ReverendMichael Griffith (37-42) and his wife, Muriel, celebrated their DiamondWedding on 16 August 2012. They weremarried at St Martin’s Church in Brasted, Kent, in the summer of 1952. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Hall (30-34) opened the new Scout Headquarters at the Trevor Bailey Sports Ground on Founder’s Day. Sadly, Bill died in October. He was a lifelong supporter of, and major benefactor to, both the Scouts and College generally. An obituary can be found on page 52. Roger Hedge (50-57) and his wife, Wendy, celebrated their Golden Wedding on 3 May 2012. Roy Hinde (85-92) is now based in Tanzania, where he runs a safari company and a tented camp at the base of the Udzungwa mountains. He takes school groups on expeditions to Tanzania and his organisation has recently completed the building of a medical centre in a remote village. Rear Admiral Chris Hockley (70-77) relieved Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster (67-76) as Flag Officer Scotland, Northern Ireland, Northern England & Wales and Flag Officer Reserves and Flag Officer Regional Forces in September of 2011. In March 2012 Jeremy Howe (68-75), who is Commissioning Editor Drama for BBC Radio 4 published Mummydaddy (Pan Macmillan). In the book he recounts the tragic murder of his wife, Elizabeth, in 1992, the immeasurable impact it had both on him and their two daughters, Jessica and Lucy, who were aged just six and four respectively at the time, and the story of his life since that time as a single parent raising two children. When Andrew Izod (56-62) was clearing his loft in November he came across a Scout hike logbook which he had borrowed from his scouting chum Peter Currie (55-62) to crib from more than 50 years ago. The book contained three reports. The first documenting a perilous trek across Skye in 1958 by Andrew, Peter and Ian Lawrence that concluded in a hurricane! The second was about a hike by Peter and other companions that passed within very close proximity of Andrew’s current residence. The third was of an adventure by Peter in Wales in the company of Peter Lewis, who later died in a climbing accident. Overcome by the guilt of having retained this piece of history for so long, Andrew contacted the Alleyn Club & Development Office and was reunited with his old friend. The logbook has now been returned to its rightful owner!
Tom plans to release a handful of designs annually which will have subtle references to their method of manufacture, marketed on the quality of the material and the story behind it. Jeremy Deller (77-84) created Sacrilege , an inflatable Stonehenge, which debuted at the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art in April 2012. Later in 2012 it was announced that he had been selected to fill the British pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale. He is currently working with the College to incorporate artistic works into the fabric of the new Science building, The Laboratory. Dr Nick de Somogyi (75-81) published Shakespeare on Theatre (Nick Hern Books, 2012). For ten years Nick has been the sole editor of the Folio series of Shakespeare paperback editions for celebrated drama publisher, Nick Hern. Nick Easter (91-96) played a key role in Harlequins’ 2011-12 season, which saw them win the Aviva Premiership final against Leicester at Twickenham in May. Richard Edwards OBE (52-59) and his wife, Gail, celebrated their Golden Wedding on the 9 February 2013. Peter Farey (49–56) was joint winner of the 2012 Calvin & Rose G Hoffman Prize ‘for a distinguished publication on Christopher Marlowe’. He is one of only three people to have won the prize twice, having also been awarded a half-share of it in 2007. Alec Fiddes (07-12) signed a professional contract with the Spanish Football Federation to play for Club Lleida Esportiu of the Segunda División.
Alec Fiddes, now playing for Club Lleida Esportiu in Spain
David Flatman (96-98) retired from professional rugby in June 2012, having played for Saracens, Bath and England during his career. He is now Director of Communications at Bath RFC.
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