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Editor:
Simon Redfern (Sc 75)
Editorial Board:
Katie Atkinson, Richard Ellis (Sn 86), Jane Fenton, Rachel Hodgson (K 10), Polly Irvine, Elspeth Langsdale, Dotty McLeod (L 05), Mark Moore (Sc 68), John Oliver (G 73), Chris Piper (Sc 71), Philip Sloan (LS 71)
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School photography:
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OO
CONTENTS
2017–2018
THE OLD OUNDELIAN
Clockwise (l to r): Sir John Timpson (S 60), Pete Robinson (Ldr 03), Ben Curry (S 16), Jess Varley (L 13), Steven Franklin (L 05) and Bill Ward (G 84)
Features
Regulars
COLUMNS
Editor 5 President 6 Secretary 7 Director of Development 56 Head 61
THE CLUB
Officers and honorary members 4 Careers 24
Sport
Events
Correspondents
Marriages and births
Obituaries 129 Index 141
NEWS FROM HOME:
Birmingham & West Midlands Buckinghamshire, Berkshire & Oxfordshire 84 Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,
South & West Yorkshire
East Anglia
East Midlands
East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire, Ireland
London 95 North-East 100 North-West 102 North Yorkshire 103 South Wales 106 South-West 108 The Weald 112 Armed Forces 116 Cambridge University, OO Lodge 117
NEWS FROM ABROAD:
Africa, Australasia 119 Bermuda & Caribbean 121 Canada 122 Central & Eastern Europe,
Hong Kong 123 Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore 125 Japan, Southern Europe 126 Northern Europe, USA 127
THE SCHOOL
Staff farewells 62 Staff welcomes 76 Academia 77 Archive 78 Sport 80
THE NORMANDY BEACHES 8
Nigel Sudborough (N 65) reports on the Oundle Society visit to the Beaches last September.
AND WE WERE YOUNG 10
Colin Pendrill reveals what to expect in his book about Oundle and the Great War.
OO BREAKS RECORD 12
Pete Robinson (Ldr 03) tells Mark Moore (Sc 68) about his historic row across the Atlantic.
SOAP STAR SUPREME 14
John Oliver (G 73) interviews Bill Ward (G 84) about his varied career including top roles in two soaps.
CHAPEL WEDDINGS 17
Dotty McLeod (L 05) talks to two OOs about why they chose to get married in the Chapel.
SIR JOHN’S WAY 18
Polly Irvine speaks to Sir John Timpson (S 60) and discovers what makes Timpsons’ owner tick.
BEN’S ENGLAND GOAL 20
Rugby player Ben Curry (S 16) outlines to Simon Redfern (Sc 75) his plans for the future.
JESS GOING FOR GOLD 22
Jess Varley (L 13) explains to Simon Redfern why she took up modern penathlon and her aims.
THE CLASS OF 2008 38 Emily Mitchell (K 08) rounds up the news of
her fellow 2008 leavers.
MENCAP HOLIDAY 55
Sam Cone (St A 05) reports on another successful Mencap holiday at Oundle.
A NEW ERA 58
Interim Communications Director Katie Atkinson introduces Scott House.
THE OLD OUNDELIAN 2017 –2018
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