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  • A Memorable Afternoon at the OH Memorial Service

    Sat 02 Nov 2024 David Woollatt

    We enjoyed a splendid afternoon at our OH Memorial Service, filled with warmth and wonderful conversation.

     

    The afternoon began with our traditional meet-and-roast lunch at the Hare and Hounds near Gittisham. There, we enjoyed the usual excellent food and drinks while engaging in lively conversations about Allhallows and life beyond. As 2:30 approached, we made our way to St. Paul's Church in Honiton, excited to reunite with fellow OHs.

     

    Inside the church, the atmosphere was lively with conversation as we found our seats for the service. The Rev'd Canon Chris Vallins, an OH himself, delivered a heartfelt sermon that beautifully captured our school’s spirit and the significance of this time of year as we commemorate All Saints Day and All Souls Day.

     

    We fondly recalled the days when pupils had the entire day off to celebrate All Saints Day.

     

    A poignant moment came as we remembered our recently departed OHs: Stuart Macgregor, John Bardolph, Roy Frith, Nick M. Tomlinson, Robert Baly, Julian R. Hobbs, and Neil Maccuaig.

     

    OH Club Honorary Secretary David Woollatt laid a wreath at the altar, leading us into a moment of silence accompanied by the organ's Last Post.

     

    The service featured stirring hymns, including "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling," "The Lord's My Shepherd," and "For All the Saints, Who from Their Labors Rest."

     

    The address by Rev'd Canon Chris Vallins and Lay Preacher David Shaw provided valuable spiritual insights into All Saints Day and its deep connection to our school community.

     

    A special thank you to all OHs and their families who attended; your presence made the occasion truly special. We are also very grateful to Rev'd Chris Vallins and everyone at the church for their wonderful hospitality and delightful refreshments afterwards.

     

    You can see a copy of the service booklet here.

     

    Looking ahead, we’re excited for our next event—the OH London Cocktail Party and AGM. We hope to see you there!

     

     

  • An Update from OH Patrick Musters on his Journey to the Ukrainian border to Deliver Vital Aid

    Mon 07 Oct 2024

    The Club has been following OH Patrick Musters (St. 65-70) on his journey to the Ukrainian border to deliver vital aid, including generators.

     

    Patrick sent us this blog about how the trip has been progressing:

    “After a slight delay at Dutch customs at Hook of Holland 1st thing  was my detailed manifest/ inventory with numbering corresponding  to box and bag numbers saved so much time and convinced them there was no contraband [ really an essential tip for anyone else thinking of doing a “ run” ]


    I was soon on my way. Sunday mornings on Dutch Motorways is a joy. They are empty!  After approx an hour I crossed into Germany at Venlo- no border check because there is no border. Hgv’s are not allowed on German Autobahns on a Sunday daytime. so quickly through the industrial Ruhr.


    Duisburg, Essen, Düsseldorf &Dortmund reading more like a Bundesligue(?) fixture list Then past signage to towns where my father had been stationed in the army whilst I was at Allhallows- Bielefeld Paderborn, Detmold an area now SMOTHERED with wind turbines as far as the eye can see. Literally 100s upon 100s UPON 100s of them
    Signs to Mohnesee, the vast lake —- and damn made famous for being breached by the Dambusters - the dam still bore the scar of the breach when I visited as 15 yr old.


    Around Kassel and onto old East Germany Leipzig and Dresden - and signage to Colditz !! Now renovated and restored as magnificent 1000-room Schloss. Well worth a visit No time to stop it will soon be past 6-00 pm and HGVs in their thousands will roll out in convoys like slow-moving convoys. ! Across the border with Poland at Gorditz in the dark. The last push of 100 miles to Wroclaw. Hot shower hot soup but an ice cold G n T(!) and bed. 


    Delighted to say that during the day I received a further 3 donations from OHs today.  1 to my Just Giving page and 2 directly to my Ukraine account. So thank you, thank you, thank you to all OHs not only for this trip but also for the previous 6 trips. I would estimate that together with the trip I did with Richard Anderson, in May ‘22, WELL over 100 OHs ( many of whom never knew me at school) have contributed to the cause. Many more than once. Great great effort.  Thank you
    With the money I have received, I shall be buying further supplies whilst I am at Medyka based upon bang-up-to-date requests for what is needed. On the front line.

     

    710 miles from this morning’s ferry.

     

    Only 330 MILES to go tomorrow !!

     

     Question. ? Why are Male adult nappies / incontinent pants in such high demand on the front line.  ?? Because the troops don’t have to risk stepping out of their foxholes when the need arises when Russian drones are overhead. Hence I took 120 nappies.

     

    You can still support this incredible cause here.

     

    Thank you again for your support.

     

     

  • Latest on Aid for Ukraine from OH Patrick Musters (St. 65-70)

    Tue 01 Oct 2024 David Woollatt

    Patrick Musters (St. 65-70) has been in touch with the club, updating us on the incredible work he and the team have been doing to deliver aid to Ukraine.

    We wrote about Patrick's recent trip here - https://www.oldhonitonians.com/news/detail/oh-raising-money-for-ukraine-aid/

    And you can see the interview here - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=500528012297362

    Patrick writes:

    The first generators have arrived for Saturday's trip. More to follow. A huge thank you to all OHs for their generous support.

    You can still pledge your support and read more here - https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/patrick-musters-3?utm_term=dmVM8yaw6&fbclid=IwY2xjawFpK85leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYXQSI_WgXvIvN7IDcoEVpeyuoV8ibImenrkPq7n_gKH__alE0mCC0BwfA_aem_jsvyZLVSnGJPsq6z4Wkkpg

    #OldHonitonians
     

  • Breaking News: London AGM and Cocktail Party! - Save the Date

    Mon 26 Aug 2024 David Woollatt

    We are excited to announce that bookings are now open for our OH Cocktail Party and AGM, taking place on 21st November at the prestigious Royal Society.

    With a limited capacity of 40 guests, we would like to encourage you to secure your spot by purchasing a ticket as soon as possible. Tickets are priced at £28 each, and include drinks and Canapés. Payments can be made to the OH Account. Please find the payment details below:

    Bank: Lloyds Bank plc
    Account Name: Old Honitonians Annual Subscription A/C
    Account Number: 01622398
    Sort Code: 30 90 49

    The AGM will begin at 6:30 pm.

    So that we can share who intends to attend the event it would be wonderful if you could fill out this form: https://forms.gle/mGXNde4Sz1mq8aeQ7

    We kindly request that all attendees pre-pay by November 21st. Thank you.

     

  • Historic Photographs of Rousdon Vicar and Family at the Dower House - 1900s

    Tue 20 Aug 2024

    From our Honorary Secretary,  David Woollatt:

     

    Life sometimes offers up amazing moments of serendipity and connection.

     

    Whilst chatting with Mr Malcolm Barton, the former Headmaster of Sandle Manor Prep School (now Forres Sandle Manor in Fordingbridge), our Honorary Secretary discovered a fascinating link to Rousdon history. Mr Barton's grandfather, Theodore Wood, was the Peek's Vicar for the Rousdon Parish in the early 1900s before becoming the Bishop of Peterborough in 1916. He and his family lived at the Dower House.

     

    Malcolm shared these fabulous family photographs. Here Theodore is pictured (third from right). We were also given this wonderful photograph of Malcolm's Great Uncle Bill behind the wheel of the Vicar's car—one of the few vehicles in the area at the time.

    Thank you, Malcolm, for these wonderful insights into the Peek's Rousdon Estate.

     

    We will be sharing more photographs in the 2024 OH Magazine.

    Dower House Hotel

  • OH Club Interview Mr Nigel Bean, English and History Teacher 1995 - 98

    Mon 19 Aug 2024 David Woollatt

    It was wonderful to catch up with Mr Nigel Bean, who recently joined us from his home in Brisbane!

     

     

    Nigel started at Allhallows in September 1995, teaching English and History while playing a major role in our sports tuition and the sports hall team. In this introductory segment, we hear about his career journey from sport to education, and his early days at the school.

    Thank you, Nigel, for sharing such a fantastic insight into teaching at Allhallows!

     

    We will be sharing more from this interview soon. Please do keep checking back to our official Facebook and YouTube pages.

     

     

  • Latest OH E-Newsletter Out Now

    Fri 16 Aug 2024 David Woollatt

    Our latest OH E-Newsletter was sent out today!

     

    If you missed it, here it is!

     

    Packed with exciting details about upcoming events and much more. You can check it out by clicking here.

     

    Don't miss out, take a peek!

     

  • Discovery of Contemporary Plans from the 'Peek Mansion'

    Sat 27 Jul 2024

    The Club recently unearthed some fascinating contemporary original plans of the Rousdon (or Peek) Mansion from The Building News, June 26th, 1874; architect George and Vaughan.

     

    These detailed architectural sketches showcase the magnificent South side of the building and provide intricate details of the Great Hall's construction.

     

    We look forward to sharing more pages in the upcoming OH Magazine 2024.

     

  • Allhallows Speech Day 1970 CCF Drill Archive Film

    Fri 19 Jul 2024 David Woollatt

    We recently received this incredible archive footage of the 1970 Allhallows Speech Day CCF Drill from Richard Anderson (Middlemist 1967 - 71).

     

     

    Here are 775 drill squad in action. Some of those included in the footage are:

     

    Fred Hopper, Tom Hammond, Tim Edwards, David Hayes.

    Patrick Foley, Andrew Mason, Trimble, Clive Hollins.

    David Viccars, Nigel Brown, Cox, and Richard Anderson

     

    We have more to share soon including images and footage from other speech days — a huge thank you Richard for this incredible glimpse of CCF at Allhallows and for all the information. We look forward to interviewing you soon.

     

     

  • Awards and More at the OHGS Championship at Lyme Regis Golf Course

    Thu 27 Jun 2024 David Woollatt

    What a wonderful evening it was on Wednesday for the midpoint of the OH South West Golfing week, featuring the OHGS Championship.

     

    We joined the members as they returned to the clubhouse at Lyme Regis Golf Course. The players included:

     

    • John Bridger
    • David Danskin
    • Peter Green (Buggy)
    • John Harper
    • Richard Heard
    • Peter Heron
    • Rafi Husain
    • Kit Magrath
    • Jeremy Page
    • John Pagliero
    • David Reynolds
    • Bryn Shorey
    • Roddy Wakeford
    • Steve White

     

    We also took the opportunity to extend a huge thank you to John Pagliero, who is passing the baton (or driver) to OH David Danskin after 11 years of outstanding organization of this fabulous event.

    We enjoyed catching up with everyone, sharing memories of our school, and distributing the prizes. Full details will be published soon.

     

    After the afternoon event at Lyme Regis Golf Club, there was a wonderful meal at Poco Pizza in Lyme Regis, the perfect location.

     

    Here are some photographs from the evening.

     

    We also managed to interview John Pagliero too, we will be publishing it soon. Thank you to everyone for such a lovely afternoon and evening.

     

    One of the interviews we also recorded was with David Reynolds (Shallow 1980 - 1985).

     

    Picture this: students setting sail from Lyme to Allhallows Beach on a boat laden with alcohol. David shares some fantastic stories.

    Thank you, David, for a wonderful interview.

     

     

    We were also able to catch up with John Pagliero and thank him for his incredible stewardship of the OH Golfing Society over the last 11 years.

     

     

     

     

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