Lusimus February 2015

�e Silver Ball – pages 6-7Foundation – pages 3-5 Desborough – pages 8-9 Christopher Kaye – page 18 Sport – page 20

LusimusTHE RADLEY BROADSHEET

www.radley.org.uk Issue 30, February 2015

John Moule, the Warden re�ects on his �rst term:

One’s feet rarely touch the ground in any new job for the �rst few months. �at is to be expected, but I have a sneaking suspicion that it is a permanent feature of life at Radley: it is an extraordinarily busy place. My only irritation with that is that I simply cannot get to everything I want to, though I try. As I followed some Shells around in the �rst few days of the academic year, as they were exposed to the plethora of opportunities for the �rst time, my overwhelming feeling was one of jealousy: cliché though it is, they are extraordinarily lucky. But as they are, so am I; it genuinely is a privilege to be able to go to all the talks, events, matches, concerts, productions . . . and call it work.

Being busy in and of itself, however, is not enough. �ere has to be a purpose to what is being done; it is emphatically not just about �lling time, collecting experiences and ensuring that the right hoops are gone through to get to the next stage. We are about much

more than that. So, as I re�ect on the whirlwind that was my �rst term at Radley, I am keen to identify what underpins it, what makes it all worthwhile. And I pick out just a few moments to highlight.

A Monday a�ernoon in November, shortly a�er the clocks went back: a French lesson in the dark with a lower ability Remove set . . . the graveyard slot. And yet a vibrant, fun, successful lesson that I am sure would have carried on for another half an hour without the boys complaining.

�e Midgets’ 3 Rugby match v Tonbridge. Not the greatest rugby spectacle (with respect to them), but a �erce determination to win very much in evidence. Ahead with minutes to go, behind with seconds to go, level with the last play of the game. A towering – and much celebrated – conversion to win.

�e standing ovation at the Saturday performance of �e Producers. Not some polite, slightly patronising, recognition of a good school production but a stunned acknowledgement of the work, talent and ambition that went into a memorable show.

�e service to lay up the Colours of the Grenadiers in the College Chapel: an imperceptible but very real shi� as the

boys moved from respectful good behaviour to genuine appreciation of the sacri�ces made and the importance – the collective and moving importance – of the moment and what it represented.

An a�ernoon in the Co�ee Shop: standing room only as boys gathered – voluntarily – to listen to a talk about the threat of ISIL. Organised by a member of 6.2. �e overwhelming support to collect clothes for refugees in Northern Iraq. Organised by a don.

A visit to a Social followed by an invitation to play chess. As I did so (victoriously, I hasten to add), some boys watched. Others made cheese toasties with a don. Others sat around chatting. Seniors and Juniors alike: nothing contrived. A snapshot. �ere were myriad such moments in the term; I could easily have identi�ed others. It will, I trust, ever be thus. A school where there is a love of learning, a will to succeed, the very highest of expectations; a respect for what has gone before and an interest in the world beyond our gates; and all the above in the context of a happy community . . . such a school has a real purpose. As we are already well into another term, and we are busy again, it is good to know. And as we look to the future, it is a great foundation to build on.

A great foundation to build on

�e Producers

Lusimus . THE RADLEY BROADSHEET

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Bearskins, Bayonets & Body ArmourBased on original documents and exclusive interviews with senior �gures

Lavishly illustrated with photographs and paintings from the Regiment’s extensive collection

�e Welsh Guards, the regiment of the late Lt Col Rupert �orneloe MBE (1983), have been at the forefront of British military history over the past hundred years. Bearskins, Bayonets & Body Armour traces them from their foundation in the First World War and their baptism of �re at the Battle of Loos in 1915, through their �ghting at Dunkirk, in the Western Desert, Italy and Normandy in the Second World War, the Cold War and the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Falklands War (when heavy casualties were su�ered when the Sir Galahad was bombed and sunk in controversial circumstances), the Balkans, up to the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 21st century. As well as the Regiment’s operational history, this book also o�ers a unique insight into its high-pro�le role in ceremonial events in London such as the Changing of the Guard and Trooping the Colour, which have made the Guards one of the best-known symbols of Great Britain. �is book will be required reading for all those interested in the history not just of one famous regiment, but of the British Army over the past century.

Publisher: Frontline BooksISBN-10: 1848327358ISBN-13: 978-1848327351

About the Author:Trevor Royle is an author and broadcaster specialising in the history of war and empire. He has written over 30 books including Anatomy of a Regiment: Ceremonial and Soldiering in the Welsh Guards which marked the regiment’s 75th anniversary.

For the �rst six months, all proceeds go to the Welsh Guards’ charity (which helps support those who have been disabled or maimed on operational service, as well as o�ering support to those who su�er psychological problems and also to those families who have been bereaved).

Buy the book through the Welsh Guards by going to:www.welshguards2015specialevents.org.ukand click on Centenary Book

A documentary �lm (of cinema standard) is also being made, in which Marcus Scriven (1975) is involved, facilitating the interviews with the great men of the World War II vintage, as well as co-writing the script.

Special Centenary History of the Welsh Guards

�e Grenadier Guards lay up their colours in Chapel, September 2014

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Foundation – �e Rowing Centre FundRowing is in Radley’s DNA: William Sewell and Robert Singleton, the founders of Radley, wanted their new school to be close to a river so the boys could row; the Radley College Boat Club (RCBC) was established in 1849, only two years a�er the College was founded; the �rst schoolboy race to be held at Henley was between Radley and Eton in 1858; between 1938 and 1998 Radley crews have won eight events at Henley.

A construction team moved in last September to start building Phase One of �e Rowing Centre – a rowing tank close to the Athletics Track. Progress has been rapid and all the ground work is now �nished; the tank has been created and only the walls and roof remain to be put in place. Having a tank on the main Radley campus is a mouth-watering prospect for all current wet-bobs – something that many former generations would have wished for. It will be a most valuable training aid for both junior and senior wet-bobs not only when the river is in �ood but when crews need to sharpen their skills, �tness and togetherness away from the water.

�e tank has been funded by �e Radley Foundation, thanks to the generosity of more than 200 Old Radleians and parents who have given nearly £400,000 speci�cally for this project. An o�cial opening is planned for a weekend in September when all donors will be invited to celebrate the occasion in style. A number of RCBC and OR crews will demonstrate how the tank works as an VIII (with eight rowers) and an octuple (with eight scullers).

Successive generations of rowing coaches have experimented with di�erent training aids: in the 1960s Ronnie Howard, the father of modern Radley rowing,

Many Radleians have represented GB at Junior level – the most recent being Robbie Wendin (2009) and Charlie Elwes (2010). Old Radleians have won Olympic gold and silver medals, World Championship medals, International honours, Oxford and Cambridge Blues and many Henley events. Only last summer Ollie Wynne-Gri�th (2007) and Tom George (2008) were members of the GB Under 23 Eight that reached the �nal of the World Championships in Italy. Tim Crooks (1962) and Chris Baillieu (1963) have the distinction of winning, between them, a total of sixteen titles at Henley between 1968 and 1984.

�e 1858 Radley Eight at Henley An artist’s impression of the new Rowing Tank

Tim Crooks (1962), Chris Baillieu (1963) and Paul Bircher (1944), all Olympic Silver medallists, pictured at Henley in 2012

Charlie Elwes (second from le�) in the GB Junior Coxed Four which won Silver at the 2014 World Junior Championships

A Russian rowing tank similar to the one being built at Radley

�e Decalogue on the river at Radley in 1966

ingeniously invented the ‘Decalogue’ as a water-based coaching platform and, more recently, the ‘Octopunt’ was introduced on College Pond. �is tank is the brainchild of John Gearing, the current 1st VIII coach, who set out his vision for the future of Radley rowing shortly a�er being appointed in 2007. It will �nally provide a facility that has been needed for a long time.

�e tank is of Russian concept and the design, created by Valerie Kleschnev, has been adapted slightly by the current Radley coaches. �e whole ‘boat’ moves up and down on rails with each stroke, reducing the weight of water on the end of the blade and producing

�e Radley boathouse surrounded by �oodwater in the Lent Term, 2014

�e Rowing tank under construction, January 2015

a realistic feeling of unsteadiness; this combination results in the whole experience being very similar to rowing on a river or lake.

Phase Two of the Rowing Centre project, a Fitness Centre next to the tank, will follow in due course and will be funded by the College.

If you would like to contribute towards the Rowing Centre project, please use the gi� form printed on the back of the address page or go to:

www.radley.org.uk/MakingGi�.aspx


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. THE RADLEY BROADSHEET

THE CURRENT FUNDS WITHIN THE RADLEY FOUNDATION

Entry Bursaries and Scholarships:

SILK FUNDA capital fund to widen entry and fund talented

boys whose families could not otherwise a�ord the fees

RICHARD MORGAN AWARD

An ‘immediate use’ fund to widen entry and fund talented boys whose families could not

otherwise a�ord the fees

ARMED FORCES FUNDFunding the education of sons and daughters of Forces Personnel killed or wounded while

serving their country

SCHOLARSHIP & BURSARIES FUNDAn opportunity to name your own scholarship or

foundation award a�er a loved one

Helping current parents:

HUGO RUTLAND MEMORIAL FUNDHelp for current Radley parents facing

unforeseen crisis and �nancial di�culty

Helping current boys:

MALCOLM ROBINSON MEMORIAL FUNDProviding awards for Radleians in the Sixth

Form to travel to William and Mary College in the USA to study American History during

the school holidays

Sport:

ROWING CENTRE FUNDA rowing tank and training facilities on the

main campus

CRICKET NETS FUND�e addition of all-weather surfaces in the

main cricket nets

Spiritual:

CHAPEL FUNDImproving the beauty of the building, the quality

and sound of the organ and the comfort of the worshippers

General:

ENDOWMENT FUNDA long-term home for legacies and capital gi�s

TRUSTEES DISCRETION�e Foundation Trustees decide how to make

the best possible use of your gi� in line with the priorities prevailing at the time

Foundation Progress Report from Anthony RobinsonA record £3.1m raised and pledged during 2013/14 �nancial year; 800 attend �e Silver Ball and raise £300,000 for the Armed Forces Fund; Rowing Tank nearing completion; Colin Dudgeon appointed as next Development Director

Fundraising

For the second year in a row the Foundation has received record donations: an unaudited total of £3.108m in cash gi�s and pledges and legacies received or committed. More than 430 kind and generous people have made this possible and we are deeply indebted to them all; their support will change the lives of talented boys who, against all odds, will now be able to enjoy a �rst rate education at Radley. If we can keep this momentum going, we may well be able, in the near future, to increase the number of Foundation Award Holders above the current record level of thirty seven boys.

Gi�s were also received for other Foundation Funds, notably the Armed Forces Fund, the Rowing Centre Fund and the Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund. Each of our donors has been thanked personally but we would also like to thank them publicly for their most valuable support. More than 4,500 people have now made a gi� to the Foundation since it was created in 2000 and almost £16m has been raised or pledged. Our initial target remains at £50m.

�e Coldstream Guards

Armed Forces Fund

�e powerful support for the Armed Forces Fund was keenly felt at �e Silver Ball, held last November in Will and Di Bailey’s impressive Terranova location in the Embankment Gardens. �e Silver Ball was a tremendous success and everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. £300,000 was raised on the night and further gi�s are still coming in; it was heartening to feel and see such enthusiasm and support for our Armed Forces Fund amongst the 800 guests.

�e Coldstream Guards and �e Welsh Guards (the regiments of Lt Dougie Dalzell MC and Lt Col Rupert �orneloe MBE) turned out in uniformed numbers to help on the night and to honour the memory of the two Old Radleians who lost their lives in Afghanistan. Many supporters of the three schools – Radley, Downe House and St Mary’s Calne – had donated exceptional prizes for the Live and Silent Auctions; the four tickets for the semi-�nal of the Rugby World Cup fetched a mind-boggling £17,000 in the Live Auction!

We would like to thank all those who helped to make �e Silver Ball such an unforgettable evening, especially �e Silver Ball Committee, its Chairman Richard Huntingford and Jo Walker, an H Social parent, who masterminded every detail of this memorable event.

It has been a privilege over the last four years to meet and to get to know the families of the killed and wounded; their courage, resilience and determination in the face of extreme adversity is truly humbling. We recently made a ��h AFF Bursary Award to a boy who will enter Radley in 2016 and we are processing more applications, including one from a severely disabled father who competed in the Invictus Games last year and hopes to win a place in the British team at the Paralympics in Rio.


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Richard Huntingford, Chairman of the Committee

Lt Dougie Dalzell, MC

Lt Col Rupert �orneloe, MBE

�e Rowing Tank under construction

Rowing Centre

Phase One of the Rowing Centre project, the building of a Rowing Tank near the Athletics Track, is taking shape rapidly and will be completed within a few months. A full report on this Fund can be found elsewhere in this edition of Lusimus. Nearly £400,000 has been raised for this project from more than 200 Old Radleians and parents who feel passionately about Radley rowing. We extend our deepest gratitude to them all.

Colin Dudgeon – New Director

I believe that, a�er seven wonderfully rewarding years, 2015 is the right time for me to hand over to a successor and I am delighted that Colin Dudgeon has been appointed to take over as Development Director in August 2015. He is a charming and able person who is highly regarded at Stowe where he has been running their Foundation for the last ten years. He and I will work closely together during a detailed handover, and I am con�dent he will take �e Radley Foundation on to even greater heights in the future. Colin and John Moule, the new Warden, have worked together at Stowe in the past; their renewed partnership will be immensely important to Radley in the years ahead. I o�er my full support to them both. In the meantime, there is much to achieve before I retire in August; if there is anything you would like to discuss or complete, do please get in touch.

Anthony RobinsonDevelopment Director, OR and Former Parent

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David Cameron with Christopher Shale in June 2011

Christopher Shale University Prize

�e Stanley Foundation has again supported �e Radley Foundation’s ‘Christopher Shale University Prize’ which o�ers fee support at University to those young Old Radleians struggling to a�ord the costs of tertiary education. Five awards have been made in each of the last two years and further applications will be sought from 6.2 leavers during the Easter holidays. Christopher Shale was a former Radley parent who died suddenly at the Glastonbury Festival in 2011; he enjoyed nothing better than watching cricket on the Radley pitches with friends and a glass of wine.

�e Rutland family

Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund

A gi� of £25,000 last autumn enabled the Hugo Rutland Memorial Fund (HRMF) to reach the £500,000 mark. �e HRMF exists to help the families of current parents who are hit unexpectedly by death, serious illness or injury. Sometimes one parent has to give up work to look a�er his/her other half; in these circumstances, where two incomes may be lost, the HRMF can step in and pay the fees for their son. �e HRMF was set up in memory of Hugo Rutland (1974) who drowned tragically on a family holiday in Portugal one week before his son Archie (2005) was due to start at Radley. �ree awards have been made to date.


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800 attended the Silver Ball held at Will and Di Bailey’s impressive Terranova location in the Embankment Gardens

Charlie Ross the brilliant auctioneer Rupert Henson (1975), Chairman of the Radleian Society, with Caroline

Guests seated for the auction �e Earthlights Boogie Band

�e Silver Ball – November 2014


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A frame from the short �lm about the Armed Forces Fund, shown at �e Silver Ball, made by Robert Hall (1967) and featuring Rowley Gregg MC (1997)

Lt Col Toby Till MBE (1982) Corps of Drums, �e Coldstream Guards

Hélène & David Edwards , formerly of H Social �e Ned Truman/Alex Baker table


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Radley and Desborough College

Since 2012 Radley has been the educational partner of an 11-18 academy for boys, Desborough College in Maidenhead – a recently converted comprehensive school. Financial responsibility falls to the sponsor, �e Education Fellowship, and Radley’s role has been to work with a school which – in OFSTED parlance – ‘requires improvement’ and to seek to bring our experience of striving for excellence, in teaching and beyond the classroom, to bear on Desborough as it battles to turn itself around. We have hoped from the outset that Radley itself would bene�t – its dons, and its boys. We are not the only major public school engaged in such a partnership, but the strength of our engagement has been cited as a model for others; only last month another sponsor recruited eight top independent schools to assist with its multi-academy programme.

Turning a school around can be a Sisyphean task and Desborough’s excellent new principal, Paul Frazer, a Yorkshireman with all the famed directness of his breed, has had to cope with the legacy of a dramatic fall in numbers, and its corollary, a sharply declining income, for government �nancing re�ects the pupil roll. He inherited a school in which expectations were low, much teaching inadequate, and as a result, exam results were poor. Too many pupils failed to ful�l their potential, and discriminating parents were voting with their feet. �e change in just two years is dramatic. Constant lesson observation (‘learning walks’) was instituted; underperforming teachers faced competency procedures;

poor behaviour and attendance were consistently addressed; and a new sense of esprit de corps, of pride in belonging, was created, connecting itself to the great days when Maidenhead Grammar School (Desborough’s earlier incarnation) had been a formidable place. �e numbers have stabilized and are nudging upwards, though �nance is still a big issue; a school needs money most at this lowest point in the cycle, to invest in the best teachers it can buy, and to resource them properly. A�er a dramatic improvement of over 10 percentage points in 2013’s GCSE results for 5 A*- C, this summer it was the turn of the A Level results with A*- B improving by 16%. OFSTED came calling with a 24 hour-warning inspection in September 2014. �e overall judgement was ‘Good’, a major step forward towards the eventual goal of ‘Outstanding’, and in itself a really encouraging achievement for the new team.

In making what has been a considerable contribution to Desborough’s transformation, it has been important not to appear patronising nor to suggest that everything Radley does is innately better than that which goes on at its partner school. Nevertheless, there are enduring truths about academic achievement which are transferable, and which apply to every institution in the land and Radley has been able to demonstrate their e�cacy over many years. Senior managers, and heads of department, have spent time at Radley observing lessons, and Radley dons have run revision classes for Desborough GCSE boys in Maths, the Sciences and Modern Languages. Dons have exempli�ed precepts all too o�en forgotten: the importance

of pace, of meticulously preparing every lesson and ensuring that each lesson is as good as it can be, of marking and assessing constantly and thoroughly, and most important of all, of expecting a great deal from every pupil. �e infectious belief that boys from even the lowest sets can achieve extraordinary results by the time they leave has been a hallmark of Radley, as has been the acceptance that working hard is of itself a good thing, that – in the modern idiom – ‘it is cool to work’. �ese are basic truths and they have provided a model for Paul Frazer and his team.

�e means by which those truths have been propagated have been by links at head of department level – nearly every department at Radley has been able to help by hosting visits,

and reciprocating. But it has been important that there are Radley representatives on the Desborough Governing Board (Rob King and myself) to help the Principal hold his teachers to account and to scrutinize target-setting and the making of grade predictions; and, above all, for Paul Frazer the Radley link has been invaluable in providing for him professional INSET and advice. A really signi�cant moment was the secondment of a Radley Maths don, Chris Lee, to be a member of the Desborough Senior Management team and Head of Sixth Form, for the academic year 2013-14. He took over a Sixth Form with a terrible attendance record, and with poor AS and A Level results. Boys at the end of their GCSEs could see little reason to stay on at the school, so that numbers were small. He has e�ected a

remarkable metamorphosis. He brought the expectations of Radley : that study periods were for work (not indoor football), that hard work was necessary and rewarding, that boys should aim high, that they could go on to good universities, and that the Sixth Form could be a coherent body, modelling high standards of behaviour for the younger boys and positively leading the school. In a word, he has re-structured the entire Sixth Form. �ose striking A Level grade improvements this summer are his very real legacy. A number of Old Radleian visitors to Desborough over the last year (including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Radley Council) have met the boys and commented on the quality of their behaviour and their engagement. Demand for Sixth Form places has risen sharply.

Top: Desborough College buildings – the Radley groundsta� helped with some of the �ower bedsAbove: Andrew Strauss with Andrew Reekes at Desborough


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Radley has made a profound di�erence in other areas too. Desborough had always had a strong sporting reputation – it was a USP (Unique Selling Point) of the only single sex maintained boys’ school in the area. But the standard of its rugby had slipped away. John Sparks, Tutor of C social and a former Bigside coach took up the challenge; he has coached the Desborough 1st XV squad weekly, brought in Richard Greed and other dons to do specialist sessions, and most importantly, hosted summer training camps for the past two seasons at Radley, the boys staying over in C social. �ey have experienced the disciplines of boarding – and of �tness and skills training – under JMS’s eagle eye. Last year it made a huge di�erence: the Desborough 1st XV won 10 out of its 12 matches, the best return for

many years. More than that, the buzz in Maidenhead Rugby Club, and among parents in the area, has helped re-burnish a tarnished reputation for sport that is already having a positive impact on recruitment. In cricket, Andy Wagner ran an indoor coaching session for the best Desborough cricketers, and Adam King advised on the relaying of a 1st XI square.

Rob King, Head of Chemistry, has been equally important from the outset in generously inviting over 20 Desborough GCSE boys weekly to be taught all three Science subjects and Maths at Radley late on a games a�ernoon. He was assisted by other Science and Maths dons and by Andrew Ashton, the Bursar, who found the funds to enable the boys to travel weekly from Maidenhead. �ese sessions – most valuable with

the ablest Desborough students – stretched them as they had not been before, and many of their parents were extremely grateful for the experience the boys had. Radley dons have contributed by sharing their expertise – in UCAS advice, Learning Support, Music practical assessment – and have brought Radleians and Desborough students together in a Drama workshop, in shared Art gallery and exhibition visits, in Politics lessons and in the Radley/St Helen’s Conference. �is latter initiative, to be broadened to involve 40 Desborough sixth formers next year, highlights an important area in which Old Radleians have made a notable contribution.

Chris Lee, the Principal and I were all clear from the start that a good Sixth Form

education involved enrichment. At Radley the impact of academic societies, debates and regular visiting speakers is, over the �ve years at school, incalculable in broadening the mind, and the horizons, beyond the con�nes of the exam syllabus. We wanted to do the same for Desborough sixth formers and, with the help of Anthony Robinson, Jock Mullard and Hamish Aird, I identi�ed and wrote to a number of ORs I knew would contribute to a stimulating and diverse lecture programme. I was not disappointed. It helped that Andrew Strauss (1990) – who talked with great candour and �uency about both captaincy and about performing at the highest level – was a crowd-pulling visitor at the start of the programme in the autumn of 2013. Rory Tapner (1973) talked with passion and experience about the Challenge of China; John Bridcut (1965) spoke fascinatingly about �lm-making, especially of royalty and of classical music; Charlie May�eld (1980) impressed by his willingness to come down amongst his audience and answer questions about the workplace, about interviews and applications, as well as about John Lewis; Oli Hunter (2002), fresh from the �nals of Masterchef, really connected with his audience as he spoke about street food, cooking, and setting out in business; Oli Broom (1993) got the boys thinking about challenging themselves physically as well as emphasizing the importance of doing things for others, the value of charitable work; and Ben Lambert (2001), another young OR, talked the language of the social media and showed the boys how they might develop a career in one of the new technologies. Richard Huntingford ran an excellent seminar on careers and the

next step. In comments made subsequently it was apparent how much Desborough sixth formers both enjoyed, and valued, these lectures. I am very grateful to all who gave up their valuable time and who planned their talks so carefully to help to get Desborough’s sixth formers to raise their sights and think about larger issues. Although I cannot replicate the programme every year, a number of ORs and dons will be part of a lecture cycle this autumn.

So – what of the future? �e Desborough/Radley link is now well established, and we have learnt that the most e�ective thing we can do is respond to needs identi�ed by the Principal and his team rather than try to impose any initiative we might think desirable. �e governors of Desborough at their last meeting of the year fulsomely expressed their gratitude for what Radley had done and Paul Frazer loves the partnership – this in itself is a hugely positive thing, for so o�en such relationships can founder through suspicion or resentment. I am aware of how much a relatively small group of committed dons does to make the link real, and hope that this group can be augmented in the future. I am also conscious that we need to develop more opportunities, like our shared Politics classes and the Radley/St Helen’s Conference, where boys from the two schools can mix and Radleians can learn from contemporaries from vastly di�erent backgrounds and perspectives. �ese are the challenges. �anks to the e�orts of committed parties from both schools, the foundations of the partnership are solid and secure.

Andrew Reekes formerly Sub Warden

i/c Radley’s link with DesboroughTop: Ian Yorston gives an IT talk at DesboroughAbove: �e Desborough Rugger Squad training at Radley with John Sparks


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Paddy Montgomery (2000) and Saddle Sand Sea

Paddy Montgomery has invented the world’s toughest ‘triathlon’, Saddle Sand Sea, a challenge for the next three years.

Saddle is the 2015 Race Across Europe (www.theraceacrosseurope.com):A 2933 mile cycle race to be completed within 12 days, starting in Calais and �nishing in Gibraltar.

Sand is the 2016 Marathon Des Sables (www.marathondessables.

Guthrie Fenton (2005)Cycling up the west coast of South America

Guthrie Fenton celebrated the New Year with three friends from Durham University in an unusual way: they �ew to the most southerly town in the world – Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego at the very bottom of South America. Next stop: Antarctica.

From Ushuaia, the scene of Top Gear’s Christmas special/debacle, they will ride bicycles up the length of the Andes, through Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. �ey plan to �nish at Faro Punta Gallinas, the most northerly point of mainland South America. Total distance as the condor �ies, is 8,000 miles. �ey will be following warming weather up the length of the Andes, hoping to �nish around mid-June.

Cycling unsupported for an average of 50 miles a day, carrying up to 50 kilograms of equipment, Guthrie and his friends will have to adapt to the adversities of altitude while

being potentially far from help if trouble arises. Also, dealing with the more mundane but no less signi�cant inconveniences of everything from poor road quality, mechanical failure and saddle sores, to �ghting o� jaguars will only add to what will certainly be a stern test of resilience and character.

Guthrie and his comrades are taking on this formidable physical and psychological challenge in an attempt to raise £80,000 for four causes: �e Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, �e Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court, �e Mark Donegan Fellowship and Cancer Research UK. �ey would be very grateful for any support you may be able to o�er, and no donation is too small! Guthrie is also hoping to inspire others to take up their own challenges, so please do spread the word.

www.uppingtheandes.com

co.uk): a six day ultra-marathon covering 250 km in the Sahara desert.

Sea is the 2017 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge (www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com): a 3000 nautical mile rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera to Antigua.

Paddy and his equally insane non-OR fellow entrant are looking to obtain support, �nancial, logistical or practical,

to enable them to take part in this ultra-triathlon. �eir aim is to ful�l a long-held dream to raise over £300,000 to fund their challenges and most importantly, support their chosen charities – �e Prostate Project and �e EY Foundation.

All three events are well organised and well established, each one of which has received, and continues to receive, a great deal of media interest.

�e Prostate Project is a registered charity established in 1998 by prostate cancer patient Colin Stokes and his consultant urological surgeon, Mr John Davies. �eir ambition is to give men a better chance of beating prostate cancer.

�e EY Foundation is a UK charity that helps young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, �nd alternative routes into employment and education, or even set up a business.

Le� to Right (all 2010): Ed Sayer, Archie Wilson, Charlie Purton, Rory Hanna, Bobby Hanna (Parent at the back who supported the team for the last two days), Will Swi� and �or Winkler Von Stiernhelm at the Ei�el Tower on the completion of their Geneva to Paris ride in July for Cancer Research and Save the Children.

Will Swi� writes: It was a tough �ve days but everyone, in hindsight, thoroughly enjoyed

Geneva to Paris

themselves. Each day presented di�erent challenges for us and there was never an easy day. For example, one day we found ourselves only cycling 50 miles but climbing over 3000 feet. Fortunately, the only major thing that went wrong was the appalling weather we had throughout the whole trip: except the �rst and last hour of the last day. We �gured out that we had obviously tempted fate back in September when we decided to cycle in Europe

rather than the UK 'because the weather in the summer will be rubbish in the UK compared to France and Switzerland'. How wrong we were! But eventually, a�er cycling 405 miles and spending �ve nights in budget youth hostels, we arrived in Paris under the Ei�el Tower. �e sign held in the picture was part of a deal between Rory Hanna and his godfather in which an extra £250 donation to our JustGiving page was o�ered if it was completed!

www.justgiving.com/teams/GenevatoParis2014

Paddy Montgomery and Seamus Crawford

www.saddlesandsea.com


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From Frances, Michaela and Leonora Hopkins

Dear All,

Michaela, Leonora and I wanted to thank all who donated towards Sarcoma UK in memory of Mike/Hoppo, and to let you know the amount stands at above £15,000! Sarcoma UK have written to us to say how thrilled they are, and the donation is now on their “special amount” list which is fantastic. We are so very, very touched by your kindness and generosity and know that Mike/Hoppo would have been too.

�e girls join me in wishing you all great happiness and success in the future.

With much love,

Frances (Mrs H), Michaela and LeonoraOh, and of course Rufus!

Mississippi Million Achieved – John Pritchard (Current Parent)

In summer 2014 former Cambridge Blue, Olympic Medallist and Current Radley Parent, John Pritchard, rowed the length of the Mississippi River in a Victorian ski� to raise $1m for Right To Play.

Tom Barry (above, at bow) and Will Docker (below) join the crew

2320 miles, 10 US States, 86 days, a challenge that meant rowing up to 30 miles a day. �e journey from the source of the Mississippi at Lake Itasca to its end in New Orleans was split into a number of stages and John was joined for

part of his Herculean challenge by Old Radleians Tom Barry (1974) and Will Docker (1993).

Right To Play is a global organisation that uses the transformative power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. It was founded in 2000 by Johann Olav Koss, a four-time Olympic gold medallist. �rough sports and games, it helps children build essential life skills and better futures, while driving social change in their communities.

Bringing sport and play to children facing poverty, con�ict and disease means that they can learn key life skills, such as self-con�dence, leadership, respect and fair play. Right To Play programmes teach young people how to guard against deadly diseases and help them develop physically and psychologically.

John said: “As I made my way down the Mississippi, through endless days of wind, rain, commercial tra�c and �ying, biting insects, my overwhelming concern was whether we would make it to the $1,000,000 mark. It seemed as insurmountable as the distance I was facing. �e staggering tide of goodwill and support that the Mississippi project has engendered, from hundreds of ordinary people around the world, has achieved that unique target. In doing so we

have raised vital funding to support tens of thousands of children. Every extra dollar we raise now will exponentially increase our ability to fund the programmes, and every single donor should swell with

pride at what they, not I, have achieved”.

To see a brief video go to YouTube and search for: Mississippi Million

www.mississippimillion.com

James Tufnell (2007)Marathon des SablesIn April 2015 James will be taking part in the Marathon des Sables and hoping to raise £9,500 in aid of Mencap.

Mencap aims to provide greater equality for the mentally handicapped. �e charity works with people with a learning disability to change laws, challenge prejudice and support them to live their lives as they choose. �e charity is the leading voice of learning disability. Everything the charity does is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.

�e Marathon des Sables is a 250 km self-su�cient ultra marathon, described by the Discovery Channel as ‘the hardest footrace on earth’, which takes place annually in the Moroccan Sahara. James will be running a marathon length or greater each day for 6 days, carrying his kit and food across the dunes while trying to cope with sandstorms, blisters, sunburn and high temperatures.

Fundraising page is: www.justgiving.com/James-Tufnell2015

Blog is at: http://jamestufnell.wordpress.com


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�e sliding seat arrangement – no wheels – greased rails

Star of Australia restored at RadleyStar of Australia is an early sculling boat connected to the �rst challenge by an Australian sculler for the title of World Champion in 1863.

�e tubular shaped boat, about 32 feet long, was built in 1863 by Henry Green and sent to England in 1863 for his brother, Richard Green, to use in a challenge race against the champion English sculler, Robert Chambers. �is was the �rst challenge attempt by an Australian sculler.

A�er trials, Green discarded the Star of Australia as it was considered too light for the English conditions, and he used another cra� for what became a spirited but unsuccessful challenge on the �ames. In 1865 another English sculler, C.B. Lawes, also tried the cra� but did not use it in competition.

�e unique tapered circular section hull form, from a design by another family member George Green, appears to be a �rst attempt at a streamlined shape for a scull. It also featured a sliding seat arrangement, another novel feature for the period.

Richard and Henry were champion scullers in Sydney, and by the early 1860s Richard had proven himself to be up to international standard with wins over prominent English scullers who had emigrated to Sydney. �ey were competing in wager races where signi�cant sums of money were put up by the backers of the rowers involved as the prize for the race. Green’s supporters felt his abilities were good enough for a wager race against the best in England, and they set

up a challenge for a race to be held in Sydney. No one came forward to accept the challenge, and Green’s backers were reluctant to send him to England to race in an event they could not witness.

Sport between England and Australia was evolving fast – the �rst tour by an English cricket team had just taken place in 1861-1862. Sculling was a sport with international signi�cance, and the Sculling Champion of the �ames was considered uno�cially the Champion of the World. Against this backdrop Richard Green, supported by his family, decided he would go.

�e challenge race was billed as ‘�e Championship of the World’ in media reports and Green lost the event against the reigning champion Richard Chambers of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He collapsed while in front, and �nished four minutes behind in a time of 29 minutes. He attributed his collapse to illness during that week and spasms during the race. Green took part in another regatta shortly a�er and won two events, but Chambers declined to race against him again.

Richard Green then returned home defeated by the reigning champion, but his challenge had stirred emotions at the time and was the stepping stone for a future winner Edward Trickett in 1876, who was coached by Green. It was the beginning of what became a long series of success by Australian scullers that continues to this day.

�e Star of Australia was eventually abandoned, and lay under Marlow bridge for some years before being rescued by Marlow Rowing Club and put on display in their clubhouse.

In August 2011 a major �re broke out at the Club at 3 am, either caused by an electrical fault or thieves bending a security light to steal tools from a nearby shed.

�e �re destroyed the 1896 Marlow clubhouse beyond repair. �e Star of Australia was seriously damaged but with Ray Underwood’s skill it has been lovingly repaired and is now back in the bar at Marlow Rowing Club.

Above and below: �e blackened, �re-damaged Star of Australia being repaired at Radley by Ray Underwood

Below: Star of Australia ready to return to Marlow


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We’ve made it!�e Helen Clarke Fund

I’m delighted to announce that the Helen Clarke Fund has more than reached its £150,000 target, and we have already embarked on a 3 year research project based at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Biology in Oxford. �e project will make a huge contribution to the search to understand and develop treatments for ovarian cancer.

A Helen Clarke Scholar has been appointed, and the trustees are meeting up with the scientists over dinner a�er the end of term to hear about the progress they have made to date – I’ll keep you posted.

�is is a superb achievement in such a short time and a testament to the generosity of so many. A huge thanks to everybody from the Radley Community for supporting the fund in so many ways. Many 10s of £1000s were directly contributed by Radley sta�, boys, parents and friends.

Many friends and family have also been very kind in bringing

this all together and putting their weight behind it – both �nancially and otherwise.

I’d like to thank the Trustees as well for giving so much time and expertise – Helen’s sister Jane, and Laura Wade-Gery and her husband Simon Roberts –we really could have done none of this without them.

A large part of the e�ort and fundraising came as a result of the Garsington Opera Messiah Concert in July. Garsington Opera welcomed the scheme with open arms and contributed time and expertise to the cause, as did Edward Higginbottom, the Choir of New College, Oxford, New College itself, as well as the Prep School, and a fabulous line up of soloists. Garsington Opera members and supporters also gave extremely generously too – my thanks to all.

It was an unforgettable evening and a wonderful tribute to Helen by those who loved her.

Stephen Clarke

Alex Ledger (1997) Flying for Heroes

Alex Ledger and his team completed the �rst Flying for Heroes expedition in association with the Dougie Dalzell Memorial Trust. See the video on YouTube – search for Flying for Heroes

Adrian Goldsmith (1967)Charity Piano Concert for Prostate Cancer UKAdrian Goldsmith is organising a unique event at the Cadogan Hall on 9th April featuring the Orion Orchestra and three di�erent piano concertos played by three di�erent artists and his own composition, Fantasy.

MendelssohnPiano Concerto No 1 in G minor Evelina Puzaite

Liszt Piano Concerto No 2 in A major Aisa ljiri

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Proko�evPiano Concerto No 3 in C majorGrace Mo

GoldsmithFantasy for orchestra & pianoWorld PremierEvelina Puzaite

Conductor: Toby Purser

�e evening is sponsored by:Prestigic Holdings Ltd

Programme:6.00pm Cocktail party/Ra�e7.00pm Concert

Ticket Prices £50, £40, £20 or £100 VIP Premier which includes pre-concert champagne party, best seats, contribution of at least £40 to Prostate Cancer UK, meet the artists, one free ra�e ticket per person.

Booking is via either

�e Cadogan Hall Box O�cewww.cadoganhall.com/event/charity-piano-concerto-concert-150409Tel: 020 7730 4500

or

Cheque or cash to Prestigic Holdings (and you will be assigned a seat)c/o Adrian GoldsmithPrestigic Holdings42 Albemarle StreetLondonW1S 4JHTel 0207 629 1110

A message from Adrian:�e evening will mix music with the intent to raise as much money as possible for Prostate Cancer UK. I and my hard working committee started on the concept over a year ago. We hope that the nature of three charismatic and internationally renowned lady pianists playing three very di�erent concertos leaves you amazed at their virtuosity. It is true that this evening is something of a personal journey. Having survived prostate cancer and having been operated on by Professor Roger Kirby, who will be in the audience, I set myself a target to do something seemingly impossible (not having had a piano or composition lesson in my life). �e result is the last piece on the programme – Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, divided into three parts. My wonderful, helpful teacher, Evelina Puzaite, has been good enough to play the Fantasy for you – I decided playing it myself might be a step too far, never having played with an orchestra before!

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�e John Scott Collection – Decorative Arts from the Nineteenth and early Twentieth CenturiesJohn Scott’s remarkable collection shows the genius of progressive British architects, cra�smen and manufacturers working in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period which saw the birth of the professional designer. Responding to the products and energy of an expanding Empire and modern industry, he has assembled a collection which illustrates, brilliantly and fully, one of the richest and most innovative chapters in the history of design.

�e Fine Art Society is presenting a series of seven spectacular exhibitions of works from the collection, which is now o�ered for sale. Nearly 50 years in the making, it is perhaps the �nest collection of British objects and design from the period 1830-1930 in existence, and one that maintains a rigorously exacting standard of excellence throughout its one thousand items. Although British works predominate in the collection, John also has a strong interest in Art Nouveau and continental design, which will be shown in March 2015.

�e Fine Art Societyin association with Michael Whiteway148 New Bond StreetLondonW1S 2JT

Tel: 0207 629 5116

www.faslondon.com

John donated his extensive Tile Collection to theIronbridge Gorge Museum TrustCoalbrookdaleTelfordShropshireTF8 7DQ

Tel: 01952 435900

�e collection is now on view in the John Scott Gallery of the Jack�eld Tile Museum. �e 1,300 individual tiles and 310 tile panels feature a roll call of prestigious design names including Pugin, Dresser, Morris, De Morgan and Bawden.

�e star of the collection is possibly a magni�cent tile panel by William De Morgan (shown at the bottom of the facing page) featuring a stylised deer, from Battersea Old House. Made up of a total of 42 tiles and standing over a metre in height, this design is evocative of all that is associated with the Aesthetic Movement of the 1870s.

‘Modern English’ Design from the 1860s and 1870s

British Art Pottery

Art Nouveau and Continental DesignArchitect-Designers from Pugin to Voysey

John Scott (1948)


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Rugby Re�ections

Michael Lewis Captain 1964

“It’s on the plate” was the cry of ‘64. I have vivid memories of James Batten (JMB), our coach, frequently shrieking (yes shrieking) these words, but I have completely forgotten what was supposed to be on the plate! Alastair Ross (front row stalwart) remembers, “�ere it is…..poached egg…..pick it up”. Perhaps “it” was the poached egg (the ball?) and we really should have scored.

Memories fade, but no matter; we had some hilarious times, much success, a few disasters, but above all a fantastic coach (JMB) who drove us hard but always with humour and fun.

I have never been �tter! Memories….Al (Hairy) Ross, a very mature young man in the front row who forgot to shave on match days, and what a strong front row it was (McCowan, McCallum, Ross); Andy Blackwell “running like a stag” (JMB again); Simon Bielby injured at Teddies; Robert Seward (Secretary) an outstanding wing having to move to �anker, poor bloke, or was it the other way round! Infuriating but close losses to Teddies, Downside and Stowe; tight draws against Wellington and Sherborne, but we did beat Pangbourne, Eastbourne, Cheltenham, Uppingham and Rugby.

My summary: we excelled on occasions but were probably never quite as good as we should have been. We had

a reunion at Radley in 2010 with seven present (and JMB) that brought back strong and fond memories particularly for the hardcore that had played together consistently from Midgets upwards. Happy Days!

Mark DwerryhouseCaptain 1983

I was lucky enough to play for the 1st XV for three seasons from 81-83. I still have my team shirt a�er all these years which gets an outing in the gym occasionally!

Memories are many – pre-season training "bullet" Johnson style in Dorset running up and down the Bovington tank tracks, log races to boot. As the army saying goes "train hard –�ght easy"!

I remember the pre-match rituals – the Friday night dinner in the kitchen back room normally consisting of steak. I had my own warm-up ritual which still gives me a buzz now, driven by ACDC's "If you want blood" a�er which I was ready for war. Getting to the pavilion, the smell of deep heat, lanolin and the nerves.

Team mates in 83 included the likes of Adam "Foxy" Fox and Chris Sheasby – both went on to play for Harlequins and Chris for England. Ashley Johnson, �y-half, the �rst pupil

to arrive at Radley via the transfer market – he played for Northampton – Peter Johnson's old club! James "shooting stick" Fawcett, hooker to my scrum-half, went on to be my best man and has never forgiven me for the forward pass that prevented him scoring his (only?) try!!

We played eleven and lost one that season – stu�ng Marlborough 32-0 the highlight. �e other highlight was beating Wellington 10-8 the previous season having

been 8 nil down at half time. �at was the most meaningful game I ever played in. My �nal memories are of Kenis Barker in the San – she administered quantities of ice packs and ultrasound to get us back on the road and the touch line chant of give us an “R”, give us an “A”..and what have you got and of course, Oggy, Oggy, Oggy, ... Oi, Oi, Oi!

Fond re�ections indeed and many more linger on. �anks Huddy!

If you would like a copy of the Centenary Brochure which includes the memories of Clive Carr, Tony Hole, John Fuller-Sessions, Peter de Sausmarez, Trevor Grove, Jon Henderson, Philip Sergeant, David Willis, Michael Hodgson, Stephen Stubbs, Gerry Hughes, Tim Marvin, Adam Fox, Paul Manson, Adam Wylie, Richard Wates, Ben MacDowel, Henry McCowen, Ross Jennings, Edward Lethbridge, Henry Reynolds, Paul Mann, Andrew Jennings, James McDonald, Jamie Brownlee, Charlie Oakes, Will Hill, Daniel Lumby, Jack Hibbs, Charlie Goodwin, Daniel Brownlee, Ollie Wynne-Gri�th, Toby Swi� and �omas West, please email [email protected] or phone 01235 548538

�e following two ‘memories’ were not included in the Rugby Centenary Brochure.

Panel by William De Morgan in the John Scott Gallery of the Jack�eld Tile Museum


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Henry Reily Collins (1997)

Henry Reily Collins and his company, Hallidays Hydropower, has installed an Archimedes Screw at �e Old Swan and Minster Mill Hotel near Witney.

From �e Oxford Times, November 2014:

A £200,000 hydro-electric turbine was switched on in Minster Lovell, near Witney, with the help of a Government minister.

Sta� at �e Old Swan & Minster Mill Hotel, which sits alongside the River Windrush, claimed it was the �rst hotel in the country to use the technology.

�ey were joined by Minister for Environment and Science Lord de Mauley, who turned on

Hotel owner Lana de Savary said: “We are delighted to be the �rst hotel in the country to invest in this technology.

“We continually look at every area of our business to become more considerate.”

Lord de Mauley added: “Developments like this are making an important contribution to decarbonising the UK’s energy mix.”

�e Archimedes Screw has a low impact on the river’s ecosystem. �e two by �ve metre screw is turned as water �ows through it, activating the turbine and harnessing up to 87 per cent of the energy from the falling water.

Oliver Johnson (1999)

Dr Oliver Johnson has been working for the King’s Health Partners at the centre of the Ebola crisis in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Professor Chris Bulstrode (1963) has been working for Save the Children at the Kerry Town Centre built by British troops in Sierra Leone.

Angus McPhail portrait

A portrait of Angus McPhail (Warden 2000-2014) by Keith Breeden now hangs in Hall

the �ve-metre long Archimedes screw. It will have a peak output of 10kW and generate 48,000kwh each year.


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“Engrossing ... tremendous archive footage” Sunday Times“Excellent” �e Times“One of the best docs about classical music BBC Four has ever aired” Radio Times (Documentary of the Week)

John Bridcut (1965)Karajan’s Magic and Myth

Ben Hatt has been �nishing a �lm project during the Autumn. He is in his last year at Duke University and was lucky enough to receive a partial grant towards a short �lm, �e Broker, which he wrote and directed. He raised, through

Ben Hatt (2005) – �e Broker

Kickstarter, the extra funds needed for the �lm. �e �lm is about a �nancial broker, who tries to maintain his family lifestyle as his own �nances fail. He has to make a choice – go down honourably or swindle his clients for the necessary cash.

John Lubbock (le�) received an OBE in the New Year Honours for services to the Orchestra of St John’s and People with Autism and Learning Di�culties in Shillingford, Oxford.

John Lubbock (1959) – OBE Sir Andrew Motion (1966)

A Portrait of… Andrew Motion. A BBC Radio 4 documentary in December followed portrait painter Fiona Graham-Mackay as she painted the former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion.

Fiona Graham-Mackay at work

Fiona Graham-Mackay shows Andrew Motion the �nished work


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Christopher Kaye (1942) – Knight, First Class, of the the Order of the Lion of Finland

�ree ORs at the Finnish Embassy in London – Nicholas Kaye (1973), Christopher Kaye (1942) and Gerald Kaye (1971)

In November 2013 the President of Finland appointedChristopher Kaye a Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

Chris Kaye writes:

Why Finland?

On demobilisation from the Army in late 1949 I urgently needed a job. My requirements were travel and adventure – not a desk job. Without any experience or contacts I could only seek the help of Ivor Gilliat, the Careers Master at Radley. As I had discovered from many conversations during my last year, 1947, he had a wealth of contacts and was only too happy to help.

�e �rst two suggestions of canning corned beef in South America and of teaching Africans to chain smoke for a large tobacco company came to nothing. �e third was an introduction to one of the leading �rms of Timber Agents and Brokers in the City. �ey agreed to take me as a trainee. It was a new, challenging and very friendly environment.

A�er almost two years of sitting at a desk, learning what I could of Timber Trade jargon and practice, my

main contribution was coding and decoding telegrams – the only means of communication in those days! I was getting very bored.

One day my Boss summoned me and said that the Board had decided to send me to Finland. My instructions were to learn Finnish, to learn the Finnish culture and to cultivate those Finns who played a leading part in the Timber Trade; all this to be done in four months!

In January 1952 I arrived in a very cold and dark Finland to be in the care of the Managing Director of a medium-sized Sawmill close to the Russian Frontier. �e Finnish spoken there is virtually ‘text-book’ and without dialect.

Gradually I absorbed the language, which is unlike any other and has a very complicated grammar. A�er four or �ve months hard work I was released having enjoyed enormous kindness and hospitality and indoctrination into Finnish drinking habits and weekly sauna rituals. A�er the steamy hot room I had to bow to the culture and roll in the snow or immerse myself in the lake through a hole in the thick ice to be invigorated and cleansed. My liver surprisingly survived!

Travelling around the country I visited the many mills we represented – and some we did not! My struggles with the language were greeted with great friendship and quite a lot of new business. As a reward one company chief presented me with two tickets in the Helsinki Stadium for every day of the 1952 Olympics.

�e Finns gave me the great compliment of calling me ‘half a Finn’ and Finnicised my name to Risto Keinänen. I had been accepted!

In August 1952 I was summoned back to London to act as interpreter to �ve sawmill owners who were part of a large and important cooperative. None had been abroad before and Finnish was their only language.

I soon discovered that the only way successfully to conclude a negotiation and �nalise a deal was not always to translate accurately. �e interpreter had power!

Back to Finland as a resident representative I lived there about another year, travelling widely and procuring business. We bought/sold very large quantities of Finnish timber to the UK and later to the Middle East.

I �nally returned to London and promotion to Assistant Manager of the Finnish department. When my Boss retired a few years later I was put in charge and became a Director.

�e Anglo-Finnish Society, which had become dormant during the war, was revived and my Boss was Chairman. He suggested I should join. A�er a few years I was elected to the Council. �is gave me a chance to repay all that the Finns had done for me.

In that capacity I was able to help in various ways such as providing a meeting room and refreshments at the Society’s disposal.

�e Anglo-Finnish Society was founded in December 1911; amazingly six years before Finland became independent.

A�er much debate in the Council as to how we should celebrate our Centenary I proposed that we should approach the Grocers’ Company (of which I am a long-standing liveryman) to hire their Hall and arrange a Dinner. All was agreed and they put me in charge.

We invited our Patrons, the President of Finland and HRH �e Duke of Edinburgh, and they, together with about 130 Anglo-Finnish Society members and important guests enjoyed an unforgettable evening on 22 May 2012.

�e next major challenge is how do we celebrate the Centenary of Finland’s Independence in 2017?

My Knighthood was awarded for services to Finland. Hopefully what is written above explains what some of those have been!


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Overseas Parties to be attended byJohn Moule, the Warden

Hong Kong Party �ursday 26 March

Singapore PartyMonday 30 March

Kuala Lumpur PartyWednesday 1 April

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Choir Reunion Saturday 16 May

AGM (7 pm) & Committee Dinner at the Army & Navy Club

36 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5JNWednesday 20 May

Vyvyan Hope Lunch at RadleySunday 21 June (to be con�rmed)

Rowing Tank Opening Sunday 6 September (to be con�rmed)

OR Dinner Late November/Early December

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Harry Parker at the National Portrait Gallery

A portrait of Harry Parker (1996), ex-soldier and Princes Drawing School student, in Catherine Goodman’s exhibition, Portraits from Life, at the National Portrait Gallery in 2014

Young OR DrinksAbout 150, rather di�cult to count, ORs gathered at 11 Pimlico Road before Christmas for a party hosted by Rupert Henson, Chairman of the Radleian Society. Fortunately nobody took any photographs.

I would like to invite all past members of the Radley College Chapel Choir to join me and current members of the choir in a celebratory evensong in chapel, followed by dinner in hall. Partners are warmly invited to attend the service and dinner.

�is will be a superb opportunity to sing again in chapel, alongside the current choir (together with Radley Choristers singing the treble line). We will perform a full choral evensong, followed by the chance to both catch up with friends, and reminisce about music at Radley in your time, and talk over reception and dinner in Hall to current members of the choir, both Dons and boys. I do hope very much that you can join us.

We will provide all music, as well as tea and dinner; we only ask that we bring what voice you have, and a suit to wear for the service and dinner – nothing more!

�e schedule for the day will be:

3.00pm - 5.00pm Rehearsal in Chapel5.15pm Tea in Mansion6.00pm Service starts7.00pm Drinks Reception in Mansion7.30pm Dinner in Hall

I do hope to see many of the boys who sang in the choir during my time at Radley of course, but would particularly also love to hear from past members of the choir from any era whatsoever.

If you would like to attend please register at:

https://foundation.radley.org.uk/rad-soc-events/ choir-reunion2015

Stephen Clarke(Precentor 2002 - )

Radley College Chapel Choir Reunion Evensong and Dinner Saturday 16th May

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Radley College, Abingdon, OX14 2HR Web: www.radley.org.uk

Anthony Robinson, Development Director Tel: 01235 543151

Email: [email protected]

Lucy Johnsson, Administrator &PA to Development Director

Tel: 01235 548543 Email: [email protected]

Kim Charlton, Database Manager Tel: 01235 543172


Hamish Aird, Foundation Philosopher Tel: 01235 548574


Jock Mullard, Publications Tel: 01235 543103


Contact Details

�e Radley Foundation – Registered Charity No. 272671 �e Radleian Society – Registered Charity No. 309243

Cricket

Andrew Strauss with the 2015 Captain of Cricket, James Todd (le�) and Vice Captain, Mungo Fawcett (right)

Oliver Sherwood (1969) – Hennessy Gold Cup

Many Clouds (right) trained by Oliver Sherwood and ridden by Leighton Aspell (right) jumps the last to win the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury in November

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Sean Morris (1957) – Scullers Head

Sean Morris won the Masters H Class (70-75) at the Scullers Head on the Tideway at the end of November

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Ben Boddington (on the right) with Conor Medlow winners of the National Under 21 Doubles in January

Documents

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