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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Dress Up Day
Words from a Cycle-Weary HM
In February, Field House gamely undertook a 24-hour ‘spinathon’ in
aid of this year’s charity, The Felix Project. HM, Mark Hanslip, reflects:
‘The highlight for me was around 2.30am on Sunday morning, when
the team of cyclists was made up of one Shell, one Fourth Former,
one Fifth Former, one Lower Sixth Former, two Upper Sixth Formers
and me; the culture of Field House encapsulated a group of people
from all year groups working together in their free time to support
an important cause. Together, we covered 3,666 kilometres and
raised a total of £4,035; thank you to everyone who supported us,
and particularly to our sponsors H2 Bike Run.’
The theme of this year’s Dress Up Day in aid of The Felix Project was ‘your favourite TV box set’. Pictured
are Simon Roche, Segar’s HM (
Band of Brothers
); The Warden (Churchill from
The Crown
); the Sub-Warden
(
Breaking Bad
); Andrew Grounds, Tilly’s HM (
Peaky Blinders
); Sixth Former Livi Tomacelli (
Orange is the New
Black
); Shell William Barlow (
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
); and Sixth Former Emily Smart (
House of Cards
).
Izzy Hall, Sasha Withers Green and Lucy Farrer-Brown were confirmed at Christ
Church Cathedral in February by the Rt Revd Humphrey Southern, Principal,
Ripon College, Cuddesdon, with the Very Revd Professor Martin Percy, Dean
of Christ Church and Governor of St Edward’s, and Revd Katie Jones, Assistant
Chaplain at St Edward’s, in attendance.
Each year, the Warden and Revd Jones mark the steady stream of 18th
birthdays with informal gatherings held at their home on the Woodstock
Road; on this occasion, Georgia Heath, Brit Li, Huw Neville, Henry Haslett-
Hawkins and Matt Thornton enjoy the big moment.