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Aunt Agatha's box-file is brim-full of news from OHs. I am sorry I can't print everything, but many thanks to those who have written and to Nigel Giles, the OH Mercury.

Nigel Howlett (V 71-75) was married at the Old Thorns Hotel, Liphook, on Friday 29th August 2010. Nigel Dempster aka Uncle Agatha writes that Vanessa looked radiant in a fabulous white wedding dress and Nigel was as handsome as ever. While the harpist played, the marriage vows were confirmed. Vanessa’s two sons looked on and Nigel’s two young daughters attended (one looks like a young Peaches Geldorf… very pretty). Nigel’s father made a sterling speech in honour of British and South African relations. Mike, Nigel’s work colleague, related us with intriguing tales of Nigel’s work practices. Congratulations Nigel and Vanessa from all of us from Allhallows. 09/10

Dr. Richard Gordon (Sh 57-62) sent Derek a postcard from the Baltic coast where he was on holiday with his wife and said he had been trying to get in touch with Julian Cloakie (Sh 57-62), who resides on Hayling Island and had been asking about a local Romano-British temple. Richard says he is busier than ever and involved with classical research projects at Erfurt, Heidelberg and Budapest; his son Henry has won a scholarship to study for a MA in Ancient History at Exeter University. 08/10

Ben Blyth (B 90-94) was killed in an accident on the railway line outside Winchester on Tuesday 10th August 2010. His brother Alex (Sh 87-92) wrote to tell us of this very sad news, we all remember Ben for his sense of fun and he had many friends at Allhallows. Alex says that Ben’s funeral will be held at 2.15pm on Tuesday 24th August in Winchester Cathedral. Some of Ben’s school friends may like to attend; they will be very welcome.
No flowers please but donations can be sent to either the Trinity Centre or the Salvation Army, both in Winchester. 08/10

Robert Houlton-Hart (B 65-69) has written to say that his father Darby Robert Follett (M 34-37) has passed away recently. At Allhallows he was in the 1937 Bisley Shooting VIII and serving in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment and won an MC at Dunkirk. His son Robert, a Surveyor was for many years a Director of Barker Storey Matthews and is now a consultant; he lives near Bury St Edmunds. 8/10

Dr. Michael Walsh (M 61-67) was in touch with Roddy Long recently and said he had heard from Peter Pratt (M 61-67) Head of Middy. Michael has become a high-powered musician, who plays, sings and conducts choirs and symphony orchestras. We gave Michael the addresses of Alan Thomas (H 63-74), Director of Music at Allhallows, who inspired him and Alwyn James (H 64-68) Blues enthusiast. You will be welcome Michael at all OH gatherings. 7/10

Justin Tunstall (St 69-73) after a successful career in publishing has opened a Deli in Lyme Regis, Town Mill Cheesemonger, selling Fine and Artisan Cheeses from the West Country and Beyond, Wines, Biscuits, Preserves and More. Justin won the Best New Cheese Retailer Award in 2009 for British Cheese Awards; he has also won the compliments of The Times. Justin has recently been over to see Piers Markham (C 70-74) who runs a spiffing Wine Shop, adjacent to Exeter Central Station. 7/10

Tim Huxtable (V 92-97) hopes to meet up with OHs at the cricket match against the Dumplings at Bradninch. He bumped into William So (Sh 76-78) recently, who was speaking at the China Revealed conference, Savoy Place, central London. William said he stayed with his wife in an apartment in the main building on the Rousdon estate and had a most enjoyable time. Tim, a Surveyor, who has worked in Russia and made a noble effort to master the language, was sad to hear Manor House School has closed, as he has very happy memories of Manor House and Allhallows. 7/10

Tom Simpson (Lillies 94-99) was married to his lovely wife Lisa last weekend. 17th July in Jersey. Best man was his brother Jamie (95-99) and present were OH's Jonathan Wickes, Howard Furnival, William Murray, Tom Morgan, George Royle and Alex Sadler.
A fine time had by all, and for Jamie, a rehearsal for his wedding in 3 weeks, where Tom is his best man. 7/10

George Hayter (V 65-70) put off attending OH gatherings for four decades until he stole himself to go to the Reunion at the RAC Club in 2009. It was not without feelings of inferiority. He was overawed by triumphant contributions to Aunt Agatha from around the globe, brimming with career fulfillment and lavish life-style. Correspondents had apparently sustained a life of sporting prowess or commanded the heights of some international organization. George admits he is not much of a go-getter so he wasn’t looking forward to swapping notes with high-flyers he was sure to meet at an OH event, but then he could always say he had met Brit Eckland., Charles Mathews (St 65-69), a charmer, at ease in any company, persuaded him to go and they met for lunch at a Chinese restaurant and wandered around the West End before arriving at The RAC Club – a magnificent building designed by the same bloke who built the Ritz. Handed my name tag, I felt I should have attached a photo of myself at 18 to overcome the effects of baldness, glasses and 39 years of wrinkles, but it was a terrific evening. Meet you there in 2010. 7/10

Roddy Long (V/B 58-63), President of the OH Club, who drove a Land Rover with his school friends John Harper, Robin Sherwood and Philip White, the Greek Scholar, who acted as an interpreter, in the Summer of 1963, through France, Switzerland and Italy before catching a ferry from Brindisi to Igumanitsa on the Greek mainland – met together for the first time since then. John Harper, a retired accountant who ably manages OH Golf Week, organized a reunion after 47 years at The Holt in Honiton, owned by David McCaig (Sh 58-63) founder of the Otter Brewery, who joined them. David’s boys were at Allhallows, Robin Sherwood is a retired bank manager, Philip White still practices as a solicitor in Torquay and Roddy is a retired chartered surveyor. 7/10

Brian Meeke (C 68-73) e-mailed to say that he retired from the Royal Irish Rangers in May 2009 after more than 35 years and now works as a Retired Officer in the Civil Service doing much the same job at Warminster. He disputes the assertion that Civil Servants are over paid ‘Fat Cats’, but enjoys the work and is close to home on Salisbury Plain. Like many OHs Brian receives the OH Magazine by post, but is happy to save the Club money and read it on-line. Derek met your old Chudleigh chums Nigel Clist and Paul Hellier recently. 06/10

William Evershed (Sh 56-59) wrote a mammoth letter to Aunt Agatha about his days at Allhallows, which although he didn’t realize it at the time were a bonus with the undercliffs, the beach and inspiring Biology lessons by Tom Wallace. William enjoyed Berty Stone’s Pioneers, who constructed cliff paths. After school William studied Agriculture at The Surrey Farm Institute and worked on various farms, until he realized he wasn’t going to own a farm and then joined Brown Brothers delivering car parts all over Surrey. A well paid job buying and delivering flowers from Covent Garden followed. William married Patricia, who had her own florist’s, in 1974. He then worked for a charity that trains dogs for people with disabilities. Sadly his wife died in 2006 and William moved down to Bracklesha Bay. He still exchanges cards with Paul Gammon (Sh 55-58) and Martyn Langford (Sh 55-60). 06/10

Derek Ware (B46-50) has many happy memories of Allhallows. He moved to California in 1957 where he entered the insurance industry and met and married Sue. They have two children and three granddaughters and a grandson on the way. Derek and Sue took early retirement and moved to Spokane Washington. Derek remembers Gary Nash who gave him a lifelong love of chess and English literature. Mr. Nash is buried at Rousdon Church Derek recalls. Derek played a lot of cricket in California, including one game with his brother Brian (B50-53). Now he keeps fit with tennis and lawn bowling. After backsliding in his 20s Derek is a communicant of the Episcopal Church. Brian adds that Derek had a passion for exotic cars: a Maserati, an Austin Healey, an Alfa Rameo and a RR among others – used before his son’s and daughter’s weddings. However in RR phraseology it failed to proceed before his daughter’s great day. Brian hopes to get to some OH golf matches this year. 06/10

Peter Read (C 64-67) reports that Patrick Musters (St 66-70) a Solicitor Advocate, who was Vice-Captain of the Law Society Golf Club in 2010, will be Captain in 2011. Peter was Captain in 2008-09 and can’t think of another school that has produced two Captains. 06.10

Paul Hellier (C 67-72) and Felicity Hellier, née Husband (Ch 70-72) with Nigel Clist (C 67-72) and Sarah very kindly entertained Derek to a jolly lunch-party at The Red Lion Hotel in Lyme Regis on Bank Holiday weekend. News of many of their contemporaries and recent OH events were discussed. Paul and Felicity who live in Stockbridge have three children all growing up fast as children do. Paul remembered by many of you as a star 1stXI hockey goal-keeper, worked for many years in the tea industry in Sri-Lanka, a country to which they frequently return, but now runs a family property business. Nigel Clist is i/c the NFU in the Chard area and was recently at the dedication of the bench in memory of Mark and Stephen Johnson. His daughter highly qualified Philippa works in Dad’s office. 06/10

Rod Hansen (Sh 82-84), now Assistant Chief Constable of Somerset & Avon Territorial Operation, sent Derek a cheery e-mail about his days at Allhallows and a batch of photos of himself, Jes Overton and Will Owen at CCF Camp, Hugh Prior and Jim Pigg in Shallow, DJB teaching history, a visit by HRH Prince Andrew and another of Mark Greenhalgh, Andy Panther and Nick Saunders on Arduous Training in the Brecon Beacons with RSM Johns. Rod always enjoys reading the H Magazine and appreciates the efforts the Committee make to keep the spirit of Allhallows alive. 05/10

Adam Ashmead-Bartlett (C83-87) says that cricket at Standlake near Oxford – a mere seven miles from home – sounds great, but he will be 7000 miles away in Pakistan after a stint back in Blighty! It will be almost the hottest part of the year, but while the locals think Brits find it hot, he will have the last laugh during their winter, when they dress up like Paddington Bear and he will still be in shirtsleeves. Looking at the OH Website, Adam was sorry to see that Bill Preston had died, as he was the HM, when he joined Allhallows and it was Bill’s wonderful character that persuaded his mother to choose Allhallows rather than Rugby or Stowe, where Adam wanted to go. Adam says Bill literally shaped his life! 05/10

Bill Henderson (St 39-43) kindly sent us an obituary of Jimmy Beven, who was Bursar of Allhallows in 1939 and after WWII and a great friend of James Turner. Jimmy’s step-daughter Sue Benzecry had already told us that Jimmy had died at the magnificent age of 98 after 30 years as Bursar of St.John’s School Leatherhead. Jimmy remembered by Rosemary Sidwell, George Shallow’s daughter. He served in the RAF and took part in a raid of seven Lancasters to lay mines in the path of the Scharnhorst and Greissenau in the Baltic, but was shot down on his last raid and imprisoned, but had to make a 500 mile march in freezing winter weather to escape the advancing Russians. Bill, who joined Allhallows with his brother Ian – both became Chartered Accountants – spent the holidays with several other boys, whose parents were overseas, on their farm near Exeter with Mr and Mrs Collinson. Bill became a School Prefect and was in the Allhallows LDV or Home Guard; he speaks of Jimmy’s kindness and fairness when distributing pocket money to the boys for their holidays. 04/10

John Levine (M57-62) only has happy memories of Allhallows and recalls playing in the outstanding cricket 1st XI, captained by Roger Wheeler, which boasted Mike Rookes, Sonu Lalvani, Roddy Long, David Edwards and Robin Sherwood among others. On leaving school, John was articled to a firm of solicitors, which he didn’t enjoy, though he qualified as a legal executive. He has two children and two grandchildren from his first marriage, but founded the Bristol Driving School in 1979 and remarried. John played cricket until 2009 and still plays chess for the Bristol and Clifton Club. John and his wife spent their 25th wedding anniversary at the Dower House Hotel, where John had been Head Prefect under V.A.L.Hill, some 40 years before. 04/10

Tony Neill (M40-44) B.Sc.,F.C.I.,F.C.G.I.

All OHs and other friends who knew Tony will be very sorry to hear that his daughter Rodi (Ch74-76, has told us that her father died on Sunday 18th April after an operation for cancer. At Allhallows, to which he was devoted, Tony was a School Prefect; he won many academic prizes and afterwards gained a First in Engineering at Imperial College. He became a most distinguished consulting engineer and later Governor of Allhallows and a member of the OH Committee. I remember him coming regularly to Committee Meetings at the RAC Club, usually with Geoffrey Blackburne-Kane, and giving us the benefit of his shrewd and constructive comments. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Vivienne and daughter Rodi and all the family on their great loss. 04/10

Bill Thatcher (Sh57-61) enjoyed reading the Mag. And decided to send us some news; he modestly says that his only claim to fame at Allhallows was to be in the winning 1960 Ashburton team. Bill spent 37 enjoyable years in the RA and was blessed that he did not have to face the horrors of the Falkland or Iraq. When asked, he says he rode horses for seven years – two tours with the RHA, one in command, and four years skiing, when he was Defence Attaché in Switzerland. He returned once with a bevy of senior Swiss Officers and met Roger Wheeler, when he was CGS, who remarked that he remembered Bill at Allhallows, spending most of his time lying on his belly, which he thinks was a reference to his shooting. After the Army, Bill taught English to foreign students at a College in Bournemouth; he has three grown-up children. 4/10

Adam Ashmead-Bartlett (C83-87) apologises for missing the AGM and Reunion in 2009, but he was in Pakistan and is still there in Islamabad as the risk and security consultant for an oilfield services company with 5 weeks there and 5 weeks leave, so he hopes to catch up with the old crew in the summer. Alan Wansboro contacted him as he wrote. 4/10

David Richardson (St 63-66), a Bournemouth Solicitor, had his 60th bash in 2009 with 50 guests including Hugh Ellicombe, Dominic Naish and Christopher Goddard. David would like to renew contact with the likes of Peter Mackie, Richard Salter, Chris Hole and Brian Hopley. He has great nostalgia for Allhallows and felt it deeply when it closed. His prep school went the same way and when he was Acting Chairman of a senior school where his daughters and sister were educated, that their bank pulled the plug on, he managed to find a buyer in the two weeks Receivers gave them. David intended to read History at Newcastle before he switched to the family law firm. He is about to start his second term as Chairman of the Christchurch Rotary Club and hopes to attend the next AGM. 4/10

Brodie Hall (C64-69), Captain of the Allhallows team that won the Canford Relays, sent his memories of the race and what a day it was. He says that we were lying about third and with the adrenalin building up he was determined to win. It was a joy to return to school. Brodie has been converting a bothy into a residence on the family farm and has completed the roof. Most of his free time is spent shooting at Bisley and he enjoys the club he has joined and the NRA. He also stalks deer at home and on rented property; he has achieved the Deer Stalking certificates 1 and 2, which enable him to prepare and sell meat for the food chain. 4/10

Lucas Shotts (C 81-86) married Kirsty and they have a three year old youngster, they live in Hardway, Gosport and Lucas is Managing Director of Deacons’ boatyard, Southampton. They have been cruising on their classic yacht Nonsuch, which they have just sold, as they ran out of dosh; they spent three years in the French Alps, near Vald ‘Isere and Tignes, and have a ball every winter, all groovy and fun. They see Matt Jones and Gagger Bradley occasionally, also Gert Graeser and met Dan Oguntade a few years ago. 3/10

Jonathan Rowe (M 85-90) will wed Lisa Marriott early in August 2010 in their home village of Hartley Wintney. Their honeymoon will be later in the year after the cricket season and Jonathan will only miss one game in spite of the wedding being on a Friday! Jonathan will make a ‘Stag’ trip to Hong Kong in April, when he will meet James Carstairs and possibly Michael Jordan, depends on his schedule as a Cathay Pilot. Facebook has put Jonathan in touch with Fran Waddington, Juliet Baker, née Cara Southey, and Adrian Boddy recently. Jonathan is now Bussiness Development Manager for a training company with courses ranging from Mechanical Apprenticeships to Microsoft product training, Managerial and Director training. 3/10

Richard Tracey (H 77-89) and Caroline (H 86-89) called on Derek early in March, when they were on a tour of schools, recruiting students for their popular language courses at Le Grand Osier. Their eldest son Christopher is at Gresham’s and plays for the Senior Colts. Henry is considering the RN for a career. 3/10

Leslie Barr. All OHs who knew him and especially his pupils and members of Baker House will be very sorry to learn that Leslie died on 9th March, aged 86, at the military nursing home Erskine House in Edinburgh. Born in Queensland and educated at Weymouth College and Hereford College, Oxford, Leslie joined Allhallows in 1950 as Senior Mathematics Master and succeeded Vacy Lyle as Housemaster of Baker. As House Tutor of Baker, when I joined Allhallows in 1959, I remember Leslie coaching his star Maths pupils in the |Baker Room, which he ran with exemplary efficiency. Several went to Oxford. Baker was a house of character and ‘Baker Men’ as Leslie liked to call them reveled in the tribal ritual of tossing for the pancake, as Roddy Long will recall. Was this borrowed by Allhallows from Hot Penny Day in Honiton? Leslie was a formidable rugby referee – not adverse to the occasional penalty try. He was also C.O. of the C.C.F. – a task he carried out with enthusiasm and imagination.
In 1962 Leslie appointed to teach Mathematics at Fettes College and later married Joan Merrerell, whom he had known at Allhallows and who predeceased him. Leslie taught at Fettes from 1962-87 and counted Tony Blair among his pupils. Tom Hembrow’s recent contribution to Aunt Agatha shows in what affection and respect he was held. In recent years he occasionally phoned me to chat about former pupils like Roger Wheeler and Roddy Long.
Our sympathy goes to his children, Caroline and Richard, and all his family. 3/10

Tom Hembrow (B 49-53) wrote when he heard Leslie Barr had died that he used to come to his parents’ farm in the summer holidays and try to shoot whatever flew or ran. Leslie wrote to Tom when he heard his brother James had died and recalled the time they went shooting on the undercliff and bagged a brace of pheasants, which James plucked. In return he was invited to dinner, to which he took a bottle of cider. Only to find his Housemaster Vacy Lyle there. When Tom retired from farming 20 years ago he took up target shooting again and went to Australia with GB Veterans team in 1999 and South Africa in 2001. Tom and his wife have been going to SA in winter for several years and are trying to acclimatize themselves again. 3/10

Andrew Moore (V 53-58) staggered back in March from a weekend in farthest Norfolk as an invitee to Nigel Jenney’s 70th birthday bash. A riotous party was conducted in the only fashion you would expect from that rumbustious soul! Age does not dim his ardour for a good bottle and a round of golf, despite the handicap of a second replacement knee. He is adamant though that he will shortly be able to leave the 19th for the 1st. His brother Brian, late of Kong Kong, and Terence, late of Monsanto, were also to be enjoying the party – quite a Venning reunion. 3/10

Darryl Hunt (C 64-68) called on Derek, his Chudleigh Housemaster, early in March for a long chat over coffee and Chilean vino. Many old friends were recalled, some very active OHs, among them: Peter Read, Patrick Groves, Charles Mortimer, Dr.Jeremy Harding and Lionel Paston-Cooper. Darryl, who read Fine Art at Nottingham, is a member of the Poques and plays at gigs and concerts word wide. 3/10

Andrew Hodge (St 87-92) apologised for not being able to play hockey for the OH XI in their match against Bridport Hawks, but he is attending a birthday party. Andrew is happily married to Georgina and is bringing up two children Barnaby 6 and Daisy 4. Andrew has recently started with his Associates his own firm in Bristol of chartered commercial and residential building surveyors. 3/10

Peggy Hewan (H65-74) all OHs who knew Peggy will be very sorry to hear that she has died. Her daughter Joanna ‘phoned to say that her mother had passed away peacefully at a magnificent age. Peggy was at Allhallows when her husband Gethyn Hewan was Headmaster. Gethyn had been Headmaster of Cranbrook School in Sydney, Australia, for twelve years and had taught at various times at Wellington, Charterhouse and Winchester. At Allhallows Gethyn tactfully discarded many features of boarding school life that were outmoded so that every boy and girl would feel happy and secure and could get on with the business of learning. Gethyn and Peggy introduced co-education at Allhallows. The Sixth Form grew in size and the numbers of those going to university increased. A magnificent games player with blues in Cricket and Hockey and an outstanding golfer. Gethyn communicated his love of games well played to all levels of the school.
In all this of course Gethyn had Peggy’s support. Typically she ran a Sixth Form Club in the Cliff Cottage.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Joanna, Jill and Tim and their families. 3/10

Richard Clist (St 85-89) who was Captain of Clay Pigeon Shooting in ’89 is on target to open his Target Sports Centre in April. Richard’s firm Clist Properties bought the Charmouth Tunnel in 2004, when it became redundant in 2004. A vast sum has been spent to convert the tunnel into two rifle ranges of 25 metres and 50 metres. There will be a café, a shop, an armoury and range safety officers. Richard hopes to open the range in time for Olympic training. Information about the Club can be obtained from 01297-561006 or info@thetunnel.co.uk 2/10

Tariq Goddard & (Sh 88-91) has been promoting his new novel ‘The Picture of Contented Wealth’ since his wedding to Emma last year. Emma was an Olympic skeleton bob-sleigher, but now cultivates organic herbs and salads at the farm where they live at Downton in Wiltshire. Among those at the celebrations where Dan Glover, James Jones, Pru Rowlandson, Grant Cloke, Steve Pettifer, Alistair Crawford, Chris Quin, Gidgeon Bullock, Phil Gilbride, Spencer King, Nick Marrow, Andy Griffiths and Flora Stubbs. Tariq runs the publishing imprint he set up Zero Books and is working on his fifth novel ‘The Message’. Congratulations Tariq and Emma from us all. 2/10

Alwyn James (H64-68) who taught Classics at Allhallows & Glenalmond and suffered a severe stroke in 1995 won an HRH The Duke of Kent Award in 2009 for Life after Stroke. Derek heard from a friend whose brother was Captain of Cricket at Glenalmond, where Alwyn was in charge of the game, what a superb teacher he was “funny and irreverent”, who got excellent results and played blues piano whenever and wherever he could. Alwyn has raised large sums through his blues numbers for the MacKinnon Centre, where Alwyn regained his musical skills. Well done Alwyn! 2/10

Graham Watson (B 59-65) apologises for not keeping in touch, but intends to make up for lost time and hopes to meet some of his old school mates again soon. Sgt. Major Cliff Hickson inspired Graham, as his contemporaries will recall, to become a star gymnast and teach P.E. Graham studied at St.Lukes under their Head of P.E. Jock Campbell. Graham taught at Redruth, then at the Leisure Centre, Camborne before taking a post at Bilton Grange Preparatory School, near Rugby as Head of P.E. The School won the IAPS National Gymnastics Championships. Graham spent two years at Cheltenham College Junior as Games Coordinator before he returned to Cornwall as a self employed trainer; but times were tough and he returned to teaching, before he took early retirement. He now does some delivery driving to hospitals, universities and research institutes. 2/10

Richard Longridge (St 51-56) sent welcome news from Brittany where he now lives. Contemporaries will remember that his father was School Chaplin and Rector of Combpyne. Richard was in Jack Jarchow’s house Stanton and in a winning Asburton team with a record score at the time; he won his fullbore colours in 1954, ’55 and ’56. He remembers the vast freedom boys enjoyed over the weekends, and especially down the cliffs, which would give a Health and Safety squad kittens nowadays. Richard called on Jimmy Bliss shortly before he died and says how much he owed to him and others at Allhallows, during his formative years, which will not be forgotten. Richard later taught French at the Cathedral School, Exeter. He has visited the Rousdon residential estate several times. 2/10

Honor Prerston. All OHs who knew her and other friends will very sorry to hear that Honor Preston has died.
Honor died peacefully at home on January 31st 2010, after a serious illness bravely fought. Fortunately her sons John and Christopher and other members of the family have been able to stay with her in recent months.
Bill and Honor Preston joined Allhallows in 1950. Bill taught Geography and coached two major games, hockey and cricket – later becoming Second Master. Bill and Honor were House Parents of Stanton and Shallow and Bill later helped Honor to run the Girls House, Charton. Honor, an able classical scholor, later taught Classics at Allhallows and they formed a perfect partnership. 1/10

Neville Phillips (B 51-53) and his wife must be among the most regular supporters of OH events like the West Country Lunch, the RAC Club and the Remembrance Service. Neville kindly sent Derek a large envelope of photos of Baker House in 1953 under Vacy Lyle, Barbara Clark and Roger Wheeler, Bill and Honor Preston and Chris Spencer at the Belmont and the Baker Cricket XI. Neville also sent news of James Dann’s (Sh 88-90) mother who lives in Sidmouth. James now works in Canada, after marrying Morgan Bellis’s (St 88-93) sister. Derek remembers Morgan’s baseball style assault on the bowling, when playing for our 2nd XI at King’s Taunton. I believe Morgan is in the hotel business. 2/10

Ian Hannaford (V 71-76) now ready to host the 2010 winter Olympics without snow on the local mountains! Ian is still working for Planet Clean, which has now expanded to 25 locations across Canada, he heads the Warewash division for Healthcare in British Columbia which keeps him very busy. His eldest son is now studying Video Designer at the Art Institute and his youngest is still the sports star playing Bantam baseball in the Western Canadian Championships. He sends his best wishes to all his contemporaries from Venning. He was in touch with Andy Hack last year but lost contact when he had a major computer problem. 1/10

Marc Tyrell (C 80-84), is living with Rachel his partner of 20 years, 2 daughters 18 and 17, self employed for 13 years, ran his own Intl courier business with his business partner until 2004 when circumstances forced us to cease trading.
Currently work for an Intl courier company and trying to survive life’s everyday ups and downs. 1/10

Graham Salter (H 77-84), who taught Modern Languages at Allhallows and was Head of Department at Downs House School, Newbury, for 25 years, has retired. He sent many of his pupils to Richard and Caroline Tracy’s excellent A-level Revision Courses at Le Grand Osier, St Helen, Dinan, and remembers coaching Foals hockey XIs at Allhallows, which often defeated giants. He also recalls hilarious musicals and still takes part in pantomimes. Graham hopes to call on Derek in March. 1/10

Simon Knott (St 60-65) kindly sent DJB some autographed programmes of the 1961 production of ‘The Lady’s Not For Burning’, in which Roger Wheeler played Richard, an orphaned clerk, and the1964 production of ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ in which Richard Le Fleming played Lady Bracknell and Ralph James, who became a professional actor, took the part of Canon Chasuble. Among Simon’s memorabilia was a super photo of Guy Ackland, Simon, David Shaw and Trevor Shappee in a music appreciation class, presided over by Alan Thomas. 1/10

Derek Blooman (Aunt Agatha). Unfortunately Derek has injured his right hand and is unable to reply to correspondence at the moment. Please refer any urgent business to ‘CONTACT’ at the top of the page. A further report will be posted in the New Year. 18/12/09.

Elizabeth Edwards, née Hale (Ch 83-85) is married to Paul a serving Officer and has 2 children (9 and 7); she works F/T as Head of Brand at Twinings and lives in Hampshire. Elizabeth says that she met up with Gil Campbell (ST 81-85) a few weeks ago. He's got a little larger and she says that she has got a lot smaller but other than that, it felt like they hadn't been apart for 24 years!! 12/09

Graham Jones (H 66-92) joins in sending congratulations to the McCaig Family on their Otter Brewery, winning the Sustainable Devon Award at the recent Devon Environmental Business Awards; the local press reports that the Brewery was one of nearly 90 entries for the Award. David (Sh 59-63) and Mary Ann McCaig started the business in 1990 and, as part of their entry, they had to prove a long-term commitment to protecting and enhancing their immediate surroundings, with the Blackdown Hills being both an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Patrick (C79-84) recently hosted a very enjoyable evening visit to the Brewery led by GBJ, providing a fascinating insight into how their much admired beer is made, and exploiting to the full, in typical Patrick-style, role reversal with his former mentor – to the obvious delight of those present! 12/09

Jason Lytton (Sh 84-89) is enjoying life with Mirjam and their two young energetic boys Josh and Sam near Guildford. He has become a keen cyclist after arranging a London-Paris ride with friends in 2006. As a result he and his buddies now form the ‘Onion Smugglers’. They plan to ride ‘ Mount Ventoux’, a world famous Tour climb in the spring of 2010 and their eyes are set on Land’s End to John o’ Groats in 2011. Jason is a Built Asset Consultant in London. 12/09  

Sir Guy Acland (59-64) renewed contact after Richard Le Fleming gave us Guy’s address in the Isle of Wight, where he is Vice Lord-Lieutenant. Guy spent many years in the RA and was for a while Equerry to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh followed by appointment as Equerry to the Queen and Deputy Master of the Household. Guy and his wife Chrissie have two sons Alexander and Hugh both in their thirties. Chrissie runs a Ballet School in the IOW. Guy’s list of eight records for the desert island will follow! 12/09

John Guest (B 71-76) said he spoke to Derek after 32 years and reported, after being seriously ill, he had changed an interesting portion of UK law (Try googling Guest v DPP) and as a result Panorama have aired a programme called ‘Assault on Justice’, in which he features as is the change of law. John says it is a legacy that will stand for many years – no small tribute to the education he received at Allhallows under Donald Mathewson, James Turner et al. 12/09

Michael Rookes (M 57-61). All OHs and other friends who knew Michael will be very sorry that he has died. Although Mike umpired at the OH match v the Devon Dumplings at Bradninch this summer, he was very ill. His contemporaries at Allhallows will remember him as an outstanding sportsman, a Purple Glory who played cricket for the 1st XI in 1959, 60 & 61 and scored 108 in the match v Victoria College, Jersey, and was second in the season’s bowling averages, taking 28 wickets for 13.85. After Allhallows Mike qualified as a Charted Accountant. Our deepest sympathy goes to his wife Maggie and all his family. 12/09

Tim Banting (L 92-97), who read Archaeology at university and has recently been working at the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge has a new job as Imaging Officer in Parliamentary Archives in the House of Lords. 12/09

Carey Harris, née Adams (Ch 85-87) has lived in Perth, Western Australia, since leaving Allhallows; she has been married for 19 years and has two beautiful boys, Elliot 11 and Hamish 5. Carey has worked in Psychiatry for years and specialized in hostage negotiations and trauma services following natural disasters in the Asia/Australian region. She is currently the Manager of Inpatient Psychiatric Services for Children in Perth, but is about to become a Manager in Adult Mental Health – never a dull moment and a growth industry. Carey would like to contact Helen Fee (CH 84-86). 12/09

Gregor Mahlich (C 72-76) who works for Reuters says that his great friend Philip Curtis (St 72-76) has a wonderful shop in London, The Map House, Beauchamp Place, where you view some of the most fascinating maps and globes in existence – guided by a highly knowledgeable Philip.12/09

Fiona Shultz, née Bazalgette (Ch 84-86) wrote giving us her new address and that of her parents. Fiona now has a daughter Thea and a son Lucas. Her father Chris Bazalgette, who did so much for OH cricket and took a record number of wickets for the Hampshire Hogs and wrote their history, hopes to play another season his forty-fifth, though technically he can only be selected a week before a match. 12/09

Claus Anderson (C79-84) called on Derek, his old Housemaster, in November with his wife Rachel and their playful young daughter Ella, after they had spent a week in a South Devon cottage and visited the Rousdon estate to see the Allhallows commemorative plaque in the wall near the old pavilion. Clause works for Porsche in Reading. 11/09

Nick Cousins (H 76-80) who coached those wonderful Allhallows 1st XVs, when he was Head of PE, is now Senior Executive Officer of the ECB, ACO- the England and Wales Cricket Board, Association of Cricket Officials. OHs may have read his letter in The Times on 12th November, 2009, in which he insisted First-class cricket scorers are not second-class citizens, but honorary members of the ECB, ACO, the new independent Association of Cricket Officials. Nick and the Association are concerned with training scorers and umpires. Nick is a first-class Rugby umpire; he kindly entertained his old Allhallows colleagues in November. 11/09

Nigel Fawcett (C 63-67) says he notices a 60s do-it-yourself dinner was being organised and now he is semi-retired he has more time to catch up with his contemporaries and engage in his hobbies. Nigel still works part-time for the Treasury as a consultant on legislation, but is currently heading towards his 2nd Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do – possibly an untypical pensioners pastime. Nigel hopes to be at the AGM. 11/09

Archie Frank Pape MBE (1921-26) has died peacefully at home at the magnificent age of 101. Archie was Head of School, a fine sportsman, who was Captain of Hockey and a 1st XI Colour for Cricket; he made his career in Banking and served in Bomber Command during WWII, when he was twice mentioned in despatches. He was also Hon. Treasurer of the OH Club and an Hon. Life Vice-President. Our deepest sympathy goes to his son Colin (B 58-62) and all his family. 11/09

Robin Butler (M 56-61) has written a superb book ‘Great Britain Wine Accessories 1555-1900’ – Baron & Brown, which was well received in The Times on 11th November 2009. Robin joined his father’s antique business in Honiton on leaving Allhallows, where his brother Roderick (M 52-56), who did so much to help us move the Chapel furnishings from Rousdon to St. Michael’s Honiton, deals in antiques at Marwood House. 11/09

James Dann (Sh 88-93) is now in Milton, Ontario, having been made redundant the very day he returned from Paternity leave in March, so the summer of 2009 was a little dire to say the least. But, he has spent every minute of his daughter Madison’s life with his wife Courtney, Morgan Bellis’s (St 88-92) sister, which he will treasurer for ever. James is working for a geotechnical consultancy in Brampton, on railwork and looking forward to lots of snow. 11/09

Jaap Meijer (M 79-84) spent a year in Germany after Allhallows learning the language, followed by a couple of years at a sailing school in Devon. He spent a year in the Netherlands studying before completing a BA in European Business at Leicester Uni and Trier in Germany; he worked for Deliotte in Duesseldorf and then in Luxembourg with several investment vehicles. Jaap has been in contact with Stefano Cardelli, Mark Greenhalgh and Andy de Long, who is constantly somewhere else. Jaap remembers the enameled bath in the basement which seemed huge at the time, with some happy days. 11/09

Ted Sandbach (St 67-71) writes to say he lives outside Oxford and is the owner and founder of the Oxford Wine Company, which he set up in 1991. Ted previously taught at Magdalen College School from (1975-84), but then left to join the wine trade and experience. He has three boys; Chris 24 teacher at St. Edward’s Oxford and has played first-class with games for the academy at Oxford UCCE. Opens the batting for Oxfordshire and has been selected for the Minor Counties. Will 20 at Exeter University is a keen rugger player and George 17 is still in the lower sixth at Cheltenham College. Ted and his wife Sue have a cottage in Beer and enjoy walks around the Rousdon estate and on the undercliff, which can be depressing. Ted and his three boys still play Free Forester cricket, which used to take place at Allhallows, but is now played at Seaton. 11/09

Tom Dunn (B 74-78) attended Will Lead’s (B 73-78) 50th birthday celebration in Zambia last October and a merry time was had by all. Among those present were: Paddy Lead (B 71-76) and Mike Spark (Sh 73-78). 11/09

Nick Lindo (H 70-76) thanked Nigel for invitations to current OH events, but says distance is a problem as he resides in New Zealand. However, the Website triggers nostalgic vibes of halcyon days long ago when he played mostly placid cricket and before he took up the demon golf; he reports that in 27 days – and counting – he will be a free man again having completed his two years and a single week as the GC Captain in Christchurch. 10/09  

Chris Watts (B 82-85) met Graham and Mary Jones in Cirencester recently and plucked up courage to get in touch with us. He says the three years he spent at Allhallows were retrospect in a school sort of way the best years of his life – such great friends and adventures the like of which he hasn’t experienced since. He hears via the grape-vine of others he shared his time at Rousdon. 10/09

Martin Taylor (St 56-59) has suddenly dies. For many years he ran his Auctioneering company in Honiton, dealing in antiques and fine paintings. At Allhallows he was an able sportsman, winning the Boardman Cup for rugger and the Pitt Cup for hockey. On leaving he organised events for the OHs in the West Country. Our deepest sympathy goes to Martin’s family.10/09

Jonathan Cooper (C 70-75). All OHs and other friends who knew him will be very sorry to know that Jonathan passed away on 19th October 2009, at a very young age of 53, after bravely battling pancreatic cancer. His wife Mimi and three children were with him. His great friend Andrew Green told us. We will remember Jonathan at Allhallows as an outstanding sportsman who captained the 1st XI for cricket and won his st XV colours for rugger, but he was also an able academic who studied at Warwick University and in the USA. He built up the Armano Italian food chain in London and Bristol. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his wife, children and his brother Simon. 10/09

Warwick Dale (St 84-88) is engaged to Tamara and fortunately sold his helicopter company before the economy collapse. He now works as a police officer in Florida and sends his best wishes to all back home. 10/09

Darryl Hunt (C 64-68) phoned the Hon.Sec. from Munich a few weeks ago and then kindly sent him 3 CDs, the Pogues 3rd album, which is a nice example of what he has been doing for the last twenty years, and the new ‘Bish’ album, which is a solo project of Darryl’s and has a lovely photo of his daughter Sophie on the cover. Darryl says most of his time is spent working in London or touring with the Pogues. You all probably know ‘Fairy tale of New York’, so life is pretty exciting. He sends his best wishes to his old schoolmates. 10/09  

Stephen White (Sh 81-85) is Managing Partner of the International Yacht Register and Simon Dawson (Sh 81-85) is a business partner who handles the financial side of his company from his vantage point in Andorra. Steve says life has treated him well since leaving Allhallows and he thinks of the wonderful days he spent there. He has recently found the OH Website and he says he and Simon will sort through their Shallow photos over a bottle of wine to fill in some gaps. Steve was impressed by the report and photos of the memorial cricket match for Don Palmer v the Devon Dumplings and hopes to play some cricket or golf for the OH Club soon. 10/09

Sunanda Kerr (C 97-98) is teaching in a kindergarten in Calgary, Canada and has recently moved from Vancouver; she loves her job and finds it rewarding. Sunanda was in England a few years ago and visited Allhallows. What a change! She hopes to return soon and looks forward to e-mails about OH social events as she doesn’t want to loose touch. 10/09

Roy Honnor (C 40-43) wrote with the sad news that his cousin Major John Honnor RA (C45-49) died peacefully on Friday 4 th September 2009 aged 78. John came to Allhallows in 1945 after being liberated by American forces in Manila where he, together with his father, mother and sister had been interned by the Japanese in 1941. John became a School Prefect. Won academic prizes and his 1 st XV Colours for rugger; he was an accomplished hockey player and Hon. Secretary of boxing; he left to join the army in 1949. Our sympathy goes out to his family. Roy promised to write a brief obituary for the 2010 Magazine. 09/09

Annabel Sedgwick, née Massey (Ch 87-92) lives near Cambridge and is married to Sedge with two lovely children, Rosie and Edward. Annabel is Managing Director of a full service marketing agency based in Bedford, but they escape to the hills and beach en famille whenever possible. 09/09

Tom Selway (Sh 88-92) reported that his great friend Tom Rooth (M 88-93), an art expert at Christies, has made the fantastic discovery, of a superb portrait of Sir Alfred Munnings Reading probably painted by Harold Knight and hidden under a painting entitled ‘Carnival’ by Laura Knight who adored Munnings, but didn’t want to upset Harold. They were all part of the artists’ colony at Lamorna Cove, near Newlyn, before the First World War. Tom’s discovery was the subject of an article by Alastair Jamieson of ‘The Sunday Telegraph’ on 21 st September 2009. 09/09

Jonathan Owen (M 92-97) says his sister Pippa has been married to a Frenchman called Nico for 8 years and they have two children Tom 6 and Nina 3 – both angels. Pippa loves teaching English in a secondary school and his younger sister Becky is happily studying Marine Biology at Portsmouth. Jon hops between Bournemouth and France while he gets photography business in gear. He sent Anne Giles a photo of ‘Importance’ provided by Gemma Weeks, which seems like yesterday though more ago. 09/09

Andy Moore (V 53-58) spotted Leslie Barr’s phone-call to Derek and says his lasting memory of Leslie was when he and John Ballyn were respectively captain and secretary of the 1958 1 st XV. Leslie took them to the OH dinner in Sidmouth, as was then customary after the match, in his Hillman Minx, an item of doubtful reliability. Unfortunately on the return Leslie managed to bend his car neatly around an enormous rock on the top of Sidford Hill. The odd oath was forthcoming before minds leapt into gear, checked the state of occupants and flagged down the next car which was fortunately full of merry OHs. Leslie recovered his car next morning. History doesn’t record whether a local bobby was involved. 09/09

Robin Higgs (M 73-78), who enjoyed Chris Taylor’s Glassboat Restaurant reunion in Bristol last year, says he has just returned from the Canary Islands, where he was engaged in a remake of the 1981 version of ‘Clash of the Titans’ for Warner Bros. Robin has been in the location film business for the last 16 years since he gave up being a Police helicopter pilot after starting his career in the army. Robin’s young son is about to start at St. Edmund’s Oxford and Robin is considering a ‘get-together’ with Jamie Martin and some of their contemporaries. 09/09

Nicola Atkins, née Rutherford-Jones (Ch 79-81) took a Combined Studies degree after Allhallows and then worked in London, ultimately in legal recruitment. Nicky then moved to Birmingham to marry a barrister with a criminal practice, they have two children, Harry 8 and Lucy 5 and enjoying a very happy if somewhat full family life. In 2001 Nicky changed direction and became a Career Management Coach mainly working with those going through redundancy or redeployment, which she loves and finds hugely rewarding as she is self-employed and allows her to work around family life. Nicky has a place on linkedin http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickyatkins and hopes to attend an OH event soon. 09/09

Leslie Barr (H52-62), former Housemaster of Baker and Head of Maths, who later taught at Fettes, phoned Derek, his old House Tutor, in August and said the military nursing home where he is well cared for recently had a visit from General Sir Richard Dannatt as two new rooms are being provided for war-wounded from Afghanistan. Leslie greatly appreciated a chat with him and was able to say Roger Wheeler had been one of his pupils. 09/09

John Stevens (C 50-51), who lives in Stafford, Queensland, and was over in the UK recently, when he met Mike Shaw, Nigel and Derek, says his woodworking keeps him off the streets and it all started at Allhallows, where he restored the little altar table now in Combpyne church. He has been reading a life of Mary Anning the Lyme Regis fossil hunter. 09/09

Anthony Sherman (V54-57) resides in Wimborne and has started a Charity working with ex-offenders from Dorchester prison. He retired due to ill-health, but still mentors drug addicts. He cheerfully says he manages a cemetery as he is looking to the future. 09/09

Nigel Bean (95-98) who taught at RGS Brisbane, after he left Allhallows where he taught History and was Master i/c cricket, had the surprise of his life when sampling fine wine and cheese at the Queensland Agricultural Exhibition he spotted Keith and Lynne Moore in a crowd of over 50,000, who were visiting their son James who works in Brisbane. Next day they enjoyed a nice steak and several bottles of fine Australian merlot. Nigel Bean was delighted to see the report of the OH cricketers victory over the Devon Dumplings. He says the School and the cricket season hold a special place in his heart. 08/09

Graham and Mary Jones (H66-92) reported another extraordinary meeting, when they were visiting their family in Oz and on a trip to Ayre’e Rock spotted Keith and Lynne Moore waiting at a bus stop. The world is a small place for OHs. 08/09

Andrew Keightley (Sh 76-80) wrote to say that he designs and produces concepts on an international basis and lives in Cambridge where he occasionally sees Bill Jenks (C 75-80). Andrew visited the Rousdon estate a few years ago when he was down on business and thought all the old buildings looked smaller than when he was a schoolboy. He was delighted to see a photo of himself in white overalls on the front cover of the 2009 OH Mag – his one and only theatrical performance. 08/09

Peter Anker, FRICS (M 44-47). All OHs who knew him will be very sorry to hear that Peter died on Thursday, 13th August 2009, He was Chairman of the Allhallows Educational Foundation from 1991-1994, until ill-health forced him to retire. Peter was in Middlemist from 1944-47, Head of House and a senior Prefect. He was a talented sportsman with his 1st XV Colours for Rugger and 1st XI Colours for Cricket. He recently showed me proudly a photo of himself and Mike Ray Hills, no mean cricketer himself, ready to go to open the innings for Allhallows. Peter became a most distinguished international businessman, COE of the Hudson Bay Company and a major figure in other businesses. Whenever he came down to Lyme Regis, where he and Anne had a cottage on the sea front, asked me to lunch and loved talking about his old OH friends and the School to which he was devoted.
Our deepest sympathy goes to Anne and Peter’s family. 08/09

Henrie Hutchings (L 87-92) again lives in Hong Kong aboard their sailing boat ‘Mischief’, a solid 47ft, 27 ton steel boat designed for arctic sailing. Henrie says they considered calling her ‘Ice-breaker’, but plummeted for ‘Mischief’, because of her inhabitants, but primarily for her history, as she caught fire, lost a man at sea, was swept from her mooring in a typhoon and a previous owner nearly chopped his leg in two, when he lost control of a chain-saw. Yes, they bought her cheap and after 5 years rebuilding she’s a beauty! They have taught their two cats to swim and climb ropes when they fall overboard. In a few years, funds permitting, they hope to sail for a few years. Henrie runs a copywriting and translation company called ‘The Missing Link’, life is treating Henrie pretty well and there are no moves to marry yet and have no children as she still doesn’t feel responsible enough for either. 08/09

Stephen Ayling (C 67-71) and his wife Marlene thoroughly enjoyed their trip from SA to the UK in April and visited Rousdon. Back for winter in Durban they celebrated two wins against the All Blacks and await Oz in Capetown. 08/09

James Pigg (Sh 82-84) and Annike had an enjoyable couple of days staying at The Dower House hotel Rousdon and had dinner with James Verner, master furniture-maker who works at Hawkchurch, near Axminster. James and his wife managed to descend the cliffs to the beach without upsetting the ‘natives’. 08/09

John Robson (C46-52) phoned Derek for an address of a family friend and reminisced about some of the characters on the Allhallows staff in his day. Horace Lee, Jack Yarchow, James Turner, Norman Butler and Tommy Jones. John is a neighbour of Joe Robson (H 71-74) , the England hockey player, who taught History at Allhallows before he went to Rydal as Head of History and Kent College as Second Master. 08/09

John Pagliero (St 62-67) phoned Derek in July for a chat about the good old days and to ask for addresses of some of his OH chums, John Armstrong, John Bridger and Nicholas Love et al., whom he hopes to get together for a reunion. Nigel was able to give him the whereabouts of Jon Husain. John a former Committee member, also wrote a fascinating letter about Cricket Weeks with Don Palmer, David Hillier, Pat Thurgood, Roger Wheeler and Roddy Long. John worked for Fyffes for many years is now with Asda. He paid a gracious tribute to Bill and Honor Preston his House Parents in Stanton. 08/09

Christopher Coates (Sh 65-70) sent welcome news from Millfield, where after a spell of business abroad he has taught Business Studies, been a Housemaster and is now Admissions Tutor; he likes the philosophy of the school, where his two daughters were educated. Chris has recently been in touch with Simon Martin (Sh 65-70). 07/09

Chris Taylor (M 74-78), who organised the Glassboat and black tie 1978 Leavers’ Reunion in Bristol in 2008, called on the Hon.Sec. in July with his young son Peter, who had just entered the Sixth Form at Clifton College, when they were on their way to a day-out at the Bovington Tank Museum. A happy time was spent chatting about Chris’s OH contemporaries. I hope Peter wasn’t too bored surveying photos of Chris in the 1st XV. 07/09

Richard Tracy (H 77-89) and his wife Caroline (H 86-89) who run their very popular French Courses in the school holidays at Le Grand Osier, Dinan, www.tracey-frenchcourses.com had a splendid letter published in The Daily Telegraph on 18th July 2009. Richard said when Eaton College was closed briefly in May by swine flu, Alan Johnson remarked that the virus had succeeded in doing what Labour governments had failed to do for years. He also pointed out in view of recent burdens placed on independent schools and parents by the Charity Commission that, when Mitterand threatened to close down private schools in France in the eighties, that caused uproar and he was forced to retreat. 07/09

Richard Clist (St 85-89) is delighted to tell us that Amanda is currently expecting their fourth son, no girls in sight as yet! Richard who was Captain of Clay Pigeon Shooting at Allhallows, now owns the Charmouth Tunnel, reports that on 24th May 2009 planning permission was granted for a new shooting range with club and catering facilities. You will be able to follow progress on: www.thetunnel.co.uk thanks to Matthew Bray (St 85-88). Practical rifle, gallery rifle and full bore will be available. Work has started and discounted OH membership is offered from spring 2010. Those interested should contact Richard via the OH Website and at Clist Financial Management Ltd, Charmouth. 07/09

David Hamilton (B 65-68) has had a highly successful career as a Purser first with Union Castle and then Cunard, sailing the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. In 1994 he was appointed Purser of QE2 and in 2008 became Hotel Manager of the ss Queen Victoria. His hobbies include cycling, backgammon and looking for golf balls he has lost on courses round the world. He has an apartment in Salisbury, but spends many leaves with his partner Kelly in Australia. 07/09

Phillip Ainsworth (C 75-79) has a new management post with the NHS at Hornchurch in Essex, but still serves in the TA, having left the regular Army in 1993, so has been in green for nearly 27 years. He says his wife Amanda keeps him on his toes and their children Oliver 14, Sophie 12 and Camilla 10 run circles around him. Oliver and Sophie are at the Royal Hospital School near Ipswich in Suffolk and Sue Bourhill who taught at Allhallows is Sophie’s Housemistress. Family life revolves around their children and horses. 07/09

Chris Hulburd (B 55-60) wrote to say that Robert Hill (St 57-62), no mean athlete himself, put the photo of one of Chris’s record-breaking high jumps on the OH Website. Chris was interested to see the photo of the Misty City Jazzmen in the Baker Common Room, in which he spotted several friends. 06/09

Peter Roberts (V 48-52) and Vernon Burchell (C 52-56) kindly sent photos, as requested by our President, of Sid Cornish of Corps of Drums fame. Peter who lives in South Africa, was one of the original members of the band, he also sent a group photo of Venning pupils proudly displaying the Ashburton Shield in 1951. Peter mentioned many of his contemporaries ‘Blogger’ Bowden, John Palin, Brian Clark, Brian Jenney and of course his Housemaster Carey Stone and House Matron, Mrs. Sweet with whom he kept in contact until she passed away in New Zealand. 06/09

Brodie Hall (C 64-69) met Peter Cresswell (V 52-57) recently and borrowed his OH Magazine which he read from cover to cover and kindly wrote to his old Housemaster DJB. Brodie was an outstanding athlete and Captain of the team that won the Crawford Relay in 1969. He said he was about to go sailing off the coast of Croatia and would then convert a barn on the family farm into a residence. 06/09

Leslie Barr (H 52-62), a former Baker Housemaster and Head of Maths, phoned Derek his old House Tutor in June and said he had been poorly recently, but was being well cared for; he chatted about Roger Wheeler who was SUO of the CCF and Roddy Long his Head of House. Leslie later taught Maths at Fettes for many years. 06/09

Nick Shorter (H 87-88) who joined us as a GAP student from Australia contacted us to say he is a Commercial Director of Bausch & Lamb in NSW and is happily married with three kids. 06/09

Stephen Huxtable (C & L 86-91) has just become a proud father for the first time. Jackie and Daniel are both doing well. Steve is involved in IT Consultancy and Project Management and lives in Exeter after returning to Exeter four years ago. He is a keen motorsport enthusiast and regularly races his kart at Mansels Raceway’s at Dunkeswell, near Honiton. Steve’s brother Tim Huxtable (V 92-97), a surveyor, is based in Kiev, but also works in London and Moscow. 06/09

Simon Dunn (C 79-83) is now Headmaster of Bronte House Preparatory School, Apperley Bridge in West Yorkshire, and very happy. Music and modern languages were always your forte. No doubt your pupils benefit from your cultured tastes. 05/09

Dr. Michael Hawkins (C 45-50) has lived in Bangkok for the last 20 years, so hasn’t been able to attend many OH functions. Michael spent his career in Aviation with the RAF and the Royal Saudi Air Force before he retired with his wife Sallypahn to their Bangkok home. Dr.Hawkins gave a presentation on ‘Flying Stress and Older Airline Passengers’ at the Aerospace Medical Association in Los Angeles in May 2009 and wore his OH tie at the opening ceremony. Michael and his wife are back in a more peaceful Bangkok again, though his wife does voluntary nursing twice yearly in the upper Amazon villages. Mike says he flew control-line model aircraft in the forecourt at Allhallows until he was rightly banished to the games fields. He sends his best wishes to his contemporaries. 05/09

Alison Smallshaw, née Sparks (Ch 88-92) decided to take a break from her teaching career, after giving birth to her Son Finley in October 2007, and became a full-time Mum. She has loved every minute of it. Alison and her husband are expecting another baby boy in August. Busy time ahead! 05/09

Jeremy Parrett (M 58-63) has been wandering the Bahamas in his yacht ‘Two Pelicans’ and doubts whether he will be able to attend the RAC reunion in 2009. Jeremy retired in 2005 from the Toronto Transit Commission, where he was affectionately known as ‘Blakie’. He spent two summers moored at Vero Beach in Florida, but has flown back to Toronto to see his daughter and his grandson. He is installing a larger diesel in his yacht this summer and will visit his son, daughter and grandson again in Toronto. He met his companion Lyn in Andros in 2007, which he hadn’t seen since his days in the RN Submarine service, but thinks the Bahamas may become his new home. 05/09

Kathryn Cox (Ch 89-94), champion cross-country runner at Allhallows, is getting married in Dorset next September and will honeymoon in November, when work permits. Kathryn manages a Sightseeing Company and her fiancé conducts the tours; they live permanently in Alberta, but missed the snow last winter, though they had some super skiing in Whistler. Kathryn remembers vivid colours of the West Country and the cider and is sorry she can’t attend reunions. 05/09

Neil MacCuaig (C 72-76) was spurred to tell us that after Allhallows he read Physics and Chemistry at Manchester university, then took an MSc in Radiation and Environmental Protection and a PhD in Applied Nuclear Physics at Guildford. He joined a university start-up company developing imaging systems for medical and industrial applications and for the last 10 years has been running the instrumentation development group for a railway maintenance equipment company with groups in the UK and France. Neil has been happily married to Debbie for 20 years and they have two boys, Ian studying Philosophy at Sheffield and Sam taking his A2 exams this year. Neil says he is an Anglican Lay Reader and that in 1976 his father and step-mother moved to Seaton and became good friends of Bill, who died recently, and Honor Preston. Neil would love to hear from OHs who left in 1976. 04/09

Richard Porte (C 82-87) sent welcome news from the IOW, where he plays cricket for his local club. Derek remembers your enthusiastic batting and bowling for the 2 nd XI and hears regularly from many of your Chudleigh chums. You can follow OH news on our Website, ably run by Nigel. 04/09

Kate Cook née Worth (Ch 86-89), who is now a Schools IT Supervisor in Essex, met the Hon.Sec. in Lyme Regis in April, when she was on holiday with her young daughter and staying with her mother in Charmouth. 04/09

Rosemary Sidwell, an OH Hon. Life Vice-President, pointed out to us that in a Daily Telegraph obituary of Major-General Patrick Crawford, which some OHs may have read, it was related that Patrick Crawford MO to the Gurkhas on operations in Sarawak in 1964 extricated Major Eric ‘Birdie’ Smith (C 33-41) from a crashed helicopter, first having applied a tourniquet and amputated Birdie’s trapped arm with a clasp knife sharpened by a Gurkha. Both Patrick and Birdie went on to most distinguished military careers. Birdie became a prolific writer about the Gurkhas and died in 1998. Jill Smith is delighted for us to publish this account. 03/09

Roddy Wakeford (M 69-73) welcomed March rain in the Cape, where they moved five years ago, but says he has had an annus horribilis in terms of work and resigned, but since September has been consulting for a construction and property company in Somerset West. He hopes to run another residential golf estate. Roddy and his second wife Nicky have two whippersnappers, Oliver 7 and William 8. His elder two Freddie and Hannah are behaving as badly as their father at the ages of 20 and 19, but Freddie hopes to join the Blues and Royals soon. Roddy is in regular contact with Martin Johnstone in Lyme Regis, Peter Scott, Mark and Pat Hunt, Shaun Conner, Jimmie Thornton, Andrew Green and Peter Clegg among others. Roddy helped Nigel French to organise a Richmond Hockey reunion in SA last year and has managed to defeat his solicitor brother Joe at tennis in Bristol. Roddy misses OH Cricket, but looks forward to attending OH events and sends his best wishes to Derek. 03/09

Bill Preston (H 50-84) All OHs who knew him will be very sorry to hear that Bill Preston who served the School for thirty-four years from 1950-84 died peacefully in Seaton Hospital on Friday 6 th March 2009. We chiefly rememberBill as Second Master and briefly as Acting Headmaster, but he also taught Geography, was master-in-charge of hockey and cricket, Commander of the C.C.F., housemaster of Stanton and Shallow and co-founder with Honor of Charton House for the girls. Our deepest sympathy goes to Honor and her sons John and Christopher and their families.

Mark Hubble (C 76-81) says he spent 12 years in the Army and travelled the world in various roles and theatres. He then started a property development company, which is doing OK, but he hopes to start a major redevelopment, but will have to take a sabbatical for six months. Mark would like to move abroad, but can’t for a while as he has family commitments. D.J.B. says he remembersreceiving a warm welcome from your father at your grandfather’s house at Moretonhampstead.3/09

Russell Bugden (C 77-82) sent welcome news from Whitemore Lake USA where he resides with his wife Jane. After Allhallows Russell graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and has worked mostly with SKF, a Swedish top fortune 200 company that makes bearings for racing boats, motor cars and motorbikes. Russell says he liked talking to people so he took an MBA and has specialized in sales. He has been in touch with Benson Lo, Adam Baisley and Richard Kinver. He hopes to attend an OH event soon and meet old friends. 3/09

Toby Guyatt (M 92-97) says he went to Uni a year after leaving Allhallows and gained a 2:1 in English at Greenwich; he jobbed around for a while, but is now living happily with his girlfriend and her son in Hackney. Toby enjoys working for the Charity Motability and asks to be remembered to his classmates.3/09

James Dann (L 88-93) updated us with the big news of a little addition in the form of Madison, who was born in February and weighed a comfortable 6lb 10oz; she is adorable and has James wrapped around her finger. James, Courtney and Madi hope to move to Canada in July and have applied for visas.3/09Paul Shallow (Sh 45-53) promises to send Aunt Agatha the story of how he came to settle in Australia in 1961. He kindly offers to save the Club postage by reading the Magazine on the Website. Paul says he still keeps busy by taking visitors on night tours at the Sydney Observatory.3/09

George Bruce, was Marshall (Sh 55-60) joined the RN after Allhallows and served in several warships among them HMS Ark Royal in the Med and Far East. On leaving the Navy he qualified as a Vet at Edinburgh University in 1971 and was in practice in Carmarthen and Guernsey before migrating to Australia, where he worked in Sale, East Gippsland. In ’78 he became an offshore oilfield saturation diver in the Bass Straight. George was sailing with his wife Margaret and three children in the Indian Ocean, when they lost the boat, but were fortunately picked up by a Shell Tanker. After more veterinary work for AQIS in Brisbane, George returned to the UK and worked as a government vet in Dorchester, where he resides and retired in 2007 – not far from Des Armitage (Sh 54-58). 2/09

Robin Pearce (C 75-79) apologises that it has taken 28 years to drop us some news. After Allhallows he had a string of office jobs and then worked in the aerospace industry at Hurn airport near Bournemouth, but has spent the last decade running his own business in the Care industry. Robin’s hobbies include snow-skiing, riding and motobiking; he has recently bought a jetski and enjoys wave-jumping to help him cope with midlife crisis. Robin has been with his partner for 16 years who thinks it’s about time he grew up! 2/09

Chris Pickett (C 70-74) remembered by many of you as an outstanding games-player, a Triple Colour. After Allhallows and business studies, he joined the family jewelry business, Picketts & Pursers in Petersfield, of which he became MD at 25 on his father’s death, a position he still holds. Chris played hockey for Havant 1 st XI for 24 years, when they won the Division One title three times. In 1997 Chris became the England Under-21 men’s team manager and in 1999 the England and Great Britain women’s team manager in many international competitions and retired after the Beijing Olympics. Chris has four children Sarah and John in their twenties and Henry and Ella much younger from his second marriage. 2/09 

Peter Larkman (H 84-95) is thrilled to be a grandfather; his son Tim, a Housemaster at Worksop, and his wife Lucie are the proud parents of twin sons Archie and Harry. 2/09

David Ernest George Peckham (M 39-45). It is with sadness that I have to report that David died on the 13th December last, in Australia. 12/08

Nicola Howe (née Surridge) (Ch 75-77) was sorry to miss the Reunion at the RAC Club in November, but hopes to be there next year. Great to hear from you again Nikki. Any news of Phil? 12/08

Martyn Langford (Sh 55-60) worked for the Management Team at Camper and Nicholson’s – a world renowned boat yard. Although semi-retired he does Marine Consultancy as a Naval Overseer for the MOD. Martyn and his wife Anne enjoy sailing their Westerly Corsair and welcome OHs who would like to join them.  12/08

Penny Heighway Ch 86-88) is a partner in a law firm in Oxford and living with hubby Bill. Son Jack 3 and a new daughter Elinor, a few weeks old when she wrote. She says it is great to have links with Allhallows and thanks those who work so hard to maintain them.  12/08

Liz Marmion (née Terry) (Ch 86-91) is delighted to be back in her little pad in Brighton after stint overseas; she doesn’t want to see another suitcase or crate unless it is to Bahamas. Her girls can’t believe they can drink tap water. Liz has unpaid leave, while Nicky is back to work soon with the FCO. 12/08

Stephen Ayling (C 67-71) says that he and his wife Marlene are going to brave the exchange rate in April 2009 and head for England and Ireland; they live near Durban and the grass keeps growing on their property, as they have had 8 weeks of rain and humidity. There is an OH West Country lunch at the Belmont in Sidmouth on 9th May. 12/08

Tony Vosper (C 58-63) and his wife Felicité have settled in Sherborne and enjoy having shops, a library and station nearby; they have holidayed in Spain, cruised in the Baltic and visited former Thales colleagues in Germany; they will spend Christmas with their children in Manchester and have seen their son James recently, who has started a Staff job in Bristol; they hope friends will call on them. 12/08

Claus Andersen (C 79-84) sent a cheerful Christmas card to say he has married Rachel and they now have a beautiful little daughter Ella. In November they took a cottage in Dorset and visited the Rousdon estate. Claus has worked for Porsche for 22 years and in 2008 he has worked in Monte Carlo, Zambia, where he won the national sales competition, and Johannesburg. Congratulations from us all. 12/08

Bill Birch (St 49-54) has retired to the Scottish borders in Gallashiels, home of his wife’s family, and has never regretted it. Bill spent his working life in banking, first with the Chartered Bank in the Far East and then with Lloyds at the Stroud branch in Gloucestershire. Bill lived on an estate, which had previously been a farm owned by the Stanton family, which did so much to move Allhallows from Honiton to Rousdon. 11/08

Marcus Ballyn (B 78-83) has been married to Lisa for 19 years and lives in Taunton; they have two daughters Hannah 17 and Bryony 15. Marcus still plays Hockey for Taunton Vale and has worked for Fitness First Health Club for 6 years and has recently opened three clubs in India. He sees Keith Moore occasionally, who is still very much involved with Taunton School hockey, also David Smith, Chris and Nick Dodge. Marcus’ father John Ballyn (B 53-58) still works hard as a consultant designer and lecturer in third world countries. 11/08

Lucy Greig (Ch 93-96) is teaching in an International school in the Philippines. 11/08  

Mark Bickerton (V 73-76_ says he faffed around for a couple of years after leaving Allhallows with a stint in Australia, like ya do. He then joined the family firm of Bickerton Bicycles, which he ran until it closed in 1991. In 2005 he became agent for the giant folding bike company Dahon and in September became Vice-President of the Bicycle Association of GB. Mark is married to Heidi, a physiotherapist; they live near Tenterden and have three children, Gemma and Charlie boarding at Cranbrook School and Georgia at Marlborough House. The only OH he sees regularly is Julia Adlard, née Moon (C 74-76). 11/08

Jill Newton, née Ibrahim (Ch 73-75) lives near Tunbridge Wells. After Allhallows she pursued a career in journalism, marketing and corporate literature in London and Paris. After marrying she lived for a few years in the US and worked freelance again in the UK, but has found a fantastic new part-time job as PA to the artist David Shepherd and his wife Avril, whose younger brother Peter Sherwen, recently killed in an accident in SA, was at Allhallows. Jill is now happily divorced with two children Emma at Durham uni and Michael studying for an IB at Sevenoakes. Jill has missed the OH loop, but sees Justin Tunstall from time to time, and would love to hear from OH friends via www.clikpic.com/jillnewton 11/08

Andrew Langdon (St 77-81), wrote from Bristol, where he is a barrister and meets some of the Allhallows legal fraternity, Martin Meeke and Chris Taylor. Andrew and his wife Caroline have four children all at excellent Bristol schools; they have visited Sherri Bodden in the Caymen Islands and heard from Nick Turnbull, who has worked in Afghanistan and married recently. Andrew occasionally takes his family down the undercliff in the summer and they can’t believe Dad was at school in the Peek pile up there. Andrew thinks had the school expanded to fit harsher times it may have stopped being the special place it was – visits to pub and Andrew Henry (best man at each others weddings) with rugger, school plays, music and for him European history which to the amazement of his children he can still remember. 10/08

Toby Simmonds (St 84-88) was made redundant after 14 years as a biologist with Cancer Research UK, but is now the brewer for Dark Star, a large micro-brewery in Sussex. Having gained experience, Toby plans to open his own brewery with pub attached and would be happy to invite OH friends for a drink. 10/08

Robin Askew (L 92-97) has recently married Laura and their best man was Gareth Davies (L 92-97), who flew in from Oz to officiate. Robin and Laura have returned from a great honeymoon seeing Canada by train. Robin is now back at his teaching post near Newbury. 09/08

Don Palmer (St 52-57). Many of you will be shocked and saddened to hear that Don Palmer died of a heart attack on Tuesday (16/9/08)evening while on holiday in France. For those of you who played at North Hants last week and saw him in good form it is especially hard to take in this sad news. He was a stalwart of OH Golf and a good friend of us all. He will be greatly missed. 09/08

Trevor Blevins (Sh 67-72) wrote a super newsy letter to say that he always reads the OH Magazine with interest and that he is in contact with Chris Shallow (V 67-71) his wife and two charming daughters. Trevor remembers going on a speedy trip with John Bardolph, his house tutor, on a Black Vincent. He works as an engineer in industrial automation – teaching maintenance engineers. Trevor and his wife Ros have two children, daughter Fern about to start at Oxford Brookes and Simon 16 starting A levels. Trevor has a stack of Allhallows Mags, if anyone is interested. He asked to be remembered to his House Parents, Bill and Honor Preston. 09/08

Chris Taylor (M74-78), who organised the ’78 Leavers’ Reunion in Bristol on 28 th June gleaned some welcome news of his contemporaries, when he was recruiting OHs.

Adam Cassels (B 73-78) has been living in Lombardy and teaching English to the locals since 1993; he was a cheese-maker on a farm near Taunton in the 80s and then started a business wholesaling farmhouse cheeses then decided to head for Italy. Adam tells people he lives in a castle, but says David Hughes could tell you what it’s really like. Adam enjoyed his time under Gethyn Hewan at Allhallows.

Caroline Lechmere, née Hahan (Ch 76-78) read Geology at Southampton after Allhallows and then worked in London for a small oil company, when she met many OHs; Tish Short and Mike Spark, Simon Musgrave and Alison Macmillan, née Hands, Clare Murnane, Mark Brown among others. She did two chalet seasons after leaving the oil industry and travelled as a private client stock broker, Caroline married Nick in 1991 and Freddie arrived in 1992; they moved to the family estate in Worcestershire after Charlotte arrived in 1995 and with two other sons, George and Harry, Caroline is more than busy as a fulltime mum.

Charles ‘Harry’ Neilson (St 73-78) went to the American University and then worked for Saatchi & Saatchi; he wandered to Australia and then returned to his native Canada, took an MBA and works in the forest products industry. He is married with four kids and lives in a small village, 30 minutes west of Montreal, and keeps in touch with many of his contemporaries.

Clare Adam, née Murnane (Ch 76-78) went to Art School in SA and met the man of her dreams; they moved to London, where she worked for save the Children and Comic Relief, James in computing. Clare says her 16 year old son Tom cruises around town on a skate-board; they now have a 13 year old daughter Alice and have moved to Vancouver where Clare is painting again.

Colin Meeke (C 73-78) like his brother Martin. Is a barrister and joined the fledgling CPS in 1985 and is still there, mainly working Crown Courts. He married Helen, a solicitor in 1992 and they live in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside.

David Hughes (V 75-78) graduated from Stirling in History and Philosophy in 1983 and went to the US on a whim in1984 and has never left. He lived in Iowa City for 7 years, where he owned a bicycle shop, then moved to Michigan and got a degree in Environmental Technology. David has two girls. Blue 15 and Aria 11. Hubert van Weelde (C 76-78) star fast bowler and short corner striker worked as a Trainee in the hotel business, when he left Allhallows thanks to David Griffiths’ father who was CEO of Hilton Europe, then tried Banking, which bored him. Hubert joined his uncle’s shipping company in Rotterdam in 1982 and then a shipbroking company in Amsterdam called Victory, which Hubert bought about 15 years ago, which does an enormous amount of business in finished and unfinished goods between China and the Med and North Sea countries. Hubert married in 1986 and has 3 children Patrick 15, Jessica 12 and Alexander 9. Sadly his marriage ended, but he found a new partner who has 2 children. Hubert is still a veteran cricketer and tours Kent and Essex every two years.

Jamie Martin (Sh 73-78) joined the Army after Bristol University and is still serving. He lives in Dorset but works for the MOD and has three teenage children, all at Sherborne Schools. Jamie has had his share of interesting times in the Army, but as he heads for his 50 th it is probably time to start a second career. James Standen-McDougal (V 73-78) farmed sheep on Salisbury Plain for 8 years after Agricultural College, then taught at Sunningdale Prep School for another 8 years qualified. He married Alex and moved to another Prep in Derbyshire, where they run the boarding house and he teaches History and Geog. But they are moving to Ludgrove in Berkshire, where James has a senior post; they have three young children, George, Isobel and Molly. 09/08

Simon Musgrave (B 73-78) went to Cardiff with Robin Higgs and Jane Bell and read Geology. Afterwards he worked in the oil and gas industry, as a geologist and management consultant - too dull for words, but gained an MBA at Warwick on the way. Since 1995 he has been a Headhunter in the oil and shipping sectors, so travels to the Nordic region and US. He married Tessa in 1991 who keeps the kids in some sort of order, Adam 16 at Sherborne and Emma 14. He can’t wait to get out of London – must be getting old. Talking of old men, he sees Chris Price, Mark Brown and Henry Simmonds frequently. 09/08

Chris Rolph (St 74-78) read Mechanical Engineering at Imperial, then joined APV, a company making flow meters; he married Margaret a Teacher with Mark Yallop as his best man. He was made redundant after 4 years, but joined a start-up company making a new kind of flow meter. It started with 4 blokes in a shed to over 100 employees. Chris is now Mechanical Development Manager and lives in Northants – no kids, but 2 dogs, 2 horses and 7 old cars. He regularly takes part in the London to Brighton veteran car run. 09/08

Will Lead (B 73-78) has been working on his own since he left Allhallows, mostly trading in Africa in commodities with Angola in the oil and gas business. Will went to Zambia recently with Paddy, Mike Spark and a few other close friends fishing near Mana Pools and fell in the river after a great party. I guess you would say not much has changed for the Lead boys and Sparks family since we left! Patrick is Head of Coke in Zambia FYI. 09/08

Tom Dunn (B 74-78) attended Cirencester and subsequently became a chartered surveyor. He started his career with the Duke of Buccleuch at his ‘small holding’ of 14,000 acres in Northants. Tom now works with his father’s old firm Simmone & Sons in Henley-on-Thames. He married Zoe in 1993, they have a daughter, Alexandra aged 10 and live on the family farm. Tom sees James Stauden-McDougal and Robin Higgs occasionally Mike Sparks on his trips to Portugal and the Lead brothers on trips to SA. 09/08

Steve Weary (St 76-78) spent a year working in the Gulf after Allhallows and persuaded the University of Toronto to accept him, where he read Geography. He then started a small travel adventure company with Trekking Trips to Nepal and India. A spell in the corporate world followed which he loathed so he returned to uni and took a teaching degree. He taught Geography in a small town near Montreal, where he met Ann; they have two children, Robert 11 and Kathleen 9. After ten years in the classroom and an MA in Curriculum Development he transferred to the District Office where he is i/c in-service training on the use of computers in the classroom. He visited Adam Cassels on a sabbatical and stayed in the east wing of the estate near Lake Como and has met Charles Neilson for a few beers. 09/08

Tessa Russell, née Chick (Ch 76078) headed for London after Allhallows, where she learnt to cook and did a Secretarial course. Tessa worked for a publishing house and land agents for a while, living in South Kensington, where she shared a flat with Tish Short. She cooked in Spain and travelled around NZ before she married Jeremy in 1987 and became ‘an army wife’. They have three children, Alice 17 and Millie 15 at Sherborne Girls’ and Edward 15 at the Boys’ School. Since Jeremy left the army he has learnt to farm and is working in the Ukraine. Tessa looks after everything at home in Dorset and walked from Seaton to Seatown last year below Allhallows. 09/08

Robin Higgs (M 73-78) went to Cardiff to read Mining Engineering, but bailed out after the first year – 45 cricket matches played in the Summer Term! He was offered a chance of joining Hampshire CC staff, but turned that down and joined the Army for 10 years, finishing as a helicopter pilot in the Air Corps, and then joined Thames Valley Police Aviation. He then fell into the film industry as a freelance location manager and has worked world wide on films like ‘Saving Private Ryan’, the ‘Harry Potters’ and ‘Pirates in the Caribbean’ to name but a few. 09/08

Tish Hankey (Ch 76-78) says she and Mike came to SA in 1983 and lived in Jhb and then Durban; she returned to Jhb and embarked on a career in advertising. Tish met Mark in 1992, also a Brit. Amber was born in 1994 and Harry in 1996. Tish is now part-time in the recruitment business so she is free to do the children and school thing. They love SA, but try to return to the UK every two years for a holiday and meet their English family. 09/08

Mark Yallop (St 73-78) read Chemistry like his father at Oxford and met a few OHs there, Debbie Burt, Rothes Currie and Sarah Teale among others. Having fallen out of love with his subject, Mark took up finance with Barings Morgan Grenfell and Deutsche Bank in 1989 and became Chief Operating Officer worldwide. Mark married Rosemary and they have two children, Olivia 14 and Jane 11. Mark returned to Oxford, but is now working for ICAP and lives in London, but they have a holiday home in Devon on the Dart. 09/08

Dr. Kevin Blewett (V 74-78) graduated from the Charing Cross Medical School and served as a Medical Officer to various Guards battalions – great fun! Always searching for ‘the Truth’ he delved in Eastern Religions but returned to Christianity and started lay-preaching. Kevin says the Army tried desperately to make an Officer of him, but he left and cut down his hours in medicine to accommodate the preaching and happiness came in the form of Genia, a beautiful Czech girl and they married in 1994. Kevin is now a GP at Penshurst in Kent. Derek remembers you as a wonderful contributor to the Allhallows Mag. In 1980. He hopes to retire soon. Kevin has two daughters, two step-sons and lives in Chichester; he intends to do some travelling. 09/08

Jane Bruce, née Bell (Ch 76-78) graduated from Cardiff with a History degree in 1981 –secretarial course followed which was useful, because when she married Rory in 1985 it was easy to follow his postings mainly in the Netherlands where their eldest son Robin was born. Rory left the Marines in the late 80s and they settled in Somerset. Toby was born in 1990 and Jane took a PGCE and worked for a decade in the State system and qualified in dyslexia; she now works full-time at Millfield Prep. Rory is now a reservist in the RM. Jane can hardly believe her sons are 21 and 18 – older than when she left Allhallows. 09/08

Nigel Molesworth (M 73-78) went to the Middlesex Hospital Medical School from Allhallows and met his wife Jane, an Australian physio. After jobs around London and Essex they moved to Adelaide and finally beautiful Brisbane where they have two children and he is a GP. Their daughter Emma 13 goes to Allhallows School. A girls’ school. No one believes it when Nigel says he went to Allhallows, though some of them think he could have gone there! His son Nicholas 15 is a good rugby player for Middlesex Hospital 1 st XV once until they realised he couldn’t see properly and threw the ball to the opposition. But Nigel still supports England the underdog. 09/08

Mike Spark (Sh 73-78) briefly studied Business after Allhallows and became a marine insurance broker at Lloyds. Three years later, with Tish he followed Will Lead to SA and is still there after 25 years, as a property developer enjoying a fantastic life-style, despite political uncertainties. Mike says he married – yes for the first time – Veronica, who has two sons of 18 & 15, and regularly sees Tom, James, Tish and Will who lives 10 minutes away. Mike’s trips to Blighty are infrequent, but he visited the Rousdon Estate about five years ago, which brought back many memories. 09/08

Richard Jarrett (M 73-78) is head of a big state school and his wife Sally a Deputy Head; they have two children aged 11 & 9. Richard has dealt in antiques, been a marketing director, had his own agency worked with the Rolling Stones on the Voodoo Lounge Tours as tutor to Ronnie Wood’s and Keith Richard’s children. He has been a Head now for 5 years and it is the most challenging job he has held; he loves working with people. His rugby Team played at Twickenham three years ago and are currently Berkshire champions. He works closely with the Wasps and often sees Nick Cousins, a top referee. 09/08

Phil Claridge (St 73-78) spent a year in industry before going to Imperial and graduated in Electrical Engineering, then worked for EMI in west London before getting married and returning to Dorchester. He had a series of high tech industry jobs in electronics, Software and Technology Sales. He rode the .com boom and bust and landed in Cambridge. His son hopes to get to Durham and his daughter will take her GCSE’s next year. Phil walked through the Rousdon estate every couple of years and has put some of his photos of Allhallows then and now on the OH Website. 09/08

Richard Mather (M 73-78), sportsman par excellence, went to Cirencester for a year and worked as a contractor, milking, sheep-shearing and tractor driving. Richard farms sheep and cattle on his parents’ 1300 acre farm near Kelso in the Scottish borders. Richard says he played far too much cricket and rugby after school. Life was for living, but unprofitable! He and his partner have a lovely daughter of 17; he sends his best wishes to his OH chums. 09/08

Peter Pratt (M 61-67) former head of Middy and a School Prefect became the youngest Purser with P&O in 1982 and is a 4-stripe Purser on huge cruise ship’s with more than 3000 passengers and over 1000 crew who report to him. Peter apologises for not having attended OH functions, but promises to do so, when he retires next April. He is married with two daughters and has a house in Ripon, Yorkshire plus an apartment in Spain. He has kept in touch with Tony Lloyd who teaches foreigners English in Seattle, Brendon Cooper in Chile and John Armstrong who runs an attractive pub in Romsey. 08/08

Bridget Higgins (Ch 78-80) apologises for not having sent any news since she left 25 years ago! After Allhallows she spent some years studying and working in Paris, then moved to London from 1984-91, followed by the South of France from 1991-96 and London till 2002. Bridget went to Barcelona on a whim, where she is happily living and working as a trilingual PA; she says she has been married twice and now loves hiking in the nearby mountains and the Pyrenees. 08/08

Matthew Smith (C 73-77) says he enjoyed the early years of Donald Mathewson’s headmastership under the watchful eye of Derek Blooman, when the AWPA and squash courts appeared; he was in ‘The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew’ with many other stars of the seventies. Matthew is Commercial Director of a successful Technology company in Cambridge and is amazed by developments on the Roudson estate; he intends to head there soon. 08/08

Tim Banting (L 92-97), who read Archaelogy at university and then worked for the Somerset County Records Office has moved to Bedford and been appointed to the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge – a job he thoroughly enjoys.08/08

Philip Jackson (M 84-88), who won the Napier Prize for Mathematics and the Wooley Prize for Physics before he went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, is now a lecturer at the University of Surrey. Philip nailed Graham Jones in Exeter, who taught him Maths at Allhallows.08/08

Chris Taylor (M 74-78) sent a super report for the OH Website of the reunion he organised for 1978 OH leavers at the Glassboat in Bristol (see ‘News page,’ 1978 Leavers); he will send a further report for the OH Magazine. 07/08

Kieron Winfield (V 93-96), a lawyer, e-mailed to say he is moving to Australia to marry out there. His brother Dominic (V 94-95) has moved to Oman to establish a department for Denton Wilde Sapte. Tristan (V 89-94), who recently played hockey for the OHs and is in the Army is on a course at Shrivenham and will probably be near Salisbury soon. 07/08

Jamie Elgar (V 86-91) stumbled across the OH Website and says he has been in Brisbane for nearly three years after ten in London and is a Senior Investment Advisor. There are several OHs in Brisbane including Matthew Luff (C 76-81) and Nigel Bean (H96-98) a very successful Master i/c Cricket at Allhallows, who now teaches at Brisbane GS. 07/08

John Page who was briefly at Allhallows in 1966 is CEO of a Multimedia Communications Company in Marina del Rey, California; he lives on a 50 foot sailboat and has two children. John’s father, Jack Page was for many years a peripatetic music teacher at Allhallows, when Alan Thomas was Director of Music. 07/08

Greg Roulston (V 71-74) phoned to say that heand Andy Hack (V 71-76) are organizing a get-together. Both were in the Police and Greg has just retired after 30 years. Derek explained that many of the addresses in the 2004 Address Book have changed, but he will do all he can to help. Greg, a keen long-distance runner, says he met Andrew Waddington (M 75-79) recently on a run. 07/08

Russell Bess (St 76-80), cricketer and rugger-player, who runs a major Electrical Business in Sidmouth, bumped into D.J.B. in Lyme Regis in July, where Russell’s firm was conducting business. Russell spoke of his OH friends in Sidmouth and members of staff he remembered. You must come to an OH function soon Russell. 07/08

Colin Richards (M 73-78) reports that after the sale of his hotel in 2002 and having been trained as a professional masseur in 1995, he decided to focus on the mind and body as a career. Colin has completed two years training as a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist and now has a practice in Central London. Next year Colin and his girlfriend Evija are going to run courses in southern Italy. Colin says he was divorced in 2004, but has five fantastic kids; his eldest James at Cambridge reading Chemical Engineering, Seb at Bangor studying Zoology – both mad surfers and three lovely daughters, Josephine, Frederica and Isabella – all sports mad. Colin has relaunched his psychometric Game 33, www.gameof33.com, invented at Allhallows.06/08

Robert Houlton-Hart (B 64-69) wrote to say that he and Jane recently celebrated their 30 th wedding anniversary; they have two sons, one a Lieutenant in the Royal Gurkha Rifles who has finished a tour in Afghanistan and another who is a bookseller. Robert is a Director of Barker Storey Mathews Chartered Surveyors who deal with commercial property in Bury St. Edmunds, Cambridge, Huntingdon and Peterborough.06/08

Jason Lytton (Sh 84-89) e-mailed us to say he and his wife Mirjam took delivery of their second boy Samuel in June 2008. Everyone is delighted except their despondent dog, who sees a further demotion within the pack and yet another reason why ‘Walkies’ have suffered ‘severe delays and cut backs’ in recent weeks. 06/08

Howard Furnival (L 94-98) has a degree in the Built Environment from UWE and has now qualified as a Surveyor. He works in Bristol and meets Will Murray, Jonathan Wickes and other OHs as often as he can. Congratulations Howard! 06/08

Frank Kew (H 71-74), who taught PE at Allhallows in Gethyn Hewan’s day, spotted our Website and wrote to say that he gained a PhD and taught Sport Leisure and Recreation for many years on a degree course at Bradford College, but took early retirement a couple of years ago, though he does part-time research at Leeds Met and leads walking tours in France, Spain, Morocco, Jordan, Nepal and Crete. He has three lovely children in their twenties and keeps in touch with Geoff Johnston and John Bardolph. 06/08

Alastair Crawford (Sh 88-93), has had several exhibitions of his paintings in Bridport in recent years, will be showing some of his work at an exhibition of contemporary sculpture, which begins on July 5 th 2008 at the Blue House, Bridge Street, Frome, Somerset, a beautiful grade 1 listed building. We occasionally manage to persuade Alastair to play hockey for the OH XI. 06/08

Caroline le Fleming .All OHs who knew Caroline le Fleming, wife of Richard le Fleming, our former President, will be very sorry to hear that she has died after a long illness bravely borne. Our deepest sympathy goes to Richard and his daughter Louisa Strong – indeed to all Richard’s and Caroline’s family. An announcement will be made shortly in the press about arrangements. 06/08

Stephen Bath (C66-71) and his brother Andrew (C71-76) have generously placed advertisements in the OH Magazine in recent years – much appreciated by the Club. The advertisement in the 2008 Mag is the storyboard for Bath Travel’s current TV commercial, stressing the wide range of holidays and travel their business arranges – apart from cruising and Palmair holidays from Bournemouth. As Steve wrote to me he said his firm had 450 passengers on the Queen Mary II heading for New York. Steve was invited with his mother by the President of Cunard to the lunch on the Queen E 2, attended by the Queen on the 55 th anniversary of her coronation. The Q E 2 retires to Dubai in November. 06/08

Graham Spark (Sh 78-83) returned from a 16 month trip to South Africa in June 2008 in a Land Rover Defender 110, when he visited his brother Mike (Sh 73-78) in Durban. More important Graham is getting married. Many congratulations to you both. 06/08

Nick Hawkins (M75-80) has returned from Sydney, Australia after 9 years and is living at Elcot, near Newbury. He has caught up with Paddy Towle (V 76-80) who lives nearby and hopes to meet Harry Emck (C 75-80) in London. 06/08

Richard Green (B 61-65) was rooting around some old Dramatic Society programmes and found that in ‘The Lady’s not for Burning’ in 1961, Roger Wheeler played an orphaned clerk and David Shaw Alizo-Eliot. D.J.B. was the Stage Manager in the 1962 production of ‘The Tempest’, played on the terrace. Richard le Fleming was Stephano, a drunken butler, Roddy Long was a boson and Robert Spaight a monster Caliban, who was accidentally locked in the cubby hole below the turret. John Lister-Kaye played Thomas Cromwell in the 1963 production of ‘A Man for all Seasons’, John Harper was Sir Thomas More and Richard Green was the prompter. In the 1964 performance of ‘The Importance of being Earnest’, Rafe James who became a professional actor, was Canon Chasible. In Michael Drew’s and Alan Thomas’s production of ‘Oliver’, Mark Johnson played Bill Sykes, Myf Gregson Nancy, Terry O’Neil the Artful Dodger, Jimmie Bliss Mr Bumble, Geoff Johnston Fagin and Gethyn Hewan the Nightwatchman.
Happy Memories! 06/08

Ron Barr (M 47-51), who lives in Newport RI, made a fleeting visit to the Roudson estate in early Spring 2008, which he found rather depressing, though some call it progress. He noticed the pavilion was for sale as a residence and people were living in his old Middy Common Room. The Great Hall area was also on sale again. Ron says he likes getting the OH Newsletter by mail and is ready to defray the cost. 05/08

Jonathan Crosse (Sh 80-82) was recently voted ‘World’s Best Party DJ’ by Which Magazine and been the London Club DJ for over 20 years – with parties for stars and Top people and corporations like Citibank, The Sun and MTV. He has had three No 1s in the UK Club Chart records as a songwriter/producer in his own band and did the music scores for ‘ Kevin and Perry Go Large’ and Meg Ryan’s ‘Going Wild’ films. Jonathan says he’s not loaded but happy not being tied down in an office from 9.00 to 5.00 and following his childish ambitions. He admits he never worked much at school. 05/08  

Shane Collins (V 75-79) double centurion in the ’79 cricket season, travelled for three years after school and worked in film production in the’80s. He lives in Brixton and is involved in a range of green activities, regularly losing elections for the Green Party, national Drugs spokesperson, is in ‘Transition Town Brixton’, licencee for public free festivals, board members of the Lambeth Community Police Consultative Group. Shane is delighted to hear what his old mates are doing and is in touch with Guy St Clair (B 75-80) a photographer in Barcelona. 05/08  

Piers Burnham (B 68-72) and Candy, née Barnes (Ch 70-72) can’t believe they have just celebrated their 31 st wedding anniversary. Their eldest son has turned them into grand parents, both daughters are chartered accountants and their youngest son is taking his finals in Philosophy. This gives them a huge sense of relief and achievement and they are making some major changes. Candy retired from nursing recently, has taken up golf and is studying for an Open University degree. Piers has taken early retirement as a vet and keeps the ball manufacturers in business by playing golf. You must both play for the OHs. 05/08

Geoff Taylor (Sh 58-61) enjoys working in Warwickshire as Financial Controller of a Japanese subsidiary of a large group that provides fuel lines to the automotive industry and he doesn’t intend to retire in the near future. He would love to attend more OH events, but doesn’t travel to Devon or London as much as he did. Geoff sees his step-cousin, Brian Rawlins (M 59-64) occasionally and sends the Club his full support. 05/08

Steve Walsh (V 72-76) hopes to contact Andrew Hack (V 71-76) former Head of Venning who lives in Highcliffe, Dorset, and would like to hear from his other Venning contemporaries. Steve has lived in London since 1981 and resides in East Dulwich with his partner Andrew. He has worked in the interior design/building trade for the last 25 years and is now Director of a small City of London Company, so if any OHs need their offices refurbished he’s their man! He has recently extended the back of his house into the garden and has travelled to Peru, India and the USA, when he stayed with Lance Hebert (V 71-76) in Miami, but now back in Greenwich, working in shipping insurance. 05/08

Clare Adam, née Murnane (V 76-78) was in her artist’s studio suffering from artist’s block and browsing the Internet, when she stumbled upon the OH Website. Clare lives in Vancouver with hubbie James and two children Tom and Alice; she had no idea Allhallows had closed and said she was known as ‘Sybil’ at school – a nickname given her by ‘Tish’ Short. She admits she didn’t work very hard, but had lots of laughs and would love to hear from her contemporaries. After a spell at Art School, time working for a film company, Save the Children and other organizations she settled in Canada. Clare wonders who Aunt Agatha was – pen name of Editors of former students’ news, started by Vacy Lyle, continued by Jack Jarchow, James Turner and D.J.B. 05/08

Andy Moore (V 53-58) heard from Robin Grey (St 54-58), who resides in Western Scotland, that he was in Oz last November and met David Stockley (Sh 54-59) who hasn’t changed much since they last met 48 years ago. Andy discovered that Jim Knowles (V 54-58), also retired in Australia, has a cousin in Coulston in Wiltshire where Andy lives and that Jim was there a month before Andy and Trish arrived in 2001. Andy spent a week in France in April with Tim Doubleday (B 55-59) andrewired Andy’shome in the Correze. Tim is a talented electrician. 05/08

Andrew Penman (H 85-93) former Head of English and now Head of the Secondary and Primary Schools in the Scillies has played a leading role in the TV series ‘An Island Parish’. His school is about to be rebuilt and will be a storyline in the next series. Andrew says he always reads the OH Magazine with great interest and that the free publicity of the TV programme has increased visitors to the islands. 04/08

Angus McCaig (L 89-92) and Joe McCaig (L88-91) are running the Holt, a very popular bar and restaurant in Honiton, and gave the Hon. Sec. a warm welcome, when he called there for lunch in April. Their father David McCaig (Sh 59-63) presides over Otter Ales, the very successful brewery he founded, which supplies ales far and wide in the area. OH visitors are recommended to call at the Allhallows Museum, once the School Chapel, and perhaps the Holt. 04/08

James Sienesi (V -98) has been appointed 1stXI skipper of Coalpit Heath CC ( Bristol) and is a Devon Dumplings Match Manager. He hopes to get up to Lords for the 20-20 match. 04/08

James Talbot (M 59-62) e-mailed us from the sunny south to say that he and his wife have spent six years restoring an old farmhouse amongst the vineyards 60 miles west of Nice; they also have an apartment in a wonderful Italian villa overlooking the sea above Porto Maurizio, close to San Remo. James finds the French bureaucratic and obsessed with food, which surprises him as it is difficult to find a decent restaurant. James says the Italians survive in a state of chaos but they are charming and helpful. James has been an antiques dealer for most of his career, like Patrick Hiude (M 58-62), a fellow Mideonite, who winters at his house on St. Nevis in the Caribbean. Any news of your brothers? 04/08

Chris McCaig (C 80-85) had a surprise meeting with Phil Turner (St 80-85) and Gil Campbell (St 81-85) in 2007. Scarily, plans were made to organise a get-together for the 85 leavers in the next couple of years, where we can compare our grey hair, if any, limps and achievements. Are there any other takers? 03/08

Richard Baker-Howard (B 77-82) gained a diploma in the History of Art at Manchester Metropolitan, when he left Allhallows, which also enabled him to watch the mighty Liverpool FC every week. In the early 90s he moved to London where he worked in corporate design. Richard now lives in Kent with his wife and three children. He runs his own art gallery in Maidstone specializing in contemporary artists from around Europe. Many of you will remember that Richard raised the ’82 leavers’ soccer team which regularly played the Masters and Boys – all great fun! 03/08

Ramzi Hijjawi (V 82-88) took a degree in Interior Design and Architecture, but now trains horses and riders – point-to-point, race horses, dressage horses, show jumpers and instructors! He breaks in horses and is setting up a new horse transport business. His elder brother Hamza (V 75-79) lives in Kuwait and is a film and media producer. Visit Ramzi at www.rhets.co.uk 03/08

Roger Clark (St 53-57) says he knows it’s late, but he has stumbled on our Website, so someone has to be last! He has sent Nigel some old school photos. Roger admitted he was hopeless at cricket, but was in the 1st XV with Don Palmer and won his full-bore and small-bore Colours. After leaving Allhallows, Roger joined Barclays and retired in 1993 as a Branch Manager; he alternates between Brighton and Spain and sends his best wishes to anyone who remembers him. 02/08

Patrick Musters (St 66-70) was on an exciting trip to New Zealand in February, when he ski-dived from 12,000ft – some might say not a good idea he says with his school reputation for being a bit of a Frank Spencer, though he flew a Tiger Moth and a glider for the first time. However, Patrick, a Solicitors Advocate, acquired his British PPL last year. Patrick confirmed that Peter Read (C 64-67), also a Solicitor. Is the new Law Society Golf Club’s Captain. 02/08

Tessa Harrison, née Eveleigh (Ch 71-73) lives in South London and is married to architect Richard; they have two daughters, Zoe 17 and Faye 15 and run a photographic location business, hiring studios for magazine photography plus clients like M & S, John Lewis and Argos. They also write books for the American market and provide style photographs. Their net-working assistant is Roxie, a large white poodle who patrols Wandsworth Common and makes all sorts of friends, one of whom worked with Nigel Harris (B 68-73) who they traced to Brisbane and ended up having a drink with Nick Matthew ( Sh 69-73) who also lives there. 2/08

Kit Philp (St 84-89) resigned from the Australian army in January 2008 and has been on surfing leave, but has a new contract with the Ministry of Defence in the UAE and their children look forward to life in the Emirates as they have several friends there and there will be plenty of diving and dune bashing plus tax free shopping for the girls. 2/08

Charlotte Herbert (L 90-94) worked with the British Geological Survey until September 2007. At first she was a survey geologist and then became a business development manager. However, after seven years it was time for a change and she and her partner have bought a cottage in Lincolnshire, which needs total restoration, so Charlotte is having a career break, while she thinks about her next career move. 1/08

Ken Hutchings (St 45-50) says he took his entrance exam to Allhallows from Colyton GS. Food was sparse with rationing and teaching worse with the exception of ‘Taffy’ Evans, Director of Music who also taught Maths and James Turner who among others were excellent. However, most of us survived and came away as a pretty tough and hardened bunch. Ken particularly enjoyed sport and captained the 1st XI cricket. He also became a school prefect. Ken was born in a flat roofed house facing Seaton Cricket ground where his father played. Nigel Giles tells me he hit a six into your father’s garden when he played for Seaton. We hear from many of your contemporaries like Nick Kettlewell and John Palin.1/08

Pippa Owen (C 92-97), who is living in France and now has two children, tells us that after having a spell in hospital and a month in a leg brace, Nina is now fully recovered and walking about very proudly! Mum has to follow her everywhere as she loves climbing (anything) and chasing our little kitten. 1/08

Tom Hammond (M 66-70) oddjobbed in Padstow for a couple of years after Allhallows, then joined the RAF and served with two Harrier squadrons and was lucky enough to get an exchange tour with the RCAF, when he flew the F104 Starfighter. Tom became an instructor on Hawks and Harriers in the UK and on leaving the RAF in 1990 has been flying for KLM. Tom says he has been married twice and has 4 children; the eldest 25 has left Exeter University, the other three (triplets!) are all aged 12. Tom lives in Boston Spa and has been in touch with Richard Anderson and Steve Bath. He thoroughly enjoyed Allhallows and met some good people there. 1/08

Chris Taylor (M 74-78) former Head of School is thinking of organizing a reunion in Bristol, somewhere like the SS Great Britain, for OHs who left in 1978 or thereabouts. It would possibly be a black tie dinner on a Saturday evening in June or October, when children are at school. Husbands, wives or partners would be welcome. OHs interested should contact Chris a.s.a.p. by e-mailing Nigel Giles via the Website or whatever, who can then pass on his contact particulars etc. Chris can recommend a list of Hotels in the Bristol/Bath area, if you want to make a weekend of it. 1/08