Chronicle April 2016

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3 ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Clay Pigeon Shooting
At the end of February, St Edward’s
entered two teams into the prestigious Fido
May Trophy competition run by Harrow
School at the EJ Churchill Shooting Ground
near High Wycombe. Up against intense
competition from regulars such as Millfield,
Wellington, Marlborough, Harrow and
Eton our teams certainly held their own
through the six stands and the flurry. We
hope that clay pigeon shooting can return
to our regular activity programme
in the near future.
What better way to broaden your experience of French culture, history, gastronomy and language than
during a five-day trip to Normandy at the start of the Easter holidays? Based in the Château du Molay
near Caen, it was only a stone’s throw to Arromanches, Omaha Beach at St-Laurent (pictured) and
the Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg (with its Titanic exhibition and nuclear submarine Le Redoutable). In
Bayeux the group visited the Tapestry and interviewed the locals. Perhaps most popular for some were
the visits to a goats’ cheese producer, a bread-making cooperative, a cider farm and a caramels factory.
Or was it the snails, the frogs’ legs and the crêpes on the menu one evening?
Grapes galore: Lydia Jones-Parry (Yateley Manor Prep ), Celia Hodgson (Westbourne House) and Grace Allen
(Dragon) dress up for the leavers’ photo
French Trip Open Day
Shell entry
Saturday 14th May
Nick Coram-Wright