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ST EDWARD’S CHRONICLE
Eyes Down
Robert Asatryan (
Gosford Hill
),
Konstantinos Doxiadis (
St Catherine’s
British School, Athens
), Martin Ho (
Yuen
Long Merchants Association Secondary,
Hong Kong
) and Samyak Jain (
Birla, India
)
concentrate hard at the Senior Team
Maths Challenge in Oxford in November
where they came seventh out of 32 – our
best ranking in 10 years.
Common Room
Robert Fletcher will retire at the end
of the academic year after 32 years’
service to the School in a number of
roles, including Higher Education Advisor,
Librarian and, latterly, Head of Politics
and Philosophy. Debra Clayphan will
step down as HM of Mac’s at the end
of the academic year to concentrate
on developing the learning environment
for the whole School; Andrea Antoniazzi
left at the end of last term to take up
a position at the British International
School in Rome; and Jonny Nelmes
has been appointed Head of Classics
at Charterhouse with effect from
September.
In personal news, congratulations
to Richard and Dee Howitt on the
birth of Ottilie Georgia Willow, a sister
for Beatrice, on 28th July; to Rick and
Suzanne Storey on the birth of Olivia Ada
on 10th August; to Tova and Andrew
Dalgleish on the birth of Florence
Annalisa on 19th September; to Simon
and Kayo Palferman on the birth of Jonah
James, a brother for Noah and Mia, on
25th September; and to Heather (Digby)
and Liam Murphy whose wedding took
place during the summer holidays.
PEOPLE
John Wiggins writes:
The Wallingford Head
of the River in November was a new
dawn for the Martyrs Boat Club. Not one,
but two crews raced in the aptly named
St Edward King and Martyr over the two
divisions, albeit relying on a number of
people rowing twice. With a combined age
of 290 (a fifth of which was the bow-man)
the crew in the afternoon raced as Masters
B – an event they won if only by dint of no
opposition. They were however the fastest
Masters crew on the water, but with the
handicapping system applied, were second
to an even older Upper Thames crew.
The younger boat was far too highly
ranked due to recklessly winning too much
as youths and had to compete in the open
senior event but impressed with a top 25
placing overall. Both boats beat Sabrina
(Shrewsbury School), the only other
alumni boat in the competition. Racing in
a howling gale and, at times, very rough
water, watermanship was more highly
prized than fitness – which played to their
strengths – and with superb steering, they
negotiated the course impressively.
Martyrs Rowing
Ablaze with Colour
Keen rower Hamish Roots OSE married Lucy
in September and sent us this picture – we had
to ask about the jacket: “The blazer is worn
by people who took part in the 2011 or 2014
Zambezi rowing expeditions. The colours
represent the Zambian flag; black, red, gold and
green with a custom emblem relating to the
various clubs involved in the expeditions. The
Leander Club, for example, is represented by a
pink hippo. Following a meeting with the ‘King
of Barotseland” in the upper reaches of the
Zambezi during the 2011 expedition, my blazer
emblem sports the name ‘Royal Zambezi Sculling
Club’. A number of us have them and wear
them at Henley Royal Regatta - and at any event
where we can get away with it, like weddings!”
Congratulations to Hamish and Lucy – Hamish
took many of the sports pictures in this issue.
Pick of the Pics
Who wouldn’t sign up for a Geography trip
led by these warm and friendly teachers …?!
Read about their adventures in Iceland on
page 18. From left to right, James Cope,
Sue Webb and Gavin Turner.