Miss Adams, all the tutors, Mrs K and her team for
looking after us so well. Thank you also to JB and all the U6th
for their hard work with organising the House this year, and
we wish them all the best for the future. Regrettably, Wilson
has to bid farewell to three tutors this summer: Mr Curtis, Mr
Postle and Miss Coe-O’Brien, who will all be sorely missed. Mr
Curtis takes with him our best wishes for a very happy and
relaxing retirement, and good luck goes with Mr Postle in his
new post as Head of Junior School at Blundells School, in
Devon. Wilson also said goodbye to Cecilia, Helen and Issy,
who moved to the newly revamped Rosebery House, and to
Emily and Lucy, who moved to Raven.
Although our ‘box of chocolates’ is distinctively less healthy
than our ‘fruit salad’, we are sure Wilson will continue to thrive
as both a House and home, and we wish Meghann and her
team of prefects the very best for next year.
Valete: Jenny Bryant, Jess Eden-Juster, Nellie Eden, Raphaelle
Moore, Beverly Lee, Ellie Wells, Emma Pearce, Kat Law and
Eleanor Thomas.
Salvete: Maddie Billings, Alice Davidson-Richards, Caoimhe
Murdock, Katya Lyashch, Becky Todd, Zara Mukhtashova,
Camilla Green, Katie Lang, Lydia Sadana, Arianne Toussaint,
Clare Williams and Tiffany Sachak.
Ellie Wells
The summer term came round far too quickly for many of the
older years, who longed for the days of M4 IT and DT exams.
The library became crowded and the snug was often used for
cramming sessions throughout the term. Despite the stress of
exams, Wilson continued to glow on the sports field, winning
both the Senior and U15 Rounders’ Cups on Founders’ Day in
dramatic style. Success was also seen on the tennis court,
especially in the mixed doubles, which saw Helena win, Danni
runner-up and Holly win the Plate. There was a strong display
of sporting aptness in athletics as the new M4 sporting queen,
Alice Davidson-Richards, set new College records for both shot
and javelin.
Wilson actively participated in numerous cultural events during
the Summer Term. The Dodd Speaking Competition was won by
Delna, who also was involved with Caz and Jen Lewsey in Miss
Chandley’s production of 1984. The Big Band and Downs Singers
concert saw Bev, Ellie, Meghann and Zara give impressive
performances, dedicating ‘Do Wah Diddy’ to the newly engaged
Miss Adams and Dr Tod, much to their embarrassment.
Wedding fever swept the House this year, with not only our
new Housemistress becoming engaged but also one of our
long serving tutors, Mr Postle, to ex-Raven Housemistress, Miss
Jardine-Young. All Wilson girls have already picked out their
bridesmaid dresses for both occasions and are hoping that our
new tutor, Mrs Teasdale (aka the bursar) will manage to
squeeze the cost into the House budget … (yes, we realise the
hot-tub may need to go …!)
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