“Everyday is a good day” Henry Fraser ALLEYN CLUB YEARBOOK
Class of 2017
Contents The President Dates for your diary From The Master
Welcome to the 113th issue of the Alleyn Club Yearbook. I am sure you will have noticed the striking front cover of a lion’s head. This extraordinary artwork was kindly donated by Henry Fraser (08 – 11). Forced to rebuild his life after breaking his spinal chord as a seventeen
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year old, Henry has gone from strength to strength creating an impressive CV built around public speaking, painting and now writing. His book ‘Little Big Things’ tells his remarkable story. We take a glimpse at his most memorable 2017. As many of you will already know, 2019 is the Quatercentenary of Edward Alleyn’s Foundation of his ‘College of Gods Gift’ at Dulwich. Details of events organised by the Alleyn Club are beginning to emerge and we hope to arrange a sports dinner, an OA evening, a Founder’s Ball and the usual Annual Dinner. Further details on page 38. The growth of our Professional Networking events has been a feature of 2017 and we take the opportunity to interview young OAs who have started up their own businesses. Daniel Catino (12-17), Giacomo Skeate (12-17) and Robert Power (12-17) have set up, and taken on, the running of a pizza restaurant in South London while Ndubisi Uchea (03-10) has established a media platform called Word on the Curb which uses video content to share stories with a millennial audience. Our sporting clubs have had another successful year. The golfers reached the second round of the Halford Hewitt Cup in April while in October our sailors won the Charterhouse Bowl at the Arrow Trophy weekend. The Association Football Club are flying high in the second division of the Arthurian League and we wish them well as they take on Charterhouse in the quarter final of the Arthur Dunn Cup. Our obituary section continues to be written with extraordinary care and attention to detail by Jim Bush and I could not end without thanking the Development Office for all the work they put in on behalf of Old Alleynians everywhere during the course of the year. How we use your data We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about what information we hold. The mission of the Alleyn Club and Development Office at Dulwich College is to meaningfully engage with the College community of parents, OAs, parents of OAs, and current and former staff; to draw all constituents closer to the College and to each other; to maximize charitable contributions to the College; and to support Dulwich in achieving its mission of engaging pupils in good learning, both in the classroom and beyond. For this we collect data that you supply, together with publicly available data to provide you with an improved experience, to send you communications which are relevant and timely and to identify opportunities which might be of interest to you. We always seek to ensure that all communications we share with you are aligned with your interests. We will always respect a request by you to stop processing your personal data. Please read our full privacy notice at: http://www.dulwich.org.uk/support-us Trevor Llewelyn Hon Secretary
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Contact Us Trevor Llewelyn (72-79) Secretary and Editor JoanneWhaley Alumni and Parent RelationsManager AlisonCole Deputy Editor YasminRajah Graphic Designer Matt Jarrett Director of Development Cecily Allison Annual Fund &Major Gifts Manager Alison Cole Alleyn Club & Development Administrator Kathi Palitz Database & Operations Officer Joanne Whaley Alumni & Parent Relations Manager GE Moore Lecture Series, 2017 Season Commemorating Victoria Crosses 33 Southwark Schools Learning Partnership 35 International Schools 37 Campus Works 39 College Finances 41 Word on the Curb 45 Co-Curricular 47 Clubs & Societies 51 International OA Community 65 Events News 67 60 Years on Reunion 69 Obituaries 71 Valete 103 Honorary Staff Members of the Alleyn Club 105 Presidents of the Alleyn Club 107 Minutes of the 2017 AGM 108 Alleyn Club Accounts 110 Notice of the 2018 AGM 111 Appendix 112 Bell House Editorial Team
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THE PRESIDENT: Professor Andrew Tomkins, OBE
start an OA mentoring scheme in which OAs who are established in their careers will mentor those who are just starting. We are, with the school, designing exciting celebrations, in 2019, of 400 years since the founding of our school. There will be great opportunities for OAs to re-visit and see the current dynamic status of Dulwich College. We look forward to exploring how regional UK and international groups of OAs might join these celebrations. I am really looking forward to meeting up with many OAs in the coming year, throughout the UK and internationally, recognising the impact that very many contribute to society.
It is an enormous privilege to serve the Alleyn Club as President; we are extremely grateful for all the work by Sir Colin Rimer, the committee, those in the Development Office and officers of the clubs and societies who support the many social and recreational activities of the Alleyn Club.
The professional networking programme for OAs is extremely popular, providing opportunities for individual OAs and for students from our school, and linked schools, to explore a range of careers; podcasts of some meetings are available online. In the coming year, we shall
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY The details of the events so far confirmed for 2018 are listed below.
October Singapore Reunion Dinner Venue and date tbc November Alleyn Club Dinner and AGM Great Hall, Dulwich College Friday 2 November, 6pm – 11pm OAs in Healthcare Dulwich College Wednesday 7 November, 6.30pm – 9pm Remembrance Day Service Dulwich College Friday 9 November 11am Past President’s Lunch Dulwich College Friday 9 November 12 noon
Canon Carver Lunch Dulwich College Saturday 12 May, 12.30pm – 3pm
A calendar of all our events, together with secure online booking facilities for many, can be found online at oa.dulwich.org.uk/eventscalendar
Los Angeles OA lunch Venue tbc Saturday 19 May Vancouver OA lunch Venue tbc Tuesday 22 May Toronto OA dinner Toronto Ladies Golf Club Sunday 27 May
March ANight at theRaces,Woodbine Track
Toronto, Canada Saturday 3 March
April OAFC Dinner East India Club Saturday 7 April, 7pm
June New York OA dinner Keens Steak House Friday 1 June, 7pm
OAs in the Law Stephenson Harwood LLP Thursday 19 April, 6.30pm
New York Drinks Reception Venue and time tbc Saturday 2 June
Oxford Lunch Venue tbc Date and time tbc
A networking reception open to all OAs with an interest in the Law. The reception is hosted by John Fordham at Stephenson Harwood LLP. Chichester Lunch Chichester Yacht Club Saturday 21 April, 12.30pm – 3pm Germany Spring Lunch Colditz Saturday 21 April
OAs in the Services Dulwich College Friday 8 June
December Carols by Candlelight Southwark Cathedral Friday 7 December, 7pm
This year we invite all OAs in the services to join us at the College for the Annual CCF Dinner Dedication Service Parish Church St Barnabas, Dulwich Village Friday 29 June, 7pm Founder’s Day Dulwich College Saturday 30 June, All Day, including Benefactor’s Event at 5.15pm
Professional Networking The Alleyn Club are keen to talk to any OAs who would be interested in hosting a professional networking event at their organisation. Areas of interest are: Finance, Arts and Media, City, Legal and Healthcare. We are happy to talk about other sectors also, e.g. Sport & Advertising etc. Photographs from our events can be found at: www.flickr.com/ dulwichcollege-oas-development Follow us @ Alleyn_Club for all the latest news and events
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Kent and Sussex Dinner Tunbridge Wells Friday 4 May, 7pm
September Wessex Dinner Sherborne School Friday 21 September, 7pm
OAs in the Third Sector Dulwich (venue tbc) Wednesday 9 May, 6.30pm – 9pm
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FROM THE MASTER: Dr Joseph Spence
In sport, we celebrated becoming the first side ever to have won both the Champions Trophy and the U18 Schools Cup after a 34-29 victory over Blundell’s in a tremendously competitive Champions Trophy final at Allianz Park. Turning to individuals with whom we are proudly associated, we celebrated Henry Fraser (2008- 2011) who published his first book, Little Big Things, with a foreword by JK Rowling, to critical acclaim. And while we are never going to be driven by league tables, we celebrated the achievements of Year 11 who were awarded the College’s best ever set of GCSE results. One of the great joys of this year was presenting a Fellowship at the Past Presidents’ Lunch on 10 November to the tireless and timeless Chris Field. Chris presents a unique challenge whenever we are faced with creating a name tag for him: how to capture all he has done and continues to do for the College in a single line? Pupil (1951-59), Assistant Master (1969-78), President of the Common Room (1976-79), Head of Lower School (1978-91), Deputy Master (1991-2000), Acting Master (1995- 96), Past President of Alleyn Club (1999 – 2000) Alleyn Club Secretary (2000-2015), father of Ben (81-90),
and grandfather to Nicholas in Year 11. Chris is also Chairman of the Trustees of Southwark Community Education Council (SCEC), a local charity set up by lifelong Southwark resident, Edna Mathieson, in 1992 together with local primary schools to offer children the chance to extend their skills in literacy, mathematics or science in a stimulating and fun environment on Saturdays at three Dulwich Foundation schools, Dulwich College, James Allen’s Girls’ School and Alleyn’s School. and known colloquially as the Saturday School. SCEC works In September 1951 Chris came to the College on a Kent County Scholarship, became Vice-Captain, Captain of Raleigh and Choir Prefect, and played for the second XV. He went on to read Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a Choral Exhibitioner. After some time in the City and teaching at Charlton, Chris spent three years at the Royal Academy of Music, while also working as a professional singer. In January 1969 a one-term vacancy arose in the music department, and ninety- five terms later, Chris retired. Across his career he taught Chemistry, Mathematics, Religious Studies, and Music. He was also a dedicated Scout Leader for decades, a Justice of the Peace, and music festival adjudicator. Chris and his wife Eileen continue to demonstrate their commitment to all things Alleynian. Whether attending Alleyn Club lunches across the country, or serving on the newly- formed Annual Fund Committee, the Fields can be counted upon to serve the mission of the College: to create an academic community that encourages a sense of social responsibility.
2017 was a year of celebration, innovation and commemoration at Dulwich College.
Celebration
We celebrated The Laboratory receiving a prestigious RIBA
National Award 2017, given to those buildings across the UK recognised as making a ‘significant contribution to architecture.’ Described by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) as ‘a virtuoso of finish and precision’, The Laboratory, designed by architects Grimshaw, has provided an exemplary home for Science and a great new venue for the Arts at Dulwich College.
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At the Past Presidents’ Lunch, I also had the honour of presenting Dr Jan Piggott with a Fellowship. Jan has been associated with the College since he joined as an Assistant Master in 1972. He was Head of English for ten years, and Keeper of the Archives until 2006. After studying at Magdalen College, Oxford, Jan completed his doctoral thesis on Yeats at the University of California at Davis and taught in Kuala Lampur. He is author of, among other books, Dulwich College , A History 1616- 2008 and Wodehouse’s School Days, the first volume of the College’s Quatercentenary Series. Jan is a first-class academic, who also turned his skills to mounting exhibitions on Turner at the Tate Gallery (1993), Shackleton in The Old Library (2000) and ‘The Crystal Palace at Sydenham’ at Dulwich Picture Gallery (2004). His love of literature, art, drama, architecture, and music pervades everything he has done for his pupils and the College: Jan revivified Founder’s Day, and we also have him to thank for the restoration of the Honours Boards in the Great Hall. Jan is a man of principle, a social and cultural historian, and a colleague renowned for his “astonishing generosity,” as Alan Ronald remembered him in The Alleynian . From staging productions in the Clump, to protesting the potential conversion of the North Cloister into a classroom block, Jan’s industry and dedication have long served as a model to his pupils and fellow Masters. An exemplar of scholarship and service, Jan is a welcome addition to our esteemed group of Fellows.
And on Founder’s Day 2017, I welcomed George Farha (83-88) to the Fellowship. George is also the father of two Middle School boys. He studied chemical engineering at University College London (UCL), after which he started his career with Dow Chemicals. He then returned to his home country of Dubai in 1992, and used his entrepreneurial approach to tap into the business services industry. From a modest hospitality services business, he expanded Intercat, the company he founded, into one of the leading companies providing support services in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and across the Gulf region.
Speaking to our pupil benefactors at the opening of The Laboratory George spoke of the attributes of the entrepreneur, a curious nature, and one critical trait that he learnt at Dulwich: the ability to take risks. With this fellowship, we recognise George’s contribution as a cornerstone donor to The Laboratory, and his ongoing commitment as an advocate and ambassador for the College, amongst OAs and the wider community. His philanthropy is already inspiring future generations of Alleynians. Innovation It is fitting, therefore, that The Laboratory was the venue for a June Entrepreneurs’ Forum, the first Professional Networking Event to give pupils and OAs the opportunity to discuss and develop their ideas with a panel of experts, including Alex Coates (92–99), Oliver Rowland (94– 01), Mat Heinl (90–97), Alex Griffiths (86–95); skyping in from Chicago), Adrian Bott, a friend of the College, and Simon Williams, a current parent. Joe Peyton (93-04) brought samples of his coconut yoghurt; Pete Lester (78-84) shared details of a joint to make scaffolding both more flexible and safer; and boys and OAs discussed a host of other ideas from Italian street food, to sun cream that fights acne. The panel fielded practical questions like, “How soon should I seek professional advice?” and “What is the best way to advertise my product?” to those more concerned with the welfare of the entrepreneur, “Just how do you find a work-life balance?” The forum continued late into the evening with ideas pitched and discussed, new contacts shared and made, and the appreciation that ideas are easy to have, but “overnight successes” have often been years in the making. The key message was, “Just start and be prepared to fail – more than once.”
George is now Chairman and Founder of a private office investing in real estate and private equity called GSP, which he founded here in London in 2012. True to his entrepreneurial spirit, he continues to invest and build value in new ventures worldwide in areas including technology, real estate and the food and beverage sector, bringing us at Dulwich into association with some of the leading international providers in these fields. George is quick to offer work placements to boys, and open his network of contacts for the benefit of the College. George made a transformational gift to The Laboratory in recognition of the importance of learning about science and research at a young age. He understood and promoted our vision to create a facility that would transform the boys’ learning environment, and his generosity is acknowledged in the George Farha Auditorium, and other named spaces including The Farha Laboratory of Science and Entrepreneurship and The George Farha Innovation Suite.
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We learned about the power of not only global social media but also of the importance of a network of family and friends who will urge entrepreneurs to succeed. The strength of your personal connections should never be discounted in the early days of product development. Not satisfied with just one innovation in the realm of Professional Networking, we also hosted our inaugural event for those working in healthcare on 16 November 2017. An audience of boys from the College were joined by students from JAGS, Alleyn’s and the Southwark School Learning Partnership, as well as parents and members of staff to hear brief lectures from three Old Alleynians Dr Faheem Ahmed (03-10), Professor Mark Wilson (85-92) and Professor Karol Sikora (59-65) on the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare now and in the future. The evening was chaired by Andrew Tomkins (54-61), newly appointed President of the Alleyn Club and Professor at the Institute for Global Health. This is the first event we have recorded and made available on the OA homepage. Please do explore this and other excellent content, including news, a calendar of events and volunteer opportunities. networks, I think the College is becoming increasingly known for our “generosity network.” Whether that means boys volunteering at a Food Bank, Old Alleynians offering professional guidance to those at the start of their careers through our nascent Mentoring Programme, staff giving their time and skills in an auction of promises, or members of our community donating to the College, we support one another, while looking to address local and global challenges. The beauty of a generosity network is that we know While I take great pride in the various OA professional and social
not where our impact begins and ends; the ripple effect of our good deeds allows the network to grow in strength and size, empowering and inspiring others to join the effort. To that end, we have launched an Annual Fund. As a registered charity, we depend on our community to fund outstanding and innovative programmes and facilities. We need help—year after year—to do it well. For decades OAs, parents and friends of the College have supported the Bursary Appeal Fund and responded to urgent needs such as The Laboratory and Lime Tree Walk. This evolution in giving, an Annual appeal, will inspire the habit of regular philanthropy to the College. Each member of the Board of Governors, Senior Management Team and Alleyn Club Committee have made a donation to the College, and I ask you to consider joining them. Visit our website where we outline our current priorities. The Alleyn Club and Development Office are happy to answer any questions you have, and work with you to match your interests with our projects.
Dulwich College into international education, and wanted to create a beautiful, peaceful space on campus to honour their late wives, Edith and Elizabeth. The College is grateful to Andrew and Nick for their continued engagement, and also extends appreciation to Edith and Andrew’s sons, Patrick (78-82), Christopher (79-85), Stephen (84-88), and Toby (85-94; Former Staff); and Elizabeth and Nick’s sons Nicholas (79-87) and Andy (79-86). Situated between the Laboratory and the original formal gardens of the Barry Buildings, the garden design is an exploration of Voronoi tessellation, which is a geometrical tool used to understand the physical constraints binding the organisation of biological tissues, natural structures and geological forms (such as honeycombs and the Giant’s Causeway). The garden integrates The Laboratory into the heritage site; the plants and trees have been chosen to play off both the terracotta cladding and the other detailing of Barry’s 1870 building. The designer of the garden, Rachel Reynolds, is a local resident who has been a multi-disciplinary 3D designer and artist for over twenty years. Rachel has recently expanded her practice into garden design, graduating from the London College of Garden Design as Top Student 2016. Together with this garden, the families leave a lasting legacy through their role in building a Dulwich “Commonwealth of Schools”, which now serves 6,000 pupils across nine schools in four countries. One month after blessing the garden, we came together on the lawns again to remember the sacrifices of the war dead. On Friday, 10 November the College kept two minutes of silence to remember in particular the 865 Old Alleynians and five teaching staff who gave their lives in the service of their country.
Commemoration
A lovely example of a recent benefaction is The Seth and Tatman Memorial Garden. Opened on 10 October, the Garden is a space of reflection and comfort dedicated to the memory of two women who had a quiet, though significant impact, on the direction of Dulwich College. Andrew Seth, Former Governor and Fellow, and Nick Tatman (52-58), Former Governor, Fellow, and Past President of the Alleyn Club were instrumental in the expansion of
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Salute This volume is full of the
achievements of Alleynians, current and past, who have done and are doing great work in their chosen fields, be they sport, law, drama, technology, medicine or writing. Alleynians are multi-faceted. In thinking about the OAs I knew as boys, those I have to come to know well as men, and those I meet at events for the first time, I am reminded of a moment in Winter, the new novel of a new friend of Dulwich College, the prize-winning author, Ali Smith. In 2017 we again hosted, with Dulwich Books, the Dulwich Literary Festival, and Ali Smith launched the Festival by judging a short-story competition for local pupils. In Winter, a character admires a Barbara Hepworth sculpture, saying: “It makes you walk round it, it makes you look through it from different sides, see different things from different positions.” I think the same is true of Dulwich College and its alumni: they are worth looking at from all angles.
2017 was particularly poignant, because together with his family, we commemorated a paving stone in honour of Major Alexander Lafone (1881-1889), VC, 1/1st County of London Yeomanry (Middlesex, Duke of Cambridge’s Hussars). This edition of the Yearbook contains an article by the College Archivist, Calista Lucy, about the three Old Alleynians who have been commemorated at the College in 2017.
The service at the War Memorial was led by the College Chaplain and attended by President of the Alleyn Club, Professor Andrew Tomkins OBE (54- 62), as well as the outgoing President Sir Colin Rimer, and Past Presidents and Fellows of the College.
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At the end of June we ran our first Professional Networking evening for entrepreneurs. The format of the evening was simple and brought together OAs who were taking their first steps in the entrepreneurial world with those who either had experience of setting up their own businesses or worked in complementary professions such as law or accounting. Sitting in the audience were sixth form students Giacomo Skeate (12-17) and Daniel Catino (12-17) who were planning to establish an Italian street food stall in their gap year. However, when the opportunity to take on a far bigger challenge was presented to them they grabbed it with both hands. Their restaurant Tresca which they run along with Robert Power (12-17) can be found at 220 York Road SW11 3SD. Give it a try, you are guaranteed a warm welcome and great food. TRESCA!
Who are you? When did you leave Dulwich and which A Levels did you study? Giacomo Skeate (G) . I left the College in the summer of 2017, same as Dan and Rob. I did Spanish, Economics and History at A-Level. Daniel Catino (D) . I actually did the same A-levels as Giacomo…Spanish, Economics and History. Robert Power (R) . I did Geography, Economics and History at A-Level.
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What kick started the entrepreneurial spirit?
get to the restaurant if I’m working. If not, stay at home and work on some external stuff like marketing or partnerships. D: They have it so easy! We all have permission to get up quite late because usually we finish late. I spend most of my day in the kitchen, making pizzas, dealing with suppliers, ordering stock but also managing the place from a distance. When all three of us are in the restaurant and we have a chance to talk, ideas are flowing most of the time!
What role do you each play in the business? R. I’m the
Were there any particular bumps in the road that you had to get over? R. Learning Italian! But more seriously, every day there were at least two or three major issues like the ceiling falling in or damp in the walls or the pizza oven not working. Every problem has a solution though. D: With every business you get setbacks and at the beginning we were quite ambitious about our opening date. But you learn to account for unexpected stuff happening, which it always does. G: The original plan was to start an Italian street food business, back when Dan and I started thinking about it in year 12. D: Then, pretty much out of the blue, we were offered the chance to take over this space in Wandsworth, as the previous owners had just shut up shop. We went to have a look, and then it really just went from there! R: Mine began when they told me I’d get paid! I’m still waiting… What was the journey fromDulwich Leaver in the Summer to opening your own restaurant in December? R: Late nights, setbacks and a lot of thinking outside the box! It took us just over two months to set this place up and get it ready for customers, but it felt like a lot longer to be honest! G: It was relatively fast considering what we’ve actually done, but yes it was basically a lot of late nights, doing stuff which none of us really had any experience of before.
guy kicking everyone’s backside to get stuff done and to make
sure schedules at least try and get adhered to. I run the bar area and most of the floor, as well as making sure everything is up to scratch and working in the restaurant. G. I’m the ideas man, the blue sky thinker
if you like. As well as working on
the floor with Rob a lot of the time, I’m accountable for marketing and the finances. D. I’m the
Medium term (next year) Long term (next five years)? R: Short term we’re looking at paying ourselves a decent wage, as well as trying to make an impact on the local food scene as much as we can, building a nice relationship with the local community. D: Next year we’ll all be going to University, at least that is the plan at the moment, so the challenge will be managing it from afar, hiring and expanding into street food, which as we may remember was actually the original business. G: Long term it gets a bit trickier to answer, but there is no point in going into anything without ambition, which is what we all have fundamentally. If all goes well at this site, and the street food side is netting us enough, we’d like to expand to another location. That would be phenomenal, but at the moment we’re taking it a day at a time.
guy who actually knows what he’s doing when it comes
to restaurants! No, joking aside, I run the kitchen and deal with the suppliers, stock, etc. More importantly I also make sure Rob and Giacomo approach the floor and the customers in the right way. What does an average day look like? R. Wake up tired, at noon, check my phone to see the myriad of problems which have occurred. Find solutions to the problems, head to work and set up…. Have a brilliant night on the floor with Giacomo then finish up around 2am. G: I try to exercise before I come in. Check emails, social media, then
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PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING
OAs in Healthcare The inaugural professional networking event for those working in healthcare took place in the Auditorium of the Laboratory on 16 November 2017. An audience of boys from the College were joined by students from JAGS, Alleyns and the Southwark School Learning Partnership as well as parents and members of staff to hear talks from three Old Alleynians on the challenges and opportunities facing healthcare, now and in the future. The evening was chaired by Andrew Tomkins, President of the Alleyn Club and Professor at the Institute for Global Health. He was joined by OAs representing three very different areas of healthcare- Dr Faheem Ahmed, Professor Mark Wilson and Professor Karol Sikora.
Entrepreneur Workshop The first Professional Networking Event to support entrepreneurs was held in June in the innovative Informatics Suite in the new Laboratory at the College. The evening gave OA entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss and develop their ideas with a panel of experts who joined us from Chicago by Skype and later in a more informal environment over drinks.
Why is networking so Important? Having a well-established network has become a significant part of our lives. The easiest way to expand your network is to build on the relationships with people you know; family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. series of professional interest groups. These groups allow Old Alleynians and Alleynians to share experiences and expertise and to develop their network of professional contacts. We hope OAs of all ages will benefit from these events and invite you to join us during 2018. Details can be found on our website. Working together, the Alleyn Club and the College have initiated a
Some of the highlights from 2017 are featured below:
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The evening started with a taste testing of coconut yoghurt presented by Joe Peyton. Joe hopes that the added protein in the form of a nut butter will appeal to the sports minded and health conscious. In complete contrast we also heard from Pete Lester who is developing a completely novel form of scaffolding joint that will make building with and working on scaffolding both more flexible and safer. We take this opportunity to once again thank our moderator Simon Williams and panellists, Joe Peyton, Alex Coates, Oliver Rowland, Mat Heinl, Adrian Bott, Pete Lester and Alex Griffiths in Chicago! Professional Networking Event for those in the built environment. ‘How Does London Grow?’: In May some 80 or so guests came together at the stunning offices of Grimshaw Architects in Clerkenwell
to hear from a panel of experts on the built environment. The discussion, ‘How Does London Grow?’ was moderated by the Master and considered the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for our global city. It quickly became apparent just how much each panellist felt for London, a city whose present form reflects centuries of change; of both care and neglect. They called for repair, the need to recreate a sense of place that, particularly in the housing market is being replaced by commodification, by profit before people. ‘Why can’t we build attractive social housing?’ one questioner asked. The panel of experts included Caroline Cole (Director, Coleander Associates), Ian Brown CBE (Former MD of Transport for London, London Rail), Nigel Lea RIAS RIBA (Design Director, Gensler), Al Scott RIBA (Director
IF_DO), Gabi Stein (Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets (London) at Tishman Speyer) and Jolyon Brewis RIBA FRSA (Partner at Grimshaw Architects). Forthcoming events are: OAs in the City; OAs in Law OAs in the Third Sector. If you have an idea for an event or would like to be involved please contact the Alleyn Club alleynclub @ dulwich.org.uk
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britten’s War Requiem
tHe Foundation
scHools’ conceRt
Royal Festival Hall 7PM 19 FebRuaRy 2018 the Foundation schools perform britten’s War Requiem in commemoration of those who served in the Great War. Performed by over 500 pupils, colleagues and friends of alleyn’s, dulwich college and JaGs.
All welcome Tickets available from Southbank Centre 020 3879 9555 www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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ALLEYN CLUB MENTORING PROGRAMME Are you looking for mentoring and career advice from an OA professional? Or are you a professional eager to pass on your knowledge to the next generation? If so, we would be keen for you to join our mentoring programme.
Alumni Mentees As an OA mentee, you will gain insights and advice that can help make your career aims a reality. Your mentor will share advice and personal experience, and in doing so help you build your confidence to allow you to take full advantage of the possibilities open to you.
Alumni Mentors We hope that our mentors will contribute to the personal and professional development of OAs by: • Discussing their career choices and options with them • Encouraging them to talk about their ambitions and hopes for the future • Assisting them to identify their skills, abilities and qualities • Building their confidence and assisting them to improve on their weaknesses • Providing advice about job applications and CV writing • Giving them an insight into a particular industry
What is mentoring? Mentoring is widely recognised as an effective tool for enhancing career prospects and ensuring informed choice. Our Mentoring Programme for alumni of the College is intended to bring together mentors and mentees in purposeful, mutually rewarding relationships. It is designed to provide additional support for OAs as they progress through their careers. Mentoring helps to motivate and inspire the less experienced. It can be an extremely beneficial relationship for both parties which is based on mutual trust and respect.
To be a part of this new initiative either as a mentor or mentee please visit the website for further information and to fill in the application form.
By becoming a Mentor you will inspire excellence and build community by joining our mentoring programme and provide support, advice and career guidance to a fellow OA who will benefit from your unique experience and skills.
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OA NEWS OAs 1900’s
OAs 1950s Professor David Greer (52-55) was awarded the C.B.Oldman Prize 2017 by the International Association of Music Libraries for his Manuscript Inscriptions in Early English Printed Music . Sadly, David died in November, aged 80. Ronnie Moos (49-51) on a visit to Montreal in the summer attended a Service at the Cathedrale Marie Reine du Monde for Reinberger's Requiem Mass in the Roman Rite, sung by the Choir of King’s College, London. Ronnie was delighted to learn two of the choir were also OAs James Orford (03-14) and Joshua Kader (13-15). Congratulations to David Wales (49- 56), who celebrated both his Golden Wedding Anniversary and his 80th birthday at the College in July. David Mason (51-59) made the Gold Coronet for Prince Charles used at his Investiture in 1969. The Coronet was made in the Research and Development Chemical Laboratories where he was Head of Research and its story was featured in a Channel 4 programme with Dame Penelope Keith. At the wedding of Martin Cardwell (58-65) to Katherine Hevezi on 20 October the happy couple were joined by seven members of the same Junior form that started at Dulwich in 1957.
Shown in the photograph, from left to right, are: Martin Ross, Richard Whiffin (58-65), John McCaul (57-66), Martin Cardwell (58-66), John Wagstaff (58- 66), Christopher Bazalgette (58-66) and Paul Smith (58-66).
Stanley Douglas Selby Sumner 1897-1903 was commemorated at All Saints Church, Banstead, in January 2017, the 100th anniversary of his death during the Great War. A memorial service took place during which a bell was tolled 100 times in memory of Stanley. Stanley and his brother, Horace, entered Dulwich College on 18 December 1897. Stanley was in Blew House and left Dulwich College in 1903. He served with the 12th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment and was killed in the south of the British sector on the Somme on 20 January 1917. Stanley is not currently in the Dulwich College War Record or on the War Memorial, but he is one of our missing who will be added in 2018. OAs 1930s Ian G G Smith (31–35) celebrated his 100th birthday on 7 April. OAs 1940s The 17th Thwaites Bach Competition took place in the Old Library in September in the company of the competition’s benefactor, Professor Sir Bryan Thwaites (36-40), and was won by Lucas Miller for his performance of the Sarabande, Bourrées I & II & Gigue from Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009. The adjudicator was Mr Mark Williams, Informator Choristarum, Organist & Tutorial Fellow in Music, Magdalen College.
Earlier this year, Robert Bembridge (45- 53) and Peter Dorey (44-51) toured the heights of the Barry Building restoration project with Robert’s daughter, Fiona. Fiona has two sons at the College now, and won this opportunity at the Gala Auction in May. They tried their hand at masonry; affixing two finials to the roof of Centre Block.
The Very Revd Alan Warren (43-50) and Silvia (JAGS 45-54) celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in August with a communion service and reception at Old Hunstanton church in West Norfolk, following a weekend family gathering of four generations. In June a plaque commemorating the life of Ron Branscombe (46-51) was unveiled at a lunch held in his honour. In attendance were a number of Ron’s closest friends including Senior Fellow Terry Walsh, Ron Blythe (47-54), John
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Walters (54-62) and Joe Crow (62-70). Guests of honour though were Ron’s niece, Sophie and nephew Neil. They were present both for the unveiling and also to hear Master of the College Dr Joe Spence speak warmly about Ron’s long association with both the school and the OA Club. The plaque can be seen on the balcony on the south side of the Pavilion under that of his great friend David Destefano (49–57).
John Freeman (57-64) won Wales Book of the Year for poetry for his collection What Possessed Me (Worple Press) which explores childhood memories and lifelong relationships with humour, poignancy, and preternatural clarity. Graham Kahn (57-66) received the award as Northern Radio Personality of the year 2017 for the Graham Douglas Radio Show (his stage name). Peter Thompson (57–65) was honoured with a lifetime award for urology by Zenith Healthcare. Graham Swift (60- 66) won the 2017 Hawthornden Prize for Literature for his novel Mothering Sunday. OAs 1970s Ian Goodhew (74–79) was recognised along with his wife Sally Donaldson (Head of Kindergarten at DUCKS) at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards for their tremendous voluntary work with grassroots rugby. They were thanked by four members of the GB Rugby Sevens team. TimHitchens CGM LVO (72 -79) has been appointed President of Wolfson College Oxford. Tim is Director-General, Economic and Consular at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and has over thirty years of experience as a diplomat, which have taken him to parts of the world as diverse as Pakistan, Afghanistan, and France. He has spent three years as Foreign and Commonwealth Office director for Africa, and most recently four years as British Ambassador to Tokyo. He will take up the Presidency of Wolfson College in early summer 2018.
Peter King (71-76) is to take up a senior role at the Treasury. Peter, who has been at Weil Gotshal &Manges for almost 10 years after joining from Shearman & Sterling (where he was London Head of Corporate), will leave the US firm to join the Treasury as Legal Director. Peter will join Sir Tom Scholar (79-86) who is the Permanent Secretary at the Treasury.
OAs 1960’s John Richards (56–63) visited the College in May and gave a comprehensive and provocative talk to boys in Year 10 and Year 13 on Intellectual Property in the 21st Century, exploring the interrelationship between patents, copyright and trade secrets. John is a New York Super Lawyer and an Adjunct Associate Professor at Fordham University School of Law, with more than four decades of patent experience. Ivor Warburton (57-65) sent us greetings from South Georgia in November where he visited the grave of Sir Ernest Shackleton (1887-1890)
Alastair Fairley (71-76) spent six years working with the South East of England Heritage Lottery Fund. He was then invited by the Sussex Wildlife Trust to chair the Appeal Board to raise funds for a new £3.5m Discovery Centre at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in East Sussex. Peter Andrews (64-71) has been living and working in Rwanda, Central Africa (on and off) for the past 36 years. Having gone there to teach in 1981 he then lived there with his family, although he was evacuated during the genocide of 1994. He now regularly visits and is involved in orphan community care, skills training, church building and translation and production of Bible teaching material. OA 1980’s Carne Ross (75–82) writes and appears regularly in the media, commenting on world affairs and alternate systems of organising our affairs, in particular anarchism.
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The film, Accidental Anarchist which was broadcast on BBC4 Storyville in July, is loosely-based on Carne’s latest book, “The Leaderless Revolution: how ordinary people will take power and change politics in the 21st century”. The annual College Singing Competition was held in the Old Library in November with Nick Sears (71-80), Head of Vocal Studies at the Royal College of Music, serving as an insightful and sagacious adjudicator. The competitors brought a real sense of respect and support for one another, blended with a healthy dose of competitive edge, making for an inspiring evening of singing.
Entertainment awards in October. Brigadier Rob Rider CBE (77–83) was guest of Honour at the annual CCF Reunion Dinner in June. The Brigadier made presentations to the leaving senior Non-Commissioned Officers followed by a thoroughly interesting speech on his career as an Army Officer. He also spoke about the importance of the CCF as an organisation, and the qualities it helps to instil in young people.
year. His work was featured in a book by The Gentle Author in October 2017 East End Vernacular – Artists who painted London’s East End streets in the 20th century.
OA 2000’s Antoine Gittens-Jackson (01-08), an underground rapper known as Consensus, has performed and delivered workshops at the world famous European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN), near Geneva, Switzerland. Antoine has spent two years writing an album which translates complex particle physics into grime and rap. Ned Bennett (95-02) directed An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins at the Orange Tree Theatre. His next project is Buggy Baby at the Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, 7-31 March 2018 - a ‘harrowing new play by Josh Azouz; a horror-comedy that follows a love triangle between a teenage woman, her baby and her friend’. Christopher Stark (99-06) returned to Peckham with The Multi Story Orchestra in the summer as part of the BBC Proms 2017 Series. The programme continued to showcase talented young musicians. They gave an appropriately urban, contemporary makeover in the pulsing rhythms and
Century’ OA 1990’s James (Walter) Sutcliffe (90-95) has been appointed Artistic Director of Northern Ireland Opera. Ben Turner (91-96) Was star of the remarkable play The Kite Runner at Wyndham’s Theatre. Ben is well known as Jay Faldren in the series Casualty, his impressive list of credits includes TV roles such as King Louis in Dr Who and Adrian Quinlan in EastEnders; and films such as 300: Rise of an Empire, The Fifth Estate, and Adulthood. The Kite Runner at Wyndham’s Theatre, London runs until 11 March 2018. Congratulations to Navjot Singh (96-98) who married Xiangxia Kong (Vicky) in February. Rustam Stolkin (84-92) has been appointed Professor of Robotics at BirminghamUniversity. James Mackinnon (79-86) held a solo exhibition ‘FromHackney To Hastings at The Millinery Works, at the end of the
Prof Ian Phillips (89-99) was appointed Professor in Philosophy of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. He was also awarded the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize recognising early career researchers with promising careers. Rodney Clarke (89-96) showcased his debut album Glorious Quest at the launch of the very first Black British
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metallic glitter of John Adams’s Harmonielehre.
Alfie Brown (12-17) was selected to represent the Great Britain Junior Rowing Team at the Coupe de la Jeunesse in France last Summer. The College’s Assistant Head of Rowing, Alice Denyer, was selected to coach the Great Britain coxless four at the same event.
If you have news you would like featured in this section please email: alleynclub @ dulwich.org.uk or telephone the Alleyn Club office on 020 8299 8436 Former Teacher at Dulwich College Mark Boleat and former Chairman of the Policy and Resources Committee at the city of London was recognised with a knighthood for services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London. as Michael Lewis, a keen young journalist honeymooning in Paris in the week of Diana’s death, in the BBC2 film 'Diana and I'. Michael Xufu Huang (06-13) appears on the Forbes Lists for Under 30’s Art & Style (2017). After leaving Dulwich in 2013, Michael went on to University of Pennsylvania to study Liberal Arts and cofounded M WOODS, a modern and contemporary art museum in Beijing. Queen’s Birthday Honours The Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017 recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people from across the UK and we are delighted to extend our congratulations to Tom Scholar OA (79-86), Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury awarded a knighthood for public service and to Asif Khan OA (88-98) awarded an MBE for services to Architecture.
Taran Matharu (04-09), the New York Times bestselling children's writer and Wattpad sensation, well known for the Summoner series, was appointed online Writer in Residence for the BookTrust.
OA 2010’s Darshan Chohan (09-14) and
Alex Rackow (10-15), represented Cambridge and Oxford respectively in the prestigious Varsity Match at Lords in June. Rackow, and Oxford, came out on top in a closely fought tussle. The match was first played in 1827 at the instigation of Charles Wordsworth who was also responsible for founding the Boat Race in 1829.
Akil Greenidge (11-15) made his 1st class cricket debut in March for Cambridge against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Glasgow Warriors signed South Africa U20 loose-head prop Oli Kebble (09- 11) on a two-year deal ahead of the 2017/18 season. Chris Ng (09-11) was selected as a Schwarzman Scholar at the Tsinghua University in China. Laurie Davidson (06-10) appeared as Shane Corcoran in the West End run of The Ferryman. Jez Butterworth’s play is set in rural Derry during the troubles in Ireland. He also featured
During his final year at Bournemouth University Nick Mason (03-10) featured on Julia Bradbury’s ‘Britain’s Best Walks’ Studland Bay episode, in which he was interviewed at Fort Henry in connection with the future of drone surveying in archaeology. His underwater wreck filming featured in the programme too. He and his business partner also did the aerial filming for the Studland Bay, Loch Lomond and Lynmouth episodes, with stills from their filming used in the opening credits.
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FOUNDER’S DAY - CONNECTIONS
Founder’s Day 2018 will celebrate the College’s connections with the world around us.
We will celebrate the very closest connections that are at the College’s heart through our family of pupils, alumni, staff and parents, whilst including our proud association and partnerships with our Southwark community, our ties with Bankside, local schools, international schools and the charities for which our pupils and staff raise money. The Opening ceremony will also mark the end of the First World War and the College’s fine tradition of service.
400th Anniversary Memorabilia To celebrate the 400th Anniversary in 2019 Dulwich College have commissioned an exclusive commemorative range of merchandise. We have a limited edition Old Alleynian ties, cufflinks, ‘Neddy’ our very special teddy bear, Crystal and glassware items and a specially commissioned print. Our limited edition range will be launched on Founder’s Day 2018.
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A PIECE OF SCHOOLBOY SPORTING HISTORY
December 2017 saw our 1st XV players in the final of the U18 Champions Trophy at Allianz Park, the home of Saracens RFC. The opponents were Blundell’s, a team packed full of talent. The DC black and blue army knew they had be at their very best to create a piece of schoolboy sporting history and become the first school to win both the Champions Trophy and the Schools Cup. Buoyed by some vociferous support from OAs, parents, staff and Alleynians including the whole of the Junior School, DC surged into an early 14-3 lead, though Blundell’s fought back with two quick-fire tries to nudge in front. Playing against a stroke of half time, a powerful DC driving maul led to another try and a slender four point lead at the break – we were poised for an excellent second half,
and it didn’t disappoint. DC again started brightly scoring a spectacular team try in the corner, before team captain Oscar Gleave
rendition of the school song, Pueri Alleynienses, before thanking all their supporters.
nonchalantly slotted a drop goal from 30 yards to extend the lead to 31-17. However, they are made of tough stuff in Devon and Blundell’s wouldn’t lie down without a fight, scoring two further tries to narrow the lead to just two points with ten
minutes remaining on the clock. It was rivetting viewing! A further three points for DC from a penalty provided a slight cushion, but Blundell’s continued to throw everything at us in the dying stages. The team remained organised and resolute in defence as they held on for a well-deserved victory. The celebrations at the final whistle were something to behold as the boys joined in with a rousing
Just three days after this tremendous win the College welcomed back, 20 years on, arguably the most famous English School team ever, our Dream Team. During that first term of the 1997-98 season, no one remotely came close to Andrew Sheridan (90-98), David Flatman (96-98) and company. Played 15, won 15, 826 points scored, 47 points conceded for an average weekly rout of 55-3.
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